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The record-union., 1896-02-21
BRITISH PARLIAMENT.
Matters Considered In the House of
Commons.

Commons.
+. LONDON, Feb. 20-In the House of
Commons to-day A. j. Balfour, First
Lord of the Treasury and leader of the
Conservative majority, proposed a
drastic alteration of the procedure of
the House. Hitherto Friday has been
allotted to discussion of private MEM
bers' bills. Henceforth, according to
Mr.. Balfour's proposal, the discussion
of the Government S estimates must be
completed within a period including
twenty consecutive Fridays. This
alteration involves the time limit
method suggested by Mr. Chamberlain
in former years, and based upon the
American model.
James F. Hogan, member for Middle
Tipperary, asked the Government what
was the prospect of the return of ex-
King Mataafa and his banished fol-
lowers to Samoa.
George n. Curzon, Parliamentary Sec
retary for Foreign Affairs, replied that
there was no prospect of their return.
Mr.. Balfour, in reply to a question
asked by Sir WILLIAM II. Houldsworth,
member for Northwest Manchester
said it was not true that Germany had
approached Great Britain with a view
of the conclusion of a monetary agree
ment. The British Government, he
said, was willing to consider the matter
of reopening the Indian mints, if such
a provision could be made part of
satisfactory scheme of currency re-
form.
Mr.. Curzon, replying to a question by
Sir Ellis Ashmead Bartlett, said that
Great Britain regarded Russia's pledge
given in 1886 not to occupy Corea under
any circumstances as still binding.
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ted on behalf of G. M. Murphy to the
racing board, the suspension upon him
has been raised.
Records accepted-Class B, unpaced,
standing start. against time, by F. G..
Barnett, El Paso, Tex, December 27,
1895, one mile, 2:35 4-5s three miles,
Sol %; four miles, 10:46 %; five
miles, 1884 1-5; six miles, 1928 90;
seven miles, 1912 2-5; eight miles.
22:02 40; nine miles, 24:50 %; ten
miles, 21 81 %; eleven miles, 1924 20;
twelve miles. 33:13 2-5; thirteen miles,
36.06A; fourteen miles, 3S:571a; fifteen
miles. Al 81; sixteen miles, Al :4615; sew
enteen miles, 47:22; eighteen miles,
50:39; nineteen miles, 53:311a; twenty
miles. $500; twenty miles, 59:1S
3-5; twenty-five miles, 1:02:09 %;
twenty three miles, 1:05:04 3-5; twenty
four miles, 1:0S:04 20; twenty five
miles, 1:10:57 2-5.
Reinstated in amateur class A. w.
Cleaver, Los Angeles, Cal.
The record-union., 1896-02-21

JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 20.-The ex-
plosion of dynamite which occurred at
Viedendorp, a suburb of this city, last
evening was more disastrous than was
at first believed Eight railway cars
loaded with dynamite were being
switched from one track to another
when the explosion took place. At the
spot where the dynamite exploded a
hole 80 feet deep, 200 feet long and so
feet wide was made in the earth, and
every house within half a mile was
razed to the ground.
Forty bodies have been found, and the
search is only beginning. Two hun
dred injured have been taken to the
hospitals, where several of them have
died. Comparatively few white per-
sons We're killed.
Viedendorp, the scene of the calamity,
is a suburb of Johannesburg. In it are
huddled members of the poorer classes
of whites, Malays, Kaffirs and Chinese,
who subsist for the most part by doing
odd jobs about the place. which is a
railway transfer station for the mining
districts.
Among the freight cars standing on
the shunt mines at Viedendorp yester-
day were eight trucks loaded with dyn-
amite, hidden under canvas coverings
to protect ii from the rain and SUM-
The explosion was so awful in in
tensity that the ground for miles around
was convulsed as if by an earthquake
Houses rocked and fell, and masses of
iron, earth, stone, wood and human re-
mains were hurled skyward.
The windows Of almost every house
in Johannesburg We're broken and peo-
pie were blown through the air like
straws before a gust of wind
The effects of the explosion could be
seen over a radius of more than mile,
and almost everything within half a
mile from where the trucks had been
shunted for the night was crushed by
the dynamite beyond redemption. The
iron work was twisted and torn, stones
were destroyed and brick work pulver-
lied.
On the ground were the blackened
shapes of human remains, limbs, heads
and trunks, ,scorched and torn.
The latest estimate places the number
of the killed at over 100. Most of the
victims were poor Beers.
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WALLER PARDONED.
lie VIII Not Bring suit for Damages
in the French Courts.

