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riTTSBl'KG. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY
ODIGMF1ED HASTi:.
The speech which Mr. Breckenridge
made in moving his resolution in the
House yesterday is remarkable for the
dignity of its language, itsunpartisan tone,
and the wisdom of its calm moderation.
The little he says in criticism of the Presi
dent's action, or rather his refusal to criti-.
cise it, in sending the message to Contrress
when it was generally believed that a
pacific communication was at that time on
its way from Chile, is indicative of the
strength of language that would hare
been necessary under such circumstances
to convey the feeling of those who hold
the National honor dear.
In the light of the latest news there can
be no doubt that the President was well
aware of the humble attitude which Chile
had already assumed when he sent his
bellicose address to Congress. It is cred
itable to the Southern Republic that it has
consented to take up its present position
in spite of the provocation received by
such treatment at our hands. It is con
clusively proven that delay has been
caused simply by the constitutional pro
ceedings of the Chilean law courts; and
that we, the immense, should have brow
beaten Chile, the minute, into an uncon
ditional surrender to our demands is not
at all complimentary to our Administra
tion or fair to the Nation.
The abject submission implied by the
action Chile has now taken, together
with the past expressions of regret, is evi
dence that there was no inclination to
evade or refuse our demands. Our ends
would have been better served by a more
deliberate method of procedure, ar,d we
shall gain nothing in the judgment of the
world Lv having played the swaggering
bully. " "
'0 POSTPONEMENT WANTED.
The action of Common Council yester
day in postponing a measure which it was
intimated might be a factor in the city
elections, until after the February election,
does not strike the mind as an ideal way
of reassuring the public concerning the
independence of Councilmen.
What is needed to put the members of
bat body in a strong position before the
ople is an exhibition of readiness on
--.,-r part to deal with all questions as they
come up solely in the interest of the peo
ple and under the1 guidance of a wise
economy. To postpone a question until
the rocks and shoals of the municipal
election are safely passed conveys an inti
mation that after election the popular ap
proval or disapproval may not be the con
trollins criterion.
AVith regard to the measure postponed
we do not think it contains anything in
jurious. But there are other questions
soon to come up on which the people bjave
the rizht to a clear and unm'stakable
definition of the position of each Gouuci!
mm. The question whether the appro
priation ordinance will keep down not the
millage, but the total amount ot revenue
raised by taxation to its present generous j
proportions, is one on which the public
have the right to full information. It is a
public right to have the ordinance reported
toCouncds and the position clearly defined
before the election takes place. If the
members of Councils do not take care to
define themselves on this point even more
unmistakably than by the general reso
lution passed by Common Councils Mon
day, the voters will be justified in regard
ing their position as unsatisfactory.
What is wanted in the present juncture
is distinct evidence that the total ievy by
tax-ition for the coming year will not ex
ceed that of last ear. -
SOT A PAlfiLLEL CASE;
Quallah Battoo is a name that has little
meaning for most Americans to-day. The
story of an outrage at that place, on the
coast of Sumatra, perpetrated on the
American ship Friendship sixty-one years
ago, has been revived by the New York
SutL The Friendship was plundered by
piratical barbarians, the first officer and
two seamen were killed and others
wounded. Commodore Dowries, of the
frigate Potomac, under instructions from
Andiew Jackson's Administration, was
sent to demand satisfaction. Ke was or
dered to inquire into the modes' of govern
ment and to base his actions on the result
of his investigations. The place was
found under a rule so prfmitiveand bar
barous that the dealings customary be
tween civilized nations were out of the
question. The Commodore then pro-,
ceeded to demolish the village with its
forts in an engagement lasting only two
, hours, costing the lives of but two Ameri
can privates and the wounds of others,
and involving the death of one hundred
and fifty of the Malays.
At that period and with such a people
no other mode of action was possible to
, insure the future respect of the American
fla; and the safety of its subjects in those
wafers. But the Suit's remarks compar
ing this incident with the questions now
at issue with Chile arc thoroughly char
acteristic of the gross naccuracy of the
StStements thit have been made by the
war-to-show-them-who-we-sre party. After
speaking of the delay due to diplomatic
action the article concludes: "Otherwise
in what essential respect would thecal-,
paraiso incident differ from that at
Quallah Battoo?"
The historical curiosity exhumed for
the edification of present Jingoes was a
crime committed by a barbarous cornmu
, iity and not by the dregs cf a civilized
people. The evidence in that case .was
conclusive, while in the present instance
it is conflicting. And, further, he indis
pensable measures then taken involved. a
small loss of life and little money; whereas
a war with Chile would be a tedious affair
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costing an immense amount in money ahd:
mortality, and such a course, would by bo
means be the only or the best method of
maintaining our high standing before
the world.
THE SUGAR COMBIKE AGAIN.
The perennial report was revived, in
Wall street, last week that the Sugar
Trust, under its newer title of the Ameri
can Sugar Refining Companyyhad suc
ceeded in continuing -that policy which
the courts declared to be illegal by blrying
off or subsidizing its rival, Claus Spreck
els. As this report his appeared at stated
intervals ever since Spreckels competition
commenced to cut down the. monopolistic
profits of the Trust, its value without
more definite corroboration is not very
good
Nevertheless, the report caused an ad
vance in the price of Trust stock, and en
abled some one to get rid of his holdings
at a profit which is an additional reason
for placing little fsith in it But, as the
purchasers at the advance evidently have
.some belief that the combination policy is
about to win that triumph, it is well to
joint out two facts. If the report is true,
Spreckels will have shown the practicabil
ity for any one with the necessary capital
and experience to put up a competing
plant whenever the Trust puts up prices.
Not only that, but his example will prove
that the competitor can always have a.
market for his plant when he gets tired of
competing. Unless the Trust has some
way of excluding outsiders from the mar
ket, like the Standard's control of trans
portation, the ultimate function of the
Trusts must consist of buying up at good
prices the competing plants which they
stimulate into existence.
The other point is that whatever suc
cess attends the Trust in buying off do
.mestic rivals, the utmost that it can do in
putting up prices is indicated by the re
duced protection under the present tariff
law. Under the old law the margin of
protection to the Sugar Trust was IJ43
cents; in the Mills bill it was 11K cents;
now it is a half cent per pound. Proba
bly about one-fourth of a cent is the ut
most that the Trust can raise prices with
out calling in the competition of the sugar
refineries of the world. As that amounts
to something like 515,000,000 annually, it
maybe worth buying up one or two re
fineries for; but, as it will stimulate the
erection of new refineries on the one
hand, and on the other afford a good
reason for Congress to wipe out the half
cent duty altogether, it may be doubted
whether it will not in the end cost more
than it comes to.
Whether the report is anything more
than a stock market fabrication or not, it
is comfortable to reflect that the teeth of
the Sugar Trust are pretty well drawn in
any event.
THE TEST TOB ADMISSION.
The candid manner in which the con
trolling motives for the proposed admission
into the Union of Utah, New Mexico, Ari
zona and Oklahoma are discussed as politi
cal is refreshing. The New York Quri
touches the question by making the con
tro.ling motive political while doubting if
the "zl, -Tity of the people believe that Ter
ritories w i..i a small population" should be
admitted to statehood, and even that any
of the proposed Territories "deserve ad
mission at present with the exception of
New Mexico." Its conclusion advises the
Democrats in Congress "to be sure of their
ground before making States," and points
out that the Democrats los one election
by the admission of Colorado and "were
the victims of a bunco game in the case of
Montana."
