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( J. H. ESTILL, President. J
BLAINE OF GOOD CHEEK.
CHRISTMAS IN HIS HOUSEHOLD A
HAPPY ONE.
Tbe Patient Reported Doing Nicely
And His Family Correspondingly
Cheerful—The ex-Secretary’a Family
Life Always Pleasant—He la Greatly
Touched by the Public’s Manifesta
tions of Good Will.
Washington, Deo. 25.—Christmas day
at the red house was quiet but happy, Mr.
Blaine being declared by the physicians to
be holding bis own aud on the whole better.
Somehow the family had dreaded the return
of Sunday because Mr. Blaine had been so
very 111 last Sunday and there were out
siders who, remembering that Gen. Logan
passed away on just such a bleak snowy
day as this, bad a superstitious feeling that
the head of the republican presidential
ticket of 1884 might die to-day. The
reaction from these feelings added
to the satisfaction with which
the news from the sick chamber was re
ceived. The family of Mr. Blaine were dis
turbed, however, by the renewal of the
newspaper rumors about Mr. Blaine taking
np the Roman Catholic faith, especially
those intimating that there was a division in
his family over the matter. A member of
the family characterized these reports in
severe terms, and added that the family
bad enough sorrow in Mr. Biaine’s Illness
without being afflicted by the newspapers.
THE STORY BY PRESS.
Washington, Dec. 2a.—lnquiry at the
residence of Mr. Blaine this evening
brought forth the welo.iins answer that he
was ‘‘doing very nicely," and that he had
taken milk at 4 o’clock p. m. and broth at
6 o’clock p. m. Mr. Blaine's nurse said that
this had been Mr. Blaine’s best day sinoe
the relapse of one week ago. Dr. Johostou,
Mr. Blaine’s physician, call and at 5:30 o’clock
p. m. and found him very comfortable.
As evidenoe that Mr. Blaine is much im
proved, It is said that this morning when
he awoke be gave the usual Christmas
greetings in oheery tones and received
tho3o of his family in much the same
spirit he exhibited in the old
days. He took a lively interest in the pres
ents that were interchanged in the family,
and made particular inquiry about the gifts
made to his graudobildren, iu whom be has
lost none of the interest that has always
characterized him.
HIS HOME LIFE.
While the outer world has been permitted
to know but little of the domestic life of
Mr. Blaine, the few who have been admit
ted to the inner domestic circle say that his
lovable characteristics are never more
strikingly manifested than when in the
bosom of his family. When in health
at the threshold of his home
he was wont to leave behind l.im the cares
and distractions of a busy life and devote
much of bis leisure hours iu pleasant and
lntereitiug and instructive conversation
with those around him. In fact, it has
been said that to see Mr. Blaine at bis nest
one must see him in his home surrounded
by bis family and oongenial friends.
FRIENDLINESS OF HI3 OPPONENTS.
Mr. Blaine was made cognizant during
the day of the friendly interest manifested
in him in ail portions of the country and by
the rank and (lie of all political parties. He
was deeply affected and expressed his
gratitude frequently. It is said that in his
great affliction, domestic aud physical, that
which has moved him most profoundly are
the kindly expressions whioh have reached
him from time to time from his political
opponents. He has been heard to remark
that one of the griefs of an active public
career are the animosities engendered, but
that these griefs were as gentle as descending
snow flakes as compared with the wounds
created by the ingratitude of men who
were the beneflo aries of one's bounty.
The public men were few who did not
carry their scars to their graves.
The day that means so rnuoh to millions
throughout the Christian world was passed
by the family of Mr. Blaine, now gathered
under his roof, lu a manner befitting a
Christmas Sabbath aud the oonditlon of its
revered head. It was a happy Christmas
in that the beloved husband and father was
still spared to them. Pathetioally sig
nificant, indeed, were the vacant chairs,
but no part of the depression felt at the
absence of those wont to occupy them was
permitted to enter the sick room.
At 10 o’clook the Blaine mansion was
closed for the night and all of the lights in
the main structure were extinguished with
the exception of a single gas jet in the slog
room, which was burning dimly. At the
same hour Mr. Blaine’s physician bad also
retired for the night. Everything at this
hour Indicates that every one connected
with the household autloipate a restful
night for Mr. Blaine.
ALL QUIET AT 2 O’CLOCK.
Washington, Deo. 26, 2a. m.—At this
hour all the lights in Mr. Blaine’s Douse are
extinguished and everything is apparently
quiet within.
CLEVELAND’S CHRISTMAS.
Baby Ruth Finds Her Stockinet Full
on Awakening.
New York, Deo. 25. President-elect
Cleveland and Mrs. Cleveland celebratod
Christmas in the orthodox fashion. In tbs
morning they attended the Central Fresby
rian ohuroh, in tho aflernoon they received
a few callers and the Christmas dinner was
served at 6 o’clock. Baby Ruth’s stocking
was hung up on Christmas eve aud a lot of
presents were awaiting her this morning.
Dalton Made a Deputy.
Coffkeyii.Lß, Kan. , Deo. 25.—This town
is bristling with excitement over the ap
pointment of William Dalton as a deputy
United (States marshal. It is said that Dal
ton haa declared that he will square himself
with some of his old enemies under tho guise
of the law, and there are many such here.
Among others Dalton has It in for the news
paper correspondents.
f tarvation In Sweden.
Stockholm, Deo. 25.—The famine in tbe
government of Uieaborv threaten* to cause
an exodus of tbe poorer people. Hundreds
have gone to the ooost of tba Gulf of
Bothnia to seek means of emigrating.
Uleabory City is orowded with starving
peasant*. In the interior the people are
reported to be dying by scores.
