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LOST LIBERTIES.
A Despotic Code Framed by
Bismarck.
Liberal Opposition Being Aroassd--
The English Attcrney-General
= Confessed Liar.

REREIS, Marsh A-~The new penal hill,
according 80 the newspapers, is much
eriefer than the anii-soeialist law, which
II now replaces. IL tends 10 remove the
distinction hitherto held regarding social,
democrats. provides for more stringent
dealings with political crimes and insults
10 the sovereign. aholishes permanent ex-
p4iS1on sF mere rCisce authority and pro-
sseiss fer short or long expulsion after trial
tor attacks on the fundamental basis Of tho
stale organization and monarchy or ON tho
sanctisy ef uiarrisge and property. rho
most important new provision anfhoTssea
the permanent iuterdicfion of periodicals
and rarefS gaiify OF offenSes against tho
law, aad dissolution OF societies aud meet
ines.
The code provides thai persons found
guilty Of melting one class against an
other or publicly attacking the basis al
puolc aud social Sssssss especially religion.
taonaFehy, marriage or rroperty, shah b
imprisoned FOR term not exceeding thrc0
years fefsoas convicted OF q second Of
tense may he forbidden 10 reside In GER
tain places Newspapers which have
been twice convicted of any oifenses mem
toned in the code shall be suppressed
socialists who have been expelled from
the country shall not be allowed 10 return
WITHIN ave wears after the adoption Of the
code unless by special Permission. II Il
stated that the bill be discussed secretly by
the buudesrath, aud that II viii be sub
mitted to the r@iehssAg before Easter
hxRIlS, March sA-- The bnndcxrxth, IL II
believed, has referred the penal bill to tho
legal committee of the house IL. il ex-
pecied Ohlsesiager and Won Sehesting viii
pilot the bill through the reiehsteE. Tho
sgsss'aassc z.ssuhg leads the opposition
journals, protesting strongly against the
measure.
Cologne. March aa--The Gazsise, con-
mentinx on the new penal bill. says IL
mast refuse Co believe the national fner~
ais. who upon the last occasion of prolong-
alton OF the period OF operation OF the anti
socialist law demanded q settlement of the
matter by completion OF the penal code.
VIII decide 60 limit popalaf rights as pro-
posed In the bill, and especially 20 render
worse the pokisis,ss % 80 the press by giving
the government a clerical Seapon with
which IL can attack all democratic, freisin-
Gasette's article has caused much com
meut
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A GREAT BLOOD REMEDY.
Mrs. Anarchists Parsons Thinks the
Communists Were Too Gentle.

CHICAGO, March a5.-"we want a revosu-
tion. Whether peaceful or bioody--it
makes no differences revolution must
come" These were the words addressed
by the dnsky anarchist, Mrs Lacy Parsons.
10 an audience of 20o men and women
gathered at Twelfth street Turner hall TO
celebrate the 18th anniversary of the Paris
commune Saturday night II have but
one object in life, screamed Mrs. Parsons:
that il 10 make YOU diScoutenfesi, to
make rebels OF yon ALL
After talking In desultory mauner on
the social problem aud how Ii was ap-
proae hing crisis. she continued: when
the time comes, and IL surely will. let rs
use all means 20 bring about revolution.
Let US act in these times of peace. VIII IL
pay Go ask the mothers and orphans of
the 10000 who fell in the streets OF Paris If
IL pays. Those who fell were martyrs. and
the path we tread is ever strewn with
martyrs. But all the blood should not dow
on one side. There are, my friends. stirring
who would slay us in cold
blood. but let US not, as they
were in Paris, be guided bv
namby pamby philosophers. Let us have
generals. | don't wish to be understood
as wanting to incite you, but when the
time comes We VIII carry the human race
into a new channel. We live In stirring
times, and no one knows when the first
shot viii be fired. Let ms first be discon-
tented: then IL only needs n handful OF
men and women 10 revolutiontze the
world. Then We shall have liberty. Ii
you who are chained down 10 slavery had
one idea OF liberty YOU would rise up and
be men. am not seeking for martyrdom,
but they will not let me go on talking
much longer. But | am willing TO spend
my last Gays in Joliet or have my breath
sfrangied out OF me in iail have but one
favor TO ask of you, aud that is, keep the
torch of liberty alive. When know that
the ranks are filed will be ready 10 20.
Ne want revolution. whether it Is peace
fai or bloody makes no difference. A
revolution must come
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NEWS OF THE EAST.
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stoves
Mind Clonded.
Sorthsrn Pacific Entrance to Chi
esxo-An Unknows Hulk Drifting
on the Atlantic.

