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P?.ttsmonth Journal C VT. SIIKIl Al AX. Publisher. rLAIT.-MOV-II. : IFDILSKA The News Condensed. Important Intelligence From All Parts. CONGRESSIONAL Kegular Session. O.n the C;h there was no session of the senate .... In the house the dtmocrata were unsble to secure a quorum and do business was transact ed. A ri-ol uti in was adopted ordering the ar rest of absentees. IN tbe st-nate on the 8th the Hawaiian qnes foa was discusoed and Senator Frve (Me ) mailu an attempt to secure a vote on hia reso lur on declaring ugainst American interference at 1'a.v. a:i, but 11 w us objected to In the bouse a quorum wa secured and after adoptir.jr a rul: flsinij January 5 for a voto on the Wilson till tiio tariff debate was opened and Mr. TV 11-Si-n (Va.) t-pvke in support of tbe measure. fs ii:r 9tU the bouse bill for toe repeal of the fotli'.-al eicct.ons law was brought up in the remit;, but action wa postponed till Mocdar ut-xl la the lioute Mr. Vi;Mn (Va.) finished his speech in favor of the tariff bill and Mr. l!u-ros (Midi.) stxke against the measure. In the li;puse a fvraMe report was made on the resolution oCt-rc-d bv Mr. Bouteilo (Me.) cilUn;.' uy.-n tte sect etary of the navy to inform tb. hoi;s; by what author? instructions were indued ji'uctcx the naval forces nnder the or-d-rs of i. Ulster Jl ouut, and to furnish copies of u:iorJt'is or sujgcsttons issued by himself or any ofT'.eer of tha navy since March 4. 1H33, c.i.i. t r:jiui the naval forces at the Hawaiian isi.ir.d-. The t:rce In the B3nate on the 10th was oc ruj i'-d in UiscLssing the resolution declaring against any moral or physical interference in fc;iv.;ni i-miliu-? the conclusion of the senatorial lnven:r.ition, but no action was taken In tie house the lar.Cf bi'l was further disoussed and Mr. Johnson ( icm ,0.) attacked the demo crais lor the timid manner in which they had Imi'ii.cJ the tiir.fT question and charged them with cowardice all a'onjr the line. Mr. Dalzell (d-ai , l'.k. ) made a fcptech in defense of tbe larlT. Tub senate further discussed the Hawaiian matter on the lltn and the minority report of the committee on privileges and elections on the 1 i.l to repeal tbe federal election laws was presented... In the houso the time was occu pied In discussing the tariff bill. Speeches were limited to one hour and many members took part in the debate. DOMESTIC The Albany theater at Albany, N. Y., was destroyed by fire, eD tailing- a loss of f 125.000. The village of Pocahontas, Ark., was wiped out by fire. Ma j. W. 15. Moore, a pension claim agent at Buffalo, N. Y., was arrested for issuing illegal vouchers for a large Bum. A men deposit of gold was discovered in the heart of Elwood, IncL, by work men. Three masked men held up a passen ger train near Vicksburg, Miss., but were scared off before securing any thing. Four men were killed and a number injured by an explosion in a powder mill near Pougkkeepsie, N. Y. Mrs. Rouse and her dumented daugh ter were burned to death in their bed at New Richmond, Mich. Mrs. Jane Shattuck killed her daughter's lover in San Francisco be cause he refused to marrv her at once. Near Harrodsburg, Ky., white caps killed Joshua Mitchell, gave Breck Bottoms fifty lashes and warned many others. A Tolish mother in Pittsburgh, Pa., smothe-ed her twin babies by wrap ping the blankets too tightly about them. Maud Winfield and Lottie Drophy, two Brooklyn girls, fought a duel over a young man and Lottie was fatally injured. The 2-year-old child of Louis Ma tifir, of Pittsburgh, Pa., died from the effects of an assault by John Campbell, who was in jaiL Funeral services for Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, founder of the kinder garten in America, were held at Bos ton. Chinamen at San Francisco tore down government notices of registration and posted warnings. Peter IIabt (colored), a wealthy farmer, died near Moberly, Mo. He bad records that showed he was 103 years of age and was the father of seventy-six children. While a slave he had thirteen masters. Edward Kino, his wife and 7-year-old son were arrested at Springfield, Mo., for passing counterfeit money. TnE courthouse and records were burned at Aurora, Neb. Gov. Lewelling was said to be in danger of assassination at the hands of Kansas cranks. The fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Grand Lodge of Ma sons in Iowa was celebrated in Du buque. The government crop report for 1893 shows a yield of 300,000.000 bushels of wheat. 