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) U J H EBTILL, President. \
CHIIECOCIDMAKE IT HOT
-he WAR SHIPS prat and pinto
1 NOW IN FRANCE.
tb Cou id Soon be Skirmishing on
° e Atlantic end Would be Hard to
3eat-Tbe War! Fever Rising at Val
pa.s, j3o _The Dnited States Pure baa-
Coal at Frisco.
Washington, Jan. 24.—An important
0 l information has reached the nary
department, which adds to the seriousness
, Chilean situation. The agents of the
department in Paris report that the Cap
tsin Prat ia not the only vessel of the Chil
-1 1, preparing for sea at a French ship-
M r , [ t appears that the President Pinto
out for service at a French Atlan
tic port, and that she is actually ready to
sail and could to-morrow leave her pier.
Sbe corresponds to the Montgomery of our
mv r, or cruiser No. 11, building
Jt the Harrison-Loring works in
South Boston, only she is more
formidable. She is equipped with an ex
cellent armament composed of Canet rapid
fire guns, and il she succeeds in getting
,way (he will make things lively in the
Atlantic. She has a good speed and is
altogether a machine of war to be feared.
Her guns have not been mounted yet, but
they are beside the vessel on the wharf and
everything is in order for haa#v sailing.
There is nothing now in the Chilean situa
tion to-night Secretaries Blaine and
Tracy and Minister Jlontt had nothing to
make publia
JUDGE REMY AT BURLINGTON.
Burlington, la., Jan. 24 —Judge Advo
cate General William B. Remy, who was
born and reared in Burlington, and recently
at the bead of the inquiry hold at San
Francisco to investigate the attack on the
sailors of the cruiser Baltimore in the oity
of Valparaiso, Chile, arrived from the west
last night and is visiting now at the home of
his brother, John T. Remy, president
of the National Slate Bank. Gen. Remy
had hardly time to set foot upon the soil of
bn nstive town, which he has
not visited for several years, before
he was beset by reporters, auxious
to learn something of Chilean affairs f com the
lips of one thoroughly conversunt with every
detail of the trouble that has led to the
preaentstralned condition of the diplomatic
relations between the two countries. As to
the probability of war, Gen. Remy declined to
commit himself, saying that having been
traveling continuously for several days, he
had not been able at all times to keep his
eye on the dispatches from Washington.
Asked whether his own report upon the at
tack on the Baltimore’s men would not
strongly affect the action of the United
States government for or against war, Gen.
Kemy said his duty consisted simply in re
porting the testimony and the findings of
the courtof inquiry without comment or
recommendation, and it would not become
him in advance of cabinet action to express
his own opinion as to what course the in
vestigation justifies.
OUR SAILORS NOT DRUNK,
"As to the testimony introduced during
the six days' session of the court, which, by
the way," said (Ten. Remy, “ was a most
laborious undertaking, requiring work both
night and day for six days, it entirely dis
proved what some papers have been trying
to make appear, namely, that the men of
the Baltimore were drunk, or in
the least disorderly while ashore. The testi
mony shows conclusively that the
sttack upon the men of the Balti
more was a premeditated affair, with
Outbreaks in different parts of the city at
one nod the same time, and in accordance
with the warning received during the day by
the men. The men were not drunk. They
were afraid to drink because they knew
Joey must keep their wits about
them In the face of the tbreat
frod attack. Many of the men after
*mgcautioned against their danger,donned
itizens clothes and passed unharmed
the mob. It was only those in the
mtorm of American man-of-war’s men
no were molested, showing thereby that
ne attack was made because of hatred of
their nationality.”
CAN'T BLOCK THE STRAITS.
Jn case of war will the Chileans be able
th™, u, P ro KTess of the white squadron
‘“rough the straits of Magellan ? ”
- v D0 josans ” replied the general. ‘ ‘The
the white squadron could not be
dr,®n f I “ n of-war that might be sent
rJJ" purpose by the Chileans,
a. J* a move would leave their ports
thp vLk. enseleßS al:d °pen to an attack-by
Fr, , rttoWD ’ the Baltimore and the San
usmlwo. now in the Paciflo waters. The
liiaM if 0 Went ’ nto dr 7 dock at the Mare
iwpn„j naVj j^ arfl yeßter( l a y to have its hull
southern*' a nd. 1 Wlll be out anfl away for the
BMbern waters inside of a woek.”
PURCHASING COAL.
Bolted R^ ISCO - Cal " Jan - 34--The
the Wo 9S , EPYsrument has chartered
Benito 8 na OU i t n e , rn Tacifio steamer San
carao of T d ‘ s P“toh her to Chile with a
the Friday afternoon agents of
°f tLßn't- n k n t.P uroba * ed tbe out ire cargo
“rrived h.^ 8b / hlp Bowdon, which recently
men from Cardiff. A large force
ooal f a , put , t 0 w ’ or * t transferring the
orit ,ii sbi P to the steamer. The
until th e Prosecuted day and night
batch®, S Bemto 8 hold is fill to the
tow and g W *" a cargo of over 4,500
Chile i'?ie ßs ei v P h Ct6 * to make tho run to
‘ “ than a month. She is the
fully twlvii r on this COMt and can steam
• Welve knots an hour.
Sxnta'c * HORBy por powder.
works "onh Ua . U * Jan- 24 -—The pow
yeateriav #. thl > city received a dispatch
’“‘kofmannf 1 aß hington to rush the
to the fuii „1 Ufacturm K government powder
ability i. ., C !' ,acit y of its works. The prob
text week a ° lncreased force will be put
t ßot v°v KI!, ° on thb oui s.
