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I THE MORNINfI KEWS. 1
J Established 1850. Incorporated 1888. V
l J. H. EBTILL, President. )
HARD TIMES IN GERMANY
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING IN BERLIN
VERY DULL.
Rich and Poor Curtail Their Purchases
to the Smallest Possible Limit—Tim
idity Noticeable in the Operations on
the Bourse—Socialist Papers Making
the Most of the Situation.
Berlin, Dec. 34. —The stagnation in bus
iness here and the wet and sloppy weather
that has prevailed have tended to make the
week preceding Christmas, usually charac
terized by bustle in business affairs, about
the dullest within the memory of the oldest
resident. To-day was the brightest day of
the week, and there was a slight frost.
The sunshine and a braoing atmosphere
brought out crowds of sightseers, who
thronged the streets gazing at the displays,
but buying little, Aooordlng to the shop
keepers their holiday sales were never be
fore so small. The curse of bard times pre
vails everywhere. The wealthier olasses
appear to be affected by the depression, and
where heretofore they have spent money
freely in Christmas gifts this year they have
made only limited purchases.
THK MIDDLE CLASSES BUYING SCANTILY.
The people of the middle classes ' o are
usually the best of customers this
generally festive period, ha' vOnly
cheap trifles, and working! . .ittleor
no money are obliged to limit _ r Indul
gence in Christmas cheer. It is often sus
pected that the complaints of the shop
keepers about the bad oonditiou of trade are
not geuuine, but this year such complaints are
known to be sadly true. The outlook for
improvement in any hra?ioh of trade is ex
ceedingly gloomy. Commercial and finan
cial oircles alike take a peso mis tic view of
the situation, and croakers who at one time
would have received scant attention, are
now listened to as though they were
oracles.
TIMIDITY ON THE BOURSE.
Operators on bourse have lost their usual
daring and r,ow enter Into speculations
with timidity that is foreign to their nat
ure. The bourse transactions are over
shadowed by fears of political oonvuision iu
France and disturbed by the coudition of
home affairs arising from the
army bilL Projects of taxation, es
pecially tbe one regarding banking and
stock transactions form another element of
suspense. .Some financiers hold that the
affeat of these projects will be ruinous,
while others form a milder estimate of the
result. There is nobody, however, but who
calculates that these projects will have an
influence to prevent improvement iu the
business situation.
SOCIALIST COMMENTS.
Socialist papers h3ve seized upon tbe oc
casion to comment upon the misery that is
prevailing among tbe working classes. The
Vertoa its publishes a Christmas artiole, in
wbioh it expatiates upon the frightful suf
ferings of the poor throughout Germany.
The paper says that while there is plenty of
caretully nourished game in the forests and
in the domains of the aristocrats, working
men are allowed to die of hunger. Though
the article is written in the cus
tomary ’4 style of socialist exaggeration,
it bus large basis of fact. While charity is
abuudaot it is badly organized and relief
does not reach the moss of the sufferers.
Prominent among those who are working
to alleviate the misery of the poor is Em
press Frederick, mother of Emperor
William. Every day throughout the week
she has been engaged iu some work of
kindness. Yesterday she spent several
hours at tbe Frioiiench’s liall hospital. fc>he
presided at a distribution of Christmas
presents, of which she was a large contrib
utor. Iu tbe children’s ward she went to
every cot aud gave to each oooupant some
plaything aud a red riding hood cloak,
most of which were sent through the lega
tion to the children by the American ladies
here.
To-day a splendid array of Christmas
trees have been lignted at the palace at
Potsdam, but the young princes will not be
allowed to touch the ornaments or dainties,
all of which will be seut to cheer children
in the different hospitals.
THE REAPPEARANCE OF CHOLERA.
The reappearance of cholera at Hamburg
has caused the authorities to order a re
newal of tbe precautions heretofoie taken
to check the spre id of the disease. The
emperor has direoted that regular daily re
ports regarding tbe disease be sent to him.
The recent mild weather and extraordinary
low water in the Elbe are believed to have
assisted in the present outbreak. A
discussion held by the German Hygienic
Society on the subject of cholera elicited
the concurrent opinion from the experts
that there will be another outbreak of the
disease in the spring.
Advices from St. Petersburg say that the
Russian govemrnout has summoned a con
gress of 300 doctors, of whom 156 are from
cholera Infested districts. The congress will
sit fi r eight days and will prepare a report
on the measures to bo adopted to meot the
expected recurrence of the epidemic in
Russian dominion*.
THE ANTI-JEWISH AGITATION.
The friesianige papers continue to be
honorably distinguished by their efforts to
restrain the judenhetze. Besides Herr
Krupp’s offer in 1866 to supply Napoleon
with cannon it has been discovered that
Bchering’s chemioal factory iu Berlin sup
plied the French government in 1886 wuh
luge quantities of picric acid, which was
used In the rpanufacturo of melinite. Herr
Uolz, member of tbe Reichstag and direotor
of the works, tdlfi Priuoe Bismarck that
Franoe was ordering pioric acid.whereunon
Prince Bismarck said: "Go on and take
all the money you possibly can out of the
French.” Despite that knowledge, how
ever, conservative and Catholic papers do
not abate their inciting of the peoDle against
the Jews, basing their artioles almost
entirely upon the fact that Herr
Dowe, who happens to be a Hebrew,
admits that he offered through
Gen. Boulanger,then minister of war of
i ranoe, to supply Franoe with the pla it
necessary to manufacture Isabel rifles. The
Reichabute, in one of its artioles in favor of
Jew baiting, congratulates the nation upon
the awakening sentiment that
Germany Is for Germans, ad*
ding that the country will never
again close it* eyes to the dangers of Jewish
Influence.
