Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 June 1889 — Page 4

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL', SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1889.

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Louisville c. T. Peering, northwest corner Third and J efferaon streets. ST. LOUIS Union News Company, Union Depot and Southern Hotel Washington, D. C Riggi House ana ELWtX House. Things at Johnstown are humming. The people are busy as bees, and a species of hives has broken out among them. There is work for all, and every body is scratching for a living. The Sentinel and Leon Bailey hold Judge Woods responsible for Miller and Williams pleading guilty, and proceed r nTiTicf bim nrrnrdincl v. Thf vawnfira do not even know when their friends are well off. TnE innocent people who are expecting any more streets in this city to be piped for natural gas under existing: conditions and legislation had better pool issues with those who are waiting for the skies to fall to catch larks. ' That was a pretty slick trick on the part of the Democrats smuggling a bill throngh the last Legislature for the reimbursement of township trustees who have lost public funds by malfeasance and speculation. It is a good thing for delinquent trustees, but bad for the people. In this regard it is about on a par with most of the legislation of last winter. The prohibitory law of Rhode Island will have been in force three years on the 1st prox. The vote last Thursday is the voice of the people as to its efficiency. As they cannot afford to ignore every other economic and political question jnst to keep a party to enforce prohibition, they have concluded to try something else that everybody will try to enforce. Ship-building in Indiana is looking up. The yards at Madison are full of work, building steamers and other craft. Other river cities are equally busy. But Jeffersonvillo leads them all with a contract for building a steel-clad government steamer, to be used as a revenue cutter, with an armament of two guns. This is said to be the first sea-going steel-clad vessel to bo built on the Ohio. She ought to be called the Indiana. TnE Philadelphia Record, a Democratic paper, says: ''High license has reduced drunkenness one-half, has abolished the dangerous and debasing dive, has practically wiped out liquor-selling on Sunday, and has added 534,460 to the city treasury." No wonder, with such a record in ono year, the voters of Pennsylvania refused to exchange this for a law which, its friends tell us, cannot bo enforced unless there is a party behind it to enforce it. We might now be having such a law in Indiana if the advocates of prohibition had united with the friends of this kind of legislation, instead of wasting their influence on an impracticability, thus giving the Legislature to its enemies. It is none too soon to begin the canvass of 1890. The elections for Congress must be under the present apportionment. The present Republican majority i small, yet, considering that it takes the place of a Democratic majority of about eighty, it is a mark of progress in the right direction. But there was close work in obtaining this small majority. Ten of the present Congressmen were elected by pluralities of less than 100, twentylivc by less than r00, and fortynine by less than 1,000. The Democrats aro planning to capture these small plu ralities. Republicans should begin at once to circulate good political litera ture. For Indiana, next to your local Republican paper, there is nothing better than the Indiana State Journal. Right on the heel3 of the Journal's ar tide concerning the mysterious disap pearance of gold, and suggesting that there might bo an undercurrent to Europe, comes a dispatch from New York, dated yesterday, which says that $1,150,000 of gold bars were engaged yesterday, for shipment to Europe. To tal gold engaged to go by to-morrow s steamers, $3,400,000." This is very sug gestive, at least, of a possibility that gold may be steadily and stealthily dis appearing from circulation in this coun try, and may soon bo at a premium. The matter demands immediate attention and thorough investigation by. United States Treasury officials. If an excessive coinage of silver is driving gold out of the c ountry, it is high time that Congress and the people should know it. It is entirely proper for tho members of the Board of State Charities .to offer their services as individuals in helping to adjust matters between the strikingminers and operators, but they should be careful not to compromise themselves or the State by an official appearance. As citizens they have the same right and authority as others to iutervene, but as en organized body they have none whatever. The law creating the board limits its duties to the benevolent, penal and reformatory institutions of the State, and its official appearance as

an arbitrator or mediator in labor

troubles would be an entire departure from the law and from the object of its creation. Even the use of the official title of the board in this connection is unauthorized. The board would have as much right to undertake to adjust domestic troubles and grant divorces as it has to appear in the Clay county trouble in its official capacity. The establishment of tho board for the purposes stated in tho law met with general approval. It should be careful not to forfeit such approval by assuming to exercise extraordinary and illegal func tions. CLAIMS OP EX-SOLDIERS RECOGNIZED. No single act of any President in recent years has been more distinctly and conspicuously favorable to old soldiers than the recent order of President Harrison changing the civil-service rules. The change permits the reinstatement, without examination, of ex-Union soldiers discharged from the civil service at any time during the last four years. And while the amendment is favorable to old soldiers, it is in strict conformity with law. Section 