THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, PAGES 9 TO 16. SECOND PART. POWER LF0UR, It Is Exerted to Defeat the Bill Removing Disabilities of Catholics. THE ATTITUDE OF PARNELL. It Is Hot Improbable That He May in the End Declino All Compromise. GLADST05E IS STILL A DOUBTER As to the Settlement That Is Reported to Hare Been Brought About in the Irish Leadership. DEIECTIYES WATCHING FOE O'EEIEK. It Is Kacwa lilt H Will Ksis tr. Atte-sjt to Etcrttly Erctk Irto Ergl-id DETirr, til Coirg TFtek TO ATTEJD AM IHPOXTANT KTETKO 1ST CABLE TO THS DISrATCB.l London, Feb. 7. Copyright En couraged by Irish dissensions, the Tories have plucked up courage to contest the va cancy in the representation or Northampton, caused by Bradlaugh's death. The seat is perfectly safe lor the Home Bulers, and the Liberal majority will probably be increased to a thousand. The Tories are trying to find someone willing to run as a labor can didate, hoping thus to divide the Liberal vote. Dr. Aveling, who has an American record not particularly savory, shows a dis position to play the noble role of a Tory red herring, but his candidature will not ma terially afcVct the result. Timothy Ilealy dined with Gladstone and c small company of English Radical mem bers last night, and the 1'arnellites announce the fact as another proof that the doughty Timothy has sold himself body and soul to Ireland's foes. Mr. Healy, quite undis turbed by these and other denunciations, equally baseless, continues to declare pub licly and privately that Parnell must re tire. Some of ParneH's most prominent ad herents have pledged loyal support to John Dillon, and have caused to be conveyed to Parliament that they expect Farnell's re tirement to be real and not nominal. The Attitude of ParnelL Parnell's attitude just now is equivocal, and it is by no means impropable that he will in the end decline all compromise, in which event his party following will be considerably diminished. On Monday evening John Morlev was to have moved a resolution in the House of Commons im peaching the Irish policy of the Govern ment, but yesterday Gladstone unexpectedly and inexplicably acquiesced in the request for its postponement. This is interpreted in some quarters as in dicating his disbelief in the alleged state ment ot tne lnsn leaaersmp, and the im pression is strengthened by the relations which existed between Gladstone and Cecil llhodes, when the South African premier was last in this country and made his fa iious contribution to the home rule fund. Mr. Bhode's declaration now in favor of the retention ot the leadership by Parnell, was, It is understood, communicated to Gladstone before it was made public, and can hardly fail to have had an effect upon his mind. It was observed yesterday afternoon that John Morley, Mr. Sexton and Justin McCarthy were engaged in conference, which lasted nearly two hours, in circumstances more suggestive of contusion of mind than any thing else. The Tower or Balfour. The power wielded by Balfour in the Cab inet has been strikinglv manifested this week. Many Tory members and a majority of the Liberal Unionists were kuown to be in favor of Gladstone's bill for removing the legal disabilities which prevent Roman Catholics from becoming Lord Chancellor of England or Viceroy of Ireland, while in England some of the most poweriul support ers of the Government belong to the Catholic Church. It was proposed, therefore, that the bill fiiould be regarded as an open question, upon which members would be free to vote as they liked, in which event the measure would certainly have been passed by the Commons. But the Irish Orangemen and landl' rds furiouslv denounced the bill, and Balfour, fearing to offend his only sup porters in Ireland, insisted that it should be made a Government question. Balfour prevailed, as he generally does in such cases. The recalcitrants were informed that if the bill were carried, Parliament would be dissolved. A five-line whip was issued against it, and the second reading was defeated by a majority of 33. which is more than 50 below the normal Ministerial majoritv. Gladstone's speech was admittedly one of his finest cratical efforts. Peculiar Situation of 3Iatthows. Bnt the most remarkable feature of the debate was provided by the Home Secretary, Matthews, who, although a Roman Catholic, sat unmoved upon the Treasury bench, list ening to arguments from his colleagues and lellow Tories, every one of which was in sulting'io him as a politician, and should have been revolting to him as a Catholic Christian. Mrs. "William O'Brien arrived here this evening, and the impression prevails that her husband will soon follow her. It is known at, any rate, that he will try to at tend the meeting of the Irish Parliamentary party Thursday afternoon and also take part in the Irish debate the same evening. But he will not find it an easy matter to elude theLajlish police unless he is already in Lonuon. The police ray he is still in France, hut expect be will make an early attempt to run the blockade. To-night detectives from Scotland Yard and Dublin Castle were sent to the various ports to keep watch. Others will start to-morrow, and at least two are on the way to Boulogne to reenlorce the shadowers already on the spot. CANADA'S POLITICAL CBI8IS. It I Exciting hut a Small Amount or Inter est in England. HIT CABLE TO THE DISPATCH. London, Feb. 7. The political crisis in Canada excites very little interest here, and the hopelessly divergent criticism of British newspapers upon Sir John Macdonald and his policy prove that the Ro-called leaders of public opinion have but a faint idea of the merits of the case. As a rule, Enclishmen, who have considered the subject sufficiently to form an opinion, a.ree nith Goldwin Sraitb.that the manifest 'lesuny of Canada is its absorption by the United States. This view has been