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A NEW WAR SECRETARY.
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The President Names Stephen
B. Elkins, of West Virginia.
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Sketch of the Career of the New
Cabinet Officer.
STKPHKN B. ELKINS.
President Harrison has named Stephen B.
Elkins, of West Virginia, Secretary of War,
to succeed Redfleld Proctor, of Vermont,
who has taken ex-Senator Edmonds's seat in
the United States Senate.
Mr. Elkins was born in Ohio in 1841 and
f at an early age moved with his parents to
Missouri. After going to the common
Ko want, tn th? TTniTersitv of Mis
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souri, from which institution he graduated
with honor. He studied law immediately
thereafter and was soon admitted to the
Bar. In 1863 he turned his eyes to the far
West and joined the expedition of Territorial
officers bound for Arizona and New Mexico.
Ex-Governor R. C. McCormick, who
was then Governor of the new Territory
of Arizona, headed the expedition.
Ever since that time he
and Mr. Elkins have been bo3om friends and
have offices together in this city. Mr Elkins
settled in New Mexico, and began to pracV
< tice law. It did not take him long to fearn
how to speak fluently and write correctly
the Spanish language. In a few years he
had tne largest law practice in the Territory,
and was considered a rising young mau. His
popularity increased so rapidly that he was
electKl a delegate to Congress in 1873, and
re-elected in 1875. Secretary Blaine was
8peaker in Congress when Mr. Elkins arrived
in Washington, and from that time
dates their firm and uninterrupted friendship.
He al6<? met at the Capital Senator
Henry G. Davis, of West Virginia, and in
1874 he married the Senator's eldest daugh
ter in Baltimore.
It is said he made a great deal of money by
investments in silvtr mining in Colorado.
Later te bought an interest in the coal neicu
?I West Virginia, and has his home at Piedmont,
that State. His wealth comprises
property in New Mexico, Colorado and West
Virginia. He spends a great part of his
time in New York City, whence he directs
his vast business interests. In the campaign
of 1884 Mr. Blkins superintended operations
for his friend, Mr. Blaine. His conversion
to the Republican party took place in 1870.
Mr. Elkins looks like a typical Westerner,
being over six feet high, broad shouldered
and well proportioned. His face is always
cleanly shaven and exhibits a firm set jaw
and well rounded cheeks. His complexion is
ruddy and he gives one at a glance the idea
of great physical strength and mental activity.
HEB CBEW LOST.
The Steamer West Coast Driven on a
Reef by Heavy Seas.
?~ Nine of the crew of the shipwrecked
steamer Weet Coast lost their lives off Mendocino,
CaL. in trying to gain the shore in a
small boat. !
The steamer was being hauled alongside
the wharf, at Point Arena, when her moorings
parted and her stern lines -fouled the
propeller. Captain Genie ordered sails
noisted at once, and the steamer had just
gained headway when two heavy seas struck
her, driving heron the South Reef.
Ten of the crew took to the small boat, but
it capsized, and two engineers, two mates,
the cook, the cabin boy and three sailors
were drowned.
The only persons saved were the Captain,
the fireman and two seamen. The West
Coast carried a cargo of railroad ties. She
will be a total loss. Her owner is H. Garthwait,
ol San Francisco. She is valued at
1300,000, and is partly insured
THE CHEROKEE STRIP.
Ail Agreement Reached for Its Sale
to the United States.
After more than two years of
negotiations and four visits of the
Cherokee Commission to Tahlequab,
Indian' Territory, an agreement has
been finally consummated whereby the
Cherokees agreed to part with thentitle
to the strip, and only the action of
the United States is needed to make it public
land. The price finally agreed upon is
18,595,736.12. The two commissions decided
upon the terms of the agreement and immediately
submitted it to the National
Council for ratification. It must now be
ratified by Congress.
By the terms of the agreement the United
States agrees to remove all unauthorized
persons trom the strip, and these Cherokees
now residents upon the strip may take
eighty acres of land ejeo, which shall cover
their improvements.
' TAXPAYERS IN A KI0T.
A Repetition of the Scenes ot 18S4
Narrowly Averted in Cincinnati.
The bloody court house riot of 1884 came
near being re-euacted at Cincinnati, Ohio, a
few mornings ago. A crowd of taxpayers
crushed into the County Treasurer's ofiles to
i?v their taxes and avoid the penalty. The
tills bein? delayed, mads it "impossible to
take all the money presented.
One man shore J a revolver under the n033
of the receiving clerk, threatening to shoot
if the money was not accepted. The crowd
outside becam9 riotous', throwing stones
through the windows. One man was hit and
knocK? l insensible, while two women were
crushed nearly to death.
A large police reserve was called out, and
by ~igorou3 measures the rioters were
dm en off.
SIX BANKS FAIL,
Private Concerns in Pennsylvania
and Virginia Suspend.
A dispatch from Tyrone, Penn., says The
doors of the Tyrone Bank, a private concern,
were closed a few mornings ago. The
following notice gives au ine inrormatioii
obtainable as to the cause of the failure, a?
the stockholders are either out of town o
refuse to talk. "A drain on the resource.;
compels this bank to close for the present.*'
The liabilities are estimated at 575,000, witu
assets supposed to amount to $5r,,U0i'. No
other banks will be affected by tne failure.
A dispatch from Woodstock. Va., say?:
Five banks controlled by Rosenberger,
Siiirely & Co., have be?n closed in the
Hhenandoah Valley. The banks are in Warranto;!.
Gordonsvitle, Basic City, Wavnssboro
and Newmarket. The liabilities of
Rosen tierger, Shirely & Co. are about
$150,000. The small shopkeepers suffer
most. Tightness in the monjy market is
assigned as the cause of the failure.
*or the first time iu fifty-six years a murder
has occurred in Ice aud. The population
is 66 000, but the islaud has n "> use for jails
and criminal courts. The recent murder
has caused as muca excitement as would ba
felt in the capitals of Europj ove;- a general
war
THE UEWS EPITOMIZED.