1754, Revised Statutes, U. S., provides that "persons honorably discharged from the military or naval service by reason of disability resulting from wounds or sickness incurred in tho line of duty shall be preferred for appointments to civil offices, provided they are found to possess the business capacity necessary for the proper dischargo of the duties of such offices." The civil-service law recognizes this preference by providing that "nothing herein contained 6hall be construed to take from those honorably discharged from the military or naval service any preference conferred by Section 1754, R. S." These provisions give a legal preference to discharged soldiers. During the last administration a great many old soldiers were discharged from the classified civil service. Under the civil-service rules no person discharged from tho service could be reinstated after one year without an examination. The commissioners recommended that the rules be changed so as to permit the reinstating of any person within four years from the time of discharge. Tho President thought this was opening the door too wide, and besides it gave no preference to old soldiers, therefore ho amended the amendment proposed by the commissioners so as to limit tho privilege of reinstatement within four years to old soldiers and sailors alone. The friends of civil-service reform could not have objected if he had approved the recommendation of the Civil-service Commissioners, but the restriction of the privilege of reinstatement to old soldiers recognizes the legal preference in their favor without weakening the force of the civilservice law. Tho immediate result is that old soldiers unjustly discharged at any time during the last administration, and whose fitness was tested by experience, can bo reinstated without tho formality of an examination. Tho change has tho doublo merit of being for the good of tho service, and at the same time a distinct and exceptional recognition of old soldiers. PROHIBITION IN PENNSYLVANIA AND RHODE ISLAND. v The only surprise in the late votes on prohibition is the magnitude of tho majorities against it. With few exceptions the Prohibitionists themselves had conceded that in Pennsylvania the vote would be against them, possibly from 15,000 to 30,000, while tho opposition claimed the State by from 30,000 to 50,000, but when it figured out 185,000 all were surprised. Then followed Rhodo Island, two days later, with substan tially the same results overwhelming defeat and a greater surprise, And yet, when studied in tho light of facts, there is little ground for surprise. Prohibition in the statutes is nearly forty years old. It had worked satisfactorily to its friends in Maine until 6ome six or seven years ago, all agreeing that its re sults were beneficial its lapses and failures being apologized for on the principle that no criminal law can en tirely eradicate crime when all of a sudden its former friends turned against the law, alleging that it was not en forced. This refrain was caught up as to the same species of legislation in Kansas and Iowa by those who claimed to be, par excellence, the friends of pro hibition, and tho people were educated to believe that prohibition could not bo enforced any where a doctrine which its avowed enemies were ready to indorse. Meanwhile, in every State, the laws regulating the traffic were made more, and more stringent, in many cases amounting to local prohibition, and in all cases to material modifications of many of tho evils of the saloon system. Though not always fully satisfactory to all, yet rea sonable men had concluded that a less stringent law, enforced, was better than a more stringent law unenforced; hence they were led to vote against prohibi tion, largely by tho testimony of its special guardians and friends. What ever else may follow, it is now certain that prohibition in the Constitution has had its day, and it remains to bo seen whether Kansas and Maine will not early follow Rhode Island, and remove it from the only constitutions now containing it. Meanwhile, it is not wise to ignore some, important collateral facts. One of these is that the liquor interest, when organized, is a powerful force. It was once claimed that it dared not meet its opponent in the open field. Late can vasses have dispelled this delusion. It organized and put speakers in the field, and literally sowed its literature broad cast. It had the men and the money, and it used both freely, with telling effect. They proved that there was something to bo said on the other side, and they said it. Another fact not to be despised is that the votes given in the late elections are not to be taken as the measure of the temperance strength, even in politics. There are thousands who aro Prohibitionists who do not want prohibition in the Constitution, and still other thousands who believe in stringent restrictions in one form or an other who do not believe in prohibi tion. It was a remarkable coincidence that tho very wires that brought the

news of the prohibition defeat in Penn

sylvania brought the news of intensified

