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REVIEW OF
THE CENTURY
.merestlna Sermon Delivered bu
Cardinal Gibbons at Hloli Mass
in Baltimore Cathedral.
EARNEST PLEA FOR PEACE
The Horrors of War Plctuied by
Those Who Have Witnessed Con
flictsThe Evil Results of Large
Standing Armies Are Pointed Out.
An Interesting History of the
Wars of the Century.
fly nxchislse Wire fiom The Associated Treu.
lialtlmore. Jnn. C Cardinal Glbboni
today delivered a sermon at high mass
lit tlio cathedral In which he reviewed
brielly the events of the century just
closed, with special reference to the
wars which have been waged during
that period as a preface to an urgent
pica for universal peace. Ho Inciden
tally touched upon the mibject of the
proposed Increase of the standing army
In this count! y, pointing out the evil
results arising from the ninlntcnnnru
of largo bodleH of armed men In Eu
rope and expressed the hope that simi
lar conditions may never obtain in tills
country. The sermon was, In part, as
follows:
"(lory to Coil m the hlrJiift. and en urth
pc.wc, to men Rood will," .n tlie sons ot the
angels on the night o( uur ca loin's birth in
Kcthleheiu.
Although these words hac been ie-ntinil!ns
throughout the world (or neatly two thousand
jears, and lluimdi Christianity b the picvallhig
religion in Kurop?, It l a melancholy nnVctlon
that 11 lias not yet succeeded In uirchtlinc war
nnd establishing the permanent reign o( peace on
Hut continent. In act lie nineteenth eeiitury,
fivin iU dawn to its sunset, has witneiwcd an al.
mort continuous scene ol sanguinary sliugglt-s be
tween the nations of Christian Kurope .
.t the eloe of tins eighteenth century vc find
tl e allied forces ot the Itu'slar. empiio and tho
kingdom ot Piucsla Invading Poland, and after a
hcioio resistance under the leadership it Ko
irfo (who had previously drawn hi sword In
helii'lf ot American Independence), the kingdom
e.f Poland was subdued and elivmembered and
partitioned out between Hula, Austria and
Previa.
Wars of the Nineteenth Century.
1'iom tho beginning of tlie nineteenth century
till 1813, tlie great Napoleon wis engaged in a
rcrles of the, nict colossal and sanguinary en
gagements which sot oil Kurope ablaze. Net
polcou encountered the whole ot Kurope, and was
generally -tictarloiis until the memorable) battl
of Waterloo, when ho sra-i defeated and his tun
was set. History justly accords to him the title
of the greatest militaiy general of hi ace.
About the middle of the century occuried the
Crimean war in which the allied forces of lhig
land, Trance and Turkey fought mid defeated tlie
llueslans.
A few vrarj later, hostilities binke out be
tween Austria and the combined forces of Trance
and Italy. Austria was osercomo In the lj.lt tie
of SoHerino. and wa-i obliged to surrender her
Italian provinces.
In 1570, tho Franco Piusslan war took place,
which prosed to disastrous to tl.ei Tremh empire,
reside. an enormous wir Indemnity, Trance wis
compelled to transfer to Prussia, two of her pros-.
Jneef, Alace and Lorraine.
And at thU moment, after an eiomiou ei
pendltuio of men and money, lhiglard i en
deaeoiins to bring to a successful close her war
with the Foutli African republic. It Is stated
that this campaign will cost England fix hundred
mlllirn dollars.
And how does our own rouimv kta'id en the
subject of war? Although the corner-stone of the
constitution is peace with all natlonaa imd entangling-
alliances with none, we haso lnd or
our hands four wars in the century just bioughl
to a close. In 1812 we were engaged In the war
with Great Ilrltain, which wjj Jihtllkiblo on nur
pait became it wa a war of dfen. In 1S4D the
Mexican war occurred. Our tpnib'e Chll war
began in IStSI, lasting four eat, and wr have
recently closed the war with Spiln, whlili le
suited in the loss to her, and In the cnuNlllbii
by u, of all her foreign posseMlon,
Horrors of War.
When wo read of a great military campaign
our imagination revcli in the contemplation of
the heroic achievements of famom general'. We
listen with rapture to the clash ot arms, the
shouts of the victors and (he wmnd of marhal
music, -we teem to catch the spirit of en
thusiasm by which the combatant weie ani
mated. Cut we take no note of the shrieks and agonies
of the soldiers weltering In their blood on the
I batto field. We hue no thought r,f the tick and
wounded lying In horpltals and prison. Wr ore
unmindful of sorrowing wiies and inotheis nt
home wccplmr and sithlnc for the loied onei
far away. V do not plctiuo to oiuelcc the
homes nude desolate, the "Itaciu'U bewailing
their children and would not be comforted be
cause they are not."
During the Chll war I served as a volunteer
chaplain to Tort Mclleniy and Tort Jhuhall,
and I had many occiuiom to lontempljte the
frightful calamities occasioned by war. (Initial
Sherman remmked in hia own blunt and e
jprvuhe language that "War wjii hell." Happen
Ing to converse with General Mierldan 1 cpir..
