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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTAJJL1SII32D JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAJIA , TUESDAY MOHKliNG , NOVEMBER 0 , 1807 TWIDLTJ3 PAGES. S17STG.LE COPY PtVE CENTS ,
CUBANS DYING OFF
Stamtion Js DoSng IU Deadly Woik in the
Island.
RESULT OF WEYLER'S ' CRUEL CAMPAIGN
Hunger is Accomplishing What Spanish
Eoldiers Could Not.
WOMEN AND CHILDREN PERISH LIKE SHEEP
Concentrations Fill the Graveyards and
Dead Lie Unburied.
FRIGHTFUL SUFFERINGS OF SURVIVORS
Corjincft IIP In I'll CM Upon tlic Strcctn
Until They Arc < ; < illcclrd and
Cnrtrd Away to
' ' I liiir ( Ironiid * .
NKW YORK , Nov. 8. A special to the
World fiom 'Havana eays : Wcyler has gone ,
but ills purpose to "exterminate the breed"
of Cuban patriots Is being fulfilled. Starva
tion Is killing the "cnncentradoes" by tens
of thoutxtnds. Hunger IB doing what Spain's
200,000 ooldlcrs cannot accomplish.
Women and children , the weak , the old
ro dying like sheep ; the rural population ,
"conccntradocs , " In. the towns have filled
the graveyards and Its dead now Ho un-
burled. The frightful sufferings ot those
who survive cry out to the mercy of the
civilized world. The physicians of Havana
tro now forbidden to give starvation as a
cause of death. Women and children starve
and the reports of tholr death are falsified.
A correspondent In the town , of San
Domingo writes : "A multitude of alck fall
Oylng upon garbage In the streets here , and
thtro they lie until , after having served
as Ignominious spectacles for some hours ,
they ere collected and hauled away to the
dumping grounds tin ox carts used tor
garbage. If the bodies are admitted to the
cemetery they reacn there only In this un.-
EPomly manner. The church cemeteries are
lull , jo most ot these dead bodies arc
thrown Into the fluids to bo eaten 'by ' tbo
birds and dogs. "
, I. I'.VIinoFOR CUIIAX ItKIIEI.S
nl Illniico INMIII-N nil Killct of
Oooil Will.
"HAVANA " , .Nov. 8. .Marshal niarco has Is-
ucd the following edict , officially described
as "expressing the magnanimous sentiments
of tbo queen icgent and the firm determina
tion of the national government : "
"I ipardon In full all those who have been
prosecuted for the crime of rebellion. Hobcls
prosecuted for common crimes , Independent
ot rebellion , eiivh as spoliation , Immorality
niV the like , will ibe pardoned as rebels ,
but Judged lor other offenses committed by
ithcni.
"Thoso suffering eentenccs Imposed prior
io the date of this edict will have their
sentences commuted to o certain extent and
perhaps In some cases In full. Persons
pardoned should appear before tbc civil and
military authorities at their respective
places of residence , which they -will desig
nate , and will bo communicated to me.
Should they designate places ot residence
outside the principal towns they will be
Advised ot the necessity of residing within
the military zone of cultivation. The mili
tary authorities will TJO careful not to Invade -
vado the Jurisdiction of the civil author
ities. Therefore those pardoned cannot
change their residence without obtaining
the permission of 'both ' civil and military
authority. "
At the solicitation of Senora Emlla Que-
cada , widow of Senor Artcga Qucsada ,
Captain-General > lllanco has pardoned her
on , Julio Quesada , a nephew of Senor
Gonzalo Qureada of the Cuban Junta at Now
York. The young man was under sentence
of death.
Seven Insurgents were tried by court-
martial hero today and llfty-threo Insur
gents were sent to the penal settlement on
the Isle of Plnc .
Young Quesada was set at liberty late this
afternoon and delivered to his mother by the
order of Marshal Blanco.
KHIISMIS AUK ACTIVE
VIiiiuiliiK : u Iloyal 'llvouiitlon for llu-
Generiil.
MADRID , Nov. -Lleutcnant Genera !
VVoyler's political backers , supported by bin
Influential following In the army , are foment
ing an agitation In his behalf against the g
ernmcnt policy , and are preparing to give
him a reception on his arrival , which will
K they can bring It about , neutralize the
critical attitude of the Sagasta cabinet
Bcnor Homcro nnhlcdo , wbo Is leading the
igltatlon , addressed a largo meeting of cor.
lervatlvcs today , at which several senators
and deputies were present , and mudc a
violent attack on the governing committee
of the conservative party , whom ho charged
'With being rroponslblo Tor the dissolution o ;
the party. Ho eulogized Lieutenant Genera
AVoylcr as a military commander , and the
civil administration , and urged that "war Is
the only true policy ici CUDS. "
Senor Hoblcdo will meet General Wcyler
on his arrival on thu Moiucrra , Meanwhile
ho Is organizing a series ot public meetings
to piotcst agalnnt the recall of Wcyler , the
first ot which will bo buhl tomorrow , and ho
proposes a reorganization tit the conservative
party upon the basin of tlm ( irogram ot tin
late Senor Castillo t\a to Cuba und the Phil
llplUCH.
SICS TO I'ltOTKCT AMKU IOA.N.S
CoiiNiil ( irui'i-al I , or Itrtiiriiluv ; to Ills
I'llNl ,
NKW YOUK , Nov. S. General Fltzhug !
