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The morning call., 1892-12-27
MORLEY IN TROUBLE
That Dynamite Bomb a Blow at
the Liberals.
Tory Organs Taking the Most Capital
Possible Against the Cause of
Home Rule i'm ireland.
Special to THE MORNING CALI.

DUBLIN. Dec. 26.-Chief Secretary Nor
ley, accompanied by MacDermott Attor-
ney-General. and Solicitor General Hemp
hill. visited the place where the explosion
occurred and made careful investigation
to-day Pending the arrival of Colonel Ma
1endie, the chief inspector of explosives, the
scene OF the wreck was left untouched.
There is scarcely doubt, save in the minds
oil Tories. that the whole affair was due to
personal spite. or perhaps a desire to bring
discredit on Chief Secretary Morley's ad-
ministratiOn. Tie place was visited by
thousands Of people to-day.
To prevent Intrusion upon the scene the
police put up chain across Exchange
court, and strong force stood outside the
chain to restrain the great throng from
pressing over or under it. Extra police and
military patrols have been detailed to guard
most of the public buildings. No one is al
lowed to loiter in the vicinity
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STEADILY GAINING.
Mr.. Blaine Is Getting On Much Better
Than Was Thought Possible.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-Mr. Blaine con-
tinues to get along quite as well as could be
expected. He passed a fairly good night
and this morning was as we'll as yesterday,
though the Christmas festivities resulted
yesterday in little more exercise than was
good for him. The family is in much better
spirits now that Blaine has pissed whole
week without relapse.
''Mr. Blaine is getting along nicely" was
DIR. Johnston's reply TO a question as to Mr.
Blaine's health this evening. The physician
had just emerged from the house, where he
had remained with the distinguished patient
just thirty minutes, and so well satisfied was
he with the improvement shown that he
did not expect to return to the house. The
Blaine residence at ii o'clock was closed
for the night and the family had retired.
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MURDER AND SUICIDE
How a Congregational Minister
Was Shocked.
Going to Call Upon Parishioner and
Finding That the Entire Family
Had Been Butchered.
Special TO THE MORNING CALL

WORCESTER, Mass, Dec GA terrible
triple murder and suicide was discovered
to-day in the upper fiat of the tenement
building at 81 Tainter street Henry V.
Varnum and his little adopted daughter
Florence were found dead and Varnum's
wife was nearly dead when discovered and
died on her way to the hospital, aud Mrs.
Wright. the mother of Mrs. Varnum, now
lies at the hospital in a critical condition.
unable as yet to talk or to indicate in any
way the story Of the dreadful tragedy.
Henry c. Varnum came to this city from
Hapon, VT. in September and went to work
in the shop OF l.. l.. Pollard. The family
lived quietly and TO all appearances hap
PLY. Mrs. Varnum was q regular attend
ant at Hope Congregational Church. where
she sang in the choir. and her husband and
little daughter often accompanied her: Mrs.
Varnum was not present at the services on
Sunday. and the pastor Rev. E.W. Phillips.
remarked her absence and expressed some
surprise. saying that Mrs. Varnum was not
the sort OF woman TO stay at home because
Ii was cold
Mr.. Phillips to-day went to the Var
nun house and rang the bell, but received
no answer. and called up the occupant Of
the MIDDLE dwelling, who said he had not
heard anything from the Varnums. Mr..
Phillips went upstairs Immediately and
passed through the parlor Into the back
parlor and then into the kitchen. He then
pushed open the door of bedroom leading z
of from the kitchen and terrible sight
met his eyes. Lying on the bed, covered
with blood, were the bodies Of Mr. Varnum
and his wife. The man was quite dead,
but the woman was breathing heavily. In
cot ia one corner OF the room lay the
child, turned over on her face. also dead.
Phillips waited to see no more, but rushed
downstairs and telephoned for the police.
When the police arrived. the mother, Mrs.
Wright, was discovered in an adjoining
room. She was conscious, but not able to
speak, though she understood what was
said to her. The bodies OF the man and
child were removed to the undertaker's aud
the elder women carried 10 the hospital.
Mrs. Wright is still unable 10 speak, but
may live. She is about so years OF age.
The weapon with which the awful deed
was committed was an iron strap about fl
teen inches long. headed by a cylindrical
knob. The instrument weighed fully four
pounds. VaTnum himself was killed by a
stab from a knife. identified as his own. He
was cut in the region of the heart aud there
was no sign OF violence about tue house
outside of the bedrooms.
Mrs. +. F. Hail, who lives In the tene-
ment below. says she heard slight sounds
from the child about o'clock on Sunday
morning. The noises ceased Immediately
and she thought nothing Of them.
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TAKING PRECAUTIONS.
London Has the Dynamite Scare All
Over Again.

