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The Catholic Church Drifting To-
ward Democracy.
LIKELIHOOD OF A RELIGIOUS FIGHT
IN CANADA.
Rumor That Germany Has Removed
the Embargo on American Pork
Very Serious Trouble Brewing In
Natives in the District of Peshawur
Attack the Troops.
Special 10 the REcoRp-UNroN.

Special 10 the RECORD UNION.
ROME, April 6.-Cardinal Lavigerie's
toast at Algiers, and the events which
rapidly followed that striking utterance,
are still much discussed in Church cir
cles. Everything clearly indicates the
DRIFT Of the Catholic Church toward mod
ern democracy. Those who have enjoyed
the confidence of Pope Leo know he has
always considered it of prime impor-
tance for the Church to free itself from
Identification with the old dynastic par
ties, but it was necessary to move slowly,
so as to wound the royalist and aristo-
cratic susceptibilities as little as possible.
In all countries the Pope has favorite
correspondents upon whose advice he
places special reliance, and who are
charged with carrying out his personal
policy. Cardinal Lavigerie is one of
these, and when, on October 9th last,
Cardinal Lavigerie arrived in Rome,
Pope Leo charged him personally with
the important religious and political
mission of bringing the church in France
into harmony with the republic.
Lavlgerle's speech brought storm OF
letters to the Vatican. All France grew
excited. While the idea of the text was
suggested aud approved by the Vatican,
the form it took was not satisfactory
The ardent primate of Africa went some
what beyond the bounds. He attacked
the old parties, and taunted them with
having been in the alliance with Bou-
langism.
But this vigorous language had good
side. 1t made all France understand un-
mistakably that the Church intended to
break with the past. There was no more
equivocal meaning. The Pope said with
regard to this: 1.-THE Cardinal has done
right. 1t was necessary to strike q great
blow in order to get out of this condition
OF hesitancy and confusion"
The letter Of Cardinal Rampolla to the
Bishop of Tours was repeated in the gen
tie form of advice given in Algiers. The
support of the whole episcopal body
shows that the work has been successful.
1t will come to pass in spite of the opposi-
ton and passion of the parties.
The Pope sees that the future belongs
to the democracy. He is convinced that
the United States will finish the form for
the conclusions of European society, as
well as ecclesiastic questions. He be-
lieves sincerely that Europe is marching
towards democracy with republican in
stltutlons as predestined goal. In his
character as Pontitf he dare not say so,
but Cardinal Lavigerie's address was the
echo OF close conversations with Leo.
The observations which reached the Vati-
can from the courts are proof that the
prophetic voice has been heard and the
statesmen are warned.
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THEY WEAR BIG HATS.
Women of Anam Would Make Goo
Theater-GoerS for This Country.

Women of Anam Would Make Good
Theater-Goel's for This Country
At Anam, an empire occupying the east
ern portion Of the Indo-Chinese penin-
sula, with population Of $4,000, 900, men
and women wear their hair in the same
way and dress almost alike.
Like the man. the woman wears the
turban, a long tunic, wide loose trousers
and bright sash, the ends falling below
the knees. The physiognomy is almost
the same, as the men are beardless and
have the hair done up like the women.
The only clue to distinguish them is the
earrings and finger rings, worn by wo-
men only. The earrings are like double
shirt studs, and among the lower orders
are colored glass.
The wives and daughters of mandarins
alone are allowed to wear gold iewelry.
The rings are Of spiral wire, fitting tight
and standing out to some hight Some
women OF the upper class wear also neck
laces OF strings OF gold or silver beads.
The hat of the women is monumental
1t is like a large barrel cover, three-uuar-
ters OF yard in diameter. Six or seven
silk cords as thick as quill are fastened
on each side, and when worn fall down
below the waist.
Where the ends are fastened to the hat
on each side is a huge black or brown silk
tassel. Some of these hats are artisticallv
made of carefully selected palm leaves
and lined with neatly plated flag leaves.
These are expensive, especially when
they have chlseled silver clasps at the
tassels.
Many women faSten little round mir
ror in the hat, before which they arrange
their turban when they go to town. The
hat IS the article most priced by the styl-
lsh ladies, and often costs $40 and SIS.
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ADyICEs FROM JAPAN.
The Exports for the Past Year Show
Decided Falling off.

