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HAVANA. Cuba , Jan. 18. ( New York
> ' World Cablegram Special Telegram. } The
Dlsro dc la Marina fays In an editorial today :
"In our evening edition yesterday we re
ferred to a dispatch from Madrid stating
that news received from Cuba had caused
the greatest anxiety there. If such la the
case In Spain , where , owing to the fact that
the dispatches had been received by way ot
the United States , they could entertain hopes
as to tficlr fjltfity or exaggeration , nnd
where they could receive adequate coloring
nt the hands of Iho premier , and , having
reached there Just after the minister of war
tind stataJ at a public banquet that the end
of the war was near , owing to the position
of the trocpa and the supposed exhaustion of
the enemy's ammunition , what shall we , the
loyal residents of this Island , say ? Wo who
nro dally disappointed In our hopes of reading
some decisive and fav'rable news , often re
ceiving Instead not the news of a final blow ,
which Is utterly Impossible , but pomo un
welcome news.
ULTIMATE SUCCESS ASSURED.
"In vain have wo advised , tlmo after
time , confidence and serenity. In vain , be
cause no ono can doubt ultimate success , but
the families that have lost their all , be It
great or small ; those who have witnessed the
assassination of husband , father or brother ;
the merchants who have scon their capital
disappearing , cannot find consolation In con
fidence nnd serenity. The final triumph Is
sure. Who doubts It ? Are not we , the
Cubans and Spaniards , willing to sacrifice our
lives and fortunes to save the honor of our flag
nnd the material and moral rights of Spain ?
But the conviction of final triumph cannot
prevent lamentations over the present state
of affairs , and cause one to refrain from ap
plying an efficient remedy.
"The present condition , without being des
perate , Is very critical , and this fact Is hid
den only to these who do not want to see.
Wherever our columns have succeeded In
bringing about on engagement our triumph
has been as complete as our enemy's resist
ance would permit. But the latter , eluding
bottles , disbanding only to unlto again , and
availing themselves of the superiority of
their cavalry , have managed lo put large
distances between our columns and them-
B61vcs , extending their ravages from one ox-
trcmo end of the island to the other. The
lines of defense have proven useless. Not
withstanding them Maximo Gomez lias
mltrcllcd from the east over ruins to the vi
cinity of Havana.
AS TO THE MATERIAL LOSS.
"Tho material loss may bo placed at be
tween $30.000,000 and $40,000.000. But far
inciro precious are the lives which have been
sacrificed In defense ot the country.
"And after all this Is the nation to bo
satisfied with the cry of confidence and
serenity Just because wo uphold order and
desire that our governor should bo Invested
with oil the prestige due him and required
to work a change In the present condition
and because wo do not care to discuss our
general Just when ho Is In the presence
of nn enemy who has prolonged this war
longer than It should have lasted. Wo wish
to dissipate the dense atmosphere which It
Is said on what authority wo know not
surrounds the palace and prevents public
opinion and a knowledge ot existing de
ficiencies penetrating therein , as well as the
measures that could be employed to render
less unbearable the present state.
"To reach n practical solution In this di
rection wo believe that representative per
sons should present themselves to the gen
eral and lay before him the exact course In
which public opinion is flowing , and state
with all due respect all that they think could
bo done to conduce to the ro-cstabllshment
of peace. There Is no fear that this step
could be considered out of place or Indiscreet.
CAMPOS IS APPROACHABLE.
"On the memorable night of December 21
last , General Campos , replying to that speech
of Senor Gumanz , said : 'All I ask ot you
Is If at any tlmo I lose your confidence , come
and toll me. I am ! ) Ut a soldier , whoso per
sonal pride Is entirely subordinated to the
high Interest of his country. '
"Confidence In the general certainly Is not
lost , but It could be weakened because of
his Ignorance ot the truth of all the truth
of what Is happening here. We point out
an easy way to coma to a practical conclu
sion , and that public .sentiment , anxious for
a quick ending of this unaccountable condi
tion , should assume a manly attitude and
int-ot the consequences so unnecessarily
brought Into existence. " .
An tfilelal report IMS come from General
Luquo stating that yesterday noon , at
Palcnqiie , a place three miles north of Qulncs ,
ho received Information that a rebel column
SOO strong was c'-untcrmarching toward Can-
. * dolarla , following a southern line. General
> ' . Luqun forced a march In that direction and
ran against the rebel pickets , who wore made
prisoners and offered to reveal the camp.
General Luque reached the camp after the
advance guard had loft the main body , and
the rear guard was still thero. There was
firing for ono hour. The rebels left seven
killed on the field. The Spanish loss was
twenty-two wounded. The rebels were under
command of Nunez , Ilermudez and Alvarez.
General Luquo MJ-B ho has no knowledge
of the whereabouts ot Gomez.
WILLIAM SHAW BOWEN.
CnllliiK on Camp < > N lo IlexlKn.
NEW YORK. Jan. 1C , A special to the
Herald from Key West. Flu , , says ; Accord
ing to private advices from Havana there
was great excitement on the exchange yes
terday ( Wednesday ) , where much seditious
talk was Indulged In. Several colonels and
olllccrs of volunteer companies who were
picienl made speeches against Captain Gen
eral Campos nnd a general protest was ex
pressed against his military Inactivity and
uur-huinano policy. One major of volun
teers proposed that Campos bo either forced
to resign or lynched , and the speech was met
by cheers from various Spanish merchants
of well known Intrnnslgonte principles. A
delegation from the- volunteer corps officers
was named to watt upon Campos and Insist
that Panada be culled and given full mili
tary command and that Campos either radi
cally change his political policy or else resign
the governorship.
Mr. llnyiiril Iteturim TlinnUx.
LONDON , Jan. 10. The foreign olllra has
received n note from the United States am
bassador , Mr. Thomatf F. Bayard , saylnir ho
lius been Instructed by his government to
tender tlmnks to Great Britain for the kind
otllcuH of the latter towards Amcr'cjns ' In tha
Transvaal.
Axhunlee'i * Klnif COIIII-N to Time.
LONDON , Jan. ! . A dispatch to the Ex
change Telegraph company frcm Capr Const
Castle sayit that King Prompch of Ashantco
has accepted the terms of the British.
t.reeiMvnx Mnjorlty Nineteen.
