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SIiCT?33 SS' - -".T-s - THE MOEyHT& TIMES, 4SP J? DAY; DECEMBER - 29 1895. TheWashingtonTlmBS piBBusa, Ejunsa, tsa dciroir.i OWSfl) AND ISSUED iir The Washington Times Company. TIMES BHILDINQ. tOViiiHUI CCUUrXB lrxmrVTAML ATXNUI AMD 1ZXTU8TUSC Telephone Editorial Rooms, til Ssslnaw Ufitc' Sir. TrlcairerMnrer Evening EdJtIon..Oa Cant Bandar Edition, Tare Cants. Xonthlr by Carrier Mornlnrana Sunday. ......Thlrty-lve Cents. Xrenbur 'Jhlrtr Ceats. llomtncc 1 kraolnc ana - ........FI7TT cent. Btimaaj, The Times' Branch Oifices. hoTlmei,,,LltlloNonMerotitit' n secure tuelrnpply of Mornlimanil Erenius Tluieaat t bo folio wlugbru neb tflora: Frank Smith. 4tb and G t. nw. II. McNulty. 133U 14lll Kt. nv. A. B. McClOKkey. 1312 nw n. Huce. 2153 Pa. ovo. tin, Joseph Linden, 400 8tll nt.e. W.F.ilnckay.HSt IlKt.np. JOHeph 1'ctlgimt. UeW 7lh Rt. w WASHINGTON. D. C. DECEMBEI5 2D 1603 The circulation of Tho Times for the wwk vnil Inn December S'-. IMJ5. wus iih r-llovv: Monday. Nee. Ill 35.2:10 Tuesday. Dec. 17 35.1H3 WedlieailHV. Dec. 18 :II.H54 Tliurdv. Dec. 19 35.033 KrlduV, D-c.- 35.001 Saturday, Deo. SI iil'rii1. buudny, Dec. 23 .U.U7U Total 237.000 J ttoii-iuiily sitmr tnat tne nuovo I a correct Ktiiteuient of tile dullr cir culation of T1IK WASHINGTON TIMES for the weekendtui: December 22, IM)5, uimI tliat nil tin-coide were, acttmlly n.ild or mailed fur a valuable consideration and delivered to buna fide purclm-or or Holit-cril)or; also, that none of them wore returned or reuiulti iii tho offtco undelivered. J. All J,TOX YOUNG . Cutiler. Stitwcrllxd und sworn to before mo tills 23d day of December, A. D. Ih05. i:ilNEST G. THOMPSON. Notary I'ubllo. Kni'P HI" WITH THE TIMES. Tin lli-t Newspaper In Washington, ns 1m Shown by Tills Comparison. Friday Tho Times Issued sixteen pages to its many readers. The Post published ten and the Star twelve pages, which ac counts to some extent for the popularity of The Times over its slow moving con temporaries. The following table makes a convincing comparison of the reading matter pub Isai-dln yesterday's Washington dallies a nd should be the means of adding a large numlier of names to the swelling subscription list of the people's popular paper. COLUMNS OF SEWS: Tints Stab. Post. Ixioalnetrs S3 J3e SJSj llGrasslle news...... .... 8tj 14 4 I'tireip n Lens. .... 21& Hi 3 MIseellaiiy B?j CM 4i TotnlraaJlag matt:r.. Me; SI 32H It will be seen that The Times published fifty-four aud a ha'f columns or reading matter, exclusive or advertisements, the Star printed thirty-three and the Post gave Its readers only thirty-two and one quarter. Ai-o notice lhat in local news Tne Times is far in the lead. In ad dition lo tills evident superiority of The Times as a newspaper it gives Its readers the benefit or its news twice in the day in stead or only once, as does the fctarand Post. The morning, evening and Sunday editions of The Times arc delivered to any address in the city for FIFTY CENTS A MONTH, and they have become a i.cccs sltj to those who desire to keep up with the times. News From The Evening Times. If you mist any news In the morning edition, limU ntcr thelKt Im-1ov. What you're Ionkliuc for was printed twelve hours uko the evening; edition. Take both edition-, and you'll ml.i iiothlni;. TIIEl' MUST ItECANT OK DIE How Christians Are Treated in Eastern Turkey. COURT l.USINESS SLACK Monotony Varied by the Sentencing of i Woman. FATALLY KICKED 1IIS WIFE Frenzied I'iiilaUelphian .Stamps the Lile Out or Her. XULTMUUn HOUSE OPENED Family Party at George W. Vanderbilt's Family Mansion. NEW YEAR'S RECEPTIONS Official Programs of the While House and Cabinet Events. OCEAN CABLES IF WAU COMES Only One That Would Not Be Controlled by Great Britain. KING OTTO'S CRAZY FRANKS Little Bavaria's Monarch About to Be Dethrone-!!. HIGHWAY CASE VERDICT Counsel und Court Agiee Upon the Torm of the Decision. ABBOTT WILL REACH TOWN The English Fighter Expected In Town This Afternoon. CITIES THAT ARE PULLING At Least Nine Bidders Tor the Democratic Convention. DUNRAVEN HAD NO GUARD Walked to the Club House Without a Detective Escort. GEN. WILLIAMS ARRESTED Charged witli raise Pretense-sand Swind ling in Baltimore. MR. MEREDITH EXPLAINS Introduced the Columbia