}■’ J , an - 2 4.—A telegram from
WeZT beeil reoeivod atWater
telye no w West Troy ordering that
ra Pid!y o, ,Pfh B un s be completed as
•otkiL"K "“*• An force of men,
has been put on.
S ANTIin CH,t ' E ' 8 WAR FEVKR -
ovL'iu C . HIP,Ki Jan - 24.—The ex
htates hZ r L the imbroglio with the United
ktident is ,, ID K„ ra Pidly. The Valparaiso
T er sation * “‘‘-Prevailing topic of oon
““tween 1 , probable results of war
Jfßrly discuiu,^ n^in’ e United States are
“M th e sed - While it cannot be said
S? tt oomm„„ 9 , m 9 J lt has reaohed the stage
r? **> Mat,,"" known as the war fever,
‘S martial instincts of the
p _ p ® “re without doubt
, at ‘ y - 1“ was definitely
Chilean mim that Bt)nor Pereira,
to rS !lo u r °i foreign affairs, has
notnir.? states Minister Egan
!>tw,n Chilean gov
,i ll y to-morrow to tho noto
d, feles govern™ " i n “‘tmn of the United
*P‘omatio rclt ßDt to tbo effect that the
“ of * ha two countries
,i““hor ii„ '* the offensive note sent out
3 ; be re K a rding the Baltimore
'•ration K,. withdrawn and
“sde for the attack upon the
JHoftting ffetaS.
American sailors in Valparaiso It I
w also learned that the British
minuter to Chile has received instruc
tions from his government to offer his serv
'u®B,®* “ mediator to prevent war between
Chile and the United States.
A QUIET FEELING RESTORED.
London, Jan. 24 —The Times this morn -
lng prints a dispatch from Valparaiso to
the effect that a quieter feeling now pre
vails there in regard to the trouble with the
United States, and that the rate of ex
change has improved.
JU&TIJE BRADLEY S FUNERAL.
The Remains Taken to Newark After
the Services.
Washington, Jan. 24. — 1n accordance
with the very distinctly expressed wishes of
the late Justice Joseph P Bradley, the
funeral services held here to-day over his
body were plain and simple in the extreme,
and this will also be the character of the
final services at Newark, N. J., to-morrow.
Services were held at his late resi
dence on Third and I streets in
this city. The casket, oovered with
black cloth with nickel trimmings, and
bearing a small silver plate, was placed in
the library and here were assembled the
wife, children and relatives of the dead
Justice, his late associates on the benoh of
the supreme count, who acted as honorary
pall bearers, and a quartet from one of the
churches. The double parlors of the family
residence connect with the library and in
these two large rooms were gathered the
officiating ministers and as mauy friend* as
they could hold.
SOME OF THOSE PRESENT.
Among these friends were Vice President
Morton, Mrs. Harrison and Secretary Hal
ford, Senators Davis, Hoar, Higgins and
McPherson, Attorney General and Mrs.
Miller. Secretary Husk, Solicitor General
Taft, Assistant Attorney (General Mury an 1
other well-known persons. Shortly after 2
o’clock Rev. Dr. Bartlett of the New York
Avenue Presbyterian church, of which Jus
tice Bradley was a member, stated
that they were gathered to pay the
last tribute of respect to the’ dead
mau. The quartet then sang “Asleep in
Jesus," after which Rev. Dr. Tennis F. G.
Hamlin of the Church of the Covenant read
the burial service of the Presbyterian
church. This was followed by the singing
of the hymn, "Nearer my God to Tcee”
and the services closed with prayer and a
then a benediction by Dr. Bartlett.
The body was borne to the train by the
activepalLbearers, followed by the justices
of the oourt. who were honorary pall-bear
ers, the family, relatives and others.
TAKEN TO THE TRAIN.
The prooession moved to the Pennsylvania
railroad station, where the body was placed
in the congressional limited ex’priss, which
left here at 4 o’clook. The relatives went
to Newark, N. J., on the same train, but
the justices of the oourt will not leave
Washington until early to-morrow morn
ing, when all of them’ who are well will
take a train for Newark in time to be
present at the interment. Tho remains
will be met in Newark, on their arrival
there at 8:45 o’clock to-night, by friends of
the dead mao, and will probably lie iu the
North Dutch church over night and until 2
o’clock to-morrow, when the last rites will
take place and the body will be interred.
John Craig, a colored man, who for more
than twenty years was the judge’s mes
senger, has at the request of the family and
of himself been excused temporarily from
duty at court in order that he may sit up
iu church to-night vith the body of the man
on whom he waited for so many years.
THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS.
The Chilean Matter, the Most Im
portant, Apt to Come Up.
Washington, Jan. 24—The course of
the proceedings in congress during ttie
ninth week of the session depends largely
upon the manner in whioh the President’s
message and the Chilean correspondence
are received. The probabilities, how
ever, are stronger against matters being
precipitately taken ut> for consideration by
either branch of the national legislature, or
any discussion of the subject immediately
upon tho reoeipt of the President’s message.
The usual formal course will be doubtless
followed in each house of congress, by re
ferring the message and the accompanying
correspondence to the appropriate commit
tees. Pendiug consideration in committee,
the message and correspondence will be
printed. After the members have thus
had an opportunity to inform
themselves from official history of the
trouble some of them may desire to be
heard on the floor; but the disposition of
the influential men in both Senate and
House is adverse to any unuHual haste in the
consideration of the subject.
