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ESTABLISHED JTJoSE 19 , 1871. TJIUESDAY MOKNJNC , JTEBllUkllY 3 , 1808 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE 00Plr 1TVE CENTS ,
SHUTS OUT FRUITS
Germany Pats the Ban Upon Moro of thu
Products of this Country.
BASES ACTION ON SANITARY GROUNDS
Bays the Fruit is Infected with Vermin
Threatening Trees.
DLCREE GOES INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY
Stop is Taken Without Previous N otico to
Ambassador White.
MEASURE IS CONSIDERED RETALIATORY
OlIlclnlN \VnNliliiKloii Cnn. Do > olli-
* Until They HieeUiI'or -
iii n I .No ( letof ( lie Courms
BERLIN , Fob , 2. The Prussian minister
of tlnanco , Dr. Miguel , Issued a decree yes
terday , which KOCH Into effect Immediately ,
prohibiting the Importation of every kind of
American fresh fruit. The decree lias been
lent to all the German ports and frontier
stations excepting Bavaria , Saxony and
Wurtemburg. The United States embassy
was not previously warned and the United
States ambassador Mr. White , eent n formal
- - letter to the foreign offlco today Inquiring
upon what authority thlti Inimical step was
taken.
The United States consul at Hamburg , Dr.
Hugh I'ltcalrn , telegraphs that 10,000 barrelii
of American apples li < ue been forbidden
to be unloaded and that two trains full ot
American fruit have also been forbidden to
eross the frontier at Emmerich , which ,
nsldo from Hamburg , Is the principal place
of entry for American fruit. On receipt of
i\ * this news , Mr. White sent a second and
* . \jji- stronger remonstrance to the foreign ofilco ,
calling attention to the evident violation of
the treaty. At the foreign offlco it was
learned that the Prussian government pro-
lilh'ta ' the entry of American fiult on sani
tary grounds , asserting that California and
other vermin tin eaten fruit trees.
WASHINGTON. Feb 2. Senator Perkins
of California when shown the above dis
patch raid the prevention of Importation on
sanitary grounds la a mere pretctt and that
It was simply to keep out fruits which com
peted with Cicrman production and the order
was no doubt Issued as a retaliation aga'oat
the United Stated because of the differential
tariff In sugar from bounty paying countries.
Senator Perkins ald he had no doubt that
the United States could meet this new order
by retaliation and that if Germany did not
want to le a market for our fruits and
meats , measures could bo tal.en which would
nlso limit the markets In the United States
to German products.
"It this country , " mid Senator McEncry
of Louisiana , "would only prohibit the Im
portation of Germany's cutlery and woolens
there would soon bo an end of any discrim
ination against American products , end ac
cording to my way of thinking that Is what
should bo done "
The State department has not jet been
Informed by Ambassador White of the de-
crco against the Importation of American
fresh fruIU Into Germany and the ofllclal
statement of the matter Is awaited with
an\lety at the department , which desires to
know Just how far the German government
Is willing to yield to the vvlbhcs of the
agrarian party , which Insists upon the ex
clusion of all ( American farm products
which enter Into competition with the Gor
man farmer.
The officials of the Agricultural depart
ment are disposed to bellevo the explana
tion that the o\portations of fresh fruit will
ho disapproved , because of danger from ver
min U not a sincere one , 1'ut ' that the Ger
mans have In mind the recent imposition
j of a duty on bounty sugar and has taken this
measure as a fiort of retaliation.
Mr Hltt , chaliman of the committee on
foreign affairs , expressed surprise at the
step taken , particularly that It should not
liavo been preceded with notice to our rep
resentative at Ilerlln.
Itcpresentatlvo Ilarlow of the Sixth Cali
fornia district , in which Is located the fer
tile San Jonquln valley , one of the great
fruit districts of the state , said that so far
an California fruit Is concerned the Ger
man decree piohlbltlng the Importation of
American fruit Is a more pretext.
"Tho reason advanced by the German for
eign office , " said Representative Illlborn of
California , "Is the thinnest kind of a pre
text. Nowhere In the world Is fruit t > o frco
from disease as in California and now hero
IB there more care to keep It free from dis
ease of all kinds Wo do not even allow
fruit to come Into the state from other
states without Inepectlon "
O'her members of the California delega
tion expressed similar views.
LONDON , Fob. 2. The Berlin corre-
cpondt nta of the morning papers are all
skep'lcal as to the alleged reason for the
exclusion of tAmerlrnn froh fruit. They
doubt that the cai'so Is the discovery of a
K bus 'n a box of apples In South Germany.
The exclusion Is attributed rather to the
agrarian demand for reprisals against the
American tariff.
[ * The decision has caused the greatest sur-
prlai and conaldeiablo dissatisfaction , for
I'lerlean apples had rapidly token the German -
" man markets b > term , owing to their
cl' npncBs and flno quality and poor eon-
fmmers cannot afford to buy equally flno
French or Italian fruit , Futhormore , It will
bo a severe blow to commerce and shipping
' The decree only permits Importation on con
dition that tbo fruit is exported to Ens-
* * land.
* The Berlin National Zeltung defends the
prohibition If danger sucb as phylloxera ex
ists , It declares , nevertheless , that prom
ises to tbo agricultural population of all
manner of blessings from the legal and ad
ministrative enhancement of the prices of
' provisions are not calculated to Induce
them to make efforts which will bo equally
useful to consumers and agriculturists
' - alike. '
- The opposition German papers consider
that the proposed Brussels sugar conference
, \vlll bo futile under such conditions.
