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CLEVELAND'S NEW YEAR.
the white house reception a
COMPLETE SUCCESS.
Marshal Wilson and Lieut. Duval do
the Honors for the Presidential Party
—The Ladies Who Assisted Mrs.
Cleveland—Brilliant Scenes and Be
witching: Music.
Washington, Jan. 2.—New Year’s came
io with a bright and beautiful day in Wash
ington. The sun shone warmly in an
almost cloudless sky, and with the excep
tion of the ice-covered sidewalks in the early
morning, which made walking a little diffi
cult, the day was all that could be desired.
The White House was the main point of in
terest to the official world and the public
to-day, and long before the beginning
of the President’s annual reception,
the great iron “Yates closing the Penn
sylvania avenue entrances to the grounds
were surrounded by people, who
gazed with curiosity at the brilliantly
costumed throng of diplomats and officers
as it filed through into the Executive Man
sion. The interior was tastefully decorated
with potted plants, flowers and vines. All
of the shades were drawn, and the gas
burned brightly in the crystal chandeliers,
which were festooned with srmlax and other
graceful vines. The vestibule was almost
filled with tho scarlet-coated marine baud,
which under direction of Prof. Sousa, dis
coursed pleasing music ns the ceremonies
progressed.
HAIL TO THE CHIEF.
A few minutes after 11 o'clock the band
b»gan “Hail to the Chief,” and the recep
tion party descended the staircase and en
tered the Blue parlor. Marshal Wilson and
I Jell t. Duval, United States Navy, lead the
partv, followed by 7 the President and Miss
Bayai d, Secretary Bayard and Mi's. Cleve
land, Secretary Fairchild and Mrs. Whit
ney, Secretary Endieottand Mrs. Fairchild,
Postmaster General Vilas and Col. Lamont.
Secretary Whitney came later and joined
the party in the parlor.
Marshal Wilson took his position at tho
west door of the room and introduced tire
officials and public to the President, who
stood at his right baud. Lieut. Duval per
formed a like service for the officers of the
army and navy. Mrs. Cleveland stood next
to t, e President, and was assisted by Miss
Bayard, Mrs. Fairchild and Mrs. Whitney.
The space in the rear of the reception party
was filled with persons prominent in Wash
ington official society, among them being
Miss Endicott, Mrs. Lamont, Miss Vilas,
Miss Garland, Mrs. Sheridan, Mrs. A. E.
Stevenson, Mrs Lee Knott, Mrs. H. T.
Thompson. Mrs. Pruyn, Mrs. Col. Wilson,
Mrs A. L. Wilson, Miss Wilson, Mrs.
George Bancroft and Mrs. Stetsins.
ENTRY OK TAB DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
When the part y had taken up its position
and exchanged greetings with the members
of the Cabinet, the Diplomatic Corps was
received. All the foreign ministers, except
the representatives from, Portugal and Italy,
were present. Wenor Preston, of Uayti,
I'.an of the corps, led tho party, which
made a brilliant picture in lavishly em
broidered di plomatic costumes. The Chinese
minister and his suite clad iu richly decor
ated silk Oriental garb^attraded much at
tention. ,
The Supreme Court uext paid its respects
to the President, all of the members being
present. It was followed by the Judges of
t he Court of Claims and the members of
the District Judiciary. Then came tho
Senators and Representatives in Congress
with their ladies, rather more in number
than is usual upon New Year’s day. Speaker
i arlisle did not enter with the members of
the House, but nearly half an hour later.
THE ARMY AND NAVY.
The officers of the army and navy, who
had assembled at their respect ive depart -
ments, reached the doorway just a.s the last
of the Representatives passed through the
blue room. Lieut. Gen. Philip Boeridan
headed the army officers, whiles Rear Ad
miral .Jouett led the naval contingent. All
of the officers in Washington, active ami
retired, were in line, making a pretty pic
ture with their dark blue uniforms, gilt
epaulets and side arms. Next came the
residents and Secretary of the Smithsonian
Institution, Commissioner of Agriculture,
< 'ivil Service Commissioners, Interstate
Commerce Commission, Assistant Secreta
ries of the Departments, Assistant Post
master General, the Solicitor General, As
sistant Attorneys General, heads of the
bureaus of the several departments and the
President of the Columbia Institute for the
Deaf and Dumb.
OLD HEROES PASSING AW AY.
V notable break in the programme at
this point was the non-appearance of the
associated soldiers of the war of 1812. Last
year they numbered but six, but to-day not
cue made bis appearance. The Grand Army
of the Republic, with a large number of
member.-, and the Oldest Inhabitants’ Asso
ciation of the District of Columbia, wore
ibs last organized bodies to exchange greet
ing w ith the Presidential party, and it was
12:80 o’clock before.the Western gate WHS
thrown ojieu and the general public ad
mitted. Although the people were present
in largo numbers the crowd was hardly
equal to those of previous years, presum
ably for the reason that, most of the citizens
have been able to gratify their desire to
meet the President at his weekly receptions
during the full and winter. The reception
terminated at 2 o’clock, having passed off
successfully in every particular, and with
out an untoward incident.
OHIO REPUBLICANS SPLIT.
A Combine With the Democrats De
feats Caucus Nominees.
Columbus, 0., dan. 2.— The General As
sembly convened this morning. The House
organized by electing the Republican cau
cus nominees. Thirteen members of the
Republican Senate caucus made nomina
tions for officers Saturday night, selecting
C. Richardson, of Hamilton, for Presi
dent pro tern, and T. J. Hayes, of Lawrence,
lor Clerk. Other Republican Senators
"ho claimed to have been ignored
in the caucus combine' h with the
Democratic members this morning,
and organized the Senate by electing T. i'.