LOOKED FOR TO-DAY.
It is expected that the promised message of
the President and all the correspondence re
lating to our trouble with Chile will be sent
to congress to-morrow. Such u the intention
of the executive this evening, and unless
the case should suddenly assume some new
phase requiring an addition to the message
it will be laid before both houses and read
in both of them to-morrow afternoon.
THE PUBLIC PRINTING.
In the Senate the bill reported by the joint
committee on printing proposing extensive
revisi#n of the present system of printing
and distributing publio documents is the
special order for to-morrow. In view of the
fact that the bill was killed in the House
during the past week the Senate will prob
ably set aside a special order and take up
the well-known Weil and La Abra
claims, which were under consideration
when the Senate last adjourned. It is the
purpose of the friends of these claims to
keep them steadily before the Senate until
a vote is reached upon the bill of which
they are the subjeot matter. The printing
bill, it is thought, will be taken up later in
the’week, and some time may be devoted
to publio building bills and other measures
of a local character, and to the considera
tion of the Presidential nominations in
executive session.
NEW RULES OF THB HOUSE.
The newly reported code of rules for the
House of Representatives during the Fifty
second Congress will be the prinoipal topic
of discussion in the House during the week,
unless debate on the Chilean controversy
should be unexpectedly precipitated. Owing
to the political issue, which may be reviewed
in the anticipated lively debate over the
rules, it cannot be predicted how long a
‘time will intervene between the taking up
and the adoption of the new code.
The appropriation committee is prepari*g
an urgont deficiency bill to continue the
work of the census bureau, and it will prob
ably be ready for consideration in the House
during the woek. .
The military affairs oommittoe is in
session almost every day on the army ap
propriation bill or the military academy
appropriation bill, “nd within the next
ten days one of thee measure* is expected to
be on the calendar ready for consideration
at the will of the House.
Constans Under Fire.
Paris, Jan. 24-The Intransigent _con-
tinues its attack ou Minister Constans. It
accuses him of accepting bribes and sharing
?he spoils of gambling dens in the colomes
and of being a partner in ill-famed cafes in
Toulouse. His colleagues advise him to
ignore the slanders.
SIIOTS AT THE SOLDIERS.
OABZi’SFRIENDS SAY' TbEYWBRHS
FIRED BY HORSE THIEVES.
A Cbarsre Into the Brush Reveals Noth
ing But a Deserted Camping Site.
One Solitary Mexican Seen Running
Away a Little Later—The Officers
Taking Precautions Against a Sur
prise.
Camp at Palito Blanoo (via courier to
San Diego, Tex.), Jan. 24—A band of *up
poeed revolutionist* fired into a skirmish
line thrown out by troop D, Third cavalry,
an hour after reveille yesterday morning.
The line returned tho fire and the band
scattered into the chaparral. No soldiers
were hurt. Just at daybreak Capt Neill
of the Texas Rangers rode to the
caniD and made a report to Capt. Chase,
that was followed at once by the sounding
of boots and saddles. Thecominai'd mounted
and struck out over the trail for a point 10
miles south. A clearing was reached and a
skirmish line deployed. When the line
reached the further edge of the clearing,
which was skirted with dense underbrush,
a volley was ti ed at the men. All the shots
came from the same point in the brush and
struck the ground between the two center
troops. The ommand fired directly at the
place from which the volley came and
then made a chargo into the brush. The
charge of necessity ended within 500
yards, owing to the denseness of the
underbrush. Not a trace of the attacking
party was found, saving the clearing where
it had encamped.
ONLY ONE MEXICAN SEEN.
Capt. Chase deployed his men with
twenty yards intervals and surrounding the
place beat the brush toward the oamping
place as a center. One trooper reported
that a Mexican passed him at a distance of
200 yards and had gone down
a bill-side on the bed of
a dry oreok. This wasßhe only sign of the
force seen by the troops. Two hours were
spent in the search, and the inarch was re
taken for the camp. The men had a break
fast of bacon and coffee, and were told off
at once in three parts, one to guard the
camp and two others to scour the country.
Capt. Chase. with ten men,
accompanied by Capt. Neill, left
Palito Blanco In the direotion
of Alice, Tex. Lieut. Cole struck out due
west with the other scoutiDg party, leaving
Lieut. Heard in charge of the camp. This is
the first attack that has been made on the
men under command of Capt. Chase since
they Btruck this country.
btory of garza’s father-in-law.
Don Gonzales, who came into camp from
his ranch as soon as tho troops returned
from their expedition, said the firing was
done by a baud of horse tbieveß that infest
the country. He vehemently protested
against any belief that the men
were followers of his Bon-in-law. The
son reiterated the statement that he has
made before, to the effect that no Garza
sympathizers would fire knowingly on
United States troops. He said also that he
knew positively that no armed foroe of
Garza’s men were within fifty miles of
Palito Blanco. Manrioo Gonzales had
nothing to say beyond good-by
and the volunteering of the
information that he was about to leave for
a ranch thirty miles distant He did leave
ou horseback immediately after the depar
ture of Capt Chase.
LOCATION OF THE TENTS.
The commanding officer has ordered a
change of the position of the tents. They
are now in a double row close under the
protection of a fence stockade. The mounted
men constantly circle the camp, ami the men
have given up all absolutely unnecessary
duties of camp life to hold themselves in
readiness for an emergency. Some of the
brush has been cleared away, so a wider
field of cleared ground exists between the
tents and the chaperral to the southeast The
two scouting parties will not return until to
morrow morning. For the first time yes
terday the men going for water to a well
a quarter of a mile away were surrounded
by a guard.
garza’s whereabouts known.