A Saloonkeeper Killed.
Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 25.—At Mid
land City last night two partners In the
liquor business, named Davenport and
Hbackleford, were drinking freely and be
came Involved lu a quarrel, in wtuoh the
latter killed tbe former aud then fled.
An Earthquake In Ontario.
Cornwall, Ont., Dec. 25.—An earth-
! a * t,n K forty second* began here at
o’clock thli morning. It was very
®vere at first.
fHoftting
HARRISON’S YEAR OF SORROWS.
The Illneea of His Grandchild Keeps
£3im From Church.
Washington, Dec. 25.—President Har
rison’s pew at the Church of the Covenant
was empty to-day. The President had to
forego his life-long custom of attending a
Christmas service because neither ha nor
any of the white house family can go into
gatherings of people until little Marthena
Harrison gets over her scarlatina. Although
the attack is not serious enough to justify
the health ofHeer of the district in enforcing
the law requiring a placard bearing the
words “scarlet fever" to be displayed prom
inently on the front door at the white
house it is serious enough to require a
strict quarantine. The President will
not be able even to go to
Benjies to shoot ducks, as he
had planned to do this week by way of re
creation after all bis troubles and labors,
but he will get some rest at home, for the
offlee seekers who are still looking for the
crumbs yet to fall from the executive table,
especially in the way of foreign appoint
ments, will be kept away from the white
house for awhile anyway.
The President and Mr. and Mrs. Rusaell
Harrison received many messages of sym
patby to-day, among others one from Mr.
Blaine’s family. Mr. and Mrs. Harrison,
having no other child, are simply wrapped
up in little Marthena, and are at her bed
side most of the time, day and night.
LIABILITY OF RAILROADS.
Exemption Clauses in Contracts Void
In Some Cases.
Little Rock, Ark., Deo., 25.—An im
portant tost case, and one of great impor
tance to railroads, was decided yesterday by
the Arkansas supreme court.
W. L. Cravens sued the Missouri Paciflo
railway system for damages caused by the
burning of a number of bales of cotton
while in transit. The railroad company set
up a plea that it was not responsible be
cause the bill of lading expressly
stipulated to this effect. The court
held that the bill of lading
was void in the respeot alluded to; that
when a railroad company is not prepared to
transport property aiid will not transport
it without a contract exempting It from its
common law liability, aud when customers
are compelled to assent to such exemption
in order to secure transportation, such assent
is not binding upon the customers and the
company can base no defease upon it.
JACOB HENRICI DEAD.
He Was the Senior Trustee of a
Famous fcociety of Pennsylvania.
Pittsburg, Pa., Dec. 25.—Jacob Hen
rioi, senior trustee of tbe Economite Soci
ety of Economy, Pa., died at 3 o'clock this
morning, aged 88 years. The society of
which Father Henrioi was tbe leader was
composed of about 500 people, all oellbates,
and are worth between 15,000,000 and
410,000,000. They make up tbe town of
Economy, about six miles west of Pittsburg.
Father Henrioi was president of tbe
Eoonomy Bank of Beaver Falls, a director
in tbe Pittsburg and Lake Erie railroad and
other large corporations. Tbe Ecooomite
Society made all their money by farming.
The society gained notice some months ago
through Dr. Teed, the Koreshan, who tried
to get control of the money of tbe society.
John Duss, trustee of the society, will prob
ably be Father Honrloi’s successor. Mr.
Duss has been friendly to Dr. Teed.
BURNED HIMSELF UP IN JAIL.
A Crazy Farmer of Ohio Comes to a
Shocking End.
Cincinnati, 0., Dec. 25.—A dispatch
from McArthur, 0., tells of a tragedy aris
ing from a schoolboy's quarrol. The chil
dren of Sidney Dllge and Pearl Dutrow,
farmers iu Jackson township, had a quarrel.
Dutrow, upon hearing of it, went last
Thursday night to Dllge’s house armed with
an ax, and began an assault on Dilge. Tbe
latter made a vigorous defense, and with
the help of a corn knife fought
Dutrow off after wounding him severely.
Dutrow was brought to McArthur, whereit
was found that he was insane. He was
locked up. Last night he set fire to his cell
in the jail and that structure and the sheriff's
residence were destroyed. All the prisoners
except Dutrow were rescued.
FLEECED THE STATE.
Nebraska’s Asylum Contractors and
Officers Indicted.
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 25.—The grand jury
has returned indictments against eight
former officers and contractors of tha state
asylum for the Insane. The names thus far
made publio are, J. Donlaus, former stew
ard of the institution; W. E. Sewall and
Dorgau Brothers. It 1b understood that
one state official is implicated, as
well as a former high official of tbe asylum.
Tbe charges, it is said, embrace forgery,
embezzlement and obtaining money under
false pretenses. The four men named hava
heretofore stood high, and the returns thus
far have caused a genuine sensation. Tbe
men were arrested, arraigned, gave bail
and were released.
HIT HER WITH A CHRISTMAS GIFT.
A Jealous Suitor Hurla a Watch at
His Girl’s Head.
Brown City, Mich., Deo. 25.—Henry
Clymer and Boert Goodson, two young
farm laborers near here, were both paying
attention to the same young girl. Early
last night Clymer went to the lady’s home
to make a Christmas gift. Half an hour
later Goodsou went with the same purpose.
Seeing tho two together, the latter became
jealous and in anger hurled his gift, a cheap
silver watob, at them. It struck the girl
on the head, probably fracturing her skull,
She lies in a critical condition. Goodson is
under arrest.
Theft of the $36,000.
