Evening Star Newspaper, December 26, 1890, Page 5

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. 0; FRIDAY, “DECEMBER 26, 1890. For Woxes Who suffer from nervous and physical debility great heip te found in taking Ayer's Sarssparilia. It pro- duces the rapid effect of a stimulant without the in- ““T hawe been a vietim for the pest two years een] weaknem, with turns of faimting. Have tried va- Fious remedies, but with littie reitef till I used Ayer's Sarsaparilia. Some siz mouths mnce I began to use this remedy, and am «reatly benetted."—Mis K. x. ‘White, Somerville. Maan. *“This is to certify that I have bees using Ayer’s Ser- smporilla for some time, and it has done mes world of quod. It hae cured my beadache: cleared my bicod and helped me tn every way. and Tam determined to Use ft $0 Lome asl ment sucts a inedicine.”—Mrs. Taff, ISG Hirst street. Lowell. Mase. AYERS SARSAPABILLA. Prepared by DR. J. C. AYER &CO., Lowell, Mase. Sela by druggists, $1; siz, $5. Worth @5 a bottle. Waar Scorrs Exuusiox Has DONE. OVER 2% POUNDS GAINED IN TEN WEEKS. EXPERIENCE OF A PROMINENT CITIZEN. THE CALIFORNIA SOCIRTY FOR THE) SUPPRESSION OF VICK, ¢ SAN FWANCISCO, July 7th, 1885. 5 Ttook a severe cold upon my chest and Tunes and did not give it proper attention: it developed into Deonenitis, amd im the fal! of the samme year I was threatensd with cunyumption. Phyzicians ordered me to a nore comcenial eimate, and I came to Sa Sov after my arrival Tcommenced taking Beott's nl of C. B. BENNETT. Sobt by all druswists. «s 12 Wssrows SOOTHING SYRUP A) YEARS by MIL- TLDREN WHILE n every part of the trs. Winslow's Soothing voter kind, 2 cents bottle. Dv. stion and Biliousneas take SION BITTERS. Forsale by ali dealers in medicine. FROM SICK HEADACHE, BIL- ution. Se. use Carters Lattle ‘ock of Furniture, Carpets, &e., is now cowplete.ond u you contemplate parchasing anything i our line i: will be to your interest tocail on us be- fore doims so.as we are confident we can save you from 20 to 25 per cent om your purchase. Below we mention afew of cur many bargains and advantages. Wo will sel! yous Handsome SOLID OAK ANTIQUE FINISHED BED ROOM SUITE, 3 pieces, for 817 cash or $15 on creit. We wili sell you # 7-pisce PARLOR SUITE, solid walnut frames, upholstered in the best hair cloth, for $28 casi of $30 on credit. We will sell you a 7-piece PARLOR SUITE, solid ‘walnut frames, upholstered in plush, combination col- (ors, fer $25 canis oF $30 on credit. We will sell you a ood WOVEN-WIRE BED SPRING for cash or $2.50 on credit. ‘We will sell you a good quality BRUSSELS CAR- PET for 0c. per yur cash or G5c. per yard on credit. ‘We will sell you s good INGRAIN CARPET tor 36e. per yard cash or 40c. per yard on credit. We sew and lay all CARPETS free of cost and do not cbarze for the waste im matching Sicures. ‘We will well all CARPETS, MATTINGS AND OIL- CLOTHS on credit at an advance ot Scents per yard ex the iowest casi: price. EASY WEEKLY or MONTULY PAYMENTS taken on all cruds, sales and no notes required. 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Sse ae NOAH WALKER & CO., @% PRENSYLVANLA AVENUR 8620-2 ~ Kusx, be Cod Liver Of and liype- | Tn ten weeks | 2d EDITION. LIBERALS DISQUIETED They Are Apprehensive Over One Feature of Hennessy’s Election. A CONSPIRACY OF COUNTERFEITERS. Not Much Is Hoped From the Paris Conference. | CARTRIDGE HOUSE EXPLOSION NEWS OF FOREIGN LANDS. Lowpom, Dee. 26.—Liberal leaders are dis- quieted because of the fecling exhibited among British non-conformists regarding the inter- ference of the priests in the Kilkenny election. ‘The ferment on the subject seems to be likely to prove greater than that excited by the con- duct of Mr. Parnell. Mr. Gladstone himself is maid to be alarmed by it, and is believed not improbable that the house of commons will un- seat Sir John Pope Heunessey on account of undue clerical influence. PURPOSE OF THE VATICAN. A dispatch from Rome says the purpose of the Vatican is to use the leverage of clerical in- fluence in Ireland to compel the British gov- ernment to extend diplomatic recognition to theb oly see, and that the pope ir carneatly de- | sirous of secnring such recognition asa farther step toward promoting the restoration of the | temporal power. For this reason the pope is well sutixfied with the existing situation in Ire- i ‘THE CZARWITCW AT BOMBAY. | Bombay advices describe the arrival of the | ezwrwiteh in that city. He was received with the houors due to his imperial postion, Col. ard of the vie regal courtand Capt. Grover at. Newnhs mn being added to the prince's 2} him through his journey 1 welsome is in preparation for eb at [lyderubad. He will also be t Calcutia, aud after visiting Madras places wilt embark on the Iuswina p at Myrore for Ceylon en route to AN EXTRAORDINARY DEFENSE. ‘The Count Franz von Sickkingen of Vienna, | who was recently urrested on a charge of de- | franding a widow ont of 18,000 florins (all she ui) on the pretext that he was Russia's can- late for the ian throne aud would vineess, bas prosented the | | extrac 3 that he was actually aj | proached by high Kussixn authorities with the proposal to b ¢ Prince of Bulgaria, pro- Austrian court would consent to the of Prince Ferdinand. ‘The count is of ished ancestry and his case arouses much attention. YORKIGN MATTERS OF INTEREST. | The Russian ministry of finance has decided | to