HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1892-4-14, Page 6GREAT FIRE IN 1111.A1WALAY.
Twenty -Five ThatlIntlid Rai:rallies are Left
'am:noises,
OVER 200 LIVE S LOST.
.A. Caloutta oable says : Despatches from
Mandalay, the capital of Burmah, say that
fire has been raging there since elevea o'clock
last night. Three-fourths of the city is now
in ashes, and the fire has not been checked.
Araopg the buildings already gone are the old
palace, the Government telegraph office, and
two convents The whole business portion
of the oity has been swept away. The loss of
life has been between 75 and 100 so her as
known, and scores of persons have not been
accounted for. No search has been made for
'bodies, as the peeple have been fleeing to the
open country all day, trying to save their
bousehold goods and escape the intense heat
which envelopes the ruins. They are camp-
ing at a distance from the city without food
or shelter, and calls for help for them have
been sent out by the authorities. The fire is
said to have been caused by the coals from a
fire in a native's building in the lower quar-
ter of the city, and. the people did not wait
to fight it, but fled panic-stricken. The
roads to Armapura are crowded with fugi-
tives, who will seek help in that city. The
auffering will be intense, as the rest of the
city will be destroyed before morning, and
about 25,000 families will be homeless.
Chief Secretary Sines has appealed to the
English in Reeve= for aid. He telegraphs
that thousands will die unless food and
medicine for the injured are sent at once.
Several physicians left Rangoon for the city
to -night, and food will be sent toanorrow.
The residence of Sir Alexander Mc-
Kenzie, Chief Commissioner, was burned
yesterday morning, and two of his servants
'were mortally injured. The total number of
those severely burned is thought to be about
2,500.
Latest reports say that the loss of life was
under -estimated. It may reach 200.
The fire that started at Mandalay yester-
day burned itself out after causing immense
damage. To -day there were two fresh out-
breaks. The first, which took place in the
eastern part of the city, had its origin in a
cluster of huts. The flames spread for a
mile, when the wind changed and drove
them back to the law courts. Thence they
extended towards the "Incomparable
Pagoda," destroying a number of large and
valuable pagodas in its path. This even-
ing a third fire has broken out in the
British cantonment, and the flames are
raging furiously. It is impossible as yet to
form any estimate of the loss, but it will be
immeese.
seern PURTRER PARTICULARS.
A Rangoon cable says : The latest
despatches from Mandalay say that scores
of liyes have been lost, but that on account
of the confusion no accurate computation of
the number is yet poosible. The suffering
is extreme. Thousands of families without
food or cover slept in the fields last night,
and unless food, tents and clothing are
sent from other cities many are likely to
succumb to sickness induced by starvation
and exposure. The surgeons of the garrison
are entirelyunable to treat a quarter of
those suffering from burns, fractured limbs
and fright. Calls have been sent
out for physicians to come to the
scene at once and several military
surgeons from the city have responded. The
British and native soldiers and the Man-
dalay police, the last despatches say, suc-
ceeded in saving many of the new brick
buildings erected since the British took
possession. The whole native portion of
the city is practically obliterated. Most of
the buildings saved have been converted
into hospitals for the sick and dying.
Measures have been taken to bury the dead
bodies as fast as they are taken from the
ashes and identified. In the ruins of
several houses the bodies of whole families
have been found. The search is conducted
by the soldiery and police as the natives
are too panic-stricken to help in the work.
Last night there was a great fire in this city
and £60,000 worth of property was de-
stroyed. The English residents believe
that the fires, both here and in Mandalay,
were incendiary. The native population is
infested with secret societies hostile to
British rule, despite all the denials of official
British optimists. The story that the Man-
dalay fire was started by the accidental
spilling of hot coals in a native's hut is not
credited here, volt is thought the concur-
rence in the time of the fires shows it to be
a plot to terrorize the British in Burmah.
Much apprehension is felt here for thesafety
of the city, and the movements of the
natives are closely watched.
THE EAGLE SCREAMED
1q4LED:BY A UGRIC
Their .Lives
And Then Subeidea Into a Very Peaoeable Sews Elibitty Persons Lase
Kind of Cioose.
ENGLAND'S PROPOSAL ADOEPTED.
THREE KILIalDidliDIMANY HURT IN OHIOAN
A Washingtote despatch sap : There was
a full attendance of members at the regular Last night's tornado entirely destroyed
Cabinet meeting to -day. The meeting was Towanda, Kausas, killing twenty people;
mainly devoted to the character of the re- wreaked Auguste, killiag four and serieuely
sponse to be made to Lora Salisbury's lateat injuring many others ; did great damage at
propoeitiens for a suspensioa ot pelagic Welliugton, killing aeveral, and demolished
sealing in Behring Sea pending arbitration several buildinge at Kiowa. Particulars
proceedings. It is understood the Presi- may be difficult to obtain on account a
dent's reply will be transmitted to Sir the csontinued prostration of telegraphic
Jiilia toanorrow or the next day. service.
