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CASE OF DIR. BRIGGS.
Defendant Argues the Second Charge
Against Him.

New YORK, Dec. 14.-In his argument
to-day, DR.. Briggs took up the second
charge, which alleged that he co-ordi-
mated the Bible, church and reason
as sources of divine authority in MS cele-
brated inaugural address. He said he
recognized that the Scriptures are really
the greatest authority of Christian re-
ligion. He thought, however, the au
thors of the Westminster confession had
not sufficiently recognized that the logas
was the light Of the world as taught in the
prologue of Johns gospel.
If the Presbyterian doctrines as taught
by the Westminster divines were alone
accepted, and the better believer OF the
more liberal modern Presbyterian
church rejected, then must the soldiers
Of the Salvation Army, members of the
Society of Friends, unnumbered heathens
and unbaptized children Of Baptists be
considered eternally lost. He for one
was not willing to subscribe to any such
barbarity.
The confession Of faith did recognize
that the word should be illuminated by
the spirit of God in the heart. The
heather could be saved by the shining of
the logas i'll their minds, and not by be-
lief in a Bible they knew nothing of. AS
the Pharisees OF old were rebuked by
Christ for maintaining that they alone
possessed all the goodncss, now should
these modern Pharisees of the Presbyte-
rian Church be rebuked for DENYING sal
vation to millions who do not subscribe
to their narrow belief
Reason" said Briggs, sis acknowl-
edged to be the greatest endowment God
has given man. 1t is the holy of holies of
human nature; the presence of the cham
ber of God within the soul, into which
the divine spirit enters when he would
influence man, and in which our Savior
dwells."
Speaking of the Salvation Army, Briggs
said it is significant that right at the close
of our century we have a great organiza-
ton outside the church, without a minis
try or sacraments, which seeks above all
things the salvation Of the lost, and en-
deavors to impart full salvation to all
people.
The remainder Of the reply, which was
very lengthy, went over. 1t will be
printed and submitted to the members in
that form.
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WILL BE SHOWN NO MERCY.
Mexican Troops Ordered to XIII All |
RnUnInffnnfSfG

Mexican Troops Ordered to XIII All
Revolutionists.
GUERRERO (Mex.}, Dec. 1.-THE Gov
ernment telegraph has been repaired and
the official report of the battle near San
Ygnace has been sent to military head
quarters.
The battle took place fifteen miles from
here, and on an order by courier for REIN
iorcements Major Esquebel left immedi-
ately with 150 men, but the fight was
over and the revolutionists had crossed
the river into the l nited States when he
arrived, taking with them twenty prison.
ers, forty horses and large amount of
ammunition and guns. The Mexican
soldiers fought brayely. There were only
torty-tive OF them opposed to 100 revolu-
tonlsts. Captain Seegar, who was in
command, led charge after charge against
the opposing force, but he was Outnum-
bered and was killed by a pistol-shot
from the leader of the revolutionists, who
is thought to be Peudencio Gonzales, for
merly a prominent rancher of Starr
County, Texas.
General Lorenzo Garcia, commander of
this military zone, has issued orders 10
all troops stationed along the frontier to
be on the Lookout Tor the revolutionistS
and show them no mercy. All the revo-
lutionists captured on this side of the
border will be dead ones in short order
A pronunciamento has been circulated
among the ranchmen in Starr and Ia
pata Counties declaring a second inva-
sion of Mexico will be made this month.
TROOPS HELD PRISONERS.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. IA dispatch from
Laredo, Tex, says: 1.-The Mexican Con-
sui here informs your representative that
the bandits, after their butchery of Mexi-
can officers and soldiers Saturday night.
crossed the Rio Grande into Texas and
delivered twelve soldiers, whom they
captured in the night to the Justice of the
Peace at San Ygnacio, where they are still
held prisoners. The Consul was informed
that upon his application for a writ of
habeas corpus the soldiers would be re-
leased, but he has not applied for the
writ"
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Special to the REcoRp-UN1oN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE silver and
anti-silver men in the House engaged in
little light skirmishing in anticipation
OF the failure of the Brussels Interna-
tional Monetary Conference, from which
the members say they expect nothing.
Each side is now endeavoring to learn
something of the purposes and views of
the other side.
Talks with the free-silver men and
avowed opponents Of the present Sher-
man law, show it is believed to be un-
likely that anything will be done at this
session, either in the way of the repeal of
the Sherman law or the enactment of
more radical silver legislation.
This morning the House Coinage Com
mittee held its regular meeting. The day
was set for the consideration OF the Will
lams bill to repeal the Sherman law.
Williams, its author, was not present,
and the bill went over. Then there were
some very informal and general discus
SONS OF the silver question. The PROPOSE
ton was put forward in a rather
indefinite shape that an ordinary
opportunity be given in the House for
vote on the repeal of the Sherman law
Inc free coinage men were not unwilling
that this should be done, but in order to
preserve their present parliamentary adj
vantage, they suggested that the method
by which to accomplish this was to take
up the Bland bill, w hich at the last session
was finally displaced by a few dilatory
motions, after the Speaker found it neces-
sary to cast the deciding vote on the bill.
Bland and Pierce, leaders of the free
silver section of the Democratic party in
the House, expressed their willingness to
give the other side an opportunity to
offer the Williams and other bills as
amendments to the Bland bill. provided
on their part the anti-silver men would
agree to let the House come to a vote on
the question of the free coinage Of silver
and other propositions more favorable to
the extended use OF silver currency than
the present law.
Tracy and Taylor of Illinois. without
committing themselves, We're inclined to
this view. The committee adjourned
without action. However, it is thought
that II the committee was to agree unani-
mOuSlY upon some recommendation to
the House that the support of the Rules
Committee would be obtained to a reso-
luton making the silver bill a special
order, but nothing in the past history of
the committee warrants the conclusion
that 1t will be able to act harmoniouslv
and as unit on the question Of the con-
sideration Of silver legislation in the
House.
OPPOSED TO THE REPEAL OF THE LAW.
CHICAGO, Dec. II. - The Executive
Committee of the American Bimetallic
League to-day adopted resolutions pro-
testing against the repeal Of the Act of
July, 1890, stating that 1t would leave our
monetary system just is it was under the
demonetizing Act of 1873, and deprive
bimetallism of all the advantages gained
in twenty years earnest effort. Any
change in the existing law, unless in the
furtherance Of free coinage. is unequivo-
cally opposed,
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NOTES FROM SAN DIEGO.
Pupils Must Not Make Presents to
Their Teachers.

