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*5^ ■V W?*'. V / .. & /j- VOL. XVII. BARNWELL COURT HOC8E, 8. C., MARCH 1, J894. NO. 25. Tke 9l«>i»a. I •t<xx! on the steps *t tnWnljlit— The hour w«* proclaimed by the clock— When the old man appeared In the door- Tlitrolire, the happrneas of ^tumruud m«tntti • alret to the nafety of th >r^iindf of beings pn-served from deaVi by the autoii'ittic bruke. And jrave me a fearful shock. Behind the vlne-claa railing ‘We atood with hearts quite jay Till on the old man’s eleven I waa lifted ahd borne away. As stepplnj swiftly toward me. ( With hla number eleven ahoe X He <p»ve me such greetlnj That I scarce knew what to do. And Itfco ttuise Bichtnfnj itlancen That flashed from hfa evil feye, .- A fealln*' of rata K^pOian'et^nSe •,' w And I thought that I should die. ' How often, oh, ho^Xofttqi. ’Tn the days that have gone by, I have stood on those steps It midnight And gazed In her clear, blue eyes! How often, oh, how often - ■ I have wished that tue peaceful night Would curtain the worli forever And ne’er give way to light/ But tvhen I was hot and restless And body was racked with pain,. Whllft Ji feeling of bitterest hatted •Was rankling Jn my brain. But the pain has now gone from me— A thing of the dark, dim past— But the feeling that night engendered In my mind will surely last. For whene'er I pass that cottage And the light streams through-the pane, ' TKa 'thouKht of fhaf feartuI" moment Goes surging through by brain. And I think how many dozena Of poor, .deluded men, ISach lured' by that maid’s shy glances. Have shared my fate since then. I see the poor deceived ones Aa they nightly eome and go, And the haste with whUdt they leave there Fills tender heart with woar And forever and forever As long as hist cottage stands ^ As long as that dreadful famer Has the power within his hands, The memory of that evening Will keep vise half afraid; So I now go round the corner And court an .orphan maid. —Front* the Chicago Record. So* h lioing^aw JHHM, vim- “MtOTwiettr, I detent'bfiffOtWiag.' wn* i.s brave as he was dovot-^l. u> his fellow-men, reviewed hoe 'shtmler wafdi^ your mysterious mauipalationg in perfect yobe, dressed himself ns best be could, descended to the departments of Valen tine's father, who waa Moneieur Lnman- t*n, owner of the large mansion, and made a request of him so extremely art less. that I blush to record it here. “I am jiot rich enough to pay the ftnst eoBtsi df a patent.” “T*^ ’’But why not borrow? If ever an oc casion justified a loan, this one doea.' L Very well, I will retire uow. Make y*t« tranquilly “You -will not k>qk through the key hole?” “1 swear it.” “And I have—your word—if I succeed.” “Ta-ta-ta, we will ’ see. I don’t wish COVERED WITH ft . ’ mtE OFWffiTE. WHfll CONGRESS- WILt fiO THIS WEEK. THK SHOW KTORM RXTBMUS ALL OVKK 1HE COVN1RV. f- - X f THIS ^TlUi BH AB KSP8CIALLY ^PIJIY SAT. “Monsieur, I havf the honor to demand to have a knife at my throat, but I am» ym- tba hand of MademoisfJie, yonrta nHm|Tiiy issfgT 1 daughter.” ' 1 Alone at last, I’usseraud etaployt'd thh “The hand*.of my daughteci” isaid the time in a way, lit tie in accord with the old man, surprised, while he meiSnrtd gravity of the situation. An attentive INCOMING VESSELS REPORT VEK HEAVY Duwa sod Passeraud from head to foot. “For whom, if you please?" “For myself, Monsieur.” “For you! Why, are you not ray lit tle lodger up—up yonder, under TBeTobf?’ “Yes, sir.” ““Then what possesses you? Mjr daugh ter has four millioa francs! I consent to ..[.aaiigihten you thus far. Do you uutler- Ktand? Four millions. And you, what ntiT© you T observer—but Passeraud had banished all such—would have heard hiu'humiuiug the air; “C’est tej que Rose res^>ire.” The same observer would have l>een fur- I ther surprised to have seen h'..m ps he went from one piece of furniture to an other ehifhned, walking amon^. these ' l>enutiful surroundings as. though in a dreani. N*>w he reclines on the couch— Iiorlmjis Valentine'has also sat here. ,\o\> illHt H Mk 111 Ht-i. »1 1 in - - - * - — v ci 11 — 11 ii T|. vi rx in Th* Wire* Are KlnekidsA 1 Is THE FASSAOB OF THIS BEIGNIOR- AOE BTLL DOt'BTKD. The engineer replied with frank can- low scut is beyond doubt Hie owe- that she dor: then he added: “I am not actually Prefers. And next studies a full-length rich, but if you give me Mademoiselle portrait of the young girl--ah, that ueai Valentine, believe me, my work, my ' '[" tKe, as he tnrows kisses to her—“to small knowledge “ ‘‘I'vn.yK to thee. “There, that will «lo. A joke’s a joke. J*™* Consumed the Will yaa be gaud enough to take your- * iV — M I ud opened self off? ’Pon my word, it is enough to make one die of laughter to think of you asking for my daughter’s hand. tiood- evening." “But, sir. if Isifore asking your consent l wait mitii my automatic brake has made me a millionaire. I run the risk of finding Mademoiselle Valentin,! married to another.*- You will understand that I do not erfhe to take such a chance.’,’ “That's no concern of mine. - What do von suppose l care? Good-evening, young man.” Passer and went, away so miserable | the doors, itiiT caNeu to all who chose to • come. “Monsieur.' liuv*' the 'ire lighted.”- it was done. The chimney now drew dlth sufficient for< * to bring tip a bucket New York, Feb. 25.