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VOL. VI. NO. l.yi*. GEORGIA MARBLE. ' I A Big Order For the New York ’ City Hall. , 1 A QUIET CHRISTMAS DAY. ( < As Observed in Atlanta—Other 1 News From the State Capitol: ’ 1 Special to The Tribune. Atlanta, Gs., Dee. 26.—This morning the attorney "general hid prepared a form for bond to be given by the state deposi tories who desire to increase the bond as . provided by the last legislature. Under that law the depositories have until the , second of January to pay any amount of 1 mon >y which they have over tne bond they give. The Columbus bank has paid to Treasurer Hardeman §IOO,OOO and the rest, of cburse, will be forthcoming on time. Four banks have given notice o a desire to increase the present bond and carry as mmh as §IOO,OOO of the 1 state’s money at one time. These are • the Merchants bank of Atlanta, the La* Grange bank and Trust Co., the Third National bank of Columbus, and the 8 ivannah Bank and Trust Co. It is ex pected that the Macon bank will also : make such application but they heve not 1 done so as yet. Three of these banks give ported lam unable ' or how the new hold. Mr. Hopkins will that matter himself. “Fully half a million dollars was added to the deficit when the last appro priation bill was made up last March. Much of the debt was incurred under Mryor Creiger also. Money was spent when there was some to spare and so it has gone on until the crisis has come. It is possible to pull through with credit, but it can only be done by rigid econo my, akin to penuriousness, and the greatest care in handling city finances.” STILL DISSATISFIED. * Foreigners Do Not Know What They Got in Prizes. Chicago. Dec. 25.—The dissatisfaction of foreign commissioners with the treat ment accorded them by the bureau of awards of the World’s Fair does not seem to diminish. Chairman Thatcher sent to Chicago last week the list of awards granted to foreign countries. Secretary Dickinson had them conveyed to the several commissioners. When Henor de Lome, of Spain, received them he receipted for the list, and in addition wrote a letter to Mr. Dickinson,in which he said, concerning the list: The document is a worthless and useless list of names copied from our records, and is not the official statement the foreign commissioners asked for and obtained a -* promise from the executive committee to receive. I hope it will be the last time I shall hear from the awards. In fact, I will be delighted if it is so. We will leave Chi cago, all foreigners declaring that in the matter of awards we have been deceived mid ill treated, and that the exhibitors do not know whether they are prize winners or not, such a long time after all is fin ished. . FOR HIS FRIEND. The Barcelona Bomb Thrower Tells Why He Did the Deed. Barcelona, Dec. 25.—Joseph E. Ce dina, the anarchist who has already con fessed that he threw the bomb that caused upward of 30 deaths in the Liceo theater, has made a further confession, giving details of the crime. He says that he was selected by an anarchist group to assassinate General Martinez do Campos in September last. He, in company with two or three comrades, went to view the march pass of the /' troops, it being his intention to then as isassinate General de Campos, who was the reviewing officer. ' He took a position from which it would have been an easy’ task to have carried out his project, but when the troqfis arrived his courage failed. The reason for this, he says, was that he re alized that if he threw a bomb amid the vast crowd that surrounded General de Campos he would have killed or wound ed hundreds of persons. He had the bomb ready to throw, but the thought of the many innocent persons that would suffer, restrained him from throw ng ii. Pallas, as the time for the assass na ion drew near, urged Cedina to throw the Ixnnb. Seeing that Cedina hesitated, Pallas angrily snatched the bomb from him, saying, “You are no geo I.” Pallas’s nerves were evidently un strung by the wrangle, and for a time he hesitated to throw the bomb that he had seized. Had he thrown it, as he originally