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, THE MORNING NEWS. 1
j EsTASLISHFL 1860. iM CO RPORATKH 1888, 1
} J. H. ESTILL President t
SIX STORIES OF FLAME.
ONE FIREMAN KILLED AND SEVEN
OTHERS INJURED.
X&e Blazing Building a Wholesale
Grocery House at Philadelphia
Spontaneous Combustion Among
Pepper the Cause of the Blaze
Firemen Partly Blinded by Flying
Pepper and Mustard.
Philadelphia, Pa., Not. 24—Shortly
before 4 o’clock this morning fire broke out
in the wholesale grocery house of Jaunty &
Andrews, at Nos. 121 and 123 Market street.
Tbe building was six stories high, and the
fire, which is supposed to have originated
from spontaneous combustion, was dis
covered by the wutchman, the blaze first
being seen in the neighborhood of a quan
tity of pepper on the third floor,
HARD TO CONTROL.
The firemen worked for over an hour and
thought ttey had the fire well under con
trol, when flames suddenly burst out and
the four upper stories were soon completely
gutted. The burning pepper and mustard
sent up fumes which interfered considerably
with the work of the firemen, and five are
now iu the hospital under treatment for
partial blindness, caused by pepper getting
into their eyes.
ONE KILLED AND EIGHT INJURED.
The burning building far overtopped the
others in the vicinity, and at' about
5 o’clock, when the east wail fell, eight
firemen, who were fighting the flames from
the roof a building in the rear of 115
Market street, were caught by the debris.
James McCuen, foreman of No. 4 company,
suffered a severe fracture of the skull and
other injuries, and died while being carried
to the hospital. The other seven men were
quicker in getting away and were only
slightly injured, one of them having an
arm broken. The dead fireman was a
widower. He leaves two children.
THE LOSS.
The aggregate loss Is estimated at nearly
$250,000. Janney & Andrews loso on stock
SIOO,OOO and are insured for 81.'11,#00. The
building, which was almost new, is owned
by B. 8. Janney, of the firm. It cost
$90,000. No. 119 Market street, the sales
department of Janney & Andrews, was
considerably damaged by the falling walls.
Several other building swere also damaged
by water.
NICARAGUA’S CANAL.
A Party Arrives at Mangua to Con
sult With the President.
Mangua, Nicaragua, Nov. 24.—The
canal commissioners of the Nicaraguan
government, Don Jose Antonio Roman,
President and Engineer Don Maxi
milian Sonneberg, accompanied by Chief
Engineer A. G. Monocal of the Nicaragua
company and a party of Nicaraguan nota
bles, arrived here to-day for the purpose
of conferring with President Sacasas in
regard to certain minor details concerning
the American canal, and to exchange con
gratulations upon the official opening of the
work on Oct. 22 last. The commissioners,
it is understood, will also make a report
upon the amount of work done by the Nic
aragua Canal Company since the landing of
the construction party on June 8 last,
SILVER’S BOOMERS.
This Week's Convention at St. Louis
to Have 1,000 Delegates.
St. Louis, Nov. 24. —The national silver
convention, which convenes in St. Louis
next Tuesday, will boa much larger affair
than even the most enthusiastic of its
originators ever anticipated. There will bo
nearly 1,000 delegates. The primary object
of the convention is to memorialize con
gress on the following questions: The effect
demonetization of silver has upon trade and
the various industries; tbe effeot of re
storing silver to unlimited ooinage; the
feasibility and desirability of more gonerai
use of silver as money, and kindred matters.
Thirty thousand dollars has been set aside
for the entertainment of tbe delegates.
GIVEN OVER A MILLION.
A High Price Paid by a Banker to Be
Rid of an Alleged Son.
San Francisco, Cal., Nov. 24.— The
statement is made to-day that a settlement
has been reached between Arthur C. .Will
iams, who has been in considerable trouble
since his arrival in California, and his al
leged farther, Arthur C. Gorham, a Boston
banker, whereby Williams receives ? 1,000,-
000 in bonds, eight acres of land in Kansas
City, aud a half interest in certain iron
works at Birmingham, Ala. Williams,
who is now in the city, states that this
was on condition that he renounce all
claims to being Gorham’s son.
LIBERTINES DESERVE DEATH.
A Priest’s Sensational Sermon on the
Killing of Pettus.
Newark, N. J., Nov. 24.—Dean Mc-
Nulty, of St. John’s Roman Catholio
church at Paterson, at mass this morning
preached in vigorous language on the im
moralities of men. In regard to the South
worth shooting case, he declared that if
Pettus was the libertine charged by Mrs.
South worth he deserved his fate, as he had
transgressed laws, human and divine, and
if the old laws ware in force, he would have
been put to death for his alleged crimes.
Fha sermon created a big sensation.
FIVE CORPSES AFLOAT.
The Bodies Those of Victims of a Steam
boat Explosion.
Plaquemine, La., Nov. 24.—A body
found floating in the river here yesterday
has been fully identified as that of Capt. J.
W Blanks, who was in command of the
Corone when she exploded her boiler near
Herimate landing about six weeks ago.
hour more bodies were found floating in
the river near this place to-day. They are
waved to be those of C. V. Cello and ISwimp
Hanna, clerks; Dr. J. P. Tatenor, a pas
senger of Atlanta, Ga., and the barber, all
victims of the Corone disaster.
A SCHOONER WRECKED.
he Crew Saved The Vessel Bound
From Mobile W ith Lumber.
Apalachicola, Fla., Nov. 24.-1410
schooner Carl D. Lathrop, of Newport, R. 1.,
icund from Mobile, with lumber, for Car
“'“nas, Bprung a leak on Nov. 20 in a heavy
Khle, and, when about ten miles outside of
Gaor S O . swamped, turned over
®hct broke up completely. The vessel and
■ srgo are a total loss. The crew was saved.
