VOL. XXXVI-No. 17.!
SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1837.
IWEEKLY EDITION
EASTERN.
News of the Week from
lie-
yowl the Rockies.
A COAL FA MINK IMMINENT.
On uccunnt of Striken, Thirty TIioiihuiiiI
I.Mhoi-urH out of Kinphiyinent.
New Yhuk, Jan. 12. At the Coul Ex
change the (killers Hay if a settlement in
not effected very noon, nothing can Have
this city, New England, and northern
New York, from a coul famine. Thore in
not more than a week's miily in thin
city, they Ray, and every channel to the
districts moHt effectual at presunt Iiuh
hcen stopped. There iH little probability
of their resumption of trallic until great
damage has lieen done thousands of
niun discharged, hundreds of factories
hhut down, large sums lost on unfilled
contraetH, and, again, Hull'uring for
TlllllTV THOUSAND MKN rNICMI'l.OV El.
It wan learned thiH afternoon thut at
leant 10,000 men have been thrown out
of employment, and .'iO.OOO persons are
Buffering. An a result of the Htrike, .'i0,
0111) coal hundlerH and strikers are scut
tered ull along the coaHt, from Provi
dence to thiH city. They have heen mire
they would win, an they thought they
had the coal Hiijiply of New England en
tirely cut oil'. Now it appears the New
York & New England ruilroad haH heen
using curK of every description in rushing
hundieds of UiouHaiulH of tons of coal
into New England duilv. fhis haH heen
kept secret, hut on itH leaking out to-day
it Hecmcd to depress the strikers. The
first advanceH toward a reconciliation are
are said to have heen already mude by
the strikers.
insNoi.iTioN neon a m.i:,
CnuijincatloiiH
of tin'' Nltllitlloll In KiiB.
HhIi A Nairn.
Nkw Yhhk, .lan. 12. Referring to the
question of the dissolution of parliament
about Easter, the Post's ondon corres
pondent says he is convinced it has passed
lrom the region of jiohtieal forecast to
that of practical certainty. The govern
ment is simply crumbling to its fall. In
three months Lord (Salisbury has lost
three of his ablest ministers, Carnarvon,
Churchill mid lddlcsleigh. The unionist
alliance is cracking all around. A con
siderable caste of the young torv mem
liers are ready to support Churchill.
There will he great discord in the cabinet
on the coming local government hill
which was supposed to lie an immense
conservative huccchh. The difference of
opinion is ho great that influential con
servatives inside and outside the govern
ment are urging Salisbury not to attempt
to introduce the measure. Although its
introduction meant the instant and com
pleU; collapse of the party, yet it is dilli
cult to see how he can avoid doing so. The
enforced retirement of Lord lddlcsleigh
was a niece of sharp practice on Salis
bury's part. When coalition became
necessary all the ministers sent in their
resignations formally, in order to leave
Salisbury free handed. Nuturally among
them whh Iddlesleigh.whu never dreamed
that lie would be the one chosen for the
massacre. Siilisburv iumiK'd at the op-
liortunitv and accented the resignation
by return post. Churchill is in high
Bpirits. lie said yesterday privately that
everything was going us well as possible
for him.
A MeilllR'r Abandoned.
Ni.w Yokk . Jan. III. The steamer
Celtic Monarch, fiom Cardiff to Philadel
phui, whs abandoned at .sea on .lit unary
'-'lid. The passengers and crew are Btife
Til i; NOMINATION.
.Select illtf H
.Man to hlliTt'cd
Scuttle.
l.oe,an In thi'
Si'KiN;iii:i.i, Ii.i,., Jan. l.'i. Charles
1!. Farwell was nominated by the n pul
bean caucus this alternoun, to suceeei
General Logan in the Cnited States sen
ate.
The democratic caucus was called to
order at 7: III) this evening, by Senator
Shutt, of Sangamon. An informal hall
for a candidate for F. S. senator was tak
en. which showed: .Morrison 2H, Ste
phenson Hi, l'.lack II, I'rendergast Jl
scattering Hi. Oil the third ballot Mor
rison received 41!. and Stephenson :'J
LMviiiL' the nomination to Morrison. It
was then made unanimous.
