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Space i at Cycle Show. "The Winton is a winner." ROBBIOD, BUT NOTHIXG LOST. JKWEI.RY BTOLBN FROM THB CALUMET CLDB BOOK RBCOVERED. A BATTERY 1'AilK BOCXDBMAX P " M> IT HIDDEX IN A LAVATORY JWgT Al RJ TilK. casi: IIAH BESX REPORTED. A pecullar robbery waa reported to the pollce yeaterday m .'nir.g. and when ? pollceman ln .he Battery Park found Jewelry worth about 15,000 whlch lia-.t b< en atolen from r ms in the Calumet C . at Flfth-?ve. and T.\ .-it\-t:iv.th-?t., the pollce hardly knew what to make of it. The mem ber* of the elub are raoatry >. ung roen, and it la an unwrttten rule of club lif" that the doora of ih.- memberC rooma ahall n *t be locked at nlght. wniiam H. QlUUtan, of the club, entertalned i Bumber of his trlenda at the Waldorf oa Thure day nlghi and dld not get ba k to the clUbhOttM THE PALT'MET CI.T'n UOT'SE. ontil aft?>r midnlght. Then he dlaoovered thnt aomebody haa been ln his room and had atolen all of Ms jewelry. Four otber rooana had b?en ranaacked by the thlef. Among the nten who had b?n robbed were A. Murray Young, Frank Pat Iob and J. H. Kemochaa. The robbery waa re y.'>rt?? 1 to the poiice, and preaently the club men; bera were aurprlai i by the Informatlon that the Btnlen Jewelry had been found. Roundaman OuWera, >t the park pollce, Inspect irg a lavatof) ln the Batterj Park early ln the mornlng, found th" Jewelry rolled up In a hand kerchlef and atuffed into a corner. Eleven <Ma niond collar buttoua and fdfty diam.mds In scarf p:ns were ln the colleotkm, with ^uff battona, . and rhalna ana a gold watch. it waa auppoeed that the thief had lefl tho bundle ln the laval r> expectlng to return for It later, anl he may have been acared away by the roundaman. Guldera took th.- Jewelry to the Battery Park atatlon ana when the membere of the Calumel Club had been heard from it waa aald that everytnlng at flen from the rooma at tiie club had been recovered, i scepi a few tritl-s of small value. Roundaman Ouidera waacompll ted on hla luck, and he is likely t>> be popular vith th^ membera of the Calumet Club hereafter. The r bbery made much tnlk at the club, and the j ;i ??? eould not gueaa how a tblef could have gaii,"! admlttance thera TBE RVTGERH MJ J/.Yi D1X\ER. THE1R AXXL'AL MEET1NC] AXB DIXXEB TO RK CEMEBRATED AT THE BT. DEX1B The annual meeting and dlnner of the Rntgers; CpUege A'.unini Aaaoelatlon, of the elty of New Y-rk, wlll bc he'.d February I at ttM ?t. I>?nis HoteL A nuxbcr of well-known after-dlnner GARRE IIOUART. apfakers rave prorn'?<"l ti he preaent, and a inrjre attendan'-e of crradnate* is expected. The infmbTH t?f the Kxecutive Commlttee ar" Garret A. Hobart fpreeident). Davtd Murray, ,1r., (vlce-prealdent), the Rev. Henry K. Cobb (aecretary and treaaurer). the Rev. Joa^h'm Elmendorf, I. i.afltn Ke'lopg, W. H. Van Steenbtrgh. Irvlng B. t'paon and Phlflp M. Brett 1177.17 Wlll THK BAR DOt JOHN C KREEHAX RSTIRES rBOM PRACTICE AKD A LEOAL, 1/ M1NAHV is UOtt. The wll . ?? '. of .lo'.n C. Bbeehan from ?he flrra of Browa & Bbeehan, No. SS Broadway, and hla retlrem^nt from the u'-:!ve pra'tire of htw were anaeuneed yeaterday. The reaeona givea for this ?:ep were that bla eantra tlna bu I igether with the demanda of tba Tammany organlaatlon ain^-e the aaantle of Rlchard Croker droppc I oi Mi ahouldere, bo o ipled his tlme thal he had beeti forced to giv^ up nli Increaalng ano lucratlva ;.ra. ticp The news. It waa reported eauaed an ;.imiipp';^ aenaat.on at th" Har Aaaoctat on l.ist night, wlill the m'-nii>'pra nferred aoftly wlth each other over t>-e irreparable loaa whlch ih* legal profeaalon of t???? s:a:c and Nation would auataln. Mr. Bheehan'a namo wan ? i wlth thoae "f I'harle;: O'Conor. David Dudl y Fleld and other ^r.-at law >?? r^ w ho had iUum!r*?l the j.a^?'.a of jurlaprudence and rntran^wi ;!.? hlxheal eourta "f th<- eountry wlth Th.^??? learnlna and eloquenre. The rumor waa clrculated ?t Tammany llall Ibs: evening tha' v.r.?'n Jcpeph H. Choate h^n-d '>' the i >tlrement ?'( hia ?-holar;y brother of the )av. \.p announeed his Intentl ?? of I ilng likeadac, deelarlng th;<t ho ^hould fre! loneaome wlthoui ! ia preaenee at the har of th?> brllllani lumlnary from Buffalo, The rnmor regar.iinK .Mr. Choate'a i uv;pos( was. however, not conflrmed at a late hour laal nght. TIIH EFFECT OF DROVTB IX 1XDIA. IT WU.L PftEVEKT TIIE EXBOBT Of WHEAT FROM THAT <0'NTRY ANI< RAIBB THK PBICC RRRK Fan Fraaetaeo, Jan. 17 (Bpeclal)..?A prlvate let f. r r< "iv. i hen froea a proaataeat aaerehaat of A?ra. Indla aaya that on a -ronnt of no rnln aln -e ?tpteaaber 4. artMelal Irriifation has to be done, a"d thus Indla may be eouated ;'it aa a compet Itor In th" wii'-ut markel this year. All the ifHkb tinn a bv well bullocka. Kvry liiisbei of whent ralaed wlll be ? led i ? feed ;ne peopto. "o there ?w-iil be none for export. Taa rallwaya wlll arevaai fHmine". but the enllre eoantry from Pe^hawur to Calcutta la aufferlng from drouth. Thi;? new?, lolned to d?lnite Inrormatlon I'^nt the AtiBtralian w?ieTt ahortage wlll reach a.000,000 buahela, wlll have much ?^v ' oa ihe (?a!lfornla wheat n irkel and "an nol fall 10 edvanee mat-r'ally the p;i^?> or *-h" ? ' anj Ce Ifon ?> farmera have been ho!d ing 'hfir wheat, as ..t tha vrias of the laal few inontha it ):ir not pald to groa gi Be Suse That your blood la pure, rich nnd healthy, for thH fact meana health of b !y and atrength of n.-rv?-.?. .Mak- yo'tr blood pure and keep it pure by takmff Sarsaparifla lln O? Tnaa Blood Purlflar All Iruggleta $i. riOOU S KIHb jjo, j?g BarBaparilla, KR VEGER M AKES AO VEM A NDS THE CITLANDKKS ARE N'ftT COWAROB, SAYS CEC1L RHODE8. | BE ?TARTg MH. CBABRBBLAIX To ItTPPOBT THEM IX TBBIR EfTOBTI To OBTAtN RBTORMB t;ik I7XITBD gTATBf OOVERXBEXT AOAIJt I'BOBO T<? rsK rfi IXPWENCB. Pretorla. Jan. 17. It ls OfBetall? Btated that Preatdent Kruggr mnde n<> demanda .>n <itner the Brltlah OoverBBMBl 01 tho Brltlah Bouth Afrkan Company In connectlon with the relea ?? I of Dr. Jameaon and h\? companiona i\- wlll m.-'ke no demanda untll the Boera are paetfled 1 and the Internal affalra of the Republlc are ! aottled. London, Jan. 17.?The eoireanondinl of "The 1 Pall Mali Gazette" a- <?.??.;.