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AFFAIRS IN ILLINOIS. IKTjERliSTlXO ITEMS OATHEBED >< FRpJI VAMOlii SOURCES. • .' What Our Neighbor* Are Oafaig-Jtttton •f General and Lw«| Interest -- Mar- riafen arid I>eath»--Accideats aud Crimes --Personal Pointers.* --The Trustees of the Inititntion for the Blind met at Jacksonville and re­ ceived the report of the investigation " . made into the charges brought against ' the management of the institution. Their report will be made to -the Gover- nor, and will not be made public until it has reached his hands. The board adopted the following rale*: Mr. Hinchee tenders his resignation, to take ' "ffect at onoe, and tbe same baa been accepted, i, and Mr. B. B. Grey, former supervisor of boys, IL, has been;, placed iu charg? temporarily until •» new supervisor shall have lwt>n elected. On the queBtton of pupilfs' correspondence a , j rule has been adopted permitting unrestricted J Torresponflenee ljetweon pupils and their par- -*4' sntH or guardiauB. 011 both aides; but oorre» :,'m- "pondenee between pupils and otliera than their - parents or guardians shall tie subject to the In- 'J j spectioii of the superintendent. Regarding corporal punishment. it ia disap- " S proved and Khali be resorted to only when *11 i; 1 >ther corrective metbo Is of punishment fall, ; wd then only by the Superintendent in person and in t he presence of one or more witnesses. . Regarding food, it appea -ing to the board that *11** wei j-fo<lnde<l coin plaints have liesn oeofc- *ioned by reason of an insufficient number o? ' Looks, the force net being tully adequate for the I? number of inmates, and the HhortcomiugB not >; having been occasioned by willfulness or neg- ; Sect, the board has therefore directed the Super- Sntendent to employ such additional cooks »nd " ,' help in the kitchen as shall remedy tbe evil 1' "oniplaised of. The Superintendent has been further directed to increase the variety ot edi- Mes and to give the closest scrutiny to the quality of the food, to the end that there shall Up no just cause for complaint on this Bcore. --Tbe yield of the various crops in Il­ linois for the past year is NOW BO nearly a matter of positive knowledge that an. exhibit thereof will be of general in. terest. The Rtate Board of Agriculture has pretty complete data, and from these the Springfield Journal compiles the following exhibit on tbe principal crops, showing the area cutivated in 1889, the (product and the estimated value: Acres. Bushels. Value. 2,0M,388 37,203,910 $ 20,093.'230 Wheat./.*. Oats.. -..V.. Corn. .-.-.i... Potatoes.... Hye. Barley,. Hay .... 3,663.030 6,988,207 ii9,ta-2 , 214,873 40,088 3,176,291 l-fci.150,811 247,980,58s' 15.484.390 3,803,419 1,'207,157 4,010,544 28.981,064 58,337.049 3,930,177 1.406,229 6U.9+4 98,819,871 x 13,245,445 447,4*18,302 ^146,139,634 la this table hay is given in tons and hbt Included in the footing. To this to­ tal it is proper to add the May return of fat bogs marketed, 3,0G7,03o head, valued at $27,348,001; fat cattle marketed, 551,- 571 head, valued at $18,388,190; and fat sheep marketed, 146,675 head, Valued at $517,756, or a total of $46,2.>4,850. That is, the grain and hay product of the year added to the marketed live stocksnakes a total estimated value of $102,394,484. :p]. The foregoing takes no account of $642,* P. 735 for the wool product of the year, of ^ ' $7,466,110 for milk sold, $1,352,587 for cream, $4,175,224 for butter, $185,778 for '»•,', cheese (atotal of $13,179,199 forthe dairy production of the State for the year) or X* t of $2,822,859 for the apple crop, $136,782 iy . for peaches, .$11,746 for pears, $79,735 for | grapes, $126,685 for other fruits and ber- r - ries, $72,811 for tbe wine product, $567,- ? 4, 053 for broom cora, $353,883 for sor- ghum, $30,415 for buckwheat, $75,944 for |- . millet, $434,300 for timothy feed, $245,- g, 695 for c!over seed, $141,180 for castor f , beans, $105,059 for tobacco, $215,646 for >*'/* sweet potatoes, and $533,950 for turnips * and other root crops. These enumerated . items amounted to $19,778,678, which, . added to the aggregate given above, makes $212,173,162 as the approxftn te value of the agricultural and live-stock If,- • product of this State for the past year. To all this might legitimately be added • $12,496,885 as the year's value of the prodncts of the mines of the State, xnak- f •- ing the productive results of the year | ' $224,620,047, without any allowance . whatever fox the manufacturing indus- tries. * • • --At a meeting of the Executive Com- £ '- mittee of the Chicago,World's Fair Ex- J'S ' position, the other day, it was resolved that, in addition to the $5,000,000 stock ,v ; subscription, $5,000,000 in bonds be issued, thereby increasing the fond to $10,000,000. --The death of Alfred Cowles, one of a the proprietors of the Chicago Tribune, ,•) has been closely followed by that of Mr. P; V > William Bross, one of the oldest and , best-known newspaper men of Chicago ' and the Northwest, he having been one of ft ;'!,- the founders of the Democratic Press, " which was consolidated with the Tribune ^ thirty-five years ago. Mr. Bross was p ̂ born near Port Jervis, N. J., Nov. 4, 1813. While yet a boy the family re- mqved to Milford, Pa , where he entered K." the Milford Academy at tjbe agq of 19 ,f • years. Two years later ba, beonme a student at Williams College, where he i' graduated with honors in 1838. In the ' / following autumn he became principal of Kidgeburg Academy, and taught there successfully for five years, after which • he removed to Chester and taaght five . V years more.. He was an able instructor, 1^; a thorough classical scholar, and a de- voted student of natural history. In !"