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FIERI FRENCH DEBATE PASS UNDER THE BAN Deputy Juares' Attack Upon the Government. The Pope's Decree Against Secret Societies M. HKRTHOU CALLS IIIU A IIAU iDES HAS BEEN P3CMULGATED M ZX IKC U n-i i o , . a . I II Create! a Tumult In the Chamber of Depiltteii. ami Una Followed by the VmimI Clialli-ir Premier Dupuy Ite lrrHt:lial fJuurtm. Paiiih, December 20. General Mer rier, Minister of War, introduced to-day In the Clianilier of Deputies a bill pro vlding tht) dentil penalty for such mill tary truilorR as C'iLptuiti Dreyfus. Dep uty Juntos, Hot:ialiMt, Mtll delegated by It i h purty to demand the abolition of the dentil penalty in the army. In the course, of It i h attack upon the government he said that Dreyfus escaped sentence be muse the gi'Vcriimeiit feared the conse ( j Ufn i ( of executing him, Premier Dupuy reprouclmd JaureB for voicing the theories of international socialism on a subject which should appeal to every J-'renchman's loyalty, Jatnc-s Blionted In his reply, pointing to the Ministers: " You are the internationalists. You favor the internationalism of Hebrew capitalists, whom you screen uud pro tect. ' Yot. these Hebrew capitalists, whom yon adopt as your wards, are swindle and scamps." The Chamber was Inought to a high pilch of excitement by this harangue. The rWialists cheered aoprovingly. The Ministers interrupted tbe gpeaker fie iiently with their protests. As .Inures reached the climax of his charts M. Berthon, Minister of Public Works, sprung to his feet and shouted: " Yon lie, and yon know you lie." Jnures' reply was drowned in a tu mult, which was stilled after five min utes by the President's bell. There were culls for the censuring of Juares, and eventually Brisson, the President, re- SnpKted him to retract his accusations, anres refused flatly. He was censured by the ('resident and expelled tempora rily from the Chamber. The sitting was adjourned in confusion. JaureB senthiB seconds to Berthon. According to the arrangements tnado by the seconds the duel will bo fought with pistols nt twenty-live paces. The duel was the main topic of discussion during the intermis sion, and the Deputies were still talking of the probable conditions when the sit ting was resumed. The previous ques tion was demanded by the government as soon as the Chamber ciime to order, anil was carried against M. .Inures' pro posal. Alexander Miller, RadWal, ar- f ned in a speech on General Merciet's till that the existing laws would enable the government to punish Dreyfus with death. Lawyer Leveille, Republican, denied this. Eventually urgency was voted on tbe Mercier bill. " TWO YEARS IN COURT. Tbe Phonograph Knit Alralnet Thomnt Killaon Devilled. Washington, December 2(!. A deci sion was to-day rendered in the Supreme Court of the histrict of Columbia in a suit pending for nearly two years, brought by the American Graphone Company nominally agaiiiHt the Colum bia Phonoimmh Company, the real par ti. .a .l..f.i...t...if Ituttur Tl.ntnn. A. KiliHon d.i t .,,.,., ,U -L Tr theLdison phonograph works. It was alleged by the American Graphone Company that the original Edison tin- ......... v...n foil nlionoirriinh was a failure, as the sound records it mano were nor, accurate, permanent or capable of being repro duced as often as desired; that it could not be detached from the machine, han dled and transported j that the art as now known was created by the inven tions of Alexander Graham Bell, Chices A. Hell and Charles 8. Tainter, who be gan work under the auspices ot the Volta Laboratory Association, and whose pat puts were afterward acquired by the American Graphone Company, and that uvery phonograph, every phonograph .ml oui.ru iilmnntrrHtih record became practical and valuable only as (.,. if i,mn Dm nri nei olo of the engraved record as distinguished from the abandoned method of Indenting used on the Edison original tinfoil phono- graph. No testimony was taken for the ,l.!o piw.imirrunli Cnninanv in the --.I ,i,on tl,u tima limit fixed bv the court had almost expired the de- fendant withdrew counsel ami allowed a decree bv default. The con it finds lor the American Graphone Company on every point, and issues a decree of in junction against defendants and orders an accounting by the auditor to the court. Other suits are pending in New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Ohio and Kansas. REFUSED TO PAY THE TAX. At a r, TI..I. T-rn,,Brlv Wi Sold to the Highest Bidder. s.. i?a rL. December 20. - There was considerable excitement to - a.. m,i,.ainf..llr.oiient tax Dron - erty, the result of the refusals on the part of prominent property owners m mHtee) ms f0 iM M to BBy that he it pay the special water tax recently held flfttiy opposed to the whole plan, and in to be valid bv Judge Ham of Napa, timates that the committee may decidi Marshal Steadman gave them all until li )..in..lr .