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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-17
AMID BURNING BALES OF RAGS.
HEROIC WORK OF THE CAPTAIN AND GREW OF |
THE STEAMSHIP AFRICA.

HEROIC WORK OF THE CAPTAIN AND GREW OF
THE STEAMSHIP AFRICA.
The steamship Africa from Hamburg with n cargo
OF bales OF and OF bagging came into port yeste
day after a voyage full OF excitement. she eiV
hamburg on January Ii. but before she got ont OF
the Channel her machinery broke down and she pun
into Fowcy, in Cornwall. ON January 20 the Aflca
prt out again. and caught the western gales al once
Then began struggle betwe the steamer and the
elements. Gale afr gale swept down on her' ana
the big cold dashed over her or got under her
and threw her about I'LL every rivet strained ana her
crew were here and there whenever they tried
to walk upon the reeng decks. A big wave carried
away the starbOaM llfeb0t. Then cam another ana
smashed the bridge. TIE wheclhouse was caught
BY q wave and nearly washed overheard.
ON February g. about O'Clock In the morning TWO
sailors came from the forecase and reported 10 The
captain that they thought they sneled IRE 'aP'mh
Clare and Mate P.lvev made investigation and saw
smoke coming from hatch 30. ]. The steamer Wa
mt before the wind 50 that the fire should not be
forced aft and the hatch taken of. Flames sp'ng
ia out Of the fDIchOd, when b. was scen mat Inc
lalss OF rags burning. The hr-ho,r was turner
ioto the hold but the water could Mt subdue Tie
flames Captain Clare then riggci an iron derrick
on deck with chain attached 10 IT, and he aud the naic
birding wet towels about their heads to keep ont TIE
suTocating smoke went down into the hOl1 and begun
10 hoist out the burning bales. Their example on
cOnIaged the and the sailor, were working
with IA will In the sitting hold amid the smoke and
fame and on deck in the cold and storm, to save tt
ship. For i've hours they woiied men work for
their lives, aud al the end Of that time had b iaed
out wenty-slx bales Of burnug rags. The bales wci-;
thrown overheard : they reached the d"ot.
When the last Burning bale hOistcd ont, the
lr,ee was turned into the hold and the rest Of the
rags were drcuchcd. Then The hatch aitened
down and the steamer headed again the westward.
She had southwest and nOrthw st gale accompanied
nv heavy cross scas all thu way The Africa viii
co IN Jersey City 10 discharge her cargo She was
not materially injured By the fire.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-17
NOTES ABOUT TURF AFFAIRS.

