Evening Star Newspaper, December 24, 1892, Page 2

A CHRISTMAS EVE. Getting Ready for the Visits of Santa Claus. EVERYBODY SHOPPING. Grown People and Children Fill the Streets and Stores—All Have Their Arms Filled With Bundies—Javenile Shoppers and ‘Their Anxiety to Get Things Right. F OR TOMORROW'LL ‘be —not Saint Valen- mas day. the one day sacred through all time to the children, God bless their hearts, each and every one of them. If it were not for the chiltren what would Christmas amount to sayway? And for that matter, if it were not for Christmas what would the children have to Jook forward to for half the year and back upon all the rest? When would they ever get those bieycles and lead soldiers, foot balls and doll bouses and the thousand and one other things cmoosise A TEER. ‘that are worth ail the other pleasnres of life pat together? These otber fe the jors of childhood that are so keen that ‘they are worth the having. Atleast that’s what the old foiks tell us With some of the older folks any one can tell that they have been young, and such a short time ago that they have bardly bad time to get over it ‘They're the ones that have einl- @ren around them now to look after. They're the ones that go to the lace after the Babies have gone to bed take down the funny httle serawls that have been written to Senta Claus Every line iu read over again so carefully and it matters not that the reader may have been called upon to act as writer a while before or at best to enggest and to advise as to the spelling and the composition of that Precious note. The ovly genuine old people are the ones that have no youngsters around to keep them young. Some of them realize this and do the Dest they can to remedy thelr shortcomings at thas season of the year by interesting them. selves in some one’s else children. Of course rtucie, biut it answers fairly Well, and they manage to get out of Christmas Jor and « pleasure that not even the best tur- e world al YOUTHFUL SANTAS. them under the table on which the usefal arti- cles had been placed, so that when that small boy found them surprise was added to his other ure, for he thonght they had been there all the ‘time. And it was not until he was a grown-up man thathe knew this story as it is written. There will not be many small boys who will have that fault to find this year, for ne before did the toy stores have such tempting displays and never have they seemed so well patronized. For days they have been crowded | to an extent that ping anything but easy and the patience of the long-ruffering clerks has been ly used up tor once. Every woman in town has probably taken a solemn vow this week that next year sho will begin her shopping early and so have it all Christmas rush begins. But | then every one of them made that same iden- tical vow last year and the year before, and it will be just the mame every time. Even if it were not so there are so many things that are | . HOLLY AND MISTLETOE. ttem until the very last moment, so many odds and onds, thet no teatior when one beges | this year it is doubtful whether any one will be | really throagh before late this Christmas eve. CHILDBEX SHOPPING. One of the prettiest sights during the past few days when the busy season wns at ite very height was the number of children who were | down town doing their buying for themselves. | Such grave consultations as they held, with Some caoty and wames 8 gote an warzon anda hole Jef of.etier toings and 9 doihouse a0 some doldiehes sister an Some more games and! trotmine to bes eed bor oe Ro more now frost your lite fread ACK. Why. it is such letters as this, written @ey time a. the past fortnight, that have ovrsipE THE MARKET. Rept the streets so crowded thie merry holiday feason. And what crowds! Who dares say that Christmas isn't what it used to be? That wil Christmas is jast | iv and Bappy time it ix, too. From one end of this big elty to the other, from the big stone hose on the av to the little frame one in the alley, Where is very air of Christmas cheer about, and where is the boy or girl so poor as not to Bmow that this ix the time of vear above all @tbers that belongs to them? Not all of the stockings will be filled with the same generous freedom. Some of them may go | aud some of the presents | be rather sorry makeshifte But what of “Tis the same with everything all the world over, and one child may get more solid fomfort out of a little china doll anda scant bag of candy than another out of all his hand- is now. Christmas hardly cost ‘tem as much as it does him this year for his Srecumeete ee MDOTSTURINEST | === = chasette avenue man who bas not gone to church | The : by the G: 7 | The to Mr. by | Me She Win Have Enough to 2| The Prruria Did Not Call at Spt totein Na perén Chests ursing| Above the big Grant Army" bulding on he Tha axtot wrote nec a aatd pine on fee 3 —ae rw | a text of which, as ‘in yee- | a - New Yoru. Dec. 24—President-elect Cleve- | Loxpox, Dee. 24—The Etruria, from New i Hardly know wht to do this yeas. | inmost Tung in the aif, cold breeze | terday's Stan, had been sent to Mr. Harrity by | He Will Prosecute the Enemies of undsrecidene is Wan tee, being | York. arrived off Kinsalethis morning. A henry a prom ete: ‘pressed a ve ragga, ine