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Trouble with swi,rhmcn.

CHICAGO, Feb. l5.-Chicsgo railway
managers have settled down 10 the
conviction that they are going 10 have
trouble with their switchmen. They
are determined 10 resist TO the end tho
demands which they are confident will
be presented within few drys. Alta
meeting last week the managers unanI-
m0usly agreed 10 allow no advance IN
the wages Of employee this year, and
they eay they will uuhere 10 the reso.
luton regardless OF oonsuquonces.
Switchmsn were ia session here today,
and reports rom 81. Louis and other
points indicate that meetings are being
h, Id simultaneously in different sec.
lions. II tho demands bn refused, as
they ate almost certain ~ be, there is
little doubt that strike will follow.
One OF the managers said this evening
that II they submitted 20 the demands
OF the 6witchmen It would bo but a
short time before other classes OF en-.
ployes would come 10 the front with
similar demands. The companies can.
not afford ~, and rather than surrender
they will 30 cut Of business.
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halfway Accident u, poriIand.

PORTLAND, Or, Feb. l5.-A fright.
fnl accident occurred on the City a
Suburban Electric railway this after.
noon, in which three persons were
instantly killed and dozen seriously
wounded. A ear was going down a
hill when the mOt0rman lost control
and IL plunged down two blocks at u
terrific speed. When tbs car reached
II carve at the bottom OF the hill 4. left
the track and overturned. The mo.
mentum was so great that the car was
dashed to piecea. There were forty.
five passengers aboard, among them
being twenty young people who con.
slituted the graduating class OF Will
liams avenue grammar school. The
dead are; j. o. Dennis, aged 20, Der.
tram Dennis, his sou, aged 8, j. j.
johnson, James Meneiee, fatally In.
jureu.
Nearly every one on the car was cut
or bruised. The mOtUrman aud con.
ductor were. arrested, but, Were subsl-
Gnenlly released.
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the rEsrinosY
Ia the A,n.rican rart Of ,ho Panama
Scandal

NEW YoRlt, Feb. l5..-Big 1gurel
came to the surface today when the
special committee investigating lhs
American end OF the Panama scandal
heard the testimony Of Jesse Seligman
OF the firm OF j. w. Srligman d Co.,
one OF the members OF the American
comm tee. He testified that no first
became permanently connected with
the American committee ia March,
1851. His connection resulted from u
suggestion OF the PaIis house OF selig-
man in behalfoi Ferdinand DE Lessel ! .
that Ssligmau should not az member
OF the American committee 10 protect
the,interests Of Tho canal and secure
the neutrality Of the United Statee la
relation 10 IL. Similar communica
tons were sent 10 Drexel, Morgan d
Co. aud WinslOw, Lanler ~ Go.
Tho chairmhnship haj been offered
by Seligman 10 General Grant by the
authority Of De Lesseps with n salary
u Sg5, 900 for his lifetime. General
Grant declining, the American COM
mit.en suggested Thompson. In re-
gard 70 the compensation OF tho com.
nIittec, SeligmRn said 1t was first
agreed that 81, 00O, 900 was TO be divided
among Drexel, Morgan Il Co., Win
slow, Lanier q Go. and seligmgu Il
90.
"For what purpose2" asked Colonel
Fellows.
"For the payment Of salaries for
our services. De Lesseps formed
powerful banking syndicate abroad
and In this country ami allowed them
2 per cent on 8l0,0OO,OOO francs OF
stock and 800, 100000 francs Of bonds
OF the canal company. The members
OF the syndicate In this country were
the American committee. This com.
mittee had to paoify the Panama Rail-
road company. The opposition u Co.
lombia had TO be resisted. The COM
mittce looked after much OF the pur.
chases OF material and supplies aud
gave great deal OF time to further
log the Interests OF the canal In other
ways.O
'How much money was paid the |
American committee altOgethel?n
asked Colonel FellowE.
"Slx million francs, one.quarter Of |
which was paid when the committee |
was formed and the rest In six annual
Ipstallmepts. To each OF the banking |
houses forning the American com
mittee there was paid 100000.
After the acquisition Of the Panama
the American committee he.
game directors. The controversy with |
the Colombian government was com.
promised by the payment OF various
sums at different times. The Amen-
can bankers of the canal company were
5eligman d Go. In all siO,OOO,OOO
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rarne.ll.rs nr-l Itnmn nnlc.