1,619,000,000 bushels of corn, 638,854.850 bushels of oats, 26,555.44tt bushels of rye, C9.S69.495 bushels of barley, 12.132,311 bushels of buck wheat, 183,034,203 bushels of potatoes, 483,023,963 pounds of tobacco and 65, 766,158 tons of hay. J. Frazer was under arrest at Tam pa, Fla., charged with assaulting five little girls, and lynching was threat ened. Six Louisville undertakers were sued for 525,000 damages because they refused a burial until a bill due one of them was paid. Is a bill for divorce in Chicago Mor ris Lakalslce says he was led to the altar blindfolded when he was but 15 years old. Albert Knop, treasurer of the village of Eiverside, O., who has been missing for a. week, is $15,000 short in his ac counts. The furniture plant at Sheboygan, Wis., of the Halstead Manufacturing company was burned, the loss being $100,000. Three men entered the pawnshop of Samuel Greenburg in Chicago in broad daylight and carried off jewelry valued at $10,000. IIenrt Saskb and his wife were found murdered at their farm 3 miles from Marrietta, O. lie was a wealthy farmer, his family consisting of him self, wife and one son. The business portion of Pocahontas, Ark., the county seat of Randolph county, was burned. Tee unusually cold weather in south' era California seriously damaged the orange and lemon crop. Fire destroyed the Casino, Music hall and Peristyle on the world's fair grounds and damaged the Manufactures building. One fireman was killed and another fatally injured. Many exhibits awaiting removal were burned, and the total loss was estimated at about ?l, 000,000. The flames were thought to have been of incendiary origin. A dozen persons were poisoned, some fatally, by eating ham and eggs in a St. Louis hotel. The Citizens' bank at Ogden, Utah, closed its doors. Its capital was $150, 000. Sam Smith, a negro, was lynched near Greenville, Ala. lie had shot and fatally wounded E. L. Harrison, who was attempting his arrest. The best portion of Bellevue, Mich., was swept by a fire that did damage to the extent of $100,000. It was alleged at New Origins that the Louisiana anti-lottery law had been found defective and would not stand a test in court. The Mingo Mountain Coal & Coke company at Louisville went into the hands of a receiver with liabilities of $100,000. Maud Davis, a 5-year-old girl in St. Louis, died of hydrophobia in horrible convulsions and spasms. She was bitten by a pet dog two years ago. The bank at Port Washington, Wis., O. D. lijorquist & Son. proprietors, dis continued business. Arcadia, Kan., a town of about 2,000 inhabitants, was almost destroyed by fire. A baby 2 months old was offered for sale in the east market at Indianapolis by a woman with whom it had been left. In St. Louis Western Union Building and Loan associations Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5 were placed in the hands of assignees. To test the Florida law the Duval Athletic club has arranged a prize fight between two negroes to take place shortly. In a Buffalo hotel John L. Sullivan was knocked out by his wife with an Indian club. lie was unconscious for an hour. William H. Curtiss, once a well-to-do real estate dealer in Buffalo, N. Y., shot his w fe and eldest daughter fatal ly while insane. C Schapflin fc Co. , riain field (N. .7.) clothing manufacturers, assigned, with liabilities of $179,548. Fire in the McShane bell foundry in Baltimore destroyed patterns valued at $200,000, together with $15,000 worth of machinery. XV. T. Beek & Co., commission mer chants in San San Francisco, failed for S750.000. Charles Bennett, the famous catcher of the Boston baseball club, was run over by a train at Wellsville, Kan., and had both legs cut off. An Elm wood (Ind.) man found $S5 in gold coin in a head of cabbage he had bought at his grocer's. T. F. Barker, for twenty years an employe of the Consolidated national bank of Philadelphia, confessed to stealing $47,000. The factory of the Starr Piano com pany at Richmond, Ind., was destroyed by fire, the loss being $100,000. Five men held up a fast train near St- Joe, Mo., and looted the express and mail cars. A large sum was se cured. The midwinter fair will be formally opened in San Francisco on Saturday, January 27. A lone highwayman held up the stage between Bowie and Solomon ville, Ari, and secured $800. Colorado's legislature met in extra session at Denver and listened to Gov. Waite's message, which the senate de clined to print. The dock of the Alabama Coal & Coke company in Jacksonville, Fla., col lapsed, killing three men and fatally injuring another. A new order, known as the Ancient Order of Loyal Americans, was formed at Lansing, Mich. The members are required to labor against any foreign influence in the affairs of the nation, either political or religious, to break down trusts and to promote liberty. None but native-born Americans can join. January 22 is set as the day on which the order is to be