Here is the difference between the theo
retical and practical. There is a theory
that States are entitled to admission when
they reach a certain stage of population
and advancement But that is pure the
ory only, as may be seen from the fact
that the easy task of prescribing certain
qualifications for statehood applies to the
admission of all Territories. The practi
cal question is that asked by the majority
party: Will the admission of this State be
a gain to our party or to the opposition?
If the former, the State can come in; if
the latter, It must stay out The barren
ideality that States are to be admitted
only when they have the showing in popu
lation and industry to entitle them to it
may be used as a pretext either for the
admission or the exclusion of certain Ter
ritories. The crucial test, however, is
which party the State will vote for.
In making this the principle of action
one party has been just as bad 'as the
other. The Republicans brought in four
States to help on their Electoral vote
with the most tangible immediate.result
in the shape of a reinforcement to the
free silver crowd. But the Democrats
beat the Republicans somewhat in the
frankness with, which theyavow their real
principle of action.
NO CREDIT TO ANYONE.
We notice with pain that our esteemed
cotemporaries of the New York press are
getting into a dispute whether the cross
fire bstween Iugersoll an d Breckenridge
at the Clover Club dinner was to the ad
vantage of the counsel or the Congress
man, or indeed whether there was any de
bate or not The wide divergence of be
lief on this point warrants the statement
that there was no debate, but an unseemly
wrangle; that no one got the better of it
and that both appeared to the worst pos
sible advantage.
There may be room for dispute as to the
details of the occurrence, but it is evident
on the surface that a man who could take
an occasion like that to introduce a con
troversial topic and enlarge upon it dis
plays so little conception of the fitness of
things as to require a guardian more
urgently than In that ill-timed Gresham
speech at the Chicago Convention.
Hardly second to him in lack of sense of
the appropriateness of time and place is
the man who could give "such a speech
any other treatment than that of passing
it by in silence. Finally, the Clover Club
method of suppressing malapropos or
tedious orators although its use in this
case is a disputed issue of fact would
emphasize the incongruity and inappro
priateness of the whole affair.
The most cogent conclusion possible is
the example of the distressing contretemps
which may occur when that organization,
for purposes ef obvious joviality and
humorous bad manners, is so far misled as
,to take itself seriously.
TrMES are changed indeed. Less than
three years ago Hill attended a gathoring at
tilt Manhattan Club in honor of Cleveland,
and his speech was punctuitcd with the ens
t.imary signs of dlsappioval. Last night
HiK was again a guest there at a large gath
ering lor his own glory.
Thf.ee is only one thing more changeable
than the weather just now, and that is the
chameleon aspect of the Chile question.
"The comments on the President's nies
Sii'i made by Senators and Representatives
interviewed on the matter, have a strong
family resemblance. Few of them are in
clined toacccpt the Pi esident's judgment as
final, some do not conceal their opinion that
it is ex parte, and many are inclined to be- J
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Jleve that shere is mora lu tile, matter than
meets the eve. There con be no doubt that
there are tw A sides to every question, and.
the think td get at is which side Is the JtlSC
one, not whit ih has raosfc,-force to back it-
aVhue a Minister of this, country ex
presses an opinion that "Botkia ought to be
Kilted on gtaioral principles or the good of
the -comum aity," there ;is little hope for the
abortion of ?ynchings a.ndretrjDutive mur
ders. It cannot be too s'-rongly emphasized
that offondi-rs against the lair should be
Judged by the law, and only by the law, no
matter what the nature or the crimes of
which they are believed guilty.
The vibrations of the dispatches from
warlike to pacific have become more rapid
this week. Heretofore the liot and cold fits.
came on alternate days. Sow they tread on
each other's toes so rapidly that the averago
reader cannot tell which is predominant in
the day's news.
The application of the automatic drop-a-coin-ic-the-slot
system to telephones is very
unlikely to prove a success. Unless some
thing be done to render telephonic commu
nication more reliable and less subject to
interruption than it is to-day over many
lines in this city, there will be much wrath
ful destruction of property lesultfng irom
the experience of those who deposit their
money and fall to get its worth in conversa
tional faculty.
Fresh , light has been thrown on the
Dark Continent by Lieutenant Paul le Mari
ners explanations. Belgium keeps her
place in the lorefront of African explorers
and her efforts are less productive of harm
than most.
The Toledo Commercial suggests Judge
Greshanr as a proper nominee for the
vacancy on the Supreme Bench. The same
suggestion has been made before, and there
is no doubt Of Judge Gresham's qualifica
tion. But the fate of the previous sugges
tions makes it no violation of confidence to
state that its renewal will be regarded by
the appointing power as a demonstration of
offensive partisanship.
Circumstances alter cases, and a strik
ing picture of the contrast between then
and now is afforded by the name flower bad
for' independence before his election and the
docility with which he is doing Hill's be
hests. In Mr. Stofiel's death The Dispatch
and Pittsburg readers suffer a serious loss.
He was remarkable for the fortitude and
cheerfulness with which he opposod the ill
health that has now carried him beyond our
ten. Those who knew him best will feel bis
absence most keenly, and many will be the
affectionate thoughts of him which will keep
their place while memory holds its sway.
BY way of lessening expenses the city
would do well to make some use of its four
thousand idle lamp posts for rural exten
sions. They are useless where tbey are, and
they are certainly not ornamental.
Last October the President, in address
in? the MetiiodistEcumenicaICongress,said:
'It is quite possible to apply arbitration to a
dispute as to a boundary line; it is quite im
possible, it seems to me, to apply it to a case
of international feud." 'o doubt a laudable
desire for consistency has been one of the
TUllng motives for the President's recent
behavior.
The Liverpool Chamber of Commerce has
done wisely to change its mind and decide
to act; as a local committee for giving in
formation about the World's. Fair.
Certain impolite and indignant citizens
propose to abbreviate the title of the men
who hare over-valued their property by de
nominating them the Board, of Asses. Ue
member, friends, that this class of animals
is as a rule ill-treated and is not always as
stupid as it is said to be. Cousing will of ten
go lurther than kicking.
Istxt;en2A was discussed by the New
York County Medical Society with the re
sult that, progressive science notwithstand
ing, doctors still disagree.
The Signal Service did very well on its
cold wave last week, but unfortunately
weakened its record on the pending chilli
ness. To predict "warmer weather" on
Monday afternoon, and to announce a oold
wave on Tuesday morning after its arrival,
is hardly the way to win glory in the fore
casting business.
Events now all point to a realization by
the war-becauso-they-want-H party that
there is nothing certain but what they tail
to foresee.
Recent remarks in Councils point to
the fact that some members support honest
measures because they are right, while their
wire-pulling opponents object to this sup
port because they realize that honesty is
the best policy, and the wire-pullers want a
monopoly of all'kinds of policy.
A choice collection of insulting epithets
might be culle'l from the loud-voiced birds
of prey that have been screeching shrilly
of late".
It is really outrageous that a man of such
honoiable discretion as Minister Egan
should be accused of prejudiced action just
because bis son Francis is indirectly inter
ested in a claim on the Chilean Government
for some five or six million dollars. Mr.
Egan is an honorable man.
The L. & O. agency took another turn at
the Blue Law wheel yesterday. It was felt
to be getting a long time between costs.
GenerSxSciiofield's reply to a request
for news concerning uniie, "l am heluin;
the situation by keeping my mouth shut,"
could be followed with advantage by many
a one who has shown, on this question at
least, that "He never opens his mouth with
out putting his foot in It."
