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VENTY-SECOND YEAH. OMAHA , SUNDAY MO11N1NG , . ' JAllY 1 , 1893-S1XTEEN PAGES. NUMBER. 105.
IMOOTIIER WATER
[ iTcarts Mailo Qlod by the Arrival of
the Umbria in Port.
: FROM DANGERS OF STORM AND SEA
Jppy Ending of a Tempestuous Voyage
Across the Atlantic.
tROISM OF GALLANT CAPTAIN M'KAY
[ is Qooil Beamanihip Alone Saves the Vessel
and Its Precious Freight ,
llOVE TO IN A GALE WITH A BROKEN SHAFT
| vitli a .Master Hand at the Helm the Noble
Khlp ltldc Oat the Storm 111 Splen
did Mylc-StorlcH of the
Protruded VOJ-IIRC.
NEW YOIIK , Deo. 81. The long overdue
luimrd ! steamship Umbria has arrived. Her
iasscngcrs are all ashoro. Their baggage
las been examined , many of them have left
lown , and thousands of anxious hearts rest
lastly , relieved of the burden of anxiety that
Jor many days weighted them down.
J The great steamship rests easily In her
jbcrth at the foot of Clarkson street. Her
jdays of toll , desperation , and her thousand
| > attlcs and perils are past , for the present ,
rit least. She is a safe , comparatively sound
wessel , not a thing is there to mar the
Jmooth surface of her gigantic sides.
Ciiptaln McKay sleeps at last. Ho is now
resting in bed and that for the llrst time :
slnco the steamship , out there , nearly 11
thousand miles from her destination , in mi'l-
ocean , broke down and became as helpless as
the warrior of old became when ho was un
horsed and his heavy armor made it Impossi
ble for him to oven run away and live tc
light another day , and when the steamshil
broke down the lives of hundreds of men am !
women fell upon the shoulders of ono man
Had the main spring broken , the works ti ;
the watch would have become useless , anil
so Caplaln MclCny , now that ho has landed
his huiilreds of souls , deserves the sleep he
enjoys. !
In Inudreds of homes , in e'lubs , in the hotel
parlorsoday they are telling the story ol
, their ti-riblo tlmo In mid-ocean. It is ! i
| great stiry , and upon the Cunard liner it was
t told manr and many times.
It wulKiO ) : last night when the llrst news
i of the iiji-lval off the shores of the long over-
'duoCufirdcr reached this city. At that
, time the ! server at Fire * island made out
1 the lines some largo vessel which was ap
parcntly ming in and keeping as near the
Lahore as1 o possibly could do. It took the
* observer ho know all the ships and line !
by lights ut a few sce'onds to make out tin
unmlsta ! ) lo night colors of the .Cunaii
line.
line.Tho
The in umcnts ticked on a hundred cir
cults , an within ten. minutes of the timi
' the obse -r at Fire island saw the llrs
lights of Umbria every city for thou
sands of tiles knew that she had at las
iput in an ftipcaraneo. Once before durini
ktho twehtjsfpur hours just past the repor
Iliad been sift , out that the steamship hat
'arrived , an.lhon it had proved false. Till
report caineYrom Boston , and set many i
heart to ' 'JuieTrinp- , only to increase tin
anxiety , fevlucpcu the gloom that had over
cast many > > homestead ; but the second tim <
there was ip reason to eloubt the news.
Jojnilly Received tlic H.
The Cauinrelor had come In sight of land
her lights iiad'ibnen ' seen ; within a few hour
; ' - > - .fihe would bo Ut her docks , before twelv
hours the mlss ig ones would bo with friends
and BO , when tbo mothers of families wen
down at 1 o'clock this morning to answer th
rings at door bills to admit the shivcrin
messenger boy to hast ily tear open the cv
vclopo and read therein in black and whit
the welcome news that the ship had ai
rived nml would bo at her dock in the won
Ing well , perhaps the wretcheel llttlo me ;
scngor looked in alarm at the bank not
thrust into his hands ; perhaps ho stood i
bowlldi rment when the old mother caugb
his rags to lie-r heart and burst into tears
perhaps ho did not know why she did ii
nrflVWriv.\Y | ? OT the other hand , she did.
It was cold and bleak on the bay this morn
Ing ; cold off Sandy Hook ; the wind whistle
mournlully through the bare trees of State
Island , and the ordinary denizens of that dt
nudcd part of the world saw nothing oxti-
ordinarily beautiful or cheerful about the !
bleak houses this particular morning. Cv
to the handful of passengers huddled it
Bother on the deck of the Umbria at da ;
break tlui bleak land looked precious Ii
deed , anil there wcro many who , In such ha ]
pinuss , perhaps throw their arms about cue
other , dutu'cjj until the old black sea gull
began to wonder what had struck that pat
of the country.
There was a heavy mist at elayhrcak ovt
the bay , hut toward 8 o'clock It began I
jfl a llttlo mid then the Cumuiler i-amo I
Bight of those waiting for her ut quarauthn
hy i l-'k-et of THRU.
She came up along hugging the State
Island shore' , around the fort , and a sum
e-f tugs and small tK > ats accompanic
t
hcijlooting at the huge monster and bar !
in/round her like so many pug dogs aboi
iv J stiff. 'Tho Umbria loomed up quiet an
\iyllho. Thcro was nothing to Imllcat
tl sli" ' 41 had anything but the usiu
oyago. She came along slow , to bo sun
ut she did not wheeze as If t > ho had tli
athma. She did not cou h as If she 1m
ho consumption ; In fact , she came uloi
iuctly | , as coolly and as unceremoniously an
.4 unharmed as If she hail just passe
( trough a duel with dome French gentlema
uJiotior.
stfft' o'clock when cho ilroppc
jcbor olT quarantine , and in a minute lati
NV.IS boarded by Dr. Jenkins' boa
the doctor's boat were about a score i
.porters , who bcramblod up the side of t )
ciicl like so many cats. About the vcss
dustoml the many boats that tui
, . , .red ' > y friends of those on boaitl ai
\ \ , . . a happy and chec-ful , and ' -how's tl
. y , and i nt" tov the next hour.
