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Newspaper Page Text( THE MOR*NIJfO NEWS. 1 Established 1850. Ikcgbporatcd 1888. v ( J. H. EBTILL, President. j A BOMB STARTS A FIRE. MILWAUKEE’S INCENDIARY GETS IN HIS WORK AGAIN. An Electric Railway Plant Burned to the Ground—Oyer $5,000,000 Worth of Property Consumed In the Past Two Months—No More Insurance to be Written on Manufacturing Plante. Milwaukee, Deo. 28.—A bomb was thrown into the mam building of the south •ide plant of the Milwaukee Street Railroad Company at 3 o’clock this morning. There was a tremendous explosion, and in a mo ment the interior of the building was in a blaze. In a few minutes the flee was be yord control, and in less than an hour the entire plant was consumed, entailing a loss of $510,00u. The plant is located on Kinniekinnio avenue. It in cludes immense storage stable! for eieotrto motors and maculae sbp3 a .and •tables. In the Earn were fifty new electrio motors and nearly all the summer cars owned by the oom; any. he ma-hino shops were built during the pa-t seaso and were fitted with, very fine machinery f r the re building and repairing of cars. The build ings were the principal depot of the .Mil waukee titreet Railroad Company ami the fire greatly cripples the company. The bomb ihrower is not known. ' He is sup posed to be the man who started fully a dozeu other disastrous fires within the past month. The grand jury will be summoned to investigate. THE WATCHMAN'S STORY. The only person who saw the alleged bomb thrown was Night Watohman Worden. He says that he was standing near the main doorway > f the t arn in which the motor cars were su red. There was a whiz, a flash and a terrifio explosion. If there was a bomb thrown, which many doubt, it came through the main doorway and struck a car near the entrance. Hardly ten seconds elapsed, acording to the night wa.choian's story, before the oars In the building were in flames. Manager Lynn of ttiej company is convinced of the truthfulness of the watch man’s story. That there was an explosion, every one in the neighborhood will testify. A small cottage next to the plant of the street i aiiway company was also wrecked. At 3:30 o'clock this morning the fire was under ooutrol, having been confined to the buildings of the Milwaukee Street Railroad Company. A REWARD OFFERED. The mayor this afternoon Issued a procla mation offering #2,500 reward for evidence that will lead to the detection of the in cendiaty. The entire police force has been set to work and private detective agencies will probably go after the reward also. One hundred special police have been placed on duty and will remain for two weeks. STORY OF THE INCENDIARISM. The it oet diary t eory, at firs’! laughed at, or at least doubted, except by insurance men. is now generally accepted. To-day a number of insurance agents, representing leading companies, received orders to cease writing insurance on manufacturing planti in this city. The firebug operating in Milwaukee has oost the oity more than #5,000- 009 in two months. The trouble be gan on the night of Got. 29, when 300 build ings were destroyed and $4,000,000 worth of property was consumed. While the con flagration was raging on the east side an attempt was made to burn the west side. A LIST OF THE SUFFERERS. The week following Koch & Loeber’s wooden ware auction store was fired, the ice- there being #75,000. A week inter T. L. Kelly's dry goods store was destroyed, with a loss of #185,000. The Milwaukee Mattress Company was burned out a few days later with #20,000 loss. The Hennereke Company art store came lies; with a loss of #50,000. The origin of this fire is uncertain. < An attempt was made to destroy the groat Allis works and later in the week the Pabst theater was fired, with a loss of $103,000. The Keenan mill was burned at the same time where the loss was $20,000. Then came the fire yesterday whereby $350,000 worth of properly’ was consumed and to-day the car barn fire. A special meeting of the city council is to be held to take action toward stopping the reign of incendiarism and it is likely that a special grand jury will be called to Investi gate the matter. THE PROPERTY OWNERS SUSPECT .TP. Chief Janssen of the police department believes the only firebugs at work here are dishonest owners of property, who have taken advantage of excetsive insurance to burn their buildings for the insurance. Chief Janssen’s investigation will De mainly along this line. President James of the Northwestern National Insurance Com pany bolieves with Chief Janssen thut about half the tires have been purely acci dental, perhaps one or two sot by thieves or tramps looking for plunder and all the rest started by the owners of the buildings burned. It Is notable that in almost every caso the insurance lias been as great Jr greater than the loss. A search in the ruins of the Con rad tannery fire for the remains of Firemau (Sullivan brought to light the body of a tanner named Stephen Yiruvere. He had not been missed. This makes four known deaths from yesterday’s fire. , PENSION CHECKS RAISED, Crooked Work Traced to One of An Agent’s Employes. Topeka, Kan., Dec. 28.