Honed him about hli Virginia campaign. Ills
face assumed an r.prcFlon of sadness and with
a mournful voice he slid he hoped lister to wit
neis another war. Is It not a mockery of justice
and a scandal to the Pagan woild to see twu
Christian nations cutting each others throat In
the name of Christian chlllutlnn?
Rectifying Boundaries. '
Is It not an outrage to contemplate one nation
forcing: by the moid her laws, her go eminent
i nd political Institutions on another nation in
tho Interest of trado and commute, as If mer
rhandise and dollars and rent were of nioir
value than human lives. Is It rot inonttroin to
lee a strong power Invading a weak one and
selrJug her tetritorles on the hypocritical plea of
rectifilng boundaries? This recllllcallcn of boun
iarles is a scry old practice, and Is a polite name
for robbery on a large scale.
King Achab and Queen .Jezebel, two of tint
moat Infamous tyrants that evir rehjntd, rectified
their boundaries by sIjlrg the Inryarl of Na
both and by putting to a cine) death that Inno
cent man.
The old Iloman enipir two llioumiid yean ago
nas constantly engaged In rcctllvlns Its boun
darles. It did not step until It bail annexed all
ot Kurope and a good slice, of Asia and Afilei.
Hut tho day of retribution came at last. The
war-like tribes of the noilh svooped down like
avenging antels on that iterating unit corrupt
lodj the Homan sinplic and rectified her boun
daries over again. The empire was ilUmcinbered
and the imp of Ihirope was changed.
It la a subject of great concern to the fi lends
f the gospel of peace that OhiUtlan Europe
present! today the spectacle of .1 h'lgo military
tamp. All the nations of the continent, as welt
la England, are armed to the teeth, and ara
lilng In mutual dread and distrust of each other.
Continued en Page' 8. 1
OPPOSITION TO TRUSTS.
Announcement of Promoters of the
National Shoe Company.
Fly Exclusive Wire from Hie Associated Pr.
Columbus, O., Jon. C n. F. Wolfe,
one of tho leading promoters of the
National Shoo company, returned from
the cast today.
"The new company Ih tmurcd," said
Mr. Wolfe. "It la not a trust, but In
almost In direct opposition to tlie ac
cepted idea of a trust. The factories
which will he Interested in the com
pany will retain their present oslat
once and the new company will act as
a distributing agtnt for their product.
Our nlm Is not so much to bring fac
tories Into tho company as to keep
them out. We want only thoso plants
which have an established lino of
goods and those which are recognized
by the trado as being the leading ones
In their line. The factories intorented
In tho new company will manufacture
practically dissimilar lines of goods,
and a dealer can fit out his entire store
from oho of our depots."
A meeting of tho men Interested In
the now company will ho held In Bos
ton this week, at which organization
will be effected. Several large tanning
companies have been asking for ad
mission Into the company, but It has
not been decided as yet to let them In.
They wish to use tho shoe depots ns
distributing points for tln;lr goods. The
company will bo Incorporated under
the laws of Delawaie with a capital
stock of $3,500,000.
INAUGURATION
PREPARATIONS
An Effort Is Being Made to Secure a
Representation from Principal
Colleges of the Country.
By Inclusive Wire from The Associated Pres.
Washington, Jan. C A distinctive
feature of tho second inauguration of
President McKlnley, If plans now
under way fulfill their early promise,
will be a large representation of the
colleges and universities of the United
Staten in the line of parade for tho
first time. The matter has been put in
tho hands of an intelcollcglate com
mittee, which has addressed Invita
tions to the presidents of more than
400 American Institutions of learning,
requesting that delegations be sent on
to represent their respective Institu
tions in the Inaugural parade. It la ex
pected that each college or university
will have a distinctive uniform and
banner, and that the result will be a
pleasing addition to the other details
of the parade. The letter ot Invitation
lulelreK.sed to tho college presidents is
as follows:
Washington, Jan. 7, tWI.
Dear Sir: With a icv of inspiring patriotUm
in the oung men of our country by meaas of the
object lowii! which the inaugural ceremoniea will
present, the Inaugural committee has the honor
to r-iltmd through you an Imitation to the stu
dent body of j-our Institution to participate in
the Inaugural parade of March i, 1'jOJ.
A similar imitation has been sent to all the
leading American college and iinlspi-slllca with
the hope of having1 at many of them m possible,
whether large or small, icprescnted on the abose
occasion. It in earnestly requested that you give
tl.U inosement your hearty approval and cither
in i-eron or through a committee or your se
lection, pieacnt this matter for the students' con
sideiatlcn In mas-i meeting assembled.
It la deslicd for obsious leasoim that the com
mittee be informed at the earliest eiato piac
tlcable of the icpresentatlon, if any, it may ct
poet fiom jour institution. Itctpcctfully,
Wullace Donald McLean.
("Iiaiinian Intci .Collegiate Committee.
Ill order that the movement may he
successful the suggestion is made that
mass meetings b held by the various
alumni and university clubs through
nut the country for the purpose of in
teresting college men In tho project.
