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ESTABLISHED OTJ E 19 , 1871. OMAHA , FRIDAYffOVEMHEU ' 23 , 181. . SlSTGIiE COPY FIVE CENTS.
PORT ARTHUR MAY SETTLE IT
China Already Anxious to End the War
and Save this Cheat Stronghold.
MUST MOVE QUICKLY TO ACCOMPLISH THIS
Her Offer for I'caco Is Very Generous but
Slay Not Ila Formally Alnilo for
Homo liny * tlnlenx Her
1'ortrrftn 1'ulln.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 22. In accordance
With a suggestion of Japan the State de-
partmcnt has notlfle.l Minister Dunn at Toklo
and Mr. Dcnby at Poking to transmit such
propositions as China may wish to make to
Japan. The cable directions were sent Tucs-
day.
day.Tho
The Chinese legation here Is not notified
as to what course Its government will take.
An Associated press cable from Japan states ,
however , that China Is reported to > liavo In
timated her willingness to pay an Indemnity
of 100,000,000 tacls and In addition pay all
the war expenses Incurred by Japan. As the
war expenses reach 150,000,000 taels , the
total offer of China would ba 250,000,000 taels.
The tacl U the Chinese silver coin , worth
about 75 cents at the present rate of cx-
change , BO that the whole payment would bo
approximately' $175,000,000 In American
money. The amount Is regarded here as
quite large , and it Is believed arrangements
between the two nations could be cffectei
on terms providing for smaller war Indent-
nlty.
Diplomats here say that under ordinary
circumstances It would take some time for
China to formally present Its offer to Mln-
Ister Denby , but owing to the fact that the
Japanese are now at the walls ot Per
Arthur , about to make , the last blow a
China's greatest fortress , it Is anticipated that
China may hurry the negotiations to a con
elusion. It Is expected that Minister Denby
will transmit the offer by telegraph to Tien
Tain nnd Shanghai and thence by cable lo
Yokohama. The understanding Is that China
nnd Japan will pay the expenses ot th
American ministers Incident to the nego
tiation.
The advance on Port Arthur Is rcgarde (
ai having nn Important bearing on the peac
negotiations. Lieutenant Llyoka , naval at
tacho of the Japanese legation here , says th
advance movement has been most cautious ,
as the ground for forty miles around Port
Arthur has been found fairly nllvo with pow
der mines , connected with electric wires tc
Port Arthur. Thrco days ago the Japanese
were within a day's march of the fortress
but It was necessary to send ahead small
scouting parties to pick a route away from
the mines nnd electric wires. The regulai
roads could not be used for the artillery , a !
It would have been blown up , and acocrdlnglj
the big guns have been moved In circuitous
routes through woods and morass. It Is re-
gardcd as likely this cotillons march wli :
have" been completed today , and the Japanes (
legation Is hourly expecting word that tin
decisive blow has bcon struck , though a lone
siege may bo necessary , as the fortress hai
ono of the strongest defenses of moden
times. It Is believed that a Japanese succes :
would quickly close the peace- negotiations , bu
that a repulse would Impel China to hold of
further.
CHEN-YUEN SUNK.
The Chinese liavo lost the finest and mos
powerful vessel of their navy , the great bat
tleslilp Chen-Yuen , which stood the brun
of the fighting nt Yalu. The news came U
the Navy department in a cablegram rccilvet
tpday. It states that the Chen-Yuen. In leav
1ng Wcl-Hal'-Wcl harbor on the 18th Inst. ac
cldentally struck a torpedo. She was beachcc
but was rendered useless for lack of docklnf
facilities. In despair at the catastrophe , tin
commander , Commodore Z.IU , committed sul
pde. !
It would appear from the facts In the cabli
the ship fell a victim to one of the torpcdoe :
planted by the Chinese themselves to guan
the entrance to .Wcl-HaMVel. which was tin
Iqst ot the great naval strongholds of the cm
plro , save Port Arthur , no\v tottering to It
HIROSHIMA , Nov. 22. H Is reported tin
China has Intimated that she will offer to pa ;
a war Indemnity of 100,000,000 taels and in.ad
dltlon pay all the war expenses Incurred b ;
Japan.
TIEN-TSIN. Nov. 22. The. chief ot th
imperial customs here. Do Ting , who was recently
cently summoned to Peking In order b con
fer with the government to ways an
means for raising money for the war , ha
left for Japan In order to arrange terms c
peace.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 22. The departure o
Iho Chinese customs chief for Japan Is re
garded by officials hero as the result of th
u _ * Japaneio demand for a direct offer froi ;
psVchlna. The Do Ting mentioned In the cabl
said to bo Dletcrlng. a German , who occti
f pies the position ot commissioner of custom :
at ho should be sent as the peace envo
accounted for by officials on the groun
* * 2.that an Indemnity would probably be secure
* 2on the customs receipts of China. It ha
Jitoeen ono of Japan's contentions that sh
i-woulil expect to receive the customs receipt
of the big Chinese- ports lu case an Indemnlt
was arranged. U Is said the Chinese cnvo
will probably bo the guest of United State
Minister Dunn at Toklo. Japanese olllclal
liave been accorded every courtesy.
LONDON. Nov. 22. The special corn
spondent ot Heuter's Telegram company , tli
only European at Port Arthur , writes froi
there under date ot October 19 ;
TIEN-TSIN , Nov. 22. Reliable Intormatlo
received hero from Port Arthur shows th :
the first attack ot the Japanese drove 1
the Chinese outposts. Three other attacl
were subsequently made , but In each Instant
the Japanese were repulsed. Heavy and Ii
ccssant tiring has been going on slnce > noc
Tuesday , The Jnpaicte are landing addition ;
troops. They warned a British vessel to clt ;
as their fleet Intended to bombard the fore :
Wednesday. _
iuviitTin : TO cANAii.xi.is.ir.
Natives of Notr Clnlnea KUo Up nnd Mai
lacro iurno : | > iii.
LONDON , Nov. 22. Australian news Is
the effect that Iho Kanaha on all th3 Ulan
near New Guinea are in icvolt. Scores
European settlers have been murdered. T !
steamer Three Cheers of Sydney called
the Admiralty Islands and found that t
trading posts and the trailing schooner h
boon burned. Not a slnglo white man w
vislbla and the natives fled to the hills
the approach ot the steamer. The captn
found the remains ot a recent cannlt
feast. All the whites undoubtedly met
horrible death. At Nova Zcinbla and otli
Islands similar massacres are reported.
la supposed the natives looted liquor ston
und becoming Inflamed with the spo
massacred the whites.
Uncertainty 1'irvnll * In Samoa.
