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i THE MORNING NEWS. I
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/ J. H. ESTILL, Pros.dent. j
BISMARCK IN A BAD BOX.
SUPREMACY OR ABANDONMENT
THE CHOICE IN AFRICA.
A Probability That the Critical Situ
ation Will Force the Chancellor to
Make a More Full Explanation in the
Reichstag:—The Loss of the Sultan's
Influence a Set-Back.
Copyright, 1533, by Sew York Associated Press.
Berlin, Dec. B.—The Reichstag adjourns
D•. 15 aud will reassemble about the mid
d> of January. The critical situation in
East Africa, where the Arabs are effectua
ally wiping out the German colonists and
clearing the territory of every vestige of
the Dorman regime, will force more ample
explanations of Germany's policy than the
chancellor intended. Count Herbert Bis
m irk since his return from Friedrichs
ruhe lias maintained reserve regarding
the plans of his father, giving evasivo re
plies to “feelers'’ privately put to him by
ii i ids in th • reich tag. It is reported to
night that th ' chancelto’ inay relieve Count
i; rbert of tho responsibility of making
x, lunations, and come himself to the reich
h*asr on Thursday to disclose his scheme for
t restoration of German influence. Until
recently the chancellor has not had any en
tl u-iasm about the East Africa enterprise,
and would rather have avoided nation ac
ti ual tending to ward something like a Ton
quin expedition.
BISMARCK warming up.
He row feels the stimulus of the excite
ment that is spreading throughout Gir
-7 any, and according to official information
: detormin and to protect tho commercial
flag throughout the ceded territories.
Ti ore is a strong and growing party in the
reiohstog which advocates the purchase of
the East Africa Company's right by the
government, and the subsequent formation
military posts to guard colonists and
traders.
i iThe white book tabled in the reichstag
to-day blames the company’s administra
tion as productive of disaster. Writing
p irly in October to the German consul at
Zanzibar, Prince Bismarck said: “Thecom
pa y ought to have hotter respected na
tional prejudice; tho natives ought to have
been treated judiciously.” The Sultan is
seeking to make both natives and officials
serviceable.
ARABS GOING IT ALONE.
The consular report declares that the
Arabian ele * er.t has thrown off tho sul
tan's authority. With tho waning of the
influence of the sultan, the company has
lost its m st important support. The con
clusions reached, after scanning forty-four
documents includ and in t e white book, is
that the Germans could not be iu a worse
plight. There is every indication
that supremacy or a solute abandon
ment c*f the territory are the only
alternatives. Some indications of tho chan
cello; *s project appear in a dispatch t>
fount von Hatzfelt, the German ambas
sador ut London, under dato of Oct. 22, in
which tho chancellor says that the vast ex
tent of the country, combined with its cli
matic conditions, stands in the way of
a:tempt* to carry civilization far into' the
interior. The dispatch is interpreted as
ion-shadowing an expedition into the in
terior within definite limits.
THE EMPEROR STUDYING THE SITUATION.
Emperor William is making a special
study of events in East Africa, the condjf
ti< ui of warfare in t at region, wnat force
would be required and how far the opera
tions should exte: and. Last evening he had a
conference on the subject with Count Her
bert Bismarck and Couut von Waldersee.
The chancellor has sent Lieut. \ Visa man to
Brussels to interview King Leopold with
reference to the proposed Belgium expedi
t:n to Central Africa. Prince Bismarck
King Leopold to preside over
tho international slavery conference, dis
placing papal precedent. Reports curront
to-night refer to ti e plan of the East Africa
company to recruit a volunteer force of
-.•> men, under the approval of the gov
ernment, for service in the interior, while
■ h*‘ regular force occupied separate coast
pOblt.OllS.
HERR CARTEL’S DEFEAT.
Fierce party policies have arisen over the
*1 feat of tho lierr Cartel candidate for the
sta" for Melle and Diepholz, Hanover.
1 -a well-known national liberal. Ilerr
v. lor demanded re-election on account of
hi ecvivinpa new official appintment.
hi is w 7 he obtained 7,620 votes against 7,230
t rt he combined Guelph and progressist
candidate. Now he has obtained only 5,800
v 't"S against 8,000 for the
opposition. The progressists are ju
bilant, holding that the victory
is - isolated or phenomenal, but that it
1 oves there is a popular movement against
t e Cartel party. They point to thirteen
• '*•; elections since the general election.
*;ich disclosing a decrease in the C r el
1 y s vote. The Cologne Gazette attacks
1 o progressists as read}' to unite with any
! •uv of German unity—Guelph, Foie,
hoi, o French malcontents—if they onlv
‘ -u succeed in weakening the government.
TilK GOVERNMENT SNIFFS THE BREEZE,
i h“ government organs generally do not
0011 ®al their iearaof the to de.icy to alter
n’i0 h in the popular suffrage, but argue
th.n the national sentiment, which was re
arou“ dat the general election, will again
• : iumph to the Cartel party.
! e health of the emperor has so im
-1 ’ v '*d that lie is preparing to go on
Wednesday on a shooting expedition in
• >ri ver. The journey depends on the
"father, his doctors advising him to
RV exposure to the severe cold,
ough his recent symptoms of olitis
lave been removed. Officials within the
emperor’s circle are made to feel the in
jjuenco of his pain in the confinement, and
his intense irritability and constant de
mands for unnecessary work.
Appeals to the emperor to release Prof.
Geffcken are received with disfavor. The
emperor declares that he cannot interfere
"ith the prosecution. On the other hand
ahai id >ued the action instituted by
hen, as residuary legatee of hi father,
Emperor Frederick’s diary of 188*).
A LATIN LEAGUE.
it ) league, which aims to/detach
b nly from the triple alliance, is now openly
R(lv 'Gated by Spanish politicians, both
jnenarc ial and republican. Senor Castel
jar to Home to invite moderate repub
h' ans to join a coalition to oust Premier
r ‘ 'pi, accept the existing monarchy, and
H v °i<t hostility to the church until a
league of France. Bpaiu, Italy and
™dgmin succeeds in overt hrow-
JP.h' f ho A ustro-Gennanic alliance.
Enough somewhat visionary, the efforts to
nn such a league are tunefully watched
•rro. Manor Castellar’s mission is certain
| Hamper freo play of Rig. Crispi s policy,
‘ r: '*• 1 hough it cannot possibly lead to a
m ture of the oxisting alliance, might in
t J 1?!) 0 ® another ministry against a renewal
me treaty on the expiration of tin* present
Senor Armijo, the Spanish
juirn-t t of foreign affairs, privately ap
-1 iov*- of Senor (Justellar’s object, if he did
*°t incite him to go to Home.