The AliHorliinic Topic.
Wamiinuton, Jan. Li. The absorbing
topic to-night in the hotels, clubs, and on
the streets, is what action the senate will
probably take to-morrow on the inter
state commerce bill. The interest has
been increasing duilv as the debute pro
grossed, till now it is ull-ubsorbing. The
teleirranh offices are kept busy forward
inir and receiving messages relating to
the bill. Clubs, labor unions, and rail
road ollieiiils in other cities are hourly
informed by agents here of any change
in the outlook. The number of senators
who dread to face the issue is said not to
be small.
Win- TlniUKlit Ilievilahlc.
Nkw Yokk, Jan. III. The Star' fun
don cablegram says : P.ismurck's speech
bus created a general uneasiness on the
continental bourses. It is accepted as a
convincing proof that (ieriuany regards
war as inevitable und is resolved to be
the first in readiness for the field. It is
a challenge to France to assume the of
fensive as soon as she likes. The tone of
the German press is proof of the increas-
ing Btruined relations. The French press
generally treats the speech as a warning
to tie prepared for a durman invasion
without an hour's delay. In French
military circles the feeling is general
that the French preparations are not
otnplote hut that France will take the
field before Uermany.
Cluverlui Handed lit l.aMt.
Richmond, Vikginia, Jan. 14. ThomaB
J. Cluverius was bunged in this city at 1
m. to-day, for the murder of Fannie
Madison March 14th last. He made no
confession. His case has been a peculiar
one, and has gained widespread noto
riety. TUB ORKGON SENATORS.
Their Actions ami Opinions upon the I nter-
Htate Commerce Kill.
Washington, Jan. 14. With reference
to the adoption by the senate of the con
ference report, on the interstate com
merce bill, the question will naturally
arise, what do these Oregon senators,
who have privately consulted with their
brother senutorH on this bill, uii'l have in
a measure participated in the discussion
arising thereon, think will he the effect
of the measure, should it become a law,
on the transportation of the northwest?
The only answer is, they do not know.
They are, however, in precisely the same
situation as every other senator in con
gress. Not one of them lias lieen able to
say to a certainty what will he the ulti
mate cllect of tlie bill ; but, ot course,
the majority holds that, as a whole, it
w ill have beneficial results.
Iolph voted nay on a motion to recom
mit to the conference committee, fearing
a recommittal would have the effect to
prevent any law being enacted this ses
sion. He voted for the bill, although he
questions if in practice the clause relat
ing to long and short liauls will not lie
detrimental, if not actually disastrous, to
much of the trade ot the northwest, ana
he also questions if it will give that re
lief to interior towns which they have
looked for.
Mitchell states that he voted "aye" on
the motion to recommit, as he thought
another conference committee would be
able to eliminate some of the objection
able features of the bill and to incorpo
rate others which would be beneficial.
He. too, fears that the bill will not give
relief to the interior northwest that it is
exiiected to do.
One Aoo, Jan. 15. August Spies, the
loader of the condemned anarchists, will
marry Miss Van Zandt, daughter of a
wealthy chemist, in jail on Tuesday.
Snies was to have been hanged on De-
eeinber 2nd, with the rest of the convict
ed bomb-throwers, but his case is now on
uppcal.
A Prairie Fire.
Tavi.oh, Texas, Jan. 15. A prairie
fire has been raging near this city. Five
thousand sheep and an immense amount
if pasture and fencing have been des-
t roved.
A NKW TliKATV.
China C onclude that Her People w ill not
Assimilate with On.
Washington, Jan. 1(1. Secretary Bay
ard has completed and will send to the
senate, it is said, early next week, a draft
of the treaty with China, which it is
hoped will meet all the difficulties of the
Chinese-immigration quest ion. I he treaty
is the result ol lung and frequent confer
ences with the Chinese minister, who has
heen ill constant cable communication
with his government. Briefly, the treaty
provides that the importation of Chinese
coolies into this country shall be stopped
by means and precautions to be adopted
by both governments, with equal care.
