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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-04
THE REQUEST REFUSED.
The Question of the Propriety of Strike to
be Decided by Vote.

LOUISVILLE, KY. Feb. 3.-After con-
satauon with the committee from the
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers
held this morning, President NJ. II. Smith,
q The Louisville and Nashville road. posi-
lively refused 10 accede 10 the request
Nat the passenger engineers be paid
Nfee and a half cents per mile instead OF
Three, the latter being the rate they are
now getting. The refusal was met by the
committee in business-like way and
@lih Grand Chief Arthur of the Brother
hood they proceeded 10 the Fifth-avenue
motel. where the committee headquarters
held
o.Aiier the conference had adjourned
omf Arthur said to a reporter that the
tl,suon Of a strike would be left TO
'o'e OF all those affected. The taking OF
~, we vote will be vast undertaking, and
~.s question Of a strike or no strike viii
=, De- settled for several days. Several
"olsand men will be affected In case OF
strike.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-04
lutions declaring Governor Pennoyers atu-
tude toward President-elect Cleveland un-
warranted and sensational.
NO HOPES or 4 SETTLEMENT.
The Course to be Pursued by Both hepuo-
licans and Democrats.

TOPEKA. KAN, Feb .3.-Ail hope OF
settling the muddle In the House has been
aba sndoned, and the two organizations
have settled down. quit quarreliins pach
and forth. and agreed to divide the time
on the floor from now 20 the close OF tne
allotted time, the Republicans meeting ia
the forenoon and the Populists In tne az
ternoon. This agreement was agreed on
in the Populist caucus Wednesday iight,
and the Republicans accepted II last night
Without objection. At the same caucus
the Populists reaffirmed their resolution
To fight il out to the end, and line OF
action was agreed upon. The regular
forms of organization will hereafter be
followed and bills passed without regard
to the Republicans. Only such bills as
cannot Immediately be attacked In the
supreme court will for the present be
passed. and at the close Of the session
appropriations for the expenses or the
LEGISLATURE and the State governments
and the State institutions will be adopted.
Then they will adjourn and let the Re
pubIicans do their worst. Should the
supreme court declare the laws OF the
Popuists to be void and the Governor
call an extra session of the Legislature,
the Populst House will come back just
the same and go through the form OF re-
passing the same laws. This is the pro-
gramme, as stated by Populist leader
to-day.
Latest Ballot in Nebraska:
LINCOLN, NEB., Feb. 3.-The ballot
for United States senator in the joint
Assembly to-day resulted as follows:
Thurstan Repubioan). 81; Green unde-
pendent), 81; Boyd Democrat 5; Morton
DemocraD. s; Regan independently, 3.
Five Democratic and Independent votes
were scattered. Necessary for a choice,
c. A resolution offered by Watson tRe-
publican). that three ballots be .aken be-
fore adjournment, was lost by vote OF
Go to So.
Republican Candidate Seated.
LANSING, MICH, Feb. S-The Michigan
Supreme Court handed down a decision
to-day in the contested election case in
the Fifth congressional district, seating
Charles T.. Belknap. Republican candi-
date.
An IronoIad Deadlock, This.
HELENA, MONT, Feb. 3.--The joint
ballot for senator to-day was a repetition
of the votes taken during the past two
days.
No Change In the Ballot.
CHICAGO. ILL, Feb. 3.-North Dakota
and Nebraska balloted for United States
Senator's to day. No change.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-04
Much Lumber Floating.

WASHINGTON. Feb. S-Superintendent
Kimball to-day received a dispatch from
the keeper OF the Kitty Hawk life-saving
station, In North Carolina, stating that
1000 feet OF pine lumber came ashore
al that point last night. No mention Is
made of any wreck In sight. and the
lumber was probably jettisoned to re-
lieye some Undertaken vessel In distress.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-04
MAY LAND THE TROOPS.
Condition of Affairs in Egypt Again Re-
ported TO be Alarming.