KEAE THE TOP NOTCH.
Lord Salisuut.y has recovered from his
illness.
M. Bo'NNAT, the painter, has just been
elected President of the Society or Frenct
Artists.
Phince Henry, Emperor William'
orotuer, is duuBMiig; uuiu a augat jiiuick oil
influenza. f
Arabi Pacha, the exiled Egyptian
mischief-maker, lives on the island of Cev-
lon amid cocoanut groves haunted by squir
rels and magpie-iobins.
.MR. 6PDKGEOS nas naa a serious 1-e
lape. Ho has been in bed for three days.
but according to the latest accounts 1e is
now slightly improved.
Me. Charles villiers, who recemtlv
celebrated his 90th birthday in England had
been in Parliament Just three years when
Victoiia ascended the thione.
The Rev. L. M. Knmler, of Ohi
says
that whenever he can persuado an
ler 1
fel-
low mortal to the U3es ntjd pleas
lies
ot
cycling ne leeis mac mat; man's
been lengthened.
le has
Dk. -Edward Bedloe, Unilei
Consul at Amny, in China, and nd
States
at his
home in Philadelphia, Is said to boa charm
ing entertainer, with an inexhausftible flow
orewgrammatio witticisms,
John Roonet, of Brooklyn: has been
protented by the Government of Venezuela
with the order of "The Liberator" in
recognition of his services iw defending
Venezuela against niisu aggression in
Vruiana.
The. widow of the late Go
rnor Geary
has erccuted a striking likene;
in oil of her
late husband. General John
The portrait will replace tli:
bite Geary.
now hanging
lu the reception room of the
Executive Do-
partment at Hnrrlsburg.
fcngar Going
&AS- PfUxciSCO, Jan. 21 T;
TVestern. Su
gar Kenning Company, of
fis cltyto-day
advanced its rate H a pou
in innre lots. Thijisthefl
on. all zradea
I change in the
sugar schedule since Janua:
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THE- PITTSBURG DJBPATGH, 'WEDNSEDAY;
LIVE WASHINGTON .WAIFS.
Sir. Seed Making Game or the Proposed
Home Bnlcs Ben Butler on the Ari-
nrchists' Appeal A Bather Dnll Day In
the Senate.
Washingt6x, D. C, Jan. 26.Mr.
Catch lugs, of Mississippi, to-day called up in
the House the report of the Committee on
Rules, containing the proposed new code of
rules, general debate being limited to seven
hours. Mr. Catchings made a brief explana
tion of the new code, s'tatipg that It was
composed substantially of the rules govern
ing the Fiftieth Congress, the modifications
being in the interest of the dispatch of busi
ness and a retrenchment of public expendi
tures. Mr. Eeed, of Maine, criticised the proposed
rules and extolled the rules of the Fifty-first
Congress. As far as the Introduction of
bills was concerned the proposed change
would result In a consumption of the time
of the House, an annoyance to members and
exceeding Irregularity. He sarcastically
congratulated tho Democratic party on tak
ing a stop forward in advocating a rule
maklng'it in order to call up for considera
tion a loport from the Committee on Rules,
and pending the consideration the Speaker
may entertain one motion to adjourn, but
alter the result is announced he shall not
entertain any otherdllatory motion. Ho nas
glad to know that it had ceased to be tvranny
lor that committee to present oius lor tne
consideration of the House. But even this
advance was one-sided. Under the proposed
rules whenever the Committee on Rules
.wished to cut off filibustering it could do so;
ttnrl If woe -l,-l.. flio, Ifr eliftyilrl Hut Hi mn-
Jorlty of tbellouse should at all times have
the samo right. Under the rule the minor
ity mishtrule.jexcept where the Committee
on Rules took the initiative. The minority
was sacred when it had the Committee on
Rules on its side, and it was of no account
when the committee was opposed to it.
Mr. Lanham, of Texas, availed himself of
the wide scopo given to geneial debate to
make an earnest but brief speech in favor of
the free coinase of sliver.
Mr. Bowers, of California, criticised the
proposeu ruies. his people wanieu sorno
appropriations for their harDors. If hean
dertood the report of the committee aright,
unless he could get a pall on th Committee
on Riveroaud Harbors, he "wa& not in it."
Laughter.
Mr. Bavnor, of Marvland, replied to Mr,
Lanban, of Texas. Hlstory, he said, has
been read In vain; the aardinal doctrines of
political economy had oeen misapprehended
if it was believed that; there was any truth
and logic in the proposition for free silver
coinage.
Mr. Burrows, of Michigan, brought the de
bate back to the'subject under consider
ation, and entered into a critical analysis
of the proposed rules, and Mr. Mills, of
jLexas, maae a Dyiei reply.
Mr. McKenna, lof Calilornia.also addressed
the House in criticism of the new code, and
then the House (adjourned until to-morrow.
Little otjSnterestiu the Senate.
The proceedings in the Senate , to-day
were dull and! uninteresting. Mr. Morrill,
from the Finaptce Committee, reported back
with a substitute the joint resolution to
provide for an international bimetallic
agreement. (Calendar. Mr. Dawes, Jroin
the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported
back the Hoiise bill for the completion of
the allotments of lands to the Cheyenne and
Arapahoe In'dians. The bill was passed and
now goes to jthe President. Mr. George of
fered a resollution for the appointment of -a
select committee of five to inquire iuto the
cansesofthel present low price of cotton,
and of the denresteda condition of agricul
ture in the cotton-raising States. Referred.
The House blil to amend the act granting
right of way to the Chinson and Sounton
Hallway Company through the Indian Tei
ritorv was taken from the table and passed.
The Senate ill appropriating $100,000 for a
public bundling at Leadville, Col., was taken
irom tne calendar ana passed. The La Ama
bill waB theji taken up and discussed until
aujournmeiic.
Ben Butler Talks for the Anarchists.
The spectators who were debarred from
General Btjnjatnin F. Butler's closlnir argu
ment for tSie Imprisoned Anarchists, Fielden
and Schwrfb, in the United States Suptemo
Court on Rriday last, owing to the a"journ
ment of ccurt out of respect to tho memory
of tho late Justice Bradley, were present in
the Suprehne Court cliambsr to-day, when
General liutler began the closing argument
in the anarchistic cases. The" better part of
his argnijent.was on tne lines laid down by
Mr. Salomon, who opened the case for the
Anarchists. The General dwelt, however,
upon the! effect the treaties had upon the
rights of; tho men to have the whole case re
viewed tjy the United States Supreme Court,
and in this lespect his talk was on new
grouiyi. kor Mr. Salomon passed over this
phase on the case very lightly lat week,
leaving (its treatment to his leader. General
Butler ajdmitted that his clients, because
they wejre foreign subjects, had not greater
rluhts fthan Americans, except9th.it that
fact, unoer the realties, gave them a rizht
to havethe case passed upon by the United
States Conits, and in this way there was
createtl Federal Jurisdiction over all the
doin.'rf of the State courts, including the
right jro go behind the record of tlio State
Suprelrne Court, which showed that tho men
weiemot present when judgment was pro
nounced when, in fact, they were not
bodily pre-ent. He argued tnas in this way
the qytestjon was presented for review here,
whetAar or not the absence of the men con
stituted a violation, of that dne processor
lawguaranteed by the Constitution.