—The steamship La Bourgogne, which arrived today from Havre, reported a terrible gale on Feb. 23 and 25. Enormous se«s were run- ing and intensely cold weather pre vailed. On Friday night the 23rd inst., at about 11:30 p. m., an enormous sea boarded the steamer over the bow, which fell upon the deck with terrific force, sweeping Second Officer Becot and a quartermaster off the bridge, causing injuries to the men sufficient to send them to their bunks. The latter part of the voyage was finished in zero weather SbJT the effect was apparent as the big liner steamed up the bay to her pier. She looked exactely as might the mythi- Hex hull was covered with A TRIFLING COMEDY. TraMMlNtert by I’nullne Shackleford Colyar. from the French, for Frb- mnry Nnmber tihorl Stories. i lu the garret of u spacious mansion situated in the Bue de La CtiHusscc 4’ Antiu, perched—like a sparrow on the topuumk branch of a i*oi>lar—a young man named Passeraud. The habits of the vouth were pea*eable and orderly, his character good, his deportnjent mod est. his costume ragged. The manager of the edtabUshineut had expressly for bidden him the possession of a dog, a vio lin. a sowing-machine, in fact anything whatever that was cumbersome or noisy. He had also enjolndd upon his lodger to be in bis apartment at the earliest possi ble hour in the evening. The other lodg ers in the house soui'rfuua* wondered-by' I what means he kept his hands clean, for the aforesaid maungur did not.permit him to carry wa I or upstairs.'fearing that ha might be careless and snill it upon the stairs. However, by dint of good-will and even temper Passeraud, poor fellow, succeeded in making himself endurable, in this abode where dwelt bankers, tea- ors, diplomats and lawyers of high repute. He hud recently quitjthe Eeole Centiwle with honors, and phuost iiinueditttely the General (’alrinm \lliilag l.iompany of from the bottom of a well. A gentle wanpMi beg in to Jiffuso itself'over the apalament hitherto go;icy. There was imt the slightest smoke. The chimney doctors from Piedmont were vanqn : ahed; French architecture laid down its arms. The genius of Passcrautl burst forth like the sun, blinding ^11 who looked upon I it. , “It is toojicautil'ul," cried Latnan- t, , . tin, radiant. Monsieur La man tin slammed the do of - ' Naientine,.this dear boy Is a great en- after him, crying: gtneer. He Twill be, my son-in-law, if “Not a sou! No position! He asks you consent.” for* my daughter's hand. Ha-ha! A* Oh, yes, papa. ’ joke indeed." . [. A. year after these miraculous events, This visit, which resulted so unfavora- Madame Passeraud—nee Lamantin, pre- bly to the interests ot our friends, left 'suited her husband with a sou as beau- but fugitive truces in the mind of Mons. •jf'd «« the day. Then Mons. Lamau- Lamantin. 11,1 Kavo vent to the following harangue: What really, troubled him amt, cast a “My dear aon, explain to me one thing, gloom i*vcr his countenance was the fact riirce months ago the railroad rompa- that the chimney of bis' drawjng-foom ute» adopted your automatic brake. You smoked intob'rably. . j'ewive .tons of gold from everywhere. This hap|M*iicd in the mouth, of De'eem- .ntey wish.to buy your ligh^in England, bor. just when die wn« preparing to give a large reception in honor of bis daugh ter’* nineteenth birthday. Mon*. La- nututin sent for bis ar*dMte*d. wh<> has tened to* him. si-enting another order. “Is it only that?” said he, vexed,* when he found what was wanted. “I find it quite enough. It Is not amusing to own a chimney that makes America, Italy, Australia, India and Dit’ain. You are rich now, not from your wile’s dot, but on your own ac- cotiitf. Is that nor enough to make you reflect? But what annoys me is that you have another invention of which vou make no use.” . - “Indeed! what one is that?” Modest man. I\ by, your secret* for us weep all day, like a family in mourn- preventing chimneys smoking to lie sure, iug.” - -4-4"’ novv VuU a^, • '“'t going to tell me “Your chimney was constructed after that you an* too jssir to buy the patent.” my plans; that is to say, it docs not “Pooh, that does not amount to much.* “iTh wrvnT.T _ o Haut-PeioooiH**** oft**r*i< 1 him a situation with a salary of five hundred fnincs p<>r month (so it was saidl. certainly enough to shelter him from want. But'tle'was digressed with the idea of inventing a self-ucring brake that should do-away with collisions on railroads, or at least lessen the intensity ef the-shock, should they occur; so he de«*lined the of fer of the mineral company, and devoted himself night and 'lay to the drawing of innumerable diagrams of the brake in operation.— T *— He expected glory and fortune from this aenfevement.. In the meantime a little bread and two sous’ worth of Ital ian cheese scrvcrl for breakfast; a little” bread and two sous’ worth of sausage for dinner; a diagram in the Intervals. In fact he xvas half perishing with hunger, but this made no difTereure to him, his brake The had perfect confidence in itt xvsfl on the eve.of Vicing a* milch self acting aa the most exacting locomotive could have demanded One day he met upon the stairway of the first floor a young girl, blonde, (ihatv minglv dressed amj as graceful as a gml- dere. She advanced, then Jisaii|>enfed. light and aupple. (liffusing a subtle per fume of vervain: and Passeraud. aston ished at finding so many attractions in one girl, stood motionless on the landing for full five minutes* hi* mouth onen. as ♦hough expecting once more ft sight of his ineotnnarable h' ighbor. The next day. br a coincidence that we sbetth. like to believe ouite accidental.