Road Improve ment Bill In Good Faith. NOT CITIZENS OF THE CITY Saloonlc-ciKtrs Who Have Only Taken Out Their First Papers. VOTES MELTING AWAY Bond Bill Will Pass by Only a Small Margin. TWENTY-TH REE KILLED Baltimoreans Were Trampled to Death in a Panic In a Theater. ASSAULTED A BANANA MAN Hon. Benjamin Buttrrworth's Anger Be sotted in His Arrest. ENGLISH CHANGE TONE Foreign Orfice Anxious to Aid the Vene zuelan Commission. JUST BEFORE THE VOTE Debate on the Bond BUI House. in the WILLIE DIED TROM SHOCK Verdict ot the Coroner's Jury In the Burnette Case. Trusts Are Td accordance 'frith tha request of tho Interstate Commerce Commission, Attor ney General Harinon has instructed the Dnlted States district attorney In Boutbern New Sort to Institute proceedings to pre vent the railroad trust from carrying out Its articles of agreement. But It la doubtful ir anything further will be done tban to Issue tlie order. Several months ago Secretary Morton requested the At torney General to proceed against the Beef Trust, and in obedience to the request that official instructed his assistant at Chicago to Institute the necessary pro ceedings. The trust is still in control of the markets. The ink -with which the Instructions were written is rapidly fading away; the page of the court record on which the complaint was to be spread Is turning yellow with age, and a coating of blue mold has gathered on the hopes of the public. It is useless to deei)d upon this admin istration to prosecute trusts. With the two exceptions above referred to, no effort lias ever been made to enforce the anti This Time a Bond Issue Will Be Expensive. There is much speculation as to the probability of our lieing able to float the new bond issue. It Is reportid that cer tain English capitalists are willing to take a part of the loan, but if the Uothscbllds decline to assist it will tie difficult to place any considerable number of bonds in that country. Several German bankers have signified their willinguesa to subscribe to a part of the amount, but the greater portion of the $100,0011.0(10 or bonds which the administration will authorize sold must be disposed or in Ibis country if sold at all. ir the Issue now pending wcro of go!d instead of coin bonds there would be no difficulty in selling almost any reasonable amount at a lower rate of interest than will now prevail. We could have saved $10,000,000 In interest had the last Issue been of gold bonis, but the silver element In Congress refused to sanction such a sale, and it was that refusal which will to some extent operate against the proposed Lord Dunraven's Tlie suddenness with which Lord Dun raven closed thechapterof woe he has been exposing topublicvlew.nndtheprccipltancy in which he departed for England nrter giving his testimony lo the committee lends to the impression that he has been indulg ing in another fluke. Not so yeliow, pos sibly, as tl.cone tliat caused lilni to with draw from tho international yacht race, but sufficiently tinged with "stage fright" to make him wisli he hadn't. His charges against the owners or the Defender were ridiculous from any standpoint, and they must have been made more in a tpirit of bravado than from any other cause. The report of the committee of Inquiry will doubtless disclose that tlie Defender vins not tampered with; tliat she was sailed fairly under the rules of the regatta, and that botli her owners and crew have been grossly maligned. Perhaps the report will It Ought to No doubt the Commissioners' nn-ciety respe-cting the carrying of concealed weap ons is rully Justified by more or less recent events, and the bill prejiared by Attorney Thomas is in tbedirectiou or strengthening the law regulating the sale of weapons ot all kinds. It will unquestion ably act more as a deterrent to make imprisonment the alternative penalty for violating the provisions of the statute. With all the precautions thrown about the sale of dangerous weapons, however. It is a question if the core of tlie evil Is reached. There Is no doubt if a law were enacted prohibiting the sale in the District alto gether that there would bo bnt little dimi nution in the number of weapons sold to residents, because they could be obtained from dealers in other cities. However ad visable or