<? Town aenda t.. thal paper a report of an Intervlew wlth Cecll .J. Rhodea, eX'Premler of*the Capa Colony. juat prlor to tho latter'a rmbarklng for England. Mr. Rhodea li< repreaenti I aa aaylng: It la of tiio higheal importawo that th- all ahould m t i ? ? prejudrcd. Untll all of th. faeia are known the people ol Johanneaburg ahould not ??? thoiiojr eowarda, though they were umloubtedly cruahed by the Boera in the reeent confllct. Mr. Rhodea exprcaaed Ii 'pe thal Mr. Chambei laln w uW aupport tho Ultlandera In thelr efforta to obtaln reforma. He thoughl that Preaidenl Krtlger would proaecute .. few of th" Reform Commlttee arreated at Johanneaburg aith ? \ treme aevertty, but would flnally be compelled to coneede tha maln j>olnta of th- Ultlandera' demanda n la expected that tho rlngleadera among tho pereona arreated at Johanneaburg and taken t< l'r. t'.ria for havlng taken pari In the mavemenl Bgalnal Ihe Tranavaal Governmenl wlll be Ben tenced to Imprlaonment for a term of flve yeara and that the othera wlll be condemned t<> pay heavy flnea. Mr. W'litsoo. the frtend of John Haya Ham mond, the Amert an mlnlng englneer recently ar? reated in Johanneaburg wlth a numbei of othera on chargea of treaaon, who arrived here fn m the Tranavaal a few daya ajc*'. la dally In recelpl of rable dtapatchea from Americana and othera ln Johanneaburg, who were not among thi pria m ers, \irpinR hlm t i nso all poaalble Influencn t<> ae cure th.- dlreet aetion of tho Unlted :':.-i' ? Q ?? ernment in bt-half "f arreated men, wh'so poal tlon, th" dtapatchea aay, Ii axtremely aerioua HAMMOND IX BOLITART CONPINEMENT. San Fran.lsro. Jan. 17. Oeneral HarriK. unele of John Haya Jlammon.l. englneer of tiiis clty, who was arreated wlth othera at Johanneaburg Utai Satur ciay on a charge of h!?.i treaaon, recetved a dlapatrh to-day from Mr. Wlltaee, of London, ?? col league of Mr. rlanimond, ln whlch hc aald thal Hm latter wns ln aolltary eonflnemen; al Pr toiia, and thnt the fitiiati^n waa very omlnoua. I.OM)t>N IIARKET BTILT, PIRM. London. Jan. 17.?Tha Btocb Exehanga markel to day cloaed flrm. wlth a falrly 1:i:k? bualneaa. Amer lcan rallroad aecurltlea were rather dull . WHY THE PLAYER8 WILL yOT I'l. 1 Y. THET WERE BAID TO HAVE DECLIXED 1XVI TATIONB WHICH THET NEVER GOT. Much uneaalneaa waa caua. ' In ai l ? - yee terday by a report that the orcheatra of thi Met ropolttaa Opera Houae had decllm i to Uke parl !n tbe concert to be given there to-morroa nl| whlch the prlncipal flgure waa to be "a Pn n. h - i cert-haU atnger." ldlitfent Inqulry ellclted the fa t that the "Prencb eoi.cert-hall alnger" referred to waa one Vvetta Gullbert, who, it i* aald, haa lal ? been gtvlng mualeai ? lectlona In the languag. of h> r own country at Bherry'a and alao al a plae* ealied Olympla, aome dtetancc above Pourteenl Tha reported defectlon of the orch.m I aerioua for more than one i 'aaon. The firs and moat obvloua w..?; thal it would deprii ? thi ; ibllo f..r the nisht of the mlnlatrationc of that bodv, whlch al beat la now heard on an av rag< only aeven tlmea a week The w cond cauai of alarr.i waa yet mora aerioua, and aroai from an 11 imina tlon of the reasons of the orchefltra'l refuaal I play. Tho roas.in wai aaid to l.e th.-.; tii- orcheatra waa onKHK'>l for operattj concerta only, und the In i tion waa that Mlle. Gutlbert'a alngina a*ai of an Infertor order of art, auch aa tho Metropi Utan (.ji^ia lioiist- mualclana could noi enc. irage. Il waa reealled, bowever, th.n aoma tlme aa . In the oourse of a .tisa^r. o'n.':i: betwee.1 Walter Dam roarh and the mualeai unlon, a member of the uiiion had niadi an utterance t.> the effect t!.ui the mualclana of New-Tork were In puraull of mor.ey, and that art might auffer the penalty of dlvlne wrath for all the murleal unlcn ared. ll was, therefore, dlfllculi to auppoae thal the rel laat to !>in>' waa bared <?:. artfatlc grounda, and a nimur apread that tho real reaaon t ai derived fr.ni a-ntlm-nts of morallty. It la aald that Mlle. Gutlbert'a llbrettlata bave not alwaya glven atrlci attentlon :.. proprlety, and Mmt one reai ?n a'hj borw p.-rsoiis who have beard her thoughl thal tlioy IlkeJ li^r aongi waa thal they .11. nol ?? deratand them. Bui thea. mualclana are llnKulata. All of them underatand German, many Prench, and ?onio BnglUh, and it mlgh; be. it waa aug geated, that they d'.d not wlab to t.tko the ehance of t.oinK ho Bhocked by th< woi la of the aonga thal thoy r-duld nol play t *i ? notea. When anxtety had reacbed Ita h^ii-'h!. it w..-.- dla coxtrel, from th? Bklvertlaementa in the papera, that th? Metropolitan Opera Hotia. orebeatra had never i?e'-n announced i?. play at tho conceri at all. It also proved that th?-re had nerer been any thou/ht of havlna ihe orcheatra, and that lf the musi<dann had reiuafd lo play they ha.i di.no ao befora tbey were a-i< ?!. Tho Trlbunc and other papera have latelr had oecaalon to remark the i fro.jnont eflicacy of th.- preaa aeent. Mlle, Gullbert ? baa a pr<-8H axont who la futurc agea a'lll be j looked ha-k upon a.u an old maater, ci.kw i\ thi: kersochax noiwrnv. ! THE COXBEWION Of A NEORO LEADB Tu BEVERAL ARREKTa. The jumHioa (l,on? laland) i>oiiro authorttlea ho lleve th.-.< they have in cuatody the thlevea who on itist Prtday nlghl broke lnto the realdenceol Jame r. Kernochan, at llempatead, and atole ailverware valued at 16,400. <ni Monday Jamei Hannon, a farmer, made complatnt agalnat Arthur Pr t, a colored man. whom h<- charged wlth atea barrela of potatoea and a number of chl. Proal told Juatice Klaaan ba atole the artlelea, and Impllcated George Winfleld, colored, and Charlea Xewmeyer, ulio were arreated. Testerday Proat wai agata befora the Juatice and made ;. aecond eonfeaalon, in whlch be atated t''.'-* be and the two otho;s Hotr.. tlme ago robbed the home of Mra. Margarel Murphy, ;:t Querna, alao the home of Prank Lott, Alfred Hendrickaon and Jeaae K. und that they had planned to r.d. th. ;?,, ti ::i - at Queena. He alao aald thal on Prtday > :>.')r. they weni to i !''mi"'t?,ad and robbed a houae there, bul nol tell whoae h .n^e i: waa. Ile aal i thal i ley got a lot of ailverware In a rootn downatalra, ??? j i thev had uaed a horae and wagon. Proai waa i ,).?:. to IWrnpstoad by i onatabl. Bearlns to - ? :i be eould flnd tbe place. Proai atopped al Mi Ker noehan'a houae and r .i<i t!..