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THE PLA1NDEALER J. VAN SLYp, Editor and Pub. , McHENEY. - - - ILLINOrs TAILORS ON A STRIKE THIRTEEN THOUSAND GO ' OUT IN CHICAGO. Are ill Sympathy .with the Cutters- Missouri Murderer May. Get Life Sentence Instead of Hanging-New Mexico Wants to Ke a State. Garment Makers Out. Thirteen thousand Chicago tailors we in out Friday on strike in sympathy with the; cutters whose elforts for nearly a month have been centered upon compell­ ing the local manufacturers' associa n»n to agree to the union's terms. The tailors go out to hell) the iXM) cutters a ihU trim­ mers and force an issue. Xo deinaY.d has been made for 'an increase ill wages or a 'decre'ajsi} in the number of working houi ^ • *Tt nipahs.™ ;Said Secretary Abel, vthatall the ̂ tailors a 1 v out. I don't mean the inert li'ho Work for. the merchant tailors, biit those whose labor is in the factories and shops whore tbe-eoods of the big ma,iuifac- turei-s. are made up. About to;0<>0 tailors responded to the-call to strike. They are anxjous to help the ^striking cutters and they will accomplish: much. This rs to be & :peafce'abie strike. 'Trduble and disturb­ ances will not be permitted. ^Spring or­ ders are Coming iii and'the manufacturers must haVc tlnm; work done '. We are very confident of winning:"- A conservative" estimate asserts that fully 30,00t) people •.ire directly concerned in the strike. The claim is made that the tailors really select­ ed a very opportune time to display their sympathy for the striking cutters. Twen­ ty-five days of idleness 011 the part of S00 cutters are not calculated to be conducive to a surplus of material in .the factories upon which the tailors can work. With­ out the cutters the tailors could not con­ tinue at work very long. Respite for Wife Murderer Puncliion. Thomas Puncliion. tile St. Joseph. Mo., wife murderer, whose execution had been set by the Supreme Court for Friday, has been respited by (iov. Stone for one month. The general impression is that in view of the extraordinary circum­ stances of the case. (iov. Ston?* will com­ mute the death penalty to a term of im­ prisonment. I'unchiotfs crime was delib­ erate and his guilt fully proved. ' >n his ' jfirst trial the jury let liini off with twenty years' imprisonment. The convicted man and his counsel secured a new trial, which resulted in the death penalty being im­ posed. The Supreme Court affirmed the decision and a day of execution was set. Puncliion has since wished he had taken the twenty years and had done with it. NEWS NUGGETS. Henry Ives Cobb was appointed archi­ tect of the new Chicago Federal building. The railroad trains crossing the French frontier from Italy are crowded with Italians who are leaving that country to escape military service in Africa. A Washington special says President Cleveland has sent a military officer on a secret mission to Cuba to investigate the condition of the insurgents from a mili­ tary point of view. 'The widow <d' P. T. Baruuni. who w^rrs recently married to Demetrius Callias Bey. a Creek, is said to be about to leave her husband, his boasted estates having failed to materialize. The three children of .lames Heausodiel were left locked in their home, a few miles from lYuetanguishcne. tint., while the parents went to visit a neighbor. The house took tOyo and before assistance ebb hi be given the children were burned to death. The steamer Alameda has arrived at San Francisco, bringing news of the safe­ ty of the missing steamship Rio de Janie- r6. The Rio encountered heavy weather, ran out of-coal and arrived at Honolulu March 1. where she recoaled and proceed­ ed to Yokohama. The Senate Committee 011 Territories authorized a favorable report upon the bill for the admission of New Mexico as a State. A number of amendments have been made to the original bill, but relate only to details as to the manner in which the Constitutional -convention shall be held and perlimjmtrv proceedings in the territory previous to admission. A jail delivery has been prevented at Guthrie, O. P.. by the discovery of an underground, umiiel in the United States jail, where 111! prisoners are incarcerated. The leaders were Bill Doolin, Kill Reid- ler and Rob Montgomery, three members of the Daifo.n gang. The outlaws had :f revolvers and knives in their possession to protect themselves. Doolin says lie will never wait for his trial, but will escape or die in the attempt. A strange phenomenon has been noticed in various parts of Nebraska. AVater stands higher In wells and is found in larger volumes in streams than for sever al years at this season. There has been very little rain in Nebraska during the last fall and winter, yet streams which were dry last 'year are filling with water from some unknown source and wells show more water than usual. The Weath er Bureau has begun an investigation and the railroads are assisting. The date of holding the thirtieth nation al encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic will not.be changed. The orig­ inal date was the .first week in September, and that will be adhered to. The rumor of a change of date for the encampment was started during General Walker's visit to St. Paul. The General did not request a change of the date, but simply , expressed the opinion that a later date would better accommodate one or two departments, but no change was made or proposed. A party of pilgrims from San Saba and Lampasas Counties passed through Fort Worth en -route to Jerusalem. The pil­ grimage