instituted in all the various states of the union. Six men were injured in a train wreck near Grinnell, la., caused by a car breaking in two. Springfield has been selected as the permanent site of the Illinois state fair by the board of agriculture. Samuel and William Walker (brothers) and Ezra Baer, their brother-in-law, were crushed to death under a mass of stone at Somerset, Pa. Ed Dansev (colored) was hanged at Ocala, Fla., for killing Deputy Sheriff Binnicker. A boiler in a sawmill at Delphi, O. , exploded, killing Noah II iff man, Amos Stevens and Silas Wilson and fatally injuring John Wilson. Secretary Carlisle will be com pelled to issue bonds under the law of 1875 unless congress . enacts new legis lation. Sherman VVaooner, a wife murder er, was lynched by a mob near Mitch ell, Ind. . Three men were killed and one fatal ly hurc in a hand car accident near Woodward, Ala. Frank D. Jackson was inaugurated governor of Iowa at the capitol in Des Moines. Simplicity marked the pro ceedings. Mayor McNeill, of Eddyville, la., dropped dead in the streets. Heart dis ease was the cause. Chris Evans, the noted bandit, raid ed Fowler, CaL, robbed several men, shot a constable and escaped. Treasury officials in Washington estimate the gold production of the world at nearly $150,000,000 for the year 1893. Lewis Redmire has been found guil ty of embezzling $103,000 from the Gate City bank at Atlanta. Ga. Within a week nine counterfeiters have been arrested in St Louis. The Indiana appellate court decided that Sunday theaters could not be oper ated in the state. After a continuous sleep of forty eight hours George Burgess died at Caro, Mich., on the day that he was to have been married. Judge Bartlett, of Brooklyn, N. Y., refused to quash the indictments against McKane and twenty-one others accused of election fraud. PERSONAL AND POLITICAL. Iowa's legislature convened at Dei Moines, but both houses adjourned after the appointing of committees on credentials. In the presence of a vast crowd Wil liam McKinley took the oath at Colum bus as governor of Ohio for a second time. ' Rev. Samuel Carter died in Des Moines, la., aged 103 years. He was born a slave in Virginia in 1792. Rival senates were organized in New Jersey. Holdover democrats se cured possession and were recognized by the governor, but the house recog nized the new senate. William Lindsay was elected United States senator by the Kentucky legis lature to succeed himself. Charles E. G. Winters, a veteran of four of the great wars of the nine teenth century, died at Port Jervis, N. Y., in actual want. The democrats in 6tate convention at Harrisburg, Pa., nominated James I). Hancock, of Franklin, for congress man at large. John Kaiser, ordinance sergeant of the United States army, du d in Buffalo, N. Y. He had served in the Mexican and civil wars. Rear Admiral Donald McNeill Fairfax of the United States navy, re tired, died at his home in Hagerstown, Md., aged 70 years. John Carroll Power, custodian of the Lincoln monument at Springfield. 111., since its dedication in 1893, is dead. Joseph Manley, of Maine, succeeds Thomas Carter, of Montana, as execu tive committee chairman of the repub lican national committee. FOREIGN. In a battle between the Italian troops and dervishes at Kassala, Africa, the latter left 4,000 dead upon the field, among them being Hamed Ali and all his emirs. An alleged rabbi was said to have carried on an extensive business in granting divorces in Winnipeg, Man. The great mill works at Charlotten burg, Germany, were burned by an archists, the loss being 400.000 marks. In a battle in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil, the insurgents killed 500 of tha government troops and captured the re mainder. Vaillant, who threw the bomb in the French chamber of deputies in Paris, was found guilty and sentenced to death. A stranger walked into theJNational bank of Mexico, picked up a sack con taining $1,000 in silver and walked off with it. The "provisional" has been dropped and the Hawaiian government now stands as an independent sovereignty. The danger was believed to be past, and if any royalist uprising was at tempted it would be put down. Troops fired on a mob that had at tacked the house of the mayor of Corato, Sicily, and seven persons were killed. A heavy shock of earthquake last ing ten seconds was felt at Godeboute ,and several other places in Canada. M. Dupuy was again elected presi dent of the French chamber of depu ties by a good majority. Mrs. William Makepeace Thack eray, widow of the novelist and satir ist, died at Leigh, England. She was 75 years old. LATER. The greater part of the session of the United States senate on the 12th was devoted to executive