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M rOKTO HICO REVOLTS.! LAST OF SPAINS'S AMERI CAN POSSESSIONS. A ltat'litratinn of ItideiMMHleiH'a rrejiured nl I'lana laid for lleiiiliitl'in - ulrau Iimnricrnt Km t'otuhliiltig f ir lri It Hit I He With ( ninim. New York, Dec. 12. According to late jeports, the Island of Vvvt Kieo has gone so far us to issue a declara- j lion of independence, and will soon j Join Cuba in tlie active struggle for j 'liberty. An urniy is being formed by tlic Separatist party of Porto Rico, and j as soon a the leaders are ready the new campaign will open. J In starting this new revolution in : Porto Ilico, the leaders are fully car rying out the original plan of Gen eral .lose Marti, the late leader of the Cuban revolution, which were first to pel 1 he Cuban insurrection weil under way. and then to encourage, or rather create, a similar uprising in 1'orto Hico. There were to be two separate, revo lutions, the army of each of the two prorinres act ing independently, a far n possible, but necessarily in coti iiinctioii when a crisis was reached, but each ti iving lor the same object Hie defeat of Spain, If a victory should be won it was arranged that the sister inlands should form entirely separate governments, the republic Of Cuba and the republic of Porto Licit, In formulating this plan Gen eral Marli consulted prominent Porto ISicana who ate now in this city, one of whom corroborated the above, statement last night. These men are sinning those who are arranging the present proposed coup. Cuba's ansa ami 1'orto I'ico's cause are, they say, identical. Havana, Dee. I-;. According to trustworthy information the insur j'enli have been making rapid progress through the province of Santa Clara since t he defeat of Colonels I'ugarii and Kugerrio. The, force) commanded by Gomez. Macro, KolofT, Sanchez, Car rilll (iuerra, Diaz, and other insur gent leaders have united and are now encamped at Vajaea, about fifteen miles from Plaeetas, an Important town on the road to Santa Clara, ami u point of great strategic value In its relation to the seaport of Caibereu, from the fact that so many of the in surgent leaders have concentrated their forces, it is believed that Gome, and Mucco have determined to risk n pitched battle with the Spanish. The concentration, however, is exactly w hat General ( ampos is said to have been praying for, and with the coin ing of the reinforcements from Spain it now seems certain that he will bo able to strike a decisive blow, OUR MEAT NOT WANTED, Another I'lm Ht Alinrl.uil 1'ili'l.liitt lliur frniii llirniiil. Pa m. Dee, 13.--The Chamber of Deputies to day, after a discussion of the military budget decided that, ex cept under unusual circumstances, no more tinned meats should be supplied to t lie army after January I, I '.;. ex cept such as are manufactured in I'm nee or in the Trench colonies. A Kantat I lly 'acker's YlrtM. Kansas CVrv, Mo., Dec. II. Tlm dispatch was shown to J. W. Keed. of Armour's packing house in this city, htirt he said: "This action by the French chamber is nothing more than D further carrying out of the policy held by the French government for soiiie time, the o.vclrsinii of all Amer ican hog and other packing products. Hog products arc admitted now only bemuse of microscopic inspection. France is decidedly unfriendly tj American packing interests, but the exclusion of American tinned meats lrom the urinv will not be a very serious blow. The trade hay been con slderaBle, it is true, but not of such tiroiiortions as nuinv may think." Mr. lleed did not know the exact amount of tinned moat consumed by the French army iu a year, but though; that it might approach lO.OiMi.iXMi or Iv.'kAooo pounds. "The whole tiling narrows itself down to a question of home industry, and I think there is a Madagascar end to it. France has much capital in vested tii Madagascar, where some pueking is done, and bus other points which do packing which It is, undoubt edly, desirous oi encouraging. "Outside of the urmy America semis comparatively little tinned meat, as the taste of the French people bes put seem to run along that line. This trade, anyway, i noi. affected bv the u tion of the ( dumber, nor is I hi nor mal trade in lard, hams, baeon, etc, '1 he contract price for tinned meat for the French army iias been live and r cents 11 pjund." Mr lleed mold not my whether tit.' packets would initio a light on the t liamher'a action through the Amer iiun ;iut,i.i.i tor to Franco. PAYAHU WILL NOT TALK. I'rlll.li NeXM-.i'i? 