Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 26, 1881, Page 5

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1881—SIXTEEN PAGES. —TOREIGN. mite to Be Dropped on IE ca Czar from a * Balloon. . — jraordinary Details of the me Latest Plot to Kill Him. Se ‘yeny of the Highest Offiolals of St, Hy terabarg and Kharkoff Arrested, abors of Parliament Will vi got Bo Lot Out of Prison. a accounts of the §torm Which as Raged on the Brit- ish Coasts. pismarck Stands Ready to Wipe Out the So-Called German Parliament, He Is Already Printing Parallels Bo- tween Himself and the Despots of the Past. in Anonymous ing Writes ao Book Which Reftects on Prince Bismarck, ge Sublime ‘Tork Hos at Last Got Fairly Mixed Up With Tunis. RUSSIA, y0R ZA MUST NOW FEAR THE HRAVENS WOVE AS WELL ABR THE RARYIC BE- Vienna, Nov. 23.—A report has.been re- tired here of in nnsnecessful attempt made tyTerrorlsts against the Czar, , : ‘tha imperial family, In consequence, lina ‘declded upon removing at once from Gatsehina. Private sources confirm the report. The Russian pollee, without’ allowing the the fact to bacomo known, made A MANY ARKESTS fn 8, Petersburg, Khurkoil, and ‘T'chernt- Dee the prisoners are the Chief of Po- lice of an important provincial city, two daughters of a high State official, and two Jewish merchants, besides a number of stu- dents and active members of the Nihiilst oe WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY ONE, Itwas decided to cause o balloon to ascend near Gateching carrying a quantity of dyna- nite and explosive firebatls, together with tppliances to causa : TH BALLOON tofall within the palace yard, when it would tsplode and set the palace on fire, In the confaston It was Intended to selze the Czar wd his family, ‘Tho nyachinory seized shows tsteverything was In readiness for the exe- sullon of the plot, eee TNE STORM, | LASTING RINCE TUESDAY, Loxvox, Nov, %.—Tho storin hos raged singe Tuesttay with torslfic violence, At Stornowny the sea broke over the beach and invaded the streets, Eight fishing-bonts were destroyed, ‘The Ardigour Hotel, at Fort Willlain, was flonded by the sea, and threo or four feet of gravel left in the rooms, Tho pier was mych damaged. AtBlackpoot the sea swopt through the windows into many houses, and cabs were Down over, Tho sea rushed down streets, oe Mhoroughsare being under slx feet of wat % IN IRELAND. - « tho gale was very sovere. AtPortadawn roofs of houses were carried Across several stroots, i. AtSligo a schooner was blown ashore and abridge partlally destroyed, At Detryhead, Queens County, a man. bamed Moran was killed by lis house being down down, 5 Fart nf tho roof of the rallway terminus at Umeriek was carried nway. Stullar roports ara recolved from Newry, Lurgan, andelsowhero, At Dublin the storm was the severest mown for many years, and at Spiddal, County Galway, it wag the worst experienced forhajfa century, Mooi on the const suffered terribly, i addition to the loss. of the ship Ton and a crow of. twenty-one, the Harris foundorod and three sea ne were drowned,” ‘I'he bark Barbara, i Rangoon for Liverpool, was totally Tecked In West Bay, Pembrokeshire, “All Nero saved except the Captain. A. anne ‘Was geen about a nile and a quar ane of Ardrossa battling with tho tae ednesday, but she foundered, aud hur ren or elght In numbor, was lost,’ olesty’s ship Splegel put Into Queons- Greatly damagud. ALi aie STEAMER BROOKLYN, I deere ee pontteal and Quobec, lost earoahitied. head of cattle, and had her , TWELVE OF THE CHEW wrt ba Adept, abandoned at sea, wero" fom if Su the Spanish steamer Javellanous hangs aezBoaly Whieh foundered, with nll iment the harbor of San Sebastian, bone, tis there wore fifteen persons on ini ts foured many disasters occurred AY of Biscay during the storm, THE BRITISH. i PANLIAMENT, ethos, Noy. 25.—Tho Cablnat will prob- du tonne® tirst wook In Decomber. ‘The a 8 reassembling of Parliament will rite Arranged—probably for the 2d of 1 oF the Oth of Fobrunry, i bebween Go TIOKON-AOOTING MATCH viinetpat ‘arver and Eden, a member of the i ria clubs, for £100 a aide, Eden stood shiny, Gantt ants rlse and Carvor at \ er won the match tttng thirty-five out of Atty, ene re eas iit OANSMAN HOY” ine ae 4 challenge of Hantan to row 8 forthe tine’ Thanes champtonship course Hon 280 to 8h Gag nat and a stake of A eal, KILLING POUR PERSONS, Woaehing teeth from Edinburg, are on with, c2¥Port Station, enme in collls- liter koods train, ‘The engine of the drlven, bailly tuto the van, Four |. 23 Were kiiled and elght Injured, - ¥AILURE, ate teorann Gnhounees the suspension Rerchant, Ssh & Co, South American ts, at Liverpool, * rn NVEDERATE 1i0) - naneyteaue ly the Confederate States progragtututttee explains thelr powl- Adan yigtk EXPIORER DEAD, |... 7 \ Adnan seca Tena of the. Livingstone Inland Mission on the Congo, died ot Ma- deirn, THK (RIS THK LAND Coutt. Dunrts, Nov. %.