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TOUR OF THE PRESIDENT.
TEXT OF HIS MEATY SPEECH AT
GALVESTON.
Ha Tries to Help His Boom by Allud
ing to His Stand on River end Har
bor Improvements—He 1 ells of New
Treaties to ba Made Y.'ith Our
Neighbors to the S^uth—Mexico’3
Fresident Can’t Meet Him.
Galveston, Tex., April 19.— At the
beac Jhotel lute last night, iu response to his
cordial welcomejto Galveston, the President
said in part:
I am glad to have been able to traverse this
harbor and upon that liberal work
which a liberal and united government has in
augurated for your benefit and for the benefit
of the northwest [Great and prolonged
cheers] 1 have alwavs believed that it
was one of the undisputed functions of
the general government to make these
great waterways which panetrate our coatrv
and these harbors into which our shipping must
come to receive the tribute of rail and river,
safe and easy of access. This ministering care
should extend to our whole country, and I am
glad of the adoption of the policy with reference
to the harbor work here at least, which I in
sisted upon in my public message. [Great and
prolonged cheering.] The appropriation has
been made adequate to diligent and prompt com
pletion of the work. [Great cheering.] Iu the
past the government has undertaken too many
things at once, and its annual appropriations
have been so inadequate that the work of the
engineers was much retarded and often seri
ously damaged in the interval of waiting for
fresh appropriations. It is a better policy
when the work has once been determined to
be of national significance, that the appro
priation should be sufficient to bring
it speedily and without loss to a
conclusion. [Great cheering.] lam glad that
the scheme of the engineer for giving deep
water to Galveston is thus to be prosecuted. I
have said some of our South Atlantic and Gulf
ports occupy a most favorable position for the
new commerce! toward which we are reaching
out our hands and which is reaching out its
hands to us. [Great cheeriug.]
HIS STAND ON ECONOMY.
lam an economist in the sense that I would
not waste one dollar of the public money. But I
am not an economist in the sense that I would
leave incomplete or suffer to lag any great
work highly j.romotive of tho true interests of
our people.' [Great cheering.] We aro great
enough and rich enough to reach forwai and to
grander conceptions than have entered the
minds of some of our statesmen In the past. If
you are content. I am not, that the nations of
Europe shall absorb nearly the entire com
merce of t hese near sister republics that lie
south of us. It is, in a large measure, ours.
Ours by neighborhood, ours by nearness of
access, ours by that sympathy that binds the
hemisphere without king. [Cheers.] The
hanpy conduct of the Pan-American conference,
the wise and comprehensive measures
which were suggested by it, with
the fraternal and kindly spirit that was
manifested by our southern neighbors, have
stimulated a desire in them and in our people
for larger intercourse of commerce aud of
friendship. The provisions of tho bill passed at
tho last session looking to reprocity of trade
not only ruet with iny official approval, when I
signed the bill, but with my zealous promotion
after the bill was reported. [Great and pro
longed cheering.]
ITS PROVISIONS.
Its provisions concerning reciprocity are that
we have placed upon our free list sugar, tea,
coffee and hides, an l have said to those nations
from whom we received these great maples.
Give us free access .to your ports for
equivalent of our produce in exchange, or we
will re-impose the duties upon the articles
named. The law leaves it wholly to the execu
tive to negotiate these arrangements. It does
not need that they shall take the form of a
treaty. We have made our offer aud when they
in return make up an acceptable schedule of
articles produced by us that shall have
free access to their ports, a proclama
tion by the President closes the whole
business. [Cheers i Already one treaty with*
that youngest of South American republics
the great republic of Brazil—has been made,
negotiated and proclaimed. 1 think, without
disclosing an executive secret, I may tell you
that the arrangement with Brazil is not likely
tp abide in lonesomeness much longer. [Great
and prolonged cheering.] Others are to fol
low, and as results of these trade arrangements
products of the United States, our meats, our
breadstuffs and certain lines of manufactured
goods, are to find free or favored access to the
ports of many of these South and Central
American states.
OF BENEFIT TO AI.L THE STATES.
All the states will share in these benefits. In
the manifest of a single ssteamer it was found
that twenty-five of our states contributed to the
cargo. But we shall need something more. We
6hali need American steamsnips to carry Amer
ican goods to these ports. [Great cheering ]
The last congress appropriated about $1,500,000
and authorized the Postmaster General to con
tract with the steamship companies to carry
the United States mail. The foreign mail serv
ice is the only mail service out of which the gov
ernment has been making a uet profit. We do
not make a profit out of our land serv
ce. There is an annual deficiency, which
my good friend, the postmaster Gen
eral, has been trying very hard
to wipe out. The theory of our mail service is
that it is for the people; that we are not to make
a profit out of it, and that we are to give them
fts cheap postage as is possible. Wo are many
of us looking forward to the time when we snail
have 1 cent postage in this country. [Cheers.]
We have been so close and penurious in dealing
with our ships in the carrying of our foreign
mails that we have actually made revenues out
of that business. Not having spent for it what
we have received from it, now we propose to
change that policy and to make more liberal
contracts with American lines carrying Ameri
can mails. [Cheers.] Some oue may say we
ought not to go into this business—that it l> a
subsidy. But, my friends, every other great
nation of the world has been doing it and is
it to-day. At one time no wholesale
merchant sent out traveling men to solicit cus
tom. but stood in his own store and waited for
his customers. *
THE STORY OF TUB DRUMMKR.
