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TWENTY-FIRST YEAR OMAHA , SATCKDAY DECEMBER 20 , 1891. NUMBER 192. *
riUEVES PLUNDER THE DEAD ,
Under the Mask of Giving Aid they E > b the
Victims of a Railroad Wreck.
FIENDISH GHOULS WHO REAPED A HARVIST
Particulars of the Terrllilo
Accident on the New York
Ccnir.il Adding to fie 1.1st
or Killed and Injured.
Niw : YOHK , Doe. 25. The accident which
occurred on the New York Central road last
night at Hastings , on the Hudson , proved to
bo much greater than appeared from reports
last night. Thoolllclal list of the dead , ns
f-Mvon out tonight , numbers cloven people.
The dead tire us follows :
Dead nnd Injured.
MU9. A. N. IIAI.HWIN , Now York.
TIIOMAH . I'OI.LBY , Now York , of the firm
of ( ioor o II. Policy & ( 'o. , lloston.
AilltAIIAM KNIOIIT , conductor.
MI-H VAN AUaD.XLK. Now York.
MIH8SI.OUI M , Lockport , N. Y.
MISS MOOKK. Medina.
j/IZ/.IRr'OKI ) , llrooklyn.
J.V. . WIIITK. porter.
MI-S UMilAN HAI.inVIN , New York.
IH. ) H. K. IIKST. dontUt , Now York.
KDWIN S. WIIjCOX of the law firm of
Wllcox & Jolines of New York.
The burned and Injured were ns follows :
MHS. iluMRit BAI.PWIN , Nolv York , burned
about the face und arms and injured Inter
nally.
ANNIR FOIIP , Brooklyn , slightly burned.
I ) . B. MtiKi'iiv , lawyer , Now York , leg and
collar boao broken , face and arms badly
burned , tuny die.
H uutv A. JACOH9ON , Now York , slightly
burned.
J. II. B.uiNnu.n , Pouglikcopslo , badly
burned about the face and Injured internally.
Tno uninjured passengers are : J. C. Gould ,
traveling engineer Now York Central ; Mr.
McCoriutck ; Miss Fryer , Poughkuopslo ;
Homer II. Baldwin , Now York ; Mr. and
Mrs. Ambrose B. Tromain , Brooklyn.
The terrible disaster wus duo to the care
lessness of Brakeman Albert S. Derrick of
the Buffalo express , which was lying still
below Hastings. Ilerrick Hod and has not
yet bcon found. Ho left his uniform In the
train nnd nut on his citizens' clothes.
From the ofllciul report given out today by
Third Vlco Picsidcnt Webb of the Central
rend , train No. ! ) : ! , which loft New York at
11:15 p , m. last nieht , stoppad at Dobbs Ferry
to make some slight repair * on tno engine ,
The distant signal was throw.n out nnd the
lollowlng train , the Buffalo and Niagara
Fulls special , which left hero at 7:1)0 : ) p.m. ,
was stopped about throo-quartw-S ol a mlle
south of Dobbs Ferry station. Tlio con
ductor of No.-15 immediately sent a brakeman -
man , Herrlck , back td signal the coming
tram. Ho proceeded ns far ns the station at
Hastings. lip went Inside and talked with
the station master , waiting for the Cincin
nati and St. Louis express , No , 7 , which left
the city at 8 o'clock.Vlulo Herrick was
standing near the door , the St. Louis express
whizzed pait , running at the rate of forty
miles an hour.
No Warning of Intending Dimmer.
Engineer J. Donohue of the St. Louis ex
press received no warning whatever of the
presanco of the Buffalo express on tlio
track ahead until be was almost on the train.
Ho reversed his onglno. put on the nlr
brakes and jumped for his life.
The engine of No. 7 crashed into the roar
sleeper , ' Gibraltar , " of the Buffalo special
with tcrriflo forco. There were twenty-two
people in tlio sleeping car at the tlmo.
The remains of J. W. White , tbo porter ,
who died of'his injuries this morning will ba
shipped to his homo in Virginia.
The coroner released the bodlos nt the
scene of the disaster today und they will bo
brought to this city bv their relatives.
The ballast of the Now York Central Is of
stone. Hero and there between the tracks
lire great blotches of blood dried and clotted ,
two and thrco feet in diameter. The sight is
sickening. All else that remains todny to
tell the story of the frightful disaster is the
tin icofot thn Wagner sleeping car , Gibral
tar. This Is still lying In asmouldcrlng mass
at the side of the track whcro ttio disaster
occurred. The rest of the car was burned.
The trucks ol the car and nil the other movable -
blo wreckage , as well us the damaged cars ,
have been removed by the wrecking trains
on the Now York Central.
Ilenrlrpndinjr Appeals Tor Aid.
When the St. Louis express crashed into
the sleeping car Gibraltar ? which was in tbo
roar of the Niagara express , the engine was
completely lost in the interior of the Gibral
tar , which wus reduced to splinters. There
were elghtton passengers In the Gibraltar ,
nnd nil but thrco of them were killed or In
jured.
The hiss of the escaping steam and the
cries aim groans of the wounded or dying
passengers could bo heard a long distance.
The appeals of the wounded nnd the cries of
the dying wcro hoarlrcndtiiL' . A moment
later ilioGlbrnlttr took lire.
The bunds of both trains quickly recovered
from tin ) momentary Miock and rushed to the
nld of the Imprisoned people. The passengers
from both trains followed suit , and soon
n si-nro ot persons had organized them
selves Into a rcllof party. Ono after
nnothor ot the wounded nnd dying were
taken out. Axes were torn from the cars
und by thu light of lamps ami torches mon
began to chop away tha burning woodwork
oi the Gibraltar. They were urged on by
the cries of Injured nnd dying people within.
Somu of tin- uninjured p.issengerH hurried
buck to the depot at Hustings to summon
help and stop any other trains that might bu
coming.
Homo Inhuman Monster- .
To add to the horror of the occasion
thieves got to work and began to rob the In
jured passenger. ! . How much they secured
is not known. It was not known that thieves
were iiinoin ; the injured nt the tlmo of the
accident , nnd the tact was not discovered
until this morning. A number of volunteers
\vorUeil among the injured passengers and it
Is prohnblo that this was tnndo n cloak fur
btcalltig by some.
This morning Undertaker Yandcrbilt , in
preparing thu remains of Mr. Pollock , ono of
the dead , for burial , discovered that the
body had been robbou. Upon removing the
clothing from the body ho found that the
pockets hud been cut from the garments.
All of his jewelry , money and his wallet are
missing.
' 1 ho coion Jr this morning took possession
ot the otfccts of the dead , and will hold thorn
until they uro claimed by relatives of the
deceased.
1'athetlo .S 1:0IKS.
