Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 April 1891 — Page 2

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A man’s organ of speech should ■ot te" without stops. Th® young man who could not express his love to his best girl sent it by freight. - Now is the time when the base, ball back-number is preparing to “play the game of his life,” etc. Governor Hogg, of Texas, is no hog. The sovereign State of Texas don’t heed any sugar bounty, thanks. Felton denies that he used a dol lar to secure his election to the U. S. Senate from California. It is refreshing in these days when the longest pocket book usually knocks the persimmon. It is a rare event indeed when lynch law is justifiable. The slaughter of Italians at New Orleans was a massacre such a one as ought to cause shame to mantle the cheek of civilization. . ' A New York World Almanac has been laid on our table. It is one of the most complete works of reference ever compiled. This should not be regarded as an advertisement, but is given for the information of the reader who may desire such a work.

Queen Victoria ha,s sent her pictui% to the lepers of Leper Island, South Africa. Probably food, clothing, medicine and othercrcatuf c conr forts would have been as acceptable, but it would be hard to induce royalty to take this view of it. Washington correspondents are now busy, one day sending out reports of proposed resignations of members of the Cabinet, the next day denying it. In this way, by carefully husbanding resources, Washington correspondents earn their salaries during vacations of Congress. Parnellites and anti-Parnellites in Ireland continue to crack each others head as they come together ©ach week. In the Home Rule prospects are waning rapidly, sacrificed on the alter of one man's ambition. Politic-ally. Parnell has no future. It gives general satisfaction to learn that the administration has prohibited, or refused its consent, to the shipment of gold bars to Europe There don't seem to be enough of them to go around in this country and so long as this is the case, it is hoped this inhibition will continue

RELIGIOUS NOTES.

You have not given us any Latin in your sermons,’’ said a churchmember to the clergyman in the country. “I did not know,” he answered somewhat statirically, you understood don’t ”’said the elder “but we want to have what s the style in our church. The Christian Worker has given a statistical exhibit of the Friends of this country and Canada, showing that they have 781 meetings, 1,093 ministers and 76.136 members. Adding the membership of Great Britain, Irealnd, Australia and other countries, the result is a grand total of 101,875 members. ' The French periodical. L'Afrique, which was published in Chartum, reports that the Arabs have been holding indignation mettings, protesting against the , traffic on rum as conducted by the Chnstains with the African people. Measures were discussed as to how to prevent the admission of these goods. < The City Mission Society of Berlin, is fortunate in having a liberal friend in the person of the Emperor, For the new church in the part of the city called*‘Meamt ” he has granted the sum of 200.000 marks, besides securing for it a cite valued at from 20,000 to 30,000 marks. The firstmentioned sum the Emperor did not give himself entirely, but only in part, the rest having been secured through his example and influence from wealthy men in Berlin. tThe Russian government it is stat- „ looks upon the movement of the Salvation. Army with great disfavor. It seems that the army has dore much successful work in different parts of Russia, principally in Finland, and that it has even dared to enter St. Petersburg. ’Energetic measures are to be taken it is understood, against the army. Congregationalism in England is book shows an increase of only four churches the past year, and the total increase in membership in six years has been but 242. As during this time there has been a steady increase of population, the conclusion is reached that Congregationalism has

RIOTERS SHOT DOWN.

Nine Killed Outright and Fifty or More Wounded. WitberinKFire Poured Into a.Mob of 1200 —Frightful Affair In the Coke -7_. . ~~~ - Regions.’ .. . Sixty-five guards of the Morewood plant, near Mt. Pleasant, Pa., poured two rounds of cartridges into a mob of 1200 riotous strikers oh the morning of the 2d, killing nine Hungarians and Poles, and wounding from forty to fifty others. Some time after 2 o'clock in the morning the guards at the Morewood heard from the standard that a raid was imminent. The few frightened men left at the Standard had plucked up courage enough to repair the wires, and the warning reached the Morewood plant none too soon. As the noisy band of strikers, nownumbering fully 1,200 men, approached that plant, their outcries ceased, their drum corps was silenced, and the ugly crowd gathered in a bunch on the black hillsoverlooking the plant, for a moment's parley before attacking the plant they knew to be well guarded by determined men. There was a hesitancy, but the fact that they wore twenty to one strong encouraged ilie strikers, and they quietly separated, one large detachment advancingon the works by the main road, while' the others scattered over the brows of the hill, and shortly after 3reeloek. at a given signal, all moved-dow n on the, works.—

