Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 January 1891 — Page 4

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, TUESDAY. JANUARY 6,

1891.

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tions law. If that were true it would. seem that the people of the North had lost all sense of honor, and were hopelessly besotted with the spirit of mercantilism. TnE New York Star says of the proposed national elections law that "there is no possible explanation of the advocacy of that measure other than the , desire of the administration party to prevent the free expression and just ascertainment of the -wishes of the constituencies in the several States." This is about on a par with the statement of the Democratic evening organ. of this city that honest elections would destroy home rule in the South. TnE Central glass-works, at Wheeling, W. Va., which recently had its natural-gas rates raised from $19,000 to $25,000 a year, has been offered a complete plant and outfit at Anderson, with free gas, if it will transfer its operations to that place. The proposition was favorably considered, and a committee was appointed to go to Anderson and investigate the situation. It will be a great feather in Anderson's cap if she gets this large establishment. TnE American people are by no means eager for an appeal to arms against any nation, but they will see that their rights are respected just as scrupulously by the strongest naval and military power of Europo as by the weakest of the Central American states. The strength of the aggressor or the material importance of the matter at stake are issues that would weigh little or noth ing if the peoplo should become con vinced that their rights had been trans gressed. During the past year the United States produced over 10,000,000 tons of pig-iron, and took the first place among the nations as an iron-producing coun try. Ten million tons of pig-iron is 40 per cent, of the world's product, and would make seventy-pound rails for a double-track railroad around the earth at the equator. In 1$0 the production of pig-iron was 4,20", 1U tons, and the price ranged from $22 to $C3 per ton Now the prico of the same grades is $11 and $22 a ton, rt spectively. Senator Sherman says that any statement that makes Irim figure aa seeking or desiring the nomination for Governor in Ohio is entirely unauthorized. lie

adds: "I do not want to be Governor of Ohio, and there are younger men who are able to fill the chair with credit to themselves and the State. I think it is pretty well understood in Ohio that McKinley will be the nominee." That is the way It looks from this side of the line.

