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tSXM liXTS COSSISTM TO 20 PACES And this Fart Contain P1GES 1 TO 8 INCLUSIVE PART PAGES VOL. NO. 288. CHICAGO, SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 1888--TWENTY PAGES. WHOLE NUMBER, 5,923.

Witt rnm Mtdttf TABLE OF CONTENTS. rills Issue of THE INTER OCEAN consists of twenty pages two parts of eight pages and one of four pages. Every subscriber or purchaser is entitled to the whole, and should see to it that he receives all three parts. Any newsdealer who fails to furnish three parts should be reported to this office. The following is the table of contents of PARTS SECOND AND THIRD.

NINTH PAGE. British Mail Spanish Republicanism Second Letter from Emitio Castelar HioU to Brides Communist vs. Communist: General Cluseret attacks Henry Rochefort Bridging the British Channel An Unwelcome Changs. TENTH PAGE 'News from Milwaukee New Corporations Msny Millions Needed Scheme (or Increasing the Volume of Currency An Argument Against Volspuk How Chicago lias Grown Notes from Kenosha and Racine Bright Rpniihlican Prospects Chicago Krai Eitate Ma tors. ELEVENTH PAGE Real Estate Transfers Rest: Season of Prayer (poetry) Real Estate and Clasaihed Adrertisementa Railway Timetable.

TWELFTH PAGE Sporting Matters Maud Cassidy Held The Cook County Treasury Growing Richer Free Kindergartens: Annual Meeting of the Association Illinois Politics Matrimonial Miscues: Record of the Divorce Courts Other Court Cases. THIRTEENTH PAGE Amusements Art and Artists Monsirnor Persico Advertisements. FOURTEENTH PAGE Finance and Trade-News from the Suburbs Advertisements. FIFTEENTH PAGE Suburban News (continued) Duties of Chaperons Letters from the People Heating Railroad Cars Max New-house's Creditors Looking for More Assets F.mile Frey, Swiss Minister to Washington The Railways Advertisements. SIXTEENTH PAGE Doings in Society Marriage Licenses Divorces Deaths Advertisements.

SEVENTEENTH PAGE They Wear Diamonds A Few Chicayoans Who Wear Precious Gems Don Leonardo's Fingers Fighting Over Shirt Fronts Candid Confessions Capacity of a Woman's Purse. EIGTEENTH PAGE How to Buy Diamonds A Cubit to His Suture The Servants of PersiaHunting Alligators The Rebel's Night Ride (poetry). NINETEENTH PAGE Goin' Over the River (poetry) A Man's Will (story) A Deadly Fend. TWENTIETH PAGE Secret Societies Hopeful (poetry) Churches and Churchmen, THE WEATHER. INDICATIONS.

Jan, 8, 1 a. m. Probabilities for to-day: For Illinois Fair weather, colder, fresh to brisk northwesterly winds, diminishing in force, For Michigan and Wisconsin Fair weather, preceded by snow on the lakes, colder, fresh to brisk northwesterly winds. For Iowa Colder, followed' by warmer, fair weather, fresh to brisk northwesterly winds diminishing in force. For Kansas and Nebraska Coldar, followed by warmer fair weather, light to fresh winds northerly, and becoming variable.

SIGNAL SERVICE BULLETIN. The following were the general observations throughout the country yesterday, taken at the same moment of time at all the stations named, being p. m. Chicago time, corresponding In all to 10 p. m.

Washington time i a 9 Si S5 3 VUlCX OV OB8XB- VATION. 3 a Montreal Albany .....29.74 W.M 18 W. 14 W. Si K. 40 W.

Fair. Clear. Snow. Clear. Cloudy.

.08 'txu, 22 au.N. air. aa N. W. Cloudy.

40 W. Cloudy. 44 N. W. Cloudy.

Calm i Cloudy. 3-i 8. K. Snow N. W.

Smoky. 60 N. W. Cloudy. O'N.

W. Clear. iClear. 6JjW. Cloudy.

8. W.ICIear. IOiS. W. Clear.

New York. Philadulpnia. Saureen ,.96 Sydney- 'Ti! Fort tiarry 30.64 WuhiuKtoa Concortiia. Wilmington imuW' Knoxvilie Norfolk. 2im bvrnt ju.t 24, Clear.

SIS. W. 1'atherPoint Calvary- Medicine Hat, Santa Fe Atlanta. Boise City Montgomery. -is Calm Clear.

18 W. Snow. SO W. Clear. -iCalm Snow.

16 Calm Fair. 64 8. i Clear. It 8. W.

Cle. 62 8. W. Cloudy. 62 1 .30 3U.13I :o.6n!' 30.16 :ao.io -4N Clear.

CloudT. Cloudy. Fair. Cloudy. Cloudy.

Cloudy. Cloudy. Clear. 30.U8 64 a .02 Vicksuurg S9.04 New Orleana. 130.02 70S.

68 8. 36 W. 20 N. 34 N. 84 N.

6(1 S. 28N.W. Bhreveoorb 30.061 Fort Smith Little Kork J.IH Han Antonio 30.08 Galveston Palestine. '30. ill Rain.

.06 ".34 .30 .34 .06 .12 .04 Titusville. 30.1SI Memphis. Nashville. 66 Calm Clear. 38 N.

W. Rain. 62 W. JUin. 48 N.

W. Cloudy. 82 N. W. Cloudy.

40 N. Rain. 40 N. 'Rain, so N. E.

Cloudy. Louisville V9.Vi Oswego. Detroit- Alpena. Kacanaba Grand Haven. Port 29.96 ao n.

28 N. 84 W. I Cloudy. Snow. W.9 36 8.

E. Ruin. E. Rain. 32 N.

34 N. Snnw. 82 N. W. Snow.

26 N. iCloudy. 18 N. ICloudy. SO N.

Cloudy. 24 Calm Cloudy. N. W. Cloudy.