New Orleans, Jan. 24. —The Times-
Democrat's San Antonio special says:
"Maj. Louis T. Morris, Third cavalry, who
has been in command of the government
forces at Laredo for a month past, has
reached here in response to an order to re
port to Gen. Stanley in person. He
says that the Garza bauds have broken
into parties of two or three men and are
protected by ranchmen on this side of the
river, who are undoubtedly in sympathy
with Garza. The United States foroes will
do nothing until spring, when the gross
comes up, as it is impossible to carry
forage through the brush and in the matter
of grass the country is as bare as
a billiard table. It is learned that Garza has
boen exactly located by the United States
troops. He will be a prisoner or dead inside
of ten days. Adjt. Gen. Mabry is endeav
oring to induce hi m to come in and surrender
and stand trial for violating the neutrality
laws. If he refuses he will be attacked.”
CLEVELAND'S CHANCES.
He Is Not so Much of a Candidate a3
to Anter a Scramble.
Washington, Jan. 24—The friends of
ex-Preiident Cleveland in Washington,
some of whom are in constant communica
tion with him, pronounce absurd the pub
lished story that hs contemplates refusing
to take the nomination of the Democratic
party if it is offered to him at Chicago. As a
matter of fact, they say, he is neither seek
ing nor declining that honor. He is attend
ing quietly to his own business and letting
the other men mentioned in this connection
do whatever worrying is being done. Mr.
Cleveland is not a candidate for the nomina
tion in the Bense that he is
working for it, or that he will
scramble for It, but if it is offered him he
will accept. His friends here in congress,
in and out, are rather pleased than other
wise at the present prominence of .senators
Hill, Gorman and Carlisle, Gov. Flower
and others os presidential candidates, be
lieving that their foroed and immature
booms being set out now will bo nipped by
the cold before J une.
A NEW LINE ALONG THE COAST
A Road That Can Connect With the
Southbound
Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 24. —For the
purpose of completing surveys for the Nor
folk, Wilmington and Charleston railroad,
in which a large number of Philadelphia
capitalists are interested, Chambers H. Mc-
Kibben started south to-day with a corps of
surveyors. Mr. McKibbo : was tor many
years connected with the Union Paciflo rail
road. He will take up rights of way for
the new road. Over 1,000,000 acres of land
Has been tendered the company, and it U
proposed to establish colonies of emigrants
thereon. The new road will extend from
Norfolk, Va., to Charleston, S. C., a dis
tance of 350 miles, with a branch road to
Columbia, 8. C., making a total trackage of
700 miles. The new route will shorten the
distance between Philadelphia and Florida
over 100 miles.
SAVANNAH, GA., MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 1802.
FRANCE AND THE CHURCH.
Archbishops Proclaim That the State
Fas Become Atheistic.
Paris, Jan. 24—A joint statement has
lieen issued by the arohbishops of Paris,
Toulouse, Rheims, Lyons and Saint Male,
complaining that the state has become
atheistic This will increase the probability
of the separation of the oburch and state,
and awakens the hopes of the Protestant
sects in France. Some of the lead
ing Protestant clergymen of
Paris have been interviewed
on the subject. Dr. Thurber of the Ameri
can church said: “I consider that Protest
antism is making progress, though slowly,
as it baa to combat the Roman Catholic
traditions and atheism. The latter has boon
carried to such an extent as to show itself
even in the chambers.”
Rev. Mr. McCsfil, head of the MoCall
mission, said: "Evangelismhas made rapid
progress recently. There are nigb 1,000 re
formed churches in France. During the
last seven years both the Catholic and Prot
estant religions have made great headway
against atheism.”
Pierre Hyacintbe said: "I don’t think
there is one Freuohman in 10,000 who is
really an atheist, though many profess to
be such. The Roman oburch does not sup
ply the necessary spiritual needs, and is too
clogged with superstition.”
The report that the Pope has sent a letter
to Cardinal Richard advising the adhesion
of the church to the republio is denied.
While the report was in circulation it
caused considerable oommotion, a num
ber of royalist deputies threatening to retire
if it should prove true.
POPE LEO BETTER.
He Held a Reception Friday and Said
Maes Yesterday.
Rome, Jan. 24. —The vatioan papers an
nounce that the pope said mass to-day in
hi* private chapel. The Associated Press
representative has boen enabled to make the
following record of the pope’s condition
since last Monday afternoon: On Monday
he received the Duke of Mecklenburg and
afterward retired, saying that he did not
feel well. Dr. Ceocorellt diagnosed his
trouble as a rheumatic-catarrhal
attack and held a consultation with Dr.
Lapponi, who ordered the pope to
remain iu bed. On Tuesday and Wednes
day the poDe remained in his room, where
he received his private secretary and cham
berlain and transacted business. At 8:30
o’clock Wednesday night. Dr. Ueccorelli
found it necessary to order the pope to re
fraiu from work altogether, as his
condition had become worse. Thurs
day morning at 8 o’clock Drs.
Ceccorelli aud Lapponi pronounced
the pope better, his catarrh having gone.
On that day the pope received in his room
Mgr. Stoner who presented two white
lambs, as is customary on the foast of .Saint
Agnes, the wool to be used for a sacred
pallia. Thursday night the pope had a pro
longed, healthy sleep, and the doctors agreed
to permit him to hold a reception on Friday,
when he received a number of prelates and
heads of congregations.
A SEMAPHORE ON BBPARTEL.
