THE NORFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY , DECEMBER 27 , 1001.
War Between Chile and Argen
tine Warded Off.
PORTELA STICKS TO HI3 POST.
Both Republics Continue Preparations
for Defense Chilean Senate Au-
thorlzes Floating of Donds for Mili
tary Purposes.
lluonoB Ayrcn , Doc. 20. After ft
Jrt'Bh conference hold lust evening be
tween President HlcHCO , Foreign Min
ister Ynncz and Senor Portoln , the
Argentine mlnlHtcr nt Santiago do
Chile , the now agreement WIIH signed ,
the latent modifications to the former
proposals being accepted.
The papers my the now protocol
dispels the Immediate danger of wur ,
but that the remedy Is not complete.
The armies of the two jiowerH nro
meanwhile continuing their propara-
tlon. Clillo has decided on tie erec
tion of now rortlflcntlntiH at Tnlcn-
hunno and I'lintu AreniiH.
At i secret Hussion of the Chilean
Ecnato yesterday the government do-
innnded authoilty for the expendlturo
I of JIG.OOO.OOO In proparatloim for do-
feiiBo. The silling wnn an exciting
ono. It was flniilly decided to author-
ire the ( tontine of loan for tlio pur-
poso.
According to the Dalrlo and the
Commoo. Argentine for her part , In
> low of the now naval acquisition by
Chile , has decided upon the construc
tion In Italy of two warships of 8,000
tons , to ho ready by the end of 1902.
Portela Postpones Hla Departure.
Santiago do Chllo , Dec. 2(1. ( Senor
I'ortela , Argentine minister to Chllo ,
lias postponed his departnro and It Is
announced that a protocol will be
BlRiind establishing a modus vlvcmll
between the two countries. The gen-
ernl opinion Is that the questions nt
ifluut ) will bo solved soon to the great
satisfaction of the whole country.
GOMEZ FARES BADLY ON TOUR.
He Is Stoned and His Meetings Broken
Up In Puerto Principe Province.
Havana. Dec. 20. According to tele-
RrnniB printed In Senor Estrada Pal-
nmB * olllclal organs , General Gomez
in faring badly on his political tour In
fnvor of Palma. In Puerto Prlnclpo
province bis meetings have boon brok
en up , ho has been greeted with shouts
of "trnltor" and stones have boon
thrown at him. General Gomez wan
mounted on the name horse ho used
during the war , and Is accompanied by
a band and a number of veterans. The
WIIBO feeling la running strong In
Puerto Prlnclpo. The Naclon says
Gomez Is paid by the government to
Flump the country. Ho IB met with
tlmt accumitlon on every hand. Maso's
followers have withdrawn every ono
of their candidates and the feeling at
seine points Is bitter.
CUBANS BANQUET OFFICERS.
United States Fleet Entertained by
General Garcia and Others.
Havana. Dec. 20. A banquet wan
tiven to the officers of the United
States fleet yesterday by the officers
of the Cuban veterans. It was a grand
demonstration on the part of the Cu
bans toward the American navy. Gen-
ral Carlos Garcia presided. Governor
General Wood , in proposing a toast to
tlic future republic , snld that when
the fleet came again It would find a
Btnblo government in Cuba. Admiral
lllgginson thanked the Cubans for
their grand outpouring of hospitality
and said the presence of the ( leet had
no special slgnltlcanco and certainly
no political one.
USE BOERS AGAINST BOERS.
Kitchener Organizes New Corps of
His Transvaal Army.
Pretoria , Dec. 26. The formation of
* . new burgher corps , to bo known as
.National Scouts , has aroused great in
terest among the surrendered burgh-
em. In view of numerous meetings
tnd applications , General Kitchener
baa authorized the creation of fresh
wings to operate In the southern and
eastern Transvaal , under prominent
leaders , elected by the burghers them-
celves. It Is stated that much of the
recent success of the British Is duo to
Iho co-operation of Celliers' and
Cronje's commands , acting under Gen
eral Bruce Hamilton.
Comment on Barrett's Return.
Mexico City. Dec. 26. Kl Tlempo , a
clerical organ , sayi that diplomatic
circles and politicians are comment
ing on the return to the United States
of Hon. John Barrett at a time
when the conference had Just begun
the discussion of important and funda
mental questions. El Tlempo says It
Is now coming to be believed tlmt at
"Washington there is discontent over
the fact that the Latin nations do not
enow docility in accepting the lead
ership of the United States.