DUTY OF REPUBLICAN 8 IN THE LEGISLATURE. The duty of tho Republicans in the Legislature about to convene will be that of a patriotic minority. As the Democrats will have a decided majority in both houses they will have the power to pass any measures they wish, and will be held responsible for tho legisla tion of the session. As they, for the time being, at least, represent a majority of tho people, the Republicans would, not be justified in offering merely fac tious opposition to anything they may attempt to do. We should be sorry to Bte the Republicans imitate the example of the Democrats in Congress. If measures are introduced which they feel called upon to oppose they should offer a dignified and parliamentary opposition, sufficient to define their position and make a record, and then let the measures pass. -The majority are en titled to rule, and it must be an extreme case, indeed, that will justify a minority in trying to prevent them from doing so. Even the previous question, vhich prevails in both branches of the Legislature, is a legitimate parliament ary dovice, and the majority have a rigLt to use it if they see fit to do so. Their resort to it may be irritating and even tyrannical, but it is not a violation of parliamentary law and will not justify factious or revolutionary opposition by the minority. If the majority abuse their power they will have to answer to the people for it. For minorities there is no appeal but to the people. It doeB not follow that the Republic ans should sit mute or take no part in legislation. It is as much their duty to try and make the session a useful and profitable ono as if they were a majority, but their efforts should be confined to constitutional and parliamentary methods. It is probable that most of the legislation of the session will bo decided on in Demo cratic caucus and passed without opportunity for open discussion or amendment. It would bo a departure from all precedent if tho Democrats did not use their power in the most arbitrary and irritating way possible. But, as far as they are permitted to do so, the Re publicans should insist on their Tight to offer amendments and to discuss measures with a view of eliminating defects and making them as nearly as possible what they ought to be. If tho amendments offered by Republicans at tho last session to the new election law had been adopted it would have passed in much better shape, and tho Supreme Court would not have had to hold some sections unconstitutional. Whether they are passed or not, the Republicans will have a right to introduce bills and to offer amendments to and substitutes for the caucus measures of the Democracy, and to make their own record in their own way. Further than this they should not attempt to hinder the action of the majority by merely factious or obstructive methods. That sort of thing should be left to Democrats. PBESLDEET HABEI30NfS UNPOPULARITY. The Truth Teller, a Democratic paper published at New Albany, says: "Re publicans know they can beat Cleve land, for they did it with their most un popular man.77. Tho Truth Teller is op posed to the nomination of Cleveland in 1892, and this is one of its arguments. When it says the ' Republicans , beat Cleveland with their most unpopular man it not only belies its name, but makes itself ridiculous. No President sjnee Grant went into office with stronger evidence of popularity than General Harrison did.- He received much the largest popular vote ever cast for a Republican candidate, and the largest electoral vote ever cast for any, except Grant. His popular vote was 5,410,531, against 4,843,334 for Blaine in m. and 4,449,053 for Garfield in 1880. He carried twenty Sta. s and 233 electoral votes, against eighteen States and 182 electoral votes for Blaine in 1881. and nineteen States and 214 electoral votes for Garfield in 18S0. He carried two more States than Cleveland did and received sixty-five more electoral votes. He was the only Republican President, except Lincoln, who was elected to succeed a Democrat and who had to overcome the unstinted and unscrupulous use of government patronage aDd power, wielded by an army of office-holders. He carried his own Stato and that of his opponent, both by the. largest popular vote ever cast for a presidential candidate. In New York he received 85,801 votes more than Cleveland did in 1884, when he carried it. If any President, except Grant, ever went into office on a greater wave of popularity than President Harrison did, we should like to know who it was. Democrats who talk about his being an unpopular man forget how they felt on the morning of Nov. 7, 1888. FALLIBLE POPULAR OPINION. Senator Hoar says: "No party will succeed or should succeed by mquiring what is the opinion of the majority of the voters and then Reeking to conform itself to that opinion whether it be right or wrong." That com s about as near to a repudiation of the idea of popular government as a hi au gets in a country like the United States. With Mr. Hoar's peculiar views about the rights of the people it is not difficult to understand his sympathy with the proposition to place the bayonet behind the ballot. Kansas City Star (Mug.) This is the almost universal tenor of the Democratic comment upon Senator Hoar's interview. Have the American people, then, fallen to that state of demagogy that the man who stands for the right is wrong, if it happens that the majority of the people do not recognize tho right for the time being! Is political "trimming to tho wind" the only true statesmanship! Did Lincoln repudiate the idea of popular government when ho said, "You can fool all the people some of the time." Did the framers of the Constitution repudiate the idea of popular government when, by such checks as the Electoral College,

theSenate and the veto power, they gnaTded against sudden revolutions of popular opinion! Popular opinion in this.country for years tolerated slavery, and the popular opinion of a large section tf the eountry was almost unanimous in upholding slavery. Does it follow-that slavery was right! Popular opinion in some sections of the country to-daycoudones political murders. Are political murders then right! Popnlar opinion in certain counties of Indiana makes It impossible to convict the perpetrators of White Cap outrages. Does it follow then that White Capism is a good thng! The doctrine of the infallibility of popular opinion is all bosh. To-day it is with you and to-morrow it is against you, as far as can be judged from the tally-sheets; and yet, as a matter of fact, there is seldom, if ever, an election that mignt not be turned the other way by the votes that are not cast. In the long run popular opinion is more likely to be right than any other earthly ruler, but it is of necessity tho incomplete expression of fallible individuals, and no more infallible than the individual him-

CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE IN MEXICO. The people, of Mexico have just been celebrating k change in the Mexican Constitution whereby the power of the President to succeed himself is made unlimited. : Under tho new amendment the President may be re-elected as often as the people see fit, thus making the Mexican Constitution, in this regard, identical with that of the United States. The event was celebrated in the City of Mexico by a parade of the Ministry, two regiments of infantry, one of cavalry, the police, etc. This savors a good deal of an official celebration, and probably it did partake largely of that character. The present President, Porfino Diaz, has been active in bringing about the change in the Constitution, and it will probably resnlt in his continuance in office for an indefinite length of time. He is now serving a second term after having previously served two terms followed by an interval, and the avowed obiect of the' change was that he might be re-elected. His administration has been tho best that Mexico has ever had, and ' as he entertains a very friendly feeling for the government and people of the United States, there is no reason why wr should regret his continuance in office. He is a believer in a strong government, which undoubtedly Mexico needs, but there are some things in his record which justify a belief that he would not hesitate to violate the Constitution, if necessary, to carry out cher ished plans. It is within the bounds of possibility that his re-election for a third term and indefinite continuance in office may result in his becoming dictator. . All of the Democratic papers in Mis sissippi are not pleased with the Consti tution which the late State convention foisted on the people "to secure to tho minority of more than seventy thousand white Democrats the fixed and permanent control of the State,7 to quote the words of one of the leaders in thathody. The Jackson Clarion-Ledger has de clared that "there never was a more ar bitrary or unjust apportionment.7' The New Mississippian denounces the scheme as "a dishonest and shameless gerrymander.'7 The Grenada Sentinel has said of the Constitution adopted: The clause of the franchise article in the Constitution, as passed by the constitutional convention, requiring the voter "to understand the Constitution when read to hira," has unmitigated, open and shameless fraud stamped upon its face. It will recoil to perplex its advocates, and may eud in disaster even in blood. The Sentinel places itself on record as unalterably opposed to any suoh .bare-faced political atrocity. The Greenville Democrat denounces tho franchise clause as "a transparent and outrageous fraud which the people of Mississippi cannot afford to indorse or sustain." As the convention has adopted the Constitution and the Governor has declared it to bo in force, one fails to see what remedy these Democrats have whose views are expressed by the papers quoted; still, the fact that they realize the nature of the revolutionary action of the late convention and protest against it, is a hopeful indication. The Sentinel wants the Journal to demolish again its foolish statements concerning the alleged inaccuracy of the Indiana census. They have been thoroughly demolished already, and life is too short to repeat the operation. bubbles in the aik. No Wolf at the Door. Where tho wife is well dowered Love's not so soon soared. : Indirectly. "Well, how do you find yourself 1 "Do you mean to accuse me of eclf-seeklngT Two.Thtrds His Value. What is he worthr. "About f 60,000, 1 suppose, Uis life is Insured for $10,000." . A Hitter PHI. "The soldiers of the Department of Dakota are being masked as. rapidly as possible. It will pro re a blue mass for the rod man. rride of Riches. 'I don't see where the satisfaction Is In sleighIn?. I'd rather stay by the flre.M o would I, if it were not for the satisfaction of looking at the people who have to walk.' Poor Praise. Amateur Actor Well, what did you think of my modest effort? Friend Superb! Simply superb. A. A. Thank you. Friend Considered as an effort. Unconsidered Trifles. More than ever aro the newspapers and magazines tilled with articles Instructing women how to make home pleasant for their husbands. X Of course a one-legged man has a right to preach on tbet lnfnlness of dancing, but he need not bo surprised If he makes no converts. Hehr Most, the notorious Anarchist, would like to leave this country end take up bis permanent residence in London, but he is prevented by an unsettled account between himrelf and the State of New York, which may result in his going to the penitentiary. Two years ago he was convicted of the charge of inciting to violence at an anarchistic meeting. His lawyers carried tb,e lease to a- higher court, which has not yflt passed npon it. He was admitted to buil pending a decision, and said he would not leave until he had made somear-

rangeraent with the district attorney which would prevent the forfeiture of his baiL He is making his preparations to migrate, but, pending a final decision of his case.