is caused by the belief that the world will come to an end. and they de­ sire to be in the holy city and meet Christ when the end conies. The pilgrims are well to do and have stood high in the esti­ mation of all at their respective homos. « Childs. Groff & Co.. wholesale boot and Shoe dealers of Cleveland, have failed as /ft result of the peculations of William H. Huntington, junior member of the firm. The latter admits embezzling $40- 000. - :. EASTERN. Pil. The preaoKer writhed at home with acute rheumatifem.jtlchad written a s6t- mau that pleaswKlum/atK^it was to-be his farewell. »Mrs. Wheeler took the serHmon, mounted. th«^ pulpit., delivered it in eloquent style, prayed for her husband's recovery, to which there were loud "aniens," and made a pleasing, farewell address. Chief Justice Charles Doe,' of the Su­ preme Court of New* Hampshire, was stricken with paralysis in the depot at Rollinsl'ord. Monday, and died almost im­ mediately. Judge Doe was.450 years of age, and was considered one of the ablest jurists in tliC United States. He enjoyed the distinction of having heeii* the only New "England judge ever7}noted by the British courts. At the time of his death he was 011 his way to Concord to attend the law term of the Supreme Court. William Etl-inger. an outlaw living at Woodward. Pa., while resisting arrest, killed two constables, and then, after attempting to murder his Wife and.chil­ dren. who were barricaded with him, he committed suicide in full view of his cap­ tors, standing on the threshold of his blazing house. He held a posse at bay for two hours by hurling dynamite from the windows of his house^ Mrs. Etlinger and her two children were' witnesses of the awful fate of the husband and father. Twice in the last two years' Etlinger al­ most clubbed three men to death', and he had shot four more in fights. WESTERN. John R. Skinner, iVir fifteen years an Indian merchant and worth $200.,000,.- wett) known throughout the West, has been ejected from the Osage Indian nation by the agent. His goods, ami property will be confiscated. - 1 Ejy-Senator James Q.' Abbott, 011 trial at Coiuifibus, ."Ohio,- for accepting a bribe while Senator two years ago, in connec­ tion, with a pharmacy bill, before the Sen­ ate. was found guilty bv the jury. A motion was made, for a new trial, A school house t welve miles from Okla­ homa, in which several score of colored people were holding a concert, was blown up with dynamite and several of the oc­ cupants slightly hurt. The building was rented from the whites and white boys who attended it are believed to have set off the explosives. , Winter wheat in central and eastern' Kansas was never in better condition at this season of the year than at present. The ground has- been thoroughly moisten­ ed and the plant is growing splendidly. The only danger feared by the farmers is Severe cold Weather may come and kill the growing grain, which is now tender. The acreage is much less than usual. The Iowa Republican State convention at Des Moines was an Allison mass meet­ ing. Two thousand delegates, represent­ ing every section-of Iowa, mingled cheers with those of 2.0<M) spectators at every mention of Allison's name. Every fac­ tion. local and State, got together to start the Allison boom, and all delegates to the national convention were pledged for hiiu. Canon C. M. Davis, of Christ Church Cathedral. St. Louis, Mo., with two as­ sistant clergymen and ten members of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew, recently ap­ peared. on Twelfth street, surplieed and cassocked. Forming a hollow square, with the Canon in the center, holding aloft a processional cross, they held a brief service, patterned after that of the Sal­ vation army. Canon Davis and the ten brothers of St. Andrew lifted-their voicc-s- ln song. The crowd \vas then invite^ to follow to the chapel, and with the young and handsome Canon in the lead a pro­ fession was formed that marched to the Cathedral. About twenty-five sinners, stopped in -all degrees of siot.-brought up the rear. Canon Davis explained that this was the inauguration of Lenten set- vices he intended to hold, with the assist­ ance of the St. Andrew Brotherhood. James H. McVicker, the veteran actor and manager, died at his home, Chicago. United States Senator. Senator Rose! Weissinger died of pneumonia at 11:40 Monday 'morning, lie had been ill Tor several days with a bad cold, which changed into pneumonia. He was made much "d'orse by the excitement of Satur­ day, tthenJSe-was told that Blackburn had been elected. Whorehouse No. .'1, of the Union Ware­ house Company, was destroyed by fire early Monday morning, .together with its contents. The building was filled with merchandise, consisting mainly. of\eotton, tobacco, lumber, farming implements, hay, etc. The lire is supposed; to have orig­ inated from a spark • from a -passing freight engine. J. L. Gardiner, secretary and treasurer of the company, estimates the loss at about $250,000, if not more. He says the building was worth $30,000. Insured for about $20,000. Warehbhses 1. 