LONDON. Dec GA suggestion Is being
made that the Dublin explosion was the
work of anarchists. and was part of plot
discovered some time ago to carry on the
dynamite propaganda in Great Britain on
behalf of the anarchist cause. Scotland
Yard officials. however, scout the idea.
The explosion has caused considerable
uneasiDess here, and public buildings and
railway stations have been put under extra
guards, and all the precautions taken during
the last dynamite outrsges in this city are
being observed. No unknown person is
allowed to enter the Government offices
without giving an account of himself.
A number of papers. commenting on the
explosion, regard it as political crime. and
declare that it is the outcome OF Morlev's
conciliatory policy. Tie papers of his
party. however. attribute it to a mere pri-
vate grudge, having no political siguifi-
canoe,
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aud owing to the fury of the ST orm, work
men have been unable thus far to repair the
damage there and elsewhere.
First street has been raging torrent,
and tn damage done to the grading is at
present impossible to estimate, though it
will doubtless be very great.
The vacant lot off First street, formerly
used as a dumping place for rubbish, and
cleaned up and leveled last fall by the city,
Is good sized lake now, as IL is below the
level CT the street.
The damage done to the foundations of
buildings has also been great but so far
none have fallen.
Your correspondent crossed Napa Creek
to-day In skif, and found matters on the
other side quite as bad as here.
For considerable time the railroad track
was few inches under water for some dis
tance, and the large vacant space between
the Palace Hotel and the track was sub
merged TO the depth of several inches. and
foot travel is out of the question.
Further east along the same street the
water reaches greater depth on account of
the lowness of the land. and houses built
close to the ground will soon be untenable
IL much more rain falls.
Much dissatisfaction is expressed here
with the manner in which the work on the
new bridge has been carried on.
Hardly vestige OF the foundation for the
center pier on which the bridge was to turn
remains, and complaint is the more bitter
as precisely what has occurred was pre-
dicted several months ago by resident stone-
masons.
No estimate as to tie probable damage to
the vineyards and orchards can as yet be
formed, but those who are authority, by
reason Of long residence, say The loss Will be
severe.
The wind has torn down many signs and
fences. but so far no buildings have been
wrecked. though several times during the
storm 1t looked very much as if some Of the
cheaper frame buildings would be over
turned. An old and long deserted building
on one Of the back streets, long known as
the Lovers Retreat" was seen to rock and
sway violently, but so far it remains intact
Some OF the wharves have suffered the
loss OF few piles. but have so far withstood
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THE FROZEN EAST.
SnOwdrifts Block the Santa Fe and
Rock Island Roads.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. ga blizzard ragged
here last night with a severe north wind
accompanied by snow and temperature OF
6 degrees below zero. The storm was far
reaching, extending over the entire South
west. but was particularly severe in Kansas.
dispatch from Topeka. Kans., says Re-
ports received at the railroad Offices here are
to the effect that the storm extended into
Colorado and Indian Territory. About the
same quantity of snow fell West as East,
but in the Westthe wind amounted to
gale. and. in consequence, the snow drifted
badly. causing a great deal of trouble in
the movement Of trains. The SantaFe had two
trains in drifts near Newton yesterday. and
got them out last night. To-day the same
road had four trains in drifts between
Dodge City and Cimarron. The company
has two snowpiows at work. and IL is ex-
pected to open the line in brief time.
The Rock island has two trains in the
drift on ITS southwestern line, aud has also
Its snowplows at work. At Arkansas City
there is much suffering among the home
seekers camped upon the border of the
Cherokee strip. Stock is suffering consider
ably everywhere.
BELLAIRE, Ohio. Dec. 26. = The Ohio
River here is frozen over for the first time
since 1885.
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FOREST TREES LAID LOW,
Havoc of the Storm in the Valley of
the Russian River.

