, . - I - -s a aftstV - Ml- mjrr '.tw mMJimimtJ .1 II rWi4gAT .A 1. i . DOUBLE NUMBER. FORTY-SIXTH TEAR PirTSBUEG. LEIIF UtllHllIll ILPiUJJilllll. TWENTY PAGES h tj M r V L 4Wj , W Jit " ill l "II SUNDAY. JAMTTARY 24 1892. HVE CENTS. f DUE'S CHOICE 1ST I E. If Matta's Circular Note Isn't Withdrawn and an Apology Sent SHE WILL LOSE EGAN And Our Diplomatic Relations Come to an Abrupt End. AN ACUTE PHASE OF THE AFFAIR Caused by an TJltimitum Called to Oar Southern Cousin. Not an Official at Washington Will Talk About the Present Status of the Mat terCaprice of the War Thermometer Public Officers' Neglect of Their Duty to the Public An Inspiration to Work on the Navy and Warlike Im plements The National Guard Boost ed by General Ordway Senator Mor gan Makes Matters Plain The Trans port Ohio Sailing To-Day for Boston No Further Delay to Be Allowed Chile to Make Separation for the Valparaiso Outrage. Sajttiagode Chile, 'Jan. 23. It was learned to-day that the question at issue between Chile and the United States has assumed a most acute phase. This in formation is to the effect that the Chilean Government has received from the Govern ment of the United States an ultimatum which, in the strongest possible terms, states that diplomatic relations between the two countries will cease unless the offensive circular note sent out by Senor Matta, the Chilean Foreign Minister, in regard to the Baltimore affair, is withdrawn. furthermore, the ultimatum demands that Chile immediately make reparation for the attack by the mob upon the Baltimore sailors in Valparaiso, and that she make an apology for those attacks. The ultimatum concludes with the statement that the United States will tolerate no further delay on the part of Chile in answering' the de mands ot the American Government. ISPECIAL TELEGRAPHIC LETTER. 1 bureau or The Dispatch, , WASimaOTOx. D. C Jan. 23. f rife Chilean war thermometer it certainly one -f the most capricious jastruraents ever invented. The mercury nrrer stands the same two days in succession. Beports vaguely circulated yesterday of an "ulti matum" from this Government to Chile, and also that Chile had made an urgent de mand for the recall of Minister Egan, were discredited on every hand, and yet both rumors are generally indorsed to-day by high officials who discredited and laughed at them yesterday. At the State Department the mystery which has been thrown about the Chilean trouble from the beginning was more pro. found than ever to-day. It must seem to the lay mind that there is a vast. deal of mystery in such matters that might be dis pensed with. Duty to the Public Neglected. It is hard to understand why the public should not be informed of the fact at once, if an ultimatum has been cabled, and if Egan's recall has been urged by the Chilean;, and if the Government has taken the steps usually tafcen when a Minister be comes an unwelcome person to the Govern ment to which he is sent. It would seem to be about time, in a government of the people, that the people's i vi.d.livtf .J..WU.V. MSr AMVItU MJ .fib li&UjJl and not made a matter of the darkest mvstery, and possibly of shameful intrigues by officials who should see themselves only as the servants of the people. But so it is that the most vital news is withheld from the very persons who should know all about it, and leaks out in vague and exaggerated rumors, its percolations doing vastly more harm, if harm there be in it, than if the whole truth were told at once. Xo Denial or the TJltimitum. Simply nothing could be learned at the State Departmeut to-day, unless it be counted of some value that none of the officials, from Mr. Blaine down, would give evci a mild ngative to the stories of the ullimatuni and of Eiau's recall, which lat ter, of course, would at once follow the cabling of the ultimatum. It can only be mid that from ob'cnre and yet important sirns those on the outide who usually guess Closest a;, to -n hit i: going on in the inside eem to be convinced that this Government lias tent its last word to its mercurial southern cousin, and that the last word de mands a retraction of the insulting note of Minister Matta and an apology and in demnity for the outrages upon United States sailors. irthis be true it is possible the presenta tion to Congros of the long-promised cor respondence, with a mesage from the President, mm be deterred a little, though it is nou a popular expectation that it will be given l.-:h on Monday. Kfvi.iliti i t I'oMtlvely Refused. It ivaMimH tl.jt if an ultimatum has been wMi ! it ir.i with a view to let Con gress ., when the correspondence is submnirj, t,e exact attitude of Chile. "While ti- bitterness of a class in that conn try toward the United States is well known, and that the'Montt administration has been very tardy in its movements in the investi gation of the late outrage is also well un derstood, there has yet been no positive re fusal on the part of the Santiago Govern ment to give the reparation demanded. The Chijean administration has merely temporized after such fashion as might be expected from gentlemen crude at playing the game of Government, and surrounded by a turbulent force which would be hostile to them the moment they showed them selves to be friendly to the United .States. " Friendly ReIationsatUy Stritinrtl. The temporizing "has strained the friendly relations of thctto countries possibly be- yond the breaking point, but it has all M along been a serious question -with the Montt government which would be the more disastrous, a rupture with the United States or a revolution at home. With the former the process of disagreement to the final point of open hostilities must neces-sarily-be slow, with always the possibility of healing the breach by diplomacy or arbitration, while a revolutionary out break might result in the very sudden and successful overthrow of the new and uir tried Government One feature of the affair which appears to give "hope to lovers of peace, who are again made somewhat despondent by the passing and ever-varying news, is the tone of the Chilean newspapers received within the last few days. It is genuinely and de cidedly friendly, and in marked distinction to the aggressive and bullying lucubrations of the great majority of the newspapers of this country. Official Information Misleading. The friendliness evinced by the Chilean press is also anew suggestion that . the offi cial information received from Santiago has been misleading and promoted by the ambi tion of the adventurer and intriguer, rather than the judicial spirit of the' true diplo matist This leads some of the calmest and