intended, he would have killed General de Campos, but the delay,which allowed the crowd surging about the re viewing stand to grow thicker, saved the life of the general. Pallas, when arrested and until his execution, insisted that; he alone was responsible for the at tempted assassination, and despite the .close -questioning by the authorities, he never by a word betrayed that Cedina or any one else had anything to do with The crime. It was this fact that made kiirn the hero in tAe eyes of the anar chists, who knew ail the facts. His stoicism and willingness to accept •death rather than to betray his comrade Jed Cedina to detormine that fie would THE ROME TRIBUNE VS; Roy Rounsaville, 99; Rjbt. Roun.a ville, 99; Perry Wood, 97;Eugene Crosier, 98: Harry Marshal), 98: Henry Fitzpatrick 97 ; Willie McWilliams, 98. We wish to eay in connection with the above that our school will open again tbeß'hof January, 1394. Thanking all for the very liberal patronage extended during the fall months, we earnestly be sdeak a full and regular attendance dur ing the remainder of the scholastic year, which will be six months. We promise, if possible, to do more and better in the future than in the past. The pupils will be given all the ad vantages of the public or state funds that will bp due them. The tuition wil* be expected monthly as in Also, an incidental fee of must be paid by each pupil ing. Respectfully, W. J. Doster, THE FOOTBALL GAME- The Boys Hard at Work Preparing For n. Fun For All. The boys are hard at work oh their football team, and by tonight will be in first-class shape. Then another day’s practice tomorrow —then the game. While the game haw been gotten up hurriedly and the boys are not in prac tice, still it will give the people a first rate idea of the football as it is placed, and will be just as interesting as if the teams were Ya-e and Howard. havß their fijg- ■ rev- 'lilt I American ' protected in the event of * Alliance has been at La Libertad and , the Ranger joined her at that port. A Trunk Trust Broken. Oshkosh, Wis., Dec. 25.—The trunk trust, known as the National Trunk company, is broken. The Schmidt ' Brothers’ Trunk company, of this city, , the largest concern in the trust, with drew recently, and their action was fol lowed by all the trust companies but two. The trust was organized nearly two years ago in Chicago, and com- ; prised all the important plants in the , country. It was .neither profitable nor , harmonious. Dead in His Bath Room. Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 25. —Sidney Kirkland, one of the oldest citizens of Montgomery, was found dead in his bath room. He rose about 6 o’clock and was apparently in his usual health, and went into the room to take a bath. An hour or so after some other member of , the family went into the bath room and was horrified ro find him lying on the floor. The deceased had been living here about 40 years. Getting Beady to Fight. Jacksonville, Fla.. Dec. 25.—Cor bett is now in training quarters at May i port and has begun regular daily train ing. His condition is excellent, and he gives promise of going into the battle with Mitchell in the best of trim. Mitchell will arrive early in the week, and is booked for an exhibition, similar to the one given by Corbett at the opera house the first night of his arrival. Drink Caused His Downfall. Lyons, N. Y-, Dec. 25.—Frank R. Salmon, alias Frank Rogers, formerly a respected and thrifty bookkeeper of Syr c ise, was sentenced to five years in the ’ penitentiary at Auburn for bigamy. Drink led to his downfall. A Killing in Self-Defense. ’ ’ Birmingham. Ala,, Dec. 25, —A duel occurred at Coaling, Tuscaloosa county, ’ | in which Henry L. Norwood, a young ' ; farmer, lost his life. Robert Englebret ! I and Norwood, both of them farmers : ' near Coaling, in that county, had a mis i | understanding about a horse trade re i cently. Sunday, they met in Coaling , and Norwood drew his pistol and com -3 menced firing. Englebret returned the ■ fire. Several shots were exchanged, ) when Norwood fell dead with a bullet in his heart. Englebret was not arrest t ed, as appearances indicated that the 3 killing was in self-defense. 