spend a large sum of money in improving and enlarging the port of Archangel with a view to increasing Rassian commerce with the northern coasts of Siberia and European Iius- sia. ‘The Portu government has shrewdly granted valuable concessions in the disputed tion of Manicaland, South Africa, to an ‘nglish company, which is actively campaign- ing in London in behalf of the ‘Portuguese claims and against the british South Africa Company. a A dispatch from Paris states that a petition largely signed has been transmitted by the Spanish government in favor of a young Frenchman, eonvieted some years ago of mur- der. and who, after escaping from the penal settlement at Cayenne, and taking refuge in Spain, was betrayed bya lawyer to whom he went for advice. ‘The two branches of Italian socialists, ex- treme and moderate, have cach sent large dele- gations of their members to Switzerland to dis- cuss the question of adopting a common pro- gram. The leaders of both faetions are con- vinced that the lamentable industrial situation in Italy at the present moment renders this an portune time to enter upon an active propa- oui of cevielietla Gackeinde, apd they coe seeking to bring about unity in the ranks as a first step toward a campaign of that character. The Italians of Dalmatia have made an enet- getic protest against the incorporation of that province with Crotia. They fear that such a transfer would lessen the chances of their being reunited to Italy asa result of the irredentist movement. pee SS BLOWN TO FRAGMENTS. Two Lives Lost in the Explosion of a Car- tridge House. Laxe Horatcose, N.J.,Dec. 26.—-The cartridge house of the works of the American Forsite Powder Company, near here, blew up at 7:20 o'clock this morning. The noise of the explo- sion was terrfiic and two workmen, John B. Johnson and Mablon Sperry, who were in the house at the time, were literally blown into fragments. The noise of the concussion was heard for several miles and despite the heavy snow storm ds of people have been flocking to orks all the inorning. a CAPT. WHITELAW’S TRICK. How an American Scaman Secured Conces- sions From the Canadian Government. Orrawa, Dec. 26.—Some time ago Capt. Whitelaw, a well-known whaling man of Puget Sound, applied to the minister of marine for authority to engage in the whaling business in the Gulf of Georgia, Canadian waters. A num- ber of British Columbians got up a pe- tition to the government protesting against the permission being granted. The thonght they had defeated Capt. Whitelaw, but Inter intelligence shows that they were 'mis- taken. The captain was refused permission, being an American citizen, but he bus since ac- quired @ steamer, the Aladdin, registered e Her in Canada ‘and fitted her out as a floating whale oil refinery. Mean- while Capt. Williams of Vancouver, has ut in an jicati jor permission den: os mesariet te bent whsles im he quit and his petition has been granted. Capt. Willia itis understood, is Capt. Whitelaw’s silent einer in the enterprise and they will operate Together. DEVELOPIN Railroad Companies and Syndicates Seeking Mineral Wealth West Virginia. Cmcaco, Dee. 26.—A special dispatch from Parkersburg, W. Va., says: Morgan, Drexel & Company of Philadelphia, who represent the Vanderbilt interests, have purchased [0,000 acres of coal and timber lands in Raleigh county, and have surveyed a line of railroad through from the main line of the Baltimore and Ohio and Chesaj and Ohio railroads. ‘The Chesapeake and Ohio railroad has also bought large tracks of mineral and timber lands. The Baltimore and Ohio railroad peo- ple have purchased 75,000 acres of mineral and timber lands 9 from ex-Senator J. N. ¢ camden of this city. The syndicate representing Senstor Gorman of Maryland, Secretary Jame» G. weeks a number hed tracts of Ley yay eral lands, ranging in extent from 10,¢ 20,- 0 acres in each tract. Railroads are being laid off or prospected through all these lands. Besidos all these ‘engineers have traced Poeahontas field from the head of Guyan river, across Indian mountain a Otter acrons count to the new river eoal this entire ‘THE STRIKE IN SCOTLAND. Men Claim That They Can Remain Out for Six Weeks, Gtascow, Dec. 26.—The railroad strike con- The many thousands, The statement that the fam- ilies of the strikers are beginning to feel the ef- fects of the strike is denied by the men who are “out” ‘The latter claim that they are in = Position to hold out for Withou causing their families ‘or to” themselvess present, with the py traffic, whieh they kee} Asa remnlt of unoficial taken place between the ie representatives of the strikers the latter have agreed to send 9 deputation to confer with the board of directors of the British Com- ‘y of the local labor organization to which ret the strikers belong is permitted to be present | The at the meeting. The railroad men on strike in Aberdeen and neighborhood have resumed work, the differ- ences between themselves und their employers having been settled. a PEACE DESPAIRED OF. Dublin Newspapers Do Not Regard the Paris Conference Hopefully. Dustin, Dec. 26.