2 and 4, adjoining, loaded with goods valued at several million dollars, Were protected by fire walls. FOREIGN, A dispatch to' the London Chronicle from Constantinople says that the Sultan is determined to get rid of the Armenian patriarch, Matteo Iziuirlian. and has in­ vited him to resign, hinting that if he refuses to-do so a worse fate Will befall the Armenians.' ; '..: The Tribuna of Rome denies that King Humbert, has expressed his intention to abdicate. The Tribuua also publishes an anti-French article headed; ' 'Indecency and; Insolence," in which it protests against French interference in Italian af- • declares that "France its .actu­ ated by implacable hatred ,of Italy. - dispatch 'to the London Mp.rq-ia^P^t ff<>m Paris reports the ' .text of' abetter, •froin Msjnelek. the Negus of ^byssinia, fO 'Mi' De Lonce;"editor of LeS-ieele, w-rit? ten prior to the battle ,of Adowa, offering to accept the arbitration- of •-•-Leopold,* King: of the Belgians. The -correspon­ dent believes- that tihis offer still" holds good, but King Leopolld declines to act unless'he is asked to do so by Italy, which is impossible. President Crespo.' of Venezuela, has been thanked by both houses of the Ven­ ezuelan Congress for his vigorous mes­ sage. for his firmness in suppressing the revolution and for his attitude 011 the Guiana boundary question. He has also been congratulated- 011 having the aid of the United States during his administra­ tion. A letter of appreciation of his as­ sistance is being drafted to be sent to President Cleveland. A London cable dispatch says the publication of docu­ ments from Spain sustain the English side of the boundary dispute. The new-Italian cabinet." as finally de­ cided upon, is as follows: Premier and minister of the interior, the Marquis di Rudini: minister of war, Gen. Bieotti: minister of marine. Admiral Briii; minis­ ter of foreign affairs, the Duke of Ser- moueta; minister of justice, Senator Cos­ ta; minister of finance. Sig. Banca; minis­ ter of the treasury. Sig. Colombo; minister of public works. Sig. Perazzi; minister of education, Sig. Gianturco; minister of ag­ riculture, Sig. Guicciardini; minister of posts and telegraphs, Sig. Carmine. The new ministers took the oath of office Tues­ day and the chambers were summoned. Rome dispatch: The German Emperor will have an interview with General Lanza in order to arrange a meeting with King Humbert, who will accompany his ally from Genoa to Naples ou board the royal yacht llohenzollerii. Queen Margherita--completely -approves of.--t!u Rieotti-Rudini cabinet and the proposal to take a safe middle course in regard to the war in Africa. She promised to give the new ministry her most energetic support. General Baratieri is preparing a statement in which lie will show that < 'rispi was largely responsible for the re­ cent disaster in Ahysinia. The ex-pre­ mier, who desires to go abroad, is pre­ paring a violent press campaign against Sig. Rudini. The new Prime Minister I will at once lay an important project The first meeting of Ballington Booth's Independent American Salvation Army was held at New York Sunday night. A general assignment was t i l e d by- Rothschild. Baum & Stern, one of the largest clothing manufacturing firms of ^Rochester, N. V. -The liabilities are es­ timated at $400,000, "largely in New York and Rochester. The investment in "The Sterling," a large retail store in Chicago, caused the loss. The new woman is clearly exemplified in the wife oi' the Rev. Dr. Henrv Wheeler, of the First Methodist Church of Media, Saturday afternoon. Mr. McVicker was stricken with paralysis four wefeks ago while sitting in a chair at home. He Was compelled to keep his house, and the gradual failure of his powers became ap­ parent. His critical condition was not made known to the general public. For the last week he was under the almost constant influence of opiates. The profes­ sion generally loved him, and he was known as the "grand old man" of the drama, from coast to coast. His En- lish friends were also, legion. Mr. Mc­ Vicker often proved a good Samaritan to' stranded actors, prompted by recollections of his own early struggle^. At the time of his death 'he was a wealthy~*man and owned considerable .realty in Chicago and vicinity. Ilis business investments, aside from ownership of McVicker's Theater, were largely in real estate. Three years ago Peter Wilborg left L;s home in California for Cook's Inlet, Alas­ ka. For nearly three years he worked incessantly in the gold regions. Last No­ vember he-came back to the States on a visit, bringing with him $48,000 in gold dust and nuggets. After banking $35,000 in San Francisco, he started out to have a good time on the remaining $13,000. He spent four months-in the Eastern and Southern cities, spending the larger, part of his pocket money. The other night he left Port Townsend, Wash., on the steam­ er City of Topeka ou his retnrfl to the Alaskan gold fields. While the steamer was lying at the wharf he"aiuused him­ self by throwing double handfuls of silver dollars at the boys on the Wharf. Every boy who could hit the eccentric Alaska miner with a snowball received a 'landful of coin in return. Wilborg appeared to enjoy the sport as much as the hoys. As the boat pulled out from the wharf he pelted the boys with money. A terrible uiisfortftne has fallen upon the Blackmau family, the well-known operators 011 the Chicago Board of Trade, when the children of^Willis L. Black­ mail were run into by an express, train at Hinsdale Tuesday. One son Hvas kill­ ed outright, the other son is terribly mangled and can not live, while the daughter may recover. The coachman also was killed. The accident took place at 11 o'clock Tuesday night at the cross­ ing oi the C , B. & Q. Road. It is said that the gates were not down, and there was no sign of the approaching train. The coachman started to drive acroSs. The carriage reached the middle of the tracks, when suddenly the headlight