useful, thererore, may be the law regulating the sale or dangerous weap ons. It dees not strike at the root of the evil, cien though the dealer be threatened with incarceration. Tlie most effective remedy against the carrying of ceincealesi weapons will be to make the offense a felony instead of a misdemeanor, nnd to make the penalty both fine and Imprisonment, the latter to be not less tban thirty days nor mere than twelve months. While this might not Irave a deterrent effect upon the profes sional lawbreaker, it wonld uralcubtetlly re strain the sporting element and the hun dreds, perhaps thousands, or men who Some Phases of The refusal ot a liquor license to an applicant whh"Was not a rully naturalized citizen or the United States, directs at tention to the ract that there are a number or persons resident In the Unite-d States who enjoy all the benefits or its laws with out thcinse-lvcs assuming the duties and obligations or citizenship. It is a singular fact, bat one easily susceptible ot proor, that there is riuitc a number or foreigners employed In the different executive depart ments in tills city who have never taken even the rirst step toward naturalization. Some r these even do not hesitate to speak slightingly or the government that enables them to draw a salary, and to extol tlie Institutions or tbe country which, for more or less urgent reasons, they left years ago. The foreign-born citizen or the United Slates 13 placed by the Constitution upon equal looting with the native in all re spects, save the election to the Presidency or Yicc Presidency. He enjoys the same privile-ges and the same protection; lie has equal claim to all the preferments and all tbe emoluments that may rail to the share or the man barn on the soil or ihe republic. Wherever he goes the same power protects him that shields the native. It Is proper that this should bo so, Tor the assumption 'or the duties of a citizen entitles him to ail that. Dutby tbe inverse reasoning, the un naturalized foreigner should not be per mitted to enjoy these privileges, especially Another Phase oF the There may be truth iu the statement that Great Britain proposes to settle the Venezuelan controversy by granting a charter to a company ot capitalists to operate tbe disputed territory. It Is claimed that such un association stands ready to give tho necessary financial guaranty to develop the mineral and other resources or the country, and the British colonial olficc sees no reason why tbe company should no be chartered. 8uch a policy would put an end lo ar bitration and. practically render the work ot the" Venezuelan commission un necessary. Tne object of the United States in making the inquiry was to as tain tbe justness of Groat Britain's Still Rampant. trust law. Each day records either the organization of a new trust or some ag gression of an old one, and nothing is being done to stop their encroachments or to prohibit their further formation. A few years more of their .oppressive growth and not crcn the birds of the air will be able to keep out of their clutches. It is difficult now to rat or drink without paying toll to these sharks of commerce, and a little while longer may give them control of the ozone we breathe. But it Is a pleasure to know that we have a President who once wrote a platitude against the "communism of pelf."' In smoothly phrased words he showed the Injury t rusts were doing,' and like fools tliat laugh at the sputtering of a bunting candle, we found comrort in the wisdom his language conveyed. Perhaps now that this statesman leader has had his patriotism aroused against the rpprcs slon of England, he may also find a 'nay to free the public of trusts. But it Would be safer not to put your trust :u t-ny such hope. Issue. Capitalists in every country almost to a man are opposed to the use of silver as a lactor In any monetary system, and they dislike to purchase our botxls for fear the silver element will some day obtain control and change our financial system to a silver basis. There is sufficient gold In the United States to supply any sum the administra tion may require, but the men who hold It either prefer to keep II for speculative purposes or to sandbag the government into borrowing 11 at a high rale of lnter eU There