Columbian Fair Investigation.
he House Committee on Appropriations
to-cfay agreed to report to the House,
thrtragh ReDreseniative Sayers, of Texas,
thffi following resolution In legard to the
management of the Columbian Exposition;
esolved. That the Committee on Ap
propriations is hereby ordered to inquire
aiyd report to this House whether those ob
ligated and undertaking and now engaged
tojdo so, have justly and properly complied
wpth the requirements or said act of Con
ga ess approved April 23, 1390, and whether
alll expenditures, of whatever character,
fhr said Exposition, have been judiciously
r lade; whetherthe number of employes to
c ii ry out and into eflect tho laws is exces
sive, nnd their compensation iea
s onablo or otherwise, uud to ascertain
a nd report that compensation paid
t o each officer and employe, irom what
tates tne several appointments Have been
nade, and generally whether in the care
,nu conunct oi sam exposition proper man
semen t has been had: that thev obtain a
lullieport of those in charge of tho expendi
ture of money of all such ernenditnipv rrv-
gether with copies of the monthly payiolN
of all officers and appointees, and that the
report of the committee bared upon said
inauiry may be made at any time to Con
gress, bnt at the earliest day possible con
sistent with the necessities of tlft inquiries
involved. In this resolution; and that the
exnensesof tho committee or of nnv snh.
committee it may- designate to, prosecute
these inquiries and examination shall be
paid out of the contingent fund of the House,
and tho chairman of ald committee or of
such Rub-eommlttee, if one be designated, is
authorized to draw for the same On the
o erk of the House, in sums Tiot to exceed
$500 at any one time."
Another BI-Metsllic Hove,
Senator Jlorrill, from the Committee on
Finance, to-day reported the.following sub
stitute, prepaied by Senator Aldrich and
unanimously approved by the committee, to
the joint lesolution introduced'by Senator
Teller to provide for an international bi
metallic agi eoment: "That tho policy of the
United States to use both gold and silver as
full legal tender monejj uud to maintain at
all times a parity In the v.ilne of its coins of
both metals, Is hereby reaffirmed, and the
Piesident Is authorized to invito the gov
ernments of such countries as he may deem
advisable to join the United States in a con
fei ence, to be held at u time and place to be
ugieed upon, the same conference to be
called with aview of securing a permanence
in the relative value of void and silver at a
common coinaae r.itiotobenuuuallvagteed
upon thiough international agreement pro
viding for the enlarged monetary use of
silver and for giving to that metal equal
mintage rights with gold (a permanence in
the relative valuoof jiold and silver) at a
common coinage ratio to be mutually agieed
upon. The President shall, by and with the
advice of the Senate, appoint three commis
sioners who shall attend such conlerence on
behalf of the United States, and shall teport
the doings thereof to the President, who
shall transmit tho same ta Congress. Said
commissioners, shall receive the sum of $5,000
each, and their reasonable expenses to be
approved by the Secretary of State: and the
amount necessary to pay such compensation
and expenses is hereby appropriated out of
any money In the treasury not otherwise ap
propriated." ih&JJeringhea Arbitration.
The Secretary of State has arranged with
the British Minister for a conference at
Washington between the Commissioners
representing Great Britain and the United
States who visited Alaska last summer for
ANUABT
the purpose of obtaining definite informa
tion in regard to the seal fisheries. These
Commissiqners are as follows: On tho part
of the United States.- Prof. T. C. Mendenhall
.and Prof. C Hart Herriamr on the part of
Great Britain, Sir George Baden-Powell.of
England, and Dr. JJawson, or Canada. The
two last named gentlemen are now at Ot
tawa, but It is expected that thev will ar
rive In Washington tor the purpose lndl
catod In a few days. This confoi ence Is un
derstood to be merely preliminary to the
formal submission of the Bering Sea ques
tion to arbitration. The bais of arbitration
and the personnel of the arbitrators have
been practically settled, but no official an
nouncement on the subject will be made for
some time vet. It is generally understood
thit Hon. E. J. Phelps, of Vermont, wilL be
one of the arbitrator.
A OEEAT OPERATOR GONE.
Mnrcus Hn'ings, of Oil city, Dies of Khen
m.itlsm nnd the Grip.
,rOiL CiTT, Jan. 26. Special Marcus Rul
ings, one of the best known oil operators In
Pennsylvania, died last night in this city
In. his 68th year. Rheumatism and the grip
carjricd him on.
The deceased was of French Huguenot
descent and came from one of tho oldest
Pennsylvania families. Marcus Huliugs,
the father, was born on Neville Island, near
Pittebnrg. Siarcus Hullngs, the son and
subject of this obituary, was born in Craw
ford county in 1823, and finished his school
education in Pittsburg. He first engaged in
the oil 'business in I860, bis family remaining
at Klttanning, forming the Boss Oil Com
pany. SMr. Hnlings was in Klttanning when
a telegram was received offering him $15,000
fora portion or his interest in the company's
property. Ho was showing the telegram to
.his wife and making some.commcnts upon it
wheh a second message arrived offering him
$C0,O00. A third cameoffering him $10,000, and
as he left the house and was on his way to
thp telegraph office a fourth .message came
with an offer of $60,000. That day ho went to
Pittsburg and sold a part of his interest for
$100,000. He was very successful for several
ensuine years, and from 1E63 to 1865 paid the
largest income tax of any man in Armstrong
county.
in 1S9 he lemoved to Oil. City, and was
among the earlv operators at Parker, and
became a leading spirit in building more
than one pipe line. For a time he lived at
Emlenton. but subsequently moved back to
OH City. From the tract of Clark. Babcock &
Hnlings, his royalties yielded him $800,000.
He then went farther south and invested in
property at Kinzua, which he told out to
Satterfleld & Taylor for $325,000. He then
built and became President of the Olean,
Bradford and Warren Railroad. He was
largely interested .in the Emlenton and
Shippenville Railroad, of which ho was
President. He was also President or the
Pittsburg, Bradford and Buffalo Railroad.
He also operated in the West Virginia fields,
and held mining interests in the West. He
gave away fortunes to nublic enterprises,
including.Hulings' Hall "to Allegheny Col
lego at Meadville and large donations to the
Erie Sailors' Home.
While residing in Kittanning Mr. Hullngs
took great interest in the public schools,
and on examination day he was always pres
ent and participating freelv therein. The
same .characteristic remained with him
after his removal to this city. Many poor
families will never lorget his numerous acts
of charity. The deceased leaves several
children, among the number being Colonel
Willis J. Hulings, ol the X. G. P.
THE HEY P0LISHEBS' TOI0K.
Action Which Foreshadows Peacs Between
Knight and the Federation.
TotzDo, Jan. 24 Special Delesates from
metal polisheis' unions in Detroit, Grand
Rapids, Chicago. Aurora, Pullman, Qnincy,
Dayton. Piqna.Cleveland, Columbus, Cincin
nati, Akron, Indianapolis, Toledo. St. Louis,
Omaha, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Milwaukee
and Youngstown began the formation of a
national metal polishers' union in this city
this afternoon. The movement Is stated to
be the first step toward tho ultimate amal
gamation of the Federation orLaborand the
Knights of Labor. The organizers this aft
ernoon adopted a resolution asking the
Knights to recognize cards of union polish
ers, and offering to do the same with the K.
of L. cards. Tha convention chose delegates
to report thus and to work for the proposed
amalgamation ut the confeienco for that
purpose, to ba held in Xew York this week.
