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VOL. XXVIII-.NO. 306
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA
FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 'll, 1886,
BRICE FIVE CENTS
Brooklyn Disrupted by a Street Car
Strike.
The Hen On a Kailroml Muko Demands Which Arc
BefUscd-The) Strike in a Bod,-Motion In the
Street* and Defying the rollce-Tho Strike Mvs.
terlously Ends.
crowded with people and astir with busy
f 1 '®' For the past three, days the streets
have been thronged, and people have been
coniine in in great crowns from the country
around on wagons and over the different
railroads centering here. As usual at this
season, money circulates freely and the
volume of trade is considerably increased.
Business is active in all branches of tiade
and commerce^ though on the whole the
amount of Christmas trading is about on
an average with the other years past.
I he public schools closed to-day until
alter Christmas and New Year.
The steamer Alabama, one of the Mont
gomery Trade Company’s boats, left her
city wharf to-day with a thousand bales of
cotton, which will be put on a steamer at
Mobile and shipped to New York. Tiie
cotton goes on through bills of lading from
Montgomery to New York.
FROM ATLANTA TO NEW YORK.
Chango in tin* Uhissillmtion of Dry Good* Kates.
New York, December 22.—Two import
ant changes in the classification of cotton
piece goods shipped from New'York and
the east to southern points, and from the
south here, are announced by the dry
goods committee of this city. The changes
are the result of a request made by the
southern merchants to the Southern Rail
way and Steamship Association at its No
vember meeting. The local dry goods
committee pressed the request at length,
and urged the changes. As the result the
arbitration board of the association recom
mended a change from lirst to third class
in the classification of cotton piece goods
shipped south, and from sixth to fourth
class in the classification of similar goods
shipped north. The association has de
cided to adopt the new classification after
January.
The arbitration committee said that the
rates on cotton factory products from
r — , southern mills, north bound, heretofore iu
on any of the cars except those running I the sixth class, were much lower than the
out to east New York, and then only from rate? on the raw material north bound.
Bedford avenue. In east New York a car For instance, the rate on raw cotton from
was attacked by five of the strikers, who Atlanta to New York is seventy-live cents
unhooked the team, but were prevented ! per 100 pounds, while, on piece goods,
from doing any further damage by their i when placed in t he sixth class, it was only
prompt arrest by the police. East New | 49 cents per 100 pounds. On the other
York is the only plaec that the president j hand, the rates from New York to Atlanta
expects any trouble, and extra precautions i on cotton factory products were $1.14 per
are being taken there. 100 pounds for first- class, unreleased, and
A mob IN tiie: streets. ! 98 cents per 100 pounds for second class if
It was evident at about noon that there released. This inequality, the committee
was likely to be serious trouble on the bad been marked for a longtime, and
lines of the Brooklyn City railroad, and was no longvr defensible. The committee’s
the police were called upon to protect a j report said further, ;the cotton products
car which the company desired to start out I from the southern mills, even if raised to
from the depot at. Greenwood, and Capt. I fuuith class, are still, in most cases, a shade
Boe and several officers went to the scene ! Jower than the rates on raw material and
and mounting the platform, the car was i h' only one case is it a shade higher. But
Btarted. It got only a block on its journey ! the fi y1 lhrtt , tho lil , 1or fabricsof higher value
when a mob look the horses fromthe car are shipped southbound, some oi then
Y ® RK * De cember 23.—Eleven of
J t,hes the Brooklyn City rail-
road tied up this morning at 4 o’clock
and the men went out on a strike. The
cause of the strike is that the company re-
fused to agree to the demand of the men
as set forth in an agreement for signatures
to the company by a committee of the men.
The cause of the trouble was that the com
pany would not recognize the knights of
labor or the •. mpire protective association
In its negotiations with Us men. The
knights claim that the men are forced to
Work sixteen hour and over, and some
nmi as r> lo 'Y, 1 i 9 twenty-nine cents.
This President Lewis says is
an outrageous untruth. Though the
knights violated the agreement of last
jpriug the company has maintained good
faith with its men and not a man on
a straight run on a tripper worked more
than twelve hours a day. Regular men
were also not paid less than $2 a day and
trippers $1.50. About 8 o’clock twenty*
five old drivers and conductors returned to
work without solicitation from the com
pany. They were at once assigned to
cars and by 9 o’clock about a
dozen cars were running on
the various lines. Soon after
a score of new men were hired and sent
out to the stables. All the stables of the
company were put upon police protection
about 5 o’clock. No oolicemeh were put
The Halls of L gislation Arc Bare and
Desolate.
and ran the car back into the depot. The
police were unable to resist the men. A car
at Halsey street and Tompkins avenue war-
overturned and the driver and conductor
assaulted by the mob. The police at
tempted to interfere but were overpowered
without discovery, than those shipped
northbound, the still existing inequality
would be unjustifiable.