is precious little patriotism among financiers. Glory or country Is sel dom considered when brought into com parison with galore or gold. For lhat reason the coming lxind issue will not be accepted freely unless placed with a syn dicate as a matter of speculation, and in that event we may expect to sacrifice a handsome bonus in the Turin of interest money. Latest Fluke. stato tlie case in milder terms, but it will emphatically deny Lord Dunraven's libel, and brand him In courteous English with the epithets used by Mr. Iselin, which, by tho way, were that he was a "lia r and a blackguard." Should war be declared between the United States and England a lew such officers as Lord Dunraven would lie looked upon as a si ecial blessing by the soldiers or our army. They would march their men up the hill In boldorray and then inarch them down again to fight another day. They would bluster and brag and icok danger ously astute, but their fierceness would end in a Dunraven fluke. But ail Eng l.slmien are not Dunravens any more than all dogs arc curs, and should there be war It win not be fought oif the lines of Our last international yacht race. , Be a Felony. make a practlceorcarrylngconcea led weap ons. In a civilized community there arc very few persons, other than the regularly constituted guardians of the law, whose business makes it disirable for them to carry arms at night none need them in the day time and these, if reputable citizens, can obtain the necessary permission, upon proper showing in open court, from the police court Judge. Every man that carries a concealed weapon, it matters not how peaceably he may be otherwise inclined. Is a menace to the peace and good order or the com munity. The very fact thai he carries a pistol, a knife, or a slungshnt, is prima r.icie evidence that lie intends to use It H occasion orfers. The worst of It is that being in possession or the weapon, he will sometimes court difficulties which other wise he would seek to avoid, and will be come the aggressor where under olher circumstances he would be on Ihe de fensive, and, by running away, take his chances ot lilng to right another elay. Again, there Is the dangerous combination or whisky and weapon, GUe a drunken man a pistol, and nine times out or ten there will be mischier. A wcll-behaed, orderly and sober man has no ikmI or a dangerous wenpon,-and Tor Ids protection there ought to be severe punishment for those who endanger his life, limb, peace or comfort by making walking arsenals of themselves. Naturalization. when be has rendered the State no service that would give him a claim to considera tion. While It is no more than right, thererore, that orrices under the government should be held only by its citizens, it is no less desirable that tlie greatest care should be exercised in the naturalization ot roreigncrs. There is considerable loose ness in the methods and requirements re lating to tlie process ot naturalization. One rule, and a stringent one nt that, ought to apply in every case. It Is an open question whether the period or ante-' naturalization residence in tlie country should not be extended beyond tbe present term or rive jears. One thing is quite certain and tliat is that a very large pro portion ot naturalized roreigncrs fail utterly to appreciate tlie dignity, tlie re sponsibilities, nnd the duties ot American citizenship, nnd Tor that reason they are, in their collective capacity, rather a dis advantage than an advantage to the body politic. This is said with the rullest possible recognition, ot course, or tlie thousands, aye millions or naturalized citizens who nre an honor and a source or strength to the state. The whole subject or naturalization is one or such grave importance In its ulti mate consequences tliat our ablest states men cannot give it their consideration too soon or too thoroughly. . Venezuelan Mystery. claim, and If possible to bring about an adjustment of the boundary line without resorting lo violence. But the granting of a charter by England to an independent company would be equivalent to taking liossession of the territory, and if this country docs anything more in behalf or Venezuela it must be to enforce the declaration ot President Cleveland in his Venezuelan message. The discussion