STRAINED RELATIONS,
be strained relations of the German
I® 1 *? with Honor Armijo causes
eiuv in the acceptance of Honor Hascon as
ae Cow Spanish ambassador. Count Be-
nornar will continue to be recognized as
the representative of Spain until his
letters of recall are presented in
due form. Fearing increased difficulty
with Berlin, Seuor Armijo has renounced his
i tention to try Senor Beuomar before the
state tribunal. Count Bismarck ha* sent a
letter to Couut Bono mar expressing aston
ishment that he should have been recalled
and adding: “As I have never had other
t han reason to praise the relations you have
maintained with tho impo ial government,
I have been accustomed to Lope that you
would retain tho post in which
by skillful and dignified conduct you have
gained in so high a degree the confidence of
j everybody.” lhe letter is meant as a‘-lap
jiu the face for Senor Armijo. The incident
does not end here. Count Benomar has ro
fused to consign to his successor certain
archives of the embassy. The develop
ments will have a vital diplomatic interest.
BOULANGER’S CANVASS.
He Will Represent the Department of
the Nord.
Paris, Dec. B. Capt. Driant, tho officer
who was married recently to one of Gen.
Boulanger's daughters, has been placed
under arrest for a month by the military
authorities for publishing a book without
tho sanction of tho war office.
Gen. Boulanger has sent a circular to the
electors of ihe departments of Somme aud
Oharente-Inferieura announcing his in
tention to represent the department of the
Nord in the chamber of deputies and his
consequent resignation of the seats for
which he was returned by the
first two departments. Iu a circular he
describes tho chamber as an assemblage of
incapablos. Ho t.auks the electors for their
support of tho cause of revision of tho con
stiiutio i, and concludes as follows: “The
hour for general deliberation approaches.
United as we are, there can be no doubt of
the result. *Viv§ la France!' ‘Eire la
RepubliqueP ”
RUSSIA PROTECTS.
German Press Statements Declared a
Mas3 of Inventions.
St. Petersburg, Dec. B.—The Journal
of St. Petersburg denounces the mass of
iuventions published by the foreign press
concerning Russia, and the intended pur
poses for which the recent Russian loan
was negotiated. It especially protests
against the statements of German papers
that Renia is engaged in construct
ing a pontoon bridge over the Danube
at Russia, and also agai st tho
warnings of those papers to the German
public not to inve-t in Russian securities.
The jou rnal declares that it is impossible
to justify these utterances in the face of the
fact that Russia’s economic revival is ever
increasing, but which increase does not
afford cause for vain glory, or for departure
from the work of peace and recuperation
outlined by the Czar at the time of his
accession.
Panama’s Costly Ditch.
Paris, Dec. 8. —The XIX. Sicclc says the
government has decided to introduce, if
necessary, a bill to ensure the completion of
the Panama canal. A maeiir.g was held at
the ministry of flhanee to-day to consider
the affairs of the company. Leading jurists
and financiers, Ministers Floquet and Pey
tral, several senators and other public
officials were present. After general d.s
cussion, the meeting adjourned until Mon
day.
Tho Pope’s Course.
Rome, Dec. B.—Cardinal Rampolla, the
papal secretary, has sent circular letters to
tho nuncios abroad, desiring them totak--
steps to secure recognition of tho pope’s
initiative in proposing a European con
ference with the object of abolishing
slavery.
Laguerre Won’t Help Gilly.
Paris, Dec.B. — M, Laguerro has declined to
defend Mima Gilly, who is to bo prosecuted
by a committee of the chamber of deputies on
account of his charges agaiust the budget
comini toe. M. Laguerre’s refusal is due
to political reasons.
Spain’s Ministry Resigns.
Madrid, Dec. B.—The whole Spanish
ministry h s resigned.
All of tho retiring ministers have ex
pressed their entire confidence in Senor
Sagasta.
A BATTLE ON A ROAD.
An 11-Year-Old Boy Hushes to His
Father's Rescue with a Knife.
Louisville, Ky., Dec. B.— ln Metcalf
county, last Tuesday, James Demumbrum
and his 11-year-old son were mot fn the road
by Hack Walkup and bis grown sop. They
had previous!}' quarreled about some hogs,
and Hack Walkup drew a pistol and shot
Demumbrum through the abdomen with
out a word. The two clinched, and young
Walkup rushed in with a hatchet and com
menced beating the wounded man over the
head. The victim’s little boy could not
Ktafid this, and pulling our an old barlow
knife, he severely wounded both men before
he could be disarmed. Demumbrum died
Wednesday,and his murderers were Arrested
yesterday. Young Walkup is in a danger
ous condition from a knife wound.
OUR CONSUL TO SAMOA.
Ho Starts on His Trip Equiped with
New Instructions.
Washington, Dec. 8.-— Harold Marsh
Sewall of Maine, our consul general to
Samoa, left here to-night for his post, ex
pecting to sail from San Francisco next
Saturday. Mr. Sewall, who hns spent hi
leave of absence in promoting tho business
of his office, returns with now instructions
in the line* of our treaty engagements with
Hamo i. It is to bo hoped that he will ar
rive at Samoa before tho German fleet,
which our state department has been in
formed is on its way to Samoa. Coupled
with this information came the assurances
of Germany that all treaty rights would be
A THROWING MUD.
It was First Reported as a Full Fledged
Volcano.
Yankton, I)ak., Dec. B.—Considerable
of a stir was aroused hero over apparently
well confirmed reports of a volcano having
broken loose in Charles Mix county, 60
miles from here. It turns out to be a gey
►er, which is throwing hot mud nil over
the surrounding prairie. Neighboring
settlers are somewhat uneasy over tho situa
tion. ______
Pardoned by tho President.
Washington. Dec. B.— Tho President
has pardoned W. C. Jordan, convicted iu
South Carolina of selling liquor without a
license, and sentenced July, 1888, to six
months’ imprisonment and to pay a fine of
$100; ad Charles Slater, convicted in Vir
ginia of violating the internal revenue laws.
Harrison’s Inauguration Ball.
Washington, Dec. B.—Tho committee
having charge of tho arrangements for tho
inauguration ball bare decided to put the
price for tickets of admission at $6 each.
The Morning News.
A CHANCE FOR A RIOT.
CHICAGO’S ANARCHIST MEETING
TO BE BROKEN UP.
