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A CYCLONE’S WILD WORK.
ST. LOUIS VISITED BY THE DEMON
OF THE AIR.
Three Lives Known to be Lost, and
Many Persons Injured—Houses Un
roofed and Blown Down—Telegraph
and Train Service Crippled—A Howl
ing Blizzard Follows in the Cyclone’s
Wake.
St. Louis, Jan. 12.—Thi3 afternoon,
shortly after 4 o’clock, a perfect hurricane
struck the city, unrooflug houses, tearing
out trees by the roots, blowing down stee
ples of churches, leveling telegraph poles,
and doing considerable damage generally.
All tbo eastern telegraph wires centering at
Fast St. Louis are blown down, and a
rumor comes from the little town of Venice,
three miles north of St. Louis, that several
houses were destroyed there and three or
four persons killed, but this lacks confirma
tion.
SEVERAL LIVES LOST.
St. Louis, Jan. 12, 10:30 p. m.—At this
hour it has been ascertained that several
lives were lost during the afternoon storms.
Reports from the surrounding country are
delayed by the telegraph service being
crippled by the storm.
A LATER ACCOUNT.
About 4:30 o’clock this afternoon a
eyolone struck the southwestern section
of the city and swept on through
to the northern limits, making a
pathway nearly a quarter of a mile wide,
and leaving death and desolation in its
track. There was scarce any warning of the
approaching storm, owing to the fact that
the sky had been overcast for several hours
before the full force of the wind was felt,
and it was all over in an incredibly brief
period of time, those residing in and near
the path of the cyclone scarcely realizing
what had happened until it was all over.
EXTENT OP THE DAMAGE.
In addition to dozens of dwellings and
stores in the southern, central, and north
ern soctions of the city more or less
wrecked, tho following big buildings were
damaged: The Anchor mills, the Goodwin
candle factory, the Pullman shops, Van
Kr ck’s furniture factory, Kingsland &
Ferguson’s farm implement works, the
Missouri Pacific hospital, tho Hogdon
school, tho German Evangelical church, the
Second Presbyteriau church, and others yet
to be heard from.
ENTIRE FAMILY KILLED.
Throe fatalitios are reported, but the
names of the victims have not yet been as
certained. They comprise an entire family,
father, mother, and child, residing on
Mound street, near Tenth, and they m9t
their deaths by the falling of an adjoining
building on their dwelling.
LOSSES ON PROPERTY.
The losses on property are roughly esti
mated at SIOO,OOO, but will likely prove
more. The Harmony Club, a Jewish or
ganization, suffered a loss of $3,000 on their
club house, on the corner of Olive aud
Third streets.
COURSE OF THE STORM.
The cyclone entered the city in its full
force at Twenty-third street and Chouteau
avenue, passing northeast until it reached
Seventeenth and Olive streets, where it
swerved, taking a direct easterly course to
Fourteenth, and then again turned to the
northeast, leaving the city and striking tho
river just north of Taylor s treat.
The only announcement qf the approach
and progress of the storm was a dull,
sullen roar, quickly followed by a torrent
of rain, which in turn was succeeded by
sleet, and, before its victims could realize
what had happened, the storm had swept
by and on. Trees were torn up by the
roots and broken off, telegraph poles wore
swept down as though more sticks, whole
roofs of buildings were lifted from their
moorings like feathers aud tossed through
the street.
BURIED UNDER A FALLING WALL.
Mrs. Charles Miller, who resides with her
husband at T wentieth and Eugenia streets,
was sitting in a rocking chair with her
babe iu her arms, when the roof wns lifted
from her house. She rushed to the window,
and just then a wall gave way, and Mrs.
Miller and her babe were buried uudor tho
debris. The babe miraculously escaped
without a scratch, but the mother was
badly hurt, and may not recover. Mr.
Miller was in another part of tho house and
e-caped unhurt. This is only one of tho
incidents of the terrible storm.
REPORTS OF DISASTERS.
All sorts of reports are now coming in.
A telephone message from Venice, 111., op
posite the northern part of the city, says
the storm was very disastrous there, aud
that several lives were lost. It is reported
that a number of passenger cars were blown
from the track in the upper part of Mill
Creek valley, the western outlet of the
union depot "yards.
LIST OF VICTIMS.
The list of victims by the storm secured
up to this hour (9:30 o’clock p. m.) are as
follows:
DEAD.
Mrs. Maggie Connors, aged 40.
Bernard McConnell, aged 40.
Joe Weaver, aged 9.
INJURED,
Theresa Weaver, aged 6. Both legs
broken, and will probably die.
Mrs. Charles Miller, badly cut and
bruised.
seriously injured.
Annie Connors.
Maggie Connors.
Francis Connors.
DESTRUCTION IN ILLINOIS.
A messenger just arrived from the east
tide of the river says the storm in St. Clair
county, IU., was unusually severe, and
that the cry of “Good Lord, save us,” was
hoard frequently outside of church walls.
Brooklyn, a village of about 500 people,
seems to havo suffered most, as the damage
at East St. Louis and at Venice
was [largely confined to railroad
property and small dwellings, and telegraph
and telephone poles. Brooklyn is about
three miles north of East St. Louis. Its
population is largely composed of colored
People. At 8 o’clock p. m. it was reported
?' i East St. Louis that the little village had
been swept off the face of the earth. It
proves not quite so bad as that, though
bad enough,aud though several were injured
no lives were lost. A number of dwellings
are in ruins. The Baptist church Is entirely
demolished, and the Methodist Episcopal
bhurch, a frame building, unroofed aud
’btned clear around on its foundations. At
nel eville, 111., several public buildings were
unroofed, but no one was reported injured.