The Exports for the Past Year Show a
Decided Falling off.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 6.--Advices re-
ceived from Yokohama, per steamship
Rio de Janeiro, state that the returns from
the Customs Department of Japan for the
year 1890 show falling off in exports of
Sl3, 100000 and the imports in excess of
S14,0O0,000 over the previous year. This
was owing to the failure of the rice crop,
and the holding of silk for better prices.
OF the trade with the different nations the
decrease is greatest with France and the
United States. Germany, however, shows
large increase, as do Corea and Aus
tralla. The silk season of 1S90-91 will
show decreased export, and tea will have
falling off in value.
The Japan Daily AdUertiser publishes
contradiction of the sensational story
printed in the American papers some
time ago, of the story told by Captain
Morris, of the sealing schooner Helena,
in which he stated that the Russian
cruisers captured three poaching sealing
schooners, killing seven japanese with
out cause.
In regard to Norris tale of his fright
full punishment in having to work two
years in the Siberian coal mines, not see
ing daylight for two years, and being
cndlHeu 10 lIidIlldc, Une -4UDe1J3SeT prints
statement from the commander of one
of the seized vessels. He says three
schoonerS were captured for poaching, and
the vessels taken to Vladivostock and
confiscated. Morris was on the Helena,
but not as captain. The officers and crews
were turned loose on the beach, and two
weeks afterward were taken to Yoko-
hama on the steamer. The men We're all
treated well, and suffered no privations.
On March 5th five ,TaDaueSo men-Of-war
were suddenly ordered to Corea from,
Nagasaki. Another man-of-war was also
ordered to Corea the same day. The rea-
son for this move is not yet known.
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MANITOBA SCHOOL ACT.
1t VIII Likely Lead to a Big Religious
Fight in Canada.

1t VIII Likely Lead to Big Religious
Fight in Canada.
QUEBEC, April 6.-Canada may now
have on her hands big religious fight,
as well as a political one, over the
Manitoba School Act, which was recently
adopted by the Legislature, and which
prohibits religious instruction in the pub
lie schools of Manitoba. The entire Ro-
man Catholic hierarchy have entered
upon the war against it, and in their
churches yesterday q joint mandement,
signed by them, was read. The hier-
archy insists that the Government of
Canada must veto the Act and the result
of the mandement must be to form the
Canadian Catholics into an almost COM
pact body to support this course. The
Catholic members of the new Parliament
are largely influenced by the mandement,
and in view of the reduced majority for
the Government at Ottawa, the situation
in which Sir John will find himself can
not fail to be critical, for it will become a
question OF eXpediency. While the peo-
pie of Manitoba claim the right to man
age their own affairs, and the Protestant
electors, as rule, throughout Canada
take the same stand, and while the Ro-
man Catholic Church holds on the other
hand, that the Act is violation of vested
and sacred rights, Sir John will decide
upon the course that will expose him to
the least possible loss of support Sir
Johns friends here think he may evade
the question by referring the constitu-
uonallty OF the Act to the Supreme Court.
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Special to the REcoRD-US1ox.

~PSNA1A W tiiS hNECOhD-ONION.
SAN Francisco, April 6.-Particulars
of the death of John +. Swift, United
States Minister to Japan, arrived here to-
day on the steamer Rio de Janeiro.
Mr.. Swift had been prostrated by an
attack OF influenza early in the year. but
was supposed to have entirely recovered.
On March 10th he complained of pain in
the region OF the heart, and went to bed.
That night, while talking to Mrs. Swift,
he suddenly expired without further
warning. Death was attributed to heart
failure.
The body was taken to Yokohama,
where it was received with great honors.
AS the funeral procession reached Yoko-
mama minute guns were fired from tho
United States steamship Alliance.
The funeral arrangements were made
by the American colony, and were par
tlclpated III by the Japanese officials,
foreign diplomatic corps, American Lega-
ton, Admiral Belknap and staff.
The funeral services were held in the
American Episcopal Church, at Toxic, ON
March 18th. The coffin was draped with
the United States flag and covered with
nowers, some of which were sent from
the Imperial household. The services
We're conducted by Bishops Williams and
Bickersteth
The remains were escorted to the train
by the foreign and Japanese Ministers.
naval and military officers, and large
detachment of troops.
At Yokohama the sailors from the
United States, British, Italian and Japan
ese men-of-war acted as escorts.
bishop Williams conducted the serv-
ices at the cemetery. A wreath sent by
the Emperor was buried in the grave.
The remains are only temporarily in
TERED at Yokohama, and will be con-
veyed TO California.
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TROUBLE BREWING IN INDIA.
British Troops Attacked Along Their
Lines in the Kohat Territory.