Lee , consul pencral at Havana , arrived It
this city tonight MI hla wjy to his post In
Cuba. Ho will remain here until WeJnes
day , when ho will sail on the steamslilj
Bcgurcar.u for Havana , Ho had come froii
\Yaohlngton , where bo had a long consulta
tloit with the present and also with Secre
tary Sherman ,
"Did you lerelvo any eptclfio Instructions
from the preildent or Secretary Sherman as
to our relations with the government In
Cuba ? " bo was asked ,
"No general Instructions. " replied Genera
Ice. "Iim going to protect the lives ant
property of Americans In Cuba and am going
to look after the rights of Americana and to
keep In the middle of the road. "
In regard to the trial of the craw of the
Competitor , be simply said they were tried
pncc and tentencsd to bo shot , tbcu a flaw
In the trial was discovered and they were
icing retried. As to tbe verdict , nobody can
Oeu r l Lee referred with ealujfactlon to
ill Interview with President McKlnley last
'rlday.
"It was of course gratifying to me , " nld
ho general , "to have the president tell mo
hat my course ns consul general mtt with
ils approval. He told me ho had received
otters from representative mn from all
sections who expressed their satisfaction at
my retention In office. Of courio I cannot
gay what my Instructions arc , except tbat
am to look out for the rights ot Amcrlcars.
As to President McKln'ey's wlsbci , all I can
cay Is ho desires peace. "
Asked as to tha effect of General lllanco'e
appointment to succeed General Wcyler ,
General Leo said : "Of course when a com
mander Is replaced by another In the ( Hid It
ollowo that this commander Is to Issue a new
ml Icy. The new captain general would un
derstand that even though ho revolved no
special Instructions whatever. What General
llnnco's policy will be , however , I cnnr.ot
say. "
\VIMH.I3 FAMILY COMMITS SUICII > H.
DlNKTrnro of Cnptnlii Ureyfnn , n
Itrlntlvr , tin' MuiMioHiMt C'niiNis
PARIS , Nov. 8. A man named Dreyfus ,
who Is believed to bo a cousin of Captain
: ) rcyfus , the deported artillery officer 1m-
> risonod on an Island off the coast of French
3ulana , hla wife , formerly Countess
3hecurty , and their tbreo daughters , re'
spectlvely 13 , 11 and 7 years of age , com
mitted suicide this morning or last night at
.heir residence at Marccti. The porter of the
IOUBO found tholr bodies In their apartments
early today. They were lying on the Iloor
In the bed room of the youngest child.
Dreyfus left a letter for the commissioner
ot police of that dlatrlct , enclosing 400 francs
which which to defray the expenses ot the
tuncral ot the family , The deceased linn-
band acid father was so terribly upset by the
sentence Imposed upon Captain Dreyfus that
do changed his name to that of his wife.
It Is believed that the suicides were com
mitted bcoiuse of the recent losses by Drey
fus on the bourse.
Madam Drcyfuo last week made several
purchases of furs and clothing1 for the chil
dren and was getting ready to visit her sis
ter In London. This seems to show that she
had had no inkling of her husband's Inten
tions at that tlmo and leads friends ot the
family to 'believe ' that It was only hlo
overmastering Influence that led to their fate.
Dreyfus left a long letter to the Temps
and other to his financial partner , M. Dikof ,
and to hie mother-in-law. In the letter ad
dressed to the Temps he argues that sulcldo
Is Justifiable , urges that those dissatisfied
with life would do well to follow his example
and says : "It Is better for the children to
dlo with their parents , as their mother has
also elected to commit suicide. "
Ho refers , without mentioning any names ,
to "n man responsible for my ruin , " but all
thu letters treat the reasons for the sulcldo
evasively.
M. Dlkof asserts that the deceased was In
comfortable circumstances and had property
with an-annual Income of $2,500. Dlkof's
theory Is that the tragedy resulted from ex
cess of melancholy. He says he has heard
Dreyfus allude approvingly to some recent
suicides In Paris.
The apartments occupied by the deceased
family are richly furnished. In the dining
room the pollco found the remnants of an
ample repast. In addition to carrying on his
business In tea , coffee , and dried fruit , M.
Dreyfus had speculated a good deal on the
bourse. Ho often complained to M. Dikof
about his losses and the latter eays ho often
remonstrated with Dreyfus against Indulging
hla despondency. The method of suicide was
by charcoal fumes.
GlIIM/l * IIKCKI'TIO.V FOR ni\XCO.
I'Vw Oiilnlde of OlllcliilH Greet Him at
HllVKIIII.
HAVANA ( Via Key West ) , Nor. 8. The
annexatlonlsts have received through the
columns of a newspaper of this city a hint
that It will bo well to abandon their meet-
Ings. The artlclo In question conveyed the
1 Imatlon that the club was to be proceeded
against as a gambling Institution , under
which pretext It would bo possible to cause
Its members a great deal of trouble without
going to the length of accusing them ot con
spiracy. These meetings have therefore been
discontinued.
General Blanco's formal reception at the
palace a week ago was a very chilly affair.
Outside of the officials and representatives
cf commercial bodies who attended , thcie
were only about thirty people present. General
oral Dlanco Is said to be In poor health ,
to bo constantly In need or medical attention
nnd therefore not likely to bo able to endure
the hardships of an energetic campaign
against the Insurgents.
Perbonally , Marshal Dlanco Is well liked
by the members of all rartles , Including the
conservatives , who , owing to their wealth ,
generally succeed In awaylng tbo masses ol
the people in Cuba. The autonomists and
the conservatives are far from being hand In
glove and no matter which the new captain
favors ho Is pretty sure to have tbe hostility
of the other.
FIXAXCI.U , UHI.SIS IX \U7UEI < . \ .
I'uyini'iil of Pc'iiHloiiN SiiNpt'iidiMl and
Salnrli'N ItiMlnci-d ,
( Corrrspondcnc ; of the AnocliUeil I'rcm. )
CARACAS , Venezuela , Nov. 1. A severe
financial crisis exists In Venezuela. The
payment of the coupons of the German loan
has bt'ra postponed , The pensions of the
widows and some of tbe veterans Is sus-
pemloj , and the salary of the government
employes has been reduced 30 per cent , In
fact , nobody has been paid , and the banks
refuse to discount or advance money.