A late Wabash train arrived at the relay
depot in East St. Louis about 8:15 p. m.
the engineer and conductor report that
ouring the storm they feared that their
tram W ould be thrown from tho track, so
ernfio was the force of the wind.
SEVERE BLIZZARD RAGING.
Kansas City, Mo,, Jan. 12.—A severe
'“'H} rages to-night in Kansas, Missouri,
i- Nebraska. Dispatches from points in
Kansas to the Journal says that the storm
- by f ar tho worst of the sea
line • an< ? some points report
‘at it jj the most severe ever
'-rienced. The storm began last night,
Jotofniuo
and continued throughout the day and
most of the night. Far western points iu
Kansas report that the storm ceased and
the weather cleared about 11 o’clock to
night. The result of this storm there has
been disastrous. An average snowfall of
about eight inchos on tho level is reported,
but a strong wind drifted it badly, and
many trains on railroads have been aban
doned or greatly delayed.
HEAVY SNOWDRIFTS.
At Hiawatha, Kan., the Journal's cor
respondent reports that snow has drifted in
places as high as one-story houses, com
pletely blocking highays and railroads.
At Wichita, Kan., the snow is reported as
fifteen inches deep, and badly drifted. All
trains on the Santa Fe, Wichita and West
ern, Rock Island, and Missouri Pacific rail
roads, and in the neighborhood of Wichita
have been abandoned, more, however, in
anticipation of the effects of the storm than
on account of it. Some of tho trains have
been side-tracked at small stations, but the
passeugers have been amply provided for
with both food and fuel. At Derby, near
Wichita, the Santa Fe Texas express is
waiting for the result of the storm to be
come known before progressing further.
THE WORST EVER KNOWN.
Empoiia roports the worst blizzard over
known there. Tho snow is badly drifted
throughout the city and surrounding
country, and railroad traffic is entirely
suspended. At Abilene, Kan., the storm
raged for thirty-six hours. Railroads are
blocked.' At Topeka six inches of snow has
fallen and much interruption to railroad
traffio has resulted. At Garden City, in the
western portion of the state, the storm
was not so severe as near the center.
A special dispatch from points in Mis
souri to the Times indicates that tho storm
has been less severe there than in Kansas.
It is still snowing there, but the fall is light.
RAGING THROUGHOUT NEBRASKA.
A dispatch to the Journal from Lincoln,
Neb., states that a storm of groat severity
is raging throughout the state. Tho special
feature of the storm is its occurrence on the
anniversary of the horrible blizzard two
years ago, when so many people perished
from cold. Reports of tbo present storm
indicate that it is no less severe than that
of which it is anniversary.
Iu Kansas City the storm began Satur
day night with a drizzling rain. Early this
morning^tho weather [turned colder, and
rain, freezing as it fell, covered evory ex
posed object with a coating of ice. Pe
destrianism on hilly streets became an
impossibility. Tho telegraph, telephone, and
light wires were borne almost to the ground,
aud telephonic and telegraphic communi
cation interrupted. At noon the rain turned
to snow, and the blizzard set in, and at
midnight continued with some severity.
There are signs of clearing within six hours.
WIRES BLOWN DOWN AT MEMPHIS.
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 12.—A heavy
wind storm, accompanied by rain, struck
Memphis at about 5 o’clock this afternoon,
and beyond general prostration of wires no
damage was done in this immediate vicin
ity. The Western Union is badly crippled
to-night, every wire, except two to New
Orleans and one to Kansas City, being
down within a radius of thirty-five miles.
IN MISSISSIPPI.
A [special to the Appeal from Sardis,
Mis3., sixty miles south of here, reports a
heavy storm of wind, rain, and hail. The
Episcopal and Presbyterian churches and
Ballentine’s livery stable were blown down.
Benderson Bros’, store and the Reporter
office were unroofed, aud several stores and
residences damaged. No fatalities were
reported.
TERRIFIC STOW STORM.
Drifts Four Feet High in the Streets
of Omaha.
Omaha, Neb., Jan 12.—A terrific snow
storm has been raging hero since early this
morning. Drifts fourfeet high are on the sides
of the streets and in the alleys. Electric
motor and cable street railways ran
until about 4 o’clock this afternoon,
but were then obliged to suspend. All
trains on roads entering tho city are from
one to three hours late. The observer here
reports, at 8 o’clock this oveniug, that the
storm hns ceased in Southern Dakota and
Western Nebraska.
SNOWING AND BLOWING AT DES MOINES.
Des Moines, Jan. 12.—Six inches of snow
has fallen here since morning. The wind is
blowing hard and the snow is drifting badly
and still falling.
KING ALFONSO BETTER
Spain’s Baby Ruler Steadily Continues
to Improve.
Madrid, Jan. 12, noon.— The king con
tinues to improve, and tho queen regent has
been enabled to secure a brief rest. A spe
cial mass was celobrated this morning for
the recovery of the king. Hundreds of
telegrams of inquiry have been received.
stronger and livelier.
Madrid, Jan. 12,11 p. m. —The king is a
little stronger aud livelier. He has slept
and eaten well. If he continues to improve
the queen regent will be able to attend to
the cabinet crisis very soon.
special mass said.
Rome, Jan. 12. —The pope to-day ordered
special mass in the Spanish church of
Monserato for the recovery of King Al
fonso. His holiness also sent a personal
message of inquiry to Queen Christina.