29.96 iso.on 29.92 98 .30.08 so Pi. rlnow. Green Bay. Milwaukee. Duiuth St.

PauL LaCrosse. Des Moines. Fort Touen- Keokuk Cairo Springfield. St Louis. I29.98! 24 Snow.

Snow. Suow. Clear. Cloudy. Snow.

Snow. Clear. Clear. Clear. Rain.

Snow. S0.06 20 N. 24N.W. 30.00 30.20 N. W.

,22 -aw. .01 .01 30.20 N. W. 8 W. 2N.

W. 30.14 30.30 30.44 30.14 16 N. W. 8N.W. 80N.

12 a k. wlN.w. 12N.W. 30.08J .22 .04 .06 30.141 30.16 Springfield. St.

Vincent Bismarck FortBuford For Assinaboine Cheyenne 30.28 Cloudy. Clear. 130.36 4 N. W. 30.28 2 N.

W. 22iN. W. 12 N. W.

Clear. Clear. Clear. Clear. Clear.

Clear. Clear. Fair. Clear. Clear.

Clear. Clear. Clear. Clear. 30.60; 30.48i 30.41 30.42: 30.48 30.46 I 20jN.

I 3018. W. 26 W. 16 W. 26 W.

30.48- 26 8. W. 4S. w. i 4lN.W.

30.66!' North Platte 30.58 Denver. 30.44l 0 N. W. 01 w. N.

K. West Lss Animas. i3U.42 Dodee Citv. 30.48 Fort Elliott. Fort F.l Paso Salt Lake Valentine.

30.30 SON. 'Clear. 30.36 129.88 34 N. E. Cloudy.

44 pi. Clear. 6 8. E. Clear.

30.38 30.62 14N. W.iClear. tlracs ot rainfall. RAILWAY YICTHIS. -CrKcntjtATi, Ohio, Jan.

7. John B. Gibson, another victim of the recent accident on the Cincinnati Southern Railroad near Greenwood, died at his home in this city late this afternoon. EjAJf TJt- Jan. 7.

Special Telegram. --W. T. Hamilton, a stranger here, was struck by a Louisville and Nashville train within the city limits and had his skull driven into his brain. He died shortly after in the city hoe-pitL M0YLXEST8 OF OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.

Nw, Xona, Jan. 7. Arrived Steamer Republic from Liverpool. Baji Francisco, Jan. 7.

Arrived Steamer Citv of Km de from Hong Kong, bs iiud Skip Leylard Bros. for Liverpool. MRS. CLEVELAND'S ESCAPE. A Blazing Napkin Threatens Din Disaster at a Notable White House Be.

ception. The Pair Hostess Stamps Out the Fire, Some Gnesti Knowing Nothing of the Inoident. Floods Cause Losses to Lumbermen Two Hen Fail 700 Feet-ailwa7 Accidents. COOLNESS AND COURAGE." Washtnotow, Jan. 7.

Mrs. Cleveland's first afternoon reception of the season took plac between 3 and o'clock to-day. It was very brilliant and very largely attended. Mrs. Cleveland was assisted in receiving by lira.

Ingalla and a half score of pretty young girls, among them Miss Endioott, Kiss Bayard, and Kiss Vilas. Near the close of the reception aa accident occurred which might have bad serious conse quence. Mrs. Cleveland was pouring tea for her guests, when the fringe of a napkin which she used in lifting the kettle caught fire from the spirit lamp, and the napkin was all ablaze in a moment With much presence of mind the fair hostess dashed it to the floor and stamped upon it until the flame was extinguished. It was over in an instant almost, and before any one except those nearest to her knew that anything out of the ordinary bad occurred.

HIGH WATER. Prrratrao, Jan. 7. Dispatches from Connellsville, report considerable damage from high water. The Tooghioeheny River has overflowed its banks at various points, flooding thousands of acres of lowlands and washing away fences, outhouses, and small bridges.

80 far no serious damage has been done. LOSStS TO Lock Hatkh. Pa. Jan. 7.

Messages from the head of the 8usquehanna River state that that the heavy rainfall of last night caused the streams to overflow their banks. Booms and dams have given away and millions of feet of timber and logs have broken loose. The loss to lumbermen will be great COLLIDED AT A CURVE. cxn aura att, unio, Jan. 7.

Two passenger trains on the Cincinnati, St Louis and Chicago Road collided near North Bend last night at 8 o'clock. President In gall's private car was completely demolished, and the President and his assistant were badly braised but not seriously injured. None of the passengers were injured. The east-bound train was pulling in on the sid ing at North Bend, and had nearl cleared the main track, when the fast Chicago express going west, running at a very high rate of speed, sud denly dashed around the ourve and crashed into the rear car.tearinK it to pieces. Besides Presi dent Iugalla and his assistant there was another occupant of the car, who escaped injury.

ACCIDENT LIST. Xattoox, III, Jan. 7. Special Ttleffram. The Peoria, Decatur and Eransvillo Railway management sustained heavy losses yesterday by.

collisions and accidents. A head-end collision, near Parkersburg between two freight trains, demolished two engines and considerable rolling stock, but no lives were lost The engine drawing the south-bound mail train was derailed and turned over in the ditch. Another was fired up in the round-house at this city without water in the boiler, and badly burned. StUl another is reported wrecked at another point on the Una rax 7pO ran. Mabqusttb, Jan.

7. John Casey, W. Craddock. and Carl Johnson were instantly killed this morning in the Champion Mine, by the dumping of the skip in which they were riding to the surface. They were thrown out, falling 700 feet, and crushed so as to be unrecognizable.

Two other men escaped, happening to be standing on the bail of the skip, where they could dutch to the cable when the skip EI BLIW OUT THX OAS. Lima, Ohio, Jan. I.Stcial Telegram. Last night John Gunk ill, of Wapakonete, came to this city, stopping at the Burnet House. He blew out the gas when he retired and this morning was found dead in bed, having been asphyxi- WOOL AM) WOOLENS.

