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. \ - "r^-i THE PLA1NDEALER ° J. VAN SLYKE, Editor and Pub. McHKNBY. ILLINOIS; 11 1 • ! 1 --» WILL PERMIT RELIEF AID ALLOWED TO SUFFERING ARMENIANS. Sublime Porte, However, Will Not Recognize the Red Cross Society- Ban Upon Catholic Membership of Secret Societies to Be Eternal, Snltan Partly Relents. Owing to the energetic representations of United States Minister Terrell, Miss Barton and her party will be permitted by the Turkish Government to distribute reliaf to the distressed Armenians, al­ though the Red Cross will not figure In the work. This isews came to the State Department Friday in a cablegram from the minister to Secretary Olney. in which lie says that while the porte refuses such permission to the lied Cross, or to the members .,of .the Red Cross, "as such, and thereby declines to officially recognize that society, it will permit any person whom the minister nanie&J and -approves to dis­ tribute relief in, the interior of Turkey, provided the Turkish authorities are kept- informed of what they are doing. There can be no question that Miss Bar­ ton and her party will 'be, stt designated by Mr. Terrell.. But it is apprehended that they will encounter almost insur­ mountable obstacles in reaching the field of action, as the mountain passes between the seaboard and the interior are now practically impassable owing to the deep snow. Satolli Declines to Hear Appeal. The ban placed by the Roman Catholic Church upon the orders of Knights of Pythias, Sons of Temperance and Odd Fellows is absolute and admits of no fur­ ther discussion. This is the mandate of the pope, through his official representa­ tive, Cardinal Satolli. The three orders named have a Roman Catholic member­ ship in round numbers of nearly a hun­ dred thousand. One month ago a nam-" ber of prominent Catholics connected with the Pythian order organized a committee of appeal in the hope that a proper pre­ sentation of the case before the papal delegate Would result in a recall of the interdict. In response to invitations the committee received a thousand letters from prominent Roman Catholics in all parts of the country heartily indorsing the movement and pledging moral and, financial aid. < > * Confesses o„n the Gallows. * "I did the deed. I killed George Wells and don't want anyone else to suffer for " the erimebut myself,"^aid Henry C. Fos­ ter, as he stood upon the scaffold at the Cook County jail at Chicago Friday noon. Three minutes later the murdei; for which the young colored man had been tried was legally avenged. The "Black Bear" died with the exemplification of the nerve -that he has so often declared'he would Two civil flctipus against the company ore pending. . Gen. Thomas Ewing, ex-member of Congress from Ohio, died Tuesday iiibrii-- ing at New York, from'Hie effects ol4 in­ juries received by being struck by a t^ible car. Gen. Ewing. who was a member ot' the law firm of Ewing, Whitman <fc Mov­ ing, of New York, was born in Lancaster, Ohio, in 18*20. lie was admitted to the liar in Cincinnati in 1850 and jvent to Kansas durilYg the. free soil struggles. When the State of ..Kansas' was admitted to the .Union, he was appointed chief justice, but resigned to enter the Union "army" in the civil war as colonel of the Eleventh Regiment of Kansas. He rose to the rank of brigadier general, and af­ terward was breveted major general and had command of the Department of the Missouri. He went to Washington in I860.as the assistant of ex-Secretary <*t the Interior Browning, and returned to Ohio in 1870 and entered politics. He was a member of Congress from 1S77 to 18$1 and in 1S79 ran for Governor on the Democratic ticket; hut was defeated. In 1881 he went to New York to 'practice law. and for many years he was president of the Ohio Society there. Gen. Ewing had five children, all grown up. s Mrs. EWing is still living:.' WESTERN. The Bank, of Commerce at Grand Isl­ and, Neb., has closed its doot's. .Children and grandchildren of .Tames Rogers, of Pomona, <'a!., have been amaz­ ed by the information that lie married on Sunday lalt* Miss Ida N'elsoli at the home of the bride's patents, near Prescottv A. T. The groom is 77 years 'aid and the bride will be 15 next May. '•> '. . ' The mammoth gas .pumping station of the Ohio and Indiana- Pipe Line Coin-' > pany, located oije mile south of Redkey, Ind.. exploded and caught fire Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock'. The shock of tilt- explosion caused buildings to shake and sway*as by an earthquake. Two men were killed and four injured. Mine. Modjeska, who was taken ill at Cincinnati Monday, is suffering from the same disease of which Lawrence Barrett died. The glands of the throat are badly swollen and the trouble extends down into the lungs and, by sympathy, the physi­ cians say, to the shoulders and arms. What the nature of the disease is no one pretends to define precisely, but it is cer­ tain there is reason for alarm. The engine of the" New York and St. Louis express on the Little Miami Rail­ road exploded Wednesday morning forty miles from Columbus, Ohio, killing Claric A. Trimble, engineer, and George