—The new republic of Hawaii has been officially recognized by President Cleveland.
—General McCook has withdrawn all the troops from the Southern Pacific Railroad line in Arizona.
—A large pottery establishment at San Jose, Cal., was burned on the 8th inst. Loss estimated at $100,000.
—The striking miners at Glen Campbell, Ind., have returned to work at the rates offered by the company.
—The old and reputedly substantial opticians, Queen & Co., of Philadelphia, with a capital of $600,000, have failed.
—A bill has passed both Houses of Congress appropriating $50,000 for building a revenue cutter for San Francisco harbor.
—At Memphis, Tenn., on the 10th inst., two shocks of earthquake caused tall buildings to sway and windows to rattle.
—Three more French Anarchists have been convicted, on charges of upholding the act of the assassin of President Carnot.
—The sequel of the great strike, so far as Chicago is concerned, is the filing of heavy bills for damages by the railroad companies.
—An explosion of gas caused a fire in a coal mine at Dombrowa, Poland, on the 11th inst., closing in 700 men, with no hope of escape.
—Striking Polanders at Ironwood, Mich., are leaving that vicinity, having become satisfied that they cannot get work from their old employers.
—Extensive mills at Mahoning Valley, Niles, Girard, and Youngstown, Ohio, have resumed operations after being idle from six months to a year.
—Industrial Army men to the number of 400 were driven from Rosslyn, Va., into the District of Columbia, by the State militia, on the 11th inst.
—That the Chinese and Japs expect to have a prolonged war is evidenced by both parties giving large orders for concentrated provisions in this country.
—Gen. James B. Weaver, People's party candidate for President in 1892, has been nominated for Congress by the Democrats of the Ninth District of Iowa.
—Two departments of the Pullman shops were opened on the 9th inst., the great engine moving for the first time in three months, and 850 men went to work.
—The Indians of the Mosquito Territory of Nicaragua are still in rebellion, and the Government of Honduras has offered 5,000 troops to assist in restoring order.
—Late advices from Peru state that Trujillo has been captured by the rebels. Government troops sent to attack revolters at Junin espoused the cause of the rebellion.
—John Hardy, the colored servant of Jefferson Davis during the Rebellion, died at Hope, Ohio, on the 7th inst. He was 99 years old, and said to be the father of forty-one children.
—A Baltimore dispatch states that eighty of Coxey's men were arrested at Hyattsville, on the 9th inst., on charges of vagrancy, and are now in the Maryland House of Correction.
—The revenue cutter Bear has brought forty-seven more reindeer from Siberia to Port Clarence, Alaska. The animals brought over during the past two seasons are said to be thriving well.
—Appeals are now made to the public for assistance for families of strikers in this city and in other places who left their situations at the bidding of "organization" leaders, and now can't get them back again.
—About nine miles south of De Kalb, Texas, on the 10th inst., some boys who were playing ball took refuge under an oak tree during a shower of rain. Lightning struck the tree, and seven of the boys were killed.
—The ballet girls of New York City are on a strike, and have formed a union. It is a time of confederacies, and a significant feature of the condition is the more unions are organized the less harmony there is.
—The strike of coal miners in Grundy County, Ill., which has prevailed since April 21, crippling all branches of trade, and bringing thousands of people to the verge of starvation, was officially declared off on the 9th inst.
—The war news from Corea is somewhat conflicting as to the details of actual fighting, but the effect upon the great powers is such that there is no doubt that they are all in "perplexity" concerning the effect upon individual interests. If it is allowed to continue, the possible complications of other nations are decidedly ominous.
—Already the war between Japan and China over Corea has brought destitution to many of the Corean people, and a movement is on foot to send relief from this country. The government will undertake the transportation of donations of provisions.
—Severe earthquake shocks did great damage in Sicily on the 7th inst. Many houses were thrown down. At Zaffarano six people, and at Santo Antonio four, were killed. At both of these places and at Zaffarano many persons were reported injured.
—About 100 Chinamen, who were to begin work at a fruit-packing establishment in Santa Rosa, Cal., on the 8th inst., were met on their arrival and forcibly driven off. The manager of the establishment was obliged to send them away, and has decided not to employ Chinese packers.
—From the 5th to the 11th inst. 456 new cases of cholera and 101 deaths were officially reported in St. Petersburg. The disease has obtained a strong footing in nineteen Russian provinces, and in seven districts of Galicia. In Prussia, also, especially in the vicinity of Dantzic, it is causing many deaths.
—It is said that the Pullman Company officers have decided to evict the families of strikers living in the company's houses, as the tenements are needed for the families of new men. There are about 1,000 of such families, and as they have no means whatever, they must suffer great privation.
—The California militiamen who have been on duty on account of the strike, have all been sent to their homes, and it is said that many of them find their former situations occupied by others, and themselves out of employment. This takes off much of the glory and romance of belonging to a military company.
—The crusaders against the illegal sale of liquors in back rooms in San Francisco have about given up the contest for the present. They say it is impossible to procure conviction in the police courts so near election time. It seems to be clearly demonstrated that "judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off."
