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? * irftime. . i ? V"-LVI...N?- 18,319. NEW-YORK, SUNDAY, JANUARY IO, f897.-82PAGK8, 3PARTS, WITH "TWINKLES/' 16 PAGES, ADDED. PRICE FTVE CENTS. CABINET BUILDERS AT WORK GENERAL DRAPER OR EX-GOVERNOR LONG MAT RK CHOSEN*. SENATOR PROCTOR TAIsKS WITH THE PRESIDENT ELECT AROfT mBW K.\*(*.I.ANH'S REPRE fsKNTATIVi: I KAI'KU*-. 'ST TE**EC.R*.rH TO THE TRIHI NE.] Cleveland. Jan. Ol?Major McKinley finished a , busy week with a number of important cnfer enc** w'hi.h consumed most of the day. He has accomplished * good eleni sin,.- hf- came- te. Cleve* land, and the v, r-k closing to-night has born one I of tho most active/he- lias spout since tho .-lection. Charles O. t>awos. of ('lura**,!, arrived early this -r.'.rnini" and hael an extended talk with Major McKinley immediat-iy after breakfast. Ho carno th discuss several important uiatters bearing "n th<- political situation in sumo nf the Western s.-i-.s. and ho als., brought the latest Informa? tion shoot tbs Senatorial contest In Illinois. Hla call was follow*"**, by that of a score of persons representing almost as many States as there *a-er" visit..: s. Bhortlj siter 12 O'clock Major McKinley was ; diiv-n lo th" Ttiinn Club, where he lunched with j Senator Redfield Proctor, e.f Vermont; Colonel ?, Myron T. H( rrick. M. A. Hanna and Mr. Dawes. After luncheon the President-elect talked for two hours .in'* a half with Senator Proctor and _\\. Harina A great many important matters | were discussed, turd Major McKinley Hst-neel with Interest to Senator Proctor's views on men ? and measures which are now occupying th.* pub- ! He mind. Tho Nea '-England situatlein was care- , fully considered with reference to the forming of the Cabinet, and three mon were talked about, i {(one of tli-m have boen mentioned in print save that of William F. Draper, of Maasachusetta, HIS nani'* has bren discussed in these dispatches ; Ma Cabinet possibility. The other names which Maier McKinley and Senator Proctor discussed j this sftenwOB were those of ex-Oovernor John j, i/irip. of Ifassachusetta, and ex-Governor Dil lingham, ol Vermont. Ex-cvornor Long ls a i man ot hish ability. He ls an exe-ellent lawyer. | ..- I has served with distinction In the Govern* ' , chair and in COngreaa. Major McKinley kn.uvs him well, esteems him highly, and bas, no donia. Ihoughl of him In connMtlon with a Cab- ; incl offer many times. Ex-Governor Dilling Jiam. of Vermont, is a man ,,f ability and < harac ter, les*? widely known than Oovernor Long, but a man of fin*- attainments and i;..,,,! udmlntatra- i tue capai ty. General Draper is one of New* England's nv.st successful manufacturers and , iMSiaesa ni' a. He is also an uncommonly success- , ful member of Congress Some of his speeches have attracted wide attentie-n. and his work on ; tho CommlUe**) on Foreign Affairs has been of a ? hiffh --r ler. ("eiie-ral l>rape r's friends think he | would fill any nfne ial position with distinction j and he would bring to the dispatch of depart* mental vc.ik a valuable- business training, cou? pled uith a practical knowledge eif political and public lifo. rn< r l."tig. it is suggested, would make an excellent Attorney-General, Secretary of War or : sf the Navy. General Draper ls mentioned in connection with the two latter positions. The In? dications to-night are that one ,,f these men will he ih'iseii as the New-Kngland member of the Cabinet. Mi Dingley ls no longer among the possibilities, and the mention of Senator Aldric h as Bec rotary ..f the Treasury is n<>t considered IH us|y by those who know h<>w important his (W-vlces Will ??? to the- party In the next Congress j Th,- task of piloting the now Tariff bill through the Benate vvjll devolve upon Mr. Aldrich. P-nator Proctor said to-night that the Cuban I NSolution WOUld not hs acted upon. In all proba- | bUtty. for the reason that the friends of Cuba ? clo not want it beaten after a long discussion, j and the belief is eurren* that lt would be beater, | iii the House, and if it wer.- nol beaton Its pur poae cuid be defeated te, ? considerable degree iy a hostile Executive. Senator Proctor is very ? riondly to Cuba, anel thinks Spain will be unable ? ? ? rush the rebellion. The Ohio Presidential "-lectori have Informed Major McKinley that they hope to cal! upon him ? n Tuesday after finishing their srorh in Colunv bus. The eal! will be informal, and ther,- will he no speech-making, if the wishes of the Presi? dent-elect are consulted. -m ? - CABINET GOSSIP IN WASHINGTON. Fl.WTOR r-n.i.riM SPOKEN Of ("OH Till* TREAS* I'RV- MR. "MERMAN AND THE BTATE DEPARTMENT Wsshragton, Jsn. I Ths gossip connecting the ?asM Af Senator Aldrich, ot Rhode Island, with the Treasury ls only a passing comp] men! -,. a man Who li in ev* ry way firr.-.i for . ice, end sr ???? I Bil i: with >rr?-.-at ability. 1 ? lot Aldric)] would aol aooept i i< Secretaryship matt lt offered I i m. Thii statement can he made O' ' . ' . nry. Senator Aldrich was a guest ru i dtaaer el Senator Hale's house last evening, <i . .;, of the dav was the Subject of the I rsatlon. The Senator then said in most emphatic r?*rms tn ir un kr no condition* would lie t. ? ? ? th** place; thal Iti dutlea would be distasteful to him, and that Mr. M -Kinley had probably never had hie name with that Cab? inet position. After the dinner Mr. Aldrich took the tra.n for hil home in Prov!1.. ?. ? T ? tMt name to be considered ta comectlon with the Treal ir* i.-alship I* that ol Sui.nor Cullom. of I ind then appears t>, ind for thi* talk. The BV - .' r recently returned from Cleveland, Wrier^ h? saw Mr. McKinley. I, it ric- declines ro make any statement .'r*a to what was said ar thii confer? ence, lt l? understood, however, thal thc Pres;dent el-? t nseussed with Mr. cullom the qualifications of several men he has in mind. It I* known that no lei le r ol ' ? 0ff.ee was made to Mr. CullOBB, but there was ar. lritrmatl >n that tiie Senator should eon iid,-r Whether he could see lils way clear rei Mke the place should rr- t.i* called on. Mr. Cullom has four yean mon f present term in the Benate, Hla possible srlthdrawsl from rh*, Senate was quietly eliSCUSS4 ! thia morning by ids oolleaK'ies, a nr.iil.er sf whoa advise l him as;ain*t leaving Congress, A .