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CONGRESS.
THE SENATE.

appointment of a Regent of the Smith
sonian Institution-Bilis introduced.
WASHINGTON, Dec 15.-In the Senate
this morning the Vce-President ann ounced
the appointment of Senator Morrill, as Re-
gent of the Smithsonian Institution to fill
vacancy.
joint resolution was passed to fill va
cancies in the Board of Regents of the
Smithsonian Institution in cases other than
members of Congress.
Among the bills introduced and referred
to the proper committees were the follow
ing:
For the purchase of site for a building
for the Supreme Court of the United States.
For bronze statue to Christopher Column
bus in Washington.
To promote and encourage the display of
flags of the United States.
To reorganize the infantry of the army
and increase its efficiency.
To repeal the law for the examination of
certain officers OF the army, to regulate the
promotions therein, and to extend liberal
promotions To First Lieutenants.
To fix the pay and allowances of veterans
OF the armv
To amend the Interstate Commerce Act
and providing for the adoption and use of a
uniform standard of automatic car-coup!ers,
and the regulating, operation and control
of freight-trains used in interstate com
merce.
A resolution, which was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Relations. was Of
Tered, instructing the committee TO inquire
whether the acquisition of those portions of
the Mexican States of Sonora, Chihuahua
and Coahulla that lie north of the twenty
ninth parallel is practicable and for the in
terest of the United States.
The Senate then adjourned until to-mor-
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DISSATISFIED PRINTERS.
Increased Wages Demanded By Ccmpcsito
or Philadelphia Morning Papers.

Increased Wages Demanded By Ccmpcsitors
or Philadelphia Morning Papers.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 15.-1he compost
tors working on the morning papers, the
Times, Record, Inquirer and North Ameri-
can, made demand at o'clock this even
ing that the wages be increased from 40 to
45 cents per 1000 ems. All of the COM
Dositors are members of the International
Typographical Union. The Times granted
the increase. as did also the North Ameri-
can, although the latter paper did so under
protest. Proprietor Sihgerly of the Record
refused to pay the increase or confer with
the strikers. Instead, he went to work in
dustriouSly to secure nOn-uuion force, and
by 3 o'clock thiTty-four men were busy set
ting type in his Office. This is about half
the number usually at work. Singerly ex-
presses confidence III his ability to get
along without union II en-, and says the
paper will be issued tomorrow as usual.
The Record is now paying an average of
about "A cents, and the scale presented to-
day really amounted TO a reduction on the
whole in its composing-r0om. The objec-
ton OF Singerly was not to new scale, but
TO the proposed interference with the busi
ness of the office.
At the Inquirer Office. after several con
ferences between Proprietor L. Leyerson
and Committee representing the strikers,
the men at $3.50 o'clock agreed to continue
work at the old rate pending settlement
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THE MEXICAN CONSUL.
He Has Some thing to Say Relative I
Affairs in Mexico.