Vile ) purser , Jolly old Fields , told evcryboi
hat thcv had passed Flro island at Urn
) inuti'4 past midnight this morning , that i
o vessel was off Sandy Hook ligh
t "M she passed Sandy Hook.
gic | , iny to off there for some lime , waltii
ji-duylavak for the fog to lift. As she It
hero * * vcral vessels passed by her , ai
vhCJ1 > r" ' ' ) lnaae ' ' < - ' ! out gave her ugrcetln ,
\Vlirn the I'llot Hoarded Her.
The I'mbrln left her rusting place short
utter 7 o'clock and passed up into the bay
o'clock. At 8w : o'clock she wast
luarantinc , aud at H:5U : she came to audio
ho llrsl uiau soon by the pilot when I
boarded the Umbria some miles from Sandy
Hook was Captain McKay. He ) stood on the
bridge with ono hand on the railing and
vlth his glass in the other. When the
steamer Mine nt quarantine ho was still
there. Ho had been there almost constantly
slneo the tlmo the vessel broke down and
the lives of his charges endangered , and ho
stood there when the reporters boardcel
the vessel- after she left eiuaniiitino this
morning , and when the vessel finally reached
her dock at U r.'O o'clock. Thpn ho took off
his hat and coat and lay down and went to
sleep.
Twelve llnyn Out.
H Is twelve days since she left Queens-
town. the longest tlmo on record for a crack
ocean racer. Though tlitj weather was tcm-
pcstous most of the time from the beginning
of the voyage , all went well till the after
noon of December 2U , when a fr.icturo was
discovered in the shaft and the machinery
ivas stoppcel off the banks of Newfoundland
nml Engineer Tomllnson sot about the dini-
cult task of mending the break.
After drifting twclvo hours the steamer
Bohemia of the Hamburg-American Jine ,
bound from New York to * Bremen , hove In
sight , and in response to signals for a tow ,
iiirned about mid attached a big steel hawser
to the Umbria and began to tow her to her
ilestination. The weather was extremely
rough , and In the night , after having towed
the disabled vessel seventy-live miles , the
hawser broko'and the vessels parted com-
.Iny . in the darkness. When day dawned
over the Umbria the Bohcm la was nowhere
o bo seen.
After drifting thrco days to the southeast
she started again with her old machinery
and came on in line weather at half speed to
"icr destination.
The first intimation tlio passengers had
that there had been an accident was after
illnner Friday , although the engineer had
been watqhing the shaft-wlth anxiety
forty-eight hours and the ma
chinery had twice been stopped
the previous night for inspection of the flaw
in the great steel casting. The steamer
came to a standstill during dinner Friday
and a little later Captain McKow entered
the smoking room and announced to the gen
tlemen the fact of the breakdown and
added :
KitcoiintKlng Words from HID ( 'aplivln.
"The ship is in no danger. "
The announcement put a damper on the
spirits of the passengers , most of whom had
been looking forward to spending Christmas
In their own homo. The vessel lay twenty
miles from Halifax and fiOO miles
from New York. There was very
llttlo commotion in the ladles' cabin
when the information was given
there , anil in fact- everybody decided to
make the best of the disagreeable situation.
The chief danger was that the vessel would
drift out of the regular steamer track , but
the steward gave the information that there
wore provisions on board to last three week. !
without being stinted , or oven four or live
weeks with only the deprivation of a few
luxuries.
That night oil was poured on the water
and the ship was quieter than when the ma
chinery was in motion. Early next morning
the Bohemia hove in sight anil took the Urn-
bria in tow as above stated ,
Sunday ( Christmas ) an unusually large
number attended divine service-in the salooi
and prayer was unusually hearty. Just ai
dusk a vessel was sighted to the southward
and provcel to bo a vessel o !
the Wilson line , bound for Philadelphia. Shi
signaled that she could not take the Umbrli
in tow because she had not enough coal , am
proceeded on her course.
KcliiHcd to ItendciHur Aid.
Monday the gale still raged , and the ves
sel continued to drift. Just after lunchcoi
Monday the steamer Manban/.ot from Swan
sea to Now York hove hi sight , but hae
hardly como to a standstill when anothe
much larger vessel bore down upon tin
drifting' Umbria. In a few minute :
Khowas close enough to bo dlstlnguishci
as the sister shlp.Gallia , of the Cunard line
bound from Boston to Liverpool. The cap
tain of the Umbria oignaled the Manbanzc
that ho required no assistance , supposinj
the Gallla would como to his aid am
save heavy prb.o money. To the astonish
mcnt and disgust of everybody 01
aboard the Gallia , in response to a signn
that the Umbria was disabled anil nccdc
assistance , answered back : ' 'Can't standby
carrying mails , " anil ctt-amed off. By till
time the pas.Mcngcr.i began to showdissatis
faction and the kie.korr called a meeting t
demand that something bo done , but th
majority of the passengers were sutisllei
that everything was being done that couli
be , and the meeting fame to nothing.
Tuesday n notice was nested that th
steamer would start that evening.bou
8:30 : the machinery began to move , and froi
that on till the end of the journey continue' '
to revolve slowly but atanchly , bringing th
great ship safely to port.
I'liptiiin .McICiiy'K Story.
"At 2:50 : p. m. December 20 wo signale
the Gallla , bound eastward. Wo slgnaloi
her to lay by for a time , as wo also slgnaloi
her that wo were mailing repairs and ej
pi-ctcd to proceed on our way. If is oviden
that she took that for an assurance that w
did not need her and she proceeded on ho
way , Some of the passengers expressei
disappointment ut the action of the Galll
ua she loft us before ) wo hail tested our mi
ehlnery after repairs.