-. nov id'vDfl and then orn- ceededwith the sale. Many paid up, but about $300,000 worth of property was sold. Among the property sold were the Santa Rosa water works, the depot, tracks ami yards of the San Francisco and North Pacific railwav and many fine residences in the heart of the city. J H. Brush, President of the Santa Rosa National Bank, bought the water works, the railroad depot and much other prop erty. Other prominent purchasers were B. M. Spencer, W. G. Oldham and Mux Heymann o( this city, C. M. Fit, C, Kelsey and A. M. Haines o( San Fran cisco. It is expected there will be inter esting litigation growing out of the sale ol this property by the Marshal. . , The Cllollttl Documents, Rome, December 26. The Senate Com mittee to consider the famous Giolitti documents reports that they . are un worthy of the Senate's attention, as they in fact do not deserve the name of docu ments, but should be classed merely as irrelevant sect, papers. In the Newspaper Lino. Bonks (iu, the nowspnper lino) H'niphl Here's a Bqnib credited to the Perkins Junction Banner that I wrote six yours ago for The Daily Bread. Rivers (fellow laborer) Do you re member everything you have ever writ ten? ' 5- . '.VOf course Ida" ::7,;",i;.;v .' "What a cave of gloom your m'emorr must be I ' Chioago Tribune. ... Alpine Guide And now, gentlemen, as soon ns the ladies leave off talking jrou will hear the roar of the waterfall. VOL. 1. NEW LAW FOR ALASKA. Tllu Oregon Code I. Not Hullalile for I lie Territory. Wahmnoi.hn, December 20. (t is un derstood that Congress will later in the present session make an etl'urt to pro vide a code of laws (or tbe government of Alaska, which is to be submitted as the result of the inspection made of the Alaskan coun'ry last summer by Assist ant Secretary Hamlin and Joseph W. Murray, Inspector of Salmon Fisheries. These gentlemen gave especial attention to the seal fisheries, and will, of course, dwell upon this feature, especially in their report; hut they will also rec ommend changes in the entire legal sys tem of the seal islands and the mainland as well, covering all the subjects con nected with the government ot the Ter ritory. The Oregon laws are at present in force in Alaska, and have been since the organization of the Territory. They are in many instances illy adapted to the local conditions prevailing in Alaska, and even where they are fairly satisfac tory the means of administering them are so iricllieient as to iiave caused serious complaint in the past on the part of the people all'ectud. Hence, besides recom mending lawe for the government of the teal-catching and others looking to the prevention and destruction of the salmon interests, Messrs. Hamlin and Murray will probably recommend timber laws, new land, mining, litpior, customs and school laws. There will also probably be a recommendation that three or (our judicial districts he created to take the place of the present system, which Is comprised in one district. The report embodying their recommendations is now in course of preparation, and will be submitted to Congress as early in the session after the holidays as possible with the hope that there may be time left for Congressional action. It is be lieved the report w ill take stronggrounds for fixing the next year's sealing catch at a lower limit than that of last year. ANOTHER INVENTION. The. Prophecy That Can-lagi-a Without Hones Khali Xtun Fulfilled. Kansas City, December 26. A horse less carriage went swimming along the smooth asphalt of Fourteenth street in the vicinity of Cherry street to-dny, ful filling Mother Shipton'a prophecy that "carriages without horses shall run" and terrifying two negroes who saw parka and apparently sulphurous flames issuing from under it. The vehicle was an electric carriage of Kansas City in vention and manufacture, and is the only one in the United States, although similar ones are used in the Old World. The inventor is Dr. H. C. Baker, and it was patented by himself and J. H. El berg, the maker". F, S. I'atton has charge of the electricity and the machine worked perfectly. A speeil ot eleven miles an Lour was obtained J tie carriage is , . , J: HIIOUL BiKU U. till UIU IJ1HI V UIIU. V.MIO BefttholdinKtlireeWfiot,Hfaest,ie(.ont ami another one that will accommodate a similar number faces the rear. Astor- age hauery, compose i 01 nve series or tlve cells each, furnishes a current of W-o ohms, and the cells are arranged in Ihren tiers beneath the seats. Thf wheels are of wood with India rubber cushions on the tires. The rear wheels, which are 8 feet 2 inches in diameter, nnvii on their inner sides a cast-iron flange 20 inches in diameter and 5 inches wide. , Motion Irom the dynamo, wuu n llm hind w heel's axle, is com- municated to the flange by a rawhide friction pulley, revolving irom oiu u 1,0(10 times a minute, and is capable of he'ino elevated or deDreeSed at Will by the driver by means of a foot-lever. The kteerina is done bv a toothed segment and pinion attached to the axle ot the fore wheels and handled by a steering post manipulated by the driver withhis hands. It can make two Quick, short turns. The storaire batteries will . run the machine about seven or eicht hours, Tho Kansas City invention weighs about 2.000 pounds, and is quicker than tbe .European coaches, NO FURTHER CONTEST. 