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THE OMAHA DAILY HER ; rlT"TCSIAY. OCTOBER UIJ , 1SOT , IRISH FAMINE SITUATION Oatholio Prolntcs Want the Case Laid Before the Government. SPEEDY RELIEF MEASUKES ARE NEEDED I'otnlo ( "roil N Alreiuly I'rni'llcnll- I haiiiliMl anil 'I'lierc IH l'res lu r \CCCMH ! I > for Actllill ti > 1'rc- voit c * of the AiKoclslcil ni'ULIN. Oct. II. There are two sides to the question of the famine In Ireland. One aide Is that of tlie government , which alleges that the famine Is exploited by politicians ns an argument against the administration of Irish affairs. The other Ride , held by many of the clergy , politicians and people , l.i that It Is certain there will be great distress throughout large sections of the country. A meeting of Roman Catholic prelates was held at Maynonth this week and these present adopted resolutions that the arch bishops and bishops ot Ireland deem It their duty to submit to the government a state ment of the conviction formulon the per sonal knowledge of seven members of that body that the failure of the potato and cereal crops In many districts , particularly on the southern and western coasts , must lead to great distress and unless speedy measure ! ' , of relief are adopted , to disastrous consequences. POTATO CHOP KXHAUSTKI ) . From delegates who were present at the convention of the Independent ! ) at Dublin tlilc week details of tlie situation were learned. It In particularly lied In the mid dle and wt > st Cork district , south of Ireland and to the harder * of Kerry , Including two conjestert districts. Meetings ore being held , tl'u parish priests ( i-esldliiR , to urge .he government to start relief woiks before ) the people reach the point of actual suffering. The district of Hantry , where the greatest suffering occurred In 1S47 and 187'J , Is as bad as the Cork district. The potatoes n'c- practically exhausted already. In mid-Cork nnd along the southern co.ist there Is not more th.in u quarter of the usual crop. It Is said that a very small percentage of the farmers In these districts hnve saved their prfitnr , . and those saved are tepnrted to 1)5 ) so badly diseased that when eaten they 'irodnc o "Irish cholera. " OTHER CHOPS HAD. It Is frarod that the sunily of food will be exhausted before the new year. The oilier crops are very had. The laborers are wo'sefT than the fanners because now that the orcps are harvested , they have no expectation of work until ivrlng. The gov ernment oll'ils ' ! Insist upon keeping them- s"lvcs full > Informed regarding the con ditions prevailing , and will be able , np piirently. to cope with the distiess , but tboy my they are unable now to announce what lnr. ! ! -t i or how many people will be nf- J. II. DniRhorty , assistant secretary of Htate for Ireland , discussing tlie situation with a representative of the Associated vresi , said there would undoubted1 } * be Buffering , but heildcl that the predictions of a famine similar to that of ISIS "were the utmost rubbish. " HAVE A IIAHD TIME. IIo added : There are several counties on the west of Ireland whore the people have had an exrodlngly hard time to gain support under the best oondltlins. and It requires but a sn all push to send them over the line With a small falling off of the crops they will be obliged 'to accept aid. This will bo the case In parts of the west coast. Two circumstances , however , namely , the increase of railroad facilities since IRIS and the fact that the people no longer depend entirely upon the potato crop mitigate the sltuathn somewhat. "The tiuth Is that part of Ireland Is not sulllcli'iiily productive to support Its people and It Is a question whether manufacturer should not bo taken to them or whether they should nt bo taken to the manu factures 'it England and .the United States , I am not prepared to say which. If electri city were largely applied to manufacturing In Ireland that country would have a great future as a manufacturing center , but If Ireland is obliged to Import cool It will be unable to compote with England and other countries. " In conclusion Mr. Dougherty loft It to 1 > o Inferred that relief wirk would be In augurate. ! , although ho did not say so. TIIIVK C7 , tll'S ACTION AV < i < * rniMHN Sij : MclioltiH Suiil's MonilicrH of It..in I rnmlly. 'IJICHLIN. ' Oct. 25. The refusal of the czar nnd ocarina to receive the grand duke and grand uuchess of Iladen at Darmstadt , after the latter had intimated to their Russian majesties a desire to visit them , Is vigor ously crtlcir.ed by the Herman press. The grand duke uml grand duchess of Iladen , 03 announced by the C.irUruhe ollleial fiazette , received a reply from the czar saying that lil majesty had already made jrrJUKements covering every day until his dmarturo Trom Darmstadt , and thcTC-fore his majesty would bo unable to receive them. The government Issued orders to.lay for bidding the telegraphing of any comments on thin- subject and Its gravity may bo gauged when It l added that many of the German newspapers rcgau ! the occurrence as jin Insult to the whole lutlnn , as the gram ! duchess of Iladen Is a daughter of Kmpcror William I. VKIIIMCT o.v I.AXJTHV'S DHATII. Jury I'lmls Unit II \ \ 'lDue to I . . < < ! lie n I. CHESTER. ICiiBOct. . 23. The coroner's Jury which has been Inquiring Into the death on Friday a week ago of Edward Lamtry rendered a verdict of accidental death today. The dci'cascd died In an asylum for the Insane after having been found wandering In a helpless condition some ten days pre viously on the railroad at Ctewe. It was then undorstaood that Mr. Langtry had In jured himself In falling down the gangway of a steamer an board of which hu had trav eled from Dublin to Iloljhoail. Ho was taken before n magistrate on October ! > and. It being genemlly believed that Mr. Langtry wis Insane , he was committed to the asylum where he died , In order that his condition might be Inqulicd Into. MHX ix sTiio.vn rosmo.v. HiiKHiIi Will llnve ii IHIIIcilll Tunic In DlHlinlKC Tin SIMLA , Oct. 23. Olllclal dispatches from Khangarbur received today state that the advance upon Sompagha pass , nn both sides of which the Insurgent tribesmen are col lecting In great force , and whcro the next Hcrlouti light Ing Is expecte.1 ii ) occur , will bo icsumud tomorrow. The position taken up by the enemy U of the utrongest description iud can only be assailed In front and over liioken ground. The tribesmen are expected to make a most determined lesisunco to the. advance of the llritlsh troops. It Is also expected that the Perliawur column will Uiavo warm work to do , HS 4.000 Afrldls have collected at llarkul and Mai .Mai , near Hara. 