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BOMBAY. Fob , 2. It Is now announced
that General Sir William Locklmrt , who com
manded tli'j Tlrata expedition and who , It la
understood , had been superseded In h's com
mand by General Sir Arthur Power Palmer
baa decided to remain In India with the
ffipft ° ' gaining tbo ground lost in the dls
to tHe Fourth brigade of British
troops near Shlnkamar on SAturday last
General Lockhartwill attempt to recover the
arms captured from the Yorkshire regiment
and punish the tribesmen.
PAl'KHS 11 HI. AT TIIIJ M1MSTIIY.
CoiHleiniii-d for llelillnn ; o Oilier
Power * In Clilnn.
LONDON , Feb. 2. The afternoon news-
ps era today comment In the most severe
ttfms upon the alleged withdrawal of Great
Britain's demand for the opening of th z
Port of Tallen Wan. Some of them refuse to
credit the report.
The Olobo sajs : "No wonder If tbo op
ponents of the ministry regard It as a na
tional humiliation when Its supporters arc
unable to find a reasonable excuse for It.
The public was led to bellevo that Sir Michael
Hlckt-Bcach and other cabinet ministers
meant what they said , so tbo ministers have
only themselves to ttiank If they lose prestige
at home and abroad through the withdrawal
of tlio Tallen Wan demand. England -with
Its strength and enormous resources has the
gameIn Its own hands , If the ministers will
only play It with the nicorsary spirit. "
An olilclal statement on the subject , Just
Issued , Us as folloj : "No communication
can at present bo published concerning the
Times' Tallen Wan report or the negotiations
as a whole. The negotiations thus far are
absolutely confidential. Telegrams from China
contain statements not niciely going far be
yond the government's Information , but In
eonie Instances qulto at variance with known
facts. "
The Times' Tallen Wan announcement has
created much surprise and excitement among
politicians and was eagerly discussed at the
clubs. The liberals vigorously denounced
the reported backdown of the British gov
ernment , whllo the conservative members of
the House of Commons did not conceal their
bitter disappointment. Many declined to
ciedlt the icport until It should be officially
confirmed and a prominent conservative this
afternoon offered a liberal opponent to pay
a substantial sum to a public charity It the
reported backdown should be conflrmrd.
The liberals declare It will be a humiliating
surrender to Russia and a severe blowto
British Interests and prestige.
The members of the late cabinet are al-
leady communicating with each other with
a view of using the matter as n point of at
tack in the debate on the queen's speech
on the reassembling- Parliament.
A wave of Indignation has swept over the
press tluoughout the country. Conserva
tives no less than liberals bewail the sup
posed retreut from an unassailable position
on the ground that Gicat Britain , supported j
by the United States and Japan , mUht
safely have defied Russia. It is understood
that the government is angry with the Times
f"r icveallng- the position.
The Standard this morning , In the course
of an editorial expressing Its regret , t.s-
sumcs that since there Is no ofllclal Informa
tion to the contrary the Times' version of
the situation Is correct. It thinks "this will
bo painfully felt In the course of the pend
ing bve-eloctlons , especially as the btory
suggests suspicions of a larger and wider
surrender.
Thr , editorial concludes by adv'lslng the
government to let the country know us
speedily as possible exactly where It stands.
BERLIN , Feb. 2 An article in the St.
Petersburg Novoo Vremja which has at
tracted the attention of Europe declares that
Franco and Russia supported German's iu-
tontlon and opposed England's , with refer
ence to Tallen Wan and hence Lord Salis
bury , it Is alleged , Is obliged to consult with
his colleagues before the meeting of Parlia
ment as to Wjo best way to beat a retreat
if Great Britain wishes to avoid an open con
flict with Russia.
TIIMM ! TO JNCIinvSn ITS XVVY.
rr iteo Ill-Hires to lluvr AVnr Vcxsi'lH
for PordKii Wiilorit.
PARIS , Feb. 2. During the discussion of
the naval estimates today In the Chamber
of Deputies M J. DeKerJegu , republican , ic-
publlcan , reporter of the committee , replyIng -
Ing to the criticisms of the navy , contended
that the French ships were qulto equal to
those o" foreign navies.
The committee proposed that an Ironclad ,
three cruisers and eleven torpedo boats bo
begun this jear.
Vlco Admiral Bcsnard , the minister of
marine , said the government's naval pro
gram had made the Mediterranean a Fiench
gulf. It was intended now to build Iron
clads for other European waters , with an
extensive ephcro of action , and a larger
number of small armored cruisers. The gov
ernment , ho added , was actively pursuing
experiments with submarine boats and the
tmpiovements In the Initial velocity of the
artillery were making It the best In the
world. Meanwhile this fortification at Biz-
llera was actively proceeding In construc
tion. The minister admitted that accidents
to French boilers were moro frequent than
In other navies.
The debate wag adjourned.
\\fll ion OK THIS CZAR I3JIIMI ITIC.
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BERLIN , Fcb , ? A dlrpatch from Con-
8tantlnclo to the Frankfort Gazette rajs the
answer of Car Nicholas to the Turkish ob
jections to tbo candidature of Prince George
of Greece for the governorship of Crete , was
presented to the su'lan jesterday ( Tuesday. )
It was couched In such strong terms that
the H lira Ian ambassador , M. Zlnovleff , hesi
tated and telegraphed to St Petersburg for
confirmation before presenting It.
