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THE OMAHA /DAILY / .ESTABLISHED 1J ) , 187J. OMAJIA , SATURDAY ] MOHXIXG , DECJfotilEU J. | , 18 OS-TWELVE PAGES. CfGLB COPY FIVE CENTS. BEGINNING A SMALL AFFAIR Insignificnnl Quarrel Started a Panic in the Ottoman Capital , 'GAVE FOUNDATION FOR WILD RUMORS "Whole. Cllr I'linlo Stricken anil n Terrlhl ) . Iliillirenk Prevented ( Inly \ the Mere t Chanoi SOIIICMV lint llewloied. l , U83 , by the Affoclattil rrc * . ) CONSTANTINOPLE , Dec. 12. ( via Sofia , nulgarln , DPC , 13) ) There was a disturbance nt Stambotit today , and It caused the spread of rumors so alarming that Clalnta and Pcra \\ero soon In n state of panic and serious outbreaks were thrjatcncd. Thin , In view of the passage through the Dardanelles of the Urltlsh gunboat Dryad and the Italian gun boat Archlmldes , the cxtrn guardshlps for the DrltlRh and Italian embassies , formed the basis for the report that the rioting predicted by the ylldlz kiosk courtiers had actually commenced ; but happily the trouble was not of fictions nature , although ths Armenians as ti"iml are accuse 1 of having attempted to bring about on uprising of the populace. The panic this morning , however , \\ay a most extraordinary occurrence , and is strik ing evidence of the nervousness and appre hension which prevail hero as one of the results of the lone drawn out negotiations bstwecn the powers nnd the sultan regardIng - Ing the suppression of the outbreaks In Asl- u'lc Turkey nnd the admittance of the extra guardshlps Into the Dosphorus. The least note of alarm now sulllces to produce wide spread terror , and If proof was needed that the potvers were right In their Insistence upon having additional protection for the for eign population of Constantinople and Us vicinity It was furnished by the occurrences of today. STARTED IN A QUARREL. Simmered down to bare facts , the cause of thei panic was , on the face of It. a fierce quarrel bstwon two Armenians In the Stnm- boul quarter , during which they came to blows. Finally one of the Armenians drew a revolver and fired at his opponent. The _ Jjhot was the signal for an uproar , n stam pede of the spectators , and eventually a panic which spread far and wide , from one end of the city to the other , from one quarter to another , until matters began to look very serious Indeed. Tli3 Armenians and the other Chilstlatu' , Unified by the shouting nnd yelling , the rushing here nnd there of excited crowds , naturally Imagined that a fresh massacre had commenced. They hur riedly closed their shops and houses , barri caded the doors nnd windows , concealed thslr most valuable belongings In various ways , nml made nil the pieparatlons possible for defense. The women , as well as men , armed themselves ns b st they could after the re cent domiciliary visits of the police , who searched the Armenian residences high nnd low for concealed weapons and left the e unfortunate people very llttlo to fall back on for defense In case of an uprising on the Mussulman' ' CITV IN A PANIC. The example of the Armenians of Stamboul In hurriedly closing their shops , etc. , was fellowc-J in street after street , until In the briefest pcrlol of time Imaginable every shop was Mint and nearly all the houses barricaded. Crowds of peopb. male and female , old and young , wcre > seized with terror , wnlch grew In strength ns tlmo were on and the con fusion Increased. People lied hither and thither almlesjly , helphs. Iy , apparently una ware of what tl.ey were doing , not Knowing what Ind actually happened , but with the general Impress on that n massacre was In progress somewhere. It Is difficult to describe to thos > > unac quainted with the vagaries of the population of this city , and who arc not familiar with the state of nervous tension which has ex isted here for months past , the scene of In- credlblo alarm and dlsardjr which prevailed here at the height of the excitement this morning. Every man seen In the streets t3cm d to have lost his head for the time , and It would not have needed much more to actually precipitate a terrible outbreak. The ordinary pallce officiate , as well as the military police who have ben patrolling the streets slncj the last outbreak here , seemed to be among the first to catch .tho panic , for they hurried to their different headquarters as If obeying orders previously given and It was not until the disorder had commenced to KUbi'lde that they reappeared and busleJ them selves with their duties. WAS A WAVE OF TERROR. From Stamboul the wave of tenor swept to Oalata and to Peri , carried onward by the panc-strickn ! fugitives from the flrst named quarter , who wcro evidently under the Impression that they were fleeing for their liven. The Inhabitants , at Galata quickly caught the f ° vcr of alarm and In turn shut their stores and houses and joined In the i _ W > cue of confusion , an example which was promptly followed by the people of the Peiu quarter. Seeing , people flying through th ; streets In terror ca'iiscd others to do the same until ( lie air wns filled with excited cilos nnd the noise of a rushing multitude. Tlioso who di' ! not Join In the Htampedo ImrrlcndFd them selves within their houses and prepared to ees their most horrible fears realized. The Armenian portcry. when the alarm firs ! npr ad , hastily dropped their loaOe In the xtrccts and fled to the nearest place of t.ifety. t Drivers dcbcrteil their liori-es , mules or don keys , scivunts inn nway from their employers , many raught refuge In the churches am motviuc ? , the old and feeble wcio tramplei upon , and many wcio toverely Injured during the reign of terror. Women bobbed and chil dren cried with fear , and the men as a rule wcro quite us badly scared , Some English ladles ran crying for protection Into the llrlt- Ish omLawy , whllo about fifty Armenians , rlmtterlng with fear , fled to the letldence of the first eecrctiiiy of the Ilrllhh embassy , Hon. Michael Herbeit , and begged for phelter until all dancer was passed , POLiri : END THE PANIC. Eventually the police regained their pres ence of mind , and , desirous of putting an end to the panic , they clicuhlrd the report that the stampede from tlio Sfixmboul quarter was occasioned by the cscapj of a lion from n menagerie and that the animal tiavlug been Wiled there v\uo no reason for further ularm. This report , ua gooil us any other under the clrcmiislnnccH , pprund quickly and the dis turbance began to subside. Finally thf gen d'armca circulated among the people and ex- pla'ned the ietl state of affairs , which soon caused the majority to return