of the express shot out of the gloom. ' Be­ fore the frightened coachman could whip up his horses the engine struck the car­ riage full and square. The coach was smashed into kindling wood and scatter­ ed for fifty yards along the track. The coachman was hurled from his seat and killed. Both of the boys were badly man­ gled, and the youngest one was dead when picked up. The other was still alive, but was so terribly injured that the physicians say he can not recover. The little girl alone escaped with her life. But even she" was badly bruised and shaken up, besides having one leg broken. Both of the horses were also killed. HIGHEST TEIBUNA U DAY WITH A MEMBER OF UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. Hard Work One of the Conditions of n Justice's Life--Immense Amount of Labor in Preparing: Sound Legal Opinions* \\mm His Round of Exacting DutieB. Washington correspcndence: OW, „ those men have what I" call an easy time in life," remarked a young lawyer to his elderly companion .011 the avenue the other day, referring to a couple of Justices of the United States Suprenie Court, who were strolling west­ ward in a leisurely manner, apparently enjoying the bracing air. "Why do you think so?" inquired his co 111 pa u ton, :qu i zzicji 1 - ly.„ -. - ...- ' ' "Well, they hold life , positions-at the very front and head of-an honorable pro­ fession-, being- the first lawyers of the land; they have nothing to do but render decis­ ions upon cases argued before them, and they am certain of $10,000 a year as long as they live." - .- "Your argument is all-right as far as it goes," rejoined the elder, "but. you have- forgotten .to* state the'principal proposi­ tion. As a matter of fact, there is not a more industrious body of professional men in this country than the United States Supremfe Court, and there are few lawyers Who have to work as hard and as contin­ uously as the members of this court- Their lives are anything but easy, as any one who is informed upon the matter can tell you. Their duties arc exceedingly respon­ sible, to begin with, as immense business interests are often involved, as well as grave matters of state, and are practical­ ly continuous, requiring the most assidu­ ous application, deep study and painstak­ ing research. "The question of the $10,000 a year does not weigh 111 the matter at all. for any one of them could'earn five times the sum in legal practice, which would not take one- twentieth the time he now devotes to his duty. The honor of the position, the pride they take in filling it conscientiously, and the realization of the service they perform for their country and the profession is doubtless compensative to them, and fur­ nishes sufficient inducement for retaining their positions, but do not for a moment delude yourself that their lives are $asy ones." I11 Gowns of Silk. The old lawyer was right; very few peo­ ple know, in fact, to what exteyt the du­ ties of the members of the Supreme Court weigh them down with arduous and exact­ ing details. The public only sees the grave and reverend seigneurs, robed in gowns of silk, sitting soberly in the com­ fortable big chairs of the Supreme Court and listening to arguments being made before them. That, indeed, does not look SOUTHERN. A freight elevator in the saddlery and carriage house of W. S. Bruce & Sons at Memphis fell sixty feet, the cables breaking. Four'men were injured. When attacked by fifteen or twenty white caps at Tampa, Fla., Bowen Sykes fired his, Winchester rifle so effectively that four men are dead or dying &nd six others seriously wounded.' For the second time the grim angel of death has entered the Kentucky Legisla­ ture i^nd taken a hand in the contest for relative to the African policy before the chamber in order that it may be dis­ cussed before the prorogation of parlia­ ment. A general amnesty for political offenses has been decided upon. General Riyotti," as minister of war, has been ex­ tremely well receivetWiy the army, as he means to complete tin? break with the dangerous policy pursued by Mocenni. Seuor Don Enrique Dtjpuy de home, the Spanish minister, is in hot water both in Congress and at the State Department, and it is strongly intimated that before long he will either be recalled by Spain or requested by this Government to retire. His recent statements criticising debates in Congress have aroused intense antag­ onism to him in the Senate, and it is said, that if nothing worse results his useful­ ness as a minjister has practically disap­ peared. Last year Minister Thurston of Hawaii was given his walking papers in a peremptory fashion by Secretary Gresli- ain, acting under the direct instructions of President Cleveland, and yet Thurston did not do a tenth part of the offensive acts committed by the Spanish minister. The Hawaiian representative, in fact, was guilty only of furnishing to the press extracts from certain newspapers and offi­ cial letters of hi.s home government, which were supposed to reflect 011 the adminis­ tration. The Spanish minister, ou the other hand, has gone out of his way to criticise savagely the Senators who spoke in behalf of Cuba. It is one of the un­ written laws of this country that there shall be 110 interference with the action of Congress by the executive department ex­ cept 011 writ ten request for information. MARKET REPORTS. Chicago--Cattle, common to prime. £3.C>0 to $5.00; hogs, shipping grn<V>s, $3.00 to $4.25; sheep, fair to choice, $2.50 to $4.00; wheat, No. 2 red, I53r to (34c; corn. No. 2, 28(,- to 29c; oats. No. 2, 19c to 20c; rye. No. 2, 38c to 39c; butter, choice creamery, 21c to 22c; eggs, fresh, 10c to 12c; potatoes, per bushel, 15c to 25c; broom corn, 2c to 4c per pound for poor to choice. Indianapolis -Cattle, shipping, $3.00 to $4.50; hogs, -choice light. $3.00 to $4.25; sheep, common to prime, $2.00 to $3.75; wheat, No. 2. Tic to -72c; corn. No. 1 white, 28c to 29c; oats. No. 2 white,'23c to 25c. . St. Louis Cattle, $3.00 to $5.00; hogs. $3.00 to $4.25; wheat. No. 2 red, 72c to 74c; corn. No. 2 yellow, 20c to 27c; oats, No. 2 white, 21c to 22c; rye. No. 2, ("30c to 38c. Cincinnati--Cattle, $3.50 to $4.50; hogs, $3.00 to $4.25; sheep, $2.50 to $3.75; wheat, No. 2. 