The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 11, 1895, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1895. —_—_— 8 YOUNG GIRLS RIOT, Inmates of the lllinois State Home Break Loose. THE MATRON THE CAUSE Thirty-Four Juveniles Hold Full Possession of the Place. THE POLICE CALLED UPON. The Ringleaders Battle and De- molish the Furniture Iin the Room, Cricaco, March 10.—Riot broke loosein the Illinois State Home for Juvenile Fe- male Offenders on Indiana avenue to- night. Thirt to 18 ¥ four girls ranging in age from 10 years rose in rebellion against the matron, Mrs. Dayton. Mrs. Dayton and her assistants trol their charges, and were com- to shut themsel in rooms to escape their almost frenzied assailants. The girls went throngh the house breaking furniture and windows, and hing crockery and everything they could lay their hands on. The police were order, but had no e ed ves mmoned and restored time, as the ring- leaders fought desperatel of the most prominent of the girls were arrested. The troubles arose over the punishment en by Matron Dayton to Mamie Davis, 16 years of Ac to the girls, however, the uprising was due to a great dissatisfation among over their treatment in general. It arose particularly hecause of a system of punishment which included imprison- ment in a dark room 10 by 12 feet in e, the culprit being secured to the loor by a heavy chain and ystem of dieting in which the er was not allowed meat and was half s0a o DOCKERY'S BIG The Joint Committee’s Report Shows Gorvernment Economic Reductions. ‘WasHINGTON, March 10. work done by the Dockery J sion of Congress, created for the purpose of inq ng into d examining the status of the law organizing the executive de- partments, has been printed. The greater number of the recommendations of the commission so far have been put into prac- tical operation and have been from time to time made public. The review shows that the entire cost of the commission aggre- gated $41,264, while the actual annual re- SAFVING. t Commis ductions in the Government expenditures | made as a result of its work amount to | “The reduction,” the review continues, ‘““is not for the time being only, but will continue through each of the coming years. The commission, however, feels that the expedition of public business and added s* to the Government in its methods of accounting under the new systems in- augurated would have fully justified its ex nution in expenses.” A census of the departments held here at the direction of the commission discloses the fact that in the executive departments and other Government establishments at the national capital there are employed 17,999. There are 8027 in the class subject to competitive examination preliminary to appointment, and 3265 of that number en- tered the service after such examination, | and that of the whole number employed 5610 have from one to nine relatives each in the Government service at Washington. The commission also Teported a concur- rent resolution which provided for the en- grossment and enrolling of Congressional acts by printing, which received the ap- proval of both houses, and the commission says its value, from the standpoint of both accuracy and economy, is illustrated by the fact that not a single error has oc- curred under the system up to this time. Much space is given to a recital of the benefits which, the review asserts, have | been accomplished as a result by the com- mission and subsequently incorporated i a bill approved by the President Jul 1894. The estimated annual saving result- ing from this reform is put at $239,430. Recommendations made by the commis- sion and notacted on relate, amongothers, to the reorganization of the office of vising architect, contested land cases, re- peal of the land contest act, transfer of duties of receivers of land offices, public surveys, abolition of the office of solicitor of internal revenue, bonds of Government were powerless to con- | A review of the | nce, even if there had been no dimi- | eclipse of the moon to-night, but owing to the fogginess ofthe weather and the quan- tity of clouds in the sky, no accurate views could be made, Even the exact time of the beginning and ending could not be learned. Eeeal o LABOR GERMAN Employer and Employe Met Through the Medium of the Postoffice. Wasnixrox, March 10.