A MEXICAN VERDICT
Ton Polloo Offloors to Bo Shot for
Arroyo's Murdor.
'AN ELOPER RESCUED FROM A MOB.
An Kx-Iliink l'renldont Charged with IMIn-
upproprlatlng 8700,000 Crlino of
mi Aged Widow In Diuiiforof
lining Hurucit ill tho Stake.
Mkxico Citv, Mox., Nov. 2,'. Tho
great trial of Arroyo's murderers is
over, terminating' yesterday evening
with the sentence of death pronounced
on ten of the police oflleers and police
men concerned in the butchery of the
hapless wretch, whoso audacious at
tempt on the president's life caused a
profound sensation here. The jury
was out over seven hours, returning its
verdict at five p. in., and Judge Flores
delivering his confirmation verdict
at about eight o clock. The pris
oners stood up, and the gen
darmes presented arms during the
deliverance. The court room was
crowded to the utmost capacity, for
the closing scenes of the trial were
most dramatic. Villavicencio and Ca
brera took the verdict coolly, as, in
fact, did all the prisoners. Bcllido
was sentenced to 11 mouths' imprison
ment, and Cuellor, who bought the
knives at the order of his master, the
late Inspector General Valescruez, and
also Jlravo, were acquitted and set
free. The condemned men do not yet
seem to realize their perilous position.
Their lawyers entered an appeal in
each case. Public opinion sustains the
verdict.
.an r.i.oruu iiKsouni) kiiom a jioji.
Ei.k Point, S. 1)., Nov. 23. A lynch
ing was narrowly avoided here yester
day evening. Ed Stroud, who eloped
with a 10-year-old girl, leaving his
family In destitute circumstances, was
discharged by Justice Smytho, owing
to lack of evidence, and when the fact
became known, citizens wore aroused.
Ed Carter, father of the girl, procured
a rope and started in search for
Stroud. When he found him he pro
ceeded to beat him, and in a short time
the streets were thronged with excited
peoplo yelling "lynch him." Stroud
managed to break away but was soon
overtaken and again pounded and
kicked. Olllcers llnally arrived on tho
scene and rescued the victim justas he
was about exhausted. Ho was taken
to tho county jail and a physician was
summoned, who pronounced him badly
injured, though not fatally. Tho mob
gathered in front of the jail and made
jill sorts of threats, but no further
trouble was caused.
AN KX-11ANK lMlKSIDKNT INMCTK1).
Gouvknkuh, N. Y., Nov. 23. The
"United States grand jury at Auburn
has indicted Luke Usher, president of
tho National Hunk of Potsdam, which
failed on January 25 last. Thoro aro
11 counts in tho indictment. Tho
allegations charge Usher witli misap
propriating 8700,000. At tho time of
tho suspension of tho bank It was said
, that tho trouble was only temporary.
Usher has for years been regarded as
ono of tho leading business men of St.
Lawrcnco county. Ho has been a
largo lumbar operator and is inter
csted in tho pulp and papor business.
JIo was one of tho organizers of tho
High Falls Sulphite & Paper company
and also of tho Pierce Filed Paper &
Mining company. It is supposed that
lio borrowed money largely from tho
bank of which he was president to aid
theso companies. Usher has not yet
been arrested.
OllIMIJ OF AN AOIJI) WIDOW.
Nbw Yomc, Nov. 23. Mrs. Emolino
II. lludd, 02 years of age and tho widow
of Commodoro John lludd, of tho
United States navy, a woman of edu
cation and refinement and highly con
nected both hero and abroad, was ar
rested yesterday for theft and locked
up in tho polico station at West
Brighton, S. I. Sho confessed she
took from the trunk of a woman, in
whoso houso sho was stopping, several
pieces of jewelry, as well as costly
wearing apparel, and on her finger
when arrested she wore a little .fold
band, a cheap trlnkot, which hau be
longed to a serving maid. Mrs. Hudd
receives a pension as tho result of a
special act of congress.
may in: iiuhnki) at thi: stakk.