Louisville, Ky., Dec. 25.—The theft of
the $35,000 from an express package is as
much of a mystery as ever. Hardin, tha
suspected Adams express messenger, who
was brought here for the purpose of
identification Friday night, mat Mrs.
Brenner, tbe woman who sold tho stamp
used on the bogus package, yesterday, Th#
woman failed to identify him and he was
released from custody.
A Railroad Lease Enjoined.
Cincinnati, Dec. 25.—Judge Kumler yes
terday announced a decision whioh granted
on order for an Injunction perpetually en
joining the leasing of the Cincinnati, Jack
son and Mackinaw railroad by tbe Cincin
nati, Hamilton and Dayton. Tbe oourl
finds that the road* are competing, and
heDce one route could not be absorbed by
the company controlling the otbar.
Hamburg’s cholera Cases.
Hamburg, Deo. 25.—Since Friday there
have been two fresh case* of obolera and
three dea hs in this oity. On* parson Is ill
of cholera in Altoona and one died yester
day in Wandsbeek.
SAVANNAH, GA., MONDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1892.
FEARS OF THE COMMUNE.
GERMANY TAKES AN ALARMING
VIBW OF THE CRISIS.
A Belief at Eerlin That Carnot’s Im
plication in tbe Panama Scandal
Would Be Followed by Fighting in
the Streets of Paria—The Origin of the
Revelations.
Berlin, Deo. 25.—The development of
the Panama soandal in Frauce is watched
with interest in this city. The course of
events in Paris is considered by all German
polltioiaus to be of tbe gravest moment to
the empire. The opinion recently expressed
by Prinoe Bismarck that the radicals and
socialists were at the bottom of the expos
ure is acoepted generally as oorreot.
The royalists are believed to be only taking
advantage of circumstance! and not to
have had any guiding influence in precipitat
ing tbe revelations. The letters from Paris
correspondents encourage this view of the
soandal and its origin, and lead all to tbe
expectation that if the rumors of President
Carnot's implication in the scandal be real
ized, tbe anarchists, socialists and general
riff-raff of Paris, Lyonß and Marseilles will
barricade the streets and fight iu the inter
ests of a great upheaval.
DE FREYCINET NOT TO RESIGN.
London, Dec. 25.—The Paris correspond
ent of tbe Daily News says: "The report
that M. de Frsyciuet will resign from the
oablnet is uufouuded, or at least, prema
ture."
DUBLIN’S EXPLOSION.
The Police Do Not Think it Was
Brought About by Politics.
Dublin, Deo. 25. —Detective Svnnot, who
lost bis'life by the explosion at the Dublin
detective office yesterday, when found, lay
prostrate, his face mangled, an arm and leg
shattered and severely wounded on the chest.
Ha was taken to the hospital, where his in
jured limbs were amputated. He lay un
conscious for twenty minutes, and
then died. Tbs walls of the
detective office were oraoked by
the foroe of the explosion, and all the win
dows and window frames were broken. At
tbe spot where tbe infernal machine ex
ploded the flagging of the court yard was
torn up for several feet and a great, hole
was excavated in tbe arch. Apparently
Bynnot bad kioked or otherwise moved the
machine away from the wall of the build
ing, end this very much lessened the damage
to the structure. In the interior all the
rooms are strewn with broken plaster and
splluters of glass. There have been no ar
rests iu connection with the outrage, nor
have any oiaws been discovered, though the
polioe are seeking to ferret out tbe guilty.
THEORY OF THE POLICE.
The first report that tbe explosion was a
political outrage is (laorecated by the polioe.
The general opinion is that tbe bomb or in
fernal machine was placed by a person with
a personal spite against the deteotlve foroe.
All day people from different parts of
tbe city and outlying villages have gathered
in orowds near the place. Immediately
after tba explosion somebody ran
through the city spreading the report that
John Morley.the Irish secretary,was passing
the office at the time of tbe explosion, had
been thrown to the ground and was suffer
ing from concussion of the brain. Several
friends of Mr. Morley, wbo were not in
formed as to hia whereabouts, cams run
ning to the offloe to inquire after his lnju
riea. The only person severely injured was
the deteotlve, who died. Three men and a
woman in a side street, about a hundred
yards off, were thrown to the ground anil
remained unconacious for several minutes.
They sustained only a few bruises and
walked home.
COMMENTS OF LONDON EDITORS.
London, Deo. 25. —The News says
editorially: “The motive of the
Dublin explosion probably was a
private grunge. It cannot be denied, how
ever, that tbe secession of tbe Pamellites
has caused a recrudescence of tbe criminal
elements which might have been extin
guished altogether had the Irish party re
mained intact."
The Chronicle says: “The Dublin out
rage will not affect the political situation;
it should not cause Mr. Morley to deviate a
hair's breadth from his appointed task. It
is almost certain that the blow emanates
from the dynamite party, which has never
ceased to resent Mr. Parnell’s taking the
control of the movement from them and
transmitting it into other hands.”
The Times says: “The terrible orime is a
striking comment upon Mr. Morley’s latest
act ot homage to bis masters. Tne outrage
appears to have been designed and executed
in general accordance with the methods of
the Olan-na-Gael emissaries.”
The Standard says: “This crime should
serve to oouvinoo Mr. Morley of the futilitv
of tbe hopes tie has based on a policy of
conciliation.”
A PANIC IN A CHURCH.
Chriatmas Decorations Fired by the
Candles.
