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FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
In the Senate.

12rH DAY.-The Senate devoted the ses-
sion TO addresses in connection with the ac-
ceptance and placing in Statuary Hall ofthe
marble statues of General John Stark and
Daniel Webster, presented by ths State OF
New Hampshire.
luton asking Secretary Herbert why war
shin should not be stationed at Honolulu.
Mr.. Sherman offered an amendment to
the Railroad Pooling bill, which requires
sleeping car companies to provide safe for
the projection and care OF all valuables car
ried by passengers without charge to them.
Mr.. Uockrell introduced bill providing
for new boundary between the Indian Ter
ritory and Oklahoma.
In the House.
18th DAY.-The House devoted most Of Its
time to the addresses In connection with the
acceptance and placing In the Statuary Hall
of the Capitol OF the marble statues OF Gem
eral John Stark and Daniel Webster, pre-
sented by the State OF New Hampshire. The
ceremonies began 2 p. n. Governor
Smith and Staff and members OF the Execu-
tive Council OF New Hampshire were ad-
mitted to the floor and took seats In the
rear Of the centre section OF the hall. The
letter of Governor Smith to Speaker Crisp,
formally presenting the statues, was read.
1Is
Speeches we're then made by Representatives
Baker and Blair, of New Hampshire Powers
ami Grout, OF Vermont Everett dMorse, OF
Massachusetts, and Curtis, Of New York, after
which the resolutions were adopted
Messrs. Sperry and Brosius spoke on the
Carlisle Currency bill.-Mr. BreckinridRe
reported an urgent deficiency bill appropriat-
ing S300,0OO for the census, $125,0OO Tor
salaries and $175,000 for printing the re-
port.
discussion OF the Currency bill, and the chief
event was the proposal by Chairman Sprin-
ger, of the Banking Committee, OF sub
stitute for the Carlisle bill. Messrs. Pendle-
ton, Russell, Slckles, McLaurin and Raw-
Inns took part In the debate.
17TH DAY.-Mr. Bryan introduced two
joint resolutions, one OF which makes o
President Ineligible to succeed himself and
the other makes President ineligible to
second tern.-The Currency and Banking
bill was before the House. There was but
one speaker in favor Of the bill, Mr.. Coombs.
There were three speakers against the bill,
Mr.. Bell, Mr.. Bowers and Mr.. Bryan. Be
fore the discussion Of the bill was entered
upon several bills were passed BY unanimous
consent. nt.-At $40 p. m. the House, under
the operation of the concurrent resolution
providing for a holiday recess, adjourned
until Thursday, January 8, 1885.
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MASSACRED BY THE JAPS.
HORRIDBARBARITIESATT THE
TAKING OF PORT ARTHUR.

Over Two Thousand Defenseless In
habitants Wantonly Put to the
Sword-Three Days Of Slaughter
China is Now Virtually at the
Mercy Of Japan.
James Creelman, the correspondent In the
Orient Of the New York World, has furnished
full details OF the taking OF Port Arthur by
the Japanese army, under command of Field
Marshal Oyama, and the massacre OF the
Chinese inhabitants. His account abounds
In horrors. There is no longer, he says. a
Chinese army, and the advance OF the jap
anese Is a pure march OF conquest. Regarding
the barbarous destruction OF life by the jap
anese, Mr.. Creelman completely exposes the
Japanese authorities attempts to excuse or
make It appear less horrible. Great efforts
were made to induce the war correspondents
on the scene to shut their eyes to the real
character OF the wilful and brutal waste Of
life. It was the law OF wai to kill the
soldiers OF the enemy who resisted and could
not be taken prisoners It was argued. But
the correspondents would not be hood
winked, and pointed to the murder OF hun
dreds Of unoffending Inhabitants, woman
and children, and refused to conceal from
the world the bloody work Of the armed as
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The Image Had Vanished.