The Carccio H > illroad and Steamship com
pany has suspended trafilu ,
Hveryono Is awaiting tbo arrival of Gen
eral Ignaclo Andrade , who has been elected
president in succession of Crcspo , believing
and hoping that the now president will turn
out to be the savior of the country.
1TAMAAS SliAI.V ll IIUIO t.MIS
llriir.llliui ( iovcrnmrnt C'nllc'd iion : | fin
llt'imriitlnii.
HOME , Nov. S. A cable received litre to-
'd'iy from Hlo do Janeiro , nrazll , announces
that a band of forty brigands has been over
running the slate of Ksplrltu , Sancto , mur
dering and pillaging on all side * . The dis
patch adda that Uie band recently attacked
an Italian colony In that state , killing six
of Its members und Bounding four othere.
The Italian consul hoa demanded of the t'ov-
orumrnt or llrazll the Immediate dispatch of
troops to protect tbo colonUta and punish
tUo offenders.
Victory liy I.
MADItlD , Nov. 8. A cable received thla
evt-nlns from sympathizers with the Insur
gents in Cubi ajB the latter have captured
tbo towns of Holguln and Mayarl , In the
provlnco of Santiago de Cuba.
,
LISUON , Nov. 8. Count Macedo. mir.'btcr
of foreign affairs , and Senhor Jaelnte Jaul'.ul ,
minister of marine and ot the colonies , have
( Continued on Third Page.
START ON THE THORN TRIAL
Alleged Murderer of Gnldsnsnppo Held for
His Lifo ,
RIVAL FOR THE FAMOUS LUETGERT CASE
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NEW YOniC , Nov. 8. Surprising prog
ress was made today for the trial for murder
of Mhrtln Thorn In 'the Queens county court
of oyer and tormlnsr at Long Island City ,
and when court adjourned the Jury bad been
completed. It had been expected that tbc
obtaining ot the jury would bo a long and
tedious process , owing to the wide publicity
that had been given to the crime with which
Thorn Is chirged and the supposed-prejudice
against him ,
The case , which was the people against
Martin Thorn , Is based upon the discovery In
tin Thorn , 's ' based upon the discovery la
Juno last , In East river and Ogden's woods ,
north of this city , of portions of one human
body. The head was missing. Dy a scries
ot curious links In a chain ot circumstantial
evidence the portlcns of the dismembered
remains have been Identified by a number of
witnesses as the body ot William Gulden-
suppc , a rubber In a Turkish bath house In
this city.
Guldensuppo had not been at his work for
several days before the ghastly discoveries
of bis supposed remains , nor has ho been
seen since that time , unless , as It Is alleged ,
It was In Germany , by a certain Carl Peter
son , of whom none appear to know except
counsel for the man who was put on trial
today for ha\1ng committed the murder of the
missing man The postulate of the Identity
of tbo corpse being concealed , the next
thing to bo done was to look up Gulden-
stippo's connections and from them ascer
tain a possible motive for his murder. It
was easily ascertained that be had lived on
terms of Intimacy with Mrs. August Nack , a
midwife , but that some tlmo before tbo
dlcappcarance of Quldensuppe the pair had
quarreled and that In the woman's flat
Guldonsurpo had fought with and beaten the
man who had supplanted him In his
mistress' affection , Martin Thorn , a barber ,
who , smarting under the beating ho had
received , was overheard to threaten to get
even with Guldcnsuppc.
MOTIVE FOR THE CRIME.
Hero then were motives that might have
Inspired o murder a. woman desirous of be
ing rid of a discarded lover , whose prox
imity might nt any moment become trouble
some , and the successful rival , who had ex
perienced tha superior prowess ot his pre
decessor In the woman's affections and who
might again bo made to suffer tbc pain and
humiliation of u beating.
The arrest of Mrs. Nack was followed a
few days later by that of Thorn , whom the
police had some difficulty In finding , but
whose whereabouts was disclosed by John
Onthfl , another nnrher and a relative by mar
riage of the accused man.
Gotha has made the statement on which
the police rely for Thorn's conviction , that
Thorn admitted bis guilt to him and since
Thorn had been confined iwo men who
shaved him at different times have told of
Incriminating admissions by the accused.
There have also been reports that Mrs. Nack
had virtually admitted her guilt , but all
of these statements are more or less Incon
clusive.
Briefly , It la alleged that Mrs. Nack lured
Guldcnsuppo to a cottage In Woodslde , Long
Island , where file said she was about to
establish a "baby farm ; " that in a room In
that cottage Thorn waylaid and shot Gulden-
suppe , afterwards severing his head , dismem
bering his corpse and disposing of the re
mains In various ways.
In the trial of this case Judge Wllmot M.
Smith will preside. District Attorney
Youngs will conduct the prosecution , as
sisted by ox-Surrogate August N. Welter and
Assistant District Attorney George W. David-
sen. William P. Howe and Joseph Moss will
defend Martin Thorn , whose trial will pre
cede that of Mrs. Nack , and Emanuel Friend
and W. II. Hlrsch will attend no counsel for
the woman.
GETTING A JURY.
At the opening of court , the list of 200
names of special Jurymen summoned were
read and then Sheriff Dohl was- directed to
produce tbo prisoner. Thorn , handcuffed tea
a deputy sheriff , walked briskly to the table
at which bis legal advisers were sitting. Ho
was cleanly shaven , and showed no signs of
nervousness or apprehension. Hoth sides
were prepared for the trial , and as Thorn
stood up and the clerk explained to him his
right of challenging any of the Jurors sum-
mcncd , ho bent forward , listening to every
word. When the clerk tad finished the
prisoner Inclined his head slightly and sat
down. During the examination of the tales
men a faint smile played around Thorn's
mouth , and at times he appeared to be ono
of the most unconcerned persons In court.