APIA , Ramon , Nov. 7. ( Per Steamer Mo
Icppn , via San Francisco. Nov. 22. ) Wh
thera huyo been no recent native outbical
a slule of rvolltleul unrest continue * , wit
out uny prospect of termination. The n
live rebels are to far from sntuUied Hi
many close observers believe King Ma
clou's government Is doomed. The belief
becoming more general , too. that certain I
llnentlnl Germans are secretly aiding t
rebel party with u view of placing It
power , thus rendering German annexatl
or a German protectorate easy of uccoi
pllxhment. Tin * German wurmilp Huzza
und the English cruiser Curacoa are si
here. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Meilrnni Anxlout fur War ,
KANSAS CITY , Nov. Si-A special fn
Quanajatn , Mex- . , says : The legislature
this state has unanimously adopted a rei
lutton offering to the federal gavernrm
all of the Mate mtlltln and munitions
war tu aid of carrying on n war UKUI !
Guatemala , The feeling o ( the peopl *
Mexico against Guatemala Ii very bill
and Ihe general pcntlmcnt \ in fnvor of
var being declared without further
I'rrnchlng u llellgluuVnr. .
MARSEILLES , Nov. 22-Mall advices that
mve reached , here from Madagascar show
ho arrival at Antannrlvo of De Vlllers , the
ppeclal envoy to present the demand ot
France lo the Malagas government , wa *
marked by the outbreak of robberies and
ncendlnry fire's. The government made no
effort to repress the disorder. Two agents
of the firm nt Rebut & Snrrnnlo , on Ihe
west coast of Madagascar , have been mur
dered by nullves and their quarters sacked.
One ot Ihe victims wns a Frenchman and
the olher a native of the Is'and of Mauritius.
Prince Ilakolemanu , the princess and other
relatlvei of the queen nre preaching n holy
war. Fanatics harangue the people , nnd
arc stirring them ngalnst Ihe French by
displaying Ihe hearts and. cnlralls of chil
dren found , Ihey declare , In French rcs |
dences. The Hovas. Ihe ruling Irlbe. de
clare they will kill the French anil ent
them. The Hovan government hus promised
to protect English missionaries.
Attrmpt to Steal 1'uttcrin of the Now Gun.
PARIS , Nov. 22. The Figaro this mornIng -
Ing says nn attempt has been madu to
steal the patterns of the new- gun , which
were shipped In padlocked cases to Calnli
and Uouroes by the minister of war. The
atlempt lo obtain possession of the patterns
Is said to have- been made on November 10 ,
and It Is added that no one but the presi
dents of the artillery testing commitlecs
knew of Ihe shipment.
Turk * t'unlUruto Nrwspnprn.
CONSTANTINOPLE , Nov. 22.-Most of
the English , French , Russian ami Greek
newspapers published between November 14
nnd 19 , and also all the Bedouin newspapers
of November 18 , have been stopped nt the
Turkish frontier and confiscated by the
government , ns they contained lefqrences
to the Armenian massacre , full details of
which were cabled exclusively to the Asso
ciated press. _
T\YI > Thousand Ucin .M
LONDON , Nov. 22. A Vienna dispatch to
the Standard says advices received there
from ii Turkish source show that 2,000 Ar
menians were killed in the recent massacres
In Armenia.
jnronui : CASE ,
Ono of the WltiicBgc Acknowledge * to
llnvlnc Heen Hired to Tentlfy.
FARGO , N. D. , Nov. 2. Helen Tripp of
Helena was the first witness put on the stand
In the Hlrschfield divorce case today. She
was an employe In Justice Murphy's ' office in
Chicago , where Tllrschfield and Miss Hogan
were married. Hlrschfield appeared to be
depressed and downhearted , and did not act
as though he wcie particularly pleased with
his marriage.
Jake Hlldcbrand was a clerk In the store
nt Helena where Miss Hogan was employed as
cashier. He had In his deposition , taken In
Helena , sworn that Miss Hogan's character
had been above rcpro'ach during the period
ho worked In the store. Witness said that
ten days after giving this testimony he
thought the matter over and concluded he
had erred. Ho had silnco recollected many
circumstances which would reflect on her
character , nnd had frequently seen one of the
clerks put his arm around her. Ho had
resolved to come to Fargo as a witness to
correct the errors In his deposition.
E. W. Anderson was the much talked-ol
witness whoso testimony was to clear Hlrsch-
field of all allegations that ho was the
father of her child , and at the same time
convict the bride of lewdness. It 4s on
his testimony that the whole fight of the
case will be made. In August he was bell
boy at the Palmer house In Chicago.
Hlrschflcld and Miss Hogan stopped there
three days. During this tlmo witness said
ho had made and kept an engagement wltli
her.
her.Tho
The hisses of the spectators were silenced
by the court , but they made the witness
nervous , nnd when the counsel asked : "How
much did you .get lor giving this testi
mony ? " he blurted out : "Four hundred dollars
lars and expenses. " On cross-examination
witness said .ho had been employed by
Superintendent Dsvereaux of the United Statci
Pinkerton agency of South Clark street ,
Chicago.
SOUTH7 > AKOTA TUKTllODlftT FUXO.
Twelve Thouviu'l Appropriated by the
General Committee Tor thut State.
SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , Nov. 22. ( Special. ;
Rev. W. H. Jordan , presiding elder of UK
Sioux. Falls district of Methodist churches
who was sent to New York by the Soutl
Dakota conference as a delegate to the gen
eral missionary committee of the church
writes home good news for this state. Th <
committee distributes annually $1,250,000
There were so many pressing demands upoi
the committee that South Dakota's applicatloi
for $12,000 , near the end of the list , wai
looked upon as doubtful. But Mr. Jordai
succeeded In getting the full $12,000 appro
priated , which , he writes , is the largest specla
grant to any conference In this country. Hi
* also expects to secure aid for South Dakoti
Methodist churches from the. church extensloi
board , which meets soon In Philadelphia.
I.ronaril llrnwn's Allllctlon.
DBS MOINES , Nov. 22. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Leonard Brown , the well known poet
author and political economist , was today ad
Judged Insane and turned over to Iho shcrll
for transfer to the Mount Pleasant hospital
Ho appealed from the decision of the commls
sloners to the district court. Examlnatloi
was hud on application of his wife and son
who claimed ho attempted violence to hi
family In fits ot unreasonable and apparent ) ,
uncontrollable anger. It U probable arrange
ments will be made lo send him to the Sol
dlers' Home , as his Insanity Is not conslderc
dangerous.
Uondltlon of Iowa I'lrcmcn.
CEDAR RAPIDS. la. , Nov. 22. ( Specit
Telegram. ) George A. Lincoln and L. S !
Ayres have returned from Traer , where the
attended the annual business , meeting of. th
Iowa State Firemen's association. VInto
was chosen as the place for holding the ne >
annual tournament , the citizens ot that plac
providing a guarantee of $2,500 for the paj
mcnt of prizes. The tournament will take plac
the third week In June. Hook and ladde
races and drill contests have been eliminate
from the program , which will hereafter cor
slst of running , hose and novelty races ,
1'laim of Itobbera Frustrated.
