THE WEEKLY HEPPNER GAZETTE JANUARY 21, 1892
LAST OF CARDINALS.
The Noble Manning is
Dead.
HIS I.IM'.WOKK AXH lil;I.I!:FS.
The Poor of England Loved llim-l
llirlou Mint l.'ivt' ir .Hank II I
Illm-llU Woi'lt lor the CniMe
Temperance.
Cardinal Manning died yesterday. A
more lovcablo man has nut lived in Kn
gland this century, and nil who rare to
know of the simplicity of the good Car
dinal's lite, bis broad liuminatarianisin
and his deep interest in all things which
make (or righteousness will find interest
in the following letter by a correspondent
of the World :
HIS AITEAKANl'K.
I'p to very recently the Cardinal has
been seen in London looking about as
usual. Indeed, the writer saw him in
one of the most squalid spots in London
only a short time ago, pursuing his
work anioiiL' the poor. He w as clad in
a simple clerical garb. His figure,
though thin and bent, still arose lar
above those of ordinary men whom he
met. Standing erect he would measure
nearly U feet 3 inches in stature. His
hair was very scant and white us snow.
ISut it was the clean-cut face oi this old
man that would attract attention. Over
it the skin was drawn like parchment,
it was a long, thin, powerful, esthetic
face, with intellectuality in every line
anil wrinkle. In the contour of the juw
and chin tiiere were those marks of do
minion and strength of character that
stump the leudur of men. Now and
then some passer-by would tender the
aged mini a respectful salute, and he in
turn would not fail to how in graceful
courtesy. Again he would pause to pat
some ragged, dirty-faced urchin on the
head, and address to tho abashed young
ster some smiling remark.
LAST OK THIS tlltliAT KN0L1SII CAKUINALH.
Such was Henry Kdwurd Cardinal
Muniiing, Archbishop of Weatminster,
head of the Unman Catholic church in
l')ngland and the last of tho great Kng
glish cardinals in the Koiuan church. It
was sigiiilic.'int of the character of the
man that although past K.'i years of age
be was slill to be seen in the London
slums attending to church work that
some curates would think it beneath
their dignity to perform,
The aired cardinal, since Newman's
death, has stood ulono and unique
among Knglish chiirchmon. He has
outlived all his followers. Cardinal
Newman, in some respects the greatest
of them, is dead, l'linoy anil the other
leaders of the J raclarian movement
that brought both Newman and Man
ning into tho Roman Catholic church
are dead long since. Cardinal Howard,
of the groat Catholic family of the
Howards, still lives, hut he has been at
Heine these many years and has been in
siii'li a condition ol liiliul that it lias
been necessary to keep him under re
straint. Si .Manning limy be said to bo the last
ol tno cardinals 111 I'.nglnnu, and, it is
more than probnblo that his place will
not ho tilled tor many years at least.
Cardinal Manning said that the Cath
olic Church is growing constantly
tliruughoiitull England, mid ho was good
aiithoritv. It is just as true, on theothor
hand, Hint it baa of bile vears developed
no great churchman. The ablest of
them, Nowinun and Manning, were con
verts. There nro groat Catholic noble
men, like tho Duke of Norfolk and tho
Marquis of Hutu, who may wish the
canlinalato to bo kept up, hut l.eo XIII
has not yet found a liiiiu big enough to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Newman, and to appoint a successor to
Manning will not be less dillicult.
HON OK A MICUC1IANT.
Tho Cardinal knew tho common peo
ple of London among whom he has
worked, as few men do. His life had
been spent among them. His father
was a London merchant in good circum
stances, and u member ol Parliament,
and the Cardinal was educated at Har
row and ( Kford.
To see the great Cardinal at his best
one had to visit him at his worshop, as
he was inclined to call it, at Westmin
ster. It is a great square building at
the corner of Carlisle place and Victoria
Station, and was formerly used as a
sort of barracks for tlio non-commissioned
ollicers nnd men of some regi
ments of tho (iimrds. ,1 list near it is n
splendid site of some fourncrea where a
great Roman Catholic cathedral ia to be
erected.
Duo was struck by the intense simplic
ity oi the old man when drat seen
in his library. One at once thought
on seeing the gaunt form and striking
lettliiies of tho can! i nul of two poo
pictures of tho man drawn by such an
artist as John Morloy, who said of the
appearance of his face:
"It was as if wrinkled parchment was
stretched across a lloshlesa skull, out of
which, however, kindly blue eyes
gleamed brightly, while a pleasant
smile gave life and human humor to the
featuers of tho ascetic."
And that is u good description of the
cardinal as ho greeted me in his study.
I suggested that the cardinal was still
doing a good peal of work despite his
advanced age,
"Yes," he replied. "I have been
used to work, hard work, all my life. I
love work. It is part of my life. I'.e
Bidcs, there is so much to be done that 1
do not feel that I can be idle. I have a
long day. liegiiining at six o'clock in
the morning, 1 am frequently still at
work at II at night. I dine 'early, lit
1 :olt and have tea at 7 :.'!(). In addition
to my other work I read the principal
newspapers, paying particular attention
to foreign news."
tioiug on, the cardinal sai.l that since
lSiiS ho had boon a total abstainer Iroin
the use of liquor, and that of late years
he has been almost a vegetarian as well.
It is on record that when tit Harrow,
Cardinal Manning was a famous crick
eter, and I called his intention to tins
and he laughed.