3 ‘ * Now, He Has No Hands. ’ Knoxville, Dec. 25.—While celebrat b ing the approach of Christmas Ed Hay- • den, a young mechanic, had his left ’ hand so mangled by the explosion of a i giant firecracker that the doctors found 1 it necessary to amputate it. Hayden’s right hand was blown off four years ago 1 and this leaves him helpless, and to 9 make his case more sad, he has a wife and several children. Another Pugilistic Match. 3 New York, Dec. 25.—Joe Choynski, e he San Francisco prize fighter, and 8 Steve O'Donnell of New Zealand have been matched to fight in New York a finish fight at catch weights, Marquis of 7 Qtieenstaury rules within five weeks. If the club that takes the match will allow , a stake, $2,500 a side will be put up. Both men were present. Ignorant of the Danger, r Savannah, Dec. 25.—Homer Shepard, i of Livingston, S. C„ went to bed in ® room 69 in the Pulaski house after blow ing out the gas and was found dead in , the bed in the morning about 10 o’clock. _ His death was clearly the result of igno -5 rance of the use of gas. KO MJHi uA., WEDNESDAY MORMI«G» DECEMBER. 27, YESTERDAY’S RACES Good Time Made by Lady Fern and Raymond. THE PROGRAM TODAY. A Large Crowd Will Witness the Exciting Finishing Touches Today. I Abovt 200 people went out to the races yesterday afternoon, and iu spite of the chilly weather and a hitch or two in the program enjoyed themselves immensely. ( For this afternoon a rattling -good pro* gram has been fixed so that thieve can be no hitch, and a great time if sure to be the result. Some fast time will be made. | Yesterday the best features were the Jrtrotting heats between Lady Fern, en ’ tered by Henry Reaves, and Raymond, entered by Jim Hewitt, of Carroll county; and the pacing heat between Jack Frost, entered by Reaves, and ' Parched Goobers, entered by Hewitt. Ttfese were close and exciting, and in each a 2:40 clip was cut around the slow ' track. Raymond w<n his heat, but was pushed by Lady in spite of several bad breaks. Jack came in ahead of his op ' ponent by a length. These races were 1 best two in three, and are to be decided today. These alone will attract all the I in sport of this kind, money. ,I'i < it::/■ "ti I; ‘ for tin* to a citizen of another cd on no public questions a reference to lynchings in conneWß-’h with some remarks on the law abiding character of the people. When the ex-presideut concluded, three cheers were again given for him. Whitelaw Reid was then loudly called for. He said, among other things, that this was no time to discuss morals or politics, and that he was here to do hon or to Mr. Harrison, for his splendid rec ord ami faithful service while president of the United States. Ex-Senator Edmunds then spoke. “Mr. Reid,” he said,” should have been our vice-president at present, and if he lives long enough he will be vice-presi dent yet.” Governor Pattison followed Mr. Ed munds, and paid a very high tribute to Mr. Harrison. He said that the ex president was an honor to the long line of chief executives of the nation, and did great credit to the people who placed him at the head of the nation’s affairs. The Washington delegation was com posed of the following gentlemen, be sides those already named: Senator Ca rey, of Wyoming; Represftitatives John s®ii. of North Dakota; Loudenslager, of New Jersey; Fauston. of Kansas; Ma hon, of Pennsylvania; McCleary, of Min nesota; Woomer, Reyburn, Wright, Wanger, Bingham, Hicks and Hines, of Pennsylvania; Ellis, of Oregon; Thomas, of Michigan; Hainer, of Nebraska; Waugh, of Indiana; Smith. Henderson, Funk and Marsh, of Illinois; Northway, Wilson and Hulick. of Ohio; Picken and Mercer, of Nebraska; Bowers, of Cali fornia; Curtis, of Kansas, and Wilson, of Washington; Marshal Ransdell, of the District of Columbia, and General Bussey, ex-assistant secretary of the in terior. Among the prominent Philadelphians present were Mayor Edwin S. Stuart, Charles Emory Smith, John Wanama ker, Congressman-elect Robert Adams. Jr., Edwin N. Benson, Judge F. Carroll