CEDAR RAPIDS , la. , Nov. 22. ( Specli
Telegram. ) An attempt was made to rob tl
Burlington , Cedar Rapids & Northern static
at Llvcrmore. at an early hour this mornlni
Two men , supposed to ba tramps , entered tl
depot nnd ordered 0. W. Wilson , the nlgl
operator , to remain quiet. Instead he selz <
his revolver and shot at them three time
The men returned shortly afterward with
rope and club and were greeted with a volli
ot shots , which Wilson thinks wounded 01
of the men. A suspicious character has bei
arrested at Esthervllle.
Work of Innuriinre < nmpitilcn
era DES MOINES. Nov. 22. ( Special Tel
Gram. ) A meeting of the representatives
the fire Insurance companies ot the state w ;
In progress here today and will continue t
morrow. The purpoie cf the meeting Is
make desired changes In farm risks to tl
r- end that all premiums received may bo a
rIc sorbed In the payment of risks. The suge
: Ics ttons of commissions may bo called up f
h- consideration , but not unless It Is fora
hii - upon the meeting against the wishes of tl
iiat companies represented.
It-
Itis Allrccd Korcir Arrottml.
nlie CEDAR RAPIDS , la. , Nov. 22. ( Spec !
lie
In Telegram. ) J. B , Ryan Is under arrest he
311 for attempting lo pass a. $600 forged ctir
nrd on Leonard Stark , proprietor ot Stark'a hot.
111 Burglars broke Into Ihe More ot Bourqu
& Harmon at New Hartford and stele 13
worth of goods. Otflcers think they have
cluw , and startling developments are expect
"n
soon ,
or
10- four Otter Killed.
10nt CARSON , ! . . Nov. 22. ( Special. ) Fo
of large otters were dug out of the river bai
ItU
ol and killed here today. The four weitfi
r , elxty-ilx pounds
PROPHECY FELL FAR SHORT
Reed Says They Haven't ' Trenches Enough
to Bury Doinocmtio Bead ,
REPUBLICAN DUTY FOR THE FUTURE
If They Act Intelligently Their New Lease
at Power Will Ho for Jinny Year *
Country la for Protection Ho-
yond n Doubt.
BOSTON , Nov. 22. Th9 annual banquet
ot Iho Home Market club of Boston , the
leading republican organization , was held at
Mechanics' building tonight. Portraits of
McKlnley , Garfleld , Harrison , Hayes , Sena
tor Hoar , Thomas B. Heed and other re
publican lights hung about theplace. . Upon
the platform , besides the party forming the
reception committee , were General Russel
Alger of Detroit and Rev. Edward Everett
Halo of Boston. After duo attention had
been devoted to the viands Colonel Clarke
arose and extended the cordial greetings , of
the Home Market club to the assembly.
Colonel Clarke then Introduced Governor
Greenhalge , who extended a welcome to the
guests for the people of Massachusetts.
Senator Gcorgo F. Hoar of Massachusetts
was the next speak ? . " . Referring to the re
cent election , ho said In part : "This politi
cal victory of ours , Hits victory in Kansas ,
in Vermont , In Connecticut , nnd In M s a-
chusetts , Is but the victory of the woikin -
men. It la the victory of the farm hsuso
and of the workshop , of men who prfonn a
work In this republic to which theeo gjn-
llemen of the Tariff Reform league r.re total
strangers. "
When Thomas B. Reed rose ha was re
ceived with an ovation that threatened to
split the roof. He was obliged to
wait several minutes before he could
proceed. He said : "Perhaps borne
ot this great audience will recollect that I
cast a slight shad ; , of sobs -ness over ycnr
dinner last year , and I am afr.uJ it may be
the same this evening. Yfit , I hive just
one reason more than the rest of you for
rejoicing. The result shews that thera Is
In mo the prophetic Instincts , not so fully de
veloped as 1 could wish , but still valuable.
Once during the last session of congress ,
when the plans of the democracy had become -
como developed , I ventured to say to the
loaders lhat when the people of this country
got at them In November of tills year they
would bury them In trenches. This wns
nearly true , but there , was a slight Inac
curacy. I should liavo said that we would
bury them In trenches until the supply ot
trenches gave out. Wo could not bury them
all , and I notlco some ghosts of unburled
bodies 'to and fro flitting burlalless , save in
the vulture's craw , ' have even reached Bos
ton , and are still hoarsely murmuring about
'free raw materials' and foreign markets
and such other like topics of Ihe under
world.
DESERVED THEIR FATE.
"And how richly Ihey have deserved their
fate ? Did It ever occur to you lhal If the
brightest man among you had placed before
him on March 4. 1S94 , a sheet of white papsi
and had been told to write down all tlisi fool
ish things , ho would have liked to have the
enemy do In order to compass1 their own de
struction he would have left out 60 per cent
they actually did ? Isi there any one of you
that would have > dreamed of that which yoni
Massachusetts democratic convention called
the firm and vigorous policy ot the adminls-
tiatlon ? Could any one of you have though )
ot that letter to Wilson and Its railing ac
cusations ? Did you ever picture the chair
man of the ways and means committee , wltli
his knees under British mahogany , receiving
the plaudits of our business rivals for good
service already rendered and better servlc :
expected ? Did you ever think of David B ,
Hill as candidate for governor of New York
and , as a necssary consequence , an unreal-
dent nnd homeless president ? Had yoi :
nnywhero hung In the chambers the picture
of a head without a party and a. pa-ly with
out a head ? Could you have Imagined thai
after all the warnings which rung fron :
ths industrial states at the election whlcr
you celebrated a year ago those men wouIO
have gone on to crucify American industrj
for. another year ?
"Victories bring responsibilities , and , as 1
have pointed out to you , our victory is s <
great that It probably means responsibility
for many years. Of these many years , :
shall not now speak. If we have wisdom foi
two years wo will bo trusted more , and tin
wisdom of the next two years seems ti
be easy. We have neither the preslden
ncr the senate , and all we can do Is to let tli
counlry try the result of the folly of 1892
We shall have two years to loolc over tin
situation , so as to do Ihe best we can whei
our lime has fully come. So far we hav
done all that lay In our power. The bai
work cannot go on , even If the good worl
cannot commence. Wo have removed on
uncertainty , that of the future , flic uncer
talnty of possible change , but the uncertain !
ot Ilia present still remains.
COUNTRY FAVORS PROTECTION.
