Show telegraphic NEWS DUBLIN 27 07 ala Axa meeting at limerick qt of delegates of the belica athletic association the fenian party de bated the member of tle rational league in the election to fill the office ot of priest finding themselves outvoted they withdrew father sheeny on retiring declared that henceforth the priests would have nothing to do with the is association father bather and the delegates from thirty one nationalist clubs subsequently held a meeting and decided to act independently of the fenian members ol 01 the galica athle athletic tic association cia tion A committee was appointed to attend the convention at arthules atT hules WARRANTS have been issued for the arrest of mr Cr craible Cros asble ble the editor of the cork examiner a liberal journal toe the bazette publishes an order signed by commissioners lyton and wrench prescribing the reductions of judicial rents practically throughout the whole of ireland rang ing from 6 to 22 per cent the average being 14 per cent the aggregate reduction is estimated at 2000 pounds the reduction is permanent and aad to arrears blace 1881 buege ohagan attached a note dissenting irom from tae decision of his sol colleague league SAN encisco die dec 27 the large firm of william T coleman co ship shippers and commission merchants of new york aud and san francisco will be reorganized b by mutual consent on january loth ahe the house of wm T coleman co of sau francisco will conduct the busia business ess for the pacific coast and for the territory not now occupied by tue the new york house and the chicago agency richard delafield lately of the firm together with D P morgan morgaa and rudolph H kiesel of new york and aad room taomas i B govern of Q chicago will represent W wm III T coleman co exclusively and will cover the section east of the rocky mountains as well as canada toe eastern hou bouse ae will go by the name of delafield morgan kissel aco co new york and chicago they will make a specialty of pacific coast products prod acts the objects of the change is said to be to relieve mr coleman of a portion of the work and responsibility N H dec 27 07 dr W W weber stated today that the claim of his father william weber as one of the heirs to a plot of land sixta aix acres in extent located in new york dt k city south of canal street has ben proven the said plot no w v studded with massive blicks blick of building 1 was vias bought in by wilfred weber of holland woo settled on manhattan island a short time previous in 1674 weber leased the land to a kinsman lW wilfred ilfred weber jr for years dr webers father is of the seventh gene ration of weber senior abo oi ongle agin ally owned the laud land on the expiration of the lease in 1874 the land naturally raver reversed ted to the d ants of the original wilfred weber and for 1 a few ey years past william weber and other descendants have been busily p engaged in provins proving they y werft were direct of the first owner now thas bat I 1 it is S proven there will be a meeting 0 of f tho choirs in lew if ew york january to complete arrangements for retting getting possession the pra property porty is valued at BERLIN dec 27 notwithstanding the semi official denials it is again asserted that russia tried to arrive at an understanding with austria on t the he bulgarian question but was referred to the berlin treaty as the only bast basie 0 on which a settlement could be effected dec 27 herr an intimate friend of herr writes to as follows the guiding spirits of the german army are in favor of war la in order to stop russian designs they apprehend nothing from at attack by france and are confident of of success in case of war against russia it it were not that bismarck favors peace the german army would already BE FIGHTING the russians in company austrian and italian italian armies in conclusion the writer says he expects that peace will be maintained now that russia finds that the powers do not fear her SAN december 27 the steamer australia arrived from honolulu today advices advises to december 20 confirm the reports received bythe steamer Mar mariposa posa saturday in regard ard to the conflict between king K malakaua Eala ref 1 kaua aaa and aad the legislature growing out of the kings action in vetoing two bills but no additional details are given springfield ohio december 27 in reply cieply to a communication from the buckeye club of this city protesting against the confirmation of L Q C lamar as associate justice of the su reme court of the united states senator benator sherman in a letter says tyoa you vasy may be sure that I 1 will do all I 1 cau can to prevent his confirmation I 1 regret to say however that I 1 tear fear my efforts will be unsuccessful BOSTON bosto december 27 the steamer roman which arrived here thursday last brought as a stowaway a scotch boy of ofle 18 and permitted him to land and escape the commiss loBer of emigration has fined the company 1000 and the vessel is detained detailed in por port until the boy is found or the fine paid AUGUSTA ga dec 28 abel wright the faithful old negro janitor of st pauls church in this city died monday and was buried yesterday the funeral was remarkable for tat me reason that the vestry of st pauls which is coin composed posed of lead leading ing citizens of augusts augusta and