Syggwgwaswwi ,.rs -r? .? THE PITTSBURG -DISPATCH TUESDAY JAXTTAKXt19, 1892. r i J WE CMUICK CHILE Or Any Other Country, in the - Opinion 'of an Old Army Officer. A TALK WITH GEtf. HOWAED On the Probabilities and Possibilities of a War With Chile. HE DOESN'T EXPECT TROUBLE, Bnt idmits That It May Be on the Way, and Says It Would Cost JIAXT HYS AND MILLIOKS OF MONET rSPZCIAI. TEtrGltAM TO THE DISrATCH.l New Yoke, .Tan. 18. General O. O. Howard, Major General of the Army, -was seen at Governor's Island by a Dispatch reporter, this afternoon. He was appar ently more alarmed about the log than the war cloud ' which is hovering over us. He did not want the weather to get so thick that it would prevent his coming over to New York in the evening to deliver his lectnre on Gen eral Sherman in the Scotch Church. When asked what the prospects were for a war with Chile, he thought a minute and then replied: "I don't believe that a war with Chile is at all probable. But still it is within the realm of possibility. A. war with England, orBnssia,or Spain, or Italy,. or some of the ambitious little governments in the northern part ot South America, is not likely to occur, but, nevertheless, it is pos sible." Blaine Iaborinc With Forbearance. General Howard said that the insurgents of Chile had been very much exercised over the Itata incident, and by our slow recogni tion of what appeared to them to be their rights. The State Department is laboring with wisdom and forbearance, he said, to settle amicably all differ ences between this country and Chile, and he thought the Department's work would be successful. Bnt there is only one ultimate appeal for the final disposition of a dispute like this, if all attempts at arbi tration should fail. "If Chile should hold out against everv reasonable argument," he continued, "and declare that she had been improperly treated; if she should perpetrate such acts against us as other nations have perpetrated at the beginning of war, then war would be declared and entered upon. " General Howard believes that the first thing Chile would do would be .to ally her self with some powerful nation. Three Means or Defense. "Now, to meet aggression from abroad," General Howard said, "a country situ ated on the sea should have three lines of defense. First, the navy itself; second, forts, torpedoes, and' harbor defense vessels, and third, the army proper. In our case we are partiallv supplied -with a navy, we have some good puns of old pattern mounted at the principal harbors, and a number of submarine mines that could be ntilized to shut out an enemy. Then we have all the tugs, vachts and harbor boats which, fitted up with a long spar in front and some dynamite, could be used to protect the en trance to the harbor. With these means we might be able to keep an enemy out of our Pacific coast harbors. " "But assuming that these should not be enough, should an attack fail, and further, that one harbor, San Diego, for instance, should come into full possession of the enemy, then a field army would have to be equipped and organized in.orVler to regain that harbor. The Possible Course of Attack. "The ultimate direction in which a hostile force would act from San Diego would be up the coast toward San Francisco, proba bly attacking San Francisco at the same time from the sea. In such a contingency the United States would concentrate its troops as rapidly as possible as near the front of the cnemj 's action as would be safe, and make a rapid movement toward Los Angeles. Probably, however, that place would fall into the hands of an enemy be fore we conld gather there a sufficient num ber of troops to act against an invading army. Then we might concentrate on the line of the Southern Pacific Railroad, sonth ot San Francisco and the Sacramento valley. "We have available, probably, not more than 10,000 troops ot our present regular army for such a campaign. The remainder ot the troops wouM be needed where they are now stationed to guard the people from local troubles or for eign attacks. Consequently, the States would be called upon to iurnish men to meet the foe. A few States would send us well-drilled militia, but they would be un accustomed to field service and campaign ing. Nearly all the States, however, could furnish us nothing better than raw recruits. As a resnlt, we would sutler the greatest loss of life at first Uncle Sam's Chief Plan of Defense. "Our plan would be to confine the enemy within as cloe limits as possible, until, by equipping and drilling our green forces, we should be strong enough to make an aceres- sive fight. "While we might be defeated in one or more engagements, eventually we would certainly drive any hostile force that could probably be landed on our shores. The attempt, however, would necessarily cost us many lives and millions of dollars in money, be cause of our unprepared condition. "We have nide great strides in the last five or ten j-ears toward this preparation, eo far as our navy is concerned. We are also