- - - - 2 TIlE 01\AIIA \ AIJ.J 'X _ : I1 t'J' : SUN D.A Y , OO'rOUER IL , 180 ; . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ( DE.FEArED GENERAL NACEOt - Insurgent Commander Seriously Wounded , and Carried from the Field. Ins FORCES BROKEN AND SCATTERED . - Cuhnl" , Ur..nt , . OU'11Ih.r..1 the SIInl.h hut 'tVere 1'llh' to lVIthiNtgIttd the Jlre ot u 1.'lelll InU.r , ' . , - YAVANA , Oct G.-The most hlooly btte f the pr sent war was fought recently In the country holween Sao Arrlbla and San Iernani1o In the 10lguin distrIct ol Santiago 'do ' Cuba. The Insurgents were commanded by Oenral Antonio Maceo. while the Spanish troops were . commanded by Ocneral Ex. chalgue. The Insurgenls , who nnmbered 3.00 infantry and 800 cavalry , lay In walt for General rxchal t who pn' In an ippeir. ahce at the head of 1.300 Infantry and 300 cavalry. The Spanhh troops also possessed "ne fel cannon. Oeneral Exchhue ills. . trlbuted hIs men In admirable [ fashion and ar- L p ranged to fall at a certain spot on the posh- , ton held by the insurgents. They , baing aware of his movements arranged for a strong outpost to check the Impetus of the : Spanish troops. The regular Spanish forces paid very little attention to the small body of men stationed at the outlets and rushed 1 to the main force wherever and whenever the Insurgents could be found. The Insurgents ; made a Irperate resistance , which lasted I ; several hours. L the cavalry I The charges of Insurgent upon the Spanish Sluares were not : electvu as I 'In other smaller conhlicts. The Spanl l I cavalry held these attacking parties : at hay an(1 It secrnoi as though the SpJnlsh artiery was more d3adly to the Insurgents than form : erly. 1 ' ! nly General Antonio Macco. Reeln ! his men In I critical situation , rushed to the 'fronl , wIth hiajtaft. )19 had scarcely taken hb-tal. , apo1oiJVfronL ot the line when ho fall . .0IHQ . fol1ower4 at serlouly wounded. 1ls folowers once - - . placed him on a stretcher and succeeded In carrying him oft the fe ! ! As soon as It waa known thaI General Mace had been wounded 1 t In the conflict , all was confusion In thc. ranks of the insurgents who , according to ofcal 1 advlccs receved ( hero were put to flight , bay Ing upon the fell twenty Idle and several woundEd. Spanish officers said that General Macc fell erlouly in . jured. Fully eighteen lead ) and wounded insurgents were carried oft the field. These officials also say that many of the Insurgents : , and four of the troops are roporte(1 ( to havc boon killed. Colonel Tovar was wounde I ' 10 ale fired on the Insurgents lt Dayansosl and Mendiet. [ Lieutenant Zeugln Vhll wai wounded. 1'ILOU1ES : AN 1 . \U.Y CAthI'IGS. Cnll" ' " ; hsIICeM J"IHlq"nrtlr. nt Sn"tn ( flsi rn . Inh'nl"n . fl.rzttiiitP $ . ( CopnhhllI ) , 1895. I ) Press Publshing Compan ) SANTA CLARA , Cub , Sept. 29.-Corre- ( .spomlelco of the New York World-Special Telcgram-It ) Is announced that the campaign - paign against the Insurgents w1 be pushed at an earlier dale than was anticipated. Gao- oral Campos has taken a house In this city the ancient capital of the province. and will direct the operations from here. I Is quite . time that something were done If the Span- isle army Is to retain any military standing whatever. The variOus excuses for delay that have been offered wilt no longer stam The clamor of the conservatives for acton Is becoming louder. Ruin of trade and of the staple Industries of the Island stares the business clement In the face. From Spain the call for acton comes and reaches the ears of the general-In.chle. I remnlns tC bE seen If the promise of a I vigorous cJlpalgn Is to be flifluled. The air ' has been fle with asserlons of what Is to I . tll place. The Spanish press In Cuba has proclalined In the plcturesrlue rhetoric of the Spanish lauguage" , the terrIble ; nature ef the 4. war vigor that ensue ' Is ! to be conducterT. Will any SUc1 Wi there be 1)0 n.tv. hlnWM.11..u.- Hiialn \ ipeeuiiy crush out the opposition oppositon of the anarchists "Judging from visible Indications . nothing of the kind seems probJble. Oeneral Campos has just swung around the circle of the Island. He has been swInging around Cub . almost constantly since ho first Innded. His : IJerbonnl activity I , enormous his intelil- . Is . gerco great and his courage amounts .to rashness. Were the Spanish army emcered I by men of his stnmp I should ofcered a antclpato hard campaign. I ht not so olilcered. Its ofcered. c system , or rather Its lack of system , Is . wretched , , and unless there isa chang a ! t radical and apparently Impossible change ' the War Is not going to be sp'eod brought to a speCdy conclusion. WILLIAM ShI4IJOWEN. . " " 'JI CCING CUtlsBUS ! : 'roo P.\s'r. ; Sllln InH NOt IILiigIt 'Z'e , . I'.Ih . . . ' 00 Slllre On" . U'H' Idvei' ) Iiy. I hAVANA Oct. 5.