—The Ezpress of this city accuses Mr. Timothy Healy of making untrue statements, to put it mildly. About the Kil- kenny election for instance, the Express says that Mr. Healy's statement that 400 unionists voted for Mr. Vincent Scully is untrue. ‘The newspapers of this city in general con- cur in expressing the belief that the inter views which are expected to take place shortl: Paris between Messrs. Parnell, ‘OBrien a ¢ Irish leaders will not result in any com- romixe agreement which will allow Mr. Parnell to retain the leadership of the Irish party. ‘These papers ask what Archbishop Croke would ‘ay on the subject, what Sir. Gladstone's opinion would be and what views Mr. Morley would take of a com- promise arrangement. They add that these gentlemen must be consulted before any terms are decided upon between the church leaders ‘as to the continnance of Mr. Parnell in power. ———- A GRAIN DRILL TRUST. Some of the Large Concerns Figuring Upon | “Combine.” Spninarrenp, Onto, Dec. 26.—This city is the largest mannfacturing center for agricultural machinery in the United States and little else is talked of here but the formation of trusts or combines in reapers and other implements. Besides the reaper trust, a threshing machine combine is talked of. One meeting is said to have been held aa Keon aed with a capital stock of $20,000,000 proposed. ‘The latest scheme is a grain drill combine. It is said that s number of the large grain drill concerns in the country are already figuring on the deal. The effect of these trusts will be far reaching aud will throw out of work, it is mid, 3,000 traveling agents and middlemen, who have been selling agricultural machinery for the various companies. It is estimated that the saving to the harvester trust over the old com- petitive system is $10,000,000. ‘Three-fifths of this will come from the stoppage of salaries to agents and middlemen, decrease in advertising and sbutting down about one-third of the smaller factories. -——— TO FLOOD THE COUNTRY. A Gigantic Conspiracy to Circulate Counter- feit Silver Dollars Discovered. Prrrancrs, Pa. Dec. 26.—A gigantic con- spiracy to flood the United States with counter- feit silver dollars has been unearthed, and to the energy and intelligence of the officials of the first police district of Pittsburg is due the credit. Nineteen persons are already under arrest and €1,100 in spurious coin is in the hands of police. The money was bronght from a central depot in New York city to Pittsburg by a gang of Italians employed to pues tho” money ‘The money was all in silver dollars, and United States Detective Sweeny says it is the best counterfeit of the standard silver dollar that was ever made. The coin is perfectl formed in every detail and its ring is identic: with the good coin, the only fault about it be- ing a little light in weight. Two of the Italians named El Darigo and Nelson Maggorina, accompanied by their wives, attempted to pass the spurious money over the bar of the Black Bear Hotel, but were detected by the proprietor and arrested. ty at Sist refused. to way where they lived, but the women finally broke down and told the police that they had been living at 523 Lincoln avenae, East End. ‘The house was quietly surrounded and fifteen Italians arrested. Seercted under the bed in one of the rooms was found a pile of counterfeit money, amount- ing to $1,100. The prisoners were removed to a station and locked up. After the house had been thoroughly searched the detectives inter- viewed the prisoners one at e time and suc- ceeded finally in gaining the informa- tion that ‘the moncy was made in New York and they had been sent here to dis- pose of it. Similar ganga were sent to other cities, but the men could not tell what partic- ular cities were being operated on. Not» mold or dic of any kind of counterfeiting machinery fas found in the residence of the gang arrested re. Detective Sweeny says the department have been after the New York gang of counterfeiters for a long while and soveral arrests have been made from time to time und considerable of the counterfeit coin bus been recovered. The real head of the organized band has not yet bi been uncovered. ——»——- Convicted of Killing Her Child. Osnatoosa, Iowa, Dec. 26.—The Webb case, which has occupied the attention of the district court here for ten days, has been concluded, a Terdict of guilty of, amanlt being returned against Mrs. Webb. Her husband will have a trial at once. Webb and his wife were indicted on the charge of causing the death of ‘Webb's five-year-old daughter by cruel and in- human t it. —— Pan Shelby Sued for $20,000. Bostos, Dec. 26.—The Herald states that William Daly, jr., brought suit on Tuesday last, asking $20,000 damages, against Dan Shelby, formerly manager of the Academy of Music in Chicago and now managor of the “Wisp” com- pany playing at the Howard Atheneum, for an Eerult elidged to have been committed upon ‘Thomas A. of the Duly Brothers’ Combi- nation when the latter was playing in Chicago two years ago. ae ee Encouraging Colored Immigration. Tacoma, Wasm., Dee. 26.—The Washington Protective Association, composed of colored citizens of this state, has been organized here. ‘The object of the association is stated to be to encour migration of colored people to this state and to improve the conditign af col- ored people. a ‘Two Alabams Murders. Brmwixowam, ALs., Dec. 96.—In a saloon row here last night George Kelly and Jack Lynch, railrvad men, were fatally stabbed by uuknown four veins of F E I = it ¥. F i i ; i i i ef F| A F | a & A COULD NOT BROOK DELAY. One of the Men Suspected of Murdering Dr. Riggan Lyached. - 3 ‘Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. ‘ Perzsssunc, Va., Dec. 26.