making fair progress so far as forts, torpedoes and harbor defense vessels are concerned. We have superb sets of breach loading mortars that cover a wide field of approaches far out; we have splendid breach-loading cannon of the largest range and greatest penetrating power; we have swift and sure torpedo boats; we have formidable floating batteries, and we hive seacoast gnns which spring up like magic, do their work, and then run to instant safety. But our mova- f We army is in just the same condition as to - numbers as it wasL'O yeras ago. A Jcw rte-inninj: Necessary. The large number of trained soldiers who came out of the War of tin. TtoToli;nr, li.ro passed away or arc too old to take part in any future military operations. So we must begin, should a war come, nt the very - beginning, fnd. prepare an armv and then mobilize it. General H. L. Abbot, President of the Engineers corps, was found in hi. office, sitting before a great map of North America and playing upon a typewriter. He was preparing a report which he' was to take to Wahington in the afternoon, and had time onlv to sayj "We can lick Chile, or any other country, without any trouble. " Stirred Up by the Sarrer Robbery. The Allegheny County Betail Jewelers' Association reorganized at 61 Ohio street Allegheny, last night. This organization existed previously, but for the past year or so has not held a meeting. The recent rob bery of William J. Sarver's store on Fed eral street revived the interest in the asso ciation, and a brief notice brought out a large attendance. A new organization was formed by the election of August Loch as President; William E. Milchsack, Secre-. tary; Charles Reineman, Treasurer, and the following Bylaw Committee: J. P. Steineman, William M. Milchsack, M. Mozer, Joseph A. Link and E. J. Black. The Sarver robberv was discussed, and a reward of 5100 offered for the arrest and conviction of the guilty parties. The or ganization will meet at the same place on the first Thursday of each month. NONE TO TELL THE TALE. EVERY rEKSON IN A. WRECKED POW DER MIIX IS DEAD. Fonp on the Roll or Vitalities and Another Will Die Not a Ve Iro of the Plant Ift All the Sur.ounillne Towns Shaken Up. Cc-CIXITATI. Jan. 18. Sperinls from the cities near Ceredo, W. Va., tell the news of a terrible explosion at the Phoenix Powder Mill this morning. The Phoenix mill is at Central City, near Ceredo, and about half way between Huntington, W. Va., and Catlettsburg, Ky. This is the third ex plosion at this mill within three months, and is, by all odds, the most destructive one. How the awful wreck was brought about will never be known, because not a soul tlt was in the mill is left alive. At 8.30 o'clock this morning people in Ironton, 25 miles awav, heard the detonating roar. In Ceredo, three miles away, windows were broken and wares in the stores shaken from the shelves. In Catlettsburg, nearly ten miles away, the earth shoqjL Everybody divined the cause, and there was a rush from all directions to the scene. The first explosion was in the glazing room, where there were ten tons of powder. Then, successively, the packing house, the magazine and the four-wheel mills, and lastly a car loaded with gunpowder, went hurling through the air. Not a vestige ot the entire plant remains, and the country for half a mile around is strewn with frag ments of the buildings and of the bodies of five men, victims of the disaster. It is not known definitely, but it is believed that npt less than 35 tons of powder were burned in the several explosions. The killed are: ARCHIE LIVINGSTON, a Scotohman, who has been Superintendent of the mills since thev first started; blown to atoms. Only his hand was found and recognized. ED WANTON, the architect and engineer w ho built tue works; body very little, mu tilated. JOiIN BENTON, a workman; body horribly mangled. JOIII fcCIILOSSER and CHARLES SCOTT, workmen: both terribly mutilated. Robert Coo, a glazing mill hand, was mortally wounded. He was approaching the glazing mill when it blew up. His clothing, hair and whiskers were burned off He ran 200 yards to a stream and jumped in. He will not live till midnight, Three others were seriously injured. NATUEALLY A. COTJHTEBFJKITEB. A Young Fellow tVho Can Draw Exact Fac similes of Banknotes. New York, Jan. 18. Special Charles A. Pechine to-day withdrew his plea of not guilty to the charge of having made counterfeit money, and pleaded guilty. He made a statement in which he said athat he was 19 years old, and that his parents were wealthy. He never attended the public schools, he said, but always had a tutor. He had stndied art at the Cooper Union and at the Academy of Design. He bad applied for a place once ot the American Bank Note Company. The President of the company asked him to submit a specimen of his work. He went home and drew a fnc-simile of a$l bill and brought it down tn the President It was so good that the President was very much astonished, and advised him to tear it right up and never draw another. Younsr