— The United States Consul at Luxembourg outlines the scheme of an international labor exchange, which has proven very beneficial in that grand duchy in facilitating the employ- ment of labor. It was instituted in 1892 postoflice co-operates in the transmission of offers made and applica- tions for employment between wage-payers and wage-earners. Offers and applications are addressed to the nearest Postmaster on special postal cards and the applications are registered. The lists are publicly posted in all post- offi n railway ons, hotels and pub- The postotlice assumes no re- sponsibility in the business beyond the transmission and posting of applications and offers. The Postmasters inform an applicant by postal card when an offer of employment is received. A statement at- tached shows that during two years there were received through this system 1904 applications for employment and 1701 of these secured places. During the same time 3514 employers applied for help and engaged 4372 persons. S The Perry at Valparaiso. Wasniverox, March 10.—Captain Shep- herd, chief of the revenue marine service, received cable dispatches to-day stating that the revenue cutter Perry, which is en route from New York to San Francisco, has reached Valparaiso. - Died From a Dog Bite. REapiNG, Pa., March 10.—Mrs. Susan Dautrich, aged sixty y in the hand b; here. ings of a person afflicted with rabies. SWEDENBORGIAN PHILOSOPHY. Lecture by Rev. Higgins on That Subject Last Night. At the First New Jerusalem Church, corner of O'Farrell and Webster streets, Rev. F. L. Higgins delivered last evening the fourth of a series “Swedenborg,” and what he has done for the world, presenting particularly the ars, who was bitten a dog six weeks ago, died She showed ail the horrible $uffer- | of léctures on | MGER OF FRANCE She Sends a Passport to the Representative of Venezuela. RUPTURE OF RELATIONS. Columbian Rebels Attack Boca del Toro, but Meet With Defeat. THE ATLANTA LANDS MARINES. Protection Given by the Cruiser’s Men to the Interests of Americans. Paris, March 10.—As an outcome of the trouble between Venezuela and France, growing out of the former’saction in hand- ing his passport to the French representa- tive at Caracas, the French Government has sent a passport to Dr. J. Gilfortoul, the Venezuelantcharge d’affaires. THE COLOMBIA REVOLUTION. Cruiser Atlanta Lands Marines to Pro- tect Americans. Corox, March 10.—The rebel forces un- der the command of Reiz Garcia made an attack on Boca del Toro, about 100 miles north of this city, on Friday last, but were repulsed by the Government troops. An attempt was made to set fire to the town, but this was also defeated. Eleven of the rebels, including Garcia, were killed. The Government loss was five killed and twenty wounded. The United States steamship Atlanta {landed a force of sailors and marines to | protect American interests. DEFEAT OF CUBAN INSURGENTS. | Government Troops Attack Them and | Inflict Heavy Loss. philosophic aspect of his subject. “The province of philosophy,” said the | speaker, ““is to expound the whence, what and why of creation, and to show the har- | monious relation of the chief_essentials of | its complex organization. We have had the theistic, idealistic and materialistic | schools of Tmmnl,h, but Swedenborg | nts to the world a new and entirely istinet school. He shows that theistic philosophy is true in so much as it recog- in ring that something came from noth- , and that materialism errsin regarding nd its laws as being the nbodi- ment and sole continent of the ate first cause of creation. philosophy recogn that divine alone had power of creating beings capable of consciously receiving and reciprocating that love, and hence the human began.” nizes causes back of creation, but false dec! ult Swedenborgian | — American Band Concert. Many who were disappointed in not hearing music in Golden Gate Park vester- day made up what they lost by visiting the super- | officials, checking of money orders, aboli- | tion of naval officers at all ports and the establishment of a substitute therefor in New York, and writing and recording offi- cial letters. These reforms, the commis- sion estimates. would effect the annual saving of $149,929. e CHANCE FOR INVENTORS. Jtaly Will Use American-Built Frame Houses, if Cheap. WasnINGTON, March 10.—United States Consul Bruhl at Catalonia, Italy, has dis- covered a fine market for ready-built Amer- ican frame houses, of from two to five rooms, well braced, of low price. The re- cent and frequent earthquakes in Sicily and Catalonia have destroyed many build- ings poorly braced. To begin with, after making inquiries, the Consul is convinced that the people | would readily adopt the American struc- tures as better calculated to resist shocks. A member of the Royal Earthquake Com- mission has interested himself in the sub- ject, and the Consul is anxiousto obtain illustrated catalogues from the American manufacturers to lay before the commis- sion. ——— WILL REVIVE A SCANDAL. Glasscock Proposes to Push the Proceedings for Divorce. WasHINGTON, March 10.