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< THE MORNING NEWS, I
J Fstabusuxd 1850. Imcohpop.atkL) ISBS. V
J J. H. EBTII-L, President. \
CLEVELAND'S OPES DOOR
the NEW YEAti’ ; RECEPTION FUEL
OF BRILLIANCY.
List of the Ladies who Assisted the
Charming Hostess—Glittering Jewels
of the Diplomatic Corps—The Daz
z’. ng Uniforms of the Army and Na
vy-Statesmen and Civilians.
Washington, Jan. 1. —The white homo
has seldom, if ever, presented a more brill
iant spectacle than it did to-day on the oc
casion of the President’s New Year’s recep
tion. Special pains were taken with the
decorations, and the beautiful suite of par
lors where iho reception was held never ap
peared to better advantage. There was a
profusion of flowers and plants, and they
were distributed with charming effect.
Cherokee flowers were placed in the blue
parlor, where the receiving party stood;
but the most elaborate floral decorations
were in the east room, where the visitors
spent a few minutes in social converse after
having paid their respects. The mantels
were banked with brigh„-hued flowers, and
festoons of grains and ferns were suspended
from the large chandeliers. Tall palms
were placed in the window recesses arid in
the corners, and tropical plants of all kinds
lir.ed the corridor rurini g through the
center of the house. The large divan in the
east room was ornamented with beautiful
roses, containing large palms of different
hue.
GAS AND SUNLIGHT.
Part of the lower floor was illuminated
by gas, but the sunlight was given full
play in the east room. The weather was
bright, sunshining and cool, and, in fact,
every thing was most auspicious. The re
ception began at 11 o’clock, at which hour
the receiving party descended the stairs
and took their places in the blue parlor.
As they appeared in sight the marine band,
which was stationed in the main hall,
started “Hail to the Chief,” and continued
playing it until the party had takon their
positions. A passage way was made for
their, through the crowd that had already
gathered in the house.
THE ORDER OF ENTERING.
They came in the foil wing order: Col.
Wilson and Lieut. Duval or the army.
President Clevelandaud diss Bayard, Secre
tary bayard and Mrs. Cleveland, Secretary
Farchild aud .Mrs. Whitney, Secretary
Endicott and Mrs. Fairchild, Secret iry
Whitney and Mrs. Dickinson, aud Secretary
ViLs and Postmaster General Dickinson.
They took their places with the President
and Mrs. Cleveland first in line, aud thou
Aliss Bayard. Mrs. Fairchild, Mrs. Wh t
neyand Airs. Dickinson in the order na i ed.
Grouped behind them wero a number < f in
vited guests, including Mrs. Folsom, Miss
Alary Hastings, Miss Carrie Ha tings, Mrs.
Nelson, Mrs. Chief Justice Fuller, Mrs.
Speaker Carlisle, Miss Florence Bayard,
Alias Vilas, Aliss Paulina Whitney, Mis.
Lamont, Mrs. Linoolu, Mr. George Dan
croft, Hon. Hugh McCullough and Mrs.
McCullough. Col. Wilson, Mis* AVilson, Mrs.
Mar-wall Wilson, Miss Mary Wilson, Mrs.
Senator Butler, Mis. Senator Call,
Mrs. Cockrell, Airs. Daniel. Mrs. Heart,
Airs. Pugh, Miss Voorliees, Mrs. Walthall,
Mi a A. Leo Knott, Airs. Lucius Lackarman,
Mrs. Ward, Mrs. John F. Rodgers, Airs. W.
C. Breckinridge, Mrs. McAdoo, Mrs. John
E. Russell, Miss Randall, Miss. Springer,
Airs. R. W. Town-bend, Miss Loiter, Mrs.
Howard, Aliss Thorn, Mr. and Mrs. John G.
Milbu n of Buffalo, Air. John D. Critnmins
and daughter, of New York, Gen. James
Grant AVilson and Mrs. Wilson of New
York, .Mrs. Gouverneur Aiorris of New
York, Air. and Mrs. Franklin MacVeagh,
Air. and Mrs. Gcemy of Buffalo, Judge
Daly of New York.
BEGINNING THE RECEPTION.
The reception proper began with the pro
fentation of the members of ti e diplomatic
corps. They were all in full court drew,
many of which were resplendent with rich
ji wels and gold lace. The most striking
costumes were those worn by the represent
stives of China, Russia, France and Corea,
Hmijar Hassuu Houleo Khan, the new Per
sian minister, however, attracted most
attention. Ho is ere fir it representative of
that country accredited to he United
States. The column was headed by Couut
iava, the Italian minister, the oldest in
point f residence at tins capital of those in
attendance. It was explained that the
Haytian minister, who is the dean of the
corps, was prevented from taking his ac
customed place at the head of the line bv
f™ s °n of pressing bu iuess which required
his presence in New York.
PRESENTED BY SECRETARY BAYARD.
Secretary Bayard presented the diplo
mats to the President and Mrs. Cleveland,
an i then departed to his residence to pro
file ut a breakfast giuen in their honor. He
lelt the white house in company with his
daughter. Col. Wilson and Lieut. Duval
i, 11 pl ‘ces near the President and
Mrs. Cleveland and introduced all who fol
lowed. The ju ticesof the supreme court
etided by Chief Justice Fuller cams first
und were followed in rapid succession I 'V the
Justices of the court of claims and the judi
ciary ofthe District of Columbia. Nearly
a I ut the judges were in attendance, the
pniioipd absentee being Justice Matthews,
health, Stl cou liued to his residence by ill
THE ARMY AND NAVY.
