Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 29, 1884, Page 1

THE OMAHA DALy BEE FOURTE INTH YEAR. WASHINGTON NEWS. Legal Tenders Hoarded, Instead of Sil- ver Certificates, The Navy Yards to Stop for Want of Money. ———— Money Also Wanted for Bea-Coast | Defenses, Internal Revenue Collections for Five Months, Shaking Up Thurman for a Cabi- net Position, The Pablic Domain—A Cadet Wound- ed While Handling & Revolver, THRE TREASURY, WasHINGTON, December 27,—Considerable interest has been shown at the treasury in the statement attributed to Secrotary MecCul- loch that a material decrenso of the amount of legal-tenders in circulation, and & corres: ponding increase in the amount of silver cer- tificates, 18 ocoasioned by the fact that the logal-tendera are being hoarded | while the sil- ver certificates are freely paid. Secretary McCulloch stated, when questioned on the subject, that he had been muquoted. The department had no information of tho hoard- ing of legal-tenders by individuals or banks, but the fact is noticeable that throughout the country thero s a disposition te retain the le. gal tender in preference to the silver cer- tificate, and there is an evident feeling that it possosses the greater value, Assistant Sec- rotary Coon said that this fact is specially noticeable at the principal custom houses. It is evident that the banks pay the expressage on the silver certificates with a view to for- warding them to ports of entry for the pay- ment of custom Outies, Treasurer Wyman also stated that there is a disposition every- where to retain the legal tender in_preference to the silver certificate, and the redemption of legal tonders at the treasury is so slow and the amount on hand so low that demands for Tegal tendericannot be supplied. The effect, however, he added, was not to force an in- crease of the amount of silver certificates, Tho only change of recent casein the mode of paymonts from the treasury was the order of ecember 1:th, that the New York clearing house balances should from that date bs paid in gold certificates. Other treasury officials confirmod the statemont tht the department has no knowledge of such an unusual hoarding of legal tenders as to have a perceptiblo effect in diminishiog theic circulation and increasing that of silver certificates. ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE TREASURT. The treasury excesses of assets over demand liabilities to-day exceod $137,000 00, but S retary McCulloch has do inteution of making a bond call at present, as the interest on the 4 per cents and on the Pacific railroad bonds payable in January will take over $9,000,00). “The carrying over of $8,000,000 in pension warrants from November last to December is ~ likely to prevent a very marked decrease in the public debt for the present month, ; GOLI) AND SILVER, The report that the treasury has been losing gold during this current month is exchange for silver certificates is incorrect, During the first two weeks of Decembor the treasury gained in gold certificates nearly $2,500,060 while at the same time the amonnt of silver held in excess of the silver cortificates had de- creased nearly $3,600,000, but the surrender of bank circulation continuss, THE NATIONAL BANKS, Controller of the Currency Cannon says that there has not been the elightsst justifica- tion for the pblisned statement that the national banks of New York city and state will permit their charters to expire, surrender thoir circulation and continus as banks of de- wm and discount only under the state laws rnon ssys that, while the charters of ourths of the national banks of the city and one-half of those in the state expine dur- ing 18835, he has not received an intimation from a single bank that it will relinquish its charter rights, aud all those thus far reached have prompuly telon stepe to sacure tho con tinuation of their charters, The prescribed forms for applications for an extension of «charters have been distributed to all of these banks, application being mads in many cases, and Mr, Canoon’s belief is that the papers aro beiog prepared acd that tho applications will bo presented in every instauce, Mr. ‘Cannon added thet the recent decision of At- #orney General Bryan, of New York stats, te the effect that there is’ no liability to deposit: worain state banks from shareholders in the -event of failare after the capital paid in is «exhausted affords an additional inducement for banks to retain their national chacters, OUR NaVvY. NO WOLK IN THE YARDS AFIER DECRUBER 81 Wasmiseron, Decemker ‘The conteat over the naval appropriation bill is likely to be sharper than has been supposed, Lt is now said that the dhouse appropriation cosamttes will disregard the bill which has just been passed by the senate and will frame its regu- lar bill for the next fiscal year, and if the senate does not accapt this of course after March 4th an extra session of congress will be necessary, An examinwion of ¢he bill passed by the sanate, it is said, will show that it conkes a@ appropristion in reality for tireo anonths instead of for sixmontbe, The demo- crats claim that this is intentiomal, and that tho purpose was to leave the administration without any appropristion for & nary March 4th, The dewocratic theory that the rapublicans desire an appropriatioz for