Brewster, Thomas Dolan, William L. Elkins, Charles E. Warburton, Robert S. Davis, Colonel James H. Lambert, E. B. Leisenring. James Elverson, Jr., Charles H, Cramp, Theodore E. Weider beim, George W. Boyden, W. Kerr. William B. Gill, Joel Cook, Edwin H, Filler, ex-Minister to Greece A. Louden Snowden. Colonel Clayton McMichael, General D. H. Hastings. General Louis Wagner, P. A. B. Widener, Hamilton Disston, J. Dundas Lippincott, Rev. William N. Bailey, O. S. Bosbyshell, Theodore W. Cramp, S. B. Elkins, Gov ernor Robert E. Pattison, W. R. Pugh, Colonel George Meade, J. L. Newbold, John Willing, Theodore Yerkes and Malilon B. Young. A breakfast was given to the ex-presi dent by ex-Postmaster General John Wanamaker at tne Stratford. Covers were laid for 20, and there were present United States Senators Morrill and Hoar, ex-Senator Edmunds, Mayor Stuarr, John Russell Young, William H. Hur ley, Sarnes Dobsou, Clayton McMichael Rev. Dr. Trumbull. Charles Emory Smith, Thomas D. Lowrey. Charles Heber Clark, Jay Cook, Bishop Nichol son, George S. Graham, Charles Dunn. General Louis Wagner, P. H. Rothor mel and Edwin H. Benson. Whitelaw Reid sent word that he was unable to bo present. Hadn't Thought of the Presidency. Pittsburg. Dec. 25.—Hon. Benjamin Harrison was in the city for a short tima en route from Philadelphia to his home in Indianapolis. The ex-president cor dially greeted the members of the press, but all efforts to draw him *lnto a con versation upon politics proved fruitless, as he positively refused to be interviewed on that subject, saying he was no longer in public life. He, however, talked in terestingly on other subjects. General Harrison,when asked whtthe.- he would be willing to again be n candi date for the presidency, if called upon bv the Republican party at the next election; said he had not given the mat ter a thought. : tnai; Burglars were at work robbing the place. The agent at once secured the assistance of several men, and after arming themselves they entered the express office. Nothing was found dis turbed except the Omaha box. It was empty. The nd had been forced from the box, and the contents were gone. When the box was critically examined, it was found that no instrument had been used from the outside to loosen the cover. Upon the inside at one end was plain ly to be seeu the print of a man’s feet. The size of the box, the weight and the footprints were sufficient to convince the agent it had certainly contained a human being, and that upon his arrival at the end of the journey he simply opened the box, walked over to the door, unbolted it and disappeared. There are many theories advanced as to the purpose of the man in the box. Some believe that arrangements were on foot to rob the express company, either on the train or at the Sheridan office, while others think that the occu pant of the box was an escaping crimi nal. In any event, he beat the railway company out of half of a fare—for the fare for a human being, alive or dead, is $25.50. —Omaha World-Herald. HE PERSPIRED BLOOD. Edward Dunn Was One of the Very Few Suffers From Hemorrhage. , Edward Dunn, 32 years old, employ ed in a printing establishment at 26 Vandewater street, and apparently per fectly healthy, went to the Chambers Street hospital the other day, blood ex- eei nospitai tne otnei uay, uioott ex ing from the pores of the skin of his thor He said he must have the 1 wasn't weakened i} 1 1 1 - IJI i** L gnat ' are only 750 for marked off rapidly. The Country Cousin. At Nevin opera house tonight. A great attraction. Get your seats, they are only 75a tor choice, and are being marked off rapidly. WORKING THE GUESTS. A “Professional” Who »Wak»d Up the Wrong Passenger.” New York, Dec. 25.