CiiKr.sKA, I. T., Nov. 2!i. A posso of
citizens and marshals passed through
hero yesterday in search of Charles
Brooks, a negro, who assaulted the 15-year-old
daughter of Sol Crombs, a
farmer living on Big creek, about 25
miles northwest of Vinita. Thoy think
ho has made for tho Creek nation and
aro In a rush to Intorcept him. Thero
will bo no uso to prevent a lynching
beo when Brooks is apprehended. The
neighbors of Crombs threaten to burn
tho negro when caught.
War Dei-lared on Football.
Chicago, Nov. 23. Tho Tribune has
declared war on football, or, as it
terms it, slug ball. In its issue to-day
it says: "Slug ball, as it is now playod
with tho consent of tho college author
ities, is a brutal game, and one which
is hazardous to life and limb; it is an
ungentlomanly game, often character
ized by slugging, and somatlmcs by
wholesale fighting. Tho deaths and
injttrir j of a sovero naturo are num
bered by scores. In some cases tho in
juries aro presently manifest; in too
many othors it is to bo feared thoir
real effect will appear in after life."
HARVEST FOR HORSE THIEVES.
runner Attending1 h Hovlvul Mooting Lono
10 I'lno Allium!.
Osmond, Neb,, Nov. 22. A spirited
religious revival has been in progress
at the Methodist church here for somo
time. Uov. Dr. Payne, of tho Missouri
conference, has been conducting tho
series of meetings, and he had worked
up such great interest that all tho
ministers of tho county agreed to as
sist at tho services Saturday night.
The meeting house is a large one, sit
uated in a grove near tho edgo of
town. Seven preachers wore present,
and tho farmers from all over the
county attended. After tho meeting
broke up it was discovered that an
organized raid had been made on tho
fine horses hitched around tho church.
Sixteen of tho most valuable horses in
tho county were stolen, together with
two fine buggies.
DISEASE IN PENCILS.
IndlanapnllH Ilrnlth Ofllror Given ii Now
ItPHflon fur Hpreitil of Diphtheria.
Inmanavomh, I ml., Nov. 22. City
Sanitarian Clark has justcoucluded an
inquiry into the alarming Increase of
diphtheria among public school pupils
since tho opening of the fall sessions
and announces that tho diseaso has
spread in tho distribution of lead pen
cils and penholders. Under the sys
tem in voguo in tho schools each child
is required to take its pencil and pen
holder to tho teacher's desk in tlio
afternoon. They are placed in a box
and the noxt day redistributed. Mr.
Clark says each child may have a dif
ferent pencil and penholder every day
and as children often hold them In
their mouths, disease is thus commu
nicated. STARVE THEM TO IT.
Comity MurHlntl Chi I en Ilttnii I'luii to Com
pel l'linoiiorH to Attend Hellgloui Wor
ship. Kansas Citv, Mo., Nov. 22. Tho
prisoners in tho county jail refused
yesterday to listen to religious serv
ices and stood out in mutiny all day
against the order of the marshal that
they should attend. County Marshal
Chiles forced tho white prisoners to
submit last evening by starving them
and rofublng admittance to their rela
tives and friends who called to see
thorn. Tho negro prisoners were more
stubborn and wont supperless to their
bunks, determined to hold out against
what they called "religious persecu
tion." Marshal Chiles says tho prison
ers must attend religious services each
Sunday In future or be punished.
GUARDED BY OFFICERS.
An Iowu Mini ."Muv JCu IMnhhcd for Causing
ii Double Tragedy.
St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 22. There is
fear of a riot at dishing, la., where a
wife murder and suicide occurred. A
mass meeting of citizens was held and
tho conclusion reached that Col. Kor
man, ono of the most prominent men
qi uusinng, was to blame for tho trag
edy. Furthermore, tho meeting de
cided that Korman should bo tarred
and feathered and ridden on a rail out
of town if ho did not leave at once.
Col. Korman gavo himself into the
hands of the marshal, who has depu
tized 50 men to protect him. Korman
refuses to leave.
ANOTHER DURRANT STORY.
Tho Famous Murdor ditto Ahhimiigh a Now
mid SuiiMiitlonul Foaturo.
