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LONDON BUDGET.
Exasperating weafher-General Booth


Exasperating Weather-General Booths
Cooperative Farms.
New YORK, January 3d.-The Tribune's
London special says:
1t is nearly half century since London
passed such gloomy, wretched Christmas
week. We have been living in an atmos-
phere of frost and fog for month. The
thermometer has been below the freezing
point, generally five to ten degrees. and
twice or thrice has exceeded 200. Snow
is four inches deep in the suburbs.
No sun has been seen in London for
thirty.six days.
Floes of ice pack the Thames opposite
Westminster, and the river is frozen over
above Teddington. There is skating every
where.
Fuel is rising to famine prices. The
theaters are half deserted. Few people will
leave home in the night time and risk the
fogs which driveJc cabs from streets and de-
Dances and private parties are postponed.
On every hand distress is greatly increas-
ing, and the pinch is severely felt by half
of Londons unskilled labor. In the ABB
sence Of serious politics the newspapers are
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NOT SO DISASTROUS.
The New York Theater Fire Losses d.
Not Foot Up high.

The New York Theater Fire Losses Do
Not Foot Up high.
New YORK, January 3d.-The Eue,sing
Sun says the losses by last nj ,ht's fire are
grossly exaggerated, and that the most lib
eral estimate will place it at about $4,000
Hermann places his losses at $4,000;
the Stnrtevant House, $4,000. In addi-
ton to these are number of smaller
losses.
Ii was not until 8 o'clock that tine fire
was under control.
While no definite information can be
had as to the amount of insurance on the
burned buildings, it is said Oh authority OF
the insurance companies that they will not
suffer heavily. The insurance examiners
were not favorably impressed with the
neighborhood. II is said the Sturtevant
House was insured for 100000
Professor Hermann says the fire started
in the "supes" room of the Fifth-avenue
Theater. Hermann's Theater was given
up for lost, but it is found the building is
not badly damaged after all. The greatest
loss is from water ana it will not exceed
$25, 900.
a rumor was started that some lives
! were lost. but careful investigation has
| failed to confirm it.
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LAvIeERIE,s DECLARATION.
1t is Tantamount to a General Submits.
siveness to the Republic.

PARIS, January 3d.-Cardinal Lavigeries
declaration in favor of the French republic
has received the support of the Archbish-
ops of Tours, Cambrai and Rouen, and sew
eral Bishops and other clerical dignitaries.
In a recent interview with the Pope,
Monsignor Fuzette, Bishop of Rouen,
urged that, in the interests of the Church,
the French Catholic clergy ought to sever
all connection with the monarchical party.
The monarchists. he said. were now pow.
erless to conceive or found anything, while
they were so far forgetting the dictations of
conscience as to resort TO weapons of cor
ruption and conspiracy.
His Holiness remarked that the Repub-
lican clergy ought to be satisfied with the
sentiments of Cardinal Lavigerie's letter.
Fuze,te replied that Cardinal Lavigerie
had struck a most fortunate blow in behalf
of the Church, which could not identify
the cause of religion with opposition to es-
tablished government.
Fuzstte's letter reporting this interview
is countersigned by many Bishops, and is
tantamount to the defnitive submission of
a large section of the clergy to the Repub-
lican Government.
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American Interests at the Gilbert Islands
Unprotected,