most experienced of public men now at the capital to a conviction that before the com plication is carried further it would be well to send to Chile a special ambassador to un thread the network of misunderstanding and contradiction which has baffled the offi cials of state of both countries in their at tempts to compose matters. But it is prob able the quarrel has gone too far forhat, and that either the United States or Chile will be forced to retrace its steps in a hu miliating way if war is to be avoided, and, doubtless, in the words which I quoted from President Harrison's lips a day or two ago, "The country to back down will not be the United States." - A Good Thins In One "Way. Whatever may be the finale of the Chilean trouble," the two diplomatic broils in which the United States has been in volved within the last year will prove to have stimulated to an extent far beyond what is yet known the growth of machinery for naval warfare. The energr of the ad ministration began with the difficulty with Italy on account of the masacre "of the Matia at New Orleans, and which led soon to the withdrawal of Baron Fava, the Italian Minister, from this capital, and leaving Italy unrepresented here diplomat ically to this day, except in the person of an tinder-official of the legation. This Government now knows exactly the forces it could muster for naval attack or defense in the form of all descriptions of war vessels, transports, guns and other machinery of warfare upon the seas; not only this, but the impetus given to thought and invention in the faee of possible war is bringing to light .missiles for destruction, which may prove far more desirable than any yet invented. Good New Things for the Navy. A gentleman deeply interested in the sub ject in business as well as in a patriotic way, and who has just returned from a visit to several navy yards where he was greatly favored, tells me this evening that no one. without seeing them or learning of them of ficially, can conceive of the number of new and apparently good things that are being examined and tested in the way of guns, ex plosives and projectiles. Onethat specially impressed him was a gun consisting of a steel tubestrengthened at the point of greatest pressure by cast-iron segments. these being also strengthened by a wrapping of -vifre. t 1 w "Jrst W3c yre severc1han are,3ppJieaf; to the regulation .built-up guns have, it is claimed, shown this weapon to be much superior in resistance to any gun nowin use, cooling much more rapidly and recover ing from expansion much more thoroughly. It will therefore endnre more rapid firing and a greatly increased charge of powder, while the cost of manufacture is said to be 60 per cent less than that of the built-up gun, which, while it is a splendid weapon, is so costly in time and money to produce that constant efforts are making to find a substitute. The Guard Right In It. The fresh war talk has brought out new gossip as to the use of land forces in case of an actual exploit against Chile, and Gen eral Ordwav, commander of the militia force of the District, is quoted as saying: Should there be war with Chile, orwith any other power, the valne of the National Guard would at once be apparent. In round numbers there are 110,000 men, and at least 30 per cent of these would volunteer for service aoroaa. luu wouia mean tnat an expeditionary force would bo composed largely of men who have received sufficient training to admit of their being put In the Held at once. En: the National Guard's use fulness would by no means end at that pomt. The cemand for volunteers would Dung to the fionta vast number of raw ma terial, requiring more than a little work to p-it them in -hapo for dutv. Camps or ren dezvous and instruction 'would have to be organized, and one of those camps would naturallv.be located in this city. There aro at least 300 men In the brigade who could bo used as drill instructors. They would bo the best men for sucn work; General Ordwav says that National Guard officers would be the best men in instruct ing recruits. They could do the work more thoroughly and rapidly and satisfactorily than officers of the regular army; they un derstand the civilian temp'er and know how to handle it Army officers have not ex perience, nowadays, with bodies of green men. Recruits are sandwiched between old soldiers, and as they are comparatively few they are soon absorbed. Tariff and Customs Receipts. To turn for a moment from gory sugges tion to matters more pleasant, a great deal is being made, by Mr. 3Iilis and other free trade theorists, of the fact that under the operation of the McKinley law the receipts from importations Jell off so disastrously as to make a defic t The rcnied v proposed is to increase the revenue by redncing the tariff on goods manufactured by cheap labor in the sweating dens of the great cities of Europe, and bring them into more direct competition with goods made by the better paid, better educated, more comfortable and more hopetul workmen of this country. Now, while there was a great falling off in importations and receipts from customs at the time the McKinley law went into ef fect, and for some time after, it was not on account of the higher tariff or of any change of the customs tax, but because importers had, in view of possible changes, glutted their warehouses with goods in which they dealt previous to tbe operation of the law. They began rushing importations with almost insane haste on ac count of the predictions of free trade calamity howlers that the new rates would be ruinous. The influence-- of these importations extends to the present time,, but a rapid increase is showing in customs receipts, and there is not a particle of danger that tbe experience of the, current fiscal year will not show ample receipts from customs and internal taxation to pro vide lor all ordinary and legitimate ex penses of tbe Government Lightueb. AN0IHSB PH0MISE OF PEACE. The Chilean Government Said to Have Full Apology on tho TTay. Washington, D. C., Jan. 23. It is stated, through official circles, that Senor Montt, the Chilean Minister, has received from the Government at Santiago positive and complete assurance that the Chilean Government has now in preparation, and will immediately forward for Senor Moutt to present to the United States of America, a comprehensive and- full apology and prouue of reparation. iIf is'ubderstood that the mails are ex. pected to bring this document, but Senor Montt was instructed to officially make known the fact t the President, through Secretary Blaine, at once. MATTERS MADE PLAIN. AN AUTHORITr ON