PIKE COUNTY PRESS. Friday, January 17, 1890. PCBMSHKD EVERY FRIDAY. OFFICE, BROWS'g BUILDING, BROAD BT. Entered at the post olllce of Milford, like county, Pennsylvnnin, as Bocond-elnss mnttor, November twenty-first, 1895. Advertising Rates. One squarcfeight lhi(s),nne Insertion -$1.00 Koch subsequent Insertion .BU Reduced rutf will Iw furnished on np plk'iition, will bo allowed yenrly mlver tlsen, Legal Advertising. Court Proclamation, Jury and Trial List for several courts per term, 1.21.00 Administrator's and Executor's notices 8. (it. Auditor' notices 4.00 Divorce notices B.t Sheriff s sales, On'linns' court sales, Cmint.v Treasurer's sales. County Mute- ment and election proclamation charged Dy the square. J. H. Van Etten, PVBLISIIF.R, Milford, Pike County, Pa. 1896 January. 1896 Su. Mo.l Tu. We. Th. Fri. Sat. l23i 12 13 14 15 16 17 1Z 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2627 28 29 30131 MOON'S PHASE8. 0 rhi"1 H Quarter 7 10:41 I am. k First on 0:68 Quarter tiC p.m. OfiSen 14P:3S Fn 1 Moon 30 li Editorial. COMING LOCAL ELECTIONS. We do not desire or intend to read the citizens of the county a homily on their duties at the coming local election. It is projicr however to remind them tliat this is the time to consider the question as to how they wish to be governed during the com ing year, in local affairs. It is fool ish to remain away from tho cau cus, and allow it to be run by inter ested office seekers, or holders, and those directly enlisted by them, and who have no real care for the wel fare or prosperity of the commun ity, and then when incompetent, or inefficient or extravgant persons are nominated to say, well I had no thing to do with it, the blame rests elsewhere, but ns they are on the ticket, I Biipposo it is party duty to vote them. It is your duty to at tend the caucus and to use your best efforts to secure proper nomina tions, and if tho taxpayers will unite in such efforts, they will have far less occasion for unavailing gruinb- ling in the future. The propur working of the roads is one of the most important matters. Tho super visors who levy tho least tax and dj the least work, and that in a care less and slip-shod manner, are tho most expensive men you can elect, unless it be those who levy a largo tax and do the work in the same manner. Tho office is not particu larly desirable to those who have plenty of work and business of thoir own, but they aro the men who should hold it, and when a good man is found he should be re-elected from year to year bo that the roads may be worked in a systematic man Her. If you go through the county next spring after the rains, you will most likely find the results of the previous year's work lying in some adjoining field, and the roads in just the same or a worse condition than they were the previous years,. Is this a waste of time and money, and if so is it good business methods to keep it up ? The old adugo that Whatever is worth doing at all is worth being well done, applios with more than usual force to road mak ing and repairing. This eternal patching, and leaving it with the re mark, "that will answer for this year," is a ruinous policy. The work should be done so that it will answer for many years, and when - this phut is put in (yperation you will be surprised to find how soon the roads will become excellent, and your taxes decreased. The schools are also of the high est importance, and it behooves all who are desirous of securing better educational facilities for their chil dren to enquire carefully into the qualifications of those who would be school directors. It is in vain that the state makes generous ap propriations, and that large sums are raised by taxation, if poorly qualified or utterly incompetent teachers are procured. Of the two evils, a poor teacher, or no school, we think the hitter condition far preferable. There should bo no "axe grinding" directors elected Teachers should be hired on their merit, if they have none, they should not be given a school through the influence of some "friend" on the board. Taxpayers, just try the medicine of good, careful, economical, pains taking officials for a few years, and if the result is not wholly satisfac tory you can slide back into the old rut without having the ways greased or sign boards put up. At the recent convention of school directors held at Harrisburg, the question of consolidation of the schools of tho townships in the state was discussed. It was said that the experiment had been suc cessfully applied in other states. The plan is to have one or perhaps two school buildings in the town ship, centrally located, and to hire one or more men, as may bo neces sary, with teams to convey the children to and from school. The children living in a certain section f the township assemble at a con venient place at a stated time, the omnibus comes along and conveys them to the school, and the evening they are returned