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1 COLD WEATHER. Telegraphic Reports From All Directions. St. Paul, St. Louis, Duluth, Pittsburgh, Chicago, New York, Syracuse Many Other Points Report Cold Weather Summary.

Very cold Down East. HIGHLAND LIGHT, Dec. the most severe southeaster gales of the son prevailed last night, and early this ing it changed to a high northwester rapidly falling temperature and at sunset blowing more than 60 miles hour. night is very cold and will be a bad one in bay and along the coast. CALIAS, Dec.

southeaster accompanied by snoW prevailed in and northern Maine last night. No damage was done in this immediate vicinity. Five vessels are ashore at Grand Minan land. Telegraph lines suffered severely communication was interrupted all ROCKLAND, 29. -A southeastern gale raged here all night with unparalleled fury, doing great damage to shipping in harbor, washing away wharves and out windows, tipping over chimueys and flicting other damages.

ST. JOHNS, N. Dec. dying signalized its departure by one of the severest storms experienced in this section for a ber of years. The storm began abont 7 last night and raged without intermission til daylight this morning.

The reached its maximum height at 1 o'clok, wind, it at the rate of sixty miles hour, creasing. occasaionlly to seventy and miles. Bad Effect of the Cold Snap. PITTSBURG, Dec. 29.

-Navigation been entirely suspended by the cold wave no hopes are entertained of a rise in the sufficient to allow the shipment of southern western points before the February freshets. Very little coal has floated since last June on account of the continued, drought, and there are 000,000 loaded ready for shipment. The mercury registered 70 above zero o'clock this morning, which was the lowest point reached. At noon it was 119. Patrick Flynn, a mine laboror, was frozen to death in a coal shed at Greenburg, last night.

Away Below in Minnesota. ST. PAUL, Dec thermomeeter at the signal service office showed that was cooler this morning than at any previous time this winter. At 7 o'clock the mercury stood at 220 below. This morhing's wave stretched down from the northwest a point much further south than expected, Throughout Minnesota the generally was from 100 to 20 below, even in the southern part of the state.

some parts of the far northwest it fell as as 40 o. The indications are that it will much warmer to-morrow. An Ice Gorge at St. Louis. ST.

Louis, Dec. 29. -The gorge below here still holds fast and the back-up ice solidly last night and to to a point several miles above the city. The water has in the harbor about three feet and the ferries will resume their trips as soon as a passage can be cleared opposite the city. There is good deal of steamboat property at the levee and The weather apprehension is already felt for its safety.

has moderated a good deal the present gorge is likely to last for some time. The Cold Wave Reaches Gotham. NEW YORK, Dec. 29. -The cold wave which struck this city early last evening is still here and the wind continues at a velocity of thirty miles an hour.

The lowest point reached 140 above zero at 5 a. m. The highest velocity this of the morning. wind was Colder 48 miles an hour attained weather is predicted and the storm signal is still kept up for benefit of the shipping. A Kansas Merchant Assigns.

SYRACUSE, Dec. 8. Barber, prominent merchant and ranchman here today eighteen years, made an assignment for the benefit of his creditors, liabilities aggregate $18,000 and his assets estimated at $5,000. It is calculated that 10,000 head of northern cattle have drifted to the Arkansas river this vicinity. Should blizzard strike here DOW the loss would be enormous.

A Gay Chicago Octogenarian, CHICaGo, Dec W. Jackson, one the wealthy pioneers of Chicago, not long ago celebrated his 80th birthbay, and last night for the third time led a bride to the altar. The lady was Mrs. Sarah Golden, and she has also been wedded twice before. She 57 years old and a great- grandmother.

Died From Cigarette Smoking. TROY, N. Dec. H. Barringer, a popular young man, who has just died here, was a constant smoker of cigarettes.

He became troubled with an affection of the heart, which was followed by dropsy. Several physicians attended him, and they all agreed that his system had been shattered by nicotine poisoning. He bad a fine physique, until and recently was believed to have good prospects a long life. After his death one of his veins burst and the blood therefrom was almost as black as ink. A Heavy Gale.

NEW YORK, Dec. 28. -The heaviest gale and that has prevailed in years Island visited that desolate resort tonight. Many small buildings were swept out to sea and workmen were set to work strengthening the Hotel Brighton, which building was in momentary danger of being carried away. Accidentally Killed.