diplomatic be- tATIONS HAS HIS SAT. Senator Morgan Consider a Peaceful Term ination ol the Chilean Affair Certain War Not Compulsory Because Minister Egan Is Disliked by- the Chileans. Washington, D. C Jan. 23. Senator Morgan, of Alabama, the head of the Demo cratic minority on the Senate JForeign Re lations Committee, and recognized as one of the best Informed men in Washington on diplomatic affairs, in the course of a conver sation this evening, on the reports that Minister Egan's recall had been requested, said: For the last three months our Government has had a splendid opportunity to get this matter straightened up, to reltve Mr. Egan from all unjust censure, If Injustice has been dbne him, and make him responsible for any Just censure, ground for which I do not pre tend to assert exists. The two treaties wo had with Chllo were terminated. Unless it be some little extradition matter wo have no treaty with Chile, but deal with that Government under the prin ciples of international law. Now this would be a good opportunity to send some great American down there whose name would carry with it dignity and authority such a man as Mr. Edmunds, for Instance as an ambassador to that Gov ernment for tbe purposo of negotiating a treaty and looking oVer the field. That would be no offense to Minister Egan, if an ambassador is sent to do a particular thing, to adjust affairs ana arrange relations be tween a Minister accredited to a power and the Government of that power. A Fine Cliancs to Do Justice. It wonld be a fine opportunity lor the Got eminent to show its desire to do Justice to Mr. Egan, to Chile and to all concerned. Send a plenipotentiary and ambassador, with powers to negotiate a treaty, and pn the ground to see exactly wbat the situation Is. Pending that there would be peace" and an absence of irritation in our country and in Chile too. There would be no offense to Mr. Egan, and it seems to mo the Govern ment has lost an opportunity, although I do not distrust at all the siatriotlsm of Mr. Harrison or of Mr. Blaine in the matter. It is very natural that they should lean toward his, side because at the tlmn of his appoint ment there was great doubt as to whether he was a proper man to send to such a place. It was reported that Chile had requested Mr. Egan's recall, and rumor connected with this request a statement that Chile had intimated willingness to apologize if Mr. Egan were recalled. Mr. Morgan was asked what were the precedents in such cases. He said: If a foreign government for any reason and the reason even need not be stated de sires a Minister's recall all that is necessary is to let It be known. Such a request merely means that the Minister is not an acceptable representative of our Government at that port and he is recalled. The British Gov ernment did the same thing in the case of Lord Sackville West. It might under some circumstances be considered that the Gov ernment asking tbe Minister's recall did not want anyfurther intercourse with us, but in such a case that Government would do themselves the justice to say so. If it were merely that r particular person's recall was requested It wonld simply be significant of a desire not to hold intercourse through the agency of a population which was unaccept able. No Conditional Apology, Needed. An apology ought not to be at all condi tional on tbe recall of Egan. If Jfgan be not an acceptable person they should say so, and they would only have to say so Jo se cure his recall. An apology ought not to de pend on hi recall- Theyive a,r!cM tnJ have hlra recalled, independent otanpoio rv. if thev are sroing to make it. "Wo have to I recall a Minister as a matter of self-respect. II no u uuiljoiu a giaio. u tint on iigui. to break off intorcourse If it be desired, bfr1 cause, as we wonld say to the foreign gov ernment, we think your objection is cap tious and unjust. The Senator said it seemed to him that any apology would be not so much for what Chile has done as for what she had said about us.- He added: Tho Government of Chile disclaims all donnoction with, all approbation of, and all excuse for the mob, and promises to punish the cnllty parties, wherever they may 1)6 found, according to their own laws. As to the act (tbe Baltimore assault) this Is about as clear a case of exoneration on tho part of the Chilean Government as they conld ar range for. The question of compensation to the men wounded and to the relatives of the men killed is one that must rest in the judgment of the Chilean people, unless that Government Is responsible in some way. If that Government Is responsible for the affair, and refuses to make compensation, of course It is our duty to make reclama tions upon them, and upon their commerce, until wo get money enough to pay for the losses sustained. If that G overmen t is not responsible to our Government for the wrong done to our citizens, then the ques tion of indemnity is one of mere benevo lence, such as we exercised after the Chi nese massacre at Bock Springs. Chile Would Do Like Unele Sam. In this ease we disclaimed all responsi bility, expressed and said that we should do all we could do to enforce our treaty obli gations to give them the same protection our own people had. Our Government said: Wc are not responsible, but here Is $300,OGO or so, and we want the Chinese Government to take that money and distribute It to the sufferers, and that we do it as an act of pure benevolence, which we think: due and proper, and we' wish it understood is not Uiven in any way because of a rightful de mand on the -part of tbe Chinese Govern ment. Chile would do exactly the same .thine as we did then, if any govern mental responsibility were discovered, and sue also snonea mat sie nau pnt ncr courts In motion for the purpose ot trying to pun Isli the offenders, and had made an indem nity. If, in the place of Matta, Chile had had a man of good temper, experience and sound judgment at the head of tho Depart ment of the Exteiior (corresponding to our btate Department), Senator Morgan thought we wouianoi nave imunu mis irouuie. He scouted tlio rnmor which had been In circulation before definite intolligcnoe had been secured to the effect that this Govern ment had utged Chile to hasten her answer to our communication. That would be a very singular request to make, he said, adding: "It would not do. It woulK be a very undignified demand for the Govern ment to make. If tUe Government has any ultimatum to propound to Chllo, let it do it, and not let it depend in any sense upon whether Chile Is in a hurry to answer. That would be like a threat of a man to spank a