North Dakota’s Senatorship.
as i ti, BMA ? CK ' Nov. 34—It now looks
tne senatorial fight was settled
anrl r..!, >et t TO6D J- ** Casey of Jamestown
hawiw n h-eniour. of Rembina. Johnson,
“ewewr* ha* not yet given up the fight.
Wa* Jiflfnino
EMIN’S THRILLING EXPERIENCE.
He Promises to Put It on Paper as
Soon as He is Able.
Berlin, Nov. 24.—A letter which Dr.
E. Schweinfurth has received from Emin
Pasha is dated Mission Station, Ussambrio
county, Victoria Nyanza, Aug. 2d. Emin
expresses the hope that he will soon be able
to give an account of the military revolu
tion, imprisonment of himself and Jophson
nt Dufile, the arrival of the Xlahdists at
Lado, the capture and destruction of
Redjaf, the massacre of the sol
diers and officers sent against
the Mahdists, the departure from
Wadelai aud the flight to Lungura, the
Mahdist attack on Dufile and their com
plete defeat, the final union with Stanley
and the highly interesting march, geo
graphically and otherwise, from Albert
Nyanza. Emin promises to send some good
specimens of plants which he has collected
on his travels. He asks to be remembered
to Dr. Junker and other friends, and in con
clusion says he will try to write again, but
that his eyes trouble him greatly.
STANLEY’S STORY OF THE MARCH.
London, Nov. 24—Mr. Mackin ion,secre
tary of the Emin relief committee, has re
ceived a letter from Stanley. It is dated Au2*
5, and was written at Kafurro, an Arab
settlement on tne Karagwe. It begins:
“My last report was sent otf by Salia Bon
Mohammed, in the eary part of September,
1888. Over a year full of stirring events
has passed since then. I will endeavor to
inform you what has occurred.”
Stanley goes on to recount the arrange
meuts made by him to meet Emin, and de
scribes how ho hunted up the missing rear
column.
CARRYING THE SICK.
Ha then continues: “I have already told
you that the rear column was in a deplora
ble state, and that out of 102 members re
maining I doubted whether 50 would live to
roach the lakes, but having collected a large
number of caaoes, the sick men were trans
ported in these vessels in such a smooth and
expeditious manner that there were re
markably |few casualties in the remnant
of the rear column, but the wild natives
having repeatedly defeated the Ugardow
was, the raiders by this discovered the ex
tent of their own strength and gave con
siderable trouble and inflicted considerable
loss among our best meu, who had always
to bear the brunt of the fighting and the
fatigue of paddling. However, we had no
reason to be dissatisfied with the timo wo
had.
CAST OFF THE CANOES.
“When progress by the river became too
tedious and difficult an order to cast off: the
canoes was given. This was four days’
journey above the Ugardowwas station, or
about 300 miles above Sanalaya. Wo de
cided that as the south bank of the Itura
river was pretty well known to us it would
be best to try the north bank, although wa
should have to traverse for some days de
spoiled lands which had been a common
center for the Ugardowwas and Kilonga
lauzas’ bands of raiders. Wo were about
teD miles from the grass land, which
opened up the prospect of future feasts of
beef, veal aud mutton, and a pleasing vari
ety of vegetables, as well as oil and butter
for cooking.”
FOLLOWING THE ELEPHANT TRACKS.
The Wamdottes clung to the northeast
route, which Stanley wanted to take.
Accordingly he went southeast and fol
lowed the elephant tracks. He says:
“But on Dec. 9 we were compelled to halt
for forage in the middle of a vast forest, at
a spot indicated by my chart to be not more
than two or three miles from the Iturn
river, which many of our people had seou
while we resided- at Fort Bode. I
sent 150 rifles back to a settlement that was
fifteen miles baok on the route we had
come, while many Manyeama followers
also undertook to follow them.
AN EXTRACT FROM HIS JOURNAL.
“I quote from my journal, part of which
I wrote on Dec. 14, the sixth day of the
absence of the foragers. 'Six days have
transpired since our foragers left us. For
the first four days the time passed rapidly,
I might say almost pleasantly, being oc
cupied in recalculating my observations
from Ugardowwas to Lake Albert down to
date, owing to a few discrepancies here
and there which my second aud third visits
and duplicate and triplicate observations
enabled rue to correct. My occupation
then ended. 1 was left to wander why the
large band of foragers did not return.
FOOD RUNNING SHORT.
“ ‘On the fifth day, having distributed all
the stock of flour in camp and having killed
the only goat we possessed, I was compelled
to open the officers’ provision box aud take
a pound pot of butter, with two cupfuls of
my flour to make an imitation gruel, there
being nothing else save tea, coffee, sugar
and a pot of sago in the boxes. In the
afternoon a boy died, and the condition of
a majority of the rest was most dis
heartening. Some could not stand,
falling down in their efforts
to do so. These constant sights acted on
my nerves until 1 began to feel not only
moral but physical sympathy, as though
weakness was contagious. Before night a
Mahdi carrier died. The last of our Somalis
gave signs of collapse, and the few
Soudanese with us were scarcely able to
move.
A MOUTHFUL FOR A MULTITUDE.