Davis of Washington county. President
pro tern.; Judge Isi wry, of Hardin county,
< lerk, and in completing the list of officers,
four more ol' the caucus nominees were
beaten, six in all. H. L. Korte, of Musk
ingum, was elected Enrolling Clerk, defeat
ing a lady, who was the Republican caucus
nominee.' Mr. Korte is a Democrat, and
was secretary of the Democratic Commit
tee two years ago.
INDIAN SCOUTS SENTENCED.
They Refused to do Duty at San Carlos
Last Summer.
Eos Axoeles, Cal., Jan. 2.—A general
court-martial order has been issued from the
headquarters of Gen. Miles fixing the sen
tences of five regular!'. - enlisted Indian
scouts who mutinied at San Carlos last June
and fled to the mountains, where they re
mained until returned by troops. They are
n*nfenced to two, ten, fifteen and twenty
years’ confinement at hanl labur at Fort
Leavenworth.
She JHofning ffeto£
OPPOSITION TO LAMAR.
The Republican Legislative Caucus of
New York Adepts Resolutions.
Albany, N. A'., Jan. 2. —In the Republi
can Assembly caucus this evening, after the
nominations lmd been made, Assemblyman
Platt, editor of tho Poughkeepsie Eagle,
offered the following:
Resolved, That the safety of our institutions
and proper administration of our laws require
that the courts shall be protected with most
jealous care from auv taint of complicity with
crime m any form, and the bench of the Supremo
Court of tbe United states, the highest in the
land, is one place which should be forever
sacred from the intrusion of disloyalty, dishonor
or fraud.
Resolved. That the nomination to a seat on that
lieneh of L. V 0. Lamar who violated his eat h
of allegiance to go into the rebellion against the
Union, who has declared by His vote that the
amendments to tba constitution which were
pledges of reconstruction and embodiment of
the result of the w ar, are not equally biuding
with the rest of the constitution; who has de
nied that levying war against the government
was treason, and who owes his seat in the Senate
aud his political power and prominence solely
to suppression of Republican votes by violence
aud fraud, was an insult to the entire loval
population of the Union, and we demand of the
Republican Senators from this State that they
resent that insult by voting against his confir
mation.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be
transmitted to Senators Evarts and Hiscock.
A MOTION TO TABLE LOST.
Ernest Crosby, of New York said without
expressing au opinion as to tbe matter con
tained in the resolutions, it was perfectly
safe for the Republican majority in the
Legislature to leave the matter in the hands
ot the extremely able Senators who repre
sent the Btate in the national Senate. He
did not think the caucus called upon to pass
resolutions, especially when couched in
what seemed to him very strong language,
and he moved to table tho resolutions.
The motion to table was lost, receiving
only one vote (Crosby), aud tbe resolutions
were adopted.
STEEL OF THE CRUISERS.
Denial of the Report That It is of In
ferior Quality.
San Francisco, Jan. 2.—Regarding the
reported discovery of grave deficits in the
steel intended to be used in the construction
of the cruiser Charleston, and the snapping
of sevoral heavy deck beams during an
attempt to slightly bend them, as mentioned
in Washington dispatches last Saturday
night, tho Alta to-day published uti inter
view with George AY. Prescott, President of
the Union Iron Works, in which be said:
“I have heard of no accident of that kind
at our shipyards. The steel used in the con
struction of the Charleston has all success
tullv stood the government testa. There is
a corps of government officials here who
superintend and inspect all work done on
the cruisers.
NO FOUNDATION T fE THE REPORT.
“1 do not think there is any foundation
for the report. It would not have been sur
prising if some of the steel showed a slight
deficiency while being worked, but that
could not be considered as a very startling
feature. The steel for the deck beams was
manufactured by Andrew Carnegie, at
Pittsburg, Pa., and was thoroughly tested
right there at tho works. All the material
made here, such as wrought iron, cast iron
and steel, is also severely tested by Lieut,
Gilmore, local inspector.
FIRST-CLASS STEEL.
“The steel now being put into the Charles
ton is of as good a quality as was ever put
into a vessel.”
Concerning the work on tho Charleston,
Mr. Prescott said satisfactory progress was
being made, but the men are behind time
on account of getting sufficient material
from the East. The vessel will probably tie
launched in February, instead of January,
as was expected.
WHAT A CONSTRUCTOR SAYS.
Mr. Fernand, Naval Constructor and In
spector of Hulls of the United States Navy,
and who has supervision of the cruiser
Charleston’s bull, concerning the breaking
of a number of steel deck beams, stated
that some three weeks ago, while the beams
for the two upper decks were being
bent to the proper shape, two of them
had given away. There was nothing aston
ishing in it, as it was likely to happen to
any material, though in this case ne was
surprised, as the pieces from the beauts ad
joining the broken place had stood tbe
strongest test required. The strain under
which the beams ha t broken was applied
from below, u direction from which
they would not be called upon
to bear strain tit actual practice, ami intact
it was simply the wide flange of the upper
part of the beams which had cracked, and
he had continued the strain until the, beams
were broken t hrough, but the lower portion
of the beams bent together and could al
most have lieen tied into a
knot without breaking. He attached
no importance to the fact of two cases out
of three giving away. If he had done so
he would have telegraphed to Washington
and have stopped work. On the whole the
material entering into the construction of
the Charleston was of unusual excellence.
Out of 450 tons of anglecions and plates
which had been used, only five pieces had
been lost by breakage, and this was unprec
edented. _ __
POPE LEO NOT ILL.