SAN FRANCISCO, January 3d-In an inter-
view with recent arrival from the Gilbert
Islands, to-day, many facts were learned
in connection with the invasion of that
group by the German Government aided
by the Joluit Trading Agency and other
concerns supposed to be engaged in private
and legitimate enterprises.
The informant says that before the
nominal protectorate had been declared by
Germany, an association of American
traders had been for years engaged in COM
merce with the group. They enjoyed the
good will of the natives, and never at
tempted to exercise any authority over
them in the way of taxing them or un-
justly substituting their labor for purposes
of profit. One of the islands was ex-
tensively improved and harbor was
made.
tended to proclaim q protectorate the
Americans petitioned their own Govern
ment, through Secretary Blaine, to take
possession of the group, or at least to lend
some protection to the American interests,
which we're seriously threatened.
The correspondence on this matter has
never been made public.
The petition was lost sight of and Ger
many established nominal protectorate.
The first result was that the Germans estab-
lished two new ports of entry ana thus de.
stroyed the value of the American i'm
provements. Now they have recently
made provision to strengthen their posi-
ton by getting the kings on the various
islands to surrender their power and petit
ton Germany to appoint officers for each
of the islands.
"Once the protectorate is established by
Germany, system of taxation will be in
troduced By which the islanders will be
placed in position of abject submission to
their masters" said the gentleman. Their
products will be gathered up for tolls and
the German man-of-war, already at the
islands, will check any attempts at revolt"
1t appears from further statements made,
that the Germans are inimical TO the
American settlers and traders, and are do
ing their best to discourage them. The
Gilbert Islanders are very friendly to the
Americans, and some of the chiefs, who
are wise enough to see the drift of German
colonization, have expressed their willing
ness to come under the protection of the
United States Government. 1t is predicted
that unless the scheme is dissipated, Ger
many will annex the islands during the
year.
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PLEASED THE SHAH.
The First Artesian Well in Persia Being
Drilled bY Americans.

The First Artesian Well in Persia Being
Drilled by Americans.
WASHINGTON, January 3d.-The Secretary
heran, giving many interesting particulars
of the recent visit paid by the Shah of
Persia to the residence of the American
missionaries at that capital.
His Majesty evinced the greatest interest
in the methods of the mission school, and
bestowed much commentator on the gen.
eral good appearance of the premises, not
emitting to speak Of American ways of
housekeeping.
The first artesian well ever drilled in
Persia was being sunk on the premises,
and had reached depth of over 200 feet
at the time Of his visit.
This is the first visit ever made by the
Shah to the residence of any foreigner.
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DR.. Koch is Angfy-The Emperor Under
Fire of Criticism.
Copyright, 1890, by New York Associated Press
BERLIN, January 3d.-Professor Koch is
in i'll humor over the increasing severity of
professional criticisms here and abroad.
1t is understood that he has asked Min
lister Won Gossler to relieve him from his
pledge to surrender TO the State his right to
the discovery. Won Gossler was opposed
to publishing the composition of the remedy
until the foreign Governments had been
communicated with as to the precautions
necessary to secure the production of the
genuine lymph.
When the Landtag resumes its sitting, an
official declaration will be made, repudiat-
ing the desire on the part OF the Govern
ment to retain any advantage through the
production of the lymph and expressing
readiness to communicate the process
through other Governments able to guar
antee against the abuse of it.
In the meantime, the anger of medical
circles, arising from the privileged traffic
in the lymph. is growing in warmth.
''AGIN THE GOVERNMENT"
The relations between the Conservative
majority in the Landtag and the Govern
ment are increasing in hostility. The
Cologne Gazette, the Hamburg Naehrichtea
and other organs of the Opposition attack
thes Emperors policy all around. A re-
view of the year became pretext for bitter
criticisms, contrasting the EIpperor's prom
Uses of reform with the negative results.
The Cologne Gazette warns Chancellor Ca
priv that nothing is more dangerous than
unrealized promises. The Government, it
says, since Prince Bismarck's retirement,
has achieved nothing. The projects for
labor reform, alienation of the system of
taxation new school system, new customs
system and new communal legislation has
opened up prospect of internal conflict,
of which it is impossible to forsee the con-
sequences.
CRISIS PREDICTED.
Munich semi.ofiicisl papers refer openly
to the internal policy of the Emperor, and
declare it is tending to crisis.
The treaty with Austria is threatening an
inhax of Indian corn. The Emperor's
alliance with the labor laws has made the
Hungarian members of the Reichstag turn
with longing eyes upon Friederichsruhe.
The year promises to be a stormy Par
liamentary period for the Government,
with the probable temperance of Bis
mark in the forefront of events.
GENERAL GOSSIP.
Mrs. Alice Shaw, the American whistler,
has met with a brilliant success in her
concerts in st. Petersburg.
Tie Russian Government will establish
diplomatic relations with Mexico. The
Legation will shortly leave St. Petersburg
for the Mexican Capital.
The intensity of the frost is abating. The
death-rate is notably increased.
The baptism of the infant Prince is fixed
for January 18th. The King and Queen of
Italy will be sponsors.
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that the construction of the main channel.
aided by the logic of the situation and OF
events, win compel the construction OF the
remainder of the waterway by the Federal
Government, with. among other things,
the construction of such naval station
near the city of Peoria"
After resume of what he considers tre-
lnendous commercial effects OF the canal,
Judge Prendergast in concluding. said :
When Marquette. Joliet, LaSalle and
Hennepin made their weary marches to
reach the river of DeSoto, they walked the
way of destiny. This valley region, for
merly highway of waters, has become,
and must become, more and more the
highway of commerce"
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UNCLE SANS WEAKNESS.
Judge Prendergasr Holds to Light Some
Startling Facts.