HUTCHINSON, Dec. the west bound train on the Santa Fe pulled into this to-night, James Hale, passenger en route for California was instantly killed by discharge of a large revolver, which he accidently let fall. He hailed from Springdale, Ark. A Dry Kiln Burned. CHICAGO, Dec.

dry kiln of to Walkup, on Blue Island avenue, was burned Loss fully insured. Colonel McCaull Breaks a Leg. CHICAGO, Dec. John McCaull, opera manager, while walking down Madstreet last night, slipped and fell, breakone of the small bones of the right ankle. surgeon who set the fractured limb, said would require the most careful nursing, and would probably lay the patient up for several weeks.

Horses Drowned. STILLWATER, Dec. engaged in scraping ice off the lake on Eau Claire river, eight valuable horses, belonging Musser, Sauntey Tozer, of this city, broke Malloy through Bros. seven McClure have them lost were three drowned. horses and of drowning on Snake river, and William Hanson lost four horses near Haywarde, Wis.

total loss is not far from $3,000. A Horrible Accident. CLARKSTON, Dec. 28-Monday night Fritz Bryan, aged, 24. son of Mrs.

Mary E. Bryan, of New York City. was celebrating with a lot of fire-works. A large fire ball had been laid aside to close the display with. The ball was constructed of cotton wrapped around wooden hoops, and the whole dipped in turpentine and ton Young, the the WANT ANNEXATION.

Hawaiian Islanders Want Annexation to the United States. Lord Lytton -The Crown Prince of Germany -Lively Duel in France -Columbia Objects to America-The Son of Sarah Marries a Princess-Many Foreign Items to Interest the Public. Want to Come In. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. advices received here from members of the Hawalian legislature, say that were it not for the presence of English and American men-ofwar in the barbor an an an an an an an an an outbreak would unan doubtedly have occured in the assembly of legislature, Decembet 19.

Minister Ashford brought out the Honolulu rifles with the intention of subverting the government at once, but the success of the design was prevented by the officers of the foreign vessels. The king's vetoes are among the chief features of contention. Their legality, however, and the validity of the constitution will be sustained without a doubt, as he has the majority of the supreme court, The liquor and police bill, which he said had been passed by the legislature, were returned to them with the kings veto. The ministers hope to have S. P.

Dale placed on the bench as a fifth judge. The king has put in trust to pay his debts, which amount to $250,000, exclusive $71,000 due a Chinese merchant (which was paid to the king as a bribe to obtain a license for the sale of opium), all his real estate, which consists of a life interest in the crown lands and also land which he owns in fee simple, save two or three small parcels: The trustees are J. 0. Carter, S. M.

Damen and Curtis Zankea. All bills are to be presented within three months and dividends are to be declared monthly. The title papers have all been registered. The legislature, by a vote of 28 to 11, adopted a resolution that it was the sense of the assembly that the aims of the king in vetoing the two bills relating to the abolishing of the office of governors was unconstitutional, and a committee of the cabinet waited upon the king and notified him of the fact. The king referred the question to the judges for their opinion.

A letter from one of the nobles says that if the king does not assent to the acts of the present legislature he will be detbroned and a provisional government substituted. Those most concerned in the kiugdom's prosperity are in favoring annexation to the United States, and the feeling in this respect is spreading among all classes. Lord Lytton to President Carnot. PARIS, Dec. -Lord Lytton to-day handed his credentials to President Carnot as British embassador.

In his speech he expressed pleasure at returning to France, where he had already served in the diplomatic corps. Queen Victoria, he said, enjoined him to spare Do efforts to maintain and consolidate the good relations that for many years had existed between France a and England and on behalf of Queen Victoria and the British Gov. ernment he congratulated France upon her choice of a president. Mr. Carnot in his reply said he would highthe realization of Queen Victoria's injunction and he would not fail to contribute strengthen those ties of friendship.

Queen Victoria could not have chosen a represenative better qualified by name, antecedents or literary achievements than Lord Lytton. The Crown Prince Doing Well. SAN REMO, Dec. 29. -Drs.

