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Borrow, a "Want ad.*' in the Globe will work won- Lend or de r s wi t h money. Try it and soo for Earn, yourself. VOL XIV. SCHEMERS BAFFLED, Senator Edwards Will Take His Seat in the New York Senate. His Courageous, Patriotic Ac tion Paralyzes Republican Trickery. Defeated Leaders Schemed and Piotted to Turn the Tide All in Vain, And Now They Whine About the Outcome— Bush for Speaker. Albany, N. V., Jan. 4.— Late tonight Senator Edwards was asked if he would attend the opening session of the sen ate tomorrow. He replied: "1 consider it the high er itception of duty to attend the session of the senate tomorrow and shall bo present." New Yokk. Jan. 4.— Senator James T. Edwards, the clergyman-professor who defeated Commodore Perry Vedder in the Cnautauqua district, is today the biggest link in the political concatena tion which engages the attention of political leaders of this stale on both sides. His power is larger than that of Senator Hill, ior he is an elected ele ment in the situation. He is more pow erful than Gov. Fifer, for he is able to render helpless and inactive the other wise Democratic legislature on which Gov. Flower relies. Ik- is bigger than the legislature itself, for without him the senate cannot organize with a legal quorum to give itself positive force. Here is the curious situation of the state governmental machine ready to operate but lacking tiie wedge pin to fasten its gearing and make all parts move effectively. The Democrats have sixteen senators ready to sit in the leather chairs in the onyx chamber to morrow, but there mast be present ihe body of one more elected senator to constitute the quorum number of seven teen or One lUore Than Half the elected members. That one other senator may remain silent, he may read Mother Goose ar the Uible, he may en train' himself with peanuts and conver sation with tne senate orderlies, he may even slumber and snore. All these in attentions would be pardoned by the other sixteen in the personality of any seventeenth elected senator! They would even be welcomed as a condition of his presence, for they need him, and need him much. With the seventeenth senator present only, the law of quorum would be fulfilled, and the sixteen Dem ocratic senators might go forward with their purposes. Dr. Edwards, by reason of the inde pendent character of his election and of liis devotion to his personal conscience as a political guide, is the only avail able wedge to hold the legislative gear ing from slipping when the power shall be turned on tomorrow. Edwards desig nates himself an independent Repub lican, but he has been quoted as saying that he would sit with the sixteen Democrats to organize the senate to morrow. The fifteen out-and-out Re publican senators are said to favor a plan ol absenting themselves tomorrow irom the senate chamber To Prevent a Quorum. and when the morning dawned today the Republican leaders were doubtful a"s to Mr. Edwards' alleged purpose not to act with them. The out-and-outs came down to this city to confer with Mr. Platt and other leaders as to what should be done. They conferred last night, and have conferred more-today, as to how best act to deprive the Demo crats of a senate quorum tomorrow. The meeting place of the chieftains was the Fifth Avenue hotel. Senators O'Connor, Mullin and Derby were •eatcd on one of the richly upholstered benches which line the hotel corridor. rhey were speaking in undertones, and presently United States Senator liis cock approached the group. After a minute or two .Senator Derby left to consult with Senators Donaldson and Parsons, who were seated on the op posite side of the hall. This group was reinforced ■by Senator George Z. Erwin, and later joined by Senator liiscock. Senator Erwin exchanged views with all and then held a consultation with Senators Smith, Van Gorder and Sax ton. The senators conducted their little talks so quietly that a stranger would not notice anything unusual hap pening. The conference, for such it was, had all the appearance of the usual Interchange of courtesies between ac quaintance who met in a hotel. Kdwards Holds the Power. All the senators seemed at tlie outset agreed on one point, and that was that v n less Rev. Mr. Edwards refused to aid the Democrats in organizing the senate it woulvl be useless lor the other Repub lican senators to remain away from Al bany. Senator Edwards had been invited to Beet his fellow Republican senators in New xorfe this morning, and his failure to respond to the invitation is regarded as ominous. The Republican senators However, were loth to think that Ed wards would help the Democrats, and up to noon had hopes of hearing from him. This hope failed, however, for Edwards came not. There was only one sentiment to be gathered from the groups of twos and threes about the corridor. It was that auything was justiiiable to prevent the Democracy in its effort to seal enough Democrats to control the senate. Col lector liendricks said: "The Repub lican senators, in my opinion, aie justi lied in anything they see lit to do. They are especially justified, and to be com manded, if they decline to sit with the men whom Ilili has seated as senators lam for anything that will show Hill that he .cannot make senators at will ami in defiance of the people." .Senator iiiscock said everything de pended upon the course Senator Ed wards would adopt. Until he was heard from the other senators could decide upon nothing. miller Still Outside. Ex-United {states Senator Warner Miller passed alony tne hotel corridor without speaking to or In any way no ticing the assembled senators. Are reporter asked him if he thought that Senator Edwards would act with the Democrats. "I do uot desire to be in terviewed," said Mr. Miller, ".and must decline to answer any questions." A few philosophical Kepubllcans who were here Drofess to be indifferent to the attitude of the independent senator. llis vote with tiie Republicans cannot they observe, control the organization of tne senate or prevent the seating of \\ hiker at the opening session if they we lit to act on that matter then. Tiie i» Democrats have 10 votes to 15 Republic ans, even counting Edwards among the latter. A. majority of those voting is sufficient to carry all questions except the passing of a bill. At the opening session tomorrow, if the sixteen Democrats vote to seat Walker and the fifteen Republicans. In cluding Edwards, vote airniust seating hini, he will he seated. On this i>oint, however. Senator Edwards is said to have declared that he would not vote to seat Walker over Sherwood in the Twenty-seventh district. He said that no man should be admitted to the senate who hail 1,640 voles less than his od ponent, and that the electors of the dis trict should have another election. Sherwood is the Republican ineligible who was elected by the above majority. Most of the senators left this city to night for Albany, so as to watch devel opments at close quarters. ESiimli to Hi- Speaker. At.is.vnv, N. V., Jan. 4.