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PITTSBURGH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 15. 1890.
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STICKS AND STOKES
Now About the Most Prominent
and Persuasive Argu
ments Used in
THE CONTEST IN IRELAND.
Farnell Addressed a Kumber of Tu
multuous Gatherings,
While His
EKEHIES WEUE EQUALLY ACT17E.
Healy, Davitt and Others Assail Their
Whilom Leader in the Host Bitter
and Violent Language.
MIESTS UNABLE TO SECDEE PEACE.
A Serum Coafiiet Kirrowly Avertta in tie Very
Prratnte of Scat of the DigmUriej
of the Chuth.
TEE STRUGGLE TOR THE ACCTJKuXATED FUKDS
lET CABLE TO TIIE DISrATCH.l
Kilkenny, Dec 14. Anything but a
Sabbath quiet reigned throughout Ireland
to-day, and this section is the center of the
excitement The situation was iarther com
plicated to-day by the appearance of a third
candidate for the vacant seat in Parliament
from this constituency. The new aspirant
is a Sir. Stephen, a graduate of Cambridge
"University, who announces himself as -an In
dependent supporter of the government. In
other words, he is a Tory in disguise, who
hopes to profit by the family quarrel.
It is known that the contest for the funds
of -he Irish party deposited at Munroes', the
Paris bankers, was very spirited last week.
J. P. O'Brien went to Paris a fortnight ago
for the purpose of preventing Mr. Parnell
receiving the money, which is said to
amount to 22,000. This gentlemen was at
first unable to obtain any information from
Munroe, and some delay was caused, while
they were securing pacers giving them au
thority to act
Parnell Stopped by an Injunction.
In the meantime, Mr. Parnell, having
learned of tbeir presence in Paris, made a
requisition on the bank for part of the
money. O'Connor secured a temporary in
junction directing Monroe not to pay the
money, excepting with the consent of all the
trustees. The cash is divided into tiro or
three icouuts, one being to the credit of the
Parliamentary fund and another to the
Rational League fund.
The original trustees controlling the
money were Messrs. Parnell, McCarthy,
Egan and Dr. Kencey. For the sake of
America the others gave full control of
the funds to Parnell, who was thus enabled
to draw the money on his own signature
alone. . It now remains to be teen what the
result of the action of the French courts
will be. If the order of the court directs
the bank to honor Parcell's requisition the
entire funds will go into his hands. On
the other hand, if McCarthy is permitted to
cancel tbe permission given Parnell, the
funds will be locked up until a legal action
decides tbe right of the several parties.
Activity of the Deposed Leader.
Mr. Parnell and party to-day drove from
Kilkenny to Tullyrone in a brake. They
were preceded by a baud and accompanied
by a large number of vehicles filled with
supporters. At Tullyrone Mr. Parnell ad
dressed a meeting of COO persons. His
speech was brief, and was mainly a repe
tition of utterances in previous speeches. It
was delivered amid a rnnning commentary
of cries such as "Down with Judas Healy,"
"To with Bennessy, the Zulu king,"
etc. from certain of his hearers. Mr. Par
nell apologized for the weakness of his
voice, bnt he appeared to be in good health.
He promised the people a longer speech on
another occasion.
From Tullyroe Mr. Parnell and his
friends drove to Freshford, where Mr. Par
nell addressed another meeting, referring
during his speech to the seceders as "miser
able gutter sparrows," whom he had pushed
out of obscurity and given a better chance
than he gave himself. After winning in
Kilkenny, he said he would go to every
quarter of Ireland and ask the support of
the people.
Very Nearly Came to Blows.
At one meeting a fight would inevitably
have followed but for the presence of the
police, who promptly interfered and suc
ceeded in preserving order. Mr. Parnell
closed his day's work with an address at
TJrlingford, where he will spend the night.
The anti-Parnell faction held a meeting
to-day at Tipperary, at which about 2,000
persons were present Telegrams were read
from Messrs. Healy and Sexton, both of
whom apologized for not attending the Meet
ing on the ground that their presence were
required elsewhere. Mr. Davitt telegraphed:
"Impossible to leave Kilkenny. The fate
of home rule depends upon the struggle
here."
Canon Cahill's taking the chair was the
signal for a band of CO Parnellites to start
cheering for their leader. This was re
sponded to by the anti-Parnell men and
cheering was kept up by the two factions for
fully an hour, making it impossible for the
speakers to be heard.
Sticks and Stones Used Freely.
Father Humphreys and others tried hard
to pacify the opposing crowds, but in spite
of their efforts stones were thrown and
sticks used freely, and a serious conflict
was averted only by the final withdrawal of
the Parnellites. Speeches were made by
Father Humphreys and Messrs. Condon
nnd Patrick O'Brien, nationalist members
of Parliament, and a resolution was car
ried in support ot Mr. McCarthy and his
followers.
The campaign in this city was not
neglected, meetings to-Jay being addressed
by Messrs. Healy, Kenny, Tanner and
Davitt in support of Sir John Pope Hen
nessey. Mr. Healy declared that if Parnell
Here allowed to retain the leadership, he
would stump Ireland with a new banner,
made of Mrs. O'Sbea's petticoat,
A procession of 400 torchbearers, accom
panied by bands of music, waited for Par
nell at the railway station at "Waterford last
night When he failed tp come, the parad
ers marched to the town hall, where they
were addressed by the Mayor and members
of the Municipal Council. When the
speech making was over, the gathering
adopted, by acclammation, a resolution in
favor of Parnell,
The Position of the Church.
At Westport,i County Mayo, to-day, Mr.
Parnell and his followers were denounced
from the altar. In many other Catholic
churches similar denunciations were tit
tered. A circular by the Bishop of Cieino, re
ceived in the churches to-daj ays: "In conse
2uence or the deDlorable state of things pro
uccd by Mr. Pamcll's unprincipled and un
patriotic action, it is of tbe utmost importance
to reorganize tbe League branches of this dio
cese. Tbe leaders ought to assemble the mem
bers and explain tbe necessity of withdrawing
from the control of tbe Central League at
Dublin."
At Temrlemore. a meetine of Town Commis
sioners, called to protest against tbe Parnell-
ttes" action, was invaded by citizens, whtHtate oi Colorado here at the researches into
cheered stormlly for Farnell. Tbe Carrick-on-Suir
Board of Guardians, have rescinded tbeir
vote oi warn oi confidence in rarneu.
Messrs. Maurice Healy, Leamy and Morrogh
to-day delivered addresses before tbe Douglas
branch of the League, expressing approval of
Mr. Parnell's deposition.
The Leaguers Still Remain Loyal.
A special meeting of the National League
was held at Middleton, Cork county, to-day,
for the purpose of giving opinion for or against
Mr. Farnell, A resolution pledging tbe League
to support McCarthy was rejected, and an
amendment carried which declared continued
confidence In Mr. Parnell and entire allegiance
to bis leadership. The Totes were 14 to 26.
The cheering for Mr. Parnell was tremendous
and enthusiastic and the meeting was an unde
niable triumph of the loyal leacners and a
reproof to the dissentients.
At a stormy Nationalist convention at Newry
resolutions were adopted strongly denouncing
Farnell and calling for tbe resignation of
Justin Huntly McCarthy, who represented
Newry in Parliament, because of his having
supported Parnell.