—In consequence of the Jncronsed pressure In the Dirsiness of the Land Court, the Government fntends to ap polnt additional Sub-Commissioners. VERDICT OF A CONONEIYS JURY, The Coroner's, Jury returned a verdict of willful murder ngainsh Sul-tnspectors O'Brien and Bouchter, who commanded the police on the ocengion of the killing of Mans- fletd, at Ballyrnggett, County iikenny, on the Mh of October, Warrants for thelr ap- prehension have bess lesued.. A RAID Fou ARMS, A large party of men, arnied and disguised, raided a house In this (Dublin) county for arins, ‘Thirteen of tho raiders liave been ar- sealed, and several of them committed for inl, THE DIPMSONED MEMDENS OF PARLIAMENT. It !s understood that It Is the Intention of the Governmont to relunse all the Imprisoned inembers of tho House of Commons before the commencement of Parliament, provided no treasonable conspiracy exists and tenants are not intimidated from applying to the Land Court. TRIATS RY JURY, ‘Tho principal Lrish Judges strongly dopre- cate any suspension of trials by jury. ARRESTS, Fivo arrests under the Coercion act woro made today. cutter wiicKkED, A Protestant church in a rural district of the County Cork has boon wrecked, Cont, Conk, Nov. 25.—In the. municipal election today the Land-Lengue candidates were de- feated in four of the six contested wards, ‘Tho Liberals gained one seat. PIULLAPS ARRESTED, Duwi, Noy. 25.—Philiips, accountant of tho Land League, has been arrested under the Coercion act. MAL "S WIFE will be ntrested. ‘This will be followed by vigorous action towards tho Ladies’ League. TUE LADIKS’ LAND LEAGUE has resolved to discontinue ineetings, + FRANCE, AN ATTACK ON Iss Aner, Lonnon, Nov, %,--A Parla corraspondent says; A book {s published entited “The Neat Nisston of Kings, by One of Them.” The King of Bavaria Is credited with the authorship. ‘Ihe book is vory sovera on Bls- marck. It denounces the warof 1870 as Im- moral and iniquitous, and descriucs Bis- marek as tneurably intuileat to Kings and people. THE PHIEATA WILT, GET A SCORING, Pas, Nov. 2,--1n consequenes of ro. ult of the debate In the Chamber of Depu- ties regarding the validity of the election of Bosahor de, Lange, the Minister of the In- terlor has requested Prefects to propare Ilsts of all offenses committed by priests in the exorcise of their function PAUL MELE, Minister of Publle Worship, today received the staff of hts department, Replying to Flourens, .the Director-General of Public Worship, whe made the presentation, Bert said the Minister of Public Worship ought to bo neither religious nor -antl-religions. ‘The administration of the Department of Worship had no concern with doctrine, as the office was ono of police in the highest ac- ecptance of the term. He understood hisduty to bo the superintendence of the execution of the laws relating to the rotations between Chureh and State, Bert sald: “ We wish to seo tho Concordat strictly carrled out. We do not project making the clergy a nattonal body In practice, Wo shall abstain froma policy of ylolenco or potty molestation. All that has been said in regard to. myself will evaporate. Thu people will see I am not revolutionary or a -blunderer, but a man brought up in the sturdy of acience and law.” GERMANY. * DISMARCK AND THE REICIISTAG. Renuin, Nov. 2—-Several newspapers here state that at the Parlismentary dinner yesterday Bismarck observed that he appre- hended no conflict with tho Relehstag dur- ing its present session, and did not contem- plate its dissolution, ‘The bills announced In the linperlal message, he said, would not be dealt with all at once, Considerable tine will be required todispose of them. If he should pe unable’ to carry out his projects, he would confine hhnself to foreign affairs and appoint a Vice-Chanceltor for the Home Departinent. TUF SOCTALISTS, The Reichstag has passod a resolution for tho suspension of criminal proceedings againgt the Socialist members, Kraecker and Hasandouer, during the present session. DEAD, Tho'death of Wilhelm Busch, Surgeon- General of tho Prussian army from 1800 to 1870, is announced, THANKSGIVING-DAY IN TERLIN, The Americans here celebrated 'Thanks- elving by a grand banquet. Mr, Everett, First Secretary in charge of the Loyntion, prealtled, ‘and proposed the health of Em- peror William and President Arthur, Herr Gnelst, In responding to tho tonst to the Ein- poror, safds "Nowhere more than in Ger- many was tho Nation esteemed which shed 80 much blood for tha abolition of. slavery.’ Boron Vonderheit, Court. Chaplain, Horr Frominel, and all the American colony wero progent, THE PRACTICE OF A DEBPOT, Replying to a remark of the Liberal press that tho resolution of the Government to placard 90,000 copies of the speech from the throne all ovor Prussia recalls the methods of the Inperlalists of France, the North Ger man Gazette remarks that tho practice might even ba doseribed ns constitutional, and draws ‘au ‘analogy with Victor Emanuel’s proclamations after ascending the throue un- der adverse conditions, when the King dis- solved the Chamber, and made a personal ap- veal to the electors, ‘Iho remarks of tha North German Guzctte are snid-to omanate directly . from tho Cliancollor, and show which way the wind {s blowing, and what the country has to expect If the representa- tives aro recalcitrant to the will of the Goy- ernment, THE EMPENON'’s HEALTH. Apectat Cadia 5 , Berwm, Nov. &t—The Emperor's hoalth causca no tmmediato anxiety, His throat has always boon vory delicate, ang at thia momont ba {9 suffering from a severe gold. At tho samo me sevoral jrroqularitics in bia digeation have = given him a good doal of pain, and bave brought on several fainting fite during the last fow days, eo that bla physiciang have ordered reat and absolute quist, and have forbidden’. bim any serious occupation with State