n ® x * ; feature of the reception, the
,J nav J. was probably the most in
ot The army officers were
f'iini He r B i?'. 'fho recent nfflictioii in tho
<■ ,/ ° ” a J- Con. BchofLld, comrnand-
I 1,/' ann y> oreventod his presence, and
™ l, T Brig. Cen. Hag, er
I OM„a. tr f g - (ien - Benet, chief of
I citv w i le SBmor ranking officers in tho
I t al * the ofiicers stationed in
I all hdty woro p osent, and of course
I thU ,Tl. iU fU “ "*<*>• Among
I M vJ '• n ■ wero tlens. Drum, Kolton,
I voun. ‘ >, , Bair<i - McKeever, and many
I .' OWB w k° h° v# made records in
I umn , n r"„““K uinstu “ f M< tiaus. Tho col-
I mira| o p' , f Val "?" wa * headed by Ad-
I Admiral !' an ,' ' ur Admiral Jouett,Rear
I Hicarii mm an 'l Commodores Walker,
I ofthe v Melville and Col. McCawley,
uf'theTmr ° CC ' Jplua nekr
■ Rn t . NAT<,ttS AND ItEPRESE NT ATI V EB,
I re P ra *®ntative* wero ai-
I t>ut th a °f the army and navy,
I
I *WiTL. , over , n '* convenient. They
a number than usual. Among
| •'Vidov/' pr! lav ' l w l>an ' el ' Cockerell, Call,
■ , M,,rriU - Walthall, Bln r-
I **'l R... t'' Maudersun, Dawes and Teller;
I lw. n ’ at ii >8 Buriows , Johnson,
■ '? Sol *. Herliert, Wilkins, Jack-
W '[“““??• Thompson of Cailfor
■Hr l;,.?. ;, ' C S. wlea ' keen, A-ansur.
■ !n tV, ftm ’ Farquhar, Lyman, Lodge,
■ ker .Hia„ \,' mpwjn of Ohio. Martin, Bn
■ nja ". Morrow and Cutcheon,
■ Th* ( . r , BRINOISO vr THE near.
■ <Vy delegation was follow,si
M" bolun,. uf the District
■ l *a ' tlie "ffloers ~f the Hmituso
rur.i>i,i‘ U V u all(k ot ,l U t* ,p executive de
■ K,. „ ' Aniong t.liHso walked Assistant
r, 1 "miipsou Maynard, CJen. Htev
■ ' V| * iii.i i, Assistant Secretaries
9 Adoe, Solicitor Ueneral Junks,
The Morning News.
President Gallaudet, of the Deaf Mute j
college, Librarian Srv fford, aud Com
missioners Cooley, Bragg and Schoou- .
maker, of the interstate commerce
commission. The ciose of the official
line was composed of veteraus of the
war of 1846, the Grand army of the U>
public aud members of tho Oldest Inhabi
tant’s Association. So far the reception had
occupied over one hour and a half, and the
President aud Mrs. Cleveland had kept up
a oonr.ant hand-shaking.
THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
The reception was, however, about half
over at 12:30 o’clock, when the outer doors
were thrown open, and the general public
was admitted. The first come sof this vast
crowd had taken their places at the outer
gates before 10 o’clock. The beautiful
weather drew many people, and it is
thought that the attendance was larger
than on anv similar occasion during the
present administration. The line formed at
the western gate three or four deep, and
stretched hundreds of yards away past the
treasury building, and down Fifteenth
street. The reception closed at 2 o’clock,
and a few guests iuvited by the President
joined the i ecalving party in a light lunch
served in fce upper corridor.
The President wore a black Prince Albert
suit with a black tie.
MRS. CLEVELAND’S DRESS.
Mrs. Cleveland wore a beautiful robe of
pale pink faille, made with a round train
with the corsage rounded at the top, aud
short sleeves. The front of the skirt was
draped in a silver embroidered net that had
a fringe of bugles at the foot. On either
side were plain panels of soft French gray
silk, embroidered in a pattern of rosebuds in
silver. The back of the panels was edged
with heavy' Russia.! fur that commenced at
the w .ist line and continued around the
pink train. The back of dress was Prin esse
shaped, with pink folds on the waist, fastened
with pearl embroidery. Tlie front was
jacket-shapid aud rounded, and fell over a
full vest of pink silk draped with white net.
The sleeves of pink were short puffs edged
on the arm wi b pearl bands. The low body
was edged with heavy fur. She wore a dia
mond neoklaoe and a diamond star in her
hair that was dressed in loops on the top of
her head. Her gloves were soft, pearl color,
with tho Angers of the right hand turned
back, leaving her hand free to grnsp the
hands of these who passed in the pageant.
miss bayard’s costume.
Miss Bayard, who stood next, wore
a short dress of blue brocade, with a pointed
body, back and front, upon which were laid
folds of gauze. (Sprays of white lilac
adorned the body, aud a kirtleof gauze was
draped about the upper part of the skirt.
The sleeves were cut to ihe elbow, and her
hair was dres ed high with a blue feathor.
Mrs. Fail child wore a trained dress of
plain colored si k. Tho body was cut low,
and the train was of silk. The front was
draped with frills of lace aud the petticoat
was of a dull white satin. Across the front
of the low body was tied a ttchu of lace,
knotted at one side.
A WHITE BROCADE.
Mrs. Whitney wore a superb gown of
white brocade, made with a high bodice
and train. Down the front of tho bodice
and skirt wore folds of yellow satin and
gold embroidery. A high collar was fas
tened with a three-stone diamond pin. She
wore a great dia uond star in ihe gold em
broidery of the bodice, aud on her shoulder
wns a large ruby, set with diamonds, and
she wore a spray of diamonds in her hair.
Mrs. Don M. Dickinson’s dress was a pale
groen bilk embroidered in silver, wi ll a
trai nof the same material. The front was
draped in pale green tulle, and the low body
was draped in tulle. She wore black rib
bon about her threat.
The British leguliou was represented by
Michael Herbert, charge d’affaires, and
G-orge Barclay.
Toe usual receptions at the homes of the
cabinet officers were held in t ie r.fternoon.
DECEMBER'S CROP REPORT.
The Weather Warmer than Usual in
tho Northern States.