* 1846 Mr. Bross (Same West, and in 1819 4 commenced the publication in Chioago ~ of the Prairie Herald. Three years later he. In connection with John L. Scripps, started the Dunocralic Press, which was r consolidated with the Trib- t. A; «ne. He letained his interest in the paper during his lifetime, and for many years has been President of the Tribune » ; ' ' Company. Mr. Bross was elected Lieu- K- tenant Governor of Illinois in 1864. --Lee Minier, who stabbed a man at •Iffx'\ Sioux City, is from Bloomington, and a graduate of the Normal University. He v "•;<•, || the son of the Bev.' George Minier, ft|- a pioneer minister of Illinois and widely ,r. ^ known owing to his inttrest in forestry. ,p, Lee Minier has for years been reckless and given to drinking. r" --James L. Griffith, aged 70, one of the ?best-known citizens of Central Illinois, r-ifff'f died at bis home near Lanesville, Sanga- , . mon County, last week. He leaves a large |/ estate. ^ . --Chicago Daily New*: "Samuel W. £c £ ,, Allerfon, who has been out in the country making speeches to the farmers, returned 7; to the city yesterday. His talks about - monopolies, the interstate commerce law, the Live-Stock Commissioner^ and " other burdens under which the farmers ? * ' groan, seem to have made him a favorite with them, and in some quarters there is talk of hiB being made the farmers' ean- L, - didate for United States Senator. An at- - tempt to find out if he would be with the farmers in such an undertaking was xnsde, bat MrvAll«rtca would not be in­ terviewed." --The following Illinois pensions have been granted: ' Original Inva1*<i--,Tobn W. Hendriok, Fair Weathw; Alexander I/awis. .toilet,; Moris Xorey, Vernon ; Patrick Healy (deeeasedt. Chi- <m o; Charles Kol^rta. Hiagarstowii; Kdwin C. Hadimm, Marshall; David Shaffer, Heron ; Ed­ ward 1). Brinton. Astoria; Warren Carter, Qaincy (Soldiers" Home); .Tames Winn. Chicago; Charles Yager, Nauvoo; Kobert J.unev, Oak- dale; Wm. A. McOasland, Waverly; Samuel Ix>ng, Marseilles ; .lames Bums, Jolie't; Thomas Motley, North Alton; Simeon S. t'underbnrgh, New Bedford; Jaiwa H. Jones, Clay City; Ijevi Ovonnire, Mnrnhall; Horace A. Waitt. Chicago; Thomas .Tared, I'alastine; John Callahan, L* Salle; Charles F. .fohnson, Vandalia ; William Vore (deceased), Cedarville; William K. Appley, Libert yvflle; Henry A. Dodd. Kansas; Henry Miller, Lawrenceville; Stephen Jeroloman, Sheldon ; William Kelch. Ashley. Increase^-.!ajob Morse. Mazan; Wesley Koch, pPeotlaod; Freeman N iok<*r«on,< Tonica; Getme" ^T. Wil#bn, Carthage ; Frank M. Sapp, Ottawa ; William M. Chance. Salein; Benjauiin^t. Tar- man, Oiange ; Edward Miller. .Toliet; George W. Stover. Creal Springs; Daniel R. Sutter, Loy- ington; James McCanee, Bnshnell; Jamee Jones, Streator; Jacob A Leutz, Hill; James Tooley, Clay City. Rf isRue--John Schleinlng, Chad wick; Fred­ erick Don. EminRton; John A. M. Gibbs, Thebes; I<ouis P. Bealer, Vermillion; Willie W. Gilbert, Marshall. Restoration and Reissue--Trnman Culver, Rock Fails ; Anthon Miller (deceased), Bloom­ ington. Reissue and Increase--Francis G. Ward, Pen­ nington Point; George H. P. Gibbons, Spring­ field ; Joat ph Eliaa Hunt, Mt. Vernon; Wm. Carver, Palestine. Original Widows--(Reissue) Elizabeth, widow of Owen Nagle. Engle wood; Mary A., widow of Wm. S, Colburn, l'etersbui-p; Nancy A. Gar­ rard, former widow of Morgan Hartley. Pales­ tine; (reissue) Margaret Gott, former widow of Sanrttel Sparks. Morris Cit y; Therein'a, widow of Anton Miller, Bloomington ; Mary Bucher, for­ mer widow of Daniel i ickels. Red Bud; Sarah J., widow of lievi Alburv, Docatur ; Sarah J., widow of George W. Cro'wl, Paris ; Nancy E. fCristy, former widow of Henry H. Dawson, fians- ville; Catharine, widow of "Wru. Vore, Cedar­ ville ; Elizabeth, widow of Antoine B. Cassmit, Kaskaskia; Susan, widow of Julius Wetzlan, Peoria; Emma B., widow of Gilbert J. Burr, Murphysboro ; minors of George Pepple. Sum­ ner ; Evannah Willev, former widow of George Pepple, Keensburgh." Restoration and Increase--Mary E.Van Neste, former widow of Wm. M. Raymond, Onarga; Michael M., father of Peter M. Boyer, Virden; Mary A., widow of Patrick Healy. Chicago; Sarah E., widow of Enoch W. Foster, Brimfield. Widow of 1812--Elizabeth, widow! ot Ellas Smith. Boyd. Mexican* Widow--Cordelia, widow of Samuel Walden, Greenup. Mexican Survivor--Samuel Engle, Efflnghami Philip A. Moore, Roanoke. --The Illinois State Council of th« Junior Order of United American Me­ chanics was in annual session at Chicaga last week. Besides representatives from all parts of the State they had with them National Councilor W. R. Stroh of Penn­ sylvania. Tbe reports received from the various branches of the organization were very flattering and give promise of a suc­ cessful year. Councilor Stroh reported nine councils ready for organization, and that the order had doubled its member-, ship within a few months. The officers elected for the ensuing year are: S. C., James L. Beynolds; S. V. C., C. B. Hob- ley, Jr.; P. G., J. F. Bunnells; S. C. V., F. J. Schaler; S. C. T„ M. Strong; 8. C. Cdn., C. M. Johnson; S. C. War., B. L. Morgan; S. C. Sen , £. J. McMillan and James D*. Arnold. f :4£ k s. i *0.-; --James Williamst employed in the bolt shop at the Springfield Iron Mills, had a thrilling experience iad u miraculous es- cape from instant death the other day. His clothing caught in the belt of a re­ volving wheel, and he wns whirled with great velocity around the shaftiDg a num­ ber of times. Wflen the engine was stopped, he fell to the floor with all his clothing stripped from his boly. Even his shoes, which were tightly laced, were torn from his fiet. His left foot was crushed, his right leg was badly fractured, two ribs, were broken, and he was other­ wise injured, but it is believed he will re­ cover. a--The disposition of the lot on the southwest corner of Monroe and LaSalle streets Chicago, owned by Marshall Field, about which there has been suffi­ cient ta'k to make it historical, is now practically settled, says tbe Chicago Herald. It is under contract to the Woman's Temperance^Buildiog Associa­ tion on a ninety-nine-year lease at $40,. 0G0 per year, with no revaluation, thiq beinsr, at a fair rate, a valuation of about $800,000. The land is 190x95 feet, and is about the last of the inside central business lots left vacant. Upon this lot the temperance folks will rear a magnifi­ cent temple twelve stories high and cost­ ing not less than $1,000,000. It will be the aim of the builders to make it the handsomest building in Chicago. --Maj. J. M. Thompson, Master of the Illinois State Grange, reports that the work of the grange all over the State has progressed at an encouraging rate during the last year. In that time there were organized in Illinois fifty-one granges and three county organizations, causing an increase in membership of 2,100. The Master of the National Grange has ap­ pointed a recruiting week for each State in the-Union. On this particular week 'the officers and members of the granges are to canvass the counties for recruits. It is expected ttiat this movement will result in much good. The Illinois week will be the third in February and active work is desired by the State Master. All alliances of farmers, Patrons of Hus­ bandry, and