Pechine said hebecame aeauainied with Llovd Rogers, the doorknob thief, in Central Park, and made for him dies for 5 cent pieces. The Secret Service people told Judge Benedict and the jurv that these dies are wonderful pieces of work. Pechine will be sentenced on Thursdav. , 2BUST SECEETS COMING OUT. hnfeldt, Who Jfegotiated the Whisky Com hi tip, Urings Suit Against It. Chicago, , Jnn. 18. It "was announced ycsterJay that Philip Shufeldt, who sailed from Liverpool on the Teutonic January 6, is hastening his return to Chicago to insti tute suit against the Distillers' and Cattle Feeders Company to recover a large amonnt of money, variously estimated at from $150, 000 to 5500,000, which, it is claimed, is due him for conducting the negotiations which led to the big Shufeldt distillery passing into the hands of the trust, without which the trust could never have gone into busi ness as a full-fledged and able-bodied mo nopoly. Mr. Shufeldt will reach Chicago this morning, and his lawyer announces that legal proceedings will jDe commenced at once. There are many facts in connection with the sale of the Shufeldt plant to the trust in which the public is interested, but which have never been known. Mr. Shufeldt's suit may succeed in making public the in wardness of the deal by which the trust gobbled un its most formidable rival, the price paid, etc. A JUDICIAL QUIETU3 Placed Upon the Suit Against the Master of the Powell Estate. Philadeltiiia, Jan. 18. Special The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to-day placed a judicial quietus upon the proceedings instituted against the Master's report in the Bobert Hare Powell estate. "Writ denied, per curiam" wa the brief written announcement of the Chief Justice upon the papers filed by Lawyer J. W. M Newlin, in the appli cation to compel Judge Gordon to grant a public rehearing in the proceedings insti tuted in the celebrated case. Judge Gordon's opinion in the proceed ings in which corruption and brjbery in the settlement bt the estate are charged against Master Worrell, simply dismissed the ex ceptions against the latter. The decision vindicated, the action of the master. The case involves over 5500,000. SOWN GOES THE BBIDGE. A Multitude or Russians Are Crushed to Death and Drowned. St. Petersburg, Jan. 18. A terrible catastrophe occurred at Tiflis to-day on Ihe occasion of the blessing of -the river Kera. As a procession of the clergy and a dense crowd of people were crossing an arm of the river on a temporary bridge, the structure collapstd and fell with its human burden into the stream. The people nearest to the bridge tried to retreat, but were met by a dense crowd still surging onward. The result was a ter- crushed to death and a large number were injured. A large number were also drowned iu the river. Proper Duty on Copper Ingots. Washington, D. C, Jan. la Acting Secretary Spaulding has informed the Col lector of Customs at Corpus Christi, Tex., that the weight of copper in ingots'or bars, dutiable at the rate ot Vyi cents per pound under paragraph 194 of the tariff act, must be the gross weight of such bars or ingots, and has instructed him to discontinue the practice prevailing at Laredo, in his dis trict, of assesing dutv at the rate of i cents per pound of the fine copper contained in imported ingots or bars. Ocean steamship Arriva's. Stexmer. "Where From. Destination. Lord Uougli l'hilHdclptii O.ucenstown. Oramiiore ...., London.. .Uostrni. I.a onuanAl New York London. MitWa New York London. Roman ston t ondon. Uallis Liverpool ew York. BRIBES AND PERJURY. . Couple of Charges Now Being ' looked Into at vColumbu8. SHERMAN'S FBIENDS PROTESTING That It's Time to Stop the Slurs and At tacks on His Character. DEKOCBATS GATHERING ATHAERISBDEG rSFICTAI. TKLTORAH TO THI DISPATCH. Columbus, O., Jan. 18. Chairman Hahn, of the Republican State Committee, re turned to the city this evening, and has become interested in the investigation of the alleged Senatorial bribery. He had ex pected to go to Florida before this, but now thinks he will remain a few days and asks to be called before the grand jury now In session, and will undertake to turn the reported tide of evidence which, it is claimed, has been lodged against the sup porters of Senator Sherman. A new feature is to be introduced into the investigation before the jury, and it is to be pushed by the Sherman men. It looks to the securing of indictments upon the charge of perjury. This refers more especially to a member from Northwest Ohio, whom, it is claimed, has made an affi davit, which is now before the jury, claim ing that he was offered $3,500 to vote for Sherman. Schemes I.ald for Kevenge. The friends of Sherman assert it is now the proper time for them to come to the front and prevent the name of the Senator from being smirched. Should they fail on indict ments for perjurv, criminal libel suits by the wholesale are-'talked of, that the truth may be furnished the public It is among the gossip that a special grand