child if he did not do as he was told within three minutes. That would not do for Gov ernments. Oh, no, there is nothing in that report, it .tnis uovernmenc nas an ultima tum It will make it, and not let it depend on hurried answer. No Doubts of a Peaceful Solution. In reply to suggestion of a hope that a Seaceful solution would result, Senator forgan said: I never have had any doubt about it I have not put war paint on since it started, lie said, laughingly. I think in the end our relations with Chile will be strengthened and our prospects for their trade made bet ter and brighter than thev are now. The report that Rear Admiral Walker sailed yesterday fromIonteviQeo for Val paraiso, with the Chicago, Atlanta and Ben nington, is denied at the Navy Department That Admiral Walker is still at Montevideo is proved by the reception of a cable mes sage from him to-day by Secretary Tracy, in response to a cablegram from the depart ment, inquiring the prevailing rates for coal at Montevideo. Senator Cameron, Chairman of the Senate Naval Committee, who is taking a deep in terest in 'naval preparations, had a confer ence with Secretary Tracy at the depart ment to-day, and it is said expressed his in dividual approval of the expenditures in curred by the department in its prepara tions for a naval demonstration. A Watch ork" Change of Base. AunoitA, III., Jan. 23. The Aurora WatchWorks will probably be removed to AValtham, Mass. The watch works were 1 II .! , - sum Mime uuic ago, ana preparations now beluj made to remove 'to" Waltham." ago, and preparations are A HI WJ H .K'SrS'iSS' , AN ,NMt ss!s?sSss m tHULI U MM, Lord Hartington, thfc Union ist,' to Be Sncceeded by a Gladstonian BYABEVEBSEDMAJOEITY. Liberals Gain 2,675 Votes in a Total Poll of Less Than 11,000. BOTH PARTIES ARE ASTOUNDED. Mr. Davitt Thanks Eossendale for the Mes sage to Ireland. THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE IS ILL London, Jan. 23. An election was held to-day to fill the Parliamentary vacancy in tbe Jtossendale division caused by the re cent elevation to the peerage of Ii6rd Hart ington. The result of the contest is the election of the Gladstonian candidate and the almost complete reversal of the vote cast in the last previous election. Tbe voting is an nounced as follows: Maden, 6,066; Brooks, 4,841; Maden's majority, 1,225. In the pre ceding election the vote was: Lord Harting, ton, 5,399; T. Newbigger (Home Ruler), 3,949; Lord Hartington's majority, 1,450. The seat was left vacant by the fact that Lord Hartington, the representative in Parliament for years past, entered the House of Lords upon the death of his father, the lat,e Duke of Devonshire. The Fiercest of Bye-Election Struggles. This electoral contest has been the most fiercely fought in England for many years, and both the Conservatives and the Liberals have openly admitted that the next general election is liable to go the way that Rossen- dale goes to-day. Sir Thomas Brooks is the Unionist candi date. He also receives the heartiest sup port from the Conservatives. Mr. J. IL Madden is the Gladstone-Liberal candi date. Sir Thomas Brooks, the owner of Crawshaw Hall, Rawtenstall, is a popular man in Rossendale. He was born in 1823, was deputy lieutenant of the county, and before the Irish question came prominently to the fore in English politics, was a sturdy worker in the Liberal cause. He was made a Baronet but a short time ago. J. H. Madden is a son of the late Henry .Madden, Esq., who, for nearly a qnarterof a century, was Chairman of the Rossendale, Liberal Association. He is a member of a famous cotton spinning firm, a large em ployer of labor, a good public speaker, and worth $10,000,000 at least. The Progress or the Foiling. The polling was brisk and the excitement greater than is usually seen at the most im portant election in England. Some of the factories stopped work in order to enable the hands to give the whole day tp elec tion worK ana outers snut down at noon. - -r t- C..I.. . . 1.1 ti j. ii. ,. immense amonnt of money bet on the te- aU This fiwMBany" professional Wf"T.ThWt time th'e hnildinf.wM in mTw,,, ting men to come, to Rossendale and work .An T rt MA1MA A TAaaAflrtal j jihjI m.aI T like beavers in their own interests. i The result of the polling was not an-ii nounced mere until midnight. The- ar nouncement that Mr. Maden was electei was greeted with the most uproarious cheer ing by his delighted supporters, and when the extent of theLiberal victory was learned a scene of the wildest enthusiasm ensued among the thousands of people watting. Hats and canes were flung into the air, and Mr. Maden's partisans cheered and shouted until their faces grew flushed and their voices became almost inaudible from hoarse ness. Davitt Slakes a Jollification Speech. . "When the crowd had calmed down some what, Michael Davitt, who had energeti cally assisted in the campaign, made a speech. He most sincerely thanked the electors of Rossendale for the message of hope and confidence conveyed through the election of Mr. Maden which they had that day sent to the Irish people. Mr. Maden, the victorious candidate, who has been confined to his house by illness, was still too sick to, venture out'' to-day. Many messages of congratulation were sent to him on his success. The largeness of the majority obtained by the Gladstonian candi date proved a great surprise to both the contending parties. CYSUS W. PIBXD SINKIHO. An Inflammation of the Lungs That May Develop Into Fn-nmonla. New Yontf, Jan. 23. fpsrfa Cyrus "W. Field's condition was considered very serious to-night Thursday he took a slight cold, which developed into an inflammation of the lungs. In his already weak condi tion this was very dangerous, but during the earlier part of the day he seemed to be slightly improving, and pneumonia, which was feared, had not yet developed. Later he grew worse, and at 10 o'clock to night this bulletin was put out by his doctors: "Mr. Field's condition is not as satisfactory as it was this afternoon." Drs. Fuller and Keyes, who are attend ing him, were fearful at the time Mr. Field showed signs of the cold that pneumonia might follow it , In that case they admitted that his chances for life would be very small. Mr. Field was said to-night " to be growing weaker. At midnight the physicians agreed that pneumonia had developed. A crisis is ex pected within a few hours. Mr. Field may die before morning. OHIO'S SHIP "WATEEWAY SCHEME. One of for Canals May Be Transformed Into .Something More Important. Columbus, O., Jan. 23. The mnch-talked-of scheme of turning one of Ohio's canals into a ship