Greenfield Evening Republican, Greenfield, Hancock County, 21 January 1895 — Page 3

Night and Death.

Mysterious night, when our first parent knew Theo by report divine and heard thy name, Did he not tremble for this lovely frame. This glorious canopy of light and blue? Yet 'neatli a curtain of translucent dew.

Bathed in the rays of the great settling flame, Hesperus with the host of heaven came, And, lo! creation widened on man's view. Who could have thought such darkness lay concealed

Within thy beams, O sun! or who could find, Whilst fly and leaf and insect stood revealed, That to such countless orbs thou inad'st us blind? Why do wo then shun death with anxious strife? If light can thus deceive, wherefore not life? —Joseph Blanco White.

Cotton Cargo Burning.

LIVERPOOL, Jan. 21.—The steamer Jessie, Captain Nielsen, from Mobile, Dec. 2J, far this port, has just arrived in the Mersey with her cotton cargo burning.

Married Sixty-Six Years.

MASSILLON, O., Jan. 21.—At the age of 84 Mrs. Elizabeth Stansberry died Saturday leaving a still older husband. They had been married 66 years, and were the oldest married couple in this part of Ohio.

Want a Keceiver.

PORTLAND, Ind., Jan. 21.--Henry Harmus, the Chicago capitalist, has filed suit against the Cincinnati, Union City and Chicago road, asking for a receiver.

Uariacks ISurnud.

POKT TOWNSEXD, Wash., Jan. 21.— The barracks ami commissary department at Fort Townsend were burned to tlie ground last night, nearly all of the soldiers' personal effects and camp equipages being lost. The flames also ignited the ammunition magazine and several thousand cartridges exploded, but did no damagd. Loss about $5,000.

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REV. DR. TALMAGE REFERS TO MUNICIPAL REFORM.

He Preaches a Powerful and Eloquent Sermon In New York, Taking For His Subject the Points of the Compass—The Best at Last.

NEW YORK, Jan: 20.—The hearty welcome accorded to Dr. Talmage at the Academy of Music, New York, Sunday before last, on the bccasion of the eminent divine's introduction to the metropolitan pulpit, was additionally emphasized by the immense throng that greeted him this afternoon and which filled every seat from orchestra to top gallery. The singing was led by Professor Ali's cornet, and the services opened at precisely 4 o'clock with the singing of the long meter doxology. The subject of Dr. Talmage's discourse was "Points of Compass" and the text Luke xiii, 29, "They shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down."

The man who wrote this was at one timo a practicing physician, at another time a talented painter, at another time a powerful preacher, at another time a reporter—an inspired reporter. God bless and help and inspire all reporters! From their pons drops the health or poison of nations. The name of this reporter was Lucanus. For short he was called Luke, and in my text, although stenography had not yet been born, he reports verbatim a sermon of Christ which in one paragraph bowls the round world into tho light of the millennium. "They shall come from the east, and from the west, and from tho north, and from the south, and shall sit down."

Nothing more interested me in my recent journey around the world than to see the ship captain about noon, whether on tho Pacific or the Indian or Bengal or Mediterranean or Red sea, looking through a nautical instrument to find just whero we were sailing, and it is well to know that, though the captain tells you that there are 32 points of division of tho compass card in the mariner's compass, thore are only four cardinal points, and my text hails them— the north, the south, the east, the west. So I spread out before us the map of the world to see th9 extent of the gospel campaign. The hardest part of the field to bo taken is tho north, becauso our gospel is an omotional gospel, and the nations of tho far north are a cold blooded raco. They dwell amid icebergs and eternal snows and everlasting winter. Green landers, Laplanders, Icelanders, Siberians—their vehicle is tho sledge drawn by reindeer, their apparel tho thickest furs at all seasons, their existence a lifetimo battle with the cold. The winter charges upon them with swords of icicle and strikes them with bullets of hail and pounds them with battling rams of glacier.