Waters, fireman, both of Columbus. No oth»r persons were killed or injured. The track was all torn up, requiring transfer of pas­ sengers temporarily at that point. All of he cars wore wrecked except the sleepers. The 9-year-old son of Mr. and "Mrs. John Freeman; near Delaware, O., discov­ ered the family shotgun under the bed. He pointed it playfully at his baby broth­ er. ami saying. going to shoot you," pulled the trigger. The cap failed to ex­ plode. Turning the muzzle toward the cat-, which was sitting on the hearth, he said: "I'll try my luck on 'Tabby.' " This time the gun fired, and there was nothing left of "Tabby." . Almost the entire population of Cuba, display upon the gallows. Not once did he betray weakness during the ordeal which preceded the adjusting of the noose and the paraphernalia of death. There was an absence of the brftvado manner that the young man's varied life might have instilled in him. Would Lynch the Murderers. _ Webster Grove, thg St. Louis suburb, was wildly excited over the tragedy, when Bertram A. Atwater, the. young Chicago .artist who had gone to visit his betroth­ ed, was waylaid by highwaymen. One .of .the, robbers. John Schmidt, wounded to death by the plucky Chicagoan,;.,wiH die. i The other thug, Sam Foster, a col­ ored ex-convict, who fired the fatal shots, and Peter Schmidt, who arranged .the trap into which Mr. Atwater was unsus­ pectingly lured and then slain, are in cus­ tody.- At their examination they tried to escape, and only determined action by the officers prevented a mob from lynching them. Putnam County, O., was engaged Mon­ day dragging Blanchard river for the bodies of five children; a girl and four boys, drowned Sunday afternoon. Three children of John. Shuuian and two chil­ dren of George Form as were playing on the ice when it broke and four of the children disappeared. The eldest, a boy- of 10, attempted to rescue the girl and was drowned also. * As the result -of a fire in the1 building at No. 415 Broadway, St. Louis, Mo., Tuesday night five firemen were buried in the ruins. Owney Hines. foreman of truck No; 0, who was taken from the burning building soon after the fire started, badly suffocated and cut, died while being taken to Mercy Hospital in an ambulance. The dead are: Milton Curly, Capt. Glanville, Owney Hines, James Rhoddy, Staun­ ton. The total loss caused by fire and water is estimated at $200,000, fairly in­ sured. SOUTHERN. Young Omaha Hero. That not a pupil was injured in a blaze which started Thursday morning on tl^e first floor of the Dodge street school at Omaha, Neb., was due to Offie.Downs, a 16-year-old boy. Offie is the head drum­ mer in the fire drill. He handles the drum to keep the children in marching order. As soon as the alarm wSsTgiven he hurried down to the principal's office, got his drum and, stationing himself near the door, pounded out the tunes while the children marched out of the building. Too Much Scandal. Washington dispatch: Col. R. E. A. Crofton, commander of the Fifteenth Reg­ iment of Infantry at Fort Sheridan, 111., has oeen asked to retire from the army. Secretary Lamont sent him a letter say­ ing that on account of certain evidence revealed in the Pague court-martial trial the President would be pleased to grant his application, for retirement. In six months more Crofton could have retired upon his own motion. representatives of the American Govern­ ment in Constantinople. Secretary Olney regards her mission under the circmn- staffWSlis a grave mistake, which is like­ ly to embroil this country in further diffi­ culty with.the Turkish Government. If Miss Barton is peacefully ejected the Secretary of State will not enter protest. If she is,maltreated our Government will undoubtedly interfere. While Secretary Olney approved of Miss Barton's vision wlien at first'proposed, and, in fact, sug­ gested it, he does not approve of under­ taking it in face of the protests of the s u l t a n . . . . i There was,- a|i unusual scene in the House at Washington the other day when Chaplain Couden proceeded to speak some friendly words for Cuba in his morning prayer, and was promptly applauded on both sides of the House. His sentiments fotmd an immediate echo among the mem­ bers, aiid few find fault with his opinions on Cttba, but at the same time the unex­ pected applause startled some of the mem­ bers to sifch an extent that a qui;et.intima­ tion wjas conyeyed to the blind chaplain's friends that hereafter he would do well to leave matters pending in the commit-1 tees or before the House out of his peti­ tions to the throne of grace. Tli^se-'edn,- servative members are afraid the chap­ lain may interfere with a prayer on almost any topic, and as no points of,order con!.!'; be raised, they would be helpless. So they declare that although he .s all right on Cuba, they will move dor his removal unless he confines himself to f glittering generalities hereafter. . v - ' ' / ' " F O R E I G N . ~ • ' • • • • The Paris Figaro says it has received private information that the- Abyssinian^ capttired Makalle, the Italian, position, Sunday., Previous to'this report, the lat­ est news f.rom Abyssinia was that Kiilg Menelik had