Th*'night was of inky blackness, but the guard- were apprised of the movements of the attacking party by confused mutterings in a foreign tongue, or subdued orSers from the loaders, Under the orders of Capt. Lour the sixty-five guards stood quietly in line liefore the works, their Winchesters peacefully “at rest." Suddenly a break was made by the advancing mob toward the fences of the company. A stern order to halt was given, but the only attention it received was the firing of three shots by member- of th" mob. which whistled warning!? elose—-to the. -heads of tkeimpassive guards, each one of whom was well drilled and wavsimpty there to obey orders. After the shots were fired by the striker-they turned and made a dash toward the stables of the company. Without firing a shot the guards were ordered to follow, and the command was again given to halt. They only retreated further down the road, am! answered theorder with yells and threats. Again was the command given, and again came the mocking answer, and the order to tire was given. The volleys from the Winchesters were well directed, and but a few rounds were necessary to drive the frighteiied rioters back into the hills, where hundredsof their fellow-strikers had gathered in anticipation of assisting in the raid, but not in a battle with such a determined band of regulars. The firing on both sides continued hardly three minutes. The volleys from the guards had terrible effect on the compact mass of strikers, while the latter made an attempt to return the fire with what few weapons they possessed, but without effect. The dead were left lying in the road, while the wounded, estimated at between forty and fifty, were either assisted or bodily carried away into the hills by t heir fellows.

All day 011 the 2nd the entire coke regions presented scenes of the wildest excitement. The foreign element, especially, has been driven frantic by the woeful re-sult-to the anticipated raid on the Frick works at Morewood. Always turbulent, sullen and ready for desperate measures, they are not one whit cowed by the death of several of their number, which they sedulously concealed in their homes those of their number who were wounded, many no doubt unto death. Anathemas loud and deep are heard on every side. Word was sent by secret meansall over the region that their comrades were tired upon and mowed down by the guards, and deadly vengeance on each and every member of " tKOSnd^rsixtY'live'mmnTwsbeen“swornto. This all comes from the foreign element All the men killed bore foreign names, and it is a fact that not one of them was a naturalized citizen of this country,. It is also supposed the many wounded were also foreign, and this explains the deep resentment expressed in every foreign face in the regions. The Slavs and Hungarians were almost fearless,the deputies say; notone was struck in the back, but all bore marks of bullets in the face, indicating that they died fighting with what poor weapons they possessed. Reports from all over the region indicate a fearfully dangerous and excited condition of affairs, and the word that the military was soon to bo on guard was received by the law-abiding labor officials and coke operators alike with the liveliest evidence of satisfaction.

At Leisenrtng,-Constable Campbell attempted to arrest John Lushka, a Russian, for complicity in the bomb-throwing that occurred there Monday. Lushka fiercely resisted and called out in his native tongue for aid. A fellow countryman who wason the outside of the office where Lushka had been trapped, gave the alarm, and inafew minutes there .was a howling mob of foreigners surrounding the place/ Lushka leaped through the office window, carrying with him g pair of handcuffs. Several shots were fired after him, bnt he escaped. To-night the warrant was placed in the hands of Sheriff McCormick, and with a large posse of men he has startedfor Leisenring to make the arrest. Lushka and his companions are armed, and a fight wilj certainly follow unless the man is surprised. Labor officials deny the men at Morewood were killed for good causes, and warrmts have been issued for the deputies' on the charge of murder, with General Manager Lynch, of the Frick, company, and Superintendent Ramsey, of the MorewooiTplahVcharged as accessories before" the fact. A large number of the deputies have already been arrested, and labor leaders say they will not rest until they are taken care of. The officers had a great deal of trouble in finding a justice of the peace who was willing to issue warrants for the arrest of the deputies. Muster