New Irish Land Bill.
London , Dec. 20. The Daily New
elves it as an rumor that the govern
ment Is preparing an Irish land bill ,
providing an equivalent to compulsory
purchase. It is believed that the meas
ure provides that the tenant may buy
at 17 and the landlord sell at 20 years'
purchase , the state provldlnc for the
payment of the three- yea raj difference.
Oppose National Park.
Casa Lake , Minn. , Dec. 20. The vil
lage council boa appropriated $500 to
Ecnd a delegation to Washington to
oppos the creation of a national park
In northern Minnesota. The people
lere want the Chippewa reservation
opened to lettlement.
EIGHTY SOLDIERS POISONED , j
Eighteenth Infantry Men Made Sick
at Their Breakfniit Tables.
Cheyenne , Wy , , Deo. 20.HlRhty
members of company F , Eighteenth
infantry , were poisoned while out I UK
lirenkfast yesterday , and for a tlmo
fully half of thorn , were In danger of
death , lleforo breakfast was over
every man .11 the company had to
leave the table , and HOOH all were
prostrated and In great agony. The
[ Hint surgeon wan hurriedly summoned
and administered an antidote. Forty
of the men who sat down llrst we.ro
In very bud shape and vomited vigor
ously. The antidote admlnlnterod re
lieved all of thorn and last evening
most of them were nblo to bo about.
Ono old man , however , whoso name
wnn not ascertained , Is critically 111.
The surgeon examined the food
served at breakfast and IH of the opin
ion that the poison was In the beef.
MUST LEAVE INDIAN LANDS.
Miners Ordered to Vacate Claims In
Klowa and Comnnche Allotments.
Guthrie , O. T. , Dec. lit ! . United
States Indian Agent Handlott of the
Klowu mid ConiAticlio tribes Is Rend
ing out not Icon to all pnrooiiH who
have staked mining claims In Indian
allotments thai they must vacate the
territory or will bo ejected from
Fort Kill. The action IH based on the
opinion of the attorney general , ap
proved by Secretary Hitchcock , and
Bent to the agent imdor recent date ,
prohibiting mlnorH from filing on In
dian allotments.
UNITED STATES WINS SUIT.
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Government Acquires Land nt Pearl
Harbor for Small Sum.
Victoria , Doc. 21 ! . According to
advices from Honolulu the llrst of the
suits brought by the United States to
condemn lands needed for the naval
station at Pearl harbor was decided
by a Jury In the United States district
court , which awarded the land to the
government at a price fur below the
demands of the owners. The verdict
is taken to indicate that tbo govern
ment will get land wanted for a naval
station for a small sum.
SHOOTS INTO ST. LOUIS SALOON.
Shatters Window Glass and Fixtures
and Injures Two Men.
St. Louis , Dec. 20. Unknown men
flred about 20 shots Into a saloon at
the corner of Hroadwny and Carr
streets last night. Two men were
wounded , nearly all the glass In the
front of the snloon was shattered and
the llxtnreH were badly damaged by
the bullets. J. W. Smith was shot In
the right temple and right wrist and
his condition IB serious. John King
was shot through the right arm. The
men who did the shooting escaped be
fore the pollco reached the scene.
Prayers for Miss Stone.
New York , Doc. 20. Letters re
ceived In this city by natives contain
the Information that the people of the
east are still greatly agitated nver
the abduction of Miss Stone and Mmo.
Tsllka. Throughout Armenia and the
Turkish empire Christians hnvo as
sembled dally In their places of wor
ship since Sept. 3 to pray for the de
liverance of Miss Stone and her com
panion. Special services of prayer
were held yesterday in Boyrout and
In every Christian church In the Ori
ent , In pursuance of a plan formulated
several weeks ago.
Evangellot Under Arrest.
Burlington , la. , Dov. 20.--W. 11. Illlf ,
a well known Methodist evangelist of
Hamilton , Ills. , Is under arrest here
on the clxirgo of mutilating a number
of Burlington railroad coaches by
splitting the panels with his knife.
Mr. Illlf denies that he Is guilty. It
is believed that Illlf committed the
vandalism while intoxicated.
Fatality at Christmas Celebration.
