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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-12-03

'For four years I had nasal catarrh,
and though the case was a mild one at
first, 1t was not long until noticed that it
was gradually growing worse. OF course
was under treatment of hrst-Class ply
sicians, but their remedies we're applied
locally, and the disease seemed to be get
ting a hrmer hold on me all the while.
"After spending so much money for
treatment which proved to be all in
vain, Twas urged to try S.S.S. This REM
edy proved to be the right one, foritgot at
the disease, and a few bottles cured me
perfectly. The cure was a permanent
one, and have not had a touch of the
disease for many years. Swift's Specific
Is the only remedy that will have the
slightest effect upon Catarrh."
Sufferers from Catarrh should get
start on the disease before the cold
weather aggravates it. Those who have
been relying upon local treatment will
find winter weather is all that is
needed to show that the disease is still
with them. A course of S.S.S. (Swift's
Specifc) will prove all assertions made
that it is the only cure for Catarrh; itgoes
to the cause of the trouble-the blood
and forces out all traces ofthe disease.
Swift's Specific is the only remedy
which reaches real obstinate blood dis
eases; 1t cures Catarrh, Rheumatism,
Cancer, Contagious Blood Poison, Ec-
zema, Scrofula, and in fact every othei
disease of the blood. It is guaranteed
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Don't Tobacco Spit and smoke Your Life
Away.

If you want to quit tobacco using easily
and forever, be made we'll, strong, magnetic
full Of new life and vigor, take No-To- Bac.
the wonder-worker that makes weak men
strong. Many gain ten pounds in ten days.
Over 100000 cured. Buy No-To-B Bac from
your own druggist, who will guarantee a
cure. SOC or $1.OO Booklet and sample
mailed free. Ad. Sterling Remedy Co.,
Chicago OF New York.
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nnSylVania
RAILROAD.
NOVEMBER %. 1897.
sCHUYKILL DIVISION.

NOVEMBER %, 1897.
Trains win leave Shenandoah after the sh.svs
cate FOR Wiggans, Gilberton, FracEviIle IsrF
Water, St. Clair, Pottsville. Hamburg Rss59D1
Pottstown, Phoenixville, NorristoWn and Phi.
hdelphia BROAD street station) at Os aAd II q
g. os "a, ana ~ ~ m. on week days sgndsyS,
Sundays, 9 45 a. m.
Trains leave Frackville for shennndoNE "A
10 40 a. m. and u 81, Al, 50 and leAT D. ~
sunday ii lB a. m. and Al p. N.
Leave Pottsyille for Shenandoah 81 u u
a; a. M; a. sna ~ l2o' 10 % and 10 70 suHdsg
Leave philadelphia, BROAD street statlsa), -.
Shenandoah at 81 35Rnd 10 10 q. m, 4 10 md
p. m. week days. Sundays leave al 9 % q n
Leave l. Dad street station, Philadslphia -
Sea S Sirt, Asbury. Park, Ocean Grovo, LSRg
ll;l4, a. M, 8B0 and 400 p. m, weekdays.
Leave Broad Street Station, Philadelphia,
FOR NEW YORK.
Express, weekdays, 8 %, 400. 45o61B
s8 70, SO, 90, 10 q Dining Carl, II e a n,
~ ~ noon, y235 (Limited ! % and 4 n D. "a
Dl6ing IN & Carsl 4o 30 Dining Oar q, ..
W, D ~, 56 Dining Carl, 500 7 ", a. 10 e
P, m, y 0l, night. Sundays, 5o 4 O5, 4 o. GH,
20 88, 80, 10 2l, Dining Carr, Il'G5 a a.,
Limited % Dining carr, s 20, 5 Sc, 2biSia1 on
30 o., 43, 10 0O p. M, IL oil night
Express Tor Boston without change, IL % q m,
week-days, and 48 p. m, daily.
WASHINGTON AND THE SOUTH.
For Baltimore and Washington, s a.TDsm
10 20 u %, a. M, 70 o. las '(Di,.iSS
GarG, - BIS, Al, IS % CongTes
ing Carl, 2 81 Dining Carl p. m, and IL q
night week yaga days Sundays 50, 20, IL, II .,
a. a. m i2O9, u, 4 A. 800 Congressional liza.
tied Dining Carl, 6 55 Dining Carl. TS1 IDiI-
ing Carl p. m. and p O5 night
FOR ATLANTIC CITY.
Leave Broad street station via Delaware river
Drldge-ENpress % p. m. daily
Leave Market Street Warf-Express, s@hn
zUO, 90 BOO p. m. Sundays, 8 45, ~ a ~
accommodation 80 and 5 90 p. m.l
FOR Cape May, Anglesea, Wildwood and Hslly
Beach, Sea Isle City, Ocean Citv AvaIo1 Snd
stone Harbor-Express, 9 90 q. m A0, . =.
week days. Sundays, 9 90 a. m.
EoF Somers Point-Express, 80, a. So,
100, 800, p. m. week days sundays, Is a ~
D. d. f,I 5iuIS6INsoN, IsoN, J. r WooD,
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TRAINS FOR SHENANDOAH.