invested Makalle, and that Geh, Baratieri. flie commander of the Italian forces, w$s at Erythrea and un­ able to succor Makalle, the three ap­ proaches to that place being almost impas­ sable from natural causes, besides being guarded by 60,000 Abyssinians. The alleged program of Gen. Weyler, the new Governor General of Cuba, has beehT cabled from Spain. He will not follow Gen. Campos' policy; politically he will be an opportunist; war will be an­ swered with war; he will be inexorable towards spies and rebel sympathizers, but lenient towards those surrendering under arms; he will endeavor to establish an efficient blockade to prevent the .landing of arms and ammunition from the United States; that he will not be sanguinary, but will deal justly, lie says that two months ago it would have been easy to suffocate the rebellion; now it will not be so easy on account of its spread. But he prom­ ises satisfactory results in the future. The same | dispatch reports that 17.000 men will be sent from Spain, beginning in Feb­ ruary, with two batteries of mountain ar­ tillery. iM: The press and people.qf Yeneztibla have declared commercial war against Eng­ land. The newspapers publish daily this notice in display type: "To the People: Whoever buys English products increases the power of Great Britain." For two months from Jan. 15 the press will give daily the names of Venezuelan and lor- eifjn merchants dealing in any manner with England on her colonies. Th6're is a bright outlook for American t'rtale. President Crespo is releasing many politi­ cal prisoners, and Congress meet. The Government is soon--ttr has'bought a light-draft steam craft and armed it with light Hotehkiss guns for service on the Orinoco river. There is a rumor that the German. Government lias sent a sharp demand for the immediate payment of the railroad debt. The enrolling of militia is so great that the time has been extended to Jan. 31. The limit originally set was Jan. 20. The militia will drill with wood­ en guns. The town of San Sebastian, in the State of Miranda, has been depopu­ lated by vellow fever. IN GENERAL. DAY-WITH A SENATOR SOMETHING ELSE TO DO ?HAN TO LOOK DIGNIFIED. Senatorial-Life Is a Laborious and Ex­ acting Round--Duties to Constituents and to the General Public--Private Secretary and His Work. Washington Gossip, Washington correspondence: THE United States Senate is now enter­ ing upon its busy season. All the com­ mittees having been reorganized the work to come before them is being referred to special committees, and shortly tbere will be a deluge of reports for the full committees to consider and. pass upon. • Up to the present time the committees, with the exception of two or three of the more important ones, have done little or Nothing. The .Democrats realizing that their lease of power , was dra wing to a close did not care to start the wheels of legislation which would shortly be under th,e. control of the Republicans. It has often and truly been asserted that the m AT WORK. United States is governed by committees, and with the great mass of legislation to be enacted by the national legislature, it must always be so, but the only important act passed by the Senate during the pres­ ent Congress, the resolution providing for the appointment of the Venezuelan com­ mission, was distinctly legislation by Con­ gress, understood and approved by ever.* member of the Senate a'nd House, rather than by a mere cc»imittee. • While the importance of a Senator'? work is popularly ganged by the part he gency are so favored. Senators who hap­ pen to be engaged in committee rooms in the Mnltby building--and in the terrace don't enjoy the- tramp to the Senate in order to answer to their.names when-call­ ed. But even in the case of a Senator who -attends closely on the business of ithe~Sena.te.it is seldom necessary for him to spend more than two hours at his desk. AN AFFMCTIOX. "Froni 12 to 2 o'clock is'.ivhat is known as the "morning hour," and within that time c.omniittee reports are received abd often acted on, and Seniors frequently ask to have their pet measures considered. At. 2 o'clock "the regular order" is demand­ ed; and, as a_ rule. . that means' , that speeches are continued on the measure be­ fore the Senate, anil unless the afternoon promises' something: of .interest1 Senators retire" to. their, commit,tee _ rooms or go home. • 1 ' Miich of a Senator s time is taken up. in attendance on callers. Nearly every one who.comes to Washington "on a sight-see­ ing journey wants to meet the Senators from his State, especially if the visitor is of the same political party as the member of the upper house. There is a standing rule that Senators do not receive cards between 12 and 2 o'clock, and visitors wait until the latter hour before announc­ ing their presence, and then are invited into the marble room. Some of the popu­ lar Senators find that the reception of vis­ itors who merely call to pay their re­ spects is an important part of their daily labor. Usually it doesn't take much time to dispose of visitors, who are generally dismissed after a brief interview, delight­ ed with the attention shown in their re­ ceiving a card