Flrurwe Showlnr the Effect en the Growers' Interests Tariff Redaction Would Have. WASHIHOTON, Jan. 7. Special Telegram. One of the most prominent Eastern firms of wool commission merchants recently issued circular containing carefully compiled tables of prices of wool in foreign countries and in the United States to show what the effect of the President's recommendation, if carried out, must necessarily be upon the market value of wool and upon wool- growing interests in this country.

The circular shows that the average decline in the value of wool during the past year in the home markets is about 23 cents per hundred, or about 10 per cent All present quotations are largely nominal and prices weak, so that the real measure of the decline of a year is in fact greater. Little wool has been sold sinoe the President's message was promulgated, and its effect has been to discourage many holders of wool, aa shown by the increased pressure to force it upon reluctant buyers. Since the tariff of 1883 went into effect greatly in creased importations of foreign wools and woolen goods have resulted. In on year 33,000,000 pounds of raw wool were imported and 150,000,000 sounds of wool in the shape of goods. The tables of the circular show the present prices for all grades of wool in the Philadelphia market with the per cent of shrinkage from scouring and the cost per pound scoured, as compared with the price at which domestic wool would have to be sold if the President's tariff recommendations were carried out and the duty taken off.

Another column snows tne aeenne in cents per pouna in the fleeces in Philadelphia which free wool would make, and represents the actual amount of protection now given to different qualities of wool oy tne existing una. Anus it is snown that a decline in prices of wool in the fleece, ranging from 2 to 17 cents per pound, must take place in the home market if American wool-growers are forced to compete with foreign The rjricee of comDetins foreien wools are 00m cared with the American grados, showing the existing difference in cents per pound between the cost of equal grades la Phila-delohia and London. As an example. "Pennsylvania fine delaine XXX and above'1 averages at 35 cents per pound raw or 70 cents per pound scoured. Taking off the tariff would make the grades of wool in the fleece sell in Philadelphia at 24 cents instead of 35, a decline of lOa cents.

Australian wool of the same grade sells at 23 cents in the fleece and 49 cents scoured, the scoured wool being 21 Philadelphia. Out of seventy-two grades of wool, prices tor domestic wool in toe neece wouia show declines ranging from 3 to 711? cents per pound under free trade, ana scourea wooi wonld have to sell from 8 to SO cents per pound cheaper. It is argued that this comparison explains to a great extent the depression in the woolen manuiactunng Business. iuo amuuut of protection to manufacturers is the limit of the actual protection to the wool grower, since the manufacturer must buy his wool cheap enough to compete with foreign goods. Thus, if the duty were kept on wooL and taken off woolen goods, domestio wool would decline until the manufacturer could bny cheaply enough to compete with foreign goods thus cheapened.

Hence, the higher the duties on woolen goods, the more the grower gets for the neeoes. ine nrm recommend action br grows to secure in the revision of the tariff the fixin ft of the duties on all washed wool at double, and scoured wool at three times the duff on unwashed to change the carpet wools schedules so that olo thing wools may not be classed as carpet wools. The most important change recommended is the raising of du nes on worsted roods to the level of other woolen roods, as suggested by the Secretary off ne Araasury. OBITUARY. SAKAH A.

IVANS HUTTOK, Richmond, Jan. 7. Special Telegram Sarah A. Evans Hntton, one of the most noted ministers in the Eicksite branch of the Society of Friends, retired last night in accustomed frail health and died without a struggle at 1 1 :45 o'clock. She was 70 years of are.

She was wrought upon when but about 23 to adopt the plain garb of the Friends and became as prominent as a minister as she was. until within a year of her marriage, as a teacher. Bnt in 1858, when about 47 years of age, she was married out of meeting to her brother-in- law, John H. Hntton, and then she ceased preaching until 18GZ Since then, however, she has been one of the most noted members of the Hicksite branch, and has no doubt been oftener called upon to speak words, of consolation to bereaved families on funeral occasions than any minister in the society. TATHKB imOU South Bkkt.

Jan. 7. Special TeUwam. Father Neyron died to-day at Notre Dint University, aged 88 years. He was Professor of surgery ana attended to his clssses until a few weeks ago.

Father Kerron was born in France in 170O and served as surgeon under the First Napoleon in the disastrous Bussian campaign and at Waterloo. JOBB TATXOB. Galtha, HI. Jan 7. Special Telerfram.

3 ohn Taylor, proprietor of the Arcade Hotel, at Georgetown, died suddenly yesterday of apoplexy. He was one of the most popular landlords in Southern Wisconsin. D. I. BOTMTOX.

Ksoirrnx Jan. 7. Special Telearam. D. Boynton, ex-Pension Agent, a leading pnysician 01 mis city, uiea to-asy, aged 00 years.

He was a son-in-law of the noted W. G. Brownlow. tnxjK aba a caio. Watxbloo, Iowa, Jan.

7. Judge Asa Call, pioneer settler of Northern Iowa, died at Algous yesterday, aged 62. ALCOHOL IN THE ARTS. The Small Pereentaare of the Product Used in Arts ana aanfactures. Washington, Jan.

7. Special Telegram. At its annual meeting in August at Boston, the National Druggists' Association passed a resolution requesting the President to have Colonel Bwitzer, Chief of the Bureau of Statistics, investigate and report to the association the per cent of alcohol annually consumed in the United States in the arte and manufactures, and it has been done as thoroughly aa such ah undertaking could be. Letters of inquiry were addressed by the Chief of the Bureau to Commissioner of Internal Bevenue Killer, Dr. Squibb.

J. A. Webb of New York, and David A. Wells of Norwich, ail presumably very competent to render a decision on the subject and to give the reasons upon which it was based. Quite an extensive correspondence ensued, the result of which was that the pro rata consumption of alcohol for the purposes mentioned was estimated at about 10 per cent of the total reduction, except that tne Commissioner of sternal Bevenue estimated it at 7.2 per cent, submitting statistics and reasons in support of his view.