The Bomb-Throwers Say They Will
Adjourn from the Hall to the Hay
market If tho Police Carry Out Their
Threat—Chief Hubbard Will Follow
Them.
Chicago, Dec. B.— At a mooting of an
archists last night a call for a mass meeting,
to be held to-morrow at No. 54 West Lake
street, was issued, and it was announced that
iu case the police should iuterlcre with this
meeting, an adjournment would l>e taken
to the liaym&rket square, the seen© of the
historical bomb throwiug, and that
an opon-air meeting would be held
there. This is tho boldest utterance
by the “reds” since that fatal night, and
trouble is anticipated. Tho best evidence
of the truth of this statement is shown in
the fact that Chief of Police Hubbard to
day issued an order bolding nearly the en
tiro city police force of 1,500 men in reserve
at various stations read}' to be concentrated
at any given point on short notice.
can’t meet anywhere.
When asked what ho proposed to do,
Chief Hubbard Slid:
“They will not meet, either at No. 54
West Lake street, or in Haymarket square,
nor for that matter, will they meet any
where in Chicago, either in hall or open
air. If they attempt it, there will be a
fight. We positively will not allow any
further anarchist meeting. More than that,
I am making a full list of all the
saloons 'and nails where tho anarchists con
gregate, and recommend to the mayor
that their licenses be revoked. There will
bo no temporizing aid no hesitancy. From
this time out anarchist meetings will be
broken up or prevented. There is no place
in Chicago's or America 1 * social system for
these destruct onists, and, as far as Chicago
is concerned, they will not be allowed any
chance to publicly spiead their nefarious
doctrines.
A CHANCE TO SHOW THEIR METTLE,
“I don’t think they want to fight very
badly, but, if they do, they can have all
they want. They shall n>t meet in Chicago,
and we will begin by preventing to-mor
row’s meeting.”
“Can’t they meet if their speakers keep
within the pale of the law in expressing
their sentiments?”
“That is impossible for an avowed
anarchist. Any expression of anarchist
views nuts a man beyond the pale of the
law. We have had too serious a time with
anarchy in Chicago to mince matters now.
We will throttle it every time it shows its
head.”
WARNED BY WHITE CAP3.
The People of Georgetown Threatened
with the Torch.
Chicago, Dec. B.—A dispatch from
Georgetown, 0., says: “P. B. Love has re
ceived a W, ite Cap warning addressed to
the citizens of Georgetown. As usual, it is
written in rod ink, with pictures of whips
drawn at the top of the letter. The warn
ing reads as follows:
To the Citizens of Georgetown:
We want to say now to the people that if
th*y do not quit making threats as to what they
will do if we come to your town, we will burn
every house in the place. The exhibition of the
night of the Itb (the court house fire), is not to
be thought of iu comparison with what we will
do. We must succeed at any cost. So take
warning and you will have less use for your en
gines. White Caps.
Tho letter is dated Mount Oreb, which is
believed to be the center of the White Cap
opera ions, and its signature is similar to
that of the other letters received here. It
is believed that this is written because of a
recent conference at Cincinnati and be
cause of an expressed determination of the
people to take a hand in quieting this
trouble.
APPRAISERS WALK THIS PLANK.
They Were Too Much Inclined to Rule
the Whole Roost.
Philadelphia, lUc. B.— United States
Appraiser Joseph B. Baker and Assistant
United States Appraiser George H. Hoff
man were dismissed from the customs service
to-day by order of the President, wh >
issued an order through the Secretary of
the Treasury. The causes leading up to
this action are by this time tolerably well
known. Collector Cadwallader demanded
Assistant Appraiser Hoffman’s resignation
on tho ground that the employes of the
appraiser’s department had impugned Jiis
administration of his duties, and preferred
against him grave charges. Mr. Hoffman
flat.y refused to resign, and alleged that the
collector sought only to punish him for
political reas ms. Mr. Hoffman’s coso was
champione 1 by Appraiser Baker, and an
investigation was held, which resulted iu
the order above mentioned.
DE3 MOINES RIVER EVICTIONS.
Snell Threatens to Put Marshals in the
i ield Again.
Waterloo, la., Dec. B.—Advice* from
Webster county state that it is probable
that the eviction of too DeaMoiues river
land settlers will begin in a few da vs.
Snell, who owns the navigation company’s
title to most of the balance of tl e lands in
dispute, has returned to Fort Dodge, and
says that unless the weather changes iu a
few days and becomes so cold that it
is impossible to evict the settlers he will
have United States marshals again in the
field, with instructions to finish tbe eviction
of all remaining on his lands who have not
got tbeir tit’es from biui. He said that he
did not believe tho bill passrff by the
House, for the relief of the settlers, would
cut any figure.
SHOT AND KILLED.
The Slayer Pleads Self Defense and
Surrenders.
Harrisburg, Va., Dec. B.—John Holt
ingcr was shot and killed by John Shipp
yesterday at Oakwaod, this county. Rhipp
came to this place yesterday and *Ur
rendered to Justice Rohr, stating that he
shot Uoltinger iu self-defense. He was
bailed to await tho result of the shot.
Holtinger died yesterday evening, and Hhipp
was arrested and confined iu jail here to
await the action of the court.
Purchaaea of Bonds.
Washington, Doc*. B.—The treasury de
partment to-day accepted $1*5,700 4>*s at
108.
The total amount of bonds purchased to
date under the circular of April 17, i* SO9,
€124.050, f which $51,596,050 wore 4s and
$47,027,400 were 4’£*. The <*o*t of these
bonds was $117,450,457, of wb : ch $66,010,877
was paid for 4* aud $61,439,579 for \ : s.
Macon s Election.
Macon, Ga., Dec. B.—ln the city election
here to-day the ticket known as the peo
ple’s ticket put out ou Tuesday by the busi
ness men, defeated that put out Monday
night by a mass meeting. 8. H. Price had
no opposition for mayor. The election
passed off cuietly.
SAVANNAH, GA., SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1888.
ELOODBHBD AT BIRMINGHAM.
Nine Lynchers Killed After the Find
ing of Mrs. 1-awes’ Body.
Birmingham, Ala., Deo. B.— Another
bloody chapter in tho Hawes murder mys
tery doveloped to-day. The body of Mrs.
Emma Hawes was found at the bottom of a
small lake in Lake View park, half a mile
from the cottage where the family had
lived.
HOW SHE WAS KILLED.
Her head was crushed in by a heavy
blow with an ax, aud heavy pieces of iron
were fastened about her neck, waist and
feet. Owing to tho intense excitement tho
body was taken to a point outside the city,
and will be guarded until to-morrow, when
an inquest w ill be held.