—Mrs. Carrie M. Glasscock, whose allegations concerning Senator Stewart created a sensation-in Washington several months ago, an- nounces that she will prosecute the pro- ceedings for divorce against her husband, Glasscock having withdrawn his own peti- tion for divorce. This will reopen the old scandal and will be embarrassing for Sen- ator Stewart and his family, who allege that the Glasscock people are in conspiracy to extort money from the Senator. TR IER Missed the Eclipse. ‘WasaINGToN, March 10.—Preparations were made at the observatory and other places in Washington to observe the total Mrs. | Mechanic’s Pavilion music by Roncovieri’'s American Band. The attendance was unusually large, the music charming, and the pictures which | were thrown on the large screen above the | musicians to illustrate several of the num- bers were appropriate and in every in- stance shown at precisely the right mo- ment. Roncovieri’s idea of music and pic- | has taken a firm_hold on the people, evinced by the increased nightly at- ance. Another excellent programme to-night. —_——— Along the Water Front. The ship Elwell arrived from Nanaimo yes- terday afternoon, having made the round trip in nineteen days. | The Aryan was towed from Harrison street | to Stewart and the Laurelbank from the gas Works to the stream. The ship Guniord goes from Sausalito to McNear’s and the William Law 1o sca to-day. OBJECTED TO KISSING. Actress Dismissed in Consequence, and Kurope Is Disturbed. A strange tumult is raging on the Conti- nent. It has been agitating Vienna and setting Berlin by the ears, and now it has spread to England. And it all arose from a mere trifle—the kissing of an actr-ss on the stage. In the course of a play it became necessary for a certain actor to repeatedly embrace a cer- tain actress. The act-ess had a husband. The husband objected. So the actress refused to be kissed, and | was, in consequence, dismissed from the | theater. Hence tears, recriminations and | tremendous controversies on kissing. Those who have acted much will proba- bly agree in thinking that to object to a stage kiss is absurd. It means nothing, and therefore is nothing, for things are greatly what we create them by the thoughts which we connect with them. To one person a kiss is an_epoch; to another merely a bore. The first kiss of the lover is an episode never to be forgot- ten by a girl. Thousands of chapters have been written upon_it by lady novelists. When Faust kisses Marguerite we feel that the first word of a great tragedy has been written. A refined_girl thinks a Kiss an intense | intimacy, intolerably insulting, unless made beautiful by a’certain train of feel- ing that prompts it. But when we come to the lower classes | we find kissing a sort of universal habit, | almost like eating, or getting up in the morning. The coster girl, beneath her waving os- trich plumes, is kissed by all and sundry in full publicity instead of being shaken by the hand. She is not necessarily at all im- moral, though doubtless Mrs. Grundy regards her with a pious horror. That kissing indulged in freely in former times by very respectable young people we learn from many sources; for instance, from the charming old song that our young girls are so fond of singing, “‘Come, lasses and lads.” The fancy positively reels at the thought of theamount of osculation that mus: have taken place. And yet which of us sittin at a concert and listening to the account o it all is shocked ? Old ladies nod their heads and think pleasantly of their youth, when, by the way, they never sat in arbors and did such things. Decidedly there is something in- gratiating about Jxe kiss. BiBut the stage kiss? What of that? In one opinion it is merely a fulfillmentof a stage direction, and the husband who ob- ;ects to it should at once remove his wife rom the stage. To treat it as anything im- portant is at once to make it objection- able.—Gentlewoman. Electricity says there isnothing theoreti- cally improbable in the statement that an Ohio convict has invented a battery which converts sound into electric power Ky a de- vice which “makes it possible to operate an ordinary call bell by simply clapping the hands in front of the battery.” .——— VJSITING-CARDS, invitations, writing paper envelopes, and ell ladies’ fine stationery at reasonable prices. Our new Columbia pape- terie, & 50-cent box for 35 cents, is the seller now. The Columbia visiting and correspond- ence cards are the cheapest and best. San- born, Vail & Co., 741 Market street, . love | race | d listening to the | | have known in the days of her greatest | federate shall be assured. Maprip, March 10.—Dispatches received | here from Cuba state that after their de- feat by the Government troops at Baire and Los Negros the rebels occupied new ons, in which the Government troops again attacked and dispersed them, inflict- ing heavy loss. MORE JAPANE: E VICTORIES. Capture of Coast Forts and Rout of a Chinese Army. Yoronama, March 10.