Mackenzie, Schroeder, Krause and Hovell issued a bulletin to-day in regard to Crown Prince Frederick William's condition, in which they say that the growth which last appeared in the prince's throat on the left ventricular band, has not spread further and now presents an ulcerous appearance, with indications of becoming cicatrized. In the immediate region of the growth there remaing a permanent congestion of the ventricular band, with a tendency to a mucous secretion, which, however, is also decreasing. The prince's general condition for several weeks past has been perfectly satisfactory. A Lively Duel With Swords, PARIS, Dec. Mayer and M.

De Woersteiner, formerly a New York correspondent for a Paris paper, fought a duel with swords to-day. Mayer wounded De Woersteiner in the second bout and in the fourth and last bout Mayer was slightly wounded. The inquiry into the new decoration scandal shows that M. Wilson is not legally involved. Four agents will be tried for complicity in the affair.

The municipal authorities have petitioned the government to adopt measures which will prevent the French syndicate from controlling the price of copper. For De Lesseps Alone, LONEON, Dec. Standard's Paris correspondent says: "In the interview to-day Senor Matues, the Colombian minister, declared that neither by threats nor by cajolery would his government be induced to allow America to have anything to do with the Panama canal, even if M. De Lesseps failed to complete the work. They would rather do without the canal than see America complete it.

He had perfect confidence in M. De Lesseps, and Colombia should prolong the concession to M. De Lesseps if necessary. Maurice Bernhardt Married. PARIS, Dec.

Bernhardt, son of the actress, Sarah Bernhardt, and Princess Virginia Clotilde Jablonowski, great-grandto-day daughter in of the Lucien church of Bonaparte, St. Honore. were married, surrounded the church and gave a grand ovation to Mme. Bernhardt upon her arrival and departure. Lawlessness at the Hub.

4 BOSTON, Dec. reference to reports of an increase of crime in this city, caused by police inefticiency, Police Commissioner Osborne and Superintendent Small said to day that the allegations are untrue. Instead of an increase the records show a decrease in crime as compared with last year at this time. On the other band, the Herald this evening declares that the alarm among the citizens is increasing, and that some public movement will have to be inaugurated for the purpose of protecting the city from lawlessness. Glass.

PITTSBURG, Dec. 28. -At a meeting of the Western Window Glass Manufacturers' Association to-day trade was reported unusually good for this season, with prospects for spring flattering. No changes were made in prices. Shut Down.

BRISTOL, R. Dec. National Rubber Company's factory has again shut down, throwing out the 250 hands recently put on. There are now 400 persons out of employment. Nails.

PITTSBURG, Dee. a meeting of the Western Nail Association the rate on nails was fixed at $2 per keg. Frozen to Death. Chattanooga, Dec. old man named Daniel Stillwell, of South Pittsburg, froze to death last night in field near his home.

He was returning from 8 business trip to Bridgeport, severai miles distant, Darkness set in and a blinding snowstorm followed, during which he became bewildered, lost his path and perished. It is the first ease of freezing to death that has been known in East Tennessee for many years. Fire in the Winkelmeyer brewery, St. Louis, Saturday morning destroyed the ice house apd caused much damage to 70,000 bushels of malt. The total loss was about $50,000.

DASHES. DOTS AND DASHES. Standard. E. H.

WILSON, Publisher. BUCKLIN, KANSAS PERE HYACINTHE hopes to come this country next year to lecture to raise additional funds for the ous movement that he has undertaken in France. ABRAHAM BURBANK, who died cently in Pittsfield, has worked all life as a brick and stone mason, and his death owned real estate valued $1,000,000. CLAUS SPRCEKELS is traveling California making converts to theory that beet sugar can be made that state to sufficient amount to the country. A KING in Central Africa refers whisky and brandy as "those sweet soothing medicines." The Christian "medicine men" are always welcome in his kingdom.

IT HAS been estimated that the ber of young ladies who find regular and profitable employment as writers in New York alone reaches yond two thousand. THE largest plate of beveled ever set in the United States has placed in a Detroit saloon front. It thirteen feet across and three-eights a foot in thickness. THE former residents of Ohio living in Topeka. have organized society and adopted for a motto, "The sun of Ohio never shone on face of an ugly woman." Mrs.