But presently some enterprising merchant
bfgan to send out men with their samples to
wee the trade, to save the country buyer the
cost of a trip to New York or Philadelphia,
untii finally that practice has become universal,
and those active, intelligent traveling men are
jcurrying this country over; pushing and solicit
ing in several lines of business. Now im
agine some conservative merchant in New York
saying to himself: “All this is wrong; trade
'njght to come to me," If he should refuse to
adopt these modern methods he must go out of
business. We have been refusing to adopt the
universal method of our competitors in com
merce to stimulate their shipping interests and
iave nigh gone out of business. [Laughter
and cheers.] Encouraged by what your spokes
man has said to-night, I venture to declare that
1 in favor of going into the business again
w?!, w k©n it is re-established I hope Galveston
"dll be in partnership. [Great cheering.]
| WHAT WE SAY TO THE LINES.
enow say to the few existing American
lines: ‘‘You must not treat this appropriation
a Pmte of soup to be divided ana consumed
J vyour ships. You must give us new lines,
p P B, i llcre & e d trips and new ports of
call Already steamship lines are looking
P v ® r routes to see what they can do with a view
° increasing their tonnage aud in establishing
“nes. This appropriation is for one
‘ ear • What the future Is to be must
if u P° n ! the deliberation of the people.
r aunn g my term of office they shall strike
; >wn the law that I believe to be beneficial, or
-e.stroy its energy by withholding appropria
tions, I shall bow to their will, but I shall feel a
iivai disappointment if we do not make this an
f a r °r the revival of American commerce. I
io hop® that the time shall come when our
-itizens living in temporary exile in foreign
■nts shall now and then see steaming into these
“Btant ports fine modern men-of-war flying the
States’ flag [cheers], with the best
-loaern guns on their deck and a brave Ameri
crew on her forecastle. [Cheers.]
• want if so that in these ports, so long un
with the American flag,there shall again
• found our steamship* and our sailing vessels
ding the flag that we all love and carrying from
' r shores the products that these men of toil
if brought to them to exchange for the pro
l icts of other climes.
THE NICARAGUA CANAL.
I thin!; we should add to all this, if happily,
*" iuev to be accomplished by individual ©f
the early completion of the Nicaraguan
Mofmna IsetosL
N. —s
canal. A short route to the Pacific should be
opened, and it wid be. and then with this
wondrous stirring among the people
of all our states, this awakening
to new business plans and more careful and
economical work, there willoome great prosper
ity to all of our people Texas will spin
li.oreo. the cotton that she raises. The great
states of the south will be in discontent with the
old condition that made them simply agricul
tural states and will rouse themselves to com
pete with the older manufacturing states of
the north and east. (Cheers ! Tne vision I have,
ali the thoughts I have, of this matter, embrace
all of the states and all my countrymen. Ido
not think of any section or of' any party. I
think of it as a great American question.
[Cheers ]
By the invitation of the address which was
made to me X have freely spoken my mind to
you on these topics I hope I have done so
without offense or impropriety. [Cries of “So !
no!" and great cheerings.] I would not. on an
occasion so full of general good feel
ing as this obtrude anything
that should induce division or dis
sent. For all who do dissent I have most
respectful tolerance. The views I hold are the
result of some thought and investigation, as
they are questions of public concern. I con
fidently submit them to the arbitrament of the
brave and enlightened American suffrage.
[Applause and cheers.]
A STORM t>P APPLAUSE.
The storm of applause that burst out
when the President concluded was tremend
ous. The President and the members of his
party enjoyed muoh needed rest at Galveston
to-day.
A noteworthy feature of the grand
demonstration of yesterday was the cordial
welcome given the President by the Italian
colony of this city. All their local societies
participated in the parade, acting as a
special escort to the Italian consul
at Galveston, and that gentleman
afterward, on their behalf, presented the
President with a beautiful floral design
symbolical of peace and fraternity. Ameri
can and Italian flags were crossed at the top
of the piece, with a floral dove between
them. The Italian consul also paid his ro
spects to the President, in company with
the other foreign consuls resident here. The
floral tributes received from tho citizens
of Galveston were so numerous that thev
nqarly filled two apartments assigned to
the President and Mrs. Harrison. Post
master General Wanamaker rejoined the
party at Galveston last evening.
A QUIET SUNDAY.
The President, accompanied by Post
master General Wanamaker, attended
church to-day. In the afternoon the Presi
dent went out for a walk through the city
with Mrs. Idimmick and Mrs. Russell
Harrison. The people regarded this
as an act of democratic sim
plicity, and were much pleased thereat.
Secretary Rusk and the other members of
the presidential party enjoyed a sail on the
Gulf this afternoon as guests of Gov. Hogg.
The secretary having completed his work
in Texas will continue with the presidential
party. Shortly after midnight the presi
dential party left here for San Antonio.
MEXICO TO HONOR HIM.
El Paso, Tex., April 19. —To-day Gen.
Rangel of the Mexican army arrived in
Juarez, with his/.full staff and with an
escort of one company of artillery, eighty
cavalrymen and a military baud of forty
five lustruments, to particinare in the re
ception to be tendered President Harrison
on his arrival here Tuesday. Gov. Ganllo
of Chihuahua and staff will arrive Monday,
being ordered here by President Diaz in
honor of President Harrison’s visit. Presi
dent Diaz himself wires that he will be un
able to attend.
j&Oii DIDN’T CHEER FOR CLEVELAND.
Dallas, Tex., April 19. —The story that
certain men cheered for ex-President
Cleveland in President Harrison’s car at
Texarkana is positively denied by the presi
dential party to a representative of the
News.
CRI3P FOR BPSAKBR.
A Virginia Congressman Thinks His
Delegation Will ba for Him.
Washington, April 19.—“ Virginia will
be for Crisp for speaker,’’ said a representa
tive from that state. “At least that is my
judgment after talking with others of our
delegation. Now, I do not think that justice
has been done by tho press to Mr. Cri3p on
the tariff question. Mr. Crisp is certainly
a genuine tariff reformer, although Vir
gi ia has not been so far advanced on that
line as some of the western states. She will
support Mr. Crisp for speaker, notwith
standing.”