The first mass meeting of this kind
will be held In Washington next Sat
urday at tho Columbian university,
when graduates from leading univer
sities uro expected to speak to an as
semblage to which all re?Ident college
men nre Invited.
TOBACCO STRIKE
IS THREATENED
President Pishor of the Intel national
Union States That All Stemmeis
Will Probably 33o Called Out.
tiy Tvclushc Wuc fiom The Aoclatccl Tress.
Pt. iAittli, Jan. o. President. (Henry
Flflhcr, of tho International Tobacco
Workers' union, has announced that
within tho two weeks all the stemmers
In the employ of the Continental To
hicco company, which makes the plug
tobacco sold by the American Tobacco
company, probably will be called out.
Thls, ho says, will affect tho factories
of tho company In all pruts of the
country, Including St. l-,otils.
According to Mr. Fisher the griev
ances of the workers consist of dissat
isfaction with tho amount of pay ie
celved and the system of "docking"
paid to ba In voguo in the factories.
It Is estimated that tho Contlnentnl
Tobacco company, In all Its factories
throughout tht country employs not
less than 15,000 persons who would
be affected by a general stilite.
XED0ER COAL ARTICLE.
By Kxtluslvo Who from The Associated Press
Philadelphia, Jan. . Tim Uder In Its coal
article tomoiiow wlllaiayi tho anthracite coal
tiado lioglns the new year auspiciously, Tlie cle.
mar.d Is fully up to the output, prices aio main.
talned and everything points to a prosperous
jear. The s.sealhcr thui Isr Ins been unusually
favorable ffor winter) for riinln; nid shipping
ot coal. The optn winter hi bun equally
favorable. In the noitlisvtitcrn stales, for, while
the ill." ravlgation tefon it clo'.cd, there hss
been tin opportunity given for ample stocking
ut the irlcus polnti of general supply. There is
ilso an active inosement of ccal by tesseU alone;
tho Atlantic reuboaid. While the Christmas hol.
daya interfered rome with mining, the cessation
of work was less than usual, ai the miners am
now anxious te in nil tho svorU they can.
Kails Robbed at Rome.
By Eicluels Wire front The Associated Preu.
Home, Jan. . rite lags of registered letters
haio been stolen on the road between Home and
Turin. The loss Is 200,000 Unu
EIGHT MEN
DIE IN FIRE
Minneapolis Furnishes the Latest
Hotel Gonilaoratlon Accom
panied bu Fatalities.
LODGERS SUFFOCATED
Men Sleeping In tho Harvard Hotel
Are ,. Overtaken by an Inunonse
Volume of Smoke Nineteen Out of
Twenty-seven Quests Succeed in
Making Their Essaye X3t of tho
Victims.
By Cxcluslta Wire from Tlie Associated Vici.
Minneapolis, Jan. G.Elght men loit
their lives In a fire nt 11C Washington
avenue, South, at 3 o'clock this morn
ing. The fire had Its origin In the rear
of the Standard furniture store. Ttia
men wcro overtaken by an lutense vol
umeof smoke In the Harvard hotfl,
which occupies the second, third and
fourth floors of the building, and death
In every Instance was due to suffoca
tion. When tho fire was discovered the
night clerk and another man set about
to awaken I ho lodgers.
Nineteen of tho twenty-seven lodg
ers made their way to the street, but
the others were unable to heat their
way through the smoke and fell to the
floor, where they were found by the
firemen. Tho dead ate:
XATIIAXir.Ij PKRhY, fiOjeuw old.
C. .T. MitPMOHi:, 45 J ears old.
J. S. UKNTLIir, SJ J ears old.
B. SCOITIXD, 4S je.ir of age.
fiUOIUii: KUDEY, 45 jcars of age.
JIlCIIAKfj MON'Aim. aged 75 jean.
J. X. KIUCKSOX, of Alexandria, Jllim,, 23 jctis
old.
J.OOI1?ON', laborer, about 5H yeais old.
PHILIP D. ARMOUR
PASSES AWAY
The Well-Known Millionaire Meat
Packer Expires at His Home
in Chicago.
D.v Hxclushe Wire from Tlie Associated 1'iesi.
Chicago, Jan. 6. Philip D. Armour
died at his residence on Prairie ave
nue, in this city, at 5.4," o'clock this
evening. The end came after two
years of illness, during which time Mr.
Armour visited German baths, passed
the cold months In Southern California
and devoted himself largely to an at
tempt to testoro his health, which,
however, had bn broken never to ha
regained. Tho death of his son, Philip
D. Armour, Jr., In Southern California,
on January L'9, 1900, was u great shock
to tho health-broken man.
After tho death of Philip D. Armour,
jr., the vast interests of Armour &
Co., which had been carried on as n co
partnership, weve Incorporated under
the old name of Armour & Co. This
was to provide greater stability in case
of death, and made no change In the
practical ownership of properties.