Tho Gospel In the Arctics. But alrea ly the huts of the arctic hear tho songs of divino worship. Already tho snows fall 011 open New Testaments. Already tho warmth of the sun of righteousness begins to be felt through tho oodies and minds and souls of tho j'iyperboreans. Down from Nova Zombla, down from Spitsbergen seas, down from tho land of the midnight sun, down from tho palaces of crystal, down over realms of ice and over dominions of snow and through hurricanes of sleet Christ's disciples arc coining from tho north. Tho inhabitants of Hudson bay are gathering to tho cross. The Church Missionary society in thoso polar climes has been grandly successful in establishing 24 gospel stations, and over 12,000 natives have believed and been baptized. Tho Moravians have kindled tho light of tho gospel all up and down Labrador. Tho Danish mission has gathered disciples from among tho shivering inhabitants of Greonland. William Duncan preaches tho gospel up in tho chill latitudes of Columbia, delivering 0110 sermon nine times in thesamo day to as many dilfcrcnt tribes who listen, and then go forth to build schoolhousos and churches.

Alaska, called at its annexation William II. Seward's folly, turns out to be William H. Seward's triumph, audit is hearing tho voice of God through tho American missionaries, men and women as defiant of arctic hardships as the old Scottish chief who, when camping out in a winter's night knocked from under his son's head a pillow of snow, saying that such indulgence in luxury would weaken and disgraco tho clan. Tho Jeannetto went down in latitudo 77, whilo Do Long and his freezing and dying men stood watching it from tho crumbling and crackling polar pack, but tho old ship of tho gospel sails as unhurt in latitude 71 as in our own 40 degrees, and the one starred flag floats above tho topgallants in Baffin's bay and Hudson's strait and Melville sound. Tho heroism of polar exedition, which has mado tho names of Sebastian Cabot and Scoresby and Scliwatka and Henry Hudson immortal, is to bo eclipsed by tho prowess of tho men and women who amid tho frosts of highest latitudes are this moment taking the upper shores of Europe, Asia and America for God. Scientists have never been ablo to agreo as to what is tho aurora borealis, or northern lights. I can tell them. It is tho banner of victory lor Christ spread out in the northern night heavens. Partially fulfilled already the prophecy of my text, to be completely fulfilled in tho near futuie, "They shall 001110 from tho north."' -1

T'10 Scuth For G«M1.

But my text takes in tho opposito point of tho compass. The far south has, through high temperature, temptations to lethargy and indolence and hot blood I which tend Toward multiform evil. Wo havo through my text got tho north 111, notwithstanding its frosts, and tho same text brings in tho south notwithstanding its torridity. Tho fields of cactus, tho orange ,,roves and tho thickets of magnolia are to bo surrendered to the 1 Lord Almighty. Tho south! That means

Moxico and all the regions that William

H. Presoott and Lord Kingsboroagh made familiar in literature Mexico, in strange dialect of the Aztecs Mcxico conquered by Hernan Cortes, to be more gloriously conquered Moxico, with its capital more than 7,000 feet above the sea level looking down upon the enhancement of lake and valley and plain Mexico, the home of nations yet to be bom—all for Christ. The south! That means Africa, which David Livingstone consecrated to God when he died on his knees in his tent of exploration. Already about 750,000 converts to Christianity in Africa. The south! That means all the Islands strewn by omnipotent hand through tropical seas—Malayan Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia and other islands more numerous than you cat? imagine unless you have voyaged around the world. The south! That means Java for God, Sumatra for God, Borneo for God, Si am for God.

A ship was wrecked near one of these islands, and two lifeboats put out for shore, but those who arrived in tho first boat were clubbed to death by the cannibals, and the other boat put back and was somehow saved. Years passed on, and one of that very crew was wrecked again with others

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Crawling up on the shore, they proposed to hide from the cannibals in one of the caverns, but mounting the rocks they saw a church and cried out: "We are saved 1 A church, a church!" The south! That means Venezuela, New Granada, Ecuador and Bolivia. The south! That means the torrid zone, with all its bloom, and all its fruitage, and all its exuberanco, tho redolence of illimitable gardens, the music of boundless groves, the lands, the seas, that night by night look up to tho southern cross, which, in stars, transfigures tho midnight heaven as you look up at it all the way from tho Sandwich Islands to Australia. "They shall come from the south/'

Christ In the East.