Leave New York via Philadelphia, week
days, - Is, 30, 90 a, m, and 80, 30, 90 %.
Leave New York via Mauoh Chunk. week
days, 80, 10 a.m., so and Is p. M
Leave Philadelphia, Reading Terminal week
days, 20, 80, 10 10 a. m. and ~, o. 3d. IL 30
p m. Sundays, II 30 %. m.
Leave Reading week days, 1 85, 2 10, 10 Os, a, m.
~ 90 M, 10, 90 and 8 20 p. m. Sundays / s5
a. m.
Leave .Pottsville week days s5, ? 20 a. m.
" 80 and II p. m. Sundays, B5 a. m.
Leave Iamaqua, week days, 3 IS, 3 AZ, II 2R a.
m, so 81, 2 20 and 4s p m. Sundays, ID
a IN
Leave Mahanoy City, week DAYS. l2 %. 45
9 p II AZ O. m, H. Is, 6 n, A and 10 Os D. m
Sundays. y 25, 8 As a. m.
Leave Mahanoy Plane, week days, 70 35, 240
4 ~ $50 20. 10 25 ii SO a. m, . 80, 80, 9 88
81, 10 p ? m. Sundays, 12 40, 40, 90 a. M
Leave WilliamspOrt, week days, a. 10 % a
m, A 90 and IL 30 p. m. Sundays, ii 80 p. m
ATLANTIC CITY DIVISION,
Leave Philadelphia Chestnut street. war ant
South street wharf for Atlantic City.
Weekdays-EXpress, 100 a. M. 200, 4 90
% p. M. Accommodation, 8 90 a. m. G 80 d. m
Sundays-EXpress, Q 90, 10 90 a. m. Aceommoda
ton, 90 a. L., 4 45 p. m
Returning leave Atlantic City depot eOrne
Atlantic and Arkansas avenues.
Weekuays-ENpress, 86, 90 a m, 30, 5 81
p. m. Accommodation, IS a. m. 4O5 D. m.
SUNDAY s-Express, 400 80 p. m. Accom-
modation, is a. m, 10 p. m.
ParlOr Cars on all express trains
For further information apply to neares
or address
I. A. swEIdARD, EDISON j. WEEKS,
GenI suPt' Gen'l Pass'r Agt.
Reading Terminal, Philadelphia.
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~ 14F perish In Ne same way.
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IN SFtfN but they don t
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~ - and dfspusted
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[ up ~ despair
~ MIS- MARY J. Stewart OF
- t1tatDal Sgnn Clara Co.,
< Call IN l letter 10 DR. r. "
pierce. chief consul mo- nt,sician Of the
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Ask your grocer for the Royal Patent
hour, and take no other brand. It is the best
1our made.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-16
MITCHELL STILL WAITING.
No Probability of Decisive Vote Tn
I'll january 26.

