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.^1? ^?? BEOliSE ff. CBILDS DEAD. [; THE GREAT PHILANTHROPIST S SUCCUMBS TO PARALYSIS. I v (History of the Famous Philadelphia U Journalist From His Early Struggles With Poverty Until He Became a Millionaire?His Library, w Curiosities and Journal. a mi =? V - I f / V i GEORGE W. CHILD8. George W. Chiids, proprietor of the Pub- A (tic Ledger, died at one minute after 8 ? ,0'olock, a. m., at the southeast corner of jr Twenty-second and Walnut streets, Phila- V -delphla, Penn,, from the effects of a stroke & of paralysis sustained by him on January 18. t] There were present at his bedside George s, C. Thomas and James W. Paul, of the firm si of Drexel & Co., Mr. and Mrs. John Drexel, C \ Mi?? Peterson, niece of Mrs. Chiids, and ^ Stanley, companion to Mrs. Chiids, and Colonel Edward De V. Morrell. The Drexels t? own one-half of the Ledger property. In v future the Ledger will be managed by A. J. n Drexel's youngest son, George W. Chiids p DrezoL t? T ] Sketch of His Life. d 1 George William Chiids was born in Baltimore, M<L, on May 12, 1829. His parents J* were poor, so poor that when a tiny lad he 31 was forced to shift for himself. Before he ... was fourteen he served a year in humble capacity In the United States Navy, t] and then went to Philadelphia. He ' was nearly penniless, and knew but one fam- ? fly in thatoity. Within a few days after his ' arrival this family removed, and thus he was left entirely alone and friendless. He obtained employment at once, however, as errand boy in a book store at a weekly alary of $3. It was not long before * the was olerk and right hand man attending the evening auctions and rapidly becoming familiar with books and their Talue. Nererthless his salary remained very C mail. At the end of three years' service it only amounted to about $6 a week. From v this small sum, however, eked out with fortunate ventures In book buying on his own p Account, the lad managed to save money and 31 adopted as his early motto, "Industry, tem- *{ peranee and frugality." ' d' At eighteen he had saved up sufficient ft capital to enter into business on his own ao- j* oounr, and set up a modest book store in the f Ledger Building, theu at the corner of Third ! J . and Chestnut streets. The venture was s very unoertain one, for his capital was very * small. Nevertheless, he began to make Ic money almost from the start. In 1849 he entered the publishing firm ol B. E. Peterson 4 Co., the Arm being shortlj afterward changed to Childs & Peterson. Robert Evans Peterson, wlo later bi- J-'' 'came Mr. Childs's father-in-law, ~<ao. ie Jflte Mr. Chiids, a bookseller. In 61 Hr. Peterson retired from the firm, and Mr. Cl Chiids entered into partnership with J. P. ^ Lippinoott & Co., a business connection which continued about a year. Mr. Chiids then oommenoed business for Dmself. In 1863 he " purchased the Publishers' Circular, an ad -vertising sheet then published in New York, p He remodeled and edited this paper, and 10 Issued 'the first number under the title of tne n' American Publishers' Circular and Library w Gazette on May 1,1863. The Circular was a w great snocee* from the start, and continued U1 under the charsre of Mr. Chiids until 1869, (When the increasing oaree of the publication Of the Public Ledger forced him to part with it. ~ Mr. Chiids had now become a man of note. a< His name afterward became almost as well a known in England as in this country. He 91 tad taken a place in this country as a public ft \AHafaAtA* Xniiuiiao Af*hlo lorrra IJKarflWfv* in VOUVUUIVl > V??av v. -.a ""15- ? y gifts to worthy institutions and persons, 11 and every year gave away much of the m large income derived from his news- ?' S.per. In England his liberality took ?3 e form of doing; honor to the poets George 61 Herbert and William Cowper by a memorial window in Westminster Abbey; of paying ^ Bomage to Hilton by one in St. Margaret's, ~ Westminster, and by erecting a fountain to j* Shakespeare in 8tratford-on-Avon. He also rt contributed to a monument to Leigh Hunt in Kensal Green Cemetery, and a memorial win- a dow to Moore in the church at Bro wham. In |] t his country he built a monument to Edgar a Allan Poe and had given orders to provide one for Bichard A. Proctor, the astronomer. A-non? the latest of his public gifts was the f rectien of the "Prayer Book Cross," near Ban Francisco, to mark the spot where Sir Francis Drake landed and where the religious services in the English language were , -first held on the western shores of America. t< Bat his liberality in this country took a -chiefly the form of benevolence, not merely a in the shape of charity. He paid his printers > more than union rates, and his employes C .generally shared in a uense in the profits of fi his paper, which was estimated at $350,000 to #500,000 a year. All who worked for him re- l eeived liberal salaries ; he pnid the doctors' J bills of the sick, pensioned the superanuated, and often buried the dead. ti In 1868, Mr. Childs and Mr. A. J. Drexel I Jointly gave $10,000 to the International Typo- a graphical Union, which was the nucleus of the ? fund out of which the home for aged and invalid orlnters at CdloradoSDrinss was finally a erected in 1892. To increase*the fund printers I east of the Mississippi each set a thousand o ems for its benefit on Mr. Childs's following I birthdays, and those west or the great river 1 did the same thing on Mr. Drexel's, Septem. > A.?A>ber 18. The list of Mr. Childs's benevelent e , deeds is a long one, and the amount of his t benefactions was immense. In addition to fivingto public and private charities in hiladelphia and elsewhere, he educated at least 500 young women. No -serving c stranger ever appealed to him in vain for n aid. > 1 Mr. Childs was known the world ~wr as a host, and distinguished people from every i country were entertained by him at his home L in Philadelphia, his country house at Wooten, and his sea-side cottage at Elberon. He r corresponded with Washington Irving, 1 Prescott, Hawthorne, Bryant, Greeley, William H. Seward. O. P. K. James, Edward r Everett, and many other well-kno. men. *3 Mr. Childs was an industrious collector of t literary curios. He owned, among other things, the original manuscript of Dickens's 1 "Our Mutual Friend,'' an autograph sermon a by Cotton Mather, the original manuscript