Count Maravleff. the Rucslao foreign min
ister , replied that It was t'.io czar's unalter
able Intention that I'rtaco George should be
nominated.
In rreneh CoiiNiilN ,
PARIS. Feb. 2. The following diplomatic
changes were announced today. A. J.
Mcrou , French consul at Galvcston , Tex. ,
Ian Lcen transferred to Chicago ; M. Dupas
of the French chancellery at Now York has
bera appointed vice consul at Gilveston ; M
P. le Falvre , first secretary of the French
embassy at Washington , has been trans
ferred to Berne ; M. N , E , E , Thlebault ,
French consul at Chicago , replaces M. le
Falvro at Washington ; M. II. do Surrcl ,
French consul at Manchester , England , Is
transferred to Santa Fo , N. M , ; M. A. Laurel-
Cochcla , French consul at Liverpool , re
places M , Uoosserout d'Angladc , consul at
Now Orleans ; M. d'Angladc , consul at New
Orleans , Is transferred to Milan , Italy ,
Cronil CoiunvlN Court ( o Ailjourn.
PARIS , Feb. 2 , When the hearing of the
libel suit brought by Joseph Itemach against
Henry Rochfort , who charged M , Helnacli
with Intending to prove Alfred Dreyfus' In
nocence by means of forged documents , was
icbumcd today the court was thronged. At
termination of the speech for the de
fense the crowd broKe out Into cheers and
cried : "Down with the Jews. " The Judge
thereupon suspended the hearing. When the
hearing was resumed later there was great
lucltement In the vicinity.
MANY PEOPLE ARE DROWNED
Lifo and Property Are Destroyed by the
Now England Storm ,
COAST IS LINED WITH WRECKS OF SHIPS
Ioi IN nNllnmloil nt $2,000,000 , AVhllv
the Totnl .Number of the
Druil Milevtr He
Kuan n.
BOSTON , 'Fob. ' 2. A score of persona were
drowned and $2,000,000 In loss Inflicted by
the storm that swept over o.stern"Massa
chusetts and Rhodlj Island Monday night and
Tuesday morning.
Four unidentified bodies lie In the coroner's
office In Gloucester. Five more are In Linn ,
brought over from Little Nahant , where the
schooner Charles II. iBrlggs was wrecked.
Twelve unidentified bodies are reported to
bo at Baker's Island , In Salem harbor. They ,
too , must bive manned some of the schooners
which were lest In Gloucester harbor.
That there are others In the waters of
the bay seems almost certain. Wreckage Is
strewn up and down the coast from Capo
Ann to Capo Cod. Thirty fachooncrs were
wrecked In Massachusetts bay. On land the
loss by the storm seems to have been con
fined entirely to property.
Twenty-four hours elapsed biforo \ direct
telegraphic communication was restored be
tween Boston nnd the rest of the world. The
electric car servlco In this city was restonU
by noon , but In most of the smaller towns
the trolley lines are still crippled.
The cost of the storm in this city Is esti
mated as follows : Boston Elevated Hallway
company , $224,000 ; city of Uoston , $75,000 ,
Western Union Telegraph company , $20,000 ;
Postal Telcgp-ph company , $10,000 ; Long
Distance Telephone company , $3,000 ; New
England Telephone company , $10,000 ; elec
tric light companies , $4,000 ; flre alarm and
police signal service , $5,000 ; flro losses due
to disabled equipment and defective wires ,
$100,000 ; steam railroads , damage to prop
erty and loss to Income , $123,000 ; loss to
shipping Interests , about $250,000 ; loss to
Boston's business Interests , at least $600,000 ;
total , $1,428,000.
The first information from Vineyard
Haven since the storm was rece'vcd today.
It says -violent easterly gule , with n
velocity of fifty-five miles an hour , swept
over that section Monday night , and caused
an extremely high tide. Yesterday mornIng -
Ing the gale changed to a northwesterly
blizzard , with drizzling snow TUegraph
and telephone lines were prostnted , and con
siderable damage done along the water
front. A fleet of vessels harbored at the
via' ' yard lay safely at their anchorage.
The tug Ice King , with a wreaking scow
and apparatus , engaged In raising the barge
Pine Forest sunk In Quick's Hole , was
obliged to abandon the scow , and itwas left
with two men on board , wtoso fate is un
known.
A feature of the > storm was the large num
ber of fires In the city and the surrounding
towns whllo It was at Its height. The tio-
hams Corner Unlversallst church , an old
landmark In the Dnrchestershlre dlbtrlct , and
St. Thomas Episcopal churefo at Taunton
were burned. Serious fires also occurred in
Lowell , Peabody , Rockland , Newton and other
places. During the blockade of the railroads
many trains were derailed and a large num
ber were either stuck fast or lost owing to
the < ; ollccso ) of the wires. The weather Is
flno today and by night It Is expected most
of the transportation lines will bo In regular
operation
NEW YORK , Feb 2. This is the co'dcet
day of the season. The temperature , which
was gradually falling yeoterday afternoon
and last night , registered 5 degrees below
zero at S a. m. today , a drop of 22 degrees
since yesterday at 2 p. ra. Since 10 a. m
It has risen two points. The thermometers
In the streets show a considerable lower
record , many of them registering 2 degrcca
above zero. The East and North rivers arc
full of Ice , and the ferryboats were much
delayed on this account. The surface and
elevated railroads ran behind time and local
traffic was considerably congested. The
Third Avenue cable road broke down.