—On Thursday last the Japanese captured the coast forts near Yinkow, the port for New Chang. The | forts held out after the capture of Yinkow. | On Saturday the first division of the | Japanese attacked a force of 10,000 Chinese | under General Sung Thien Wang Twai. For four hours a fierce battle waged, but | the Chinese were defeated after losing 2000 | killed or wounded. The Japanese loss was only ninety killed or wounded. neral Nodzu, who succeeded Field hal Yamagata in the command of the | Japanese army, has been promoted. f NEW York, March 10.—A cablegram to the World, dated Tokio, Japan, March 10, says: China has been informed in general terms of the conditions upon which Japan will consent to peace. Japan has been notified that China is ready to accept these conditions and to sign a treaty. The cor- respondence by means of which this agreement was arrived at was carried on through the United States Ministers to the two countries; Minister Dun at Tokio and Minister Charles Denby at Pekin. ot Fire On an American Ship. G March 10.—Officials of the sh legation state there is absolutely no truth in the reports of the firing on an American vessel by a British ship. DEBT OF NEWEOUNDLAND. THE FINANCIAL SALVATION LIES IN UNION WITH THE DOMINION. ENGLAND Is WATCHING THE NEGO- TIATIONS WITH MucH INTEREST. Loxpox, Marh 11.—The Times, in an ar- ticle on Newfoundland, says that the ne- gotiations looking to a union with Canada will be followed here with sympathetic interest. Canada can assume the respon- for Newfoundland’s debt without creating the awkward precedent that Great Britain would create by similar action. To | enter the Dominion is a step forward both in power and in importance which New- foundland would bave been well advised to prosperity. Now she is to be congratulated if such a way should be opened out of her misfortunes. The details of the French question can be discussed when Canada’s readiness to In view of the probability of the elections changing the Government of Canada the Newfoundland authorities would be unquestionably wise not to lose time in completing the negotia- tions. No other permanent remedy for their troubles is likely to be as good as federation. — - THE ENGLISH MARKETS. A Plethoric Condition Exists in the Lon- don Money Market. Loxpox, March 10.—The money market last week relapsed into its former plethoric condition. The Rothschilds’ Chilean issue was fully covered within two hours. Any amount of money was obtained at 11-16 per cent. The Canadian Pacific collapse had a demoralizing effect and drove all business in the direction of gilt-edged securities and the mining market, where another boom seems to have commenced. Buying orders poured in from the Conti- nent and immense blocks of the shares of South American ventures were easily placed by syndicates in Paris at a profit. Foreign securities remained firm in antici- pation of the Rothschilds carrying through the conversion into 334 per cent of £21,000,- 000 of Russian 4’s. Home railway securities were quiet, the traffic reports and Board of Trade returns being unpromising. Mexican and all South American securi- ties, except Chileans, were weak. Cana- dian Pacific fell ten points, and although arumor that the Dominion was about to issue a new loan was denied, Canadian Pacifics remained very weak. American railroad securities were also in the worst condition. Heavy sales from Wall street and rumors of reduced divi- dends depressed the market all around. The Europcan Cotton Trade. MANCHESTER, March 10.—There was a considerable increase in the activity of the | cotton market last week, the stiffness in the prices of cotton inducing holders of discretionary orders to press in the best possible manner. Prices generally hard- ened. Business was well distributed over Indian, Chinese and Korean markets, and there were moderate sales at South Ameri- can and other minor markets. The home market continued fair. Yarns were firm, with considerable forward business. Strikes are now considered impossible, owing to the' want of unity among the master spinners. The Continental cotton trade is active and healthy THE SASSOUN MASSACRE. Surviving Armenians Corroborate the Story of the Butchery. Loxpox, March 10.—A dispatch from Moosh to the Telegraph says that a depu- tation of survivors of the Sassoun massa- cres in Armenia appeared before the commission and narrated the whole story of the butchery. Their statements fully corroborated the worst details that were published. The evidence made a powerful impression on the commission. Other dispatches to the Telegraph, de- clare that 600 eye-witnesses, who have been examined, all deny that the Armeniaus provoked the Sassoun massacres and ex- onerates the Kurds from the brutalities. —— ZLaunch of the Czar’s New Yacht. CoreNHAGEN, March 10.