SALEM, Or, Jan. I5.-The fifth day OF
the session Of the legislature opened with
no quorum in the house, thirty members
only answering 10 roll cali. Somers Of
fered a resolution 10 the effect that a
committee OF three be appointed TO confer
with ahsentees and ascertain their reason
for refusal to come IN and constitute a
quorum. The chair ruled the motion out
OF order. Somers then put the motion 10
the house and declared Il carried He
then demanded that the clerk put the
motion on record. Brown asked sor a re-
port from the temporary sergean:-at-arms
IN the matter Of bringing in absentees
The sergeaut-at-arns reported that he had
seen al the absentees but three. and had
notified them 20 appear. Bridges moved
that the report be entered. but the speak
~ decided the motion ont % order
The house spent the entire afternoon IN
making Gilatory motions. and adjourned
til tomorrow. Many members LETT the
capital 90 speud sunday. ard as they vii
not return uu-l Monday afternoon it IS
highly probable that no organization OF
the house vii take place before Tuesday
whi-h Wi again delag ere vote fsr United
States senator ore week, or until Janu-
ary 2f
The Mitchell men express confidence IN
their ab-ify 20 keep their Forces ln Ire
gntu a vo.e b. taken. ghle the epposi-
zion Is iusr az co1rfe1- thar -rrv VII
rfinC saouf the defeat 20 Senator Mitchell
fn~ rec .sFtfnm
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RUNNING FROM THE PLAGUE.
bombay Almost Deserted by Panic
Stricken In Ina bitants

NEW YORK. Jan. IA special 10 the
Herald from Bombay ssays: The plague
continues as bad as evIr. and there is lit
t.e prospect of It's ah3sing for some time
10 come. The panic has been renewed, and
the exodus from the city has commenced
with a vengeance. Thousands of people
have left the city. Tnev fear the venge-
ance of the government for the violation
OF the queens statae.
Many officers have suffered in conse-
quence Of the clerks taking leave. Many
OF them we're refused leave and were told
that they would lose their appointments if
they went away. but this does not keep
them back. They would rather risk their
appointments than stay in Bombay The
larger employers of labor are suffering Sc
verely. Establishments in which hundreds
Of workmen arc employed have now only
got a few people left. Several places OF
business have had 10 be closed in conse-
quence The mills are beginning to lee af-
fected, and If the panic takes hold OF the
mill hands the consequence viii be very
serious for the industries.
The health authorities do not thoroughly
appreciate the real gravity OF the situa-
tion. AL their labors are wasted upon
temporary arrangements. The leaders OF
the various communities have taken the
matter in hand. and each caste is now ar
ranging 70 provide separate hospitals for
the accommodation and treatment Of pa
tients of their own.
LONDON, Jan. 15.--France and Italy are
taking strict precautions against England
ard India on account of cholera and the
plague. France now subjects all passen-
gers from Plymouth to several days in
spectian. 4 dispatch 20 rhe Tines from
odessa says that the Russian government
Is taking stringent measures throughout
the south cf Russia 70 exclude the plague.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-16

DALI AS. Tex. Jan. is-At late hour
tortgh. the boys department OF Buck
Hef s Orphans Home. I've miles from this
Sltf' was destroyed by fire Five boys
Perfsaed in the flames and several others
esFe injured. The burned were Carlos
Jones, Birdie Brifton, Milton Brittou,
Martin Britton and an unknown child.
BEFORE Mrs. Britton, the boys matron,
retired for the night. she had the boys
clean out and prepare a stove situated
IN the room just under hers. for the
morning IRE. She then sent one OF the
large boys. upon whom she depends reg1-
larry for work OF the kind. 10 see il the
Work had been properly done. he re-
ported that everything was all right and
she retired. She had been In bed bat
short time when she smeIled smoke. She
raised the alarm. and running to all the
rooms got the children out as quickly
as possible
In ner anxiety to get the Children she
neglected those who were In her room.
After seeing that a large percentage OF the
children had been removed from the build
Ing and mat others would be out in a few
minutes. she suddenly remembered her
own children. and running 10 her room en-
deavored 10 rescue them. She was TOO
late. The fire had already entered the
room, and although she fought the flames
with desperate zeal she was compelled to
retreat with the affrigh.ed cries OF her own
children ringing In her ears, knowing they
We're doomed 10 death
I0 TIE confusion which reigned while the
children were being hurried,y assisted from
the building many were overlooked, and
several Of the little fellows were seriously
burned. The building with all its furni-
tnre was destroyed. The loss Is not yet
known.
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IN THE LEGISLATURE.
senate Committees Named-Hoase
Refuses 90 Take Action "n the
snfG-BoodIe Re.eiutfon.