in the same man ner. It is argued that better school buildings can be maintained, better nd fewer teachers employed and .I ter results obtained in every way iv this method. No doubt a bill rcgu Ming this matter will bo presented at the next session of our Legisture The Farmer's National Bank of Occkertown, has declared a semi, mnual dividend of five per cent The population of Sussex county is 22,259, and she supports three banks vhich each pay annual dividends of en per cent. The population of Pike is, 9,412 and she hosnot enough energy to own one bank. The TIonesdale banks take all her money from the northern and western parts ! he Port Jorvis banks from tho east ern, and the Stroudsburg banks from the southern portions of our county. Moneyed men are looking for good investmonts,canthey do better than 10, and would not a bank here soon earn such a dividend. Judge V. W. Schuyler of Easton had just decided that the sale of liq uor by a bona fide social club to its members is legal and is not a viola tion of the license laws. This was test case presented by the Livings. ton club of Allentown Pa. The club itithorized its steward to purchase stock of liquors, and furnish the same to mombers of the club only, and receive pay from them, to turn tho the money so received over to the treasurer this money to be used to replenish the stock etc, and to the pur "base of cigars and eatables.and to defray expenses connected there with. Tho Judge decides that this was not contrary to law. It looks as though the administra Hon people had carried twenty two of the thirty seven wards, at tho primaries hold in Philadelphia Tues day, and if so they will have six of the ten delegates from that city to tho Republican national csnvontion at St. Louis. The Doni')cratio oilleu holders of Philadelphia have elected the state delegates, and tho state delegates will elect the ten national delegates from that city, every one of whom will bo owned by Mr. Harrity and do his bidding. Mr. Calvin S. Brice, of New York, United state senator from Ohio, will retire March i to make way for that stalwart Republican, J. B. Foraker, who was elected to the place Jan, 14. If Queen Vio wanted a real poet laureate why not invite Mr. Padgett to go over, or she might have im proved on Austin by taking the ' bard of Shanty Hill. " Divorce. In Pike County Com. Reinhold Wonzcl mon Pleas No. June Term, 1HU5. Subpoena and alias BUhiKunn re- Charlotte Wenzel turned defendant not fuund. To Charlotte Wenzel, defendant: You are herehy notified to lie and appear at our court oi common ricas to De neiu at Mil ford on the third Mouday of March next, It being the return day of our next terra of court, and answer tho complaint of the uoeiiant nice in tne aoove case. H. I. ColiTltluHT, Sheriff. Sheriff's office, Milford, Pa. .January 7, lM. Divorce. 1 In Pike County Com- Henry Phelps mon Pleas No. 14 Octo Iber term 1BH6. Sub Itxena and alias sub- l.lllle uell fnoip 1 puma returned Helena I ant not found. To Lillte Bell Phelos. defemlant: Tou are hereby notified to be and appear at our V4iurt or common r lea to be field at alii ford on the third Monday of March next. it being the return day of our next term of court, and answer the complaint of the llbellant tiled In the above case. H. I. CoktkiuHT, Sheriff. Shoriff's office, Milford, Pa. January 7, 1H96. Subscribe for the PRESS Advertise in the PRESS FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Summary of trie proceedings la the Sea- ate and Hdom, Washikotoit, Jan. 9. Brief and unim portant sessions were held yesterday in both branches of congress. In the senate a bill was Introduced providing for the In crease of the navy. In the house a Joint resolution was offered for the annexation of Hawaii to the United States. The Re publican senate caucus ordered the house tariff bill to be reported without amend ment. Washikgto, Jan. 10. Beth branches of congress were In session. In the senate the house bond bill, with the free coinage amendment, was taken up, but debate was postponed. Mr. Baker Introduced a Joint resolution regarding the Monroe doctrine. In the house Mr. Llylngaton of Georgia Introduced a resolution on the Venezuelan dispute. Washington, Jan. 11. No business of special Importance was transacted In either branch of congress yesterday. In the sen ate Mr. Jones of Arkansas opened the de bate on the free coinage substitute for the house bond bill. Mr. Morgan Introduced a resolution of congratulation to the presi dent of Transvaal republlo In view of his recent victory oyer Dr. Jameson of the British South Africa company, who in vaded the territory of the Boers. In the house the session was devoted to a partisan debate on the proposed amendments to the rules. Washington. Jan. 14. In the senate Mr. Morgan delivered a long speech on the senate amendment to the house rev enue bill, favoring silver coinage. Messrs. Kyle and Call offered resolutions