Suburban traffic was also delayed. Trains
from the north , northeast and west were
all late In arriving. Boston Is still shut off
from communication with the outer world
except by occasional telephone message.
The streets In this city are resuming their
normal appearance , acid It was said that all
the snow vvoula bo removed from the prin
cipal thoroughfares before noon , At the
hospitals there are many cases of frozen
feet , fingers nnd limbs , and the surgeons
are kept busy fixing up the bones broken by
falls on the slippery streets. The weather
forecaster f > aj that It will bo warmer to
night , but predicts moro snow. An Ice gorge
Is forming In Long Island Sound at Fort
Schuyler , threatening to Interfere with
navigation. The Hudscn river at Sing Slag
is frozen over , and If the cold continues
another twenty-four hours teams and po-
dcstrlans will bo able to cross safely from
shore to shore ,
NEW HAVEN , Conn. . Feb. 2. Connecticut
has practically recovered from the storm
With the exception of late trains , especially
the through trains from Boston , and Im
peded trolley car traffic , the state felt the
effects of t'to storm but slightly. Telephone
ami telegraph wires stowl up admirably ,
ALBANY , N. Y. , Feb. 2. Railway trafllc
throughout the state has returned to nearly-
normal conditions. Trains on almost all lines
are on schedule time ,
PROVIDENCE , R I , Fcb. 2 The greater
part of the atato Is still Izebound , with prac
tically no wire communication with any place
outside of this city. The only wires working
are two communicating with Fall River ,
Newport , and Nevv Bedford , There was no
means of travel from one part of the city to
another except that furnished by slels'Js.
The trolley system experienced the worst
tie-up In Its history. The business of the
city was at a standstill , Hundreds of em
ployes yesterday were unable to reach their
places of business. The cold exceeds the-
memorable blizzard of March , 18SS.
WORCESTER , Moss , Fob , 2. This city-
Is slowly recovering from the effects of the
great storm , Tie principal street car lines
are again In operation , but It will be several
days before the blockade on country trol
ley lines Is broken.
ST. LOUIS , Fcb , 2 , This Is the coldest
night of the Ecaton for this vicinity. At
midnight the thermometer registered 12 de
grees above zero. Reports from a number
of places In Illlrols and Missouri Indicate
that the present cold spell Is tbo most severe
experienced this winter. The coldest re
ported Is C below at ( litwoti 111 , , and the
thermometers at other places range from
that to C above.
The farmers In the vicinity of Moberly ,
Mo. , are beginning to suffer from the lack
01 water for their stock. .Nearly all pas
trains to that point fire delayed. In
other points of Missouri siero leather pre
vails , stock Is suffering and whfctt has been
damaged considerably.
UUI/'S 1IUUV MY'KT roUM ) .
\notlicr CnrpNe Mill to IIn\e IIcell
llnrloil in UN Pliioc.
( CopyrlBht , UPS l ) > I'rws I'ubtli > lilng > Compiny )
HAVANA ( via Key West , Fla. ) , Feb. 2.
( New York World Cablegram Special Tele
gram ) Colonel Huiz's body was not found
by the Spanish trcops , I learn from a trust
worthy source. When General Arnnguren
was killed the Insurgents who were near
the spot where Ruiz was burled opened the
grnvo and left In It this note : "Excuse us ,
but Uulis's body Is not at jour disposal. "
The firemen had a great funeral procession
hero yesterday In memory of Rutr , but If
my Information Is true , ad I have reason ! to
beltcvo It to be , some other body than his
has been burled here. The authorities say-
nothing was left ot the body , which had
been burned , except n few fragments. The
bones were charred , they ireport , and there
were machet cuts. It was announced bcforo
that the body had been fully recognized.
Autonomy Is languishing through General
Dlanco's failure to purchase Important lead-
eis. Strife Is reported between the radical
and the conservative members of the autono
mist cabinet and resignations arc talked of.
Blanco Is censured for letting the purpose
of his trip cast become generally known.
Desplto another anti-American circular ,
published on the dny of General Lee's din
ner to the Maine's officers , the feeling
against the ' 'Yankees" has dwindled to noth
ingness. The day the clicular was Issued
Spain's greatest toreador , Mazzanatlnl , was
hero. The .Maine's officers and almost the
entlru American colony attended the bull
fight. Some apprehension was caused , but
the excitement of the occasion was not anti-
American. The American olilcers were
pointed out simply ns Interesting visitors
The guard was not even increased. The
American officials are convinced there will
bo-no trouble without great jingo provoca
tion and locil riots combined. The Maine
Is thronged by Spanish and Cuban visitors
A local base ball team will challenge the
Maine's sailors to a game for the benefit of
the rcconctntradocs.
Advices from the field deny that Castclla-
nos has taken the rebel capitol at Cubltas.
Ho had a fight near there with the rebel
brigadier Recolo , and after ft hot skirmish
the Spaniards retired. They never reached
Cubltas The recent bomb explosion at the
house of a former mayor of Havana had no
International significance. It was for private
revenge only. '
d
Further information confirms my report ot
the circumstances attending Arangurcn's
death , but the wires made mo say some
thing I did not mean to. Instead of assert
ing , for instance , that "tha Spanish officers
all praised the assassination , " I tried to
note that the Spanish ofilccrs all praised
Aranguren. I am cieditably Informed that
the five men of Aranguren's escort who were
captured when ho was killed and who were
reported to have been fcho ; the next day
uro alive In Campo Florida. ,
. i SYLVESTER SCOVEL.