LONDON, Feb. IA dispatch was re-
ceived at the Foreign Office from Lord
Cromer, the British Minister to Egypt
stating that the condition or aHalrs In
Egypt may compel the landing OF all the
British troops who have been ordered to
that country.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-04
ExpIosion OF Alcohol.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Feb. 3.-This AZ
ternoon a quantity OF alcohol In the en-
gine-room OF the National Museum became
ignlted and exploded Three workmea III
the room were injured, two shghny sna
the third was burned so seriously tnas |"
il thought he cannot recover
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-04
p.~ov or THE RMOMErER.

Range OF the Thermometer at The Times
Office yesterday, February 3, 1888;
o A. NJ, Az IL NJ, 56 4. M., oi;
NJ, 55; L. NJ, 4S; midnight ~. aver
are 81 l-0.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-04
GOVERNORs TO MEET HERE
For the Purpose of Developing the Re.
sources of the South.

LITTLE ROCK, ARK. Feb. 3.-Gov-
ernor Fishback issued a circular letter
to-day to the Governors of all the South
ern States asking them to join in conyen-
ton at Richmond. Va, on April I'd for
the purpose of formulating plan for
developing the resources of the South
and Offering inducements to capital and
labor.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-04
The Miller-Elliott Case.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-The House
Committee on Elections met to-day ana
discussed the contested election case OF
Miller against Elliott. from the seventh
south Carolina district. but were pre-
vented from concluding it. owing TO the
early meeting Of the House.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-04
Run Into by a Snow Plow.

ROME n. Y, Feb. "A snow plow on
the Rene, Watertown and Ogdensburg rail-
road ran into a stalled freight train today
while going at high speed. Two men In
the pillow were crushed to death aud the con-
ductor probably fatally hurt.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-04
The Behring Sea Counter Case.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 3.-sir Julian
Pauncefote. British minister, went W
the State Department to-day IN person ~
hand the british Behring Sea counter.
ease 20 Secretary Foster
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-04
To Eirht the Whisky Trnst.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. S-The Ameri-
can Distlllers' and Wholesale and Liquor
Dealers Association was organized to-
day, composed OF united opponents Of
the whisky Trust. J. y. Wathen was
elected president.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-04
Parmasier sulliyan nisciplIned.

D." ",AsHlNGToN. Feb. s.-In directing
~ ~ master J. c. Sullivan 10 consider him
l,. On iurlough. the Navy Department
n, Undertaken 70 discipline this ofncer
a.. :. ihuscreet expressions Of opinion con-
p.ahg The Behrlng Sea controversy.
'Snaster Sullivan was attached TO the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-04
No TIdInrs Of. the City Of PckIn.

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL, Feb. 3.--The
steamship City Of Pekin Is still on the
missing list. She h twenty-four days out
from Yokohama. and should have arrived
here over ten days ago.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-04
BIG FIRE IN A TUNNEL.
A REAR END COLLISION IN THE
ELKH0RN TUNNEL.
The Engine, Tender and Three Cars of
Coke Consumed--No Lives Lost.
The Road BIockaded.

POCAHONTAs. VA, Feb. Especial
The Elkhorn tunnel IS on fire with an
entire train Of freight cars imprisoned.
The tunnel is on the Norfolk and Western,
and is a mile long.
The engine cab caught fire. which
caused the engineer TO leave his engine
10 fight the flames
The engine started off and ran into the
rear end Of a freight train that was in the
tunnel.
TIE engine. tender and three cars Of
coke burned Up in the fire. The entire
road is blockaded.
The fire will be extinguished in twenty
four hours.
The damage cannot be estimated. but
no one is hlrt. The Roanoke Fire De-
partment are on the grounds.
ConnagratiOn in Montreal.
MONTREAL. Feb. 3.-It is estimated
that the total loss occasioned by fire early
this morning in st. James street will
reach $500. 900
The Roland building is a total wreck,
while the fine stone building Of George
H. Liable g. Co. was so seriously damaged
that II Will have TO be entirely rebuilt.
Hood. Mann & Co.'s wholesale crockery
store was completely destroyed. Insur-
snce in the neighborhood of $4,000. Sew
eral fremen were frozen and some were
injured by falling timbers.
The Huntsville Fire.
HUNTSVILLE. ALA, Feb. IA dis
astrous fire. which broke out In this city
yesterday. and which at one time threat
ened TO destroy the business part of the
city. was finally got under control with
loss OF one business block. known as
Struve block. The loss is estimated at
5000; only partially covered by insur-
ance.
SuffOcated by Fire.
NEW YORK. Feb "A family con-
sisting OF Morris Cohen, wife Sophia.
and baby Esther. were suffocated by fire
at their home, 137 Orchard street. early
this morning. Three others were badly
injured
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-04
Wife Murderer Hanged.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS, Feb. S.-Waldo
w. Holmes. the wife murderer, was
hanged at lQ:2S this morning.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-04
The Huntsville Fire.
SuGOcated by Fire.

