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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 8, 1897)
yvr r- h -: J5"" . ' i yugasvy U . v -i ""- r- " "i w.oi- I t 2 SPAIN'S CUBA REFORM TERMS OF THE PROPOSED SCHEME. Copy I lnOlney'lland Tha Government of the Island to le In font rot of a Conn ell of AilmlnUtrmtlon mid Governor Gen eral Only Partial Home ICute. New Yonx, Doc. 31. Tho Journal published In a special dispatch from Washington whut It declared wan the. full text of tho scheme of reform for Cuba which Prctntor Castillo of Spain la said to proposo to inaugurate in Cuba as soon as tho pnclflcntlon of tho Island shall bo dcclnrad. It declares that Secretary 01 Buy is insisting on certain modifications in tho interest purely of good government in Cuba, so that native proporty-holding Cubans oan control taxation, expenditures nnd the courts. Under tho Canoras scheme, as pub lished, fifteen of tho thirty members of tho council of administration are to bo appointed by tho crown and fifteen elected by limited electors, and they are to havo general control under re strictions by tho Cortes. This may bo modified so as to Increase tho local strength, but tho modifications will sot bo important. It is to havo con trol over the formation of municipali ties nnd tho provincial assembly will attend to tho organization of boards of aldermen, which aru 'to elect ono of their members as mayor, subject to the governor general's approval and control. Provincial governors may censure, warn, llnu or suspend mem bers of corporations when they exceed their powers. The bonrds of uldormon are to havo power over nil taxes for municipal expenses, subject to review by provincial nssomblles. Tho council of administration is to bo, presided over by the governor gen eral. Tho members of the council aro to be chosen from leading business men or planters, leading lawyers, principal taxpayers, senators or mem bers of the cortcs, mayors of u provin cial capital for two or more terms, nnd provincial ossein Toymen for two years. Tho torm of otllco is to bo four ycurs, half bolng elected uud appointed alter nately. Havana to have four, Santi ago three and tho other provinces two each. Tho council Is to decide whut Is proper for the inunagemcnt of tho wholo Island in every public way, to preparo and approve tho estimates' and correct all accounts. The governor general Is to carry out tho resolutions of tho council, but may stay any reso lution nnd tnko measures demanded by public needs, lie may suspend tho members of the council for transgres sions of legitimate powers threatening to disturb tho public peace or for mis demeanor. Tho governor general is to bo tho representative of tho national govern ment, commander of tho army of tho islnnd, tho guardian and administra tor of tho laws of tho legislature and of royal decrees and orders, and act as intermediary between tho homo gov ernment and tho island authorities. Tho council of authorities Is to con sist of tho lilshop of Havana, Arch bishop of Santiago do Cuba, commander er of tho nnval station, military gov ernor, presiding judge of tho supremo court of Havana, attorney general, head of tho department of finances and director of local administration. Tho governor general Is to attend directly to inattors of government patronago,conlllcts of Jurisdiction, pub lic pcuco, foreign affairs, jails peni tentiaries, statistics, personnel of tho departments, communications between authorities of tho Island and tho su preme government and nil tho other matters that aro uuasslgucd. QUAY DENOUNCED. John Wanamaker Declurrs lie Ha Dis honored the Hint Long Enough. Philadelphia, Dec. at. John Wan amaUcr, who Is opposing llolso Pern rose for tho scat In tho United States Senate now occupied by Mr. Cameron, was interviewed on tho situation of tho campaign, which is ono of tho bitterest known in Pennsylvania politics. Ho began with the statement that if tho next four years don't give good times to tho United States, tho new century will usher in changes that will bo se verely felt in tho most remote corner of tho world. Pennsylvania's re sponsibility in tho administration of national affairs is thrown upon