-Tho correspondent of I . the Associated press , when notified by cable today from New York that a dispatch had been received from Madrid , announcing that I the Herald of the latter cRy had published " cl publshed a" dispatch from havana , sa'lng that It was reported here that the Spanish cruber Conde , de Venadlo had foundered , called upon Ad. I a .mlrl bias the commander of the Spanish ' naval forces hero and - questioned him quesloned ns to . the truth nf the rumor. 1'lie admiral 10 promptly clusesd the report as being - posi- tvely untrue , anti was very Indignant at I what he termed the . " wild news" circulated j 'In MadrId. l1esaid that the Condo tie Vena- dlto sailed on Worluesday last from , Marlet In company of the Spanish cruiser Infanta Isa. bells. to see what could bl done toward Ia. saying - Ing the gunS or other parts of the wrecked cruIser. Crlstob:1 Colon or I possible to float the latter vessel and Ioat later there was no rca- , son to suppose that the Condo de Vcntlito had met with any accident Vendlo . blo The for admral such ! Important oxpiaiiieI that I was Impossl- news to have reached I Madrid , and to have reachN been catbed ) beck without . out the authorities of . wih. Havana havln I authorltes lavana havIng heard something about I and ' especially ! as the especialy Condo [ do YOle ate was In cOlpsny with tim Infanta Iubel. There Is. howe\'er , a rotary storm , east.southeaH , whoso vortex Is be- twcen the caler portion of thc Island and be the western part of linyti. The storm Is probably traveling northwest , In which ease I it wiil be slightly felt In casl 1 Cub wil . curveL slghty : when It re- As already cablcl , during alead cbled the recent - cy- clone In the province of Plnsr del Rio alone nlnetl'n Persons ' were drowned and eighteen were mlSII . In addition , the news from Vuebta storm Abajo Is very dscouraging. ! The lat resllu In not only great loss of life . but caused much dCUructou of property. At San CrIstobal , CanleJarla ( and other IJI1ces I In their vicinity . , the toes of 1" and damage to roprty appears to lev becn great and I Is said that four famaUes have disappeared. The crops and sod beds have boil lost. St..I.h.II.r. ! hrlzinise fOr l'ro''cUu" * . NEW Yoltic Oct. . . 5.-A ' committee . con- slating of Henry lontz , S. Nelson , Colonel Pranels Peabody anll n. P. Tracy has been formed at the instance of holderl of a large amoubt of consolidated 5 vcr cent bonds and , stock of the Oregon Improvement an to act for their protection. The comniittc company ) , I ' In view of the default Ilado ; on th" October IntNo on the consolidated 58 coil . the lane payment In the InlHft on the first mort. gage and slnllnl fund that will frt to be wi b. met on Decombel' 11. Invites the co-operation . of the security holders . A co.operator. , ganizathon ivhil ba . Ianlzton . wi presented at an early . - . I.JI'rh' Dell \'nrml- - ' \ 't'li'iuii..il. PETERSIIU1tG. . Va . Oct. & . -The lrln bearing the liberty bell arrlvPI here trnlay 101) antI was met by a vat crowd , which con- ) tnued to Increase until the entire towii unt cntr. tOln appeared - pearod to have turned out to do to the national historic relic . M..or hOrlgc Coller welcomed the bal on behalf of the city. . Mayor Warwick of Phlatleiphl4 ! ciy , PhalelJIII relpondlng Dotl speCches evoked much enlhuslasm. after which the special trlu Pulled OUt on H. way south hehl given - - a heat ) . lend-ef ( Cnsliitr PI.n.l.o Xot ( : ,11) ) BUFFALO , Oct. 6.-Robert W. 1 aton , tie e-ahler of the FayetOle National hank . who was arrested at his homo 11 Fayette. yUle but evening , charged , wHh : raaiag ; . false enlrles In the report of 1 national bank , was a rraigned ! In tile United States district court today. lie pleaded nol guilty and was held In i $10,000 hail for the November term In Auburn. Ball was furnishe. Un'gN VI 1'0 itOhJ'l'IH " 'OitIC I 11.1..ollnlnn. Continur tlr U.nrrnl 11hl" " " .f I Ill' E4repiloti . MINNlAPO.IS , Minn. , Oct. G.-The coUfl- ter attraction of the great al.day missIonary rally at the Lyceum theater tolaY was too much for time house of bihnp' of the 1 Thco' pala" convention , and after transacting a little routine business the Iwuse adjourned untIl Monday morning . The house of devutes , however , satisfied , with the attention It had given to missions yesterday , continued Its worl The committee . tee Oi canons recommended [ that a number of Iroppaell articles referred to them he not adopted , and the report was approved. A number of memorials to deceased brethren was offered and a petition asking for the division of the diocese of Toklo , Jaran , and the appointment of another bishop was re- ceived. . Hev. E. H.'ard of Kentucky preentell the invitation of I.ulsvle for the conventon of 1S8. I was referred to a special corn- mltec. i t Judge George n. Fairbanks ! of Florida , In the Interest