The experiments made BY B.E.pruden ana ana
Fred S. Marsh, expert micro-photoeraFMMels M.C
OF jamestown, N. Y, on the eyes OF MRS.
Shearman, one OF the women murdered IN
Busti few days before, resulted in ial1I5e. lIIe
1t was alleged that microscope eAain.na- annn
tion OF the dead woman's eyes by i've respon-
sible men revealed the image OF the mur-
derer photographed on the retina, and the
object Of the experiments, which were ere con- n3n
tinued all nignt, was to reproduce the PIC,
ture by the micro-photography process. II
the photograph was really uOon the retina %
it was lost by the removal of the eye from
the socket.
The Rev. Mr. Stoddard. OF Brooklyn, and
the officers present in the house when the
microscope was used with startling effect, Ne i.
said that they are willing to take oath as to
sna t,,th of their statement concerning the
f,nure on the eye andtheir accounts ag zee In
the smallest particular. They insist rs ;Is that II
they should see the murderer IN clothing
,rhiob he wore at the murder they could
readily % identity him by their recollection Of
hs photograph on the eyeo Mrs. shearman'
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Stone Meal.

A German chemist asserts that t4stone
meal natural rocks ground to minute
fneness) is superior to all other sub
stances as fertilizer, and he even ate,
tacks the use of manure and fertiliz-
ers as being the sources of nearly all
diseases among the human family as
we'll as among animals. This chemist
claims that our soils are composed OF
the same elements as the primary
rocks, the earthly material from the
latter, associated with gypsum and
lime, in combination with water and
the atmosphere, under the influenced
of the warmth and light OF the, sun
producing the plants which noqris
man and beast. He states that ! tss1
ashes of plants show about as much
potash and soda as lime and magnesla,
and that potash and soas are not only
interchangeable, but may also be re-
placed in most plants to consider
able extent by lime and magnesia,
which new theory he proves by Wit I
uesses who have tested for the pur-
pose of demonstrating it as a fact. He
also asserts that hydrocarbons,
through the adjunction of earth and
ammonia, become albumen. and that
albumeu easily undergoes change
into fat, as may be seen IN cheese,
and as the meat of the ham passes into
fat.
he asserts that nitrogen in the form
of carbonate Is injurious to piants,
and is unnecessary in the soil II the
soil contains q suficiencY OF tixed
basic substances (alkslies and alkaline
earths) as plants will easily produce
the needed nitrogen from the atmos-
phere. ae refutes the supposltlon
that stone meal is not soluble by re-
ferring to the use of silica by plants,
which is one of the most insolubie
substances entering into the compost
tion of plants, yet there is no plant
food which is more plentiful, or more
easily appropriated by plants than
silica, and there is not root, stem,
a leaf or fruit which does not contain
silicic acid.
The claim is made that if farmers,
instead of removing their stones and
rocks, will grind them to an impaipa,,
bic powder by heating the rocks ana
them so as to easily grind them, will
apply from 500 to 1000 pounds per
acre Tor more), thus adding to the
original soil, the crops will be more
abundant and of better quality than
when fertilizers are used, while the
cost will he much less. AS these sub
stances are plentiful, they are within
the reach of all.-New York World.
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LATER NEWS.

RICHARD CaoKEa denounced W. Bourke
Cochran in New York City for gossiping and
inspiring newspaper attacks against Croker,
challenged Cochran to debate before the
Tammany Executive Committee, urged him
to 20 before the Lexow Committee to tell
what he knows and said II the challenge was
disregarded he would demand o personal
explanation whenever he meets him.
s1rEEx-rKAR-o1D ANNIE LISDHRBtAIRD,
disappointed in love, shot herself to death
at her home In Brooklyn; Conrad Haule
blew out his brains with pistol In Ho-
'boken, N. J.; Andrew Olsen hanged himself
near Burlington, N. j., and James Mulcahy
strangled himself in Brooklyn.
SAMUEL @. sEELy. the deiaulting book
keeper Of the National Shoe and Leather
Bank, New York City, was sentenced
in the United States Circuit Court to
eight years st hard labor In the Kings County
Penitentiary. In collusion with Baker, who
committed suicide, he stole sa5o,ooo.
FrsE In the lumber district Of Burlington,
VT, resulted In loss Of e15o,o00.
THE requisi.ion papers which Governor
Hogg. OF Texas, forwarded to Governor
Mitchell, Of Florida, for Henry NJ Flagler,
the Standard OIL msgnate, were duly
honored, It was supposed the Texas Gov.
ernor would send an officer to arrest MIR.
Flagler and take him to Texas.
Two distinct shocks OF earthquake were
noticed in Idaho, one so severe as to knock
the plastering from buildings and ring bells.
The cliff House, San Francisco, Cal, was
burned, but the loss Is not over s2o, 600.
Mayor-elecs Adolph sutro's new S5oo,o
bath-house was in great danger for time.
SECRETARY CARLISLE issued an order re-
organizing the Supervising Architects Office
OF the United States Treasury Department.
SECRETARY LAMONT issued an order placing
Judge Advocate General D. G. Swain on the
retired list Of the Army.
JApAN's third army, under Count saigo,
has landed In China, on the coast OF Shan
tung, west Of che-foo, and Is occupying
Sha-ho.
Ex-Po11cE CAPTAIN JOHN T. STEPHENSON,
Of New York City, who was convicted OF
bribery, was sentenced. to three years and
nine months In State Prison by Judge 1ngrs-
ham, who also imposed fine Of $1,000.
EDWARD R. CARTER, OF Brooklyn, for the
last twenty-nine years employed IN the
National Bank Of Commerce, and for five
years transfer and coupon clerk, con-
fessed to defalcations amounting to between
$4,000 and $4,000. He is locked up at
Police Headquarters
A sNowsronM prevailed throughout the
Middle Atlantic States. ~
s. J. TEMPLE, q guard In the Ohio Peni-
tentiary, at Columbus, was severely injured
Joseph O'Day, q prisoner, was killed. and
John Gardener, another prisoner, badly In
iured in an uprising in the penitentiary.
WESLEY, Mimi, and neighboring settle
ments are afflicted with plague OF diph-
therla. There are no doctors and the cases
are multiplying. There have been ITO deaths
and ninety new cases are reported.
THE officers Of the United States cruiser
Detroit, which carried back to Italy the
Vatican exhibits at the Chicago Worlds
Fair, have been received by Leo XIII.
TWENTY-FIVE lives were lost by the wreck
Of the British steamer Abydos, In the recent
storm. ....
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THE LABOR WORLD.

