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Huntsville gazette., 1894-02-17
MISCELLANEOUS.

MORE than 5000 Quakers in England
have signed protest against the vivi-
section of animals.
The Russian government, it is stated,
| will give notice to France that the
Franco-Russian commercial treaty will
be terminated at the end of 1894 if
France persists in putting into effect,
| as against Russia, the proposed new
duties on imported grain.
On the 10th tests of new magnetic
telephone were made between New
York and Chicago in the presence of
representatives Of the Western Tele-
phone Construction Co. and officials of
the several telegraph and telephone
| companies. The result is said to have
shown a vast superiority of the mag
neto over the Bell system.
THE statement issued by the asso-
ciated banks of New York city for
the week ended the 10th showed the
following changes: Reserve, decrease,
S25, $50, 300 loans, increase, Sl3, ,045, 800;
specie, decrease, s21, 759, 200: legal ten
ders, decrease, sS.63s, 100; deposits, de-
crease, s17 7,632, 600; circulation. decrease,
$50, 800
The New York city associated banks
held $50, 633, 700 in excess of the require
| ments of the 25-per-cent. rule on the
10th. The enormous falling off in sur
plus reserve is explained by the pay
| ments into the treasury on account of
the new government loan.
The first cele ebration by the fra .ernal
organizations took place at the Mid
Winter exposition. in San Francisco,
| on the 18th. 1t was in honor of the
Independent Order of Good Templars
The weather was pleasant and the
grounds were crowded.
On the 18th the net treasury balance
was s137, 544 ,524, of which s1O4. liz, 500
was gold coin. All but 81, 900, 600 had
been turned in on account of the recent
bond issue.
On the 18th the navy department re-
ceived advices conhrmatory of the dis
patches announcing the arrival of the
City of Para at Colon, with the crew Of
the wrecked United States cruiser
Kearsarge.
On the 18th the business portion of
Pittsburgh, Pa, suffered from seri-
Gus water famine, as the result of a
break in the largest main in the city.
The large stores, clubs, hotels. mills,
newspaper offices, etc, We're greatly
inconvenienced.
Huntsville gazette., 1894-02-17
THE CAUSES OF 1T,

Senator PETERS Investigation Into ths
Alleged Depression In the Grain aud
Cattle Industrics-The Concentration OF
Buying and Shipping Facilities and the
Great Packing Industries Thought to
BE In Part Responsible.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IL. - Senator
PETER, chairman of the subcommittee
of the committee on agriculture, which
has been Investigating the causes Of
the alleged depression in the grain
growing and cattle-grazing states Of
the west and northwest, has completed
his report, and as soon as it is read and
acted upon by his colleagues of the
subcommittee, MessrS. Roach and
Washburne will lay il before the
whole committee. 1t is a voluminous
document, making upward Of 200
printed pages
Concerning this report Mr.. PETER
says: 1t appears that in the older
states farming lands under good man
agement have not only maintained
their fertility, but have increased il
productiveness. Giving proper weight
to all local and special conditions which
affect prices, taking the country over,
including land and farm products,
general depreciation amounting to
about 30 per cent, is found.
AS to the causes for the depreciation
the report specifies large number oi
cooperative agencies which have
worked together The enlargement of
the farming area in the western states
brought 2 new region into competition
Ii al s
country, and in connection with
that our transportation system
has rapidly developed, and the cost
of carrying farm products from
west to east has rapidly lessenod; large
milling centers were esta ablished, log
ically concentrating the buying power.
Immense packing houses grew to
wonderful proportions in few years,
and these three great agencies Of com.
merce, ,-railrods, mills and packing
houses-operated together to reduce
prices of all articles in which they
dealt.
Any single point purchasing large
quantity Of wheat, like Minneapolis,
for instance. must have the effect to
keep prices of that article on the low
est level of the market range. Beside
these causes there is the irregularity
in taxation under state laws and for.
eign competition, the conditions in
India being set forth at length. Tha
cost Of producing wheat in India il
only bout thirteen cents a bushel, and
since the opening of the Suez canal it
can he laid down in Liverpool for
about fifty cents. 1t is easy to see how
SO large competition Of fifty cent
wheat would effect prices Of American
wheat in the same market.
But the cause to which the report at
tributes the largest measure Of inhu.
ence in depressing prices is the rapid
concentrations of the great moneyed
interests of the country.
Huntsville gazette., 1894-02-17
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PRoCEEDISos.