BIG DISTILLERY FIRE.
An Aggregate Lobs of sl2s,ooo—The
Largest in the World.
Peoria, 111.. Jau. 12.—Fire broke out
this afternoon in tho tower of the Monarch
distillery, back of the beer still, and before
it could be brought uuder control seven
copper stills and appurtenances were
burned, together with 100,000 gallons of
untaxed spirits, valued at $15,000. The
damage to the mill, etc., U $125,000. The
distillery had a capacity of 10,000 bushels
of corn per day. The still cost $500,000 to
build, and was the largest iu the world. It
was running at half capacity. It was a
trust house. The loss is covered by insur
ance. The cause of the fire is a mystery.
This is the busy season, and the house will
bo idle three or four months. The loss of
business will be several hundred thousand
dollars. __
FOUNDERED AT SEA.
The Crew of a Wrecked Schooner
Brought to Baltimore.
Baltimore. Md., Jan. 12. —The British
steamship Boston City, Capt. Doyle, which
arrived to-day from Boston, brings Capt.
Keeso, the mate, and the crew of six men,
all told, of the wrecked schooner John H.
Rapp. The John H. Rapp was bound from
Norfolk to New York with a cargo of rail
road ties, and sailed from Hampton Roads
Jan. 6. The vessel encountered heavy
weather, sprung aleak, and Jan. 9, wheti
150 miles south of Absecon, foundered.
The crew took to the small boat, and were
picked up by tho brig Ohio, from Phila
delphia to Oporto, and transferred the same
day to the B:>eton City and brought to
Baltimore.
THE WEEK IX CONGRESS.
MATTERS TO CQME BEFORE THE
HOUSE AND SENATE.
Mr. Butler Will Speak on His Negro
Emigration Bill—The Montana Sen
atorship —Mormons Oppose State
hood for Idaho —The New Rules.
Tariff Hearings.
Washington, Jan. 12.—The most im
portant, as well as the most perceptible,
progress in the weak of legislation in con
gress is still shown in the committee stage.
Senator Morgan’s bill for the disposal of
public mineral lands in Alabama is the
only measure upon the calendar of unfin
ished business before the Senate, and it
awaits the senator’s return to be called up
for final action.
ALASKA’S SEAL FISHERIES.
According to notice given last Thursday,
Senator Plumb will address the Senate to
morrow upon the resolution introduced by
him lost week, requesting the Secretary of
the Treasury to postpone the leasing of the
Alaska seal fisheries until further action by
congress, or until the latest period made
necessary by tho existing law; and that
meanwhile he make a full report to the
Senate of the manner in which the Alaska
Commercial Company has discharged its
duties and obligations under the present
lease, and also what additional legislation,
if any, is necessary in ordor that the inter
ests of the government and of the natives
and citizens of Alaska may be more fully
protected.
MR. butler’s emigration bill.
Senator Butler has indicated his intention
to speak this week on his bill providing for
the emigration of negroes from tho south at
public expense, under the direction of the
quartermaster general of the army. Should
he address the Senate on this subject, Sen
ator Ingalls and other republican senators
will reply.
THE MONTANA SENATORS.
Tho credentials of the four senators
elected by rival legislatures of Montana
are expectod to be laid before the Senate
this week. Objection will be made to seat
ing either the republican or democratic
contestants pending investigation aud re
port upon their claims by the committee on
privileges and elections. In tho absence of
Senator Hoar, the chairman of that com
mittee, no one is authorized to speak con
cerning the probable scope of the investiga
tion that will be made. A member of tbe
committee, however, said to-day that ho
was in favor of going fully into tho ques
tion of the legality of the organization of
tho Montana legislature. Ho had always
held that the Senate should do this in case
of contested elections; but he admitted that
ho had generally found himself iu opposi
tion to the views of the majority on that
subject.
open sessions.
Senators Platt and Teller, it is under
stood, will make an attempt this week to
have tho Senate take up tho resolution pro
viding for the consideration of all ex
ecutive nominations in open session.
MORMONS TO HAVE A HEARING.
The committee on territories to-morrow
morning will hear the representatives of the
Idaho Mormons, who opposo the bill to ad
mit that territory as a state, because the
proposed constitution excludes Mormons
from citizenship. Delegate Dubois
of Idaho will appear before the com
mittee and answer the Mormons’ com
plaints. If the committee decides that the
objections of tho Mormons are not well
founded, tho bills for the admission of
Idaho and Wyoming will bo reported
favorably at once.
TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT FOR OKLAHOMA.
An effort will be made this week also to
hasten progress on the bill to give Okla
homa a territorial form of government. At
present there are no formally constituted
territories iu that country, and, owing to
fear of outbreaks resulting from this condi
tion of things, the proposed municipal elec
tion in Guthrie has been postponed until a
form of government shall have been pro
vided under which tho results of the elec
tion can be peacefully established.
In the House.
The regular Houso committees have gen
erally completed their organization, but
none of them have so far progressed in their
work as to bo able to present any legisla
tive material for action of tho House this
week. The special committee on the
Silcott defalcation, however, has com
pleted its labors, and expects to
present its report and a bill to the
Houso to-morrow. Within a day or
two thereafter Chairman Adams will call
for consideration of the bill and report, and
a long debate is likely to follow.
THE NEW RULES.