Some years before the grain depart
ment had been incorporated under tho
VI.IU U. S"' ..4..WUI lldllll S,Uill-
pany. The death of Simoon 13. Ar
mour, at Kaunas City in March, 1S09.
caused no particular change In the
Armour Interests there, as they were
operated as a stock company.
So carefully had the plans for tho
futures been made that the death of
Mr. Armour will have little ffect on
the outward working of tho gtcat en
teroriss with which ho had been so
closely Identified.
It is behoved all the Armour prop
erties will be held intact until the
grandchildren come into their own.
Estimates of Mr. Armour's own es
tate run from $10,000,000 to 523,000,000.
This, of course, does not Include tlm
U',000,000 or $20,000,000 owned by the
younger members of his family. Vov
yearn every enterprise ho was Inter
ested In has been making Immense
profits. Ills holdings of stock has ad
vanced largely during tho last three
years.
Philip D. Armour, who wa3 In his
sixty-ninth year, mado his own life on
lines unique mid wholly original with
himself. From a not over rich Oneida
county, X. V., furm to the position of
paying more freight and controlling
more provisions than any other man
In the world were tho two extremes
of his life.
Tho ancestral Armours were Con
necticut people, but Philip Armour was
not born until after the family had
moved to Stockbrldge, Oneida county,
X, Y. Ills birth date wns May IC, 1S32.
Tho California gold fever struck west
ern Now York In 1S19 and young Ar
mour was tho first In Stockbrlelso to
determine to visit the Padua coast. He
obtained the permission of his parents
and, nt tho ago of 17, ritarted, having
three or four companions fiom the
same neighborhood, Tho almost In
credible part of it was thut the party
walked nearly tho whole distance from
Now Yo: k to California, The commer
cial sense, which always predominated
In h!fl lite, Indicated Its presence as
soon as he saw the gold fields of Cali
fornia. Ho made money from the start
and at tho end of six years he re
turned homo with a fortune. Uecom
Ing dissatisfied with tho qulst life of
his native town lie camo west again
find, together with a brother-in-law,
eutabliMied a largo wholesale grocery
house In Milwaukee. This venturo was
also successful and in a year's tlmo he
purchased tho largest grain elevator In
Milwaukee. This led to more elevators
and railroad stock. In 1866 he camo
to Chicago to take charge of the Chi
cago branch of a Now York packing
house. The result was that tho Chl
cano house conned to bo a branch and
the west gained tho largest packing
and provision plant in tho world. The
property Interests for which Mr. Ar
mour stood arc cstlmatftd at $150,000,000.
HIh personal share of this property is
variously estimated at from $20,000,001)
to $23,000,000.
In works of charity Mr. Armour's
monument will bo found in the Armour
Institute, to which but a short time
ago he gavo $7u0,000 In ono remem
brance. Asked once what ho considered
ills best paying Interest, he replied:
"The Armour Institute,"
The Institute today represents an
Investment on the part of Mr. Armour
and his brother, Joseph, of $2,760,000
and a yearly expense for maintenance
of $100,000.
Mr. Armour married Miss Malvlna
Hello Ogdon, daughter of Jonathun Og
den, of Cincinnati, In October, 1S02.
They have had two children Fhlllp D.
Armour, jr., who died a year ago, and
J, Ogdon Armour, who sesms destined
by character, training and circum
stances to succeed his father as the
head of the Armour house.
Of tho fl-e brothers who have bcn
Identified with tho upbuilding of tho
Armour enterprises, Herman O. Ar
mour, who went to New York In 1S71
to look after the New York Interests
of tho co-partnership, Is tho only sur
vivor. Joseph V. Armour, who came to Chi
cago In ISO'S and gave his attention to
supervision of the packing business,
!Ied several yeats ago.
Simeon 1J. Armour, v ho for many
yenr.3 directed the Kansas City pnek
Ing bushiest, died in March, 1S99.
Andrew Watson Armour, who man
need the banking Interests of the Ar
iuouih In Kansas City, died In 1893.
WEALTH OF THE ARMOURS.
Estimated
to Be Not
Leas Than
$30,000,000.
Uy llktluslio Wiie from Tie Associated Press.
Chicago, Jan. 0. Keferrlng to Mr.
Aimour's fortune, the Chicago Chroni
i'le tomorrow will say:
"Mr. Armour's wealth Is a subject
that may never be accurately known.
It Is estimated to be not less than
&.1i),0j0,000, anil by some, said to exceed
JSC',000.000. Tim combined wealth of
the Chicago Armoura Is fixed at 460,
000,000. In one sense the total Is the
wealth of Philip IX Armour, but Juot
how much has been carried in his own
name and how much lu the name of
his stiiu Is unknown. He has not
been a borrower. He has always been
e bio to pay cash for his purchases and
ho has never asked a customer to dis
count n bill.
"In his great wheat deals he has
always had ready cash. In times of
panic he has showed vast resources In
spot cash. In 1S$, Tshen a run was
mado upon the banks of Chicago and
the credit of the city and the fate of
the exposition was h.ius'ing in the bal
ance, Philip P. Armour bought half n
million of gold In Kuiopt? and offered
help to the big institutions of tho city
from his cash resources In Chicago.