Eastern and Middle States.
Rat Richards and John P. JohnsoD,aged
sixteen years, of Ellsworth, Me., were
drowned while skating. Winfleld Huntley,
his son Horan, and Alexander Huntley, all
of Machias, Me., were drowned while crossing
Hadley Lake in a boat.
Edward M. Field, son of Cyrus w.
Field, has been indicted by the Grand Jury
in New York City for forgery in the second
degree. Field is said to have secured 8113,000
by a forge! bill of lading
Rear Admiral Thomas Patterson*,
United States Navy, died suddenly at his
home in New Brighton, Staten Island, N.
Y. Death was due to heart failure. He
was born in Troy, N. Y., February 8, 1822.
Mrs. Nancy Britt Ke.vnedy, the oldest
womtn in Augusta, Me., died a few mornings
since. At an early hour she got up and
commenced praying that she might die, and
continued her prayers for nearly three uarters
of an hour, when she fell to the
floor dead. Her age has been extensively
reported as 118.
John Hoey, who was deposed from the
Presidency of the Adams Express Company
"Waw VAwlr Pi'fw loaf. HofrtKar Koonnca nf
transactions which the directors thought
bad resulted in his personal enrichment to
the detriment of the finances of the Company,
has effected a settlement with the corporation,
by the returning of about $500,000.
Bernard Readt, aged twenty-seven, and
Henry Linnen, aged twenty-one years,
at Pittston, Penn., were hoisted up a coal
mine shaft for the purpose of removing
several huge pieces of ice. When they had
ascended about 350 feat one of the massive
icicles became detached and fell upon them.
Ready was instantly killed and Linnen
fatally in jure j.
The National Commissioners for New
York State oi the World's Fair?Messrs.
Depew, Allen and Thacher?5ave a dinner at
Delmonico's, New York City, for the purpose
of "considering New York's duty and interest
as related to the World's Columbian Exposition."
Speeches were made by Chauncey
M. Depew, G. M. Davis. VV. T. Baker, Thomas
W. Palmer, J. leaver Page and others.
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South and West.
Samuel Gomper3 was re-elected President
of the American Federation of Labor
by the Birmingham (Ala.) Convention.
A railroad accident at Buck Tunnel,
Leadvilie, Col., resulted in killing four trackmen.
Two colored prisoners m Live Oak, Fla.,
suspected of killing P. D. Parramoreof Valdosta.
Ga., were lynched by a mob. A
tramp was lynched at Emmett, Nevada
County, Ark., for assaulting Alias Bettie McGough,
a school teacher.
A boiler used bv some stone contractors
in Springfield, Mo., exploded, killing
Engineer Philip Davis, Assistant Engineer
RoDert Baer and George CrewB.
The first colored mau in this country to
be elevated to the Catholic priesthood was
ordained a few mornings ago at the Cathedral
in Baltimore, Ma., by Cardinal Gibbons.
He is Charles Randolph Uncles, of
Baltimore.
Fire destroyed nearly all the eastern half
of Truckee, Cal. The loss is over $50,000. A
dozen men were injured.
Fifty cadets and about twenty officers,
being one-fifth of the whole number of cadets
and officars of the Naval Academy u.t
Annapolis, Md., were at one time in the
clutches of the grip.
. Thomas H. Allen & Co.. cotton brokers
of Memphis, Tenn., who have been la business
there for twenty-five years, hava'?all(d
with liabilities of *544,000.
John Stephens, colored, was killed, and
Dr. D. Hudson and his son George, whites,
were mortally wounded in a fight between
whites and colored men near Coatburg, Ala
Washington.
Superintendent or Census Robert P.
Porter's youngest daughter, Alice, aged
three years, died in Washington after a Jong
and lingering illness.
Assistant Secretary Crounz issued
from Washington the official advertisement
for the sale of the old Custom House in Wall
street, New York, on January 90, 1893. The
minimum price for which the property will
be sold is 14,000,000, the purchaser to rent
the building to the Government until the
new Custom House is completed.
The Navy Department has taken steps toward
securing transports and coaling vessels
for use in case a war with Chili should become
necessary.
The Major-General commanding the army
has issued a general order giving the names
of officers and enlisted men who distinguished
themselves bv "soeciallv meritorious acts or
conduct in service" during the year 1890 and
in the recent campaign in Soutn Dakota.
Acting Secretary Grant has approved
the revised plans tor the railroad bridge
over the North River at New York City.
The plans provide that the bridge shall be
130 feet above mean tide, fifteen feet higher
than the Brooklyn Bridge.
Speaker Crisp wrote a letter to Representative
R. Q. Mills, of Texas, asking him
if he would accept the second place on the
Way8 and Means Committee. Mr. Mills
replied, declining to serve in that position.
CHiEF Justice Fuller announced in the
United States Supreme Court that the decisions
of the lower court in the cases of
Charles Mcllvaine and Nipola Trezza, the
two murderers lying under sentence at Sing
Sing, N. Y., are confirmed, and the sentence
must be carried out.
speaker urisp nas appointed v?. oarret,
correspondent of tha Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution,
clerk to the Speaker, vice Asher
C. Hinds, who served Speaker Reed.
The funeral services of the late Senator
Preston B.:Plumb,of Kansas, took place in the
Senate Chamber at Washington. The President
and his Cabinet, the Supreme Court,
the Senators, the Diplomatic Corps and numbers
of the Lower House filled all available
space. Senator Peffer delivered an
eulogy on his dead colleague.
The "casket, preceded by the Congressional
Committee, was then convened to the special
c-tr at the Pennsylvania station. The
Congressional Committee had a special car
for their use during the trip. The two car3
were attached to the Columbia express train,
which le;t the city at 3:25 o'clock for Emporia,
Kan.
Foreign.
The German Reichstag adopted th9 commercial
treaties with Austria-Hungary, Italy
and Belgium; Emperor William has mada
Chancellor.von Caprivi a Count for his success
with the treaties.