— The Demo cratic assemblymen tonight caucussed, naming Robert P. Bush, of Chemung (Gov. Hill's county), for speaker, and Charles Defreest (clerk of the Demo cratic State committee), for assembly clerk. The Republican canons named Gen. James W. dusted for speaker, which constitutes him leader of the Re publican minority in the house. The Democratic senators went into secret caucus at 9p. m. None of the Republican senators came to the cap itol building up 10 1) o'clock. It was ex pected they would hold their caucus as usual in the capitol at 8 p. in. The Democratic senate caucus was in session less than an hour behind locked doors. Senator Cantor was named for president pro tern, and leader of the majority. The lieutenant governor was authorized to appoint the senate com mittee on elections tomorrow, so that the contested cases may be considered daring the recess for constructing com mittees. «c*. THE AUCTION MUST CEASE. The Soldier Vote Can No Longer Be nought and Sold. Special to the Globe. Washington, Jan. 4.— The Republic an party has put up the soldier vote at auction every year since the war. It has offered the soldier vote to the high est bidder, but has not always been able to deliver the goods. It is manifest now that this auction business is over, at least for a time. The members of the majority of the senate committee on pensions are opposed to further pension legislation, i am informed that Senator Sawyer, of Wisconsin, has been inter viewed and that, speaking of the com mittee on pensions, he said: "We car ried pension legislation too far when we passed that dependent pension bill, and we do not intend to consent to fur ther pension legislation if we can pre vent it. Of course, if the Democratic house dumps a lot of pension bills on us we will pass them, but we are op posed to that policy." The soldier vote of 1800 is regarded by senators and members of the house as exceedingly significant. The sol diers did not endorse the wholesale pen sion business done by the last congress. They realized that the soldier vote was being auctioned off and paid for out the treasury. They resented such conduct. The Republican leaders have at last grasped the idea of their own folly and have hauled themselves down in this particular. CUTTING EXPENSES. Printing of Public Documents to Be Regulated. Washington-, Jan. 4.— A special joint committee on printing, which has been at work for some time endeavoring to reform the printing and distribution of public documents, has completed its work, and will this week introduce a bill which will have for its object a more economical and systematic conduct of business and save the government ?300, --000 a year. The bill proposes to reduce the force of the senate and house folding room, and place all the -branch printing- offices under the direction of the public printer, and in many ways simplify the printing and distribution of public doc uments. The most important provision in the new bill is the establishment of a bureau of distribution, in charge of all special documents printed by order of congress, and which are now distributed through the senate and house folding rooms. CIRCULATION CHANGES. Heavy Increase Shown for the Last Month. Washington, Jan. 4.— The treasury department monthly statement of changes in the circulation during the last month, issued today, shows a net increase during Decemberof $11,519,659. Of the various kinds of money in circu lation, there was a decrease during De cember of $500,000 in currency* cer tificates, 1871,013 in standard silver dol lars, $08,007 in subsidiary silver and $5(5,042 in silver . certificates. On the other hand, there was an increase of $51,456,150 in gold certificates, £4,812,771 in silver treasury notes. §2,067,778 in gold coin, 1403,042 in United States notes and $275,580 in national bank notes. The total circulation of the country on Jan. 1 is placed at $1,588,781,729, or a per capita circulation of $24.52, against $1,528,935,943 on Jan. 1, 1891; an increase of sixty millions during the calendar year just closed. During the preceding year, ending Dec. 31,- 1889, the circula tion of the country increased ?98,356,01 4. TREZZA REPRIEVE O. Requestor the Italian Govern meat Granted. Washington, Jan. 4.— The request of the Italian government for a reprieve in the case of Trezza, the Italian under sentence of death in New York, was j presented to Secretary Blame by the Marquis Imperial!, who has been the Italian charge d'affaires at Washington ever since the recall of the minister. Baron Fava. Mr. Blame submitted the matter to Gov. Flower, and last evening received a telegram from the governor saying that the request would be granted and that nothing would be done in the case until advised by the state depart ment of the further wishes of the Ital ian authorities, who are investigating the case. - Postmaster Castle on Dit. Special to the Globe. Washington, Jan. 4.— The clerk in charge of presidential appointments at the postoffice department has again laid upon the postmaster general's table , the St. Paul and Fargo postofhee cases. It is quite likely that the nominations to be sent to the senate tomorrow will include those of Capt. Castle, for St. Paul, and Col. Jordan, for Fargo. . The Fargo appointment will be made in spite of the protest of Congressman Johnson. Chippewa Land Examiners. Washington, Jan. Secretary No ble has appointed Thomas Nary, of Gull River, Minn., and Charles Hayden, of Champlin, Minn., examiners and ap praisers of Chippewa Indian lands in -Minnesota, under the act of Jan. 14, 1889, with a view to their further sale. __ SAINT PAUL MINN., TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 6, 1892. —TEN PAGES. TORTURING SUSPENSE Half a Dozen Silent Repre sentatives Hold the Key in Ohio. They Can Re-Elect Sherman or Send Foraker to Razzle the Senate. Both Candidates Still Claim That Things Are Coming Their Way. The Iceberg 1 Unthawed by the Heat of Battle— Caucus Wednesday. Coiatmbus, 0., Jan. 4.