OLYMPIA. Jan E.-speclai The hcuss
,f reuresenfa ffVes consumed "a great c@af
OF time today ln debate on resolution
calling mnnn senatorial candidates 20 re
UIfh the legislature enidavits deriafing
that they have not spent money directly
ar irfirecflv 20 corrupt LEGISLATORS. An
other theme upon which much sioqueucs
was wasted was ne proposition 20 ap-
r.oIrt 4 committee 20 Investigate re
cha~ros tRsf have been made tv uukuoHn
rartfes relative ~ the maraEeulent ~ 10
uenifentfary at WaIa Waila- warner. or
srohorniah- Prank Baker and other mem
hers of fhe majority occupied fhe Grearer
part ~ fhe afternoon session ol the house
In discussing thts matter.
A. ser tnn house has shown but ore in-
dleafson % a Determination 20 get DOWN
AZ hisincss and that was this afternoon.
v-hen resolution. introduced ~
S3lon r Williams. putting a time limit
on speeches. was adopted. The r~a-
o1utfon a. originally drafted fixed tina
limit On the time 10 be occupied by one
member a. ten minutes. This vas srasnA-
ssf 20 read ffseen. and tas rules were 20
csanced. In case a member wants 20 o.
rrpy more time. he will have 20 procure
the consent 81 the house or else prevsi
upon his friends 70 Yield their time %
him.
Couch os Adams. ua6e several inef-
fe~tuel attempts 20 get the house 20 art
on his resolution requiring the senatorial
candidates TO swear that they have ncS
expsnasd money or valuable cgnsifera
ffons fn their endssv0rs 20 get v0fea. The
Popuiists. with the exception ot few or
The rnlddle-of-the-road men. o3pos~d any
action BY the house upon the resolution,
the Democrats and silver Republicans
voting with the majority. Phelps, ~ sfe-
vens: II. y. smith. of Kitttas; gorys of
sr.sssv-a s,,A tzossea OF Ada aas supported
fhn rno,fyu 20 take Coucffs resolution
from the COMMITTEES or pabilc morals and
~. nu,nn = a. once. Frank Baker. of
Piece. ard warner. % Snohonish. spoks
eeafrst takfnx up the resolution, whlcn
vsas lssr on a roll call. - 20 ls.
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SHOULD BE OPEN TO ALL.
Trans-Pncifc Cable Again Discussed
I'm mmittee-Nancouver Ter
minus of the British Line.