In the senate, on the 7th number of petit
tions and memorials against the Wilson bill
we're presented, and an amendment putting
that measure in force in January, 1896, instead
Of August, 1894 offered by Mr.. Cameron was re-
terred TO the finance committee. The senate
then took up the bill for the repeal OF the fed
eral elections laws, which. after the rejection
OF number of amendments, was passed
Yeas, 81 nays, s.. In the house. after rou-
tine business the special order the onsidera-
t1on OF the Hawaiian resolutions. was TAX en-
up. The vote on the question developed no
quorum. but on second roll-call the resolu-
tion was agreed to: Yeas. III: nays. IS. Mr..
Boutelle's privileged resolution was defeated.
p1 to 16i
In the senate. on the sth the chief discus
sion was upon the resolution previously offered
by Mr.. Stewart, declaring that the secretary
OF the treasury has no authority to issue bonds
except under the resumption act, and that
lhere is no present necessity for the sale OF
bonds for the purpose specified in that act,
which went over In the house. after an at
tempt by Mr. Reed to have the journal cor
rected, Mr., Bland moved to go into committee
OF the whole to consider his seigniorage coin
ing bill and after most of the session had been
lost by filibustering against the motion it pre-
vailed and Mr.. Bland opened the debate upon
the bill.
TIE senate was not In session on the 9th ....
In the house. in committee OF the whole, the
Bland seigniorage bill was taken up. and Mr..
Bland concluded his remarks. The other
speakers were Mr.. Stone rep, Pa, against
the bill: Mr.. Mckeighan lind. Neb.(, in its
favor; Mr. Harter (dem., o., in opposition, and
Mr.. Kilgore dem. Tex in advocacy of it,
THE senate was not in session on the 10th J..
In the house, the Stanford eulogies were post
poned and made special order for the 18th
The death of Mr. Houk announced by Mr.
Outhwaite, a committee to attend the remains
TO Ohio was appointed by the speaker, and out
of respect TO the deceased the house adjourned
IN the senate, on the 18th, large number of
petitions against the various clauses Of the
Wilson tariff bill were presented and Mr. Gal
llnger offered a substitute for the bill. num-
ber of bills of minor Importance were passed,
after which Mr. Gray spoke on the resolution
declaring it inexpedient at this time to con-
slider further the question of annexation of Ha-
wall Another message from the president
transmitting Hawaiian correspondence was
presented. After passing resolutions the
senate, as a further mark Of respect to the late
Representative Houk OF Ohio. adjourned. 49,.
In the house a number of bills were passed,
and the urgency deficiency bill was taken up in
committee of the whole.
Huntsville gazette., 1894-02-17
Seventy Men in a Perilous Position.

CHICAGO, Feb. 12.-Seventy men,
with blankets strapped across them,
are huddled together III the third-story
of the waterworls crib off Sixty-eighth
street. Waves filled with ice are
dashing savagely against the
structure and washing through
the lower stories, whose win
dows have been smashed in by
the storm. If the men are not
washed away it IS likely they viii be
severely Frustrated by the cold, for
they have no fire. They represent the
day and night shifts at work on the
new tunnel. A fruitless effort to reach
the men by the tug Rosalie to-day
nearly resulted in the wreck Of the
boat aud the loss Of five brave men.
Relief will be sent out to the crib cary
in the morning if the storm abates-
Huntsville gazette., 1894-02-17
On the 9th William Zimmerman

On the 9th William Zimmerman,
aged A, and his son George, aged IS,
were horribly burned by an explosion
of gas in the Nottingham mine of the
Dodson Coal Co.. at Plymouth, Pa.
j. J. MCBRIDE, an electrician who at
tempted about year ago to throw his
wife out of ffth-story window in the
Boston hotel, Chicago, after he had
been through her efforts pardoned out
of the penitentiary, where he was
serving a term for forgery, committed
suicide in Denver, Col, on the 9th He
left letter to his former wife, now
Mrs. E. V. Meyers, telling her he could
not live without her.
Huntsville gazette., 1894-02-17
FOREIGN poLlcR STATISTICS.