will make a tour of agitation throngh the West. Most is said to be disgusted with the American workingmen; he thinks they are too conservative altogether, and he has found them unwilling to take advantage of the educational facilities he has of fered them. This is a high compliment to American workingmen. The Anarchist's censure is irreatly to their credit. , ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS. Major Pond xrill make at least $75,000, possiblv $100,000.:ont of Stanley, whom he pays $50,000 for fifty lectures. Blind Tom is dying of consumption, and the $-500,000 which be earned by his skill as a pianist has mysteriously disappeared, leaving him a pauper inmate of a lunatio asylum. Gknekal Spinner? nnique signature has taken a rise in the autograph market since his death. It has' delighted thousands in the years gone by,bdt now its value is only sentimental. - Rkv. Edward Hale, eon of Dr. Edward Everett Hale, and associate pastor of the South Congregational Church. Boston, has accepted a call to the First Church at Orange, N. J. . The golden poppy has been chosen as the State flower of California by the floral society of that State. j It is of a deep orange or golden hne, typifying at once the orange groves aud the gold mines. The first titled Englishwoman to become a laundress is Lady Wimborne. who has established a successful laundry on her husband's estate in Dorsetshire. The enterprise has been so well conducted that it yields tbe owners a profitable income. Miss Elizabeth: Cougar and Miss Isabella Wylie have opened an office for realestate investments, renting, loans, etc., in a big Dearborn-street building in Chicago. Both are clever business women. Mies Gougarisa cousin of Mrs. Helen Gougar and was formerly a successful teacher. The Maharajah of Baroda owns a carpet about ten feet: by six made entirely of strings of pearls, with center and corner pieces of diamonds. This carpet took three years to weave and cost 200,000. It was made by the order of Khande Rao, who dosigned it to be a present for a Mohammedan lady who had fascinated him. A young Russian nobleman recently inherited an estate in the neighborhood of St. Petersburg from his aunt He sold it, paid his debts, and with the 70,000 rubles went to Monte Carlo "to increase his fortune." He lost all his mouey in a few days and then attempted to commit suicide by shooting himself in the head. There is little hope of his ultimate recovery. One of the requisites for eligibility to the governorship of Massachusetts is the possession of real estate to the value of 1.000. It has been discovered that until October William E. Russell was not possessed of so much land as the Constitution requires, but by deeds recorded this month Mrs. Russell has transferred to the Governorelect the land on which their Cambridge house is built, valued at $0,000. The Rev. Dr. Hay good, of Georgia, who will retire from the office of general agent of the Slater fund next May, on account of his eleotion as a bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, will be succeeded in the former position by Dr. J. L. M.Curry, late of Richmond and now of Washington, the general agent of the Peabody fund. Dr. Curry has beeu elected a member of the Slater board, and has been appointed ohairman of the educational committee, - Senator Hiscock, who is noted for his gruff manner to reporters, was the recipient the other day of an unusual demonstration from the press gallery. The' moment Hiscock rose, and opening a roll of manuscript commenced to read "Mr. President, it is very remarkable," every man in the reporters' gallery, without any preconcerted action, got np and left. The rustle of their departure almost 'caused a suspension of the Senate proceedings. - Sarah 6rnk Jewett, when a little girl, in South Berwick, Me., used to go riding about the, country a great deal with her father, who was a physician. It is said that the old doctor, from a long and familiar intercourse with hishutnble patrons, had absorbed a vast amount of folk-lore, and was a great story-teller. Not a few of the tales with which the good doctor used to entertain hij little companion on these rides, having been touched by the genius of the now famous authoress, have found their way into her popular stories. There are localities in the neighborhood of Wells and York beaches which wonld be instantly recognized by a person familiar with Miss Jewett's beautiful descriptions. In writing, about a year ago, of his school days, the late Gen. F. E. Spinner said: Teaching, in those early days, was principally by mdnction, and it was induced by rod and ferule from behind. 'Spare not thrt rod was the edict at the home and in the school. 'Spare the rod and spoil the child,' came from the pulpit, the schoolroom and the nursery. Perhaps this is the reason why I did not SDoii, and that 1 am now, at the age of eighty-eight years, so well preserved. . The rod was never spared on me at home, or in school and now, with grown-up great-grandchildren, 1 can truthfully say 1 have never, in all my long life, struck a child a single blow. I was licked enough to last through the whole four generations of self and my posterity. I have found it safe, through life, to practice the reverse of what was taught me to do." The Indians Invited Their Fate. Phl'.adeipala Inqnirer. It was fatal folly for the Indians to fire, but since they did so the troops could do nothing less than tight to the bitter end. Nor could they, in the confusion and excitement of battle, stop to shoot deliberately at the warriors, or,' like tho hunter in tho story, aim to nit if it was a warrior and miss if it was a woman r.t whom the gun was pointed. The Indians were armed, they began the fight, and they, killed a number of soldiers beforo a shot was tired by the latter in return. How could such a conflict be called a massacre? Technically, the Times is right Jn saying it was not a battle; it was mora like a riot, and it was suppressed in just the way that regular troops would suppress a riot. Some of its features were unfortunate, but the troops were not to blame. It may not have been a pitched battle, but it certainly was not a massacre. 'j Not the Administration's Fault. The Epoch. . ' We observe a disposition to throw npon President Harrison and his administration the-blame of the present Indian tronbles, and of all the slaughter that has attended them. This is certainly unfair. The Indian troubles would hardly have been staved off if the President bad left every agent in the place that he found him. They are of no administration, but are a natural legacy of a thoroughly mistaken policy which has been steadfastly adhered to for many years and whose disastrous results have been helped rather than hindered by a dash of sentimental philanthropy in dealing with the Indian question, v-A combination of fair dealing with robust firmness has be n the thing needed in the Indian policy of the United states.