He Has Some thing to Say Relative to
Affairs in Mexico.
Mr.. A. K. Coney. Consul General for
Mexico at this port. waited on representa-
tive of THE CALL yesterday and took ex-
ceptions to statement made by a gentle
man named Gilbert, who gave his
i'm pressions of Mexico. Said Mr.. Coney:
I'm this mornings issue of your valuable
paper, under the heading of 'Mexico's
Emperor appears an interview with one
p. II. Gilbert, in which this gentleman
gives utterance to some extraordinary
statements, which leads me to believe that
he has vivid imagination.
''There is absolutely no dis content among
the masses of the Mexican people with the
present Administration. On the contrary.
there was never before in Mexico or any
where else a Government that is so abso-
lutely sustained and indOrsed by the people
as this of General Diaz Eighteen years of
peace, 10, 100 kilometers of railways and
80, 205 kiometers of telegraph lines, in
creased revenues and prosperity, high credit
abroad and at home, and security to life and
property prove my assertion.
The recklessness shown by Mr.. Gilbert
is easily proven in his statement regarding
General Rojas' There is no such Gen
eral and no such incident took place as re-
ferred TO by him. | suppose he alluded TO
the affair of Colonel Nieyes Hernandez,
who was removed and sent for trial to
Monterey. where he now is, aud about
whom came the sensational kilograms a
short time back, stating that he had been
shot on the way to Monterey, which tele-
grams afterward were c0nHadicted in tho
papers.
'Many people are here in this city who
have lived in Acapulco and Guerrero, and
there is none of them but will dispute the
statement of Mr.. Gilbert in regard to Gem
eral DiaZ being referred to as the EN-
peror, and hundreds of other people now in
this city who have lived in Mexico will sustain
me when l deny that General DaZ is either
harsh or cruel with his enemies or the
people at large. In every department
OF the Government you will find
members of all parties that ever
existed in Mexico, and many of them were
personal enemies of General Diaz, for he
never asks, when giving office, the political
status or character of the person to be en-
ployed, but simply, Is he an honest man,
with aptitude TO fill the position? His sole
aim is to encourage all those who labor for
the advancement of the country.
AS regards the next term of the Presi-
dency, doubt very much whether General
Diaz has coniided his desires to Mr. Gilbert.
for l do not believe he knows that such a
man exists. But l do know that the i'm
mense majority of the Mexican nation
would be pleased If General Diaz would
consent to serve another term.
have looked carefully in my list of the
merchants doing business ia Acapulco and
in the last business directory of the repub-
lie of Mexico, and could not find the name
of p III, Gilbert"
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The Pope's Allocution.

ROME, Dec 15.-The Pope, in his allocu-
ton at yesterdays consistory. said that the
enemies of the Romish Church ruthlessly
encompassed it on every side. Not content
with displaying hatred in words, they pro-
ceeded to acts of violence against peaceful
foreigners who had come to Rome actuated
by filial plety and free from political aims.
The liberty of the Pontiff to communicate
with the outer world was becoming more
and more curtailed, and the situation was
daily becoming more difficult by waging
war on the Papacy." the Pope said, "its enc
mics hoped TO weaken and prescribe the
name of Christianity" The Pope hoped
the heads of States would give earnest con-
sideration to the position Of the church.
They would then understand that it was to
their interest to uphold the authority of the
church as the greatest moral power in the
world. 1t behooved all Catholics, acting in
unison with him. to form perpetual league
against the assaults of the impiouS.
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EG AN BLAMED.
Chilean Journals Attribute the Trouble to the
American Minister

Chilean Journals Attribute the Trouble to the
American Minister.
LONDON, Dec. 15.-The correspondent of
the Times at Santiago de Chile telegraphs
that the entire new spaper press of Chile
places the responsibility for the difficulties
now existing between Chile and the United
States upon Egan, the United States Minis
ter. None of the papers, he adds, make any
attack upon President Harrison.
CALLAo PERU, Dec 15.-The United
States cruiser Baltimore arrived to-day en-
route to San Francisco. All are well.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-A cablegram re-
ceived at the NAVY Department announces
the arrival of the Chicago and the Benniug-
ton at st. Thomas, West Inies, today, on
their way TO the South Atlantic station.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 15.-Secretary Blaine
has received a long cablegram from Minis
ter Egan at Santiago, Chile, but refuses
positively to say anything about it. 1t is
understood to convey the substance OF the
comments of the Chilean Minister of For
eign Affairs, Malta. on the recent official
utterahces of the President and the Secre-
tary of the Navy in regard TO the Valparaiso
incident
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ROBBED The MAILS,
HlShVaymen Hold Up a Mail
Wagon.
The Driver Stopped in the Streets Of
Chicago by Armed Men.
Compelled 10 Drive, at The Point of
Revolver, Into a Dark Street-A
Heavy Haul.
Erecisl 10 Tue MoRNINa CALI