"This country IB in favor of the doc
trlno of protection , largely In favor of II
Everything shows this , and no man whos
brains are not suffering from recent concus
slon from the 'heels' can think otherwise
When Mr. Cleveland , for private , persona
and political reasons , threw Into the ecal
the whole organization of the democrat !
parly ho was defeated before the people * a
the first opportunity. If anybody believe
that the democratic platform was endorse
by the election of 1892 he has no fellow
B ship with the president or the chairman c
the ways and means committee , for nelthe
of them dared even to attempt to carry I
e out. It may be that at th ? last electlo
hard times caused Irrational voting. 1
may bet that disgust at the utter Inefficlcnc
of the democratic rule played no small par
but the fact Is the overwhelming victory w
have had is a victory for protecllon as th
firm faith of the American people. Wlu
we need now la not general belief In on
doctrines. We. need teaching which come
from practical results. We need a dlslrlbi
tlon ot the facts. When I say to yo
that protection will cheapen , goods an
make better goods you may yield ai
sent , but it may not be a fighting fait !
But when I show by facts and figures the
ground glass , for example , though raited 1C
per cent by the McKlnley tariff , has reache
almost the same price as before- , and Ihe cor
sumer gets American glass worth 20 per cei
more , and every Inch of It made by America
labor , I show something that ( s an ever pre ;
ent answer to all the theories ot the world.
"During the next two years this countr
ne'ds Ihe help of every man who has tr
slightest morsel of truih In his poesessloi
Why do I Insist on thli ? Because the strcai
cannot rise- higher than the source. If u
had an absolute despotic monarch could v
hope for laws which would be better than 1
knew ? Who Is our ruler ? Th9 soverelg
people of the Untied States , more despol
than any monarch that ever sat on a thron
Nov.Is It posilble to have laws more senslb
than the people are ? We have won a mlghl
> r victory , the gieatest In Ihe history of the coui
try. It was won , not by our organization , bi
by our principles. But great as our vlctoi
U , there Is a greater which we must wli
By our wisdom , modcrat on and good setu
wo must to govern this country that tl
at great questions ot the next six years ma
have rs ntb'e a lolution us the great que.-thi
of Ihclr day hud al Ihe hands of the grei
republicans who preierved Ihe union , u ;
held Ihe honor of the nation and gave tl
people thirty years of peace , prosperity ar
progress. "
The secretary read a telegram from Go
eruor McKlnley , lu which he salJ lhat nu (
occasions In the patt had been like lion
coming after the harvest of the year I
congratulated both the club and Mr. Rei
upon Ihe magnificent victory ol 1894.
Colonel W. S Parkerson of Louisiana spol
at Ihe new movement In that state. 03 U
( result of th : failure ot the democrats to fulf
their pledges. "Some day Uonistann will be
wharo she ought to be. "
Goncral Alger ot Michigan Vas the last
iptsker. . _ .
JOHN TI1K TIGER Klbf.RRf TALUS.
fcajs Tammany l Too Dead lo Kvcr Ilo 11
Alcnnce Agnln ,
WASHINGTON , Nov. 22. John W. Goff ,
the prosecuting attorney , for the Lexow In
vestigating committee , who Is Flopping lu
Washington for a few dajfs , lias given an In
teresting Interview on the work of the com
mittee.
"We know positively , " lie said , "Hint the
police department of New York has sys
tematically blackmailed nil classes of citi
zens. I speak within' the bounds of my
knowledge when I say there was not a busi
ness man In New York City who had not
felt the power of police * blackmail. There
were perhaps a very fe.w Instances where
honorable men had refused to give their
tithes ot Illegal tax to th > police , but almost
without exception these men were forced out
Of business.
"Ono peculiar feature of the blackmail
WAS lhat it spared no onq class , however ob-
icure its calling , You may be surprised
when I say New York , under the rule of the
police department as It was controlled by
Tammany Hall , was far worse , as regards
the Individual comfort ot citizens , than St.
Petersburg under Its most violent police
regime.
"As an illustration of the tremendous
power wielded by this organization. I will
refer to the dlfllculty we had In obtaining
witnesses to go upon the stand nnd snear to
facts they had brought us In private. Al
first this applied to all classes , both reputable
and disreputable. When appealed to they
would claim that It they should testify the
police would hound them out ot the city.
When asked If they could hot go elsewhere
and establish themselves In business they
would reply the persecution of the police of
New York would follow them lo every clly
In Ihe country , and wo gradually revealed
the a&tounding fact that the police of New-
York not only dominated every city , but
every large community In the country. The
lower classes of citizens were made to be
lieve blackmail was lawful and regular.
They came to consider Ihe captain of their
precinct as the source ot all municipal au
thority. In effect he was such to them.
This was Illustrated by the Introduction of
the word "pantata" Into ? our language.
"Yon aslc mo It I thlrik this power Is now
crushed ? I do , most emphallcally. I think
that the public conscience having once been
aroused , the machinery of this nauseous sys
tem exposed , will be > a perpetual bar against
the development of such an organization In
the future. I consider the great danger to
our form of government lies In the possibil
ity of municipal misrule. The tendency Is
too strongly toward the growth of Ihe urban
communily al Ihe expenie of1 the rural. This
feeds the machine that , Jf nbt watched nnd
checked , will grow to 'such ) 'corrupting In
fluence as that whloh we have'Just destroyed
In New York. Centralization , I believe , as
this investigation has proved , Is the danger
of the day. ' '
"I cannot speak lee hlghlylof the composi
tion of the committee which employed me as
is | counsel. Though appointed by a republi
can senate and containing k majority of the
members of lhat party , these men have ncted
throughout the Investigation1 < Jlke nonpartl-
sans and they have tiphtla tne counsel In
every move that has proihifcd to demonstrate
the problem that confronts 6p.
"I cannot answer the question as Id" where
the blackmail ' '
money went'or'In what pro
portion It was distributed , 'for ' lhat Is a per
sonal matter which would force me to men
tion names. There. ar6 sfill many points
to be Investigated and a grkft'deal of roundIng -
Ing up finishing up , as Ifwere. We will
try to finish the work by ttiejlst ofjamiary. "
rilEK SILVER Tlip O > 'LY CUKE.
Senator Teller Has No F lth In Ilond Issue *
Wants to See Something Done.
DENVER , Nov. 22.--Senntor Teller has
started for Washington. Before his de
parture ho said , regarding Ihe new bom )
Issue : "In my opinion , It' Is foolish to
suppose that the Issue ) of bonds tends to
keep a largo reserve of gold in the treasury ,
as the bends are purchased with gold that
has been withdrawn from the. treasury a
few dayspreviously. . if Mr. Cleveland
would address himself to sectrc ) > the proper
amount of revenue to meet government ex
penses ho would bo doing something. I
don't believe there Is any system , of finance
that can bring general prosperity to the
country thai does not Includethe free use
of silver with gold at the present mint
ratio of 10 to 1 , or the 'French ' ratio ot 15'/j
to 1.
1."I
"I believe further that the , political party
that will insure a return of that system
will bo the successful party In American
politics. "
COVfMX'T SKK IlUVfiX U.lXlKH.
Too Much Clnuil anil FO"R to Ailmlt of Close
ObnrrrHtlon Yesterday.