LONDON, Feb. l5.-John Richmond,
farrullitc leader said IN an interview
tc1Qy:
we will iasue 10 ofiiclsl manlfesto,
but what | now say IL what I wist
communicated to Irish American
~ mpashizors regarding the home rule
OH. The main principles Of the bill
arc sound. There arc many defects Ia
the machinery provided and there are
certain restrictions which We regard ~
Offering iinal settlement Of the Irish
question, tut We conceive cur duty to
b, 10 Improve It ~ much ~ possible
anu reserve our decision az to whether
u VIII bu accepted OF not until the
third reading, when we will know
uoilniteiy The precise shape II viii
assume alter difGussion and amont.
mout,"
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were deposited with them to the credit
Of the canal company.
When ConprOssman Patterson Of
Pennsylvania asked " any OF this
money was lcn, Suiigmau laughed
md said lt was all gone. Mr.. Patter.
son asked why Thompson was selected
Tor chairman, adding, "Hu was not n
great finaucior, was ht2"
"Np," aaid sellgmau, "hut he was a
gIlst statesmau."
Suligmnu nlap toeliilsd that 100000
hul hccu Oh deposit 10 the credit OF
'hhirm7n Thompson In addition ~ tho
SiD.OU0,U11.
"Wcl, your books show how that
was cApoujtu2" apid Patterson.
SUhHmgn eaid they would, mud prom.
ised to ntoduco them, The committee
Then adjourned 10 meet In Washing
ton.
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New rIoc, of American steamers.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. l5.-The
Southern Pacific announce that the
Newport News shipbullding and dry
dock company Is making preparations
to build two 10000 ton steamships. They
will be beauties IN design aud their
waIeflinos such as will insure speed.
They intend to ply between New Or.
leans and Liverpool forming new
line OF steamer connection with the
Sunset route and be nucleus out OF
which VIII grow fleet Of Amori.
can ocean ysssels uuexcellod In
modern marine architecture. Every
appliance that Ingenuity can devise
for speed, comfort and safety will DO In
their makeup. The hull arc 10 be Of
steel, and the engines viii be triple
expansion OF the largest type.
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AaoruER TUNE.
Piano Makers sued for Thirty Thou.
snuu noiiars.

INV YORK, Fob. l5.-Mrs. Cara.
frlla U. ChickeTlng began action In the
supreme court tOuay TO recover $4,000
rom George IL. Chickering, her
brother-in.lnw, aud senior membcr vi
Chickeiing y Sons, piano mguufaa.
Jurors She IN tho widow OF Charles
Chickering, anu claims that ut m"
time Of his death he possessed 4j0
shares In the piano company, aud the
concern owed him $4,000 besides. lu
the capacity Of eNecutrix she sold the
stock nad $4,000 claim to George for
$4,000, but ho never paid her. In
answering the allegation George no.
knOwledRei that he made the agree.
mont, but spys when he examined the
affairs OF the company he made such
remarkable discoveries that he refused
to pny over the money; thsi tho cor.
porRiiOn had u claim OF s2l 900 above
the SIG, 900 Claimed by MTs Chicken.
ing, ana that his brother owed still
more TO the firm. His total dolglcatIop
amounted to S232,787. Just before
dying Charles agreed 10 pay half the
amount, II his brother would not bring
proceedings against him. Mrs. Chick.
cring mate a motion for referee,
which the Judge denied, saylng the
case would DO tried Ia open court.
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nnrrIenne on maasr,.cnr.

LONDON, Feb. l5.-A Dispatch from
Ianzlbar tells OF n fIighlful hurricane
that swept over Madagascar doing I'M.
mense damage both In the interior and
down tho coast. At TanausTivO, "a a
capital, buildings were wrecked anu
lives lost, aud at Port Mahoori on the
east coast number u vessels are mlss.
ing since the storm, aud A. il feared
they have gone down with all on
board. a vessnl lnLou with wheat
was wrecked at Mahala. The huFh.
cane wrought destruction throughout
vast areas.
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Mrs. HYDE Dead.