"1 can not say truly that 1 was a
wonderful player," ho said. "I was on
the Harrow eleven and played against
Katon and other schools, lint niv im
pression now is that wo usually got
lieatcii .1 do not remember that 1 played
any better or much worse than "my
comrades. 1 was, in those dnvs, very
fond of sho iting, riding, boating and
athletic sports generally. 1 had some
ambition to be a bout builder and spent
ii good deal of my time in carving out
rough models.
"J must admit," he said gayly, "that
1 was a very inischevioiia hoy."
IIOYISII THANKS.
Then ho went on to tell of one prank
in which he engaged in company w ith
Christopher Wordsworth, late Bishop of
Lincoln, and Charles Wordsworth,
itishop of St. Andrews. The future
churchmen were play fellows, and enter
ed into a conspiracy to loot the Man
ning vinery. They did it, too, entered
through the roof and eating all the
grapes.
"There were no grapes for dinner
that day," said the Cardinal, with a
tw inkle in his eye, "and I believe this
is the only case on record w here three
future bishops were guilty of larceny.
We escaped punishment, too, by frank
confession nnd expressions ol deep pen
itence. The talk then drifted to American
matters and it was easy to be seen that
the Cardinal was much better informed
upon them than even great Knglishinen
are.
The Cardinal expressed a high admir
ation for American institutions gener
ally, ami refrained from but a single
criticism upon them. This was when
he said that in his opinion fewer elec
tions and a longer tenure oi ollice might,
in his opinion, tend to inane public af
fairs more equable in the United States
and business matters generally more
stable.
THE OLD MAN AHOl'KKI).
It was when the Cardinal's attention
was drawn to statements that Chris
tianity was not holding its own against
infidels, agnostics and the like that he
spoke most vigorously.
"1 have been in the thick of religious
life for more than sixty years," said he,
with a flush of his steel-blue eyes, "and
I believe from my experience that faith
and religion have enormously grown in
England since the time of John Wesley.
" There is still a good deal of reason run
to seed in England, a good deal of free
thought and much spiritual ignorance
among the overworked masses,
lint we are making a steady headway
against that. If you could go among
Loudon workingmen as 1 do you
would see this. There are more than
one million tire hundred thousand
Catholics in England now and they are
increasing in number. What is more,
they really practice their religon."
"And the other churches !"
"Ah, my Bon," said the Cardinal,
smilingly, "1 ain too old to throw
stones. It is no part of my duty to
criticise those who are without our
lines."
TOTAL AIISTINKNCE.
Then the question of temperance
came up.
"Kngland sober," said the aged
dim chman, "is England happy and con
tented, if we could make the English
workman a total abstainer we could
settle the most serious of the social
problems that confront us now. But
the Catholic church is against the traffic
in ruin, and will continue to be, and
timo will tell many things. Here in
London our priests are preaching total
abstiueiico all the time and to consider
able ellect. 1 am glad to notice the
strength of the same movement in
America."
The Cardinal took a very hopeful
view of the labor outlook, and he was
peculiarly competent to speak on the
matter. In his opinion workingmen
and their employers are coming closer
together all the time.
VKRY OUTSPOKEN.
On the Irish question, us on others,
Cardinal Manning's opinions were clear
cut. He did not discuss persons, but
spoke generally.
"I am an Knglishman, you know, to
the core, and 1 am not a Separatist," he
said, "but! know and love the Irish
pcopie. Since the time of Henry VIII
they have been governed by force. In
justice naturally provoked evil passions.
Kind and equal laws would long ago
have settled the Irish question, and it is
only by extending such laws that tran
quility will be thoroughly restored to
that country."
The Cardinal did not seem to think
overmuch of an Irish I'arliament, as it
is generally understood. He seemed to
favor a Chamber that would attend to
merely local legislation.
The Cardinal's bedroom is on the top
of tho house. A camp-bed, a wardrobe,
a chair and a washstand are the articles
of furniture. Adjoining this is the Car
dinal's oratory, in which is set up a
small altar at which he said mass.
There is another near by for the use of
visiting bishops.
TIIK "IVAICII IIOO" Al VtOKK.
Il Support Ills Autl-Suhs fly lleanlu
tion hi tlie House.
Wasiiinuton, 1). C., Jan. 14 The
llolman anti-subsidy resolution was
taken up. llolman said: When sim
ilar resolutions were adopted in the
Hlh and 45th Congresses the revenues
and expenditures of tho government
substantially balanced, but now the ex
penditures were in excess of the reve
nues, and the necessity lor his
second resolution was manifest.
iVs to the question of subsidies: Subsi
dies meant legislation for the benefit of
ttie favored classos and were a feature of
the government of monarchies, lie en
tered into a comparison of the records
of the two parlies and incidentally re
marked mat ttie Democratic party Had
always been ready for a measure for
revenue strictly with incidental protec
tion. Ho was interrupted by Kninos, of New
Y'ork, who askod whether it would be
class legislation to give to the silver
men If 1 tor 78 cents worth ol metal. "I
simply answer," returned llolman,
that 1 am in favor of tree coinage of
silver on the same basis as the free
coinage of gold.
Ihngley, of Maine, asked consent to
have pending as a substitute a resolu
tion declaring it to be the sense of the
House that it is the duty of Congress to
limit appropriations to the requirements
ol elhcient, honest economical and
statesmanlike administration of national
alhiirs. That the duties of Congress
should not be restricted to simply pro
viding the moans of carrying on depart
ments but should include such other
subjects as are directly or indirectly for
tho benefit of the country as a whole
and not likely to be secured by private
enterpeise, such as the establishment
of agricidtugal colleges, agricultural
experiment stations, geological stations,
improvement of rivers and harbors,
maintenance of soldiers' homes and the
pension system for the houolit of those
w ho imperilled their lives on behalf of
the I'uion. llol nun objected to the
substitutes being regarded as pending.