British Troops Attacked Along Their
Lines in the Kohat Territory.
CALCUTTA, April eff indications are
correct, very serious trouble is brewing
in India for the British forces. EN-
boldened by the success of the Manipuris,
who recently crushed the Ghoorkha es-
cort accompanying Chief Commissioner
Quinton in his efforts to settle disputes
among the rival chieftains of Assam,
Miranzai, in Kohat territory, District of
Peshawur, a division of the Punjab, has
risen in arms, attacking the British troops
along the whole length of their lines. The
attack Is being pushed SO vigorously that
strong re-enforcements have been hur-
riedly dispatched to the front. Full de-
tails as to this uprising are withheld by
the British authorities here.
In addition to the Milanzai trouble. tele-
grams from Rangoon announce that Haiku
Chins laid in ambush in favorable locali-
ties awaiting the passing of small Brit
ish column on the way from one military
post to another. When the British force
was well inside the trap laid for it, the
Haiku ChinS suddenly opened fire upon
the soldiers, instantly killing lieutenant
FORBES and five men, and stretching
eleven others severely wounded upon the
ground. The column, however, returned
the enemy'S fire with such effect that the
British force was enabled to retreat from
the dangerous position into which it had
been led, and thus escaped total annihila-
tiOp
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To Keep the Hair Bright.

To keep the halr bright, healthy and to
preserve its color, abstain from the use of
all minerals, even soda, in washing il.
Use only warm water and pure CASTLE
soap; cleanse the scalp thoroughly with a
brush, and wash the hair strand by
strand. After rubbing well with towel.
dry il by piece between the warm palms.
and this method will coerce any threads
of latent gold into shining. Clip the ends
once month. Brush it carefully morn
ing and night. Avoid liquid extracts and
perfumes, as they make the hair coarse
and brittle. The following is good way
to obtain a delicate perfume: Make a
mob cap of silk, and between the thin
lining lay layers Of flat cotton filled with
satchet powder. After brushing the hair.
shake it out and push it loosely under
the cap for half an hour every night and
morning. a deliciously- vague. family
penetrating perfume is captured in this
Record
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MINISTER BLAIR.
He VIII Probably Start for San Fran
cisco on Saturday Next.

He VIII Probably Start for San Fran
cisco on Saturday Next.
WASHINGTON, April 6.-Ex-Senator
Blair, the new Minister to China, called
upon Secretary Blaine to-day, and re-
ceived final instructions concerning his
new duties. He left for New York to-
night, where he will spend couple of
days with prominent business men, who
have asked conference with him touch
ing on Oriental business matters in which
they are deeply interested. Possibly on
Saturday he will leave for San Francisco,
where he will remain one week.
He stated to-day that he had received
number of letters from business men in
San Francisco, who desired to confer
with him on matters relating to the
Asiatic trade.
Among other things Blair said. "Of
course San Francisco is the Am erican
city most concerned in the trade of Asia,
and / will have more to do with her bus,
mess men than with those of any other
city. l shall consider the San Francisco
people quite able to tell me what thew
want, and what will be good for them
will do for the whole country. My spe-
cial course of schooling for my new work
will be taken i'll San Francisco, which is
now the second New York of this coun-
try, and when the great region west of
the Mississippi is made to respond to the
efforts of man equally with the nation
east OF the great river, San Francisco
will be second London of the world"
Concerning the reports that the Chi
nese merchants in San Francisco and at
other points had petitioned the President
to withdraw his appointment, he said
that as far as he knew no such petitions
had reached Washington. He did not
care about giving a further explanation
of his record on that question, or some
one might accuse him of being over zeal
Gus to hold his Job
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CHICAGO POLITICS.
A HOTLY CONTESTED CAMPAIGN
FOR THE EMAYORALTY.
Five Candidates in the Field, Four
of Which Claim a Large
Following.
Special to the REcoRD-US1os.

