EST PEACE id REIGNING. No Sound of War to Mar the New Year's Festivities. DEATH OF THE YEAR. But Otherwise No Casualties or Dis- asters Are Reported. MR. MILLS CALLS 015 "MR. CRISP. $ Unable to See the Speaker, Who Is Threatened With Pneumonia. Better Rules Demanded for the Govern ment of the House At Present Con gress Is Too Much Like a Free-and-Easy Concert Garden The Members' Eesks May Have to Go The English House of Commons to Be Emulated More Dignity Desired Pennsylvania Republicans Preparing to Go to the Minneapolis Convention Pathetic and Successful Appeal of a Treasury Agent. fsrrci l tei EGEArmc lftter.3 BfKEAl" OF TlIL lHerATCH. J V AMIIhCTON. D. C , Dec 30 j The bottom t:eeined to hare dropped out of the war craze to-day. Not because there is no less in it than there has been at any time durins thee several days, but because the New Year festivities have superseded everything, and because it is now under stood that nothing will occur until a full onalriis of the attack on American seamen at Valparaiso shall be furnWhed bv the Government at Santiago from its stand fieint. .KAcrvthing depends upon that explana tion. Ifit be aggre-ive or insulting, the whole correspondence will be laid before Concress. and the Democratic House will vie with the Republican Senate in drafting a solution of the difficult that will re dound not-onlv to the credit of the Na tional Government, but to the respective jmriies engaged in the demonstration of the jiarzle. This is the ultimatum of the "war situation," as it is described by a friend of the administration. Better Itnles "Wanted for tli House. It is not generally known that the mem" hers of the Committee on IIule, who are in - ' J ---' tt ' -a'.K nv3tiliixt during the recess, and that one of the chief thctnesf their discustion has been a plan for tne Of tter condui t of the business of the Hegse. For ears a growing abuse has been Ihe disrJcr of the hodv, and the decreasing power of the Speaker to exercise that con trol v hiSi shoiihl attach to his high office. With the increasing number of members, Bad the jrrov um virulence of party feeling csosequ-Ht from the success of a long in ferior ftitw aeainst me long dominant, and Ifce alternating pofrer of these p-irtics dur ing the last eight years, the disorder of the Boose has been aggravated until it is at last almost unWarable to members of calm ness and digmtv. Tile fircatrsl Obstacle In the Way. It ba Ik ;n recognized in the informal coBsnJtitinn of the Jtulcs Committee that the great obstacle in the way of good order is the opportunity oflcred to members to conduct all their orrc-pondence and pre pare bills aud sn forth at their desks on the floor of the House. Ex-5p-aker Eeed has been especially im pressed with this by his recent observations dnnng the cssious of the House of Coin Mens in Great Britain, which is admitted to be the most decorous parliamentary as semblage in the world. It furnished a pro found study to Mr. Reed as to the reasons for the calmness and good order of the jilaee, aid he eamc to the conclusion that it was not so much because of the difference Sn lemjicratup t of the persons present, as bb account of the arrangement and disci jMine. Congress Like a Concert Garden. In the American Congress members of tfee House have their desks in the chamber, ttiwre they do their priate correspond- cscesad prepare their public work. They loaf & -v smoke there, hold social and basinets con ersations with their fellows in ehort, raake the chamber a sort of free-and-easy oncert gaidcn, in which thev anar indulce in any personal entertain ment, while others interested onlv in the business of the Government are prosecuting their labors. In the House of Commons all of this ex traneous matter is remanded to rooms pro i ided for the retirement of members. No defcts, bo correspondence, no social inter course, no perroual affairs are permitted to Sfitrude. All attention is given to the business before the House Persons who interfere with the highest decorum are in extremity named and may not appear again without permission from the Speaker. tChcse thincs are well known and need not he described. The Time to Make a Chance. All of the present Committee on Rules recognize the superior practice of the House of Commons ana of other foreign narlij jnentarr bodies, and they feel that the time 3ms eorae to take some step to counteract the growing disgraceful disorder of the House of Rcpresenfatnes. Possibly no rule may be proposed at this e"3ou for n change, but it is -certain that a reform will lie agitated at the instance of the committee. It i now difficult Wider new apportionments to find seats Jortfcc whole number of members. The deske, devotrd larcely to private"affairs of members and for the repose of their feet in Moments of rel.iMitioii, occupy most of the ice. With the increase of representation I ewiuent on future reports of the census (m it if bardlv probable the ratio of rep- xwtotttatt!' will be materially decreased) Ae jlewte will h- found much too small .lor the membership. A Mnw to Tire tho .Urxkt. 1 JHHe ftr this )t"is proposed that the dWk fitatil he thrown out, that no writing, or other foreign action shall be permitted, and the members shall sit in their seats and attend only to the debate while they are there, and is the practice in the most enlightened parliamentary bodies of the world. It is invetable that some reform of this kind shall arise from the present disgrace ful disorder, and it is probable the present Committee on Rules will take some step to suggest, if not to accomplish the change. As it is, every one who has ever sat for five minutes in the presence of the House realizes the monstrous disorder of the place, and any movement toward reform will be hailed with delight by the tens of thou sands who visit the Capital every year, and who see in the House a sort of melancholy annex to tho zoological park which affords little assistance to political or social science, but furnishes immense amusement to the vulgar and unthinking. Preparations for the Convention. The Pennsylvania Republican Cub is one of the largest political clubs in "Wash ington. It numbers over 400 members, all of them full of ardor and enthusiasm. Even at this early day they have arranged for their transportation to and from the Minneapolis Convention, and at the small