The hearing at Trenton Yesterday caused large co"a
10 90 theye. Onehundred and th,rtyh's pes'""s I,s
Elizabeth OH train and sltoeeoer nere "eo 1'o".
,.onls who went b. Trenton ~ dcncunce the hoposeu
- lsv. The adyocate-. Of the bills were Oh INC
y,ound, a,st over 500 arrived on Monday Dihhy
managed To get himself thoroughly disliked oy people o
every uatt OF Several bls were ar~"' ~ ""'
he directed 70 every one Of and Is suky ana hoo-s
abou. the present When tie rural e'NIehs o~Ns"'
gmns. a, "pnny" and told that he wNs the eSss
o, Ney.Jersey politics there wes general kicA a1ons
IN. ybtors from back counties one OF heiH o""'
declared That they have made MuG"un' ou'
o ia. b. gosh - -. 49,
Invisible Had he appeared with "pnny" the Mugw"hp
vote would b. balance VI power Ia Ne"Je'''S ~ ~
election. ,.,..,. ,.o.v &,
f., ,,,- - any hill without the hirty.day cause. lie
would mo-. object to closing three months In the "ihHs I"
necessary % secure legislation The racing ~ "'onco'e
f. Illegal and T. couutruanced by the oneN- OF O"hNo"
cy,t but they az that jury IA the county decdn Has
tho Gloucester rscetrack not dsoIdeTy house inc
facing 1. considered 10y superior I" th' "'''
Gutenberg conducts Tor the Drn"ht oil IL I4~o"' ~
winter racng l. what might u eaileo 'he 'p''' "
E.ug- but IL the ''syorI " knays-' On" IooAhAn''
..,d Il would take whole season for ue aVef's' Ih'"
linn. htt,, 10 loss 100 ~ Il took him week % make
% Dis mind what - BIT on.
Tia, w.la nown booAmakine or "counl-.ion' estab'
i,.n,ut u Newton Co, using the rooms Formerly
occupied by Kelly { Bus. ha- dissolved parnrr-hip az
Nh Allen d. co. Il arm. DID bot Want auy moro
business The losi, # ten cer'% s0mihsAe
.n every bct ode ,'a.H When u gets !" 'tf'
yrr, AfIn tuck eomm-siossrs oso over tSVVVV III
few months AZ tn c~ut- crack. IL IS time III poor de-
udd CON mi .son study the sermon OF the Kew Dr
rsr6hur-t.
Tho board Control viii have al important meeting
rt after the Monmouth entries co.- when the Hoard VIII
meet 20 revise The only business to b. transacted IL
70 issue licenses 20 trainers and lockcys.
The Burrdac Tro,hers have secured the services u
william Hayward - " ride for them In 1897 The ve,-
efan ocse n. and he iee. Ike t"o-
yarod Their, II lule doubt That the ~ viii BE en on
tho vets rans none a. Jockey Q. biz son. William nay
ward IT, ~ sreas big fellow who would have " reduce 10
piIc At 100 n
Tho persons Judging public form by he
nuiuber o time, syorits wins absurd anybody
who has had experience rscetuok knows that AZ c.r
n uAc horse are made favoos when the odds should
be st least 10 " against them. There number Of
such race, every Ono IN particular occurred ono
u The biz tracks where liberal bokmskrf offered 20 b~s
ell 900 u $40 900 against ssorlie Just 10 round up
hs book"
Fstt.ry, the crack ny VI Goucestr Il owned by =
n, reliant 10 Phads phia and viii not be raced un t"'
?. GUAR oPons on MAY Is.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-17
4 FAST M4I SERTICE.

THE PENNSYLVANIA ROAD PUTS on NEW
TRAIN OF GREAT ADVANTAGE TO THF WEST.
Pttsburg Penn. Feb. l6.-The Pennsylvania Rail
road began last night give the finest exhibition Of
speed and good service In the delivery Of the Eastern
mails to the West that has ever been known in the
history Of the company. ON December 90 the com
many put Oh ID macar from Pittsburg 10 Chicago. via
Tort WAYNE that connects with the Newlork train
arriving here at 10 and reaches Chicago al 10 In
the morning II intended at that time TO give
the same facilities TO Indianapolis. running the car
on the Indianapolis and 81. Louis division, but the
company unable 10 complete the car
in time Cincinnati received the same service dS
Chicago The indianapolis ana ST. Louis car has
been completed and was run on that division Of the
road for the first time last night, going as far as
xenia with the Cincinnati car. and thence directly
through 10 the West.
The advantage of this rapid service 10 The four
cities Il almost neacuable. affording TO the banks.
business houses and merchants generally mail
service from New-York direct that they long have
wished for. This train makes four hours better time
than train No 49, which formerly left New-iOrk nj
a a. a m hui which since has been made local To
tine business men Of Western and Central indiana this
means twenty four hours better time tlmn they nave
lc,otofore enOyed because good connections can BE-
made al Indianapolis with the train leaving that CS
fnr tle sections named. which has until now been IN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-17
p1lxs FOR OUTDOOR HORSE SHOWS