'Workman Peter W. Wise had the warrant! leaned, and was refused by both Justici Williams and another justice of this place, place. Wise then roundly denounced th< refusals, stated the shooting was coldblood and premeditated murder, and that the worklugmen could receive no justice io this country. He was more successful in the office of 'Squire McCaleb, who, aftei some talk, consented to issue warrants and have them served on Captain Loar and al' the deputies under his command who were concerned in the shooting at the Morewood plant. Thursday night the streets at Mount Pleasant and the roads nearing the works at Morewood were crowded with strikers. There was an ugly crowd numbering at least 400 about the residence of Capt. Loar all day, and at night the number ran into thousands. Loar was the leader of the guards who Cred on the men, and the mob stands ready to tear his house down ovei his head. Fortunately for the gentleman. Loar has disappeared. He left the city soon after the shooting at Morewood, and has not been seen since. Loar is the man who was burned in efligy recently, and it is conceded his departure was xfell rd vised, if not brave. The Governor has called out the militia. International complications may arise.

THE MAFIA’S REVENGE.

Plotting to Avenge the Lynching of the New Orleans Assassins. Twenty Thousand Said to be Preparing to March Upon aud Pillage Pittsburg. A dispatch from New Castle, 7 says: To-day Sebastain Gabarrio. leader of the 550 Italians employed near Wampum. told a strange story, which, he said, should be communicated to the authorities at once. Glbar-rio is a property owner in Wampum, and seemed to place considerable weight upon the information imparted. He said that a strange Italian who resided in Pittsburg, called him aside and asked him if he would go into a plot to avenge his countrymen who had been killed at New Orleans. The stranger, who refused to give his name, said, that at least twentythoiisand Italians could bp brought Into Pittsburg in five hours to meet, and, with the aid of guns and by surprising the citizens, they would be able to take thq city without much trouble. Ho strongly urged Gabarrio to get the Italians at Wampum to consent to meet the others in Pttsburg at a given signal. He then went on to telllliow every Italian settlement in Allegheny and Reaver counties were receiving the same information and how each settlement was expected to send a large delegation. Ho stated, also, that a movement of this kind was to be started all over the country. In the afternoon the Pittsburg envoy left for Carbon to stir up the Italians there, and said that a secret meeting was to be held in the near future to talk the matter over among themselves. There are four or five hundred Italians at Carbon, and it is known that at least half a dozen are members of the Mafia. Gabarrio is a naturalized citizen of the United States, and will prevent such a mad plot in his section. A dispatch from Wheeling states that two thousand Italians near Moundsville, now employed on the railroad, and who have been drilling, intend to go to New Orleans, but for what purpose they refuse to state. Whatever of tru ththere maybe in the reports from New Castle and Wheeling as to an attack on Pittsburgh, in ease oi trouble between this country and Italy, one thing is certain. For the past week an unusual number of Italians have been arriving in this city daily, and to-day squads of twenty and thirty were unusually numerous. The police department has been quietly at work and secured a list ol several hundred Italians’ boarding houses, and tkadaily invoice of strangersis under strict supervision.

The tallest chimney in this country' is the new stack of the Clark Thread Company, al Kearney, near Newark, N. J. It ia a circa Tar shaft 335 feet high and feet is diameter at the base. This chimney cost $30,000, and contains 1,697,000 bricks.

THE MARKETS.