At a large meeting at Youghai, at which
Ca on Kelley presided, resolutions commend
ing Parnell were introduced. The Clonakilty
.Board of Guardians hae denounced Mr. Par
nell, and have resolved to withhold the col
lection of thftenant's fund.
GERMAN SCHOOL REFORM.
Emperor William's Educational Speech
Bears Immediate Fruit -, -
fBT DUXLAP'S CABLE COMPANY. J
Berlin. Dec. 14. Kaiser WilbelnTs 'syeryq
outspoken remarKs on the suojeci or scnooi Te
torm havo borne immediate fruit The Scbool
Reform Committee have voted uuauimously
for tbe substitution of German and otber for
eign languages for Latin in the three lower
classes, in places where there are only gym
nasia; the introduction of Latin in tbe three
lower classes wherever there are only high
schools without Latin: tbe reduction of tbe
tren years course to six in schools that are
not gymnasia, followed by a leaving examina
tion, and such a cbange in tbe present system
of the realschulen and higher middle-class
schools as would enable their course to be con
tinued in the upper realschulen.
At tbe French gymnasia in Berlin, which Is
under tbe Emperor's special patronage, the
teachers have already adopted a system of dis
missing tbe classes on Monday at noon in order
to enable tbe scholars to indnlge in skating and
other winter sports. All this of course is cal
culated to Increase tbe Emperor's popularity,
as it impreses people with tbe idea that tbe
chief of State takes a direct interest in matters
affecting their every day lite.
COLONIZING CRIMINALS.
Germany Will Try the Scheme "With Its
African Possessions.
HI DUNLAP'S CABLE COMPANY.
Berlin, Dec. 14. It is seriously proposed to
colonize Germany's newly acquired African
possessions with criminals tacen from the
Fatherland. Tbe idea is not new, as Great
Britain adopted it years aeo for her, vast Aus
tralian possesions. The, idea has been favors-
bly entertained In influential quarters and may '
now be considered a settled one, for which the
assent of tbe Reicbstag has only to be asked to
be had. Such criminals as are found worthy to
be the seed of the great German-African Em
pire of tbe future will be allotted a certain
quantitv of land and the means of making it
profitable.
In connection with this it is interesting to
record the discovery which has just been made
among tbe archives of tbe Prussian judiciary
ot a doenment wbich shows that In tbe year
1MB tbePrussian Government was in treaty
v, ith tbe Czar tor permission to deport crim
inals of a certain type to the Siberian mines,
and in fact no less than 53 such were so de
ported. Tbe appearance of Napoleon on tbe
European stage pat a timely end to the
scheme.
A NOVEL EXPERIMENT.
Successful Telephoning Between a Balloon
and Fortress.
rBT BURLAP'S CABLE COMPAST.l
Berlin, Dec. 14. A gentleman just returned
from Thorn, West Prussia, tells of a balloon
ascent in wbich he took part with an officer of
the garrison, anddunng which a very Interest
ing experiment was made. The balloon is 15 by
13 metres, and required 1,000 cubic metres of
gas to fill It During the ascent the car was
connected by telephone with the fortress. The
apparatus worked splendidly both ways, and
the voice of the commandant of the garrison
could be distinctly beard at a height of 600
metres.
The war balloon departments attached to all
the German fortresses on Russian and French
frontiers are well developed and they could
give scientific aeronauts valuable bints if mili
tary instructions could be made subservient to
the advancement of science.
BACK TO BERLIN.
An Enthusiastic Welcome to Emperor
William and His Family.
IBT DtJNLAP'S CABLE COMPANY.
Berlin, Dec 14. The Emperor and Empress,
with tbe imperial children and tbe members of
tbe court left Neue Palace, Potsdam, on Fri
day and made tbeir re-entry into Berlin in the
afternoon for the winter season. A crowd,
numbering many thousand persons, lined
Untcr der Linden to greet their Majestys.
Though the weather was very cold, the Emperor
and Empress and their children drove through
the streets in an open carriage and were loudly
cheered.
Tbev stopped at tbe palace of the Empress
Frederick, making a baft there of 20 minutes,
and then drove on to the castle.
GERMAN HOME POLITICS.
The Debates in the Reichstag Have Lost
Their Party Bitterness.
IBT DUNLAF'S CABLE COMPANY.
Berlin. Dec 11 Tbe Reichstag stands ad
journed till tbe 12th of January. It Is a subject
of general remark here that tbe debates on tbe
budget have been almost entirely devoid of the
bitterness and party strife whicn characterized
them when Prince Bismarck was Chancellor.
In fact German borne politics are as peacefully
disposed as tbe foreign outlook is tranquil.
whether it is tbe"proverbial calm which pre
cedes the storm only the future can tell.
A YOUTHFUL TERROR,
Who is Torturing Women and Girls With
a Saddler's Needle.
rBT DUNLAP'S CABLE COMPAST.l
Berlin, Dec 14. A curious state of affairs
Is reported from Mayence, where, during the
last few days, 25 females have been assaulted
by a boy with a large saddler's needle, with
wbich be inflicted upon tbem wounds in the
legs and stomach. In some cases tbe injuries
are ot a serious nature, and as the assailant has
not been caught, women and girls are afraid to
go ont of doors after dark. A special detective
force is employed to effect tbe arrest of the
culprit
A NOTABLE PAMPHLET,
Its Contents Exciting 31 uch Interest at St
.Petersburg.
mT DONLAP'S CABLE COMPART.
BedUK, Dec 14. A pirophlet has just ap
peared on tbe pacific conquest by Germany of
the Russian western frontier provinces, and is
said to be exciting interest In St Petersburg.
Tbe autbor argues that all strangers should be
strictly prohibited from acquiring land In those
provinces. Though the invidious distinction
is not actually made, tbe autbor makes no
secret of tbe act that the strangers against
whom the pamphlet is principally aimed are of
tbe Gorman race, for he points out that In tbe
province ot Volhynla the land owned by them
is now 10 per cent of the landed property, as
against 2 per cent in 1875.
Moreover, these German settlers, being most
of tbem Russian subjects, the favorite remedy
of expulsion cannot be applied.
THE KOCH TREATMENT
GREATLY AIDED 2Y THE ADVICE OF
AMERICAN PHYSICIANS,
A Denver Doctor to Brine Over a Full Sup
ply of Lymph and a Staff of Assistants
for a Hospital American Versus German
Charity.
"BY DUNLAP'S CABLE COMPART. 1
Berlin, Dec 14. In an interview, Dr.
A, J. Neuer. of Denver, who represents the
Dr. Koch's new remedy, said that Germans
are now paying heed to the strictures passed
by American physicians on their too pre
cipitate treatment ot lung tuberculosis by
the administration of the lymph in too large
quantities. Dr. Nener's observations at the
Berlin chemical hospitals during the last
ten days prove that the patients are now
examined with-exceptional precaution in
regard to the heart's action, as it is found that
the lymph is liable to affect the heart more
than was originally anticipated. The physical
condition of the body is also more carefully
taken into account, and smaller doses are gen
erally administered.
Dr. Deuer intends to take with him to Den
ver an entire staff of assistants .and all the nec
essary clinical aajnncts for a large hospital on
tbe model of Dr. Koch's and Dr. Bergmann's
clinical establishments in this city. For this
purpose bo has already entered into negotia
tions with Fran Ebach, an experienced certifi
cated matron, and also with a microscopist of
the bacteriological laboratory of the Chan to
Hospital, a Sisteffo'f Mercy and a number of
nurses. Dr. Njjrier has made arrangements for
the lyniob for bis Dasver hospital, but will not
start uxtllho liasobtalned a sufficient supply.
