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TIIE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1890.
then to hurry his train through without
making a longer stop than necessary. The
second train from Cincinnati did not ar
rive here until early this morning.
OTHER CASUALTIES.
One Man Killed and Four Injured by an Ex
plosion of Molten Metal.
Chicago. Jan. 17. Blast furnace No. 4,
in operation at the Illinois Steel Company's
works at South Chicago, exploded this
afternoon, shortly beforeS o'clock, resulting
in the death of one man and the serious in
jury of four others. Edward Johnson,
hfty years old, was terribly burned exter
nally and badly injured internally. He was
placed in a patrol wagon, bnt died while
on the way to his homo. John Johnson,
son of Edward Johnson, Frank Brink,
Joseph Leonard and Joseph Christian were
badly burned about the head and body.
Many others were scalded by the molten
metal, but their injuries are not serious.
The accident was caused by water coming
into contact with the hot iron.
Fireman Killed and Others Injured.
Mansfield, Mo., Jan. 17. A terrible
wreck occurred on the Kansas City, Fort
Scott & Memphis, about three miles east of
here, yesterday afternoon. The engine of a
west-bound local freight train left the
track, carrying five loaded cars with it. It
then turned over, catching engineer O. U.
Rowland, fireman K. C. Herman and brake
man G. W. Hughcy under it. Brakeman
Viddoson was caught in the wreck of the
cars and sustained severe internal injuries.
Fireman Herman was instantly killed.
Engineer Howland had one leg broken and
brakeman Hughey was frightfully scalded
about the head and hands. The cars are a
total wreck.
Fatal Accident to a Coal Train.
Newburo, N. Y., Jan. 17, A bad -wreck
of a coal train occurred this afternoon at 4
o'clock at the Newburg branch of the
Newbury road. From meager particulars
it is learned that one man was killed oat
right and another seriously hurt. The
train wrecked consisted of about fifty
empty cars, and was run into by an extra
going in the same direction, derailing ev
eral cars, and precipitating four of them
down a steep embankment. The track is
adly wrecked, and trains have to go
around by way of Tnrncr's. A wrecking
train has been sent to the scene of the acci
dent. Passengers Injured on the Rock Island.
St. J os epi r. Mo., Jan. 17. The Hannibal
& St Joe and the Hock Island passenger
trains collided here this morning. The
coaches on the Rock Island and the engine
of the other train wero wrecked. Several
passengers on the latter train were injured,
two badly. They are Frank TrimbalJ, of
Atchison, Kan., and Josph Galley, of Bel
knap, la., both injured internally. The ac
cident was caused by the engineer of the
Hannibal train trying to pull into the de
pot ahead of the Rock Island. The latter
train had the ri gh t of way.
Three Persons Killed by the Limited.
Johnstown, Pa., Jan. 17. The west
bound limited express on the Pennsylva
nia railroad struck and killed Edward
Gallagher, aged seventeen; Michael Galla
gher, his brother, aged fifteen, and Mrs.
Kate Stockbonse, a married sister, aged
twenty-fiyc, at Morrellvillo, near here, last
night.
PLENTY OF TALENT THERE.
The Brotherhood Team at Chicago Complete,
and the League Club Nearly So.
Chicago, Jan. 17. Tho following is a re
capitulation of the present status of the
Players' League and Leaguo base-ball
clubs. The White Stocking team, of the
Players' League, was completed, this after
noon, by the signing of C omiskey. The lease
for the new grounds has also been signed.
In personnel the team is an exceedingly
strong one, and the players signed in the
order named: James Ryan, center field;
Fred Pfeffer, second base; Ed Williamson,
short-stop; Charles Bastian, substitute for
short-stop, second or third base:
Walter Latham, third base; Mark
Baldwin, Charles King, John Tener,
Frank Dwyer arid Charles Bartson.
Sitchers; Del Darling, Charles Farrel, and
. Boyle, catchers: Hugh Dnffey, right
field: George Van Haltren, left held or
pitcher. Tip (TNeil, left field; Charles Com
lskey, first base. Comiskey will captain
the team. Toner's contract is conditional
upon his concluding to play, which he has
not as yet deemed, to do. uart6on is a
young man, twenty-two years old, and
from Peoria. When the players went
. through the country Bartson was in the
pitcher's box in Peoria, and retired every
one of the big hitters, and so cap
tivated their admiration that he
was secured as soon as possible.
The grounds are located at Thirty-eighth
street and Wentworth avenue. They run
north on Wentworth avenue from Thirty
fifth street TOO feet. They have a width of
450 feet. The mam entrance will be on
Thirty-fifth street. The grand stand will
face north, and will have a seating capa
city of not less than 5,000. There will bo
no bleaching boards, it having been decid
ed to put all the seats under cover. The
total seating capacity will be 8,000.
The Chicago National League team con
sists at present of the following twelve
men: Anson, first base and captain; Hut
chinson, pitcher; Burns, third base; Nagle
(from Omaha), catcher; Kittredge (from
Quincy), catcher: Sullivan (from Boston),
pitcher; Coughlin (from San Francisco).
Eitchen Earl (from Milwaukee), second
ase; Cooney (from Omaba, snort-stop;
Wilmot (trom W ashington). left field; Laner
(from Pittsburg), catcher and fielder; Gar
vin (from New Castle. Pa.), short-stop or
second base. "Besides these," said Presi
dent Spalding, "we will engage a couple of
fielders, another in-tielder and possibly an
other pitcher. I shall, tho latter part of
February, send tho team to Hot Springs
for a month or six weeks, and perhaps,
after that, send it on a short trip through
the South. As to the latter, however, I
have not fully decided."