San Fhanoisco, Nov. 22. That the
Durrant ease has led to a dark tragedy
is the belief of Ilev. William H. Tubb,
father of Attorney George Tubb, who
helped in tho fight to savo tho con
demned man. Attorney Tubb has
been missing since last June,
and tho thorough search of
his family lias failed to find
any trace of him. Now it Is believed
foul play has ouded his life, and it is
intimated that he found the real mur
derer of Minnie Williams and Blanche
Lamont and was slain by him.
Tho Wholn 1'arty Slayod.
Mandbvii.i.i:, La., Nov. 22. Bayou
Lacombe, a small settlement 11 miles
east of hero, has been tho scene of a
terriblo tragedy. News has just been
received hero of a desperate fight be
tween Arthur and Edward Jollo on
ono side and Lawrence and Edward
Cousin on the other, which resulted in
tho killing of all tho parties concerned.
Shotguns and pistols wore tho weapons
used.
Plnyor Woro Mutul (Juardn.
Kansas Citv, Mo., Nov. 22. The
University Medical college team de
feated tho Kansas university eleven
here Saturday afternoon in tho hardest-fought
game seen hero this season.
The score was 2 to 0, tho Medics mak
ing their two points on a bafotv.
Mosse, of Kansas, was caught wearing
heavy metal guards in violation of the
rules and was compelled to remove
th era.
(Jovernment Will Ho a Hlddcr.
Washington, Nov. 22. Attorney
General MeKonna will bid on tho Kan
sas Pacific railroad December 15 unless
a guaranteo Is given that the salo
shall bring tho full amount of tho
government claim. If necessary the
road will bo bid in for the government.
Stops have already boon taken to have
tho necessary deposit made, to enable
tho government to qualify as a bidder.
Or Imaginary Origin.
Lahnkd, Kan., Nov. 22. Tho stories
sent from hero to various newspapers
about tho alleged disappearance of tho
villago of llozel in a hole in tho ground
has been positively ascertained tohavo
boon of wholly Imaginary origin and
has caused much amiiboment in thia
town and throughout this section.
MR. BLISS' REPOJftT.
Chief of tho Interior Department Glvos
Somo Interesting Facts.
wo Hundred Thousand 1'enslon Cliilmi
Atvaltluir Adjudication Total Indian
Population Wichita ItoMorvatloti
Changes for Alaska.
Wasiiinoton, Nov. 10. Secretary of
the Interior Bliss, In his annual re
port, mudo public last night, submits
estimates aggregating 8100,682, -J 10 for
appropriations by congress for the
fiscal year ending June ."0, 1890. Dis
cussing pensions, he says 200,000 pen
sion claims are awaiting adjudication,
and it is estimated that 40 or 50 per
cent, of theso will bo finally admitted.
If they are rapidly adjudicated they
will swell the pension roll from 55,000,
000 toS7,000,0()0. When, however, those
claims are adjudicated and the first
COItNKI.lUH X. 11M8S.
(Secretary of tho Interior.)
payments made thereon the amount of
tho pension roll will decrease very rap
idly, possibly to St25,000,000 or S130,
000,000 the first year.
Tho total Indian population of tho
United States, exclusive of the New
York and the five civilized tribes, ap
ptoximates 177,178, located on 177 res
ervations, which contain approxi
mately 33, 404, 837 acres. Of these, 4.515
have accepted allotments of land which
aggregate about 044,147 acres. Secre
tary Bliss says that while tho opening
of the Wichita reservation In Okla
homa to white settlement would great
ly -promote the development of tho
country, yet in view of tho unsettled
condition of the questions ait'ecting
their rights until there is further leg
islation, he does not see how it can bo
done without causing great injury and
distress. Iteforring to tho work of tho
Dawes commission, it is announced
that the investigation of tho rights of
applicants for citizenship in the fivo
nations has been practically completed;
tho commission has been preparing
the rolls of citizenship of tho several
tribes and has negotiated three agree
ments. Speedy action in securing proper
lcgislaltion for the coming 12th census
is urged, lack of sufficient time iu tho
past two or threo enumerations is com
plained of and the necessity of many
reforms In tho way of lessening tho
bulk of reports and the elimination of
several branches of inquiries in tho
12th census, either by postponement
or transfer to bureaus already in exist
ence, is urged.