The Staatsburger Zeitung recalling
the saying of tbe King of Prussia
jn regard to Meyerbeer’s opera
"The Huguenots” where “Catholics
and Protestants cut each other's throats
while tbe Jew supplies the music,” adds
Gmt a war is near m which ■the people of
Europe will massacre each other, Jews
supplying tbe arms. This stuff, to use an
inelegant phrase, helps to keep popular
Prejudice inflamed.
THE ARMY BILL.
Chancellor von Caprlvi’s organs reiterate
‘nat the army bill Ynust tie passed Intact, or
l “® Keiobstag will be dissolved. This
nietiaoe is the strongest weapon of the gov
ernment. Many members of the Reichstag
are quaking at the prospects of a general
election through which socialist* and mem
bers of the freisinnige party alone are
ukely to benefit. Herr Richter and other
leaders of the frefsinuige party will devote
the parliamentary recess to celebrating
thsir anticipated triumph over the trouble.
Ihe Vorwaerts, the socialist organ, warns
them that their Jubilation is somewhat pre-
Ibe Jiofning
mature. Three of the parliamentary groups,
composing the old cartel party, are again
visibly approaching one another and the of
ficial expectation of ultimate adhesion of the
conservatives, oenterists and national(lib
erals seems likely to be justified. The mem
bers of the government circle attach little
importance to the rumors of the forma
tion of anew party to be composed
of adherents of Prince Bismarck. The Co
logne Gazette has published a fanciful
i sketch of its founder, and giving details of
Its possible programme. The whole mat
ter is in a nebulous state. The strongest
political factors operate against tbe reported
regrouping of the parties.
DB. M’GLYNN’3 RESTORATION.
Archbishop Corrigan Expresses Satis
faction Over the Event.
New York, Dec. 24.—Archbishop Corri
gan this morning gave out tbe following
written statement respecting tbs Dr. Mo*
Glynn case: “The archbishop has learned
with great pleasure of the good news pub
lished in this morning’s papers of the return
of Dr. McGlynn to the communion of the
church. At the proper time, I will not say
when, I will express to the most reverend
delegate apostolic my thankfulness for the
good odices bis excellency has rendered in
tbe premises.”
A reporter afterward had a personal in
terview with the archbishop and asked him
if Dr. McGlynn would be assigned to his old
parish of St. Stephen’s. The archbishop said:
"I must decline to say anything further
than is contained iu the written statement
given to the press.’’
PERU’S WARSHIP.
No Truth in the Story of an Attempt
to Scuttle Her.
New York, Doc. 34.—The Herald’s
cable from Valparaiso says: “Naval offi
cials deny ihe stories sent to Ihe United
States and Europe relative to tbe alleged
attempt to sink the warship Almirante
Cochrane. They say there is no truth In
the story. The seacock of the warship was
opened by mistake. This gave rise to the
ridiculous rumors, wbioh were magnified
into a report that an attempt had been
made to souttle the ship.
“A number of persons arrested during the
reoent trouble at Santiago have been re*
leased . Only the leaders of the attempted
revolution are being held for trial.
“The United States oruiser YYrktown
will sail to-morrow. She will meet Ad
miral Gherardi’s squadron at Punta Arenas.
The entire squadron will then sail for Mon
tevideo.”
BNEAK TBIBVEB RUN IN.
A Gang That Has Been Working Wil
mington Run to Cover.
Wilmington, N. C., Deo. 24. Two
white men, Frank and Fred Dura, brothers,
sneak thieves, who have been here for
several weeks, were arrested to-day obarged
with breaking Into tbe office of Dr. W. J.
H. Bellamy last night and stealing all his
surgical instruments. It has developed
since the arrest that the lJuras
belong to a gang of burglars
who have been hers for some time. (AlJr.
Bellamy's instruments were found in a
negro barroom, where they had been pawned
for $3. The thieves had previously pawned
some guns, clocks, watches and other stolen
articles at the tame plaoe. Tbe police are
now on a warm trail of other members of
tbe gang.
NO GOLD ON THB BAN JUAN.
The Excitement Proves to Have Been
Without Good Cause.
Flagstaff, Ariz., Deo. 24.—The San
Juan river gold excitement has about sub
sided. Parties are returning from tbe
placer fields every day. The majority say
that there is no gold to amount to anything
in the placers. If there is any kind of de
velopment done ou the river it will have to
be done by capitalists, and the question as
to whether it will pay is a doubtful one. It
is from twenty to thirty feet to bedrock.
There has been no gold taken out of San
Juan river, notwithstanding it has been re
ported that large sums have been panned.
The camp is no place for a poor man. The
country over which they have to pass is a
desert one and there is no work there, nor
any gold.
CASHIER MARTIN ARRESTED.
Depositors Charge Conspiracy to Get
the Best of Them.
Memphis, Te.nn., Dee. 24.—8. J. Martin,
cashier and president of the defunct Web
ster Bank, at Eupora, Miss., was arrested
to-day on a warrant sworn out by the de
positors, who obarge him with embezzling
617,000 of the bank’s funds. He will be
taken to Mississippi this afternoon.
Two weeks before Martin left for New
York, when the bank was attached, a safe
iu town containing his official bond for
SIO,OOO was blown open aud the bond ex
tracted. Martin insists that the bank will
pay in full, but depositors charge wholesale
conspiracy between him aud the guarantee
company and some of tne stockholders.