WINNIPEG , Man. , Jan. 1C. Complete returns -
turns show the ? election yeitorday of twenty-
nlr.u Grecnwa ) eiverumoiit supporters , five
oppoiltlpii and five Independent ,
Queen Victoria WnnU 1'eiiee ,
CONSTANTINOPLE , Jan. 1C. The letter
of Queen Victoria to the sultan of Turkey
expressed the hone thit poico would soon be
restored In Anatolia.
1'lueeil uii Uxiiorl llouuty ou Suiiar.
DURNOS AYRES , Jan. 18. The Chamber
of DE ini I It-a lias pairo ! a bill granting buu-
tles for exports at tugir.
i\OM.SM MOVIXO AVAR MATHUIAI. .
Venertifln Mil ell I'xelleil Over Hroent
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CARACAS , Venezuela , Jan. 16. ( New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) An
other expedition , with two cannon , Is re
ported to liavo left Georgetown , British
Guiana , for Cuyunl station , on the Guiana
frontier. It Is said to bo commanded by
Colonel Nlclnnls. A cable dispatch from
Trlnldado. taya this second force Is to go to
the extreme- limit of the English claim ,
though the colonial ofllce at London denies
that any force Is golnR there. The papers
continue urging energetic action by the gov
ernment and the construction of telegraphic
lines to the frontier.
Thn announcement that the reason nngland
declined to accept Tope. Leo XIII. as an ar
biter was because the Vatican possesses docu
ments to prove that Venezuela Is In the
right causes a sensation. The explanation
of Minister Thomas In the World Interview
gives satisfaction.
A special meeting of the cabinet was held
yesterday to decide upon come vigorous
method of punishing revolutionists. The
newspapers publish a letter from General
Jose Manuel Hernadez , a revolutionary chief
and a bitter enemy of Crespo , ottering to re
turn to Venezuela to take a position In the
army owing to the gravity of the' ' situation.
The president answers In n public letter ,
thanking him for the patriotic offer , and ac
cepting It.
A committee Is studying methods of put
ting Into practice n commercial war against
England. The government has been asked
to revoke the charter of the La Guiyra Breakwater -
water company , an English concern. It Is
complained that sand Is tilling the harbor.
The last Hcd I ) steamer got aground along
side n wharf. The rumor that the govern
ment Is buying war supplies In Germany
causes dissatisfaction and much talk. The
pccplo say It Is unfair to the United States
In the present crisis , and that the orders
should bo placed with American companies.
Santiago Rosa , a political prisoner , ar
rested In the last revolution for furnishing
money to the rebels , was released today.
Simon Darcelon , an editor , an American
citizen , and an enemy of Crespo , Is very 111 ,
but requests for his freedom have been re
fused. W. NEPHEW KING.
GUATEMALA'S MATI3IMAI , I'tlOGHESS.
Ilalluny Development One of the
FentiircH nf ( lie Day.
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GUATEMALA , Jan. 16. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) A new
municipal law Is published here , placing an
exorbitant tax upon commerce.
Representative's of a Scotch syndicate are
hero with the proposition to purchasa the
Central railway. The opening of the Gualan
railway has been postponed on account of
serious defects In Its construction.
SALVADOR. Jan. 1C ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The crema
tory for the disposition of dead animals , which
has been Imported from the United States ,
has commenced operations.
Three batteries of Gnnge cannon have been
received hero from Franco and five French
army officers have arrived and will act us
army Instructors. The German olllccrs now
occupying similar positions here , regarding
this as a rellectlon upn them , have all re-
elgnod. The now garrison of 1,200 men was
reviewed by the president and the minister
of war and cheered both of them on filing
past the palace.
MANAGUA , Nicaragua , Jan. 16. ( New
York World Cablegram Special Telegram. )
General Nicholas Valle , an army officer of
great merit and much beloved throughout the
country , has been accused of conspiracy
against President Zclaya , and Imprisoned.
General Indignation has been arouced , and It
Is generally believed that the accusation Is
absolutely groundless.
A committee of respectable citizens of
Granada has presented to the supreme court
an accusation against the court of appeals of
Granada , charging It with deciding cases In
favor of those _ who iay ) the highest price ,
regardless of Justice.
SAN SALVADOR , Jan. 16. ( Now Ycrk
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Min
ister of War Perez hag been granted leave
of absence. It Is understood that he will
not return to his post , as lie Is net satisfied
with President Gutierrez's policy. The place
will be filledby / Castro , a personal friend of
Gutierrez , who took an. Important part In
the revolution against E eta.
SAN JOSE , Costa Rlc , Jan. 1C. ( New
York World Cablegram Special Telegram. )
The question of permitting Protestant mis
sionaries to continue ! proselyting In "Tnlf.
country Is engrossing every one's attention.
The minister of the Interior has decided In
their favor , but the clerical party , which
every day Is growing more powerful , threat
ens revolution It his decision Is sustained.
President Iglestas' determination Is anxiously
awaited by all.
DKII.VTING TUB GHAI.V MOXOPOLY.
MlnlNtrv Denleil There Wnx Any Gen
eral DlHlreNH In Germany.
BERLIN , Jan. 1C. In the Reichstag to
day during the dliKUsalon of Count von
Kanltz's proposal for the establishment of a
government grain monopoly the count denied
that It would ral j the price of bread. He
also f < ald that the scheme was llberallstlc
and that Its object was to benefit the people
generally. Ho concluded with the remark :
"The government may look on while the
country Is being desolated , but wo want
deeds , not words. " ( Prolonged upplaupc. )
Daron von Blcberstein , the minister for
fotclgn affairs , replying to Count von KanlU ,
said that the latter motion had created ex
pectations which could not bo' realized and
had aroused anxiety and distrust. The
speaker denied the existence of universal dis
tress and asserted that what distress exists
nan not duo to the commercial treaties. lie
classed Count von Kan It 7. ' piopasal for a gov
ernment grain monopoly as being utterly Im
practicable from a politico-commercial stand
point , and added that It must be regarded
with the gravest mistrust from a polltlro-
soclal standpoint.
llaron Marschal von Blebersteln. continu
ing , said that Count von Kanltz's scheme
would Involve not merely the revision , but
the negotiations of the treaties- . Moreover ,
the empire could no more guarantee a nor
mal price for grain than It could guarantee
a noinul price of wages. The government's
P-llcy In taking action wherever advisable
would , In his opinion , gain less vote ? , but
would bo morn certain of success than the.
great remedies of the agrarians.