—A scientific analysis of the Zem-Zem water of the sacred well at Mecca has lately been made in England, and the specimen shows sixty-nine grains of chlorine to the gallon. Nine grains to the gallon are generally considered sufficient to render water unfit for use. It is not surprising, then, that so many pilgrims are afflicted with disease.
—A new feature of woman in politics has been evolved in North Dakota. A young lady candidate in a convention for nomination for superintendent of schools is said to have bought off a rival candidate by a promise of marriage in case she was elected, he to stump the State in her behalf. This is about the severest blow the marriage institution has yet received.
—The will of the late Senator Gibson, of Louisiana, is a peculiar document, inasmuch as part of the bequest to his three sons is good advice. He advises them that the only thing that is more difficult to build up than an independent fortune is character, which is the more necessary of the two, and the safeguards are the ten commandments and the sermon on the mount.
—A crowd of several thousand people assembled on the South Side, Chicago, on the night of the 9th inst., determined to denounce the city authorities. The meeting was in violation of an order of the mayor, and the crowd was charged by 100 policemen. The result was the disabling of five policemen, the arrest of eleven rioters, and the wounding of about twenty.
—On the night of the 9th inst. part of a train went over a bridge five miles south of Lincoln, Neb., and twenty-one men lost their lives, several of them being burned to death by a car taking fire. The engineer, conductor, and fireman are among the dead. There is evidence that the track had been tampered with, and an ex-convict negro has been arrested on suspicion.
—The latest reports from the strike of meat packing-house employees at Omaha, Neb., are to the effect that the trouble is about over. On the 9th inst. the sheriff sent 100 deputies to the scene, broke the guard line of the strikers, and escorted workmen to the houses. The strikers jeered the men, but offered no violence, and a number of the old hands returned to work. Subsequently the yards were guarded by troops, but these have been withdrawn, and it is said the old hands are willing to go to work if they can get back their places.
—A grand jury has found 321 indictments against persons concerned in the mining troubles at Cripple Creek, Colo. Through the confession of one of the participants, it is ascertained that the tarring of Adjutant General Tarsney was the work of deputy sheriffs and some prominent mine owners. It will be remembered that while the sheriff's deputies were endeavoring to arrest riotous strikers, the State troops were called out by the governor to prevent the service of writs. So the grand jury reports that "the executive officers of the county have been seriously interfered with by the Executive Department of the State in the execution of their writs."
A WORTHY INSTITUTION.
By W.
WE refer to the Medical and Surgical Sanitarium near St. Helena, Cal., more familiarly known as the Rural Health Retreat. A few years ago it was known only by few. It is much more widely, though altogether too little known now. But it is doing most excellent work and gaining a host of loyal friends. These are its best advertisements.
Its situation is on the sunny slope of Howell Mountain, a pleasant half hour's drive from St. Helena. From its pleasant "shelf" on the mountain side it overlooks one of the most lovely and restful parts of the notedly beautiful Napa Valley, besides the pretty little Howell Valley, between Sugar Loaf Mountain and Howell Mountain, to the westward, every hour bringing artistic changes of light and shade as "the sun runneth his race around the world."
The air is most deliciously fresh, having neither the heavy humidity of the coast nor the extreme light dryness of the high interior table-lands, while from the depths of the mountain, nature's filter, gushes forth pure soft water, from which the place is sometimes called "Crystal Springs." The main building, the neat cottages, the cool, clean tents, are all inviting in their refreshing neatness and home-like comfort.
The medical department is under the supervision of W. H. Maxson, M.D., assisted by Mrs. H. S. Maxson, M.D., A. J. Sanderson, M.D., Miss Mary Sanderson, M.D., and G. H. Heald, M.D. The treatment is scientific, rational, hygienic,—assisting nature (who must after all do the healing) in the very best possible ways. Baths of various kinds, applications of electricity, faradic and galvanic, Swedish movements, massage, and various other improved remedies, are in everyday use. The very best and most hygienic food is furnished in abundance. This food is also supplied to the trade, being sent to all parts of the Pacific Coast, and to the islands of the sea. Many difficult and critical surgical operations have been performed the last two years, and the first death is yet to be recorded.
The atmosphere of the institution is decidedly religious and moral, though not obtrusive. The physicians, nurses, various superintendents, and helpers, in fact, all down to the call boys, are Christians, those who are working for others' good; and their Christian conduct finds its reward in its influence upon others. A neat chapel gives opportunity for instruction and worship, easy of access to the feeblest guests and patients, where the chaplain, Elder J. A. Burden, or some visiting preacher, speaks words of counsel and comfort.
The writer has just had the privilege of spending two weeks at the sanitarium. He went there for rest, healing, and recreation, and he obtained all. He would gladly have spent longer time, but duty called elsewhere. His first visit was five years ago. The institution has greatly improved in every respect since then, and will, we believe, in the providence of God, still improve. We can heartily, freely say to our readers, if they want medical help, treatment, or rest, in matters physical, go to the Rural Health Retreat and spend what time is consistent. The physicians will deal with you frankly.