The association have also decided to con
tinue paper products from southern
factories m the sixth class, where they
PRACTICAL EDUCATION.
Clmrh’s >1. Ilium
N.udrllU I srfiii
Milli-gobml I'nr
Contra! lh,i
and the reserves were called upon to aid i n °w stand,
them. A car was h listed from the track
at Fulton and New York avenues, and the S
police called upon here also. The driver I
and conductor, who were scabs, were as- j
saulted. Obstructions nave been plaei d i
upon the tracks and it looks as though i
there would even lie more serious trouble !
if the company persists in their attemptl "
to run their cars. I Richmond, December 23.— There has
THE CRUEL WAR IS OVER. i.just been presented.to Central University,
The strike of the employes of the Brook- by Mr. Charles M. Hanna, of dlielby
lyn city roads ended to-night. The com- county, the first portion of a sc. of praeti-
J — - ..»*— ..~ i. ! -al analyses of soils, crops and fertilizers.
' of
any refuse to give anv information as to j cal analyses of soils, crops and teiMlizers.
he terms of settlement, but it is thought A large glass bottle containB a pound of
hey have acceded to the demands ol the the soil, giam or othu . ubstniice,and <- set.
of smaller bottles contain each one oi the
the
they
men.
OUK ATLANTA DOTS.
lie Mveil in tue IVorM, Rut Not That Kind.
Atlanta, Gi., December 23.—To-day
the Kimball house register showed the
name -‘ItobertThompson, jr.,The World.
Before night half a dozen reporters were
looking the gentleman up to interview
him on the new dai y which Mr. Pulitzer
is to start in Atlanta. It turned out teat
Mr. Thompson had nothing whatever to
do with anv paoer, and jocosely meant to
designate the world as his home, and that
be was not pinned down to any given lo
cality.
The K. T., V. A 0. Suld.
Atlanta, December 28.—From the best
of the Norfolk ana u esiern . -
panv, and it is said that a general _ chang
of Offic ials will occur about the middle o.
jauua ry. , , “
Ho!itlny shopper*.
Atlanta, December 23.—Atlanta is hay-
ing warm weather. The business streets
are crowded wi.h holiday shoppers.
Chrlttnuis I'rcsent*.
Atlanta, December 23.—Chief Joiner
gave a -upper to the lire depaitment to
night, and af
• the good things had been |
tiluents of the same in the amount it;
wiii'li it is presented in the same. Thus
beside the bottle with one pound of blue-
grass soil, is a bottle almost equal in size
filled with sand, which makes up a very
large proportion of the soil, while other
smaller Dottles beside it contain the
alumina, iron, magnesia, soda, potash, etc.,
present. In wheat, the large amount of
starch is not surprising, but one. would
hardly expect to find the quantity of water
which the analysis shows to be present.
Such a collection enables a farmer at a
glance to see what food liis various crops
need, and is a vast practical improvement
over the ordinary method of representing
chemical analyses by a mere column of
figures, giving the per cent, of each con
stituent.
in presenting the collection Mr. Hanna
"■ave a practical talk to the students of the
university on the subject of tbe relation of
our institutions of learning to the agricul
turist. Mr. Hanna insisted that inasmuch
as a large proportion of the students of our
colleges are sons ol farmers, and many will
be themselves farmers, these students
should be given such a foundation as will
enable them to become intelligent farmers
and not-, as is too often the case, utterly
unfit them for such a fife. Latin and
l • ru:k are good, but they must not bo pur
sued to the exclusion or' neglect of prac
tical applied science. The speaker then
spoke of the great benefits science, espe-
ci.dlv chemistry bad rendered to the
fanner.and, in illustration of one of them,
showed a very sinking experiment. To a
light, and after ine srockcloll, in i iiVtle drv sulphate of ammonia which wr
,r £ P H'of the department 1 presented Chief j whollv without odor, was ndded a poi tio
withVhaudsome gold watch and , „f ordinary lime,when there was a decide
ouiei with a hauusouie t, uiving off of free ammonia,as was apparel
i ^ tn.. TCvcniiiEr Capitol to all present, showing the folly of mixin
Joiner
°*The employes of the Evening C a pi
presented Business Manager Atwood with
L valuable gold watch this evening.