In favor of the recognition of the belligerent right of the Cuban revolutionists. In the house Dlstriot of Columbia affairs occupied most of the session ; the pension appropriation bill was also considered. Mr. Morse introduced the following reso lution: Besolved, That the committee on foreign af fairs consider the expediency of reporting forthwith some expression by this govern ment In denunciation of these atrocities, and, if they find we as a nation are powerless to act, that we invoke the o-ope ration of the al lied powers to wipe the Turkish government off the face of toe earth and secure the free' dom and Independence of Armenia. Washington, Jan. 15. Both branches of congress were In session yesterday, but Do business of special Importance was transacted In either house. In the senate Mr. Butler of North Carolina delivered a speech In opposition to bond Issues and In favor of silver legislation. In the house there was a general debate on the pension appropriation bill. IS HARRISON OUT OF IT? Ex-Benator and Ex-Minister Palmer Bays He Is Mot In the Presidential Race. Nkw York, Jan. 14. Ex-Senator Thorn- as W. Palmer of Michigan, who is now la the city, had a long conference with ex- President Harrison at the Fifth Avenue hotel. After seeing General Harrison, Mr. Palmer said, "In my Judgment, General Harrison will not be a candidate for the presidential nomination." This statement is regarded by polltl clans as important on account of the close relations of personal friendship that have long existed between the ex-president and Mr. Palmer. They served In the United States senate together, and their Intimacy was of a marked character. After General Harrison became president he Intended that Mr. Palmer should have a place in his cabinet and proposed that he should accept the post of secretary of agriculture, Mr. Palmer, however, was bitterly op posed by General Alger and other MIohl gan Republicans. Mr. Palmer declined to place the president In a position of antag onism to the dominant faction of the party in Michigan, and General Harrison gave the portfolio to General Jeremiah Rusk of Wisconsin. Harrison Has nothing to Bay. New York, Jan. 18. Ex-President Har. rlson is at the Fifth Avenue hotel. When he was seen by a reporter, the general's sole reply to Inquiries was that he must be excused, aa he had "nothing to say." When the question was put to blra wheth er he was engaged to marry Mrs. Dim mock, aa has been reported, he said terse ly: "I can neither affirm nor deny that. I did not come to New York to get mar ried." This was looked upon by many as an admission that an engagement existed, but that the date of the marriage bad not been settled. There Is no longer any rea son to doubt, close associates say, that an engagement docs exist between the gen. eral and the niece of his first wife. It was learned from a Warm personal friend of the ex-president that a date for his mar. riage to Mrs. Dlmmock would be decided upon this trip. It Is Intimated the mar riage will take place before the end of Feb ruary, and that he will take his bride west. Big fire at Bhamokla. Shamoki.v, Pa., Jan. 14. Fire, which Is believed to be of Incendiary origin, de stroyed property and stock valued at $85, 000. The losers are Kmanuel Mallck. wholesale groceries, $9,W0, Insurance $8,000; A. O. Sparr, jewelry. 4,800, Insur ance $2,600; Laubensteln & Baldorf, auc tloneere, $3,500, insurance $1,800; David Llewellyn, $3,000, no Insurance; C. P. Helfonsteln, $4,500, insurance $200; Theo dora Ludest, $1,000, no Insurance. Chloroformed and Robbed. Honeoyk Falls, N. Y., Jan. 15. Mrs. Alice Burt, who resides near this village, was attacked and chloroformed by her hired man, Frank Larking. After the woman became unconscious he ransacked the house, securing $75 In cash, two gold watches and two revolvers. He escaped on a hand car of the Lehigh Valley road ana was seen to board a north bound train. . ' Killed His Mother and Himself. Watertown, N. Y., Jan. 15. William Oswell of Ogdensburg shot and killed his mother and then ended his own life in that city. He was formerly an employee of the Ogdensburg and Lake Ckamplain railroad, but has been out of work for some time past. This is supposed to have caused him to commit the double crime. The Uat Shea las. Rochester:, Jan. 14. Ex-Senator George Haines, who was special prosecuting at- torney in the famous Bat Shea case, In which he secured the conviction of Shea fur murder, was. served with a copy of Judge Mayham's order to the district at torney of Rensselaer county to show cause wny bnea should not be granted a new trial. A UNION OF MILLIONS. MARRIAGE OF MRS. ALVA 8. VANOER- BILT AND OLIVER H. P. BELMONT. Mayor Strong of New Tork Tied the Knot at the Bride's Residence It Was an Extremely Quiet Affair Mr. Belmont's Career. New York, Jan. 11. Mrs. Alva S. Van- derbllt, divorced wife of W. K. Vanrterbilt, and Oliver H. P. Belmont, a