**? ? t > Mr. McKinley, who recently Pa.', a vi* r to the rtiisidsnt slunf. ll also authority tor thc st if-ment tnat it would lu- well 10 keep Mr. Cullom In pi.n I. He has long bp SB Identified with '?h* Conni..rt.-e on Appropriations, and hf..* made a ftu-ly of the- finnr ? question He ls thoroughly K."ounde-i in the Republican fiscal policy, and would. Sm friend.* say. make an efficient officer, In wh .rn ooti. tn- Kast. and Wesi srould .lave implicit con B4ena-e. 8*-nat r Sherman trill leave Washlngt<*si for ('an? ion on Tuesday evening, In response to .. request yom th* President-elect, conveyed to hun, lt li un* <i'r*-CM.j on Thursday, hy Mr. Osborne, who wa* In tne rltv for a few hours that dav. Senator Sherman oo** ne- .-ate to lear* the- Benate bul bas intimater! to iir-f- or hie close friend.* that if Mr McKinl.-v in? not* upon drafting him into the service- he wou I P?f tte. that he co-aid decline. Mr. M.-Klnlev- will gre a ennference with Mr Sherman on Wednesday r*W? man of nromli.en.- who has recently returned H0? Cajnton brines with him die impression that ff' -M Kinley has settled upon Mr Sherman for *"*?-?.r?*?-v of State, sud that the Senator will oecept "nen the rime come* to jrlve a rtnnl answer to ?"*""? meKlnley's recniest. ? e POBI THC 1NACGTRATION" BANQUET. ^'aehlngton. Jan 9.-The Inaugural Committee j?-**lrht tinainmously sde**f>t(*?J ihe repor: of the "an.iuet Comrnlitee, which re coniin.-n.i, .1 the ap* tV,1ss!r.n."'aL.,r ,''?' "r'r "' ,':,r, ': B?J**?er, of the "?unje. Philadelphia, and the Mote; Rudolf Allan tTu2,I: , '? "M 'r wu sssoclated with Qeorge fLP0*9 >n Pvet-arlag the inaugurHtion banquet In ~ BUFFALO E EEC BAST DFES SUD DEX LY. l*moh\ g??hwanz. seventy yearn old. a retired yh*n< of M,lffa'o. died suddenly at Xo :ir, Weal ?agthy-fourtb-St. carly yenterdav mdrnlng. At the j*... ,;,.-!,:?.. 1,,'orrnatlon as to the rirnimStSBCIII ho 8rh"raru'? *le?-b was r-rised It was said. 6!a*'JV afis.th?t^ h.p sWa*' t*'**n Ut- suddenlv In (be tri .)T* kc .*"-?? or? -he arrival or* medical aid. Ia comr.ii.2ii *",?''" w<-? due to natural causes, for-,.?: p,'aBc* w!"' ?he law the Coroner whs ta w . i m, rj> . . ' J 'i .-,*?? gsa ?*? ft ?ta.'-^ffsi*, Savannah f?l>owlng day at ll.22 fc ktxr\_\XZ*1_2 10 p ?"?iJa.-kson-rlBe ?:? P m., ?nini Tm Z S*' P.-"1 Two <"h" 'sst expre.* ?hc*artd W-L ? "nd 12:1*. a. m. Hertha con now be ?snm. Kew-Tork offices, m and 353 B'way.-(Advt. A WOMAX DRIXKS CARBOLIC ACID. Tin: NEW YORK CAB COMPANY WIT.!. THY MOTOR CARRIAGE?. The New-York Cab Company has been making preparations for some time to introduce horseless carriages to take the place of the cabs now In use. and thc strike of its drivers has spurred lt on to hasten the work of the inventor?. One Inventor who ls connected with the company has made a carriage which he thinks will accomplish all that is required of lt, and the New-York Cab Company will give lt u full and complete trial. Allan Isexow, the treasurer of the company, said last night*that he thought the carriage* referred to would be a complete success. He salel that the motive power of the carriage would lie compressed ii ir and that lt would run for twenty-four hours without l,elng recharged. Mr. J-exow added that the company would have the carriages In USS by April 1 if not sooner, and that tho company could begin Its horseless carriage service sooner, bul that it was ilete-rmlneel to make no mistakes an,I to give the public the utmost satisfaction from the start. The experiment-; in London hael been watched closely oy the company, and although the carriage* used there had proved moderately good. Mr. 1.,-xow said that the New-York Cab Company's horseless carriages would have many Improvements Which tin- Knglish carriages did not posse IS and would be better In every respect. Mr. I.exow also said that anybody could operate the carriages. The olfl,-ials of the company signed ;' contract with the inventor of the horseless car* riageyesterday, and it is expected that tho vehicle will soon DO Sf ll OH the streets. P IRK HF R S T S S T. t'/1. M E XT R K s K V TED. CHIEF e-e .NUN" SATS THE POI-Ie'E ALWAYS AIDED Mit IiENNETT THE LATTER'S CONDITION. Chief ("onlin was seen yesterday In reference to the statement Issued by the Parkhurst Society in connection with tho condition of Arthur P. lien nett, who la in the Insane Pavilion at Bellevue Hospital. The society attributes Dennett's con? dition largely to the Indifference of rhe police, and .-?ids that he worked untiringly, day and night, div? ing police duty. Chief ('onlln said: "Sunerintendent Dennett and the police have always worked In union. I have always regarded Mr. Dennet! as an earnest and hird worker, 1 nm very sorry for his condition, and hope he will come out all right. He has been a frequent visitor at my ofltoe, and I have always rendered him all the assistance possible, and he has also aided me in a number of ways. Me never found any faull with hi.* treatment, and the police have ever been ready to assist him. I have at all times acted In concert with the Parkhurst Society to assist In the suppression of vice and crime." The Police Commisioners, down to the official* at the Central Office, regard the Parkhurst So? ciety's statement a* an attack upon tho Police De. pertinent. Commissioners Roosevelt and Parker were seen yesterday afternoon, but the) were nol Inclined lo talk about the m.-itt--r. The only thing Mr Parker would say was that the document merit? ed no repiv. Ther.- was no special chance in Mr. Il.-nnett's condition yesterdav. At 4 o'clock in the- afternoon Hr !-'. W. Robertson salo to a reporter: "Mr. Den? nett is still In the Insane- Pavilion. I have- just seen him. Of course, i ,;m nor al liberty to make an official statement for publication, hut the patient Will remain here at least until Monday." Ors Fitch and Wildman. Examiners In Lunacy, will make another examination ..f Mr. Dennett be? roi, they make a tinai decision .n in-* case. .-t BEAL EST \ TE BROKER T\KES POI SOX. POUND DEAD IN His ROOM HOV*... M.sri>.Ae"T.:i> nv Thomas oliver Carter, ? AT THE MAXHATTAX BI'SIXRM CARK8. eal estate dealer, of No. .r,i? l.iberty-st., committed suicide yesterday In a room at the Manhattan Hotel, Porty-second-St. and Madlson-ave.. by taking a elose of Strychnine, H.