"In rofcrenco to ha ving other steamers toi
us , I would say that It was not towli
weather , when wo needed assistance nn
when the weather settled , mir repairs wor
complete ! and wo did uot need help , Th
weather was very much in our favor aftc
the accident , Thcro was no alarm or excite
mcnt of any nature among tbo passenger *
and asldo from a feeling of dlsappointmcii
at not being nblo to eat our Christmas till
tier on shore , the voyage was a pleasant on
for all on board. "
Klory of the I
Lawrence Tomllnson , the chief engineer e
the Uinbrla , was seen after the steamer wa
docked , and said :
"It was on Friday noon. U'ho wcathe
was heavy and It was blowing a gale of tli
worst kind. The engineer on duty observe
an unusual movement In the rings of tli
thrust block. Wo tried to locate the cans
Gradually the trouble grow worse ami I coi
sldcri'd It prudent at fif.'O that evening I
stop in order to make an cxainlimtloi
Thereupon I lifted thtvcovcrs of the shaf
and was almost dumfonndeii when I gaze
niton thu fracture. It meant that the shl
was helpless until repair * ) could bo olTectei
" Without the loss of any tlmo I form' '
lated the idea wo successfully carried out i
repairing the shaft.
"It was the most 'laborious task of 111
life , but my staff willingly undertook It ai
went ut it with the htvtrtlevit kind of gtx
will , and for seventy-two hours the woi
never ceased. The ciig-lncprlng staff was il
vidcd Into relays of live men cach , and tin
worked six-hour tricks. Personally I don
[ CONTINUED ONTIIIUU IM.UU.J
CAPRIVI IS FIRM
Ho Will Not Make Any Concessions to the
Opponents of the Army Bill.
SKILLFUL WORK OF THE CHANCELLOR
By a Little Diplomacy Ho Places His
Political Enemies in a Hole.
POLITICS THE ALL-ABSORBING TOPIC
German Oitizans and tha Press at Presant
Giving it Much Attention.
EMPEROR WILLIAM'S ' NEW YEAR'S ' SPEECH
Subjects Upon Which Ills Miijcsty Will
Touch In That I'umous Anmml I2u-
rorccincnt ot Compulsory Ildiien-
tlhn May Cniuu Trouble ,
Br.iti.ix , Dcc > ! Jt. The truce in political
feuds customary during the ( jhristmas recess
of the Heiehstag has been observed as usual
this season , and the truce has been accentu
ated by the anger that is felt against each
ther by the political parties. The oftlcial
iress , however , flaunts the noncoinproniiso
ag over the army bill , while the opposition
tapers respond , challenging the government
o dissolve the Heichstag. Since the North
lerman Gazette , the oflieial organ , an-
lounccd that Chancellor von Caprivi would
: oncedo nothing to the opponents of the
measureanel that if the Hciehstag refused to
grant the funds necessary to augment the
irmy effectives tbn government would re-
'Oft ' to the rigorous practice of three years
erviec , the agitation throughout the conn-
ry has bccomo aggravated. Tbo govern-
nent's menace is designed to thrill every
'ninlly circle in the empire. The usage at
u'cscnt observed sends home the men serv-
ng their third year in the army , six and
often seven months before the expiration ol
heir tlmo.
tlmo.Von
Von Ciiprlvl'H Shrewd Move.
The threat to enforce the fall period of
service places the Heiehstag in an invidious
) osition. If It refuses to augment the ef-
'cc live strength of the army in return for a
reduction in the service period , the govern
ment can place the responsibility for the un-
lopular measure on the hostile majority.
L'his , as will bo readily seen , is a skillful
troko of statesmanship , or politics , and it
uis aroused the rage of the clerical and frei
sinnigo parties , who are , in the meantime ,
lefying the menace held out by the govern-
ncnt and declaring that nothing will modify
their opposition to the bill.
, The extent of the chancellor's threat is
cn in the number of unwonted public'meet
ngs and political reunions held everywhere
n the country. So deep is the interest ii
these gatherings that they present far more
ittraction to the citizens generally than theMe
Mo\\- Year festivals , which are consequcntlj
i > utin the background. Underneath tin
mutual defiance there is a strong , though un
seen , dffort to effect a compromise. Ncithei
the % centrists nor the freisinnigo , parti
really desire a dissolution of the Heichstag
The government bluster badly conceals ofllcia
anxiety Co get the bill accepted with an ;
mollifications short of abandoning the lead
Ing points. At the last meeting of tin
Heichstag committee of twenty-eight whicl
is considering the bill , the compromise mem
hers , who had heretofore been workhif
secretly , openly showed their hands. Sevcra
centrists , who were supposed to be implac
ably opposed to the measure , supported tht
suggestions made by the conservative mem
hers , which pointed to an agreement. Ii
official circles , It isxexpected that the govern
mcnt wfll score a. triumph , and their expec
tation does not falter , because it Is based 01
a knowledge of Inside facts.
Ohject to the Hiliiciitlonul Decree.
The Landtag will resume its sittings 01
January 10. The Prussian ministry havhif
ventured to adopt the decree of Count voi
Xedlitz-Trutschler , formerly minister of pub
lie instruction , making religious instructioi
at the schools obligatory , another fierce edu
cational fight is inevitable. It was this decree
creo that led to Count von Xcdllt/-Trutsch
lor's resignation , Dr. von Bosse , his sue
ccssor , took oflleo under the general belie
that the decree had been canceled am
would never moro bo hearel of. It is undei
stood that Emperor William influenced tin
ministers to try to revive the decree.
The National Xoitung says that If Dr. voi
Bosso persists in the attempt to depriv
parents of their privilege to regulate the
religious Instruction of their e&lldrcn , lit
will meet the fate of his predecessor line
will bo compelled to retire from oflfco undo ;
a redoubled load of contempt.