in the French Courts.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-Secretary
Olney to-day received the following dis
patch from ambassador Eustis at
Paris: THE President signed this
morning Walters pardon. Orders have
been issued for his release"
There does not seem to be any inten-
ton on the part of Mr.. Walters counsel
or of his friends to take advantage Of
the offer made by the United States
Embassador, under instructions from
the State Department, to enter suit for
damages in the French Courts, with
the United States Embassador provid-
ing the requisite security for cost. On
the contrary the Waller family find
that the United States on the facts as
disclosed decline to make any interna-
tional affair out of Walters offense, and
are contemplating his return to Kansas,
from which State he was originally ap-
pointed Consul at Tamatave, Mada-
gascar. Mrs. Waller is said to be at
present in Baltimore making arrange
ments for this purpose.
The record-union., 1896-02-21
CYCLING CIRCLES
Final Bulletin of the Retiring Board
of the l.. A. w.

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 20-The final
bulletin of the retiring board Of 1895
of the League of American Wheelmen
has been issued by Chairman Gideon as
follows:
Suspended-A1ex. Reinecke, Elkan-
der Iowa. is permanently suspended
from all track racing under league aus
pices.
Declared Observation-Disclosures Hall,
Mound City, Iowa; Casey Castleman
Los Angeles, Cal
At the meeting of the racing board
on February 10th, at Baltimore, Hamil-
tons record for the unpaced mile in
200 2-5 paced to the tape by tandem)
was rejected. The professional record
of A. f. Sem, unpaced. FIVE miles, was
considered. and it was decided that
this record should also be thrown out
In view of the new evidence submit
The record-union., 1896-02-21
ARMENIAN RELIEF.
Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars CabIed
to COnStantinopIe


NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-The National
Armenian Relief Committee to-day re-
ceived the following cable message
from Miss Clara Barton:
'Freest entrance granted. Assistants
leave for Harpoot, Aleppo and other
provinces Immediately Must draw
funds now
In response to this the committee
to-day sent $4,000 by cable to Con-
stantinople and will send forward other
sums Immediately.
The committee makes the following
announcement: Large amounts are
urgently required. 1t is known that
many have delayed giving, owing to
uncertainty of the funds reaching the
sufferers. No further doubt should
be sent, but funds should be sent at once
to Brown Bros. & Co., 80 Wall street,
New York City
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Kflled Her Two Chiidren.

NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-Mrs. George
kelso of 14S West Ninety eighth street,
this afternoon killed her two children.
Estelle, years old, and Radford, ,
years, by shooting them with a revolver
and she then attempted suicide by cut
ting an artery in her left forearm. She
was temporarily insane at the time. A
physician attended the woman, and she
was placed under arrest.
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Denied a Pardon.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-President
Cleveland, in denying a pardon to F.
NJ O. Holston, convicted in Oregon of
forgery in a pension case, says he is
decidedly in favor of strict punishment
in a case like this which involves the
.'swindling of a poor and needy veteran
and a prostitution of the benevolent in
tentions of the Government as en-
bodied in its pension law
The record-union., 1896-02-21
OFF FOR THE BATTLE-GROUND
FitzSimmOnS and Maher to Settle the
Question Of Superiority To-day.
The Pugilists Left Last Night for the
Mexican Border.

by Ten Carloads of the
Sporting Fraternfty-The Ring to be
Pitched on Mexican Soil, But the
Exact Location is Kept a Secret, in
Order to Evade the Authorities
Betting ON the Result One Hundred
to seyenty-Five on Fitzsimmons.
The record-union., 1896-02-21
Depot burned.

PROVIDENCE (R. y, Feb. 2O.-Fire
started in the Union Depot at midnight
part of the depot containing the bag
gage room was saved, but the remainder
was completely gutted.
The record-union., 1896-02-21
WHICH SHALL IT BIZ?
Recognition Of Belliserent Rights for In
SurS0ntS or independence?
The Cuban Question Debated at Length
in the Senate.

During Consideration oT the Indian
Appropriation Bill in the House
Representative Wilson of Ohio De-
parts From the Text Before Him
and Makes speech on the Tariff
Question to Boom Mckinley for the
Presidential Nomination.
The record-union., 1896-02-21
A BOILER EXPLODES.
Two Men Fatally and Three Others
Badly Injured.