With a business of $100,000,000 a year
in the packing department a grain
business of half that amount nnl
practically the owner of a groat rail
road system the estimates of his wealth
at the utmost Dgure appear modest
Irsteud of exaggerated."
COLLIERS STRIKE SET1X.ED.
Halifax Miners Will Receive an Ad
vance of 12 Per Cent.
By Lkclusho Wire from Tho Associated Pioss.
Halifax, N. S.. Jan. C The colllcis'
strike, which was renewed on Friday
at Plctou. owing to a misunderstand
ing, was finally settled last night and
all hands go to work tomorrow.
The settlements gives 12 per cent.
Increase of wages to actual miners, fiO
cents per day Increase to mechanics
nnd 2P. cents per day te miners' help
ers. Every demand of the men Is
conceded.
THE AFRICAN DEAL.
Russia Will Object to the Foothold
of Qennnuy.
15 E!tule Wile from The Associated Pies.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 6. Dlscu&dns
tho alleged project of an exchange of
German Hast Africa for Cyprus, tho
Novoe Vremya says:
"Under existing treaties tho other
powers must be consulted about Cy
prus; and Russia will never consent to
Germany securing such a foothold in
the near east."
OPERATIONS IN CHINA.
Empress Orders Her Commanding
General to Move Northward,
ley Vxcltuhe Wire from The Associated Press.
Phanchal, Jan. 0. It is reported from flan Fei
that tho empreis dowjfter has ordered General
Peng Tse Teal, rominamler in tho pros-inco ol
Vim Nan to pioceed with Ids army to the Yang
Tse valley and fiom that pectlon to move north.
ss.ird. Ills force is eald to consist of 13,000 men,
armed sslth niodrni weapons.
Count Yon Waldcrser, It is averted, has nr
raiiKcd with I'llncs Chins.' nnd 1.1 Huns CliriPK
that the allied troops aro not to operate in the
picfectiircs of blma Te, Ilu.ni: Pin; and Ta
Jllnir, In (lie protinco of Ch 1.1.
A $50,000 Blaze.
11 Kxclutlse Wire from 'the Associated l'reu.
Pernondla, Ph., Jan. C The lesldence of W,
O. Carnegie, at Stafford Place, Use miles from
Dungencss, on Cumberland bland, was burned .to
the ground j csterilay. Tho estimated Iiks U $.".,
000. Mr. ('arncidc It n mui of .Mrs. hue Car
r.tiile, of Duneciic's, and of national irputatlon
an an expert toller.
They Thawed Dynamite.
11 i:cclusle Wire fiom The Associated Pies.
Hjiidnun, li., Jan. 0. Michael I'errln and a
ne-trio, namo uukncrnn, were" blonn to pleeej to.
il.iy ut 1'hll'Oii, on the llalllmore nnd Ohio rail
road, by an explosion of dynamite. Tho men
svcio than Ins the dsnamlte when explosion
occuried.
Steamship Arrivals.
11 ExcVmlte Wire from The Associated Press.
New Veil:, Jan. (!. Arrived I La Dretagne,
Hauej Ualcerlne Maila Theresla, Itrcmrn,
Southampton and Cherbourg. Killed: Pretoria,
Hamburg, Plymouth and Cherbouii;, Quern,
town Silled I tlmbria, from I.herpool, New
York,
Victim of Foul Play.
11 Exclushe Who from Tho Associated rteaa.
Wllkea-Ilarre, Jan. 6. Thomas Gibbon, a mint
foreman at Plymouth, was found in a lonely road
this inornlnt; with his skull crushed in. lie died
a few hour later, The supposition is that he
wis a victim of foul play.
CONGRESSIONAL
PROGRAMME
Forecast ot the Business ot Coming
Week In Senate and House
ot Representatives.
ARMY BILL IN SENATE
Several Committee Amendments Yet
to Be Considered Tho Canteen
Provision Is Not Expected to Cause
Much Debate Quostlon of Enlist
ing1 Filipinos May CauBe Disturb
ance Tho Reapportionments BUI
Before the House River and Har
bor Bill Next.
By Kxcluilve W'iie from The Associated Tref.
Washington, Jan. 6. The senate) will
continue to glvo practically uninter
rupted attention to the army re-or-gtinlzatlon
bill until that measure shall
be disposed of. That the bill will pass
no one doubts, and the general opinion
Is that It Mill get through some time
during the pietcnt week. Senator
llawley, chairman of thr committee on
military affairs, expresses Uih opinion
that tho measure will be In conference
by Wednesday, but other senators
postpone the date somewhat.
There nie several committee amend
ments yet to be considered, Including
thoso relating to the army canteen anel
tho veterinary corps. It waV supposed
at one time that the canteen piovlslon
would cause long debate, but the best
opinion now Is that comparatively lit
tle time will be spent on It. A number
of amendments suggested by individual
senators will be considered at great
length and some speech on the bill
ns a whole are yet to bo made. The
provision of the bill authorizing the
enlistment of Filipinos in the army of
the United States Is among the feat
tires which aro utmost certain to come
in for sharp attack.