- conatable that wa-; ;!u. liino- he and hla companiona had robbed. ll. ahowed wh.ro thej atood wblb tha robbery a*aa belng commltted and furth r aald Ihe plunder had been taken io ihe home of a col ired woman nam. i Weeka, In Queena. Proal oannot read cr wrlte Engllah, a:ni th. no doubl ln th- inlnds of the authorttlea thal '? ? is teiiitiK the truth. From the manner In whieh he went to Ihe hou".- and polnted ll out ah iwi knowa aomethlng aboui tbe ;-;tiit\-. )i!? oompan- ' h.np dony the atory. They ha'.-< been commltted "> the Queena Countv -Tail to awall a further examlna tion. Mr. Remoehan had offered a reward for the recoverj' of the Btolen artlelea, and thi* maj go t > ' the fuatlea and eonatable. ll- is wealthy, and a member of the M.-adowbrook Hum Club. SO CHohi: YET M AXXAPOUfi. ANOTHER ntt'ITLXaa BALLOT POR BBXATOR TAKEK?APPOlNTafBKTB I.V QOV ERXi ": '/ ??. v: ? ? Annapolla, Md., .itn. it (gpeclal).?Botb ol :? ','!:? In tba conteal for I nlt< i Btatea B< u rr.a.i? fialn' on the thlrd ' a';..t ln Ihe J.>!:-,? mvei tion to-day. Wellington and M.-< a ip| ortera a re ei iraged by n ga n of four rotei and Q I I '? ? rougb Jumped up thrf. The i ?? prin i; :. datea wat: Weillngton, .^0, (',. Idaborough, '.'2. '.' cott, 16; Mullifcen, s; peceaaary to a choice, "... VVel ;:ngton's fe'aln." coma tr 'm Baltimore cit] couaty. The PTelllngton men aa a i ; to ? ntei a eaueua nr:i after aomi acurrylni to and fro ference waa heM al whl ll tnlrty-elghi meml ? itie Houae on<i eixht Benatora ? ? ; i | declded ahortly before mldnlghl to ab . i ibi rn -? : tw untll ll waa repe il< .\ , eni algned i eall for a K^publlcan caueu lo be . ..:. Monday nlghl to aeleci .. 1'nlti l Hlatea .-' ?: . Colonel Georgi M. Ruaaum, .f Caro!lne County, one of the laaalng Republlran lawyeri of ih . ern 8hore, wlll be a,i|.otni : Chlef Fudg* < f i . u.l ' .lu.ljtial fir^nlt and to the .;? al on the bench ol ihe Btate Court of Appeali , . ??;? inl b] tbe nl , v Judgn H ih ?? ton lu Ige I .?> ?? UcSheri ? . J < hief Judge of th I'lth < '.t i 'i a ll be promoi d to I i'. |l m luatlci ..: the < 'ourl of A I i; vernor arlll nol annou.i ? th. appolntmenti untll] aexl week. M Ruaaum wea ! tbe R pub- j GENERAL CAMPOB RRCALLKD CoiitlniK',1 from Klrnl l'n?c. ???. i pul in jall on a . hnr** of roneplraoy. Ha got onl agaln by writtng a letter to the Mlnktter of War offerlng to ftghl aa a privata sobr.er. lie waa pul in rommand m 1874 of th? Th'rd Dlvtaton of tha 1 Array pf th.- Norrh. whlch waa angagcd In flghtlng | the Carliata ?Bd ha WM :he flra: man to enter the i !. nt Bllbaa after the atege of that elty. in ihe Ing tlmea from i>ti lo Is"''. Oeneral Martints CampOf wiis ftghtlng a!l the tlme. and In the Int'er ytar the rank of captaln-geoeral waa eonferred oa hlm. it wns the year after th!* that ha went to : Cuba aa Coaamander-ln-Chlef of the army of Cuba. He wenl back to Bpaln In 1B7J, and waa made f'r<v. deni of tl.ouncll ai I Mlnlater of War. Han algned beeauae the <iov.-nm.-nt would nol earo , ,,, ,,], hla pi m ?? - lo the Cuhane. I? ,-... -nt \. ii- :her- have been aeveral attempta , . aaanaalnate the Cipialn-Oenera:, all made by a i . | f Anarchl -. Thr.r four yeara ago he v.-i-i revlewln* n parade on horacback and a bomb w - ihrown al hlm. Hla hor?; wa kl!.< I and he thrown ?? ?wn and InJ in '. bul n i aerioual). Tha aarne gana thoui m he wa* al the Lyceum rhe .,.,.. ., v,Hr fB, ,. ..-;: twe bomba w*n Ihrown. Tir.- men were enga - : I tl plot, and aeveral ,?.;,].. v r.. kllled. Mart'.n?a Camtwa taa been loak -1 on !n Ppain for yegra al an Invlnclble aoidler. ;. ? . ry ,ii.. he i- i ?? mnn who Ii flrat calleu ln ? ??? i p thi T : : ? MARIN AND PAXDO TO COMMAND. f/YX&Um IN HAVANA PLEAgED, \8 IT W R'ELL KXOWK THAT TWB NBW LBADEBa" \vi:.:. KH IU THE BEPBM XO BaWY. Havana, Jati 17. A meettng of generali a ? held thla avenln&al lh? pali ? - ' the Captaln-Oeneral, i l whlch Marahal Campoa announe d thal ha hai tele graphed t>> tli<- Oovernmenl at Madrid itatIng the ; ,,r hla conferehee wlth the leadera of the po ,i p rtiea, and algnlfylng hbi Int ntlon to abldc loyally by any deelaion the Cablnel tnlghl make In ,!,'. matter To thla dlapatch, be aald, be had re , ;, replj arh n vk u of th'1 condltlona rxtating, to turn over the ? ivil and milltarj gov ernmcnl .>? tbc laland to Oenerala Marin and Pando. This he had done aa far aa waa p-s-.-i.le. Oeneral , lo being In Bantlago de Cuba Oeneral M.irin : had takrn over thi Oovernmenl temporarlly, and ii - reaponalblllty would be ahared by Oeneral Pamtc ahortl: Tfce newa thal Marahal Campoa had practlcal!; been relleved of his r mmand cauaed lltile exrlte ment in the rlty. The matter waa dlacuaaed lr the cafea, reatauranta and botel lobblea, wner ? Ihe pi iple gather al nlght. bul there *?re no aigne of alarm dleplaytd. Ttiere are many Bpanlarda who belleve thal Oen ral Campoa has been altogether i" i lenlenl ln his treatmeni of the rebela, and i clamor f<>r a more vlaoroua pol:ry. Tr>e men who wlll have temporarj eharge of the .-ivil an-i mllt tary brancnea of ihe Oovernmenl are known to belleve In a pollcy thal wlll glve n.. merej to th who ar-j In arma aga;nai Ihe Klnt;. and it la ex !. ; d thal \ igor >ua mi aaun i a III be taken ? ? bui preea Ihe ineurrectlon Th.- \.pie her* are con Hdent in lie abP.lty of tha Oovernmenl to malntaln ot.'. i here. Llttle newa, and thal of no Imp >ri im ?-, hai o* n recelved from the fr,.ni to-day. The rabela have i.,. ;..: in ruttlng oir nearh all m ana of eom munleatlon wlth ?'??- Interlor. Many rumora an In rlrculatlon, bul wlun they ir.- Invc?ttgated the: nirn .mi t> be i>.?!.??? b.-s. One thlng Ii c rtaln anl thal i- thal Havana :? nol thre-itened by the rebela i; ,,,i the oul .- e. The< know full i ell Ihi I II "Glbraltai of the Weal ' rouid n ?; be - iptut t th. m and thal even w< rn ll : - tlbl for ih< m i rapture it lliej ?ul I nol h l i M for iwenty-fptir houra againal the warahlpa, whlch wouM apeec'i.; bombard II and drlve them out. Th< onlj ?.