affairs, Tha Emporor ie salu to vo somewhat In low spirits, Danger svoms, however, to bo excluded, at loast for the mo- ment, Tho Emperor passod inst night pretty aatistactorily, and today ho cyon took somo Wagbt ‘fuod, but appotita is till wanting, The Crowa Prince and Crowa Princess paid bim a visit toduy, Inquiries were mado by all the foreign courts. - PRINCESS SOPHIE, : daughter of the Crown Prince, is suffering fro! anattack of diphtheria, Prof, Froderioks bas Deencapeulted. Great anxiety provalls in tha Crown Prince's housstioldy ’ ro THE ORIENT, . CHINA, ‘ . Hoxa Kona, Oct. 2—There are fresh rumors of trouble between Justa aud Uhina, on accountof the adjustmentiot tho Kulju dlfitoultics, x i ‘ ‘This ts grave erlsia in Korca. ‘Phe King sides with tha Progresslonists, who hope to have the country open to foreign trade, ‘The German steamer Quinta was caughtln atyphoon tn tha Ching Seas gud wrecked, No lives were lost; ‘The British ships Ger aldin, Paget, and Bolton Abbey were lost on Tritus Shoal, about 150 wiles from Hong Kong. All hatds were saved, HATA Youonasa, Noy. 4.~Tho English Pr left Toklo, where they had. been the gt of the Japanese Government for seven days, for Yokohama on the morning of the 20th of October, and were present nt a regatta held in thelr honor by a local amateur rowing club, On the Siat the Mikado visited tho Bacchante, on wileh ship the Princes are infdshipmen, where he had luncheon, and afterwards wit- nesved the men drill and perform sundry naval exercises, A flying squadron sailed for Kobe on tho Ist Inst. Tho Mikado's birthday was celebrated tha 3d Inst. Mr. Anyon!, Minister of Foreign Affairs, entertained the foreign representa- tives and many other guests at dinnor in the evening. ‘The disputo between the foreigners and tha Japanese in reference to the silk trade ts atiit unsettled. Tho Japanese hve passed resolutions favoring a direct export of the whole staple now in Yokohama, and binding thomselves not to dissolve thelr combination 80 long us the foreigners decline {6 conform to the rules of the guild, ‘There {3 serious agitation in the silk districts, in consequence of ndearth of money, ‘It is supposed that the Japanese combination cannot be sits- tuined, In view of the losses already, tele graphed trom the London market. Envoy, and suite, consisting of thirty persons, liave arriy TUNIS. RETURNED FROM ZAGHOUAN, | Losnon, Nov. 2.—The ‘Cunisian troops encamped at “aghounn have returned to ‘Tunis. Most uf than will be disbanded, AT LAST, Tunis, Nov. 25,—Tho Grand Vizier, in the name of tho Sultan of ‘Curkey, has written to the Bey requirmg tho Tunis Government to pry a largo sun to Moslem refugees in Con- stantinople from Sfax for lusses at the bom- bardment of. that place by the French. ‘Tha Joy 1s much perturbed, and has forwarded a communication on the subject to the French Minister, A HARD NOW TO 10k, . * A portion of Gen, Forgeiol’s division fought the whale way to Gafsa, ‘The troops were greatly fatigued, BUENOS AYRES, PRESIDENT GARFIELD'S DEATIL. Boston, Nov. 23.—A. letter from Bucnos Ayres says: “Tho death of President Gar- field grieved us sorely. ‘There was a very touehing demonstration in Buenos Ayres, Fifteen thousand persons marched past the Ameriean Legation with various national banners draped, and eighteen bands Jn the procession playing tlrges, ‘Lhe “United States Minister stood on the balcony with many American’ residents. Nota speech, nota shout, and not a human voles could ba heard. ‘Threo ex-T'residents of the country walked In the ranks. Between 7,000 and 8,000ewore Italian residents, about 2,000 French, and about 1,500 Germans, SPAIN. w THE CIVIL. MARINAGE QUESTION, Manpnin, Nov. 2.—In the Senate Comnit- tee, Sefior Martinez, Minister of Justice, de- elored that the Government was nogotiating with the Vatiean for an arrangement of tho elvil marriage question, and hoped for a favorable result, but in case of a contrary event the Government would maintain the prinelples of its bil on the subject nnd up- hold the prerogative of the State. The Ain- ister’s declaration was reedlyed with consid- erable applause. ITALY. THE INSULT TO THE POPE. Rox, Nov, 25,—In tho Chamber of Depu- ties toduy Signor Ruspoll announced that ho iad abandoned his intention to present an interpéliation in regard to the disturbances attending the removal of the remains of Popo Plus 1X. A DUEL WITH RAVIERS. Spectat Cable. Paras, Nov. U.—Tho Herald special cable sayay Acorreepgndent of the Globe sends the fultow- ing from Name: “Capt. Goorgo Buttor is a fino specimen of American manhood, {fo now ro- sides at Momo, and fs a painter by protes- sion. Ho is as clever with the aword ag with tho brush, notwithstanding thut he bas only ule loft hand avallable. Capt. But- ler, the other «day, was walking out with ao cbrothor artist, also wn Amerlonn. when Signor Masgovan Itullan, accosted Capt, Butler's trlend. Capt. Butier said, *Do not answor him, for he {5 tipsy,’ una. lininedintely roccived 4 glap in tho face. A challange followod. THE ANTAGONISTS MET at aquarter-pust Gon tho afteraaon of the 1ith at nspot outside the Porta Cavaleggira. Thoy were attended by tholr respective scconds and surgeung, and fought with long Itallan raplers—torrible weapons in the hands of strong and skillful mon, being vory thin, and sharp atthe pointasa razor, They peuctrate with wonderful facility, and