The Freisinnigo Xeitmig advises parent
not to send their children to the rollgiou
exercises and to defy the decree , relyini
upon the tribunals of the law to prouounc
the objectionable order a violation of th
constitution , which guarantees liberty o
conscience.
\Vllllim'n : Xew Year Speech.
The Now Year speech , which the cmpero
will probably deliver tomorrow , docs not 01
cite much attention as to what he will hav
to say. It is generally believed that th
grand ofllcial circle which will meet In th
palace tomorrow will hear his majesty allud
to the attacks that have recently been mad
on the administration of the army , whlc
attacks had their origin in the charges mad
by Hector Ahlwardt. The group of gei
erals who will attend the reception wl
expect to .hoar some soothing reference t
the admirable condition of the troops. 1
the emperor should denounce the criticism
of high oltlclals as unjustifiable libels cortal
persons will bo gratified , Ahlwardt' '
charges , which are now disposed of , are n
nothing when compared with the accusation
the liberal press is ready to make If It enl
dared. The emperor hus been warned tha
there is a tendency current to attack tli
army administration , which is evidenced 1
this Issue of the Vorwacrts , the leadln
organ of tbo socialists , and It is cxpectc
that ho will give an explicit caution as t
how pajicrs presuming to assail the rcjmtt
lions of high dignitaries shall bo dealt will
Ills majesty is still sore over the Ahlwari
affair and is intensely irritated hi
cause of the article in the Vorwaert
It Is reported that the prosecution of tin
paper is imi > cniing. )
Kocliil latent * .
The cgurt season commences on Jan. 5 wit
u reception and ball at the palace. Fro
then until the end almost every day is b
for u special function , and the season proi
Ises to bo the most brilliant known in tl
present court.
The wedding of Princess Margaret of Pru
sla , a sblcr ot the emperor , to Prince Fre
crick of Hesse , Sojt of/HliS late Land grave of
Hcsso and the LAndgijlVlno Anna , princess
of Prussia , will tttko plK&s on Jan. 35.
The king of Dcnmatte the duke nml duch
ess of Conmiughtj ami VSvcral other royal
personages wllUnttetid the wedding of
Princess Margnrjt. The presence of the
cziirwltch Is uncertain , though court report
has it that ho luWneccptod the invitation ex-
tcnded-to him. J '
Another coal oil concern , called the Urc-
mcn Trading company , has been formed to
fight tire German branch of the Standard
Oil company. .
In view of the roappearaneo of the cholera
n Hamburg , the Prussian authorities have
irdercd a strict supervision of all persons
inspected of having the disease. In all
loubtful cases bacteriological examinations
ivlll bo mado. S
nn. aroLYNX'S CASK.
In the Cnuio of Much DlflctiMlon In the
Holy City.
HOMP ; , Dec. 81.The holy see has Just re
ceived n fresh report from Mgr. Satolll re-
atlng to the in ) tressions produced in the
United Stntes-by tfio opposition of the arch
bishops at Now York. The Vatican is much
urpriscd at the opposition , which begins to
bo manifested at .the result of the confer
ence and the proposals of Mgr. Satolll. It is
afilrmed that the pdpo and Cardinals Ham-
pollti and LedochoWskl haVe expressed their
discontent in the matter , and that the pope
l shortly take important action concern-
ng the agitation in America with u view tending
nding the divisions which exist in the
church.
The reconciliation of Archbishop Corrigan
ivlth Father MeGlynn produced the hap
piest impression hero. Ever since 1889 high
[ K'rsonagcs in Homo and America have tried
to assist in this reconciliation. Last year
.heir friends opened and continued for some
.line pourparlers with Home , aiming at this
result. Father McGlynn stated that he was
ready to como to Koine to ask for reconcilia
tion with the pope if his excommunication
, vas raised a1 ml his dignity as a priest re
stored. Last spring the propaganda deputed
: i man of confidence ; to negotiate with Father
MeGlynn. When Mgr. Satolll started foi
America the pope confided to him the duty
of making a now effort for Father MeGlynn ,
and gave Mgr. Satolll power to act. The
conditions of the reconciliation arc not known
hero.
|
SAYS IT IS 'A'TA
HaltoujrcCnrthy.or TqrJmto Denounces the
Nntlomll Policy.
TOIIOXTO , Ont. , De > c. HI. Dalton McCar
thy , ono of most influential leaders of the
. . onscrvatlvo party , in ; a recent speech said
that the national policy w.is partially a fail
ure and suggested a reduction of 10 per cent
.u the eluties on British imports , a reduction
mmediatu and uucoilllitional , as against the
conservative policy of'waiting for the de :
velopmcnt of a sclicmo" by which Canada is
to receive .preferential treatment in the mar' '
kets of dr'cat Britain ; ,
The chief government organ , in an cdito
rial yesterday , attempted to belittle Daltoi :
McCarthy and cast y'ittiiSulo upon any set ol
political principles vi rHlght presume to declare
clare , and sneeringlypread him out of the
the conservative\ \ .
The Toronto GlpbO-liberal , referring te
the matter.today , says : , "Thcrp.ia reason tc
believe that the , defection of Dalton Me
Carthy , and the movement which accompa
nies it , are not regarded in cabinet circles as
matters to be laughed at. Indeed , It woule
not bo surprising if the prime minister , ii
his address to the Toronto young conserva
ttvcs , should , hlnt at some coming measure !
of tariff reform , and perhaps at a renewal o
reciprocity negotiations with the governmen
at Washington. "
MIIS. MAYHltlC'K.
Kngllsh I'npcrx Declare ) Her Itcccnt Illncs
Was All a Slnilii.