CHICAGO, Feb. 20.-Five men were
seriously injured, two fatally, by the
explosion of a boiler on the World Fair
grounds this morning. John Swan and
John Obron were fatally sealded and
William Murray will lose his eyesight.
Michael Sherry and John Colvin were
scalded. The men were engaged in
dredging, and the boiler was used to
furnish power for their work.
The record-union., 1896-02-21
Bill signed by the President.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20-The Pres
ident has signed the bill to extend the
mineral land laws Of the United States
to lands embraced in the north half Of
the Colville Indian Reservation
The record-union., 1896-02-21
OVER A HUNDRED KILLED.
The Result Of the Dynamite Explosion
Near johannesburg Wednesday,
Beside Two Hundred Injured Taken to
the Hospitals.

Eight Carloads of Dynamite Which
Were Being Switched From One
Track to Another Blew Up, Tear
ing Great Hole in the Earth and
Razfng to the Ground Every House
Within Half Mile of the Accident.
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CONTINUED on Eighth Page.)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-05
RUNAWAY CARS.
Dashed Into Passenger Train
on Steep Grade.
Bad Smashup on Consolidated, But
No Casualties.

BRAINTREE, Mass, Oct 5.-An out
ward bound Cape train on the Consoli-
dated was partially wrecked near this
station early this morning fugitive
cars which had broken from freight
train and whieb, descending sharp
grade, crashed against the engine OF the
Cape train almost before the enigneor was
aware of the danger. Several freight cars
were ceraIled by the collision, but no
one was seriously hurt.
The passenger train was ascending the
grade which, between Quincy, Adams and
Braintree, is verysteep. At a sharp curve,
halfway up the incline, the cars which
had brok en- from the freight train dashed
into tho passenger engine. The engine
was smashed in and the freight cars were
hurled from the track and scattered in all
directions. The passengers on the Cape
train were badly shaken up, out beyond
this nobody was seriously injured. The
escape of the engineer and fireman of the
wrecked locomotive is considered mirac-
ulous. Traffic was not seriously delayed
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-05
HE RESIGNS.
Continued from page 1.

or doctrine of the Demcrstic party to re-
strict the power TO issue money to the
National government.
Il deny that il was ever principle or
doctrine Of the Democratic party to inter-
fsre by legislation in any way with the
absolute Independence OF any depart ment
of the government, Legislative, executive
or judicial. But is 1t not cnly what this
platform specifically declares that OBJ.
ject to. 1t is what it suggests. II is an
open secret that IT contains, In fact, but
a mild ana tempered declaration Of what
its authors really desire, and intend to
get If they are permitted to do so. II
means commercial, Industrial, financial,
social and political revolution in the
United States. 1t is full of menace and
danger. The principles OF Democracy in
the United States are fixed code Of rules
respecting the policy which should goA
ern the administration of the government
in every department under the constitu-
tion. do not believe that they were
changed or could be changed by the Chi
cago convention"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-05
WHO Is CHAMPI0N2
Bicyclists Seem Inclined to Award the
Palm TO Tom Butler.

Bicyclists Seem Inclined to Award the
Palm TO Tom Butler.
Who is the champion Of the yearp AS
matter OF fact, opinions on this point diff
fer The season has been fraught with
many complications where the champion
ship has been concerned, and predictions
as to the man of the year now have tend
ency to lean toward Tom Butler, the little
orange clad figure, who is regarded the
world over as the most phenomenal rider
of the century. Early In the spring +. q.
Bald was picked as possible successful
candidate, and Tom Cooper was not for
gotten. Sanger came into the question,
but did not live up to the faith placed In
him. John s. johnson was out OF the race
owing to his engagements abroad. San
gor, Bald and Cooper were the heroes till
the advent of Butler.
In the spring Bald, on the New York
circuit, was beaten by Cooper The Buffa-
10 boy came nobly To the front when the
national circuit reached the west, and
then il was case of seesaw till the Louis
Vile meet, where both were undone by
the diminutive but mighty Tom Butler.
Butler has reached the top of the percent
age ladder and seems destined TO remain
there. His triumphs at Springfield were
but a repetition of hrs Louisville conquests,
so when the castoff brogans of A. A. Zim-
norman are filed the feet to occupy them
certainly should belong to Butler.-Wash-
ing on Post.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-05
HE DIED In MAINE.
Grammar Master Ham Succumbs to
Typhoid Malaria.
Delegation Leaves 10 Attend His Obse quies
al Lewiston, Me.