Their Teachers.
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 14.-City SuDerinteud-
ent Deburn called a meeting of CITY
Principals and ordered the rule enforced
that no Christmas presents be made bv
the pupils to teachers, nor by the teach
ers to the pupils. 1t was decided to OBJ
serve the plan of last year, that one week
before Christmas the children may bring
donations for the poor-foOd or clothing
AS the parents may permit, and all be
turned over to the City Missionary for
distribution. Last year a cartIoad was
gathered in this way.
The Principals agreed to have the high
est grade grammar pupils that wish to
take an examination for the Worlds Fair
on San Francisco newspapers offer do
so, but no special work for it.
An evening paper prints an appeal from
Mrs. Babcock at Warner Postoffice. in
this county, who teaches a Government
Indian school of twenty children, to in
duce the charitable people to send trink-
cts, dolls and toys for their Christmas.
The children have earned it by diligent
study and there is no other chance for
gifts.
1t is reported that the body of George
Neale, the boy murdered by Captain
Smith of the sloop Lou, has been sighted
in bunch of kelp Off the Lower Calfor-
MIA coast, near Ensenada. A sail boat
has gone out from there to look for the
body.
The news from Julian, sixty miles
northeast in the mountains, is that the
clothes of the two-year-old daughter OF
Theodore Coleman caught fire from a
brush heap that was being destroyed, and
she died the next day.
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A LIVELY FIGHT.
smith knocks Needham Out in the
Fourteenth Round.

