. ' J? ,'-JZ &. ' r i T SPECIAL TO LET LISTS' Are printed to-day iu THE IIS PATCH. II yon are going to mot e yon should read them carefully. They wiU guide home-hunters. "?' ;'--' -- y ' ' r- " ARE YOU GOING TO MOVE? . ar- Then read the Special Advertise men ts in THE DISPATCH To Iet Column to-day. They arc most satisfactory. p ; 7i" FORTY-SIXTH TEAR. THE HEtVERS FULL OF SIGNS Which No Less an Au- 3 thoritvThan Prof. Tot- ten Says Predict THE SECOND ADVENT. Jupiter and Venus in Conjunction on " the' Eve of the Expected RETURN OF BETHLEHEM'S STAR. Other Peculiar Conditions of the Planets at the Present C"ime. The Tear 1892 Peculiarly One of liars Years of the MostKemnrkable Con junctions Astrological Events That Have Always Synchronized With Terrestrial Affairs Epochs Formed "by the Chinese Celestial Sights Now adays That Haven't Been Visible for Centuries The Last Appearance of tho Star of Bethlehem in 1572 So Sudden as to Astonish the Best Astronomer of the Day Scientists Deeply Interestei in the Coming Spectacle One Church Preparing for the Second Coming:. SPECIAI. TELEGRAM TO TOE DISPATCH. "lw Yor.K. Jan. 31. Lieutenant C A. I. Totten, U. S. A. who is detailed as Jrofessor of Military Science at Yale Uni ersity) has just completed his course of instruction at that institution, and is now engaged in delivering a special series of lectures to the students in civil engineer ing. In an article recently published in a New York periodical, Prof. Totten made several startling assertions which seemed to indicate his belief in astrological indica tion, and in reference to the subject a Dis patch leporfer called on the Professor to day and obtained the following interview: "Professor, your last ct of articles seems to have rather an astrological leaning. Do jou believe in astrology'.'"' "In a proper sense, yes; ior else I would have to reject the storv of the Magi, and much else in the Bibli. Daniel, ior in stance; was a finished astrologist; so was Joseph." The Heaven Fall of Sign. "If such is the case, you certainly onght 1" jeemotthins imnortsnt in.thexonfigur ationslof the heavens this year, whrcfi'j'oTi make to be such an important one?" "Anil I do: the heavens are full of 'iirn'-, and they will succeed each other to the very end of the century. You can see a beautiful and most significant sign, any night, by looking in the west an hour after sundown the present conjunction of Jupiter and Venus. I believe it is one of the signs of the approaching advent." "Hut, Professor, haven't similar con junctions often occurred before?" "Yes, and no: as a phenomenon such a close conjunction is certainly a rarity. Tnose of Jupiter and Venus, however, have been more frequent than any others. Since the days of Luther somc.21 such planetary groupings, within a very limited area of the heavens, have occurred. The most remark able of all were in Luther's own lifetime (1007, 1324 and 1544 A. D.), when Mars and Saturn, and once Mercury, were also within noticeable proximity. fc-vents Ever True to Their Mission. "There is no exception to the fact that these events have always synchronized with terrestrial matters of historical importance, and I believe they always will. They were originally set in the sky for signs and for Maon, and have been true to their mis sion ever since tfie days of Adam. But un derstand me here, while we cannot predict in advance what thev signify, we can most always look back and point out what they rnchroni7ed with. For instance, the ear nest record we possess of an occurrence of this kind is of Chinese origin. "It is related that a conjunction of Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Mercury in the con stellation of Chi was assumed as an epoch by tne Emperor Chuenhio. and it has been found by MM. Desvignoles and Kirch that such a conjunction actually did take plaee on February 28, 2446 B. G. between iu ana it, tiegrces ot Pisces, ihis year, upon the true chronology, was 1555 A M., or the year in nhic.Ii Shem was born. The moon aUo came into the group, and all of its elements were within an arc of 12 de grees. Ibelieie that the Chinese era dates from Shem, who was the son of Fohi, or their Noah. Beginning ot" the Reformation. "Take smother instance: At the autumnal quinox of llbG A D., Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn were in conjunc tion between the vheatear of Virgo and Libra. The Waldcnsian persecution was then just at its height. This was the real beginning of the Reformation. Their per secution began m 1179 A. D. Thence a lunar 'year of ears' forward (354 years) brings us to 1530, and finds Luther with the 'little book" unsealed. His Bible translated, was published the next year (1j A. D.), and thenceforward a olar 'year of years' (3C5 years) brings us to 1890 A D. The important thing in all of these conjunctions is the place i. e., the celestial locality where they occur. These were anciently called the houses, but are now the Signs of the Zodiac. For instance a conjunction in the constellation of Pisces is a forerunner of spring, and has alvavs lx en looked upon as a premonition rather than a harbinger of events to follow. Misunderstanding as to Astrology. "The disrepute of astrology has arisen oat of a misunderstanding. The .school pre sided over by Daniel never pretended to tell fortunes or to cast horoscopes, but I am satisfied that it could read tendencies as readily as phrenologists orgraphologists do. "The present conjunction of Venus and Jupiter takes place in right ascension 23 hours, 27 minutes, or nearly at thtusqui noiial point; it occurs in the constellation 1-, .. .... .... ...,, X...U v vu jrisccs, in laci, peculiarly iu uutu, ut this overlap. It will be on a meridian passing through the constellations of Cas siope, Andromeda, Cepheus and Pegasns in the north, and Phcenix in the south, all of them significant in fable and of deep Bibli cal import in such an astrological sense as Daniel and Joseph understood, but which is now practically a lost science. Appearance or the Star of Be tlilehem. "Take, for instance, Cassiope. Many of us are expecting the reappearance of the so- called Star of Bethlehem in this constella tion, or on its Colure. It is the most splen did celestial body ever recorded, and may now shine forth at anv moment. It was seen by Leviticus in 943 A D., again by Jean in 1204 A D., and finally by Tycho Brahe in 1572 A. I). It is believed to reap pear in alternate periods of about 303 and 319 vears, and consequently may be looked for from now on. When it begins to shine it will become brighter than Jupiter in the course of a few weeks. ' "Tycho Brah'e was one of the most emi nent astrologers of his day, and describes the last