CHICAGO, Dec. 15.-Flvc daring highway
men tonight held up United States mail
wagon, and at the revolver's point forced
the driver to throw out several sacks. The
wagon was then sent on its journey. the
driver being threatened with instant death
If he made any outcry or stopped. So COM
plete was the surprise effected by the
bandits that the driver failed to utilize the
services of a large bulldog beside him on
the seat.
Near midnight the stolen mail-sacks, slit
open and rifled of their contents, were found
on Superior street, IN the north division of
the city, fully three miles from the scene of
the robbery. At that hour every available
man of the city protective force and the
Postoffice Inspectors staff were out endeav-
oring to obtain a clew to the identity of the
highwaymen or their whereabouts.
The wagon was on its way to the main
POstoffice with the mail from the stock
yards and the southwest station. Driver
Creighton drove down Blue Island to
HalSted street and then turned east on
Mather street. He was half way to Des-
PLANES street when five men sprang from
the sidewalk, one seized the horses
by the reins' while the others covered
Creighton with reyolvers and commanded
him TO keep quiet. The team was then led
TO an alley, and while one Of the men kept
Creighton covered the others forced open
the door Of the wagon, and hastily selecting
the registry pouch from the others made off
through the alley. Creighton's guard kept
him covered for five minutes and then left
him.
The thoroughly frightened driver drove
as rapidly as possible to the main PustGffice,
where he reported the affair An inven-
tory was made Of the contents of the wagon
and 1t was found that the two registered
mail-pouches from the Stock yards Station
and that from Blue Island Station were
missing. The value of the contents
the officials are unable to determine, but it
is known to be heavy.
As near as can be ascertained tonight the
robbers secured IN the BeighborhOod of
5000 In currency and about 100000 worth
of non-negotiable paper from the stock
wards banks
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TOO LATE TO STOP.
Fatal Mistake of an Engineer of Fast Ex-
press Train.

NEwBURGH On. W Dec 15-The north
bound flyer" on the Central Railroad col
lided with n switch engine opposite the
station here this evening and both trains
were wrecked. The fireman of the express
train was killed and Engineer Kirk fatally
hurt. No passengers were killed. but sew
eral received slight injuries. The blame
for the accident is laid on Engineer Kirk of
the express, who is said 10 have run by a
danger signal.
The freight train had broken down near
Fishkill. The danger lights were put up
and switch-engne sent out to tow it out
Of the way. 1t was this engine that the
express collided with when crossing the
main track. The engineer of the limited,
Kelly, says he saw the red lights, but thought
they we're on the New England road. When
he perceived his mistake it was too late to
stop. When the trains met the tender of
the limited engine was forced into the CON-
bination-car, which then mounted the coal
car and the freight train. Two men in the
baggage compartment of the combination
car miraculously escaped. In the buffet
car the people were pitched in all directions
and nearly every bit of crockery In the car
was broken. The passengers were pain
fully bruised and cut.
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FINANCIAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Several Large Eastern Firms Compelled 10
Make ASSIGNMENTS


PHILADELPHIA, Dec. Is. - Techuer &
Frank, manufacturers of jersey goods, have
made an assignment. Judgments aggre-
gazing $4,000 have been entered against
the firm.
NEW YORK. Dee 15.-Conover Brothers
Company, piano manufacturers, have be-
come insolvent, and George w. Cotteril
has been appointed receiver.
PITTsBURG, Dec. 15.-Julius Voetter an
extensive cattle-dealer and pnrk-packer of
East Liberty, is financially embarrassed.
He estimates his Liabilities at $4,000 aud
assets at S150.000.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. ia special to the
Evening Wisconsin from Waukesha, Wis,
says the Hadheld Company, owners of
stone-auarry and railway interests in
Waukesha County, made an assignment to-
day. The assets are probably in the neigh
borhood OF S500,000 and while the liabilities
are heavy, it is believed the creditors will
realiZS in full
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A Seuera Snnu-ctnrrn

DENVER, Dec. 15.-The snow-storm which
swept over a portion of the Rocky Mount
ain regions yesterday extended from Cen
trail Wyoming to New Mexico. A hurricane
accompanied the snow and did much dam
age, especially at Pueblo and along the
divide. On the divide it drifted In great
banks, eight to ten feet high. preventing
traffic of all kinds Over Northern New
Mexico the snow is reported in some places
to be in drifts 18 feet high
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A BERLIN DYNAMITER.
He Attempts the Eorcross Game, but Lose
His Nerve