A destitute woman, who had bean put
out of her home, threw herself and her baby
beneath a train in Chesfer, Eugland. Bom
were killei.
The English holders pi Virginia debt
scrip decided at a meeting held in Lon'lon to
accept the terms of the agreement effected
between the Virginia State Debt Commission
and the Olcott Committee for the settlement
of tha Virginia State debt.
The daughter of President .Barillas, of
ttuateniaia, nas Just bsen married to a Salvadorian,
Sinor Ojeda. The bride's portion
is $4,000,000. The wedding feast was a magnificent
affair.
Brazil's Congress reassembled at Rio
Janeiro. President Peixotto. in his message
to it, said the overthrow of Fonseca sbowe I
tse people's virility. Minor revolts were
reported trom Espirito Santo, Bahia au l
Pernambuco.
According to advices received lro:u
Father Kutgo?, the Vicar Apostolic of Mongolia,
Father Minn, a Chinese priest, and a
thousand native Christians were massacre I
during the recent troubles iu Northern
China.
cxeorge w. Hastings. Member of the
British Parliament for East Worcestershire,
was arrc-sted on a charze of bavins: embtzzled
the sum of $140,000 from an estate
of which he was a trustee.
An engagement has taken place at Tortillas
Tamaulipas, between the Mexican
iroops and the insurgents. The insurgents
were defeated with three men killed an 1 a
number wounded.
The Government of Honduras has grante i
the exclusive privilege for a period of t"u
years to Gilbert P. Cotton and Dr. K. *'ru:<gartner,
as representatives of tlie Louisi&n i
Lottery Company of New Orleans,to opsraiw
a lottery in the Republic.
Daniel Monroe, formerly Sheriff of
Monroe County, Mo., a defaulter, on his
deatube 1 in Tex is, has confessed to the murder
of Christopher McAllister, a young
farjier of Missouri, for wnose murder a j
Swede named \ndarsan waj 1 rnuked.
PRESTON B. PLUMB DEAD.
Hie Kansas Senator Stricke?
Suddenly at Washington.
A Review of His Life and Publio
Services.
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PRESTOS B. PLUMB.
Preston B. Plumb, a Senator of the United
States from the State of Kausas. died a few
days ago in Washington of apoplexy. This
news, passing from hi3 lodging in a plain
brick house, diagonally opposite to th9
Ebbitt House, on Fourteenth street, near
several of the hotels, spread abroad rapidly,
creating a profound impression of astonishment
and regret.
It was a clear case of overwork and inattention
to the laws of nature. The Senator has
been known for years as the most
Dushing, energetic, hard-working member
of the Senate. A year ago
he began to fail, his brain became
' affected, and throbbing headaches became
more and more frequent. His physicians
warned him that continuance of his labors
meant death, but he refused to heed their
warnings. He continued to worn with the
euergv of a steam engine, and, when still
apparently in full vigor, and with many
years of life before him, he died. S
About 2 o'clock in the morning of the fatal
day he aroused his landlord, Mr. Jennings,
and asked him to send for a doctor. Dr.
Philip S. Wales. ex-Surgeon-Generalof
the Navy, was summoned, and
remained in charge of the case
until the end. Hypodermic injections
were administered, ana about 7 o'clock in
the morning the Senator became unconscious,
and continued in a state of coma,
with scarcely any intermission, until his
death.
There were round his bedside at the time
of his death, be-ides his physician, SurgeonGeneral
Wales, B. F. Menniken, who for
many years has been clerk of the Committee
on Public Lands, of which Senator Plumb
was chairman, and has acted as his private
secretary; his landlord and other.'attendants.
A distressing inci ent is tbe fact that
Mrs. Plumb, who is an invalid at
Emporia, Kan., telegraphed as soon as
informed of her husband's death a request
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not to emoaim^uB uuu/ uu>u ? ..
that death had occurred. 8ha followed
this with another dispatch explaining that
the Senator suffered from an attack of prostration
last summer and had lain as one dead
for several hours.
The body of Senator Plumb was given in
charge of the undertaker at 12:12, or twentytwo
minutes after his death, and the process of
embalming was finished an hour afterward.
This was done by the direction of the Sergeant-at-Arms
of the Senate and after Dr.
Wales had pronounced Senator Plumb dead.
Dr. Wales declares positively that Senator
Plumb died of apoplexy at 11:50 o'clock.
Sketch of His Career.
Preston B. Plumb was born in Ohio, in
1S37. Before he became a lawyer and a
banker he worked at the case as a practical
printer. He moved to Kansas in 1S56 and
took part in much ot the early exciting
history of that State. Unlike
most Senators of long service,
he did not undergo a previous apprenticeship
in the lower House of Congress, but came
straight to the Senate in 187". He had previously
served in many importaut positions
in the Kansas Legislature, closing his career
there as Speaker. During the war be fought
his way up from a Second Lieutenancy to the
Lieutenant-Colonelshipof the Eleventh Kansas
Infantry.
Senator Plumb has served fourteen years
in the Senate, and two years ago was reelected
for a term which would have expired
In 1895. He was one of the bast known
men in Congress. His tall, athletic
form, his swinging Western gait, hia
breezy method' of speaking, and hia
rugged independence and originality
of thought ana action made him a notable
man, and he was a power on all questions to
wfeich he gave his mind, lie was an ommverous
reader and an untiring worker. In
the few days that the present Congress has
been in session he had submitted moro than
thirty bills of a more or less public character.
New Yorkers have been especially Interested
in Senator Plucnb's efforts to induce
Congress to order the removal of General
Grant's body from Riverside to Washington.
He introduced a bill to that effect in the last
session of Congress and again within a few
days, and was preparing to push the measure
vigorously.
The Senator leaves two unmarried daughters,
who are now living with their mother
at their home in Emporia, Kan.; a son of
twenty-two years of age, now under treatment
for his eyesight in Philadelphia, and u
boy of twelve and a girl of fourteen at scho(d
In Pennsylvania.