VALENTINE TELLS ALL.
Ho Confe-Hest.ir JlirdVTnVlcnof.hr ...Hons.
ion
cided
I .riving off ol tree aminoum,us \\ ua apparent
to all present, showing tbe folly of mixing
lime in a compost heap, thus setting
free nnd losing the ammonia which is pres
ent and which is a valuable plant food. He
then alluded to the many practical experi
meats which ought to be undertaken in
testing new crops, the effect of an excess
or deficiency of different elements in the
soil—mentioning experiments of bis own
I which had shown that an excess oi mag-
through a wind™; ^aielmtan on the I ton, D. d- —
heatf wit'll the ax, killing b- EXT RAORDINAF
Valentine then biokeo j [e re- j -
pickax and »« n . d . , , 6at i,rated the is Koered to JMr
througl
tur
head
Valentine .
pick ax and «j t “‘«w»ted ( he
fo^covcr't’h" crime. He give
nary occurrence.
« Jl.irry Aualiiwt tier Will.
TjYVCfiRUHOt Va., December 23.—The
articulars of a most extraor-
*•« — -— - «. Valentine manic
willill Cd traveled under wn im,s munc
times
Montgoiuorj Jb-dlij
Special to Enauiroi-8un
Montoo:
Chris Unua
Alley and
arrest the
the girl was
answer the
they were,
the justices
r promise or
; - ro prison. The frightened girl finally
Med, and the ceremony was quickly
i ‘ ‘formed.” There is no doubt whatever
; F*- r , correctness of the above statement,
; pnii iutvir-i' i-xcitmnont exists iu the neigh-
... l.fikcd out.
The I’rr-hlrnt (iitinir the Executive Department
Christina-—'The Appropriation* Committee Will
Not Meet During the Holiday--Other Washing
ton Item- Ter-ely Told.
Washington, December 23—Acting
Secretary Fairchild has approved recom
mendation of supervising architect that
property at intersection of A and Tenth
streets, donated by Stone Fort Land nnd
Improvement Company,be accepted as the
site for custom house and post office build
ing at Chattanooga.
The capitol building was almost deserted
to-day. Two or three senators, and half a
dozen representatives dropped in to attend
to personal correspondence, and the sub
committee of Hie house committee on na
val affairs spent an hour or two in hearing
several officers of the navy department in
explanation of the estimates for the main
tenance of that department during the
next fiscal year. With those exceptions
the halls of both houses were abandoned
to the pages nnd employes engaged in
cleaning up and disiribu ing documents.
The appropriations committee of the
house w ill not meet during the holiday
week, as it has already reported an appro
priation bill that has' not yet been acted
upon by tbe house.
The president has directed that all the
executive departments be closed at noon
on the day before Christmas and new year’s
day.
First Comptroller Durham has disallow
ed tbe claim o John S. Mosby for $5013
collected ns fees while United States consul
at Hong Kong.
They Went to the Theatre.
Washington, December 23.—When the
ticket agent of Albaugh’s theatre opened
his office about 9 o’clock this morning he
found the safe blown open and a part of
its contents strewn around the floor nnd
!f470 in money and about $500 worth of
jewelry missing. Dynamite, it is thought,
was used to force open the safe.
MILLIONS IN IT.
Dr. Wi'M'nerolV- ffignatic Sidiume to Convert a
Desert Into a Hanlon.
Washington,December 23.—Dr. Weseu-
erol’t is a persistent lobbyist about the
house, and lias been for years. He lias a
scheme of which he thinks, like C'ol. Mul
berry Seilers, that there is millions in it.
Dr. Wesencroft has already obtained a
grant of one million acres of desert land in
Mexico on the American line. He is ap
plying for a grant of font million acres
within the American border contiguous to
his Mexican grant, which is of the same
sterile nature. The doctor does not ask
the land for nothing, but is willing to pay
the appraised value thereof, which, of
course,'would be a mere trilie. as it is
utterly worthless In its present condition.
His scheme is to turn the water of the
Colorado river on such portions of
the land at are under the river level, and to
irrigate 1 he remaining portion of it by
aqueducts. He lias a gigantic scheme, in |
Ills head, and is chuck full of it, and lays |
before the members of congress in glowing
terms how lie will make; the desert to
bloom as a rose. The doctor has spent 1
years in lobbying for his project, and it :
probable that he will get the subject be
fore the house this winter. Should he suc
ceed in getting the grant, and carry out
his ideas, he will be one of the rieliesL land
owners on the continent, and at the same
time connect his name forever with the
large body of land that he proposes to re
claim from its fruitless condition.