The treaty is reciprocal, and no American
laborers are to be allow ed to enter China.
American merchants and missionaries
are to be fully protected and to be given
every advantage and facility China can
furnish. Several other concessions of
minor importance are also made. The
Chinese minister declares that his gov
ernment has come to recognize the fact
that his countrymen will never adapt
themselves to this country and will never
assimilate with Americans. Such being
the case, nothing but barm to both coun
tries can result from their constant influx
here, and the treaty U made on the part
of China with the utmost frankness.
Some curiosity is expressed iiiiiong Pacific
slope people here as to whefher the treaty
has been so intelligently drawn as to meet
the ready evasions which Chinese have
handily 'invented, and to prevent the
trade in certificates which numbers of
Chinamen are carrying on between San
Francisco and China, by means of per
jury, etc.
tiKN. IIAZKN'S DKATH.
The t hief of the Government Signal Ser
vice Dies Suddenly.
Washington, Jan. 10. lien. W. B.
lla.en, chief signal officer of the United
States army, died in this city at 8 o'clock
this evening. He had been ill since
Thursday, but no danger was apprehend
ed until this afternoon. The cause of his
death was diabetes, from which he had
suffered for some years ; hut, of late, he
had improved in health and strength,
and hones were entertained of his com
plete recovery.
The luti'lslnle 'Hliimeree Sill.
Niu Yokk, X. Y., Jan. 111. The
World says: The passage of the inter
state commerce hill is a triumph of the
people over-corporations, pool makers,
and stock gamblers. The hill itself may
not be either perfect or adequate in all
its details. Undoubtedly it is not, hut
there is sufficient discretion given to the
government's agents and enough adjusta
bility in the provisions of the bill to in
sure against any great injustice or barm
to the railroads. The important thing
was to assert the power of the people over
the corporations that they nave created
for their service, but which have proved
in too many instances instruments of op
pression and extortion. The bill does
this. It proclaims that the master has
not yet abdicated to the servant.
Tkoy, N. Y., Jan. 17. Three persons
were killed by fuel gas in this city to-day.
They were found sitting as though they
had been conversing when the gas over
came them.
The Dominion Parliament Dissolved.
Ottowa, Jan. 17. The Dominion par
liament has dissolved. The new elec
tions have been ordered for February 22.
THE FOOLISH GIRL.
Miss YawZandt, to Marry Anarchist .Splen,
Disowned and Disinherited.
Pittsburg, Jan. 17. L'pon the receipt
of associated press . dispatches from Chi
cago Buying Mrs. John Arthur, the aunt
of Miss Van Zandt, had telegraphed from
this city to marriage clerk Zegur, f -rbid-ding
him to issue a license for the mar
riage of the young lady to Spies, the an
archist, a Commercial reporter called
upon the lady at her residence, in Oak
land, to ascertain the feeling of Miss Yan
Zandt's friends in regard to her conduct
Mrs. Arthur seemed heart-broken. To
the reporter she said : "1 spent nearly
the entire Sabbath on mv kneeB, in pray
er for the infatuated girl, and when I
otiened the paper this morning, and saw
that Mr. Eugene Zegur, the Chicago
marriage license clerk, had refused to
issue a license, so she could not marry, I
thanked God for what seemed a direct
answer to mv prayer, and the next tiling
1 did was to send a telegram to Mr. Zegur
thanking him for his manliness and cour
age in darine to refuse the license. The
first intimation which her relatives had
of the existing state of affairs was the
announcement in the pajiers Saturday
morninu last."
The shock to Mrs. Arthur and to her
distinguished father and mother can be
readilv imagined, especially as Miss Yan
Zandt's mother, who is the only sister of
Mrs. Arthur, had been visiting lier pa
rents and sister just two weeks previous,
and, with the exception of jocularly re
marking that Nina expected to rnarry
some nice young man in the spring, had
made nothing known, and had not given
them the slightest hint in the true direc
tion. On reading the news, so great was the
prostration of Mrs. Arthur s lat tier, Mr.