It is understood the Cabinet prectically The building at Halstead and Pearce
agreed to accept Lord Salisbury's proposi- streets was a seven -story brick structure.
tion for a renewal of last year's modus It was surrounded by one and two-story
vivendi, with, certain limitations as to the frame and brick buildings homes of labore
character of damagee to be loft to the de. ers, and crasbing upon !them, instantly
termination of the arbitrators. crushed out the lives of three unfortunates,
Two hours spent in executive session by and fatally and seriously injured many
the Senate this afternoon sufficed to cone- others. Those instantly killed are : D.
plate the consideration of the Behring Sea Hulett, aged 6 months ; Horace Mott, aged
Arbitration Treaty, and it was ratified by 5 years ; Eddie Mott, aged 2 years. The
a unanimous vote at the conclusion of the fatally injured are : Alice Hulett, aged 8
discussion. The debate itself was without years, crushed about head and shoulders ;
incident. Mr. Sherman, who had the treaty nifxs. Ada Keown buried beneath a mass of
in charge, presented two amendments, brick, which cnished her through a chair in
which it wasebelieved. to be desirable to in- which she was sitting ; Horace Wigant,
corporate in the document, and they were whole body fearfully bruised ; Mary Wigent,
agreed to. One of them provides that the arms, head and body badly crushed; James
arguments and proceedings before the arbi- Mott, head crushed ; Mrs. James Mott,
trators shall be in the English language. head and ehoulders crushed ; James Mott,
This amendment was euggested to Sir Julian jun., back strained and injured internally;
Pauncefote a day or two ago. He said that Meanie Mott, badly wounded about heai
it appeared to be proper, but that he should and shoulders; James McGowan, wife, son
like to secure the formal assent of Lord William and Mary Walsh are missing
Salisbury to it. This assent came in the and supposed to be in the ruins. There
form of a cablegram, which was this inorn- is but little hope that they are alive. Gus
ing shown to the President by the British Dick, a teamster, while driving along one
Minister, and was at once sent to Senator of the streets in the path of the storm,
Shertnan, who caused the necessary was struck by a falling tree and severely
amendment to be incorporated in the treaty. bruised about the head and shoulders.
Exactly the same procedure was followed in Charles A. Heisler, at work on a new build -
the case of the second amendment, which 'hug, was blown from a scaffolding and re -
changes Art. 11 of the treatyso as to require ceived severe internal injuries which may
the arbitrators to make their decision if pos. result fatally.
sible within four months instead of three
from the close of the arguments of counsel.
This change was believed to be desirable in
view of the magnitude of the subject and
the enormous volume of testimony to be con-
sidered by the arbitrators. The opposition to
ratification, which had been very much
wealtenedyesterday, completely disappeared
as the result of Mr. Sherman's explanation
today, and when the question was taken
directly on the resolution of ratification
there were no nays, while the yeas num-
bered 72, an unusually large vote in the
Senate.
The Senate ordered the detailed vote as
well as all of the correspondence in the case
to be made public. The latter has already
been publiehed in the newspapers. After the
result had been announced the usual resolu-
tion of notifying the President of the action
of the Senate was passed, and theconsidera-
tion of the treaty was complete.
There was an air of relief about the
Senators as they emerged from the chamber
where they have been sitting behind closed
doors for so many hours during the past
two weeks. They were all glad the
troublesome treaty had been disposed
of at last. Senator Cullom admitted
that he had originally felt that it
should not be ratified, as it looked like a
surrender of our legitimate rights, but upon
reflection he had concluded that it was the
best that could. be done at this time, and he
believed that its ratification marked a dis-
tinct advance in civilization. Such disputes
as these, he said, would not very many
years ago have caused nations to fly at each
other's throats and coat many lives. He
saw no reason why, if we had a lust elaina
we should fear to submit it to the decision
of arbitrators. He also believed that the
effect of the ratification of this treaty would
be larger than was commonly supposed, for
he believed that it would lead to a final
settlement of the long standing difficulties
which have arisen from the conflicting
claim of the -United States and Canadian
fishermen on the Atlantic coast.
in Kansas.
A SPE ARRESTED.
He Was Procuring Plans of British Fort-
resses For the French.