Startling Facts.
CHICAGO, January 3d.-Judge Richard
Prendergast, in his inaugural address as
President of the Chicago Ship Canal Trus-
tees to-day, made some notable utterances.
After outlining the present status of the
enterprise and suggesting an immense
water-power, that would be created at the
western edge of the city, on the Des PLANES
river, making possible the construction
there of perhaps the greatest mills On the
continent. Judge Prendergast said: I" The
general subject of such waterway az it is
the policy OF the State of Illinois to Coop
crate in constructing, includes a branch
which in peaceful and profitable days of
commercial, industrial and agricultural &C
tivities, is not borne in mind by the masses
Of people, and yet which is important to
all of them.n The Judge referred to the
restriction of our naval force on the great
lakes by the treaty with Great Britain,
made when the territories tributary to
them were mighty wilderness.
Now" said he, the lakes are bordered
with regions of dense population and great
cities are all along their shores. The
ture of more than $500, 000. 900 have con-
structed series of waterways betwe cen the
lakes and the Atlantic seaboard of such di-
menaons that over one hundred and
twenty five war vessels on the British
naval list can pass into the great lakes, and,
IN addition, it has been policy of that
Government to foster the construction of
steel vessels for commercial purposes to
navigate Canadian waters, susceptible of
use as armed cruisers in case of hostilities"
The Judge mentioned the system of ar.
mament on Vancouver Island, command
ing Puget Sound, etc., and says that in
addition to all this, as well ss British milf
tary ard naval stations that circle our
country in other waters, We have upon the
northern frontiers rich, strong and vigor-
Gus country, and people bound by many
ties to England, presenting all along our
borders magnificent system of offensive
and defensive utilities, and up to this hour
the Government of the United States has
done Substantially nothing to meet or
cope with the hostile demonstrations
from this source.
The Federal Government" he con-
tinued, has surveyed Lake Peoria, which
is but widening of the Illinois river, near
the city Of Peoria, and naval experts have
pronounced 1t an adequate and available
site for Government station for the con-
strucsion, ulsneuvering and steering of tor.
pedo gunbcats. Indeed, most of the in
7estisations and expenditures made by
the Federal Government Ia the Illinois
river have had relation to the subject of
ultimately p&fecting accessibility from the
Mississippi river to Lake Michigan. But
of course, such station would be an alb.
surdity, in % Far Is it relates to the lakes,
without shannel for the passage Of vessels
nom it to the lakes, and there is no doubt
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WHOLESALE SMUGGLING.
Opium and Chinsmen Coming Across
the Canadian Border.

ST. PAUL, January 3d.-A Pioneer Press
Seattle (Wash.) special says: Investiga-
ton by careful men sent from here to Vic.
toria shows that more than twenty opium
refneries are in full blast, besides many
small Chinese establishments which turn
out small amounts.
For the three months ending on the 18th
of September As. 369 pounds of crude opium
landed at Vancouver from China steam
ships. Of this amount 5,479 pounds were
forwarded to New Westminster, 1861
pounds remains at Vancouver and Il, 329
pounds were sent to Victoria, where it was
refined and struggled across the American
lines.
During these months not single pound
of opium was lawfully passed through the
Custom Houses-smuggling is going for
ward all the time by sloops, schooners and
steamers, and the opium business alone
amounts to over 81 ,000, 600 year.
Besides this. Chinese are being smuggled
across constantly. 1t is believed that
wealthy residents in Victoria are backing
the smugglers and share in the profits.
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CHINESE LEGISLATION.
Petitions Throughout the East Against
Restriction.