ST. PErERsBURG;s population is 1,o0o,-
600. There are 2,165 police, who In
1890 made 76,002 arrests.
In Glasgow last year SIT persons
were arrested and fined for failing
to sweep their steps or payements.
THE City of Mexico has $4,000 peo-
pie and 2.302 police. The arrests last
year were 1928, over one half for in.
toxica ton.
PARIS has 2.344.0o0 population and
1854 police. Total arrests in 1890. &C..
s4a. os which 26,sea were for drunke y
rasS
Huntsville gazette., 1894-02-17

WOMEN of late have been rising to
emergencies. A German woman in st.
Lons routed two burglars, shooting
enc in the neck who, at last accounts,
was lying in precarious condition,
anG putting bullet in the abdomen of
ile other who escaped, but who is
a0e to turn up dead at any time.
And now we hear of woman in New
AeHleo who, in defense of her honor,
alled her assailant with an AK. It's
0ny necessary to get them aroused.
Huntsville gazette., 1894-02-17
TEXAS FEVER DISTRICT.
Regulations Therefor Issued by the Secre-
tary OF the rnterirr.

regulations EhereIOr isBueu DIV the 5eGrea
tsry OF the fnteri"r.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-Regulations
have been issued by the secretary of
agriculture defining the district com
monty known as the Texas fever dis
trict. These regulations will be en-
forced from February - to December
/, 1894. The district. as now defined,
is the same as that made by the regu-
lations of last year, with the following
exceptions:
In the state Of Texas. the counties Of
Hardeman, Knox, Haskell, Stoncwall
and Fisher have ben placed in the IN
affected area. Eight Of the northern
counties of Arkansas are excepted
from the provisions of the regulations,
being the same which were placed in
fine safe area by the supplemental
yegulfticns Of August 30, ts93.
Huntsville gazette., 1894-02-17

THE New York legislature has taken
A rs coat in earnest to investigate the
,olice department of New York city.
Which proves that DR.. Parkhurst is not
pyrmv. forsooth, and that there may
te a mighty cleansing of the Augean
sabes. 1t is to be hoped that the de-
,,rrent used will not be the traditional
Huntsville gazette., 1894-02-17

II, -ah petty jealousies of city news
,r ,nVts' a seen by outsiders, would be
g. gsas'oS II they were not so stupid.
4 {. instance one of the daily journals
n,. ~ Louis has advocated beautiful
f,s ftso'ement in one of the public parks
.pnd NJ N Jl'F' and has fostered popular
a, II !, herewith the unemployed work
n u, i 'he clty arc to be paid for doing
,.,.. ~olK' and instead of receiving the
rr.. cooperation of its contem-
bal one would never know that
a,~ - work h. was contemplated by scan
Their columns.
Huntsville gazette., 1894-02-17
Great Loss OF Life in Oklahoma.

GUTHRIE, okla, Feb. IA terrific
snow and sleet blizzard has been rag
ing for forty eight hours, the worst
ever known here. The trains are all
blockaded and all communica ton is
cut off, SO it is impossible to
get full reports, but it is cer-
tain that there have been
a large number Of fatalities among the
settlers Of the Cherokee strip Two
families near Ponca perished and a
man was found dead east Of here in
Lincoln county. Large numbers of
cattle and other stock perished and
much damage was done to fruit trees
throughout the territory.
Huntsville gazette., 1894-02-17

iris in order for statisticians to be-
ciu computing the increase in bur
eIarr. shopifting, garroting and petty
i.rcenv during these months of dis
,ress. Such a computation would be
Instructive in revealing the intimate
.,nnection which sometimes exists be-
,,rsen circumstances and crime.
Huntsville gazette., 1894-02-17

orcfD to almost poverty, a woman
.rnrdon of good family and highly
= ].,aomnIished has started a laundry,
I'll rb;ch she calls Sweet Lavender. "
u. chose this field because other occu-
.otions common to her sex are over
i-orded and afford no opportunity to
..o,1th
Huntsville gazette., 1894-02-17

PROF. +. L. BARNARD. the noted as
1ronomer Of Lick observatory, has
been awarded the Arago medal by the
French academy Of sciences for his dis
coyery Of Jupiter's fifth satellite. The
Arago medal is the highest honor at
tachng 10 astronomical discovery in
the worl |, and has been awarded to
mlr two Astronomers besides Barnard.
Huntsville gazette., 1894-02-17

TR Hawaiian Annual, now in its
hsntieth year, contains a valuable
fstorv of that much talked-of country,
spcture of its industries and popula-
ton. and vast amount of statistical
Information, between whose lines the
reader can discern the movement and
hustle Of vigorous and progressive
lifNe commonwealth.
Huntsville gazette., 1894-02-17

MmBAL BENHAM has but two months
Hn Of active service. He will, unless
mTess should tender him the pend
ig vote of thanks, be placed on the re-
tired list at the end of that time; but
the country is honored by the presence
dsuch men in her navy. and the retir-
ngof this energetic and patriotic sailor
would be perceptible loss to the serv-
"a;
Huntsville gazette., 1894-02-17

y RI police official declares
.ss sent more men to Jail than
J,h1rst has sent to Heaven. As
sman can prove his assertion,
celestial records being out of
officer seems to have a little
ntare OF him.
Huntsville gazette., 1894-02-17