A London cable says: The British War
Office is greatly agitated by the revelations
in the case of Edward Holden, formerly of
the Royal Engineers, who was arrested
while endeavouring to ascertain fecal rela-
tive to the defences at, Gibraltar. It is said
that Holden had an agreement with the
French War Office to procure for them as
far as possible the plans of all fortifications
in the Mediterranean and, perhaps, in ad-
joining waters. How for he had got in his
work of treachery and espionage is not
known, except that no doubt is entertained
that he has sold a plan of the Malta and
GSM defenees to France. For this reason
it hag been determined to make important
changes in the plans at Malta.
Where War is the Chief Diversion.
A Panama, despatch says: It is reported
from Iquique that ex -President Pierota, of
Peru, has imported a large quantity of arms
into that oily and is trying to mists an army
to overthrow the present Peruvian. Govern -
merit. The basis of his hostility toward
the present Government is the supineness of
the Peruvian Government in making no
effort to recover the provinces lost to Chili.
It is believed that he is backed in the agi-
tation by M. Droyftuss. Troops have been
sent out from Tacna to suppress the rebel-
lion, and me engagentenb is likely to take
place soon.
'Fourteen Were 'Drowned.
" A London cable says : A collision result-
ing in the loss of 14 lives occurred tendint off
the Isle of Wight. The British batque Fella
of Garry, frona San Francisco to Mean via
Queenstown, mute int° collision with the
British steamer Thetie. The Fella of Garry
wen cut nearly in two and sank almost
immediately; The crew of the Thetis
hastened to assist the wrecked Seamen who
were struggling in the water and suceeeded in
saving one-half Of tiepin. Fourteen were
drowned. The Thetta was considerably
°alleged.
The population of Africa,. according to the
latest arid most reliable estimates, 18 given
at 163,000,00ff, or fourteen inhabitants to
the scl.Uard Mlle', 'While the population of the
three Ateerioas in given at 121,713,000, or
eight inhabitants to the square Mile.
Mast be remembered that While explotere
fell us of large districts in Africa that are
aaantily peopled, theta ate also vast regions
densely populated of Witieh but few peremea
hate eget heard.
MICHAEL'S CLSR.
He is Anraigned on Time Charges and
Released on Bail.
A Detroit despatch says: General in-
dignation is caused by the fact that the
punishment in store for "Prince" Michael,
in case he is convicted of the three charges
made against him, does not befit the crime.
The most heinous crime committed upon
little Bernice Bickle would insure him a
life sentence if popular sentiment were al-
lowed to dictate judgment, but the law says
differently. The highest is five years in
State prison. The police are making efforts
to bring 14 -year-old Mary Armstrong bank
from Toronto. Pleas of not guilty were
entered in all the cases by the court, and
bail was fixed at $500, $200 and $1,000,
with two sureties each, in the order of the
cases named. Eliza Courts, instead of
making a plea, said that she only desired to
justify herself and bear all the blame. She
was also held in $200 bail for examination
on Monday morning, when all the cases
will be heard. The court was adjourned
then and the prisoners taken to the jail, fol-
lowed by a large mob.
A MORDEROUS DIJEL.
A Rifleman Takes Deliberate Alan and
Shoots BIS Adversary Dead.
A New Orleans despatch says: News has
just reached here of a fatal duel with Win-
chester rifles on TurnbulPs Island, at the
mouth of the Red River, on Friday morn-
ing. The principals were Michael Mc-
Gowan and Andrew Kirk, both citizens of
West Melville. The duellists, together
with a number of their friends, crossed the
river at 8 o'clock.
The men were placeclfacingopposite ways
at a distance of 100 yards. When the sig-
nal to turn was given McGowan whirled
and fired, but missed his adversary. Kirk
then calmly levelled his rifle, and, taking
deliberate aim, shot McGowan in the head,
the ball entering near the left eye and com-
ing out at the right ear. The wounded man
fell to the ground and expired almost in-
stantly. The sheriff had learned of the
intention to fight a duel and had followed
the party. He reached the scene a few
minutes after the shooting and arrested
Kirk and the seconds.
The cause of the duel dates back about
two years. Kirk was engaged to marry a
young woman, but on account of slanderous
stories circulated about him the engagement
was broken. He accused McGowan of being
the author of the stories, and bad blood be
tween the men had existed since that, time.
EDITH TRIED POISON. •
She Loved the English Hercules and Could
Brook No Rival.
A London cable says : Mrs. Edith Samp-
son, the bigamous wife of strong man
Sampson' attempted to coramit suicide in a
house ofill-fame in Leicester square by
taking poisnn. She did not succeed in her
purpose and was arrested by the police, and
was arraigned yesterday on a charge of
attempting suicide The magistrate re-
manded her for further examination as she
was very weak, owing to the UM of a
stomach pump in saving her life. Ever sines
the fact came out in the examination of
Sampson on the charge of stealing Mrs.
