PWjSgpp5ffijSpgSaJigi "W rp 5!ap" wrf!Bf?? -t THE' ' 0-fc, ., -prrTSBiraG' 'DISPATCH, ;SUNDA.T, . -J 'ii , - "JANUARY-24 f' 1892.1- NEWYDRJCSDEFENSE iTortars, Guns and Torpedo Boats Would Hare to -Be Depended TJpon IN CASE OF HOSTILITIES. The Atmosphere at the Kayy Yard Qnile Hazy Yesterday. OP If AVAL GiriCEES 1'ifitT as to the Probability of a little Brush With Chile. rEEPAEATIOXS FOR AX EMERGENCY ew York, Jan. 23. The atmosphere at the navy yard to-day was almost as hazy as nhen the bank of war foj; swept over it ten daysa-o. Some of the officers ridicule the idea that there will be any real conflict be tween the United States and Chile, while on the other hand some are not .so sanguine that there will be a peaceful termination of the present controversy. At the same time, both junior and senior officers who have served in the South Pacific recognize the fact that the Chileans are an uncertain quantity when in a condition of mental commotion as at present, and there is a class of people merchants and bankers, as a rule in Valparaiso standing at the caul dron and stirring away, and agitating the element and stimulating them to the highest j're-Mire, o that a boil-over is likely to occur at i.nv time. One oim-cr, in speaking of the Chileans to-dav and of the opinion which ther hold in regard to the United States, toldan in teresting incident He said that at one tunc when he was in conversation with a Chilean army officer the latter had expressed it as his opinion that the Chileans could land an armed force in San Francisco and march ntrht across the country to ifew York. IJifTerrnt Opinions Expressed. The officers hold different opinions in re gard to the trouble, but they say that they "obtain all ot their information from the newspapers." Many of them look at the matter from a quiet point of view, but in c3e of need they are ready to go. One of the officer, though, said that a, war with detailed to make an examination on the lower.bayand. the approaches, to it, and how best it could be commanded from the shore. , There is a deepwater pocket approaching the coast of Long Island from the ocean from which the channels navigable to great draught run up through the narrows It is in this jjocket that a hostile fleet would anchor in order to shell New York. or Brooklyn, and, therefore, it was this pocket that the eugincers studied to command with the defenses which it was proposed to erect. This anchorage is less than six miles away from outlying wards of Brooklyn, eight miles from the East I!iver and one mile further from Xew.York. From this spot a hostile ironclad with a modern gun could inflict incalculable damaee upon, the two cities, unparalled in the history of war. .Good Places to Plant llatterles. General Newton and his engineers fonnd tlut this deepwater pocket, and in fact, all jibe water surrounding It which by any possibility would float an ironclad, could be commanded by a battery erected at or near Concv Island. The erection of a bat tery on Coney Island or any other unpro tected part 6f the coast was not feasible however, as it would be a plain and easy target for the guns of the enemy. General Newton and his assistants there fore decided that Plum Island would be the proper place for the battery. They found that the deep water pockets" could be brought under effective fire in a circle, hav ing Plum Island in the center, with a radius of six miles. They therefore recom mended that the Government acquire Plum Island and the construction of a battery on it at once. This was not done at once,however. But recently having secured the title to the property, the Government is now endeavor ing to secure absolute control of the same by having it ceded to the United States by the State of New York. The gun to be used at Plnm Island is to be a new pattern of a 12-inch mortar that is known as a howitzer. It is as are most of our heavy guns the result of repeated trials and experiments and it was only after many failures that the present gun was evolved. IN NEEDY CIBCUHSTANCES. Agent O'Brien Invtwrtgatrs a Sad Case of Destitution. Agent O'Brien, of the Humane Society, has been investigating a case of destitution on Spring alley. Several days ago David 1 Williams called at his office and asked the agent to assist him. Mr. "Williams is 70 years of age, has a wife 68 years old, one infirm daughter and another who is unable to earn much of a livelihood. Mr. Williams is a shoemaker by trade, bnt has not been able to do much lately. The family has been ejected two or threo times recently because of their inability to pay rent, the last time being from a house on the Southside. Agent O'Brien called at the house in which Mr '"Williams h living last night. He. found the - whole family living, or trying to live, in 'one room about 32 feet square. There was but one bed in the room. ,The two girls, aged 10 and 18 re spectively, had retiredor the night on the floor. Mr. "Williams told a most pitiable story. He said he had only made 45 cents at his trade during the past week, and that was taken from him bv his landlady for rent. For two days he had nothing to eat, and the only food the family had in the house for Sunday was a loaf of bread. "Williams is an old soldier, having served in the late war for four years and three months in the One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Regiment, New York "Volun teers. " Agent O'Brien says he will try to get some of the Grand Army men inter ested in the case and see' if tney won't give him some assistance. One of the daughters made an informa tion before Alderman Donovan last night, charging Mrs. "Welsh, the landlady, with disorderly conduct, alleging that "because thev could not pay their rent Mrs. Welsh had abused her parents. as intolerant: act. Herr Miqnel Stands Alone in Berlin Cabinet in Opposing the They add that the authorities have already closed the Tranciscan Monastery at Ded-' crkda and the Carmelite Convent'at Dubno. I dissolved the congregations of monks and iiuns and conveyed all the .inmates of both institutions to "Warsaw. THE KAISER'S EDUCATION BILL Wilhelm's Crusade Against City Wicked ness in Full Blast. NO MOKE EXECUTIONS BY BEHEADING THE BEVISIOK IS FINAL, ! "ii ?UK 1 111 A a r V i li, i lib) iA Mb? v lll WIVI ! -. -wtim ,jf&-r vTXiwuivij'r ..