All of the correspondence was sent some weeks ago by the Bureau to New York for the use of the Association. Dr. Squibb had previously estimated the consumption in the arts and manufactures at a much larger sum, but the correspondence had resulted in a modification of his former opinion. GONE TO A HIGHER COURT. Anml Baldwin, the Fidelity Cashier, Buried Yesterday Hopkins Broken Iowii.

Cincinnati, Ohio. Jan. 7. Special Telegram. To-day Am mi Baldwin, the cashier of the Fidelity National Bank until June 20 last, was buried.

Death was his kindest friend. Within two weeks of the day of his funeral his trial for complicity in the crimes for which his superior, E. L. Harper, is now in the penitentiary would have begun. Ammf Baldwin was in the youth of old age when be went into the Fidelity, and up to that time had an untarnished name.

He was a man of sorrows. Several years ago his son was mysteriously murdered. On the streets, less than two years ago, hie brother committed suicide, and about a vear ago he had a slight paralytic stroke. Ben Hopkins, the assistant cashier of the late Fidelity Bank, now in jail pending trial, is nearly broken down in health. His spirits are rone, and his appearance is that of a physical, if not a mental, 1.

tt. 1 1 1 1 .1 uwi wiu uciu mil auesuay. RISING RIVERS. Stage ot Water at Pittsburg that Will Per-. salt of Coal Hhipments.

PrrrBBrBO, Jan. 7. Another large shipment of coal to the South and West will take place within the next forty-eight hours. The continuous rain, together with the soft atmosphere that is melting the snow and ice on the hills, has raised the waters to a point seldom reached at this season of the year. There will probably be a stage of from 20 to 22 feet at Davis Island Dam by morning.

The gorge at Oil City broke this morning and is coming down the Allegheny with a rush, but so far no damage has been reported. The river is too turbulent lust now to make it safe for boats to go out, but It is likely tbat to-morrow or Monday most of the 10,000,000 bushels of coal in the pool will be on tne move. A CATTLE KING'S CRIME. Walter B. Treadwell Shoots His Old Partner, (jnaries v.

viara, Axthont, Jan. 7. Walter E. Treadwell, the great cattle king, shot Charles Clark, bis old partner in business, this afternoon, wound. ing him badly.

The affair occurred in Clark's room at the Burnett House. One shot entered his body four inches below the heart and another broke the left thigh six inches below the joint The origin of the difficulty is not known. Treadwell gave himself up to the Sheriff. LIVE STOCK IN MONTANA. Xioager Continuance of Inclement Weather wiu bSSH ssnoiu Sjosaea.

HaxxRA, 1C Jan. 7. -No reliable returns have been received as to the condition of stock throughout Eastern If ontana. Before the pres ent storm cattle were in excellent condition and well 'prepared for winter, but stockmen are somewhat uneasy, and a fortnight of inclement weather would result in serious losses. The thermometer ranges from 14 to 41 below aero, with an average of a foot of snow on the ground.

TIGHTESIKG THEIB GRIP. Dwindling Coal Shipments Ind teste that tie Strikers Are Still Masters of the Situation. Hew Bailwaj Employes ted Detectives Being Boyootted at Restaurants and Hotel Business Hen Appeal to President Corbin to AUkt Terms Other Labor Matters. LIGHT-COAL SHIPMENTS. Eiadino, Jan.

7. The coal shipments over the Beading Bailroad sinoe the opening of the week have decreased steadily day by day. and this morning the company's tally-sheet at the office in this city showed that hardly 600 cars had 00 me down the road from sun-down last evening until to-day. This is regarded by all conservative parties aa an indication that the strikers are tightening their hold. Of these 600,1 about 125 contained soft coal from the bitumin ous regions.

Nearly all the anthracite now ahipped comes from the individual collieries, the company reserving the small supply 'mined at its own collieries for its own use. All the individual col lieries now in operation, however, are not on the line of the Beading Bailroad. Some are on the line of Pennsylvania and others on the Lehigh Valley, and the products of these are shipped over those roads. The railroad bands who took the places of the strikers are being boyootted everywhere. Hotel- keepers refused to keep them except at exorbitant rates, and many of them and the Pinkerton detectives are being quartered in old passenger ears especially fitted up In the shops in this city with bunks, stoves, eta The scarcity of coal and the increased cost of that commodity has not yet resulted in the hutting down of any of the furnaces or man a factories hi this vicinitv.

and the proprietors renerallv express a hope that a speedy settle ment of tne strike will avert eooh a course on their part APPEALING TO CORBIN. Bhznandoah, Jan. 7. A largely attended meeting of. the leading business men wss held here to-day.

A committee was appointed to wait on President Corbin, of the Beading Road, to point out to him tne peril to business from a long-continued strike, and to urge upon him the advisability of submitting the differences between the company and its employes to arbitra-tration. Telegrams were sent to all the other towns in the coal fields, urging similar action, and suggesting that the various committees call upon President Corbia in a body on Tues day. seakokih debtees A aarrTLaxxsT. Ehavokin, Jan. 7.

The Board of Trade have appointed a committee to call on President Corbin and ask that an adjustment of the present difficulties be made. Mr. Shants, one of the leading merchants, has decided to refuse credit to strikers, and Philadelphia bouses have notified, local merchants that their credit would not be extended. Basin sa is almost entirely suspended. The great majority of the miners have ample supplies for several months.

AO coal baa been shipped to-diy. The miners have been ordered to vacate the company's houses at Dig jaountain. AID FXlB TUB STBJXXBS. H.fcH A WU. uv 1WW tive board the Knuchw of Labor issued an appeal this afternoon to the workingmen and eitisena in vominz and Lackawanna vallevs.

They claim that if the strike can be prolonged four weeks, the Beading. Company must yield. To do this the wotkingmeu in this region must take upon themselves tne enure support of the Lehigh strikers. They are appealed to most energetically to do this and for tne next four or five weeks to give most liberally. NO CHANGE AT PORT RICHMOND.