of > Krt of a drama by Schiller, and autograph c tere of Samuel Pepys. Dr. Johnson. a Hume, Burke, Coleridge. Wordsworth. Lord Byron, Thackeray. Sir Walter Soott, Charles I Lamb, and many others. He had also a col- I lection of clocks which was perhaps unrivalled. In sptte of his not being classically a educated. Princeton College conferred upon t him the degree of Master of Arts. In 1885 c he printed "Some Recollections of General i Grant," and in 1890 his own Recollectiens." After establishing the Ledger on a firm basis, Mr. Childs took in 1868 the first and almost tne onTy rest omts "busy life. He traveled in England and on the Continent for j several months. In England ho was the guest of Charles Dickens, Mr. Walter, of the London Times, and of the Duke of Buckingham. Mr. Childs was very intimato with General 8 Grant, but his chief friend was the late A. J. E Drexel. For a quarter of a century they t lunched with each other at nooa. -j Philadelphia itself naturally shared Mr. c Childs's liberality. H e was foremost in t curing Fairmount Park ior her, and was on* j ot the largestcontrioutorsTo rhe Zoological . Garden, the Pennsylvania Museum, and the School of Industrial Arts. His rras one of the * first subscriptions of $10,000 towarithe Centennial Exposition. The only public office Mr. Childs aver t coald be induced to hold was the honorary .'-.J :C"-tr-.. ne ot rresicrcnt oTtne soarl or Yisltors to le Military Academy of West Point, to rbich lie was appointed by President Cleveind. Mr. Childs leaves a widow, but no chilren. His fortune has been estimated pt $5,00,000. He disposed of one-half of the 'ublic Ledger to Mr. Drexel several years go, and it is expected that that newspaoer rill now pass to his namesake, George Willim Childs Drexel. The Fuueral. The funeral of George W. Childs, whioh 'as held in Philadelphia, was attended by lousands ot persons, representing all classes nd conditions of life. Previous to the serices in 8t. James's Protestant Episcopal hurch, which began at 1 o'clooft. Bishop [enry C. Potter, of New York, and the Rev. >r. Joseph M. Blonchard, rector of St. ames's, conducted a brief private servloe at [r. C Hilda's late home. Long before noon 39 streets near the church were thronged 'ith persons eager to gain admission. The uditorium has a seating capacity of about ne thousand, and the greater portion of the pace was reserved for the family, the immej-i ?_i ? j_ oru\ fha PnhHn Jtftiu iiicuua, uw uluj;iujw3ui * **w**w ledger and the various delegations. The services wore conduoted by Bishop otter, Bishop Scarborough, of New Jersey; iishop Ozi W. Whitakor, of Pennsylvania; 10 Rev. Dr. Blaachard, and the Rev. Dr. rilllam B. Bodine, rector of the Church ol do Saviour. The funeral procession was let at tho churoii entrance by the Bishops ad clorgy and a surpiiced choir. The pall earers who followed the bier were: J. Pieront Morgan, John B. McLean, Cornelius anderbilt, Chauncey M. Depew, General torace Porter, Judge Edward Patterson, olonel Frederick D. Grant, the Hon. John ligelow, Enoch Pratt, Reverdy Johnson, leneral Felix Agnus. C.harlss B. Mayer, 1. ?. Wilbur, Dr.' James Maclister, Frank Thomson, Judge Henry reen, Judge Craig Blddle, Frederick Fra?y, Henry N. Paul. John Lowber Welsh, erdlnand J. Dreer, George C. Thomas, Hlliam M. Singvrly, L. Ciarlia Davis, Rlchrd C. Dale, Clement A. Griscom, William McKean, Eugene Delano, Isaac H. Clolier, Charles E. Warburton. Joseph M. Wiljn, Riohard M. Cadwalader, Joseph G. Roingarten, the Hon. John Russell Young, olonol M. Richard Mucklo and Colonel rilllam Wayne. The eulogy was delivered by Bishop Potsr. Bishop Whltaker closed the church sericea by offering a pathetic prayer and proouncingthe benediction. The cortege then iwn?aHoi1 WnnHlnnrl where in srment was made ia the Drexel mausoleum, he brief services at the grave were conucted by Bishops Potter and Whitaker and le Rev. Dr. Blauchard. The interment was nnounced to be private, but over 2000 per?ns went to the cemetery. The interment of Mr. Cbildfl's remains beide the body of his most intimate friend, jithony J. Drexel, was a fitting finale to the ives of both men. Mrs. Childs has not de? ided, however, that this shall be the final eating place for her husband. MESSAGE ON HAWAII. lore Correspondence Sent to Congress by the President. The President sent in a short message to onffress about Hawaiian matters. He transmitted a letter received from [inlater Willis in reference to Che reply ot resident Dole to Mr. Willis's request for >eciflc answers to what Mr. Cleveland irmed Mr. Dole's "most extraordinary" ocument. In forwarding the letter to the President Bcretary Gresham says that dispatches 25, 5 and 27, received from Mr. Willis, are not tclosed. They relate solely to routine legaon matters and the Minister's accounts, he letter of Mr. Willis to Mr. Greshan? ?llows: "Legation or the United States, ) "Honolulu, H. L. January 12, 1893. J "Hon. W. Q. Gresham, Secretary of State. "Sir?On yesterday, at 6.30 p.m., I revived the Hon. 8. B. Dole's answer to my tier of January 1, requesting him, 'at hia irliest convenience,' to give me the speciflitions contained in a prior letter. His anver is about fifty pages of closely-written Hcial paper, and has been delivered to m? k> late to either copy or reply to in time foi le steamer leaving at 2 a. m. to-day. "There is one extract, however, to which 1 link your attention should be called,wherei it is stated 'this Government has been and jw is subjected to the necessity of increased atohfulness, and large additional expenst, hich but for such attitude, would have been mecessary.' "The emphasis above is mine. In n rovious letter of December 27th Ministei ole had stated that 'the Government otMrs have been placed and still continue in condition ot defense and preparation foi ege, and the community has been put into state of mind bordering on terrorism.' The nphasis above is mine. Some portions of te letters from which these extracts are ade confirm the above statements, while ;here seem to negative them. With this cplauation I submit them for your eonsid ation. "The next steamer leaves here February 1, which would place you in possession ol [r. Dole's letter and my purposed reply lereto about February 18th. Very respectilly, ALBEaT 8. Willis." Immediately after the reading of the jo ral in the House Mr. Catchings brought in a jecial order for the consideration .of tha [awaiian resolution?. FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS. The Senate. 