Bernstein's jewelry that Sampson was
already fnarried, Edith has been deeply
despondent and sank lower and. lower. Mho
was formerly an attractive woman, lent has
lost much of her beauty, and preseated
pitiful spectaele in court to day. She is
said to have expressed an earneet desire to
damage the good looks of Mrs. Bernstein
who won the etrong man's heart away front
Enjust merges Dal Sot Repel Her,
A Buffalo dermatch says: Henry Bards -
man married in England in 1885, but, influ-
enced by the report emanating from a
disappointed rival that his bride was un-
chaste, he deserted her and came to
America. Ile learned afterwards that the
report was untrue, but in the ineattime the
wife had disappeared. She too came to
America, traced her husband to Montreal.
Toronto and Buffalo ; then heating that he
was in Port Allegaby, Pa., wrote to him.
They were re -united here and will return to
England.
The year 1819, which gave bieth to Walt
Whitt/Jan, Was Ono of the years of "great
babies." Qtteen Victoria, John. %akin*
Charles Kingsley, 3 G. liolIand Cyrne
Vield and Sulfa Werd Howie are or were
among the colebribies who Orst SPAY the
light in that year.
The genre& dixretion of humese life is St
yeare.
STORM IN SCOTLAND.
Two Persons Succumb To Cold and Ex-
haustIon Near Dumfries.
A London °able says: While a heavy
snowstorm was raging to -day in the County
of Dumfries, a woman named Sarah Hamil-
ton, accompanied by her son and daughter,
started to walk from a distant point to
their home in Sanquhar, twenty-six miles
from the town of Dumfries. As the little
party proceeded on their way the storm
grew fiercer and the snow became higher
and higher on the lonely roads, until it was
with great difficulty that the travellers
could make any headway. At length the
mother and son grew so exhausted that they
were unable to go any further, and they
sunk into the snow and were soon frozen to
death. The girl tried desperately to help
her mother and brother along. When they
at last succumbed she struggled onward
alone in the face of the howling storm, and
finally reached her home in an exhausted
condition. Her fearful story was soon told,
and searching parties quickly started out to
recover the bodies.
Arndt 1HEETETONE.
*goy one Unnalrell Kined by tIto Great
Storm at Saturday.
A Kansas City despatoh says: With the
going down of the wind the telegraph is
again brought into service, and the storm -
stricken district of Keeeses is heard from.
The wire service is still very bad, but there
is enough, news coming in to ahem that the
terrible work Was farmeaohing awl very
destructive. A careful estimate regarding
the number of killed and wounded through-
out the State the result of the wind'e havoc,
makes it nearly 100 killed a.ad between n00
Lead 300 injured. All that territory lying
west of a line through the centre of King-
man county is still virtually cut off from
the world, and just what has occurred in
that territory cannot be learned for some
days yet. The tornado came from the
southwest, and went across the
western part of the State, spreading
destruction clear up into the Ne-
braska line. The first damage by this
storm is noted near the southwestern
corner of the State, and the last report is
near the northeest corner. In addition to
this principal storm there was a second, of
less intensity, which went across the eastern
part of the State, not taking so many lives,
but doing fearful damage to crops, trees and
farm buildings. The following is the esti-
mate placed on the dead and wounded as
near as it can be ascertained at this time :
South Haven eight dead and thirty-two
wounded ; Wellington, four dead and
twenty-three injured ; on farms between
these two towns, five dead and nine in-
jured; Towanda, seventeen dead aud forty-
five wounded; Augusta, seven dead and
nineteen injured; Homestead, five dead
and seven injured; Strong City, two dead
and eight wounded; Salina, fifteen injured,
three fatally. These towns are the only
ones from which anything like a definite
report has been obuained, and the possibili-
ties are that when the western towns and
villages are heard from the death list will
be swelled to nearly 100. Miss Ella Thorn-
ton, of Towanda, was blown away by the
storm and carried a distance of half a mile,
carrying a pillow in her arms. She was
blown through the side of a wrecked barn
and deposited on the back of a horse un-
hurt.
ROBBED A TRAIN.
An Alabama Passenger Train Held hp and
$6,000 Secured.