“Has there been any deal with Mr. Criso
looking to the abolition of all internal
taxes on tobacco?”
“Not that I know of. I think that suoh
a deal would be impracticable, a3 Mr. Crisp
would not enter into it. I have been told
that the tobacco growing state? will support
Mr. Crisp, and that they will a-k for the
abolishment of internal taxes on tobacco,
but our support for him can be placed on
higher grounds, notably his eminent qualifi
cations for the place. Yes, I should be sat
isfied with Mr. Mills, although I prefer Mr.
Crisp, but if the latter does not secure the
office then I would prefer a dark horse, such
as Mr. Wilson of West Virginia.”
RADICALS AND THE ALLIANCE.
A Charge That They Are Trying to
Gain Control of It.
Washington, April 19. —Representative
Springer, who is well again, being inter
viewed, says: “It has developed recently
that certain politicians are scheming to get
control of the fanners’ alliance for the pur
pose of using it for the Republican Darty,
which is now in a hopeless minority. 1 don’t
want to cast any reflections on President
Polk, or the alliance, for ho has been identi
fied with thejfarmers for years, but there ia
a class of politicians who think they see an
opportunity to get on top, and they nre
ready to use that organization in the inter
est of the Republican party. Whether there
will be a third party in the field in 1892 I
am unable to say, but there is no
doubt that the republicans want the
alliance in the field. The republicans
hope that the alliance will draw
off enough votes from the democrats in the
south aud west to give them (the republi
cans) tho elections by a plurality vote.
However, at this time tho strength of the
alliance cannot be figured on, and no one
can tell what party would be the greater
sufferer in the event of a third party candi
date.”
CLEVELAND’S CANDtDAOY.
He ia Slid to ba Doing Nothing to
Secure tha Nomination.
Washington, April 19. —“I saw ex-
President Cleveland in New York last
week,” said a district democrat to the Sun
day Gazette. “All the reports that you
see crediting him with making an effort to
secure the next nomination may be set
down as sensational. He is doing nothing
whatever in that line. Interested in national
politics? I should say he was. He is over
whelmed with correspondence of a
political character from this and that
quarter, asking his advice or opinion,
a id he makes it a point to reply frankly in
all cases. He is very much interested iu the
subject of party organization, which he
thinks could be made more effective than
ever now, since the people generally seem to
be taking a deeper interest ia national poli
ties than ever. He is in excellent health
and spirits, and I don’t think he is keeping
awake at nights about the question of presi
dential succession.”
COKE REGION EVICTIONS.
HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES TO BE
TURNED OUT TO-DAY.
Scores of Families F xpeoted to Offer
Stubborn Resistance—A Repetition
of the Distressing Scenes of 1881
and 1386 Expected—Trooos to Inter
fere Only in Case of Rioting.
Scottdale, Pa., April 19. —This was
another lively day in the coke region.
Numerous mass meetings were held and
preceding tha wholesale evictions which
will occur to-morrow they are taken with
significance. A mass meeting of several
hundred strikers was held at the Summit
plant, where imported foreigners have
been at work. Every effort was put forth
to get tho Italians to attend, but without
avail. They are quartered in what is known
as the soup house, are heaviiy guarded by
deputy sheriffs to prevent interference from
the strikers. Twenty-four of these Italians
were at work at this mine yesterday.
COURT AN INVESTIGATION.
To-night tho labor leaders fay they hope
Gov. Pattison will come to the region, as
intended, aud make a rigid,searching inves
tigation of affairs. They claim that the
strikers are wrongly accused of many oc
currences, and that nothing, barring an
investigation, will bring out the fact of
their innocence. The coke companies
will make persistent efforts to re
sume more of their plants to-morrow
morning and the labor leaders are out to a
man in the hope of defeating the move
ment. The eviction movement will be
fully inaugurated and it is expected that
some of the distressing scenes of 1881 and
18Sii will ba ro-enaeced. That inanv fam
ilies will resist seems to be the general im
pression.
TO IMPORT CHEAP LABOR.
Imported Italians and negtees will likely
be the weapons of the different companies
to break the strike, aud carloads of them
are expected. Adjt. God. McClellan is at
Unioutown with two companies, ready to
move. To a reporter the adjutant general
laid great stress upon the fact that the
troops are not to ba used to assist in the
evictions, or to do police duty at any of the
works, but to quell disturbances aud main
tain order when bheriff McCormick’s moans
have failed.
RUSSIA'S HOLD ON FRANCS.
Its Power Illustrated by an Incident
at a Club.
Paris, April 19.—A striking example of
French subserviency to the Russian alliance
has just ocourred in club circles. Young
de Giers, an attache of the Russian em
bassy, son of the Russian secretary for
foreign affairs, introduced at a leading club
a frtond as a temporary member and then
proposed him for permanent membership.
The committee found the candidate objec
tionable and wrote advising M. de Giers to
withdraw his friend's nomination. M. do
Giers was irritated and refused to
de so. The committee again advised
withdrawal of the nomination, whereupon
Baron Demohrenheim, the Russian ambas
sador, interfered, and wrote to the com
mittee that if the candidate was black
balled he would cause every member di
the Russian embassy to resign. A number
of club members desired to resent the am
bassador’s letter. The affair attaining
the proportions of a diplomatic incident, tin
committee finally decided that it would bo
best to admit the candidate. Not the least
curious featuro of the epißode is the report
that the “ill-mannered Jew” thus forced
upon the club is in tho pay of the Russian
secret service.