—A private tele- ‘gram just received here says that one of the Slavin Eager to Meet the Big American for Six Rounds, Duniep’s Cable Dispatch to The Evening Star. Loxnos, Dec. 26.—A mestage hae been sent WANTONLY SHOT DOWN. A New York Machinist Probably Fatally ‘Wounded on a New York Street. New Youx, Dec. 26.—Early this morning while John Kellar, twonty-two years old, was passing through East 16th street he was shot in the abdomen and left arm by some unknown person. Kellar was seriously wounded and was taken to Bellevue Hospital. Kellxr is a machinist and lives at 158 East 55th street. At the time of the shooting he vas in company with John B. Lafferty: stranger abused them from the opposite side of the street and they replied in turn. Then the stranger drew a revolver and fred tho two shots which took effect on Kellar. The latter is reported to be in a critical condition. Lafferty ieander arrest, as: Kuli an ersouvict ing peen nrresied on suspicion one the shooting. i ee Abandoned Farms in Massachusetts. Bostox, Dec. 26.: Journal special from Augusta, Me., says Labor Commissioner Mat- thews has completed the compilation of aban- doned farm statistics in the state and the re- sults are exceedingly interesting. ‘The number of abandoned farms reported ag 8,310. The total acreize of these farms is 254.513 and their valuation for taxation is $1,248,760. The aasensors do not, as a rule, state any reasons why these farms were abandoned. ves eee Sales of Seals at Victoria. Dexven, Dec. 26.—The News special from Victoria,B.C., gives the total of all seals caught and disposed of in Victoria as 43,779, valued at $498,728, divided as follows: Canadian vessels, 89,547 seals; Arocrican vessels, 3,201; Adele, the German ranger, 1,031. A New York Jeweler; Assigns. ‘illiam H. Sandiford, d fine jowelry at 198 5th avenue, made an assignment to George Flax, with preferences of £5,463. ees ‘Wheat Quiet and Weak. Cicaco, Dec. 26.—Wheat opened quiet and quite weak because of the snow fall in winter wheat sections of the country, The first price for May was 973, when it was dropped to 954, then rullied to 918. Other grains sympathized with wheat. Provisions opened rather firm on the light receipts of hogs, but voon became dull with » recession in prices. Ses FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. New York Sto Market. ‘The follor are the opening und closing prices: the New York ‘Mock Market. as reported. Ey sherial wire to Corsot Macart 1 street. ‘Washington Stock Exchange, Sales—Regular call —12 o'clock m.; Kel and Soldier" Home Raltrout, 7 at 00. chesapeake red, and Potoniac ‘Telephone, 2 at 69. Government Bonds—U. 8. 41/8, 1891, 103% bid. _U. 8. 4348, 1891, coupon, 1084 bid. U.S 48, registered, 1907, 1213 bid, 122% asked. U. 8. 4s, Coupon, 1907, 228% bid, 123%¢ aske District of Columbia Bonds—Per imp. a8, 1691, gold, 102 bid, -- asked. Per imp. 7a, 1891, eur Tency, 108 bid, Market stock, 7s,” 1 |, — makes currency, 104 bid. 20-year fund, 68, 1892, gold, 1 bid. 2-year fund, $6, 1899, gold, 108 bid, — as Water stock, 7s, 1901, currency, 189 bid, '— asked. 3-year fund, és, gold, 1902, 116 bid. Water stock, ‘7s, currency, 1903, 134 bid, — asked. fund, currency, 119 bid, 190 aaked. iscellaneous, Bonds—Waahii and George- Railroad, 10-40, 68, 102%; bid, 107 asked. Wash- ‘and Georgetown Railroad Convertible 6s, 106 bid, 113 asked. Masonic Hall Association, 58, 1998, 100bid. Washington Market Company, let mortgage @, 10734 bid, 112 asked. Washington Market Com- pany finp. oo, — bid, 117 asked. m Light Infantry ist mortgage,6s, 1904, 92 bid. ‘ashing Light Infantry 2d, 78, 1904, 91 bid, 100 asked. Wash- rt jas Light Company, series A, 6a, "11235 ‘ashington Gas Light Me a M town zens’, 170 bid, 190 asked. Colut i bid, 166 ‘asked. Capital, 120 bid, 12534 asked. West Kad, — Did, 101 asked." Traders’ waked. Lin. id, 11 cod, bids 111 aaked. Second, — bid, 300 aaked. road Stocks—Washington and nD, 210 bid, 240 asked. + Metropolitan, — bid, 130 asked. Columbia, 70 aaked. Capitol and North O 58 bid, 60 asked. m and Tenleytown, Did. 55 anke wl Insurance Stocks—Firemen's, S24 bid, @ asked. Franklin, 60 bid. Metropolitan, 81 bid.’ Natio Union, 18 bid, | asked. 4 ges, 7% bid, 8. asked. e's, 4%; bid, 545 asked. Lincoln, Aa bid, — asked.“ Comimercial,$ bid, 46 asked ‘Title Insurance Stocks—Keal Extate Title, waked. Georgetown Gas, 48bid. U. 8, By, 136 bid, 148 aa Present position until the end of Mr. Har- rison's term. Mr. Huston sometime President were greatly strained, and they are not now cordial, though there is less feeling than there was. Mr. Huston has made arrange- ments to bring his family back to Washington A Hearing at the Capitel Teday—A National Charter Wanted. ‘The Senate committee on commerce today gave a hearing to Mesers. F.L. Dama of Den- ver, Howell Jones of Topeka, J. B. Clark of Chicago and A. P. Chamberlin of Des Moines, to make it their home until March 4, 1893. This nec pacification of Mr. Huston is a relief for the President, not only for the reason that he will not now have to select » new treasurer, because of ancther thing. dos INDIANA'S STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE. Mr. Harrison is considerably interested in the reorganization of the state central commit- tee of Indiana. \Upon it depends very largely ore