admitting them to the pri­ vate gallery of the Senate. Frequently the greatest part of a Sen­ ator's work is done in the evening, when the Senator and his private seere.tary get together, and either dispose of the accu­ mulated mail or prepare a speech. It is a fortunate Senator who knows the value of an efficient secretary, and is able to find one. for they ar<^ not abundant, and fs wise enough to intrust such P. one with re­ sponsibilities. It is the Senator who thinks be must dictate his letters and must open and read them all who is weighted <' wn with routine and 11011- TALENTS OF THE JEW. OUR NEW YORK LETTER. Famous in Finance, Philosophy, Med' iciuc, and Music. Soneone lias been at the pains recent­ ly to make an analysis of the character­ istics of more than thirty thousand prominent men of modern times with special reference to the Jewish race. The results are curious and interesting. They bear testimony also to the re­ markable versatility and adaptability of the Jewish people and their tenacity of purpose, even under the most ad­ verse conditions. Although Moses, the greatest of law­ givers, and Joshua, one of the most • brilliant and successful generals, were of the Jewish race, in modern times the Jews^are less distinguished than men of other creeds generally as statesmen and soldiers. They have no distinction whatever as agriculturists, engravers, sailors and explorers. Their greatest service to the world has been accomplished in the capacity of actors, doctors, financiers, metaphy­ sicians, musicians, poets and philoso­ phers, In all these lines of human thought and endeavor they have con­ tributed many illustrious, immortal names. ;> Astronomical science has no brighter name upon its roll than Herscliel, the Jew, and mathematics boasts no great­ er service than that which it received at the hands of Jacob! 'Cremona.. In biology also the once despised Hebrew, has made his mark. Bernstein, Re-, mak, Rosenthal and Valentine have done large service as physiologists; Cohulieim, Hirsch, Liebreich, Lom- broso and Troube as pathologists will, perhaps, be recognized, while F. Colin is, perhaps, the third greatest botanist in Germany to-day. But it is iu the realm of music that the genius of the Jew has had its largest development and accomplished the most brilliant and original results. One has only to think of the wonderful achievements of such masters- of the art divine as Mendelssohn, Meyerbeer and Rubinstein, to say nothing of Mo- sclieles and Haley, to idealize how poor the world would be Tiad not these men of the Jewish race lived and wrought as they did. Surely the mantle of Da­ vid, the poet king of Israel and the great master of the sacred song, has fallen on not one, but many, of his descendants in these later days*--Jack­ sonville Metropolis. NO WONDER SHE COMPLAINS. NEWS NUGGETS. Anatole France, the author, has been elected a member of the French Academy. Mme. Modjeska is so seriously ill that all her engagements have been canceled. A receiver is asked for the Lincoln (Neb.) Savings Bank and Safe Deposit I ported, have been sent to the governors Company. of other Southern States. The story has - Bertram E. Atwater. the Chicago art- become generally- known, and is causing ist and designer, was shot and killed bv I fe'reat excitement throughout the South. The Louisville Paper Company at Louisville, filed a deed of assignment. B, F. Fansley was made assignee. • The lia­ bilities are placed at $25,000. The cause of the assignment, as given out, is hard times. Bishop Haygood, of the M. E. Church South, died at his home in Oxford, Ga., Sunday morning. Atticus Green Hay- good was born at Watkinsville, Ga., on Nov. 19, 1839. He was graduated at Emory College, Ga., in 1859, and licensed to preach in the Methodist Episcopal Church in the same year. From 1870 to 1875 he was editor of the Sunday school publications of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, ^and in 1876 was elected president of Eihory College, where he re­ mained eight years. He was appointed general of the John F. Slater fund in 1883 for the education of colored youth in the Southern States and has since de­ voted himself to this work and efforts for the progress of the colored race. Dr. Hay- good was the author of several religious works. A special to the St. Louis Republic from Tallahassee, Fla., says: "Sensational sto­ ries are afloat here. Gov. Mitchell, at the request of the War Department in Wash­ ington, has ordered Adjt. Gen. Houston to see that the Florida militia be placed in readiness to take the field at a mo­ ment's notice. Similar requests, it is re- highwaymen in a St. Louis "suburb. William Foster, Jr., of New York city, engaged in the business. of mining and manufacturing, has made an assignment to his son. The liabilities are expected to be about .