jury may be called to investigate an alleged conspiracy to injure Sherman. The State Journal will say to-morrow morning: There was no Information available until to-day as to what was going on, bnt from all accounts the present inquiry is being made , as to the frroundbnd motives for the reports that hiv e been circulated by alleged de tectives. It does notmatternow what notion may be taken by the grand juiy there will all the same be an inquiry, with a view of prosecuting certain parties for perjury. The great sourco of mystery now Is as to who paid the expenses of tnese detectives here for the past month, and who is paying their expenses now. They seem to be stop ping at first-class hotels and have plenty of money, it is reported tnat tney naa quite a dicker with one of the local Sunday papers, and the proprietor of the same is complain ing veryloudly because they have not come to time. If one-half the reports are true, the Sunday paper was played for a sucker to a gi eater extent than the afternoon papeis have been played. , Smirching Characters to Be Stopped. There is no longer any doubt about the oxistenco of a conspiracy in thia locality to smirch the characters of Senator Sherman and his most intimate supporters. All of those who have been attacked say they want the fullest investigation, and all they ask is an opportunity to have a full In vestigation of those who seem to be will ing to bear false witness against them. It seras that there are parties who were dick ering around during the Senatorial contest, and that they made overtures to Sherman men and others, and that the time is near at hand when n tnll exposure of this whole scheme should be made, for the good of the public as well as those persons whom these witness are seeking to smirch. BLACK TALES FOB KEBB. The Ex-Llentenant Governor Says Brlce nan Made No Decision. HABBlSBUno, Jan. ia The Patriot, an anti-Pattison Democratic paper, will to morrow print a long interview from Wash ington, said to have been had with ex-Lieutenant Governor Black, in which Mr. Black is quoted as saying: "Mr. Kerr is an ad mirable representative of the free, faithful and intelligent country Democracy. He has proven an efficient and acceptable chair man. Is there any demand jmywhere for a change, except that Mr. Harrity, of Phila delphia, has selected a man for his place?" "But," the reporter .remarked, "Mr. Harrity claims that he represents Cleve land." "Clevelandl" said Governor Black. "Cleveland I Cleveland's friends are for bal lot reform and tariff reform. There is next to no anti-Cleveland sentiment in the State and-no one ever thought of an anti-Cleveland movement there except Governor Pat tison's friends. Mr. Cleveland's friends will seek a Cleveland delegation nota Pat tison delegation. The people of the State do not want to turn the executive power over, to the Republicans for two years of Governor Pattison's term." "What of Chairman Brice's decision that there is no vacancy on the national commit tee?" "Mr. Brice has made no decision," said Governor Black. "He merely certified a fact according to the record of hii commit tee. Mr. Kerr is on the roll and will remain until expelled, or the term for which he was seated expires. But that is a matter of no importance. The time is short and nothing to do. " It Mr. Harrity wants the committee to elect him to fill a vacancy which does not exist, no one will objeet. But he is a man of very hard practical sense, and would hardly desire to be sent on any such boot less errand. The question which really concerns the Democratic voters of Pennsyl vania in the interior, where a Democratic party still exists, is whetber Chairman Kerr, the true, capable, ' and thoroughly efficient representative of the country Dem ocracy, shall be turned out to make room for a Chairman selected by Mr. Harrity alone." DEMOCRATS GATHER AT HABBISBUSQ Preparatory to the Meeting of the State Committee To-Morrow. Hakrisbuko, Jan. 18. Special' Al ready Democratic politicians of State im portance are assembling here for Wednes day's State Committee meeting. Chairman Kerr will arrive Irom Washington in the morning. He will be accompanied by Sen ator Wolverton, Congressman Mutchler and other Democrats of that class. It is now conceded here that Chairman Kerr will be re-elected. The fight being made against him by Secretary Harrity is said to be very offensive to the Governor and Attorney General Hensel, both of whom are more lor the party than for any one man in it. The e0ort of Mr. Harrity to use the clerks in his own department, as well as all those connected with the administration tn punish Mr. Kerr, has warranted the Gov ernor in calling the Secretary's attention to the "pernicious activity." The committee meeting Wednesday will bring together all the leading Democrats of the State and a few of national importance are expected to attend. KERR'S FRIENDS PLEASED i Over the Action of the Democratic Com mittee in Be-electing Him. Washington, Jan. 18. Special Tht friends of