Nacogdoches , Tox. , Dec. 20. While
a crowd of men were discharging pis
tols In celebrating Christmas , a stray
bullet struck Mitch Bird , aged 15 , in
flicting a mortal wound. The boy's
father then flred Into the crowd with
a shotgun , seriously wounding Ed
Lee , Reuben Chandler and Edgar
Moore , all negroes.
Cleveland Able to Move About.
Princeton , N. J. , Dec. 20. Ex-Presi
dent Cleveland's condition is , if any
thing , more favorable. He showed a
greater disposition to move about and
while ho did not attempt to come down
stairs and take part in his children's
Christmas , ho showed considerable In
terest in the gifts.
Called to His Door and Shot.
Paris , Tox. , Dec. 20. Hov. J. II. Me-
Clinton , living near Deport , was called
to his door at nn early this morning
and shot to death by a crowd of men.
Ho claimed to have recognized some
of them and gave their names to offi
cers before dying.
Top of Head Is Torn Off.
Shenandoah , la. , Dec. 20. James
Laughlln of Coin was run over and
hilled last evening by the Wabash
train one-half mile , south of the Coin
depot. The top of his head was torn
completely off. Laughlin was about
50 years old.
Pope Celebrates : . "ns.
Rome , Dec. 20. The p \ celebrat
ed midnight mr.bs at tbe Vatican last
night and HPHlPtt'd at two other
masses. Tin health of his holiness
has Improved and IT will resume dip
lomatic audiences today.
Triple Killing at Shreveport.
Shreveport , La , , Dec. 26. Christmas
day had its trail of bloodshed and flre
in Shreveport. There were three kill
ings , all of the yvlctIras belnc negroes ,
and a flre which destroyed property
valued at $70,000.
Willing to Asnumc Duties as
Secretary of Treasury.
ALL SETTLED IN WASHINGTON.
Authoritatively Announced That He
Will Be Successor of Gage Date of
Transfer Will Depend Entirely on
Convenience of Governor.
Washington , Dec. 20. It was an
nounced authoritatively last evening
that Uovoinor Lesllo M. Shaw of Iowa
would bo appointed secretary of the
treasury to succeed Lymnn J. Gage.
There will bo no chnngo In the otllco
of secretary of agriculture , Secretary
Wilson , also of Iowa , continuing to re
tain that portfolio. The date of trans
fer of the treasury department will
depend on the mutual convenience of
the outgoing and Incoming secretary ,
Mr. Gage having signified an ontlro
willingness to remnln at thn head of
his department until such tlmo as It
may bo agreeable to his successor to
take hold. It Is supposed , however ,
that Governor Shaw will bo Inducted
into his new olllco some tlmo Id Janu-
nry. It has been known for two or
three days that Governor Shaw was
Hinted for the appointment to succeed
Secretary Gage , but It wn not until
yesterday that the Iowa executive ac
cepted the louder inndo to him.
The dellntto announcement of Gov
ernor Shaw's Helectlon for the pod-
tlon of secretary of the treasury gave
the greatest gratification to the
lownns resilient hero. They regard
him IIH a man well equipped for the
place and fool confident the appoint
ment will give general satisfaction.
Secretary Wilson voiced these sen
timents when asked about Governor
Shaw last night , and he added that
the governor was better known to the
people onut of the Mississippi river
than any man In private life west of
the Mlsslsulppl on questions of finance.
To Senator Dolllvcr of Iowa , whoso
relations with Governor Shnw have
been close , his selection for the treas
ury portfolio gave the greatest pleas
ure. "Tho governor , " ho said , "has
demonstrated by speeches delivered
before chambers of commerce and
banking associations In every largo
city of the United States a profound
knowledge of the theory and mechan
ism of our banking and currency sys
tem. Ho Is not only a student of these
questions , but has been for many
years a successful banker. In select
ing him the president undoubtedly
acted In a great measure upon his
personal familiarity with Governor
Shaw's abilities In dealing with the
special subjects that belong to the
treasury department. Ills appoint
ment will be especially gratifying to
the people of Iowa , and , Indeed , the
whole west , and I have no doubt satis
factory to the great business and com
mercial Interests of the United
States. "
FORMAL TENDER NOT YET MADE.
Governor Admits His Readiness to Ac
cept , but Says Little.