$400,000, and the assets are largely in excess of that amount. The assignment is made in order to enable Mr. Foster, who is in ill health, to retire from business. An explosion of chemicals in the labora­ tory of the Swanson Rheumatic Cure Company, in room 219 of the old Stock Exchange Building at Chicago, caused a fire that wrecked all the offices on the sec­ ond floor, frightened into panic or hys­ terics the occupants of the building and resulted in-the severe injury of two per­ sons. Miss Clara Barton and the staff officers of the Red Cross Society sailed Wednes­ day from New York for Constantinople. President Cleveland declares that the Davis Monroe doctrine resolution is "mis­ chievous, inopportune and unfortunate." Gov. Mitchell and Adjt. Gen; Houston were asked in regard to it, but they re­ fused to talk. Gen. Houston has sent telegrams to all battalion commanders in the State. Major Turner, 1st Florida battalion, has received several messages from the adjutant general. The battal­ ion commanders at Pensacola and Tampa have also received messages from Gen.^ Houston. It is stated as coming from the' executive office that the Washington.au­ thorities have reason to beli,eve that a deal is pending between Spain and Great Britain for the sale,of Cuba to the latter, and that the United States is preparing to resist the transfer of the island, and that the flying squadron is coining to American waters to be ready for the war with the United States that will inevita­ bly follow the attempted cession of Cuba. Dispatches from various cities in Floridii report that the troops are gathering, and that the war fever is higher than the day after President Cleveland's Yenezuelan message. " WASHINGTON. EASTERN. An explosion of gas occurred Tuesday in the factory of Frank P. Pflagar & Co., fievr Haven, Conn. One man was in­ stantly killed by the explosion, two others Jost their lives in the fierce fire which followed. The buildings and contents Were destroyed, and a loss of $100,000 (was. caused.. At Erie, Pa., Agent Frank Moore of the Agricultural Department, with K. T. Mead of Pittsburg as attorney, prose­ cuted Fred Hale, the Armour & Co. agent, for violating the State food law by selling oleomargarine. Hale, was convicted ana sentenced to pay a fine of $luu and costs. It was learned Sunday that an agent of the,War Department had been mak­ ing inquiries in Cleveland for an availa­ ble site for the location of a fortification for the protection of the city in case of Vvar. One site considered is located at Rocky River, six miles west of Cleveland, on a bluff from which heavy guns could, command the entrance to the harbor east and west. There were no negotiations for the purchase of the place. Much anxiety is shown at- the Stat< Department' over Clara, Barton's, Red Cross expedition to Armenia, in face of the orders frW the sublime porte. Miss Barton has been denied special passports and will be given no recognition by th< Eugene Y. Debs says he is going to re­ tire from the A. R. U. and become a newspaper man, and that he will proba­ bly locate in Chicago. A large number of American sealers have become dissatisfied with till* manner in which the Customs Department •'"of the Government is handled on Puget Sound, and are seeking protection under the Eng­ lish crown. R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade says: "The situation could hardly be more perplexing. None doubts that the Government will raise money to meet obligations, but how far the money mar­ ket will be disturbed or the treasury, re­ serve first diminished none can say. The business world cannot know as yet how far foreign questions may upset calcula­ tions, though there seems every reason to expect peaceful settlement. It can­ not know what may be the duties on any important class of imports a month hence; whether imports are likely to ex­ ceed exports and draw away gold; wheth­ er the deficit of revenue will continue,. or what other taxation will be levied. Fail­ ure of the# Senate thus far to take any action upon financial measures proposed by the President or those passed by .he House affects unfavorably all branches of business. Under such adverse circum­ stances it is actually encouraging that shrinkage in transactions and resulting commercial disasters have not been great­ er. But four large failures within a day or two indicate that the same condition cannot continue without much embar­ rassment." „ MARKET REPORTS. Chicago--Cattle, common to prime, $3.50 to $5.00; hogs, shipping grades, $3.00 to $4.25; sheep, fair to choice, $2.50 to $3.75; wheat, No. 2 red, 59c to 61c; corn, No. 2, 29c to 30c; oats, No. 2, 18c to 19c; rye, No. 2, 38c to 39c; butter, choice creamery, 19c to 21c; eggs, fresh, 15c to 17c; potatoes, per bushel, 18c to 25c; broom corn, $20 to $50 per ton for poor to choice. Indfanapolis---Cattle, shipping, $3.00 t-o $4.75; hogs, choice light, $3.00 to $4.00; ^he?p, common to prime, $2.00 to $3.75; wheat, No. 2, 65c to 66c; corn, No. 1 white, 26c to 27c; oats, No. 2 white, 20o to 22c. St Louis--Cattle, $3.00 to $5.00; hogs, $3.00 to $4.25; wheat, No. 2 red, 64c to 66c; corn. No. 2 yellow, 25c to 27c; oats, NjSV 2 jjvhite, 18c to 19c; rye, No. 34c to 3Qci$ - Cincinnati--Cattle, $3.50 to $4.75; hogs, $3.00 to $4.25; sheep, $2.50 to $3.75; wheat, No. 2, 69c to 71c; corn, No. 2 mixed, *!28c to 29c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 20c to 22c; rye, No. 2, 42fe t<? 