—The new Rus- sian imperial yacht Standard, which is building here, was launched to-day in the presence of the King and Queen of Den- mark and other members of the royal family. —_— Rumors of More Armenian Disorders. Loxpos, March 11.—A special to the Standard frem Constantinople says that unconfirmed rumors are current of fresh disorders at Kharaasir, in the valley of Sivas. IMPORT OF FIGURE HEADS, HEROIC OR DEIFIED ORNAMENTS OF ANCIENT MARINE ARCHITECTURE. THE GRECIAN WARRIOR UNDER THE BOWSPRIT OF THE SPARTAN. The principal and prettiest ornament of that graceful and beautiful fabric, a ship, is the figurehead—that always noble piece | of carving on the bow just under the sprit. It may be the grand front of the eagle, the STATE MND CHURCH, Mgr. Satolli Gives His | Views on the Subject to Guatemala. PLEA FOR CONCESSIONS. Desires Changes in the Laws That Militate Against the Church. SEEKS DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS. Intercedes for the Pope In the Mat- ter of Having a Minister at the Vatican. NEw York, March 10.—An interesting and important communication from Mgr. Satolli to the officials of Guatemala con- cerning that country’s following the course of Nicaragua in sénding to Rome an envoy extraordinary and minister plenipoten- tiary, has been made public. Inthecourse of the document reference is made to the propriety, under the United States con- | stitution, of official relations between | Washington and Rome, and an interpreta- tion given to that feature of the constitu- tion relative to the separation of church and state. | Mgr. Satolli’s letter was written while | negotiations were pending about four | months ago. It refers at length to the | difficulties in church administration in Guatemala, and suggests that certain changes desired by the Government should be accompanied by concessions to render | less burdensome the condition of the church in Guatemala. The document | says: “ In the first place allow me to reflect that to | re-establish diplomatic relations between the Holy See and your Government a concordat would not be necessary, but that they could be re-established and maintained without it. Be- | sides, it is well to reflect that the holy father | enjoys always, in fact and by international | right, the prerogatives of sovereignty. | In the second place, the separation between | the church and the state (sanctioned by the | constitution) excluded the ncl.im\l of one power | as exceptional, possibly accounted for by tem porary circumstances, or, that the Government might secure itself against supposed adversa- ries, among which, unfortunately, the Catholic church in Guatemala in those times was believed to be, because otherwise it | would be impossible to understand how such decrees and laws accord with the separation of the church from the state, honestly and ration- ally considered. And thereiore with a consti- tution so established as to be immutable itself in the republic of Guatemals, it will not be difficult to become convinced that the laws and decrees referred to above should beat least modified, or that in the matter of these laws and decrees there should be some amica- ble adjustment with the Holy See. The consti- tution and the Government would thus receive 2 most desired seal and guarantee for the future through the desired agreement between the Government and the Holy See, an agree- ment that harmonizes excellently with the de- clared separation between church and state and that would bring peace to the souls of the population of Guatemala. i ADVENTURES OF A BELL. In a Church Steeple, Then Buried in the River; Now Is ingMormondom. There is a bell now hanging over a private schoolhouse of a Mormon prophet, in Salt Lake City, which has a curious and some- what amusing history. It was the first church bell that ever rang out over the plains of Iowa, having been erected in the tower of the First Presbyterian Church of Iowa City. A few years after its installation a trouble arose between the pastor and the people over the question of salary, which resulted in the former’s making an at- tempt to capture and carry away the bell to “‘square accounts.” The good man had gone so far as to secure a ladderand ascend to the roof of the church, when the cnurch officials got wind of the affair and rushed to the rescue of their property. They per- mitted the bell to be lowered to the ground, but then seized upon it, loaded it ina wagon and drove away. The ladder was also simultaneously removed, leaving the enraged parson wildly gesticulating from his pulpit in the tower. This exciting event in the early history of lowa City was promptly embalmed in verse by a local poet. The subsequent history of this same bell has a touch of romance about it. The “pillars” of the church, who took away the prize in the wagon, carried it, as after- ward appeared, to a river near at hand and buried it in the channel. As it happened, one