— The Repub lican joint caucus for the nomination of a United States senator is to be held Wednesday evening. This is a some what later date than it was yesterday hoped would be agreed upon, but both Senator Sherman and ex-Gov. Foraker are content with Wednesday evening, and public anxiety must remain uual layed until that time. Today has brought forth no startling results, and tonight finds the Sherman forces still serenely confident and the Foraker people ever hopeful in their re iterated assurance of ultimate success. One by one the doubtful men have been forced to declare themselves, until those whose preferences are not a matter of public knowledge now number not more than half a dozen men. Unfortunately the situation shows that these half dozen men, should they vote as a unit, can still wield the balance of power, and the result cannot be accepted until their preferences are announced. Continuing; tUe Torture. It looks now as though this announce ment would not be made until the even ing of the caucus, and this probability, coupled with the pos-ibility of a secret ballot, wherein all pledges could be vio lated with impunity, still leaves the ulti mate result a subject of irritating un certainty. The most Irritating event of the day has been the open letter of senator Rawliugs this afternoon, in which that gentleman filially declares for Sherman, after stating that his personal preferences are for Foraker. "I have regarded Senator Sher man," says the letter, "as one of the greatest financiers and statesman of the age; and yet I have largely shared the feeling that the time had come when he could, without detri ment to the public interests, be suc ceeded by Ohio's gallant and favorite ex-governor, J. B. Foraker; and, iu deed, my personal inclination was so strong that way that I wrote to the ex governor that I expected to vote for him. At that time, which was but a few days after the election, I believed that the state of public sentiment was such that 1 would be warranted in so doing. Why He Flopped. "Later, expressions of public senti ment began reaching me from various sources, and now, upon taking a care ful inventory of the information fur nished me, 1 feel that my duty to my constituents forbids me voting as 1 had expected and desired to do, and hence I shall cast my vote in conformity with the prevailing sentiment of my con stituents for Hon. John Sherman, who by his past public service has brought not only honor to himself and our great state, but who has been a great leader in Republicanism, and who is still a tower of strength in guiding the great ship of state." The inembcas yet considered doubtful are Representatives Clapp, McCoy, Kis singer, Lutz, Dunn and Pudney, and Senator Lampson is also yet claimed by the Foraker men. Most of these doubt ful trentlemen are, indeed, claimed by both sides, and the fight is so close that there may be some embarrassing situa tions before the end is reached. It is not impossible that Messrs. Welsh and Dicks, who announce that they will vote respectively for Governor elect McKinley and Secretary Foster, may hold the key to the situation. WhUe a deadlock is not probable, it is not by any means impossible that the contest may drift into a condition by which neither of the pronounced candi dates can secure a majority of the cau cus. Just Drifting, Drifting. But two of the doubtful men care to talk for publication. Mr. Pudney, on being asked hiu position, said: "1 have not made up my mind yet, and most as suredly have not declared myself upon the question. Everything appears to me to be at sea, and 1 will have nothing to say until the land is in sight." The general rumor that Senator E. L. Lampson has pledged himself to Sena tor Sherman is denied by that gentle man himself. "No, sir," said he, "I have refrained from committing myself pro or con. wishing to learn the wish of my constituents. I have been receiving numerous letters and telegrams from my home people in the matter, and they are still pouring it. I am still holding myself open to the guidance of their wishes, and have not given my pledge to anybody." In the Foraker* headquarters tonight there are vague hints of flank move ments to be made; of surprises of a very substantial character which are yet to be sprung, and which will have the effect of enlivening the hours of the struggle beyond all comparison with what has already taken place. Boynton and Labor ."Vlen. Much dispute has been created by the open letter of Col. 11. V. Boynton', the Washington journalist, defending Sher man's labor record and ridiculing the "labor committee" that is now here striving to defeat the senator. This afternoon this committee sent Col. Boyn ton the following telegram, which was also simultaneously given to the public: "The Republican platforms of 1880, 1884 and 1888 pledged the passage of the acts for the exclusion of the Chinese, and by votinsr against them John Sher man set himself above his party. Would he have "chanced it" had he been nominated for the presidency, or would he have tried to deceive the* people on the Pacific slope? "Will you inform us why he voted against the equalization of bounties in 1875, and against the arrears of pensions act of 1884, which his party pledged itself to pass? Why did he oppose "the passage of a bill to increase the pension to ?24 a month of soldiers who had lost an arm and who were only receiving $18 per mouth, and why did he vote aeainst Mr. Logan's bill to" limit the pension of any soldier, sailor or marine to the minimum of ?t> per month?" Treated With Contempt. The Sherman people treat the efforts of this "self-appointed labor commit tee," as they terra it, with the veriest contempt, and express unfeigned in dignation that Senator Sherman, the brother of Geii. W. T. Sherman, should Union soldier. VVnile all these charges and their refutation serve as subjects for lively discussion, it is becoming apparent