'I'll\ln l'nrcliii Scciirlllcx. PARIS , Oct. 25. The budget commission today rendered an imiolant ! decision af fecting foreign securities. It decided that Ihu detU'lt ( irlblng from the relief of land taxation , voted In July last , 1.1 to be met by taxing In accordance with the law of 1872. those foreign securities whkch havu hitherto csrapid taxation and which will yield 10.000.000 francs. The commission fur ther decided that the dencit Is also to bo met by a BUnii duty on foreign bonds , which will yield another 70,000,000 francs In revenue. .tut. fur Fimliir' * Cxli-adllliiii. PARIS. Oct. 25. The United States em i bassy will make an appllcatlDii to the Krom-h pavernmcnt for the extradition of William R , Foster , who atweiuiiled from Now York on September 2ti. JSS8. with. It Is cUlmeJ. J193.000 bclcnguiK to the Gratuity fund of thn Now Y rk I'roducu oxchaiiKe. and who von arrested at Noullly , near this city , on Saturday Ust by the French police at the initnnco of the Scotland Yard detectives. rintit n Duel Over n .Slilrl. PARIS , Oct. 25. A no-called duel with swords w s fought between the well known French amateur fencer , M. Thomeguox and on Italian amateur , Signer Cassolla. The dispute which occasioned this meeting arose from an argument regarding the starched shirt which the count of Turin wore during Ills recent duel with Prince Henry of Or leans. Signer Cassella's left chwt was scratched in the first round of the fighting. OH Klrc * Utirnclicil. ST. PKTKHSHUIIO. Oct. 23. A dls | tch from Ilaku , on the peninsula of Apsheron , on the west co.ist of the Caspian sea , one of the centers of the gro.it oil producing regions In European Russia , fays that the petroleum spring lire , which broke out at Romany , a suburb of Baku , the night of October 17 , and which quickly spread to other springs In the vicinity until the whole valley was a sea of Il.iine , has junt been quenched. 'Many ' springs and bore holes have been destroyed and the total loss Is estimated at 1,000,000 roubles. It Is reported that another lire has broken out lu the naphtha wells at 'Ulblga- ' bat. Chill In Solvent. LONDON , Oct. 23. The Times publishes a dispatch from Santiago de Chill from a correspondent , who says : "After o. careful study of the matter my conclusion Is the CM I l.in government Is perfectly solvent , with sulllclent revenue to meet all existing obli gations. There Is no likelihood of dllllculty In the near future. The operation of the conversion of the papar money Is dimin ished , leaving a considerable surplus to the government. " Servleillufiiri * Court , LONDON. Oct. 23. For the llrst time since the reformation the opening of the law courts today was Initiated by a special service In Westminster Abbey , which was attended by the bench and bar , all wearing their robes. The lord chancellor , Lard Halsby , afterwards hold a reception of the Judges and barristers. The CathoHc Judge and barrister * attended "red mass" at the Sard lull chapel , Ittlliimlc I'ltlKllc Otitlircnk. 110MI1AV. Oct. 25. H Is ofllclally an nounced that an outbreak of bubonic ylaguo has occurred In the Jalandhar district of the Punjab. The vlll.igo of Klntkarhalan. the so.it of the Infection , has been cordoned. In the hospitals of I'oonah 294 cases of the plague are being treated and physicians are attending to 115 cases of the plague In the Ilouibay hosplUils. InMtirurctit Cc-neriil Kllleil. HAVANA. Oct. 23. Private advices re ceived hero connrm the report that General Castillo , the well known Insurgent leader , has been killed In an engagement with the Spanish troops. It Is further stated that his body was carried to La Chorrcrra. four miles dlstint from this citv , where It Is Interred. Itiiek front tin * 4iulil Kiclil * . VICTORIA , II. C. , Oct. 23. The City of Seattle arrived this morning from the north with 100 passengers , Including Cliff L. Moore and son and M. C. Woodring of Seattle , who pulled up Ilia river from Dawson and came out over the Dawson trail. l.oiin > < -Kolliill n > < ( 'ollnise. | PEKING , Oct. 23. The negotiations of the Chinese government with the Hooley syndi cate for a loan of 10,000,000 ( $80,000,000) ) have fallen through and tne government ! cs now conducting negotiations with the Hong Kong and Shanghai banks. ( "HstllloN Curpsc. HAVANA , Oct. 2H. The body ot General Adolfo Castillo , the Insurgent leader who was killed In the battle with Spanish guer illas , arrived here at 5 o'clock this after noon. Large crowds have visited the morgue to look at the remains. CM nnd In 11 I'nclflc I'll rn IIIKN. MONTREAL. Oct. 25. Canadian Pacific railroad earnings for the week ending Octo ber 21 were ? C1D,003 ; same period last year , $181,000. CJrnliil Dulcc to He llonoccil. HKHLLV , Oct. 25. Emperor William will tomorrow present Grand Duke Michael of Hussli to the ( Irst guards regiment , of which hu was recently made honorary chief. Iif'unllnn It 111111 Ins UN nl I'rivsiMit. MADRID , Oct. 23. The conversion of the Spanish legation at Washington Into an em bassy has been postponed. A "MiiNluT" MnMieil. IIo Is an old business man , but still re tains some of the frivolous nature of Ma youth and considers himself an irresistible "masher. " This falling Is always getting him into trouble , relates the Louisville Cornier-Journal , but the hardest blow of them all came ycstrday. He saw a pretty little blonde coming In Fourth street , and , being with some friends to whom ho had been giving startling accounts of his con quests , ho thought ho would show them his skill. So as the young lady passed he pretended that he was starting across the street , and ran against her. Then , assuming his most fascinating manner , he said : "Pray , oxcuoo me , miss ; I am a little "Oh , certainly , " she replied ; "I do feel so Sony for old people who lese their sight. My grandfather Is nearsighted , and always appreciates anyone helping him across a crowded street. May I assist you ? " A smothered laugh came from the iparty of friends and confused " " so the aged "mabher" that he forgot hla role and was compelled to sneak off In discomfiture. TIi < > ( iiiixl I , Idle Hoy. A touching little talc , one that might adorn the pages of a Sunday school library