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VOL XXX-NO. 15.
THE CARLISLE CONTEST.
Columbus. Georgia j Sunday morning, January is, m louble number.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
THE COMMITTEE will REPORT IN
FAVOR OF THE SPEAKER.
Sonmbmlf Hm PrsTariiutt.il Terribly—All
ul Thoebe'e Affidavit* Proved to be
Utterly F»I»e—III. Own Wlt-
teun Tarn Upon lllm.
Washington, Jan. 15.—Every member
of tbe boose oommiMee on elections, was
in attendance this morning, to resume con
sideration of the Thoeb»4farlUle contested
election cam. Mr. T. F. Halim of Co /Inv-
ton, Ky., appeared In behalf of Speaker
Carlisle, while Mr. Sypher appeared for
the contestant. The onalrmsn annonnoed
that the preeentatlon of affidavit In be
half of the oonteetee, woe In order.
Mr. Hallam said be took the position
that sufflotent cause had not been ehown
for a ro-openlug of the oase. The action
of counsel on the other side, In presenting
affidavits at the last session, seemed to
hIiow that they concurred in that belief.
Among the things stated by contestant In
his affidavit, was one to the effoct that
John A. Uoodson, chief of pollee of Cov
ington and a brother In-law of Carlble,
had stated, one or two days after the elec
tion, that the speaker had been defeated,
and that Charles Easton of Covington, Ky.,
would so testily. In answer to that, oouusel
read affldavltsby both Goodeon and Easton,
positively denying the statements. Uood
son further denies emphatically the as
sertion made by counsel for contestant,
thst some relative of Carlisle’s had sp-
proaohed Wood, formerly Thoebe'e coun
sel, for the purpose of inffuenoing him.
He states that he la the only relative of
Carlisle living near Covington, and he de
clares thst neither he nor, any other per
son, so far as he i* concerned, ever in any
manner approached, or attempted to ap-
^ roach, Wood or any other person in Car-
ale’s behalf, do far as the affiant knew,
such a thing was never thought of.
The affiant further says that he met
Easton on tbe morning after the election,
and Easton asked him the result. He re
plied that be did not know, as the returns
were not In. Easton then said that it
would be a damned outrage If Carliale was
defeated by such an Ignorant man.
Another affidavit by Horace Cameron,
reporter of the Cincinnati Evening Tele
gram, was read, in whieh Cameron recites
tbe substance ora conversation with the
speaker on the day after the eleetlon, In
whieh the speaker said that he did not
know whether or not ho had been defeat
ed, bnt If he had been he would
feel a tense of personal re
lief snob as he had not
experienced In ten years. The
affiant farther says: That he had sev
eral conversations with Thoebe, but bad
never told him that Oarllsle admitted that
he was defeated, On the contrary, be had
told him that he (Thoebe) was defeated.
He had never sent an item to his paper!
declaring that Carlisle admitted his defeat,
by affidavits made by John C. Benton, an
attorney, of Cincinnati, and Henry C.
Hallam, clerk of the county court, to meet
statements made by Thoebe, touching
a meeting of Mr. Carlisle’s friends
on election night. Counsel produced affi
davits, signed by Judge Ueo. O. Perkins,
W. W. Cleary, commonwealth’s attorney
and a number of other gentlemen, who de
clare that no meeting of the kind described
could have been held without their knowl
edge, and that they know of no such con
ference or meeting. One of the signors of
the affidavit, George 0. Davis, was, said
Hallam, the gentleman who occupiod the
room In the federal building where the
conference was alleged to have taken
plaee. John L. Thurber, deputy
postmaster, in his affidavit says that tbe
post offloe occupies the whole lower floor
of the federal building, and that to his
knowledge uo meeting such os described
had been held, nor could any such have
been held without his knowledge. Similar
affidavits were made by J. H. Davidson
and J. C. Tuunell, occupying the remain
ing floors ol the building. Mr. Hallam
called attention to the fact that P. Casey,
Janitor of the federal building, was the
only person who was particularly named
as having been present at the con
ference, and as having admitted that
Carlisle had been defeated: but that
it had been Hxed up. Mr. Hallam pro
duced Casey’s affidavit declaring that the
statement was not true, in whole or in
part; that he did not know of any attempt
to oount in Carlisle, nor did he believe that
any snob conierence as was alleged bad
been held.
Hallam sold that an obsonre charge had
been made by one Charles Maunder, that
on the night of the eleotion, Carlisle had
been seen figuring about Newport,
in the vicinity or the ballot boxes,
engaged in conversation with Hatch.
In reply to this charge, he
read the affidavit of M. M. Queen, that
on the night of the eleotion he, his brother
and Carlisle had attended a social gather
ing at the house of A. S. Barry, and had re
mained there from 7o’clock until 3 o’cloek,
and they bad then gone to his brother’s
house, where Carlisle was residing. On
the night of the election, Carlisle had goue
home at 8 o’clock, and gone immediately
to bed. This affidavit is corroborated by
an affidavit from Henry E. Queen.
Touching Mr. Sypher’s statement that
R. N. Nelson had declined to participate
in the meedng of Carlisle’s friends and
hod taken hiB hat and loft the meeting
when its object was explained to him,
Hallam read a letter from Nelson to the
speaker declaring that he had never at
tended such a meeting and know nothing
of it. In answer to the speaker Impugn
ing tbe correctness of the poll books of
Verona precinct, Boone county, counsel
produced and read affidavits by M. T.
Garnet, who has the custody of the poll
books. G. Winston and William Piper,
republicans, declaring that the books
appeared to be correct in overy particular
ana the signatures in the hand-writing of
the election officers. J.H. Callahan, who
was sheriff of thepreoinct, in bis affidavit,
deolares that all tne votes were correotly
returned, and that he witnessed person
ally, the signatures of the judges to the
books.
Mr. Holism next turned his attention to
the affidavit of Jno. J. Pearce of Cincin
nati, to the effect that, with the exception
of one preclnct.all of the returns of Carroll
oonnty appeared to be in the same hand
writing. To meet this, he produced the
affidavit of R. T. Harrison, oonnty clerk,
who was custodian of the books.
In his affidavit Harrison affirms the
correctness of returns In every par
ticular, and, to substantiate his state
ment, incorporates,-as part of his affidavit,
the original poll books, which were sub
mitted lor the examination of the com
mittee, the couuty court having author
ised their withdrawal for this purpose.
Similar affidavits from five of the eight
g redacts or Carroll county .wore presented
y Hallam, with the explanation that he
would have procured affidavits from the
remaining counties, but for the reason
that he was pressed for time, and they
were diffloult of access at this season.