GOTHAM’S SOUTHERN VOTBRB.
Dixie’s Democrats to Make Their
Organization Permanent.
New York, Deo. 24. —The Association
of Southern Democrats of New York has
deoided to become a permanent organiza
tion. The sucoess of the association iu the
recent campaign, when by its efforts the
southern democratic vote in the city was in
creased 6,000, has led its.members to con
clude that they have a reasonable excuse for
continued existence. In order to effect this
purpose an annual membership fee of *1
has been found necessary, and all southern
democrats iu the oity who are anxious to
aiil the cause of the association have been
requested to communicate with Treasurer
J. D. Abrahams, No. 78 Wall street.
Two Miners Suffocated.
MabcoutaH, 111., Dec. 24.—J. M. Kidd,
a mine boss, and Elmer Rosenberry and
Alfred Simon, workmen, went into an old
UDUsed portion of a coal mine at Alina, in
this oounty, yesterday to inspect for pro*
posed improvements. All three were suf
focated by foul gas. Although rescued
from the mine iu a very short time tbe two
workmeu were dead, and it is doubtful if
the mine boss will recover.
Four Negroes Found Dead.
Baltimore, Mo., Deo. 24. —Four col
ored persons were found dead in their
rooms this morning. At the colored home
for tbe aged two old oolored women. Faunie
VV ard and Maria Jones, were asphyxiated
by coal gas. Both women had been slaves
and had been inmates of tbe home for a
number of years. Two colored children
were also found dead.
A brass Trust.
Nf.w York, Deo. 24.—The latest thing
in trusts is a bras# trust composed of the
great brass foundries aud mauutactories of
brass ware centered arouud Waterbury,
Conn. Similar concerns elsewhere have
agreed fcj join the combiue.
SAVANNAH, GA., SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25,18!*2-TWEr.VE PAGES.
IIELESSEPS'WIFE UNTRUE
THE COUNT MADE MISERABLE BY 1
HER ESCAPADES.
Several Duels Fought by Charles do
Lesseps In an Attempt to Silence
Scandalmongers—The Caatle Quite
the Opposite From the Cheerless
Place She Has Pictured It.
London, Deo. 24. —The appeals of Mm*.
Ferdinand deLesseps to the popular sympa
thy in the last week have proved a failure.
Her description of Castle la Chenaye as a
bare barn, insufficiently heated and furn
ished, is contradicted by hundreds of
Parisians who have visited the De Lesseps
family seat in the last two years. The
fact is, as everybody in Paris in high
life knows, that the president of the
Panama Canal Compsuy has surrounded
himself with all the luxury that his social
station required, and has prided himself
especially upon the richness of comfort
which he has been able to afford all visitors
at bis present residence. Mme. de Les
seps hat been especially anxious to shine as
an entertainer, and has spent, as she still
spends, the old man’s money with a lavish
hand. She is, therefore, bated cordially by
the poor people in Franoe, who have lost
heavily by their investments in the Panama
enterprise. At the same time the gets
little sympathy in Paris from the
friends of the de Lesseps family, who
have spread industriously In the last few
days some astonishing statements as to her
Influence in breaking down tbe aged en
gineer’s mental and physical strength. They
say that for the last twelve years, or ever
since the inception of the canal enterprise,
Count de Lesseps has been so harassed and
betrayed bv his young wife that he has
been hardly aooountable for his words
or actions. She was 16 years old
when Count de Lesseps married her and he
had passed 60. For tbe first seven or eight
years their life was happily spent. Then
she began a career of reckless unfaithful
ness under her husband's own roof. At her
instanoe he entertained lavishly at Cattle
la Chenaye. Under pretext of exceptional
hospitality she made excursions with guests
which always resumed in a small scandal
within the household. Once, a friend of
Charles de Ijeseeps says, she ran away with
a Frenoh senator to Nice and did not re
turn until Charles da Lesseps, who hastened
after the oouple, had driven away hor com
panion at the point of a revolver and had
given her the ohoioe between divorce or im
mediate departure for home.
DUELS FOUGHT OVER HER.
Charles de Lesseps, it is said, has already
fought duels with men who had cast doubts
upon his relationship to tbe youngest
three children o! his step mother. In
fact in recent years everybody In Paris soci
ety baa understood that it was a perilous
matter to mention tbe name of Ferdinand
de Leeseps In her step-son's presence. That
her husband was tormented day and nigbt
by her oonduot was generally known, and
it was equally apparent that be failed men
tally and physioally under his domestio
burden. several times he was driven
almost to the point of suing lor dlvoroe,
but every time desisted in the interest of
tbe canal company, which he believed
would suffer from the stigma placed by the
scandal upon hla name. Before his arrest
Charles de Lesseps said significantly that bis
father had been too much occupied with
private matters to observe the methods of
the company. He referred undoubtedly to
tbe painful distraotlon afforded by tbe ne
cessity of guarding Mme. de Lesseps. At
present Mme. de Lssseps possesses her dis
graosd husband's bedside for several rea
sons. She Is anxious to get as much as pos
sible of bis money when he dies, and she
wishes to oonoiliate Charles and Victor de
Lesseps so that they will leave hsr la peace
ful possession.
MONTANA’S CONTBBT.
A Decision by Which the Republicans
Will Probably Gain Control.