NEW YORK. Feb "a family, con-
sisting OF Morris Cohen, wife, Sophia.
and baby Esther. were suffocated by fire
at their home, 137 Orchard street. early
this morning. Three others were badly
injured
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-04

The Speaker decided that the Senate
Amendments to tie Anti-Option bill must
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-06
Killing off a Silly Fashion.

At the garrison town of a-Theresian-
opel, in Hungary, says the Hamburges Mach
richten, the ladies have been getting into the
habit of taking with them to the theater
plush bags of various sizes and colors, In
which they kept all their paraphernalla such
as opera glasses. sweets, handkerchiefs smell
bottles. etc. Z he sight of row of these re
ceptacles dangling over the ledge OF the dress
circle and boxes was to say the least, pecu-
liar; while the incessant manipulation OF
these ornamental appendages by their fair
owners had the effect Of divertng the atten-
ton of the audience from the proceedings on
the stage To make matters worse the fash
ion caught on among the lower classes. and
Blddy, strOlling in the park at the side of the
faithful trooper, was sure to have a plush hag
swinging in her hand. Last week and for
several nights in succession. the officers of the
Hussars quartered at M bought up all the
front seats in the boxes and dress circle. and
turned up at the performance carving on
their arms an ordinary forage bag. somewhat
less than the usual size. which they slung owe r
the ledge III imitation Of the ladies' The Joke
created no little amusement. and roars Of
laughter shook the house when the officers
produced from their bags opera glasses. mon
ocles, sweets, handkerchiefs. and here and
there tobacco pouch or a snuff box Since
then the plush bags have disappeared from
the horizon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-06
rhraa BELLS Tanned Him.

Three bells are a signal for the motorman to
stop between stations, or as soon as the sig
nal is given. says the Boston Herald. One
bell tells him to make halt at the next sta
ton; three bells command HIM to apply the
brakes and bring the car to standstill i'm
medately.
There was an an occasion a day or two ago
when observed very effective use OF the
three bells.
II was late at night on the outward trip Of
the Grove Hall car. Two men got aboard with
considerable load Of downtown rum;
both carried cigars. one OF which. half smoked,
had gone out, while the other was burning
ike fusee. never Smelled a Viler weed,
nor more lnhamable one. Its Odor was as
If somebody had broken a vile OF sulphuric
ether in the car. and had then lighted
bonfire OF rubbish to kill the fumes. The fell
low who had this nasty thing tried to con-
ceal it, but the smoke arose in clouds from
the neighbOrhOOd of his OvercOat pocket, and
some of the passengers thought he had
set himself atire. He was just drunk enough
to do 1t. and to consider il great fun.
The conductor, stripping Of a youth, col
lectcd the mems fares without saying word
about the cigar. ! suppose he was giving ii
reasonable amount of time to die out. II
WASH that kind of cigar, however, indeed,
it seemed to burn more fercely every minute,
and soon the whole car was scented with its
sitting vapOr
A lady and her escort entered the car, and
then the conductor delayed no longer. Com
ing in and approaching the possessor Of the
was surprised to hear in a man of his ply
sique:
Throw away that cigar"
That was all he said. but he looked hard at
the fellow ana put his hand on the bell-cord.
The fellow looked hard at him in return and
hesitated.
Throw that cigar" the stripping con
ductor repeated, pointing to the front door,
near which the offending passenger was
seated.
why don't you throw me OUT" ventured
the man Of smoke.
Ding! Ding Ding,
The three bells were sounded quick and
sharp. In a second the motorman had
turned off the electric current and jammed
the brakes hard down. The conductor in
Two strides stepped to the front door and
threw it open. The car stopped short, as il
1t had cOllided with sem 9thing
Now throw that cigar outside" ex.
claimed the young man in the west, end
uniform, and simultaneously he laid his
hand on the passengers shoulder.
The fellow made no more remonstrance.
but tossed the sinking fusee through the
open doorway. In the movement his elbow
came in contact with another passenger, and
he meekly said:
Excuse mel'.
1t was the three bells that tanned him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-06
PERSONAL.