of the citizens coucerned in the busi- ness afierward developed a sympathy with the Mormons. He imparted information concerning the bell to another of like sym- pathies, and through them its removal was effected. It was conveyed secretly to the vicinity of Bloomington—now Mus tine—on the - banks of the Miss sippi River, and there deposited in the chgn-- nel of a stream known as Devils Creek. Thence it was carried to a point near Mont- rose, Ill., where it remained for some years buried in the sand. 1t was then ex- ez 7)) o syl o =ty , ) SLLk JiL THE FIGUREHEAD OF THE SPARTAN., [Sketched for the ““Call” by W. A. Coulter.] lion, a hero, a god, or merely flowing lines of artistic beauty falling away from the upper tip of the stem, as in the “fiddle- head” often seen on ships. The majestic place of the figure on the forefront of the vessel's hull, as it is, further clothes it in the attributes of the heroic and endows it apparently with something apart from the base material of its construction. Always looking ahead with gaze inexorable over the inscrutable mysteries of the sea one would feign ask this voiceless, lifeless sphinx of the ocean what it sees beyond the round rim of the watery world, but no answer ever comes from the immovable lips, and the noble face forever is turned toward the point of its seeming longings. The figurehead arose to its commanding position on the vessel’s prow far back in the dim dawn of marine architecture, thirty centuries before Christ. The pre- historic galley, feeling 1ts way across the unknown seas, was guided and guarded by the tutelar divinity of the early sailor, and the god’s head or figure adorned the head or beak of the rude cra The capture of this sacred ornament was one of the ob- jects of the foe, and on the return of a con- quering fleet the beaks of hostile craft were carried as trophies in triumphal pro- cessions. + On modern shipboard the figurehead is still an object of significance and venera- tion, for the old, old traditions are never so strong in the human soul as they are in that of the sailor. The deep and dreadful mysticism of the sea wraps him around as with a garment, and he lives always in the invironments of the supernatural. The figurehead of the ship Spartan, now in this port,is a noble form of the old Grecian warrior that filled, the phalanxes of Sparta with that valor which 1s still the theme of heroic song and story. Even in the rudely carved face are the'lines of the indomitable courage that swept the scourg- ing squadrons of Athens’ barbarian foe- men from the seas. Typical American Face. It may be worth while to add that once when I said, “How unlike each other are our American faces, yet how quickly we recognize any one of them amon, European faces?—I wish I knew why, a foreign friend replied that she could tell me why. ‘The typical American mouth,” she said, ““is more sensitive than that of other races and the chin is slenderer, but the main peculiarities are the shape and setting of the eyes, and especially the mod- eling of the cheekbones. “You have high cheekbones, but they are narrow, while when they are high in other races they are broad and flat, as with the Japanese, or square, as with the Scan- dinavians.” £ I am afraid that she thought we all looked alittle foxy, buta fox’s face has beauty, and shows a keen sense of humor, as well as its own sense of cleverness, and besides every one knows that it is merely a mask. The Century. ————— A coUGH needs quick and effective treatment. r. Bull's Cough Syrup furnishes this, over another in civil matters in regard to the church, and in religious matters in_respect to the state, but does not exclude official relations between the one power and the other, unless by separation is meant the inevitable hostility or open wrong of the civil power toward the church and its ministry. It is & point to con sider that all nations (although some may have in their constitution the principle of separation between state and church) maintain, neverthe- less, amicaple reports and relations with the See, and I can also add that although the Holy See has no diplomatic representative with the empires of China and Japan it has certainly found no official obstacle in their diversity of religion. And the condition of the Catholic chureh in the United States, in whose constitution was incorperated the article of the separation of state from every religious sect, cannot escape our consideration. I might almost say in & sense of surprise that if up to date no official relations exist between the {Government and the Holy See, and although the majority of the population is anti-Catholi¢, in the meantime the church is maintaining possibly greater de- velopment and liberty than in other States. Besides this direct reference to the Uni- ted States, it is said Mgr. Satolli’s