* Passeraud found himself upon the sann» landing at the same hour. The young girl passed him, and seemed to'blush in doing so. ' Fearing he had wounded her. Passe raud resolved within himself nqt to go dAwnstiiirn again at thathafir. The follow’ing day ha,unforturfately remem- liered that an urgent matter obliged him to go out at the precise moment when de parture was forbidden him..according to his resolution of the evening before. Hd took-his hat. inucli annoyed at a circum stance that forced him* to beset w ith his presence, a person for whom he felt such great respect. What he dry a* led ewne to twiss; another meeting oecnrred. and Passeraud xva* in- cousolalde when the amiable girl blushed even more than btfore. He was now furious with himself-, the Unknown, scandalized by such pursuit, •bad in all probability taken measures to avoid him. At hiat. convinced of .his misfortune, PnsMcrs nd- took the sn me route every fiay at the same hour, and every day made way on the'landing for ♦he most demValde of neighbor* to nass him by. and, ns be had been brought up by a polite mother,^he saluted her at efteli meeting. It was not long before it seemed to him that the slight inelingtion of the head, which had hitherto acknowl edged his reverential bow. now took on a more cordial aspect. Having remarked this, he wenf'.ifa * shop to look at himself jii fhV* gtifti* die did not possess one of his own>. in order to learn if his person waa such - «* to please the taste of so accomoliahed a vonng girl. Then he returned, consoling himself with the refloctirtfi that if hi* coat was hsdlv cut. hi« face was hv no means repulsive. Next he made inquirv, with all ne-essarv precauHons, aa to the name of the pretty voting ladv of the firkt floor: for. scarcely knowing whv he was genuinely n-nviou* to learn it. When he was told that it was Valentine, he waa altogether enchanted. TVse ro'novi sad comlnc* ret.irdcsl rb> nrogiess of the antomotic brake; the dia grams Isn-nlehed. fn *hnrt> it was ne/ eessnrv th*t Ps-aerand’s inre should b** reforuef,. for If oir en .1 w *r should rich ! u y.dn. he would st once Isjcoric a de*o ’ »re lover—the desolate loser rank! HP ♦Hi inr<uto< and in .»,u.* * icn.»f\ np Mtese traveler* that his iov ulioa was to aar^ v onia perish. , of lhe m'lctl an hitm waji i “The duece! xYhat n smoke _ •JMtJipiu*-of-that, it dou» amuke." “It i.s because you burn j.*oul. ■ Do not uee coat, and you will have a clear tire.” "I’erlraps you are right.” > The substitution of wood for coal caused no diuhnution of the smoking of the chimney. Mona. Lamantin, wh ► wlis a man of division, procured the address, of the finest architect in Paris, and begged of N hiiu to deigh to come himself and study the question. The architect; after having examined , Uu> cihimitoy at every point, did tiui re- . ryterpl my hand .from the window and It would be a veritable mine ot Why ncjd<M t M<> go,xi a thing.“ “FiitJier-iu-law, siqqioso we ilon't talk almut it.” Jh, yes. let’s do So.” “Fathyr-iu-law, you are forcing nie to tell you something that I would prefer to keep to myseif. ” ''Bum.-I! me tell me.” . ■ ;; -■ “Very well. You must know, then, that I did not- stop your chimney from smoking. There is a secret about that. I liviri then under the roof, and had only press hi* opinion, deepye the cruel reflec- ) l"*bi a plate, or something of the sort. lion it cast upon his eoufrery, “What ass constructed tha^ affair?’’ “Ledente—my architect.’’ “I should say so an ass ' Have the -stack run up fifteen centimetres higher in order to increasj the draught. That is what it needs.” “But how simple it is.” “It will, however, suffice.” The alteration waa-completed, aud the over the pqa* to stop the draught. Ii was^yonr fault, my dear sir. Eve* sftm* tho world .luoran, hard-hearted fa- tlu*rs have forced ardent lovers to win their daughters by- stratagem: J have done like 4ie rest of the World. I have improvisesl a little comedy, and my cliiei excuse is. that Valentine aided me*—ii was she who <•! arg<*d the concieige* to re pent to yon’that I was the greatest ehim- chimney smoked as be-foie. But the bill , 3*<‘y-d(»e-t^r extant. Pirrelon us Isilh, and *- . .-.I,i .... ... I i* 1. - . ■I.'- — —rw—— immense, lull:” Mons. console yourself by remettrbertng tha. this is but one of the thous'und tricks oi fate; for lovers are deatineel to triumph— it is a law. Thus, my son, he.rn this morning, is rich. Moat certainly he " 111 fall foolishly in love with some pe*or. honest girl, H.» will not, however, have a wavy coating of white frost several inchea thick. Everyone of the big life boats was white with the icy covering, and long icicles glistened on their keels. The standing and running gear was frozen so aolid that it would require hours of hard labor in the rigging be fore it would be got into shape for sea if it were necessary to get under way. Tho life preservers looked like ice ring* fastened about the decks. The spray had been dashed over the rails and bad frozen around the foremast np to the “crow’a neat” and the huge red funnels were in the same condition. — Atlanta, Feb. 25.—The sleet rform which continued through last night turn ed into snow this morning a^id all day the Hakes fell. Tonight the ground is cov ered by six inches of snow and sleet and many sleighs are out. The Consolidated StreeetCar Company allowed some of UsTiue* to become tied up by the sleet, but the other companies kept oars run ning all night at close intervals. The sleet on the wires has dragged down a great many telegraph poles to the south of Atlanta. Maooni Feb. 25.