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THE NEW SENATOR.
His AsstEnment 10 Committees n
Cause of Perplexity


Mr.. McLaurin, the new Senator from,
Mississippi. is exceptionally fortunate in
the possession Of a private secretary bear
Ing the historic and patriotic name of PAT
rick Henry. This young gentleman came
north from Mississippi with the Senator
yesterday and was today sworn in AT the
Office of the sergeant-at-arms of the Senate
and began his official functions The ney
Senator has not Yet been assigned to any
committees and accordingly has no perma-
nent abiding place in the Capitol. He makes
his headquarters. however. in Senator
Georges committee room and osci,lates ha-
tween there and his seat in tbs. Senate
chamber. Senator NcLaurin is not. as has
been stated, a smooth-faced man. He has
in reality, closely cropped mustacne and
imperial OF mixed red and gray, present
ing so little contrast with his complexion
that they are not disInguishable ten feet
away except IN strong light
Mir. Mcl-aurin has taken rooms ,r the
Metropolitan Hotel and is now COZ silering
me adNlsahillty OF bringing his family
which consists of a wife and seven ,lauyh-
terS, TO This city from his southern home
The assignment Of the new senator TO COM
mittees is matter that is still giving the
managers of the democratic side of the
Senate cons iderable perplexity
This matter will be first tested by The
steering committee, and If no conclusion can
be reached ry them Ii may have TO he re-
ferrei 10 caucus of the democratic Sena-
tors, Three Of the members of the steering
committee senators German, Ransom and
tockc:l'. have been holding a series of
brief meetings during the past few laws in
the room Of the committee on cou1unerc,
IL is understood that they have been en-
dc~ForinS . settle the question Of tbe
craftsmanship of the committee on military
affairs. to which Senator Bate aspi-as
The feeling between Senator Bate ana cor
tam other members of the military affairs
committee mas grown To such an extent
that there is grave doubt as to the sbiIi+,,
or the steering committee TO adjust the mat
ter satisfactorily. In this case a caucps
VIII be necessary, but the democratic nau-
ayers are stfaining every nerve to avoid
such a necessity.
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The Filling of Records,

Inc work of The commission Of treasury
officials appointed to examine the methods
of fling papers adopted in the DEPART
ment and TO determine upon a new plan
has been completed. The report of the
committee. which consisted of Deputy
Second Auditor John c. Edwards. Deputv
Thnd Auditor George ". Sanderlin, Dep
uty Sixth Auditor William C. Crawford.
Arthur Hendricks of the registers office
and Samuel W. Wallace of the treasurer $
office. was submitted to Secretary Car
Isle this afternoon.
1t recommends the substitution OF a new
patent tying device for the wooden and
metallic boxes now in use.
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The RuNsinn Thistle.

Congress is to be urged to make an ap-
preparation Of $l,0boo0O to exterr1inate the
Russian thistle, which is becoming a great
menace to agriculture in the northwest
The Senate committee or agriculture has
approved Senator Hansbroueh's bill for
this purpose. a similar bill has been in
uced in the House, and a suhcorn7ait-
tee. with Representative Moses Of Georgia
at its mead, has been chosen to investigate
and report upon the subject.
Saturday the House committee on agri-
culture will give a hearing to the repre-
seut3tives from the northwest who are in
terestel in the matter Gov. Shortridge OF
North Dakota has come to Washington 10
urge upon Congress the necessity of action
He thinks that unless the government
takes steps soon to check the spread of
the weed it will become a blight upon the
whole country, particularly on wheat
lands.
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DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.
To Amend the TnN Ieyxs,

The Senate District committee at its
meeting today directed Senator Faulkner 10
report to the Senate favorably Senate bill
1905. amending the tax sale laws of the n:s-
trict of Columbia. lie made this repo.
later in the day. before the Senate went i'll
to executive session.
To Sell Property in Georgetown.
Senator Smith was directed 10 report
favorably Senate bill 1895, authorizing the
sale of certain property in Georgetown
Colored Peoples Home.
Mr. Post of Illinois has introduced a bill
in the House exempting from taxation the
Home Of the Aged Colored People in the
District
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EXP1ATED A BRUTAL CRIME.
Murderer Stone Executed ut JcIYcr.
sonvilIc, Ind.