Mex Y0RK, March 2a-A Hartfo ri
Coan.. special says. II Is now about SIX
months since Harriet Beeehe- stowe was
brought as q dying invalid fr0rn Sag Har-
h0r 10 this city. only the care OF her ply
stefan aud she attentive nnrssug OF her
children eouid hare brought her through
her Illness, bat Mrs stowe finally recover
ed of he- asiEaemfs and Is seemingly now in
IS good health ss she has ever been of late
years. The true mental condition of Mrs
stowe. although well-known here in Hart
ford, Is seldom alluded 20. It's. however.
fact that Mrs stoves mind Is shattered
and she Is ST best intellectually now bgst n
mere child. Her friends will not say she
is insane. or that she II isnbeesie. bat her
mind Is almost completely gone Her
memory Is That OF baby. when former
dear friends visit her, people whom she
has known for years, she greets them with
the vacant stare so indicative q symptom
in cases of that kind. of course Mrs.
stoves relatives view eli this with feel
Ing ol dissnay. bat they have now become
rse0ncIled 10 the change. and her whims
are treated with the utmost tenderness
For some time IL was given oai that Mrs.
Stowe did not recognize her friends be-
cause of falling eyesight. bat this excuse
Is no longer alluded 10, and the fact that
she is no longer mentally capable is recog-
nfzed By everyone.
IL was also for long time said to be an
attribute of genius when Mrs. stowe
showed these idiosyncrasies, bat the gem
ius which made sUncie Toms Cabin has
departed, The father of Mrs. stowe. Rev
Lyman Beecher, passed the closing years
OF his life with cloud resting over his
mind. His symptoms were greatly similar
70 Those which now affect Mrs. Stowe.
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FUNERAL OF JUDO Il MATTHEW'S.
! President Harrison and Other High
0fficf&ls Ina Attendance.

WAsHISGToS, March . - The funeral
services over the remains OF the late Asso-
ciate Justice Matthews were held this
afternoon at his late residence. Dr. Ham
lin and DR.. Leonard officiating. The pref
dent and cabinet. justices of the supreme
court, many members cf congress and
other prominent persons were present
The remains were then carried 20 the
Baltimore 4 Ohio station and conveyed to
Glendale, Ohio. for interment in Spring
Grove cemetery.
During the ceremony the face and bust
of the deceased were exposed to view and
presented iife-lfke aspect. ON the casket
were bunehes of Easter lilies, a laurel
wreath aud q large wreath OF white roses
tied WITH purple ribbons from Justice and
Mrs. Field. A piano in the room was
covered with offerings from friends, the
principal one being n massive pillar of
white roses from President and Mrs. Har-
rikon.
Among the earliest arrivals were the
members of the supreme court, who had
seats in the apartment where the bier
stood. Here also were the presidential
party, Gen. Harrison entering with Mrs.
Blaine followed ky Secretary Blaine with
Mrs. Mckee. The attendance OF public
officers and personal friends was unusually
large. Among the latter wasp. r. Cooney.
OF the University OF Indiana, who was chap
lain of Col. Matthews S regiment during
the war. The services were conducted BY
Rev. r. {. Hamiin. of the Church OF the
Covenant The party to accompany the
remains 10 Cincinnati includes Justices
Lamar, Blatchford. Gray and Harlan.
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A FLOATING HULK AT SEA.
Speculation as To the Identity of a
Wreck.