—A heavy sleet began falling here at 8 o’clock Saturday night and kept up until noun today, when a constant though not heavy fall of snow set in. At U o’clock tonight the clouds are clearing nwny with a falling temper ature. Fully throe inches of sleet and snow now cover the ground. Fruit growers of this section loots with favor uiion the snow. They say it means the salvation of the crop. Jackson, Miss., Feb. 25.—A dispatch from Canton reports three inch**s of snow today, following the sleet of yes terday. From Canton nearly forty mile* along the line of the Central JUdroad the urtrea have been wrecked by sleet. Three inches of snow is reported at YYator VaUeyv sad- twelve inohas at UNCLE SAH HAY TAKE A HAND. lutnbus, Miss. Atlantic City, N. J., Feb. 25.—The most severe snow storm of the season is raging here tonight and promises to be of considerable duration. Three inches of snow have already fallen since 1 o’clock. The thermometer is now 12 above zero, liaviug riaen 27 degree* since this morn ing . The weather bureau reported It as . registering 5 degrees above zero. Igtrimntin could nnfheip exclaiming when he settled It. Once through with the architects, the proprietor next addressed himself to the cliimuey-doctuM. The first one railed , ., , , had just arrived from Piediuont-“no i I hf ‘ P'fwure of enacting a farce for my ehhnuey had ever resisted him.” He ’eneht. 1 declare to you beforehand, ordered that a mechanism of cast-iron. ", t v i'_oiv_consent to hts mre shaped like a serpent; should be.added ; r '. n| g this srirl who hasn’t a sou—other- to the top o{ the pipe. wise, he wi^ll take her without it."* Tlie cbiuuicy continued to sinolce iu the " '*—• • ,,-\' w ,| ou i AX ASYL1M HIRXED. A aeciiud chimney-doctor pferynted ——At— . hhnself. He had come from Pietbitont ,wo Llv«is_W*re Lost—The Hern of even later, than the first. He qt oncq w Fire, removed, with expressions of diinist. tits colleague's serpent, and substituted a Vineland. N. J., Keb.- 25.—At 2:4.< helmet of cast-iron. ; moj ulng,' what in known as the The chimney paid no attention w hat- (Roffiiison. Memorial Cottage, at the ever to .the helmet, and smoked until New Jersey Training School for thr Mons. Lamantin wished it. and himaelf , Ft ebb- Minded, was discovered to be both to the devil. j fin-41 re, a ml, m>t withstanding the stren- But here the concierge interposed with nous efforts of Tie fire department, wot words-of “onaoIatiofiT totally d?st roved, f. H. Sage tho n- “Mmisieur is wrong, to despair. I 1 vjmeotr and h!s wife; 'were biirneff to have Juabts'en talking of-the affair with ,, >ath ,, ut the ot!ier lnrnftle J, slxtoer; a Imtger-ob a hrige,-. ! must say of the j^ lumibor. were rested in their nigh. '•Jan* that ho mu imhe^itrh tho chitmiey ^ hPS T ^ e ^ ^ V hM * v ! u five minutes*” and several were badly froxen. Mr ‘•‘Bid him come'here..i 113Jantly,. or else.s and his wife appeared at one of leave the house.”’ i/' 1 ” upstairs windows, and could hav* With tin* rapidity of lightniWg Pu-sae- I hp, ' n sav«sl, but for some unaccount- raud, lodger from the upper regions, ( re- ’’blc reason turned back, and were no- nlied to the summons of Mona. La in an- si^»n again alive. Th«lr chat-red corpstw f ln. He found hia prdpgietor tramping "’Sfe found at the not tom of the staire up mid down the freezing apartment, . -j-th s evening. ’(Jeorge Harris, a team “Ah, is it you, young man. who flutter |-t r al the training school, was ihe h^ro of the Are.' No ladder long enough could be found to reach the second story windows, but by* placing It op his shoulders it reached the win dow sill, and eight women came down that wav. ***~ , ' yourself that yon can in five minutes •ure a chimney that is incurable? Try it: T am curious to see you dwMt.” , ‘'Five .jninutes—Tliat iar askiiig too" much. Monsieur. I demand an hour.” "So be it—an hour. Here k* a chim ney alwmdoncd by ell the doctors: if you '•nn succeed in inducing it to send its smoke into the heavens, instead of dis tributing it about-mr poems. I will give ’-on—whatavfer ym? wish. ~ My patience •s worn out. %T can not haggle. Sot vonp own price.” “Monsienr.’’ rewoondt-d Fassernnd xxith t' , mitr. “you jonet give me—the hand of Mademoiselle Valentine. , 'Phis is mv or'ce- but you need not pay unless I suc- ■•eed.”'' .. * “Mv dsiightop for a chimr>“v? You •vender from the silMect. mv boy.” “Y'erv well.‘sir; call ttoes. Gander. *be nrcldtect of the ooera-hoose. add to v *im a itelectiop of engineers, of ehem»"ts, j ■xf members of the Tnsfitntp. ofurofee- -’ors from hi-di-cmde s"bools. aid if •>10011? them anv. or all of these <rentle- men ean acoomolVdi in three months -whnt T will do in an hoirr—vi« ; to p'revent this 'hinanev or any other from smok’ne—T that you shall regard me as an ! diof’ IVSIROEXTS DEFEATED. .4*t!SL. PfllMr and SIxtj-.tlif .of the Army Were Killed. NeiV Yoak, Feb. 26.—The Herald’s Montevideo special says: An official t^bgram- has reached Rib announcing that the insurgent steamer ' Mercurlo* was sunk Thursday morning by the batteries from the Nictheioy. It is’ also reported that four steamers and ten torpedo . boats of Peixolo’s squad ron left Bahia on ‘he same s day. Thv destination trf- this fleet Is not known. The Herald's special adds: ',‘The in surgent force, under General Plan!, -waj* defeated In San Gelbrlel by the Castilhistas. According to a dispatch just received here Major Penetro. of the Insurgents, was killed. It 1* now reported that General Imddbro Fer- Intenseljr Cold. Anderson, S. C., Feb. 25 —(Special.)