Chief Clerk Kerr, of the House of Bepresentatives, are greatly pleased at the action of members of the Democratic State Committee of the Western counties of Pennsylvania in declaring -for him as his own successor in the chairmanship of the committee. Mr. Kerr has all along refused to admit his candidacy, but the urgency of his .friends and possibly the at times not very commendable conduct of his opponents have made him an available candidate. Few young men in Congress have made themselves more popular than Mr. Kerr during his one term, and the ability of his management as Chairman of the State Com mittee is alike conceded by party friends and opponents. His election to the Clerk ship of the House in opposition to older men of much wider acquaintance was very complimentary. Mr; Kerr is doing nothing to promote his own canvass. His friends will do that work for him. I regret to say that he has been called to his Pennsylvania home by serious sickness of members of his family. A TICI0BY F0BPATTIS0N. Not AH Harmony In the Banks of the Phil adelphia Democracy. Philadelphia, Jan. 18. Special I was a bitter fight that was waged between 7 and 8 o'clock to-night among the Demo crats in some of the wards of Philadelphia, and as a result several double conventions will be held to-morrow, and the lines that divide the warring factions will, if possible, be more tightly drawn; but when the smoke of battle cleared away it was found that a splendid victory had been won by the men who stood up for the present State admin istration. The Cleveland-Pattison forces were on top, and by an exceedingly healthy major ity. City Chairman Wilere, Secretary Senderfer, Treasurer Slevm, Bank Commis sioner Krumbhaar, Contractor Samuel Josephs and several other leaders were on hand to hear the news. Secretary John J. Conley, of the Committee of Fifty, dropped in to scan the returns, and was followed by J. Marshall Wright, candidate for the State Chairmanship, who talked hopefully of his own prospects'while sharing the gratifica tion of hi g friends as the results came in from the various wards. BETTINGJJN JflLWATJKEB. Its Citizens Want to Get Democracy and Beer as Near as Possible. Washington, D. C, Jan. 18. Special' Though the Milwaukee people are the only ones on the ground, and naturally the gossip has a flavor of that beery town, it is evident the delegation from Wisconsin will have vigorous assistance from other sources when the Democratic National Committee comes to consider the place for holding the National Convention. A quiet boom is be ing worked among influential Democratic newspaper correspondents and Democratic Congressmen to take the convention to the Northwest. The Chairman of the local committee, which has had charge of all the arrange ments, and which will lead in the enter tainment of the National Committee, is agent here for the greatest brewery at Mil waukee, and has carte blanche to do what he can to get the National Convention and the brewery as near together as possible. The betting this evening is largely in favor of Milwaukee. CONSOLIDATING THE HEW PARTY. . A Meeting of the People's Committee Previous to the Convention. Milwaukee, Jan. 18. H. E. Taubeneck, Chairman; Bobert Schilling, Secretary, and M. C. Bankin, Treasurer, called a meeting of the National Central Committee ot the People's party of the United Statesj to be held in St. Louis, Monday, February 2, 1892. The purpose of the meeting is to unite, if possible, this and all other so-called reform organizations. If no satisfactory arrange ment can be made the committee will call a convention not later than June 1, 1892, to nominate candidates for President and Vice President. NEW EVIDENCE FOB GRAVES. A Strange Excuse by the Unknown Wit nesses for Not Showing Up Before. Deuveb, Jan. 18. The counsel and friends of Dr. Graves assert they have dis covered important evidence in favor of the doctor. They claim that one of the wit nesses of the prosecution, whose name is withheld, told several persons while he was under the influence of liquor that he had sent the bottle of poison to Mrs. Barnaby. The manJs said to be irom the Bast. .The persons to-whom he told. this give as a reason for nofcoming forward before and telling what they knew that they did not dare to become mixed up in the case. It is expected that an appeal for a new trial in the Dr. Graves case will be argued before the Supreme Court Wednesday. Beports from Canon City say the doctor is in good spirits and spends much of his time in read ing. 110 TROUBLE IN TENNESSEE. Soldiers Still at the Mines, Only Because a Pew Miners "Are Threatenlnc Nashville, Jan. 18. The situation among the miners ot Jiast Tennessee re mains quiet. A dispatch from Knoxville states that many sensational dispatches are being sent out from Coal Creek and other points, but it is found they have no founda tion. Soldiers are still near the mines but would, be returned to their homes hvere it not for the threats of a few miners. Many of the old miners have left the