'Ml'! ' Srut M irm. m Vt It .rri tl ii ik, I ,i H.iv Dec. 1.' Tie" ( 11. 1.-, I ' r hi ims ibtisv ,4 l.eic.- I rt, - ! tV by 1. 1 irt iH-r 1 ' jior'et nni ni I 1 u '!n n 1 !, 1 of A -sad'r IU .ti l itisoi Vf.i itt in in-l I !i itiiiM'ii t;iii lit 1.1 tde .1. the II !- W -inbiu H t ,f ; p- 11' 1! i ! 4t 1 i.nji -on.iu V tni.,nt 1 I. t:r. 1 ! 1 ' I" ' i ui( t in lU' ' Mr. l;V.i-l 01 lil j i't to ii . . , ttie iu.ilt.-r U , !,( I 't ' ti .'i.h iii. '-iU Biwt ,i -e :ti'd j . ti.4'c 1 . '.' eu, CMC A F rl IMKU SLTTt.LD ii MtiiiH sit .,ii.. tt t t.d l4 i Hi I !, r is t ,. .l ttuiiM, Is-. 1 I W ill it,' I U i , " i ll tl-M I it a .In ft v- i;..f ( . t (t t t I ie ,1,,.,. , i . ! i iiran ;,.?-. i 4 ti, 1 lui..,' !! .1 lelf, a ' I !-f ti' lot.' 4 t . 40 , iiuiii I i 1 e i 4 1 TR,BAL rule must caj 011 tor I'ltlt of I onnrtl iit Introduce . sj Iff nl (leant Krtolutlou. Washimitov, Dec. 12. The joint resolution introduced yesterday in the Senate by Mr. Piatt of Connecticut, the ranking member of the committee on Indian affairs, is the tirst legisla tive shot at the autonomy of the five civiliv.ed tribes and in support of the conclusions stated in the Dawes com mission report. It is the, more sig niticaut in that Mr. Piatt lias hereto fore been numbered among the effect ive agencies which stood between the Indian territory tribal governments and radical Congressional action. The resolution reads as follows: "That the condition of the Indian Territory as regards population, oc cupation of ti e land and the absence of adequate government for the security of life and properly, has so changed since the making of the treaties with the five .civilized tribes that the 1,'nited States is no longer unt'er legal or moral obligations to guarantee or permit tribal Indian gov ernment in said Territory, mid should at once take such steps as may be nee eisury to protect the rights mid liber tie of all tliu liih.ibit.ints of said Ter ritory. '' H it Mr, Piatt's purpose to prepare and produce a bill in harmony with tliti sense of the resolution and exe cutory of the commission recommend utioiis. There scarcely remains a doubt but that, before the expiration of this Congress, perhaps bcfoie the expiration of this session, the cxistiug hiatus of affairs in the Indian Terri tory will have boon obliterated. HALL TO BE CHANGED. tit I. unit Mcut Muka liiiiiriivcii.ita for tlm nil unit Ion Ticket Dlvltloil. Sr, l,ot is, Mo., Dec, la. The sub committee of the Republican national committee appointed to take charge of the arrangements for tliu Repub lican national convention, met It. i. Kerens and Mr. Thompson, represent ing St. Louis, this morning, The committee agreed that the seating ar rangements of the St. Louis Exposi tion building needed remodeling, and it was decided to liuve the rostrum, now tit one end of the hall, placed midway and atone side with the seats of delegates arranged accordingly. I he alterations w ill probably cost $i:..ooii. Tho question of ulloting tjekets brought out jnueh simulated discus sion, i lie exposition building accom modates 15,000 people and these limits are expected to be severely taxed. It is understood that an understanding was reached that the St. Louis local committee would not control more than :.0oi) tickets, and of these 100 should go to veterans ami Ml) to dis tinguished guests. The national com mittee, it Is understood, will control the rest of the tickets, as well us re taining a supervisory authority over t he St Louis share. The siib-eouimiltce adjourned to meet in St. Louis the latter part of January, the date to be announced hereafter. The members will person ally inspect the ball and all other fea tures of the convention. THE SPY SYSTEM. Concrms Will InveMiRala the i:miloy meiit of .'tMtal Spot lent. Wasiiisotov, Dec. I'.. It is de clared that the first investigation by Congress will be directed against First Assistant Postmaster (ieueral Jones for his system of spotters of letter car riers and other iu the postal