Auotn,r meeting Of these Interested ia forming com
laay to give horse and cattle shows w9s held AT
t,e I;oomc.~t oncc, Of \. G.. Spildng s. BIO. yes-
rday at r;loJn. IT, is prop -cd 10 give The exhibitions
at tho Polo Grounds and the arrangements and detail
scre pIbiishcd ia Yesterdays Tribune J.. H. 1al'ott
and J. w. Staldlng epTe,cnt the NcwlOrh club AT yes
,rd.vs meeting: j. {. Coo.an the Lynch estate. which
controls th. property and Secretary J. !. HYDE Of The
Hor.r Show Company, was a-o present The neel1P
W.. an executive AID a-td from 80 70 p M The
a,,iai men were -ccict,' - wh'a Il"y 81, holding
baseball nee lngs and would d,uiee nothing
~c,rctiry Hyde was noIe cowmun ati,r. lie AID
Tia, a new oOwp,uy would probably be organized, 10 BE-
Known ~ The IA I'd sat.s norse and Cattle SHOW Com
plny. H. VOID conflict Ia 10 way With tie company
which yly, tho iors. -lot- Mad-o Square Garden
f,.t many of te stockholders II ,.at pny would oiu
the new association Mr.. hyde j. Hho} TO act - soole
cafy Ia both Colonel william Jay ha, been asked ~ be-
CONS president Of The new company ana be VIII probably
tc.o.t
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-17
sMrGG1rD GOODS roR HAEvlRD PROFESS oRs

The dispute between the regular customs Inspectors
and the special Treasury agents ~ u Jurisdiction
over TIE tiu trunk seized from II passenger by the
rcut0nic last week l. still unsettled An examination
81 IN. content, IL the trunk yesterday disclosed four
teen fun suits Of clothes. fourteen extra pair, Of
trousers fJur sack coats. dress sut. slX over.
co,t- and two wuistciits. MI these garments bore
the label Of Poole, the LONDON tailor. There were
also card, bearing the name ana measure OF each
customer. together with tie price and samples 81 the
goods. Among the were those "a Harvard
professor, and students. and many Boston and Lowell
men surveyor Lyon and Mr. Jingle. ciicf of The
srecinl agents, were in conference over the matter
yesterday, ana lir OF the name, NJ the customers
WIS sent - Washington.
The next general sale Of goods That have been
sclcd f,r smuggling viii be held by order 81 the
Collector. on MaIrh .. al 80. 2G7 West Il. Every
fhn. that his been seized since November. 1890 and
doe, Eot exceed 500 I'm value Slll be sold without
restriction By j Thomas steirn, tine Government
suction,cr. Among the GOO lots offered goods or
almost every description. ranging from clildfcns toys
10 valuable lcWclry. and from cheap umbrellas to
ro,tly underwear. There also electrical instril
menis, Wines cigars. photographs and antiquities Of
all kinds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-17
.. yOuv STEPHENSON FOUND GUILTY.
THE KEEPER OF THE SLIDE PROMPTLY CON
,,crro N GENERAL. SESSIONS.

rpr KEEPER OF THE SLIDE" PROMPTLY CON
vIcrEp IN GENERAL SESSIONS.
Tho war on the low resorts Of the city was rewa'ueu
v.t.d,v hv the conviction OF TlUmns stevenson ior
kae,dn, a disorlerly house. With d" Billy Mc"iOry III
the penitentary and maximum imprisonment VI o"0
year and a maximum fine of 5000 starring '"c P''
nrietor 81 the slide" In the face, the movement
aqolust ,he dives has certainly made gOOu Sc y
Frederick H. House began vt noon yesterday III i'"'
of General sessions to sum up for the prisoner Tic
smoke. clOuuently for an hour ana a quarter ueo'i7
that ,rre was no real evidence that the premises No
The most important witnesses for the proaccut'o hc
said were unworthy ~ belief.
Assistant District Attorney Wauhope Lynn 'heh a'
eucd forcJly for the prosecution lie d'houhoen 'o
Slide A. plngie- spot and breeder oi crlhhai'
lie also took occasion get rap at the Kew DE-
Chnries H. Palkhurst saying: " 1t Jas Occh w ed',
task 10 prosecute this The witnesses rc'0i'c"
"''" ~ ~, -, ..iot 10 cot ont If tcstilying. Tol
cannot get yonr Dr. ParkhuTst, who sits al nome anu
bcans y1tperative abuse the heads Of the city gov
crnrnent 10 come to court and testify against such men
the prisoner" $500. A.,
Judge MARITIME then delivered his charge ana inc
,nrv retired AT about o'clock. ~ 415 O'CLOCK IL
returned with verdict OF guilty. stevenson was TO
manded until Friday for sentence, 80 That Aessrs
Uouse g. Friend his attorneys could prepare paper
on which 20 move for 4 new trial. Jnage . Msrun.
tianked the Jury saving: Had you found dinefeh'
verdict IL would have been contrary 70 all Ae e'f
deucc produced
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-17
curR1 ciIUyDlRs FOR Toby.