'
, SEATTLE , Wnsh. , Nov. 22. Mount Rnnlet
I has been obscured all day owing to n cloudy
atmosphere , and no new observations coulil
be taken. Yesterday nftenipon steam -was
Issuing from the crater In.great quantities
and floated behind the Jnggcd peak and then
rose up to the clouds nbove.x The top ol
the mountain has changed materially , nnC
peaks nnd crevices appeared , that have nevei
been seen before.
PORTLAND , Ore. , Nov.-22. Advices fron :
Seattle today ure td Ihe effect that the
story of Mount Ranier being In a state ol
eiuptlon Is n huge canard storied by a locui
paper.
TACOMA , Wash. . Nov. 22. Mount Tacomc
or Ranier Is obscured by clouds , but so fai
ns can bu ascertained Irom this city there
has been no eruption or volcanic dis
turbances. The report of an earthquake hen
last night also appears to be without faun
datlon.
SEATTLE , Wash. . Nov. 22. A Fpeclal tc
the Post-Intelligencer from Klen | burg says
The eruption of Mount Rnnlcr hus explolnct
to the satisfaction of many u mystery hen
which batlled all. The water wotks reaer
volr suddenly became exhausted. Invest !
gatlon showed a crevice running along tin
hill north nnd south , from one.Inch to oni
foot In width and of unknown depth. 1
ran directly through the reservoir , letlln ;
Ihe water out. It has been traced. Severn
feet along the hill. No shocks of earlhquaki
have been felt here.ntf-far an Known ,
Oklahomn .llcnlni * foc'Ktatohnod.
GUTHRIE , Okl. , Nov. ' S2.-A call has beei
issued by the chairman of the democrats
territorial committee for a statehood , con
vcntlon , to be held Noveniber,2S. at El R no
The question of single statehood Is par
mount to all other territorial matters n
present , and great effort * ure Jjelng pu
forth to 1mve the matte } nettled tit lh <
next Bewlon of congvrwj.1 Democrats , re
publicans iftid populists uve nil bending thel
energies toward gaining this point , and th
present outlaw depredBtlonii..and HIP favor
able report of the Vuwm commission wli
be put forward as two mobt formidable ar
gumcnts.
Chinese WonmlvdVltUout Cure.
LONDON , Nov. 22.vA. dispatch to rn
Times from Shanghai' rays : The \voundci
Chinese mostly remain at ffllmen-Tlng. lie
tween New Chans and Motikdisn. the slat
of the country preventing the Chinese med
leal stuff nnd the foreign volunteers fror
proceeding thi-ie. WoundetUstragislers hav
reached Moukden nnd New Chang , an
some of them have even reached Tlcn-Tslr
where they have been attended. But n
succor has reached the plain body of th
Chinese wounded.
Kiirthfinttkn , l > amnju H'm Unlvenal ,
ROME. Nov. 22-The royal commlpiilane
appointed to visit the dlttrtcts affected b
the earthquakes reports that , ut ReggU
capital of the province of TletfRlo ill Calc
brla , ho found only twenty- homes that ej
tlrely escaped damage , .Another alar
earthquake was Ml In RegKlo today. 1h
Interiors of whole , rows of houses In
space 300 yards long were completel
wrecked. Crowds of hornejess women an
children are winderlni. about their mint
dwellings wringing their hands and weei
Ing.
I.nril Churchill Not Improving.
LONDON , Nov. 22. A private dispatc
received here from India says the candltlu
of Lord Randolph Churchill IB very unsal
111 lafactory.
CAREER OF A DAKOTA PRINCE
Wild Plunge in Finance of John T , M.
Piorc3ofytinkton ,
FULLY A MILLION AHEAD OF THE GAME
Ilo Sold fraudulent School Ilond * null Tax
Ccrtlllciito * nnd Mortgaged Fictitious
1'roncrty to Ills Traittlng friend *
In l.'nglHixt nml Dlg.ipncnrcd ,
YANKTON , S. D. , Nov. 22. ( Special Tele
gram , ) The story of the remarkable career
of John T. M. Pierce , a young Englishman ,
Is slowly unfolding Itself before the aston
ished eyes of the people of Ynnktonhlch
city has been hla home tor ten years or more
In less than fifteen years this man , not yet
35 years old , has practiced swindling and
kindred crimes to such an extent that al
most ono million dollars belonging to other
persons has found Its way Into circulation
through his lavlshncss. The events of that
career could not be crowded Into ono Issue
ot an ordinary periodical , and the wonder
ot It Is how John T. M. Pierce managed to
continue so long undiscovered in his acts of
lawlessness.
John T. M. Pierce was born of respectable
and proud parents near London , England. As
a boy ho was most , exemplary and studious ,
enjoying the distinction of being unusually
bright and apt. His earliest ambitions were
to become n builder of cities and a com
mander and owner ot uealtK and estates.
It was about twelve years ago thut ho came
to America , nn awkward and physically frail
English boy. An agricultural school farm
In Knox county , Nebraska , about twenty
miles south of Yankton , became his home ,
and he spent two year there as a "pup" or
agricultural student. It was announced one
day that Pierce had purchased a half Interest
In the ranch of a man named MacLagan , and
some months afterward the entire ranch of
1,800 acres passed Into his possession. Then
ho began to branch out , and became well
known as a man of affairs. He opened
an offloo in Yankton and secured tiio agency
for three of the largest foreign loaning com
panies In the world. Dnslnosg came to him
In overwhelming volume , but he took care
of It. Ho became associated with G. II. C.
Wright , a wealthy young Britisher , and the
firm of Pierce , Wright & Co. began loaning
"s own money. Branch offices were cstab-
shetl In Spokane , Wash. , and Holyoke , Colo. ,
ncl loans upon farm lands were made as
npldly as the necessary papers could be
mJo out.
LIVED LIKE A NABOD.
Pierce , next married Annlo MacCSregor , a
eautlful society girl , daughter of one of
ho first families In Yankton , and purchased
magnificent brick house for his bride.
'o ' this house1 ho added a plunge bath , a
hrary of 5,000 volumes , a wine cellar and
'urnlshed It most luxuriously. In a corner
> f his yard ho erected an astronomical ol > -
crvatory and placed in it two telescopes
jostlng J1C.OOO.An asphalt tennis court was
aid In another corner and an entire half
ilock was planted with Imported grass sesd
nd ornamented with 'beds of the choicest
ilants nnd flowers. PlerciJ bought a farm
.wo miles from Yankton , built barns and
iheds and a flno house , thereon nnd stocked
t with Galloway * ca lo , Shetland ppnlesand
.horoughbretl horses , sheep and hogs' .
Mcarnvhllo- Pierce ; Wright " & * Co. h'ad
qpeq'ed , nn , .offlCD" at 32 New Broad Br ie.t ,
London , and Mr. PiercO and1 hlsT bride went
abroad-for , a year. He established a resi
dence twenty-five miles from London and
'clgncd ' In the neighborhood as a prince.