That God may still guide in all the affairs of this institution, that its labors of love may be abundantly blessed and multiplied, that still greater success may await it in the future, according to its merits, and that its managers may ever so walk in God's ways that he may be the chief Counselor in all its work, is our earnest prayer. W.
Promiscuous and Public Bathing.
By Editor
Bathing frequently is a good thing. We would by no means condemn in all cases public bathing with the persons of each sex having separate apartments or bathing at different times, but the commingling of the sexes at such times, in this licentious age, is productive only of evil. We do not understand how refined Christian people can indulge in indiscriminate public bathing.
Prof. C. C. Lewis, of Union College, Nebraska, well remarks: "Among people of the world the subject is a stock matter of jest; and it furnishes frequent material for the illustration of such sensational publications as the Police Gazette. In the nature of the case, a bath should be private, and I would much prefer that a daughter of mine should accompany a gentleman to a dance than to go a-bathing with him, which does not mean that I would countenance either."
Many who make no profession of Christianity at all would not feel free to take part in promiscuous bathing. We are well aware that these remarks will be considered narrow, perhaps fanatical, by some, but so plain gospel truth has always been considered. In the early age of Rome, when Roman virtue meant something, promiscuous bathing was, even among men, practiced with considerable delicacy. "It was deemed indecent for a father to bathe in company with his own son," says Anthony, "after he had attained the age of puberty."
"But virtue passed away as wealth increased." We are in many things living Rome's dissolute life over again. Let not the followers of Christ indulge in the debasing customs of heathendom.
The Bible to Be Understood by All
By Editor
READ the article beginning on page 643, entitled "The Bible to Be Understood by All." It is truly said: "God means that the poor and uneducated should have his word as a sure light and guide in the path of righteousness. If they are sincere and desire earnestly to know the will of God, they will not be left in darkness." It is a blessed thought, a sweet assurance, to know that God is leading in the way, that we have his word instead of the word of men. The pure word of God is Christ still preaching the gospel to the poor. Let "the common people" hear him gladly.
Errata
By Editor
Errata.—In the article on "The Catholic Church of the Nicene Era," in SIGNS No. 34, page 532, second paragraph, eleventh line from the top, the word "patriotic" should be "patristic." In No. 36, page 565, in the article entitled "Saint Worship," in the third paragraph from the beginning, "invisible friends" should read "invisible fiends." A letter oftentimes makes a large difference. On the first page of No. 39, in the article "Inconsistency of Apostasy," in the first paragraph, "lecture season," should be "Lenten season." And in No. 40, first page, through a mistake in the copy, there were two articles run together which are totally disconnected in sense. The second article begins in the third column with the paragraph commencing with "The Advance," etc. These are errors enough to notice in one number. The SIGNS is usually free from such mistakes, but when we make vital or important ones, we wish to correct them.
Catholic Testimony Against Sunday Keeping
By Editor
IN the Catholic World of the present month the noted Paulist priest, Walter Elliott, sharply criticises "one of the oldest and most respectable Catholic journals" for commenting upon the fact that Sunday observance has no Scripture authority. He does not assume that there is any basis in the Scripture for such observance, but he regards the publication of the fact as "bad policy," because it gives an argument to the Seventh-day Adventists against the position of Sunday-keeping Protestants. He states that he has been "almost everywhere assailed" with these quotations from Catholic authority, and pleadingly begs, "Let us not favor those among our adversaries who hate us most, . . . all the more hopelessly wrong if consistently logical with their Protestant premises." But while our critic thus chides his brethren for throwing the weight of Catholic evidence in the scale to favor Seventh-day Adventists as against other Protestants, he himself adds materially to the weight on that side. Although intending a slur, he really does us honor in the expression, "I thank God that 'consistent Protestantism' is narrowing down into this concentrated essence of bigotry; and I am very sorry that they can quote a Catholic 'organ' in praise of their 'consistency.'" Hereafter we can quote Mr. Elliott as Catholic authority that Protestantism, outside of the Seventh-day Adventist people, is making such satisfactory progress toward Rome that it must not be discouraged by references to its inconsistency.
THE LEGAL SUNDAY.
By Editor
Its History and Character.
THIS is the title of No. 22 of the Religious Liberty Library. It was written by James T. Ringgold, of the Baltimore bar, whose ability and knowledge of law are recognized in the legal profession, both as an author and a teacher. It is a clear, logical, and unanswerable setting forth of the arguments against all Sunday laws in every form, and a complete and masterly exposure of every pretended argument in their favor. This important work is divided into four parts and eighteen chapters. Part I gives the "Historical Aspect of the Question," and contains six chapters. Part II treats the "Moral Aspect of the Question," and also contains six chapters. Part III presents the "Constitutional Aspect of the Question," and contains five chapters. Part IV consists of a supplement, which clearly defines the "Distinction between Immorality and Incivility, and between Vice and Crime, with Some Observations on Clerical Slumming." It is not only interesting and instructive, but it is a very able document, that ought to have an extensive circulation among all intelligent people, and especially among the professions. It is a mine of information, and every honest reader of this valuable work will surely be profited.
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By Editor
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