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tinues. In the Wisconsin legislative caucus last night the vote for senator was: Mitchell, 31: Bragg. 27 Knight, 20: Dodge, 1. Necessary to a choice, 41. While running to a fire in Evansville, Ind., Tuesday night 8 book-and-ladder truck was Perturned and an engine and street-car collided. injuring five firemen. two of them fatally. A. Balestier, representing the Hamilton Disston Investment Company. is in Quebec, Canada, endeavoring to induce twenty-five French-Canadian families to accompany him Florida tostart a colony. The Executive Council of the American Bankers Association, in session at New York yesterday, elected Henry W. Ford secretary. The annual convention of the association is to be held in Chicago September 6th and 7th. Fire broke out yesterday afternoon in the basement of the wholesale notion house of Guv. Curron & Co., No. 315 Ninth street, Washington. D.C., consuming their entire stock, valued at $175,000. The insurance will not cover more than half the loss. The five-story building at 432, 434, and 436 north Third street, Philadelphia, occupied by Dungan. Hood & Co., morocco dressers, was partially burned Tuesday night. The loss is estimated at about $120,000 and is fully insured. The origin of the fire 18 unknown. The Republican members of the Kansas A Legislature met in cauens last night. ballot was taken for nited States senator and resulted: Bishop A. Perkins (present incumbent). 32: Joseph W. Ady, Lucien Baker (State senator from Leavenworth county), 11-no choice. Another caucus will be held to-night. The Washington Legislature. in joint session yesterday, took five unsuccessful ballots for United States senator and then adjourned out of respect to the memory of ex-President Haves. The last ballot resulted: Ailen Republican). 48: Turner 27: Republican). 27 Griggs (Democrat) Teats (Populist) 9. The new United States cruiser Bancroft was to have started from Elizi abethport. her N.J., yesterday for Newport. R I.. for official trial-trip. but as Long Island Sound completely frozen solid is uncertain when she will be able to leave Eliza. bethport. She is now fast in the ice at Moore's Sons' yard. Secretary Tracy has sent by cable an tension of one month leave of absencet Commander Emory. late United States naval attache at London, who 18 now in Paris. child of Commander Emory died in Paris Tuesday and another child seriously ill. Secretary Tracy has cabled message of sympathy. The steamer Guiding Star, of the Cincinnati, Memphis and New Orleans Line aground at Harris' Landing. a few miles from New Madrid, Mo., will prove a total feet loss. The ice has knocked a hole 10 she long and feet wide in her bull. and de is rap:dly going to pieces. The crew serted her Tuesday. The boat is valued $80,000 and the cargo at $50,000. Hugh F. Dempsey was unanimously Dis re-elected district master workman of trict Assembly No. 3, Knights of Labor, RePittsburg, Pa., yesterday atternoon. solutions were adopted expressing confidence in Mr. Dempsey an ithat the charge the brought against him for complicity in alleged Homestead poisonings were un true. Advices from Nanticod. Md., state that there is every reason to believe that sevemen have frozen to death in small ral canoes that were caught out and frozen up several miles from land. Some of the men them started to walk before the ice in strong enough to bear them and were probably drowned Three tramps were frozen to death Sunday night near Princess Ann. Md. Bank-Examiner Stone yesterday. at th of the directors and stockholders of request the Bankers' and Merchants' National Bank, of Dallas, Texas, took charge of the liainstitution and closed its doors. The bilities of the bank amount to $80,000. yesand its assets to $500,000. The bank terday evening secured the money to liquideposits and rediscounts. The Populists now are a distinct fac in the wyoming senatorial contest. tor They have caucussed and fixed sessions upon man to be supported in all joint Their choice 18 William Brown, of Shericounty. He is a Democrat. but has dan been co-operating with the Populists re. is a workingman, made good lately cord in the Legislature, is educated. and the has taught school in the North. If can Populists stic to him, it is said they elect him. The Press Printing Company. of Little Rock. the largest concern of the kind C. in Arkansas, assigned yesterday to H. First Bateman. Liabilities. $40,000. the National Bank being a preferred credit of the $20,000. The announcement failure for created a panic among the deposiof the bank, and run which was but checked tors vesterday again to-day the was again checked by assistance from banks this city and St. Louis. The Kansas Populists have finally de. cided to submit the question of the Popu- State list house organization to the the To end this Supreme Court. sent Senate yesterday passed and the House the legislative appropria the to The House will pass t and tion bill. Governor will sign it Then the Republi- from will enjoin the Treasurer cans any payments under it on the making ground that the bill was not passed the by mat- the legally- House. Thus ter will finally get into court. The meeting last evening in the concert of Madison-Square Garden, New York, the hall aid of the Hampton Institute for in of Indians and negroes was education Although general admission success. voluntary contributors paid as seats high free, for box, while reserved as $5 at proporti onate prices. A collection the sold taken up toward the end of was also and in both ways good sums meeting. realized. A chorus of sixty students the were the Hampton institution varied from with the singing of planta speech-making Seth Low presided. and tion melodies. those who occupied boxes or among the platform were Messry. Henry Villard. were on C.P. Huntington. Carl Schurz Wager Dr Rainsford, General Rev. and others. President Low. Dr. Rainsford, Swayne. Carl Schurz. and others spoke Cablegrams Cut Down. strike of the German miners miners hasap parently The come to an end. All the