BERLIN, Dec. 15.-The attempt on the life
of Russell Sage In New York was emulated
here to-day by young man who fortunately
lost mis- nerve at the critical moment He
entered the offices of Hermann g. Co., bank
ers, and requested private interview with
the head of the firm on important business.
When the banker Joined him in
the private office the stranger handed
him a letter demanding 10000 marks
at once on the pain of having the building
blown up with dynamite. Hermann, in
stead of parleying with the visitor. called
loudly for help. The fellow then dashed
from the place, but was soon captured. In
his pockets were found two packages of gum
powder and two other packets containing a
white powder, the nature of which las not
yet been ascertained. He refused to an
swer any questions of the police.
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The Democra.ic Convention.

NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-Tammany Hall will
make vigorous effort to secure the Demo-
cratic National Convention for New York.
Police Commissioner James p Martin said
this morning: 81 believe New York can
get the convention with proper effort When
the National Committee meets in Washing
ton January 2lst, Tammany will send down
strong delegation to present New York's
ciaimsn
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RIO DE JANEIRo, Dec. 15.-There is a
revolutionary movement in the province Of
Sac Paulo, the object of which is to depose
the Governor of the province. Up to the
present time the insurgents have only sue
ceeded in ousting number of local officials.
Later reports state that the revolt was sup
pressed by Government troops, and quiet
now prevails throughout the State.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 15.-The Brazilian
Government has asked for an extension of
time for the ratification of the arbitration
treaty.
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agree with reports from other sources re-
garding the movements of Emin, which
stated that Emin Pasha had been received
with the greatest enthusiasm by the troops
who had served under him when he was
Governor of the Equatorial Province. 1t is
said, further, that when the news of Emin
Pasha's movements reached Uganda, a
British officer with 1000 troops started to
oppose his further advance. 1t may be this
force came in contact with Emin's soldiers,
and it is to these engagements that the dis
matches refer
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New York at the Worlds Fair.

NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-At meeting yes
terday, held under the auspices of mer-
chants committee of the dry goods trade, a
resolution was adopted favorng the passage
by the coming session of the Legislature of
a bill al propriating 100000 to provide a
New York exhibit at the Worlds FAIR In
Chicago.
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Reciprocity With France.

PARIS. Dec. 15.-The Customs Committee
of the Chamber of Deputies has approved
plan prolonging Professionally certain
clauses in the literary, artistic, CONNER
cial and navigation treaties between France
and foreign powers, which expire February,
1892. The bill to he presented Will author
ize the Government to concede wholly or
partly minimum tariff to countries having
treaties with France, and which agree to
extend to France the most favored nation
traatmaDt
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A Murderer,s Diving Confession.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. ia Republics special
from Ottumwa. Iowa, says Dan Miller, ex.
Sheriff Of Monroe County, few days ago,
in Texas, when dying, confessed the muir
der OF Chris McAllistrr, rich young farm
er, VINO was killed ten years ago. A
Swede named Anderson Was lynched at
the time of the crime for the murder, al
though he had been acquitted in court.
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The Crusade Against a Race.Track.

CHICAGO, Dec. 15.-An important move
has been made in the crusade against the
Garfield track, the City Council adopting an
order directing the Commissioners of Pub
lie Works to report an ordinance extending
Jackson boulevard and Hush avenue This
would bring the thoroughfares named at
right angles through the racing-cOurse, rem
dering further jockeying or pool-selling
there impracticable. This action is the out
come of SUNDAYS meeting
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pire. and that the Chinese could not come
to the exposition without being put in a
humiliating attitude. needing special pass
port, to be granted by special act of Con-
gress. No objection is raised to the Chinese
merchants already in the United States par
country refuses TO take any part whatever
In the fair. China has removed the export
duty on all articles exported for exhibition
at Chicago
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THE NICARAGUA CANAL.
Address by Warner Miller Before the Ne