any purpose is not sustained. No republi- can hav indicated any wish in that respect Owing to the failure of <ongross to pess # na® wal appropriation bill, Seeretary Chandler 13 propariog an ovdec for the elosiog of wll toh navy yards and the suspension of all wark the evening of Decenber 3L, under arranganents 1l provide fur a reopsning and resump- tion of work &a s09n after e reassembling of congress, Junuary Stk, a3 it stall prove possi- ble to secure OMAHA, NEI 3., MONDAY MOR NG, DECEMBER 2 the navy. As has been the case in similar in. stancen in the past, there will to a geveral suspension of workmen with a view to their re-employment as soon a8 powible, and those whose services are abeolutely indispensible will be sllowed to continue snd rely upon ocongress to reimburse them. While this sus. pension of work for one week is detrimentel %o the interests of the navy and prejudicial to the work in progress, it does not necessarily involye any serlous consequences, There have been several instances in which the same courne has been taken, Secretary Chandler has in a circular to the heads of structing them in the matter of the fircal re- sponsibility of the department after the 3lat nst., beyond which date the carrent appro- riations for the service do not extend, gl congrees acts at once upon re-assembling, no embaraesment will result from the_failure to make appropriations in advance, If there should be a dead lock of considerable length the navy department will continue to serve various useful purposes, though it will be at considerable inconventence, The pay of the navy will go on, contracts may be entered into for the continuance of work which has already been begun vnder former abpropria- tions, and supplies may be purchased, but for all these purposes the department will merely give cortiticates instead of cash, and thesailor, officer or contractor will become the creditor of the government, In cases of emergency the department may accept the services of individuals or private vessels, but cannot hire or contract for such services. The prospect for an_ ealy reconcillistion o the differences between the house and the senate 18 not good. Incidental ex- ressions by members of the house committee Fadicate n purpose not torconfer with the sen- ate on either of the amended bills. Randall has sent Secretary Chandler & copy of the “Thisty-one day bill,” (a3 amended by the senate to provide for six months), with a let. ter ssking for the amount therein provided will be sufficient for the department during the remainder of the fiecal year. Thero can be little doubt that the secretary will declare the amount named for soms bureaus insufficient, which fact may be used in justification of the position of the house in refusing to assent to the senate amendments, Should the point be made that the amounta Yrupuusd are too low, the nonnto committoo will meet it by showing that the disputed messure ls the house bill prepared Inst session upon o basls of estimatos, and only objected to because the senate ha, by its amendment, made the appropriations too high. The senators will, mareover, urge that thoy are not wedded to the amounta of either of the pending bills, but are willing to_adjust them in conference, Tho chief point now made on the part of the senate is that the pussage of the appropriation bills, not based upon recent estimates, is an evil which can be justified only by much graver emergoucies that now exist, 1t ia also argued if_at every disagreement congrees is to go back to former bills the practics will amount to a *'parmanent anvual appropriation” §for the depart- ment effected and the abolition of such ropristions has been one of the prospective and in part accomplished reforms of recent years. Internal Revenue, ‘WasnisaroN, D. C., December 27.—The collections of internal revenue for the first five mnonths of the fiscal vear was as follows: Spirits, 975,632; tobacco, $10,846,806; for- mented liquors, $8,357,459; miscellancous sources, $141.963; total, $47,822,190, against 51,317,926 collected for the same pertod for the previons fiscal vear, o decreasa of $3,- ,735, There was a decrease of $3,642,959 n epirits, $586,393 on tobacco, and $199,170 on miscallaneous articles. The only increase s on fermented liquors, smounting to $332,- 783, The aggregate receipts for the month of November were $1,371,942 less than for the same month last yea Demntocratic Cabinet Making, ‘WASHINGTON, December 28. —Within the past few days there has been coneiderable talk among democrats about ex-Senator Thur- man being selected for a placein Mr, Cleve- land’s cobinet. This revival in-behalf of Mr, Thurman has doubtless been started by the report that the president-aloct has made nu- merous inquiries sbout the ex-senator of the gentlemen who have recently visited him, It seews to be generally accepted that Mr, Bay- ard will be given the {rensury department, s heis believed to have indicated preference for that place, and that the state department will Ro to Ohio, the claim lying between Pendio- ton and Thurman. Among the demcratic members of the house from Ohio the prefer. once seems to bo for Thurman, but whether Mr, Cleveland will submit the question of <hoice for a premier to these gentlemon is very doubtful. It is protty certain that neith- er Thurman nor