A Birmingham, Ala., despatch says : The
passenger train for Atlanta on the Pacific
Railroad was held up by masked robbers at
1 o'clock this morning near Weems, ten
miles east of here. As the train moved from
the station a robber boarded the engine and
covered the enginem with a rifle, compelling
him to stop the train on the trestle. One
man stood guard over the engineer while
several others opened fire on the inside of the
train to frighten the passengers. Another
robber knocked on the door of the mail car
demanding entrance, but was refused. He
then broke open the door, firing at the postal
clerk, who was slightly wounded. Regis-
tered letterssupposecl. to contain about $6,000
were taken. The express car was not
molested. The robbery was done in a few
minutes, in which time severan of the gang
kept up the firing, and Flagman Quincy
Maros was wounded. The engineer said the
robber an the engine was a white man, and
the pedal clerk said the man who robbed
him was a mulatto. The police started on
tho trail of the robbers with bloodhounds.
COLD-BLOODED HERDER.
Wiggins Waylaid His Wife and Stabbed Her
to Death.
A Laconia, N. H., despatch says: A cold-
blooded murder was committed at the
Meredith passenger station this morning.
The victim was Drusilla A. Wiggins, of
Lakeport, and the murderer was her hus-
band, Geo. E. Wiggins, who has worked at
both Meredith and Lakeport, but did not
live with his wife. Both had been at
Laconia the past week, where the woman's
application for a divorce was to come up.
Mrs. Wiggins went to Meredith over Sun-
day, and her husband went from Lakeport
to Meredith on the newspaper train and
waited at the depot for leer to appear
on her return. He was armed with a large
dagger, a revolver and a knife, and when
his wife appeared, accompanied by a
daughter about ten years of age, he at once
attacked and butchered Mrs. Wiggins. The
deed was done with the dagger, and Mrs.
Wiggins lay on the ground covered with
dirt and blood when the accommodation
train came in, with Wiggins sitting beside
the body. An examination of the dead
woman showed stabs in the backend breast,
a deep out on the temple, and. the throat
badly hacked and gaping open. Wiggins
gave up the knife and surrendered to an
officer. Wiggins is about 45 years old, and
his wife was some years younger. They
had. five children and had been separated
for two years.
THE TRAIN PARTED,
And a Disastrous listilway Wreck was the
Consequence.
A Mobile, Ala., despatch says : A wreck,
resulting in the death of one man and the
injnry of two others, took place this morn-
ing at Sparta, on the Louisville & Nashville
Railway. The wreck was caused by the
breaking in two of a freight train, which
left here last night. The dieconnected per -
tion, consisting of five cars, ran backward
down a grade eight miles, and collided
with the fast meal train No. 6, which left
here at midnight, north bound. The
engineer and fireman had just time to jump.
The mail train was going at a high rate,
and a terrible BIRASh lap resulted. In the
mail ear were two mail weighers, R. R.
Lyons, of Atlanta, and Jeff Williams, of
Eufaula, Ala, Lyons was instantly killed.
Williams escaped with a broken ankle and
few bruisee. Archie Johnson) of Mont-
gomery, Ala., express meseenger, Una
!severely hurt, but not fatally.
Why Ile Proposed.
Clara, rkfter the premosal—Why, Me.
Swift, this is to unexpeeted, I thought you
called meetly on papa eccoank
Mr. Swift—No, indeed, but I would like
to.
Patti hab a watch no greater than a tett-
cent piece eireuinfet tutees whiele is said to
*ottli $1,009.
DEEMING HAS AN ALIBI.
The Supposed Sack -the -Ripper Denies that
He is Guilty.
A London cable says: Deeming had an
interview in Melbourne with his solicitor
yesterday. He absolutely denied the vari-
ous crimes imputed to him. He said he bad
never made tiny confession, and had made
no admission to anybody. He could prove
an alibi in the case of the murder of three
men in Johannesburg, South Africa. The
doctors who have examined Deeming declare
that he is in good health.
In contrast to his behaviour on first being
lodged in prison, Deeming now assumes a
bold front. He has said to his solicitor:
"Wait till I get out and I will make the
newspapers sit up. I will sue every one of
them for libel. The idea that I had any-
thing to do with Jackthe-Ripper's work is
absurd."
A despatch from Johannesburg, South
Africa, says that the police there have failed
to associateDeeming with the murders com-
mitted there in 1888, and that it has been
proved that Keay, who was supposed to
have been murdered, died of fever in 1889.
DOES HE PREACH HERESY?
A Toronto Methodist Minister on the
Atonement.
WHIST'S WORK AND MISSION.
Euclid avepue Methodist Church, Toren*
was crowded at both aervices yesterday,
when the pastor, Rev, A, M, Philips, spoke
on the sabject, " Why the Sacrifice of
Christ." Mr. Phillips la a radical in re.
ligious matters. The central theme ,of all
his ;sermons is the fatherhood of God, and
from that he deduces a system of theology
that, whether conformable to the canons or
not, is certainly popular with his hearers.