- r &? H.V " . a v i W ,L 1f'JL,. .A.UM it ' l A Trrlble l'rojcctllr-. The projectile used in this mortar weighs 62o pounds and costs 5300. Tt can "be dropped upon the deck of a vessel the most vulnerable part and would go right through the best ironclad in existence. Eighty pounds of powder will .send this projectile a distance of eight miles. The gun wiil also throw shells containing high explosives, and enongh nitro-glycerine can be deposited upon the deck of .a vessel to blow it into a thousand pieces. In connection with the Plum Island bat teries, it is the intention of the "War De partment to complete the fortifications on Sandy Hook. At present no work is being done on Plum Island, as the appropriation nas run out. It is likely that mortar batteries will also be placed at Fort "Wadsworth, which with the Plum Island batteries will defend the Narrows, and on David's Island, which lies between Long Island and the mainland, at tne entrance of .Long Island Sound. This will control the entrance by the sonnd to New York harbor, and in time additional batteries will be planted at Hewlett's Point, which is the next promontory bevond "Wil lctt's and at Sand's Point, on the sound. The present line of defense for the city on the north, or bv wav of the sound. "runs from Fort Schuyler on the left to "Willett's Point on the right. The new line with David's Island on'the left and Sand's Point on the right, supported by Hewlett's Point on the rear will carry the defensive system at least six miles farther out into the sound and diminish the chances of a successful bombardment of New York by a hostile fleet. WOEKIKG HAHD AT H0KF0LK. ErfHodtng a .V-hc From an Instantaneous Fliotograpli. Chile would be of immense benefit to the navy of the United States, as that wonld come so prominently into view. Other offi ceis also think that the result would be beneficial to this countrv. An officer remarked that there was not the proper respect for the American flag among loreign nations, and that they must be made to respect it and its loyal de lenders. Hut time will tell what shall be done, and all wait for that. In the meautime, preparations are going on at the navv yard here to put the vessels in condition to meet an emergency. The dynamite cruiser Vesuvius is in the dry dock having her fighting tower protected iih.chain armor. This arrangement will afford an c-fteciiie shield to those inside lrnm the shot of the rapid-firing guns; a glancing shot would hound off, although a shot striking the tower lull in the face might pierce the armor. Protected Like the Kearsargc In this to w er are the levers for discharg ing the dynamite guns. The chain which is being used belongs to the vefsel; it is hung around the turret and will be interlaced. This was the way the Kearsarge was pro tected in her fight with the Alabama, in July, 1S04. "When fitted the chain will be taken down to be put up again if needed. Some lime ago the fchip was examined with reference to putting some additional plates on the hull to protect the ital pacts. The report, however, has not been approved as yt. No other w ork is being done, on the ship. Some valves for her dynamite guns arc being made, but these could be put in place when the vessel is in another place. But it is not at all likely that the Vesu vius will be tent to Chile. She is not of a construction to withstand the heavy weather to be expected near Cane Horn, nor is it probable that she could carry coal enough to steam the long distances. She nrohahlv would be kept on the home coast, for pur poses oi defense, especially against the Cap tain Pratt, if that vessel should come here. ! e-ise or the Maritime Cities. The defence of the maritime cities of this country in rase of an attack from a hostile fleet is a subject of great importance, not only to these cities, but to the country at large.since there is hardlv a town or hamlet in the United States that would not be af- leciea in some detrimental wav were the ports of entry of the countrv or'anv of the most important ones to be'closed "for any length of time, as would be the case were auenemvto succeed in capturing one or more of tnem. Their capture is bv no -means the only thing to "be followed nor perhaps it is the worst With the modern artillery with which the vessels of most of the European mnies are equipped, it would be possible for the ships to lie off Kockawav beacn and drop shells into the heart of :Ncwork City, not to speak of Brooklyn, which is a mile or two nearer and this with the hostile fleet bevond the reach of the guns of Fort Wadsworth and Hamilton. In iact, the harbor and citv of New York aie utterly defenseless. This" condition of affairs was recognized bviba War Department ten years agoairiiteBs'i ...i.. ....., .ut vuuuiuon o: ai-fairs. Between 1,000 and 1,700 Men Employed In thi- If nvy Trd "llim". Norfolk, Va., Jan. 23. Special In an interview to-day, Commodore Weaver gave the following information: Wo are now employing between 1,600 and 1,700 men. So orders have been received In rtwird to working overtime 5-6t. The moni tor Passaic is in tho Simpeon dry dock, hav ing her bottom scraped and cleaned, pre paratory to painting. As soon ns this Is completed and a small amount of work has been 'done on her by the steam engineering department she will be taken cut or the drv dock and a dock trial of her cng ines made, after which she will be ready for active service. The "Wyandotte, an other monitor, "(omowhat different in con struction, iordeied to this yard, and will evidently be docked and overhauled liko the Passaic There is no reason to believo that she will not be found in lully as effect ive condition. The Dolphin is now waiting for her officers, her imperishable stores having been all placed aboard. Tho powder arrived this inonitng, and will po aboard at once. Her nev t-inch rapid-firing guns are ox" npcted daily, and can be mounted In four uays mciT arrival. Hie worK on the new ships is progre-sing rapidly and In a most satisfactory manner. The training ship Portsmouth will soon bo re-idy t,o leave the yard jn complete lepair. Her stores are al ready in. The Jamestown will soon follow her. The contractors havo 90 days lrom January 15 to complete the electric plant, and thete is no reason to believe that thev v-ill be behind hand. When completed, and the yard shops and offices nre fullv lighted, the yard will he able to work as efficiently at night as by day. And Dr. Booth' Thinks It Will Be Accepted ns It Stands. New York, Jan. 23. Special. Rev. Dr. Bobert K. Booth, one of the members of the Presbyterian Committee on Revision, said to-dav that therevision of the confes sion of faith, which was completed yester day, was