“ ‘When the morning of the Bixth day
dawned we made broth with the usual pot
of batter and an abundance of water, a pot
of condensed milk and a cupful of flour for
130 people. The chiefs and Bonny
were called to a council. At my
suggesting a reverse to the
foragers of such a nature as to exclude our
men from returning with news of the dis
aster they were altogether unable to com
prehend such a possibility. They believed
it possible that these 150 men were
searching food, without which they
would not return. They were
then asked to consider the supposition that
they wore five days searching food, and
then had lost the road, or perhaps, having
no white leader, had scattered to loot goats,
and had entirely forgotten their starving
friends and brothers in camp. What would
be t(To state of the 130 people five
days hence! Bonny offered to stay with
ten men in the camp if I provided ten days’
food for each person, while I would set out
to search for the missing men.’ ”
HANGED BY A MOB.
A Tree the Gibbet of a Man Who Killed
a Town Marshal.
Nashville, Tenn, Nov. 24.—A special
to the American from Hopkinsville, Ky.,
says: “Information has been received to
the effect that Joseph A. Smith, the man
who killed W. T. Williams, town Marshal
of Trenton, a village on the Louisville aud
Nashville railroad, several miles south of
this city, twerweeks since, was taken from
jail at Elkfcon, the county seat of Todd, last
night by a mob and hanged to a tree in the
Court house yard."
Pusaengor Train Held Up.
Kansas City, Mo. , Nov. 24—A north
bound passenger train on tbe Missouri.
Kansas and Texas railroad was held up at
9:30 o’clock tonight, at Pryor Creek, near
Perry station, LT. The express and mail
cars were robbed. The passengers were
r.o molested. Tbe amount secured by the
robbers is not known.
SAVANNAH, GA., MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1889.
NO DIVISION IN BRAZIL.
G2BMAN TALK OF A SPLIT NOT
WARRANTED BY THE FACTS.
Minister Valente Declares that the
Change of Government Was a Re
sult of the Will of the Whole People.
Dorn Pedro Knew It Was Coming.
The New Regime Accepted and
Blessed by the Catholic Church.
Washington, Nov. 24.—Senor Valente,
the Brazilian minister, this afternoon re
ceived the following important cablegram,
which shows that the republic has been ac
cepted by all the provinces of Brazil:
Rio de Janeiro, Nov. 24, 1889.
I Inform you that all the provinces have sig
nified their adherence to the republic and the
provisional government without any resistance
or protest. The government has extended the
right of vote to all citizens except only those
unable to read or write. The archbishop, the
head of the church in Brazil, has conferred to
day his solemn benediction upon the govern
ment and the republic. Buy Barboza,
Minister of Finance.
NO DANGER OF DIVISION.
In reply to a suggestion that the cable
dispatches from Germany stated that there
was danger of a division of Brazil into
tnree parts, Minister Valente said that the
telegram received to-day was a complete
refutation of all such reports. It showed
that Brazil was united, and that the senti
ment of every province was in favor of the
republic. It was not pleasing nows to most
of the countries of Europe, the minister
said, to hear that the monarchy had quietly
aud without bloodshed become a republio.
It might set people there to thinking about
republics. Doubtless other monarchies
would like to see a restoration aud would
like to put obstacles in the way of the
republic.
THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE.
It was the will of the people of Brazil,
however, that a republic should be estab
lished. It was accomplished without any
bloodshed or commotion, because the time
was ripe for it. The people were tolerant
in religion aud politics, aud this had pre
pared the way for the change. The gov
ernment had never attempted to interfere,
and every one was perfectly free to express
his views. When in Brazil last June the
minister had heard two members of the
House rise and huil the coming of a repub
lic. The movement had gone on fortifying
aud fructifying until every one was ready
for it.
ACQUIESCENCE OF THE EMPEROR.
Emperor Dom Pedro knew of the move
ment, aud had said he would retire if it
were for the good of the country. The
minister would not say that the emperor
was pleased with the notification that he
was to be disposed of, but he wa3 sure that
he bore no one any ill-will for the measures
which had been taken. Dom Pedro would
not countenance any movement looking to
his forcible replacement on the throne. He
had taken a noble and dignified course, and
the now governmont and people had treated
him with great respect and consideration in
everything that was done. Everything
was done very well in Brazil under Dom
Pedro, and he was universally well liked,
but it was thought there was still room for
improvement.
STATUS OF THE CHURCH.
“There is one thing in the telegram in
addition to the fact that all the provinces,
without objection, have approved the pro
visional government, that is very import
ant,” said Mr. Valente, is that
the Roman Catholic church has to-day
blessed the new government. That is a
very powerful support. You see in Brazil,
w hile every one is free to worship in his own
religion, the Roman Catholic church is the
church of the state.
SUPPORTED OUT OF THE REVENUES.
"It is supported out of tho revenue of the
state, just as the established ohurch is en
dowed by England. The fact that the
church has accepted the change in govern
ment shows that it is tho will of tho wholo
people, and there is no opposition. The
priests had nothing to do with politics, and
they are naturally conservative and friendly
to the monarchists principle. They had
acquired their privileges under the mon
archy, and did not desire a change. Re
publics are not friendly to the establish
ment of any church, as they believe that
each church should be supported by its own
congregation. So when the church form
ally recognized the republic, it shows that
it is convinced that it is the will of the
whole people, that all the provinces favor
it, and that there is no hope of a restora
tion.”
OUTSIDE INTERFERENCE NOT WANTED.
Continuing, tlia “minister said that if
other countries sought to interfere they
would aid instead of harm the republic.
Germany would like to have a .South
American empire, and he had seen it stated
that there were 300,000 Germans in South
ern Brazil. That number might not be too
large if it included those of German descent,
but these Germans did not wish to be under
the control of the homo government. They
were free to leave the country and he was
sure that they would, if asked, say that they
were happier than they were in Germany.
Any attempt at interference on the part of
an outside nation would strengthen the
country and make every Brazilian rise up
in her defense. The people would not per
mit any intermeddling with their domestic
concerns.