frequently urged by Goldwin Smith in the columns of the Timet and those who do cot agree with it, mostly go to the other extreme and assume that the time is not far distant when Canada will proclaim its independence. Talk ot Cana dian loyalty to the mother county is con fined to a very few enthusiasts, belonging to the Imperial Federation League, an organi sation whose aims have been declared by Lord Derbey and other level-headed states men to be chimerical. THE FALL OF CRISPI. IT WAS A GBEAT STJBPBISE PABTY FOB MOST OF EDEOPE. Queen Margaret Availed Herself of an Op portunity to Settle Old Scores She Said Crl.pl Must Go, and He Wont, Despite Humbert's Sympathy. tBT CABLE TO TBS DISPATCH. J London, Feb. 7. The fall of Signor Crispi, foretold in this correspondence a fortnight ago, took Europe completely by surprise; and for the moment created a feel ing of consternation in Vienna and Berlin, with corresponding exultation in Paris. Up to the very moment of his collapse, Crispi seemed all-poweiful in and out of Parliament, and although a select few were aware of the occult influences which were workine against the Premier, they scarcely doubted that he would prevail. Crispi had a robust faith in himself and a superb con tempt for his Parliamentary adversaries. The latter was carried too far and was the immediate cause of the defeat of the Gov ernment financial scheme. But the anti-Ministerial majority, al though large, was very heterogeneous, and King Humbert would have relused to accept Crispi's resignation had it not been for the active intervention of Queen Margaret, who eagerlv availed hersell of the expected op portunity for paying old scores. She insisted that Crispi must go, and from the first warmly espoused the claims of Marquis Di Rudini to the Premiership. The Marquis is a tall, handsome man, not quite 50 years old, and is the head of an ancient Sicilian family. Although he fought in a red shirt under Garibaldi, he is emphatically an aristocrat, and has long been a leader of polite society in Borne. He is very wealthy, a great favorite at court, and one "of Queen Margaret's closest friends outside ot the royal pale. Under the circumstances, King Humbert made but a weak stand for Crispi, but com pounded with the royal conscience by ex acting from Budini a pledge that he would not depart from the general lines of Crispi's foreign policy. The effect of the change of Government will he almost confined to domestic affairs. An effort will be made to reduce taxation by cutting down the naval and military expenditure to a figure more in accordance with the country's means, and it is probable that an attempt will be made to arrive at a commercial agreement with France. Crispi has declared that Budini has neither the abilities or the will to accomp lish these things wtthout doing serious harm to Italy, and he expects to be in office again helore "the end of the present year. ANOTHER BIG STRIKE. SHIPOWUBSS AKD UHIONISTS AT "WAS AGAIN AT CARDIFF. Four Thousand Men Thrown Idle by It Indications Point to the Certain Defeat of the Strikers Scotch Hallway Em ployer and Employes to Confer. rrT CABLE TO THX DISPATCH. LONDON, Feb. 7. The Shipping Federa tion and trades unionist are at open war in Cardiff, and in a week from to-day a similar fight will be commenced at Hull. The point in dispute is again the employ ment of non-unionists in ships and docks, and the struggle will almost certainly end in the defeat of the unionsts. The strike commenced among the coal men at Cardiff at the docks, and a curious featsre of it is that, although only 400 men have left work, their action has thrown idle nearly 4,000 men, and has already partly paralyzed the South Wales coal trade. The dock companies and the Shipping Federation have issued manifestoes, defying the unions, and they promise to replace the strikers by Monday next. The Shipping Federation is still fighting the unionists in London, with daily increasing success, owing mainly to its excellent organization. The men employed on the three great Scotch railways are to come to a meeting or conference with a committee of the directors on Monday. The proceedings are to be private, the object is to get the men to state fully, lairly and clearly as possible what their grievances and wishes are. The failure of the strike is attributed by the more intelligent men, as well as by the employers, to the injudicious conduct of John Burns and others, who went to Scot land expecting to turn labor troubles to the advantage of their socialistic organizations. The men will henceforth take sole charge of their own affairs, and Monday's conference is one indication of their new policy. The directors have intimated that they regard as reasonaDie tne desire ot the men to obtain more leisure for rest and recrea tion, and as both parties enter the conference with a wish lor peace, there is every pros pect of a satisfactory settlement. TWO HOTABLE DEATHS. Sin. TV. J. King and Ex-Consul General Freeman H. Slorse. tBT CABLE TO THE DISPATCH.t London, Feb. 7. A sad occurrence here this wees was the death of tbe accomplished and beautiful wife of William J. King, Jr., of Buffalo, from the results of a surgical operation. Mra. King was the daughter "of tbe late Captain E, H. Gordon, of tho Forty second Koyal Highlanders. She married Mr. King less than two years ago, and they have since resided in London. The body was cremated to-day at Woking, this having been Mrs. King's request Auother death this week was that of ex Congressman and ex-Consul General Free man H. Morse, from old age at Surbiton. Mr. Morse was one of Lincoln's appointees. He was Consul General of the United States in London from 1SG1 to 1870, and in con junction with Charles Francis Adams as Minister, did his country invaluable service during the civil war. Mr. Morse was suc ceeded by Adam Badeau and never re