final. The report of the last re vision committee, together with all the mass of suggestions, propositions and comments on that report made by the various Presby teries, was-turned over to the Revision Com mittee, which has labored in this city dur ing the last Iwo weeks, to bo con sidered thoroughly in the preparation of a revised confession of faith, with the understanding, that such revision was to be final. A limit had to be set or revision might have gone on indefinitely in a futile effort to secure complete harmony. The revised confession will be sent down to the Presbyteries of the country by the next Assemblrfor adoption or rejection. Further propositions will not be received. It will r be either the amendments proposed by the committee or none at all. "It is not a choice of two things," said Dr. Booth, "but cither one or nothing. The amendments will be accepted or rejected, and if rejected the old confession stands. But I strongly believe that the amendments suggested bythe committee will be accepted. The work of the committee was a series of substantial victories, or I might say encouragements, for the revisionists the 'progressive section of the church,' as it is termed by some. It was impossible to reconcile all the propositions, and every one of them was thoroughly debated. But I. think the amendments, as made by the committee, are such as will be accepted br at least a large majority of those desiring rerision, and practically, I hope really, by the whole church." CALLS FOB THE AMBTJLA5CE. The Ohio Clearing: To-Day for Boston. Philadelphia. Jan. 23. Captain Sar gent, of Fbc steamshin Ohio, which has hem -chnrterecTby the United States Government, took out the necessary clearance papers to day, and the steamer, it is said, will sail from this port to-morrow in charge of an officer of the United States navv. The vessel clpars for Boston, but her destina tion is thought to be the Charlestown Navy Yard, near Boston. A ailner Killed by tho Talt of Slato and Othr A ccidents. One man was killed yesterday and sev eral were injured in various ways. .She, coasting accidents still keep -up. "The'list follows: IlclNTTRE Coroner McDowell received word last evening that Jofen Mclntvre, a miner at the Mansfield Coal and Coke"Com pany's mines, had been crushed to death by a fall of slate. SIaixoy Thomas Malloy. whilo on his way to market yesterday, fell ot Fifth avenno and ran the spoilt of an oil can lie was carrying Into his face, making a painful wound. Carney Martin Carney, or Ko. 2223 T.arkins alley, Southside, fell yesterday afternoon on tho icy pavement on Carson stieet, and badly mj urrd his knee. He was removed to tho southside Hospital, -where the wound was dressed. ToDT-John Tbdt, a laborer employed at the Elba Iron Works, was brought to the Slercy Hospital yesterday suffering from a compound fracture of the right leg, which lie received by a large timber falling on it. HAoor.RTr Anni Hnggerty had her leg badly injnied while roasting on Webster avenue last night. She was on a lame bob sled and it collided acalnst a telegraph pole at Seventh avenue. Sho was lemoved to her home in Poplarnlley. Beckert August Beckert, aped 10 years, was seriously Injured in a coasting accident yesterday. lie was riding down JIanon street, at Locust street. Ile'ran intoa-wagon of S. S. Mnrvin & Co., the rear wheel ran over him, crushine three ribs and injuring him intemallv. Ho was removod to his home at 116 Fifth avenue. A Western Regiment Eagerfor the Fray. BIS.JIAKOK, N. D., Jan. 23. Colonel El liott S. Miller, of Jamestown, commanding the First Regiment of the National Guard, has ten-'crcd to Governor Burke the serv ices of his regiment in case of hostilities against Chile. He has about 430 men and officers, all of whom are well drilled. Delicate Snrglcal Operation. Edward Griner, of No. 127 Twenty-first street, Southside, hada delicate and" suc cessful operation performed on his left side last Friday afternoon. A bullet was ex tracted from under the ribs, which had been there four years. The bullet had grown on the rib, and was removed with difficulty. PEOPLE C0MIHG AND G0IHO. DISAPPOINTMENT CRAZES A MAN, Who Then Wanted to Kill nis Babe lie- cause It Wasn't a Boy. AusoxiA, Coxs'., Jan. 23. Special The wife of Patrick Rcardon presented her husband with a girl baby yesterday after noon. He inquired of Dr. L. E. Gooper what the sex was, and on being told it was a girl he became wild with drunken rage. Rushing to the bedside he demanded the babe from his wife, declaring he would kill it. The sick woman, too weak to plead for its life, turned toward the doctor. Dr. Cooper drew Reardon out of the door and into the yard. In the yard the drunken brute clinched the doctor and would have killed him but for the interference of an old man, who came and pulled him away. Reardon was arrested. Defenses of 'eir York and Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Standard-Union reviews hat has been done to strengthen the de- Jnsesol Brooklyn and New York, as lol- :ews: The first thing to be done was to find out e best mode of defending the harbor and th this end a corps of engineers under toeneral John Newton, who gained a great Geal of fame through his engineering opera dions in the blowing up of Hell Gate was D. T. Watson and W. a Moreland re turned from Philadelphia last evening, where thev made arguments before the Su preme Court defending curative legislation. Mr. Moreland said there was nothing more to sav on the subject, and the decision is next in order. Division Passenger Agent E. D. Smith, of the Baltimore and Ohio road, returned from Birmingham yesterday, whero he had gone with a large party of tourists. Hp says the recent storm extended all through the South. The w eather was very disagreeable. Jlrs. Newell, the wife of Frank Newell, chief clerk at the St. James Hotel, returned vesterday from Broakvllle, wheie she had been visiting relatives. General W. S. JIunson, of New York, and M. C. Acheson, oi Washington, are stop ping at the Monongahela House. . B. J. Reid, of Clarion, and J. B. Mc Junkm, of Bntler, are stopping at the Sev enth Avenue Hotel. .r-iwfatn W'altnn nnd his snn wpnt in P!r cinnati last evening to look alter their coal business." W. K. Craighead, of Canonsburg, and J. T. McDonnell, of Clarksburg, are at the Cen tral Hotel. A. C. Warner, of Toledo, and a P. Brooks, of Oil City, are registered at the St. Charles. rW.'H. Sharp, of Columbus, and E. and H. Ii. Brundle, of Sharon, are at the Ander