her congressmen and two honators. Tho terms of theso senutors expire, one ut tho beginning of and tho other during President McKinley's adminis tration, and as tho tlmo approaches to till the vacancy some of those who lnborod incussantly to dofcut tho nom ination of McKinloy and carried tho voto of Pennsylvania n the convention against. Mm : assuming to dispense tho Inderal patronage In ndvanco of his inauguration, In order to influence tho votes of tho members of tho legis lature. Mr. Wanamaker spoke in strong terms, without mentioning names, of tho part taken by Senator Quay In booming Penrose's candidacy, remark ing: "The old commonwealth is dis honored by tho claim that one man owns ir.0 votes out of tho 250 chosen xnon composing tho legislature not yet assembled," and added: "Ono boss hus defiantly taken tho state by the throat ami dictated his own terms." Truit Company Ooe Under. Sioux City, lowu, Dee. 31. Tho Farmers' Trust comnanv hus irono into tho hands of a recolver. The appoint- ment was mudo ou application of W. ..ll T. W T. Houslnger, vice president of tho company. Tho liabilities aro 8135,000, assets, 8238,000. Mr. Dteoher'a Condition Serious. STAMFonn, Conn., Dec. 31. Tho con dition of Mrs. Henry Wnrd lleecher, whose hip was broken by a fall at tho heme of hor son-in-law in this city on Sunday, is grave. The physician doubts if sho can recover, ulthough her death is not immediately expected. She is very weak aud has sinking spells at Intervals. A Tornado In Australia. London, Doc. 31. A Melbourno dis patch to the Times says u violent tor nado has destroyed tho town of No vertiro, N. S. W. It is feared several persona have been killed. THE SUGAR INTERESTS HEARD Want Higher Untie I nnd Specific Ttatei- Will Yield Illff Iteiennei. Washington, Dec. 31. Tho Houbo ways nnd moans commltteo this morn ing took up tho sugar schedule, and four lnsorests woro represented tho Importers, cane growers, beet rnlsers and refiners. For tho Importers John Fnrr of Now York opened. Tholr recommendations were: On all sugar testing 75 degrees or less, o duty of 1 cent a pound, ridding 3 cents per do grco to 100 degrcos; an additional duty of about one-fourth of n cent differ ential on all sugars abovo sixteen Dutch standard In color to prevent re finers from entering rcflnod sugars at tho samo duty as raw sugars of tho same test; an additional discriminating duty on all sugars from bounty paying countries, witli authority to tho Presi dent to raise or lower duties' as the bounties should be raised or lowered. This scheme, the itnportors estimated, would ylold the government a revenue of 50,000,000 per year, the amount of ugar paying duty being about 1,500,- 000 tons, tho average polarlscope test being 02 degrees. In reply to a question from Chair man Diugley, Mr. Fafr declared that thorc war. no undervaluation of sugars Imported now but, owing to the strict Interpretation of tho law by tho cus tom ofllclals, the tondency was to pay more du" than tho law called for. Appraisals were mudo on the basis of the estimated values in Trlndad and other countries where there wns no market, values. "What would you say," asked Mr. Dingley, "to tho statement furnished 1 ho committee by Henry A. Hrown of Massachusetts that the invoiced value of all sugar imported in 1S03 was an average of 3-10 cents a pound under the London valuation. Mr. Furr considered that stutoment untruthful and entirely theoretical. London vulucs were not represented, as Germany had absorbed tho business. London prices on cano woro merely nominal. Mr. Fnrr asserted that only in oc casional bargains could tho American Heflnlng company buy its goods cheaper than other firms. Its in fluence had been to reduce tho prlco of sugar throughout the world. Under tho present differential rate of three tenths of a cent the importations for last year hud been 05,000,000 tons larger than ever before. A differen tial of one-fourth of a cent u pouud would cnublc tho soft white sugars to compete with tho centrifugal refined. Solon Humphreys of New York, chairman of a committee appointed by the sugar trade, explained the dlfll cultlcs of nn ml valorem tariff on sugar and made a plea for u