Speaking of the statements that the revo
lution had been largely due to hostility to
Count d’Eu, husband of the princess, and
to the emancipation of the slaves, Mr.
Valente said both statements were untrue.
The republic was not brought about by
hostility to any man nor any set of men,
but because the people believed that a re
public vras for the good of the country.
A CHANCE FOB SAVANNAH.
A New Route that Opens' a Chance for
. Enlarging Trade.
Cedar Key, Fla., Nov. 23.— The new
steamer for the Suwannee will begin
her regular schedule between this place and
points on the river within a few days. This
will give a now outlet by way of Branford
to Savannah and other points north. This
gives Savannah a direct line to the gulf
and the intervening fertile country. If
Savannah wants the cotton and other pro
duce of the newly opened section, and
wants to sell her goods to her now neigh
bors, let her mako rates, offer inducements
and dram the country. A big excursion
from Savannah and return would be an
eye-opener.
They Will Come to Savannah.
Washington, Nov. 24.—Efforts are
making to persuade the state department to
extend the southern trip of the pan-Ameri
can congress to Mexico and the Pacific coast.
They may succeed. Savannah is pretty
cartai n to ” lie included in the itinerary,
which will also include Jacksonville, At
lanta, Birmingham and New Orleans.
Four stallions Burned to Death.
Valley Falls, Kan., N >v. 34.—The
stud barn of I. C. Webster, at bis Orchard
Hiil farm, was destroyed by fire this morn
ing. Four noted stallions were burned to
death, Evanmorxd, Prairie Wilkes, Joe
Larkin and Weaglmont. The loss is
875,000. The fire was caused by the explo
sion of a lantern.
CREED OK THE MOBMONa
President Woodruff Makes a Few
Denials.
Chicago, 111., Nov. 23.—1n response to
a telegram from the Associated Press, ask
ing for his statemeht concerning the investi
gation now in progress in Salt I .aka City,
Willard Woodruff, president of tho Mormon
church, sends the following:
Salt Lake. Nov. 23, 1899.
This is the periodical anti-Mormon sensation
which we are accustomed to expect in Novem
ber. Congress meets In December, and it is
presumed that tho usual efforts will be made to
secure legislation against the Mormons. Of
course, this cannot be accomplished unless the
public mind is prepared for it. In addition to
this. I might explain that we are on the eve of
an important municipal election here, in which
the anti-Mormon party, by preventing tho nat
uralization of Mormons, and in other improper
ways, hopes to be successful. I can truthfully
say that there is absolutely nothing in the
Mormon religion that is not consistent with the
most lalrlotic devotion to the government of
the United States. The revelations and com
mandments to tho church require that the con
stitution and laws of the land Bhall be upheld.
TO THR RESCUE OF THE REPUBLIC.
It is also part of our belief that the time will
come when this country will be distracted by
departures from the spirit and letter of the
constitution, and when general lawlessness will
prevail, and that when that condition shall ar
rive the Mormon people will step forward and
take an active part in rescuing the natlou from
ruin. Asa people the Mormons have the high
est veneration tor the institutions of the repub
lic. There are among our community quite a
number of descendants from revolutionary
fathers who fought and bled to establish our
popular government.
NO DESPOTIC POWERS.
In regard to the claim that the priesthood or
chief authorities of the church assert or usurp
the right to control the Mormon people In alt
their temporal, including political affairs, I
would say, I am tho present head of the church
and Ido not make any such claim, It would be
impossible to exercise it if I did The Mormon
people would not tolerate any such absolutism.
SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
The charge of undue interference is absurd.
Elections are conducted under a strictly secret
ballot system, so that no man knows how his
neighbor votes. All the mana.ement of elec
tions down, to the smallest details, is in the
hands of officers of the United States govern
ment and their appointees. True, the Mormons
are to a considerable degree united in their po
litical affairs. This is largely duo to their being
constantly aud vindictively assailed by a small
minority in Utah who have sought to wrest con
trol of public affairs from the hands of the ma
jority. They have thus been driven together hy
common interest, and compelled to distinguish
their friends from their enemies.
THE PRATER FOR VENGEANCE.
A good deal is being made of tho form of
prayer, based on two verses in the seventh
chapter of the Revelations of Si . John, as con
tained in the New Testament.
It relates to praying that God might avenge
the blood of the prophets. An attempt has since
been made to connect this with avenging the
death of Joseph and Hiram Smith, and to have
reference to this nation. It can have no such
application as the endowments were given long
before the death of Joseph and Hiram Smith,
and have not been changed. This nation or gov
ernment has never been charged by the Mormon
people with the assassination of Joseph and
Hiram Smith, as it is well known the murder
was the act of a local mob disguised,
BLOOD ATONEMENT.
Concerning the cry about blood atonement ;
well, there is this: The foundation of our re
ligious faith is belief in the atoning blood of
Christ, through which the resurrection will bo
brought about. We believe in the scripture
doctrine, “Whoso sheddeth man's blood by man
shall his blood be shed,” but we also believe
that all executions for murder should be under
the law of the land and by its officers only,
DESERTION DON’T MEAN DEATH.
Statements made by two or throe apostate
Mormon witnesses to the effect that the endow
inent ceremonies involved the death penalty
upon those who leave the church and disobey
the priesthood are simply untrue. There is no
accounting for the blterne6'and untruth fulness
of some men who have been connected with an
organization, especially religious, and have
turned against it. The Catholic and other
Churches have had much to contend with in
that line. Mormons on the stand decline to
disclose the formula of endowment, because
secret or religious rites and ceremonies are the
property of the individual citizen, and do not
belong to the state.