NEW York, March 25.--Ail efforts TO
trace the identity OF the vessel whose
wrecksge was passed by the steamer Col
orado Saturday have so far failed. From
the description of the wreckage it is be-
lieved the lost vessel Is the gunboat Con-
serva, which had so much trouble getting
away from this port because she was sus-
peete3 of being for the Haytian insurg-
ents.
The agents of the Clyde line steamer Sig
nal denied that the wreckage belonged To
their vessel.
possible clue 10 the vessel was furn-
ished By two incoming vessels this morn
ing. The Atlas line steamer Atlas, from
Port Limeon, which arrived early to-day,
reports having passed, Saturday noon, a
white painted steamer disabled and bound
south, showing German eolors.
The Bockart, which also got in this morn
Ing from San Domingo. brings definite
report of ship in distress. The Lockart' 5
captain said that on March IS, in lat 36-45,
long. 70, he spoke the British ship Yeoman-
del in disabled state. The Yeomandei
had heavy list 70 starboard. Her decks
cry was disabled aud her sails blown away.
The disabled vessel displayed a series Of
signals indicating distress and holsfed re-
quest TO have her condition telegFaphed 10
the English Lloyds. The Yeomandel left
NeE Orleans for Rouen. France, on March
3. On the Maritime Exchange to-day II
was thought probable that the latter vessel
had gone down and that the raft and drift
wood passed by the Colorado on Saturday
were all that were left TO tell the story OF
her destruction
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bet AftNtat Ones ne Sayo.
LONDON, March 23.--In the commons this
afternoon Sir charles Russell made state
menf regarding the speech made BY Attor-
ney General Webster IN the house Friday
lafk He read letter which he had writ
ten 10 Webster, in which he said he had
not believed Webster had been correctly
reported; II was absolutely incorrect to
say that before figoit's examination or be-
fore Pigott fled be (Ruxseli) had received
information. direct or indirect, to the ef-
feet that Pigott discrcfited the value OF hin
own testimony. II was absolutely incor-
rect TO say that he had either called for or
referred TO letters conveying such infor-
nation. The attornsy-general was mis-
taken In supporting BE had giyea him I'VE
days before pigott testified letters discred-
iting Pigotts evidence. The letters in
which piEott confessed his fear OF crosn-
examination had come upon the speaker
aud ais coiieagne. - . complete surprise.
he did ACKNOWLEDGMENT motives to
the attofney-generai, but thought Webster
had been led away by the political charac-
ter OF the case into q course OF conduct
which. on reflection, aud In less exciting
circumstances, he woeld not have pursued.
that when pigott had testified. he did a0e
get the lettsrs 70 which reference had beeB
made.
Webster admitted that, relying upon
memory. he had erred when he had writ
ten to Sir Charles Russell. He argued that
In any case the matters were unimportAnt
The attorney general persisted II Sir
Charles Russell had consented TO have the
letter from soAnes to Pigott read In court
he yRussell) would have been In . position
10 demand the correspondence to which ie
referred.
Asquith. who is one of Parnellitees
counsel. asserted positively that neither
he nor Sir Charles Russell had 4 ghost or
ghmmcring OF a notion that letter of
Pigott's existed In which he announced
that his testimony would be discrcdited.
Harcourt contended that no answer had
been given 10 hts charge that Webster.
knowing Pigott 70 be q doubtful witness.
had allowed the Times for .wo months To
repeat It's odious charges. ard farther. ho
sat silent while Houston affirmed that he-
had complete trust In Pignit, which state
ment Webster knew 10 be false.
Webster--I have protested that had no
means OF knowing that Honston's state
ment was untrue.
Harcourt, resumsng, said that the attor.
ney.general might weave cobwebs OF
miserable professional etiquette about the
matter, bat the common sense of the
nation would revolt against the keeping
alive to the last moment OF charges known
TO be false, as an act of professional
cruelty and injustice.
Sir Edward Clarke, solieisor-general,
spoke Ia defense of Webster.
LaboBcherc said Houston. soemes and
Webster had ell avoided asking questions
concerning figott- He attacked the
Gladstoniaa members who abstaincd fsga
voting when the dit Ser was taken on
Friday.
Morley said he had OF word To with
draw from what he had said In Fridays
debate. The subisct WIS then dropped.
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Gen. Con Hopeful Of success.

WHEELING. w. Va, March 25 5--e;en. 6toff
Republican gubernatorisi candidate, who
received majority of the votes east AZ the
recent election in this state, and who Il
now engaged in a contest before the legis.
iature with Judge Fleming to establish his
claim, arrived here this evening for con.
ference with his friends I'm this part OF the
state. In an interview this evening he as
serted In the strongest way his determine.
ton 10 push his claims In all possible ways
and before Gil proper tribunals. aud tsaid
he Felt confident the legislature wculd
from the evidence he sdould place before
4 special committees finally acknowledge
the iustness of his claim.
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The Yorktown Accepted.

wAsHfSsrsS, March 2s-The secretary Of
the navy he's approved the report nf the
trial board Of the Yorktown. and the vessel.
including her fittings and machinery, ex-
eezalng the electric lighting plant, viii De
accepted saalees 70 . special reserve Of
40. 90 and 80 farifssr reservation Of 500
10 s,e held until the Lighting EiAus shaa be
completed and tested Erafnp & Sons are
reqpiyed. when TIE vessel leases theiF
yard, 90 pasce fsa board al aapsaeate
ssieees and other articles beEsnging 70 the
yt.sxsi, and a. as early day 80 practicable
deliver hs.r 70 the commandment at ieagEae
Is.aad nayy gard. wbeD she wiil lie foFna-
aslv accepted sHeicef Is the Abeye men
toned conditions.
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Harrison's inaugural Led To Their
Reissue by Canada.