restrictions in both Michigan and Mis souri, and the next day's dispatches informed us of a new and more stringent ruling of the Supreme Court of Ohio. Only one thing is certain: In future the men who favor true temperance will not follow the leadership of those who have led them into this rout. No issue will figure more conspicuously in coming elections than the saloon interest, and politicians may as well prepare for it and take sides. REMOVAL OF COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS. There seems to be a concerted effort among County Commissioners to throw the State school system into confusion by the removal of county superintendents. Within the last few days several superintendents have been removed by order of tho commissioners, on the ground that they had not complied with tho provisions of tho new school-book law relative to filing bonds. The commissioners thus acting either misunderstand the law or are using it as a pretext for removals. Sec. 6 of the new law is as follows: 'As soon as the State Board of Education shall have entered into any contract for the famishing of books for use in the public schools of this State, pursuant to this provision of this act, it shall he the duty of the Governor to issue hit proclamation announcing such fact to the people of this State." The proclamation is only to be issued when the State board shall have entered into a contract for books. Sec. 10 provides that "within thirty days from the issuing of the proclamation by the Governor, as herein provided for," it shall be the duty of every county school superintendent to enter into a special bond, with at least two freehold secur ities, for the faithful and honest per-' fonnance of their duties, etc. It is for the alleged failure to file, this bond that several county supefintendents have been remove. The commissioners making the removals cannot have read the law. The State board has not yet entered into any contract for books, the Governor has' not issued any proclamation on the subproclamation, county superintendents! have thirty days in which to file their bonds. The removals that have been; made for this cause are in plain violationof law. ; The simultaneous action of the commissioners in several counties indicates that 6omo person or party is working the matter up, and procuring the removal of county superintendents for a purpose. Vital statistics in New York city are playing hob with old theories. Whilo the average death rate for the entire city is 2G.33 per thousand inhabitants, the death rate in the tenement district was but 22.71, while in the most densely populated portion of the city it was only 22.55. A closer inspection shows that the death rate in largo crowded tene ment-houses was less than in tho small er. What becomes of brown-stono fronts, pure air, clean shirts, and streets, and such, in the face of such statistics? Or is it high living and much lehure?! The name of Madison University, located at Hamilton, N. Y., a Baptist institution. has been changed to Colgate University, in honor of the Colgate family, who, for sixty to seventy years, have been liberal patrons of the institution in its times of need. Tho immediate occasion was a contribution which is to put up a beautiful library building, sufficiently large to accommodate 250,000 volumes, with a prospect of still larger donations. The vote of Philadelphia was less than three-fourths the vote of last November, yet tho majority against prohibition was about 04,000, or about one-half the majority in the State. What most surprises every ono was tho fact that the districts in which tho wealthier reside rivaled the tenement districts in their hostility to prohibition. ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS. A YOUNG man and woman drove up to a hotel in Bethlehem, Pa., and the gallant registered: "James A. and sweet heart, Bethlehem township." The Duke of Portland has been influ enced by his wife to devote all his past and future earnings on the turf to the erection and endowment of almshouses. Marriage is not always a failure. The Duke of Newcastle is expending nearly 8250,000 in building a church on his grounds at Clumber, England. The Duke of Nocastle is in this country looking for a wife. There is often a great difference in dukes. Miss Mildued Fulleu, fonrth daughter of the Chief-justice, will study law under the direction of her father after her gradu ation from Wells College. She is a decid ed blonde, with light, golden hair, tall but well proportioned, and a winning manner. A vert handsome granite monument has been placed over the grave of Edward Payson Roe, the novelist, in the Corwall village cemetery. t Upon it are engraved a number of quotations from his best-known works. The monument was erected by Mrs. Roe. S econi Lieutenant Andrew G. C. Quay, of the Fifth Cavalry, who has been sta tioned in Washington ever since his grad uation last summer, has been ordered to ioin his troop, which has just come oil duty in Oklahoma. Lieutenant Quay is the soO oi tne senator. Word recently came of the death in England of the venerable Archdeacon Philpot. who was ninety-nine years old. Of his fourteen children, nine are still liv ing, together with thirty-six of his fortytwo crand-children. and all of his fourteen great-grandchildren. He preached his last ecrmon about three years ago. Gen. John C. Fremont is now nearly eighty years old, and his closely trimmed beard is snowy white, but his figure is erect and his manner active. He makes his home at Los Angeles, Cal where he has a fine ranch, and where his wife, Jessie Benton Fremont, is engaged in writing a life of Kit Carson, the famous scout and prairie ranger, who led him over the Rockies. Queen Victoria will not entertain the Shah of Persia at her own expense. The tax-payers of England will have that privileire. Victoria would not allow tho Shah to occupy Balmoral, but decreed that he must go to Buckingham Palace, thus throwing the expense of his visit upon the people. If the Sliah were not a most reprehensible and arrant rascal he would be ashamed of himself. The first work in sculpture for which sit tings were regularly given to MiasPcabody, afterwards Mrs. Nathaniel Hawthorne, was a portrait bust of Laura Bridgman. at twelve years of age. which she undertook at the request of Dr. Howe. The completed bust was satisfactory to Dr. Howe and to A - t 1 ! it ? A. A. A all who had waxcneuwiui interest xne progress of the work. Only one cony was made, and that inay be seen at the Perkins Institntinn for the Blind at South Boston. Copies were multiplied, and nearly every 6choi)l for the blind and deaf mutes in this

country which could afford the trifling cost has procured one. and inquiries for copies came from England, France, Scotland and elsewhero abroad.