C C goodrich cashler cashier of the georgia railroad company were the pall pail bearers and the entire congregation WAS at he burial NASHVILLE ic fhe 28 john J little to editor of the national review who was shot by john H banks last saturday died at 2 0 this morning NEW YORK dec 28 advices advises from fl ibernia Ill bernia a small mining town in morris county N J tell of a f fearful earful riot there monday the population is composed ot of hungarians Hung arians and rus stans between whom a feud has sprung up on monday all celebrating christmas ax hungarians Hung arians in a saloon were thrice attacked by twenty ru bus 8 stans but the latter were driven off in the afternoon the russians moved in force on the saloon with stones clubs blabs and shovels but were forced back and more hungarians Hung Harig arians coming the battle was renewed in the road roadway way finally the russians were scattered over fifty men were more or less hurt and one rioter was stabbed to death HALIFAX dec 28 A state ot of bemi mutiny prevails among the soldiers of york and lancaster regiments quartered in wellington b barracks a A bad feeling has been brewing among certain companies for some time two tivo thirds of the regiment and its officers made preparation to celebrate christmas in the old english style they had decorated the barracks and issued invitations for a ball meanwhile there wasa was a great deal of drinking among the men in III tact fact most of them were drunk when orders were issued that no more liquor be isred to company G the ruen nien of that company began to be very ugly and ja ia a moment there was trouble the preparation for the ball was brought to a sudden stop b by the discovery that the quarters ha bad been set on tire fire it was soon located in the company apartment and was quickly extinguished it was clearly we the work of an incendiary three ot ol the soldiers were in the place at the time they were put under guard the whole battalion waa was called out lato into the exercise grounds and formed in companies extra sentries and guar guards ds were put pat on duty and orders given that no man should leave the bar barracks that night bight that all festivities were at an end and th the ball was indefinitely postponed the men were terribly enraged at the severity of the orders ordera issued by colonel luck and that thai comma commanding officer clad in f till full uniform was hooted and leered at by the frenzied soldiers A mob of them is reported to have surrounded and uldry jostled him the same bame barracks were burned twenty years ago LONDON dec 28 the aimes 2 inies referring to the gladstone yesterday says that thal it was a discreditable act though the Gladston ians set the example by their doings at unionist meetings the position and age of mr gladstone says the times ought to insure him against suet insults PARIS dec 28 lumbers LUm LU vers says that the offerings already received fur for the ibe papal jubilee mass amount to toe mass w ill be celebrated at 7 am a m I 1 in n ro rome me autt at au T juam a in I 1 in R paris pans the are expected fo be the ibe lar largest largenton geston on record CHICAGO dec 2 on january I 1 an important im change la is to be made in passenger rates the requisite tou ten days notice of advance having baving boon been duly given an increase was determined upon at the chicago meeting some weeks ago but there was for the abe time some uncertainty whether it would be carried out ow owing I 1 1 I 1 I 1 9 to to the apparent hesitation bebi tation of t abe b e Atchi atchison topeka santa fe in the matter that corporation ho however weyer fell into line with the result of ao an amiable agreement among all ot the interested transcontinental roads california business has bas developed into enormous figures and the roads concluded that the li could J justly BEAR AS AN ADVANCE as it was being done at cheap rates when compared with the fares prevailing in other sections toe low figures were due to the influence exerted by the old trans continental warthen war when rates were pulled down to almost nothing and only partially recovered when the interstate inter state commerce law caused a suspension of hostilities there are only two rates unlimited first class which has BBS been raised in most instances and new second class rates which correspond with wilh the old emigrant or third class tickets although the increases will be found in this class in the new sch schedule edul there will be only two rates in effect effect t from points on the missouri river to the pacific coast which will be 60 first class unlimited and 35 decou class these will be the FIGURES ON ALL trans trails transcontinental continental lines hoes except via st paul to oregon and washington territory points the rates between chicago and san francisco will be first arst class 7 12 50 st louis 07 W new york wa 1 l boston 83 these tickets will be unlimited whereas at the old rates continuous passage was necessary the most important advance however is in round trip excursion rates a species of travel which constitutes nine tenths of the business now being done by overland lines since the boom began these have been fixed at 80 between chicago and the pacific coast and 60 from the missouri river these have been advanced from chicago to igloo and from