A MONUMENTAL FRAUD.
The Personnel of flint Trinity nf Sovereign Power
nnirh i- Dnliheil the Civil Serve-n- Uejtubiiran'-
Conimi—ion.
Washington. December 21. — When
your correspondent contemplates what a
monumental and tantalizing fraud toe ad
ministration of this civil service law is, lie,
with thousands of other democrats, is
tempted to terrific profanity. Its very ex-
! istenee demands t.hc faith of a martyr and
j the patience of a slave. Without attack-
ling personally the gentlemen who com-
I pose that wonderful trinity of sovereign
' power that has an aggravating unity of
; purpose in barring ttie democrats from
i enjoying the fruits of their victory, let u-m
I take a look at this commission, which, as
j the Scriptures say of man, is fearfully and
I wonderfully made, and when in its opera-
[ tions makes democrats fearfully and vvon-
1 derfuily mud. This gentleman is Mr.
j Lyman. He is the republican mem-
I her of the civil serve-us republi-
j can’s commission, and he is the
j republican tail that wags the democratic
dog. He is the great big watch-dog of the
j treasury, interior, war, slate and navy dc-
[ partments, to sec that no democrat gets
: by. Instead of being there to protect tbe
! minority be is there to thwart the major-
; ity. lie is one of the leading solid repub
licans of the country, a trained and skillful
politician, and is in with a nest, of these
republicans in office and works everything
in their interest that it is possible to work.
Lyman is the positive moulding, active,
aggressive factor of the commission, umi
tin his sins are sins of commission; those of
Edgcrton and Oberly are sins of omission.
Here is U rand pa Ldgerton, a kind, fatherly
old soul, who lives snugly and draws bis
salary reguiaiiy while thousands of demo
crats stand ouiside and feast their eyes on
the sweetmeats in t lie show-window. He
reminds your correspondent of the man in
the side-show who sits on a man’slap while
the fellow behind plays the fiddle. Edger-
tou thinks he is playing the Rogue’s March
and the audience thinks so too ; but it is
the other fellow all the time. This man,
ladies and gentlemen, is Mr. Oberly, of Illi
nois, and it ill-aunoys tbe democrats to
think how good-natured he is—Oberly
good-natured in face, and is consequently
entirely outof place; indeed ought not to
be in this position at nil. After a demo
crat lias passed bis examination it takes
weeks and weeks to get his name into the
departmente, and it would not come m
then if Lyman could help it. He
is scheming around with these re
publican chiefs of bureaus ail
the time. Ho is certain to
! send in the name of a republican every
time, and is working directly in the inter-
. cst of the republican party every day of
: Itis life. He has his spies on the inside—
these republican clerks we are keeping in
1 office—and whenever there is a position to
! lie tilled they let Lyman know of it first.
1 He is well called Ly-man, because he lies
in wait to catch democrats out »nd put re
publicans in, and most of the democrats,
1 after being caught out for twenty-live
years, are not very patient at such a skill
ful manipulation of tbe civil service com
mission machine still to keep then; out.
; Tbe juggling is done in this way : Suppose
! you want to make a chief of a bureau. A
| civil service examination is required, and
' they send this word around through the
departments, and the result is that those
trained fellows, these republicans in the
various departments, appear before the
civil service commission. Of course, they
know all about these tilings, and can pass
the examination, and the result is their
names are sent to the heads of the depart
ment.. With thei republican clerks on the
inside and Lyman on the outside, they
work dead against the democratic aspir-.
auts, and we don't get in any new fresh
blood nt all. We simply get the old
chronic set of clerks. This outrage is
known here,and it is being commented on.
It is very disgraceful that it should exist
nt all, and the indignation felt against it is
almost hot enough to melt the Washington
monument. Down with Lyman and the
gang. <
A Kallroail Pnlcri'd Sold.
Cincinnati, December 23.—Judge Jack-
son, of the United States circuit court, has
ordered decrees entered at Covington, Ky.,
for the sale of the Kentucky Central rail
road and the Chatteroi railroad. The first
named was upon the suit of George
T. Bliss and Isaac E. Bates, trustees lor
stockholders, et ill., unless a claim amount
ing to about $0,000,030 is paid within sixty
days. Henry 13. Huntington is appointed
special commissioner to make the sale.
