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( ESTABLISHED 1630. > •j j. n. F.STILL, EmtOH and T'hoprietor. | 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