other similar organizations are working harmoniously and great re­ sults are expected. --Articles of incorporation of tbe North and South Bailroad Company of III nois have been filed with the Secretary of State to construct a line from Eureka, Woodford County, through the counties of McLean, Tazewell, Logan, Sangamon, Montgomery, and Macoupin to Alham- bra, Madison County, and to lease any lines already constructed between these points. The principal office is to be at Springfield, and the eapital stock is $2,- 800,000. This is supposed to be a con­ necting link for the St Loni» and Chi­ oago Railway. --When the Sheriff of Marion County arose the other morning discovered that five of his prisoners had escaped from jail. They had cut through the floor of the cell into the cellar and from there made a hole through the brick wali. Two of the culprits were recaptured. --The carpet house of J. M. Hadley ft Co., one of the oldest in Peoria, and largest in Illinois outside'of Chicago, has keen closed by the Sheriff. Tbe firm's assets are figured at $65,000 and its lia­ bilities at $55,000. --George Edgar Layman, aa ex-inmate of tbe Jacksonville Asylup for the Blind, has published, through his father, charges that the inmates were improperly fed while he was there, deprived of food for a day at a time, and confined in a dun­ geon for petty offenses. It is also changed that a box ot dainties sent to the boy by bis parents was robbed of fruit at the asylum. --Nicholas B. Meyer, of Chicago, a cab net-maker, erased by jealousy, sent a bnl et through his young wife's head and then shot himself, both dyiqg ia- •taatljr. 1 MR. HEED'S IKON BAND. LCTKX.T DEBATE IK THK HOU8K Of BEritESENrATIVXS. The Speaker Holda that, Noa-votlng Mem­ bers Mmy Be Counted mm "Present" for the Sake of m Vtuornin Hi* Decision Is Denounced aa Revolutionary by the DsmomiU and a Bitter Debate Ensues. [Washington dispatch.] The expected battle in the House on Wednes­ day over the Smith-Jackson election case from West Virginia was hotly contested on both •ides. Mr. Crisp (Ga.) flard the first gun as soon as the case was called up by raising the question of consideration. On this vote the Democrats, with three exceptions {Messrs. Bnebalew, Covert and Cowlesl, refrained from voting. While the elt rk was calling the roll the fpcaker was carefully noting the names of those Democrats who were present and not vot­ ing. Before the announcement of the vote Mr. Rogers (Ark.)', who had inadvertently voted in tbe a'Urinative, deeided to withdraw- his vote, but he was met with a storm of objections from the Republican side. Mr. Rogers endeavored to secure « ruling from the Speaker 011 the ques­ tion iukorder that be might enter an appeal, bni tbe Sjwakar declined to rule. Mr. Covert (N. Y.) chwigwl his vote from the negative to the affirmative. Mr. Rogers was then given per­ mission to withdraw bis vote, ae was also If r. Cowlee <N. C.). The vote was announced as standing--yeas, 161; nays. 2. Mr. Crisp raised the point of no quorum. The Speaker direct*d the Clerk to record the names of members present and not voting, as jotted down by the Speaker. This was the sig­ nal for a burst of applause from the Republi­ cans and of jeers fn.m the Ikmocrats. When the name'of Mr. Breckinridgc (Ky.) was called, ho stepped into the aisle, aud, in a reeounditig voice, said: "X deny the right of the Speaker to do this, and 1 denounce it as revolutionary." During the remainder of the roll-call the wild­ est confusion prevailed, a dozen Democrats beirfe on the floor at once denouncing the action of the Speaker. Mr. Rlaud (Mo.i roared out that he was responsible for hir. action only to his constituents and not to the Speaker, and Mr, O'Ferrall (Va.) protested in the name of his State against this action, Mr. McCreary (Ky.) denied the right of the Sjieaker to count him as present. The Speaker--The Chair is making a state­ ment of fact that the gentleman is present. Does the gentleman deny that he is present? Continuing, the Speaker said that the ques­ tion was now before the House aud the Chair proposed to give a statement, accompanied by a ruling, from which an appeal could be taken if any gentleman was satisfied therewith. Mr. Crisp (in advance)--I enter an appeal. The Speaker then proceeded to quote prece­ dents in Democratic Legislatures for hisaclion, reading in full a decision of Gov. Hill when President of the New York State Senate, but ignored Mr. Flower's request to have the Re­ publican protest against that decision also read. Tha Sjieaker continued : "But there is an entirely familiar process which every old member will"recognize, whereby the opinion of the Chair is inountestable e\i- dtnee of the recognition at all times of tbe right to record members present as conslituting a part of a quorum. It has l>een almost an every-day occurrence at certain stages of the session for votes to be announced by the Chair containing obviously and emphatically no quor­ um. Yet, if the point was not made, the bill was always declared passed, and that could only be on a very distinct baBis, and that was that everybody preset^ silently agreed to the fact that there was a quorum. There was no ground on which by any possibility such a bill could be passed constitutionally unless the presence of a quorum was inferred."and it was inferred from the fact that no one had raised the question. All methods of determining the vote were of equal value. It has alnavs been the practice in parliamentary bodies of this character, and especially in the Parliament of Great Britain, for the Speaker to determine the quesiiou if there was t>r was not a quorum present, by count. It was because that was a determina­ tion of actual fact, and the determining of that 'was intrusted to the presiding ofiiccr in almost all instances. Again, there was a provision iu the Constitution which declared that the House might establish rules for compelling the attend­ ance of members. If members could be pres­ ent and refuse to exercise their functions, ami yet not be counted as a quorum, that provision would seem to be entirely nugatory. The Chair therefore rules that there is a quorum present within the meaning of the Constitution." Mr. Crisp said that this was the first timo in the history of the Government that the Speaker had decided that he could go behind the roll- oall provided for by the Constitution. This v an more than a mere question of rules. It was a constitutional right--the right to have the yjas and nays entered