specific system. Tho change, ho said, was unanimously demanded by tho trade. Ad valorem valuations were unjust nnd impracti cal on account of fluctuations in prices, llountles were a disorganizing factor. Tho Herman government recently had raised too bounty to something over one-fourth of a cent a pouud, which enabled Germany to dispose of nil her surplus product. Tho system wns working ruin to all tho llrltlsh Islands, so that they must resort to tho samo scheme or go out of business. Instead of one-tenth of a cent bounty on sugar Imported Into this country tho addi tional duty should equal the bounties. P. J. Smith, another importer, mude a brief argument nguiiibt ad valorem duties. Colonel J. D. Hill of New Orleans, representing tho Cuuo Growers' asso ciation of Louisiana, argued for a restoration of the duty of tho act of 1883. He spoke of tho stimulation produced by tho bounty net of 1800, with tho duty imposed therein on re fined sugar, and said If a similar pro vision could bo made In tho prospect ive lnw and its permanence guaranteed the sugar producers would prefer it, but nil things considered, they asked for a ro-enaatraeut of the provisions in tho act of 1883. He produced figures to show tho reduction of price of re fined sugar under tho operation of that act at tho time when the crops wcro being marketed, to show tho benefits to tho country ut lnrtro from homi competition. l'cnnsylvnnla Miner Strike. Shaiion, Pa., Dec. 31. A long strike among tho Mercer county coal miners 1? Imminent Tho minors demanded u raise of live cents per ton yesterday, and upon tho refusal of the operators to grant It thoy quit work. About 330 men In tho lllack Diamond and Trout mines camo out first, followed by 100 employes of the Grove City mine, and 200 In tho WoNtermon, Filer & Co. mines. The troublo ws caused bv the Increase of wages irruntcd In tho I'ltts burg district. This Is the second time the men have htruck within three months. Vnnt In am Arsentlua I'roYlnce. llURNoa Ayhks, Dec. 31. Tho agri cultural commission appointed to In vestigate tho conditions in the province of Santa Fo will make a report to President Urlburu this woek, showing a disastrous situation. It will recom mend us tho only salvation commer cially, an Issuo of 31,000,000 In mort gage bonds, to be used In assisting the farmers, and other measures of rollof will also bo proposed In Its report. The commissioners say tho crop In the province will fall 50,000 tons short of tho actual necessities of tho people. The Trial of Mai ha v Hey. CONBTANTlNOl'I.K, DOC. 31. TllO portO has granted the demand of the envoys of Franco and Italy that their drago mans bo present at tho trial of Muzhav Hey, charged with being responsible for the murder of Father Snlvatoro. an ,1.11... . ..... I.I1...1 i. 1 luiunn priest wno was Kiucii lit mo convent of Jenldjckelc, at Marash, In 1605, by Turkish troops commanded by Mazhay Hoy, For Ki-1'romler ntambulofT Murder, Sofia, Deo. 31. Nnumm Tuffekot chief! and Atsoff, two of the men ac cused of complicity in tho brutal mur der of ex-Premlcr Stambuloff in 1805, were sentenced to throo years im prisonment, tho tlmo whlch'thoy have been under arrest to bo counted in the sentence, lioul Gcorgeltt was ac quitted. llopklnt llrop III Mult. Chicago, Dec. 31. The libel uult ol ex-Mayor John P. Hopkins against Governor elect John It. Tanner nut dismissed to-day by stipulation nnd without costs, to either of tho parties EEI) CLOUD CHIEF, FIUDAY. JANUAltY 8, 1897. CRACKSMEN IN JAIL. (Camas City 1'ollce ttrrak Up GanR That Operated In Two State. Kansas Citv, Dec 31. Safo behind 11 bars here are six men who bolong a gong of safo blowers and bank robbers which, for six months hns op erated from Kansas City, blowing safes and looting banks In towns of North eastern Kansas and Fas tern Nebraska. In this torritory John Do Long, spe cial detectlvo for the Missouri Pacific railway, says thirty safes In bnnks and business houses havo been cracked in tho last six months. It Is conserva tively estimated that the gang secured In cool cash about 835,000. James Lansing, alias Hob Stewart, tho noted safe-blower arrested Monday by Detectives Hayes and Halpln and taken last