Hallam read the affidavit of Speaker Car
lisle, as follows:
The affidavit of J. O. Carlisle says that
he has carefnlly read the statements con
tained in the affidavit of Charles Wauuder
filed before the oommitteo on the 6th day
of January, 1888, and he says that the state
ments contained in Bald affidavits, as far
as they relate to him (this affiant), are un
true in every particular. He says that he
was not at the offloe of the Kentuoky Slate
Journal, in the city of Newport,st any time
during the evening of the 3d of November,
1886, nor has he tmen in said offloe at any
time, either during tbe day or evening,
sinee the congressional election of tbe 2d
day of November, 1886. Affiant states that
be did not go from Covington, or from the
direction of Covington, in a liaok or car
riage, or otherwise, to the corner of i ork
and Beltone streets, in Newport, at any
time during said evening, nor did ho go
from said corner north, on \ork street, to
ward tbe residence of Hon. A. S. Barry in
a hack or carriage, or otherwise, at any
time during said evening. Affiant did
not aee Detective Hawes of Covington,
in Newport or elsewhere, at any time dur
ing said evening, nor did he attend any
meeting or conference at any place, or
have any consultation with anybody on
said evening In relation to the congres
sional election, In said Sixth opngresaional
district, or in relation to the result thereot.
He says that at that time he resided with
H. E. Queen, on tbe water works road,
south of the city of Newport, In tbe eonoty
of Campbell, state of Kentucky, and that
he was not outside of the house of said
Queen on the evening of the 3d
ol November, 1888, at any time
after 9 o’clock, or about 9 o’olock.
he bas read the affidavit
of H. E. Queen, and that the statement
2?ntalnedas to the whereabouts
or this affiant on the evening of the 2d day
of November, and on the evening of the
“ of .?°. v £ mbCT ’ 1886 ’ are (rue. Affiant
Mys that he never attended any meeting
or oonferf-noe at any time, or place, after
■aid eleotion, to eonsultlabout, or to con-
aider aaid election or the result thereof, or
to take any measures to affect the result
thereof In any matter whatever; and that
ne never knew of any such
conference or meeting upon the part of his
mends or supporters, nor did he ever hear
of *?y BUC “ conference or meeting. He
•ays that he did not write any letters, or
send any telegrams or messengers, to any
part of said district, after said election, for
the purpose of ascertaining the result, or
ror any other purpose in connection with
said election, nor did he request any one
else to do so; and if any letters, or tele
grams, or messengers, were sent by anv
one, affiant had no knowledge of it
then, and has none now. Affiant
that the statement made in
the affidavit of George H. Thoebe,
that no tickets were printed and dis
tributed bearing tbe name of John G.
Carlisle atlsaid election, outside of the
cities of Covington and Newport, and their
adjacent suburos, and at some row points
wnioh oould be reached by railroad, is
not true. On the contrary, ho says, that
an ample supply of tickets was printed
for each precinct in the said ei ugresslonal
district, and that the affiant personally
sent them into every county, to be used
on the day of the election, except for the
county of Campbell, and for that county
tickets were left in theihands of the chair
man of the county executive committee,
to be distributed by him; nor is it
true, as stated in said affidavit, that this
affiant, on the evening of the day succeed
ing said election, conceded to Homce
Cameron, Esq., that he (thia affiant) had
been defeated for member of the house of
representatives of the fiftieth congress,
aud that personally he (affiant) was heart
ily glad of it. Affiant woe not in the city
of Covington on the evening of the day
succeeding said election, but was there on
the morning of said day, at which time ho
met said Cambron and had a short con
versation with him, at or near fcho corner
of lower Market aud Scott streets.
Said Cambron, wheu he met affiant,
said: “Governor, you are not beaten,
are you?” to which affiant responded that
he supposed not, but that the returns had
been received from only a few precincts in
the county, and showed that a small vote
had been polled, and then affiant ad vied,
that if it should prove true that he was
beaten, it was, perhaps, a very good thing
for him personally, as he had neglected
his private business for ten years and
worked faithfully in congress, and it was
about time now he was doing something
for himself. Affiaut says this is the sub
stance of all the conversation that took
{ >lace between him and said Cameron. At
hat time affiant did not know, and could
not possibly know the result of said eleo
tion.
Affiant says that all the statements to
to tbe effect that the returns from any of
counties in said district werejhold back, or
delayed four, five or six days are untrue.
On the contrary, ho says that the poll-
books and ballot boxes wore publicly
opened, and the votes officially counted
and certified on the third day after said
election, to-wlt: On the 5th day of No
vember, 1886, in every couuty in the dis
trict, except that in the county of Trimble,
they were opened by mistako of the
county officers in the presence of the
entire board of canvassers, on the
second day after the election and officially
counted, hut that said mistake as to the
f iroper time to officially count was immed-
ately discovered, and, thereupon, they
were again sealed up, remained so until
the next day, when they were agalu
opened, and counted by said board.
Hallam then inquired if there had beep
any such thing as a surprise of the con
testant. The whole case revolved upon
the statement that Wood, the leading
attorney, had been bribed and the intima
tion was that the bribery had been done
by one of Carlisle’s relatives. Jt had also
been stated that Wood told Thoebe that
there was money in the cose for
both of them, if he would consent to drop
the contest. In reply, he read Wood’s
affidavit. Wood declared that it is not
true that he stated to Thoebe that the
difficulties in his case were few, and that it
would be comparatively easy for him to
S et his seat in congress, and that the facts
eveloped were sufficient to oust Carlisle.
On the contrary, he had repeatedly
advised Thoebe that it would bo
necessary to make diligent exertion in get
ting evidence and procuring funds, where
as. Thoebe furnished but $63, which the
labor unions had supplied. It was for this
reason that Wood had refused to contiuuc
in tbe case. Affiant pushed the case as
rapidly as was possible, taking testimony
by day and by night to save the time of the
laboring men. Thoebe himself was
not around in the day time, because, as he
stated, he was unwilling to lose the time
from bis work. The testimony taken bv
affiant appears in the record, and he took
no more because he was not famished the
mean j to do so. He never protested against
the employment of Sypher, as assistant
counsel, but refused to sanction his as
sumption of the direction of the case, and
had finally dropped it, after Thoebe exe
cuted the power of attorney, giving abso
lute control of the case to Hyper. Affiant
never heard of any county wnero the sig
natures to the returns wore all in the same
handwriting, until long after the taking of
testimony had ceased. He never told
Thoebe that he oould make money by con
senting to drop the contest. He had told
him that a street conversation between
two or three democrats had been over
heard, wherein they had remarked
that tne easiest way out of the matter was
to buy out the Thoebe faction. It was ut
terly false that he had ever said anything
on the subject beyond a repetition of gos
sip, or that he had been approached in
that behalf. There had been nothing to
hamper Thoebe in sending his papers to
Washington at any time upon the payment
of the notary.
Mr. Hallam declared that an examina
tion of the papers, which could be made
by the committee, itself would satisfy them
that the signatures to the returns were not
in one handwriting. E. N. Vance, regis
ter and cashier of a bank, and a republi
can in politics, makes affidavit that he bas
examined the returns and doclares that
the names of the voters in the blanks ap
pear to have been made by the clerks ol
the various precincts who sign the returns.