FIFTY-SECOND^ CONGRESS.
In the Senate.
8tk Day.?Mr. Manderson presided over
the Senate as President pro tern The
Standing and Select Committees were announced
The nomination of Stephen
B. Elkins to be Secretary of
War was received from the President
and referred to the Committee on Military
Affairs Hill's credentials as Senator
Irom New York were filed After speeches
by Mr. Turpie, of Indiana, in favor of choosing
Presidential Electors by the popular vote,
and by Mr. Stewart, of Nevada, on the silver
question, the Senate went into executive
session.
9th Day.?Among the bills introduced
am referred wero the following: By Mr.
'.handler?To enlarge the ship room' and
increase the comforts of immigrants. By
Mr. Morgan?To establish a court of appeals
in the District of Columbia The resolution
for an increase of the messenger force
was presented and agreed to?-A communication
from the Court o.' Claims transmitting
awards in certain Frenca spoliation
claims cases was presented, and referred
to the Commictee on Claims
Mr. Stanfor.1, accompanied by his colleague,
Mr. Felton, took the oath of office
for his new Senatorial term, and then introduced
several bills, among them being
one for the extension of the Ex-cutive Mansiou
After a short executive session, as a
mark of respect to the memory of the late
Representative Ford, of Michigan, the Senate,
at 1:1U, adjourned.
xn mo m/uic.
6th Day.?There were but few Representatives
present when the House met at
noon .Mr. Mcilillin reoorted a rule designating
the committees, which were the same
as last year, except that the Committee
on Indian Depredations is droppaJ, the
membership of Ways aud Means increased
to fifteen and that. o? the
^uadro Centennial and on Irrigation to
eieven, and the name of the Commerce Committee
cuanged to Interstate and Foreign
Commerce. The power to designate chairmen
to succeed any who may die is gi'.en to
the Speaker A current resolution providing
tor a holiday reu9ss uutil Tuesiay, January
5, was adopted.
An old woman In the poor-house at
Butte, Mont., has received notice
that she is heir to an immense estate
in England. As is usual in such cases,
a horde of relatives springs up, anxious
to take charge of the dear old
lady for the rest of her life. People
never have so many devoted friends
as when they inherit vast fortunes.
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RESCUED IN MID-OCEAN.
The Steamer Abyssinia Burned,
But All Hands Saved.
Spontaneous Combustion of Cotton
Caused the Disaster.
Great excitement was caused in London,
England, when the news was published to
the effect that the Guion Line steamship
Abyssinia, Captain Murray, had been
burned at sea five days after sailing from
New York for Liverpool. The passengers
tuiu ulc" w ci o l CX'UOU xjy mu aucamoi up od
of the North German Lloyd's, bound from
New York for Bremen.
At midnight, three days after the acciaeftt,
the Spree landed the passengers and
crew of the Abyssinia at Southampton,
England. They were all iu fair condition,
having recovered from the shock which
their rough experience had given many of
them, especially the women passengers.
The Abyssinia^ voyage was without
especial incident until the fifth day out. It
was about noon when the signs of a fire were
discovered by the crew. Care was taken
not to alarm" the passengers, and Captain
Murray made every effort to smother the
fire, which had evidently been smoldering in
the cargo for some time.
When an attempt was made to ascertain
its extent, a volume of smoke, thick and
suffocating, drove back the explorers. It
soon became evident that the vessel was beyond
saving, and the passengers were quietly
told to make preparations to leave, the
crew laboring, meantime, to keep back the
flames, which threatened to burst from the
hold.
The passengers behaved well, even the
women showing wonderful courage under the
circumstances. All eyes were strained for a
sail, while the growing heat of the deck told
of increasing danger. The flag of distress
was hoisted, ana the horizon anxiously
scanneJ. At length the Spree came in sight,
and immediately directed her course toward
the burning vessel.
Captain Willigerod, of the Spree, lost no
time iu questions. He asked Captain
Murray the condition of his shiD, and on receiving
a reply, instantly caused his boats to
be lowered. The German sailors quickly
manned them, and made for the burning
vessel. The sea was not running high, and
trausshipment was accomplished without
mucu danger.
Tue first let down into the boats were the
women, no distinction being made between
saloon and steerage passengers. A sturdy
sauor carried down each of the children,
ttieir mothers following. Then came the
male passengers, and the crew last of all,
Captaiu Murray going in the last boat. All
were safely put on board the Spree.
An hour's delay and all would have been
iost. The Abyssinia was a sheet of flames,
and as the Spree steamed on her way with
the rescued Abyssinians the mainmast fell
A great swell was on at the time and the
passengers were drenched in their transit to
the Spree. The weather was not very cold
at the time, but just as the rescue was being
effected a snowstorm arose and raged for a
short tim*.
From the time tha fire wa3 discovered by
a man smelling smoke in the hold, until Cap*
tain Murray left the the blazing boat, was
not two hours.
There were only six women on the Abyssinia
and three infants. The crew numbered
eighty-eight, the steerage thirty-nine
and tne second cabin twenty.
The passengers were permitted to take
with them such belongings as they could
carry about their persons, other baggage being
sacrificed with the cargo. Captain vVilligerod
gave Captain Murray accommodations
In his own quarters, and the crew of the
Spree were equally hospitable to their fellow
seamen, while both cabin and steerage
passengers found sufficient accommodations,
the passenger list of the Spree not being
large.
After the Abyssinia had been abandoned
the fire gained rapid headway, as could be
seen from the Spree, and the vessel must
have gone down soon after. The Spree proceeded
on its course without delay. Captain
Murray thinks that the fire originate 1 spontaneously
in the car^o ot cotton, of which
there were over a thousand bales, destined
for Liverpool. The passengers were taken in
charge by the agents of tbe Guion Line.