smith knocks Needham Out in the
Fourteenth Round.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. I4.-Danny Need
ham, ex-champion weller weight. and
Billy Smith OF Boston engaged in glove
contest for $1,000 purse at the Pacific
Athletic Club tonight. There was a pre-
Hminary contest between Dan Cook and
Tom German, novices of this city.
Needham and Smith appeared as soon
as the preliminary contest was finished,
and the battle began. Smith scored the
first blow with light right-arm hook Oh
the jaw, but was hissed for choking
Needham in the clinch. Smith fought
very freely, Needham not having warmed
up. CHnches were frequent, and Smith
took every possible advantage. Need
nam scored several hard lei5 jabs in
Smiths face in the third The Boston
boy took great many chances in his
anxiety to wind up the fight quickly.
Both men cOuutered heavily in the
fourth. Smith fought viciously, and
made the pace pretty hot for Needham
who was forced 10 back ground. Ere
quently Needham landed a sickener
over Smiths heart, and swung a hard
LETT on the neck. Needham stopped q
rush with stiff half-arm blow on the
neck, Smith bleeding at the mouth.
q In the eighth Smith nearly dropped
Needham with left in the mouth III
the ninth Needham sent him to a sitting
position with right upper-cut. The
latter retaliated by knocking Needham
down twice with his right. He had
Needham groggy, and held to him. slug-
glng him with his right on the head and
taking every advantage. Neodham Nas
sent down again, but drove Smith back
with two savage left-drives that landed.
through luck, on Smiths jaw.
In the tenth the men came together in q
hot rally. 1t was give and take, with the
chances IN favor OF Smith, who was much
the fresher OF the two.
From this up to the thirteenth round
little was done. In the thirteenth Smith
rushed, but Needham stopped him.
Smith got in two rights on the heart and
one on the wind that staggered Needham,
Smith took every advantage as from the
start, and when he attempted an upper-
cut on Needham, whom he dropped to
his knees with right the specta-
tors shouted in Indignation
In the fourteenth round Smith started
in like whirlwind. slogging with right
and left, giving Needham no chance TO
make stand He knocked Needham
down twice, then sent him hat on his
face with right hand upper-cut. and
Needham was lifted and borne to his cor
ner by his seconds, while Smith iumped
lightly from the ring, after having fought
almost necessarily for nearly an hour.
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FEDERATION OF LABOR.
Ex-senator Blair Addresses the Dele
gates on the school Question.

Ex-senator Blair Addresses the Dele
gates on the school Question.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 14.-At a meeting
of the American Federation Of Labor this
morning the Committee on Resolutions
reported plan to create national or inter-
national unions wherever seven unions
of any particular craft had been formed.
President Gompers thought it would not
always be practicable, owing to the weak
ness of new unions. The debate on the
question was suspended to listen to an
address of ex-senator Blair of New
hampshire on his proposed improve
ment of the common-schooI system,
A special committee was appointed for
consideration of the methods OF limiting
to their proper functions the military and
judicial powers, which, it was resolved,
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PEOPLES PARTY.
Members Urged to Force the Election
of Straight-Out Senators.

Members Urged to Force the Election
of Straight-Out Senator'S.
TOPEKA (Kas.), Dec. 14.-Copies of a
letter from H. L. Taubeneck, Chairman
of the Peoples party National Central
Committee, have been received here in
which he urges members of the new
party to force the election of straight-out
Populist Senators in those States where
they hold the balance of power in the
Legislature.
Taubeneck's letter purports to be re-
ply to one received from ID. B. Hanna of
Tacoma, WASH. who wishes to prevent.
if possible, any member voting for either
q Republican or Democrat. Taubeneck
says: The great question now is, What
will the Peoples party legislators do
when it comes to balloting for Senators 4?
VIII they be big enough for the position
they occupy? VIII they remain true to
the people who elected them, or will they
disgrace their States and the sentiment of
the United States Senate with a tinge of
bribery attached to certificates of cleo
ton, as the State of Illinois did two
years agoY Anyone who has not gone
through a contest of that kind does not
know what he will have to bear. The
future of our movement rests with them.
They can either make or DESTROY the
party, but it seems to ME that anyone
with the fate OF Moore and Cockrell be-
fore him never will turn back on the
people who elected him."
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INTERSTATE COMMERCE LAW.
Hallroad Magnates Advocate the Pas
sage of the CulIom Amendment,