ie of cigar the gentlemen whose names are a re- the Republi decorated with Christmas greens. Wreaths gale was blowing and the steamer tande mo at- thi: “E weet to have my Chriateasees aca, | ipes a K work wae being done yy the men signing from the inaugural committee is as fol. | public, have been placed at each window, and the tempt to call at Queenstown, but proceeded | ‘cause, you know, I've noticed that the longer Who wear the veteran's button, a work redolent | Jows: i dainty little drawing room i trimmed with direct from Liverpool, is an to come — aa j Scr spirit and kindly cheer. | Wasurxatox, D. G, Deceiver 21, 1892. | mistletoe, pine bouchs and evergreen. The Inman line steamer City of Paris, from = ee set oe, Be | tooked ‘like. a huge grocery ae the time | Hon. Wan. F. Harrity, Chairman Democratic | CONSPIRATORS ARE MUCH DISMAYED, “iss isscosce ve ae sca we Cleveland to | New York December 17 for Liverpocl, pamed firs (0 Frizoetone few years from now. store, for there were turkeys, chickens and pro-| Dear Sir: The undersigned, heretofore desig- <a Se t cain pee beat prensa ¢ png Ming a nO” Ae eee, i rate Soom Lee old saint whose name is 90 visions scattered around among the various | nated as members of the committee of Sfty 7 ing Lon, Telaea farmer. ‘Already enough tore mnae day wenn lea ne nachration of Christ: | trimmings that go toward making up a Christ- | “charged with the conduct of the ceremonice| Proposed Connection of the Lakes ait cthereitis tamer, Alrends enough tore mas day was a long one, indeed. His wants mas celebration. The explanation of this cu- incident to the inauguration of President-elect for Baby Huth. ‘There are encx neither few nor small. and it is question of & rious transformation lay in the fact that the Claveland om Marched. 1908 aed chew matters d the Hud: for a dozen children, while of jum ke Good deal of interest Just now to his fond | feliet - commitice of GA. RL | relating thereto, beg leave sto decline service and the Hudson Jacks-in-the-box and otber playthings there are [parr ried rear eo a bas for days past been busy on the | upon such committee for the reasons hereinafter | almost too many tocount aid he ix pope tr work of preparing the Christmas apy ! ‘THE THRONGS OF SHOPPERS. To any one who cares « bit for haman nature at its best the streets of Washington have pre- sented » fascinating field for study during the past few weeks, Pennsylvania avenue, F street ‘and 7th street have been crowded from early morn till frosty eve and the clear, cold. season- able weather has brought every one oat in the ‘onight all the shops will ‘until alate hour and a walk through thoroughfares will be as ploasant a of spending an hour as one could well wish the way for. 4 AN ASSISTANT TO SANTA CLAUD. ‘This is the time of year for the street fakir, and he is out in force with all sorts of curio novelties in the way of ingenious mechanical toys Tin ostriches that walk and draw a wagon after them manage up with the feet of the passersby, but no one minds a little thing like that. Balloons, flying buttertites, packages of sweet lavender, bunches of holly acd the inevitable mintletos’ are’ ail standard attractions and all are here in abundance this rear as usual. The fakir him- self is aman apart. Like the flies in winter time,one is tempted to wonder what becomes of | him in summer. Does he hibernate? using tho word in a sort of reverse sense. Maybe he gocs to the seaside resorts and makes tintypex of the bathers in brief attire at the rate of four for a quarter. Who knows, and will he tell? Never before have the shops of Washington seomed so attractive even at the holiday season. Each year they appear tocontain more and more tempting collections of articles likely to lure the wary greenback from even the closest purses. The question has been not so much what to got as what one can get along without, for there have been the most varied and elab- A QUESTION OF BREASTBONE. orate displays to choose from. A day or two Known jeweler on the avenue seemed quite insulted and provoked when « young man | carelessly suggested that there was a better as- sortment to pick from in New York. This was by no means without reason either, for even the most fastidious could have found all he wanted in that one shop and there were others quite as The days when Washington people felt that they could do better in their shopping by going over to Baltimore and Philadelphia are long since pest and almost forgotten, save by the oldest in- bitants, and newcomers to the capital's popu- jation find it hard to realize it when ry ave told that suc! sted. Some of the Baltimore storekeepers are sensitive and might not like it if they knew that people have been coming over here from the monumental city this year, so for the sake of peace this will not be said. THE DIO MARKET, ‘One of the most interesting places about the city at this season of the year and one that well repays a visit if made only from curiosity is the great Center market. In addition to the splen- did displays of turkeys and plum puddings, or, rather, the various ingredients thereof, and the ducks and geese, the haunches of venison and the succulent pumpkin, the country around has been drawn on tothe full for great