night to llollevlllc, Kan., where he Is wanted for robbing the First Notional bank of SI, 800 last aionth, is said to bo the leuder. The other members, now in Jail in this olty, ire Charles L. Norton, P. D. llonner, George Jenklnson, George Simmons, (Icorgc Caroy and J. J, Kelly, alias Hudson, HELD UP IN AN ELEVATOR. . Chicago Clerk Bobbed or 0 19 In a Ills; Office Dulldln;. Chicaoo, Dec. 31. Joseph Span Aclmer, nn cmployo of tho Central Steam Laundry compnny, was covered ivlth revolvers by two men while in tho elevator botwecn the first and sec ond floors of tho building ut 105 South leffcrson street last evening and forced to give up n vallso containing 1512. Ono of tho men then knocked Spauhclmer down, ordered the eleva tor boy to pull to tho first floor, nnd I'oth darted out of tho building, mak ing n quick escape through an alley. Hundreds of men aro employed in tho building, but so cautiously was tho work done that no ono knew of tho robbery until tho thugs wcro out of reach. Tho money was to havo been ascd to pay laundry employes. , ROBBED BY A DRIVER. iiuii From the Wcit for New Vork Hilled and Thrown Away. New Yohk, Dec, 31. A quantity of mcomlng mall from tho West was itolen December 20. Many of the rifled packages were found December 22 in tho water off tho West Brighton beach and with this clue tho inspectors have arrested W. II. Post, a mail wagon driver. Keys to mnil pouches aro said to havo been found In Post's pockets and a number of small articles, prob ably Christinas presents, In his room. Ho is 22 years old und unmarried. Ho ienles robbing the malls nnd says he bought the articles found In his room. It Is believed ho throw the package of rifled letters Into tho North river from a. ferryboat. CIVIL SERVICE EXTENSION. All Officers and Kniployc of Federal l'cnltcntlnrle Under tho Itulc. Washington, Dec. 31. Tho Presi dent has extended tho civil service rules so ns to Include all ofllccrs nnd employes In tho federal penitentiary service who nro by low subject to class ification. This principally affects tho federal penitentiary at Fort Lenven worth, Kas., though It Is to apply to all such government institutions nnd to all penitentiaries hereafter created immediately upon their establishment. Attorney General Harmon is sub jecting the recent civil servlco sched ule as affecting tho department of justice to a rigid scrutiny. Tho pres ent amendment is to overcome u defect in tho rules promulgated November 2. Further amendments on similar liner may bo expected. KANSAS TEACHERS. thirty-Fourth Annual Convention n Beirion at Topcku. TorxKA, Kan., Dec 31. The thirty fourth annual convention of the Stute Teachers' association opened In Repre sentative hall last night, Mr. Ludlum of Sallno presiding. President Kcn- driek s annual address followed. Ills subject wns, "Tho Educational Spirit of Today." Following Mr. Kendrick's address, Violet 11. McCoy of Rossvillo und the Modocs snng and a reception closed the evening's exercise. This morning meetings were hold simultaneously in representative hall, senuto chamber and High school as sembly hall. Fully 1,000 teachers aro In attendance, and tho meeting Is probably the most Interesting in tho history of tho association. GOV. TANNER MARRIED. the Illlnol Executive- Elect Will Take llrlde Into the Mnnalou. Si-niNOKiKU), 111., Dee. 31. Governor-elect Tanner wns married at noon to-day to Miss Cora Edith Eug llsh of Springfield, In St. Paul's Protes tant cathedral, ono of tho oldest churches lu Illinois. Twelve hundred Invitations to witness tho ceremony had been Issued and the church was tilled with people of note in social and political circles from all over the state. Tho Rev. Frederick Taylor, rector of the cathedral, oiclatcd. After the ceremony tho couplo loft for n short tour oi mo south. I Iff Carpet Mill to lteiume. Yonukks, N Y., Deo 31. Announce ment is made hat Alexander Smith & Co.'s carpet mills will resume work soon otter tho first of tho year. They have been shut down for two months. Only n few looms will bo started at first, but gradually all work will bo resumed. Tho mill employs 7,000 per sons and has a pay-roll of 900,000 a week when working full time. 910,000 