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. Feb. 1G-Jas
f. Stone expated his crime on the gal,ows
In the prison here at 12:0S this morning
The sextuple murderer kept ZIP his air of
brayado until the last moment The death
warrant was read to him by Wardcn Pat
ten at l O'Clock this afternoon. During the
reading Stone preserved the same stoicism
that was characteristic of the man iuring
his stay in the prison. His spiritual ad-
wiser attempted to bring him 20 Il realiza-
ton of his near approach to death, but
in vain.
Stone walked to the gallows without a
tremor and met his doom without a word of
excuse for his horrible crime.
The animal in his nature vas exhibited
to the last moment His neck was broken
by the fall and there was 10 increment
Of the body after he passed through the
trap.
The crime for which Charles Z. Stone, or
Bud" Stone. as he was famiiiarly known,
was convicted was committed near the VIII
lage Of Glendale. nine miles east If Wash
ngton. Ind, on the night of September
Is. 1893, ana was the peculiarly atrOcIous
and bloody murder of Mrs. Elizabeth Nrat-
ten. her SOD benson, and his wife and
three children.
Stone confessed the crime to his wife,
and, she being unable to keep the awful
secret. when summoned before the grand
jury told all she knew.
The assassin was taken to the jefferson
Vile prison Immediately upon his arrest
in order to avoid lynching. but was return
ed to Washington November 4 for trial
He entered a plea of guilty, aud within
three hours time Stone had been tried,
convicted and sentenced to be hanged. a
short time ago he added another horror to
his crime by stating to mis- aged father who
visited him In prison, that he 1ad smother
ed the little girl, Ethel with an apron ut a
neighbor's house. where she mad been re-
were at dinner. as he feared if she recover
ed her evidence might convict him.
Stones was probably the most brutal
and tiendsh murder ever committed in tie
state of Indiana. 1t was undoubtedly plan
ned for robbery. but becoming frightened
at the ennrmity of his crime, the murderer
fled, leaving over $500 in an unlocked bu-
reau drawer. His father is a highly re-
spected farmer. and up to the time OF the
murder Bud Stone had led a Quiat. unsvent-
full life.
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TO CONDEMN THE LAND
For the North Capitol Street Exten-
siOn-Applicat tiOn in Court.

The District Commissioners. through At
torney 5. I. Thomas, filed in the Supreme
Court of the District a petition for the con-
demnation of land for the extension Of
North Capitol street to the Soldiers Home
The lands are those of the Prospect Hill
cemetery and Annie E. Barbour, and about
2oo,oU square feet are required from the
Forth line of T street,. SyS acres of the
former and 2.16J acres of the latter-and
they ask the court to appoint three COM
missioners for the purpose
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Public Meetings at the CapitOl.

request has been made by the Indiana
delegation in Congress. together with
hundred or more other Congress-
men. that the Speaker permit Mr.
LuIner Benson. the temperance ora
tor. 10 use the hall of the House for a
lecture next Saturday evening The Speaker
mas been compelled TO refuse the request as
u4e rules or the House prohibit such use of
the ha.I' and further provide that the Speak
er cannot entertain a motion to permit such
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THE PRINCESS COLONNA.
No Question Before the State DEPART
ncnt in Regard to Her Case.

There is no question before the State De-
partment affecting the case of the Princess
Colonna. daughter of Mr.. j. W. Mackey,
who fled to this country to keep her chill
dren away from her husband Her flight
from France with the children might be
regarded as case of kidnapping, in view Of
the decree of the French court that Prince
Coonna. and not his wife, is the legal
guardian of the children Our treaty obii-
cations with France do not make kidnap-
ing an eNtraditable offense. 1t is so re-
garded in our eNtradition treaty with Italy,
of which the prince is subject. AS the al
legged kidnapping occurred in France 1t is
not likely that Italy would take official
cosntzance Of it. 1t is said that Prince
Colonna is on his way to this country to
take forcble possession of his children, and
If necessary will take legal steps to that
end.
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PersOnal Mention,

Secretary Lamont is expected to return
to Washington tomorrow or Sunday.
Mr.. L. NJ. Saunders and Mr.. James H.
Northup have gone to Florida Mr. Saun-
ders expects to be absent about a week
Hon. John E. Russell of Massachusetts,
Is at the Arlington. He will remain in this
city several dayR
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Fourth-Ciass Postmasters.

The total number of fourth-class post
masters appointed today was thirty-eight
OF this number twenty-seven were TO I'll
vacancies caused by death and resignation
and the remainder by removals. The Nir-
ginia appointments were: Hickman, r. j.
Hickman, vice ID. L. Hickman. removed;
Newport, ID. II. keister. vice Mrs. s. II.
Smith, removed.
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Smallpox on the baltimore.

