Show stews A serious race bowde rowde tween geldien Sel dien i acl X LE indiscriminate use of rock S and clubs RESULTING IN INJURY to a large number of men both aides miscellaneous ITEUS embracing all the news that came over the disabled wires yesterday I 1 asive tc STANDARD RACE ROW trouble between whito aad black sol diers Ite in injury ST louis jan 4 A revolt oc c u at jefferson barracks yesterday afternoon between white and colored united states soldiers that resulted in I 1 djury to many men bly it wi I 1 I 1 ost three of their lives at time there are many recruit is lit this st aaion they drew the I 1 r first 1 ay an made tin onslaught on the and a crowd from new york the familiarity of ilia colored troops and a fight ens aed the 9 u it ho u se was filled with d or derli t 1 l file rows bruak 1 1 t up late in the afternoon a kol i col ored trooper was seen pur suring a 14 year old white garl and a party of white trooper tere so 11 11 adin and ia due time liand oil ili 0 it ov 0 r to the officers ot the dav this seemed to enrage a number of his coti trades and they forthwith left tile barracks starting for Ca on their wai they fell in aith it squad of whito troopers and proceeded to take von gea ca escape with a few bruises and mado their way to the barracks m here they made up a party to handle the re armed aith lers and carbines chev started in gal order for Ca but before they had gone har ta Q norred t rd disarm by a av T r icy to return to ill a ir lia Aftem but laid down their arms at onee and then proceeded after ilia enemy at des perces bridge they met tile colored troopers returning all encounter immediately followed in aich knives clubs and rocks were used against each other the fight was one of desperation and the men i in superior force were by the discipline of tile colored troops who had entered upon ilia for half an hour the battle raged without advantage to either side and on the bridge and road and river bed men lay exhausted and beaten down finally tile belli ig gerenas ge rents blinded and played out wit fl drew A colored crooper reported tho affray at carondelet Ca station and be m as locked up while the patrol wagon was sent to the sa me to gather up the injured ili the th ewhite soldiers bad gathered in forces marching to the station and demanded that the colored be given to them tito officers refused and prepared for an aa ault in tile mea antime tile word of battle bad reached the barracks and four troops of cavalry were ordered out and arrived in Ca in time to save an attack The muti sted in detachments on a general order to arrest all troopers the barracks Ca and tile intervening c 0 t A sau a I 1 a military aspect it trig the soldiers trela and demand of rang out the disturbance was quelled and to day peace reigns though I 1 1 lack and gashes on half a hundred I 1 still tell the tale of tile struggle while in the hospital at the point of death lie troopers livingston Living iton peterson and Krummen knocker all white at one time in the afternoon I 1 over men were looking for a row mining CITY OF MEXICO jan 4 the gov is giving special encourage merit to all mining enterprises which may aid in augmenting tile gold pro of the country two liberal concessions have been made for anin I 1 explorations ann the working of g ld deposits etc in tle territory of loter california and the state of A exemption from tax aaion iq granted for ten years and it i specially spocia lly stipulated that compard working t lie anines under these sti pula fioril shall smelt three of ull borei mined in this country and for this o companile comp anle hall amill alra ml ra this is to further ilia v of encouraging tile development of tile home smelling smelting sm elting lit astry and all recent rn 1 ning concessions have ili s clause it being the policy of tile government as far as possible to keep the from tile of ores in the country A general mortgage and investment m fill a capital of 1 l oooo g goia 1 organized ili london to onerato in mexico chist the fourth nith a heavy capital organ aged ill bothin ilia laba two months to property hero evi ax ilia interest unit influence trial ap capital is se quiring fit chii co antry thit coir pAny ill combat money lendaris len dArs by making loans of first oil real estate at half the present the ron trade philadelphia LADELPHIA jan 4 tn its ro view t of tile american iron trade fr tile year 1887 gerneral Geri eral manag r james 31 of tile ameil 4 n iron ani steel association says the year luts jug t closed aas one of great activity and fair proper ity for ilia iron ind astry of 11 Is coun tr and we estimate ont r act on 0 pig iron fit 1887 at gross ton our ir to tion of Bes serner IS fee rails in 1837 was a ut 1030 gross tons or togo more than in 1886 ili addition to our largo production of pig aron in 1887 we also snout tons 0 I 1 I 1 sported pig iron and about IGO tons of imported else I 1 ralls our im of iron ana steel in other farmr I 1 I 1 11 I 1 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 9 ill r in 1887 were very large ilia cotal lm ions of iron and steel in all ag g n ay 1010 IT or prod limit ton u I 1 it re 1 1887 I 1 as 11 gross tans andor f tar amo un ted to about ton in 1886 0 oil about one million broms to on s f iron ore and imported tons wrecked aric jana an 1 to bark believed beli evel to be ad