- was about fifty yean old and lived at No 11s West One-hundred-ond-twenty-ntnth-st He vcr to the hotel Prlday morning arl engaged a roon, registering as (jeorg.- w. Anderson, New-York. At '2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, after the cham? bermaid hail made' repeated attempts to g,-t Into tlie room, a locksmith was summoned and the door was for, ,-el open. Policeman llornbostel. of Ihe Past Plfty-first-St. station, who had been calle,! in. found ('arter lying elene! on the bed. ll,- waa partly dressed. An ambulance was called from Flower Hospital, anel the surgeon who -ame wit!. lt sahl that ("arter had been dead a few hours On the bureau In the room was found a phial marked laudanum. The phial hore the label of s druggist named Ortewits, at No. 2.140 Seventh ave. The**,-- was a spoon near the phial Which con? tained a liquid. The surgeon rr-i.i the phial con tallied Strychnine, although it was marked differ? ently. Tbe dead man's Identity was learned through some- cards found In his peisscsslon which read: "T. Oliver Carter, re-il estate. No. :,!? Lib? erty-St-1 residence No. HS Weat Onc-huneired and twenty-ntnth-St." There was al-o a eas bill for $.'4 44 and a pair of eye-gjasses No letters or other papers were found. It l? supposed that Carter killed himself yester? day morning. f*n Prlday night friends made in? quiries for him at the West one-hunelr, ,1-aiid twenty-flfth-st. police station. They wen- still look I uk for him when word was ro,eiv?*d that he had committed sui ide at the Manhattan Hotel. Mr. ('alter had been suffering from meian,holla for ev, ral months, brought ri mut. his tamil) aay. hy business troubles. Several times he had lie-in heard to say that If his affairs elid not im? prove be would kill himself. He leaves a widow and two daughters, Alto* seventeen years old, and Nettle-, fourteen yean old. Th'-y 'had not seen him since Friday morn? ing, when hs left home, as they supposed, to ko to his office. THE COAST-DEFENCE COBVEETIOB. ENEXrF.e-TEn INTEIIEST IN THE MOVEMENT MANIFESTED THRciroHeit'T THE e-cir'NTRT. Jacksonville, Fla , lan. s. The Coast-Defence Ceinventlon, which will meet In Tampa on January H, now promises to be Important and Influential. Unexpected Interest has developed In all parts of the country, anel most of the States will be strong- 1 ly represented The promoters of the movement now believe that the e-onventlon will be able to do much to concentrate public attention on the neces? sity of hurrying forward coasl-de fen. e work. ? - ELECTORAL COLLEGES MEET. I'ltEMMINARY SESSIONS HELD IN MASSAe'lir SETTS, MAINE AND CHM Boston, Jan. y.-The Massachusetts Flectoral Col? legs nut In the- Beasts Chamber, at th,- .-'.are ll lU-M this afternoon and organized. William H. Malle, of Springfield, took the chair. John (*?. A. BrSOketl, Sf Arlington, was elected prsstdsnt, and William ll PoWWS, of Hyde I'ark. ?1 lelBlf On motion of Henry A. Thomas, of Weymouth, the meeting ad? journed until 12:**0 p. m. on Monday. Augusta, Me., Jan. fe-The- Maine* Klec-oral Col'ege met at the State House this afternoon, and organized. with A. It. Nickerson, of Booth Hay, a* president, and 8. J. Chadhourne. of August.1. ns *c-r*tary. The | Klee ton will meet on Monday and oa.-t their vote. -to .1 MIXISTER ACQFITTED BY A JUET. Hochester. H. V.. Jan. A.?The Rev David M Kirk? patrick, who was arrested a few dsys uko charged With Impersonating an officer and atopplng a wo? man on the street, waa acquitted by a Jury tn the police court to-day. Mr. Kirkpatrick said he waa securing material for a sermon on th*. Ten Com? mandments In Imitation of Dr. Parkhurst. RUE DIE8 IIaI-F AN HOUR EATER IN AGONY AT UEU.EVCE. Mrs. Rose Werner, or Mrs. Reilly, as she was r unetlmes called by her ne-lghbors, who lived oa the fourth floor of the tenement-house at No. 431 Se-ond-ave.. drank carbolic acid late yesterday afternoon, and died half an hour later lu terrible aiiony in Rellevue Hospital. The only person with the woman at the time she took the poison eras her son. eleven years old. The boy ran to the J Fast Twcnty-second-st. police station and told the j sergeant si 1 he desk that his mother was ill. The sergeant detailed a policeman to Investigate, who accompanied the boy to the woman's homo und there found her lying In convulsions upon a lounge. She was unable to spea*k. An ambulance was summoned, and the sufferer was immediately taken to Bellevue. The doctors did all In their power to save the patient's life, but their efforts were futile. At No. 434 Second-ave., the keeper of a small store on the first floor, referring to the suicide, said that none of the tenants In the house knew much about Mrs. Werner, or Reilly. The man whom they supposed was her husband was called John Reilly, he said. He lives In Brooklyn, and word was sent to him last night. No one knew of any trouble between him and the woman. -rn HORSES TO HE DISPEXSED WITH. BANK DEPOSITS (i It OWI NG. A OAIN OF I100.600.e00 IN TEN WEEKS. wai.i. gntSBT men TTUtDtpi a bulk movement IN STOi'K*??EXI'ORTS OF WHEAT AND Ho CT I IE KN' IRON. The bank statement vesterday showed a gain of $17,'2."i3,'---<- In deposits, making the gain In ten weeks $KsO,O00^B00. In the same time there was an Increase In loans of $4M,S..'9,.7)0. Call money at I'-., to J pep cent is lower tn New-York than anywhere else in the world. It is .'{'* per cent In London. .'I5* to ,1*4 In Germany. _t% to .1 In Holland. I"1** to L'"-. In Belgium and 2 per cent In France. Thc Wall Street speculators who believe In the law of averages say a bull movement in ?Mocks ls due. The-* say the market usually moves In one direction as a whole for four or five years at a stretch They point out that the market went down from 1ST-, to 1S77, up from 1ST? to 1881, down to ISS.", up to 1S.i<>-'92 and down to August, 1808, Since the latter date, they say, the market has been readjust Ina; Itself for a rise. It ls argued that prices are very low, while there have been great liquidation ami practically a suspension of the creation of railway securities. The for? eign trade situation has turned heavily in favor of this country, precisely as lt did prior to the boom of 1HT51. Shipments of Iron from the Southern furnaces to Europe ls said to be limited only by the diffi? culty In obtaining ocean freight mom on satis? factory terms. Most of the shipments