Urn* neither the labor organizations nor the Farmers' Alliance are even a factor in the present campaign. The Farmers' Alliance has been unable to control a single member, and the efforts of the state trades and labor assembly, which convenes tomorrow, will be equaljy im potent, although that organization is expected to participate in the fitfht. The friends of ex-Gov. Foraker state tonight that they confidently expect the success of their candidate and Foraker himself echoes this statement. It Is claimed by them thai certainly seven members of the legislature who voted for Laylin for speaker will vote for For aker for senator, and that the McGrew men will Stand True for Foraker. They also insist that in the senate the Foraker men have eiifht votes which the Sherman men cannot touch. All these statements are denounced as pre posterous by the Sherman men, who claim the senator will have a majority of no less than ten, and possibly four teen, in the joint caucus. "1 can only say," said Senator Sher man tonight, "that 1 still regard the sit uation as exceedingly favorable. The events of the day hav.e only tended to strengthen my belief in my nomina tion." "You regard the situation, then, as practically conclusive in its evidence of your success?" "Oh, I would hardly like to use the word 'conclusive.' That might indicate a degree of exultation, and we must re member the contest is not yet over, and will not be until Wednesday night. I am very hopeful and confident, as in deed, 1 think, are also all my friends. We have yet to discover an unfavorable indication." Ex-Gov. Foraker, who has maintained a degree of reticence throughout the light, certainly displayed no appearance of despondency tonight. "I still expect to win." said he. "Of course at this stage it would be very unwise to eive out names and details, but 1 have not changed my conviction of ultimate suc cess. Discounting Reports. ; I "The contest from now to the close will naturally be characterized by all kinds of reports, quickly succeeding each other, and many of these will be unfounded, while others will be correct. Trie situation is constantly shifting, and will continue to present many changes until the end, so that the situation now. may not be the situation ot an hour hence. I can only say that lam still as hopeful as ever, and expect to win." The Idun-Gaumer contested election; case was brought to a hasty conclusion this afternoon without any protest from ,4 the Foraker senators against the seating of Mr. Iden in advance of the caucus, i The special committee, after an hour's ; session, presented a report just before; the adjournment of the senate, finding that George Iden : was entitled to the contested seat., By a strict party vote," the report was adopted, every .Republic an voting in the affirmative and every Democrat in the negative. - ■• . ,f> This assures Mr. Sherman one more vote in Wednesday's caucus. Five min utes after oath of office had been ad- . ministered to Senator Iden, that gentle man announced, "I am for Sherman for senator, and 1 want it distinctly so an nounced. Ud to this time I have re frained from public declaration because my seat was still in jeopardy, but now that the matter is settled, 1 want my po sition to be known beyond question." REDISTUICTING HIM,. Democratic Work to Be at Once Wiped Out. ) Columbus, 0.. Jan. 4.— Senator Car penter introduced a bill in the senate to redistrict the state and wipe out the Democratic gerrymander. The . bill caused considerable comment among , the politicians, and as it was the latest thing out, was discussed in many quarters more generally than the senatorial question. The bill just suits a great many, while ,it doesn't suit others. However, it is re garded as a fair measure, as all of the proposed districts are well balanced as to population. Incidentally the bill gives six Democratic districts and fif teen Republican ones. There are sev eral close districts, sonia claim that with a Republican turn-out like last fall it would hustle the Democrats to get over four districts. Judge Thomp son's county (Scotio) is put in the Elev enth and Gen. Grosveuor's county (Athens) in the Thirteenth. Both are strongly Republican. ESHGR GAINS A POINT. ' Judge Blodgett' Decides Against a Dubs Treasurer. Chicago, Jan. Judge Blodgett, lii his federal court this morning, rendered a decision which is a substantial victory for the Esher faction of the German Evangelical church in the fight against the Bishop Dubs faction. The case cam c before the court on a bill filed by the missionary society of the church, of which William Yost, of Cleveland, 0.. is treasurer, to enjoin Michael Kunkel from acting as such treasurer. The de fendant demurred to the bill, but Judge Blodgett overruled the demurrer, and an order, will be entered restraining Kunkel from acting as treasurer.' Kunkel represents the Bishop Dubs faction. John Schneider, of this city, who rep resents the Bishop Dubs, side, referring, to Judge Blodgctt's decision, said: r "The decision does not affect the merits of the case at all. We never intended to col lect any of the funds of the missionary society, only the tree contributions <7f the friends who adhere to Bishop Dubs.. Notwithstanding the supposed Esherite . victory, Judge Blodgett. in his decision today, granted to Mr. Kunkel the priv ilege of receiving all niissionary*coutri butions sent to him by the adherents of Bishop Dubs, and pay it to the mission aries in the West. This is all that we have contended for until the main con troversy is decided." ; ; ■ — "^*" ' .■" '[,' THE OFFICERS FLEW. ' A Busted Trust Company That Needs Explaining. ' Philadelphia, Jan. 4— Three of the officials of the Continental Trust and Finance company, which was declared insolvent by the superintendent of banking Saturday, could uot be found yesterday, and it is a suggestive coin cidence that they are. the only members, of the board of officers who know any thing about the company's affairs. None of them were at their homes during the day. and a diligent search throughout' the city failed tt> discover .them. They are: Walter Bright, the • president: Pittman Bright, the . treasurer, and T. D. McGlaUiery, the solicitor of the bankrupt concern. To "Sub" for Blame. Washington, Jan. 4.