The centrist leader , Herr von Galen , for
mally announced that the center parly was
In favor of the absolute rejection of Count
von Kanltz'J rchcme.
Csunt Herbert von Bismarck was listened
to by a full house as ho arose to speak.
Ha opposed the- measure as a makeshift , like
a protective customs tariff. The agrarians'
miner remedies , ho bald , were not worth
much. There was a general tendency to
ward protection , even In * Great Britain ,
The Idea prevailed , hr atserted , to unite
Bcuth Africa mil the protected territories
Into one economic region , and , with the other
British colonies , to establish a protective
tariff agilnrt the whola world. Ho con
cluded the firmest foundation of the em
pire Uy In a sUtlonary population.
1'olltli-iil How In Ciiloiiililu.
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COLON , Colombia , Jan. 16. ( New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The
political atmosphere Is dlbturbed. It Is re
ported ( bat Barranqullla has been declared
In u state of sleee on account of trouble in
Caiw > . It Is expected that a proa csnsor-
ship will be established ,
Huter Fit ( her , Uxlt Sou.
OTTAWA , Ont. , Jan , 10 , Sir Charles Tup-
pcr , tr. , has entered the reorganized cabinet
as secretary of state , His son , Sir Charles
Tuppcr , today announced ' his permanent re
tirement from the 'government. It It
rumored that he will abandon * politics and
take up the practice of low.
fur South UiiUota ,
ROME , Jan. 10. Rev , Father O'Corman
has been appointed bishop of Sioux Falls ,
S , D ,
HAS PROOF OF CONSPIRACY
President Krueger of the Transvaal Prepared -
pared to Oonvict the Eoformers.
CECIL RHODES AND JAMESON IMPLICATED
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LONDON , Jan. 1C. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The tele
gram from High Commissioner Sir Hercules
Robinson today Is the first official confirma
tion ot the rumors rife In London for the
last week that President Krueger had se
cured evidence In the field of the Kruegera
dorp battle and elsewhere fully proving the
complicity of Cecil Rhodes and other officials
of the Chartered company In a well and long
organized conspiracy to seize the Transvaal
republic. Sir Hercules cables from Cape
Town today :
"It Is alleged that the government has doc
umcntary evidence ot a widespread conspiracy
to seize upon the government and make use of
the wealth of the country to rehabilitate the
finances of the British South Africa com
pany. "
If so and Colonial Secretary Chamberlain
makes good his flno protestations , the trial
of Cecil Rhodes and his associates must prove
the mst momentous to England eluco War
ren Hastings w-is arraigned In Westminster.
The mystery of It Is , however , If the trial Is
fair and conspiracy Is proved against Rhodes
and Jameson , how Sir Hercules can explain
his own astonishing Ignorance pf preparations
on the Transvaal border , carried on for
months under the certain knowledge cf his
subordinate In Bechuanaland , and on the
other hand , If ho did not fulfill his duty
In Informing the colonial ofllco here of the
facts , how Secretary Chamh3rlaln himself
can excuse his failure to stop the raid until
Interference was too lato.
Whatever hi said in the .public press , there
Is probably not a sensible man In England
who bellevco that the English cabinet , or at
least the colonial part cf It , could possibly
have been In Ignorance of the preparations
or that the raid would at least have been
stepped It the government had not been
forced Ly Oem Paul's strategy in acquainting
the whole world at a critical moment with
the fact.
SAMPLES OF ENGLISH DUPLICITY.
If Jameson had formed an effectual coali
tion with the ultlanders of Johannesburg , it
Is unquestionable that the government ot the
Transvaal would have bsen ovcrthrdwn. In
that event no Englishman doubts that Loril
Salisbury's cabinet would have accepted the
situation , and would have sustained Jameson.
The queen's government solemnly pledged
Lobengula , not a long time before this same
Jameson seized his country , that his
sovereignty should be scrupulously main
tained , If he permitted Rhodes and
and other English speculators to
exploit gold mines in his country. H
Is only 4 few months ago that the queen's
government annexed Chltral , a royal viceroy
having shortly before solemnly declared in
proclamation that the Chltral expedition
would retire after accomplishing its pur
pose of rescue , and that the country would
net bo annexed. That Is , Indeed , the his
tory of British colonization from the be
ginning , nnd It has resulted In the magnifi
cent British empire. Wo admire the results ,
while we denounce the details. H has Its
Usson to us , however. If there Is an effort
to extend these methods to our hemisphere.
Sir Hercules would doubtless have not sent
the pregnant fact quoted above If his sup
pression of it would not have heightened
suspicion of his own Integrity In tlie mat-
'tcr. I have already cabled you how close
Wfu his own connection with these South
African speculators when High Commis
sioner Loch was recalled and given the con
solation of a peerage , and Sir Hsrculas , at
Rhodes' request , was appointed his succes
sor. Was that appointment the flrt't step In
the ollegjd conspiracy ? Wo may know some
day , if the hostile attitude of the Gsrman
emperor , backed by the proper Jealousy of
all Europe , can by moral force secure a
really fair and thorough trial' of Jameson
In England.
GROWTH OF THE COMPANY.
Meanwhile here Is n brief history of the
British South African company's financial
iccord , as illustrating this official communi
cation of Sir Hercules. I am quoting Us
main details from an elaborately prepared
statement In the London press , furnishing
only a few corroborative facts with my own
knowledge : Only a few years ago thd reports
of gold deposits In the Zulu country of South
Africa led to the formation of this company
with Rhodes , then beginning his dictatorship
In Cape Colony , and a member of the Diamond
mend company of Klmberly , as one of Its
chief promoters , and Its exploitation on the
London market. They got a charter from
the British government for certain sections
of the Zulu country. They Issued shares
at 1 par value , which. In tlmo , with
varUus fluctuations then and since , have ap
preciated to eomu 8 per share. Their first
wcrklng for gold In their own districts proved
unremuneratlvc , and they seized Lobengula's
Ir.rd after an almost unmentionable- -
Gccrc of Ills people and 'under clrcmntancw
of frauJ and brutality not far bshlnd the
Turk's cxplclts In Armenia , Gold did net
pin out In Matabolcland up to expectations ,
but the discoveries In the Rand , within
the limits of the Transvaal republic ,
through American mining tklll , by the way ,
hive In the last few years been the wonder
of the world. LaK year It Is estimated
that South Africa produced some $36,000,000 ,
or about one-fifth of the entire product of
the world. The Chartered shares were de
preciating , and the capture of Transvaal
and the incorporation of the- country Into
the Chartered company's area , as Bechuana
land was Incorporated the other day , would
make Rhodes and his associates richer than
ever.