—One day last week a man presented himself at the coun ter of a bank in Holton, and asked for money on two checks for $4,100, bearing the signature of Barnard Kelly, United States pension agent at Topeka. The cashier recognized the signature as genuine, hut the amounts were so large for pension cheeks that he was suspicious that all was not right. He managod to retain posses sion of the checks, and, as soou as the man left, telegraphed to Topeka asking Mr. Kelly if be had issued them. Mr. Kelly promptly wired the cashier to hold the checks and then he began an Investigation. It is his practice, havingover 100,0<K)checks ■to sign every quarter, to sign in blank in advance. Keferriug to bis check book he dlsoovered that five signed checks were missing. He at once suspected an employe in the office and in an hour he had forced the man to re turn three cheeks which he had not disposed Of. Mr. Kelly declines to give any par ticulars of the thoft until he has completed the arrangement* for the arrest of all the parties in the steal. Randall's Estate. Philadelphia, Pa„ Dec. 38.—The first and final account of the eeiate of the late Congressman Samuel J. Kandall was filed this tnotniiig. It shows that he left prop erty valued at #789. while the fees of the undertaker nnd physicians who attended him were $1,194. Four Days Overdue. New York, Deo. 28.—The Umbria, from Liverpool for New York, is now out eleven days, and there is -growing uneasiness •bout her. Sbu has a large passenger list. I Stye fHofning ffctog. DALTON NOT TO BE A MARSHAL. Emmet Dalton Apt to Escape Trial for Lack of a Jury. Coffetville, Kanv, Dec. 38.—Emmet Dalton, although having recovered from the wounds which he received at the time the citizens of this town repelled the attack on the bankß of the town by the Dalton gang and killed four members of the band, has not vet been brought to trial. He has been indicted for murder, but the county attorneys have had the case postponed until spring. It new seems that Emmet Dalton cannot be tried. The state, of course, cannot take a change of venue to another county and Dalton will not. In this oounty it will be imp (wible to get an unprejudiced jury and Dalton will probably escape trial in ihe same way as did James Brennan, who killed Sma'i w ood In Stevens county and for whose trial a Impartial jury could not 1 e obtained. Following close upon the appointment of Rill Dalton, brother of the noted Dalton boys, as a deputy United States marshal, comes the announce ment of the appointment of Bill Lipsy to a similar position. Li sy was formerly a member of tbe noted Starr gang, a rival of tbe Dalton gang. The Hta r gang is under command of Henry Starr, who recently shot and killed Deputy Wils n, while resisting arrest. Lipsy was heard to remark at tne time that Starr did exactly right in shooting Wilson, and ts>at he hoped Starr would escape. DALTOH WOT TO BE A MARSHAL, Fort Smith, Ark., Dec. 28.— Jacob Yoes, United States marshal for the Western district of Arkansas, has sent word to the various news agencies that there is no truth in the report recently sent out from Kansas City that Bill Dalton, brother of the outlaws recently killed in the Coffeyville (Kan.) raid, had been com missioned a United States deputy marshal. The marshal says that there never was any intention of giving Bill Dalton the position iu question, and there is none now. He characterizes tbe whole thing as a pure fabrication. A THIRD PARTY MANIFKBTO. Legislators in the Close States Urged to Make No Fusion. Indianapolis, Ind., Doo. 28.— The Peo ple’s party leaders issued the following manifesto to-day: To the People'i Party Legielatore-elect in Hebrai*a, Wyoming, Montana, California, Xortli Dakota and Other Staten' Wo hereby request that all and eeota one of you stand firm when it comes to balloting for United States senator in your respective states. We caution you against fusion with any of tbe two dominant parties. Make a square fight for our principles, vote for no man unless you know that he will advocate aud defend them in the United Btates Senate. We have arrived at a period in our movement when we must make a square stand-up fight for principle. If the two dominant parties warn to fuse on a candidate to defeat us. let them do so. The sooner they do that the better it will be for us. You canuot afford to consider the personal interests of any Individual, no difference how good or great he may be. that will leave a tinge of barter, traffic or compromise attached to our party or principles. The people look to you to cnrry out the promises made in the last cam paign, and unless you do your utmost in that direction you will fail to do your full duty. We algo lundly request that the People's party state, county and local committees in every state in me union, do all In their power and lend a helping hand to organise an indus trial legion. Push that organization on to every mate, county, precinct and school distriot In the land. H, K. Tauueneck, Chairman. J. H, Turner, Secretary. M. C. Rankin. Treasurer. LYNCHELB RAID A COURT. A Ravisber Seized by an Armed Mob and Hanged. Bowlins Green, Ky., Deo. 28.—80 b Harper has paid the penalty for his assault upon Miss Anderson, and the people feel that the terrible crime has been avenged. When court opened this morning the wit nesses for the commonwealth were exam ined and the state’s attorney announced that the commonwealth would rest. Judge Dulaney retired to the witness room to consult with his witness, when a mob entered the court room armed with guns. It was just 11:40o’clook. The mob leaders seized the wretch and dragged him from the court room. He was taken to the fair grounds, one mile distant, lifted to the seat of a wagon and allowed to make a statement. He stoutly protested his innocence and died game. The wagon was pulled from under him at 11:57 o’clock, and he was pronounced to be dead ten minutes later. Not a shot was fired, and the crowd dispersed quietly. The mob was composed of over 1,000 men. FOUR BURNED ALIVE. Three Dwellings Destroyed With Lose of Life at Oaawatomle. Osawatomib, Kan., Dec. 28.