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fiGISLITION IIIXIII.
Effort to Straighten Matters Out In
the National Senate.
‘ A COMMITTEE WILL REPORT
Marine Engineers Must Be Citizens—Mr.
Lodge-'s Bond Investigation Resolu-
“ tion “'as Deferred—The Routine
\Vork of the House.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. —The first thing
of importance in the senate today was the
, reading Of a letter from the secretary of
the treasury as to the coin and other men
ey in circulation and which was ordered
printed for the use of the senate.
The senate spent some time in discussing
a question of official procedure. Mr. Hill
(Dem., N. Y.) called attention to the nu- .
merous resolutions passed by the house and
senate, some joint, some concurrent and
some the individual acts of one of the
houses. There was no authoritative de-
cision as to which of the resolutions re-
quired the signature of the president in
order to make it operative. At the sug-
gestion of Mr. Frye. who urged the de-
sirability of an authoritative statement,
Mr. Hill offered a resolution, Which was
agreed to, directing the judiciary commit-
tee to report on the subject. This action
is regarded as having important bearing on
pending resolutions relating to foreign af-
fairs.
When Mr. Squire (Rep, Wash.) reported
favorably a bill requiring marine engineers
. to be American citizens, Mr.‘ Frye called
attention to some recent remarks of Mr. ‘
Squire, criticising the un—American course
of the International Steamship line. Mr.
Frye declared that the senator had unin-
tentionally misstated the facts, having
been “crammed with misinformation.”
Mr. Frye denied that the engineers and
the crews of the St. Paul and St. Louis
were foreigners. He read detailed state-
ments showing that every officer in each
ship of the American line was an Ameri-
can and the greater part of the crew were
Americans.
Only among waiters and stewards (lid
foreigners predominate. He cited Mr.
Squire’s assertion that the St. Paul had
run aground and two of her engineers had
been killed as a presumable result of her-
forcign equipment. Mr. Frye pointed out
that one of these. engineers was an Ameri-
can and the other had taken out citizen-
ship papers. The senator paid a high trib-
ute to the American lines and to the suc-
cess 'of the movement toward securing
American ships with American men.
Squire Responds.
Mr. Squire responded, showing that his
statements had been made on what he
considered reliable authority. When the
discussionhad proceeded some time, Mr.
Platt (Rein, Conn.) facetiously suggested
that unanimous consent be given to an
exoneration of the senator from Washing-
ton (Squire). The latter proceeded, how-
ever, urging that the original purpose
of having American lines manned exclu-
sively by Americans should be carried out.
The senate, on motion of Mr. Chandler,
postponed consideration of Mr. Lodge’s
resolution for an investigation of recent
bond issues until Monday. Mr. Call then
called up the resolution to grant belligerent
rights to the Cuban insurgents. .
Mr. Cameron moved the substitution of
a resolution requesting the president to
ofi'er the good offices of this government to
bring the war to a close.
Mr. Call severely arraigned the Spanish
government for its administration in
Cuba.
' In the House.
The senate amendments to the pension
appropriation bill were nonconcurred in
in t. e house today, and the bill was sent
to conference.
Some minor routine business was dis-
posed of. Mr. Allen (Rep., Utah) pre.
sented a memorial from that state praying
for the annexation to Utah of that portion
of Arizona territory lying north of the
Colorado liver.-
A bill was passed granting railroad
companies in the Indian Territory addi-
tional powers to secure depot grounds.
The house then went into committee of
the ‘Whole and took up the Indian appro‘
priation bill.
Mr. Sherman (Rep, N. Y.), chairman
of the committee on Indian afl‘airs, made
the general statement regarding the previ-
sions of the bill. It carried, he said, $8,-
630,995. $119,463 less than‘the estimates
and $132,762 less than the current law.
In accordance with the policy entered
upon in the current bill of reducing by 20
per cent each year, the appropriation for
contract sectarian schools in the present
bill is reduced to 60 per cent of the appro-
priation for the year ending June 30, 1893.
Contract schools, if the policy were contin-
ued. would be abolished entirely at the end
of three years.