volume , drifts out of Seattle , Patrick Gal- vin , rich In Klondike nuggets and dust. arrived at Seattle and asked a group of hoys to direct him to a hotel "I'll tell you for n quarter , " said one. "I'll show you where it la for ten cents. " chimed In another. "Say , I'll do It for live eeiiits. " remarked a third. "Mister" said little Jlinmlo Drcnnan , "I will point out the llutler for you for noth ing. " So the stranger wont with Jlmmie. Ho took the lad to a clothing store and arrayed him sumptuously In the best hand-me-downs that Seattle could afford ; hit clothed him. cap-a-ple , and sent the boy away with a five dollar nugget < md a gold piece. Now all the boys In Seattle are lying In wait for rough- looking strangers with gold dust In their clothes. A strange custom , dating back to the dark ngcs. IMS survived In tiume of the mountain districts In Austria the [ minting of skulls. The small sl/.o of most cemeteries In thoio regions makes It necessary to regularly re move the skeletons of thu bin led who have lain there eight or ten years , to make loom lin newcomers. The relatives of the diud thus to bo exhumed are generally iiotilleJ before the removal , so that they can attend to the cleaning of the skeleton and bo pres ent at Its deposit In the so-called "bane- house" or "charnel-house. " On such oc casions the skull is often ornamented wlt'j paint IIIKH. or It Is marked with the name uf the dead person. JUST ONE DOLL1R SHORT1 Condition of Wt man's Christian Temperance Union's Tr.-asury. IMMENSE CROWDS AT THE CONVENTION l.nilj- llciirjSomcrxel Si-nili n I.etler uf Item-el lit HIT Innlillltv to Alteml tin- ( inthcrliiK- TOUOXTO. Oct. 25. Tile world's conven tion Woman1 Christian Tcmpernnco union Is at Us height hero. It Is stated with posl- tlvcnoss that the executive commttlco on Friday unanimously elected Lady Henry Soincrcct vice-president but that the an nouncement will be withheld until tomorrow to avoid discussion. . The second day's session was opened with the pavilion crowded to thu doors. Mrs. Anderson rend her report as treasurer. The financial statement covered the period from June 1 , 1S90 to May 9 , 18D7. Total re ceipts wcro $2,031 , with disbursements $2- 082. 082.Mrs. . Jofophliio nutter , who was to have read an address on promotion of soclnl purity , sent a letter of regret from Switz erland. In It she avowed her unalterable antagonism to the licensing scheme advo cated by Lady Henry Somerset and said that If there was any compromise or swerving , undecisive leadership with regard to the social purity department she would be ob liged to sever her connection with It. This letter was seconded In n short address by Maurice Gregory of London , admonishing the delegates 'to comu out on the right side of the controversy and citing some Instances that had taken place in 1'arls , the home of the movement. A memorial service was then Inaugurated with great Impresslvoness. SHOUT AUDHKSSES. Short addresses wcro given by Miss Tllloy and 'Mrs. ' Sanderson of Canada , Mrs. K. L. Stevenson , corresponding secretary of the National Women's Christian Temperance union of the United States ; Miss Agnes 15. Slack , for the secretary of the World's Women's Christian Temperance union , and Miss Muclt of Queensland , Australia. A pleasant feature of the session was the presentation by Mr. Hamsey , a comniorcl.il traveler , of a magnificent banner for the country of thu World's Women's Christian Temperance union showing the largest In crease in membership. IIu accompanied the gift with a check for $500 to the world's union If It doubled Its membership this year. A long letter was read from Lady licniy Somerset , containing expressions of regret at bur Inability to take her acciibtomod plae ? In the convention on account of her icc u Illness. This afternoon a paper on scientific tcm- peranco Instruction was read by Mrs. Mary II. Hunt , who was followed by Mrs. Wllbcr 1' . Crafts In a tro.Ulse on Sunday school work. The great polyglot petition which Is being sign-d the world over , was again brought be fore the meeting , and a motion was adopted that the signature of Miss Willard be affixed in her olllclal capacity. Mrs. Wostover Alden of the New York Tribune addressed the con vention on good humor In temperance work among women. Blic was followed by her father , Prof. 'Wcstover ' , who spoke to the audlenco on his personal experience as a miner and pioneer in th ? west. JUVKNILK WORK. Miss Anna Gordon presented her report on the jiivculle work , of which she is superin tendent. A rtport on humane education , by Mrs. Howcll was read by Miss Stack , the secre tary. tary.The The report of Mrs. Hannah Peirfalt Smith of Lordoa , superintendent of the depart ment schools of methods , was read by Miss Helen Head , her associate. Mrs. Cl arlton Edholm of England , repro- sentir ; the Florence Crlttenden missions , told of fifty-cue missions In existence with ti.OOO girls and little ones anJ with a record of success ill 70 per cent , of the casis. MlM Agnes Lark , the secretary , brought In the report of the department of petitions and she was followed by Mrs. K. W. Green wood of Brooklyn , N. Y. . superintendent of the evangelistic work , who gave a report of of her work. Mrs. Ilodon , of Derby , Kng- land , then read her report as superintendent of parlor meetings , as follows : In Great Urltnln I have corcspondod with nil our brandies and urged upon them , nlro I ilpnlre to urcc upon you all , the desira bility of appointing local superintendents for this department of our work , sulcly women who would bo thoroughly convers ant with the unwritten lays of drawing room life and who muk < > , i specialty of their work , remembering tb.it a few meet ings well managed and judiciously con ducted will bring better results than n larger number hold In the ordinary stereo typed way. The HUKgffJtlon has hecu cour teously met anil willingly les-ponded to. Prom Mrs. Wlckw of Attica I hear ilint out of 1,200 members giilned by all agendas our department cn'ncd ' more than -'OJ , KVANGI9USTIC TRAINING. The report of the department of evangel istic training for the two years ended Octo ber 1 , 1897 , was presented by Mrs. I. F. Will ing , who told of the evangelistic training school located In that part of New York that used to bo known as "Hell's Kitchen. " In our locality , she saM , v"tea arc maaiod that carry elections Greater Now York , with I tH more than 'i.OOO.COO people ple under skilled and powerful leadership , may swing the state politically and the state with Its heavy electoral vote may .swing the union. So we hold that the sal vation 'Of ' the packed and poverty-stricken , anarchistic1 andiilgotod people of this city , mean' * the salvation of the "tate , the union , the world. The school h IH received from unions and other sources Jl.