11-1 nee ton's lJae-Hall Team.
Princeton. N. J., Jan. 17. Thero is an
unusually largo number of good men work
ing for positions in the University base
ball nine. Five are tryin for the position
of catcher, four for that of pitcher, and
twenty-five for various positions in the
field. Among those are the following last
year's men. who will probably take the
samo positions this yean Brokaw, of the
class of 'ft, catcher; Young, '92, pitcher in
four games: Captain Dana, '91, first base;
Watts, til. third base: Knockerbocker. '01.
short-stop; Durell, V., center; Vandvne,
'01, left field. Tho team mourns the loss of
Ames, pitcher, who. on account of the death
of his father, may not return to college;
Osborne, second base, and King, right field
and captain. The men have been working
in the gymnasium and out-doors since the
holidays, and expect to get into the new
cage abont the middle of February. Charles
Reilly, who played third base for the Co
lumbus nine last season, is coaching the
men in base-running and batting.
Chicago' New Financial Manager.
Chicago, Jan. 17. James Hart, erst
while manager of the Bostons, and who
engineered the trip of the Browns and the
Bostons to the Pacific coast, arrived in the
city yesterday. He comes to Chicago, it is
said, to act as secretary of the Chicago
League club the coming season. He will
also accompany the team ami look after
the finances. Mr. Hart reported a fairly
successful trip on the slope. The two clubs
came out about even on the venture, but
neither made any money.
Mouticello, III., Will Hare a Clnh.
Fp4al to the IntiimiHns Journal.
Monticello, 111., Jan. 17. The Monti
cello Base-ball and Athletic Association
have thoroughly organized and will have a
first-class club in the Central Illinois Base
ball League. The association is composed
of the leading business ami professional
men of Mouticello. They have a largo in-
cioseti oauparK.
Seeking Keeognltlon from the League.
SriuxiiFiEM). Mass., Jan. 17. President
Bancroft has demanded immediate recog
nition for the New England Base-ball As
sociation by the National Leaguo. If it is
not given the New England will join the
JUrotherbood.
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TIIE PARTY'S SMALL MARGIN
Close Votes Will Be the Rule in the lower
House During the Trcsent Session,
Little Probability that the Republicans Will
Le Able to Muster More Than a Majority
of One or Two on Any Question.
Idaho's Admission to Statehood Depend
ent Upon a Supreme Court Decision.
Senator Allison Congratulated by His Friends
Withdrawal of Bank Deposits A Rerat
er's Dismissal Asked Mrs. McKee 111.
CLOSE VOTING IN THE HOUSE.
An Incident That Illustrates How Evenly Di
vided the Two Parties Are.
Special to the IniUauaixUs Journal.
Washington, Jan. 17. A vote on a mo
tion to reconsider in the House, to-day, dar
ing the discussion of the word's fair com
mittee, showed how close the House will
frequently be on general questions during
this session. A proposition to table a mo
tion to reconsider was agreed to by a ma
jority of two: Years 144, nays 142. It is very
probable that nearly all party questions
will be disposed of by votes quite as close
as this one. The Republicans have only a
majority of five when all of their number
are present, and at tirties there will be two
or three members on the Republican side
who will breakaway, thns leaving the vote
with a margin of but one or two on either
side. This closeness of the Republican ma
jority will require tho greatest of
caution, and it will be ' necessary
for the leaders to "coddle" or
court the favor of the obstreperous or con
trary members who are inclined to jump
over the fence onco in a while, and go oil
with the strange gods into the lands of the
Philistines.
The narrow margin of the Republicans
will not, however, prevent the adoption'of
strict party measures. It often occurs that
a small margin is better than a large one, J
as it calls out a full attendance and a firm?
adherence to party principles. All of the
Republicans in this house are Republicans
from 'wayback. There are no cranks or
flighty individuals among them. It is al
ways better for either of the leading politi
cal parties to elect a man in the opposition,
and know he is in tho opposition, than to
elect a "specialist" who continually rides a
hobby, and is an uncertain quantity to all
parties.
IDAHO'S CONSTITUTION.
The Supreme Court to Decide on the Clause
Prohibiting Mormon from Voting.
Epecial to the IurtlanapoliA Journal
Washington. Jan. 17. On next Monday
the Supremo Court is expected to render a
decisiou involving tho constitutionality of
the' provision to deprive the Mormons of
tho exercise of their franchise, on tho
grounds that the oath they take upon en
tering the church is incompatible with tho
interests of the federal government. The
Senate committee on Territories was to-day
in session and is ready now to report in
favor of tho bill giving Idaho statehood,
but it will withhold its report until the Su
premo Court has rendered its decision.
There is a provision in the State Constitu
tion which Idaho adopted last fall, pro
hibiting Mormons from voting, on the
ground raised by the question now pend
ing before tho Supreme Court. It
was for the purpose of determining
tho constitutionality of the provision in
the Idaho Constitution that Delegate Du
bois raised the question as it now stands
before the Supreme Court, and the decision
of that body will have great weight, of
course, with the Senate committee on Ter
ritories. If the court decides that the pro
hibition is unconstitutional if will have to
be stricken from the Constitution of the
State of Idaho before the Sena 9 committee
will report in favor of statehood, but if tho
constitutionality of the prohibition is sus
tained, then the bill will Nj reported
promptly and passed by both houses of
Congress.
ALLISON CONGRATULATED.
Democrats and Republicans Alike Pleased
Over the Iowa Senator's Nomination.