KELLOGG, mother of Clara Louise Kellogg-Strakosch, was at time a professional spiritulastic medium and worked hard in every way give her daughter a musical education. SENATOR CAMERON has no hostality Mr. Blaine. That is all a mistake. The Senator is simply very fond of Republican party and does not think can succeed with Mr.

Blaine as candidate. That is the whole of the matter. T. A. TROLLOPE recalls that his ternal grandfather, a country vicas could not endure the sound made by knife-edge on a dinner-plute.

So had some plates made for himself with discs of silver set in the centers, and these he cut his meat without having teeth set on edge. EVERYBODY who has any business with him can see Mayor Hewitt, of New York, without hindrance at the door his office. He sits bent over his desk from early in the forenoon until after o'clock -a stoop-shouldered, pallid, spare little man-reading letters and papers, writing and receiving callers. THERE are said to be more millionaires in Buenos Ayres than in any other city of its size in the world. Many of the private houses in the city have been built at a cost of over 000,000, and one of the banks has paid-up capital of $57,000,000, with deposits and a line of discounts THE grave of Tom Marshall, one Kentucky's greatest orators, is in an open field one and a half miles from Versailles.

It is uncared for, and the mound has been rooted over by hogs. small stone at the head of the grave bears the inscription: "Thomas F. Marshall, born in Frankfort, June 7. 1801, died September 22, 1864." THE man whom Senator R'ddlebergwas defending last summer when he incurred the displeasure of the court was sent to jail for contempt, was to an asylum for the insane after acquittal of the charge of stealing He spent several weeks in the asylum, and then the doctors decided there was nothing the matter with him laziness. THE great mining booms of the cenhave occurred just ten years apart --1849 was the California excitement; was the Pike's Peak, or Colorado boom; 1869 was the Nevada boom, when the great Comstock bonanza was discovered; 1879 was the Leadville boom, If history repeats itself, then will see another great mining citement.

THE Queen Regent of Spain is gaingreat hold on the affection of her subjects, and is said to be a wonderful woman, charming in manner, and possessing great administrative ability. is claimed by many that she will as one of the great women soverof history. Some may doubt all from the fact that she cannot keep baby king quiet in public. CATHERINE BUNSIN, aged 69, WAS sentenced at Liverpool Assizes recently to seven years' penal servitude for stealing a pair of drawers. The prisoner on hearing the sentence dropped like a person shot, and was carried out by two warders.

A man named Dillay, who had been once previously convicted was sentenced to five years' penal servitude for fraudulently obtaining a shilling under the pretense that it was rented for a charitable not. it up and touched a match to it. In a second the ball was enveloped in flames, and the boy quickly tossed it into the air. It fell back, striking the boy on the head spread out and remained there. Bryan's head was enveloped in a sheet of flathe: A number of persons attempted to remove the flaming elfcle, but the hoops could not be pulled over his head, and he was thrown down and his head buried in the sand, In, this way the flames were finally extinguished.

The boys face was scorched and blistered, his hair was nearly all burned from his head, his eyes permanently injured, and he had inhaled the smoke and flames. His physicians decided he could not recover. A Row of Houses Destroyed, ST. PAUL, Dec. Bozeman, M.

special to the Pioneer Press says a row of frame buildings on Main street, occupied by Loss, twelve merchants, insurance. there to night. $14,000. Dec. in Thompson Walkup's lumber yard to destroyed $50,00 worth of lumber.

Insurance ample: NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 28. -Larendon Allen's rice mill, together with a large stock of rice and valuable machinery, was burned to-day. Loss, insured. Collision In a Snow Drift.

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. Cannonball express which left Chicago on the Albert Lea route yesterday at 12:05 p. m. ran into a snow drift near Ely, twelve miles from Cedar Rapids at 2:30 this morning. Before the drift could be cleared away a freight engine drawing a caboose dashed into the rear of the train, telescoping the dining car, and crushing the ends of nearly all of the cars, as well as damaging the second engine, the train being a double header.

Several people were seriously injured, and many suffered bruises, but were not killed. The train reached here to night at midnight, nearly thirteen hours late. A Fire and an Explosion. 4 MINEOLA, Dec. 28-At 2 o'clock this morning a store house of Newsome Landers with the entire stock of merchandise, was consumed by fire.