Jacob Dumstead , Michael Mulgannon and
John Klruey , farmers ; Frank K. Marsh , sa
loon keeper ; Charles J , Nichols , oyster man ;
M'lngus Larson , conductor ; John E. Conklln ,
mechanic ; David II. Wheeler , a polisher and
printer ; John C. Schlegcl , Janitor ; C. P.
Waters , grocer ; T. U. Dcllows , real estate
broker , and Joseph I. Townscnd , farmer ,
were accepted as Jurors , and the court then
adjcurncd until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning ,
when the trial proper will begin.
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dune CoiiiiiilnMloiirr Sivnii TliliiUx
Khnotliitr U'MK JiiHllllalilc.
DENVER , Cole , , Nov. 8. Game Commis
sioner Swan submitted to the governor his
report on the encounter between Game War
den Wllcox and posse and a camp of Ulnt'Jh
Indians In Routt county , October 21 last.
While Mr. Swan deplores the taking of
human life , he believes that It was neces
sitated by the exigencies of the situation.
He states that In his opinion game Warden
Wllcox's version of the fight was crrect
und that the killing of the Indians was
unavoidable and necessar : ' . However , he
recommends that , In justice to all con
cerned , there should be the fullest possible
Investigation by a committee appointed for
that purpose. He also suggests that the
commitsn ! might suggest cr provide wa > g
and means to prevent a recurrence of such
troubles ,
Have llnie | for lluttcrtvortli ,
CLEVELAND. Nov. S. CommUMoner or
I'.UfUta Benjamin ! ' , Huttcrworth , who Is
lying III of pneumonia tit tie Hollemlen
j hotel , la reported as slightly better thin
j mornlni ; . Ir J. Kent Suurdert * , who has re-
1 malr.f1 a'modt consan ly ut the bejjide of
HID lck man , states that 'Mr. Dutterworth
rested quietly throughout the night , and hla
condition Is now such as to cause strong
hopes or ultimate recovery.
MiritnKiir.il onAJm-m A MSW TIUAL.
I'Vnrfiil North iVnkotn , Crime Mny C !
IirsMARCK , N. D , , NOT. 3 , Alee Coudct ,
the first of five men arrcstei for the murder
of six members ot the Spl cer family near
Wlnona last winter , who was tried and
found guilty or murMer and sentenced to bo
hanged , has been granted a hew trial by the
supreme court. Kurlhcr than thin , the supreme
premo court has so riddled the case pro-
ncntcd by the prosecution that the attorney
general of the state agrees that It will be
Impossible to secure . conviction , of any ono
ot the men under arrest which will stand
the teat ot an appeal ,
Thomas Splqcr , hla wife , her motlicr and
Mrs , William House and 'her twin children
were brutally murdered last February nt
tholr homo near < Wlnona and their remain *
fiendishly mutilated. Flvo Indians and half-
breeds were arrested arj two of them , Paul
Holytrack and Philip Ireland , made com
plete confessions , Implicating Frank Hlack-
hawk , Alec Coudet and George Defender.
Coudct was tried and found guilty. An ap
peal was taken to the supreme court and
the other , cases were postponed. .
The principal groilnd for appeal was that
there was not Bitfllcjeht corroborating testi
mony ot the story of the accomplices , Holy-
track and Ireland. Under the law no con
viction for murder could bo had upon uncor
roborated testimony of accomplices. The
state maintained It had presented enough
corroborating testimony to warrant a con
viction , but In tbo opinion and decision of
the supreme court not a single feature ot
the corroborating testimony comes within
the requirement of the statutes.
Each point made by tbo state was taken
up In detail by the court and- Its Inadequacy
pointed out. The three other accused men
have been held for trial at the term of court
that begins In this county November 23 ,
but under the present ruling of the court
It would not bo surprising If the cases wcrp
not prosecuted by the state. The two con
fessed murderers , Holytrack and Ireland , may
conclude to deny what they have heretofore
stated , and demand a trial , and In this case
It Is dllllcult to eay whether they could be
convicted. i ,
There has been a great ndlgnatlon In Em-
mons county ever slnco tljo frightful tragedy
alleged to have been caused by these men ,
and threats of lynching have boon made at
various times. If any ot the men ure re
leased , as now seems probable , three threats
are likely to bo carried Into effect.
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Oliln'H Attorney Gciicrnl'Aftcr Stniul-
nril Oil' Omnium- .
COLUMI1US , O. , Nov. S. Contempt pro
ceedings were brought .In the supreme court
thla afterncon by Attorney General Mon-
nett against the Standard Oil company. It
is claimed the company has not abided by
the supreme court decision ot Moron 2 , 1S'J2 ,
In the case of State ox rel .15. K. Watson ,
attorney general , against Kio Stand ml Oil
company. It was charged : , in that sul : tbat
a trust known as the Stan-lai\I Oil tru.it had
been formed. The supran1. " court hold that
the alleged , trust wasvln rnufllct wltli ; be
Irws of the state and .jftfnlJ no ; be : uan-
talned. .
t
In the Informatlcn ' '
J'lcd Jjy'tLo ptlornoy
General today It la charged that the trust has
not been dissolved , but Ihit under the pre
tense of winding up Us affairs the trust
has arranged to continue Indefinitely. Tl.o
Information upon which the con temp1 pro
ceedings are begun was furnished bv George
D. Rico of Marietta , who Is rspitscnlod by
W. L. Flagg of New York and E. D. Kln-
kald of Columbus. <
Tomorrow the supreme , court wll ! fix the
date on which the Standard Oil company
shall be cited to appear In court to answer
the charge that It has Ignored the decision
of the court. The date will probably be
sometlmo in the January term of court.