32d Dat.?The entire session was devoteJ 3 the discussion of the bond question, an I n adjournment was finally taken without ny action on me resoiuwou. 33d Day.?Mr. Vilas defended Secretary larllsle's purpose to use the money receive1! rom the sale of bonds for current expenses. ?The Wilson bill was received from the louse and referred to the Committee on 'inane*. 34th Day.? Mr. Hale introduced a resoiuion calling for tariff bearings before the 'inance Committee. Messrs. Chandler nd Frye spoke against the repeal of the 'ederal Election laws. 35th Day.?Messrs. Hawley. Frve, Daniel? nd Harris took part in the debate on the 'ederal Election Law3 Repeal bill; the vote n the measure was postponed. The finance Committee decided to give no tarifl leariags. 36th Day.?The bill repealing the Federal Election laws was passed by a vote of 39 0 23. The House. 41st Day.?Debate on the Tariff bill was ilosed by Messrs. Reed, Crisp and Wilson, md the bill was passed by a vote of 204 to 40. 42o Day.?Debate on the majority and ninority resolutions concerning Hawaii was >e?un by Messrs. McCreary and Httt. 43d Day.?The debate on the Hawaiian esolutlon was continued by Messrs. Raynor. loney. Hitt, Blair and Draper. 43d Day.?The debate on the Hawaiian esolutioa was continued. Messrs. Boutelle. rohnsoti, Yan Voorhis. Oates and Wheelei >eing among the speakers. 44th Day.?Debate on the McCrearj lawaiian resolution was finished ; the Blau imendment and the Hitt substitute wer* roted down, but no vote could be obtained >n the resolution itself because of thelack ol 1 quorum. 45th Day.?Mr. McCreary's Hawaiian reso' utions, approving President Cleveland'? )olicy, were passed by a vote of 177 to 75. Anti-silver men filibustered successfully igainst the Bland bill and tho House ordered he arrest of absentees. Mr. Hatch introluced bis new bill to regulate and tax deal ng in options anl luturee. 00EASFS OF SEEDS. Svery Congressman Gets Thousands More Bags Than Ever Before. Mora than a hundred temporary employes ire now at work in the Agricultural Depart nent at Washington enqaged in thedistribuion of seeds to various parts ot the country. L'hera were about 9.001.003 small piper basis ?f seeds to be distributed this season, and wo-thirds of this amount has already been lisposed of. An average of 100 two-bushel >ags is sent out daily, and at this rate it is expected that the work will continue for two nonths. though it is not usually completed efore July 1. Each Congressman Is receivng 3000 more papsr bai?s of see Li this yea? han at any previous year. THE WILSON BILL PASSE] THE MEASURE ADOPTED BY, VOTE OF 204 TO 140. One of the Most Remarkable Scene Ever Witnessed In Congress?Th Galleries Packed to Overflowlni ?Messrs. Reed, Crisp and Wilsoi Close the Debate. After four weeks of brilliant debate, at tb conclusion of one of the grandest, most in posing and most impressive scenes ever wii nessed in the American Capitol, the Wilso Tariff bill passed the House of Rapresenta tives by a vote of 204 to 140. The closing scenes of the great tariff battl of 1894 in the House will ever be remembere by the vast throng that witnesssd them. Seldom have the ceremonies attending th inauguration of a President attracted to th Capitol such crowds as thronged its corr dors. The session of the Eousa b< gan at 11 a. m.. but long before that hou the House end of the Capitol was packe with a surging mass of humanity, every ifl dividual in it struggling for a chance to se cure a point of vantage from which th scenes on the floor could be witnessed. The publio galleries wore quickly filled t overflowing. Every seat was occupied, an all the available standing room in the aisle rtroa filial wlfh man and wnmfln. The Capitol police were powerless to handl tbe crowd, and a detail from the city polic force had to be called In to prevent a crus in the corridors on the gallery floor tha might have resulted in fatalities. The pressure for admission to the privat (jalleries was so great that soon after th House was called to order, the doorkeeper were instructed to admit the families o members to the floor, and soon every avai able inch of space back of the seats wa occupied. Many members gave up thai seats, and the gay dresses of women gave a unwonted oolor to the scene. Proceedings in the Senate lost attractioi for members of that body, and the re wet more Senators in the House than in the! own chamber. WILLIAM L. WILSON. Many er-members of Congress were pre! ont to listen to the debate, and Governor Francis, of Missouri, and Oreenbalge, c Massachusetts, were on the floor, as was als ex-Governor Bussell, of Massachusetts Prominent in the Speaker's gallery wet Mgr. Satolli, the Papal Delegate to tb United States, and Cardinal Gibbons, both c whom listened to the speeches with the clos est attention. The Diplomatic and Executive gallerie filled up under pressure for seats by other than those for whom they are generally re served. The scene on the floor of the House wa just as exoiting as in the galleries, and thei was an air of eager expectancy in the face of the members as they moved about the floe and gathered in knots to discuss the all in portant question of the day. The Speaker's table was ornamented wit a magnificent bunch of long stemmed Mare chal Neil roses. The-leaders on both sides were accorde ovations as they entered the hall. As e: Speaker Reed pushed through one of tb lobby doors on the way to his seat, toe ga leries recognized him, and the applaus which greeted his appearance was pr< longed ior tally half a minute. Mr. Bee bowed his acknowledgments. A simile demonstration occurred when Speaker Crist dignified and erect, ascended "the rostrui and called the House to order. The speeches were not to begin until noo according to the special order. The hoc which intervened after the reading of tb journal witnessed a continuation of tb skirmish over the amendment to the barle schedule. Before a vote on it could be taken, Chaii man Eichardson rapped loudly for order. "The hour of 12 o'clock having arrived, said he, "the Committee will now rise an report this bill to the House." The Speaker reascended the rostrum an the gavel was passed to him. Mr. Bichartj son moved around to the area la front of tb Speaker's