IIVNG AMVTlIim 1'UI.OU UMIMslllY.
IliKlirnreiits Continue to Jle nilK -
Krc Nl e I'OPUC In Culm.
HAVANA ( via Key West ) , Feb. 2
Spanish military operations contluuo almost
paralyzed , the season most favorable for
movements against the Insurgents thug be
ing lost.
On Friday the Insurgents entered 'he
town of Artemisa , province of Plnar del
Rio , and plundered several stores. The gov
ernor or Plnar del Rio sent Jose Mendoner
Diaz as an emissary to the Insurgent leader ,
Price Diaz , with proposals , ot peace and sur
render. The Insurgents hung him near a
lallway opening , with the governor's letter
on his body.
In the fight at Vega Alta , In which the
guerrillas were involved , the Insurgents
machetcd seven guerrillas and wounded a.
captain , a lieutenant and five privates seri
ously. In an1 engagement near Gulncs the
Spanish loss was a lieutenant , a sergeant
aid five privates killed and thirteen pri
vates wounded.
Private advices trom Glbaru confirm the
report that General Luquo'e los&es at MeJH
were moro serious than was ofllclally given
out He lost not twenty , but 121 killed and
wounded.
The Insurgents under Leader Jose Miguel
Gomez surprised two scmadrons of cavalry
on the military trncha near Clego do Avlla
and Inflicted considerable loss , Including a
Spanish captain , The remainder of the
Spanish force made a disorderly retreat.
IIUIG UIIVNS I'HK&nVr A IlKMAMJ.
\ollf > Tiirl.lhli foriiiiu'iit Hint
VlroeltleH Miixt GenM' .
CONSTANTINOPLE , Feb. 2. The Bul
garian agent has presented a note to the
Turkish government , pointing out the seri
ousness of the occurrences In the vilayet of
Uskub , where 592 Bulgarians have been ar
rested on the charge of storing arms. The
agent further alleged that many ot the Bul
garians have been tortured to death and
that women and girls bad been assaulted ,
and , as a result , wore dying. Therefore , the
agent urgently demanded an Immediate ces
sation of the oppression , the withdrawal of
the military surrounding the ; locality , the
transfer of all prisoners to Uskub for trial
and dismissal of a number of pfficlals.
The note has caused considerable sensa
tion among the Turkish ministers and at the
palaco.
SI-JUKI : OK yi'Lnijvi/r'vAT vinxv\ .
VuthorlMoK Talk of 'IVrapoPiirllj Snn-
lifiKlliiK tlu Locturcn.
VIENNA , Feb. 2-fThe ( Strike of the
students absorbs public attention. It will
probably extend tomorrow to' the universi
ties of Vienna , Brunn and Gijaz. The cabi
net council today and a conference of the rec
tors of the various universities considered
the question and the latter adylr.ed the gov
ernment to temporarily suspend the lecturej
without closing the unlversUles. This de
cision Is regarded as practically a censure
on the government and the resolutlpn con
tained no word of blame for tbo students.
IIiuiKH on the. UnKeil .S n < ON.
LONDON , Feb. 2. Sir IHchoJd Webster ,
the attorney general , speaking at Ventor ,
Isle of Wight , on the Chinese trouble , said
the United States was supporting England's
policy with surprising unanimity. Ho de
clared that If Great Britain were compelled
to fight for this cause and should lese "tho
British public would have a quick and glori
ous death , Instead of the slow starvation
which the 1033 of trade would mean to the
nation , "
Siiliiiornn the JllluUtor ofVnr. ' .
PARIS , Feb. 2. Emlle Zola and the Auroro
have requested the minister of justice to
sulpocna General Billet , minister of war , as
a witness for the defense In the coming
prosecution of M Zola.
RULES OF STOCK EXCHANGE
Ex-President Oilchrist Explains Them on
the WitncsjStaudi
ARE MADE TO SHUT OUT COMPETITION
t Prcc c Out Co-
'Coinliliintloiiw Inter-
iK' AilmlNHloiiH from it
| COIIIIIllKNlllIl Jlllll. i
When the hearing of the case against the
Omaha Live Stock exchange before John W.
Battln , Unltod Statw examlner-ln-chancery ,
was resumed ystcrday William A. Hlg-
glns , the South Omaha commission mer
chant , continued his testimony ns a govern
ment's witness. The cross-examination was
conducted by Attorney T. J. Mahoncy for
the defendants.
Mr. Hlgglns' testimony was In substance
that the members of the exchange monopo
lized the live stock business a't the South
Omaha market and that the exchange had
been organized for that purpose. The hours
each day when commission concerns could
do business were limited by rules of the
exchange , which tie member of the or
ganization dared to violate.
The exchange had llxed a minimum rate
of Interest which commission firms were
obliged to regard when making loans to
live stock groweis. secured by chattel
mortgages on the stock. This rate was
the same as that charged at the banks
from 10 to 12 per cent per annum. Witness
also explained the operation of what Is
termed at the yards the "dockage fee" on
hogs In carload lots. This was a cnarge of
lu cents n head on hogs which shippers
were compelled to pay for the services
of Inspectors cmplovcd by the ex
change to dock hogs received
at the market , lei weight and quality. The
rulcfl required that this fee should alwajs
bo paid before hogs were docked. Although
the bujer profited by this svstem of docking ,
the shipper was compelled to pay the
charges. Witness was unable to explain
why such was tho'caGO other than that It
was one of the rules of the exchange.