The indications are that tho long-expected
code of new rules will be reported from the
committee on rules this week. The mem
bers of the minority are generally con
versant with the changes iu the old code
that are in contemplation, and are prepar
ing themselves for a vigorous attack upon
the committee’s report, which, as they un
derstand, proposes to seriously curtail their
power to affect legislation. Parliamenta
rians on the republican side are iu turn
fortifying themselves to meet tho attack, so
that, if the present indications are borne
out, this week will probably witness the first
decisive conflict of the opposing parties in
thejnew House.
THE TARIFF HEARINGS,
The committee on ways and means will
hold the last of the public hearings on tho
tariff bill Tuesday, but Chairman McKinley
says the committee expects to have before
it in private session from time to timo until
the bill is completed persons who are desir
ous of influencing the judgment of the mem
bers upon special schedules included in the
measure.
NO BOLT IN OHIO.
Col. Brice’s Friends Confident that
All Will be Harmonious.
Washington, Jan. 13.—Representative
Loder of Ohio, a friend and neighbor of
Calvin 8. Brice at Lima, is just back from
Columbus. He says: “There is not the
least foundation for this talk about a bolt.
Mr. Brice did not spend a single penny in
an improper manner, and be aud his friends
defy auy one to show to the contrary. Thero
has been a studied attempt to make it ap
pear that he was not the choice of tho Ohio
democracy for the position, but so far as
the people of our state aro concerned, it
has been a signal failure. The lead
ing democrats of tho state went to
Columbus to work for Col. Brice, and if
there had been the least bit of crookedness
it would have been discovered, as Mr.
Brice's opponents were all on tho lookout
for some ground on which to complain. All
of tho senatorial candidates acquiesce in the
result, and there will be no bolt, you may
rest assured.
Railway Tracka Cut by Republicans.
Madrid, Jan. 12. —A small republican
band has cut the railroad tracks at Venta
Cardenas, in the province of Jaen. The
baud is being pursued by the civic guards.
SAVANNAH, GA., MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 1800.
YIELDS UNDER PRESSURE.
Portugal Decides to Accede to British
Demands.
Lisbon, Jan. 12.—Mr. Glynn Petro, the
English minister, on Saturday imparted to
Senor Gomez, minister of foreign affairs,
England’s ultimatum, demanding the recall
of tho Portuguese forces, officials, and expe
ditions of every kind from the banks of tho
Shiro, beyond the confluence of tho Ruo,
and south of Zambesi, aud from Mashona
land. If Portugal failed to reply in twenty
four hours the British legation would board
the Enchantress and await a reply. Tho
king immediately convened a "cabinet
council to consider the ultimatum.
The government replied to Minister
Glynn Petre that Portugal, yield ng
to strong pressure from a power of the first
rank, lone too weak to stand, would order
the withdrawal of tho Portuguese
forces from the Shire river and
Mashonaland, while reserving all right
to the Portuguese crown in those territories.
It is asserted that this decision was further
influenced by repor.s of the intention oa
the part of the British to make naval dem
onstrations at Quillimane.Delagoa bay, and
St. Vincent. It is reported that the
opposition in the cortes will make
a strong attack on the govern
ment for its attitude in this matter
RIOTOUS STUDENTS.
A mob composed of students and others,
shouting “Down with the ministry 1” at
tacked tho British logation to-day. They
demolished tho escutcheon on tho building
and smashed windows. Tho police were
powerless to control them. They then
broke tho windows of the residences of
various members of the ministry, after
which they dispersed.
GOMEZ WILL RESIGN.
It is rumored that Senor Gomez, tho min
ister of foreign affairs, will resign. Negoti
ations with England over the situation in
Africa were in regular course until Jan. 5,
when Mr. Glynn Petre, the British minister,
presented unexpected demands, to which
Portugal replied on Jan. 8, as alroady an
nounced, and negotiations appear to have
been still in progress when England’s ulti
matum arrived.
A POLITICAL SCHEME.
Senator Quay Pushing Chicago’s Claim
for the World’s Fair.
Washington, Jau. 12.-—Senator Quay is
doing everything he oan to help Chicago
get the world’s fair of 1892. This simple
statement covers a great deal of political
scheming. If Quay is not a candidate for
tho presidential nomination in 1893, with a
solid Pennsylvania delegation at his back,
be will be there to name tho party candi
date from among the other competitors for
that honor. As chairman of the republican
national committee, he proposes to use ail
his influence to gather votes against that
great day. Now, of all the rival claim
ants for the world’s fair, Chicago is
the only one whioh proffers any
political promises in return for support and
assistance. Her representatives profess to
be able to promise extensive western sup
port to both republicans aud democrats who
espouse their causa Mr. Quay has closed
with them so far os republican delegates
to the next national convention are con
cerned. If Mr. Quay can effect it, Chicago
will get the world’s fair. He is already at
work with his friends in the Senate,
and his followers in the Houso
are using whatever arguments promise to
bo most effective in each case, and occa
sionally revealing his political purposo in
speaking with the more confidential among
them. With Pennsylvania, the south aud
tho southwest at his back, Quay will boa
formidable figure in the national conven
tion of 1892.
BAILORS AND FIREMEN.
Will Strike April 1 if Their Demands
Are Not Granted.
New York, Jan. 12. —Tho sailors and
firemen of this city are preparing for a big
strike on April 1. The executive council of
their union met the members at 270 Spring
street to-day and recommended to thorn to
defer action on their demand for higher
wages until May 1, but tho men would not
listen to this proposition, and voted to
strike April 1 if their demands are not
acceded to by the shipowners. Secretary
George W. Reid was instructed to issue
a proclamation making known tho deter
mination of the union, and appealing to
sailors and firemen all over the world for
assistance in the coming struggle. Cable
grams were sent to England, Australia,
and California, announcing the action
taken, and asking that assessments l e levied
on men there to support tbeir fellow-labor
ers in New York. The union will demand
$1 a day for sailors on all ships and $l5O
for firemen.