A. T. Leep, a Knight of Labor of Carrollton,
says that he was present in Thoebe’s in
terest when the vote of Carroll county was
counted, and that he found the returns to
be fair and beyond question as ;o correct
ness. J. T. Lewis, republican and ex-post
master of Carrollton, affirms the correct
ness of the entries in the poll book.
Hallam next produced and read letters
sent by Sypher to Secretary Craudall, who
he said, acted as a go-between in the cor
respondence between Wood, Ihoebe and
Svpher. Tbe last named tbe counsel
objected to reading, to wbicb Heard, a
member of the cominitteo re
plied, that as be bad read
Sypher and the contestant's (Hands, that
bndn (br (finds appeared to be not In
Washington, as was usual, bnt at the other
end of the line—at Covington. One of
them .honed that a draft (br had bean
»«nt there to Blakeley, and they had
drawn upon eounael, J. Hale Sypher. The
committee would not believe that these
commonwealth attorney, and jadgea,
Kentuoky gentleman, who associated with
John O. Carliale, oould be purchased for
ISO: but the case of ex-Poiloeman Solar
Indicated that fiinda might be used In cases
of poor fellow, out of noney and employ
ment. In conclu.ii,,,, be Mid that
the committee abould db. use of the oaae
to-day, aa It would have di ne at the last
meeting, if tha opposing counsel had ad
hered to the programme, and allowed the
case to rest on the reoord.
Mr. Sypher replied that If tha oaae were
re-opened he would do ao. He knew what
tbe telegrams contained. There was, he
declared, enough affirmative proof of this
case now to hang hall a hundred men In
the Sixth Kentucky district, If the offense
of ballot-box stuffing were a capital one.
He again referred to the Butterworth oaae,
and quoted from Mr, Carlisle's speech lu
the house advocating the appointment of
a special committee to investigate the
eleotion. He declared that If Carliale
were a man he would be before this com
mittee asking for an ^Investigation, Instead
of sending an affidavit to quash It He
did not know of a oaae where a man in a
legislative body, charged with a se
rious offense, nod not arisen and de
manded an investigation. That was
the conduot ofa brave and honest man.
Sneaks were men who wanted to suppress
an investigation. Counsel said that be
cuuld not run an affidavit mill against an
affidavit mill run by Carlisle. He oould
not come here with the affidavits of polit
ical bosses and ring masters. He was not
here from a rotten borough, pleading the
cause of the speaker of the honae of repre
sentatives. He was here with the case of
an innocent mao, of a man who knew bis
rights, and wanted tbe committee to help
him maintain them.
Sypher then read e paper, purporting to
be a copy of a memorial which he said waa
now in transit to Washington, and con
taining 3000 signatures, in wblon the me
morialists pray that tbe case may be re
opened. “Tbe oase was no longer,” said
Sypher, “the oase of Thoebe against Car
lisle, but of tbe decent people of the
district against Carlisle.” In conclusion,
Sypher said that the memorial referred to
would oertatnly be bofore the oommittee
on Monday, if It were not stolen from the
mails. Some of bis letters had been stolen
out of the mail recently.
Hallam briefly argued again that there
was analogy between the Butterworth oaae
and the pending oontost.
After all tbe affidavits had been reed
and counsel of both aides heard, the oom
mittee went into secret aeaslon. The se
cret session lasted about forty minutes
and while It was In progress counsel and
other interested persons waited in the
halls. Tlio first motion put was one to
postpone further consideration ol the ease,
which was rejected by a strict party vote,
9 to 0. Theu a motion was made to rv
open tbe case. Rowell, republican, asked
to be exouaed from voting, and Cooper
volod with tbe democrats, ao tbe motion
was lo t Another motion wae made to
declare Thoebe entitled to his seat. On
this vote four republican members were
excused from voting, the remainder voting
with the democrats against tbe proposition.
Then came the final vote on the motion
affirming Carlisle’s right to his seat. All
of the democrats voted in favor of this
proposition, and with them atood Cooper,
Rowell und Johnson of Indians, making
the affirmative vote 12. Lyman, Houk ana
Dodge, republicans, were excused, so there
was no negative vote. The position taken
by the republic ms who abstained from
voting is, that while they are not con
vinced that Carlisle is not entitled to his
seat, it is proper for the committee to re
open the case and afford au opportunity
for the production of any new evidence
that might throw light upon the oontest.
Under instruction of the committee, Chair
man Crisp will report to the boose s reso
lution declaring Carlisle entitled to hi*
seat.
A NEW ROAD PROJECTED.
On Ilia Electric System and to be Twenty
Mile. Long,
, 12.—Till
the way of an eleotrle railroad that has
yet been projected, his been under consid
eration by Dotrolt capitalists for some
time. Arrangements are now nearly com
pleted for the organization of a company,
and the construction and operation of a
road between this city and Mount Clement,
the seat of the famous mineral
springs and quite a Ihmoua retort for
invalids from all parts of the country.
The longest road or the kind now in ex
istence is at Bt. Catherines, Ontario,
which is seven miles in length. There is
one two miles long from Windsor to Walk-
ervllle, opposite this city, and another
three miles long on the northern limits of
Detroit. The projeotor of these experi
mental lines, all of whioh are in success
ful operation, la Mr. Willis C. Tamer, of
the Vaudepoele Construction company,
and he Is at the bottom of this new and
much larger enterprise. The length of
tbe projected line Is twenty miles. It !b
proposed to locate a oentral station about
midway between the two terminal points,
at which tbe motive power for the entire
system will be generated. There will be
throe electric motors of fifty horae-power
oach, a 200 horse-power generator, with
boiler and engines commensurate, and
|20,000 worth of hatf-lnoh copper wire
conductors.
It Is proposed to have three closed cars,
Pullman-built, thirty feet long, and three
open oars for summer running, each forty
feet long, with seating capacity for 100
persons. One train will leave Mount
Clemens every hour, and another Detroit
at the same time; and, though stopping at
several hamlets en route, It is believed that
the round trip can be made In two hours.
One train will be held In reserve for excur
sions or emergencies. Light freight, bag
gage, and mall, will be carried in addition
to passengers. The estimated cost of the
entire lino, fully equipped, is §200,000,
Uu 'Change.
New York, Jan. 14.—The stock market
showed no change in its character to-day,
being extremely dull, with the temper
bullish, awaiting developments of next
week. Tbe dealings were in the hands of
the traders, and tbe fluctuations possessed
no significance. Reading and Bt. Paul
were the only stocks in which any busi
ness ot importance waa done, with Lacka
wanna showing tbe most movement.
Prices moved up alter the first hour, un
der the increased demand, and olosed
quiet, but firm to strong, at the best prices
reached, withalmoet the entire list higher,
with the maximum advance in the active
list at ( per cent. Manhattan showed an
advance of 2 per cent. The sales aggregated
00,000 shares.