1sallroad Magnates Advocate the Pas
sage of the CullOm Amendment.
WASHINGTON, Dec. IA number of
prominent railroad men, including De-
pew OF the New York Central, President
Roberts of the Pennsylvania, President
ingalls, of the Big Four, and Chairman
Walker of the Trunk Lines, were before
the Senate Committee on Interstate Com
merce to-day to advocate the passage of
the amendment to the interstate COM
merce law introduced by CuIlom. to
modify the existing law 50 as to authorize
railroad companies to form pools under
the supervision Of the Interstate Com
merce Commission, wipe out the penal
clause OF punishment prescribed, etc.
All the gentlemen above named urged
that great majority of the railroads of
the country were in favor of the proposed
movement.
Depew, i'll the course of his remarks.
said there were eight roads between New
York and Chicago but for all purposes of
the public there was but one. Ii an IRON
clad rule Of equal rates under equal con-
dltlons OF time was established, the New
York Central and Philadelphia would do
elght-tenths Of the business and the other
roads would go into bankruptcy. The
law preventing pooling was creating
trusts. Ii the law Is continued in force
five years longer, Depew thought, there
would not be an independent business
man in any of the large cities Of the
United States. This miserable condition
OF affairs was being brought about by a
law intended to prevent trusts. Under
the proposed amendment the roads would
be authorized to make contracts upon a
business basis, and could agree upon rates
which would always be The same to the
public.
In discussing the existing conditions,
DepeW said 1t will soon be impossible for
points.
ingalls, spoke to the same effect. If the
amendment passed, sait he, it will not re-
suit IN increased rates, but in equal rates,
and in MANY cases win reduce rates
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a Fair Bank Forre1..

TACOMA (Wash.), Dec. l4.-News was
received tonight of the arrest at Hunts
vile, Ala, of Annie Murphy, alias Miss
McRae, who is supposed to have forged
numerous drafts purporting to be drawn
by the Tacoma National Bank on the
Chase National Bank Of New York.
\ Yesterday the Cashier of the Tacoma
bank received a message from the FARM
ers' and Merchants National Bank of
Huntsville asking as to the genuineness
OF draft drawn on New York bank for
$2.9f7. The reply was sent that the draft
was bogus and reward was offered for
the woman's arrest. This woman's
clever transactions have been causing the
banks trouble all over the country,
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IRRITATION AT THE VATICAN
CAUSED BY ATTACKS ON THE MIS-
SION OF MGR. SATOLLI.
The PaDal Delegate Commissioned by
the Pope to Speak on Questions
of Catholic Education.
Special to the Reconciliation.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
ROME, Dec. 14.-Much irritation exists
at the Vatican on account of the attacks
made by certain American Catholic Jour
nails on the person and mission of Mgr
Satoli. tbs learned as regards the oppo-
sition made to the policy Of the Pope that
the Vatican may cause inquiry to be
made into its origin. The Holy Father is
desirous that his agents shall be respected
and his views of pacification in the
United States shall be followed Ii there
be any need of it, the Pope will in this
instance also take severe measures with
those who oppose his intervention. 1t is
believed here that the Vatican knows
whence the hostile criticism proceeds.
HIS MISSION IN AMERICA.
BALTIMORE, Dec. I4.-There has lust
been issued for private circulation among
the Bishops of the Catholic Church in the
United States an abstract of the minutes
OF the late conference of ArchbiShOpS in
New York. 1t states that Mgr. Satolli
informed the metropOltans that he had
been commissioned by the Holy Father
to speak to them IN his name on ques-
tions of Catholic education.
He then read and explained fourteen
propositions, which he laid before the
Archblshops, for the purpose of finally
settling the school question, and lndicat-
ing the means that should be adopted for
imparting religious instruction to Catho-
lie children.
After having declared that this state
ment was made in the name of the Pope.
Satolli went on to say that ne had been
charged moreover by the Pope to inform
the metropolitans that as it has been Gus
tomary with the Holy See to appoint an
Apostolic delegate to reside permanently
in country where the hierarchy is well
established ami religion is tiourishing it
was the Pope's heartfelt desire that now
permanent Apostolic delegation be es-
taDlished in the United States, with the
concurrence of the most reverend Arch
bishops.
Certain notifications were suggested to
this, and Satolli explained that the docu-
ment represented the mind of the Pope,
which did not admit of discussion, but
that the style and expressions We're his
(Satollfsi, and he would be happy TO
make in them any notifications the as
sempled prelates deemed best.
After considerable discussion certain
notifications were made on the lines
previously stated in these dispatches.
Archbishop Ireland having resigned the
position Of Secretary. Bishop Chapple was
elected to that position.
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ments, Anthony CDem.l of Texas offered
an amendment providing that any re-
tired officer or retired enlisted man shall
not receive such pay if he is receiving
pay from the Government in any other
official capacity.
Bingham lRep.) of Pennsylvania siren
uously opposed the amendment, and re-
ferred to the cases of General Sickles and
General Rosecrans, to both of whom ne
paid high compliment.
He was ably seconded by Cultivate,
ana the amendment was rejected.
The committee then rose and the bill
passed.
Adjourned.
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Montana LegIs1atnre.