INDIANAPOLIS, April 6. 1891. GRIAN. Wheat. Corn. Oats. Rye. I • Indianapolis.. 2 r’d 1 Oljl w*o ‘1 ws7tj 3 r'd 100 1ye68 , .,| <54 Chicigo 2 r’d 1 03 67 Cincinnati.... 2r'dlOS'i 73 58-- 83 St. Louis. 2 r’d 101 66. 54 83 New York.... 2 r’d 1 16 78 59 V, 83 Baltimore.... 11l 75 59 80 Philadelphia . 2 r’d 113 77 60 Clover Seed. Toledo 107 73 55 4 40 Detroit.. 1 wh 1 06 72 57 Minneapolis. ■ 1 04 CATTLE. Fancy export steers.....ss 00g5 50 Good to choice shippers 4 50Qi4 80 Fair to medium shippers. 3 80(2:4 20 Common shippers 3 25&3 65 Feeders. 900 to 1,100 lbs. 3 50<t?4 1C Stockers. 500 to 800 lbs... 2 75(<C3 23 Heavy export, heifers 4 15®4 50 Good tochoice butcher heifers. 3 00($3 75 Fair tomedium butcher heifers’ 2 80f<r3 25 Light, thin heifers 2 00(32 50 Heavv export cows.... 3 60(24 TO Good to choice butcher cows... 2 85(a3 35 Fair to medium butcher cows.. 2 25«52 65 Comtnon old cows 1 25<®2 00 Veals, common to choice 2 75w)4 75 Bulls, common to medium 2 0022 50 Bulls, good to choice 2 75<53 25 Milkers, good to choice2s 00(230 00 Milkers, common to medium.. .10 00@20 00 HOGS. Heavv packing and shipping...ss 30®5 40 Mixed.. 5 00(25 20 Lights 4 Heavv roughs 3 25<a)4 00 Pig 5.........-... 4 25@4 75; SHEEP. Good to choice sheep and yearlings<ss 00(25 75 FrtfHr-totnediumsheepand veartings 4 00@4 W Common sheep and yearlings... 3 00(0,3 75 Bucks, V head 3 00@5 0C MISCELLANEOUS. Eggs. 13 c; butter, creamery, 25(g26c; dairy. 20ct good country. 16c; feathers. sc; beeswax. 18(230c; wool, 30@35c. unwashed. 20c: hens. 8c; turkeys, 10c,toms, Bc;clorei seed, *

DOES THIS MEAN WAR?

Baron Fava Demands His Passports Fom Mr. Blaine. Open Hostility on the Part of the ItgU— Government—Americans Held as Hogtage*,. „ , Washington, March, 31.—Baron Fava has presented to the State Department his recall by the Italian Government and has demanded his passports. The Department is greatly surprised because it was wholly unsuspected and because the investigation into the New Or leans matter is not completed. The reason for Recall is, “The King of Italy is dissatisfied with the progress of the adjustment between the two countries in regard to the New Orleans massacre.”’ Thisaction can be' construed into no other Why than an act of open hostility on the partof the Italian go vernment to the United States, with which it has herctotofore been on friendly terms. AMERICANS HELD AS HOSTAGES. It is reported that eighteen American citizens have been seized and imprisoned in Rome to be held as hostages. The Evening Star gives this account o f the affair: Baron Fava, the Italian minister, presented a formal document to the State Department authorities this morning which surprised them considerably. It was none other than a letter announc rung that he desired his passports to Italy, having been recalled from his diplomatic post in this country by his own government. The reason given was that “the King of Italy was dissatisfied with the progress of adjustments between the two countries touching the New Orleans mas sacre.”