—Representa tive Burrows goes to Boston at the re quest of Mr. Blame to make a speech on reciprocity Thursday night at the bau quet of the Boston Merchants' associa tion. The secretary originally agreed ; to go. conditionally* but the health of Mrs. B'aine will prevent him. He has, however, written a letter which will be read at the banquet. - ' BATTLED IN EARNEST. Salvation Army People Expe rience the Brutality of a British Mob. Men and Women Savagely At tacked While Engaged in Prayer. Desperate Fight to Regain a Captured Standard From the Mob. Mounted Police Charge Like Fxcited Cavalry on the Crowds. London, Jan. 4.—The troubles be tween the Salvation Army and the au thorities at Eastbourne resulted yester day in a riot of unusual violence. For .a long time past there has been open warfare between the Salvationists and the authorities. The former claimed that the Eastbourne officials had dis played a feeling of religious intolerance in their treatment of the army, and so determined were the members of the Salvation Army to maintain what they deemed were their judicial rights that they proposed to introduce a bill in par liament to repeal or amend the East bourne improvement "act, under which the town officials prevent the Salvation ists trom holding meetings on the streets of the town. The authorities claimed that the Salvation Army set the law at defiance and were persistent in their attempts to make trouble. Matters went from bad to worse, and the troubles between the people of East bourne, who, as a rule, sympathized with the authorities in their efforts to suppress the demonstrations of the Salvationists, and the followers of the standard raised by Gen. Booth, grew in intensity. Divided the Forces. Yesterday the Eastbourne contingent of the Salvation Army was divided into four sections, which were stationed In different parts of the town. Prior to going to their posts, each soldier signi fied his or her willingness to co to prison if this was necessary to uphold what they believed to be their rights. The police were determined that the Salvationists should not hold their meet ings on the streets, and in attempting to j disperse the various sections of the army, there was considerable hustling. The Salvationists finally retired, and it was thought for a time that they would give up the idea of holding further meetings in the public thoroughfares. In the afternoon, however, sixty of the army again sallied from their barracks and proceeded to the beach, Eastbourne being situated at the extreme end of the English channel. As they wended their way to the beach they were followed by an im mense crowd, who menaced them with all manner of ill treatment. Once upon the beajh, the Salvationists knelt down on the sands in prayer. As they did so, they linked their arms, the better to repel tho assaults of the irreligious mob should the latter take it into their heads to charge upon them while at their de votions. The Martyr*.' Spirit. As the Salvationists prayed, the mob hooted and yelled, and finally made an ugiy rush upon the praying band. Some of the latter were thrown to the ground, but they immediately resumed their kneeling position and continued their praying. Several times the rushing was repeated, but tiie Salvationists paid no more attention to their assailants than they were absolutely compelled to in order to avoid being seriously hurt. A number of police were present dur ing these rushes, and the mob reviled them in emphatic language for not dis persing the Salvationists. As soon as the praying was concluded the Salvationists rose to their feet. This seemed to be the signal for a pre concerted attack, for the mob immedi ately swooped down on the devoted band, scattering them in wild disorder. Many of them were struck, kicked and otherwise ill-treaiud. The musical in struments used by the Salvationists seemed to especially excite the ire of the mob, and the persons bearing them were singled out for more than the usual Brutal Treatment. The mob eot possession of the instru ments, and, after smashing them out of shape, threw them into the sea. At this point of the disturbance a detachment of mounted police took a hand in the proceedings. Under orders from their commanding officer, they charged upon the crowd like a squadron of cavalry. They made no distinction between men and women. They rode down upon th« crowd, trampling the rowdies, male and female alike, under the feet of their horses. Many of the crowd were severely hurt by the iron shoes of the horses. The Salvationists declare that the po lice, instead of protecting them, delib lerately struck them and rode over them. ;Their clothes were torn and their hats lost. A number of the women lost their skirts and jackets in the wild rush fol lowing the charge of the police, those garments being torn off them in the des perate struggle to escape, being tram pled upon by the horses. During the melee the standard of the Salvation Army fill into the hands of the enemy. Some of the Salvationists charged upon the mob to regain their Jiag, and a fierce fight resulted. Fought for Their Flag. The Salvationists were fighting asrainst almost overwhelming odds, but they were thoroughly determined that their assailants should not make off with their standard if brawn and muscle could prevent such a catastrope. Those in possession ol the flag fought despe rately to retain it, and they inflicted very nasty blows upon those "who were attempting to get possession of it. Fi nally, however, the Salvationists re gained their standard, and, under a rain of blows, they succeeded in getting away from the mob with the flag in their possession. After some little time the Salvation ists, their clothing bedraggled and their \ races showing the marks of the ill treat ment they had received, rallied around their standard bearer. They tormed in regular lines, and. surrounded by the police, marched back to their barracks. Despite this protection, they were not safe from attack. While on the way to their barracks the mob several times charged upon them, and the police were almost powerless to prevent injuries being inflicted. Some of the more rabid of the mob got possession of vehicles and, paying no attention to the police, drove deliberately into the Salvationists' ranks with the object of running over them. Hohenlohe's Funeral. Loxdox, Jau.4.