The loss on the building and stock is about $8,000. The origin of the fire is supposed to be from a fire-place or lamp that may have exploded. A keg of powder in the building exploded during the fire and tore a hole about eight feet long through a brick wall, some of the brick were thrown fifty feet. A Rear End Collision. 4 MILWAUKEE, Dec.

special to the Evening Wisconsin fron Racine, says two freight trains on the Chicago, Wilwaukee St. Paul railroad collided while backing up to a water tank, at Western Union Junction, this morning. Both Cabooses and cars were wrecked and burned, the debris taking fire from the caboose stove. Two brakemen were injured by jumping from the trains. Traffic was blockaded for several hours.

Loss, $5,000 to $8,000. Death of Governor Marmaduke. JEFFERSON CITY, Dec. John S. Marmaduke, Missouri's chief executive, died at the governor's mansion i in this city at 8:37 o'clock last night after an illness of only a few days.

Many of hisrelatives and friends were gathered at his bedside to witness the final scene. Drs. Young, Davis and Griffith are agreed that catarrhal pneumonia caused the death of the governor. The remains will probably be taken to Saline county for interment. Death of an Old Missouri Editor.

sMACON, Dec. Charles H. Steele, a prominent and highly respected citizen of this city, died this morning at 7 o'clock, from the effects of consumption and liver complaint. Mr. Steele was 45 years of age.

Prior to 1879 hues was editor and proprietor of the Clarence, Shelby county, Tribune, but soon thereafter he and Major W. C. B. Gillespie purchased the Macon Examiner, when the Clarence Tribune was consolidated with the Examiner. They changed the name of the Examiner the North Missouri Register and continued to publish the Register until 1883, when they sold it to J.

A. Hudson, who changed the name of the paper to the Macon Times. Since then until lately he has been in the insurance business with Jndge C. P. Hess, of this city.

Mr. Steele leaves a wife and two daughters to mourn his loss. Smallpox From China. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 48.

-The steamer Oceanic arrived from China and Japan this afternoon and was placed in quarantine, as two cases of smallpox were discovered among the Chinese steerage passengers. The papers and mails were fumigated and removed. They will stay in quarintine ten days or two weeks. Convicted of Wife Murder. CORUNNA, Dec.

trial of Daniel Fulton for wife murder was concluded this evening and resulted in a verdict of murder in the first degree. Fulton married a woman of unsavory reputation, who had been keeping house for Alexander Holmes, and three weeks after the marriage tried to induce her to leave Holmes' house. She refused, whereupon he attacked her with a carving knife, nearly severing her head from her body. He then assailed Holmes, nearly disemboweling him, though the latter has recov ered from his injuries. Fulton then cut his own throat, but failed to inflict fatal injuries.

Taking His Sister's Part. HAWESVILLE, Dec. Hassan, a restaurant keeper, shot and killed John O'Donnell, a railroad construction man, at this place last evening. O'Donnell and Hassan's sister, had a quarrel during the day which taken up by brother. O'DonDell's home was was at Jacksonville, Ill.

Russia Referred to the Treaty, BERLIN, Dec. the semi-official denials it is again asserted here that Russia tried to Arrive at an understanding with Austria on the Bulgarian question, but was referred to Berlin treaty as the only basis on which a settlement could be reached. A Street Car Conductor's Mishap. CINCINNATI, Dec. 26.

-Last evening while Ed Demmerel, a street car conductor, was making his last trip he was thrown from his car in rounding a sharp curve in Eden park. His legs fell under the wheels and became entangled in the brake chain and was dragged 200 yards before the car was stopped. Then it was found necessary to cut his flesh and boots before he could be freed from his position. Both limbs must be amputated and he will probably die. Lawlessness in a Burning Town.

ASHLAND, Dec. the fire at Wakefield, the lawless element had full control of the town and hundreds of shots were fired by the roughs to intimidate merchants who were endeavoring to save some of their stock. They went into a number of stores in a body, and while some of them would cover the inmates with revolvers, others would rob the store of the most valuable goods. The whisky secured from burning saloons made the men perfect demons and people who property were powerless and made no efforts interfere with what was going on. The streets were filled with women, some rushing about searching for lost children, and others wringing their hands and cryiug as they watched the destruction of their homes.