Pendleton could be selected without creating a decided feeling of kostility in one or another of the democratic factions in Ohio, Among republicans and those demo- crats who desire to see an able as well as re- sp ctable cabinet formed, the selection of either of the two gentlemen named would give satisfaction, THE PUBLIC DOMAIN, BIEL TO PROHIBIT TIE KFENCE SAME, Wasaizaron, December 27,—The members of the senate committes on public lands ex- press tho opinion that the houso bill to pro- hibit the fencing of public lands will be reported back {avorably to the senate with amendment_soon after the recenvening of) congress. The kouse bil! makes it lawful for any oitizen or settler to remove such fences at will. This in the opinion of some members.of the sexate committes, does not go far enough, since a few settlers would not be willing to in- cur the powerfel eamity of cattlemen and cowbays, It has been praposad te amend the bill by re-enacting the old law ou the subject, requiriag the removal of fences to be done by the United States warshal and the military whex tivoir servioss are reguired, THE G OF THE Fooling With a Revolver, W aSHINGTON, Baceubor Last night & paety of young naval cadets were at a rests aurant on Pennsylvania aveaue, wicding up a night's cacouse, A number of these young fellows are here speading the holidaps, About twenty-tive are located at the Ebbist house. Half 4 docen were in the party at the rest- nuraut, all in & state of more or less exhilera- tion, “Duriog tho fow minutes speut thero in @ back room one of the yourg men drew a rovolver, andcockingit, d clared in o pirit of reckless fun ghat ho would shoot somebody yet befare ba went to bed, panion _made adath for the weapon, which went off in the struggle One youug man rushed out of the room with theblood steeant- ing down bis arm. Half a_dozen other young naval gentlemen pursned biw to learn the ex- tent of the injury, They sent for a surgeon, 07 27.. provision for the maintenance of i tho cadet’s right han<, who found the shot had entered the pals of and muscles of the wrist. The ball could not be found. The wounded youngster was borne to his hotel in a fainting condit . Hiscom paofons carefully guarded his name from publicity. —— The American Merchant Marina] WasHINGTON, December 28, —Jarvis Patten commissioner of navieation in his first annual report says: The American merchant marine at the prescot time although it has not in Inter years kept pace with Great Britain iy second only to hers, The commissioner states we have the finest coast wise trade in the world and that the bost fleet of salling ships known 18 now engaged In the Oalifornia wheat transportation under the United States !h{, ‘‘Notwithstanding the disad vantages that the Awnerican ship-builders had to contend against,” says Commissioner Pat- ten, “‘the high character of their vessels has been maintained. Our wooden ehips are prob- bly the best and s fest vessuls afloat and com- paratively new. The iroh ship building works of the country are beginning to turnout stoamships and other iron crafts of a very high class, The commissioner suggests the advisability of enactments to equalize the cost of construction of iron ships, The re- port says the tariff which operates to raise the price of labor makes the cost of American ships hicher, while it gives no support and can afford na protection to those engazed in the foreign freighting trade. The commis- sioner recommenda offering bounties sufficient- Iy large to encourage the construction by pri- vate enterprize of fleet, first-claea yowerful mail steamers, whish could be used in time of war a8 Ifzht-armed cruisers and transports, Commodore Potter favors American seamen for American ships' crows, waich are now composed mainly of foreigners, In this con- nection a aystem of apprenticoship is recom- mended, in pursuance of which American merchant vessels engaged in foreign trade might receive a certain fixed sun. from the government for the support and instruction of apprentices carried on board for stated term of years, Randall's Southern Tour, ‘WasHINGTON, December 27,—Mr. Randall starts to-morrow on his southern trip, in which the interests of democrats is second only to their anxiety about the cabinet. A friend of Randall said to-night that he goes south at ' the earnest request of a number of iron manufacturers, and it is ex- pocted to teach Alabama, ‘Lennesee and Geor- gin protection after the Pennsylvania plan, “And,” eaid this gentleman, “that is all. Ho in the only tariff man that has ever been in- vited into & special session of tho country, The people interested in iron matters in the routh marvel at the way Pennsylvanians have developed in the iron interests of that state,and they believe, first, that if Mr, Randall will come among them he will teach them how it iz done and inspire confidence and enterprise, and se- condly, that he will arouse an enthusissm that will carry northein capital into their midst and altogether make the trip a rustler of dollars to them,” The revenue reformers from the south are not disturbed by the projected excursion, Mr. Mills, of Texas, for instance, says this talk about the south being ripo for protec- tion is mere gammon, _Thera are a fow points such as Birmingham, Nashville, Chattanooga and Atlants, where eastorn