service. Much evidence bad been collected by the three men dismissed last Saturday by the Postmaster (ieiterul for con- t spiring to bring about an investiga tion. The spies were under the direction of V. M. Kellinan, who was recently a dealer in garden seeds at Toledo. Ohio, and A. W. Miicben, superintend ent of the free delivery service, who comes from tho same city. As there j is 110 appropriation from which they (ran properly be pant, fiey nave ap peared upon the pay rolls as letter car- riers, clerks, engineers, mechanics etc and have been charged to various post olllees throughout tho country which had liberal allowances and could spare a portion for such a purpose. Mr. 1 Miicheu, superintendent of the free delivery service, has two brothers among the spies, one of whom is said to he UO ami ill" oilier years 0111. liolh of them lived in Toledo until they were brought into this business, but the pay of one is deducted from the uiiowauce, given the postmaster at lirooklvn, while the other is charged to the Washington olliee. There are said to be a number of unit tiers, sons, uncles and cousins of prominent post ofllce otlieials iu the list. AFTER SEVEN YEARS. Th Widow of title of Ilia 1 rottleniie 1 .Mine lli4ter llflini Hlii Her Hull. j I on i Si-oi r, Kan., Dee. p.'. A low snd, in which the families of lifty-six dead miners have been deeply inter-e.-,tcd. was decided in tb." District court of Crawford cimn'y, at iltr.ud v,t,-r ly evening. L -mis t lie ease of Mr, Amelia Siiiiei fx tin I her i k. e I'uul and Mining iinp.iiiv for ilsili.il"' for ttie de.ithof Iter hiuhaiid, Alt.irtiib tlft-lie co i le rem, wm sdi.d ;u an -v(.1iis'uhi hi M ile No. J ut lroiileii.il. N'lieint'cr 1,,. po lit III sui ivti wlietner (Mill In .1 n is ei plosive or id, the c inputtf ll lillilil I' l II d. I I I court JJAVd II f ill 111.1" e.t,', llrllt f .f I '.'.o l. li lu-m-i V St toritev. .Iill-;J D III I II Mil le.-t t an I J. ) . M- I small'-, r k'ird the eiii!i t 4 4 gieat lit lory ii I iiil iii.- turii.'.iieut U pin. cen t l i llic ot lir C4sr itoi pen l.li THE HULTAN WEAKENED IUi linilr I .! ika rmiii f I ha t til tiM4.M. I ni , nsitl lice. If Tha long i!i ,it ti out tniiroiry Wtweun tin ii, I.4 lo of Uo .er b I tint , t 111 r t u H'ie.1 'ut of it-t nt i-ill I t til.! -114; ll ld.!i fi f--f Ol I'l.l r. i, ,,f I ,,' t itt.lb" W4 I lit I llvl.i 4 4- " 4" ' I. mui.viil 41 11 id ir ran 1 f t in- in-l 41, 111411 1" rH!t tl.J ,1-li l"i';n t 1 14, I'-i' I ini'H- ... 1 a murderers end Harry IliiTivartl Iltutj-ed I.anchrd auil Joked to the lJttt Minute, Minneapolis. Minn., Dee, li Hay ward was banged at 2:0." o'clock this morning, lie made a statement of five minutes' duration, and while not. mak ing a confession, said he hoped God would forgive hbn for nil the harm he had ever done. Pefore dark last night morbid crowds bad ussembled in the vicinity of the jail. There, was uoth ing to see except the gray walls, and tho occasional opening of the heavy doors to admit some officials, yet they lingered iu the vicinity, waiting for the tragic event. At midnight the throng uumbered several hundred. The murderer went to the gallows with a laugh on his lips and went down with the trap just us he uttered tliu words tightly: "Let her go. Me garden." The command was directed to the chief deputy. Prior to the ex ecution the condemned man main tained the nerve which has made him famous. lie took his last supper shortly after 1 o'clock and was sur rounded by the deputies and the death watches. .1 ust before tho death war rant was read 1 1 ay word turned to his brother, Dr. Thaddeus llayward, and said: ''Von know I am a great be liever iu spiritualism. If I get safely on the other side I will send a mes sage to you. ' At 'i o'clock Huyward listened to tho reading of the warrant. Soon after Sheriff Holmberg entered and tho condemned man said earnestly: "I want to ask you a last favor. Plense let me pull the. trap. It will save you lifelong anxiety and will give me eternal satisfaction." The siieriff re plied: "I cannot do it, Harry. I know my duty." On the scaffold Harry made an ex tended statement. He said that to please the several pastors who bad called upon him he would say: 'God forgive me for what 1 have done." This is looked upon