are being made In cotton vessels In comparatively small amounts. Between February and October freight accommodations will not be easy to arrange for unless contracts are made for full shiploads. It ls thought the export trade In Southern Iron will be heavy until there is a material advance in prices. Foreign buyers are willing to place or? ders now, whereas they were not when the price was To cents a ton higher some time ago. The Indications are that the production of Iron In Alabama will be Increased tn the near future by the blowing In of furnaees which have been Idle. The export movement of wheat has been re? sumed on a large scale. The purchases in the last week for export were 1,900,000 bushel*. The movement beean in August, bul was checked about the middle of November, because the price had Rot nbeive the expeirt limit. For another thing mian fr< ifcht rates hael climbed up to al? ni ost a prohibitive point. They were sixpence a bushel to Liverpool or London. Now wheat has easel off in price a little, and freight rates are <! -un t , 3**i pence to Liverpool anel ."'.'^ pence to London. There ls a congestion of wheat at New-York, and sone anxiety lo move lt to make room f.ir oth.r wheal that l's e.tmlng forward by rall, lt ls expected that th,- export move? ment win continue f.-r some time. - ? ? FUTURE oF A CHICAGO RANK. mn I'lME BAV1XOS Td Hg i-f..-imam/KH cir e-,., , n'T OF BL'HNBH*. Chicago, .lin. I -According IO a morning; paper, the Dime Savings Bani", with lt* 4."?0 depositor*, the old? est FavinK* bank in Chicago, doubtless will go out of existence before Ihe aspiration of th* ntnety*day notice which has been required of depoaitora since the su-penslon of the Atlas National Hank. Edwin Walker, the lawyer representing the stockholders and directors, said yesterday that only two thin*:*. Ivors absolutely certain about the Dime Savings. The (Irs; was that depositor* would not lose a elollar In tia- Institution, and tiie second was that lt would not be Continued OS it has been. "Tnere nre two *??!* of n*Kt,lation*. now tinder way for rbi- sale of the bank." he added, "and by the time 1 return from Wa*h!nmon neal week one of them may I,- in shape f?>: definite action. Of course, the prospective purchasers want the best barjcaln pos? sible, if the offers am not raised, it ls likely thal aome of the directors will underwrite tin- deal on their ,,,- ' a< munt,, In order to escape the heavy sacrifice they evil! l.e called upon to make if th- offer is ac? cepted. I: i- Jual possible thal the institution will ba wholly reorganised and continued." At Hi- Lank. No. Vii Washlngton-st, little money I* bein*" paid ..ir. on i ? i mi ,,f the ninety-day notice required before deposits can be withdrawn. The i ,:?? ls relaxed on'.y to people who sre in serious wed of their money. Deposits have dropped to almost nothing, lt is said the bank bas .t reserve fund ,,' ZS pei cenl of lu deposit* Tlie Institution, which seems destined soon to p.i?* oul of existence, wsa organised in i***?;** a* the Hank nf Cairo. Three years later lt ??? removed to Chl c?ko and renamed tbe Lime Savings, -4> A NEW-MEXICO BANK CI.OBKD. Denver, Jsn, I Th*- Ban .lunn county Hank, of Astec, N, M . has been .;,,s.-d by Its olllcers owing to poor business, Depositors will be paid through the Bmeltei City Bank, of Durango, Col, RECEIVER FOR A WISCONSIN MANIC. Kau Claire, Wis., Jan. I. On sppUcstlon of Ed* ward Hoyle, who had about fS.e.N) on deposit, the c,,mm,r,ial Hank, which suspended on Thursday, been placed In the hands of c.. M Bullington ns receiver. Hoyle's application merely alleged in solve ney. s? TWO MORE WESTERN HANKS FAIL Omaha, Neb., .Ian. I.?The First National Hank ot Alma, Neb., has closed Its doora lt had ri cap? ital of tm.90*. Th.- liabilities are OHMS, Including **a%BO0 belonging t,. the Btate and $i.om belonging IO Harlan County The assets arc reported e.|iial to llabtlltli a. Bt. Haul. Minn., .Ian I.?Judge Bunn, upon the petition of Public Kv.,miner Kenyon, yesterday sp* pointed .1. F. Fitr**i atri.-u r.iver for the Hank of X rth St. I-,,ul. 'ric hank waa capitalised at ti*.."ii, ami Captain Henry A. < *;istle-, its president, and until recently postmaster of st, Paul, sacs ir had deposits of only l-l.1"*' and a-set* of about (SS.OUO. It- deposits were mainly public funds. Its reserve fund was deposited with tlie Allemanla Hank, rhlch failed on \b,ri,lav. and this WSS Mle of the cans, s of the suspension. BUSINESS FM HA Ult vRSMFNT.*-*. Columbus, Ohio, .inn I J nes a- McLaughlin, manufacturers >,f architectural iron, of Pittsburg, brought suit In the ITnlti I Btate* Court h.-ie to-day for a rees ? t tot the Southern 11.>:e.i Company. The company has a Capital stock of Jle^i ooo. Milwaukee, Wi*.. Jan. se The Builders * Traders' KxchanR-e Company, an Otganfatatlon which include* a number of the prominent con-ractors of the cry and Which owns un omc- bull linK on Oran l-SVC., Blade sn *"sstgnm**ni last night to w. H. McElroy, -.-. rretary .<( trie company. The aaaIgwmint wa* brought about by a foreclosure suit, which was Marted sgainsl the company by the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance company on a inortgagS for to! ODO There are a number of other olnlnis against the company, bul tho exact number of the UaMilttes ll not known. The a-set* of the* company are about nm.OM, and (ne assignee Mod B ieond for (nat atlc> ml Chicano. Jsn. s - Attorncy-c.cn. ral .Moloney BM an Infcitmatlon in the Circuit Cour j-.-srer.lay to ll-- ..-..- tn Madison Building and Ko.in Association. Th,- association b.came Involved iii flea ni Isl troubles ia*: summer, and many of the stockholder.* withdrew, in November last Jutes Tilley spnoiated Henry M. Bhabad receiver for tbe concern, and Its assets hav,- boen In rio- hands of Bhabad since that t Un.-. Tha Att-,rii.>>-f,. n>r;,l talla the court-tn his inform.ui ai lha' lr ls his duty to pro.-e. 1 in chancery for the dissolution of tin- SSSOClatloa, and lie asks that a receiver be appointed to tai;, charge of all the assets and wind ip lt* affair*. The association, n is c.idrK.d. wa- mismanaged by rhe officers, and male loans ,,n re-ai ? ita te wlhcil was incumher.-d at tue- time-, and now. lr is said. .-? nm worth mir.