sec tion in search of work in Arkansas. No trouble is expected for the present, at least. DYNAMITE FOB TEE STANDARD. An Unknown Enemy Blows Up the Com pany's Big Pipe Line. Williamsport, Pa., Jan. 18. The dis covery was made yesterday that nnknown persons had blown away with dynamite about four feet of the pipe line of the" Standard Oil Company, near Woolrich, Clinton county. . The company's telegraph wires were also cut. Over a thousand barrels of oil were lost before the break could be repaired. Preparing for the Grdhrt Lodge. A meeting of delegates from subordinate lodges of the Independent Order of Good Templars in Allegheny county was held in Allegheny last evening to make arrange ments for the meetingof the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, which will be held in Pittsburg July 26, 1892. A largs number were present. An organization was effected, by selecting B. N. Edmonston, of Alle gheny, for Chairman; George Bankin, Jr., of Wilkinsburg, Secretary, and Joseph Bobinson, of Braddock, Treasurer. The necessary committees to arrange for the re ception of the delegates to the Grand Lodge were appointed and the details referred to them. No efforts will be spared to make the session of the Grand Lodge in Pittsburg one to be remembered. The lodge repre sentatives of the county will meet again February 15. Missing With (Vorkingmen's Wages. Steuben vtlle, Jan. 18. Twenty-five Italian laborers and teamsters are in this city to-day clamoring for theirmoney. They worked for E. M. Calligan, a well-known railroad and pike contractor. It has bsen rumored since Saturday, and confirmed to day, that Calligan had disappeared, leaving his employes in the lurch for $1,300. He is a very eccentric man and is thought to be in Pittsburg. v A GREAT SHOWING. The CENT-A-WOBD columns of IHE DISPATCH are nowthe choice of all classes. Figures prove their popularity. Here's a splendid showing: Small ads. for the U months end- rA IK A ing December SI, 1831 fl;JOtt Same kmonth in 1830 16,104 Increase due to cent-a-ieord p ftRfl Besponses to advertisements In TIIK DIS PATCH are certain to come promptly and from desirable sources. Try one and safe time and patience. The readers of this pa per have entire confidence in Its adlets. The best class ol help is reached tn its want colnmns. FATE OF SON-ELECT At last Settled "by the Committee Revising the Faith of the PRBSBYTERTATJ'S' DENOMINATION. How the Confession Has Been Amended to Snit All. INFANTS AEE NOT DAMNED NOW rSFXCIAI. TZLfeORAH.TO THB DISPATCH.! New Xobk, Jan, 18. The Presbyterian General Assembly's Committee on Bevis ion, which is holding sessions in this city daily in an endeavor to furnish to the Church a satisfactory revised version of the Westminster Confession of Faith, arrived at a settlement of the question of preten tion, the fate of thenon-elect.this afternoon, and so got safely over the most troublesome part of its labors. A mass of suggestions were presented to the . committee. Several Presbyteries wanted the clause stricken out. The com mittee wrestled with it one day and then referred it to a sub-committee of five. This committee reported to-day, and their report was discussed. Additional propositions were made, and finally the amended report was accepted, "by a substantial majority," as one of the members said. The original confession simply and plainly stated that: 'The rest of mankind, God was pleased, according to the unsearch able counsel of His own will, whereby He extendeth or withholdeth mercy as He pleaseth for the glory of His sovereign power over His creatures, to pass by and to ordain them to dishonor and wrath for their sin, to the praise of His glorious justice." No Pleasure In the Death of Sinners. The clause as adopted to-day is as fol lows: "The rest of mankind, God saw fit, according to the unsearchable counsel of His will, whereby He extendeth or with holdeth mercy as He pleaseth, not to elect to eternal life; and them He ordained to dishonor and wrath for their sin, to the praise of His glorious Justice; yet hath He ho pleasure in the death of the wicked, nor is it His decree, but the wickednesspf their own hearts which restrain eth and hindereth them from accepting the offer of His grace made in the gospel." The section ou "infant damnation," as it is commonly known, and the fate of the non-elect who may frame their lives according to the light of nature and the law of the religion thev profess, bnt who, becauso they are not elect cannot be saved, was also settled. The original refers to the salvation of "elect infants, dying in infancy," leaving a natural inference. The clause as adopted to-day reads: "Infants, dying in infancy and all other persons who are not guilty of actual transgression, are included in the election of grace, and are regenerated and saved by Christ through the Spirit, who worketh when and where and how He pleaseth; so also are all other elect persons who are noj; outwardly called by the minis try of the word." But no change, except the