chair, and, according to the pai liamentary formula, reported thkt the Com mittee of the Wnole had had under consid eration House Bill 4864 (Tariff bill), and r< ported it tc the House with sundry amenc meats. The Speaker then announced the *u?waiim aunorah fap ftloaini? d( IU1CO UVIU3 nvuiu WU wt.vnvv. v bate. \ THOMAS B. KEED. "The Chair recognizes the gentleman frot Maine,said the Speaker, with a last rap c the gavel/ Mr. Reed was greeted by a tremendou burst of applause on the Republican aid< which spread to the galleries and swept i i wave after wave around the great cbau ber. He stood for a moment i silence, and then, raising his ban* stilled the tumult of applause and be his speech. He spoke without notes, but b speech had been carefully prepared an committed to memory, and he delivered with great deliberation and impressive ness. As he sat down at his conclusion, b was surrounded by Republican members an wao cheered from the galleries until he r< tired to the cloak room. Daring Mr. Reed's speech Speaker Cris surrendered the chair to Mr. Hatch, of Mi sourt. and took his seat near the cenrre < the Democratic side. As soou as the a] plause "which greeted Mr. Reed's conclusio had subsided Mr. Crisp was recosrnlzed, an received an ovation from the Democrati side of the House that luilv equalled th; wnich the Republicans li3.i given the leader. I At the close of Speaker Crisp's address t was greeted with a repetition of the applans which had greeted his appearance Wh? * this bad subsided in some degree. Chairma Wilson, who closed the debate in a thirt; minute speech, spoke with a force and vig< that were unexpected because of the repor that have been frequently heard of late inn i gard to the condition of his health. Thespeec I was a polished one. and in some respec : a strong and skilful one, especially so in i 1 appeals to Democratic members to stand t 1 their party and vote for the bill. Speaki j Crisp had not forgotten to discuss this top: to some extent, but Mr. Wilson dwe upon it with great earnestness. "1 the name of honor and freedom." h exclaimed, "1 summon every Democra Dm this House to vote for this bill," j sat down. A wild shout of applause cs from, the throat of nearly every Demo< in the hall; cheer after cheer rose and 1 caught up in the galleries, and sudde A the slight form of the West Virgi a statesman was seized by Bryan, of braskft; Tuoker, of Virginia, and Willia: of Mississippi, hoisted on their should and borne to too rear or tne cnamDer ai tumultuous applause. Such a scene 18 never before witnessed in the House of B e resentatives. K Amid the din and confusion of the Ho the Speaker announced that debate ' ? closed, and that pursuant to the spe order the House would vote upon amendments. Pending this Mr. Bum called attention to the fact that the Ho L* could not transaot any business while t- House was in such an uproar, Q he asked that the floor be oleai This was accordingly ordered, and in minutes after the completion of Mr. Wils< speech the House was cleared of its visil e and had subsided to its usual state of c< j parative tranquillity. Mr. Wilson's amendment, raising the d ? on barley from twenty per cent, to twei Ave per cent, ad valorem, and on bai . malt from thirty per cent, to thirty-five cent. wa3 theu voted on and agreed to?yi ' 204; nays, 114. d On the internal revenue amendment Cockran asked if the propositions could J divided and a separate vote taken on the '* come Tax feature, but the Speaker held t it could not. Mr. Cockran then called 0 the yeas and nays on the entire amendmf . I anrt it was carried amidaDDlause?yeas. 1 g nays, 50. The Speaker then pat the question "SI 0 the bill pass?" and the yeas and nays be e demanded on'this, the roll was called, ai h the most intense interest on the floor and t the galleries. As the names of the doubi Democrats were reached and they vo e "aye" or "no" applause, cheers, and so 0 times good-natured bantering followed tl 8 votes. ,( The vote was announced at 5.55 as l_ lows: Yeas. 204; nays, 140. So the bill i a declared passed, with a wild shoat from [r floor and the galleries. A later and m n careful examination of the vote showed t 204 had voted for the bill, including x Spe aker. a The Democrats who voted against the X were: Franklin Bartlett. of New Yor!:: Cornel A. Cadmus, of New Jersey; Timothy J. Cai bell, of New York: Jat.es A. Covert, of 1 York; Amos J. Cuminlngs. of New Yc Robert C. Davey, of Louisiana : Thomaf Geary, of Calilornia: Charles D. Haines New York :Joseph C. Hendrix, of New Yc Adolph Meyer, of Louisiana: Charles Page, of Rhode Island; Andrew Price Louisiana; Samuel M. Robertson, of Lo iana; S. J. 8chormerhorn. of New Yc Joseph C. Sibly, of Pennsylvania ; Danie Sickles, of New York ; Lewis Sperry, of C necticut?17. The Democratic member who was abs and unaccounted for was Moses T. Stev< of Massachusetts. The Populists who voted for the bill we Baker, of Kansas jBall, of Colorado ;Bc Davis. Kem, McKeighan. Pence and Sii son?3. Francis G. Newlands. Populist,voted "r The totals show 201 votes for the bil 140 against it, with eight not voting and tt vacancies. The announcement by the Speaker of fact that the bill was passed got a fleet burst of applause, but the crowd kne' long before und was dissolving like the o through the dim corridors and gloomy h of the great building, hurrying home. ' 3- session hod lasted for seven hours. t u ' ; MOVING SOUTH. e ie Large Massachusetts Mill Proposl >f to Build Near the Cotton Fields. There has just been reported in the a ehusetts Senate a bill which permits * Dwight Manufacturing Company of Chi pee to enlarge its capital stock from $1,2< is 000 to $1,800,000. The reason for the e crease was given by the Treasurer of 8 company to the Legislative Committee it Manufactures. It seems that about forty i- cent, of the goods are of a coarae gra which are sold in Turkey, China, Africa t 0 GOUCQ America. j.uoao guuus cau ue 1111 cheaper in the South than In Massachuse The Treasurer said that the employes of id Southern coUoq mills are wholly white p c- pie, mostly the mountain whites, who e just beginning to learn the value of a doll 1- They are glad of the ohance to work in i ia cotton mills and do better at this work tl > they can in their occupations which tl d have followed hitherto. The Treasurer s it that he had traveled widely in the South >. And the best place for locating the new m m but they had not decided vet where to put The part of the Chicop?e plant which is n d used for the manufacture of coarse go< u will be used for fine goods, and the empl 16 ment which is given here will not be c i? tailed. Southern mills have so competed w y the Northern ones, said the Treasurer, tl the latter are beinn driven out of thi3 line : manufacturing. This movement of Northern mills to 1 ' 8outh began in this State, says a Boston c d patch, at least a year ago, when Lowell c porations were given ah increase of capi A i?