Superintendent OF Public Schools Tar
bell has been notiied OF the death OF Mr..
James N. Ham, late grammar master at
tAc Oxford street school.
Mr.. Ham died at the Maine general
hospital, In Lewiston, where he has been
confined for the past five weeks, a victim
of typhoid malaria. The information
relative TO his death on Friday lsst came
from his brother, VINO IL n member Of
the board OF assessors of Lewiston.
The funeral will occur tomorrow after
noon and this afternoon the following
delegation left here at 4 O'Clock for Maine
and will represent the Providence pub
lie schools at the services. Superintend-
ent TarbGll School Com mitteeman Hoff-
man s. Dorchester of the Oxford street
district; principal Rich of the Messer
street grammar school; Miss Hartwell of
the corps OF drawing teachers and Miss
Dunn, Miss Mugan, Miss Crocker and
Miss Kennedy of oxford street.
Mr.. Ham was a widower, as years old.
He leaves ono son, who graduated from
Harvard last June.
The deceased was a graduate OF Bates
College, ard had taught in Lewiston,
Me-, Peabody and Lexington, Mass.
lie was appointed as grammar master at
Oxford street In Sept, 1893.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-05
WERE DEPORTED.
Kearney and HaineS Shipped
From Rotterdam.
Police Yelled Their Departure in an
Air of Mystery.

ROTTERDAM, Oct. 5.-Ten minutes be-
fore the Meth riands line steamship
Werkendam sailed for New York Satur-
day last carriage containing four men,
Kearney and Haines. the Irish-Americsn
suspects, and two police officers in plain
clothes, drove up to the dock and the
party. boarded the steamer. Kearney and
Haines were taken to a state room. where
they remained until the Werkendam left
port. The two suspects were shipped
under fresh aliases. The French police
at Boulogne were notified and strict or
ders were given to the police OF Rotter-
dam TO vIel the matter: with an air Of
mystery in order to delnde the reporters,
and for this purpose an official statement
TO the effect that the suspects had been
conducted to the frontier was given out
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-05
VAUDEVILLE AFLOAT.
Mr.. Harrirgion's NV Theater Arrives
This Evening.

AS announced some time ago in THE
NEWS, the Crescent Park floating tbester
will be run In this city this season, or
more properly speaking, perhaps, in this
port. Tire tbeater hqs been secured by
Mr.. X. A. Harrington, manager OF Rocky
Point. aud OF various theatrical enter
prises and Mr.. IL. Irving DillonbncK,
who hss been ut the head OF nr. Boyden's
staff this summer, will be the immodi,te
representative OF Mr. Harrington In the
enterprise.
Ihe handsome thenter will sail up TO
Providence this evening. lts location
will be at the northeast corner OF Craw.
ford street bridge. II Will be thoroug by
oyerhnuled and heated throughout by
steam, making tia wonderfully cosy
rlace for n winters evening entertain
ment. II Il the purpose of Manager Her
ringion 10 devote 1t TO high class vsude-
Vile, and arrangements src now btiag
mace for the best variety talent TO be
found In the country. IL 10 expected that
the opening night VIII be NJ ondsy, oc-
tober 10
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-05
Pitiful Fate of SiX-Year-
Old Danbury Girl.
Passed Away in Commissions
After Much Suffering.
The Little Victim Had Been Bitten by
Mad Dog Two Weeks Ago.

DASBURY, Conn. Oct. 5.--Carrie Koch,
of White street, died yesterday afternoon
OF hydrophob!a.
The child was bitten by mad dog
about two weeks ago, and symptoms of
the disease made their appearance last
thursday, when she refused to drink
water or take food. When either was
eff sred her she would shudder and push
1t away. The attending physicians wore
not cerlsin that she had bydrophobia
until yesterday, when they telephoned
the symptoms to DIR. Genier of the Pas
teur institute in New York. DIR. Genier
said that the child had hydrobobia and
would probably not live two days.
Last night she began TO have convul'
sions, and they grew steadily worse un-
til O'Clock this afternoon, when she
died. She was copscio US to the last, but
was bic TO speak.
The dog that bit the girl also bit boy
named Mahoney, several dogs and a
couple o horses. The Mahoney boy was
Immediately taken 10 the Pasteur insti-
tute for treatment, and he il apparently
all right now. The dogs were killed and
the horses are being closely watched for
symptoms of the disease.
The city is thoroughly aroused over
the affair. A week ago the selectmen
issued an order to have all dogs muzzled
or confined. Two dogs have gone mad
and been shot by the police since Carrie
Koch was bitten.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-05
A DOZEN STITCHES TAKEN.
Philips Badly Cut by Drunken Man He
Eiscied.