rate of J45 for the round trip, which in cludes sleeping cars, meals, other luxuries, sleeping in cars during convention, etc. The- have arranged that any Pennsyl vanian desiring to go may avail himself of this chance by notifying some member of the committee, two of the chiefs of which are Harry J. Shoemiker, Second Comp troller's office, Treasury Department, and H. A. Cobaugh, Captain of the "Watch, Treasury Department both prominent and patriotic Pennsylvanians. There is noth ing in it for the club, and all is being done for the benefit of Pennvlvanians. Cer tainly there is mighty little in it for the railroad, when the robust consumption of Pennsylvanians is considered. Pathetic Appeal lor Delayed Salary. I ha e seldom seen, in years of experi ence at the Capital, a more pathetic New Year appeal than this: To the Auditing Clerk, or Whom ItMiy Concern: Sir: It is a sin tlie account within 5Iu:!t wait and wait for you to skin. It is no joke when a fellow's broke. Ana iuv old coat X may n.i c to soak, So put her through I'm in a stew : IIv face w on't go more'n a day or two, "Why didn't I swear it was all square?" Now, please don't stop to split a hair. If draft gets heie before New Year, You bet I w on't drink common beer. But corks will fly from Mnmin's best dry. Hero's one to j ou in good old rye, And so, good bj e. The writer is one of the most valued agents of the Treasury Department, who has been down on the "frontier, and whose draft for his No ember account seems to have been delajed. It is almost needless to say that when this rhythmic note was recehed to-day, the account of the estimable agent was hurried beyond the limits o! customary red tape, and'the draft forwarded by the disbursing agent at once. Lightnek. 3IILLS CALLS ON CRISP. THE srEAKFK IS NOW TOKEATENED W ITII PNEUMONIA. No Friends Are Allowed to See Him A Pro Tempore Speaker "Will Be Neces- parj at tho Reopening of the Session An Interesting Point to Be "settled. "WASHlxGTON.Dec 30. Sjxcial When Congress meets on Tuesday next the House will probably be presided overbva Speaker L-p:ft'i':(,'w-";tCSiie coj.in.ied xitness oi Speaker Crisp. His is still confined to his bed and unable to'see any callers but his wife and nurse. The Speaker's physician does not regard his condition ae especially serions, although there are to-night symp toms of pneumonia that cause some alarm. A severe bronchial attack, accompanied bv protracted spells of couching, has been the most annoying feature of the Speaker's ill ness hitherto. He will not be able, under any circumstances, to appear in the House on Tuesday. The selection of a member to act as Speaker will have especial significance, as it will uc-ermmc tlie mucn-itiscussed ques tion of who is to be the Speaker's lieuten ant as leader of the Democrats. Tlie Speaker to Appoint. Under the rules the Speakpr has the right to name a member to perform the duties of the chair, such substitute not to continue beyond an adjournment. It is provided, however, that in case of his illness the Speaker may make such, an appointment not exceeding ten davs, with the approval of the House t the time, and in case he shall omit to make such an appointment the House shall proceed to elect a Speaker pro tempore to act during his absence. It is thought to-night by Speaker Crisp's friends that he will appoint Mr. McMillin. and thus designate him as the "leader of the House majority." Mr. Springer, of course, as Chairman of the "Ways' and Means Committee, stands in the wav ot receiving the additional honor, bnt the Crisp men sav that it has already been determined that Mr. McMillin is tlie nun. "VI hat the House MJsht Do, Some of the Speaker's admirers are in fa vor of having him leave the selection of the Speaker pro tern to the House, in which case it is probable that Mr. McMillin would be choien, as the majority would support the nomination of the Speaker aud his friends. Mr. Mills went to the Capitol to-day, for the first time ince the opening day. He looked at his new committee room, and on his way uptown called to inquire for Speaker Crisp, und expressed his regret to find him so tar from convalescent. Mrs. Harrison is suffering with a cold, but expects to be able to assist at the Presi dent's New Year reception. Secretary ros ter spent a short time at the Treasury De partment this afternoon. It is probable he will take a short sea voyage before resum ing his official duties. Assistant Secretary Nettletou is still confined to his house with the grip, but is better to-day. General Superintendent Kimball, of the" life-saving service, is also down with the grip. Senator Proctor is convalescent, and was able to leave his house to-dav. WEDDED, YET WIFELESS. A Wealthy Detroitcr Not the Divorcee He Thought He Wat. Detkoit, Dec. 30. Special" Judge Gartner toay set aside the decree of di vorce granted a year ago to Clarence li Jioos. Itooa, who is the son of a wealthy Detroiter, about four years ago married Miss Zeiger, of Xcw York. About a year and a half ago he suddenly left his wife and went to Chicago. Mrs. Uoos, after waiting some time for him to return, went back to her relatives in .New York. Koos then came again to .ueiroit, ana coon alter filed a bill for divorce, alleging infidelity and desertion. The bill was rigidly suppressed in the County Clerk's office,' and by a conspiracy with his lawyer, Itoos managed to keep secret all record of the case Itoos introduced several perjured witnesses and a decree was granted. By clever tricks the record of this decree was jkept out of the daily papers. xiiree monins later linos marnea jurs. Green, with whom he Jias since been living. A paper containing notice of the issue of the marnace license finallv resebpd "t Itoos, in Xew York, tehe came n to De troit and filed a bill, to set aside the decree of divorce. She clearly disproved,' all the Jioos had been guilty of trickery, frdnil-ariil allegation against tier, and showed that j perjury in securing the decree. A 'warrant cnargmg xvous wun perjury uau uccu is sued, but Boos cannot be found, I GRIP-BOUND EUROPE. FF.OPLE DTING OFF BT SCORES IN CONTINENTAL CITIES. England, Germany, Austria, Italy, and Eien Tropical Cuba Afflicted A 10 Per Cent Mortality In Stockholm A Prince and a Diplomat Die, London, Dec. 30. Influenza is epidemic in the eastern part of the county of Kent. In