But I must not forgot that my text takes in another cardinal point of the compass. It takes in the east. I havo to report that in a journey around tho world thero is nothing so much impresses one as the fact that the missionaries divinely blessed aro taking the world for God. The horrible war between Japan and China will leavo the last wall of opposition flat in tho dust. War is barbarism always and everywhere. We hold up our hands in amazement at the massacre at Port Arthur, as though Christian nations could never go into such diabolism. We forget Fort Pillow! We forget the fact that during our war both north and south rcjoiced when tlioro wero 10,000 more wounded and slain on tho opposite side. War, whether in China or the United States, is hell let loose. But one good result will como from the JapaneseChinese conflict. These regions will be more open to civilization and Christianity than ever before. Whon Missionary Carey put Leforo an assembly of ministers at Northampton his project for the evangelization of India, they laughed him out of the house. From Calcutta 011 tho cast of India to Bombay on tho west thero is not a neighborhood but directly or indirectly feels tho gospel power. Tho Juggernaut, which did its awful work for centuries, a few weeks ago was brought out from tho place wliero it has for years been kept under shed as a curiosity, and thero was 110 one reverentially to greet it. About 3,000,000 of Christian souls in India aro tho advanco guard that will lead 011 the 250,000,000. The Christians of Amoy and Peking and Canton aro tho advanco guard that will lead tho 10,000,000 of China. "They shall como from tho cast." Tho last mosque of Mohammedanism will bo turned into a Christian church. Tho last Buddhist temple will bccomo a fortross of light. Tho last idol of Hindooism will be pitched into tho firo.

The Christ who camo from tho cast will yet bring all tho east with him. Of courso thero aro high obstacles to be overcome, and great ordeals must bo passed through before tho consummation, as witness tho Armenians under tho butchery of the Turks. May that throne on tho banks of the Bosporus soon crumble! Tho time has already como when tho United States government and Great Britain and Germany ought to intone the indignation of all civilized nations. Whilo it is not requisite that arms bo sent thero to avengo the wholesalo massacro of Armenians, it is refjjiisito that by cablo under tho seas, and by protest that shall thrill the wires from Washington and London and Berlin to Constantinople, tho nations anathematizo tho diabolism for which the sultan of Turkey is responsible. Mohammedanism is a curso whether in Turkey or New York. "They shall como from tho east. And they will como at the call of tho lovoliest and grandest and best men and women of all time. I mean tho missionaries. Dissolute Americans and Englishmen who have gono to Calcutta and Bombay and Canton to make their fortunes defanio tho missionaries because the holy lives and tho pure households of thoso missionaries aro a constant rebuke to tho American and English libertines stopping thero, but tho men and women of God thero stationed go on gloriously with their work. People just as good and self denying as was Missionary Moffat, who, when asked to write in an album, wroto these words:

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Is nil ny soul's delight..

In all thoso regions aro men and women with tho consecration of Melville B. Cox, who, embarking for the missionary work in Africa, said to a follow student, "If I die in Africa, come and writ'.! my epitaph. "What shall 1 write for your epitaph?" said tho student. "Write, said ho, "thoso words: "Let a thousand fall before Africa bo given up."

Worldly Reform In tho Wont.