The Indian Agent Must Go. Rsnsss City Tunes. j 1 The fact that Father Craft was shot through the lungs, the -other day. may have impaired his powers of? oral expression to some extent, but the 'froasting" which the good father recently administered to the typical Indian agent, will warm many toughened hides. It forpi the gTonnd-work of further hope that ha. army will hereafter be permitted todeaLwith the Nation's wards.. m.v Hint for Indlan Xtepabllcans. Clneinnstl Commercial Oazetie. The Republicans of Indiana cannot afford to lie in bed and wai for party success to grow as corn grows in th; spring. If they expect to carry the State nbftS they wonld do well to recognize the fact that they have a fight in prospect. r Why n Does Not tfear Socks. Pittsburg Dinpstch. r. The suspicion may be aroused that Jerry Simpson goes without soc&athat he may get into 1 11 galls', shoes the cs.or. i tlU

ODR SQUABBLE HUB BRITAIN

Latest Correspondence on the Eehring Sea Dispute Submitted to the House Lord Salisbory's Proposed Form of Arbitration Unsatisfactory to Mr. Blaine, Who Explains the Status of the Question. Report that Twenty-Three Ships Are Beinc; Fitted Out to Protect Our Interests, And that German Vessels Will Co-Operate with the British Fleet in tbe North PacificBold Talk by London Newspapers. BEHRING SEA CORRESPONDENCE. Salisbury and Blaine's Iatst Letters Transmitted to the House. Washington, Jan. 6. The President today transmitted to the House of Representatives further correspondence on the subject of the Behring-sea controversy between the United States and Great Britain. The President's message is altogether formal, and merely states that in response to the resolution of the Hons of Representatives he transmits the correspondence called for. The correspondence consists of a letter from Salisbury to Sir Julian Pauncef ote, dated Aug. 2. 1690, and one from Secretary Blaine to the same minister dated Dec. 17 last. Both have copious appendices made of past correspondence on the subject. Lord Salisbury's letter is confined to a disenssion of the Russian nkase and the treaty of 1S25. He argues that Mr. Blaine has misinterpreted Mr. Adams's position, and declares that the history of tbe cause shows, first, that England always denied Russia's claim of maritime jurisdiction in Behring sea; that tbe convention of 1825 was a renunciation of that claim, and that Behring sea was not then known by that name, but as part of the Pacific ocean. He closes with the statement that if diflerences still exist his government is ready for impartial arbitration by methods to be agreed upon in concert with Mr. Blaine. Secretary Blaine's letter begins with an insistence npon the correctness of the position assumed by the United States, lie believes that the controversy turns upon one point, whether the phrase "Pacific ocean," used in the treaties of 1824 and 1825 included Behring sea, as contended by Gre.it Britain. If the United States can prove the contrary, her case is complete and undeniable. Therefore, Mr. Blaine enters into an exhaustive argument based on Bancroft's history and maps to show that Mr. Adams and his contemporaries had a distinct understanding that the phrase "Pacific ocean" excluded the waters of Behring sea, then known to all the world as the sea of Kamschatka. The Secretary points to the large wealth of the Russian-American Compauy, which, he says, wonld have been carelessly thrown away by the Russian nobility in a phrase which merged Behring sea into the Pacific ocean. He cites the long years of abstinence from ' the seal waters by adventurous people of the United States and Great Britain as a presumption of their lack of right to enter. As stronger evidence of his correctness, Mr. Blaine cites the protocols of the treaty oflS24 to show that Russia's relinquishment of jurisdiction applied only to tho territory between the fiftieth and sixtieth