Washington, Jan. 1. The special
woathgr crop bulletin says:
The mouth of December, 1888, ha3 been
slightly warmer than usual throughout the
northern states. Missouri, the northoru por
tions if Texas and Arka isas, and ou the
Pacific coast. It has been slightly colder
than usual in the southern states. The
greatest departures from normal occurred
in Florida, Georgia aud South Carolina,
where the mean temperature for the month
ranged from 3* to 5’ below normal, and in
the Missouri valley, Minnesota and Dakota,
where it was from 5’ to 9’ above normal.
killing frosts.
Tho line of killing frost has extended
southw ari over the northern portions of
Florida, the first killing frost being reported
from Jacksonville and Cedar Kevs on
Dec. 21.
Less than the usual amount of rain fell
over the greater por ion of the central
valleys aid southern states during the
month. Blight excesses were reported in
lowa, Wisconsin, New England, aud
in portions of Virginia, Georgia and
Texas. Large excesses were reported
in Southern California and slignt
excesses in Northern California, wmle
on the North Pacific Coast only about
two-thirds of the usual amount of rainfall
was reported. In Tennessee aud the Ohio
valley only o o-fourth to one-half of the
usual amount of rain fell.
WINTER WHEAT.
During the month the weather has been
unfavorable in the winter wneat section,
owing to the small amount of ram and
snow. At the close of the year the entire
winter wheat section was in need of moist
ure, and baro, except in Northern lowa,
where the ground was covered with six
inches of snow. From six to twelve inches
of snow was reported on the ground at the
end of the month in Wisconsin and North
ern Michigan, and from one to inches in
Minnesota and Dakota.
ARREST OF AN EMBEZZLER.
After nis Flight He Worked for Capt.
Raoul's Road.
Laredo, Tex., Jan. I.—F. H. McCann,
cashier of the bank of tho J. B. Watkins
Banking Company at Luka Charles, La.,
who fled from that place as an embezzler of
a large amount of the bank’s money about
a mouth ago, was arrested here yester
day. McCann had been employed
by the Mexican National railway
at the City of Mexico for several
weeks, but returned here Sunday night on
company business. When ofiicers went to
arrest him, he attempted to escape, but wu.
overtaken and eornjieUed to surrender ut
t e point of a revolver. Ho was lodged in
Jail and tho Lake Charles authorities no
tified.
$25,000 Paid for a Stallion.
Lexington, Ky., Jan. 1. Sentinel
Wilkes, a bay stallion, 8 years old, was sold
lust night by W. H. Crawford, of this
county, to W. C. France, owner of Red
W.lkes, also of this oounty, for s:in,ooo. He
is by George Wilkes, dam by Sentinel.
Newspaper Men Dined.
Richmond, Va., Jan. I.—Mayor J. Tay
lor Ellison entertained the reporters of the
city newspaisirs and the correspondents of
Journals elsewhere at dinner at his residence
this evening.
SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY, JAM ARY 2, 1881).
A DIG FIRE AT ST, LOUIS.
THIS RICHARDSON DRUG COMPAN Y
BURNED OUT.
Panics Among the Lodgers In Neigh
boring Buildings, but No Loss of Life
—Hard Work in Driving Away Liv
ery stable Horses-The Total Loss
About $900,000.
St. Louis, Mo., Jan. I.— The Immense
6-story brick building of the Richardson
drug store on the northwest corner of
Fourth street and Clark avenue
was reduced to ruins in forty
minutes after 2 o’clock this morn
ing. The building fronted 120 feet
on Fourth street and ran back on Clark
avenue 200 feet to a private alley, and
buck of this was a threo-story substantial
brick warehouse used by the firm to store
explosives and highly combustible goods
and oils. The building was built in 1885,
and was complete with all modern improve
ments.
DISCOVERY OF THE FIRE.
The Are was discovered at 2:20 o’clock
and a generul alarm was tuned In. So
fle: co was the fire that five minutes after
the alarm was turned in, the buildings
across tbs street were smoking and
about to burst into flames. Every
few minutes a terrible explosion
would denote throughout the building,
a graceful curl of lire many feat ia hight
ami diameter would leap high into the air
an 1 summon the revelling rioter* of New
Year’s night to tho scene of destruction.
When every pane of gla s was out of the
building tongues of fire leaped out, and
their heat n ado the narrow street, a shield
for the gallant firemen, who toiled with
bursting, burning hose to save property.
SMOKING COATS AND BLISTERED HANDS.
Their coats smoked aud their hands were
blistered when exposed to the glare, and
many dropped tho lines and sought the
shade of an adjacent building. Tho entire
six floors were tilled with combustible g lOds ,
a great portion of thestock being extremely
inflammable.
The first floor was occupied by the ac
counting depart.neat, in wuich about 200
book-keepers, clerks and salesmen were em
ployed, aud it contained also some
show goods. The second floor was
given ut> to sundries, of which an immense
stock of costly goods was ca ried. On the
third floor were paints and oils, and this
story was al .o used for packing.
A FOUNTAIN OF FLAME.
The fire seemed to got an early hold on
the third floor, and flowing oils, dripplufe
through the first two stories, supplied a
fountain of fire that played from the base
ment clear to ttie roof, defying all artificial
efforts to check its costly flow. N t
enough lines of hose c.uld have been
laid around the building to
have saved it, so sjieedy was
the spread of the fire, aud the few firemen
who for a minute or two at a time braved
the awful heat, had but a dozau streams to
combat half a dozen acres of blazing oils,
melton iron, aud flowing gl iss. It was a
magnificent aud awful sight from the first
two minutes after its discovery until about
3 o’clock, when the building collapsed, and
there was nothing more to burn.
HISTORY OF THE FIRM.
The Richardson Drug Company was the
outgrowth of a busi ess founded forty
years ago by James Richardson, its pro-eut
preside:! . Vice President Joseph C. Rich
ardson and Secretary James Richardson
Jr., are sons of tho founder of the house.
John Moffatt, the manager of the sunries
department,has a proprietary interest in tho
concern, as had one or two other attaches
ou side of the Ricuardsoas.
The building was ar cted several years
ago at a cost of $150,000. The corner was
occupied lor some time by a paint and oil
firm before the Richardson Drug Compa y
moved up from North Becond street. It
was one of the largest wholesale drug bouses
in the country, and its druggis s’sundries
department was tho largest in the country.