Prince Henry, Of Orleans, nephew of
the Count OF Paris, is to be made Knight of
the Legion of Honor by the French govern
ment in recognition OF his scientific re-
searches in the east.
The Czarina of Russia, although employing
a houseful of seamstresses, makes nearly
all the clothing for her youngest children,
and also takes their new hats to pieces and
trims them according to her own taste.
The Rev Josiah Ward, of st. Johnsbury.
Vt, recently deceased, bequeathed $4,000 to
the Vermont Methodist Seminary for the
foundation OF pTOfessOrshtp, and the semi
nary has already come into possession of the
fund.
: Al the burial Of Miss Lucy Cotton in-the old
Cotton vault in Kings Chapel church yard
Boston, f. S. Cotton. another direct descend
ant of the Mayfower Cottons, was present.
Members OF that family have been buried in
the Cotton vault since 1740.
H. H. Rogers has presented to the Millicent
Library, in Fairhaven, Mass, a collection of
autograph letters written by seventeen of the
Presidents of the United States They are
all single-page documents and are framed
separately in oak, each with steel engraved
portrait of the writer.
Rev. DR. Hodges, of Pittsburg, recently
chosen dean Of the Episcopal The illogical
school In Cambridge to succeed Bishop Law
renee, has been in Cambridge to look over the
new nblu mat mas been Offered him. He was
the guest OF Bishop Lawrence. He has not
made up his mind whether to accept the place
ornot
Elhag Mohammed Alalwa, the chief drago-
man of Thomas Cook & Son, in Egypt, Is Wis
iting Washington after a trip TO the worlds
fur. He has guided many Americans up the
Nile. and while in Chicago met 1t Is said. $40
such persons all OF whom put their names in
book lie carries His Judgment on the Cairo
street was that it is fake"
The Empress Augusta Victoria, Of Ger
many, is victim of the Photographic craze
She is having her photographs made In all
sorts OF costumes and upon all occasions. One
OF the latest was taken by one OF her suite
during hunting expedition. II represents
her with large hunting knife by her side.
revolver In one hand and a lasso in the other
Rt. Rev. Louis De Goesbraind, of the do
cese of Vermont, is Il years of age, and the
oldest bishop in the United States He was
ccnsecrated in New York in 1853 When he
took charge of the diocese of Vermont there
were only five priests and four or five poor
churches in it. There are now fifty-three
priests seventy six churches and Catholic
population of $1,000.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-06

At the auction sale of the assets of the
Madison Square Bank, New York. the
other day, a reporter for the New York
Press discovered a peculiar little man
who carries on peculiar business. The
peculiar little man. with features char
acteristic of avarice, carried a rusty
sachel into which he crammed all the
worthless securities he could buy, and he
bought fora song great blocks of stocks
and bonds worth only their weight as
waste paper The queer little man, ac-
cording to the Press, buys such worth
less securities cheap for cash, and sells
them to men who go into fraudulent
bankruptcies and want TO make q show
ing of assets to their creditors. It's a
queer trade, and, morally, a dishonest
one, but this old man has been making
money in it for years, and has had a share
in filling out the schedules of a great
many bankrupts who have taken advan-
tage of his sagacity in supplying them
with collateral. The creditors may sus-
pect what they choose; they can prove
only that the debtor had bad business
judgment"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-06
Carter Rarrison and the Reporters.