— A big snow stohn prevailed here all last night. This morning the Mow was about six indres deep. The storm has continue^ nearly all day. The wind blowing almost a gale, mingled with snow and sleet. The snow in many places, where it haa drifted is nearly waist deep. It is intensely cold. Fort Plain, N. Y„ Feb , 25.—The weather in the Mohawk Valley last night was the coldest of the winter. At 7 o’clock this morning the thermometer registered 24 degrees below zero and in some places 28. At Northville it wag 35 degrees below. New York. Feb. 25.—Charles N. Clan cy, sheriff of New York County, died tonight of pneumonia, at his residence, 65 Prtne street. He had been confined tc his home by an attack of pneumonia which he contracted two weeks ago. Whkeville, N. Y.. Feb. 25.—The ther mometer here waa 32 below zero at 5 o’clock this morning. At Keeaville, Sable Forks. Ticonderaga and Port Hen rr, it registered from 24 to 28 below. • * New Orleans, La., Feb. 25.—The tem perature here fell to 32 degrees This morning, and a few flakes of snow were visible. Hnntirgtou, W. Va„ Feb. 26 West Vir ginia and Eastern Kentucky were vlalted by a snow storm today. It began snowing at 4 a. m.. and Is yet coming down. The ground Is covered with ft Inches at 10 o'clock tonight. Much apprehension la felt regarding tt going off with a rain. Brattleboro. Vt, Feb. 25.—The mercu dropped to 27 below zero, In this city th! morning. .This Is the lowest point touched ' ft 1 TV Ms ' fn'ten years. At some points ed 35 below. was report-. Concord. N. H.. Fob. 26.—The mefeury registered 29 degrees below aero at East Concord tbla morning. This Is the lowest point touched In this city during this win ter. Cooperstown. N. Y.. Feb. 26 Last night even surpassed Friday night In severity o fttae cold. The mercury dropped to S degrees below zero. Thtags He DIB Nat See. ' George Washington would probably be embarrassed by modern Improvements If he could come to life again to help cele brate his own birthday now. He would be painfully awkward dodging the electric cars, and he wouldn't know at all how to use the telephone..—Boston Globe. The Kepsbllcaw Program I* to Flll- baater Brea After a (fcaoram. Washington, Feb. 25.—The present week In the Senate promises to be bar ren of legislation, but fertile In action Icoking to tha shaping of the policy of the party in handling the tariff question. Very Impyi-tant mat ten are expected 7 Tdlriuiapl re “Tomorrow ilue presentation of the Tariff bil*{ *o 'the Republican members of ,the Finance Committee; the Democratic caucus, with the same bill ca a basis for the discussion, in which dissatisfied Dem- pctkw are fa he~Woar'ActTVe, and the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs on the Hawaiian in vestigation. It la not unbkely that In presenting this report Senator Morgan may make a long speech. For two weeks Mr. Bland has un- availably striven to bring a majority of the House of Representatives to the support of ^he bill to Coin the seigniorage of Ihe silver bullion in the Treasury, and, at least, to induce majority to vote on the question of closing debate on the measure arid thus »-'’*- •» before the House for dis position., Mr. Bland says that th" struggle -will be kept up tinttl tho bill shall have been voted upon. If It lakes all summer. An Impression prevail* that the necessary aud long expected quorum will manifest itself tomorrow or'Tuesday. But yhenever that shall occur, the fate of the bill will still ht. undecided. A prominent member, who has not taken an active putt In th<* controversy over ‘.he bill, but who has voted to consider tt, said this evening: Its Passage Dowfetfal. “I very much doubt that the bill will- be passed, even if a quorum be seemed to act upon It. In my opinion. It cer tainly will not be until it is radically changed. If the Republicans will act with the Democrats, who are opposed tb the bill In Its pr»34^t form, it can be shorn of Us most- objectionable feat ures. The first section can be *changed so as to permit the i-tsue of cert’flcates against the seigniorage only ao fast as it shall be coined. With the pres ent mint facilities, this would amount to about $2,OOQ.OM a month, distribut ing the Jstyie over a period of nearly 2 1-2 years. And t’ne second section can be stricken ,oyt altogether. The proposition to incorporate authority to issue bonds in the bill will not be adopted. With the changes suggested the bill will probably be passed bui not otherwise.” To Ftltbaater Is the Program. The Republican program seems to be to filibuster against the measure, even •Her the presence of a quorum shah have been secured. The Committee on Rules expects to be called upon then for an order to limit debate and take a vote. But until the quorum doe* appear, the members of the commit tee say that the orders of .the caucus of Monday last, t6 keep Che Seigniorage bill before the Hou-uj, will be carried out. Whenever the bill shall be dis posed of, the election cases of O’Nlel vs. Joy, from the Eleventh Missouri district, and of English vs. Hilborn. from the Fourth Colorado district. In both of which the committee has re ported in favor