PBrLADAXPBTa, Jan. 7. There was no change in the situation st Port Richmond to-day. The interest in the strike was unabated, but the dis affection among the miners appeared to over balance everything else. The company still has a large supply of coal at Port Bichmond, but the demands made upon it are steadily in cress-' ing.

At the Port Richmond Junction a Urge quantity of coal was received yesterday and to-day. The published statement that the Philadel phia and Beading Bailroad Company would fuse to furnish cars to the colliery at New Lincoln, Pa, in the event of the operators of that colliery continuing the payment to its miners of the 8 per cent shove the $2.50 basis. is positively denied here to-day. The statement was made in a special dispatch to the Beading Eajle, which dispatch was extensively pub lished in the journals of other cities, that ICr. Levi Stiller, of the firm of Killer A who op erate the colliery at New Lincoln, had in formed a committee of miners that he could not continue the 8 per cent advance, because the Beading company had no tinea mm mat 11 ne did so tne company would refuse to furnish him with cars.

Mr. Killer today telegraphed to this city that these statements were mischievous misrepresentations of the truth; that he had never made such statement to any one, and that the ears ordered for the colliery since the inauguration of the strike had been promptly and cheerfully furnished by the Beading company. SATISFIED STRIKERS. Haelxtox, Jan. 7.

No effort baa been made to operate any of the mines in this striking district during the past week. The strikers are apparently satisfied to continue in the present struggle and a break in the men's ranks is not probable. Another effort will be made Monday to resume at one of the collieries of the district, that of a Pardee St at Hollywood. It is thought by the firm that enough Italians and Hungarians can be had to operate one mine. This is the first attempt at resumption that has been made for nearly two months, and of course has excited much discussion among the men.

The feeling of fear which has been aroused by the strike in the Schuylkill district has subsided, and the strikers hope for success in both districts. WEAVERS WANT AN ADVANCE. Fall Brvxa, Xasa, Jan. 7. The remarkably prosperous showing made for the but year by the cotton mills in this city has stimulated the weavers to renewed activity in demanding that the 13 iji per cent taken from their wages in 1884 be returned to them.

It is stated that at the conference of the spinners' and manufacturers' committee, held a year ago, an agreement waa made that when prints reached 3a cents per yard wages would be advanced 7 per cent, and when they reached 33 cents the remaining 63 per cent would be granted. They have now reacnea tae utter ngure, and Secretary How- ard, of the 8pinnersr Union, wrote a letter to secretary JttounseviUe, of the Board of Trade, the early part of the week asking for the fulfill- mentof the manufacturers' promise. It is under- stood that no answer has yet been received by Mr. Howard, and to-day he issued a call for a meeting of spinners for next Tuesday. Ti mtuiAiiwn rnu kkoiikaiiun, Axbaht, N.

Jan. 7. The forthcoming re- port to tha Legialatura' of the) State Board of of i Mediation and Arbitration will embrace an important reference to strikes upon railroads and other properties held and used for pnblie pur poses, and will, it is understood, suggest the exercise of legislative power over the persons employed to operate such properties, aa well as over the properties themselves and their owners. It is also understood that the board takes very decided ground in favor of the making, by law, of all necessary regulations to ensure the transit and safety of persons and property upon all railroads and other highways established for public servioe and benefit, against combinations employes or other persons entered into for the Durooee of stopnincr or in any way interfer ing with their operations. SIGNED THE STEEL SCALE.

PrrrsBtrao, Jan, 7. The Linden Steel Company, of this city, signed the new steel scale of the Amalgamated Association this after noon, and work will be resumed at their mill at once. This is the first firm to sign the scale. The Amalgamated officials are highly elated, and express the opinion that the Jones A Laughlins will attach their signature to the agree ment on Monday, and that all the other firms will fall into Una before the end of next week. The new scale will slightly advance the wages of soma of the workmen.

There is no change in the condition of affairs at either Brad dock or Homestead. AGED WOMEN PASS AWAY. SCary 14 Years Old. and Eunleo vounii, 119, fay Jiatore's IMOU Kmozvuxk, Jan. 7.

Special Telegram. Mary Young, a colored inhabitant of this city, died to-day at the advanced age of 124 years. She was born at Fairfax, and lived there most of her life as a slave. Nobwich, Jan. 7.

Eunice CottreU, who waa known throughout North Stonington as Aunt Eunice," died st the sge of 115, on the Pequot Indian Reservation in the Wild country, near Lantern Hill, on Monday. "Aunt Eunice" was a great grandchild of King Philip, and at the time of her death was the oldest descendant of the Pequot Indiana Mrs. CottreU waa tall. spare, and straight, and was alert up to the time of her death. The Bev.

Elder Chandler, of the First Baptist Church, of Mystic, performed the funeral ceremony, after which the little train of monrn- ers followed the casket to "the forest-embowered Indian cemetery on the Pequot Beservation, where the body was laid among the graves of the sachems of the tribe. Mrs. Cottrell's maiden name was Sheutepe or Sbeutope, and her father was slain in the massacre of the Pequot Indians by Captain John Mason and his white settlers, who came over from Saybrook and surrounded and sot fire to the Indian wigwams, shooting down the red men as they rushed forth. A monument is now in course of erection in Mason's memory at Pequot HilL THE BATTLE Op'xEW ORLEANS. It Is Fitly Commemorated at New York The presiueat's abetter.

Nxw Toaav Jan. 7. The battle of New Orleans, rought' Jan. 1815, was commemorated to-night at the Hoffman House with a dinner given by the Business Men's Democratic Association. One hundred and fifty gentlemen.

including well-known Democrats of this a adjoining States, were present After dinner came the toasts. First came "The President of the United States. In response to it, a letter was read from President Cleveland. He regrets that his duties prevented him from attend ing the dinner. In continuance, he wrote: The anniversary of the battle which illustrates the eonrsre aed military skill of Andrew Jackson, Should be fittinrly celebrated by an associstion whose name indicates a belief in the Dolitiral principles which he steadfastly maintained.