The Sultan of Morocco Granta a Con
cession to England.
Tangiebs, Jan. 24—The Sultan of Mo
rocco has granted permission to Great
Britain to erect a semaphore on Cape
Espartel on the northwest coast of his
dominions, at the entrance to the Straits of
Gibraltar. This concession is made on con
dition that in the event of war tho sema
phore must be dosed at the demand of any
European power.
ROYAL QUEST OF THE KAISER.
The New King of Wurtemburg Ar
rives at Berlin.
Berlin, Jan. 24.—William IL* the new
king of Wurtemburg, arrived here to-day
Emperor William met the king at the sta
tion and cordial greetings were exchanged
between the two monarch*. Ring William
was the recipient of a popular ovation.
MYSTERY AT BATTLE CREEK.
Rumblings and f plashlngs That Indi
cate a Subterranean Stream.
Battle Creek, Mich., Jan. 24.—People
living on McCamly, Barney, and Carlyle
streats, and Hamblin avenue have been dis
turbed during the oast ten days by peculiar
sounds whioh have on several occasions been
plainly notioeable by all members of several
families. The sounds come from below the
surface, and seem to be caused by the fall of
a heavy body of some kind.whlo i shakes the
houses on their foundations.
11. R. Stoudt of Hamblin avenue reports
th#t Friday night about 10 o’clock there
was a very Heavy fall and jar, aud a sound
as of water splashing, plainly heard by sev
eral members of the family.
.Saturday night the entire family of Mr.
Stevens, residing on Barney street, a quar
ter of a mile from Mr. Stoudt’s, rushed
from the house, terrified at the subterranean
noise and shock.
The mysterious rumblings and splashings
are accounted for by the theory that an
underground stream is undermining its
banks and masses of earth fall into the cur
rent. Fears are expressed that when the
ground thaws the crust above this stream
will oave in and cause much damage to
property and possibly loss of life.
This fact gives oredence to the newspaper
story wnich was published several years
giving the alleged experience of a
young man who, while swimming in Goguao
lake, two miles from the location of the
disturbances above referred to, was drawn
into an underground current which carried
him directly under this territory and dis
charged him into the Kalamazoo river, near
Barney street.
PAUPERS DYING FAST.
Guthrie Author Itlee Obliged to Provide
a Potter’s Field.
Guthrie, O. TANARUS., Jan. 24—The county
commissioners of Lugan county have
deemed it best to purchase several acres of
ground In which to bury paupers. The
recent oold weather to whioh the southern
negroes have been exposed in the last few
weeks caused many deaths. The local
cemetery association refused to allow these
paupers a burial place unless the price for
graves were paid. There are many of them
that are destitute, and hence the county
commissioners have decided to purchase a
a few acres of ground, where the expense of
burial will be scarcely more than t:ie price
of delivering dead bodies.
CURIOUd FATAL WOUND.
The Tongue Traversed by a Pistol Ball
Throughout Its Length.
Poplar Bluff, Mo., Jan. 24— C. R.
Marland, living near Noble, Ark., at
tempted to blow dust from the barrel of hi s
revolver. While the muzzle was between
his lips a load was discharged, And the ball
pierced bis tongue endwiso without break
ing the outer membrane, except where it
entered at the point and emerged at the
base. It lodged in the base of the man’s
brain, and will probably prove fatal.
LOOKED LIKE A ItIG RIOT.
ALLEGHENY BLECTRIO CAR 3
STONED BY A MOB.
A Lady Paeser.ger Hit In the Face by
a Rock and Painfully Hurt—A Police
man Seriously Injured by Flying
Missiles—Men, Women and Children
In the Mob—Police Disperse Them.
Pittsburg, Jan. 24.— The electrlo street
car strike oaused lively times again to-day
in lower Allegheny. Cars were not molested
duriug the day light, but toward evening
a crowd began to assemble and by dark
Beaver avenue, in the vicinity of the car
sheds, was paoked with a howl
iug mob of men, women and
children. Stones were burled at the pass
ing car* and all sorts of obstructions were
placed on the track. A stone thrown
through the window at a car struck a lady
passenger in the face, painfully injuring
her.
AN OFFICER HURT.
Anothsr missile hit Officer Busby on the
back and still another struck him on the leg.
He was quite seriously hurt. Finally the
crowd became so great that traffic on the
road was susDended until the police had
dispersed the mob. At 11 o’olock
everything was quiet and cars
were running again. Extra police continue
to patrol the district and two offloers guard
each car. The strikers disclaim all responsi
bility for the riotous oonduct of the mob,
which is made tip of women and children
and workmen from the many mills in that
section of the oity. The impression is grow
ing that there will be serieus trouble if the
strike is not soon settled.
FULTON’3 COMMISSIONERS.
The Return to the Appointive Sys
tem Meeting With Opposition.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 24.—The people of
Fulton county are becoming very much
worked np oyer the probability of a change
in the manner of selecting the board of
county commissioners, which conducts the
business of the county. Up to the time of
the selection of the present board the com
missioners hail beon appointed by the grand
jury, but when the present board was con
stituted the incoming members were elected
by the voters of the county in accordance
with the provisions of a special law passed
by the legislature making tho board elective
instead of appointive.
didn’t suit thb politicians.
It appears, however, that the new method
did not suit the politicians, and at the last
session of the legislature a general bill was
quietly slipped through, providing that in
all counties where county commissioners
are elected by the people, upon the recom
mendation of two successive boards, they
may be appointed by the grand jury. Re
cently the board of commissioners for Ful
ton county passed a resolution making
such a recommendation, and now if the
next board concurs in the recommendation
the commissioners will again be appointed
by the grand jury and thee important of
fices takon out of the hands of the people.