of his renomination. He might be able to secure the renomination with the as- sistance of the central committee of his own state, but his chances would certainly be ma- — reduced if this committee opposed The resignation of Chairman Michner of the state central committee necessitates the re- organization and there has appeared to be some danger that it would pass into the anti-admin- istration clement. Chairman Michner's resignation and that of ‘Treasurer Huston occurred at about the same time, and it has very generully been supposed t Mr. Huston would be chosen chairman of the comnitice. | His selection at that time would probably bave boon antagonistic to Mr. Harrison's interests. WHY Mn. HUeTON nxsIOXED. Mr. Huston’s resignation was influenced, it is said, by the fact that he did not think that the President and Mrs. Harrison had treated Mrs. Huston with proper consideration xince their romoval from Indianapolis to Washing- ton. Mr. Huston was angry about this, but has since become somewhat pacified and bas recon- his purpove of resiguation. ‘THE NEW CHAIRMAN UNCERTAIN. It is still a matter of doubt who will succeed Mr. Michner, and the chunces are now that the reorganization of the committee will be post- ned until spring. The President fs said to in doubt who ho shall press forward as his candidate for the chairmanship, but it will probably be cither Mr. Durkin, chairman of the Indianapolis local republican committee, or Mr. Milligan, at present secretary of the central commnitice. ae FIRE PURSUES SECKETARY RUSK. It Burne a Hole in His Stocking and Destroys a Bank in Wisconsin. A spark fell in Secretary Ru-k's stocking yesterday morning and burned a hole in the toe. The Secretary has been notified that an entire business block in the town of Viroqua, Wis, had becn destroyed by fire. One of the buildings in the block was the Bank of Viroqua, in which the secretary is interested. The bank vaults were uninjured, but :he building was damaged to a greater or less extent. ‘The whole block area of two acres, ‘There TO DINPOBE OF LIQUOR LICENSE CARES. It is understood at the District building that tho Commissioners will begin Monday and dis- pose of the liquor licenses. Last year's rule of taking up the applications according to pre- cinets will be followed this year. It is expected that there will be a large nimber of rejections. thei Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued by the clerk of the court to A. W. Blythe and Etta L. Walker; W. 8. May and Eva May Jacobs; Bris- coe Johnson and Alice M. Coleman, both of Waynesboro, Pa.; Henry Young and Josephine Lewis; B. F. Keichley of Stone Cliff. W. Va.. and Katie Jackson of Berkeley, W. Va.; Clar- ence N. Mack and Susie Berr; H. Trout of Shrewsbury, Pa., and Maggie Klincfelter of Seitzland, Pa.; James H. Payne of Louisa county, Va., and Mary B. Withers of Hanover county, Va.: Arthur’ Fletcher and Theresa peaks, both of Falls Church, Va.; John John- son and Mary Adame, both of Forest Glen, Md.; Wm. Riley and Ida Johnson: — Suing a Lawyer. Joseph A. Dean of Sioux Cit: by J. Altheus Johnson, filed a against Jonathan A. Bigelow for the recovery of $150 and the surrender of two notes. A rule to show cause has been issued, returnable January 5. The complainant claims that in 1880 Robert A. Morrrison gave him a check for $375, which he cashed, but on presenting it to the bank it was'dishonored; that he in 1888 re- ceived a letter from Bigelow and employed him to bring suit, and he cats that the defend- ant has recovered $150 from him and two — of $229.50 each, but he has not brought su! ‘The January Jurors. ‘The following are the jurors drawn for service next month in the Circuit and Criminal Courts: Circuit Court—-8. P. Heinline, E. F. Droop, C. P. Smithson, C. A. Muddiman, B. H. Duvall, Lewis C. Kengla, Darby D. Thompson, B. F. Myers, H. Kraemer, J. H. Goodchild, C. Offutt, W. Cunni B.I. Fleming, W. M. Kinslow, . A. Are’ Chappell, J. R. Quinter, H. Scbute, W.T. Tune, ¥ Bonsall, ohn Mor- . Cunningham, sr., ind 8. Renshaw. ‘Criminal Court—8. K. Brown, A. J. Dyer, ©. F. John T. Wood, G. A. Neumyer, A. 8. Taylor, G. F. Maxwell, R. E. Miles, D. J. 4% Phelps, T. A. Dobbyns, Whit 5 5 ‘Joseph lodgeon, G. W. Webster, L. 8. Ww. E. Hayee, K. T. Hieston, H. F. Clark, R.A. Gray, Free ich, F. Gi § man. A. A. 4.8. Young and J.H. Iuppert. ST ‘THE COURTS. Pnonate Covrt—Judge . Today—Estates of R. T. Earle, W. B. Bowles and Sophie Mary Bowles; orders of publication. In re Albina Hellmuth, ian; citation or- dored. In re Elleard V. las: petition for appointment as guardian filed. Estate of Jo- ueph Hi Myeru; will admitted to probate and ters granted to the widow. psiiamat beet Red Snow. Daniel Boland writes from Gibsonville, Sierra county, Cal., to the San Franciseo Examiner, saying: “In the Examiner appears paragraph regarding red snow, in which tho writer as-| than there sumef that its appearance in the United States is confined to two places, viz, Holy Cross in ut in aF A i F 5 5 & ri Lt a Ls i tere ste This belt was about feet wi é uf £ g : it i aE. Futy : i i : i i i 4 E bi ig Hist He be if a a ie rere direetly:intcrested in the development of west. and in order that it might be national in character and international in scope it was determined to aj to Congress for a charter. The ine vey they said, were men of wealth and high character, with a capital exceeding