DEATH F1IO.1I HOII.KIL EXPLOSION.
One Man Killed mid Two ScrloiiHly
Injured.
STONEBORO , Pa. , Nov. 8. Shortly before
noon today the boiler at No. 2 mine of the
Mercer Iron and Coal company at this place
exploded , killing David Love and probably
fatally wounding John Jackson and Joseph
Dower. Alfred Jaxthelmer und Hayes Fry
were severely hurt and the former may dlo.
Charles Fry waa but slightly hurt.
Love , Jackson and Dower were In the
holler room at the tlmo the explosion oc
curred , but neither of 'tho men who are yet
living are able to give any Information about
the accident. The other Injured men were
working about tbo tipple at ibo tlmo and were
struck by pieces of tbo wrecked boiler.
The engine house and every building near
at bund were leveled to the ground. Ono
piece of the boiler was carried 2,000 feet and
over the tops of the houses.
Love was a married man , ' and leaves eight
children. Jackson la married , 57 years old ,
and leaves a family grown , Dower was
single. The coroner will Investigate.
SAMJI'II.I.Y'S ' I'KCUMAIl POSITION.
Culmn Piitrlntlxiii Cull * , American Clt-
Irfiixlilj ) IlftnliiM.
PHILADELPHIA , Nov. 8. The Press will
print under New York date tomorrow a
story to the effect that General Sangullly ,
the Cuban patriot , has received an order
from General Gomez { o report for duty In
the Insurgent ranks. The order places him
In an embarrassing position. Sangullly bad
become an American ycltlzen'and when ar
rested In Havana two years' ago was only
released from Mora'castlo'upon giving
his word not to again take up arms
against the Spanish government. Sangullly
gave this pledge after muqh hesitation , Not
long afterward General Gomez ordered him
to report for duty , but Secretory.Stiermin . , It
Is said , InformedSangullfy tbljit If ho did to
ho would forfeit his American citizenship.
This last note from Gomez Is to tbo effect
that If Sangullly , who ! Js a m jor general by
commission from Gompz , does not report by
December 1 he will bo reJuced to the ranks
and discharged without honor. - -
CONKKIIKM/'IS < ) ! MOIIMO.V KlDHIiS.
UiiVf I > lll 'lilt > - 111' , Kind JIIK' " Plllfir < < >
.Mci-t.
CINCINNATI , Nov. 8-rTwoMormon apostles
tles , M. P. Collins and Ape t o Lyinan , have
been here In conference with ten Mormon
elders , all young men from Utah. These
young elders will bo assigned tomorrow to
fields north of the Ohio river. Their names
are ; David J , Davis , U. p.'Futley , M , Mauss ,
J. D. ErlckEon , R. G. Clark. J. B. Wilson ,
A , P. Mayhcw , W. P. Iluf.o. A. 1C. Hcrnsen
and Thomas Cottle. Not over twenty per
sons , Including the apoUles and elders nt-
tendoj the conference , It wag with great
difficulty that they obtalngj a place fomeet -
Ing. They were peremptorily refused a dozen
o - more publlo Halls for which they ap
plied.
Hi-lii-l Lead IT lit Sun Krunulncci.
BAN KllANCMSCO. Nov. 8-General Dan
iel FuenUs , the prlmo mover In tb recent
evolution In Guatemala und commander
of tbo Insurgent forces , iirrlved here today
riom the south on the steamer City of
Sydney ,
SCHEME TO DEFEAT 1IANNA
Secretary of the Domooratlo State
Oomrnittoo Gives Details of Plan.
GOVERNOR BUSHNELL TO BE THE LEGATEE
Democratic IiCRlNlntorn to Vole for
Him If He Can Secure
Itennlillonit Votex
to Kleet. ,
COLUMDUS , 0 , , Nov. 8. A local demo-
erotic newspaper prints an Interview with
C. V. Harris , secretary of the democratic
central committee , In which he Is quoted as
saying that at a conference of democratic
leaders of the state It was decided to pledge
the votes ot as many democratic members
of the general assembly as could bo con
trolled to Governor Uushncll for United
States senator , on condition that the gov
ernor could command enough republican
votes to make his electloa possible.
Mr. Harris Is editor of the Athens Journal.
Ho Is quoted as saying : "We have decided
to throw the democratic vote in the next
general assembly to Governor Ilushiiell on
condition that ho can get votes enough from
the republican side of the house to elect him.
So moray of the republican members want
to down Hannoi that we think there will bo
no difficulty In this. The deal Is all nr-
ranged. "
t'OHAKKIl WILL TAIvK A I1AXI1 ALSO.
XVMV 'Move 31 milIn tlie Ohio IMIItlcnl
Controverxy.
COLUMDUS , O. , Nov. 8. A special to the
Ohio State Journal from Cincinnati says : It
was reported In local political circles that
Hon. Charles I. Kurtz had quietly slipped
Into the city during the afternoon and \\as
la close conference with Senator Foraker on
the absorbing senatorial question. The re
port had H that the senator and Kurtz had
carefully surveyed the situation and bad
reached an understanding unfavorable to Mr.
Hanna. Senator Foraker was seen by the
State Journal correspondent and asked about
the alleged meeting wltn Kurtz.
"I regard your Inquiry as very Im
pertinent , " rcp.led the senator , "and further ,
as to our reported meeting , that's none of
your business. "
It was evident the senator had misunder
stood the motive of the inquiry and he was
assured that no discourtesy was Intended ,
but as the matter had been talked of the
State Journal was desirous of either con
firming or flatly denying the stories. After
this explanation Senator Forakcr said be bad
not seen Mr. Kurtz for over a week.