IN Chicago girls are now employed to run
elevators.
THE next annual convention OF the New
York State Federation OF Labor will be held
In Albany.
CARPENTERS In the car shops OF the Phila-
delphia and Reading Road now work on the
piece work plan.
In Russia all regular officers and employees
on State railroads must retire on reaching
their fifty-fifth year.
JOHN BURNS, OF Boston, Mass, has drivon
a hack tor forty years, and claims to have
the record for long driving.
CORRESPONDENCE with manufacturers
shows that 1912 per cent. more men are en-
ployed now than year ago.
AT Limoges, France, during 1891, twenty
two young women employed to paint porce-
lain ware died Of lead poisoning
UNEMPLOYED workmen in Pullman and
Kensington, Chicago, suffering for food, are
circulating petitions asking State and city
aid.
In Chicago, in the various lines allied un-
der the name Of the furniture trade there
are 2s, 900 men employed, by total OF 276
firms, pig and little.
JOHN MCBRIDE was elected President OF the
American Federation of Labor at Denver,
Col. Socialists ore alleged to rejoice at
Gompers's beating.
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KILLED AT A CROSSING.

A Carriage Containing Five Persons
Struck by an Express.
The south-bound express on the South
Jersey Railroad crashed into q carriage
containing Ave persons at half-past nine
o'clock, p. M, at vineland, N. j., killing
three Of them. The killed were: Mary Ann
Jones. fourteen years old, OF Rtchland, N.
J. Mrs. william D. Lewis, forty-fve years
old, OF East Vineland; Jonathan Lewis,
fourteen years old, son of Mrs. William d.
Lewis.
In the carriage also were Mrs. David j.
Jones, Jr.. mother of Mary Ann, and Miss
Mary Lewis, eighteen years old, daughter OF
Mrs. Lewis. They escaped unhurt.
The party had attended services at the
Congregational Church, In Rlchland. The
crossing at this point is very dangerous ow-
ing to sharp curve OF the railroad just be-
fore reaching the wagon road. The runo,
and the noise OF the wind drowned the
sound Of an approaching train, and the
party WAS not aware OF the nearness OF the
locomotive until the wheels OF the carriage
were on the railroad track. At this instant
the horse became frightened and balked:
As the glare OF the locomotive headlight
flashed on the carriage Mrs. Jones, who WAS
sitting on the front seat with Jonathan
Lewis, screamed and sprung forward to the
ground.< At the same moment Miss Lewis,
who had been on the back seat, jumped back
ward through the carriage curtain and land
cd In place of safe,J. The others were in
stantly killed.
The bodies Of Mrs. Lewis and her son were
hurled nearly a hundred lest, landing on
opposite sides OF the track. The Jones girl
was caught on the front Of the engine ana
carried about 1900 feet. The body OF the
boy was badly mutiliated.
Both Mr.. Lewis and Mr.. Jones are pros
porous farmers, we'll known in the vicinity
of their homes, and all day neighbors VS.
tied the houses trying to comfort the Pc
reaved families. Jonathan was Mr.. Lewis
only son. There are seven other children,
tho youngest almost baby, and the famiiy
Ind hean Manning for q merry Chrlstmas.
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Foreign.