as a confession. The trap fell at ?: 10 and the wonder ful vitality of the man was shown by the fact that ho lived for several mo ment after the trap fell. His neck was broken llavward's swell dinner, the "last supper," as he profanely expressed it, was served according to his desire shortly after 10 o'clock, and he par took of it with apparent relish. Kev. r ather Timothy arrived shortly after not upon the summons of the con demned man, but in case that at the last moment a desire should be ex pressed by tue hitherto unrepentant man for h spiritual adviser. During the evening llayward laughed aud joked on his at .preaching ex ecution. As Cartiin Saudbcrg was covering the windows of the jail looking into the alley, Usury noticed him. anil shouted:" That's right; block out tho gaping crowd. There will be visitors after 5 o'clock in the morning. People wish ing to see me will have to call at the morgue, us 1 intend to change my quarters," and ho laughed as he vaid it. To the newspaper men he said: "I would like to see the account of bow this thing came out and about my actions on the scaffold," and again iie laughed-as if he were going to a picnic instead of to his death. HEARNE'S TRIAL SEGUN. Only I .i-itu I OuiliMIni; I Mat I lie .iln of IJvhlenie. Bowi.ino CrtKnx, Mo., Dec. 12. It was 10 o'clock when the twelve men who are to decide the fate of Dr. llcarne were sworn in and took their seats in the jury box. A sparring con test between the, lawyers, which lasted till ll:"0 o'clock, followed. Nat Dry den arose and demanded that before the taking of evidence should begin the State should furnish a list of the witnesses it intended to put on the stand. The lawyers for the State op posed this vigorously and at lleiO court was adjourned for two hours to give the lawyers time to settle it be tween themselves if possible. When court met after lu ncheon. H. Clay Heather, prosecuting attorney of .Marion county, said that rattier man jeopardize the state's case by leaving any possible opening for a reversal by the supreme court, he had prepared a, list of nil the witnesses who had been subpoenaed by the court. The list was handed to the lawyers for tin; defense. H. Clay Heather then read to the jury the iudietmeut against Dr. llearnc, charging him and Mrs. llearne with liavinir murdered Amos J. Still well. 1)cceinber '". lss't. While it was being read Mrs. llearun and her two stepdaughters entered and there was a bustle among the women In the au dience, who turned and watched them till t hey had sat down. Mr. Heather next made the opening statement to the, jury. lie snid that it would be necessary for the State, iu order to secure a conviction under the indictment, to prove lirst, that Amos .1. stillwell was murdered, and then that Dr. llearne was his murderer. The Slate would rely w holly mi eir-ciim-tatit ia I evidence. All of the love iltiiirsof Mr llearne will lie fully told at tills trial. Oue of the lawyers for the St tte( lias a log bundle of her letters, which will be read a evidence. Her petition for di vorce, which wit-, filed in ( uiiforula Pi Is'.! I, dl iu evidence. She was ilivou-ed fruin Dr. II. 'nine iigul 0 ;itld I bey were rcni.irrie I September I . The pciitttit biid b:ir the ilnii't- ie Infelicity of the two. Slit i-aid iii it that be never g.ne her u dot l l.r, but lived ou her iuoiic ; that he beat I er cruelty .m l thn ilened to kill j tier thai tie ton her i lot hei i,!t cuim'.I her til'itu.iltv . w isU.' I her deal tftd j i-1 ,'d tier in ,i i-Mint f.ir li.iin a at 4 j tl 'ie. ; 'I let ! -I i ci - fi r t lie di f,'n-e .t V lb.it thev are eeituUi ,( acpi.itiil " I here j l,l.ly to tie a.i-iifotii It.mt'usl th.it "U I fi-i'me. I t' b iti",M-i t before U.U tiling l over, M il NjV l;- den l.nt ll jl't. tho lli.il al a train. I .,i ii 11 1 . i . . 