His Fainting Spells Not Followed by
Bad Effects.
Rome, Jan. 2.—At the conclusion of tbe
jubilee services yesterday the Pope retired
to his private apartments and rested for
two hours. He was not feeling ill, however,
from the effects of his exertions at the mass
in St. Peter’s in the morning, and to day is
in hS usual state of health. Yesterday ho
received 2,500 congratulatory telegrams.
He has informed all the special foreign en
voys that he will grant them an audience
for their leave-taking whenever they de
sire. He intends to send autogeaph letters
to all sovereigns who have written to him.
It is stated in Vatican circles thut. the letter
to Queen Victoria will be of special im
portance.
The Peter's pence collected at the jubilee
mass amounted to £BO,OOO. The Shah of
Persia sent a congratulatory telegram to
the Popo.
CONGRATULATED BY THE CZAR.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 2.—The Czar has
sent a friendly letter to the Pope, in which
he expresses hope for better relations be
tween tho Greek and Catholic churches in
Russia.
LICK OBSERVATORY.
The New Thirty-Six Inch Lonae Suc
cessfully Mounted, But Not Tested.
San Jose, Oal., Dec. 2.--Tho great ob
jective, or thirty-six-inch lense, of the Lick
telescope, was successfully mounted yester
day afternoon, and would have been turned
on the heavens that evening had the sky
been clear, but it having become obscured
about sundown, no observations were
made. „ ...
Sunt. Floyd, Prof. Keeler aud Messrs.
Swasev and Clark, are well pleased with
tbe work. As soon as an observation is
mode a photographic lense will lie mounted
ami experimental photographs taken to de
termine the work required to finish it, which
Mr Clark has Heretofore been unable to do.
SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1888.
RIVALS ON THE HIGH SEA
ALL NATIONS IN COMPETITION
FOR CARGOES.
The Nation Whose Skippers Can Quote
tho Lowest Rates Bound to be Mis
tress of the Ocean—Some of tho Dis
advantages of American Vessel
Owners.
Washington, Jan. 2.—The report of C.
B. Morton, Commissioner of Navigation, is
a compendium of information relating to
the shipping, not only of the United States,
but of the world. It shows that the business
is one, perhaps more than any other, gov
erned by the competition of all nations, and
says that unless an American ship iu for
eign ports, or in our own, can take a cargo
as cheaply, or more cheaply, than an En
glish, Norwegian, German or Spanish ves
sel, merchandise will be transported by for
eign vessels.
ADVANTAGES OF OUR RIVALS.
The Commissioner sots forth in detail
various aids and Advantages enjoyed by the
shipping of other nations, and concludes
that it is impossible, without a change of
tho present conditions, for our navigation
to regain its lost supremacy in tho foreign
trade. Ho says that our vessels must be
put on an equ& ity with foreign ships, or
they must be gradually forced out of tho
contest. Bounties or subsidies are paid by
Spain, Italy, Germany, France, etc., aud
British vessels have been and are aided un
der one guise or another.
SOUTH AMERICAN TRADE.
The report alludes to various facta rela
ting to tho West Indian and South American
trade which naturally belongs to this coun
try but it is almost monopolized by European
ships. The coasting trade is described as
moderately flourishing. The Commissioner
recommends that the coasting trade be re
lieved of its burdens as to pilotage fees,
on the ground that in rnanv cases where
pilotage was formerly essential the govern
ment has expended millions of dollars in
improving the channels, in placing beacons
and buoys as guides and in making meas
urements and accurately noting them on
carefuUy prepared charts, aud in erecting
lighthouses.
SHOULD BE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF.
He thinks shipping should receive the
benefit of these improvements iu reduced
charges for pilotage, and that Congress
should abolish the compulsory features of
the State laws imposing pilotage, half pilot
age or license fees on coasting vessels so
that the practice may be uniform in all the
States.
He s]leaks of the impolicy of local taxa
tion on vessels, and its tendency to drive
the ownership of vessels from tho place
where they are taxed to places where they
are not taxed, as well as the fact that it
weights them in their contestwith foreign
shipping, not only not taxed but subsidized.
STATE QUARANTINE..
He say that tbe expense of State quaran
tine should be paid by the parties interested,
that is by the general public, and that fees
for tho support of the stations, and the
salaries of the officers should not he exacted
of vessels, the owners of which suffer more
than their share in having their vessels de
tained in quarantine while atexpeuse for
the crew aud loss of service.
The commissioner is of the opinion that
American (ailing or steam vessels should lie
allowed to transport goods on which duties
have been secured without further bonds,
the vessel being already bonded under the
navigation laws.and the present regulations
constituting discrimination against ordi
nary sailing vessels and steamers of the
United States, not forming a part of regu
lar lines.
THE TONNAGE TAX.
An amendment of the laws relating to
tonnage tax is recommended so that steam
vessels may pay on the same relative ca
pacity as sailing vessel::. The present tax
discriminates in favor of foreign vessels.
The commissioner deprecates the many
hardships encountered by ship owners by
reason of the constant change going on in
navigation from sail to steam, from wood
to iron, and from iron to steel, and also by
reason of foreign bounties, subsidies and
aids granted to foreign ships competing
with otu ships both iu the merchant service
and fisheries.
FLEECED BY CANADA.
The commissioner says he is especially
wroth that the Canadians should have made
$5,500, 000, foolishly given them by tbo
United States tor almost worthless fishing
privileges, making a fund, tbe interest on
which, he says, is paid as a bounty to Cana
dian fishermen competing with our fisher
men, who were already at a disadvantage
on account of greater exi>ense for vessels,
outfits, bait ana wages. This condition of
affairs, lie adds, is in disobedience of tho
Bible injunction, not to seelhe kid in its
mother’s milk.