In reply to a question it was stated that
where the contract schools had been aban-
doned, the government had purchased or
leased the schools so abandoned and the
work of education was now going on un-
der government supervision.
During the consideration of the Indian
bill the senate amendments to the consular
and diplomatic appropriation bill were re-
ported to the house and Mr. Hitt, chair-
man of the foreign affairs committee,
moved to concur. These amendments Were
three in number; for a consul at Cape
Town, $3,000; for asecretary of legation
to Liberia, $1,500, and $10,000 for the in-
spection of consulates:
The motion to concur was adopted,which
passes the bill.
Expiring Postmasters’ Terms.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—There are 11
se terms of
office expire during Marc and a much
larger number in April. The principal of-
fices in the March list are: Fort Leaven-
worth, Kan.; Peru, Ills. , Honesdale,
911.; Fort Howard, Wis; Plano, Tex., and
. Sidney, N. Y. At Honesdale a. lively con-
test will be made.
Included in the list of
offices where terms expire in April are:
Mechanicsville, Seneca Falls and Port
Chester, N. Y.; Harrisburg, Pa.; Anoka,
gillnn; Puyallup, Wash., and Berkeley,
11 .
The Armenian Charity.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—Minister Terrell,
‘ It Constantinople, has cabled that the
American public should understand that a
multiplicity of agents to distribute charity
in the Turkish provinces can, under exist-
lng conditions, produce nothing but dis-
cord and can be given no assurance of be-
lng admitted.
One Day’s Government Receipts.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. —National bank
notes received for redemption today, 8308, -
285; government receipts from internal
revenue, $478, 430; customs, 8894, 839; mis-
pellaneous, $17,196. ,
l—Ad vertise in the GAZETTE.
QUALIT_Y;O_OUNTS.
REPRESENTATIVES, SENA-
TOBS AND STATESMEII
= SPEAK. '
The Best and Safest Advisers
of the People
AGREE UNANIMOUSLY ON THIS ONE
POINT.
For the People’s Good. No Difference of
Opinion.
IMPORTANT DEDISION ARRIVED AT on
ALL SIDES.
Senator Victor I. Spear, of Braintree,
Vt., who has filled every high position
in the gift of his state, saysz—“My wife
was troubled with nervous debility
bordering on nervous prostration, and
at the same time a trouble on her hands
like eczema. The use of Dr. Greene’s
Nervura blood and nerve remedy pro-
duced very satisfactory results, healing
the eczema and greatly improving the
nervousness."
Senator Frank Plumley, of Northfield
Vt, who was Vermont’s delegate to the
Republican National Convention, and
who is a man of national reputation,
says:—
“In the fall of 1892, I came out of the
presidential campaign with my nervous
system almost broken. \Some of my
personal friends adv1sed me to take a
course of Dr. Greene’s medicines, which
I did, with entire success. I use Dr.
Greene’s Nervura and find it an excel-
lent remedy for that exhaustion caused
by long continued mental work, and
think well of it ”
HON. CHAS. J. NOYES.
Judge Charles J. Noyes, of Boston,
ex-speaker of the Massachusetts House
of Representatives, states: .5—
“Dr. Greene's“ Nervur'a blood and
nerve remedy reinvigorated and re-
created my severely taxed nerves and
debilitated vitality.
an invigorator and permanent restora-
tive, Dr. Greene’ 3 Nervura blood and
nerve remedy 1s the very best medicine
within my knowledge or observation.”
Hon. Samuel B. Page, of Haverhill,
N. 11., who for twenty- five years has
been a member and leader of the New
Hampshire Legislature, says: —
- "I have used Dr. Greene’ s Nervura
blood and nerve remedy, and take
pleasure in recommending its use to all
sufferers from any derangement or dis-
turbance of the nervous system”
Add to these magnificent testimonials
of the great and wonderful powers of.
Doctor G1 eene’ s Nervura, the fact It 1s
a physician’s prescription, the discov-
cry of the most successful specialist in
curing nervous and chronic diseases,
Dr. Greene, of 35 West 14th St, New
York City, who can be consulted free,
personally or by letter, and you have
the grandest endorsement Of value and
assurance of cure possessed by any
remedy in the world.