SECREOV OF MASONS.
"kou might as well ask why a Mason, if he
were placed on the witness stand, should refuse
to reveal the rites and signs of that order. 1
am myself a Master Mason, and have been in
formed that many Masons, os well as people
not connected with the fraternity, have been
indignant at the attempt that has been made
during the past few days to extort personal in
formation from a Mormon. Members of other
benevolent societies can see that their rights
and organizations would be endangered should
such proceedings carry. While the Mormons
have refused to divulge these things to courts
they have uniformly sworn that there is
nothing in the endowment ceremonies incon
sistent with citizenship. Several prominent
ex-Mormons have testified to the same effect.
“PORKLV POLITICAL."
The cause of the present agitation is purely
political. There are two local parties The
People’s party is composed largely of our
people, although a number of non-Mormons
sympathize with it. The self-styled Liberal
party is composed almost entirely of anti-
Mormons, and they are hut a -mall minority in
the territory. There will be a municipal elec
tion next February The present proceedings
have been instituted by the anU-Mormoiis as a
means to enable them to carry that election.
Doubtless tho agitators have also in view the
approaching session of congress.
PROGRESS OF THE INVESTIGATION.
The investigation m regard to the endow
ment house and the teachings of the Mor
mon church was resumed iu the district
court to-day. James E. Talmaare,
principal of the Mormon college
in this city, testified that the
pupils of his school were taught that the
revelation in regard to plural marriage was
from God, and that the constitution, when
properly administered, did not interfere
with auy revelation of God. The witness
said he believed polygamy was right and the
law against it was unconstitutional,
notwithstanding the decision of the
supreme court of tho United Htates. All the
pupils were taught to obey the revelation
of celestial marriage. Tho witness thought
about one in thirty of his friends wore
polygamists. He believed the president
of the church was divinely called, and he
would obey him.
FEARFUL TRAIN WRECK.
Every Man in One of t be Crewe Injured
and One Already Dead.
Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 24.—A special
from Fort Wayne, Ind., to the Sentinel ,
says: A misunderstanding of train orders
was the occasion of a disastrous wreck on
the Nickel Plate road late last night. Au
east-bound freight train was run into by a
west-bound night train near Argos, led.,
sixty-six miles west of Fort Wayne.
JUMPED FOR THEIR LIVES.
The crew of the through freight saved
themselves by jumping, but every one of
tho crew on tbe other train was injured.
Engineer Matt Wilson was hurt inter
nally and died to-day.
Fireman Emanuel Perogury is badly in
jured about the baok, aud bis recovery is
doubtful.
Conductor Watterson saved his life by
jumping in the dark, and badly sprained
both ankies.
Brakeman Brown was badly hurt about
the hips, and Flagman Maguin was severely
Injured about the legs.
Safety ot Dr. Peters.
Berlin, Nov. 24 —The German consul at
Zanzibar confirms the report of the safety
of Dr. Peters. The North German Gazette
had advices to the some efftet,
UNITED STATES MAILS.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ASSIST
ANT POSTMASTER GENERAL.
Two Thousand Seven Hundred and
Seventy Fourth-Class Offices Estab
lished During the Past Fiscal Year
aud 1,147 Offices Discontinued,
Leaving 68,909 in Operation— Ad
justment of Salaries —F ree Delivery
Service for All Towns of 5,000
People.
Washington, Nov. 24 —The annual re
port of First Assistant Postmaster General
Clarkson show's that 2,770 fourth-class post
offices were established during tho last fiscal
year, as against 3,864 during the previous
year, and 1,147 postoffices were discontinued
during the same time, making tho total
uumher of postoffices in operation ou July
1, 1889, 58,999, of which number 2,083 were
presidential offices.
The whole number of appointments of
postmasters for tho year is shown to have
been 20,030, of which 8,854 were on resigna
tions and commissions expired, 7,853 on re
rn 55.3 on the death of postmasters
aud 2,770 on the establishment of postoffices.
ADJUSTMENT OF SALARIES.
In the annual adjustment of salaries of
postmasters, which took effect July 1, 1830,
forty-six offices of the third class wore re
duced to the fourth class, aud fifteen offices
of the fourth clavs were raised to the third
class, leaving 2,652 presidential offices In
operation ou July 1, 1889.
The number of money order offices in
operation at the dose of the fiscal year was
8,583, au increase ot 473 for tho your. Tho
number of money order stations in opera
tion July 1, 1889, was 144, an ineroaso.of
fourteen over the previous year. The num
ber of postal note offices iu operation at the
end of the year was 5,573.
FREE DELIVERY SERVICE.
The report shows that Juno 80,1889, there
were 401 free delivery postoffices in opera
tion, an increase of 43 for the year. In
about 45 other offices free delivery service
lias been established since June 80, 1880.
CoE *J. F. Bates, superintendent of the
free delivery system, has recommended to
Postmaster General Clarkson the extension
of the service to all places whioh have a
population of 5,000, the postoffleo of which
produces gross revenue for the previous
fiscal year of at loast $B,OOO, and the sepa -
ration, as far as possible, of the delivery
and collection service, and that a class to
be known as "collectors” lie creatod to per
form collection sorvico only.
THE STAR ROUTE SERVICE.
The annual report, of Second Assistant
Postmaster General Whitfield shows that
the number of star mall routes in operation
June 30, 1889, was 15,077, upon which the
total cost of servioe was $5,177,195. In tho
whole Bystem of advertising and awarding
star service Col. Whitfield says there is
room for decidod improvement. Under
the present system the competition for the
postal service has become very alose. Bids
in large numbers, on every route named iu
the advertisement issued each year hy the
department, are submitted by professional
bidders, so-called to distinguish them from
local bidders, who bid for, but do not carry
the mails, and who expect their profit iu
sub-letting at rates yet lower to others who
not infrequently are unsuccessful local bid
ders for tne same routes.