He suggests that the present practice as
to steering gear should lie made uniform, so
that an order to “port” on one ship would
not, as is now the case, mean to "starboard”
on another vessel whose chains are differ
ently rove. The Commissioner expresses
himself strongly in favor of a naval re
serve, aud coin-miles his report with a draft
of a bill embodying his ideas of the legisla
tion required on thin aud other points call
ing for prompt act ion by Congress.
AN IRISH LEADER JAILED.
Inciting Tenants to Illegal Acts the
Charge Agairust, Him.
Dublin, Jail. 2.—Mr. Cullintere, the plan
of campaign leader on tbe Kingston estates,
has been arrested on a charge of inciting
tenants to illegal acts. The tenants on the
Kingston estate held a mooting at Mitchells
town to-day, Mr. Condon, presiding, and
adopted r solutions declaring that the Land
Commission's reductions of judicial rents
were inadequate; tiiat they would continue
the plan of campaign until all evicted
tenants were reinstated, and that they
would appeal for greater reductions.
.Sir Wilfred Blunt and ir.dy Blunt, and
Mos-rs. Evelyn ond MacDermott. members
of Parliament, were welcomed at Portumna
to-day by 2,000 persons. Great excitement
was caused by the simultaneous arrival of
Mr. Sheehy iu his prison garb* The polities j
escorting Mr. Sluohy were consul irably
hustled by people shaking hands with tbe
prisoner.
Lord Roseberry. while in Dublin, will he
the guest of Archbishop Walsh.
A special mid protracted meet ing of tho
Privy Council was held to-dav. Mr. Bal
four, Chief Secretary for Ireland, hud
Prince Edward of Saxo- Weimar, Com
mander of the Forces in Ireland, were pres
out. It is stated that the Council decided
to suppress tlic league in Dublin, and thus
cripple the central exeunt, ve.
Gladstone and tho Pope.
Rome, Jan. 2.—ltalian papers suy Mr.
Gladstone will tivat with the Vatican for
its support in the efforts I sun made to ob
tain autonomy for Ireland, Mgr. Persico
having commenced the ueg illations.
Burning of a Theatre.
London, Jan. 2 —Tbe Alhambra Theatre i
at Antwerp was destroyed by lire at mid- I
night last night. Tbe theatre was a vast
structure.
RUSSIA AND HER FOES.
An Entente With England Advocated
—The Czar for Peace.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 2.—The visit of
Lord Randolph Churchill to Russia occa
sions general press advocacy of an entente
with England.
The Novoe Vrcnnjn argues that British
statesmen must admit that England during
the last thirty years has lost more through
hostility to Russia than she has gained by
friendship with other powers.
THE CZAR MEANS PEACE. .
Berlin, Jan. 2.—-The North German
Gazette, in the course of a political review
of the year just closed, says: “The publica
tion of the forged documents recently sent
to the Czar is without doubt the most im
portant event of recent history, and affords
eloquent proof of the loyal intentions of the
Czar in paving the way for a modification
of the existing situation.”
Emperor \\ illia.ni, in his remarks at his
New Year reception yesterday, avoided
open political allusions, but in conversation
with bis military chiefs he referred to the
improvement in the general political situ
ation.
The lieichsanztiger corrects the Altna
nach de Gotha for conferring upon Prince
Ferdinand, of Bulgaria, tho title of “Royal
Highness.” The Iteichsanzeiger asserts
that Prince Ferdinand is not Prince of Bul
garia until so recognized by the powers,
and if recognized as such he can only have
the title of “Serene Highness.”
NO CAUSE FOR DISTRUST.
The North German Gazette, referring to
the pessimist reports arising fr m the facts
that Gen. You Scliweinitz, the Herman Am
bassador to Russia, has not yet visited the
Czar at Gatsohina, says that no special cir
cumstances rendered it necessary that the
Czar should give au audience to Gen.
Von Schweimtz at Gatsohina, nor
should any bad inference be drawn
from the further fact that Emperor William
sent no autograph letter to the Czar. Count
Peter Behouvaloff has returned to St.
Petersburg. Although without a special
mission to Berlin, his presence there tended
to relax the tension.
RUSSIAN CONCENTRATION STOPPED.
Vienna, Jan. 2.-—The Frcnulenblatt de
nies on authentic information that the
movement of Russian troops and war ma
terial to the frontier continues. The latest
news shows that the recent reports concern
ing the Russian movements referred mainly
to displacements effected within the frontier
provmces.
The action of the government in calling
out the Austrian r serve forces in Moravia
has no connection with the political situa
tion, the intention being to call out the re
serves of all the army eorjis iu rotation for
seven days’ drilljin the use of repeating rifles.
ROUMANIA GETTING READY.
Bucharest, Jan. 3.—A decree has been
published fixing the number of recruits for
the coming year at 44,500. This is a nota
ble increase, and is regarded as proof that
Roumania is preparing for coming events.
The arsenal and state railway factories arc
working night and day. and their hands
have been doubled. Premier Rratiano
states that if Roumania is obliged to enter
the field, slie can do so with lion.ooo men.
RUSSIA’S BUDGET.
London, Jan. 4a. m.—The '/Vines’ cor
respondent at St, Petersburg says tho new
Finance Minister’s budget estimate* a sur
plus of several million pounds. This is
partly duo to the decrease in the military
estimates. The Minister's report to the
Czar emphasizes the necessity of peace as a
means of developing the country’s re
sources. The budget was compiled with
the intention of making a good impression
abroad.