fificen million dollars, and it been decmed necessary one hundred incor- Porators might have been obtained whose combined capital would have exceeded $100,000,000. Congress had established a prece- dent for the action asked in the incorporation of the Pacific railrosd companics, the Hudson River Bridge Company and the Nicaragua Canal Company. The deep-water project was justi- fied by innumerable considerations growing out of the re-establishment of our navy, of our merchant marine and the recommenda- tions of the late Pan-American confer- ence, as well ad the recommendations of the President, The subcommittee asked of Con a national charter, in return for which they promised to build’ their own ships in the United States at an increased cost of or 30 per cent, fly the dag of our coun- try and> in” the nation’s peril to place their shij at the a] 1 of the government. With this national charter they would be able to negotiate for concessions from foreign governments in consideration of their establishing cation between and direct communi- markets and our own. ment of the Pan-American lines ct_a saving of 50 per cent in time and reduce the freight transportation expenses in a corresponding degree, and furnish such facilities a6 would result ina material increase of the commerce between this country and Central and South America. The commitice a remniaos| has yet taken no action on the —\—-<_____ FRANCE’S SPY SYSTEM. How the Visitor to Paris is Kept Under Explonage. Time: The third republic is no freer than were any previous French regimes from this deep taint of what the French call mouchardise. Nev before at any period of France's history hi the reign of spydom been so widespread and | absolute in Parix as now. There has becu lat- | terly much discnssion in the world’s press of the extraordinary degree to which ovticial esy onage obtains in and very interes} details have been forthcoming on the sub; I am now in a position to aftirm hat in Pari> - I do not say throughout the whole of France. the meshes of the detective are woven even more closely round the entire population has ever been the case in St. Petersburg. Ev dence of this fact might easily be found in the secret history of the Boulangist conspirnc; From first to last every detail of this move- ment was known to the police,more than three- fourths of the Boulangists themselves being in- formers. ‘The instant you arrive at a Paris station you are in the midet of spies. You are driven toa hotelinacal. In hel? an hour the cabman will furnish the tos with any particulars he may have been able to gather concerning your position, destination, business, &c. Arrived at your hotel you become the object of scrutiny as close as it is secret, on the part of divers per- sons, who, thouga attached to the place in the capacity of manager or cashier or even porter or “boots,” are in reality enrolled soldiers of the great detective army. And here I may mention a special characteristic of the French detective system, its faculty of recruiting ad- herents in all classes of society. French spies for the most part are not simple spies and nothing more. They have a trade or occupa- tion of their own, to which they scem wholly and solely devoted, while yet asriduously pur- suing sub rosa their spy ‘The unsuspecting strang: ner at his hotel served by a garcon, who, as a matter of course, is in the pay of the police and will subsequently report to them what conver- | sation he overhears during the meal. He then sallies forth, primed with a glass or two of fine champagne, for an evening's amusement of the true Parisian sort, First ‘he repairs to one of the brilliant boulevard play houses. A few stalls away from him site a gentlemanly lookin, man with steady, observant eyes, who glances now and again at our friend in such a way us to make the latter think: “I wonder where I have seen that man before.” He never has seen him before, but it doesn’t enter his head for a moment to'mupect the man of being what he really is, a police spy. . ‘The play over there is just time for half an hour'sstroll under the horse chestnuts in the Jardin de Paris. Here nine-tenths of the at- tendants are either spies or scamps or may in- deed be both at once, for French ice author- ities are not very squeamish in choosing their instruments and seem to have a sort of prefer- ence for scoundrels over others. ‘Their theory runs that the greater villain a man is the bet- ter spy he will make; moreover, the most efficacious means of keeping a man’ under spy surveillance is to have him become a spy him- self, for spies spy upon each other quite as much as on the rest of mankind. ig But our foreigner finishes up the evening by turning into the Cafe Americaine for supper, where he for next-door neighbor & seductive young woman with whom he enters into conversation. She has asweet smile which displays two rows of glittering teeth aud puts many questions to him concerning France and Selgin tas nll Racal ook cd od cach ay ines tl all done out of ight, easy Gallic politeness he admires so much, for’ how is he to know thatovery word he has said in reply will come to the car of the police not later than the following afternoon? If our friend befond of sport he will soon be finding his way to the race courses near the capital and into the baccarat clubs, with which Paris abounds, and here he will be hourly