monopolists sre investing capital, that want 1rotection, but these are isolated spots in a vast territory. Nineteen-twentisths of the southern people demand a liberal tariff policy looking to free trade. The visit of Mr, Randall will make no erceptiblo change in the public sentiment. he peopls want revenua roform and they will baveit. Mr. Randall will be received with open arms and will be cordially entertained everywhere ho goes, Lut the people will not vote his way,” Concerning Heavy Crdnance, WASHINGTON, December 27,—Tho subject of heavy ordnancs, both for vessels and sea- coast dofences, is receiving more careful con- sideration at the hands of the congressionel committee than heretofore. The house com= mitteo on fortifications, which recommended an appropriation of $50,000 for sea-const da- fonces at the lest session, will this year ro- commend that £7,00,000 be appropriated for that purposa. This cemmittee has considered the report recently submitted by the naval ordnance foundry board and non-concurs in the recommendation for the establshment of gun foundries by the government, It takes the position that heavy ordnance for the army and navy sheuld be constructed by contract, as is the case in European countries, and will not recommend the establishment of govern- ment guushops, There is an erroneous im- pression to the cffect that the joint committes of congress appointed to investigate tho sub- jeet of the manufacturs of steel cannon will nut makea report, As a matterof fact, the committee has collected an immenss amount of valuabledata, and is engagad upon the His nearost com: | g/ preparation of ita report, which the houso committee on fortifications will await before reporting the fortifi-ations bill, which has been virtuslly agreed upon, Ohio Congressman's Seat Contested, Tovkne, December 25.—A special dispatoh sont out from this city on Saturday to the ef- fect that the father of Jacob Komels, con- gressman olect from ¢his district, was natir- alized in Buffalo, N. Y., but not until the son was 26 years of ege, which would mako the son_ ineligible, never haviog boen natural- ized and that Mr, Hard would contest the soat. Mr. Romeis has been seen on the sub- ject and hos in his possession the oricinal zen paper: of bis father show: g that the first papers wore issuad in 1856 and the final in 1822 when he, the son, was 16 years of ag, Mr, Hxrd was also ecen and eaid that ho hiad decided to contest the election but declined to state the grouads, seying thet notice would bo servod on Rowmeid within ten da —— All Quiet tn Corea, WaskNGTON, Dacomber 27.--The seasstary of the mavy to-day teceived a cable from Woar Aduwiral Jenos, dated Nagusaky, saying the Trenton had returned to Nagasaky érom Qorea, wizere she left affairs quict' and reports Lt the Zapanoee are tue ouly foreignoes m- | anured in that covatry, ———— Weathier Eeport, Wasnrsc1ow, Dacember 26, Upper Misy- tarippiz Cloudy westhor, rain orenow; noth- erly wiads; lower temporature; higher barom- or. Missouri: Partly cloudy westher; lecad snows: lower temperature; northerly wisda, ————— A Oanadian Sensation, ToroNta, Decamber 27, —#aquet, an infde lodging in the sinews who was paralyzod whilo denying the doctrine of eternal punishuient, oiad to day, THIRSTY IOWA. Governor Sherman 15 Halting Between Two Opinions, Whether to Call an Extra Legis- lative Session or Not: The Prohibitionists Alarmed, and Will Convene January 22, The Railroads Have No Fear of Adverse Legislativn, The Prohibitory Law is Generally Disrezarded, And The Baloons are Hunniog Day and Night, As Well As on Sundays, GOV, SHERMAN WAVERING, Special telegram to Tre Bee, Des Moings, December 28,—Gcv, Sherman seems to be halting between two opinions con- cerning the proposed extra session of the leg- islature, There are those who are urging the eall in the pretended interest of the farmer to reduce the railway freights and there are those who oppose it, fearing the movement is not ‘one to reduce freights, but to effect o repeal of the prohibitory law. While the governor at first declared emphatically he would not call the session, he as known to have remarked yester- day to amember of the legislature that he had not made up his mind what to do. This ap- parent wavering has evidently alarmed the prohibi ionists who have called a state conven- tion to moet in this city, January 23, for the purpose of consultation and & more perfest organization. The prohibitory law is generally disregarded in the state, the saloons running openly in all the principal towns, and hasing generally increased in number, Tn addition to whicl they run all night and Sundays, @ practice unknown in this city under licenso, but the believers in the doc- trine still claim it has not had a fair trial and they will resist the calling of the extra session, believing it to be for the purposo of repealing. 