FELL THROUGH A BRIDGE.
Serioua Accident to a Negro Boy at
Americua.
Americus, Ga., Jau. 12.—A negro boy
18 years of age, known as Frog Jack,
owing to his dwarfed stature and ungainly
shape, came near being killed this afternoon
while riding on an electric car. Tho elec
tric roaa, in passing through Leeton Park,
crosses over the Savannah, Augusta and
Macon railroad on a high bridge, not quite
completed, the plauk on tbe wagon and
footways being down only part of tho way.
As the car passod slowly over
the bridge Jack was jumping
back and forth from tho bridge to the car
steps. While thus enjoying himself he camo
to the uncovered part of the bridge, which
he failed to notice, so the next jump he
went through to the ground, a distance of
twenty-eight feet, striking some bridge
timbers in his doscont. He has a broken
thigh and internal injuries that may prove
fatal.
CHARGED WITH FELONY.
Maj. William Hancock Clark Held for
Shooting Wilton Randolph.
New York, Jan. 12.—Maj. William
Hancock Clark, of the Southern Society,
who, on Friday night last, after a quarrel
with Wilton Randolph on the steps of the
club house in West Twenty-fifth street,
fired three shots from a revolver at Mr.
Randolph, one of which took effect, was
arrested this afternoon. The arrest was
made by two detectives at Maj. Clark’s
residence 117 West Sixty-third street.
The charge against Maj. Clark is that of
felony. Ho was taken to the Thirtiotli
street station-house, where ho was locked
up. To-night Judge Power, who had been
sent for, made his appearanoe at tho station
house and took bail in the sum of $2,000 for
the major. Capt. Conner of tho St. James
hotel became bondsman for Maj. Clark,
and the latter was then released from cus
tody. He will appear when the case is
caUed in court to-morrow morning.
Appropriation for the Conemaugb.
Washington, Jan. 12.—Representative
Johnstown men are here to see Representa
tive Scull introduce in tho House to-morrow
a bill appropriating $500,000 for the im
provement of the Conemaugb, and gener
ally for the renovation of Johnstown,
LAID I!Y THE CARDINAL
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES YESTER
DAY AT CHARLESTON.
Cardinal Gibbons Laya the Corner-
Stone of the New Cathedral A
Number of Distinguished Church
men in Attendance —Will bo Ten
dered Receptlona To-Day.
Charleston, S. C., Jau. 12.— Forty
years ago tho corner-stone was laid by
Bishop Reynolds for the first Catholic
cathedral over erected in Charleston. Tho
building was destroyed in the great tiro
which swept over this city in 1860. To-day
Cardinal Gibbons officiated at tho laying of
tho corner-stone of the now cathedral,
which is to bo built ou tho lines
of tho old structure, and which
is now almost half completed. The cere
mony took place at 3p. m., and was ended
with all the pomp and circumstance of the
Catholic church.
Tho walls of tho new eathodral are noarly
twenty feot high. They are constructed of
Connecticut hrownstone, and are identical
with the old structure.
DISTINGUISHED CHURCHMEN.
Among the distinguished churchmen
present woro Cardinal Gibbons, Bishop
Moore of St. Augustine, Abbott Leo Haido
of North Carolina, Bishop Northrop of
Charleston, and tho clorgynion of this and
most of those of tho neighboring diocesos.
The cardinal celebrated low mass at 7 o’clock
a. m. at the cathedral. Bishop Moore cele
brated solemn pontifical mass at 11 o’clock
a. m., on which occasion tho cardinal de
livered a sermon.
A GREAT CONCOURSE.
The ceremony of laying the corner-stono
of tho new cathedral took place at 3 p. m.,
in the prose-ice of over 50,000 peoplo. On
this occasion Bishop Leo liaide delivered
an address.
To-day the cardinal and the visiting prel
ates woro entertained at tho convent of tho
Order of Our Lady of Mercy. To-morrow
he has a public reception at tho city hall,
and to-morrow night he will bo entertained
nt a reception at the rosidonco of Col. H. E.
Young, a prominent lawyer, and an Epis
copalian. Tuesday morning tho visiting
prelates will breakfast at the residence of
Maj. Andrew Simonds, who has tho distinc
tion of being tho youngest national bunk
president in the United Btatos.
THE NEW BUILDING.
Tho erection of the new cathedral was
bogun in 1888, and it is now well advanced.
A inembor of the vestry of tho old church,
John McKeegan, left an estate valued at
about §50,000 for its building, and ttiis fund
has lieen added to by other bequests. The
now building, it is estimated, will cost about
§lOO,OOO, and will be erected on the lines of
the old building.
REPORTED LYNCHING UNTRUE.
James O Hags Escapes from the Mob
and is Landed in Jail.
Wheeling, W. Va., Jau. 12.—A Hunt
ington, W. Va., special says: “Tho re
ported lynching of James O’Haga in Wyo
ming county is untrue, but the failure to
take his life was not the fault of the mob.
O’Haga was arrested ou two warrants,
one charging him with outraging the 10-
yoar-old daughter of John Cardloy, and tho
other with threatening the murder of Lucy
Cardley. Whilo ho was going through the
mountains in charge of two guards he was
fired on by a party of men. His horso was
killod and ho was shot through tho foot, but
his guards succeeded in getting him away,
aud he is now in confluomon t.”