of ousting the seated members—Joy and Hillburn—will bo taken up, and afterwards the Appro printions bills wijj*be brought forward. There are five or%ie§e on the calend&r already, and four others—the Rivers and Harbors, Postal, Naval and Dip lomatic and Consular—are practically completed, and ready to report at anv time. The Tariff Bill. It is the intention of the Democratic members of the Senate Finance Com mittee to make an effort to report the tariff bill to the Senate tomorrow, unless the Republicans offer some strenuous ob jections. Following this, it is expected that Senator Voorhees will give notice that he will call up the bill on the fol lowing Monday and ask that It be kept before the Senate until .disposed of. It is s part of the program that the bill shall be taken up every morning imme diately after the tnorniojf business and kept before the Senate to the exclusion of everything else. It is intimated that if there is any disposition to prolong the debate, then a move will be made for extra hours and longer sessions. The Democratic sub-committee wiT. con sider the bill for a short time tomorrow morning before the full committee meets. The bill which was sent to the printer last night will be changed in some par ticulars before it is finally submitted. As it stands now there are three propo sitions which have not been wholly agreed to. and whatever is done will ne cessitate alteration. But ak showing bow near complete the bill is a member of the sub-oommittee eaid tonight that he saw no reason why It should not be re ported tomorrow, that the full committee would not change a single thing, even to thje dotting of an ”i” or crosaing of a “t .” He .thought that no prepared re port would be made on the bill by the committee, the bill itself standing for a report. The Democrats will allow the Republicans a week fn which to sub mit, their views .either* in the form of a bill or'report. It is not believed that the Republicans will consent to a report. upon the bill tomorrow and this may in terfere wkh the Democratic program and delay tbs reporting of the bill. An Effort Will Bo Haffo to Crash tho A. F. A. SoelOtT, la Tologo. Toledo, Feb. It oeveiopes today that the War Depsrtmoht question of the local American Protective Association will turn out-te be more serious that) a suit In jus tice conn for the payment of gua«. United State* YMatrlct Atorney Brtnsnude said to day- “I was snrpriaed'when 1 learned of the Thw ter has not been brought to my attention v«t. but If complaint Is made I shall do my duty folly, If men are so foollah as to break the laws of the United state* they must suffer the consequences.’ Another attorney said: “Something will be done In this matter st once. I have just beeu examining tbe statute and find that men organising as armed hands for tho purpose of waxing war on citizen* of the United States or the government itself, come under the bead of treason and con spiracy. II la generally understood that the mat ter will be brought before the Federal grand Jury and that a special sitting will probably be called.. The case will be fully reported to the Attorney General at Wash ington and will be punned to an Issue st once. Catholics and thone who oppose the A. P. Ar for .other reason*, have become aroused against tbe order since the details of the gun purchases have Im-.-n made pub- llc. and an agorz wUt t»e wu»»>e ^o enrsh 10 RAISE THE * PRICE OF SIEVE . /■ . ANOTHER MONETARY CONFBRENCH HAY BE CALLED. the society In Ibl eelty. where for two years they have held the ImInure of politi cal power. Some of the city nfflclnls. In cluding the mayor and pftll-e conimiMhm- era, are said to have been among, the num ber Tearful of an uprlklng and bad pur chased 'rifles. G. W. Ostrander, against whom the suit waa brought aa treasurer, admitted In an Interview tonight that tue different conn- ells of the city bad ordered 3,000 guns last August UNDER HOT KIRK V The Aquldabaa Struck Several Times Bat Net Damaged. (Copyright 1884 by the Southern Asso ciated Press.) * Rio de Janeiro 21, via Montevideo, Feb. 25.—'Hhe Insurgent cruiser Repub lics, with Admiral MeUo aboard, waa off tbe bar on Tuesday, Feb. 20. She ex changed shots with the (government fort* and aiinials with Admiral da Gama’s flag ship. At 3 o’clock this morn ing the Insurgent war ship Aqnidaban sailed away. The Government’s waroh light revealed her later about two miles from the ^forts Rockets were sent up from the Government’s position and within ten minutes a hot fire hail been opened from all the guns along shore. Aa the Aquid&bsn advanced the firing increased. She returned the fire briskly and was fired upon by Fort Villegaignon, which turned on all H» guns aa the war ship wss passing through the narrows. The Aqnidaban was atruok with mauy shellr. but apparently did not suffer any serious damage. After getting outside she shelled the military school on the neck of the penin sula opposite Fort Santa Crus. Sev eral sheila fell in tbe city but did no notable damages. An insurgent officer told the Southern Associated Press cor- spondent that the two vessels were going to Bahia to destroy the Government’s fleet. Hie French steamship Portugal which has just arrived here met the Republics and Aquidaltan with two transports on the way to Bahia. They should arrive at that port Feb. 24. Ad miral da Gama, with 500 men. is hold ing tbe bay and five island against th** Government’* ten thousand. The offi cers of the United States cruiser Detroit reporta that the Goremment is winning A GEORGIAN DECORATED. nandez t* still alive, though rumqrs “TT’O ha"'! of mv damrhter—vour nrieo "f his death have been per»i*tently fir ’s dear. But if in peslitv vou nn**e«« ] ciliated. The latest ’*eports state that *"oh * secret, vou own moVe money out • he is a prisoner antT i* accompanying -.f ’’ Itesos of raonev. sod ” tbe rebel army. The vanguard of the *“T have * «e-rc> uuWd.’’