The following bills were introduced
and referred :
For repeal of the sugar bounty clause
of the tan IV bill.
Looking to tho adjustment of inter
national disputes without resort to war.
Karlliitiuhe Iti Tetineasee.
Jackson, Tenn., Jan. 14 This city
was visited by an earthquake at2:;0
this morning. The shock was followed
by fearful roaring like that of a tornado.
Many citizens were aroused from their
aleep greatly alarmed.
Chinese Haute.! la Orttgou.
Bakkii City, Or., Jan. 14 Advices
were received here by mail today from
Canyon City, Or., that Miny How, a
Chinaman, was hanged there last Fri
day for the murder of a fellow country
man last September. The drop failed to
preaK now s nocR and he died in con
vulsions after 12
sintering.
minutes of terrible
Are free from all crude and Irritating
mailer, I'tmuwitrtuct mettlcino only; verv
Mimli; eaty intake: no nam: no imping. l.'nr
ids Little Uvei 1'ills.
The Km! Is Keorted by Ilia Physician
to Be Very Near-lntUm matlon of !
the Lungs Take a Fatal Turn-II.
Life anil Hh Work. 1 ,
London, Jan. LI Cardinal Manning
i who it was announced yesterday was
I suffering from severe bronchial trouble
i and congestion of the lungs, is growing
1 rapidly worse and this morning his phy
; sicians express little hope of his recov
I ery. The last sacrament of the church
I has been administered to him.
5:110 p. in. There has lieeu a marked
change for the worse in the condition of
Cardinal Manning. He is now in a des
perate condition and it is believed his
death is a question of but a verv brief
time.
Henry Edward Manning was born at
Totteridge in Hertlordshire, July 15,
1808, and was educated at Harrow' and
Balliol College. While at Oxford he
was reniarkabloas an eloquent preacher,
and as a leader oi the Fracterian party.
In 18;i4 he obtained a country rectory,
and in 1840 became archdeacon of
Chichester. In 1851 when 4LS years of
age he left the Church of England
and joining the Church of Home was
made a priest in 1857. lor a time
superior of a monastic house, he w as in
1805, at the age of 57, made Catholic
Archbishop of Westminster. At the
Oecumenical Council of 1870 Manning
was one of the most zealous supporters
and promoters of the infallibility Uotfma ;
and, named cardinal in 1875, he has
continued an influential leader of the
Ultramontane section of the church.
Besides being the leading spirit in
most Catholic movements in England,
he has taken part in many non-sectarian
good works, and has done much to im
prove the condition of the poor Irish in
London. Before his secession to Koine
Manning published several volumes of
powerful sermons ; since then his pub
lications have been mostly polemical.
Amongst bis numerous volumes,
pamphlets and articles are discussions of
the temporal power of the pope, infalli
bility, the Vatican Council and Ultra
montanism. His Htruntilli Koinnlns Hut 11a Is Very
Low Today.
London, Jan. 13 Great apprehension
is felt by all classes of society regarding
the condition of the Duke of Clarence
and Avondale, heir presumptive to the
throne. The attack of congestion of the
lungs from which he was sulforing has
developed into a very serious case and
the opinion is openly expres-ed
that the Duke will not recover. A bul
letin issued this morning from Sund
ringham hall states that grave symp
toms supervened in the case and that
the condition is critical. No change in
his condition up to 1 o'clock is noted.
The condition of the Duke iB the sole
topic of conversation in clubs, hotels,
railway stations, and in every place
where people congregate. There is no
denying tho fact that uo such anxiety
and excitement have been displayed
since seventy-one when it was
thought the l'rince of Wales
would die from an attack of
typhoid fever from which he was then
sull'ering. Great crowds of people of all
classes are gathered around Sandring
hiim hall and at the Mansion house
w here bulletins are posted, and much
excitement is shown over theircontents.
Tho sensational rumor that the I Mike is
dead is discredited.
2 ::0 p. m. Another bulletin from
Saudriughnm has iust been posted at
Marlborough house. It says the condi
tion of tho Duke of Claranco and Avon
dale has not changed. The l'rince and
I'rincess ol Wales aro at the bedside and
the rest of the royal family .at Snnd
ringham are in the adjoining room.
The worst is feared.
At 5 o'clock a bulletin was issued
atating that there had been n slight
change for tho bettor in tho Duke's con
dition. The greatest anxiety prevails
at Osborne house, Islo of Wight, where
the Queen is at present sojourning. She
is connected by wire directly with Sand
ringbniu hall.
A bulletin issued at 7 o'clock states
that the condition of the Duke continues
critical. The best feature of the case is
that the strength of the Duke is well
retained.
Depots Hunted at Leeds, Hn;l .lid Life
ami Much 1'inperty Lost.
London, Jan. 13 A dispatch from
Leeds says that a terrible conflagration
is raging there. Tho resin, benzolinc
and soa.) stores situated beneath the
combined Midland railroad and North
eastern railroad stations at that place
have caught fire and an approaching
collapse of the building is said to
threaten to stop all railroad t rathe at
that point. The situation is described
as one oi great danger.
London, Jan. 13 A later dispatch
from Leeds says the platform of the
Midlands railroad station has fallen in
upon the store below, forming a burning
abyss terrible to behold. A lireman
named Thompson was hurled into the
flaming pit by tho fall of the platform
and burned to death.