Information has reached the Navy Depart
ment that several cases of smallpox have
occurred on the flagship Baltimore at Yoko-
hama since the middle of January and that
the vessel IS now under rigid quarantine.
No deaths from the disease have occurred.
and il is believed that there will be no fur
ther trouble on that account.
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Treasury Cash Balance.

The available cash balance in the treasury
today is sl31,3SG.37s; national bank notes
received for redemption. s332 10I. Govern
ment receprs-internal revenue, sJO5 Cos:
customs. $i4l.1s2; miscellaneous, $l3, y3a
Evening star., 1894-02-16
To Join His COmpauy,

Second Lieut.. William A. Campbell, ninth
infantry. will be relieved from further in
struction in ordnance duty at the Frauford
company.
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Mr.. ViIns Defends Peck h m.
THE CABINET MEETING.
Not Many There. hat the Session Was
Long One.

Today's cabinet meeting was short of
members. but was long in duration. 1t is
said that the session was protracted beyond
the usual hour in the expectation OF hearing
the disposition of the Peckham case. The
meeting adjourned, however, long before
that case came to a vote in the Senate.
The Hawaiian question in general and
President D1les letter to Minister Willis
in particular We're also considered. Secre-
taries Carlisle and Lamont and Postmaster er
General Bisseli were not present at the
meeting
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HELM for the Land once.

large number of clerks from the pen
sion Office today reported to the chief clerk
of the general land Office for duty I'm con-
nection with the duplication OF the records
destroyed by ire at the Grseling. Mich.
land Office.
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IN CONGRESS TODAY
Only a Brief Business Session of the
Senate.
MR.. BLAND AND His SEIGNIORAGE BILL
An Effort to Close the Debate en-
the Measure.
{ A LIS OF THE HOUSE.

The public session Of the Senate today
was unusually brief and uninterestsnn
The long executive session of YESTERDAY
had not resulted in a solution OF the Peck
ham controversy, and IL had been tac.tly
agreed that the entire time today after the
preliminary morning business should be
devoted TO that matter. AS a consequence
OF this agreement the Senate, on motion of
senator Pugh. proceeded to executive BUSH
ness after a few minutes of routine work.
Senator Brice Of Ohio presented a pcti-
ton signed by 25.000 citizens Of Cuyahoga
county asking that the duty be retained
on iron ore.
Senator Washburn of Minnesota presented
petitions praying for the extension of the
bonded period on liquors
Ihe binding twine manufacturers of
Massachusetts, through Senator Lodge
pfesented a petition asking for q hearing
before the finance committee
Andrew ID. White of New Yor,. nm reso-
luton OF Senator Morrin was reappoioted
member OF the board Of regents of the
Smithsonian Institution
Senator Chandler presented "a reeoIutto,
directing the Secretary of the Treasnry -
INFORM the Senate Of the names of the irnmi-
sIatloh commissioners at the various pcrto
Oh lhe United States. 1t was adopted
senator Hoar presented q resolution re-
questing the President of the tinted stare.
IL not incompatible with the public in
terests, to communicate TO the senate an
reports or dispatches from Mr.. Willis. the
present minister 10 Hawaii. not heretofore
communicated. and especially the dis
patch communicating a letter from Pres
icent Dole specifying certain charge
against the conduct OF said Willis"
senator Harris at first objected TO the
present consideration Of the resolution,
but after some explanation consented ana
the resolution was adopted
Ihen. at 1225. on motion Of Senator Pugh
The Senate went into executive session TO
CONSIDER the nomination OF w. II. Peckhan
10 be an associate justice of the Suureme
Court
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An index 60 advertise.
ments will be found on
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still short Of . Quorum.

This resulted, 1ao-3. a gain OF eight
votes, but still twenty-six short OF q quor-
urn Mr.. Bland again moved q call OF the
House.
There is little or no chance of securing
a quorum on Mr.. Blands motion this after
noon. The fiiibustering Will probably con-
tinue until about 4 o clock, when a resoiu-
ton 20 arrest absentees will be passed, after
which the House viii adjourn.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-09-15
TOWNSHIP TICKET.
FEDERAL JUDGES DIFFER.
Beliinger. of Oregon, Kevcrscs the Wages
Schedule Ruling of Caldwell.