The broaching of the subject gave the
senator an opportunity to vent his feelings
about the scnatorshlp. Ho said : "I am be
coming tired of having my name dragged
Into every llttlo controversy over the sena
torial question. I worked faithfully In the
last campaign and 1C the .majorities . were
not larger It was no fault of mine. I do not
expect to taket-part'In'.the senatorial altalr
but unless my name Is kept out of tlic whole'
thing I shall go Into It and make certain
people know I am arouna , The republican
rarty will settle this matter to Its satisfac
tion and without the dictation of outside
parties. "
I.VGKIISOLL OX TH13 KLKCTIOXS.
Th I n UN They Tench XotliliiK Coiieern-
IIIK : Hie Future.
ST. LOUIS , Nov. 8. "I don't think that the
results of the elections held last Tuesday
teach ; anything concerning the future , " sal.l
Colonel Robert G. Ingereoll last night.
"Tho national campaign Is too far off for
state electlcns to forecast anything concernIng -
Ing them. The results of the elections' Just
held were Indicative of political exhaustion
or ot the evening up of old scores. People
are tired of politics , having Just passed
through a national campaign and did not take
the active Interest they otherwise would have
taken.
"Then In the elections Just held there was
much of the element of satisfying grudges
between men and between factions. Such
contests do not Indicate anything concernIng -
Ing the politics of the stato. Maryland has
not changed Its , although Gorman Is de
feated. His defeat was brought about by
men who had grudges against him. Gorman
has simply lost control of Maryland , "
"A man can run a state only so long ; he
Is bound to bo relegated at some time , " re
marked Colonel Ingersoll. "Ho will gradu
ally accumulate political enemies , until they
are numerous enough to overthrow him.
When he la victorious there will bo probibly
twenty men after one Job that he controls.
Only ono man can get the place , and In
giving that Job to ono ot those men the
leader will make enemies of the other nine
teen. Patronage Is a treacherous leverage.
It will eventually throw a man over. The
fulcrum , gradually slips toward you. "
"I think the republicans , however , did bet
ter In the last election , than IB usual for tbo
victorious party so soon after a presidential
victory. Ohio Is still republican , and the
party did much better there than It usually
does In 'off' years. New York , with the
wings ot tbe party working together , Is still
republican , The clcoc figures In Ohio are the
results of hctlonal fights In the party , I
think the republican vote would have been
larger bad there been a llttlo more prosper
ity. Times are still a little hard.
"I think the silver cause lost decidedly.
I believe that the Issue U dead , although I
presume It will be talked about for years
to come , Jurt ao the greenback Issue was.
Dryan will , I presume , when bo Is gray
haired , still bo talking about the free coin
age of silver at the ratio of 1C to 1. He will
be Just Ilka Neat Dow , who died surrounded
by drunkards In a state which bo made a
prohibition state , and until ho died ho talked
vrohlbltlon. "
STIIIKI : i.vriu.s LOUAI , AFFAIIIS.
DcArmlit I.ONCH Contract Ouluir to
Trouble \vltli Mlncrx.
PirrSIJUHG , Pa. , Nov. 8. W. P. OeAr-
mitt's New York & Cleveland Gas Coal com
pany was refused the contract for supplying
Pittsburgh water works at Drllllant with
coal for the coming year. The city council
this afteinoon received a negative recom
mendation from the public works committee ,
and after a spirited debate it was decided to
roadvertlse for bids for the water works coal
contract. During the dcbato It wan said by
some councllmen that tbe reason of the nega-
tlvo action of the committee uas on account
or the dispute between the coal company and
Its employes , and It was feared the company
might not bo able to fulfill Us contract.
Others thought the council hhould Ignore
this and award the conduct to Mr. DeAr-
tnlttVi company , as It \\as ttio- lowest bidder.
Deforo the council met President M. M.
Garland of the Amileatnated association ap
pealed before the public works committee
and aeked II not to approve the coal con
tract
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Wcntlicr Torccnjl for Nebraska
Knlrj Cooler ; Northerly Winds.
Pace.
1. Htnrrntlnu In Killing the Ciilmm.
( liililoimippe'a Murderer on Trlitl.
Scheme to Uofe.it Seimtor llnnun.
Ij\urler > Mlnaloii In IVixeeful.
S. Report of the Initlnn CoiiiiuUtlon.
Sleeting of Nntloiml I.enRuo MnRimten ,
root Hull U Itnrreil In Oourgln.
3. Dornej- linn n 1'oor Memory.
4. Kdltnrlnl und Comment.
B , Tlieocloro Durrani Mu t llntif- .
* Oinnlm ChurrliCH Want ( limit MlnUtem.
0. Council lllurM I.ocnl Mutter * .
7. Iti < or iinlr.tllmi : of Union TucMc.
In the Field of Kleetrlrlly.
8. Ilnnqiiet nt the Commercial Clnh ,
ClnnUrf Left All by Itself.
O. Strnngn Story of nn i : > enirtl | Coin let.
WOIIR Chin roo'H diluent ! IHhtlilt.
lllg Iloiiui for Omntm City Hand * .
Common Ti\w Miirrlngp * Hold Hood.
10. Mj-Hlcry of Occiin Ciirrnnti.
11. Commercliil mill Fliiunelnl Nrnrs.
li. ! Morning xvlth the Cziir.
Tradition * ot the Conmnctii1 * ,
Temperature nt Otiinhni
Hour. Dour. Hour.
B n. m It i p. in t ; |
U n. m lit u p. m | ; t
7 n. in 4 it n. in la
N n. m It 4 | i. m til
< > n. in iu R p. m 12
" ' i It ( I p. m II-
* 1 n. m 40 7 | i. m II
' - m 10 N l . m 10
1) p. in illl
FIHH IIUSIH.TS IX , LOSS OF IIFK.