Cincinnati, 0., Dec. 25.—A serious
panto was narrowly averted at St. Xavier’s
churoh in this olty this morning at 6 o'olock,
at the celebration of high mass. Tbe oburch
was orowded to its utmost capacity. At,out
the altar and walls were profuse decora
tions of avsrgreen. The candles on the
main altar were lighted and the service
begem Suddenly a shrill soream startled
tbe worshipers. Someone had noticed that
the evergreen had been ignited bv the altar
ceDdlea. Instantly the cry of “Fire” came
from a thousand throats and a scene of
wild excitement and terror was begun. A
mad rush was made for the door and every
one attempted to get out of the building
at nnoe. Polios Sergt. Casey, who was at
the exit, quickly sited up the situation and
closed aud fastened tbe door, refusing to
allow any one to leave the building. The
decorations were destroyed, but no other
damage was done.
A BLIZZARD IN THE WEST.
Heavy Lose of Stock on the Cattle
Ranges Feared.
Kansas City, Mo., Deo. 25.—Kansas,
Oklahoma and tbe west generally is experi
encing a genuine blizzard to-day, which
threatens to block railway travel and do
great damage to atook on tbe ranges
Scattering reports from Ivans as and tba
southwest generally show that tbe railroads
are in trouble from the drifted snow and
trains are many hours lata.
INTENSELY COLD.
Chicago, Dec. 25.—Reports from the
west and northwest show intensely cold
weather, tbe temperature ranging from 10°
to 25” below zero.
Mre. John L. Day Dead.
Lumber City, Ga., Deo. 35.—Mrs. Day,
wife of Capt. John L. Day, formerly of
Savannah, died in this oity at 2:40 o’clock
a. in. She will be buried in Laurel Grove
cemetery at Savannah at 3 o'clock to-mor
row afternoon.
BANKER CLEWS’ VIEWS.
The Financial Outlook, as Teen From
Wall Btreet.
New York, Dec. 24.— Wa1l street con
tinues to labor under tbe pressure of In
fluences of more than usual weight. The re
newal of gold exports, uneasiness about tbe
silver situation, stringency in money and
the dangers threatening tbe French re
public—these form a combination of unset
tling oiroum-tanoes calculated to severely
test tbe stability of the stock market.
As might have been expected, tbe market
has shown symptoms of yielding at its
weakest point. The “industrials," which
have never had much beyond a merely
speculative support, have been freely dls
oriuiiuated against by lenders as collateral
for loans, with the result of large reahzlngs
on them and a fall iu their prices which at
first produced a general break of the mar
ket. These issues are tbe sensitive spot, and
as the time approaches when they will be
exposed to searching trial from a reduction
of tariff duties, they can hardly be expected
to resist tbe pressure that may be brought
to bear upon them. This is the more prob
able from the fact that many membors of
the exchange are getting tired of this
chrouio element of disturbance and would
be glad to see it eliminated by a better ad
justment of these issues to their real in
trinsic value.
The unexpected exports of gold, at a
season when the movemeut is usually in the
opposite direction, has an unsettling effect.
The movement is not easily explained, in
view of the fact that, for the months of
Ootober aud Novemb. r, the exports of
merchandise and specie exceed the com
bined items of imports, interest due abroad,
undervaluation of imports aud freight
charges, by some $11,U00,000, which would
seem to Imply that we entered December
with a good balauce in our favor. During
the current month, however, there has lieen
a material falling off in some of our leading
exports. For the week ending Deo. 10, our
total shipments of cotton to foreign ports
amounted to only 119,700 halts, against
2u3,700 bales for the same week of 1891;
BDd, for the week pre edlug, we esp< rted
from all seaboard points only 2,589,000
bushels of grain, against 5,209,000 bushels
last year. Concurrently with a decrease of
exports, we are having an increase of im
ports, those of New York for the week
ending Deo. 9 being #4,114,000 in
excess of the corresponding figures for 1891.
Items like these will to some oxteut oocount
for the outward flow of gold, but not fully;
and some other causes of a less ovident
nature are probably at work also. It is not
easy to say exactly how far the shipments
ot gold are made iu the ordinary course of
the exchanges and how far as spatial opera
tions to procure gold for European hanking
purposes, it Is understood, however, that
one banking house here received orders this
week from Austria for $1,000,000, to be
used by the Austrian government in pre
paring for tho reconstitution of its ourrenoy
system on the gold basis. From tbe sppre
hensiie feeling among European financiers
at the position of silver, exhibited at tbe
Brussels o<inference, it is to be expeoted
that every favorable occasion for
drawing gold from the United States
will bo turned to account. The probabili
ties, however, do not favor a prospect of
the ourreDt export running to any further
Important lengths. For Englaud Is buying
somewhat freely if our gilt-edge in vest
ments, and about £1,500,500 sterling is un
derstood to have been loaned by London to
New York through bills issued against de
posit of seouritiei, which gives us that
amount of relief for sixty days, when the
local money market may be expected to
have reached an easier condition. The ex
treme ease of money at London Is an ele
ment in our favor, as it not only makes
these borrowing operations so muob the
easier, but also tends to encourage London
purchases of our securities.
At the moment, it is not easy to judge
bovnfar the serious political complications
iu France may become an element of finan
cial disturbance. Iu the event of revolu
tion, which seems to be more tbau a mere
possibility, a shock to tbe bourses of Europe
would be inevitable, and, considering the
broad relations between Paris aud London,
the latter city would be exposed to suffer in
sympathy with the former. In ibat event,
whatever might be the first effect on our
market, the later result would be to encour
age the purchase of American Investments
on account ot their isolation from the
sphere of European politics. Nevertheless,
the position of France constitutes nu im
portant influence tending to produoe cau
tion in the mouey markets of tbe world at
large.