The Comte de Paris, head of tho Bourbon family, who recently celebrated his silver wedding, is a worker. He Tises at 5:30 o'clock in the summer and at 6 o'clock in the winter, and lighting his lamp, if necessary, begins tho labor of tho day. He has a little breakfast with his family at 8 o'clock, then he retarns to his work. His correspondence is extensive, and he makes a point of replying to all his letters. At Andrew Carnegie's dinner to Mr. Glad stone, tho guest of the evening escorted Mrs. Carnegie to the table. Minister Lin coln followed with Mrs. Gladstone leaning on his arm. and Mr. Carnegie and Mrs. Lincoln brought up the rear. The dinner was magnificently served : in the Louis XVI room, with a wealth of flowers, ferns and decorations. The menu cards were decorated with crossed Union Jacks, and stars and stripes printed in gold and colors. The humors of a Lancashire audience were recently exemplified at the meeting which Mr. Chamberlain addressed at Bacup. Mr. Chamberlain was accompanied by Mrs. Chamberlain, and much interest was, of course, taken in the American bride. Every one of the speakers who preceded Mr. Chamberlain referred to Mrs. Chamberlain's presence, and expressed the belief that her coming to England was evidence of the growing attachment between the peoples of this country and America. Sir Joseph Leo was proceeding in this strain oi uomage to Mrs. unamDenam, when he was interrupted bv a man with a dialect at the back part of the halL who inquired, "Which is her!" The question was pertinent, because there were a num ber of ladies on the platform, and the audience were very anxious to identify the one who had been the object of so much compliment.- The homelv but independent manner in which it was propounded, how ever, caused much amusement. .Mrs. Uliamherlain herself appreciated the joke, and, at Mr. Chamberlain's suggestion, she rose and bowed her acknowledgments. COMMENT "AND OPINION. National, control of national elections is constitutional, just and expedient. Washington Press. - . In a free country secret political societies are nothing more nor less than conspiracies. If danger should menace this country from any quarter it could not be saved by clandestine organizations working in the dark. Philadelphia Record. The Civil-service Commission has made a mistake. It is the man who is active in political contests who can be relied upon to obey and enforce anv law on tho statute book, even though he favors its repeal. The sneaks, douzhfaces and Janusfaces are not to bo trusted at any time. New York Graphic. The world is not. in fact, growing worse nor weaker, and, though wo may not ap preciate their quality, there shall still be cakes and ale, "ay, and ginger shall bo hot i' the mouth, too' It is a sad mistake to wear one's eyes in the back of one's head. The human race is not decaying, and there will yet be "palmy days" as good as the old ones. New lork World. All friends of Irish home rule realize that when the dvuamite factions are once stamped out tho batt le will be all but won. lint whether it is better for home ruw or not, we as Americans have no choice in our course, and it is a humiliating fact that the strife of party should close our eyes to the evils of inuroer societies thriving in a doz en rstates. fcprnigheld Republican. No law will abolish appetite, r.nd no law can prevent the gratification of it. In general, the thoroughness with which anvlaw is enforced depends upon the amount of public sentiment in its lavor; and the reason that restrictive laws are, in general, better enfoiced than prohibitory laws, is that they have much more public sentiment behind them. ew York Evening Post. In a wide scope, prohibition is a theory that seems just about strong enough to en list an inexperienced and visionary good sentiment, which, when applied to politics. otters an opportunity that a very bad ele ment will tako advantage of to upset common-sense regulations lor the public wel fare, indorsed by the best minds and ap proved by time. Cincinnati Commercial Uazette. It must always be true that 6ome men will earn more than others by reason of superior capacity, and that some will save more by reason of greater thrift, and that some will have more. It is well that this is so, for it is precisely these facts that furnish the incentives to endeavor and con stitute the conditions of human 'advance ment and improvement. New York Com mercial Advertiser. Membership on Civil-Service Boards. New York Graphic. . Everv citizen of the Republic who casta a vote takes an active part in political contests, and the man who doesn't vote is either in jail or couldn't be trusted alone with a red-hot stove. The idea that only men who tako no active part in politics are lit for civil-service administration is as ab surd as tho part of Pooh-Bah in tho comic opera of the "Mikado." The man who doesn't care whether we have free trade or protection in this country; whether the negro shall vote or the Ku-klux shall kill him; whether there shall be expansion or restriction of coinage; whether we shall have