Des Mollies , Dec. 20. Governor
Shaw was seen again lust evening
with regard to his appointment to the
secretaryship of the United States
treasury. He will not talk at length
about the matter , merely reiterating
that the president had confidentially
asked him by wire if he would accept
the position should it bo tendered to
him. Ho replied that ho would accept ,
but up to the present tlmo no formal
tender of the position had been made
by the president. However , from the
tone of the dispatches from Washing
ton ho assumed that the president
would appoint him and that to all in
tents and purposes the matter has
been fully settled.
The governor will bo very busy with
the preparation of his annual message ,
BO that If appointed by the president
Governor Shaw will hardly bo able to
take up the duties of secretary of the
treasury before Jan. 20 , and possibly
later. The people of Iowa are greatly
elated at Governor Shaw's prospective
entry Into the president's cabinet , but
would regret very much to have Sec
retary of Agriculture Wilson retire
in consequence , and no one would re
gret this moro than Governor Shaw.
With Allison as senate leader , Hen
derson as speaker of the house and
with the prospect now of two members
of the cabinet , the state Is undoubted
ly greatly honored and largely influ
ential in national affairs.
Eisteddfod In Session.
Ottumwa , la. , Dec. 20. The second
annual convocation of the Eisteddfod
association of Iowa began at the
Grand opera house In this city yester
day. President T. J. Phillips called
the meeting to order. John P. Reese ,
district president of the United Mine
Workers of America , was conductor
for the day. The convocation is the
most successful yet held. Largo audi
ences were present at a morning ,
afternoon and night sessions.
General Alger Makes Good Progress.
Detroit , Dec. 20. Dr. G. C. Jennings ,
who Is attending General R. A. Alger ,
said to the Associated Press : "You
may announce that General Alger has
safely passed the first and most crit
ical stage after the operation that was
performed on him last Sunday. Of
course , there will be a possibility of
dangerous developments for another
week , but we do not expect any. "
Fatal Duel In Texas.
Lockhart , Tex. , Dec. 20. As the re-
unit of a duel near Coxville , Lon
Baker was killed and James Caffey
was badly wounded. Caffey was
brought hero and is in jail.
DEATH OF CLi > cHAL ANKENY.
Veteran of Two Wars and Long Con
spicuous In DCS Molnes.
DCS Molnes , Dec. 20. General Ilollln
V. Ankeny , coroner of Polk county , x
veteran of two wars and long con-
epU'iiotis In Deu Molnos , died Tuesday
of pneumonia , after a short Illness.
General Ankeny was born at Somer
set , Pa. , In 1830. Ho served In the
Moxlcan war with an Ohio regiment
and In the cltll war as colonel of the
One Hundred and Forty second Illi
nois Infantry. At the dlHchargo ho
wan brovettcd brigadier general for
conspicuous gallantry. Ho engaged
in business at several places In Iowa ,
but In recent years had lived In DCS
Mollies and had hold the ofllco of cor
oner for several terms. At ono tlmo
ho lived In the Black Hills and be
came qulto wealthy , but lost his for
tune later. Ho was a United States
marshal for the Southern district of
Iowa and afterward a special agent of
the land department.
SURRENDERS FALSE STAMP.
Kansas City Attorney Turns , It Over
to Missouri Pacific Officials.
Knnpas City , Dec. 20. A fraudulent
stamp similar to that used at the
Union depot ticket olllco for the pur
pose of validating the return portions
of railway tickets has been voluntailly
surrendered to George II. Foote , Bee-
rotary of the Kansas City Passenger
association. The stamp was presi tiled
Mr. Footo by a local attorney , who
said It was turned over to him by a
client In this clly , who begged that
with Its surrender the Investigation of
recent wholesale frauds In railway
tickets , started by H. C. Townsend ,
general passenger agent of the Mis
souri Pacific , and Mr. Foote , bo
dropped. Mr. Footo says the Investl-
cation will bo continued and Intimates
that arrests will follow.
THIELE IS FOUND GUILTY.
Verdict of Murder In First Degree and
Life Imprisonment.
Red Oak , la. , Dee. 20. The Jury in
the Thielo murder case brought In a
j rcrdlct Tuesday afternoon after be
ing out about five hours of murder In
the first degree , ami fixing his punish
ment at Imprisonment for life. The
trial began Dec. 1C and the evidence
was completed Saturday. The crime
for which S. G. Thlolo was convicted
was the murder of his wlfo in Villlsca.