11 mid of Cllfriila Will Take the Oath of Ofllee anif Ills Seat San Francisco, December 2fl. There will be no attempt to prevent Governor elect James H. Budd from taking the .1 ll ,.A 1,1. cnnn4 ;f V.o itlnws M , OaUl OI Ulliuu aim uu u v ' Asa li. Wells, one ot the commiuee oi 1 seven on the the Gubernatorial contest ! be correct. A division exists in tin 1 council of the seven who are arranging MOTLSSSft5SS to hold its meetings without mm. said t.n-dav : ' I am satisfied that public sentiment is against a contest and a recount. I am also satisfied that a recount will not elect Mr. Estee. Of late I have given some attention to this snhjeet of a re count. I have found by personal investi gation that many Republicans voted foi Webster instead of F,stee, and that (acl opcnunts in nart (or Build's great major ity in this city. I believe that frauds iiauB been committed to some extent, but I believe that they were in votes (or Webster being counted for Budd." Iron In Place of Wood Washington, December 20. The Na val Board appointed to report on a sub' stitute for woodwork in warships have recommended corrugated iron instead of wood for bulkheads and iron instead of wnnden ladders.. The board reports it r-nnnnt make a complete report for lack of knowledge concerning where the fires occurred in the ships engaged in the Yalu river naval battle. The report has been approved by the Secretary so far as it goes. . ' Title to Oregon Properly, Washington. December 20. At the last session of Congress the House passed Representative Hermann's bill confirm' ing title to the property owners of the town of North Brownsville in Oregon The Senate Committee reported it to tl: general land office. , The Commissioner has notified Mr. Hermann that he has rpRnminnnded that the Senate pass the bill as it came from the House. Anis will assure its passage by the Senate at J this sesBion. . , , , , HILLSKOIiO, OREGON. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27. 1891. FOUGHT FIVE HOIS. General Lung Defeated General Katsura. by THE CHINESE SHOWED BRAVERY At Lait Account, the Second Army of Japan Wli Only Ten Mile. From Net. t: h wan g, and Would Keach That City on Hunday, December S3. London, December 25. The Antong correspondent of the Central News agency says that General Yamaji's divi sion of the second Japanese army lias 1 vanced northward steadily (or a month and December 18 occuped Kai Ting. No defense was made. December 17 scouts reported toLieutcnant-General Katsura, leu near Laio Yang, that a large force of Chinese had been seen moving in the direction of Laio Yang. This force proved to be the defeated garrison of Hai Chang under the command of General ung. The Chinese had fled with all possible speed ever since the 13th, when their position was captured by the en emy. They were men in a rainer ae- loralized condition, and were making for Moukden. Katsura decided to inter cept them. He left camp the night o( ie ISth witu ins wnoie iorce, aim mo next morning overtook the Chinese at ie vlllaae o( Kuna VVasal, where they made an obstinate stand, although in noor condition. They were nearly 10,- 000 strong, and were able to (orce some fierce fighting upon the Japanese, jn the in dst of the battle Ushima'B ongaue (rora Hai Chang came up and gave Kat sura active support. The Chinese held out with surprising bravery. They faced ie well-directed nre irom nve Japanese batteries and fought desperately, al- lough without etlective organization. he Japanese infantry charged twice through the scattered lines, but the en emy rallied, lliree nayonei cuarifea eventually won the davfor Katsura after five hours of hottest fighting yet experi enced by the second army. The Chinese faltered as the third advance began, and they fled in disorder toward Ying Kow. The losses are not known, but the Chi nese are reported to have left oou men on the field. SHOULD BE AT NEW CHWAKO. Tokio. December 25. Advices received erA confirm the renort of the defeat of lenerai Lung after a hard fight lasting ve hours. The Japanese at the tune this dispatch was received were about ten miles from New Chwang, which it was expected would be readied Sunday. IMPERIAL PEACE COMMISSIONER. f Tien Tsin. December 25. Chan Yin Hoan, a member of the Tsung Li Yamen, and Sha Yoe Lien, late Governor of For mosa, have been appointed Imperial Commissioners to treat for peace with apan. COREAN POUTS lirin IU Tindon. December 25. A dispatch Tokio savs the Corean government ins rnrreed to ODen to foreign trade two idditional ports Mokeko in the prov ince o( Milanada and Chiunampo on the Tu Tong river. COREANS DEFEATED BY TONG HAKS. London, December 25. A dispatch from Kobe, Japan, says thousands of Tong Haks defeated the Corean garrison of 300 Boldiers at Challado, and then burned their houses. The inhabitants of the town fled. It is reported that a number of Chinese were with the long