CITY hall reporters have rich and varied
"reminiscences of Mayor Harrison" said a
newspaper man to Chicago Record writer.
They met him constantly and came TO have
a better knowledge of his ways than any
other class Of men, not even excepting the
politicians During his last term his manner
had changed to some extent and he had less
10 say than in former years.
Long ago it was mis- custom to call in the
reporters at the close OF the days business
and talk to them in a semi-cOnhdential way.
lie would begin on some subject and, warm
ing up, would branch off into innumerable
side issues, Frightening the most abstruse
ana far-aWaY topic with quaint and pictur-
esque phrases. Occasionally he would stop
and say, Now, boys, don't print this and
when he was through he would often remark:
Lick my ideas into shape, boys. l spoke In a
deSultory way, and you can Tx things right.
AS a rule Mayor Harrison never found
fault with his printed interviews. though he
was constantly grumbling about the view the
reporters took of his official actions. One
Tune he shut reporters out OF his office for
three weeks, and then, when they wouldn
come back, he sent for them to come and
make friends once more.
When the reporters went in and ranged
themselves about his desk he said: BOYS
lets be friends. You are all good fellows
and know you don't write those things about
me that appears in the papers. It's all the
tault OF those fellows with the blue pencils
cOnfound thenl'
Mayor Harrison was very fond of hearing
the reporters opinions on matters of public
policy such as gambling. drinking dives and
other things discussed in the newspapers
He would call them into his office and would
argue certain points, and go to the trouble OF
giving his reasons al length. Occasionally he
would ask the reporters what they thought Of
certain politicians, and often he would act on
their advice. He was accustomed to say that
reporters were the shrewdest and best posted
men he came in contact with.
One of the mayors idiosyncrasies was the
custom he had of pretending not to have read
the newspapers. He would have the repor-
ter that came in sit down and explain at
length about an article that appeared in some
OF the newspapers AS 4 matter OF fact. the
late mayor read all the papers carefully, and
nothing escaped his attention. But he wished
to disguise this fact, in order to discourage the
critics of his actions"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-06

The crank epidemic, which began al
Chicago last Saturday afternoon and is
sweeping over the country, has led the
secret service officials at Washington,
who are responsible for the personal
safety of the President, to throw addi-
tional safeguards around him. And it is
well that this should be so. In all parts
Of the country, cranks are making their
appearance, and there is no telling where
one of them may turn up next
1t is probably repugnant to MIR. Cleve-
land, man of high physical as well as
moral courage, to be followed and watched
and guarded at every movement by detect
ives. But the e&igencies of the times de-
mand that it should be so. The fate of
Garfield should not be disregarded, and
the Chicago tragedy and subsequent
events in New York and elsewhere en-
phasize theI fact that the Guiteau type
of cranks instead of becoming extinct,
has grown to greater proportions The
crop of bloodthirsty cranks that has been
springing up for an indefinite time seems
to have ripened for murder all at once.
And it is quite probable that
there are some in the lot who
regard it as their duty t.
Stay the President. Preudergast, who
was free coinage crank, would probably
have conceived it his duty to kill the
President instead of Mayor Harrison had
the President been as convenient to his
pistol as the mayor
A month ago-a week ago-a crank
might have found it possible to work his
way into the Presidents presence. Now
however, the warning from Chicago has
been needed, and barrier has been built
between the chief executive and the
cranks. with the precautions taken, -
says a Washington correspondent, lit is
well nigh impossible that any harm
should befall Mr.. Cleveland in the execu
tive mansion"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-06
How Jowett Converted a Prig.

what the late Prof. Jowett, of Oxford, was
least tolerant of was pretentiousness and
shallow conceit The reputation for extreme
"a. a!sIIu.uihaflanlsm that the fame OF his ely
trial for heresy had attached to- his name
sometimes made foolish young men seek to
curry iaVor with him by extrlvagant profess
tatlons OF agnosticism One self-satisfied nm
uergraduate, who had a thin smattering of ali
the heaihen PHILOSOPHERS, and fancied. like
many ma OF ms age, that he had made the origi-
nal discovery that all the worlds dolls we're
IuII OF sawdust, met the master In the "Oral''
one uay ana having entered into conVersa-
tlon with him, continued to pace up and down
Dy ms SIDE. Master he said after n Dause
l nave searched everywhere in all philoso.
RgnlSs, ancient ana modern, and nowhere do 1
plleu inc master, after a shorter pause than
usual II you don't lind God bv 5 O clock
I1Is afternoon you must leave this college. -
II Ut. Jowett had really believed in the voung
man professions OF "philosophic doubt ne
hSelng ANYTHING but puppyish brag he would
nave spent hours of valuable time in kindly
and reasonable talk with him.