are rarely weed in duels, untogs mlacblef Is meant. Althongh Cunt. Butler bad bad no previous grudge aguinst Slg- nor Masso, he sooms to havo espoused bis friend's quurrel, aud to bivo been determined to wipd out. in blood tho insult of tho b low rocoived, Signor Masso {a tho son of a Italian olticor, and fa employed in‘ tho Govoru- ment Tobacco Department. He wears ocyo- gingses, Although in excellent fencer, and pos- scasing the advantage of aright arm, it soon be- came ovidant that he was NO MATCH: FOR 118 ANTAGONIAT, Aftor a fuw passes, Capt. Butler aimed a thruat at Signor Margao, atriking and smushing bis oyo- giass,and breaking the steal rim, Tho rapier glanced a Httlo aside, and ponetrated the tieah between the cyo and nose, Tho wound wag not dangerous, but it gnvo un excuse to tho secondy und surgeons tq terminate the conillct wita an arrangement whicn gaya little satisfac: tlon to Capt. Butlor, who bad intended to punish hiss adversary much = wore avverely, Tho real motive of tho quarrel lay between Signor Masso and Capt. Butlor’s artist frioud, Of course a lady wus tho the teterrlma onsusa. ‘This affair hag created great oxcltomont In Amoricun society at Rome, espoolally among Amosicnn artists, THE BAS. FEELING AGAINST THE GREEKS, CoNsTANTINOVLR, Noy, %5.—tha Greck Post-Oftico hero was forelbly closed today, ‘The Qrovks quilted without resistance, de- claring thoy yielded to forca, DEATIC OF A PRELATE, Roux, Nov, 23.—Thoe death fs announced of the Latin Patrlareh of Constantinople, WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF ERY, ConstantixorLr, ,Noy.- 2i—A corre spondent recently hinprisonod in Mory ar- rivedin Stawboul, Ho saya Russian trains are running on the Casplan Railway, which Is In worklng order to within five days’ marol of Mery.’ e BWITZERLAND, TRYING TO AVERT A THREATENED PERI. Geneva, Nov, 25.—In order to avert the poril threatening Elin, it ls proposed to bom- bard Risikop, and precipitate the loose rooks Jn the opposit direction. ah, REGYPy. i NO CHOLERA AT ALENANDITA, ALBXANDUTA, Nov, 26.—Tho dispateh from Madrid announcing the outbreak of cholera in this clty Is unfaunded, : OULBA, . aon, # Havana, Nov. 2.-The steamer Newport, tor Now York, carries $155,000 In specle, panenenciot Aa ntaiey THE FRENCH VISITORS IN UTAH. - Baur Lake, Utah, Nov. °3—The French visitors spent two:days here, | Weduesday they were shown about the city -py Gov. Murray, and through the Horn Silver smelt- prs a¢ Francklyn by Maj, HU. Yesterday they visited Fort Douglas, pd the youns French ofticers took part jun turkey-shout- " ing tuateh, Int Amerlea won tho turkeys, Gen, Bowanger, responding to a. toast, pralsed the appointments of the post, which ure fi every respeet vy inodel, antl asked that the guardtionse inmates, in consideration of the day and the ovension, be E thelr Jilleor 1 Gans raclously ay offenses, Connect nig MeG Gel absent, Gov, Murray) tendered tien a Thanksgiving dinner, but thelr arranga- ments ghead compelled them to deciine, ‘They left for the West on ples and will ree turti Kast via the Southern Pacific. THE WEATHER. 'Tho Cold Sunp in North Carolina, Witaisutos, N.C. Nov. 26.—Iee half an inch thick hus formed here. Menal Sorvice, Orvicy or THR Ciner Sigal Orricen, Wasittxutoy, 2.0, Nov. W—1 a. m.—For ‘Tennessee nud the Ohlo Valley, slightly warmer and fulr weather, winds generally fron south to west, stationary or lower ba- rometer, For the Lake region, partly cloudy Weather, ocensional light snow, and sutthwest to northwest winds, rising temperature, falling followed by rising barometer In the Lower Lake region, and rising barometer aud sta- Honary or fower temperature in the Upper Luke region, forthe Upper Mlsslystppl ond Aissourt Nalleys, partly elondy weather and light know ti the northern portions, winds mostly from northwest to southwest, rising bi ronieter, andstatlunary or lawer lemperature, Cautlonary signals: continue at Duluth, Marquette, Escanaba, Mitwaukee, Section tf, Seetlon 3, Grand Haven, Section 3, Mack- Inaw, Alpena, Port Huron, Detroit, Section 4 ‘Toledo, Saitusky,” Cleveland, Section 5, fale Buitato, Rochester, Oswego, and Sec- 1, The Chief Stznat OMecer of the army fur- ulshes the following spuelal bulletin: Asileht distu 2 is tnoving eastward north of the Lake region, attended by brisk southorly winds, cloudy. weather, and light snow In Mlehigan, Wisconstt, and the Up per Mississlppl Valley. Fair weather con- Upues ty the Southern, Middle, and New England States and the Ohio valle The temperature hag risen slowly in all distrlets except on tie New England const, where it has fallen slishtly, Light. variable winds prevailed on dhe const, and southerty to west erly whids in the Interior, ‘he indications ave that faty weather will continue tt the Middle and Southern States Saturday, with a rising temperature, i Cicago, Nov. 25—10:18 p. m.—Tho_foltow!n: observations are tuken at the same moment o! Umo at all the stations nameds GENERAL OUSERVATIONS, ner. Wind, [Rn weer, froat..| O\Ciear, risk eeAHeeeUSAEy BE Er uron, al “Too small to measure, LUCAT, ONSERVATIONS. Bur®) Ther.) Liu) Wind; Vely_ Wein) Weather 2} O [Cleur, Cloudy. 