a milk-and-water or a vigorous for eign policy; whether we shall fish or cut bait; whether school keeps or not. is fit only to associate with dudes who spend their time debating whether their hair is parted exactly in the middle. He is not fit to sit on any administrative government board of any kind. A Colored Priest's Advantages. New York Commercial Advertiser. It is stated that Cardinal Gibbons will shortly consecrate as priest a colored man, and that this will be the first negro to reach the priesthood in the United States. This colored Catholic priest will have some decided advantages over tr-e colored ministers of certain Protestant denominations in carrying on his work among the people of bia own rare. He will be. in fart and in name, the peer of every priest in the church, and there will not be anywhere the sliaht.i m i a i : est queauuu ox ma siauumg. m Third Party Responsibility. Leavenworth Times. For instance, low license and laxness regarding the liquor traffic prevail in New York because David 13. Hill is Governor, and he is Governor because 28.000 Prohibitionists voted for.a third candidate instead of Warner Miller. The third partyites are responsible for the state of things in New York. Doesn't Care, it lie Can Edit Telegraph. Troy Times. The report that Daniel Lamont, formerlyprivate secretary to President Cleveland, has soul ont his interest in the Alban3 Arena to Governor Hill is denied by the presi dent of the Argus company. The Governor doesn't care who owns a paper so long as ho can curl xno teiegrapnic uepanmcnt. .The Same Thing. Plttabarfc Chronicle. "In many places the election of Tuesday was a pronounced blonde," remarked Mr. McSwilligen. "What in the world do you mean!" asked his wife. "1 mean that in many places there was a light P1L It Is Not IntentionaL Washington Press. The bosom of the Washington Press would swell with pride to seeits paragraphsquott d in the Indianapolis Journal which is, by the way, one of the best papers published in the United states if those quotations were not almost invariably credited to another newspaper. What Gray Slay Catch In His Hat. Detroit Tribune. They do say that Governor Gray, of Indl Ana. in holdins ud his hat for the presiden tial nomination. He is more likely to catch it lull oi second-hand tobacco. The Ileal Problem of Poverty. New York Commercial Advertiser. The only real problem of poverty in this country is how to mako those keep sober and work diligently who now get drunk and do not work at alL What Has Become of the O. It. B? Albany Journal. What has become of the old Roman, the glorious red bandana, old Allen U ran berry ThurmanT

A TYBANT'S POWER BROKEN

Guzman-Bianco, the Dictator of Veueznela. Loses His Hold on the People. After Being an Absolute Autocrat for TwentyFive Years, lie Finds Himself Supplanted by a Man Whom He Regarded as a Took New York, June 21. Tho Sun has the following from Caracas. Venezuela, under date of June lO. Sensational events have been occurring hero in constant succession for tho past thirty days, and the republio has been trembling with apprehension and excitement; but the most peaceful revolution it has ever known has been accomplished. The reign of Guzman-Bianco has ended; the military despotism that has existed in Venezuela for a quarter of a century is abolished, and there are constant demonstrations of gratification, in which all classes join with equal ardor. Men who have submitted quietly to the tyranny of Guzman, for fear of injury to their business, are now marching and shouting in the streets; those who have hardly dared to whisper his name are crying "Down with the tyrant," and most of his most obsequious followers are foremost in the demonstrations of rebellion. : For the first time in thirty years the press is free; tho editors of the established papers are permitted to speak their minds without fear of ' imprisonment or exile, and an amusing crop of seven by nine hand bills is s pringing out of every printing office. In them "the illustrious American" is lampooned without license and cartooned without mercy, while he is in Paris gnashing his teeth in rage and planning for revenge. That he will make an ettort to recover the control of the government and resume the dictatorship is not doubted for a moment by those who know him, but nobody believes that he can succeed, and that opinion adds to the enthusiasm. That the situation, may be understood, and the significance of recent events appreciated, it must be known that Gen. Guz-inan-Blanco. since he first came into control of the government in 1870, has seemed to regard enezuela as his own property, to do with as he desired. He has treated the republic, which embraces an area as large as the Middle States and New England, as if it were his own inherited estate, and the three millions of people as his tenants at will. He has been an uncrowned czar, aud his government an absolute despotism. Under the Constitution the President may not succeed himself in ofiice, may not have two consecutive terms, but is eligible to re-election after an