Dover, one of the principal towns of the county, the authorities are attempting to stamp out the disease by a rigorous appli cation of health laws. It is generally con ceded by the medical authorities that influ enza is a contagious disease. The first in stance in England, at least, of persons suf fering from influenza being fined for en dangering the public health by coming in contact with the general public, have oc curred. In the city of Canterbury so many people are ill with influenza that many business establishments have been compelled to close. An epidemic resembling influenza is caus ing ravages among horses at Normanton. At Vienna Prince Alfred, grandson ot the Arcliduchesse Wane Louise, once tnewue of Napoleon I., is the latest prominent victim. He died to-day. At Berlin, the Portuguese Minister, Marquis de Penafiel, is also a deceased victim. The mortality at Stockholm is 10 per cent, and hundreds of new cases are reported dally. Reports of the alarming spread of the malady continue to come. Even Cuba has not escaped. In Havana many of the most prominent people are down with the diseaee, although so far there have been but few fatal cases. The tempera ture being low, lower than the average in December, probably accounts for the ra ages. A cable dispatch from Rome says: In Milan influenza has caused 73 deaths inone day and in Lucca 17 deaths. Cardinal Rampolla, the Papal Secretary of State, is confined to his bed. A special telegram to The Dispatch from Boston says the grip is rapidly spread ing over Eastern Massachusetts. Four thousand cases are reported from Lynn. A GOOD BOY GONE WRONG. Philadelphia's Youns Murderer - Burglar Identified by Bis Heartbroken aiother He Tried to Meal Because He Had to Have Money He Can't Be Hanged. Philadelphia, Dec. 30. Special. The boy burglar who last night killed Policeman Elmere Findley and attempted to kill Policeman John J. Nesper, has been identified by his heartbroken mother. He is liobert ,T. Cascaden, aged 18. His father, who died about a year ago, -as a member of the firm of Boyer, Evans, Caicaden & Co., and his uncle, Frank Cas caden, is a member of the large twine and cordage manufacturing firm of John T. Bailey & Co. He is well connected socially, and the motive that prompted him to resort to theft is a source of surprise to all who knew him. Young Cascaden started out with his younger brother to attend a Sunday school entertainment last night, but left the Younger boy at the church. It is supposed he proceeded at once to the store of Coyle & Coyle, where the crime was committed. His mother became worried at his absence and started out at i o'clock in the morning to find him. Making inquiry at the station of the dis trict in jvJicIv.hJN,,Td. ha ic-,! that's young man answering the description of her son had been arrested for killing a police man. Half crazed with grief, she hurried to the Fourth district station house, where the boy was held. The meeting was affect ing. The ou refused to speak to his mother, but pulled his hat down, as though to hide his face. She was finally led away. The murderer was given a, hearing this morning before Magistrate Clement, who committed him to prison to await the ac tion of the Coroner. Throughout the hear ing he preserved the utmost indifference, and would give no cause for burglarizing, except that hejUeeded money. The Coroner's inquest on the body of the murdered man will be 'held to-morrow. Judge Howard Carrow". of Camden, will defend the pris oner. It is 'aid that according to law it will be impossible to try him for murder in the first degree. ZEPT IN JAIL FOE POLL TAX. A Massachusetts Town Paying Considerably to Have n Law Enforced. Boston, Dec 30. Special. For seven months past the town of Xatick has been paying 51 75 a week for board of one of its citizens who is confined in the East Cam bridge jail because he is too poor to pay a 2 poll 'tax. The man's "name is James Minion. He is a stalwart voung fellow. about 25 years of age, and an iron molder by trade. He was arrested last June, while seeking work, and being jinable to pay Ihe 52 and costs, was committed to jail. Three months ago he asked to be allowed to take the poor debtor's oath, but was refused be cause he had no money to pay the 53 fee, which the sheriff demands for service of a notice on the town of Hatickj jwhich the prisoner proposed to ask for his'discharge. His sister, a poor woman, has succeeded in raising the sum required, and there will be a hearing in" the case on Friday. Of course, if he is discharged, Katickwill lose not onlv the polL tax, but the sum it has paid for boird. The law provides that man imprisoned for non-payment of poll tax, shall he given a opportunity to take the poor debtor's oath on his own.applica tion, and inability to pay is good ground for discharge. There is no suggestion that the young man was in any way trying to evade payment of his tax, and he has shown anxiety to pay, hut the rapidly accumulat ing costs have rendered this impossible. NEW Y0EK A ST0EM CE5TEB.' "o Communicatipn With Sandjr Hook; and Steamers All Ijite. Ketv YonK, Dec. 30. Special. The gale that whistled seaward in the track of the storm of Tuesday night kept the bay in a state of white-capped commotion all day to-day anil sent sailing crafts just making port out to sea again. The force of the wind at the Hook was sometimes G5 miles. The Inman Line steamship City of Paris, which usually, gets in even in very bad weather, on Wednes day afternoon, had not been reported up to midnight to-night- She doubtless met the fierce rain storm of last night, and the clear weather cale of to-day, and mav not be sighted ofTFire Island until this morning. A steamship thaiisprobablymakingvery bad weather of it is the Alexander Ulder, of the Atlantic Transportation Line. She is now 19 days out lrom London. She lias 6teerage passengers and freight. She mode the voyage from this port to London last month in, 14 davs. The National (Line .steamship Holland is 18 days out from Lou--don. There was no communication to-day between-this eity and-Sandy Hook, the gale having forn down the telegraplTwires. Ground Broken for the Big Bridge. XcwYohk, Dec. SO. xefext There was a large gathering of citizens of New York and New fslersey in West Sixty-seventh street, at noon to-day, to see won. Andrew H. Green break ground- for, the