on the journal--and it ntc s- sarily followed that when the Constitution said that the yeas and nays should be so entered Ujty could not be added to or taken from. He Chen quoted from t-peaker Blaine's ruling on the force bill to the effect that the Speaker had not the power to oount a quorum, and declared that the decision uifct made by Speaker "lieed would be the foundation of the greatest legis­ lative frauds ever committed. He quoted Mr. Garfield as denouncing a similar rule when it was proposed in his time, aud as askiug the questions : "Who 1b to control the seeing of the hpeak< r v" and "How do we know but that the Speaker may see forty members--for his own purpose--more than there are in the House?" Mr. Crisp also quoted from the remarks of Mr. Reed (the present Speaker) in the same de­ bate, when he used the,so words : "The constitutional idea of a quorum is not the physical presence of a majority of the mem­ bers of the House, but a majority of tie mem­ bers present and participating in the business of the House." "1 appeal." Mr. Crisp exclaimed, "from Philip drunk to Philip sober." Mr Crisp was asked from the Republican side what had been the result of the decision in New York referred to t>y the Speaker, 'lbe question was answered by Mr. Springer to the effect that the action of Mr. Hill on that occasion had been denounced by all the Democrats of the New York Legislature as revolutionary. Mr. Cannon declared tliat'the presence of the members rot voting, but counted by the Chair, constituted more than a quorum. Gentlemen on the other side might rise and say that the action of the Chair was revolutionary." As they disagreed, they should consult the Constitution. ThetTonstitution provided as follows: "Each bouse shall be the judge of tbe elec­ tion returns aud the qualifications of its own members, and the majority of each house shall constitute a quorum to do business." Did the Constitution say that a majority should be required to vote for a measure, a mo­ tion, or a resolution in order to pass it ? Not at all. It merely said that a majority of each house should constitute a quoram to do busi­ ness. Mr. Cannon laid down the proiiosition that, by general par. amentary law and under the Constitution, when a quorum is present and when that fact is ascertaiued, and when there is a majority voting in favor of a measure, that .measure is adopted, whether it be motion, reso­ lution, or law. He believed that th< reby the Constitution was satisfied in form and sub­ stance, and that the people all over the country would justify that course. Mr. Carlisle declared that every Speaker from the beginning of Congress had held that a ma­ jority must not only be present to constitute a quorum, but that a quorum must participate in the legislation. Ho then quoted tne section of the Constitution which provides for the keeping of a journal and for the entering upou it ot the yeas and nays when demanded by one fifth of the inemt>erB present, and also that section which says that le s than a quorum can ad- lourn from day to day and can compel the at­ tendance of absent members. Now the Constitution, continued Mr. Carlisle, did not say in express terms that in order to transact business a majority of the House Bhould be present, but that a" majority of the House should constitute a quorum "to do busi­ ness." and then it proceeded to specify dis­ tinctly what those things were which a major­ ity could do. When the framers of the Consti­ tution provided that a majority of the members- elect should constitute a quorum to do business they saw that if it stopped there less than a quorum could do certaiu things. If the ruling made this morning was corr<ct there was no necessity for any provision of the Constitution defining what less than a majority could do. Ha denied absolutely the riRht of the presiding officer of the House to make the journal Suppose the hp^aker was right; then one man could pass a bill as well as 1(W. If the Speaker had a right to make a journal and to make a quorum, and to have the Clerk of the House, under his direc­ tion, put upon the journal the tact that there was a quorum present, then there was no lon­ ger any use for the representatives of the people in the House. The Speaker was simply the organ of the House, not its master. Mr. McKinley then took the floor, bat yielded to a motion to adjourn, which was carried with­ out division. THE RAINBOW-CHASER. FOR THE WORLD'S FAIR. TKOO&UB AmEAD FOB THE WW OHIO ^ StJUSTAKC® CRT THE Bat JTKKPABED SENATOR. }' (VK THE HOC8K. A Disconsolate >'ewat»oy. Sometime ago a policeman^found a little street gamin liangiog *over an empty beer keg in front of a Superior street saloon. Supposing the boy was drunk, the officer took hold of him and said: "Come along to the station with me." "Go "way," answered the boy,|sullen- ly. "Don't bodder me. I'se got I trouble enough." "Trouble? What's the matter?" I "My girl's gone back on me. Head dat,"'and the street gamin shoved ..a soiled note into the officer's palm. The note read: "DEER ROXY : I don't go to know bawl wid you. Reddy sold 400 papers yesterday an' he's got der boodle, I "SALLY." '. "Giv' me der shake 'cause I didn't eellenongh papers ter make big bawl money," said the gamin, bitterly. "An* I've a durn good mind ter 'lectrie wire myself."--Cleveland Piaindealer. Tha Methods Which Ha Seenrad Hit Election LlkMjr to Ba s'«atd«et for Sari- was Inquiry--Brio* aad a IHiai^aUl Critic. {"Washington special.] The means by which Mr. Brice, of Ohio, abta ned "his seat in the United States Senate may be a sabject of serious inquiry whan tha time shall come for passing Tspon his credenti Is. It seems to be overlooked that Mr. Brice does nol take his seat until the beginning of the Fifty-second Congreas. Mr. Payne, the sitt.ng member, will retain his place nnt 1 one year from March 4 next. The Ohio Legislature electa its Sena'ors now one year in advance of the t:ma when they will t»ke their sents, bee <use tbe sessions of the Legislators are only biennUl. A prominent Ohio Democrat who has him- self at times been mentioned as a possi­ ble candidate for the United States Sen­ ate has expies-el the opimou that Mr. Brice did not exp and less than $2;H),003 to secure his seat. The fact that he is publicly stated to have recently sent checks for $10,(00 to tio tonllemen who worked in his interest before the Leg slature, and that Mr. Thom >s, one of the defeated aspirants for the plaoe, now savs that while he himself paid one member of the