waterway which will connect the lakes with the gulf has again bobbed up in the Legislature. A resolution will be offered providing for a commission to draft a proposition to be submitted to Congress, tendering the Ohio canal to the general Government on con dition that the necessary improvement be made so that ships can pass from Lake Erie J to tne unio river. , HYEHAS BOEH IS CAPUVrXi', Central Park Has a Couple of Valuable Ad J dltiona to Its Family. New Yobk, Jan. 23. Special Two new pets have joined the family at Central Park. This morning the female shotted hyena gave birth to twins, and for a few days the house in which she is kept will be closed to the public The babies are beautiful. They have hardly got their "eyes open as yet, and take their milk v and sleep principally.' They are almost exact copies of their mother, with black spots 'on their furry, yellow skin. They look more like young idttens than wild beats of the: forest, but when their diet ot brown bread and milk begins, in a month or two, they will rapidly grow larger, and in two years should attain their mother's size. I The old hyenas were bought last year, of n uuum iuaencaa ueuier. xuo nto wuuv 3 years old. The babies are the first hyenas ever born in captivity in this part of the country. BALMACEDA'S FAREWELL. LAST LETTER TO HIS MINISTER AND HISTORIAN. Wanted a True Account of His Adminis tration Tne facriflca He Was About to Make How It Woold Help His Parti sansHe Lacked Generals. New Tobk, Jan. 23. ISptciaUJ The Jast.raail from Valparaiso brought the fare well letter ofBalmaeeda .to., his . .Minister,. Banadoa Espinosa, who published it in a Lima paper. Translated, the letter is as follows: Sabtiaqo, Sept. 18, 189L Dear Jnxio To-day,my term of office ex. piresand the drama opened by1 the defeats ofConcon and theHacilla. I have written you and Blouna a letter which I have asked Uriberri to deliver to Dillo, whom Jl request to publish ft Immediately In order that it may be known jto all. It is the document in which Jl take my farewell or Chile and ot my friends, lam nctinp with tbe same calm ness of mind and tranquility oT conscience s wnen.at tne neaa ot tne uovernmenw Confronted opposition and battles. I am convinced that the persecution, which Is general, is out of hatred or fear of me. A general break up has taken rplacc, and as I am unable to serve mrriends uu sunerents, x leei mac tne sacnuce oi my own life is the only thing that will at tenuate persecution nnd other evils, and is also the only thing that will enable my fpartisans to retnni at an early day to their accustomed labors and nolitlcal activity. Write the true history of the administra tion in which we have Jointly labored. I have told Emilia to nupply you with the necessary funds to defray the cost of a full and complete publication. I have also told her to allow vou to select for yourself 2,000 volumes out of my library. Yon can com pile tne worK out oi tne uiano umciai ana the Herrocarril. Don't delay it.'nor be too prccinltate. With my sacrifice tbe friends will find in a short time the means of repair ing tho losses they have sustained. In all great crisis or dramas a leader or great victim Is icqnired. This is the law of stormy times. The administrative organization was Irreproachable in the war. We lacked gen erals. Tours now and forever, Jose Manuel Balxaceda. LOCKED UP WITH HIS FATE. The Tillage Lockup at Charlerol Burns Down, and With It an .Italian Prisoner The Police Officer Who Kept the Keys Arrives Too Late. Chablbboi, Pa., Jan. 23. SperfaZ. This afternoon an unknown Italian was ar rested for drunkenness and taken to the small lockup, a wooden structure about 8x12. Kothing more was thought of it until about 6 o'clock this evening, when smoke was seen to issue from the little jaiL In some manner it either caught acci dentally or trie man, in his drunken stupor, Bet it afire. The policeman who made the arrest is the only person who has a key to the buildincr. but could not be found. He i - Xrrlved as soon as possible, but too late. The charred remains of the unfortunate man were found shortly after, but nothing was .left by which he could be identified. There are many Italians here 'who live in small shanties, and it is thought he will be missed from his conch to-night, so the officials can only wait until morning to learn the name of the man. AMERICA'S MOHTE CABLO. A Virginia Legislator Moves on Washing ton's Gambling Resort. Washington-, D. C, Jan. 23. SpecfoJ. State Senator Murhback, f Virginia, representing tbe district in which is the "Washington, on the Potomac river, has in troduced a bill to prevent gambling in the State. His bill is aimed at America's Monte Carlo, known to the maps as Jackson City. It has been made theTesort of all the sports of "Washington since Congress passed the law which drove the poolsellers out of the District Before the bookmakers took possession of the town there was one brick building there, and it was generally known as the Jackson City Hotel, and on the upper floor of the bujlding a faro game was conducted, while on the lower floor was a place for the sale of whisky. About two years ago Con- fress passed the anti-pool law, and tben the ookmakers decided to locate at Jackson City. Their settlement at that place meant the erection of several large buildings to accommodate the motley crowds,.and before many weeks had elapsed a number of small shanties were erected, and now there is a small-village of about two dozen buildings, in which are conducted all sorts of gam bling games. "WILL BECOME A CATHOLIC. A Member of a Famous Episcopal Family Is Going to Change His Faith. SAN FbaNCISCO, Jan. 23. Special It was announced to-day in Episcopal Church' circles that Lawrence J. Kip, grandson ot the venerable Episcopal Bishop of Cali fornia, will join the Roman Catholic Church Monday. Young Kip is a lawyer, who for several years assisted his grandfather in the duties of Bishop before the Bishop secured an assistant. In this way he became ac quainted with Father Sasia, of the Jesuits, who brought about his conversion. Young Kip, it is understood, will soon marry a Catholic young woman, and his friends de clare that enpid more than religious con vjction, has led to his change of faith. The Kip family have been famous in the Episcopal Church. Bishop "William In graham Kip is the second oldest Bishop in America, being ranked only by Bishop "Williams, of Connecticut "Young Kip's mother was Miss E. C. Kenney, of New York, a daughter of the former "United States Minister to Tunis, and cousin to Bishop Coxe, of "Western New York, and also a cousin to