WHERE SUSPICION POINTS.
An additional circumstantial evidence
pointing to Dick Hawes as the murderer of
his wife and child was obtained to-dav, and
fco-night threats of lynching were freely
male. A strong guard was placed about
the jail.
NINE LYNCHERS KILLED.
A mob advanced on the jail at midnight.
The officers fired several volleys, killing
nine men and wounding inanv.
SHOT OFF HIS HEAD.
A Boy Kills a Man Who Was In a Row
with His Father.
Bt. Louis, Dec. B. —Tho Republic's Tex
arkana (Ark.) special says: “One of the
most sensational and deplorable murders
that ever ooc irred iu this section was per
petrated at this place this evening. A son
of A. T. Spear killed ex-Mayor Beidler on
the street. Four years ago Beidler sepa
rated from his wife, charging her with
criminal intimacy with A. T. Spear.
Spear denied the charge, but was very
intimate with the woman.
INSINUATIONS OF MURDER.
“Six months ago Mrs. Beidler died, and
Beidler set ugly rumors afloat about Spear
having been the indirect cause of her death.
Beidler threatened to have her body disin
terred and an autopsy held, a:.d so an
nounced in the morning papers. This so
enraged the elder Spear th it he assailed
Beidler and gave him a terrible beating
with a club. Later in tho day Beidler re
taliated by giving Spear a fearful beating.
THE MURDER.
“To-day as Beidler wa < walking leisurely
up the street l7-year-old son of Spear
walked up to him, placed a shot gun t.o his
ear and blew the top of hi* head off. Young
Spoor is in jail, but the father cannot bo
found. He will be lynched if caught.”
DRAKE COUNTY'S ROBBERS.
The Treasurer Put Up the Job to Hide
a Shortage.
Greenville, 0., Dec. B.—L. D. Bell
pleaded guilty to complicity in the robbery
of tho treasury of Drake county, tot which
Treasurer Simons is now serving a ten
years’ term in the Ohio penitentiary. Bell,
alter pleading guilty and being sentenced
to two years in the penitentiary, sent for
two attorneys and made a full confession to
the effect that Simons, having become a de
faulter, determined to rob the safe,
and then employed his son,
801 l and two or three others
to get up a semblance of a burglary and
robbery while he was absent a short dis
tance in the country. Tho plan was carried
out. Bell received S6OO, Guyer SSOO and
Hamilt >n S2OO for their services iu planning
the “robbery.” Guyer, however, not being
satisfied with his share, kept dogging
Simons for more money and finally revealed
the conspiracy sufficiently to convict
Simons.
A NOTE CLERK SHORT.
The Bank Fully Secured by the De
faulter’s Bondsmen.
Allentown, Pa., Dec. B.—Benjamin D.
Keck, note clerk in tho Second national
bank, has been discovered to be $4,000 short
in his accounts aud was relieved from duty
at the bank on Thursday. An examination
of his books, conducted during the past
two weeks, has resulted in find
ing wrong entries, incorrect addition and
errors in discount. At the bank it is feared
that tho amount of the shortage will be
more thau is now stated. The bank is full}
secured by Keck’s bondsmen, to whom he
deeded his hou**> ou Thursday. The amount
of the bond is $5,000. Keck is a a man of
good habits and declares that he is unjustly
accused of wrong doing.
KANAWHA S RECOUNT.
The County Court Decides in Favor
of the Republicans.
Charleston, W. Va., Dec. B.—The
county court in the matter of the recount
in thi* (Kanawha) county, after hearing
the arguments on behalf of the democrats
and republicans, decided at noon to-day to
take the original count in Charleston City
(Alum creek) ad Bt. Albans precincts and
to reject the recount in th se precinct*; to
throw out Lewisburgand Colburg preci ct*
wholly, and accept the recount in the bal
ance of the precincts in the county. By
this McGinnis, rep., has a majoritv in the
Third congressional district of ‘29. The
matter will be taken to the circuit court by
tho democrat*.
CHIEF ARTHUR AT MEMPHIS.
He le There to Straighten Out Wages
and Hours of Work.
Memphis, Tenn., Dec. B.—P. M. Arthur,
grand chief engineer of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers of tho United .States
and Canada, arrived at Memphis thi* morn
ing. He came at the request of tlie mem
bers employed on the Louisville, New Or
le:UK and Texas railroad for the purpose of
assisting them in the adjustment of some
grievances they have in regard to salaries
and hours of work. The trouble is on the
New Orleans and Memphis division of the
road. A committee bus been appointed to
wait upon the officials of tho road, and an
amicable adjustment of ail differences is
anticipated.
CLOSING THE SMELTERS.
Work Ordered Stopped In tho Ana
conda and Other Mines.
Bum, Mont., Dec. B. A dispatch from
Anaconda says that tho largo smelter of
the Anaconda company there has been
closed down for an indefinitely long time.
The fires m tho furnace have nil been
drawn. Over 1,500 men arc thrown out of
employment. 'J his necessitates the dis
charge of All the men working at tin*
C ’hainbcrs’ syndicate mine-, Anaconda and
Ht. Lawrence, at Butte City, which, com
bined, gives employment to 2,50 u men. No
reason is assigned for the shut down.
Goggansvillo s Postmaster.
Washington, Dec. B.—Ethelbert Rumble
has been appointed postmaster at Goggaus
ville, Ga.
FURY OF THE FFRRY FIRE
THE PASSENG -JKS FORCED TO FLEE
HALF DREaShID.
A Sleeping Woman Snatched from
Her Eerth Juat In Time to Escape a
Horrible Death-Th© Spread of tho
Flames Frightful in Ita Rapidity—
Tho Financial Loss.
New York, Doc. B.—lnterviews this
morning with railroad men and others who
were passengers on the Washington ex
press, which was destroyed on the steamer
Maryland last night, may bo briefly con
densed as follows: Tho lire broke out in tho
kitekeu of the boat, which was on the
Upper or saloon deck, and burning limbers,
etc., immediately began to fall upon the
root of the cars below, setting t ern on
fire. As is usual upon the arrival of the
Marylaud, the rear orakeman, who was to
accompany the train to Hartford, when the
boat w as made fust to the dock, went to tho
last car to take off the “tail lamps.”
BROKE OUT VERY SUDDENLY.
As he passed along he noticed nothing
unusual, but after he had secured tho lamps
and turned to go hack lie was confronted
by a solid wall of flame aud the heat im
mediately forced him to tho rear of the
boat, where he was soon surrounded by
passengers from the sleeper* in various
stages of doshabillo and as he explained it,
“It got pretty hot t eforo the tug came
around and took us off.”