striking out of the word "they" in the fourth line of the amended confession, seem ingly a grammatical correction, was made in section 4 of the sirae chapter; which says that "others, not elected," cannot be saved, however diligent they may be in living ac cording to the natural light or the law of their religion. The Chapter on Good Works. Chapters 14 and 16 were considered and no change made. Chapter 18, "of good works" was amended and adopted as fol lows: "Works done by unregenerate men, although they may be things which God commands and of good use, both to them selves and others, and although the neglect of such things is sinful and displeasing to God, yet because they proceed not from a heart purified by faith, nor are done in a right manner according to the word, nor to a right end, the glory of God, do not meet requirements of the Divine law, hence they cannot be pleaded as a ground of acceptance with God." Chapter 23, section 4, was amended to read: "Prayer is made for things lawful, an for all sorts of men living or that shall hereafter live, but not for the dead." The committee will continue its work to-morrow. MORE IRON WORKERS PROTEST Against the Fartlngtonla War Waged by the Pittsburg L. and O. Society. Steubentille, Jan. 18. Afa regular meeting of Mingo Lodge, No. 2, A. A. of L and S. W., held at Mingo Junction.Sunday, the following resolutions were adopted: Whereas, The self-institnted Law and Or der Society, of Pittsburg, is waging an un reasonable war against the Sunday paners, editors, newsdealers, newsboys and carriers of Allegheny county, and Whereas. Sunday is the only day that the worklngmen have a chance to read the pa pers and become enlightened upon the cur lent issues or the day, and Wnereas, We feel that the said Law and Older Society is doing an injustice to said editors, newsdealers, newsboys and paper carriers, while they turn a deaf ear and blind eye to greater Sunday evils existing, such as the running or steel mills, which conld be avoided; therefore, be it Resolved; That we are in hearty sympathy with the said editois, newsdealers, newsboys and paper carters, and denounce the action of said Law and Order Society as an occupa tion unwortby of sensible and able-bodied men. Resolved, That we ask in the name of common humanity and good sense that they desist from their persecntlon of boys, who are, in all probability, striving to gain an honest livelihood, and in many cases sup porting a mother or father who are unable to support themselves. ANOTHER LABOR UNION SFBAK& An Appeal for Legislators Who Will Re peal the Old Bine Laws.' A New Castle telegram last night stated that the following resolution had been passed by Triumph Lodge 122, A. A. of L and S. Workers, of that place: Whxbeas, The Law and Order Society of Pittsburg has had. warrants issued for the parties selling Sunday newspapers nnder the old Bine laws, and an Sunday is the onlv time workingmen have leisure to read the newspapers, be it 1 Resolved, That we condemn the action of any society that will take from the peoplo the right of earning an honest livelihood; that by stopping the sale of Sunday news papers they will deprive the workingmen from obtaining sncfi information as only the Sunday papers publish; that labor or ganizations throughout the State should ex press themselves and see that at the forth coming elections none but men who will vote for the repeal of such laws are sent to the Legislature. F. N. AnBOOAST, D. A. Gard-jek, C A. Andrews, Committee. THE BERING-NEGOTIATIONS. They Are Proceeding Smoothly, According to the London Times. London, Jan. 18. The Times says: Re ports that there is a hitch in the Bering Sea negotiations, are entirely unfounded. The joint commission in Washington will pre pare a report embodying all the facts dis closed by the recent examination on any recommendations upon which the British and American representatives are able to agree.- Points on which they disagree the commissioners will be at liberty to refer to their, respective Governments. The whole work will probably occupy ten davs. land and Belgium will be asked to name an arbitrator, but thfs point has not been en tered upon as yet None of the powers con cerned has signified an intention to depart from the arrangements agreed upon. ai i ucnevcu luub oweuen, ownzer THAI SENSATIONAL ABDUCTION. Tho Man Accused by Edith Cook Says She Planned the Affiir. Butpaxo, Jan. ia William J. Benson, who was arrestee! here last week on a charge of abducting pretty Edith Cook from a boarding school near her home in Butland, Pa, denies -that he compelled the young woman to accompany him at the point of a revolver, and says that she herself planned the affair, which was an elopement He also says that the girl lives in fear of her father, and when they were discovered together in Buffalo she told him the story about the revolver and being compelled to accompany him (Benson) to save herself from his wrath. Benson has a wife and three children in Elmira, and about a vear ago, he says, G. G. Cook, Edith's father, endeavored to obtain a divorce for him so that he could marry his daughter, but was unsuccessful. Bens6n says the girl will swear to all this when the case comes to trial to-morrow. AT LATIMER'S. TheGreat RemnantSale Before Stocktaking BEG NS JAN. IB AND CLOSES JAN. 23. All Odd Pieces and Lengths Left Over From Last Season's Stock AT CIST AND LESS THAN C OST. You must buy whole Remnants. Take each piece. There's no use trying to convey to your mind the stupendous bargains here. You must give this sale a personal visit. The following prices are the lowest in this part of the country : CLOAKS, WRAPS AND MUFFS. t86 Fur-faced Jackets, formerly I $11, now 57.50. 