1 0 i '. liialra i , .iiji .iiit'ii; t he lull t.ebl 1 !nt uf . mi. v t .Me 1,-Uim n.; fi.nti Frmisfort here llie club 1 iilti. j'M'ed in Ote lif-idiei 111411 !l'-4llOH. It.lt lilld OHl 4ll.Mll I 11V! ', U U-t ' t I al I iiiiiiaiic,.. a'' oil It r I v li..lt I ti,' tl ej mid witidont n. tllred N i-iie Hi liiot ll wit nl L 11 iirnc" t ,.il i,4i v r-f iu'd e un iiu f in I luf in III.1 j'iiul liel'it'e w 1 1 ,1 I lie, ll M il "I ' t lb ' nil l' 4i 1 .' n ll of S Hi h I 4 c 1 1111 . t a. ALLEN G. TMJKMAX. THE VENERABLE "OLD RO MAN" IS DEAD. I.011E In Pi or Hi-hIIIi, Hut !. for Some Time, Sujmmii1 to tw Seriously Kick Member of ltoth Jtouse of CoiitfreiHi, Su preme ourt. Ciovcritor, Vice 1'resident. Coi.tMIilS. Ohio, Dec. lJ.Kx-Scn-alor Allen C!. Thurman died very suddenly at 1:10 o'clock this afternoon, lie had long been in bad health, but his illness had not been regarded as dangerous for some time. Mr. Thurman was 8! vears old November Kl, but his health was sueti of an old friend, i here is no name on at that time that for the tirst time in t,,e 'l,ftil1 P1:,te. tr diei UD'lltr the years there was no public celebration here iu honor of the "Old Roman." Judge Thuruian's death is directly traceable to an accident November 1. In walking from his room to the library hn tripped in some uuaccouut- iible manner aud fell heavily to the floor. He did improve to some ex tent, but a week after the accident he suffered a relapse and since then it had been reniied among his family that his duy.s were numbered. Mr. Ttnirui;iii' Career. "The Old Roman," as Mr. Thurman will ever be reverently and affection ately remembered by his political ad mirers, came of a proud old Virginia family, lie was born November 1, ISI3, iu Lynchburg, his father being a, minister of the Mclliodist church, liut his father became early in life impressed against slavery and he dis posed of Ids colored help. In lsiy the father removed with his family to t'hdlicothe, Ohio, where he secured employment as a school teacher, and his son became nine of his pupils. Later young Allen attended the Chil licothe high school, und afterward was a student in the academy of that town. He was proficient iu all his studies, but especially advanced iu mathematics, on which uccvtuit lie was known among his school fellows us "rightangbi triangled Thurman.'' Mr. Thuruian's mother was the half sister of William Allen, who, durinsr his life served in the llotisij of Repre sentatives in Congress, is.'i., in the Senate iu Coolness IS.ir-lSlii, and as governor of Ohio, ln'M-lSTO, and iu ltfi) refused the Democratic Presidential nomination for the reason that he was committed to the support of General Lewis Case, who was subsequently nominated by the convention and de feated. Mrs. Thurman was a woman of remarkable ability and learning, ami did much toward the instruction of her son und the guidance of his early life. At the age ot Is young Thurman at tached himself to a laud surveying corps and thoroughly mastered the mathematical side of that science dur ing the three years he pursued it. In 1831, just when he had attained the age to qualify, Governor Lucas ten dered him the oflice of private secre tary, which he accepted, entering at the same time as a student at law in the oflice of his uncle, William Allen, completing his studies subsequently iu the oflice of the afterward distin guished Judge Swayue. After his ad mission to the bar young Thurman returned to c'hillicothe aud entered into partnership with his nncle, with the result that he soon acquired one of the best practices in Ohio, his uncle having practically abandoned the pro fession when he entered polities. Mr. Thurmau entered politics iu 1M44 when be was nominated for Con gress by the Democratic convention ot his district, und was elected, entering the House of Representatives Decem ber I, ls45, as ils youngest member. He declined a renominatioii and con tinued to practice at the bar until i 8., I, when he was elected to the Su preme court of the State, in which service he remained four years, during the last two years of the time beiug chief justice. At the end of this term he resumed practice, which he con tinued until H157, when he was unan imously nominated by the Democratic convention for the otlir-e of governor. His opponent in this campaign, one of the most exciting in the history of the State, was Rutherford I!. Hayes. Mr. Thurman was defeated, but he cut down the normal Republican majority iu the State from 4il.ijiH to 1.00'J. The Legislature beingelcctcd at the same vote being Democratic, however. Mr. Thurmau was chosen I'niied States Senator to take the place of Deiijamin F. Wade and be took his scat March 4, ISXy, there being at the