TheClnuteroi road, running from Ashland,
Ky., fifty miles in length, is sold to satisfy
the claim of the Union trust company of
New York. P. Northrop was appointed
to make the sale.
OVER II
THE NEW YORK SENATORSHIP.
MoHsrH. Morton and llisruck Makinur It Lively for
tho lion. Warner Miller.
New York, December 23.—The struggle
for tho feenatorship in this state is becom
ing interesting. At first it was thought
that Senator Warner Miller would have a
walk-over, but the latest indications are
that Levi P. Morton is pressing Miller
closely, with Congressman Hiscock a good
third. The aggressive campaign of the
Morton men causes much surprise in the
Miller camp, nnd the results are still more
surprising. With the state committee
strongly iu favor of Senator Miller, it was
thought next to impossible to break the
political fence which had been placed
around the legislators in his interest; but
both Messrs. Morton and Hiscock
have made such inroads that the
senator has been kept more than busy here
undoing the mischief wrought by his com-
petiioro. Ext ravagant claims ire made by
the Morton and Miller men of pledged
votes; but Hiscoek’s friends more modestly
claim only the balance of power. The fact
is, however, not more than fifty assembly-
men have expressed their views, h aving
nearlv one-bnll - Unit number who will wait
till matters take more definite shape.
Morion and Miller unquestionably are
closely pressing each other, while lii -
coek’s strength will not increase much be
yond a dozen votes, if it even reaches that
number. Senator Miller is working hard
to maintain his supremacy, and finds earn
est support in central and western New
York. His trip to Buffalo will enable him
to repair some of the damage made during
his absence at Washington.
AN AWFUL MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Guilty I.o'<> Kills Two lloro Adulterers.
Bridgeport, Conn., December 23.—A
cold-blooded murder was perpetrated last
night near Newton. William Warner, a
young man with the reputation of a hard
ease, has of lute been quite intimate wilh
Mrs. Mary Lynch, a young married woman
who formerly resided here with her hus
band. A few weeks tigo Mrs. Lynch left
her home and went to her mother’s, near
Newton. Last evening Warner called to
see her, and. as near as can be learned,
they quarreled, and during the quarrel
Warner drew a pistol and shot Mrs.
Lynch through the heart. The woman
fell, face downward to the floor,
deaa. Warner asked her mother
if she thought Miry was dead and at the
same instant sent another bullet through
her back between the shoulders. The
murderer then left the house. A large
number of officers and volunteer searchers
started immediately on a hunt for Warner,
but he evaded them and returned to the
house about 8 o’clock this morning and
shot himself. His body was found lying
across that of his victim. He left a note
in which he gave the cause of murder as
jealously.
Too Much Giis.
New Orleans, December 23.—To-day
Second Engineer Thos. Hunter and six
Chinese firemen of the British steamer
Suez went to the coal bunkers for the pur
pose of trimming coal. The engineer
carried a lamp. As soon as he entered the
bunkers an explosion occurred, caused bv
accumulated gas coining in contact with
the fiaine of tho lamp. The engineer and
six Chinamen were badly burned about
the face and hands and body. Hunter and
three of Lite Chinamen are burned fatally
it. is beleived. Ail were sent to the charity
hospital. ^
A BOLD ATTEMPT.
Taking 11.m to Ahsiht hi
Cleveland, O., December 23.—A spe
cial dispatch to the Leader from Medira,
Ohio, says: “This morning about 1 o'clock
five men o\erpowt*red Marshal Frazier,
bound and gagged him, and, taking him
with them, they proceeded to the court
house. They broite the window in the
office of the county treasurer, and, enter
ing, placed the hapless marshal in a corner
and flung a heavy overcoat over him.
They then attempted to blow open the'
sale, containing $30,000. Three attempts j
were made in succession. After three hours’ ,
fruitless work they noticed lights beginning !
to appear in the windows of houses near J
by. One of the burglars remarked to his j
compauion that they must he getting out
of there as i he people were getting up.
Hastily leaving the building with their j
trouble only for llieir pains they helped
themselves to two horses and two vehicles. I
They drove rapidly westward pa.-t the ;
depot. Marshal Frazier succeeded in
arousing Sheriff Dealing and a vigorous I
search was at. once instituted, but so far j
without result.”
A Stxtoi'ii Ton Explosion.