Zero ‘Veather In Chicago.
CHICAGO, Feb. 21.——Chicago is experi-
encing the coldest weather of the season.
Since yesterday morning the thermometer
has not risen above zero and, with a. bitter
north wind blowing. much suflcring'l1as
ensued. The signal service's lowest record
was early today, when 9 below was reached.
Dr. Level-son Arraigned.
ALBANY, Feb. 21.—-Dr. Leverson, who
was arrested while renewing his charges
begun before a legislative committee
against Anthony Comstock of New York,
was arraigned in police court today at 8
o’clock. He pleaded not guilty, and a
hearing was set for Thursday next.
Chicago’s Clothing Strike.
CHICAGO, Feb. 21.—Following the ac-
tion taken at the meeting of the Clothing
Cutters and Trimmers’ association last
night about 400 or 500 cutters quit work
today, and the strike may now be said to
be fully on. All those still at work are
expected to go outsoon.
A Party Reported Lost.
BUFFALO, Feb. 21.—A report is current
thata party of men‘was lost on the ice
outside the harbor during the storm.
' They Went out yesterday afternoon to fish
through the ice and were blinded by the
squall that arose afterward.
The McDonough Mystery.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H, Feb. 21. -—The cor-
oner has ordered an autopsy to be held over
the body of Nellie McDonough. whose sus-
picious death occurred in Boston last week.
The body will be removed from the tomb
for this purpose at once.
Spanish Royalty Alarmed.
MADRID; Feb. 21.—The police have ar-
rested several persons on suspicion of ex-
ploding a petar'd in the square in front
the palace. The explosion alarmed the
royal family, but only a street lamp was
damaged.
Sheriff Tamsen's Case.
ALBANY, Feb. 21.——Attorney General
Hancock has designated Deputy Attorney
General. Hasbrouck to conduct the prose
cution in the matter of the charges pre-
ferred against .Sherifl Tamsen of New
Yer-1'. __ .
Advertise in the Gamma.
To all needing
NAMITII MILLS MANY
A Frightful Explosion In a Little
Town In the Transvaal.
ONE HUNDRED LIVES LOST.
Several Times That Number \Vere Seri-
ously Injured—Prompt Measures
Taken to Relieve Distress—One
Theory as to the Cause.
J CHANNESBURG, Feb. 21. —Details are
reaching this city of what is probably the
most disastrous dynamite explosion on
record in any part of the world. Thou-
sands of people have been rendered home-
less by the terrible calamity, about‘ 100
persons are believed to have been"killed,
some 200 to 300 men, women and children
have been severely wounded, and” many
others have been more or less seriously in-
j.ured
The particulars of the catastrophe as
gathered up to the present are as follows:
At V iedendorp, a suburb of this city, is
a railroad depot used for the loading and
unloading of freight cars conveying ma-
terial to and from the mining points in
the vicinity. Viedendorp is very thickly
populated, principally by the poorer classes
of the white inhabitants of the Band, by
Malays, Kafiirs and Chinamen. They live
in somewhat huddled up condition and in,
the manner they think fit, although pre-
cautibns are tall.) by the authorities to
prevent overcro’wding and filth likely to
breed disease. But with such a mixture
of races there is naturally quite a medley
of ways, costumes and languages. Dis-
turbances among the people of Viedendorp
are not infrequent, and the police are Of-
ten called upon to exercise their authority
in restoring order, sometimes by force.
Truck Loads of Dynamite.
Among the freight cars standing on the
shunt lines at Viedendorp yesterday were
eight trucks loaded with dynamite. They
were innocent looking cars, their deadly
contents being hidden by canvas coverings
to protect the. cases of explosive material
from rain and sun. Anyhow 'the people
of this part of the country are, as a rule,
familiar with the use of dynamite, as all
of them are connected, directly or indi-
rectly, with the mining interests.