Ho met her on the street and Blabbed
her Ihrco times with a knife. They
had not been living togelher for four
years and she had refused to live with
I ' him again. The refusal led to the
crlmo. The attorneys for Thlolo de
clared their Intention of appealing the
case.
EFFORT TO REGAIN PALESTINE.
Movement to Re-Establish Hebrews
Under Government of Their Own.
New York , Dec. 20. An enthusiastic
meeting of Hebrews was held last
night at'Cooper Union in celebration
of the fifth International Zionist con
gress , which will open today at Basle ,
Switzerland. Much progress was re-
porled by the various speakers in the
movement to re-establish the Hebrew
people In Palestine under a govern
ment of their own. It was announced
that meetings similar to that held
here were in progress throughout the
world. The success of the movement
will depend largely on nn interview
with the sultan of Turkey , arranged by
Dr. Theodore Herzel , founder of the
movement.
New Forest Reserve.
Kallspell. Man. , Dec. 20. The regis
ter and receiver of the Kallspell land
office has received a letter from the
interior department instrucllng the
withdrawal of all lands from settle
ment in Montana , north and west of
the Kootennl river. The order will
Involve over 1,000,000 acres of land
In this country , besides taking from
the Btate of Idaho over 270,000 acres ,
which , when surveyed and completed ,
will bo made into a new foresl reserve
to be known as the Kootenal forest
reservation of Idaho and Montana.
Fatal Philadelphia Flre.
Philadelphia , Dec. 20. Ono child
was burned to death , its parents were
seriously Injured and two other young
children were slightly injured as a re
sult of a flro at the homo of Jamea
H. Connolly , 3970 Wyaluslng avenue
nt midnight. It It not yet known
whether the parents will recover from
their injuries.
TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD.
The National Lead company and the
Union Lead and Oil company may in
dulge in a trade war.
John J. Valentine , president of the
Wells-Fargo Express company , died
at Oakland , Cal. , Saturday.
James Wilson , an Oklahoma farmer ,
was arrested Saturday , charged with
the murder of a man at Arne , Mo. , 32
years ago.
Omaha won the intercity team shoot
at 25 live birds from Kansas City by a
score of 227 to 217. Charlie Budd of
Des Molnes won the Hazard trophy
from Frank Parmeleo In the shoot-off.
Henry C. Krause of Cleveland , O. ,
had a. nightmare Saturday night , dur
ing which ho strangled to death his
aged mother , under the hallucination
she was a dragon. Grief made him in
sane.
Dr. J. L. Gartrell , who was convict
ed at Butler , Mo. , of murder in the
first degree for killing a Colorado
miner named Donogan , was refused a
new trial and sentenced to be hanged
Feb. 13 , 1902.
British officials have taken prelimin
ary steps to sound the Boer leaders in
Holland on ending the South African
war. The intermediary is the Duchess
of Albany , who has been visiting her
sister , Dowager Quetn Emma.
Flames Destroy Steamer at
Memphis Wharf.
SPREAD WITH GREAT RAPIDITY.
Four of the Passengers , Unable to
Escape , Are Imprisoned and Cre
mated Charred Remains of a Man
and Two Women Recovered.
Memphis , Tcnn. , Dec. 20. The
steamer Sun , employed In the Memphis -
phis and Fulton Irade , burned to the
water's edge and four lives were lost.
The dead : Mr. and Mrs. D. N. Rnlncy
of Old River , Ark. , and Mrs. G. M.
Tlmbs and child of Richardson LandIng -
Ing , Tonn.
The flre was discovered nt1:10 : a.
m. , as the sleamer lay at her wharf
here , and spread with such rapidity
that the craft was a mass of flames
when the department responded to the
alarm. When the Sun arrived In port
most of the p Hsengers went ashore ,
but a. dozen passengers decided to
upend the night on the boat. Among
these were Mr. and Mrs. Tlmbs and
baby , Mrs. Timbs' sister , Miss Josle
Hammers , nnd Mr. and Mrs. D. N.
Ralnoy. Miss Hammers was sleeping
with her sister and the baby In a state
room and when she was awakened by
the Binoko she aroused her stslfT and
starled toward an exit. Mrs. Tlmbs ,
however , went back for the baby , and
before she could return the hmrlcauo
deck gave way and escape was cut
off. Mias Hammers got out without
injury. Mr. Tlmbs was in another
stateroom and until the collapse of
the room came tried by every means
to reach his wife. Mr. and Mrs.