Cfeclal to the Intllanauolls Journal
Washington. Jan. 17. Senator Allison's
caucus nomination for re-election gives
great satisfaction here. It is known that
the Democratic party at large did every
thing it could to create a filibuster and a
break, which would result in either defeat
lug his nomination in caucus or re-election
on joint ballot of the Iowa Legislature. It
failed in the caucus, and it is now believed
that there is not the least possibility of his
defeat on joint ballot. There was nothing
contributed by Democrats in Washington
toward tho scheme to defeat Senator Alli
son, for he is universally respected and ap-
fireciated by Democrats as well as Repub
icans in Congress. A lot of telegrams have
been sent to him extending congratulations,
and among them are the signatures of somo
well-known Democratic feenators. All of
to-day's Washington papers have kind ex
pressions for Senator Allison.
PENSION OFFICE DISMISSALS.
Commissioner Ttaum Asks for the Removal
of a Chief of Division.
Washington, Jan. 17. General Raum,
the Commissioner ofPensions, has sent a
letter to Secretary Noblo requesting the
removal from office of Henry A. Phillips,
New York, tho chief of the middle division
in the Pension Bureau, on the ground that
the etliciency of tho bureau would be pro
moted thereby. Mr. Phillips's pension was
rerated and increased on April 23 last,
during Corporal Tanner's administration.
For this reason Secretary Noble, some
weeks later, requested him to resign. This,
however, he declined to do, and no further
action has 'since been taken in the case
until to-dav, owing, it is said, to the pres
sure which was brought to bear in Mr.
Phillips's behalf by members of Congress
and others in high oflicial positions. It
was represented by Mr. Phillips's friends
that he was not guilty of any unlawful act
in conuection with his rerating. and,
further, that he was a gallaut soldier
during the war of tho rebellion and re
ceived several woumls, from which he is
still a constant sullerer. It was also rep
resented that he was not in the govern
ment service at the time his pension . was
rerated, he having been appointed to his
present position nearly a month afterwatd.
It is believed that Mr. Phillips's dismissal
will soon be followed by others whose pen
sions were rerated, and that several who
are regarded as less guilty will be reduced
in rank and pay.
PENSIONS FOK VETERANS.
Residents of Indinna anil Illinoi Whoso
Claim Have Iteen AllovYed.
Pensions have been granted the following
named ludianians:
Original Invalid Uradley Porter, Lagro: Fred
erick btreely. Klkhart; Andrew J. Vaucht (de
ceased), Yocfcey; Milton Nicholson, Kokorao;
Win. li. Koliiuf. Jreenlurg: John McKinlcy,
Battle-ground: Jeremiah Tounner, boundary;
Alex. 1. McEoberts. Union; Josiah .pnleton,
Montez; Alvin F. Plxley, enti rville; Pitiick
McNaliit, Algiers; Kdward . (iardner, Marlon;
John 51. Latou. (JriMin: John W. Jiukon, Delphi;
tieorge. W. Warren. Evnuftvillc; Clias. Hendrlek,
l'leatant fc'omt: J. Micgclincier, IndianajHdis; V.
A. Taylor, Li Hooter; Patrick (Jallivan. Indian
niolis l!oUrt Iio!ertson. Iraiijwrt, James 11.
;arduer. Elui.xdale; Win. II. l rant, 1U no; W. A.
K. llantlmrs. Martinsville; WJntkU r. Eockman,
jMipont: Alex. ('. Crapp, Lafayette: Martin H.
Wilkinson, Center Point; JuineH n. Citizen, Wll
lianiiort: Allen Lowe, Youutsille; Win. E. Kiu
ert, lilutllon; John P. Jesup, ltaker's Corner;
Jesse Touey, Marengo; Mel via Beward, Alto;
Henry l Allen. luceuues.
Iteritoratiou le.xander Debar!. bellmrn.
Increase Jeptha Harrow, Albion; John W.
Hamilton, Kennedy: Araar Dodge, Lagrange:
Joseph Leazenhy, bweetxer.
Keissue uiiani llarttnan. ew Harmony;
William Noon. Laconi: Jobn Burham. Jetlerson-
ville; John L. Johnson. Greentleld; Henry II.
drain, Madison.
Original Widows, etc. Elizabeth Gray, former
widow of Kohert Dudley, Worthington; Anna,
widow of William Illldehrand. Columbia; Mar
garet, widow of Albert G. Preston, Grcencadtle.
TO RESIDENTS OF ILLINOIS.
Original Iayalid John Gamhrel, Silverton;
James F. OrnRston, Huntaville; Klbranis C. My
ers, Kandolph; Anthony Tolly. Golconda; John
Douglas, reitotmn; Mvron V. Marshall, Mokena;
Arthur Hill, Paris; Bailey Harmon, deceased,
Carmi; KUF. Swisher, Danville: Picrson H. Grice,
Fairtleld; Andrew Johnson, Marshall; William T.
Mcllatton, Camden; Henry Hofenditz, Nnuvoo;
William Maryan, Yale: William Henshaw, Jlloom
incton; Thomas 8. Galliou, liraidwood; Joseph
Kibble, Warrenton.
Increase William W. Ely, Iroquois; Benjamin
F. GraUord, Ncbo.
Reissue Robert Luke, l'mckncyville; J. K. P.
White. Enfield.
Original Widows, etc. Sybil, widow of Abram
Vanderson, Chicago.
Mexican Hurvivor John FIawfcins,Dix.
Mexican Widow Mary A., widow of James M.
Lambkin, Zeuobia.
3IINOR MATTE IIS.