Helena, Mont. , Deo. 24.— The demo
crats got a blackeys iu the contested elec
tion case yesterday. John Henry, registry
agent and one of the judges at the Box
Elder precinct at tbe recent election, was
put on the stand and the check lists, official
register and poll book showed the names
of sixteen alleged Illegal voters, five of
whom came from Havre and voted at Box
Elder. He kuew every one of the alleged
illegal voters personally, and had known
them since 1879. A decision in the case was
reached this morning. Tbe court to-dav
issued a writ to compel tbe canvassers of
Choteau county to meet and cauvass tbe
voters of Box Elder preclnot. This is a
viotory for the republicans, as with this
precinct counted iu it elects a republican
and gives them the legislature.
Tbe decision will give the seat in tbe
lower House awarded to Hamilton, dem., to
lasers, rep., and will make tbe legislature
stand 35 ilemoorats, 33 republicans and 3
populists. One of tbe latter is likely
to vote with the democrats, but it seems
probable that the republicans will unseat two
more democrats in the House thus giving
tbe republicans a majority. The fight for
oontrol, however, will be very bitter with
some chances that there will be a dual
legislature as in 1889. If this occurs, tbe
United States Senate itsolf will be called
upon to settle the question of who (s en
titled to the seat In that body.
A BUIT FOR $150,000 FOR LIBEL.
Alderman Ernest Hummell Sues tbe
Chicago Evening News.
Chicago, Deo. 24. —Alderman Ernest
Hummell of the Thirty-fourth ward is the
plaintiff in a suit for $150,000, begun in the
superior oourt to-day against Edward Cor
rigan, tbe Evening Journal, and Its pub
lisher, John R. Wilson. The ohargs is libel
and the artiole complained of ap
peared in a recent issue of
tbe Journal. It was an alleged interview
with Mr. Corrigan in wbioh be Btated that
the Indiana Hoeing Association was a fraud
and was run by gamblers, thieves and
blaoslegs for the purpose of robbing tbe
publio. The plaintiff is president of the
Indiana Racing Association and also of th*
South Cbloago Brewing Company.
A SAD CHRISTMAS STORY.
Despondent Over Her Lot, a Woman
Kills Her Child and Herself.
Paterson, N. J., Deo. 24.—Mrs. Alice
Faulkner, 40 years old, a servant at Mrs.
Drew's boarding house, No. 36 VYard street,
and her daughter, Florenoe, 12 years old,
were found dead in bed this morning. Tbe
mother had evidently choked the child to
death and then smothered herself. Despond
ency is supposed to havo been tbe cause.
Mrs. Faulkner bad reoently been deserted
by her husband, who was a soldier iu the
British army, aud whose release she pur
chased with mousy saved from her scanty
earning* in the mills here.
On* Burglar Killed and One Caugbt.
Chicago, Dee. 24,— Michael Bernbeck, a
saloonkeeper, found two burglars robbing
his till last night. Ha killed oue and
wounded and captured the other. Both
burglars were old offenders. Th* coroner's
jury exonerated Bernbeok.
WARFARE ON THE RIO GRANDE.
Secretary Elkins and Gen. Schofield
In Conference.
Washington, Deo. 24. Secretary Elkins
bad a conference with Gen. Schofield at the
war department to-day with regard to the
best method of effeotually suppressing tbe
apparently increasing lawlessness along the
Rio Grande. Capt. J. G. Bourke, Third
cavalry, who has been summoned from
Texas for a consultation on this subject,
will probably reaoh hern Monday night.
No official reports iu regard to these trou
ble* have been received for the past two
days.
DEPUTY MARSHALS MADE PRISONERS.
Laredo, Tex., Dec. 24.—This morning
United States Marshal Hall attempted to
send a Mexican revolutionist from Ban
Ignacio to this city in ohsrge of two armed
deputies. The party had proceeded but a
few miles up the Rio Grande river when
they were attacked by six revolutionists.
The prisoner was released and the deputy
marshals were carried away to the mount
ains. Troops are in pursuit and martial
law will undoubtedly be declared.
WORK ON THE APPROPRIATIONS.
This Congress a Little Behind the
Record of Its Predecessor.
Washington, Dec. 24.—The present ses
sion of the Fifty-sooond oongress is not
quite up to tbe ante-holi lay reoord of the
short session of the Fifty-first oongress.
The House has so far passed the army bill
and reported the fortifications bill. When
the holiday recess of the Fifty-first oon
gress was taken th* army and* navy bills
had been reported and the fortifications
and pension bills had been reported and
passed, besides a small dalloleuoy bill car
rying with it an appropriation of almost
$500,000.
Immediately upon tbe assembling of the
Senate after the recess the army bill will be
reported aud called up at an early day.
The House appropriations committee this
year will probably reverse their usual order
of bringing forward appropriation bills and
get two of their heaviest annual bills, the
sundry civil and legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bills, into tbe House
early in the session, leaving the pension
and deficiency bills to bring up tbs rear.
A NEW SORROW FOR HARRIBON:
One of Hla Grandchildren Btrloken
With Bcarlatina.
Washington, Dec. 24.—1 t seems as
though President Harrison’s troubles will
never end. Two months ago to-morrow he
lost his wife, about a month later his
father-in-law died, and yesteiday his grand
child. Martena Harrison, was stricken with
scarlatina. The event has cast another
gloom over the heavily sorrow-stricken
household. The white house is, therefore,
closed to the publio to-day and the President
excused himself to all callers, except tbe
Attorney General, It will be a sad Christ
mas at the white house for the adults with
loving faoes absent from tbe family eirole.
The President ha* abandoned his proposed
ducking trip next wees.
COLD IN THE NORTH.
A Negro and a White Man Found
Frozen to Death.
Washington, Deo. 24.—Last night was
oold throughout tbe north.