4 vloudy, Wisp, mi] 28d & [iouny: *orowetor correctad for temperature, clevation, and instramental error, Maxtioum temperature, U5, Minimum tomparature. Wal, Mean dally buruineter, SUN Mean dably thermomoter, 3.8, Meun dally bumuldity, +10. + PHILADELPHIA THIEVES. A Tax Officer with $2,500 Salary Has the Appointment of a Subsrdinate Whoxe eos Amount to 8400,000—tho Taxpayers Robbed of Miiens of Dol- Jars ~ Lx-Colloctoreof-Taxew Snilth Quite Unconcerned Megarding tho Tuvostigation Inaugurated by the Committee of Onc Hundred, Special Dispatch to ‘The Chicago Tribune, Puvapenrura, Noy. 25.—There Js as yet nothing to prove that the charges of fraud arainst the Tax QOitlee will show anything beyond what was discovered by the Krum- -bhaar Investigating Committes In 1870, So fay the ground for thei !s found in ayldence privately furnished to the Committee of Ono Hundred by Manel, ono of the clerks who was prosecuted at tha tine and sent to jail, ‘That the whole system of collecting taxes in this clty hna been rotten for many years may well be understood when It is known that the Receiver of ‘Taxes, whose salary is only $4500 a yenr, has the ap pointinent of a te caver of Delinquent Taxes, whose émolu- ments Inst year wore over $100,000, out of which he had ftegally to pay only the ox- penses of his oflice, a matter vf $40,000 or $50,000 a year... ‘That he was vermitted to re- tain all that amount without proper diviston and silence {3 hardly to be Imagined. The Reeotver of Taxes {n 1874, ‘Nhomas J. Smith, grow rich out of the ofiloe, but he was never- theless the means of instituting reforms In tho business of collecting. which made finposslbte thefts such as had occurred Inithe first year of his,adintnistration, What is known {s that tho taxes pul by the Girard Life-lusurance & Annulty Company. In one or two years have falled to reach the ‘Treas ury. Onvof the committvo explained that the frauds might haye been committed in Hundreds of ways, and wero almost lnposst- Dio to detect. Suppose, for instance, a prop- erty-ownor camo to tho ofticuto pay hls taxes, UVuder Smith’a administration thera were fittean clerks, each of whom mado out the bills for two warls, ‘Tho Assessor, through negligence or Intent, wight have omitted that particular proporty, 'Yhe clerk would seo at once that his namo wag not on the Assessor’s Hat, but would make outa bill, recelpt it, and pocket tho monoy, That could be carrled on without detection, Another way would be when the tax duplicates were mada out from the As- sossor’s book, and the triplicates froin the duplicates, to add to the tax of!l an additional ‘Jegitimate Item which the elerk kuaw bo- longed there,» Tho bill will be pald, the amount of tho additional item pucket- ed, and the original ist in the pos- session of the Boarl of Revision, the duplicate in tho possession of the ‘Tax Offico and the triplicate in the possession of the City Controller would balance, The tax- payer Would know that ho was properly bound ta pay tho amuunt charged, and so the matter would: remaly undiscovered, If the amount of the tax bill was paid by chock, the amount not credited on the cash- book would be taken out of the cash drawer, the check would go through the regular course, and the cash would balance, Ex. Receiver Smith sald inst avenine the Information which 2 bad and which iY fumbhaar had ts same wigoh the Committes of One Hundred now have, with this difference: In the Krumb- doar Investigation, and In the discussions which followed, the information thus gained was used toward a correction of the evils, while {a the present case, the ol story hay- Ing failed “of tts purpose in 4 inokimalliig scheme, fs bought by the Comultice of One Hundred as fresh news. Manel, when placed on the withessstand In te Quarter Seastomsy, dtring the trial before Judge Ludlow, was asked? Did thas ‘Tax Hecelver dive any knowledge of these thotta?”) Aud Hanet answered: “Ite had no knowled«e whutever af them,” “Thorefore, if Manel now tells the trath, he then perjured hnself. Me. Hancl savy tie hay been altered inoney' by the Com inittes of One Hundred to inake his dis closures, and that he has been promised that the committes would protect him from any Nabiity he mht incur through, Ils state. nents to its members, Me says: *1f 1 hyut not put him fn jallwould he have gone mousing araund fur years trying to black- mall, wud finally plekbig wp a customer and f protector in die Committee of One Tune dred? T guess not. “Whatever I liave fiane, I an. prepared to stand My accounts pon lenving the ‘Tax Oilles Were adjusted by the. present City Controller, sit whatever balance was due tipon the books I pald to the City Solicitor, and tpoy so doing iny sureties were release by the City Councils, Notwithstanding this, and without regard ty bond, Jitdament note, ‘or statute of Iinitations, 1 stand res pdinye to meet any Nubility that can be honestly charged agalnst ine.” Hanel sald that the statements thus far will fnplicate every em- ployé In the ‘Tux Ontce during the adminis- tration of Thomas J, Smith, and the steal. fs will renct militons of doflars, "The of five,” satd he, “was corrupt from the head of the departinent down to the bootblack. jen \ hatin a iterat sense. ‘Che boutblack was a Ind named Ryan, who was taken inte the oflice to net as errand boy. Hs dutivs were to take the books out of the safe tn tho Inorntng, put thein back at night, and for this service the clerks wers tuxed St per mouth cach, He also recetved a warrant every month for & Tdon’t know where the money went, for the: boy never recelved. nore than $5 or $10 at the end of the month, iy was shielded in» fraudulent. transuetion by which I was a loser to the amount of $100, but my neeounts were then irrecular, Shad to erin and bear it, ‘The boy enine to uy desk with a cheek for $500 sleied by Eberle, the undertaker, and sald he hat been requested to pay Eberle’s tax of wome $0). 