- than IC per cent of Rliat :: cst tne association Cincinnati, Jan. 9 -The recent Hidden eleath e.f Martin Weber, i Ice-presl deni and Hacker of the Walker White I--a,I <',,:-.p.,ny. brought ah,.ut .. pressure from creditors, which culminated to-day in a confession of judgments f,,r about HS.6M Tue Sh< c.ff t,,i,k poaaeasion of the factory on Budd-st. A te elver will h.- appointed. No statement cf |iabill* i . - baa been n*mde. The paid up capital of the cost pa nj ls }.",I4.KI.I Wlnterset, Iowa, Jan. 9?On an attachment suit h. lng brought by the Studebaker Wagon Company aitalnst Mint urn & Hell, implement dealers, the firm assigned. The assets sre worth $**t,i*i0 and th" la Miltie * are |13.'KV.. J ? J. Ratliff, clothing merchant, was also closed by th.- Sheriff It in believed the creditors will ni lltrle NKW-YORK ANO FI/iRIDA RPKCIAK. via Penn. R H., Atlantic ('oust Line and Flam System, resumed Januarv ls, 4-SJ p m. from New-York. dally, except Sunday. Tampa Hay Hotel now open. (Aelvt. FAMINE-STRICKEN INDIA. FsNGLA.ND AWAKENING TO THE GRAVITY OF THE SITUATION. THK NECESSITT OF EXTENSIVE REUBE MEAS CR.F.3 AT LAST REALIZED. IN* SPITE OF THE ATTITTDE OF OFFICIAI-S-HORRORS OF THE FAMINE ORAnt'AI.I.T RET COM.NO KNOWN. London, Jan. 9.?It appears that England has awakened from Its apathy regardlns; the Indian famine sufferers, and that measures will he taken to alleviate the distress, not wlthstanellna the purblind attitude of the Indian Government, which does not or will not see that the situation ls one of the worst lt has ever had to confront. The official reports from the famine districts fail tn reveal and may even he said to conceal the terrible perspective of stiff-ring which Iles before the natives. The Government of India and the India OlTlce are doing what they can to prevent Infeirmatlon from Independent sources from teaching th? public, and In response to In eiulrles as to the truth of statements appearing In the native newspapers of India, simply de? clare them to be exaggerations or perversions of fact. The official aim In attempting to minimise the calamity can only be supposed to be due to anxiety to escape censure for a lamentable want Of foresight. But the truth ls now gradually leaking e.ut, and all the advices received here fully confirm the summary of the situation cabled exclusively to the United Associated : Presses last week. All advices concur In saying that ttiousanils of persons are elylng from star? vation or from weakness, which prevents them from assimilating the little food they can obtain. It ls known that In the district of Jabaluur alone, which had a population of 2.000,000, 90,000 ! persons have died. Thousands of others will have to perish despite any efforts which may j be made to succor them. It will be Impossible to carry food to the people living In remote dis? tricts, far from the railroads and either lines of communication, until the death lists are enor? mously swollen. Large as the *-xl?ting Indian relief system is, lt ls entirely unable lo meet a famine period which it ls estimated will extend over the whole of isr?7. Dispatches from the Vic roy of India have been received h?re, telling cheerfully eif rains which have fallen In several parts of the country, but eif what possible use are rains to a people with starvation staring them in the face? They cannot sit d,,vvn and walt for crops to grow, ripen and be harvested; hui lt appears that the Indian Government, with Incomprehensible* fatu? ity, has acted on the belief that rain and n<it f.?iel was wanting. Of course, rain will prevent a re* CUrrence ??f the famine, hut what ls wanted ne.w ls food, anel that speedily, t?i leave thousands on thousands of men, women and children from a horrible eleath. Th'- India otilce authorities here, acting un the entirely unfounded presumption that no aid was "required aside from that which would i?; given by the Indian Government, checked the Lord Mayor of London In starting a famine fund, but as the advices) now at hand show that the arrangements for lighting the famine are entire? ly Inadequate, the Lord Mayor, at the request Of Lord (leorge Hamilton. Secretary of State for India, has opened a fund which promises to reach a large figure. The indifference hitherto displayed by the Hrtt ? Ish people to the sufferings of their fellow-sub Jects In India has undoubtedly been due to the attitud.* of the'authorities. The appeals now be? ing made to them are meeline with a ready re? sponse, and large contributions have already been received at the Mansion House, the official residence of the bord Mayor. The fact that Rus? sia long ago saw and acted on the necessity Of qutchty extending aid to the sufferers will no doubt e-ause the charitable here to emulate and surpass the goner,,sity of the Russians. The question of a National relief grant will be raised in Parliament. The* business aspect of the famine ls extremely depressing. A bad budget, declining trade and elear money, embarrass, and will continue to em? barrass, the Indian Government. The official value of money called for two months at 10 tit cent, has been a factitious value. The Hank of Bombay has refused to lend even at 12 per cent. ? E. A. I.IV VALEEXBVSO IXDICTED. CIIARORD WITH ATTKMI'TIN''. TO BtTT A VOT1 POR Mit WANAMAKER e-'"lt SENATOR Pottsville-. Penn., .Inn. 9. -A true bill wns found by the orand Jury to-day against ES. A. Van Val henburg, of Wellsboro, who is charged with st* temptlng to brine Hepresent.itive w.iss. of North? ampton County, to vote for John Wsnsmaker for the United States Senate. Tlie complain! wa* lodged by c. a Gibson before Squire KueMer, nnd :, hearing ta-ai bsd on Thui-eday, December st Ball w.,T given feir his appearance. Detective Tlllard vc.-- Ihe only witness, nnd lie alleged that the brill- | Inti wns to lin ve beera done liv him. The case ' agalnsi Van Valkenburg wns tixe.l for trial e>n Wednesday. RECEIVERS HELD FOB COXTEBFT. IXTBRRSTIXa PHA8B Og A clash hf vtTH< 'Hil Y BETWEEN CHICAGO Jl DOBS. Chicago, Jan ?.- P. C. Btenaland, th? MHwaukee ave. 1.-inker, rind George A. f.-hlllir-it were found guilty of rontempl by Judge Hancey yesterdsy for refusing to turn over the assets of the Interna? tional HiilMing, Loan slid Investment company, which they held In their posnesolon ns receivers, to Thomas Bladwell and James Purlong, who were appointed receivers by the i-onrt B few elavs uko. Btenstand was lined J7..?