All the oollierles in the Mahanoy coal dis
trict in Pennsylvania shut dowu, so much
damage having been don* by bursting
steam and water pipes.
A negro was found frozen to death in the
street in Milford, Del., this morning, and a
white man was found dead from the same
cause in a field near Hcheneotady, N. Y.
Blaine's Rally.
Washington, Deo. 24.—The improve
ment in Secretary Blaine's condition con
tinues. What was praolically a death watob
established upon him ten days ago has been
relaxed, and an air of greater cheerfulness
prevails arouud the Blaine mansion.
Christmas In the Departments.
Washington, Deo. 24.—A1l the executive
departments were closed to-day at noou,
not to be opened for business until Tues
day.
TORCH OF THE MAFIA.
The Burning of Parkerson’s New
House the Work of an Incendiary.
New Orleans, Deo. 24. — W. 8. Parker
son, assisted by insurance experts, made a
thorough investigation of the cause of the
lire which destroyed his residence a few
nights ago and all were convinced that it
was the work of an incendiary. Twice
within the past twelve months has the
residence of Mr. Parkerson been burned
to tbe ground and this aroused
suspicion and led to an investigation aud
tbe disoovery that the destruction of his
newly-built bouse was not due to a defective
flue, as at first reported, but to the applica
tion of a torch to the weather boarding.
Tbe tire nearly resulted In the loss of the
lives of Mr. Parkerson and bis children.
Mr. Parkerson’a prominence in state popu
lar movements, wbioh were supported by
the better elements of the community,
caused numerous enemies to spring up
against him, more especially among the
Mafia.
Wyoming’s Election Oases.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Deo. 24.—Aotlon on
the election casob, in which the prize in two
seats in tbe legislature, has been put over
by the supreme oourt till 11 o’clock next
T uesday. In setting the new date the chief
justice advised lawyers to be prepared to
proceed further at onoe In case either side
was dissatisfied with tbe result Tuesday.
Hen a ton Carey and Warren are expected
home for tbe holidays. A mandamus to
secure places for the Carbon oounty demo
crats ns clerk and commissioner will come
before the supreme court in a few days.
A Secretary Removed.
New York, Deo. 24.—Chairman E.
H. Pullen of the executive coun
cil of the American Banking Asso
ciation announces that a special meet
ing of the association will be called
for Jan. 18 to elect a successor to
Secretary William R. Greene, who has re
signed. Chairman Pullen says that Secre
tary Greene exoeedad his authority aud the
council asked for bis resignation. Secretary
Greene issued circulars without authority,
asking banks to contribute mousy to a
fund to influence bank legislation in oon-
Kress,
A Dry Goods Store Burned.
Brooklyn, Deo. 24.—A big dry goods
house at the corner of Broadway and
Myrtle avenue was burned at 9 o'clock this
morning. The loss is $150,000. About 306
people were employed in tbe store aud an
exciting time occurred in getting them out.
So far at known nobody was injured.
An OU Refinery Burned.
Chicago, Dec. 24.—The plant of the
Chicago Refining and Oil Company was
burued this evening. Tbe loss is $60,000,
covered by insurance. Ihe concern refined
tallow for tbe export trade.
CARNOT TO THE RESCUE.!
ENEMIES OF THE REPUBLIC TO |
FEEL AN IRON HAND.
The Alleged Conspirators to Be Dealt
With as Energetically as Were the
Anarchists and the Boulanglsts.
The Threat of Prosecution Makes
the Revolutionists Less Outspoken.
Paris, Dec. 24.—The statement in these
dlspatolles that the ministry have evidence
that the present attack on the government
is part of an organized plan for the over
throw of the republic, and that each step
taken is oarefully discussed in advance by
plotters against the constitution is fully
confirmed aud the evidence has arrived at
that stage that the government is prepared
to arrest certain of the conspirators against
whom there is sufficient evidenoe. M.
Audrieux is regarded a* manager of the
plot against the republic, and the first blow
is to be struok at him. When warned that
he would be arrested to-day M. Audrieux
replied: “I have nothing to fear. If lam
arrested it will be to save M. Floquet from
disgrace and punishment. Tbe govern
ment Is seeking for clews to
prove the existence of a Boulangist
and royalist plot and desires to make out
that lam implicated In it. It seems to ms
that the real plot is altogether of another
character. I have token precautions so
that if I go to a dungeon the publio will
know the real motives for my arrest.” Tbe
precautions that M. Audrieux has taken, it
is said, have been to deposit with trust
worthy parties in London duplicates of alt
the documentary evidence whfoh he has ool
leoted against promlneut republicans.
THU GOVERNMENT’S COURSE SETTLED.
This fact, however, will not affeot the
action of the government iu tbe slightest
degree, M. liibot’s minister)' beiug pre
pared, on the one hand, to carry on to Us
legitimate result thorough prosecution
with all connected criminally with the
Panama scandal, aud not shielded by the
lapse of time sinoe the offenses were com
mitted ; and on the other baud to ferret out
and bring to punishment all who may be
shown to he engaged In a oonspiraoy against
the republic. The government has been
greatly enomiraged by the vote of confi
dence in the Chamber of Deputies, and will,
therefore, tuke aotlon more promptly than
was known to be intended on Friday after
noon. The Siecle states to-day that the
government bold* proof of a Boulangist
oonspiraoy to effect a revolution, involving
the same plotters as conspired for the
destruction of the republio in 1888. From
other Bources it is learned that even
more vigorous measures will be taken now
than In 1888, aud that President Carnot aud
his ministers will shoV the same energy in
putting dowu the treason of imperialist and
royalist plotters as was shown in putting
down the anarchist outrage* in the early
pari of the year. The victory of tbe gov
ernment In the c hamber of Deputies lias
spread gloom aud consternation among tbe
enemies of the republio and they are mnoh
less aggrosslve iu their utterances to-day
than yesterday. The threat of the prose
cution, too. Is having its effect, aud expres
sions of avowed and open disloyalty to the
republic are very infrequent. Whether
tbe alleged plotters have given up their
s hemes or not they give less publio evi
denoe of their aims.