1 touk the check, gaino, hin the change and the recelpted bill. ‘The check turned out to be a forgery, atd Thad to pay IL. The boy went to Atitutle City, and, not- withstunding I was the one victimized, Smith touk the case out of my hauds entirely, and inde no partletlar effort to have Hyan are . After he spent all the money he came back to Philadelphia and robbed the ‘Tax-Unice of about $100 by nbing over tho transom and opentayg the clerky’ druwers with the keys which he still carried. For tha he Was nrrested, and at the huaring at the Cen- tral Station Ar, Suuith would not permit me to quake any explanation whatever of tho first robbory, and when the came to court 1 was not ealfed as a witness at all?! “Cun you give any approxiinate idea of the aggregate stenlings?” was asked, “The amount will ran Into millions. No one hing the faintest iden of how calossal the thefts were, When Ebvcunie 50 deeply In- volved that T liad no hope of extracting iny- self I confessed my erie, and when pleaded guilty in court thore way trembling 4 that oftice Lean assure you. When L bes came a witness for the State In the case of the brokers charged with complicity Inthe frauds, Mr Smith bexeed of me for God's sake to careful in what f said. Twas eftil and shielded him, and was rewarded ng Smith break his promise that he Louk after my family while Twas in jo you know anything implicating Smith in this business 2” “Thave told the Committee of One Hun- dred all I know." is Did Smith divide the ‘atealings with the 9 ” “ Did he leave off his friend's taxes for a bonus S a « Did he ever appropriate taxes and not ac- count for them pe P NO. - ay What did he do, then, that would be {l- legal ? “Ido not really know, excent what the clerks talked of around the office,” “Why ‘didn’t he punish the other de- fautters 2” + Greiner and Iwere not the only ones. When L went.up to him fike a man atid con- fessed my wrong doings, I told film of the otlers who were implicated.” Why didn’t hy have them punished un- less he was afratdl 2? © Lam making no charges against him. It is the conumittee who are ferreting the mat- ter out.” “if you have any knowledge of the Re- colver's guilt why nut say so publicly 2” “What can a mun do ngalnst half a iiliion of dollars,” was the despairing answer. Here tho case stands. Meanwhile the committee feel confitent of getting at: something, and the ex-Receiver Is quite unconcerned. ———— SPORTING EVENTS. Whe Now York. Billard Tournament —Dion Wins the Championship and .Schuefer the Socond Prize, New York, Nov. 2%.—In the cushidn--| carram billiard tournament Sexton, In slxty- oue Innings, defeated Daly, who made 181, In sixty-three innings In the game with Schaefer, Daly made 187’ points, and 15¢ In the game of sixty-one innings. ‘This gives Dion the first. prizo of the tournament, $1,000 and the dinmond emblem, he having won seven games out of tho nlne which each man played, The last game of tho regular serles brought together Sexton and Schaefer, ‘This provodto be the finest speciinen of Dilllurd-playing seen dur- ing the tournament, sud was finally wou by Schaefer making his 202 in the tifty-ninth Jouning, Sexton having made 172, This was thealxth game won by Schaefer, aud gives him the second prize, $700, BUSIMANY, New Youx, Nov. 25.-Flaventh. day of tho cusblon-currom touraninent for the champions ship of tno world; wames 2) points up, with 2. Juob bulls, on a Gx1U J. M, Bruuswick & Bulke tabto, with Monarvh cusblona, * Forty-tirst. gam Sexton 200, Daly 181; av- erages—Soxton 3 17-01, Duly 2 bl; highest runs—Sexton 31, 15, 13, Daly 44, 10, 0 Forty-second guia: Schacfor 20, Daly 187; avorages—Schinefor 3 17H, pair 201-03; oighest runs—Schacfer 17, 1, Daly 1%, 11 Forty-third enmoz Dion 2, Carter 151; ave erages—Dion 0 17-01, 30-01; blybost runs—Dion Al, 4, 7, Curtor 27, 1, 9 Forty-fourth ganic: Schucfer 200, Sexton 173; averiges—Schaofer 32-40, Sexton 2 Al-0; high- est rans—Sebacfor 10, 14, 12, Sexton 35, 11, 10. Wianer of tho first priza und chammplonship of the world, Joseph Dion; winner of the second prize, Jacob Schacror, — INSURANCE, Cinelunatl Woodworkers Knter into a Mutual Arrangemont, Bpestat Disvateh to The Chicago Tribune, CIncINNATIO,, Nov. 25.—Sinco tho great fire in the Bottoms in this city in July fast, when sovernl woudworking inl furniture estab- Hshments were elther destroyed ur badly damaged, the rates of insurance. Jinve ad- yanved fully b}g per cent upon risks of that kind. ‘They are decmed extra hazardous, and underwriters do not eare about talking viskg atany premiums that miny be named, Much of the ofjuctions ta insuring property of that kind $n this elty arises from the closo contingency of the bulidings, render. ing tt alwgst next to Imposulble to save any of them {fonoof them catches fire, In view of such hig? rates uz ave been adopt: ed by lusurance companies, and the necessity of ‘adopting some means of relmbursing thonjguives in case of loss by fire, the prin- clpal furniture manufacturer have for soma thine past had under consideration the