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Evening star., 1894-01-10
LATE NEWS BY WIRE.
Hancock Nominated to Oppose Ex-
Speaker Grow.
PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATS CONVENE.
The Administration and the Wilson
Bill Indorsed.
LITTLE HOPE OF WINNING.

HARRISBURG, Pa. Jan. 10.-The re-
convened democratic state convention of
September 10 last was called to order in
the opera house at 1920 o'clock this after
noon by ex-Congressman E. p. Gillespie
Of Mercer county, the permanent chair
man.
The auditorium was well filled and while
the delegates freely admitted that the pros
pective nominee for Congressman-at-large
would not stand much Of q chance. II any.
Of being elected, yet the attendant enthus-
iasm was not lacking. At the beginning Of
the convention 1t was everywhere manifest
that James Denton Hancock Of Franklin,
Venango county. would be the nominee.
National Chairman VIM. +. Harrity gave
out Hancock" to all inquiries from dele
gates for Instructions.
At 12:45 o'clock the committee on resolu-
tions retired for the purpose Of forming the
platform All business was then dropped
until the return Of tie committee.
The Platform.
The committee on resolutions, OF which
State Senator Herring Of Columbia county
was chairman. returned at Ito o'clock and
reported the platform. which was unani-
mously adopted.
The platform indorsed the Chicago plat
form of 1892. Confidence in President
Cleveland was expressed and his admin
istration approved. The disturbed condi-
ton of the business of the country was
asoribed to republican INSTRUMENTATION.
vicious legislation, an ineQuitable and
oppressive tarin law and republican ex-
travagance. Congress is called upon to
promptly pass the Wilson tariff bill.
Senator Herring in reading the platform
was continually interrupted by applause.
Hancock Nominated.
James Denton Hancock Of Franklin, We
mango county. was nominated for congress-
man -at-large by acclamation.
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lo4ls bid. ITO asked. American Security and
Trust s121is bid, l30 asked
sEx dividend


BALTIMORE. Jan. 10.-Flour steady. un-
changed-receipts. IL. ia barrels: shipments.
2o,0ss barrels: sales, 1.1OO barrels. Wheat
dull and easy-No. red. spot. d6isa06h:
January, 06aG6ie; February, 90 bid; March.
tOs4aT; steamer No. red, 62ixa62k: mill
ing wheat by sample. 67-receipts. o6.9se
busnels: stock, l.392. 1g2 bushels: sales. TO-
o0 bushels. Corn easy-mixed, spot. ALA
4lA; January. 4llsa4lk: February. 41Aa
ala: March. 42ai2h: May. 43ls bid: steamer
mixed, 39s. bid: southern corn by sample.
5'ai2; yellow corn on grade. 3sa4lh-re-
ceipts. 132.6lI bushels; shipments, 207. .426
bushels; stock. Lbs. .990 bushels: sales co.
Gubushels. Oats firm-No white western.
3'as5ia: No. mixed western, 33lza33%-re-
ceipts. 10000 bushels; stock. 1902 bushels
Rye dull-No. .. 4S-stock. 5s,34S bushels
Hay hrm-good to choice Timothy, S14.50a
s15.aS. Cotton nominal-middling, 8. Butter
weak-creamery, fancy. 70; do. fair to
choice. 2sa24; do. imitation. 20a2I: ladle.
fancy. 19a2D: good to choice, 16aI7: rolls.
fine. lda1t; do. fair to good. 14a15; store
packed. Halls. Eggs weak-1T Coffee
quiet-Rio cargoes. fair. 1917; No. Z, Isk
Other articles unchanged.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 10.-Baltimore and
Ohio stock. 60 bid: Northern Central stock.
6sis asked; Baltimore and Ohio Southwest
ern firsts. 102 bid: Consolidated Gas bonds.
112a113: do. stocks, a3%a54.
Evening star., 1894-01-10
Business and Pleasure at the Boara es
Trade

Tonight at 8 O'Clock the members OF the
Washington Board of Trade will assemble
at the Builders Exchange for business and
social purposes. II is to be the annual meet.
ing, when the work OF the bygone year viii
be reviewed and new resolutions made ia
vorable to increased activity In 1894. Sev-
erai matters of considerable importance are
to be considered. officers must be elected
and a collation. disposed OF. pleasing pro-
gram has been designed and altogether the
occasion promises to be memorably agree.
able. The officers whose terms conclude to-
night are: Il. X. Warner. president: s. "
Woodward, first vice president; s. +. Wheat
ley. second vice president: A. T. Britton
general counsel; John Ii. Wight. secretary
and o. @. Staples. treasurer.
Evening star., 1894-01-10