POLITICS IN THE RAID.
I have heretofore In this correspondence
pointed out why Mr. Gladstons's colonial
tpcrotary was frightened , against all pledge ?
and traditions of the liberal party , Into con
tenting i'j the overthrow of Lobengula , and
the whitewashing of Its excesses. Tlia tra
ditions of the try party are all for terri
torial expansion of tbo empire , at whatever
cost to national consistency. Hence Dictator
Rhodes may have fancied ho had a free hand
under Lord SallFhury'a government. Krueger's
shrewdness and the kaiser's threat of German
Intervention to the point cf war made Mr.
Chamberlain's action Imperative. Exactly
what could have made Rhcdes * plan so child
ishly Ineffective IB really llio Inexplicable
mystery , with our present lights of why
Jameson's raid failed. Perhaps Rhodes IP
a greatly overrated man ; perhaps , as gossip
hero goes , ho Is not hlmi lf for certain
periods , and his nerve and judgment failed
him at a critical Juncture.
Our own Immediate ! concern In all of this ,
apart from Its bearing upon the Venezuelan
controversy , as Illustrating Brlt'sh methods ,
Is the fate of the Americans now In Jail at
Pretoria , It has not been made clear here
whether the laws In Transvaal cover their
case , and what Is the punishment there for
consp'racy against the state. Apparently
the reform committee , of which the Im
prisoned Americans were members , Invited
Jameson's raid. It Is claimed that this In-
vltat'on was only for protection to the wives
and children of the ultlanders In Johannes
burg , and had not In view the overthrow of
the Boer republic. The present absolute lick
of Information to explain why these English
men and Americans allowed their kinsfolk
under Jameson to be beleagured Into sur
render almost within sight of Johannesburg
would seemingly go to show that there was
no concert of action.
DEPENDS 0"N UNCLE PAUL.
If , however , evidence Is In Oem Paul's
possession showing- the complicity of the re
form committee in a general conspiracy , It
In difficult to see how tbo British govern-
mcnt can Interfere In whatever punishment
may bo decreed under Boer law's upon cither
Englishmen or Americans proVed to have
been engaged In It. Wet have committal
the f to of our citizens In the Pretoria Jail
to the kind offices of the Engllih , govern
ment , but It must be remembered that Great
Britain's extreme claim of suzerainty over
the Transvaal stops at the prohibition
of republics entering Into foreign
relations agalnrt the protest of the
queen's government. The republic's Internal
government Is left absolutely to It
self. If , under Transvaal laws , pun
ishment of the proved crime of
the Imprisoned members of the re
form committee Is death , anil the accused
have n fair 4rlal , It would stem that only
armed Intervention of England , alone or with
assistance or consent ot the United States ,
cctild save the convicted men. Armed Inter
vention of England would unquestionably
mean the annexation of the Transvaal , and It
Is perfectly evident the whole nation Is ready
today to go to war with Germany If the
kaiser pushes his Interference.
BALLARD SMITH.
AMnitlOAXH MM-.ll XO IMtOTUCTtUX.
TliONe In the TriiiiN\nnl Are lit \o
UaiiKer from tlic liner Government.
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NEW YORK , Jan. 1C. ( Special Telegram. )
In reply to a cablegram sjnt by the New
York World atklns President | 'aul Krueger
of the South African republic If American
residents were In danger ot needed protec
tion , the following cablegram It ) reply was
received tonight :
PRETORIA , Jan. 1C. Tp New York
World , New York. Deep plot was laid to
overthrow Iho Independence ot the re-
pubjlc.
The so-called grievances of the ultlanders
nnd their need of protection were simply
a pretext for the Invasion of .the country
by freebooters of the ChurtPtdd company ,
whose nlm was to overthrow the Independ
ence of the republic. The- freebooters
nre Imprisoned and their officers will go to
England for trial. American are In no
danger whatever. They have no need of
protection , but nro nble to take cure of
themselves. Ten of them who Joined the
i evolutionary po-called rcfdrm committee ,
will with the majority , mostly British sub
jects , bo tried according to , law , and justice
will bo done ulll withouj respect to
nationality. | ,
GOVERNMENT INFORMATION DE
PARTMENT.
CAPE TOWN , South Africa , Jan. 1C.-
( New York World Cablegram Sppclal
Telegram. ) Ex-Premier Cfcll Ithodes has
sailed from here for Englaud on Uio steam
ship Moor.
OFFICIAL armvs FROM VAVE TOWX.
Iloerx Acting Within the I , i v In Ar-
rextliig ; Coiixiiirntor'x.
LONDON , Jan. 1C. The secretary of state
for the colonies , Mr. Josaph Chamberlain , re
ceived tcday a reply to his dispatch to the
governor .of Qapo Colony , Sir ; ' . Hercules Rob
inson , requesting details ccnc'ernmg the ar
rest of British subjects and , , others In th < s
Transvail as a result of the recent disturb
ances.
The governor cabled : "Replying lo your
request for details of the arrest , between
fifty and sixty have been arrcisted On charges
of. treason andf seeking to rJbverC the state
by Inviting the co-operation 2nd entrance of
an armed force. The proceedings are bised ,
I undert't-and. ' en .sworn . informstloii and the
trials will occur in the high cjurt. The ac
cused arc all well treated and will be da-
fended by able counsel. It , Is , * alleged that
the government has documentary evidence
of a widespread conspiracy tj $2lzfe"il bh GijT
government and use the wcjlU ; of the' coun
try to rehabilitate the financed of the Char
tered company. I urged uppn President
Krueger. moderation , so as net tp alienate the
aympathy which he now enjoys. The ques
tion of ball Is a matter entirely In the hands
of the atUrney general. The ; government
seems to be acting within Its legal right : ' . "
Mr. Chamberlain's fecrctiry stated that
conno : ! would bo employed to/ watch the trial
ot prisoners on b3half cf the British govern
ment and counsel would defend the Interests
of the British , Americans and .Belgian pris
oners. _ _
Reached nil Agreement Over Slain.