Three Fatalities Attend the HuriiliiK
of a IlcMtiiuriiut.
HOT SPRINGS , Ark. , Nov. S. A flro with
frightful results occurred hero this mornIng -
Ing at 1 o'clock. Prank Kauffman , Charles
Johnson and Clara Erhart were burned to
death.
The fire occurred In A. Hrhart's bakery
on Central avenue. The building was a
three-story ihrlck and 'Mr. .Erhart's . family
occupied the thlrdi floor as a residence. Sev
eral of the employes ot the bakery. Includ
ing Frank Kauffman ami Charles Johnson ,
slept on the second floor.
The flro originated In the room In which
the ovens are located In the rear of the
building and spread rapidly to the second
and third floors , where the sleeping occu
pants were almost suffocated with smoke
before they mafic au effort to save them
selves.
-Mr. Krhart succeeded , < by heroic efforts. In
getting his family out through the windows
on the roofs of adjoining buildings and
dropped them on the awning below. " His
11-year-old daughter Clara , after being res
cued , ran 'back Into the building for the
mother and was iburned to death.
The 'bodies of KaUffman and Johnson , were
found In their beds this morning , frightfully
burned.
CHICAGO , Nov. S. The Irwln building.
Harrison street and Wabash avenue , was
partially destroyed by flro this evening. The
less on bulldlns and contents Is estimated
at $150,000 , fully Insured. Poorly Insulated
electric light wires are suppbseil to have
caused the blaze.
The Irwln block Is a five-story structure ,
occupied by a number of "xirrlago manufac
turing concerns. The flre originated on the
fourth floor and bursting through the windows
dews on all sides caused consternation umong
the hundreds of passengers on the elovattd
trains which run through Wabash avenue
and Harrison street. Keating , Smyth &
Southcard , dealers In leather goods , occupy
ing the fourth floor , suffered tbo heaviest
less , about $50,000.
SYRACUSE , Neb. , Nov. 8. ( Special. ) Fire
lost night destroyed the barn of Mrs. O. A.
Warner , on Park street. The flre Is suppcnjed
to be of an incendiary origin. The loss was
total ; damage about $150. Insurance , $50.
TALK OF CUtKLTV 11KFOIU3 91 AST.
Sailors Stiirveil and Cruelly Ileaten lij-
Caiitalii.
SAN FRANCISCO , Nov. 8. A tale of terrl.
bio cruelty and starvation on the high seas
was today told in thu ofllco of United Statca
District Attorney H. S. Foote by four or flve
forlorn and scurvy stricken sailors , members
of the American , ship John A. Urlggs ot San
Francisco. They swore to a complaint , charg
ing Captain J. W. Dalch with having misused
and starved his men , while Finn Mate John ,
son also will bo arrested for cruelly beating
and wounding sailors cci the high seas.
The Brlggs sailed from Baltimore a llttlo
over llvo months ago , bound for this port.
Ilefore a month had paoscd the potato supply
was exhausted and from then uutil tbo close
of the voyage no vegetables of any sort were
served the sailors. Three times a day the
crew was served with ono half of a small
loaf of bread , making about four sllccw , andi
two thin slices of salt beef or junk cut so
th'rn ' that the poor sailors could see through
It. Lleforo Cape Horn had been reached two
of the men , Charles Jarvela and George
Nichols , were attacked' ' with scurvy and tbo
ontlro crew had been driven to such desperate
t-'traits that In order to save their lives they
were compelled to cat the grcaso used to
lubricate the masts. It Is charged that First
Mate Johnson beat Jarvcla terribly on sev
er' ] ) occasions , because Illness and starvation
prevented bis prompt obedience to commanc's.
Jarvela's arm and nose were broken. August
28 Johnson 'boat Abel Peterson Into Insensi
bility for the same cause. Others were badly
abused.
I.euve for WiiMliliitoii. |
OTTAWA , Nov. 8. Premier Laurler and
Sir L. Davlcs , minister of marine , accom
panied by Lady Laurler , Lady Davles and
Mr. M'icoun , the government seal expert , left
for Washington today ,
VlliiKinv for Opera Sinner.
MANDAN. N. D. , Nov. 8.-Tlte divorce
case of Lillian Illnuvelt , tha opera singer ,
will rome up nguln In the district court In
a few dnyu. She WIIH grunted a divorce
from her hUHbnnd , HoyalHton Smith , iniiKl-
cal Instructor at Carnegie bull , Nnw York ,
on the KToundH of neglect or duty nnd
nonmipport. Mr. Bmlth gave up the contest
and tlio court Is to bo asked to pass on
tbu question of alimony
llelKlit of M it Hiiluler ,
SKATTLH , Wash. , Nov. 8. The Intent
compulation from 'Out altitude of Mount
Rainier places Columbia crcnt , the highest
point , HfS > feet above the level of the ca ,
The.Mu figures have been deduced from ob
servations made by Prof , Kilgar McClure ,
who lout his life whllo defending the mouii.
tain the night of July 27 , 1SA7 ,
MiivrinciitN of Ocean VewoelNov , 8.
At New York At rived Cevlc , from Liv
erpool ; fieotla , from Miirselllt'H.
At Antwerp Arrlveil-Wcutenilunil , from
Now York.
At Gibraltar Arrived Fuldn , from New
York.
At Saiilhiunptoii Hiillid Normannla , for
New York.
At ilnrnprlmvi-n Arrived Kocnliigcn
and 81. LoulH , from New York , Balled
Muencben. for New York.
At Queenatown-Arrlvcd-Pavenla , from
Boston.
MISSION OF LAMIER
Canadian Premier and Quito on Tholi
Way to Washington.