72c to 74c; corn. No. 2 mixed. 29c to 30c;. oats. No. 2 mixed. 22c to 23c; rye. No. 2, 41c to 42c. Detroit--Cattle, $2.50 to $4.75; hogs, $3.00 to $4.25; sheep, $2.00 to S4.00,: wheat, No. 2 red, 71c to 72c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 30c to 31c; oats. No. 2 white, 2.3c to 24c; rye. 37c to 39c. Toledo--Wheat,, No. 2 red. 71c to 72c; corn. No; 2 yellow, 28c to 29c; oats, No. 2 white, 21c to 23c; rye. No. 2. 40c to 42c; clover seed, $4.45 to $4.50. Milwaukee--Wheat, No. 2 spring, 63c to 04c; corn, No. 3, 27c to 28c; oats. No. 2 white, 20c to 21c; barley, No. 2. 31c to 33c; rye, No. 1, 39c to 40c; pork, mess, *9.50 to $10.00. Buffalo--Cattle, $2.50 to $5.00; hogs, *3.00 to $4.75; sheep, $2.50 to $4.00; wheat, No. 2 red, 77c to 78c; corn, No. 2 yellow. 33c to 35c; oats, No. 2 white, 25c to 26c. - ^ . New York--Cattle, $3.00 to $5.00; hogs, $3.00 to $5.00; sheep, $2.00 to' $4.25; wheat, No. 1 hard, 76e to 77c; corn, No. 2, 37c to 39c; oifts, No. 2 white, 25c to 26c; butter, creamery, 15c to 23c; eggs", West­ ern, 11« t^, 12c. ixr.1.1: Fit. t Mr. Justice Blank-rises in the mornings with the rest of the work-a-day world, an4- by 9:30 o'clock is ready for business. Hq has an office at his residence, with a refer­ ence library of standard legal works and law reports. The Government furnishes him a secretary, who must be an expert stenographer and who attends him at his house. For a couple of hours or so in* the morning the work-of examining citations proceeds, the details varying with the na­ ture of the case. By noon Mr. Justice BlankJs at the Capitol and ready to take up the routine in the court room. The court sits from 12 until 4 o'clock, from the second Monday 111 October until the middle or latter part of May, five days in the week. - _ Work in the Evening. After adjournment Mr. Justice Blank will more than likely walk home, given a pleasant day, for he feels the need of stretching his limbs after , sitting four hours on the bench, or rather" in a ieather chair. In the evening he puts in his best work on the case in hand, and if it is an interesting one will probably keep at it until a late hour. Perhaps he has his sec­ retary read him the cited passages or the provisions of the law, or the record of the lower court upon which the case was ar­ gued, while he ponders the matter from an easy chair and behind a cloud of cigar smoke. This is continued until Mr. Jus­ tice Blank lias absorbed clear ideas of his own of what ought to be the decision in the case. 0 ' Every Saturday the members of the court meet at. the Capitol for consultation. They assemble in a little room on the base­ ment floor, used for that purpose alone.. Up to this point the public has kept tol­ erably . ;wel} posted 011 the movements in the case, but here the court parts com­ pany with the-pdblic and the rest can only be. surmised.' The consultation chamber is the holy of holies where profane foot * NATIONAL S010NS; REVIEW OF THEIR WORK A" WASHINGTON. Detailed Proceedings of 8enate and Houso Bills Passed or Introduced in Either Branch--Questions of Mo­ ment to the Country at Large. A D M I T T E D T O T H E B A I t . to be very hard work for the members of the court, not half so hard, apparently, as for the anxious and agitated member of the bar haranguing them. But this is only the smallest part of their daily life. The immense number of cases 011 the docket of the Supreme Court and under argument require tlieni to work early and late out of court. Promptly at 12 o'clock noon the business of the Supreme Court begins. The crier raps for order, and the members of the bar and the visitors within the chamber rise to their feet as he announces the entry of ihe court. Slowly the members file in, with funereal tread, robed in their volum­ inous gowns of black silk, the chief justice at the head of the cortege. They take their places behind their chairs, and the crier continues: "Oycz, oyez, oye/„ all persons having business before the Supreme Court of the United States are admonished to draw near and give their attention, for the court is now sitting. Cod save this hon­ orable court." With that the chief just ice and his asso­ ciates bow gravely to,the bar, who in re­ turn make respectful obeisance, and all hands sit down, the visitors in the cham­ ber hardly daring to draw breath, so im­ pressed by the sight: of all this greatness and the canopy of solemnity with which the officials festoon it. If there are aiiy decisions to be rendered it is done, the justice haviug charge of the matter either pronouncing the decision extemporaneous­ ly. or, if it is a particular case, reading it from manuscript. New members of the bar are proposed for admission to practice and motions made for the disposal of busi­ ness. No 1'Iace for Oratory. Then the case to be argued is called and the attorneys