1t is probable the governor will reach a final decision within ten days. The railways re- membering the composition of the present legislature seem to have nofear of adverse legislation in case of an extra session. e e— A Montana Desperado, Muits Ciry, Montana, December 28,—A vigorous search by officers and vigilautes was made for two days and nights for Bob Saili- van, who fled immediately after ehooting Roberts, Thursday'afternoon Jim and Frenk Conley found him at & ranch fifteen miles north, The officers knowing his désperate character s620d each sido of thy Aoor and called on him to surrender. As he energed Lie thirew up both hands, but in the right held a'rovolver thrown back so the officers could not sec. As soon as he gained sight of Frank ho commenced shooting. Then, throwing down the revolver, he gra® bed a Sharp's rifio and continued firing. In tho excitement Dr, Carlio, with a three-year-old boy tn his arms, also rau out, when a ball struck bim, pene. trating Carlin’s wrist and the ohild’sneck and passing diagonally through the brenst, Sulli- van then escaped fo the darkness and ot 3 o'clock this morning as they were topping a hill they saw an object ahead which proved to be the desperado. As the officers neated him ho luid down and warning them thathe would not turrendor without further fighthe offored to o ahead to Miles City. Lather than shoot him tho officers told him to go ahead, They followed and on ariiving hers_he gave up a rifie and was placed in jail. Carlin was & re- spectabla. well to-do sheep grower, who camo from Fin lay, Ohio, His wife und two chil- dron arnved here this afternoon, Sullivan has been known here as one of the hardest characters in Musslo Hill county. Much in- dignatioa is expresse | at the foul deed and many threats of lynching are heard, FOREIGN NEW LGYPTEAN NEWS, vpeN, December 2/,—The news from ¥igypt is not of the most satisfactory cherac- ter, Itappears that General Wolseley has decided to ahazdon his attempt te reach Shendy by the desert routs from Korti, thus cutting of the great bend in the Nile, The ditfculties of way seem to him too great to be surmounted with the resources at Lis com- mand. Tnstead of the desert route he will use the road irom Merawah to Berber, like- wise through the desert, but mush shorter than the othier. He has accordingly changed kis base from Korti to Merawah, Thie change places the zelief of Khartoum twe months further into the future than was ex- pected, General Wolesloy s far from satis fied with the arrangements with the expedi tion. Hediss sent furious complainta to the war oflice of ineflicicncy and absolute break down of transport and’ comumissury services, Although good two months have elapsed sines the ploneer corps kaft Sarass, only fifteen h dred of 6ho sevex thousend men composing the full ferce of tke exp dition bave reached Korti, British envoys have left Korti for the Kabbabialh and ather tribes which are only weakly attached to Fl Mabdi’scause, Tihe envoys will endeavor to parsuade the tribes to wanter mte an allinnoo with England., , THE EARUHQUAKE IN BELIN, _Maprie, Decembor #4. ~Offcial reperis o 266 persone killed in the provinces of Malaga and Granada by the resont ea qaake, Tia popxlation of Granada are sl encamped iu the squares, the richer classes are lodging in carciages along thopromenado, The facadeof the cathedral is seriously dane- sged. Many houses were destzpyed in Jimena aud & whole family wera kitfed in the village of Cajar by a faller chimbey. Over half the izhabitauts of Albunveas wire killod and Adhamaie mostly in rvias. Ten proviaces of mlm.uumfe',v ally as muck dawage as did Grausda, Commesce 3¢ par Sealof North Garolina Smoking Tobacco. lized. Two hundred houses at Alfarnelgo were damaged. The panic is subsidine, The shock was not felt in the northern and north. western provinces, The government has granted 85000 from the nationsl calamity fund for relief of the sufferers of the province of Granada, had confidence enough in him not to have taken his impetuous speech making & spoclal plea and distort ita applioation. As fac as his political judgment and endeavors were con- cerwed he looked upon them with unfeigned admiration, There were mistakes and grrors, He was sorry for them, and apol. ogized. In relation to pew reuts, he did not care if they wero diminished, He had lived on a salary of $1,600 when he first became the pastor and if necessary could live upon it now. 1If there was a majority in the church, or a strong minority who no longer wanted him, he would go. _If the great majority wished him to stay, he would die with them, and nothing would drive him away. If he stayed, the congregation would have to re. ceive him, mot on pitchforks, but in the palms of their handa, GRANI'S FINANC(AL TROUBLES, Special telogram to THE Brx Nrw York, December 27.—Wheu blaff good natured Gen, Sherman called to pay hix respects to Gen. Grant, a fow days ago, the two old commanders naturally fell into a very confidential mood together, In the course of this interview Gen, Sherman was very much surprised to learn from his friend’s lips that execution had been issuad agasnst tho ex-pres- ident in favor of William H. Vanderbilt for $150,000, which Gen. Grant borrowed the Sunday evening before the failure of Grant & ‘Ward. The execution covers covers houses in Washington and Philadelphia, farms near St. Louis and Chicago, and all the war relics, swords, medals and gifts received from various rulers, and diplomats by Gen, Grant during his trip around the world. It also covers the testimonial of thanks awarded him by cougress, _ Mrs, Grant has consented to wield her interest in the real estate so that Mr, Vanderbilt may be fully secured, The St Louis farm is valuad at 265,000, aud the Chicagn farm