The burne 1 vessel was an iron, bark
rigged, screw steamer, of 2340 tons net an 1
36ol tons grosf. She was built at Govau,
Scotland, in 1370. She was 353 feit long by
forty-two feet seven inches beatn and thirtyfour
feat depth of hold. She had compound
engines of 5l!0 horse powe?\
AMERICAN BLOOD SHED.
United States Troops Battle with
Mexican Revolutionists.
Captain John G-. Bourke, of the United
States Army, with nineteen cavalrymen and
infantry, met sixty Mexican revolutionists
at a place called the. Retamal, in Starr
County, Texas, seven miles from where
Catarino Garza crossed into Mexico, near
Sagoulia, that day.
As a result Corporal Chatiles S. Edstrom
lies dead at Fort Ringgold with t vo bullets
in his head and one in his body, while Lieutenant
Charles Hayes was knocked from his
horse by a bullet glancing across his chest
At 6:30that evening Deputy Mars al M.
A. Banada, of Hidalgo County, informed
Captain Bourko that a large body of revolutionists
was rendezvousing below and
would make a crossing at the Grulia Ranch
the same night to attack Ce.margo.
Captain Bourke at once moved out with
Lieutenant Hayes and nineteen men, half of
wh,om were mounted, to prevent it. They
reached the Grulla at 9 p. m. and placed under
guard Deputy United States Marshal
Thomas Garzo, who gave information of the
revolutionists' rendezvous, and with him
marched for the Retamal, a collection of
springs within one mile of that place.
At 12:20 next morning the United States
forces dismounted by Captain Bourke's
orders and advanced carefully on the
revolutionists, with orders to make no reply
to a challenge.
"Quieu vivaF' came from the enemy's
pickets, and no answer being made the
advance was fired on by the revolutionists'
pickets.
Then Captain Bourke gave the order,
"Fire kneeling," and this was followed by
three volleys, which made the revolutionists
break and run.
Deputy Tomas Garza escaped during the
confusion. Being very dark. Captain
Bourke, not knowing the ground, did not
pursue, but returned to the river, where he
neard the revolutionists had three skiffs
ready to cross.
After staying there a short time he took
up the line of march again for the Retaale
Springs, where the revolutionists were well
posted. They opened fire on him at once,
Killing Corporal Edstrom and wounding
T iftufononf H'OVOC
Captain Bourke's flankers beins; driven in,
his handful of bluejackets at once advanced.
They were outnumbered four to one, and in
short order Garza's men ran.
Lieutenant Hayes's horse was recaptured,
with the complete outfit of one of the revolutionists,
consisting of a Wiuchester rifle,
120 rounds of cartridges, saddle, bridle and
a white badge, worn on his hat, with
"Libres frontierizos" (free frontier) on it in
large black letters.
'lhis gallant and timely attack upon them
undouotedly prevented the sacniug of
Catnargo, as was intended that night.
These men came from the coast counties
and were a party of several hundred, one'
section being orciere t to rendezvous near
.Los Angeles, near Laredo, to cross above
Fort Mcintosh, the second to cross at Cardizo,
to draw Mexicau troops from Guerrero, J
Mier and Camargo, so as to leave the latter
piace unguarded lor un nttacx by tb<? body
that Captain Bourke aud men defeated.
Commissioner Lajte of the Department
of Agriculture of Alabama, has issued a circular
to every State Agricultural Commissioner
in the cotton-crowing Stat?s calling
a convention of the farmers of the cottongrowing
States to consider the expediency
und practicability of decreasing the acreage
of cotton in the South. He names Montgomery
as the most suitable place.
French physicians advance the theory
that the diseise prevailing as an enidemic
throughout Europe is not really influenza,
but a malady of a typhoid form. The num
ber of its victims in Galicia alone is reported
at over 30,090, aud it 19 spreading, or rather
hr?abincr out here and there as if subject to
uo law.
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WHITTIER'S BIRTHDAY,
The Aged Poet Spends It Quietly Witb
a Friend at Newburyport, Mass.
JOHN GREE.VLEAF WHiTTTBR.
John Greenleaf Whittier, the poet,
celebrated his eighty-fourth birthday in
Newburyport, Mass., at the home of Harriet
Livermore, the schoolmistress of "Snow
Bound." It Is now occupied by Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Cartland, with whom he has
spent nearly three-fourths of the past year,
in Newbnryport and at the mountains.
Mr. Whittier is an early riser, ana mat |
morning he came down to breakfast at the
regular time, declaring he felt better than
usual, although he was a little afraid that he
might not be able to .stand the fatigue of the
occasion. With him for the day were
his two nieces from Portland, Me., Mrs.
B6rry and Mrs. 8. T. Pickard, who was
accompanied by her husband, the editor of
the Portland Iranacript.
As the venerable poet dreads anything in
the nature of ceremony earnest efforts were
made to prevent any public receptions, but
a number of relatives and intimate friends
called, and those he seemed very glad
to see. He also received the Haverhill
Whittier Club, as he could
not find it in his heart to refuse,
| for everything relating to the home of his
[ boyhood touches him deeply, and the fathers
and mothers of some of this club were his
old school fellows and playmates.
There was one unusually interesting feature
in the morning's reception, and that
was the reunion of old schoolmates. With
the party which left Haverhill in a special
car at 8:15 a. m. came three grayheaded
persons who had been to school
with Mr. Whittier in the picturesque
old school-house at East Haverhill.
Theae were James H. Carleton, of Haverhill;
Mrs. Warren Ordways, nee Caroline
Foote, of Bradford, and Thomas B. Garland,
of Dover, N. H. The club brought an
extremely pretty floral gift.
A unique souvenir was that sent by the
teachers and pupils of the publie schools in
West Point, Calaveras County, Cal.
From the ladies of Winchester, Va., came
a paper cutter made of wood from Fort JLoudon.
which was built in that place by George
Washington in 1755.
Floral gifts were everywhere. All day
long messages of congratulation were received.
The eighty-fourth birthday of the poet
was very generally observed at Amesbury,
Mass. Exercises were held in the public
schools, and in the evening the Whittier
Chautauqua Circle and the Methodist Church
held entertainments *in honor of the day.