Supreme Court-ocncial Iefm-keGes, continued.
supreme Court-specla TernrOr, IAdJourned until
Tgl 9 = i,a 4neo e, Law S
40. % 80 1876 G5s I55, 49, 49, 40
1907 E' iaso G95 IVY so go 800 t ,C@ 49, 425 81
dsC a1Z2. Sed4, 1872 ~; ,.,.o.. c.... D..
10 C .o, t,on mOp Part III ih''o'e ""''e !"
Circuit Coult-Part II-BelOe TruaX, J.-Cases to be
Giicult Court-rqi Iv-B4fore Barrett. Jca.es to 0o
surrogate Court Befor. Ransom. S.-wis Of Schuyler
Skaats and John Fitzpatrick, 10 80 a. ~ For probate
Dunn 10 a. M; Ellen Reilly Hcnry Iicken Alice Russell
ana o lEno' rtrn-Adouncd until Feb a.
Com%Sa sa-@s1y rSfG5 rmS sGh5a
10 COMMON ON no, r feaS-Ta Term-lar leiore DAILY C
los. i52. iis5, 67i iioi 1908 1905. So 90 1861
S[ Common lS % 1 i feS Pa has desees
J.--Ca-e- to he sent from Part j. MI
staysr Gases 70 oe sent ron %aGt f., tam,
sup ror COuft-speclai 1enD-l'eioe Freedman, j.
Suier5r cour,-Tria Term-part / fore McAdam j.
superior Cour-rrial Tcr-Ports II and III-AdJoun~l
(y tSSrSpesaI Tn fore MsGoy y: MqYo.
No. 12o. j627 562s, iel7 213G i70o 3225 BOO ~?
49, $3.50, 1907 ~ Sss'' cl9' 1872 i io5S3
VIZ '55S ioGi $sG! ;i}!; -, n.,,.a v,,,,,... 49,
Nos: I5ss 1879 J232 5o7j G3oo oi0' 07G7. 1885 37ii
CITY Court-Tral rerm-Part IiI-Beore Van wyck.
No -s2i 3os6 5lI9 $500. 555i. lusO 533j sos
t coar g Gf Tr% MP NV fvsoe Tvbuee
q e. o g. g. Snort so eau C N Ss, $780, ca
md Court Of Gsn,a Wntb dmSS M91'
Cont Of Geaclol se,.on,-rar. IL Before fitzgerald
and Assistant DIStric-Auorney Msedo,s-Nos. l TO 3
U inclusive
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-17
srLILNG TROTyrING HOESES.