bridge hich is to pan the-Hudsonpnnd-io declare the worb-of construction begun, ''? FORAKER NOW LEADS In the Red-Hot Fight He Is Waging for the United States Senate. HIS MANAGEMENT BEST. Friends of the Present Senator Feftr He's Being Sacrificed. NINE MEN ARE HOLDING THE KEY To the Situation, Because They Have Not Pledged Themselves. CHARGES OP BRIBERY FILL THE AIR rSPrCTAI. TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.! Columbus, O., Dec 30. The Senatorial fight is at fever heat. The friends of the candidates are coming in from all over the State. In this respect the Foraker manage ment is in the lead. In fact, there is an un easiness on the part of the best friends of Sherman, who have nothing to do with the management, that he is being sacrificed for want of intelligent direction. Up to the present time Foraker has the best of the fight and the superior manage ment Foraker came hi last night and his headquarters are continually swarmed, and from surface indications one would be led to the conclusion there is but one' candidate and he the ex-Governor. The best judges believe-Sherman has the voting strength to insure his nomination in the caucus, but they fear it may slip from his grasp by mis management or rather the lack of sys tematic work. Foraker Surely Making Headway. There is no doubt that Foraker is making inroads on the unpledged. The common ground for work is small, there being but nine members who are not pledged, and these men hold the balance of power and willsettle the contest Many of the best friends of Senator Sherman think he is making the first great political mistake 'so far as concerns his own success, by not be ing present He is attending the wedding of a niece at his residence to-day, and it is confidently expected he will be on the ground by Thursday evening or Friday morning at the farthest In the meantime the Foraker men are doing a great deal of work, and it is having pointed effect. The defection and announcement of un pledged members is tlfe principal topic of interest to the managers, and these are be ing watched with close scrutiny. The mar gin is so slim that only a few "more expres sions of preference need he announced when it can be determined to a certainty as to who will be the winner. Sherman 3ains Several Votes. The Sherman quarters were enlivened this evening by the announcement that Representative Allaman, of Bayton, who has been in the doubtful list, had declared for Sherman. He submits to an interview in uhiclTlie gives his reason'whv he""will' piipror -lie ?EGr, -iiepretemaiive oouin ard, of Union jmlso expresses his preference forherman. Neither of the members have heretofore been counted in the sure Sher. man list This is partially neutralized by the'nnnouncement from the Foraker C3mp that Representative Strock, of Trumbull, has declared lor Foraker. He has never been counted by the Sherman .men, though it was thought he might come their wav. The Sherman managers haye great hope from Hamilton county, which it is claimed is solid for Foraker. George B. Cox, with a large delegation, is here from Cincinnati. to hoid them in line, but three of them re fuse to pledge themselves on a vote. The unruly members of that delegation are Ford, Dicks and Graft Dicks informs the Sherman managers that he never pledged himself to.Bornker, and while he will not promise to vote for Sherman, he says he will not vote for Foraker. The Forakerltes Very Confident. The inside information from the Sherman camp is that they have not lost one ot their S3 members whom they count upon as sure. There is, however, a wonderful degree of confidence upon the .part of the Foraker men, and they seem to think that with the lead which they have gained in the past two days they will have no trouble in winning the fight. There, is a great deal of talk on both sides about boodle beine used, and some of the charges are of the most reckless character, but there does not in reality seem to be any foundation for such claims. E. L. Latnpson, who will probably be chosen 'President pro tern of the Senate, and who was thrown out of the seat as Lientenant Governor two years ago and Marquis seated bv the Democrats, has not announced himself on the Senatorial situa tion. He is from the old Garfield district, and beat voung James A Garfield for th nomiuation, the latter being the Sherman candidate at the time. Mr. Lampson, it is known, is favorable to Foraker personally, but a large number of his constituents pre, fer Sherman, and he does not like to jeop ardize his chances. The Speakership May Settle It. Lampson is reported to have said he con sidered it a wonderful contest and did not believe there was a difference of-imore than Iwo or three members cither way on the Senatorial candidate, and thought it1 would be a question of management frAm this out. "He believed the Speakership contest,-which is to be settled Saturday evening in caucus, would also settle the Senatorial contest McGrew, the Foraker candidate, claims an election sure, and if he succeeds the patron age w,hich will be at his command will no doubt insure enough members to compass the election of Foraker, even if he should be a little short n't this time. Mr. Lampson thinks the Speakership result is worth all the Wav from three to six raembers'in the Senatorial contest The Sherman members, howeverj think there will be no doubt of the election of Laylin, the Sherman candidate, and thev alreadv have counted a sufficient number for that purpose-n It will go a great way toward in suring Sherman's success should Laylin be chosen. - ' There are.some complaints that Secretary Foster is not here showing his interest in Sherman, for whom he hasl already an nounced himselC First Assistant Post master General Whitfield and Fourth As sistant Kathbon have joined the Sherman forces. There is an undercurrent sugges tion that Secretary Foster may be the compromise candidate, should 'ihe un pledged members holdout AH) FOB INDEPENDENT DELEGATES. The Tip Comes From Wathlncton That Snch Matt Be Worked For. ' Philadelphia, Dec 30. Special The fight for nationaidelega tes has broken out with renewed vigor in various sections of the clty.A It promises to be particularly in teresting in the .Pifth Congressional dls- triotjvhere Charles W. Henry has an- rjonncea niniseii "as a canataate as against ex-Collector of