—Last night three large 2-story dwellings on Crouch avenue, owned by William Chestnut, caught fire from natural gas and were entirely con sumed, nothing being saved. Four persons were cremated alive and several made mirao ouious escapes in their night* clothes. The namee of the dead are: Mrs. Louisa Kindle, Miss Griffith, Miss Fletcher, a servant, and an infant child. Nothing but a portion of the oharred bones of Mrs. Kindle nnd the infant remained. The unfortunate woman’e husband was killed by a train at Holden, Mo., a few months ago. The timely actiou of several young men, who broke Into the scores and turned off the gas, prevented the lire from destroying the entire block. THREE MORE CONVICTS DEAD. Thirteen Have Now Succumbed to the Arsenic In Their Food. Little Rock,- Ark., Deo. 28.—Three more convicts, victims of the mysterious poisoning at Helena, died this morning, making thirteen who have died since the fatal arsenio was mixed with their food. Six of the men died at Helena, one while on his way to Litt.e Kook, and five more in the prison hospital. A Hotel and Armory Burned. Asheville, N. C., Dec. 28.—Fire at Statesville to-day destroyed #75,000 worth of buildings, including the Carolina hotel and business block, and also the Statesville armory. The fire la bald to have been in cendiary in origin. Bantams In the Ring. Coney Island, N. Y., Deo. 2a— Pllm mer.tbe champion bantam-weight of the world, and Joe McGrath, the champion 110- pound ruan of Ireland, fought to a finish here to-night. McGrath was knocked out in the eighth round. A Court House Burned. Muncie, Ind., Deo. 28. —At 2 o’clcok this morning flie broke out in Delaware county’s elegant new court houte anil the building, valued at #300,000, was ruined. The fire originated iu the court room. A Newspaper Owner Dead. San Francisco, Dec. 28.—Lorlng Piok ering, one of the proprietor* of tbe Morn iny Call and Kveming Hu lletin, died this morning; aged 8L SAVANNAH, GA„ THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1892. CARLISLE WILL ACCEPT. 1 EB WANTS TO NAME SOME OF HlB COLLEAGUE?, HOWEVER. He Would Want William R. Morri son, John Randolph Tucker and William C. Whitney m the Cabinet If He Accepted the Secretaryship of the Treasury—No Talk With Cleve land. Washington, Deo. 28.—Senator Carlisle will accept tbe secretaryship of the treas ury in Mr. Cleveland’s cabinet. Ee is ex pected to tell Mr. Cleveland so within a short time. He will probably go to New York to do so, the intimation that he oould have the treasury portfolio if he wauted it, having been given to him, verbally, and also for tbe reason that he would want to talk with Mr. Cleveland, and Mr. Cleveland would want to talk with him about the other members of the cabinet. Benator Carlisle is more intimate with Mr. Cleveland than is any other public men. Mr. Cleveland has more confidence in hie judgment than in thit of any other public man. Whether Senator Carlisle was going into the cabinet or not, Mr. Cleveland would consult him more frequently and with more confidence than anybody else. But Senator Carlisle real izes that for him to give up bis present place, which is comparatively easy and Is practically bold by life tenure, to ta ;e the laborious aud exacting and vexatious sec retaryship of the treasury will lie such a self-sacrifice tor the sake of his party and his friend Mr. Cleveland, as to give ■ him al most a right to make recommendations os to filling the other cabinet place a WHO CARLISLE WANTS. For example, it is understood that Mr. Carlisle would like to see his friend. Col. William R. Morrison in tbe cabinet with him aud that be haa a similar desire in re gard to his friend Jobu Randolph Tucker. He is also said to think that if he can make the sacrifice asked of him, Mr. Whitney ought to be willing to tase tbe secre taryship of state. It is quite pos sible that Mr. Carlisle’s acceptance may be conditioned upon the presence of these gentlemen or others in the cabinet with tdm, and therefore that In tbe eud it may be withdrawn if they, by reason of personal unwillingness or other wise, should not ba appointed. It is well understood here that Senator Carlisle’s action with regard to tbs treasury portfolio is the pivotal point in the cabinet situation. Until Mr. Cleveland has Mr. Carlisle’s definite acoeptanoe or deolination be will not undertake to fill tbe other places. Hie desire is to get Senator Carlisle at the bead of tbe treasury and then to frame a oablnet which will harmonise with that faot. Therefore all the rumors about other •elections are mere speculation. CONDITION OF THE TREASURY. Representative Dookery Making Soma Startling Discoveries. Washington, Deo. 28.—Representative Dockery of Missouri, a member of the com mittee on appropriations, spent some time at tbe treasury department to-day endeav oring to ascertain the actnal state of its available assets, especially theoash in band. He wants the information for the use of the appropriations committee, whloh will be influenced by it in preparing the appropria tion bills. Among other things ho learned that nearly $15,000,000 for tensions have been drawn from tbe treasury during tbe present mouth, or at the ruts of $180,000,000 per year. This Is way above the appropri ation* for tbe year, or the estimates for the next year, anu will force the treasury bal ance for December $1,000,000 or $2,000,000 below tbe figures of a mouth ago. The bal ance at that time woe *30,3*8,018. It is now *28,423,153, of which *11,439,567 is on deposit in national banks, *10.575,723 is in subsidiary silver, and $.737,751 Is in minor coin and fractional paper. There will