ex-President Cleveland. CLEVELAHD TAKE8 A BEST. He Lets Vp on the Ducks Long Enough to Becelve Many Visitors. New Ibeeia, La., Jan. 23. Mr. Cleve land did not hunt to-day. The day was spent in receiving visitors. Several of 'the citizens were callers 'on the ex-President and they are delighted with him. There is a movement on foot here to give him a reception on his way through, though it isksomewhat doubtful whether he con be prevailed upon to stop oye'r. Thousands of Cattle Starving. Boise Crrr, -Idaho, Jan. 23. f Special Thousands of cattle are slowly starving to death in the mountain! of Southern Idaho, and stock raisers are in despair. The winter of J891-'92 has not been equaled in severity since 1870. The snow on the ranses is deeper and the jce on the ppnds is thicker than it has been before in 20 yean. Mixed Up in a Confused Jnm- ble 'in a "Western Series of Sensations. A TBAIN TWICE HALTED. First by a Lynching Party, Next by Two Armed Missouri Bobbers. ONE FUGITIVE KILLS AN OFFICER. The Bandits, ageJ in VEbx Car.Jepper Pursuers for Fiye Miles. ONE SHOT DEAD, THE 0THEE IN JAIL Kansas City, Jan. 23. Last night was a thrilling one for the crew and passengers of the southbound Missouri Pacific train. The train was held twice, once by a lynch ing party that was escorting Murderer Robert Hepler from Nevada, Mo., to Lamar, Mo., where they hanged him, and a second time by train robbers, who robbed the ex press car and its inmates. The train had hardly left Nassau Junc tion, where the lynching party took posses sion of it, when a danger signal induced the engineer to slow up again. "When the train came to a standstill two masked men entered the express car and ordered the oc pants to hold up their hands, keeping them covered with revolvers, while the train traveled 12 miles to Lamar. The robbers rifled the pockets -of the trainmen, taking $75 from Baggageman Hull, small amounts from Express Messen ger Houck and Traveling Passenger Agent Bardett, of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, who had gone to the express car to escape annoyance by the mob of lynchers in the rear cars. Tlie Bobbery of the Bxpress Accomplished. The express messenger was compelled to reveal the combination of the Pacific Ex press Company's safe, and that was also rifled, the amount secured, however, being less than 175. "When the train arrived at Lamar, the destination of the'mob, the bandits mingled in the crowd of lynchers and for a time were lost sight of. One of the trainmen, however, soon discovered them boarding a passing northbound freight train on the Memphis Railroad and sent the following dispatch to the Sheriff and City Marshal at Ft Scott,Kan.: Watch for two men; no baggage; rough in appearance; one somewhat taller than, the other. They are wanted here lor robbing tbe Faciflo Express Missouri Pacific train here this morning. Are coming toward your city on a freight. The freight train arrived at Ft Scott at 7 o'clock this morning. Policeman Clemore, colored, was on duty at the station. An Officer Shot Jn ths Heart. Two suspicious looking characters of the jdes5tipti6n givert-ia the; "dispatch -arrfvedw ne uaueu mem, woea one ot ine men arew his revolver and fired. The bullet pierced the policeman's heart and he dropped dead. It so happened that by this -time' the freight train was just pulling out, and the robbers boarded an empty box car and locked themselves in. Shortly afterward the passenger train from Lamar arrived, and on it was Detective Chester, of the Missouri Pacific, who was in pursuit of the bandits. He, accompanied by United States Marshal Manes and Marshal Abbott, of Fort Scott L boarded the passenger train, which pulled out immediately in pursuit ot tue freight train. At Miamistown, the freight was over taken, but was just pulling out for Pleas anton when the passenger train arrived, the crew having no knowledge of the danger- ous freight they were hauling. Dectective Chester and his companion, however, succeeded in boarding the moving freight and took possession of the car im mediately behind the one in which the bandits bad taken refuge. Cars Bombarded tor Five Miles. The latter had seen their pursuers enter the car and immediately opened fire upon them. The officers returned the fire, and shots were continuously exchanged through the ends of the cars all the way to Pleasan ton, a distance of five mils. A dispatch had been seat to Pleasanton asking that a posse meet the train, and when the freight pulled in the robbers' car was surrounded and the inmates were called upon to surrender. They answered with snots from their revolvers and the posge re turned the fire. The two imprisoned men fired through the side of the car at random, and the posse returned the fire with "Win chesters and revolvers. The fusilade lasted nearly an hour. Finally a shot from a "Winchester of one of the posse struck one of the robbers in the head and killed him. The other bandit sur rendered. He was seriously wounded in the side. He gave his own name, Charles Mevers,of Kansas City, Kan. He de clined to reveal the name ot his com panion. At the Bouse of the Dead Bandit The Coroner held an inquest on the body of the dead robber and retnrued a verdict in accordance with the facts. Meyers was taken back to Fort Scott A reporter called at the house, where Meyers gave as his address Kansas City, Kan. Two women were found there, one of whom said she was Meyers' wife and tho other his mother. "When asked where he was, they said that he left last night with his brother-in-law, S. C Francis, to go to Harrisonville to trade for a farm, and were expected to return to-night The women exhibited much nervousness and ,were much reserved in answering questions. "When told of the train robbery and oi the wounding of Meyers and the killing of his companion, they made no comment It is supposed that the dead robber is none other than S. C Francis. Mrs. Meyers said her husband had been running a "joint, or a Kansas saloon, but no such man is known to the police. Meyer's Message to His 'Wire. The police of Kansas City, .Kan., received the following telegram to-night: Fort Scott, Kak., Jan. 23-TeIl my wife it is as. TolHiernot to come. I am badly wounded. Charles Meters The '"us" evidently includes C. "W. Francis. He and Meyers married sisters and were non-professional gamblers. Francis was a cousin of Governor Francis, whom he creatly resembled, and a nephew of Judge Cowan, of St. Louis. He was heir to an estate near Baltimore, bequeathed 'him in trust by his father, the proceeds of which he received. Meyers' father is a wealthy stockman, living near