/>/>L- frtc tKa aiima raoann aa {a oHronnA/i U SlW?a iVl l?V O..VUW kWMWM UM .W I- the Dwight Company. It looks as if t ie might be the beginning of a general mo r- ment of manufacturing of coarse grades i- cloth from the North to the South, and, - that light, marks an important transltioE s- the industrial conditions of the country, * CRUSHED BY A STORM. Two Persons Killed and Thirty H In the Wreck of a Church. . A severe wind storm passed throii*r'? i bama. At Gate City services were bcii;; I at the Congregational Church by the Ch tian Endeavor Society. About forty pers were in attendance. They heard the timl creak and crack, and had no time to esca The roof was lifted off and dropped Into congregation, knocking down the sides the building as it went. Not one of the to persons escaped uninjured, andmost of tb were pinned down by the falling timbers. The citizens rallied to the relief of the i fnpAra anH nrifv! them out. Mrs. R. H. ] hard, wife of the general manager of Alabama Rolling Company, was killed < right. Tom Williams, a young man liv V three miles from Gate City, was ba / crushed, his back having been broken, soon died. Miss Estelle Jones was morti hurt, her head and shoulders being crusb About thirty others were injured. ' church was a wooden structure and < built on a hiiL This, it is thought, cau the wreck. QUEEN ISABELLA, * Her Statue Unveiled at Oallfom! 3 Mid-Winter Fair. Miss Harriet Hosmer's statue of Qu j. Isabella was unveiled in the Fine Arts Iju \n ing in the Mid-winter Exposition. Snn Fi cisco, Gal., with interesting exercises, wb n were under the direction of tho Womi i* Congress Auxiliary. A number of addrei d were made by members of the Auxilii it and Miss Hosmer read a letter from P 5- Leo XIII., complimenting her on her wc ift The unveiling attractod many visitors, d the statue was much admired. 9- A large crowd found its way through turnstiles ot the Exposition during the e\ tug. being drawn by the announcement t tho grounds and buildings would be ; dally illuminated. The graud court wf p- bl?ze of light, and the illumination \ n wit.So'ii i. doubt, the graaiest spectacle ( id seen on the coast. Ic ? I) FOUR WERE KILLED, 10 A Desperate Fight Between Mo se shiners and Government Officer in News has just been received at W y- Springs, Va., of a fight on Black Allegh >r Mountain, near the West Virginia line, twocn several deputy United States marsl h and a party of illicit distillers. t.? Two of the marshals were killed, as v ig also two of the distillers, and onn man, I Collins, was badly wounded. \l The commission of experts appointed It the Catted States Treasury Department n recommended the construction of new s |e vaults of the most modern design and c Lt st ruction. THE NEWS EPITOMIZED.. V :rat V Eastern and Middle States. inly nia *5hn Y. McKase and twentj*-tbree otfaet officials of Graveesnd, N. Y.. including all the *'T ujg police justices, have been indicted for conler^ spiracy against the olection laws. {3 nid Emma L. Bobdex. of Fall River, has diwas vided the estate of her murdered father with iep- her sister and filed the final papers with the -j'li Probate Court in New Bedford, Mass. us? The twenty-fifth anniversary of the con.seff'.aa. oration of Bishop Doane was celebrated at Albany. N. Y. The Rev. Dr. Hall was conse ciated Bishop of Vermont at Burlington ogg The accounts of Cashier W. D. Lohmann, ^ ^ of the Excise Department in Brooklyn. N. and who has been missing since January '12, De< red. nr? crooked and he is apparently a dff- Fre ten faulter to the extent of nearly $20,000. jn's Thbee children of John Werder were left pri, tors alone in their home in Lambertville, N. J. w Dm- They played with fire, and one was burned >va to death. Hoi u*y Work was beron on the Harlem River ^.Dt ?y- speedway, New York City. Mayor Gllroy dig- ]iva rley ging the first shovelf>:l of earth, per slee 3a3, South and West. *pp BIr. M. L. Knapp wut into the office of Dr. W. reit be H. Fitch, a prominent and wealthy physician Ass In- of Rockford, 111., and shoving n revolver into was hat bis face, forced him to sign $3200 worth of to for notes. not "j*, Mb. and Mbs. Bush, a young married Pr0 82: couple, were found in their bed riddled with ve? bullets in Birmingham, Ala. The assassin is v tin.ll unknown. j Jitdoe Gabt, in Chicago, has. reversed a ? decision because ?f the way the witnesses were treated by the successful lawyers. ? !ted LeeSiko, a Chinaman, was hangedatthe the me. State prison, San Quentin, Cal. His crime " ie(r was the murder of a Chinese during the eno highbinder war. A lol- Clifford Thompson cut his father's throat den was In self-defense in Columbus, Ga. tfce The young squaw of Kid, the Apaohe outlaw, wa3 killed by a prospector in Arizona. der the As John Allenj a wealthy young farmer, was was riding to bis borne at Kiverside. Aia., ne 6ha bin was waylaid and murdered by Ell and Fonso 9Un Bobinson, colored. on < [in; By an accidental explosion of a dynamite out! up- cartridge while at work on the Drainage troi lew Canal near Borneo, 111., two men were killed the irk j and three injured. was ? J- The New Orleans Carnival was successfully ^ of opened with a street show, which equaled, It **' ?rk : it did not not surpass, the best Mardi-Gras P 5 H. exhibition of its kind ever given in the city, cba > oI Fibe in Savannah, Ga.. destroyed property estimated to be worth nearly 8500,000. ej^| IE. ton Ion- Washington. Boi The President and Mrs. Cleveland gave sho lent the annual official dinner to the Justices of the jns, the Supreme Court and other guests. was Secbetabt Hebbebt sent a dispatch to Wyj !r? Admiral Benham, approving his course at , >en. Bio, Brazil. 