The constitution contains rules for the
governing of shops, for thp governing of
unions, for the collection of funds, for the
protection of members in trouble and roles
regulating the minimum and maximum rate'
oi wages in uinerent cities, oesioes the num
ber of working hours, ihe lattermay range
from eight to ten, as the local union wi3hes.
A part of the work to be accomplished is se
curing the enactment of laws compelling
manufacturers to provide ventilating Jans,
firo escapes, suitable legislation to prevent
accidents and death. There are about 8 0C0
union members in the UnitedStatesmid 6,000
Knights, the latter belonging strictlv to tho
East. Blostof the men are stove, bicycle
and railway car workers. The election of
officers will occur to-morrow.
WINDING UP A FINANCIAL CONCEEH.
Tho American Building and Loan Asso
ciation to Be Closed.
St. Paul, Jan. 26. State Bank Examiner
Kenyon has lecommeuded that the affairs
of the American Building and Loan Asso
ciation, of Minneapolis, be wound up. The
American is sne of the largest building as
sociations on the country, having assets al
leged to reach $11,000,000. Its patrons are
located in every State of the Union.
The Bank Examiner's report is to the
effect that the teal estate of the association
is held at fictitious value. The report also
says that extensive loans have been made
on Washington State realty, which loans are,
with tho accumulated interest, in exoess of
the assessed valuation of the property.
DEATHS HERE AND ELSKWIJEEE.
Baron Chzel, Hero of Bcjgium.
Baron Peter Emanuel Felix Chnzel, the
hero of Belgian Independence. Is dead at the age of
SI. Ills wife also died about the sinin time, aged
82. Bron Chanel was born In the Pyrenees, or
French parentage. Wulle he was a child his father
was exiled irom Franch for political reasons and
settled In Brussels where the Baron was brought
lip. ue iook pari, jn io.;u, in me war against liol
land, and by his bravery and abilitv rapidly rose
In military rank, becoming a General of the liber
ating army. After the acknowledgment or Belrlan
Indep-n ence he was Minister pf War. and held
other important Mtlces. The death of h Is son. who
-nas killed In Mexico on the side or Maximilian.,
was a great blow to him, ana caused his retirement
from public affairs.
Major Shadrach Foley.
Major Shadrach Foley died at his late
residence. No. 1513 Sarah street, on Monday after
noon, after a brief Illness from pneumonia. Major
Folevatthe breaking out of the late unnleasant
nessenllsted Jn Company G. Fonrtcmth Cavalrr.
Pennsylvania Volunlesrs, serving throughout the
entire war. eventuallv becoming Major of his reel
ment. He was an active member 61 the G. A. K.,
Ana a meuiuvr ui o . ,, . , auerauu iruib 101. lie
icaves a widow and four children.
Miss Annlo TTetson.
Miss Annie Watson, an estimable young
ladr of large acquaintance in county ah I city, died
01 Monday evening at the residence of her lather,
John Watson. In Coraopolis. Miss Wa'son was a
member of the choir of the Preebj tcrla a Church or
Coraopolis.
Obituary Notes.
Father Schyjjse, a well-known German mis
sionary, isdeadatButblmbl. Eas. Africa.
James B. Small, postmaster of Yprk, died Mon
day of a complication of diseases. In bis 51st year.
KEV. Bkewin Grant, a noted oppj'ient on the
platform or the atheistic and other theories ad
vanced by the late Charles Bradlaugh, died Mon
day ill England.
DowAOKa Duciuss Louisa, widow of Dnke
Maxlmllllan and mother of Duke Claries Theo
dore, head of the ducal hoose of Wittelubacb, died
) issenlay In Munich from influenza.
BEV. ROWLAND B. Howard, of Boston. Secre
tary of the American Peace Association, who was
a delegate to the International peace Congress re
cently bitting tn Komcdied In that city on Monday.
STErnr.x A. Fobiiesteu died at Ms resldenco
near MeVllle last night. Mr. Forrester was of
Scotch dpscent, and Was well and favorably known
In Pittsburg, beluga brother of the Uio Hugh For
rester, the well-known contractor. He was nearly
four score years of age. active and energetic,
"AUNT" Clara VooRnEES died Sunday in
Princeton in her 87th vear. bhe was known to
evcrv graduate of Princeton College for the najt M
vcare. Hero she had lived all her life, and trom.
ihe time of President Carnahai) she used toAoofc
the dinners on all the big days of the college. w
Archibald lutdsax, an actor of old men parts,
dlca at his home In New York, early Monday moru
ing. He was about CO years of as?, aid was a
native of Scotland. He had been a member of
George 8. Knight's company up to tie time of the
German comedian's illness, and last year was a
member of Itobcrt B. M&ntcjl's company.
Last evening Peter ICcedham, of West Carson
street, received a telegram from LouNllle notify
ing him that his son, William Ncedham, 3 years
old, had been killed an a railroad In thit city. The
deceased left thla city about four weska ao on tha
steamboat James B. wtUlains ror Louisville. Tha
remains will be brought to UUx city for Interment.
51-3
27, 1892."
KISSES FOR QUARTERS.
Pretty Girls Osculate for Colo, YTlilch AH
Goes to the Coffers of tho Church
Music in Dllworth Ball by Pennsylvania
College Girls Chat,
At a recent fair, for the benefit of a
church sttuatrd, it is said, somewhere in
suburban Pittsburg, five of the piettiest
girls of the congregation were selected to
stand at a point of vantage for sight
seers, wearing a breastplate pf card
board on which was printed "You may
kiss me for 23 cents." Though the caudy
stand and the fancy and flower booth con
tained all that ever appealed to the appetite
or taste of the average young man. When he
is with his best girl, they were forced to
shut early, as the newer attraction had en
ticed all custom from them.
There was a Jam around the girls all even
ing, and a brisk trade was the result a
stream of people, the kind that doesn't wear
bats during service, beginning with
the old member, who had taken up
the collection, from tho time when many o:
the present middle-aged recollections
were very young, indeed, to the youth deep
in the mysteries or Effectual Calling and his
first kiss. The kisses were all genuine
sugar, without paper or poetry: thev had
to be consumed in tho presence of all ob
servers, and there was no reduction in prico
when bought by the dozen or even in larger
Jiuantitles. A sort of social earthquake has
oil owed.
The live young' ladies are ostracised by
their fair friends, who, it is said, are jealous
of their success in business. Half a dozen
engagements have been broken, because half
ft dozen engaged voane men showed
K desire to buy and in fact
did buy a Ptock of the toothsome,
low-priced article. Moreover ten pretty,
though labor-hardened, 11ns, are being well
soaked in vaseline, and, finally, while the
church managers are listening with a broad
smile to the chink or the quarters, there is
talk of another fair.
At a dinner which Mrs. "Wanamaker gave
for the President and Mrs. Harrison on
Monday night, the table in the famous Wan
amaker picture gallery was laid in silver
and white. A silver bordered mirror occu
pied Its center and on it was placed an
oblong repoussi silver flower "piece filled
with white lilac sprays and orchids. Tall,
heavy vases, holding green and blanched
ferns, and smaller mirrors, heartshaped,
bordered with white orchids, occupied the
sides and ends of the tables. , The little
mirrors held shallow silver bo wis of lilacs
and orchids and the fine white cloth was
sprayed with ferns of a new species.