With the army bill out of the way,
the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bills will bs taken up
and, after It, oilier appropriation bllh,
If any ate In fchiipe to be considered.
The ship subsidy bill will bo restored
to the calendar as the tegular order ot
business when the army bill Is passed
und It will be pressed when no appro
priation bills am awaiting considera
tion. Nc:t Saturday will be largely
devoted to eulogies upon the lato Sen
ator Davis, of Minnesota.
Reapportionment BUI.
The consideration of the reapportion
ment bill will be resumed tomorrow
in the house. The Indications point to
a final vote upon the measure on Tues
day, but tho light over the basis of
apportionment Is a bitter one and tho
debate may bo prolonged. The out
come Is not clear. Mr. Hopkins Is still
confident that hli bill will carry, but
In order to pull It through he Is now
ready to concede an Increase of three
members to cover the major fractions
of the stntcs of Florida, Colorado ana
North Dakota. If his bill passes It
probably would be with Ihls modifica
tion. The opposition is very aggres
sive, but on tho surface seems to lack
the strength necessary to carry tho
Burleigh bill. Thero aro forces at
work, however, by which the opposi
tion hope, through the agencies of Sen
ator Quay, Senator Piatt, of New
York, and Senator Lodge, of Massa
chusetts, to swing the delegations of
New York, Pennsylvania and Massa
chusetts Into line, and, If successful,
tho Hopkins bill may suffer defeat.
Mr. Crumpacker, of Indiana, proposes
to move to re-commlt tho bill, with
Instructions to reduce tho representa
tion of tho southern states, but there
Is no idea that such a proposition will
prevail,
After the disposal of the apportion
ment bill the river and harbor bill will
be taken up. It is expected to con
sume two days. Tho remainder of tho
wrek will bo devoted to appropriation
bills. The District ot Columbia bill,
probably, will bo the next supply of
bills to bo considered,
BLAINE CLUB BACKS OUT.
Will Not Violt Washington nt In
auguration Time.
Dy Inclusive Wire from The Associated 1're.s.
Cincinnati, Jan. 6. The Blaine club
of Cincinnati, tho largest political or
ganization In Ohio, has officially aban
doned Ha proposed trip to tho Inaug
uration at Washington next March,
for which two special trains had been
chartered.
Tho commltteo that visited Washing
ton reported that the commltteo did
everything to bring about the trip, but
it could: not make arrangements for
eiuarters such as the Blaine club mem
beia were accustomed to, ho it was de
cided to recommend abandonment. To
Bhow what was offered tho members
for quarters, several lettcrH were read,
Ono wanted the members to sleep In
an armory, while another wanted them
to sleep 125 In a room In a big ware
house.
Bryan Hunts Ducks.
D Eae.Uis!se Wire from The Associated !.
KanJi City, Jan. ft William J, Bryan panrd
through Kaiuja tlty tonight on his way homo
from (illusion, Texas, lfa hunted duckie sshlle
on his trip and factitiously tild that ho killed
tes-entrcn ducks, hhtccn on the wins; to one in
the water. Hpcahlns of hit paper, the Common
er, he uld the first issue would be out about
Jan. CO. He feela that Ids newspaper enterprise
will be a creat success, tie si id that subscrip
tions ere recehe-d from thirty -tci and IcitI
toiles within a week lifter he annouueed his in
tention of publishing; the Commoner.
Respite for Priori.
11 Inclusive Wire from Tlie Associated I're.M.
New York, Jan. 8, I.orenro Priori, who was
sentenced to be executed in f-lnff Bine some time
within the week commencing; at midnight to
nltjht, will not be executed for at least twenty
das. This extension of life was granted him to
ds by Governor OdelU
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.
Waather Indications Today,
OOOASIONAL IfAlNSt sVJffMCrT.
General Cardinal Gibbons' Ilea for Universal
Peace.
Caro Tovsn Calls for Bclnforcementi to Quell
nocr Uprlslnir.
riRht Men Dio In n Minneapolis Hotel Fire,
forecast of the Week In Concriets.
Death of p. D. Armour.
General Carbond'Je Dtpsitment.
Local Ites-. Dr. Ilurlbuit In Second Tresbj.
terlan Church.
Heading Now Controls the Jeney Central.
Kdllorlal.
Note and Comment.
Local Hearlni; In the Counellmanlo Cite.
Dissatisfaction Uetw'ccn Traction Company
and Employes,
namato l'ari Committed to Jail.
Local Weft Fcranton and Suburban.
Clciifr.il Northeastern Pernio lunla.
financial and Conmieieial.
I.ocul Live News of the Labor Woild.
Satutday'a Court Pinceediiigr.
ANOTHER CHAPTER
IN QJDAHY CASE
An Unknown Writer Offeis to Give
Testimony Refunding the Mys-
teious Kidnappers.
By Kxeliislte Wlie from The ,i,,clited I're-s.