A COMMISSION RECOMMENDED.
Col. Whitfield recommends tho appoint
ment of a commission to investigate and
report upon tho subject, with a view to
make the carrying of tho mails under the
star route system equitable alike to the
government and contractor, and to relieve
it, as far as possible, from the evils and In
iquities with which it is burdened. At tho
end of the year there were 138 steamboat
routes in operation, at an annual rale of
expenditure of $446,032.
WAR DEPARTMENT FACTS.
Some Interesting Facts Gleaned From
the Secretary’s Annual Report.
Washington, Nov. 34.—The expendi
tures of appropriations under the direction
of the Secretary of War for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1889, were as follows:
Salaries and contingent expenses.. $ 1,263,015 15
Military'.establishuient: Support/)!
the army and military academy. ‘21,814,607 33
Public works, including river and
harbor improvements 18,481,830 60
.Miscellaneous objects 6,894,574 26
Total $46,654,121 74
THREK-B ATT ALIGN FORMATION.
Nearly every warlike power has adopted
the three-battalion formation for infantry.
Persia, China and the United States are
almost alone in adhering to the single bat
talion system.
DESERTION.
Public attention has been callod to the
matter of desertion, and the impression
doubtless prevails that it is ou the increase.
This is not entirely correct. Iu considering
the statistics it must be borne in mind that
nearly three-fourths ( ast year 72 per oent.)
of the desertions occur during the first year
of enlistment, so that the percentage of
desertions to enlistments is the more cor
rect guide than the percentage to the total
strength
Investigation does not disclose that ill
treatment prevails to auy appreciable
extent. That it has existed to some degree,
and especially at the beginning of the ser
vice in recruiting barracks, is a fact; hut it
has been the exception. 111-considered and
thoughtless treatment is quite as bad. The
employment of enlisted men in ordinary
labor undoubtedly oroatos disconteut.
NATIONAL GUARD.
The discipline and efficiency of the na
tional guard is universally commended. It
was evidenced by their appearance at the
centennial celebration in Ne w York April
30 last, and the promptness and eeleritv
with which their concentration was effected.
Of their value as a reserve military force,
and an essential element In auy feasible
scheme of coast defenses I treat elsewhere.
As an educational institution also it de
serves encouragement and support.
The aggregate of this reserve army, regu
larly organized and uniformed, is 108,500
men, and the present annual appronria ion
of congress for tneir armament and equip
ment is only $400,000, or about $8 75 per
man. The first appropriation for this pur
pose, iu 1808, was J3oo,ooo—one-half the
amount now available —while in the mean
time our population has increased seven
fold. I know of no manner in which
a generous appropriation can bo more ad van
tugeously employed to provide against
future uiil ta y contingencies, and lieliove
that the current appropriation should be
increased. The plan of placing a small
force of the regular army with the militia
of the different states in their encampments,
as suggested from several sources, appears
to me an admirable one.
COAST DEFENSE.
I assume that the exposed condition of
our seacoast requires no proof, nor the
necessity of defending it any argument. If
there is an apparent Bense of security
among our people it is bom not of ignor
ance, but of thoughtlessness. Although
our position and the traditions of our
national diplomacy tend to the mainte
nance of peace, a defenseless eondition wifi
ever inrite attack. The actual value of
the property thus exposed to a public
enemy, although msnv time* the ijost'f
amply pnteotirg it, lesrs but litt e
pr oportion to the magnitude cf the mate
rial interests of the wtiule nation equally
endangered thereby. It is not a loci i ques
tion. .Not only is the nntionat honor alike
dear to all, but a hostile shell in the street*
of Now York strikes the prairies as well—
their corn and wheat share in the lose.
Still tho greater burden will fall u t >ou ttie
states contiguous to the seaboard in the im
mediate maintenance of themilitia required
to man the defenses in case of dang sr.
I submit ns a bas s to start from that no
time is to be lost in placing tho capital of
the country, the commercial metropolis on
the Atlantic seaboard, and at le ist one port
on the I‘acitlo in the best possible state of
defense. How rapidly tho work shall be
carried on until it embraces every import
ant vulnerable point from the Nt. Johns to
the Rio Grande and the ports of the Pacific
is the only question. In my view, progress
cannot be too rapid.
SUNDAY SCHOOL SBRVIOES.
Tho Twenty-seventh District Conven
tion Brought to a Close.
Waychoss, Ga., Nov. 04.—Tho exercises
of the Twei.ty-sovonth district Sunday
school convention to-day were of a very in
teresting character. At the morni g ser
vice addresses wore delivered by Rev.
Ooorge H. Johnson on “Example,” and by
President John M. Green on “Love for the
Work."
A mass meeting of Sunday-school chil
dren, in which 300 children took
part, filled tho programme for the after
noon. The line of march was from tho
Baptist church, aud through Albany avenue
to tho Methodist church. Hundreds of
adults crowded tho building. After tho
children woro seated addresses wore made
by President Green, Dr. IV. P. Williams,
if. P. Brewer, V. ll Bteuton and R. B.
Reppard. Tho motion exorcises by Mr.
Keppard were very enthusiastically received
by the children.
TUB FAREWELL SERVICE.
To-night an inspiration and farowoll
service was held, led by R. B. Reppard.
The themes of thought woro well calculated
to fire tho delegations of Wart), Charlton,
Pierce, Coffee anil Berrien counties to
greater endeavor iu Sunday school work.