— The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Connau^ht were pre - ent today at the funeral of the late Prince Victor Ferdinand of llohenlohe, count of Qleicben, nephew of Queen Victoria, who died Dec. 31 from cancer, complicated by an attack of influenza. The funeral ceremonies took place at Suunintrdale. near Windsor. TRIED HAIIDTODIE. Guy de Maupassant Attempts to [Cmutn t Suicide. , Paris, Jan. 4.— M. Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant, the well known French author, who is seeking at Can nes to recover from the nervous disor ders from which he is suffering and which are due to overwork, attempted to committ suicide last Friday night, lie cot possession or a revolver and lired six shots at his head. Fortunately, the members of his family had -a suspicion that he intended to kill himself,. and in order to frustrate his design they had removed the bullets from the car tridges with which the revolver was loaded. After M. De Maupassant found that he could not destroy himself with the revolver, he took a razor and cut a gash in his throat, but this attempt also failed, and the injury inflicted upon himself was not serious. It was announced at the beginning of December last that M. De Maupassant was suffering from a disease of the nervous system, and that he had been ordered by his physician to take a com plete rest. Rumors were circulated that he had become insane, but these reports were strenuously denied, it being added that they were due to the jealousy of unsuccessful rivals in the field of liter ature. M. De Maupassant, it was ad mitted, was somewhat broken down and was suffering from nervous exhaustion, but his friends claimed that there was no reason to believe that his brain power was in any way impaired. M. De Maupassant was born in 1850. For seven years he studied the art of literature like an apprentice at an ordi nary trade,- and then in 1880, his editor, M. Flaubert, allowed him to make his literary debut. WAS BURIED AlilVE. A Horrifying Incident in a Rus sian Cemetery. St. Petersburg, Jan.4.— lntelligence reached here today of an accident that occurred at Proseliovitsaks, a village in Russian Poland. It appears that a phy sician who had been practicing at that place recently became ill and, to all ap pearances, died. The body was pre pared for burial and conveyed to the village cemetery, where it \vas interred. A few hours after the mourners had deDarted from the cemetery some men who were engaged about the grounds were startled by hearing a succession of the most unearthly shrieks, which, to all appearances came from the newly filled grave. At first the men fled in consternation, but in a short time their courage returned and they decided to investigate the matter. Shovels were procured and the earth was hastily re moved from the grave and the coffin lifted out. On opening the coffin, it was : found that the doctor had been alive when he was buried but that he had subsequently died from suffocation. The body gave evidence of the terri ble agony endured by the physician ' when he regained consciousness and found himself ,; in his coffin. He had made almost superhuman efforts to burst off the coffin lid, but the weight of the earth prevented this and then, frantic with the horror of his situation, the imprisoned man had bitten his fin gers to the bone. He had turned on his side, and in the agonies of suffocation had beaten his forehead against the cof fin until his head was terribly bruised. The affair has caused the greatest hor ror in Proschovitsaks. A GERMAN SENSATION. Railway Employes to Suffer in a Retrenchment Plan. Berlin*, Jan. 4.— A sensation has been caused here by the publication in the socialist papers of the city of a confi dential circular sent by the government to the directors of the different state railways. The labor agitators are seek ing to make political capital out of the circular, which they aver plainly shows that the government is inimical to the interests of the laboring classes. .. The circular declares in effect that the present financial position is such as to render necessary the adoption of a policy of retrenchment, and the direct ors ot the state railways are informed that they must reduce the wages of the employes of the roads ana dismiss all whose services can possibly be dis pensed with. How the socialists got possession of the circular is a mystery. The socialist editors, in commenting on the circular, point out that the result of the government's action will be not only a reduction of wages, but an in crease of work for those who are re tained in the employ of the railways. DAVITT TO THE TIMES. Very Unfair Comments Made on the Explosion. Loxdox, Jan. — The explosion at Dublin castle -and the efforts of con servative organs to place the responsi bility upon the shoulders of the leaders of the "physical force" party, has had ; the effect of drawing from Michael Davitt a letter, which is sent to the Times for publication. In this letter Mr. Davitt protests that it is cowardly for the Times to Insinuate that the ex plosion might be traced to his friend Ford. Mr. Davitt says it is more proba ble, as the Times' friend Pigott is dead, that that paper has another agent to preach the gospel of dynamite as Pigott did the gospel of forgery. Mr. Davitt also suggests that the explosion was due to one of the government menials, who caused it with the object of influencing the coming election in Rossendale to fill the vacancy in the house of commons caused by tne elevation of Lord llart- Ington, now the Duke of Devonshire, to the house of lords. MUSCOVITE SCANDALS. The Czar Gives Offense by Deny ing a Famine. St. .Petersburg, Jan. 4. — It is re ported that the flour recently bought by the .municipal authorities, which was found to be adulterated and totally unfit ' tor use, was originally intended for ex port, and, if it had not been for the decree prohibiting the exportation of flour, tthe fraud might never" have been discovered. A thousand wagon loads of com which was sold by a large ex porting firm to the town of. Samara has been found to be similarly adulterated. The czar has given offense by declaring publicly that no famine exists, and that there has merely been a partial failure : of the ciops. This expression of opin ion is very general in official circles. Silver Purchases Washington,- Jan. 4.