ForsixSyeurs Prof. Koch went begging
among his countrymen for funds for a hospital
iu wuicu pooj- consumptive patients coma ue
treated free of charge Twenty marks was all
he' obtained from thn fifrmftn nnhlle nntil
finally a rich Hebrew banker made tbemagnlfl-
cent donation or ,uuu,uuu marts. Thereupon
all Germany fell on its knees and lauded tbe
great man. Tbe adulation was kept up for a
week, until it was cut sbort by an article in a
Free Thinkers' paper which setfoitb the deeds
of Americans in matters of public cbarity,
quoting the acts of Stephen Girard, Rensselaer,
Lzra Cornell. Ruben Springer, George Peabody,
Peter Cooper and others, and the question was
asked, "have the German aristocrats by birth
ever done anything to compare with the charit
able deeds ot tbe American aristocracy of the
heart and intellect?" The question remained un
answered ancfthe matter was allowed to drop.
German c tradespeople have taken advantage
of tbe consumption craze to label no end of in
ferior merchandise with Dr. Koch's name.
There are Koch cigan and Koch candies,
stomach bitters labeled Koch Ivmpb, and long
tobacco pipes with the appeczing title of
bacillus syringes. A coffee house, with pretty
waitresses, somewhat after the old style, was
opened yesterday in the Markgraffln strasse.
bearing over tbe portal a sign consisting of
Koch's portrait, with tbe inscription, "The
Jolly Bacillus." At the Oestand Theater, a
drama called "Dr. Koch, or the Savior of
Millions," is in active preparation.
SPREAD OF PERJURY.
Its Prevalence in German Courts Reaches
Large Proportions.
TBT DUNLAP'S CABLE COMPANT.
Berlin, Dec 14. Perjury in tbe law courts
is becoming so shockingly prevalent that Dr.
Kopp, the Prince Bishop of Breslau, made it
the suDject of bis Advent pastoral. This
&troegly,-but uader-tro circumstances libt too
strongly, worded doenment has been printed
and posted up in public places. That it should
have been thought necessary to adopt this
means to remind a Catholic population of tbe
special sanctity of an oath, is in itself proof of
the alarming proportions wbich tbe practice of
perjury has assumed.
Priests are enjoined to warn their flocks that
there are public ecclesiastical penalties to
wbich persons found guilty of tbe offense are
liable, in addition to those which they may
incur under tbe civil law.
SPREADING THE WORD.
A Disciple of Henry George Sleeting With
Great Success.
IBT DUKLAP'S CABLE COMPANT.l
Berlin. Dec 14. An apostle of Henry
George's land tbeories named Tbeo. IHertzkas
is making great progress throughout Germany,
Austria and Hungary. He has succeeded in
forming societies for the propagation ot bis
views in Berlin, Hamburg, Brunswick, Vienna,
Buda Pesth and Prague. A striking feature
of bis programme is tbe founding of a model
colony in Central Africa. ,
Several rich patrons of the scheme have
offered bim 1,000,000 marks to help In carrying
out his plan.
A German Exhibition for London.
TBT DCKLAP'S CABLE COMPANY.
Berlin. Dec 14. The committee of German
commercial and industrial firms appointed to
inquire into tbe advisability of holding a Ger
man exhibition in London next year has de
cided to recommend the commercial and in
dustrial world of the Empire to participate in
the scheme This practically settles the ques
tion. Gilbert and Sullivan Make Up".
BT DUXLAP'S CABLE COMPANT.l
LONDpN, Dec 14. Though Gilbert, Sul
livan and D'Oyly Carte are friends once
more, the two former will not collaborate for
the present Tbey say nevermore, but It Is be
lieved tbey will later on. Gilbert has formally
withdrawn his action against Carte and Sulli
van. RUSSIA IS DEFIANT.
She Is In a Position to Successfully Defend
Her Hebrew Policy.
By Associated Press.
St. Petersburg, Dec It The Jiovoe
Yrcmya protests against English or any other
foreign interference in regard to the treatment
of tbeHebreits in Russia, and says: "Tbe
meeting In London will not advance the cause
of the Hebrews one steo. At the bottom of
the movement Is the fear of theEnglish of an
invasion of tbeir country. It Is not religious
intolerence that prompts tbe measure relative
to them where their synagogues stand proudly
by tbe side of Christian churches. It is the
absolute necessity for saving,the rural popu
lace from being drained of their resources by
the Hebrews, who have already ruined the
peasants in Gahcia, Roumania and Pomer
ania. "Russia will save the Hebrews themselves
from popular retribution. Sbe does not as
sume a false liberalism, but acts openly in pro
tecting tbe prosperity of the nation. If the
whole ot Europe should attempt to force a ais
taBtefal policy upon Russia, sbe is In a position
successfully to defend her independence"
He Kept Padlewski Concealed.
Paris M. Gregoire, a journalist, says that
he kept Padlewski, the suspected murderer of
General Seleverskoff, concealed in his house
from November 18 to Decemcer 3, when
Padlewski went to the house of M. Labruyere.
The Armenian Church Question Settled.
Constantinople The Armenian patriarch
officiated here to-day for the first time since
the rnoture between the Porte and the
Armenian church. This proves that the ques
tion has been settled.
A Holiday Strike for Scotland.
London All of the railway men in Scot
land will strike next Sunday for shorter hours.
There is a prospect of traffic being entirely
suspended during tbe Christmas holidays.
China's Gates Open a Little Further.
Pekin A decree has been issued, announc
ing that tbo Emperor will grant a yearly audi
ence to all foreign ministers.
Italians Advancing in Africa.
Suakih A report Is current here that the
Italian forces are near Kassala and Intend to
occupy me puce.
A NOTE OF DEFIANCE
Sounded by a Covenaiiter Clergy
man of the City of Churches,
HE HANDS IN HIS RESIGNATION
Because of the Decision" Reached by Pitta
burg's Presbytery.
THE MEMBERSHIP MAT STAND BI BIM
rSFECTAL TELEGBAK TO TIIE DISPATCH.!
Brooklyn, Dec 14. The Eev. John F.
Carson, pastor of the Willoughby Avenue
Reformed Presbyterian Church, after his
sermon this evening read his resignation to
the congregation, and ashed that it should
be acted on at the earliest opportunity. It
was not a downright surprise to the church
members. Under the circumstances no
other choice was left bim. It will be remem
bered that on Thursday last five members
of the Reformed Presbyterian Church were
convicted and suspended by the Pittsburg
Presbytery from the performance of minis
terial functions for insisting that they had a
right to vote for public officials.
It will also be remembered that at a
synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church
in Brooklyn in Hay last the ministers rep
resenting the various presbyteries in the
church split on the question of voting for
public officers, 129 voting to stand by the
prohibition, while 17 stood ont in favor of
voting.
A Leader of the Revolt
The Rev. Mr. Carson was a leader in the
movement. He was Chairman of the 17 dis
senters when they met in Pittsburg several
weeks after the synod had .adjourned for
tbe purpose of defining their theological po
sition. The ministers uttered a proclama
tion after the manner of the themes of
Luther, and they declared they could not
believe otherwise.