PANICS IN ADJOINING BUILDINGS.
The buildings In close proximity to the
fire were the scene of tremendous excite
ment. The Elder house, a place at No. 209
South Fourth street, occupied by boarders,
was the scene of a panic. The screams of
frightened women anil men rushing to and
fro from room to room after their friends,
created much terror. Finally the firemen
came to their assistance, and all tho occu
pants were safely rescued.
Woess’ masquerade store, at No. 207
South Fourth street, was destroyed.
At Nos. 408 and 410 Clark avenue was a
row of thiee-story brick boarding houses,
which was also a scene of fright. The occu
pants had only time to escape.
TERRIFIED HORSES.
Another scene of great excitement was in
tho live y stable ot Scott & Lynch, at
No. 413 Elm *t eet, which structure
extends south to Clark avenue, and in the
rear of tne drug buiid ng. When the stable
was suddenly lighted up from the fl imes of
burning houses, the horses became panic
stricken, and when men attempted to take
them out, the animals stooa trembling
with fear, aud us is characteristic
of their nature would not leave the fire.
Men found it necessary to goad them on by
beating them with stakes, shovels, whips,
and anything that was at hand. After
much effort they wero taken from the
stable, aud it was immediately occupi and by
the firemen, who ran a hose through to Clark
avenue, and thereby played several streams
of water on the fire.
SIMULTANEOUS EXPLOSIONS.
At 2:50 o’clock the most exciting epoch
of the fire occurred, when several grent ex
plosions of drugs occurred, almost simul
taneously with the falling and crashing of
tho southeast corner of tho building, en
dangering the lives of all the firemen ou that
portlou of the work. The heavy cornices
and coping stones on the top story began to
crack on the wavering walls, and the fire
men had only time to escape from the im
pending danger, when with a sudden crush
that portion of the building fell throug i,
throwing burning fragme ts ncro-s Clark
avenue, setting fire to Miller’s, biker- , a
two-story brick, and an adjoining building
on the south west corn rr of Fourth street and
Clarke avenue, and covering t e entire in
tersection of the streets with tho flames
and smoke.
IN THE SOUTHERN HOTEL.
It was expected that a pauio would occur
in tho Houthern hotel, which is within al
most half a square of tie drug building,
but the guests were auietlv Informed th.it
there was no imminent danger, and the
ladios and ge tle ien loburelv came down
into the corridors ami sidewalks, and to the
windows of their rooms to watch the scene.
Cliff Richardson, the general manager of
the drug concern, gives the salue of the
stock on hand et. about $750,000, and the
insurance at $650,t'00, placed in 11. \V.
Blossom’s agency. The buildings occupied
were valued at about $150,000. Tne origin
of the fire is not yet known, but it was flist
soon on tho ground fl sir of the Fo .rth
street front by Police Sergeant William
Young, who sounded an alarm at onoo.
Mr. Bios oni will not give out the figures
until to-morrow. He state* that It will be
impossible to prepare a statement sooner.
The insurance on the building is SIOO,OOO.
CHICAGO’S ARBEITER BUND.
Mayor Roche lesuea a Letter of In
structions to the Police.
Chicago, Jan. I.—The new year was
opened in Chicago by Mayor Roche grap
pling promptly with the latest phase of the
anarchist problems. The new developmet
was the decision, by Master in Chancery
W hides yesterday, that the anarchists un
der the name of the Arbeiter Bund had a
right to hold their mee ings, but declining
to recomme and an injunction restraining tho
polioe from interfering with the
gatherings, though suggesting that
one might bo not improperly
granted by a higher authority. The next
move in the premises, it was generally ex
pe ted, would be an elaborate decision by
Judge Tuley on the repott ot Master
Wimles. Mayor Roche to-day took time
by the forelock by making the master’s
repeat the text for a letter of instructions
tO the police department, as follows:
Mayor’s Offich, Chicago. Jan. 1, ISBD.
George H Hut-hard, Superintendent of P>lice\
Dkar Sir—After reading the report of
Master-in Chancery Windes, in relation to the
holding of public meetings, 1 instructed the cor
{loratiou counsel to convey to the court the
dea that if the court believes under the evi
deuce, that the arbeiter bund has a legal and
lawful right to hold public meetings, we wish
the court so to declare; aud if the officers of the
city have been exercising unusual authority,
they should bo so advised, as 1. or they, do
not intend to act illegally or de
prive any person nf his rights
upon a mere technicality. We do not propose,
under any circumstances, to deprive any class
of citizens of constitutional rights, but the
police department must necessarily be gov
erned by experience. It is your duty to impure
if you believe a man is about to commit a mur
der or burglary, or other criminal offeuse, and
to take steps to prevent such an act. As the
public is not in possession of information
that the police department has. It is impossible
for tho community to determine what the real
intention of the anarchist’s organization may
be. Too good order of the city, and life anil
property are in your hands. We do not desire
to again experience difficulties like those we have
ha lin the pa-t. We must not offer encourage
ment to such meetings aud such proceedings
as the supreme court of this state nas said led
up to the Hay market riot aud its unfortunate
consequences, and it is to lie hoped that the
courts will draw the line in a definite way. so
that wo have instructions, and, if iva have not
sufficient authority under the existing laws, the
responsibility must rest with others and not
with us. All departments of the city govern
ment should act strictly in conformity with the
law as laid down by the courts.
John A. Roche, Mayor.
OZARK’S FUGITIVES.
One of the Bald Knobbers Retaken—A
Train Robber Returns.
Ozark, Mo., Jan. L—John Matthews,
one of the couderamed bald knobbers, who
was released from jail here a few nights
ago, was brought back yesterday by James
Collins, who captured him on tho road,
three miles south of Ozark, Sunday night.