business. The nomination of Mr. Preston to be direct or of the mint was confirmed. Ad journed to the 15th. In the house a resolutionc ailing upon the president for all information in his possession touch ing recent reported events in the Ha waiian islands was reported favorably and temporarily laid on the table. The tariff bill was further discussed. The post office at Cory, Ind.. was robbed of $185 in stamps and a large sura of money. The business portion of Davis, Md., was destroyed by fire. Roscoe Parker, a 16-year-old negro, was taken front jail by a mob and lynched at West Union, O., for the mur der of Rit Rhiue and his wife, an aged couple. Five British sailors and a ferryman were drowned in Baltimore harbor by the swamping of their boat. Ed Lewis, a young carpenter in Cin cinnati, shot and killed his wife and then took his own life. Domestic trouble was the cause. Burglars raided Courtland Ala. Every business place was broken into, wagons being used to carry off the plunder. A fire in the car shops of the Erie Railroad company at Jersey City, N. J., caused a loss of $100,000. The business outlook throughout tha country was said to be improving. A section of a drawbridge between Brookyu and Long Island City gave way, throwing sixty persons into the water, and seven were known to have been drowned. Five men were killed on the Brazil tan insurgent ship Almirante Taman dare by the bursting of a cannon. Three elevators and a malthouse in Chicago belonging to Hales & Curtis were destroyed by fire, causing a loss Oi $000,000. Samuel Welsor was hanged at St. Louis for the murder of an abandoned woman. He had admitted the killing. There were 474 business failures in the United States in the seven days .-ndedon the 12th, against 511 the week previous and 2S0 in tbe corresponding time in 1893. Advices from Rio Janeiro state that tie bombardment of the city by the in surgents had recommenced. Four negroes entered the home of Frederick Benny, a farmer living near St. Louis, fatally wounded Benny, who is over 70 years old, and his wife, aged 95, secured $300 and fled. AN OUTLAW'S WORK. Another Bold Deed by Chris Evans, the Escaped Bandit. Ha Hold Up Six Men la California Town Ills Attempted Arrest Krolt ill the Shootinc "f Three Mfould Ite Captors. his escape. Fresno, CaL, Jan. 13. Two men, be lieved to be Chris Evans, the escaped Visalia bandit, and his promising un derstudy, Ed MorrelL raided the town of Fowler Wednesday evening, and another tale of bloodshed and terror, with three wounded left on the field, is the result. Fowler is a vil lage of 300 inhabitants, 10 miles southeast of Fresno. George Leon, the station agent, and three men em ployed as section hands were in the depot at 7 o'clock, just after the Los Angeles express passed. While the men were talking a masked man with a revolver in each hand approached at the open door and ordered them to throw up their hands Not one hesi tated to obey. At this juncture Howard Harris and A. Vincent, prominent business men of Fowler, stepped on the depot platform and took in the situation. They were about to run away and give the alarm when the robber espied them through the window. The outlaw, still keeping the other men covered, backed slowly out of the door and or dered Harris and Vincent into the depot, saying he would kill them if they refused. They went in. The masked man then stood the six citizens up along the wall, covering them with one revolver, aud went through their pockets. He secured a little over 70. The daring freebooter then ordered his six prisoners into the street and made them walk down town along the principal thoroughfare to Kutner & Goldstein's grocery store. The robber followed his six prisoners into the store and it was evidently his intention, alone and single-handed, to loot the grocery. However, just as he ordered three men previously in the store to throw up their hands, the pro ceeding was interrupted by Constables Ochs and Nelson. Then began a bloody shooting affray. Ochs.' with pistol drawn, rushed into the store. The bandit turned upon him and fired. Ochs fell to the floor and rolled out through the door, firing at the robber from the floor. His aim was wild, however, and the constable shot one citizen through the arm and another in the breast. The man hit in the breast was struck by a spent bullet and was not seriously hurt, though knocked down. During this general fusillade the rob ber escaped and disappeared in the darkness. Another robber appeared upon the scene, however, during the battle in the grocery. A wagon dashed up to the door and the driver began shooting at Constable Ochs, thus aiding in the escape of the robber within. The man in the wagon then drove rapidly away. This