piles of Wreaths and crosses and long ropes of twisted evergreens, huge piles of Christmas trees that will serve their turn and then find their way into the back alley and eventually into some neighboring stove, all these and more are there to be seen in royal abundance. Green holly, with ite daint; berries: the mistletoe, with its waxy fruit its promises of what may occur beneath its shade, if the young girl doesn't look out; all these are part and parcel of the happy Christ- to get inextricably tangled | dinners for those who are dependent on the | organization for this attention, poor and belp- | | less members of the G. A. R. and: the widows | and orpbans of veterans. The magnitude of the undertaking will be seen in the statement | that the materials for more than 800 dinners | were sont out today, requiring the assistance | | of eight large express wagons in the delivery. | With each wagon was « Grand Army man, sometimes two, to see that all the gifts were | Properly delivered and receipted for, for evers~ | thing was done ina most systematic and busi- nese-like manner. ultry and provisions for the different familien were all placed in separate packages, enpacious paper sacks that would hold a gene ous supply. Each sack was labeled with the name and address of the recipient and a memo- randum with the number of members in the family. When there were less than eight mem- bers ina family they will dine off plump chickens tomorrow, but when there were more | than eight a big fat turkey found bis way into | the bag. A typical bill of fare for a family of | three was something like this: Two chickens, » pound of coffee, two pounds of sugar, quarter pound of tea and a liberal supply of potatoes, Cakes, nute nnd candy, apples and ‘oranges, With each eack of provisions a goodly bag of flour also went along. This work wae all done under the care of & relief committee of the department made up of Mr. Nathan Bickford, chairman, and one ro) Ferentative from each of the other posts, Mr, Richard Bonnett of Post 2 was the custodian of goods and was in charge of putting up all the ac] This work began as early as Thurs- lay, while the work of delivery may not be finished until early tomorrow morning. But everything will be out in time for an early | Chistmas dinner. Upward of $1,500 worth of provisions will go into the families whose larders might otherwise be rather | scanty. Most of this 1s paid for out of the G. A. R. treasury. ‘The major part | of the contributions trom the public schools | this year go to Tue Evenixo Stax Santa Clans | Club, but the proceeds from eight of the schools | went to increase the supply for the Grand Anmy in its good work. Clab Paragraphs. “What kind of men do you like best?” “Oh, I like club men best." “Wh! : “Oh, because they are so wicked.” ~~Truth. This reason of Maud’s is a new one. From all time the humorous papers have occupied themselves with the matter of clubs, but the usual form of the joke involves utter abhor- rence on the part of the woman for her hus- band’s club and all that pertains thereto. But here comes a new prophet explaining a woman's | fondness for clubdom on the ground that club men are naughty, and for that reason nice. ‘There is only one thing that prevents a local | whe. chnirman designated by the national committee, Col. James G. Berret, in the pre- tended exercise of the authoriiy conferred upon him to increase the membership of th comiittee, has added to ite membership a num- ber of persons, seventy-five or eighty in all, sufficiently large tooverthelm and destroy the committee originally constructed. In making these additions the chairman bas cou- sulted with, and has been in large part guided by, certain’ members of the committee, whose previous conduct in relation thereto brought | about the situation calling for your recent in- tervention, but wholly ignored the members of the committee whose intervention brought about the action of a national committee in the Premiees. Morecver, whoily without the knowledge of the commitéeo, and in advance of any meeting r organization thereof, and in dcrogation of the plain rights of the committee in the prem- ises, the chairman has ueumed the authority of selecting the grand marshal and of desiguaiing the offices to be filled, and has gone #o fer as, rior to any meeting of the committee, to se- lect the functions in connection with the conduct of the inauguration ceremonies. The action of the chairman in the premises han thas wholly neutralized the purpose of the national committee in the eppoiutment of the committee of citizens and has revived and in- tensified every former canse of dissatisfaction. Under these circumstances the undersigned feel that they cannot consistently with their ap- prehension of the national committee's purpose in the matter and their own self-respect serve upon the committee transformed and fashioned | by Chairmen Berret,a conclusion regretfully reached, but from which they see no possible escape. (Signed) Very respectfully, George E. Ham- itton, GT, Dunlop, A. A. Wilson, Calderon rlisle, Reginald Fendall, James 1. Wil William A. Gordon, E. 8. Parker, Jaa, H. Hoy kins, Saml. E, Whe: J. Hannan, 8. W. m, Holmead, Henry 1 3 Darr, rard J in withdrawing from the lemen