MUCH IMPORTANCE ATTACHES TO VISIT
Booking to Settle Several -Interesting
International Questions ,
TO CONSULT WITH PRESIDENT M'KINLEY
Beneficial Results Are Looked For from th9
Conference ,
SIR WILFRED'S SPIRIT A FRIENDLY ONE
Several Problem * Which Ilnvc Hn
riiHNcd ( lie Two ( ! ovcmiiictiti for
YenrH MnjHe Amlenlily ,
| | Adjusted. ( , J
WASHINGTON , Nov. 8. Tlio atitboritlM
here liavo been ailvUcdl that the arrival to
morrow of Sir Wilfred Lsurler , pjemlcr ol
Canada ; Sir Louis Davlos , minister of n -
rluo In the Laurler cabinet , and other of
ficials or the dominion , Is to have an Im
portant bearing , not only upon the Ucrlng
sea settlement , hut on all the pnrnllng ques
tions which have been sources of Interna
tional complication 'between the United
States and Canada , namely , the. papsago ot
the alien laborers to and from Canada ; the
North Atlantic fisheries question ; the pres
ence of many Americans In the Klondike ter
ritory , belonging to Canada , and In the rainIng -
Ing regions of llrltlsh Columbia ; the fisheries
trouble along the great lakes ; the bonding
privilege granted Canadian railroads ; the
controversy over rights In the Fraeer river
and In the Pugct sound ; and the question of
a reciprocity arrangement between the
United States and Canada.
CONFER WITH THE PRESIDENT.
There IB direct ami definite Information
that Sir Wilfred comes prepared to take up
all these questions and , If possible , IncIUdo
them In one general settlement , when the
general friction they have caused will bo
over. On pome of there subjects ho will con
fer with President McKlnley and on at least
ono of them , that relating to alien , laborers
crossing the 'border , ho will suggest such
mutual modification of present restrictions as
In his opinion will bo of material advantage )
to the thousands of Americans now In the
Klondike and llrltlsh Columbia mining dis
trict and at the same tlmo will be of advan
tage to Canada along the eastern border.
The principal features of Sir Wllfredjs
mission were communicated to the proper/
officers and are given oul by persons advised
of the premier's plans , and It can 'bo ' slid
that the suggestion that the docks"bo cleared
of existing disputes 'between ' Canada and the
United States met with the .favor of the
administration.
'
NOT -SO INTERESTED _ JN SEALS.
While the 'Ucrlng sea settlement occa
sioned the visit of the ICanadlan premier ,
the Canadian authorities attach much less
Importance to It than they do to the other
questions -mentioned. They ray that Cana
dian sealing 'Is confined almost entirely to
the far west territory , where the scalera fit
out and that oven , there considerable per
centage of the so-called Canadian scalcra
sail from Seattle , Son Fianclsco and other
ports , which fit out In Canada under the
British nag.
What 'basis ' of settlement can bo reached
Is not stated , but confidence- entertained
by the Canadians that an amicable adjust
ment can bo made. Among the plans sug
gested Is that of an Indemnity largo cnougfo
to permit Canada to buy out the sealers and
retire them from , business. With this dona
the United States , Russia , Japan , Great
Britain and Canada would .bo . together In a
suppression of pelagic scaling. There Is no
determination , however , to advance this plan
In preference to others and the eco-po of the
settlement will remain In doubt until the ne
gotiations open. i
IIOROER IMMIGRATION LAW.
Sir Wilfred Laurler and bis associates will
urge strongly that the border immigration
question ho settled , and on tills paint will
confer with the precldent. Under the pre
mier's direction the Canadian Parliament
passed an ulleir Immigration law last spring ,
by which American contractors and American
labor were barred from competing In the
woik on the Crow's Nest past ) railway , a.
government undertaking In western Canada.
On the other band , It Is claimed by the Cana
dians that about 5,000 Americans areIn the
Klondike territory belonging to Canada , and
that fully 10,000 American contract laborers
are working In the mines of lirltlah Co
lumbia.
The United States Immigration laws , tt la
Deserted , are administered with harshness
along the Canadian border and are a dally
source of Irritation. Sir Wilfred , therefore ,
will suggest that -the causes of Irritation bo
removed on both aides , and it ! understood
that bo Is prepared to offer a repeal of Cana
dian restrictions In the Klondike aivj other
legions If the American alien law la mada
less stringent.
EASY HOAD TO KLONDIKE.
In this connection , also , the co-operation
of the United States la desired 'In plans ot
the Canadian authorities to make an easy
louto to the Klondike. The proposed ronto
is by boat from Fort Wrangle to Uio Stlckcen
river , which Id In territory belonging to ( bo
United States , and up the Stlckeen river , via.
Taskan lake , to the Yukon river , and thence
to the gold fields.
AM the Stlckeen river Is on American soil
It Is desired to overcome any possible con
troversy , although the treaty of Washington
is eald to make the navigation of tbo river
frco to the Canadians and Americans alike.
Tlii * need of this short roulo under the pii-
rontgo of the Dominion Js felt by the Ca
nadian premier to bo Imperative In view of
the Information that 15,000 Australians will
como to Klondike In ( lie spring. A total
of 50,000 colonials are expected to head that
way ,
HECIIMIOCITY AGREEMENT.
On the matter of reciprocity the general
( impose of ( ho negotiation will be to give tbo
United States the benefit of tbo minimum
clause of the i/resent Canadian law , In con
sideration for the 20 per cent reduction
allowed under the Dingloy law. The dealra
or Wilfred and hla associates will bo to con-
flue the arrangement to a few Important
articles , allowing tlmo to develop Its use
fulness and extend Its scope ,
On tbo part of Canada the articles likely
to bo proposed for reciprocity are flsli , coal ,
lumber and barley , On the part of the United
States the articles likely to figure are coat ,
oil , corn , railway and electrical supplies , toe. *
chlncr/ all klud * , agricultural