LONDON , Dec , ill , Baroness do Hoques , tin
mother of Mrs. Maybrick , states today tha
her daughter's health is improving. Tin
Exchange Telegraph company also says tha
Mrs. Maybrick is recovering , adding that tin
hemorrhages with which she was reccntl ;
attacked , and which ca\ised , the reports tha
she was in a dying condition , were caused b ;
herself anil not by thp ravages of consump
tion. According tei s'pmo of the newspaper
hero the reported. Ulricas of Mrs. Maybncl
was nothing less than an attempt on be
part to create public sympathy for hcrsel
and to induce Mr. ABcmlth , the lioiie. secrc
tary , to release her from confinement.
The St. James Gazette today prints ai
article on Mrs. Maybrirk , and congratulate !
the publiu upon the nonsucccss of her in
gcnlous attempt to regain her freedom
The Gazette declares that her illness wa :
caused by her swallowing a lot of needle
that tilio had secreted from tlmo to time
These needles produced an effusion of bloot
and other symptoms of lung disease , and the
rojwrt was at once circulated that she win
dying from consumption.
Mexican TroopnuidjtevolutlonUU .Aleut Ii
u Dc-tpi-fllte Ktittlc.
New OHLEANK , La. : Doc. .ill , The Times
Democrat's Nuovo | L > iredo , Mox. , spcciii
says ; Colonel Ceron , commander of th
Mexican military garrison hero , received i
dispatch from Gucrrco this morning givini
an account of another bloody cngagcmcn
which took place on j e Mexican side of tin
Rio Grande. , Just iibrtU of that place , yestct
day evening , botwcc'irijW ) revolutionists am
eighty 'Mexican tro'Sps" belonging to the
Sixth e-avalry. I *
The ) revolutionists ! iwero commanded b ,
Prudencio Gouzak'tf. jThoy were the sam
detachment who Jlrs jittackcd the Moxlcai
troops opposite San Igjflxclo a few days age
They have been pursifed for several days b ;
Lieutenant West of tH 'Jliird United State
cavalry and his tron > The Ujiitcd State
soldlei-s pressed- the revolutionists so closcl ,
that the latter determined to cross the rive
'
Into Mexico and mak'pjanothcr bold strike fo
the cause for which they were operating.
Thi'y scarcely , hafjjcrosscd to the othei
side when they struck the camp of the Mcx
lean troops who wert | chgaged in patrolliii {
that section of the border , The attack wa
made by the roYolutiOiiUts , but the troop
made a determined jjght , despite the fac
that they wcro outnumbered two to one , am
succeeded , after n jtjird fought battle , I
repulsing the revolutionists , who re treat ex
'
down the river , *
It cannot bo learnceufrom an ofllcial sou re
how many were killed , but It Is rumorc
that ten of the revolutionists wcro loft dcai
on the Held and ijuit twelve others wor
wounded , Including Pj-uilcneio Gonzales , wh
escaped on his Ijoise. Tlio loss to the Mox :
can ti-o'ops is said to Jiave been seven klllo
and twenty wounded' ,
A largo furcu of Mtpsicun troops tire In mu
suit of the revolutionists , who arc though
to bo making their wuy to a rcndc/vous nea
San Miguel , wlicro they will bo reinforce.
by JiOO moro revolutionists , who are rex > rte <
to huvo crossed over Into Mexico Thursda ,
ulght.
IS OEY POLITICS
Trouble in Franco Daas Not Roach the
Foundations of Society.
TIRED OF THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT
Peasantry Leaks Upon All the Deputies txs
Boiug Little Less Than Thieves.
CARNOT WILLING TO RESIGN IjIS PLACE
Impressive Speech of the President at a Eo-
csnt Oabinet Session.
VERY LITTLE DANGER OF A REVOLUTION
l-'rcneliim'ii Wilt Mini Mean * to Itoinnly the
Trouble Without Shedding Illuoil Ko-
view oftlio Situation us Kcgurds
the ratminn Anutr.
[ Copyrighted 1S32 hy James Gonlnn liaw.lt. ' ]
PAIIIS , Deo. 01. [ Now York IlcruW
Cable Special to Tun . BEE. ] The ycai
ciuls bailly for French politics and Tot- the
internal situation of Franco. The political
crisis continues to develop , and notwlth-
standing the desire of the government tc
hush it tip it is believed to bo impossible tc
stay the scandal. Every day brings sonic
nun-proof. Yesterday it was stated thai
live deputies , three of whom arc radicals anil
one Boulungist , are compromised. Wo cat :
not toll what tomorrow may brin ? forth.
Two things uro very serious , first , the
discontent In the provinces , and , second , the
dissensions among members of the govern
incut. On the llrst point , all letters frotr
the provinces arc unanimous in do-
elaring that the Panama scandals
have produced a profound impression
upon tno population. The affair ia
simple and understood by the simple masses ,
For the peasants all the present deputies
without political distinction , are robbers , nc
matter what part they took in the Panama
business. So violent arcs their sentiment ;
that deputies have been hooted in several
tovnis. At Nantes they were unable to speak
at a public meeting , the Auvergne peasant ;
drowning their voices with cries of "Dow
with the thieves 1"
It may , therefore , bo confidently predicted
oven now that the elections of next Octobei
will bring about an entire change in th <
composition of Parliament. Approximative
calculations give as the probable proportions
S.'iO reaetionsists , 100 socialists and 200 rcpub' '
Means of the existing shado.
Trouble In the Cabinet.
There arc serious divergencies ofj opinion
amongst the members of the government on
account of the bad state of trade. The las' '
cabinet council was very stormy. The min
isters wish to oblige ' ! WlM4" , totendorhi ;
'resignation , which' ho energetically refuse ;
to do. They then brought out a photograph
of a letter written by " 33M4" : t <
Cornelius Ilcrsz at the time of tht
presidential election of 1837 , in whlcii
he said : "I beg you in the name of service !
rendered to prevail upon Clomenceau ant
his friends to vote forme. " " 3'IH4" , ! caimo
deny the authenticity of the letter , hut ar
gucs that it does not affect his honor. Hi
says ho renders too great service to tin
national defense to think of quitting ofllci
and ho will not go.