Concerning Alaska, Secretary Bliss
says existing conditions demand a
radical change in the laws relating
thereto, and ho recommends that tho
public land laws be extended to that
district, that additional land oilices bo
created and appropriations made to
carry them into effect; that tho grant
ing of rights-of-way for railroad tele
graph and telephone lines and the con
struction of roads and trails bo speci
fically authorized.
TO STAY WITH THE PARTY.
Silver Senators Say Tlmy Will Not Co-Opor-iitu
with IIImotalllitH in Congren.
Wasiiinoton, Nov. 19. Tho senators
representing silver constituencies who
still maintain their loyalty to the re
publican party will not co-operate with
tho silver aggregation in tho senate of
this congress. Thoro has been con
siderable uncertainty as to tho course
3iich men as Wolcott and Carter would
pursue, In view of the failure of tho
International monetary commission.
In a recent interview Senator Carter
is quoted as saying that when it is as
certained that international bimetal
lism cannot bo secured there will
bo a general realignment of par
tics on tho financial question. Repre
sentative llartman, of Montana, de
clares that Senator Carter's suggestion
of a realignment of parties does not
signify any purpose to renouneo alle
giance to republicanism, but that, on
the contrary, It signifies that he and
his sympathizers are determined to re
main loyal to that party, llo says
that thero will bo no co-operation of
tho silver people with Mr. Carter.
REED ENTERS DENIAL.
s'aya Thoro In Nn Truth In Itepnrt That Ho
Will On to Now York.
Nkw Yoiuc, Nov. 19. A dispatch to
tho Herald from Portland, Me., says:
Speaker Reed was asked If there was
any truth In tho reports printed In New
York to the effect that he contemplated
going to that city to live and to prac
tice law. "I don't know anything
about these reports myself," ho said,
"but thero Is no truth In thorn. Re
ports like this havo been started sev
eral times of late. You can set them
down as ridiculous."
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LONDON'S GREAT FIRE.
Tho IJrltWh Metropolis VUltod hy a Con
llagratlon That Cent 820,000,000.
London, Nov. 20. Ono of the most
disastrous fires in London's history
since tho great firo of 1000 broke out
in a large block of buildings lying east
ward of Aldcrsgato street and between
that thoroughfare and Red Cross
street, just after one o'clock yesterday
afternoon. Tho flames wero fanned
by a strong wind and wero fed by
highly inflammable stocks of Christ
mas fancy goods and ilimsy dress ma
terials of all descriptions that filled
every lloor of tho six-story buildings
in tho old street. Consequently the
conflagration gained headway with
surprising rapidity and was soon far
boyond the possibility of being checked
by the fow engines which wero early
on the spot. For 4 hours tho fiames
had their own way and It was only
after more than 100 engines had worked
an hour that tho chief of the firo
brigade sent out tho signal that tho
firo was under control.
It is officially reported that 150 witre
houscs havo been gutted. A late esti
mate of tho damage done places tho
amount at nearly 825,000,000. Nearly
all the British fire insurance companies
aro involved, and fire insurance shares
wero practically unsalable on the
Stock exchange yesterday afternoon
after tho fire was well under way.
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW.
A Moderate Improvement In Certain I.lnoH
In tho Territory of Kaunas City.
Nkw Yoiik, Nov. 20. Bradstrcct's
commercial report says:
There Is n moderate- Improvement In stnplo
prices and In tho distribution of woolen Roods,
shoes, hats unci hardware in tho region tribu
tary to Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City und
Omaha. In South Carolina, Tennessee and
Louisiana Jobbers roport a moderate revival in
dotnand from Interior merchants, which repre
sents somo of tho business delayed by yellow
fovor quarantines. Trndo reports from
Goorgla and Texas aro quite irregular. Somo
cotton plnntcrs aro compelled to bell cotton at
n loss to meet advances inudo earlier In tho
season, and havo llttlo or no surplus with
which to buy merchandise. Othors, notably in
Texas, contrive to hold cotton, which delays
mercantile collections, and In somo sections
has an unfavorable lntlucncc. Higher prices aro
recorded for wheat, corn, oats, sirup, hides,
leather, shoes and for turpentine. Tho reac
tion in iron and steel Is likely to bo followed
hy an advance if tho preseut rate of consump
tion continues.