argu- ment as to the propriety of relations be- tween Guatemala and Rome applies also to the United Stutes, as he states the con- stitutional provision of both countries is the same respecting church and state. As to the concern of the Pope for the church in Central America the document says: Iam happy to state that the holy father with much pleasure learns that the ancient violent prejudices and oppositions to the church are daily aisappearing. Moreover, I must assure you of the lively concern of his Holiness to sce the condition of the Catholic church in your State, the great importance of which in Cen- tral America is well known, improved. There- fore the holy father regards as of the greatest importance, religious and civil, the good exist- ence of friendly relations, and he is not averse to making all such concessions as may be com- patible with the doctrine of the church, to the welfare of the faithful and the prosperity of your country. And, therefore, his Holiness consents to proceed to the nomination of an apostolic administrator to the See of Guate- mala who,going a stranger to every faction and without personal preoccupation, should put in order the religious affairs of the vast arch- diocese. The apostolic administrator should be a European, selected from among notable prelates or monks and of tried piety and pru- dence. Being such, he should more readily succeed in his difficult mission. Speaking of the desirability of rendering less burdensome the condition of the church in Guatemala Monsignor Satolli says: Apropos of which allow me to recall to your consideration the numerous decrees issued from the 12th of December, 1871, up to 1884, and other dispositions up to 1887—decrees and dispositions of law more or less gravely preju- dicial to the religious liberty which the church by divine right and almost, I might say, by the right of mankind traditional for centuries, has possessed everywhere; decrees and laws that with mature examination must be recognized humed and carried by some Mormons to Kanesville, in the neighborhood of Coun- cil Bluffs, from which point it was con- veyed by them in their journey across the plains to its present resting-place. It was not until twenty years after that the original possessors of the bell found out where it had gone. Upon the com- letion of the Pacific Railway some parti Tom Iow the continent, stopped off at Salt Lake City. There they discovered an old bell surmounting a private schoolhouse, and upon its margin the familiar words, ‘First Presbyterian Church of lowa City, 1846.’ Notice of the fact was promptly communi- cated to the officers of the Iowa City Church. Correspondence was opened wit the Mormon authorities, but so high was the value placed upon it asa spoil taken from the R voiceless trophy in_the far-off land of its captivity.”—Providence Journal. SMOKER'S CRAMP. It Aflicts Those Who Roll Cigarettes and Has Appeared in Europe. A new disease has appeared in Europe, which has been styled smoker’s cramp. It is very similar in its effects to writer's cramp or scrivener’s palsy. The disease is caused by rolling cigar- ettes with one hand. For many years it has been common in Spain, although some smokers are so experi as to make a cigarette with a single twist of the fingers. Since a law was recently passed in France permitting the manufacture of hand-made cigarettes large nambers of girls have been employed in rolling cigarettes by hand. It is is among them that the disease has ap- peared. In Spain, however, it is not confined to the cigarette girls, but it is a common ail- ment among the rest of the population who indulge in the fragrant but baneful papelito. Lo R BATTLE FLAGS REMOVED. Doric Hall Emblems Laid Away for an Indefinite Period. The group of old battle flags which for almost thirty years have been the center of veneration in Doric Hall at the State house were last week removed. When they will be again displayed is uncertain. The work of removing them began early in the week under the direction of the ‘ser- geant-at-arms. Each color was carefully wrapped in big sheets of paper and laid away. The reason for removing them is be- cause that portion of the State house is to be rebuilt. The colors were placed in Doric Hall in 1866, just aiter the close of the war. In 1886, after part of them had fallen from their positions, they were rear- ranged. ‘Where they will be next displayed is not decided.—Boston Globe. —————— The consuumption of coal by locomotives in the United Statesin 1893 amounted to 50,000,000 tons, or_about one-third of the whole production in this country, City, in théir journey across | entiles, that, strangely enough, | it was decided to let the old bell remain a ORIZABA IN ERUPTION, Portions of Old Mexico Endangered by the Volcano. INHABITANTS IN TERROR The Alarm Is General in the Cities of Cordoba, Orizaba and Kalapa. THE BEST LANDS AFFECTED. An Epldemlic of Earthquakes pected by the People, Who Are Praying. Ex= CorpoBa, State of Vera Cruz, Mexico, March 10.