The Kcencs about the waiting room at
Dobbs Kerry were pathetic. Lutlo Homer
Baldwin , a son of Mrs. A. M. ifaldwln , wus
crylu ; for his mothur. Ills arms wcro
bruised , but tlio child snmuod nnxioiis to
Know how his mother was. Ho did not know
that she had boon Instantly klilod. The child
had boon sleeping In the sumo berth with his
mother.
Two young girls were among the Injured.
Among thu passengers on the Gibraltar was
-Mr. J. ( .j. Gould , traveling engineer of the
Now York Central. Ho was ono ot thrco
men who escaped unhurt. Ho snld that no
ono In the Gibraltar had any idea ot their
danger until they hoard tbo roar of the St.
Louis express right behind them. The next
Instant thn crash camo. In less time than it
takes to toll It the locomotive bad crashed
into the sleeper and tin1 escaping steam was
BcaldSug thu passenger ; to death. For n
moment there was almost nbsoluto silence
and then the most awful shrieks and groans
wcro hoard from thu passengers ot the car ,
Mr. Gculd does uot know how bo got out of
the car.
The unknown man , who is supposed to bo
either Lawyer Johuos or Lawyer Wilcox ,
were a gold watch numbered 73,010 , Xburo
was also found 111 his clothing n baggage
chock. No. Hi , from Now York to Dunkirk ,
ciitht business cards of the IIrm of Johnes &
Wilcov. lawyers , nnd a small leather case
containing Brooklyn bridge tlcucts.
\rirn \ nit.itrx itii'or.nit > i.
Chicago Policemen Have n Denpcrnto
StiMiirulo with u rirnnlccii Hoi ) .
CHICAGO , III. , Doo. 2. " > . A riot , which atone
ono time thro.itotiod to bo a most bloody ono ,
took plnco tnls afternoon as tlio outcotno of a
horse race on ono of the streets of this city.
A crowd of several hundro.l males nnd fe
males , whlto and black , aiso.iiblod 0:1 : Cus
tom House place to celebrate. The street
was turned Into a race course , a shot from a
revolver being the "starter's" signal. Two
racoA In quick succession had boon run nnd a
third was being started when a squad of
policemen arrived. At tbo .samo time a gen
eral light was commenced In n neighboring
saloon , and bullets came crashing through
tlio windows.
fjTwo ofllcors In citizens' clothns gained en
trance to the saloon , und bolng recognized ,
thu cry went up , "Lock the doors and kill
thu oUlccrs , " und at the same tlmo the
key * was turned In thn lock. Backing
into n comer the ofllcor * drew their
revolvers , faced the ucly crowd and threat
ened to shoot the tlr.st man who moved.
Their nerve paralyzed the crowd for n mo
incut nnd by that time the oHlccrs burs-
open the saloon door and rescued tnclr comt
radcs.
The crowd was determined not to leave
the saloon , but after a desperate Jlrugglo the
ofllcersemorecd from the place , each with a
lighting , struggling , desperate nnsoiier. A
patrol wason was waiting near by and , do-
solto the effort of Ilia crowd in the street ,
whosi ) sympathies were with the prisoners ,
the ollie'er.i succeeded in landing the prison
ers in thu wagon. While not n shut was
llrcd py the ofllcors , they wore forced to keep
up a running .llulit while In the neighbor
hood , using their revolvers ns billies.
As tno wngon was moving nw.iy a burly
negro named Robert Johnson sprang for
ward und shouted to the crowd : "Como on ,
let's tnko them away and kill the damned
coppors. " Hovas knocked down by a blow
trom a revolver and iincfiremoniously thrown
Ir.to the wagon.
With drawn revolvers the way was cleared
for the wagon to pass through the crowd ,
the prisoners constantly struggling for free
dom. The whole crowd followed the wagon
to the Harrison street station , but Jespito a
last desperate struggle , tuo wagon-load of
grisonors were safely plucod beulcd thu bars.
Other otllcors arrived nnd the crowd dls-
parsod.
lKTKlt3HXKlt TO KSli llKli IAVK.
Kfl'orts Made l.v a Servant Girl to
Commit Miluidi : .
PtTT iitJRO , Pa. , Doc. 25. Bertha Prognor ,
a servant clrl mnployo.l by Hurry B. Boyd
of Allcghany , committed suicide some time
last night. The efforts to kill herself showed
cool determination , In the face of many ob
stacles. She Urst hung herself to n chando-
llcrin the dlnine room , but the pipe broke ,
filling the house with gas. She then slushed
her wrists with a butcher knife , butfailing ,
to end her lifo in this manner , went to the
cellar and hung herself to a water pipe.
This also broke , Hooding the eollnr. By this
time shn was too weak to move , nnd when
found ihis morning her body was lying in n
pool of water. . The younp lady was 22 years
of ago and recently came from Now York.
She was recently converted at u religious
revival , and it is'thought was insane.
WttKCii ItY XATUJtAL GAS.
A Terrific KxploMion Demolishes n
'I hrcc-Story liulldin-r.
PiTT9nrni , Pa. , Dec. 25. The throo-story
brick dwelling of M. F. Pntchard , 2018 Small-
man street , was blown to atoms early this
morning by an explosion of natural giis. Mr.
Pritehurd , wife and three children , a hired
boy named David Bennett and Barbara Ulcb ,
a servant girl , were burled In the ruins.
vVIipn rescued all wcro lounu inoro or loss
seriously burned and bruised , but no ono fa
tally injured , The cause of the explosion
was gas leakage into the cellar. Pritcunrd
\sont Into the ccllcr , struck n match , and an
explosion followed. The concussion was so
tcrrltlo that pieces of the building were
blown half a squnro away.
Hoh Sims and H H Gann Surrounded
Ily Detormlnrd Men.
BfCKiTfSXA , Miss. . Dec , 25. The reports
telegraphed last night concerning the mur
derous work of Bob Sims nnd his ganir in
Chqctnw county , Alabama , are true in every
particular. Sims was surrounded yestnrday
in his house by sixty men. Some forty shots
worn exchanged and Bob Sims and tivo
others rottoatod to the house , where they are
strongly fortllled , having Winchesters nnd
revolvers. The besiegers have a few rilles
and shotguns. Thcro nro strong chances
that Sims will break through the cordon and
a reign of terror bo Inaugurated. If ho does
not. It is expected 700 men will environ tbo
house today.
Fire Keiiiiril.
IIiJTCiilxsos , Kan. , Doc. 25. The Milton it
Baldwin block , ono of the Ilnost structures In
the city , burned yesterday. J. D. Weiner ,
dry goods , lost $30,000. Tno ICnlghts Templar
and Masons , who had ledge rooms In the
building , lost all their effects. Thu total
loss is $1 10,000.
WAVI-.III.V , III. , Doc. 25. Fire broke out
this morning In a drug store from thu explo
sion of a barrel' of gasoline. The Jacksonville
lire department was sent for and assisted In
quenching thn llamos. Ainoni : the places
burned were Fleming's drug store , Wcmplo
Bros. ' bank , two clolhlnc stores and several
smaller concerns. Loss , $ ( U,000.