The many friends OF Mn. Angelina
Hyde, wife OF William Hyde, will bs
paineu 10 learn that she died on Tues.
day, the isth Instant, Mt tho residence
OF her daughter Mrs. b. J. Clayton,
NJ Nephi. This funeral will not be
held until her husband aud sons are
heard irom. The former Is down in
the san Juan counlry, aud the Sous
are at various places on business. The
deceased was highly respected, She
was Tor many years a resident Of the
Seventeenth ward vi this city.
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PARIS, Feb. ia semi.oilicial note
vas Issued today declaring the reports
regarding choleratlc discoveries In
Marseillcs exaggerated aud entirely VI
an alarnist character. The reports,
Tho note adds, were prompted by per.
tous ~ho have u motive In spreading
them.
Guy statistics show that from Jan.
Let TO Fob.l3th, the deaths were 2f3 loss
than occurred during the correspond.
Ing period OF 1852.
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Nieioual government. with ihcisland
unacr our protection we think the
hngl.sh mltl8icr viii not attempt 10
insist tin' hin government hls night
70 iu1uriorc While our nag Is dying over
the government building"
ia concluding his Dispatch, Minister
SlevcusBnDS
I'VE shall continue 10 maintain our
present. p,sit'Dn with great csution aud
ltihhtsl until we hear from lhe
PRESIDENT through the secretary OF
e'Ate. A. u necessary precuuilon
against contingencies, I advise that
AGmltal Shurrott be promptly r,nt
mere ~ 40 QUO or two ships IN addition
30 tue Boston.
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NEW HoEK, Feb. ia Washing.
ton special sgys that alter the confer.
once today With Secretary OF the
Treasury Foster, Mr. Carlisle said he
could not sec aay occasion for appre.
hension In financial circles, az the
government would not allow gold 90 10
TO u premium. only cOurse a. secretary
IL perfectly palm" no esid to u friend.
zone Of my fret official steps Will 100
10 Issue b0nds. This will be followed
by special session Of Congress 10 rs.
peal the Sherman aci.N
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MONETARY coNeRrss.
Report oil the 'Epgiish Dci,ratc. {,
ttFtYauHfs

Report oil thc iEngiish Bci,ratc. 60
bruaaris.
IONuON, Feb. lj.-Thc English
delegates % the bfusfels monetary
conference have Issued report on the
work Of the conference. They state
hey have not found any definite
practical sohemc on which they were
able 10 agree, but valuable Information
was obtained ON the subject to diaruas
which the conference was called
together. IL ls trc0r'ud thatthe views
OF Narioun oouutiIca ns stated by their
representative a. Butsula indicated
the limits within which remedy
must DO sought lot the rvile attending
The present monetary conditions.
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Tie FIRST cpi ilic: between soldier.
anu members oil tuu Republican nuusr
took place lato tonight I'm ths c.rfi l5r
lending 10 the reurgscuu,iivc hnli.
..tl iuNtn,ntig. Davis AMI Ifpilpn.
,Hali VINO iiii escaped 60 get lunch,
were challenged 10y tlcl usris on ti.rtr
way back. ireidenthii ur,,y "A rryoI.
Yer ana told the guar b be did not
io"cF shu hhyohet he would blow hts
mead rl! Inv guard allowed aim 10
pa.s.
AZ O'Clock this frhufs iny) morn.
ils the situation fcmHiuvl ypcuGnged.
me governor NJ niInishtHgaln called
uinh Tie Hhciiii 10 summon uc,su to
preserve the p ace, aud the sheriff
again reused ~ dose.
NGwspArEW MrN go Tur FRONT.
kANgAs Cry. Fob. lG.--A 1850 tbI,
mvruing especial train On rue Aichl.
sou Topeka az santa Fc rouJ carrying
iOut Associated f!cis correspondents
lhu corps Of Telegraph operations win
leave tlis cay for TOPEKA. Itls cx-
psciei Ito train will mako the NIFTY.
visht miles between here aud TolehA
IN less ihAE an hour.
- ~ oolitN'u W. TINS nouf That 40 ut.
temp. viii be- made very carly In the
morning 10 force the members of the
Republican Legislature from behind
their barficaits msur 81 benches from
Tue Populisi side OF the hall. lnis at.
tempt viii be Ia accordance with the
expressed Determination Of the
governor, who said lie would drive
them from the chsmber at tue point VI
the bayOnel.
IL In gentiaily believed this radical
step VIII meet with armed resistance,
amt the attempt will lie made very
early IN the morning and bolore the
arrival OF promised recruits from both
Republicans aud Democrats from al.
Jacunt cities. 4.
The special train referred 10 above
VIII consist Il an engine aud ono car
churtered for the special use OF tho
Associated Press.
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Tho urooEr,n Aldermen Case.