Howard. Louisviu.K, Ky., Doo. 31. The ofllclals of tho Louisville A Nuslivllle railroad and tho Southern Hallway company havo offered a reward of 810, 000 for the arrest und conviction of the person or persons Implicated In the Lahaba river bridgo disaster near Uloekton, Ala., Sunday. The officials of both roads nro making strenuoui efforts to capturo tho truiltv parties. AlluWllT -Ijptciil ITciivli Crlllll). Paws, Dec. 31. A wealthy widow, Mine. Royerharott, and her servant, were found dead strangled to death at Vltre-le-Francols. Tho perpetrator stole 11,200, . ai'CULLAGH A SUICJED A FAMOUS EDITOR HIMSELF. KILLS Norton I'm. trillion and Other Ailment llroke Down tho Mind nnd llody of the Head of the St. Louis tllolm-Demoorat- No Explanation. St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 1. Joseph U. McCullagh, editor of tho Globe-Demo-crnt, leaped from the window of his bedroom some time between midnight nnd daybreak this morning and dashed his brains out on tho stone flagging of tho yard beneath. ' At 0:30 o'clock one of the stable boys employed by Mrs. Knto Munlon of 3837 West Pine boulovnrd, with whom Mr. McCullagh resided, found tho body cold In death. The skull was battered In nnd the brains were scattered over the flagging. The body was attired in night clothes. JOSEPH B. M'CULLAGIl. "Mr. McCullagh was tired of living ind killed himself," said Dr. C. 11. Hughes, his family physician. "Ho gave no premonition of suicide during his illness. I saw him for a little whilo lust evening. He snld he felt sleepy aud gave me to understand he wanted me to leave hltn alone. Then his brain was affected, but his intel lect was all right. Ho novcr gave any signs of mentr.l break-down during his illness. He suffered from profound nervous oxhaustlon, complicated with a recurring kidney trouble. Ho had an asthmatic affection in udditlon. Tho late campaign undermined his health." No writings wero found in Mr. Mo Cullagh's room explaining his net or leaving instructions for tho arrange ment of his affairs after death. Mr. McCullogh's Illness came on him shortly after tho close of tho late Itu publican national convention. It took tho form of acute asthma, compli cated with nervous depression. When he passed through the ncuto stage ho found lilmhclf slow In recovery. His limbs hud lost their vigor, his arms wcro numb nnd there woro premoni tions that tho bruin had come under tho samo shadowy spull. He would not udmlt that ho was falling either physically or mentally, aud Insisted on managing his newspaper from his bedroom. All through the day ho sat In his chair wrapped in blankets, re ceived reports from his subordinates and gave them orders for the conduct of the paper. OAS TWICK TURNED OX. Just beforo midnight Mrs. Munlon went into Mr. McCullogh's room to in quire how ho was, ns had been her custom for some tlmo past, and found the gas streaming from ono of the burners and Mr. McCullagh in a semi conscious condition. Sho immediately stopped the flow, aired the room ami aroused Mr. McCullagh, and then, with nn admonition to be more care ful, retired to her own room. This morning, after tho body had been dis covered, It wns found that tho gas was agoing flowing with almost full force. The conclusion Is reached, therefore, that after his sister-in-law lift him for tho night he deliberately turned the gns on again, but finding deuth too slow by that means, opened tho win dow und plunged headlong to tho pave ment bcloWj ARRESTED FOR BRIBERY. One of John Wautimnker' Malinger Accused of Trylnir to liuy Vote. IlAimisnuno, Pa., Jan. 1. A sensa tion was created hero last night when B. A. Van Valkcnburg, onu of the Wnitainuhor managers, was arrested 5ii a charge of brlbory. Tho Waiia- maker ninnogor is charged with at tempting to bribe Representative Web itor C. Weiss, early In Deeombjr. Uradley to Ilrslgn December IS. 1897. Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. I. Tho Commercial Trlbuno says: Unless there Is a marked improvement in his health during the next seven months, Gov ernor Ilrudloy will resign tho govern orship of Kentucky, to take effect on or after December 15, 1807. At that tlmo Lieutenant Governor Worthing ton can, by the law. become tho gov srnor of Kentucky, and no election to fill tho vacancy caused by Govornor Hradley's resignation will be neces sary. Want Free Sliver or Nothing Denvkii, Colo., Jan. 1. Tho board bt directors of the Denver chamber of :ommerce have unanimously decided to Iirnoro tho invitation to scnu iieio- rates to tho monetary conference to be hold at Indianaoolis next month Arlxonn' Output of Mineral. PnoKNix, ArU., Jan. 1. Tho min eral output of Arizona for 1800, tho figures being based mainly on reports sent to tho governor from different wctlons, was us follows: Gold, 50,000,- 000; silver, 2,100,000 ounces; copper, 102,000,000 pounds; lead, 2,400,OJO pounds. Women Ultleil by Urnnnilte. Hkadino Pa Juu. 1. Two women wero killed by un explosion of dyna mite In the houso of Ellas llccker, ex sheriff of this county, ut Tuokcrton, last night. They wero his wife, aged 54. and her stepdaughter, Mrs. William ficldcl, aged 30. W V;;&30'' ki?2 w NEW STORY ABOUT MACEO Sald to Ho IlecoTerlnt In n Hospital Wa Hhot by Zcrtuclm. Kev West, Flo,, Jan. 1. Tho wlfo of the Insurgent, Colonel Mirabel, who arrived hero on tho steamer Olivette from Havana Inst night, claims to have come direct from the camp of tho in surgents, where sho had been attend ing Antonio Macco. Sho declares that the insurgent lender is not dead, but that he was betrayed and shot by Dr. Zortucha in tho face, the bullet seri ously wounding him. Sho ndds that four doctors aro in constant attend ance, uud that they aro now sutlsfled thnt he will recover, but that It will be some time before he will be nblo to again assume command of his forces. New Yohk, Jan. 1. A representa tive of Dr. Pnlmu wns seen at the Cu ban junta in this city to-day and asked about tho dispatch printed from Key West which stutcd that Antonio Macco was alive and was in a Cuban hospital recovering from his wounds. His at tention wns also called to a statement that the wife of a leading Crban had landed nt Key West aid confirmed the statement that Muco was nllve. Dr. Palma's reprosentsit' 'mlled incred ulously and said: ' u uun sny that tho Cubun Junta belle-, es that Mucco Is dead and that ho dk-d lu the manner described In the clrculur recently printed by tho junta. We havo fully satisfied ourselves of tho death. Wo place no credence In these reported re ports that Macco Is alive." CUBA'S EXPENSES. OrerThrro Mllllou Spout So Fnr A Mill ion Urgently Callrd For. Doston, Jan. 1. The Journal says: "The Cuban provisional government lias forwarded a statement of money, munitions of war and provisions furnished for carrylnir on tho war from all parts of tho world since July 30, 1S05, up to November 30, 18IH1. The statement is made that when the struggle begun General Go me., the Cuban commander, agreed to receive through the war 3100,000 to be paid in installments of 820,000 every three months. It Is claimed also that ha hus ulrcady received S00, 000 from tho provisional government and that the remainder is now due, mid for that reason he has become cureless and inactive, which accounts for the tircMMit state of nffalrs. Hut this is denied by the Cuban dclcgutcs in Washington, who say that Gomez is doing ull tliut man eun'do und is n truo patriot and putting life uud soul into his work. "Following Is a recapitulation of the contributions: Cities In the United States, 81,700,000; states outsides cities 8'.'7.1.000; foreign countries, 81,228,000; total, 33.210,001). "Gonzelo do Qtiosada writes that if 81,000.000 can be secured in the next hlxty days three months thereafter tho war will be ended in Cuba's favor. Hut the money Is sorely needed und, if not f urnihhed, it means a struggle with contingencies as well ns tho enemy. The commander-in-chief, Gomez, finds himself in straitened, circumstances nnd it is learned from private sources that it may put a damper on the active movements contemplated this winter. Itut Quasadn believes the friends of Cuba will come to the res cue in u liberal manner, ns they have done heretofore. Less than 3400,000 hus been sent to tho army in three months, tho report soys, and tho treas ury Is entirely empty." NOTHING TO RECOGNIZE. Senator Walthall, of MIUlppl, Up