Pittsburg, December 23.—A Home- j
stead, Pa., special says: Six tons of molten
steel exploded at Carnegie’s steel works, j
in this place, yesterday, seriously injuring !
four employes. 'Die ladle containing tho j
molten metal was being swung lrorn the j
smelting furnace to the ingot mould when |
a crank broke and the ladle dropped. The !
metal poured into the pit below and the I
explosion followed, scattering hot frag-
merits over the mill. All the workmen i
escaped but four. They were unable to i
get out and were terribly burned, but are i
expected to recover.
i ail t.n inn la. i
Portland, Me., December 23.— 1 The j
directors of the Canal Nat'onal bank an
nounce that the exact loss to the bank bv 1
tin*, defalcation by Telh r Blacksrone is !
f.V3,509. Nothing has been heard from :
Blackstone since he left. 1
Lord Randolph Churchill’s Unlookcd for
Resignation.
It CrontcKs Stir in tlio !lritl*li Empire nnd I« An
nounced Amid Rejoicing ill Ireland—The t^iieen
Horn Him to IteeonNider—Hritish I’ollticN in *
Ferment—1h a iV#r Imminent ?
I/ONDON, December 23.—The resignation
of Lord Randolph Churchill from the cab
inet has caused a sensation. The govern
ment desires to increase the expenses of
the admiralty and war office, to which
Lord Randolph was opposed, and the
resignation indicates it is believed that the
government arc of the opinion that a Eu
ropean war is imminent and that extra
naval and military preparations on tbe
part of England are required to make her
influence felt on the continent.
The Conservative and Carlton clubs re
ceived the announcement of Lord Rnn-
dolp Churchill’s resignation with surprise
and regret. The St.. James Gazette says
that if financial resources explain. Lord
Randolph Churchill’s resignation from the
cabinet, there is nothing to be said except
that there is not much to be deplored.
But if the local government bill was the
cause of them the government has griev
ously erred. The Echo says it believes
Lor^ Randolph Churchill’s resignation
was due to an essential divergence
of opinion with the rest of the cabinet;
“unless,” says the paper, “Lord Randolph
gives better reasons for his action than
that of financial differences with his col
leagues, he will be unable to repel the hos
tile criticism of his course.”
The Evening News says: “Patriots are
pained nnd surprised.” It asks Lord Ran
dolph Churchill to justify his course, warn
ing him that if he does not, his name will
never be heard hereafter without exciting
exasperation.
The Globe says it would be difficult for
the warmest admirers of Lord Randolph
Churchill to vindicate his step.
The Pall Mall Gazette declares that it
will be impossible for Lord Salisbury to
govern unless Lord Hurting!on steps into
the breach. It says it is impossible to con
ceive of any hypothesis upon which Lord
ITnrtingtori could defend morally or po
litically a refusal to accept- the post which
Lord Randolph Churchill has vacated.
THEY WERE GLAD.
The resignation of Lord Randolph
Churchill from the cabinet was proclaimed
through the streets of Dublin this morn
ing by t he bell man. The populace show
ed enthusiasm over the news.
ENGLISH POLITICAL POINTS.
Lord llartiugton will return to London
immediately, and until he arrives the
marquis of Salisbury will remain quiesent.
It is thought improbable that Lord Hart-
ington will accept, office ns Chamberlain
a*id the majority of the. unionist leaders
object to h’.s so doing. On the other hand,
it is learned from reliable source that the
queen will use the utmost pressure to in
duce him to join the ministry and
become the conservative leader iti
the house of commons, believing that he
alone can neutralize the etlVict of Lord
Randolph Churchill’s c mrse. if L.rd
llartington refuses to take the office, t ie
conservatives favor Sir Michael I licks-
Beach resuming tho duties of chancellor of
I In* exchequer, and the appointment of Kt.
Hon. Edward Stanhope, presentcoloni.il
secretary, t o the Irish chief secretaryship.
Lord Salisbury had a long conference to
day with Right Hon. W. II. Smith, secre
tary of state for war. and Sir Frederick
Ponsonby, prime, minister, and returned to
tiie Hatfield house this evening.
The queen summoned Lord Randolph and
Lord George Hamilton, first lord of ad
miralty, to Windsor on Tuesday. Failing
to reconeil • Lord Randolp to the
cabinet’s views, tiie queen gave
him time to consider the points
at issue. Lord Salisbury was aware of
Lord Randolph’s decision yesterday morn
ing, and the matter was whispered at tbe
ball given at t he Hatfield house last even
ing. Lord Randolph’s premature divul-
gence of his decision to the Times is con
sidered a breach of faith.
Mr. Matthews, home secretary, is the
only member of the cabinet whose resig
nation is considered probable, but C. T.