PARIS , Jan. 1C. At a cabinet council hold
th's morning M. Nethelot. tlfc { mln'ster for
foreign affairs , announced tli.it the Anglo-
French agreement regarding Sjam was signed
yesterday , and that by Its'terfris the Mekong
becomes the boundary and ) both powers
agrcB to refrain from an nnned advance In
the Menam valley , but th ? Siamese territory
with land cast of it Is excluded from this
clause. '
_ _
FIGHT FOIL .SICAMNG' r
Government Ankx for nil Injunction
AKaliiHt the Coniniereltil Company.
NEW YORK , Jan. 1C. In ) beiiilf ot the
United States , District Attorney McFarland ,
having made his argument ! and presented
such evidence as he considered necessary
to back the motlgn which ( iq made before
Judge Wallace In the United States circuit
curt for an Injunction restraining the- North
American Commercial company from seallnc
on the Islands of St. Paul and St. George ,
Alaska , today rested his ensi. >
Then Lawyer James S. , Cirtsr began hie
argument In opposition to Uie motion. He
urged that the act cf 187J , which gives
the right to the secretary of the treasury
tp say what number ot fur seals shall hs
taken on the North American Commercial
company's Island each season , was not ap
plicable bccauso the twenty years' lease
had expired. *
Next George Stanley Brown , at present
agent of the North American Commercial
company at San Francisco , Uho has charge
during the scasn of tfiklng the seilu on
the Islands of St. Paul end St. George. wa&
called to the stand. Hp fjrot vliltcd the
sealing Islands In Juno , 18fl , as a special
agent of the Treasury department. He was
alto at the killings which'/ / took place In
the years 1S92 , 1894 and. 1805 , and In each
of these scatom ) fur seaU to jho number of
10,000 were slaughtered on the two le-iands ,
St. Paul and St. George. Ho dcierlbcd In
detail the breeding grounds and the habits
of the seals. After a lengthy explanation
of all points connected .wUh1 tlie taking of
soils an adjournment wag takeu , Trof , Brown
being still on the stand. \ "
FOUKTBKN I'EIISO.VJJ FOISDMSI ) .
Every Inilleiitlon to .Show tlmt Crime
WIIH I'liiiine ! .
GALLATIN , Tenn. , Jap , 16. Fourtcsn
persons were poisoned at the house of F , J.
Merrlman , a farmer living .tbreq miles from
Dlxon Springs , Tenn. , last -week , Merrlman
had Invited a lot of hlfj neighbors to assist
* '
him In clearing some laiulv 'Twenty-eight
* *
assemble ! to help do the vfork and after
eating dinner fourteen ' of tliejit , were takMi
violently sick with 'all the symptoms of
poisoning. Physicians \yere eummonej and
by the USFof stomach pumpa acd poison anti
dotes they succeeded In relieving th patients.
Three of the sick are ttlll In a critical con
dition. The physician * state every sympto.n
of arsenic poisoning was 'exhibited. An In
vestigation will be held , as there Is strong
suspicion that the occurrence Was not acci
dental.
m'1
Illuwu to I'levvN In u Mine Explonion.
KANSAS CITY. Jan. 16. A Star special
from Webb City , Mo"- , says ; An explosion
occurred In the W < "at 'Virginia , mine at this
place this morning. J. Stafford was blown
to pieces and another mlier | Injured , The
explosion waa caused by fire dropping from
a miner's lamp , exploding a box of caps and
giant powder. Stafford leaves a wife and
two children ,
Miulr HIM Trip 1'rodtiiule ,
BOSTON , Jan. 1C. George Leorard reached
lore wjtli (198 in his pocket and. with numer
ous credentials to prove that he had worked
hla way across the continent from San Fran
cisco a'nca December 2G , leaving there penni
less. His experience , he clilmv , was on a
wager of $2,600.
1 JU * ( . . _
DEMOCRATS CHOOSE CHICAGO
Kequiroil Twonty-Nino Ballots to Sottlo-on
n Convention City.
DATE FIXED FOR JULY THE SEVENTH
I'Vi-c Silver Men All Voteil for St.
I.iMiln < in ( he I'lmil Ilnllot IVIu-
iiliiKCt ! > - 11 ml Only n Small
. Vote nt I'Mrnt.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 10. The democratic
national convention will be held at tho.city
of Chicago on July 7. That was the- decision
reached today by the national democratic
committee , otter an Interesting and at times
etching tcEslcn , which continued until 11
o'clock tonight. There was considerable
difference of opinion as to the lime for hold
ing the convention , one proposition advanced
by Allen W. Thurman of Ohio , who held the
proxy of the New Mexico member , being to
hold It June 7 , two wcsks before the repub
lican convention , and the other by Hugh
Wallace of Washington state , to hold It July
7. The committee decided upon the latter
date by1 n vote of 32 to 18.
The main Interest seeincil to center In the
choice of the convention city. For this honor
there ware four applicants , Chicago , St.
Louis , Cincinnati and New York. Thirty
minutes was allowed each city In which to
present Its claims. The speeches , made by
distinguished citizens In each Instance , were
of a high order of excellence , and , nt times ,
aroused the greatest enthusiasm. The bal
loting began about C o'clock this evening
and frcm the first a long and bitter struggle
W B Indicated. The first ballot resulted : Chicago
cage , G ; Cincinnati , II ; St. Louis , 19 ; New
York , M. There was practically no change ,
except a plight fluctuatlon'of n vote or two ,
until the tenth ballot , when Chicago began
gradually to Increase her vote at the expense
of New Vrk. At the twentieth ballot Now
York's- strength was rapidly disintegrating ,
her vote coing almost bodily to Chicago. But
St. Louis , which had tenaciously clung to
her nineteen votes , alsu captured several cf
Cincinnati's votes , and on the ballet before
the last led Chicago by one vote. On the
last bil'nt. the twentj--nlnth , which was taken
shortly before 11 o'clock , the four remaining
votes of New York were thrown to Chicago ,
and she obtilnsd the necessary plurality.
Senator Brlce voted for Cincinnati to the
lout. An examination of the vote by states
shows tint St. Louis had practically tha
slld support of the free silver states in the
committee. The detailed vote en the final
ballet by states was :
Cincinnati Ohio , 1.
Chicago Connecticut , Florida , Idaho , Illi
nois , Indiana , Iowa , Kentucky , Maine , Mary
land , Massachusatls , Minnesota , Nebraska ,
New Hampshlrs. Now York , North Carolina ,
Oregon , Pennsylvania , Rhode Iitand , South
Dakota , Tennessee , Vermont , West Virginia ,
Wlussnt'in , Alaska , District cf Columbia 2C.