HEALDsBURG, Dec. 26-Many bridges
have been washed or damaged, trees in
Vulnerable have gone down and hundreds
of redwoods in the adjoining forests have
fallen. The eucalyptus is a failure before
such storm. In forty-eight hours 622
inches fell. making 11.50 inches for the
storm and 25 inches for the season.
At Cloverdale and all through the Russian
River Valley there has been about the same
fall. The storm is now subsiding.
SoNoMA, Dec. 26.-Shellville and sur
rounding country was under water Satur-
day, caused by the high floodtde. No
serious damage is reported. Rain ceased to
fall this morning end the sun snone bright
and warm for short time this afternoon.
The storm now appears 10 be over.
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FROZE HIS COrlPASSES.
Extraordinary Weather Experienced
bY Atlantic Steamers

NEW YORK. Dec. 26.-The steamship City
of Berlin OF the lnman line arrived In port
to-day alter the toughest passage she has
ever experienced. Her time was IL days, 3
hours and IL minutes.
Other incoming steamships report fierce
storms and bitter cold weather at sea-
Every vessel that arrived to-day was a
mass of ice from the water-line TO the mast
head. The tramp steamship Laurestana,
from Bremen December 3. came in with her
deck and side covered with ice two feet
thick in places and with huge icicles hanging
from her yards. The captain says the
weather was SO severe that ali three of the
ships compasses froZe in their alcohol
baths and that he was obliged to make his
course by the stars.
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THE SNOW-SwEPT NORTH.
The Resumption of Railroad Traffic
Being Slowly Accomplished.

SPOKANE. Wash. Dec. 26.-The storm of
last week seriously affected railroad travel
and traffic on nearly all the railway lines
in Eastern Washington. North Idaho and
Montana. The Great Northern train due
here at o'clock this morning was ten hours
behind time. and on that account the east
bound train tonight was abandoned. The
trouble is occasioned by deep snow and
heavy drifts In the Rocky Mountains. Trains
are running regularly westward on that
line As far as Wenatchee.
The Northern Pacific, Union Pacific and
Spokane Northern trains, including
branches, are now practically running on
time. Slow progress is being made by the
Great Northern In the construction of the
switchback over the summit of the Cascade
Mountains, but 1t is thought that connec-
tion will be made by January /. The G re-
mony of driving the golden spike has been
indefinitely postponed. in anticipation Of
heavy freshets.
PORTLAND, Dec. 26.-The Union Pacific
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the food remarkably well. considering the
badly damaged condition of some of them
Many skifs and other small boats left
chained to the snail landings down the
creek are missing. but doubtless will be
found after the storm lodged in the tules,
together with the steps to which they were
moored.
Holiday business has been seriously i'm
peded and all but totally suspended on ac-
count of tho almost impossible condition Of
the streets.
The rainfall as reported from the asylum
has been 2.05 inches for the past twenty
four hours. 6.021 for the month and 1909 for
the season.
This is rainfall almost unprecedented
in the minds of the oldest residents, and ac-
companied as II has been during the present
storm by terrific gale 1t has been the
worst storm ever experienced here.
To the Inconvenience and delay to bust
ness caused by the suspension OF telephone
communication the worse catastrophe of
utter darkness came near 10 being added
last night The rising torrent which surged
down First street threatened TO engulf the
b0iler-room of the electric light works. and
quench the fires In the furnaces. Happily
this danger was averted by the prompt
action OF the employees OF the company in
taking measures to tarn the tide from the
door.
Napa Greek Is out of its banks In places,
but no serious damage has SO Far resulted.
and no further rise is expected.
From present indications 1t is thought that
the worst of the storm is now past, as the
wind has subsi6ed, having apparently ex-
hausted its fury.
The principal damage here as far as known
at present has been to the streets and the
Third-street bridge.
The heaviest losers by the storm are the
New York Bridge Company and the city as
individual losses have been comparatively
slight.
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household effects upstairs this aftern oon.
The levee 'of the Sutter County district
broke last night and also the Rideout leyee.
Cattle and hogs are reported to have been
drowned on the old Brannan ranch Boats
were sent by Mayor Rideout on the train to
Marcuse station TO rescue 200 head of beef
cattle. which were. however. rescued before
their arrival.
The country for miles around Marysville
is under water. The city levees are consid-
cred to be able to stand seven more feet of
water Men patrol the levee for seven
miles day aud night. The river is rising
slowly again tonight.
YUBA CITY. Dec. 26.-The rivers are still
booming and much uneasness is felt.
Twelve miles below here the levees broke
In several places, overlooking thousands OF
acres OF grain and inundating the large
farm of n. ID. Rideout. Considerable stock
is reported to have been drowned, Trains
are all delayed. The storm is broken.
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New Orleans Races.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 26-The track was
heavy.
Five furlongs. Duke of Kent won, Nathan
Frank second. Horace Lelane third. Time,
I'LL.
Five and half furloDgs, Billie Duncan
won, The Judge second, Hiehwayman
third. Time, 1:19
Seven furlones, Greenleaf won. Dixie
second. Boswing third. Time. :46.
One mile. Bret Harte won, Texas Star
second. w. L. Munson third. Time, 2:ol.
One mile. Zampost won, Bonnie Byrd
second. Heloise third. Time, 2:0lh.
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IDAHO'S LEGISLATURE.
The SquabbIe Over Its Composition
Finally Settled.