43c, Detrojt--Cattle, $2.50 to $5.00; hog,9, $3.00 to' $4.25; sheep, $2.00 to $3.75; wheatr'No. 2 red, 69c to 70c; corn, No. 2 yellowy 27c to 29c; oats, .No. 2 white, 21c to 23c: rye, 38c to 39c. Toledo--Wheat, No. 2 red, 69c to 70c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 27c to 29c; oats, No. 2 white, 20c to 22c; rye; No. 2, 38c to 39c; clover seed, $4.40*fol\$4.50. Milwaukee^-Wheat, No. 2 spring, %0c to 61c; corn, No. 2, 25c to.27c;'opts. No 2 white, 19c to 20c; barley, No. 2,1 33c to 35c; rye, No. 1, 39c to 41c; pork," mess, $10.25 to $10.75. BuffaJo-rCattle, $2.50 to $5.25; hogs, $3.00 to $4.50;, sheep, $2.50 'to $3.75 wheatj'No. 2 rCdj 73c to 75c; corn, No. 2 yeJlo#, 21° ;t£f§2c; oats, No. 2 white, 24c to 25c. New York--Cattle, $3.00 to $5.25; hogs, $3.00 to $4.75; sheep, $2.00 to $3.75 wheat, No. 2 red, 72c to 74c; corn, No. 2, 36c to 37c; oats, No. 2 wlute, 24c to 25c butter, creamery, 15c to 21c; eggs, West­ ern, 17c to 19c, » I MKS. MARS--I IX) W1SU, MRS. EARTH, THAT YOU'D STOP YOUR BRATS QUARRELING ALL THE TIME; ONE CAN'T GET A WINK (V SLEEP. takes iii debates on the floor of the Sen­ ate, his real duties are chiefly performed in connection with committees. The daily routine of a Senator involves attendance 011 committee meetings, usually called to meet at 10 o'clock in the morning, and lasting until nearly noon, when they are adjourned, and the members take their seats in the Senate. Each committee di­ vides its work among sub-committees., consisting of one or more Senators, and reports of facts bearing on the particular bill under consideration, together with ree- Dinmendations for itjs disposition, are made at meetings of the full committee. In nearly all minor matters these recom­ mendations are approved by the commit­ tee, and 211 turn by the Senate. It is only in the consideration of important po­ litical measures that a general discus­ sion is carried 011, and even in such1 eases the sub-committee, being in accord with the dominant party, usually has its work approved with little or 110 amendment. A to be within the call of the electric bells announcing that a vote is to be taken in the Senate, unless paired with some one of opposite political faith. For the Senators WHAT THE PUBLIC SEES. productive work. Those who have capa­ ble secretaries rely 011 them, and it ds only in the case of special communications that the employer is called 011 to suggest reply. Many clerks do not even trou­ ble their Senators to sign k?tters, but are given carte blanche to a>';x the name of the principal. The reading of newspapers is an impor­ tant part of the daily labor of all the up- to-date Senators, who endeavor not only to glance over their local publications, but to read the leading periodicals, with­ out regard to place of publication. . whose committee rooms open 011 the corri­ dors encircling the Senate chamber this requirement is not attended by any great Republican sub-committee is given a bill to consider, its report is approved by Republican committee and a solid Re­ publican vote in the Senate is apt to pass the measure, though just at present, as the balance of power rests with the Popu­ lists,, it's pretty difficult to pass any bill on a strict party vote. • Besides the wotk iu committee that rs looked for from a Senator, he is expected inconvenience, but only a small contin- Toltl in a Few Lince. The naval brigade of Boston has taken formaj^possession of the old frigate Min­ nesota. - Italian newspapers announce that Eng­ land has-ceded Zellah. 011 the Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb, to. Italy.. The Brazilian Government has conclud­ ed a contract for the immigration of .10, 000 foreigners, Italians being excluded. Chili has asked European bankers to advance to it £2,000,000 pending the float­ ing of a projected loan 0/ £4,000,000. Six trainmen were badly injured by a collision between two sections of a freight train 011 the Allegheny Railroad 011 bridge over Mahoning creek, near Kit- tanning, Pa. A disastrous fire has occurred iu the Ilerminigildo coal mine in Silesia, with much loss of life. ' Fifteen bodies have been recovered and seventeen injured min­ ers have been taken out. John Morrissey, an old-time confidence man, originally from New York, is under arrest ui Kansas City, charged with swindling . the "Metropolitan National Bank out of $300.011 a bogus draft. * William Oswell shot and killed his mother at New York and then ended his own life. He had been out,of work for some time and this is supposed to have prompted him to commit the double crime. The Philadelphia Kennel Club announ­ ces that it will hold a bench show after the one in Boston next April. The club has leased 15,000 acres of land in Thomas- ville, S. C., for shooting and field pur­ poses. # Sir Julian ^Pauncefwte. the British am­ bassador, and Lord Gough. first secretary of the legation, had a conference with Postmaster General. Wilson at which the establishment of a parcels post convention between the United States and Great Bri­ tain was urged. The ambassador was assured by Mr. Wilson that the matter •would be considered at soon as possible. "Dreams! Dreams!" Soon after Disraeli had quitted the active arena of the House of Commons for the "gilded mausoleum" of the