, Chief of the planks in their platform was
the right to free speech and the suffrage.
For this action seven ministers were
"libeled" and accused of heresy and schism,
and a good many otber disagreeable defects in
conduct, and the suspension of five of them
followed. '
Tbere was the usual devotional service of
song and prayer this evening. Tbo Rev. Mr.
Carson announced tbe text "Obey tbem that
have tbe rule over you and submit yourselves,"
and then proceeded to tell tbe congregation
that when the church exercises its authority
not according to Scripture disobedience to tbe
chnrch is a duty.
A Worse Thing Than Infidelity.
"He is worse than an infidel," said Mr. Car
son, "who obeys man's word rather than God's
word, when obedience is dictated by mere cus
tom, not by principle. To obey the letter and
violate custom Is to destroy conscience and rea
son. I claim liberty of conscience in tbe right
of freedom of discussion. Tbe right of free,
dom of speech was never denied in a Covenanter
church until last week when five ministers were
suspended in Wllkinsburg.
"Some of them were maliciously maligned
and others ignorantly maligned by tbeir breth
ren. Their trial might as well not have been
held. Tho newspaper reporters wrote that tbo
snspensions were a foregone conclusion. It
had been supposed that the matter wonld be
reported to the Pittsburg Presbytery atWil
klnsburg for a compromise by tbe Judiciary
Committee investigating the subject, but one
of tbe members of the committee added to tbe
recommendation a kind of codicil denying that
the platform oi. tbo 17 jnlnfiters should tierao-.
ceptea. 'J. hat tinea tne cnance oi compro
mise, and by a voto of 25 to 4. 16 being absent
and 3 not voting, the ministers were suspended.
"It is said I, with others, was disloyal to the
Covenanter church," continued tbe Rev. Mr,
Carson. "I repudiate it I
Would Die for the Chnrch
because the blooiof the old Covenanters is in
my veins. I will contend to the end for free
dom of speech and liberty of conscience. f Ap
planse.J My friends, that applause was heard
in heaven. It means that yon indorse me iu
the position I have taken. What will happen I
do not know. I expect to be suspended by the
New York Presbytery, and to be brought with
otber brethren before tbe Synod next June. It
is tbe flgbt of 1833 over again, the fight of the
Old lights and the Hew Lights. I heard a voice
just now in the pews before n.e It was tbat of
a woman who went ont with the Old Lights in
Philadelphia in 1838. She was on the winning
side then, and sbe will be this time iu the long
run. I will read my resignation."
Tbe resignation was as follows: "Dear
Brethren: You have just heard tbe statement
of my connection with tbe Last End meeting
and the platform then adopted. I do not re
gret tbe part I took in that meeting. I am
firmly convinced that 1 have done nothing con
trary to the law and order of the Reformed
Presbyterian Church, and will remain iult until
I am put out As. however, there may be tbose
in the congregation who believe tbat my rela
tion to the meeting and to tbat platform is in
consistent with my position as a pastor in tbo
Reformed Presbjterian Church, I hereby pre
sent to j on my resignation, and I ak you if it
is in accordance wltn your mind to join me in
requesting tbe Presbytery to sever tbe pastoral
relation. I have no desire to leave tbe Re
formed Presbyterian Church. I need not say
tu you tbat
I Do Not Desire to Leave
tbo congregation. My declination ot calls to
larger congregations testify at once to my ad
herence to Covenanter principles and to my
love for this people. My adherence to these
principles is no less firm and my love for you
deeper than it ever was. It is only a stern ne
cessity which prompts mo to take this step. I
do not wish to appear to compromise you. I
dare not accept conditions which will prevent
me from expressing my conviction on any sub
ject. I have always admired the free platform
of the Covenanter Chnrch. Restrict or limit
that platform and I will step down from it It
is for you to say whether this free platform
shall be restricted in this congregation. If a
fair majority of the members feel that owing
to existing circumstances it would be
better tbat another person should oc
cupy this pulpit, 1 shall give back to you
tbe charge which five and a half years ago I
assumed at the request of ever member. If. on
tbe other band, a tair majority desire the pas
tor, with his views, to remain, then I shall take
no further steps in this matter, but will regard
your decision as a recall to labor in this field
for the glory of our Lord and Matter. Praying
that the Head of tbe Church may guide you to
.such action as will be for His glory and tbe ad
vancement of His cause, I hand tbis communi
cation to the clerk of the congregation and
await your answer."
The congregation will meet in the chnrch to
morrow evening to vote on tbe question of ac
cepting tbe resignation. Two leading elders,
with a considerable following, opposo the Rev.
Mr. Carson and will vote to dismiss him. It is
believed, however, that a majority wil) vote to
reject the resignation. Tbe church numbers
about 200, and tbe congregation 690. It was
organized 33 years ago, and it has a pretty and
commodious church building.
A STEAMSHIP PASSENGEE MIS3ING.
It Is Supposed She Leaped Overboard During
a Cabin Concert
NewYoek, Dec 11 Ida Oelwing, an at
tractive and accomplished lady, 28 years old,
was a passenger on the steamer Trave, which
left Bremen December 3 for tbis port
On tbo evening of tbe 5th inst sbo was missed
while a concert was in progress in the cabin,
A search for her was made without avail. The
opinion is that she jumped overboard while
temporarily deranged. Mrs. Oelwing was
bound for Chicago, where she was to join her
husband.
E0MANCE OF A REUNITED PAIE.
An Intended Act of Desperation Leads to a
Happier Result
Indianapolis, Dec 11 Three years ago a
chance meeting between L. O. Freeman, of
Terre Haute, and Miss Minnie Hackney, of
Columbus, a niece of Judge Hackney, of Sbai
byrille, resulted In a case of love at first sight,
and subsequently a clandestine marriage, fol
lowed by parental forgiveness. Jnst after the
birth of their only child, two years ago, some I
iicircuinjtaasM eJtrajiKoa the couple, ndih?lxiicKedp&.
separation continued until Saturday. Tbe
father, who had returned to Terre Haute,
learned that bis wife was going to reclaim tbo
child, which, by the agreement of separation,
was confided to tbe custody of an aunt who
resides in tbe northern part of the State.
Saturday Froeman appeared' at tbe Union
station with a determination to intercept the
grandfather, who was escorting the baby, and
secure it even at tho price of an assault While
waiting be saw the old gentleman and the lit
tle one approaching, but at the same Instant
his wife, who bad also been waiting, rushed
past bim and folded tbe child to ber bosom.
Freeman's determination yielded to a nobler
Impulse, and he promptly offered a reconcilia
tion, which was accepted, and tbe couple be
came as blithe as in their honeymoon.
A SOFT COAL BOOM.
AH TJUPEECEDEKTED DEMAUD FOB THE
BITUMIHOUS ABTICLE
Gives the Coal Companies Such a Rash of
Business as They Have Not Experienced
for a Long Time Heavy Increase in the
Trade.
rSrCCIAI. TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.l
Baltimore, Dec. 14. The demand for
Eoft coal during the past year has been un
precedented, and the reports to be issued by
the Maryland and "West Virginia com
panies will show the shipments to be
greater than ever before. The Cum
berland region ontput alone increased
060,000 tons, not counting the gas coal. The
cars and rolling stock of the railroad com
panies have been insufficient to the de
mands, but they were increased as fast as car
builders could turn them out, and every
coneern of the kind in the country is
not onlv crowded with orders, but behind in
deliveries under contract The business of
Lambert's Point has increased 23),000 gross
tons from the Pocahontas field of the Norfolk
and Western Railroad. The proportionate in
crease of tbe Pennsylvania Railroad's business
is larger than that of the Baltimore and Ohio
from tbe Cumberland and Elk Garden region.