An employe in the baggage car said
that tho firs; intimation which he had of
the fire was when the roof of the car began
to shower down sparks. The train hands
ge lerously contributed hats, coa s, etc., to
cover the half dives and passengois. There
were twenty-four passenger* on board,
eighteen of whom were m tho sleepers.
Four were women.
Col. A. L. Conger of Akron, 0., a moni
tor of the national republican committee,
was a passe.iger.
A WOMAN’S NARROW ESCAPE.
One woman, Mrs. Jennings of Now
Orleans, was fas asleep. She wan dragged
from her berth by a deck hand, wi.o is
unknown, and escaped in her night dross
and cloak. Mrs. Jennings is 4b years old,
but took the situation very coolly.
The baggage car, with all the baggage,
sank with the boat. The two sleeping cars
were ru \ off on the dock and burned up
there. The flames did not extend beyond
the boat itaelf.
The [ as engers lose all but the clothes they
had on at the time.
Col. Conger said the scene was indiseril>-
ableand the panic terrible. He wns in a sleep
ing car, and with difficulty made his escape.
Mod prayed and swore alternately and
cl rftbed over each other, scrambling like
wild beasts in their efforts to get out.
One man had only bis shirt on and carried
his Clothes iu his hand. Col. Conger lost
all but the clothes he wore. The roaring
flame* advanced so rapidly that they
scorched the passengers as they jumped
to ‘ransfec tug. At 8 o’clock
this morning anew train was made up to
take the passengers on their w ay to Boston.
The loss is estimated at $400,000.
FIRE IN A SHIP YARD.
Three Quarters of a Large Plant at
Cleveland Destroyed.
Cleveland, 0., Dec. B. —Three-quarters
of the large ship building plant of the Globe
Irou Works ou West River street, in this
city, was destroyed by fire this morning.
The burned portion of the ship yard was
700 feet in leng li and 500 feet in width, and
it contained SIOO,OOO worth of valuable
machinery. Besides <4he shop, buildings
and stock consumed by the flames, the
office was gutted, and valuable models and
drawings, the aocumulation of years, were
ruined. Four largo steel vessels in process
of construction wars upon the stocks with
in a few f et of the burning buildings, but
the thips were saved from damage The
loss is approximately fixed at $200,000,
end it is probably covered by insurance.
Oue thousand workmen were employed in
tho shipyard, and they will resume their
work Monday, The rebuilding of tho plant
will begin as soon as ti.e insurance is ad
justed.
FIRE SEIZES FIFTEEN BUILDINGS.
Chattanooga, Dec. B. —A big fire broke
out in Cleveland, Team, to-night, destroy
ing a large barn near a butcher house, and
burning several cattle. At one time fifteen
buildings were on fire, most of w hich were
dimagt and. The fire was gotten under con
trol iiL*ar midnight, and at that hour all
danger was past. Some of the most
valuable propeity of Cleveland barely
escaped destruction.
BOMBARDED WITH ROCKS.
Two Young Ladles of Fatonton Struck
in tholr Houses.
Eatonton, Ga., Dec. B.—Some one has
developed a passion for throwing rocks into
residences iu this city. '1 hoy ore evidently
meant, to do bodily injury and not to rnei ely
frighton the inmates. Last 'Thursday night
a rock weighing three pounds was thrown
through a window into the residence of
(’apt. C. M. Davis, striking his youngest
daughter, Miss Julia, on the shoulder. The
force of the blow was broken to some ex
tent ii passing t rough the window jane,
and consequently the injury was slight.
AT ANOTHER HOUSE.
Not beiug satisfied with this cowardly
as ault, tho miscremt went to the residence
of E. li. Ezell on Friday night. Here his
work was more effective. Miss Marie
Belle, daughter of Mr. Ezell, while in tho
act of closing the blinds to the window of
her room, was struck on the head with a
rock from the str*et. The wound, while
painful, is not at all serious, 'The citizens
of Eatonton are highly indignant, and if
the perpetrator is caught he will bo prose
cute! to the fullest extent of the law. A
meeting of the city council was called this
morning to take some in the matter.
The city offers a reward of SSO. Mr. Kz 11
and Capt. Davis offer an individual raw a, and
of SSO each for pr oof to convict. At this
writing there is not the slightest clew to tne
guilty party.
Bei-ftion of the Baptlets.
MILIJfcDOEVILLK, Ua., J > C. B.— At the
bishop’s request Kav. Dr. Potter occupied
the chair at tne afternoon session of the
conference to-day. The attendance is slim.
The reading of the annual reports of the
preachers of the various districts and cir
cuits constituted the business of tho after
noon. The board of education meets to
night and the venerable and beloved Bis*'op
Keener will preach in the Methodist churcn
to-morrow.
A Train Kills Two Brothers.
Patterson, N. J., Dec. B.—At the Van
Hontsn street crossing > f the Erie railroad
at ft o’clock this morning, three brothers
named John J. Huff, Blake J. Huff and
Reuben A. Ruff wore struck by uri east
bound train, within two blocks of the
depot, and the two eldest were Instantly
killed.
Civil Service Rule* Extended.
Washington. Dec. B.—The i'resident to
day issued mi older extending the civil
service rules aud regulations to the railway
mail service.
trial OF THE VESUVIUS.
The Dynamite Gun Cruiser Mutes Her
1* iret Showing.
Philadelphia, Dec. B.—The dynamite
gun cruiser Vesuvius, constructed for the
government by tho Messrs. Cramps, left, the
latter's ship yards in Kensington shortly
nftor 7 o’clock this m Tiling ami proceeded
down the river to a short distance below tho
Ship Joan light, in Delaware bay, whore u
tost of her speed took place this afternoon
ov. r n mensnml course of 4 57-100 knots.
This distance was covered by tho Vesuvius
in 12m. 445., a speed of 21 47-100
knots per hour. Tho conti act
calls fora speed of twenty k ot* an hour.
Tho Vesuvius was arc tnDenied down the
river by tho government dispatch boat
Despatch, having on board Lieut*. Cowles,
Hein oeder and B. If. Fisk, Commodore
John .1. Walker, chief of the bureau of
navigation; Ideut. Charles H. ('ram:',
William M. Cramp, Edward S. Cramp,
Andrew l). Cramp and a number of others.
RECORD Ob' THE TRIP.