Evening was approaching and the then-
sands of people in and about Viedendorp
and other parts of this city were at home
or returning to their homes when suddenly
there was an explosion near the freight
depot, so awful in the intensity of its force
that the ground for miles around was con-
vulsed as if by an earthquake. Houses rock-
ed and fell, masses of iron, earth, stone,
wood and human remains were hurled
Skyward, the Windows of almost every
house in Johannesburg wrz'e broken, peo—
ple were blown through the air like straws
before an ordinary gust of wind, there was
a noise deeper than the loudest clap of
thunder ever heard here, and then, for a
moment the community was breathlessly
silent. The shock had been so severe that
e\ erybody felt fistunned
But this was only for about aminute
after the explosion and then there were
the most heart wringing cries from the
wounded. '1 his was followed by the turn.-
ing out of the populatidn in a body‘to
hurry to the scene Of the catastrOphe and
assist in sutcoring the injured and in col-
lecting the remains of the dead. It was a
hor1ible sight.
A Scene of Devastation. *'
The explosion had torn a hole 200 feet
long and 80 feet Wide over the spot Where
the eight trucks of dynamite Stood but a
few minutes before. The whole Of that
quarter of Johannesburg was literally
blown to pieces. The effects of the explosion
could be seen over a radius of more. than a
mile and almost everything withifi,‘l1alf a
mile of the spot where the awful trucks
had been shunted for the night, was razed
to the ground and crushed by the dyna-
mite beyond redemption, ironwork twisted
and torn, stores destroyed and brickwork
pulverized.
On the ground were blackened heaps of
human remains—limbs, heads, trunks
scorched and torn, all that was left of
What but such a short time before were
happy, healthy human beings. Here and
there also were the charred remnants of
horses and mules, and fragments of almost
everything possible to describe. The hu-
man remains, however, were mostly those
of Malays, Kafi‘irs and Chinamen, as the
whites were in a minority at Viedendorp,
but in spite of this quite a number of
white people, including six White girls,
are among the many victims of this ter-
rible calamity.
In 15 minutes after the explosion oc-
curred the bodies of 40 dead persons, all
horribly mutilated, Were picked up and
carried away from the scene, while the
searching of the ruins continued without
intermission. Over 200 most severely in-
jured persons were also carried away, and
hundreds of other wounded persons were
taken to places here and there, where they
Were tenderly cared for.
Thousands Are Homeless.
But in addition to the wounded, thou-
sands of people are rendered homeless by
the explosion. They,are being cared for
by the charitable. and will receive assist-
STILL GOING ON!
WEEKLY NOR w'A
Always up
in the Ethics of
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. . Drones in our . f5 ,
Business. ' . Bee Hive.
, -NORWALK. _ .
AS there will be no public celebration of Washington’s Birthday 1n Norwalk,
we have decided to keep our store open all day for business, and to make special
prices for that day only.
In honor of the Father of his Country, and that the risinc ,
generation Shall be made familiar with the features of the greatest patriot and .sdldier
that ever lived—great in deeds of valor, grand In his humility -—we shall give a hand'
some engraving of the Stuart portrait of Washington to every customer who boys on ,
dollar’s worth or over.
As they are expensive, the publishers’ price being $1.00 each,
we shall give only one to a customer, whether they buy one 'or fifty dollars worth.
DRESS GOODS
20 pieces New Spring Goods, 1n light and dark edicts, 50c per yard, for Saturday only, 39c
5 pieces All- wool Henrietta, 48 inches wide, 500 per yard, for Saturday, 37c.
10 pieces Fancy Mixtures, 19c yard, for Saturday, 12c
5 pieces 52 inch All-wool Diagonals, $1. 00 per yard, Satu day, 750.
5 pieces All- wool Crepon de Francais, 75c quality, for Saturday, 500.
. 5 pieces Mohair, figured, 250 per yard, for Saturday, 19c
DOMESTIC
9 4 Brown Muslin, 15c per yard, for Saturday, 12c;
4 4 Full Bleached Muslin, 8:}c per yard, for 7c.
9- 4 Full Bleached Muslin, 250 per yard. for Saturday, 19c.
4-4 Brown Sheeting. fine and heavy. 21 yards for $1.00.
LINEN
TOWEL
WE ARE ALWAYS LOW
ON THE BEST LINENS.
54- inch Half Bleached 25c; 54.1mm Full Bleached 37c; 60-inch Full Bleached 500.