St. Louln Alabama , Arkansas , California ,
.CUorado , Delaware. cGorgla , Kansas , Louis
iana * , Mississippi , Mlss-url , Montana , Nevada ,
New Jeroay. North Dakota. South Carolina ,
Texas , Virginia , Washington , Wyoming , Ari
zona , New Mexico , Oklahoma , Utah , Indian
Territory 24.
FIXED THE DATE EASILY.
The. democratic national commit-
-f..u inetl ; > - behind closed doorscat *
( fie Arlington hotel. The" cammlttce
promptly took Up 4ho question Of the date
for hailing , the national convention and the
Irruo was soon sharply defined by two mo
tions , ono to hold It June 2 and another
fixing the data for July 7. The motion car
rying the latter date was agreed to. The
qregtlon ot location Is yet to bo decided.
Tlio vote on the date for holding the con
vention resulted 32 to 18 In favor of July 7 ,
and was taken after a little discussion In
which considerable difference cf opinion de
veloped. The resolution of Patrick Collins of
Massachusetts , offered In the convention of
1SU2 , that the next national convention be
held behind closed doors , was reported ad
versely by ( ho sub-conlmlttee to which It
was referred and the report was adopted
unanimously.
It was decided to give each city thirty
minuteIn which to present Its claims thlc
afternoon , but a now departure was made
by the adoption of a resolution requiring
each city to put Its guarantee In writing ;
this was to prevent any misunderstanding In
the future. -
Senator Morgan , who hold a proxy of Mr.
Clayton of Alabama , talked for tome limp
about a proposition to change the basis of
representation In the convention to two dele
gates for each democratic representative In
congress and two for each democratic sena
tor , and cnc each for each republican senator
and representative , but ho offered no motion
to thld effect. He may bring the question up
at the convention.
It was decided to allow each territory six
delegates , after which the committee took a
recess until 2 o'clock.
PRESENTED THEIR CLAIMS.
The committee reconvened at 3 o'clock In
the parlors of the Arlington to listen to the
claims of the rival aspirants for the honor of
entertaining the convention. The rooms
were decorated with flags , and there was a
vast throng of visitors admitted , many of
them among the meet distinguished demo
crats In the country. Quito a number of
democratic senators and almost half the dem-
.ocratlc membership of the house were pres
ent. A few ladles were In the parlors. Be
fore the speeches began iboutonnlercs rf
carnations were presented to the inombr
of the press with the compliments of the
city of Cincinnati. By the direction of
Chairman Harrlty the roll of states was
called and tha four cities , Chicago , Cin
cinnati , New York and St. Louis , were
pieced In nomination , amid the cheers of
their respective partisans. Thlity minute ;
were allowed each city In which to present
Its claims.
Chicago had but ono tpeaker , Judge Adam
A. Goodrich , who made a very brief but
strong , forcible preoentatlon for the city of
the lakes ,
The arguments In favcr of Cincinnati were
presented by M , E. Ingalls of the Chesapeake
& Ohio railroad and ex-Congressman Fol-
lette.
S. Waldo Smith of the New York Board
of Trade and Transportation , P. Ford , rcpre-
sertatlve of the hotels , T. C , Craln and
Cclcnel John R. Fellows presented the claims
of New York. Smith created much amuse
ment by his statement of the advantages of
Gotham , each ono of which , ho Mid , was the
greatest , largest and best In theworld. .
It was nearly C o'clock before St. Louis'
claims had been presented by ex-Governor
Francis , Governor Stcno , Mayor Walbrldge
and Senator Vest. Balloting was then com
menced.
Three Killed In n family How.
CHATTANOOGA , Tenn. , Jan. 10. Joe P.
Dove , wife and seven grown sons and
daughters live on a farm near Jonesboro ,
Tenn. The man and wife bad lived to
gether for thirty years peaceably , when
divorce proceedings were- entered by the
woman. The courtgranted the divorce , but
ordered the property equally divided be
tween them. All the family were present
when the commlslonera arrived to divide
the property. A fight started between two
of the boya and all were engaged In It
within a few minutes , revolvers being used.
A young daughter was killed and the father
and one ton named Will were fatally
wounded ,
Nutionnl Ilnlry Union ,
CHICAGO , Jan , 1C. At today'u meeting jf
the National Dairy union reports ot com
mittees , election of officers and the selection
of place of meeting of the next convention
were all on the schedule , but were laid over
for future consideration. John James Howes
of Baltimore read an address giving the- his
tory of butter Imitations and the effect of the
various lawn which bad been enacted to
"tntrol their manufacture and sale.
in 1.1 , UOOI.IN i\Min i.v JAIL.
IlepuljTllrtliinnii Ciiptureil Him lit n
llnrlier Shop.
GUTHRIR , Okl. . Jan. 10. Bill Doolln , Iho
.notorious . train robber and outlaw , leader
cf one of the worst gangs of desperadoes
that ever Infested the territory , was brought
hero from Eureka Springs , Ark. , today at
noon by his captor , United States Deputy
Man-hoi Bill Tilqhman , and Icxlgcd In the
federal JalL Two thousand people assembled
at the Santa Fo depot to sec the outlaw
brought ! n and sent up cheer after cheer
aj he was escorted to the Jail , surrounded
by a number of deputies. The capture ot
Doolln last night by Deputy Tllghman was
done slnglohandud and the nervy otficer was
enabled to get his Important catch out tif
town without ever the persons who saw the
captuto knowing who the man \\as. About
the first m.ti ) the deputy marshal raw , when
ho landed In Eureka Springs , was Doolln ,
KSlng to a hotel. Ho concluded ho would
go to a barber shop before trailing him.
When ho did ro , to his fjrprlso Doolln
was sitting there reading a paper , but did
not recognize him , The marshal slipped Into
the bathroom and reappearing , quickly
covered the outlaw with his revolver and
told him to hold up his hands. Doolln
made a move for his gun , but recognizing
Tllghman , knew It wao no uea anil held
up his hands. The proprietor of the barber
shop disarmed Doolln while Tllghman still
held him covcrcvl with his revolver. He
then shackled him and left the city. Doolln
wag the leader In the famous Ingalls fight
In which four deputy marshals were killed ,
for whoso murder he will bo chlelly tried.
The mar ? vho captured him , Bill Tllghman ,
is probibly ono of the bravest men connected
with the United States marshal's office.
Tllghman was once marshal of Garden City.