Before the HOOT adjournment Special
Counsel Cathera , for the government , called
Richard Glichrist , ex-president of the ex
change , to the witness chair. Ho is a mem
ber of a commission firm doing business at
the South Omaha vards. Mr. Glichrist was
president of the exchange when the trouble
with the Omaha Live Stock Commission com
pany begun In 1SOG , and he was succeeded
In office by President Murphy , the present
incumbent.
SOMEWHAT SENSATIONAL.
Mr. Glichrist was on the stand all of the
afternoon , when ins was finally dlschi-ged
from turther service as a witness Both in
tJchalf of the government and the exchange
every phase of the latter's organization was
examined. Technical questions relating to
management of the exchange were v\alved
by counsel for both sides , when such a thing
were possible and as a consequence Ml.
Glichrist was enabled to give his testimony
in a careful aad direct way. Attempts to
shake the story of the government * ! , case by
cross-examination were futile.
foimer president said that the ex-
chingo was a monopoly to which no commis
sion man , firm nor corporation would be
admitted without the consent of the directors
of the organisation , who voiced the rules of
their body on the difoositloui of eveiy case
No commission concern could do business at
the jards unle-ss It was a member of the
exchange. The membership fee had been
raised to $1,000 and over > member of all
firms or corporations In the commission busi
ness there was required to deposit his little
$1,000 betore the favors of Hie market would
bo extended to him by the exchange.
Prepaid telephone or telegraph messages
to growers and shlnpers fiom comml'slon
men advising them about the condition of
the market at South Omaha and when to
ship consignments , were prohibited by the
exchange , under a rule which subjected violators
lators of It to a penalty of a fine for the
first offense and suspension or expulsion for
the second offense fur such \ lolntlon.
Mr. Gilchrlst had personal knowledge of
ano'her rule of the exchange which prohibited
commission concerns from procuring loans
upon gfowers' stock , secured by a chattel
mortgage for leas than the legal rate of
LiinkltK Interest. Violators of this rule ar
also subjected to heavy fines by the ex-
hngo.
Witness admitted that the present mem
bership fes of $1,000 was raised and the rule
adopted to compel every commission man ,
firm or corporation doing business at the
yards , were directly Intended to compel t'.ie
Omaha Live Stock Comm'sslon company and
other similar commission concerns at the
yan's to retire from the field. Mr. Gilchrlst
maintained that the commission concerns In
business there at present enjoyed a complete
monopoly of the South Omaha market.
IKU n > YTi.se ; M'vicKHii's iinnrs.
IIoiiii'Nlciul of tln > I.iilcThen ! rlrul
MimnniT < il > eu UN II TriiNt
CHICAGO , Feb. 2. A trust deed for $34-
CCS 48 , In which two persons famous In the
theatrical world figure , Josl ph Jefferson and
Lotta , was filed for record todaj , The deed
\\i-s given by Harriet G. MtVlckcr , widow
of J. H. McVIcker , the theatrical manager ,
to George A. Follensbeo as trusti o and
Mitchell D. Follcnsbce successor In trust ,
and is dated January 17 , 189S.
The beneficiaries under the trust are
Joseph Jefferson , to whom the grantor Is In
debted In the sum of $10,000 , secured by two
promissory notes for $5,000 each. Lotta M.
Crabtreo , better known us "Lotta , " Is the
holder of two promissory notes of $20,000
each. A third beneficiary Is Elva A Blocks ,
who bolJs two promlbsory notes aggregating
$1.CC8,4S , also bearing 5 per cent Interest
and payable In flvo jcars
The property given In trust Is the old
homestead of the MeVIckcr family on Wabash
avenue. 160 fjet north of Peck Court , with
an east front , 80x165 feet.
HIIOOKI/YA IIVMC CI.OSI3S JTS > HOOKS
1'ri'Nlili'iil of Hie Concern IN I'mlrr
Arri-Ht for ( > iainl I.morii } .
NEW YORK , Feb. 2 When the deposltois
of the Consolidated Exchange bank , Brook
lyn , went to tbo door today , a placard , an
nouncing ttat the bank was closed because
of sickness In the family of the president ,
was found ,
The president of the concern , Adolph Kel-
lermau , was nowhere to be found and no
one had seen him about the place , The
creditors and depositors of the bank are
mostly grocers , butchers and other retail
merchants in the neighborhood and they at
once notified ( ho police. Tfrc creditors and
dtposltcis fay that tliero is about $12,000
not accounted for.
The police arrested Kcllerman tonight on
a charge of grand larceny ,
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Weather rorccn t for NcbrntVo
Talr , Warmer. Southerly Winds.
.
1. ( Irrinnnj Shut * Out Our fruit ,
Sturm I alien Mnny I , hi i.
Stock Kxclmngo a Monopoly.
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CHICAGO , Feb 2 Determined work with
buckets and blankets by the entire popula
tion of Groi g Point saved the \lllago on
the noi th shore from destruction by fire eaily
this morning. Through lack of sufficient
pressure In the stantp'pe ! ' , which connects
with thoEvanston water works , $35,000 worth
of property was destrojed In the heart of the
vlllago and the fames , swept by the strong
northeast wind , would have swept the main
street clean , but for the bucket and blanket
brigade. Five persons were injured , as fol
lows1
George Goldberg , cut by living glass ; Sam
uel Hoth , Lacked burned ; Nicholas Miller ,
burned about face and hands and hair burned
on" ; Nicholas P. Miller , burned whllo res
cuing 5ils father from engine room , inhaled
smoke and flames ; Joseph Stelher , first lieu
tenant of Wlllmette Volunteer Flro comranv ,
hands and arms butncd.