HEAVY WEATHER.
Severe Gales Sweeping Over the At
lantic.
New York, Jan. 12.—Incoming steamers
report unusually heavy weather. Tho
Germanic experienced a very heavy galo
from west southwest and northwest, during
which the vessel was run at a reduced rate
of speed. She sustained no damage.
The steamer City of Borliu experienced
continuous southwest to northwost gales,
with high seas and very low barometor; tbo
wind blew with hurricane force at times.
Her figurehead was carried away.
Tho German steamer Slavonia had very
heavy weather. She was obliged to put into
Halifax, N. S., for cool.
SHOT IN HIS WIFE’S PRESENCE.
A Nogro Foully Assassinated In De
catur County.
Bainbridge, Ga. , Jau. 12.—Georgo Smith
(colored), a hard-working negro, was bru
tally murdered at bis home, twelve miles
from here, Friday night in the presence of
his wife. The assassins battered down his
door with a rail, threw lighted torches into
his room, lighting it up, and shot him to
death with pistols and with Winchester
riflos. Certain parties aro suspected, cir
cumstances pointing directly to them.
ORANGE PARK ITEMS.
Gardens and Truck Patches Suffering
for Rain.
Orange Park, Fla., Jan. 12.—We have
had no rain of consequence for two months,
but there have been fogs early mornings,
save the la3t. The gardens and truck patches
are suffering greatly, as well a3 tho straw
berry crop, which has just commenced to
ripen. This is a crop of considerable Im
portance to this community, bringing in
annually many thousands of dollars.
The orange crop has not all been dis
posed of, a good many groves still holding
much of the fruit.
The artesian well being put down by Mr.
Partridge, of Jacksonville, is now about 150
feet deep, having gone tnrough several
strata of’ different kind of rock, and now
bringing up sharks’ teeth in a good state of
preservation.
There is a singular freak to be seen here
in tho grove of Mr. Organ, an orange
tree in full bloom, supposed
to be caused by the girdling of the tree by
rabbits. It is the only treo in bloom at this
place.
The hotel being put up here by Contractor
Brazoe of Greeu Cove Springs is rapidly
nearing completion, and a magnificent, im
posing structure it will bo when completed.
Thomasvllle Personals.
Thomasville.Ga., Jan. 12.—F. K. Miller
and Miss Callie B. Singletary wore married
in this city yesterday.
Robert G. Mitchell, Jr., has gone to
Blackshear to take charge of the academy
at that place.
Miss A. Smith has returned to her
home at Valdosta.
Mrs. B. F. Walters is presenting to her
friends specimens of oranges grown in this
county, and also limbs white with blossoms
from the same trees that produced the
oranges.
Miss Lizzie Green of Fort Valley is visit
ing friends in the city.
Miss Mec Young gave a most delightful
party to twenty of her young friends
Thursday.
THEY LOCKED ODT THE PASTOR
Fight for-tho Possession of a Church
Near Baltimore.
Baltimore, Md., Jan. 13.—Thero is a
very lively fight in prograss over the pos
session of the Tome Street Presbyterian
church, in Canton, between the pastor. Hev.
J. Wynne Jones, and the trustees, headed
by John P. Williams. Before Mr. Jones
took elmrgo it was a Welsh Independent
Congregatioualist church. To this denomi
nations the trustees and their faction want
the church to return. Mr. Jones and his
followers object to this.
While a resident of Princeton, N. J., ten
years ago, Mr. Jones received a call from
the Tome street church. He accented and
immediately took charge of it. The church
was then turned over, unconditionally, to
the Baltimore Presbytery. The form of
worship was Presbyterian, just as much so
as in any other Presbyteriau church, except
that the sermous were preached in the
Welsh lauguago. The old Welshmen ob
jected to this, but finally accepted the
change.
About five years ago Mr. Jones took
charge of Abbott Chapel, Highlandtown,
and moved out there. The Tome street
congregation remonstrated, but were
gradually won over. Some of the older
members of the church, particularly the
board of trustees, could never become rec
onciled. They said the pastor was nogioet
ing the church to which he had been culled,
devoting most of his time to the Abbott
church. In July, they notified him and the
Sunday school superintendent, Kvans Jones,
a warm friend of the pastor, that they
would bo obliged to vacate on Aug. 1. Mat
ters were again smoothed over, and Mr.
Jones continued to preach.
Post Sunday, however, the board of
trustees, who claim the right of calling or
dismissing a pastor, determined to toko de
cisive steps toward that end, Yestorday
they went to the church, locked it, and
hung out a notice that the church was
closed for repairs. Since then they turns
refused to admit the pastor, Sunday school
superintendent, or any one not favorable to
their side.
Rev. Mr. Jones insists that the church is
a Presbyterian charge, and ho proposes to
hold it. The trustees are just as deter
mined that ho shall vacate, and in case they
succeed they vyill tuko the church from the
Presbyterian charge, and call it the Welsh
Independent Congregational ohureh. Tho
light will bo carried into tho courts, Pres
byterians are watching tho outcome with
much interest.
MILLIONS IN IT.
A New York Humorist Who Wants
More Protection.