Premature Explosion.
Boston, Jan. 10.—A premature exploeion
of a blast on the Boston highlands, killed
four men and injured a number of others.
Many buildings were shaken, and all the
gloss in the vicinity was broken.
Died From Poisoning.
Chattanoooa, Tenn., Jan. 14.—Henry
inttere and abused Wood it was right ard i uimtssijuus, ,‘I"i *>"■
r to hear these letters. Thereupon Vaughn died to-night, from the eflocta of
Rvntwr withdrew his objection and the poison in bread and coffee, of whioh he
reading 'preceded. Inoneof the letters partook for .dinner. He .Lorded with
Sypher says that he will remain in tuo
oase by Wood’s consent, but expected to
ta it onmpii tji Warilnmrton.
control it when it comes to Washington,
adding that political and diplomatic man
agement of such cases had quite as much
to do with success as the legal proceed
ings. and in such matters he has decided
advantages over overy lawyer in the dis
trict. In another letter sypher calls at
tention to the necessity for providing the
ways and mesns for such an expensive
contest as tills against tbe speaker, and
sava that if ho was retained, lie might enlist
not only tho sympathy ol his republican
friends in tbe house, but also the
aid of some ol his protective
friends. Later on Sypher speaks
of Wood’s feebleness and ignorance, as
presaging defeat; Is rejoiced to Bee that
they (Coke and Brand) have begun to
realize the necessity of employing brains
and money, and Bays that he wants m
prevent you from going to the capttol and
asking the chairman ol the elections
committee some damn-fool questions.
Hallam then cloaed his cuso in a lew
words. Ho denied that there was any
parallel between the Butterworth contesi,
where 300 armed deputy marshals stood
at the polls, and this case, which con
cerned simply the number of votes cast
for each party. The committee would
see from the letters passing between
Hattie Ligbtfoot. Frank Lightfoot, Hat
tie’s husband, is accused of putting the
poison in the water and flour used in cook
mg. Five other persons were poisoned.
hut will recover
The Italllioore and Ohio.
Baltimore, Jan. 14.—The final meeting
of the stockholders or the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, to vote upon the proposi
tion to issue §6,000,000 of third preferred
stock to the syndicate at 96, adjourned at
1 o’clock this afternoon. At tbe meeting
to day, hut 371 of the whole nnmber of
shares were represented, and without a
quorum no vote was taken. This Con
cludes the matter. It is stated that tbe
preferred stock will sell here for §110 to
§116 per share. Those holding stock and
opposed to I he issue of §6,000,000 to tbe
syndicate, did not appear at any or tbe
meetings from the first, knowing that a
quorum could not be obtained without
representation of their shares.
WRETCHED WEATHER.
Done by a Broken Kail.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Jsn. 14.—Train
No. «, on the Cincinnati Southoru rood,
which left Chattanooga last afternoon at
7-10, struck a broken rail at Oneida, near
tile Tennessee line, throwing the engine
from the track and blocking the road six
liuurs. No persou waa hurt.
THE NORTHWESTERN BLIZZARD RTII.L
GETTING IN ITS WORK.
Children Going Home From School Are
Frooon to Death—People Caught Out
la the Read and IBs In the
■now—Faarihl Reoord.
Chicago, Jan. 18.—The atorm at Galena
; rasterday blockaded tha highways, drifts
n some plaoea bailiff fifteen (bet in depth,
ffo trains on the Illinois Oautral or Chicago
and Northwestern roads ranched there
yesterday. The blockade on tha latter
road between Galana and Madison will not
lie raised for aavaral days. Stock about
Msweaque suffered intensely from the
sudden change in temperature, and a
nnmber of lomes by troeaiog are reported
by farmers
Minneapolis, Jan. 14.—The storm’s
back la broken, and tha railroads hare
gone patiently to work to burrow their
way through too hard-packed drifts. The
snow Is hard, and as heavy as mnd, and
baffles tha aoow-plows. The only train in
at the Union depot yesterday was the Wis
consin Central. Two east-bound Northern
PaciHo trains came In thia morning forty
and fifty hours lata. Borne of them had
bean snowed in, fifty miles west of here,
for seventy-two hours. The Northern Ps-
otflo has had an excellent opportunity to
test the rotary snow-plows, and with entire
success. Over 900 miles of track In Dakota,
with tha snow averaging fifteen feet deep,
have been cleared, by one plow, In sixteen
hours. This Is an unparalleled achieve
ment.
Washington, Jan. 14.—Dispatches from
the northwest reoord a number of deaths,
by freezing, in tha reeent blizzard. A
school teaonar, namod Miss Hustls, was fro
zen to death.on the way home from school,
at Delano. Dakota. Near Sioux Falls a
man was found dead, standing besldo his
barn, and another lay all night, within a
half mile of town, in a snow bauk, between
his bones, thus saving bis life. Three
ohildren at Oarriaon. Nebraska, got lost
going home from school, and remained
out all night. One waa dead when found;
the other two may recover. W. & Head-
ley wm frosen to death near Barkstou,
Dakota. Two men were frozen to death
near Marysville, Montana. A farmer
named Allen, and his son, were caught
near Mitchell, Dakota, aud the son was
frozen to death, and the father will lone
both of hla arms. Another man is lost lu
tbe same neighborhood, and a freight
train la blockaded nine miles from
Mltohell, and the oraw have bod nothing
to eat sluoe Wednesday. In the neighbor
lood of Aberdeen, Dakota, ten men were
oaught by the storm, at dlfibrent points.
Four have been found dead, and others are
probably dead, but have not heen found.
The Iom of live stock is Immense, some of
them actually freezing to death in their
stalls in tbs stables.
Two belated stock trains arrived at St.
Joseph, Missouri, lost night, with every
head of oettle dead.
A list of the persons frozen to death or
missing In the storm, published in Bt.
Paul, roots np thirty-six, hut later dis
pstones from towns in Dakota also Hhow
the number to be much greater, and addi
tions are constantly being made. The
number of children lost is remarkable, due
to the foot that many of them started
Irom sobool after the storm began,
and families visiting In the neighborhood
starting home to care for their stock.
Many patlietia incidents are related of the
suffering of chlldred, and the beroio efforts
of parents to save them. In one instance,
a iathor Saved his son, by covering him up
in a snow drift, bnt be lost his own life.
Tho wind has abated, but the cold lias not,
materially, Another blizzard is reported
coming from Manitoba.
MR. RANDALL’S GAME.
Tbe l atest Programme or the Gentlemen
From Pennsylvania.
Washington, Jsn. 11.—Tho story liqa
gained wide circulation here, and is being
generally credited, that a conspiracy is
being batched to defeat l’residunt Cleve
land's renomlnatlon. The scheme is to
force the national convention to nominate
a protectionist and place Congressman
Samuel J. Randall at the head of the ticket.