time ouly seven Democrats in the body. His ability wu at once recog nized, his speeches on the Geneva award bill and on the Pacific railway funding bill, especially attracting public notice and applause, lie served two terms in the senate with great distinction and honor, closing the t welvo years' period on March 4, Hs!, vyith a reputation which stood among the highest for judicial fairness, dig nity and strcugt h in dchate, estu-uailv mi niiestioiis of eonslit ut iiiinl law and for p.itrloiiui uud probity. t the cIom- of bis service in tlm etnte .Li'le '1 huriiian returned to !.is home iii o'.uiuIkih and re-uuied the praitire of Uw. He bud an nuiiucfil tloit be "it out of pi.Lth-s fur all t ine, bill li'i Iriellds inelil iolied hi name ii i iniiti-ci ion with Die Presi-I'.t-IUV e.itl.v ill IsTo. In !"" ! re ceived t be Vote i'f I Ihiit 111 the nut e lilll cn'.iu-i,' 1011 mid Mime -.upit'itl fiont i.tllir '.ale, lull he w.ts Hot iioin n Uleil Ajii .l.lll 11. be leeciied llie I . it ' . I Ii. 11 in ! "-s eititt t be 1 e, land.liiii I liel'S'lf" t i' 1 1- i Ft III I Slid ' lull nan wer- n',i.iii:iti . .1' t L-eli n .1 " l.ijt It t't' nig llo iK'tiiot'i at . I 'in. 1 ... I 1. ilr f- a ,ed Line ll'St Mr lii'innaii i vid . , M 1 1 i il It hi tjitti'' I (,,. Hid i:..llilll M i 1 p.l.cl W l I-.. -'it! l.iir-i ! . o 1liuriat '4ii. Hill t.illSi.lu .. IS I ! iI.t I burdoli i.f N-.-o,i-t,4 lo'!.ii ..1, in duet'. I a bi I f- r ibii t'lctio til i f t-i' p4'ii'ii r ioj, id bi ti n o ' Iti f r Cte 4', uf Lu I i'ii-ni'l,''lll ii'Vr i -t 11 li.e 1, l be t i.iiiti an I I . n' 1 14 l llilt IS 'l".l'U 1, 1." . to I '. liirfil Li I I, ,i i lb. I ts.-e. 1 111 :,e iie' " Oi' , ' " "t l.l.l t I'f FROM MILLIONS TO WANT. AViiiiiiler Collie, Hie "itlmkailw Klitic" lJIei In Poverty. aVf.w Voi:k, Dec. 13. Two men were the only mourners t YVoodlawu ceme tery yesterday at the funeral of Alex ander Collie, a man who, a few years ago, was known in every European capital. Iu the civil war he was it noted blockade runner, who estab lished headquarters at Wilmington, i. C, and under the guns of Fort Fisher, carried on a thriving trade in the contraband urtieles of war and ex ported the cotton of the South. Collie, who at one time could tiavo diawn his check for millions of dol lars, died almost destitute, and his funeral expenses were paid by the son assumed name of Cieorge McNeil. Alexander Collie's home in London, situated in Kensington (hardens, was, during the rebellion, one of princely hospitality. Jtwas gorgeously tilted up. had a corps of liveried servants and the entertainments given there were ou the most extravagant and lavish scale. This grand establish ment was made the home of the Con federate ollicials und friends of the Confederacy id England, aud Collin had often u his guests ex-L'nited States Senator . I. M. Mason, ttie Con federate commissioner to England and Mr. Slidell, the Confederate represent ative to France. In Wilmington, .V.C., the firm leased one of the liaudsomest houses in the city. Following their successful trade and speculations during the war, Alexan der Collie fc Co. went into the cotton and cotton goods trade and opened branch houses in Egypt, Jiritish India uud Australia and South America. Operations were begun ou a big scale. In an effort to corner cotton good;: in all the markets, one of the worst fail ures known in the history of commerce followed. The liabilities above his available assets were about $:JOO,000, 000. Alexander Collie, the head of bouse, who is held responsible for the failure, ban to flee from England, and he was spirited away to the private yacht of a friend, iu which he sailed to Barcelona, Spuin. His flight from Fngland caused un immense sen sation. Though pursued by creditors and detectives, he successfully eluded them. From Spain be went direct to South America, and iu a few years re appeared at the , White Sulphur Springs as a traveling artist under the name of Oeorge McNeil. He was there recognized by Leorgt; Peterkin Grant, a wealthy Englishman who owns a handsome e.stite at the Springs. Mr. (Jrant kept his secret aud be remained in that vicinity for several years. He afterward went to Richmond, where, owing to his knowl edge of finances, he became asso ciated with the late