Peter C. kellogg Co.'S midwntcr sale u uottinc-brod
stock BEGAN o. 10 Ut the American institute In Third
,e Yesterday The ccncnt that tn sale would begin
Last evening was mistake. The sal" viii continue .oday
and tomorrow zach day beginning IN tn" morning The
attendance was light and the prices realized average.
were far below the actual Of breeding them. The
horses led In the ring showed ad, antge but they
we're not bred In Kentucky or California. and did not
,ttract the buyers Many bargains secured BY
owners OF farms IN the vicinity Of this city. who pur.
chased them for speculative purposes. The follow
hor.e- sold for $3.50 aud upward Ogcr brown lilly
ny SpIlt,yood dam Sally. j. Wicks IT, NewYork. 1870
Anita black ally. 8. by Lumps. dam Ruth. f.. f.
N.w.lndsor y. Y. $3.50 Ruth black X. by Wedge.
wood dam May DAYS Daughter. John Holmes. Holmdel
\ L. $40; Maymont brown stallion. o. by wedgewvod.
dam NAV DAYS Daughter. W. F. wa:rous. New.York.
$50 Dolly Wilkes. bay mare. g. by Kaiser. dam Dolly.
! w Dsy Waterloo. ". Y. $685. Wildr0wer. hay nlly.
4 by Splltwood dam Mddetown. Belle. Floyd brothers.
dgcown, Va $40 Splitwood bay stallion 10 by Wedge
wood dam Cigarette j. \. Barrl Bridgeport Conn. $500
Lena chestnut mare, q. by Ben Franklin dam GYPSY
Walter Janbler New-York. 1925; blanche chestnut
mare ! uv Ben franklin. dam Gypsy. Walter Jonbler.
Ne Nork,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-17
TVELTE WATERSPOCTS At ONCE
MODEST REPORT OF CAPTAIN M'KAY' OF TIE
GOOD SHIP KELAT. FROM INDIA

MODEST REPORT OF CAPTAIN M'KAf' or HE
GOOD SHIP KELAT. FROM INDIA
CAPTAIN Mckay Of the ship Kelat. from Chit'aaohs
India reported Yesterday that while on the way mere
he saw remarkable sight The kelat was III launoe 20
north and longitude ~ west fresh breeze VA DONNIE
and the skv was overcast suddenly wsteSpO"t hido'
II, appearance whlrng along about nall h"7 """'
,rom The ship and extending from the CLOUDS TO 'nc
va,er Then another and auothe: WATERFRONT aplraIei
until there were twelve of these Watery pillars "s
over the surface Of the Most Of them "eic SI''
and nearly all of them at least half mile away i'o'"
.,, shi, There were two OF the largest nearer inc
hip-one on ether hand-and their top' ,prrad ont ui
,.ev formed An arch through which the hcAl sAl"
CAPTAIN McKav said that be did not think ~ any u"o
,hu The ship was in danger from The waeFSplutN' 4
they did not approach near enough to the vessel
the Kelat was 1ls DAYS in coming from Chii'asohR
and exy..iencod variable weather Nhch Oh H",'''~'
mn February Il and - she encounters! hcrc "''F"
~, wind moving a hdrcaue first from TIE '''u" 81
ard t,cu from the west and northwest IT Wa o'i
IDENTIFY a cyclone which moving III thc 'ourse "i
th fnf stream. The heal came through 1t unIiImed'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-17
ATTRACTIONS At TONY PASrOR'S.

The programme offered just now at Tony Pastors
Theatre Is more attractive than any Of the previous
ones IN several weeks. The most important new
conner Is Miss Nellie Mcguire, from London music
halls she sings character songs in style English
"a a beef,teak pudding. The audiences at Tony Pas
TORS have come 10 be judges Of English songs. but
they are than pleased with Miss Magure's. she
has the faculty OF Initiating coarse and common
things without being herself coarse Or offensive. Her
dauces and walk rounds" are also clever Her Irish
dialect defective In spite Of her name. but one
else need expect to make great success Of Irish songs
at rony's while Miss Maggie Cpne is there. Miss Cline
is still suffering from hoarseness and finds IL impossible
to get through the whole Of her usual task But She
stays on the stage and does much OF 1t she
Miss Lydia Yeamans appears in some new gowns and
sings some songs. Mr.. Pastor himself IS singing
on the programme
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-17
CAPTAIN ELKINGTON'S DRAFTS UNfh ~
SURPRISED AT HIS ARREST FOR SUCH A uDlCu-
LOUsIY SMALL. AFFAIR.