turned to America, He was 81 years of age. THE CZAB'S RESOLVE. He Will Slake Another Effort to Break the Triple Alliance. tBT CABLE TO THE DISPATCH. J London, Feb. 7. It is evident from St Petersburg dispatches, which have reached London to-day, that the Czar has resolved to make another effort to break up the Triple Alliance by peaceful means, and it is equally plain to see that Crispi's retirement and the simultaneous visit of the Austrian heir-apparent to Bussia, to gether with his unusually cordial reception, have caused considerable commotion in Berlin. But all available information and the most authoritative opinion obtainable point to a continuance of the present situation in Europe, at least until tbe beginning ol next year. Some DlbtinguUlicd Passengers. BY CABLE TO THE DISPATCH.! Liverpool, Feb. 7. Among the pas sengers who sailed on the Cunard steamer Etruria to-day are the Hon. Cecil Baring, the Hon. Thomas Baring, M. Ban dolph Corfet, Dr. Hadlow, Mr. K. N. Levy Lawson and Major Wood. WILL PEF.8S THE SUIT. The London Gambling Scandal to Be Pressed In Criminal Court :et cable to the dispatch. London, Feb. 7. It is now understood that Sir William Gordon Cumming has de termined upon his prosecution of the suit for slander against General Owen Williams and Lord Coventry, and that he intends to call the Prince of Wales upon the stand as a witness. The return of Lord Bandolph Churchill to England is understood to have some con nection with this matter. As an old friend of Sir William, His Lordship is anxious that the matter should not be pressed in the disagreeable form in which the aggrieved Baronet is now disposed to put it minister Lincoln Indisposed. TBT CABLE TO THE DtSrATOH.1 London, Feb. 7. Minister Lincoln has been somewhat indisposed this week, but is all right now. Beports have been cabled here that Mr. Lincoln and Consul General New are candidates for the Secretaryship of the Tressury, hut there is no foundation for the statement in either case. Trip Around the World. fBT CABLE TO THE DIBPATCH.l Liverpool, Feb. 7. The Canadian Pa cific's new steamer, Empress of India, em barked 150 passengers for a trip around the world. She sailed this evening. LOOKING TO AMEBICA. Dr. Mendez Says the Prejudice Against the Hebrews la Dying Out. Br. Joseph de Sola Mendez, President of the Bethnal Green Synagogue, London, passed through the city last evening bound for Chicago. He is a near relative of the celebrated New York rabbi, Dr. De Sola Mendez. The doctor is 70 years of age, and instead of wearing the usual patriarchal beard, he has a long, white, flowing mus tache. He is engaged at present in writing a book on the Hebrews as a nation. In speaking of his countrymen, he said: "All over the world'the condition of the Hebrew has been much ameliorated. In Russia he is still rather badly treated, and occasionally exiled, and in France he is at tacked frequently in pamphlets and books, but the laws of the country are not against him. The lact that Baron Bothschild was admitted to the British Parliament shows that the prejudice against the Hebrews is dying out among the better classes. I have a very warm remembrance of Dis raeli, who was my life-long friend. Ha lived and died at heart a true Hebrew, and always had a sensitive regard for his peo ple. "Bnt In America, greatest of all nations, I find the widest toleration. My people look to this country as their haven, to which tbey can finally turn and live happily, without being persecuted by prejudice or laws." ILLEGAL mSTJEAHCE OBDESS, The Secretary of State of Now Jersey Will Prosecute Their Officers. Teenton, Feb. 7. The Secretary of State, Henry C. Kelsey, has announced that he regards the "Earnest Workers," the "Universal Order of Co-operation," and the "Advance Beneficial Order" as violating the laws of New Jersey, and he will proceed against the officers and agents as soon as some one will make a complaint These or ders are doing a big business in this State, and hundreds of thousands of dollars are being carried away by them. Letters are pouring in for the Secretary of State from the West asking about the stand ing of the "Universal Orde of Co-operation," and the Secretary is kept busy mak ing the statement tha he knows nothing about their financial status, but that they have no right to do business in New Jersey. The law of New Jersey requires all com panies, or corporations, or associations, do ing an insurance business here ot any kind, to file certificate and deposit with the Con troller $10,000 worth of securities. None of there concerns are doing this. KYSTEBIOUS BLOOD POOLS. A Bemarfrable Discovery in a Washington Clergyman's House. a Washington, Feb. 7. A very myster ious affair is puzzling the detectives of this city. At an early hour yesterday morning the family of Bev. Dr. Sunderlaudiras aroused by a noise in the basement of the family residence as of a heavy body falling. Nothing more was heard, and when the servants arose tbey were horrified to find a large pool of blood on the landing of the stairway leading to the basement, the door knob and walls smeared with blood, and several large pools of blood on the floor of the basement, with a half-burned candle. The fastenings of the doors and windows showed no signs of being broken, nor was there any evidence of the presence of strangers in the house. The trail of blood was clearly discovered for some distance down the street, where all trace was lost, and, though detectives have een indus triously at work ever since, no;-clews to the mvsterious visitants have been found. A BTBAKG3 BETOKEH FEAT. Fonr Indians Attempt to Cremate Alive a Brother Bed skin. Buffalo, Feb. 7. Four Indians, George Snow, Eland Pierce, John Pierce and James Lukes were arraigned to-day charged with having attempted to cremate an old Indian named John Jackson. They pleaded not guilty and were admitted