MTTLI3 1101'E KOll MJOISI.ATIOX.
Comptroller KelcelN DneMot Look
for Heller from UonnreKM.
CHICAGO , Jan. 1C. Llttlo hope Is enter
tained that any remedial financial legislation
will be passed at the present session of con
gress , said James H. Eckels , controller of
the curtency , today. The house has passed
the coin bond bill , but us unsatisfactory as It
Is , there Is little hope of It passing the senate
In any form that will bo satisfactory to the
house. If passed at all by the- senate It will
be with n free silver amendment attached.
Under such circumstances It would net be
necessary for President Cleveland to veto
such a measure , because- the house , as at
present constitute. ! , would not agree to the
amendment and it would never reach the
president.
Speaking about the bond Issue , Mr. Eckels
said : "It cannot be said that .tho public
feeling over the general financial situation
Is hopeless , desplto the failure of congress
to enact the necessary remedial legislation.
The opinion Is generally entertained that
that problem will eventually work Itself cut
and that In time our national finances will
bo put upon a solid , permanent basis. The
bond Issue is to afford temporary relief. No
doubt Is entertained ot the sale being suc
cessful or the whole Issue being taken. Of
course , It Is an open question whether the
gold to be paid for the bonds will not be
withdrawn from the United States treasury
to pay for them. Should that be done the
relief afforded will be reduced Juct to the ex
tent to which the gold Is withdrawn. So
long as the greenbacks nro subject to re
demption In gold Just so long will our na
tional finances bo In an unsatisfactory condi
tion. That U the root of the evil nnd so long
as It Is allowed to continue so long will we
reap Its fruit. "
CRAZY FAHMER'S WILD WORK.
Deliberately "Flrvil HI * - Home mill
LANDER. Wyo. . Jan. 1 < S. ( Special Telo- ,
gram. ) Andrew Bowman , llvJns on a farm
throD mllcu from : this city , became Inruno
yesterday and burned his entire wheat crop ,
z largo amount cf oats , all his hay and a
number of outbuildings , Including his farm
tools and machinery. His .neighbors , seeing
the fire , ran over to put. It out. On their
approach he met them with a gun and or
dered thorn off his premises ; saying that
ho hod set the fires going himself In order
! o keep hlo relatives from getting his grain
and hay. He evidently contemplated sulcldo
as' he told one of his neighbors that ho had
money enough on hand to pay for shipping
his body hick east. Sheriff Qrlmmett , after
two attempts , succeeded In capturing the
lunatic and locked him up. In Jail. His men
tal condition will be examined Into by a
Jury. Bowman has been crazy once before ,
Eomcthlng like a dozen yeato ago , and at that
tlmo tried to kill hlufathcr.
Snlooil Men MnKliiK - "
WEBSTER CITY , la. , Jan. 1C. ( Spe
cial. ) For the1 second time since the mulct
law was enacted In Iowa a move Is on foot
to secure saloons for Hamilton county. The
petition Is being circulated and the temper-
ill ] co people are making a despjrate effort to
defeat the saloon men. Over a year ago the
trial wao made before to get the necessary
number of signers , and the saloon men say It
would have been successful then had It not
been for an accident. One Foval , proprietor
of a harness store , Imbldcd too freely Just
as the petition was well under way , and he
was arrested and placed In the city Jail. HP
set the Jail on fire and waa bunned to death.
This ended the circulation of the petition. It
Is claimed now that a largo fund boa been
ralwd by the saloon men , who ore acting In
conjunction with the brewers , to bring back
the ( saloon.
I'eeiillnr Imiv I'olnt In Iowa.
CRESTON. la. , Jan. 1C. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Dr. Potter of Creston brought suit
against J , N , James of Orient to recover
for medical services. James refused to pay
on tha ground that Potter had not filed his
certificate of registration as required by the
state at the time ho rendered the services to
James' family. In deciding the cjto Judge
Wilkinson tu'il that while a penalty might
Le inflicted upon the doctor for not regis
tering , ho still haJ the right to recover for
medical tieatmcnt , If , whll practicing , he
hud acquired the qualifications of u phy
sician. H ( i ordered the jury to give the
plaintiff Judgment for the full amount.
James' attorneys appealed.
Iloiinil Over for AInlni'lliiK' < > ( ilrl.
JEFFERSON , , la. , Jan. 1C. ( Special Tele
gram , ) Fred Hodges , who abducted Lllllo
Ross , aged 14 , Tuesday afternoon , U In
custody at Rlppey and the sheriff has gene
to take him In chatgc. Ho drove the gill
to a farmer's house near Dawpon and there
Intioluccd her an his wife and they occupied
a room together that night. Yesterday
Hodges drove her to Angiih , where she re
mained until nlglit , when her parents wrnt
after her. She asserts that Hodgcu seduced
her and he denies It. She Is the daughter of
a reputable farmer and a girl who haj borne
an excellent reputation. HodgP4 wan bound
over to the grand Jury today.
St. JoNeiili IIiuiKH Dill Xo ( Siilmui-llie.
ST. JOSEPH , Jan. 1C. Among the sub-
scilptlonu to the new bond U no published
In eastern papers appc ru n bid from the
St. Joseph clearing house banks for $500,000
ot the Iwue. The president of the Clearing
House association , however , taya not a St.
Joseph bank has made a bid , and so replied
to a telegram of Inquiry from the Mew
York World.
Mnr ) Iiiuil'H HeiiNiitloniil Contend
ANNAPOLIS , Md. , Jan. 1C. The fecond
Joint ballot for United States senator by the
Maryland legislature , taken at noon today ,
resulted : Wellington , republican , 2C ; Golds-
borough , republican , 10 ; Weitcnt , republican ,
18 ; Dryden , republican , 4 ; Mulllken , repub
lican , 7 ; Dlxon , republican , 2 ; Smith , demo
crat , 24 ; Page , democrat , 9.
Klllril WliTlu Iliintlnir.
CRESTON , la. , Jan. 10. ( Special Tele
gram. ) While John and Ed Swanson were
hunting near Woodburn , John \va fatuity
Injured. He ran In front of his brother , who
had his gun leveled at i rabbit , and received
the ball In the right aide , Just under the
heart.
SHE COMPLETES THE TRAGEDY
Anuio Roystor of Boone Commits Sulcida
in Omaha.