WASHINGTON, Jan. l5-The Pacific
cable project was considered again today
by the house committee on commerce.
which listened 70 a statement by Gen.
Swayne IN behalf Of the Pacific Cab.e Com
pany. of New Jersey in which he is asso-
ciated with Col Spalding. of Honolulu. y.
ogden Mills. James Hill. Abram 5. Hewitt
and other capitalists. Gen. Swayne urged
the house committee TO recommend the
senate bill which authorizes The postmas-
ter-general 10 contract for cable from
the Pacific coast to Japan by way OF the
Hawaiian islands. with an annual subsidy
not exceeding SIe0. 600 A bill has been re-
ported TO the house for subsidy Of sl09. go
a year 10 the Pacific Cable Company, of
New York. In which James Scrymser and
J. Pierpont Morgan are Interested.
The recent colonial conference. which de-
cided upon the project OF British cable
from Vancouver 70 Japan. by way of
Honolulu and Australia, Gen. Swayne
said, would endanger the success OF the
American enterprise unless immediate
steps were taken by congress. He urged
the house TO adopt a plan which would in
sure competition fer q subsidy. believing
that no bill giving subsidy 10 a particu
lar company would succeed while II was
known that other responsible parties de-
sired 10 bid.
That part Of the project OF the Scrymser
company which contempIates n cable from
Japan TO China. Gen. Swayne held 70 be
unnecessary. because two established
cables isl that field new Nor did he be-
iieve the cable could be finished 20 Homo
lulu within a year or 10 Japan within
eighteen months. as the company offers 20
do He offered, in behalf OF the corpora
ton he represented deed 20 Col Spald-
ing's concessions from the Hawaiian gov
erument 20 tne successful bidder under
any bill when provided for competition.
yancouver's Transatlantic Gable.
NEW YORK, Jan. IA special from
Montreal Ia the Evening Poet says: 4
dispatch from London says II is currently
reported there that the route chosen for
fhe Pacific cable Is from Vancouver "a
Tanning island. Fiji islands. Norfolk
island, thence 70 New Zealand and Queens
land
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WORK ON BArrLEsHIPs
New Inspection Board Promptly Re-
ports On steel Plates.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 15.-work upon the
battlcshlps KcarsarEe and Kentucky VII
proceed az 0nce 20 she reiief OF workmen
AZ Newport News. whose employment has
been suspended while hundreds O. steel
plates on hard were being slowly IN
spected The neWiy organized steel board
held rs first meeting yesterday evening
and received ere detailed report of Con
struCr0r DaxAici
IRE sfst result of his Inspection was 20
render unnecessary the creation OF
sne-lal hoar3 30 examine the steel an the
I-n.en Iron WORKS in san Francisco. in-
tended fer the Aatiicshlp Visions .u.
s. FAR az ths steel at Newport News fs
concerned the b-ar3 has ordered thr plate
20 30 assorted by members into ',re1ts.'
~ In working p.ate breaks down. ono or
-uo plates cf the same beat WI he fse-rf
ard uoon tFls test wtr 1ereud me arerrf-
H-ra or re 'actlln ~ the U-o.e drop. las. b
tbr noarf maar sere alterations .u .hs
general srertH .at.ors a0drr u. l-1 fre s-re.
rIafr a rFte T-a fF~s.r strength pee
-e -trrert made more .asr- Var.rr
u..r frr r.retHfsrr ~ carn.e trrtl.-rs
uEfr raFrara -ts rn a. r. MAKE
t .- f1 trrr-s tf,e af tte desired cs-
E-re at
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g

po~tart from the American point Of view.
: tnat il i an alliance TO aphold the
Monroe doctrine
Other papers here comment fsvcrar'y
on the treaty. ard praise the work o.
President Cleveland. Secretary oiney and
Lord Salisbury.
TIE following dispatch was received to-
day:
LONDON. Jan. Is, 1870 tie Cham
bs~ cF Commerce New York TIE Lon
don Cha n1oe- % Commerce desires 70 ex-
press the conviction that the treaty Just
signed viii tend &c Increase friendly re-
iatfons between the two great English
speaking nations ard promote the extsn-
SION ard security u their commercial and
material rezaE.ors
NEW YORK. Jan. 15-Sen. James A
Beaver. OF Pennsylvania. presided az s.
great Ser-Genoafnsroa nass-neetins
n the interest ot foreign missions al Car
nsgis hall tonight. aud Gen Beaver. Bish-
op Fowler and RsT. Dr. Richard 5. S+or-s
were ths principal speakers A resolution
viii be forwarded 70 the president OF the
United states senate urging q confirmation
oi the ARBITRATION treaty.
LONDON. Jsn. IG-The Chronicle this
morning publishes an interview with
Prof. Herren. OF Iowa. IN which he de-
ciares that the people generally through
out the United states approve the Anglo
American treaty.
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ney q Tr<ridad. who had a rough ard
tumble rtSat with a reporter In the heaSe
Tour years sEo. said he thought The re-
pSrters were aoie 20 take care % thera-
selTes. SHs advised that taSy he left
alone. Tae resolution was finally with
drawn
saA was presented creating . state
oaare y arbitration ard sAaslsaing fhe
erlce of labor commissioner.
In the senate. Gordon and sfcNeelsy
a-ose % a question. q personal privilege.
Trey thought they had cause % COMPLAIN
q the sarre article tass h&8 offended nc
members q ire house Senator Bromley
presented \ memorial 20 congress eaG-
llE upon taat BODY - spacE a law for tee
free snG unlimited coinage OF silver WITH
oGt reference . an international agree
nent. AfTer receiving a nuuasr of new
aGls ami hearing the reports Of stand
fng committees the senate adjourned 20
MONDAY
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Bill Drafted for Introduction in the
senate Next Monday.