In brief he believes and teaches that Christ
did not die to pay the death penalty for the
sins of mankind demanded by God, but
eimply to show forth to men the fact that
God, despite their sin, is eager to be recon-
ciled to them.
The sermon of last night probably affords
as good an example of Mr. Phillips system
of reaeuning as could be desired. laking
for his theme flee sacrifice of Christ, and for
his pricipal text the words "The Son of
God. Loved us and gave Himself for us,"
he said the idea he wished to convey was
that "the plan of salvation, the echeme of
redemption, is in harmony with the father-
hood of God, is based on and is in hartnony
with His love and righteousnese of nature."
DID CIIRIST PAY A DEBT ?
The question, "Was the Sacrifice of
Christ intended to pay a debt to carry out
the idea so common in the evangelical
hymns, the idea, 'Jesus paid it all, all to
Him I owe?' " was put, and answered in
the negative. If the sacrifice of Christ were
a quid pro quo, an equivalent given, where
was the manifestations of a forgiving spirit
oa the part of God ? "11 Jesus paid it all,
all the debt 1 owe, how could the Father
turn about and collect a debt that has been
paid?" To this the speaker answered that
such action would show a want of harmony,
in the neture of God, it would strip Him of
the attributes of a loving Father and leave
Him an exacting judge and a collector of
penalties. In the Lord's Prayer Christ
taught us to pray "forgive us our debts."
In Scripture debt was a duty not done, and
trespass was a wrong done. It was possible
that both of these ideas were contained in
the prayer. It would be seen that forgive-
ness was conditional there. Our debtor
must first be forgiven, and the petitioner
prayed, " because I forgive, I ask to be for-
given." God could not set for Himself a
lower standard than that taught in the
Lord's Prayer. God could not and be con-
sistent exact even from Jesus Christ as our
representative an exact equivalent. From
a Methodist divine, whose name he with-
held, the speaker quoted, " There is no
grace in the release of a debtor when his
debt is paid," and said that was precisely
his view. Christ therefore could not have
been sacrificed to pay a debt since salvation
was by grace.
NOT AN EQUIVALENT.
TIPPED THE BROWN JUG.
Lady Somerset Helps at a Itum-Spilling
Bee.
A Bangor, Me., despatch says: When
Lady Somerset expresaed the wish in Port-
land the other day to see some liquor spilled
under the Maine law, General Neal Dow
immediately notified Sheriff Cram, and as a
result a private exhibition was arranged for
the distinguished visitor. On Wednesday
afternoon Lady Somerset and party, includ-
ing Miss Frances E. Willard, were driven
to the ram room in the City Hall.
After the bulk of the stuff had been dis-
posed of by the officials, the women present
wanted to try their hands. Lady Somerset
took a little brown jug, which she tipped
into the drain with the remark: "Here
goes?" The women took away the bottles
as souvenirs of the occasion.
Spare Your Hisses,
I have known young men to resort to
every artifice their minds were capable of
conceiving to kiss some girl of their ac-
quaintance. The more strongly she refused,
the more ardent became their wish. But
when they secured it? Well, it is just in
such a case we see aptly reflected the truth
that the most desirable thinga in this world
are those we cannot get. Once secured,
however, how much of their value is lost !
" Pshaw !" said e girl, lightly, to me once
" what is in a kiss ? It doesn't hurt a girl
to be kissed." No, it doesn't hurt her
exactly. But it is astonishing how much of
the freshness of a girl's lips is absorbed in
that first Idea in the mind of the young
man ; ho never strives so eagerly for the
Seemed one. And, somehow or other, his
esteem for her decreases just as his energy
ditniaishes. Young men soon 10S0 their
reapect for suoh a girl exaotly in preportion
as she allows them any familiarity.—
Ladies' Honte
Henry B. Irvin g§ Et son of the famous
English actor, has concluded to abandon ths
etage and take to the study of law. Young
io reinterito.ble for his strong
resemblatice to his fatber and is Said to
have given evidence of great talent for the
stage.
Men of positive convictions State prison
The next question asked, "Was the sacri-
fice of Christ an equivalent for man's sins?"
was answered with an emphatic "No."
" Even admitting," said Mr. Phillips,
"what we are free to admit, that sin must
be punished, and. violation of the law is
punished even in physical life'can the
suffering of Christ be made a substitute for
the punishment of our sins? I say no.