bave no hostili or bis committee and 3 te, as all good citizens ought to do, to make the inaugural ceremoni @ great success. But they realized that it would be better under the cirenmstances to step aside and allow Chairman Berret to carry out the plans which be had tormulated. MR. BOYLE'S VIEWS ON THE RESIGNATION! “The inangural committee muddle,” «aid ex- Chairman Boyle of the democratic central com- mittee today, “‘is unfortunate, but Ido n how self-respecting men could have done dif- ferently from what the twenty-one men who resigned did do. Mr. Harrity appointed acommittee of fifty which gave sati and was formed to restore harmony which application of this little saying of Truth Washington club men are not wicked—that is they are not always very wicked. ‘That they | aren popular set in society ixgdecidediy true. | If proof of this were needed it would only be | necessary to compare the names of men in the | society column with the registers of the princi- pal local clubs, It is too late in the history of civiliza- tion now for any excuses for clubs ta They are too much of a fixture ‘n social system, and whether or y together good the men will have them, and the women are beginning to try a hand at the business themselves. Clubs and club life are on the increase all the time. It has been said that in London there are cluba for every one, from the Prince of Wales to the bootblack or coster, and almost every one be- longs toa club. This is getting to be more and more the case in this country every year. It would be interesting, for instauce, to know how many men in Washington pay dues in not less than a half dozen clubs. In the assembly room of the Cosmos Club, which is the chief place in town for holding ther meetings of local learned societies, three such bodies have held their meetings this week. They were the Philorophical Society of Washington, the National Geographic Society and the An- thropological Society. Among those recently elected to membership in the University Club are Commissioner Rose, Mr. Job Farnard, Mr. Martin F. Morris and | Mr. Chas. A. Elliott. This makes twenty-one | new members admitted since October, and there | are still sixteen names on the waiting list. { This is the time of year when members are called upon for contributions to a Christmas | fund for the club servants. For any man who} belongs to several clubs and is liberally dis- | posed this one item foots up to a very tidy eum in his expense account. A special meeting of the University Club will be held on January 3, 1893, to take action upon a proposed amendment to the constitution is proposed amendment authorizes the board of governors to admit to membership in | the club any gentlemen eminent ip the liberal | professions, ecience, literature or frt. mas time. Great or small. they all go to mark the glad season that ehould portend peace on earth and good will toward men. To each and every one of you a merry Christ- mas anda happy New Year. rope A LIVELY DIVORCE CASE, Perjury Charged Against Some of the Wit- nesses, But the Warrant Nol Prossed. At the office of Assistant District Attorney Muliowney in the Police Court building there was a gathering of persons interested in the Estler divorce case, and had Mr. Mullowney de- | cided to have hearing on the warrant pre- sented, the court room would have been the scene of an interesting hearing. Some time ago Messrs. Cook & Sutherland filed « petition of Theodore W. Estler for di- yorce from his wife, Ide C: Eatler, the name of joseph Little being mentioned in the papers. The mention of his name made him so indig- | nant that in addition to his denial he filed a suit | tor damages. Examiner Lichester has been hearing was resent with several ttle was also there. for Mr. Estler were present, and Mr. Mrs. Estler’s indignant statement by her hus- The Sigma Chi fraternity will hold a banquet at the University Club next ‘Tuesday evening. Covers will be laid for twenty-seven guests, The Delta Phis will also probebly give. their banquet at the same place later in the season, The Army and Navy Club book will in all probability reach the membera some time next week. It was to have appeared this week, but | an unavoidable delay in the printing and bind- | ing made this impossible. Among club men who make it a point to be eminently proper in small things, as well as lnrge, a little spray of holly leaves with a clus- ter of red berries in the center is the caper for ‘8 boutonniere with a dress coat just now. ‘The Howland-Neville fiasco has stirred up quite x breeze in the Metropolitan Club. Among club men generally the opinion pre- vails that the board of governors acted very properly in their treatment of the charges that were preferred. Some notice had to be taken of the charges, but they received about as little as was possible. Perhaps the most an- noying thing about the case was the undesir- able publicity it has received. The members of the Press Club feel that they are “right in it” just now. The total receipts of the recent benefit at Al- baugh’s amounted to $7,004.50—an un dented sum in the history of such entertain- ments. A special meeting of the board of gov- ernors was held last night for the pu of authorizing the treasurer of the club to pay off