to bail. Jackson charges that in October last the Indians left the Cataraugus reservation and went to Salamanca, where they became drunk. On tbe return to the reservation they stopped at Jackson's bouse and drank more liquor. Jackson refused to give them any more and they threw him down, poured liquor over him and set it afire. Jackson put out the flames before he was burned. THE DAHGEBS OF THE0S0PHX An Educated Young Lady Goes Mad and Kills Her Own Aunt Indianapolis, Feb. 7: A talented and educated young lady, Miss Caroline Taylor, who has gone insane over the study of the osophy, and who shot and killed her annt while in that condition, has been taken to the insane hospital. The Best for the Children. While Minnesota is one of the most healthy States in the Union, it is one of the worst for colds, owing to the severe winters. Many of the drnggiEts there make it a rule to give their customers just what tbey call for; hut when they come back and say it done no good, they almost invariably rec ommend Chamberlain's though Remedy, as will be seen by the following from Messrs. Wells & Schroeder, of Sanborn, Minn.: "We have recommended Chamberlain's Cough Bemedy after other leading ough preparations had failed to do any good, and always with the best results. We can always rely upon that remedy, as it is sure to effect a cure. It has no eqnal for children; es pecially in cases of croup or whooping cough." 50-ceat bottles for sale by drug gists. "WSU To Bent Spare Booms Advertise them in the special lists in The Dispatch Mondays and Thursdays PITTSBURG-, SUNDAY, RESUME OF THE WEEK The Deeds of Lieutenant Sdrwatka Which Entitle Him to Fame. ODD WATS OP SELF-DESTRUCTION. Members of the Yarlons Cabinets Who Met Tiolent Deaths. WHAT EOIALTi THINKS IB SPORT rwBITTEK FOB THE DISPATCH. Pnblio attention has been called recently in a rather peculiar way to Lieutenant Schwatka, - rjv who had & """"""""j. achieved so itMvV?W mnoli f ft m n throughout the world, and ex perienced so many dangers in the cause ol scientific knowledge. He is but 41 years of age, and yet has been the Lieut. Bchicatka. hero of the longest sledge journey known, 3,251 miles in length; the leader of the only expedition to travel in the Arctio regions during an en tire winter, and that expeiienced tho greatest cold yet known to civilized beings while traveling 71 below zero and the finder of Sir John Franklin's dead. He was also the explorer of the mighty Yukon river's-headwaters; the- hero of the highest ascent above tha snow-line of which there is any record, 7,000 feet up the slopes of Mount St. Elias, and the discoverer of tbe real cliff and cave-dwellers in the wilds of Arizona, which he penetrated less than two years ago. Surely, suoh is a wonderful record for the life of one man. Unique Ways of Shuffling Off. The week past has been remarkable for two unique suicides: one of a California girl who dissected herself with a cleaver; the other a man up on the Cheat river who de liberately drowned himself by drinking fif teen glasses of water. It may be said in the latter fool's favor that he had enough de cency and respect for the nerves of the good people from whom he received the water to go behind a haystack to die. These are certainly new ideas in the way of self-destrnction, although history records some very peculiar ones, among which An archist Lingg' dynamiti bomb in the mouth may be mentioned, although that method has a precedent in Alsace, in which the suicide succeeded in blowing his head and the upper part of his body completely away. The Parisian lady who filled her room with flowers and smothered; the Bo man lady who swallowed red-hot coals; the European gentleman who made himself a guillotine; the miner at Bancoon who filled his mouth with gnnpowder and the soldier of the Bavarian artillery who loaded a can non and fired himself from the muzzle are all worthv of mention, but the Englishman in New Zealand must not be forgotton who, having quarreled with his wile, exploded a dynamite cartridge in such a manner that both his and her head were blown to atoms; nor the King of Falaha, who, being attacked by Mohammedaps, and finding resistance useless, caused powder to he placed beneath his;castle walls, and blew it, himself and everybody else in it out of existence. Certainly one of the most persistent cases on record, however, was that of the Suffolk, England, woman who first made a ring of guupowder around herself and, finding that unsuccessful, sat on a pail filled with the same material and touched herself off. The last was a vast improvement on the first idea, but not entirely successful, so she fin ished the job by hacking at her throat with a knife. Even the ancients bad their own ideas on the subject, if we may summon as proof Sampson, who pulled the temple of Dagon down npon himself, and the Grecian philosopher, Empedocles, who jumped into the crater of Mount Etna. Bemalns of Charles L In view of the fact that the English people are at present engaged in doing honor to a sovereign, Charles I., to whom they accorded but stint ed honor during life, it may he in teresting to reoall the curious preser vation of that mon arch's remains as observed when the' coffin was opened in the early part of the present cen Charlct I. tury. As is well known, Charles was beheaded January 30, 1649. His body was immedi ately embalmed and conveyed to Windsor. Once afterward the coffin was noticed, dur ing the occasion of a subsequent burial, but not tonched until the year 1813, when it was opened in the presence of the Prince Begent, Duke of Cumberland, Dean of Windsor, Sir Henry Halford and two other gentlemen, and the body of the decapitated kine found to bo remarkably well preserved. According to a cotemporaneous report of the proceeding, when the whole face was disengaged from the covering the com plexion of the skin was