degrees; also, an explanatory note from Russia to Mr. Adams, in 1824, positively excepting the Aleutian islands from the territory in which citizens of the United States and other countries were allowed to fish and trade, lie also cites the action of Great Britain excluding vessels from the waters within eight leagues of St. Helena, when Napoleon was confined there, and again refers to the protection exercised over the Ceylon pearl fisheries by Great Britain, saying that he is willing to accept those provisions for the protection of tbe seal fisheries. He speaks of the enormous i injury inflicted by vessels under the British flag upon the United States fisheries, and suggests that he send an Intelligent commissioner to the seal islands. Again he objects to the form of the proposed arbitration and says it will amount to something tangible if Great Britain consents to arbitrate the real questions discussed for the last four years, which are as follows: What were the rights exercised by Russia in Behring seal How far were they conceded by Great Britain? Was Behring sea included in the Paoitio ocean! Did the United States acquire all of Russia's rights! What are the present rights of tho United States! And if tbe concurrence of Great Britain is found necessary, then what 6hall be the protected limits and close season! Secretary Blaine, in conclusion, denies that the United States ever claimed Behr ing sea to be a closed sea, and quotes Minister Phelps in 1888, where he says that the question is not applicable to the present case. m f ALLEGED WAR PREPARATIONS. Twenty-Three Ships Said to Be Fitting Oat for Duty in the North Pacific. New York, Jan. 5. An Annapolis special to the Times says: Comment is aroused among the navy officers over the series of orders emanating froui the Navy Department within the past few weeks, directing the commissioning of war ships at San Francisco and the ordering of various other cruisers to Pacific waters. Under the present orders ho 'less than eleven war ships and five revenue cutters will soon be in commission in the Pacific and ready for duty. If, in addition, tbe rumored chartering and arming of seven steamers for revenue cutter duty in Behring sea proves correct, the United States naval force will number twenty-three ships, against the five British gunboats and one armored vessel at present protecting Great Britain's interests in tho North Pacific. It is now asserted that tbe Yantic will be sent from New York to the Pacific. This will increase the above force by still another vessel. The orders sent out from the Navy Department during- the past few weeks have included the immediate fitting out of the San Francisco, the ordering of the Corvette Swatara, just returned from the Asiatic station, to join the Pacific squadron: the ordering in commission of the corvettes Marion and Alert, now at ban Francisco; the ordering of the Omaha, flag-ship of tbe Asiatic squadron, to proceed at once to San Francisco, the alleged reason being that she needs repairs; the ordering of the Thetis to be fitted out for duty npon the alleged assignment of surveying duty. Aside from the above orders, it is pointed out that no orders are being issued for the cruisers Charleston or ban Francisco to leave the Pacitio coast. Already there are bix war ships at San Francisco the cruisers ban t rancisco. unarieston. Swatara. Marion, Alert and Thetis. Oh tbe Central . American coast the Kanser is within calL At Honolulu and Samoa, ready to proceed to Snn Francisco as soon as ordered, are the corvette Mohican and Iroquois. At Sitka. Alaska, is the Pinta. Scattered along the Pacific coast, and all within reach of the telegraph, are four revenue cutters. The Omaha left China Deo. 12 for San Francisco. She is expected to arrive in February. Should the Yantic be ordered to the Pacific, as rumored, she should reach San iranciaco during the saiuo