STIRRING UP THE PEOPLE.
The situation is stirring up a good deni of
feeling, as tho change from grand jury ap
pointment to election by the people was a
leading Issue iu the legislative race when
James O’Neill, who introduced and had
passed tho special act referred to, was
elected. In fact, lie was elected on that
issue. The bill passed at the last session of
the legislature, which wan introduced by
Senator .Smith and run through without a
word of opposition, it now appears, was
aimed directly at the Fulton oounty situa
tion.
POWER OF THE BOARD.
The_ board 'has it in its power to be of
?reat advantage to its members and their
rlendx and had more than once been
charged with questionable fidelity to publio
trust when under the grand jury appoint
ment system, and the change to election by
tho people was designed to correot any ring
ism that might have otherwise existed.
Now there is a chance that the old regime
will obtain again the people are beginning to
talk out in no uncertain voice.
A POOR COUNTY, IHIB.
It Can’t Pay Ita Own Running Ex
penses.
Topeka, Kan., Jan. 24 — Attorney Gen
eral Ives has eommenoed an notion in quo
warrauto against the officers of Garfield
county to disorganize the county and oust
the officers on the grounds: 1. That the
county does not contaiu the constitutional
limit of territory required. 2. That it con
tains neither population nor property suf.
fleient to carry the county government.
The last return of assessors showed that
the entire taxable property of the county
was |417,303. A levy of 1 per cent, whicn
is the extreme amount permitted forooanty
purposes, would only raise a revenue for
expenses of the county, including salaries,
court expenses, etc., of (4,173, The bonded
indebtedness of the county is now (20,000.
The law makes it a orime for the oounty
commissioners or clerk to create any indebt
edness beyond the amount they are author
ized to levy for county purposes. It fol
lows that Garfield county cannot be carried
on without the officers committing crimes.
There are twelve other counties of the state
which are in about the same fix. They
could not raise for county purposes (5,000
psr annum.
CATILE STARVING IN IDAHO.
Every Blade of Grass Under From 22
to 60 Inches of Snow
Portland, Ore., Jan. 24—A special to
the Oregonian from Boise City, Idaho,
says: “Thousands of cattle are slowly
starving to death in the hills of Southern
Idaho. The loss to stock raisers will be tre
mendous. Every blade of grass upon the
ranges is under from 22 to 80
inches of snow. This winter has not been
equaled iu severity siuoe 1870. The rigro
ous season was not anticipated by the
ranchers and they delayed bringing the
cattle to tho lowlands. The delay has
proven fatal and a well-known stockman
said to-day that every domestic animal left
in the hills is sure to meet death either from
cold or hunger.
DIME NOVELS LEAD TO SUICIDE.
The Bon of Winter Residents of New
Augustine Found Dead.
Bt. Augustine, Fla., Jan. 24. —Her-
man, son of J. F. Carter of Bayville, L. L,
was found in the scrub near New Augustine
yesterday evening with a bullet wound in
bis right temple. A 32-eallberrevolver and
a cartridge belt with sixty-two rounds
showed the suicidal result of reading cow
boy novels. His parents have just finished
building a winter residence here.
Francis Had a Bad Record.
St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 24—S. C. Franeis,
who was killed by a posse yesterday after
robbing a train, was the fourth man of the
Glendale train robbers. The police have
been after him for three weeks.
banker clews 1 view?.
The Financial Outlook aa Seen from
Wall Street.
New York, Jan. 28.—During the past
week there has been what may b* considered
a healthy break in the stock market. A
combination of influences has favored tho
disposition of the "bears” to make a demon
stration in foroe against the “bull” side.
The situation of our relations with Chile has
been made lurid with war point, and the
pens of rutnnr-mongers have been dipped in
eusaaguined ink, as accompaniments of sen
sational assaults on the “bull” position.
Hmultaneoudy the disagreement between
Mr. Gould and the Western Traffic
Association was distorted and ex
aggerated into shapes calculated to
excite apprehensiona of a widespread
freight war; and wbat seemed to give ooior
to these distortions was the fact that Mr.
Gould himself had nothing to say calculated
to allay suoh fears. The still unsettled dif
ferences as to apportionment of production
between the nnthraoite corporations was
also made to play an influential part in the
taoties of attack. The fact, also, that
Europe lias recently sold a considerable
amount of stocks on this market, with the
effect of stiffening foreign exchange aud
postponing the expected resump
tion of imports of gold, has
been madejto perform service in the "bear”
assault. There was enough material in this
combination of circumstances to bock a
reasonable extent of selling, and it was
skillfully used by the "bear" leaders, fol
lowed by the whole rank and file. A vigor
ous demonstration made on Tuesday re
sulted in a decline of to 3 points
throughout the list. This success, howover,
developed an excess of "short" sales, and
the dlsoovery of the dangerous oversold
oondition of the market caused, on the fol
lowing day, a rally to about the range of
prices from which the decline started.