8331 rnrv. r Secbetabt Carlisle's bond issue is a be ? success. New York subscribed more than . ;o $45,000,000. The Secretary received aub- g?0 ireo scriptions for nearly $60,000,000 bonds. The State Bank Tax Bepeal bill has been moi the beaten in committee. the ing The President appointed Gywnn B. Hann it cock and George 8. Dandy, Jr., as cadets at 8ce| aist large to the United States Military Academy. alls Mr. Hancock is the son of the late Bus?ell bas the Hancock,of Mississippi, and a grandson of the hea fipnnrn.1 Winflnld 8. Hancock. Mr. the Dandy is from Omaha, and is the son of Gen- UPeral George 8. Dundy, Deputy Quartermaa- A ter-General of the Army. loft f0rtt-tw0 millionk of the new bonds . were alloted to New York subscribers by Sec- -p ln3 retary Carlisle. ^ isaForeign. ?we the Over a thousand deaths from measies have reci occurred on the Tonga Islands. dea co* ? All of the foreign naval commanders at ?&e Rio, Brazil, except the American, have ad *"<* in- vised their Governments to recognize the in- Pa'' the surgents as belligerents. on Ex-Kino Behanzin, deserted by aia peoPer pie, who have chosen a new King, has sur- A ind' rendered to the French forces in Dahomey. l(je Brazilians continue to fight fiercely, eiec while attempts to bring about a settlement one of the war are being made. 8pe, eo- An army lieutenant at Pilsen. Bohemia, the are first insulted and then with his sword cut left lar. down two citizens. nun A French force in Sierra Leone, Africa ^ur laD fired on a British military force,who returned . J?y the fire, killing six of the aggressors. 0IJ3. aid ^ wni to som I ! THE LABOE WORLD. ow occ1 ids Iw Boston women run elevators. T ?y* Cooes are to have a national union. ?J0C ur- tne ltjj Detroit ba3 a newsboys' association. the hat Bohemian servant girls sret $20 a ye^r. the of Ohio convict made goods are stamped. Detroit, Micb., has a constables' union. ya|j li8. Geneva, Switzerland, has a watch school. A: or- Austrian stone cutters work eight hours, was Scottish tweed mills work six hours a I by da_ awa his y' to tl ve. 8an Francisco has created park work for trea of 1700. sion i in1 Andolusia (Spain) women get sixty cents H l in' a week. the Hubbard, Ohio, has a co-operative iron 0,1,t company. Brotherhood trainmen want Sunday rlV(3 tmins abolished. hnH art It is said that 1200 of the Lehigh Valley A.i strikers are still out ol work. him Ha- Suicide is less prevalent among miners b?ci f* than any other olass of people. th? Chicago women electrical workers have ris- an eight-hour club with 800 members. q ons Coxnellsville (Penn.) coke workers arrf >ers have been cut from ten to twenty per cent. ^eat San Francisco's leading women are taking Ei the steps to care for unemployed young women. Cari The eight-hour day in the British Govern ment factory and arsenals has gone into etem feet. P?? suC- A cosirAKt with $10,000 has been formed gajj( jPP. at Cleveland to furnish work to all who seek fh* the labor. wor >ut- Only 3500 out of 10,000 Iowa coal miners the ins: are at work, and they at greatly reduced idly wages. H0 The English trade unions are maintaining Jl'>' many thousands of unemployed by their re- ri. '?d- lief funds. 11 1 ^3 The Amalgamated Societv of Engineers g0[j was organized in 1851, and has members in T Great Britain, Ireland and America. sj10, Judge Ricks refused to restrain the re- oasj ceiver from reducing washes of employes of ' the Toledo, St. Louis ?k Kansas City Road. Oreoo.v has the youngest railroad conduc- ?res a's tor in the world, John C. Barnum, aged thir- jSf teec, on the Rogue River Valley, a branch of the Southern Pacific. ,^en In the days of the Emperor D/ocletian, a thel dd- house-painter's wages were sixty cents a day, an- w?tiile a schoolmaster received only sixty ijdt cents a month for each pupil. lurj ,n <5 The average earnings of a seamstress in inte jS09 France are said to be fifty cents a day, and 142. try. evcn roost skilled of them seldom receive Tl 0p4 more than seventy-five cents for a day's cast )fK. work. bala aud Mi.vf.Rsat I.ead City, Central City and an or jacent towns have decided to boycott Dead- Tre,' tlio wood and have the capital removed, because ce'P en- the Business Men's i'rotectivo Association is $24. :hat aiding the employers against the miners. 665. 5P3" Is 1835 the rate of wages in Europe was 5* is a very iow. Day laborers in Italy received p( vas, pip-j,* oents per day : in Russia, twelve cents : !Ver in Holland, eighteen cents . in France, thirty ; ? in England, forty; in the United States, P" eighty-four cents.' Th^ It has been found by the British Ordnance t(je , Department lint workmen in the works at tj]0 , Woolwich are turning out as much work in a $5 q on"' week of forty-eight hours as they used to do tbe 1 s. in one of flfty-fouc. The quality of the work 0[ p is said to be better than ever before. Tl ar:n - ? ? ? duri John* S. Saboent, tho painter, wlio has pare ho- been made an Associate of the British lloyai ary, hals Academy, is a cosmopolitan in more senses The than one. He is of American pureutage,was eent rer0 born in Italy, reared in France and is an cent [an'* Englishman" by adoption. Little wonder cent that in art he should be aa impressionist. Unil ? - urv 1 by It is prophesied that this year will be 'J has locust year over the greater part of New teel Jersey. The insects generally make their apfon pearauce during the last days of May or reaf , early iu June and remain about ou9 month, ilWJIT PUT TO BT1 lONfl LIVE ANAEOHY!" HE iHOUTED UNDER THE AXE. ie Paris Dynamiter Walked Alone to the Guillotine, and Was Brave to the End?He Was Sound Asleep When Called to Go to His DeathOnly a Small Crowd Present, .uguste Vaillanf, the Anarchist, who on :ember 9 last threw a bomb into the nch Chamber of Deputies, was executed about 7.30 o'clock a. uj.. outside the 3on Roquette, Paris. At 7 o'clock Head rden Bruu. Judge l'Espinasse, Registrar roch and District Comminsary Leigonie erea vauianrs con 10 miorm mm mm ui? e had arrived for the sentence of the law je carriod out. The condemned man was ipins: when they arrived. Ho was ikened and told to prepare for death. He iflared to be surprised and begau to erate the theories he advanced before the ize Court. He declared that though it i easy to suppress him. it was impossiole suppress Anarchist ideas. "My body is hine," he added, "compared with the gress of my principles. I shall be re*ed." aillant was perfectly calm and displayed fear whatever. The warden asked him if irould