He was almost exhausted by hunger and
cold, having had but oue meal since ho left
jail, and had become dazed and lost and
was rdl broke up. Ha knows nothing
about his nephew, IViley Matthew, but
from other sources it has been lean ed that
be, iu company with a number of friends,
was seen twenty miles from here on their
way to Taney county. It is not expected
that he will bo retaken very soon, as he is a
resolute, determined man, and is evidently
among friends who will shield him fro m
the officers and help him to resist any at
tempts to capture him.
RETURN OF THE SHERIFF.
Sheriff Johnson and his deputies have re
turned to town, and perhaps will not go out
again for some days. A guard will be
E laced around the jail from now until the
aid knobbers are finally disposed of. John
Matthews says he does not know who re
leased him and his comp inioui from jail.
All scattered in different directions when
they got out.
William Bedford, one of the railroad car
robbers who left the jail with Matthews,
voluntarily returned last evening, saying it
was better to bo in jail than to starve and
freeze outside.
FATE OF THE ''Q." STRIKERS.
The Company Will not Discharge th
New Hands.
Chicago, Jan. 1. —In regard to the ru
mor that the strike of the engineers of the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy road had
bee i settlod, Second V ice President Stone
said that yesterday’s conference between
the officials of the road and the Brotherhood
adjourned till Wednesday, which is evi
dence that a conclusion has not been
reached. The company, ho said, would not
recede in the slightest degree from its pres
ent position. Not one man of the new en
gineers, firemen, switchman or brakemen
would be discharged to make room for
strikers. Tue c <mpany did not desire to
persecute the striking men, but justice
must be done to the new men.
“Is the strike in a fuir way of final settle
ment f” was asked Mr. Stone.
“You mav say tnat the present commit
tee of nine has shown a better disposition
to tr at fairly with us than any other.
They are a fine body of intelligent men."
Toe enginee s, it is undeistood, are pre
paring a manifesto, wi Jch will be given to
the press some time during the week. Its
couten s or the nature of the subject treated
is not given out. There ate many good
reasons for believing t hat it is a complete
resume < f the late strike and a defense ot
the engineers from their standpoint,
PANIC IN A HOTEL FiRB.
Three Women Jump from the Third
Story ancl One Dies.
St. Louis, Jan. I.—Between 5 and 6
o’clock this morning fire broke out in
Collar’s hotel, Nos. 719 aud 721 North Sixth
street. Some twenty-five or thirty people
were in the place, and a scene of great ex
citement ensued, during which three women
jumped from a third story window. These
were:
Mary West, who, beside, being badly
burned about tho head qnd body, had an
arm broke i and inhaled flumes. She died
at a hospital,
Mary Davison, nged 30 years, had an
arm broken in two places aud received
scalp wounds.
Lizzie Durham, 32 years of ago, a
widow with three children, also received
scalp wounds and had an arm broken. The
fire was a trivial uff.iir.
Apt to be c-xecutod by Kieotrlclty.
New York, Jan. 1. —At 2:15 o’clock this
morning Michael Crow, a piastoior, was
stabbed in the left breast during an alterca
tion with bis bi other-iu-law, at tho corner
of Forty-eighth street and First avenue,
and died soon after. Crow's assailant
escaped at the time, but was subsequently
arrested. This is the first murder of the
new year, end the criminal stands a good
chance of being the first to suffer dentu by
electricity.
Axwortby’a 111-Gotten Gain*.
Cleveland, 0., Jan. 1. —Andrew Padres,
the Cleveland lawyer who went to London
to secure SIOO,OOO which 1 hornas Axworthy,
Cleveland’s defaulting treasurer, had de
posited in bauk there, returned to-day with
the money. Axworthy is now oa the ocean
en route to Camilla, where he will remain
until he cau enter the United Btatea wit.w.
out fear of arrest.
TO HE A YEAR OF PEACE.
TISZA SPEAKS PROPHETICALLY
AT PBBTH.
Russia Represented ns Unprepared for
Immediate War Germany and Aus
tria Aleo Need Time to Conform Their
Forces to the New Methods of War
fare.
P --tii, Jau. I.—The liberal members of
the diet to-day waited upon Premier Tisza
and offered him new year congratulations.
Finance Minuter Szapary, who acted as
spokesman, referred to the services of
Premier Tisza and expressed tho absolute
confidence of the liberals in him as a loaner,
assuring him of the full support of tho
party in his foreign policy. Premier Ti-za,
in his reply, said: “In the foreign
political situation, the alliance of the central
European powers offers the most prominent
guarantee of peace. History records vari
ous alliances, which, as a rule, were only
concluded for purpo es of conquest and ex
pansion. Compared with such ailiaur.-s,
greater value must be attached to one
winch does not seek to conquer or destroy
anyth ug, aimin solely to secure peace in
the iuteieste of humanity and the progress
of nations. 1 may, without risk of disap
pointment. give expression to the hope that
with this alliance, and, in view of tuo fact
that there is not a state in Europe abso
lutely desirous of war, we shall succeed in
preserving this year the blessings of peace,
and thus continue undisturbed in the work
of progress.” [Cheers.]
hunoary’s influence.
Premier Tisza proceeded to express his
conviction that the voice or the Hungarian
parliament would have due weight in the
councils of the empire. He did not regard
the foreign political situation as tending to
facilitate a settlement of national finances.
Nevertheless, in view of the patriotic readi
ness of the people to make sacrifices, In
trusted that the efforts to effect a financial
balaum would be brought to a successful
issue, in concluuiug, ho urged the necessity
of adhering to the policy of retrenchment.
Herr Tisza’s hopeful tune agrees with the
opinion of leading diplomats and military
men in Austria that peace will continue a
year. This belief is base 1 chiefly upon the re
newalof the armaments, the adoption of now
repeating rifles, new explosives, etc., con
joined with attendant reforms in military
drill aid tactics. Theso changes are con
sidered sufficient to prevent any power from
taking the Held perfectly equipped for a
uumorr of mouths. Tee Austrian and Ger
man watchers of Russian p eparations con
cur in declaring that Russia, in spite of tier
recent efforts, continues i;i a state of mili
tary disorganizatio i, mid ;hat tier cavalry
ami artillery would be unable to face the
Austrian forces alone if war should be de
clared in the spring.
rubsia’s fortresses.