BOISE. Idaho. Dec. 26--The Supreme
Court has rendered a unanimous decision
refusing to grant writ of mandamus COM
pelliDg the State Board OF Canvassers to
follow the Governors proclamation In de-
livering the result Of the election for men,
bers OF the Legislature. A conflict arose
between the political committee and the
Governor regarding the validity of the ap-
portionment act Of the last Legislature.
Certain county division legislation had
been declared unconstitutional, thus inval-
idating part OF the act. and the committee
held that the entire act was thus rendered
weld. The election was conducted in ac-
cordance with their views. Notwithstanding g
the fact that the Governor isslhd q procla-
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REASON FOR MPATIENCE.
McAuiiffe May Be Given No Chance to
1eet Burge, After All.

New YORK, Dec. 26.-The match between
Jack McAuliffe and Dick Burge for S45,-
600 purse before the Coney Island Athletic
Club is still incomplete. owing to Dick
Burgess representatives refusing to sign arti-
cles containing clause that each must de-
post forfeit OF $4,000. as stipulated by
McAuliffe. 1t is the opinion that McAuliffe
is anxious to see Burge and measure him
up" before signing, as he Is afraid that he
will go up against the sort Of game that
Dempsey did. II is stated that Newton is
tired OF trying to get the men together and
may at any moment declare the match of.
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WILL BE L.YNCHED.
The Short Story of Twilight Trag-
edy in Alabama

MOBILE, Ala, Dec. 26.-Near Coffeyville,
in Clark County. Ala, last night Ernest
McCOnquodale. one IF the best known clti-
zens of the county, was assassinated by
parties unknown. About midnight knock
was heard on the front gate of his dwelling
and Mrs. McConquodale called her hus-
bands attention TO the signal He went
out to the front gate and imm mediately gun
was discharged by some one at the gate,
and MeConquodale received a number of
buckshot in the head and face. He fell and
expired without uttering word. Nothing
is said to explain the origin of the tragedy.
There is much excitement at Coffeyville,
and the assassin or assassins will be
lynched If detected
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FIVE KNOCKDOWNS.
A Vicious Prize-Fight Won by New
York Lightweight.

NEW YORK. Dec. GA desperate prize
fight was decided heIe this evening. The
principals to the vicious conflict were
Billy" Welch, Familiarity known by the
sobriquet Of Little John L.. and Joe Daily
Of Brooklyn. The men fought for purse
OF $500 and weighed In at 100 pounds.
About 300 persons witnessed the fstic argu-
ment. Welch was the aggressor through
out the battle and secured verdict In the
middle OF the second round. During the
windup Welch scored five knockdowns.
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EMBEZZLED MILLIONS.
Discovery of an Enormous Fraud in
Austria

BUDA PEsTH, Dec. 26-The fact has just
been made public that during the Trefort
Ministry 100000 forms were embezzled
m tie Department OF Education and Public
Instruction.
Count Czsky. the incumbent OF the Min
bfry In question, both in the Zzapary
Cabinet and In the present Mekerle Cab
inet. has known of the embezzlement for
some time, but has made no mention OF It.
No information is ascertainable as to the
mode of the fraud or the identity Of the
dishonest official.
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HONOR TO KENTUCKY.
Carlisle Will Probably Be Secre-
tary of State.
The Blue-Grass Senator Said to Be
Inclined to Accept the
High Honor.
Special TO THE MORNING CALI.