its entire indebtedness. This is a very agree- able state of affairs, and the news ye have good reason to feel that the clu tart ing in on its third year under a favoring star. There is a new t for club honors in the Washington Architectural Club recently formed. It i made up of a number of the local architects, and its object is to promote good feeling and intercourse ite members. The membership is natu- rally a limited one, but the club itself starts out weli anc promises to be a pleasant success. eae eab teat Sa Merry Christmas Chimes. ‘A select program of appropriate tunes will n the chimes of the M. tan 434 and C streets sores oe morning by James R, Gibson, siege Wanted to Sleep in the Woods, A young woman entered the Casino Club. been dissipated by the un ment by Mr. Norris of his * 't did restore harmony. ever, does not seem to have been katie zh Col. Berret has accomp| indirection what could not accompli through Mr."Harrity by direction. i do not think Col, Berret was willi but the effect is the rame. Tie has overwhelmed the original committee of fifty. “Of course democrats will be found to fill the ¥acancies, but when so many men of high stand- ing resign in a body from a committee it seems to me time to pause and ask if the 80 unless there was some great moving ca at the bottom to inspire such unusual action.” > * ALEXANDRIA. WASHINOTON UNDERTAKERS AND ALEXANDRIA BURIALS. The corporation law here forbids interments without permits, and it is alleged that Wash- ington undertakers when they bring funerals to this city often violate the law. Tne mayor has given special instructions to the police to see that in funerals coming here from Wach- ington the undertakers comply with the law and obtain permits, It is alleged that in a recent funeral here the interment was made at Ivy Hill cemetery without permit. On the other hand the Washington undertakers, while perfectly willing to obtain a burial per- mit, show that not only ivy Hill, but all the other cemeteries here are ottside the corpora- tion line and not subject to the or dinances of the city council. —_It is true that a special act of the general assembly gives the corporation court and the police jurisdiction fora mile outside city bounds for sanitary and police purposes, How far this con | fers on the city tue right to require burial per- mits within the one-mile mit is a question for the lawyers. CHRISTMAS SERVICES. The Christmas services at the churches here tomorrow will be much more general than has been usual, for as the festival falls on Sun- ay services will take place even in those churchee that do not celebrate Christmas by church observances. At the Catholic church there will be services at 5, 6,7, 7:30 and 10 o'clock a.m. At the Episcopal churches there will be two services, and at all the other of the city services will be as usual on Sunday school ‘brations will make Christraas eve pleasant at Christ, Grace and St. Paul's Caurches tonight. NOTES. The Christmas assembly at MeBurney’s Hall last night was the most pleasant of the season. ‘The chilly air outside made the dancing indoors all the more pleasant. A number of Alexandrinns went to Burke's station this morning to attend the funeral of the late Jobn A. Marshal, father of two of Alex- andria’s most active business men. ‘The firemen were called on about 6 o'clock last evening by an alarm caused by a bnrning chimney at the store of Samuel Smith on North Columbus near Montgomery street. The fire- men did not go into service. suiabesiteel ES Gen. Grover's im. In the case of the estate of Gen. Cuvier Grover an exemplified copy of his will has been admitted to record and letters testamentary issued to Eila M. Grover on $50,000 bonds. —_—_— Mother Released and Daughters Sent Down. Mary Brown's house in South Washington was raided yesterday and Mary was arrested on a charge of keeping a disorderly house. Judge Miller questioned the woman and re- leased her on her personal bonds. Her daughters Minnie and ly were arrested for vagraney and Judge Kimball heard their cases. ‘The police told of the character of the persons who frequent the house and the jndge gave them ninety days in default of bonds, James ‘Thomas, arrested in the same house, was given five days in default of bonds. so casita d ES Gen. Boynton’s New Bureau, ‘The Cincinnati Tribune, the new republican daily which is to start with the new year, has completed arrangements for ite Washington servig Its office will be in the hands of Gen, H. ¥. soynton and Robert J. Wynne at 511 Mth afrect, where these gentlemen for so many years performed the Washington work of the Commercial Gazette. Gen. Boynton will write Ws letters and telegraph editorial matter. Mr. Wynne, who will remain with Secretary Foster until the yersous to discharge the principal | ingly a party to this, | MRS. LANGTRY OUTOF DANGER RIBOT WILL STRIKE BACK. The French Ministry Will Prosecute the Enemies of the Republic. Panza, Dec. 24.