Colonel II. C. ' Parsons, James 0. Hiaine, General Duller and others in the Richmond & Allegheny rail road, which corporation acquired the famous dames River A Kanawha canul in Virginia, and which had for its roadbed the towpath of the canal. Prosperous for a time lie projected other railroads, but misfortune seemed to follow bim, and finally he became Pf aiii embarrassed and. comparatively without means, came to this city. One of the strangest things in con nection with the "blockade king" was that, although he lived in comparative poverty in New York, his wife was living in luxury in London. As Alex ander Collie he was supposed to have been lost at sea. lie evidently made some disposition of some property in favor of his wife and went to a life of obscurity and poverty alone. He was turned out of the Harlem flat, where he lived, and went to live at the Colonial hotel on One Hundred and Twenty fifth street. There be was found by several friends, among them Richard Lamb, eldest son of Colonel Lamb of Fort Fisher. These men experienced much dilliculty in aiding hint on ac count of his pride. ARMENIAN'S CALL FOR AID llulf a Million People are In the Deepest .11 isery. T.oMiox, Dec. n. A dispatch to the Associated Press, signed by a number of Armenians of Constantinople, has been received here. It says: "Ar menia is at her last gasp in the work of extermination. The number of people massacred reaches 100,000 and .'lOo.OOo survivors have taken refuge in the forests and monntuins, where they are fee ling on herbs and roots. Hun ger and cold have begun to make great ravages among them. In the name of humanity and Christanitv save us!" The Standard Constantinople cor respondent s.iy: "The porte is abso lutely deserted by ministers, who hide day and night at tho palace, where Confusion reigns supreme." A dispatch to the Daily News from Constantinople reports the arrest by na ace otiii'lals and the subsequent ! : i l.r:it inn of the chief musHcuirer of the liritish postolbcc, who is au Ar- tm.niali. Iu I'iihIkIi Ir.t.il linlilirrr. il Si. lov. Dee. 'l - llepreseltt I at'ue llr.idei iek of K.utsu lis ilitro 1 dnced kei.-ral bills whieh lire tifgre.it i interest I the Wit line tmiclici upon the federal punishim-ia of a tl4.il robbery in 'ill I nite I Mate ter ritri i.il re .creation '1 he b.ll makes 'I a feiony hoot. it', or into any hi-i-iimnuvc, C4 boost- I'M'n h or ear of nil) triii. or to tlifn any n. k or i tber iiii.;!.' lit .i train, or to f ra il or f.tici . LU tile.titii t it train at uuv pi .ten with . ill tl.n ei ii-vive Jiiiiil it ;.m ol tlm i I nite 1 SI ill" ie in the In. ii in re-crv.1-linn I l.i- .Iii i not ne the criiiilnal i fiiini in. ire t'i-f. p n isliini nt if any .e .!! i 1,.1'ed lllj'lleil MIlTl ly I' llie Ir.iiil r.e.i'i-t y er tiecU'lig Viotlirr Hi llo f"' Irtaia. lllilMIII Mil l.l. S-e I I - At ll'K'll iiit.i. .it the i i.un It i.f Die II ilv An- ! ll Kf i .ti J.4'1 Uaint'l Iiui. .! ar j ir. l.iiet Nil h..l, .t.tn h'-'r id lit" Lite t.i .1 v tl 4i , Nil tu-.. an I trp' t hi, ! r of IU i'.iimi S'.irrr, t i'e iti 'iie l , r d t . ti s 1 1 of t be I H it "t-i lit It . ' .iti.l ..-n I I.'1' Atilii'lir Gilil 1. n I'm lie Pli't in xl il, i. dt I batit il, I it. ii !. l.l' , HI, ,1 l II ' f inn W j h ijt.Ml, i KANSAS GHOULS. Topekit IVIIilly JH-lteil Over Urn Crav Kolilterle Milllla I inter Ann. TorKK A, Kan.. Dec. 13. Governor Morrill last night called out P.altery l!of the State militia, stationed here, to protect the Kansas Medical College, which was threatened by a mob. lid nlso wired Captain McClure of the troonsat Lawrence to hold his sol diers in readiness to take the lirst train for Topeka. Chief of Police John AVilkerson stationed u squad of patrolmen, in charge of Sergeant Frank Lllison. about the college, and a sheriff's posse was also placed on duty. The (iovernor iclircd toward midnight:, having notified Captain Mc Clure that his services would not bo required. The trouble was caused by the dis covery iu the dissecting room of the college of the bodies of three women, which had been stolen from cemeter ies in the vicinity of Topeka. One body was that of O. C. Van Fleet's wife, another w as that of A. L. Dake's wife, and the third was that of Mrs. Patrick Lillis. The cuscs of