— The amount of ' silver offered the treasury today aggre gated 2,025,000 ounces, and the amount purchased was 504,000 ounces, as < fol lows: Sixty-four thousand ounces at = 10,95; 100,000 ounces at . 0.9518 V &£0,000 ounces at 0.9520: 100,000 ou^i ,at 0.9523; 100,000 ounces at 0.952 A. ■■■\ tf FAIR SAILING AHEAD. Incomplete Chilian Corre spondence to Be Withheld Yet Awhile. Further Undue Delay by the South Amsrieans Is Not Looked For. Chairman Springer Stndying 1 the Surprising 1 Results of Protection. Amendment Offered Which May Mean Early Adjourn ment of the House. Washington, Jan. 4.— The corre spondence the president prepared to send to congress relating to the attack on the Baltimore's sailors will not be scut in tomorrow. In fact, there is reason to believe that some days will elapse before the public may know officially just what has passed between the department of state and Minister Egan on the one side, and the Chilian minister of foreign affairs and Minister Montt on the other. The unofficial announcement of the practical completion of the judicial pro ceedings in Valparaiso, and the inten tion of the Chilian legal authorities to punish the three Chilians convicted of participation in the assault has given satisfaction here, and is generally re garded as a distinct concession by the Chilians to the United States as show ing that there will not, iv all probability, be any further undue delay in the dis position of the case, have not, so far as can be learned, been officially made known to Secretary Blame by Minister Montt, and it may be that the latter will await the sen tence of the convicted Chilians before he presents to the secretary the conclus ions reached by the judicial authorities of his country. With matters in this promising condition, it Is therefore unlikely that a disturbing element will be introduced in the negotiations by the publication of the incomplete corre spondence. 31 til i a Was Too Hasty. New York, Jan. 4.— The Herald's Valparaiso dispatch states that Minister of Foreign Affairs Hatta scut his now famous dispatch in reply to the demands of the United States government with out submitting it to President Montt or other members of the cabinet. This in formation is procured, the Herald's cor respondent says, on reliable authority. The present ministry, it is added, is preparing another document as a sub stitute for Senor Malta's undiplomatic letter. Valparaiso, Jan. 4.— lt is stated here that the Emperor William will be proposed as an arbitrator in the Balti more case. FABHERS AND WOOL. Chairman Springer's Studies on Tariff Results. Washington, Jan. 4.— Mr. Springer, chairman of the ways and means com mittee, is putting in a great deal of time "loading up," as lie calls it, on tariff facts and figures. He has made a care ful study oi the reports|issued by Statis tician Brock.of the treasury department, and is carefully outlining the policy that will be pursued by his committee iv the way of tariff legislation. He said: "These statistics show some strange things. You know this McKinley bill was made to suit the farmer, and under it he is supposed lo get all that protec tion which the Republican party prom ised him. The tariff was put upon wool and on woolen goods. This was intendod, so they claimed, to keep out foreign competition and irive the American wool guowers a chance, but what is the result? Ac cording to the figures of the treasury department, during the nine months ended Oct. 81, under the MeKinley bill, as compared with the preceding nine months, we found there has been an in crease—not a decrease— in the amount of wool imported into the United States amounting to the unprecedented figures of 35 per cent, and on top of all this wool tell from two to three cents a pound iv value in America. "Thus it appears that while the Re publicans promised less foreign compe tition and a higher price to the farmer for his wool, under the very provisions of the measure upon which it was prom ised, wool went down in price, and more than ever was knowu in this coun try came from abroad. That was rather rough on the farmer who was told all this, and it is just such thinus as this that the Democrats will endeavor to consider." EARLY ADJOURNMENT. A Proposed Amendment Said to Predicate It. Washington, Jan. 4.— The Post to morrow will say: "The statement pub lished some time ago to the effect that leading Democrats are desirous of bringing the present session to a speedy adjournment will receive corroboration today in the amendment to the rules which will be offered by Representative McCreary, of Kentucky. Gov. Mc- Creary believes that all the appropria tion bills ought to be reported to the house within the next eighty days, so that they can receive speedy considera tion, and thus insure an early adjourn ment. Gov. McCreary's amendment is made applicable to all sessions of con gress, and reads as follows: It shall be the duty of the several commit tees haviui? jurisdiction of the general appro priation bills to report said appropriation bills to the house (except the general ile iicieucy bill) within eigiitv days after the committees are announced in along session of congress, and within forty dnys after the commencement of a short session", and if any committee fail to so report, the reasons of such failure shall be privileeed for consid eration when called for by any member. Gov. McCreary offered a rule three years ago similar to the above, with the exception that no penalty was attached for non-fulfillment. In this new rule debate is allowed, which makes the der eliction of the committee a subject of public criticism. The usual constitutional amendment to provide for woman suffrage, which has made its appearance annually for some years, will be introduced this ses sion by Representative Greenleaf, of Rochester, N. V., whose wife is presi dent of the Woman Suffrage associa tion, of New York. The proposed impeachment of Judge Boarman, ot Louisiana, which was recommended by the judiciary commit tee of the House at the close of the last session, will be astain pushed by Repre sentative Etoatner, of Louisiana, who will introduce an appropriate resolution on the subject this week. Mr. Boatner thinks the investigation of the judge __ _ Situations, Yon fanrot do better than to Help OR try a