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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-24
DESERTED HALLS.
The Christmas Hegira Of Congressman
Leaves Only Lawmakcr Hero and There.


Leaves Only Lawmaker Hero and There.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 23.--On the House
side Of the Capitol this morning there
was a scene Of desolation. The Hegira
OF members began some days ago, and
to-day but half a dozen representatives,
were i'm the chamber engaged In answering
their correspondence. Otherwise the hall
was deserted, except when the ubiquitous
newspaper man entered it I'm search Of an
item. which he was destined not TO find,
or when a few noisy pages chased one
another up and down the aisles. In the
room OF the Committee on Appropriations,
Mt Sayers, Of Texas, was busily engaged
with the assistance Of a clerk making
up the Sndry Civil Appropriation bill for
export 10 the full committee. Besides the
clerk no one was in the room but Mr..
Dockcry. of Missouri. He was engaged
I'm studying questions relative 10 the IN
tcrual revenue taxation. lie stated that
the Investigation as 10 the condition OF
the Treasury would be carried on solely
bv the Ways and Means Committee. and
that the Appropriations Committee would
not interfere, although he expressed MS
belief that IL was the proper committee
10 conduct the investigation. lie pre-
dietcd little legislation would be enacted
priation bills. all Of which were in an
unusual condition of forwardness. AS to
an extra session he thought that one
would be call ID. Personally he preferred
that Il would not be called before Septem-
Der. He thought this the wisest course,
unless il could be agreed that session
called in March would be merely Tor the
organization Of the House.
ON the Senate side there was an aspect
of complete evacuation and desertion'
even more striking than that OF the
House The chamber was as quiet as
cemetery. not a page fitting about nor a
single Senator was 10 be seen. The door
keepers were all absent from their posts,
and every committee-room was locked
and all business suspended. In the clerk
Office Senator Chandler was the only
Senator who appeared during the day.
and after attending TO some matters re-
lating to immigration he left the Capl-
tol. He has not yet appointed the sub
committee of senators TO confer with the
Treasury officials relative to the two I'M
migration bills reported yesterday to the
Senate and House, but will consider the
matter during the recess, and probaDiy
announce it some time next week.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-24
Talk AND VAPOhINGS.
Thus Judge Emery speer Styles the Central
Strike.

MACON, GA, Dec. 23.-The case against
the striking operators of the Central rail-
road of Georgia continued this morning
in the United States Court.
After the hearing all were discharged
except Hepinstall and Haggard who are
charged with more serious uffenses, espe-
cially those Of impeding messages and
cutting wires. Their trial comes up to-
morrow
Judge Emery Speer in passing on the
case against the strikers held that there
was no contempt in either quitting work
or endeavoring to force men to quit work.
He styled the strike as mostly talk and
vaporings. combined with newspaper arti-
cles. 1t is thought probable that the
court will order the reinstatement of the
men discharged because they belonged
to the order Of Railroad Telegraphers.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-24
RICHMOND. VA, SATURDAY DECEMBER "a, 1892

cred. however. that three OF the Repubh-
can memOers-elect are pOstmasters.
They are Peter Beers of Ulysses Grant
county. a. c. Sherman Of Rissville, Shaw
nee county. and u. c. Campbell OF Do
niphan county.
The Constitution provides that no con-
gresham or officer Of the United states
shall be eligible 10 a seat In the Legisla-
ture. Three postmasters have resigned
their offices TO remove this disability.
Notwithstanding this fact. the Populists
still claim that they are not eligible,
and that while they were acting as post
masters they could not legally be elected.
The Republicans assert that there Is
nothing I'm the Constitution TO prevent
a postmaster from being a candidate for
the Legislature. This question will doubt
less have TO be determined by court be-
fore the Legislature meets. Should 1t be
decided against the Republicans, that
would leave them In the minority in the
House.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-24
The Convict Poisoning.

HELENA, ARK, Dec. %.-Work on the
new railway track below this city Whlch
vas abandoned on account Of the mys-
terious poisoning Of several Of the con-
vict laborers. will be resumed tomorrow.
The prison lessecs have returned 100
convicts and doubled the number or
guards. A dead line is established around
the camp, and every precaution taken.
rood will be brought from Little Rock
and only trusted employees Of the prison
allowed TO prepare it. Several deaths oc-
Cured among the former crew OF CON
victs and poisoning was plainly lndi-
Gated. The stomach OF one of the vicums
Is now undergoing chemical analysis A
large number of idle free laDorers are
here. and much discomfort ehlsts az lne
Importation Of conVicts 10 uo 'he WIN
they would otherwise get.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-24
Activity in Southern Trade.