All bat Four Pablic leioitaries Have Com
plied with 3Ir. WimlonV CalL
Washington, Jan. 17. All but four of
the 138 public depositaries have complied
with Secretary Windoni's call for a portion
of the government funds held by them.
The delinquents aro located in distant
parts of tho country, and, it is believed,
will be heard from in a few days, so that it
is not at all likely that the department will
bo called npon in any case to force a com
pliance with its demands. The total amount
of bonds surrendered to date in liquidation
of deposits is 87.078.500, being more than
twice the amount required by a strict com
pliance with the call. The number of banks
which will be discontinued as depositories
is eighty-five, and of these thirty have
already surrendered their entire deposits
and gone out of the system. Of the forty
seven to be continued as depositories, teu
have reduced their holding to the limit
fixed by the department, and thirty-three
have made partial reductions, nearly all,
however, in excess of the 10 per cent. call.
Another call will bo issued in a few days,
as soon as the delinquents have been heard
from.
At the Cabinet meeting to-day Secretary
Windom submitted a draft of the bill pre
pared by himself in regard to tho coinage
of silver, and it received tho approval of
the President and most of the members.
Tho bill will probably be introduced in the
House of Representatives by Mr. Conger
of Iowa on Monday next.
Arrangements for "Walker Elaine's Funeral.
Washington, Jan. 17. The arrange
ments for he funeral of Walker lilaine
were completed to-day. There will be no
services at tho house, except a prayer by
the Kev.Dr. Hamliue, and only the inti
mate friends of the family and tho Presi
dent and members of the Cabinet are ex
pected there. Tho services at tho Church
of the Covenant will also be brief and
simple. The pall-bearers selected are:
Hon. Wm. F. V barton. Assistant Secretary
of State: Judgo John Davis. Sovellou A.
Hrown, Marcellus l$ailej. M. L. Kuth, A. P.
Jenks, F. R Loring and Wm. Haywood.
The Attorney-general has ordered that
the department be closed from 10 o'clock
to-morrow morninir until 1 p. m. on ac
count of the funeral.
Secretary Illaine's Brother.
Fpeclal to tho Indiana polls Journal.
Washington, Jan. 17. Secretary Blaine
was at the White Hotiso to-day, and spoke
to the President of the alarm that the ill
ness of his brother, Mr. Kobert Blaine,
caused in his household. Mr. Hubert
Blaine lives on Capitol Hill, and was re
cently appointed to a position in the Treas
ury Denartment. His family is widely
known in the section of the city where ho
lives, but has little or no acquaintance in
the otiicial world where Secretary Maine
and his family have been so Ion? promi
nent. Mr. Blaine has a wife and two
daughters. The young ladies have been
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eaucaieu in tms cuy.
Providing for Ileclproclty with Mexico. .
Washington, Jan. 17. A bill introduced
in the lloto to-day by Kepresectf.:
tive Mills provides for reciprocity in
trade between the United States and
Mexico. All articles produced in Mexico
are to be admitted free of duty to this
country by presidential proclamation when
ever Mexico shall admit the products of the
United States free of duty. Articles sub
ject to an internal revenue tax are ex
empted from the operations or the bill.
whose provisions are to continue in force so
long as Mexico adheres to her part of the
arrangement.
The Fight for the World's Fair.
Washington, Jan. 17. Great interest
has been taken in tho vote upon the world's
fair question in tho House, to-day. Mem
bers representing the competing cities were
active in consolidating their forces, and in
keeping their men in line. Dozens of mem
bers kept tally, and every vote was closely,
r y
go men were Messrs, Cannon, Mason, Law-
ler and Springer. I he Missouri troops
were marshaled by Messrs. Hatch. Dock-
ery, Frank and Bland, while the New York
interests are attended to by Messrs. Flower.
Farquhar and Cummings. The result of
the contest is that a special committee of
nine members will bo appointed without
receiving any instructions. It may choose
the site if it sees fit, but it is more probable
that a determination of that question will
be relegated to the House.
Mrs. McKee 111 at the White House.
Fpecial to tho Indianapolis Journal.
Washington, Jan. 17. Mrs. McKee has
been ill since Tuesday night, having caught
cold at the reception. This morning she
was up, but towards afternoon she became
ill again and the physician was at once
summoned. Mrs. Harrison docs not antici
pate that her daughter's illness will be
serious, but thinks that she will be obliged
to remain in bed for some days longer. Mrs.
Harrison was herself the lirst victim of la
grippe in the White House, but is feeling
quite well again. 1 he death or Walker
Blaine had a very depressing effect noon
the White House family, and it makes them
especially solicitous for Mrs. McKee.
General Notes.
Special to the Indiauauolls Journal.
Washington, Jan. 17. T. L. Griderwas
to-day appointed postmaster at Fincastlc,
Pntuam county, vice C. Harris removed.
The following order was issued at the
Postoflice Department to-day: 'Com
mencing on the 27th inst. the postmasters
at Indianapolis and Terre Haute will ex
change through registered pouches instend
of inuer registered sacks, tho pouches to
leave Indianapolis at 11:50 a. m. and Terre
Haute at 12:47 v. M.. via the Pittsbure and
St. Louis railway postoflice; pouches to be
im the custody of transfer -clerks between
tie railway postolhco and postolhce."
The Senate committee on patents to-day
instructed senator riatt to report favora
bly the bill known as tho Chase interna
tional copyright bill, which was pending
before Congress last session.
A favorable report was to-day ordered bv
the House committee on military affairs on
the nill to authorize the President to con
fer the brevet rank upon otliccrs of the
army for gallant services in Iudian cam
paigns. Pennsylvania Nonpartisan W. C. T. U.