son. R. B. Stone, of Bradford, was in the city yesterday on private business. Ex-Senator J. W. Lee, of Franklin, was at the Duquesne yesterday. Colored Troop "Will Protect Tlirm. Er. Paso, Tex., Jan. 23. The escort of the Boundary Commission, to determine the boundary between Mexico and the United States, will consist of one troop of cavalrv and one company of infantry, both colored, from Fort Bayardj N. 5L The body will start along the line toward Cali fornia on the 5th prox. The Mexicau con tingent is now encamped above here await ing the arrival of the United States Contingent. To-Morrow's Council Moetlnc. Councils meet to-morrow, but there is little business of importance to be trans acted. The Mayor's ordinance for the ap pointment of an ordinance officer, the ordinance regulating cabs, the cattle ordinance and three others extending street railway privileges will probably come up for action. A Town Flooded by an Ice Jam. St. Paul, January 23. South Stillwater is under water. During the recent cold weather Perros brook became frozen solid at its mouth, and the water spread over the entire fiat on which South Stillwater is located. fCOPTRIGHT. 1S92, EY TJIEITEW YOBK ASSOCIATED TRESS. 3 Berlts", Jan. 24. The dissensions be tween Herr Miquel, Imperial Minister of Finance, and Chancellor von Caprivi in re lation to the sectarian education bill, have reached such an acute stage that the resigna tion of the Finance Minister is looked forat any time. Herr Miquel is not quite alone in the Ministry in urging such modifications in the measure as will enable the children of pa rents who are neither Catholic nor orthodox Lutherans to escape being subjected to com pulsory religious teaching. Ministers Herri furth and Shelling, on grounds of policy, partly side with him, but if the crisis leads to a Cabinet rupture Herr Miquel is certain to find himself alone in retiring." The more the bill gets to be known the fiercer grows the opposition from the Na tional Liberal and Freisinnige parties. Their opposition is so absolute .that no com promise is possible. The Conservatives, also, regard the proposals with increasing disfavor. The Intolerance of tho Measure. The popular sense of justice revolts against the measure which will enforce Methodists, Old Catholics, Unitarians, Deists and Free Thinkers generally to have their children educated in some State recognized creed. The sects which the bill admits r.s duly qualified religious societies are Moravians, Quaker?, Greeks, Angji cans, Hebrews and Old Lutherans. Parents who are neither Catholics nor Lutherans can profess to be adherents of any of these ects and can have their chil dren educated in accordance therewith; but the'Emperor, whose pet ideas are embodied in the proposal, means to stamp out religi ous communities having a liberal bias, and will not surrender on a single point of the measure. Teachers in the primary schools, between whom and the Clericals a profound antipa thy often exists, are dismayed at the pros pect of being placed under the thumb of the priests. -Mauy ot them who are suspected of having broad views have cleared out as soon as the act was put in operation. It is doubtful whether Chancellor von Caprivi himself approves of the bill. His speeches in its defense lack their usual zest, but having nccepted the position of voice of the imperial will, he must carry tne matter torougn. Tho "War Against Immorality. The Bnndesrath has finally approved the suppression of the immorality bill with all its sweeping clauses. Guilty parties are liable to a- month's imprisonment and to tines ranging from 150 to 6,000 marks. Those found guilty of aggravated offenses arc sub ject to terms of imprisonment of from one year to five years. All offenders embraced by the act shall be placed in solitary con finement, and shall be supplied with only a pianic oea ana Dread and water. Already the police are taking the law from the Emperor to enforce the provisions of the act, and Berlin, Hamburg and other cities are being cleared of the social evil. Many hundreds of immoral women and men have already been imprisoned. These drastic measures, applied under the ignorant dictation of a reforming despot, arehcld as .being of small avail jn effecting radical cure of the evils attack'ed. In a number of cases gross injustice has been done. Several hundred suspected persons are now confined in prison awaiting trial under the act on charges made by the police and other informers. Tils Comlne Imperial Fetes. The thirty-third anniversary of the birth ot Jsmperor William occurs Wednesday. The occasion will be celebrated by the court fetes, at which the King ana Queen of Wurtemburg, the King of Saxony aud a number of princes will be present. The reflections regarding the Emperor's lack of a-dne observance of the period of mourning for the late Duke of Clarence and Avondale is explained in the court circle by the necessity lor ending the mourning be fore the fetes shall begin. Special significance is attached to the re ception at Berlin of the Kjng and Queen of Wurtemburg. During the lifetime of the late King the relations of the Wurtemburg court with the imperial house were those of latent hostility. The King never visited Berlin. The new King, having accorded open friendship to the imperial house, the Emperor has determined to make his recep tion th,e occasion of special pomp. More Chopping Blocks for Gormanj. A woman named Badmewski was be headed yesterday by the Berlin executioner for poisoning her husband. She will prob ably be the last criminal dispatched in this manner, as the Emperor is turning his at tention to methods of capital punishment. His Majesty has decided against the present barbarous system. As executions are nowveonducted in Ger many, the condemned criminal is placed on a stool. An assistant holds the head while the executioner himself, using a sword ground to a razor-like sharpness, severs the head from the body. One blow is supposed to be sufficient to effect this purpose, but it sometimes happens that several strokes have to be made before the head and body are separated. The Emperor hesitates between death by hanging and electrocution. It is understood he prefers the former method. The use of the guillotine, as practiced in France, he rejects entirely. Germany Pleased With Salisbury's Action. The retention at St. Petersburg of Sir Robert B. D. Morier as British Ambassador to Russia isa subject of intense interest in diplomatic circles, and is especially