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Bradstreets to-
morrow will say: Throughout the South
activity in holiday speciaiities have ruled
with comparative quiet in other lines.
At Birmingham and Memphis collections
are said TO be only fairly satisfactory.
but at Nashville, Charleston and Atlanta
payments by country merchants are being
made with promptness. Sales have been
fairly large and dealers regard the out
look quite hopefully. Sugar Is active at
New Orleans at an advance, with the
prospect for higher prices. Receipts Of
rice there continue heavy.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-24

Prcsident-eiect and Messrs. Whitney
Villas and Dickinson I'm New York early
next week. The Speaker viii go, but as
far as heard from, ne will not call upon
Mir T. Ellery Anderson, Of the Tariff
Reform club.
Hon. John w Foster, Secretary Of
State. viii resign his Office on February
lst, 10 go to Paris "a special counsel in
tho Court OF Arbitration In the Behring
sea controversy. This Will probably last
longer than March 4th. and will be
equally as glorious as Secretary Of State
for a month. This is the second vacancy
within one year. and, unless the President
discovers some friend who wants an
empty honor the assistant, Mr.. Wharton,
Will run the department. II. l. w.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-24
,rp.ruER INDICATIONS.

WASHINGTON. d. G.. Dec. 2S.-s 80. =. ~ ~
For Virginia: Generally fair nos'h"''''''
H winds. -, So,,, c.,olin,.
For North Carolina and soatn .asSnsa' rs,a
Fair. portherly winds. becoming 'stsao~'
Weather Condiiion-snow mas M,so ~
the lake regions aud the appe' on'v -
lev anJ light furrles of snow daEing tas
a. me Atlaatio Coast and the north
sves, light rains have fallen In the k~H
NtississInni VALLEY. The temperature - ~
10 20 degrees below the normal "a VOC
st.,ss hariering on the northern npniieF
from Main to Montana. The Temperature
has f,ser decidedly In the southwest. tns
pressnre has fallen rapidly east ef ws AZ
iaxhanies during the day. bur "a nov ss"s'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-24
WORKING ron BERKMIN.
Emma Goldman Has Legal Point which
She Thinks will shorten His Sentence.

She Thinks will shorten His Sentence.
PITTSBURG, PA, Dec. 23.-Emma
Goldman, the Socialist. OF New York,
is said 10 be at the head Of a movement
10 secure a Communication Of sentence for
Berkman. the Anarchist. who shot II. c..
Frick. It is the intention 10 make an ap-
peal TO the supreme court on the ground
that Berkman was illegally convicted on
the seven indictments when he should
have been tried on only two. the felO-
nious assault, with intent to kill, on Mr.
Frick, and the incidental assault on Mr.
Leishman.
Attorney Friedman, who defended the
Anarchist, says: This will be a novel
plea-the first time ever presented-but 1t
may stand.
"There is no doubt" he continued, that
all the charges centralized in the actual
commission of the shooting. and that the
other charges-felonious entry and carry
ing concealed weapons-are merely sup
Elementary to the higher crime, and
should have been dropped when the man
was tried for the shooting. II this rea-
soning holds good the sentence OF twenty
two years may be reduced by eight
Miss Goldman was in the city recently
and visited Berkman twice.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-24

WASHINGTON. u. c.. Dec 23-The
trouble in the local committee appointed
10 have charge Cf the arrangements OF
the Inauguration Of Presidenteect Cleye-
land eliminated to-day in the resignation
OF twentv-one Of the Democratic members.
The committee Of fifty. with Colonel James
g. Barrett as chairman. was appointed 10y
Chairman IIarrity. of the national Demo
cratic committee. Chairman Barrett in
creased the committee by the addition Of
about eighty prominent citizens, including
many Republicans Some Democratic mem-
bers Of the original committee objected TO
this increase. and the action to-day was
the consequence.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-24
TIE PARyELLTTEs AVENGED.
Michael Davitt, the "Foui Mouth" Loses
His seat.