Slight Reltef. DUBLIN, Dec. 27. -The Gazette publishes an order signed by Commissioners Lytton and Wrench prescribing reduction of judicial rents throughout practically the whole of Ireland, ranging from 6 to 22 per cent, the average being 14 per cent, The aggregate reduction is estimated at £2,000,000. The reduction da permanent and applies to arrears since 1881, Judge O' Hagen attaches a note com the decision of his colleagues.

Bandits Raid Towns, to and religious rehis at at about his in supply to and num- typebe- glass been is of now the one to its a he ou a of of seamorn- with a was Tothe gale eastern serious isand this blowing in- year numo'clock un- was ineighty has and river coul.to been at 3 it cold and was mer- In low be a froze but was a the a for His are in NEGALES, Dec. -It is learned that General Moraz with a party of troops went Otaez soon after receiving the news of the raiding of the town by Bernalez He found the houses barricaded and the streets deserted and diseovered that half had not been told regarding the outrages committed by the Bernalez band, women; both old and young, having been compelled to submit to numerous husbands and brothers, and all of the ableindignities, often in the the the presence of their troops NE Ad effort to exterminate the bodied inhabitants have, joined the federal bandits. After leaving Otaez, the band went into the spur of the Sierre Madre mountaits, covering their tracks well, and remained there a few days and then went to Larazia, a mining camp in the foothills of the Sierre Madre, rode into the place with the intention of destroying the town, but met with a warm reception from the troops and were compelled to retreat after exchanging a number shots. The band was pursued by the citizens and soldiers, but easily made its escape, owing to the superlority of their horses. Miss Barraza, young lady captured Otaez is evidently with the band as small shoe track has been seen the sand near her where the tight took place.

It is stated that the Mexican government fear international troubles with the United States on account of the murder of Leon Baldwin by the Bernalez band and consequently they are prosecuting the campaign against the gang which renewed vigor. General Tojero has been instructed to put more men in the field, and it is thought that Bernalez will attempt to cross into the state Durango. a to it his of ting A or and sent the rails. but tury 1859 1889 ing It rank eigns this the the ma- risen General Alger's Noble Charity. DETROIT, Dec.

year ago General Alger gave suits of clothes to 500 newsboys and sent coal or wood and four to hundreds homes. This year he will repeat his gift, only on a larger scale. From lists furnished his secretary persons who have means of knowing who are the legitimate and deserving newsboys of Detroit, the needy newsboys will be selected and sent 100 at time to certain designated clothing stores, where they will be carefully fitted out with coats and trousers of stout cloth, made to wear, and with good shirts and stockings. The second part of Gen. Alger's benefaction will be to supply to 1,000 families in Detroit cord of wood or a ton of coal, together with barrel of flour, Quite an Expert Swindler.

St. PAUL, Dec. 26. -It is now alleged that Captain Shea of the Emmet light artillery, who has absconded, also swindled the management of the Chicago military encampment by putting in a bill for the transportation of a much larger number of men than were present with the battery. The Holiday In New York.

NEW YORK, Dec. was generally observed as Christmas by the business and working people of New York and Brooklyn and all the city and federal buildings were closed. During the day the sky was overcast and toward night snow began to fall. The inmates of the jails and charitable institutions of the city were feasted at the expense of the kindly disposed and the a news boys were rovally feasted as usual, By charity public' institutions alone over 10,000 people were fed. The day as a whole passed very quietly.

A Good Thing for 2 HANNIBAL, Dec. response to the request of the business men of the city, Receiver McNulta of the Wabash has ordered the bridge tolls for local passenger traffic over the Hannibal bridge reduced from 40 to 15 cents. The result is expected to be a material increase of local trade with Illinois farmers, who on account of the Hitherto exorbitant tolls have been making. Quincy the market for their produce base of their supplies. PESTH, Dec.

Esernatomy, an intimate friend of Herr Tisza, the Hungarian premier writes to the Nemzet as follows: "The guiding spirits of the German army are in favor of war in order to stop Russian designs. They apprehend nothing from an attack by France and are confident of success in war against Russia. If it were not that Prince Bismarck favors peace, the German army would already be fighting the Russians, in company, of course, with the Austrian armies. In conclusion the writer says he expects that peace maintained, now that Russia finds that powers do not fear her. wilhe Austrian Soldiers Warned.