President Carnet then took part in thi
discussion and was , the ministers say , vcrj
calm and dignified. Ho declared that tin
now situation required now men and ho wa
quite ready to resign. Ho hoped his cxampl
would bo followed , and added that under ex
isting circumstances it was necessary tha
the man presiding over the destinies o
Franco should represent before forelgi
nations the principles of unity am
national defense. Ho will , therefore
in his message , recommend resigmi
tion and designate as his snecesso
Admiral Gervais , who commanded thoFrencl
fleet at Cronstadt , and who represents tli
strong Franco-Russian alliance.
The speech produced a deep Imprcsslo
upon the ministers and persons In the secret
who bcllovo that the resolution tome to b ;
President Carnet will produce a greate
effect In the country when it Is known thai
any other news , especially in the terribl ,
low state of funds.
During the week French rentes liav
dropped fi per cent.
Not In n Itovohilloimry Slutc.
Notwithstanding this , all the Parisians ar
in the street , their arms full of parcels ot Nov
Year's gifts. Whatever may bo said b ,
those who fail to understand the Parisiai
population the crisis is entirely political an
not social. It is thought that in a inomcn
of bad temper the people may throw tin
Chamber on one side , but they will do so a' '
if they wcro getting rid of a trouble.somi
burden , with a sigh of relief rather tha
anger , but there is no precursory slgi
of 11 violent ( revolution. A violent socinlla
movement exists only In the imagination o
a few visionaries. A hundred of them mlgh
march to the Place do la Concorde , bu
would flit no further , nor would their nun
her Increase , Dynamite explosions are i > oss
bio , but they have nothing to do wit' '
jralitlcs ,
I repeat that Franco Is the last count1
where a socialistic revolution would I
possible , I well Itnow my fellow citizen !
having always lived among them and havin
friends both in the Faubourg St. Antoln
and the Faubourg St. Germain , and I bellov
that any violent revolution is Impossible I
this country. That wo have been draggc
into the inlro is incontestable , and how w
shall comu out of it nobody knows , but I at
convinced that not 100 shots will bo fired I
the whole of Franco if anybody attempt
to overthrow the republic. As nobod
has cither the courage or the strength to d
it , wo can -bo perfectly reassured. Thos
prophets who predict socialist trouble i
Franco shortly only provo that they do nt
know what they are talking about ,
JACQUES ST. Cent.
HU < : < iisTiu : : uv Tin : I.MI : IUOU. :
.M-r , ( lullmhrrt ( Jtvnn tliu Heel Hut lit til
Jtcijiu-bt ofi'ruwU tlo cpli.
I test LDeo. . 81. The news of the crcatlo
of .Mgr. Gallmbert us a cardinal excited d
verso comments , because it is known tha
the i > oo ; for reasons of general policy , an
on account of the triple ) alliance , dislike
the idea of Galimbcrt's promotion , but th
emperor of Austria personally Interfered , an
caused the pope to bo Informed that the nor
promote of the nuncio at Vienna wouhl b
looked upon by him as an affront , Uallni
bcrt will remain nuncio for another ycai
when U Is hoped at the Vatican that th
general situation in Franco and in Eurot *
will Imvo chanced. The Wow cardinal en
THE BEE BULLETIN.
U'citl/ir / rfor OimiJiu ami Vicinity
Kitr , Sdtlttmnn7Vm / | > mitM r.
1 > Story of the UmlirU'n Voyngo.
Cnprlvl Hold * In Ills Coiirnr.
I'ri'iirli Politics llcvloucd.
2. Illtchcock'i Oimninty n I'nHure.
I.ICr tiMiirnnce llnslncn * He lcwetl.
Olio Hoard of ICiliinitliin Through Work.
Itiillroiul OrKiinl/.ittliiiiK Oiimliliii1.
n. Knot t'onnt.v'.s CtrrU UUnpprurii.
Nntlniiiil tjimrantlne U Ncedetl.
Wyoming Turned O\er to Dcmocr.Uii.
Dr. 'Miller mid Clexeliiiid Confer.
4 , Killtorlnl mill Comment.
n. Norfolk Asylum Trouble.
Threw Children Iliirncd to Dcitth.
0. Cnunrll HlutTa I'nxr * In ItcUpw.
7. I. list Work III I.oclt : Society.
8. Secret Society New * and Nnti'l.
I ) , Smith Onmlm'KVntiilirfiil llrowth.
How tli Metropolis I'roKrcMM.
10. lltillIIni ; < mill Other Improvements.
Onmtiii as u litllron < l Venter.
Mamihu'tiirliiK InlcrcslH Comhlcreil.
Wlinl lllc .lobhcrs lime Acliclvcd.
11. 1'nlille Schools iinil Scliolnm.
Local Trailo Kcxlmrcil.
C'oiiimcrcliiliiml l'lmiuclil ! NCIVK. * -
IS. VitUa Notions of I'rench Life.
Some I.ite I'llsliluti tjlllp * .
III. What Colonel Cdily ! Driving At.
.Mat tor eilciincd from the .Monthlies.
Hok's Literary < ! o lp.
1-1. Operatic niul Driinr.Ulo Nou- .
10 , New Light on .Milton nml Slldell.
penile eUil Incident * of Travel.
10. Holiday Sporting News.
ations will include four Italians and six for
eigners.
liNilOYINU WINTKIl'S STOUT.
Skating nml Sleighing Interesting YlsltorH
lit the French Capital.