BeIiinger, of Oregon, Reverscs the Wages
Schedule Ruling of Caldwell.
PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. 10.-In the Ore
gon Railway & Navigation wage sched-
ule case in the United States court Sat
urday, Judge Bellinger rendered n de-
cision the exact reverse of the one rem
dered by Judge Caldwell in the Union
Pacific wages schedule. Judge Bel
lingcr said the court could not be ex-
pected to stand over the receiver and
follow him through the minute
details of his work. Under the rule
laid down by Judge Caldwell the re-
cciver might want to make a hundred
or thousand changes in year, for
each of which the court would have to
give an order. The question in this
case was whether the receiver could
make reductions in the wages of em-
ployes without the consent of the
court. The parties were all in court,
and it made no difference on the petit
tion of which side they got there, or
which side would introduce witnesses
first.
The decision was followed by an
other that the order of Judge Cald-
well in the Union Pacific wage case
was not binding on the separate re-
ceivers of the Oregon Railway & Navi-
CATION Co.
This disposed of all the technical
points and the court announced that
he would hear the case on its merits.
In referring to the causes for the re-
duction in the wages of the operatives,
counsel for the receivers stated that
the reports of earnings and operating
expenses for the month of April last
showed deficiency of over 100000
He estimated for the present year the
deficiency would exceed $1,000, 900, and
if there was To be continued deficien-
cy in the operating expenses the road
would better be abandoned.
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SUGAR eOUNTiES.
Secretary Carlisle Thinks That no Nor
should he Paid.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12. : Secretary
Carlisle, in letter to Senator Caffery,
of Louisiana, officially decided that un-
der the new tariff law 1t would be un-
lawful to appoint inspectors. weighers
and testers of sugars entitled to bounty
under the Mckinley act, and further
that congress having made no applica-
ton for the employment of such Off
cials, the laws of the United States
would prohibit the employment of such
persons to serve without pay. The
letter in full is rs follows:
have carefully considered your favor OF the
18th Of August and also the communication of
the Porydras Planting & Manufacturing Co..
OF Louisiana, requesting the appointment OF
an ofncial force to inspect, weigh and test the
sugar to be produced during the present fiscal
year, with view to asccrtaiuing the amount
OF money claimed to be payable thereon under
the third section Of the act entitled. An act TO
reduce the revenue and equalize duties on i'm
ports, and for other purposes" approved Octo-
Der !. 1890. and have reached the conclusion
that under existing legislation. the department
has no power to appoint or pay any officers for
the performance OF the duties indicated.
Paragraph iss OF the act entitled An act to
reduce taxation. to provide revenue for the
government and for other purposes" which
became q law on the Ssth OF August last. pro-
vides: That so much Of the act entitled an
act to reduce revenue. equaliZe duties and for
other purposes, approved October I. 1880, rs
provides for and authorizes the issue OF IL
censes to produce sugar. and for the payment
OF q bounty to the producers os sugar from
beets. sorghum or sugar cane grown In the
United States, OF from maple sap produced
within the United States. be and the same Is
hereby repealed, and hereafter IL shall be un-
lawful 70 issue anv license to produce sugar or
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THE MAINE ELECTION.
Republicans Carry the state by an Unprece-
dentcd Majority.

Republicans Carry the state by an Unprece-
dentcd Majority.
AUGUSTA, Me-, Sept. 12.-The elec-
ton in Maine yesterday proved land
slide for the republicans. A light vote
was polled, the prohibitionists and
populists cutting very small figure as
far as the returns indicate.
Returns have been received from
over 100 cities and towns and these in
dicate that the state has reelected
Gov. Cleaves republican) over Charles
+. johnson (democraO by majority
which will exceed 1900, the largest in
the history of the party. The repub-
licans have carried every county in the
state and at IL o'clock last
night it was estimated that
the legislature will have n working
republican majority of 1875, which
insures the reelection of Senator Will
liam p Frye. Thomas B. Reed has
been reelected to congress by n plu-
rality estimated at 10000. Nelson Ding
ley, Seth II. Milligan and II. Boutelle
are also reelected to congress by ma
jorities ranging from 6, 900 to 0, 900. The
total vote will probably exceed 10000.
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Highest Of all Leavening PowerLatest u S. Govt Report
R1!A!9!l! q! fsxdsSE RfakiRS
ABSOLUTELY PURE
THE DEeS TRIAL.