the first two numed have been previously reported. The body of Mrs. Lillis was Klen ti lled by her son, John Lillis, at ti o'clock last evening. The husband of the dead woman is foreman of Santa. I'e blacksmith shop at Argentine. Mrs. Lillis was buried Inst Friday. When her son read about stolen bodies at tho college he feared for the safety of his mother. In company with Father Hayden. the well-known Catholic priest, he wen.: to the cemetery tu make arrangements to have the graw guarded. He noticed that the mouifu had been disturbed. The grave was opened and the cotlln was found to bo empty. Lillis went to the oflice of Justice Ciuy and obtained a warrant to search the" college. The result was that he found a mutilated body which he identified as that of his mother. The city was already greatly excited on account of the previous discoveries and tlic news of the Lillis case, which spread like wildfire, was the signal for a general outpouring of the populace. The streets were thronged by angry men, who miide threats against the college and those connected with it. The authorities were alarmed by the crowd, ami, steps were promptly taken to prevent an outbreak. Deputy Sher iff Tom Wilkerson, in the absence of Sheriff Dave Purge, called upon the Governor for assistance, which wait granted as stated. Dake and Lillis are members of the A. O. V. V. A mass meeting of the eight lodges of the order had been culled to consider the Dake case. Neatly 2, WW members were present. C A. Siarbird was chosen chairman and J. XV. Gibbons secretary. Tito Lillis case was announced upon the organization of the meetiug. This added fuel to the flames. Men growled in their anger and became demon strative, but cool heads were in the uudience aud good order was main tained. Speeches denouncing the out rages were made. A committe cone po.-ed of Judge Knsminger, S. C. Miller, A. C Siler, T. A. Deck, H. T. Davis, Charles M. ifrown, JJ. A. Wilson and H. I. Fletcher was appointed to draft resolutions. Probably WW men, mostly railroad employes, stood in the street in front of the hall while the meeting wan iu progress. When those who partici pated in the meeting came unt and went their respective ways in u quiet manner, the crowd outside took up the cue and dispersed. SECRET OF HIS POWER. William I liiipsila AdmluUterail Ixico Itli- miiu to Women. Omaha.. Neb.. Dec. 13. The iury to try Jamet Ish and wife for the murder of William Chappie, of hansas City, itV, I was secured yesterday. A startlin luy' bit of testimony concerning the ma uer in which tne victim is said to lia secured power over Mrs Jsli and otn women, t ovelooea tiirougii cue sia merit of Dr. J. J. Solomon. It. wa.n in December." said Dr. Solomon, "that Chappie came to my r.ill,.n i.ii.l int rn. Ihi-hiI himself. lie showed me a box containing a yellow . ,1, . t 1 . .. powder ami asseu me ii i kdcit iyn it was. He went on to say that if he gave a woman any of that powuer no would have absolute control over ner. 1 said it must be loco blossom and he replied that it was. I am familsiir with the drug und unoiv us enecis when used. I discovered in my busi ness relations with him that be had used his power over many girls '" .llulllu Ag.tln Impugnm. .Teffkiwo.x Citv, Mo., Dee. IS. George S. Grover. general attorney of the Wabash Kailroad company, in divisiou No. 1 of the Suprei Supreme plieutiou t i emtntt court this morning, an apphei: lor appeal irom ine j.iun i-uuniy ( Circuit court in the case of Hurl- ' bert vs. the Wabnsli Kullroiid com pauy in which he charged tb(? A. V. Mullin aud C. C. liiggers, ," nt tiii-iievs of l.vrui count v. und Pff till llurlUeri ntaiiiiiueinreii P"rp.. s testimony whereby the irctut rtn I I. Inn j'.tiii.ti.' Mint tilt SlKii-ellli emli r . Ihii state were tleceii'ed , Mid inisl.- l In Hie l.ilil:lie vivl.iin,-. - v I lift Olul I tiff, whieli were . si'd nt '.-'i,s J Maj'tr Mullin diNbui'iueiit ,.n onctiV ougiil ill llie -iU'ri ite euiiri lur llie . ane'feil I'iri'erv tino nun :i.ilion ill Ul-J feconl in tb ' ll iWi'M IHurder I'IIU'iio l.rlt III I'riiliil.lll niU. llilt l.o, Dec. l.l Pittsbrg hit been selected h" the pt u e for ho I l,f ihe lictionjl I'loliililti iii e.iitvi-iil ion nest year. 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