German experts consider that the fort
resses in Russian I’oland would be certain to
be carried without siege, w hereaj toe Aus
trian fortifications at Cracow and Pi ze
mysi ar<- among the strongest iu Europe.
The czar is conscious of his weakness, and
is not likely to provoke war. Herr i isza’s
declaration is, therefore, hailed as
an assurance of a year’s peace.
Nevertheless, Russia is preparing to face
tne continge cy of an immediate conflict.
Although the frontier provinces, from Bs
-snrubia northward, are already swarming
with soldiers, mo e continue to a rive.
Reports from Galicia refer to the dreadful
sufferings of the Russians on the frontier,
who are said to bo badly sheltered and ill
fed.
The experience of last winter has led to
no reforms in the commissariat, and the
recommendations of the special commission
sent from Warsaw at the end of 1837 have
been ignored.
DANUBE FLOTILLAS.
Vienna, Jan. 1. —The tfremdenblatt
semi-efliciully de ies that the Austrian gov
ernment intends to establish a flotilla on the
Danube. No memoranda on tbo subject
have been submitted to the naval depart
ment, nor have any diplomatic coumunic i •
tions been sent to tbo Roumanian govern
ment regarding the creation of a flotilla on
the lower Danube.
The crown prince will go to England iu
June to visit the Prince of Wales.
Official statistics show that 238,000 stran
gers visited Vienna iu 1838, including 5,500
America s.
Herr lteiger, chief of thoold Czech party,
writing to the French ambassador here, de
clares that the Czechs, with ut distinction
of party, have the sincorest sympathy for
France, and that “it is impossible that such
a noble nation, foremost in the fight of
pr gress and ‘civiiiza ion, can be displaced
from the rank it has always occupied among
European nations.”
A NEW POLITICAL GROUP.
A now iiolitical group is being formed at
Belgrade, aiming at territorial exto isiou of
Hervia. The group is composed of moder
ate liberals and radicals uni is pledged to
raise the question of Austrian occupation of
Bosnia. King Milan U intriguing wo h the
leaders of the group, although warned by
Count Calnoky that ho does so at the ns*
of the 10-s of Austrian support. The meet
ing of the soc.ahst cougro* ut Hamfielt}
has teen marked by mode ation
in sp*' dies and res lotions. Pre i
deots Popp of Vienna, livdes of Prague,
and Bayer of Bruun, urged attention to
practical questions. The platform adopted
Degins by affirm! ig that tbe Socialist
Workman's party of Austria, is an inter
national party, condemns the prerogative
of nuti 'iis, as well as tuose of birth, prop
erty and race, and proposes to propagate
socialist ideas by me tings, througu the
press aud b,v free expression of opinion gen
erally. A notable feature of the congress
has been iho denunciation of violence, open
or secret, as a mean, for attaining the ends.
NEW YEAR'S . T BERLIN.
Tbe Emperor's Hem irks at the Re
ception Not significant.
Berlin, Jan. I.—The emperor's remarks
during the reception to-day were without
special interest. He singled out from the
persona. o ] assing before him Count Her
bert Bismarck, lie: r voa WodeU-Ricsdorf,
Count vo i Schelleudo: f, Count S/.dcheuyi.
the Austrian ambassador, and sovcrul
others, sp akiug a fa w words to each.
The da.> s ceremonies wore ushered in by
trumpeters blowing the reveille outside the
palace chapel at 10 o’clock. Divine service
in the chapel was attended by the emperor
mid empress. Prince aud Princess Henry of
Prussia, Prince Albert ot Prussia, Prince
Georg ■ of Saxouy, Prince Leopold of Ba
varia, the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess
of Baden. tbeOrand Duke of Hesse, the
Duke and Duchess of Raxe, and a br.llfant
array of geuerals commanding various
army corps.
A GENERAL RECEPTION.
After the service t ere was a general re
ception of the court aud mini.terial officials,
along rain’ defiling before the emp-ror
and empress. The ladies were ill half
m uniing Wearing high nocked di es cs and
bonnets, but no jewels. This reception was
held Its tueSvhite salon of the Bcnlase, and
was distinct from the special audience ac
corded to the foreign ambassadors.
At the latter reception the emperor it re
ported as having addressed each roprejeuta-
tivoof the great powers with the same
formula, expressing his desire for a con
tinuance of cordial relations. Otln iul com
munications issued this eveulng s ate that
the emperor refrained from special lcfor
onco to tho political situation.
BISMARCK'S HEALTH.
Prince Bismarck’s attack of neuralgic
gout is abating, but hu t* unable to fix a
data for coming to Berlin. Ho will cer
tainly not l> able either to be present at
the opening of the landtag, or to partici
pate inti e colonial debates ii tbo reich
stag. Minister Von Boetticher went to
Friedricksruhe Sunday to receive ins ruc
tions regarding the business iu the laud’ag
aid the speech f oin tho throne. The Em
peror and Empress . cut Prince Bismarck
costly Christinas gifts, tbe Emperor iu a
long an ograph letter, expressing gi aiitudo
for Prince Bismarck’s services, and hopes
for his early recovery.
THE LANDTAG.
The landtag will be opened by the em
peror. The session will beau interesting
one. The government measures include
bills dealing w ith ihe poll e administration
in theeasiern provinces, clerical education
in Posen, aud extension of the railroads on
the eastern frontier. For tbe last, named
purpose. Minister May hack wauts a credit of
45,000,0ik) marks.
UKFFOKKN CHARGED WITH HIGH TREASON.
The pub'ic prosecutor to-day served upon
Prof. Geffckam au indictment for high
treason. It is a voluminous document, in
dicating a long trial and the calling of nu
merous wituo—es. The trial wili likely
begin at L dp.ic at the end of January.
The indictment traces tho entire working
of the life of Prof. Oeffckcn in trying to
prove that he has been a persistent enemy
of German unity.
Tbe first snow fall this winter occurred
Sunday. The snow thawed yesterday
morning, but to-day it froze.