The bourse was steadier to-day, in oonse
quenoo of the vote of oonfldeuce in tbe gov
ernment in the Chamber of Deputies, and
credit finder advanced three points and for
eign stocks advanced in sympathy with the
improved tone of tbe market, recovering
from yesterday’s tall.
MORE UPROAR IN THE DEPUTIES.
The proceeding in the Chamber of Dep
uties to-day showed that the enemies of the
government had not yet given up their de
termination to breax It down through the
Panama scandal. A determined effort was
made to involve M. de Freyoinet in the net
wbioh has caught bis late colleague, M.
Rouvier, and the uproar in the chamber
was so great as to cause apprehension of
personal violence between the exolted dep
uties. Premier Ribot preserved his com
posure amid all the uproar, aud closed the
session, amid great excitement, until after
tbe Christmas holidays.
There is considerable exoltement In Paris
this evening and groups of people stand
about the streets discussing the situation
and eagerly awaiting for the latest develop
ments. The rumor of M.de Freycinet’s resig
nation has caused intense agitation, aud
everybody is asking what effect such
an event, if true, would have
upon the army. Universal confidence is ex
pressed among tbe bourgeois* Id tbe coolness,
good judgment and loyalty of Gen. Haus
eler, military governor of Paris, who stood
carefully aloof from thoexisting complica
tions and would, It is believed, In a critical
juncture undoubtedly stand by the govern
ment. It is also reported that the cabinet
considered the question of making arrests
for treason and came to a decision as to its
course, which is kept secret, but that a blow
will be struck within a very short time.
CORRUPTION OF THE PRESS.
La Coearde publishes to-day fac-simile
letter from tbe ex-tnauager of the Repub
lique Francaixe asserting that certain mem
bers of the political staff of that paper bad
demanded 300,000 francs from the oredit
foncler for assisting to secure the passage
of a municipal bill.
An official denial has been made of tbe
statement published in tbe Gaulois that
Mme. Carnot received 200,000 franos
from the Panama Canal Company for
charitable purposes.
In the Chamber of Deputies to-day Premier
Ribot in reply to the question stated that
the United States of Colombia had prom
ised to prolong the Panama concession.
DE KUKYCINET SAID TO HAVE RESIGNED.
It Is rumored that M. de Freyctnet, min
ister of war, has resigned in consequence of
the attacks upon him in connection with
the Panama scandal. A hurriedly con
ducted meeting of the cabinet was held this
evening, in the oommittee room of the
Chamber of Deputies,at which It is reported,
the resignation was offered and accepted.
The rumor is not oflioiatly confirmed.
FRANCE
Germany Working the Panama Scan
dal for All There la In It.
London, Deo, 24.-—There Is no doubt that
the Panama revelations have estranged
Russia from Franco and have facilitated
tbe negotiations between Germany and
Russia for anew tariff convention. Tbe
prospect of a revival of tbe bistorio Russo-
Germau friendship is believed by German
optimists to lie assured, in oane the revela
tions in Franoe be properly exploited
by Gen. von Werder, new German ambas
sador in Bt. Petersburg. An incessant cor
respondence by telegraph has been in
progress betweeu the Berlin foreign officer
aDd the rtt. Petersburg embassy during tbe
last few days. It is believed iu Berlin that
tbe biting criticism passed by the Russian
press on the Pauarna revelations are the
ultimate results of information thus indi
rectly conveyed to the czar.
AUSTRIA'S ARMY.
The report that the Austrian army is to be
Increased by some 45,000 men contempora
neously with tbe introduction of a two-year
service term, causes considerable satisfac
tion in Berlin and Rome. If Franoe were
not completely upset the report would causa
corresponding dissatisfactionjln Paris. Em
peror William, during his last visit to j
Hohoenberron, is said to have talked plainly ;
with Emperor Frans Joseph as loth*imme
diate necessity of preparing to fight the
next war without Italy. He pointed out
that Germany woull do the lion’s share of
this preparation by adding 70,000 men to
her standing army, but oould not do it all.
Bismarck’s attacks.
In view of Prince Bismarck's attacks
upon Austria and bis accusation that she
was unloading bar burdens on Germany,
Emperor William said It would be difficult
for Chancellor yon Caprivl to push the
army bill proposing such an increase
through the Reichstag, unless tbs members
were conviueod that Austria was ready to
make an equal effort. Inconsequence of this
plea, the Austrian government has
allowed the present report to go out in
order that Chanoellor von Caprivl may
have at onoe the moral support desired,
although the actual inoiease of the Austrian
army will not be proposed for three or (oar
mouths.
A RACE ACROSS THB ATLANTIC.
The Etruria Beats the City of Paris
Running to England.
Qukknrtown, Deo. 24.—1n tbe race be
tween the Cunard liner Etruria and the
City of Paris, the Etruria won by three
hours, tbe City of Paris not passing brow
head until 6:10 o’clock this morning. As
the weather was heavy the Etruria passed
ou to Liverpool without stopping. This is
the first time that the Cunard lines crack
ship, tho fastest of the single screw steamers,
has had an opportunity of testing her speed
against the twin screw crack. The two
steamers left New York Saturday afternoon.