Haks. CIVIL ADMINISTRATOR OF ANTON Q. London. December 25. Colonel Fukl- Bhima, who gained notoriety some time ago by riding from Berlin to Corea, has been appointed chief civil administrator of Antong. ACTUALLY STARVING. The People of Drought-Blasted ''He- , braska Must be Helped. Niobbaea,' Neb., December 25. The suffering among the inhabitants of the drought-blasted part of Nebraska, in cluding three-fourths of the residents ol five counties, is becoming more intense daily, and immediate ateps alone can pre' vent many deaths by starvation. Three years ago the farmers o( these drought- blighted counties raised a very light crop, and the last two years tne crops nave been almost total (ailures. Many fam ilies have not enough provisions in their homes for one week's sustenance and no . ... monnv with which to Durchase the ne cessities of life. The sufferers cannotob- tain employment and unless they receive aid very soon, it is tne general opinion that many will starve to death, and should the weather turn very cold many will freeze to death, as it ia a fact that many are barefooted and have scarcely sufficient clothing to cover their naked ness. A mother ana ner two Daoes were found dead in their cabin this week. is supposed tbe mother hsd been con fin fid to her bed bv sickness and that she and her two little ones starved to death- Tim stomachs of the children wereopenea and not a trace of food could be discov ered. - .! SHERIFF O'MARR'S VOW. A Montana Murderer Taken Back to An' wer for His Crime. Denver, , December 25. Twenty months ago In Meagher county, Mon tana, Bill Gay and his brother-in-law Harry GroBS, while resisting arreBt on a charge of robbery, killed Deputy Sheriffs William Radar and James Mackey with Winchesters. The murdered men were the bravest of the posse that Sheriff .fumes O'Marr of Meagher county led against the : outlaws, and over their graves O'Marr registered a vow to bring their s avers to usuce. xnai iiivuue 1 now fulfilled in part, for this evening R o'clock O'Marr lodeed Bill Gay, loader with shackles, in iail. The doubi murderer was given into the custody of Sheriff O'Marr a few days ago Dy eiierin Keyes of San Bernardino county Cali fornia. Gay will be taken back to Mea gher county, Montana, to-morrow. Cholera iu Argentine. ' - Buenos Ayres, December 25. Several cases of cholera are reported in Roswio. Great precautions have been taken tc prevent the spread of the disease. ATLANTA'S POLICE FORCE. tt 1. I'oll)le an Inquiry May Follow a HeiiMMtional Incident Atlanta, Ga., December 25. Patur iay at the point of a pistol Captain Jas. W. English, Chairman of the Police oininissioners, ordered Captain Ames Baker, who is clerk to tbe City Reecord sr, and his friend, G. W. Hall, out of his )flice in the American Trust and Bank ing Company, o( which institution he is President. Captain English threatened to kill them, and they retreat d. The whole affair involves charges o( rotten ness against the Atlanta police, and an investigation may follow. From what the gentlemen say about the matter Captain English had in his possession a letter, written by Captain James M. Wright of the detective department to him, making certain charges against Mr. Baker. M r. Baker says lie beard that Captain English had this letter, and he and Mr. Hall went to the office of the Chairman of the Board of Police Com missioners to secure a copy of it. Mr. Hall said that he thought there was no difference between the Atlanta police and the New York police force except that it did not take very much to handle the Atlanta police force. He also said the detective force was rotten to the core, and lie could prove it. TEACUP OF PEARLS. The KeaulU of the Seaaon't FUhing Along the Coaat. San Frascisco, December 25. Among the recent arrivals in this city is Carlos C. Cornejo, Manager of the Lower Cali fornia Pearl Company, which has (or eight years been taking pearls in tbe Gulf of California and down the coast to tlieGuatemalanline. The season (or fish ing along the inside shore line of Lower California has iust closed, and Mr. Cor- eio tells many interesting things aDout the catch and the curious features o( pearl-fishing. These are the moBt im portant fishing grounds in the world, and pearls are taken there which in color are (ound nowhere else, and which in size are rarely equaled. In the catch this year were fifteen L.rge pearls, sev eral of which are monsters, reaching the rare weight of seventeen carats. Alto gether about a teacupful were taken, and these Mr. cornejo values at fsu.uvu to $100,000. . The Chancellor Will Turn Back. London, December 25. The corre- pondent of the Times at Berlin says he does not think the present situation in Germany ia so gloomy as it is supposed. He adds that Chancellor von Hohenlohe has perceived that he has made a mis take and will turn back before it is too late. There is reason to hope that noth ing more will be heard of the Socialistic I lUl lUl'Ut CAUC(JU LUO DUBUftbUOllltlgUl HID disciplinary rules of ths Reichstag. The Cologne Gazette in