observed to be dark and discolored, but "the forehead and tem ples had lost little or nothing of their mus cular substance; the cartilage of the nose was gone, but the left eye, in the first mo ment of exposure, was open and full, though it vanibhed almost immediately, and the pointed beard, so characteristic ot the reign of King Charles, was perfect The shape of the'face was a long oval; many of the teeth remained. When the head had been entirely disengaged from the attachments which confined it it was found to be loose, and, without difficulty, was taken up and held to view. The back part of the scalp was perfect, and had a remarkably fresh appearance, the pores of the skin being more distinct, as they usually are when soaked in moisture, and tho tendons and filaments of the neck were of considerable substance and firmness. The hair was thick at the back part of the head, and in appear ance nearly black. On holding up the head to examine the place of separa tion from the body, the muscles of tbe neck had evidently retracted themselves consider ably, and tbe fourth cervical vertebra was found to be cut through its substance trans versely, leaving the surfaces of the divided portions perfectly smooth and even." Fatalities In the Cabinet It having been remarked that Harrison's Presldental term has been particularly fatal to members of his official household, recalls the fact that although not dying while in office, two of the three members constituting Washington's Cabinet met with violent deaths: Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury, being killed in a duel July 12, 1804, and Henry Knox, Sec retary of War, choking to death on a chicken bone, October 25, 180S. Perhaps it has also been forgotten that Secretary of State, Abel P. Upshur and Secretary of the Navy, T. W. Gilmer, of President Tyler's Cabinet, -were kilKd while, In effics-bytho. WMm "net FEBRUARY 8, 1891. WHAT BLAINE bursting of a gun on board the United States war vessel Princeton, in 1845. The Countess Waldersee. Americans who have to do with royalty seem to be having a hard time of it all along the line atpresent The Conntess Waldersee, whose husband, the late chief of staff, is in bad odor in the ' German Kaiser's court, was former ly a Miss Lee, of New York. The fact that herhus- band has lost pres- is remarka ble inasmuch as the Countess and present Queen were supposed to Counteu Walderses. be the most inti mate of friends; in fact, the kindness shown th- latter by the Waldersees when Augusta Victoria was snubbed right and left by her mother-in-law and sisters-in-law. when William I. was livin and the prospect of the present monarch succeeding to the throne,.at least for some time was decidedly remote, was thought to have cemented a unique friendship not to be undone by any ordinary complication. But it has often before been said that kings are ungrateful, and King William IL is no exception to the rule. Suicides of English Peers. Speaking ot suicides recalls the fact that England has lost 12 of its peers by that method of quitting this life during the pres ent century, namely: Lord French, 1814; Marquis of Londonderry, 1822; Lord Greaves. 1830; Lord James Beresford, 1841; Earl of Munster,1842; Lord Congleton, 1842; Lord Forth, 1861; Lord Cloncurry, 1869: Lord Walsingham, 1871; Earl Delawar, 1873, and the Duke of Bedford within tho month. Sport That Isn't Sport Kome, in its day, had its bloody gladi atorial combats; Spain and Mexico still have their cruel bull-baiting, and the world cries out against these nations for their inhuman ity, but the German Kaiser and royalty generally still derive pleasure from one of tbe most inhuman practices in existence. The custom ot driving game wiiniu reacu oi royalty's shotgun is rather a poor excuse for sport, as it does not bear the slightest re semblance to it The trus sportsman derives his pleasure from the hunt, the chase and the final bagging of the quarry; the uncer tainty of this issue being the essential ele ment of it. But, when a big strong man wraps himself up in comfort, and seated in a warm sleigh, waits and shoots 278 hares that are driven within range by keepers, as was the case in a recent day's hunt by the great King of Germany at Potsdam, the ex ploit is nothing less than common or rather excessive brutality, and the man or men guilty of such acts should be held up to the exacration of the whole world. If the King must practice shooting, surely there is someone in his kingdom who can make a wooden rabbit and give it artificial move ment so resembling the reality that the King will be satisfied with his marksman ship. Ealakna's literary Attainments. As the facts that the late King Kalakua, of the Sandwich Islands, spoke half a dozen languages, and that he was pre paring a book to be p ub 1 i shed shortly, have been made the subjects of quite a nnmbe ol newspaper para graphs, the writers of which are evi dently surprised at the culture of the late Haw aiian monarch, it may interest and sur prise them still more to know that he was at tho time of his death al ready an author of Kamehameha 1. some years' standing, having published a work called "The Legends and Myths of Hawaii." Critics have given the book some prestige, too, on account of the really valua ble in'ormation concerning the people of the Hawaiian group of islands contained in it. Althongh much of the matter pertaining to their earlier history is vague and not always conclusive, it is, perhaps, as trustworthy as any that can be offered. Taken as a whole, the work is well worthy perusal and con sideration. Iu this connection the liberty i3 taken to add a portrait olKamebamebal., founder of tbe dynasty which recently came to an end. As will be observed, Karnehaineba has all the appearance of a veritable savage. In the latter part of his lile, however, be de monstrated a strong claim to superior intel ligence, accompanied by a knowledge of statecraft by no means ordinary. His ap pearance and that of Kalakua's evidences the rapidity with which the human kind progress upward on the scale when broueht into contact with civilization. Wilkie. Bouses Are Scnrco This Year. Home hunters may save perplexity, time and car fare by consulting tbe special to lets to-morrow. Thursdays and Mondays are speoiai rent days,- is -V lb ff, w. m -Nis 5 JM tigo W. S5tMJ : 1 WpW Jvi?fK IK ( JM I AND HARBISON SEE IN THE FUTURE OF RAILROADS TO BLAME If Depression in the Mahoning and Bhenango Yalleys Continnes. COKE MEN MAKE C0KCESSI0NS, Eat Freight Kates Are Still Up to Last Year's Prosperous Basis, THE EEAL CAUSE OP THE TE0CBLE fCOnnESFONDESCE or THE DISPATCH. 