at $25,000, This information General Sherman imparted to several intimato friends of the ex-President, An effort was st once made to prevent the sacrifice of what was to General Cirant the most valuable things in his posses sion, inquiry to-day elicited the fact that Mr, Vanderbilt has consented to release his debt for $100,000, Mr. Cyrus W, Field has un- dertaken to raise a portion of this, and Gen, Sherman has zone on to Philadelphia and Washington to interest gemtlemen there to raise the balance of the sum, Inanswer to an inquiry on the subject to-night, Mr. George Jones of the Times said: ‘‘It is all noncense,” “does Mr. Vanderbilt not mean to press the suit” “Not at all, but I don’t know anything about it.” “Then |it is only a friendly st to protect Gen, Grant,” T am not supposed to know anything at all about it, but I think you have got it right this time, that is all, the suit was instituted at the suit was instituted at the instence of Gen, (irant himself.” What about the fund that was raised some time ago for Gen. Cirant, can it be levied upon by his cre itors? The inter- est is paid to him and it is beyond the control of anybody else, is it not? **Cortainlyit is paid to him every quarter,” According to Mr Jones the Vanderbilt claim has only been brought into court to pravent (ieneral ‘( from being pestered with vexatious suits, THR LATRST, NEWw Onueans, Docember 28, The strike of the stroet car men still continues. As the cars came in the drivers were warned by a committes of strikers not to return, These warniogs wera obeyed, At 4 p, m, the An- nunciation street car came on Oanal street and was quickly surrounded by a large crowd of strikers, the mule unhitched and turned loose, The party who unhitshed the mule whs also arrested and one of the railroad officiala was arrested for assembling the strikers, All thro\:rhuut the city a great in- convenience is experienced from the stopping of the cars, the continued rainy weather keeping the streets in a bad cohdition for pedestrinne. Tt is understood that the trades aesernblies uphold the drivers and will render them every assistance in their efforts to carry the strike to a succesafui conclusion, [SH VESSELS SOLD TO THE FRENCH. Decemly>r27.—Marquis Tseng has warned Earl Granvillo that the sale to France of seven vossels of tho Castle and Monarch lives now trading between England and the Cape of Good Hope for the purpose of trans. porting French troops to Chru- is breach of neutrality. The Koglish government advised the owners of the veasels that no invasion of the foreign enlistment act will be permitted. A semi-official denial of the jpurchase by the French government is not believed, Cadiol, brother-in-law of M. Itouyier, minls- ter of commerce had charge of thenegotiations for the purchase of the ve sels, Intransigeant charges that the transaction was «; piece of official jobbery. AN AFRICAN CONFLICT PENDING, Brussers, December 28,—The Independ- ence Belgs reports a serious quarrel between the agents of the African international asso- ciation by Hodister who escended the river Mpila to fifiht the natives who had gathered to attack the Dutch and Cerman factories at Loango, Conmander French’s flotilla_stop- ped the expedition and arrested the Dutch agent for violation of the French territorial rights and demanded the surrender of Hodis- ter. Captain Elliott, chiet of the international ascociation region on Mpils, refusted to sur- render Hodicter, A conflict is impending. RUGEXIR'S PASTE JEWELS, 1.0NDON, December 27.-—A. story is now told that the emeralds whick adorned the crown of the Empress Fugenie were false, The crown was among the j-wels at the gov- erment sale at Paris. The bogus emeralds were purchased Ly an }Inqli-b uobleman for £40,000 and the money paid to the ex-empress for her claims to the emeralds as perdonal property, The money, however, was returned whenit was found that the emeralds were only imitations, The Iigaro acserts that the em- press was aware of the deception, A BOCIALIST MEETING EREAKS UP [N A EOW, Parre, December 26, —Thrce thousand socialists held a meeting at Salle Levis to-day. A number of anarchists present wished to nominate a chairman and met with some op- position. A hand to hand fight ensued in which the seats were used as weapons. Several persons were injured. _ Subsequently a resolution was adopted to call an open_air meeting of the unemployed workmen on Jan- uary 16, PLAN TO IMPROVE TE 2 BIVER NILE Pants, December 28 —De LaMotte, agent of the French syndicate, will soon visit Cairo to urge the Khedive to assent to a_scheme to improve the river Nile, The syndicate offers to execute the works for protection against the excessive inundations and to provide for iwri- gation in case of insuficient rieings, to utilize the foods, and to make tho river navigable from the moutk to the ecuator, The projec implies large concessions. Hung For Wrecking a Train, CHATTANO0GA, Decemver 27.