an inspired article says that Chancellor von Hohenlohe is not a man to run his head against a wall ; on the contrary, he will leave no stone unturned to obtain from the Keichstag by claim negotiations what he requires in order to till that which he has lost Leaclvllle's Output. Leadville, Colo., December 25. The statement of the smelters show that the bullion produced from Leadville ore! during 1894 amounts to 18,160,074. The gold output for the year is $1,034,240, an increase in gold over the 1893 production of $1,131,040. The tonnage of this camp for the rear is -.m'.rn tons ot ore, an in crease over 1893 of 22,000 tons. The ag gregate production of Leadville mines from lB7i) to itivi inclusive in gom, suver and lead amounted to $196,449,447. Dur ing the past year the (our leadville smelters that are running, viz. : Arkansas Vallev, Union, Bimetallic and Elgin smelters, treated 220,288 tons o( ore, producing $0,84f,4:i4. The rest ot tne bullion from tins district was produced by the valley smelters. Calls Himself a Menslah. Le.do, Mex., December' 25. Vicente Longeria has stirred up the peopleof the Rincon district, west of here, to a high pitch of excitement. He claimB that he is a second Messiah Bent to bring happi ness and wealth to the poor o( Mexico. He requires a sacrifice of some kind from all persons who accept him as the true Messiah, in most instances ne com mands the ignorant people to give him money and whatever of value they may possess. He is also charged with hav ing commanded one of his followers to sacrifice her little child by throwing it into the river Nazas, and that the in junction was obeyed by the woman. The authorities are investigating this and other charges made against the al leged Messiah. - ; .. . The Armenian Inquiry. Constantinople, December 25. The Porte has agreed to instruct the foreign delegates who will accomany the Armen ian commission that they are empow ered not only to suggest questions to th witnesses, but also to personally ex amine them, Abdullah Pasha has with drawn from the Presidency of the com mission at the last moment, and has been replaced by two officials irom the Ministry of Justice, who will start to day (or Erzeroum, where the- -members of the commission are already assembled, Abdullah's recall is supposed to be due to the representations that he is inferioi in rank to Zedki Pasha, who, it is al leged, committed the atrocities, and will have to be examined. Three-Card Monte In Pulpit. Winchester, 0., December 25. Pas' tor Warden of the United Brethren Church preached on gambling yesterday, He had a deck of cards, and shuffled them ' like an expert. He took three cards, marked one and dexterously dis' nlaved the three-card-monte trick. The Quickest eve could not follow the marked card. PaBtor Warden explained how he did it, displaying marvelous skill ateacn demonstration. Then be denounced all kinds of card-olaving. He condemned newspapers for giving tipB ori races, and otfered a premium for an lonest gam bler. He closed bv advtaing every girl to make her lover promise not to gamble before accepting an engagement ring. PastuT and Seducer. MempiIis, December 25. Rev. J. J Totton, pastor of the most fashionable colored church in Memphis, was arrested to-day and taken to liyhalia, miss. where he is charged with seduction un der promise of mairiage. ARGUED TO THE COURT Oakland Water-Front Case Still Being Heard. DAVIS COSTISCES HIS AEG UH EXT The Illghts of the Publle und Indlvlrt uala in the Tidal Waters Discussed by the Attorneys Cowan Kevlewl the Opinion In the Chicago Case. Washington, December 24. In the Supreme Court to-day Mr. Davis, repre senting the city of Oakland in the water front case, continued his argument. He was followed by John K. Cowan of Bal timore, who appears for the Southern Pacific Company. 'He confined himself to a discussion of the power of the Leg islature of California to grant the water front. He reviewed the opinion of the Supreme Court in the Chicago lake-front case, and took ground that in that case the court viewed the act of the Legisla ture of Illinois as a dedication to the Il linois Central of the government's con trol and regulation of the waterB of Lake Michigan along the city front of Chi cago. He maintained that in the pres ent case the grant by California was an ordinary disposition of the State's sub merged lands, made in the exercise of the power to control public property and rights. He claimed that the act of 1852, making the grant, showed on its face the exercise of legislative discretion and the intention of tbe Legislature that within the line of actual navigation pub lic righ'S in tidal waters should yield to the right of private ownership in order that submerged lands within that line might be developed by private capital and enterprise. He said the line was d istinctly drawn between waters in which public rights are to remain unobstructed and unimpaired and those waterB in which private rights are to be exercised, and that no regulation of public rights is left to the