Let All Subscribe Something, No Mat
ter How Little.
Subscribers to The Star who desire to
take part in the general movement to re-
lieve destitution In the city can send their
contributions to the general committee
through the collectors Of The Star when
they call to make their monthly collections.
It is desired that all who can shall make a
contribution every month for three months.
Let every one give something. II 1t is only
a dime. The contribution should be placed
in an envelope with the accompanying
coupon, properly filled. and handed to The
Stars collector.
Those who desire to do so may seni the
envelopes directly to The Star Office instead
Of waiting for the collector.
Evening star., 1894-01-10

He Reverses the Judgment of n Medi-
cal Board and Makes Rcstitutfon.

The commissioner Of pensions has re-
ceived the following letter from a clergy
man in Indiana:
''Sir: Under date OF November 80, ISp2,
returned to the pension office my GER
tificate No. -. invalid. for the reason that
In my Judgment the disabilities as set forth
therein did not then exist. Since that
date have become satisfied that notwith-
standing the findings of three medical
examining boards. one democratic and
two republican, the disabilities rs set
forth in said certificate did not at any
time exist In such degree as to justify me
IN strict equity in drawing said pension.
i therefore desire to refund the amount SO
drawn. and purpose doing so L may be
able. The incloSed draft for $500 payable
TO the treasurer Of the United States, Is
In part liquidation of the Obligation
.he draft in question accompanied the
communication.
Evening star., 1894-01-10
Representatives Com
ing.

PITTSBURG. Pa. Jan. 1O.-The various
associations of manufacturers Of this vicin-
ity will be represented in Washington in a
few days. Delegations with that object in
view will work to defeat the Wilson tariff
bill, centering their forces on the Senate.
The Association of Iron and Sheet Steel
Manufacturers at its annual meeting yester-
day arranged to send its secretary, Jno Jar
rett. to Washington with that object in
view. Members of the association will ac-
company him.
Today the Association Of Green Bottle
Manufacturers. the Western Flint Bottle
Association and the Window Glass Manu-
facturers will meet and take similar action
regarding the new tariff BILL and select
representatives. who will work in Washing
ton against the passage of the measure
which. In their opinion, is the foundation Of
all business depression and uncertainty for
the future.
Evening star., 1894-01-10
NOT A CUCKOO.
Mr.. Tracy Resents the ImputatiOn as
Unpleasant to Him.


Unpleasant to Him.
Mr.. Tracy of New York in the House this
morning gave it to be understood that there
was a limit to the number of times which
he would permit himself to be referred to
as a cuckoo. He interrupted Mr.. Boutelle
to demand the regular order. and that gen.
tleman objected to the interruption. and
stated, In a bantering manner, that the
clock at the White House had not struck
this morning. Mr.. Tracy resented the in
sinuation, declaring that he did not propose
TO be insulted. and If an insult was to be
offered him he wanted it to be sufficiently
pointed for him to be able to resent it, Mr.
Boutelle said that he had made the remark
in Jest. but would withdraw 1t if it was Of
fensive- Such remarks" replied Mr. Tracy
ARE very unpleasant to me-" He then
turned to some of the members sitting near
him and said that the next man who made
any allusion to him a cuckoo he would
slap In the face.
Evening star., 1894-01-10
Patents Which Have Become Public
Property.

Included in the 40 patents, a list of
which will be published in the next issue
Of the Patent Office Official Gazette as hav-
ing become public property by lapse of
time, are the following:
Machine for separating AMI cleaning
wheat by G. Montague; sewing Eachine,
by l.. Robinson: sewing machine. by s. s.
Turner alarm clock, by w. H. Cline; ma r.
ufacture Of ornamental and glazed bricks,
by w. ID. and w. Cliff; corn harvester, by
r. b. Robbins; dredging machine, by T. Y.
Cole; automatic electric telegraph, by r. X.
Boyle. and ventilating, warming and coal
ing railroad cars, by ]. s. Linsley.
Evening star., 1894-01-10

W1LKESBARRE, Pa, Jan. 10.-The po-
lice authorities here have been notified that
William Wilburn has arrived at Roanoke
Va. He is the man who murdered Con-
tractor JOhE johnson on the Delaware
Lackawanna and Western railroad at Han
over on October % last, and since then has
been lost sight of. Detectives Whalen and
o Brien have left FOR Richmond. Va, to get
the proper authority for extradition.
Evening star., 1894-01-10
A Change of Flagship.

cable message received at the Navy De-
partment today announces the arrival OF
the cruiser Baltimore at Yokohama. She
will relieve the Lancaster as flagship of the
Asiatic station. This operation is perform
ed by Acting Admiral Skerrett leaving the
Lancaster and taking UP his quarters on
the Baltimore. which event was marked by
the raising Of his flag to the peak of the
latter vessel. The Lancaster will come
home and be surveyed. She will 60 out OF
commission at New York.
Evening star., 1894-01-10
RESTING COMFORTABLY.
Victims of the Buffalo Shooting Still
Living.

