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only when il is impossible to obtain what
we want elsewhere. The Mckinley bill is
barbarous piece of legislation, land has
caused great ill-feelng in France. The
whole law is due to an error of Judgment
The Americans argued that as their exports
are natural products which other nations
must have they would be sure to find buy
ers, and so could shut their ports to foreign
manufacturers. This reasoning is falla-
cious. Look how England has developed
since she adopted free trade. If the United
States would adopt like policy America
would soon govern e4Narkets Of the whole
world. In France. where it is impossible to
develop resources further, there is some ex-
cuse for protection, but not in America.
where the possibilities of development are
unbuuuded."
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has slept most all the time since, seems to
be slowly recovering. When sleeping she
still remains perfectly rigid, but when awake
she possesses full mental powers. converses
with friends and reads. Ten days ago she
weighed only fifty pounds, which was a loss
OF seventy pounds. Now she weighs fifty
four pounds and the doctors believe that
she will continue to gain in weight,
although they are not fully convinced that
they can save her. They can now awaken
her in twenty minutes and do so three
times day. When they first awoke her
about six months ago she had slept twenty
SIX hours consecutively and it required
five hours hard work. During the last
week she has been awake eight hours at
time and in the last two days she does not
yield so readily to the intense drowsiness,
her sleep has not been so deep and the task
OF awakening her has been easier The
doctors feel encouraged. They give her the
ordinary diet three times day. 1t is said
that the weather effects her and that coming
storms can be foretold by those who have
watched her symptoms and condition
closely Cleveland Leader
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young man, apparently German. rang the
door-bell. To page who answered the
summons the visitor said that ne called to
see Vanderbilt personally to get his brains.
which he proposed to have subjected to ex-
pert analysis in order to determine why
Vanderbilt was able to amass a fortune
while he was penniless. The page sum
moned an officer, who took the man to the
station. In his pockets was found card
bearing the name of John G. ~Lingmsn, 6S
East Eleventh street, also a membership
card OF the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tiOn. The prisoner was taken to the York
vile Police Court this morning and CON-
mitted, pending an examination as to his
mental condition.
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BIsMARCK's CHRISTMAS.
The Old Chancellor Losing His Hope an
Ambition.

Inc oid chancellor Losing His Hope and
Ambition.
BERLIN, Dec. 27.-Bismarck celebrated
Christmas at Freidrichsruhe, with his fam
lily around him. His sons Herbert and
William took a lively part in the
reioicings. There was large Christ
mas tree, which Bismarck helped to
decorate. He was cheerful early in the day,
but seemed to be strangely dispirited in the
evening and retired long before his usual
time. A Hamburg correspondent who
sees the ex- Chancellor almost daily
says he seems to take less and less
interest In politics, and declines to talk on
questions of the day. and since the passage
of the commercial treaties to which he was
known to be so bitterly opposed, over his
silent veto, be seems to feel. now
more than ever, that his power is
gone-the power, opposition and re-
sistance, which, in q country like En-
gland, would be so formidable He
realizes the fact that Caprivi's abil-
ity, growing power and popularity are
effacing him. There is good reason
TO believe that he will soon resign
from the Reichstag and cease to in
spire the Hambergar Nachrichten with
the bitter comment on the policy and
acts of men now in power. Herbert seeks
to combat his fathers melancholy, hoping
yet for his return to power, where he will
be able to have revenge upon those who
gloated over his fall
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NoN.sECTARIAN RELIGION.
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution of
the United States.

Proposed Amendment to the Constitution of
the United States
NEW YORK, Dec. 81. - The National
League for the protection of American in
stitutions has prepared an amendment to
the Constitution OF the United States.
which will be submitted to both houses of
Congress shortly after they resume sessions.
The amendment is as follows: mo State
shall pass any law respecting the establish
ment of a religion, or prohibiting full ex-
ercise thereof, or use its property or credit
or any money raised by taxation, or au-
thorized either to issue bonds for purpose
OF founding or maintaining or aiding, by
appropriations, payment for services, ex-
penses or otherwise. any church. religious
denomination or religious society. or any
institution, society or undertaking which is
wholly or in part under sectarian or ecclesi-
ASTRAL nnufrnl -
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An Exploded Sensation.