Those who are alleged to be concerned in
the scheme are Mr. Randall himself, Sena
tor MbPherson of New Jersey, Senator
Brown of Georgia, Congressman Foran of
Ohio, and possibly Senator Oormsn of
Maryland, with the New York Ban as the
'mouthpiece of tbe combination. These are
the facts os given by one of the most
prominent democratsln Pennsylvania.
The prominent friends of President
Cleveland In this city are now convinced
that Samuel J. Randall has burned his
bridges behind him and deserted the ad
ministration for good and oil. He bas not
visited some of tno departments in Wash
ington for three months. This is notably
the caae in the treasury department, and
he is especially hostile to Secretary Fair-
child.
Mr. Randall’s now well-known antipathy
to Secretary Fairchild Is that tho latter is
in thorough accord with tho president's
tariff-reduction views and theories, as ex-
S rested in the message to congress, and
ir. Randall is naturally opposed to any
body who is not a protectionist. Mr. Han-
dall is not more in favor iu the postmuster-
general’s department. He does not visit
even there os often as formerly, and be is
conceded only such appointments as are
uncontested.
Every effort was made by Speaker Car
lisle and the supporters of the president’s
views on the tariff question to ohtaiu some
defilnlte avowal from Mr. Randall os to
his intentions in regard to a thorough
democratic measure tor the reduction of
the surplus and tho revision of the tariff
before Mr. Carlisle finally concluded to
give him the chairmanship of the commit
tee on appropriations. Meetings between
Mr. Carusle and Mr. Randall were fre
quently appointed, but the wily protec
tionist always managed to evade a declara
tion.
As to the oourse he proposed to pursuo
on the main question at issue, when it
should oome before congress, Mr. Carlisle
himself is authority for tne statement
that Mr. Randall finally said: “Perhaps
the president and secretary ot the
treasury will formulate a bill, and then wo
will aee.” Notwithstanding his retictence,
end perhaps because of it, the speaker
again placed Mr. Randall at the head of
tne Important oommittee of which he has
heen chairman for a number of years. Tho
frieuds of the administration, Including
some members of the cabinet, are now
satisfied that Mr. Carlisle bas mada a great
mistake. Mr. Randall having secured the
place he desired, has already shown a dis
position to oppose to the hitler end uuy
attempt to pass a revenue bill framed in
oonsonanco with the suggestions of the
president’s messago. The congressmen
who are nearest to the chairman ot the
appropriations committee evince a dis
position to antagonize any tariff bill of
that character.
It is known that there is an understand
ing between him and other democrats of
the protectionist school to defeat the
president’s clearly-defined tariff policy at
the present session of congress by the same
expedient of uniting with the republicans
thut prevailed in tho last congress, and
thus handicap Mr. Cleveland by tills do-
feat at the hands of a section of his own
party when he comes before tho Demo
cratfc National convention for indorse
ment and renomiiiation. The resolution
offered hy Senator Brown of Georgia,
the other day, pro|K>siiig the repeal or tlic
entire revenue system, is regarded as sn
ovldonce of such an understanding. This
is unquestionably the opinion of Mr.
Cleveland and that of tbe members of his
cabinet.
Senator McPherson of New Jersey,
always a high protectionist, is also ro
garded as a party to this arrangement.
While Senator Gorman of Maryland, has
notes yet given any indications as to what
his attitude will he, it is whispered that
he, too, is disaffected toward the adminis
tration. The recent interview of C’on-
r ;reasman Foran of Ohio is also suggest-
ve.
That Mr. Randall is not only hostile to
the renomiuatiun of President Cleveland,
hut that he has himself the presidential
bee buzzing in his bonnet, is s fact well
understood by Pennsylvania politicians,
who have watched his movements for
some time past. As long ago os lost May,
was in session, and interviewed a number
of the prominent members of that body.
When cross-questioned as to his purpose,
he admitted that the object of his in-
3 Ulrica was to ascertain tho dlspoaltlon of
emocrata toward Mr. Randall as a candi
date for president, and remarked toaeveral
of the gontlomen: “We want the delega
tion from this state to the national con
vention for Randall. Cleveland will not
do again.”
While at Harrisburg he was especlal y
anxious to conciliate the friends of ex-
Unltcd States Senator William A. Wallow,
aud suggested that tho friends of Mr. Ran
dall and Mr. Wallace should set together
In an effort to oontrul the state conven
tion, which wtU this spring choose the
delegates to the national convention. He
met with but little success in that direc
tion, but it is an open socreet that other
emissaries have been sent by Mr. Randall
with propositions to unite their forces in a
campaign for tho election of delegates to
the approaching state convention; out Mr.
Wallace is an ardent supporter of the
tariff poliey of President Cleveland, and it
Is now said that on this account ho finds
himself unable to co-operate with Mr.
Randall.
The drat objective point is to get control
of the democratic state committee. As the
election of the chairmen and exeeutlvo
oommittee of that body will take place on
Wednesday next, the administration’s
forces have entered the canvass at a very
late day and hope to bo able to accomplish
tbelr ends. Mr. Dallas Banders, the
date for re-election, and has been engaged
for months post In canvassing the oommit
tee in his own Interest.
He has kept an eye single ta the expira
tion ot tho terms of fourth-class post
masters throughout tho state, and has kept
the members of the oommitteo Informed
of such expirations In their respective
counties. Upon his suggestion the mem
bers of the oommittee nave named persons
to fill the vacancies. As In most esses
thore was no opposition to men named by
prominent democrats. Mr. 8anden suc
ceeded in securing the appointments.
Members of tho oommitteo naturally re
garded tills attention given by Mr. Bin
ders for the iutoreat of their constituents,
at so many favors granted to themselves,
and, Mr. Sanders, in couimunioatlng with
them in regard to his re election, acts on
the principle that one good turn deserves
another.—Philadelphia Enquirer.
8KNATORINGALLH’ HOME DESTROYED.
some ume pant, nn k.uk «« i*".
he sent bis confidential agent, Michael
Bulllvan, through tbe state, commissioned
to feel tho pulse ot the democratic politi
cians in the more inqxirtant counties. He
visited Harrisburg while tbe legislature
Wasihngton, Jan. 12.—Senator Ingalls,
early this inurnlug, received a dispatch
from bis home in Atchison. Kansas, saying
that his residence at that place was on fire.
A later dispatch informed him that the
conflagration hod totally destroyed his
home. Within the last season, he had
made an addition of ten rooms to the
structure, tho total improvements oosting
about §10,000, The house and contents are
a total loss, including a valuable library,
whioh he bos beeu all his life collecting.
The structure was begun by him twenty
years ago, and by successive improvements
and additions, hod become one ol the
largest in tho state.
It was in more then the ordinary sense
the home of tiie senator and ills family.