This movement lias served a useful pur
pose!. Asa trial of force between the two
sides, it has demonstrated that the “bulls”
have not yet lost bII their advantage. Asa
test of confidence it shows that there are
buyers ready to take whatever stock the
“bear" traders may throw at them at tempt
ing prices. Asa symptom of the general
spirit of the market, it shows tho perma
nency of the 1 •bull" element, a disposition to
continue to hold rather than weariness of
holding and a preponderant ox|>eotation of
a boom later ou. The result of Tuesday’s
fight has therefore beon a distinct gain
for the market, as it has increased the
activity. One satisfactory sign of she sell -
ing was that there was some parting with
long stock by prudent holders, who saw a
chance for taking a profit and getting tn
again at lowor prices—the courso we recom
mended in our last advices. Indeed, one
promising feature of the market Is the
moderation of holders anil the absence of
wild buying and of ovorperalstent bolding
in sanguine expectation ■! extraordinary
prices. We do notsay that it Is beyond the
range of possibility that, at some later
stage, a wave of speculative exoltement
may carry prices muoh higher tlmn they
are at present; but it is plain that no suoh
inflation is at present in sight; and the
surest and safest way to success, for
time being, is not to pile
up large holdings and stick to him, but to
take profits on moderate advances and bay
only on tbo drops. The ooursa of the mar
ket for the next few months will very
largely depend upon the maintenance of
of this attitude of moderation. As con
ditions now stand, there is nothing to war
rant extreme advances, and attempts to
force prices largely beyond intrinsic values
are not likely to pay those who participate
in them, hut may eaiiiiy have the effect of
bringing about eoilapse and disappointment
whioh would set the market back to the
condition of stagnancy from which It has
just emerged. The situation, however, has
all the elements necessary to a healthful
tone and frequent fluctuations; and if not
spoiled by the exce-ses of oversaugulno
"bulls,” it affords promise of the sustained
activity which is most profitable to all par
ties.
So far as respects influence* acting from
outside the market, there has been no im
portant change duriug the woek. The
foreign markets have afforded no support
to New York. On the contrary, they have
uuloaded on this center; but, with the pres
ent abundant means here for carrying
stocks, those rcaliziugs have had no serious
effect. It now appears that London’s long
waiting for 1 ‘the moving of the waters" at
New York was not with a view to the re
sumptlos of speculation but to the getting
rid of its stocks. It wiil not be surprising if
they are bought back at higher prices at a
later date. Wall street is perhaps about
evenly divided as to the probability of the
Chilean imbroglio developing Into war. In
Tuesday’s 1 "bi ar” performance, it was as
sumed not only that war is probable hut also
that the war would be a great national
disaster. To the latter supposition Wall
street at least sees another side. War oouid
have no bad effect on the national credit,
for the losses and costs would have to be
paid by Chile, and if they proved larger
than our fractious little neighbor was able
to pay they would still be so small in pro
portion to our resources as to produce no
effect upon tho financial status of the gov
ernment and would only all the more strik
ingly exhibit the power and greatness of
the republio. The national exhilaration
and the large naval and military expendi
tures would, however, have a direct ten
dency to develop activity in certain branches
of business and the effect on Wall street
would bo to stimulate speculation. Home
surprise is felt in view of the unpre
cedented amount of our current ex
ports and the relative moderation of
our imports, that gold should not be coming
In from Europe. It is not sufficiently con
sidered that this is a season of the year when
a great deal of liquidation of our foreign
obligations is always in process, which al
most Invariably turns tho foreign exchanges
against us and is liable to produce exports
ot gold. Currency is still accumulating In
largo amounts in'the New York banks, and
no doubt is entortained anywhere of money
remaining abundant here uutil next harvest.
The distresses of Russia are so tempering
the ambitious of that power that, for the
time being, there is a complete cessation of
war symptoms in Europe; and as the weak
ening effect on Russia of her great famine
is likely to keep her paciflo for tho next two
or three years, it is not improbable that wa
may soon witness a revival of confidence
across the Atlantic.
TO TAKE A HAND IN AFRICA.
Harrison Reaching Out for Trade With
the Congo state.
Washington, Jan. 24.—The administra
tion, now that the two Brussels treaties
have boen ratified, proposes to make its in
fluence felt in Africa. The President has
started out well in this direction by making
an excellent appointment to the commer
cial agency at Boma, In the Congo Free
state. R. D. Mohun of this city, who is to
be onr representative there, is not a worn
out politician, but a vigorous young mau of
a IT.drs, who has had experience in
Africa and In Central America, specially
fitting him for the work of observing and
developing our trade with the Congo coun
try. I'he place has been vaaant since the
death of Lieut Taunt of the navy, who
suggested its oreatlon and was its first in
cumbent, dying a year ago a month after
be vacated his post.
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RELIGION FOR THE DAY.
ITS APPLICATION TO THE AFFAIRS
OF DAILY LIFE.
“Whether, Therefore, Ye Eat or Drink,
or Whateoever Ye Do, Do All to the
Glory of God”—A Subject on Which
Rev. Talmage Never Tires of Insist*
lug—The Text Taken From Cor*
lntblans.
Brooklyn, N. Y. Jan. 24— Dr. Tal*
mage’s sermon this morning was on the
topic on whioh he is never tired of insisting,
and which, more than any other, oonsti*
tutee his message to this generation—the
applioation of religion to the affairs of daily
life. His text was taken from I. Corin
thians x., 31; “Whether, therefore, ye eat
or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to th*>
glory of God.”
When the apostle in this text sets forth
the idea that so common an action os tho
taking of foud aud drink is to be conducted
to the glory of God, he proclaims the im
portance of religion in the ordinary affair*
of our lite. Iu all ages of the world there
has beau a tendency to set apart certain
days, places and occasions for worship, and
to thinlf those were the chief realms in
which religion was to act. Now, holy day*
and holy places have their Importance. They
give opportunity for especial performance
of Christiau duty, aud for regal
ing of tbo religious appetite; but:
they cannot take the place of
continuous exercise ot faith and prayer.