like to see the chaplain. No," replied Vaillant. "I will not see i." Will you have something to drink?'" asked warden. No," Vaillant replied "I shall have ugh courage without that." s a matter of fact, the courage of the conmed man was remarkable, as the later in* snts showed. He was shackled by the cutioner's assistants and then ordered to ow to the guillotine. Ho obeyed the ojreadlly. and as he left the prison his form i upright. He walked as quickly as his ckles would allow, without leaning for port on the assistants, one of whom walked moh side of him. As Vaillant appeared ?ide the prison wearing only a shirt and lsers, everybody bared their heads, and troops presented arms to salute him who i looked upon as already dead. haplain Valandier, whose ministrations llant had refused, stood outside the ion in order to be near should the prisoner nge his mind. His services, however, e not called for. aillant advanced steadily. When about itj' yards outside the prison he sprang rard a little to shout 4,Death to the irgoisie." "Lorn? live Anarchy." Ashe uted his last cry his voice resounded over whole square. When he had finished he I about three yards from the plank on ch his body was to be fastened. : has been customary for the executioner's stants to push the condemned criminal Inst this plank, but as Vaillant reached it sprang forward and placed 'himself inst it. The plank dropped, and in a, rter time than it takes to write it Vail;'s neck slipped under the knife, and the nent he was in positiou Diebler touched spring. here was a flash as the heavy blade deided, and then the spectators saw a head , a bleeding stump of a neck drop in a ket placed behind the guillotine. The d turned around ja it was severed from body and dropped into the basket face second later the plank twisted to the and the trunk was thrown into a large ket placed alongside the guillotine to rere it. etween the time of Vaillant's arrival' at guillotine and the closing of the basket taining his remains scarcely more than nty seconds elapsed. Diebler. who has sived many letters threatening him with th if he executed Vaillant, cvnd who at i time wished to resign his position rather n to put the Anarchistic death, appeared 3r and more nervous than Vaillanr. he crime for which Vaillant paid ihe alty with his life was .-ommitted in the imber of Deputies on December 9 !asr. ibout 4 o'clock in the afternoon of that . while the Chamber was discussing an XTatllor^ tvho rrn?* ill >UUU UCUC7, ? uuiuiiL, ,, ~W 0 of the galleries set upart for the use of jtators, threw a bomb toward the floor of house. The bomb exploded just R3 it the man's hand, aud he was among the aber injured. About fifty persons were t by the explosion. eputy Abbe Lemire was tho worst injured .11 those struck by the flying nails with 3h the bomb had been loaded, an;l for le time it was thought that he would die. i Count de Lanjunals was also seriously mded. A majority of the injured were lpants of the galleries. he consternation that followed the explol was terrible. A wild rush was made by visitors to get out of the Chamber, but gendarmes. who are always on duty in lobbies, caused the doors to be shut, and wed no one to leave tho building. It was to this coolheadeduess that the arrest of Ilant was made. 9 he attempted to leave the building he detained by a gendarme, who thought ras displaying too much anxiety to gee y. His arrest followed. Ha was taken tie Hotel Dieu. where his wounds were ted. After a time he made a full confesi of his crime. e said that he w*nt to the Chamber with intention of throwing his internal male on the President's table. He waited e than an hour for a favorable opporty, and then, thinking it had at last ard. he rose and hurled tho bomb into the y of the House. t that instant a woman sitting in front of . resenting his leaning ovar her. pushed i, and thus preveuted him from throwing bomb oxaotly as he had intended. The hine 9truck the edgj of the gallery and nee exploded. q the afternoon of Jan. 10 Vaillr.nt was sted, triad, convicted and sentenced to :h. ighty Deputies appealed to President aot for a commutation of tho death ence. The appeal was scat by the Presit to the Pardons Committer, who reed on it adversely. lillant': lawyer askod tbe Court of Casin to grant a new trial, but on Jan. '23 court denied tlie request. Ifnuy efforts b made to induce Vaillant to appaal to President, but ho refused to do so. OUR PUBLIC DEBT. Increased Nearly Eight Millions During January. ho public debt statement just issued ws that the net increase of the debt, less 1 ia the Treasury, during January was 130,064. The interest bearing debt Inised $790, the debt on which interest ceased since maturity decreased ,900 and tiie debt bearing interest increased $1,564,729. re was a decrease in the cash balance in Treasury during the month of $6,293,455. i interest bearing debt is $585,040,000. the t on which interest has ceased since maty is $1,884,630 and the debt bearing no rest ia *373,2X7,805, a total debt oi $965,525. tie gold reserve is $65,650,175 and the net l balance $18,431,924, a total available ace of $84,082,099, a decrease during the itii of $6,293,455. The total cash in the isury is $7:17.120,153. Government rets from all sources during January were 032.73$, and the expenditures $31,309,lieceints for the 9even months of the il year* $ I' 5,793,183. and expenditures l.63*jt47S, a deficiency of $44,338,295. icipurot with the same period of the ions fiscal year the customs receipts Jell u round numbers $40,090,000 and the inal revenue receipts lull oft' $12,000.0.")y. civil and miscellaneous expanses during ;aine period decrexsstl about $5,000,000, pxpenditureson account of war increased 00,000. the expenditures on aecouut of navy increased $3,000,000 and on account ensions decreased $11,003,000. 10 receipts from customs at New York ng Januajy were $8,315,531, as com,'.l with receipts of $15,291,892 in Janu1393. and $11,960,445 in January, 1892, receipts this January were paid 17 per. . in gold coin, as compared with 23 per . in gold coiu in December. 