gratify ing to tne foreign umce. sir ltobert is a steady supporter of Emperor William and Chancellor Von Uaprivi in their efforts to disengage the Czar from his alliance with the French Government, The main reason lor Lord Salisburv's ac tion is believed to be a desire to keep'at the Russian capital an Ambassador versed in the affairs of the country, in view of the in ternal troubles confronting the Russian dynasty. Reports that the Driebund is co operating with England in some -great diplomatic movement are in circulation here, but nothing tangible can be learned. LIVE TOPICS AT ROME. Itndlnl Will Follow n Liberal Fnllcy New Gnns for the Array Preparing for tho PoPe's Episcopal Jubilee Emperor William's Now Tear's Greeting. Rome, Jan. 23. Signor Rudini, Presi dent of the Council, speaking with an op ponent of the Ministry, said recently that it was intended, as soon as the financial estimates were approved, to reorganize the central administration, and added that the Government would always pursue a liberal policy. , The first lot of newguns for the army is expected soon to be readv for distribution. In the estimates for3891-2, 4,000,000 of lire were included for the manufacture of the new guns. The committee organized for the Episcopal Jubilee of the.Pope, intend to issue an ap peal to Italian Catholics to collect 1,000,000 lire to defrav the expenses of a mass that the Pope will celebrate in St. Peter's. Two general congregations of Cardinals will be convoked in a few days, under the presi dency of the Pope himself, to consider the subject oE two beatifications that will be proclaimed on the o'ecasion of his Episcopal Jubilee. The New Year's greetings to the Pope from Emperor William contained these words: "I pray the Eternal that He, will preserve a life so precious to the interests of religion and to the maintenance of friendly relations with the Empire."' R1FUOEE3 FBEEZINQ AND STABVING. Busslans Fleeing From Famlns Find Death 'in Other Forms. St. Peteksbtjkg, Jan. 23.-r-Fo"urteen hundred emigrants from the famine-stricken provinces recently arrived at Tioomen, Si beria, en route to Tobolsk, 120 miles north west of Tioomen. These unfortunates are in a most desperate plight. Their money is exhausted, they lack food find clothing and many of them nre suffering with different diseases. A large number of these emigrants have died, while others are in such n condition that they would be far better off if they were dead. v It is impossible to walk any distance, owing to the extreme cold and" the heavy snow, and as these poor people are entirely without means it is impossible for them to proceed to Tobolsk or to return to the provinces whence they came. FOR 200,000 PEOPLE. CMcasp Counts on a Big Crowd at the Democratic Convention. TRYING TO GET THE AUDJTORIUM. Hajor 1'osuj Pecs Blaine and.Com.es Ont as a Delegate for Him. HOW A POSTMASTER GOT BOUSCED An Ambaisndor Resigns. Rome, Jan. 23. The Opinione annonnccs that the Italian Ambassador in Paris, the Marquis de Carbonara, has resigned for "honorable personal reasons." It is pre sumed here that the action is on account of his son becoming naturalized as a French citizen in order to obtain a divorce. A World's Electrical Show Opennd. St. Peteksbuko. Jan. 23. M. "Vishne gradsky, Minister of Finance, , to-day opened the electrical exhibition. The Cmrt Uncle Dying. St. Petersburg, Jau. 23. The Grand Duke Constant iue, an uncle of the Czar, is dying. He was born in 1827. A PREACHER FORCED, TO EES1GN Became Ho Coaldr.'t Mako Doth-Fnds tei-t on n S2,."00 Salary. Lafayette, Ind., Jan 23. Special At a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the First Baptist church, a committee was appointed to wait on the pastor, Rev. George T. Stanhurg, and ask him to pre sent his resignation to-morrow. The church is one of the largest and wealthiest in the city, and Rev. Mr. Stanhurg has been em ployed at a salary of $2.5C0 a vear. hut (notwithstanding the high salary it is charged he has been unable to nay his ibills. He 'was once a patient in Dwieht. 111., and was cured of the drink habit. Dur ing the war he was a Confederate soldier, and had become very popular with the sol diers here, as a result of his speeches on the mistakes of the Southern Confederacy. Rev. Mr. Stanhurg came here oyer a year asro from Kentucky, and succeeded Rev. M. B. Riley, riow the able pastor of the Bloom ington, 111., Baptist Church. He is a man of fine appearance and possessed of consid erable talent and powers of oratory. His resignation will be received at church to morrow morning. Chicago, Jan 23; Active preparations for the coming Naifonal Democratic Con vention commenced to-day. The National Committee is losing no time. Although Chicago was chosen only last Thursday night a sub-committee arrived from Wash ington this afternoon. It consisted of S. P. Shecrin, of Logansport, Ind., Secretary of the National Committee; Arthur Sewell, of Bath, Me., J. J Richardson, of Daven port, la., and C. S. Thomas, of Denver, Col. They went at once to the Palmer Hous? but did not even stop to register be fore getting down to work. Although their arrival was in the nature of a total surprise to all but a few leading members of the Democratic party, they did not find Chicago unprepared. A meeting was at once called at the Palmer House. Judge Allgeld presided. Those present were Porter Palmer. ex-Mayor Cregier, C H. Winston, General Black, Judge Tree, ex-Collector eeberger, County Treasurer Kern, W. M. Bogle and others. " They Favor the Auditorium. The national committeemen were assured that Chicago would do all that was guaran teed for the last convention. The question of a hall brought ouc advocates of the Mich igan Avenue Armory and one of the World's Fair buildings at Jackson Park The comparative smalUiess of the former and the latter's distance from the citv re sulted in all UDrimg upon the opinion that the Auditorium should be.secured if possi ble. Potter Palmer was authorized to at once communicate with Milward Adams, asking for an option on the Auditorium for one week, commencing June 21. An immediate answer was desired in order that the National Committee might at once be notified. A Committee on Permanent Organization was appointed, consisting of Messrs. Win ston, Cregrier, Seeberger, Tree, Bogle and Kern. Invitations .will be sent out to morrow for a general meeting next Saturday evening. A Big Gathering Guaranteed. At the close of the meeting the national committeemen were taken in charge by