divorced man, were married by Mayor 8trong at Mrs. Vnnnernllts home, Seventy-second street and Mndlson avenue, today. The ceremony was performed in the presence of about a dozen people, friends of the bride and groom. Tho form used by the mayor was the short one used In civil marriage. The time occupied In tying the knot was MRS. ALVA VANDKHBILT. but a few minutes, nnd the mayor at one drove down town to his ofllee In city hall. The matter was conducted with great qnlctness, and but for an oversight on the part of the mayor the news might not have been made publlo lor some time. As it happened, when he left the oar rlage in which he drove down town from Mrs. Vanderbllt's house, he forgot to take from the seat beside him the printed olvll marriage, which he has not yet learned by heart. The cabman drove off, and when the mayor missed his little book he at once sent a messenger after It. The cabby had found the telltale book, and, putting two and two together, gossip- pod with his brother Jehus until soon the news was spread broadcast. Mayor Strong was too busy to go into details when asked if It was really true that he had been called upon to unite the conple in marriage. "yes, sir," he answered, "I married Mrs. Vanderbllt and Mr. Belmont this morning at the bride's home. There were some people there, but I didn't know many of them. They were, I believe, prin cipally friends of Mrs. Vanderbllt. No body stood up with Mr. Belmont. It didn't tako long to do the trick, and I drove down town from Mrs. Vanderbllt's house shortly after 10 o'clock." The newly wedded couple went nt once to Newport, where the first of the honey moon will be passed. Mnrch 6 last Mrs. vanderbllt secured a divorce from her husband. The decree was granted on the statutory grounds. It gave Mrs. Vanderbllt an annual Income of more than $200,000 Aid the custody of her three children, Consuclo, W. K. Vander bllt, Jr., and Harry sterling Vanderbilt. Mr. Vanderbllt's defense was a mere for mality. When Miss Consuclo Vanderbllt was married to the Duke of Marlborough, her father gave her away at the altar. The duke and duchess passed their honeymoon at Mr. Vanderbllt s piace at Isllp, N. Y, Oliver n. P. Belmont. Oliver Belmont is as well known as any man in society. Every club welcomes him, He owns a place nt Newport called Bel court, one of the finest places of the kind in America. It was built after designs by the late R. M. Hunt. Mr. Belmont entertains lavishly. He gave a bachelor ball at Beloourt last sum OLIVER BELMONT. mer. It was a fitting setting for such a scene and worthy of Mr. Belmont's rare talents as a host. Mr. Belmont is a fine whip. Last Oc tober he made a coaching tour with Mrs. Willie K.. Colonel and Mrs. William Jay, Miss Consuelo Vanderbllt and the Duke of Marlborough as his guests. During the last horse show Mr. Belmont wss one of the party that excited the greatest interest. . Mrs. Vanderbilt, with admirable com posure, laughed and talked during the time the crowd stared at her. Mr. Bel mont looked at the crowd with curious and undisturbed Interest. The duke was plain ly annoyed and kept pulling at his downy mustache. His feelings so added to his warmth that he took off his hat and kept it off. The duchess wore an expression of dlsmav. Colonel Jay s face was very red, and Mrs. Jay turned around and talked to gome people who sat back of her. New Jersey Murder Cases. Jersey City, Jan. 14. The New Jer sey court of pardons gave final attention to the cases of HiMiry Kohl of Newark and Alfred Clymer of Mount Holly, both un der sentence to be banged Jan. It). The court decided not to interfere in the case of Kohl, but ooinmuted the sen fence of Clymer to imprisonment for life. Kohl will be hanged In the Essex eoun- tr Jail on Feb. 0. He munAered his cous in, Joseph Prienel, on Jon 15, 13115, ths motive being runuery. Our foot Laureate. The more we read the verses of Mr, Austin, Englund'f new poet laureate, the prouder we are of Richard Watsou Gilder, poet laureate of the Cleveland administration. In spite of hi hair Mr. Gilder is unite beavy swell, and if he couldn't write better verse than this chap Austin we'd disown him. These are great days for the United States. Cholly Knickerbocker in New York Recorder. NEWS OF THE WEEK. Thursday. Jan. 0. Robert G. Still, colored, well known In Democratic political circles aa a leader among people of his race, died In Phila delphia. . A bank at Fayette, O., was entered by burglars and $48,760 In money and about $4,ooo In bonds taken. There Is no clew to the perpetrators. j The steamer Enllng, Certain Meek. from St. John's, N. F.. for New York, Is ashore off Halifax. She has been abandon ed by her crew. Passenger train No. 800 on the Erie rail road rnn Into a freight train betwt nn Riv erside and Fourth avenues, Newark, N. J. Three freight cars were thrown from tho track, and travel was blocked for sev eral hours. Several passengers