And the fact that the infinite suffers for the
finite makes no difference. The sufferin,g of
Christ can no more relieve us from the con-
sequences of sin than of physical wrong-
doing. Again I quote a Methodist divine
and endorse the the view, that 'the sub-
stitution of Christ for the sinner is not
taught in the word of God.'" Continuing,
the speaker said that the influence of
Christ's life was not as a substitute but
as a counteracting force. As Adam
could not live without influencing the
race, so Christ could not live without in-
fluencing it to good. The salvation he
brought hal for its purpose the making of
men to be like God, not the imputation to
men of Christ's righteousness, but the im-
partation to men of the Christ life. All
this was said with an earnestness that
showed how deep were the speaker's con-
victions. The mediation of Christ was
touched upon, and here too new views were
given. Christ's death was not the means
of bringing two parties both estranged,
together. God was not Ladle to man, and
there was no need for Christ to come in and
change God's intention and stay him from
the execution of the law. The purpose of
reconciliation was eternal. God the
Trinity before man was created made a
plan of redemption contingent upon the
thought of the fall of man through the
exercise of his will. Christ was simply the
agent revealing to man God's intention of
reconciliation.
CHRIST THE REVEALER.
Christ came as a representative of the
entire Godhead, not as an appeaser of the
Father. He came down to the world and
took upon him flesh to declare the principle
of God's eternal love and forgiving nature.
This point the speaker urged again and
again in different ways. Christ did not die
to remove an obstacle on God's part. The
atonement was manwaxcl—it was to mani-
fest God's love ; it was to satisfy God's love
for rfis lost children, which would not be
content until every possible means had been
tried to reach man. Christ came and lived
and suffered the life of man, and the
death penalty of all men as an . in-
dividual man, "but not," cried the
speaker, "for me or for you. He did it to
get before us the idea that God rather than
lose us would come down and suffer Him.
self, and there was no way for God to mani-
fest Himself to MOM except as man and by
suffering as a man." The preacher in clos-
ing drew an illustration from his own feel.
ings as a father, averring that as he fondled
his children sometimes he thought that he
would rather be damned himself than see
them go to perdition. That was the feeling
God had when He sent Christ to suffer the
death penalty as a sign to men of His love,
of the awful punishment should God's love
not induce man to measure himself up to
God, to seek to rise to righteousness. A few
impressive words were said in closing.
Will Fool the Lawyers Anyhow.
ADVICE TO GiftbS,
More Exercise and Work and Lose Novel,
Reading*
The fact is, my dear girls, yea want more
liberty, less fashionable restraint; more
kitchen, leas parlor, more leg exercise, lesea
sofa, more pudding, less piano, more frank
nese, less mook modesty, more breakfast and
lees bustle, says a correspondent of the Lon-
don. Figaro.
Loose yourselves a little, enjoy more
liberty, breathe the pure atmosphere of'
freedom and become something as lovely and
beautiful as the God of nature designed.
The buxom, bright-eyed, rosy-cheeked,
full bouncing lass who can darn a stocking,
mend trousers, make her own frooks, com-
mand a regiment of pots and kettles, feed
the pigs'chop wood, milk cows, wrestle,
with theboys and be a lady withal in eom
pany, is just the sort of girl for any work-
ingman to marry.
But the ginning, moping, lolling,.
screwed up, wasp-waisted, putty -faced,
consumptive.mortgaged, music -murdering,
novel -devouring daughter of faehiou and
idleness one so often sees walking about is
nomore fit for matrimony than a pullet
to look after a family of fourteen chickens.
And as for the senseless idiots who mas-
querade in high collars, suoking the knobs
of their canes and simpering and ogling in
their endeavors to captivate the deal
gurls," the idea of them contemplating
nattrimony is ludicrous and yet serious, for
one cannot help but look forward with
alarm to the generation which would be,
called into existence by the union of one
of the former with one of the latter speci-
mens.
If the truth were or could be known, it
would doubtless be found that it is people
of this stamp who are responsible to a great
degree for the often reiterated assertion
that "Marriage is a failure."
Emergency Notes.
If choked, get upon all fours and cough.
For apoplexy raise the head and body
for fainting lay the person flat.
If an artery is cut, compress above the
wound; if a vein is cut, compress below.
For slight burns dip the part in cold .
water ; if the skin is destroyed cover with .
varnish.
Remove matter from the ear with tepid '.
water ; never put a hard instrument into -
the ear.
For dust in the eyes, avoid rubbing dish
water in them ; remove cinders, etc., with
the round point of a leacl pencil.
Suck poisoned wounds, unless your mouth
is sore; enlarge the wound or, better, cut ,
out the part without delay; hold the •
wounded part as long as can be borne to a •
hot coal or end of a cigar.