The police are looking for james Nc
Pherson, better known as "Jim Mack" ="
for making a savage assault upon Milton
II. Phillips.
Last evening Mack called at the home
OF Phillips and demanded something to
eat. Being under the influence of liquor
he was requested 10 leave. This he re-
fused to do, aud Mr.. Phillips put him
out. When in the yard Mack pulled a
large pocket knife and before Mr.. Phillips
was aware of the .sct Mack had inflicted
wounn in the left cheek, after which he
made his escape.
DR.. Clarke was called to attend Mr..
Phillips and the wound made by Mack
required dozen or more stitches.
Mr.. Phillips is in the employ of Pres
ton x Rounds ana is known as very
quiet and peacahle citizen, while his as
sailsnt Is a well known character about
town. The affair occurred in South
Court street at $3.50 last evening, and all
concerned are colored.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-05
TALKED ABOUT

Mrs. John r.. Blood of Chicago, ILL.,, is
visiting her son, Patrolmsn Chester IA.
Blood of the Central police station.
1t IL expected that the new rubber fac
tory at Olneyvllle will be started about
the first of Novem Der. Mr.. Banigan
will return from Europe Oct. 10.
David Campbell, an Inmate of tho Sol
diers' Home at Bristol, fell in a mt on
Exchange place at 4:15 yesterday after
noou and was taken TO the home of a
friend. so Randall street, in an ambu-
lance.
At $3.50 o'clock last evening James
Kelly, 80 years old. was seized with an
epilptic fit while on Charles street aud
was .aken TO his home, 81 Back street.
In the police court yesterday morning
Gabe Thorrton and William Raymond
were fined for revelling al the North End.
In the police court yesterday morning
there wero al cases of drunkenness,
which is something OF record breaker.
AT the session of the Sixth District
Court yesterday morning Mrs. Ellen Fem
ner was charged with shop lifting from
John shepard ~ Co., the Boston Store
and Thomas O'GormRn. In the first two
cases she was fined S2 and costs ana for
the last 20 and costs.
Or. l.. +. c. Garviu will spsak at the
Brownson Lyceum Hall tonight in place
of Councilman luke Ksvsnaugh. lie
will tell why I've will vote for Bryan ana
James A. Williams will tell why he will
vote for Levering.
neutrality-suspicious. Chandley OF the Oak
land steet station was thrown from his
ot h.ao ff,,u a
aud Peace street last evening, which re-
suited in his sustaining cislocated
shoulder.
Seph Damnogan fell down a fight of
stairs nj his home,30 Gladstone avenue,
Last evening, and was taken TO the Rhode
Island hospital whore IL was found that
is collar bone had been broken.
Joseph Polsiskv called at the Ash burton
street police station last evoning and
reported that while he was In "Joe''
GreeDo's saloon, some one stcle s25 from
him. Tns police are Investigating the
matter.
Blanche Miller, servant in the family OF
Eugene Greene, d25 Blackstone Boulevard,
reported TO the police mat at $3.50 last
evening, an unknown man made effort
20 get into the house by forcing open a
resr door, put was frightened away.
Several school to Ichers are much con-
cerned about tho new law proposed reja-
tive to married women as public school
teachers. Those tnat are marcied now
mey feel conttnted because the law, 10
passed, viii not fiect tbom. Ii will
only apply 10 now applicants.
"Rally Sunday was observed az the
Church OF the Mediator yesterday. IL
vas the opening Of the Sunday School
for the winter term. a meeting la the
Interests OF sunday School work was
". T.. Sslleck, superineDdCni iresirey,
General T.. H. knodes, superintendent
OF the Central Baptist Church sunday
Schco, and Rev. II. I. Cushmsn, ". d.,
made brief addresses
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-05
COSTUMES FOR WET DAYS.
Crusaders Propose to Fight Upiifted skirts
and Hose Displays.

The Rainy Day club of New York is an
established f;at Ono hundred women
have already gone into the crusade against
long skirts for wet weather, and Nov OF
thercabouts will find the club on dress
parade.
Mrs Emma G. Beckwith was elected
president, and Mrs. Bertha Welby, the
founder Of the movement, secretary. Let
ters have poured in from all over the coun-
try. The women who have interested
themselyes in this reform are prominent,
carry influence, and, sotto voce be it said,
nearly all have pretty feet
They announce that the costume which
has been adopted has nothing about IL that
suggests the blooncr girl or would shock
the scnsibilities of the mosS modest of the
fair sex. "In point of fact" says Mrs.
Welby, sit is infinitely moro modest than
tho uplifted skirt, dripping with rain,
which is rarely adjusted with the accuracy
we all try for and is apt to display an
amount of hosiery little dreamed OF by the
wearer New York World.