Philadelphia, Jan. 17. The non-partisan
element of the Pennsylvania Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, which yester
day decided to form an independent organ
ization, coutinued their session to-daj.
After the opening devotional exercises,
messages of sympathy were read from the
non-partisan W. C. T. U. of Cleveland, ).,
and Mrs. Ellen J. Finney, president of the
Non-partisan Union of the State of Ohio.
It was determined to bring local-option in
tluence to bear upon the Legislature.
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Sold Ouail Out of Season.
PlTTsnrmi, Pa,, Jan. 17. Several restaurant-keepers
were prosecuted to-day for
celling quail out of reason. One keeper,
Nomie Jones, had 115 birds in her poascs
sion, and will have to pay a line of $150.
Other keepers will pay amouuts ranging
from $10 to $JUQ.
SALISBURY'S ULTIMATUM
The Anglo-Portuguese Dispute Causes
Grave Anxiety iq Diplomatic Circles.
The Situation at Lisbon Growing More Criti
calEngland Vigorously Condemned Ef
fort to Form a Cabinet at 31adrid. J
ENGLAND AND PORTUGAL.
Their Dispute Causes Grave Anxiety In Dip
lomatic and Court Circles.
CaMe Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
Ukklix, Jan. 17. The Anglo-Portuguese
difficulty is causing grave anxiety in court
and diplomatic circles here. Bismarck has
received advices from Crispi. the Italian
Prime Minister, to the effect that the Portu
guese dynasty was in imminent jeopardy. A
formidable combination for the purpose of
proclaiming an Iberian republic has its
headquarters in Paris, and lMsmarck sug
gests that the British embassador advise
Lord Salisbury to remonstrate against the
virulent attacks of the French press, which
SB &
are arousing passions dangerous to mon
archical institutions and to the peace of
Europe.
Portugal Mar Be Compelled to Fight
London, Jan. 17. In contrast to the ex
cited state of popular feeling in Lisbon and
other cities of Portugal over the action of
the British government in the southeast
mucau uiapuie, me xjUgnsu guvciuuucut io
singularly apathetic. Though the late
Portuguese Ministry accepted the ultima
tum of Lord Salisbury, perforce, there is no
guarantee that the new government will
acquiesce in the action of their predecessors
in office, but there is rather great likeli
hood that popular clnmor and a desire to
disarm the Republican element by an a p-
peal to their patriotism will impel the
Ministry to undo the action of the Gomez
government and engage m a hopeless ngnt
for the preservation of the national dig
nity and honor, trusting to the sympathy
of the powers to interfere in their behalf.
The English residents of Madrid who have
been victims of the public animosity ex
hibited, in the recent demonstrations of
student and others, propose to appoint a
deputation to wait on Lord Salisbury to
urge ureat Britain to adopt a moro concil
iatory policy. The feeliugtoward Euglaud
is very bitter. Mauy English employes of
Portugese houses have been discharged.
1 ho Pans Figaro says that Portugal has
complained to Prince Bismarck that Great
Britain has violated the Berliu treatj. &ne
therefore asks that a conference be con
voked to discuss African affairs.
The activitv and earnestness of the new
Premier of Portugal, Seuhor Pimental, in
the pursuit of the policy of tho Ministry is
winning many adherents from the majority
and fast disarming the Republicans, who
saw, in the surrender of the uomez uauinet
to the demands of England a pretext for
agitation n not actual revolution, fcennor
Pimental harf summoned to Lisbon the Por
tuguese ministers to Berlin, Vienua, and
Home, in order that ho may verbally in
struct them regarding the desire of the
government, that thev .will persistently
insist that the powers shall interfcro in tho
diHputo with England in behalf of Portu
gal, whose rights have heeu wantonly
trampled upon. The announcement of this
action has been greatly conducive to the
How of a tide of popular confidence in the
Ministry, and it is believed that tho efforts
of the representatives thus instructed will
result in a considerable mitigation in the
severity of England's ultimatum, to the end
that an amicable understanding may be ar
rived at.
Tho Portuguese colony in Paris has held a
renresentativo meetinir at which resolu
tions were passed condemning the course of
the English government and thanking tho
French press for their efforts to secure the
prevalence oi ngnt m tue dispute ueiweeu
Portugal and England, wherein the prog
ress, prosperity, and nonor or tne iorraer
is pitted against the unscrupulous greed ot
the latter.
The Feeling- at Lisbon.
LisnoN, Jan. 17. Mobs of workmen and
sailors parade the stroets denouncing Eng
land. There are many hundreds of adhe
sions to tho commercial plan of campaign
received from owners of machine-building
works. Steamship companies have trans
ferred their contracts for coal and iron to
Belgium. English men employed by tho
irovernment are given the alternative of
dismissal or naturalization. English Hags
have been bought and publicly burned m
several towns.
It is stated that a British squadron has
been seen entering the Tag us. and has ex
changed salutes with Fort Julian. This re
port has had a tranquilizingenect upon the
papers. The Journal of Commerce, a po p
ular organ, entreats the people not to pro
long unjustinably the manifestations
which involve breaches of the peace
and possibly fresh national humilia
siou. It is stated that a loading
thip-owner, who is in municipal authority,
begged Mr. Glynn Petre's mediation to pre
vent tho Heet from entering the Tagus. and
Mr. Glynn Petre intimated that if such a
thing happened it would be entirely the
fault of the inhibitants. A committee of
ladies in society have decided to boycott
Mr. Glynn Petre's wife.