Win. 11. Clark, that Mrs. Arthur was
obliged to write to Yan Zandt a message
he wished to send. The letter was
mailed by 10 o'clock Saturday morning
imploring them to prevent the wedding
This was closely followed by another, and
the Yan Zandt family were informed
that henceforth thev were not to be con
sidered in tlte light of relations ; every
connection sociailv and financially was
dissolved forever, "and Miss Nina utterly
disinherited.
told Weather.
St. 1'ai i., Jan. 18. The people of this
section are suffering from excessively
cold weather. The thermometer stands
thirty-six degrees below zero in this city
The Western I'liiou's Powerful Kival.
New Yokk, Jan. 18. The Post's Mon
treal special says: F.rastus Winian
president of the (heat Northwestern tel
egranh eotnimnv, has issued a manifesto
to the shareholders of the Montreal Tel
egrapli company, announcing that the
moni'v for the dividend due on Jan. I has
been forwarded from New York, but stat
ing that the Western l nion company
will not guarantee lurther dividends un
til untie arrangements are made by
winch the company s rights can lie pro
tected from its powerful rival, the Can
adian 1'acilic. lie savs the Canadian
Pacific is destroying existing telegraph
interests and rendering them unprofita
ble ; that it has no limitation on the ex
tent of expenditures, and that the (heat
Northwestern company 'is not powerful
enough to tight it single-handed.
The Poi'i laud Custom House.
Wasiiino ion. Jan. is. It will not
casion great surprise here if within a tew
davs the president sends to the senate
the name of a man to succeed F. N
hurtled for collector of customs at Port.
land. There may or may not Vie special
significance in me laci unit less than
week ago Mr. Cleveland sent to the treas
ury department for a list ot all the api
cants, their indorsements and all acconi
unliving papers. These are now in his
hands. It is not his custom to send for
such documents cniess he means busi
ness, yet there has been now and then a
case where he has done this without im
mediate action being the result.
1'Komini:nt aiti.icants.
An official near the president being
asked if when application papers are re
quested one is warranted in drawing an
inference that a new appointment will
soon be made, replied with a significant
shrug of the shoulders anil ironic empha
sis : "Sometimes that is the result."
Among prominent applicants for this po
sition are llyman Abrums, Frank T.
Dodge, and Al. Zeilier. If the strength
and number of recommendations will de
cide Mr. Cleveland in the chohe of an
appointee, Abrums will be the fortunate
man. It is said there have been few, if
any, names ever presented from Oregon
that had as influential endorsements as
has his. I lodge, who left here for New
York on the 12th, thence for the west, is
largely building on influence from rela
tives and friends in this city to give him
the position.
PACIFIC COAST.
News by Telegraph from
West of the Rockies.
Murder in the Secend Degree.
San Francisco, Jan. 12. Late this
afternoon the jury in the case of George
D. Gardiner, charged with the murder of
Eugene F. Guindon on August 29 of last
year, brought in a verdict of murder in
the second degree, me jury had been
out since 12 o'clock yesterday. Defend
ant's attorney will immediately move for !
new trial, uuindon had escorted
Gardiner's daughter to the Mechanics'
fair and as they had refreshments after
leaving there they did not return to her
home until rather late. Gardiner was
much irritated at this, and when he
heard them arrive he rushed out and
shot young Guindon as he was walking
away.
Diphtheria Prevalent.
San Francisco, Jan. 12. The preva
lence of diphtheria is causing
much apprehension in this city. During
the month of December seventy-six
cases of that disease and forty-seven
deaths have already been reported this
month. Six cases were reported yester
day and ten this morning. That portion
of the city south of Market street is es
pecially infected, owing to the sewerage
there being defective.
Portland, Or., Jan. 13. John W. Bar-
zee, a prominent citizen and capitalist oi
Portland, and owner of the St. Charles
hotel building, died in this city at 4 a. m.
to-day, of rheumatism. Deceased was
well known in business circles, and was
one ot the promoters ot the Morrison
street bridge.
The Case of X. N. Steevea.