A DISPATCH from Sydney, New South
Wales, says It Is stated there that the real
Sir Roger Tichborne has been found In an
insane asylum at Paramatta under the name
OF William Cresswell.
TIE British Government was reported TO
have offered aid to Newfoundland because
business on the island was completely at a
standstil.
TIE Emperor of China granted plenipo.
tentiary powers to Chang Yin Huan to make
peace with Japan. "
A FIERCE battle was fought between the
fugitive Chinese garrison OF Hai-Cheng and
Japanese force under General katsura the
Chinese were defeated.
TIE trial at Paris of Captain Albert Drey-
fus, charged with having sold plans OF
Notifications and other French Government
secrets to foreign agents, was concluded.
The court martial found the accused guilty.
The sentence was that he be confined In
some fortified place for the term OF his
natural life and suffer degradation from all
military rank and honors.
CHOLERA has appeared In Argentina, and
Uruguay has declared quarantine against
her.
PLEuRo-PNEUKoNIA has been detected In
cattle from the United States landed at Ant
very, Belgium.
MAIL adyices from Samoa confirm the news
Of the death OF Robert Louis Stevenson, the
author.
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KILLED IN A COLLISION.

The Manchester Express Runs Into 81
Goods Trains Near Chelford.
Fifteen persons were killed and fifty in
jured by a collision in England between the
Manchester express and a goods train. The
express train was filed with persons going
home for the holidays and was proceedInga al
high speed for Cheltord, the next stop,
fourteen miles distant. The Crewe freight
Train was switching across the main line
The engineer Of the express did not see the
other train until his locomotive was close
hpon It. The brakes were applied instantly,
but without perceptible effect. There was
terrific crash, and several cars went to pieces
ike pssteboard. The injuries oftwenty per-
sons are severe.
II Is reported that the accident was caused
by the high wind overthrowing part OF the
reight train.
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Peace is at Hand.

Important dispatches have been received
from Toxic which indicate clearly that,
practically, the war between China and japan
Is ended. Whatever instructions have been
conveyed to the commanders OF the respec-
tive military and naval forces from the gov
erning powers ofthe two empires Is not told
in the ndvices, but assurances are given In
quarters known to be thoroughly cognizant
OF diplomatic affairs that the Emperor OF
China has been prevailed upon to hasten
Commissioners to Japan, and that these en-
voys have such power Of concession as will
without doubt enable them to bring about
an immediate and thorough end OF hcstili-
ties.
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suit that he was taken back into the fold OF
the Catholic Church, but he could not cele-
brate mass publicly unless he obtained per-
mission from the Archbishop OF some do
cese. Archbishop Corrigan recently gaye
him this permission. and the masses he cele-
brated at the Church OF the Holy Cross were
the first he had celebrated In public since he
was cut away from the Catholic Church.
Many OF the immense congregation were
DR.. McGIynn's old parishioners at st. Ste
phen's and all were wrought up to state OF
intense emotional excitement. Women and
even men shed tears when he emerged from
the sacristy, and an exu!tant murmur, that
would have been shout of applause but for
the restraining influence OF the environment
and the occasion, broke from their parted
lips. Not only werethe pews occupied to their
fullest capacity, but every inch Of space In
the aisle and close up to the altar rail was
packed.
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How Bees Visit Flowers.

Tn America it has been observed
that bees often bore tubular corollas
in order to get at the nectar OF flow
ers. instead OF entering by the mouth,
as humble bees do in Europe. In
essays on the cross-fertlllzation OF
flowers, this supposed anomaly has
been the subject of much comment.
It now appears that the bumblebees OF
Europe and America have Identical
habits in regard to the manner in
which the visits to flowers are made,
and that it is the class of insects known
as the carpenter bee, or the borer,
which works in the outside manner
indicated. New York Independent.
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POPULAR SCIENCE.