prac- Uenbility of orguniziug a company for mu tual protection, and a fuw days ago the ‘Robert Mitchell and other manu- facturing companies addressed a card to the vurivus branches of tha woodworking business asklug Information upon the ful- lowing ‘volnts: Firat, total vaiuo of each class of woodworking property; second, Joss of cach class; third, ratio of values in- sured; foucth, amount of premiums pald to insurance companies; fifth, amount of loss 9 insuranes companios: alxth, amount of joss to inanufacturers above tnduimnily re cofed; suventh, caused . of fires, Yheso data were = anbuiitted to Mr oT, A. Patterson, Prosidont of tha Monitor Firo Association of Canton, O., for halysis, to ruported that 80 por gent of tho joss had been from avoidable causes, Ruut recommended o plan of insurance bax upon w thorgugh Investigation of the causes of re and tie means of protucton baaliise ite ‘k canin{ttes of six iets was appointed y the Furniture Exchange ta confer with Me. Patterson relative to the plan of -insuraneé recommondad by hin, ‘This committer, at o uieeting of the woodwork- front ers this afternoon, recommended that ali members of the Furniture Exehange become atonce members ot the Moultor Fire-Tnsur- anee Association, and, $350,000 of Insurance were atonce applied for. It Is the puryse fo seetire a suillclent number of applleations ty establish a woodworkers’ club, ‘Iho association wil ba upon the — mit wil phn, -and will depend for fts recelpts upon the extra precautions which are to be taken asutnat tre, It is believed that the danger of fire can be reduced 8 per cent, and Ina mutual colnpany. there will be every reason for adopting all known preeaue fons ngalnst fires, ‘The stock companies have lost 83 on this class of risks for overy dollar received in premiums, and are glad to gel rid of that class of business, The woolly working Interest fs. tho most important in Cinelunatl It represents mililons of capital, fi ule new inove Is one of much impor- CONTAGIOUS DISEASES. Frightful Sproad of the SmallePox in tho Northivent. Speerat Disvatch to The Chicago Tribune, Sr. Pact, Nov, 25.-—A special from Breck- {nrldge} says: “Supervisor Marrls, of Me- Conleyville, today telegraphed tha Governor reportlig nine cases of small-pox in histewn, asking that a physician be sent, as thera ts danger of a general sprent of the dread dis- ease. ‘The disease was brought from Stearns County by Robert Larne, who died. Adozen or more sympathetic neighbors watched with Kim at ditferent times, and scratched his body to nllay tho terrible itching, and not unt he was deal wes “It known what tho disease was, The authorities ot Breckeuridge and Wahpeton have quaran- tined agalust’ MeConteyville, and estab- lished guards on all roads leading from tho town. ‘The terrible scourze shows ne abatement In Spring JM, Stearna County, there belng, at least 125 cases, with several deaths dally. President Hewitt, of the State Bourd of Health, visited the district, ana found that the people do not respect the reg- ulations, He found assembled at n atore In Spring IM not less than twenty men, part of them dlrectly from thelr homes In whieh three to ten wero » tybig Hh of the disease, ‘I'hey all ‘agreed to do as they were directed, but as they had formerly promised the same thing, thelr assurances of future submission were largely discounted, It {a thought dat noth- ing short of the stron hand of the law, en- forced by a suuad of policemen, will ever keep them within bounds, ‘To bu sure, the: do hut jeaye ine town, but yet they mo and come among themselves at pleasure. ‘Chere are several cases in other towns in the coun- ty. In Lake Ilenry 2 doctor who went to Yaceluata people “found & number of cuses of witht was claimed — to by inensles. Upon investization they proved to bu snitil-pox. ‘The inhabitants were tuking no precautions to prevent the spread of the disease, whole thrashing crows eating nnd sigeping In the sante rooms, and bissing trom one part of the town to the other, ‘Thy Ductor thinks the prospects are very finttering for a further spread of the disease. ‘The County Commissioners have closed all the schools in the county, se- cured an udjournment of the tern of the Circult Court, und. are taking every pre- enution to prevent,the spread of the disgase. Two cases of siall-pox have devuloped In Sullwater, one proving fatal. The disease hay also appenred ot Granite Falls and sev- eral other polnts in the State, Several cases have made thelr appearance in St. Paul. A colored man Iving tn ow large family on Tenth street has been taken to the pest-house, and two other eases have been found in another part of the city, Active measures have been taken by the Bourd of Liealth to prevent the spread of the discasa. a POLITICAL. Cannon, the Mormon, Thinks He Will Be Succeasful, Spectat Dispatch to The Chteago Tribune. Osanna, Neb, Nov. 2%5.