VII. ukANIs book, which he wrote
Snr uSing, 70 leave, as he said. some
hi .h,, Z lne way Of money to his widow
bat ,,u[en as:5fi has already paid them
bs Gu u'll!on dollars. A member of
aD ~ family asserts that there is
iotbs hoauF hoIF and even large demand
Edition 1r, gH n a short time a cheaper
ess,x , "II ee published, and if this
Nh ir.! n.'n the sale that is expected
rithin ~. - profits may reach million
Nea>il,. me n next ten years. The book
'onna-.t;u'c tuc most profitable book, in a
c'al sense, ever w,.;tt.,
Huntsville gazette., 1894-02-17
Personal AND POLITICAL

The democratic congressional cam
paign committee held a meeting in
Washington on the 9th Senator
Faulkner, of Virginia, was elected
president; Hon. Lawrence Gardiner, of
Washington, secretary. and John l..
Norris, of Washington, treasurer.
A REoUIsITIoN was issued, on the 9th,
by Gov. Matthews Of Indiana on the
governor of Kansas for III. A. Sackett,
who is wanted at Elkhart, Ind, on ac-
count of the part he took in an elope
ment with Frances Davenport.
MAJ. Ben BUTTERwoRTH is collect
ing and editing all of the speeches that
were delivered at all the congresses Of
the Worlds fair. According to the
majors own estimate the printing of
this work will cost $3.50, 900, but he ex-
poets to have it done at the expense
of the government.
FRANK MUssER, young man of Ian
caster, Pa, who year ago had an
arm torn off by a broken cable of the
Lancaster Traction Co., has been
awarded $50, 500 damages by arbitra-
tors.
The French government has appoint
ed Counsellor Siemeisser, of Madge
burg, delegate to the silver inquiry
commission.
The Russo-Gcrman commercial treaty
has been signed by representatives of
the two contracting powers.
On the 18th Rt Hon. Sir Harry Ver-
ney died at his residence, Clayton
house, Buckinghamshire. England.
CHARGES of malfcasarce have been
made in Pittsburgh. p" against John
p. Eberhart, presids.,t. and William
Springer, secretary. of the Window
Glass Workers association, the wealth
lest labor nrion in existence.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY FRAZER has
begun an investigation into the frauds
committed in Detroit, Mich, in con-
nection with the raising of the figures
on the salary-amendment returns in
1891 and 1885,
On the 18th DR.. Horatio Quincy But
terfeld, president Of the Olivet (Mich.)
college. died Of pneumonia, after
short illness.
CONGRESSMAN WILSON, chairman of
the house ways and means committee,
who had been lying i'll at the Coates
house in Kansas City, Mo, was some
what better on the 18th, and expected
soon to resume his journey to Mexico.
JUSTICE BRADLEY. in the circuit court
of the District of Colum bia, on the 18th.
denied the writ of mandamus prayed
by c. I. Riker. of Chicago, to compel
the secretary of the treasury to turn
over to him the entire 1ew issue Of
$50, ,O0o, 600 treasury bonds, but granted
him the right to be heard by counsel.
CRIMES AND CAsUALTIEs.
Huntsville gazette., 1894-02-17

lababa i1e III gay capital OF Alabama,
lie Oh ,n III oeen wiped OF the map.
q ex-slavo 9l'e was sold recently to
sSsse ona' NV ior mere pittance. and
2 opalen,' STOOD the elegant homes of
''afe flourish, ' t'i'i'' WI
Huntsville gazette., 1894-02-17

To late George William childs was
,see a.Eed .- give rules for achieving
.cee-. re md he answered with a
-anl Is in the style Of Poor
1; w .hong them was do
.rr cave the rest"
Huntsville gazette., 1894-02-17

FmNcEsS CoLoNNA and her children
nave arrived in New York. 1t is not
@o that the princess is anywise sad
oef than when she left, but she is
aouotless few degrees wiser, having
earned that titled European fortune
Hua'er i 10 better, as a rule, than an
%anary American blackguard or con-
%tnce man. A few more such lessons
aueo TO the list already made may
.'use foreign titles to become a drug
I'll me American matrimonial market.
Huntsville gazette., 1894-02-17

LNeLAND has entered upon another
N'od Of tremendous expenditures for
I''di purposes. It is evident that the
'sest sums heretofore expended in
, ua' country for the building of new
.e .r'snlpS at times when the cry of
Oli'ons hold your own has seized
,FUA lhe warlike ina agination and i'm.
lin q the people arc to be exceeded
WV. 'a new armada IS to be launched
munderstrilSe the walls of foreign
.p'als and hold for England the
TOud title Of ruler of the wave.
Huntsville gazette., 1894-02-17
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