1 he exports of gold involve a correspond
ing relative reduction In the legal money
resources of tbe banks of this city, wtdoli is
tho main source of the prevailingatringency
in the loan market. As the banks will have
to stand ready fur the large interest aud
dividend disbursements incident to the sea
son, the stringency may be expected to con
tinue at least into the new year, when the
funds thus distributed among the public at
large will have returned to the banks for
re-employment. Relief may also he ex
peoted from Influx of money from the in
terior, which usually seta in Boon after Jan.
1. But whilst, for these reasons, the money
market may be trusted to take care of itself,
for the next few months, yet there it in
Wall street a deep conviotion
that tbe course of both mouey
and Investments must vitally depend upon
the action or non-action of congress relating
to silver. On this point, leading men of
finance are in earnest, and regard it as an
important factor ruling the future. Could
they be sure that purchases of silver by the
government will at least be temporarily
suspended, confidence would prevail; but so
long as this remaiua uncertain, their attitude
will be that of caution.
Whilst the foregoing factors surround
the financial markets with some uncertainty
which is unfavorable to the value of securi
ties, yet tbe general range of conditions in
trinsic to investments Is strong and healthy,
winch forms a wholesome buttress against
other disturbing Influences.
TAPERING FINGERS THE FAD.
A Compressor to Squeeze a Fortune
Out of Hands.
Washington, Deo. 25.—The patent office
has granted a patent on a device worthy of
the ancient Greeks. It is a system of finger
tapering and joint-reducing bands. The
idea is to make thimble-shaped bands of
tblu and pliant alumnlum In seta of various
sizes to fit tbe fingers and thumbs, and by
wearing them at night gradually produce
the slenderest taperlug so rnuoh admired by
tbe fashionable world.
Alumnlmum bands are provided witn
rings whioh are crowded down on tbe out
side so as to compress tbe finder and drive
the blood back to any desired state of
dlminuttvenos*. The letters patent do
not state whether the use of the new device
is attended with pain or not. It Is said
these bands have been thoroughly tested
by several of tbe beat known ladles of fash -
lon in Washington and Philadelphia, and
they speak of them In tbe highest terms of
praise.
Tba leading merchant in cosmetics and
toilet articles in Uhtcago is forming a stock
company to buy tbe patent, and boom tbe
finger taperer at the world’s fair. The
pateutee says his Idea will go like wild fire,
as have to many other Inventions to pro
duoe beauty, aiid he thinks bis patent it
worth at least $50,000,
MGR. SATOLII’S MISSION.
NO TRUTH IN TBE REPORTS THAT
IT IS A FAILURE.
The Establishment of DlDlomatto Re
lations Between tbe Vatican and
This Country Not One of His Objects.
He Deprecatee Stirring Up the Old
Embers of tho McGlynn Case.
Washington, Deo. 25.—Mgr. Satolll, the
papal legate, is much gratified by the gen
eral expressions of pleasure with which the
restoration of Dr. McGlynn to his priestly
office have been received in New York
throughout the country. But he deploroa
the fact that there haa been shown a dispo
sition o rake up the embers of the old con
troversy aud recall some of tbe ex
pressions that have been used in
its continuance. “This proceeding,"
says Mgr. Batolli, “on the day
of ‘peaoe to men and good will,' on the day
of the doctor's first mass after the estrange
ment of years, is neither Christian nor
gentlemanly. The doctor has been absolved,
the past Is forgiven and should be forgotten.
To reoall it ia oruolty to him and dlsrespeot
to the authority that kuowj and has done
what was necessary before absolving him."
Regarding the telegram from Rome
published to-day that “the latest re
ports received here regarding Mgr.
Batolli have somewhat dampnued previous
enthusiasm and it is poroeived that the gulf
between Mgr. Hatnlll and tbe Amenoau
bishops will be harder to bridge over thau
was supposed.” It is stated at the Catholic
University that Mgr. Ratolli’s private
advices from Rome, whioh he receives fre
quently, are quite to tbe contrary. There
has been nu damped enthusiasm, It la stated,
and tbe Vatican has made known its deter
mination to uphold Its legate against all
opposition.
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS.
Another sentence in the same telegram
reads: “President Harrison is understood
to have viewed the idea of opening diplo
matic relations with Rome more favorably
than Mr. Cleveland." Mgr. Hatolli wishes
to have it stated that there Is no desire
whatever on his pnrt, aud, so far as be
knows, none on the part or President Har
rison to open up diplomatic relation! be
tween the Vatican and Washington. At a
visit paid to the President two weeks ago
by Mgr. Batolli, accompanied by Father
O’Oorman of the Cathoiio University, it is
said the former expressed his gratification
at welcoming the papal logate. Replying
to Mgr. Hatclli’s expression of thanks for
tbe courtesies extended hlin on his arrival
at the port of New York, the President Is
quoted as stating that those courtesies were
paid him as the representative to the dedi
cation of the world’s fair buildings of one
who had taken the hlgbeat Interest in tbe
success of the fair aud was one of the most
valued contributors.
WORDS OF SYMPATHY APPRECIATED.
Continuing, President Harrison said he
was glad of the occasion the legate’s visit
afforded to return his thanks for theaxpres
sions of sympathy sent by the holy
father at the lime of Mr*. Harrison's
death, as a private oitlzeu, for as
President be could have no opiuion on toe
subject. He is further represented as say
ing he was glad to observe that the actions
aud words of Mgr. Hatolli, so tar during his
sojourn in the United (Staten, hod been In
line with American institutions, in con
cluding the interview it is said the Presi
dent expressed a hope that the legate’s stay
would be long and pleasant and fruitful of
good, for he considered the Cathoiio church
one of the great moral forces tending to the
weal or to the woe of the repub
lic, as it adapted itself or not to ibe
spirit of the oountry. Since then Mgr.