—The statement in these ais- Patches yesterday afternoon that the ministry have evidence that the present attack on the government is part of an organized plan for the overthrow of the republic and that each step taken is carofully discussed in advance by the plotters against the constitution, is fully con- med. and the evidence has arrived at that stage that the government is prepared to arrest certain of the conspirators against whom there is suficient evidence, | M. Andrieux is regarded as the manager of | the plot against the republic and the first blow is to bo «truck at him. When warned that he would be arrested to- | day M. Andrieux replied: “Ihave nothing to! fear. If I am arrested it will be to rave M. | an hivent. The | to prove the Rist and royalist plot and | that Iam implicated in it, It seems to me that the real plot is altogether of another char: T have taken precantions so that gf I go to the governmant oubliett (dungeon) the public will know the real motives | for my arrest.” ‘The precautions that Andrienx bas taken are, it is said, the deposit with trustworthy partie: in London of duplicates of all | evidence « inent republican: affect the action of the slighte . M. Ribot’s i © the hand, to cn thorough pro: « Boulanj desires to make ont t! | nected ¢ | THE GOVERNMENT EXCOCRAGED. | The government has been greatiy enco’ Vy the vote of confidence in the chamber of | th hoids a revo) 2 spired for the 1388, VIGOROUS MEASURES TO BE Ta) From other sources it is learned more vigorons measures w in 1888 and that Preside; langist conspizacy to effect ving the same plotters x Tuction of the republic in | that even 1 now than his min- | hy } nation among the enemies of the republic a: hey are much less aggressive in their utter- s today than ny, The threat of | ita efect and ex- d and open disloyalty to the ie are very infrequent. Whether the alleged plotters have given up their schemes or not they giveless public evidence of their aims, _— UT OF DANGER. MRS. LANGTRY A Cheering Bulletin Follows Last Night ‘Announcement. Loxpox, Dec, 24.—Much anxiety was ex- pressed last night when it was announced that Mra. Langtry had suffered a relapse, but this | was removed today when the physicints issued | a bulletin stating that during the early hours | of the morning the fever had abated and she showed signs of returning strength. The builetin added that the crisis of the disease hud passed and that Mra, Langtry was out of danger. It is Proposed to Go Around via the St. Lawrence and Richelieu 5 rs. - Today's Offci of ai ation by 1 Navigation Company to the dominion parliament for a charter authorizing ke Erie with the he St. Lawrence and Richelieu rivers, Lake Cham. plain and canals, following the pre navigation, the depth of the canals to be 22 feet. ‘The promoter of the scheme is enid to be a Pittsburg engineer named Dutton. ‘The descent from Lake (hamplain to the Hudson river will be made by means of a canal and lock. Between Lake Erie and Montreal there will be 363 miles of navigation, of which thisty-five males will consist of canals and seven of locks. Between Lake Erie and New York there will be 760 miles of navigation, of which 131 miles will be by canal Between Montreal and New York there will be 403 miles of navigation, 115 of which will be by canal. The time consumed in making a trip between Lake Erie and New York will be sixty hours; between New York and Montreal, thirty-eight hours. { a DEIFTED FOR MILES ON AN ICE CAKE, ‘The Terrible Experience of Two Iowans Who Were Finally Rescued. Navvoo, Int., Dec. 24.—Two men named Racey and Horton, living at Montrose, Iowa, had a terrible experience and a narrow escape from drowuing. They attempted to cross the river ima flimsy skiff through a mass of run- ning ice. The skiff finaily upset, filled and sank. After a struggle they succeeded in catching a cake of ice, to which they held fast. It was a dreadfully uncertain means of rescue, however, as the ice was thin and kept breaking off under their weight. The two men floated down the river for an hour, crying pitifully for help. Lige Parker and Ferd Wilbelmy saw the men, and ran out on the sandy bar at Riverside mills, where a skiff lay, bat there were no oars, and Wilhelmy re after oars. He returned only to find that oars would not fit the boat. were witnesses to the evidently futile efforts to sare them, and were on the point of giving up yn three men in a skiff pulled "an io Fore terry ctiliod took them off. Both men were and exhausted, one being not able to speak. The receipt of presents for Reth keeps Butler Wm. Sinciair and « maid busy nea! placed that Baby led to wit- tree and Ruth's boy and girl friends be imvit ness the d ‘The tree had not arrived this morning. less plans are changed Mrs. Cleveland will leave for her visit to ber motber in Buffalo Wednesday or Thursday next. He daughter is to accompany ber. During her « sence the President-elect will make preparations for removing to Lakewood for the winter. It was said today by an intimate triend of Mr. Cleveland that he would probably go to bis Lakewood cottage before January 10. Mra. Cleveiand will join bim there on or about that date. The cottage is almost ready for their reception. The Clevelands will re- main at the “Little White House” until they go we done.end it was ¥ the pamengers bap to part of her machinery one Was sik days, tWelge ve minutes ALE OvERDER, New York, Deo. 24—The North German Sasie, Capt Ringk, should, + have been sighted December with some The time 21. She sailed from Bremen the 13th and Kouthempton the 14th. She t undoubtedly de ved y the tempestaons weather recently er. ienced by the Majestic and Tentonic. The le is a sea boat in charge of experienced officers, and any small delay et this time Fear excties no great uneasiness. THE RIRURIA WON THE QurENstowx, Deo. 24—In race between to Washington in March. | the Cunard liner Etraria and the City of Paris _ | the Etruria won by three hours, the City of AN ECHO OF THE C@UR D'ALENE) Paris not passing Brow Head until @-10 this | vigilant on the | ment with the troops. | should attack that town they will meet with a | arrogant and bas no respect for them, STRIKE, Webb Leasnre Acquitted of ‘One of the G be Rartaprum, Ipama, Dec. 24.