-'O. Expendi tures for the two years were about $ inx ) ) , leaving the balance paid by inn $1,750. We want Jii.OCO or J3.tt to Improve the building. The entertainment given In Masscy hull tonight was the crowning event of the con vention. The program was largely musical and was rendered by a chorus of 5,000 school children.Miss Willard received n popular ovation and delivered a characteristic ad- drfM. MreT Lake of St. Louis madea tern pcranco appeal for the children. The prin cipal attraction was the fancy drills of tioventy-two little girls , twenty-four of them dreiwied in llritlsh colors , twenty-four In the stars and stripes and twenty-four represent ing other natlonalltlcH. \iilliniiil ( 'oiniHI \Vonieii , NASHVILLE , Oct. 23 The National Coun cil of Women of the United States met to day In the Woman's building at t'le eon- tenulal. Miss M.iry It. Tcmpleton of Ten liessoe delivered an address of welcome , to which Hev. Anna Howard Shaw , view prufl dent , responded. Reports from local eouni i ells were presented , after which the subJect - I Ject , "How Local Councils May lie Kf- llclnntly Co-operated with Municipal Gov ' ernment" was discussed. Presbyterian d'iy I I will be celebrated Thursday. The exposi tion will close on Saturday. \ \ IIIIK-II'H MN ) | < IIIN , JIAI/mioKK. Oct. : . ' 5.-TIiu delegates ar.d I board of m.imigeis of the sixteenth annual { 1 Woman's Homo .Mlsloimry convention of Orex K. Khoonmn doesn't own the earth but he has the best ? : ! .ii ( ) Itussia calf tan man's shoo on earth It's not a great big clumsy shoo oven If it lias thi' new double heavy sol > s It's a dressy shoe and at the .same time the ideal win ter shoe made In the new bull dog ton in every sense a comfortable-hard . ! - vice shoe Vou'd expect just such a shoa to be $ . * i and mere is a $ ri value to evorv pair but our price Is only $ ; j.0 If you were getting only $ : .fiO value for .vottr mon.'y you would be satisfied hut you'll be more than satisfied with the * . " Vain we give yon at $ : ! .uO-It's a clean saving to yon of $1.50. Drexel Shoe Co. , 5 1119 Farnaiu Stixct Now fall catalogue now ready ; mailed - - ' - - - - for the the Met'iodlsl Episcopal rhuMi. which Is holding Its sessions At trie Knyette Str ot church In this city. iVvotrd the laraesl part of today's nrn t ) h to the annual elec tion of ottloers. T * > i" followltiB were re- olectoil. President , Mm Vlluton H Flk , New York city ; vlct * | > ildonts. . MM. J.me Ilmicruft Robinson , IVtroit , Mich. ; Mr * . 11. ( ' . Mcl'nbe , Ilelnwnri' , II.Mrs. . V. S. Hnyt , Horea. O ; Mrs * . HlshopVnldon Acnndxio , riurlnuntl , O. ; corresponding secretary. Mrs. R. S. Rift , I'lmlntiatl. o ; rooord'mt ' * ocr.-tary. Mr. * . F. A. All n , riiiclnn.itl , o ; irensurcr , Mrs. Dell.'x loithron Williams , Delaware , O. DOES ! ' 1S FULI , DUTY ( Continued from First Page. ) we ought to 'be ' able to destroy American commerce all over the world. Let the iVmorloai's ' do their worst. Wo are ready to accept the consequences. ' " HIVIJ KI.MTiY ADviTl ? TO Sl'AIX. London 1'illtiirM OtTcr ( lie Cnlinii lines ! Ion. LONDON , Oct. 25. The Dally Mall says editorially this morning : "Tho United States Is morally bound to give the Sagasta gov ernment a fair trial , The good Intention with regard to Cubi Is so genuinely sincere that a failure to do so will bo laid at Me- Klnley's door. " The Standard editorial ! } says "Kvcnts have proved that the United States fixed the end of October as the date for Spain to reply to General Woodford's note and the change of ministry has not bettered the situation as between Spain and the United StUes. If , as we have dllllculty to believe , Spain has threatened to search suspected vessels In Cuban waters In case filibustering con tinues. It Is quite certain that Seiior de Lome will bo told that Spain would do seat at her own peril. It Is highly Improbable that the United States will declare war with Spain , but 11 may recognize the Cubans as belligerents. It would then devolve on Spain to decide ns to what retort to make to that damaging move. It appears , therefore , that the grave risk of ruuture behooves Spain with cool , dispassionate clrcumspec tlon to ask Itself what will be Iho result of hostilities with America. Wo arc thoroughly allvo to the courage and patriotism of Spain. Hut she would be hopelessly overmatched in such a contest. The American navy , though of modest dimensions. Is of excellent quality and could bo Increased Indefinitely , whereas there arc good grounds for believing that the Spanish ships In the West Indies are In a most unsatisfactory condition , and oven In the Important matter of speed fall far short of modem requirements. Such a war would Inevitably mean the lows of Cuba after a coHtly and disastrous struggle which Span ish statesmanship ought to do everything In Its power to avoid. We believe it Is the Idlest of dreams for Spain to hope for as sistance from any European power. No doubt the United States would manage to leave with Spain the responsibility of declaring war , and Europe has too many burning qiicn- tlons of its own In Europe , Asia and Africa to saddle Itself gratuitously with another In the new world. " The Morning Post says : "If Senor Sagasta consistently maintains his present attitude and adopts a more practical conduct of Cuban affairs ho will secure far-Spain the sympa thy of all civilized nations. " After crltlcls Ing the United States' for permitting filibus tering , the Post predicts that "the result of the Spanish protest will be another dls patch expressing anxiety of preserving the peace , rehearsing tlie. dlfljcnltlos the Amer ican constitution puts in the way of a strict maintenance , and with studied insolence reproaching preaching the Spanish government for giving Its well-meaning neighbors so much trouble. " The Dally Tolcgrap'h ' says : "It will be a serious bnxlnera for the United States If It stretches ltd hand to Culm.and Hawaii. The occupation of Cuba would threaten tlie In terests of the European pouers and Involve the republic In continental