rise to address the court. Be­ fore any case is argued it is necessary to file a printed brief for the two parties at issue, setting forth the nature of the case and the grounds upon which it is brought before the court.. Everything presented for Jtftfc^jmsideratiou of this tribunal is required be in printed form. The argu­ ments a/e "usually very prosy. There is rarely any high tlown oratory attempted, for there is no jury to be inlluenced and the attorney must stick close to facts. Af­ ter brief arguments on each side, or, per­ haps. without argument, and by the sub-' mission of a brief, the case is rested with the court and the-pa-rties at issue must go home and await the rendition of a decis­ ion. This is where the work of Mr. Justice Blank begins. He is required to consider and digest tlu; argument made by the at­ torney and to make up his mind on the questions presented for his decision. In his argument, the attorney iriadqSuumerous citations of law, of references and prece­ dents, which Mr. Justice Blank must look up and Verify, as lie cannot afford to trust anything to the attorney's say so. It may have been a forced interpretation or appli­ cation that the zealous attorney made of the citation, and this must be examined. Mr. Justice Blank feels also that lie must be thoroughly posted 011 the subject when it comes Hip for discussion in the privacy of the consultation chamber, for it is a point of pride with him that lie must know as much about it as any of his colleagues. dare not tread, curious eye niay not rest, i and, more than all. where 110 inquisitive | ear can listen. What goes on within these I walls is a secret locked in the breasts of 1 the members themselves and they never j tell. If is surmised, however, that in this ! room and at this time the members of j the court express their individual opinion j upon the case at issue and reach a con- j elusion on it. The chief justice thereupon designates one of his associates to pre- j pare the opinion of the court to be deliv­ ered at some future day. Mr. Justice Blank, having now received j, authorization to present the opinion of the court upon the case, proceeds to draw it j up, and this is a matter requiring care j alia deliberation, with rare choice of T phrase in laying down the law. He knows 1 that this opinion will be read by every I lawyer in the country: will be criticised i and scrutinized with keen eye and dis­ criminating mind, and lie must make it j proof against' 'assault for his own pride's 1 sake. Moreover, this is to be the law of ! the land henceforth upon this particular ' subject, and he would like to have if stand as a monument to his ability, so t'liat in the next century the decision of Mr. Jus- 1 tice Blank in the year 1896 will be cited j in all similar cases. Time and Labor. Some of the opinions delivered by mem­ bers of the court are at great length, going exhaustively into the subject and in­ trenching the court in a citadel of prece­ dents and references. Of course'it re­ quires labor to do this. It takes delving and study, with reasoning and Ljgic. It must be' remembered also that, just as soon as this case is disposed, of there is another one pressing hot upon its heels, and so 011, day after day and week after week, until the adjournment of the court in the summer. This does not end the labors of Mr. Jus­ tice Blank, however, but only closes one branch of them.. He must now go on his circuit and continue his judicial duties. The States of the Union are grouped into nine judicial districts, each one constitut­ ing a United States Circuit Court of Ap­ peals and presided over by a justice of the United States Supreme Court. The circuit courts of appeals are often in ses­ sion simultaneously with the United States Supreme Court, but there may be certain cases reserved for hearing before the Supreme Court justice. If the parties at issue are not satisfied with the judg- X O T V E R Y E X C I T I N G . ment of, that one member of the Supreme Court, the case may be appealed to the full Supreme Court and heard later. Mem­ bers of the Supreme Court frequently spend the vacation months on circuit, and get back to Washington only in time to take up their larger duties here. Told in a Few Lines. Joseph Bann'igan resigned the presi­ dency of the Unilted States Rubber Com­ pany and Robert O. Evans, of Boston, was elected to succeed him. The State Temperance. Union of Kan­ sas has refused to adopt a resolution 'de­ nouncing Gov. 'Morrill for his failure to enforce the prohibitory law. Col. Albert HMstead, Washington cor­ respondent of the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, Shas been made editor of tihe Springfield (Mwss.) Union. g, John G. Uoote. aged .82 years, a mem­ ber of the commi'ss'ibn t'ha't built the capi- tol of Iowa, and a State Senator during tihe war, is dead at Burlington. Minnie Gertrude, but three weeks the bride of L. F. Johnson, died of pneumonia at Oakville, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were school teachers, llcr maiden name was Maddy. She contracted a cold while rescuing a pupil from a pond, where the child had broken through the ice. Philip J. A. Harper, the retired senior member of the publishing firm of Harper Brps., of New York City, died at Hemp­ stead, L. I., of a complication of heart and kidney troubles. Mr. Harper was 72 years old, and "was a son of James Har­ per, one of the founders of the firm, and also ex-Mayor of New York City. The Legislative Grind. The House passed the legislative