FOR SATURDAY A
SPECIAL RUN ON TOWELS.
45x22 Huck Towels, 12 for $1.00
45x22 Turkish Bath Towels, 10 for $31.00.
40x20 All Linen Towels, 12 for $1.00.
45x21 All Linen Bordered Towe s, 7 for $1.00.
45x22 Extra Fine Huck Knotted Fringe, 50c each, for Saturday, 39c.
FURS AND JACKETS *
25 Children’s Jackets, 50c each.
6 W001 Seal and Electric Furs at one third Of the price.
10 Ladies Capes. boucle and others, $5.00.
500 yards Hamburg Embroidery, regular prices 12.}c to 190 yard, for Saturday, choice at 8c yard.
Veiling, odds and ends, regular piices lQlc to 25c, Saturday’s pnce, 7c yard.
Plain and Fancy Border Handkerchiefs, 1(21r men and women, regular price 5c each, at this sale, .
. for 19c.
Horn Hair Pins, regular price 19c per dozen, Saturday only 9c dozen.
Creme de la Creme Soap, best 10c soap made. at this sale you can hays 3 cakes for 19c.
Boys’ Flannel Shirt W alsts, 50c quality, Saturday’s price ‘25c each.
Irrc descent Belts, having all the colors of the prisms, these new Spangle belts are all the vogue in
the fashionable world, 50c, 69c and 89 each.
IHI BOSION SIOHI. Our. Main an WaI SIS.
Shoé‘uhtn die—flan négi‘n 1119 anew.
Pieces of iron, stone and brick are scat-
tered all over Johannesburg. Every build- ' '
ing has felt the great shock more or less.
All the houses in the- immediate vicinity
of the limits of the razed ground are dam-
aged. thhe windows are luxuries; glass
is at a great premium.
. Every physician in or about Johannes-
burg is assisting in the care of the wound-
ed.
The headquarters of the Wanderers’ club
is being used as a mortuary chamber. In
the gayly decorated clubroom are horrible
lines of memberless, blackened trunks of
human bodies, rows of charred arms and
legs, crushed _,and burned heads, hands,
feet, pieces of flesh, etc.,.tied up in bags,
the Whole presenting a sight as blood cur-
dling as was ever witnessed in this part of
the world.
Around the club and" scene of the ex-
plosion the most harrowing sights are
witnessed. Fathers looking for their
children, wives staring blankly at what
seemed to be the remains of husbands; the
living, many of. them badly hurt them-
selves, hunting for traces of their dead.
Probably the best idea of the force of
the explosion can be gathered from the
fact that the iron axles of the trucks upon
which the dynamite was loaded have been
driven 20 feet into the hard ground.
Cause of the Explosion.
How the explosion occurred is not
known. But a belief prevails that a thiev-
ing Kaffir found his way to the shunted
trucks and that in trying to break open
one of the cases of the explosive, being in
ignorance of what it contained, he brought
about the disaster which has caused so
great a loss of life ““ "”4“ N WW“
The Weather. .
Increasing cloudiness, probably follow-
ed by rain or snow; stationary tempera-
ture; northeasterly Winds.
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Repubncans to Canon:
WASHINGTON, .}:‘eb. 20.-—A call has been
issued for a joint caucus of .the Republic-
ans of the house and senate, to be held to-
morrow night in the hall of the house oi
‘ representatives, to select the members 01
. the new congressional committee. It is
not improbable that the question of agree-
Ing on a legislative programme may be
breached, with a view to concerted action.
Morgan Gets the Extra Bonds.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.—The following
announcement was made at the treasury
department today: J. P. Morgan& CO. and
associates are entitled to receive bonds oi
the face value of about $4, 700, 000, in ad-
dition to'those of which they have already
been notified.
Broke 3 World‘s Bicycle Record.
SAN DIEGO, 0111., Feb. 14.—C.' S. Wells,
at Coronado, broke the three-quarter mile,
flying start, class B world’s record, paced
by two quads. The .time was 1 minute
‘ and 18 seconds.
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A
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IS PREPARED TO DO ALL MANNER OP
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Single or Double Team
with or without drivers.
Safe horses for iwoman
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