month. Aeide from the Omaha and Yantio it is calculated that ten war ships are now in position for mobilization at San Francisco inside of forty days, bix war ships aro ready for immediate work. In view of tbe present Behring sea controversy, and the rumoied chartering of seven steamers for revenuecutter duty, tbe above disposition is deemed ominous. As the linhing season does not begin earlier that May, the concentration of the twelve war ships ran be efiected before the revenue cutters are ready to proceed to tbe Behring sea. It is believed the whole Un:ted States force in the Pacific will then concentrate off Port Tow n send. A Washington special to the same paper says that those persons wb are interested in the Behring sea controversy have read with some concern those dispatches from Europe which intimate that the British fleet is to be complemented in the north Pacific by tbe fleet of the German empire. The dispatch 6ays that this does not appear improbable to any ono who has ben aware of the persistency with which Great Britain and Germany have operated in the Pacific. Intimations are heard here that the Navy Department is proceeding in a way to indicate a determination to meet this display of English aud German force by an increase of the United States fleet on the west coast and by an immediate concentration of available vessels at San Francisco. Exactly what tho feet will be expectod to accomplish at this time is not asserted, and, so far from verifying the report, the naval officers who have been asked about it apper to be in absolute ignorance concerning the whole business. THREATS OF BRITISHERS.