WASHINGTON, January 31.-Nany petit
tons have been circulated throughout the
East recently, especially in large cities,
against further Chinese legislation, and are
being literally signed.
These petitions will be presented to Con-
gress about January 10Th, when Congress.
men Morrow and Clunie will insist on Con-
gress considering the restriction bill that
mas already been favorably reported to that
body.
They feel no unessiness about the passage
of measure that will render the landing
of Chinese immigrants more difficult than
ever, and throughout their arguments they
will impress it on the House that the pres
ent Chinese exclusion law will die naturally
in two years, its life lease expiring in 1898,
notwithstanding that the Scott law was
passed two years ago.
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INAUGURAL BALL.
Special Arrangements for Those Comb
from, tho Taz

Special Arrangements for Those Coming
from the Bay.
SAN Francisco January 3d-Special ar.
engagements have been made for the accom-
mooatlon OF the people of this city who wish
to attend the inaugural ball at Sacramento.
train of Pullman sleeping cars has been
secured which is to leave this CITY on Fri.
day afternoon at 2 o'clock reaching Sacra.
mento early in the evening.
This train is to be side tracked and will
remain at the depot all night for the bene.
ut OF those having sleeping accomnoda.
tons on board.
This train will leave Sacramento on Sat-
urday morning at $50 O'Clock.
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Mr.. Gates (of the moonshine district)-

Mr.. Gates (of the moonshine district
You started Z marry us this mornin' par
son, an got as far as askin' Us whether
we'd hev each other when her ole mad
came up." The parson-"I did," Mr..
Gates" Well, we've swum Snake river,
clum over Bald mountain an waded
Simms swamp, and now that we've shook
him, we wanter say yes an wind up tn
cersmony."-Judge,
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TWO WRECKS.
A Dense Fog Causes Disaster on tn
English Channel.

A Dense FOg Causes Oisasuer on the
English Channel.
LONDON, January 3d.-During a dense
fog in the British Channel this morning, off
Dungeness, a collision occurred between
two steamers, in which the oil-laden Caro-
line, Robert de Massey master, was sunk.
The crew escaped in boats.
The steamship Raithwait Hall is the
name of the other vessel in collision. She
was not injured.
Evidences of another serious disaster
were found on the coast at Deal, not far
from Dover, where the carcasses of a num-
Der of bullocks were washed up. Brass
plates upon the horns of two of these ami
mails ere marked 50, 455, q. s. A.. and 3d.
ST., U. s. A. Tierces of beef were also
found floating ABOUT the Goodwin Sands.
It is supposed the wreckage is the result of
the sinking of a cattle ship from the
limited States,
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JAPANESE DIGNITY.
A Naval Officer VIKINGS Some Apologies
from the Sultan.

CoNsTANTINopIE, January Sd.-The ia
Turkey the survivors of the foundered
Turkish frigate Ertogroul, was not allowed
to pass the Dardanelles, there being q
standing prohibition against any foreign
war vessel going through the straits.
The Japanese commander was enraged
at the refusal and started at once to return
to Japan with the Turkish sailors aboard
The Sultan sent the Imperial yacht after
the Japanese vessel, which was overtaken
at Smyrna. The Sultan's representative
rendered apologies to the Japanese COM
mander, which were accepted. and the sur
vivors were transferred to the yacht. There
is much amusement in diplomatic circles
over the incident.
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The binerent Languages.

The English language is the national
tongue Of about 100000 neople, includ-
ing the inhabitants OF the United States.
About so 900, GOO persons speak the Russian,
70.000,000 the German, 100000 the
French, 40 000, 600 the Spanish. 10000, 600
the Italian and 1900 600 the Portuguese.
In English the growth in this regard in the
past fifty or seyenty-five years has been far
greater than in any other European Ian
euaGp
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INCORPORATION CARRIED,
OILY LEM PING.
He Obtains Money by Fraud, But Winds
Up in jail