WASHINGTON, Dee. 26.-The News says
that it can be announced positively that
Carlisle will be veand's Secretary of
the Treasury if he will accept the appoint
ment, and that Carlisle is at present in
elined to accept. Whitney has declined the
State portfolio. Mr.. Cleveland also wants
Dickinson to accept the postmaster-gen-
eralship. Gray of Indiana may receive
some frst-class foreign mission, but prob
ably will get Cabinet place. Randolph
Tucker of Virginia and CuIberson of Texas
are both confidently expecting to be
Acknowledgement.
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MISSING RETURNS.
The Ballots of Long Island City Cam
not Be Found

LONG Island CITY, l., l., Dee. 26-As-
sistant City Clerk Hayes, in compliance
with an order issued by Justice Bartlett of
Brooklyn on Saturday, compelling him to
return the election returns OF the last cleo
tion to the inspectors for correction, went
to the city clerks Office this morning only
to find the returns missing. Two police
men have been on guard in the city clerk s
office since election and declare that no one
has been at the safe. Mayer Gleason says
that no one had the combination to the safe
except City Clerk Burk and Assistant
Hayes and he doesn't see how the returns
could have been stolen since the police
were Oh duty. The news that the returns
were missing causes great excitement here.
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BRIDGES WASHED AWAY.
The Upper Sacramento Booming
row Escape From Drowning.

TIC CppeT SaCrameHtO BO0mlHg-Nar-
row Escape From Drowning.
READING, Dec. 26.-The storm has been
most severe. impeding travel by rail and
stage. The Sacramento River is booming.
The bridge across Clear Creek on the road
to lgo has been washed away. the bridge
on the same creek leading to Anderson has
been considerably damaged. while the
bridge across the Sacramento has been
watched night and day and the driftwood
prevented from accumulating against the
piers. Sunday two horses were drowned in
Churn Creek and the driver, named Hous-
ton. was obliged to swim ashore. A lady
travelling with Houston fortunately got out
before he attempted TO cross. The wind
was very heavy here. blowing down trees,
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WILL INSULT RIBOT.
Audrieux Is Determined to Fight a
Duel.

New YORK, Dec. 26.-The Suns Paris
correspondent cables: Prime Minister Ribot
was to-day challenged to duel by NJ. An
drieux. Ribot took the position that his
criticism OF Andrienx was his legitimate
work and that the code did NOT permit a
call TO arms for such cause. Andrleux
will. therefore, publicly insult the Prime
Minister in order To bring about meeting.
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A Merchants Splendid Gift.

CLEVELAND, Dec. 26.-John L. Woods, a
wealthy retired lumber-dealer. gave s125. 600
to-day to the medical college of tho West
ern Reserve University as a Christmas
present. The university has received dur
Ing the past two years gifts aggregatiDg
100000.
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DRAGGED FROM A CAR.
A Shocking Accident Caused by an
Overhead Wire i'm Chicago.

CHICAGO, Dec. 26-To-night Mrs. S. B.
Mitchell entered eable-car without notice
ing that her foot had become entangled in
a coil of telegraph wire. When the car
started and the wire was made taut Mrs.
Mitchell was dragged from her seat through
the door and against the rear platform of
the car. Before she could be liberated her
leg was so cut by the wire that amputation
NAV be necessary
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IN A SAFE PLACE.
The Panama Go-Between Has Hidden
His PanerS

PARIS, Dec. 26.-The Ee Iaire publishes
an interview with ArtoD, the go-between
fD the Panama affair, in which he says that
bis papers are in safe place and nobody
Is able to get copies to them. He remarked
significantly that he regarded De Reinache's
death as a warning to himself
II is stated that Herr blackmailed Baron
Eeinach out Of 10000 O0o francs
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had started a revolution. A company OF
Castilhistas had crossed the frontier at
Rivera and killed a number Of frontier
guards The Invaders were pursued by
Uruguayan cavalry and several were killed.
The invasion caused great excitement in the
Uruguayan army. The soldiers even thre at
en- to invade Rio Grande do Sui, but their
officers will probably be able to restrain
them
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A ROUGH TRIP.
lhree Times the Umatiila Tried to
Come Back to Port.

~OIHe DICK 10 Port.
TACOMA. Wash, Dec 26.--The steamer
Umarilla arrived at Port Townsend this
evening from San Francisco. Captain
Hunter reports the toughest trip the vessel
ever had.
southeaster was encountered as soon as
the vessel had passed the Golden Gate. and
three times the captain tried TO put back,
but was prevented by the heavy sea. The
hurricane flooded the upper and lower
decks. carrying away the ships new iibsail
and one Of the topmasts.
During the gale the ships boatswain and
lady passenger were severely injured.
PORTLAND, Dec. 26.-Captain Pohlman
of the steamer Oregon, which arrived to-
day from San Francisco, reports rough
voyage. Other vessels arriving report a
similar eXperience
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nation following the apportionment. Some
votes were cast for different candidates in
all the districts recognized by the Gov
ernor, and the seating Of these men turned
upon the decision. The court held that the
entire apportionment act was void, and The
case OF all those claiming seats under the
executive proclamation falls to the ground.