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,
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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
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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-
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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. "1 wo ballot were ej-t by
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