PANAMA CANAL.
Lieut. Wise Makes a Report to the
Liquidator of tha Company.
Paris, April 19. —A report of the Pan
ama canal has been sent to the liquidator of
the company, M. Monchicourt, by Lieut.
Wise, who has been negotiating with the
Colombian government to prolong the con
cessions. He says affairs have been placed
in fair order, and urges immediate and
energetic aodon to save the capital invested
and the canal from destruction.
Lieut. Wise advocates six locks,
with a single artificial lake in the
center. He estimates the time to execute
the work at five years, and the maximum
cost at 600,000,000 francs. He expresses a
conviotiou that before the expiration of ten
years the profits of the new company, if i
completes the canal, will suffice to pay a
proportionate share to the shareholders oi
the old company, besides paying a dividend
on the shares of the new company. Finally
Lieut. Wise declares that the stories of a
deadly climate in Panama are exaggerated,
and that the sanitary condition is improved.
FRANUE’o DUTY ON CEREALS.
The Failure of tha Wheat Crop to Af
fect the Tariff Debate.
Paris, April 19.— According to tho lead
ing Marseilles paper, the government, in
view of the prospective failure of the har
vest of wdieat and the dearness of bread,
will propose in tho chambers a temporary
suspension of the tariffs on cereals. That
the report is true is improbable, but it is
notable as an indication of the difficulties
that are awaiting the government during
the tariff debates in tha face of the dimi
nution of the crops.
Russia’s Armed Reserve.
London, April 19. —A dispatch to the
Graphic from Keiff says: “It is stated in
military circles that the government in
tends to increase the forces on the south
western frontier by 50.000 men. There is a
growing belief that tho period of the armed
reserve iu Russia is about to end.”
A Mutiny.
London, April 19. —The members of an
artillery battery at Portsmouth mutinied
to-day in order to call attention to their
grievances. They complained of excessive
drill and other onerous duties. The leaders
of the mutiny wore arrested and will be
tried by a court martial. The officials at
Portsmouth tried to keep the trouble secret.
Pyrnos’ Fejection of a Decoration.
Rome, April 19.—Signor Imbriani has
given notice in the Chamber of Deputies
that he intends to question Premier liudini
in regard to the refusal of Inspector Byrnes
of tfew York city to accept a decoration
sent to him by King Humbert
Europe and the Fair.
Paris, April 19.—H. H. Kolsaat of tho
Chicago fair directory has arrived here
after an extensive tour of Europe. He
reports that business bouses are taking
greater iuterost in the fair.
Pamana Ridge Captured.
Calcutta, April 19. —The Briush ad
vance force, In three columns, lias cap
tured Samnua Ridge. The casualties on the
British side were slight. The Mirangi losses
are unknown.
SAVANNAH, GA., MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1891.
FOUGHT BALTIMORE S MOP.
Tha Woroeater Light Infantry Revisit
the Scone of the Fray.
Baltimore, Md., April 19. —The Worces
ter Light Infautry, which formed a part of
the histono Sixth Massachusetts regiment
that fought the mob ia Baltimore just
thirty years ago, arrived here today and
were given a hearty welcome. The band of
the company played “My Mary and” as
they marched to the Carrollton hotel, es
corted bv the city officials and the posts of
the G. A. R., and the crowds of people who
filled the streets responded to the compli
ment with rousing cheers for the old Buy
State.
the address of welcome.
Mayor Davidson delivered the welcoming
address, in which he apoke of the visit as
another evidence that the brave aud loyal
veterans of tho war had forgotten longsinco
the heat anil bitterness of the struggle be
tween the states, aud laid them aside for the
more permanent conquests of generosity
aud kindness and brotherly affection.
Capts. Sisson and Davis of the Sixth
Massachusetts responded, and the visitors
were then given the freedom of the city.
60UTH3BN AMttRICANA.
A Valuable Collection of Books Given
to a University.
Baltimore, Md., April 19.—Johns Hop
kins University has received from Col. J.
Thomas Hcharf, the Maryland historian,
one of tho most valuable private collections
of Americana in this country. The collec
tion includes a great number of book?;
more than 59,090 pamphlets, and several
hundred unpublished manuscripts. It in
cludes also valuable unpublished manu
scripts, mostly on the southern confederacy,
of tho late James D. McCabe, and
part of tho library of the late Henry B.
Dawson. On Maryland history this is the
best private collection iu existence. The
greatest value of the gift lies, however, in
the abundance of valuable materials for
history of the southern confederacy. The
donor believes that Baltimore is the proper
depository of Southern Americana, and
gives bis entire library to Johns Hopkins
university, in tha hope that other southern
men will follow his example.
WORLD’S FAIR LABORERS.
A Strike to be Begun To-day If Mat
ters Are Not Adjusted.
Chicago, April 19.—The laborers at the
world’s fair grounds will hold a meeting to
morrow. aud unless matters are adjusted
between them aud the labor unions of Chi
cago a general strike will probably take
place on Monday. The men say that Mc-
Arthur Brothers paid them $1 75 per day
of eight hours up to April
10, but that since tliut (late
they have ignored tbeir promises.
It is also asserted that men who have been
compelled to quit ou account of sickness or
fiom other causes were obliged to avail from
ion to forty days for tbeir money, or else
give from 3 to 10 per cent, discount ou th. lr
orders. About iiOO mo t board and sloop on
the grounds. Those fue.i, it is alleged, oc
cupy quarters unfit for swine.
KILLED IN HALNE3B.
A Fireman Killed by an Electric Light
Wire While on bi3 Ladder.