probably be a slight gain for tbe remainder of the month, but not enough to prevent a net loss. Customs receipts have been coming in well during the month, aud will reach a total of about $15,000,000. Every cent of the amount, however, goes for pensions, and the current expenses have to be met from other source*. Tbe gold in the treasury shows a slight gain over tbe figures of Dec. 20, and shows the result of the efforts of Secretary Foster and bia assistants to hus band their resources and prevent the drain for export. NEW YORK’S SENATOR9HIP. Cleveland’s Interview Creates a Sen sation at Washington. Washington, Dec. 28. —Tbe senators and representatives who are still in Washington found plenty to talk about to-day in the dispatches from New York. Of oourse the interview quoting Mr. Cleveland as opposed to the eleotion of Mr. Murphy to tbe United States Senate was the chief topic of conver sation. It really created a sensation, for while it was well known that Mr. Cleve land bad made similar statements privately it was not expected that he would make them publicly. How ever, tbe boldness arid straightforwardness of it was recognized us eminently charac teristic of Mr. Cleveland. Opinions dif fered as to the policy or tbe effect of euch an outgiving at this time, hut the demo crats who considered It impoiitio or likely to be ineffective, or both, would not say so for publication. The men who are known as Cleveland democrats pronounced it jußt right and predicted that it would prevent Mr. Murphy’s election. If, as they expected. It sbould be followed up by efficient work on the part of Mr. Claveland and his friends. MACUNE MAKES A DENIAL. He Didn’t Circulate Campaign Docu ments for the Democrats. Washington, Deo. 28.— Dr. Macune, the alliance leader here, when shown the dispa toil from Topeka purporting to be an editorial from tbe Alliance Advocate charg ing him with aiding tbe democrats by cir culating their campaign documents, and afterward trying to fasten it on Gov. Tillman of South Carolina, and with punning Col. Polk, national president, to as to causa his death, said: • ‘The story was gotten up here (Washing ton) by schemers and Is a fraud from be ginning to end. Nobody ever charged or said that 1 sent out democratic literature or tried to fasten it on Gov. Tillman. Tbe story regarding Col. Polk is also false.” Ben Terrell, national lecturer of tbe al liance, who was wita Dr. Macune when the article was shown him, laughed at it and said that it was wholly without foundation. W ben asked what effect. If any, it would have on the contest in Kansas for tbe sena torsbip, Mr. Terra!! said: "Lees than drop ping a pin into the ocean," with which statement Dr. Maoune agreed. Blaine Still On the Mend. Washington, Deo. 28.—Ex-Secretary Blaine continues to mend. A NATIONAL QUARANTINE. The Subcommittee of the House Agrees on a Bill. Washington, Dec. 28.— The subcom mittee having charge c f the subject of es tablishing a national quarantine, Repre sentative laidor Rayuer of Maryland chairman, have agreed upon a bill which they will report to the fall committee at its next regular meeting, alter tbe recess on Friday next. Tbe bill is a combination of Benator Harris’ Benato bill and of the measure introduced in the House by Mr. Kayner. It puts the national quarantine into the hands of the hospital service of tbe revenue marine. Its leading provisions are; 1. That wherever state quarantineregulations exist the hospital service t the revenue marine, under direction of the secretary of the Treas ury, shall nave power to enforce the laws end regulations of the different statea 2. Vi here there are no state quarantine regu lations. or where in the opinion of the marine hospital service the quarantine regulations of the states are not sufficient to prevent the intro duction of contagious diseases into the United Ntates, the marine botpiiul service shall report the facta to the Secretary of the Treasury, who, if in his judgment it ts necessary or proper, ehall order the marine hospital service to make such additional rules and regulations aa are nrcersary to prevent the introduction of such diseases into the United tides trora for-lgn countries, or into one stole from another s' at • If in such an event t e rate or municipal authorities shall tail to enforce such rules aud regulations then the President may detail officers for that purpose, Other sections of the bill provide for the collection and publication of statistics of contagious and infect! us diseases, consular inspection of foreign ports, enforced disin fection aud suspensiou of immigration. CHILE'S INDEMNITY FUND. Secretary Traoy in Doubt as to Its Distribution. Washington, Dec. 28.— The $75,090 ac cepted by this government from Chile in settlement of all damages in the Baltimore riots at Valpariaso are now in the United State* treasury awaiting determination of the doubts in the minds of official* as to their authority to disburse t in a way that would fully and effectually protect tbe government from tbe demands of such of the claimants a* might be dissatisfied with their allotment. Secretary Tracy has expressed grave doubt* ou this subjeot himsi lt, and, therefore, hesi tate* to assume the responsibility naturally placed on him. It was at first thought that be would apnplnt a board of naval officers to consider ail tbe ciuuus ou file iu connec tion with the Baltimore affair, aud to re port a plan for an equitable pro rata distri bution of the fund. Discussion of suoh a oourse developed all sorts of possi ble legal complications and technicali ties, with tbe result that it has been temporarily abandoned and the secretary Has practically concluded to ask tbe President to refer tbe matter to con gress with a view to the euaolment of special legislation which will insure the dis tribution of the award in proper legal form, and at the same time reduce tbe prospects of future litigation in regard thereto to a minimum. There are said to be no prece dents to guide tha navy department In this matter. DIXIE'S COLLEGE ATHLETES. An Intercollegiate Association Formed at Richmond. Richmond, Va., Dec. 28.