In consequence of this feeling on the part of his government, Baron Fava felt compelled to withdraw from the countryleaving the Marquis Imperial, Secretary of Legation, in charge of current affairs. The Baron's passports, of course, wil be given to him at once. The situation is so new and serious that no official comments can be obtained at this hour from any source. ...7 ; . 7 There must be time for the administration to think, and, barring a two hours. Cabinet session to-day, it has as yet had little or no opportunity to digest the facts in a calm manner. Secretary Blaine, it is stated, will mako an official annouucemen of Baron Fava’s recall possibly containing the views of this Government to-morrow but in the meantime the Baron's pleasant personal relations with the State Department and this country will have been severed. It is doubtful whether, in view of the extraordinary circumstances of the recall' there will be the formalities at the White House usual upon such an occasion as the departure of a minister. Indeed, when this affair is looked at from a distance of time it will appear to have been very much hurried. The letter from Governor Nicholls to Secretary Blaine caused the trouble. It was received here several days ago, and a copy was at once sent to Baron Fava. This, of course, gave it. the appearance of being the ultimatum of this Government, and it appears that the Baron accepted it as sugh and cabled it in that character to his government. Baron Fava has worked for liislibmelh-” terests to the degree of appearing over zealous at this end of the line, bu t to-day's developements would indicate that there could not have been too much zeal on his part to suit his government, which appears to have made the matter an issue of the highest importance. Those commenting on the surprising event of the day agree that to break away | from this'government is"iyjt7 merelyan act |

of discourtesy but of open hostility to have done it pending the investigations and progress of the law in New Orleans, The action is Significant, it is said of an -utter Tttsrcgtmr or ■ThrTsstwramnsnror and ethics of modern diplomacy. Indeed, in that light, the Government now lias logical reason for feeling affronted at this lack of faith in its assurances on the part of its hot-headed neighbor. It will probably turn out that the Italian government lias acted very hastily in this matter and has unnecessarily involved the two nations in a serious difficulty. The State Department liasnot yet ceased the investigation into the. lynching, and it has not yet fully developed whether or no 1 the men killed were Italian subjects. The •proper course would have been, it is said, for the question of the citizenship of the men killed to have been settled first and then for some sort of arbitration. By this action on the part of Italy the United States had been cut oil right in the'middle of the investigation, and it is thought treated in anything but a courteous man" er. REITERATION OF THE HOSTAGE STORY. It is reported in newspaper clrcles that’ news has been received in Washington to the effect that in retaliation for the New Orleans lynching, eighteen American citizens have been seized at Florence and cast into prison, and that similar seizures have occurred in other parts of Italy. Wasaington, D. C. March 31.—Secretary Blaine has just been seen by an Associated Press reporter and absolutely refuses to say one word. Italy cables a more pacific and reasonable letter on the 2d, anti it is hardly likely under the improved condition of things, that serious trouble will come of it.

HOW NEW ORLEANS VIEWS IT.

Opinion of Attorney-General Rogers—Gov ernor Nicholls Silent, but the Mayor Talks. A reporter called upon Attorney-General "Rogers oh the" 3lst at~liis resrdehcb,on Canal street, and asked Tor an expression of opinion on the recall of the Italian minister, and also for the status of the case in so far as the legal department was con=" earned. Judge Rogers was disinclined to believe at first that Baron Fava had been recalled by his government and did not,

apparently, attach much importance tx the early report, but when showed a laU Associated Press dispatch he agreed to explain the position of affairs. He said the aspect of the ease was unchanged. He was unable to say what the outcome of the proceedings would be. The ' matter is now entirely in the hands •Bf The grand jury. As every one knows, the deliberations of the grand jury are secret, and even if he were able to give any information, concerning what has been done in the investigation, the secrecy of the deliberations of the jury would require his silence. Until the grana jury submitted a report he could pot state what the line of prosecution would be. He himself could not say who would be indicted, or whether any one would be indicted, and he was simply performing a sworn and solemn duty without respect tc persons or consequences. The present ease, fie felt, would take the same cours as any other that came before the gran jury for its consideration, and would bt regularly investigated. Judge Rogers says he is required to con ult with the grand jury whenever called U£on t o do so. In this instance the district attorney had requested him to takecharg« of the matterand he had complied with the request. The State of Louisiana, he felt* was fully capacitated to enforce its laws: and he, believed it was generally recognized that the State alone had to deal with persons who violated its laws in this or in any other case. Judge Rogers said he could not anticipate what the grand jury would do and the status of the case has, therefore, hot changed in the least. He said there had been no new proceedings between the State and Secretary Blaine Not a word has been received from Mr. Blaine since Gov. Nichols wrote his reply, and Gov. Nicholls had sent no supplemental communication to the State Department. Judge Rogers did not care to discuss tliesignlflcanceorthC recall of Baron Fava or the likelihood of hostilities.