Chattanooga, Tens-., April 19.—A hor
rible accident occurred in this city to-night
in tho presence of several thousand persons,
who had gathered at tho corner of Ninth
and Georgia avomie to witness the fire de
partment put outa small blaze In the Euro
pean hotel. Charles Werner, head hosemun
of tho Lookout llro department, was at tho
top of a long ladder playing the hose in a
third-story window wnon he got a shock
from a live elcctrio light wire and dropped
dead to tho groum., to tho horror of the
large crowd.
TnE EIRE GAINS HEADWAY.
Chattanooga, Tenn,, April 29, 12:10
A. M.— The horrible death of Werner demor
alized the firemen for a few minutes and
the fire gained new headway, and now the
foun-story brick building is wrapped in
flames arid is certain to boa total loss. The
loss wiil be about 820,000. The fire will
probably be confined to the European hotel
block. The hotel building on the same site
was destroyed by Are in 1889 and throa peo
ple wore burned to death.
A BLAZffi AT BCSION.
Twenty Firemen Imprisoned by Fall
ing Hoof, hut All Rescued.
. Boston. Mass., April 19. fire broke
out in the Chipman building, a five-story
brink structure, at the corner of Court and
Hanover streets, principally ocoupied by
Baily & Rankin, jobbers and retailers of
carpets, this mording. Tho loss on
the building is estimated at about
$5,000, and to several tenants about
$150,000. It is covered by insurance.
While the fire was at its hight the roof fell
without warning, imprisoning about twenty
firemen. Tho bore was quickly turned on,
and after hot work the men were finally alt
rescued, though District Engineer Cress
well had his leg crushed. Capts. VVillets
and Pope received severe injuries about the
back.
DYING FROM POISON.
Five of tho Sufferers at Lyndon Not
Apt to Recover.
Louisville, Ky.. April ID.-Tha suffer
ers from poisoning at Lyndon, Ky., are in
nearly the same condition as reported last
night. Those c msidered out of danger are
gradually improving, and oie or two of
(hose more seriously atfectsd are grow
ing better. _Ou the other hand
Sir. and Mrs. William Terry at Anchor
age are worse, and Mrs. Robert Gray and
Mrs. Clarence Warren of Louisville a-e
unable to take nourishment and aro slowly
sinking. George Beacbain, the colored
driver, is much worse and is not expected to
live until morning. Mr. and Mrs. Snooks,
who aro sick at Eminence, Ky., aro father
and mother of tho groom. He aud his
bride are at the Bjrnett house, Cincinnati,
both quite ill.
A PRttMATUHE Z.XPLO3IO.V.
Three Miners Killed Instantly and
Others injured.
Aspen, Col., April 19. —At the Cameron
shaft of the Argentine silver mine, near
this city, yesterday, while engaged in put
ting off a round of over twenty holes
loaded with giant powder, a premature
explosion ocourred, killing foreman Ed.
Reed, Thomas Kennedy and Jack Ma
honey, miners, and seriously Injuring Ed
ward Gieling and one other miner. All of
the men have families.
Man and Wife Dead.
Saratoga, N. Y., April 19.—The wife of
Dr. Charles von Splega, a prominent
physician here, died last night of
pneumonia. The doctor himself died this
morning of the same disease, aged 75.
Before the war he was a wealthy slave
holder and planter in the south. He came
here after the war.
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.
THE “MO I HER GOO-E” QUESTION
bETTI.ED.
A New Book cn Carlyle— George Par
sons Latlirop Miss Gabrielis Gree
ley tonway’a Waehingtoniana.
Names of Famous Forthcoming
Novels-Magaz nes and Papers.
New York, April 18.—A new book upon
Carlyle is one of the appetizing treats that
will soon be announced for publication in
the coming cummer or autumn. It is by a
bright young Gsrman author, Dr. Ewald
Flugel of the university of Lelpsic, who is
not only prlvat-docent iu that university,
but who has an editorial place ou The
.Uvjliu, a German periodical, devoted to
English philosophy and literary studies.
The English translation of this work has
been carefully and gracefully made by
Miss Jessica Gilbert Tyler, tha beautiful
and accomplished young daughter of Prof,
ilosss Coit Tyler of Cornell university.
Many books and studies have been de
voted to Carlyle, but none of them fills ex
actly the field which has tern;,ted our
learned German author. As I have been
permitted to examine the MB, of this En
glish translation, I have no hesitancy in
saying that its appearance will bo one of
tho literary events of the year. Prof.
Fiugi’l dues not repeat the biography which
we all know; hut, going over the entire se
ries of Carlyle’s contributions to literature,
sociology and all airs of state, deduces there
from his moral and religious status.
A book hioh has been recently issued
hero in a limited edition, and, therefore,
scarcely known or noticed, is the original
“Mother Goose’s Melody,” as first printed by
John Newbury of London, in 1760, and re
printed by Isaiah Thomas and Worcester,
Mass., in 1785. No child’s book, if wo ex
cept Robinson Crusoe and the Hwitts Family
Robinson—which it may not be needful to
except - has ever hud a wider vogue, or boon
endeared to more readers than the oue con
taining the familiar nonsense rhyiuos of
Mother Goose. With this edition, which is
edited by Mr. William H. Whitmore, the
noted historical icuolar of Boston, he has
given us twenty eight pages of historical
and bibliographical notes.
Mr. Whitmore very easily explodes the
false notion w hich is still prevalent that the
“Mother (loose's Melodies” originated from
an alleged Mother Vergoose of Boston,
whose son-in-law, one Fleet, was said to
have first printed. The truth which Mr.