Tbe heavy increase in tho soft coal trade is
partly ascribed to its being used in place of an
thracite coal. Formerly tbe mills of Fall
River used anthracite coal, and now nearly all
of tbem use soft coal. A few years ago tbe
Maine Central Railroad used wood for its loco
motiyes, and now it bays about 100,000 tons of
soft eoal from Cumberland. Clearfield and Po
cahontas. Tbe shipments of soft coal to Wash
ington and Georgetown nnir amount to about
200,000 a year, and when the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal is put in working order they will no
douot do a heavier business, and the canal will
relieve tbe railroad of a great many of the
trains wbich now crowd its tracks.
Tbe coal companies of tbe Elk Garden re
gions send a good share ot tbeir output over
the West Virginia Central Railroad to Cum
berland, and tben it goes on to tbe Pennsyl
vania Railroad in Maryland under a traffic con
tract that requires it for a partial guarantee of
bonds. Some of the Elk Garden coal goes by
the West Virginia Central Railroad to the
Baltimore ana Ohio at Cumberland; then
from Martlnsbnrg by tbe Cnmberland
Valley Railroad to Harrisburg; then by the
Pennsylvania Railroad to points along that
line The West Virginia Central increased Its
shipments by the Pennsylvania Railroad 78,000
tons, and by the Baltimore and Ohio. 38,000,
although its increase in total is 121.000 tons.
Nine-tenths of all tbe coal shipped from here
this year went to points east of Sandy Hook.
SURE OF ACQUITTAL
MES. IIPPIHCOTT SAYS SHE Willi SHASH
THE FOEGEEY CHAEGE
That is Now Hanging Over JTer A Sensa
tion Created by .Her Advent In Atlantic
City Removed to tho County Jail at
May's Landing,
rSPZCIAL TELEGRAM TO TOE DISPATCH. 1
Atlantic Citt, Dec. 14. The advent
of Mrs, JulfuCulnan Ljppincott. here tr
day created somewhat of a sensation among
the many residents and business people who
were intimately acquainted with her during
her prosperous days as proprietress ot Had
don Hall. Her arrival had been anticipated
by the morning papers, and when the little
woman in black alighted from the morning
express, in custody of Sergeant of Police
Leeds, she was subjected to the scrntiny of
a curious throng. She was taken without
delay to the Citv Hall, and made as com
fortable as possible in the Mayor's private
office. With out few exceptions, tbe friends of
her halcyon diys let her severely alone, bhe
talked in a decidedly cbeerf nl vein when ques
tioned as to tbe single charge of forgery on
which sbe is to be tried at tbe April term of
court at May's Landing.
Tbe note upon wbich the present charge of
forgery 13 brongnt is held by tbe Second Na
tional Bank of this city. 11 Is made by Mrs.
Llpclncott and bears the names of Edwin C.
Lippincott and I. N. Stokes. When suit was
brought by tbe bank for tbe collection of tbe
note. Isaac N. Stokes, of Medford, and tbe lato
Mr. Lippincott swore that the signatures on tbe
noto were forgeries. They wont before the
grand jury and obtained an indictment against
Mrs. Lippincott for forgery, both again declar
ing under oath she had forged their names.
A perplexing feature of this charge is tbe an
nouncement to-day bv Mrs. Lippincott tbat tbe
I. N. Stokes who 'indorsed tho note is an ac
qualntanceof hers who resides atAtison, on
the New Jersey Southern Railroad, and not I.
N. Stokes, of Medford. Tbis fact she thinks,
really smashes the indictment and will be the
means of liberating her. The bench warrant
on wbich Mrs. Lippincott was arrested after
her liberation in Camden called for ber delivery
at the county jail, but despite tbat fact an
effort was made by Charles McGIadcof the
Mansion House, to locate Prosecutor Thomp
son and bave ber admitted to bail until to
morrow morning, so tbat sbe could spend tho
night surrounded by the comforts of a hotel.
Mr. Thompson was out of town, and his
assistant, Clarence L. Cole, refused to act In the
E remises, so the only alternative was to give
era note of introduction to Sheriff Lacey at
May's Landing and request him to show her all
tbe attention possible until bail conld be en
tered. The much-tried, woman thanked pro
fusely tbe few who interested themselves in
ber behalf here and left on tbe 3.55 train for
May's Landing.
HAIB-PTHXIKG MATCH,
Two Prominent Women in Court for Pom
meling Each Other,
rSPECIAL TELZOBAlt TO TUB DISPATCH.:
Eao Habbob. N. J., Dec 14. Ibis city has
'been thrown into astato of excitement by a free
fist fight taking place in the heart of tbeS:ity
between two prominent women, one the wife of
Councilman William Heitz, and the other Mrs.
Charles Christ, a wealthy woman residing on
Philadelphia avenue. Both the women were
arrested and given a trial before Justice of tbe
Peace Breeder. Tne women appeared before
the justice much scratched up. Many witnesses
were called and tbe excitement became so great
between the friends of the two women tbat
another encounter was imminent and the
friends ot the women bad to interfere. After
bearing the evidence, the justice held each of
tbe women in 100 bail to keep the peace for
six months, which was furnished.
The fight occurred in Mrs. Christ's stable
For many years Mrs. Christ has not lived with
her husband on account of his drinking habits.
Tbey are a wealthy couple and lived In luxury.
Mr. Christ has a fast horse which be keeps in
the stable back of his wife's residence. He
spends most or bis titne at Heitz's Hotel, and
sent Mrs. Heitz to his barn to feed bis horse
While engaged in this act Mrs. Heitz was sur
prised in tbe barn by Mrs. Christ and the flgbt
took place
TWO PUBLIC BUILDINGS BUEHED.
A Church and a Court House Destroyed In a
Quebec Towrf.
Cape St. Iqnace, Que., Dec 14. Tbo par
ish chnrch here was completely destroyed by
fire to-day. Rev. H. A. Dionne, vicar, at tbe
risk ot bis life, succeeded in saving tbe hoiy
sacrament Tho church was one of the finest
in tbe diocese of Quebec
Another building, used as a public hall.
Council balljand Court House.wero also burned.
Tbe loss is about ?125,000; insurance, 555,000.
HUEDEBEJ) IN HIS 0W2T HOUSE,
Tho Victim's Assailant Tries to
Commit
Suicide.
San AXTONio.Dec. 11 Louis Krers went to
tbe house of one Richter to-day. and killed him
by shooting him with a revolver.
RtT1 th.n ,.... sit ... .mnmit inbM. In.
shooting, but tbe pistol did nQt go off r Jiowas
SILVER'S THE THING
That is Now Engaging the Attention
of National Statesmen,
AND THE F0ECE BILL MUST GO.
Many Financial Remedies Proposed for the
Present Situation.