[ Corwifr ) | / ? < l iSU21 > u James ( Innlnn Hewlett. ]
PAIIIS , Dec. ill. [ New York Herald Cable
Special to Tun BRB. ] Skaters have had
a perfect carnival this week in the environs
of Paris. The Skating club in the Hols do
Boulougno has never been more in vogue
since the days of the Empire. Yesterday
and today they had an cmbarras do choix ,
but 1 fancy few went to either Versailles , Villc
d1 Avry , Lovoscnot St. Maude , Enghicn ,
or even to Longehamps or to
our pet pond , Lo Fonccaux , Parisians
were bound to make a day of It on the large
lake in the Bois do Boulougne. The Bois was
lively as the boulevards. Thousands on
thousands were coming there during the
whole day.
The ice was strong enough to hold them
and there was hardly room enough to move ,
and still the people came. Many remained
until dark. A special portion ot the lake was
reserved for sliders. Sliding is a reeog-
nl/cd art but sliders attempted to in truck
upon the skaters and many came to grief.
An elderly gentleman who thought ho could
reach the chalet with a blissfuMiop , skip ami
slide , in splto of thejshouts of "Ke p la Bas dc
Glisscur , " tumbled and broke his leg. He
was carried homo on a stretcher.
lloyalty Well Itcprcariitftl.
The skating club at the Ccrclo dc Spall-
, neurs was kcnt up in caiiTtvEiirlyh | the
morning the ponel was visited by the Infanta
Eulalie of Spain and Prince Antoinc d'Qr-
leans , Lady Dufferiu , T ady Victoria Blackwood -
wood anil Lord Basil Blackwood , Mr. and
Mrs. Augustus Jay , Baron nc Bcnoist Mecin ,
Miss Munroe , Mile. Demonbison , Mr. Charles
Ponneinan , Mr. : ind Mrs.Burnhain , Baron K ,
do Bollot and many others. In order
to make us forget the e-old , Mr ,
Blount had reserved for us an agreeable
surprise. lie had obtained from General
Saussier the band of the Twenty-fourth Lint :
regiment , and from 3 o'clock until 4 most
exquisite music sent 500 Paris skaters
rythmically gliding over the slippery floor ,
This music- alternated with a splendid baml
of corso do chasse or French hunting horns
Lord Dufferln seemed to enjoy it iin
mcnscly , as did Minister Thomas
Jefferson Coolidge , who came with Mr ,
and Mrs. F. Sears and Miss C'oalidgo
Among others present were , besides most ol
the morning skatois , the due do Nodille ,
Count Hoyercs , Marquis do Castclano , Barer
Tueher , M , Henri Cartier , Mr. and Mrs , F
A. Bridgman , Mr. 13-lward Bloui't , Jr.
Willcs Porges , Mine , Yturbo , Mine. Hell
man , M. Dagardo , Mrs. Ward , M. tit
Sclmmph , Mmo. Ullnvinn , Mr. am
Mrs. Charles Carroll. M ; Charles d (
Warn , Comto Jainctel , Comtesso di
Camondo , Mmo. Calm do Avers , Mine
Mallet , Comto Wrangle , M. Person , Mine
Martcll , Mine. Alline , Mr. MelCIm , M. dt
Escandon , Comto Serge do Morny , Mr. am
Mrs. Huff Willl'ims , Mrs. Walter L. Kiim
and Miss Kane and Mr. Eugene Fischer.
Madrid I.aliorrrx Itlot.
MADRID , Dec. 31 , A serious labor riot oc
curred in this city today- While 1,000 work
ingmcn were marching in n body to the town
hall to submit certain grievances "to th <
mayor , they became involved In it confllol
with the police. The latter made frcefiisc
of their sabers , whllo ntoncs and otho ;
missiles showered upon them from all sides
Many policemen aii'l ' worhlmjmen were
wounded before the mob was dispersed
Several arrests were made.
ATjio nun ro//.r.
.Matrimonial Ilipiirlciu-ii ofii St. .loncpli , .Mo ,
YOIIII Wiiintin.
ST. Josr.ru , Mo , , Deo. ni , Ycsterda ;
Tlfbmas Carrel , iv former rcsldimt of Eastrm
.but now of Colorado , reiturncd homo on i
visit and called at the house of Ell Lawless
a prominent farmer , to renew his acqalnt
anco with Miss Annlo Lawless , who was ;
llttlo girl when ho went away , In a laugli
Ing manner ho offered Mrs. Lawless i
quarter for her daughter. Thinking ho wa
Jolting sho'accopted the money , and the girl
In a spirit of fun consented also ,
Carroll was in e-arnest , however , and com
ing to St. Joseph ho secured a marrlagi
license ) . Ilcturning , hcidcmandcd that th
ceremony take place at once. Under whn
she claims was an unrontrollahlo inipuls' '
the girl consented and they wcro married b ;
Justice Iba ,
As soon as the ceremony was over th
hrldo loft him and went homo , refusing t
have anything moro to do with him. Carrel
left for Colorado this morning.
ox noxoit'H t'lKi.n.
.Mexican I.uils I'ltflit ivllli Unlvfn and On
Will ! ) lu.
GUAIUIJIIIA , Mex. , Dee , 31 , Advices froi
Ciillma tell of a desperate duel over a trlllini
matter between Aygel Uamblu , son of i
wealthy merchant , ngeil 0 years , and Pint
Ivjpcz , son of a coffee planter , agci
11. The younger sent a challcng
to light with u knlfo. Tivo older boys wcr
chosen secoml. . It was u desperate fight
botll principals being carved In u terribh
manner froni head to foot. Finally Ixipcr
received u stab In the breast which put iv
cad to the engagement. Both boys wer
carried unconscious from the Held , Louez
will probably die. The sucouds huvo * beei
aruiiteel ,
ENGLAND'S BUGBEAR
Projectors of the Ohanncl Tutmol Again
Agitating the Scheme.
CLAIM TO HAVE GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
Boldly Olaimiug That the Now Parliament.
Will Rciuovo the Embargo.
BRITONS ARE AFRAID OF THE 'HOLE.