BUFFALO, Jan. 10.-Mrs. Curtiss and
her daughter Fannie. the victims of yes
terday's shooting ARRAY, were reported this
morning to be resting comfortably. Mrs
Curtiss will undoubtedly recover, but the
daughters life hangs in the balance. The
bullet has either penetrated the lung and
is imbedded in the back, or else has lodged
in the lung. An attempt will be made to
probe for it this afternoon If the condition
of the patient makes 1T advisable.
Curtiss remains in custody and is closely
guarded to prevent further attempts at
suicide. 1t is stated in addition to his
other excesses that he Is an opium lend.
Evening star., 1894-01-10
After Prof. Mendenhnlrs Place.

Some citizens of Philadelphia, including
Messrs. Geo. w. Childs. Richard Vaux and
Richard Duane. have asked Secretary Car
Isle to appoint an eminent scientist of that
city to the head Of the coast and geodetic
survey an office now held by Prof. Men
denhal. A committee of Philadelphians
had an interview with Secretary Carlisle
their request the name of their candidate is
withheld from the public. Acquiescence
with their wishes involves the enforced re-
tirement of Prof. Mendenhall.
Evening star., 1894-01-10
Coming to Warrington to Wed.

SPECIAL D1spatch 10 The Evening Star.
PETERSBURG, Va, Jan. 1O-The north
bound Atlanta special. which left here
about noon today. had among its pas
sengers a couple who were on their way
to Washington. d. c., to have the nuptiaI
knot tied. The parties were Mr.. Percy
Poarch of this city and Miss Mamie Helen
jackson of oxford, N. G. Miss jackson
has been visiting friends in Dinwiddie
county. This morning the lovers drove
thirteen miles to Reams' station, where by
special instructions from the railroad COM
pany, the train was stopped for them.
Evening star., 1894-01-10
POISON IN THE TEA POT,
Police Investigating q Case at New
Haven.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Jan. 1O.-The po-
lice are investigating a serious poisoning
case which has affected a whole family
OF five persons and caused the death of
two-year-old child. the daughter Of Timothy
j. Crowley of Wallace street. In some
way a compound Of copper and arsenic
found its way into the teapot used by the
Crowley family on Thursday last, with the
result that all the members Of the family
became violently III. By the use OF emetics
all except the child recovered
An autopsy will be held. Crowley has
police record. Neither the coroner nor the
police will talk on the matter
Evening star., 1894-01-10

The annual election OF directors for the
Georgetown and Tenleytown Railroad Com
pGny took place today. and resulted as fol-
lows: Dr. L. W. Ritchie. Spencer Watkins.
John f. Beall. James D. Henderson, John
c. Davidson. II. Bradley Davidson, NJ w
Orrutt. r. G. Newland and Edgar p Wat
kins DIR. J.. w. Richie takes the place of
Air. X. ID. Weaver. and Mr.. "a. b. Davidson
takes the place Of ]. II. Miller.
Evening star., 1894-01-10
A Coal OIL stove Explosion.

Yesterday coal oil stove at the house OF
Ellen Reeder (owned by Mr.. Pomeroy), 1l3O
18th street northwest, exploded, causing a
fire and a loss of $500. While one of the en-
gines was on the way to the fire the horse
of Michael Freeley, attached to q buggy.
took fright on 10th between l. and Nj
streets. and. striking the engine. broke its
leg, and 1t was shot.
Evening star., 1894-01-10

The Secretary OF the Treasury today up
pointed James Trehey clerk to the local
board Of steamboat inspectors at Norfolk
Va, and John ]. McKernan clerk to the
local board Of steamboat inspectors at
PHILADELPHIA.
Evening star., 1894-01-10
A Large California Failure.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1O.-The large
commission house of W. F. Beck & Com
pany of this city, who dealt chiefly in SAL
mon and in dried and earned fruits, has
failed for 100000.
Evening star., 1894-01-10

George 4. Calvert and his wife. Susan p.
A. OF Alexandra. have made an assign
ment for the benefit Of creditors TO W. Il
Walker OF lots 81 and 80 waggamanIs sub
OF Long Meadows. and the improvements
theron. The assets are given at xss 4lo and
the liabilities are S23.l17<s
Evening star., 1894-01-10
Reported by Silsby a Co., bankers ana
brokers. Metropolitan Bank building.