J- lot : 1 IIK " ( h tlio Ilcnrt.
KocKroiiT , Mo. , Di-c. 25. Lying near the
roadsldo la the outcKirts of Hockport this
evening was Kd Teller , of Cumberland coun
ty , Illinois , uoad , with a pistol ball in his
heart. Tim dead nun'n wife und bur sup
posed paramour wuro watching over the
corpse. The wifo's story is that a man came
out of town riding a gray horse and halted at
the camp. Hot words passed , a shot was
llrcd mid her husband foil to the ground dead.
Killed Ono of His
iriio , Pa. , Doc. 25. Olllcor Krouse
of l.Utlestown , this county , last night shot
and killed Joseph bhndlo and wounded his
brother , Frank Shadlo. The Shudlo brothers
had raised a disturbance an J Krouse trlod to
arrest Joseph who resisted. A crowd of
their drunken friends assaulted the ofllcor
who was struck ut with a club and wus lliully
compelled to ahoot to save himself.
Snluldn ol' an Kinlio//.lt.'i' .
Dr.NVKit , Colo. , Doo. 25. Yesterday P.
Busby , a clerk of the Colorado Coal and Iron
company of ttiU city , wni arrested on the
charge of having embezzled ? ! . " > 0 from that
company. When arrested he was preparing
to commit suicide , but was prevented bv * the
olllcors from doing so , He was put In jail ,
and today was found dead In his cell , having
taken suiliclont morphine to kill himself. Ho
was 15 years of ago und married.
Killed lir .1 Knllintf Troo.
GAPM > BS , Ala. , Doc. 25. Pink Franklin
and son and John Canterbury of St. Clair
county were in Gadsdon shopping Wednes
day and loft at dark for homo. As they
worenoarlng Halo mountain n terrible storm
came up , A large tree standlug near the
road was uprooted and fell across the wagon ,
killing Franklin and bis son and fatally
.voundlnp Canterbury.
Kntnl Accident to n Mill ! Clerk.
MOXMOTII , III. , Uoo. 25-Mnil Agent WIN
fion S , Page of this city fell from the Bur
lington fast mall nt Nupervillo this morning ,
while throwing a pouch from the train
while going at full speed , aud bo was In
stantly killed. j
CHILI PREPARING FOR WAR ,
Aotiva Negotiations In Progrets for Mora
Mcdorn Ironclads ,
ADMIRAL KONTT PROCLAIMED PRESIDENT.
General Amnesty Will Ito Atiiioiinuctl
Today Hut It Will Not I no I nil c
ilalmuccila'H Prominent *
Clilut Ollluors.
IWl hti J.fm'.t flnr.tvi lini''t.\ \
Chili ( via Galvouon Tox. ) ,
Deo. 25.By [ Mcxlcin Cable to the Now
York Herald Special to Tin : Br.n.l Ad
miral , largo Monti. was proclaimed president
of the republic in every town and city in the
country today. Elaborate prenarations are
belnif undo In Sintiago for the Inauguration
ceremonies tomorrow. Two regiments of
troop i from the south arrived In that city
yesterday , and these , with a battalion of
sailors , will act as a body guard to President
Montt during the coromonloi.
It is proposed to proclaim a general am
nesty tomorrow to all the minor , civil , mili
tary and naval ofllcials who served under
the late Balmacodu. The amnesty will not ,
however , extend to oiliest1. } nbovo tha rank
of mujor. to ministers of stnto , Judges , coun
cilors , momburs of congress , governor. } or
othor.5 who were particularly prominent.
Active msasuros have boon takan to pre
vent any outbreak or uprising on the part of
the Balmacedists tomorrow. Velasquez was
brought hero from Santiago yonor >
dav and handed over to the intendonto.
Ilo was at once placnd on board the war ship
Coohrano for safe kooplug. . This action bus
given rise to the idea that the government
bahoved Viilasquuz was tha head of a plot to
cnuso trouble during the inauguration
ccromonios.
Arms in His Po.smion. .
The reason given for his arrest is that
several persons wora causjht Wednesday
nlcht convoying Mannllchor rlllos into his
house. A search of thu house resulted in
the discovery of other rilles. The destruction
ot a hardware store by tire yesterday night
also revealed tbo hiding place of a lot of the
rifles.
It is announced that the government in
tends to build more war ship ? . Thompson ,
the corrospondcnt of the London Times , who
is the agent of the Armstrongs , has offered
to sell to Chili a ship of the Esmoralda typj
of1,000 tons with a speed of twonty-onn
miles , for iOO,000. The Cochram ; has been
ordered to Maqucllanos.
Locusts are advancing north toward the
whout district and are ddlng much duiungo.
Soldiera hnvo .searched the houses of
William MclConnn ana other wall known
Balmacodists in Santiago for arms. All is
reported quio : in Santiago while a state of
nciivo vigilance prevails in Valparaiso.
I'JiJIUrJAX Sllll'l'iilts I'ltOTKST.
Government Decree 11 'quiring Cunli
Deposits CHUNKS Muuli Tr ntble.
iriiinirltih'ul ' Itfll li'j Jam's rinnlin Itemisl' . ]
CALHO , Peru ( via Galveston , Tex. ) , Dae.
35. [ By Mexican Cable to ino Nciv York
Herald- Special tn Tin : BRE.J All the
shipping asents along the Peruvian coast
make common cause with the protesting
agents at Calluo and merchants at Lima
against the government dccroo requiring
cash deposits in the plac3 of bonds as hereto
fore. Nothing has oeon shipped from this
port since December 18 , and the same cojidi-
tion of affairs exists at all the ports now.
Nothing has boon takon-from the custom
houses nnu no revenues are coming to the
government from any of the ports. It is
claimoa that the banks have declined to loan
to the government which refuses to abrogate
the decree.
All the papers counsel moderation nnd
tomperuto discussion pending n solution of
the trouble. Much bitter fooling has boon
engendered raid many Idle effort * have been
made looking to a solution of the difilculty.
The stonmor Santa Maria of San Francisco
has been ordered fold hero for debt.
Lieutenant Safford , tno World's fair com
missioner , who has arrived from Bolivia ,
says Secretary McCreery of the American
legation is bound to Chili where ho expects
to arrive Saturday.
Flghtinc on LSrn/.U'K ISirdor.
mmirfi/'ifnl ' lt > fl .At nn / ; irtvi Turn't. 1
Uio GitiXDi : no Sui. , Brazil ( via Galveston ,
Tex.)1 ) , Dne. 25. [ By Mexican Cable to the
New Vork Herald Special to THU Buu.J
Fights between the government troon and
revolutionists tire ropo'rtod at the border
towns of San Juan , Baptista , Santana and
Liveramont. The government of Uruguay
has posted Inrgo bodlos of troops on guard
along the frontier to prevent the Brazilian
revolutionists from crossing the border.