—Marshal Field, the Chicago millionaire, created some excitement Sunday night by kicking a professional beggar out of the Waldorf hotel. Mr. Field has been stopping at the hotel for some time and had received a note from a man who said his name was Henry L. Spring, and that he had known the wealthy Chicagoan in the west. Spring called on Moses P. Handy at the Waldorf and got 50 cents from him. On his way out he met a Mr. West, of Chicago, nd threatened him with vio lence if he did not “give up.” Mr. Field, who had just entered the hotel corridor, half kicked and half threw the man into the street. The-" hotel detec tive, who had looked on in amazement, then arrested Spring and had him locked up on a charge of disorderly conduct. At the station house it was said that the 'man was a professional swindler, who had been preying upon visitors from Chicago. A Broker on HU Muscle. New York, Dec. 25.—A crank at tempted to kill Silas O. Walbridge, a wealthy real estate dealer, in his office. He had been loafing aroung the building until he saw Mr. Walbridge enter his office. Following him in. as Walbridge turned to the hat rack, he was hit over the head with a piece of rubber pipe in which was concealed a stick of solder. The two men grappled, and Mr. Wal bridge, wbo is about 60 years old, finally got the weapon away from his assailant. The crank fled through the door and was lost in the crowd of holiday shop pers outside. The motive for the assault was evidently murder and robbery. COMPEL VACCINATION. An Important DeciMlou Rendered in an Indiana Court. Terre Haute, Dec. 25.—Judge Tay lor. of the circuit court, gave a decision in regard to the power of the local board of health and the school authori ties to exclude a pupil because of failure to be vaccinated. It is a. question now being discussed throughout the state. Frank D. Blue, who is a member of the Auti-vaccination association, asked the court to restrain the principal of a school from prohibit ing the attendance of his sou, who had not been vaccinated. The judge says: “As to the power of the board of health of the city or state, of the legis lature itself, to compel a healthy person liot having l>een exposed to smallpox to be vaccinated or qnit school it is not necessary for the court to express an opinion in the present state of the plead ings, and I express none; but what Ido decide is, that under the present rules of 'he state board of health the local board uas no power to compel a healthy child, not exposed to smallpox, to be vacci nated or quit school—first, for the rea son that the rules of the state board con fer no such power; second, because if they did confer such power the rules were never promulgated by the proper authority, the county board, an act nec essary to give authority to the city board.” KILLED HIM. A Fatal Christmas Accident Near Rome. A YOONG FARMER KILLED By Droppinga Pistol From His Pocket in Gordon County. W. A. Adams, a young man 27 years of age, was killed Christmas night over in Gordon county, near Tilton. He was a well known and popular young farmer. The killing was accidental and occur red in a peculiar way. It seems that a young friend of his who had imbibed more than was good for him, was with him, and Adams, seeing his condition, took from him a pistol he was flourishing. A few minutes afterward Adams went out to get some wood. While stooping the pistol dropped out of his pocket and fired. The bullet struck-him between the eyes, killing him instantly. J The young man has many friends in this county who regret the unfortunate accident. TO UTILIZE NIAGARA’S POWER. The First Tunnel For That Purpose About Completed. Standing at any of the points of vanJ i tago from which the great falls of ara may be viewed, one of the og® ui.'iq-- in tin- utilitarian * , | ,»•< ii-i.;- ol aw<- : i ■ ■ ; 'l' --i ’: a ■ HII ’ ■■■ 1 Mrs. Kistmzn, alto. Mr. B. S. Barker, tenor. Mr. W A. Patton, baritone. Mrs. C. E. McLin, organist. The morning program was: Organ Prelude—“Foraker.” Festival—Te Deum in E 1 Buck. Offertory. Watchful Shepherds—soprano solo— I William*. t And in the evening : 1 The Angels’ Song—choir—Kramer. Birthday of a King—baritone solo and i quartette—Neidlinger. > Those who heard ths music were all ■ delighted, and th) beauty of the service 1 was greatly enhanced. The se who heard the music at the First Baptist church Sunday morning were enthusiastic about it. From the opening instrumental piece, in whch Mrs. 1 McHenry played an exquisite