— At a meeting held at tbe Exchange hotel here to-day for tbe purpose off vmiDg an intercollegiate athletic association for the promotion among southern institutions of learning of baseball, foot ball aud other sports, there were present representatives from the uni versities of Virginia, North Carolina, Ten nessee, Alabama, Johns Hopkins Univer sity. Sewanee University, St. Johns and Wake Forest. Breckinridge Robinson of tbe University of Tennessee was chairman. A constitution and by-laws were adopted. THE CONSTITUTION. After the temporary organization had been perfected, the matter of framing a constitution was gone into. The Southern Intercollegiate Association was obosen as tbe name of the organization, aud Its objects are to unite, foster and advance interest in athletics in the south. Every college and university In the asso ciation is to furnish a foot ball and base ball team, and no institution will be ad mitted except by a unanimous vote. A trophy of the value of $75 is to be given to the champions in eaoh game each year. The presidency of the association will be given every year to the winning college in base bail and tbe vice presidency to the winning college in foot ball. One regular meeting will be held each year on the last Friday in December. The next convention will oonvene at Lynoh burg. NO PROFESSIONALISM. No man can play in tbe association more than six years. Stringent rule* were adopted against professionalism. Tbe ass elation was divided into two sec tions, tbe northern to oonslst of Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina, aud the south ern to embrace Alabama and Tennessee. Tbe ohampions of tbe respective sections will play for the championship of the south. Tbe final contest In base ball this year will be played in Richmond on May 13. and that in foot ball will take place on Thanks giving day. Officers were elected as follows: Presi dent, J. Breckenrldge Robertson,University of Virginia; vioe president, W. S. Sirning. ton, Johns Hopkins University; secretary and treasurer, Prof, W. H. Oiaham, Uni versity of the Houtb, Hewanee, Tenu. FALL HIV- R’S COTTON MILLS. The Fast Year an Unusually Prosper ous one. Fall River, Mass., Deo. 28.— The financial year of the local cotton manu facturing corporation* has closed and haa proved a remarkably prosperous on*. Thirty-six corporations, operating fifty-nine mills, have paid out in dividends tbe past year $2,156,800 on a capital of $19,518,000, or an average of 11.04 per cent. In 1891 the average was 4.90 per cent. Included in tbe 1892 dividends are an extra dividend of $350,000 paid by tbe Union mills from the accumulated earnings of twelve years and a dividend of *348,000 paid to tbe Pocahontas mill stockholders from tbe proceeds of large sales of real estate. Eliminating these, the average re mains 7.36 per cent or an increase of nearly 2>£ per cent over 189 L CONTESTS IN KANSAS. Two Mora Populists Atm to Oust Re publican' Legislators. Topeka, Kan., Deo. 28.— There are two more contests of republican seats in tbe legislature by defeated populist candidates. One is against Solon Thatcher, senator elect from Douglas county, the ground of the contest being alleged fraud, and tbe other is against Mr. Hberman of Shawnee county, the ground of action being tbat Mr. Sherman, at the time of hit election, was postmaster at Ro*s, aud therefore In eligible. ASDRIEI’X’SBOID FRONT. THE GOVERNMENT F AILB TO HAVE HIM ARHE TED. Rtbot Refused to Vest Him on the Field of Honor Despite Andrieux's Fersistent Attempts to Force Him to Fight The Extreme Hoclallets Aroused. Paris, Deo. 28.—The effort of M. An dneux to draw Premier Ribot into a duel has failed aud it is not considered likely that M. Andrleux will resort to violence, as was at first intimated. There is no disguising the faot that M. Audrieux has galued much admiration by the boldness and sucoets , f his course. There is no doubt that the gov ernment intended to order his arrest on a eiiarge of treason, the arrest to lie effected suddenly, and to strike terror to the plotters for the overthrow of the administration. M. Andrieux checkmated that scheme by boldly proclaiming the government'* inten tions an 1 purp l ses, os claimed to silence him in the tavk of exposing the Panama frauds by committing him to a dungeon. He also proclaimed that he had made sure of the security of the evidence in his possession, or under his ooutrol, so that the purpose of the government wouhl lie defeated. mad* thk ministry hesitate. This, it is reported, made the ministry hesitate in their purpose ol arresting Andrieux without having clear aud unan swerable evldsnce to establish a oase against him. The ministry feared that the public Would interpret a hasty in rest, without pos itive evidence to sustain it, ns proof that the statements of M. Andrieux as to the motives of the government were true, and this would mean the rum of the cabiuet. When il. Audrieux arose Monday morning, still at liberty and without the threat ened order having been executed, he determined on a still bolder move, and that was to give Premier Kibot the oboioe betweon a duel or retraction of the