Ritchie, president of the local government
board, and W. L. Jackson, financial secre
tary of the treasury, who «n****i s Lord Ran
dolph’s views, may pos.‘ ibl; tire.
Lord Randolph in an interview to-day
said his health was better than it had been
for months past. Tiie decision to retire,
he said, was the result of due deliberation,
and arose from no ill-temper or weariness
of office. Lord Randolph has abandoned
his contemplated visit to Ireland.
LORD RANDOLPH’S POSITION.
Lord Rundoipii Churchill authorized t he
statement that he will continue to give
general support to the government, and
on disputed question.» in parliament will
hold aloof rather than oppose the govern
ment, avoiding everything that might
tend to jeopardize the entente between
the tories and liberals on unionist princi
ples. It is reported that Lord Salisbury
lias renewed his offer of the premiership
to Lord llartington, he himself proposing
to take tiie foreign portfolio, and Lord
Hartiugton to have the right to select a
portion of the cabinet.
Irrlaml.
THE STATUS OF THE LEADERS.
Dublin, December 23. Spcchy, Harris
and O’Brien readied Laughrea to-day and
attended court. They formally justified
their charge of assault and battery against
Police Inspector Davis, who was responsi
ble for their arrest. Last week the. court
decided that the charges against them for
their conduct at _nughrea was insufficient
to justify their prosecution, and they were
th< reupon discharged. The presiding mag-
if-tuate was John P. Nolan, nationalist
member of parliament. In consequence of
their absence, the Dublin ease against Dil
lon and O’Brien was to-day postponed for
a week.;
Tlio Pope ProtiMN.
Rome, December 2.3.—The pope in re
ceiving Christ mas congratulations from the
college of cardinals spoke at some length
ol the position of the church in Italy. He
protested against the anti-clerical move
ment which is being carried on in the
country, ami said that the Holy Sec* was
no<v despoiled of the last remnants of its
patrimony; the only liberty left to him
was that held by Roman pontiffs in the
earliest ages. The Italian government, he
declared, had assisted the laity in unduly
interferring with the administration of the
church; it had repelled religious bodies
and had tolerated an organized hostility
against the Vatican. As the head of the
church he must continue to protest against
the position in which he is placed.
Klmmc Upon Hiusin.
Sofia, December 23.—In the trial of the
cadets and officers of the Bulgarian army
for conspiracy against the regency, now in
progress, evidence inis been adduced show
ing that the di feudants had been in com
munication with the Russian consul here.
renews its attack on England, which it a<v
discs of being t.lic only power whose con
duct has aggregated the trouble which has
culminated in the present crisis in south
eastern Europe, and declares that she has
sought to embroil Austria and Russia in k
dispute.
They Ar<*Taking Their F.snrnog.
London, December 23.—The cabinet
will not meet until next Wednesday. All
ministers are passing Christmas at their
country seats.
A Very Sick Foot.
Chicaco, December 23.—Ten days be
fore Mann, the Minneapolis quaill cater,
started on his task to eat thirty birds in
thirty days for a bet of $1000, Charles
Miller commenced the same business on
another wager. Yesterday Miller attacked
his twenty-eighth bird. Ho had been
complaining for the past five days that ho
could not sleep at night, and that he seem
ed to have a load of stones on his breast.
He felt well enough when he went down
to his quail, ate a little bread and butter
and potatoes, and t hen attacked tho bird.
After two bites Miller was taken violently
ill, vomiting, and being utterly unable to
go on with the task. A hack was sent for
and he was taken to a doctor’s, and from
thence to his home. No serious results aro
looked for, and ,he will probably be all
right in a day or two M mu ate his eigh
teenth quail lust night and is still feeling
well.
ON CHANGE.
A Puj of N« I’m tidilar Fraturos.
New York, December 23. —Business at
the stock exchange to-day showed a still
further decrease, reflecting the apathy
among the operators as regards specula
tion. The attendance at the board was un
usually small and dealings were confined
almost entirely to room and professional
traders. The small activity displayed waa
confined to three or lour special stocks,
and the usual leaders of the market were
dull and listless t hroughout. There was a
fair business in tiie first half hour only,
during which time a slight effort
was made by tho bulls to
advance quotations, which were supple
mented by some little buying by freight
houses. Louisville and Nashville was the
most conspicuous feature of the day. Tho
official denial of certain unfavorable news
paper reports in regard to the company
was a factor m advancing its price. Read
ing and Jersey Central were the prominent
weak stocks of the day, the former being
affected by the announcement that the
holders of the general mortgage bonds,
tiie first series of five’s were opposed
to the plan. Jersey Central was the ob
ject of .••.pedal bear attacks throughout the
afternoon, and several lots at sixty days,
sellers’ options, were put out at aboutbe
low the market. The opening was quiet
and somewhat irregular, though generally
firm. The majority of stocks showed ad
vances over last evening’s final figures of
from i to i, the activity disappearing in
tho afternoon, the first half hour during
which considerable strength was shown
by Louisville and Nashville. Tlio
Jersey Central and Colorado Coal
short spurt waa followed by
extreme dullness throughout the list ami
I prices became heavy, Jersey Central being
the weakest stock. There was little move-
j nici.l to (.Tices until after 1 p. when
j tin; downward movement gain* ! strengt h.