.The fcsecnlo published to-day an un
signed manifesto headed Tho Direc
tory of the Portuguese Republicans
to the Nation." It denounces vociferously
the English ultimatum, and advocates the
Republican federation of the Latin nations
aud the adhesion of Portugal to such fed
eration. It declares that the movement
for a federation of Latin republics is stead
iy making great progress, and that the
force of that movement is seen and felt in
the revolution in Brazil. The manifesto
does not advocate a revolution in Portugal
at the present moment, and is moderate in
tone throughout, except as to the denuncia
tion of England's action. All the papers,
Republican as well an others, advise pru
dence and moderation in the present crisis.
Tbe extravagances of the school-boj's in
the street demonstrations seemed to have
npeued the eyes of the men of the country
to the folly and danger of that way of
treating international difficulties.
Germany Also Wants African Territory.
Berlin, Jan. 17. The Reichstag has re
ferred to a committee the bill granting a
subsidy to the East African Steamship Com
pany. Dr. Von Stephen, Secretary of State
for Posts and Telegraphs, spoke of the great
success of the Australian & East Asian
lines. He said, "The nations of the world
are competing for a linn footing in Africa.
Therefore tbis national enterprise, the
East African Company, should have a patri
otic welcome and support." His words
were received with applause.
TRYING TO FOUSI A CABINET.
Eflorts of the Oueen Repent of Spain to
Conciliate Political Elements.
Madriin Jan. 17. Queen Christina has
requested Scnor Martinez, the President of
the Chamber of Deputies, to endeavor to
form a Cabinet that may conciliate the con
necting political elements. Sonor Martinez,
in endeavoring to give effect to tho Qneen's
desire, had an interview with Senor Sagas
ta. who expressed tho willingness of the
majority to support any Liberal Cabinet
that was able to secure tbe passage of the
budget and the bill on the suffrage. The
opinion is very generally held in the politi
cal world that Martinez's Cabinet, if he
succeeds in constructing one, will be only
a transition Cabinet.
It is believed that Queen Christina has
endeavored to get a Liberal candidate for
form's sake only, before summoning Cano
vas del Castillo, in order that she might
say she only called him when no other was
. possible. The Liberals aro surprised and
grieved. t
SOUTH AMERICAN REPUBLICS.
Rrazil Recognized by the Argentine Repub
lic ulth Much Flourish.
New Yoi:k, Jau. 17 The consul-general
in New York of the Argentine Republic
states that on Dec. CO that government
formally recognized the Brazilian tepub
lic, aud tiled Dec. 8 as a day of national
celebration of the event. On the latter day
flags were displayed and all public places
Highest of all in LcavcniBc; Pgttcj
fisMQWrfiESf PUBS
illuminated in Buenos Ayrcs, and salutes
were tired v Argentine men-of-war, at
homeland abroad.
Brazilian Minister's Enthusiastic Reception.
Montevideo, Jan. 17. Tho Press commit
tee met again to-day to make arrangements
to do honor to SenhorBocayuva.and agreed
to issue a newspaper, publishing only a
single copy, entitled "Brazil and Uruguay."
Members of the Press, literary men and
statesmen will contribute. Tho heading
will be a copy of the allegory, painted by
Emilio Valenciano, which will also be in
serted in an album dedicated to the guest.
The Brazilians met yesterday at the Con
sul's house and agreed to receive Senhor
Bocayuva in a body and present him with
a silver card commemorative of his ar
rival. Buenos A vices. Jan. 17. The Foreij n
Minister, accompanied by Colonel Jo.xs
Garmcdia and several attaches of the
Ministry, left here yesterday for Mon
tevideo to receive Senhor Bocayuva. Tho
treasury delivered $3,000 gold for the ex
penses of the reception.
MCKDERED BY HER LOVER.
A Mystery of the Big Born Basin Cleared by
a Ghastly Kevelation.
CllKYKXXE.Wyo., Jan. 17. In August last
Edna Wilson, a pretty girl, eighteen years
old, living in the Big Horn basin, left her
mother's home on horseback to visit a
neighbor's. Her way was across a ford of
the Big Horn river. She failed to
reach her destination, and it was
believed she had been swept away by
tho rapid current of the river and drowned.
Although the river was searched for miles
below, the body could not be found. About
a week after her disappearance, J. Mc-
Combs, a prominent young stockman of
tho basin, left tho region. As he was the
girl's lover aud was paying his attention
against her mother's wish, it was current
gossip that Edna had ridden
to some rendezvous where Mc
Combs had joined her and the couple
hail eioped. McCoombs, however, returned,
and denied the elopement story. Ho sold
his ranch, and left the country for good.
On Monday last D. L. Enos, the purchaser
of McCoombs's ranch, discovered tho
body of the girl buried in tho earthen
lloor of a, deserted hunter's cabin in
an unfrequented part of the ranch.
Coyotes had partially exhumed the
body and stripped the tiesh from tho bones.
The head showed marks of a bullet hole.
McCoombs i believed to have been the
murderer, and the people of the basin at
once raised money to employ detectives to
run him down.
OBITUARY.
Peter Henderson, the Famous New York
Sedman and Florint.
Jkksky City, X. J., Jan. 17. Peter Hen
derson, the seed man, of Now Y'ork, died
at his home here to-day. The immediate
caue of his death was pneumonia, devel
oped from an attack of grip. Mr. Hender
son was sixty-seven years old aud had been
in the seed business in Xew Y'ork since 1ST4.