—The peak of Orizaba, an ancient volcano, is in a state of eruption. The signs of disturbance began to manifest themselves last Sunday night and have increased in force constantly since that time. It is now vomiting poisonous ashes, and thick volumes of smoke are emitted from a hundred apertures in its great maw. The earth for 100 miles around is shaken perceptibly with subterranean vibrations. A great alarm exists among the dwellers in the cities of Cordoba, Orizaba, Kalapa, and the dozens of small villages scattered within the scope of the strange and inter- esting phenomenon. The shocks as yet have not been of a serious nature and no damage from them has been reported. The rim of the crater'glows like fire and the thick ashes rolling down the mountain sides have set aflame the grass and vegeta- tion clothing the sides of the summit, which adds to the density of the smoke and the grandeur of the spectacle. For the public safety the Governor of the State of Vera Cruz will shortly name a commission of scientists to make all the investigation into the eruption possible and to make recommendations looking to the protection of the inhabitants of the neighboring villages. The present eruption is in the heart of the best improved land in Mexico. The coffee plantations are not as yet thought to be in danger, nor will they be unless a fall of thick ashes occur, which is not consid- ered probable. Masses are being said in all the churches of the locality to ward off the impending danger. Coming scon after the late de- structive volcanic activities in many parts of the republic the eruption of Orizaba has many terrors, not only to the people in its vicinity, but to all living in the great vol- canic belt of Mexico, stretching from the active volcano of Colima on the west coast (an unusual eruption), clear to the Gulf of Mexico on the east. Within this belt are numbered dozens of old craters, either in repose or smoking constantly. It is natural to suppose that should the eruptions con- tinue the other volcanoes will be affected and a general earthquake period set in. The consequence of such a catastrohpe are hard to tell, but could hardly be anything less than very disastrous to Puebla, Mexico City and the hundreds of other townsin the heart of Mexico. COUNT VON KOBE ACQUITTED. The German Chamberlain Reinstated After an Investigation. BeruIN, March 10.—The Boersen Courier states that the ministry tribunal had ac- quitted Count von Kobe of the charges against him in connection with the recent court scandal. Von Kobe was the Royal Chamberlain at the time the unsavory scandal, in which he was a principal figure, was causing widespread comment. His arrestin June last was the result of four years of police injunction. During that period members of the highest German aristocracy were in | the receipt of anonymous letters and postal | cards making the most indecent personal accusations against the persons’ addressed or against their friends, The accused’sin- nocence was finally established and he was set free and restored to his position at court. The real authorship of the letters, ete., | is still a mystery, though Von Kobe's wife claims to have knowledge of the writer. Countess Forced to Steal. The case of a ruined noble family was made public this week. Count Stozzi hazarded the whole of his fortune in big land building s\;eculmions in Rome a few | weeks ago, and for two or three short | weeks was seemingly an assured winner of | millions. But a crash came while his | operations were still open, and he went | under, with scores of families as noble, as | ancient and as reckless. The Count’s young daughter was en- | gaged to be married at the time, but her | lover proved as fickle as fortune, and the | ruined family retired to Bologna. | The young Countess, in order to support | her parents, took a vlace as chamber~ maid, and recently, under stress of pove erty, stole some of her mistress’ jewelry, | and, being tried and convicted, was mercie | fully sentenced to only twelve days’im- prisonment, the Judge admitting as exe tenuating circumstances the sad change in her family’s fortun OPENING. TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW, MARCH 11 AND 12, I WILL MAKE A SPECIAL EXHIBIT OF FRENCH PATTERN BONNETS AND HATS b 1 LATEST NOVELTIES IN MILLINERY. P. F. BUTLER, 808 MARKET STREET, PHELAN BuILDING. AN OLD LIGHT RENEWED, AN UNIQUE DEVICE. A Candle-stick, AB-SunLamp Chimney, Make the ' DAISY: LANTERN. Will withstand a hurricane. Cannot Blow It Out with Hat or Fan, For sale by all Wholesale and Retail Merchants. Sample by mail, 25¢. EKENNEDY'S N Cakiang, Sal, AB*2 I £h o #7