-?? - ., rla'ng on th l irl of Cubin aympathlarra In tn< clty, and thal - i langei thal i; hardly appr ? '.. .,.? 0f th< ? tron ? fon -? of r gular lro< i-- an.l voluntei ra In the rltj and vlclnlty. Bver; p tlon has b< n taken ta prevenl auc ? rlatng a-*re an atti mpi made. - - ? - HOW THE REBELfl BACK TOWNB. AN li.WMI'l.i: OV TIIEIB MOUE OP WABPARE BliOWK IX THE UE8TRlftT?OX "'?' DE .;? |R . i-i: MKIJ'.N \. De Oulra d< Mrlena. Jan. S, i-la Tampa, Pla . Jan 17 BInci January 2 thei hai been much anxltty ln thla t ?v. -.. The for ? - h re an ? impoa< 1 ol volun ? and guerrllleroa. Small aquada patroll -1 the otreep Al % o'cloi k thla mornlng new n i -?<?? In thal the mlll planl of Ihe Trajar I i augar esi tl been threatened by Ihe rebeh !..'.?-? a countryman came In on I oraeback wlth a letter lo thi Mayor. In atantly he made pr< paratlona for defending the town. All rapeblc of bearing arma were aummoned, Inclm - , Ing tli.- firemen. At - o'i loek Ihe advance i!t-:ard of tlie rebela enten I i the town by way of Roaarlo and Real ata. The volunteera opened Bre on them, but re latanci a*aa u-.-i.-s. The rebeh demanded Ihelr aurrender, aela ma and placing Ihe ammunltlon In the churcb. Thi ln idei forced open atorea, i eki I th< in and gave them lo the Hamea. Btore after atore, thi barracka and rallwa atatlon aucceaaivel: i fired. Houi after hour Ihey contlnm l ;h" work of ruln, whlle Ihe Inhabltanta ruabed fr.>:n polnl to jioint to aecure refuge for children and women. The rebela attempted ta alla) the alarm by In : forming all lhai they ne< I not Im afraid, as no ! harra would be done them. Then the men l?egar, i K?'t">.' from house to houae aaklng for matchee, - jea*elry and money, The lerror Increaaed, part!."i: larl) when rumor -.11?l lhal ihey would blow up the rhurch wlth dynamlte. The prleal begged Ihe rebela to ipare Ihe cnureh, Httt Ihe Inaurgenta entered Ihe -,, poured coal oll over the woodwork and then :.-; (in to It. Boon II wa* a maaa uf Rame After that the rebela recelved newa thal Ihe Royal ln |.s, under Oeneral Behague, were approaehing, when i ,. ol v. iii-fl. were blown. Thla waa their orde ... retlre. Theli rear guard mel the van guard ol Oeneral Behagtie'a forcea and exehanged nhotH The Iroopa were rapldl) approaehing Ihe town The rei?cla rapldly retreated ln the dlrertlon of Alqulxar. Thi troop* madi fotu prlaonera and foui i a wounded rebel al Ihe Mayor*a liouar. Th<- Iroopa entered Ihe lown In amall letarhmenta, precedlng Ihe maln body under the Immedlate eom mand of the Oeneral. Flamea mel hlm on one ilde and aahea on Ihe other, A dramatl rompanj loal ai |ta propertlea and peraonal effeeta, The Iroopa remalnH ml long enough to queneh Ihelr thlrat, PoIIob I leparture Ihe exodua began Bh tlre famlllea wlth thelr efferta walked ;?? Balml. i v. i ere ihey aaked the atatlon agenl for a traln. He : gi anti i Ih -lr r 'qu? at. An exploalvi had been nlaeed on the ralla, ? ? ? irarning to Ihe rebela under Oulntan Mandei i. who Immedlatel) appear il The rebel rhlel aaked who the) wen and whj they were fleelng whi ; no danger. When thaj had explalned the altuatlon . he allowed them to pn w > d GOMEZ CALL1 A 1! \I.T. HAVIXQ APPABBNTM" ?'' "i" OPP BPAIX'g CIIIEF BOl'RCE OV ItEVBXI'B, HE PBOHIIItTB TIIK i UfRXixa "i more ''\x;: pii i * rn.-Ns 11 is ATTEXT10S TO KAIt Ri lAI s Havana, Jan. r.. vla Tampa, Fla., Jan 11 After .:??;. .-. in^ aboul < n> -iii rd "f Ihe i ina ln the ii.il and . Ing n oal of the plantera to .-?... 11 i: i !? /. ,. iue I thi I . ? | proclamatli i Oeneral lleadquarura of Ihe Llberattng Armj of Cub;, <ugar eatate. "Mir - i." Jan. 10, laStt. ln ? inai Ii ratlon thal Iho ri .? hai been -??? ; i Ii I n the weatern dlatrleta, and, n'hereaa. ll :; nol iry thal the burnlne of the cane llelda ahi i I ? mtln )-. I dl ipo ??? thi following: Artlcle i. The burnlng ..f Ihe cane Bel la la now prohlbite I. Ar.;. i. .. Thoae lhal contravene thla ti'ap ?ltl i ? i rank !n the army, will l ? treated wlth the utmoal aeverltj ?' n . ?' tl.- ii oral orJi i f thi i:--. ilon Artlcle 3 The bulldinga n 1 ma?hlnery "f the ? - wiii i. ? di -'? I. ln apli ? of this tl. ahould Intend to renew tr.elr worka Artlcle i The i i.i: ? Inhabltanta of th- i-; ? | ? ? 'iii.. whataoever i>. thelr r.atlonallty, wlll be re ???;. and ugrlculttiral lah rera ? '. nol be Int :.-t" l v. ith, The Oeneral-ln-Chlef M OOMKZ. ','he wir |b o.j-*t!n--: Bpaln ?,690,000 a m inth for th" m ilnti :.. >;.f the arm) alone From Ihe outbreak Februarj :??. Iktt, untll Januarj I, ;?:-;. thi amounted to ta5,000,000, according to flgurca pub llahi '. by "La i?i-- -?i-:.-ti.** ii<re. The flnanclal l i owinr to :...- burnlng af cropa, lowna and deatrui tlon of raliroad propertj cannol be calculated untll the sni.)k<- eleara away, i ampoi is auppoai l to have 120,0; l regulara and BO.OOO volunteera at hla dlapoaal. The hrr-r ..-.? Vr\r ln th- clttea and lowna for home defenee exeepl a few reidmenta v, (....;? have been aani eui wlth Ih* regui <i*. Ii .f auppoaed, limugh no ngurea are glven cut, '' it '' "'? ? .- haa aboul iO.OOO r.-:ui n--- ln h. provli Havana and Matana ia, ? ? ? . ? ? Plnai 1 >>?; ii." ilne Tl - f -?- I, ? ittempn I t.p ?-. ' ;? :,. ' .. n . '?! " ? " In the weal ? ?: . ' | ? lala nd i i . i 'pe it> dlj atti mpi to aurrvind and cruah the wil) 1 .< !-r of th? rel - ? l!ke a foa ?? ti ? ~..n.. I ??? v r... rro j ii opi','? -. ! ?unc< a hla wi ren ? ? ' Ineei and itop ll e grln of i -v in ? - , . -' ? - ?-, i . r> .-? ;. ?? [i ? "'??" ? PtU I il i| ilng f > deati uctl -?' tpon pi ?, i and pr ?; - ? i ? : . i- r. ll haa lurm 11 ittentlon fr .in eropr to gl i i ?.;.- the Bpanlarda f..r mllltary pur H mel .??;-.!. fr. rhl lr ilna and atarted them runnlng aero?a thi ? have move !."??? two ml>a apnrt and larti I i runnlng I ? Ihei al full ;.i They ii ive ??-. itailona, ?? nd fn rhl rtlOID PREBB CENBORSHIP Tha ; n na irab p I m t.- rlg*d th in al in tlme i irnct'on waa h .? b> ' .. i' > ? ? i-. the prinelpil aecrel of th Qovern.nent, hai j^ ??? i.' i ?: i ? I ? ilef of etafl ??? tisor Ha l ? r.ol -?:?? k Bngllah, an I all ?? ible ? ?