Whitmore inakos apparont ts, that the
Mother Goose literature, like Topsy, is a
growth, and has probably come down to us
through count css generations. The ilrsc
definite trace of it between the covers of a
book is to be found in the "Conte s rfu Terns
Passe, de Ala Mere L'Oye," by Foryault,
which appeared long ago in Turin. From
Paris Newbury got it; and while in his
hand* Oliver Goldsmith (who is supposed to
bo the author of Goody Two-Bhoes) no
doubt added now rhymes to it. Isaiah
Thomas of Worcester, snd tho printer Fleet
of Boston, gathered it up, without doubt,
from Newbury.
As the book telling all this is limited Jto
merely 100 copies, very few of tho thou
sands who have read this famous dame’s
delicious nonsense will ever know or dream
of its origin, except as it leaks out in state
ments like this, of tho vory few who have
specially examined Mr. Whitmore’s cogent
and conclusive argument.
The passage of Mr. George Parsons La
throp and bis wife, who is the daughter of
Nathaniel Hawthor. o, from Protestant be
lief to tho Cnihoho fuit.li, was the occasion
for some reporter’s offusive description in
the Boston press. Mr. Lathrop is one of the
prominent; authors and managers of the
Authors’ club here, and is a very bright and
companionable gentleman. His homo Is
only occasionally in this cltv, as he often
skips away to pursue his literary studios to
some provincial town.
Another item which may be called liter
ary is the announced engagement and
forthcoming marriage of Oabrielle Greoioy
lo tho pastor of her church, near Chap
paqua. If the rumor is premature and un
authorized 1 should rathor contradict than
circulate it; but, tho pattor or a president,
for that matter, is to he congratulated who
tins made or can mako so dolighttul a cou
quest. Miss Greeley is Horace Greeley’s
only surviving child. The children of his
deceased daughter, Ida, who was Mrs.
Nicholas Smith, were a son, Horace Oree
loy (without tho Smith), wno Is 14 or 1(1
years of ago—a very handsome and in
telligent boy—and two girls who ore
younger.
Mr. Moncure D. Conway has been spend
ing a good deal of earnest study of late,
over the history of George Washington and
other Washingtons. Ho finds that one
Arthur Washington came to Virginia in
1695, a thing not before suspected. He has,
in fact, added much to what we know of
the father of his country, all of which
will no doubt ultimately appear in book
f >rra.
New novels by the writorsmost in fashion
now are announced as follow,; Mr. Rud
yard Kipling’s will be calle 1 “Mother Mat
urin;”slrs. Humphrey Ward’s "David,”
and H. Rider Haggard’s will probauly he
the fruit of his Mexican journey. Mr. Hag
gard in passing through our city on his
way to England spoke with warmth of his
Mexican adventures; hut it seems he sought
the local scenery and color more diligently
than he did ancient ruins and monuments.
The retirement of Mr. Lorettus 8. Met
calf from tho Forum seems like lukiug tho
“Prince of Denmark" from tho play of
"Hamlet.” Mr. Metcalf has a most excel
lent editorial instinct, an 1 is a gentleman
noted f> t his modesty and urbanity.
The Capital is a Torum- like magazine,
of which the first number has just appeared
in Washington.
I hear of one and possibly two more week
lies soon to bo started in this city. It is
said that dozens of editors and writers here
are now carrying around the scheme of
some now paper or periodical under their
hats. Joel Benton,
PORTUGAL AND ENGLAND.
A Eritloh Expedition Fired On in
Africa.
Capetown, April 19. —The Portuguese
have fired upon the British steamer Agnes,
conveying the Willoughby expedition, and
seized the cargo of the boats.
A telegram from Pretoria, south African
republic, announces that a Boer expedition
with the consent of Portugal, will establish
a republic i.i either Mushonal or Manica
land. This project, if carried out, will af
fect the Manica territory claimed by Eng
land and will result in further trouble be
tween England and Portugal.
MINNESOTA'S LEGISLATURE.
' The Usury and the Anti-Tights Bills
Fall to Become Laws.
St. Paco, Minn., April 19.—Yesterday
was the last day of the legislature for pass
ing bills, and tho session was a long and ex
cited one, adjournment not being taken
till 7 o’clock this morning. A great num
ber of bills were not acted upon. The new
usury bill was not taken up for aotion, and
was thus defeated, and tho famous Me Halo
anti-tights bill wo* killed In like manner.
HARRISON’S RE NOMINATION.
He la Promised the Bulk of the New
England Delegation.
Washington, April 19.—Collector Board
of Boston, who is chief lieutenant for New
England in Secretary Foster’s movement to
renominate President Harrison through
the treasury office, met Secretary Foster in
New York Friday and came over here with
him to talk about the chances of President
Harrison in New England. Collector Bo >rd
as-ured Secretary F. ster that MA*eaobu
setts, Vermont,‘New Hampshire and Rhode
Island might be depended upou to send
Harrison delegations, but that Maine and
Connecticut would do whatever Secretary
Blaine said.
a hard taskmaster.’
Ceneua Office Employes Under the
Yoke of a Severe Rule.
Washington, April 19.—The grip has
wrought sail havoo in the census office,
where a double force of employes is now
working night and day, under the'rule of
the office that two days’ absence works a
suspension or furlough. The census clerks,
and particularly the women, have suffered
by trying to keep at work when they wore
not able. One woman worked and worried
herself into brain fever and died. Supt.
Porter’s attention has beeu called to this
state of affairs.
FREEDOM OF THE PRE S.
Tho Real Question Involved in the
Appeal from Mobile.
Washington, April 10.—The question of
tho freedom of the press is again to be in
the supreme court to morrow for the first
time in connection with a lottery ease. The
Mobile Register intentionally published a
lottery advertisement to test the constitu
tionally of the Wnnatnaker law, with re
spect to the constitutional guaranty of the
freedom of the press, and, the editor being
arrested, has brought the case gradually up
to tiio supreme court, whore, on account of
its importance, it has been advanced for
hearing to-morrow.