Thero is another point of tho compass that my text includes. "They shall come from tho west." That means America redeemed. Everything between Atlantic and Pacific ocoans to bo brought

within the circle of holiness and. rapture. Will it be doneby worjdly reform or evangelism? Will it be law or gospel? I am glad that a wav^ of reform has sw&pt'across this land, ahd all the cities are "feeling the advantage of the mighty, movement Let the good work go on nntil the last municipal evil is extirpated. About 15 years ago the distinguished editor of a New York daily newspaper said to me in his editorial room: "You ministers talk about evils of which you know nothing. Why don't you go with the officers of tho law and explore for yourself, so that when you preach against sin you can speak from what you have seen with your own eyes?" I said, "I will, and in company with a commissioner of police and a captain of police and two elders of my church I explored the dens and hiding places of all styles of crime in New York and preached a series of sermons warning young men and setting forth the work that must be done lest the judgments of God whelm this city with moro awful submergement than the volcanic delugo that buried Herculaneum and Pompeii. I received, as nearly as I can remember, several hundred columns of newspaper abuse for undertaking that exploration. Editorials of denunciation, double leaded, and with captions in great primer type, entitled "The Fall of Talmage," or "Talmage Makes tho Mistake of His Life," or "Down With Talmage," but I still livo and am in full sympathy with all movements for municipal purification.

But a movement which ends with crime exposed and law executed stops half way. Nay, it stops long before it gets half way. Tho law never yet saved anybody, never yet changed anybody. Break up all tho houses of iniquity in this city, and you only send tho occupants to other cities. Break down all tho policcmen in New York, and whilo it changes their worldly fortunes it does not change their heart or life. The greatest want in New York today is the transforming power of the gospel of Jesus Christ to change the heart and the life and uplift tho tone of moral sentiment and mako men do right not because they aro afraid of Ludlow Street jail or Sing Sing, but becauso they lovo God and hate unrighteousness. I have nover heard, nor have you heard, of anything except the gospel that proposes to regenerato tho heart, and by tho influence of that regenerated heart rectify the lifo. Execute tho law most certainly, but preach tho gospel by all mean3 in churches, in theaters, in homes, in prisons, 011 tho land and on tho sea. The gospel is tho only power that can revolutionize society and savo tho world. All elso is half and half work and will not last. In New York it has allowed men who got by police bribery their thousands and tens of thousands and perhaps hundreds of thousands of dollars to go scot freo, whilo somo who wero merely tho cat's paw and agents of bribery are struck with tho lightnings of tho law. It reminds mo of a scone in Philadelphia when I was living there. A poor woman had been arrested and tried and imprisoned for selling molasses candy on Sunday. Oilier lawbreakers had been allowed to go undisturbed, and tho grogshops wero open 011 tho Lord's day, and tho law, with its hands behind its back, walked up and down tho streets declining to molest many of tho offenders, but wo all roso up in our righteous indignation, and calling upon all powers, visible and invisible, to help us, wo declared that though the heavens fell no woman should bo allowed to still molasses candy on Sunday.

Party and I'olii ics. i:

A few weeks ago, after I had preached in ono of tho churches in this city, a man staggered up 011 tho pulpit stairs, maudlin drunk, saying, "lam one of the reformers that wero elected to high office at tho last election." I got rnl of that' 'great reformer" as soon as I eoukl, but I did not get rid of tho impression that a man liko that would euro tho abominations of New York about as soon as smallpox would euro typhoid fever or a buzzsaw would render Haydn's "Creation. Politics in all our cities has becomo so corrupt that tho only difference between tho Republican and Democratic parties is that each is worso than tho other. But what nothing elso in tho universo can do tho gospel can and will accomplish. "They shall como from tho west, "and for that purposo tho evangelistic batteries are planted all along the Pacific coast, as they aro planted all along tho Atlantic coast. All tho prairies, all tho mountains, all tho valleys, all the cities aro under moro or less gospel influence, and when wo get enough faith and consecration for tho work this wholo American continent will cry out for God. "They shall como from tho west.''