—The long and nsational conspiracy and murder trial of Webb Leasure has ended in a verdict of ac- | quittal, Leasure was charged with the murder of Ivory Beans, one of the guards at the Gem mine, in the Cour d'Alene district. It will be recalled that a strike of min armed g' took play rds at the mine between the two ten men during the armed insurrection when lawlessness prevailed throughout the entire te, accompanied by the blowing up of mills, dresulied in the military occupation of the county, Leaxure was charged with firing the ehot that Beans. The trial has now been in prog rees for many weeks and has enlisted the atten- of the 0 Tbe jury was out guilty, The theory of the a killed by a shot and tried to prove a ense was that Beans was mone of his comp alibi for the defen es CHASING THE MEXICAN REBELS. No News Received From the Troops of Third Cavair Gauvestox, Tex., Dee. the No advices have ary headquarters from roops of the t scouting for the Mexican revolutionists, indi- cating that the troops are many miles from communication. Despite dispatches © to the contrary the Mexican troops der have been reinforced and are Mex! The Mexican authorities give assurance that the re iste are not on Mexican #0 it have recrossed to Texas it is not likely that they can maintain an organization and avoid an engage- any of the fiv Advices trom New Laredo announce the aeath of two more Mexican soldiers who were wounded in the fight at San Ignacio. AN ARMED BAND MOVING TOWARD Sr. Lours, Dec. 24—A special from San Miguel, Mex., says that considerable excitement was created there over the report which was brought in last night by « courier that several hundred armed and equipped men had been seen about twenty-five miles’ east of San Ber- nado de Paso, a small town at the foot of the mountains in the state of Tamaulipas. They were moving in the direction of Linares, on the Mexican, Monterey and Mexican Gulf railroad, It is belie force is a band of smugglers or bri- gands and that they have no connection with | the border revolutionary movement. A de- | tachment of Mexican troops has been sent to pursue the outlaws. The authorities at Linares | have already been notified, aud if the marauders | ms. ved tha warm recep tio ——_. LIFE MADi Reports of Captain Gragan’s Cruelt; Command at Schuyler. New Yous, Dec. Non-commissioned of- ficers and privates at Schayler say life at this «mall post under the rule of Capt. Gragan, commanding officer, is a burden, and they anx- iously await relief from the government. Two investigations have been made of Grugen’s conduct toward his men, and reports have been submitted to the War Department. One of these reports, it is nid, epeaks un- favorably of affairs at the fort and recommends certam remedies. The soldiers charge Capt. rugan with abuse and cruelty. They say he is y to the ‘The first charge of persecution against Capt. Grugan followed the suicide, ratd to have been due to the condition of matters at the post, of Sergeant non November 18. Tis was the third suicide, It is said Capt. Gragan had threatened to send Morgan to Fort Leaven- worth prison for an alleged pet, . As an example of Capt. Grugan’s cruelty to a deserter ali the men tafgwhom a reporter hax talked related the case of a soldier named Schneider. This mva deserted from Fort Hamilton and re-enlisted at Fort Schuyler. The War Department learned of his re-enli=t- ment and ordered Capt. Gragan to place him under arrest, Capt. Grugan, the men said ves- terday, at once lost his head, swelled with tie importance of the communication from Wasb- ington, haé Schneider arrested at 6 o'clock on Saturday night and tied hand and foot with a rope toa pillar in the guard hoase, while soldier witha loaded revolver was stationed | over him, with orders to shoot the prisoner if | he tried to escape. In. this position the man was kept until 10 o'clock on the following Mon- day mornine, it is said, when he was hand- cuffed and sent withan armed guard to Govern- or’ Island. The soldiers said that while Schneider was lashed with the rope a report was made to Gragan that the skin was coming off the prison- ex's leg, at which Grugan said: “I don't care if his leg comes off.” “I have been in the service for thirty years, said an old soldier at Fort Schurler, “and the treatment of the men here is the worst I have ever known. Weare made to do degrading work and are continually insulted by Grugan. On drill he is a tyrant. He swears at us, runs up and shakes his fist under our noses, and one day he told Sergt. Healy before his entire com- pany that he was more of a pauper than « laving Shot | was foliowed by | resulted in the death of eight or | A special from | morning. As the weather wae beary on to Liverpool without be Etruria passed "e he Cunard finer lnstest of the single sorew Qn Opportunity of testing in screw crack. The two lett New York on Saturday afternoon. of Paris was the leader, crossing the p.m. The Etraria was close behind 416. The Christmas bolidare or the race, as heretofore the sailed on Wednesday this occa: er, the company de- cided ¢ © City of Paris out on saturday, in order to jand ber passeagers in England im ume to cat Christmas dinners. TURSE MEN BET Ww New York, Doc. 24.