Hatolli haa paid visits of friendly courtesy
to the members of tbe cabinet, all of whom,
It is said, have expressed themselves along
the same line of thought and speech fol
lowed by President Harrison. The legate
can find in none of these expressions, ac
cording to an intimate associate, an indi
cation that diplomatic relations between
Washington and the Vatican are desired.
M’GLY NN’3 RESTORATION.
He Appears in the Pulpit in tbe Morn
ing and On the Rostrum at Night.
Brooklyn, N. Y., Deo. 25.— The Rev.
Dr. Edward McGlynn, who has been rein
stated as a priest by Mgr. Hatolli, celebrated
mans in private in the chapel of St. John’s
College this morning.
An lmmeuee crowd thronged Cooper
Union to-night to hear Dr. Edward Me-
Glynn deliver his Sunday lecture. Tbe
newly rehabilitated priest received an ova
tion. lu tba course of bis address Dr. Mo-
Glynn said; “My dear friands,
I feel that I should disap
rint a most reasonable expectation were
to proceed forthwith upon the subject
which I announced for to-night on lost
Sunday. It was an Injustice to it not to
note the fact that something happened some
years ago that wrought a outer change in
my life and you can readily believe that it
was a great sorrow to me to he thrust from
an altar so dear to me. Those of you who
know me best know that it was uerer my
wish to leave those altars (loud
applause], but when I came
on a platform to speak as a
citizen, as a man to men whother that plat
form was tbe tall of a cart or the head of a
barrel Daughter] 1 still was a priest of
Christ aud still considered myself worthy to
preach the fatherhood of God and tha
brotherhood of man. To-day will long be
memorable to me. I have again to-day
stood before tbe altar to dear to mo and
have offered up there the holy lnoense of
oommunion. To-day, I, who was excom
municated, have communicated. I have
received from my own hands reverently the
body and blood of the Lord, not unmindful
of the diviue injunction. ‘He that would
partake of this cup, let him purge himself,’
and I believe that there is not one of you
who would believe me capable of so partak
ing unless my conscience was at rest. I
have been restored to those alters, to rny in
tense delight aud to yours, and I thank you
for the wonderful aud joyful appreciation
you have shown of the great happiness that
has just come to me.”
HID MONEY IN A ROLL OF BUTTER.
A Mlnneeota Thief’s Unique Way of
Concealing Plunder.
Hallock, Minn., Deo. 25.—Two weeks
ago Nels Olander of this place had $2,130
stolen from bis saloon. J. B. Schneider and
bis brother George were suspected of the
theft, but nothing oould be proved against
them. George Schneider left for Chicago
Saturday, but before going tbe oity marshal
gave bis effeots a parting search, but noth
ing could be found. After tbe train had
pulled out for Crookston tbe marshal hap
pened to think of a roll of butter that be
noticed In the trunk and suspecting that the
mouey might bn secreted in tbe butter, the
obisf police at Crookston was wired to and
when the train reached Crookston Schnei
der was nabbed and SI,OOO was found In the
butter. When the mouey was discovered
Schneider owned up to the theft and con
fessed that bis brother, the butcher at Hal
lock, hail the balance. The money was
found and the two are now under arreit.
A MONSTER FHSABT.
The Patients at MilladgeytUe Given
Their Annual Banquet.
MILLcnGEViLLa, Oa.. Deo. 25.—The
greatest Christmas dinner that was aver
served in the south was spread out before
1,800 people two miles below Uilledgevtlle at
1 o’clook to-day. The occasion was the an
nual dinner given the patients of the state
lunatic asylum, aud the least was in every
way Characteristic of the splendid manage
ment of the institution. It has bean tba
custom of the officials for a quarter of a
oentury to prepare a regular Christmas
dinner for the patients, but the feast this
year, aud the amusements attending It,
probably surpasses any of the
past. Tbe menu to-dny was mads
up of substantial, delicacies, pickles, etc..
au<l the immensity of the annual feast may
be understood when It is stated the follow
ing are a few of the purchases for the occa
sion : 200 big turkeys, 100 geese, 300 pounds
of candy, 23 barrels of applet, 37 boxes of
oranges, 400 pounds of nuts, 80 boxes of
raisins and a proportionate quantity of
other edibles. The dinner was served with
olock-llke regularity, and there waa not a
hitch iu any feature of tba big tenet.
After dinner Christmas services
were held In Che obapel and
the big auditorium was filled with patients.
Tho programme consisted of addresses, sing
ing, otc.
Alt gethor this Christmas has been a
bless and one at the asylum, and It has been a
beautiful scene iu which Georgia’s great
charity joined In the season’s common Im
pulse and sent joy and happiness to her un
fortunate ones with grace as swaat as In
spires a golden gift of God.
IMMIQHATION FROM OUBA.
The Congressional Committee Passes
Through Atlanta.
Atlanta, Ga. , Deo. 25.—Tba Congres
sional committee to Investigate tbe advisa
bility of including Cuba In the anll-lmml
gration bill now before congress passed
through Atlanta to-night en route to Cuba
over the Central road. The oommlttee,
wtiioh Is oomposed of Berm tors Bquire of
Washington, Proctor of Vermont, Call of
Florida, Dubois of Idaho, Ulbaon of Mary
land, and Representatives Hturap of Mary
land, Covert of New York, Coburn of
Miohiaan and Wright of Pennsylvania, is
traveling In a speoial oar iu charge of B. K.
Valentine, sergeant at arms of Ilia Renata.