interval. Guzman-Bianco has therefore filled the presidential chair every alternate term for the last nineteen years, and between times has had in power a dummy who was subject to his will. His many acts of tyranny have awakened a secret hostility that has only been suppressed by military force. It has occasionally been manifested by an outbreak or an attempt at assassination, and during the latter years he has been compelled to surround himself by soldiers, night and day, to protect himself from the vengeance of those who have suffered at his hands. Two years ago, at the expiration of his presidential term, ho left the country, and lias since resided in Paris. The cable between Caracas and Havana has enabled him to continue the dictation of governmental affairs, and nothing has been done here without his approval. Before going he gave himself credentials aS envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to all tho European ports, and hisnrolonged absence was ostensibly duo to the settlement of the internal differences between Venezuela, England, France and Germany, Before leaving Dr. Rogas Paul, one of the ablest citizens of tho republic, was placed in the presidential chair. The manner in which Guzman performed his self-imposed duties in Europe was highly unsatisfactory to Paul, as well as to the people, and during the past year the breach between the l' resident ana tne uiciaior uas oeen wiuening. President Paul, fearing that Guzman would incite a revolution, began some months ago to gradually depose from their commands the loading officers of the army who were supposed to be in sympathy with the angry man in Paris, and replaced them with men in whom he placed confidence. This called ont an insulting protest from Guzman, but Paul was sustained by the people aud the Congress, and did not swerve from his course. The most serious trouble that vexes Venezuela is over tho boundary line between its provinces on tho Orinoco and British Guiana. England nas oeen pusniugher outposts over the border until she now emoraces tne mineral uisinci o iuo Essequibo, and Venezuela is thus robbed of the richest portion of her territory. Guzman-Bianco was authorized to settle this matter with England, but Lord Salisbury declined to treat with him. because, during his last presidential term, ho had insulted Mr. St. John, the British minister at Cara cas, and had compelled the latter to take refuge on an English man-of-war in tho harbor of La Guyrau. But wild rumors came from England that uuzman was negotiating for the sale of th6 Guiana province entirely in his own interest, and intended to pocket the price. The people were excited by these reports, inflammatory hand-bills were printed and Sosted in the streets, and some of tho antiuzmau papers added fuel to the flames by asserting that the act was aireaay committed. While all this was going on came the anniversary of the capture of Caracas by Guzman and his assumption of the presidency on the 27th of April, 1870. Instead of decorating Guzman statue, as was usual in all the cities of the country, the people decorated the statues of Bolivar, and attempts were made to pull down the images of Guzman. -When Guzman learned in Paris of these proceedings ho lost all selfcontrol, and sent several long cablegrams to President Paul without using his customary cipher, denouncing him for his cowardice and demanding that the men who had insnlted him should be arrested and shot. The steamer which arrived from Europe on May 17 brought letters from Guzman to the President of such a character as to bring matters to a crisis. Just what their contents were no one seems to know, although there are many reports in circulation. On the following day, to tho astonishment and consternation of every one. Dr. Paul sent to Congress his resignation of the ofiice of President. He gave no reasons, and it was unnecessary. Everybody knew he had received letters from Paris, and had been directed to do what he had done. As soon as the fact was known tho people closed their business houses and surrounded tho Capitol. Within an hour after the resignation was received 20,000 men were shouting themselves hoarse with denunciations of Guzman and praise of Paul. They demanded that the resignation should not be accepted, but the confusion was so great that tho Congress could take no action. .and, in fact, its session had - to ' be aban- . il. . ! ll aonea because ox me invasion oi iu excited people into the legislative chambers. When Congress adjourned the crowd went to the "Casa Amarilla," or yellow house, where the President resides, and remained about it all day, calling for him and demanding that he should withdraw his resignation. That night the entire population of Caracas gathered with a common impulse in the Plaza Washington, wtiere stands a . statue of him who was "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen. 1 hey were addressed by several local orators, who expressed the unanimous sentiment of the community that the administration of President Paul had been wise, patriotic and popular, and