The lesson of his ruvared honesty, and his vigorous in sisteoce upon the rig-tat can not in these days be too often studied and infused. It is especially encouraging to find business men associated together for the purpose of contemplating th things and advancing such political interests as seem to their practical judgment necessary to the prosperity of the country. No political theory is valuable unless it beuenu in its application the buiineas ot the people, and when our business men engage mfare generally in political affairs we anau nave aaldc ana better politics. Letters of regret from the members of the Cabinet, Governor Fits Hugh Lee, of Virginia Governor S. D.

McEnery. of Louisiana, ant others were read, and Governor Hill, of New York, made the speech of the evening, in re sponse to the toast. "The State of New lork." Philadxlphia, Jan. 7. The anniverairy of the battle of New Orleans was celebrated, here to-night by a dinner under the auspices of the Young Men's Democratic Association.

The guest of the evening was secretary of the treasury Fairchild. A letter of regret from President Cleveland was read, in which he said: 1 am sure that if while the military success of General Jackson is commemorated, the character and conduct of President Jackson is also reviewed, the value of stern honesty and devotion to the people's interest will be newly taught" In the course of his remarks. Secretary Fair-child said: Because of the choice made at the election of IBM, it is now my privilege as a Democrat to speak to this Democratic associstion of the Democratic Federal administration. I need name but one name, that of yonr chief executive, to call before your minds the image of a man who more nearly aatiafiss the conscience, the judgment, and the heart of the people than does any other prominent cibsen of our country. Under him the independence and dignity of the executive.

so neediul to rood government, have once more been firmly established as they were in the days of Jackson. New conditions have brought new questions and new issues to the front, and it is our duty to meet tnem witn msniy mnxness and nation tcoor age. (irover Cleveland has set a high example of this in his annual messages of lKMt and 1H.S7. and it now remainsfor the men of to-day the youni men. the business men to give to the great question ot government, of nnance, ana of taxation, earnest thontcht aud powerful action, which will lead the country along the safe road that the time-honored.

conservative, freedom-giving principles of Democracy have made so broad and straight, which will bring it into power and glory beyond our fondest hopes. Cautious friends say Why precipitate new discussions now? All is so well, why not wait until after the next election or until a more convenient season? My friends, this isn't the way of true Democracy, which is always bold, always truthful, of the intelligence and patriotism of the people. This is not the way of Grover Clamlaad. The Democratic way is the best. If we any convictions, let us be true to them at all tiinH.

A party is never great, never in the end successful if it does not prefer deteat to aoanaonment or con cealment of it faith." TIRED OF LIFE. Self Directed Ballets End the Earthly Ex istence of 1 wo axeaw Houaxos, Neb. Jan. JJ -Special Telegri G. M.

D. Davia. a prominent real estate agent of this place, shot himself through the heart with a shot gun at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon, while temporarily insane. He leaves a wife and three children. LouisvnxK, Jan.

7. Jacob West, a well- known and respectable citizen, who waa em' ployed as time-keeper at the Louisville and Nashville machine shops, walked Into the stable of an engine house in ths' western portion of the city this afternoon, and remarking, "this is the moat convenient place I've found yet," blew his brains out with a 38-caliber pistol. West wsa a married man and leaves a wife and several children. The cause of the deed is not known. tjtivv cvnw i1' Mabquxttk, Jan.

7. The snow-fall to the upper peninsula for tha last forty-eight hours ia unprecedented. Up to last night two h- im iuuu i ici, au? u. continues. All trains are lata, and a Ksnsral blockade ia probable.

KILLED BY THE CAES. P. JL Blake, of Chicago, Meets His Fate in Kansas Christmas Local FhTgioiaa Forwards the Inform turn, bat ttires no Details 01 the 1 Fatalitj. Betarnin; from a Health Trip to California ills Wile was Daily Lipecnng ills Eeturo. A TRAVELER'S FATE.

The following communication waa received Ths Istxb Oceax yesterday morning. Bef enos to the city directory revealed the fact tlj CT, a person of the name of P. J. Blake resided 'XT No. 723 West Madison street, and to that address a reporter wss despatched, with what result is disclosed in the following: Ola THX, Jan.

4. To tit Editor. A stranger waa killed by the cars here on Christmas Day, and on bis person was a railroad ticket from Los Angeles, Cal to Chicago, issued Dee. le, 188T, and limited to Dec 25, signed by P. J.

Blake as the purchaser. On the Inside ot the cam of his silver watch is engraved "Joe. Schnier." There are two repair numbers on the watch, 34,261 C. C. and S68 K.

Z. Hb chain is of auburn hsir, and is woven in three strands, with gold mountings. The man was about feet, inches in height, 40 or 46 years old, dark complected, hair and mustache well mixed with gray had on black frock coat, black still hat. No. 7, brown pante and vest, with small check, and No.

button shoe. He is buried here. b. a. S.

WIMOX, M. V. "Does Mr. P. 3.

Blaks reside here?" inquired the reporter of a little, sad-faced woman who responded to the door-bell on the first flat of the house. No. 723 West Madison street, a few minutes past the noon hour. "He does." the lady responded, "but at pres ent he is out of the city. I expect him, however, daily.

He left Los Angeles, Cal, on his way home on Dec 1 9, and should have arrived here long ago. I suppose, though, that he came BT WAT OF XAXSAS, in the interior portion of which State be has a former neighbor named Kennedy, and whom he aaid he might look up." What sort of a looking man is Mr. Blake?" put in the reporter, now thoroughly convinced that he had located the dead man's family. What sort of a looking man? Why, what do you mean; who are yon; what do you want; has anything befallen him? Tell me have you anything affecting him?" and the sparely- built frame of the woman shook and trembled like an aspen leaf, the pretty face the while be coming ashy pale. The reporter handed Dr.