Legislature $6,- 000 to work him, that member abandoned him at the last moment and went over to the Mippoit of Brice because the latter paid him a larger sum are facts that will not escape the attention of those whose duty it will be to make inquiries into this subject in the next Congress. But the question of the use of money will not bis the only one which will be considered by the Senate Committee on Elections when it shull come to pass upon the credentials of, Mr. Brice. It was stated by the Democratic opponents of Mr. Brice pending his canvass that he could not properly aspire to a seat in the Senate from Ohio for the reason that under the Constitution he is not eligible for that office in that he is a citizen of New York State, and not of the State of Ohio, The Constitu­ tion of the United State provides that no person shall be eligible to the Eosition of United States Senator unless e shall be a resident of the State from which he is elected at the time of the election. Mr. Brice, it is true, originated in Ohio, but he has lived and had his business and personal home in New i'ork City for a gp»at many years. But the legal point which will be nrged the most against his residence in Ohio is that he gave a bond in connection with the aque­ duct contract in New York City of Brown, Howard & Co., and that in that bond he sta'ed that he was a citizen of the State of New York. The friends of Mr. Brice admit that he has done nothing since that time to secure a new residence in Ohio. Consequently it must be concluded that either Mr. Brice's sworn statement in that aqueduct bond was incorrcct or else that he is not a citizen aad was not a cit­ izen of the State of Ohio at the time he was elected. • Brice and a Democratic Critic. ° (From tbe New York World.] Says Mr. Calvin S. Brice in his Colum­ bus interview: "I confess my surprise at the course of the New York World, for its editor knows me personally, and ought to know better than to suppose me cap ible of the things his paper so freely and so recklessly charges." The World knows Mr. Briee as a sharp, shrewd, successful man of affairs. He is a credit to IV all street and his class. It knows one hundred honorable, in­ telligent Democrats in Ohio, any one ot whom has rendered tbe Democratic party and the cause of tiue Domociacy ten times as much service as Mr. Brice. BuA these men are poor, comparatively, and they have no chance of advancement to the Senate so long as a mau like Mr. Brice can be found to make liber d expenditures for the party. Mr. Brice's best aud most ardent friends based his claims to the Ohio Senatorsbip in the recent contest upon the fact that he (Brice) had been spending money for tbe party in Ohio for years. Without this liberal invest­ ment of money Mr. Brice would have had no more chance of securing a Sena­ torsbip than Fred Blankner, the peren­ nial Sergeant-at-Arms of the Legisla ture. He never made a treat speeoh, he never uttered a great political thought, he was never identified with legislation, and he has tO-d«y no more claim to be regarded as a statesman than the man who blacks his boots. This is what the World has said of Mr. Brice, and what it will continue to say unto the end. Ohio and Free WooL. In the House on Wednesday the ques­ tion of instructing Ohio members in Con­ gress to vote for a bill restoring tbe wool tariff of 1867 brought the fret-traders to the front, and the majority side of the House was forced to go on record. Mr. Mounts, of Stark, declared thai he was in favor of free wool, and quoted the market price for many years to show that the wool growers realized more money from their flocks under a low tariff than under a high tariff. Mr. Dres- bach said he came from Mr. McKinley's county, one of the largest manufacturing counties in the State, and had been eleoted to succeed a Bepublican with a full understanding that he w»s a free trader, 'the sentiment was ap- Elauded on the Democratic side. Mr. aylin made the principal argument of the Bcpublicsn side aud said they were alwnys anxious to go on rm ord in favor of protecting the industries of the coun­ try from the ruinous competition of for­ eign prodncts. He quoted from the jour­ nal of the House of the Sixty-sixth Gen­ eral Assembly to show that tbe Democrats were on record in faVor of a wood tariff, having voted for a resolution offered by Mr. Bohl, of Washington Countv, re­ questing Congress to restore the duty by tbe passage of the Converse bill. After speeches by Mes-r*. Donovan, of Henry, and Gear, of Wyandotte, in which they declared their readiness to go on record as avainst tbe proposition, tbe motion to refer to the Committee on Federal Rela­ tions prevai'ed by a strict ptriy vote. THE Philadelphia Press ca'ls the at> ten ion of ( ongressm n Cummings to the fact that when he offered a resolution in the House of Representatives, the other day. appropriating $50,000 to ereet a bronze statue to Samuel J. Tikleu, he forgot, probably, that he was n iming pre­ cisely the sum that was offered for the one "electo.tl vote that was needed to elect **- "^' len Preside it in lb76. On the 3a of December of that year, Manton Marble telegraphed from Tallahassee, Fla., Raying that he could purchase one electoral vote iu that State for $50,000; and on the following day, Dec. 4, this answer went back from Samuel J. Til- den's house in New York City: "Tele­ gram here. Proposition accepted." A PROMINENT Democratic politician in Ohio says that Governor Campbell and Senator Brice are pi tying Hill against Cleveland and Cleveland against Hill with a view to the ultimate nomination of ex-Secretary Whitney in 1892. There seems to be no occasion for Campbetf and Bri'-e interfering, as the tails of these Kilkenny cats were tied together over a line beforeeiiher Brice or Campbell came into the national ring, and they have been scratching at each other ever since they pa ted company at Albany six years ago. --Chicago inter Ocean. GOVERNOR HILL of New York does not regard Governor Abbett of New Jer­ sey as warmly as he did a few days ago. The New Jersey Governor has just de­ clared in favor of the Australian ballot system. W '* - _ i; .. .JfciL -X*....