to their usual occupations somewhat dUg'U'ted ' at having been so needlessly frightened. The Tuiklt'h olllclalf , hnwevcr , rightly or wrongly , claimed tlmt the quarrel between the two Armenians of the Slnmboul quaitcr v.as a prearranged affair and that tin * firing of the revolver was Intended as a signal to cause an outbreak which , It In added , wan averted by the prompt and efficient measures taken by the police , He that aa It may , the vvholo affair clearly demonstiAtes how small spark la required to start a conflagration The panic latted cxictly two hours. PORTE NEEDS MONEY. It should b ? added tlmt since > est rday a rumi r was current tlmt an outbreak might be expected , and the- arrival of the guardahips doubtless aided In Increasing the panic. The Turkish government when Informed of Hi * alarming reports in circulation sent to the different cinbasflcH nujlng that the rrpoit WH'J groundless and that there was no ran o for alarm. The troops , hovvcvtr , have been oiileied to patrol the btrieti In order to nr- IM the policy In maintaining order. The Porte has rejected the iiropoiul foi an extension of the lobarco regie collection In return for a further loan of mouty , Hut It U lHIevt'd that the exter.ilou will eventual ! ) It made , for the government must have ii"iry In order to maintain the 2SO tmllallonn , 19t ) rquadrons and 220 batteries of I lie arm ) , numbering In all over 200,000 rlRhtliig men now under arms , In addition to the rcM-rvr * which have be'ii railed out In order to Mip- Ii csi the discords In As'atle Turkey. A mil itary upert who bai been Inquiring Into < rc B-ibject estimates that the Turks could place over 250,000 men In the field at very short notice If the treasury was fairly well flllcJ. Hence th anxiety of tht government t > ob tain money , and It Is believed that great sacrifices will have to be made In order to do so. so.HALf HALf HAS NOT I1EEN TOLD. At the meeting of the nmtmpadors en Tutrday lait the reports received from Arme nia at the different embassies Were compared and thoroughly dlicumed with the view of en abling the different representatives to com pile full reports on the subject for the iis > of their governments. It Is believed If the re sult of thlj conference Is published It will thovv en unparalleled etate of affairs. The niln'ry and distress In Armenia Is said to be more severe than the most vivid report * have made- out , nnd the number of people mis- pacree.l la said to be greater than anybody hero really believed. Letters received here toJay from Aleppo tuy there are serious fcaro there of a mansacre of the Chrlstlane unless the powers Intervene promptly to pre vent It. News wns also received today from Xcltoun that the TurkMi troops from Mnnsh ore surrounding the Armen'ans , cutting off tliclr lines of cummunlcatlon and preventing them from obtaining reinforcements , provl- t'lcnu and the supplies of arms and ammuni tion which arn understood to have been for warded to thtin from many parts of Asiatic Tuikey. When the town of.cltoun Is com pletely surrounded It Is bellevcJ the Arme nians will quickly be starved Into submission , although their friends say they have provi sions enough glared In the town to las ! them until eprlng and that the Turks will have to pass the winter In the snows around 55et6un. ! A Turkish official , who la fnmll'ar ' with the situation nt Ksltoun , said today that the Armenians there were Inclined to surrender to the Turks , but they distrusted the promises of the latter that their llveo would be spared If they laid down their arms. Iz7itt Hey , the flnrt chamberhln of the sultan , and the great favorite recently of his majesty , has been replaced by Hadjtslt Uey nnd Emmltt lUy nt the palace , bat the last named bey had bsn arrested In ccnsc- quenco of the charts brought ngilnst him by Said Pasha , ths ex-grand vlzlcr. Izzett Pasha recently prt-jjnted the bultan with a long repcrt upon the deplorable situa tion of the countiy. The sultan refused to read It , whereupon Izzatt Pasha , resigned , but the smltnn refused to accept It. Izzett has tendered his res'gnatlon four times sine ? then , but each tlmo the sultan refuseJ to accept It. Izzatt , however , persists In re signing. , FRESH PLACARDS POSTED. Freuh placards have been post'd In differ ent public places proclaiming the policy nnd demands of the Ottoman Prgress union. The tltlo of the union outlines the Idea of the people with whom the documents originated. The police * promptly tore them down nnd are hunting for the people who posted them on the walls. The young Turks warmly blame Said Pasha for 1-avlng the British embassy and hope he will Insist upon hla nmouncsd Intention of going abroad. On the ether hand , the old Turks blame him for taking refuge In the tmbas'iy. The result Is that Said Pasha's prest'go In the ejes of the Turks Is consid ered to have been consldsrably shaken , and It la believed his political career lu terminated. It transplied todnj that the British vice consuls at Van and Slvas , who have been hero for some time part awaiting their e\c- quateurt' , have not received the documents , In spite of the long delay , and they started for their posts on Wednesday last without them. TURKS TORTURED THE PRISONERS. LONDON , D2C. 13. A dispatch to the Standard from Constantinople bays all the cmbatslca are practically preparing for a state of siege The Dally News publishes a sta'ement on oath made In London by an Armenian named Aslnnlan , who was sant to N vv York by the Anglo-Armenian association yesterday. Aslanlan says he lived In Ameilca formerly and that he left New York In the bigtnnlng cf September to rejoin his wlfs. On Ills ar rival In Constantinople he was thrown Into prison , although ho had a reg ular passport. While there , which was during the recent disturbances , he wit nessed a horrible scene , hundreds of Ar menians being brought Into the prison and dcllbciat ly killed. Aslanlan sa > b further that the prisoners 'vero wounded with rifle butts an.l bajor.els by tlis boldlcrs under the orders of the officers. This continued for forty-eight hours. Ho bNlsves 300 were killed and 400 wounded In that time. On the following day Ahlan'nn ' way put Jn Irons and was catechised regarding hU supposed asso ciates who had come from America for revo- lut'onaiy purposes. Upon pleading Ignorance of this ho was tortured with a trunclron b atlng upon the shoulders , the thlghu a n.l legs , causing great agony. This was re peated on cloven different occablons. He was placed In solltniy confinement for a fortn ght and olh r prisoners were blmllarly treated. When