policies nnd rela tionships. To execute the Monroe doctrine , thus rendered amphibious the United States would need to double Its standing army nnd treble Its navy. " , Titm'itiiK' Vim III.AXCO. Opponents \iitonmiiy \ < > ( Inclined lit AsslHt Illx I'lniis. MADRID , Oct. 25. A dlfcrjateh received from Havana has caused considerable stir in political circles. It declares that the op-j | ( lonents of autonomy are seeking to create' , difficulties for Marshal Hlanco , who succeeds General Weyler as captain general , adding that the situation in that Island Is the ? ame as It was six months ago. The dispatch further says the military operations of the Spaniards are suspended ; that the troops are employed In guarding the railroads , and that It is estimated 40.000 soldiers arc on the sick list. Finally the dispatch asserts that the financial situation in Cuba is fright-1 fill , that commerce is paralyzed , and that' the autonomist committee Is not In accord with the members of the autonomist party , It Is rrnorted here that the Spanish gov-1 eminent has cabled General \\Vylcr , In structing him to await the arrival of his successor before embarking for Spain. The Instructions given to Marshal lllanco , the new governor general of Cuba , ulm to secure the co-operation of all parties. It In asserted that thu Cuban press "will enjoy liberty , subject to limita tion of criticisms. " A vigorous reform of administrative abuses and a careful weeding of the ranks of offi cialdom are also foreshadowed In the In structions. No more officials are to be ap pointed from Madrid. The early extension of the franchise is promised and it is intimated that the remaining plans of the government will be made known progressively when the new governor general assumes office next month. XOTK OK TIMHTV-HHJI1T I'AOKS. Spain's Itci'ly In I lie I'lillcilSlnlix Is n leniAlli.v llneniiK-iil. ( Copyright , 1W7 , by Tress I'uhllshliiK Company. ) MADRID , Oct. 23. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegr/im. ) The minis ter of foreign affairs today sent to General Woodford the Spanish note of thirty-eight clofioly written pages. The French ambassador , the Marquis do Rovoi-Kcau gave a splendid lunch today to General Woodford and the German , English ami Russian ambassadors , several foreign ministers and charges d' affairs and the Spinlah ministers of foreign affairs and col onies. General Woodford eat next to and conversed animatedly with Moret. Oieat reserve Is shown by Woodford con cerning the Spanish note , which will he ca bled to thu Stnto department as woon as It has been translated. ARTHUR E. HOUGHTON. MlNCiiver run * for roiimiiiii | < Inn , SAN FHANCISCO. .Oct. . 2i.-Tho claim Of Dr. J. O. Hlrsehfelder uf this city th.it ho has discovered a euro for consumption , an nounced last Apr ! ! , JIIH : been Investigated by the faculty of the .fouper Medlc.il col- lope. Slxiren patients who have been treated with oxytuboruuilno , as the doctor calls his preparation , h.ive been examined ami the report to Iniiuido this w ek will be f.ivoiMbie. Dr. K. O. ' UIIHpre.sldint of the college , announces hM faith in the dl. < - cover y , which Is in not M-IISO a seuiet one , as the method of tin preparation is frctly given tu the medic il piofesalon. T We are agents fen tln > fa mutts Jewel Ktoves you may find iithor stoves with the claim just as goud but are thuyV A good way to CTrtsry yourself is to luok at them then colri'c liere and com pare them with th Jewel wo like com parisons for we know we sell tlm best stove on earth We have the Jewel cook stoves at * 1 ( ! and np-tlie Jewel steel ranges at * - ! and up W-'ve other hard- war. ' things-Midi as a padlock for your I'o.il bin all kinds from small to largo fiom live cents up granite ware that Is granite ware at about tinware priced Wo'vo coal hulls at low as 15c fire shovels at "c pokers at lie steve pljw at de These . . are only samplc.4--a.ll through our store you'll llnd the tilings in hardware that you need at the small est kind of a price. A , C. Hini.DKK.y IIAKI ) WAKE 1514 Farnam St. PI.KII PIUMI PI UK ox A MATTIIKSS. Tito I'x | > crlenec < if n ( "lileiiKn Mnn nt tin'rime of ( it-eat CotillnuriUlnn. Jiwtlee John K. 1'rlMllvllle had the ex perience of bplnt ; carried through the city on a mattress , retain * the Chicago News , as at the time of the fire ho was unable to walk. The I'rlndlvlllc residence stood , In theIRS I\R\S \ before the lire , at the intersection of Chicago avenue ml State street. It was a spacious hot'5e In the center of a large yard and was In wh.it was then the most fartilon- nble residence district of Chicago. A fall In a gyinniMtim some three weeks before the lire had loft Justice I'rlndlvllle a cripple far the time being and he was confined to his lied. "Late Sunday night a friend of the family came to the house , " said the Justice , "and called my father to one side , telling him that the city WOK burning up. My six brothers told me ; u > soon as they were dressed not ti < worry , as there wore enough of them to care for me. t assured them I was not fretting , and , while they made preparations to move me to a place of safety , I , from my slek room window , could see the rellectlon ot the lire , then Juat beginning to got under way on the south side , father sent one of the boys to Wright's livery barn at State and Ivlnxle streets , where our horses were kept , to get them and the carriage , which he Intended to use In moving my mother , who was also 111 , nnd myself , as well as what property he could sivc. "It so happened , " continued Justlve I'rlnd1.