Following is a complete ami accurate
record of tho trio down the river “The
Vesuvius got under way from Cramp's
shipyard at 7 o’clock, a. m., aud ran down
to tho Whip John light under natural
draught, carrying 121) pounds of *' earn, and
averaging for tho titty-four miles 154$
knots. Arriving at Nhip John, widen
formed the upper limit of the measured
course, she was boarded from the United
States strains))ip Pifpa eb, by Commodore
Walker, chief of the bureau of navigation:
Lieut. Regers, of the office of
naval intelligence, aud Lieuts.
Cowles, Nciiroeder and Fisk. tho
latter three composing the trial board. The
c >ur*e, as measured, was a straight run of
4 57-100 knotß between buoy No. 14 and the
5 iip Join li lit. The state of the water
w as slack high tide, at. which depth its chan
nel averaged six fathoms. Vesuvius was
put on the track lh., 82m. and 905., and
went Hilda* tire at lh., 45., 14s. p. in., hav
ing made the run in 12m., 11m., which
amounted to a speed of 21 47-100 knots per
hour.
A TIDE ERROR.
From this deduct possibly a tide error of
one-quarter knot in her favor, as claimed
by tho board, it apnears that nor absolute
Sliced was 21 22-100 knots. At 1:40 fi. m.
the starboard forward blower broke down,
and for the rein lining five minutes that
boiler operated under tho natural draught.
This run of 4 57-100 knots was understood as
being in lieu of four runs over a measured
mile mentioned iu t e contract The
trial board, however, asked for
a second run over the course. This run wa*
made iu 15m., 345., with onlv two out of
the four boilers under forced draught. In
consequence, the strum pro sure was*.
Maximum 100, minimum 120; and tho
revolutions mean 258, as against a steam
maximum of 165 and minimum of 145. The
revolutions mean 268 on the first run.
FLEMING’S INAUGURATION.
Chairman Chlpley Arranging to Make
the Celebration a Big One.
Tallahassee. Fla. Dec. B.—Hon.W, D.
Chipley, chairman of the democratic state
executive committee, was here to-day ar
ranging with Col. (Jeorge W. Walker,
chairman of tho Leon county executive
committee, for the ceremonies at tho inaug
ral of Gov. F eming on Tuesday, Jan. 8.
Adjutant General Lang explained t hat the
state had no funds available for bringing
state troops and volunteer companies to the
capital, but ho would gladly invite all to bo
pro on t.
Chairman Chipley announced that the
Pensacola and Atlantic, Louisville and
Nashville and Florida Railway and Navi
gation companies had agreed to transport
soldiers in uniform at one-half cout per
mile, making the expenses of attending
merely nominal. Other railroads wiiJ
doubtless join in the at rangemont.
chairman chipley’s idea.
Chairman Chipley'* idea is that this oc
casion should bo made a marked one by
bringing tho pooplo toget er after tho
scourge "f the past summer, thereb. giving
increased force to tho fooling of state pride,
and illustrating to the world that it tak.*s
more than an accidental epidemic to chock
tho progress of Florida. Whore companies
cannot attend in full, thevare urged to send
platoons,which will heas-dgue 1 places m the
parade. Citizens and visitors from ull
sections are invited to attend and take part
in the ceremonies and general rejoicing
over the glorious victory vron throughout
Florida in the recent election.
Chairman Cuipley wa-> most royally re
ceived by his many admirers here, who
warmly congratulated him on hi* able and
successful management of the state cam
pwgn.
OHARLKttTON CHAT.
McKinlay Meotn with Another Ro
verne la His Law Suit.
Charleston, K. C., Dec. B.— A motion
was made in tbecommou pleas court to-day
to set aside the verdict for anew trial in
the s.‘>,ooo damage cose of MclCialay vs.
the Steam Laundry Company for disturb
ance caused by the blowing of the steam
whittle at the factory. Among the grounds
of the motion it whs allege 1 that the neivg
pai.ers of the city influenced tho verdict of
the jury against the plaintiff. The motion
was denied with costs.
Attachment proceedings have been issued
against tli ' Minco Pantomime and Magic
Company playing here at the
Academy of Music for'debts contracted
while in Columbia, H. C.
Preaching at the Aoylum.
Milijcdgbvillk, Ga., Dec. B.—At tho
request of the authorities at the asylum
Rev. C. H. Clarldy, M. D., of Fayetteville,
a member of the conference now iu session
here, preached to tho officers, employes and
patients a very Aue sermon from lie vela
tions i., 17-18.
At night Rev. G. J. Orr, son of the lute
commissioner of education, and a member
of the conference, also went out by invita
tion, and gave, before quite a largo and ap
preciative audience of convalescent patients,
officers and employes, a very eutorLulniiig
lecture.
Felled by i ootpads.
Atlanta, (is., Doc. H,—Robert Boyd, a
well-known rwreba t, of Litbonia, was
kn eked down and robbel on the streets of
that town last night by two unknown
negroes. Hi* nkuli was fractured, ami f r
some time ho lay on the ground in an un
conscious condition. VVben be recovered be
walked to his homo. lie lost übout $25,
Bills become Laws.
Atlanta, Ga., Icc. B.—The governor
to-day signed several t ills, among thorn tho
bill to incorporate the Darien Banking Com
pany; to authorize tho comm hsi nor of
roads and revenues of Thomas county to
k*ll tho present court house lot aud purchase
anew one.
Breathed Through a Tuba
Atlanta, Ga., Dw. m. Rev. H. C. Mor
risou’s sou, Robert M., died this mormng
from an attack of diphtheria, fiom which he
bad been a great sufferer for more than a
year. For several mouths he had been
breathing through a tube in bis throat.
HOW LAWS_ ARE MADE.
HOW BILLS ARE ORIGINATED,
KILLED AND PASSED.
Bills are Generally Written by Law
ye re The Mill Grinds Slowly and tho
Grist May Never Be Seen—How Bills
aro Referred to Committees.
New York, Doc. 8. —Those who think
that a congressman can shove a bill through
both houses by simply applying his shoulder
to the wheul of legislation are much* mis
taken. It is a job of infinite difficulty.
Not one in ‘2OO passes both houses, and is
signed by the President. It requires ripe
practical experience to steer a bill through
tDo tortuous channels of congressional leg
islation. Not one new member in 500 can
do it. The more brilliaut he is, tho
greater his chances of failure. A
pilot like Timothy J. Campbell is worth
far more than one like George William
Curtis. The first is practical; the second
theoretical. Campbell knows every hidden
rock, each sandbar, aud all the varying cur
rent* of legislation. He will warp his ship
and take in sail when necessary, and never
fail to cast anchor at the critical moment.