A decoration' nearer home that was
equally pretty was that at Mrs. V. T. Wat
son's luncheon last week. Mr. Dell selected
the very choicest of delicately rink
orchids, and almost matched them with
satin ribbon, and for the menues, which
were also favors, and to tie to the orchid
bunches laid on each plate. Everyone who
was fortnnateenough tobe asked has spoken
enthusiastically ever since on the artistic
nature of Mrs. Watson's decoration.
The Pennsylvania College for Women will
present the following programme at Dll
worth Hall, on Friday evening, the pupils
with Mr. Gittings, the college muslcmaster,
alone taking part.
Wagner..Bonawitz..Lohengrin..Duo Two Pianos
Mies Nellie G. Klsherand Mr. Gittings.
De Koven.B.."Oh.J,romise Me".. ..Vocal Solo
Miss Elizabeth Waters.
Rabinsteia....Kamennot-Ostrowl Op. 10, Ko. 23
.. Piano Solo
Miss Mary Louise O'Nell.
Bode.. Andante with variations, Op.10.. Violin Solo
Mr. Valdemar Papenbrook.
Mendelssohn Hondo Caprlccloso, Od. 23
Piano Solo
Miss Mary B. Irwin.
Hunt The Fairies Vocal Chorus
Choral Class.
Chamlnade Air de Ballet Piano Solo
Miss Anna P. Blsber.
Intermission of Five Minutes.
Moscheles, I. Hommage a Handel
Duo, two pianos
Miss Clara B. Dunn and Mr. Gittings.
Helmund Meyer, E. "Happiest Days."
.....Vocal solo
3Iis Elizabeth Waters.
Wagner-LIszt-Spinnerlled "Flying Dutchman
Piano solo
Miss Annie Edebum.
Greig...Sonate. Op. 8. F Major-Violin and Piano
Mr. Papenbrook ana Mr. Gittings.
Mason "Silver Sprlng".....i..llano Solo
Miss JJeMe 6. Blsher.
College Songs 'The Owl and the Pussv
Cat" Vocal Chorus
Choral Class.
Liszt Banaodle No. 6 PlaqoSolo
Miss Clara B. Dunn.
The Columbus Club will commemorate
the Columbus quadri-centennial by a recep
tion and dinner at the Monongahela House
on next Wednesday evening, and have is
sued pie ttv souvenirs, formally intimating
the fact. The Columbus Club is one of the
most successful organization solely for so
cial purposes in the city and, as its name in
dicate, takes a more than usual interest
in tho doughty Italian who discovered
America and a met odof handling a queen
at nearly the same time. It has been in ex
istence abovo 15 years, being incorporated In
Watterson, President: Mr. John Farrell.v
First vice President: Mr. L- vllsack, second
Vice President; Mr. M. L. McSweeney, Third
Vice President; Mr. W. H. Griffin, Recording
Secretary; Mr. John O'Brien, Corresponding
Secretary: Mr. T. J. FItz Patrick. Treasurer.
Board of JIanagers: Jeremiah Dunlevy, Jr.,
Hov. M. M. Slieedy. John B. McCabe, P. J.
Loughnev, Frank A. Hopper, F. A. Pollock
and J. A.'McCormick. This cannot fall to
be an interesting event, and at the fame
time an enjoyable one, which will repay any
one manytold who attends.
Me. George Kennax, the distinguished
lecturer, kept nn engagement last night for
dinner with Miss Mary Semple, which he
had made over a year ago, upon the occasion
of a former contemplated visit, afterward
broken up. Miss Semple invited a tqw very
near friends to make a little dinner party in
bonor"of tho brilliant man temporarily un
der her roof. The comminuting of
her gracious hospitality, with the
urbanity of Mr. Kennan and the
attentive agreeability of those invited to
meet him, made an evening of pleasure, a
memory of which all who thus spent it, must
wish to retain forover. Mr. Kennan in the
evening lectured in the Sewickloy Presby
terian Church to the usually largo fashiona
ble audience which has patronized these
lectures since their beginning this winter.
Social Chatter.
In a forthcoming Bale and supper to be
given by Calvary Church, what its fair
parisboners call a pitcher table is tn be a
novel addenda to the other well established
and old attractions. It Is a counterpart
of a famous pitcher, a relation in delf,
In fact, of that carried by Miss Katie of Cole-raine-
when she made the memorable
stumble that resulted in a flow of buttermilk
Hi st and af tern ard in a flow of song.
To show their love and esteem the mem
bers of St. James K. C. and also the school
children and choir are preparing an inter
esting entertainment in honor of their pas
tor, the Rev. A. A. Lambing, the 50th anni
versary of whose birth falls on next Tues
day. The parishioners will celebrate the
event by a concert and some fine tableaux.
The Rev. G. W. Brown, of the Fulton
8treet Evangelical Church, and Mrs. Brown
celebrated tnetr surer weciaing last night.
Manv of tho concrrecation took the onnor-
tunity to present their heartfelt congratula
tions to the reverend gentleman and his
esteemed helpmate.
The pupils of the Western Pennsylvania
Institute for the Deaf and Dumb at Edge
woodvilleare piepannga farce pantomime
that is said to be novel, uud which will be
given ill the Wllkinsburg Opera House
within a fortnight.
The Alleohent Cotillon gave a dance at
the Monongabela House last nisrht. The
Managing Committee was. Mr. Frank E.
Stewart, Mr. J. G. Ihmscn, Mr. Callery and
Mr. Itted.
Hon. Georoe Wenklixq will lecture in the
Wilkinsburg Opera House, at Wiiklnsburg,
next Monuay evening for the benefit of the
school llbiary.
The first day of the entertainment for the,
benefit of tho Allegheny Day Nursery
opened auspiciously in Old City Hall yestei
day. A dance was given in Sewickloy last.
Crashing a New Labor Union.
St. Louis, Jan. 26. The express companies
have combined to ciush tile new Express
Messengers' Brotherhood. Ejlnce tho strike
of the Southern express mcssengeis, the
fact has been developed that the organiza
tion is not a local one, but is national and
seoiet. It originated in the East and worked
West. According to a member, three-fourths
Of the messengers east of tne Mississippi
are members, out the; West has not been
lully canvassed as yet. Superintendent
Jonn E. Gains, of thq Southern Express
Company, Messis. R. A. Wells ami Horace
Rood, ot the American and WellFargo and
Superintendent Adams, of the Adams,
say the companies are endeavoring
to find out how many of their men be
long to the Brotherhood, with a view of
lorcing their withdrawal.
vTook Advantage of Leap Tear.
Washington Post.;
It seems that Miss Democracy took advan
tage of leap year and proposed to Chicago.
IMPOEXAHIJABI?? MOVE.1
One TVay of Squeezing In a Bill to Annul
the SIcElnley Act.
Wasbisotos, D. C, Jan. IK The flood of
Chilean news yesterday caused to be over
looked a very significant amendment to the
new code of House rules, offered by Mr.
Breckinridge, of Kentucky. It appears in
to-day's Record, and reads as follows: '-Pro-riaed
further, that whenever any general
appropriation bill is under-considcration it
shall be in order to move as an amendment
any amendment reducing taxation or pro
viding outof what fund or tax such fund
shall be paid." This proviso Mr. Breckin
ridge proposed to add to the Holman rule,
whose adoption was recommended by the
Roles Committee, permitting riders or legis
lation on appropriation bills when in the in
terest of retrenchment. If enacted, it
would enaDle a complete tariff bill to be
appended to any appropriation bill under
consideration In the House. The signifi
cance of it is readily seen. Jlembers of the
Ways and Means Committee who are in
favor of attacking the McKlnley tariff act
by separate bills were afraid that it indi
cated a purpose to take the revision of the
tariff out of their hands and propose a gen
eral tariff bill, like the Mills bill of the Fif
tieth Congress. The Democratic members
of the committee are at present divided on
the subject of the best method of attacking
the tariff, and the new and the old members
of the committee have not yet been able to
get together on the question, Mr. Springer
and his triends favoring separate bills, and
the members of the committee when Mr.