The City of Paris was the leader,crossing the
bar at 3:55 o'olook p. m. The Etruria wo*
dose behind her, crossing at 4:16 o'clock.
Tbe Christmas holidays are responsible for
the raoe, as heretofore the Inman ships have
always sailed on Wednesday. On this oc
casion, however, the company decided to
•end the City of Paris out Saturday In
order to land her passengers in England in
time to eat their Christmas dinners.
TULA'S FAMINE SUFFERERS,
The Marshal of the Court lesueaan Ap
peal for Aid.
St. Petersburg, Deo. 34.—Count Bob
rinsky, marshal of the oourt, has issued an
appeal for aid for tbe famine sufferers in
tbe province of Tula. There are said to be
173,000 persona In the province dependent
upon outside assistance. The government
relief Is not sufficient to prevent tbe ruin of
the inhabitants. Crops are an utter failure
aud tbe Onnditlon of the farmers is even
worse than In 1691. The rich havo
heoome poor, and the poor have become
beggars. The peasants use tho roofs of their
huts for fuel ou aooount of the dearth of
strew, coal and wood. Typhus fever is
raging to an alarming extent among the
people. Fever sufferers lie huddled to
gether in their roofless huts without attend
ance and,without bread.
FRANCE'S TREATIES.
A Minimum Tariff on Moorish Prod
ucts Agreed to.
Paris, Deo. 24.—The Chamber of Depu
ties transacted some business to-day out
side of the Panama soandal.
A bill was passed agreeing to a minimum
tariff on Moorish products in return for
oommerclal concessions on the part of
Morocco.
Premier Ribot mails a speech, urging
that the ohambar should gtvo favorable
consideration to the demands of Bwitxer
laud for tariff reduction, with a view of
fostering friendly relations with the neigh
boring republics. Premier Ribot’s recom
mendation was received with mingled mur
murs and applause. Tbe ohamber was,
however, opposed to any concession to
Switzerland, and tbe Hwiss convention was
rejected by a vote of 325 to 193.
AN EXPLOSION IN DUBLIN.
A Detective Who Was Passing at the
Time Killed.
Dublin, Dec. 24. An explosion occurred
at 11 o’olook to-night outside of a detective
office in Exobang* oourt. Deteotlve
Bynnot, who was passing at tha time, was
killed.
Flames In a Newspaper Office.
London, Deo. 24.—The ofiloe of the
Globe, the oldest evening paper iu London,
was gutted by fire this morning. The first
edition was skipped, but tbe latter editions
were issued as usual, being Issued from the
office of tbe People. Tbe lots is heavy.
LITTLE ONES MADE GLAD.
A Christmas Distribution Among tbe
Poor Ohtldren of Homestead.
Pittsburg, Pa., Deo. 24.—The hearts of
more than 1,000 children were made light
at Homestead this afternoon. In a big
rink, which formerly was the meeting
place of the strikers, there was dis
tributed almost SI,OOO worth of toys
to little tots whose fathers were among tbe
strikers and rendered destitute by tbe
lengthy idle spell. Tbe distribution was
oonduoted by the Pittsburg Hisvatch.
Every child received a toy of some kind or
other and the scenes attendant upon the
occasion were ones not soon to be forgotten.
Clothing, provisions and money was also
given to needy families by the relief com
mittee.
JUDGE MILLER RESIGNS.
Tha Salary of tha Office Not Large
Enough to Sustain Him.
Macon, Ga., Dec. 24.—Judge A. L. Mil
ler, presiding over the Macon circuit oourt,
lias resigned. Tbe announcement was inode
to tbe bar this morning aud created a sen
sation. Judge Miller stated that his sole
reason for resigning was that the salary
was too small to sustain him.
The resignation of Judge Miller is re
gretted ou all sides, as he is oue of tbe best
and most tieloved man that ever sat on tbs
bench in Georgia. A meeting of the bar
was called tills morning and eulogistic
speeches was made by a large number. A
meeting has been called for Tuesday to
select a successor to be recommended to the
governor.
A Close Call From Death by Fire.
Chicago, Dec. 24.—Th* Chicago Oil and
Refining Company's warehouse at Nos. 38
to 54 Erie street, caught fire at 5 o'clock this
evening, and within one hour was com
pletely destroyed. .Several workmen were
burned before they oould esoape from tha
building, but their injuries are not con
sidered serious. The loss is SIOO,OOO.
Heven Buildings Burned.
Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 24.—Fire in
Bessemer to-night destroyed seven frame
bouses ocoupied as saloons, fruit stores and
restaurants. The loss is $15,000 with insur
ance Of $4,000.
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BABY HUTU’S CHRISTMAS.
TOYS ENOUGH TO STOCK A STORE
ALREADY RECEIVED.
The President's Residence In New York
Decorated With Ohr'.atmas Greens.
Wreaths Placed at Bach Window.
The Year's Day of Gladness to be
Celebrated To-day.
Nkw York, Doc. 24. - President-elect
Cleveland’s residence In West Fifty-first
street is being decorated with ( hristmas
greens. AYraaths bavn been placed at eaoh
window and the dainty little drawing room
is trimmed with mistletoe, plue boughs and
evergreen. It is intended by Mr. and Mrs.