were slight ly hurt. A Detroit dispatch says that Thomas B. Reed Is Mayor Plngree's presidential can didate, and his honor announces It In tones of exultation. It is Improbable that the mayor's flatfooted declaration will do his own gubernatorial boom any harm. Reed Is pretty certain to have most of the Michigan delegates. Friday, Jan. 10. Near Mount Pleasant, Gadsden county, Flo., Henry Thomas and Albert Stafford fought a duel about a girl. Both killed. E. B. Wight, Washington correspondent of the Chicago Inter Ocean and widely known as a Journalist, died of heart fail ure In Washington. Unknown men called at the home of Ed Welohat Holton, Kan., blindfolded him, threw him to the floor, cut off his left hand with an ax and robbed him. Mr. Clement A. Grisoom, president of tho International Navigation company, has been elected commodore of the Corin thian Yacht club of Philadelphia. The Fait & Slaglo company, oyster packers of Baltimore, mado a deed of as signment to John S. Gibbs. The cause of the failure Is excessive competition. Li abilities are placed at $50,000. As John Robertson, a prominent farmer In the town of Riga, N. Y., was passing through his barnyard he was attacked by a bull, and six ribs were broken before his son arrived and beat the anlmnl off. John W. McDonald, alias George Allen, Indicted for kidnaping Lawyer O. O. Cot tle, pleaded guilty to the crime in the criminal terra of the supreme court In Buffalo and was sentenced to the Elmlra reformatory. Saturday, Jan. II. The Ontario and Western railroad depot at Rock Rift, N. Y., was totally destroyed by fire. Fire at Bruahton, N. Y., destroyed five blocks, and only part of the contents waa saved. The loss is estimated at $15,000. Eight masked men blew open the safe of the Farmers' bank at Verona, Mo., with dynamite and escaped with $9,000 In cash. A decree has been gazetted In Paris pro hibiting the export from France for the French colonies of warlike munitions In tended for the Island of Cuba. that ths failures for the week have been 481 in the United States, against 420 last year, and 68 In Canada, against 64 last year. John McBrlde, former president of the American Federatlonn of Labor, has writ ten his farewell to that organisation, In which he says he will "never again seek or accept official responsibility In the la bor movement ' Monday, Jan. 13. George 'Spengler, deputy postmaster at Chatham, N. Y., dropped dead while at tending to his dutlss in the postofflce. Frank H. Lummus, who owned two of the largest cotton gin factories In the south, died at his home In Brooklyn. Mrs. Addona P. Fotch, aged 84 years, wife of Walter Fotch of Stafford, commit ted suicide by hanging at Batavla, N. Y, The annual exerolses in commemoration of the founder of Cornell university were held in the armory in Ithaca before 1,200 people. Governor and Mrs. Morton gave a din ner at the executive mansion in Albany to the Judges of the court of appeals and a few other invited guests. The Fifth Avenue Savings bank of Co lumbus, O., closed Its doors. The cause la alleged to be money loaned too freely. The officers say everybody is secured. The Vassar College Glee club gave a concert In the theater attached to the Hudson River State hospital In Pough keepsle, where 600 Insane patients com posed the audience Tuesday, Jan. 14. Peter Houghard, who Is thought by the police to have been insane, killed him self, wife and five children In Chicago. McGowan's undertaking establishment, at Haverstraw, N. Y., was burned, with Its contents. A. Saul's shoe store and Conn's market were also destroyed. The steamer Royal, one of the fastest vessels on the great lakes, burned to the water's edge at Evansvllle, Ind. The loss is $24,000 and the Insurance $15,000. In Philadelphia a scaffold, on which three painters were working, foil. William Anderson and Edward Petroskt were in stantly killed and Henry Petersen fatally injured. At Newmansville, Fla., Henry Jordan, a negro desperado, charged with murder ously assaulting Dr. J. N. Cloud, was burned to death In a house where he had sought to escape from a mob. Richard J. Oliphant, one of the wealth leet, most progressive and influential bust nesa men of Oswego, N. Y., died from blood poisoning, the result of contracting a cold in his jaw after having had some teeth extracted. Wednesday, Jan. 18. Henry S. Tyler, mayor of Louisville, died in that city. He had been 111 for about five weeks. The French chamber of deputies reas sembled at Paris. M. Henri Brisson waa re-elected president In New York city Michael McGowan, the murderer of Rose Finn, was found guilty of murder In the second degree. James Farley of Philadelphia waa found dead In an area In Railroad avenue In Newark, N. J. He had fallen into the area, and, striking on his head, broke hia neck. The American Savings and Loan asso ciation of Minneapolis went into the hands of a receiver, application to the court hav Ing