*,...,' */•«>: -W-'j?. -k ii Comm|g»iofiers to bsr Appolated from Each Stata aad Territory by the PrttMrat- 1 he Stock Limited ecr 930.000.000--Sav- cranient Exhibits to Be Loaned. The World's fair bill, as completed by tbe sub-committw of the House, com­ mittee on the world's fair, Is as follows: The first section provides for holding the exposition in 1892. Section 2 provides for the appointment of Commissioners from each1 State and Territory. Section 8 provides that the commis­ sioners shall form a body corporate, hold real estate, issue stock, etc. Section 4 authorises the appointment of three commissioners by tbe Presi­ dent. - ^ Section 5 relates to the time aftd. place of holding meetings. v Section 6 permits the importation fre^ of duty of exhibits for the exposition. Sectiou 7 appropriates $">0,(J<K> for the expenses of custom houses, With refer­ ence to such importation. Section 8 requires the submission'of a program of ceremonies to Congress. Section 0 directs the President to make a proclamation of the time aud place of holding the exposition. Section 10 authorizes the commission­ ers to receive stock subscriptions to tibe amount of SS0,(KH>,000 and accept as stock subscriptions any subscription to the guarantee fund already made. Section 11 requires that not less than $5,000,000 shall be subscribed before any other work is undertaken. Section 12 authorizes the Secretary of Stat© to call the commission to­ gether. Section 13 fixes the terms of service of the commmissioners at one voar. Section 14 gives directions with refer­ ence to the insurance of bonds. Section l"> requires the Seer fit ary of the Treasury to have printed stock certificates, but nothing in the net shall be considered as creating any liability of the United States or any obligation of debt on the part of the commission­ ers. Section-16 requires that at the close of the exposition the property shall be con­ verted into cash and all liabilities paid before any guarantee fund i;l repaid to subscribers. Section 17 requires the commissioners to report to the President. Section 18 provides that tbe corpora­ tion shall not exist longer than 1898. Section 19 provides that the United States shall not be liablo for »>ny acts of representatives, officers, agcntR, servants, employes, etc., or for any of flic capital stock certificates, bonds, debts, liabili­ ties, etc. . Section 20 reserves to Congress the right to alter or amend the act. Section 21 directs the Smithsonian in­ stitution, nationalmuseum and several departments of the govcrnment-to have exhibits at the exposition.. Section 22, the closing" section, pro­ vides for an appropriation for the gov­ ernment exhibits referred to in the pre­ ceding sections. SAN BLASJNDIANS. Their Country Annexed to the United States--Defying the Colombians. New York dispatch: The Indians of the San Bias coast have annexed the lb- selves and their country to the United States. For many years these Indians have been supplied with merchandise in exchange for cocoanuts by American traders. They have had little communi­ cation with the rest of Colombia and have lived under tribal rule, never ac­ knowledging tbe authority of the gov­ ernment at Bogota. f The recent seizure of American ves­ sels laden with goods for them and the stoppage of trade with tills country by the action of the Colombian gunboat La Popa exasperated them to the highest degree. Several sons of chiefs of the larger tribes have been brought to this country and educated in American schools. When the Indians learned of the action of the Colombian government and the La Popa they decided to become at once American ritizens. Soon after­ ward the La Popa appeared off the coast and a landing party was sent ashore. At once the Indians ran up the Amer­ ican flag and the tiring of a signal gun soon brought a large body of armed In­ dians to tlie spot. They were armed w!th machet knives and pistols, and completely surrounded the force sent ashore from the gunboat. The chief, stepping out to fore his men, delivered an address to the Columbian commander, in which he asserted that the San Bias Indians weye Americans and would fight under the American flag. The forces from the gunboat were directed to return immediately aboard the vessel or suffer the consequences. The Colombian commander had-no al­ ternative, so he and his men boarded the vessel and steamed down the coast. A second landing was made and the In­ dians once more assembled in force and declared themselves Americans. They demanded the return of the Colombian 'orees to the La Popa. The Colombians retired on board and the La Popa sailed away. There are said to be 30.000 Indians in the San Bias district and the attempt by the Colombian government to subduo them would be fraught with great ex­ pense and difficulty. They are a brave and hardy race. FATAL CAUKLKSSNESS. BKiners Unmindful of Tlie'r Safety Injured by an Explosion. Sunbury (Pa.) dispatch: A gang of Italians, ' Poles, and Hungarians em­ ployed in widening the roadbed of the Shamokin, Sunbury & Lewisburg rail­ road were at work in a cut near Paxinos, where blasting the roek was necessary. Shortly before noon three blasts were set and a gang of nine men retired to await the explosions. Unknown to them only two of the blasts exploded, and the nine men had gone back into the cut and we're at work shoveling away the dirt and broken rock when the third blast exploded and the men were hurled in all directions. One of the men was pidked up dead and auother had his chest crushed so severely that death is a question of only a short time., Four were dug from the mass of debris with broken arms and legs, and two of these it is thought will die. The other man escaped with slight injuries. Following is a list of the persons injured and brought to the Miner's hospital at Oak­ land for treatment: ANTONIO PASOLIZIE, injured internally; will die. A Finlander, ehin blown off and injured 1 internally; will die. A Finlander, back crushed and legs bro­ ken; will die. • A Finlander. eyes blown out, head crushed, and injured internally; will die. JOSEPH N. GORDON, pit boss, skull crushed and internally injured; recovery doubtful. GUAVIANE BORIE. head and arms cut and legs injured: will probably recover. Nine other Italians and Finlanders were badly cut and bruised. Three Italians are missing, and, it is said, are under the debris. The End of Castle Garden. "At the Treasury Department at Wash­ ington It is stated that the government lease of Castle Garden would terminate March 21, and that suitable quarters for emigrants would be secured on Gov­ ernor's Island, which will be entirely under government control. TTT.