man answers the descrip tion of Chris Evans. In the other robber, who wore a bandana handker chief over his face, the men attacked believe they recognized Ed Morrell. The robber told them, also, that his name was Morrell. It is believed here that the bandits, becoming pressed for food and money, came down from the mountains determined to make a raid. A posse left this city to organize a pur suit from Fowler. Constable Ochs. who is badly wound ed in the right thigh and groin, was one of the jurors who convicted Chris Evans of the murder of Deputy United States Marshal Vic Wilson. Ochs de clares he wounded the younger of the two robbers. It is generally agreed here and at Fowler that the daring raid was the work of Evans and MorrelL DEATH OF J. C POWER. The Custodian of Lincoln Monument Fasses Away. Springfield, I1L, Jan. 13. John Car roll Power, custodian of the Lincoln monument, died Thursday. He was stricken with apoplexy while on a street car. He was carried home and died a few minutes later. Mr. Power had been custodian of the monument ever since its erection in 1874 and was well known. He was born in Ken tucky, September 19, 1819. John C. Power was born September 19, 1819, in Fleming county. Ky. He was raised on a farm, but engaged in other pursuits a number of years, always cultivating habits of study and occasionally wriiiug, but without any thought of becoming an author until well ad vanced in life. His first book was the History of the Rise and Progress of Sunday Schools, which is accepted as au thority. Among his other works are a "Life of Lincoln" and -Early Settlers of San gamon county. At the close of the rebellion he met with reverses and removed to Kansas where he engaged in agricultural pursuits for three years He then disposed of his farm and returned to Springfield In 1863. Mr. Power was wholly wrapped up in his position as custodian of the Lincoln monument, so much so that he was not always happy in his treatment of vis itors, but no one questioned the zeal and fideli ty with which he guarded the sacred ashes in trusted to his care.1 Died In a Blizzard. Winnipeg, Man., Jan. 13. The bliz zard which raged here Wednesday nighs has subsided. Reports of deaths during the gale are coming in. James McChorrister, a Winnipegger, was found dead Thursday with a whisky bottle by his bide. He was frozen stiff. Robert Mills, a farmer of Headingly, was caught in the storm while return ing home from Winnipeg and found dead Thursday. INDIANS OPPOSE STATEHOOD. Choctaw Nation Declares Itself in Favor of Tribal Relations. St. Louis, Jan. 13. The twenty-six counties in the Choctaw nation have voted almost unanimously against statehood or any severance of tribal relations. The same feeling exists, it is stated, in the other four civilized tribes, coupled with a bitter feeling toward the Dawes commission, which will discuss statehood with the Indians next month. The result will undoubtedly be a repulse of the gov ernment's advances. ALL QUIET IN HAWAW.&, Reassuring; News from Honolulu MrJ Blount Under Fire. Washington, Jan. 13. Important news has been received at the Hawaiian legation. It was a dispatch, brought from Honolulu by the Warimoo to Vancouver. It advised the Hawaiian charge d'affaires, Mr. Hastings, that everything was quiet at Honolulu, and that Minister Thurston would arrive on the steamer City of Peking, which is now overdue at San Francisco. The dispatch also gave the details of the manner in which Mr. Willis man ifesto had been received by the pro visional government. For several days prior to the day on which Willis definitely made known Pres ident Cleveland's intentions, the ex citement in Honolulu had been in tense. It reached its height on the day President Dole made his formal de mand upon Willis to make known his intentions in regard to the queen. Willis read his formal answer and demand for the abdication of the provisional government in the pres ence of President Dole and other members of the government, and Mr. Dole temporarily withheld his response. When it was finally sent to Mr. Willis it was such as to leave no doubt that the provisional government would hold on to its power, and that it would resist any interfer ence by force of arms After that the excitemeut quieted down, as all felt that the crisis was passed and that Willis would not resort to the use of force. Ex-Commissioner Blount was before the senate investigating committee on Thursday. The efforts of the com mittee were directed more to securing an explanation from Mr. Blount of his various acts while in Honolulu than to obtaining from him an accurate ac count of his mission, on which th committee was already suflieiently in formed through his official report. The