In other words a man cannot tie s > much
of a Christian ou .Sunday that he oau af
ford to be a worldling all the rust of tha
week. If a steamer put out for South
ampton aud go une day in that direction
and the other six days in other direction*
how long before the steamer will get t
Southampton I It will never gi *
there. And though a man may
seem to be voyaging heavenward during!
tno holy Sabbath day, if, during tho fol
lowing six days of the week, he is going l
toward the world aud toward the fleets
and toward the devil, he will never rid*
up into the peaceful harbor of heaven.
You oannot eat so much at the Sabbath
banquet that you cau afford religious ab
stiueliro the other six days. Heroism anil
prinoely behavior on great occasions are no
apology for lack of right demean >r in clr
oumstances insignificant and inconspicuous.
The genuine Christiau life Is not spasmodic;
does not go by fits aud starts. It toils on
through heat and oold up steep mountain*
and along dangerous declivities, its eyes on.
the everlasting hills crowned with the cas
tles of the blessed.
I propose this morning to plead for a re
ligion tor to-day.
In the first plaoe,' we want to bring the
religiou ot Christ into our conversation.
When a dam breaks, and two or three vil
lage* are overwhelmed, or an earthquake in
South America swallows a whole oity, then
people liegln to talk about the uncertainty
of life, anil they imagine that they are en
gaged In positively religious conversation.
No. You may talk about these things, and
have no grace of God at all In your heart.
We ought every day to be talking religion,
if there is anything glad about it, anything
beautiful about it, anything important
about it. we ought to be oontmuuusly dis
cussing it. I have noticed that men.
Just in proportion as their Christian ex
perience is shallow, talk about funerals,
and grave-yards, and tombstones, aud
death-beds. The real, genuine Christiau
man talks chiefly about this life, and the
groat eternity Uiyond, aud not so much
about the insignificant pass between these
two residences. And yot how few cir
cles there are where the religion of Jean*
Christ is welcome. Go into a circle, even
of Christian people, where they are full]
of joy and hilarity, aud talk about Chrlsk
or heaven, aud everything is immediately
silenced. As on a summer day, when
tha foreets are full of life, chatter, and
chirrup, and carol—ra mighty Chorus ot
bird-harmony, every tree-branch an
orchestra—if a hawk appear in the sky,
every voice stops, and the forests are still;
just so I have seen a lively religious olrcla
silenced on the appearance of anything like
religious conversation. No one had any
thing to say, save, perhaps, some old l
patriarch in the corner of the room, who
really thinks that something ought to be
said, under the circumstances; he put*
one foot over the other, aud heaves a long
sigh, and says, “O yes , that's sa, Mat's so!”
My friends, the religion of Josus Christ
is something to talk about with a glad
heart. It is bnghter than the waters; it is
more cheerful than the sunshine. Do not
go areuud groaning about your religion,
when you ought to be singing it or talking
it in cheerful tone* of voice. How often it
is that wo find men whose lives are utterly
inconsistent, who attempt to talk religion,
and alwaye make a failure of it I My friends,
we must live religion, or we can not talk It.
If a man is cranky and cross and unconge
nial, and hard in his dealings, and then be
gins to talk about Christ and. heaven,
everybody is repelled by it. Yet I have
heard euch men eay, in whining tones,
“We are miserable sinners;” “The Lord
bless you;” .“The Lord have mercy on
you;’’ their conversation interlarded with
suoh expressions, which mean nothing but
canting; and canting is the worst form of
hypocrisy. If we have really felt the
religion of Christ in our hearts, let us talk
It. and talk It with an illuminated counte
nance, remembering that when two Chris
tian people talk God gives especial attention
aud writes down what they say. Malaohil
liL, 16—“Then they that feared the Lord
spake often one to another; and the Lord
hearkened and heard it, and a book of re
membrance was written.”
Again I remark: we must bring the re
ligion of Christ into our employments.
"O," you say, “that is very well if a man
handle large sums of money, or if he have
an extensive traffio; but in my thread-and
aeedle store, iumv trimming establishment,
in the bumble work in life that I am called
to, the sphere is too small for the action of
such grand heavenly principles." Who told
you so* Do you not know that God watches
the faded leaf on the brook’s surface as cer
tainly as he does the path of a blazing sun I
And the moss that creeps up the side of the
roex makes as much Impression upon
God's mind as the waving tops of Oregon
pine and Lebanon cedar; and the alder,
crackling under the cow’s hoof, sounds
as loud in God’s ear as the snap of a
world’s conflagration. When you have
anything to do iu iife, however humble it
may seem to be, God is always there to help
you to do it. If your work is that of a
fisherman, then God will help you, as he
helped Slmou when he dragged Gennesaret.
If your work is drawing water, then he will
help you, as when be talked at the well
ourb to the Samaritan woman. If you are
engaged in the custom-house, he will lead
you, as he led Matthew sitting at the re
ceipt of customs. A religion that is not
good in one plaoe is not worth anything in
another place. The man who has only a
day’s wages in his pocket as certainly needs
the guidance of religion, as he who rattles
the keys of a bank, and could absooDd with
a hundred thousand hard dollars.
There are those prominent in tbechurche*
who seem to be, on public occasions, very
devout, who do not put the principles of
Christ’s religion into practice. They are
the most inexorable of creditor*. They are
the most grasping of dealers. They are
known as sharpers on the street. They