-l Ifi. the amount h*- ls al? leged to hive withheld, and Schilling wa* order,,! to turn over the keys to the dep.isrt vaults which contain the assets of the company. Falling to com? ply with the court's orders, they w,m taken to the County Jail, bul efterwsrd were released on i ? - own recosntsance until this mornlnc fttensiaml and Schilling were appoint***] receiver* hy Judge Payne last Baturday, Judge Hancey appointing his receivers three dsys later. This ls only n phase of thc- clash of au tho) v !n the ease, which lins al* ready ben mentioned In tln-se ellspat.-hes. ? MORTIMER BEXDBICE8 Tit IFS AGAIN. UK KOW asks THE KAILROAO COMMISSION TO IN VK.-T1H.1TK THK MANHATTAN'** MANAGEMENT. Albany. Jan. a.?Another application has been I r,,'iK-it against the Manhattan Klevnted Railroad Company, Of New-York ('Itv. A couple of weeks uko Mortimer 1 lei,<lrl<ks, of New-York, who owns IT'??"i in bonds of the company, sske.l Altorney (Jeneral Hancock fr, begin on action against the directors of the company to compel them to pay back Into the treasury $l..V"i,00fl, which. Mr. Hen? dricks charged, wns declared In divlelends on Man? hattan stock out of borrowed money, and not out of the turpins earnings. Tlie Attsornoy*C*snsral re-fusi-,1 to bring the action after hearing both Sill,*. Mr. Hendricks to-day carried out his further plans, which he made public some (inn- ngo. anel tl!-,I with the State Railroad Commission a | litton asking tlie Commission to Investigate the financial affairs of the Manhattan Company. The secretary of tho Railroad Commlaolon will not mr'k,- thc petition public until after lt lins been sulimltt'stl to the Hoard at Its session In itu- cham? ber of Com meres nest Tuesday. -*> FB0FO8ED CANAL AND LABS LINE. Albany, Jan kV?There will be lacorporated, lt ls nudeirstood, within a few days Hie c,in*o!iii.r-,i ('anal and Lake e'oiiipi.iy. to build for lt.* own use. BhartSf and navigate steam, rail or other boats on the Great Lakes, tbs Krle Canal, New-York Bay and Isong Islaml Sound. The ci pl i,il will be MMIS, the limit allowed by law for .arni companies. The directors will be Charl** A. Pillsbury, of Minneapo? lis; Bradford C. church, of Duluth; Elbert A Young, of St. Paul. Oeorge ll Raymond and Frank Headle. of Buffalo; Bsmuel B. Murd, of Englewood, N. J.; Franklin Kelson, lohn A Cormack niel Kris tus Wlman, sf New-York. -rn NBW-TORK T?i AIKEN ASH AUOUBTA New service effective .linn irv Ut h. vu Pennsyl? vania .mel Bouthern Ry. Leave N-w-Vork 12.10 noon, reach Aik.-u following day al l'lrSo a RS., Au ?'lista ll 20 9. m Leave New-York I'M p. m . arrive ollowlng elav. Aiken. "/:5*> p. rn . Aiicusta, 4:l;> p m. Through Pullman Bleeping and IHnln-r Car Berrica New-York office. 1*71 Hroadwa* lAdvl. FOUND THEIR MAX IX A CLOTHES PRESS. ARTIEST OF THF. DEFAl'LTINO TftKASCRER OF LIVINGSTON COCNTY. Dansvllle, N. Y.. Jan. a-Sherlff O'Leary, with two deputies, came to Dansvllle last nlaht and sj-* rnimded the Wiley saloon. The Sheriff entered and arrested the defaulting County Treasurer, James B. Hampton. Althr mh the 8heriff had made diligent searcn for the missing Treasurer ever since he malled his resignation from Buffalo two months ago, he was unable to find Hampton until last evening-, when he received a Hp that Hampton was being har? bored In the Wiley saloon. The Sheriff found the door locke,;, hut he broke through and made a thorough search of the premises, Anally discover? ing his man In a clothes press off from a bedroom on the first floor. Trouble was expected, as Hampton, lt ls said, hail declare.] he would never be taken alive, and had threatened to shoot the man who tried to ar? rest him. 'Ia surrendered, however, without re? sistance. A revolver wns found In ona- of his pockets. Soon after the arrest Hampton's friends were In? formed, and efforts we-re at once begun to secure lils release. Justice Nash was communicated with In Rochester by telephone, and the bond was llxed si $.1,000. An appointment was mads to meet thc* Justice al noon to-day in Rochester. At that hour Hie sureties from Livingston County ipialifl -.1 op Hampton's bond, and h.- was rel. nseel. HI* case will be called to the attention of the Orand Jury, which meets next month at QeneeSO, Hampton's defalcation amounts to about $18,000, two-thirds of which has been made good by turn? ing ov.-r his real .state to the bondsmen. A POSTMASTER SHOOTS HIS BOXDSMAX. TRET WEBB BMOAQED IN A WRANGLE OVER AN ALLEGED IHORTAQB IR THF OFFICIAL*! ACCOUNTS. Williamsport. Penn., Jan. I.? Oeorge K. Landers, postmaster at Newberry (the Seventh and I'leventh warda of Hus city) shot and probably fatally wounded Beth T. Foresman. one of his bondsmen. her,-, this afternoon. In a wrangle about sn alleged shortage In the postmaster's accounts. Landers says lt was his intention to shoot himself In the head, but Foresman maele ? statement to an Alder? man to the effect that Landers aimed directly at hla heart, and he knocked the pistol downward, the bullet penetrating lils stomach. Foresman ls a prominent lum'.,e-rman. MIXERS RETREAT BEFORE TROOPS. TROUBLE KXPIX'TED TO-DAY IN Rl'TLAND VIL? LAGE, ILL.?A SETTLK.MF.NT PROMISED FOR MONDAY. Ottawa. III., Jan. 9 -The situation SI the Rutland Village coal mine is practically unchanged up to noon to-day. A crowd of miners gathered on the principal street this'forenoon, and, after being ad* ilr.-sseil by an agitator, who advised biooelsheil, ad* vaned upon the mine?. The troop*-, under Lieu? tenant Hardin, walt.-d until thc miners had ad? vanced to within 100 feet of the buildings, when he commanded them to halt, amt was Instantly obeyed. Aft.