Cleveland to oheervn Monday as Christmas
day. They will partake of a splendid tur
key sent by an admiring Long Island
farmer. Already enough toys and
other Rifts to stock n store have
pourod In for Baby Ruth. There are enough
dolls alone for a dozen ohtldren. while of
jumping-jacks, Jaoka-ln-tbe-box and other
playthings there are almost too many to
count. The receipts of presents for Baby
Ruth keeps the butler and maid busy nearly
all day. It has been suggested that the
gifts Ls placed upon a little Christmas tree
and Baby Ruth's boy aud girl friends be
invited to witness the display. The tree
had not arrived this morning. Unless
the plans are changed Mrs, Cleveland
will leave on her visit to her
mother in Buffalo on Wednesday
or Thursday next. Her daughter Is to ec
oompany her. During her atsenoe the
Presidentelect will make preparations for
removing to igtkewood for the winter. It
was said to-day by an intimate friend of
the Clevelands that he would probably go
to hla Lakewood cottage before Jan 10.
Mrs. Cleveland will join him there on or
about that date. The cottage Is almost
ready for their reception. Mr. Cleveland
will remain at the "little white hones” until
they go to Washington in Marob.
CLEVELAND GIVEN A CANS.
It Was Voted to Him as the Moat
Popular Candidate.
New York, Deo. 24.—Rev. Father Kassel
of the Cburoh of the Holy Redeemer, Htate
Senator George F. Roche and Henry W,
Wolf waited upon tbe Preeideut*eleot at his
residence. No. 12 West Fifty-first street, at
10 o'clock this morning, and without
formality presented film with a beautiful
gold-headed cane, which hod been voted to
him as the most popular presidential oandi*
date at the fair held by Father Kassel’s con
gregation some time previous to the elec
tion. President-elect Cleveland responded
gracefully, and after an exchange of
“Merry Christmas” the President-elect en
tered his carriage and drove to his offioe fit
the Mills building.
RIOHTBOFLABUBSBa
Membership in an Organisation Not
a Good Reason for Their Discharge.
Macon, Oa. , Dec. 24.—0 u the question
raised bv the striking operators of tbe Cen
tral railroad to-day Judge Speer decided
that because a man is a member of a labor
organization is no reason why be should be
discharged. In tbe case In which the
strikers petitioned tbe court to re-establish
them in their work on the Central Judge
Speer decided In favor of the complainants
In so fnr as to order the recoiver to replace
all the men, except where their positions
had been already Ailed. In one sense
this is a victory for the operators,
inasmuch ns It establishes the precedent
that a laborer oauiiot be discharged for the
sole rsasoo that he has allied himself to a
laborer’s uulon. When theoourt was called
to order to-day Judge Speer stood ready
with his decision. He llrst asked if tbe
g'oseoution was ready with tbe case against
aggard and Heplustall for oontempt. The
prosecutor was in readiness, but tbe defend
ant pleaded for delay. Tbe oases have been
postponed until after the Christmas holi
days. Judge Speer then rendered bis de
cision in thaoaseof tbs employee against
the receiver. The decision says that there
has been very tuoonsiderate action on both
sides.
LITTLE’S CHRISTMAS PRESENT.
Oov. Northen Molten Him a Special
Agent With a Salary of $2,000.
Atlanta, Oa., Dec. 24. —00 v. Northen
has appointed Hon. W. A. Little special
agent for tbe property of tbe state on the
Western and Atlantic railroad in Georgia
and Tennessee, under the £law enacted at
the recent sitting of the legislature provid
ing for such an agent, at a salary of $2,000>
per year. His duties will be to make a
complete abstract to the state’e
title In all * the Western and
Atlantic railroad property from the depot
in Atlanta to the depot in Chattanooga,
and cf all connecting property. If he finds
that any enoroacbments have been made oa
the property upon tbe approval of tbe gov
ernor and the attorney general, be shall in
stitute suit to dispossess them. His appoint
ment takes effect on Jan. 1 and continue*
until the legislature meets again.
HIS HEAD CRUSHED TO A JELLY.
A Negro Brakeman Meets a Horrible
Death Near Carrollton.
Carrollton, Oa., Deo. 24.—Seymour
Turner, a negro brakeman on the Chatta
nooga division of tbe Central railroad, mat
death in a horrible manner yesterday just
south of this place. He was coupling oars.
One car was loaded with lumber with tbe
ends projecting over the end of tbe car. To
do the coupling the negro had to get on hta
knees. Thoughtlessly he put one foot on
the rail. The moving oar caught tbe foot
under the wheel, and the shook was so great
that tbe negro was thrown to the ground,
and before be could extricate himself from
his perilous s tuatlon the brake truck hit
him and crushed his head into a jelly.
Death followed in a few minutes.
Flames In a Colliery.
Pottsville, Pa., Deo. 24.— Fire was
discovered In the Heeding company’s West
Mabauoy City colliery last night and has
been burning since, working its way into
the inner workings. It has already reached
the Buok mountain vein. A nest of six
teen boilers and several outbuildings have
sunk into tbe mine by tbe burning away of
the timbers, Tbe damage already runs
high into tbe thousands.
A Fatal Boiler Explosion.
Victoria Minks. B. C., I)so. 24.— Tbs
Victoria colliery started up to-day after a
month's idleiiess and one of the largest
boilers exploded. One man was killed and
five badly hurt. Seven other boilers were
disolaoea and not a portion of the buildiug
covering tbe boilers remaius standing.
A Congress of Uatbolios.
Chicago, Deo. 24.—A call for a congress
of tho Catholics of the United States, to be
held In Chicago during tba world's fair,
was issued this evening. It is signed by
Archbishop Feehan, chairman of the com
mittee on organization, and W llliam O'Mae
ban, secretary.