the delegates from the cmbisfles came to Inspect the prison they displayed the marks of their beating. "But , " Aslanlan con tinued , "fearing vengsanc ; I said they vvcie due to rheumatism and beggol for my relcafce. Tour days later I was liberated. " WASHINGTON , D.e. 13. The Turkish legation Ins received from , the tubllme porte the following telegram under today's date "This morning about 10 o'clock two Arme nians , living at Kllllthan , at Stamboul , quar reled about u money question , one of them firing at the othsr a number of shots from a revolver. These shots caused n gathering of people and , some Armenians having Imme diately t-prcad the- false report that , owing to the nrilval of the foreign boats , th ? MIIP sulmans wcro going to attack the Christians n few sliopa were closed. IJut thanks t& the asburancei1 of agents of the police , tranquillity wuueiy boon restored. nun citobs iMiiiTAKi&Tiin AVOIIK If Sulllcli'iit PiiiulH Are Ainllnlile < i 1'nrl ) Will Sliirl for Ai'iueiilii. WASHINGTON , Dec. 13. The American Red Cross society has decided to nccspt the duty of distributing the relief o the Arme nian sufferers and has Istued the following o atenunt : Owlns to frequent nml uicent nppenls from lileiulH ut humanity , nenrlv nil of the people of this country , the merican National Jtcil Ofm linn decided ( hat It mubt accept the sacitd trust of en- ilenvoilni ; to relieve the Htnivlng Armenians In AnU llli-or. According to conservative estimates there nrj SS.OW utterly destitute pioplo In that country who will Imv to be utslsted MX or eight months until the next harvest. Only realizing the difficulties anil ilangeiH to be met , the Hed Cross will start for Tuilcey ua soon n ? sufficient fund me placed at Its disposal , or guaranteed , to Insure miceem. Fund may be sent toMIns Clam Italian , piesldent nnd ircubiirer of the Ameilran National Tied Cress , Wash ington. 1) . C , AuthorUfd ngunls to ic- ti-lvp rund-i nnd materials will be pub'ii-hcd In u fuvv du8. The Red Ciots also suyuei-tfi tlmt goods , groins and oilier material m.iy bo ii'in by chattered steamer , AMERICAN RKIJ CROSS. CLARA HARTON , President. The soclet ) has had this plan of relief undei consideration for rome time , but , It h > said , was reluctant to assume the dangers and re sponsibilities Involved. Miss Harton fe.'la that It will be the most extern-he r.'llet work ever undertaken. Letters and telegrams have come from all directions urging that ths work be undertaken. R v. F. D , Green , the writer en Turkish ( merlons ; the heads of mlbilonary ana relief bodies , editors of leading Christian papsrs , as well as public men and private Individual ! , have aekrd that the Red C'ro3 a mu nu the duties of distributing the funds. Such widespread want , Mlw Harton ca > s , can b met only by relief funds running Into the millions. It U > estimated that the cost of relief per capita will be much heavier than In Ih ? CM so of Johnstown and Sn Island euffereis , owing lo the Inaccessibility of the etiffeior * . Tlio Red Cross party , including JIlpj Bar ton , will leave Immediately after being a < - sun-J of n Kiifilclent sum to carry forward tli nork. Thp fUrt muni be made at an early diy , r.s It will lake the weeko to get to the dlstrcstel district , and 'the demands of the suffering peopla ar ; urgent , ( ir.'jrH ( o I'urulinixu Ihu Province * , LIMA , Peru , Dec. 13. U U averted that President Plcrola has offered to repurchase ill * Tacna ami Arlca territory front Chill for 10000,00 ? platteri , STEWART AS THE CHAIRMAN Nevada Senator to Hava Ohnrga of the Pa cific Railroad Committee. HUNTINGTON IS ACTIVELY AT WORK PoliitM Out tu MentlierM the \iHniitiiKe flint Will Accrue friini lilt I'liiu for i\tciulliiK the Deht to the Cot ernnieiit. WASHINGTON , Dee. 13. ( Special Tele gram ) There Is strong reason to b'lle\e that a number of chnngc-s have been tnide In as signment of committee chairmanships by the steering committee of the stnate In the last twelve hours. It'had been rumored that Sen ator warren of Wjomlng would head the com mittee on Pacific roads , hut It Is now nlcost certain that Senator Stewart of Nevada Is to b ? placed at the head of the railroad com- mltte ; which will have charge of much Im- portint legislation affecting west rn railroads. It Is surprising that Senator Stewart should bp given seniority on this committee , his friendship for Collls P. Huntingdon being well ki'cw'n here. All sorts of rumors are In cir culation as to Huntlngton's desire to forestall all congressional 1 glslatlon looking to a sst- tlcmcnt of government In crests n both Union nnd Central Pacific , with the hops that If a fight 19 precipitated the goveminent will hold the bag and get nothing after the fore closure of the first mortgage , which Is In evitable If the present suits are allowed lo run their legitimate course. Collls P. Huntlngton has already felt the temper of "ome of the members of congress by sending to those supposed to bs favorable to a funding scheme a confidential circular , the trjbstnnce of which states "the tlmo Is approaching when the bonds advanced by the gov eminent will become due. Their non- rajnunt will , of course , make It possible for the government to take possession by paying the first inoi tgage bends of that part of the Central Pacific railroad aided by It and lying between Ogden and San Jose. Boiuly must be > Issued to pay the bonds , and the most we can hope for Is a reduction of the Interest. Many companies are now Issuing bonds to tun 100 years , and the bonds of one com pany the West Shore have been Issued to mn 476 jears. Tor the sake of a final set- tlemenl , the L'nlon Pacific will accept a bill equal to something lss than forty-four years. This proposition gives the government larger Interest on 1's money than the government Itself would have to pay If It went Into market to borrow. The time Is equal to an extension of little lets than fortj-four years on the whole amount of the debt , and this Is as short a period as It would be at all safe for any of th ° aided companies to agree to. I know the General Pacific would cairy out this agreement , paying currently every s'lx months the Interest and some of the principal , until the entire debt would be ex tinguished and the government would have Eicurlty that would be many times as val uable as It Is today. " OMAHA CASE DELAYED. It will be some time before tli ? Interstate Commerce Commission hands down an opin ion In Omaha bridge case , the commission now being engaged on Its report to ccn- gress. Outside of bilf presented by com plainant , the only railroad