>~" ^ ®5' v: ,• fl.ngyiLA'C:. ' • 1 1 . » 1 1 " BRAZIL IS WELCOMED. I OUR TREATY WlTHCHiHA FORSUUL BTCOOWTION ornuau.'B NEW HITLERS* Tha Mligft<ifarar-t<# Envoy Extmwvdln ary ot tha FwvUtisd doTcmtmeort wdcomwi at the Executive' Manslaa Bgr Frmdnit (Harrison--Washington Gossip. Washington- dispatch: The fermal recognition of the United States of Brazil was completed at the executive mansion, when Dr. Valenter the %iew minister accredited by the provisional government, and Mr. Mendonca, envoy extraordinary and: minister plenipoten­ tiary, on a special mission to this coun­ try, called and presented their creden­ tials to President Harrison. The cere­ monies took place in ttie blue room and were marked by great cordiality. Dr. Valence, upon presenting his credentials, made a short address, to which Presi­ dent Harrison replied as fbllows: "MI:. MIXISTKK: 1 receive you as the representative of. a new republic-- always a grateful duty to the govern­ ment of the United States. The peace­ ful course of events tliat has trans­ formed the empire of Brazil into the United States of Brazil has been observed with deep interest by the gov­ ernment of this country. It Is a source of profound satisfaction to the Ameri­ can people tliat the provisional govern­ ment of the Brazilian republican's came into power without bloodshed and with­ out violence. I trust this circumstance may prove a happy augury of peace, progress, and prosperity In the career which now opens to the United States of Brazil. Speaking for the people of this country. It will be my constant aim to cultivate the most friendly relations with your government; to increase the personal intercourse and to enlarge the commercial exchanges between the two republics. I trust, Mr. Minister, that you will lind in this capital a pleasant residence, as I am sure you will receive a warm welcome." Mr. Mendonca then addressed thb President and to this the. President re­ plied: "MR. MINISTER: This government is happy to receive you on the special mission with which you are intrusted by the provisional governmentof the United States of Brazil, with the full rank of envoy extraordinary. The Secretary of State of the United States is appointed with full authority, to confer with you on spccial matters with which you are charged by your government. You will be cordially received in the capital with all the courtesy due to your high rank." The recent decision of the United States Supreme Court, which makes necessary the refunding of several millions of dollars to tlie Importers who paid a duty of 50 per cent on silk rib­ bons instead of 20 per cent, as they claim they should have paid, was based on the peculiar wording of the tariff act. The bill, which was passed for the purpose of changing this wording, lias left the matter practically as it stood beforA This morning Senators Aldrich and Morrill, members of the finance com­ mittee that now has the bill under con­ sideration. called at the Treasury and talked over the matter with Secretary Wimlom. The result will be that the Senate committee will amend the bill so that all materials for hats not specially enumerated as assessable at 20 per cent will be required to pay duty of SO per cent, under the law. Secretary Noble has denied the re­ port that he was to be appointed United States circuit judge in the circuit made vacant by the promotion of .ludge Brewer to the bench of the Supreme court. Secretary Noble is undoubtedly sincere in his denial. Nevertheless, it is true that some time ago he was think­ ing seriously of accepting this place if it'were offered him. While President Harrison determined last July to appoint ex-Senator Bruce, of Mississippi, to be recorder of deeds for the District of Columbia, Bruce has .iust received his commission. Mr. Trot­ ter. of Massachusetts, the present re­ corder, testified recently that during the three years h» bawl held this office it had netted him a little over $40,000. vJL- * WHAT COL ST01TEL SAT& Ha Recommends an Offensive a*4 Defen­ sive Alliance. Paris cable: A sensation has been caused here by the publication of a pam­ phlet by Col. Stppel, formerly military attache of the French embassy in Ber­ lin, and who, prior to 1870, warned his gavernment that the admirable organi­ zation of the German anuy Would rendei War against it by France disastrous. Ir.t his pamphlet the colonel recommends an offensive and defeusive alliance between France and Germany to oppose Russian aggression, but ho adds that this alli­ ance will be possible only if Alsace-Lor* raine Is returned to France. A ROYALQUARRKL The Emperor Tired of Being Restrained by the Venerable Chancellor. London cable: The Berlin press confirm the reports that a coolness has arisen between Emperor William and Prince Bismarck, growing out of certain expressions in the speech from the throne which the Emqeror persisted in retaining against the advice of the Chancellor. This is the ostensible rea­ son given, but it Is believed that the causes go deeper. It Is hinted that rad­ ical differences have arisen and the young Emperor is growing weary of restraint^ < ^ 1 IN LOVE WITH NATALIE. A Prince of Roumanla Smitten with tha Kx-Queen of Servia. Bucharest cable: The nephew of tin; King of Roumania. and heir to the throne, has fallen desperately in love with Queen Natalie of Servia, to the intense vexation of the royal family. The Price is bent on marrying Natalie, whom he regards as the greatest heroine and martyr of the age. Close watch is kept to prevent a clandestine marriage. Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria will, ac­ cording to report, shortly wed an im­ mensely wealthy American Catholic lady.* • lUOTOUSjmilKERS. A Mob In Bohemia Demolishes a Glass factory. Vienna cable: The series of strikes among the glass-blowers of Gablonz, Bohemia, has reached a bloody cul­ mination. Stirred up by the leaders of labor agitation, a mob of about 500 strikers gathered and made an attack on Neudorf & Wissenthal's factories. The doors were broken down and a mob rushed in and smashed the machinery. The proprietors of the fac­ tory ap|>ealed to the authorities for pro­ tection and a force of police was sent to deal with the strikers. A fierce fight ensued during which the police killed two and wounded several of the rioters, who were finally dispersed Three Men Killed. A boiler in the sawmill of A. B. Leach & Co., at Falling Rock, twenty-eight miles from Charleston, W. Va., exploded. Joseph Wright and Nordici Hoover were instantly killed and Bud Mullens was so badly mangled that he died a few min­ utes later. - H FRANK FILLKK and Ben Atktas were killed by a boiler explosion at Beebe Ark. CI^IMM THAT XT VIOLATED. ' - •; :i Corru neetof Her Amleseadars with Oar JMMa Ofttltl* in Begat* ta tha Law FnAMtins Jhe Retnm of CM**- man Wh# Have America. Washirgtctt I'vipatel* The State 4** psrtment ha* sent to the Senate in 'a'ta- swer to a rneol lftion the correspondence which has taken place between the Stat# department and representatives of tbe Chinese government looked at WasWag' ton. This correspondence inc)«de& that of Secretary Bayard with Mr. CVii Yan Hoon an4of Secretary Blaine botfc with Mr. Chen; Yan'Hoon and ms successor, the present Chinese minister, Mr. Twf Kwo Yin.