Returning to Yankton , ho occupied ono of
he largest business blocks In South Dakota.
and then , merely to show his ability , took
hold of a defunct1 i'otel project and erected
'ho finest hotel In the state. He took $125,000
n life Insurance and paid up every policy.
Ie > erected eighteen residences about town ,
and last , but not least , he formed a com
pany to build and equip sixty miles ot rail
road from Ynnkton to Norfolk , Neb. , and
? 17G,000 were invested In right of way and
railing.
Two years ago Pierce left Yankton for
England and has never returned. Two weeks
ago a man named Nation arlrved from Eng-
and , and the local representatives of Ihe
firm were notified that Pierce , Wright & Co.
and John T. M. Pierce" were bankrupt. Pay-
imnts wore suspended at all offices , and
: ransfers of real estate and everything else
i the line of property were made. It Is
now apparent that Pierce Is ruined and a
fugitive from Justice. He has disappeared
from his English home accompanied by his
wife , and nothing has been heard from them
for a month. \
HOW HE RAISED THE WIND.
His methods ot raining money were crim
inal novelties. He Issued fraudulent school
district bonds In sums ranging from $10,000
to $25,000 and. sold them In England. The
bonds usually ran for five years , and the coupons
pens and face ot the bonds were made paya
ble at the Yankton office of Pierce , Wright
& Co. Schcol districts In Yankton , Clay ,
BonhomniD and other South Dakota counties
were represented In these bonds , and the
scheme worked successfully until money be
came scarce and the forger could not pay the
coupons ns they became due. An Investiga
tion was made by English capitalists holding
the bonds and the truth was discovered.
Another method tor raUing money was by
Issuing fraudulent tax cole certificates upon
South Dakota farm lands. These certificate *
draw a high rate ot Interest , and very In
viting Investments. They were forged , how
ever , Pierce having young and Inexperienced
English boys who were clerks In his oftlcc
do the writing upon them. On the fraudu
lent school district bonds about one-
quarter ot a million dollars uai
raised , and upon the tax sale certificate !
about the same amount. He has also deall
extensively In spurious bonds and mortgages
and every Inch of his property Is covered
with mortgages two or three deep. In forg.
Ing the names ot school district officers tc
school bonds and of country treasurers ot
tax certificates he used very little care , feel'
Ing secure In Ills plan of having them redeemable
deemablo ut his Yankton office. The greatei
portion of hla business has bsen transactec
in London , and all of his victims are tor
elgners.
1W1.T.KTS , KSIVKS AXU IIAZOUS ,
Terrible Flclit nt Nfsro Church Kcstlvj
In Which Snxorul Men Are Wounded.
LITTLE ROCK , Nov. 22. A Kerlous flgh
occurred at'a negro church festival at HarrI
chapel , seven-miles from Augusta , Ark. , Mon
day night In which pistols , razors and knlve
were used promiscuously and as a result fou
negroes were wounded , at least ono of when
will probably die. A negro named Weldoi
Jostled agalnct another negro named Brattoi
and a quarrel ensued. Bratton'x EX brothers
who were engaged In a gime of craps Just out
side the chapel , were callj.1 in to hU aislst
ance. Weldon hastily summoned hit fore ;
and a fierce battle ensued. Twenty-one shot
were fired and knives and razors slashed I
a fearful manner , Hudton Crutcher was cu
In the back of the neck and across the smal
ot th'e back , shot In the calf of the leg an
right arm and severely beaten. Will Jackso
wa& Hhot In the wrist , cut acroia tha bac
very deeply and will probably die. Joe Ural
ton was shot and dangerously wounded. Lev
Bratton , throat cut from car to chin , and Ou
Bratton cut lu the hand ,
( Iruln Concrete Meet * nt New Orlcani ,
NEW ORLKAN8. Nov. 22.-The grain con
Kress met yesterday at 2 o'clock ivlt
200 delegates and many visitors preseni
The convention was called to order by I1
Q , Ernst of the Hoard of Trade , who In
trodOccd Governor Fisher. His excellent-
greeted the delegates warmly und bpokc c
the excellent results that weru likely to fo
low the deliberation1 ! of t3 representative
Catherine of men from different state ;
Mayor Fltzpntrlck spoke In behalf of the
city of Now Orleans nnd ex-Mayor Cow
herd of K lisas city replied for the dele
gates. Then routine lunlnca wan trans
acted. The actual work of the convention
will not begin until Friday morning. Mnny
prominent men from various states will
speak on that dny.
TII'O Ji/tOrff/iKA M/WT 7 > O r.V.
Thomnt O' > clll Klllnl and Mlclmel Hrrlontty
Wounded by Ulmrlcs llonltcrnt Clu > ] r < Minc.
CHHYnNNE , Wyo. , Nov. 22. ( Special
Telsgram , ) Thomas O'Neill and Michael , his
brother , wore shot In front of the Tlvoll
saloon and restaurant by Charles Boulter at
3 o'clock this morning. The first named
died at 1030 ; a. in. from his Injuries. The
bullet entered In the comer of his breast
between the lungs. Michael was shot twlco
In the leg , once through the thigh and the
other ball passed through the knee cap.
The brothers were under the Influence ot
liquor and were quarreling1. Boulter at
tempted to separate them , when they both
attacked him. They kncckcd him down , when
he pulled hU gun , a 38-callbcr Colt's , and be
gan shooting. Three shots were fired , all ot
them taking effect. Neither of the brothers
were armed. Itoultcr claims the shooting
was done In self-defense. He was arrested
and lodged In Jail to await , the result of the
coroner's Inquest , which Is being held this
afternoon. The O'Neill brothers were In the
employ of the Union Pacific Railroad company.
They resided with their parents In this city.
Both are single.
Captutn Itny In Imllcnnnt.
LANDER , Wyo. , Nov. 22. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Captain Patrick Henry Ray , acting
Indian agent , was brought Into the district
court today to plead to the Indictment found
yesterday by the grand Jury charging him
with branding cattle belonging to settlers.
He was very Indignant and was placed under
bonds for his appearance In the district court.
x IS OHK uunvvnox.
Allll Startctf nt Deadwood with n Novel
Application of the Cyanide I'rocrM.
DKADWOOD. S. D. , Nov. 22.-Spoclal. ( )
Another reduction plant hns been added to
Deadwood's facilities for handling the ores
of the Black Hills. The new cyanide mill
erected by1 the Golden Howard company
was started up Monday nnd given a trlul
run , It worked smoothly nnd satisfactorily.