poaed to the Cuban Ileaolntlon. Washington, Jun. 1. Senator Wal thall, of Mississippi, announces that he Is opposed to the Cameron Cuban res olution for the reason that In his opin ion there Is not any "republic of Cuba." existing uud operating, exercising tho functions of any organized govern ment EXPELLED FROM CHURCH. An lllluoiH Oulti'tl l'rrtliytcrlnn Convert to the Faith Clin- Dropped. Monmouth, III.. Jon. 1. At a meet Iny of Monmouth presbytery of tho United Presbyterian church yesterday, tho llov. .1. G. Stewart of this city was deposed from the ministry and also from church membership. About two ycurs ago Mr. Slowuri was a trading United Presbyterian evangelist. Suddenly he espoused tho idea of healing through the efllcncy of prayer. The church reprimanded and udmonlshed lu vain. Several trials on sued, resulting in his suspension from tho ministry. Lust full ho made ap plication before tho Illinois synod .for reinstatement. Thnt body referred the case back to the Monmouth pres bytery, which wus uiiunimous for ex pulsion. For tho past yeur Mr. Stewnrt hits been engaged in the formation of what Is known as the Full lilble church, which advocates his peculiar doctrine. Ho has organized a church nt St. Louis uud ono in this city, with prospects of several others. Ho hus also sent out several foreign missionaries. Wcyler 1 Forced to Fortify. Cincinnati Ohio Juu. 1. A special from Koy West, Flo., says: "Report from Artemlsa uro- thnt Wcyler has found it necessary to Intrench some of his advanced positions and to build one or two block houses to keep tho command of tho military road from Artemlsa to San Chrlstobal. Tho In surgents havo driven buck two of his detachments from tho foothills. Woy lcr is unable to secure tidings of the movements of General Rivera, and It is reported that he Is somewhat woo ricd over the situation. The King of Wine Vat. San FANCiBCoJan 1. Tho largest oak wine vat In the world Is being set up by the California Wiuo association at tiio Lachmon cellar ou liranuan street In this city. It has tho propor tions of o two story cottage, una on tlie bo t ton four quadrille sets could dance with ease. Tho Heldelburg wonder hns a capacity of 50,000 gal lons, while this Sau Francisco monBter is to hold 80,000 gallons. Archbishop Fnbre Dead. Montueal, Jan. 1. Arohblsho; Fabro, ono of the most Influential pre lates In tho dominion, died lost nlgul I from a complication of diseases. BEET SUGAR GROWERS. Their Argument for un Increase of Duty In the New Turin' Hill. Washington, .Ian. 1. lleforo the House ways ond mans commit tee Henry T. O.vnnrd of Grand Island. Neb., president of tho Ameri can licet Sugar society, in behalf of the beet sugar Industry, charged that the present tariff not only failed to give protection to the sugar raisers, but discouraged the Investment of nd ditlonul capital. It had been pre dicted that under tho McKinloy law the beet sugar industry would grow rapidly und three refineries hud been built in the administration of thnt law, but slnco then fear of chnngo had de terred new Investments. Any schedule on sugar which had been in force slnco 1800. except that of tho Wilson low, would permit tho spread of beet sugar growing, licet sugar could be pro duced in twenty states and undor a proocr tnriff the United States could, in fifteen years, ralso all the sugar necessary for home consumption. Mr. Oxnnrd delivered on argument In favor of a bounty and proceeded to quote departmental reports and other authorities to show that the country had sufficient climates nnd capital requisite to the production of all IU own sugar. Kvory other nation, even Sweden, which could supply itsjlf with sugar had taken every measure to do so. Even little Bulgaria hud liberal duties and bounties enforced for this purpose. Mr. Uxnard took strong grounds against any reciprocity. Ho thought a dual policy (both duty und bounty) would ho fair to nil interests and jeopardize none. Such a policy, ho said, would increase the revenue out of which tho bounty could be paid, und would encourage the sugar Industry. Tho schedule he proposed was a duty of one cent, per pouud on all sugars testing 7 decrees or le3s; 3 cents per 