Ralney had n stateroom , nnd although
it was thought that all the passengers
on the boat had been aroused , nothing
was ever heard from them , until their
charred remains were discovered.
When the first body was taken out
Mr. Tlmbs identified It as his wife
by n ring worn on her finger. Tbo
body was horribly burned. The body
of the baby has not been found. The
loss to steamer and cargo probably
will reach $20,000 , partially Insuied.
RUNS INTO BURNING BRIDGE.
Kansas and Texas Flyer Meets With
Disaster Near Dallas.
Dallas , Tex. , Dec. 20. The north
bound Kansas and Texas flyer ran'Into
a burning bridge five miles south of
this city just before midnight. There
was no loss of life , but five persons
were injured. Four cars were de
stroyed , only the Pullman being saved.
The Injured : J. S. Clark , engineer ,
Denison , shoulder and ankle bio'-en ;
Fireman William Kenny , Denlson , cut
on head and severely bruised ; Joel
Howard , colored , Internally ; Mrs. Rose
Lull , colored , Waco.
On rounding a curve at Five-Mile
creek , Engineer Clark saw a burning
bridge ahead. He reversed his en
gine , applied the brakes and jumped
aw did the fireman. The engine
crossed the bridge , but the baggage
car went down. This derailed the en
gine , which , after tearing up the track
for some distance , turned over Into
a dllch. The train behind the bag
gage car was left standing on the
track and caught flre from the burning
bridge. The passengers were able to
escape by Jumping down a 12-foot em
bankment. The contents of the mall ,
express and baggage cars were saved.
The Pullman was rolled out of danger
by the crew and passengers , but the
remainder of the ( train , Including a
chair car , two conches and a combina
tion mall and baggage car , was con
sumed.
Schooner Founders With Eight Men.
Gloucester , Mass. , Dec. 26. Eight
men are believed to have lost their
lives in the probable foundering of
the schooner Eliza H. Parkhurst ,
which was posted yesterday by its
owners as missing. The Pnrkhurst ,
commanded by Captain John D. Me-
Klnnon , sailed from the Bay of 1st
ands , Newfoundland , Nov. 24. for this
port , with a crew of seven men and
one passenger , Lawrence McDonald of
this city. The boat carried a cargo of
herring. A gale sprang up Nov. 25 ,
and in It the Parkhurst is believed to
have foundered.
Fifteen Injured in Freight Wreck.
Grand Saline , Tex. , Dec. 20. In a
freight wreck near Silver Lake yes
terday 15 cars were derailed and 15
persons more or less injured. The
Texas "Cannon Ball" engine , which
had been detached and sent on with
a wrecking crew , was derailed while
returnlnc from the freight wreck , and
four men were injured , none fatally.
Formed Fatal Current.
Akron , O. , Dec. 26. D. P. Wheeler ,
cashier of the Citizens' National bank ,
was found dead in front of the vault
in the bank yesterday afternoon. Ho
had been killed by an electric shock
through handling a socket of an in
candescent lamp and opening the
vault door at the same time , thus
forming a fatal current.
Three Persons Asphyxiated.
Fort Wayne , Ind. , Dec. 20. A chim
ney flue , obstructed with soot , which
caused a tightly closed house to fl |
with the fumes of burned natural gas ,
caused the death of George Schaffer ,
a wealthy grocer , and Anna James
here last night. Henry Anderson is
Btlll unconscious from asphyxiation
and cannot recover.
Farmer Shot to Death.
Hudson , N. Y. , Dec. 20. Peter A.
Hallenback , a well known farmer , was
shot to death last night at his homo
near Greenport. Eleven shots were
flred and all took effect.
RACE RIOT IN NEW YORK.
Four Whites Wounded In a Battle
With Blacks.
Now York , Dec. 20. A rnco skir
mish between whites and blacks In.
Harlem yesterday developed to BorU
Otis proportions and kept the pollco
busy for a time. The negroes , 100 t
Btrong , were armed with revolvers
nnd clubs , while equally as manfl
whites used stones as weapons. The
negroes had the advantage , bat were
driven back Into tholr tenements by
the police after they had charged on
the whites with pistols and razors.
Fifteen negroes were arrested. Four
whites , Including a policeman , went
badly shot or cut.