Versailles, Mo. ; CHAHDLEE JUMPS OH JUDGES. Accuses Them of Paying for Ballroad Passes by Indirect Means. Concord, N. H.J Jan. 23. Special Senator Chandler renewed his war on State dignitaries in to-night's Mottitor by an op'en letter, six columns -long. In referring to New Hampshire's Judges, he says; There is much 'need of fearless comment on many of, the past and completed acta of uurjuuges. Dome oiioeranuB w h jw ton and Maine Ballroad passes. Their names are on tbe list. I think some also ride free an'the Concord and JIontreaLBallroacL. The Judges salaries were raised $300 each in 1331, with the one distinct object of keeping them from riding free. The judges unconstitutionally appoint the State Board ofEqoslization, and this Judges' Boa'd, whose members (except one, Mr. John M. HU1) ride free on the railroads, have undervalued, at least SO per cent, tbe railroads for taxation pnrposes. They are valued at $20,795,000 when they sbonld be valned at least at $37,785,000. They pay only 1263,343 as taxes, when they should pay at least $413,733. The Senator criticises the official conduct of Chief Justice Doe, and says his sentence of Murderer .Almy in the latter's absence from court was illegal. He declares that he (the Senator) has returned-eyery railroad pass offered him for 12 years. JBETOBACCO MICROBE. TOBT LEAVS MAT BE CHANGED TO FINEST QUALITY. The Process Is Simply a Transference of Bacteria A Boon to Smokers Now In the Hands of Unele Jerry's Department at Washington The Experiments. "Washington, Jan. 2a Special The Department of Agriculture is, conducting some remarkable experiments on tobacco. An important part of the curing of tobacco is its fermentation, which occurs during the process known as "bulking." The leaves are packed closely together in large piles, and after a while the mass heats, the tobacco being said to "sweat," and the aromatic compounds which contribute to its taste and odor are formed. These phenomena of fermentation are caused by bacteria, and each sort of tobacco has its own kind of bacteria, which give it aroma and flavor incidentally to feeding upon it .Here comes in a wonderiui discovery, lor it has been ascertained by experiment that poor tobacco, when inoculated with the bacteria naturally belonging to fine tobacco, ootainsJUe taste and quality of tbe latter. Thus Y impie operation it is easy to nor leaves into first-class .,. 'o fJh xwhich the consumer may readily-s"-! '0 """.- It. "VTi. eve are from tne vueuaADw.(y - Thus far the, - j ssed beyond. performed by propagif 'p s'y j of bac teria belonging to first-o;i.yj' dbatfco in beef tea and then sprinklingVatter Upon the inferior leaves. After these leaves had been packed together and permitted to ferment, they were found to have all the bouquet and other desirable qualities of the fine brand. So complete were the results that expert judges were unable to tell the difference. They can undoubtedly be secured on a large scale at a small cost, per haps by merely spraying the poor tobacco with a decoction or a superior quality, trans ferring by this means the vegetable organ isms whose assistance is desired. The notion that the difference between a Wheeling toby and an imported Havana cigar is chiefly one of species in microbes, is certainly calcu lated to be of interest to smokers. THE AETNA IN FOR IT. A Suit Growing Out of the Famous Abduc tion by Donaldson, the Pittsburger. Baxtimobe, Jan. 23. James J. Lindsay, of Baltimore county, and Greevy & Patter son, of Altoona, attorneys for Albert A. Marshal, docketed a suit to-day against the JEtna Life Insurance Company, of Hartford, claiming $50,000 damages. This suit grows out of the kidnaping of Marshall in- Sept ember last from IHarhome near Towson, in Baltimore county, by Arthur H. Donaldson, the general agent of the .22tna Life Insurance Company at Pitts-' burg. It will be remembered Marshall, a former employe of the Pittsburg branch of the company, was accused of being a fugi tive from justice. Not waiting to secure a Governor's requisition, Donaldson and a detective abdncted him over the Pennsyl vania State line. "Marshall was acquitted for this reason, and his abductors were in turn" prosecuted. A CHUECH "WAS AT B0HD0UT. The ronnger Members Won't 'Worship "Where English Isnt Spoken. KlNGSTOU-, N. Y., Jan. 23. Special A church war has broken out in the Spring Street Lutheran Church, of Bondout, of which Bev. Mr. Schmidtkowz is pastor. The services are conducted in the German language, and for some time past the younger element have expressed a strong desire to have a portion of the service in English, with which tongue they are more conversant This was opposed by many of the older members of the congregation,. and several of the English-speaking members began to attend the churches of other de nominations, where they could understand the sermons and take part in the singing and other parts of the service. Inducements were thrown out for the re turn of the seceding members, and socia bles, fairs and other entertainments were arranged to please the young people. For a while things ran smoothly, but another outbreac has arisen wbich promises to prove disastrous to the church. THE DISPATCH DE3.ECT0EY. Contents ot the Issue Classified for the Convenience ot the Header. . The issue of Thi Dispatch to-day consists of 20 pages, made up in two parts. The latest news of Pittsburg and the rest of the world will be found In the first nine pages. The table below shows the position of special lit erary features and clas3 news: Page 9. News or Eueom. Uscm Sam's Fisakces. New Tohk Gossip Arthur Brisbane. The Mexican BivoLCnos..Frank G. Carpenter Page 10. The Mrsic World C. TV. S. Saving the Savage Fannie B. "Ward GAMBMXQ AT COLUMBUS. SEWICKLIT SOCTETT NOTES. Page 11, The wants. To Lets. For sales. Beat. Estate and miscellaneous Notices. Page 13. InSOChtt'S Domain.. Marlon Crawford Gallaher News of theStage, .Hepburn Johns Page 13. The Del SARTeFad Charles T. Murray INrANCT or Dress Art' Ada Bache Cone New Dances or the Dat Frances Stevens Milk as a Food Francis Fisher Wood The Utility of Suede. Free Kintxkgaetens. Page 14. News op the Courts. Secret rfocTETns. Educational News. Page 15. Whitman and Arnold John Bussell Young Doses op Hot Water , Bob Burdette Snow Is Healthy A. S. Atkinson, M.D. THE American Claimant Mark Twain Page 16. Heirs TO Crowns .Valerian Grlbayedos Doubts op St.. John .EeT. George Hodges Prose op astronomt .g. a. t. Page IT. Ilustrissimo SionorBebe. Mrs. Burnett Huntjno the Antelope Theodore Roosevelt Bricks d? SNdw Lieutenant Schwatk Kunnino an Orchestra Walter Damroscb , Page 18. AT Genoa