Mills was Chairman, namely Messrs. McMil
lln, Wilson and Turner, favoring a general
revision in one comprehensive measure.
Mr. Breckinridge, of Kentucky, when seen
this afternoon, said his resolution did not
contemplate an v move surainst the Chair
man of the Ways and Means Committee. He
said he did not believe In legislation on ap
priatlon bills, but was in favor of keeping
appropriation bills confined to Government
expenditures strictly. At the same time, if
there was going to be any sueh rule adopted
as the old Holman rider of the Forty-eighth
Congress, he wanted to add to It a rule rela
tive to taxation. He said be wanted to keep
any single tariff bill or any general tariff bill
from being pocketed in the Senate.and if the
House sent the Senate a lot of single shots at
tho tariff law (which he personally did not
favor, being himself a believer in keeping
faith by a general revision), he wanted to
put the rules in such a shape that the Senate
could be compelled to act upon them, and
not be permitted to pocket them in com
mittee. THE VATICAN AND THE QUIBINAL.
Austria Proposes a Basis for a Better Un
derstanding at Borne.
Rome, Jan. 26. It Is learned from Vatican
sources that a few days ago Cardinal Sera
flni Vanpntelli had a long and grave inter
view with the Pope on the subject of a re
conciliation between the Holy See and Italy.
The interview was prompted by the Em
peror of Austria, who is personally inter
ested in the matter. The recent speech of
Count Kalnoky was the starting point of
diplomatic action to secure this reconcilia
tion. Austria, it is understood, asks of the Pope
the participation of Catholics in the Italian
Parliamentary elections, and a modification
of the present favorable attitude of tho
Holy See toward France. In return for ttrls
Austria wants Italy to change her inimical
attitude toward the "Vatican to one of moro
friendly character, and put an end to the
religious persecution of the Catholics. Aus
tria has a triple end in view: To save the
Triple Alliance from discredit In the Catho
lic world; to prevent the Vatican going over
to the side or France, and to arrest the radi
cal movement in Italy, which might In time
threaten the position of the monarchy.
The Italian court and Government bare
signified their approval of the approach
ment on the lines laid down. King Hum
bert and the Italian Ministers, however. In
sist that the Catholics shall first open the
way to a satisfactory arrangement by par
ticipation at the polls.
The interview with the Pope lasted an
hour and a half. The Pope promised to con
sider the proposed arrangement. Doubtless
he will wait with a view to discovering the
reason of these overtures. It is already
known that Austria, supported by Germany,
will endeavor to bring about the election of
Cardinal Sernfini Vannutelli as successor
to the pontifical throne, while M. Galam
bertl would be his Secretary of State. It is
believed in Vatican circles that the Tope,
while accepting all promises and conces
sions, will not yield to the demands of Aus
tria and Italy but will continue to maintain
his attitude of reserve, awaiting more favor
able times.
TEN YEAES A EI3H0P.
Bev. Courtlandt W hitehead Celebrates the
Tenth Anniversary of His Work.
The tenth anniversary of Bishop White
head as Bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburg
was celebrated in Trinity Church yesterday
morning. Services' were conducted by Rev.
Mr. Arundel, rector of the church. Many
ministers were present from all parts of the
diocese, including Bishop Whittaker, of
Philadelphia, whp was present at the conse
cration. Bishop Whitehead made tho fol
lowing address: I take comrortin the con
sciousness of ties of love and friendship ever
growing stronger, knitting our hearts more
nnd more to each other and to God.
I would not forget ere we pass on to other
matters, the names and faces of many tak
ing part In that service, especially the hon
ored Bishop of Pennsvlvania (Stevens), who
presided on that occasion. Of tho clergy
some have passed awAy, and very many be
longing to the diocese have removed to
other fields of work, one of them, as we are
prondtosay.tobea BishOD himself. lean
not tail to make cordial recognition of in
numerable kindnesses from clergy and
laity, and of a hospitality which enables me
to count my homes by hundreds in every
quarter of the diocese.
In all this we unite to-day to bear witnees
before the world to that which our American
name proclaims, viz., that the diocese is the
unit, and the Bishop the expression and cen
ter of unity, and that we value the Episco
pate not because of the individual occupant
of the office itseir.
After the services tho clergy present ad
journed to the Seventh Avenue Hotel where
a sumptuous repast awaited them. Kev.Mr.
Grange acted as toast-master nnd speeches
were made by Bishop Whittaker. Rev. Mr.
Arundel, Kev. Dr. Pardon, of Tltusville;
Rev. R. S. Smith, of Uniontown; Rev. R. J.
Coster, of Grace Church; Rev. Mr. Israel, of
Mp&rlville? Rev. Mr. Bmrrdcm .anil Rnv. .1.
Crocker White, of this city; Bev. Mr.Herrou,
oi xc.w uasiie, ana i.ev. George Hodges.
HBS. BEECHEB'3 W0SB IMPEACHED.
Members of Her Husband's Old Flock Deny
Several Magazine Assertions.
Indianapolis, Jan. 26. In a recent maga
zine article Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher re
calls some experiences which she and her
husband had in Indianapolis in' the forties,
when the latter was pastor of the Second
Presbyterian Church. These reminiscences
are declared to be erroneous by many mem
bers of the present congregation, some of
whom were members of Mr. Beecher's con
gregation. Mrs. Beecher said her husband
received but $600 a year salary, $100 of which
was reserved to7 pay for their home. The
fact is that Mr. Beecher received $1,000 a.
tar, $200 of which was reserved to pay for
two homes which be bought.
Mrs. Beecher also aid Mr. Beecher was as
sured the city was healthy, but that it was
not. The trustees assert that their prede
cessors could not have received such im
pressions without falsehood. These facts
were communicated to Mrs. Beecher and she
was earnestly requested to make a public
correction. Not only has the latter been un
answered, hut in a subsequent article she
reiterated tho statements.
TBOM 8IAGE TO PULPIT.
George Hanlon Leaves the Spectacular Easi
ness for a Graver" Calling.
St. Louis, Jan. 23. George Hanlon, of the
Hanlon Brothers, who have been prominent
as producers of spectacular pantomime, has
deserted the theatrical profession for the
pulpit.
William Hanlon, now here In charge of
"Superba," has Just received a letter from
his brother George.saying he has determined
to devote the remaining years of hU life and
hl means to religious work. The retirement
will not affect the Hanlons' business.
Twelve JVagonlosds or Wed'IIng Gift
New York, Jan. 26. Special Dr. Joseph
M. Carroll and his uride, the daughter of
Hugh MoLaugblin, tho big politician of
Brooklyn, have returned rrora their weddtrtg
trip and gone to housekeeping in the fine
house in Washington Park which was pre
sented to tho bride by her father. Twelve
bitf vans were required to transfer the wed
ding gltts to thn house, and their total value,
it U said, would not fall short of 1200,010.
curious condensations::?