Tho work is not so difficult as many suppose. You say, "There aro tho foreign populations." Yes, but many of them aro Hollanders, and they wero brought up to love and worship God, and it will tako but littlo to persuado tho Hollander^ to adopt tho religion of their forefathers. Then thero aro among theso foreigners so many of the Scotch. They or their ancestors hoard Thomas Chalmers thunder and Robert McCheyno pray. Tho breath of God no often swept through tho heather of tho highlands, and thovoico of God has so often sounded through tho Trossachs, and they all know how to sing Dundee, so that they will not havo often to bo invited to accept tho God of John Knox and Bothwell Bridga

Then thero aro among theso foreigners so many of tho English. Tlicy inherited the eanio language as wo inherited—the English in which Shakespeare dramatized, and Milton chimed his cantos, and Henry Molvillo gospelized, and Oliver Cromwell prorogued parliament, and Wellington commanded his eager hosts. Among theso foreigners' aro tho Swiss, and they wero rocked in a cradle under the shadow of the Alps, that cathedral tif tho Almighty in which all tho elements, snow and hail and tempest and hurricane, worship. Among thoso forignors aro a vast host of Germans, and Ihey 'feel centuties afterward tho power of that unparalleled spirit who shook

the earth when he trod it, and th£ heavens when-ho prayed—Martin Luther! From all nations our foreign populations have come and they are homesick, far away from the place of their childhood and the graves of their ancestors, and our glorious religion presented to them aright will meet their needs and fill their souls and kindlo their ent' u.asm. They shall como from amid t.i" wheat sheaves of Dakota, and in-m in ore beds of Wyoming, and from the ver mines of Nevada, and from the gulden gulches of Colorado and from the bonks of tho Platte, andYlie Oregon, ami tho Sacramento, and the Columbia. "They shall come from tho west." 1 Invited to Sit Down.

But what will they do after they come? Hero is something gloriously consolatory that you have never noticed, "They shall come from tho oast, and the west, and the north, and the south, and shall sit down. Oh, this is a tired world! The most of people are kept on tho run all their lifetime. Business keeps them on the run. Troublo keeps them on the run. Rivalries of life keep them on the run. They aro running from disaster. They are running for reward. And those who run the fastest and run the longest seem best to succeed. But my text suggests a restful posture for all God's children, for all thoso who for a lifetimo havo been on tho run. "They shall sit down!" Why run any longer! When a man gets heaven, what more can ho get? "They shall sit down. Not alone, but picked companionship of tho universe not embarrassed, though a soraph should sit down 011 ono sido of you and an archangel on tho other.

Thero is that mother who, through all tho years of infancy and childhood, was kept running amid sick trundle beds, now to shako up the pillow for that flaxen head, and now to givo a drink to those parched lips, and now to hush tho frightened dream of a littlo one, and when thero was 0110 less of tho children, because tho great lover of children had lifted ono out of tho croup into tho easy breathing of celestial atmosphere, the mother putting all tho moro anxious care on those who were left, so weary of arru and foot and back and head, so often crying out: "I am so tired! Iam so tired!" Her work done, sho shall sit down, and that business man for 30, 40, 50 years has kept on tho run, not urged by selfishness, but for the purpose of achieving a livelihood for tho household. On tho run from store to store, or from factory to factory, meeting this loss and discovering that inaccuracy and suffering betrayal or disappointment, nevermore to bo cheated or perplexed or exasperated, I10 shall sit down, not in a groat armchair of heaven, for tho rockers of such a chair would imply ono's need of soothing, of changing to easy posturo or semi-invalidism, but a throne, solid as eternity and radiant as tho morning after a night of storm. "They shall sit down

The Heavenly Kett.

I notico that the most of tho stylos of toil requiroan erect attitude. Thero are tho thousands of girls behind counters, many such persons through tho inhumanity of employers compelled to stand, even when becauso of a lack of customers thero is 110 need that they stand. Then thero aro all the carpenters, and tho stonemasons, and the blacksmiths, and tho farmers, and the engineers, and tho ticket agents, and tho conductors. In most trades, in most occupations, they must stand. But ahead of all those who lovo and servo tho Lord is a letting place, a complete relaxation of fatigued muscle, something cushioned and upholstered and embroidered, with tlio very ease of heaven. "They shall sit down." Rest from toil, rest from pain, rest from persecution, rest from uncertainty. Beautiful, joyous, transporting, everlasting rest!