NO ONE LOOKS FOR WAR. A gentleman who has been in the diplomatic service for twenty years, said: “Had this incident occurred in any European government everyone would have expected to see immediate preparations sot open hostilities.' The next step would 7haye"been a declaration of war. Bin here all is different. It cannot be possible that he King of Italy will so far forget whatjs due to the officials of your State Department us to sever all diplomatic relations because some of his subjects arc supposed to have been murdered. Wo have al watched the proceedings in New Orleans with the utmost interest, and it seems that no one has yet proved that a single subject of the Italian King has lost his life. Until the allegiance of the murdered men is clearly proven it is not within the province of any foreign power to demand redress for supposed injuries.” MINISTER PORTER WILL STAY AT ROME It is said by a gentleman who has had large experience in the diplomatic affairs of our government, that Mr. Porter, the United States minister to Italy, will not necessarily retire because of the withdrawal of the Italian- minister to this country. Neither will the course of the Italian minister necessarily put a stop to communications between the respective governments. The minister having turned over the charge of affairs to Ins secretary, correspondence with his government can be carried on through that officer. It is not customary for governments to address each other directly, but always through a minister or some other representative. A declaration of w ar, the same official said, did not necessarily follow such action as -that of the Italian government. There were many precedents for it, nearly all of which, however, were among European nations. Through a better understanding of the differences that may exist, or ' through the friendly intercession of a I third power, these difficulties are often adjusted without recourse to arms.

NO ARREST# AT FLORENCE. It was reported in Washington that in retaliation for the New Orleans lynching eighteen American citizens had been seized at'FtorenCT’ and cast into prison, and that similar seizures had occurred in i other parts of Italy. This was soon found i to be untrue. Careful inquiry at the Dcparlment of State, fails to ‘ disclose more ’ than two arrests of American citizens in ' Italy during the past six months. More- ■ over, they appear to be devoid of features . calculated to give rise to international j complications, in one case an American ; citizen who was in the. habit of crossing the Piedmont boundary line in frequent drives was'suspected of smuggling, and ■ when he refused to allow the Italian cus- ; toms to search his carriage for contraband ■ articles he was arrested and made bitter I complaint of discourtesy. In the other • case an Italian returned from the United , States was arrested for alleged brigandage in 1866. It appears upon consulting the ! records that he had been included in an \ amnesty proclamation, so he was released ' just as oiir State Department discovered | that he had been fraudulently naturalized in this country when he had resided lien onlv two vears.

Ants Making Lemonade.

“Did you know that ants would rnflko lemonade?” asked a Bridge street, grocer the other day. for 1 Fave seen them do it several times. The other day I left a slice of lemon on the counter and there happened to ba some sugar not far off, and directly I noticed the ants carrying the sugar to the lemon juice. I thought it was rather queer as well as cute, and to test the matter have tried it several times by putting a piece of lemon on the counter and placing some sugar near by, and the ants never fail to carry the sugar to the ’lemon. What do you think of that now? It is an absolute fact.”—Tampa (Fla.) Tribune.

A Martyr to Duty.

Mother (suspiciously) haven’t been in swimming, how did your hair get so wet ? ’ Little Dick— “That’s prespiration—runnin* away from bad boys wot wanted me to disobey you and go in swimnun’.”—Now York Weekly-

THE NEWS OF THE WEEK.