of tills controversy is assuming the form of a political kaleido scope. Therefore, it is not safe to liellevc anything that is published, much less to give a moment's thought to the many rumors afloat. Cripple Creek There is a .good deal or gold in the Cripple Creek region, nqjloabt, Tuo output may, in time, reach such proportions as to convart the bimetallic predilections or the people of the CcntcpnlaCjUato Into the most pro nounced monometallism. For the present, however, tho realization or enormous wealth by the prospectors Is not as promising as the harum-scarum transactlonsoftheinlniny siock cxclungIx'crIppIeC-eekaiid Denver might lead-theeasual observer U suppose. For tlie present there are a few fairly good mines, and thcsji'arc made to sene as the basis ot all tho wild stock speculations, in which already fortunes have been won and lost. It Is tho most reck'ess sort or gambling. Given a Tew acres or ground nnd a lulf dozen stakes driven uruund them and ail Honeycombed The investlgat'fou of the municipal affairs or Philadelphia has brought lo light a condi tion or, things almost If not quite as Sad as that exposed by the Lexow committee In New York. Not quite so much or the cIIk closures lias reached the general public, perhaps, because the people took more iu- terestlntberorrupt'ori or Diinticratlc, Tammany-rilled Gotham than in the .rotten ness or the KepubJIcan, ring-ruled Quaker City. What makes the Philadelphia expose peculiarly noteworthy is that It was di rected by a Kepublican Legislature, at the behest or Boss Quay against the most stoutly Ucpublicau city In the State. AU sorts or crookedness has beeu brought lo light. Policemen guaranteed "prolee linn" lo nil sorts or dives and permitted favored saloonkeepers to sell on Sundays and nrter dosing "hours; speakeasies nour ished for a consideration; raids were made upon thoe pUfccs'lhatdld not "pony tip," and now and thtu notorious dltes and gambling hells were raided, but not until Shipbuilding The arrant of the construction or two battleships to the Nctviwrl News Ship building and Dry Dock Company Is nctc (vortliy as Indleat lug the remarkable pro gress the South has made in the industrial arts in the comparatively short period sines.' the war. While it is true that the great ship yards at Newixirt News are tlie work or the lending spirit ot a railway corpora tion which was not of Southern origin, et its connections nnd affiliations at the present time are distinctly Southern, and it constitutes one cf the most notable In dustries of the Old Dominion. Of course, there are other shipyards in the Southern States of more or less im portance, but only one.at Algiers, La., with facilities adequate to the construction of modern Uttlle'ships. The present achieve ment ot the Newport News comimny was hardly counted 'amoug the possibilities by its managers' when the plant was es tablished. It1 wjis called Into existence, in ract, by Ijipjacccptance or a bid for a commercial stvauuhlp, and so tlie ac ceptance, of lis bid for the two batllcshiiu and positive BUtpineals were made by Mr. Iselin, Mr. Herreshorr, and Capt. Ilafr that no tampering with ballast took place. "The proceedings today opened with an argument between Jos. II. Clioate, counsel tor the Defender, and .Mr. Aisqultb, Lord Dunravcn'K counsel, as to the advisability or a portion of the evidence offered Iu sup port of the charges. After this Lord Dunraven was recalled fora few minutes to make clear one or two points in tlie testimony oflered ye-stenlay. He was rollowed by at Ucrrrshofr. builder and designer of the Defender, who said tliat nny such changes of ta!Iast as was charges! would handicap rather than aid the yacht. He said she had been round lo be stiir enough for any weather, and the addition of ballast would only retard her. He also stated that only three tons of movable ballast lad been provided and that It would require at least fourteen tons to sink the boat four inches beond her measured water line. After Mr. Atsquith had made Mr. Hcrresbofr go over Ids statements several times and had ralle-d to tangle him up, Mr. C. Oliver Iselin, the managing memlier or the De-render syndicate, took the stand. He told in answer lo Mr. Chonte's ques tions Just what was done on the De fender