Hluckshear, Wayoroas and VVillacoocbce
were nominated as the place for the next
convention. Wayeross and Blacksheur
yielded to the claim of Coffee oounty, and
W i llacoocheo was unauimuusiy chosen.
Resolutions of thanks to the ruilroad
companies for choup rates to Wayeross, for
hospitality, etc., were offered, and at O;3J
o’clock tlie convention adjourned sine ilie,
having Keen one of the most successful over
held. Presidout Green left for Atiauta to
night.
BOSTON’B MISSING BOY.
A Letter Claiming That Ho Intended
to Drown Himself.
Boston, Ga., Nov. 24.—Arthur W. Bat
tle, son of Rev. J. R. Battle, who mysteri
ously dinapueared from hero Nov. 4, has
never boon heard from by his family. His
father has used every means to ascertni u
his whereabouts, communicating with
every one who was apt to hear from bis son.
A letter was received to-day, addressed to
tho Boston World. Tne writer asked that
the letter be published. It was signed “A
W. Battle,” and was dated Boston, Nov. 5.
In the letter tho writer stated that he would
drown himself in Rouud lake. This lake is
situated ou the traniroad of the (Joilman
Lumber Company, about six mites east of
here.
He also said that it would be useless to
search for his body, that he hoped it would
be devoured by the fish and alligators and
would remain in the lake.
The letter has caused a groat deal of gos
sip, aud many people do not believe young
Battle wrote it. It has, however, been com
pared with other letters known to have
been written by him, aud the signature*
compared favorably. The letter was
dropped in tho postoffice after 5 o’clock
last night and was found in the
box at noon to-day. It shows signs
of haring been carried by someone for
sorno timo. Every effort is being made to
locate the party who posted it. The whole
affair is one of mystery. Homo of his
friends think he wrote the letter, and lias
drowned himself, while others think he is
still alive.
REED’S WINNING RACE.
Tho Solidity of Now York and Penn*
eylvanla Makes Him Feel Good.
■Washington, Nov. 24— The fact that
this was Sunday did not interrupt the
efforts of tho candidates for the speaker
ship to add to their lists of supporters. Mr.
lined, refreshed by tho reassurance he re
ceived in Now York, was at his poet, sus
tained by his chief liouteuant, Henry
Cabot Lodge. Mr. Reed gave out
a perfunctory denial of tho state
ment that he went to New York to look
up tho miHsing links in the Now York dele
gation, and Mr, Lodge repeated tho state
ment that Mr. Reed had only gone to Now
York to meet his wile, at which all the
other candidates wore smiling. Yesterday,
nevertheless, Mr. Reed had gotten from
someone In New York the pledging in
formation that the Now York delegation
will bold a caucus hero this week, probably
on Tuesday, and that two-thirds would lead
the delegation to vote for him.
SURE OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Mr. Reed is now practically sure of the
Pennsylvania delegation, although to con
ceal their purpose aud its causes they may
hold no caucus.
Naturally Mr. Reed feels good over hi*
sixty odd eastern votes. Of course his
rivals, all of whom wore diligently at work
to-day, do not concede this. Mr. McKinley
smiled as serenely as though he had not had
his boom jesterday. Ho still claims 55
votes, including of course 4 in New York
and 8 in Pennsylvania.
Mr. Burrows expect* a crowd of Michi
gan friends to-morrow to help boom him.
ASSAULTED A CHILD.
An Aged Cabinetmaker of Atlanta
Guilty of a Grave Crime.
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 24—Charles Smith,
a cabinetmaker, attempted an assault on a
12-year-old white girl on Ellis street thi*
afternoon. He called at the house and find
ing the girl alone attempted the outrage.
Her screams alarmed tiie neighborhood and
Biuith fleiL He has not yet been captured.
He Is a discharged federal soldier from
the old garrison, middle aged, and has
a family.
Wayeross’ New Bank.
Wayuross, Ga., Nov. 24—The South
Georgia Bank of Wayeross opens for busi
ness to-morrow morning. Its capital stock
is $50,000. C. C. Gruce is president and J.
E. Wadloy cashier.
Robbins Dies from His Wound.
Eatonton, Ga., Nov. 24.—Robbins, the
young man shot by Phil. Hanford yesterday
evening, died at the Hotel Putnam at 9
o’clock to-night. He was reported better
early to-day, tint a sudden whangs took
‘place. •
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REV. TALMAGE IN ATHENS
HIS DISCOURSE BASED ON PAS
SAGES FROM PAUL.
Th® Writings, Teachings, Thundering*
and Song* of the Famous Greeks
Eclipsed by the Apostle, According
to the Idea of the Preacher —Th®
Leaeons From the Texts.
Athens, Nov. 24— The Rev. T. De Wit*
Taimagc, I). D., of Brooklyn, preached in
this city this morning to a group of friend*,
basing his discourse on the following two
passages from the Pauline epistles: I. Cor
inthians, ii., 9: “Eye hath not seen, nor ear
heard,” and L Corinthians, xiii., 2t “For
now wo see through a glass, darkly.” Th*
•ennon was as follows:
B<thi these sentence* wero written by th*
most ll.ustrcus merely human being the
world ever saw, one who walked these
stroots, ami preachsd from youder pile of
rocks, Mars hill. Though more classic as
sociations are connected with tills city than
' zi tli any other oitv under the sun, because
Lore 8< orates, and Plato, and Aristotle
and Domost hones, and Pericles, and Hero
dotus, and Pythagoras, and Xenophon, and
Praxiteles, wrote or chiseled, or taught or
thundered or sung, yet iu my mind all those
men and their teachings wore eclipsed by
Paul and the gospel he preached m this
city and in your near-by city of Corinth.