Senators Proctor and Squire arrived last
night and spent the day here, the
party leaving to-night at 9 o'olock,
iheir train having arrived late. Senator
Call of Florida Is decidedly opposed to al
lowing immigration of any eort from Cuba,
and it is through his efforts that tbe com
mittee is now making tbe investigation, the
bill now before congress not prohibiting Im
migration from Cuba. Senator Proctor
ulso expressed himself in favor ot Including
Cuba iu the antl-luimigratiou bill as ha now
views the situation.
A TRAGEDY AT AUGUSTA.
Tho Killing of a Negro Boy for Stoning
a Paper Carrier Declared Justifiable.
Augusta, Ga., Dec. 25.—The ooroner’s
Inquest this morning on the body of WlUia
Barfield pronounoed bis killing justifiable,
and Robert Chandler and Luolus Sheffield
were discharged. They were all negro boys,*
and tbe killing ooourred at the dosing ex
ercises of tbe Mauge Street colored school
Friday night. Robert Chandler Isa Chron
icle carrier, and a few days ago while deliv
ering papers be was stoned by Barfield and
some other boys. Attbesohnol exhibition
these boys mes and the euhjeot of their at
tack on Chandler waa brought up. After
some words a fight ensued, which resulted
lu Barfield being out and (truck with a
stick. Yesterday avenlug be died, and tbe
ooroner’s jury this morning pronounoed tbe
killing justifiable homicide.
OHRISTMAS AT AUGUSTA.
Tbe Celebration a Quiet One Owing to
the Closing of tbe Saloone.
Augusta, Ga., Deo. 25.—Christmas day
haa been quietly observed In Augusta, th*
speoial servioes in the eburohe* appropriate
to the day being well attended. To-night a
light rain Is falling and there la promise of
bad weather to-morrow. In tha banks
ami other publio Institutions to-morrow
will be observed at Christmas day, but the
oity ordinance* against fireworks and open
saloons will make it a quiet day.
To-day’s good order has been marked
only by one disturbance this morning be
tween several profligate negro women, wbo
engaged In a drunken brawl, in wbloh on*
was struck with an ax.
Christman at Thomaavllle.
Titoi* AsviLLß, Ga., Deo. 25. The
Christmas holiday trade in Tbonoaevilie this
year haa been greater than ever before.
Finer goods, and more of them, have been
■old notwithstanding tbo ory of hard times
Thomas County’s Republicans.
Thomabvillr, Ga., Deo. 25.—The Repub
lican party of Thomas county held a mass
meeting yesterday, aud, after much wran
gling and opposition, indorsed tbe third
party.
MOVEMENT!* OF ARTILLERY.
A Publication That St. Augustine
Thinks Is Erroneous,
St. Augustine, Fla., Dec. 25.— The
Army and Navy Journal says: “The Sec
retary of War has ordered Batteries A and
G, Third regiment of artillery, to Florida;
Battery A, now at Washington barracks
and Battery G, now at Fort McHenry, to
Ht. Francis barracks, and Battery H, at
Washington barracks, to Key West. Tbe
movement takes place Jan. 15.” As no
orders for moving Col. Osborn’s command
of the Fifth Infantry at Hi. Francis bar
racks to make room for the two batteries
have been issued. It It thought tbe Journal
meant to say Fort Barranoea and not
Ht. Franois barracks.
On to Han Domingo.
Fernanmna, Fla., Dao. 25.—ThaRed
“ D” line steamer Valencia arrived last night
from New York and will sail to-morrow for
Han Domingo. The Valtnola It ohartsred
by a syndicate composed of proinineut
business men from New York and tbe west,
wbo have purchased th* revenue privileges
of Hau Domingo from tbs government.
Among the party are S. W. Holla, B. T.
Weed, R. A. Weed, R. L. MoCook, B.
Lttbgow and C. T. Bonot.
A Train Wrecked by a Bullet.
Fayetteville, Ark. , Dec. 25.—A terri
ble wreck occurred last night at Greenland,
five miles from here. A freight tram was
posting there when a young min fired into
tbe tram. The bullet penetrated an oil
tank car and exploded it. I bis wracked
the train aud burned sixteen oars with
their contents. The oil spread the tire aud
it was with great difficulty that the oitikeiis
prevented the town from burning. About
800 feet of traok were destroyed.
Found Guilty of Murder.
Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 25.—Henry Fos
ter, the sluyer of Judge Morgan, has been
found guilty of murder aud sentenced to
the penitentiary for life.
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A HOLIDAY TIMF,SERMON.
TALMAGE PREACHES ON A SHA
BONABLE THEME.
The Preacher Divides the Beaeon Into
Three Chapters—Thn First s Chapter
on the Illustrious Birthday Tho
Second Bpeaks of Annual Decadence.
The Third a Chapter of Chronological
Introduction.
Brooklyn, Deo. 2.s.—Tbe sermon preached
by Rev. Dr. Tahnage this morning was of
a character especially appropriate to the
holiday season, and was listened to with
rapt attention by an eudlenoe that orowded
tbe Tabernacle. Before beginning bis dis
course, the preacher gave out the opening
hymn:
Joy to the world, the Lord hes come,
Ist earth receive tier king.
The text selected was Coloesians it. 14|
“In respect of a holy day.”
What tbe Bible here and elsewhere calls a
holy day, we, by change of one letter and
change of pronunciation, call holiday. But,
by change of spelling end accentuation, ws
cannot change the fact that holiday* have
great signlfloanoe. As long as the world
stands, Christmas day and New Year’s day,
aud Easter day will be charged and sur
charged with sole mu suggestivenesa and
holy mirth. W hot tier you taka the old
style of my toil and call them holy days op
the modern style and call them holidays,
they somehow set all my nerves a-tingls
and my deeper emotions Into profounds**
agitation. 1 am glad that this season w
have the holidays completely hounded. For
yeers, Christmas day, starting in
tba midst ot on* week, and NeW
Year’s day, starting in tbe mldri of ani
other week, we have bean perplexed to
know when the holidays began and when
they ended, and perhaps we may hava
begun them too soon or continued them too
long. But this year they are bounded by
two beaches ot gold: Habbath, Deo. 25tb.
