New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-22
nv AND OUT or CONGRESS-.
GERRY" HARALSON AND "CALAMlIf
WELLER IN TROUBLE.
, TARIFF PARAGRAPH TO BE coRREcTED-rHE
NEW HURRICANE slGNAL-oID COLONIAL

xrw Ut.ERICANE sIGNAI4-OI.D COLONIAL
voxry-ryrERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS
washington. Dec. 1.-Two ex-Congressmen' ac-
cordiay to dispatches received here are III "'
luck Jeremiah HARRISON. who. from lo'o 10 1910
rcrroserted one OF the Alabama districts In the
XIIVth Congress. yesterday sentenced by '"e
United states Court in Little Rock ARK 10 '~o
,oars H. the pententiary for pension frauds
Uaralson who is a mulatto was born save !"
Georgia but moved to Alabama ana became iaOO'
actator serving three years before ms erection u
co,arcss as president Of the Alabama Labor Union.
II. was once or twice n delegate from Aihphina J."
National Republican conventions, and showed con
.t5,rnh, All itv during his brief service IN Con-
rrcss Thu other eN-Congrcssman IN trouoe WIN
the courts IL l. H. Weller. OF Iowa coinho'i'
| k,ov.n as Calamity" Weller. from his propensity
for predicting universal disaster unless an unlimited
issue Of gre.nbacks should be authorized lie
served In The XIVIlIth Congress. and was the
Greenback candidate for President In ISL lie IS
reported to have found guilty In a district
court IN Independence. Ia. yesterday OF OBTAIN
ing pair Of by false pretences seVera years
ago. but has appealed the case to the State su-
preme Cou
Representative Hines OF Pennsylvania, introduced
a bln to-day amending Schedule J OF the present
tariff law so that the duty on hemp ana Jute
carpets and carpctlngs shall be placed AT > cents
a square yard instead OF 1t 70 per cent ad 'ao'e"
MIR Hines says that the duty as II stands mas re-
|
in the country has thrown hundreds OF people OUT
~ .nuloynent and rendered yalucless the capitai
engaged IN tne enterprise Mr.. Hines has seen a
number Of the Democratic members Of the ways
and Mears committee anu aI',i 30, p,r,yr9nh is
workings OF the law 80 l9i rs tnls ,irn.,iJ
concerned has been assured by them that II woulu
haen given hy come OF the Democratic members Of
the Senate Finance Committee
The new hurricane signal which VIII be displayed
AT All Weather stations on ana 4ictF Jr;r.S stown
one above the other. and Will be used TO announce
expected approach Of tropical hurricanes ana
and the Northern Atlantic coast. The flags VIII be
storm signal. the pennans being omitted NO els
but when this signal is ordered during the day and
is not lowered or changed before dark the night
TO hoist this signal are received at any, Weather
Bureau station every etor VIII 1e nAae py t ,hS
WIDEST possible distribution o. the warnings. and all
S y@s' to taye por TIE Of the Sayy has
| ordered AL naval officers 70 assist the Weather
has and n 6yes Of The TreasHr has
f n REVENUE aS rer nd the lighthouse services TO
cooperate IN the mater
The Postofnce Department, has resc!nded lts fraud
/ order against Scars. Rocbuck x Co.. A. Curtis &
eco Sn and d MaR Inca Which ofcrei prizes under
can cSnio ana TeTe opsTatebS oy mTed lex
hy the Department because the promoters Of ne
companies have agreed 10 ABANDON ther schenle
which has been declared to be fraudulent by the
/ D5partut nj
Chairman Wilson endcavored to secure meeting
J 81 IN. House Ways and Means ComEIttee to-day
% consider several matters which i has jurs,
/ state to strike of the d!frerential duty on German
sugar AMI another the recommendation in Secre'
iay carsles report for the consultation sol Of Ger
not held as a quorum did not appear.
/ Although century has elapsed since the old
/ Colonial money issued. hardly week passes
M, some OF Is not sent to the Treasury for
| demn.inn Whether II is that hard times has led
/ - A general ransach.ng 4 old trunks and desks
and me shaking ont Of old stockings or not the TACT
/ money has been sent to the Treasury FOR redemp-
ton 1t f. OF course ana ana rne ssno rr
ccivel interesting specimen Of this currency Il
. VAS forwarded by the Springfield National Bank.
and stated That The State OF Rhode Island and the
Providgrc, Plantation would pay one Spanish
mci dollar to the holder by Decemosr 81 .S ~.
| Tr, asurer OF the Province The note was IN an
excellent state OF preservation
/ The Secretary OF the Interior has made requ'-
s.ton on the freasury for Slo7ooclo for payment
of pensons on Janu,ry 1T ~, GLOWING NS n aSenSiss
$1,000 Concord, \. H., No0.N0, chicago. NSvc,-
900: Buffaio. 81 $4,000
d General McCook has reported to the War Depart
ment that the Ute Indians are returning to their
reservation, but account Of the snow and m
clement weather progress on the march IL slow ani
accomplished under great hardship.
Commissioner Miller. OF the Internal Revenue
Bureau reports that the total receipts from Internal
present fiscal year aggregate s'2 5i755l increase
over the corresponding months OF the last fscal
year r1 OF ny or a, fn s ANA arS s
Withdrawals made to anticipate that increase.
TREASURY GOLD BELOW S9.0oooc.