medley, in- * troduoing the sweet strains of “Old ’ Falks at Home,”to the grand finale of the L full chorus in the anthems, the whole program was good. The selections were i admirable and harmonized beautifully > with the spirit of the occasion 1 Mrs. McLin presided at the organ at the First Presbyterian church, and per formed in a manner that delighted all . beat ere, including ths members of the k choir—the severest of all critics. The entire musical program, was rendered in , a most charming manner, bringing show i era of compliments upon all who took i parr. At the First Methodist Prof. Thomp -1 son’s skilled fingers extracted sweet peals from the instrument, and here, too, ’ was another delighted congregation. The selections were good, and were given 1 with a harmony and excellence that - made the sweet voloes of the members seem never so rich and full. FROM STARVATION. i Three Death, in the Vicinity of Pittsburg Within Three Days. Pittsburg, Dec. 25.—Within the past i three days three deaths have occurred in ■ this vicinity from starvation. Their names were Anthony Dominick, an Aus- • triafi, aged 60 years, died in Pittsburg; Mary Weissman, daughter Os Henry I Weissman, of Allegheney, aged 3 years; Mrs - Dicca Arthur, a widow, aged 50 i years, died at Homestead. In the case i of Dominick it was developed at the cor- - oner’s inquest that he, with about 40 I other Hungarians, Italians and Aus trians. lived together, each man doing ■ his own cooking. Dominick had not worked for two months, and for days at i a time he would have nothing to eat. i He procured some putrid fish and in a t half starved condition ate of it ravenous i ly. The man took sick and died with out any of the others paying any atten- > tion to him. A verdict of death from ’ starvation was rendered. 1 The little Weissman girl had been sick for a week, but the parents could ■ not procure food and medical treatment, ■ and it was when the child died that the neighbors had heard of the family’s dis- t tress. The other children, older than i the one who died, were found to be suf : feting from hunger. Mrs. Arthur’s death was caused by sickness and starvation. She had no <me tn look after her hut » L2-vaar-oJH revolve witnin a platform piacea about 24 feet above the water, bo that there will be a rolling instead of gliding body, as is the case in ordinary ships. ‘ The rollers presumably are to be worked by engines to secure propulsion. M. Bazin claims to have settled by I experiment that the stability of the roller type of vessel is at least as great as that of the ordinary type, and be i lieves that the construction of his design of ship will be much less costly than that of the usual description. Accord ing to French report, it is proposed to put M. Bazin's plans to a practical f test by constructing a vessel about 400 i feet long and of about 90 feet beam, with rollers 75 feet in diameter, and 35 ■ feet wide. The latter are to make 22 revolutions per minute.—Cassiers’ Mag . azine. ‘ A MYSTERY OF DREAMLAND. L While the Doctors Were Helpless a Boy • Vision Effected His Cure. In Savannah, Mo., last June, Thomas, the 11-year-old son of a farmer named ’ Alexander Gilpin, was, stricken with rheu m .<. 1 . -• mE' ' ' z' •"'} ' " * ‘JI a.-m i.njl I ~:‘ r sell the so Jesse James stripe. Since the boy mur derers Pate and Stark declared that they owed their downfall to these novels there has been a decided movement to put a stop to their sale in Danville. Harvard Hoys M out Fay Up. Cambridge, Dec. 25. Judge Par-' inenter, in the case of J. H. Lewis, a tailor, against Walter S. Campbell, a Harvard student, has decided that Har vard students are responsible for all tailor bills they contract and must pay them. Campbell’s defense was based on a statute providing that no retailer shall give credit to a student. Mm. Guuld’s Long Sleep. New Bedford, Mass., Dec. 25.