Peter Henderson was born in Pathead,
Scotland. June 25, 1823. He was educated
in tho parish schools, studied botany, and
in 1840 obtained a medal at Edinburgh for
the best collection of dried specimens of
plants. A few years later he came to
America and lirst started a green-house in
Jersey City, later engaging as a seedsman
in New Y'ork. He wrote many books on
horticulture and agriculture, many of
which attained great popularity. Among
them were "Gardening for Prout," Prac
tical Floriculture," "Gardening for Pleas
ure," "Henderson's Hand-book of Plants,"
"Garden and Farm Topics" and How the
Farm Pays." His seed business is the larg
est in the United States.
Asa T. Soule.
Rochester. N. Y., Jan. 17. Asa T. Soule
died here this evening, aged sixty-live
years.
Mr. Soule' was president of a patent bit
ters concern, -air. fcouie had very large in- ;
terests in western Kansas. He was the
founder of Soule College. Dodge City, and
the owner and presid ent of the First Na
tional Bauk there. He also owned more
than half of the town of Ingalls. which be
came the county-seat of Gray countv, after
a violent struggle with the residents of
Cimarron. Mr. Soule was probably worth
$2,000,000.
Boston, Jan. 17. Sister Simplicia, the
superiorof the Carney Hospital, in south
Boston, since 1809, died last night, aged
sixty years. Her secular name was Julia
Rigney. Thirty-seven years ago she left a
happy home in St. Louis to join the Sisters
of Charity of St. Vincent do Paul. Before
coming here she served in the hospital of
the Sisters of Charity and tho Infant
Asylum at Buffalo, N. Y'.
Commodore Joseph R. Hull.
Philadelphia, Pa.. Jan. 17. Commodore
Joseph Bartine Hull, U. S. N., (retired),
.died in this city to-day, in his eighty-seventh
year. He was appointed a midship
man from Connecticut in 1813, and was re
tired as a commodore in 1802.
Joseph Bartine Hull was born at West
chester, N. Y. April 2C, 1802. He was ap
pointed midshipman in 1813, lieutenant in
1833, commander in 1841, captain in 1855,
commodore in 18G2. and was retired on July
16 of that year. The only war service he
saw was in the Mexican war. and was in
no engagement there. From 1862 to 1864 he
snperiutended the building of gun-boats at
St. Louis, commanded the Philadelphia
navy-yard in IhOG, was president of the ex
amining board at Philadelphia in 1867. and
light-house inspector of the tirst district,
with headquarters at Portland. Me., in 1869.
Since then he has resided in 1'hiladelphia.
Ex-Congressinan Speer.
Huntingdon, Pa., Jan. 17. Ex-Congressman
Milton Speer died, to-day, in New
Y'ork city. He had sutlered from a nervous
malady for over a year, and last week he
became partly paralyzed. It is learned
that his illness was caused by lead poison
ing from drinking water which had stood
in lead pipes. Mr. Speer was tirty-two
years old. He was elected to Congress in
1870 and re-elected in 1872.
Other Deaths.
" 'Baltimore, Jau. 17. Rev. Father Sestine
died at the Jesuit Novitiate attredenck,
Md., to-day. He was oueof the most ac
complished astronomers in tho United
States.
Schenectady. N. Y., Jan. 17. J. West
inghouse. president of Westinghouse agricultural-works,
and brother of George
Westinghouse, inventor, died at his resi
dence in this city this morning, aged fifty
three 3'ears.
St. Louis, Jan. 17. Antono Sanders, one
of tho oldest residents of fct. Louis, and a
survivor of the battle of Waterloo, was
buried this morning at 0 o'clock, from the
home of his grand-child, Casper Zanders, of
this city. Mr. Sanders was niuety-even
j-ears, four months and fifteen days'old.
London, Jan. 17. Mr. Christopher Rice
MauselTnlbot.Liberalmemberof the House
of Commons for the middle division of
Glamorganshire, is death In point of serv
ice Mr. Talbot was tho oldest member of
the House of Commons, having sat for the
county uninterruptedly for sixty years.
Bay City. Mich., Jan. 17. Judge S. T.
Holmes died last night of ailments inci
dental to old age, aged seventy-live. Ho
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mwmr
National Tuba-Works
WrongM-Iron Fifa
FOB
Gas, SteamS Water
Iioiler Tulec. Cast and
Malleable Iron Fltttncs
(Mack and galvanized).
Valves. StopCookd, Emrlno
Trimmings, fctearaOaurea ,
ripo Tongs, llpe. Cutters.
Vises, fkrew l'late and
Dies, Wrenches, hteam '
Traps, Pumps Kitchen'
gink. IIse, lielttng. Hab-t
bin Metal, hitler. White J
and Colored Wipinc Waste, j
and all othersupplies used
In coumctlon with Oas. .
hteam ami Water. Natural
Gas Sur-pliea a peel;lty.
Fteani-heatintr Apparatus ,
lor Public Buildings, Stoi -.
looms. Mills. Slops, Fucio.'
lie. Laumlriea, LauiiIht
J ry-hotise, etc. Cut and
Thread to orner any size
Wrourbt-lron Pipe trom 1
Inch to l'J inches diameter,
KNnilT A JILLOX.
75 fc 7 7 8. 1'ennsj lvania t
Tvas Congressman from the Twenty-6econd
New York district in ISOo, and afterwards;
the partner of Koscoe Conkling. He rc-i
moved to Uav City in 1872, and while here
was one of the foremost lawyers andciti-'
zeus. .
BUSINESS EMBARRASSMENTS.
Failure of Barnes & Co., of Ln Porte, the Largest.
Dry Goods House In Northern Indiana.
Special t" the Indianapolis Journal.