A Steamer IIiim Mowu Oil' tho China
Coast Willi Arenl Lot of Life.
London, Jan. 13 A dispatch from
Hong Kong says the steamer Nom Chow
has foundered oil' Click bi Point. Four
hundred and fourteen people, including
the European crew of the steamer, were
d rowned.
Will He Keaily For Worli.
Wasiiinoton, l. C., Jan. 13 The navy
department is informed that the gun
boat Bennington has arrived at Monte
video today.lt isexpected that the Atlanta
will arrive there this evening or
tomorrow. These two vessels will in
crease the American fleet at that
point to live, tho others being the
flagship Chicago, and the Kssex and
Yantic. These will all be available
in case negotiations with Chili shall
assume a more warlike aspect than at
present.
Itrirylnnd's ovrui,r Sworn In
Annapolis, Md., Jan. 13 Governor
Frank lirowu was inaugurated today in
presence of the general assembly. ' His
address related mainly to matters of in
terest only within the State.
MlnUter Liiic.iln HI.
London, Jan. l:S Robert T. Lincoln,
Ctiited States Minister to England, is
siillering from a slight attack of influ
enza. He passed a good night, resting
fairly well. The lever, however, is un
changed. the I!
Ii, lie Hiji, Are Again!
t'oluage of Sllyer.
I-re
Washington, D. C, Jan. 13 Senator
John 1'. Jones, of Sevtula, arrived in
Washington from home yesterday. This
is the first time he has been here since
Congress convened, the serious illness of
his wife having detained him in Nevada.
Speaking of the free coinage oi silver.
Senator Jones said :
"The question cannot lie relegated to
the background. The argument about
the honest dollar was the cry of the
creditor class. It is that class w ho want
u. u re opposed to any Doily Sons, bankers, closed their doora today.
e se getting any; and these are the peo- Some of the smaller savings banks in
plo that are back of tho tight against I Maryland and West Virginia kept ac
iree silver coinage. counts with the firm.
DEATH OF CHIEF CM.
Spokane
Co
Warrior Who
one! Steptoe.
Si'okane, Jan. le Chief Gary, of the
Spokane Indians, died in a tepee in the
outskirts of the city last night.
Gary was a very old chief and led his
tribe ut the time the confederated tribes
met Colonel Steptoe in 1858. Later in
that year Colonel Wright met
the confederated tribes near
the falls of the Spokane river
and completely routed them. Wright
warned them never again to take up
arms against the whites. tiary ob
served this admonition to the last, re
fusing to join his forces with those of
Joseph at the time of the Nez 1'erce war.
The old chief's people have dwindled
away and there are now only a handful
of them, and they are left without reser
vation or lands. Early in August, 1858,
Indians of the I'alouse tribe had stolen
horses and cattle.
The Spokane Indians were very rest
less. Forty persons living at Colville
had petitioned Colonel Steptoe for the
presence of troops, and the agent of the
Hudson liuy Company at Fort Colville
joined in the complaint. Two white
men had been murdered near the
I'alouse river. Kannakin, the great
chief of tlie Yakima nation,
had led the warlike Spokanes
to believe that the survey of
tho Mullan road, from F'ort lienton to
Walla Walla, was preliminary to mili
tary occupation of the Indian country.
On May 6, 1858, Lieutenant-Colonel
Steptoe left F'ort Walla Walla with five
officers, 152 men, two howitzers, 100
pack mules and no ammunition
except what was in the soldiers'
cartridge-boxes to subdue the hostile
red men. The route was through what
constituted the present counties of Co
lumbia and Garfield, striking the Snake
river at the mouth of Alpowa creek, at
which point Timothy, a friendly Nez
l'erce chief, resided with his band.
When, as they were approaching Pine
creek through a ravine, the Indians
opened fire upon them along the south
side (rout elevated positions. Lieuten
ant Gaston, without awaiting for or
ders, charged on the enemy and made
an opening to the highlands on the south
and was followed by the entire force.
The howitzer was then unlimbered and
brought into action. Two charges fol
lowed, in which two privates of Com
pany E were wounded and one of Tim
othy's friendly iez i'erces was killed
by a soldier, who mistook him for a hos
tile, and then the retreat was resumed.
When the ammunition was ex
exhausted a messenger was Bent to
Colonel Steptoe to halt the column, so
that a fresh supply oi ammunition could
be secured, but the request was not
noticed. When the head of the column
had reached Cache creek word was sent
to steptoe that Lieutenant Gaston had
been killed and another officer wounded.
The command was halted and a hand-to-hand
fight followed the elfort to re
cover Gaston's body, which the Indians
succeeded in retaining. In this fight
Captain Taylor was killed, and when
his command attempted to rescue his
body two soldiers were killed and one
wounded. Lieutenant Gregg sprang to
the front, and called for volun
teers to charge tho Indians
and relieve the rear guard,
but such a panic had seized on the sol
diers that only 10 men were courageous
enough to step out from the ranks to
form a forlorn "hope. The enemy at this
juncture withdrew and Colonel Steptoe
went into camp at the point whore the
rear guard had "iought so valiantly
against overwhelming odds and had re
pulsed the enemy. Such of the
dead as had not been abandoned
in the retreat were here buried. A
strong picket line was posted and a
council of war was held, at which it was
decided to bury the howitzers, throw
away the stores and abandon the pack
train in the hope that the Indians would
suspend the chase while the plunder
was being distributed. The Indians
were camped in the bottom within sight
of the soldiers' bivouac, which had been
surrounded by Indian sentinels to give
warning of any attempt at
escape. Thinking they had the boI
diers securely entrapped, the Indians
awaited the corning of daybreak, when
they intended to massacre the remainder
of the small force. Timothy, the friendly
Nez l'erce chief, at this critical time came
to the rescue of the beleagered force, lie
knew of a dillicult pass through the hills
which the hostiles, firmly believing
the troops hud no knowledge of, had
left unguarded, and he told the soldiers
that he would lead them through it. A
dark night favored them and the sol
diers mounted and in single file followed
Chief Timothy silently through the un
guarded pass. It was a rough and
bitter experience for some of the help
lessly wounded, but they were saved
from a terrible fate. 1
Crlp Progressing Well.