There aro 233 business failures reported
throughout tho United States this week, com
pared with i.73 last week; 309 in tho week a
year ago: 11:23 two years ago; 295 threo years
ugo, and as compared with 333 in tho like week
in 1893.
GOOD THING FOR SIOUX CITY.
Tho Cudahy Packing Company Will Spend
Thousands In Improvements.
Sioux Citv, la., Nov. 20. A deal of
great import to Sioux City and this
section of the northwest was closed
yesterday by the signing of contracts
between the Sioux City Stock Yards
company and tho Cudahy Packing
company. Tho Cudahys will double
tho killing capacity of their
present plant, greatly increase
the storage facilities by the erec
tion of new buildings and equip
with new and modern machinery tho
plant of the old Sioux City Dressed
Beef & Canning company, for which
they havo just contracted. Tho bcof
killing capacity will be increased to
1,000 per day, the sheep killing ca
pacity will be the same, while the hog
slaughtering capacity will be 4,000.
Theso improvements, together with
the glue and soap works, will cost in
the neighborhood of 8300,000 and will
bo begun at once. Employment will
be given to 1,200 men.
NEED NOT PAY INCOME TAX.
Assistant Attorney General Ituto IteRard
Inir Federal OIHcerN.
Wasiiinoton, Nov. 20. Tho issue as
to whether a state or municipality can
levy an income tax on tho salary or
compensation of a postmaster, a sub
ject of broad interest to the federal
service generally, was decided by Act
ing Assistant Attorney General Bar
rett for the post ollice department.
Mr. Barrett said:
Tho government of tho United States Is su
premo within its sphoro of action and any act
of stato or municipality which attempts to tax
the emoluments paid to the ofllcors of tho gov
ernment Is unconstitutional und void. If tho
power existed In a stato to tax tho ofllcurs or
agents of tho government, It could thereby im
pair tho power of tho United States in tho exe
cution of Its sovereignty.
NAVY INCREASE.
Secretary Long: Will AhIc Coiig;ronH for More
lliittlo-Shlpx.
Washington, Nov. 20. The subject
of an increase of the navy will not bo
overlooked by Secretary Long in his
annual report. lie will recommend a
liberal increase of tho establishment,
not so large, perhaps, as was urged by
Secretary Herbert three years ago, but
which, if approved by congress, will
lead to the building of two more battle-ships
and six torpedo boats. He
will not ask for tho building of further
cruisers. The now battle-ships, if au
thorized, will bo of the Iowa type,
now regarded as tho most formidable
warship of her displacement alloat.
IS HE FOR AUTONOMY?
A. Now York Paper Suys MoKlnloy Will
Tiioltly Approve It,
New Yoiuc, Nov. 20. Tho World
makes the following statement:
Tho World Is ablo to say on very high author
ity that President MoKinley will tacitly ap
prove tho programme for autonomy or home
rulo for Cuba which Spain now promises.
Second That tho presldont will express tho
hope that tho Cubans will not prolong their
war for completo Independence, but will accept,
tnstead. a form of autonomy.
Third That If tho Cubans do not heed his ad
rlco, Spain will bo ijlvcu moro tjino without in
ierforcuco from tho United States.
THE INDIAN PROBLEM
Interesting Data Given in Dr. Hail
mann's Annual Roport.
A NEW POLITICAL ORGANIZATION.
rho American Hallway I.caguo Changes
Its Name mid Will Try to Kloct Hall
way Men to tho Legislature
Creole Council Convenes.