Mr. falnier ana tne worK ot arranging head quarters for the committee and the "various State delegations commenced. This work occupied them until late in the night. "This will be the largest political con vention ever held" said Mr. Thomas, one of members of the sub-committee, "I think I put it moderatelv wheu say that it will draw from 160,000 to 200,000 people. New York, headed bv Hill boomers, will send from 10,- 000 to 20,000. Indiana and Wisconsin will be strong." It is understood that the National Com mittee headquarters alono will occupy one entire floor at the Palmer House. The national committeemen will have sleeping apartments on the parlor floor. Chairman Brice will have No. 103, almost adjoining the-national headquarters. The committee will return to the city in ten days or two weeks accompanied by Chair man Brice and n ill make further "arrange ments. Mr. Adams to-night sent word that the option of 'the Auditorium would be granted and kept open for a reasonable length of time. Whether the Auditorium trill be large enough is the question with the committees. publican Executive Committee met in this city to-day and-'fixed February 23 as the date for the National State Republican con vention to select delegates tov the National Republican Convention in Minneapolis. It is understood that Republican senti ment is for Harrison, but a fight is on hand for the mastery of the State Convention between James Hill, postmaster at "Vicks burg, and his followers onhe one side, and Lynch, Fourth Auditor of the Treasury, and B. K. Bruce, ex-Senator and Register of the Treasury, at present Recorder of Deeds in Washington, on the other. KAH'S IHHTTMainTT TO MAN Causes the Death or a Sailor who Needed Snrglcal Treatment. New Yore-, Jan. 23. Special There v. ill be un investigation into the case of AVilfrcd Almsblad, the sailor who fell into the hold of a ship at pier 16, East river, Thursday night, 'and whom Ambulance Sur geon Fitzpatrick, of ihe Chambers Street Hospital, refused to take to the hospital, saying it was. a simple case of drunk, al though as it turned out, Almsblad had a fractured skull, a sprained knee and other injuries. Almsblad was sent toBellevue hospital from'the Tombs Court by order of Justic(Smith. He was a sight when brought into court. Roth eyes were blackened, his face was cut and bleeding, and he could not walk. His face and difierent parts of his ,body were fearfully swollen. He could hardly speak, and he groaned with pain when Jie attempted to move in the chair in which the policemen had placed him. Jus tice Smith said: "It is an outrage that a man in the condition of that man could not be admitted to a hospital." When Almsblad reached Bellevue be was almost unconscious. He died at 9 o'clock last night. The Bellevue doctors had found at once that the man's sknll was fractured, and in the feir hours he was at that hospital he was carefully treated, but it was too Jate. Deputy Coroner Jenkins, who performed an autopsy to-day, found the entire frontal bone in fragment's. It was said at the Coro ner's office that ap inquest would certainly beheld in the case, and that medical men of ability would be summoned as witnesses, and it would be found out exactly how much of the responsibility for Almsblad's death could be laid to Ambulance Surgeon Fitzpatrick. LAW OPENLY BROKE Contract Laborers Brought Into Penn sylvania in Drores. SOME AST0U5DING REVELATIONS Made by a Thorough Investigation bj Ifeir Tork Inspectors. FOREIGN MINERS U THE MUORlTr ACTE& IHE IHSTIIUIH FIBE. MAYOR 3I0SBY FOR BLAINE. WEIGHTED D0WN-3Y LEAD. A Big Doublo Commission Failure In St. I-onis and Chicago. St. Louis, Jan. 23. Everett & Post, commission merchants dealing in pig lead and spelter, have assigned. Assets, $12,000; liabilities not stated, but they are believed to be small. Mr. Everett was at one time Secretary of the St. Louis Club, while Mr. Post lives in Chicago. Neither of the gen tlemen can be found here. A dispatch from Chicago says: Everett & Post have assigned to TSdward Buettel. The firm headquartersare at St. Louis. At 1 o'clock this afternoon a deed covering the Chicago property was filed. The Chicago branch alone did a business aggregating 53,000,000 last year, and the St. Louis house nearly doubled these fisures. - Those familiar with the lead and zinc commission business say the firm have been caught by a serious drop in the market. 'The schedule Wed to-dav shows assets of ?57,605, made up chiefly of lead and spelter on hand and stock in the Boynton-Strong Company, and iiaDiiuies oi $iu,'4. ' t Th Bishop Gels th Hrrtnlt's Money. Bextok Harbor, Mien., Jan. 23. The case of Bishop Foley versus Henry Finne gan, which has been in the conrts for four years, has just been decided in favor of the Bishop. The case in question involves the title to a large tract of land formerly owned by a hermit named James Finneganl When about to die, the hermit made a will, which was, in effect, that his estate should go to the Catholic Church, but that his brother should have the use of the land while h'e lived. A TSexr Transatlantic Cable. OTTAWA;, Ont., Jan. 23. Mr. Dobell, promoter of the scheme for laying a direct cable between Canada for a point on the Straits of Belle Isle to a point on"" the Irish coast, leaves immediately for England to complete his arrangements. DIED. SMITH On Saturday, January 23, 1S92, at 10.45p.-h., at licr residence, J.'o. 6100 Alder street, East End, Mrs. Sarah A., relict of Hon. William H. Smith, In ttie 71st year of her age. Notice of funeral services hereafter. Ln Normandlo Sinks Her Own Tag. Havre, Jan. 2a The steamer La Nor mandie, which sailed from this port this afternoon for New York, collided with and sank the tug. which had been towing her. Five persons were drowned ad one was seriously injured. A Store of Anarchist Arms. Cadiz, Jan. 23.