A CHANGE OP FK0NT BY BHEEHAK
tmOM A STATT COItKESPONDEHT.J
"Washington, Dec. 14. "The elections
bill must go this week' said a Western Re
publican free-coinage Senator to-day to Tbe
Dispatch correspondent. "The champions
of the measure," be continued, "must either
chauge the rules at once, giving authority to
any Senator to call the previous question,
or they must lay the bill aside in favor of
financial legislation. We will not stand any
debate to speak of on a proposition to change
the rules, and the Senators who are so
anzions for the passage of the elections bill
must either take-the hull by the horns as
Beed did in the House, or both the proposed
new rnle and the elections bill must fall the
greater. I suppose we will reach some
definite conclusion at a conference which
will be held to-morrow evening. If we do
not, I feel assured there will be some lively
music in the Senate chamber on Tuesday."
The anxiety of members of Congress in
both wings of the Capitol to engage at once
in financial legislation is growing so strong
under the spnr of constituents and ne
papers that those members having
legislation in charge have little
their pets if the financial crank once
to turn.
A Host of Financiers Developed.
There are about 20 free-coinage bills on
the book in the House, ami Senate, andeach
member introducing one thinks his is the
only sure panacea for the strained condition
of monetary affairs. The situation has de
veloped a host of embryo financiers and
economists, each one something of a crank
in regard to his own lobby, and the pros
pects are, therefore, tbat when tbe House ana
Senate oncebem to spout on tbe subject tbere
will be room for little else until the legislation
sought Is enacted in some form, which will
probably be wben tbe session is nearly ended.
The financial wiseacres are no longer looked
up to as oracles. The time was. and tbat not
very long ago, that Senator Sherman rnled the
Republicans of the Senate, and to a great ex
tent of the House, on all purely financial ques
tions. Now Mr. Sherman is classed as the
mere ecbo of Eastern banks and capitalists,
and legislation proposed by bim receives little
respect even from those who are Inclined, like
him. against any liberal treatment of silver.
It is probable however, that a strong com
bination will be made between Mr. Sherman
and other opponents of free coinage no matter
bow much tbey may disagree among them
selves as to the legislation advisable from the
standpoint of the anti-silver faction.
A Compromise Will Not Go.
The Senate caucus committee appointed last
week to act In conjunction with the Republi
can members of tbe Finance Committee to
draft a bill, contains a majority of free coinage
men, but with the members of tbe Finance
Committee added tbe majority is tbe otber
wav, and it does not seem possible for any com
promise measnre to succeed. Notwithstanding
reports of agreement, the fact is tbe committee
are as far from having any definite plan to
present to tbe caucus, which will be held to
morrow evening, as they were when they began.
their consultations.
Tbe anti.silver men appear to be willing to
accept the bill introduced tbe other dayby-
Henator Sherman, wbicirprovides tnst national-
banks, with a-capbT iiw.ow orjcs3.nr.Vd0
business on a dJsit of 5,000 In bonds wttfrtbe
United States Treasurer, and for banks having
a capital stock of more tban $100,000 bonds to
the amount of 5 per cent of tbe capital stock.
Tbis is a vital revision of Mr. Sherman's ideas
last session, when be Introduced a bill making
the minimum requirement of bonds to be de
posited only 81,000, and at almost tbe same
moment wben Mr. Sherman introduced bis re
modeled bill in the Senate, a favorable report
was made on his former bill in tbe House.
Sherman's Two Financial Remedies.
Both bills contain tbe provision that tbe
national banks may issue circulating notes
equal to tbe par value of tbe bonds deposited,
and tbat wben these notes shall be in amount
less tban 108,000.000 tbe Secretary of the Treas
ury shall issue United States notes in amount
equal to retirement of national bank notes
below the amount of $180,600,000. This plan,
with the constant issue of silver notes to repre
sent pnrcbases of bullion, is thought by the
anti-free coinage men to be ail tbat will be nec
essary to supply banks and people with tbe
money they will want and back of tbis plan is
the President, the most ultra of the ultra-anti-free
coinage men.
It should be said also that Senator Sherman's
proposition includes tbe recoinage ot about
$19,000,000 of coin, not obsolete, in tbe Treasury:
coins not authorized and coins not in demand.
On the otber hand, tbe silver men will have
nothing bnt coinage unlimited and unconfined.
The proposition to pnrcbase the 13,000.000
ounces of bullion now in the United States and
thereafter confine tne purchases to the United
States production, meets with favor only with
a small minority.
All Interested in Harrison.
Possibly they may not object to the Sherman
bill as a palliative of the present situation, but
there Is in it for them no shadow of permanent
satisfaction. Tbe chances are all in
favor of a freo coinage measure becoming
a law except for tbe Interposition of the Presl
oent Tbere is a certain majority for It in tbe
Senate, and tbe development of the Farmers'
Alliance at the late elections will probably ren
der it impossible for Speaker Reed to hold the
Republicans of tbe Honse in line against snch
a measnre, as he did last session. At least that
is the prospect now.
Interest, therefore, centers on tbe President
Notwithstanding his antagonism to such legis
lation, it is not believed bo would be courage
ous enough to veto a free coinage bill, as such
action would also veto all bis chances for re
nomination. Meanwhile, tbe financial presen
tation wbich Is promised at tbe caucus to-morrow
evening is awaited with much curiosity.
Liohtneb.
EBASTUS WIMAITS VIEWS.
Ho Talks on the Subject of Canadian Reci
procity. rSPZCIAL TXLEOBAM TO TOE DISPATCH. 1
Washington, Dec, 11 Erastus Wiman has
been In town for a day or two urging legislation
on tbe subject ot Canadian reciprocity and in
cidentally helping along tbe bill authorizing
the construction of a tunnel from Brooklyn to
Staten Island. This bill, Mr. Wiman thinks,
will pass the House during the next few days.
Regarding the reciprocity question, Mr. Wiman
says: "Tbe resolution ot the Foreign Affairs
Committee in the House was an invitation of
sufficiently definite character to submit to
tbe Canadian people at tbe Parliamentary elec
tion, which will take place during tbe coming
summer, and if Congress wonld adopt the unan
imous recommendation of its committee, a ver
dict would be rendered by which the Tory party
would be displaced and a government created
by the Liberal party, which would be entirely
favorable- to the closost relations with tbe
United States.
"I bave seen Senator Sherman and other
Senators, who are in hearty sympathy with
tbe movement and will advocate in tbe Sen
ate tbe resolution of tbe House as soon as it
reaches them. The necessity for action in
this session is paramount because the general
elections now due in Canada would be tbe only
constitutional means by which could be
reached a verdict whether or not the people
of Canada desired, unrestricted relations with
this country. If Congress hesitated to adopt
tbe simple and broad proposals of the Hut
resolution, it will be fatal to the hope of
closer relations for 0 years to come It would
oAAin as if a Deriod had been reached when.
by a few minutes' consideration of tbis large
greatest Importance to both tbe Engllsb-speak-ing
people that held this continent in com-
tnnn1
A CONTEST TOO COSTLY.
Representative Bowden Believes He Had a
Targe Majority.
"Washington, Dec 11 Representative
Bowden, of the Second Virginia district said
to a reporter to-night that he had no intention
.7
nihd
bopevr
JWgtJoM
v?JLpI gntestin.tBe cat cfoa.-Jolm W.Law.j
son, the Democrat elected to succeed him in
tbe Fifty-second Congress, although he felt
convinced that Lawson bad been defeated by
3,600 votes.