- itn*wr*r»d [loyal forces under General Hlppolyto v*nsuersnd. and m T wmh to loop It. i attacked Ihe rebels near Dorn Psdnto f-ou must consent to *but rne up In this , fiml defeated them. S.xty-threh of he .Men for the susce of nn hour, enrirelv ! lll£Ul senU! wel . e kU!ed - slope, and you must nv* rue rour word J - _______ •*ot to loot thro-..* tWfceyhoh,. I wffil Wilson More Comfortable, 'mroftte otrwrv'iHe. , > “Just «* you vri«4i. Rut why have Feb. 25.—Congressman Win. rou been so fooi»«h as not to hsve taken I , Wnsoii, who is ill with typhoid fever ■mt a patent* 1 Rv so do»ne. you could wa# • om * whll t more com- avoid such childish, precautions.” i ^ ,a -hle today. Mills Reoarne. Chicago. III.. Feb. S.—Tbe Illinois Steel Comoiuiv started up one of Ita furnaces In South Chicago yesterday. Employment waa thereby given to about GOO men, who hare been out of employment since the mills ehut down last fall. It la expected that a second will be started the tatter part of the present week. N» Wav with New York. Feb. 15.—A special from Guayaquil. Ecuador* (ays Ecuadot has accepted Peru’s proposal for the arrangement ot the boundary question. This averts tka threatened war. mu i,-—■ '.••r Hoa. Th eases Adamson GIvew tha Chtaese Doable Dragoa. New York, Feb. 25.—The Hod Thomas Adamson, of Cedartown, Ga., late consul general at Panama, has re ceived from the Emperor of China the insignia of the order of the Double Dragon. The decoration of tho order is of gold set with practoue stones. Tbe accompanying parchment is in Chinese. Mr. Adunaon, while consul general at Panama, rendered valuable service to the large and important Chinese colony on the Isthmus. Tbe jewels, etc., were sent direct to the Secretary of State’and by him delivered to Mr. Adamson. Mr. Adamson was tat the consular ser vice over thirty yaffil. »" ———am^—a—^ Shake the Ictdea off your soul, and help somebody who has no ooffL - WwSP&'dhr*: f--ycjK ■ “ ground slowly in the Southern provinces. ACCIDENT AT NIAGARA By Which a KsUr>sd Oflld »t Came Nor Belsg Prow-i- d. Niagara FalliT N. Y., Fetfc 25.—An exciting Incident occurred this morn* Ing on the Ice bridge near here, which came near resultlrig seriously. A par ty of railroad officials from Cincinnati were on the bridge at the time, an 1 became separated in a crowd. Gener al Agent Reeves, of thf Big Four Road, of Cincinnati, tried to reach ht« party, by taking a circuitous route around the crowd, and going close to the lower end of the bridge. While at the extreme end, a portion of the ice on which he was sti.tdlng broke away from the main bridge, and. with Mr Reeves on It, started down the stream. S. F. B. Morse, the E-»*t»rn agent of the same road, at Buffalo, ore of the party, d soovered Mr. R-eves’s danger, md rushed to the point near*'* him. \nd was able to reach him and pu!l him across the fast widening inp In Mme to save him. The Ice on which Mr. Reeves stool roon broke up with ’he powerful current, and disappeared Fruit Greatly Dauaaareff . —* f- ' Memphis. Tenn.. Feb. 23—Another great snow storm has been raging in the Miss issippi Valley today and tonight. The rronnd Is covered with snow from on* t' fourteen Inches In depth. Such a thine as a snow plow Is unknown fn 'this territory and a* a consequence trains on all the rallroada are almost entirely blockaded |an<t. traffic anapended. The anew waa preceded hv aleet which proatrated the telegraph wires and reporta of damage to the exrlr vegetables and fruit crop In the ontlrln- districts are coming In slowly, but every disnatch brtnga news of disaster to the farmer! and frolt growers. The peach cron will prore a total losa. owing to the f*c* that the trees were just heglnnlns to btoom but the apple tree# stand the bUz**rd re markably well. Flga, dates and pears wrere killed outright ' * WHAT MINISTER ROMERO SAYS OB rmltrlMscT. • ' ' ^ ^ ’ ■ —* u Wby the DegreelAtlou •! fftlvar Iff* Juries Knrnpea* Cswwtriss. Washington; Feb. 25.—Import*ajt In formation as to tha present prospect of the international monetary question le derived from Senor Romero, tha Mex ican Miniater of the Unitwl States. Iff response :« Inquiries from » represent*- tire of the Southern Associated who rmned ms stteum . statement* that England. France were about to take tha Initiative in calling a new monetary conference to consider the silver question, Miniater R “Tho 0 Secretary of gthe Traaamy of- 1884. that according to prlyato adrlesa the German Government wga turning to ward It a policy regarding altver fm<* would prove favorable to that ffiew, aud that It was almoat sure that tha in ternational conference would convene again with better chance* of f«T®rable result*. A* long as the United 8t»taa or any of tbo commercial nationa ot Europe take atepe to promote th# In terest* of allver It become# the Utfn- American nation# using that* met*l aa , money, to keep In the baCk^ound ana follow the lead of other*. But if Ihe information should prove incorrect