House of Lords he was visited at his house by his friend, Lord Gower. The two men sat by the fire in tiie grate, and the ex-Premier talked of his own political career. At last ho ceased talk­ ing, and gazing abstractedly into the burning coals, muttered: "Dreams! dreams!" The mournful, half-a tion is suggestive. Apparently it indi­ cated that lie who had for long, labo­ rious 'yea 11s devoted himself to his coun­ try found in that fact 110 solid satisfac­ tion. Is that the usual fate of retired statesmen? The incident is quoted by Mr. Tuck- erman as a thought-provoking addition to his account of an interview with William H. Seward, published iu "Per­ sonal Recollections of Notable People." While Mr. Seward, in 1872, was suf­ fering from paralysis at his home in Auburn, New York, Mr. Tuckerman went out of his way to pay his respects to the veteran statesman. He found him unable to use his arms and legs, but with his mental faculties unim- pairedl For the two days the guest enjoyed the statesman's hospitality he was entertained with reminiscences and anecdotes. When he was departing Mr. Seward took him aside and said: "Now tell me what I can do for you. If I possess any influence with the present admin­ istration, I am at your service." Mr. Tuckerman replied that the only service he could do for him was to get better health at his earliest conve­ nience, and to let the world hear from him occasionally. * "Do you mean to say," asked Mr. Seward, "that you came out of your way to visit a broken-down old man like me without a single interested motive beyond that of seeing me?" He noticed that his guest was an­ noyed by the implication, and added, with emotion: "I do not have many such visitors nowadays." Those last words lingered in the guest's ears. "Was his," li(f asked himself, "no ex­ ception to the fate that too often over­ takes the retried statesman?"* Novel Use of Searchlight. The electric searchlight was used re­ cently to put down a riot in Lancashire, England. A manufacturer, whose men had struck, was determined to keep his mill going, and he promptly secured new hands and set them to work. At the same time he fixed a seaiclilijht on the factory building to prevent the strikers from setting tire to the sh<Hls erected, for the new hands. During the continuance of the strike this light was UVHI nightly in conjunction with the police established in the works, to scour the country and to illuminate the part where pickets Were placed. It was found so effective that a large nuni'oor of temporary police were dispensed with. Sidney Karlc Reminiscent--Styles"and. Specialties for Spring. '• Special correjpontlenee: New York,; Jan. 25.--The new season opens admirribly; - For' twenty 'five -yearn-- 1 have canvassed the styles and special­ ties of two continents, yet I never saw so many excellent and healthful novelties lighten labor and improve taste. 1 never saw so many creative interests being aired at one time, or so many excellent special­ ties to the fore as there are just now. A Madison Square ntanfua-maker, who is the highest authority in London, Paris and New York, thinks the present, prefer­ ence for Louis Seize styles will inaugurate a reign of crinoline. Heaven" knows al­ most any method of relieving women of- the'present weighty draperies which, de-- spite the perfect ltedfern ripple, will flop about the feet and sweep the streets of unwary microbes would be gratefidly wel­ comed. All things considered, the hoop will be a health factor, and the firm who makes one of featherweight braided wire to take from spiae and Stomach the friction of fashionable skirts, while grace­ fully preserving the contour; of the figure, can soon count upon • building his castle and retiring frdm active labor, for "there's millions in it." • 1 ' , In Mr. Redfern's' inethod of finishing fashionable skirts, velveteen has entirely superseded braid; and an ornate panel., revered in at the left side is the latest innovation. The manufacturers of a new velvet binding have struck* the ; keynote of universal requirement. It i» of fine, grade and comes in all shades to match the most capriciously tinted fabrics. It is so neat and stylish, so easy to ap­ ply, and outwears a skirt made even from the strongest fabric; and the fluted, inside hem facing1 is just; the thing to prevent contraction which might aecruv iu put­ ting 011 the stiffened piping cord and se­ cure the graceful rounding up for which the new velvet binding is celebrated. The- best retailers in every American town and city sell N. Y. B., and it is recommended by ladies' tailors and dressmakers* at every compass-point. However, should any one of my lady readers near to or re­ mote from this great center care to secure a pretty little silver-plated- pin tray, let her drop a line to the Kursheedt Manufac­ turing Co., of New York, naming the merchant from whom she purchased her N. Y. B., or the dealer who had not; yet added it to his stock, and she will receive further data concerning the N. V. B. and the pretty little souvenir which 1 use for my charcoal tablets. Murray's are the best, and they are put up and sold to all druggists by A. J. Ditman, No. 2 Barclay