He has driven many a bill through cougr s
when it would have been stranded in o ::i
--mittee with Curtis at the wheel. To illus
trate the dangers of legislative navigaL >n
you have only to trace the course of a lull
iron its beginning to its end.
Most bill* are drawn up by lawyers. A
few constituents, however, write a c n
greasman detailing what they want, and
leave tho framing of their bill* to hi n.
There aro blank forms for tho work in die
stationery room. An economic House
taxes the congressman 2 cents for each
blank. Unless unanimous consent is given,
and this can only bo obtained by the
courtesy of the speaker, bills must no in
troduced on a Monday. Tho states are
called iu alphabetical order, and inernb rj
arise in turn and p sh up their meas ires.
Tho call can be suspended at any timu by
the House.
After its introduction the bill is tempora
rily at the mercy of the peaker. lie refers
it to whatever committee ho thinks proper.
At times tho members demur to tho refer
ence. and oven appeal to the House. Occas
ionally, however, bills land in strange
5) laces. 'through accident or design a
ndiciary bill may land in tho committee
on acoustics and ventilation or in any other
committee. It requires tho unanimous
consent of the House to shift it to its appro
priate place.
Once in a committee a bill enters its first
■tags in life. Unloas one of the committee
Lukes a special interest in it, it may lie dor
mant throughout the session. Tho chair
man can exorcise a baleful influence, lie
may refer it to a sub-cominit too of its
enemies, and without more ado it may be
strangled. Even if it posset tho sub com
mittee, its fato in full committee
is problematical. Rarely is there a full
attendance at its rneetiugs. Th*y are
usually held at 10 n. in., and die
at noon, when the House is called to
order. This fluctuation in attendance fre
quently gives a chairman power to kill a
bill, tie may advance or delay it. If he
desires to have it pa-s, and the lines in com
mittee aro nearly and securely drawn, he
forces it to a veto when its friends am in
the majority. If he wants it killed, he
waits until they are in a minority. Meas
ures of national importance aro frequently
squelched in this w ay. The shipping bounty
bill is protaibly a case in point. {Speaker Car
lisle ha* ii#n charged by the editor of the
American Shipping Gazette with packing
a committee against it. However this may
be, certain it i* that one moral er, dis
gruntled at the speaker’s appointment, has
never attended a meeting of the committee.
His absence left it a tio on tho important
question of bounties for American-built
snips. More than once, owing to the absence
of au op[MJuent, were the friends of
too measure in a majority. The hill
remained untouched. It was finally
throttled in the absence of one of
its friends, who went to Wisconsin to look
after his fences. At the same time, and by
the same vote, the committee launched a
free ship bill. This was about six months
ago. Mark tho sequel. In neither
case has the report been made to the liou e.
The effect upon tho election was apparently j
discounted by w ithhold) g the reports, ft
19 evident that the committees at times are
as free to defeat the will of the H use ns to
carry it out. But for the absence of the
Wisconsin member uo report adverse to tho
shipping bounty bill would have been or- i
dared, and there would have been no report
favoring the free Hi ip bill.
So much for the consideration of bills in
committee. The power there is frequently
almost arbitrary. Even thenctiou of a com
mittee may virtually bo nullified by the
member selected to make tho report to the
House. He may spring it into the House at
uu untoward moment or he may delay it
until it is too late in the nv-slon to secure
action. Tnere are other hindrances, unless
a committee is privileged. The privileged
committ. es can make report at any time.
They include those on wav- and means, on
appropna ions, <m rules, on print! g and
on enrolled bill*. All others report rv.i
Tuesdays. The speaker calls them in llivr
ratio of Importance. The call cn • !
passed over or su-peuded at any t .o by
order of the Homo.
TVh n a bill is reported it taks its il.v*e
upon the calendar. It has now reached its
second stage of existence. If it cai rn l nn
api ropriaiiou or tinker* with the rev mu s
k must be considered in committee of lie
whole. It may remain upon the calendar
to the end of the second session without
coming before tho House In regular order.
Members in tho good grace* of the spiker
may secure recognition and ask unanimous
consent to consider it. Homeone, however,
is sure to object, unless the bill is either of
tho utmost iiisiguilicafu eor of vital import
ance to the country. If it makes an ap
propriation, Imlf a dozen *• watch-dog,*
stand ready to pounce upon it.
Another chance for its consideration is o i
what is known as suspeiudoo dav. ,; 'iu.
occur* on the fl st and third Monday. .
each month. The first Monday rt*s*K w < i
individuals, mid tlie third Monday ir,
coinmiite?s. Tho last six day* of tin* diort
sossion are also suspension days. O.i sn ■ i
days the speaker m-ually recognizes lour
members, if the time allows—two demo
crats and two republicans. The rn< mi>er
recognized moves t Hii*ier>d the rul •* uni
take up a bill in which he i* interest *!. if
tho motion is backed by a two-thim vo e th t
bill is taken up. The recognitions, b w ver,
except on day* set apart fur c mwiittcv ,
are at the will of the shaker. As i> i
the House in oignm/.ad experienced me
bers rusti to hi* desk and put t cir na m I
on the susp' iisi n list. Thor ar * t.-ik i
down by a clerk in the order of applic i
New members rare! v get, the tip. hr.'
do get it, it seems that they more -nr)
get the recognition. The list is sup;. -m i *
Is of home v-rvicM to tbo e whose u.unet
an|>ear upon it. Membe- s p rlodically mur
mur end grumble over it. It appears l - l
an indefinite q isntlty in legislation. If it
confer a a.iy special privileges, the old mm
lei’H usually get tiiem, aud not the new
ones.
There is a third chaoce for a bill. On any
duy except suspension day, if the unfiuJsh and
buxines* permits, after preliminary busi
nw*. such as the reference of *xecutive
documents received the day before, the
i DAILY. $lO A YEAR. )
< 5 CENTS A COPY >
| WEEKLY, $1.25 A YEAR. (
speaker calls all committees in order for
i reports. At the end of an hour or less the
committee* ore again called for an hour's
business. This caTl pas es in regular order
from day to day. The call committees can
present for consideration any of its bills on
the calendar. If it passe* in an hour, all right.
If not it goes over until the next day. Fail
ing then of passage within an hour, it goes
over as unfinished business. Its commit tee
cannot again call it up, or ind ed call up
any other bill until every other committee
ha* had its turn. Filibustering for the
two hours sends it to “kingdom come.” It
was thus that Gen. Weaver scotched Wil
kins' bill giving national banks an iucreaso
of 10 per cent. In circulation.