They Look for an Invading Army to Rush
Through it Immediately.
GLADSTONE IN A VERYxCLOSE PLACE.
Djniiiulters In Dunlin Urine the Old Mnn.
race to I'nco with -Mighty Utiplcan-
nut Toplr Wlmt U Mny
Itesnlt In.
LO.VDON , Dec. ill. [ New York Herald.
Cable Special to Tin : Ur.i : . ] A good deal
of interest is once more being shown in the
famous project for the construction of a
tunnel between England and Franco so as to
establish a connection between the two
countries which "shall bo independent of
wind nnel waves. Sir Kdwnnl Watktn ,
father of the idea , believes in pegging away
like Lincoln , but his pegging has thus far-
brought no profit to him or the shareholders-
whom ho has persuaded to Join him. They
have buried their money in.a big hole unel
that seems to bo tha end of it.
It must bo understood that the tunnel had
been carried ahead some ° , , " . ( K ) yards , and ap
peared to bo going on well , when the govern
ment interfered and stopped the works. The
portion already made Is kept in good order ,
and is always open to inspection. These
who take interest in it arc petitioning mem
bers of Parliament , who have it in their-
power , to remove the blockade and allow the
sanguine Watkln to go on his way rejoicing.
Among the distinguished converts to the
tunnel scheme is Mr. Gladstone , to whom Sir-
Kdward paid assiduous c'ourt for years.
They were together the last time the ques
tion was brought buforo the House of Com
mons. Mr. Gladstone spoke in favor-
of it , but ho had not so much In-
flucnco then. Now ho is prime minister ,
and that makes all the. di ( Terence in the
world. At the annual meeting of the
company just held , Watkin boldly declared
that so far as they know the government
was favorably inclined to the company's en
terprise. What authority has ho for making
that statement t Probably none , but if a rise
of a turn or two in the market can 'bo
secured , almost any assertion is lawful.
Such are the ethics of the Stock oxclmiiga
and great Watkln has thoroughly mastered
them./ j -
" They Don't Ill ( the Scheme.
I believe the public generalii' dislike the
entire scheme , and is greatly influenced 'by
the fact that all thti great military authori
ties are dead ngainst it. Wolsloy lias
warned us that England would never bo oafo
from invasion for twenty-four hours after the
tunnel was made , and that it would involve )
the addition of 100,000 men to the army , anil
would deprlvo England of all the advantage *
it gains by its insular position and practi
cally make it part of , the continent. This has
always had a great deal of weight with the
House of Commons.
Watkin tells us that the French are very
eager to have the tunnel proceeded with ,
and that they have finished their U , " . < )0 ) yards'
In admlrahlo style. That is the very point.
The reasons which render the French so
desirous for the tunnel are precisely those
which make Ei glisluncu light shy oC it. The
silver streak of the channel is their g'oit
protection , and they have built an
enormous fleet chiefly to cnablo
them to hold command over it. Now it is to
be placed at the disposal of an enemy , who
may want to strike a blow at England from
( \\o \ \ continent. The English people are not
wllljug to incur that risk , but if it is going to
bo made , and It seems likely to pay , there
are ) plenty of people who will bo ready to
find the moneiy. Patriotism will not deter
them from going into .a good spec , henca
Watkln has lost no tlmo in trying to fix posl
tion with the now government.
Won't Drop Homo Hull ) .
Of course , Gladstone has not been con
sulted about it lately. Ho has ( juito enough
clso to think about. The Dublin explosion
will eiblliro him to como baolc to London
much sooner than ho intended. There must
bu a cabinet moisting to consider what shall
bo done. If the decision could bo taken as a
ballot on homo rule , Parliament would not )
bdjrnubled with tha bill at the next scsulpn ,
but the old man would not give up his darllii" ;
project , oven though the dynamiters were ut
work in every street in London. The only
question is whether some provisions of the
coercion act , which is still unropcaled , shall
bo put in force. That is the knotty point.
Public opinion ticcins to demand U , but
Gladstone's Irish nlllos will leave him at
the flr.st turn of the ucrow , These who hope
to succeed Gladstone In command of the
liberal party would rather not bo calleei
upon to show their hand on this most un-
Pheasant subject.A .
A Mn.Miir.ii OF PAIIUAMKXT.
ciiu.iniKX ituitNt'.n ro D
l.ot'ltHil III II HOIIBO \ > y Their 1'iircnts Tliujr
Krt Hut llulhlliiK on Writ.
Nr.w YOHK , Dee , Hi. The house of William
Phillips , n colored laborer , living near Stony
ilroolc , L. , I. , was destroyed by tire lust
night. Fin if small children , who were
locked In the house , wcro horribly burned ,
Two of them were dead when eliscovercel.
The others died this morning.
It is supposed that the children , while
playing with the fire in the kitchen stoves ,
set the house ablaze , The building was iv
ono-ntory and ft half frame structure. The
nclghlMrs saw the flames and heard the
children's agonizing cries , but wcro unublo
to reach them , or to extinguish the flro.
Canned l > y Txlngi-itphur'H lllumlur.
Ai.iiueirr.nqt'K , N. M.f Dec. 01. A collision
occurn'd yesterday morning at 6:80 : o'clock ,
one mile cast of Ash Fork. It was between
two loaded freight trains. Engineer Powell
and Fireman Dickinson were Instantly
killed. Both trains are completely wrecked.
The causeot the accident , it U mild , wait
owing to the telegraph operator's blunder ,
IllntV t'pll Hotel Klnvc ,
Ciuvfouiisvii.i.i : , Iml. , Dec. 31. Early thin
morning some person throw a bomb into u
utovei in the oflleo of ICobbln's hotel , The
stovu was blown to pieces and the windows
and furniture of tfio hotel oflleo totally do-
molibheil The hotel clerk had Ms le *
broken ami several ether peikoun received
vovcro injuries.