-r hooting at the guards, the mob returned to the village, a epiarter of a mile distant. The miners are parading the streets almost con? stantly, and nearly every one of them has a weapon cone aled upon his person. The miners were partly quieted at noon by a promise from Manager Hak-r. of the coal company, that he would probably settle the question of their wages nnd grievances on Mon,lav Squads of sympathizing miners are expected In Rutland from" surrounding towns to-morrow, and serious trouble may occur. BU8PECTED OF POISONING HIS WIFE. HOWARD C. BENHAM, of batavia, arrested? R|g wifes BOOT to pe BXHUMED. Batavia. N. T.. Jan. 9.?Last Monday morning Florence T. Benham, the young wife of Howard C. Benham, of this city, died suddenly frim wha* was reported as heatt failure. Soon rumors bsgaa to float about that arl was nit right in the Benham household, and that her death was due to unnatural causes, and. to set these stories aright, the physician who attended her requested ('.ironer Barringer to hold an Inquest and an autopsy. The result of the autopsy on Wednesday was that Mrs. Benham's deatli was ebie to atrophy and degeneration of the muscular heart tissues. Yesterday Samuel J. El? li): t. a drug clerk, confessed to his employer that Benham bsd purchased prussic acid from him cn two Occasions recently, for the ostensible purpose of killing B ,1 lg, an.l that he, Elliott, had not recorded the sale. Elliott further said that ear'.v last month l.e ria 1 read to Benham a story of the poisoning of a woman with prussic acid; that Benham became much interested in the tale and inquired carefully into tlie action of prussic acid. On Dt-cembor 17 Benham purchased from Elliott an ounce of the acid, and on December 2'i he purchased another ounce. Elliot I .-ays he suspected that something was wrong nnd. hearing that M-s. Benham was iii, urd then thal she had ilb-J s ktMealy, he- became eon* vlrn-ed thal ther- had bein foul play. When 'he SUI ipay failed t.i reveal a e-ase of poisoning he te'.t , impelled to r et I what he knew, and his story was given ro the Coroner yesterday As a result, voung Benham erse arrested at 4:3o o'clock this morning i >n being Informed of the officer's mission. Ben? ham sail: "Gentlemen, this isa very peculiar situa? tion for me ;.. I,., placed In, hut I shall prove my In* nocem e and tight the matter to th.- bitter end. He wa* eseorti I to .t.iH. and, aa the Iron-barred doors close I ..ri him, be protested t.i gherin* n-ai entire Innocence of the .rime. Phis morning th,- physicians and Coroner drove to Byron, where an officer was starion.-d last night to watch the grave of Mts. Benham, and the body will be exhumed and carefully examined. Mr*. Benham vets Hie daughter of James Trout. Ol Hymn, who died in l?7*i, leaving to his posthumous child, Florence, a share of his estat.- when she reached rhe age of sixteen yeats, amounting to ,:?,,', 000. Bhe then .-loped with y .ung H*s|iliatn. and -vas m.irrle I to h;m leer. I.aier she applied for a chang* of guardians, and Hen'riam's father was appointed to care for her estate. Th- Denhams til. n moved to Batavia. Benham has retained Qeorge Haines as his counsel, and a hitter legal tight will he made to desr lilin of rhe charge made- again--; him of murder in the Bret d-r-rr. >-. Tildi GUT HER (HILO WAS THE DEVIL MRP n-pniEN THREW THE BART FROM A WIN? DOW. CAISINO ITS DEATH. Bridget O'Brien, while controlled by the Insane delusion that her ten-months-old baby, Lilly, was th*a devil, threw- the child to Its eleath from the front window of her home, at No. 247 Jay-st., Hrooklyn, last night. Mrs. O'Brien was arrested on a charge of homicide It was >i\Si p. m. winn Oeorge Mooney, of No 234 Paclilc*St., while walking along Jay-st . saw the little one* lying on the sidewalk, covered with blood. He curr,cl the child to a neighboring drug store and had a call sent to the Homoeopathic Hospital. Ambulance Surgeon Allen responded anel took the baby to the hospital. There lt was ] found thar the habys skull was fractured. It died ! in an hour. Roundsman McCarthy la the mean time arrested Mts O'Brien, She did not hesitate in saying that j alie had hurled h.-r child from the window, and Wildly proclaimed thal she had done so upon dis- ' covering that ll was Satan She was greatly es- j cited, and her whole conduct Indicated that she was a lunatic The woman ls the wife of Daniel O'Brien, sn employe of the wholesale grocery firm of Austin. Nichols & Co, of New-York, anel has a good reputation. Mr. O'Brien said that his wife had bean acting strangely lor some time. A three year-old daughter, Ida, was sent to the Children's Hoclety. FOUND THEIR ABANDONED SHIP BABE. Port Aim-I.s. e-al., .Inn. 9.-The four-masted bark Andrina. Captain Smith, was towed Into port yes? terday, afte-r n thrilling e(|.le-nce off the west coast of Vancouver Island. Captain Smith says that for Cir,,* .lay* rhe vessel moved about In a ,1,-nse fog. and tie lost his bearings. At noon last Monday br, akers were reported ahead, and two an? chors were let go. One of the cables partml as the ship rounded about one hundred feet from the rocks. A* the- other eable was In Imminent danger of parting, lt was decided to lowe- the boats. One after another they were drop.i -d from the davita, only to be smashed to ple-e*. One of the lifeboats was floated, and In lt the thirty-six members of the , rew tried lo reach the shore. The boat was re peitedU capsizeI. and lt waa little short of miracu? lous that the men succeeded tn landing. On the following morning the weather moelerated, and, to their great surprise, the ,-rew found that the An? drina was still held fast by one anchor. The wwii shifted, and the crew boarded the vessel again, and, getting up sall, moved from the perilous place. ? (KMl'LKTK LIST OF NKW-YORK CHIRCHE8. In the Brooklyn Kacie Almanac, 11*97. Price Ta cents For sale by all newsdealers.?(Advt. THE NEWH OF EUROPE. SENATOR WOLCOTT'S MISSION" AND ITS RECEPTION ADROAD. SOCTH AFRICAN TROCIILKS TUT. PLAGUE Qt INIHA-THK Itt 't'SFsLI. TRIAL ENGLISH LABOR MSI IT KS THK EMPERORS ED!e-*T REGARIiING DI EL1.INO e*(lI.eiR l-IPiTCiGRAPHV. (ST CABLE Te) THE TRtr.l'NE.l London. Jan. li.?Senate.r Wolcott has received a good-natured welcome from "The Times" la advance of his arrival by the Campania, but the press ls g -nerally preoccupied with ecclesi? astical function**, preparations for Parliament. South African oratory and loathsome scandal trials, and lacks either leisure or Inclination for discussing the silver mission If McKinley were President, Seiator Walcott's representa? tive character would be clearly understoe.d. but as the case stands this "mission'' is regarded as self-imposed and unofficial. He will be per? sona grata while In London, as his speech on the Venezuelan question was widely e pi- al by the Kngllsh press last winter; the pres-nt Govern ment contains, moreover, four or five convinced blmetalllsts, and several members, Inc duding the Prime Minister, who are not committed to either side of the monetary question. Mr Balfour and his tilmetalllst colleagues will l>* Interested In hearing what Senator Wolcott has to say. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, hovve-ver. ls al? most as strong a noneimctalli: t as his prede? cessor, Slr William Harcourt, and he expresses the official mind of the Cabinet on this g*SSS> tlon. It ls hardly credible that the Government will entertain seriously any project tot I??unpromis? ing the principles of the single goM standard, nor ls lt probable that Senator Wolcott will have better success In Boffin. Paris or Vienna. Bimetallism has a stn nger following In Conti? nental legislatures than In the British Parlia? ment, but the Treasury authorities In all the leading capitals are eipposed to any interna? tional action which ls not sanctioned by Fstig land. Senator Wolcott's real missionary ground ls what the late General Walk-r d--*.i ribed as a single square mile in the centre sf London. That square mile ??< *itrols not only the opin? ion of the British Government, but also the action of Continental treasury departments on this question of stamlard The only real opportunity for reopening the silver ques? tion ls offered by the disordered finances and calamitous conditions of India, where the economic sltuathm is growing worse every week. The reopening of the Indian mints would ease the- stringency of the raoasy markets In Bom? bay. Calcutta and other centres, and by lower? ing the rates of exchange would tend tu reduce the risks of a large expe.rt eif gold fpim F.ng* land. This ls a concession which leading finan? ciers of the city may be Inclined to recommend tn connection with the coinage of tBv-MOlOQO of silver outright In England and n considerable Increase In silver deposits In the Bank of Eng? land. Concessions of this nature will neit dis? turb the monetary system of England, and will naturally be favored In preference tc. any en? gagements for entering a new monetary con? ference for the resumption of the discussion broken off at Brussels. Senator Wolcott ar? rived In London thia afternoon. Arrangements have been completed for official dinners on the eve of Parliament and for mov? ing and seconding the address In answer to the Queen's speech. Lord Salisbury. Mr. Balfour. Earl Spencer and Slr William Harcourt will entertain their colleagues. The most interesting of these meetings will be the smallest, that of the Liberal Peera at Earl Spencer's, since tho main object Of the gathering will be the selection of a leader of that side In the upp-r house Thc choice ap? parently Hes between Earl Spencer and Lord Tweedmouth. The I'ntonlsts trill prefer to have the Liberals select Lord Tweedmouth, who de? rives a large Income freon brewing; lt wis-nld, enable them to contrast Slr William Harcourt as a temperance leader in th- House of c'orn mons with a titled brewer In the other House. Lord Rosebery's Insomnia, which has r- turned, but ls not r-'garded by his physician as a serious renewal of the previous attack, gives him a con? venient excuse for geing to th-' Continent and escaping the early weeks of the session. No additional details of the Government programme have been supplied. The financial question raised In Ireland may be temporarily shelved by the appointment of a new comn-issi n. on tha ground that the report maele by the recent Com? mission was partisan In i's conclusions. This Will bs a dangerous precedent, since lt will dis? credit any future commission appointed for tho conduct of an inquiry on any controversial sub? ject. The voice of Cecil Rhodes has been lost In the silence of mldoe-ean, but his leave-taking at Cape Town, with Its too candid defence of land gratti,ing and its subtle sarcasms at the ex? pense of Mr. Chamberlain and the slowgolng British Government, still rankles In the minds of censorious critics and malignant enemies. Rhodes, with South Africa behind him and In sympathy with him, is a formidable adversary with whom both the Colonial Office and Parlla ment will And lt difficult to deal. Meanwhile, the dread of the rinderpest haa spread to British Bechuanaland, and serious native outbreaks have occurred. South Africa, seemu destined to have no rest from either plagie or politics; but Its fate ls a happy one in comparison with the awful horrors In Bombay, where the mortality from the plague ls already appalling, and where panic-stricken hives of tha population are In motion, distributing disease and death as they go. Lord George Hamilton has sanctioned, after a mysterious delay, tho raising of a charitable fund at the Mansion ' House for the relief of Northern India. This will seriously Impair the res.iurces of all tha metropolitan charities this season. The enthronement of the Archbishop of Can terbury waa a splendid ecclesiastical function, with a great procession of clergy and Impressive music; but the public attendance fell short of expectation, and the empty spaces In the nave were conspicuous. It ls a marked disadvantage of the Eatahllshment that public Interest centre* In the appointment af the Archbishop and Bish? ops by the Prime Minister, and that perfunctory services in ratification of direct acts of Govern? ment are neglected. A less brilliant pageant, but a unique se r vt oe, was that at Hawarden Church, where an Ar? menian memorial window was unveiled by Mm. Gladstone. It was pree-eeled by the presentation of a portrait of the Patriarch of the Armenian Church, and by a aolemn speech from Mr. Glad? stone, in which he confessed that the recent agi tatlon had been a failure. That speech has ra*. vlved public comment upon Lord Rosebery's exit from the leadership of the Liberal party. Apparently there waa no difference of opinion) between Mr. Oladstone and Lord Rosebery on th* Armenian queatton and on the impracticability of Isolated action on the part of England. The Russell libel caae. with the sudden coltapss of ie defence snd the hysterical scenes attend In,,' the Judicial sentence, la the talk of the te?wR. Slr Frank Lockwood emerges from this disgust? ing trlsl In better form than any henty elae, for he hs* won his csae and secured the vindication of his client, who bears a historic name, cher? ished by Liberals. Justice Hawkins has ala*