Address by Warner Miller Before the New
York Chamber of Commerce
NEW YORK. Dec. 15.-Presidei4t Warner,
Miller of the Nicaragua Canal Company de-
livered an address before the Chamber of
Commerce at noon to-day on the Importance
of the Nicaragua Canal to the commercial
world, especially to New York City. There
was a large attendance and great interest
was exhibited.
The chambei passed resolution that the
President appoint committee to report
upon what action the chamber should
take to financially aid the construction COM
pany. Andrew Carnegie also spoke, in
dorsing Miller's views on the Importance of
the enternrise
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WILL NOT EXHIBIT.
The Chinese Government Will Not Be Repre-
sented at Chicago

stnt6u at Cn1cag0.
CHICAGO, Dec. ia Washington special
says: The Chinese Empire has officially
notified the State Department that it will
take no part in the Worlds Fair. This ul-
timatum was delivered to the State Depart
ment through Minister DenJy Saturday.
Hitchcock, representing the exposition, has
been working hard to persuade the empire
to take part in the fair. At a final confer
ence recently held between the Commits
sioner and the Chinese authorities the EN-.
peror. made known his position. The Elm.
perCrs grounds for declining to send an
EXHIBIT are that the United States has dis
eliminated against the citizens of that EN-
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ATTEMPTED Assassination

ST. LOUIS. Dec. IA special to the Re-
public from Nation. H., says: Frank W.
Hornish. an inventor, attempted TO assas-
slnate Judge Horace S. Clark tonight.
One bullet grazed Clark's face. one lodged
In his shoulder and another in the leg lust
above the knee. While the wounds are
painful they are not dangerous. Judge
Clark is Commander of the G. A. II. for the
Department OF Illinois,
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A Senaratinn Granted-

LONDON, Dec. 15.-To-day Miss st. John,
through her counsel, applied TO the Justice
before whom the divorce case was tried, for
a judicial separation from her husband,
Marius. The application was granted, and
now they are practically free. The court
ordered Miss ST. John and Marius each to
pay their own costs in The action and the
counter action brought by them for divorce
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FATAL INFLUENZA.
The Epidemic Spreading in virulent Form
Throughout Europe.

TIC LpIuemlc spreaulng IN Vlrulent Form
Throughout Europe.
LONDON, Dec. 15-The influenza is raging
in many parts of the United Kingdom and
increasing in severity. From Plymouth
comes to-day the announcement of the death
of Major-General Pedler, who died after
short Illness.
Adyices from the Continent show that the
Influenza is epidemic in many parts of Eu-
rope. Among the more prominent suffer-
ers from the disease is Archduke Siegmund,
who died this morning i'll Vienna.
A dispatch from Berlin says Privy Coun-
cilor Lober the noted German savapt, who
has been i'll with the influenza, has died.
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AFTER EIGHT YEARS.
Party of Priests and Nuns Escape From
Captiyity

laptIVlty
CAIRO, Dec. 15.-At the time of the re-
volt against Egyptian authority in the Sou
dan the followers of the Mahdi took prison.
ers number Of priests and nuns who had
been working in that country for the evan
geliza tiOn of the natives. The priests were
made absolute slaves, while the women met
a worse fate being parceled out among the
chiefs and grossly abused. Among those
taken prisoners were Father Orhwaller and
Sisters Catharina, Chincinera, Elizabeth
and Venturino. For eight years they
awaited favorable opportunity to make
their escape, and at last an OppOrtune mo-
ment arrived and they managed to reach
korosko, where they were safe.
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CUTICURA REsoLvENT, could see change; and
after had taken four bottles almost cured;
and when L had used six bottles of CurIcURA
REsoLvENT, one box OF CUrICURA and one
cake of CUTICURA SOAP, 1 was cured of the
dreadful disease from which had suffered for five
years cannot express with pen what suffered
before using the REMEDIES. They saved my life
and feel it my duty to recommend them. NY hair
is restored as good ever, and so is my eyeslght
Mrs. ROSA KELLY, Rockwell City, Iowa
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Gladstnne Starts fnr Franne

LONDON, Dec. 15.-Mr. Gladstone, accom-
panied by Mrs. Gladstone and John Morley,
left London for Biarrtz this morning. A
great crowd gathered in and abont the
station, and when Gladstone appeared he
was greeted with hearty cheers.