appro­ priation bill Frjday. Most of the time, however, was consumed in the considera­ tion Of the amendment" to abolish the fee system in the eases of United States at­ torneys and marshals. This amendment was perfected and adopted., A bill was passed to abolish the cash payment of pen­ sions, the purpose of which was to protect veterans who squandered- or were swin­ dled out of the pension! on quarterly pay days. Mr. Hull asked unanimous consent for the consideration of a bill to relieve Gen. Carjin of liability for $1,180 expend­ ed by Capt, J. M/Chyde in. the rescue of a party of students who were snowbound in the "Bitter Root mountains in 1893. Mr. Wilson objected, saying that the party had deserted a citizen of .Idaho and had left him to die. The evening session was devoted to the consideration of private pension bills. : \. •>.' The House Saturday entered upon the consideration of the eighth of the thirteen regular appropriation bills, that providing for the postal service. It is the largest of .the' supply 'bills, carrying, over $91,000,- 000. A series of attempts were inade to increase the compensation of fourth-class postmasters, but they went before point's of order. The controverted items in; the bill relate to postoffice inspectors and spe­ cial mail facilities. Mr. Crockery (Dem.)' of Missouri, opened the, annual fight against, the appropriation of $196,600 for special facilities on ,t'he trunk lines from New York to New Orleans. Similar ap­ propriations for this special service have been eaVried since 1877. The bill also carries 81.000 for special service from Kansas City to Newton, Kan., and $100,- 000 for service from Chicago to Council Bluffs. This compensation was, Mr. Dockery declared, in addition to the reg­ ular compensation. District of Columbia business consum­ ed the major portion of Monday in the House. Among the bills passed was one to decrease the cost of gas from $1.50 to $1 a thousand. This was the outcome of a long fight against the gas company. The consideration of the postoffice appropria­ tion bill was continued, but no important amendments were adopted. The speaker announced the appointment of Mr. Hen­ dricks (Dem.) of Kentucky to the Bank­ ing and Currency Committee. A resolu­ tion was adopted calling 011 the Secretary of war for estimates of the cost of repair­ ing the breakwater at Cleveland, O. A bill was passed to change the times for holding court in the northern district of California. The House then took up Dis­ trict of Columbia matters. Pending the consideration of these it adjourned. The House Wednesday passed the post- office bill. The feature of the debate was the attack 011 the "spy system" in connec­ tion with letter carriers. The salaries of the special inspectors have been paid un­ der the current law out of a fund at the disposal of the first assistant postmaster general. This fund was cut off by the present bill, but provision was made for thc-cmploymcnt of t-birtyndriitirnval rcgu- lar inspectors under (lie fourth assistant postmaster general, increasing the ap­ propriation from $176,000 to $212,000. Mr. Quigg, of New York,, led the fight against this increase and after a pro­ tracted debate his amendment to reduce the appropriation to $170,000 prevailed by a vote of 70 to 57. Nothing of im­ portance was accomplished in the Senate. Senators Sherman and Hill were the conspicuous figures in the Senate Thurs­ day, when the former urged and the lat­ ter opposed the measures recognizing the Cuban insurgents. In the course of his speech Mr. Sherman paid a glowing trib­ ute to the patriotism and fidelity of Presi­ dent Cleveland and Jiis readiness to up­ hold the country's flag. Mr. Hill contend­ ed that if this country interfered in the matter at all, it should be upon different, grounds than those so far urged, viz.: pro- lection of our commercial interests. The Dhpont election case was taken up in the Senate. Mr. Pritchard speaking in ad­ vocacy of the majority report in favor of seating Mr. Dupont. The bill creating Ihe "Art Commission of the United States" was passed. The following bills were also passed: (Jranting government lands in aid of the industrial school at Tuskogee. Ala.: granting certain lands to Colorado Springs', Colo.; for the construc­ tion of a revenue cutter to cost $150,000. for use on the Gulf of Mexico and tribu­ taries; to permit owners of claims to iron and coal mines on forest reservations to :iorfeet their title thereto and to procure 1 patent therefor. I11 the House a resolu­ tion was adopted by which the claim of Coleman (Rep.) of the second Louisiana district to the seat of Mr. Buck (J)em.) was decided in favor of the latter. A bill was passed extending the time for com- ideting a bridge by the Union Railway Company across the Monongahela river. Commercial Travelers Put Together. Mr. Fraser-Crlcrie, manager of the. Queen's Hotel, Montreal, has decided upon adopting an improvement in the hotel which will be a decided inno­ vation in Montreal. It is a special room for commercial travelers, and is not to be confounded with anything I11 the way of the ordinary sample rooms. In the proposed accommoda­ tion. the commercial men will be en­ tirely by themselves and separated t'ro'ni the other hoi el guests. They will have their own dining-room and their own waiters. The dining-room ifter meals will, also, serve as a gen­ eral smoking and lounging room, where Hie commercial guests may receive their friends. This idea lias long been in favor in England, where it has been parried out with success by some of the besl hotels. Salmon for Kngland. Fresh Columbia salmon are soon to be shipped from British Columbia feo England and Australia in steamships lifted with refrigerators. Experimen­ tal shipments have proved a -success, and a company lias been formed, with British capital, to undertake the en­ terprise on a large scale. The com­ pany is building a large cold storage warehouse at Vancouver for storing the fish while awaiting shipment. The "ompauy expects to make more profit than is .made by the salmon eanners.