the ait nation of the States uelnff ** money tiecomes so different that will have to take the question Into tnetr own hand* and come to soma conclu sion aa far as they are able to do an with a view to preyeot a farther in cline in the pries of sliver and to awaken die intereat of world on the aubjert. It a likely tha* some of those nations win convene • . conference of the iiyney among which ail tbe lAtin-Amel ia,in ‘States will be included aa wcil w some of tbe Eaatero nationa In order to study the question £ agreement with ft view of attaining tt# result. . ' ' — A Bsrslaiff Rsestlsw. This is a burning question, not only to Mexico, but to ail tbe allver countriaa «,( the world. It is impossible for Mex ico to demonetize silver, because that would bring universal ruin to ns. and rather than accept such an extrema measure we w—'M make “P our mind* to depend upon our own resource#. For tunately we can produce enough agri cultural articles of all tha rones to aup- pljL onr want*. "Ud although our manu factures are yet crude, they would re ceive great impulse by the high ratss of exchange. ^ "The commercial nations of Europe am more particularly concerned in the ques tion. 1 (eclipse the high price of fxchangs or tbe liifference between the price sf gold and silver, constitutes such a great bounty to exports of oommffdl- ties of silver countries, which are rawed at silver prices and sold on the gold markets at gold prices, and this so tu- ert-aaes the -t*v**v» of foreign manufac ture# that it creates a very great in centive to develop home industriaa, ao that while increasing the exports of sil ver countries to'jtold, markets, tbe de preciation of jWyer very seriously crip ples the exports Europe into the all ver countries.” . Mr. Romeros views on this matter are shared by the diplomatic representa tives of other Tat in-American coun tries. It if pointed out as a hopeful sign thare^thw German Govern moot already baa a commission considering the -subject, over which the Secretary of the Imperi-’ ^-easnry presides. Among the questions presented to that commiasion were ’hose of keeping staple the price of allver and the best basis for an agreement of nations on the sub ject. The changed attitnde of European nations, it Is said, may be due to the disooven- that the Latln-American na tions are seriously considering the prin ciple of concerted effort on their part of the pnrpoae of defending silver. It baa been pointed out that these countries are getting tired of paying 12 per cent in terest on tfieir bond* instead of 6 per cent., and that they were bordering upon radical measures to resist absolutely a -further increase in tbe rate sf Interest which would -he-caused by a further fall in the price of silver. Hi Firs la Wsshlsartos. Washington. Feb. 25 —At 3 o’clock this mbrning fire was discovered in the haseuwnt of Ohas. E. Kellogg's grocery in Masonic Temnle. corner of F and IRh 'streets, and before it w»s got un der control five hour# later, oropertv of ♦ho estimated value of nearly $58,000 Had been destroyed. The lo«*ea were- nuto. E. Kellogg, gfooerr, $20.OOO-. F. S. Williams & Co., drug*. $’0,000; Aver A Graves, restaurant. $2,000: Claflin Onticai Oomoany, $2,500. bnild- Wig. "$5.<Y*!. All the losses were in- sored. Thwbuilding was owned by the Maaoiitr Association and Fraternity Or- ganlzatiou. : Refused <bt> Tssssta London. Feb. 25.-jJohn Morley, Chief Secretary for Ireland, has refused to receive a deputation from the Evicted Tenant* ARSoci&Uon. He based his refusal on the ground that the Govern ment had decided to introduce a rein statement in the next Parliament. Th * association appointed a vigilance com mittee to render more/effective the boy- cotting -of land grabbers. - Steels Masks?# Deed. Denver, Col.,. Feb. 25.—Steele Mac- kaye died this morning at Tlmpus. Col., a small station near the New Mexican line, aboard a Sante Fe train, oa hi* way to ffan Francisco. t* —.vy BARK BLOWN AftHORB. The Crew Reached la flaftety Yes» day. - Savannah? Feb. 25.—The Briti«h bark Mary E. Chapman went a shore last niriit on Stone Horse reef, off Tybee TsKnd v • Caotain Thomas Kyffin. his wife and infant and George Kyflln w«t ashore In a email boat todny. The crew, including ten men. were taken off tbe wreck trdiy by a host from the tug boat Cynthia, of Savannah. Which went to tbe rescue The vessel is a ro-al loss/ She wa* bound from Tto’te*- ... 'aim. foi* Tvbee. where *he arrived l»*t ^T^VWtov night to aws'.t a p'lot. The weather was ao rough the pilot '0-!d n H rcnch her and-the gale last night blew her ashore. . - * .:■* * l»«n ro’ e »t I.sre-*. PhiladclohUi. Pa.. Feh. 25.—Nothing has been heard from the dynami'e laden «<-hooner Reindeer, whieh broke from her mooring* at the Delaware Saturday and drifted seaward. It was impossible to sec seaward today, because of tbe blinding mow storm, and the drift of the vessel with her dangerous cargo ia not known. The only hope ia that aha will sink in deep water lOO Psml'P* Without Feoff. Nile*. Ohio. Feb. H.—One hundred families In this city are without food. They have been supplied by the city authorities, but further aid has been refused because th-ra la no aqoney for that purpose. ' A Fire ts Losffo*. London, Fab. 16.—An Inunenae warn- house at Rotberhlthe. a southern su burb of London, was burned this even ing. Thousand* of ton* of gndtR ed from the store rooms l*t» Thame*. Loea 120,009 pound*. Htyfa Girt.” written satirise I