LOUSLY SMALL AFFAIR.
Captain Francis W. ELLINGTON a retired officer OF the
British ARMY was arrested at his Office the top moor
Of No 10 Broadway Yesterday by Deputy SherlH =
| j. Walccrng. The order -of-arrest In TIE case WI,
granted by Judge Roger A. Pryor. Of the court VI
Common Pleas on the complaint If ArkeIl Dousas'
the welknown steamship agents Of WhltehaH ST. WIZ
cashcd drafts for Captain Ellington Which teF say
remain unpaid. According to the aiidavit' OF Thomas
w. Freeman and William II. Douglas, OF the hrin' the
captain on March 4. 1891 made draft for t"J l"S
100. II. II. Groh Il CO.. in New Son'h "aIe9' '"'
got the money from Arkcll IL Douglas. On July H.
1871 Ellington repeated the process, TINS ule u'a"
ing Oh ". H. GIN a Co., Of sydney huNuAhs' lo'
$50 los. 3D. The firm again advanced the CASH
Both draft, came back protested. The protest ices
amounted to s. l. ana 81 -, which were ADDED I"
Captain Elkngtons Indebtedness making II aI'ose'h'r'
in United states currency, Sf21 Il.
Demand for payment was made by ArKeh " Do"r"'
on July - following but the captain was ho' P''p'''
TO 1qudatc After expressing nhbohhu'u s"iP'i Ho
at the d,honorins of his drifts. he ohered a. sc''H
for the debt bl Of sale Of property owned by MN,
which Indicated that CAPTAIN ELLINGTON accustomed
IN fine life and pleasures Of hghbrcd Engi>h Seh'c
man T'Don the schedule which WAS attached 10 tl'
bill Of sale there set forth carts horses c"''e
ETC. worth 500. The security thus offered 7" Inc Ninp
firm looked a. th0n.h the captain lntchucu ''IN "
make good the drafts. but unfortunately ana perhaps
Inadvertently hi disposed oil the properly VIM" "
pledged for his debt leaving it unpaid, except ioo
which ,rkeu A Douglas succeeded In getting from him
in small sums The balance due Is ~" 49,
ridiculo1sy small affair."" Captain ELLINGTON snpseS"o
when the deputy sheriff acquainted him WIN ule
reason for his arrest.
Judge Pryor had fixed the bail at $500 WINCH Tue
captan was sure that he would have no difficulty IN
obtaining at once lie messages from he Shei1h
Office TO various persons who Ire said were lriehun vi
his asking them to come to his assistance ou' on''
one responded and he had not the real estate quain
ton. Finally the captain gave it up ana WAS '"he"
10 Ludlow Street Jail Ills address eh'er'u upo w,
bill of sale was Cirecnridge, S. l. lie SAID ts' nc hao
wife and three children. and created sympathy among
the Sherin's officers by adding that tie a''ef were
SICK He would not give his present address. me S
captain felt sure, he said, that he "ouN NC 'e'''
The story of Captain Eltinstons marr i, al.
tonilv troubles were all brought out IN ponce cur
a few wear, ago and created collsldefdOc SIT a'
amusement staten Island
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-17
FILL THEY TAKE Up JrDGr MIrSAhD'
ErroEr THAT THE BAR AssoC1ATIoN WILL Is.
VFSTIGtTT. MS CAsT.