CHLOROFORMS HERSELF TO DEATH
Her Knitter Shot Her I.over ninl tha
Sorrow nnil Minnie nnil l.onoll-
nrNM Were Too Ureitt
to llenr. |
Annlo Roystcr , a 20-year-old girl from
Boonc , la , , committed suicide at the Midland
hotel at 1 o'clock this morning by taking
chloroform.
The dead girl was fount ! In her bed
at the time stated above by her roommate ,
Emma Allen. The two girls had retired at
an early hour , Annie taking the bed anil
Miss Allen for KOIIIO reason not explained ,
using a comforter on the floor for a couch.
At 1 o'clock slio found , herself chilly , and
had attempted to return to the boJ , when
tipon feeling the arm of her friend she found
It cold , She became alarmed after vainly at
tempting to nrouso Mips Royster , and
quickly went to the ofilct > nnd told the cleric
that she feared her friend had killed herself.
T. R. Mullen , a mcdloil studsnt sleeping In
the next room , at once applied restoratives ,
but the girl was found to bo beyond alt
medical aid , and the coroner was then ,
notified.
Miss Roystcr arrived In the c'ty three days
ago and registered nt the Midland hotel under
the name of Morgan , and stated to the pro
prietor that she came to Omaha In search ot
work. She said little abcut herself , but
Ecenicd to be of a rather despondent mood.
It transpires that she is the daughter of S.
R. Roystcr of Boone , la. , who figured last
Thursday In a murder In which the lover ot
the doul girl , Wally McFnrland , was killed.
The father objected to the attentions Mc-
Farland had been paying to his daughter.
Details of this tragedy are still fresh In
the public minds. The dead girl left the fol
lowing note :
WAS NOT AFRAID TO DIE.
"I am going to take chloroform as soon aa
I know Emma Is asleep. I am so tired ot
this living I don't know what to do. I am
going to get myself out of this world , so I
will not cause my father or any one clsa
any more sorrow or pain. I feel all alone ,
In this world slnco Wally has died and am
going to Join him In some other world. I am
not afraid of any hell , for I don't think thorn
over was such , a place. I am not afraid to
dlo and I am glad to know that there Is
such a thing as death. I want to bo burled , I
at Boone , la. Don't make It appear I am In
sane , for I am not. I have made my mind , I
up to die for some tlmo past. I think my
father Is Justified In doing what he did. t
know Wally would have killed mo some tlmo
If ho had lived. I was afraid of him and.
every ono knew that.
"I wanted to go to Fort Dodge , but ho
would not let me. He frequently drew hla
pistol on me , and would have killed mo had
J-not-obeyod him , Still-he.was very good toV
me , and I liked him , and am lost without
him. I know Wally a great deal longer than"
pi-ople thought I did. I will 'not tell hov/
lorig , but it was years , and not months. My-
clothes are up In his room , and a great manjr
of them arc good.
"Everybody has turned their backs upon
mo and I don't care. I want'my uncle , Roscoe -
coo R. Roystcr , of Boonc , la. , sent for , and
my Undo .Lewis of the same place. I don't
want Uncle R. P. "Royster to attend my
funeral , and never to look upon my face. .
I think he firfl started thetrouble. . Tell jf
my mother not to como to my funeral , for
I know that It would break her heart to.
know what I am going to do this evening.
I want everything I have to go to my mother.
I changed my name while here , but will sign
my own name to this letter. Hoping , in
the name of God , they will not hang father ,
but will let him go free , I will retire , hoping
to never awaken In this world alive.
"ANNIE ROYSTER. "
"P. S. My uncle , R. D. Royster , first gave *
the Inside track away. "
WHAT MISS ALLEN SAYS.
The following note was left for her room
mate , Ml 3 Emma Allen : "Emma : Take
my money , that Is enough out of my pocketbook -
book to go back home. " Both letters were
enclosed In an envelope found on the dresser
addiessed to the father of the dead girl at
Boone. la.
Miss Allen stated that Miss Roystcr had ,
been despondent over since they had been la
Omaha , and that she had threatened several
times to take her life. Yesterday afternoon
she had stated that she believed that death by ;
choloform was the least painful , and that
unless her future brightened thati she would
most assuredly take advantage of that means
of ending her existence. Upon retiring at
8 o'clock Mlsu Royster had talked little , and
had made no objection to I cr chum Bleeping :
In the floor , but had observed that eho might
take cold ,
Miss Allen said that Miss Roystor had pur *
chafed the drug on the ufterncon of the IGth ,
but had said that eho hod u bad cold and
had bought some cough medicine. The bottles
tles , which were of two-ounce sizes , were
bought at Porsytli'a and Schaelfer's drug
stores and were both empty , A largo towel
had been thoroughly soaked with the con
tents of the two vials , and the desperate girl
had deliberately lain upon her back and
plarcd It over her nostrils.
The remains were taken In charge by Coroner
ner Burkett and taken to the morgue at a
lalo hour to await the Inquest , which takes
place today , The iclatlves of the girl at
Fort Dodge , where die hud lived for a period ,
and leo these at Boonc , la. , were notified
by vtlro of her death.
One TlionNIInil Ohio Miner * Out.
COLUMBUS , , O , , Jan , 1C. Ono thousand
miners today at the Morris coal mines went
out nn account ot tome trouble , said to bo
local. Secretary Mcllrhln of the union saya
the strike , as reported to him , Is onaccount ,
of Hie discharge of a man for producing dirty
coal , but Mr , McBrlde believes the men
would not have gone out on that account.
Ha says some rule , no doubt , or agreement
between miners and operators has , In the
opinion of the men , been ylolatcd , The
company's headquarters are at Cleveland.
( Jem-rat llnrrlNuii Dcnlc * Caller * .
NEW YORK , Jan. 1C , "General Harrison
been to bo excused , " was the reply to a card
mil up to the cx-presldent'R room at the
Fifth Avenue hotel this morning. Assisted
by Mr , Tlbbetts , the general spent the morn
ing looking over and replying to his volumin
ous correspondence , H la thought lie will
remain In town fet one or two dayii longer.
Anierlitnii HrrltNlilru AnHocliitlon.
SPRINGFIELD , III , , Jan , IC.-rThs annual
aestilon of the American Berkshire associa
tion today elected the following officers :
President , N. H. Gentry , Sedalla , Mo , ; cc-
tetary , rha-lcs ; I * . MillHprlngOcldj treai.
urer , A. J , Lovejy , Ilctcoe , HI ,