NEW YEAR’S FROLICKING SUPPRESSED.
Lsat evening roisterers trying to intro
duce the New Year by old time indulgences
and rowdyism in tbe streets were repressed.
Special precautions, doubtless instigated ..y
tho schloss, were taken and police patrols
were bro glit into tho tho ouglifare- to re
strain revellers. The rough frolics custo
mary on Syj vestal-abend wore not per
mitted. A number of persons arrested
were afterward liberated.
Tuo Hamburg Xachrichten states that
the East African Company is negotiating
with tho African Planta.ion Sopiot.y to join
in common in support of a volunteer force
recruited iu India to restore order in Kata
Africa.
Numerous arrests of socialists have been
made here latelvon aobargoof distributing
obnoxious pamphlets.
Emperor William, in addressing a depu
tation to whom ho gave audience to-day,
predicted thut tho year 1889 would bo peace
ful.
ERIN’S STRUGGLE.
Finucane Sentenced—A Mo sage from
tbe Pope to tho Pen le.
Dublin, Jan. I.—John Finucxuo (nation
alist), member of parliament for East Lim
erick, who was charged with inciting ten
ants to adopt a policy of intimidation, was
found guilty to-dav aud snlenced to four
mouth*’ imprisonment.
Archbishop Walsh read from the pulpit
to-dsy a message from the popo to the I n-h
people, iu which bis holiness said: “We
have always held iu special affection
Ihe Catholics of Ireland, who
have been long sorely tried
by many affiictions and have ev or cheri-bed
them with a love which is more 1 titan e be
cause of ihoir marvelous fortitude and their
hereditary attachment to th-ir religion.
Our counsels have beou given from time to
time, aud iu our recent d.-ore* we were
moved no only by consideration of what
is conformable to tho irulb, but also by a
desire to advance your interests. Our
affection for you docs not suffer us to allow
the cause for which ireiend is struggling
to be weakened by the introduction of any
thing which oauhf fairly be b ought in re
proach against it. In order to specially
manifest our a!T etion, send you a num
ber ol gifts which are specially bleared.”
SHEEHAN CONVICTED.
London, Jan. I.—The court has found J.
D. Sheehau, M. P. for East Ketr\, guilty
of conspiracy. Mr. Bheehan has D-en lib
erated on condition that lie appear lor triul
when called upon, u physician c reifying
that imprisonment at tbe present time
would endanger his life.
A LEAGUE MEETING.
At the league meeting iu this city to-day
Donald Sullivan, member of parliamentfor
South Wes meath, congratulated the
leaguers on the fact that tho yeur closed
wnli uiiuhalod confidence in the cause, 'I he
Irish people, ho said, had received a New
Yoai’ gilt m the atrocious sente..oe of M .
Harringto i. The magistrate passing the
sentence might rely on > njoying for mun /
years the reputation of batug ttie eaue.it
and baso-t tool employed by tho Balfour
government.
John J. Clancy, member of parliament
for North DubLu county, referring to tuo
recent order of the land comuii siou r -
gurumg mi average reduction injudicial
rents, denounced If us the most ou rage on.,
scumiai connected with tho almmibtra ion
of 100 Jand act, forcing toua. u to buy
holdings at rack rents under tho Ashbourne
act.
PEASANTS ARM THEMSELVES.
Peasant* in the vicinity of Duofanaghy
and Falcarrngb, in county Donegal, have
armed ihe nt-eives, fortified lueir houses,
destroyed bridge* aud blocked t e roads m
roaiii .■-* Ij resis- the eviction* which will
hu attempted tomorrow. Tn* troop* aud
police i u duty in the region march with
difficulty, aud t..e appearance if tho dis
trict is that of a e mu ry where war is go
ing on. A com mi sary wagon was lota
to day while crosalng a temporary bridge.
.Sunini >n*es have b en served on Thomas
Joseph Condon, member of parliament for
Tipperary, ou a charge under tuo cranes
act.
Our Mtnleter to England.
London, Jan. 2, 4a. m. —Tbe Daily Tel
egraph, in a leading article o i the subjec
of t ue American minister to Engl ind, says:
Wo have alwuys contrived to ako them
more Ku.dish than they ere before t.ioy
( ame to England. Should Mr. 11 ame co.i.e
to Isuidoa ns United States uilmsti r, Eng
lishmen would take 1. us u great compli
ment, but who over Mr. Harrison choose*
is certain to be persona grata ere.
Boulanger Gonfldeiu.
Paris, Juu. L—Deputy LaUuorre to-day
eulertaiued (ion. Booiauger and u select
party at di mer. Oc.i. Boulanger oxpres, m
hiuiseif as being sure that ho will wiu the
mtat lor the department of the Heme. M.
Deßoule lo has presented Gea. Boulanger
with a silver-mounted cane.
Australia's Visiting Baeeballists.
Melbourne. Jan. i.—The game of base
ball hero yesterday betweu Chicago aud
All America was stopped by rain. The
sere when the game was called stood:
Chicago 4, Ail America 2.
In tne game 10-iav tbo score was: AH
America 8, Chicago .
Captured ..ear buaklm.
Buakim, Jan. I.—Several prisoner* were
captured to-dav by cavalry p itrols.
It is reported I hat Osman Digna has 1,000
men aud five guns at Hondoub.
( DAILY. 810 A YEAR. )
4 5 CENTS A COPY. >
( weekly, it. 25 a Year, |
HARRISON'S HOSPITALITY
HI3 HOUSE THRONGED FOR SIX
HOURS BY ALL CLABS-S.
Tho Guests Rece ved by tbe President-
Elect nnd His Wife Immediately
Upon Their Entry—Lßrht Relreeh
monts Served Rusaell Harrison's
Political fcecreta.
Indianapolis, Jan. 1. —Indianapolis
people gave themselves up to social festivi
ties and amenities to-day to ail extent not
practiced here for many year!. They were
favored u ith pleasa t, agreeable weather.