OTTAWA. March z5.-finauce Minister
Foster has the following 20 say regarding
the decision Of the Dominion government
10 resume the Issue OF fishery licenses i'm
der the m0das FSFenG1. 'sThe g0veEnm,snt
has come TO the conclusion 20 keep up the
,,s89ns ekreadf for another year Last year
closed with President CieyelsnG's threat Of
retaliation. and we had no iniimati0n nj 10
what would De the course Of the incoming
president HIS message contained Moth
ing nnffiendIy, and did not Intimate any
renewal oi the threatened retaliation.
conclusion, aeking ia c0aeerf with the
Newfoundland government, 10 continue
the Hs0eigs rfseadg for the present YEAR,
with view OF leaving the var open for
resumption Of negotiations. II any ssleh
desire is found on the part Of the United
states .
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A DEMoCRATIC DEFEAT.
The Bills Passed by the Indiana
Legislature Void.

ISpIASApoLIs, March 2a,-Tbe state leg
islsture passed bill placing the FIRE ard
police departments of this city under con
troi OF board of commissioners selected
by the legislature. The bill placed the
streets, alleys, lighting, water supply, etc.,
in the hands OF board OF public works
and affairs selected In a similar manner
When these boards sought 10 enter upon
their duties the old board OF Inetropollfa;s
police commissioners and the municipal
authorities declined to surrender their
power. holding that the laws under winch
the legislative appointees sought TO act
were unconstitutional The case was
heard IN the superior court OF this county
today, and a decision rendered sustaining
the metropolitan commissioners aad muni-
clpai authorities. Judge Taylor ruled in
favor of the new sppasntees and Judges
Howe aud walker in opposition. The case
viii row Re taken 70 the supreme court
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A yERDANT Ex-C0NGREssMAN
John h. Haskins Buncoed Out of
$4,000 I'm Los AnxeIaa

Los ANGELES, March 2s.-Ex-congress-
man John u. Haskins OF New York. who
arrived here last evening, fell In with q
number of bunco men this alter
noon and was swindied ont
OF $3.50 in money and checks
amounting 10 5000. The swindle was the
old-time lottery method. The bunco gang
Were arrested on the street and proved 10
be James Hood, alias Thomas L. James,
Jr., and Frank II. Rose, 10th
weil-known operators. Haskins iten-
tiled them promptly. and they
were locked up without bail Hood.
alias James, had declared himself son al
ex-PostmasterGenerai James aud In that
way secured his confidence. Mr. Hasl.lns
had been visiting Millionaire James fshe-
Ian OF san Francisco.
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selected 10 take charge of the military
torces, and against that selection no crltf-
ctsra Il sasfe, hat naval ofsscers complain
that their branch Of the services. which viii
because of is gnp4risan az the old and
nsw navy. has baea place in chsrxs.e OF q
retired rshcsr. They argue that q naval
officer OF the highest rank xhoald have
been caosen 70 match the selection os
Msics-Geueral SeheAeid. and they have BE-
gun an agitation 20 have Admiral Lsuefs
replace the retired ofsscsr IN cern nu,snsf OF
the naval demonstration.
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WAsHISGroY, March 15---1he secretary
OF war has prescribed regulations gsyern-
ing the issue OF arms for military instrHc-
stiles where an army officer IL stationed
viii bs allowed two three-ineh Yified guns
Of wrought iron. valued al $50. two car
rtAges and IiEnbeFs and eppHrtenanees, 10
Springfield cadet rites and correspond
Ing number % bayoneis. scahoarsis and
appendages. The colleges are required 10
give bonds equal 20 double the value Of the
arms furnished. Ammunition viii be sup
piled as follows. One hundred blank
cartridges aud 30 primers for thrseinch
guns and 20 rife-bali cartridges tor each
cadet engaged ia target practice.
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PHILADELPHIA, March 25.--word was ne
csiyed here this afternoon that the fan,ou:
horse. Prince wilkes. owned by George A,
stngerly OF this city, was sold in New Yers
to-day for $4,000
The horse reached New York this morn
ing. where he was delivered 20 J. Il. Hub
bard. who represents wealthy genfieman
living in BRenos Ayres- Singerly WAS on
hand, and when the horse was turned owe.
TO the representative OF his owner he re
ceived check for 5000 Hubbard has
been for some time looking for suitable
animal 10 send 10 South America. and
fixed on Prince Wilkes as the horse answer
ing the raailiiraYnanfs
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PrTrsToN MINES SHUT DOWN,
Ten Thousand Hungry Men and Boys
sOat OF Work.