which has sup plemented Its argument by offering another brief Is the St. Paul , which Is short and gets Into but ore feature of the case , that If Coun cil Bluffs and Omaha were placed on an equality In the respect of freight rates as regards three relative locations to the eastern and western markets , Council Bluffs would have a lower rate than Omaha from the east and Omaha a lower rate from the went. On Nov amber 19 , Secretary Smith of the Interior department imed an order suspend ing the patenting of lands to land grant railroads. Today he amended his ruling so It would apply only to bond aided railroads This does not apply , however , to branch llnea acquired by purchase. Captain Eugene L. Swift , assistant sur geon , has rscelved an extension of fifteen da > s leave. First Lieutenant Chailes Rlche , corps of engineers , Is relieved from du'y ' as a mem ber of court martial at Wllletts Point , New York. Lieutenant Colonel William B. Hughes , dep uty quartermaster general , lo granted four days' leave. Leave of absence for sixteen days , tt > take effect about December 20 , Is granted the. fol lowing : F cond Lieutenant James II. Ree/ci. Fourth cavalry ; Second Lieutenant Paul Wolf , Tlilrd infantry ; Second Lieutenant Frank D Webster , Sixth infantry ; Second Lieutenant Geoig > McD. Wesks , Fifteenth Infantry ; Second end Lieutenant Herbert 0. Williams , Elev enth Infantry. Julius G. Her of Omaha is at the National. Nat Brown , who was here Wcdneslay , has gone to Chicago. Eugene Moore has returned to his home ln N braslta. A number of congressmen will go home fcr the holidays. Dr. Thomas A. Throckmorton was todaj ap pointed an examining surgeon fcr tli : pension bureau at Charlton , la. TO KI2IJI' AWAY FHOM VR.M3/t'IJI\ . .North Atlantic Squadron MIIIIN Out UN Wlnter'N CrulNc. WASHINGTON , Dec. 13. The program of Ilia maneuvers and movements of Admiral Bunco's Noith Atlantic Bquadion has nt length been arranged. The squadron will de- pnit from the rendezvous at Hampton Roads on the 21 lust. , and It Is expected to leturn to that place May 12 next year. The first stop will bo at St. Thomas , December 22 , and after that the fhlps will put Into a number of ports on the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean sea. During the stay at Trini dad , the bquadrcn will have dillls and targu practice In the Bay of Parla , jutt off the Vens/uelan coast nnd mar the tertltory which In now In dispute between Great Britain and Venezuela , It Is a matter of note , however , that at no point in tlio Itinerary dees the squadron enter a Venezuelan port , and Adml- lal Bunco doubtless Is influenced In this re spect by th ? wlshea of the Department of Slate , for the assemblage of nn American fleet In Vtne/uela at this juncture might bo con strued an n threat , and In the end greatly complicate the negotiations now In progress with the British foreign office over the Venezuelan boundaiy question , ' To prevent any such Impression from gaining ground , tlio Navy department 1ms been particular to stuto explicitly that the winter maneuvers of the North Atlantic wiuadron are absolutely uninfluenced by any foreign Issues nnd are blmply In continuance of the ( summer drills ns outllne.1 last spring. . IIIH'H SucccNNiir Appointed. WASHINGTON , inc. 13. A. B. Hurt of Mississippi has been appointed assistant su perintendent of the free delivery of the post- office department , vice W , W. Hill. lie probably will also receive the appointment of commissioner of the United States court of claims to adjust letter carrier's claims. Dentil ill ( iencrnl Itojnl , llellreil. WASHINGTON , Dee. 13. Brevet Brigadier Genircl William B , Royal , U. S. A. , retired , died at his residence In this city today , aged 75 jpars. He was born In Virginia in 1S2S , and served with distinction In the Mexican and civil wars.- ( iriiiiilHon lo CoiitcNl HieV1II. . PAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 13. Herman Osl- ilclis , jr. , will contu-t the will of UU grand father , Jmips 0. Pair. This Is the result of the decision of Judg > Slack , who today de nied Herman 0 Irlchs * petition tut the court's appointment of Van R , Patterson at guardian of his Infant son be revoked and that he , as fattier of the child , represent him In the Il'lgntlnn. Under the pincll will the bo > receives nothing and hla inothtr one-t'ilrd of the estate. Under the duet will Mm. Del- rlctiH has a life Interest In lesii than one- third , the- remainder going to l.er son on her do-th , roit A iMioTnrrivn iiKllxli People IlccotrtlnR1 Tired of Pree Trnilc Tlicortcw. LONDON , Dec. 13. At the conference nt St. James' hall today , called to consider the present fiscal system t > t the country , Mr. James W. Low ( her , conservative member of Parliament from the Middle division of Cumberland and formerly uilder pcretary for foreign affairs , stated amid uproar and applause that he desired "to sea In this country a restitution of rrote.ctlon. " Mr. Lowther added : "Since the Institu tion of vvhnt Is called free trade , public feelIng - Ing hns * veered to protection , and It Is our duty to convince- the country that the pres ent fiscal system Is not satisfactory , I am not a believer In specific duties , but In a sliding scale which would accommodate the duties to the needs Tif the country. I wl h to see preferential tnulo establ'shed ' be- tncen the mother country and the cole nies. " Mr. Lowther also maintained that protec tion In Its most extreme form hail Improved the condition of agriculture In Franco , nml added "As for the Rojnl Commission on Agriculture. H has been packed nnd every protectionist excluded ; therefore Its report will be worthless. " A resolution In favcr of the protection of native Industries was carried. SI HIIOI M1IN . TIIIJ I.NSl'linUN ' I'S. SimiilNh Trooim Ctriiiliiully Cloxltut In oil h < - Mnlti Hoily. HAVANA , Dec. 13. The column cf troops commanded by Generals Oliver and Palanca and others , are moving toward Manlcaragua and forming a circle around the main body of Insurgents , commanded by Gomez nnd Mnceo , In the province of Santa Clara. At Zelba , In the Trinidad district of Santa Clara , Colonel Rubin has routed the Insur gents under Quintan Handera. The troops lost three killed and had thirty wounded , Including two officers seriously wounded. The Insurgents had twenty-seven killed and many wounded. , _ Heavy musketry firing , lasting several hours , has been heard In the direction of Rcmcnto , province of Santa Clara. No de tails of the engagement have been received. Oeneial Campos Is at Clanfugos , the sea port of Santa