Internal Kevenue Martin and lawyer John W. McKinlef. Up to the present time the "Federal officeholders have been under cover, hut to-day it was whispered the tip came from Washington that they must turn in for Mr. Henry and for independent candidates, no matter in what district they maybe running. Thistip.it is intimated, was intended to include As sistant Postmaster B. F. Hughes, Collector of Internal Revenue Brooks and Naval Officer Thomas Powers. It was the talk of the day in the various offices mentioned, and caused more gossip than any political event that has transpired within the last fortnight. As a matter of fact, the three Federal of ficeholders mentioned are all shrewd politi cians, and if they should turn in for any candidate he.wou'ld have a fair prospect of success. There are various reasons, how ever, why all three would like to keep out of active politics at the present time. Out of deference to Postmaster Field, Mr. vHughes has refrained from taking any part in the contest for National delesates. Mr. Brooks is, the successor of Mr. Martin in the office of Intenral Revenue, and one of his political friends. He naturally dislikes to go into a fight against him. It remains to be seen, therefore, what effect the tip will have. CRAZY, AND DIDN'T KNOW IT. PECULIAR PREDICAMENT OF A MAN FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. Simon Groli Adjndged Insane and Never Notified A Scheme to Beat His Wife Out of HIg Inheritance, and It Nearly Worked His Reason Restored by Law. Hakbisburo, Dec. 30. Special. la the eyes of the law Simon Groh, of this city, has been a lunatic since early last summer, though he had no knowledge of any decree of the law adjudging him a sane man in sane until a month ago, when he engaged attorneys to right the wrong. To-day Groh jvas declared sane and competent to handle the fortune that had been left him. The circumstances of the case, a3 related to the court, show that Groh's mother died last spring and left her son an estate in Lancaster county valued at about 810,000. Groh's sister and his san, who live at Marietta, at once petitioned the court of this county for the appointment of a com mission in lunacy, the son declaring that his father was not competent to handle the money. The son was appointed to notify the father of the proceedings, and he reported to the court that he had properly attended to his duties. When testimony was taken in this city last summer, Groh'a sister and his sons bya former marriage gave evidence that Groh'was insane, though none of them had seen him for over eight years, when he left Marietta and moved to this city with his second wife. Groh's son had not notified him oi the proceedings, so he was not present nor was anybody in his behalf. The jury had, therefore, only one thing to do in the case, aud it was done, and Groh became a legal lunatic. His money passed into the hands of a trustee and it was in vested. Late in October, when Groh thought it was time to have a settlement of his'mother's estate, he visited his old home in Marietta, and for the first time learned what had been done. He returned to Dauphin county and had the proceedings set aside; but the Court required another commission to inquire into the case again, with a notice to Groh. The final proceedings were heard to-day, and Groh had 60 witnesses present to testify as to his sanity. District Attorney Kun kel, one of Groh's attorneys, says the pur pose of having Groh declared a lunatic was to prevent his second wife from enjoying the benefit of his money. i rVjSEATE BUSINESS 0UII00K. .un( -4 -t I.-. - Uncle Sain Enters the New Tear In Very Good Financial Shape. Baltimore, Dec. 30. The 2Tamifaeturers' Jlecord will publish special letters from leading New York financiers as to the gen eral business and financial outlook for 1892. President French, of the Manhattan Trust Company, says: The real improvement resulting from this addition to our wealth Is shown in tho pay ment of tho interest, and in many instances the principal, of those Western farm mort gages which have during pievious years been in a precarious coudition. It is also shown in the increased bank reserves of tho Western Institutions. New Yoik alsobesins to feel this accumulation, of money, the past -week's bank statement showing the largest deposits on record. H. "W. Cannon, President of the Chase National Bank, writes: We have harvested bountiful crops, not of cereals only, but of fruits and vegetables. Qnite the contrary being tho case in Europe n e are able to supply our neighbors across the water with food products at reasonable prices, and the balance of trade will be in our favor for some time to come. The money market will probably be easy. HAELISS' SPAETAN FATHEE. He Will Testify to the Whole Troth, Tbonch It Lands Bis Son in the Pen. Daytmt, Dec 30. Anderson Harliss, the only one of the diamond thieves against whom there is direct evidence, is weaken ing, and in conversation with his father to day said he does not propose to stand the punishment alone. His accomplices in the crime must bear their share. The father is the principal witness against his son, and savs that he will testify to the whole truth, although it is sure to send his gon to the penitentiary. AN AEQUMENT FOE K0NAECHY Found by the Count of Paris in the Relig ions Question In Paris. Paris, Dec 30. The Count of Paris, writing to the Comte de Baussonville on the death of -Bishop Freppel, says: Itlapaiamount that leligious interests in France should over find a guarantee. Under the republican form of Government a guar antee can never be -sincere. The develop ment of religious sentiment alone can re strain the passions menacing society. This can be obtained throush real liberty, which can only be secured under a monarchy. SIMPLY DIBGEACEFDX. The Scramhlo for Plumb's Shoes Develops Into a Practical Hustle. TorBKA, Dec. 30. The struggle for the appointment to the vacancy in the United States Senate has developed into a disgrace ful scramble which is disgusting Governor Humphrev. "Each candidate has established headquarters and maintains them much as if there was a whole Legislature to work upon instead, of one poor Gpvcrnor. Humphrey s'ays he made a mistake in offer ing each man a hearing. A Practical Joker's Awfnl Blander. SrASTERTOir, NevtZealahd, Dec. 30. At a wedding feast yesterday