ZURICH'S DYNAMITERS.
Correspondence Which Implicates
Two Police Inspectors.
London, Jan. 2. — A dispatch from Borne
gives the following from the highest official
source regarding Schroeder and Heupt. who
were recently arrested in Zurich: “.•krdent
Anarchists and Socialists, suspecting Heupt.
enticed him from Geneva to Zurich, where
they met him and took him to Schroedei 's
house. The house was searched from top
to bottom and a quantity of dynamite was
found, along with a numlier of lettci-s from
Berlin Police Inspector Kreuger. Both men
were handed over to Swiss Inspector Fischer.
WELL PAID.
“Heupt* house was then searched, and
there was found extensive correspondence
with Berlin Inspector Haoke, together with
accounts proving that Heuf.t’s salary was
250 marks per month, and that he bad re
ceived since 1880, 14,000 marks as extras.
Both men were imprisoned on a charge of
inciting outrages on life and property.
Their immediate employer was ex-Capt.
Ehrenljerg.alsoan ostensible Anarchist, who
was warned in time and escaped to Oarlst
ruhe, where tie was arrested to unde: go a
sentence which the Baden court martial
passed upon him years ago. Tho police
scout the suggestion that KmroederV, ilynu
mite was from Berlin, and intended for an
outrage on the Czar. It i., expected that
Hacke and Kreuger will lie dismissed or re
tired.”
ROYALTY ON THE STAGE.
New Year’s Festivities in the Crown
Prince’s Family.
San Remo, Jan. 2. —The Crown Prince
of Germany shared the amusements of his
family circle yesterday. Private theatri
cals were given, in which Prince Henry and
Princess Victoria, his children, took part.
Tho Crown Prince received the congratula
tions of the civil and military authorities of
Han llemo. He was also the recipient of
au immense number of tolcgrams and ad
dresses.
DOCTORS WAVERING.
Berlin, Jan A private letter from
San Remo says that the doctors are begin
ing to waver in their opinions regarding the
case of the German Prince.
CONGRATULATKII BY A FRENCHMAN.
Paris, Jan. 2 . — La Liberie, iu an unusu
ally courteous and kindly disposed article
congratulates the Crown Prince upon his
improving symptoms. The paper expresses
the hope that this will prove to the Crow n
Prince an auspicious harbinger of tho new
year.
Hungary’s Catholic Seminaries
PEsrn, Jan. 2.—Herr Trefort, Minister
of Public Instruction and Ecclesiastical Vt
fairs has seut a letter to the Catholic Pri
mate of Hungary, advising that radical re
forms ba made in the priests’ seminaries,
and that the smaller seiniusries be abol
ished.
An Ironclad Sinking.
London, Jan. 2.—The British ironclad
Hercules touched tho reef off FerroL Spain,
to-day and knocked a hole in her side. All
efforts to stop the leak failed, and the ship
with difficulty reached the harbor of Ferrol,
where slie is gradually sinking.
An Earthquake in Mexico.
City of Mexico, Jan. 9.—A sharp shock
of earthquake was felt here this morning at
7:30 o'clock. Durmg tho last three months
t aere have been seismic disturbances
throughout the country-
A FAIXT-HKARTKD FIGHT
READING’S STRIKERS FAIL TO
SHOW MUCH SPIRIT.
Tho Business of the Company Some
what Impeded but Far From Wholly
Stoppod Knights and Railroaders at
Shamokiu Decide to Inaugurate a
General Strike To-Day.
Philadelphia, Jan. 2.—There is no
material change apparent in the Reading
railroad strike hero to-day. Tho Knights
of Labor who left the company’s employ
are still in a state of masterly inactivity,
while tho company officials say they experi
ence no difficulty in securing all the men
needed for the proper handling of the busi
ness. To-day being a holiday, the quietness
prevailing at the several shipping points
here is attributed to that, fact, but the
Knights claim that a great number of their
fraternity have retired from the service of
the company, and that the effect will be
shown to-morrow when the company’s ship
ping business will be regularly resumed.
TRAFFIC IMPEDED.
Reading, Pa., Jan. 2.—Coal aud freight
traffic, while iu full operation on the Read
ing railroad, is not as brisk as it was before
the present labor troubles. It is apparent
that the new men are unable to move
trains as rapidly as the old ones. A
majority of the coal mines are idle and
this, likewise, bas its effect on traffic. For
tbo twenty-four hours ending with midnight
forty coal trains, made up of 3,172 loaded
coal cars, passed down the road, and thirty
eight traius, composed of 3,073 empty cars,
came up from Port Richmond. Usually
tbe total number of coal cars, loaded and
empty, passing through this city on Sunday
was from 10,000 to 12,000. Yesterday six
teen freight trains passed up the road and
twelve down. This is also a decrease from
the daily shipments a month ago.
SHOP MEN WON T STRIKE.
There is no fear by tho business cent
munity that tbe shop nands in this city will
strike. It, is au assured fact that, they will
not do so. In evidence of tbo appreciation
of the conduct of the men here, aud as a
further measure of conciliation, u circular
was issued by Superintendent Cable and
distributed among all the employes hero
thanking them in the name of tho company
for their loyalty and faithfulness in standing
by the company and promising that their
conduct should not lie forgotten The men
in this city, while not taking official action
at the Assembly meeting, generally speak itr
denunciation of Messrs. Sharkey, Lee and
the other leaders who, they say, having now
been discharged by the company try to fer
ment trouble and lead old and faithful em
ployee who have no grievance to strike.