An overflow of the Torooro river bus de
stroyed the railroad tracks , wharves and
warehouses at Villnmarin.
Kllvoyra Alartlnez has boon appointed
governor of Hio Cirando do Sul.
Vessels from Buenos Ayres and Monto-
vledo have been quarantined. Fully ( U per
cent of the fever patients In the hospitals
here are dying. _
ATTACK till TIIK Ol-'tlU HUH.
It ilIniiN nt I'lorcH Islanl I M-JII O in
Ofsporato I'1 ! nil tin tr-
[ rnpiirtulitcit l > u J < l \ ' ( iitr ton li'HH'M.\ \
MONTIVIDIO : : , Uruguay ( Via Galveston ,
Tox. ) , Doc. 25. [ By Mexican Cable to the
New York Herald- Special to Tin : UKK.J
Two hundred Italians in the Lazaretto at
Flo res island attacked the olllcurs yesterday ,
and it was only after some dcperato lighting
that they were subdued and order rostorod.
Owinc to bad tolograpn iacilities , It
is Impossible to got reliable news
from Klo Grande do Sul , Brazil.
Ono report states that there has been a furi
ous light between the government troops and
the revolutionists , giving- nothing of tno ro-
suit. Another report says that Saralva ,
Campcs and Astrogoldn had submitted to the
regularly constituted authorities.
Advices front Cordova say that the cities
of Vlilnniarla nnd Vlllanuova have been
inundated by the Hoods mid much property
has been destroyed.
The condition of llnanclal affairs is largely
engaging the attention of congress nt
present.
iioirt > TIIK Ji.iitiif , o ; > HSATI.\U ,
Patridk SlilHilH , a Victim of Chilian
Ilrntnlliy , ATrlvca at finn FranulHUo.
SAX FIIANCIXIO , Gal. , Dec. 25. Steamer
Neenowa arrived here yesterday- from Vnl-
paraiao. On oonrd was Patrick Shields ,
the ( Iranian , who was brutally beaten by the
Valparaiso police. Immediately on the
steamer being docked , United District
Attorney Garty , acting on tele
graphic Instructions from Attorney
General Miller ut Washington , won't
on board anil examined Shields nnd
McKlnstroy , another llromau who was on
slioro with Shields shortly before the latter
was arrested. Shields reported on oatli the
story of Ins injuries ns already sent out by
the Assoclatod press , and McKlnstroy cor
roborated a portion of the story. Affidavits
were signed by the men which will bo trans
mitted to Washington by tha next mail.
Shields shows plain marks of the terrlblo
beating bo received.
Polltlu.il Situation Unulinii ; : > < I.
[ ropj/rtuMrii / J > 9 | by Jiim-i llurdnn ltt\mU\ \ \
Bt'usos AvitEi { via Gnlveston , Twc.j , Doc.
23-iUy Moxuon Cable to the Now York
Herald Special to Tut BUB. ] A conference
wn > i hold yesterday bctu'ooii Ocnornls Uoca
and Mitro In ordo'r to devise means to bring
about the defeat of thn soluMtiM of Sauu * .
Tha Msult of thu confcsonco bus' not boon
made public. Other than tM.vtho polttlcni
i < ltiiatioii Is unchangii'.l. The tvqulstas are
conlldont of carrying the elocllon for nrosl-
doit which occurs on Junudry I , They will
porlmps make u combination with the radi
cals. The Mltrlstas hope by a fusion to re
concile all difcrenctis. It Is generally con
ceded that the provinces ot Cordova and
Cntamarca will glvo heavy majorities for
KOC.I.
_ t _ _
IIt lor Vulp trjiUo
Si * Fiuvctsoo , D3iJ , 25.Tio ato.imsh Ip
Monowal arrived this morning , twenty-live
days from Sydney and eight from Honolulu.
Ttio United Status jiteaiioy/J.iiirlostnn , Cap
tain Kenoy , loft Honolulu Djcembar 17 for
Valparaiso.
of tlio New Ticket. SyHtcni
ol' the Alton.
CtltcAOo , III. , Doc. 25. Thu announcement
made a few weeks ago that the Chicago &
Alton road would abolish all unlimited tick
ets on its lines has been followed by an
ofllclal notice sent out by the passenger de
partment of that road , advising the public
that the Halo ot unlimited tickets will bo dis
continued January I. On that date the com
pany will put into USD a now form of ticket ,
und thoroartorull tlokoU presented for pas-
sflire o'.i Alton trains will bo taken up on
lirst presentation and continuous passage
train checks plvon in lieu thoroof. Those
chocks will bo limited to the train and date on
which they are i'sued. No stop-over will bo
allowed on any class of tickots. falnirlo trip
tickets will ho limited to expire on o day after
data of sale. Round trip , tickets will bo
limited in the same way , except that the return -
turn coupon will not expire for ten days
after date of sale. The new ticket Is a
duplex affair , and under restrictions adopto-I
by the Alton Is proof against manipulation.
Scalpers can have nouso for it , and ulsbonost
conductors will llnd tint they can no longer
carry on the trafllu in tlckois bv which some
of them have bcon realizing- incomes largely
in excess of their salaries.
Of course the Alton's notion is nn oxpori-
ment. but if its example is Konorally followed
by other roads It will probably provo to bu a
permanent reform. Nearly all the roads are
in favor of abolishing unlinU.'od ' tickets , but
all efforts to reach an agreement satisfactory
to ovcryoiw , by which this pould bo accom
plished , havn failoj. Now' ' that the Alton
has acted independently in Hie matter it is
believed the movement will , becoino popular
nnd bo successful.
Authority has bocn granted by Chairman
Finloy to all roads interested to follow the
example of the Wabash in making a through
rate of $9 25 from DM Mollies to Kansas
City and return. The W'ribash Jnstillos its
action on the ground that tno combination
authorized a rate of $0.50 froni'Dos Molnes to
St. Joseph , and the rate'of ' ' & 2.75 from St.
Joseph to Kansas City makcs-tliis rato.
David Brown , for a numberbf'yoar.s assist
ant general freight agent of tlio Chicago &
Grand Trunk , has been promoted to ihuotUco
of general freight agent of the company ,
taking effect January 1.
The earnings of the Chicago , Milwaukee &
St. Paul railwav for tho'thlrd , week of Dc-
cfember wore $377,714 , an increase , as com
pared with the corresponding week last year ,
of $115,072. The earnings of tno Milwaukee
Northern wcro )3t-tl ) , a decrease of $ JuSl.