- vllle , "that Wright's barn was the llrst building to burn on the north side. When It was learned by the other boys that our horse * wcro gone one of them went out and In some manner got possession of an old ex press wagon. I don't know how he did It. but I have always thought ho must have turned burglar for the nonce , as vehicles of all descriptions were then at a premium. They started to carry me out of the house on a mattress. The front door was too nanow and they had to Improvise a stretcher from a sheet. I remember that It was Just at daylight Monday morning and 1 was calmly smoking my pipe. This annoyed father , who told mo to stop smoking for fear I would set the house on lire. Four hours afterward the whole building was H smouldering mass of rubbish. "Three of my brothers pulled the wagon , for want of a horse , and I was taken to Elm and Dearborn streets. There they left me , while all hurried back to save us much property as they could. Kor three hours i tossed about In the bottom of that wagon , unable to rise , while a steady stream of excited , and , In many casw frantic , people poured past me , seeking shelter In Lincoln park. Many of them put things Into the wagon ami asked me to watch them. One man lad : three dlshpans and another some valuable oil paintings. A woman ran by , I distinctly remember , with a big billy goat clasped In her arms , and a little girl left a cat In my charge. All the property 1 threw out of the wagon , hut 1 kept the cat. "Somehow one of the boys hired a truck with a team , got my mother and came where I was. and took lu to St. Joseph's hospital. We were left there , and the boys and father hurried" hock to save all they could from the house. Thuy took tlie family silverware ami other valuables to the beach at Lincoln park and burled them In the land. As far as we have been able to learn up to the present time the property is still In the sand. "Late Monday night It was feared on all sides that the fire would come ns far north as the hospital. The scene In the Institution when the sick and Injured learned of the new- fear I will never forget Mother and J wore not worried , for we knew father and the boys would cTiue for us , but the friendless and poor patients were In a frenzy of fe.ir , many of them giving up to despair. Prayers and curses were mingled , and more than one unfortunate , unable to help himself , tried to crawl away. "Kathor did come for us , and we wcro taken to the home of friends who lived on Warren avenue , out of the path of the fire. The hospital was not burned , but the excite ment there. 1 will a.'ways remember.1 Tim i'i5n.\Tors : STOHY. .V I'nUe .tlcKvnuc l.enils tn n Tlirilllnir i\licrlcncc. : "On the night of the occurrence , " said the telegraph operator to the Washington Star man , "I had been reading one ot those news- I paper yarns which narrate In lurid language i I the trying experience of some poor cuss who is burled In the ruins or In prison or KOIIIC ' other impossible situation , ami who sives himself by ticking r. message on the wall oren on a gasplpe or any old way that lends out to daylight and freedom , and my mind was considerably wrought up for the story was strong and very well told. It was about mid night when I finished It , and I at once began I 1 : to get ready for bed , thinking meanwhile i ' what I would do If caught in such a box. , ) As I was knocking around the room undress- I Ing my attention was suddenly called to a , queer knocking that didn't scorn to be located - ' cated anywhere at llrst , but shortly I thought i It wnn from the gasplpo and I went over and I j listened. I was right In my guess , and In a second moro I detected a message in the peculiar ticking. 'Help ! help ! ' U said ; 'como quick , whoever you are. ' "There wasn't any going back on a warn ing like that , nnd forgetting in the excite ment of the moment that I was about to be come a character lu the very kind of a story I had been reading , and , I may say , doubt ing , I broke In on the gawplpo with a metal back hairbrush for a sounder and asked the party for particulars. Immediately there came to me briefly the Information that the sender was held a prisoner at No. 27 Verona place , not far from my flat , by some persons who would not stop at any crime to accom plish their purpose. In fact , they hail In formed the sender that If certain moneys were not forthcoming by noon the next day ( he sender would never bo forthcoming again , or words to that effect. Also , In the name of heaven I was begged to como at once with a ttrong force of police to the number given aw the persons were desperate characters. "Ticking back wonl that I would go at once to the rescue , and lulling the prisoner to keep up courage. I went for the police telegraph operator and an officer to verify what I hod hoard , and having done this to the satisfaction of everybody , a party of llvo of us wont In a hurry to No. 27. Placing the police front nnd back of the house , which showed faintly a light from the third-story windows , I went with the lieutenant of the sciuad to the door and rang the bell. It was evident the hou o was not asleep , for In a minute or two footstejxj wore hoard hurrying along the halls and up and down Htalrs , and then , after a moment's stillness , tin ) front door was cautiously opened and Inquiry nuido as to what was wanted , in an Instant the lieutenant had thruat his knee tn the crack of the door and before the man limldo knew what had happened wo were In the hall and thu officer hail him by the neck. "A mlnuto Inter a friend of mine , living on the floor above In the Hamu flat with mo , rose from a corner and gave mo n huge laugh , and then the whole house came down , and kept coming until the officer threatened to arrrnt the entire busliierB for disorderly con- durt. Quiet was restored on this threat , and the crowd Informed mo that the thrilling message had been sent mo from the room above my own by the occupant thereof , who had skipped and got around to 27 as noon OH hu could when ho saw what a succcsa his echemo was likely to be. The gang was waitIng - Ing for mo , and when we got Into the house , of course I was given a reception worthy of the occasion. It also rout mo thu drinks , numerous , and many good cigars for all the people concerned In U , though the llcutfti- nnt Rwured me that he would arrest the en tire lot tor obtaining drinks under falto pro- tens If I said so. " riiiv's ru'TiuK.Miuvi. . . Cnreer of the .SpiinlitrilVln > Succeed * ( icncrul \ \ ej ler. Don Ramon lllanco y Erenas , the successor as captain general In Cuba of the too fa mous Wcylcr , was to leave Spain on the 12th of October. The council of ministers had continued his Appointment by the queen re gent In Us sitting of the Oth. General lllanco w.