Oh, men and women of tho frozen north, and tho blooming south, and from tho realms of tho rising or setting sun, through Christ get-your sins forgiven and start for the place where you may at last sit down in blissful recovery from tho fatigues of earth, whilo there roll over you tho raptures of heaven. Many of you havo had such a rough tussle in this world that if your faculties wero not perfect in heaven you would some timo forgot yourself and say, "It is timo for 1110 to start on that journey," or "It must bo time for 1110 to count out tho drops of that medicine," or "I wonder what new attack thero is on mo through tho newspapers?" or "Do you think I will savo anything of thoso crops from tho grasshoppers, or tho locusts, or tho droughts?" or "I wonder how much I havo lost in that last bargain?" or "I must hurry lest I miss tho train." No, no! Tho last volnmo of direful, earthly experiences will be finished. Yea, tho last chapter, tho last paragraph, tho last sentence, tho last word. Finis!

Frederick tho Great, notwithstanding tho mighty dominion over which ho reignod, was so depressed at times ho could not speak without crying, and carried a small bottlo of quick poison with which to end his misery when ho could stand it no longer. But I givo you this small vial of gospel anodyne, ono drop of which, not hurting oither body or soul, ought to sootho all unrest and put your pulses into an eternal calm. "They shall como from tho east, and from tho west, and from tho north, and the south, and shall sit down.

Princes and Princesses.

Tho English liko to read about princcs and princesses, to gossip about their doings and to utilize them for ceremonials, but their positivo liking for them has rather narrow limits. They will not allow them any political influence, they aro desperately jealous of their claim to appointments even in tho army, though princes fill theso fairly well, and they will not, when they can holpit, vote them any money to livo on. It will by and by .bo simply impossible oven to ftsk parliament for grants.

Tho real English feeling, wo should havo said, is limited to tho sovereign and to tlioso Who must succeed her, tho throne ratlior than tho royal family being tho true object of tho nation's regard.—London Spectator.

SUNK IB THE OHIO.

A River Steamer Wrecked Near Alton, Indiana.

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Went-Down in five Minutes —Tho Men l)rowii-d Itelonged to tho Crew and YWre Mostly Neuron*. LOUISVIM^K, Jan. 21.—The Cincinnati and New Orleans packet State of Missouri was sunk in the Ohio river just below Alton, Ind., Saturday evening at 5:15 o'clock, and it is believed at least 10 lives were lost. The vessel struck a sharp rock, and ripped the starboard side open from one end to the other. Ill less than five minutes she was a complete wreck. The crew and passengers, nearly 100 in all, were paralyzed at the shock, and before anything could b© done the vessel was almost completely under water. The upper deck broke away and floated off. Nearly everybody jumped into the river and made for shore, some hundred yards away.

The State of Missouri left Cincinnati for New Orleans Friday afternoon. She had 011 board 20 passengers and a crew of between 70 and bO. Most of the crew were negroes. ISo far as can be told no passengers were lost. Tlie following are known to be saved:

Captain .Joseph C011I011, Cincinnati. Chief Clerk Julius Wehrmann, Newport, Ky.

Second Cierk Charles Howard, Metropolis, Ills. Third Clerk Russell Laws, Smithlaud, Kentucky.

Pilot James Pell, Sr., Dayton, Ky. Pilot James Pell, .r., Day ton, Ky. Mate Henry McAdanis, lrontou, O. Second Mate Amos June.-?, incinnati. Carpenter Swain, Metropolis, Ills. Steward Fred Hartcicm, Cincinnati. Watchman DickBrogan, Dayton, Ky. Barkeeper Joseph McCake, Cincinnati.