Mr. Whittier has resided in Amesbury most
of the time since 1836.
LATER TOW?.
About five hundred and fifty sons of New
England celebrated Forefathers' Day with
the eighty-sixth anniversary dinner at Sherry's,
In New York City. J. Pierpont Morgan
presided. After the feasting there were
speeches by the Rev J. H. Twitcbell, the
Rev. Dr. Huntington, Dr. Cbauncey' M.
Depew, Isaac H. Bromley, uenerai xxoraco
Porter, and the Hon. John DaJzill.
The Bank of Greenville, Miss., has assigned;
liabilities nearly ?1,000,000.
Jerome L Case, a manufacturer and
horse breeder of Racine, Wis., died in that
city a few days ago, aged nearly seventy
years. His fortune amounts to about 15,
000.000, and his threshing-machine works
cover forty acres. His stable still includes
the famous Phallas and Jay Eye See.
John P. Richardson, one of the richest
men of the South, died at Chattanooga,
Tenn., the victim of cigarettes. His wealth
was estimated at ?2,000,003 and he was perhaps
the* greatest cotton planter in the
United States. Heart failure set in, due to
the absorption of nicotine. His life was insured
for 8103,000.
Oscar, Baron WoJel Tarlsbury of Christiana,
Norway, died In a barn at Albert
Lea, Minn., a short time after he received a
remittance of $5000, with information of the
death of his father and his own succession.
The young baron went on a spree, which
ended his life, as soon as he received the
news.
The Senate in executive session confirmed
the nomination of Stephen B. Elkins to be
Secretary of W ar.
The United States Treasury Department
has completed the coinage of trade-dollar
bullion into silver dollars. The amount
coined was 4,365,631 ounces. Unless Congress,
by legislation, directs that the silver
purchased each month be coined, no more
silver dollars will be coined.
While 200 laborers were returning from
work upon the Sulmona and Isernia Railway
in Italy they were overtaken by a ter- j
rifle snowstorm. Many of the men were
suffocated in drifts and others were frozen to
death. Fifteen bodies were recovered and
twenty of the men were reported as missing.
The new Quebec (Canada) Cabinet, with
if, De Boucherville as Premier, has beef
sworn in.
PTJ.OMTNENT PEOPLE.
Mrs. Mary A. Livermore is seventy
years old.
Russell Sage was once a school teacher
in Vermont.
Queen Victoria's granddaughters now
outnumber her grandsons by almost three
to one.
Speaker Crisp keeps order with a beau>
tiful new gavel made of Georgia pine inlaid
with gold.
The Grand Army of the Republic in Indiana
will probably erect a monument to the
late Governor Hovey.
Gladstone, since middle age, has grown
two inciies shorter, while the iucreasei size 1
of his head forces turn to wear a much larger I
bar.
i he Czar of Russia was married on the J
I birthday of the Prince ot Wales. Thefrince
of Wales was married on the birthday of the
Czir of Russia.
The anniversary of the death of the Prince
Consort.^ thirty years ago, was obssrved by
Queen Victoria by memorial services in the
Koval Mausoleum at Windsor.
Professor Agassiz, of Harvard College,
declares that iu his opinion Dom Pedro, the
late ex-Emperor of Brazil, was the best
practical geologist in the world.
It is only a few years ago that F. T. Dubois.
now Senator "from Idaho, with a salary
of $5000 a year, was trying hard to get a
twelve hundred dollar clerkship in Washington.
Mrs. Taylor^Little Washington, Penn.,
is known as the Oil Queen, because she has
accumulated a fortuue of $3,000,000 by personal
investments in the Ritchie County
fields.
Sir Edwin Arnold says that thore is a curious
little brown birthmark on the poat
Tennyson's neck; a spjt that looks as if a
drop of wine had falbu there ani stained
the skin.
J
V
TEMPERANCE
^ THE WIVES' APPEAL.
Some ladies of Rhineland, Austria, recently
sent a petition to the burgomaster of
Mettman in tne following strain' "We, your
petitioners, pray your police officers may
visit the inns of this place to prevent oar
husbands and sons from staying there far
into the night, while we, vour petitioners,
are at home anxiously awaiting them from
their daily labors. Furthermore, we are of
opinion that the moneys squandered there
could be more advantageously spent at
home. In the hope that our appeal will
m?et with your sympathy, we remain with
highest esteem.?(Signed) The Wives of
several Mettman Citizens."
SETTING A BAD EXAMPLE.
The following is a passage from a letter recently
written to a citizen of Hartford,
Conn., by B. Bowser, the United States Consul
at Sierra Leone "I am not a missionary,
nor the soil of one, but I judge the present
by the past The Christian nations of tho
_f..~*L~4- ? w-** i? *1?- a?J
eoi bu musbcoi' a uviici fAaiu^ic tuau uvuuing
this coiiitry with ram and gin, and landing
it oath! Sabbath day at the wharf, within
ntty yarns of the church. I stood on the
wharf last Sabbath and saw steamers come
into the harbor from Germany and England,
and they commenced to land ram and gin.
There were dver one hundred men employed
all day and me customs officers had to be on
duty. The n itive kings are petitioning the
Government p stop the liquor traffic, it is
raining their seople. One king says, if they
continue, it iriH cause bim to leave his
country and j y where the white man's ram
can't reach hn people."
4 wood alcohol.
A subscrib^lliving near where wood alcohol
is distilMt writes askiug if it is ever
used for complmding drinks. We referred
this question t ltbe editors of the Scientific
American as llijjb authority, and received
this answen 'Drdinkry wood alcohol is not
used for drihk^lmless in exceptional cases.
Its offensive o<i* can not be disguised, and
it would be poil, pous unless greatly diluted.