-. ? |n lhai langn ig ? m nt be a i ? by t lit. r ii i?opi in flp inlah, Bel . , , irem and kln i In hb : ii. hla ; iteal it...i i ' I to draw ht pi:. ? nrnugh ? ' n >?? fn your dlap . whlch lo not m? hla approval Al lluati tlon of ti,.. el ..i.....,: . ? i : i- :;i ma ... . . ,j 0., , (MARIANI WINE) THE IDEAL FRENCH TWnC " In tlicse times, when cvery thing scems to fatigue, it is Mariani's wine which forti fies us; tlicrefore, Mariani is a veritablc bencfaclor." Gcneral S. Turr. tt&mom$mi * Piact Uaaaaa* Atoik h. ?ananwa 5.-nt Ircc, lf thla popcr la mentloned, Descrlptlvc Book, Portraits and Autographs of Cclebritles. UARIAK1 & CO.. r.?i? 4t KA-vl M..iM:?t.a. .. U .1 ;?'.:> ft, Niw Vo?. Sunday, when inaurgent leader Cepero wai eai ? ? bv tha authorttlea travelllng incognlto on a ? ut c a t rtear.ier. The "Dlarlo e La Marlna laeued an extra deaerlblng the arreat, whlch waa glven an . % B;gent< d Imp rl m ? \\ hi n il Ii r ?n nder* d mat on! ne m.v >?? >'; taken wlthoui arma, and he waa of Indlfferenl fam*. I nttempteu to telegraph ll lo the i nit'd Btatea Hunday nlgnt. The ceneor atopped telllna :?-? thal whlla II waa permltted to b publlahecl In Havana lf enuld nol go to New-York untll tho nexi day. On Mondi ? i ai tn< ntlon d thi irreet In mj meaa.ige. bul II waa cul out, ai though I wna p?rmttt*d to tell ol th atl k awi hurnlng of two i iwm by the i?bela, Only what la known a i i ffle al n wa - ;? i tted . ibllahed ln tro Havana papera. and Becretary Caaanaa haa n tedlotic inaH each day readlng the proofa of all ,., wa an '. edti irtal matl r wh eh h ia any eonnectlon ?rl itevi r w;r. the war. After readlng th< Bpanteh tranal.itien f a dlapal the aecretary algnu hla name to ?< and placea hia offtclnl atatnp upon It. Itotn eoprfea may then i? tak'n to th- cable offlce, and the Bngllah veralon la tran*mltt?d. Oenera1 Campoa haa drawn all availabl* tro.ipa from th provineea of Bantlago, Banta iMara ano Puerto Prlnctpe. and thrown th?m into tha narrow portlon of the la'and around Havana and Mataniae. [; || a rountry witboul mountalna or for~.?;-<; It U ri'h ln augar .r.. and baa more towna, mora peo? ple, more railrovia and mora Improvementa sen erally than any other part of tho laland. Th- Inaurgenl Ith iuI reeognltlon as b?ulgerenn are yet a long v.av from obtalnlng freedom for Cuba, bul Bpaln on the other hand aeeuu to be a long way from cruehlng out the trouble. THE GERMAN CIVIL CODE. ?t'BMITTED TO THE B3JCHBTAO; BT THE CHAX CELLOR THE KAKITZ BILL DBPEATBD. H. r in. .ln:. 17?At ti-dajfa yltt^iiK of tbe Retoh ai i? tha dli ti alon of Count von Kinltx'a i>ro;> -<il for the eetabllehraent of a Governrocnl gra'n mo nopoly waa reflumed. Tha Chamber wai Hlled fi !t? utmoal capaclty whan, al IM o'c'.ock, Baron \o-i Buol-Eairnfcerg, Prealdent f tha Relch/taj, r. queeted the attentlon of the Hou?e for Chancel l <r v. r Hohen'oha The entlre Houae at onca cr wd d forw rl :o the Qovernment ben bex When order waa reatored Ihe Chaneellor B3ld: ?:? command of Hla MaJ aty Emperor Wl'.llam. I have tho greal Bonor to nubmll to the Houai the rcpii t ol . quarter of o centurv'a arlu.iua w .rk ln !? rivll Ccde f r the Emp're. II wai b gitn il diya ot nat'.or.n rejol ng, and ll a hopet that It wlll I e comp>te1 in theae la: i ol n men bran r. \ Ival of natl mal feellng Tho Chancellor*a remarka were recelved wlth cheera Prealdenl von Buol-Berenb rx expreaa'd thanki to i1-. ? Hou?e for ita attontlon an I ? aprei ? I hope that. allvn to ih- knowlcdga of tha trus? and confldence In it. i-< membera wou'.d Immedlately ,1.- ii Rte thelr al tent! m to dli <? "i in ? ' thla na tM.it.i: do umeni whlch waa a m nument to Oer ni iny'a ui Itj The l('i hatag then reaumcd the debate ol the Kanlta blll, '?? on von Hammeratetn, Mlnlrter ot Aarleultui ? hai In ; tbe flo >r. , .' ii ii t von Kanlts'a graln men poly blll wa- ilnu :>? ,i.?!,.?:. !. tho vot? at&nding 97 In favor of tho m aa ire to 219 aga il THE JAPANEBE OOVERXMBNT CPHELD. IT8 POLRTT IN" BlfRRENDERIXa TBB UAU-TOXO i'i:\!::.-t'i.A APPROVETJ BT th:: DIET. p/aehlnaton, Jar 17. Dlapatchei recelved at the Japaneae l^egatlon aay that a vote waa taken In the* Dlel or la ?? :- Coi r ? ? on January 9, on a m ;. ,:; to mero ?:??? the Emperor agalnat tha for ,\n;\ ], ,], ?) of I IM ' I '? ?'?:,;' " ?''' I ' "I'' !I*"V agalnat the aurrender of the Llau-Tong Penlnaula Th- moilon waa def tted by a vote of 170 to IflB. The full menberahlp of tha Dlel la I0B. Th!s reault, as the Dlel h.i* almoal Invarlably bc*tn hoaUle to the Admlnialratlon. i^ regarded aj a algnal vtetory for the fkjvernment. Mleura, the Japaneae Mlnlater to Corea a: the tlme of the murder of the Queen, remalna ln eloae eonflnemenI in Japan; nnd arrangementa for h:a i trlal for coinpllcltj In thal crime are belng made. i \. doubl la entertalned In Japan that the Queen ; waa reallv klllel and rremated, aa to!d In dl? I ,| ?.. ; p'ubllahed at th tlme. The evlden - ln regarJ to her death an i tbe meana amployed to brtng it abo il la isl i la be conclualve, ^ ? ASTRITP, THE EXPLORER, IIISSINO, HE WAS WITH : BABT IN OREEXIJIXD AXD IS N'?\V TIIOI OIIT TO BE I."S1' AMOKO TIIB MOL'X TAIX8 OP NORWAT. i. ndon, lav 17, "Tha Dally Xewa" wlll to-mor row publleh a diapatch from Chrtatuinla taylng t'cat Fyvlnd Aatnip, the Xorweguin axpl. rer, who was wlth Lleutenant Pe?ry In Qreenland. la iius..":nik. H? atarted to make a ak1 exp dttlon ti: ;.h>- moun- , taina durlna th* Chrlatmaa liolldaya, and h.i^ :.ot | n'.nce 1--1 h-ard from. a party baa been ,'ormed to !?., i-i .-,.? ir.-h uf Ii'-n 4 T<? KEEP ARMENIANS PROM BTARVIXO. IT IS BSTIUATED THAT (30,000 V. II.1. BB RBQt'IREO TO S.Wi: TIIBB KROB DEATH L'XTIL APBIL London, Jan. 17. L rd Ballabury haa communl K . to the Duke of TATeetmlnater, tha h ad of the Armenlan Rellef Commlttee here. Informatlon re ,. ;,-,. i by hlm from ^r PhClp <';:rri... ;he Brltlah Ambaaaador to Turkey, relatlva to the meaaurea taken by the itrit'.-h Conaula and Amer'.can mla rlei In behalf of Armenlana. It is eatlmate.1 iboul fuO.OOO wlll be requlred to prevent the Armenlana wro have been deapolled from atarvlng ? . ileaih untll \;n-.l. Th- l nik- ol Weetmlnater. ln turn, communl at-I the Informatlon to H:r VValter H nr>' Wllkln. I i.