Washington, D. C, Jan. 13 Speaker
Crisp was able to get up and leave his
ued lor a short time today. He is pro
gressing toward recovery as well as any
one expecis.
t'arpdt ttarehouae Iturned.
Sr. Joseph, Mo., Jan. 13 At 9 a. in.
J. II. Brady ei Co's. carpet warehouse
was on lire and from present appearance
will probably be gutted. The loss will
be heavy.
Appointment of Another Indiana Man
Uluh Local tlovernment Bill.
Washington, D. C, Jan. 14 The
President decided today to appoint John
11. Baker, of Indiana, to succeed Will
iam H. Tuft as solicitor general.
The President today sent to the senate
tho nominations of John Watts for
registrar of the land office at Lakeview,
Oregon.
Postmasters, Idaho Marcus Whit
man, Montpelier.
Washington John T. Lobaugh, Pull
man. Oregon William IT. Crosley, F'orest
Grove.
California ' Laura K. Buckman,
Truckee; Albert S. Dinglcy, Oakdale.
Arizona James J. Chatham, Nogales.
The Senate committees on territories
had under consideration this morning
the bill to provide local government for
I'ttth. It was decided to grant a hear
ing February II to persons from I'tah
in favor of and opposed to tlie measure.
Some of Them Saved.
London, Jan. 14 A dispatch from
Hong Kong states that fifty passengers
from the steamer Nanchow, which
foundered carrying down over 400, wer
saved by a Ashing boat.
I'lll'iu I'actto Si.. anient.
Boston, Jan. 14 The I'uion Pacific's
November statement of the entire sys
tem shows net earnings $1, 8-3,000; in
crease, $(115,000. For eleven months
to Nov. 30; net earnings, $14,li8,000;
increase, $783,000. The expenses have
been decreased $1,707, 0J0.
llanklns; House Fail.
Baltimore, Jan. 14 J. J. Nicholson oi
Hearing- that a Man Had Tried to flirt
With Her He Seek II I in Out and
Kill Him Without a Moment'
Warning-.
Padi cah, Ky., Jan. 13 A sensational
murder is reported from Fulton. Col
onel Dave Caldwell has a handsome
wife of whom he is very jealous. A day
or so ago Caldwell heard that one Harry
llisey liad been trying to flirt with his
wife. He swore that he would kill
llisey on sight and loaded a revolver and
started out to find him. After hunting
all over town for him he finally
found him at the railroad depot.
Instead of commencing Bhooting in
stantly, he thought he would give his
man a chance to apologize. He walked
up to him and accused llisey of trying
to flirt with his wife, llisey looked at
him for a minute or two with a merry
twinkle in his eye, and a quizzical smile
which drove Caldwell almost crazy with
rage.
"Are you going to apologize," he
hissed between bis clenched teeth.
"I apologize, what for?" asked llisey.
The words cost him his life. Caldwell
drew his revolver and began to fire,
llisey, never dreaming that Caldwell
had been worked up to such a pitch of
rage, had no time to draw his revolver
or to defend himself. His antagonist
emptied his revolver into him. The
first shot struck the victim in the region
of the heart and he fell with a deep
groan. Three of the shots took effect in
the victim's heart.
There was quite a crowd around the
depot and about 40 persons witnessed
tho deed. It was so sudden, however,
that before the nearest person could
reach them the murder was committed.
The town marshal took Caldwell to jail.
The affair created intense excitement.
Mrs. Caldwell is prostrated.
Kyi Wltuegea U ve a Vivid Descrip-lon
of a Frltrhtful DUturl:inoe.
Gadsden, Ala., Jan. 13 Tom Burgees
and John Jones giye a most vivid de
scription of the frightful disturbance
which created so much consternation in
this section last Saturday night. They
were hunting in the woods east of Gads
den about 8 o'clock, when the heavens
were suddenly illuminated with a lurid
light. They quickly looked upward and
saw a large fiery ball in the air approach
ing at a rapid rate. It seemed twice as
large as a man's head and almost at a
white heat.
They declare it passed within a few
yards of them, making a whizzing
noise, and they felt tho heat sensibly as
it approached nearer and nearer the
ground until it passed out of sight. In
a few seconds they heard the tremen
dous report which shook the country for
miles and created great consternation.
They were too badly frightened to fol
low the matter up Saturday night, but
early Sunday morning they went to the
place whers they last saw the meteor
and soon found where it struck the
earth.
It plowed up a furrow about as large
as a flour barrel and three or four feet
deep, then rebounded and struck a large
pine tree Bix feet from the ground, shiv
ering the tree. It then exploded, scat
tering fragments in every direction,
cutting down small trees and tearing up
the ground. A few pieces of the meteor
were found bo firmly imbedded in the
tree that the men could not get
them out. The pieces did not look like
anything they, had ever seen and smelted
strongly of burning sulphur.