words in which he had accused M. Audrieux of •udeavoriug to excite disorder ,aml virtually of beiug an instigator of insurrection, M, Andrieux sent a challenge to M. Kibot, on the ground slated. Ihe premier replied throusb bis secrotary that the utterances of M. Ribot had not gone beyond legitimate public critioism. A SECOND CHALLENGE, M. Andrieux,not satisfied with this reply, sent two friends to the premier to demand satisfaction. Tbe friends represented that M. Andrieux considered Premier Ribot's words as implying tbat M. Andrieux was guilty of a oriminal and ignoble act, and was seeking an illegitimate manner to arouse disorder aud bloodshed. M. Andrieux therefore in sisted, they declared, on such satisfaction as a duel would give. Premier Mbit re plied quietly that he had nothing to add to the explanation already given through his secretary, except that he considered that the explanation ought to have dissipated any doubts of M. Audrieux as to the seuse in which the words, whioh M. Andrieux considered offensive, had been used. Premier Ribot did not speak apologetically, nor did he offer any retraotion, or even pro pose to mitigate or extenuate the meaning of what had been suld. He deolined, at the tame time, to ditouss tbe matter any further. M. Andrieux now states in a letter to the newspapers that M. Ribot’s words oould be taken aa equivocal. M. Andrieux adds: “They are botn acceptable to me, but 1 thank my friends for tbe measures that they have taken toward dissipating doubts as to wl.at M. Ribot meant." The incident is considered ended. It is not understood tbat the government has abandoned its purpose to make arrests, although none have as yet been announced. a damaging book found. Tbe Figaro states that a book containing copies of letters has been found In the office of tbe Panama Canal Company, wbioh compromises a large number of senators and deputies. Tbe book in question contains copies of correspondence with Ilerz and Arton relating to the sale of votes in the Senate and Chamber of Deputies in behalf of the Panama canal schemes. There are letters demanding money, together with tbe dates ou which payments were made. Tbe book in question it one of tbe most valuable pieces of evideooe tbat has yet fallen into the hands of the government and will be made the basis of additional prosecutions. It establishes beyond doubt that Here was not a mere blackmailer, but was an active go-between in the corruption of legislators, having apparently been treated with implioit oontldeuce by Baron Keinaoh and others. EXTREME SOCIALISTS AROUSED. F.xtreme socialists are now takiDg an active part In the i'anama confusion. M. Allemalne, M. Guesde and other leaders advocated a union of all factions of the party with a view to common action. The meeting was attended by great excitement, some speakers denouncing tbe efforts of the reactionists to take advantage of the trou bles of the republlo in order to re-estahlieh an empire or monarchy, and others urging that prompt aotion be taken to overthrow the bourgeoisie and estab lish a genuine popular government. A motion was offered to the effeot that the people should be summoned to the Pnlaia Bourbon on the day that the chambers ayain reassembled and that an appeal should be Issued to tbe army not to take arms against the people. Heveral speaker* denounced the motion as untimely and likely to injure the popular cause by rally lug the bourgeoisie to the support of tbe government. This action on the part of tbe extremists does not cause any serious anxiety to the government. DIKD FROM NATURAL CAUSES. The report of the physicians who con ducted the autopsy on Baron Reinaoh de clares that his death was from natural oausee. The report, though official, is re garded with suspici >u in certain quarters. SWITZERLAND AND FRANCE. The Little Republic Sore Toward Her Larger Bister. Berne, Deo. 28.—1n consequence of the failure of tbe Franco-Swis* convention Swiss manufacturers and traders will en deavor to limit their purchases in France to those articles which they cannot got else where. The great bulk of the orders hitherto placed in France will bo given to Germany and Austria-Hungary. The feel ing against France is very hitter among Swiss commercial men. Cholera’s Revival. Paris, Deo. 28.—Four fresh cases of obolera and two deaths occurred at Dun kirk yesterday. two new oases at Hamburg. Hamburg, Dec. 28,-rTwo new hospital obolera patient* and one death are reported for yesterday. Dublin's Dynamiter Still Free. Dublin, Dec. 28.—An irishman named Kevane has been under arrest at Benagh on suspicion of being tbe dynamiter of the police station, but the more he was investi gated tbe better be appeared, so that tbe polioe have been obliged to release him. ARGENTINE’S INSURRECTION. Later Advice* From Corrlentee More Favorable to the Government. Buenos Ayres, Dec. 28. — To-day’* ad vices from the seat of the Insurrection in the province of Corrlentee are more favor able to the government. Tbe report that the town of Cosmos bad been captured by the rebels turns out to be untrua The in surgents, numbering 1,500 men, made four assaults upon the town, but were repulsed with heavy losses by tbe garrieon of 500 men. CHOLERA HIDTERB SBNTENCBD. Eight of the Seventy Tried to Be Strangled and Four to Be Exiled. Bt. Petersburg, Deo. 28.—The oourt martial In Tashkeud ha* passed sentence on the leaders of tbe cholera riots on July 6 last. Seventy men were tried. Eight were sentenced to be strangled, four to lots of all civil rights and deportation to Hibe rea for life and thirty-three to long terms of imprisonment. Twenty-five were ac quitted. BLOOD FLOWS AT SAN JUAN. Maddened by tbe Sight of Gold Forty Men Engage in a Battle. Denver, Col., Deo. 28.