been made by Attorney General Chllds. Major W. li. Halciuann was named as re ceiver. The 20 rate yacht built by Sibblck fur Mr. Arthur Goclct and Mr. Paget was launched from Sibbick's yard, Cowes, Isle of Wight The trial of R. F. Kneebs, the American horseman charged with fraudulently en tering Bethel in races under a false name in Berlin resulted In a verdict of guilty. Daughter of a Revolutionary Soldier. The youngest daughter of a Revolu tiouury soldier, so fur as kuown, waa dis covered at Lebanon. Conn. , recently and added to the membership of the Willi mautio chapter of the Daughters of the Revolntion. She is Mrs. Augustus Avery and is only 68 years old. Her father waa 74 years old at the time of her birth. Be was doubtless one of the youngest soldiers in the war. There axe only eight other daughters of Revolutionary soldiers belonging to the order. PASSING WAIiCLOUD. THE ANGLO-GERMAN HOSTILITIES Al PARENTLY SUBSIDING. The Great Naval Preparations and the Marked Aetlvlty at Woolwleh Arsenal Mystify fh Pablle The Letters of the (Jneea and Emperor. Iyouno. Jan. 14. It seems pretty well f tabllshed in the public mind that Km cror William did not mean to threaten ar upon England by his message of sym pathy to President Krager of Transvaal, nd the reports which were circulated a rw dnys ago of a European alllanee back f Germany and against England find lis le further credence. It seems to be ac cepted that the German emperor simply ntended to express ills own opinion of he Jameson raid in that message and the emporary sentiment of Irritation which t caused him. -This Is the general feeling apparently of I le publlo mind, and those organs of pub lic opinion which are In touch with the government have undoubtedly sought to leepen this Impression. But this still enves unexplained the uncontradicted as ertion thnt the German government did .pply to Portugal for permission to pass narlnes through Portugese territory at Dclngoa bay to the Transvaal, nor does It i-xplaln tho unflagging preparation of war Material and equipment of war forces in England. Of more force seems the argu ment of some newspapers that the waver ing support of Russia and France has ad monished the German war lord that the nterprctation put upon his message by England was putting him into a hazard- jus position. Whether this or some other considera tion has altered the situation, It Is certain that the diplomatic agents of all the gov ernments of Europe have been kept busy In the last few weeks, and It Is expected that the full result of their labors is not yet in the knowledge of the public. That Kngland has had a vision of the destruc tion of the "balance of power" In Eu rope, with herself In tho descending scale, is certain. Whether she has made other strokes in the hidden field of diplomacy besides her formidable show of naval force is not yet known. Some Notes of Warning. The first feeling of assurance over the better situation of the rotations with Ger many is met by notes of warning that there are still possible seeds for much ran cor and danger In the situation in the Transvaal, and that the Venezuelan ques tion, is, after all, not yet settled, nor any basis agreed upon for Its settlement. - Interest In the great naval preparations, however, continues to absorb the publlo mind. A report which has been circulated to the effect that the government Intends to mobilize the volunteer forces Is denied, hut it lsoertaln thatyippcals from the war office have recently been sent by circular to the commanders of all the volunteer regiments asking them to return the prob able number of volunteers that could be mobilized and to state the arrangement that would be necessary for doing so. At Woolwich, below London, on the Thames, also the great arsenal, covering 100 acres of ground, is receiving constant additions to its great store of naval mate rial, and the activity in all departments there is unabated. The torpedo factory Is Increasing Its output, and the men In that department are working many hours over time. The torpedoes, as fast as they are manufactured, are dispatched to Ports mouth and Dover, the former the princi pal naval station of Kngland, with a for tified harbor that will float the whole of the English navy ! the latter the chief port of communicu.on between England and the continent. The government In-' tends, it Is announced, to have these well supplied with torpedo boats and with tor pedo destroyers. Semiofficial Press Are Silent. A Berlin dispatch to The Times says: 'The semiofficial press maintains a com plete silence respectinng the letters of Queen Victoria and Emperor William. 