Clara. lIclKlnii Mlnlxtci' BRUSSELS , Dec. 13 Tie Belgian min ister of war , Geneial Brasslne , has resigned on account of the "helving of the project of military reform. SA\h CAItCIA HAS Reports Allege ilf.it lie linn I.lllll DlMV II HIM Al'lllM. NEW YORK , Dec. 13. A local paper says : A dispatch received from Havana at the headquarters of Hljos Leales dc Espana states that Francisco Garcia , .one of the In surgent chiefs , has presented hlni92lf nt General Campos' headquarters nt Santa Clara and asked to be pardonad. Garcia sig nified a desire to join the Spanish ranks. "Not that I want to turn traitor and light my own fcountiymen , " he tsald , "but to assist In putt'ng down n warlw filch was ill- timed and Ill-advised , and the , continuance of which means dreadful m'sary and poverty on the Island. It Is Impossible * for the In surgents to win. " Ht.MOIl 0V JSLH ; iJ\T DHPCATS. Coinhliieil Ariu > of Mticco nml < ioine/ Houlril ! > ) hiumlprn'N. HAVANA , Dec. 13. A dispatch from Santa Clara says that the troopb commanded by General Liver havcl fought end routed the Insurgent forces commande/l by Maximo Gomez and Antonio Maceo at Manacas. The dispatch also saya that the Insurgents have entered the town of Slguaneaf not far from the battlefield , and that tlie column of troops commanded by General Olive and two other columns are In pursuit of the Insurgents. No further details of th& fighting were given. "VVorNt StorniH liver Known. ST. JOHN'S N. F. , Dec 13 Incoming ships report frightful weather. The steamer Uhluandul , from Llverpodl , never met euch Etorms before. The coastwise steomeis have been unabio to leave ths harbors for thirty hours. The schooner Effie Lake IB ashore at Bij Butte The steamer" Portia , running tetween New York , Halifax and this port , Is twenty-eight hours overdue from Halifax , and must have been driven ant to sea and lmt > probably broken down. Much apprehension la felt here about her. Snil lien III of a Llttljo Chllil. MILAN , Mo , Dec. 13 William Mendon- hall and his wife probably received fatal injuries and their llttlo daughter was killed by being thrown from a wagon here. Thej were going down a u'.eop Incline , when the team became unmanageable- ran away. A piece of the tongue struck the little girl on the head , completely tearing her skull away. The parents also received Injuries which may prove fatal. , In M LONDON , Dec. 13. A report from Antana- rlvo says that an anti-European mob , num bering 0,000 , destroyed the mission station at Ramalrandro. Rev. Mr. McMahon , th mis sionary In charg'e , and ) his family escaped a few hours nrevlous to the lootlnc of the mission. All Europeans residing In the country districts have been ordered to the capital and GOO Trench troop * have been dis patched with orders to put down the riots. ChliieMe IteIIiUc'iPor ( Arthur. LONDON. Dec. 13. A bpetlal dispatch from Slanghal haj.s that several Russian warships today watched the formal re-entry of the Chlnts > Into Port Arthur. It la believed that China , at < a reuard foi Russia's Intervention In her favor after the war , will permit the Russian Pacific fleet to wlnler In Kalo-Chen bay. _ ' " I'rlnee of Wnli'N IJiillrel ) Hccojcreil. LONDON , Dec. 13. The , prnco | of Walei' . who had some grains of powder blown Into his right eye whllo shooting on the estates of Sir Edward Lawson ut Bcacqnsfield yester day , has almost entirely recovered and suffers no Inconvenience from the i'lfccts of the accident. l.oril Diinravcn . LONDON , Dec. 13. Lord Dunrav'en will sail for New York on W Jnwday next { p order to assist the vommUte4 of the New- York Yacht club In Its Investigation of the charges brought by lordin/p'agalnst / ' De- ' fender. ' .Mlnlxtcr of I'nlillf ) MADRID , Dec. 13. The , mlnWer of works. Senor Bosch , has resigned In order to clear himself from charges confuted with the municipal scandals over : tli4 piIsKOVernment of Madrid , which are -agitating * the > public mind. ' Con nl er Revolution HrjchtvH Out , BUENOS AYRKS , Dec. l.S Aovlces Iwv * been received here from Quito ithst a counter revolution has broken out In KpUa'dor against the successful Insurgent ganeral , Alfaro. Dciniiiiil the i : neiialliiu of Cort'.i. LONDON , Dee. 13. The Berlin correspondent - ent of the Standard says : "Tin power ? have addressed lo Japan a per.'mpiory demand for the evacuation of Corea , " > ' Hull AKiiliiNt Hie Overllinil Setlleil. CHEYENNE , Dec. 13. Special Telegram. ) At the United States , court today the uult of Bernard McUuIre agalnit the Union Pa cific company to recover $60,000 damages for personal lnjurle-8 received by the plaintiff whileIn the company's employ , was with drawn , a compromise having beenjeffected The amount paid In the settlement IP not definitely known , but la thought to . 'be abaut $1,500 , a VOIIIIM : AVoninn Stuhheil in Oliiireh. EVANS * II I.E. Iml. , nlo. 13 George Itu bright , a vv , ak-mnd ! < Hl } 0un man , ton ght while In church , suldarily attacked Mln Carrie Damn and H tabbed her fatally , Ru- brlght wus arrested , SHOT HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW Councilman DuBois Lying at the Point of Death in the Hospital. QUARRELED OVER MONEY MATTERS Wo muled Mim ( irniiiileil vUlli 111" ANMiilliinl nml I < 'lniill > ' retired tinIlev olv er A - iillimt t'mler Arre t. Councilman Samvel C. DuBois was shot twice nnd seriously Injured shortly alter 0 o'clock Ini't cV'MiliiB by Claude II. Hoover , his brother-in-law. The- latter Is under nncst. DuBois Is at the Prasbyterlan hospital and his llfo depends upon the result of nn opernlon which has just been performed. The two shots entered the body just above the "tomach. The affair occurred In n sl-oe store it Uxt/j South Thirteenth street , kept by Gustav Sanlfcld. Hoover lives with his mother nt Eleventh nnd Dorcas streets , and Is occasionally CIP- ployed by IuHns ! In repairing elevators Dur ing the last week he has been drinking quite heavily , It Is said , niul was more or less under the Influence of liquor when the shooting was done. About three evenings ago Hoover asked Dullols for ? 