BRooKLYN, n. y, Feb. l5.-Tho
cases OF the city aud county Official IL
indicted for fraud came up today.
Counsel for the deiensc argued tina
the testimony before tile grant jury
was illegal as tue defendants weco
forced to give testimony against them.
aeises. The Judge otstsd that he won Id
give u decision tomorrow.
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LAKEWOOD, n. j., Feb. l5.-Mr.
Cleveland announcod the name OF the
MN member OF his cabinet this even
Ing. IL II that of Hoko Smith. Of
Georgia, TOT secretary OF the interior
All pOsitlona except tho navy, attor-
ney.general anu agriculture, nre now
hllud.
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mo annrnnlIn. mn .

WAsiuSGTON, ID. O., Feb. l5.--Tho
l'feeidunt today approved the quarnn.
tine bill officially known 60 IAN act
graniing additional quarantine powers
and imposing additional duties on the
marine hospital service" He also up.
proved The act providing Tor light
houses aud other aids to navigation,
known as the oinnibua Lighthouse bill.
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GRAND Fomis, n. d., Feb. l5.-Au
eGsibound Great Northern passenger
train from the coast with two ON.
gines, was thrown into ditch four
miles west OF Bartlett by a broken
rail. Tho sleeper turned over,
tho first class coach was telescoped,
and the baggage and nail cars were
badly SMASHED. There were twenty.six
passenger, on the train besides the
crew. Nine were hurt but only two
seriously. One WAS an unknown man
from Butte. He Ia unconscious.
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PANS, Fob, li.--M. lie Quay, nd
Judged guilty ot completely IN the
Panama canal frauds, was tOdny sem
fenced to i've ytafs' imprisonment
ahd me OF 5000 francs. Provost, on
the Same charge, YVES sentenced T.
three ysbr-.
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New YORK, Feb. l5.--The will OF
the late Mrs. whitney was filed for
probate today. II disposCa u personal
estate estimated nj s2,SOD,O0O and real
estate worth s75O,OOg. All !s left TO
her husband, who 10 made sole ex.
ecutOr.
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WAsHISGToS, d. O., Feb. l5.-Ths
President lett Washington this after.
noon for Ben ies, Nd, to spend few
asys In duck shooting there, accom-
panied by ex-senator Sewall OF New
Jersey. Tho President viii DO the
guest OF the club at Boujles.
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a DI.i.Uaf..
People Have TO Seek Refuge on The
ntIis.

FORT DEPOSIT Nd, Feb. l5.-The
Aood IN the 5usquehanna river at Fort
Deposit assumed alarming proportions
tOdey. Many citizens have taken
refuge ON the hills. The situation IL
critical aud hourly threatens the
destruction Of both levees, aud proper
~ In the upper and middle portions OF
town In engulied. Many outbuil1inl
ana fences have besn carried away
and more are expected TO follow.
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Qua relIow., TemnIc nnru,n.

CANTON, o., Feb. l5.-The Odd
Fellows' tomple burned this morning;
loss, 10000. Three fiIomen were seri.
ously hurt by falling walls.
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ABOUT RIVERS AND HARBORS.
The Presidents Message Oh the
Hawaiian Question
ALMOST oENEHALLY APPROVED.
The House Resumes Consideration
OF tho rension AppropriA.
tion NH.