- The police of this city have discovered a supply of arms and am munition which had been secretly stored away by Anarchists. Among the weapons found are 300 revolvers. A Salvation Army Victory. London", Jan. 23. The Justices have quashed the conviction of the members of the Salvation Army at Eastbourne, who in No vember were found guilty of unlawful assembly. Coasting Stopped In Lawrence vllle. Captain Brophy put a stop last night to coasting' on Main street, after two or three serious accidents had oc curred. All evening the fun had been indulged in by not only the chil dren, but' grown men and women, and the street was crowded with sleds of all sizes. Once two sleds collided, and-John Roberts had his arm prettynearlybroken. Another time a Jlrs. Jones was seriously bruised about the head and shoulders. Cincinnati's Maror fleets tho Flamed Knight and Is a Candidate for Delegate to Minneapolis He Hns But One Favorite, the 2tZan from 3Ialnp. ClNCKfXATl, Jan. 2a Special. Mayor Mosby, who was in Washington some days, working to seenre the Democratic National Convention for Cincinnati, returned to-day. He was asked: "Did you meet President Harrison?" "No, but I saw Secretary Blaine. Some of the Ohio delegation were invited to din ner by John R, McLean. In-the party were Congressmen Caldwell and Storer and myself. The dinner was given at Mr. Mc Lean's honseand we h d hardly got seated at the table before Secretary Blaine was announced. The Plumed Knight entered the room before the astonished guests had time to recover from the announce ment ot his coming, He greeted us all cordially and took a seat at the table. For a man with the work on hand that Blaine has, he looked remarkably well. He walks upright, with firm tread, and his eyes are as "brigtit as a dollar. True, he is pale, and at times seems careworn, but this is caused by nothing but overwork, I think, and in fact, he remarked that he had no cause to complain of his health at present" "Did he speak as .to his candidacy?" "No, not'm the sense of saying" that he was-a candidate." "What do you mean?" "Well, you can generally form a pretty good idea of a subject when you look at it right and put this and that together." "Do yon think it was a set-up job when the Ohio delegation was invited to McLean's for dinner?" "No," with a knowing smile. "I don't want to say that, but I formed my own opinion about the matter, as I have a right to do." "Do you think, then, that Mr. Blaine will be a candidate for President?" "I most certainly da" "Will vou run fbr National Delegate?" "I will." "Who is your choice?" "James G. Blaine." Changes In the Personnel bat Xot the Nnm brof theJJead. Indianapolis, Jan. 23. The list of dead and injured has not been diminished, but has changed somewhat. C. H. Gorman, of McDonald, Mich., who was classed with the dead yesterday, appeared last evening alive and uninjured. He -was one of the first to escape when the fire broke out. The body at the morgue of D. Kregolo & Son, which had been taken for that of Mr. Gor man, was last evening identified as that of Dr. Prvor, of Ann Arbor, Mich., who was at the institute being treated for curvature of the spine. Dr. Pryor slept in the "roost," as it was called. Clara Romer, who, under the name of "Clara Morris," was reported as injured yesterday, was discovered last evening at the house ot relatives in this city. She was one of the first to escape. Another of the missing, Mrs. Clump, was also found at the home of a family in the city. The little Rayliss hoy, whose body was found in the ruins this morning, was in the nursery in the main building of the in stitute. There are 17 bodies in the morgne identi fied, with the Lazarus child dying. "Grief over the calamity has begun to-ilav to make itself known in its full force. Since last night the relatives of the dead and injured and also of those who escaped unhurt, have been arrivine by the score. The work of removing the dead and injured to their homes has begun. The uninjured, too, are departing for their homes, and it looks as if there will be a general exodus of the pa tients of the institute. "" New York, Jan. 2a Contract Labor In spectors Conkling nnd Osborne, who were sent from this city to the mining districts of Pennsylvania to investigate the working of the alien contract law, have sent their re port to Secretary Foster, of the Treasury Department. The report states that they discovered evidences of wholesale violation of the law that was framed to protect Amer ican workingmen. In the mines surrounding Sgranton it was found that nine-tenths of the miners at present employed are Hungarians, Italians or Slavs. Five years ago the miners there were nearly all Americans. At the Arion mine, in Western Pennsylvania, Major Os borne learned that Hungarian and Italian immigrants come there in squads of 200 at a time, direct from the Barge Office in this city, in charge of padrones. In the mines near Carbondale, in 18S6, there were 600 miners, all American citi zens. While the miners' strike was on, jn 18S9 and 1890, large numbers of Slavs and Hungarians were brought to the mines from Castle Garden under the protection of Pinkerf on detectives. At the last election, out of 787 miners employed there, just 63 were entitled to vote. The inspectors found that immigrants were brought over from Europe in droves, passed through the Barge Office by an agent, and taken to the mines to supersede Amer ican miners. There are several men em ployed by the mine owners whose sole duty is to visit the Barge Office and get immi grant contract laborers passed through. One man in particular was nick-named the "JIuch-Cousin Man," as he would visit the Barge Office and secure the releasa of detained immierants claiminir them as cousins, brothers or other relatives. The inspectors recommend more stringent scrutiny of immigrants passing through the different landing places. At present they say the law is practically useless, as con", tract laborers pass through by thousands, without detection. MTODER WITHOUT A W0BD. One Boy Fata'ly Stsbs Another for Spit ting In His Face. Petersburg, Va., Jan. 2a Special. Yesterday afternoon several boys were in the grocery store of W. O. Newsom, on the corner of Halifax and Byrne streets, en gaged in a friendly conversation. Finally they began spittiug oif each other's feet in a playful way. Among the boys were H. Smith Spiers, white, aged 13, and Joe Byrd, col ored, aged 18. Spiers spat in Bvrd's face, and then Byrd spat in Spiers' face. Spiers was on one side of the stove and Byrd on the other. After Byrd spat in Spiers' face the latter walked over to Byrd and stabbed him with a large pocket-knife, inflicting a wound which caused his death this mora ine. The remarkable part of the sad affair is that not a single angry word paired between the two boys. A Coroner's inquest was held this afternoon, and the verdict of the jury was that Byrd came to his death from a wound inflicted with ajknife-in the hands of Spiers, who has been arrested and com mitted to jail. The unfortunate boy is a son of the late H. S. Spiers, a formes mer chant of this city. A RESIGNATION REFUSED. The Fopo Insists