special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
CHICAGO, April 6.-The municipal cleo
ton tomorrow Will close one Of the most
peculiar and hotly contested campaigns
in the history of Chicago. No less than
five candidates are making a contest for
the Mayoralty, and as between four of
these it is impossible to forecast the re-
suit. The friends of each, in all apparent
candor, claim about the same number of
votes-55, 900 to $4,000 for their respective
favorites.
The first candidate in the field was
Elmer Washburn, ex-Chief of Police and
ex-Chief of the United States Secret
Service Bureau. He was put in nomina-
tion prior to the regular party conven-
ton, ostensibly by the Independent Citi-
zens' movement, but it is understood that
his chief support primarily came from
secret organization whose object is to
minimize the influence of the foreign ele-
ments in the city administration. and
which claims to have 5000 votes in its
ranks. The argument in favor ofits can
didate is the necessity, in view of the APP
proach of the Worlds Fair, of putting
the city into condition as to clean streets
and other public improvements, that the
visitors from the well-kept cities of Eu-
rope will not be shocked, and to render
Tie lOTcc SO oI1lclenJ Jlat thieves.
gamblers and other criminal classes will
not dare to flock to the city in anticipa-
ton of rich harvest. The saloons, also,
are to be vigorously looked after.
There are two Democratic candidates,
Dewitt G. Cregier, present incumbent,
and Carter ii. Harrison, ex-Mayor. Har-
rison began his canvass before the Demo-
cratic Convention met, alleging weakness
and catering to bad elements on the part
Of the existing administration, and prom
Using reforms. The fight at the primaries
was bitter, and at the convention Harri-
sons men accused the Cregierites of
fraud, and withdrew and nominated ,heir
man. The remainder of the Democratic
delegates nominated Cregier. The State
Central Committee took the matter up
and decided that Cregier was the regular
nominee.
In the meantime Harrison received the
Endorsement of the Personal Rights
League, a body made up largely of Ger
mans, and he continued in the field,
making vigorous canvass.
The Republicans met and nominated
Hemstead Washburn, son of the late
Elijah p. Washburn, United States Min
lister to France during the Franco-Prus-
sian war. He is running on a platform
which promised the application of busi-
ness methods to city affairs, and the
divorce of the police force from politics.
The fifth candidate is Thomas Morgan,
nominee of the Socialistic Labor Party.
The fight between the two factions of
the Democratic party will be one particu-
larly bitter, as the State Central Commit
tee, Senator Palmer, and leading Demo-
Gratis from other States are helping
Cregier. On the other hand, it is not
known how much of Elmer Washburn's
strength will come from the Republican
ranks, and the struggle is decidedly COM
plicata1
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The Arch of Titus.

The Jewish captives brought by Titus
from Jerusalem were compelled to assist
in the construction of the great memorial
erected by Titus, and, to add. rs far as
possible, to the misery and degradation of
the Jewish people, many Hebrew resi-
dents in the capital and elsewhere in the
Roman Empire, though they had taken
no part in the wars of Palestine were
forced to assist in the work, not only by
contributions, but by personal service,
being, in many cases, brought from their
homes by armed guards, and Conn
PEELED to carry materials, to lay
stones and mortar, and in other ways
to forward the completion of the me-
mortal of their national destruction,
During the middle ages the Pontiffs of
Rome more than once repaired and
strengthened the arch at the expense of
the Ghetto's inhabitants, sometimes
oblglng them TO provide the funds, some
times forcing them to do the work. The
arch Is thus regarded by the Jews of
Rome as monument of their disgrace.
and 1t IS said that, unless compelled by
circumstances, they avoid even the quar-
ter of the city in which it is located One
traveller of recent times says that his jew
ish guide In Rome pointed it out to him
and then spat towards it; another SAYS
that the Jewish cabman whom he en-
ployed refused to drive through it.
though he allowed his ''fare'' TO do so.
Questioned as TO the reason the driver
stated that when the arch was completed
Titus compelled all tho Jewish captives
and as many other Hebrews as could be
collected TO march in procession under
the structure, and since that time no Jew
has willingly passed under the arch The
structure itself is interesting to every
student of antiquity and particularly of
biblical antiquity, since its bas-reliefs
give the only known representations of
the Ark of the Covenant, the golden
candlesticks, the trumpets and other in
teresting objects used in the temple wor-
ship.-GLo6e-D Democrat
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President of the sugar trust, went
through the big refinery of the SpreckeIs
on that day, and made careful examina-
ton of it. Searls, of New York, Secre-
tary OF the trust, and other gentlemen in
terested in 1t, We're in the city, and it is
understood that the agreement reached at
San francisco last week between Claus
Spreckels and j. Craig Havemeyer was
indorsed.
By this agreement Spreckels is not to
sell his sugar in that part of the country
east of the Missouri River, and the Have
myers are not to invade the territory
west of the Missouri The trusts
refinery in San Francisco, and that
belonging to Spreckels here are to alter
nate monthly in closing, and in this way
it is expected the production on the Pa
cltic Coast can be so regulated that there
will be no difficulty in maintaining
prices
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SENATOR EDMUNDS.
He Expresses an Opinion on the Al
lance Movement.