A sensational story has been going the
rounds of the press to the effect that newly
discovered evidence had been given the Dis
trict Attorney of Merced, going to prove
that August Olsen was the murderer of OLD
John Ivett, by woman known rs Jessie
Hamilton. This woman has gone before
notary public of Stanislaus County and in
an affidavit, made and sworn 20. denies each
aud every allegation that she knew of any
fact that would connect Olsen with the kill
ing. The affidavit is lengthy and detailed,
and denies each allegation in the order in
which they appear
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and on Wednesday Gonzales fell into
the hands of the officers at Delano, where
he has passed for some time as wealthy
Spaniard from the City of Mexico, and rep
resented that he was in California for the
purpose of investing portion of his large
fortune in a ranch.
BY these representations he soon became
well acquainted and was royalty entertained.
number OF his newly made acquaintances
are among the dupes of the gang, and the
officers are of the opinion that in Gonzales
they have the ringleader of the outfit. Con-
zales is Castilian, and is apparently a man
OF splendid education. He is about 35 years
of age and of good appearanca
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Colonel North Apnoyad.

New YORK, Dec. PA cabegram re-
ceived to-day from London said that Colonel
North, the nitrate king, was being greatly
annoyed by an adventurer who was per-
sonating him in New York short time ago,
but he was not palming himself off as the
nitrate king. On the contrary. he protested
against being confounded with that gentle
man, and said he preferred his own laruels
to those won by man who made his mill
ions in South America. After a stay of q
week he started west.
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The Asylum Fire

GRAND RAPIDS (Mich), Dec. pa DEM
ocrats Pontiac special says: The situation
at the burned Insane Asylum is improved
to-day. The inmates have found quarters
in neighboring asylum cottages and in houses
which citizens placed at the disposal of the
asylum authorities. The injured have
greatly improved, and a search revealed but
one inmate missing, man named Steele,
from Detroit. The Trustees will begin re-
building at once
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sociai Questions and Conditions

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-Paul Deschaud,
Deputy of the Department of Eure-et-Loire,
Paris, arrived to-day on the steamship La
Champagne. He was appointed by the
French Government to investigate social
questions and the condition Of the working
man in this country. He will meet Pow
derly and other labor leaders and visit
Baltimore, Philadelphia, Boston. Chicago,
New Orleans and San Francisco
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TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
Bridegroom Murdered Immediately After
ha

the Ceremony.
MERIDIAN (Miss.), Dec. 27. = William
Wright and Miss Phillips were married at
the residence of the brides parents, twelve
miles northwest Of here. After the cere-
mony the bridal party were in the parlor,
when young man named johnson crept
up 10 the window and fired the contents of
double-barreled shotgun into the body of
Wright. who died instantly johnson and
Wright were rival suitors for Miss Phillips,
and johnson often threatened if she welded
Wright he would kill him. The murderer
was arrested.
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Carnenter,s Steel Works.

READING Pa.). Dec. 27.-The ruins of
Carpenters steel works burned until early
this morning Two of the buildings beside
the offices were saved. and not as much ma
chinery damaged as was at first supposed
The work of rebuilding on larger scale
Will be commenced at once. The total loss
is estimated al 100000.
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IN RUINS.
Principal Retail Business Houses in Cha

Principal Retail Business Houses in Chat
tanooga Among the Burned Buildings.
CHATTANOOGA CTenn.), Dec. 27.-To-day
the full extent of the destruction by yester-
days fire is apparent The principal retail
business houses in Chattanooga are in ruins
In all nineteen store-rooms were destroyed,
with stories above them. AS soon as the
losses are adjusted the whole area will be
rebuilt with handsome structures. Mrs.
Hurst and Miss Johnstone, who jumped
from third-story windows, are doing well
and may recover.
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A Car Inspector Killed.