Washington, Jan. 12. —Ex-Speaker Car
lisle received tho following communication
a few days ago, which is worthy of place in
tho history of tariff literature. Mr. Byrne
is undoubtedly a humorist, but his “claims”
ou tho benevolence of bis govornmont are
as sound as tho claims of many who havo
recently appeared before tho ways and
means committee:
Er.imu, N. Y., Jan. 6, 1890,
linn. John (}. Carlisle:
I)asn Bm— l appeal to you as one of tho com
mittee interested In business men’s advance
ment by congressional legislation to doyise
some congressional measures to compel my
customers (largely agricultural) to pay me
higher prices for butter tubs and firkins, as
otherwise I shall have to suxpond business per
manently. I hare conducted the eoo|ierago
business at Elmira, N. Y., for more than
twenty-five years, and am as well entitled to
have our paternal govornmont use its power to
enhanco the prices oil tho wares I sell to
farmers as are any of tho protected interests.
Now, lam not as grasping as tho burlap men
or the twine men, who would plunder the
planter and the farmer, nor as heartless as the
wool-growei-s’ association, who would let tho
poor men, women and children of the country
suffer for want of sufficient clothing on
account of its costliness; nor would I
like to be considered selfish, not by any
means, for a reasonable advance In my
profits will satisfy me, say, 60 per cent. This
would hui'd me up, so to speak, and would
hardly be felt by any of my customers. Now,
I do not regard the consumers of my wares as
my natural victims, as Is the cose with so many
who are importuning your honorable com
mittee, but I represent an honorable set of
craftsmen whose business since the time when
Diogenes sat in his tub has never yet been
adopted by any considerate statesmen os an
infant industry. 1 havo made this application
to your honorable committee in writing instead
of in person, in tbe hope that after having fully
considered our needs you will summon me to
explain in detail how we can recoup ourselves
out of tho pockets of our countrymen to our
advantage and theirs. There is millions in it.
In haste, yours, respectfully,
Geoboe W. Bruts, Elmira, N. Y.
Present address, Armourdale, Kan.
P. B.—Our representative in congress, the
Hon. Thomas 8. Flood, is an ardent protection
is and price enhancer, and perhaps 1 should
havo addressed him. If so, you can kindly re
for this letter to him. (J. W. ii.
A PLUCKY DRIVER.
He Saves a Texas Bta?e from the
Hands of Hoad Agents.
Austin, Tex., Jan. 12.—Thirtoen miles
from Blanche, south of Austin, on the road
loading to Fisober’s Store, two masked rob
bers held up the San Marcos stage. One of
the bandits, both of whom wore on foot,
orderod the driver, with a revolver, while
his companion proceeded to business. The
driver was forced to hand over a small
amount of money, which he had on his per
son.
But when tho robber who had his pistol
drawn on the drivor turned his head, tho
driver suddenly laid whip to the horses,
and at the same time began firing on the
bandits. A regular pistol duel ensued.
Two bullets from the robbers penetrated
tho driver’s clothes, but did no other dam
age. Previous to the shooting one of the
robbers bogan unhitching the hors> sand
orderod tho driver to hand out the mail
sacks. Ills shot stopped these proceedings.
The driver saved the mail and tho robbers
escapod unhurt.
Marquis of Hartlngton Improving.
London, Jan. 12.—Dispatches from
Norfolk state that tho condition of the
Marquis of Hartiugton shows decided im
provement, and unless a relapse occurs he
is in a fair way to spoedly recovery. The
crisis of his malady was passed before the
general public was aware that he was Ul,
Bents Reduced.
Dublin, Jan. 12.—The Marquisof Conng
ham has roduced by 20 per cent, rents on
his property in County Donegal, without
being asked to do so. M-. Brustard, an
other land owner in Donegal, has reduced
his rents to a figure below that fixed by Mr.
Griffiths.
Spanish Exiles in France,
London, Jan. 12.—Stringent precautions
are being taking on the Krance-Spouish
frontier for the prevention of the return to
Spain of political exiles domiciled in
France.
Influenza In Berlin.
Berlin, Jan. 12.—The total number of
cases of influenza in Berlin is estimated at
41,000. There have been 050 deaths due to
the disease.
A Yale Professor Dead.
New Haven, Conn., Jan. 12.—Prof. H.
N. Day, LL. D., of Yale, aged 87, died to
day of pleurisy, after a brief illness.
I DAILY, *IOAYEkR. I
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REV. TALMAGE IX PARIS.
A SERMON ON “HOW A KING'S
LIFE WAS SAVED."
The Text the Story of Jehosbeba and
the King’s Son—The Extermination
of Righteousness Impossible—lnfi
delity’s Attack Upon the Bible—All
Are the Imperiled Children of a
Groat King, and the Church of God
a Good Hiding Place from Sin.
Paris, Jan. 12.—The Rev. T. Do WitO
Talmage, D. D., of Bfooklya, preached in
this city to-day. Ho is making bis way
home, W(bich be expects to roach in the
early part of February. Dr. Talmage’*
text was: “Jehosbeba, the daughter of
King Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash
the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from
among the king’s sons which were slaini
and they hid him, even him and his nurses
in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that ha
was not slain. And he was with her hid in
the house of the Lord six years.”—lL Kingss
xl., 2, 3. He said:
Grandmotbors are more lenient with
their childrou’s children than they wore
with their own. At forty years of age,
discipline bo necessary, chastisement i*
usihl, but at seventy, the grandmother,
looking upon the misbehavior of the grand
child, is apologetic and disposed to substi
tute confectionery for whip. There is'
nothing more beautiful than this moliowing
of old ago toward childhood. Gram 1 mother
takes out her pocket-handkerchief andi
wipes hor spectacles and puts them
on, and looks down into tbe fuco of her
mischievous and rebellious descendant, and
says: “Idon’t think ho meant b> do it;
lot him off this time; I’ll bo responsible
his behavior in tho future.” My mother/
with the second generation around hor— st
boisterous crow -said one dav: “I supposa
they ought to be disciplined, but I can’t do
it. Grandmotbors are uot fit to bring up
grandchildren.” But hero, in my text, we
have a grandmother of a ditforent huo.