-:d Mayor >f I.Diidon. who wlll laaue an appeal t i the clt) of I^ondon t> augmeni the 111,000 i: haa al ready subs rlbetl for rellef purpoeea ln Armenla. THE BULTAX WILL WRITE TO VICTORIA. BB l^AMEXTfl THE \VII.!TI. EXAaOERATIOXB Of TI1R EXGMBI1 PRE88 AXD UH.l. TELL IIEB THE WHOLE TR1 III AUOIT TIIB HATTBR. U.i-f|..n. Jan. 17. ??';?? tlal dtapatchea from Con atjntlnople rt?pori Ihil the Bultan profersea to re ? .? thal Queen VI torta b ilevea thal further di^ ordrra In Aala Mlnorare poeaible und r tha refarma .i ? baa promlaad to grant Ha lamenta t^e w.'f i. Biaxgeratlona ..f the Env.'ah preaa icgardlrg the troublea ln Anato'.la, and le larea thal ?? majorlty o lha ^ctlma ? :* tho r eent II irdera were Turki. He wlll wrlte a letter In reply to the Queen'e re .?e!-.: mlaalve, In whlch, ha aeclare . he w : j-tate the :'.. '--i of tha caae ? ?? PREMIER BOWELL EXPLAIX8. i.l.lt.US T?> THE miAROB OF B!B BICHABD CART WRIOIIT VIII. MAIXTAIN HIS ORtOI NAI, I'( "I.I. V. Ottiwa, Ont., Jan IT ir. the Benata this even Sir MacKenali Bow 11 aald h. Jealred to plaee .m record a atatemeni of the poaltlon he heid and tho courao be ha I puraued ln referenca to ;he reeenl j Mlnlatertal reslgnatlona. He would not, bowever, sa.v another w.rd ui>on thls ?j'lovi'nn. bul for the remark made by sir Richard Cartwrlght In th- ! ii iuaa thal he 'sir Ma. Kenale) had onsented to re laln the Premlerah p only to make ? iy at an ''ar'-; \ date for Blr t*harl s Tupper. Premler Bowell then .. I i :? ::- ??' In th. ? ? ? . ? on whl h !? ?) to the ieturn ??' ihe ?'.:, ? ^ of r.'. ? Cablnel ul of rhe .m. ven, h ? i !?!??? i, thera wera no pulal ina or i mdl I ?!? i waa, iheref..re, itirprlaed on readlng ln the offtrlal . . ,; i ?. Ri ?? ' of Commona on Janu? ary I&, ihe f a | tatemeni madi by Blr Rlchu i Cartwrlght: "ll U Imi ?* ili thal even auch .i ? : ;\ could dream of returnlng ea ?;. oi tha moai ?? . n llng, v. heth r \> rltt? n ? i vei that 'vlthln u very -.hir: tlme Blr MacKenale li iweii muai make waj for Blr Charlei Tu|.r." The interpellatlon araa unwarrantej, and not baaed upon facta i do nol aceuae ihi member ol u j le r.ir<- t.< ml/lead the Houi >, nor do l )> im* Blr itih at l Cartwrlght for c i tudlng thal aome under ?tundi.iK had been arrlvej ,.t between Blr Char>j Tupper and mj -?. Phey n >, h ?? avei I | i i ir the vlee th< \ ?. ive taken l deali . th i ? fore, In oi ler thai mj I il ??- eourae ajitj . i m'a*in<ti o make thla d-tinit- exp natlon When l in. ? iv eolleaguea, who atiii remnlneil In tl'".'' ? i ? ibmltl I to them the names of the K ri'-' ? mored me b; cnnaentlni; to ac ?? ItV na !n th. nea > al Ir t. I atate.1 rnln iteh und pjaitlveh .'?? Ilne of pollcy I waa prej ired ra t .1 -.'. i tated wlth |o-ri.,-i i learnei? the I Ir.tend l tike pen nnally a^ to mj i llcy ? ? ?? ??! had i; i.n i i r le l oul l deeli ed t - .? ho ?? ..!.?. i ibl ... to the ? ?' i i ? ??? .i to ljk< ai i |i 'lfl< i m; deriBion b; argumenta bjaed upua '?? i t i... r tj ol tl. Coneervet've oarty, aklcb taumatg I beUeve b Identlcal ?i'h tha welfare of tha .-ount ry^Thle an ocrurred before th.- negoUattona were raoaamed for th,- r tura "f Ihe MlnHtera v.ho badreMredi ano ai ,t tinae wban it waa ihoughl re^caelllatto???*?"? poaaible. When full ? xplunationain> tfvenI *a\e nol th- allghti -. doubl fae party I l? ' ?erved fr^ m m> boyhood, and 'he coontry al large. wtu ?? orova the cpuraa I have takeu. I ahoula i?i aav. !'r ,:- .1 to tbli unfortunate Mlnlatjrial cr;'???.?'": had it not been for th- remarfca aaade bj Bli fW aara Cartwright. whi-h hiv become a P?? ?f ,he ptr manent record of ihe Ilouae of commor.a. no IUCCCMOB Tu BIR charles tcpper. OtUWa, Ont.. Jnn. IT. No one wlll be arpolntecl to auoceed Bir Charlea Tttpper aa H'gh CPitwataaieoer la l.ondon at preaent. The edmlntetratton of the offlce wlll now be under th- dlrectlon of ihe ?*|EjfJrtX Btate. Sir Charlea Hlbberl Tupper waa onerca tne poaitlen of Hlgh Comaajaaloner, but oeeBaea it. TIIK E'.'I) OF THE BBLFAfT BTRIK* Lendon. Jan. 17.-The atrlka of th? entfnoera la the Belfaat ahlpyarda, Ineohrlng a lcck.>ut of the emplorea of the- Clyde ahlpyarda, baa baea taally aettUd. ^ CLBMENCT FOR MILITARt OFFBWDEBB. Berlin, Jan. rT.-The "Vorwarta," tha leadlngor gan of th.- Boclaltata, prlnU beforehand tka Em peror*a decrea, whleh wlll b promulgatad to-mor row, January II, on the ocsaalon of ihe twenty-Ofth annlveraary -f the procUmatlon of the ??[??? Emplre, pardoning mllltary ofl 'ndera i - are un dergolng aentencea requlrfng the paymenl of waa ?'.ra marka' ll.r i - \^Wn? Offendera who ire flned ;r Imprlaaned for III treat ment of th.ir inferlora !n rank >r for deeertlon are m0t iiSuded ln .he clua of th aa receivlag elem 'nry- .. w ? EX-PREMIER FLOQUET l? DYIXO. Pul, Jaa IT, Bx-Prcraer F*.cqaet who haa h'en III f r aeveral daye wlth c nipetlon of ihe lunga la dylng. ^ _ POR BLECTORAL RBFORB IN AUBTRIA. Vlenna Jaa IT. Counl Dadenl, Pi - Mlnlatar ?f tuatria, wlll aubmil to the Relcharatb, when lhat body reaeremblea after thi P?rllamontary vacatlon, l aeheme for electoral reform whlch wlll add i - enty-tw,, membera elecU I bj ?'-?r?*Ef!2t&M the exlatlr.g ?53 Deputli who ire eleoteJ ln tnat way. _ ELECTRW TOWtXQ APPROYED. X FAVORABLE REPORT ON THB BXPERI MENT AT TONAWANDA. Albany, Jan. IT -The report <f.'. R. Baniea. who waa appolnted us an experl olectrldan to Inveatl gata and report on the teat of the eleetrlc towlng ayatem on the canal at Tonawanda, ha* been pub Hahed. This ayatem la known aa the Lamb eleetrlc svstem, nnl it eonetate, eaaentlally, of a Btationary cableway, aupported by a llne of polea along the caaal baak and alactrte motor carrlagea travelllng thereon an-l towlng u boat or b?aia in hla report Mr. Barnea laya: of the vnrions ayatema thot have been propo-^d or auggeated for canal troctlon. the towage ayatem aeema to appeal moai favorabty to boatmen, as only the towlng fadlltlea requlre to be cnanged from the mula or horae to th" tow motor. rhe boaf men would be retleved, nol only of the uncertalnty of the IIfe and health of th^ir anlmala. i"it the m*n ,.