that he should continue in office, regardless of the demands or desires of uuzman-Blau co. The latter was denounced in the most savage terms, and it was the first time since 1870 that any one has dared utter a word at a public meeting in criticism of the uictaior. a procession was iorraei, and it marched to the resitience of the rres ident. who stood upon his balconv and witnessed an uuexpected ovation, lie was addressed by the chairman of the Washing ton plaza meeting, and informed of the sentiments there expressed. In reply. Dr. Paul spoke very briefly, but to the point He expressed his profound gratification at the demonstration of popular approval, and, in obedienco to the demands of tho f eople, withdrew his resignation and con inued in the performance of his constitu tional duties. On the following dav the President fnl filled his promises, anil, after passing a res olution of conhdence in htm. Congress ad journed in great haste, leaving legislation

in a state of confusion and between twenty and thirty contracts and concessions, mado by Guzman, unacted upon. This of itself would, at anv other time. have caused the wrath of "the illustrious American" to fall upon the heads of the legislators, who. until tho recent session, have been blindly supple before his will, but in the overwhelmingmortiticationtbat was visited upon him, he overlooked their negligence for the time being. One of the last . acts of tho Congress, and a measure to which Guzman had been violently opposed, was the ratification of the treaty with the United States for a reopening of the claims of certain citizens of the latter nation against .Venezuela for losses sustained during the revolution by which he came into power. Thcro have been no messages from Paris since the resignation of the President, and the intentions of "the illustrious American" are unknown, but it is not thought probable that he will submit to tho indignities or allow Dr. Paul to remain in power if he can prevent it. Three members of the Cabinet, who have always been devoted adherents to him. have resigned, aud their places have boen tilled by anti-Guzman men. General Crespo has cabled his approval of Paul's action from Peru, and is now on his way to Venezuela with a promise ito support tha 1 resident. Many others, who were banished or voluntarily went :nto exile during the rein of the Dictator, are returningto assist in making his overthrow complete and permanent. HIS EAR WAS NOT PULLED. Senator Chandler Gives Ills Venion Of tht Difficulty with Senator Blackburn. Concord, N. n.t June 21. Senator Win. E. Chandler yesterday issued to the Republicans of New Hampshire, over his own signature, the following statement regarding his quarrel with Senator Blackburn in February la 8t: Mr. BuUoway, during his characteristic speech at the caucus, mt tit to refer to tho affair between Senator Blackburn and myself, wulca happened in the room of the committee on Indian affairs in the JJnited etates Senate on Feb. 2J. last. So lone as misrepresentations concerning this affair only served as material for assaults upon me by Democratic newspapers, I have cos cared to notice them, but since they have been reproduced in the Republican legislative caucus, which has nominated me for Senator,-1 take occasion to dispose of them. The Republicans present have never given to the press any statement of what actually took place. The conmilttee was In session, no person being present except the five members and tho clerk. As chairman I was reading tho draft of a report. Senator Faulkner remarked that he thought I undertook, in a certain paragraph, to assert something which it had been inutuallv agreed shouiffnot be claimed. Ialdthat I did not thinfc so, and that I would read the clause again. Mr. Blackburn vehemently Intervened, and said that I was certainly violating the understanding, and that it would so appear If I would read the paragraph again, and read It exactly as I did before. I asked him what reason he had for intimating that I would falsely read tho paragraph. lie replied that he thought so because it would be like my whole action in the case, and that he considered me capable of doing anything to servo a partisan pnrpose. Thcn ensued an angTy coUoquy which I cannot undertake to produce with acenracy. I said that I resented his accusation, and ho replied defiantly. At some point he mado a charge against my official integrity, and I made most bitter imputation upon him. I do not remember the order of sequence. Then he, making some threat of personal violence, (I do not recall the words), started around Senator Faulkner, who was beside him. toward tho end of the table where I sat with Senator Cullom at my right. I said that he did not dare to do what ho had threatened. As he came around toward me, Mr. Faulkner interposed, and Mr. Cullom rose and moved towards and placed his hands on Mr. Blackburn, who at once stopped, and shortly resumed his seat, and Mr. Faulkneraked raeto go on readlug the report. I said that before doing so it must be decided whether the business was to be