—The City of Paris was | expected to arrive at Queenstown this morn | ing. It was predicted that she would arrive A nomber of @mey “he teamer woald bomt pinou agreed on This is the first time that crack ship, the f 4 | several hours before the Ftruria. , bets were made atong +b omber of hours the Inma ruria | Was five hours, The general A Sword of Pire I Wurtrxa, Ixp., De markable seen in th cbt of fire seemed to hang almost over # | The night was cloud: | the |} the or the Town One of the most re 4 ded in this section wae among d Attimes it reached post to the zenith and at nti it seemed to be a ec m above the bur | othore abou fir es of t¥o neighboring towns enp- < — The tuctat fro ell 100 to 1M) miles distant reflected from a stratum of air on an intensely cold night caused the wonderful effect pesibaredson ssn A Big Arkansas Pa! Larter Rook. + Dee, Reinman Company, owners of the largest livery le iu Little Rock, went into the bands of « receiver Inet night. The linbilities and essete © estimated at $50,000 > A Wealthy Farmer Learns an OM Game, Hirisnono’, Tna., Dec, 4.—Martin A Ritchie, a prominent and wealthy farmer near this place, was swindled out of @5,000 yesterday | by the old three-card-monte game. He met | two strangers J was soon interested in the game, and thinking be had a sure thing he bet | and won $6,000, bot when the confidence men went to pay him his moner they gave him an empty box and kept bis €5,000. | | eee The Wyoming Election Cases, Wro., Dee. 24—Action on the in which the prize is two sents in the legislature has been put oyer by the supreme court till 11 o'clock next Tufleday. Im seiting anew date the chicf justice vied the lawyers to be prepared to proce: ® carther at wide was dinntusfied w: the result on Tuesday, Senators Carr and Ten are expected home today A mandamus to democrats ax clerk before the supreme SOUTH DAKOTA'S DIVORCE COLONY. A Committee of the W. ©. T. U. to Urge Leg- islation That WIM Destroy It. Much interest is man fate of the South Dakota the legislature meets in January. rested © There ds a | decided tendency, especially in religions etr- clea, toward lengthening the time for gaining residence from ninety days to one year. Of course such a change wo ebobsb in South Dakota that peculiar and fasciuating institution known as the ° : North Dakota requires but ninety dave and Nebraska but six months, and the causes for di- Vorce are no more Lumerous nor are the courte supposed to be more lenient in South Dakota on) | than in thore stoter. so that the change would effectually and immediately destroy the divorce industry of the «ta of Webster a committee to lobby at Pierre this winter for a change in the law. — A Religious The Madrid corres News says: “A deputation made up of eight duchesses, seven marchionesses, eight coun teases and several of the qneen regent s ladies in wait- ing visited Premier Segasta (Friday) to protest against the opening of the Protestant chureb which was consecrated in that city last Sunday Premier Segasta declined to interfere in the matter and the Indies departed in angry mood ‘The Catholics of Mydrid are organizing a street demonstration against the premier, in which the school children will take part, while the lib- erals are preparing for # coanter demonstra tion in support of the premier. Petitions from archbishops, bishops and the clergy against the opening of the church a! in from all parts of the country. open the church is withheld pendi sidence of the agitation.” =— ——S To Invite the President. Ex-Gov. Beaver has left for Washington to extend a “personal invitation to and prevail upon President Harrison to attend the opening hority to A ing the sub- soldier. “All the men are dissatis‘ied ; they cannot help but be with such treatment,” said the veteran, “and we want achange.”” Capt. Gragan declined to discuss the affairs at the post and the charges made against bim by the men. ERNE re SR ‘The Week's Imports at New York. New Yorx, Dec. 24.—The imports (exclusive of specie) at the port of New York for the week ‘were $12,291,592, of which $9,190,252 were eral merchandisé and $3,101,340 dry goods. ———__ ‘What Saved Capt. Hodges. Cutcaco, Dec. 24.—Capt. C. Hodges has been tried at Fairfield, this state, beforea Grand of the new engineering department at Pemnayl- Vania State College on February 22. ———-e2—— Albrecht Recher, the Pnetneer, Dead. Albrecht Becher, the well-known mechanical engineer, died in w York city Thureday of hemorzhage of the stomach. Mr. Becher was born at Stuttgart, Wictenborg,on Aagast &, 1821. In the winter of 1549 be sailed for America. Mr.