Germany Not Afraid of War. PARIS, Dec. Figaro's Munich correspondent states that workmen belonging to the Austrian reserves have been ordered to rejoin their regiments forthwith. BUCHAREST, Dec. 27.

-The Austrian consul here has intimated that Austrian subjects in Roumania should be ready to rejoin their regiments. Austria's Alarm Groundless. LONDON, Dec. Chronicle's Vienna correspondent who has just been to Galicia on a visit of inspection, asserts that there are no unusual military preparations on the Austrian side of the frontier and that no Russian troops have yet advanced near the boundary. Twice Stabbed in the Back.

PETERSBURG, Dec. Morris, a well known resident of this city, when coming home this evening with his wife and about to unlock his front door, was twice stabbed in the back by an unknown negro who made his escape. The attending physician considers the wounds dangerous. The Russian Student Troubles. ST.

PETERSBURG, Dec. large number of seditious handbills, printed on a hektograph, are in circulation, and all attempts of the police to discover their source have been fruitless. The handbills appeal to the students to join the party of liberty and to avenge their comrades who were murdered in Moscow, and say: "The students' grievances are nothing compared with the sufterings of the people." The authorities have decided not to re-open the universities until the end of February. Count Scheremetreff, a prominent noble of Moscow, in an audience with the czar to-dav, protested against the manner in which the university students were being treated. He charged the authorities with making grossly untrue reports regarding the situation of affairs in the universities.

The czar has given orders that a stringent inquiry be made into the charges. The Pope Hopes for an Army. ROME, Dec. 27. -The pope, in receiving today sixty delegates from the former pontifical army, headed by Generals Kansler and Clarette, expressed sorrow at being deprived of his army, but this affliction, he said, was softened by the hope that the day was dear he would again be enabled to have his devoted soldiers around him.

Upon receiving from the delegates the gift of a jeweled inkstand and pen, he said that he would use them on the day on which he signed a decree for the reorganization the arniv. The pope to-day intrusted the duke of Norfolk with an autograph letter to Queen Victoria. The duke started immediately for England to deliver the letter. No More Silver for Turkey. CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec.

25. -There is a panic in silver here on account of a rumor that the custom house authorities, after March next, will refuse to accept silver in payment of import duties. Whisky Causes an Affray. WILSON, DEC. shooting affray occurred here yesterday afternoon between N.

A. Whitehead, a car inspector, and la M. Field, a farmer, in which Field was fatally shot. Whitehead was also shot, but is not thought to be dangerously wouuded. Whisky WAS the cause, The Serviad ministry has resigned, aud ite resignation has been accepted by the King.

Mr. Gladstone was received by President of France Thursday, and left in the Carnot evening for Florence, Italy. The Bulgarian sobranje, has authorized the with government all countries and issue a $10,000,000 loan conclude treaties of commerce for railway coustruction. The rioting among the students of Russia catised not by politics but by discontent was account of the university statutes. on These will probably be altered.

J. C. Miller of Chicago has besn elected president of the Northwestern traveling men's association. Among the vice presidents is 0. L.

Knapp of Leavenworth. Editor Littleton of Nashville, who shot last Saturday by Joseph R. Banks as was the outcome of a republican quarrel, died Wednesday morning. Postmaster Pearson of New York reports that the holiday mail this year was the hear lest ever known. Over 29,000 money orders were sent abroad, their value aggregating $173,711.

The President and his party returned to Washington Wednesday morning from Albany, N. Y. The Mexican government has granted a concession for a steamship line between New York and the Gulf of Mexico ports. The Indianapolis and Wabash and Indianapolis, Quincy and Missouri River railroads have been consolidated under the name of the Indianapolis, Decatur and Western railway company, with $8,000,000 capital. Paul Boden of San Franeisco, who tried to smuggle $40,500 worth of diamonds and fancy goods into New York, has been sentenced to a year's imprisonment.