on Dr. Messmer Accepting His Bishopric. New York, Jan. 2a Special Two months ago the Pope, appointed Rev. Dr. Sebastian Gebhard Messmer, a professor of canon law at the Catholic University in Washington, to the bishopric of Green Bay, Wis., which had been made vacant by the elevation of Bishop Frederick Xa7ier Katzer to the archbishopric of Milwau kee. Dr. Messmer had set his mind on becoming a member of the faculty of the: Catholic University. Through Archbishop Katzer he requested the Pope to name someone else for the bishopric of Green Bay. Word has just come from Rome that the Pope has declined to accept his resigna tion, and Dr. Messmer will therefore soon leave the Catholic University. : Dr. Messmer, a brother of Rev. Gabriel " -iiessmer, head oi tne Capuchin Fathers Church and Monastery of Our Lady of Sor-. rows in this city, was born in St. Gall, Switzerland, August 27, 1847. In Rome he completed his theological studies, and on Jnly 31, '1871, he was raised to the priesthood at St. Gall by Bishop Greith. Two months later he cams to this country, and was almost immed iately appointed to the Professorship of Dogmatic Theology at Seton Hall, in South Orange, the ecclesiastical seminary of the diocese of Newark. He held this post until 1889, when he was selected to fill the Chair of Canon Law in the new Catholic University. The Shakers Protest Innocence. Portland, Me., Jan. 23. Elder John B. Vance, of the Alfred Shakers, declares the charges against the community, recently published, arc unqualifiedly false, and that they emanated from an Alfred physician of shady reputation. He says the community courts investigation in or oat of court. Chicago's Military Ambition. Chicago, Jan. 23. It has been practic ably settled by the War Department that a substantial addition to the garrison at Fort Sheridan shall be made, and if the wishes of General Scbofield and General Miles are carried ou,t, Fort Sheridan, by the 1st of 3Iay, will be the largest garrisoned post in the country. 3Tore Trouble for the Wetmore. Seattle, Wash , Jan. 2a The whale-, back steamer Charles W. Wetmore is aground at the mouth of Snomowish river. In attempting to crass the bar at low tide she got out of the channel and stuck on a sand bar. It is thought there will be no trouble in getting her oft A Cincinnati Hotel in New Hands. Cincinnati, Jan. 23. The Grand Hotel,, which has been in an unsettled condition for Tears, to-day passed into the hands of A. G. Corre, who has leased it for 20 years. D..C Shears will be associated with him is, its management. Canada's 1'arllament Sleets N xt 3Ionth Ottawa, Ont., Jan. 2i Parliament has been called to meet February 25. FIRES FOB INDISCREET TALK. THE FIBE RECORD. Busslans Closing Catholic Churches. Warsaw, Jan. 23. The polish papers announce that the Government is about to close all the Catholic churches and convents in the provinces of Podolia and Volnynia. j time of his arrest in JS67. An alarm from box 36 about 1 o'clock yes terday afternoon was caused by a Are in the house.or James Howard at No. 17 Shiniriss street. The Are was caused by a lot of clothes catch'ns Are In a clothes press on the second floor, and before tho flames were extinguished the second floor or the house was damaged to the extent of $200. At Boston, the Ferdinand street branch of tho Boston .Electric Light Company. The estimated loss is $150,000; and the insur ance $108,000. The property destroyed consisted or 24 dynamos, valued at $5,000 each, five 150-borse-power encines, one JOO-horse-power enjrine and one SuO-horse-power engine. It is feared that one life was lost. .... uu uiuiujg ID 1U1SSUJ. .. At Brussels, part of the residence of the Duke of Arenberg., The origin ot the Are is, unknown, but it started in the bedroom of Princess Lndmille, of Croy Dulmen. a sister of the Duke, who is the wife or the heredi tary I'rinco of Croy Dulmen. Tho Princess and her young children. Prince Charles and Princess Isabel, barely escaped with their lives. The palace occupied by the Duke of Arcnberg was a very old one, and many his torical associations clung about it. In it was uereora .Known as uount Jftrmont's cabinet. whin. In. Mtv.nH .... . .. which tor325 years has remained exactly as it was loft by that unfortunate mince at the .. it - The Morgantown Postmaster Uses Language for t hlch IIo Is Scalped. READING, PA., Jan. 23. Special "To hades with both Harrison and Wanamaker" 5s an expression which is destined to have a wider circulation than its author intended. It was used by Postmaster Levi S. Shirk, of Morgantown, this county, and it cost him his official head. The assertion was the outcome of the factional differ ences in the Republican party in this county. Augustus M. High, as the leader of the party in Berks, was elected to the Chicago convention four years ago, and although n Blaine man, at the proper time snung in for Harrison. He then be came a candidate for postmaster of Read ing. This caused a violent opposition, and resulted in thcappointment of Captain P. R. Stetson. Since then every Republican in the. county is-either a High or an anti High man. As a vindication Mr. High again ran for national delegate last fall, and was chosen unanimously to the Minneapolis Conven tion, the first national delegate elected in the United States. He it an uncompromis ing Blaine man. Postmaster Shirk was one of his strongest supporters during a recent heated controversy. He used the expres sion, "To hades with both Harrison and Wanamaker." This was carried to those two pious Presbyterians, and they appointed as his successor Peter Dcichley, an anti High man. Mr. Shirk was postmaster over 15 years. HOW BABIES SUFFER From Torturing Humors When their tender Skins are literally On Fire with Itching and Burning Eczemas and other Itching, Scaly, and Blotchy Skin and Scalp Diseases, none but mothers realize. To know that a single application of the Cliticura Reme dies will, in the great majority of cases, afford instant and complete relief, permit rest and sleep, and point to a permanent and economical (because so speedy) cure, and not to use them without a moment's delay, is to beguilty of positive inhumanity. No greater leg acy can be bestowed upon a child than a skin without blemish and a body nour ,ished with pure blood. CUTICURA MISSISSIPPI FOB HABEISOH. A Fight Between Factions Headod by a Postmaster and B. K.' Brno-.-' Jackson, Miss., Jan. 23. The State Re-J V, " i yL & u -- '. 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