discretion of private own ers in this case as in the Chicago case. Private rights acquired by this act of the Legislature could not be extinguished by subsequent legislation. Cowan de clared the decision in the Chicago case so (ar from supporting the claims oi the State ot California in the present case was authority for the railroad company. BURNS HAS A PANACEA." Socialism is HI Preventive or Wealth and Poverty. St. Louis, December 24. An hour later than the advertised time John Burns, member of Parliament, wa9 in troduced to 4,000 people at the exposi tion. The stage was decorated with British and American flags, and a brass band contributed the "Conquering Hero." Mr. Burns spoke on " Trades Unions and Social and Municipal Re' form." The conditions in this country, tie said, surprised him, and he saw the beginning of great problems as to the best means by which the social and in dustrial interests of the prodncers could be subserved. He urged unification of trades unions in all social and political questions. In citing some ot the causes that had produced the great and grow ing disparity between the rich and poor he said: - " Underconsumption, overproduction and the salamanic Eeltishness of greedy monopoly have produced the vagrants and the Vanderbilts. The one is an enormity and the other a monstrosity. As the per-centage of the share of the laborer in his product has decreased, that of the capitalist has increased. Just now the currency conjurors are kicking up a dust to blind you to the situation at the same time increasing the great disparity." As a remedy for this Mr. Burns sug gested Socialism pure and simple. He dealt out caustic criticisms on American municioal government and thought So cialism the panacea. Frequent and loud applause greeted him. Mr. Burns will remain here until to-morrow evening, when he departs for Indianapolis. Helen Grier, the Murderess. Spokane, December 24. Murderess Helen Grier, haggard, emaciated and too weak to stand, was assisted from her cell in the county jail to a cab to-night and taken to the sacred Heart Hospital. Her attorneys have appealed to the Su preme Court. Pending a hearing, the miserable old woman, who was convicted of poisoning her husband, has gone to the verge ot insanity, nie couri di rected that she be taken to the hospital for treatment and kept there under the guard of a Sheriff's deputy. Dynamite Pri loueri to be Released. Liverpool, December 24. The Post says an arrangement has been concluded between the Redmondites and the gov' ernment for the release of crtain pris oners confined for participation in dyna- mite outrages. Among them is John Daly, who win De nominated ior rarna- ment in Limerick. Arranging It for Presentation. Washington, December 24. The Sec retary of the Treasury has sent to the House a letter saying as soon as the in' formation mentioned in the resolution offered by Dingley relating to the Behr- ing sea seal industry could he gathered it would be transmitted to the House. Ute Indians Returning. Washington, December 24. General McCook has reported to the War De partment that the Ute Indians are re turning to their reservation, but on ac count of the snow and inclement weath er progress on the march is slow and ac complished under great hardships. Anarchism In Italy , Rome, December 24. Three newspa pers were confiscated to-day for publish ing the procpedinga of a meeting of the League of Liberty, an anarchistic societv. Numbers of taxpayers have decided to refuse to pay the new taxes, and will test the validity of the law. Controller Eckels' Call. Washington, December 24. The Con troller of the Currency has issued a call for reports of the condition of the ha tionid banks at the close of business De cember 19. NO. 40. ITALY'S RESURRECTED SCANDAL Bajra a Report A s-alnat Crlspl Vf s Turned Over to the Committee. Flobence, December 24. Lazione say 8 Signor Tanlongo, formerly director o( the Banec Romana, has affirmed before an examining Magistrate that a calum nious report against Premier Crispi was found among the papers turned over to the committee of the Chamber of Depu ties by Premier Giolitti. Bignor Tan lonco is reDorted to have said be signed i this report at the Ministry oi tbe Inte rior, to which place he was conveyea se cretly in the night. CRISPI STRONGER THAN EVEE. London. December 24. The Times' correspondent in Rome says he has con ndentia! information mat a new series of libelous documents against Premier Crispi are preparing. They are fictitious, lie savs. and Dartlv forgeries. The re markable cordiality which King Hum' bert in the last audience showea to Crispi is much discussed in Rome, and the general opinion is that the Premier's position is stronger man ever. ACTION TAKEN BY THE POPE. Rome. December 24. The Pope has addressed a confidential message to the Cabinets of several European powen calling attention to the troubles in Italy and inviting the support of the powen in the event ol complications. SYMPATHY FOR BISMARCK. His Neighbors Silently Received Him mi His