DUBLIN, Dec. 23.-Justice O'Brien de-.
livered the decision OF the court to-day
on the election petition against the re-
turn of Michael Davitt. NJ. P. for North
Meath. The decision deprves Davitt OF
his seat on the same grounds that un-
seated Fullam for South Meath. Davitts
counsel admitted the evidence, so far as
Bishop Nulty's pastoral denouncing Par
nellites was concerned. applied TO Nortn
Meath equally with South Meath.
The decision, therefore. was a foregone
conclusion, and DaWtt had endeavored
to forestall II by Offering 70 give UP his
seat in order to present himself again as
a candidate. This could not be permitted.
the court holding that 1t could only act on
evidence actually before II and not ad-
missions in advance OF testimony. His
third candidacy for Parliament and se-
cond election to that body has now ended
unfortunately.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-24
FIGHTING FOR THE assembly.
The Populists Trying 10 Prevent Repubii-
can Frauds.

Topeka. KAN. Dec. 2.-While the
Populists have for several days been
getting in readiness for ,nstituting a quo
warranto 20 the proceedings in the SUI
pren.e court TO prevent a number OF Re-
publican members elected TO the House
from taking their seats. they have not
vet been filled. and 1t is probable that
they never will be.
The decision of the supreme court IN
Nebraska Tuesday In similar cases, which
were brought by the Republicans OF that
state. has. II is said. retarded them from
entering suits here. They have discov-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-24
Cholera Increasing.

VIENNA, Dec 23.-The cholera is in
creasing in the province Of Lublin. in
Russian Poland and adjoining the Aus
trian borders The CONSERVATION caused
by the ravages of the cholera last autumn
in that region had become allayed but
is again being aroused, and many of the
people are fleeing. The fugitives are
stopped by guards at the Austrian
frontier, but there is no doubt that many
Of them escaped into Galicia and Austria
prOper
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-24
All nnief nf Venezuela.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-orders have
been sent TO the United States steamer
Kearsarge. now at Laguayra. Venezuela.
20 proceed 10 Colon. Panama, not later
than the 10Th instant. and then 70 con-
tinue north as far as Key West. This IN
dicates that affairs are quiet at Vene-
zuela, and that various recent reports OF
difficulties are either groundless or ex-
aggerated-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-24
Ensfer XilI Resion-

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-Secretary Of
State Foster will resign his portfolio be-
fore leaving for Paris. whore he goes TO
act as agent for the United States before
the Behring Sea arbitrators, who are 10
meet February 23d. AS only three weeks
will elapse between the date Of the Sec
retarys departure and the end of the
present administration the vacancy will
not be filed. Assistant Secretary Whar-
ton will act during the interim.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-24
4 VAR ON TILLMANISM.
Industrial Union Organized to Fight the
Government.

COLUMBIA, S. c., Dec. 2S,-Nearly four
hundred railroad employees Of South Caro-
lima met last night and decided to or
ganize the Industrial Union of South
Carolina to fight the present administra-
ton All laborlng men in the State Will
be invoked TO join the Union.
Some speeches were made in which Gov
ernor Tfllman was denounced. and reso-
lutions were adopted condemning the Will
son Railway law as inimical 10 working
men and declaring that there is general
disposition on the part OF the present
administration TO work injury 70 the
industrial pursuits Of South Carolina.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-24
More Silver Wines Shut Down.

SALT LAKE, UTAH, Dec. 23.-Owing
TO the continued low silver and lead rates
the Niagara group of mines at Bingham,
at which $4,000 is invested. has shut
down, and the managers OF the old Jor-
dan group have notified the men that
they will have TO accept reduction In
wages on January lst or find themselves
out of work. A general reduction OF the
miners wages throughout the Territory
"a threatened
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-24
Just,ee Lamar Better.

ATLANTA, Dec. 23.-Associatc Justice
Lamar left this afternoon for Macon.
where he will spend the holidays with his
wife's family. He is somewhat improved
IN health, but is still far from being a
well man. His condition is not such.
however as to create any alarm. at least
for the presenk
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-24

HAVRE, Dec. e3.-The discomfort pre-
vaiiing among the dock laborers here for
a long time past eliminated yesterday in
general strike. Some trouble was OK
perienced in loading and discharging ves-
sells though plenty OF men VIII be avail
able to-day to take the strikers places.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-24
THE CARDINALS AND THE POPE.
In a Reply to Christmas Congratulations
He Denounces Freemasonry.