a practical joker mixed with the.foOd a poisonous sub stance v.hich he supposed to be epsom salts. As a result, 30 persons were poisoned, two being' already dead and others critically ill. A Score Killed and 100 Injured, St. Petersburg, Dec 30. A terrible railroad accident occurred yesterday near Bosoya, on the railroad between Minsk and Smolensk. An express train ran into the rear of attain carrying troops. Twenty persons were killed tnd.100 were injured. Fifty Russian NihllliU onTrlaL St Petersburg, Deo. 30. Fifty Nihil ists suspected of being connected with a, conspiracy formed jn Moscow, are on trial in-the Warsaw citadel. Among the pris ocers are fourVomen. ' A BROKEN NECK SET, i Wonderful Triumph of Sur gery in a Tillage in Massachusetts THE CUBE IS COMPLETE. An Almost Unparalleled Case That Will Cause Comment. DR. HUBERT FLAGG'S EXPERIMENT Which Knocks an Old-Time Surgical Theory Out of Sight MIC1TAEL MAHAR'S KECALIi TO LIFE rsrrnjkr. telegrim to the DisPATcn.i Hatdknville, Mass., Dec. 30. A rare medical case, and one that stands al most unparalleled in the history of medicine up to the present time, has been success fully treated in this little village. It is the resetting of a broken neck, and the patient, Michael Mahar, a young man of 22, after a confinement of three months, is now able to walk about the village streets. This remarkable case has been the marvel of the country physicians round about, but no account of the operation, which has been thought to be beyond surgical skill, has hitherto been published. About three months ago Dr. Hubert H. Flagg, of Northampton, while returning from a visit to a conntry house, witnessed an accident by which two young men in a party of four were thrown from a wagon. One rolled into a ditch and picked himself up, but the other lay motionless in the road. A Neck Broken Short Off. Jumping from his carriage, the doctor put his arm under the man's shoulder and raised him slightly. The young man's head fell over backward until it rested upon the back between the shoulders. His neck was broken. The universal maxim in cases of a broken neck is : "Make death as easy as possible," but Dr. Flagg, when a medical student at the University of Pennsylvania,had decided that if a doctor got at his patient in time it ought to be possible to set a broken neck a well as a dislocated shoulder or thigh. Without waiting an instant, Dr. Flage stepped back of the'body, placed his kpees against the patient's ' shoulders, and took the head gently hut firmly between his hands. Then turning the head from side to side, delicately, he gave a strong, steady pull. There was a sharp snap the head was again in its socket. Moments were precious now. Bespiration had become imperceptible before the head was snapped back into his original position, but this done, there was immediate relief, and a slight respiration was noticeable. The doctor forced some brandy down Mahar's throat. This had a stimulating efTect, and his pulse rose gradually from 18 .beats a .minute, to which dangerous state.it tta4falEn7?0'alaS3fl: ""-' Beginning of the Real Battle. By exercising great care the young man was'transferred a distance of three miles to his home, Dr. Flagg holding his head in position all the time. Delicate and excit ing as had been the struggle against death thus far, it was now that the real battle be gan. To add to the complications, it was soon discovered that not only had the neck been dislocated or, as it is ordinarily called, "broken" but some of the delicate pieces of bone forming the casing of the spinal cord had been crushed, and when one's fingers were applied to the back of the neck tbey could be felt and heard grat ing against one another. The inflammation of the spinal cord was reduced by a constant application of hot cloths to the hack of the neck, night and day, for more than three weeks. An iron frame held the head securely, so that the neck could not again be dislocated by the patient's writhings. Every week young Mahar grew stronger, and a little bunch on the neck, like the enlargement on welded iron, showed that the fractured ligaments and broken bone had knit. Able to Move Bis Bead Once More. After six weeks he was able to lie on the pillow without the brace during the day time, although it was always necessary to replace it when Jie slept. Then he began to be able to move his head trom side to side, and alter eight weeks it was possible tor him to move it forward and backward very' gingerly, and at that Dr. Flagg began to hope that he mipht some time be able to go without any neaa Drace wnatsoever in tact, that he w ould become actually as well as ever. Three weeks ago Mahar tried the experi ment of walking, and, finding no difficulty, now goes out of doors and about the street's, after a most painfnl and tedions confine ment of three months. Every day the neck is getting stronger, and it is only a question of time when his remarkable cure will be complete. In that event the case would be without a parallel in the annals of medi cine. As it is, there are only two recorded thtA approach it. ' 4 Mahar's case, aside from its originality, is chiefly interesting in that it shows that the time-honord custom of regarding a broken neck as necessarily fatal mnst be abandoned. It may be cared. PAHIB TBIBESMEN C0N0.UEBED. The British Now Free to Construct Roads to the Disputed Territory. Calcutta, Dec. 30. Advices from Gil git report that the British advanced post is close to the borders of Cashmere, from, which base of operations the British force have been operating against the Hunza and Nagar tribesmen. The advance movement has been entirely successful. Ho opposi tion was offered to the occupation of Hunza. The tribesmen's submission to British au thority iTiow complete. The British wijl now be able to complete their work of constructing a road from Gil git to Pamir, which the Hunza and Nagar tribesmen sought to prevent, and thus, upon the completion of the road from Cashmere to Gilgit, will afford an easy means of ac cess for the British to the Pamir, the conn-' try now in dispute between Great Britain, Bussia ancLChina. , WIHTEE WANTED IN MAINE. Snch a Season Was. Never Experienced bv the Oldest Inhabitant. 'Bangor, "5lE.