appearance of this star as very sud den. He says that on returning .home on the evening-'af November 11, 1572, he was surprised to nnd a group of country people gazing at a star which he was sure did not exist half an hour previously. It was then as bright as Sirius, which is the largest star in the heavens, and could be seen during the day. Brighter Than the Planet Jupiter. "It continued to increase in brightness until it surpassed the planet Jupiter. Its brilliancy did not diminish until Decem ber, and so eontinued until March, 1574, when it whollv disappeared. As it had no sensible parallax, it must have been far more distant thau Neptune. Its light was at first white, decreased to yellow, became ruddy, and finally a livid white. "Its reappearance may be looked for on the meridian belt marked by the present conjunction ot Jupiter and Venus, and it is this in particular that makes the whole mat ter significant in fact, it is a real 'sicn in the heavens' to such as can accept it, "because it occurs in the last hour angle into which astronomers have divided the heavens from time immemorial. Mercury, significant of 'change,' comes appropriately to the same color about a month later, and who shall predict what spring will witness?" ''But do you believe, Protesor, that this is the original Star of Bethlehem, i. e., the variable star in Cassiope ?" The Ileal Star a Phenomenon. "No. This star received its name in modern times, and its periods do not war rant that belief They reverse, how ever, so as to mark the year in which Omar cap tured Jerusalem, C37 A D. My own belief as to the real Star of Bethlehem is that it was an extraordinary and phenomenal bodv, a light that moved and went before tne Magi. But these wise men were forewarned to look for it by other astrologized facts which preceded its appearance." "In what way?" "Well, it is somewhat of a story. Briefly, the e ent that first placed them on their watch was a conjunction of the planets Jupiter and Saturn. Kepler believed that this conjunction itself similar to the one now drawing to a focus was the star itselC He calculated that Jupiter and Saturn came into conjunction three times in the j ear 747 A U. C, and that in the last half of the same constellation, Pisces. He ac cordingly placed the birth of the Savior in 748 A U. C Tdeler, pursuing Kepler's calculations, verified them, and later Kncke furnished us with the following data to de termine these three remarkable conjunc tions: A Trio of Remarkable Conjunctions. "The first took plaee on the 29th of May, in 31 degrees Pisces, when the planets were visible iuHhe-East before sunrise, and .Timi. J lex -ana caturn Trere 'only a ciegret- apart; ,. . - - - t -t. v i me second on cjciouer l, in 18 degrees ot Pisces. Ideler, therefore, placed the birth of the Kedeemer.in 747, A U. C "You see, then," said the professor, "that we have the ablest astronomers involved in legitimate speculations concerning just such a conjunction as is now about to recur in plain sight, and in the same sign and constellation (by overlap), so the sneer of ridicule that ignorance always launches at anything serious is disarmed beforehand. "However, that is neither here nor there; the present conjunction of Jupiter and Venus is as far more significant than that of Jupiter and Saturn at the Nativity as the second advent will be more momen tous than the first As I read the matter astrologically, the present conjunction is the sign of marriage the planets may stand for Christ and his bride: the Kjc or mar riage appropriately occurs in the old con stellation of spring and all adventists be lieve that the signs of spring are patent all about us. Plenty of Sign of the Times. "You newspaper people call them the signs ot the times, and find plenty to keep your columns newly loaded everv day. They are all predicted in the Bible: vou can find your very display lines there, if you look sharp. "But to return to the conjunction of Jupiter and Venus. On the Gth of February, at about 10 p. M., these planets will come to within less than a degree of each other, almost touching. The astronomers of Australia will obtain a magnificent view of this spectacle. Venns will be just above Jupiter, with a small strip of heaven be tween them. And now let me point out a very startling coincidence for so I pre sume you will call it. You probably re member that last spring I called attention to the fact that the Hebrew year, then be ginning and now ending," is the five thousand sit hundred and fifty-first on their calendar, 'and is represented by the Hebrew letters H V H J, which I pointed out suggested HVHJ (A being 1 and J being 10). Now, these letters read backward, as the He brews do, spell out tliet word 'Jehovah.' So also does this Kjn write this verv name upon the vault of heaven, for reading the acrostic of the 'sign' upward, we "have Jupiter, heaven, Venus, heaven, or J. H. V. H.; and reading it downward, by its Hebrew numerical suggestion, we have 5,(351, the number of the very year now dying." All Things Portending Change. "But you do not attach any significance to this, do you?" "Of course, I da Everything is signifi cant to the watchers. I have a friend who reads, and reads accurately, a correspond ence to the current spirit of tbe times in the wings of a butterfly or of a blade of grass. All things now portend 'change.' Do vou suppose that the inactivity of nature is not reflected throngh her own realm, or that mind fails to mold everything in its own sphere? You may rest assured that those skilled in the art of reading between the lines of everything find harmony where some of us least expect it. "Professor, do you think that the great conflict among the nations will break out this year?" "That is hard to say with any authority. I think that it must come soon. Moreover.the year 1892 has been the year looked forward to by most European nations as the one by which their reorganizations and arma ments must be completed. The year is here, and Russia, the great disturber ot the nations, is already an nounced as prepared. I think that 1892 is to be a very critical year, and that Mars, in whose month (Janus) we are now talking, will have much to record. At far as my best judgment "goes, I think this year will mark the beginning of the end, no matter how prolonged." Tlie Stars Fall of Suggestions. "Do you read this also in therstars?" "I read nothing but suggestions. Don't imagine that 1 set up tor an astrologer in the j:urrentj acceptation of'theterm. 1 do uot Relieve in 'judicial astrology. Noth-J "t j ...-.' e feat.. - . A--: ' , ,. .sto .S&.-'.., v' . .. .' ;p,i? . ,-s j. .,,. .v ...