Smother fire with carpets, etc. ; water •
will often spread burning oil and increase
danger. Before passing through smoke
take a full breath and then stoop low, but
if carbonic acid gas is suspected walk erect.
—Prof. B. G. Wilder, of Cornell.
Brooklyn Times : Andrew Carnegie is
reported to have confessed to a fortune of
$35,000,000, all of which he expects to
Spend before he dies. The religione; eocieties
are not hopefully cultivatinghis acquaint-
ance, however. Mr. Carnegie is a discour-
aging agnostic.
the Ricker in the Zulu Cittle.
The Kicker (looking over bill of fare)—
Seme obi roast, boy! Same old haunch of
coon! Same old woman chops 1 Same old
fried missionary 1 Same old Irish stew
Shoot such a hoes° committee I'm going
to resign from the club 1—The Club.
The person possessed of an idle clan:laity
hes a curiosity that is never idle.
Seem twenty- Tortmio tobaeeeniste were
ettch fined $5 yesterday for sailing tobace
to (thicken tinder 14 years of aae.
There is generally "an air of reQnernent
mreatem in the neighborhood of the petroleuni fa°.
Norway has a ItaterritOof paper chttrch. tory.
're
One on sco Smith Russell.
The Ch.i cag,o Times tells a good story a
the expense of Sol Smith Russell. He gave
his new play at Tacoma the other evening—
the play that Kidder wrote for him, and one •
which Minneapolis critics pronounced the •
apotheosis of American humor. Things
seemed to move along all right at Tacoma,
but after the show one of the audience—an
Englishman of apparent culture—tarried to
have a word with Mr. Russell. " You are,"
said he, "an actor of real promise, I have
enjoyed your performance so highly that I
venture in a spirit of admiration to venture
a suggestion. I trust I am not offending ?"
" Oh, no ; not at all," urged Mr. Russell.
"Go on, my dear sir; I am only too glad
to hear suggestions." " Well, then," con-
tinued the stranger, " it occurs to me that,
you would do well in comedy; have yon
ever tried to do a comic part ?"
Punishment of Wife -Beaters in Germany.
Mr. Labouehere writes : My attention
has been called to a system said to be in
force in Germany, by which a man may be
imprisoned for an assault on his wife or
children without causing the punishment to •
react to the further disadvantage of his
victims. The plan consists in imprisoning
him only on his holidays. He is taken
every saturday when he leaves work and
locked up till Monday morning, and this
process is repeated until he has done his
month," or whatever the term may be.
The idea is ingenious, but I do not see how -
it could be worked effectually except in a.
country where the whole population are
under close police supervisiou.
She Explained the Situation.
Mr. Topnody is no lawyer, but his wife is •
an able woman. He was stumped in his
reading the other evening and appealed to
to her.
"Are you up on Latin, my dear ?" he.
asked.
"What do you went to know ?" she in.
quired with proper caution.
"1 want to know the difference between,
de jure and de facto."
Mrs. T. studied a moment.
"Well," she said, "youoare at the head
of this family de jure.
"Yee,' he put in "1 understand that." '
"And," she concluded, with some vigor,
"1 am the head of it de facto."—Detroin.
Free Press.
Premium on Large Families,
One of the French railroads has begun
the encouragement of large faanilies among
it employes. Beginning with this year
every workman having more than three
children under 16 years of age, and whose
salary does not exceed $407 a year will
receive $4.80 a year for each such child,
payable quarterly. The children need note
be the etnployeen own, and the allowance •
is made equally for young relations of the
person under sixteen, which aro supported
by him. A father or mother, and father-
in-law, or mother in-law, supported by the
employee is counted as 0 child in making:
the payments.
For l'iy Time.
A correspcnicient of an English pharrna-
°cubical paper recommends the following-.
receipt for makiug a seductive and. never -
let -go fly -paper. The paper must first be,
sized with a flour paste, made by mixing.;
one pound of flour with one gallon of water.
The mixture ahould be braeght to a boil,,
and the sheens of paper thoroughly size&
with the paste and dried. Then melt to-
gether one pound of white twila and eight•
ounces of castor oil over a slow fite, and
apply the mixture to the sized sheets. In.
a warm season Use a little more resin and in,
a cool season a little more oil.
'Explained
He—Do you really mean to Bay that that
beautiful, rich woman has actually, been a
widow tea yeara ? I cannot understand it,
She (coldly)—Easy enough, I should say.
Her hasband dieri ten years ago.
The position of a judge is an exceedingly
trying one.
judge—Were you drunk when you aerie
!bitted the assault? PrisehereeI Mueb have
been, y' honor, 'cause the other feller
tWido thy owe,