(.Dec. 30. Special No such remarkable winter aa this is remem bered by ''the oldest inhabitant," and the further it progresses'the stranger it appears. The Peuob&et river, closed to navigation December ltv remained closed for a few weeks,, and then, thawed oat again: There was a cold snap Monday night, but not . enoueht to close the river, and tho steam 'boats continue torun. Last night a furious soumwesi goie struct tms section and people Imagined that March' had come with a big surplus of wind to-spare. Tolay the grouud Is strewn with limbs of trees',; fragments1 Of bulldlnss and fences. d A RURAL EOAD SCENE. debris of all descriptions. Barns and ice houses have been blown flat, and great dam age has been done buildings of all kinds. The gale on the coast was terrific, and re ports of shipping disasters are expected. There was a heavy rainfall in the south ern part of the State, and freshets will be .caused in all water courses. At Moosehead Lake and in that vicinity snow fell to the depth of about three inches Tuesday, bnt to-day rain has fallen and the country roads are deep in slush and mud. The whole sea son thus far has been one of meteorological surprises, and business has suffered im mensely. Tne amount of sickness has been unprecedented, and all are longing for a re turn of a eenuine New England winter. NO MORE CHINESE RIOTS. THE POWERS THAT BE PROMISE TO PRESERVE PEACE. Indemnities to Be Secured for the Lives Lost In Recent Uprisings The Chinese Find Oat They Were Mistaken Tongh Outlook for Missionaries. San- FeANCISCO, Dec. 30, Special The Oriental steamer Ocp arrived this afternoon, bringing Shaiy- s cember 7. The papers cou J'-C 'J-C, s to De- papers cou '!, -Cs " in re lation to the revolution in la. 4 0 Ihe o. Shanghai correspondent of tt -a Gazette, under date rsV Yntoml.o G ". wie luiioning: vsq -,f There are to be no moro riots: snch K (c. have found out that they are mistaken v one reason given; tney lonnu time tne Eu ropean governments were taking up the matter seriously, so the orders were sent out: "No more riots." Anotherreason civen 4s that LI Hun?, head of the creat military organization or tne no Lao iiui. nas to pay the amountijlemanded in compensation, so hehai taken steps to see that no more Ko Loa Hui men stir up trouble. Either way the conclusion seems to be the same there are to be no more riots because they were all planned and instigated by the powers) that be in China, who were not in opposi tion to them, as was so industriously put about at first. Meanwhile, one ot the Sisters thrown into the riverbed at Ichanjr. has died of the in juries she received. She was rrench, and of noble family. An Irish Sister Is still suf fering much from her back, which was all hut broken. What compensation will be asked in these instances is not known. Xone, certainly, in the caso of the poor little Chinese children, the Sisters were carinjj fqr, and whapenshed Jn he- flffr,. "olrf"JT'3:?Sv5r u .. uuts,Juc ii-ft tne interior are inus connuenc mere wiu.dc no fnrther trouble, it is a littlo harder for missionaries with little children to decide to take them Into crowded Chinese towns. There is the usual outcry that the missiona ries should not have children. lint it seems impossible for unmarried men to make themselves respected and trusted by the Chinese, who call them "crooked sticks," nor do there seem to be many characters able to bear tho extraordinary" Isolation of life in a remote Chinese city. "A BATTLE WITH OABZA3 GANG. Probably Fought Testerday by United States and Texas Troops. SAN Ajttonio, Dec. 30. In the district of the Garza disturbance there- are now some 200 United States troops and many Texas rangers. They are scattered, but will be concentrated with the force of Captain Bourke. When massed the troops will attack Garza, who is said to be encamped near Topena with 250 men. The locality is far from a telegraph station. The only news received by General Stan ley was the foregoing, and it came from the officer commanding Fort Einggold during Bourke's absence. The murder of General Lorenzo Garcia by his troops and their flight' into Texas to join Garza has been confirmed. The killing occurred at Mier. The- numher of deserters is not known. Brigadier General Stanley feels certain that an action took place betueen Garza's men and the regulars to-day. THE K. Y. C. CEKSXTEBD And Brakeman Berrick Found Guilty of Manslaughter by a Jury. New York, Dec 30. The jury in the Hastings wreck rendered its verdict this evening, holding Brakeman Albert Herrick guilty of manslaughter in the second de g'ree and Augustus Ossman, train dis patcher, as accessory. The New York Cen tral was censured for employing incompe tent men, and Station Agent Charles De lancy for not finding out the cause of Brake man Herrick's appearance at the station. . A Brakeman Blown From Bis Train. ' Bridgeport, Conx., Dec 30. Special At 7 o'clock this morning, in the height of a wind storm, Bartlette Fay, of this city, a brakeman on the Naugatnck division of the Consolidated Bailroad, was blown from a car at Baldwin's station, near Derby, and with him went the entire top ot the car. The train was moving at the rate of 30 miles an hour. Fay was rendered unconscious, and the train hands did not notice the ac cident. His injuries consist of serious bruises. Dr. B. Heber Newton Mnch Better. New York, Dec 30. Special The con dition of Bev. Dr. B. Heber Newton tooKa decided turn for the better to-day. Early this morning his fever "entirely left him, and with it delirium in which he had been suffering for two or three days. He took his nourishment regularly throughout tho day, and talked rationally with the few friends that were permitted to see him. It was said -to-night that Dr. Newton had Eafely" passed the crisis and was on the high road to recovery. ' An Insnranco Company' Chanffe of Base. Bostqx. Dec 30. The Prudential Insur ance Company, of Boston, doing fire insur ance business, has decided to wind up its affairs, and has reinsured its risks in tho Home Jnsuranca Company ofjNevc York. 