NO GRUDGE BORNE.
The Son of the Man Who Burned
Washington Lionized.
Washington, April 19.—Sooioty has just
discovered thatGen.Bir John Ross.comman
der-in-chief of the British forces in America,
whom it has been wining and dining for a
week, is as >n of Gen. E. Ross, who burnt
thecapitol and white house after the battle
of Bladnnslmrg, iu 1814, but this hlghteua
the desire of society to eutertain him. Pio
niodrives to Bladeiisburg promise to be the
foaturu of this week's entertainment.
ADMIRAL T.VYL >K DEAD.
Pneumonia and Acuta Bronchitis the
Cause of Hie Doath.
Washington, April 4#.— Rear Admiral
Alfred Taylor, United States navy, retired,
died here this afternoon from pneumonia
and acute bronchitis, following the grrp.
Ho was born in Fairfax county, Va.,
in 1810, and entered the navy as midship
man in 1826. He served in the Cumberland
in the Mexican war, and during the civil
war was attached to the Boston navy yard.
Ho was retired In 1879. Three sons and au
unmarried daughter survive him.
A (Sew Carmelite Convent.
New Oiu.f.anh, La., April 19.— The
couor-stone of the Carmelite convent was
laid to-day with Imposing ceremonies. It
is to lie made a shrine for women who de
vote their lives to seclusion. Archbishop
Jannsoxm conducted tho ceremonies, Bishop
Brennan of Dallas, Tex., assisting. John
T. Gibbons, a brother of the cardinal, was
grand marshal of the affair.
A Chicago Pioneor Dead.
Chicago, 111., April 19.-Adamson
Sweet, who catno to Chicago when ouly
soldiers, Indians and squatters wore here,
and wh i wav one of tiie twelve men who
agreed to found tho town of Chicago, died
yesterday, ugod 87.
Republican League C invention.
Cincinnati, 0., April 19. —Thu city is
rapidly filling up with delegates and visitors
to tho ua ional republican league conven
tion. It is expected that forty states will
be represented.
Want to Unseat Them.
Ottawa, Ont., April 19. —Petitions will
ho filed to-morrow to unseat Bir Adolph©
Caron, minister of militia, and Bir Hector
Longovin, minister of public works, for cor
rupt practices.
John 7hompaon Dead.
New Yoke, April 19.—John Thompson,
foundor of Thompson's Hank Note Re
porter, and a!s > of the First National and
Chase National banks of this city, died here
to-day.
Essen’s Strike.
Berlin. April 19.—The strike at Essen
affects fifteen collieries employing 2,(J00
men.
OESIRUCT.'ONH ON THE TRACK.
A Negro Caught Who Was Dlssat e
fied Over Payment for a Mule.
Millkn, Ga., April 19.—For some time
past Mr. May, who is section master, having
charge of the Central railroad track from
Millen to Bcarboro, has noticed that ob
structions have been placed on the track
about three or four miles east of Miilen;
but tho obstructions have always been
moved by someone unknown in time to pre
vent trains from striking them. The fre
quency of the occurrence led to a careful
watch being kept at the point where these
signs were round, which resulted in the ar
rest Fridav night about 11 o'clock of a negro
named Brown Moffat, who was seen
to place several ties on the track,
Monet was arrested by J. R. Richardson
and brought to Milieu, where he is in jail.
Moffet some time ago forced tho railroad
company to pay hi n for a mule that was
found lying on the right of way, claiming
that the mule was killed by a train. Some
think he killed the muie, ns it was not cut
or bruised to any extent. The company
paid him SOO, which was a good price. But
it did not seem to satisfy Moffet, This is
suppiosed to have been the cause of his en
deavoring to wreck the railroad company’s
trams.
Mocticello Mention.
Mokticello, Fla., April 19.—The ope
retta given Friday evening at Rerkins’ opera
house proved quite a success. It was given
by the students of the Jefferson Collegiate
Institute. The singing, which was con
ducted by the proficient vocalist, Mrs. G. 8.
Van Buskirk, reflected much credit on her.
Notwithstanding the threatening storm
there was a very good house. About $75
was realized.
Misses Jennie and Lizzie Turnbull have
just returned from a short visit to relatives
and friends in Jacksonville.
Dr. Henry Palmer, who has been attend
ing the medical college at Baltimore, ia
home for a few days.
I DAILY.SIO A YEAR. j
4 JOKNTS ACOPY. f
j WEEKLY, $1.25 A Y SAB i
CRYSTAL AND RELIGION.
JOBS COMPARISON IH3 BASIS OF
TALMAQE'S SERMON.
Religion Superior to Crystal in Exact
ness and Transparency -Religion
Also Surpasses it In Beauty and in Its
Transformations The Beauties of toe
World to Come.
New York, April 19.—The eagerness to
hear Dr.Talmage’a sermons at the Christian
Herald services on Sunday evenings in tbia
city oonlinues unabated. As usual, there
was this evening a dense mass of people
waiting outside the Academy of Music long
bofore the hour for oomiuencemeut, and
overy seat in the huge building was occu
pied in a few minutes after the doors were
o[>ei:ed. Dr, Talmage lul l preached to aa
Immense audience in the morning in the
Brooklyn Academy of Music. His text
was: "The Crystal Cannot Equal It,” Job
xxviii., 7.
Many of the precious stones of the Bible
have cimie to prompt roc ignition. But for
the present I take up the less valuable
crystal. Job, in my text, compares saving
w isdom with a specimen of topaz. An in
fidel chemist or mineralogist would pro
nounce the latter worth more than the
former, but Job makes an intelligent com
parison, looks at religion and then looks at
tho crystal and pronounoea the former as
far superior to the latter, exclaiming in the
words of iny text,"Tuecrystal oauuot equal
it.”