General Palmer is ill with the grip at The grip is making severe inroads, at Milwaukee. , The Australian ballot bill passed the New Hampshire House March 31st. The Governor of California has signed the new law making train-wrecking punishable by death. f All the men at work in the building trades at Hamilton, 0., are out on a strike, and building is paralyzed. . The erection of building for tin plate works that will employ 2,000 men have been begun in St. Louis. Senator Sherman is on his way Westl He will spend some time, in Mansfield, O. attending to home matters. The Wisconsin Senate passed a bill requiring telephone companies to pay an annual license fee of per cent, on their gross earnings. It has leaked out that fourteen to twen, ty soldiers imprisoned in the guard houseat Jefferson Barracks, Mo., made their escape on the night of the 29th. The National Real Estate Congress which has been in session at Birmingham! Ala., for two days, adjourned to meet on the 10th of next month at,Nashville. A special from Ottumwa, la., says ex Senator Harlan is seriously ill athl s home in Mount Pleasant. His physicians and friends are worried about his position. The grip epidemic has struck Des Moines, and the doctorsi report that hundreds are affected by the disease. In many cases it is proving fatal. Reports from the surrounding towns show that the disease! general through central lowa. Robert Bartlett, town marshal of Prestonville, Ky., arranged to elope with the wife of Dri Contri on the night of the 29th, but at the last moment Mrs. Contri refused to accompany him. Thereupon Bartlett shot and fatally wounded her, and he also shot and slightly wouned Mrs. Halo, with whom Contri and wife boarded. Bartlett escaped arrest.

A BLOODY BATTLE.

Chilian Insurgents Win a Desperate FightOne of the Insurgents’ Ships Badly Crippled—Government Forts Do Good Execution. Private advices from Valparaiso state that the ironclad Blanco, belonging to the insurgents, recently attempted to blow up the armed government tug Florence with a fish torpedo. The torpedo missed the tug, but struck a big floating dry dock in the harbor, blowing it to pieces. The Blanco was thereupon treated to a hot fire of shot and shell from every gun in the forts and steamed out of the harbor. The same night a torpedo boat and the - tug Florence stole out to attack the. Blanco. The iron-clad was not alone, being in company with the sloop of warO’Higglns, Both ships compelled the government vessels to return to the harbor and followed in hot pursuit. A heavy shell from the Blanco struck the Florence, blowing her entirely out of the water, and every one of her crew of seventeen men was either killed or wounded. A broadside from the O’HigSins knocked the torpedo boat all to pieces. The two insurgent vessels then turned their attention to the forts and a lively battle ensued. A shell from the forts struck the O’Higgins and went clea r through her. Another shell caused a gun on her quarter-deck to explode. When the smoke cleared away the deck was found to have been literally torn out of the vessel and nine men of the gun brew of twelve were blown to atoms. The sjoop was at once taken out of the range of the guns in the forts.

A PERSONAL MATTER.

Baron Fava Not in Good Odor at the State Department. The impression is deepening in- diplomatic circles at Washington that there is a decidedly personal aspect to the withdrawal of Baron Fava. It is learned that last year Mr. Carlton, the United States Consul at Palermo, made a formal report to the Secretary of State upon the subject of brigandage in Italy. He described a number of cases of outrageous treatmen of foreign citizens, Americans included by the Italian banditti, and then proceed ed to score the Italian government deeply for its failure to suppress these redhanded criminals and defend foreigners in Italy. This report was published in this country in a much diluted form, and aroused the indignation of Baron Fava, the Italian minister. He promptly notified his government Of the nature of the report and announced a determination to secure the consul’s recall. In Secretary Blaine’s absence he was able to do this. Mr. Blaine was intjch displeased at the action that had been taken but it was too late to recall the State Department’s decision. Consequently lhe relations between the Secretary and the Baron became somewhat less pleasant than they had been, .and according to some gossip that is floating about the State Depart > meiit by soipe means not exactly described but well known in the science of diplomacy* the Italian Government came to stand that a representative on more SflOji ial terms with prominent United sfflßP officials might obtain more favors for his government. Favors were much in demand in Italy which had been sadly pinched by the ironclad provisions of the McKinley tariff acj, and entertained the belief (based on European customs) that concessions coqld be arranged by tEe executive branches of the government irrespective of legislation. So the Baron's usefulness in the United States has been impart'd—according to State Department gossip—and the opportunity was looked for whan the experiment of a uew representative might be tried.