To establish all his assertions of fraud, be
said, would require bim to see about 6,010 or
7,000 voters In this district 'and be could not do
this in the 40 days allowed by law. Beside this,
it i onld cost him about $30,000.
SUGAR FROM SORGHUM.
LDTnCULTTES IS THE KAHUFACTUEE
OF THE AETICLZ, ,
As Fonnd in Agricultural Department Ex
periments An Appropriation of 820,000
Asked For, Together With Free Alcohol
For Further Experiments.
Washington, Dec 14. The annual
report of the Chief oi the Chemical Divis
ion of the Agricultural Department con
tains an account of a process recently per
fected at the department as the result of
experiments in the chemical laboratory
with reference to the manufacture of sor
ghum sugar. The report of the chemist re
cites some of the various difficulties hitherto
fonnd in an economic manufacture of sugar
from sorghum, and indicates that the solution
of the question was to be found in some pro
cess which would separate as nearly as possible
tbe gummy bodies from tbe juice without pre
cipitating tbe sngar.
.The known property of alcohol to produco
preclnitatlon in the juice, ivas made use of.
The difficulties, says tbo yreport, which bave
been encountered In manufacturing sugar
from sorghum juices bxe been solely due to
the presence of these 06ms. The article used
in precipitation cay be almost wholly recov
ered by subsequent distillation. The experi
ments made at tHe department show that the
total loss of alcohol need not exceed 5 or at
least 10 per pent Anothpr feature Is that the
I. gummy substance separated by the process is
arelf fermentable, yielding almost half its
itinalcobou -v
tbat tbe new method of production
w Qsiuie tne report suggeaia me.
tiff) r tmL 3 .TjrSvpreparation of tbe al--J;L
PJrn.T rjQlrtibe carried on with
out tatsug jj. W.pr makingit to be
erected bytlte- Q pier and to be under
the direct inspectioTW- enue officers. It is
urged that tbe departWnt be permitted to
carry on experiments on a small scale with this
method in experimental stations, and it is esti
mated that a grant of $20,000 would be entirely
sufficient This recommendation is indorsed
by Secretary Rusk.
BEADY FOE TUESDAY.
The Apportionment Bill to be Called Up
That Day.
Washington, Dec 14. In the House. Mr.
Dnnnell, of Minnesota, has given notice of
bis intention to call up the reapportion
ment bill Tuesday, Tbere is no con
certed opposition to the bill on the
part ot tbe Democrats and tbe bitter fight over
reappointment, wbich at tbe beginning of tbe
session was generally predicted, will not
come off. New York's representative will,
is 13 understood, have something to
say about tbe manner in which the census of
tbe city was condncted; so it Is difhcalt to fore
cast tbe length of time which mav" be con
sumed in passing the reapportionment bill.
Mr.,Cutcbeon purposes to call up the amy
appropriations bill the first opportunity, and
tbe District of Columbia bill should also be
ready for consideration during the latter
part of the week. The friends of
the shipping bill have been assured
of a friendly disposition on the part of tbe
Rules Committee towards their measure, and
it is possible tbe reapportionment bill may be
disposed of qnickly enough to permit the ship
ping bill to come up this week.
AH EX-PUGILIST tfUEDEBED,
He Blade a Terrific Struggle Before Being
Killed and Robbed.
Peoeia, Dec 14. The Coroner juai a-haU
tozerrOeoutrftberiffa twbcen working on
the mqrdertas'e at CbillicUthe all day, bat have
found no clew to the mu-derers. P. E. King,
tho murdered man, was a1 giant In size and
strength, and letters were fonnd at his room
going to show that he had at one time been a
prize flgbte.- In England. His wife and five
children live at Manchester, and three years
ago tbey separated, King coming to tbis coun
try. The separation was due to bis drinking,
but be promised to reform and had done so.
Shortly after the fire in Cbillicothe he came
there from Streator. He was enticed to a
lonelv spot near an elevator and murdered.
The ground where tbe body was found bears
evidence of a terrible struggle, and King's
throat was literally torn open by tbe fingers of
his murderer. Tbe blow which caused death
was given from behind with a heavy iron bar,
and it crushed In bis skull. There were bloody
finger marks on all bis Inside pockets, but a
wallet containing $18 in an inside vest pocket
had been overlooked. An examination of tbe
ground to-day shows tbat tbe body had been
dragged fully 20 feet and thrown into a ditch
near the C, R. L 4 P. depot.
THE HEW HETH0D1ST C0HST1TUT10H.
The Work Upon it Will be Resumed in a
Western City in June.
Indianapolis, Dec 14. The session of the
Commission for; the revision of tho Methodist
constitution, held at Robert's Park Church,
has ended. A committee, consisting of Bishop
Merrill, Revs. D. A. Neeley and Kynett will
select the next place of meeting and notify the
members some time next June The proba
bilities are tne next meeting will be held at
Minneapolis or some Western city.
It is hoped at tbe next meeting to complete a
rough draft of the constitution, and at tbe final
meeting, just before tbe conference of 1832, the
finishing touches will be given to tbe work.
FTT.T.-RTt AT HIS 0W5 D00E.
The Victim's Two Sons and Another Man
Arrested for Murder.
St. Louis. Dec 14. Harry Hartman left his
home at 1 o'clock tbis morning to go to a saloon
in tbe neighborhood, so bis daughter says, to
indulge in a smoke. He remained in the saloon
two hours and then returned to the bouse
While attempting to gain admittance at a
rear door four shots were fired In rapid suc
cession, and as many pistol bnllets entered
Hartman's body and caused almost immediate
death. Henry and William Hartman, sons of
the dead man, and John C. Brenner were locked
np.
GEBHAHS OPPOSING PEOHTBITION.
Now Yorkers Meet to Protest Against the
Proposed Amendment
New Yoke, Dec 14. The Personal Liberty
League held a meeting at Mannerchor Hall
tbis afternoon in opposition to tbe prnprosed
prohibition amendment to tbe State Constitu
tion. Representatives of 35 German societies
were in attendance.
Resolutions were adopted prbtesting against
theproposed amendment A monster petition
against the undue stringency of tbe excise laws
13 soon to be sent to the Legislature
A LADY TELEGBAPHEE'S MISTAKE.
It Results in the Loss of Two Lives In a
Railroad Accident
Somerset, Ky., Dec 14. A collision be
tween freight trains on the Cincinnati South
ern Railway occurred at Elko station, south of
this place.
Brakeman J. G. Stephens was killed, and
Engineer Hall Is tlfought to be fatally injured.
Tbe accident was caused by tbe young lady
operator at Pine Knot not giving proper
orders.
A HEAVY B0BBEBY AT WASHEIGTOir.
Railroad Bonds Worth 84,000 and Some
Cash Were Taken.
Washington, Dec 14. The residence of
Mrs. E. N. Jay, ot this city, was robbed to-day
while the family were at church.
Besides a small amount of money and some
jewelry, four $1,000 coupon bonds of tbe St
Louis and Iron Mountain Railroad and the
Arkansas Bank were carried oft by the bur
glars. . .
A Defaulter Commits Suicide.
Milwaukee, Wis., Dec 14. Emili F.
Wolff, bookkeeper of Gross & Co., who was
fonnd to be a defaulter yesterday, committed
suicide tbis morning by shooting himself. Sis,
jftiutage la now .stated to pe JipjO,.