& .... - ; . . , .... ing that T mtsht fancy I. perceived would influence my judginent or control my acts. I will say this, however, that if the rumors of wars of the past decade break out into facts, the very heavens will agree. This- is pre-eminentlr a year of Mara. The planet will be within reach of our telescopes throughout the year. It and the earth will be in a position in August, and nearer each other than for 15 years to come or in the past All the great telescopes are getting ready to study our nearest planetary neighbor under what are the very best circumstances possible. We will be 13,000,000 miles nearer than tbe av erage to Mars on August a" In concluding the interview Prof. Totten said: "lam after the truth in this discus sion. I ask no quarter, and I give none, becanse I no more want to be wronged my self than I care to lead my neighbor astray. I am a searcher, and will investigate any thing and when I size it up it is the best I can do." 0P RARE OCCURRENCE. The Approaching Conjunction Is a Phe nomenon of Great Interest A Magnifi cent Spectacle to Be Furnished by Jupi ter and Venus. J. Morrison. M. B.. Ph. D.. of Washing ton, writes to the New York Sun that the planets Jupiter and Venus, which are now very conspicuous objects in our western sky these clear evenings, will make a very close approach to each other, or come into conjunction, as it is technically called, on February 0,a few minutes after 5 o'clock l. si. Continuing he says: Unfortunately for observers in this coun try, both planets will then be bolow tho eastern horir.on. but on the evenings of February 5 and C tho ono preceding and the other following conjunction they will bo so close that tho unassisted eyo may liavo some difficulty in distinguishing them separately. Such n close approach of these two planets is very rare, and those now living may probably never see another. In the Held of vie wot a telescope of very mod erate powe the planets will present a mag nificent spectacle, .Inpiter being surrounded by his four satellites and Venus showing a gibbous phase, or only four-fifths of her entire disk. . Altdough the planets have such apnaiently close relations, their dis tance apart is very great, being about fonr and a half times the earth's mean dlstanca from the sun. or, in round numbers, about 418,000,000 miles. Not Besponsible for Harrison's Menage. In former times, when the cause of such phe nomena was not understood as at present, the ignorant and superstitious looked upon conjunctions of the planets as the forerun ners of some civil or physical commotion, such as wars, famine, earthquakes, etc., but it is almost unnecessary to state that they possess no significance whatever. The present remarkable conjunction of the two most conspicuous planets in the solar system has no connection what ever with the Chilean imbroglio, the Russian famine or any other event that may hereafter occur. Such phenomena take place when the earth and any two planets come into the same or nearly the same straight line, and since all the planet", the earth in eluded, revoH e aiound the sun in the same direction and with different but variable velocity, they must necessarily ar rive some time or other at the same relative positions again and again, and therefore any event, whether of a civil or physical char acter, happening at or near that time, is simply an accidental coincidence and noth ing moie. It will be both interesting and instructive to follow the apparent path of these two plauots ror the next few months. Both are moving eastward among tho fixed stars, bnt in conseqnence of the apparent motion of the sun in tliesamo direction, and which is intermediate between thoge of Jupiter and, Venns, the former is apparently npproacn- iug iuc sua uuu w in ue lost to view in The Splendor of His Bays on the 20th of March, after which he will become a morning star; the latter, how ever, is apparently receding from tho sun and ap pi-nacnings her. .greatest elongation, which. trill occur cae?TliB,29tn-0T--April, when,ber .-. f ''., TT L-fVr-m. Je- t -" - ' angular distance from the sun will be about io degrees, nnd Just about 15 minutes be fore her greatest elongation she will be occulted by the moon, but the occultation occurs near midnight and therefore invisible in this country. On the 2d or June she will attain her greatest brilliancy, which will be nearly three times greater than at present. At this time she will be visible to the naked eyo during the day and at night will cast quite a strong shadow. On June 17 Ehe will become stationary for a shoi t time. At this point in her apparent course she will bo moving directly toward the earth, or, to be more exact, the straight line joining the earth and Venus moves parallel to itself so that to a spectator on the earth the planet will ap pear to preserve the same absolute direction in space. Up to this point her apparent motion has been eastward or direct; she now, how ever, changes her course or retrogrades, passes between us and the sun on July 0, when she becomes a morning star, and again arrives at a stationary point on July 31, after which her apparent motion again becomes direct LOOKING FOB HIS COMING. The Catholic Apostolic Church Preparing for the Second AdTent. NevtYoijk, Jan. 31. The congregation belonging to the Catholic Apostolic Church worship in a beautiful structure on Fifty seventh street, this city. The spiritual work of the Church is regarded as a divine movement in the chuich of God the world over to restore that church to its original structure and endowments. And what is the special preparation of that work -for? Nothing less at present than "the approach ing advent of Christ" It is approaching, they say. Only on Sundaybefore last oneof the deacons, who, by the way. is anracticincr lawverin this city named John Davenport not John L delivered a very exhaustive sermon, in which he argued'that the grip was a warn ing sent by God to prepare the people for a restoration to their duty as Christians. It was, he claimed, as much a warning by God that He was displeased with the way things were going on among Christian nations as was the destruction of Jerusalem a warning to sinners. "Tossing about the name of Jesus," he said, "is the peril of the time." DR. BARNUM'S WOUND. It Was Daily Dressed and Uever Healed for 30 Tears The Ballet Passed Clear Through and Around the Body An Autopsy .Explains Why. New York, Jan. 3L An autopsy has been held upon the body of General Henry A Barnum, who died last Friday, con ducted by Drs. George F. Sharader and B. G. Carleton. Other distinguished physi ciansr were present The object of tho autopsy was to find out the track of the bullet that passed clear through the Gen eral's body during the fight at