HELENA (Mont.). Dec. 14.-In the legis-
lative contest before the Supreme Court
this morning the court gave counsel for
the Democratic candidate till the 10Th inst.
to answer the statement of counsel for
the Republican contestant. The general
belief is the Canvassing Board will be or
dered to canvass Box-Elder Precinct.
This will elect Leigh the Republican, and
if he gets his seat both parties viii be
tie, with three Populists to decide the con-
test for United States Senator tits be-
Heved Carter is first in the race.
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Special to the REcoRp-uxroN.

CHICAGO, Dec. 14.-At a meeting Of the
Committee on Ceremonies of the World s
Fair to-day it was decided that Grover
Cleveland will touch the button starting
the l4,00O-horse-power plant which is to
run the machinery of the exposition.
The other exercises will consist of the
reading of poem by DR.. Oliver Wendell
Holmes, and prayer. 1t is intended to
have the exercises of the briefest possible
character.
The dispute concerning the' letting
OF the contract for the official catalogue Of
the Worlds Fair is being settled, as Con-
key, to whom the contract was given,
announced tonight that he had no OBJ
jections to labor unions, and he intended
to pay more than wages to the men who
worked on the catalogue tomorrow. The
entire subject Will be arranged.
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NO EXTREMES.
How the South stands on the Tariff
Question.

How the South stands on the Tariff
Question.
NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-Evan P. Howells.
Of the Atlanta Constitution, was inter-
viewed here. He said: The South is full
of men like myself, who do not want the
extreme of protection nor the extreme of
free trade. We believe the golden mean
is the best for the country. 1 was not at
the Reform Club banquet, but read the
speeches made there. | can tell you, if
Tom johnson had made few such
speeches as he delivered at the banquet
in the Southern States during the cam
paign, there would not have been one
State in five south of Mason and Dixon's
line that would have voted tor Cleveland.
Why, what johnson demanded is simply
infamous. 1t would ruin the South.
North, East and West"
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EX-Jndgc Horun,s NNIIl

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14.-The will Of
M. 5. Horan, the attorney vino died on
December 10th, was filed for probate to-
day by his cousin. Nellie L. O'Brien. She
states in her petition for probate that the
deceased's estate consists OF money on
deposit in several savings banks, but the
exact amount she does not know; also,
known value. He bequeathed 81 800 to
his mother, 900 to Joreen Valentine. to
Nellie O'Brien the money due from En-
pire Lodge, Knights and Ladies OF Honor,
and to Miss O'Bren aud Mrs. NJ. A.
Small Of 23lO Mission street all the re-
mainder Of the estate.
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Killed a Colored Porter.

BOISE idaho, Dec. IA Statesman
special from Pocoteuo says that DR.. A.
c. Rocker, a prominent physician, last
night shot and killed Edward Wright. a
colored porter. They had had trouble
over goods which Rocker alleged Wright
had removed from his house. Last night
Rocker went to the place where Wright
was stopping and calling him out into tho
darkness shot him. He claims that the
deed was done in self-defense.
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APACHE INDIANS.
Mexico Wants Them Removed Farther
From the Border.

CITY OF MEXICO, Dec. 14.-It is learned
from an authoritative source that the
Mexican Government will present a petit
ton to the United States asking that the
Apache Indians, who now occupy the
reservation in Arizona, near the Mexican
boundary, be removed a greater distance
from the international border. 1t is as
serted that the near presence of the
Apaches to Mexican territory necessitates
continuous watchfulness on the part Of
the Mexican military and civil authori-
ties to prevent raids being made into their
country, and that the movement of the
warning tribes to a reservation situated
further in the interior OF the United States
could be accomplished without difficulty.
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Election Contest nt Nnnn.

NAPA, Dec. 14.-At the recent election
r. NJ. Kyser, Republican, defeated VIM.
Stewart, Democrat, for Coroner and Pub
lie Administrator Of this county by six
teen votes, Stewart has filed papers con-
testing kyser's election. kyser is said
to have been elected by votes of tho
YOuntville Veterans Home, and the Dem
ocrats will make a strong effort to have
the veterans distranchised.
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a DefanltIng Bookl,eener.

SALT LAKE Utah, Dec. I4.-A. c. Hen
derson, for the past ten months book
keeper of the local agency of the Stude-
baker Manufacturing Company. alb
seconded several days ago. 1t has been
discovered that he is a defaulter to a con-
siderable amount 1t is believed the
company is secured.