1 havo within a fow days boon at Jeru
salem, whore the occurrence of tho text
took place, and tho whole scene oaiuo
vividly before me while I was going over
tho site of tho ancient temple and climbing
tho towers of the king’s palace. Hero in the
text it is old Athaliah, the queenly muis
duress. Him ought to have been honorable.
Hor father was a king. Her husband
was a king. Hor sou was a king.
And yet we find her plotting for tho exter
mination of the entire royal family,
including hor own grandchildren. The exe
cutioners’ knives are sharpened. Tho pal
ace is red with tho blood of princes and
princesses. On all sides are shrieks, and
hands thrown up, and struggle, and death
groan. No mercy! Kill! Kill! But whits
the ivory floors {of tho palace run with
carnage, and the wholo land is under the
shadow of a groat horror, a fleet-footed
woman, a clorgyman’s wife, Jehosbeba by
name, stealthily approaches tho imperial
nursery, seizesjupon the grandchild tliatf
had somehow ok yet escaped massacre,
wraps it up tenderly, but ii*
haste; snugglos it against her.
Hies down tho palace stairs, hor heart 1 1
her throat, lest she bo discovered in thin
Christian abduction. Get her out of th®
way as quick as you can, for she carries
precious burden, even a young king. With
this youth ful prize sbo presses into the room
of tho ancient temple, the ohurch of older*
timo, unwraps the young king and puts him
down, sound asleep as he is, and uncon
scious of the peril that has been threatened (.
and there for six yoars be is secreted in that'
church apartment. Meanwhile, old Atba
liah smacks her li|>s with satisfaction, and
thinks that all the royal family are dead.
But tho six years expire, and it is now
time for young Joash to come forth audj
take the throne, and to push back into dia- 1
grace and death old Athaliah. TbnJ
arrangements are all made for political]
revolution. The military come and take*
possession of tho temple, swear loyalty toi
the boy Joasb and stand around for his den
fense. See the sharpened swords and the.
burnished shields I Everything is ready.
Now Joash, half affrighted at the armed
tramp of his defenders, scared uti
the vociferation of his admirers, is<
brought forth in full regalia. Thai
scroll of authority is put in his bands, that
coronot of government is put ou his browj
and the people clapped, and waved, antfl
huzzaed, and trumpeted. “What is thatf*
suid Athaliah. “What is that sound over 1 '
in tho temple?” And she flies to see, and on.
her way they meet hor and say: “WhyJ
havon’t you heard? You thought you had*
slain all the royal family, but Joash ha*
come to light.” Then the queenly mur
deress, frantic with rage, grabbed her?
mantle and tore it to tutters, and!
cried until sho foamed at the mouth:
“You have no right to crown my grandson.
You have no right to take the govern
ment from my Bhoulders. Treason! Trea
son!” While she stood there crying that,
the military started for her arrest, and sho
took a short cut through a back door of tho
temple, and rau through the royal stables:
but the battle axes of the military fell on
hor in tho barn yard, and for many a day,
whon the horsos wore being unloosed from
tho chariot, after drawing out young Joash,
the fiery steeds would snort and rear pass
ing the place, as they smelt the place of th<y
carnage.
The first thought I hand you from this
subject is that the extermination of right
eousness is on impossibility. When a
woman is good, she is apt to be very good,
and when she is bod, she is apt to be very
bad, and this Athaliah was one of the lat
ter sort. She would exterminate the lasts
scion of the house of David, through whoa*
Jesus was to come. There was plenty
of work for embalmers and under
takers. Sho would clear the land of
all God-fearing and God-loving people. Sht*
would put an end to everything that could
in anywise interfere with her imperial
criminality. She folds hor hands and ‘says:
“The work is done; it is completely done.”
I* it? In the swaddling clothes of that!
church apartment are wrapped the cause of
God, ami the cause of good govern
ment. That is the scion of the house
of David; iU is Joash, the Christian re
former; it is Joash, the friend of God; it ia
Joash, the domolisner of Baalitish idolatry.
Rock him tenderly; nurse him gently".
Athaliah, you may kill all the other chil-
dren, but you cannot kill him. Eternal de
fenses are thrown all around him, and this
clergyman’s wife, Jehosheba, wifi snatch
him up from the palace nursery, and will
run up and down with him into the house
of the Lord, and there she will hide him for
six years, and at the end of that time he
will ooine forth for your dethronement and
obliteration.
Well, my friends, just as poor a botch
does the world always make of extinguish
ing righteousness. Superstition rises ud
and says: “I will just put an end to pure
religion.” Domitian slew forty thousand*
Christians. Diocletian slow eight hundred
and forty-four thousand Christians. And
the scythe of persecution has been
swung through all the ages, and the
flames hissod, and the guillotine
chopped, and the Bastile groaned; but
did the foes of Christianity extermi
nate it? Did they exterminate Alban, the
first British sacrifice; or Zuinglius, the
Bwias reformer; or John Oldcastia, the
Christian nobleman; or Abdallah, the Ara
bian martyr; or Anne Askew, or Sandars,
or Craumer i Great work of extenmuaHsu*