on the Friday night preceding the first race and the following night. He declared with some feeling that no ballast had been added after the. official meas urement had been taken, and that of course none huel Iieeu removed before the re-measurement. His testimony wasdirectand convincing, "lie said that It was absolutely impossible fur the alleged changes in ballast to have taken place without his Knowledge; tnat he cenainly would hove known if Ihe Defender was four Inches deeper in Hie water on Ihe day of the first race than she had been on the previous day, and that the quantity of lead necessary lo niake such n change could not be stowed so as lo escape his observation. Mr. Aisqulth gave him a severe cross examination, and Mr. Isellu became quite hot under tlie questions that were asked by the English barrister. He waB Inclined to resent Hie inference to be drawn from tlie .qnctUons, and Mr. Aisqulth had a difficult, task to obtain direct answers. At 12:40 o'clock recess was taken for luncheon. At 2 p. m. the hearing was resumed with Mr. Iselin still in tlie witness chair. He was rollowed by Capt. Hank Hair, who testified positively that there was no ad dition ot ballast and no increase of the water line. He stuck to that In spite ot all the subtleties or Mr. Aisqulth's cross examination and corroberatcd tlie testi mony or Mr- Iselin as to tlie work on the Derendcr berorc nnd after the first race. It was nearly 6 o'clock before Mr. Aisqulth finished with Capt. Half, and It was concluded to adjourn the hearing till 10 a. m. on Monday. It is said that Mr. David Henderson, who was Lord Dunraven's representative on the ncfendar', has declined to tcstiry Tor business reasons. HOUSE V),LL. TAKE A KEST. Day -to-Day Hece-ses Will Be Had Through, the Week. The members or the House, nt least. will have an opportunity to enjoy roast turkey aoir- cranberry sauce with their rainiiles on New Year's Day, as a species or natural compensation Tor having been deprived ol that privilege on Christmas. The - Republican leaders have round it necessary to pledge a short vacation iu order to more easily hold a quotum and many members had their arrangements perfected for leaving the city last night. A corporal's guard of tho-c living here will meet every three days and adjourn to comply with the constitutional require ment . The Senate, in tlie meantime, will con sider the revenue and bond bills, of pursue a similar course ot three days adjournment, as they may elect. At the conclusion of business ycsterilay in the House, Mr. Dlnglc-y stated tliat a general understanding bad been reached by which no business would be transacted next week, so that members who so desired could spend New Ye-ar's at tome. Three day adjournments would be taken und business resumed un Monday, Jamiary G. In pursuance of this understanding, the House, at 430 -o'clock, ad.ourned uiUl Tuesday. Di STOLE ill 1 T Contlr.ded From First Page. 1 Z and Its Craze. is furnished that Is necessary fora million or two shares ot mining stock. These are thrown upon the market aud make the bait at which the fool or tlie gambler nibbles with more or less eagerness. They are "listed" at all figures from one cent up on a dollar share to as high ns thirty five cents, the last-named figure, however, being exceptionally high. The best thing about these shares is that they give fulrly well-paid employment to a number of good printers and keep the paper mills agoing. It any one should suiter with an un governable desire to Invest In Cripple Creek gold mine shares, lie would do well to rollow the advice given by the cul lady on the subject ot matrimony: "Don't." With Corruption. due notice had been sent the proprietors and all evidences otlawbreakiug had been carefully removed. No corporation could hope to obtain any favors Trom tlie city councils or the city officials without pay ing for them, and, like the old Tammany heelers, they voted for the fellow that paid them last. "Boodle" ruled every thing, and a fact or peculiar interest in the District or Columbia Just now is that tlie trolley combine which controls-the Quaker City and seeks to gain a foot hold here, jinld liberally for all Its fran chises. Waslilngton's municipal affairs, let ns hope, are not honeycombed with corruption, as