in contact with police spies in greater number fun there are racers on the course or cards in pack. And so on in every sphere of Paris life and society. ———_+1o——_—___— ‘The Difference. From the Boston Courier. Sunday School Teacher—“‘And now we have learned a good deal about young David and the chief thing for you to remember is that he was such a manly boy, and I hope that you will all fern after him and be manly boys.” Now, Sunday we studied about Job, office today, but the battle iteclf was a complete Victory for the office. For the first tune in many years there was no blockade of the Christ- ‘Mas mail and the people's presente were deliv- efed as fast as they were received. The holiday mail handled at the city post office this year was about 30 per cent heavier than it was last year, and if the ante-Chrietmas weather had been what the weather has been since there is no telling when that enormous amount of matter wo: ever have been dis- Posed of. pe THE SULTAN IS A GYMNAST. He Diets, Behaves Himself and Tries to Be- come a Man of the World Generally, The Sultan of Turkey lives and thinks pretty much after the fashion of other high European sovereigns, mys the New York Sun. He rises very early and takes a cold bath, something unknown to Turkish sultans before bis day. As9300'clock he enters his study and site down between two mountains of paper; one, all Turkish newspapers and transla- tions from foreign newspapers; the other, documents of state. By his side sits his secretary, Sureya Pasha, with whose aid he goes through all the dailies and clippings and reports, Every state paper is read carefully by the sultan himself, who boasts that be has never afixed his name toa document that be had not first read throngh. After having dis- posed of both batches of payer the sultan lunches, plainly and without wine. When the sultan is alone the table service is china: when ests are present itis gold. After lunch the sultan usualiy drives or takes gyi ercise. Upon his return from his he again retires to his study the tanks of the ferent from the prevalent ing to Vambery, the Huy has recently returned to bis visit at the Turkish c tohay, a ome from a Jong ourt, the harem has ceased efor the life of the Tu ith and loves bison ay other European rovereign. i is 80 strong te and slept little and was by her side almost all his leisure time. His danghter, Naime suliana, has been educated in all European accomplishments and is a pianist of rare talents and remarkable exe cution. Asan Inlamite ihe sultan, of course, | allows that female slaves are presented to. bum, but he does not take them into his family. in way, in fact, never sees their faces. Abdul id II as a ‘believing Moslem, Vamberry t never forgets that he’ rules over Grecks and Armenians as well as over Moham medans. the clergy of his own creed, but presents. A Paris correspondent of the Philadelphia | sulian is tar from being an orthodox Moharm- x he encourages the fine arts, has 1a museum containing statues, to look according to the koran, isa ch laid the basis ¢ education for which, too, his creed tints t. the business of live politics plans for the introduction on in his empire occupy much of the su nt He feels an obb zation to do people, yet fears they are not rips thas for his or | con! ‘In Europe the ground pared for is by wes prey of liberst “Now s jones, let me turn and water have no rain here, and the plant the western product ax lieve me. would be bi 40 | th | will | wish altan, says ut prejadice. ph. siderable eccentric strokes of the pencil frequently evoke long legal disquisitions which are not ultogether devoid of entertainm Thus, an illus- trated newspaper which maintainsa fair artistic | reputation has been engaging magisterial at- 1 by reason of the pictorial ¢ of ite staff of xketchers. Thi Dlished lately « cartoon dedicated man supposed to represent the nastasi¢,”’ax the ancient female was presented to the public in a de and the artist, together with in es preferred agi | them. The official as publi | maintained that the picture was indecent, and pointed to ihe positioa of a le “That is not a leg, but an arm, artist who drew ii, whereupon scene almost similar to that which took place of yore, when the famous caricaturist Philipon ammoned for having sketched a “pear,” which Lappened to bear a striking resemblance ust countenance of his majesty, the ug. The artist argued and limned rms in profusion with his nimbie pen- g solemnly that he had intended to portray the opposite of what he was reproached with by the prosecution. Eventually the case was adjourned in order to enable the caricatur- ist to produce his original design. This clinched the matter, and the magistrates, after having examined the primary sketch closely, de in favor of the artist. The case against the pictorial periodical was accordingly dismissed. = i A Remarkable Checker Player. From the Kansas City Times. ‘Mr. James P. Reed, now in this city, is one of the most brilliant checker players in the world, having vanquished, among others, Mr. Charles Barker and the famous “Ajeeb,” one of the at- tractions at the exposition held hero in 1889. Of course it is always interesting to read of ch men as Prof. Anderson, Paul Morphy, James Wyllve, Dr. Richard ‘Yates Steinit Gunsberg and others noted in the “chess and checker literature” of Europe and America, and besides these two