His library was one of the largest west of
the Mississippi river, and was especially
rich In political literature. Of the piolures,
wearing apparel and prieeless mementoes
of tho living and the dead, it is understood
that nothing was saved. The houso was
In the bands of the carpenters, the sen
ator's family being with him in Washing
ton. All the personal effects were packed
into boxes and casus during tho progress
of the improvements. Tho tire is supposed
to bavu originated in a pile of shavings
left l» tho carpenters yesterday. The
houso was in charge of a colored man.
Tho structure was Inadequately insured,
and the senator's loss Is estimated at §20,000
over and above the insurance, wliloft sum
represents the bulk of ills accumulations.
There Was No Fraud.
Jackson, Miss., Jan. 14.- The grand
Jury of Hinds county, alter an Investiga
tion lasting several days, says of tho recent
city election : After n most diligent search
we learned el' no Intimidation or further
fraud at the city election, excepting the
“red circular” which seems to have been
Lite work of some irtisponsible siionymotis
people aud was withot effect. A number
ot negroes were before tho jury.
Their Demand Ignored.
New Bkocord, Moss., Jan. 14.- The
mill owners have ignored the apiuuora’ de
mand for ail iuereoso of wages.
Tile Ridenour Murder Trial.
Winchester, Va., Jan. 14.—This was
the twelfth day of the Ridenour murder
trial. The prosecution closed yesterday.
The defense placed E. B. Hay, a pro
fessional expert from Washington, on the
stand to-day. He testified that the signa
ture of T. A. Ridenour on the note found
noar tbe body of Andrew Bray, tbe mur
dered mau, and the endorsement thereon
bt Hanuleroff, were not written hy the
same person. The note was given by
Ridenour to Bray for a horse. Tne theory
is that the endorsement on the note whs
forged by Hidenbotir, Ilamdcroff being
dead at the time tho body was found; that
Bray was pressing for the payment of tho
note. The force of bis evidence was
broken in a groat degree by the common
wealth proving, on eross-examitiailoii, th it
be testified for a pecuniary consideration ;
also that the Virginia court of appeals had
thrown out his evidence as an expert in
the cose from Clarke county several years
ago. Argument will begin Wednesday,
and tbe jury will get the case Thursday.
Fire at Fort Worth.
Fort Worth, Tex., Jan. 14.—The Mis
souri Pacific round house, witli twolvo lo
comotives, was burned hero to-day. Loss
§100,000, partially insured.
Get Their Names.
Washington, Jan. 14.—Names have
been selected for tho new naval vessels in
process of construction. The nineteen
knot cruiser being constructed nt Philadel
phia will he known os the “Philadel
phia,” and a sister ship building st Sun
FrunciHco has been named uflor that city.
The 1700 hin gun-boats will beguiled the
Yorktowu, Bennington and Concord, mid
the 780 ton gun-boat will be known as the
Petrel.
A Failure In Savannah.
Savannah, Ga., Jan. 14.—Ixiwenthal A
Son, wholesale dealers in tobacco and cl
gars, were closed to-day by the sheriff.
Liabilities §19,000.
The Cnurl.r-.lnsrimt Strike.
Louisville, Jan. 14.—iu response to the
offer of W. N. Haldeman, president of the
Courier-Journal company, to take back
such of the striking priuters as should ro
turn by 10 a. in. to day, none returned.
The offer was uccompanlod hy a statement
that their places would lie permanently
filled, and they were. An hour later Presi
dent Amison, of the International Typo
graphical Union, sought u conference with
Tiuidcuian. He was told that tile hour hud
passed, ami that new men had been put on
the easea to-day. Nothing could be done.
The Wool Conference.
Washington, Jan. 14. Tho wool con
ference adjourned this afternoon, nfter
unanimously adopting tho wool traffic
schedule, substantially the same as I hat of
1867, as regards un-manufacturcd wool,
with certain modifications of alleged in
consistencies anil sliuses which, it is said,
iisve latterly crept inth rough tho customs
decisions. The general effuct of tho new
schedule will lie a slight increase in the
tnrifl'on wool and most all of tho woolen
goods, and a considerable increase ol duty
on carpels. A cominitteo was appointed
to present the schedules to congress.
Three Men Killed.
Middleton, N. Y., Jan. 14. -A number
of men undertook, yesterday, to brace up
a shed roof, heavily loaded witli hiiow,
when it gave way, killing three carpenters
and injuring seven others, two of whom
will die.
Fx-Gnv. Alger lor Ne, I Place.
Washington. Jan. 14. Advices from
Michigan, give rosy details of tbe inamier
in which Ex-Gov. Alger’s friends are push
ing things 111 that slate, to secure his nom
ination tor second place on the republican
national ticket. Since the first nt the year
the movement lias taken substantial
shaim. His many charitable acta, it is
said, have given him great strength
and oat of his state. His prominence ss a
Grand Army man bos made him solid with
the soldiers. It is no surprise, therefore,
that his friends are attempting
to say that both Blaine and Chaancy M.
Depew have started In to establish Alger’s
boom in order to eeoure the nortbeestern
states for the republican nominee#. It is
even aseorted that the ounning hand or
Jay Gould has been discovered in helping
Alger'e cause. Mr. Alger, though very
wealthy, has never been prominently iden
tified with corporations, though his politi
cal strength rests upon corporation Influ
ence.
LOUISIANA DEMOCRATS.
The Ticket Completed sad a Platform Is
Adopted.
Baton Rouge, La., Jan. 14.—The demo
cratic convention re-aseembled this after
noon. The following nominations were
made, completing the state tleket: James
A. Jeffries of Rapides, lieutenant-governor;
Judge Walter H. Rogers of Orleans, attor
ney-general; W. H. Pipes of East Feliciana,
treasurer; Joseph Breaux of Iberia, super
intendent of publio education; Leonard F.
Mason of Concordia, secretary of state,
and M. Steele, present incumbent, for
auditor. The two last namod are Me-
Enerylteo.
The convention adopted the following
platform:
First — Devotion to the time-honorod
principles of the democratic party, os pro
claimed by its founder, Thomee Jefferson.
Beaond—We endorse the administration
of Grover Cleveland, and believe that the
interests of the union will be best sub
served by his re-election. We affirm that
the administration of publio alfalra In
Louisiana has, during the last eleven years,
brought us out of ansrohy, developed
wealth aud prosperity, and paved the way
to the high position Louisiana is entitled
to among the states, and we pledge our
selves to Its perpetuation. We also endorse
the administration of Samuel Donglas
MoEnery, as a recognition of the eminent
services to the state of that faithful public
servant.
Third—We pledge ourselves to an econ
omical administration of public affairs, to
a maintenance of the state oredlt hy limit
ing appropriations to tbe extent of the
revenues, and to the liquidation of the
state debt and the prompt payment of the
lntorast on the same, as now adjusted hy
tbe law.
Fourth—That the levee system of the
state Is a necessity for the protection of
the lives and property of our citizens. We
pledge ourselves to develop aud innintaiu
and protect tho same to the fullest extent,
consistent with the finances of the state,
as absolutely essential to the happiness
and prosperity of our people.