100 pounds udditlonul for every addi tional degree between DC and 100, with ( of 1 percent differential on sugars above 111 Dutch standard, lie nsked for the McKIulev duty on molusses and contravailliig duties against bounty paying countries on both raw and re lined sugars. The bounty he proposed was Jf cent per" pound; M to go oft at the end of each four years, the wholo bounty to ccitsu In twclvo years. Herbert Myriclt, president of tho Orange Judd Company, spoke in the interests of tho farmer. Ills argu ment was exhaustive und was largely devoted to showing tho ndvantogo of the production in tills country of the sugar consumed here. It was an economic crime, he said, to compel American furmcrs to ruiso staples in competition with the cheap land and labor countries, with which to pay for imported sugar, besides standing the freight und commission both ways. What stands In the way of American beet sugar industry, ho bald, is mainly European competition. What is need ed, he says, is a reasouablo specific du ty on ull Imported sugar, with nn ad ditional discriminating duty for coun tries paying un export bounty equal to that bounty. Then with such aid ns the various' states nnd territories in terested may offer to secure sugar fac tories, the beet industry could be put on its feet in this country within a very few years. Mr. It. M. Allen of Ames, Neb., spoko in behalf of tho farmers of tho trans Mississippi country. Low prices of wheat for years and corn nt 11 cents, Mr. Allen said, hud turned the thoughts of the Western farmers to beets, llects wero almost ns desirable for cattlo feeding ns for sugar. WRECKERS AT WORK. Cause Sllshap In North Carolina and Texa After Passenger Train. Rai.kioii, N. C.,, Jnn. 1. A wreck occurred on tho.KalcIgh ond Augusta division of tho Seaboard airline, ono and u half miles west of Raleigh, at 12:30 o'clock yesterday morning. A displaced rail which had without ques tion been removed but a few minutes beforo by professional train wreckers, precipitated a freight train into a deep cut, totally wrecking ten loaded cars und the locomotive, killing Flroman Alexander Ovorby und seriously wounding Engineer John Robert son. The evident intention of the wreckers was to catch the Seaboard air-line Atlantic special, which was duo about that time, but, being one hour nnd twenty minutes late, tho extra freight was running on tho At lantic special's time. Und this train becu on time, the loss of life probably would have been horrible. The wreck ers left a crowbar und other tools with ivhich they drew tho spikes nnd dis placed the rail, llloodhoumls are being used to locate the wreckers. Austin. Texas, Dec. 31. An Inter national & Great Northern freight iraln was wrecked three miles south Df hero yesterday afternoon, presuma bly by train robbers Inylng for the passenger train. A brokmuun, Fred Johnson, wos killed, and Engineer John Smith seriously injured. A twitch wos loft open nnd rocks piled on tho track. Obstructions were found on tho track nt the samo spot n week ngo, but were discovered before tho midnight express passed. FINAL OFFICIAL FIGURES. Complete Vote Cast for l'retldentlal Nominee In the Late Election. Chicago, Jan. 1. The ofllciol can mss of the vote of Maryland for Presi dent November 3 was completed to day. Tho total voto In tho different states was 13,388,702. McKinloy, Re. publican, received 7,101,-lOlj Ilryan, Democrat, 0,47,050; Palmer, Gold Stundnrd, 135,050; Lovorlng, Prohibi tionist, 110,500; I'ontlcy, National, H. 302; Matchcttc, Socialist, 33,530. Mc Klnley's plurality is 030,7 12 and hla majority over all 310.309. r. K. Fuller Return. Eui-oiiiA, Kan., Jan. 1. Mr. C. E. Fuller, tho traveling man who was missing nnd about whom many sensa tional reports wero in circulation, has returned. This verifies the predictions of his friends thnt ho would show up nil right again ond will place nt rest the claim thot his financial troubles forced him to remove with tho hope of recovering his fortune. Mr. Nettle Craven Critically III. San Fiiancisco, Jan. 1. Mrs. Nettle Crovcn, claimant to a port of tho es state of tho late Scuator Fair, Is 111 ond her death Is said to be expected almost uv tin:.