Portland, Or., Jan. 13. The case of
X. N. Steeves, on trial before Judge Shat
tuck for conduct unbecoming a lawyer
and a gentleman, is on trial, the defend
ant trying to shew cause why he should
not he disbarred. A decision will proba
bly be reached some time to morrow.
THE COWARDLY DYNAMITERS.
They are Yet at Work on the San Fran
cisco Street Hallways.
San Fbancisco, Jan. 13. Residents
on Post street, between Larkin and Polk
streets, were startled between 7 and 8
o'clock this evening by the sound of a
tremendous explosion, and by the shat
tering of glass about their ears. A dyna
mite cartridge had been placed on the
track of the Larkin street branch line of
the Sutter street cable road, and had ex
ploded under dummy No. 34. The dum
my was completely wrecked, ana me
windows of the car and of the houses in
the vicinity were demolished. Mr. Hil-
derbrandt, his wife and brother, were
sitting on the dummy on the side where
the explosion took place and they were
all thrown into the street. Mrs. Hilder-
brandt, it is feared, is seriously injured
She was ta!en into a neighboring house
and medical assistance summoned. Later
in the evening she was conveved toiler
home. It was a miracle that there were
no others injured, as several persons were
on the dummy.
sTiu, anotiii;u.
People in the vicinity rushed to the
scene of the disaster, and soon, a large
crowd congregated. Oilicer Conboy, who
was on the dummy, describing bis sensa
tions said that the explosion had the el-
feet of momentarily stunning him, and
it was fully half an hour before he recov
ered bis hearing. The excitement caused
by this explosion was intensified when it
became known that another explosion
had taken place on the Sutter
street cable road near Dupont
street, about nine o'clock. The
explosive, which is believed to have
heen a giant iowder cartridge, was ex
ploded by the dummy wheels running
over it. The dummy was disabled and
had to lie taken to the carbouse for re
pairs, ft was quickly replaced by a new
one and the road continued to operate its
cars as usual during the remainder of the
night. No one was injured by the latter
explosion, as the charge in the cartridge
evidently was small. The authorities
are entirely at a loss as to (he authors of
these outrages and have as yet not ob
tained the slightest clue to the perpetra
tors ot any of these frequent attempts at
the destruction of life and property on
the Geary and Sutter street cable roads.
Pokti.anh, Or., Jan. 14. The steamer
N. S. Kentley, recently sunk at Albany,
arrived safe here to-day, and wili bore
paired and ready for service in a couple
of weeks.
Liih ver Sleeves' Case.
Portland, Ok., Jan. 14. Lawyer a.
N. Steeves is still on trial. The testimony
is very damaging to Mr. Steeves. There
will probably be no decision before to
morrow. Hearst tor the Senate.
S.u'kamknto, Jan. 14. 1 learst was
nominated on the first bal'ot by the dem
ocratic caucus for the C S. senate.
Hearst received 54 votes, Wilson !i, Tem
ple .'!, and Hellnian 3.
Coal Miners' Mrike.
Noktu Yakima, Jan. 14. There is a
strike at the Koslyn Coal mine and forty
miners have quit work. About ten car
loads of coal per day have been passed
down the road for a week or more, an 1
1 every thing was going on well until this
strike, which began
tinues.
yesterday and con-
The Columhla llrl1ge.
Orders have been received to go for
ward at once with the building of the
Northern Pacific railroad bridge over the
Columbia river between Kennewick and
1'asco.
Driving out Chlnene,
Yictohia, Jan. 14. The people of Van
couver, headed by the mayor, several al
dermen, and Knights of Labor, have
driven about 100 Chinese from town, and
threaten the balance, about the same
number, who remain. The expelled Chi
nese have brought suits against the may
or and others, claiming damages in the
sum ot $d,OlH).
The Case of Mr. Steeven.
Portland, Jan. 15. The examination
of witnesses in the case of Lawyer
Steeves is still progressing slowly.
Gen. Hazen's Successor.