—Mrs. Mary Gould fell asleep Nov. 27 and has been sleeping soundly ever since. Oth erwise she seems to be in perfect health. About the middle of November Mrs. Gould gave birth to a boy which we.gh ed 18 pounds. She was up and about in a short timb, but a few days before Nov. 27 began to feel drowsy. Must Walt Longer for an Answer. St. Paul, Dec. 25, When the North ern‘Pacific employes met to hear from the officials in answer to their protest against the proposed reduction in wages they were told that insufficient time.had elapsed for reaching a decision, and the men will wait until Tuesday, when a final answer to their protest will be given. Accidentally Killed the Negro. Americus, Ga., Dec. 25.—Mr. Mcln tosh, an employe of the Savannah, Amer icus and Montgomery railroad, was handling a Winchester rifle, and a train hand came up, and in some un known way the gun was accidentally discharged, the ball passing through the negro’s heart, killing him instantly. SHOT HIMTODEATH. A Wounded Officer Held His Assailant and Killed Him. Gainesville, Fla., Dec. 25.—At 11 o’clock Policeman John Bennett arrested Ben Adkins, colored, for disorderly con duct. Adkins resisted and stabbed Ben net, who would not shoot in the crowd. He ran back in the open street. ne- S’O still following and ennett fell to the ground, when tl A ne gro jumped on him just as he fell. Messrs. Benjamin Beal and Jolißnß fontaine struck the negro with which limliered him. Bennett ceeded in getting his pistol out the negro in his lap and shot death. mBMB Bennett is receiving the best attention, and the physicians eKaaQ| some hope of his recovery. I.ook« Like Incendiary Savannah, Dec, 25.—A Erwin. dnßignon & < ■hisohn'»M££jjjj§;l fir e has been dust royed by tire. idence of the lire is veiled ii>fl|||!||||| and looks very much like the incendiary, as it seems to hav<B|||sll| the cellar underneath. PRICE HViKHE GREAT And a Happy Dail’' ■'' 1?. MANY WERE PRESE And Many Were the Things Given Them—Fun W| For the Children. -|g| The Pansy’s dinner happy affair. The all had a day full of eniH/\' , ,’*j. > \^ Thedinnerwasa served in a manner I,* j-o,’', ; mg to those less average youngster. At first there songs and talks—then then a happy all kinds. hrm. ' '' DEGRADED AND DANgMHMI Governor Flower Relinked an Attorney for Certain Objections Against Bentley. Albany, Dec. 25.—Franklin D. Locke, attorney for the Cleveland Democrats of Buffalo, who preferred charges against Sheriff Beck for his conduct at the last election, sent a letter to Governor Flow er Dec. 18, protesting against the ap pointment of Henry W. Bentley as com missioner to take testimony in the case, on the ground that, as Bentley was a Sheehan Democrat and the accused was a Sheehan Democrat, the public might not have full confidence in the finding. Governor Flower replied a few days ago. He avoicisß '■ th- Sl.is-h.m or < 'ioV'd:iudJM|MMMH Democratic party ;md. Mr. Lfick-o's ob.iectioii to MSMlsaS™ !'•■< ano Mr. B'.-lul.-y is a 4 .’-.f'k'i ■ ueii ati 0>,|... tiori dang ns V? •, otiiio stare ami i,, ir. uiive, for he i- a W v A* governor add-, ii: it I : 1 'lter shoes iiim examimitii.il. and m ha routed tin; attorme general it. , . ’■BB NEWS FROM BRAZIL. Minister Mendonca Is Encouraged —Secre tary Herbert Will Nut Talk. Washington, Dec. 25. —Minister Men donca received a cablegram from Rio de Janeiro, which he said, contained very encouraging information. “The government reports to me,” said the minister, “that there have been sev eral important changes of positions at Rio, which greatly strengthens the gov ernment. AU the commanding islands in the bay are now in possession of the government, except Vallaiguon, Corbaa and Paquella.” Secretary Herbert received a telegram from Captain Picking, the nature of which is only speculative. The message was in the cipher of the navy ; depart ment. Secretary Herbert refused to give the message out for publication, saying that it was merely a department business communication of routine na ture and that it contained no important news from Rio de Janeiro. »r “There is nothing in the message,’' he said, “to indicate that thore have been any recent victories, either for the gov ernment or the rebels, or that there is any material change in the situation.” , . Hundreds Exposed to Smallpox. 2ZZZ Dec. 25. - Hundreds of peo-