12 which the latter owed him for work done. DuBols replied that l.c il'd not have the money then , but would get It for him at nn early day. Yesterday after noon the two met nnd the little debt was the subject for a fresa quarrel. DuBois gave him the money , Hoovci promising to leave town nt once If this were paid. Ho did not keep his word , however , and about fa o'clock last night Dullols was com- pMlcd to borrow $ . ' additional to satisfy the demands of hip brother-in-law. It lacked ten minutes of 0 o'clock when the councilman- elect went Into the saloon of Kelly Bros. , 1321 Howard street , and rsljed for a loan of { 2. He said that Ills brotl cr-ln-law was nn the bum agiln and wanted $2. "I'll give him this money and let him get good and drunk , " fild DuBols. "I'll retum It In the morn- Ing. " He remained In the saloon for ten min utes and seemed In no qicat liunrj to go out. He left the place about 0.03. GRAPPLED WITH HIS ASSAILANT. It wag not more than five minutes later when the shooting was done. The two men met In the sheet store , and , after an exchange cf n few heated words , Hoover whipped out a bulldog revolver and shot DuBois twice. DuBol.i Is much larger than hlb relative and Immediately grappled with him. He cleacl.cd Hoover's hands within his own , as though ho would prevent him from shooting any more. The two went out of the little shop , DuBois having his arm around Hoover's nock and holding tightly to hl ; > assailant's hand-1 Although DuBois was fast becoming exhausted , his superior size and strong h t'tcod ' him In good stead , and ho dragged his brothei-ln-law Into the drug store adjoining. He handed the revu.ver , wllch h" ral wrcalel trom the hands of Hoover , to Mr. J. P Fcnton , who wab standing neai by , saying ar ho did go : "For God's sake telephone for a doctor ; I'm shot. " The Injured man then removed his coat and vest and lay down In th ? rear of the store , calmly awaiting his removal to the > hospital. After the two entered the drug store Hoover nppearcM to be afraid that DuBois would turn the revolver and shoot him. Their hands wer * tightly grasp'd together , but DuBolu had the firmer hold on the weapon. DuBois assured him that be would not shcot , and ho kept his word , although ho might have returned the shots with an additional one. The revolver .was u 38- callbr and had five chamber ? . It Is In the possession of the police. WENT OUT THE WINDOW. Gustav Saalfeld , the proprietor of the shoo shop wherein the shooting occurred , was eoen latelas' night at his home , 2731 Blonde Direct , by a Bee reporter , and said : "Hoover came In the shop about ton or fifteen mln- utsu before th" thing happened. Yes , he often came In the shop , as he worked around the corner. When DuBois came In there was ro quairel or fight. He nad been In ther not more than a mlnUte when Hoove- reached down In his overcoat pocket and drew out his revolver. He nld : 'Now I've got you , ' applying a vile epithet to DuBole With that he. shc him twice. Tao men were not more than two fet apart. When I saw the revolver flashed I ran to the back window and jumped out. My brother , alongside of whom Hoover had bsn sitting , went out the sume way. The negro in the shop was named Andrew Jackson. I think he must have gone out the front door , as he was not In there by the time we came around to thefront. No , Hoover VIIH not drunk at ) the' time , although Ithlnk he had been drinking during the after noon. The two men clutched together , and In their scuffle they broke the top pirt of my machine , I'm awfully sorry DuBois wao thot , for he was a mighty nice fellow , I b-IIevo the trouble started over DuBois' dli > - Hoover In the afternoon. ' ! Miss Katherlne Brophy Is n half flster to Hoover and Mrs. DuBois. Yesterday after noon about 1 30 o'clock Hoover came Into Schnoldcrwlnd'f coal cilice , 120G Howaid strset , where Miss Brophy was , and begin abusing the young woman. Ho said that she had not been going with the kind of company that ho liked. During this tirade of abuse DuBois entered the place. Ho was provoked , nnd after censuring Hoover for lily unKintle- manly conduct , took him by Hie arm and leJ him out of the place , telling him to keep nway. It Is bald that Miss Brophy eu\ ; Hoover afterward and begged him not to make any fultlur trouble or disturbance But Hoover went away vowing vengeance for what ho cone'ldcred an affront. HOOVER EXPRESSES REGRET. Captain King ufused to allow the repor ers to set ) Hoov.'r last night at the police station. The prisoner Is a shoit , well built man , somewhat over 30 > ears of age. Ho was hut slightly under the Influince of liquor when he was brought Into the station by Sergeant Cory and Officers Kirk nnd Hoff , At first h ? was not very greatly concerned over the shooting he had done , but later In the night , when he was told of the seriousness of Iu- Bolt' condition , grew nervous , as though just rcollzlng the enormity of his offense. He sa'd that he had bought the revolver during the afternoon at a pawnshop , but he could not tell the location of the pawnshop. He said he had paid tl.90 for the revolver , and made- the purchase bcause he was going west and thought he might need It. He admitted that he had ben west never.il times before and had never b.fore armed himself. Ho said that he wa worry for what he had , done , but tald that DuBois had threatened him , The police have pos.esslon of the revolver , and the articles of clothing which DuBols wore , and through which the bullets pasted , There Is one. . hole alongside of the second buttonhole of tliu vest , the other U about two In ches further away on the left side. The npcktio also slioua a hole where tlio latter hulle-t probably passed thrcugh. DuBois was removed to the Pr'fbytcrlan hospital In the patrol wagon , and Doctois Alllion , Summers and Coulter gave their attention to the case. A consultation was held , and It was decided that an operation to dlicnver the bullMs was advisable. The operation was performed , nnd one bullet was cxtilcated. The olhei had entered the bowoU , and It was deemed hazardous to undertake * Its removal. Both bullets had en- tc-isd the abdominal cavity and taken a do.ui. v.ard course , The patient stood the opera- t'on ' well , and at an early hour this mornIng - Ing the physlLlans thought that there were slight chances for his recovery. Mrs. Du- iloia and her two little girls were present and spent the night at the hospital. DuDols U u man nearly 40 tears old , He has a splendid physique , and appeared specially large when alongilde of hly brother- 'p.-ldu. The wounded man came to Omaha Irom Iowa , and for a number of > ear was u patrolman In the local department. At the rec nt election he was chosen councilman , THE BEE Wcnthor rorcen t for NV Generally I'flR * . 1. Co'Kt'intlniipln In n Stpuiirl of the Coiiiiillinun Sim liil > l rntnllj Mint. Kxteinho fire lit CoimeU lllufT * . 2. C.irlUlo the Next f > Ho lnvp tlRUPtl. bprikpr Itocil Kci'M | Very llm ) . 3.1 hint IHj of the lull Trlnl. Liilior I'u\ur * 1'mtnl nvliiR * Itinlin. Jlurder Mjnterj still Hn oHeil. 