He Denounces Freemasonry.
ROME. Dec. 3.-All the cardinals AT
present in Rome waited upon The Pope
to-day and rendered him the usual Christ
mas congratulations. In reply TO the good
wishes for the Church and himself, Ills
Holiness said that the signs of gather
ing storm were visible TO an ooserysrs ,,.,s
of moral and religious conditions. Ihe
European situation was pregnant with
ruin and disaster. and these conditions
could only be brought 70 an END oy
the healing virtues of the Church. which
herself was violently assailod.
In ,he course OF his remarks the Pope
referred TO the Freemasons. who he con-
demned as a malignant sect. who were
never true 10 the people. but who. un-
fortunately, were supported by the Cow
ernment. ,...,..
His Holiness concluded By besto~ing
the apostolic blessing upon the wnole
world.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-24

WASHINGTON. Dec. 3.-Mr; Bia'nes
improved condition has continued tnr 'u5n- 5
out the day, and tonight there are 'pvIe
signs OF life and cheerfulness about the
house than for two weeks or more.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-24
Two Neu Cholera Gases.

HAMBURG. Dec. 23-Two new cases
OF cholera are reported to-day. and two
OF yesterdays cases died. Uneasiness is
growing and another exodus Is antici-
mated
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-24
-, or TIE THERMOMETER.

Range OF the Thermometer /" Sue sSe A''''s'
Office yesterday. December % 90. a u
N a "a. % o p NJ, %. midnight. 2s. Aver
age 2Dla
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-24
Busjpess Failures.

NEW YORK. Dec. 25.-The business
failures for the week for the United
States were 2SS: for the corresponding
week last year. 267.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-15
NATiCk.

Earragansett Tribe No. o, Improved
Order of Red Men, will hold an important
business meeting in the wigwam this
evening and several applicants will be
admitted TO the tribe.
A large sleighing party, consisting of
about fifty persons from Providence, sur
prsed Mrs. Alfred Sherman at her resi-
dence on Main street on Saturday even
ing. Miss Hattie Place of Providence and
Alfred Sherman gaue some pleasing selec-
tions on piano and violin.
A French ball under the auspices of the
French orchestra was given in O'Donnell's S
hall on Saturday night, about sixty
couples being present. Music was furn
ished by Monroe's orchestra.
The drama, "How Charlie Won His
Wife," is shortly to be played bv the
young ladies Of the drawing room of the
Natick mills in the Natick Halt.
The NEWS will be for sale every even
ing At the b. Il. 81 X. Knights stores Nos.
] afsl
Tie obsequies Of the late Mrs. Lewis
Girard, who died suddenly from heart
failure on Fridayev evening, were solemuized
at st. Joseph's Church this morning at
1880 O'Clock, mass being said by the Rev
Father Meenan. pastor OF the church. The
remains were conveyed to the new Phenix
Cemetery, under direction of Conductor
Coll for intermont.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-15
Bishop Grafton,s sermon.

The Rt. Rev. Bishop Grafton OF Fon du
Lac preached on "The Nature Of God and
His Relation to Man and the Universe, "
at st. Stephens Church, yesterday morn
ing. He said in part: These words
come down TO us with the stamp Of in
spiration upon them, ever blessed may
they be, full of help aud strength. We
thirst for knowledge of the Divine Mind.
His force is around and about us There
Is one great energy which pervades the
universe, one supreme intelligence. IL
speaks in universal language. This
great eternal addresses itself To our souls.
IL is itself an intellectual force and an
eternal one. 1t has no antecedents. The
mind cannot grasp the idea OF "A physical
cause having produced the universe. Ii
must have been will force. Science
brings its great light and tells us that
this is true. No cause could have preceded
God, but He, the final cause, has evolved
all from Himself This great eternal force
behind the universe is "A conscious force
and personal one. II isn't condemned TO
eternal solitude. but IL has In itself the
fruition of being Then as soon as the
soul grasps after God il exclaims, MY
soul is athirst for God, even for the living
God
God has not made His creation as
carpenter would perfect his handiwork,
but He has produced il by His own will.
What is this existence ourside of God
Wnlcn we seer we are the courts OF bOl
made eternal. He did not cast us off after
He made us. He lives in us. He moves
in His creation. He pulsates in il in every
breeze that blows and every flower that
turns its fece to the sunshine. God unites
Himself with His creation. ! cannot utter
word or think thought without God
acting in me-. We are united with the
eternal energy at every point. We start in
life with more knowledge than we ever
acquire afterwards. We are not born, in
deed, with abstract ideas, but we are so
constituted that the fasal elements of our
mentality come direct from God We can
not prove the great laws of induction We
must and do begin with them In our first
intellectual processes. We continually
use the eternal law of causality, yet whence
came IL? We are everywhere united to
the infinite mind. We cannot think un-
less we move in harmony with the eternal
God. We do not know how e. distin-
guish right frnIa wrong, our conscience is
in US already formed. IL is true we are
byoGr very nature Christian and linkeI to
the Eternal by a thousand chains. As we
feel these great truths more and more we
c-y ont: My soul is athirst for the Liv
tng God"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-15
The CHURCH THEMES.
President Capen Of Tufts College
Here.
OTHER ABLE SPEAKERS.
The Sermon OF Bishop Grafton of Fon-du-
Lac--Mrs. spencer's Address on the
Work of Miss Dix and Dr. Howe
Other Practical Discourses.