The old corvette Kearsarge, which
won historic fame by sinking the con-
federate cruiser Alabama off Cher
bourg, France. on Sunday. June 10,
1864. was wrecked on Roncador reef, on
the I'd, while en- route from Port an
Prince, Hayti, to Bluefields, Nicara-
qua. The officers and crew were saved.
On the 9th the British steamer Prim-
rose struck on rock in the fog off
the coast of Cornwall, and was wrecked.
Her crew was saved in small boats.
THE German steamer Adolph Woer-
mann, of 1901 tons, which sailed from
Hamburg, January II, for African
ports, was wrecked at Nifu, Liberia.
Everybody on board landed safely, but
her cargo was lost
Huntsville gazette., 1894-02-17
Great Destruction of Property and Los 9
of Human Lifs.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb H., "A special
Miss, says:
A terrible cyclone passed between
Martinsville and Beauregard, forty
miles south Of here, at late hour last
night. The cyclone was about mile
wide and everything was leveled in it's
path. A great many houses were
swept from their foundations, trees
twisted off fences destroyed, several
people killed and a great many seri-
ously injured
The neigh burs for miles around have
gathered and are caring as best they
can for the wants of the distressed.
Every physician in that section has
been busy all day attending to the
wounded. At this point there was a
strong gale, but no damage was done.
Terrible Hurricane Laying WAISTS
Plantations and Lsveling HOUSES.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. IA special
to the Commercial from Wesson, Miss,
says:
Last night at IL o'clock a terrible
hurricane passed two miles north Of
here, laying waste plantations and lev
cling houses. The track was about
quarter of mile wide and travelling
northeast.
A numb ber of persons were seriously
cut and bruised, but no fatalities have
been reported. All telegraph wires
north are down. About 800 has been
subscribed TO the destitute sufferers by
citizens of Wesson.
Accidents Dus to the Storm in st. Louis.
ST LOUIS, Feb Is. The heavy snow
fall Sunday night and this morning
played havoc with many Of the tele-
phone wires in various parts Of the
city. 1t broke several on the down
town portion of Morgan street, whose
dangling ends were responsible for the
killing Of two horses.
About 10 o'clock Sunday night a
horse attached to a cab belonging to
the Metropolitan Stables Go. stepped
on the end of live wire while run
ming rapidly west on Morgan street
and fell over dead
AT o.oU tnls moi OTHlHg morse al
tached to bakery wagon owned by
George Theis met a similar fate.
The animal was struck by
the end of wire which hung ont from
telegraph pole and dropped to the
ground dead The sudden stopping of
tr- wagon threw the driver heaG fore
most into the snow, and he narrowly
escaped death by alighting on his back
just few inches from the end Of the
wire. Both accidents were accompanied
by unlooked-for pyrotechnics, caused
by telephone wires which crossed cleo
tric-light wires, and sput' cred and
sparkled for several minutes.
Huntsville gazette., 1894-02-17

Wind-Storm of Cyclonic Intensity in
Kentucky
LOUISVILLE. KY. Feb. 10 A wind
storm Of cyclonic intensity and force
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-20


We cannot wait until Sunday to print a
sonnet. containing a vast thought, which
we have come across In new American
book, "Sonnets OF the Wingless Hours'
"a title needing revision), by Mr.. Lee
Hamilton, a lifelong invalid stretched Tor
twenty years upon a mattress, excepting
when moved about In a wheeled chair.
II bears a lesson fitted to make a brave
spirit the more willing to live and strive:
A FLIGHT FROM GLORY.
Once from the parapet OF gems and glow.
An angel said, 20, God, the heart grows
cold
On these eternal battlements OF gold,
Where all Is pure but cold as virgin snow.
Here sobs are never heard; no salt tears
flow;
Here there are none to help--nor sick,
nor old;
No wrong to fight, no justice to uphold
Grant me thy leave to live mans life
below"
"And then annihilation," God replied.
Eyes" said the angel. "even that dread
price;
For earthly tears are worth eternal
night"
Then CO." said God. The angel opened
wide
His dazzling wings, gazed back on
Heaven thrice,
And plunged forever from the walls OF
Light.
The sonnet form Of this piece puts II
beyond the authors power 10 add lines
telling of the angels experiences on earth.
IL the author can compose another SON.
net as good as this one, giving the sequel
we shall have two sonnets OF distin-
gushed merit.