Birthdays were kept even as far tack
as the time of Pharaoh. , j
Diamonds are found at a depth pf 150
feet In Brazil and Siberia.
The" Mosquito Indians of Central Amer
ica inter their dead beneath the floors of
their huts. "
Four pounds of gold have been collected
from the soot in the chimney of. the Royal
Mint in Berlin.
It is expected that emerald will ha
found in Australia that are as fine as those
produced in any other country.
The first matches were pieces of wood
about six inches long tipped with tulph jr.
They caught fire easily Irom a piece offllnt.
It has been said that a lightly laden
camel will take with the same foot S3
strides a minute, each being about seven
feet.
Strong City. Kan., has 1,000 inhabitants
and the only lawyer among them has so lit
tle to da that he must also teach school to
make a living.
An experienced dealer in watches says
he has known many men who have tried to
wind their watches every morning instead, ,
of at night, but he has never known one. to
sueieed. ' v
Some flowers, fortunately few in num
ber, have a livid red color, resembling that "
of dead meat, by which (aud by their un
pleasant odor), they attract the attention ,
of flesh flies.
Most people have no doubt heard of the
precious jewel which the toad carries In hist
brain box, and so-called toad stones, which
were in reality the teeth of fossil fish, were)
formerly worn in finger rings as a protection
against poisons.
Legendary history says that Koah took
the true and original "Philosopher's Stone"
with him in the ark. and that he "hanged it
up in the center of the great boat that all of
the living creatures gathered therein might
be lighted by its presence."
The Kentish plover, like the stone enr-
lew or thickknee, is being rapidly extermin
ated in the county from which It derives its
name bv collectors and so-called "natural
ists." wno, with walking stick guns, in and
out of season, destroy all they can approach.
The curator of the Colombo Museum,
has discovered that carbolized oil is one of
the most perfect preservatives of the colors
offish and other animal specimens. Tho
most delicate frogs, snakes and geckoes re
tain their evanescent tints when kept in it
, There are two remarkable species of
crabs on the Pacific Coast, more plentiful
there than any other kinds, which are called
respectively the yellow and purple "shore
crabs." Their bodies are nearly square and
their claws very large for the size of the
animals.
Housewives of Xew England hara
growing abundantly on the seaside rock3 in "
their neighborhoods little living bottles of
Indelible ink, not to be excelled in beauty or
durability by any manufactured product,
since neither acid noralcohol will affect this
Juice of the whelk.
It is not generally known that tha
reigning houses of Europe, with few excep
tions, are descended from two sisters, tha
one being the mother of almost all of tha
Catholic princes and princesses, and tha
other of the majority of those of the evan
gelical confession.
The use of j'ewel points as cutters has
been increased by the invention of eloctrical
appliances. Tnefino lines 200 to an inch
on thecyllnders of the phonograph and tho
graphophone are cut by steel points, but it -nas
been ascertained that grit in the par
affine injures the points and causes ragged
lines.
Harritbnrg, Conn., has a grove of trees
from which musical sounds come during s
wind. In September, during what is known
as the equinoctial storm, thi3 strange grova
is heard. Then, above the howling of tha
wind, the roar rises and tails like the mdan
ing of 10,000 leviathans in the agonies of
death.
In Belgium the rural folk maintain
that leap year is not only unpropitious for
all farming operations, but that throughout
the year the young of the domestic animals
will not thrive as at other times. A similar
fatality, they argue, extends to every kind
of grass and plant, which becomes stunted or
is blighted beiore attaining its normal size.
If the shell of the purpura IapiUus'b'a -broken
there is seen on the back of thpamV, -mat,
just under -the skin, a slender whitish" '
vein, which contains a yellow liquor- When
this liquor is applied to linen with a small
brash and exposed to the sun it becomes
successively green, blue and purple, and
finally settles into a brilliant unchangeable
condition.
JTo horned tortoise now exists, tut a
f cssil specimen as found awhile ago on
Lord Howe's island, in the Southern Pacific,
which had four horns on its crest and re
sembled a cross between anornedtoadanda
snapping turtle. Doubtless yon have oiten ,
heard oi human beings with horns. Such ap
pendages in their case are abnormal devel
opments oi oone.
For days previous to the earthquakfrla .
tho Riviera, the horses there showed every
symptom of abject fear, which continued
without any change of character till the fury
of the convulsion broke forth. But not till
a few seconds beiore the earth began to
quake did human beiugs hear any sounds,
while it is extremely probable tue horses
heard the subterranean noises for two or
three days previously.
Many curious similarities are found be
tween the burial customs of ancient Euro
peans and those of American Indians. The
latter frequently placed food with the corpse
aud money in its mouth, just like the ancient
Romans, who thus supplied a coin to pay
Charon's fare for wafting the departed soul
over the Infernal river, furnishing also a
cake composed of flour and honey where
with to appease the fury of Cerberus at tha
gate of hades.
Important discoveries of prehistoric re
mains have been made near Brnnn, the cap
ital of 3Ioravia, which are liable to attract
the attention of paleontologists all over tha
gloDe. As a canal was being dug i skulls
were brought to light of dolicbocephalous
(long-heided) character, andof an exceed
ingly low stage of development. The same
place contained bones and teeth of mam
moth rhinoceroses and reindeer. Close to
the skulls lay more than SCO fossil snails,
several calcinous stones with boles in tha
middle, a rude figure cut out of a mammoth's
tooth with a hole running tlirocgh the mid
dle". This discovery is tne first ot the kind
in Austrta, and it is important as showing
that there were human beings in the mam
moth period.
LIGHT LITTL15 LAUGHS.
Seeker Yon have been farming many
years lu this section and know the peculiarities of
the soil pretcy well: what do you consider the hard
est thing to raise on your farm?
Meeker The money to run It Boston Courier.
She made a lovely little quilt,
A trifle for the fair. .
. Bur hen her husband saw the bill
Ue climbed the golden stair.
Cloak Rniew.
"How do you know the ice is thick enough
to skate on?" asxed his father.
Because nooodv lias tumbled in forafreeiV"
replied Tummr. Harptr'g Sotmi People.
Secretary of the Navy I shall go over to
New York In the morning.
Assistant On one of tbe naval vessels?
Secretary of the Xavy Did yon ever hear of
doctor taking Ills own medicine? Jvdse.
"How's Chili, spelled?" asked Smith, "Isee
That some pedantic people try
To male It C-h-1-l-e
And others C-h-1-l-L"
Then answered Jones with twinkling eyes,
"I am not certain, bat I guess
irCbill don't apologize. ,
'Twill bo U-l-n-n-l-s.'V-j-em yii press.
Smith "What is all this fuss? "What have
the board of Health found In the Croton wateii
anvhow?
June A nice fat Job for some Tammany ln
pectors. I guess! Puck.
"What do yon know about American '
Institutions.' anyway?"
American, institutions?" retorted the Anarch-
1st orator, I'm one of 'em! Iadianazolis Jour-
ual.
Most soulfully she gazed around
While, ycarnful gloom her mind enfolded,
And wondered though she made no sound.
llovf wtli that back hairpin was holding.
icm Xbrk JJeraU.
Mrs. Bfllns Don't yoa think this over--, ,
coat Is a little too new to give away. John?
Mr: BiUna It's the agent of the Prompt Amcllor-i
atlon and Relief Society that's at the door, isn't 11?
Yes."
Then let the coat go. It win bo old iaonga,
when K gstj to tbe fellow that ntedj it." CAtaijo
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