Malvern Hill, and had Inflicted a wound that re mained open for 30 years, requiring dressing every day, and also to discover why in all these years the wound had not healed up. It was found that the ball, which had in flicted an injury classed in medical books as one of the most extraordinary wounds on record, had crashed ihrough the upper rim of the pelvis, breaking the ilium, barely skirting the vital parts and literally letting clear day light through the body. Scraps of dead bone, it was found, had prevented the wonnd from healing, though if the General had lived it was Dr. Sayres' intention to have, operated again on the wound, and, by scraping the dead bone away, would hive attempted an absolute cure. It is understood that the portions immediately involved in the wound are to be prepared and sent on to the Army Medi cal Museum at Washington. Be Died Bather Than Have the Grip, Meadville, Jd:31. Special,! Patrick Dungany jf farmer- nearCrQsngvlHe, com-' mitted .suicide by .cutting hif throat-yester- day. He had been 111 with the grip'.--1 , PITTSBURG. MONDAY. BACK TO SERF Peasants Ereerl by the Czar's Murdered Father to Be Ee-Enslayed as A. EEMEDY FOR FAMINE. His Government to Seize Two-Tliirds of tho Poor Man's Earnings. THE EEST IS FOR THE COMMUNITY. lastbourne's Rabble Again Pounces Upon 4he Salvation Xrmy AFTER WEARING ODT THE rOMCEMEN Paeis, Jan. 3L According to advice from St. Petersburg the Czar intends to in itiate measures for the restoration of serf dom among the peasants. Reports from many district officials have concurred in the statement that the increase of popula tion in the villages is so great that the land belonging to the "mirs" or local communes is insufficient to support all members. The Government, with the view of reme dying the evil, proposes to allocate to the peasants vast tracts of land under conditions similar to those of serf tenure. One-third of the harvest is' to be stored in the com munal magazines for the support of the peasants; one-third is to be sold by the Government for the payment of local debts to the State, and one-third is to be retained for the payment of Government taxes. Tbe peasants will not be allowed to move from their communes, but will be bound to the soil and will be obliged to fulfill their- contracts with the States. The contract will first be applied in the .provinces of Samaria and Saratoff, and, if successful, will be extended all over the empire. The execution of the new law will be entrusted to tbe district officials "Semsk Natchaliki." As these are recruited from the reaction nobility, who are in favor of the restoration of serfdom, they are certain to report the scheme a success. AN ARMY IN THE MUD. The Eastbourne Babble Slakes Another and Successful Attack Upon the Hated Salvationists They First Wear Out the Police Force A Service That Was Vn heard. London", Jan. 31. There was rioting in Eastbourne to-day, caused by the Salvation Army holding a special celebration to com memorate the founding of the corps. After the usual morning services the Salvationists marched through the streets under police protection, .and were disturbed only by tbe running comments and chafFfrom the crowds on the sidewalks. In the afternoon, a drizzling rain having ceased, a mob rapidly collected at the Salva tion Army citadel, and as 'the ''soldiers'' .filed osotenr jcssioaijjrrmn. uiey were suojccieu iq more enau, accom panied by the singing of a ribald parody, yelling and hooting. Several hundred well-dressed men formed a corps 20 abreast, surging up, followed by the army to the beach, where it was pro posed to hold a meeting. Along the whole route windows, balconies and even carriages in tbe street were filled with citizens and visitors watching the scene. The, Babble Waiting on the Coast A huge mob awaited the army at the sea fiont, and with howls drowned the voices of the army lasses. The police had great dif ficulty in clearing the way for the "soldiers," who had to cling tenaciously to their instruments and flags without daring to even attempt to play a note. Directly the service began, the mob swept down upon the army, shouting. "Throw them into the sea." The force of police was augmented and they behaved most 'creditably, resisting rush after, rush, although nearly overpowered by numbers. The Salvationists were pelted with peb bles by their foes throughout the half hour they remained on the beach. When their service was seemingly ended, although not a word of it had been heard, the members of the army commenced their return march. They climbed to the parade with the ntmost difficulty, their assailants makincr freauent rallies, bnt failing to capture the Salva- 1 tionist nag. Desperate hand-to-hand en counters with policemen were continued. A few clergymen and soldiers were present, but held aloof. The Mob Wins the Victory. When the struggling crowd had reached a point opposite the Burlington Hotel, the police having become exhausted, another rally was made and proved successful. The hated flag was seized from its stalwart bearer and tofn into shreds. Caps were torn from the heads of the Salvationists and tossed into the air or kicked into the road way amid execrations. Some frail-looking "lasses," who swooned from pain and fright, were, nearly'trampled upon. The scene of violence was" continued till the army retreated into their" "citadel," and even then the mob was loth to disperse and stiil came into collision with the police. Several of the Salvationists were badly in jured, and the uniforms of all were spoiled. A cable dispatch from Paris says: A band of members of the Salvation Army met with a highly hostile reception on the Boulevard des Italiens here to-dav. There were a number of scuffles between roughs and Salvationists, the mob, which encour aged these assaults, hissing and hooting the harassed band. SOCIALISTS SQUELCHED. En land's Police Stop a Meeting and Arre.t a Female Disturber. London", Jan. 31. In anticipation of further trouble with the Socialists in Chel sea to-day 200 policemen were held in the vicinity of World's End, where the Social ists have been in the habit of holding -riotous Sunday meetings, and ISO other police men were kept in the police station in readi ness for an emergency. A disorderly mob, "larger than on the pre vious Sunday, assembled to-day, and the police had to make frequent charges to pre vent the holding of a meetinjr. Mrs. Svkes. Socialist, tried to make a speech in defiance ot tne police warning and was arrested. The crowd tried to rescue her, causing a scene of wild confusion. Ultimately the reserve police had to be summoned to keep order. HALF A LOAF EETXEE THAN NONE The Jfew Commercial Treaty With France