Fifth—We pledge the demooratio party
of this state to an earnest effort to place
the free publio schools of this state upon a
substantial and satisfactory basis, and to
that end the legislature is requested to ap
proprlate a sufficient amount, from the an
nual revenues of the state, to provido lor
the suitable education of the children of
this state.
Sixth— 1 That It is the duty of the state to
foster and improve all of its great agricult
ural eiitereets, by adequate legislation for
their development and promotion.
Seventh—We are opposed to the employ
ment of the penitentiary convicts of the
statu in saoh a manner ss to bring convlot
labor lu competition with free lalior.
Elghtha-We invito to the fertile fields of
Louisiana, Immigrants from all lauds, with
tha Bssuranco that they shall find here a
hearty welcome and happy homes.
FROM FOREIGN SHORES.
HKNT TO .IAII. AN|> PINKO.
Wealthy Mr*. AmmoiiM PunlNlimnnt for
(Jonfontpt of Court.
Clkvui.and, Jan. 12. — Mrs. J. H.
Ammon, a very prominent and wealthy
lady of this city, wuh to-day fined f 100 and
committed to jail for contempt of court,
bv Judge Hamilton, of the common ploas.
Mrs. Ammon’s contempt was in persiHumt
refusal to dic.lose the whereabouts of Mis*
Josephine Hlann, tho owner of f80,000
worth of fine Cleveland property, whose
mental competency has been a question iu
tho courts for some time.
Heveral years ago Miss lllann’s father
deeded the property to her on condition
that she should support|Jiim and her
mother until their death, wnen sho was to
make over half of the estate to Mrs. M.
P, ilarter, of Little Falls, N. Y., Jose
phine’s stepsister. In 1880 Mr. Hlann
died and a guardian was appointed for
Josephine and her mother by Judge HU-
dei£ of tbe probate court. The day be
fore Christmas last Mrs. Hlann died, and
then began a remarkable contest torthe cus
tody of Josephine and her property
Hince the death of her father Josephine
has lived with the lady who has just gone
bravely to jail in defense, as she believes,
of tbe rights and safety of her friend,
Miss Blanu is about forty years of age.
Mrs. Ammon and a number of others tes
tify that she is souud of mind and fally
abio to take care of her property. Her
present guardian, Thompson II. Johnson,
who is a relative of Mrs. Harter, insists
that she is not mentally competent, and
endeavored to get her away from Mrs.
Ammon. Failing in this lie obtained a
wrltofhahoas corpus tor bor prod action
in common picas court. Mrs. Ammon ap
peared in response to the writ, but Jose
pbitio could not bo found. For hours Mrs.
Ammon defeated the efforts of the attor
neys to make her admit that she knew
where Miss Blann was concealed, but was
dually compelled to say that she did. Rul
more than this she would not toll, and
Judge Hamilton dually ordered her to be
sent to jail.
To a rooorter who visited Mrs. Ammon
in her cell, she said that she had uo mo
tif e for her course, othor thau the protec
tion of Miss Blann’s interests, whoso rela
tives, she Insisted, were trying to get pos
session of her, with the view or conduing
her in some asylum and enjoying her prop
erty. Mrs. Ammon offers to produce Jos
ephine if Judge Tilden will appoint any
one of several well-known citizens whom
she names as guardian or trustee of her
ontate; otherwise, she says site will remain
in jail until his term of office expires on
February 12, when Henry Clay Waite, the
Judge elect, takes his seat. Hhe is cond-
dent. Judge White will do justice in tho
case. Judge Tilden is nearly eighty years
of age, and has held the podtion thirty
years, and Mrs. Ammon says he is com
pletely under the iuduonce of Johnson,
the present guardian. Detectives and dep
uty sheridfe have been scouring tbe state in
a vain search for Miss Hlann for over a
week.
Mrs. Ammon is the wife of Col. J. H.
Amnion, who is employed by Harper Bros,
of New York, but they have not lived to
gether for sever.il years. Hhe cornt-s of
the wealthy Haxtou family, and is rich in
her own right. Hhe owns a Une vineyard
near the city, owns other valuable real
estate lu and out of the city, and lives in
an elegant residence on Kuclid avenue.
Over the door of this houso is an inscrip
tion, “Hasten the coming and speed tbe
parting guest.” Hhe is a handsome,* en
ergetic. woman, and spends a great deal of
time and monev in temperance andlcharit-
able work. Her course in this mut
ter was tnkoii after full consideration and
a thorough understanding of the conse
quences of refusal to testify. Her apart
ment, wlii is comparatively large, is
well supplied with carpets ami othor com
forts from her house, and if is not thought
sho will weaken. Miss Hlann is supposed
to he lu Canada.
Killed HIn Krotlior-ln-l.tiw.
BntMiNOifam, Ala., Jan. M. Harvey
Coursen killed his brother in-law, H. D.
MacAUistcr, eleven miles north of here,
tbis morning, tiring both barrels of a shot
gun into Ins face. Family troubles was
the cause of the tragedy.
I.HNiitr’H Frlimil. Cmill.li.nl.
Washington, Jan. 14.- The friends of
Mr. Lamar arc in a very confident framuof
mind. Mr. Riddleherser'a open denitra
tion on tho floor of the senate of Ills pur
pone to voto for Lamar’s confirmation will
make the vote a tie with all of the repub
licans voting. It i§ known that Senator
Stewart of Nevada, will voto for confirma
tion. it is also known that sevoral renuh-
licHii senators will not voto aeninxt him,
preferring rather not to voto at all. .
A DisaMtrwu, Fire.
Indianapolis, Jan. 14.-Fire, which
broke out hero last night at 11 o'clock,
burned out the following firms: l). P.
Erwin A Uo., dry Roods; Ueo. W. Stout A
Co., wholesale grocers; Aimer A Hiillivun,
supplies: C. B. Conner A Sons, overalls ;
McKee A Branham, boots and shoes; and
Pearson A Wet/.ell. queensware. I kins from
§750,0UI> tu §1,000,000.
NEWS OF THE DAT FROM ACK08 THE
DEEP BLUE SEA.
Tlio Wsekly Budget From Berlin—Indica
tions tknt War May Come-The Czar
In a Bad Hunior—The Crown
Priuee's Condition, Etc*
Berlin, Jsn. 14.—[Copyright, 1888, by
tho New York Associated Press.) A semi
official statement was issued from St.
Petersburg to- night, with refer
ence to tbe failure of tbe
ozar to make a speech st bis New Year re
ception. Tbe assertion is made that the
czars have not been in the habit of making
any political statement on that occasion.
This is only party true. Both tha late and
present czars have been wont to make
short addresses, of a semi-conversational
character, to the diplomatic circle. Yea-
terday evening the ezar pointedly re
frained from conversing with Gen.
von Sohelnitr., German ambas
sador, and Count von Wolkenstein
Frostherg. Austrian representative. At
one perlua of the reception the Russian
generals and ministers grouped themselves
around the czar, expecting an Important
utteranco. After whispering a few min
utes with M. do Glera he turned to the
others and formally offered the congratu
lations of the season. Then he singled out
three of his ministers for a private talk.