PORTER TO DALZELL
The Census Chief Writes to tho Pri
vate Admitting That the
ENUMERATION OF THE SOLDIERS
Has Been Carelessly Condncted and is Still
Incomplete.
THE YETEEANS ALSO PABTLI 10 BLAME
rSFECIAX. TXLXOKAJC TO TSB DISPATCH.!
Caldwell, O., Dec 1L "Private"
Dalzeil h as just received the following let
ter from Census Superintendent Porter,
which he furnishes exclusively to Ths
Dispatch. The '.'Private" himself says:
"This is a corker, ain't it?" Mr. DalzelL
it will be remembered, is the gentleman to
whom Corporal Tanner, late Commissioner
of Pensions, wrote such a highly interesting
document The following is his latest find
in its entirety:
depaetment of the inteeioe,
Census Office,
Washington, Dec H. J
nor. J, 31. Dalzeil. Caldwell, Ohio:
Sib Referring to your communication of tho
1st instant I bave to say tbat while tho enumer
ation of the surviving soldiers of the War of
Rebellion has been completed by this bureau,
the task of verifying the records of the indi
vidual soldiers has but just been entered upon,
and until this part of tbe work has been tally
completed the publication of tbe roster of sur
virors'either in a general alphabetical list or
arranged alphabetically by regiments, etc.. as
contemplated, cannot be entered upon, so that
I am not now, and sball not be for some time
able to supply you with any part of tnowork
in a completed form.
Yon have been, as I well know, always inter
ested in whatever pertains to the welfare of
tbe veterans of tbe lato war, and are familiar
enough with the affairs of the old soldiers to
appreciate the fact that a large percentage of
the records of the men, as returned to this
office are deficient; the enumerators, perhaps,
havo been careless in collecting data; soldiers
themselves have forgotten the particulars of
their service and, I am satificd, have also been
careless in giving the proper information wben
sought for by the enumerators. It 13 tho
aim of this office to supply these defective
records sj fully tbat not only shall the
names of all survivors appear in the forthcom
ing publications of tbis bureau, bnt individual
histories as well, as accurately as it is possible
to bave tbem.
Thanking yon for the kindly expressions in
your communication, personal to myself, I am
Very respectfully,
Robert P. Pobtxb,
Superintendent of Census.
CHICAGO BBEWEB3 ABEWEABY.
They Have Been in tho Habit of Paying;
Customers' Licenses.
Chicago, Dec 14. It is announced to-day
that all tbe syndicate breweries ot the city
have decided to cease advancing money to
saloon keepers for the purpose of procuring
licenses, and tbe result is tbat possibly 1,000
saloons will close their doors tbe first of tha
year, ilany of the breweries bare for several
years been in tbe babit of doing even more
than advancing the money. Tbey have re
lieved the salmon keeper of all trouble in tho
matter, and Jflive sent their agents to the City
Hall and had them procure the license for the
customer and take it around to him. One or
two breweries blve gone farther. Tbey havo
paid tbe free lunch counter expenses of some
of their customers.
This was all done to keep the brewers' signs
outind'is burden has been heavy, each U--,U
cetjeco Bag ZUO per1 year. Most of thesaloons
wbich will be closed are on tbe outskirts. pf.tho
city and in localities wbich are not particularly
drinking neighborhoods. Bnt there are a num
ber of down-town resorts that will also pass
out of existence somewhat to the surprise of
tbe public Not only have the brewers grown
weary of advancing money for the purpose
named, but tbe largest measure of complaint
has corns from those saloon keepers who bave
been able to make both ends meet These
claim tbat It Is not fair for the brewers to give
the man who asks tbo license a better chance
than the man who pays cash. There are 6.60U
saloons In the city and tbe number, it is be
lieved, will be reduced to 4,000 next year.
A GOOD XAX GONE.
Death of Thomas Kennedy, an Old-Tlms
Pittsburg Merchant
rSFZCIAL n-XEOHAM TO TUB DISPATCH.
Philadelphia. Dec it The sudden death
of Thomas Kennedy, of 1334 Spring Garden
street which took place Saturday evening, will
recall many memories of his interesting career
in this city and in Pittsburg, and be a sonrce of
regret to all who bad tbe pleasure of his ac
quaintance as a man, his aid in Cosiness trans
actions or his fellowship as a Christian. Mr.
Kennedy was 75 years of age, having been born
in Philadelphia, December 22, 1815. He re
moved to Pittsburg wben quite a buy and wben
20 years of age be was in bus.ness on his own
account in tbat city. He made rapid headway
and became a successful and prominent mer
chant and manufacturer. After 25 years of
prosperous experience in Pittsburg's business
world, be removed to tbis city, and In 1870 or
ganized tbe Spring Garden Bank, of which he
was the first president.
For fire years he was a member of the Board
ot Education, but in 1883, his health having be
come impaired,be reluctantly resignod this posi
tion, as well as his more onerous one in the
bank. Mr. Kennedy was an active and life-long
communicant of the Presbyterian Church, and
for the past 20 years was one of its most influ
ential members. He leaves a widow, three sons
and three daughters. His funeral will take
place on Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock.
GUATEMALA SOBELY AFFLICTED.
Smallpox is Carrying Off Its Population by
Hundreds.
HAN Fbancisco, Dec 14. A sad record ot
mortality in Guatemala was brought to thi3
port yesterday, by tbe arrival of the Pacific
Mail steamer San Juan. Among tbo arrirals
was Joseph McMullln, a newspaper man, from
New York. The Republio of Guatemala, he
said, is besieged by smallpox; Tbe disease has
made fearful progress recently. Ha says that
in seven weeks there were 1,200 deaths through
out tbe country, and the number at last ao
counts was on tbe increase
But few sanitary precautions were taken
wben the epidemic first appeared. Tbe result
was that the people have been mowed down by
hundreds. In tbe city of Guatemala dozens of
deaths have occurred dally. The hospitals are
crowded, and tbere Is an open field for a score
or more physicians. Contrary to dispatcbes
last night no cholera is reported from Guate
mala. CO-EDUCATION AT LAKE FOREST.
Magnificent Memorial to be Erected by 8)
Man to His Mother.
Lake Forest, III., Dec, 14. Co-education
has come to stay at Lake Forest University for
several years, The young ladles ot Lake
Forest College have shared the Ferry Seminary
dormitory with the young ladles of that insti
tution, thereby crowding tbe building. Henry
C. Durand has now endowed a building, to cost
$30,000, to be used exclusively by tbe college,
lifllcs
On tha main floor will be a large dining room,
a reading room, cloak rooms and a large draw
ing room. In the rear will be living apartments
for tbe matron. Tbe arrangement of tae In
terior will be made as home-like as possible
Each couple of girls will have three rooms, two
sleeping apartments and a study chamber. In
tbe basement will be a gymnasium. Mr. Durand
is building tbis hall In memory of his mother,
and it will be called Lois Hall. In her honor.
A COSTLY HEW YOBS FLEE,
Three Stores Burned, Entailing a Loss of
Fully 876,000.
New Yobe-, Dec 14. Fire In the brick build- .
ing at ZBS Canal street belonging to the Roose
velt estate, this morning, caused ths following
losses:
Hartman &. Mendelsohn, cloaks, $30,060;
David M. Gerber, hosiery and drygnods, $10..
000; J. H. Eckbardt jerseys and jackets, $48,.
000; to the building, $5,008, All losses are COT,
ieia by insurance.
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