He Expresses an Opinion on the Al
lance Movement.
WASHINGTON, April 6.-The Star this
evening has long interview with Senator
Edmunds on the general political situa-
ton. Speaking Of the Farmers Alliance
movement, the Senator said some people
are trying to persuade the farmers that
laws have been made which operate un-
justly upon them, and that laws have not
been made that would furnish them with
q more rapid and steady prosperity. He
thinks they are to a large degree mis-
taken, and in time will discover it. In
deed he presumed that the largest part of
the rejecting farmers understand that
crops cannot be increased by legislation
or debts honestly paid by cheapening the
value of what is called money!
Asked what were the dangers to both
the guest parties, the Senator said if in
The next Presidential election the Alli-
ance should carry many States without
having majority of the Electoral Col
lege, there would be no election by the
people, and the present House of Repre-
sentatlves, being largely Democratic. that
party would elect its candidate. AS to the
danger to the Republican party, it is that
the Alliance may carry some States that
would otherwise go Republican, and
thus, II there was no election by the peo-
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Railway Franchise Granted.

SAN JOSE, April 6.-The Board of Su-
pervisors to-day granted franchise for a
double-track railway to Alum Rock
Park, to be operated by the Hoskins
electro-vapor engines. Work will be
commenced at once. and finished in sixty
days.
Alum Rock is one of the most romantic
spots in the State, comprising several
hundred acres of beautiful hills, canyons
and wales. 1t is the property of the city,
and will be leased for twenty years. A
big hotel is to be built. There are thir-
teen fine mineral springs in the park
Heretofore it has been almost impos-
sible for the masses to enjoy its beauties,
and III consequence great pleasure is
manifested over the prospect .of cheap
method of transit.
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Nine People Lose Their Lives in a
Fire in Pennsylvania.
SPRECKELS AND THE SUGAR TRUST
COME TO AN AGREEMENT.
The Attempt of a Number of italians
Offering to Work in the Packing
Houses I'm Kansas City, Which Have
Been Shut Down on Account of
Strike, Caused SmaII-Sized Riot.
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.


ROCHESTER, (Pa.), April CA large
frame structure belonging to John f.
Smith, occupied as tea and coffee store,
millinery store, and the upper portion
used as residence by E. ]. Keene and
an italian family, was burned late last
night. Nine persons lost their lives.
There have been nine bodies found at
the fire in the millinery store. Only two
were recognized. They were Mr.. Keene
and his son.
One hundred and fifty thousand dollars
In gold, supposed to have belonged to
Italians, were found in the ruins. The
conclusion is that the Italians became
confused and could not find the stairway,
thus losing their lives.
The fire broke out about midnight in a
arge frame building occupied as dwell
ing and stores. 1t started in the kitchen
of Keene's residence, and he and his son
Walter were suffocated by smoke.
A number of Italians occupying the
rooms in the upper portion of the build
ing were burned to death, excepting one
of them, a girl OF 16, who escaped with
slight injuries by leaping from a window.
Marie Techio, who escaped, says she tried
to arouse her people, but they were al
ready asphyXiated. She staid until the
fire burned her and she was compelled to
jump for her life.
LATER.-All the bodies have been re-
covered. The list of the dead is as fol-
lows: T.. J. Keene and son, BaptiSte
Tecchio and Annie, his wife, their three
children, Annie, Yosef and Rosa, Victorio
Tecchio, brother Of Baptiste, and Joseph
Raema, a boarder. 1t is thought the fire
started from the explosion of lamp.