NORTH OF READING.
Advices from north of Heading to-day
say that at Gordon plane the full compli
ment of bands are at work. The plane was
kept in operation all of Sunday, and a large
quantity of freight andsofteonl was hoisted.
Biqierinteudout I-awler, of Shamokiu, re
ports to-day that ho is well supplied with
men, and really has more than he requires
to handle trade.
A the Mercury plane the
stfike is more serious, but
•with the collieries all idle, the officials have
not experienced much trouble in bundling its
business. At all other points on the Sha
niokin division everything is reported quiet
this morning. Police have been stationed
at all points where trouble is likely to occur.
About 300 special officers have lieen distrib
uted from this city along tbe main line.
LEGATER COAL SHIPMENTS.
From now on Supt. Cable anticipates
lighter coal shipments, because all the coal
cars which have blocked up the sidings have
been moved and the many idle collieries
will cause a great falling off iu the coal
trade. All the Iron industries in t his vicinity
are preparing to sh .1 down if a coal strike
takes place. There is not enough coal on
hand in this city to supply private con
sumers more than several weeks and prices
are going up.
Tho Eagle, this afternoon publishes an in
terview with Anthony Laliey, (’resident of
the Miners’ and Laborers Amalgamated As
sociation, who has worked in the mines
forty years. In reference te the strike in
the oo'al regions, Mr. Laliey says that he re
gards the strike as unwise. No good result,
be t inks, ever came front strikes, and ho is
oppo-od to them. He says he has never yet
known of a lock-out where the meu gamed
anything, even if their demands were ac
ceded to. Botli parties, he says, are injured
mid it often takes months and years to re
cover from their effects.
FAVORS ARBITRATION.
President. Laliey favors arbitration. H©
says that U© will oppose anything rash, and
thinks that there are tiioigb cool-hen l*d
miners in the district, to prevent a strike.
The lesion of past strikes, ho says, has dem
onstrated the folly of such action.
He does not believe that the miners
can afford to strike. In his
opiniou B if the company show s a disposition
to arbitrate, the mn will resume work to
morrow. 11© charges Pres lent Corbin
with trving todc.tf' '■ the Knrrlitsof Labor,
but doe. not think that lie will sirveed. He
believes that the various coal comoauics
have combined and made war to crush out
the life from the labor organizations, and
declares that the member, will meet it,
but with peaceful means. lb- regrets
' that the Anarchists have interested
themselves in the welfare of the PLiladel
piiiaand Reading employes. He adds. "Wo
have no sympathy with inur 'erers. thieves,
rubbers and incendiaries. They are our
great.) J enemies. They should bo banished
from the country. We don’t want the
sympathy of cut-throats.”
Advices received here to-night from in
terior towns of the coal regions .ay the
coal miners will undoubtedly strike to
morrow morning, when oil coal traffic will
of course be suspended
TO STRIKE AT SH.UMOKIN.
Shamokin, Pa.. Jan. 2.—A meeting of
tbe Knights of Labor mid railroaders was
held here to-day, and as n result a general
strike of the miners and rnilr- aders will Im
made to morrow throughout thk ii-.thrarite
region, except in the Wyoming valley. 'I ne
miners strongly condemn tb" course of tbe
railroad company. The Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers also met aud
made an appeal to ttie men who contem
plate coming iu the region to seek work to
remain away until the strike i, settled.
They also advised lto’el and boardinghouse
keepers not to entertain scabs, anil declare
their Intention te tight, to a finish. I lie
entire coal region was represented. The
>nliment of the meeting was unanimously
in favorot a lock-out. Everything is quiet.
Business is greatly depressed The miners
declare that they can stand out six mouths.
SCOTT HAVEN MINERS STICK.
Pittsburg, Jan. 2. — The Knights of La
bor have so far been unsuccessful tit getting
the railroad coal miners at Hcott Haven to
come out for the Columbus scale. Asa re
sult of this a number of operators have noti
fied t.aeir miners that a reduction of sc. per
ton would tie made in their wages, to take
effect at cmce. A strike may follow
rOTTSVILLE MINERS TO STRIKE.
Pottsvieme, Pa., Jan. 2.—A meeting
embracing 1,500 representatives of the
miners of this region was held at Mount
Carmel to-day. It was resolved unanimous'p
to strike unless the demand for n contin
nance of the 8 nor cent advance is con
ceded and even m this event to mine no coal
to bo handled by “scab" railroad employes.
A meeting of representatives or Dis
tricts Nos. 13 and 14, Knights of
Labor, was held hero to-day to
confer with Chairman Lee and other lead
ers, and conclude upon a scheme of sug
gestions to the meeting of the joint, com
mittee of the Knight* of Labor and the
Minors’ Amalgamated Association, which
assembles here to-morrow. The district
meeting indorsed the action of the Mount
Carmel meeting, and passed a resolution to
the samo effect, which will be submitted to
the joint committee meeting to-morrow.
lee's confidence.
Chairman Lee expresses entire confidence
that the joint committee will decide on a
general miners’ strike, and says that even
with tile concession of 8 per cent, the men
will emphatically refuse to mine coal to be
handled by "scab" railroaders. He also
says the delegates from the miners’ assem
blies to the Heading convention have since
boon discharged, showing that it is not only
the striking railroaders whom the company
is determined to punish.
Secretary Joseph Cahill, with the Lehigh
Strikers’ Relief Committee, says he to-day
made an investigation on the ground of re-
Corts that, the Tamaqua roundhouse had
eon broken into and the eugiue cabs burned
off, and that the water taken at the East
Mahanoy tunuol had been tampered with,
and found both statements to be false.