~
The skeleton of prehistoric bird
has been found in mound in Idaho.
An apparatus is on trial in Great
Britain which, it is claimed, viii abate
the sewer gas nuisance in large cities.
Black pearls are mostly found in
the black-lipped oyster Of Lower Cali
fornia, and being so rare and precious.
are eagerly sought for. "
Remains of the Orohippers, an ex-
tinot species Of horse found in the Bad
Lands of North Dakota, proved that
it had five toes and was not larger
than goat.
There are now 80, ,2s9 specimens in
the Army Medical Museum at Wash
ington. The number of specimens re-
ceived during the year ending june
30, 1894, was 1858. &,
The regions OF the world which
have the greatest rainfall seem to be !
the regions where the largest number
OF thunderstorms OCCUR. Thus along
the equator fifty to 100, or over,
thunderstorms occur annually.
DR.. Elliott Coues has lately been
elected honorary member of. the Min I
nesota Historical Society in recogni-
tion of his extensive ORIGINAL re-
searches in Mississippian history In !
connection with .Zebulon M. Pixies
expedition to the sources of that river.
The engineers appointed by the
War Department to determine the
greatest practicable length of g span
for suspension bridge report that it,
is not only possible but practicable to-
build six-track suspension bridge,
with span of 5000 feet, at q cost OF
$23, 900, 900.
The winter days in Sweden are only
six hours long. In the northern part I
of the peninsula the sun does not rise
once for two months This is made
up for. however, by the sunny sum-.
mer. In the North the sun does not
set for. weeks and weeks, an endless
day. The most glorious sight Of all
the Northland is the midnight sun.
The telephone is now much used on
Australian sheep ranches, and it is
also employed with success on q large
Montana ranch. The shepherds re-
ceiye their orders from six stations
communicating with central point.
In this way they are kept informed as 5
to the movements of their associates,
and given due notice of other matters
which are II aid to them in their
work. 4
Enormous numbers Of robins con-
gregate nightly in o marsh near St..
Louis. Every winter's night the
trees are laden with the birds at
roost. At daybreak they rise together
in dense cloud, and in 9 few minutes
the place is deserted. The birds fly.
to their various feeding places. fifty
or 100 miles away, and return every
| evening to the common shelter, as
long as the cold weather lasts.
The epidemics of, the Middle Ages
were frightful in their severity, espe-
cially in the larger cities. Mr.. Bur-!
ton, of the English Institute Of Civil
Engineers, writing on the water sup;
ply, of towns and cities. says that this
high death rate was nearly always due
to bad or insufficient water supply
He says the cost of water works is gem
orally repaid within a few years by
the saving in fire losses. He insists,
however, that the question is not OF:
goetting good water cheap. but OF get.
ting it at any price.
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hills with their protectors. The town was
sacked from end to end and the inhabitants
were butchered In their own homes.
About 5 o'clock there was sound OF mu-
sic on the parade ground, where all the Gen
erals were assembled with the Field Marsha!
all save Noghi, who had gone In pursuit OF
the retreating enemy. What cheering and
what hand-shaking! What solemn strains
from the bard! And all the while We could
hear the rattle OF rife volleys In the streets.
and knew TINT helpless people Of the town
we're being slaughtered in cold blood and
their homes plllaged.
That was the coolest night OF the year.
The thermometer dropped to twenty de.
grees above zero. While the women and
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IMAGE IN HER EYE.
Microscope and Camera Used to DIS
cover a Murderer.

cover a Murderer.
Photographic science may have given tne
first tangible clew to the identity OF the muir
derer of Mrs. Shearman AMI Mrs. Davis at
Busti, N. Y.
Several have been the suspects and the
clews followed up without success, but the
Impression OF the murderer has been tomn1
on the retiua OF Mrs. Shearman's eye. Inc
photograph was taken by Fred. s, Marsh,
local photo2 rapher, and to him Is due the
oredit OF having originated the Idea Oh eh-
amining the organ. -, ~.
THE e1istsncs OF the impression OF tne
murderer on the eye was first diseoVered oy
means OF powerful microscope. Uniortun-
ately the features Of the man could NOT pe
seen. us the view obtained shows only th'
hack and a very little OF the 81 le. An appsr.
emily big man Is represented, with ousng
whiskers and wearing a long overcoat. line
trousers appear TO be badly wrnkled
The Coroner has taken out both tue eyss
Of the murdered woman, and another pnoto'
graph will bs taken by another pnotosra
pher. No impression was discoveraoie Oh
Mrs. Dayis's eyes.