Not a Complete A flair, Paeis, Jan. 3L The negotiations for a commercial treaty between France and"the United State are dragging along,; and it will be another week before they are com. pletcd. A prominent deputy said to" a re porter" to-day: .1 xearthei negotiations are limited to DOM FEBRUARY "l" 1892. granting the United States minimum duties1- un. a lew articles, i snouia nave muon pre ferred a more complete treaty whereby France, by lowering, her tariff on petroleum and salt meats, besides giving the United States minimum duties on all other articles, would obtain In return Jowerduties on silks, woolons, pictures, wines and articles de Paris We know, however, that such a treaty, as it wonld have to bo referred to the parliaments of both countries, would be un certain of approval. Perhaps, after the piesent negotiations aro completed, a real treaty will follow. A KANUCK INSULT. A BOLD MAIUNER FAIM TO HONOR THE STAKBY FttG. He Sails Into Bridgeport With the Union Jack at His Mlzzrn Crowds Hiss the Emblem of Boyalty but n" Defends It Against All Comers. Bridgeport, Conk., Jan. 31. Shortly after 12 o'clock this afternoon the big three masted schooner Glendon, of St. Johns, N. tB., sailed into this harbor with the British Jack floating at her mizzen. In direct vio lation of the United States law, which pro vides that a foreign ensign must always be accompanied by the Stars and Stripes, the fore and main masts were destitute of bunting. As the vessel sailed up the harbor the British flag was perceived by the people on the docks, and as the vessel passed the three bridges, the abutments were black with ex cited men, who greeted the British flag with hisses mingled with cries of "Haulit down!" and "Shoot it" Captain Trowbridge, of the schooner, drew a pistol and swore he would -shoot the first .man who laid hands on tbe halyards. When the vessel reached her berth at Sword's wharf, which is just in the rear of the Fourth Regiment Armory, there were over L000 men on the wharf. They were joined by 70 unarmed militiamen from the armory, who attempted to tear down the flag. They were driven off at the revolver's muzzle by the crew. An American flag was then hoisted on an adjoining schooner amid great cheering. The British flag still floats, but will be forcibly removed in the morning. V0RHEES ON HIS DIGNITY. The Indiana Statesman Wants a Beporter Barred From the Senate Chamber. Washington, D. C, Jan. 31. Spcdd. Senator Voorhees has determined to test the question of how far a newspaper correspondent can go in criticism of a Senator while occupying a seat in the reporters' gallery by the courtesy of the rules of the Senate. Mr. Voorhees will appeal to the Senate to deny the privileges of the gallery to the correspond ent of the Philadelphia Prevt for causing the publication of the following paragraph in the issue of Satur day, in connection with the movement to secure the rejection of Judge Woods, of Indiana, to be a Judge of the new appellate court: The attempts of Senator Voorhees to form a coalition with tbe Republicans was a flat failuie. He knew that some of the Republi cans, like Quay, Cameron and Higgins, were opposed to the nomination of G. M.Dallas, and heiuado the proposition that if these dls gi untied Republicans would induce enough of their party to aid the Democrats in defeating Judge Woods' nomination the Democrats would leciprocate and aid in defeating Dallaai The plan would not work, however, and it is now reasonably certain that all nominations will be confirmed next "Monday without a dissenting vote among tne KepuDiicans. S-pfi6r Yocyjheei satd to-night;. 'JT, am' going to-find out to what extent Senatorial courtesy will protect a correspondent' sit ting in the press gallery who willfully and maliciously concocts false reports to send to his paper touching the character of a Sena tor." COTTON KINtJS IN A COMBINE. All English Syndicate Fnttlng Up 82,000, OOO for a Big Trust. New Orleans, Jan. 31. Special All the arrangements have been completed here for tbe purchase of the cot ton presses of this city and their consolidation into a single company to be known as the New 'Orleans Cotton Warehouse and Compress Company. The negotiations have in the hands of L H. Bryant, of New York, acting for an English company, and optionssecuredonthepresses, the amount to be paid for them being $2, 600,000. The machinery, presses, eta, will be paid for in cash, and the rentals and grounds either in cash or on the basis of 8 per cent on their value. The transfers will probably be made in a few weeks, bnt the new company will scarcely begin active operations before next cotton Reason,' be cause of the contracts the presses now have on nana. The terms offered by the company were gladly accepted by the owners or lessees of presses,' as the fixed charges under the pres ent system and the frequent cuts in rates by rival presses leave them no profit; although tney have done this sea son the largest business for years, and have their presses so crowded that they will not hold all the cotton, it is doubtful if one of them will make any money. CHILEANS SATISFIED. I'ublic Opinion In Santiago Snstains the Action of Their Government. London, Feb. 1 The Santiago corre spondent of the Tuna says: "Public opinion here is satisfied with the proce dure of the Government in the dispute with the United States Government. The press leaves it to the United States and other Nations to judge the rights and wrongs of the dispute. Interest now centers in the precedent which the United States is preparing to solemnly lay down for herself, and the question whether her further demands will be such as she herself would be prepared to concede under similar circumstances. "Congress has passed a bill authorizing the President to borrow 55,000,000 to with draw the notes of the dictatorship. The ses sion has closed. The Minister of Finance informs me he has arranged to withdraw the bulk of the excess of the fiduciary circula tion." DE. LYMAN ABBOTT A TJHITABIAN. Be Declares Be Is More So in IBs Views Than the Unitarians Themselves. Brooklyn, N". Y., Jan. 3L Special Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott, in his sermon in Plymouth Church to-day, touched on the charge of Eev. John W. Chadwick, a Unitarian minister, made recently, con cerning his orthodoxy. Dr. Abbott said he had no need of defending himself against Dr. Chadwick's charge; that he was more Unitarian in his views than the Unitarians themselves. He had nothing new to say. nothing that he had not already said to nis congregation. He did not propose, he said, to dissect and analyze Christ He did not want t6 see what Christ was philosophically, but to see what He