— The San Juan miulng camp lias followed the precedent* of all great mining excitement* by baptizing itself with human blood. A courier arrived at Bluff* City early this morning and reported a terrible battle yesterday, in whloh over 100 shots were ex changed. Elevou men were killed and a large number wore wounded. (ieorgo Ferguson, an old prospeotor, and James Cody, known as "Blind Jim," on* of the liest known characters in tha Arizona and New Mexico mining camps, are among the slain. The oourler was In a state of breathless excitement, and had left the grounds after the last shot was fired to obtain medical aid. A private dispatch this afternoon from Dolores to John Eddy, a Denver mining man, confirm* the terrible report. cause or the conflict. The direct cause of the trouble was the dlsoovery of large nuggets in the bottom of a small stream. Up to the moment of the rich strike everything was all right, but the eight of the large nuggets had the same etfeot on tbe prospectors os a red rag on a Mexican hull. Keoh man claimed loot bn had first located the ground, aud to settle the dispute guns were brought to bear. Over forty men were engaged in tha con flict. Few, If any, escaped unhurt. TILLMAN’S PROFANITY. A Controversy Over the Word Damn Applied to the Railroad Men. Columbia, H. 0., Deo. 28.— An editorial In to-day’s Ilegitter has got the railroad men who compose the committee that vis ited Gov. Tillman last week, in regard to tbe railroad bill, bopping mad. It i* all about that "damn," which they gave out that the governor used. The account the ooiutnltteo prepared said tbat the governor rematknd that the opposition of several thousand railroad men “didn’t amount to a damn," etc., and was telegraphed in this correspondence. Tbe editorial says tbat no suoh sentence passed the governor’s ilpe.and "it Is one of those balls of concentrated journalistic potash, mode of the doubly distilled lie." The committee will meet to morrow and prepare affidavits aa to the truth of the Interview, and they declare they will make It hot for somebody. C. K. Robb, one of the oommlttee, has written a card for the .Stale In whloh he say*, “Any man who says Gov. T illman (on the night interviewed by the committee of tbe rail road men) did not use tbe the word ‘damn lies." CAPT. A. C. HAMMBT DIAD. He Was a Poet, Politician and News paper Man. Charleston, 8. C., Dec. 28.—Cap*. A. C. Hamrnet, a well-known citizen, died here suddenly to-day aged 64 years. He bad left his residence, No. 28 Amherst street, at the usual hour this morning for the pursuit of bis daily duties and was taken eiok in the street and died very soon afterward in a ueightioring residence. Tbe deoeased had spent nearly all of tils life in the servloe of the Houth Carolina railroad. He was, at the time of his death, in tbe eervloe of the wharf company. He was the organizer of the famous Butler Guards, whioh played a prominent part in tbe elec tion of 1876. He was also very friendly with tbe newspaper man, for whom he did manv kindnesses. At one time be was on the staff of the Charleston Journal of Commerce. Capt. Hamrnet was a poet and a politician, but never sought office. He will be sincerely mourned by bis newspaper friends. ARCHBISHOP IRELAND'S PLAN. Priests of St. Louis Adopt Resolu tions of Indorsement. St. Louis, Deo. 28. —The course of Areh bishop Ireland and his educational ideas received rather unexpected publlo support here yesterday in tbe form of a series of resolutions signed by forty-four priests of this city, whioh were sent to Mgr. Satolli. The precipitating cau.e of tbe preparation of tbe resolution* was the oonbtant assault ing of Mgr. Satolli’s speech on the school question by a local Catholic paper. Ihe resolutions were intended originally to disclaim all responsibility of the priests of this city for the paper's utterances, but in them the authors took occasion to praotically declare their adherence to Arch bishops 1 relaud, Mgr. iSatolll and the Fari bault plan. MILLS AT ALBANY. Brave Advocaoy of Principles the Secret of Success. Albany, N. Y., Dec. 28.—Senator R. Q. Mills was dined to-night by Ibe Mills Club of this city at tbe Fort Orange Club house. In his speech he said that the Demooratlo party has lost three battles through coward ice and had won tide year because of manly aaherence to right principles. He concluded as follows: “ When we shall have organized the House of Representative* In harmony with Grover Cleveland; when we shall bavo organized the Senate of the United Htetes in harmony with Grover Cleveland, with full possession of tbe three branches necessary to make a law, let us see that a tariff for revenue only is written on the statute books of the nation." A Nurse Badly Burned. Augusta, Ga., Dec. 28.—Lorene Jones, a negro nurse employed iu the family of J. W. Jansen, was horribly burned to-nigbt. anil tier Injuries may prove fatal. (She was sitting before tbe fire with her feet on the fender and nodded, or in some other way allowed her skirts to catch fire. She was dangerously burned before the fire oould be extinguished. ( DAILY, 810 A YEAR. ) i 5 CENTS A COPY. > ( WF.F.KLY $1 95 A YEAR. ) DYNAMITE DEALS DEATH. SIX KILLED AND TWHNTY-TWO IN JURED BY AN EXPLOSION. The Mouth of a Shaft of the Long Island Tunnel Company the been# of the Accident The Cartridge* Being Thawed Out When They Ex ploded. Long Island City, N. Y.. Deo. 28.