The process otJpuriflcation is expensive." <
Here, as we havl before pointed oat, is one
step toward solving objections to the manu'
facture of alcohllic beverages. Every prohibitory
law, constitutional or statuary, has
been fought withthe assertion ' The manufacture
of alcoroi is absolutely necessary
for mechanical purposes." But wood alcohol
is availabled At* that use, while there is
very little danger Ipf its being used for drinking
purposes; the risk is too great both to
seller and drinker t IA few years ago in this
State, five out of fix young men who had
drank such decoction sola them in a low
down saloon, died, apid the man who sold it
to them is behind prison bars. With alcoholic
wine banished from the communion
table, non-alcoholidmedicationdemonstrated
by our Temperancc Hospital, and wood alcohol
for use in me :hanics and the arts, there
is no longer any nwd for prohibitory laws
to make the exceptions "for mechanical,
medicinal and sacremental purposees."Union
Signal.
a morUl issttz.
The suppression orthesaloons is moreover,
a moral issue. It is not a question of fiscal
expediency alone. It does not appeal to
Kelf-mterest aione. its ciaims reaca tae conscience
of men and w^>men, simplv, directly,
and with tremendous power. it does not,
before reaching the moral sense, require a
maa's intellect to grapple withjcompler and
abstruse problems Of finance or commerce.
It contains the potency of a great moral enthusiasm,
the only thing in this sublunary
planet that has ever overturned great organized
injustice entrenched In governmental
and financial authority. It strikes
at an evil that men sae and feel. It stalks
before them on the street and thrusts itself
upon their notice on thW railroad car, in the
street car, anywhere And everywhere. It
is an evil that comes cfiose to men, in their
homes, among their friends. Men see "and
feel and know it, and once give to this movement
for its extirpation a size and sweep
that give promise of near success, and the
nation will witness such | a tide of moral enthusiasm,
such a resistless uprising, as, we
verily believe, was neven before witnessed in
this American Republic. I This is proven by
the extent to which ItLis issue, in State
amendment contests, ana despite the combined
forces of both old-paity machines and
nearly the entire daily press, has stirred the
communities to their veryWepths. It is an
issue men and women will brave death for:
it is an issue some of therri have gladly died
for.?The Voice, I
EFFECTS OF STROIf** imiwit.
Speaking of the effects! of strong drink
the gifted Henry W. G-rW7 said: "To*
night it enters an humbl) h<Jma to ffSrlke the
roses from a woman's cheeki and to-morrow
it challenges this Republic to the halls of
Congress. To-day it striked * crust from
.the Hps of a starring child, |*nd to-morrow
levies tribute from the Ck)fernm2nt itself.
There is no cottage in fchi3 city humble
enough to escape it-r-n.S palace strong
enough to shut it out lc tfefles the laws
when it cannot coarce suffraj?6-. It h flexible
in cajole, but merciless ii? victory. It
is the mortal enemy of peace order, the
despoiler of men and terror women, the
cloud that shadows the face:of children, the
tiemon that has dug- more gi'aves &Q-1 sent
more souls unshrivea to judgn{?Qt than ali
the pestilences that have wair^d life since
God sent the plagues to Egy^t and all the
wars since Joshua stood beyond Jericho. It
cornea to ruin, and it shall prof}6 mainly by
the ruin of your sons and mineJ It comes to
mislead human souls and t4Mru9h human
hearts under its rumbling wh It comes
to bring gray-haired moth down in
shame and sorrow to their gra vc*- It comes
to destroy the wife's love in despair and
firide into shame. It come;[to stilt'the
aughter on the lip* of the 1 'ttle children.
It comes to stifle all the music 1?^ the home,
aud fill it with silence and desolation. It
comes to ruin your body and nJhiJ, to wreck
your home, and it knows it niust measure
its prosperity by the swiftness cln'l. certainty
with which it wreaks this world*-"
H
TEMPERANCE NEWS AND :"0TES.
In Syria there is a W. C. T tJ, of 500
members.
The W. C. T. U. have fifty lo< unions in
the Sandwich islands.
China sent a report stating th *t they had
340 white ribboners in that empit 6He
who looks frequently at the! wine when
it is red will, by ana by, begin to pel blue.
In India the Army Temperana? Association
has 141 branches, with over rftOO!) members.
Citizen?"Why are you always frowning?"
Polimsman?"Bekase. sor. Oi'd be joined tin
days' pay if if I was ketched sinoii^-"
The TV. C. T. U. has gained during the
past year 10,369 new members. ?'ine hundred
and sixty of these coine from fapan.
Linuseus said of alcohol that "A tat sinks
gradually by this fell poisou; first to favors
it, then he warms to it, then he bui &s for it,
then he is consumed by it.
Dr. Roger Dutt, a Hindoo, sag* that
drunkenness is increasing amon? ^>3 educated
classes in this country, owindfto contact
with Western civilization. Ig
The Church of Christ of the Chris^u denomination
of Elgin, 111., has passeJTesolutiona
making prohibition pari; of i/? creed
and refusing fellowship to tho3o w?01 vote
| otherwise. It is said to be the socomljChurch
iu the country to do this.
Inebriety is curable in nearly all ^ses in
I the early stages. After repeated poisoning
| or intoxications for years, condition? of de'
generations come on, from which rec)very is
' very rare. The drink impulse may out
I or be psrmanently checked, but the itJory to
the brain and nervous system remain'Mi's.
Tel Sono, of Japan, was a prominent
white ribboner at the world's convention.
Maw, Angelini of Italy, Mrs. Barayfr* and
brother of upper Egypt, Dr. Mausel oi ladia,
Miss Campbell of South Africa an' Miss
..? ii . orilial
Wi eeii uL iuy nanauu xoiaimo
gx*3etings from different portions i>t the
ylobe. Australia au<l iiurmali tver" also
rapresente
All but nine states out of the forty-fW in
the United States now make scientific tern
perance education compulsory in tliein common
schools. There are between t>velw and
thirteen million children in Amerija of
whom the laws says that they shall to tiugut
| the truth against strong drink and kindred
narcotics. In the majority of these ^fcates
no teacher who has not passed a satisfactory
examination in the subject is granted a certificate
or authorized Uj teach.