WAsHiNGToN, ID. G., Feb. i5.-Ip
the Senate today the Nicaragua canal
Ohl gave way 10 the sundry civil Appro,
ptihtion bill. Amendments allowing
tue widows Of Chief Justice Waite and
Justice Miller OF the Supreme Cour
tho balances OF Iholr husbands salat.
Ice for the yeur OF death (ss7ib ant
s7llo) were agfe,dto.
deserved amendments were taken
up, the fiIst being u sorlo, In defense Of
the Worlds Columbian Exposition.
quay offered an amendment, making
All appropriations tor the Exposition
cOhulliohsl on Sunday closiLg. Allison
salu II was only q reduction OF the paii
CT the legislation Of last year, every
provision OF which had bson complied
Nl1h with that hssurancs. Quay,s
hnirndmen t anu all the commissloner.'
amendments "a u the World's Fair
were agreed 70.
The next series OF reserved amend.
mbnlH wofo those for the Improvement
OF rivers anu harbors. A long aiscus.
SION ensue1 turning largely on the adj.
Nsu1hSe- Of continuing the contract
hysten, anu was still going ON when
one OF the secretaries OF the Pfe,ldent
appeared ~ tho bearer OF q Ine-saQs.
AZ coon ns " reached the Vice. Pfrsi
dent, sherman, knowing II related IA
iAwali, moved To proceed TO executive
ouslnesn. The motion was agreed d.,
When tho doors roopenei bueinoss
was suspended while services w.r,
hold In memory Of the late Represe pta.
tive Mcdonald Of New jersey. m,
Senate then adjourned.
THE MESSAGE.
The Presidents message 10 ths
SENATE this afternoon, recommending
the annexation OF the Hawaiian
Islands TO tho United States was no.
companied by the treaty OF anpern.
ton concluded between the secretary
OF state and the Hawaiian commits.
siopeis aud mass Of correspondence
relating 10 tho question at issue. The
treaty was brioi, providing merely for
the annexation Of the Islands under
the prceont provisional government,
and leaving the details Of the perma.
nent form OF government, etc., to the
aotion Of Congress. The correspond.
ence In very yolnminous, going back
many Year,, and gives complete
history Of the Islands 40 far US negotia.
lions are concerned.
Contrary 10 general expectation, the
Senate In executive session declined 10
make the treaty public Immediately,
but decided mt 10 have the message
sud documents printed for tho confi.
Dental information OF the senators.
Tho pnpers were accordingly sent
down 10 the government printing
oilice 10 be put IN type for confidential
use, with the probability that the seal Of
secresy Will be released tomorrow.
The message OF the President was
received In executive session with
attention such IN no message from n
President has been received ia recent
yeaIs. There WAS no dobats boy ond
few questions directed 10 the chairman
OF the foreign relations committee, bur
every word was carefully weighed and
tho message and treaty met with
almost general approval.
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THE RIVER FALLS.

CIScIsgATI, o., Feb. l5.-Tho turn.
Ing point In tho Hood was reached TO.
night and the river has begun to fall.
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TINE CHINESE rxcIUsIoN ACT.

No action has been taken or Ia likely
TO DO taken by the treasury depart
ment other than already published to
carry out the provisions OF the Chinese
exclusion act. The treasury depart.
ment bus provided facilities under the
direction OF the commissioner OF Ia.
ternal revenue for the Chinese
throughout the United States to reg.
lister, and they have until tho lot OF
May 10 comply with the law.
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TO Welt Governor Iewciliug and ltcr,
u possible, upon .usprhslon ot, ho,.
Utilize. Prcy frOp3guI th4t both hnutcs
adjourn uuiil n case could hc made On
the supreme court aud iiunIy al.
Jusled. The governor would mol cen.
sent TO thia, aud
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With reference 10 the story that tho
koatssrgo was ordered u Key West TO
check the filibusIering expedition,
Assistant Secretary Solely today re.
ported that there was nothing in the
rumor. al know OF no iilibusterlnR
expedition" he Rsid, "and the Kear.
sarge was not ordered to key West to
check One,O
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DISPATCHES FROM moNoLULu.

Among the detailed dispatches 70.
oeived at the state department from
Honolulu 10 one from Minister Bt.-
vens giving an interesling account OF
the reasons which governed him in
assuming control OF the islands. 1t
Is us follows:
II have time before tho departure OF
the mail steamer only TO state bTisny
the additional reasons which caused me
to assume temporary prolectorats over
these Islands. Tue provisional govern.
ment have no time TO organize \ new
policy And discipline the small mill
tary, for when the monarchy died by
Its own hand, there was no military
force la this islands but the Royal
Guard, about seveniy-nve natives.
There are 10000 Chinese and Japspess
On the islands, and eyil.disposed per-
sons might stir some disorder. But
the chioi evil element In Honolulu
wore renegade whites ut the head Of
the lottery ard opium rings aud con.
siderable number OF hoodlum foreign
ors ana more vicious natives. Another
important reason Is that with II British
war vessel the English minister might
have tried TO press unduiy the pro
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Washington News.

WASHINGTON, ID. O., Feb. l5.-E.
II. Hubbard was yesterday nominated
for postmaster nj kallspell, Mont.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-24

H. B. HoLLINs, Chairman.
LOUIS FITzGERALD,
EMANUEL LEHMAN,
JAMES T. WOODWARD,
JAMES STILLMAN,
New York.
E. E. DENNIsroN, Gu.
Philadelphia. O0iiini'''eo'
E. ROLLINS MORSE,
Boston.
F. NJ. CoLsToN,
Baltimore.
CHARLES Fl. PHINIzY,
Augusta, Ga.
JACOB II. ScHIFF. Advisory
New York. Member.