arneri can vessel bas been wrecked t tile entrance of ireland harbor ilor crew consi stil ig of twenty div a rs wi to all drowned the ri ftp I 1 sed to be the ship eureka capt ut hard ani I 1 h sailed for cumms n au Z ath a cargo of th t Los Dox jan 4 A violent hurri cane I 1 0 in gin channel areat dragi aut has been done to ship ping ohio arrived at queenstown Queens town this eyo ning she was unable to take inboard onboard the american malls owing to bad weather and will be obliged to postpone liar departure until to morro vr portion of Fa rock has tuma bled into the sea the light keepers are terrified bearin the a will un the rock it ia impossible for boats to if the rock A approach largo vessel hp been wrecker off and all hands are a pose nf ost ship railway riTTi muno jan 4 man alex cochran formerly of this city passed last night on his way from st muis to C ilir cochran is solicitor for the tehuantepec ship railway company in bleaking of the progress of tile tile project lie said 1 I expected to meet col andrev eat ilia depot here but I 1 see it fins not come lie will shortly leao for edgland the 0 je vt of lis visit is to get a num t or f in that country to invest in ship railway stock tito company will tie run under the pres ajit charter which a from new york state fifty million dol lota will be required to build the road that is a big suit I 1 money we find u t cannot raise that amount in this country so col andreus is goin to make an effort to do so in en gf a nd the czar ST jan 4 tito nea shapers of ilia city publish a itus sian translation of tile forged documents sent to the czar tile tone of the press toi ard germany has completely changed tile cz ir in a con gratulatory telegram tel to ilia pope desir oils of insuring the interests of his catholic subjects and con chided as follows 1 I doubt not that the high wisdom of bilitch your holiness proofs will enable me to the needs of the roman church fix with ilia f 1 ii I i 1 es of iny empire THE WORLDS POOR A family of SuZ oring children ana a poor mothers trials he son alta christmastide with all its joys and sorrows is once more at hand tile christian of today to day can with his in inda eyer tile gulf of time and behold the efflin r beeping child ilia manor tile stable tile broad expanse of blue 04 with the morning star casting its dilver rayon the place m herd the infant jesus lay while on t on tile plains of bethlehem lie beholds the shepherd prostrated in the dust anti the angel choir singing on earth good will to men from a 11 ing the above sentiments enunciated from one of ilia city pulpits from be holdings holdin smiling children bubbling over gt it excitement at the good things santa clatis had brought them aroun gazing upon youth and maidens fair upon father and mothers nell clad against the biting cold id wearing the contented oon tented loolu that speaks of gold living and a full parse that an alta reporter was del tailed to visit the bone of misery and want the reverse side of the pi kiture ture ar discover if there was any truth inthe tale of destitution re r led to the office tile house was r nd on tile corner of eighth and heron streets a dilapidated down she with its windows open to the four winds of fleaven paper and mak ing a vain endeavor to keep out tile december cold inside ilia house was found the persons B aught for mrs eliza abe ele r and ba er four children one dead one dying and tu 0 crying for something to eat the ro porter was offered the oaly chair in tile room on abich after some ma neutering neu vering lie managed to h bance himself abid proceeded to make his inq i ri es tory as told by ars frs wheeler was substantially as follows she lad been married to her late hubband seven years aico and they had always min ed y rul oloa never ein able aa proc r any of the luxuries i life b 1 l having rough to eat until 1 a ia k it an beek a ago then till tier troubles be after or about to weeks bit a b t n i I 1 died ot fever it took till the money ilia widow rould ralso I 1 PAY the fuli eral as she thus left in like olix t foar helpless children on her hands ilia eldest est iino months old grim poorly lone on the chice of her n gh hors thu 1 I 1 the allu o alle w all living in and li lovel to tile plea khe lie occupies they paying tile rent for ber among themselves been ade tt ruggle for existence tile aalf al nosier it mouldan its if all the fates were aloar ier for two ago both her limilo olle two all soven months and tile mothr cloven A old stricken 10 all bilth onby exposure to checol I winds that tile broken windows in dows all tho in others nursing could riot savo tile aider child santa claus wall into tile homes of ilia anti bringing joy and into tho ewarts of countless little children ilia angel f death p assed over thia L 11 g t 11 r lash 1 I I 1 and kissed away fie little olles struggling breath on lichia asked to view tile remains of ilia child tile reporter tha babe stretched on a rough deal box blell wail ehg wall tito wind through the broken window lad blogna curl over tile little oneo face some kind had placed a part filly blown white rose fit liar hand while on liar faco was a half smile as if ter last vision on earth bad beef A ant one how she is to be burled 11 saia the broken mother I 1 dont know for let I 1 alone hay in g money I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 