Omaha. Nek, Jan. (1. A letter hu
been turned over to Chlf Donahue, of
the Omaha police department. In which
n n offer is made to deliver certain In
formation to him regarding the abdue
tms of IMward Cudahy, jr., upon his
compliance with certain conditions.
The chief and Mr. Cudnhy evidently
considered the lettcti nulliontle and of
enough Importance to justify a reply,
because the following advertltument
appealed In tho columns of a local
paper this mornlntr:
Your request ui!,",l for In letter in died 1m i.iii.
eolu on Jan. t, to be nr.surric! before Jan. 7, will
be granted.
(finned) i:, . Cudahy,
J. T. Donahue.
Both Mr. Cudahy und Chief Dunuhue
declined tonight to ay what the con
tents of the Lincoln letter wore, or to
refer to the conditions prescribed
therein. It Is stated that the loiter Is
from a man who knows every member
of tho gang which klilunpiicd Kdtlle
Cudahy on December IS. Further, It
is stated positively that the revelations
to be made by tho wilter of the letter
will Involve u well-known man In this
city who has. been suspected, but
against whom no positive evidence
could be obtained.
The acceptance of the offer of the
unknown writer leads to the belief that
he haa placed a pi Ice on his knowledge
of the crime and has taken this mcanq
to protect himself ftom discovery, as
the gave no address In his letter, ad
'vlslng an advertisement to be Inserted
If his proposition were considered
favorable.
COLD WAVE SWEEPS
OVER EURP0E
Storm Causes Collision Between Pas
senger Trains Severe Cold in
France nnd Italy.
P.) Inclusive Who fiom The Associated Pre..,
Loudon, Jan. 7. Severe cold has
suddenly set In throughout Duropc. In
Kngland It Is accompanied by a north
easterly wind, amounting to a gale
over the channel. At Dover a boat
was capsized, four persons being
drowned; and probably other accidents
will bo reported. On the continent the
weather Is still more sevete. Snow has
fallen ns far south as Naples; and In
St. Petersburg the cold Is m Intense
that the police lu tho streets huve had
to be frequently relieved and the
Fchools to bo closed. At Moscow the
temperature Is SO degrees below zero
Fahrenheit.
Tremendous gales aro blowing over
the Adriatic. Terrible blizzard's are re
ported from Austria and Southern
Russia, extinguishing signal lights and
resulting In tho derailing of the Orient
express at Altpazua.
Tho stotm caused a collision between
passenger trains at Mllota, near Szata
mar. Hungary, six persons being killed.
Nine people were frozen to death on
a highroad In Transylvania. Odessa Is
completely snow-bound. The harbor Is
frozen over, nnd tuilns are unable to
enter or depart In conpequciice of the
drifts.
Pari, Jan. C Severe cold Is reported
throughout France and Ituly. A foot
of snow fell at Marseilles last evening,
and the thermometer shows 18 degrees
of frost In Paris today. There have
been a number of deaths In the streets.
Trains from a long dlstanceaie greatly
delayed.
Snow has fallen In Italy and tho city
of Rome, and the burroundlug country
Is snow-clad for the Urst tlmo In many
years. Crowds assembled on tho Pin
lco to witness tho raro panotamu.
DEATHS OF A DAY.
11 exclusive W'iie from Tho Associated I'ie.
London, Jan. C llemy Windham, P.iron
I.i'co'.flelil, foimcily captain of the I'lrst. f.ifo
Guards and member of parliament tor Wet Sui-ao-
In the Conservative Interest from 1531 to 16.19,
la dead. He was bom Jul 31, 1820,
Philadelphia, Jan, 6, John C. Sims, secretary
of tho rennsjh.inia Itnllroid company and well
known In railroad elides throughout the coun
try, died ut the Onlicrsttv of Pennsylvania hos
pital at 1.S0 o'cloclc thltFaftcrnoon. John Clark
Klnu was born in this city In ISO. Ho It sur
vived by file children.
Kcw Voik, Jan. el. The lllght llev. lllshop
Wlnand Michael Wiinrer, head of tho Iloman
Calhollo elloccm of Newark, K. J,, died shortly
after midnight thlc mornlne at Scton Hal), South
Orance, N. J, Death was eluo to pneumonia con
tracted somo elujs ai;o. The only brouier of the
bishop, lllshop iiiKKcr, of New York, was at the
bedside, and the llev. L. O. Carroll, of St Pat
rick's church, Jersey City,
Kansas City, Jan. e), Daniel F. Pavif, father est
Webster Davis, former assistant secretary of the
Interior, died today of consumption, sued 61
years. Mr. Das Is has been In feeble health (or
more than a year, lie to a veteran ol the Civil
war.
BAD NEWS FROM
CAPE TOWN
The Cabinet Is Unable to Aorce as
to tlie Advlsabllltu ot
Martial Law.
COLONISTS HAVE CHILLS
Cape Town Calls Loudly for Strong
Kchvfoi cements from England.
Lord Kitchener's Available Eorce
Employod in Protecting tho Rnnd
Mines.
By Iltcluiise VAnc fiom 1h3 Associated I'ies.