The explosion was heard and felt dis
tinctly for many miles. The houses
were shaken and rocked as if there had
been an earthquake. Tableware and
bric-a-brac were shaken down and
broken, and the people were badly
frightened. , The negroes were so scared
they sang and prayed and declared that
the world was coming to an end.
Charged Willi Swe.irnifr Kalaely In a
Horse Smug"jlliig Cnao.
San Diego, Cal., Jan. 13 The United
States federal grand jury at Los Angeles
has indicted William and George Buck
ley, of (Hay, for perjury. The Buckleys
were witnesses for the government in a
case brought by the collector of customs,
John B. Berry, against D. O. and Har
vey McCarthey, whom he charged with
smuggling horses. The evidence at that
time went to show that the Buckleys
were instrumental in bringing horses
across the line, although they swore dif
ferently. Night before last Deputy United
States Marshal Goodrich arrived in this
city and drove to the residence of the
Buckleys, placed them uuder arrest and
returned to this ffity with his prisoners
at 3 :30 yesterday morning and took the
early train to Los Angeles.
St. Louis Ha Secured l'fefl'er and Chi
cago Hag Signed Striker.
St. Louis, Jan. 13 President Von
Der Ahe announced last night tha'. he
had secured F'red Pfeiler's signature to a
contract, and that he would surely play
with St. Louis the coming seaaon". His
salary, the boss president says, exceeds
$5500. Besides playing Becond base be
will handle the men oil' as well as on the
field. The special received from New
Y'ork yesterday saying that Glasscock
would surely play with Chicago, as a
trade has been made for l'fefl'er, he says,
was untrue, and that Striker would play
with Chicago.
Corbett and Fltz4iinmuns and Mailer
Olfered Bi; furies.
Nkw Youk, Jan. 13 Captain Frank
Williams, representative of the Olympic
club of New Orleans, called at the Illus
trated News ollice yesterday and offered
a purse of $10,000 for a tight between
Corbett and Fitzsiininons and an $8000
purse for a fight between Corbett and
Maher, and a puree of $7500 for a fight
between Fitzsimmons and Maher. The
wires were immediately set to work but
a damper was put on Mailer's prospects
of meeting Fitzsimmons by the hitter
absolutely refusing to fight Maher. Jim
Corliett has not been heard from yet,
but the charnces are that Captain Wil
liams has had his trip for nothing .
FIGHT IX KAIKH A VKX.
liver the llivlaloii at the Local Orncea
A Council Combination.
Faihhaven. Jan. 14 The hottest mu
nicipal tight in the history of the city
is now on. The new mayor and coun
cilinen were installed yesterday. An
evening session of the Council was held,
at which Mayor McKenzie read his ad
dress nnd the Council agreed upon re
duction of salaries, as follows: Attor
ney, $125 per month and fees abolished;
clerk, irom $l'5 to $115; assessor, $4 per
day; marshal, from $125 to $100; engi
neer, from $150 to $1'.'5; street commis
sioner, from $100 to $75 ; health officer,
$50 to $25. An ordinance establishing
salaries was passed last evening. It in
creases the treasurer's bonds from $25 -000
to $75,000 and the marshal's from
$10,000 to $50,000. Standing committees
were appointed. When these matters
wero disposed of it was nearly 11
o'clock, and the mayor, who was ill, and
three councilnien desired to adjourn, but
a motion to do ao was lost by a vote of
four to three. During the next hoar
numerous motions were lost or carried
by the same vote.
Farly in the day it was known thnt
Councilmen Kinghorn, Aubrey, Griffin
and Oesar had formed a combination to
elect the four appointive ollicers. each
naming one. Their slate was: W. F.
Hughes, for city attorney ; J. A. Blakely,
for marshal; F. II. Anderson, for clerk,
and Gerhart, for engineer. The nomin
ation of Hughes precipitated a fight.
Shortly after midnight the mayor de
clared a motion to adjourn carried, and
immediately left the hall. The clerk
locked up tlie records and also left, w ith
Councilman Donovan, Hedge and Ahem.
Had the combination appealed from the
mayor's decision adjournment could not
have been taken. The rump organized
by electing one of their uuniber cnair
man and another clerk, but soon ad
journed, having been advised that they
could not legally proceeil.
GAKZA'S PLANS.
Report llitt the UntlrA Force will Soon
M ove.
San Antonio. Jan. 14 The United
States authorities along the river be
tween Laredo and Brownsville have re
ceived reliable information through
Mexican spies that Garza now has his
headquarters on the Mexican and Texas
railroad, about 10 miles east oi i.areuo,
and that he is receiving recruits from
Mexico and varioue parts of the states
daily, and various bands are welt organ
ized and scattered along the line. The
spies discovered that there is to be a
concerted move of the entire revolution
ary forces made in Mexico in the next
ten days. These reports greatly stirred
up the military authorities on both sides
of the river. The United States troops
are to be concentrated in territory re
ported aslieing occupied by the revolu'
tionists rapidly as posoible.
NBVVS FHOM PANIM4.
Au American Drowned-Flre Caused by
Firework Christinas.
New York, Jan. 14 A special cable
gram from Panama says that James
Orr, chief engineer of the Canaca rail
way, was drowned in the floods in
Chanta Dura river. He was a native of
the United States.
A terrible fire occurred on Christmas
in the village of Chepugna Darien. Par
ticulars of it have just reached here. It
was caused by fireworks. One hundred
and thirty bouses were destroyed.