were t hose of New York and Philadelphia, but even here there are things that look queer, lo say the least. For instance. Khy are not tlie siwakeasy dives south of Pennsylvania avenue broken up by the police? They have the rower to do so or ought to have. in the South. may be but the signal for further develop ment, which will place it in Hie very front of the great shipbuilding establishments of the country. There is little doubt but that the success ot the Virginia company will stimulate this sort or enterprtie In tlie South, which it tt specially ravored by nature In lids respect by reason or a mild climate that makes ij possible to work nearly all the year around. Wilmington, Beaufort, Port Royal, Fensacola, Mobile, Galteston, and other polntsnot yet as well known as these cities, contain the possibilities or great cs tablislunenu like that nt Newport News. They may not all get shipyards where big men-of-war can be constructed, but they may foster establishments where small cruisers, gunboats, and torpedo boats can be built, and the merchant marine en larged. Tlie Southern people are quick to take advantage of opportunities when these are presented to them. Here is one that they are not lilely to permit to go by. P&V&Wlr&&ty1 Vfc Beginning tomorrow f picked from o-rades for I The blame than It ought jr'kfQ J Iu . 4 I r 7 - L- I I s ttu t. u The Suits. aaBaBaaaaaaaHBaaaiBaaKBn These are Sing e and Doub'e breasted Sacks-and Cutaway Frocks in Plain and Fancy Cas simeres. Cheviots ana Wors teds. Included amonzths scores of styles offered are some special creations for tho nobby vounir dressers They are made of a line of fabrics that we.and may. 5, a i,a.!f dczen of the high class tailors In the country, fin ported exclusively. AH Sizes. & Outfittera X Pa. Ave. What retribution! Perhaps it was the Uorr-Harvey debate that hrought about tho present financial crisis. On his return to England Dunraven took with htm all bo brought to this country his valet, his carpet-bag and his con science. As mlglitbo expected, the bifurcated idiot who shouted rire and caused the Baltimore theater catastrophe, escaped without injury. If we are to believe preachers and politicians, both hades and Congress are paved with good intentions. Whenever Dunraven wants to take an other ocean voyage ho will find a course due north to be warm compared to a trip to this country. It is evident that Mr. Harrison had U-cn conferriag with prominent. IniUana Repub licans when he announced tliat it would be better to have some other than his own Slate present his namefor the Presidential nomination. The headquarters or Ge-n. Campos Is still in the saddle. FOB PEACE AND GOOD WILL. Lotos und Savage Clubs Hxeliango 'Greetiiius. . New York, Dec-28. The following cable correspondence pasted between the Savugc Club or London and the Lotos Club of this city: "London, Dec. 28, 1895 To Lotus Club. New York: The members of the Savage Club, at a house dinner assembled, send hearty greetings to the members of the Lotos Club. A bright New Year to you and peace and good will between the Anglo Saxon race." "New York, Dec. 28, 1803 To Savage Club, London: The members of tin- Lotox Club heartily reciprocate your kind senti ments. Best wishes for the prosperity or the Savage Club and Its member?. Peace anil happiness to England and Its peopte." Asheville, N. C, Dec 28. lllss Frances E. Wlllard, president of the World's and National W- C. T. U, received today from Lady Henry Somerset, Reicatc, Eng land, vice president or the World's W C. T. U. and president British Women's Temperance Association, the following ca blegram relating to the perils of war growingoutof the Venezuela complications: "We join our prayers ami influenco to yours, to avoid the greatest calamity pos sible to the world ar1 between nations In whose history is Invohed the highest hopes of humanity. God grant that we may stand united to light oppression everywhere." SHOUT IN HIS ACCOUNTS. Secretary of u Building: Association Shy ?20,0t)0. New Orleans, Dee. 28. It Is said that Joseph L. Spoil, well known in connection with prizefights at the Olympic Club, and ho was secretary ot the Third District Building Association for several years, has become Involved in his accounts in an amount estimated