KiTort Itcins Miulo to Consolidate Clil-
unuo anil fltilw iuicc/'IIrowcriea. ! /
CincAoo , III , , , Deo. 25. A , ia sal paper says ;
It is probiblo that within tts.jortlimo n huge
brewery combine will unlto * Tnajo'rtty of the
Chicago and Milxvauliqo biv jrios. 'At pres
ent the consent of thirtouii' of the smaller
concerns is prntty well assured , but the state
of those browo'rles cannot be ascertained at
this stage of tbo negotiations. That the
latter are willing , and that there Is every
prospect of tho. forming of the big com
bine is admlttod'by George A. Weiss , presi
dent pf tbo Weiss Malting company , nnd also
presideritof the American Brewing company ,
who is credited with engineering' the deal ,
which is contemplated to include a majority
of the forty odd breweries ot Chicago and
surrounding towns thnt are doing business
in Chicago. In admitting the negotiations ,
Mr. Weiss said : *
"In the lirst place lot mo emphasize that
nothing in the nature of a trust is contem
plated. The proposed agreement involves a
plain business proposition. Ttioro is
no money in the brewing business
at to a barrel , which is the present
price of beer. The tabled jprincoly fortunes
said to bo mudo in the brewing business
since English capital hus sought investment
in this line have caused such a sharp compe
tition by a largo number of.smaller brewer
ies , of say from 20,000 to 40,000 barrels
capacity , that havu recently sprung up , that
there Is no inoro money to bo imidu unless
some mode is found of reducing the operating
expenses. "
Mr. Weiss furtbnr said that a raise in the
price of beer was not conturnplutod.
J.A1IH , til' WILL SVIi JfUli DAMAGKli.
Ilussell Siifjc Will Ho Mittlo to Pay
for U.intr Him IIH n Hiioltl.
Ni\v YORKDeo. . 25. W. S. uaidlaw , the
broker's clerk who was injured by the explosion -
plosion of the bomb In Russell Sago's oflico ,
nnd is now conllnod at St. Vincent's hospital ,
today coni'.rmod ' the report that hi ) intended
to bring suit against Mr. Sago for $100,000
damages. Ho proposed to do this , he said ,
on the advice of friends , who told him he had
n very good case against the millionaire.
" 1 will make a claim fordamagcs,1- Mr ,
Laidlaw , "upon the fact that Mr. Sago
deliberately mod me as n shield between
himself nnd the dynamiter. I came in
just after Mr. Sagc had road tlio threatening
letter which had been handed to liim , and he
stopped in front of mo so that my body pro
tected him from his visitor. Ho caught my
loft hand in his so that I could not got away.
Mr. Saco know from the letter that ho had
just road that some effort would bo made to
Injure him by his visitor , while I was abso
lutely ignorant of what \va about to trans-
piiv. " 4
It will bo a long tlmo before Mr. Laidlaw
can got out again , und 1 } may bo that the
Injury will leave him permanently disabled.
Qnlot.ln Hawaii.
SAN FIUNCISCO , Cal. , Doe. 25.Consul
McKinley has received advices from Honolulu
lulu to the effect that avarvtblng Is qulot at
the islands. Preparations ! for the coming
elections nro being carried on In an orderly
manner. Queen Llliukalaua's health con
tinues goou.
Shot nnu Klllotl.
ST. Jostn-ti , Mo. , Doo. 23. Low Spratt ,
brother of Kugeao Spratt- sheriff of Bu
chanan county , was ttliot. ' und killed last
night bv Ksau Blvons ut Wailaco. The killIng -
Ing was the rojult of a quarrel. Blvonn made
no attempt to escape anil wasarrested. .
'IroulileH.
BOSTON , Mass. , Dec. 25 , Gco. II. Page ,
lessee of the Lang hotel , 109 Washington
street , has assigned. Liabilities about fT.V
000. There Is substantially nothing lor the
unsecured creditors ,
SCO lino- Arrival * ) .
At Klnsalo PaisoJ , City of Chicago from
Now York for Liverpool ,
At Now York Nordlund , from Antwerp ;
Wisconsin , from Liverpool ; Chontvoy , from
Klo Janeiro. . _
Ilnriicd to Dnntli.
SU.T LIKE , Decj25.i THU .mornlnc ot
Ilanglmm , ttio bunk-liouso of South Galena
mlno caught tlra'aud iwo iblncra , Pat
O'Malley and F. Jacobson , \ > cro burned to
death.
. . ' . .
Suwtello May Not Live to Ilnnir.
Coscoiip , N. li. , Dec. 25. Isano B , Saw *
tollu wa stricken with apoplexy lust nlcht
and has remained in an unconscious condition
ever tiuco. Ho is iu a very critical condition.
DIFFERENT METHODS USED ,
How Logisla'ioa.of Today h Effected at
Washington.
OLD IDEAS ENTIRELY DISREGARDED.
Committee Assignments U.iitlty : Di
rected ivltli Particnlnr Itol'er-
cnco to the KnhjcctH to
lie C.mslilorml.
\VASIIIXOTON'BtTiiuvtr oi' Tut Bee , I
'WASIIIXOroV ' , D. C. , D'J'C. ' 25. f
The proposition ol Clilu.\iio citizens to tnko
the mcmbora of congress to their city for the
purpose of giving oracular avidonco. of tha
necessity of nn additional W,000,000 appro
priation , tn order to make the World's fair n
great International cuccujs , came not ns n
surprise to the poopto In Washington who
have watched the projjivm of lozlslatton
and the methods which have been employed
to secure It through the pail few years.
Up to ton years ago the great bulk ot
legislation affecting remote sections of the
country was brought about by Inllueiico and
persons very Ignorant of the conditions sur
rounding tbo localities which were to bo
dlrnctly affected by the legislation. The
majority ot the committees in the two
houses which had charge of bills relating to
the extreme west and northwest , for
instance , had never visited thojo sec
tions of the country. Kvxstern men wcro
nearly always selected ns heads of the coin ;
mittens on Indian affairs and public lands' .
Mr. Dawos of Massachusetts bas lor many
years boon , und Is now , the chairman of the
semite committee on Indian affairs.
A decade ago congress began to make In
vestigations into conditions of the west , nnd
sent committees Into remote parts of the
country for the purpose of seeing and Inves
tigating conditions of affairs of which they
know little , before taking action on proposed
measures.
TliiiiKH are DHTerfiit Now.
Now there is scarcely a man in coneress
but that has oil some mission or other visited
nearly every section of the country. If ho
has not , that fact becomes known before ho
is assigned to a committee , and his assign
ment is with respect to his knowledge of the
affairs to bo controlled by the committee.
It was bcllcvnd by the Chicago
cage people that when congress
saw their city nnd felt the local influence
which would diffuse them tuoro there would
bo lltllo trouble to sccuro tbo desired appro
priation. The idea was to show congress"
what the citizens of Chicago have done to as
sist this great exposition , which is intended
to notoiily show our own people , but those of
ovcry nation in the world , the great resources
of our country.
The lact that Chicago was anxious for a
personal investigation on the spot was priina
lacio avidonco that she had nothing to cover
up , and was willing to stand upon her merits.