The fire started in Sllke & Miller's green
houses , on Ridge avenue and Charles street
acid the entire plant was destrojed. Nicholas
Millei received his hurts whllo trjlng to
save pioperty in the engine room. Nicholas
P. Miller was burned In getting his father
out of the engine room.
YORK , Neb , Feb 2. ( Special. )
Flro this morning destrojed a farm
house three miles north of the Uty. Nothing
was saved but a few pieces of furnltuie.
The property was valued at $300 and be
longed to Reuben Claik of this city. Charles
Johnson occupied the bouse at the time.
Thcro was no Insyroncc on cither house or
contents.
GRETNA , Neb , Feb 2 The farm house
of J. W. Crcver , about six miles southwest
of town was totally destrojcd by fire last
night , together with all the household goods
and wearing apparel. The only things saved
wore a piano and a chair. The loss will
amount to about $1,000 , no Insurance. The
flro was caused by a defective flue.
-run MISSISSIPPI
oiiKri-vsloiml Committee on n Jiiuiit
In a < ; < > \ eminent Hunt.
ST LOUIS Fob 2. United States Serators
Nelson , Galllnger , Vest end Berry ,
members of the subcommittee of the commit
tee en commerce , and General Catchings , of
the rivers and harbors committee of the
house arrived heio today over t'lo Daltlinoie
& Ohio railroad from Washington.
Tomorrow mrrnlng , with the members of
the Mississippi river commission , they will
leave this city for Cairo , III , where they will
take the government boat Mlsslss'npl for a
tr'p of liiEepLtlcii down to the mouth of the
Father of Waters. A thorough inspection
of the levees and the general condition of the
river will bo made , to ascertain , If possible ,
the cause of the oveiflow last spring.
It Is expected that the trip -will occupy
the greater part of two weeks , as stops will
bo made at all the leading cities and towns
en route to collect data bearing on the flood
and Its cause
MOOHI : iriuiTiiniis' j,0 > , s is iit\s'in. :
Dlaiiionil Mutch Comi > iiii > U'lpeH Out
Out nil I'niilfiiNiiiit I/enm , ' } .
CHICAGO , Feb. 2 Today , at the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Diamond
Match company , $798,807 lost to the stock
holders of the company through the failure
of the Moore Brothers In 1890 , and here
tofore carried as nn asset , was erased fiom
the books. The amount was taken from the
suipIUH account.
It was this surplus which the attorneys
for Edwin Gould tried so hard , but fruit
lessly , to puncture at the annual meeting
of last year. If ever the Moorcs make a set
tlement the match company will bo so
much ahead. There were no Now York at-
toincjs present at today'H inciting. The
annual statement showed net proflta of
$1,271,917 , against $1,220,111 In 1S96.
TIKI : six nonins FJUMI THR urns
Five Are JuVnUfli-il liy Artleli-w of
l ' i'Ir \ \ urn.
GLOVnilSVILLE. N. Y. , Fcb , 2. The
bodies of the six victims of the Alvord
house firoMero taken from the ruins of the
hotel today. These of Henry F. Day , Hen-
Jamln P. Strickland jnncl the boll boy ,
Charles Iluppert , of Glovcrsvlllc , were re
covered this morning and later tha search
ers caino upon those of E. F. Klmball , his
wife and daughter , of IndlanapoliH , lying
close together. Only the trunk of .Mrs
Klmhall's body was found and the daugh
ter's body was almost entirely consumed. Of
the six bpdlos only that of Mr. Klmball vvaa
recognizable , the others being Identified by
articles of jewelry.
\eiv Iliilliill School MliM'rllltenilciil ,
LAWRENCE , Kan , Feb. 2. II. II. PenrH
linn been appointed superintendent of HUB-
kcll liiHtltutc , the Indian Industrial 801001
located here , nnd left today for Washington
to confer with Commissioner Jones In re
gard to other changes nt the Hcliool.
MovciiK-nlN of Oeciui VcxxelM , KcliJ ,
At New York-Arrlvod-Wllhelmlna II ,
from Naples ; Teutonic , from Llvoritool ,
Sailed a'atrla , for Marseilles ; aeitnanla , for
Liverpool.
At Southampton Arrived Lahn , fiom
New York ; St , Louis , from Now York.
At Llvcnpool Arrived Oeplmlonls , from
liouton ; Cufle , from New York ; Majestic
from New York.
At Haltlrnore Arrlvtd-Dresden , from
Hrcmen ,
At Queenstovvn Arrived ilojestlc , from
York for Liverpool , i '
GULLED BY CRADLE
Numerous Konoycd Oitirons Plnyecl foj
Consuinmato Suckers ,
INVEST DUCAIS IN MINING SCHEMES
Hnvo Little Loft to Show for Their Implicit
Confidence.
'OPERATIONS ' OF A MODERN MONTE CIUISTO
Toys with Millions ns n Ohlhl Would with a
Ilattlo.
ROPES POLITICIANS INTO HIS TOILS
S < oi > KlioliliTM Aim llnio ( d do norm
Into Tlielr 1'ot'UctM ninl a
lliuik riiHhlcr IN roicul
to lte > tlKii.