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 27.-An elderly man
named j. w. Hoy. foreman of the car in
speetor gang, was found tonight on the
track alongside Of the depot, terribly man.
ged. He had been crushed under the loco
motive, but as nobody witnessed the acci-
dent nothing is known as to how it occurred.
He leaves a widow and married daughter.
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IRISH NATIONALIsTs.
In Mass-Meeting They Indorse the Result
the Waterford Election.

the Waterford Election
New YORK, Dec. PA largely attended
and enthusiastic meeting Of Irish National
lists was held tonight in Lewith Hall, in this
city. to take action on the receQt Parnellte
victory at Waterford. Speeches were made
by prominent Irishmen. Resolutions were
adopted stating that the rejection of Mich
ael Davtt by the electors Of Waterford and
the decisive majority given Redmond on the
platform of genuine home rule and inde-
pendence of English political parties. is the
cause of intense satisfaction to the IRISH Ma
tionalists of New York, who have so long
sustained the people Of Ireland in their ef-
forts to obtain self-government.
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Wanted to Kill G. W. Childs.

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. ga crank giving
the name or j. Bunaparte entered the Office
of George w. Childs in the Ledger build
ing, yesterday, asking to- see the publisher.
He was asked the nature of his business,
when the man said. "To kill him." He was
arrested and has been pronounced insane.
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To Relieve the Famine Strioken

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Alexander Greg
or. Charge d'Affaires of the Russian Lega-
tion, referring to the reports of the un-
relieved distress in Russia, said the Gov
ernment and the people will do everything
in their power to relieve the distress.
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Diving of Starvation

CITY OF MEXICO, Dec. 27.-The Governor
of Durango telegraphs that in that State
people are dying of starvation. Corn is be-
ing sold at cost to the poor, and money or
orders for the purchase OF corn are being
distributed by organized charity The
President has ordered the pro. er Federal
officials to aid the poor in Durango and
other States where there is suffering because
Of the scarcity of provisions.
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Conductor Fatally Shot.

LEEsBURG Fla), Dec. 27.-This morning
Conductor Parramore Of the Florida Cen
tral was shot and instantly killed by a
cOlored barber named Thomas Mike, whom
he had compelled to go into car set apart
for colored people. A thousand armed men
with six boodhOunds are hunting the negro.
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Stabbed In The Arm

Pedro Gonzales, Mexican, about "a years
of age, got into drunken fight with an un-
known man, about Ii o'clock last night on
Hinckley alley, and was stabbed by him in
the right arm. The wound, which is quite
deep, was dressed at the Receiving Hospital.
Gonzales was locked up in the City Prison
for
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-28
The Democratic Pregidential candIdate

PrrTsBURG, Dee. Ex-Governor Campbell
OF Ohio Is in the city Tonight. Speaking of
the outlook of the Democratic Presiden tial
nomination he said he did not think that
Cleveland would get the necessary two
thirds majority, and if he is not nominated
on the first ballot he will be defeated. In
the event of Cleveland's defeat he was OF
the opinion that a Western man, possibly
Palmer of Illinois, would be chosen
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A BOSTON BLAZE.

Over Quarter Of Million Dollars Worth of
Property Destroyed.
BosToN, Dec. 27.-The most disastrous
fire which has visited this city since
Thanksgiving, 1889. occurred tonight,
burning the brick building 133 to III Federal
street and damaging it to the extent of
$125.000. The building was occupied by
Parker. Holmes & Co. and Cosmer & Co.,
whose combined loss is estimated at S225,
600. Fireman Louchland fell from the Sec
,ond story, sustaining fatal injuries Several
other firemen were slightly injured. The
cause of the fire is unknown.
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Railroad Employees to Strike.

SAN ANTONIO Crex.), Dec. .27-To-mor-
row morning the employees of the San An
tonic and Aransas Pass Railway will
strike, tying up the entire system. The
trouble dates back to the discharge of Con-
ductor OBrien for an alleged violation OF
orders,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-28

The till of the Bakers Home Saloon was
broken open last Saturday night and robbed
of 81 so, by man who is supposed to have
secreted himself in a back room when the
saloon was closed for the night. Several
bottles of liquor were also taken. The thief
broke open the front door after stealing the
missing property
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Eorse-Thieyes at Work.