59.3 per" . in silver certificates, 11.2 per cent, in led States notes, 11.8 per cent, in Treasures ami the remainder in silver and I certificates. Tho total gold in th>j isury, coin and bullion, ta $142,665,594. bobntine has imported over 1000 new >ers and threshers, mostly from the ced States. lot tier, cpntfeg wAcat tiarvest. I r. v; V : ' " ' f. y* ~LATEB NEWS, Saxuel Nicholas, a driver for Tltt it Scott, English importers. New York City, was arrested and charged with tampering with Imported merchandise puckagos and defrauding the Government o* aboat $200,000 In customs duties. Fi7E of a party of seven men who wero reurnlng to Pensacola, FJa. ,in a sail boat from Big Sabine were drowned by the capsizing of the >oat. The men drowned are W. E. Rollins ( J. M. Washburn, Ted Mobley, Hiram Brown ind a man named Mossier. Hon. A. J. McLaubin was nominated for United States Senator on the Blxty-aeventh oallot in the Mississippi Democratic Legislative caucus. Copper lands have been discovered , in Tama County, Iowa. A decline in wheat in Chicago made a record-breaking quotation. May broke early to 63% cents, selling }? cent lower than ever oefore. On a lato drive the price went (o 02% cents, % cents under any previous record. The Senate Las confirmed the nomination of Thomas Moonlight, of Kansas, to be Minister to Bolivia. A dill to restore 1000 railway mail clerks who were dismissed Irom the service in the spring of 1880 to their former places wa? ordered favorably reported by the House Judiciary Committee. The Senate Judiciary Committee ad joarned without acting on the Peckham Supreme Court nomination. Secretary Laxost sent to the House o! Representatives a report showing that 8,223,0',>7 man are availaole lor military duly' in the United States. .Cb. Theodode Bilj.eoth is dead in Austria. He was everywhere recognized aa one of the leading surgeons of the world. Ho was called in consultation to Paris, Constantinople, St, Petersburg, and even to Lgypt. He was the son of a clergyman, and was bora nearly sLxly-flve years ago. Pbesident Peixoto has ofTered to par&n privates belonging to the Brazilian insurgent forces who apply for clemency within two months. Citizens of Honolulu celebrated their Abrogation Day with enthusiasm, and still hope lor annexation. W H. Qcacxekboss fell 136 feet from tlj Newark (N. J.) Postofflce buildingtowerani was instantly killed. . . / Andrew Eaves and wife, an aged coupl"-' who lived alone in the borough of Moncj Pennsylvania, were found dead in their hoof by a neighbor, having been asphyxiated bj gas that escaped from a stove in their bed room daring the night. Both were ovei eighty years of age. The trial of Peter Neville, the Chairman o) the Board of Election Inspectors in th| Twenty-seventh Election District in. thf Fourth Assembly District, New York City, ot 1 the charge of making a false count of thf vote last fall, was conclude;]. After being' out six hours the jury brought in a verdict of guilty, with a strong recommendation for mercy. A. J. McLacbin* was elected United State* Senator by the Mississippi Legislature. Andrew Pikxallen^ a Russian Finn, w?f lynched at Ewen, Wis., for assaulting a young girl at Brace's Crossing. The home of Louis Kuecher. at Indianapolls, Ind., was demolished by an explosion ^of natural gas; bis daughter, Rosa, thirteen* was killed. George Qillis fell into a grave in Birmingham, Ala., anc the coffin crashed him to death. The vault in the private bank of J. C. N. Elder at Deebler, Ohio, was blown open and with rlvnamifA nnH I uuuivii^uvvt n >ku -- T -- r -i r scraps of currency were found In the debris. The robbers secured $5000 in cob and $1200 *n paper is thought to have beeen blown to pieces. The House bill repealing Federal Election >. laws was passed by the Senate by a vote ol 39 to 23. By a vote of 176 to 75 the House adopted the resolution condemning Minister Stevens and sustaining the Hawaiian policy of President Cleveland. Gebmaxt will have war with Russia within three months, the Kaiser says, if the commercial treaty is rejected. Three persons were killed and twenty injured in a railroad wreck near Compiegne, France. A HunBicANE prevailed in the countries bordering the North Sor ; much damage was done to property in England. Ax election for President of Brazil is to b? held on March 1; Dr. De Moraes, now President of the Senate, is the only candidate yet in the field. Five more torpedo boats arrived at Pernambuco for President Peixoto. CENSUS OF UNEMPLOYED. Enumeration of Those Out of Work in aew ium vaj. | The police census of the unemployed in I New York City has reached Mayor Oilroy. I Accompanying it were letters from Seth I Low and Professor Mayo-Smitb. both of C?- I lurabia College, who directed the census. i In brief, the results are : 48,681 families, 9 consisting of 206,701 persons, were visited in I the thirtv-flva police precincts, each one of I whom had one or more members unem- B ployed. I In these, 78,023 persons are usually at I work. There are 67.2S0 now unemployed, I of whom 52,592 are males and 14.688 are a females, I Of the families visited 39,311 are in need of C assistance and 9370 are not. Of the 43,681 H families 4186 consist of but one person each. I The letter from President Low called at- B tention to the grave problem, as he called it, B now confronting the city. Mr. Mayo-Smith's 0 letter commented on the grievous condition | of the poor and suggested remedies. I The greatest suffering was lound to be in E the Eleventh Precinct. Over ten per cent. I kl the poor uro there. fl HIS' BE0THEE~A5l) nlMSELT. I An Insane Farmer Took Two Lives gj With a Razor. B A horrible murder was committed a few S days ago at Garnerville, N. Y. Jesse House, I who moved to that place from Middletown 5 last spring and lived with his brother Alfred,- Q while doing the milkit)?. pulled his brother B Alfred off a milk stool on which he was sit- I tins and cut his throat with a razor. Rj He then went to the house an t said, "I I have done it," and tried to kill himself in the an same way, but only partly succeeded. Alfred, M died immediately and Jesse expired in a few I hours. ! S About two months a?o Jesse attempted to." poison himself by taking laudanum, but wa* unsuccessful. He has been considered cj B j unsound mind for some time past. Alfred B 1 was sixty years of age and Jesse was te4 I veurs younger. TtiE Cotton States ami International Ex- I position, to bo hold at Atlanta, is co havi a I Board of Lady Managers and a woman's ax hihit. Representative ladies from different B sections of the country, and also from Mex- I ico. Cuba and the Central and Sout'a Aineri can Republics will be choson. K