\s born In 1S32 nt llllbcvi. Ho has spent all his life In the Spanish army , says Harper's Weekly , and In his political tendencies ho always sided with t.ie liberal party , which lifts recently come to power , with Seiior Sagista as prime minister. Ho distinguished himself In the civil wars against the Carllsts , especially at the Uittlo of Peixi Plata , after which he was rewarded with the title of marquis , so that his full name Is Don Ramon Blanco , MirquU de Pcna Plata. The new governor general has been In Cuba on many occasions , Inking part In the struggle of the llrst rebellion as A superior olllccr In the Spanish army or a j high ollld.il in the mllltiry administration of the Island. Soon after the treaty of Xaiijon , which terminated the war , lllanco was ap pointed captain general of Cuba In 1S79 , thus succeeding his old friend. Marshal Mnrtlnez Campos , who. like himself , was destined to return to the Island on the occaaloon of the prusen' revolutionary movement. It will bo remembered that Martinez Campos was re called to Spain and replaced by Weyler because - cause ho conducted his military operations , as well us the civil administration uf Cuba , lu conformity with civilized principles. The fact that the new c.iptuln general always shared the political Ideas of the old marshal gives some hope that the Internecine war In the so-called "faithful Isle" will be no loi\or signalized , to the same extent no gofore , by the savage methods practiced during the last eighteen months. Soon after having left his first captain generalship In Cuba , Don Ramon Hlanco was appointed. In 1SS1 , governor of the province of Catalonola , the main bulwark of the Alfonslst dynasty against the Carllsts. Later on he was sent to the Philippine Islands , where Weyler had begun an active campaign for conquering the Island of Min danao , Inhabited by Mohammedans , lllanco finished up that war In a most sitls.'actory manner , ami for that he was congratulated , My the Spanish corlcs. In 1SH ! he returned | to the same Polynesian colonies , with the , title of captain gene ill of the Philippines. The Insurrection had broken out all through the archipelago , and IJlaiK-o was accused by the cleri"al party , at whose hold were the Dominican friars , ot lack of energy , and of believing that the rebellion could never | be a serioiM affair. He was recalled to Spain ; his successor. General Polavlejn. dl' not succeed any more than Illaiico In sul-y lining the Malay rebels , but wis tendered a significant reception by the olorlc\l p.ivty when he returned to Spain. The queen 10- ' gent minted PolnvleJ.i from the balcony of the royal palace. Tills was quite in dellanee of all rules of court etiquette In tValn , but It was ,1 consolation given to the clerical conservative party , whose mllltcry rtnre- sontatlvo in the Philippine * \\as inglorlously returning , under a pretext of sickness. In order to react agiilnsl that unwonted dem onstration. Genoial lllanco published soon after a memoir. In which be shows that , like all his friends of the liberal ju-ty. he did not compromise any more than the conserva tive clericals with any rebels In Insurrec tion against the sovereign rights of Sp < t'n. IIo complacently enumerates how many hun dred Phllippinlan rebels were deported by him to the awful yesldlos. or punish colonial jails , and also how many were exe- jilted after his approval , ot the sentences i passed upon them by the courts martial < if | Manila. All this tends to show that the ) Cuban patriots , though freed from the ! "butcher" rnlo of Weyler , will not experi ence too much leniency at the hands of the new captain general , Don . Ramun lUanco y Erenas , marquis of Pemi Plata. IIO.MA.VCK OX Tin : II.WCII. V lint Hey Wlni WIIK Sent to Cool OIV on Hie I'InliiN. "And now he's one of them there million aires , " mused the grl/.zly frontlersmin whose relatives had Induced him to como back for a brief visit in a center of civilization , quotes the Detroit Free Press. " 1 see It right here In the paper. He owns railroad st ck. mill ing stock and lots' of other stock. I knowed that there same Henry M. Holden when hu done nothin' but punch stock for other people out on the plains. Ho was a genuine cow boy and as fast a feller In a round-up as 1 ever see. " "Yciu must be mistaken , uncle. " "Nothln' of the kind. When I talk about people you kin bet I'm allus dead certain of my fac's. Wo called him Hank them days , nnd he was jlst as handsome a young ster as over throwed his leg over a saddle. Jlst by puttln' things together as they him out , I 1'arncd as how he was a college gtad- yate and was goln' so fast a clip and scat- terln' the old man's money so rapid that they sent him out there fut to git a schoollu' In economy and build up ag'ln. IIo wus soon thu fav-rlto on all the ranches 'bout there , fur he wus squnr' as a dlo and not afeared of nothin' . "Well , this hero girl what he married klm out furt to stay fur a while on her dad's cattle range , that Jlned ours. Some of the swell people up to Leacltown , twenty miles away , what knowed her pe..ple , gave a hall fur her. Her and her dad went over in the cool o fthe forenoon , and after dinner wus In a lawyer's olllce tnlkln' . It seems Hank j got some money frum that same lawyer once | a month and wan there too. IIo heord the | ole man laughing and tcllln' how they hail j klm away frum the range with the wrong ; valise , loavin' her ball dress ahlnd.nnd . her a'mujt crazy about it. Hnnk never sjys a I word , but jumps on his horse , goes that I ' twenty miles as though InJIn1 ! wus after him , gits the dress , changes critters , makes the run back , and throws the girl Into a tit of happiness when bo delivers the goods on I tlmu. A year's courtln' wouldn't have made him so solid. The very np\t winter they was married. Hank was nn steady as a dea con , bolh ole men bocsied him , nnd now you see where he I * . " Tin : si'iumr.s rt MMI u. . A Ply \e ( * ni t ndcrtnUcr , ( iriivn Dinner mill Chief Mourner , Samuel Simon , sr. . T ell known resident of Neshaiinock towrsbip. Pennsylvania , while strolling near his home one day re cently , noticed A Ily about half an Inch long nnd of a dark blue coler , lth a s'lm body , bearing a large deid spider. The 11 y crossed his path and laid his In.id down. It then went about eighteen Inches liinnother direc tion and began digging a hole In the ground. . His curiosity being evlted. he stopped and watched the work. After the fly had the hole dug about half the length of himself he went to where he lul left the splilor ami took Ills dimensions. After going back to thchnlc he found It v.as net big enough , and resumed his digging. After taking out ft quantity of earth he again went to the spider and took his dimensions. He did this eight times nnd ns often enlarged the holfl. When the busy little fellow had the hole ton deep for him to throw the earth c'car out he would 150 on the bank nnd force It back with