HELENA (Mont.l. Dec. 27.-Horse-thieyes
have been operating in the Yellowstone
country on gigantic scale during the last
month. Ranchers and rangers along the
Wyoming line estimate their losses at
500 head. A reward of S25O0 has been of
fered for the arrest and conviction of the
thieves. 1t is thought that the rustlers
are part of gang that is causing so much
trouble in Wyoming.
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A DOOMED FAMILY.
More of the Sims Crowd Lynched by Deter
mined Avengers

New ORLEANS. Dec. 27.-A Times Demo-
Gratis Shubuta (Miss.) special says: Lynch
ing is still going on. John Sims. brother Of
Bob and Mosely, nephew of Bob, were
both hanged last night, and the avengers
are hotly pursuing the negro who was with
the gang the night of the massacre. They
have burned all the houses and killed every
living thing ON Bobs place. The family,
who escaped to neighbor's, say they are
going to leave the country. A crowd fully
500 strong is hunting Neal Sims who, 1t is
reported, has about forty men and intends
to burn Womack Hill today.
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Russia to Treat With GERMANY.

LONDON. Dec. 27.-The Chronicles Ber-
lin correspondent states that Russia has
formally intimated its readiness to grant a
commercial treaty with Germany.
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African slave-Traders Punished.

LONDON, Dec. ga Times Zanzibar dis
patch says: Commissioner Johnston and
Captain Mcguire had several battles with
slave caravans in British Central Africa.
They released the slaves, punished the
raiders and compelled them to sign an
agreement to abandon raiding.
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Escaped and Recaptured.

John Curran, serving a sentence in the
Sacramento chain-gang, who recently shook
off his shackles and made his escape. was
recaptured in this city last night by Sheriff
I'll. Alter and lodged in the City Prison. He
will be taken back TO Sacramento to-day.
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Italy to Receive Indemnity,

LONDON, Dec. 27.-The Chronicles Rome
correspondent says that the United States
Government has agreed to pay the indemnity
that Italy demands on account of the New
Orleans affair in order to settle the dispute.
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Fatally Shot.

LAKE LINDEN tMich.), Dec. 27.-Two
Finlanders, brandishing knives in the street,
were ordered to desst by Marshal Mavaate
and Justice Brule. The Fins stabbed the
officers and the latter fired at them, in
stantly killing Alexander Perolle and fa-
tally shooting Michael Kotila.
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PRIZE FIGHTING.
Sullivan and slavin to Meet-The Corbett and
Mitchell Fight Off

Mitchell Fight Off
New YORK, Dec. 27.-The agents Of
Sullivan and Frank Slavin will meet at the
Herald Office tomorrow and post forfeits
for fight next October. From present in
dicatiOns 1t is pretty safe to say that
there will be no boxing between
Corbett and Mitchell in Madison-Square
Garden. Police Superintendent Murray has
put his foot down very hard. Speaking of
the proposed six-round 'go" between these
men. he says: 1T will be either a fight or
swindle. The law prohibits fighting, and l
wont allow the people to be cheated by pay
ing money to see a hippodrome"
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THE CHINESE RIOTS.
Measures Of the Government to Satisfy Euro
pean Nations

pedu
PARIS, Dec. H.-The Chinese Legation
here publishes an account of measures
taken by the Chinese Government to satisfy
Europe in connection with the recent anti
foreign riot 1Ddemnities amounting to
$4,000 have been paid the missions and
the families Of the two Englishmen who
were killed. Four Of the rioters have been
executed, and others punished. Authors of
anti-foreiQn pamphlets during the future
will be condemned to death. Several MEM
bers Of the Kolaohui Secret Society have
been executed. The recent Mongolan ris-
Ing Is described as being animated merely
by a desire for punder.
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KANSAS CITY. Dec. 27.-Thomas Ed
wards. nurse, recently discharged from
the City Hospital, became deranged this
afternoon, and running on the street, at the
point Of a revolver, made every one he met
kneel and pray. He was finally arrested.
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An African Exnaditinn.