1 New Castle, Feb. 7. Tbe district hav ing this town for its center, and whioh is the most easterly located in the Shenango Val ley, has, owing to combined causes, been fortnnately preserved from the deplorable effects of the most general and severest paralyzation of general business that ever settled down over the Mahoning and Shenango valleys. These valleys cover the western part of Pennsylvania and eastern part of Ohio, and are bordered on the east by the thriving towns of New Castle and Sharon and on the west by Youngstown, and are interspersed with numerous small towns which give the districts the not un deserved title of the bee-hive of the Central States. The principal industry of the districts is the manufacture of raw and finished iron and steel and in the good or bad condition of these trades depends the conditions ot living of fully three-fourths of the inhabitants. The stagnation of business referred to is caused by the universal stoppage of oper ations of the blast furnaces whioh neces sarily throws idle a very largo number of men. ' Other Branches Affected. Nor does the depression end here; the idle ness among the furnaces has shut off the de mand for limestone and coke, and as a result work in the limestono quarries is almost totally suspended and the workmen are idle. Thronghout the coke regions over 6,000 ovens of a total of 15,000 are idle and tho idle list is swelling rapidly, which results in thousands of miners and cokers being unemployed. The slackness in demand for transportation has seriously crippled tbe railroads. They have hundreds of empty cars lying idle along their tracks, and a great part of the motive power is inactive, and many of the trainmen have been dis charged, owing to the lack of traffic. Tbus it can be seen how extensive and far-reaching are the disastrous results follow ing from this inactivity, forcing as it does several thousands of men out of work. This, of course, reaots upon the merchants and small tradesmen. It causes poverty, intem perance and recklessness among the work men, and distrust and financial disturbance among the merchants, and the direst results are most sure to follow from its long con tinuance. The dispatch instructed me to make a thorough tour ot both valleys and determine as far as possible the causes which have led up to such a general suspension of business and the probable outcome. Tho Demand for Pi's Iron. So far it has been learned that the shut down is the natural result of the extraordi nary depression in the pricei and demand for pie iron. Every manufacturer of rjier iron in and about this place was interviewed, and they are a unit in expressing this as the true cause of the banking of the furnaces. Furnacemen in New Castle have not joined in the shutdown, nor are they members of the reorganized association now called the Mahoning and Shenango Valley Iron Manufacturers' Association, which includes all the iron and steel mills in both valleys, except those located here, and since they are neutral their statements should be given greater weight The agree ment of the association is that only those fnrnaces making pig iron for the market must shut down, leavipg it optional with those furnaces with iron or steel mills of their own and who consume their own pro duction. The Etna furnaces of P. L. Kimberly & Co. and the Bosena fnrnaces of the Oliver Iron and Steel Company, whose general offices are at Pittsburg, consume their own production. They are both running full, and are exempt from tbe rules governing the shut down. At the Bed Jacket furnace of the Crawford Iron and Steel Company the plant has been closed down about one month for repairs, and will remain closed six weeks longer. At Bainey & Berger's furnace operations were recently stopped also to admit of repairs. The Time for Repairing;. Members of both these firms stated that they thought the present time the most op portune for repair making. They both give their output to tbe George W. Johnson Com pany, whose mill is situated between the two furnaces. There is no freight charge connected with the transportation of the pig iron from the iurnaces to tbe mill, and tbus theay save the cost of transportion which, even though small, will enable them operate their Iurnaces when repairs are completed, notwithstanding the continuance of the shut down. The action of the valley in closing down has attracted much attention and much has been said and written in the daily press of the country that is erroneous. Many are laboring under the impression that the shut down is dne to the refusal of the coke oper ators to grant a reductiou of 40 cents per ton in the selling price ot $2 15 and the refusal of. the railroads to lower the freight rates 15 cents per ton on pig iron shipped into PitU Jiargj 20 cents per ton on coke tnipjed from RECIPROCITY. the Connellsville region into the valleys and 25 cents per ton on limestone consigned to valley points, in all a reduction of $1 per ton. It is this refusal only that keeps fur naces from resuming; the condition of the pig iron market is wholly blamed for the closing down. This condition, the