-- Montreal Star. Not as BatI as It Might Re, When Jones was at the theater the 3tlier evening he sat down by mistake nn his neighbor's hat and reduced it to a hopeless mass of silk and paste­ board. The owner was madder than half a dozen March hares. "Well," calmly observed the culprit. "I .was awkward, and 110 mistake! But," he added, with self-complacent pity, "when I think that it might liavo been mine, it makes me fairly shud­ der." The - Ashantees are described as a fcrave and handsome race. TWOBOOMSLAMOHED OHIO AND IOWA PRESENT 'FAVORITE SONS." ' 'f . Ohioana Display Much Knthusiasno at the State Convention in-Colnmbus --Solid Delegation Chosea at Dea Moines for the Hawkeye Candidate* Pledeed to McKinley. The gathering of Ohio Repnbliciiiis in State convention at Columbus was auspi­ cious for McKinley. The speech of Fora- ker was loyal in tone and the delegates were enthusiastic. Especial interest at-* taches to the platform adojited by thg Ohio convention because it i» supposed to represent what McKinley would like to have used as the model a£ St. Louis. Emphasis is laid on the importance of the tariff question. Following is^tire-jdeclara- tion on that subject: ' 1 "We are faithfully wedded* to J.he great principle of protection by every tie of party fealty and affection, and it is dearer to 11s now than ever before. St lias more devoted supporters among the great mass­ es of the American people, irrespective of party, than at any previom period in our national history. It is fefcrywhere- ft) WILLIAM M'Kl.M.EV, .lit. recognized and indorsed as the groat, masterful, triumphant American principle --a key to our prosperity in business, the safest prop to the treasury of the United States and the bulwark of our national independence and financial honor." The present tariff law is denounced as the product of ignorance arid incompe­ tence. The free-wool provision conies in for special denunciation, and reciprocity is approved. Gov. Bushnell, Senator- elect Foraker, Congressman Grosvenor and Mark A. Ilanna were chosen dele- gates-at-large from Ohio to the St. I.ouis convention. Nominations for State offices resulted as follows: For Secretary of State, Doty, !200: Kinney. 4--7; Wiekoffj -17;. iiecoasa-ry to dmieer'-l-G;--ixtnrrpv^B - nomination was made unanimous": Mar­ shall .T. Williams was renominated fot Suprenie Judge by acclamation. IOWA FOR ALLISON. Bolid DeleKatroii Chosen at Des Moines for the Hawkeye Candidate. While the Republicans in Ohio were giv­ ing the McKinley boom its official intro­ duction -to the world, their brothers in Iowa, with 110 less enthusiasm were launching the boom of Mr. Allison. Both demonstrations were marked by sincerity, and it is evident that the Iowa leaders are determined not to let McKinley or any other outside candidate encroach upon their territory. Congressman Dolliver's opening speech indicates that while tha SENATOR A 1,1,1 SON. Iowa people are willing to concede the merits of other candidates they have a very distinct preference for Mt\ Allison. "The need of these times,"said-Mr, Dolli- ver, "is not so much for a leader to rally the people to the Republican-banner as for a master of- the art of administration, conservative and strong, able to hold the victory after it is won." rMhe uddress was frequently interrupted applause, which became tremendous at every refer­ ence to Allison. Four thousand- people were present. The convention vvas the most enthusiastic in the tilstory of the State. The platform is "Sound money and Allison." News of Minor Note. Henry Irvin, collector at Presque Isle, Me., is reported missing, and his accounts nre said to be short several thousand dollars. Toronto tailors, who have been on strike for eleven weeks, have called out the en­ tire membership of the union in that city, which is over 000. Gov. Frederick II. -GreenhaIge's funeral was an imposing spectacle and a striking tribute of popular respect to the late ex­ ecutive of Massaehusett s. By a powder explosion in the convict coal mines at Durham Junction, <4a.. Warren Crawford, Frank Eckles and John Morris, all convicts, lost their lives. Mrs. Cliauueey Ives Filley. wife of the prominent Republican leader, died at St. Louis after an illness of one week of pneu­ monia. She was 05 years of age, the couple having celebrated their forty-first wedding anniversary. k The Taylor Manufacturing Company made an assignment at St. Louis. The assets arcPestimated" to be $f(>4,000 and tihe liabilities $105.000. 'the company operated a large factory and made baking powder, extracts, jellies and preserves and did a general business in cigars and smok­ ing materials. Munsell White, well known in the South and for years ai resident of New Orleans, died at the residence of E. L. Miles, his brother-in-law, in Nelson County, Ky. He w&s a-son of Capt. Munsell White, fam­ ous in ante-bellum days for his patriot­ ism and liberality, arnLhis mother was a daughter of Gen. De La Ronde, of Lou­ isiana. _ ;.i 1 .. i>