4 The merchant's exchange of Buffalo, N. is in favor of a naval reserve the great lakes. Indian Agent Gray of the Crow agency, who resigned recently, has written Secretary Lamar asking leave to withdraw his resignation. The British foreign office has semi-officially announced that Lord Randolph Churchill's visit to Russia is outside the knowledge of the government. Assistant treasurers throughout the country have been ordered to begin paying the January interest on United States bonds Friday.

The Baltimore iron works are six months behind their contract on gunboat 2 for the government. The president has signed the coLamissions of Secretary Fairchild and Ministers Bayless W. Hanna and Alexander R. Lawton. The postoffice safe at Charleston, W.

was blown open by burglars early Wednesday morning a and $400 in money and $1,110 in stamps obtained. Payne, stick wholesale dealers 1m jewelry, New York City, have been closed on uttacuments aggregating $30,165. 4 George Mann, a tea dealer of Toronto, has assigned with $60,000 liabilities and 000 assets. Governor Hughes of Arkansas has refused to commute the sentence of Albert Peters who is to be hanged at Marianna to-morrow. Major A.

M. Way, the embezzling treasurer: of the Empire building and loan association of New Brunswick, N. has pleaded guilty and has been remanded for sentence. George B. Mansur, once a noted turfman and politician Chicago, died parted Wednesday, He managed Dexter until it closed.

The postoffice at Massillion, was entered by burglars Tuesday night and four bags mail rifled. Little money was secured. No news of Stanley has yet reached Bmoa Africa, but no uneasiness, is felt, as native reports are reassuring. A fierce hurricane and snow storm swep over Greece Monday night. Twenty-five res sels were wrecked.

Many Paris papers demands that the French government interfere to suppress the syndi cate's efforts to advance the price of copper. The tobacco growers of southern New York have passed resolutions asking congress to abolish the internal revenue tax on tobacco and to protect the growers against foreign, producers. Newman Leopold, paper of Chicago, have been attached for nearly $40,000. The assets are $50,000 and the liabilt ties $60,000, Manager Locke of the National opera com pany denies from Chicago that there is any danger of the organization disbanding. W.

W. Corcoran, the venerable Washingtor philanthropist, has sent $1,000 as a Christmas gift to the confederate home at CharlestonS. C. John S. Swift, a wife murderer of Hartford has been sentenced to be hanged Apri 5, 1889.

John Thompson, importer of fans and milli nery, New York city, has made an assign ment with $42,000 preferences. Articles of incorporation of the Pacific railroad company start from Grand Island west to the limit of the state, have been filed in Lincoln, Neb. It is said to be a Mie souri Pacific line. The people's church movements in St. Paul, under the Rev.

S. G. Smith, late a Methodist minister, has assumed such a shape that the first services will be held January 8 in the opera house. Newhouse clothiers, of Chicago, have made an assignment with $60,000 liabilities and $30,000 assets. Malone, Waller dry goods, notions and boots and shoes, Ft.

Worth, failed with $65,000 assets. Attachments for $38,000 have been served so far. Colonel Raphael M. Johnson, an old settler of Ft. Smith, and a prominent Mason of Arkansas, died Tuesday.

Jeremiah R. Frye, a prominent colored man of Louisville, was injured SO badly footpads Monday evening that he died Tuesday. The murderers are unknown. The union labor party of Indiana proposes to put state, congressional and county tickets into the field next fall. Four alleged government timber thieves Pulaski county, Missouri, have been held fo trial in 3prigfield, in February.

A German named Chauvin, who had ond been expelled from France, has been arrested again as a spy. Dispatches report heavy rains and floods Italy. Many rivers are so swollen that the threaten to overflow their banks. Thomas Sexton, member of parliament Belfast, Ireland, is lying serously Ill in from an attack of typhoid fever. A dividend of 1 per cent, payable Februl 1, has been declared on Central Pacific sto F.

W. Ruff furniture dealers Evansville, were burned out. $50,000. Frank Roscoe, shoe manufacturer, of walk, has failed, with $80,000 liabili and $30,000 assets. Owing to the freezing up of the fire app tus, ten buildings in Montevideo, destroyed by fire.

The Western Pennsylvania and New railroad shops and seven locomotives City, were destroyed by fire. Loss in of is of sea city the son the ison ing The it to by The.