LaPokth, Ind., Jau. 17. Julius Barnes
Co., of this city, the largest dry goods houso
in northern Indiana, voluntarily assigned
for the benefit of creditors to-day, L D.
Barrows, of this city, being appointed re--ceiver.
The assets are about SoO.UOO; lia
bilities. $53,000. Tho warm winter weather
and bad collections aro given as the causes.
The principal creditors are Dunham, Buck
ley V. Co.. of New York, who have a claim
of $1G,C00. The failure was a great sur-
Erise. Mr. Barnes has been in businesi
ere for thirty years, beginning in a small
way when a young man. and had the con
fidence of all citizens. He hopes to be ablei .
to pay dollar for dollar, and has turned
overall his property, personal aud real, to
his creditors. '
Other Failures. .
Greenfield, Ind., Jan. 17. J.M. Havens,
harness-dealer, has assigned to V. I),
dimming. Liabilities, $1,'J00; assets, 1.000.
The Greenfield Banking Company, D. B.
Cooper and C. E. Kinder are preferred
creditors to tho amount of 431.
Delphi, Ind., Jan. 17. Hamill& Cullom,
conducting a general merchandise 6toreat
Sleeth. a thriving station north of this
city, made an assignment to-day. They
carried a largo stock for a country fetore.
J. H. Johnson was appointed receiver.
Chicago, Jan. 17. Tho W. H. Hays Man
ufacturing Company, dealers and mauu
facturers of harness and harness hardware,
failed to-day. Liabilities $35,000.
BOSTON AGAIN ENDANGERED.
Threatening Fire In the Shoe and Leather
District juenched with Small Loss.
Boston, Jan. 17. Firo started . about 8:30
this morning in tho four-story stone build
ing, No. ICS Summer street, in the shoe and
leather disttict. occupied by Vra. Clafiin
Coburn &. Co. By hard work it was con
fined to the one building which was com
pletely gutted.
The losses and insurance in the Summer
street lire this morning, fco far as have been
possible to obtain, are as follows: Clariin,
Coburn &. Co., leather, $."i0,000; insurance,
$100,000, inabout twenty companies; YVhich
er & Emery, loatherand shoe lindings. S.
000; insurauce, $25,000; Clegg & FistfSr,
leather board manufacturers, $10,000; fully
insured. The building, which is owned by
tho Boston University, is ruined.
There were some twenty other businesi
firms who occupied otlices in the wrecked
buildiug. and their losses will run from
$1,000 to $2,000 each, many being uninsured.
The total losses will probably reach 150,
000. Other Fires.
New York, Jan. 17. A fire, early this)
morning, damaged the piano factory of
Christian H. Henning, on Eleventh street,
to the extent of $25,000: fully insured.
Tho press-rooms of the Morniug Journal
and the Homer Leo Bank-note Company,
situated in the Tribune building, on Nas
sau street, were also damaged by fire to
tho extent of a few thousand dollars, this
morning.
. Dexvf.k. Col., Jan. 17. A lire started at
11 o'clock last night in the Merchants Pub
lishing Company's building on Sixteenth
street. Many occupants of rooms in the
building had narrow escapes. The fire was
in a thickly populated district, and the loss
will be heavy.
San Diego, Cab, Jan. 17. Tho seaside
hotel CaRa Delmar, twenty miles north of
here, at Delmar, burned this morning.
Loss, 50.000, including the furniture; in
surance one half.
Watehtowx, N. Y Jau. 17. Potsdam.
St. Lawrence county, had a conflagration
this morning, six stores on Market street
being destroyed. Loss, $40,000; insuranco
about 30,000.
Tremoxt. O., Jan. 17. The Claua shear
works, of this city, were destroyed by firo
to-night. Loss, $50,000; insured lor $41,003.
They will be rebuilt at once.
Clalrroyant Charged ylth Forgery.
Toledo. O.. Jan. 17. -To-day the First
National Bank obtained warrant against
Mme. DeVere, a notorious clairvoyant,
charging forgery of a note for $3,500. Her
bail was put at 2.000, and she was sent to
jail. It transpires that this bank Is out
some 13.000 on three notes aggregating
that sum. which are believed to be forger
ies. The woman DeVere i known to have
received at least $20,000 by her transactions
iu notes, supposed to be forged, during
the past year, in which transactions Lamb,
one of the book-keepers, is alleged to havo
figured.
Ilxqulftlte Carting.
ElxvMat to the Iniliana;io;is Journal
Richmond. Jan. 17. Conrad Wiess. cabinet-maker,
is putting to-gether the handi
work of three years of a Richmond lady in
carved selections, that will make an ex-
quisite present for an Indianapolis couple.
It will be an elaborate writing-desk, ami
the skillful carver of the panels is Mrs. IL
C. btarr.
Jlovemenls f .Steamers.
London, Jan. 17. Sighted: Roman, from
Boston; Island, from New York.
Rotterdam. Jan. 17. Arrived: Vcendam,
from New York.
New York. Jan. 17, Arrived: Wyoming,
from Liverpool.
Queenstown, Jan. 17. Arrived: Critic,
from New York; Nova Scotia, from Balti
more. The Social l!oycott In Canada.
Ottawa, tmt,. Jan. 17. Captain Mc
Mahon aid-de-camp at tho (iovcrnment
House, is uuthority for the tdatemcut that
Mrs. O. V. Foster, the wife of the Minister
of Finance, was not invited to the state
dinner. Mrs. Foster is the ".dy who te
t eutly procured iu Chicago a divorce from
her former husband, 1). B. CbUholni, a fu
gitive from Canadian justice.
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