Tbe lnoldent is considered au intimation
that the war party triumphs. Among tbe
lists of honors conferred,Par- o'.avists alune
were favored. Tho list ol decorations
leaves the impression in Berlin and Vienna
offioial cirolea that the czar Is hopelessly
under the command of the aggressives.
The Moscow Gazette to-night says that
on the nineteenth day after EpiDhsny
(Russian style) the czar will preside at a
grand military fete, when he will declare
nis policy. The czar’s action in choosing
the military fete, as the occasion on which
to make thlB declaration, has Increased
the feeling of disquiet. In tbe meantime,
the frontier moveuienta continue to be ac
celerated. Division after division of oaval-
ry pours westward Into Volpynla. Trains
loaded with artillery and munitions occupy
the railroads, and ordinary traffic Is sus
pended.
At Kiel!, Odessa, and elsewhere, the au
thorities are buying up provisions and for
age. Along the line oftheVistula, between
Domhlin and Dombrova, a host of ialiorerH
are engaged in constructing redoubts.
The Warsaw pollee have IsHUoa orders that
all Austrians who have not permits to
reside in Poland must quit the Russian
territory to-day. All Polish officers are
being removed from the frontier regi
ments and sent to take command in the
interior. On the German and Austrian
sides the movements are kept a profound
secret, but it is impossible to conceal the
fact that there is an active passage or
troops from Posen to tho Silesian frontier.
The first clear exposition of tho situation
of affairs Is hoped for from Herr
Tisza, Hungarian prime minister, in his
reply to the interpellation of Herr Holfy.
The temper ofa majority of the members
of the Hungarian parliament is ardently
warlike. Unlcsa Premier Tizea’a explana
tion ahowa that the forces oil the frontier
of Ualiuia are ample to repel any invoalon,
Deputy Preozel threatens to move a vote
of censure.
Tno Vienna Wcrnt Zcltung, military
organ, aaya that Russia baa a force of
10,006 cavalry on duty, ao organized as to
act Independently of the infantry, whioh
is ready to penetrate into Galicia at a
moment’s notice, to Impede the mobiliza
tion of Austrian troops. This state
ment echoes what the war de
partment at Berlin lias been press
ing upon the attention of the Austrian
department with good effect. The Aus
trian war office is nowoonftdent, that there
are sufficient forces in control of Lomberg,
Pezemipl and Uzarworvltz to arrest the
Ruasiau advances. Tho authorities have
dismissed tho mayors opposing the sup-
proftsion of the Polish, and have closed the
schools, and threatens to suspend the
clergy. The priests of the province ap
pealed to Arenbishop Hinder, who replied,
udviHiug submission. A section of the
clergy rejected the archbishop’s advice,
and have appealed to the peoplo. Arch
bishop Dlnuer. nfter a conference with
the Berlin authorities, issued an order
to tho priests to dosiHt from comment
ing on tne opposition to the government
under penalty of suspension. This order
lias not calmed the agitation. The Polish
party has started throe journals, with the
avowed aim of educating the children of
the people, and of keeping alive tho Pol
ish national sentiment. Herr Windthom
intends to move that tlio government mod
ify the aotion of tho Posen authorities, iu
suppressing the use of tbe Polish language
iu religious teaching. n
The latest advices from Han Remo de
clare that the reports that the crown
prinoe’s malady nad taken an unfav
orable turn are untrue. There
wero symptoms of a recur
rence of the swelling, but the trouble
has been checked. The press has ceased
to diitciiss the cose. The best informed
circles contiuue absolutely skeptical as re
gards the posnibiJity of a cure being
effected.
Herr Hasenclever. who has been pro
nounced hopelessly insane, will be placed
In a hospital in Berlin on Monday. His
scat In tne relchstog will be declared va
cant.
The trial of thirty socialist* is i>eing car
ried on privately at. Posen. It is certain
that ail of them will bo convicted of being
metniiers of a secret society at Drestleu.
Three socialist members of the municipal
council, Herron, Htetzerhorn and Muller,
have been sentenced to four months im
prisonment each, for using abusive lan
guage towards a police officer.
Attaint fit Ireland.
Duiujn, Jan. 14.—The Galway cor
respondent of the Evening Telegraph
sends the following to his pupor:
Lost evening, Wilfred Blount was de-
pi ved of his overcoat, hy the prison of
ficials. Thereupon, flinging his prison garb
aside, ho demanded his own suit, anu on
being refused, gathered the blankets
around him. and thus attired, paced up
and down his cell, the remainder of the
evening. To-day. ho stayed in bed.
Blount told a visiting Justice that Balfour,
in a recent interview, declared to
him bis intention of imprisoning six of the
physically weakest of tne ParnoUites, who
would be unable to survive in prison.
The justice refused to receivo a written
declaration, but udvised that the prisoner
be removed to a better room, that his
overcoat bo restored, and that, he ho sup
plied with writing mateiial. Eleven per
sons have been arrested in Galway, oil the
charge of intimidation, it is stated that
the district Inspector holds a warrant for
William O’Brien, and will arrest him as
soon as ho is released from prison.
inmtli of Mr*. Cheatham.
Nahhviluc, Tenn., Jan. 14.—Mrs. Anna
B. Cheatham, widow of the lateGen. B. F.
Cheatham, who resided here as postmaster
in this city, died at her residence this
morning.
tf iii'Udicthm MiiH|ion<to(l.
Cincinnati,Jan. 14.—Howard Douglass,
supreme chancellor of tho world lor tlio
Knights of Pythias, has suspended the en
tire jurisdiction of the grand lodgo of the
state of Pennsylvania, for disobedience of
orders. The disobedience consists in re
fusing to amend the constitut ion iu certain
particulars, as had boon previously re
quired. Chancellor Dm glass will cite tlio
officers ol tho grand lodge to appear before
him on January 21, to show causo why
they should not be arrested.
Hank Statement.
New York, Jan. 14. — Following is the
statement of the Now York associated
banks for the week :
Reserve iucrease f 4,964,550
I/iauM decrease 8,KS*6,600
Specie increase 1.WSMW0
Iseral tenders increase - 3,037,600
hepnsits increase 1,926,600
Oir illation decrease is#,460
Ba ku now hold 15,791,295
In excess of tbe 26 per cent rule.
To Murry This Week.
CUTHBERT, Go., Jan. 14.—Frank A.
Hooker, a promising young lawyer of
Cuthbort, will on next Wednesday, 18th
Inst., bo married to Miss Ixma Gal la way,
of Atlanta, a society belle of that place.
Tho happy event will take place in the
Second Baptist church at 5 o’clock p. in.,
In tho city of Atlauia.