4. IMItnrlul mid Coinineiit. K. Morup llelri ( let u Verdlet. Hull Coiiiit } ' * AceinintH Vllxeil. Overliinil mill tliu Coining It itnViir. . ( I. OiilH'll IHiTi I.i.'il Mitli-r * . Thoinpiii I'K Keetinl nt C'hi'rokce. 7. CDiiiim-rrliil mid I'liiuupliil No i . ItiKlneiH Kpvlew of tlio W ok. 8. Tr.iRed ) of u Jlonej Mntrh , llrulon (1 in ? Almost Atinllilliiteil. Nnvj to fr > thn Moxliuii ( lull. II. Oprnlng Aiuither CroT iun Street. 1U. iliulgv C.iMi.lnln for One Seintur. II , PoteneJ ot the MitihMt ( liiolipr I'e.l. 14. "Mlitri'si of ller < olf. " Of Into his business has been the repairing at elevators , nml It was In tlilfl work tlmt ho had emplo > ed Hoo\cr until ( inltc recently. DuBoli * nUo sold coal for James Schnolder- wlnd. STIMAVni.I.'h SO.N ( ) > TIIIJ STAM ) . Tnlil of Ur. IIiMirnr'M Actions After the Miirilrr. noWUNO GREEN. Mo. , Dec. 13. Richard H. Stllhvell , son of the inunlcretl man by Ills first wife , wns the first witness on the stantl tcilay when the ca c of Or. llearno was re sumed. Hts was the principal evidence of the Jay. The first part of his testimony related to the position of his father's body after the murder and corroborated that of previous witnesses. As to the search for clews , the witness said the searching party found all the doors open to the ullej , matches scattered alcng"Ido the sll\cr , the bills , the wallet and the a\e. Dr. Heirne , who was ihead , found several of the clews. Ho did not pick up what he found , but kicked It over with his foot , calling other people's at tention to It. He could not remember who found the axe. All the windows and doors weie examined and no traces wcro found of any attempt to get In the hoube fiom with out. Witness said his father and his wife got along reasonably well together , but that he know she was not In lo\e with him. Mrs. Stlllwell had tolJ him this. She had Mid Us father was too old a man for her and she wished she had man led a young man. Dr. witness testified that he had heard Dr. Hearne declare he was looking for a rich woman for a wife. Dr. llearno had also asked him repeatedly after the murder how much he thought the estnte would pan out. After the murder Dr. Hearne spent most of his time at the Stillwell residence. The relations between Dr. Hearne and the widow weie very close , he being very attentive to her and \ery ofllcions about the house. Still- weirs btcry was not weakened on cross- e-\amlmtlon. The defense this afternon sprang n sensi- tlon during the examination of Richard Still- well In the shape of a letter wilttcn by him to Mrs. Hcarno whlls she was the widow of Amos J. Stlllwell and stopping at a banltarlum In Battle Cieek , Mich. The letter , which was written In anmver to a telegram from Mr. Hearnc , read as though Mr. Stlllwell could never believe either Dr. Hearne or his wife could be guilty of the murder of hla father. In explaining his rea- ron for writing the letter Mr. Stlllwell said : "It was only natural for me , FO Ions a member of my father's family , to bsllcva and maintain that my father's wife was In nocent of this crime. " Ho then related In detail his reasons for changing his m'ncl In that resect. Toward the close of Mr. StlllvveH's exam ination , late In the afternoon , the defence sprung another surprise by producing a copy of the telegram Illcliard Stlllwell sent Mrs. Amos J. Stlllwell at Battle Crick , assuring hoi" of his confidence In Dr. Hearne's In nocence. The witness turned the table by remarking : "The preservation of that let ter nrd that telegram Is proof pos'tlvo of Built. " As he finished the remank Mrs. Hearne fairly gapped for breath and moistened her parched lips with her tongue. nnuoc-KATic COMMITTEE C\IMI > . Will Settle the Plnoe of Holding tin- Com entloii on January HI. PHILADELPHIA , Dec. 13.V , F. Harrlty , chairman of the democratic national commit tee , this afternoon requested the secretary of the committee to notify the members thereof to assemble In Washington on January 1C next , fcr the purpose of selecting the tinn anJ place for holding the next democratic national convention , Charlman Harrlty has received letters fiom commoi'cUl bodies In fifty cities urging the national cotnmtttea to select a late date for the con\entlon. Business people contend that a long campaign unsettles trade , and they therefore wont the political battle made as short as psmlble. It Is bclleveJ that a datr not later than the middle of July will bo The committee Is to meet In the Arlington hotel In Washington at 11 a. in , The r bilu- tlon offered by General P , A. Collins In the dcmociatlc national convention of 1892 , re quiring the democratic natlonal-commlttee to provide accummodatlons only for the delepatcs , the alternates and the member * of the demo cratic national commutes , will be acted upon. Th. resolution Is now In the hands of a subcommittee of tli ; national commit tee , composed of William V. Harrlty of Pennsylvania , who Is chairman of the commit tee , IJ. H. Smaller of Vermont , Arthur P Ocrman of Maryland , Hen T. Cable of Illi nois and Edward S. Wall of Wisconsin. CLIIA.NS M'HUIJII.V ACQt I'l'Tnil. Trill 1 of tlu * Men \rroxti-il lit \anmui Onl ) I.iiHteil Ti'M MlnutcH. WASHINGTON , Dsc. 13. The Slate depart , ment received a dispatch stating that the twenty-one Cubans on trial In Narsau on the ch < Hfo of conducting a filibustering expedi tion from this country , were acquitted > e4- terday after a trial lasting only ton minutes This Is the Kime party arrested at Wilming ton , Del. , and acquitted after an exciting trial , Through the vlllgunce of Minister do Lome of Spain , they were traced to a point within Drilled authority , taken by a Urltlsh gunboat and hcnt to Nasfau for trial. President Palma , head of the Cuban move ment In the United Stated , will Join Secretary Quesada about next Monday , They will cstab. llsh a legation , and Mr. Palma will exercise the functions of minister for the Cubans with Mr , Quetada an first t > 3cretary of the legation. It Is probable , alto , that efforts will bo made to establish relations with the gov ernment authorities , May Hi- Cox 1 1 y. CANTON , O , Dec. 13. At the of the lute panic tnrtaln munufucturtra hero and at Musslllon IHHIICI ! Interim bearing bcilp , wlilrli ell ciliated no cuireiiuy .unoim local opera ti\eK and tindcf ) po'Jple , Ht'cret ugfiits of Hie United Klul ( . tieapuiy uiv now hero walking up thfeo ( - . .iieslth u view to OHFesw the 1U per rfiit tuxua ou i - mica by other tliun national bankf ) . iH ) CiuiNfil a IJniilili * TiiiKeil > . I'HILAUUM'IIIA , Uuc -Max Qooil- rlch , aged M yeara , In a 111 of Jealoua r.iKf < shot Ills joiiuii