games of chessand checker# are purely games of mental skill. However, it was ot our purpose to write « dissertation “on the mental discipline of this highly intellectual recreation, but more particularly to call atten- tion to the peculiar character of mind displayed by Mr. Reed in agiog tm games at once without ever seeing the boards. He sits wish his face to the wall and he knows the boards as “one, two, tare, and soon. If he is to play first he calls his play on board number “one, two, three,” and so forth, in their F numerical order. After a play is called he simply holds that play and position in his mind, and the same | jan patriarchs | +) ally | f tween the two bodies is broken somewhat of an interruption of government office. The Senate added to the bill » provision for the parment of salaries to clerks to Senators during the interim between the two sessions of this Congress. The effect of this Would be indirectly to make clerks to Senators ployes. The House erence in the Senate amendment enate conferees refuse to sign the conference report and permit the other ttemsof appropriation in the bill to become law unless the House yields. Th. con sion. by an amendment to the anuuai appropriation bil made Sena- ‘ks annual employes, but the Hous refused coneurrence and finally carried ite point, out being strickem from the bi lowing days of the see nate paseed a si mirwe, the assent of the ry, providing for the clerks during the recess tingent fund. ‘There wae in this fund, and it i now requisite appropriation. The ast in its determination t members of resist this, » committe paying propriati WASTED EN S AND FUNDS, How Division Among the Churches Weaken ‘Their Influence, From the Lewiston (Me.) Journal ‘The wonder is, since the recent census shows there are 144 different religious sects in the United States, that anybody can be found with- out any religion to speak of. Yet “tis trne, "tis pity, and pity “tis "tis true, that about 10 per nt of the people of this country are agnostios— that is, they don'thnow anything about religion except that they don't know. In the Maine state | Prison there are seventeen religions know-noth- ings—showing about the same per cent of ex- clusive self-reliance inside the penitentiary a8 ontside. ‘The vast frittering away of the re- ligious life in modern times on intellectual speculation is almost as unhappy a waste of force as was the frittering away of religious sen tims prior to the founding of Christianity » ceremonial efforts to placate th for seeu- + and political advanta result im withe is the loss to the . and crit © the most « the moxt ¢ | mi a mode meelven work of relig- rrying on. the t two and one n estimate by far.) He ent more churches im ny are needed. The Roman vs, is successful in part perfect business management, gationalist par- with pastors of other de- il the doctrine that church, vuld depend on friendship for not be worked in the interest of more Christianity to lows necturianiam, We live in an age of © dation, and iteer- tainly is true that the Christian church hme | © learn of the industrial life of our | cerning tel ration, spiritual wrofit sharing, col Consolidation in € men have started a move ax now seems to be congratulate them. track. and eee — Garnets and Tin Ore, From the Chicago Tribune. “Where do garnets come from?” was asked incidentally of a drummer for an eastern jew- Y firm during # conversation about precious stones in the lobby of the Palmer House. nets! Why, they are as cheap a dirt in the raw. You can buy all of the rough garnets you want for from 10 to 20cents a pound. The cutting ix what makes them valuable. “The majority of them arc found in the archwan or granite formation, and in porphy- formations. You find tie and you'll find garnets, When those three Cornishmen broaght seven tons of pure casitrite ore from Cornwall to salt a ‘fake’ tin mine in the Black Hills they a forget the garnets. They shot the ea full of tin ore and garnets wilh shotguns, and realized about £240,000 the deal.” soe Petitions for writs de lux | were today filed in the | Betay Robineon, Wan, raday, December 25, 1800, TOMMY DORSEY, ‘aged two nny Was our darling, Fide of all out But an ance raise wind whinjeeral, Darin Tous. do couse heave: #y Mis PATER, on Th * Ku, Thursday, December , int i, qHGE iil is true of all other plays. At eny st in the | , BcCULt 2, pial RE my A a Ae Placed on any one board vr be can go back and out ie ‘all the games through from the beginning, ocak pe or if any one of his opponents has a aif: ferent play he will give the proper reply. ry earners (things are referred to because of | SAKOUA: v-cred rte Cormeaee 2 = belief some way they are connected | 83) >>.°' : ive on mith, the yMterions arithmetical power die $ TS NOS urn and George Dorthwest Sstunday ~ er by their dav. Ja resding the aoveuats the Lastuacuimte Cour Of their wonde ing of figures they ex- | “cra om. Weduceday, December _24 that the numbers they wanted a) LUGS ANN BOOTS, the beroved o ‘come instantly into consciousness, or. as they | aged seventy Sears wite of Henig Some expressed it, they just ‘vaw theresulte.” One of It's hard to trek the the boys was asked if a certain large number is Where love has bun, the beart 2 Sah ww" Sy likt GRANDORULDREN. from Vernon: Aveuite Baptiat Priemis luvied wo tend ee SA . 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