PHILADELPHIA, March 25.--A special 10
the Press says: An announcement was
posted to-day at all the collieries in the
Pittston region, including those of the
Pennsylvania Coal Co., Iahigh Valley Coal
Co., small companies AMI individual oper-
ators. notifying the men of suspension Of
six weeks duration.
This viii be terrible blowsto the men,
who for months have been on very short
time and are now in very Door condition.
this suspension.
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KILLED HIS sTErmorHER.
Fieniish Crime of . Young Man in
Virginia.

CHARLESTON, Va. March 25.-SatHr,say
Thomas Woods. living IN Lincoln county.
sent woFd TO his siepmo:her. Mrs wooason
Woods. that one Of her ne!ghlsoEs across
the hil was sick and wanted her TO come
immediately. He concealed himself be
aina 8 tree near the path "a await her
coming aad when she approached stepped
ogi ard fred a revolver full at her left
bresst, the ballet taking effect iusg below
the nipple. she fell 10 the ground. To
&gain in the meek shortly afterwards she
recovered safheieniiy to give an alarm.
which wss heard By men getting 0ut cross
ties. who went 20 her assistance. accom-
panied hy Woods who p1ofeSsed entire
Ignorance cf the matter she was con
seioHs aud related the story OF the sha0t.
ing. accusing Weeds OF being ner asssssin.
tr augtssg3y
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A standare oil Embexzler.

DETROIT. March GA Hancock, Mich.
special says; Experts sent here by the
Standard oil Company have been at work
upon the books OF Martin K. Golaswarthy.
manager of the company for the Lake
superior regisn. have discovered short
age IN his accounts 10 the amount OF
xl6,Qoa or more. Goldsworfhy became
frightened last Wednesday aud has gone 20
Toronto. For the past two years he has
been dsbbling in mining stocks. aud the
recent heavy decline carried him under.
His bondsmen are liable To the extent of
many thousands
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THE CLOSING oE BEHKIsG sEla.


0TTAw4. March 2s.-A sensation lias
been created here BY the issae Of Presidlsni
Hsrrisons proclamation closing Behring
sra. TBe action 81 si1e AnseFicsn Eoyern-
snent proves q complete surprise 10 iise
members Of the gofsfusseEsf, Who decline
te b. intervIemes1- Il j. sf&Sed here tlAai
the Cleveland administration assd the Bat
lsa governments had been negotiating IN
two years Dast fn fegard to claim f9E
COMPENSATION for the seszufs 81 three BfEt
ssh sealing vessels In B@hftug SEA
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AN ENTRANCE TO CHICAGO.
The Northern Pacific Likely 20 Alb
sorb the Wisconsin Central.

NEW YORK, March 25.-Reports Of the
lease consolidation OF the Wisconsin
Central by the Northern Pacific are denied
by officials of both companies. II Is Off.
ciaiiy stated, however, that traffic agree
ment between the tive companies will be
consummated at special meeting of the
Northern Pacific directors Wednesday.
The Wisconsin Central Co. Is absolutely
controlled by c. L. Colby, Colgate Hoyt
and Edwin III. Abbott, the stock certificates
net carrying the voting power-and the
three gentlemen named nave been direct.
ors OF the Northern Pacific road since 1857.
when they went In with Henry Willard.
since that time the Wisconsin Central has
worked rs close connection of the North
ern Pacific, and IL was generally under
stood that traffic agreement wpFild uiti-
matefy be made.
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wAsHrxeTox. March ZS-No little da~
satisfaction Il felt among nayAl officers
oyer the details u toe programme fcr the
celebration Of the Washington inaugural
centennial next xnaafh- According 30 TIE
prserasanae, the army aud nayy are 70
agnse prominently - i1s denofsssf fslsssn.
MaSas tsensrsl .eh05esd, tne hlgaess cam
rnsndiug general OF the service, has been