San Francisco, Jan. 10. A special to
the Examiner from Washington savs:
The next few days' rumor will be busy
assigning a successor to Oen. Hazen,
whose death occurred this evening. The
position of chief signal officer carries
with it the rank and pay of brigadier-gen
eral. Gen. llazen's successor will be
appointed by the president, who may se
lect whomsoever he pleases, without re
gard to rank. Capt. Greely, the Arctic
explorer, is believed to be better fitted by
training and experience tor the place
than any other officer of the army. He
is at present acting in Gen. Hazen'B
stead. The strongest possible influence
will be brought to bear on President
Cleveland to nominate him as Gen. Ha
zen's successor.
The Case of Lawyer Steeves.
Portland, Or., Jan. 17. The decision
in the case of.X. X Steeves, the lawyer
who is being tried upon the substantial
charge of being a shyster, will probably
be announced to-merrow.
Evicting the Chinese.
Victoria, Jan. 17 The Chinese in
Vancouver are still being compelled to
move. The provincial authorities are
inquiring into the matter. It is intended
to clear the town of every Chinaman.
; Frightful Holocaust.
Victoria, Jan. 17. Early Saturday
morning the Arlington hotel at New
Westminster burned to the ground. Two
men, George Campbell and Kufus T.
Brown, were burned to cinders. Thos.
McKay jumped from a third story win
dow and was fearfully mangled. His
feet were driven through a wooden side
walk, where he was held and roasted be
fore the eyes of the onlookers. The fall
must have instantly killed him. The
building was an old wooden tinder box
and collapsed in fifteen minutes. The
other inmates escaped in their night
clothes. The building and furniture
were insured. The fire is thought to be
incendiary.
Portland, Or., Jan. 18. Mrs. Kelly,
the plaintiff in the breach-of-promise
case against llighfield, of Oregon City,
has decided to accept $7,000 damages,
half of the original verdict. The costs
of the case are nearly $1200.
A Kl(,' Iila.e.
Oakd.ai.k, Cal., Jan. IS. Five princi
pal buildings burned in t (lis city to-day
The loss is $20,000.
PORTLAND'S CITY AFFAIRS.
I'i-hiiK Vaughn Resigns us Sujit. of Streets
W. S. Chapman Elected.
. Portland, Or., Jan. 19. Ir. Frank K
Vaughn to-night resigned the office of
superintendent of streets, and Mayor
Gates appointed and the full council
unanimously confirmed W. S. Chapman
to take his place, h. V . 1 agett, assist
ant surveyor, was then appointed and
unanimously continued city surveyor in
place ot V. S. Chapman, llie snlarv ol
each of the above officers is twenty-four
hundred dollars iiervear.
Four prisoners escaped from the county
jail tins evening.
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will tie announced on
snowing quite briskly
D.vnnmite Exiilusion.
niacin a, Jan. 19. A telegram
nona, Pennsylvania, says that a
ntnining dynamite exploded
i day and wrecked a baggage car
Pennsylvania railroad. Several
were injured. The owner of the
v.ms arrested, but denies that it
led explosives'.
trm.k
! trunk
contai
Can't Marry plev
Our Mo, Jan. 19. Tiie sheriff denies
admission into the jail of Miss Van Zandt,
the pretty and foolish heiress who wants
to marry Anarchist Spies to-morrow, so
the marriage will not take place.
A CURE FOR DYSPEPSIA.
Citizen (seeking free information) If
you had a case of dyspepsia, doctor,
what would you do'.'
Physician I would treat the patient
with my best professional skill and charge
him a fair price for it.
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Tt is rinv weather lint F. J. Catterlin (rois
ritrlit nhetid making the fi nest photographs ever
turned out in the city, raiu or shine.
FOREIGN.
Record of News from Over
the Atlantic.
European Affairs.
London, Jan. 10. Defeat Naf the army
bill by 29 majority, and the dissolution, of
the reiclistag were not the end but the be
ginning of a new struggle between the
two opposing forces, bound up in the Ger
man constitution. Good judges think it
is doubtful whether the government can
win the elections, but a gain of fifteen
members would give them a majority.