There was a slight rally in t l.e last hour,
I but the market closed barely steady at a
| fraction better than the lowest of the day.
The total day’s business was only'195,000
shares. Final prices again .-bow irregular
changes, which in the active list do not
exceed 7 either way.
IT BEATS THE JAMES BOYS.
A Uimiijx Robbery in MinnenimliN by l>aylif?lif«
Minneapolis, December 23.—About 10
i o’clock last evening three men drove up in
front of the large jevvelay store of J. H. El
liott, corner of Nicolett avenue and Third
street. Two of the men jumped from tho
sleigh while the third held the horses.
One of the men cai ried a heavy stick of
wood, with which lie smashed a largo
plate-glass show window, in which wero
! trays of diamonds, watches and jewelry,
j Hurriedly he seized all the valuables and
I threw them into the sleigh, while liisac-
| complices kept the crowds of people that.
I swarmed the streets at. Imy with cocked
| revolvers. Before anything could bo
| done to apprehend them, Dotli men
I had jumped into the sleigh and they drove
rapitlly up the street, the driver wildly
! lashing t he horses and the robbers btaml-
i ing with revolvers pointed at tin.* crowd.
I They secured between $13000 and $7003
I worth of diamonds and watches. For bold-
; ness and daring this excels the James
brothers* exploits. The streets were un-
1 usually crowded, and scores of* people W( ret
1 looking at the displays in Elliott's at tho
time of the robbery. Several policemen
j were, within hill’s block of tho scene, but
1 could not get there in time to apprehend
the thieves.
WRECKED ON THE BAIL.
A Train Overturncil mid Many ITople Injured.
I Asheville, N. C., December 2.3.—Yes-
I terduy morning thesoutii bound passenger
train of the Asheville and Spartanburg
j railroad was thrown from the track by tho
i spreading of the rails, near Felcher’s,
! twelve miles south of Ashville. The on-
, ginc and tender kept the track, while the*
1 mail, baggage and passenger coaches wero
thrown off. One c»t the passenger coaches
! turned completely over, injuring ten or
' twelve passengers, two very seriously.
One lady, name unknown, is thought to be
i fatally hurt. The injured were attended
| to by the* physicians and persons in the
j vicinity.
UoiibimiH •fockc) Hub Karen.
I New Orleans, December 23.—The sec
ond day of the winter meeting of the Lou
isiana jockey dub was to-day. The track
: was in fair condition end the racing good.
! First race,5 furlongs; Little Joe 1st, Hat*
j tie Carlisle 2d Gulimre 3d ; time 1:07.
Second rice, selling race, $ mile: Berlin
! 1st. Gen. Price 2d, Miss Daly 3d; time 1:222
Third race, 7 fur’ongs; Burrock 1st, N*-
i komis 2d, April 3d ; time 1.38/.
Fourth race, 1 1-16 miles; Elsie R lat*
I Bonanza 2d, Peacock .3d; time 1:57.
j There will be racing again on Saturday.
Killed With Kynumite.
Lancaster, Pa., December 23.—Whilo
warming dynamite cartridges at the rail
road cut cast ol’ Elizabethtown this morn
ing, a spark caused over fifty of them to
, explode with fearful effect. Win. Cahill,
! of Columbia, was instantly killed, his body
1 being torn to pieces; and George Hornar
thus, of Eliz ibt thtown, and John McMa-
I nus and Charles Dk kel, of Lancaster, wera
! badly injured. McManus’ injuries aro bo-
' lieved to bo fatal.
Kitting on tin* Knifflitn.
i Amsterdam, N. Y., December 23.—Re
corder Stewart this morning decided that
J the knights of labor pickets tried Tuesday
| should be hold as disorderly parsons, ami
required them to give $250 bail for thoix
1 good behavior for oue year.