Mr. Blaine Warned by London Newspapers to Beware of Arontlng the Lion. London, Jan. 5.The Standard to-day, referring to the Behring sea dispute, says that it "wears a very unpleasant aspect. Even the possibility of a rupture between England and America cannot be mentioned withoutf eelings of deep regret, America may count upon receiving the fnll measure of courtesy, patience and firmness, which England has already displayed. But Mr. Blaino will do well to bear in mind that firmness will bo commensurate, should the' momeut arrive for its exercise, with tbe patience and courtesy with which he has so farbeon treated. He seems extravagantly anxions to put himself wrong. Mr. Lincoln cannot too soon on his return devote himself to ascertaining the resolutions of our Foreign Office and communicating them to his government. There is not a person in England but would hear it proposed with profound regret that shots should be exchanged between British and American vessels, except in courtesy. But it would excite greater regret to hear that toe British flag had been insnlted, and tho national honor not vindicated by prompt reprisals. But we can never believe that the American people will saifer its public servants to force a conflict by wanton outrage upon our flag. We will gladly bow to the tribunal of international law. but not to tbe need of Mr. Blaine. We trust that he will not persist in menace, which is certain to be resented and resisted." The Pall Mall Gazette to-d;iv says: "The case for arbitration in the Benriug-sea dispute is so clear. Lord Salisbury's otter is so ample and the feeling in America in favor' of arbitration is so general and strong that it seems necessary to look for Mr. Blaine's motives for his warlike attitude elsewhere than in the merits of tbe cases. ; That tbe American people wonld deliberately prefer a policy of exaggeration and would sooner embark in a fratricidal war with England than to submit to arbitration is too silly and absurd to need a moment's consideration. It is clear that Mr. Blaine speaks not for tbe Nation, but for his party, that he means blulF and plays to the anti-English gallery. It is earnestly to be hoped that the good sense and moderation of tho American people will speedily make themselves heard. Even a paper warfare between the two great families of tbe-eame race wonld be a blunder, a crime." The St, James Gazette to-day says: "There is no reason for alarm or to anticipate a rupture. Mr. Blaine's political party is at low-watermark and resorts to the old de vice of 'twisting the British lion's tail.'" No Foundation for Sensational Reports. Lokdo5, Jan. 5. The Foreign Office this evening issued the following communication , to the press in regard to the Behring sea dispute: The statements cabled respecting the correspondence on the Behring sea question letween the British and the American governments are unfounded. A dispatch was received here Dec 30 from Mr. Blaine. He made proposals re.pectln questions to be submitted for arbitration. With this exception no communication whatever has been received from the United Estates on this subject for the past three weeks, and no communication has been made to the American government lu tbe same period." Tho communication was printed and sent to all the newspaper otllces and news a cents iu London, it King the evident d-ire. of tho government to give the document the widest publicity. The Foreign Office is a most conservative department, aud the course It adoptea In regard to the communication is a startling innovation upon its usual methods of procedure and strengthens the general belief that the cr1i is serious. It is claimed here that the preparation of seal-skins Is an entirely British Industry, 13,000 persons being engaged iu this work iu London alone. , Hnco the publication of the Foreign Office communication the United Mates legation and the Admiralty Office have been besetted by persons seekiDg to obtain information of the status of nflairs, but all Inquiries have thus far been fruitless. THREE DEACONS FINED. Ordered by & Justice to Pay $46 Eich for Throwing a Brother Oat of Church. Bellaire, Mich., Jan. 5. Trouble in All . Saints' Church was started last Tuesday, when three deacons threw Z. B. Hayes oat of tbe church for refusing to sing, pray or speak. They claimed that he was a backslider, and when they laid hands on him they dashed him to the ground with great force, cutting his face on the frozen ground. Hayes swore out a warrant against theni for assault and battery, and the case was tried before Justice Kibby. The trial was attended by all the church members for miles around, and so great was the crowd that adjournment was made to the Town Hall. Before each session of the court brethren and sisters knelt on the floor and prayed long, loud and earnestly that tbe heart of the magistrate might be touched during the progress of the trial. Sisters brought their work along with them and listened to the proceedings, stonpins work only to join in songs. Justice Kibby warned the deacons who led the devotional exercises to stop, but t did no good. The trial ended this afternoon by the justice declaring all three deacons guilty, and fining them $15 each. Murder Approved. Sheffield (Ala.1 Ent rprise. The killing of Postmaster Matthews, of Carrollton. Miss., by William McBride, gives emphasis to the fact that even a government official may go too far. Bayouets behind a man does not stop bullets in front of him. The1 average appointment in the South of the Harrison administration seems to have been made with the one purpose to get all tbenufit men that was possible to be had. These men are covering tbe administration with slime that disgusts the olfactories. Of Course. Terr Haute Exprrea. The Logansport business men are circulating a petition, praying for the Legislature to pass a law for the suppression of itinerant venders of cheap goods, who move from place to place without paying taxes. The chances are that free-trade Democrats who talk about buying where yon can buy cheapest, without any restriction of law, are signing this petition which asks the Legislature to do for the Stats what the McKinley law does for the Nation. The Discharge of Murderer McBride, Charleston News and Courier (Pom.) We do not know the precise method of procedure in the Mississippi courts, nor what authority the Mayor of a town has to discharge a man guilty of homicide, but it strikes us that tbe whole proceeding w as somewhat irregular, and w e are sure that no good result will be attained lrom thit style of administering jujtica,

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