Glassworkers On a Strike.
Sandwich, Mars., Jan. 2. —As was ex
pected the glassworkers employed in the
Boston and Sandwich Glass factory did not
return to work to-day. Many of them re
moved their tools from the factory ou Sat
urday. Work in the decorating, etching
anil other departments, will continue until
the stock is used up, when, if the difficulty
is not settled, a geueral suspension will un
doubtedly occur. The differences are to be
settled by a committee from the American
Flint Glass Manufacturers’ Association, and
their decision is to be final for the workmen
'in all the factories.
FORAKER’S MESSAGE
It Deals with State Issuee and Winds
Up with the Tariff.
Colcmbos, 0., Jan. 2.—Gov. Foraker's
message was read to both Houses late to
day. It relates mainly to Rtate affairs.
The message concludes with the tariff, say
ing: “It was then generally supposed
that we Iliad beard the last of
free trade at least for a time,but not so. The
reoen, message of the President of the
United States commits his administration
and the party he represents to most un
muilitied and hostile opposition to the in
dorsement and policy Of the protective
tariff. He seeks to make it appear that the
blow lie would strike is aimed only ut the
manufacturing and wool growing inter
ests of the country, but it is
manifest to all men of intelligence
who are acquainted with our conditions
that. iT his pro'Xwltions prevail they
in consequence w ill tie disastrous to every
industry and every section of our country,
and to no class more surely than our
farmers, who must roly chiefly on our
homo markets for the sale of their product*,
and our laboring people who depend upon
t hat continuance of general prosperity that
has obtained for the last, quarter of a cen
tury for employment at remunerative
wages.”
TO END A COAL FAMINE. *
Pittsburg Barges to be Started for
Cincinnati and Louiavl.le.
Pittsburo, Pa., Jan. 2.—Between 8,000,-
000 and V,000,000 bushels of coal will bo
shipped by river to Cincinnati and Louis
ville to-morrow morning if the water does
not recede too rapidly. There was ample
wate" for coal shipment to-day, but there
was too much ice in the river. The stage
of the water this evening was 0 feet 3
inches and stationary. If the coal fleet
starts it will lie the first shipment to the
lower ports since last June.
This evening the heavy ice in the Alle
gheny' river had completely wrecked one
span of the new bridge crossing the Alle
gheny river at Herr’s landing, in the city
limits. The structure was iron and cost
$35,000.
HENDRICKS’ BROTHER DEAD.
He Was the Last of His Famtly-pHis
Army Record.
Chic ago, Jan. 2.—A special to the Times
from Shelbyville, Ind., says: “James Hen
dricks. brother of the late Vico President
Hendricks, died yesterday, after a few days’
illness with lung fever, aged 58. The de
ceased enlisted during the war in the Fifty
first Indiana regiment, and afterward
served with honor in anew regiment. He
was the Inst member of the Hendricks
family, and is the third to die within the
last, year. A dispatch hoe beon sent to Mrs.
Thomas A. Hendricks, who is in California,
and the funeral will be held on Thursday,
on her arrival.
GOULD RETRENCHING.
The Force on Hie Southern System to
be Reduced lO Per Cent.
Chicaoo, Jan. 2.—A special to the Daily
Sews from Bt. Louis, Mo., says: “There is
much suppressed feeling among Urn em
ployes of the Gould Southern railroad sys
tem here and at other points along the line,
because of the order to ut ouce reduce the
working forces 10 per cent. The officials
claim that tlu> reduction is a result of a dull
season, and will not last longer than March
1. The men claim that the reduction is not
justified by the labor situation on the sys-
I un, and it is resorted to as a substitute for
cutting wages. Fourteen hundred men will
bo left without work.”
BURSTING OF A CRUCIBLE.
One Death Certain and Two Others
Probable.
Philadelphia, Jan. 2.—A crucible con
taining 150 pounds of molten brass broke
in the foundry of B, H. & H. Cramp, at
York and Thompson streets, and the hot
motal seriously injured four ineuand slight
-1 y hurt two more. The men about the fur
nace did not have time to seek a place of
safety and in aa instant all of them were
either struck by flying piece- of iron or
burned by the hot metal. One will certainly
die and three others probably.
A POLITICAL TIDAL Wa|e.
Republican Indifference to Crime Re
buked at the Polls.
Jackson, Miss., Jan. 2.—For the first
time in fourteen years a Democratic Mayor
and Democratic Board of Aldermen have
tieen elected. Up to a week ago there was
no ticket in the Held against Mayor McGill, j
but the murder of Me Willie Mitchell and the
ontrag' > sot Christmas eve, for which not j
an arrest, was made, aroused such feeling j
that to-day an entire new city ticket was
e.ected. lion. William Henry wase.eoted j
Mayor. The negroes abstained from voting. 1
(\KMCE SlO A YEAR-)
I \ 6 CENTS A COPY, f
ATLANTA'S HIGH LICENSE
IT WILL, COST s7x>Oo TO RETAIL
spirituous Liquors.
Anti prohibition Has Twelve Votes to
Five for the Opposition in the Now
Council—Bebr Can be Siold by Paying
$ 100-Some’Big: Pay Rolls.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 2.—Atlanta’s old
Council passed out and her new one camo
into office this afternoon. I’he change
'makes the Council twelve to five in favor
of anti prohibition against ten to seven m
favor of prohibition, whioh was the stand
ing of the old Council. After Mayor Cooper
had made the annual address and the re
ports of the committees had been road the
new Board of Water Commissioners, con
sisting of C. C. Hammock, L. M. Collier,
Zaob Smith, W. M. Middlebrooks and
Howell C. Erwin, qualified. The members
of the Council were then sworn In, and tha
first meeting of that body was held.