The excursion was the most extensive over
projected in this country. There Is talk of
some of thu spocillc and extreme southwest
ern states joining In an excursion for con
gress to their sections for tbo purpose ot
showing the necessity of legislation Intended
to improve their condition , especially irriga
tion , and the improvements of rivers and
harbors.
I'ciicxvul orYnr Humors.
Tttoro has boon u renewal of war talk in
connection with Chilian affairs during ttiu
last twenty-four hours , which is warranted
only by the already avowed determination of
the administration to assort the rights of the
American flag tn proper respect. It is not
believed -that Chill will bo rasli enough to
decline full reparation to the United State ;
for tier insults to American sailors nnd for
the murder of seamen wearing the uniform
of tbo service. It is observable , however ,
that ns our navy nears Valparaiso , to which
port every available ship Is undoubtedly
hastening , the Navy and State departments
bocomomoro secretive.
Every preparation ii being made at the
navy yards as if a coullict was actually up-
proliendcd in order that when the United
States makes Its ultimatum it will bo in a
position to enforce it. Guided by President
Harrison , the State dooaitmont has pursued
a dilatory course in its treatment ot Chilian
affairs , only in order to give our navy an
opportunity to concent rate its guns on Chilian
soil and afford a cover under which a ringing
ultimatum could bo delivered. No ono ques
tions thu fact that had the United States been
nblo to gather a squadron of Ironclads In
Valparaiso tbrco weeks ago tuo matter would
have been ondcd then and thoro.
No Timing Will He Permitted.
Tomorrow , President Montt of Chili
assumes formally the rains of government.
His inaugural address is expected to Indi
cate the tone ot the now government toward
the demands of the United States. Those
demands , 'it can be slated , are for full
apology for tbo insults offered , nnd monetary
compensation to the families of the mur
dered men. Those demands will bo pressed
and backed by force , if nocossarv , but there
is hardly a chance that force will bo needed.
1'ho ability of this country to back Its
diplomatic notes by gun powder and shell
will bo shown .so clearly , that oven hot
headed Chill , egged on by English trades
men jealous uf the commercial encroach
ments of the United States , will scarcely
question the folly of inviting war und
disaster.
But before the question Is settled Chill ,
with ether South American republics , will
bo taught that the United State : ; us wall as
Great Brithin will hereafter protect its
citizens and enforce respect for its ling in
whatever quarter of the globe the ono maybe
bo temporarily residing or the ether living.
P. S. H.
vr.ii.ts AT TIIK iriiira uuu.ti- : .
How tlio KamlliuH of the President ,
nnd ItlH Cabinet > pout tlio Day.
W.\sniNnTO. ? , D. C , , Doc. 2r > . As has
always boon the custom , Christinas day was
observed at the national capital as a closu
ho'lctay. ' All of the government departments
were , of course , clofod all day , as , with
scarcely an exception , were stores and other
business houses throughout the city. An
soon as congress ndjournod last Wednesday
many members startou nt onc'j for their re
spective homes. Many others loft town
yesterday. So that , with the exception of
these who havu thalr families hero , Wash
ington has boon temporarily dcsortod by the
legislative branch of the government.
The tooting of a tin horn in a suncs of tnoro
or less musical notes was the signal for the
commencement of the Chrlstiuns celebration
at tbo wluto house this morning nhortly
after 10 o'clock. When Mrs. DlmmjeU blow
this Juvenile Instrument faces came smiling
from every door all around her In ttio corri
dor upstairs , and soon nil the members ot
tbo proildcntlal family had a.scmbed ! In n
Imigliln ; , ' precession , At the head of It was
the pro4identnnd Dr. Scott , Master Benjamin
und little Mury MfKuc. A stream of light
shone from tlio library door aim In ono cor
ner of that historic apartment gllstonod llko
a thousand stars thu Christinas troo.
On n table near the tree were copies
of Master Benjamin's address and the
Invocation to the Christ , child , both the in
spiration of the children's governess. Thcso
were handed about , and whila. ttio little ones
spolto in German , their uudiunco was Just ns
appreciative as if every word was under
stood. After this formal part of the program ,
everybody hud a chanca to inspect tholrclfts ,
Ttio clilldrod found their toys of nil kinds
arranged around the iloor under their trco.
Ono bide , devntod to Mary's gifts , had a full
set of baby doll furniture will ) baby doll ) ,
lady dolls nnd boy dolls , u piano , a kitchen
outfit nad a quantity of other fomiumo necos.
allies In the world of bnbydoin , while Benja
min had u steam engine , a couple of trains of
cars , a full suit of armor , books ,
pictures ana all mauuur oi things to
f" > 5
tickle rt boyish fancy. I " ! n tnbln t'r > . -\r by
wcro MM. HarrUon's gift * - ut nil the mom-
bcw of tier family , as wi s tunny promi
nent people from all over ! * . . country , wr-ro
represented by valuable t Z n . Thrco or
four other tables nold pros ! . for tlio presi
dent , Mrs. McKee , Ur. Scol iilm. Dlnimlck ,
Lieutenant nnd Mis. Purl - \ Mr. Halford ,
Mls < Sanger and ail the hoii " old rotlnuo.
The president yo.t'.ordurb'o'HoJ \ ' each
otnployo of the homo tin oi fornturkoy
or a pair of ( 'lova.1. Mrs. II son added to
this by a personal ulft I
Mrs. Kusscll Harrison cnrt 11 from Now
York this morning nnd win lit the White
house tn tlmo to cat breakfast with her
parents. Mr. McKco arrived later in the
dav.
dav.Miss
Miss Mary Morton had her Christnns tree
party lust ovenlng. Today , the vlro presi
dent and Mr < . Morton ate d'lnner with their
lIvadmigr-iciM , and a few frlomR
Secretary Blaine and Mrs. Blaine bad n
late dinner , at which were present Miss
Hattlo Blaine tin a James C ) . Blaino. jr. , and
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Damrosch.
Socrotnry IClkitu spent Christmas with bis
family , at Klttlns , W. Va.
Secretary Tracy , Miss Wllmordlng nnd
Miss Allco WilmiTdlng , formed n qulot
party nt their residence' on 1C strcot.
Secretary Noble and his wifu had ns their
only guests ttio Misses Halstoad , the sisters
of Mrs. Noblo.
Secretary , Mrs. nnd Miss Foster spent the
day quietly. They Ulned together for the
ilr.U tlmo slnco the secretary's Illness.
Secretary nnd Mrs Husk 'had the principal
onicers of the Agricultural department to
dinner witti them toniirht.
Attorney General and Mrs. Miller , their
daughters ana their -son , had an old-fa.shioncd
Indiana Christmas dinner together.