Tho only remaining chance r®-ts with the
chairman of a committee reporting a bill.
When the calendar is loaded with me sure.*
from his committee, bo asks that a day or
days be set apart, for their consideration.
The request goes to the committee os rules
—a committee, which holds the keys to
all legislation. Its five members are
a sort of close corporation in law
making. All are old member*, and
all are members of privileged com
mittees. They can upset the car of legisla
tion at any time. With their consent and
that of the Houso the chairman gets bis
time allowance. He then selects the meas
ure for consideration. If any determined
opposition is shown, be withdraws it and
substitutes another bill. His allotted time
may then be exhausted without the passage
of any bill whatever. It was thus that the
eight hour relief and the prison contract
labor bi Ila wore coppered.
Escaping all these dangers and passing
the House, a bill is only fuirly on the road
to success. It has to encounter similar
troubles in the Senate. In committee aud
in the Senate chamber every senator has a
hack at it. It may bo so battered out of
shape that its sponsor will fail to recognize
it, and it may afterward be lost in a com
mittee of conference. Shrewd mom
members take advantage of the con
ference committee. They accept seem
ing defeat as a Ntoppiug-stone to the
advancement of the passage of a measure.
Thus, if an amendment is proposed which
aims to kill the bill, it may be gracefully
accepted. The other house may refuse to
accept it, thus throwing tho bill into a
conference committee. If this committee
agrees to it without the ob.ioxious amend
ment, the report is privileged and can hold
the floor until a vote is taken, whereas
pending the amendment the bill could have
be *n side-tracked by a dozen switches.
Even if a bill passes the Senate in ita
original form, a blunder iu the joint com
mittee on enrolled bills may prove fatal.
When it finally reaches the President it is
not safe. Enemies may lurk in the white
house, ready to deal it a deadly blow. With
the President’* signature it has no sure
lease of life. It usefulness may be impaired
by the action of an over-zealous official, and
the supremo court may find it unconstitu
tional. Amos J. Cum minus.
BIND OF TUB EPIDEMIC.
Charleston’s Nurses—Pablo Rejoices—
The Refugees.
Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. B.—-President
Neal Mitchell’s official bulletin for the
twenty-four hours ending at 6 o’clock
to-night is as follows:
New coses 1
Deaths 0
Total number of coses to date 4,705
Total number of deaths to dote 412
The new patient is Mrs. Eugene Lacroix
(white), at Panama park, six miles from the
city.
charleston's nurses.
At the outbreak of the epidemic Charles
ton respo dad to the cry for aid which went
up from stricken Jacksonville, and promptly
forwarded here seven trained, intelligent
and responsible nurses, who during the
plague did magnificent service, and won
the esteem of all tho people with whom
they carne in contact. Charleston with char
acteristic generosity has maintained them
at her own expense, and actually paid their
way to and from their homes. The Charles
ton nurses hero wbon offered remuneration
by grateful patients, refused to ac. ept pay,
stating that Charleston was looking after
thorn.
A company of the second United State®
artillery, 150 strong, arrived in the city thm
morning from Atlanta, and went right!
through to Bt. Augustine via Palatka.
Hf'HKMES OK REFUGEES.
A largo number of people will come into
the city Monday who hope to be able to
evade the city authorities and remain at
night. The city authorities warn the people
that they bad hotter not try this, for they
will be promptly and severely punished,
citizen’s of Pablo have resolved to cele
brate in a fitting way their almost miracu
lous escape from the scourge, and tho
fact of its haviug proved what its friend®
have always claimed it to bo, the
tarium of Jacksonville.”
TO HAVE A SUPPER.
To this end, they have determined to have
a supper on Dec. 12, and a committee of
arrangements ho.* been selected to take
c arge of the affuir. Tho committee con
sists of Mr J. M. Schumacher, Mrs. M. E.
Tibhitts, Mrs. Hv Robinson, Mrs. T. H.
Livingston, Mrs. T. O. Summers, Mrs. TANARUS„
V. Cashed, Miss Robinson, Miss Tibbitts,
J. M. Schumacher, F. W. Muinby. James L
Mpnoz, P. E. Me Murray aud R. N. Ellis.
Th fumigating brigade yesterday fuml
f ated 127 houses, condemned 285 and found
53 vacant, making a total of 1,008 visited
to date.
TIIK UOVnnifMENT BUILDING.
The famous shrubbery around the Am
bler residence is being rapidly demolished,
preparatory to the erection of tho govern
ment building.
President McQuaid of the auxiliary asso
ciation is exported in Jacksonville early
next week from Georgia, t bo present at
the winding up of the association's affairs.
Mod of the refugees at Camp Mitchell
will leave on Dec. 15.
At (he regular meeting of O. M. Mitchell
Post No. 4, G. A. K., held last night, the
follow!..g officers were elected for the eusu
ng term: William J. Allen, commander;
•John keefe, senior vice coinman er; J. H.
Dobbins, junior vice commander' C H
Hohn, quartermaster*, a. D. Paine, c’hap
ain; I booms Williams, surgeon; Fl. H.
Mclntyre, O. D. • ijoms Dubose, O. G. •
delegate to the department encampment!
John Keefe; alternate. P. K. Mo Murray;
A. N. Dobbins, alternate. R N. Ellis; 8, fc
Thomson, alternate, J. Gumbinger; E. M.’
Corwin, adjutant.
Kloise Baptiste, a Cuban girl, living at
No. 501 Ward street, died yusterday of
marasmus. J
Kobo: t Walker, an Englishman, la the
ouly patieut now „t St Duke* bo.rntal.
It wiur tjjgi.tly cold this morning, but
there wa. no froet,
, y‘ ! ' of the Conarrogntional
cliurch in thl. city, baa returned from Ohio,
a*nl i. iu Eustls. *
Surgeon Martin 7 * Departure.
(UlNicsyiLt-E. Ki.a., Dec. b.-Surgeon
Maruu left to-day for Washington. * 110
a ▼Qts of thunks by tueboar 1
e* a j d rel,ot TOiniuittoe for hi.
•pXn'fc ™ 7“ t, '" ,atlu work during the
epidemic Old face, aro popping up ever.
day, and the city bar again ?SLui2d Ttl
& forlh y -n * U Um wore o^n,!j
®tMlay for tho first time. The relief nmi
tnutee wiil present Burgeo i Martin with a
handsome medal. Thanksgiving WwvLi
will bo held iu the churches to-morro w.