WASHINGTON. Jan 15.--The adjourned
Republican senatorial caucus today did
not result IN any changes in the DILL for
an international bi-netaIllc conference.
Chandler was authorized 10 introduce a
Dill prepared BY the caucus commit
tee. which he probably VIII do Monday. as
Wolcottis representative. The Dill is as
fellows:
Whenever. after March 4, 1897. the pres
ident Of the United States shall deter
mine that the United States shah be rep
resented al any International conference
called BY the United States or any other
country with a view 70 securing by in
ternational agreement a dxisy of value
Between gold and silssr as money BY
means OF a common alto between those
metals with free minfaEe al such ratio,
he Is hereby authorized 10 appoint five or
more commissioners 20 such intsrna fional
conference, and for compensation Of said
commissioners and for al reasonable sx-
penses connected herewith, 70 be ap-
proved by the secretary OF state. irclsG-
ing the proportion 10 he paid by the Unit
ed States Of the Joint expenses OF any
such conference, the sum OF 500. 600 or
so much thereof as may be necessary, Is
hereby appropria ted. +"
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CANTON. o..Jaa. 15.-Ex-Governor John
p. Long. of Massachusetts, whose name
has been used in recent cabinet gossip.
came down from Cleveland this afternoon
and joined Senator John Sherman and SEN
ator Burrows in conference with Major
Mckinley. That important matters are
under consideration IS very evident. but
autaoritive information probably VIII not
be given for some time. Miiholland. Of
New York. also reached the city this after
noon and is in conference with Mckinney.
II have accepted the state portfolio .
said Senator John Sherman TO the As
socsated Press al the Fort Wayne depot.
few minutes before the senator left for
Washington this afternoon The senator
had but a few moments before left the
presence OF the pres.dent-elect. Concern
ing other matters connected with the In
coming administration. the senator was
very reticent. Asked as TO whether Mr..
Hanna would be appointed senator, his
reply was that he did not know. Senator
Sherman was in the city little more than
three hours and all the waile was at the
Mckinley home where he took lunch. to-
gether with other prominent callers.
Senator Burrows. who came with Sen
ator Sherman. left with him. At the sta
ton the Michigan man said:
You can say that / had very pleas
ant talk with Maj. Mckinley"
Has Gen. Alger been decided upon for
the war portfolios" was asked.
Il cannot say
You are here in the interest OF Gen.
Alger, are you not. senator2
''Yes. Maj. Mckinley and myself talked
over the situation. but as 10 the result
/ am not in a position TO say. Maj.
Mckinley has a high regard for Gen.
Aiger and viii give careful consideration
10 anything said in his favor"
Ex-Gov. John y. Long. of Maxsschu-
nh hac fel
with the Mckinley cabinet as the New
England representative. held a confer
ence with the incoming president today.
He left for Cleveland on the 4:3o train.
Hon. John Milho,land said his business
was 10 attend TO some committee mat
tiers with Chairman Hanna, and his visit
with Maj. Mckinley was a social one,
made Just before starting for Europe.
Ex-Gov. Long. of Massachusetts. has
not been rendered cabinet position. He
is still q probability, and IL he is invited
1t viii be for either the war or navy de-
partment. Gov. Long left for home this
evening, and as he was leaving the city
said enough to warrant the above con-
clusion. He came. he said, at the invita-
tion Of Mai. Mckinley and they talked
over the cabinet question He was offered
nothing. IL he was offered anything IL
would be one OF the portfolios named.
He said New England was almost sure
10 nave ulemoef OF the cAbinei.
NEW YORK. Jan. l5.-Mr. Platt. who
last night received the Republican caucus
nomination for United States senator,
was questioned as TO the rumor that he
would decline. Nonsense" was the an
swer. That's such rot. it's really not
worth while answering"
CLEVELAND, Jan. I5-It is stated to-
night on good authority that President
elect Mckinley has refused 10 consider
the name of Horace Davis, of California,
for the secretaryship of the Interior