Postmaster General WunamaUor celebrated
Christmas at Lindonhurst , his country homo
near Philadelphia , with the members of his
family.
ll'JiA3llKlt ! ' < ! 1C KU.l S H
OiTicuoiWKJkTiir.ii Bimtuu. I
OMVIIA , Doc. ' ! . " > . f
The cold wave , accompanied by a general
snowfall , swept south and eastward over the
western country and mountain regions , pro
ducing a very decided fall in tompnraturo
over all the sections west of the Mississippi.
It brought thu expected , old fashioned
"whlto Christmas , " and will bo n promoter
of the business of the season. The storm
which induced "this vigorous and wintry
blast is now on the upper' lakes. Vompjra-
ttiro.i near and boloiv zero prevailed Inst
evening from the upper Mississippi west
ward. Sioux Citv was 0 = , North Platte
and Valentine , ! ) = above ; M6ntrosL , 10 = be
low : Santa Fo , ( > = above , and 131 Pmo , rj =
above. In Minnesota and Dakota it was
over 10 = bolovv.
For Omaha and vicinity Continued cold ,
fair weather during Saturday and Sunday.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Doc. ! ! 5 For Missouri
Colder , generally fair Saturday ; northwest
winds ; continued cold fair weather Sunday.
For Nebraska , Colorado and the Dakota )
Generally fair ; slowly rising temperature ;
southwest winds.
For Iowa -Fair , clearing in oxtromn cast
portion ; colder , except in extromc west portions
tions ; slightly warmer Sunday.
For Indian Territory and Oklahoma Fair ;
variable winds ; slight changes in tempera
ture.
ture.For
For Kansas Fair , warmer ; warmer in
northwest , stationary temperature in southeast -
east portion ; west winds ; fair , warmer
Sunday. _ j
COT.UEUT UV Till : S1C.ISOX.
Wliolo of tlie Northwest litivc'.opoil
in a Jlli//'iril.
Sr. PAUL , Minn. , Doc. 25. The light snow
of last night was but the oroludo to a heavy
storm that began in this vicinity this after
noon. It is snowing and drifting hard , while
the mercury is dropping rapidly. It is a
regular blizzard , having already attained
lurgo proportions nnd extending all over the
northwest.
Specials are generally to the satno effect ,
and como from all sources. At Mason City ,
la. , the soft \ycathor came to an end today
with a fall of live inches of snow. Slnco
noon the thermometer has fallen over llfty
degrees. Touisht will bo the coldest ono of
the season , and a general blockade Is feared.
1XXOCKATS
U'liilo Cloaniiiii House n AVoninn
Makes u Il < u-rlllt ) ! Disc ivory.
SIPAIIA , Mo. , Doc. " . " ) . The bodies of two
infants were found In a woodshud in the roar
of Mrs. J. , T. Bobout's residence yesterday.
The woman Is a renter , and hail formerly lot
a part ol the property to Mrs. Mary Bokoo ,
who , failing to pay her rout , was given notice
nnd loft the nouso , taking all her effects with
her. Mrs. Bobout went to the woodshed to
remove some trash which baa been left there
by her former tenant , and while turning
over the truck found two jars containing two
human bodies. Coroner Meuhl nas immedi
ately sent for. At the examination it was
found both bablos met death by foul play ,
having had the back of tlio head crushiiil In
by somo' blunt Instrument. Ono was about
live months of ago and ilia other about thrco
months. A verdict was rendered in accord
ance with the above facts , there being no
clew to the identity of the cullty parties.
nun iiKstn our or sn ti'i : .
llrntal Mnnlcr of a Worn.in by'Her
IlllKllilllll.
L'lWBi.ii , Mass. , Doc. 23. A horrible mur
der tooK place in Aldrich's block last night.
The murderer is Frank L. Moulton , a dusi-
patod barber , who beat out the brains of his
wife , Alma Moulton , with a Hat-Iron. Ho
appears to have boon sober at the tlmo of
commltt'ii ; tlio crime. As iMoulton tolls the
story , their quarrel beunn In bed because his
\vlfo would not glvo him room onoimb. Sha
slapped his face ana ho tried t'o choke her.
Then they arose partially dressed and went
ntlt ngain , when ho got n flat-Iron , and after
nskliiL'her if she would't'lvo up , to which
she said no , ho said , ' ! lot her have the Hat-
iron three times as hard as I could hit. " Her
liqail and face is pounded out of shape , ono
car Hovered and the skull fractured. Moul-
ton toys , "I did the job , and it's a good one. "
Kiu.un t.A inn : ,
Fatal Ilcsnlt oT an Alloror.t , on ! > < ; -
twoon ( own Mon.
LYONS , la. , Dec. 25. Last night nt u dive
in Clinton , run by Charley Brown , nn niter *
cation occurred which will cause the death
of ono man. Frank Hodllold , n resident of
Clinton , entered tlio plnco und ordered
drinks but was refused unless ho snowed
money. Words ensued , when George Jono.s ,
the bartender , struck him with n blunt In
strument , Inflicting a fatal wound. Ills
skull Is fractured. Jones wus arrested.
ISIouIccMl I y u L Hid * lltlo ,
Sioux CITY , la , , DKC. 2.1. [ Special Tola-
gram toTiti' BEH.J A land slldo early this
morning illicit the great cut on the Omaha
road Just below the city , which loads to the
Northwestern bridge. A train was caught
by the slldo , but fortunately nobodv was In-
Jurfld. Trains on the Chicago. St. Paul ,
Minneapolis & Omaha , Pacilic Short Line
and Union Paclllo will bo blockaded till the
cut can ko cleared , possibly Monday.
Snlohlo ol a n Old Clll/.cn.
Hi-Miioi.ivr , la. . Deo. 25. [ Special Tele
gram to THIS BKE.J Edward Kmerson , an
old citizen of this plnco and ut ono tlmo
county recorder , bhot himself last evening
with probnblo fatal effect , the ball passing
through his body near the heart. Ho had
boon suffering with serious Illness for some
time anil was probably aernuged.
Itcmilt or nn Old Fouil.
GiouaiTo\vv : : , Colo. , Dao. 25. Last night
nt a mlno near bero Adamo Chlnrottlnl shot
and seriously wounded Gulsoppl Parotti nnd
killed Marco Perattl , his brother. The
uiurdoror then killed hlnuoif. All the per
sona concerned are Italians and It Is supposed
that the nhootlng was the result of an old
feud.
RUMOR FROM THE RIO GRANDE
Narrow Escape of Fort R'ngrold , Tex , , from
Being Captured.
EOLONESS OF THE DAHING INVADER ,
United StitcH Troop * Pntrolllnu th *
Fiontlci Mexloan ItrKnlarH .loin
the ItrvoliitinnlHtf-ljato.Ht News
from the SCCHO oj Action.
ST. Lot-is , Doo. 25. Th latest noivs
from thn Tuxns and Mexican border n that a
report was In circulation at Laredo that
Catarma Garza , thu 1,0 called revolutionist ,
was killed yesterday in n light with Captain
Hnrdlo's force of United States troops bo-
two'cn Laredo nnd Carrizo , but the report
had not been verified.