--.. to attend the unlniaiR (uaually one man per team) c->ujd b? llapenaed wlth entlrely, wljlle the apace now roaerved for tha anlmala on boara woula be avaliable for other purpoaea Havlng, in aocordance wltn laatructlonB of tha Superintendenl of Publlc Worka, made an Inv ?i % ? tlon of and aubmltted a reporl on un eleetrlc trol ley ayatem, aa applicd t, canal tractlon, toward ;!,,, cf0fle r tha year IW, M ? mi pi per hare to draw a comparlaon between the general featurei ? >( the eleetrlc trolley ayatem of ir pula >n ind the e'.ectrlc ayatem of towlng. Th- former Inclu ;rilley lin- .mnt-i along or over 'he par.nl, - " i.lylnK currenl to th" motora. In thla lyetem etther apeclal propel'.er boata fltted -.vi'h electrlcal ma chlnery ar.- to he bu:ll or exlatlng boata adapti I ? thi puri i -? The towlng ayatem, on the other hand. comprlF--' i sa; of cableway >r railway, erectej along the canal bank, and tow motora travelllng thereon. This -?.?-t.-m ellmlnatea the n?ceaalty of bullding propeller boata 01 of reconatructlng old boata for the purpoae, as no machlnery would be requlred in the nold of the boat and no apace therrin be encroached upon. Another feature of Bome value 1-* the abaence of thi waa unavoldable wlth pro peltere. The tow i"- ayatem, further. app in to afforJ greater nexib'.llty of manlpulatl n, aa .-vtr.i tow m ?? ? ? ?? ? ?? ?' idlly and al leaa expenae -.' in regerve al aultabl polnta along the canal to maet odd demanda than w iuld be th- cuae wlth propeller boata, nnd boata could be towed -? nngly or in couplea with a f.-.ir degree of economy, not neceaaltatlng tha making up of long tralna. as wlth propellera. For tralna ..f boata moti ra of Bult ab'.e alze and copaclty c uld be bullt or two or more coupled t.)^-;h-r to meel mj demand. Rupimlng up, the eleetrlc towlng nyatem appeara to preaent ao many merKorlouj featurea thal l have no healtatlon ln Indoralng ll as tha ayatem deeerv in< preference oA'ei*anj othor hit'iertu exp-rlmenti l upon. - ? - Ifff. CBOATE'8 XOTABIB CA8BB. III IS TO APPBAR IN THB CALIPORNlA IRRJOA TION gPITg BBPORE THE St'PBBVB COUBT. Waablngton, Jan. 17 (Sj.lal).?Joaeph il. rhoate, the wall-known lawyer of New-Tork, i? at the Arllngton. Mr. Choate haa aeveral caaea to argie before the t'nlted -<;ates Bupreme Court, tha moet notabla of whlch probably are the Callfornla lr rigatl n caaea, In whlcb ex-Prealdent Harriaon and Judge John F. Ijihop are al?") concerned, The polnt of conatltutlonil law Involved ia one of general ln 'erest. Whlla the BUbJCCt lll.ttter of the SUifS ia of iii.- moal vttal Importance to the pejpie of Call? fornla L'nder Wbai l? known as tliu \\ r!>?ht act, lrrljtntlon dlstrl -td ar craated and thes- Isstie bjnls as munlclpal oorporatlona, Impoae Irrlgatlon taxes, hii i wlth th- money tbuk obtatned conatruct an.I malntain waterworka for the purpoae of reclalmlng the arid landa The law has iieen upheld by tha Callfornla Bupreme Court, bul in tha Cnll ! Btatea Bupreme Court after one hearlng tt waa ordered set for anotber, and notwlthatandlng the greateal efforta to bring aboul an aarly de lelon, tneluillng atrong reaolutlona bj the Natlonal Irri gatlon i onventlon al Loa Angelea it haa not i*een dlapoaed of, The problem whlch cauaea the moal trouble can be atated In a few worda, bul th" moal profoiird lawyera In the cauntry have glven tiie deepeai Ihoug l to the aubject aisd have reached no -ertaln eonclualon. Th.- queatlon is. doea the delegatlon of sm-ii powera t.i a dlatricl for tbe purpoaea of bullding a/aterworka conatltuta a delee gation of aovereignty. If it doea, t-he laa :; vold. Mill'.ona ol dollars' worth or property, Includlng \,i^i amounta Inveated In bondi of dlstricta air--.il. est.iblish. d. whlcn ar.- held ln .11 parta ,if tha country, is Involved, and the "Treager caae" wlll rank w.rh the Dartm it! Colle e caae and the (Vheellrig Brldge cbjc ln polnl of Importance and Natlonal ln'? real. TAl.UAGE'S TROUBIES ADJUSTBD. THE lll'.'v' MH Al t.'iN TO BEgiaX PBOSI TIIK PIRST I RE8BTTBXIAN t'HUBl U OF WASHIXOTON. Waahlngtoaa, Jan. iT -The troublea In tha l-'irst Preabyterlan Church of th's clty appear to have been adjuated In an amlcabli arrangement whereby the Rev, Ad lo Al>n, ona of the three co-paatora, wlll realgn, Thla aeemed t> Mr. Alten hlmaelf as well ?a I - ihe eldera In ihe church aa an boaorabla and falr way out of the dlfllcultlea iha' bes,-t Ihe organlaation, as Mr. Al'.en'a vlewa were .mlngly al greal varlance wltsi th ae of tha memb rs of the church, who, notwithatandlng Dr. Talmage's Inelat enee agalnat Bunday morning preaching, generally feti thal a reconalderatlon of that determlnation would be advantage ..- In many wa; ? lo the church organtaation Ii l? almoal certaln that another paa :. i- ii attend more to routlm church lutlea than otherwlae v.iii Le requlred to tili the plac.ited I.. Mr. Allea'a wlthdrawal, aa o,:ti L?r Talmage and Dr. Hunderland wlll havo n?lth -? tlme nor Btrength to I iIM all theae m i Ifi : 77//: cii t/'U IV ///,?)? JjOCKBD I /'. Waahlngton, Jan. 17 When the courl reaa Bembled this morning for the contlnuatlon of tha trlal of Elverton i<- Chapman for refuatag to answer queationa aaked by tha Benate Inveatl gating Cortmittea, Diatrlct-Attorney Blrney rath.-r aurprlaed t'ae defenee by ihe preaentatlon of a re niuet to Inetruct ihe Jurora hut if they found that ihe r ?olutli n lo Inveatlgata tha SnKnr Trual waa adopted by th.- Benate, the commlttee organlaed undi r u. and that Chapman, belng .--ili-d before it. " ?-.? aaked Ihe queationa and refuaed to anewer them, tha Jury mual convlct. The counael for th. defence flled more than forty prayen for Inatrue llona, The prlnclpal rellance of the defence v..-.s .,n the woid ''v.-llfiili. " whlch oerura In the atatute, and Jere vVllacn atrenuoual) argucl ?''at the |urv mual flnd lhai Mr Chapman'a refuaal wai "wllful diaobedlence, In the tace ol ?'?? faei thal he ueed every meana to determlna liin righta Judga ?' la ileeldid to admll tha Dlatrlct-Attorney'a reoueat and overruled all (hoae preaented by the .1 r. iw... whlch notad exceptlona on all polntN. Th caae waa th.-n glven lo ihe Jury, wbich. at II o'clo.