and Pisa. tfurat Halstead AN American Pope .Johns-Kaafmann A Keview op Sports Prtngle Blaine's Good Memory. Page 10. The Grand Army. The Market Reports. Military gossip. The oil News. Page 20. Interest in Ghosts. Bessie Bramble Late BcixxnricNxws." Amusement Notices. The Seminary Wins With the Committee of the Gen eral. Assembly. DIBECTOBS STOOD. FIBIT. Every One of the Propositions Made Last Fall Rejected. DB. BEIG6S WAS NOT APPOINTED Hence the Assembly Has Nothing at All to Co With His Case. PKOm WAT TO CONTEOL TEACHING rSFECIAL TZLXCRAM TO THE DISPATCTT.t New Yobk, Jon. 23. The result of the prolonged conference between the Board of Directors of the Union Theological Semi nary and the committee appointed by the last Presbyterian General Assembly, on a settlement of the serious' differences and difficulties between the two bodies, which arose out of theTJriggs case, resulted,it was authoritatively learned to-day, in 'a main tenance of the seminary's position. The members of the committee obtained a great deal of new light on the situation, and came around to a substantial recog nition that the directors had a good case and might possibly be quite right in their position. The committee had no power to make proposals for settlement to the semi nary, and the various propositions that wera submitted and debated during the three days the conference was in session were simply suggestions of what the committee might recommend to the General Assembly as a basis for settlement The Board Had Backbone. . "The -propositions which were submitted by the committee last October, and which were under consideration by the directors in the interval between that andthe confer ence just closed, were declined. The di rectors would not entertain them at all. Others were offered, but were also -entirely rejected. The board stated decidedly that it could not recede from the stand it had taken, and then it occupied the attention of the committee in showing why. In this the board was, to all appearances, very sue cessfuL The committee recognized the charter limitations imposed on the board, and will probably make a report to the as sembly very favorable, or at least very friendly, to the seminary. The nature of the compact of 18T0 was thoroughly discussed. By that the assem bly acquired the right to veto the appoint ment of any professor in Union, but Dr. Adams, who framed the compact, frequently expressed himself afterward as apprehen sive of the attempt the assemb'y might make to use this privilege in acquiring a firm hold on the management of the semi nary. A Transfer Not an Appointment. The assembly was not authorized to api prove oLappointments, but it did give its approval on several occasions, and in thi.t. way grew up an erroneous opinion of 3 rights under the compact The appoint ment of Prof. Briggs to the. Chair of Biblical Theology was a transfer. The seminary di rectors stuck to their contention that a transfer is not an appointment within the meaning of the compact It is not known what form the committee's report-to the General Assembly will take, and it may not be formulated for sometime, but it is thought by several persons.wbo are conversant with the whole proceedings of the conference that the report was mainly one of information rather than recommenda tion. It will, it is believed, be quite favor able to the seminary. It may recommend some kind of a scheme for placing all semi naries in the same relation to the assembly. This will be a difficult thing to do, but it is believed that it will be attempted. Will Not Take a Step Backward. "Union will not surrender one particle of" its charter rights in any event," said a director to-day. "That is assured. In fact, we cannot do " so without endangering the institution. The committee knows this, and I think an 'amicable settlement will be arrived at, on the basis of the committee's' report, under which we shall not be asked, to surrender any of those rights or to recede in any way from the stand we have taken. Dr. Briggs will remain where he is, an hon ored member of the faculty whatever the settlement may be. "Neither the directors nor Dr. Briggs have been properly placed before the Church in this matter. The matter has been obscured by the fright of the last as sembly. "When we are properly understood I have no doubt whatever our position will be affirmed. It was not possible to arrive at any compromise. The two positions were irreconcilable. The directors were firm, and, as an agreement satisfactory to both sides was arrived at, it is, of course, a vic tory for the seminary. The Seminary "Will Be Freer. "The committee was most fair and most; courteous all through the conference, and I think both sides are well pleased with .he result now the matter has been mode plain. I cannot predict what the settlement as to future relations will be. The assembly will have to discuss the whole matter again. But I -think the seminary will be freer and more as ic was before - the act of 1870. I think there will undoubtedly be the most friendly relations between the assembly and the seminary, but the assembly will exercise itst control over the seminary through what we believe to be the proper channels, the methods -that are in accord with Presby terian policy. The presbyteries have lull control over the pastors, .and here? is where the control over the teachings of the semi nary should be exercised." There are members of the Board of Di rectors who emphatically disapprove of ths course the directors as a body have taken, and have all along expressed their disap proval. There were also in the committee , dissentients from the agreement reached. But it is believed that the report to the as sembly will be unanimous. SAPID TBAHSIT FOS BB.002LYH. The Electrio Trolley System "Wins Through! Aldermanlo Action. New York, Jan. 23. Special The resolutions adopted by the Board of Alder men in Brooklyn, January 11, giving per mission to the Brooklyn City Bailroad Company, the Atlantic Avenue Bailroad Company, the Brooklyn City and Newtown Bailroad Company, and the Brooklyn and Coney Island Bailroad Company, to sub stitute the electric trolley system in placo of horsepower, have become law. The tea days in which Mr. Uoody had power to act expired to-day, and he allowed the resolu tfoqs to become law without giving then) his approval. The consent of the .State Bailroad Com missioners is still required before the conw panies may begin operations, but no diffi culties are looked for from that direction.. and the companies expect to begin vrctkt; within ruiontn. 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