London, Jan. 7. This morning news
from (,'npe Town Is ugaln unsatisfac
tory. Martial law has been proclaim
ed at Mnlmesbury and would have
been proclaimed In other districts but
thai thn cabinet meeting called Satur
ilny was unable lei agree as to Hr ad
visability. The vagueness ef the In
formation concerning the movement!
and position of the Invaders' hai sent
a fresh cold fit over the colonists; and
Cape Town calls loudly for strong reln
feu cements from r.ngland on the
ground that the average part ot Loid
Kltchenn'M available force Is em
ployed In protecting the nes of com
munication nnd tho ltand lulnos, the
latter extending for a distance ot fifty
leilles. it Is nsserted by one Capo
Town correspondent that unlest the
foiee.s In Cape Colony me Inci eased a
most undesirable state of affairs may
re'-eult, t's tho success lu aims of tho
invndeis, however slight, might be th
signal for a Dutch rising. As It Is
many lhitlsh rctudcntR have had to
leave tlm Dutch vlllugejt near Cap)
Town, their lives being unbearable.
Accoidlng to a native report a hundred
men, either Doers or local farmers,
have JliRt passed through Clan Wll
lU'in district In the direction ot Mul
mesbtiry. Necessity for Martial Law.
The Capo Town correspondent of tho
Daily Mall, who calls for forty thou
sand fresh troops, eaj-s:
"Prominent Afrikander loyalists de
clare that the rebellious colonists will
construe the colonial call to arms as a
challenge, and that the omlnotw silence
of the pro-rebelR, combined with the
fact that members of tho pro-Boer
Junta In Caps Town have been touring
In the disaffected districts, emphasize
the necessity for martial law. The ne
cessity was never more acuto for dis
patching reinforcements. Already there
is proof that colonials are leading one
commnndo."
The military movements reported are
quite unimportant, though Portugal ls
sending reinforcements to Lourenzo
Marques. Dr. Lcyds, according to The
Hague correspondent of the Dally Mall,
Is recruiting In Holland, Belgium,
Franco and Gwinnny: and his recruits
will lie sent out to Naniaquulaud, os
tensibly as emigrants, each man re
ceiving fifty pounds down nt suiting.
HE NOMINATED x"OLK.
Foimcr United States Senator Biatl-
bury, Pnssea Away.
By Kxtlmlse Wire fiom 'llw ."es'oiiatid l'ie-s
AugUBta, Me., Jan. U. Former T'nl
tcd States Senator James Ware Tit ad
bury died at his home In this city to
day of bronchitis. He was born In thlt
state Juno 10, 1&0.2.
He gi actuated from Dowdoln college
In lM!i In the celebrated class In which
weie Henry W. Longfellow, Nathaniel
Hawthorne. Jonathan CIHey, John S.
C. Abbott. George U. Cheevcr nnd Ho
ratio Uiidge. Ho was the last Mtrvl
vor of hla class and the oldest living
graduate of liowdoln college. Ho has
always been a Democrat Ills election
lo tho Fulled States donate was In
ISh't. for th" term beginning Maxell 4.
1847. Ho threw the vole from Main
that lesulted In the nomination of
Jnmes K. Polk. When he entered the
senate ho gave the president his hcatty
support. He declined a re-election In
18"" and settle'd dowp In Augusta.
cruise or duci: hunters.
Mr. Cleveland nnd "Fighting Bob"
on the Water Liiy.
D txclushe Wire fiom The As-oclated Pie.
aeorgetown.S, C, Jan. C Tho Water
Lily, the mall and messenger boat ot
Mr. Cleveland's party, came up to the
city fiom tho marshes this morning
deep down In the witter with ducks.
Tho weather, which wns so unfavor
able to those indlffcicnt to tho sport,
caused the ducks to swarm In tho
murky atmospheio. Captains Robley
D. Evani nnd Lamberton aro now' lo
cated at tho ianious Murphy Island
preserves, while Mr. Cleveland Is a.
guest of General Alexander.
Tho entire party will hunt this week
at the former place before returning
home. 32ach member of the rarty Is
In fine spirits. Jlr. Cleveland ls much
benefitted physically from the outing.
SOUTHERN PAOIPIO
BLOCKADE BROKEN
By i:Llule Wire from The Associated Press.
Ashland, Ore-son. Jan. 0. The treather has
been clear and cold today In all th territory
courcd by tho unprecedentexl snow storm of the
past thirei da. in Southern Oregon Slid North
ern California,' and th blodcAda oa the Souttv-rn
Pacific has been eSeetivsly broken. tn lwn
elred rien are working clearing the road whers
tho alldea occurred south ef Dunumilr tn tin
Sacramento ellvlslsn snd the rotary snow plows
went south today to elm til sll-Jtngs botwosa
Ashland and Dunsmulr.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
4- Wsshlrirton, Jan. 6. Forecast fr -f.
-f em fejwylvanUl Occasional rains an 4
warmer Monday, southerly winds, beeow
-f Ins southwesterly, brisk the coast: 4
-f Tuesday probably fair. 4f
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