Small Want ad. in Boarding. the Globe - no. n. THE NEWS BULLETIN. Weather—Fair, no change. Alliance annual meeting today. Wheat investigation will resume today. Interesting N. T. senatorial situation. Winona has a racy sensation- Northrup's case still a mystery. Northwestern failures on the decrease* Sherman or Foraker—which ? Fifth and Second Ward unions meet. Mill City ministers file an answer. Pierce county's hermit passes away. Crisp too ill to preside. Edwards will be in his seat. Donnelly intimates fusion. Salvation Army mobbed in England. Man buried alive in Eussia. Fair sailing in the Chilian affair. No decision in the Nebraska case. Grov, Merriam fills several offices. Fatal hotel fire in Chicago- Dr. Graves denies a confession. Dakota counties win. De Maupassant tries to suicide. Labor sensation in Germany. Alleged conspiracy in Chicago. RUN OF THE MARKETS. Chicago grain pits were deserted a large portion of the time yesterday on account of n deep interest In the annual election of offi cers. Trading of a holiday character and lower prices ruled throughout the day. Jan uary wheat lost Vfce at KHfeC and May Is down V2eat9l&BC In corn January lost lc, Febru ary 3,ie, and May at :J3Vse, :jS5g3 and 4U6e respectively. January oats dropped 2c at 2se, and May Is down le at 31c. Pork got a raise of 10c January and 12V2C May at §10.52 tt' and §11.071,2- A broad, active market, following an an*, spicious opening, characterized Wall street dealings yesterday, aud from a business point of view, or in relation to the increase 5n values, the day may be noted as the very Dest since the Baring collapse started the lone-continued selling movement. ought to begin anew, and will frame his resolution to that effect. An effort will probably be made dur ing the present session *ot congress to admit the territory of Oklahoma to statehood. An official of the government who recently madu an inspection of tbe prison facilities there coir.es back to Washington with r.n enthusiastic ao* count of the rapid growth and advance* meat of Oklahoma. It is learned from an authoritative source that an effort will be made dur ing this congress to repeal the disability pension law, which the Republicans passed at the last session, aud adopt in its place a per diem service pension bill. Representative Blanchard says the river and harbor bill will be ready to b« presented to the house by March 1. NEW COINS IX DEMAND. Director Leech States Some Facts in the Matter. Washixgtox, Jan. 4:— The director ■of the mint today received a box con taining $50 worth of new silver coins, half-dollars, quarters and dimes, and he was immediately besieged by applicants tor sample sets. One set he sent to the president and several others were dis tributed among friends. The others were disposed of at their market value. By evening his box was empty, but the applicants wer2 stilt coming. These new coins are being made out of the silver contained in the uncurreut coins stored In the treasury. There was 323,000,003 worth of this money at face value at the beginning of the present year, and this has been reduced gradu ally until there is now but*lo.ooo,oJo on hand. Half a million was taken to Phila delphia recently for the purpose of turning out the new coins. It was melted up at once, and it was found when the resulting bars were weighed that there had been a loss by abrasion of *;>,OOJ, or a little over 1 per cent. This was a surprise to the otticers of the treasury, who expected that there would be at least 7 per cont loss. The differ ence between the face value of the coin and the actual value tias to be paid to the treasurer in order to balance his ac counts, and this constitutes the cost of the new coinage. There is now an available fund of ?22,000 on hand for this purpose, aud Mr. Leech, director of the mint, esti mates that with this he can coin about a million dollars In the new designs. He hopes to get an appropriation of $100,000 from the present congress with which to continue the work, and he thinks that with this he can turn out $5,000,000 in new coins and thus supply the de mand. The present fund will last about three months. The coins received to day were struck at the Pniladelphia mint on Saturday. Mr. Leech made the following state ment today in regard to the arrange ment said to have been completed be tween Germany and Austria-Hungary to demonetize the silver coins known as the "veroins thalers": "All the Aus trian uuion thalers now in Germany are considered national coins in that empire. In fact all the vereiu (union) thalers are now jn Germany, and tiie amount is variously estimated at from 4JU,ooo,o;id to 500,000.000 marks, or about $1J;),OJO,OJO. The Austrian verein thalers which it is proposed to melt down are embraced in this amount. They are variously estimated at from 75.000,000 to '.«, 000,000 marks, that is, from £18.000,000 to $:io,tKK),OOO. From the dispatch it would seem as if Aus tria-Hungary had decided to buy those silver coins and melt them into bars for the reason that silver florins are quoted below their value on 'chauee." CRISP CAXXOT PRESIDE. A Speaker Pro Tempore to Bo Elected. Wasiiixgtox, Jan. 4.— lt is definitely settled that Speaker Crisp will not call the house of representatives to order to morrow when it reconvenes after thu customary Christmas recess. Thu speaker continues to improve in health, but his recovery is very slow and ho has not yet progressed far enough to make it safe for him to leave his room. The house will bo called to order to morrow by Clark Kerr. Mr. McMiliin, a member of the rates committee, said tonight that the house would then pro ceed to the election of a speaker pro tempore. Either tomorrow or next day a resolution will be presented in the house definining the jurisdiction of the several committees in legislative mat ters. It is not (v^ a cted that it will en counter any opposition. After its adop tion a call of states for the introduction, of bills will be had. Back to Duty. Washixgtox, Jan. 4.— First Assist ant Gen. Whitfield has returned to the city from Ohio, where he took part In the political contest in the interest of Seuator Sherman. He regards the elec tion or Laylin as speaker of the house a great victory for Sherman, and says that the senator l:as enough votes pledged In caucus to secure his election.