Gen. Harrison held a reception from 3
o’o.ock to 8 o’clock, which was entirely
informal, its only announcement appearing
in tho newspapers in the usual list in its al
phabetical ordr. The handsome parlors of
the Harrison residence were decorated with
flowers and plauts, hut not to any elaborate
degree.
THE LADIES.
Mrs. Harrison was a-s:s ed by her daugh
ter, Mrs. McKee, Mrs. James B ids aw,
Mrs. Edward McKee. Mrs. Lina AT. K*e,
Miss Newcomer ad Miss Riley of Harris
burg, l’a. Gen. H uHson received with tho
Indus md Hus ell B. Harrison particjfuted
for a time in the reception. The re 'option
throughout wits, as the notice stated, “en
tirely informal." Promptly at 2 o'clock
callers began to arrive in large nu . ors.
Gen. and Mrs. Harrison stood in the front
parlor and gr ete i their friends im.uej.i
utely they had entored the house.
NO INTRODUCTIONS.
There were no introductions, and the
guests dispersed throughout too hou o md
many lingered for aa hour or so. By 3
o’clock the scene in front of the hour was
an animated < no. Row sof carriages block
aded tbe streets, end hundreds of callers
came on foot. It was noticeable teat a
goodly proportion of the callers were work
i gmeu, accompanied, iu most instances, by
their wives and daughters. Fash
ionable society came also, and
all degrees of social life could be found
within these hospitable doors at all times
during the afternoon. The guests wore in
vlied to partake of a little lunch. -Mrs.
McKee presided at the handsome table
spread in tho dining room aud a siste i by
her cousin, Mi,s Newcomer, she resreshod
the guests with coffee, tea and chocolate.
RUSSELL IN THE LIBRARY.
Russell It. Ilur Ron, who returned from
New Y"i k only la->t night, was to ho found
iu his father’s library a good part of the
afternoon, and was the recipient of con
gratulations end attention so ond only to
his parents. Ho is ub tat as reticent on
polit cal affaire as he proved to be in New
York, but there is no doubt that he gleaned
much valuable information ou the political
situation in New York, and that his sug
gestions will huve his father’s careful con
sideration.
GROWTH OF THE SOUTH.
Pig Iron Production and Railroad
Building Last Year.
Baltimore, Md., Jan. I.—Special re
ports to tho Manufacturers' Record show
that the total production of pig iron in the
south lort year was 1,065,000 net tons. Of
this Alabama made 341,000 tons, Tennessee
278,000 tons, and Virginia 217,000 tons.
Tuis is an increase of 130,000 tons over 1887,
while, iu tbe rest of the co in ry, the pro
duction ol pig iron was 500,0.(0 tons less
tuau iu 1887.
Omitting Texas, the south built 2,173
miles of railroad in IKBB, against 1,915 in
1887, au increase of 207 miles, while the
total construction for the whole country
was 6,000 nines less than in 1887. In 1886,
the south built 30 per ce it. of the total new
railroad mileage of that y ar; iu 1887, it
bull- 25 per cent., and iu 1888, it had 30 per
Cvllt.
Lifo Imprisonment for Incendiarism.
Sarnia,Ont., Jan. 1. —A fire bug, named
Matthew Jones, for burning tie Darns of
Henry Roebuck and John Pollock, was tried'
here to-day. The judge said that such
men us the prison' r tmd no business to lie at
large, and sentenced him to the penitentiary
for life.
t-ERVIA’S CONATITU-ION.
The King Forces the Deputies to Adopt
the Constitution.
Belgrade, Jan. I.—A committee of
fifty-four memtiers appointed by the
skuntschtna to report on the revised consti
tution, finding it impossible to agree, owing
to tbe radicals insisting upon extensive
amendments, sc t a deputation to confer
wnli 1..0 ki g. I'he king, in a vehement
speech, replied that unle s the constitution
was passed as it stoo 1, ho would
dissolve parliament and rule ns
he pleased, and that he would not
convert wo: k|"designe i for the welfare of
the nation into an Instrument of demagogic
tyranny. The deputation surprised and
ere (fallen, retired in si eiioe. Tne full
committee met subsequently and deed led by
a v ie of 41 to 4 to adopt the constitution
in it - ui ii ety. K ght members obstained
from voting.
CRIMINAL LAWS.
An International oolety for Their
Improvement.
Berlin, Jan. I.—At the instance of lead
ing Geru.uu authorities iu criminal law,
eminent leg.il men of newly all countries
have agreed t*> form an international soci
ety with the object of the practical im
provement of the criminal laws. Tho
agreement awaits the adherence of only the
American and English lawyers, the reasons
for whono hesitation are unknown here.
The principal supp rtare are Tassen lurff,
att rnt-y ga ml of G Tinatiy; Liszt of Mar
burg. i o'.iz -ndorl of Mnuich.Frincsnf Brus
sel-, \\ ahlborg of Vienna, Zucker of I Vague,
Allinea and Garofal* of Naph*, iScalia of
Ho r,e, Gar: and of Lyons, Hamel of
Auis> dam anil Cotnezi of Pesth. Tile last
named is tho author of the Hungarian penal
code. _________________
Gladstone nnd the Roman Quoat'.on.
London, Jan. I.—Mr. Gladstone tnlo
rraphs as follows from Nnples: “The
Tablet's version of mv letter to Maid :U De
Ki-o touching the position of the pope i- un
trustworthy. The statement that £
recommend international arbitration upon
the Roman question is incorrect under the
present circumstances."
A Landslide at a Tunnel.
Paris, Jan. 1 -A i enormous land dido
occurred to-day at tho mouth of a railway
tunnel between St. Raphael and Gainin',
and tbe line is blocked in consequence. No
ono was injured by tho accident,
k Cost of the Congo Government.
Brussels, Jan. I.—The expense of main-
MBuing the government of the Congo dur
ing 1887 In officially reported as having beeu
Hearty 2,000,000 francs.
** Tolstol’e Reform Bill (-ejected.
St. Petersburg, Ja.i. I.—The council of
the empire has rejected Count Tolstoi’s res
term hill.