CHICAGO. Feb. 2. ( Special Telegram )
The Tribune tomorrow will print the follow
ing account ot the operations of Francis
Gr.ible , the promoter of gigantic land , min
ing nnd Irrigation schemes , and to whom the
fecict loan of $393,000 by William J. Quln-
Inn , cashier of the Chemical National bank
of New- York , caused the hitter's sudden
reslgn.itlou yesterday. Grablo and his finan
cial schemes are well known to the people
ot Nebraska and the lllack Hills
The fall of Cashier Qulnlan from his plico
In the Cromlcit National bink , owing to
unauthorised loans of $303.000 of the bulk's
money to Franc Is Grablo , the promoter ot
western townslte , irrigation , manufacturlnsc
and mining schemes , reveals Mr. arable's
Napoleonic career as a. piomoter. During"
the last ten years , In which ho had been
engaged In floating the stocks , bonds and
mortgages of his vu.stom enterprises upon
Investors In the e.ist , not less than $1000.000
1ms been realized. Intimately associated ,
with Mr. arable has been W. R. Kurtz ,
formerly of Kansas City and Omilu ana
now of NewYork. .
The principal persons Interested In the
speculations of the two men aio located Ini
Philadelphia , New Jersey , Connecticut. Mas
sachusetts and New York. Connecticut fur
nishes the longest list , although the
amounts will be smaller than In Philadel
phia and New York. In that state a largo
number ot school teachets have taken a |
slnro or so of stock apiece and a good many
preachers have Invested. Six or seven men
were at work for a year or more In dispos
ing of the stock In the mining companies
which were formed two years ago. It hail
been known for the last six months that
the finances ot the western concerns In
which Grable and Kurtz were Interested
wore sufferlns from the general financial
stringency.
IN ON THE GROUND FLOOR.
For many years Mr. Grablo had been Irt
close relations w 1th the officials ot the Chicago
cage , Burlington & Qulncy railroad and ho
was let in on the ground floor for town-
sites when the company extended Its lines
to the Black Hills Ho had been attracted
to the possibilities of impioving the country
through which the line pissed by Irrigation
and two Irrigation companies were oigan-
Ized. Before he had raised a dollar from
the last be was pushing ahead with char
acteristic energy In booming the second
Edgemont lay around a marshy piece of
ground. This ho had dredged out until ho
made a beautiful lake In the heart of thu
town Ho organized the Edgomcmt Grlnd-
stone company , with a capital of ? 250,000 ,
and spent a large sum In building n plant
for the making of grindstones. Ho organ-
bed a building syndicate , got a large
amount of castcin capital Into It and began ,
putting up buildings right and left along
the business streets ot the place. Mrj
Grablo next started the construction of a
smelter at Edgemont , iwhlch ho believed
was to be the beginning of ono of tbo
greatest smelting plants In the west. The
smelter IB not yet completed , but It repre
sents on outlay of at least $100,000.
The townslto and irrigation schemes were
but the forerunner of the Union Hill Mining
comr-iny , which Mr. Giublo brought Into
exlstcnco early In 1800. For a number ot
years ho had been accumulating mining
claims in the Black Hills district. When
Mr. Grablo had some fifty of these claims ho
thought H was time to float a company.
Accordingly he gave several excursions out
to the B'ack HIllo from Chicago and Omaha
about two yearri ago , The prospective mines
were near the great Homcstako mine , which
had turned out millions for the late Senator
Hearst amd his .ifjsociatcs.
PATTISON COMES IN.
Thomas Bradley of Philadelphia , who wan
a largo stockholder In a stone company at
Edgemont , was alee a director In a security
trust company of Philadelphia , of which
Robert E. Pattlson , the democratic poli
tician and former governor of Pennsylvania ,
was president. Mr , Bradley Induced Gov
ernor Pattlson to be one of the party of six
to visit the Black Hills in May , 1S9G. Gov
ernor Pattlson was greatly taken with the
outlook und on the way back ho agreed to
take the presidency of the company whleh
was to bo formed. It Is mid the Induce
ments to the governor were tlat ho was to
receive a ejlary of $1D,000 per year , and a
largo bloel : of block The Chicago conven
tion wan near at hand at that timeIf the
nomination went to the cast , Pennaylvanla'ii
favorite democratic son might get the prlio
and It would not look well for a syysldentlal
nominee * to bo a president of a mining com
pany. I I'M acceptance of the plaio was left
open until niter the convention had been
held.
Soon after a glittering pwpcclus of the
Union Hill Mining company made Its ap
pearance This company had a capital stock
of $2,000,000 and of this Mr. Giablo received
$1,800,000 In payment foi the fifty claims ,
whleh ho deeded over to the company. The >
remaining $200,000 worth of stock uao to bo
field and the proceeds devoted to the opening
of the mines Mr. Grablo wont out to nell
fitock , Ho sold about $1,000,000 at prlceo
mnglng from CO edits on the dolhr down.
After ho had got thua far along , ho brought
Into being another company , which ho called
the Edgomont and Union Hill Smelting com
pany , which was given a capital stock of
$3,000,000. Then the pioperty of the flrot
company wa transferred to thexiew corpora
tion and lt capital stock Inere-ased to
$0,000,000. Of thlH amoi-nt Mr Grablo took
{ ( , 00,000 and. $1,200000 was left to bo eoM
and the proceeds detvoted to the development
of the property.
By thin time many people of prominence In
the cast had been brought to permit the uao
of tbelr CBWW on tb lUt of ofQc ra