A zw b aa with aich to buy a coffin foi tho doad I 1 have not 1 ln to but clr the I 1 1 bread fig from ilia cl lain bor of death t tor found ilia other little one I 1 y ho n n it fin it t coughing hing sho was black in tile face with the effort and it is if she will live to see ilia I 1 t ht of another day Ilaug g oil to I 1 heir mothers skirts were gri g aber two children crying piteously for hing to eat while the re r ter was still contemplating the r lve some good sarna ritana from one of ilia helgi boring churches bro t ui in a back of coal some tea t and bread with which it di d not taku the poor long to make a for ter half stared little ones fortu bately tile reporter lad no t on empty handed to the desolate b 1 owing to the generosity of coran lain gentlemen do not care to have their names published lie placed before taking his departure a small sum of money in the widows bands PRANKS OF A BOY KING how the young ruler of greece himself while oll a bourney our ney leeds mercury an amusing story Is going the rounds of the foreign papers about the king of greece who is as is well known the princess of wales young er brother when Georgo aas chosen king of the lie was a lad of 17 or 18 and in a state of tute logo at the ro naval school of aber denmark ilia had not attain ad to the kini f y honors until some months litter i ban of isiach I 1 am writing tile story goes that tile young brince one day when luncheon time arrived flung down his books galy and rushed out to ilia pastry cooks in schoolboy school boy fashion to buy iome tarts and sat on a bench eating thein and frigind his feet without vIt hout ally thou I 1 suppose be yond the present moment the tars had been up in a piece of newspaper newe paper an george was just in the act of shying tile p a per at tile bield if it fediow when he maar his on n name in big letters at tile to 0 f a column ceorge carelessly d is bocon ceide ilia lads amazement lien a few lines in a acquainted acqua ined him avith the destiny before inin and that be had been chosen by the great powers am the king of grecco lut his araci ous Illa jesty was evidently still but a se woolboy hool boy for are furth er told that france to atlar bellies where t lie young king was to eni barl for his new dominions ilia emperor of tnt french had placed a do ry g saloon carriage etith disposal king ceorge was ch mith ilia of the affair and presently took the idea into his head that he would like to test tile speed of of the train by throwing a plate out of ILA jw a A a bat if a sati tory mode of pashing the time that lie kept tile attendants busy in si him ith crockery keeping up this novel entertainment tile natural result was that alien tile train reached marseilles not a piece of crockery remained lit the of a very boyish sense of hunio I 1 fancy prince george of must take after WO anole for the a to r goes that when his royal hightie m is at home marlborough house or in it state of the liveliest commotion with a feries of wild jokes and ilia other day when in ilia meda being requested by tile duchess of Xi linburgh to send tier a few violets lie sent a small shipload ship loag and the violets literally arrived in cartloads cart loads at clarence house to alie mingled and amusement of its aunt I 1 lifes changes NY dec 31 diplomats wondered yesterday when they read the to find in the personal column an inquiry forthe whereabouts of a former minister plenipotentiary of the united states that personal as the means of restoring the minister to ilia friends almost before the ink with A it moa ailed in a a ri ed this it tile lh tit n t gitil TION OF THE 1 0 P 1 3 lester formerly n cf the united attoa rf f Y call cal or address A T S room 11 broadway Broa duay new york it was inserted at the instance of ir isaac simonson secretary of tile guild unimportant an communication 1 1 he fisl ifill gentleman from yh i it was learned that air lester bad been lost L 1 I of for some yet and as he is seventy seven years blut was feared that lie had dieb in some strange away from friends with nothing eft to identify ailin fx lester billed at arr simonsons Simon sons office earia yel berday morning to answer for faim self lie said he had had trouble with laier family and had left hoine bauder 1 i n aimle sly and living as best he co u I 1 I 1 finally in october last lie was rd co ni ze 1 4 friend inthe in the Bot very yh hia in was enabled to earn a living mr lester was plant por t eat of biln united states to italy 1 mi 3 st ration of dt ll 11 n te oln alid Is a man of con aid erable literary ile wrote a history of lesico and tile celli ral american states biographical sketch 04 of leading inen in al exico alli all I wits it col litant contributor contri lutor to ali 1 ia although his mind 13 cl earlie is now bated lor work of asia I 1 I 1 49 gimels gazette I 1 tito liu sh an neus pipers are adver Tash kend wine white ani rol front tile ville yarIs of councilor nit ii olaa ivanovich ivanoff this alne aich is now on sale at st fit burg his been in bottle for somo years tile latea being that or I 1 w the price Is 85 to I 1 80 a bottle crapes of course a a I 1 1 1 I 1 enough lit central at i 1 na aw no fewer than thirteen varieties till rem it good over boch tile Itus were just beginning 0 maice boomed 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