local fur nacemen assert, was aggravated by the heavy Beceipts of Southern Iron, which cost considerably less delivered in tbe valleys than what iron can be produced here for. The Southern iron is not well adapted for making merchant iron, but by using it as a mixture, to the extent of 25 or 33J4 per cent, the resnlt is a good grade of oar iron. There is no tear ot it totally dis placing valley irons, but the extent to which it can be used will always prove a damper to future excessive prices in Northern iron. These are the causes which led to the shut down, and when the furnacemen saw tbe in evitable coming upon them and that there was no immediate hope for an advance in prices, they requested the above named reductions from the railroads and coke operators with the probable result that if they were granted the cost of mating Iron would be cheapened $1 50 per ton, which would enable them to continue in operation. The only success the furnacemen have so far met with was granted at a meeting held some weeks aero in Pitts burg with the coke operators, when the price was reduced to 51 90 per ton. In con versation with a prominent fnrnaceman, he remarked that he bad it from official author ity that a further reduction would be granted by the coke men if the railroads would de cide to ease up the rates somewhat Position of theBollroads. Nothing has resulted so far from the several conferences with the railroad officials and from all appearances they are as firm as ever, aucj claim mat 11 a xeuucuuu i granted to the valley men there will follow a clamor for equalization that will necessi tate the entire reconsideration of the freight schedules, and such a thing is not possible. However, the shutdown is striking them financially where they will feel it keenest and there is no telling what a day may bring forth. Thus tbe situation narrows itself down to the two questions: Will the railroads yield? or will there be a radical change for the better in the pig iron market? This latter question was put to every fnrnaceman and mill owner I interviewed, and they thought the chances for an improved pig iron market were indeed very remote. Then it seems that the question of resumption of work depends upon the action of the rail roads. It is very reasonable to suppose that they could afford a partial reduction in freights as they are now based on last year's prosperity. Tbey are indebted forall they are to the manufacturers whose ability and in dustry has given them life and prosperity. The declaration that railroads are soulless corporations was indeed never more aptly illustrated than in tbis fight of millions against greater millions. No industiial question has ever been discussed with greater agitation by the people of the val leys, and the outcome is being watched with unabated interest Cornelius Kane. FIJETED TO HIS DEATH. A Colored Brakeman Too Badly Smitten by Feminine Charms. Albant, Ga., Feb. 7. Alexander Ward, colored, a train hand on the Brunswick and Western Bailroad, was on top of a freight train as it left Sumner. Just as it pulled ont from the depot he spied two colored damsels tripping along by the side of the road. He turned to address them from his elevated perch, and commenced backing as he conversed in a low tone. He was so much engrossed by the charm ers that he forgot where he was, and con tinued backinz and talking until he stepped off the end of the car. With a despairing cry he fell between the two moving box cars, striking his head. The train passed over his arm, mashing it off. He died shortly after being lifted from the ground. AK0TEEE SHIP BAILWAT. One Proposed to Overcome an Obstruction In Columbia Biver. Walla Walla, Wash., Feb. 7. Tha Columbia and Snake Biver Auxiliary Waterway Convention, consisting of dels gates from Washincton, Oregon and Idaho, has adopted resolutions expressing their be lief that a ship railway, as recommended by the Oregon delegation in Congress, is the most economical, satisfactory and expeditions plan for a permanent improvement of The Dalles of the Columbia river. The memorial to the Legislatures of Washington, Oregon and Idaho urges the construction of a portage railway around the cascades and The Dalles in order that the river may he made navigable to inland empire. EEOHIBITION WILL PEOBABLY STAY. A Bnge Legislative Corruption Said to Be Baised by Its Opponents. Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 7. A crisis has now been reached in the fight for prohibi tion in North Dakota. The State and the Legislature are about evenly divided in sentiment on this question, but it is claimed that the largest corruption fund ever raised in the State, except that furnished by the Louisiana Lottery Company last winter, is now on band to secure the passage of the re- submission bill. The probability is, however, that the measure will be defeated, as tbe latest canvass of both Houses shows a clear ma jority in favor of the present iron-clad pro hibition law. Homes Are Scarce This Tear. Home hunters maysave perplexity, time and car fare by consulting the special to lets to-morrow. Thursdays and Mondays are special rent days KIPLINGJHJCHICAGO, Horrified at the Greedy Appe tite, Wild Rush and Loud Clamor for Gold, PEOPLE PILED IN LAYERSr Streets Ruined by "Wires and Eailsia the flame of Progress. THE PDLPirS IDEA OF PABADISE- Sights In Fig St kiln? and Elna Killing Establishments, PEN PICTURE OP A WI5DI CHI BEAUTI e iwarnix ros ira dispatch. . Letter If o. 5. 