—A few days ago an obstruction was placed on tde track on the Queen and Crescent tracks near Purvis, Migs, A passenger tran dashed into it and was ditched, The engineer was killed, sev- eral cars wrecked and a number of passengers njured. Reilroad detectives traced the deed to a merchant at Parvis, Miss, 1t was ascer taived his cattle had been killed by th train he had appealed for damages and failing to receive any, took this means of wreaking | vengeance, His son assisted him. The pop- ulace was driven to_fury over the diabolical dged and ‘the jail and hanged him. The man confesse to the deed and exculpated his son. His name was not leprned. —— An Editorial Change, MiLwaUSER, December 27,—Dr, J, H. Zen- ner to-day resivned bis position as editor in chief of the GGerman Herald newspaper to ac- cept the foreign editorship of the New York Staats Zeitung, Zenner was formerly one of the wealthiest men of Austria, but losing the bulk of his fortune heentered journalism and came to Amerifa to write up the Garfield- OBS . sy say 200 livos were lost at Allama, 750 houses and ten churches were_ destroyed, Thirty ersons were killed ot Deriana. The town all and many bouses wara damaged at Toro. The inhabitants fad panic stricken, It is now estimated that 60C persons were killed in the province of Malags, including the killed at Alhama. THE FRENCE OFFICIAL LELATIONS WITH CHINA BEVERED LoxoN, December 26,—Tt is reported that Ferry recalled Patenotre, the French minister to Chins, and that the I'rench consul at Tien Tyen had been ordered to Shanghui. The lat- tor's departure from Tien Tsen] severs the French offi sial relations with China. THE EUICIDE MANIA. ViEusa, December 27.—Two chief members of the firm of Woltitz Brothers, of Lemberg, grain werchants and large importers and papers of Burope, SR An Insane Woman'’s Freak, Sr, Louis, December 28,—Mrs.,Williame, near Dahlgren, Hamilton county, T1L, whilein afit of mental depression on Friday lastjthrew ono of her children. a little girl, into a well and attacking another still yuunger to her Gress jumped in hersolf and all three were drowned, maltsters, committed suicide, owing to busi- ness troubles. WILL ESTABLISH A NAVAL STATION, St. PeTERSBURG, December 27,—The gov- ernment is about to estabhsh a naval station at Novorossisks, on the Black Sea, to cost ton mil ions, et A $100,000 Hotel Burned, Wany Serinas N, C., December 28,.—The ‘Warm Spriogs hotel was burned to-day. It waa one of the largest hotels in the routh. Nothing was saved. Loss $100,00); insur- ance, £90,000. Col, Rumbough, who owned a A Big Kansas Olty Fire KaNsas Ci7y, December 27.—The North, Orrison & Company furniture store of this city was destroyed by fire this morning and the adjoiniog buildiog, occupied by Wolf Brothers, dealers ingeneral furnishing goods, was badly scorched and damaged by water, | - A L & Tho cotal lons will ‘exceed - $100,000, "ot | a ~| Bowars f Scroful buildings were owaed by W, C. Lowbenstein, Ineurance ample, Berofula is prod a7 mors general than any other diseass, M ki nsidlous in character, e — The Miesiseippi Train Wrecker, and manifests itself in running sores, pustufar eruptions, boils, swellings, enlargad joints, CHATTANO Teun,, December 28,—pec. abscesses, sore eyes, ete. Hood's Sarsaparilla cial tothe Times from Purvis, Miss., about lynching the ynching morchang of thatl plaow who | Absotescs BrsRIeh B0 0 e bioud, leaving it pure, enxiched, and healshy. wrecked the train says: 1is name is Jordon and ho stood well in the commanity. The “Y was severely afilicted with serofula, and for over a year had t®o running sores ‘ebwlt. statement that three tramps wers hanged ie without truth, ———— ! my neck. Took five bottles of Hood's Beecher and His Action in the Lata varilla, and consider mysel cured.” Oampaign, C. E. LoveJgoy, Lowell, Mass. New Youk, December 28, —Beecher, after he had conclwded his sermon to-day, toached on the alleged disaffection of his congreation owing to his action in the late campaign, He alluded to sis forty years pastorate and he suid that he had never mired pohitics with his theology in the pulpit. o said that he did xot know how far the trouble had spread but only learned it from the newspapers, If ther were aay pow holders offended he did not know tiem, He had hoved that the Le- C. A. Arnold, Amnold, Me,, had scrofulous sores for seven years, spring and fall, Hood's Sarsapailla cured him, Salt Rheum ‘William Spies, Elyria, 0., suffered greatly from erysipelas and salt rheum, eaused by handling tobaceo. At times his hands would crack open and bleed, He tried varlous prep- arations without ald ; finally took Hood's biic , - saparilla, and now says: ** Lam entirely well.” e A R T dons | "4 py son bad salt thenm on his bands and wisdem but ke was bitterly disappointed, He | 0D the calves of his legs. Tle took Hood's would have #ied tears of joy if that par y had | Sarsaparilla and is entircly cured.” put in its platform a welcome to the south and | STaNTON, Mt. Vernon, Ohio, madoone of & groat candidates a southern | - Hood’s . Sarsaparilia : man, ““Ihat under certain conditions b did everything wiealy, he would ot say that he § go1q by all druggists, $1; six for €5, Mado only by C. L HOOD & €O, Lowell, Ma: J. B, made o statements ko would not now make ! in a betéer light o would not undertake to | say, Heead kis coxgregation should haye 100 Doses . One Mnilar. where iecognized &= g L3517 ad izdi&pen@ifif’e tr,j;r:.'a nh af P(mbté« 'éwbfl—. Gondumer, lina, and store it beive Hancock campaign for the principal German | & wo-thirds interest, says that the hotel will be NO. 165. * THE MARKETS. The Balls and Beas Have a Liy ! Time. Tremendous Amount of Life and