explanation necessary, however, in volved direct allusion to, and in some instances a full account of his proceed ings. He told briefly of his appoint ment, on March 10, 1803, by the presi dent, as special commissioner to inves tigate the condition of affairs on the Hawaiian islands, which had been de veloped by the revolution of last Jan uary. The decision to have the American ensign taken down and the American soldiers returned to the rran-of-war was reviewed. Mr. Blount said that he had found the islands and the govern ment entirely under the control or protection of the United States troops. The American flag floated over the government buiiding, in which the officers of the provisional govern ment conducted their business. Every where was noticed the influence of this country upon the people of the islands. It was evident. Mr. Blount said, that it would be difficult to secure an im partial account or opinion unintuenced by the surroundings as long as this state of affairs continued. Consequent ly he decided on the 31st of March, two days after his arrival, that in accor dance with the spirit of his instruc tions it was best to take the flag down. ANOTHER REPRIEVE. It Is ti ranted Murderer Painter, Sentenced j to Iie at Chicago. I Chicago, Jan. 13. George II. Painter, who was to have been hanged at 8 o'clock this morning for the murder of Alice Martin, was granted a respite by Gov. Altgeld at 9:50 Thursday night until January 20 to give time to con sider newly discovered evidence of the condemned man's innocence. The gallows was erected Thursday evening for the third time for the hanging of Painter. Tickets had been issued and every preparation completed for the execution of the sentence. For the third time the con- demned man has escaped the ! hangman's noose by a margin of j barely ten hours. First, the su preme court granted a supersedeas and the day for the hanging was fixed for December 15. At 9:30 p. m. December 14 a message came from Gov. Altgeld postponing the hanging to January 13. Four weeks later, almost to a minute, came the second message from the gov ernor granting a respite Some hard work was done to induce Gov. Altgeld to grant the respite. At torneys Blackburn and Case collected the statements of several people to the effect that Dick Edwards had said it was he who had the trouble with Alice Martin. More valuable, probably, than these affidavits were the letters from prominent citizens sent to the poTernor by messenger Thursday night. Among the affidavits was one from ; Annie Brennan, now residing at Na ; 159 Van Buren street She swears that she was well acquainted with George H. Painter and Alice Martin; that she occupfcgd a room adjoining that in winch Alice Martin lived and was murdered; that on the night of the tragedy she passed Alice's room, and looking through the half open door saw Alice and a strange man talking to gether; that shortly afterwards she heard loud talking in the room; that she knew from the man's voice and form that it was not Painter. Manley Made Chairman. Washington, Jan. 13. Thomas 71. Carter resigned as chairman of the ex ecutive committee of the republican national committee, and Joseph II. Manley, of Maine, was elected to tho vacancy. This does not, of course, dis place Mr. Carter as chairman of the national committee. Deficiency of S40O.O00 Found. Washington, Jan. 13. According to a communication laid before the houte there is a deficiency of ?400,000 in sight in the appropriation for fees of wit nesses in the United States courts ffr this fiscal year. The house is asked to take immediate action on the estimate for the reason that the regular appro priation for the payment of witness fees is practically exhausted. Production of Gold. Washington, Jan. 13. Treasnry of ficials have estimated the gold produc tion of the world at nearly $150,000,000 for the year 1893. HUNDREDS SLAIN. Awrul Result of Battles In Brazil an Honduras. London, Jan. II. Mail advices from Brazil by the steamer Clyde say that about Christmas an important battle was fought in the state of Sao Taulo. in which the government troops, under Gen. Argallo, were defeated by the insurgents. There were 10,000 troops engaged in the battle. Five hundred of the government forces were killed and the rest v.