The rioting began when some whlto
boys Dinned two coloied girls , where
upon n dozen negroes seized Iho white
boys and beat them. The boys , when
released , told their story to whlto
men In the vicinity and an organized
attack was made on the negroes , who
were driven back Into their tenements
In confusion. A shower of shots were
flrod , when the whites atlnckcd Iho
tenements with stores. The whites ,
surprised by the shots , and seeing
men fall from the bullets , lurted nnd
ran. followed by the negroes , who used
knives and clubs freely. At this point
a squad of policemen arrived on the
scene and with drawn clubs stopped
the rioting , chasing the negroes into
their houses.
PAWNEES ON THE WARPATH.
Indians Acting in Threatening Manner
Toward White Settlers.
Guthrie , 0. T. , Dec. 20. The Paw- W.
nee Indians are on the warpath. An. vr
Immense buffalo bull was so injured
in transferring from the Santa Fo
stock yards to Pawnee Bill's ranch
south of town that ho had to be killed.
The meat was given by Major Lilllo
to the Indians for a buffalo dance.
The Indians have been dancing and
powwowing ever since.
They claim the vast herds of buf
falo are coming back to this country
and many of the Indians have notlfled
the whlto lessees to vacate their
runcheti at once , as they wish to lay
the fences low so the buffalo will have
full sway of the country. The whlto
people in the remote parts of the res
ervation are coming into Pawnee and
report that the Indians arc acting In a
threatening manner toward them.
Pawnee Bill has placed mounted
guardB around his buffalo ranch , as
the Indians are camping In the timber
west of there and in sight of the herd ,
and from their suspicious actions he
thinks Ihey Intend to liberate the herd
and perhaps kill them. The United
Stales Indian agent at that point has
been notified nnd has made a report
to the commissioner of Indian affairs
at Washington.
BRINGS CHEER TO THE POOR.
Christmas Charity In New York
Breaks All Records.
New York , Dec. 26. Public and pri
vate charity gave happiness to thou
sands of persons in this clly yesler-
day , while in the outlying districts ,
where the wealthy have their country
scats , the poor were better cared for
and made happier than ever before.
The feature of the day was the organ
ized work of the Salvation army. By
means of a fund raised by that organ-
izatlon , 3,000 persons sat down last
evening to a substantial dinner In
Madison Square Garden , while earlier
in the day 3,400 baskets , each contain
ing a complete dinner , were distrib
uted nt the garden. These baskets
are estimated to have contained food
for 20,000 persons. The day Is be
lieved to have been a record breaker
In the way of charitable work.
Christmas Cheer at White House.
Washington , Dec. 26. At the white
house last night there waa quite a
gathering at the family dinner , which
Included the presidential household ,
Commander and Mrs. Cowles and oth
er guests. After the dinner the en
tire party adjourned to the east room ,
where the evening was spent , th
guests being entertained with n medley -
ley of popular airs. The dinner was
followed by a musical promenade , and
afterwards , In honor of Theodore
Roosevelt , Jr. , the evening was closed
In a dance , in which about 20 couplea
finishedChristmas night.
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.
A Big Four train ran Into a herd of
cattle , killing ten , near Kansas , Ills.
Alfred S. Dewitt , United States com
missioner and city clerk Guthrie . , O.
T. , died Wednesday.
C. H. Patlon , grand high priest of
the Royal Arch Masons of Illinois ,
died at Mount Vernon. Ills.
Dunlap Smith , a leading financier
and real estate dealer of Chicago , died
Wednesday of pneumonia.
President Roosevelt ordered E , S.
Maclay peremptorily discharged from ,
the service of the government.
A flro truck and a street car col-
llded nt Toledo and one man waa
killed nnd another fatally hurt.
The foundry of George L. Mesker at
Evansvllle. Ind. , was destroyed by flio
Wednesday. Loss , $60,000 j insur
ance , $30,000.
Frank Mallory , proprietor of a res
taurant at Hot Springs. Ark. , was shot
and killed Wednesday by Frank Chll-
cut , a saloonkeeper.
T. M. Jaraos , uncle of Frank and
Jense James and one of the leading
crockery merchants of the west , died
at Kansas City Wednesday.
Dewitt Clinton House , who is dead
at his home In Kansas City , aged 74 ,
was ono of the oldest and best known
traveling men In the United States.
In defending his mother from an as
sault by her drink-crazed husband ,
Theodore Wntklns , colored , 13 yeara ,
of age , ehot and killed his father ,
Richard Watkins , at Brazil , lad.