his feet. After he had the oxetvatlon large enough for his purpcse he went to the spider and trtok it to the grave , for such It proved to lip niid dragged It to the moutli of the hole. After he had the body In ho covered It with line earth llrst and llnlohed by placing a small piece of cinder on top. When he had finished the work he Hew away. The whole time consumed was ex actly thirty-live minutes. P.B Mr. Slmnn snya ho sit and watched the whole performance. AS A > IIAIUTI'AI. CimilXAI. . X Iliiniliolilre I'eople Siirirls | lij" u 1nn nnil It * Pcmcr. A New Hampshire Judge the other day sentenced a man to frrty-llve years In the state prison as an habitual criminal , relates the New York Post. The offender had been Indicted on three counts for breaking nnd entering , and , being convicted upon each count , the judge made the penalty fifteen , yr.1ta for each , or forty five yiars In nil. Tin ) county solicitor had previously cilleil the attention i f the court to the Hum's crimi nal record , nnd. lu teply to the judge's ques tion , the accused admitted that he had been in prison twice before , and that this would make his third term. The action of the judge In Imposing what H pioctleally u life sentence , us the man Is now about -10 jeara old , created much surprise In New llamp hho , as people did. nnt know that the courts have the right to punish an offender as an habitual ( Minimal. Yet an act \\ns passed In ! Sii ! : which ex pressly provided that "any person who has been twice convicted of crime , s. utenced and committed to prison for terms not less than 'hreo > ears each , shall , upon conviction of a felony committed in this state , and upon proof of such former convictions , sentences nnd committals , bo deemed to be nn hahltn.il criminal , and shall he punished by Imp ; ison- nient In the state prlKon for a term not ex ceeding fifteen years. " The astonishing st temnt Is made by the Concord Monitor that , altli.uigh this act went upon thn statute book four years ago , the recent sen- , tenee was the llrst ever Imposed by any judge In the state. Such is modern legisla tion , ns administered by modern coirts. Subscribe for The Smrfay lice and read Anthony Hope's greit story "Simon Dale. " ( IccniniClons of Dlvorccil Women. There aie few sentimental alii-Ions ! In any of the reports which emanate from the government printing onieo In Washington , under thu authority of the commissioner of labor , asserts tne Sun. It may be no sur- priii' . therefore , to many to know that the eleventh annual report of the commissioner of labor contains lu tabulated form , reduced to exact percentages , n statement showing the occupations of divorced women. The bureau of the statistical cxuert In charge of tabulation divides the fcmalo population of the United States of ten years or upward Into four general elapses. First there are the married , who number III. 10 per cent. Thrm there are the willows , w.io iiunilier 1 ( ! 10 per cent. Third Is the cluu of the "single and unknown ; " these number lilt.SI per cent. Finally there arc the divorced , who constitute nine-tenths of 1 per cent of the- female population of 10 years of ago or over In thu United States , and , they are distributed throughout various occupations , which the statistical exports have endeavored to state with undevlatlng exactness. Of the total number of divorced women i mpioyod , It seems that .21 per cent are bookbTiideiv , , 'JS are shoemakers and .00 are corsetmakcrs. A much smaller proportion tion12 , are saleswomen , while .CO are telegraph and telephone operators. Stenog raphers and typewriters make up .07 per ccnt.i and , . ! JS are mill hands. The cilllcial statisticians at Washing11 ! look neither to the light nor to the left In their tabulation and It need be no surprise , therefore , to know that 1.2S of the divorced' ' women of the United States who have any busbies- ! occupation are merchants , 1.04 are carpotmakertt. and A' ' ) are hat and cap makers. Milliners come under n separatu division , their percentage of divorced women , being 1.32. Of seamstresses there are 1..1S , and of clerks uncl copvlsts , .51. Moreover , .211 are boxmakers , .0 ; , printers , .31 cigarette and tobacco makers , .01 In the confectionery , business , 1.43 dressmakers , .4(5 ( paper mill opcrntois. and .in silk mills. The professions havu n considerable num ber of d I voiced WMIICII , l.-l being mu.-ilo teachers and 1.18 teachers of art. There are 3.311 per cent described as hotel , rcstauiunt and suloon keepers and Ixirkeepers , and a somewhat larger proportion as boarding or lodging bouse keepers ; 1.02 as laundresses ; I.SO as muses , and .51 as agricultural laborers. In one particular , however , the report of the commissioner of labor Heem.T to be pretty nearly exact , for 3.1IG of the total number nT divorced women are put down as agents and It Is a mailer of very general observation llut divorced women make- excellent agents where persistence and volubility are ro- cjuired. Tlii' now styles III ICnti1)0 plnnos tlmt \vo Imvi1 just ri'ct'Ivoil niv far suppi'lor In workmanship and llnisli to all pre vious efforts of this justly fi'li-linitoil fae- l iryV > liny them in Mich Imw < i"m- ! titles that , wn will supply Xclu'iiska deal ers or sell you dlrei'tWvo an elegant little cataloKiii ) of these popular Instru ments that we'll lu > Klad to mall you for the asking or nlw yon onu if you I'oine to the store We're now tlie statu agents for this piano and wn'll always aim to keep all tlie ( Illl'erent styles on hand \Ve'd lie pleased to have you i-all and lool ; nt this liuv U'e know our prices will unit you. A. HOSPE , fflCOntlfifl. 1513 Douglas In our stationery department wo are showing fill the latest tints In HID Cranu and Html line corre.spondcnco papers We make a specialty of flint engraved stationary \Veddlni , ' invitations an nouncements vlsltlnc cards monograms - grams crcsta and address dies Our cngravlm ; and prlntlm ; Is equal If not supetior to that which can In * obtained In ( hi ) east In ordering your engraved .stationery liere you can lie assmvd of correct form and perfect work Wedding DrlG- Invitations artistically engraved-i ? 10.00 | - for HID llrst KXj-i.r : > 0 for each KXI there after Visiting cards IdO with copper plate ifl.fio We particularly solicit mall 5jXfibn RY orders- guaranteeing perfect satisfaction dp and promptness. C ; S. RAYMOND CO , Jewelers , 15th anil Douglas Sta ,