Yostoi day, standing on the old fortress of
Corinth, the Acro-Corinthus, out from the
ruins at its base arose iu my imagination
the old city just as Pan! saw it. I have
boon hold that for splendor tho world be
hold*, no such wonder to-day as that ancient
Corinth standing on an isthmus washed by
two seas, the one sea bringing the
coraniorco of Europe, tho other sea
bringing tho commerce of Asia. From
heg wharves, tu the construction
ol which wholo kingdoms had been ab
sorbed, war galleys with three banks of
oar* pushed out and confounded the navy
yards of all tho world. Hugo-handed ma
chinery such as modern invention cannot
equal, lifted ships from the sea on one side
ami transported them on trucks across the
isthmus and sot thorn down in the sea on
tho otiler side. Tho revenue officers of tho
city went down through the olive grove*
that lined tho beach to collect a tariff from
all nations. Tho mirth of nil people sported
in her isthmian games, and the beauty of aH
lands sat in her locators, walked her ixirtioo*
and throw itself on tho altar of her stu
pendous dissipations. Column and status
and temple bewildered tho beholder. Thar*
woro while marble fountains, into which
from apertures at tho side there rushed
wa ers everywhere known for health
giving qualities. Around these hin.
twisted into wrontiis of stono, there were all
the beauties of sculpture and architecture,
while standing, as If to guard tho oostlv dis
play, was a statue of Hercules of i.urnl*hd
Corinthian liras*. Vases of terracotta
adorned the cetnetorios of tbe d-ad—vases
so costly that Julius Caa-ar was not satis
flod. until he hud captured them for
lb mo. Armed officials, the Corintharii,
pi iced up aud down, to seo that, no statue
vzas defaced, no pedestal overthrown, no
bas-relief touched. From the edge of the
city tho bill held its magnificent burdens of
columns and towers and temples (1 000
slaves waiting at ouo shrine), and a citadel
so thoroughly impregnable that Gibraltar it
a heup of sand compared with it. Amid
all that strength and magnificence Corinth
stood and defied the world. O, it was not
to rustics who had never seen anything
fraud that Paul uttered one of my texts.
hoy had heard tho best music that had
come from the best instruments in all th*
world; they hail heard songs floating irons
morning porticos and melting in evening
groves; they had passed their whole lives
among pictures and sculpture and arebi
tec turn aud Corinthian brass, which had
been molded and shaped until there was no
chariot wheel in which it had not sped, and
no tower in which it had not glittered, and
no gateway that it had not adorned. Ah
it was a bold thing for Paul to stand there
amid all that and say.- “All tail
is nothing. These sounds that
come from the temple of Neptune
are not music compared with the har
monies of which I sneak. These waters
rushing In tho basin of Pyrene are not pure.
These statues of Bacchus and Mercury ore
not exquisite. Your citadel of Aoro-
Corinthus is not strong compared with that
which I offer to tho poorest slave that put*
down his burden at that brazen gate. You
Corinthians think this is u splendid oityi
you think you have heard all sweet sound*
aud seen ail beautiful sights; but I tell you
eye hath not soon nor ear hoard, neither
have entered into the heart of man, th*
things winch God hath prepared for
them that lovo him.” indeed, both my
texts, the one spoken by Paul aad the ou*
written by Paul, show us that we have very
imperfect eyesight, and that our day of
vision is yet tu come: For now wa see
through a glass darkly, but then face to
face. No Paul takes tho responsibility of
saying that the Bible is an indistinct mir
ror, aud that its mission shall be finally
suspended. I think there may be on*
Bible in heaven fastened to the throne
Just as now, in a museum, As
have a lamp exhumed from Herculaneum
or Nineveh, and we look at it with greal
interest and sayi “How poor a light it
must have given, compared with our
modern lamps." Bo I think that this Bible,
whicli was a lamp to our feet in this world,
may lie near the throne of God, exciting
our interest to all eternity by the contrast
between its comparatively feeble light and
tbe illumination of heaven. The Bible,
now, is the scaffolding to the ruing temple,
but when the budding ia done there will b*
no use for the scaffolding. The idea I shall
develop to-day is, that in this world our
knowledge is comparatively dim and un
satisfactory, but nevertheless is introduc
tory to grander and more complete vision.
Thu is eminently true in regard to
our view of God. We hear so much about
God that we conclude that we understand
him. He is represented as having tbe ten
derness of a father, the firmness or a judge,
the pomp of a king and tbe love of a
mother. We hear about him, talk about
him, write about him. We lisp his name in
infancy, and it trembles on tbe tongue of
tbe dying octogenarian. We think that
we know very much about him. Take the
attribute of mercy. Do we understand it!
The Bible blossoms all over with that word
mercy. It speaks again and again
of tbe tender mercies of God; of
the sure mercies; of the great
mercies; of the mercy that endureth for
ever; of the multitude of bis meroiea And
yet 1 know that the views we have of thi*
great being are most indefinite, one sided
and incomplete. W hen, at death, the gate*
shali liy open, and we shall look directly
upon him, how now and surprising! VY*
see upon canvas a picture of the m >rning.
Wo study the cloud ia the sky, the den
upon the grass, and the husbandman on th*
way to the field. Beautiful picture of th*
morning! But we rise at daybreak and go
upon a hill to see for ourselves that which
was represented to us. While we look,
the mountains are transfigured. Tho
burnished gates of heaven swing open and *
shut, to let pass a host of fiery splendor*,
The clouds are all abloom, and hang pend
ent from arbors of alabaster and amethyst.
The waters make pathway of inlaid pear]
for the light to walk upon; and there ii
morning on iha tea. The crags unco vet