was to men. Christ wassthe picture of what man was in the ideal of God. He added: I do not say that Jesus Christ fs Gad, I do not find that anywlieie in the Nov Testa ment. I do find in it that He was -tumor lfmltaUoni'of humanity; to-reveal-Himself rMghP faet k?B8 uPott w fhe'aas'-- i"", " Jjtea. s thof .MfJIlaifle lf.eBj)8jgjbaJerJ Kill CAUCUS HUT IN FIUHUL W - III I IIIWII With the Cleveland-Mills Winor of the Democ racy in Congress. - NOT-READY TO DECIDE How It Will Treat Either the Silver or the Tariff Question. CLEVELANDISM IS TOO POPULAR For the Hill-Gorman Combina lo Turn It Down Just Now. Openly A Tariff Attack AU Along the Line at Present Would Boom the Ex-President's Cause in Great Shape Free Silver Advocates Willing to Trust to the House and WiU Abide by No Cau cusObscure Phases of the Lata Chile Imbroglio Blaine Not Besponsible for the Delay That Allowed Harrison's Message to Beach Congress Chile's Reply Receipted for by Some Mys terious Person. lEPICIAL TXLSOBAPntC LITTKn.l Bureau of The Dispatch, Washkiotos;, D. C. Jan. 3L It is rarely that a caucus is held with doors so thoroughly barred as that of last night, when the Democrats met ostensibly to discuss the rules, but really to attempt to reach a condition of harmony 'which will enable them to avoid a fight in open session on the silver question and the" manner of attacking the tarift The caucus was really a failure. There was no dispute worthy of the name upon anyphase of the rules excepting between the Democrats and Republicans. As I have re peatedly said in these letters, the rules are acceptable to all of the Democrats, as nearly as could be expected. One or two chairmen of committees, like Mr. Hemphill, have de murred because they were deprived of con trol of appropriation bills which fairly be longed to them by the Committee on Ap propriations, but that the opposition was not worth speaking of "was shown by the vote last night, when there we'e only a beggarly 5 or G votes in the negative and 80 in the affirmative on the motion to adopt the rules. Too Few Freient to Talk Tariff. Bnt all this was a mere subterfuge. It was not intended to devote but a little of the time of the. cauens-foa conslderatiOnjof -iherules,bnt-when7it was "iou ncT tuairtbV attendance was barely a .majority of the cancurat roll call, and that this number dwindled down to less than 90 within the first half hour, one real purpose of the meeting was not broached at all, and the caucus adjourned after having gone throngh with the farce of a vote on the rules. The Democrats, find they are not ready to decide how thev shall treat either the sil ver or the tarift question. Millsism and Clevelandism versus Hillism and Gorman ism makes the tariff question a ticklish one to deal with. An attack "all along the line," according to the idea of Mills and Cleveland, would give an impetus to the Jatter's candidacy for the Presidency, which candidacy is already much too popular for the comfort of Hill and Gorman. Cleveland Enlogiea Not fTanted. The introduction of a bill completely re vising the tariff, on the line of the Mills bill ot four years ago, would recall every scene of that memorable tariff fight, and would encourage memories and eulogies of Cleveland which are not wanted at this sea son of the year by a very large number of people, some of them quite famous in a way. Mr. Mills, as usual, is obdurate. His friends were not present at the caucus last evening. They knew they would be out voted, and so remained away. Mr. Mills does not want any caucus on tbe tariff ques tion. He will make his fight to have the tariff treated after his fashion on the floor of the House, no matter what a caucus may dictate. It was with the hope of yet reach ing a compromise of this radical difference upon the question of "how to attack the tariff" that led the unsuccessful caucus of last evening to postpone the tariff matter. The Silver Cancus Not Fopnlar. It is much the same with the silver ques tion. A caucus is talked of for one night this week for the purpose of devising com mon ground on which to stand in regard to the monetary problem, but up to this time an insufficient number of signatures have been attached to the call. The anti-silver men are afraid of a caucus, and the free coinage advocates do not want one. They are willing to trust their causeto the whole House. Mr. Bland, one of the leading sunnorters of free coinage, and whose bill providing for free coinage is probably the most explicit and extreme that has been introduced, re fused to sign the call for a caucus, and will not attend if a caucus be held. The cancus may bind the Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures, tjut it can't bind him. The Two Wings Bonnd to Flap Together. Now, while these extreme disagreements will undoubtedly occasion a deal ot trouble to the Democrats of the House before the session is ended it is quite easy to predict that either a caucus or the two committees who rule the House will dictate the treat ment t both the tariff and the silver ques tions. The former will be grappled with according to thideas of Mr. Springer; and if the Committee on Coinage presumes to report favorably one of the many free coin age bills which have been referred to it, that unlucky bill will be throttled by the Committee on ltuies or tuc uommittee on Appropriations, or both. At least this policy will actuate the powers in control of the House majority until after the nomination of a Prcsidenta'l candidate and after a national, convention has fixed the campaign policy of the party in a declaration oi principles. i.ncn tne lines may be somewhat loosened and the warring tactions, "bound to support the plat form, will come together, at least for the campaign. Obscure Phases of tho Chile Affair. It is impossible to sift the truth from the man of assertions and rumors and gossip in regard to the parts borne respectively by President Harrison and Secretary Blaine in the Chilean controversy, That there are obseure phases of the matter whieh would b interesting, if knewn, is not to be quaa tinned, Oae eliargs, however,' made by the friends of the President against Mr, Blaine. seems to aa. ts ha somewhat eurioas ifi the the delay in the settlement of the difficulty; that Mr. Harrison wonld have sent his ulti matum two months ago had not Blaine ap posed it, and that the Chileans would at once have apologized, as they did later, and two months of anxiety .and war preparation might have been avoided. Now. in the first place the policy of deal- iSSy with Chile was decided between the President and Secretary Tracy before Mr. Blaine'sMetum. from Bar Harbor. Mr. Tracy was thevfonfidant of the President all through