-ere taken prisoners. Among the captured are Gen. Silva and Gen. Ellas. De cember 22 an unsuccessful attacK was made en Grande island. The only means of communication with Rio Ja neiro is by a naval escort. Firing be tween the government and the insur gent forces is going on all the time. The government intercepts all inland communications. Santos has been, blockaded since the beginning of De cember by the republican and other in surgent warships. Paris, Jan. 11. La Liberte publishes a dispatch under a Rio Janeiro date stating that President Feixoto has rei signed. The statement contained ia the dispatch is not credited here. V Washington, Jan. 11. Minister Men-; donca is inclined to regard the dispatch j from Paris reporting the resignation of President Peixoto, of Brazil, as a mere -echo of a similar dispatch sent some time since from Pernambuco. He says there is not a word of truth in it San Salvador, Jan. 11., via Galves-: ton. Tex. Gen. Ortez attacked a force marching to the aid of the defense of Amapala and routed it. Fighting has been going on on the road leading to Tegucigalpa, the capital of Hon duras. The forces of President Vas quez suceeded in flanking the rebels, who began a retreat, but Vasquez got between the Nicaraguaus and the reb els, who, taking advantage of his bad. position, compelled him to seek safety, with a loss of more than 100 killed and many others wounded. Vasquez also lost 100 men, who were captured by the rebels. INCOME TAX IN OTHER LANDS. Some Interesting Figures Submitted by Congressman Bryan. Washington, Jan. 11. Representa tive Bryan, of Nebraska, on behalf of the committee on ways and means, has submitted an elaborate statement concerning the various systems of in come tax in operation in Europe. The statement is a result of corre pondence between the state depart ment and United States consuls located abroad. In order to systematize tho information, nine questions were sent to the consuls concerning the rate of the tax, the exemptions, the amount realized, the manner of assessment, punishment imposed, etc. Great Britain is shown to have im posed an income tax continuously since 1S43. The rate of tax has varied from year to year, being below 2 pence) on the pound sterling. The various states of the German em pire impose income taxes, but the em pire has no such taxes. Prussia has bad an income tax since 1651. The tendency of late years in Prussia has been to reduce the tax on small incomes and increase it on great ones. The grand duchy of Baden has im posed an income tax witiiin recent years. The rate is 2 per cent on all incomes over 500 marks. The entire yield for 1591 was 5.700,000 marks. Bremen has an income tax varying; from year to year. Last year the rata was 4 per cent, with an addition for incomes over 600 marks. Austria collected about $t0,000,00 last year from an income tax. The tax is divided into three classes, according to the amount of the income. The rate varies from S per cent up to 20 per cent, according to the amount of the income. The Italian government real ized (45,000,000 from its income tax last year. The rate is 12 per cent and cov ers incomes derived from all sources, except from lands and buildings. MET HIS MATCH. Tired of His Abne, Sullivan's Wife I'ses a, Cluu with tiood KfTect. Buffalo. N. Y., Jan. 1L Last week John L. Sullivan played "The Man from Boston" at the Court Street theater. After the show Saturday night he went out to "do" the town in company with a party of local sporting men. He drank heavily, keeping up a stiff gait until 3 o'clock in the morning, when he was driven to the Tift house. A porter as sisted him to his room, and soon after a great crash was heard. John's wife had chided him, and he in return had as saulted her. She defended herself witb. an Indian club, knocking her husband insensible. She tried to restore him to consciousness, bat met with little success. Then she became frightened, and, rushing downstairs in her night dress, shouted: "Send for a doctor; Mr. Sullivan is dying." At the same time she cried hysterically, and fell to the floor in a faint A messenger was dispatched for a doctor. Dr. Lewis hastened to the hotel and found Sullivan on the floor of his room, still unconscious. It was daylight before he opened his eyes, or (showed any signs of life- "lie was insensible for an hour aud ten minutes after the arrival of the physician. Mrs. Sullivan said she struck her husband harder than 'he intended. The doctor said that Sulli van had a narrow escape from death. All the parties concerned in the affair were pledged to secrecy and the story was kept quiet uutil now. REPORT 4.O0O MEN ILLED. Recent Advlcrs Concerning: Italian Slaugh ter of Dervishes. Masrowah, Jan. 11. Later dispatches received here from Kassala confirm the previous accounts of the battle re cently fought between the Italian troops and the dervishes. It is stated that the latter left 4.000 dead upon the field and that, in addition, the leader of the dervisnes. Hamed Ali, and all his emirs were killed. The dervishes are said to be iructt discour aged at their defeat and serious dissen sions are reported to exist among thebr chiief'4 r .