the river tp to so 80 december 28 the reading railroad knights of labor here art are still out and declare they will not return to work until their discharged associates at this alace are arc reins reinstated tateO three train crews ot nonunion non union men are at work but there are thirty five locomotives here without crews the co colliers liters in this locality are all idle owing to the lack of transportation faaili bacill tte ties the railroad strikers however declare that the miners will go on a strike as boones soon as requested to do so good order pre prevails valls among the strikers 1 1 READING december 28 the coal and freight traffic by this morning g was reestablished established RE KB on the main line by the reading railroad up to noon today to day 22 empty coal trains pai passed sd through reading 1119 from port richmond and 30 loaded loade trains from the coal regions FALL mass december 28 the striking spinners at stafford mills decided today to return to work tomorrow on a promise that the pay would be equal tp that in other mills philadelphia dec 28 baere was 9 a feel lag of uncertainty in port richmond all dagand there WAS some hesitation outgoing ab on a second strike still it appeared that some sort ot oi in an order had gone forth and at noon coal handlers QUIT WORK the leaders claimed they had gone honl strike but the representatives of the company alvied it this has been the situation alt all afternoon all along the reading lines in this city the trains running into their different stations seem to be running as usual and to casual observers no indication of trouble would appe appear r with the exception of the coal handlers at port richmond there does not appear to be any trouble troubie and diligent dili sent inquiry has har failed to reveal the true situation and although an order for a strike if generally believed to have baen issued this material cannot be definitely determined dispatcher goodman Goodo oan at port richmond said he had been told by a number of men during the day that if there was another order to strike they would probably around port richmond tonight quiet prevails everywhere A largely attended meeting of local assembly was held this this evening all of those present were loud in the declaration that thi this trouble would be fought to a finish one of the executive committee of the reading employed emp loyes con bention said after the meeting that the order t to 0 o strike included every department of the system even to tn the miners and the new york branch and that assurance had been received that it ft would toe be generally obeyed nothing but the united states mails would be b i e hauled over the road this afternoon seven of the fourteen crews in charge of engines at port richmond ran them on the sidings and abandoned them superintendent n t kelm at ance went to the wharf ano and personally THE CREWS of the seven engines for their loyalty gild and to tod 10 them that it if they thought it unsafe aiu on the engines for a time places would he held open for them keim also called in toe aid of fifty pinkerton detectives to protect the property and men at work about WO men are guarding the com yards and whar wharves the loyal empo employed emp loyes es of the company are to be supplied with for forfeit self defense reading 6 va pa dec A 28 the notice of chairman Cb airman lee ot ol tibe executive committee to the assemblies of the t he knights of Labor revoking the order to go to work once once more and calling out the philadelphia reading men has not yet reached heading it will not generally be heeded by employed emp loyes who baye already refused to go oat and by their action on monday BROKE THE BACK BONE of af vie the strike they are all at work today the call for a reiding beading railroad road employed employ emp loyes ebl convention to meet here tomorrow for aggressive measures against the company has not created much excitement and the indications are i will be slimly attended the miners will be most largely represented the fact that about thirty members of the brotherhood of locomotive engineers Engi heers obtained engines held by th the Q knights knights has made the feeling between t these ese parties very bitter SAN FRANCISCO dec 28 the steamship oceanic which arrived f from rom hong kong and yokohama today says the united states man of war reached lagaski Na gaski japan november Io vember having on board a corean embassy accredited accredit eo to the he united states the dispatch of whick tho the chinese government recently just as they a tte point of leaving whether the chinese eventually gave wa way in the matter or whether the cor baus left to in spite of the threats chat that china would declare war if her in n junctions were disregarded is not settled on the way down the omaha meta met a squadron adron ol of chinese men of war bound to Chamul po but whether ona on a peaceful WIssi mission onor or to the support of chinese authority over corea was of course not known the corean flag was hoisted on the 02 omaha zaha as they passed the embassy con of two high officials and their attendants and dr H N allen alien as for elgh secretary proceeded to yokohama I 1 I 1 CHICAGO dec 28 at I 1 last night the coldwate cold wave struck chicago and before morning the mercury dropped over |