street. New York. Plaid stockings for golfing, cycling and tennis have long been in brilliant evidence, but plaided stockings for home, visiting and street toilets are among imported hosiery .for spriflg at Lord Taylor's. Ladies who have tried them are in ecsta­ sies over Ball's peerless dress stays, which have an over and under spring, and ad­ just themselves to the figure with glove- llike precision. Being double, thoy render the seams taut and smooth as in a tailor- made bodice. These stays are strong and durable as well as adaptive. A set of one dozen, costing twenty cents at retail, will ,do duty for several dresses, always re­ taining their primitive shape and fresh- re loin they never "make old bones," and a gar­ ment so stiffened retains its symmetry long after the first gloss has worn trom the face of the fabric. Having secured the best stays for the much bedraperied modern bo<ii<e, the next consideration is a corset which will keep its shape under the friction of constant wear. The R. & G. does. The makers of this perfect stay lead the lines in Ameri­ can corsets and are rapidly displacing foreign brands in the oldest mercantile houses. There is always "room at the top," and in <ihe face of many rival soaps, ladies and physicians who have tested its merits from every standpoint accord the palm of pref­ erence to Sanador. This latest c la imant for commercial honors is made only of the purest ingredients. It stimulates skin glands to healthy action, prevents impure secretions, thoroughly cleanses the skin and scalp and recoups the depleted cuticle for the waste entailed by frequent bathing. Besides being^ a.ritisepti.^, it is an ever-ready remedial for all the disfiguring blemishes <hat femi­ nine flesh is heir to. What more can he said, except that I will gladly send a sam­ ple to my readers who, having proven its merits as I have, can then order direct from the S-A-N-A-D-O-R Medical <'0111- pany, 10 Yandewater street, New York. That reminds me to mention borax, which, as a personal cleanser and purifier, is of the greatest importance. Mrs. Eliza R. Parker, of Kentucky, the well-known Writer upon household topics, recommends it for the toilet as well as for the house­ hold and laundry, and Mrs. Parker knows exactly what she is talking about when she heads the list of practical aids 1o labor with borax. By the way, if any .lady reader of this paper wants a good rook book I can send her one which, as a guide to many wholesome and excellent food preparations has 110 equal. I will likewise send samples of the new cotton dress goods which are "tine as silk." if stamp he inclosed to pay return postage. To mothers of boys and girls and babies 1 will say that Best <fc Co.'s beaiitiful book of styles for spring is just out. Four cents in stamps sent to me or the firm will secure it to any lady in this country or Canada. SIDNEY EARLE. (500 West One Hundred and Fourteenth street, New York. Venezuela's President. President Crespo, of Venezuela, is a tall, heavy man, with a countenace re­ vealing force and determination. He is very abstemious in his habits, and generally goes to bed at 8 o'clock in the evening. He is in the habit of summon­ ing his ministers to him at pu is fond of cattle ranching, an large number of acres not far Venezuelan capital. ^P®| A Large Family. Brand, the celebrated English anti­ quarian. tells of a woman who lived in Newcastle-upon-Tyne that -was the mother of sixty-two children, all of whom lived to be baptized. Mr. Brand does not appear to have considered the father of this prodigious family 'as being a man out of the ordinary. Ou the other hand, he minutely describes the woman, even to her height, weight, color of hair, and eyes. He winds up by saying that she was a Scotchwoman, but does not say whether her husband was a gorilla or a Guinea negro. All Art Connoisseurs. Almost every leading male member of the Rothschild family is the happy possessor of a fine collection of works of art picked up with more or less dis­ crimination and taste. Coopers' Wag-es. Coopers in England receive $7.50 per week; in Germany, $3.97; and in New South Wales, $12.90. If you have friends who will not like you unless you give them Christmas presents that are beyond your means, you have known them too long. As people grow older, their alle­ giance to a town is founded upon their interest in a grave in its cemetery. Silont Cab Call. One of the lntes4 inventions in con­ nection with the electric light is a si­ lent cab call. Several clubs and hotels in London have already been supplied this useful commodity. Two nded outside the build- tbe other green, and ^,the entrance hall lamps cijn be lit at wll wheeler, a! vcalls a fouI'­ l l a * i i a l i s . ^ It is'impossible for any one who has^ not seen it to imagine the extraoiHIM nary popularity enjoyed in Paris by the bicycle. It has usurped the interest taken in horse racing, and seems likely to oust the horse itself as a means of fashionable locomotion. I11 Nebraska farms average 100 acres, in Massachusetts SO. But in proverbial­ ly* thrifty Holland the average is 30 acres. Seventeen-twentieths of all the farms in Holland arc less than 00 acres in extent