-k to-nlght, wai undeclded Judge Cole N-ft the i lurl room, aaylng thal ii" would i i irn aboul 10 i/elook to-n orrow. Tho luri v ? ? .. k< d iii for the nighl 9 PRH EOFRRIIOR BATTIE FIEID TOOBIBH Montleello, Iii . ,ian. 17 (BpeClall A lattM w.?? r -i bere ta day rr- m thi etary ef War notifylng tha offlcera <.r tho Fhlloh Battle-BeM \ ? i i " ?i "i. ":.u ihe optlona ? Id b ? m oa the landa or tt.e Bhlloh battle-fleld could nol be uaed by the ???'? nt. . m ng ta the t.t<-' thal c -".r-** al th ? ??' - < I tha !iai . >? ? u ;. i .-:i tcl pl idng g llmll . .. ?.- ? ,,:' .. nt) '?" u<- eapanded for ? i on thal battle rteld ..f 120,1 ?) <?'ie ownei had aak 1 tha Oovernmenl J"..'..^-.> f >r l^1 i -e- Con demnitl n iiroce;dlr.ga wari Ina'li ted and the Jury ii; .1. wlll ippeal tha caae. A l> ? .... ag at baa b tu k pt un aalar) fae oue ? BOTTLE OF Vio Violet aont wlth a buneh of Vloleta makes the reclpMit remember tha glft long after the flewera Mf faded. Lundborg MAKES IT Th- Januery knaae ?'? Tha i: i laB.tBB i ptea) \va? a'.M ovt !r. t> n . The Black Cat KJ :HKT AKY M>Meryt filin??at |,oV,-: Ailvontnrel Aii oriaiml, ah eapthratlng, a'l nprrlghtei, an cea pW \ and All for 5 Cents. Of Hewadealera. lf I ara Iwea'i It *nd wea I *?tU for >????. K'-' an .ther newpdeater I? . *i have? t a, daaier, lend ua atamp* for "THE MOAT :\\s IWTIVJ M\* CBNTB WOttTH ON BAKTIi " Tha Bhortat.iri I*. .-'.-? ??????. i: ??" n ?j ? ** REED <fc BARTON. silAKHMU'ills. BVBRTTHIXa DBS1RABLB IN KH.VEBWABI IT BEAW BABI.E I'BK I - 37 I'XioR w arb, xbw-york. U MAIDEX LAXB BEV fORB MONDAY, JAN. 20 THE STARTER Of Our Extensivs REBUILDING SALL COHEN & CO., French Tailors, 25,27,29 AnnSt. One Door Wet?i of Niimm Bte J-iT ggg Sl NItAY'S PiPEIlS. veir al a eoet of H,?M to tha Q vemmeat, and n * bne aere haa he - cured. Th optlona eaptre Mar a 4 when the land-ownera wlll ba at llberty to t>?l the r own prlcea on thi Ir lan la. POPUU8TS TO UE9T JVLY t2. NO CITY YI'.T IELECTED FOB THBIR KATIOXAIi c IKVBKTIOK. st. Leula. Jan. IT. -The PapwUatfl la eaeeatli alon to-nlght agreed ta hold the Nat onal Convega. tion on July B neat, and pasaed reaoluttona lnvtt Ing the co-operatlan of oppoaltloa to the ta I partlea, and nxed the baani of repreaeni n ?i at th* Xattonal Conventton, and adjaurned tlll W a. aa, to-morrow,_ .1 WELL-KKOWN BOBTOX UAS VtBBlXO. E. C. MORRIg BAID TO HAV1 rOROED XOTBB FOB m,ooo. i: iton, Jan, 17.-B. C. Horrta, th' weU-ka wa eafe manufacturer, lefl Boaton about twa i a_:o. and he bai nol been beard from bIbcb lhat tlme. (I haa been foi r.d that I forged tho nan-.a of hia fatber-ln-law, Erank M. Amea, on p itea whleh wlll probabl} aggregai 175,000 ll 18 kn wa thal brokera, banka and tl - 'ompanlea hold about }'". 000, and that piival - ive pr iWj RaV ..,, ?, ,, ,,, the rae of bualneaa Mr. Amea haj orae I a Bve- houaai ' " ?'?;- ' law. lioth b ng yrell-known men, Mr. M^rna had llttle dlffle ilt) In g< ttlng notea dla ? nUa the name ?.f Mr. Amea aa an Ii loraer. Mr Morrla u flfty*. i ira old, and na wai wldely ind fai irably known In Boaton. II- wao urlglnally or n? flrm'ol Morrla * Ireland, aafe v |n t;?. waa dlaaolved he forme-1 tj,,. k. r.M ri i ompany, bul h a*aa forced to retire from th. ;! ??' H about a yeay ut. He haa alwaya been a man of eorrecl haolte. Hl- loa tfa.ll -.-..- iu. to ??:? ilatlon. He haa proh ablv loat m it or all of the 175.01 Ii apeculatlon, aad .t la nol belleved that he had rauch money wben he tl-I v-i exatn natlon of hla affalra ha* ahowa that he ow a 1130,000, m i ii ? I Ii i peraonal frtenda, iffjrr axp varr voteb, vTaahlngt n, Jan 11 (Bpeclal) The follawiag Army ordera have been laeai I: \ board of affleera, to eonalet of Brtgadler-General Elwell B. Otla I'alted Btatea Army; Captatn vTaltaf i. Flak, Corgg of Eagtaeera, and Captala Croabj P. MUler, aaatat ant quartermaater, la app Ini d toaneel at Baa Waah., on tha call of the i - member for tha purpoaa of maklng a tborougb riamlnatlon of ull tbe aites for the mllltary paat and defencea pro> poaed i>> tbo rtthatna >>f Beattla to bi dona:ed ta the L'nlted Btatea, .f. I aill report ita ftndlnga to tiie s.?r.t.ivy of War for hla actton. ?i'li ? tollowlng tranafera ln tbe ::-, l Infantry are made: Captaln Buward B. i'ratt. from L'ompany It to Company K; Captaln '"alvin 1> Cowlee, fror.i Companv K ti Company B. F.rst Uentenant Vt'alna " Clark, IJth Infantry, wlll report to Ueu tenant-Colonel Bamuel > Bumner, i>:h Cavalry, K?>r; l.-a\en.vorth. at auch tlme a<? he m.iy be requlred for eiamtnatlon as to hla ntnes* for pro. mot'.on. The retlrtna board before whlch Captaln Bamuel Mereer ' the Martne Corna, re entl> a i?(. in hai? re.- mmended to tl - Becretary .f tha Bavj that that ofllcer be retlrad on account of dleabii Itlea Incurred ln the llne of .luty. Tbe report of the board haa been approvi i t.\ Becretari llerhert ird forwarded to tha Pi ildent for indoraement. The retlrement ..' Captatn Mercer wlll brlng about the praaiotlon >f Flrat L'eutenant T. X. Wood and Becond l.'.eutenani i; ii Lane. vs a reeull of rxpreoatona from a majorttjr of ottlo- rs of tl- artlllery. It hn>- i ??.. i: .1, >,|d*d bj tha War Department that thla braneh of the lervlca ahall :.->:> Ita preaenl type ..r amall irma and not adopt the arbine Certaln offlcera of the artlllery have u.ttated tbe aueatlon of dotng away with the t-::i- Bunplled to tha Infantry and the adoptlon of the carblne General Mllea conaequently n-r.^1 for an expraaaldn of oplnlon from offlcera <>f th artlller ."-::i a majorlty opnoaed the -''mmk-o the rrtnon lielnic. ln |.r;. '. Uul. ..\erv?hina eonald ered, it waaadvlaahle tha: the artlller) ahould haie the ann beal adapted for all klnda of aervlce There were aame Intellljrenl ?. ewa glven In favor ol the carblne, bul offleora who BUggeated the de partura were much fewer than th. who held the '' ,"M v cordlnglj General Mil-a haa I oni rarj .1. - d. .1 io order n. Movenienta of naval veaeela have beea re.?,rt-d to the Naiy Department aa followa Tho Alllance ;?'."' fo-uay from Bnrbadoi for Bl Kittn Tha flwatow yaaterdaj from Hang Kong for PLINP5 FINE PURNITURB.* S.Mectinj iviil n.ner Kr casier tliao oow, wbco \anciic3 anii prucs are at llieir betL 45 WEST 230 ST.