Now, it is not a part of my sermonio
design to depreciate the crystal, whether it
be found in Cornish mine or liartz moun
tain or Mammoth Cava or tiiikliug among
tho penduiits of tho c; ande.iers of a palace.
The crystal is tho star of tho mountain; it
is the queen of the cave; it is tho ear-drop
of the bills; it finds its heaven iu the
diamond. Among all the pages of natural
history there is no page more interesting
to mo than the page crystallographic. But
1 want to snow you that Job was right
when, taking religion in one hand and
crystal iu tho other, ho declared that tba
former is of far more value and beauty
than the latter, recommending It to all the
people and to ail the ages, declaring:
“The crystal cannot equal it." in
the first place J remark that religion is su
perior to the crystal in exactness. That
shapeless muss of crystal against which
you accidentally dashed your foot is laid
out with more exactness than any earthly
city. There are six styles of crystalline
tiou and all of them divinely ordained.
Every orystal has mathematical precision.
God's geometry reaches through it, and it
is u squaie or it is a rectangle or it is A
rhomboid, or in some way it hath a math
ematical figure. Now religion beats that
in the simple faot that spiritual accuracy it
more beautiful than material accuracy.
God’s attributes are exact. God’s law ox
ant. God’s decrees exact. God's manage
ment of the world exact. Never counting
wrong, though lie oouuts tho grass-blades
and ths stars unit the sands and the cycles.
His providences never dealing with
us porpendiotilariy when those providences
ought to be oblique, nor lateral, when they
ought to he vertical. Everything in our
life arranged without uny possibility of
mistake. Each life a nix-sided prism. Born
at the right time; dying at the right time.
There are no “happen-so’s" in our theology.
If I thought this was n slipshod universe I
would go crazy. God is not au anarchist.
Law, order, symmetry, precision, a perfect
square, a perfect rectaugie, a perfect rhom
boid, a portent circle. The edge of God’s
robe of government never frays out. Thera
are no loosescrewa in tho world’s machinery.
It did not just happen that Napoleon
was attacked with indigestion at
Borodino so that he became
incompetent for the day. It
did not just happen that John Thomas, the
missionary, on it heathen island, waiting for
an outfit and orders fur another missionary
tour, received that outfit ami those order*
in a box that floated ashore, while the ship
and the crow that carried tho box were
never heard of. Tho harking of F. W,
Robertson’* dog, ho tails us, led to a hue of
events which brought him from tho army
into the Christian ministry, where lie served
(Jod with world-renowned usefulness, lb
did not merely happen so. 1 heliove in a
particular providence. I believe God’*
geometry may bo seen in all our life more
Daautifully than in crystallography. Job
was right, "The crystal cannot equal it.”
Again 1 remark tUat religio i is superior
to ttie crystal in transparency. Wo know
not when or by whom gla-s was first dis
covered. Heads of it. have been found m
tho tomb of Alexander Heverus. Vases of
It are brought up from the ruin* of Her*
culaneum. There were female adornment*
made out of it 8,000 yeari ago—those adorn
ment* found now attached 1 1 tho mummies
of Egypt. A groat many commentators
believe that my text moans glass. What
would wo do without the crystulf The
crystal in the window to keep out thestorm
and let in the day—the crystal over the
watch defending its delicate machinery, yet
allowing ns to *oe the hour —the crystal of
the telescope by which the astronomer
brings distant world* so near he can inspect
them. O, the triumphs of the crystal* In
Hie celebrated windows of Rouen
aud Salisbury I But there is nothing so
transparent in a crystal as our holy religion.
It Is a transparant religion. You put it to
your eye and you eo man—his sin, his soul,
nis destiny. You look as God and you see
someth!' g of tho grandeur of his character.
It Is a transparent religion. Infidels toll us
it is opaque! Go you know why they tell
us itjis opaquef.lt is because they are blind.
The natural man raceiveth not tho things of
God because they are spiritually discerned.
There is no trouble with tho crystal; the
trouble is with the eyes which try to look
through it. We pray for vision. Lord,
that our eyes might he opened. When the
eve-salve cures our blindness then we find
that religion is transparent.
It is a transparent Bible. All the moun
tains of the Bible come out: Sinai, the
mountain of the law; Pisguh, the mountain
of prospect; Olivet, tne mountain of in
struction ; Calvary, the mountain of sacri
fice. All the rivers of tho Bible come out:
Hidekel, or tho riverof paradisaical beauty;
Jordan, or the river of holy chrism; Cher
ith, or the river of prophotlc supply; Nile,
or the river of palaces; and the pure river
of life from under tho throne, clear os crys
tal. While reading this Bible after our eyas
have been touche iby grace, we find it all
transparent, and tho earth rocks, now with
crucifixion agony aud now with judgment
terror, and Chris: appears in soma of his
two hundred and flfty-3ix titles, as far as I
can count them —the bread, the rock, the
captain, the commander, the conqueror, the
star and on and beyond any capacity of
mine to rehearse them. Transparent reli
gion!
The providence that seemed dark before
becomes pellucid. Now you find God i*
not trying to put you down. Now you
understand why you lost that child aud
wiiy you lost your property; ft was to pre
pare you for eternal tieaS''~Mivafiia(k,XiW*
sickness came; it being the- > > i—at
mortal juveuescence. Andie.
stand why they lied about printed or ea
drive you hither and thlbj sod in the latest
put you in the glorious ve and well selected
men a* Igna ius, who, wlooee and cards e
-to be deetroyed by the
the wheat, and the * trialing llouse
wild beasts must first