1892, end Habbath, Jan. let, 1893. The ona
Habbath thia year commemorate* the birth
of tbe greatest being that ever walked the
earth; the other celebrates tbe birth af that
which is to be one of the greatest years of
all time. Tbe one day supernatural because
of an unhinged star and angelic doxology
aud tbe other day natural, but part of a
procession that started with tbe world's at*
nlstanoe aud will go on uutil the world la
burned up; both the first and the last days
of these holidays coming iu with Habbat
iral splendor and solemnity, and girdling
all the day* between with thoughts than
have all time and all eternity in their
emphasis. How shall we spend them?
At haphazard and without special dlrecw
lion, aud they leaving, as they go away
from us, physical fntigne aod mental ex
haustion, tbe effoot of late hours and reck*
leasnees of diet, adding another obapter to
th* moral aud spiritual and eternal disasters,
which have resulted from misspent holi
days! (J, no! A stout and resounding nol
for all tbe eight days.
1 propose that we divide this holiday sea
son, the two Habbaths of tbs holiday and
tba six days between. Into three ohapters.
The first part a chapter ot illustrious birth
day; tbe seoond part a chapter of annual
deoadence; tbe third part a chapter of ohro
oologies! introduction.
First, then, a obapter of illustrious birth*
day. Not a day of any year but has been
marked by tbe nativity ot some good or
freat soul. Among discoverers, the births
ay ot Humboldt was Hept. 14 and of David
Livingston March 19. Among astrono
mers, tbe birthday of Isaac Newton was
Deo. 25 and of Hersehel Nov. 17. Among
orators, tbe birthday of Cicero waa Jan. 3
and of Chrysostom, Jan. 14. Among prison
reformers, the birthday of John Howard
waa Hept. 2, and of Elizabeth Fry May 1.
Among painters, the birthday of Raphael
waa March 28, and of Miobael Angelo March
6. Among statesmen, the birthday of
Washington was Feb. 22, of
Hamilton May 8, and of Jeffer
son April 2. Among oonseoratad
souls, the birthday of Mrs. He
mans was Hept. 25, of Lncretia Mots, Jan.
8, and of Isabella Graham, July 29. Bus
whal are all those tdrtbdaye compared with
Dec. 25, for on or about that day was born
one who eclipsed all the great names of all
the centuries—Jesus of Bethlehem, Jesus of
Nazareth, Jesus of Golgotha, Jesus of
Olivet, Jesus of the beaveuly throne! Tbe
greatest pictures have been! made about
soenes in his lifetime. The greatest sacri
fices on field of battle or in hospital or on
long march or In martyrdom have been in
spired by his self-abnegation. Tbe finest
works of eh queues ever spoken have been
ottered In the proclamation of his gospel.
The grandest oratorios that have ever
rolled from orchestras were descriptive ot
his life and death. There have been other
orators, but none like blm who
“spake as never man spake.” Thera
have been other reformers, but none
like blm who will not have com
pleted his mission until the last prison ia
ventilated and the last blind aye opened and
the last deaf ear unstopped and tbe last lama
foot bounds like a roe and tbe last case o|
dementia shall come to its right mind.
There have been other discoverers, but none
like him, able to find bow man may be Just
with God. There have been other
but none llko him the rsecuer of nations.
Thera have been other painters, but noua
Ilka him wbo put the image of God on a
lost soul. No wonder we celebrate bis birth.
Protestant oburch. Catholic oburch, Greek
oburob, Ht. Isaac’s of Ht Petersburg, St,
Peter’s at Rome, tbe Madeleine at Pans, Ht.
Paul’s In London, joining all our American
cathedrals and churches and log cabin
meeting houses and homes iu keeping this
pre-eminent birth festival.
Elaborate and prolonged effort* have been
made to show that tbe star that pointed to
the manger in which (Jurist was born waa
not what it appeared to be, but a conjunc
tion of Jupiter aud Batura. Our wise man
of the west say that the wise men of the
east were mistaken. Astronomers, you
know, can calculate backward as well aa
forward, and as they oau tell what will oc
cur a hundred years from now amoog the
heavenly bodies, so they can accurately cal
culate tiaokward and tell wbat ooourred
eighteen or nineteen hundred years ago.
And it is true that seven years before Christ
In Chaldea, about three hours before day
dawn, there was a oonjunotlon of Jupiter
and Hatorn. Standing in Jeru-alem and
looking over toward Bethlehem, thoee two
start would have seemed to hang over that
viUago.and It it suggested by a learned pro
feetor that the magi may have bad weak
eyes, to that tbe two stars may have looked
like ona In order to take everything su
pernatural out of the story, w have to
blind tbe eyes of the magi and introduce a
second star to help out the Idea of the ona
star. But I prefer the Bimple story of the
Bible, thst a light of some kind—stellar or
meteoric—pointed from the sky to tha
straw cradle. When it it so easy for God
to make a world that he puts eighteen mil
lions of them within one sweep of the tele
scope, be could oertainly afford one silvery
or fiery signal of acme kind So point the
w orld to the place w here tbe sovereign ol
the universe lay iucaruated and lufautile.
It God could afford to make an especial
earthquake at the oruolflxion (the aslant
rocks on Mount Calvary still showing that
there was a convulsion of nature at that
particular spot which was felt in none of
tbe surroundings) then he oould afford
something unusual, tomethlug brilliant.