Wilson com munication to Mrs. Blake for such she proved to be. As she hurriedly glanced over the pages of the letter the color in hen, cheeks came and went, her respiration became labored, her bosom throbbed heavily under the mental strain, and with the exclamation, "My God! my God!" ahe sank in a swoon on the hall divan, crumbling the letter up in her hands, on having finished its reading, it was an anecong scene. though the news-gatherer lost no time in idle contemplation. He aroused the house, and soon kindly hands chafed Mrs.

Blake back to full ouaciousnees and led ner into tne parlor. where she told the following etory. after havuuc been given ume TO KEOATX BSI COJCTOSUKK: On Nov. 6 last Mr. Blake, in company with a mon named Gustavo Hammers ted a barber, left for the Pacifio coast.

The barber had friends in San Bernardino, and my husband, being sick, left for a three months' tour." "Your husband's malady was" A disordered mind primarily, but ha took the trip to ease a rheumatic ailment eonsequeat upon prolonged exposure in an escape from tne Insane Asylum at Kankakee. In 1 my so licitor saw that he was demented and waa squandering his estate. He advised me to have Mr. Blake sent to an asylum. I refused.

Finally his fanaticisms, as I put them down for at first. were supplanted by evidences of positive lunacy, and he eventually became violently insane. I deemed it due to my five little ones, whose lives were constantly menaced, to rive way to tne pleadings of my well-meaning counselor and he was duiy adjudged insane, committed to the Kankakee mad-house, and the court appointed me conservatress of bis property. Three times he eluded the vigilance of his attendants and escaped, passing long and bitter cold nights between Kankakee and this city. This is how he contracted rheumatism.

At last his relatives, with whom I have never been on good terms, secured his release you see the result" And Mrs. Blake buried her face in her hands and wsa overwhelmed with grief. "THST HAD HUC BAXEABED." the little woman continued, between her sobs. "because be bad matte no will. He made one on his return home.

but this he has since destroyed. 1 am a Uerman-Amencan and he was born in Ireland. When I married him he was poor. and his fortune has been accumulated since our union. Fearful that he would die intestate, and that his money would go to my children and myself, they insisted on the drawing up of will in which they received goodly recognition.

hue my attorney was making ont the in strument, ueside the bed in which Mr. Blake was lying, and which waa thought to be his death bed, one of his sisters insisted that my dower be secured to me only on consideration that 1 consent to the introduction of a non- mamage clause. Mr. Blake waa propped up in bed and receivinz the last sacrament at the hands of a prioHt, when she cried: "Keep her from marrying again, Pat, or yonr body will scarcely be cold when she'll tie up to a Dutch husband." This is but- one of the many indignities I have been sub jected to. Finally, and to the ASTOMBIUUirr of thr doctors.

I nursed him back to life. He destroyed the will and went to the coast I shall start for Olathe to-night, bring the body, and inter it in Calvary." Patrick J. Blake was born in County Clare, Ireland, in 184, and waa therefore 41 years of age at the time of his death. He came to Chicago in 18t3 and established a plumbing and ras-titting establishment on State street His establishment waa destroyed in the big fire of '71. and he set up in business on West Madison street On May 1.

1873, he married Miss Helen Meinhard, the daughter of poor but respectable Germans. Eight children resulted from the union, five of whom survive their father. The family is well provided for. He leaves eighty acres of hind in the township of Lemont and forty acres st Paloa. The Chicago real estate possessions consist of two houses and lots at Kos.

723 and 7'25 West Madison street, worth nearly $100,000. CUSHION CARROMS. at St, Loois Schaefer Makes Another Bis Rob of SOO Bottoms. St Louis, Jan. 7.

Special Telegram. The first game scheduled for this afternoon placed to the credit of Day by the forfeiture on Donovan's part, he having withdrawn from the tournament No one will be admitted to bis place, and each game in which he waa to have participated will be placed to the credit of the piayer entitled to play it against him. The other regular afternoon game was between Charles Schaefer and Maggioli, the bitter's handicap being 200 to 163. For the first three in- nin Scliaefer played like a Tanner. bat after that the Frenchman bad things pretty much his own way.

Following is the score: Maggioli-J, 2, 7. 27. 0. 3. 1.

0, 3. 1, 3. 4, 1, 2, 8, 31, 14. 2, 1, 6, 2, 30, 11, 1. 34; total, 200; average, 7 11-27; best run, 34.

Schaefer-11, 3, 13, 7, 1, 8, 2, 0, 0, 1, 0, 3, 3, 0, 0, 4, 0, 3L0, 1, 5, 3, 0 1, 11 total, 109; average, 4 1-27; best run, 3L To furnish the full afternoon quota of sport, an AYhihitinn nmt followed between Jake' Schaefer and young Frank Ives, the Michigan wonder tha nmtmnt of ftonree tilosson. whom 1 many consider the coming billiard player of the eountrv. Ho waa gayea the benefit 01 the handicap odds of making 165 against Schaefor'a 4O0, and be came within an ace of winning, two provoking miscues in the last two nnings bringing him defeat by four points, when in both inirtanoes he had the balls in excellent position for winning. His playing elicited much and favorable comment Most of his work was of a general character, cushions, draws, around-the-table, and masse plays being frequent; bnt be showed weakness in the points in wbch his antagonist is pre-eminently strong, delicacy of touch and capacity for nursing. Had Ives not been barred from the tournament ha would undoubtedly have shown up strong aa a dark horse for first place.

Score: J. Schaefer 40. 0. 34, If. 0, 63, S3, ts.

0, 48. ST. 33, aa. a. a.

Total. 400; average, S-t: best run, as. Ives-0, 0. 0, 4. 0, 12, Is.

4T. 1. le, JL S. Total. 161; average, a-17; best run.

4T. Moulds and Carter were the first pair to cross cues at night. Carter playing 270 and Moulds Itia. Following is the score: Moulds-0, 34. 1L 0.