Up in Jail
SAN FRANCISCO, January 3d.-Lem Ping.
Chinese roncher on Bouldin Island, was
arrested to-day on charge of obtaining
money, under false pretenses and also
grand larceny.
Ping represented himself as Ling Shang,
a wealthy Chinese who lives on Staten
Island and who has sent produce to Stew
ems d Co., commission merchants, for some
time, but has never called ON the firm.
Ping went to Stevens & Co. and de-
manoed Shang's account settled. The
firm owed shang $1,000 and gave Ping
$500 in cash and check for $500.
The real Ling Shang then appeared and
demanded his money and the result was
the arrest of Lem Ping, who had spent the
$500 but had not yet cashed the check.
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1t is curious reflection on the intelli-
gence of mankind that while animals
easily learn our language we make no adj
vance at all in learning theirs. Some fu-
ture generation of men may be sufficiently
kind and patient and large. hear ed to be-
lieve that what these creatures have to say
to us is IMPORTANT.
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VALUABLE PRISONER.
A Convict Who is Grand Mogul OF a
Maine Institution.

"A SOhhlCI WIN 40 0iduu IhOSul VI d
Maine Institution.
Boston. January 3d.-A special to the
Herald from Thomaston, Maine, reports a
novel condition of things at the State
Prison there, in that William F. Gould,
serving ten years sentence for embezzling
$1S0,00O while Cashier of the First National
Bank, practically runs the institution.
1t is alleged that Gould has unlimited
power and is virtually Warden. He pays
all the bills, including the officers salaries,
receives all moneys and buys all goods
He runs the commissary department, and
the deputies punish men on his complaint
He is not locked up in cell as the others
are and has privileges accorded him, it is
stated, never given to prisoner in any in
stitution. He fills the position of clerk,
assistant librarian, choir member, assistant
physician and assistant Waterman, and it
is also said that he makes out the annual
report of the prison.
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The cannon explosion on board the
steamboat Princeton. OF the Potomac river,
occurred in 1874, during the Presidency of
John Tyler. Eight or ten persons were
killed, among them naval officer and
two or three ladies. The members of the
Cabinet who were killed were Abel P. Up
shur, Secretary of State. and Thomas p.
Gilmer, Secretary of the Navy.
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IncendiarIsm.


PENDLEToN (Or.), January 3i.-A fire at
Athena, nineteen miles from here, de-
stroyed block of business houses last
night. The loss is $50 600; about half in
sured. The town narrowly escaped, as the
wind was blowing hard at the time. The
fire was of incendiary origin, and is sup
posed to have originated in the Opera
House, over the drug store. The principal
losers are Athena Drug Co., Blum & Co.,
Mrs. Cardin, Warren Raymond, ellis
Bros, William Young and Lewis 81 Co.
The new hotel, recently finished, was de-
stroyed.
Clever Baseball.
Los ANGELES, January 3d.-The Los An
geles end San Francisco teams played an
eleven-inning game here to day Los An
geles won by score of { to 5. Young and
Lehman were the battery for Les Angeles,
and Cougblin and Stevens for San Fran
cisco. Young was in great form, striking
out fifteen men. Three men were struck
out with Only eleven balls pitched. Cough
lin struck out thirteen men. The feature
of the game was the fielding of Reitz for
Los Angeles and Sweeney for San Fran
cisco.
Judge Mahon Surprised.
SAN RAFAEL, January 3d-This after
noon, after the adjournment of The Su-
descend from the bench when he was in
terrupted by 7. j. Crowley, who in short
speech very appropriate 10 the occasion,
presented his honor with handsome silver
berry service. The Judge was completely
taken by surprise, but after few moments
replied thanking the donocs-the attorneys
and Court officials of San Rafael
For the Worlds Fair.
SANTA Rosa, January 3d-The So1oma
county branch of the California Worlds
Fair Association organized here to-day by
the appointment of Captain George e.
Crosse, Chairman. The plan of the county
organization will be the appointment of q
committee of fifteen men and committee
OF fifteen ladies, they to appoint sub or
auxiliary committee of three members
each in every school district il the county.
The Ivett Murder.
!. MERGED, January 3d.-District Attorney
Breckenridge fled information to-day
against August Olsen, for k1-sl g John
Ivett, November 8, 1890. The complaint
charges malicious and premeditated muir
der. Next Tuesday is set for the arraign-
ment. and Sophie Ivett, widow of deceased
Ivett, is allowed $500 per month family al
lowence and as administrative, and granted
a permit to use personal property.