PARIS, Dec. 27.-The Eclgr states that
De Brazza. at the head of an expedition of
1900 persons, 600 being Senegal troops and
sixty Europeans. with plenty of provisions
and firearms, left Librevile in the French
Congo Colony, November 9TH, for the pur-
pose of marching to Lake Tchad.
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Internotione1 skatire corte.+

LONDON. Dec. PA dispatch from
Hamar. Norway, gives an account of an in
ternational fve-mile skating contest. A
Norwegian named Hagan won it in 10
minutes and II seconds.
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Scaplan's Condition

New YORK, Dec 27.-The condition Of
NJ. j. Scanlan is practically unchanged to-
night. His manager, August Pitou, be-
lieves his mind lopelessly wrecked.
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Swallowed by an Avalanche.

BERNE, Dec. Pit has been learned that
three men were killed in Genie Pass. They
tried to cross tile pass and were swallowed
up in an avalanche.
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saWtelle Died of Anonlexv.

CONCORD, Dec. 27.-An autopsy made on
the body Of Sawtelle to-day effectually dis
poses Of the suicide theory, and substantiates
the opinion of the prison officials that death
was caused by apoplexv.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-28
Tobacoo Moponolv Abolisbed

LONDON, Dec. PA dispatch from Te-
heran says that the Shah has issued a
proclamation ratifying the abolition of the
tobacco monopoly
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To Fight to a Finish.

HoLLIsTER, Dec. 27.-Manager Thoos of
the Hollister Athletic Club has matched
Sam Barber of HOllister and Jack Keogh of
Denver, for January 10th, to finish, the
men to weigh in at 135 pounds, for purse
of S325.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-28
Funeral of Railroad Victims.

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-The funerals of Dr.
Stephen Best, Mrs. A. NJ. Baldwin, Mrs.
Libby Vanarsdale and Mabel Slocum. vic
tins of the Yonkers wreck, took place to-
day. the obsequies beng largely attended
and unusually pathetic.
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An Oregon Blaze.

LA GRANDE (Oregon) Dec. 2S.--A fire
which started in the general merchandise
store of l. Harris, on Adams avenue, last
night about 10 o'clock, destroyed about S32,-
600 worth of property before the flames were
subdued. Insurance about So,
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Stole His Room Mates Clothes.

YUBA CITY, Dec 27.-Henry Thompson.
young man stopping here who borrowed
his room-mate's best suit of clothes to at
tend social, and instead of returning them
sold them and skipped, was arrested at Sac
ramento and brought here this evening and
10 ippd in iail
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Opposed to the Treaty.

BRUSSELS. Dec. 27.-The agitation here
against the Belgiums entering into treaty
of commerce with Germany is extending
The Journal la Reforme declares that de-
spite the opposition the treaty will be
adnntad
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The Cruiser Not at Monterev

MONTEREY. Dec. 27.-The rumor that the
cruiser San Francisco would stop here for
target practice was evidently unfounded, as
she would in that case have reached here
long ago. Nothing whatever has been seen
nf
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unknnwn Man Killad

NAPA, Dec. 27.-This morning the re-
mains of an unknown man was found by
the railroad track near Napa junction. 1t
is supposed the man was killed by the up
train Saturday night. The identity of the
unfortunate man is not yet established.
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Horace Greeley's Brother-iu-Law Missing

AsBURY PARK (N. j., Dec 27.-Silas e.
Cheney, a large property-owner and heavy
stakeholder in the New York Tribune, has
been missing over month, and his relatives
are alarmed. The missing man was
brother-in-law of Horace Greeley.
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The Archbishop of AK.

PARIS. Dec. 27.-The Royalist Committee
of the Department of Finisterre intend to
ask the Archbishop of AK to be candidate
for the seat in the Chamber of Deputies
made vacant by the death of Bishop Freppel.