Range of the Thernometee.
The following were the readings Of the ther.
nometer at the weather bureau TODAY: 9 O. m,
10: 2 p. m. IS; maximum. S6; minimum. So
Evening star., 1894-01-10

NORWALK, Ohio, Jan. 1O.-Daniel A.
Baker, jr., cashier Of the First National
Bank. committed suicide this morning abolt
O'Clock by shooting himself with Il re-
volver Just before breakfast he went TO
the side of his hencoop and then fired three
times. He was shot once in the heal
through the left breast and then through
the heart Financial troubles are supposed
to have been the cause OF his rash act.
Evening star., 1894-01-10

The trial of Lewis Redwine for embexxifnr
$l03.Do from the Gate city National Rank
was begun I'm the United States circuit court
at Atlanta, Ga. yesterday.
Evening star., 1894-01-10
AGAINST THE A. r. A.
Proposed Bill to Make 1t Unlawful in
Kentucky,

LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. 10.-Represen-
tative Quigley of McCracken county is
after the A.P.A. with a sharp stick. He in
troduced bill in the Kentucky house pro-
OF societies whose object is to discriminate
between Christians on account of their re-
ligton. The penalty Is fine Of 800 to
$1,000 or Imprisonment from six to twelve
months. or both fine and Jail sentence
Evening star., 1894-01-10
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

The following are the opening. the highest and
the lowest and the closing prices Of the New York
stock market today. reported by CorsU 4
Macartney members New York stock exchange
Correspondents Mcssrs Moore q Schley, No so
Evening star., 1894-01-10
The Tariff Debate.

winch was DeSun late yesterday afternoon.
He was followed by Mr.. Tom Johnson of
Ohio, who began his speech upon the bill
in breezy fashion. He said that at IA st
the committee charged by this House with
the duty Of bringing in a bill for the abolj-
ton of a system which the ma iority of us
have declared a fraud and a ROBBERY have
been heard from. They have given US q
democratic report and a republican bill.
After saying that he was disgusted with
the Dill coming from democratic commit
tee on ways and means, and giving his
reasons, he said:
II believe the result Of the next election
hangs on the action Of the House in this
liar election tomorrow? The November
elections have told us we would be beaten
out OF sight. And the reason of this is that
we have done nothing to redeem our pledges
or shown any disposition to do So .
am far from asserting that the bottom
cause Of the present distress is the tariff.
1t is something greater than that-it is the
monopolization of land, the natural oppor-
tunity OF all employment, the natural pre-
requisite of all wealth, and such distress
must recur again until we come to the only
true mode of raising revenue, the only full
free trade-the single tax But a quick
and sharp reduction of taxation and break
ing down Of the trusts and monopolies that
have grown up from the republican tariff
VIII give large present relief and start
again the wheels of industry. 1t is the part
of political sagacity for us to cut off taxes
SO quickly as to make the head of every
trust in the country swim.
Every republican member will oppose
this bill; every republican paper will de-
nounce it: every ring and trust will fight
1t, Just as strongly, just as bitterly, Just
as persistently as they would oppose the
bill that l would like to introduce. That
bill would be short and simple. 1t would
read: Section I. All import duties and
corresponding internal revenue duties are
hereby abolished and all officials engaged
in collecting such duties are hereby dis
charged.
Section 2. The Secretary of the Treas
ury Is hereby directed to sell all custom
houses and revenue cutters and pay the
proceeds into the treasury
Section 8. This act shall take effect i'm
mediately."
Mr.. johnson was followed by Representa-
tive Dalzell of Pennsylvania, an abstract
Of whose speech will be found elsewhere
Evening star., 1894-01-10

FOR THE RELIEF OF THE POOR.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-16

Attention is called to the fact that for
some time past the superintendent of mo-
tive power of the southwestern system Of
Pennsylvania lines has been successfully in
Producing oil furnaces in the various black
smith shops along the loute. A special
feature of this furnace is the absence of any
stack or other means for carrying off the
product of combustion.
1t has been found by experiment that on
a stack being placed on such furnaces the
temperature cannot be maintained at as
high point as desired, but without stack
the flames and products of combustion
have a tendency to creep out wherever
there is an opening. On this account the
doors in the front of the furnace are most
carefully fitted, an additional precautior
being to protect the buckstaffs in the i'm
mediate vicinity of the doors by extending
out rib of friedrich from the front wall
These furnaces when first installed, and a
the then low price of oil, gave an econom!
of about 80 per cent over that of coal fur
naces and an increased output of % pc
cent-the economy not being wholly due
however, to the difference in the cost of fuel
but also to the reduction of labor, there be
ing no shoveling of coal and ashes.-Nev
York Sun.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-16