A Pe^-stlvan-ia girl has lied
from tight lacing. It is to be hoped
her example will not be waisted upon
i her sex. . (
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Oldest House Now Standing In America
Guilford, Conn., claims the honor of
having within its limits the oldest house
in America. The Old Stone House is
THE OLDEST HOUSE IN AMERICA.
said to hare been built in 1639 by the
Rev. Henry Whitfield, one of the original
settlers of Guilford, for the nccommoda-.
tion of his family and as a fortification
for the protection of the inhabitants1
against the Indians. It occupies a rising
ground overlooking the south part of the
village ar.d commands a fine prospect of
Long Island Sound. It is said the first marriage
in the town was celebrated in
it. The contracting parties were the
Rev. John Higgiuson and Sarah Whit- j
flol/1 and +Vip tppdrlinc table was Famished J
""""r"- 3 a
with those substantial luxuries, pork and f
peas.
According to tradition the stone of
which the house is built was brought by
the Indians on hand-barrows from the
rocks about eighty rods east of the house,
and an ancient causeway across a swamp
is shown as the path employed for this
purpose. The house consists of two
stories and an attic. The walls are three
feet thick. In the recesses of the
windows are broad seats. At t'ae southwest
corner of the second story there was
originally a singular embrasure commanding
the approach from the south
and west. It was about a foot wide,;
with a stune flooring, and was evidently;
made for defensive purposes. In the
attic there were two recesses, and at the>
end of the wing by the chimney in the
second Btory wa3 a recess, all evidently
intended as places of concealment. Thehouse
was kept in its original form until; /
1868, when it underwent such renovation'
as changed its appearance and internal
arrangement to a great extent.
The beams are of oak, and the floors,
doors and window sash were originally
of oak and the window panes were diamond
shape. When, the house was repaired
in 186S it was necessary to remove
some of the oaken timbers, and ihe
present stair rail and balusters were
made from one of-them.
The house is owned t>y Mrs. Sarah B.
Cone, of Stockbridge, Mass., a native
and for many years a resident of Guilford.
The present occupant is Mr. F: v:'
S. Hall, who superintends the farm,
i Indian relics are frequently found on
this land, and not long sinoa a number
of stone arrow hea4s and a stone mortar
pestle were unearthed when plowing.-*
Neva York Preu.
Handling Gu as to Avoid Accidents. .
Dr. George Waters, President of the
Ohio State TraD Shooters' League, has
recently furnished to th^Spirting Rni?wt\ '
of Chicago, some suggestions concerning ]
the handling of guns in order to avoid:
accidents that are worth bearing in mind/;
There have been a great many shootingj
accidents among gunners this, season.^
On the Great South Bay three occurred
in one day, while in the Adirondack*; j
earlier in the season, there was qafte an'
epidemic of them. Dr. Waters'* rules
are as follows: ;
Remove shells from both barrels before >
attempting to climb a feaca. '
Never get into a vehicle of any kind with*
out removing shells from tha gun.
Keep cool; It is in moments of greatest Interest
that Occidents usually 03cur.
Never suffer a gun, whether loaded or unloaded,
to be polatad toirard any numan
being.
There ought to b9 no more than two,
and never more than three, in a bunting
party.
Tf vAn ho.vA nnver la&rned to handle a
goo safely and cireiully, for th.9 sales of humanity
stay athome.
Don't be continually straying off from
J'our hunting companions, an 1 you will be
eas likely to nave your eyes filled with bird
shot.
Never beat the bushei or your dog with a
a club is far better for theformn-, andyour
dog requires punishment, use a
wiup.
Be sure no foreign substance, such as snow
or dirt, finds its way into toe muzzle of. the
Enn; should this occur, the next shot will
kely burst the barrel and more than likely'
seriously injure the shooter.
The reckless folly of drawing a gun k ,
through the fence muzzle first is eo glaring
that one would suppose that no one bnt a
lunatic would do such a thin?, and yet wo |
hear frequently of careless huaters being in- I
jnred or Killed in that manner. I
If the doctor was accustomed to shoot 8
ducks from & battery In the Great South J
Bay he would undoubtedly hare found I
many other rules to add. The greater ; N
number of accidents there hare been of '
men putting a load of shot into their
legs or feet. When lying on one's back
in a battery it is not easy to manage the
gun. The best plan, however, is to let '
the muzzle reach up a little over the
edge of the wing of the4 battery; not: sc
much as to make it plainly in sight / of
the ducks, but so as never to cover qi be
in line with any portion of the .body.
Then if the hammer or the trigger is
onniHonfltr And thfl f/Ufl dis
IULiuUCU avOiVkvu?*j ??. Q,
charged the load will go soariag into
air. The double batteries are especially
dangerous, and hunters should always
keep their fowling piece? under close
inspection to sje that they are never
poiuting at their companions. ?
Fork Times.
Simple Care for Diphtheria.
The late prevalence of diphtheria has
brought out uiaav popular remedies.
Oae of these, which is frequently
adopted in Germany, is to close the
room on the first appearauce of the disease
in the throat of the child. A tin
cup is then filled with equal parts of tar
and turpentine and held over the fire until
the fumes fill the room. This will
cause the little patient to expectorate
copiously, and to expel the membraneous
matter, which is the source of the mischief.
The timely relief thus afforded is
ofteu the meaus not only of obviating
the necessity for medical aid, but of
saving the life of the suiferer.? CourierJournal.
Japanese Festivals.
The Japanese festivals are easily re- f
membered: 1st of first month, tne ^ew/'
Year; 3d of third month, Feast of Dolls, J
:_u. kh, nf month. Feast ol
ior guw? vwi* v? ??? ?,
Flags, for boys; 7th of seventh month, I
the day for the god aud goddess of Love; M
9th of ninth month, the ''escape to the
mountaio," the Feast of Chrysanthemums.
The latter is not uow geuerull^fl^H
observed. ? Ohicago Tints.