The Daily bulletin., 1895-03-04

SAN FRaScIsco, Feb L..
UNITED STATES.

Judge Handley died at Scranton,
Pa, aged 63, leaving an estate valued
at several million dollars.
Available cash balance in treasury,
February Is: Sl48,25S,3l3; gold re-
serve, SiS,Si3,6S7.
Delaware, Oregon aud Idaho legis.
latures have senatorial election dead
locks.
Easton, Maryland, was in flames
at last accounts, the whole town be-
ing threatened with destruction.
Pierre Lorillard is likely TO send
a string of horses to England for
turf contests.
j. McParlin, secretary OF the Peo-
ple's party for New York State, pre-
diets the birth Of new party on
March 4, with a platform OF bimetal-
lism aud protection.
According to the Chicago Times
an English syndicate has bought out
the Elgin and the Waltham watch
companies at valuation OF $4,000
600. These companies turn out 80
percent Of the watches made in the
United States.
The question OF re-submission OF
the prohibitory amendment was
finally defeated in the North Dakota
House.
Suow has fallen at San Antonio,
Texas, for the first time in five years.
1t fell during the worst storm in fii-
ty years.
The Committee on Woman Sal
frage OF the Massachusetts Legisla-
ture has decided, to 3, to report a
bill in favor OF municipal suffrage
for women.
In South Dakota the House de-
feated the resolution for constitu-
tional amendment giving women the
right OF suffrage which had passed
the Senate.
The loss by the burning OF The
Dougherty and Wadsworth silk
mills, Paterson, n. j., is 100000. A
thousand hands are thrown out OF
employment.
Coal was offered in carload lots at
Sl.lO ton on the tracks in Chicago
recently. This was the lowest price
touched since the coal war COM
menced.
About fifty farmers came into
Kearney, Neb., during the recent
storm, Tor relief supplies They
broke into car on the Union Pacific
tracks and elped themselves.
The rescue by the Umbria Of the
crew OF the French bark Jean Bap-
tisie has been the means of bringing
together two brothers who had not
heard of one another for fourteen
years.
Thomas Parker, arrested at Rich
mond, Va, for alleged swindling a
farmer on gold brick fraud, is now
charged with having swindled large
number OF people to the total amount
OF 100000.
General +. S. Bragg aud OK Gov
ernor Peck are the leading candi-
dates to succeed the late ex-Gov-
ernor Gray as Minister to Mexico.
Seattle and Tacoma are competing
to get the site for the proposed U. S.
Army post on Puget Sound.
Julia Marlowe is suing the India
napolis Journal for S25, COO damages,
for an article condemning in ad-
vance the theatrical company she
was engaged with.
The Court OF Appeals in Washing
ton has upheld the income tax law.
Senator Perkins, from the CON-
mitteo on education and labor, has
submitted bill to provide for the
arbitration Of labor disputes. 1t is
estimated in the committees report
that the aggregate loss to all con-
cerned on account OF strikes during
the past six years has been S98 1885,,
S59.
SUGAR IN CONGRESS.
The Senate finance committee re.
ported favorably the bill repeating
the one-tenth discriminating duty
on sugar from countries paying q
sugar bounty, and Mr.. Aldrich sub
mitted motion to recommit the bill
to the committee with instructions
to add provisions for reciprocity, &
bounty on domestic sugar, and fol
meeting the treasury deficiencies re
sulting from the removal OF the duty
on sugar. No action was taken OF
the motion.
THE SEAL FISHERIES QUESTION,
A scheme adopted by the Hous'
ways and means committee is to au
thorize the President to invite th'
governments OF Great Britain, Rus
sia and Japan to unite with tn
United States in sending join
commission to investigate the sea
fisheries OF the North Pacific anC