Mr.. Z. p. O'Connor suggests that were
a dozen members of the house of commons
to have to select man with whom to pass
six months alone on a desert island they
would all choose Mr.. John Morley. Well,
/ should not And this | say without any
impuJation on Mr. Morley as a man Of va
ried knowledge and agreeable temper |
should take Conservative with the cheer
full disposition of Mark Tapley, with a wide
conve rsational store, differing from me
upon every conversational subject and pos
sessel of IA Crusoe ability in knocking up
an abode, milking goats, etc.
can imagine nothing more horrible than
this eternal companionship. This pair
woul / be so sick Of each other within three
months that each would be almost justi
fed in killing the other. And one of the
reasons why should not relish Mr.. Nor
ley for my companion is that if he did not
kill me | should probably kill him. Clear
ly, therefore, my companion ought to be q
Conservative.
l once knew two men who determined t(
pass the rest of their lives on "a small islanC
just outside the gulf of Spezzia Being rich
they had comfortable house built fol
themselves on the island and started oil
their Siamese twin experience. Within
few months they had divided the island in
to two equal parts. Each lived on his par
and forbade the other to enter it.-Labou
chere.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-16

made photographs of General and Mrs
Grant from the beginning of his admins
tration in 1872 up TO his death. dis
tinctly recall one occasion when | went tC
the White House to make photograph OF
him.
Expedite matters as much as pos
sible, " he said when he came in from his
office, "for there are Is patriots waiting &c
see me who are anxious to serve theil
country" His method of speaking it was
quite as grim as the humor itself.
Only two persons who have faced my
camera never spoke a single word during
the whole operation. They were ex-Sen'
ator Thurman-"The Old Roman"-and
Richard Croker. l firmly believe that
Thurman could have remained in the one
position for half a day without moving a
muscle or opening his lips.
The most sedate of photographers could
not have refrained from laughing when
the famous Senator David Davis, who
weighed $50 pounds, said, as his eyes twin
killed., "Please make me as thin as you
can. &c. Pach in New York Herald.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-16

In report by the board of griculture on
the distribution of grants for agricultural
education in Great Britain is a chapter of
special research in cheddar cheesemaking.
The author, Mr.. f. j. Lloyd, says: at APP
pears more and more probable that all
taints and peculiarities which are injurious
to cheese, as also all the changes which
combine to produce n good or first rate
cheese are due to bacteria"
After reading this, consumers of cheese
will long to be told how they may distin
guish the benevolent from the malevolent
microbe, and how the one may be cult
waited at the expense of the other Mr.
Lloyd does his best to satisfy their curiosi
ty, and it is comforting to learn that of the
many organisms which have been found
"only one can be said to be invariably pres
ent." This is the benevolent Acidi lactici,
which is essential to the production of a
good cheese, and there is ground at pres
ent for the assumption that no other varie.
ty is necessary
But how to keep the others out is the
question. Mr.. Lloyd says they do not come
in at the open door or window of the dairy
but hide in crannies, where little decom
| posing milk or other animal or vegetable
matter may supply all the food which thest
organisms need to enable them to grow anC
multiply" The moral of this for cheese
makers obviously is, Be scrupulously clean
London News.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-16
How Fast Does Thought Travel?

Professor Donders of Utrecht has made
some interesting experiments in regard to
the rapidity of thought. By means of two
instruments, which he calls the 'neomata-
Telegraph" and the Observation-Disclosures" he
obtained some important results. His eX-
periments show that it takes the brain .067
of a second to elaborate a single idea Writ.
ing in regard to this, Professor Donders
says: Doubtless the time required for the
brain TO act is not the same in all individu,
ais. l believe, however, that my instru.
ments may be perfected until we will be
able to determine the mental caliber of our
friends without our friends knowing that
we are testing their aptness." The profes.
sor further says: For the eye to receive an
impression requires or of second and fol
the ear to appreciate a sound .049 of sec.
ond is necessary These curious expert
ments have established one fact at least
viz, that the eye acts with nearly double
the rapidity of the ear. "-Philadelphia
Press.