—George Q. Can- non, Mermon Detegate in Congress, passed through the elty this evening en route to Washington, In an huterview with a ‘Tuto. UNE correspondent Cannon sald: “ Notwith- standing the decision of Judie Hunter, of the United States District Court of Utah, who disinlssed the complaint they preferred against me on the naturalization question, which decision really defeats Campbell, the attorneys of Cumpbell are befogging the whole ease with falseloods and inisrepre- sentatlons, Gov, Murray has uo right to de- cide upon the eligibility of a enndidate for Congress or to zive a certiticate ton minori- ty candidate. ‘The question now goes to-the Tlouse of | Representatives for decision. Stripped of ull syphitstries, tha Issue is whuther to eive me a seat onn junfority of votes, and I have no doubt L shall get the sent, for It would overturn every American precedent to give the seat to Campbell? A Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in the Iowa Legislaturo, Speetat Dispateh to The Chicaco Trerines Denvat, In, Nov. %.—Gov. Gear has called a special election for Dec. 13, to fill the vacancy in Representatives to the Gan- eral Assembly, cnused by the resignation of A. W. Daughtery, of this county. rr » SUICIDAL. A Welle-Known Young Man of Mile waukec, Spectat Disvaten to ‘Ths Chigaz Tribune, Miwa Wis., Nov, 25.—Adolph Kas- tlen, a well known and respected young man sunof one of the County Phfsielans,. sul- elded last night under peculiar elroum- stances, He went to the Metropolitan and registered ag A. Belting, of St. Louls, and went to his room, asking not to be dis- turbed on account of fatigue from travel, ‘This morning hls room was entered, and he was found dead. Ile sulelded, and the only catrse that cat be learned was a dispute be- tween him and hls father on recount of the Jate hours kept by uhe young man, Ss A Sollod Dove. Spécial Dupatch to Tae Chicago Tribune. Lincons, Neb. Noy. 23—An inne of a free-and-eusy resort In this elty, Carrie: Hane ned, committed sulelde Inst night by aking poison, Sha had been in dofleate health sone weeks, and It Is thought became de- spondent and tired of life, and so ended her tnisery by fur own hand, She was lately from Omaha, and quite young in years, a LARGE CHAMPAGNE IMPORT. ‘The steamer Vaderland brought to New York Inst week the largest shipment ever wade of any brand of champagne on a single vessel, ‘Tha lportation wns 6,000 cases, the brand G. 1 Mumm & Co, the favarite champagne, and leader by many thousand cases of all other brands. es MATINEE. The ‘centro of attraction in Chieago for Munsement lovers ts at Ferguson's Roller Skatine-Riuk, corner Slehtaan avenue and Congress street. Mathnée this afternoon, 80 to 4:00, Morning sessions, oxcluslyely tor Ind{es, 10:30 to 13:20, —— THE IRISH. i PonTLANn, Me, Nov, %,—Goy, Plaisted presided at the address tonight In we clty- hall by Father Sheehy on the Irish lund question. —___— BUSINESS NOTICES. PILE! PILUSH! PILES Asure vure for Blind, Beedins, Itehin Uleeruted Pius tas buen discover te De, Wille ius, A slngla box of DIL WILLIASS' INDIAN VIG OINTIENT bay cured the worst chrontoe Ave yours’ #1 saues uf (wonty: nung. Ub gives rellof in diye miipittountte tetas. WiLle JAMS’ OINTMENT absorbs the tumors, southes puin, ullaya tho intense ftehlug, espooialty after setting warm in bod, soting asa poultice, It ts prepared for Pilea, ant of the purl, and Woy ri jod othing olwe, Bi ‘Ugwlats, or mall qu rucelpe of ra VAN BUHAALU. AVENSON & 00., Chicago, $25 $0 $25,000 wed Judictously’ ty grain dualing ytelua Inrgo prot For pamphlet ad clevtele pon reports write to W, ls Buule & » Hrokore, 13) La Satle-st., Chicugo, we Biacalister’s Cough Mixture yeurly increases In popylar eatvem despite thy Humber of now rouodivs alinost duliy introduced. Jobo }. Low, corner Hulsted and Harrison wtreots, and all druggists, : <a Roeddiug's Hussia Salve, best faumlly salve in the World, and exeujlent for atable use. Feieu % cents, é BLANKET SALE Carson, - Pirie & Co.’s WEST END DRY GOODS HOUSE, MADISON AND PEORIA-STS, The following quotations are all under the best value obtainable elsewhere, and are worthy the im- mediate attention of purchasers, as the prices cannot be duplicated, and all are GENUINE BARGAINS, 80 prs: White Blankets, $175, Worth $2.50, 50 prs. White Blankets, $3.00, Usual Price, 83. 50 prs. White Blankets, $3.25, Worth $4.50. : AQ prs. White Blankets, Large Size, $4.25, Would be cheap at 86.50. AQ prs. White California Blan- kets, $4.75, Usual Price, 35.60. 40 prs. White California Blankets, ex. large, Superior Quality, $5.75, Would be a bargain at $6.50. 50 prs, White California Blankets, extra large; all wool, $8.75, Worth $8.00. 50 prs, White California Blankets, all wool, ex. fine and heavy,$7.50, Worth $0.00. Aull Line of Red, Gray, and Blue Blankets, DRESS GOODS, Chas. Gossage G. Co. Open today several cases Dress Goods! .~ Delayed in transit, and owing to the lateness of the season have marked them at the following’ Bxtraorlinary Low Prices: 44-inch Plain Cheviots, all wool, bought to sell at $1.00 a yard, Only 65 cts. 44-inch Dingonal Cheviot, all wool, choice texture, new shades, cost to import 95c per yard, Only 75 cts. 46-inch Ilumine Biaritz, all wool, new fnbric, latest effects, cheap at $1.25, Only 90 cts. 1,000 pes. English Suiting, in Roman Stripes and Checks. Same goods hayo sold this sea- son at 40 and 50 cts., but to close them at once wo have marked them 25 cts. Without exception the best goods ab the prices we ever offered. Chas. Gossage & Co, w= FLAVORING EXTRA NATURAL FRUIT FLAVORS 5 EXTRACTS . rultsy without eutorlay, palrene eat eter tese teldrietbewrcera’ Awan. GHIOR Ie sreexaris UP ANY ADULTS MATION UM 5 juiatlon frome their pa 207 ‘Admitted tp all whe have weed, and malurel Ravere Ber Gahets ¥ Ma STEELE & PRICK, pM it Uttage ane dates Ov Bee CATARRH Lung ONAL