Olimpo Silva, a Peruvian resident at
uapira, has been expelled from Coluin
bia for taking part in local politics.
The Colombian private bank has been
ordered to resume specie payments in
side oi six months.
Monitor 1'as-iluG In Condlilon.
Annapolis, Md., Jan. 14 In accord
ance with orders from the navy depart
ment received this moming, tlie United
States single turreted monitor Passaic
will leave Annapolis today and and be
towed to the Norfolk navy yards. There
ia no doubt the navy department intends
to put the Passaic in condition for active
service as a coast defense vessel in the
event of trouble with Chili and she will
prebably receive two eight-inch breech-
loading high power guns for her turret
in place ot her old 15-inch smooth bore
guns that Bhe carried during the civil
war. The Passaic's turrets show the
acars of many a hard knock received
under the confederate batteries. In
view of her light draught of water and
the small target she oilers to the enemy,
she would no doubt render good service
once more.
The Deadtook Broken.
Diss Moines, Jan. 14 The deadlock
in the Senate was broken this morning.
Lieutenant-Governor Paynter, at the
opening of the Senate, said he was now
clearly convinced that a majority of the
quorum is necessary to elect permanent
officers, and not as he before sup
posed, that it took a majority of all
members elected to choose such officers.
The roll was then called on the election
of secretary, and the Damocrats as usual
refused to vote. The Republican candi
date was then declared elected, having
received a majority vote of those bal
loting. Cleigimm Acquitted of ICurgiary.
Cle-Elum,' Jan. 14 In the Kittitas
superior court yesterday Rev. John
Walker was acquitted of the charge of
burglary.' Walker, who is a Presbyte
rian preacher, about 60 years of age,
was, with an elder brother, arrested
about four months ago for burglarv. The
older brother, who is simole niimled
was found guilty and sentenced to Walla
alia lor one year. The Treacher had
two trials, the first jury being hung and
the last giving him a verdict. The Itev.
Walker had been before the court before
on a similar charge.
i ne may meet unl For Waul or
Something Better to l)j.
New Orleans, La., Jan. 14 There
now seema every possibility that James
Hall and Fob Fitzsimmons will meet
before the Metropolitan Club of this
city. The club has ottered a purse of
$10,000 for a fight between the two men.
Parson Davies at once accepted for Hall,
and named April 1st as the date of the
fight.
Fitzsimmons, who has Iought some
what shy of the meeting, seema disposed
to accept it for want of something better
to do, and announced the other day that
he would meet Hall at 154 pounds, but
it is not likely that Hall can get down to
that weight. It is probable that Fitz
simmons will compromise at 158 pounds.
A committee of the club will wait on
Fitzsimmons at Bay St. Louis and try to
induce him to meet Hall.
Porter and Family tin lor Cuba.
Washington, D. C, Jan. 14 Superin
tendent of Census Robert P. Porter left
Washington yesterday for New Y'ork,
whence he sails today for Cuba. He is
accompanied by Mrs. Porter and their
three children. They expect to be gone
two or possibly three weeks. The trip
is for the benefit of the health of Mrs.
Porter nml tllA .llil.lt-an nil nr ,K
u t,, ,,,, KJl niiuiu
have been quite ill for some time.
James H Coalrt i Co. Embarraoed.
Philadelphia. Ph.. .Tan 1J Tho i.
ton trade was excited today over the
rumored financial trouble nf J
Coates & Co., cotton and varn mer
chants, with branches in New Y'ork,
Columbia. Savannah ami (;a!voatr,n r
waa explained that a note of the firm
uau gone to protest, out It was expected
thev WOUld mi'l throucrh their Mraaan
difficulties, th prA are nn innmanfa
tered and no asaignmenta made. The
trouble ia cauaed immediately by the
fall of the cotton market.
The Germans Defeated.
Berlin, Jau. 14 The Cologne Gazette
asserts that troops in Africa under
Captain Krenzelear reported as having
defeated the Wadigos on December 14
were on the contrary beaten and pur
sued to the gates of F'ort Tanguan.
The Sultan as a Peacemaker.
Vienxa, Jan. 14 It is reported from
Constantinople that by hia personal
influence the Sultan has succeeded in
bringing about a satisfactory aettlement
of the Chadouine atlair.
May Export Oram Again.
Odessa, Jan. 14 It ia reported in
official circles here that the prohibition
of the exportation of cereals from Rus
sia will be rescinded the first of April.
Left Home For a lo Minutes Call at a
Neighbor's House and the Molt Vig
ilant Search Itereal no Cine to Her
Whereabout.
Middletown, N. Y., Jan. 14 Six days
have passed since Nellie Brown, a pretty,
15-ycar-old school girl, left her home in
the quiet village of Otego, in Otsego
county, OBteiiBibly for a ten minutes'
call on a young girl companion who Uvea
near by. She never reached the neigh
bor's house, but completely and myste
riously disappeared, and the unremitting
search which has since been kept up has
ailed to discover a duo to her late.
The theory that she committed sui
cido by drowning in the Susquehanna
river, which flows near by, iB discred
ited, because she had no reasonable
cause for Belt-destruction, and the river
would have surely yielded up her body
to the searchers before this time. A
somewhat startling theory is now sug
gested in explanation of the mystery.
It appear! that under tho will of her
grandfather Nellie would inherit a con
siderable sum of money on reaching 21
years of age. If she died before attain
ing that age the money was to go to tho
more distant relatives of tho testator,
who are said to be living in Michigan.