1 know thy cunning and thy greed. Thy hard high lust and willful deed. And all thy glory loves to tell Of specious gifts material. I have struck a city a real city and they call It Chicago. The other places do not connt. San Francisco was a pleasure resort as well as a city, and Salt Lake was a phenomenon. This place is the first Ameri can city I have encountered. It holds rather mora than a million people with bodies and stands on the same sort of soil as Calcutta. Having seen it I urgently desira never to see it again. It is Inhabited by savages. Its water is the water of tha Hughli, and its air is dirt Also it says that it is the "boss" town of America. I do not believe that it has anything to do with this country. They told me to go to the Palmer House, which is overmuch gilded and mirrored, and there I found a huge hall of tesselated marble crammed with people talking about money and spit ting everywhere. Other barbarians charged in and out of this inferno with letters and telegrams in their hands, and yet others shouted at each other. A man who had drunk quite as much as was good for him told me that this was "the finest hotel in the finest city on God Almighty's earth." "By the way, when an American wishes to indi cate the next country or State, he says, "God A'mighty's earth." This prevents discussion and flatters his vanity. No Beauty In the Streets. Then I went ont into the streets, which are long and flat and without end. And verily it is not a good thing to live in the East for any length of time. Your ideas grow to clash with those held by every right thinking man. I looked down inter minable vistas flanked with nine, ten and fifteen storied houses, and crowded with, men and women, and the show impressed me with a great horror. Except in London. and I have forgotten what London waa like I had never seen so many white peo ple together and never such a collection of miserables. There was no color in tha street and no beauty only a maze of wira ropes overhead and dirty stone flagging un der foot A cab driver volnnteered to show ma tha glory ot the town for so much an hour and with him I wandered far. He conceived that all tbis turmoil and squash was a thins; to be reverently admired, that it was good to hnddle men together in 15 layers, one atop ot tbe other, and to dig holes in tha ground for offices. Be said that Chicago waa a live town and that all the creatures hurry ing by me were engaged in business. That is to say tbey were trying to make soma money that they might not die through lack offoodtopnt into their bellies. He took me to canals black as ink, and filled with untold abominations, and bade me watch the stream of traffic across tbe bridges. Ha then took me into a saloon, and, while I drank, made me noto that the floor waa covered with coins sunk in cement A Hottentot would not have been guilty of this sort of barbarism. The coins made an effect pretty enougb, hut the man who put them, there had no thought to beauty and therefora he was a savage. Chicago's Legitimate Competition. Then my cab driver showed me bnsinesa blocks, gay with signs and studded with fantastic and absurb advertisements of sood3, and looking down tbe long street so adorned it was as though each vendor stood at his door howling: "For the sake of money em ploy or buy of me and me only I" Have you ever seen a crowd at a famine relief distribution? You know then how the men leap into the air, stretohuag ont their arms above the crowd in the hope of being seen; while tha women dolorously slap the stomachs of their children and whimper. 1 had sooner watch famine relief than tbe white man engaged in what ha calls legitimate competition. The one I, understand. The other makes me ill. And the cabman said that these things were the proof ot progress, and by that I knew he had been reading his newspaper as every intelligent American should. Tha papers tell their clientele in language fitted to their comprehension that tbe snarling to gether of telegraph wires, the heaving up of houses and the making of money is progreis. I spent ten hours in that huge wilderness, wandering through scores ot miles of ,thesa terrible streets and jostling some few hun dred thousand of th;se terrible people who talked tbrongh their noses. The cabman left me; bnt after awbilo I picked up another man who was lull of figures, and into my ears he poured them as occasion re quired or the big blank factories suggested. Here tbey turned out so many hundred thousand dollars' worth of such and such an article; there so many million other things; this house was worth so many million dol lars; that one so many million more or less. Kipling Couldn't Appreciate. It was like listening to a child babbling of its hoard of shells. It was like watching a fool playing with buttons. Bnt I was ex pected to do more than listen or watch. Ha demanded that I should admire; and tha utmost I could say was: "Are these things so? Then I am very sorry for you." That made him angry and he said that in sular envy made me unresponsive. So, you see, I could not make him understand. Then I went to bed. And that was on a Saturday night Sunday brought me the queerest experi ence of all a revelation of barbarism com plete. I found a place that was officially described as a church. It was a eireni rcallv, but that tbe worshipers did not know. There were flowers all about tha building, which was fitted up with plush and stained oak and much luxury, includ ing twisted brass candlesticks of severest Gothic design. To these things and a con gregation of savages entered suddenly a wonderful man completely in the confidenca of their God, whom he treated colloquially and exploited very much as a newspaper reporter would exploit a foreign potentate. Bnt, unlike the newspaper reporter, ha never allowed his listeners to forget that ha and not He was the center of attraction. With a voice of silver and with imagery borrowed from the auction room, he built up for his bearers a heaven on the lines of tha Palmer Honse (but with all the gilding real gold and all the plate glass diamond) md set in tbe center of it a lond voice, argu mentative, Tery jhiewd creation that h. J JAJaJafoaLfciVi y-.afAraafafati zt.
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