Taxation grievances, socialism, particu
larism, clericalism, and many other influ
ences will be invoked against Bismarck,
but the German people know Bismarck
intends to have his own way in any
measure which he deems vital to the em
pire, and will dissolve the next reiclistag
if it proves intractable, as ',he has dis
solved this one. The talk about France
seizing the occasion to attack Germany is
idle. What France will do is to vote the
larger credits which General Boulanger
asks for the army.
A Speck of War,
London, Jan. 17. Dispatches from
Constantinople state the fact that re-in- '
forcements have been sent from Constan
tinople to Crete. An outbreak is feared
on this historical island of the Mediterra
nean against the Turkish authorities. It
is only since 1809 that the Cretans have
been subject to the Turkish yoke, and se
rious trouble is feared.
The Stanley Expedition.
London, Jan. 17. Henry H. Stanley
told a reporter to-day that the Emir Bey
relief expedition will go by the way of
Zanzibar ; that the enterprise would cost
if 1UO.O0O, and that it would leave Zanzi
bar composed of 1000 men. Of these
eight would be English and the rest
natives of Zanzibar. Stanley said he
expected that news of the progress of the
expedition would reach Europe by July.
The Emperor Pained by the Defeat.
Berlin, Jan. 17. Emperor William,
in receiving the president of the Prussian
landtag to-day, referred to the dissolu
tfon of the reichBtag and the rejection of
the army bill. "The rejection of this
measure, so important for the preserva
tion ol peace to liermany, ' the emperor
said, "has deeply saddened me. After
so many happy days have been vouch
safed to me in my old age, and especial
ly after completing eighty years of service
in the army, the rejection of the bill im
pressed me deeply and most painfully.
It is impossible, from a military point of
view, to regard the three years bill pro
posed by the majority of the reichstag as
sufficient. I hope the government meas
ures will be passed in the near future."
A la Hlblis.
Paris, Jan. 18. The chief clerk of the
postoflice of this city has stolen forty
thousand dollars, and fled. His where
abouts are unknown to the French au
thorities. A IlillLsh Gunboat "Wrecked.
London, Jan. 18. The British gunboat
"Firm" was wrecked on the Northum
berland coast. Nineteen of the crew
were saved. The fate of the others ia
unknown.
IRISH EVICTIONS.
The Tenants Resist the Police and HailUlSi--The
Uttleei'H Return.
Dt iiLiN, Jan. IS. The sheriff and a
force of police from Gwedone, while on
the way to evict tenants at Bloody Fase
land, county Donegal, to-day, found the
road blockaded with immense granite
boulders, and were obliged to proceed on
foot. The blowing of horns and ringing
of bells brought together a large crowd ,
of peasants, who threatened the police
with violence. The police resisted, and
were assaled with a shower of stones. A
desperate tight ensued, in which five po
lice were badly wounded. A priest who
was present finally quieted the people,
and they allowed the jwP.je to proceed.
A tenant, named Gallagh.x was evicted,
but for various reasons ',r-.e other tenants
were left undisturbed. Meantime the
people carried Gallagher back to his
house, made a fire, and reinstated him.
The priest then persuaded the people to
allow the police to retire. While tho
sheriff and his escort were on the way
home masses of granite were rolled down
the hillside, and the officers narrowly
escaped injury. It is thought no further
attempts will be made to enforce the
writs.
A l'auic, and Loks of Life.
London, Jan. 18. To-night the He
brew Dramatic Club gave an entertain
ment at the theater, Princess street, Spit
allields, which was attended by about
nOO people, mostly Jews. Some one in
the gallery, for a joke shouted "F"ire!"
The gas was turned off, and a terrible
panic followed. The people rushed in a
solid mass for the doors. When the
panic subsided it was found that twelve
women and youths had been trampled to
death, in the rush, and many others in
jured. A Better Price for Wool.
London, Jan. 18. Since the last sales
a good demand for wool has lieen main
tained, which is chiefly attributed to an
improved French trade. Four thousand
bales have heen sold at an advance of 5
to 10 ier cent, over the lowest prices of
December. This, with the light stock in
most markets, brightens the prospects
i for the sales w hichj commence on Jan
I uary 25 .