REPORT TINT THE BAR AsSo,1tTIoN WILL Is.
vFSTIG ATT. HIS CAsr.
An editorial article wps published yc,tcrla, IN which
il Wa said that the Lar Association at its meeting
on March would taAe up and discus, the CONNECTION
~ Jnd-~ Isaac H. liay nard, II the count - AppeaH
Will IN, stealing u tho sts'e Sei.i'c. Tribune
reporter SAW Wheeler II. PcolAam the president oi
the Bar Association. n h,, home No. G-j Madison
ave last evening and Mr.. TeoIlan snid that 10 was
the Gr-i h, had heard Of suoh a'toI being taken
II might be possible TINT resolution would D.
Introduced looking to he end. but yet he had heard
nothing about f.
Frederic Il. COudert, who the president Of tie
Bar Association up - the hrt Of this year. also told
The Tribune reporter when Mr. C0dert was seen OF
his home No. 10 East Fory st. last night, TINT
the first lie hod heard Of sny -uch action when no
read the editorial referred To. When asked what
action the association would probably take, II any Mr.
Couder replied hst first committee OF unbiased me
would be appointed o. inquire into the facts. Then
this committee would make It's report 10 the nssocauOD
and without dOubt. an adverse report should De made
Judge MAYNARD would not be- reelected next hl Mr..
Coudert thought 1t would b. good thing In
view Of the for the Association take UP the
question because ~ The newspaper attacks upon Judge
Maynard. II was lad thing 10 have any judicial
orcer placed in II bad hight, especially one Of 50 high
a tribunal the Court Of Appeals Aftsr the com
mlttee had Investigated the case and reported The
facts. II the report were favorable II would, Of
course. be doing justice to the officer against whom
undoubtedly result In his being retired 10 private HE
The reporter th"i Ia Joseph II. Chonto. Elhu
Root and SilaS T.. Browne but neither OF them was
nt home. None OF the members Of the Bar AssOCia
ton who could be- found at the aSsociatlon's rooIns
No. West Twenty -ninh--t, last night lad heard
ANYTHING abOu. the movement.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-17
RUNoRED FIGHTING IN MEXICO.
THE REvoLUTIoNISTs OF CHIHUAHUA said 1o
HAVE HAD SEVERAL ENCOUNTERS
WITH FEDERAL TROOPS.

St Louis Feb. 1e.-"The Republic has the follow
Ing dispatch from FL I.,so Tex: "A mining man
well known on this frontier. who has Just returnei
here from the mountainous regions " 'nnh""n""
SAYS that the revolutionary movement there l. sup
ported by the lower class to a man. ana II uiseu vi
by the priests who hope TO overtime" the preSen'
Government and revive the Constitution OF lo'- n
priest At TemOchi, the miner asserts mas oolhPc.o
control over the Indians for miles around feople
nocked 10 TemDchi by hundreds. and. urged on Nv tc
priest declared themselves against the government
soldiers were sent over from Guerrero TO capture Inc
leaders and dsarm the people. The first dc'a'hheht
Of troops entered Tcmoci without resistance Oh.
soon fell under the Influence Of the priest ana Joed
the revolutionary forces. second detdchhehl upon
arriving at the town, met by the reVOlutohists
and II battle was fought. in which twenty regulars
and nine rebels were killed. and many men On each
side were wounded. The troops succeeded III cap
turing the town, but the rebels escaped. Following
closely npon THIS conflict another battle Was fought, at
Les AImas I'm which the rcvolutiOn-s came out vie
torfons without the loss of man. Eight Federal
soldiers aud their commander were Killed, ana arms
and ammunition were captured and were Distributed
among the rtvolutiouis,, who, up 10 the time ol uio
departure Of the miner, ,tll lcd possession oil the
town. ~ r..
.'Thc news Of this victory spread rapidly. From
every pass In the mountains SWarned men eager 70
juin the movement. until the Federal soldiers hnaili
surrounded the town. allowing no one 10 enter II.
had ,kirmi>h at Ncckcry I'm which three Of the latter
wcrr Killed and several were captured fc'pl' hIc
gathering in all the little towns, ana the Governments
Is having great deal of troube in dispensing Them