- Both Chinese ministers CMB- plain of the aet of the Fiftieth Congx** with- reference to the exclusion of Chinese laborers who had1 gone away bearing ccrtilieutes, • claimiivg that thf» act Wjfls a Violation of our tsreaty with China. They also complain oF the action of tbe Secretary ef the Treasury in re­ quiring Chinese who desire to- pass through this country to give a bon<L of E?00 as a guarantee that they will' not violate their agreement not to remain in the United States after being landed on. her shores. The former minister, in a communica­ tion to Secretary Bavard. claims tliat the Secretary in an interview vouched that President Cleveland would vetoany legislation adverse to the treaty exist- Mr. Bayard in reply denies having made' such an agreement or promise, and says the understanding must have been th«- result of the fact that the conversation was held through an interpreter. The- present minister inclosing says: "I have- no disposition to prolong the discussion by repeating arguments made in my note of Nov. •>. The action of the Con* gress of the United States in passingthe- act of Oct. 1. 1888. In the opinion of my government, manifested an open disre­ gard of treaty obligations on the part of the legislative department of the gov­ ernment of the United States. If any­ thing should occur to make it appear that a similar spirit influences the con-* duct of any of the executive depart­ ments of that government its effect would create upon my government,t I fear, the most unfavorable impression." It Is understood that the action of Secretary Tracy in relieving Com­ mander Coghlan from the command of the United States steamer Mohican and ordering him to report at Mare Isl­ and is for the purpose of court-martial­ ing him for writing a letter to the Val- lejo Chrouicle attacking the navy, and especially the Chinese corps. Ihls is his second offense, he having been court- martialed in 1876 for writing abusive letters to a clerk in the navy department. For this he was suspended for a year. The postmaster general's attention has been called to the condition of about 100 women employed in the mail bag re­ pair shop. They are compelled to mend forty bags daily at $30 a month. The work is bard and the building unhealthy, and it is claimed that the minimum num­ ber of bags to be repaired by each woman is too much and that in conse­ quence of overwork and the condition of the building many of them are ^sick ,and their lives imperillod. .. .. * ' 'J 4 -?» • -s-i • " ms I t ' i VICTIMS OF JEALOUSY. An Arkansas Man Shoot* His Rival aad a Girl and Mortally Wounds Himself. Batesville (Ark.) dispatch: Jake Schreiber, aged about twenty-one years, shot Miss Emma Fry and George Meiss- ner recently as they sat talking on the balcony of thci girl's home, eight miles east of here. The girl was shot in the left breast and the woqnd is almost cer­ tainly fatal, but Meissner will recover. As SchnMber rode out of tbe yard Albert Fry, a young brother of the girl, seized a revolver, and fired three shots at him, the last of which took effect in the back of his head and knocked him down, but he arose and resumed his flight. Schreiber w/is foulti in an old house in the' neighborhood almost dead. In addition to the shot he had received from Fry he had shot himself with the last cartridge in his revolver, J>ut failed to inflict fatal wounds. He had then taken a heavy stone and tried repeatedly to crush his head and each blow had rendered him unconscious for a time. Ho was brought here and lodged in jail, whero he lies in a very precarious condi­ tion. Schreiber and Meissner vals for the hand of Miss Fry. \' FOR MACHINE MINING. Schedule of Prices Adopted Igr vtfc* Unlted Mine-Workers. Columbus (Ohio) dispatch: The United Mine-Workers have concluded their ses­ sions. The report of the committee on defensive fund was received and adopt­ ed. The following sgcale of prices for machine mining was adopted: Hocking valley, 70 cents; Indiana block, 85; In­ diana bituminous, 75; Western Pennsyl­ vania. 8*); BraidWood, IU., 95; Streator, 111., 90; Springfield, III., 62?<: Peoria, 111., 75; Stratton and Mount Olive, Va., 56K; MoundvillC, W. Va., 4<>; Mouonga- hela river, 80; Pomcroy, Ohio, 42>{, Reynoldsville, 40. The tollowihg rates for day labor were also ratified: Entry price, per yard, S3; drivers per day, at 80 cents, $2.25; trap­ pers, $l; trimmers,$2.10; dumpers, $3.10. An effort will be made to have a meet­ ing with the operators to agree upon the seale for May 1. The convention ad­ journed to-meet in this city the seccwA Tuesday in February, 1891. EMPRESS AUGUSTA'S FORTUNE. R Is Believed to Exceed Haifa Mil Boa Pouodft. Edmund Yates' London cable ts the New York Tribune says: "Tha amount of the fortune left by Em­ press Augusta Is not yet accurately known, but it is believed toexceed £500.- 300. About half is left to the Grand Duchess of Baden absolutely aud nearly all her majesty's jewels--which were her private property--except the spleadid ropes of pearls, which she leaves to the present Empress, and they are to be made crown heirlooms. The Empress is understood to have I«ft about £100,000 to her brother, the Grand Duke of Saxe- Wei tnar-Ei senach. who also gets the pict­ ures and the valuable library. There is a very large legacy left to her graad- aou. Prince Henry. •m a. MRS. KNIFFIN S DEATH. the Coroaer*s Jnrj Says It Was ChSM< by Chlorofonau At Trenton, N. J., tbe coroner's jury [a the Kniffin murder case brought in a verdict declaring that Mrs. Kniffla died from chloroform administered by persons as yet unknown, and further stating that the jury's labors have been hampered by the withholdings? impor- portant evidence, which will come ba- fore the grand jury. aTHE BROTHERHOOD© WIN# iadce O'Brien Decldr* Against tha I sagae In the Ward Case, New York dispatch: Judge O'Brtea has decided the sfiit of the New York Base-ball club against John Montgoss •rr Ward in favor of the