Cook John Botts, Cincinnati. Pantryman Isaac Brown, Cincinnati. Watchman Joe Gardner, Cincinnati. Passengers James McCafert and wife, Philadelphia Miss M. B. Ong, Philadelphia Mr. Garland, Cave-In-Rock, Ills. James Bush of Arkansas and a younsr bridal couple from Cincinnati.

The passengers were all ticketed through to New Orleans. The trip was uneventful until the dreaded point, known as Horse Shoe Bend, near Alton, Ind., was readied. Here the pilot, James Pell. Jr., slowed down as the current was very swift and turned his wheel so as to avoid an obstruction known as Bullock rock.

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failed to respond to the wheel, and there was a grinding, crashing sound. Tlie boat was first lilted 011 one side as she struck and slid along the rock, then she settled and began to careen. There was no time to think, so fast did she go down. Everybody rushed for the upper decks.

There was a flash of firo front the furnace and a cry that, the boat afire. This added to the terror, and passengers and crew bewail to jump into the icy water. Thirty-live of them, swam to a clump of widows, opposite Hardman's Landing, and clung to tho trees until Mr. Hardniaii came out in a boat and took them to his house 011 the bank. Thirteen managed to secure the boat's yawl, and floated down to Alton, Ind. Many 01 the -ro\\ were not nic-ky enough to get to the upper dec^vs and they went down with the boat. It is believed that at least 1U, if not more, were drowned.

Mr. Joseph ."Met ahe, the barkeeper, uk1 nio.4 ot those named above, who were picked up ar hardman's Landing, came back to Louisville last night oil the Tell C:ry. Mr. MeCal'O says tho wreck was soinet 111 nu' awml. and tae experiences of those rescued -v. ere dreadful. The oilicers kepi as cooi as possible under the circumstances, nut there was little tune to think and none 111 which to act.

Tho boat and cargo will be a total loss. She was valued at tf-iO.OOO. Her cabin capacity was ")0 rooms and sho had a freight capacity of ib,00J tons.

Probrtbly a Lake Vessel I-ost. MKNOMINKE, Mich., Jan. 21.—Ann Arbor No. 1 has failed to reach this port. It was seen at an early hour Saturday night, apparently 15 miles away, but its lights suddenly disappeared. The lighthouse keeper of Chambers Island came to this city at S o'clock Saturday night and says the boat was five miles north of the island at 10 o'clock in the morning, and at 4 p. m. had gained 15 miles toward Menominee. Ho further stated that owing to a heavy fog over the bay it has been impossible to see more than half a mile lroin shore. Several parties went out from here yesterday, and report that nothing could be seen of the boat.

lied liivur Steamer Lost.

AI.KXANDKIA, La., Jan. 21.—The Red river line steamer Nat F. Dortch struck a snag and sunic I I nrlcs below here last night. No lives wero lost. The boat has been abandoned by the crew, and will prove a total loss.

ATTEMPT TO ROB A BANK.

The IJobbers Foiled and Two of'1 hem CapI a red. MOMKNCV., Ills., Jan. 2J.—An attempt to rob the Dxchauge bank ot this town yesterday morning would have been successful had it not been for detectives trom Chicago, aided by the town marshal and assistants, who, after a fierce battle with the robbers, succeeded capturing Weed Lo\eot Momeiice, who became separated from the rest of tho gang in tho contusion of the light. There were two and possibly three others in the gang, and they got away in the darkness. Later one ot the burglars, named Sehatl', was captureu and the detectives are in pursuit of tho others.

Robberies in Momenee have been sa numerous during the p.is! lew months that the Chicago detectives had been employed recently to lerret out thtj perpetrators. The operative sent hero, gained the confidence of tlie gang audi learned of their plan to rob the bank. Had they ."ucceeded they would have secured about $150,000 in cash. None of tho men arrested have, been previously imprisoned on a serious charge. They havo not, however, at any time been known as sober^industrioua citi* zens.