'The Kolnlsche Zeltung, under th heading 'Peace With Dishonor,' ransacks the dictionary to heap abuse upon Eng land, Dr. Jameson and the ultlanders, but the press bureau of the foreign office may be left to reconcile this sort of language with the official assurance that the government only desires an amicable solution of the difficulties. "Theodore Berth, an influential mem ber of the relchstag, writes in The Nation warning Germany that only France will gain by an Anglo-German quarrel, and that England Is only doing her duty In protecting the Interests of her subjects." A Vienna dispatch to The Times says: "The rumors of an alliance between Eng land, France and Russia depressed the bourse. It waa a trifling Incident, but It should serve as a warning that the drel bnnd cannot afford to be indifferent to England's attitude." . ., Alleged Shameful Plot. A dispatch received from sources sym pathetic with the Transvaal government In Johannesburg assert that the plot for Dr. Jameson s raid and the coincident up rising of the ultlanders was the most shameful in history. The blackest part of the plot, the dispatch assorts, was the Intention of the agenta of the Chartered South Africa company to set loose the savages to invade the Transvaal from all points and to kill every white man. It had been engaged that all over South Af rica provision stations should be erected on the line of the route, and the point had been fixed. The object waa to destroy Pretoria and to present England with a fait accompli before any Interference could reach them. Sketches of Pretoria and of the Rand, made by military men, it 1 said, have been seized. Ordering More Cruisers. Loxdo. Jan. 15. The Times says that the admiralty has invited the principal private firm to tender bids for ten third class cruisers, to be completed In one year, the armament to be wholly of quick firing guns. It has also requested all firms hav ing government contract to give them the preference over private orders. A Berlin dispatch to The Post say: "The smoke of the first encounter ha been dissipated, but Great Britain cannot afford to close Its eyes to any symptoms of fresh German movements. ,- The watch on Delagoa bay must stand aa fast as the Ger man watch on the Rhine. The attempt of The North German Gazette and other papers to veer to the Venezuela side may gain for Germany Venezuela's alliance In African questions, it will secure her nothing further. " K racer's Message to the Tolksraad. Pretoria, Jan. 15. The volkaraad met and authorized the government to Increase the state artillery force by 400 men. " They also adopted a' government resolu tion thanking the Orange Free State for its sisterly assistance and also Sir Hercules liobiuson, governor of Cape Calony, and Sir Jacobus de Wet, British agent at Pre toria, for the powerful support they had given the Transvaal government and for their effort to prevent bloodshed. . r A message was read to the vofksraad from President Kruger to the , effect that he intends to discuss with the raasY in later and calmer, momenta the causes which led to the dastardly plot against the state government Hews firmly resolved, the message said, to maintain the sacred lights and Interest of th repuhUo and to establish the same on a firmer and secures foundation. The brief sitting of the volkaraad thea adjnnmed nntll May, as, owing to the excited feeling among the burghers, calm and dispassionate legislation in contraction with the recent event was considered im possible. . '1 Dr. Jnmesfik and the officers of hit raid ing expedition and political prisoners, numbering AO, erre still in the jail here and are well cared for pending the final decision between Sir Hercules Robinson and the Transvaal government as to their fate. Further Evldeaoe of a Plot. Pretoria. Transvaal, Jan. 18. The rank, and file of the prisoners who com posed Dr Jameson's raiding party hav started for Natal. Dr. Jameson and hi officers remain here, but it is expected that they will leave shortly for deportation to England. A large safe whloh was consigned to one Farrnr, one of the Imprisoned Rand leaders, waa opened by the customs offi cers and was found to contain 100 revolv ers and 7.000 rounds of cartridges. Situation at Johannesburg. Johannesburg;, Transvaal, Jan. IS. The passport restrictions, which were Im posed during the crisis, have been re moved, but the burghers are already, un der arms, and have been ordered to re main In the vicinity of Johannesburg. ' Dr. Jameson and his officers are still at Pretoria, where Sir Walter Hely Hutchin son, governor of Natal, has arrived. The high court has placed an Injunction upon all the bank balanoes and other prop erty belonging to those arrested for com plicity In the revolution. Mr. Letty, the correspondent of Renter's News agency, who was arrested here, has been liberated. He says that the Boers treated him with the greatest courtesy during the time of his Incarceration. Warrant are nut for the arrest of over 800 persons, all leading men in the mines and principal companies of the Stock Ex change and of the professional element, but not of the mercantile classes. Among those arrested., are several Americans and Germans, Including J. 