Activity Developed In All the Chicago Speonlative Markets, Sharp Fluctuating in Wheat, Corn and Po 2, e Prospect of Wheat Ac ¢ oing to $1.26 Before Next 2P g The Money Market Quiet & ¢ Wal Btreet [Stock Market '. and a Little Feverl - = OHICAGO HA“KE’L:’ WHEAT CHicaco, December 27,—Despite all pro- dictions to the contrary, the wheat market this morning developed a tremendous amount of life and activity, together with an entire change of sentiment. Everybody was bullish and prices closed at about the top noteh, with a gain of 2 for tho day, At the start there was some good buying to protect “‘puts” sold 1ast, night, and the scalpers seeing the market was likely to have support ‘‘flopped” over onto the *long” side. Shorts also covered eagerly, en tho belief that the sleet storm would prevent deliveries, “‘Old Hutch"; alono tnkinfi in lines which, aggregating, it is pre- sumed, something like a million bushels, Traley, Milmine, Gifiord and J, Lester did likewise There was PLENTY OF INVESTMENT BUYING, too, by some of the richest houses in the city, includiog Hamill & Brine, A. M., Wright, Love Bros., and George Kldridge. W. T. Barker aleo took a number of round parcels, and as usual, gossips had it that he was doing hlusmeu for Pullman, but he remarked at the close “My orders to-day came in small quantitios from a great many different point—a very dis- coursging feature, I think that wheat will sell at $1.25 before the next crop is ground,” “‘Wheat has advanced during every Janu- ary for the past twenty years ” said George Brine, and as many of these have been under circumstances justifying decline, 1 think that the coming January WILL PROVE "NO EXCEPTION to the rule. Prices are certainly low enough. Exporta have been_at the rate of 150,000,000 bushels per year. Money is abundant and the desire for safe and profitable investments will induce liberal buying when people become convinced the worst is passed.” = Corn con- tinued quiet; receipts figured up 450 oars against 506 cars yesterday, Evidently some- body s sending corn intomarket notwith- standing the talk of holding for higher prices. The pit was empty most of the day, the crowd having gone over to wheat, but yalues went up }@ilc m sympathy with the latter article ana nobody seemed anxious to b on the sellers’ side over Sunday. Pmli)gnlned sold some, but a bulls from tho wlhm crowd turned in and bulled the product: also, The money market was quict again to-day and general, DUSINESS AY THE BANKS moderate, Current rates for ;loans are still 7 @8 per cent with plenty of funds on hana New York exchange bet weenbanks are quoted at 25@50c premim with a fair outside de mand. Currency orders for shipment wero ‘medium and receipts small. Sterling exchange $4 81@4 85 and sixty days documentary paper steady at $4 79, - Bank elearings to-day were 3,396,000, and for the week $33,074,664, a eonsiderable decrease from the corresponding week last year. The board of trade clearings for the week wore £053,371, a big decroaso from the preceding week ‘on account of the Christmas holiday. Sales on the stock ex- change iucluded Towa division 4s of Chicago Burlington & Quincy at 913, FOREIGN, Tondon—Wheat, strong; corn, slow. goes off const: Wheat and corn, a holiday market. Cargoes on passage: Wheat and corn, a holiday market. Country markets, firm Liverpool—Wheat in good demand, and prices tending upward; corn dull, Off coast : Wheat, quiet; corn, unchanged, To arrive ‘Wheat and corn _quiet. Wheat is_in fair do- mand for the United Kiogdom and continent; corn, pothing doing; country markets, firm. Paris—Flour and wheat sre quiet, WALL STREET, New Yonk, December 27. Tt stock mar- ket has been quiet to-day, V,ith an evideat in- tention to make pricet as low as passible, The general feeling V.as very foverish, About. all the active list gropped off, some adter the openivg, from, no apperent reasqn, ond after- wards recovered part of the lors on covering of room traders who were even up for the week, London houses bought New York Central and sold Lake Shore, which was re- garded as singuler, inasmuch as Lake SBhoxe earned its dividend on the )ast quarter and New York Central did not, Rock Island and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy were pressed for eale, and AR b A Lackawanna is already selling coal AT A LARGE REDYCTION from schedule rates, npy,, steck declined over reported forming in St, Paul to inci. © o rectors’ party and two outsiders. Union enda a trifle hivhor. & e bebiwee the cable com, ot able com panies would not hurt the . ern Uvion an many suppose, for by ita .,.‘3’,.2”.,‘; contract it receives n fixed sum por word, Reading now declarea it will enter no combi~ nation to which the Pennsyivania rond in not a party, Tho finish all around was dull and rather wealk. An old broker, hawever, sayn tormight; *Tho market seldorn moves moro 1 an average of ten per c ith- out belog followed PAESOEIN0 007 WD Y A DECIDED MOVEMENT, Car- a2y the other, St, Paul has now dec Northwestern 7, Lackawanna, 21, v 7 active tocks in'proportion, 1f the \swabrule holds, it is time, on general principligs fosoyor shorts and expect a fair rally, "The maeket bas been down for a month, (neasly.cvery operator is a bear, and short inferent Indisavy and it would not be surprigis brought some lmmuvaulentulu"" 535’ iy