An ordinance introduced by Mr. Moran
to increase the number of members ot tha
Board of Education from twelve to eighteen
was adopted, and Joseph E. Brown, ueorga
P. Cassin, Allison L. Green, Antone Kontl
and Thomas 1,. Bishop were elected to mem
bership on the board.
Mr. Amorouß introduced an ordinance
regulating the sale of liquor which ex
tended the limits, and put the license for
the sale of alooholic drinks at SI.(WO and
(ho liver license at SIOO, which was adopted.
Tr e hour of closing liquor shops va*
changed to 10 o’clock. Beer licenses may
be granted in any part of the city, but tha
penalty for selling whisky under such
licenses is made thirty days in the chain
gang without an alternative.
Michael Mahoney was elected Commis
sioner of Public Works, with Clarence
Mane us assistant. Die. .1. B. Baird and
William Curtis were elected members of the
Board of Health. All of the successful can
didate*, with the exception of Mr. Baird,
who had no opposition, are anti-Prohibi
tionists.
Thu Unanclal condition of the city is ex
traordinarily good. By law each retiring
City Council is compelled to turn over to
the incoming Council $175,000. This year
the sum so turned over is SIOO,OOO in excess
of that amount.
A PENSION FRACB. {
R. E. Eason, who has three time* drawn
allowance for a 1 at arm, the first time from
Sumter count y and since from Bibb county,
put in an application last week for a disa
bility allowance under the new act, lus
disability arising from a wound in the log.
The physician's certificate, signed by D.
Ferguson and Johnson, of Macon, was
found insufficient, and Eason was requested
to get a supplementary affidavit from them.
Euson appeared Saturday ith the required
certificate, but its appearance created -us
picion as to its genuineness. It lacked
the Ordinary’s seal also. Eason on
being told that the paper would
he sent to Macon for the seal first
snatched the paper and left. A' telegram
w s sent Dr. Ferguson asking if he had
signed the affidavit. He replied that be had
not signed it nor sworn to It. The'whole
paper is supposed to be a forgery.
All the public departmenus, State and
Federal, wore closed to day fer the New
Year’s. New Year’s calling was very gen
eral in the city to-night.
810 PAY-ROLLS.
The pay roll of the post office, including
the railway postal clerks, was made out to
day for December. It aggregates over
SIO,OOO.
The warrants for the civil establishment
were made out to-day for the last quarter of
188?, aggregating 530,000.
The Adjutant General has ordered an
election to be held January 14 for Captain
of the Savaunah Hussars (colored), to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Caiitaiu Bell.
The colored people celebrated Emancipa
tion day in great st vie to-day. The Second
Georgia battalion of colored troops took
port in the occasion.
The funeral of Emanuel Guthman, who
died yesterday, occurred to-day. This re
mains were escorted to the grave by Gate
City Lodge Independent Order B'na Britb,
by the Capital City Lodge, and by the Cap
ital City division of the Knightsof Pythias.
The store of Baker <t Woolmau, dealers
in laities’ fancy goods, was dosed to-day and
put in the hands of a receiver. The liabili
ties are stated at SB,OOO and the assets at
$9,000.
A LOVE-LORN TOTTTH.
John Withers, 18 years of age, son of
Walter S. Withers, color bearer of the Sal
vation Army, attempted .uiclde tonight
by shooting himself in the hack of tlie head
ivitb a l>3-calibre pistol. The bail waa ex
tracted by Drs. Hood and Codkins. The
wound is not believed to be fatal. A love
affair is said to be the cause of his rash act
The latest from Col. Charles D. Phillips,of
Marietta, is that his condition is very criti
cal. No one is admitted to his room. It is
believed that his left arm will have to be
amputated.
OUT OF THE RECEIVERS* HANDS.
The Reading Railroad Turned Over to
Ite c ffleers.
Philadelphia, Jan. 2.-The Beading
railroad to-day parsed out of the hands of
the receivers and the officers of the road as
sumed full control, this action being taken
in accordance with an order from the
United States Court. The transfer was not
mode with many formalities. The receivers
in a circular abandoned their control aud
President Corbin acknowledged the receipt
of this and his acceptance in a reply of a
like nature. The receivers have not yet
finished all that is to be done
before they really retire and are hard at
work upon a settlement of the accounts and
report,, which will be submitted at the usual
meeting of the stockholders, which will be
held next Monday. President Corbin will
also have a report, which is now in prepara
tion.
A MONSTER FUNERAL.
Hundreds at tte Burial of New Orleans’
Murdered Administrator.
New Orleans, Jan. 2.— The funeral of
the late City Administrator, Patrick
Mealey. who was murdered yesterday, took
place to day. It was the largest ever wit
nessed in this city. There were thousands
of men on foot., and the firemen and mem
tiers of labor organisations, both white and
colored, ansi 200 carriages in the pro
cession, wnich was nearly an hour
in passing a given point. Mayor Guillotte.
in a proclamation ordering business at the
city nail to be suspendedand the building
draped iu mourning in memory of the de
ceased, says: “I regard with abhorrence
the manner by which his death was accom
plished, and will spare no effort to bring to
punishment the panties by whom it was
consummated.”
Temperance People Defeated.
Toronto, Ont , Jan. 2.-—The Temperance
party heie suffered a reverse to-day. Their
candidate for Mayor aud by-law to reduce
the number of taverns and shop licenses
were deioated by large majorities