8. Curtis, an Amer ican engineer Exhibiting Th.lr Strength.' Johannesburg, Jan. 16. A thousand armed and mounted burghers traversed the street of this city yesterday, causing great excitement, and 1,200 others are outside the city and will ride through town today In order to exhibit their fight ing strength to the miners and to gratify the men. Americans to Be Protected. WashinuTon,- Jan. 14. Secretary of State Olney cabled Mr. Munyon, United States consular agent at Johannesburg, to secure protection for all American citizens there. Mr. Olney has also sent a dispatch to Embassador Bayard requesting him to secure the good offices of British represent ative In South Africa for the same pur pose. . " ' ' Mr. Olney's dispatch ;'to". Embassador Bayard Is considered significant, showing that, despite the somewhat strained feel ings caused by the Olney note and the president's message on the Monroe' doc trlne, the relations between Groat Britain and the United States are cordial: Secretary Olney has received a cable gram saying that Colonial Secretary Cham berlain gave assurances that he had in structed her majesty's-high commission er, Sir Hercules Robinson, ro' extend the same protection' fn bchali of John Hays Hnmmond and any other" American citi zen Involved in charges of rebellion In the Transvaal as would be taken In the inter est of British subject under like circum stances. '- KaUer Has Not Apologised. Berlin, Jan. 15. The North German Gazette publishes an official denial of the - statements made In the press. thai excuses in any form have been made by .Germany for her action In the Transvaal. . : . The emperor gave an audience - to the son of Baron von Schuckmann, the lately appointed German consul at Cape Town. France's Terms For Amity. Paris, Jan. 15. The Figaro says that If England desires the sympathies of the Franco-Russian alliance she must inaugu rate a more liberal regime In Egypt and recall Lord Cromer, the British miulstei at Cairo. s NO WAR WITH US. The Orgast of. the' Sal Isburjr' Government , Declares For Feaoo With United State. London, Jan. 18. The Standard, th. Conservative government organ, says In. an editorial this morning: "The cabinet on Saturday decided tov publish the Venezuelan papers at the earli est possible moment -:- "We gladly take this opportunity' 'to bear testimony to the magnanimous attl-' tude of the American nation to us at a time when communities less generous thought a favorable opportunity had- aris en for adopting toward. us atone of insult,, if not of menace. Thi conduce waa , worthy of th American and ha .materi ally Influenced Lord Salisbury's decision., "The maintenance of friendship with. America is always a first consideration with England. We say this to the Ameri can people with the absolute candor of deep seated cordiality. " - ,. 1 Fire la a New Jersey Tewa, v - Hakmostov, N. J., Jan. .11. A Art which originated in the baker shop of A. Newland completely destroyed the bakery, together with several otlier adjoining buildings. From the bakery the flame spread to the large hardware store of S. E. Brown Sc Co., thence to the sporting good .establishment of H. Fiedler and- the tat ter's residence. From the residence of Mr. Fiedler the flames communicated to . .the six; story brick building owned by J. E. Wooley. Tills building was occupied on the first floor by a millinery and sta tionery store, while the upper floors were used as lodge rooms. The total loss on buildings and content will amount to $80,000; partially insured. . , amoral Markets. . Nw Yobs. Jan. 14.-F .oUR-fUte and western qulst hut steady; city mills patents, 3rf.xfc winter patents. $H.i.sS.7fe el sr mills elears. 48. !),-: winter Meals ti 13. 0J. 4. WHEAT No. red was extremely dull. rul. lug fairly steady on smaller sprin . wtuat re ceipts aitd moderate covering orders; March, as It IS.-.; Msy.0SB-lit4.eeHo. . ... COHN No. S qul.t but steady with wfaeati May. M S-lsOStHu. OATS No. li.sutlve track, white, state, 4 He.: track, whlta. westerh. at ise, PURK-Ui' eb mass. $limlUi5Ut family. $103 10.10. LARD Steady; prime western, steam, ti.75, nominal. BUTTER Steady; state dairy, lfritc; state ereamery, b(b&c CHEE8E Quiet: state, large. TMdl0c; small. 74tllo. , KUUH-Steady: stat en Pennsylvania, 153 SUe.: western. Ualoe. , SL'QAH-fUw steady: fair refining, miu caauifugaLS Uwatc.: rsdaed a.oii Brush, ied. ttec: powdered, sfafca. i TUKPE N Tl N K Firm' at tatlec; - , MULAbtta firm: New Orleaus, trftqaa. ' RICK-Firm: domestic JHJci Japan, 4 4o. V TALLOW-Steadr dty. Kie.: eoaatn4e. HAY Dull; eiuiiluc sua,- food to QoM, 6c.HL - ' ' Hwagary Water. ; The first ajooholie. avrf ayne . Hnn- Sary water, made frusu, jaemary. by ihzabeth of Hungary, lS70,,slie,bayiuT proenred the recipe from a Hungarian hermit. This perfume- became; popular throughout all EajopatAn.'thjrtAcd the error, ending oentury,
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