Home. Berlin, December 24. Prince Bis marck started irom Varzin this morning for Friedrichsruhe. The ex-Chancelloi is in good health. He reached his home at 10 :30 o'clock this evening. The pub lic showed respect of his wish for privacy and no crowds gathered at the stations along his route. Although all demon strations were thuB avoided during the journey, the people oi Friedrichsruhe were allowed to receive their neighbor with the usual honors. The most con- SDicious residents of the town and the land-owners of the district had gathered nt the station, the lire hi iiiade stood with burning torches in front of the castle and 300 persona awaited his coming a short distance from the gate. All un covered as the old man passed, but there was no cheering. The demeanor of the Prince's neighbors showed that they wished to let him know how deeply they sympathized with him in the loss of his wife. Bismarck was accompanied by Count Herbert, the Countess Rantzau and Dr. Schwening. GOING TO BEHRING SEA. The Revenue Gutter Perry Starts on Her Long Journey. New York, December 24. Tbe rev enue cutter Perry, which was ordered to the New York station about a year ago to replace the Grant, sailed from this port yesterday afternoon en route to San Francisco, thence to Behring Sea. As sistant Secretary of the Treasury Ham lin recently returned from a trip to the Behring Sea and as a result of his rec ommendations, that the revenue inter ests in that locality were insufficiently protected, Secretary Carlisle assigned the Perrv to dutv there. The departure of the Perry practically deprives this sta tion of one of its hest boats. Her place will be taken bv the revenue cutter Hamilton of Philadelphia, whose terri tory will now extend from the Virginia capes to Sandy Hook. The trip to San Francisco will occupy about three months, and the Perry will have trav eled 15,000 miles when she will jave reached there. The Perry is an iron vessel, and ia brigantine rigged. BISHOP MATZ' RESIGNATION. It Ha Not Nor Will It be Accepted by the Pope. Denver, December 24. Word was re ceived informally in the city this morn ing from Washington that the resigna tion of Bishop Mate, which was for warded to Rome a month or eo ago, has not been and will not be accepted by the Pope. The announcement that Bishop Mate had resigned from the see of Colo rado was made November 10. It was not wholly unexpected in Catholic cir cles, for it was known that there was more or less dissension among the prieBts of his diocese. The firBt letter of resig nation sent to Rome was unconditional, but it was claimed that a second one was forwarded later with a string attached. The news from Washington comes from a source that leaves little or no doubt as to its being correct. The resignation of Bishop Matz arrived in Rome three weeks ago. and it is said that the action of the Holy See was communicated to Apostolic Delegate Satolli within the last few days. STAGNATION COMPLETE. ;i Every Newfoundland Labor-Employing Concern Closed. St. Johns, December 24. It is reported that the British government has offered assistance to the impoverished people of this colony. The stagnation of busi ness in Newfoundland is complete, every labor-employing concern on the Island being closed. The work of realization on assets of insolvent firms, begun un der the direction of trustees of commer cial banks, is now being carried on un der the charge of trustees, who are veri fying the statements in regard o specie contained in the vaults. The a vern ment has not yet decided the nature of proposed legislation relating to the pres ent business crisis. The introduction of a measure bearing on this subject is ex pected to-day. It is suggested in the newspapers that the salaries of all pub lic officials be reduced 20 per cent. The Halifax banks are preparing to resume business. A representative of the Bank ot Atontreal la expected to arrive to morrow. To Discuss the Financial Situation. Salt Lake, December 24. The com mittee appointed yesterday by the bank ers and business men's meeting met to day and sent out a circular to the bank' ers in the eleven States and Territories, asking their co-operation in holding a convention at Salt Lake for the discus lion of the financial situation. It is pro posed to hold the convention about Jan uary 15, Mootlfnore Satolll Thinks Thnt Cede the t'ironnntanoei He Should Not Say Anything About the Hatter The Baa Discussed at Different Points. Vabhinqtos, December 22. Monsig- nore Satolli, the apostolic delegate; sayi any Information concerning the recent letter to Bishop McDonnell affecting se cret societies must come from the Bishop. The delegate says his only office in tbe matter was to transmit the communica tion exactly as it came from Rome, and that it involved no action or ruling on his part. He was asked ii the ban ol the church was to be placed on other se " cret societies than the Knights of Pyth ias, Odd Fellows and Sons of Temper ance, but be declined to give any infor mation as to how 1060180 societies were affected or what