again interrupted In the same. way. Mr. Blackburn, after sotue talk, said that he would not sav one word more during the session of the committee, and that he would apologize to Messrs. Cullom and Piatt and to Mr. Faulkner, but not to me. Iho re'ading of the report then proceeded. The whole affair occupied hardly more than a minute. I remained sitting In my chair. I expected no personal violence, and was subjected to none, and to no appreciable indignity savo threatening words and gestures. I do not think that the case, in the slightest degree, caused roe to feel disturbed. All reports of Mr. Blackburn pulling me out of tho chair, pulling my ears, etc., or of my begging protection from personal violence from Mr. Blackburn, are untrue. The ebullition was more ludicrous than dangerous. Of

course, l understand very well that some Democrats wish to intimidate me. and falling in that to degrade me. To do this it will be necessary for them to adopt some more effective plan than that developed In the committee-room on tho J A "W A W . a. - iiu wi xcuruary, or me next aay, and thereafter In the Democratio newspapers, which gavo fictitious accounts of what had taken place. Senator Blackburn Declines to Talk. Louisville, Ky., June 21. Senator Blackburn, when shown Senator Chaudlers card this morning, stated to areporter that Mr. Chandlers version was not correct. He declined to say anything; farther, and remarked that he would leavs it to tho three other Senators who witnessed the difficulty, to make a statement if they chose. m m BURNED A FORTUNE, i A Miserly and Wealthy Old Merchant, Who h About to Die, Rids Himself of $30,000. Franklin, Ky., June 2L William J. Hilton, a wealthy and miserly old merchant of ' this city, who is thought to be on his deathbed, to-day groped out of his bed, which is situated in the bqck part of his 6 tore, and went into the store. He was followed by an old negro man, his attendant, whom ho ' ordered to take a certain nail keg and put it on the fire in his room. Tho keg was headed up at both ends, andhe told the negro that it had a few nails in it, some old papers and a will, among other things that he wished to destroy. Th.3 negro did as directed, littlo dreaming that he was consigning to the names abont30,000 in greenbacks and government bonds. But such was the case. Soon after the act was done a gentleman went in and, seeing a large pile of burnt nails in tho fire-place and what seemed to be the smoking remains of burnt papers, and suspecting that all was not right, began to make an examination of the ashes, and found what, to the naked eve, was plainly visible, a huge mass of bnfnt greenbacks and government four-per-cent onds. Mr. Hilton has a wife and one child, a prolligato son, who has given him a great deal of trouble. Hilton and his wife have been scparted for some time, and there is now pending a suit for divorce by his wife. A great deal of bitterness has grown out of the suit, and it is thought that he preferred to see his property in ashes rather than for his wife and son to inherit it. He is not expected to live many days, and is now too feeble to talk, and refuses to divulge anything. Ho has a great antipathy to lawyers, and has said he feared they and his wife would get all he had. A guard has been placed around his store to-night for fear he will have it in flames. Legal proceedings were taken out to have him declared a lunatic, this evening, but tho jury found him of sound mind. Family of Emigrants Murdered. HELENA, M. T., June 21. News was received here last night of a most brutal crime committed in Fergus connty. in what is known as "Judith county," avalley about 150 miles northeast of Helena. The news was brought by the driver of a stage-lino running from Fort Benton to Livingston. He says that on Saturday last tho body of a middle-aged woman. who had been shot in the back, was found by a cowboy in a wild and unfrequented spot on Judith river. The coroner's inquest developed no information as to who she was. On Tuesday the bodies of two men. a sixteen-year-old girl, and a six-year-old girl were discovered about 100 yard above the same place. All were 6hot iu the back except the child, who was strangled. Near by were found the remains of burned trunks nn1 camp equipage. Everything by which tho bodies might be identified was destroj-ed. Nobody in Judith county can recognize the bodies. They aro supposed to have been a family of emigrants from Iowa or Illinois. The whole of Judith county is aroused, and a hundred horsemen are scouring tho plains, seeking the trail of tho murderers. Tho place whero the deed was committed is one hundred miles from a railroad, which, it is supposed, tho murderers are trying to reach. When the lreldent Will Go on the Fourth. Putnam. Conn., Jnno 21. President and Mrs. Harrison have formally accepted tho invitation of Henry C. Bowen to bo present at Hoseland Park. Woodstock, on July 4. The President and party will arrive in Putnam July 8, at 4:10 v. m., aud a committer of prominent gentlemen have been named to attend to their reception.