—An explosion, which shook tbe length and breadth of this city, occurred at 8 o'clock this morning, at the mouth of a shaft re cently sunk by tbe New York and Long Island Tunnel Company, In Fourth etreet, causing the death of six persons, fatally Injuring two others, and wounding twenty more. Tbe following is a complete list of the killed, so far as could be ascertained* to night: Mary Ooyden, aged 21, waitress; Henry O’Brien, Grover Clark, aged 33; Mr*. Roooooo, wife of Petro Koooooo, a barber; John Hopkins, aged 22, proprietor of a restaurant; Nicola Lodauo, brother oC Mrs. Roooooo. SOKNM or TH* EXPLOSION. The scene of tba explosion it tbe most thickly eetl led portion of Hunter's Point. In the vicinity are the Ixing Island Savings Bank, Davrena's fiats,a row of 4-story brioh buildings; the poatomce, Petro Koccoco’* barbershop, John Hopkins' rostaurant and K. P. I-alne's jewelry s’ore. Next to the postoffice is Frank McDermott's saloon, with two apartment doors above. Seven teen families occupied these building*. The tunnel company’s shaft Is about 25 feet long by 12 feet wide. A few feet beyond the lower end of Ihe mouth of the shaft was a rude shed in whioh steam ohests for thawing out cartridge* of explosive* were kept. Till* *ned was within ten feet of the rear walls of the postofiloe and Bare her Kocooco’s rooms. OAUSB OF THB EXPLOSION. No one has yet been found who oan tall exactly bow the exploslou occurred, but th* following facts have been learned: Some fifty cartridges of Forsyth's powder bad been brought from the storage house on tbe meadows, early this morning to be prepared for soiidlng down to the drillers working in the heading whioh is being blasted out under Fourth street at a depth of eighty-five feet. As the explosive wav frozen tbe foreman placed the cartridges in steam chests to thaw them out. They bad been there about fifteen minutes when tbe exploefpn occurred aud all that was left of the chests aud sheds was a few splinter*. A bole in the ground about three feet deep by night feet wide told the story of its down ward force. Davrena's flats suffered the worst of th* building* in tha neighborhood. Broken glass did most of the mischief to the dead and wouuded. One mau’s throat was cut so be died Instantly. Wooud* from that cause are innumerable. Many people were hurt by flying brick* and splinters and by being caught under falling walls and timbers. FIRE BURSTS FORTH. The horror of tbe occasion was inteasifled by tba bursting out of flame* on tha third floor of one of the apartment building*. The fiainei spread rapidly, aud before tba fireman gut them under control nearly tha whole row of buildings was gutted. T he damage was not oonfinod to tha flat*. For half a mile in every direction window panes in stores and bouses ware blown out, falling on the beads of many people passing along the sidewalks, by which means many were nut and other wise Injured, and score* of men and women could be seen rushing to drug store* and dootor's ' dices to have their wound* attended to. Tbe sidewalks were oovered with broken glass. In many of tha •tore* articles were thrown from tbe shelves and oounters. At least twenty families were rendered homeless, moat of them toeing everything they possessed ex cept a few things on their baoks. Nine workmen were in the tnnnel when the explosion occurred. One of thorn seid they felt the shook and thought the shaft bail collapsed. It was nearly half an hour be fore any of them would venture to investi gate and ask to be drawn to tbe surface. CRISP IN NEW YORK. He Galls on the President-elect, But Declines to Tell What Passed. New York, Deo. 28. —Speaker Crisp, who arrived here to-day, woe asked whether be bad seen Mr. Cleveland, and replied: "O, yes, 1 was with him to-day from 12 until 2 o’olook." “Did you ditousa the spaakershlpT "Weil, now I cannot tell you anything about that or whether or not the matter was mentioned by us. I had a pleasant call on Mr. Cleveland and I found many thing* to talk about I assure you. 1 will tell you one thing, I’m not an anti-Cleveland candi date for tbe speakership. I am not an anti- Cleveland anything." “Have you seen Ellery Anderson, Mr. CrlMgy’ “Yea, I have seen him—or rather be saw me—he called on me.” “Well, bow do you feel about tbat mat ter, Mr. Crisp F’ The speaker waved away tbe subjeot with hi* baud: “1 had rather not say a word about It. Too muoh baa already beau (aid about it.” WHIPPED A RINGEH-IN. The Be9t Welter-Weight Fight Ever Fought at Wheeling. Whxelino, W. Va., Deo. 28.—“ Jimmy" Rowan of Steubenville, ©.', fought an “un known” from Parkersburg in this state, who turned out to be “Billy” Smith (sup posedly from Chicago), an 11-rounij fight here at an early hour this morning, knock ing Smith out. The men weighed in at 119 pounds aud fought with 5-ounce gloves for SSOO in tbe pre*euce of 300 Ohio, Pittsburg and Wheeling snorts. Tbe mill was busi ness from tne start to finish, and the best welter-weight toniest ever wit nessed here. DEACON SUES FOR DIVORCE. The Action Brought in the Supreme Court of New York. New York, Deo. 28.—Edward Parker Deacon, who shot Emile Abellle iu the Hotel Splendid*, at Cannes, France, be cause of alleged Intimacy with his wife, has brought aotion In tbe supreme court for an absolute divorce from his wife, Florence Deacon, upon a charge of adultery. On the ground tbat Mrs. Deacon is now resid ing in France, Judge Lawrence has given permission that the summons be served by publication. Michigan’s Election. Lansing, Mich., Dec. 38. —The state board of canvasser! to-day issued cortid ea fin of election to all the stn'oeuful candi dates. Attorney General Eilis is the only democrat elected. The proposition to hold a constitutional oouveutiou was carried by 000 majority.