T. JO, J3, 4. 4. Is. Total, 166; average, 13 9-1X Carter a.lO.s.a.O.ii.U.Sg.U.s,.

Total, 101: average, 8. Jakebciiaefer and Thatcher were the contestants in the next game, Schaefer playing 4UO and Thatcher ItiS. Jake won by the folio wins! score: Schaefer-, 7. 31. 200, 0.

7. 1, 27, 4, 1. 14, 24 1 22 3. 7. 51; total, 4O0; average; Tltttiiw-il.

0.2, 24, 1, 0. 1, 3. 5. 1, it. 5, 17, 7, total, 97; average, 8 i-16; Us run, 24.

NEW YORK NEWS. GOULD AND SAGE. New York, Jan. 7. Special Telegram.

Ex- Judge Dillon and Ahnon Goodwin, attorney for Jay Gould and Bnasell Sage, visited the district attorney's office to-day. Assistant District Attorney Davis received the lawyers, who asked that before further proceedings be token on the criminal complaint made against their clients an opportunity should be given for them to present the facts on which Gould and Sage rely in their defense. Mr. Davia aaid that the lawyers would have an opportunity- to talk to Colonel Fellows, who was at home to-day owing to sick-noes, before any farther action was taken. FOUND DEAD IN BED.

Nxw Yonx, Jan. 7. Special Telegram. Louis Masquerier, an eccentric old man, waa found dead in his bed at bis home in Green- point this morning. Last June he dedicated his Awn mnlnimMit th.

square feet of lettering elucidating his theory that the land should be divided in sections and made pnblio instead of private property. Mr. Masquerier's family name dies with him, bis only surviving relative being a sister 89 years old, living in Oregon. His uncle wss the first man to depict Napoleon with the famous military, Masquerier leaves about fifteen manuscript journal His intimate friends are many, and are men of mind and knowledge. Aa the first land reform candidate in 1848, he received 8,000 votes.

Pamell. Gladstone, and Frederick Olmsresd were among his late correspondents. Mr. Masquerier aided the home- stead act, and printed all petitions on a hand-press. CHICAGO AND ATLANTIC RAILROAD.

New Tom, Jan, 7. Special Telegram. The reorganization of ths Chicago and Atlantic Bail, way, which was proposed in March, 1887, baa not been completed. About one-half the senond mortgage bonds is held by banking institutions ss a legacy of the Grant and Ward failure in 1884. The holders are opposing the reorganization for the purpose of raining bettor terms than the first mortgage bondholders have granted them.

Officers of the Erie and Chicago and Atlantic BaQ-wav Comnaniea. assert (hat the nnlv m.i is the hope of a batter bargain, while officers of the banks who unfortunately loaned money to Grant A Ward on the second mortgage bonds insist that they will buy the property at fore closure sale. Testimony about the affairs of the company is taken occasionally before a notary public, bnt it posneeees little pnblio interest At present testimony on behalf oft the F.rie Railroad Company is being taken here. The Erie claim for allowances on construction account is opposed by the second mortgage bond-holders. THE CIGAR-MAKERS.

New Tobjc, Jan. 7. Special Telegram. Be- fore the end of next week the 12,000 cigar-makers in this city will be on strike against a reduction of wages and the return by the manufacturers to the tenement-house system. Aa many of the firms have signified their in tention of not returning immediately to this system, the strike for the present will be against the wagea reduction, but before it has ended the tenement bouse question will be brought into it Monday the cigar-makers will start with about 1,000 men out of work, aome on strike and others unable to get employment until after the holiday cleaning up, and many factories will open up for the first time since the hobday season began.

Some manufacturers have posted the rates they are willing to pay during the year. In aome instances it is a reduction from last years scale, and in those shops the employes will strike. The laws that govern the Ciar Makers' Intouratieoal Union are different from those which govern other labor organizations. In place of going on etr.ke the moment a slight difficulty between the employes and employers takes place the matter in question is submitted to men who are) themselves ei car-makers, and if they can not settle the difficulty permission to strike is asked applications to strike went to the head officers in Buffalo last week. An answer favorable to the men is expected Monday.

The men who struck yesterday at Hirsch's factory will not return until tne scale of wages baa been Increased to the scale of but year. FIFTY-TWO DEGREES BELOW. Coldest Snap elitee 1865 la Moo tana Bt osureruia; sovereiyw Belghadx, M. Jan. 7.

At 7 o'clock thia morning the spirit thermometer registered 52 degrees below aero, which seemed to be tha coldest night since 1865. Stock ia suffering severely, and should the present cold snap tinue losses will be neavy. All Ireigut 1 are abandoned. Passenger trains going west are from twenty-four to thirty-six hours lata. DI1AIII.UF WAxTALX AHUo vluXf.

Wabbtnotok Jaa 7. Captain Amos Cliff, a clerk in the Pension Office, and formerly member of General Sheridan's staff, died at Providence hospital in this eity about two weeks ago.without the knowledge of his friends. and waa buried in the Potter's field. The discovery waa mads to-day that his remains had been removed from the cemetery and sold to a mediaal soilage. Aa investigation will be made.

IOWA" LEGISLATURE. Des Monota, Iowa, Jan, 7. The Twenty, second General Assembly convenes in thia eity Monday. Already nearly all tha members an present and a lively contest over the organization of tha House is going oa This Legislators will have to elect a United States Senator to; succeed James F. Wilson, who is here conducting his canvass for re-election and expresses Ais confidence of euocese.

There is a email op- Swinon to bis re-election, ex-Congressman epburn being tha leading candidate against him. 1 HORSES CREMATED. PnraBUBO, Pa.) Jan. 7. A fire about 4 o'clock this morning destroyed the boarding, and sale stables of J.

Montgomery on Du- quesne way. There were ruiiy sixty norses in the stables when the fire started, but about fnrt ware rescued after craat difficult. The -j loss on the stable is $3,000, and on the stock $3,500..