There can be no doubt that Gurza baa
been receiving material aid from the Mexican
ranctiars on the Texas side of the Hio Grauda
in the vicinity of his recent encampment In tha
counties of Encinal aad DUvals , where ho ro-
cclved aoout tiventy-iivo mon , and that Poua
station has bosn the point at wlilcti ho has ru-
colved his supplies.
Several chances bavo bcon made In th
disposition of United States troops along tha
border. Captain Wossols of the Third
cavalry is guarding a river 'crossing near
Kaglo Pnss , Captain Bourke Is moving along
the river near Laredo and several detach
ments are located at crossings between Hio
Grandocity anil Brownsville.
The Mexican government is said to bo In
a state of serious oxcltemunt over the con.
dltlon of affairs. A report comes from.
Brownsville , said to have emanated from
reliable sources , that there Is a great deal of
dissatisfaction among the Mexican troops
and that several considerable bodies of them
huvo revolted and Joined the Garza outllU
Attempt to Capture Kurt Illiiirgohl.
BnowNsviu.K , Tox. , Deo. 25. It is reported -
ported that Garza has made n bold attempt ,
to capture Fort Hlngirold. The report says
that ono of bis band was pursued by Mexican
troops near Oamargc ; the man givintr spur
to his horse swam to this side , the American
troops after him. The fugitive ran into Fort
Hmirgold , where the -United States soldiers
wore nt dinner , mid reported .that Gar/a was
behind him. "Booti and saddles" woni
sounded. The men went out to moot Gar/a ,
but soon discovered that they
were Moxlcan regulars. Thov wont
buck . to Fort Kiuirgolii and
found that the man had lied to them and that
Garza was co'mlng In at-tho ether end to take
Fort Hlnggold. The snldlors got back just
In time to save the fort from being Hacked.
The whole garrison is now under arms. The
United States telegraph operator has pistols
on his operating table for emergencies.
The report lias reached hero that several
Mexican army oDIcors are joining Gurzas'
band mid that a company of Mexican regu
lars had revolted and killed their captain ,
after having had a light among themselves.
There may bo something authentic about
this today.
Heports of an ISliimirment.
StN ANTONIO , Tox. , Dec. 25. The only in
formation received at the military depart
ment headquarters today of tho"Catarlna
Garzn tlllibustcring and revolutionary trou
bles alone the Hio Oninclo border was a dis
patch to Assistant Adjutant General J. P.
Martin from Captain John B. Johnson of the
Third cavalry , which stated that , ho hod Just
returned to Fort Brown , Tox. , after a thrco
days scouting trip up the river on the Texas
side in search of revolutionary Mexicans nnd
offenders against the United Slates revenue
laws. Nonouf thoGarzair.cn wcro encoun
tered and none nro believed to have crossed
over Into Texas from Mexico along that portion
tion of the border within the past few days.
The startling report which reached hero
last night from Fort Mclntosh that Captain
Francis Hnrdlo of the Third cavalry and his
detachment of illty man had met an armed
force of Garza's followers near Carrizo , Tox. ,
yesterday , nnd that In the engagement that
ensued fourteen of the Unlied'Slutcs soldiers
wore Killed , had up to a late hour tonight
received no official confirmation at depart
ment headquarters here.
General Stanley lifts been oxpcctnntlv
nwaitlng some word from Captain Hurdle ail
day , but no communication hnu been had
with him for three days. It is known that
ho Is in pursuit of a detachment of tha revo
lutionists , nnd it is probable that n bloody
event occurred , as reported. H Is believed
at the post hero tt > at ho must have been
drawn into an ambush and his men mas
sacred.
Threatens to Annex Part oClcxno.
In a telcurrttn to General Stanley last night
Captain Bourke slates that Garza recently
made n speech to his followers at Los
Angeles , Tux. . In which ho asserted that the
present campaign would bo completely suc
cessful and alter ho has ovnrthrown the ad
ministration of President Diaz lie would then
insist that part of Texas bo added to Mexico.
He hus also told his men that If they cannot
get supplies nnywhpro else within Texas
they can capture Fort Hlnggold and llnd
plenty.
Dr. Plutnrco Ornolas , the Mexican consul
here , today received a dispatch from the
Moxlcan consul at Nouvn Larodu , Tox. , stat
ing that a force of Garza's men and a regi
ment of Mexican troops mot yesterday some
distance bblow that plnco , and tno Mexicans
made n stand , but wcro defeated with
a loss of four men. The Mexican
government Is rushing troops to the
frontier. About 0,000 Mexican soldiers have
lieon stationed along the border between
Ncuva Laredo and Mntiimorns. Among this
number is President Diaz's fuvurlto regi
ment , the Fourth cavalry , which is pro
nounced the best reeimont in Mexico ,
Governor Hogg today sent a detachment of
rangers to the scona of the trouble and they
will aid the military nntlioritlos la suppress-
in LT tlio uprising.
Aiiiir.sii.ami : i'ttiisrs.
CIIIIHU of thn Kelijlmin I'lotM in Pii-
chin , Mexico.
CITY or Mr.xico , Dec. 25. Further par
ticulars of the religious riotn In Puoblu are
to the affect that they were caused by tha
enforcement of nn old law against organized
religious bodlos. It appears that priests , and
students for the priesthood , had organized
themselves Into societies of moults In various
places and it was the efforts of the pollco to
break up thcso organizations that arousnil
the peoplo. Thn tint arroUs took place la
Cholula last Monday morning , nlno priests
being placed In prison. The work wus done
BO quickly that tlio populace was utterly
Ignorant o'f what was going on. The order
nt arrest had bcon Issued by the jlldgo of thti
district.
On tlio evening of the sotno day tbo
Kurals , " with a company of policemen , en
tered the church of San Augustine and ar
rested a number of other priests and stu-
dontfl. As the soldiers and pollco were tak-
li.g their prisoners to the prison u rubble ,
gathered , tilling the main streets nnd en
deavored to rescue the prlosta. All sorts ot
inUstloii were burled ut the oftlcers and many
of the rioters had pistols in thuir hands , but
owing to Ilia coolness of the ollleers In com-
inund of the soldiers and policemen , who
kept their men under Uriel discipline , only
ono'of the rabble was bliot and hlllnd , while
another WHS shot In the log , But a number
wcro inoro or less Injured by the hor.ios ol
the "HuraU , " as they forced their way
through thu mob.
About the same tlmo nnothor body of
soldiers and policemen proceeded'to the old
church and convent of 131 Cannon nnd ar
rested eight or nlno priests and students
who , It is claimed , hud organized another
order of monks In that place. The mob that
gnthored around UK-JO and followed thorn to
the Jail was nearly us great and nearly at
violent as tliOAUO ubuvo mentioned. It li
said that ono man of the rabble was killed
on that line of march.