465 Children's Coats, were S3 to $5, are $1 and 1.75. each 4 to 6 years. 198 Cloth Jackets, $5.50 each; re duced from 8.50. $5 Seal Muffs for $2.50 and S3. UNDERWEAR 438 dozen Ladies' Ribbed Vests at sac, were 50c each. 127 dozen Men's Underwear on middle counter at 20c a garment. EMBROIDERY, ETC. 1,865 pieces of at 5c a yard. finest Embroidery TAPESTRY BRUSSELS CARPETS. We offer 850' pieces, varying in length from 2 to 63 yards, that sold readily at 65c in full rolls. By tak ing all of any of these remnants as they stand the priceis 30c a yard. BODY BRUSSELS AND MOQUETTES. A regular harvest for those intend-1 We ftmnot too strongly emphasize ing to furnish hotels are these Body this piece offering of best Moquettes, Brussels Remnants, 1,236 pieces, all 1 59 styles, borders to match, regular lengths, Si. 40 quality; any bunch at j Si-5 quality. Full Remnants at 65c 65 c a yard. , I a yard. INGRAINS. We have an enormous amount of odds and ends in Ail-Wool and Cotton-mixed Ingrains, in 8 to 35-yard lengths, at 50c to 25c a yard. ' RUGS AND 1,586 Smyrna Rugs are extreme bargains; soiled by handling. They are Si-48, -Si-98 and $$. 25 each. Those wishing to retail rugs will find these away below jobbing prices. LACE CURTAINS. One lot of soiled Curtains that are the' high-class goods sacrificed at $2.50 a pair. SOILED BLANKETS, We offer liberal concessions; 75 pair were S6.50, at $4. Our regular S15 and S12.50 grades are now S7.50 and Sio- 1 DRESS 5,968 Remnants, every conceivable quality and style, at various prices. The saving is great if you're suited among this pile. HANDKERCHIEFS. 950 dozen Ladies' Pocket Hand kerchiefs all go at 5 q each. GLOVES. 596 dozen Ladies' Kid Gloves, the 75c and Si quality, all odds and ends, I at 25c a pair. T. M. LATIMER, 138 and 140 Federal St., 45 and 46 S. Diamond, AIvIfBGHBNV, PA. SHE HAS-A QUEEB POWER. f A Girl Who Can Make Thieves or Long Standing Confess. ! Sault Ste. Makie, Jan. ia The work of Miss Eva Cusick, the revivalist, Is caus- ing a great sensation here. Hardened sin ners are joining the church and coniessmg their weaknesses in open meeting. Besides the confession of William Coul ter, who says he murdered his father, many highly respected citizens are posing as thieves and reprobates. Henry Jordan came to town to-day and gave P. L. New ton a tent which he confessed to have stolen from him three years ago. He said he had become chock full of religion. J. A. Pringle came to town with a flour sack for P. C. Keliher, which he said he had stolen two years ago. He was troubled and could not sleep. L. Mathews returned a large chain to J. P. Moron, which he said he had taken a year ago and forgot to re turn. Peter Felton handed 40 to James Stuart, which he cheated him out of at cards two years ago. 326 Newmarkets, were Si 2 to 15, are now 2.50 and S3. 25. 300 Ladies' Plush Coats at your own price. 486 Capes at cost. 958 Black Hair Muffs, were 75c, are now 35c each. AND HOSIERY. 468 dozen Camel's Hair Vests and Pants, 68c each. These -are the Si quality. The mild season prompts this unmerciful cut. Table Lmens, Fancy Coverings and Silk Handkerchiefs at your own prices. Another pile, 496 pieces, various lengths, from 5 2 to 3 yards in apiece, were considered bargains at 95care now cut to 50c, which is undoubtedly a great bargain. To add to the interest of this sale we offer 968 yards of 3-ply Ingrains, odd lengths, at 60c a yard. This is the regular Si and S1.25 quality. You buy full pieces in every case. MATTING. We sold more Matting the past sea sonthananytwoformeryears. Wehave left many odd pieces and some full rolls. Short lengths at i2jc Full rolls at S5 are bargains readily recog nized. Extra wide and long Curtains at S1.50 to S 2. 50, that were soiled by handling. These are the S4 quality. We display many pairs soiled Grey Blankets whose selling prices are de creased to 75c and I2.50 a pair. This is a big saving. GOODS. 480 short pieces of Dress Goodsj suitable for children, marked to 3c a yard. These must go. 598 doz. Linen Embroidered Hand kerchiefs, were 31c, now 10c each. Men's, Children's and Misses' at every price. You save one-half in many cases. jalS i 1 1 mii ! in TTrmTMiirMrMiirrnrTiTT1 -J J jm- - - - - i .... ,.... - ., ,,. ..... -WnrT,,,.
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