The new plant Is one of the most complete
ever erected In the Blade Hills , nnd will be
nu Innovation so far as the cyanide process
Is concerned. Insofar that a radical flt-
nurturp Is taken from the accepted manner
of applying this particular process to tne
extraction of pold from ores. Instead of
stationary tanks to leach the pulverized
ores , revolving steel barrels , similar to those
used In the chlorlnntlon process , are iniicle
use of , thus Keeping In u. state of ngltntlon
the chemical HOlutlon nnd the pulp , greatly
facilitating the leaching , und making It
possible to trout the ores faster and more
cheaply than heretofore. Before this de
parture fiom accepted methods was put IIHO
( Tcct on a large scale , numerous experl-
neiits had been made , every one of which
-ernonstratetl its practicability. This plant
s the only one of its kind In the world , nnd
ts owners urc moic than pleased with the
( suits KO far attained.
Mining opeintlons In the Hills have been
lomewhat Interfered with during the past
month bv the wet weather , nnd will con
tinue to be until It freezes sulllclently to
inaku the roads hard nnd passable for
earns , at present It being almost Impossible
o haul even an empty wngon to the rull-
oads. However , prospectors and mine own-
irs ure taking- advantage of the lull and
jre putting their properties In good work-
ng order , ana It Is a safe prediction that
he coming- month will record thR greatest
utput of gold of any In the country's lils-
.ory.
Oklahoma ! ) Charged with Putting ait Im
portant IVItncift Out nf the AVny.
GUTHRin. Olil. . Nov. 22. William Gill ,
herlff of Pottawutomle , county S. J.
Jcott , editor of the Tecumseh Herald , e\-
ostmaster 1'renton Armstrong and Uanlel
irestnmn , prominent men of Tcoiimsen ,
vere lodged in the United States Jail here
oduy on a charge of murder In the llrst
degree. Three- years ago Steve Penasaw
was shot anil killed In the Ktcknpoo rewer-
ation by three deputy marshals , who claim
to have mistaken film for a horse thief
liey wsre charing. Per a aw's frUnds , aided
) y the government , however , believed dlf-
ercntly. They have never ceased woiklns
m the cnee , and ns a result George How-
ills , oneof the deputies who did the shooi
ng wns lasl week convicted of the murder ,
. rom evidence obtained from him und
hrough other sources the United Stattn
; rnnd Jury hat Indicted the men brongnt
H today , it being charged they hired the
leputles to shoot Penasaw , who was an Im
portant witness In several cakes pending
igalnst them.
i' 11 If Si' JA1' .
Number of Resolution * Pasted , Ono of Them
Aithlng forSlato LHlmr liuroitns.
NEW ORLEANS Nov. " .
, Nov.Knights of
Labor had. a busy session today. Rusolu-
Ions were adopted that each local assembly
shall make n maximum scale of wages
above the regular scale adopted by the
national trades assembly ; that all griev
ances und complaints must come up In the
ocal courts of the assemblies within sixty
days ; tl at the legislatures of the various
states be memorialized to enact laws pro
viding for the creation of state labor bu
reaus ; that all tradt-Mnen shall allllllutc
with organizations of their own trade ; thai
n labor parades no flags except the national
colors shall lie carried ; und that a plunk lit
nserted in the > Kntehts of Labor preamble
igalnst gambling In faim products or op
tions. A resolution making ex-rcpresentu-
lives lo Ihe general assembly Ineligible as
olllccrs was defeuled.
Itcuort nl n Contemplated Holdup.
AUSTIN , Tex. , Nov. 2J. Cnptaln McDon.
aid of the Texas Rangers received a tele
gram this afteinoon from Colonel Huntei
of the Texux Pacific ut Fort Worth. Informing -
forming him that a holdup cf his train wat
antlclputfd for totnoirow night near Stra-.vn
Tex. This train wilt have u largo uniouni
of money on board going to the Texas I'a
clflc coal mines to pay luimlH , nnd Innsmuof
ns Ben Hughes , one of the most notorlou !
of the bandit Rimer , was Been in the1 inouii
tains near thut place this morning , 't : :
anticipated that trouble Is Imminent. Hil
Cool : li booked to meet his men nt ilu :
point tomorrow night , nccoidlng to thi
statement of Tinner , one of the gnng cap
.turcd at Mitchell Falln. Captain McUonnh
left for Fort Worth tonight , und. In com
pany with name of Ills men , will be u i > ai
sengcr on the maikcd tialn tomonow , si
as to be on hand In case ut u holdup.
. Men \Vlll Still Ila llarrrd.
CLEVELAND , Nov. 2--The exccullvi
committee of the W. C. T U. held a pos
convention today , lasting until far Into tin
evening. The most Important matter tlm
came up WHS a resolution to admit men ii
full mcmbeiHlilp In the young ladles' branch
The subject was fully discussed und tli
decision reached thut ruch a change wa
Inexpedient , as when the proper time ur
rived the W. C. T. U. Itself should nilml
ten to membership and eliminate the won
Woman's" from its name.
I'rrmont I lit riimll.r to licit.
NEW YORK. Nov. 22.-A party of abou
fifty pecple Journeyed out to Uocklanil ceme
tcry. In Spurklll , N. Y , , this afternoon t
attend the ceicmony of placing CJcnern
John C. Fremont's body In Its final restln
place. The bcrvlces at the cemetery wer
of the simplest descriptions. The burlu
service wan rend by RHV. Ward Dennis , th
rector ( Of Christ church , Hparklll.
Movement * of t-ricolnR 8cl Nov. " " .
At Baltimore Arrived Dresden , trot
Bremen ,
At Boulogne Arrived Amsterdam , fror
Now York.
At New York Arrived Rhuctln , fret
Hamburg ; Bpanrdam , flora Itottcrdair
Massachusetts , from London.
At Bremen Arrived Havel , from Nei
York , via Southampton.
At Hamburg Arrived Danla , from Nei
York.
At London Arrived Mohawk , from Nc'
York.
At St. Johns , N. P. Arrived Corean , froi
GlasKQW nnd Liverpool for Philadelphia ,
At San Francisco An I ved Mai Ip tia. froi
Honolulu und Sydney ; U. 8. H. Rush , r <
turned for repairs.
At Queenslown Arrived Adriatic , froi
New Yoik.
At Naples Arrived Fulda , from Ne
York.
At Rotterdam Arrlvcd-'Ainsterdam , froi
New York.
At Houthampton Arrlvcd Augusta VIi
torla , from New Yoik.
GRAVE ROBBERS' ' HEARING
University Professors nnil Students at
Lincoln llavo Their Oaso Ooutinuotl.
COURT ROOM CROWDED BY SPECTATORS
1'rlftoncra Clnlni that IIm Iloily Wim Stolen
by I'riifo9 > hinnlii , Who Sold It to
the Collrgo AVhrra It Wn *
found.
LINCOLN , Nov. 22.-Speclal ( Telegram. )
The Coiner university medics , Prof. J. W.