wlfo In tlio nb'lomen ' ut tli-lr hornet Ills uttrrnoon and then 'till n bulli-t thrgu&li his own brain The \ > fov \ In the horpltul In a Jyl.ig con Iitlon ( incd- rleh illed Imlantly. _ _ Mut c'tnclilN of Ouoiiit \ < 'M .elMl DIP , lit , At New York Arrived Kenflnglon , from Antwerp. At Naplfi At livedKms , fiom New York. At Hamburd-Arilvcd Pho necla , from New York. At rfwen- Arrive ! Sail * , from New York \b Soulhauiplou , BLUFFS' BIG BLAl Quarter of n Million Dollars Burned Up itt a Few Hours , IMPLEMENT DISTRICT WAS HARD HIT Thrco Lirpro Warehouses and Their Oon- touts Entirely Consumed , EVERYBODY WAS BUSY FIGHTING FIRE Entire Oity'Was Menacad with Destruc tion for a Time. FLYING EMBERS STARTED MANY BLAZES Orluln of tin * riff I'll K mm n Stnrtci ) lit n SumII Wooili'ii Warehouse HeloiiKliiK ( < tin * AVolr- hliiiKnrt Coiupitnj' . U may have been that the bottom fell out of the lantern of the watchman as ho Mtarled nn his first round laH night just after & o'clock ; It may have been spontaneous com bustion from wiste piled In cno corner of th warchciiso , or It may have been a ! > park from a locomotive. It Is certain that the Ore which had Us beginning In one of tljcso minor Incidents did damage of from $20d,6X ( ) to $225,000 In Council Dluffs between G:15 : and 8 o'clock last night. It wns local d In the Implement district near the end of M.iln street , and for an hour It seemed as though every one of ths great bU'dlngs in that locality wa $ < doomed. It was only by the most energetic efforts of the fir men that the ravages of the flainos were confined to three buildings , those of thoEmp- Tde-Shugart company , Deere , W-.1U ft Co. and the Consolidated Tencc woiKs. As near as could be ascei tallied last night 'the. damage air-ounted to $225,000 , of which about ? 175- 000 Is covered by Insurance. The fir * started In the roof of the Empkle- Shugart warehouse. This building Is n fr.inio structure , and one of the first erected In ths Implement dls'rlct , as dry as tinder without being too rotten to burn. It la completely hemmed in by rallrcod tracks. It has long b en feared that some catastrophe like- that of labt night would happen and the , whole district would be In danger. Many error's have been made by the neighboring imple ment dealers to have It removed , hut with out success. SPKHAD WITH GREAT I3ASE. The flrst alarm was tumid In from the C. , D. & Q switch tower at C:20 : o'clock. Two other alatms were sent In teen after , and In a few minutes the entire local fire department was hard at work. There was a strong wind blowing from the WJthcnft , wMci mula , : the fir ; an exceedingly hard one to handle. The Emplclo-Shugart building burned rapidly , and sbon huge brands wore being carried all over the city , landing a mile or more away- Wherever they struck sidewalks and clumps of weeds would be Ignited , and In a few mln- ut u the people living all along the line were- fighting fire with garden hose , broomsticks ? nd anjthing else that came handy. Dliectly north of the Empk'e-Sbugart ' build ing was the warehouse of Dsero , Wells & ( Jo. , a. thres-.story brick , with oveiy fioor full of agricultural Implemsntt' . In a few minutes , lire communicated to the Interior of this * building through the windows. It crept through the building from south to noitlv ard the fire department was utterly powerless to stop It. AC.OSJ the strest stood the Combination Fencs works , a fram ? building , covered wltB corrugitcd iron. Two or three tlmca It caught , but the department played en It a few minutes and extinguished the ( lames. Finally the hrat became so great that"1 thp firemen had to retreat and the building wait given over to the flames. Noith of the main warehouse of Dsere , Wells & Co. Is a smaller fram building , ako full of Implements. For a tl-ne It looked as If this was alto doomd , but the play of the lose kept It wet until the danger had pagan ] , and the twenty-five yards Intervening bstwwn the two Deerc-Wells buildings marked the. dead line. Still further nrth , the freight house of the Chicago , Burlington & Qulncy caught flro one ; from the lire brands , but a little water at the right time caved It. SAVED THE BIO VAULT. The nuln fear with Mr. Lucius Wells , of the firm of Deere , Wells & Co. , wa& that the vault would b ? destroyed by tin raving In of the walls. At 7 20 , Just one hum .liter lhe first alarm cJineIn , a largo bectlon of the west wall of the building fell with a crash. Three nilnutcH lalcr fell a pUct of tlis north wall , and then came another piece of the frou wall. This left the middle brick parti tion blandlng to the full h-Ight of Ita throu stories without .1 prop , JnU I'outli ' of It was. tlisoult , containing thebosks and valuabln papers of the concern , and great anxiety was manlfestel as to the dliecllon In which the wall should fall. It totteud , swayed an In stant , and then fell to the boutn , right In tlio direction of the vault. An Instant later tlio light of the fiamcK showed that the wall bail just missed the vault and left It Htundlng In tact. Thaddcui' ' W. EdwnrUp , a ( ravelins man with Dtero , Wells & Co , , came In from , a collection trip on the road , bringing with him a valise containing over 12,000 In notes. He set the vallso in tlio office , and ( here It burned. Mr. Edwards stated , however , tjjat ho had fortunately taken such precautions a would prevent the company fiom losing tb face of the notes , One fortunate thing was the fact , that th two outside walls , for tlio moat part , re mained fctnndlnj ? . 'Jho couth wall vva almot't entirety Intatt , and BO prevented the wind from getting at the ( lumen. On the north , likewise , such parts or the- wall as remained standing protected the buildings beyond , anil these two things , more than anything tlco , acccunt for the greater pait of the linjile- ment dlsirict bjlns standing today , LOSSES AND INSURANCE. ' Only un approximate tetlmate of the In surance could 1)9 obtained latt night forttho reason that a majority of the agents cou)4 ) not be found or could not be Induced to go to their otilces and get tlio llet of compiles ) from their books. The total amount on Deere-Wella building and contents where near $78,000 , Tie | W , S , & Co , ogency had tne most of the hool.ii were locked up In the vautja | the only man who knevy comblnatlorrWaaj out In the country Uniting. .Mr. Wad wqt ! | v.us uble to recall from memory ' 3S/5 R on hu'ldlng ' and content ! , divided ai fgljVgJf Xoitli Anu-ilcan , Jl.GOO ; London Asiuriuw , $1 GOO , Lo-don and Lanc-mhlre , $4,600j Qff 'nan of Fr fport. 111. , tl.OOOj