Wasiiinoton, Nov. 23. Somo inter
esting data as to the educational as
pect of tho Indian problem arc given
In tho annual roport of Dr. W. N. llail
tnann, superintendent of Indian
schools, which has just been made
public. In this tho subject of "re
turned students" going back to their
tribes after school life is taken up and
Superintendent Ilnilmann says he is
still collecting data bearing on this
phase of tho problem, but the informa
tion already obtained justifies tho
statement that tho sovero criticisms
made, of both the Indians and schools
on this score, if at all justifiable,
arc so only in a limited de
gree. Wherever on reservations
thero has been marked progress in civi
lization it is traceable largely to tho
returned students' inlluence, tho ma
jority of whom aro measurably suc
cessful in tho efforts to turn away
from tribal evils and drawbacks,
though many obstacles confront them,
not only In the stubborn conservatism
of older Indians, but also In excessive
tutelage on tho part of tho govern
ment. "Honor und grateful admira
tion," ho says, "aro due to the young
heroes and heroines who annually go
forth from our Indian schools, pitting
their lives against adamantine walls
of unreasoning tradition and supersti
tion, wresting victory from what seems
utterly hopeless."
As to the manual training movement
In tho Indian schools, Dr. Ilnilmann
says a few schools aro doing creditablo
work in this direction, but in tho ma
jority of them, even where manual
training teachers arc employed, the
results arc meager. This is due partly
to tho lack of facilities for systematic
work and to lack of civil service eligi
bles for this important branch of In
dian school work. The former obsta
cle is being overcome as fast as tho
Indian office means will permit; tho
other can be overcome only by making
the position more lucrative. The opin
ion is given that the study of agricul
ture on an excessive acreage of
land is a hindrance rather than a help
from an educational standpoint. Tho
discovery of many children of very
little, if any, Indian blood in tho
boarding schools leads to the recom
mendation, inasmuch as there seems
to bo no remedy under existing laws,
that it is imperative, in the interest of
justice to both races, that congress
should early indicate by statute what
degree of blood shall constitute an In
dian and to what extent adopted In
dians shall be entitled to governmental
support in matters of education.
A NEW 1'OLITICAI. ORGANIZATION.
Chicago, Nov. 23. By changing its
name and declaring new principles
yesterday, the American Railway
league has become a full Hedged politi
cal organization. Hereafter it will be
known as the Railway Employes and
Telegraphers' Political league of Amer
ica. Its proclaimed object is to deal
entirely in state and national politics,
chiefly on legislation lines. Behind
this, however, is tho desire and
determination to
tion, elective and
secure recogni
appointlve, for
railroad men. This
is shown in the
fact that a movement is on foot to
secure tho appointment by President
McKinlcy of a railroad man on the in
terstate commerce commission as suc
cessor to Col. William R. Morrison.
The reason given for taking a new
name was to divest the organization
o every similarity to the defunct
American Railway Union. It is pro
posed to work for tho election of rail
way men to the legislatures of tho sev
eral states, where they can secure tho
passage of laws that will bo beneficial
both to the employes and the railroads.
SIT.CIAI. CltKKK HUSSION.
MusKOGin:, I. T., Nov. 23. An extra
session of tho Creek council convened
at Okmulgee, I. T., yesterday to con
sider the advisability of consolidating
the five civilized tribes of Indian terri
tory, preparatory to coming into tho
union as a state, In tho hope that
congress, seeing their Intentions,
will not pass any sweeping legisla
tion at its coming session re
garding tho abolition of tribal
government. Thero is considerable
talk of an attempt being made at the
present session of tho council to im
peach Chief Isparhccher and reinstate
ex-Treasurer E. B. Childcrs, who was
suspended on account of an alleged
shortago of over 510,000, but It is al
most certain that neither of these at
tempts will bo successful.
Mm. Wnlltiip Kronerated.
Chicago, Nov. 2:$. Dr. Noel submit
ted to tho coroner to-day a report upon
the examination of the stomach and
liver of John B. Ketch am, tho wealthy
club man who died suddenly at the
home of Mrs. Minnie Walkup," to whom
it is claimed that ho was married Sep
tember 24. Tho report btates thai
death was caused from alcoholism and
hardening of tho liver. The result ex
oncruti's Mr. Walkup from suspected
culpability in .Mr. Ivetcham's death.
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