punishment would be visited upon their individual members in case they continued their membership. A high ecclesiastical authority ouside ol the delegation stated that it was his un derstanding that this action of the church was against secret societies in general rather than a specific society be ing designated. This, however, could not be verified from the delegate. He insisted that, as he was merely a chan nel of communication in this case, he had no concern in the subject and the proprieties required that the Bishop who received the communication should be the one to judge how far it should be made public. m , promulgated by bishop m'donneix. New York, December 22. Archbishop Corrigan denied himself to the reporters to-day, who sought to obtain his views regarding the ecclesiastical interdiction of secret socities promulgated by Bishop McDonnell of Brooklyn to a conference of priests of his diocese this week. Vicar General Farley admitted the truth of the statement that such an order had been promulgated. He said: "The Odd Fellows, the Sons of Tem perance and the Knights of Pythias have been interdicted." The decree of condemnation will at once be promulgated throughout the church both from the pulpits and from the Dress. As to the reasons (or this ac tion it is sufficient to say that they were condemned because the Archbishops 'evidently held that thev were sntago- nistic to the church; The understanding ta that tV.-. mnvamant nn BAnrat enelAtiAn IB VUCV u - was determined upon by the council of Archbishops of the Roman Catholic Church of the United States held in Chicago in September, 1893. THE BAN SEINO DISCUSSED. St. Louis, December 22. The Odd Fellows in this citv claim that the al leged ecclesiastical ban placed upon their order by tbe Pope will not seriously af- lect tnem. xney say ineir losses oj tue resignation of Catholic members will not amount to 5 per cent. In speaking ot the Pope's action State Grand Secre tary . M. Sloan said to-day : 'The ban was precipitatca Dy vt. v. L. Ctmpbell of London, Ont., who last September refused to let a prieBt inspect the ritual to Bee if it contained anything objectionable." , ' BISHOP M'QUAID ON TBI DECREE. Rochester. N. Y.. December 22. Bishop McQuaid was seen at St. Ber nard's Seminary this evening in regard to the decree of interdiction against se cret societies. He said : The decree came directly from the - Holy See, and is simply a corroboration of what has been in vogue for many years in the church. It is in Latin, and owing to the (act that it is to be trans- i&ieu, wmcu wcupiee euiue I.IUIO, a win not be able to give it out until after New Year's." THE DECBEE IN DELAWARE. Wilmington, December 22. Bishop Alfred Curtis has received a decree, written in Latin and signed by the Pope, putting the Knights of Pythias, Odd Fellows and Sons of Temperance under the ban of the Catholic Church. Vicar General Lyons to-night stated that when the BiBhop returns the work of translat ing the decree into English will begin. If completed in time, the decree will be published from the altars of this diocese to-morrow. SNOQUALMIE FALLS. To be Used as a Source of Power fot Largo Works. Seattle, December 22. Daniel H. Giltnan, a local financier, returned from New York to-night, having per fected arrangements and insured the capital for the construction of large ear manufacturing and steel works in this city. A part of the enterprise will be the putting in of electric appliances and the generation of electricity at Snoqual mie Falls and its transmission for light and motive power for this city, as well as for use in tbe proposed car works. The actual capital required and guaran teed for the two enterprises will be $3,- 000,000. Coal, iron ore and lumber are abundantly at band for the purpose in view. Smith M. Weed of New York city, head of the Nicaraguan Canal Com pany and prominently identified with Eastern iron and coal companies, is at the head of the enterprise. The steel ' and car works, blast furnaces, bar mills, etc., will employ 2,600 to 3,000 men. Quickest Mail Aerosi the Ocean. London, December 22. The mail car ried by the steamship Campania, which arrived at Queenstown at 8 :11 this even ing, will be delivered in London at 5 :40 to-morrow evening. This is claimed to be the quickest delivery on record. The Campania arrived off Daunt's rock at 11 :18 to-night, having made the passage in five days, nine hours and eighteen minutes, thus beating ber best previous record five days, ten hours and forty seven minutes, made August 31 last by on hour and twenty-nine minutes. Ho Hypnotised the Lady. Munich, December 22. Czentana Czyntki, the teacher of languages, who was placed on trial here on a number ol charges, among them being one ol hav ing hypnotized a lady and then marry ing her in order to obtain her fortune, has been found guilty of forgery and of fending against public order. He was acquitted of the charge of immoral con duct. Tbe court sentenced him to three years' imprisonment and to five year' deprivation of his civil rights,