More Witnesses Tcstify-The General Man
ayers Association Roasted by an Att0r-
ney for the Defense.
CHICAGO, Sept 12.--In the Debs case
yesterday the first witness called was
General Superintendent Dunlap. of the
Rock Island railroad. Mr.. Dunlap
gave an exhaustive history of the strike
as it affected his road. He said that
many mail trains were stopped, the
men being intimidated. He said that
many members of the mob wore white
ribbons. lie recognized some of
the rioters as ex-employes of
the Rock Island. Mr.. Dunlap
said that he had had much
experience in railroad strikes, and
never knew of q strike which did not
result in trouble and violence.
Toward the close of the afternoon
the counsel for the government got
down to the actual work of connecting
Mr.. Debs and his associates with the
lawlessness by introducing the tele-
graph messenger boys who delivered
various kilograms previously put in
evidence at the offices of the American
Railway union. In all but three
cases the messages were either signed
by the doorkeeper or Mr.. Benedict, the
typewriter. In three cases one of the
messenger boys said he had delivered
kilograms to Mr.. Debs personally, and
he had receipted for them.
The feature Of the days proceedings
was discussion brought about by At
torney Gregory, in which he scored the
General Managers association. He
said: 1--WE can get the witnesses to
testify and the court will admit the
evidence. think that we can show
that this General Managers associa-
tion was preparing to reduce the wages
of the employees on the roads which its
members represented. They were
seeking TO do this by combination
against labor and this was the real
cause of the strike. From one
end of this country to the other we
have heard people denouncing this
sympathetic strike. Yet Judge Cooley,
in his address to the American Bar as
sociation says that no board of arbitra-
tion-and l add that no injunction
can compel men to work IL they do not
want to. Now these employees had a
right to quit work. No injunction
could prevent them from quitting or
advising others to quit. The govern
ment has offered certain kilograms sent
to these defendants; they have proved
violence, but there has been no testi-
mony as to connection between the
facts"
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Ten Killed Near Brussels.

BRUssELs, Sept. l0.-Ten persons
were killed and twenty injured by the
wreck of the Paris and Cologne express
yesterday. The accident happened at
Apilly, and was caused by collision of
the express train with freight train
which was being shunted. The engi-
neer saw the danger ahead and reversed
his engine. This had the effect of re-
ducing the speed and rendering the ac-
cident less severe than it would other
wise have been. As it was, the wreck
was a very disastrous one.
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VANCOUVER, B. c., Sept. ll.-Advices
from Australia by the steamer War
rimoo are that an immense nugget of
gold was found at Coolgardie. eclipsing
the famous Londonderry find. The
nugget, which has been called the
Dunn nugget, after its finder. weighs
1900 ounces and Is worth over $50. 900.
1t was taken from reef, the whole
face of which glitters with gold. IRE
mendous excitement prevails and since
the find property at the diggings has
increased 500 per cent. in value.
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KANSAS CRY, Sept is.-Eggs-Supply fair;
the market Is feeling a trite better, strictly
fresh. lsc. Butter-Reccipts light; market
steady. extra fancy separator. g3c; fancy, 100
eic; fair, isc; dairy, fancy, firm. i7disc. fair.
i6c; choice country, firm, isdisc; choice pack
ing, steady, lie. Poultry-Receipts fair mar
ket fairly active; hens, 5rc. choice springs.
&c; roosters, lie; turkeys, receipts light; not
wanted; young, unsalabe robblers. weak. be;
hens Sc Ducks. dull &c; spring. 6te. Geese,
not wanted, dull &c; poor. unsalablc; gos-
Inns. 6xc. Pigeons, not wanted. sSc per doz.
Green Fruits-Lcmons, quiet, weak, s3Oad4.s.
Oranges. Mexican. sisS per box; Rodi, 5000
$50 Grapes. plentiful, 11Giac per ID. Plums.
l0d5oc psr u bu. basket Damson, ss-b0st3o
per bu. Georgia, siTs0so per basket
crate. Apples, plentiful. poor quality, almost
worthless and unsalable, ss6t3oc per bu.;
choice, 3iGttoc per bu; fancy, A0d6Oc; $1,000
80 per bbl. watermelons, dull. 81 oodi5o per
doz. Cantaloupes. scarce, sl.ooebi.sO per doz.
Ncgetabcs-Cabbage, scarce, si.0oGlss per
iOo e0ttSc per doE. Caulinowcr, small. 400
SOC per doz. large. 5sc per dor. Potatoes,
weak sOftSac per bu; sweet. 10 f6Sc per hu.