The Rev. Il. ii. Capen, ID. d., president
OF Tufts College, preached yesterday fore
noon at the First Universalist Church.
His text was found in Phil. i'll, 10 and IA:
" Brethren, count not myself to have APP
pretended but this one thing do, forget
ting those things which are behind and
reaching forth unto those things which
are before. press towards the mark for
the prize of the high calling of God in
Jesus Christ"
DIR. Capen said Christianity Is religion
of progress. The Christian religion intro
duces new element of progress into the
Christian world. This principle of pro-
gress consists i'm the ability TO cut loose
from the thraldom of the past. The de-
velopment of individual progress takes
place by this same law. This principle OF
progress is seen in the future it sets before
men. All the movements of the intellect
have been In the service of humanity.
Our moral efforts for the regeneration of
society and the soul are based on the idea
that in the next half century great
changes will take place. Only by putting
the past behind us shall we win the prize
set before us. Every one may have the
prize of virtue by pressing forward to-
wards the work of the prize of the high
calling of God in Christ Jesus.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-15
Dorothea Dix and DIR. 5. G. Howe.

a large and interested audience rs.
sembled In Bell street chapel yesterday
afternoon 10 listen Co the lecture 10y Mrs.
Spencer on Dorothea Dix and DR. Howe.
DOrothea Dix was born la 1872 and in her
early years was deprived OF the advan-
tages of ordinary children by u fanatcal
father, but finally ran away from home
and went TO live with her grandmother,
who was of the sturdy old Puritan stock
of New England. she early mamie sted "a
desire 10 teach children who were less for
tunate than herself and in later years
consecrated her life to the care of helpless
classes. She is chiefly known as The
woman who hat charge of the
nurses in the Union Army during the
war, but as much opposition was inspired
against her On account OF jealousy she
always hoped she would not be Judged bv
that part of her ~ she was 90 years old
at the time tie war broke out and had
comp eted work eno sn TO De the life work
o. any woman IN reVOlutiOniZiug the care
of the insane all over the country. She
began with tne State of Massachusetts
and after thoroughly inspecting the case
OF the imbeciles al over that State she
sent a memorial 20 the Legislature pray
ing for a grant OF land and money for the
better care Of such unfortunates She was
successful mainly through the efforts of
Dr. :. G.. Howe who was then a member
of the Legislature. After she made the
btlit III NNcuNl OlilcI fNiuNNS anu
was successful in all. Up To this time the
insane patients had been treated like ami
mails and their disorders were considered
rs a result Of the influence of Saten, but
Miss Dix proved that good medical atten-
tion was all that was needed in some cases
She afterwards went to Epgland and
Scotland and performed the same arduous
labors there.
After the war was over she was asked
TO come to several Southern States aud
assist in that work during the process Of
construction, and sitting her feelings
toward those who sought TO destroy the
Union she went with her usual success
DIR. Howe had remarkable career. lie
was fine young man of great strength of
purpose, and his mission in life was to re-
lieve the unfor unate wherever he found
1t. His assistance To Greece in the strug
gle FOR her Independence, his casting his
lot with Poland and the month he passed
in prison for this are all a matter of his
tory. but il is at home in his character of
benefactors 90 all the unfortunate classes,
whether criminals, p6upers or imbeciles
that the real hero shows itself.