the aflanand even after the return of Mr. Blaine he waA consulted by the Pres ident, and his advice fas often considered rather than Mr. Blaine's. " Blaine the Cause or tbVPelay. But almost unquestionably it waa,unwel- come interposition on the part of Blaine which delayed the ultimatum untifvthe preparations for war and the almost clamor for war on the part of the "United States awed Chile into a,condition of common sense, so that when the initial word was sent it was recognized that the only thing to do was to apologize. Had the. ultimatum been sent according to the policy mapped out by Harrison and Tracy previous to Mr. Blaine's appearance on the scene, war would undoubtedly have resulted. Responsibility, for delay can, therefore, be cheerfully as sumed by Mr. Blaine. Mr. Blaine is also accused of holding back from the President, to make the latter ridiculus, the apologetic reply of Chile, which arrived on the day when the Presi dent's "ringing" message was read in Con gress and the Chilean correspondence was submitted. I have absolutely reliable in- i'j&SWon that Mr. Blaine knew nothing of 11 the moTDtaiCj'fiPr . TheCalilegranl-SjHjn Time. Unquestionably, that- cnlv nassed through the telegraph office in Washington and was receipted for by somebody on the 25th, and" at a time previous to the reading of the message and the submission of the correspondence to Congress, though of course- it was not translated till several hours later. That it was a reply to the ulti matum was known to somebody," but who that somebody was, and who receipted for the cable message, is not yet divulged. The message was from Egau to Blaine. While it would satisfy the curious to know exactly the adventures of that cable mes sage after its delivery from the telegraph office, it is really not important in so tar as its connection with the President's message is concerned, for Mr. Harrison had positive information on the 23d that the an swer to the ultimatum would be ca bled on the 2."tb. When that word came every one who recognized the fitness of things expected the message would await the reply, and thfcre was aston ishment in many quarters when it was found beyond doubt that the message wouldbe submitted, almost declaring war, in the face of the receipt of a reply wbicli was probably full of a desire for peace and friendship. How Harrison Saved His Thunder. It was really no difference whether the President knew of the arrival of the reply or not. He knew it was expected, and the simplest courtesy demanded he should with hold his message at least a day longer. 1 am assured that Mr. Blaine earnestly coun seled this course, but the President evident ly feared, and with good reason, that if he did not get that precious ineae before the people on Monday it would be lost for ever. Tbe latest phase of the disagreement be tween the President and Mr. Blaine is ou the question of demanding that the Chileans shall salute the American flag as a part of their humiliation. It is asserted that the Presfdent-insisted at the List Cabinet meet ing that this demand should be made, nnd thafBlaine-was-rdigtisted lrithr-ittuathe"! arose and walked from the room. The fact is, navy influences are not satisfied with the peaceful solution of the Chilean affair. They want war, and the President seems to be inclined to do what he can to humor them. Egan will probably lend a hand, sooner or later, and Commander "Bob" Evans, now at Callao with the Yorktown, may be depended on to do his part. Those who are ' it. J'W. . - V. UqU. U...J Jnfnb LlGIITiOIR. BLAINE'S MESSAGE TO EGAN. Text of the Final Beply That Settled All Idea of War. Washington, D. C, Jan. 31. The fol lowing is the text of the cable message sent by Secretary Blaine accepting Chile's prop ositions for settlement of the differences or the two governments: Department of State, Washington, Jan. 30, IStfi To Egan, Minister, Santiago: I am directed bv- the President to acknowl edge the receipt Of Senor Pereira's dispatch of the 25th Inst It has been communicated to Congress and has given great pleasure to tho people of the United States and to the Executive Department, as It restores the correspondence between tho two Republics to a basis of cordiality and makes, as he be lieves, a full nnd honorable adjustment of all unsettled matters easily attainable. Tho President notes with gratification tho ex pressions of regret for and condem nation of the assault upon the sail ors of the Baltimore, offered by Mr. Poreira, and congratulates the Chilean, Gov ernment upon the frank and ample with drawal of the JIatta circular and upon tho spirit off nstice displayed toward Minister Egan. Toil will assure tbe Chilean Govern ment that the President will be xlad tomeet, in the most generous. spirit, these friendly overtures. Believing that the subject or reparation for assault upon the seamen of the Balti more is now capable ofadjustmentoetween the two Governments, by the usual diplo matic methods, tbe President postpones for the present any discussion of the sugges tions mado by Senor Pereira as to the use of other methods: not doubting that tho sense of justice of Chile will enable the two Gov ernments to speedily and honorably make fnll end of the wliolo matter. Blaine. NO HEW EXPEESS COMPANY. Authentic Denials of the Proposed For midable Blval to the Adams. Philadelphia, Jan. 31. Special There was a flutter in railroad and hnsiness circles to-day over the publication of the report that exrPresident John Hoey, of the Adams Express Company, had completed arrangements for the organizatibn of a car rying company which would prove a powerful rival to the Adams. First Vice President Frank Thompson and Director A. J. Cassatt were mentioned as backers of the venture and largely inter ested in its success. " Mr. Cassatt said to day, laughingly, "It's the very firr.tl heard of it. My attention was called to the state ment before I w ent out to my farm, to-day, and it greatly surprised me. You can state that I know nothing whatever of the pro ject said to have been launched by Mr. Hoey; it was never even mentioned to me." Vice President Thomson also entered a sweeping denial of his personal connection with it, or of any knowledge that overtures had been made to the railroad company. FOUND A-FOBTUNE. Big Money and a Will Unearthed Miser's Surprised Heir. by a Wichita, Kan., Jan. 31. A fortune lost for a dozen years to tho heirs of old John Wie, late of Sumner county, was discovered yesterday by John W. Wise, a grandson of the de ceased, while digging for the foundation era new structure ou the farm on which the eld man died, Thirty-five thousand dollars in geld is said to be the amount iccovered. Old Wise was a miser during all his leug Jife. In the kettle in which the gold was found was old Wise's will, aad by its terms the. nBdw, Jobs Yr Wi. gets, all the. 4r$asurc -" IfiEfc-tf-i--soI tnftt TPnlv. rlfttfwl Htirt re JetV, . 