Ward and D. S. Median , A. S. Ross , D. II ,
Roberts , B. J. Alexander , J. A. Burford and
J. E , Waller , arrested last night on a charge
of body snatching , were arraigned this mornIng -
Ing before County Judge Lansing. Chancellor
Dungan was today added to the list. The
parly asked for a continuance and the case
was set for the 30th Inst. . and they were re
leased on the game bonds given last night ,
$ r > 00 each.
A sensational rumor that Otto' Al
bert , whoso cadaver was purloined
from Wyuka cemetery , committed sui
cide and that the Insurance company
refused to pay the loss , appears to have little
foundation. The burial permit slio.vs that
Albert d'cd from a valvular disease of the
lungs. Suspicion points strongly to parties
connected with the university as the ones
who actually despoiled the grave of the
"stiff. " The students In attendance at the
cllnla at the time of tha arrest had each
paid $10 for the privilege ot the demonstra
tion which was so suddenly interrupted ,
A Inrgo proportion of the Inhabitants ot
Bethany Heights \\ero congregated In the
court room ot the county Judge when the case
was called. For the state appeared Deputy
County Attorney Collins , ex-Attorney General
Lceso for Roberts , Ross and Waller and At
torney J. L. Muck for the others accused.
The continuance was opposed by General
Leesc. The grounds upon which a continuance
was asked were that tlino might be allowed
to secure depositions , the nature of which was
ot stated. It Is suspected that an effort
ill ho made to show that some one else other
inn the accused stole the body. It Is qulto
iQsslble that an agreement will be reached
Ith the county attorney whereby the stu-
cntK , who are not believed to be. Implicated
11 the theft , will be liberated from bonds.
This morning the remains were Interred
n the grave , as Identification was coniplo'.o ,
.nd they will not be needed In the legal pro-
ccdlngs. While the Wyuta cemeteiy board
ave doubts of their ability to convict any
f the parties arrested , the members believe
icy have somewhat discounted grnvu rob
ing as a means of revenue. The law pro-
Ides a method for medical colleges to fcccuri-
inbjccts for the knife and Inllkm a Ono ct
rnm J1CO to $5uO for body Miauling.
31AKKl > A
InlniR Ho Is an Innocent Victim ol Holmes *
U llei.
PHILADELPHIA , Nov. 22. Jeptha D.
lowe , Ihe young St. Louis lawyer , who , In
onncctlou with H. H. Holmes , is charged
Ith defrauding a local insurance company
f $10,000 , reached this city al noon today
ram Washington , where he ( topped over on
Is way from St. Louis yesteday. He was
net'nt ' the depot by Marshal F. McDonald of
t. Louis , who Is the law partner of young
lowe's brother , and togelher they went to
ho office of Superintendent of Police Linden ,
hero he surrendered himself. A conference
s now in progress.
When seen by an Associated press re-
orter today Lawyer McDonald said : "This
rchconspirator , H. H. Holmes or H. L ,
lorgan , the name by which he was known
n St. Louis , came to the olEce while I was ab-
ent In Colorado and proposed the case , say-
ng that Mrs. Pltzcl wanted some ono to
epresent her. It was the first case the boy
iad ever been offered and ho Jumped right
nto It with all the ardor and enthusiasm ot
outh. He did not wait for us to return
and the result was that this slick crook 1m-
losed upon him. My young friend may have
ecn Indiscreet , but he Is no criminal. "
Superintendent of Police Linden places
mpllclt confidence In what Mr. McDonald
ays In reference to young Howe and Is of
he opinion that the latter has been misled
jy Ilnlmcs. Lawyer McDonald called on A.
S. L. Shields , Iho noted criminal lawyer , at
ho latter's ofilco and asked Mr. Shields to
act as counsel for young Howe. The facts
f the case were briefly stated and Mr.
Shields agreed to take charge of Iho case.
lowc , In all probability , will be released on
ball.
ball.INDIANAPOLIS
INDIANAPOLIS , Ind , . Nov. 22. The In-
uronce company which insured and paid the
10,000 policy on the life of Pltzel on Septem-
> er 21 a few days afterward received a letter
Yom Mrs. Pitzel , thanking them for their
piomptness and expressing gratitude for the
lonslderrtlon shown her nnd her children.
This letter was carried and scattered broad
cast as an advertisement by the company.
The letter Is reproduced verbatim and Is
preceded by the company's stalement that
wtlsfactory evidence of Pltzel'a death had
> een secured.
CHICAGO , Nov. 22. Today It became
mown that Holmes was th ? head ot what
purported to lo an Incorporated company
called the A. B. C. Copying company , with
leadquartcrs In the Monon building on Dear-
> orn street , this city. The copying machine
which Holmes sold was without merits , but
.ho sale of territory to agents was a great
source of revenue. It Is said that the state
ot Ohio told frr $5,000 cash. Both of the
Dakotas and a maporlty of the western stales
was disposed of. A company was organized
In New York and paid $500 per mouth for
merely the agency In that city. Some of the
states \\ere sold as many times , It Is said , as
Holmes could find purchasers. Holmes bad
n the office , two stenographers , one ot whom
tallied closely with the description ot Mlrs
Kate Durkco of Omaha , and the other wan
iinqttestlonably Minnie Wlll.ams.
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CnUornln htrlkei-N Want to I'nt Him on the
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SAN FRANCISCO , Nov. 22. Attorney
Montlctlr 1s preparing Home affidavits to be
filed In the case of the strikers
now on trial for obstructing the malls and
Interfering with Interstate commerce. It Is
the purpose to make every effort possible to
summon to this city as nltnctses In the
cases now pending Presld'nt Cleveland and
the managers of all the principal eastern
railroads which were In any way Involved In
the b'g strike. If the application of the de
fense for these dlstlngulihcd witnesses be re
fused the matter may bs carried to the supreme
premo court for final adjudication.
Montleth , epcaklng cf the cake , said : "We
hold that the president of the United States
and the managers ot the eastern roads were
technically guilty of obstructing the United
States mails when they put forth the presi
dential and managerial proclamation concern
ing the strike. V/ < ; want to find out why that
proclamation wan made and on that point Mr ,
Cleveland's testimony la esientlal. I do not
belle\o there Is any law by which he can
claim exemption from coming and testifying
as a witness. The matter will be decided by
Judge Morrow. "
llolp Well Treated.
CINCINNATI , Nov. 22.-Factory Inspectof
Watchoiu of Pennsylvania , who was In Cincinnati
J
cinnati Inst night on Ms way to New Or
leans , had lilH attention called to the state
ment made liv Ur. George Herron of the
Iowa state college In his recent lecture at
Springfield , O. , attacking John Wunamuker
ns iir oppressor of thu poor , He said : "As
factoiy InKpector I have had ample oppor
tunity to obHcrve the conditions under which
Mr. Wunnmuker'H employes labor. 1 mu t
Buy that no employer In the country could
possibly treat hla employes better , nnr inuku
better ptovlxlons for their comfort. I do not
believe a word of Dr. Herron's story. "