'Nnt'Bread, Bat a Baked Baby. Budapest, Dec 30. A rag-picker in this city to-day found a large Idaf o'f bread, which, on examination, was fouu'd to con tain fragments of an infant's body. The whole mass had been well haked. A Menagerie Urfng-OfL. Amsterdam, Dec 30. A mysterious illnessTia killed 16 animals iu the Zoologi cal Garden in this city witbilr 48 "fears. The finest Hong and tigers have succumbed." A CMIJf DEATH, BernardMolmn Expires TTiile . in the Hands of Dentist W. S. Yates. HE TOOK VITALIZED AIE, And Could Not Be Eesuscitated After the Tooth Was Pulled. THE RESULT OP A POST M0ETE1T. Coroner McDowell Will Conduct a Most-Searching- Inquiry To-Day. DR. S. J. HATS HAS DECIDED OPINIONS Bernard Mohan, a glassblower, aged 31, died in the dental chair of Dr. W. S. Yates yesterday afternoon. His death, according to the post mortem examination, was due to exhaustion while under the influence of vitalized air. It was also shown that Mohan wasin good health previous to taking tho anaesthetic and that his organs were all nor mal and in good condition. Coroner Mc Dowell will hold an inquest to-day and make a thorough examination. No arrest3 have yet been made. Mohan v as a strong, robust fellow, who weighed 202 pounds and had always been in good health. His home was on Smollmaa street between.Twenty-eighth and Twenty ninth. He wa3 married and leaves a wife, but no children. On Tuesday he went to Dr. Yohe to have the root of a tooth ex tracted. The operation would require the gums to be cut deeply, so he took vitalized air. When under its influence he could not bo restrained. Dr. Yohe tried to hold him in the chair so that he conld work, but foiled and postponed the operation. Brought Friends to Hold Him. Yesterday Mr. Mohan returned with three friends to keep him quiet while under the influence of the vitalized air. Thev held im for a short time, and then he seemed to "'. asleep. The doctor took the tooth out, "ttemnted to resuscitate ma -natiflnt. " .ould not. It was found that his heart j beating but feeblv, and Drs. Gentry and Dickson were sent for. They brought into use all means known to medical science to bring back life, but everything failed. A battery applied to the man's heart kept up the feeble beating for a short time, but finally that failed, and an hour and a half after the physicians had been summoned the man was pronounced dead. A post mortem examination was held later in the day by Dr. McCandless, Dr. Gentry and Dr. Koeing. They failed to discover any organic trouble "that could have caused death, and stated that the cause must have been from the anaesthetic Dr. Yohe was present. He elaimed he had ad ministered only the usual amount of vital ized a,r, arjd knew no reason for the death. He will be present at the inquest to-day, U4.a Xbil . ic nothing' furtfcvr'-tnrfrrttstr'''-''--3'"' time Coroner McDowell stated last night that he could not give an opinion as to the came of death until after the inquest. Ifit should be developed that there was any careless ness, he said there would be a thorough in vestigations Dr. Bays Thinks It Is a Warning. Dr. S. J. Hav, editor of the Dental and Surgical Microcosm, and an expert on all den tal questions, viewed the death of Mr. Mo han as a warning against the use of such things as vitalized air. He said: "It is nothing hut nitrous oxide gae, or laughing1 gas, that has been so universally con demned. It is called an anaesthetic, but in reality it does nothing bnt produce as phvxia. It robs the blood of oxygen and the effect it prodncesis simply a step toward death. "If the influence lasts too long or a great amount oi the ga3 is administered, death is reached- It is like daring death to take it and even if lite conquers, the effect on the nervous system is one of severe penalty. "I do not know what caused the death of Dr. Yates' patient, but if, as the physicians who held the post mortem state, it was duo to exhaustion while under the influ ence of vitalized air, I am not at all surprised. There is a vast difference hetwecn ether, chloroform, etc, and nitrous oxide gas. The former pro duces a happy state of insensibility, with the possessions of the forces and functions, of life. The latter is not an anaesthetic, for the rpason that it does not contain oxygen in a free state, but is simply a suitable nar cotic producing exciting sedative, soporifics or iodide effects, depending upon the state of administration. There have been scientific tests to prove what I have told you, and althcugh thousands have taken so-called 'laughing gas without ap parent injury, yet, it antagonizes life from the very first-inspiration and no man, how ever strong, can be deprived of sensation by the loss ol vital force without some injury in some way to his nervous system. It may result in consumption, insanity or both. "Usual Besnlt or an Autopsy. "When death is caused an autopsy is held, and it 13 generally stated that some clots of blood were fonnd in the heart or some place elf, and that tHre wa soma organic trouble. In the case of 3Ir. Mohan I believe it was stated that he was in nor mal condition, and that death must have been caused by the so-called vitalized air. This fact will make the investigation inter esting. Tn France there is a law forbidding the use of snch tilings as laughing go. It is proposed to pass a similar law iu Illinois, and there should be one in every State in the Union. Gas is now used by very few, exepnt quacks." Mr. Mohan was a brother-in-law of Jame3 Bulger, late member of the Legislature He was employed at William Hamilton & Co.'s glass works on Liberty avenue. Dr. Yohe has been practicing 30 years and ad ministering anaesthetics 25 years. The death of yesterday, Be states, was the first in his experience in all that time. BEBNABD, THE PAINTEB, FBZB. The Latest Important Work of the South Dakota Divorce Mill. Yankton; S. Dak., Dec 30. A decree of divorce was granted to-day to Louis Ber nard, of Mayeincet Germany, the well known landscape painter. Bernard alleged desertion. He was married in Germany in 1862, and in 1882 his wife left him. They have lived apart ever since. There ore three daugh ter?, all above 20 years of age, with the mother. Bernard will retnrn at once to .Germany. The Free Pass System Illegal. Washington.D. C,Dec30. Special It-is understood that the Inter-State Com merce ,Coraniis3ion will render a decision to-morrow on the "free pass question" brought to its attention by Senator Chand ler's attack upon the Boston and Albany Bailroad. It-is intimated that the decision will undoubtedly declare the issuance of paes i9 Ureal, hoi that this decision will lio' he retrturtitt'. , j -A 5 4 N- i ". , l, y 9 , p ( K lf i "mEmal
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