'fcjllth, nntil the morning of ueTJj i TJie President also savs : THREE GENTS. FLED AT PITTSBURG, Embezzler Kyer, Being Taken Back to Gotham, Slip's : Airay, Yeiy Prooably AT THE UNION STATION. His Tounu Bride Arrives in Sew York Tearful Bnt Triumphant. OFFICER TELLS HIS STORY. $rae Crawls Out of the Window of sjtlis Sleeper Berth. A ST0RI OP A SJPOXG LE6AL FIGHT Terse? City, Jan. 3LVA dispatch wait received here to-day from detective Will iam Dalton, announcing that tfte embezzler, Hyer, escaped from the sleeping car at Pittsborg at 3 o'clock this moping. Hyer was being returned from San Francisco upon a requisition after a protracted legal fiaht, and should have arrived here to night. William Hver was emnloved Vis collector. by William Harney, a wealthy jersey City! real estate agent, and fled with aboVitST.OOO. One day last October it became knvwn that Hyer had been clandestinely maiVied to Mamie Marsh, daughter of ex-Alierman Harvey Marsh, who for many yeaV9 has been superintendent of the Adams E.Vpress Company's big stable in Jersey City. The couple went off on their bridal Tfrip, and Harney socn learned that the iouiiney was being taken at his exnense. The coil were finally located at San Francisco, whel liver was arrested, tiovernor iVbbett sued requisition pap-rs and Detective ton was sent to bring the fugitive back this city. Fighting With the Stolen Money. Hyer and his energetic young wife made a fight. Lawyer Carroll Cook, of San Fran cisco, was retained, and secured no fewer, than seven successive writs from thei California courts. Harney's missing, money was, of course, used to pay' for the expense. Dalton was lhuch chasrined as he met the legal obstacles thrown in his path by the pris oner's lawyers, and newspaper dispatches stated that the detective took to drink and had to be confined in an inebriate asylum to save turn trom the delirium tremens. At length his path was cleared and on Saturday, a wcelcago, the officer started for Jersey City with his man. Mrs. Hyer is said to have been on the train and probably aided her husband to escape. The action of tbe police anthorities in failing to send an officer to accompany Dal ton, at least on part of the journey, is un favorably criticized. Dalton's alleged weak ness for liquor makes the criticisms all the stronger. The Detective Arrives In New York. Detective Dalton reached Jersey City to niebt. Superintendent of Police Smith, Chief Murphy and a number of citydetec. klC;3 t.E.b ..... .ut ....., a'A.0. AA , b. II..4 .lwunl ft, a (wi.nnil wna mftf l 1ai. Kvnil.A 4 MUUOIU .ft. . ....' U.V.I tJ .U, VIUM1C1, "J"- , , r . ---"---.. -",,, iooceu tearini out ircumpminc, ano waa evidently rejoiced at her husband's clever escape. "He's got away," said Dalton to Chief Murpby. "He left the train about 3 o'clock this morning." Dalton's story was as follows: "Hyer and his wife gave me no trouble. They seemed confident of fighting the case successfully in the courts, and there is not "one man in a hundred who would not have trusted him. For two days IF compelled Hyer to wear handcuffs, but took' them off when I "became convinced that he meant to treat me right. "Mrs. Hyer acted like a lady, and they, were so affectionate that I would have staked my life he would never leave her. The Hyers retired to their berth about 10 o'clock last night. They occupied No. 3i and I occupied No. 4, directly opposite. I had Hyer"s clothing in my berth to guard against trouble. Escaped From the Car Window. "I was taken sick abont 3 o'clock and went to the toilet room. The train was then at aont Alliance, O., 140 miles west of Pittsburg. When I went back to ray berth I spoke to Hyer and he answered me. I then turned in. About 4 o'clock I saw liver's clothes were gone and knew what had happened. "I-did not speak to Mrs. Hyer until we reached Pittsburg, when I asked where her husband was. she said, "Ain't he with you?" and pretended to be surprised.' Hyer most have got out of tbe car- window, as I saw where his feet had scratched the paint. I sent a message to the Chief of Police at Pittsburg by a uniformed officer at the de- l pot, and also notined detectives along tbe line of Hyer's escape, and offered a reward for his recapture." Dalton claims to be physically exhausted and certainly looks like a sick man. GARZA HAS AN ARMY. One Who Should Know Says the American Forces Are On the Scent Capitalists Backing the Bevolutionary Chief A. Widow's Utterance. San Antonio, Tex., Jan 31. El Jfwulo is the name of a Mexican newspaper pub lished at Laredo by the widow of General Ignacio Martinez. Martinez was a bitter opponent of the Diaz Government, and was exiled from Mexico. About six monthsago he was assassinated in the dark on the streets of Laredo by two horsemen, who es caped without identification. Nothing fur- tuer ever ueveiopeu, oui is ueiievea xnas v thn assassins were secret aeents of the Mei- ican Government employed for the purpose. Th4 paper published by the widow of General Martinez is a stanch adherent of Garza and his cause. The issue just from the press- declares that Garza is organizing an army in the States of Tamaulipas and Coahui'la; that the people are with him; that capitalists and military men 3re inter ested in the revolution, but fearing the wrath of the Mexican Government have not openly declared their position. El Mundo further declares that the thou sands of revolutionists which the American nr.a nr tmflTlc In Tirpvnf fmm nrtrixnirinr are under the command of General Bene-'' i vides. and not Garza, as has been said, and", that Garza is in Coahnila at the head ot A irOlU ,UW n Vw "tii. .. Jir.K4i tuu- r n ftArt r. nnn ... XT 1Tm,.?.. ....... jjt eludes au euuoriai in me louowing ian- guago: Catarino Garza's canse is much, stronger,, notwithstanding the activity of the Mexican Government. There Is no doubt tbe 31eti can people, with few exception, are dis-. satisfied with the present administration nHn.n rl nannlftf tlmlinm- nf TaitAnHnn Id near, lfall to tne sacred rights of the peo-,3 plel AIOWH wiui buo tyrants; Turkey at the World's Fair. PA.RI3, Jan, !, ail tae aauy papers here have adyiees from Constantinople to , the effect that the Turkish Council of Min isters has spore ved the proposals of Robert! Leyy to construct sh. ottoman section at the r!lc9rn KrnosilioH. inellldintr n larea L-inslr-'J --... r .: v. v,f . . - i withju tu JiiDeaiiiouirecincis., -' TflE. The SJyTG V.V1 m f
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