This feature of the case suggests the pos
sible motive for putting her out of the
way, and is being thoroughly investi
gated by the missing girl's friends.
If the Tralttu Aaioclaliou Ignoie
Alurges of K.tte Culling.
New Y'ork, Jan. 14 There was a big
crop of rumors yesterday about discord
in the Western Trartic Association. One
of them was that Jay Gould would with
draw if the association ignored the
charge of rate cutting which the Mis
souri Pacific had preferred against the
manager of the Burlington & Atchison.
This was an offset to the sacrifice of J. S.
Leeds, late traffic manager of the Mis
souri Pacific, for cutting sugar rates.
Many have imagined that Gould would
not rest until he got an official of an
other company discharged and this was
probably the ground for the report that
Mr. Gould would withdraw from the
association.
There was a lengthy discussion yes
terday of the charges against the Bur
lington & Atchison by Mr. Gould. It iB
said he felt so confident that he had a
case that he demanded the discharge of
the guilty man. No decision waa
reached. The case goes over until the
next quarterly meeting of the board,
and in the meantime the accused per
sons are expected to prepare the de
fense just as Mr. Leeds did.
As for the reduction of Commissioner
Walker's salary from $25,000 to $12,000,
although it was informally discussed
yesterday, no action was taken. His
three years' contract with the old Inter
state Commerce Railway Association!
does not expire until March.
Hteain4hin Travel About So ,v York Very
N arly Suspended
New York, Jan. 14 The dense tog
which hung over the city yesterday was
a source of great embarrassment and,
menace to navigation. Several oarrow
escapes from collision were reported and
travel by water was made exceedingly
hazardous. For the first time since thet
blizzard of 1888, no vessel arrived in
port by way of Sandy Hook. Several
big sleamahips were due to arrive,
among them the fleet Teutonic, but none
have been reported at a late hour last
night. They are probably feeling their
way through the dense mist with slowed
engines, or have come to anchor to wait
foi fairer weather.
The vesaelB of the outgoing fleet
scheduled to sail yesterday were much
delayed by the fog. They all managed
to leave their wharves and went down
the river. They were reported as hav
ing passed the quarantine station, but
were no doubt compelled to anchor in
the lowei bay, aa there was no report of
their having passed Sandy Hook. It
will be a marvel if some of the incomers
do not bring reports of mishaps occa
sioned by thick weather, through which
they have had to steam.
The Succesnoj of a Uefuultor Follows,
the Same Course.
New Y'ork, Jan. 14 William Lowe,,
the collector of
ark, waaaent for by the officials of the
uix oiuce yea eruay to squire up his ac
counts. He did not respond and an in--vestigation
of his books was made. Up.
to last evening a shortage of about $400i
had been discovered. The examination!
ia not yet completed. Lowe has left the'
city, lie was appointed last spring to.
succeed John Goble, who was also a de
faulter and a fugitive from justice.
The llroiher of the Hit dared Under
Secretary of Irelaml.
Chicago, 111., Jan. 14 An inquest was
held Vestenlav on tho ramaina nf lTllnlr
A. Burke, who died from hunger and
enpusure xuesuay, wnne being taken to
the Harrison street police station.
Burke was a brother of Thnmoo UnrLra
the under secretary for Ireland, who
wiui i,oru lyavenuisn, waa asaassinated
in Phicnix Park. Dublin nn tho avaninn
of May 0th, 1883.
lhe unfortunate man was hr.n nt
aristocratic Irish parents at St. Omer,
France, and was educated at the Univer
sity of Lieffe. Beleium. Ilni-im, n,
of Paria he was one of the army physi
cians, aim um rnucu to relieve the
wounded. Shortly thereafter he came
to Chicago, remained nno vno. a,i !,..
removed to Lafayette, Ind. There he
uuia up a lucrative practice, but the
murder of his brother and the death of
his wife led him to drink and ha hw.,.
a slave to liquor.
Four vears atrnhn retnrno.l tiri,;a
and had been employed for two years
upon Le Courier l)e l.iminno r-r
a good French, German and English
octioiar. tie leaves a sister who mar
ried into one of the best families of
ling and, and a brother, an officer of the
English army.
A r.ot UHcir.ro.l and Many Arrests
Were M tde.
Pahis. Jan. 14 Kclnir tnrln,, v,i:i.
a dispatch from Sofia stating thrt 60
army otiicers were arrested in that city
on a charire nf hinup imnlinnt..! il'.
plot against the lives of Prince Ferdi
nand n,ier of Bulgaria, and Stamboul
ott, the Bulgarian prime minister. The
dispatch adds the report is current in
Belgrade that Prince Ferdinand had a
narrow escape from being poisoned by
strychnine at the hands of the palace
cook.
Flood m Ohio.
Cincinnati, Jan. 15 Flnn.la
da are com-
i"s uto, as tne recent
storms have
ouen me tributaries
river on.l ita l,a.j .
of the Ohio
. .loaunaiera. iue lumber
companies have already sustained lossea.
iue lumber
ne nil Promoted.
TORONTO Tan 1 I T . .
rin.V ' . 'eut-enanc-uoionel
.J'J ',nember of the Legialative
ly, naa t)een appointed deputy
lieutenant governor.
Activity at the I'uion
Iron Works.
fA l-DlVflunn T 4. m.
tective deck is being laid on cruiserNo.
o at tha I nmn T ,
f t r"u" "oriss, ana a large
h 1 ,r?18 2 work on the irame of
and a large
; uregon.
been laid for the new
steamer, and in less than
frame will be set up.
The keel has
Pacific Mail
month her