from ten to twenty thou sand dollars. The matter was taken up by the lioanl of directors, which immedialeiy demanded Mr. Sport's resignation. Ail expert accountant Is now engaged on an examination of the books. Whatever the shortage amounts t will be made good, ami it Is understood no criminal proceedings will be instituted. Mr. Sporl is one of the licst known men in New Orleans, and for a long time was one of the leading lights of the Olympic Club. nioriiing, hc choice of Several Hundred Suits! Several Hundred Overcoats! Several Hundred Storm Goats! Several Hundred Ulsters! Several Hundred New Style Sur-touts! the regular $22.50, $20. -SIS is on the weaHier "MMMMtM"'"'''''MaaMaaaMrs..-ssi - , TW-rnXBXlHlaaWaL. cordltlon confronts us. Ill otrl- If htn-.- to bo blearer thnr. It ,. .. i,f day In the season. But everybody knows we haven't had as E f11 ,taste"of "" yet. Something must topple over thestoworlnerplles-and If the weather won't-the price sha'l tempt you to untie your purse-strings. Undoubted values! Un precedented reductions! Unequaled opportunity! The Coats will enable you to strengthen your comfort defenses. Be sides the regular fashionable Walking Co3ts of Kersey.Beav er and Montagnac are Irish Frieze, Fur Beavor, Chinchilla and Cheviot Surtouts. Ulsters and Munster Storm Coats. Richly and warmly lined and thoroughly tailored. II Sizes. Saks and Cosn and 7th St. "Saks' Corner. The Spanish cable is enjoying a much needed rest, and the Spanish soldiers irU follow suit as soon as they reach Havana There would be no necessity of holiday Tor Congress If a way could In found t o rest the jawbone without rcmovlnt the body. The Dlneley bill, Wllaon bill and Cbandlet Bill are now Congressional attractions. Ail of-Maine's ice crop'couid not send such a chill up the spine or a Democratic Con gre-ssman as can her distinguished son the Speaker or the Houst; when he says tl gentleman is not in order. It Is difficult to detect the difference bu tween iwllllcs and patriotism when thi former is dLsgalsed in lurid Jingoism. According to good authority. It wouie have been as difficult to change the De fender's water lice at the time of the ract as It was to alter her record .as a winner. ir tho New York chier or police wouli include serio-comic singers in his raid ot beer drinkers in music balls, he would merit tho thanks of the concert-ittending public MAY BU ON HON II BUSINESS. Attorney General Harmon Said to Hare Go no to New- Y'ork. Attorney General Harmon was not at the Department of Justice yesterday, and his whereabouts was unknown lo the offi cials. This gave rise to a rumor that he bad gone to New York in connection with a bond issue and to represent the adminis tration in any agreement necessary to be entered lnlo in pcrlcctlng the transaction. The Treasury reserve at Ihe close of business yesterday stood at $63,717,997. The amount withdrawn at New York was $337,000, stated to be Tor domestic use During the past few days withdrawals of gold lor domestic use have aggregated mure than $1,000,000, and the belle! is entertained that it is withdrawn to en able the holders to be in a position to pay gold for United States bonds when a new issue, as is shortly anticipated, is made. Miners and Operators Still Apart. Columbus, Ohio, Dee. 28. At midnight the joint convention ot miners and opera tors adjourned to Monday morning without having agreed upon tbe question or main taining company stores. The-yhaveagreed to continue the present wage srale ot M cents per ton ror pick mlningin the Uoekinj Valley. Texas Shoe Company Assigns. Dallas, Tex., Dec. 2S. The Hilt Shoe Company, No. 322 Elm street, made a gen eral assignment today to A. J Knight. The principal creditors are Eastern sl.oa houses. Liabilities, $13,0C0; assets esti mated at $10,000. "187U Climax" Is the name or a superiorquallty ot Brandy, placed on tbe market by the Speer N. J. Wine Co. as a companion to their Superior Old Port Grape Wine. This Old Brandy is a pure distillation rroin the grape and stands unrivaled. It is considered by eminent medical men rar SUPERIOR TO MOST THE FRENCH BRANDIES for medicinal purposes, and Is preferred by them to other Brandies on account ot ITS KNOWN PURITY. Sold by Druggists. It and $16.50 JT.. ,.w I s O - sH w $ &3s!f?i