of the proposal to rlvldo the diocese of Florida offered a resolution providing . viding for an easIer way for the division of 1 diocese and time erection of missIonary Jurisdictions than now _ exists. Objection be. log mode , the house by a vote of 16 to GO decided 10 take I up After a warm debate , In \ hch no conclusIon was reacherl. the ; order of the day was taken up 175 to 91. The Joint commieD on the Stamlnrd I prayer book reported the final revision and I printing of the book of common prayer on fbi paper anti the distribution of copies among the' diocese and prominent Institutions. A handsome vinm volume bound In leather and [ silver and enclosed In a carved oallen box was delivered formally to the custodian . of the standard beck of common IJra.er. This : .olume. a marvel of the prlnter's und book : blnJer's art was held aloft In Secretar ) feet. llutchilis' hand whIle the house rose to Is of the whole the constitu . In committee consttu. : tonel revision report was taken up. E. F . Wider of 1lnnesota offered nn amendment to the amendment of James S. Dodrlo of I'enn sylvania , requiring the house of bishops t 0 report to the house of deputes within three days their disapprobation of any measure end the reasom ! for it. Mr. Wilder wanted to add the words "As long as the house of his hops shall hilt wlbln closed doors. " This was aimed at the executIve session and occa I- sloned a warm bet indecisive debate 'he prIncipal social rncton of the day Is the re- caption tendered by Mrs. Doretus this aftei r- noon , followed tonight hy a dinner to twent f- one of the leading church dignitaries. Tim committee on new dioceses reportei recommending the division of the dioceses of Maryiand . Kentucky and California. The reo port was adopted wlthoul debate. The missionary rally at the Lyceum thealer was attended _ by a largE a 11 cnthuslastc I aosaniblage. The prlnc : pal e\'cnt was the address - : dress of ex-Secretary John W. Foster on the Bond of MIssions and natives from Pales- tine to Japan. lie said In speaking of tile r ( cant Chinese outrages that Americans should he chary of condemning them without consideration - sideration . They were no more cruel and no more dlscroltable to the authorities than the Wyoming masacm of the Chinese In 18D2. Moreover , the Chinese government was even now moving for the punishment of the guilty partIes and for tim pyment of damages whereas In thE United States the guilty parties were never punished and the payment of damages was long delayed. His sltomonts were loudly applauded. Addresses on the work In the evral din- eases were made by Dshops Leonard of Utah Drawer of Montana . Gray of southern Florida . Graves of the Plate , Kendrick of New Mexico and Ferguson or West Africa A largo audience was present at the afternoon - noon mission service at the Lyceum. nt. nev. Bishop Spaulding of Colorado presidEd. Dshop Johnson of western Tens sall he represented ! a territory covered by 10.00 square miles. He ! .howel . thE Increase In the churches and schools to have been ro- marlmblc during the past twenty-one yenrs. At presett his diocse had [ forty chuchel twenty.fclr ministers 2,300 communlcantl' and two school for boys _ and -lrlLu1 De. i l'y ) Unhl Uan we had a few years ; ago and fewer In Idaho than wo had eight years ago. Time loss however , bas its cOmpensations. We have more churches and more clergymen than any other religious body. We have built twenty-eight churches , fifteen In Wyom- Ing and thirteen In Ilalio. Many of them have : been built by tha people without any Ielp from the ' bishops or outside sources , I\'e have also made progres ' In the matter of Christan education. We have a school for girls In Dolse ! City , Idaho , erected 1 at a cost of $30.000 that Is self-supporting. " Bishop Walker of self-supporlnJ Dallta of the church's material condition that I had thirty- six churches thirteen of which were entirely out of debt. They have twelve clergymen and 1.050 communicants. also four mIssIons among thp' fnllnnq Bsliop Wells of Spokane after extolling ' the great material resources of his section of the country saM he was working with nine clergymen and one divinity student "We have a school for boys " said he \Vo have hul a tew churches and have a few more communicants bat the great thing that impresses - presses mo Is the large number of places Into which we cannot go. " Dr. Langsford told of Dshop Hare's great disappointment at rot being able to attend the meeting . Ho had atend meetng. hoped to com with a hand of Indians. who would read the ! servIce serIce of the church In theIr native ianguage , but the precarious state of hIs health rendered I Impossible. healh In the absence of the blslwp of Oiympa ! , OympIa and the bishop of Utah , Bishop Spaubling [ I SpauIlng SPoke of the missIon work In western Col- orado. . NgUIO I.ITEU.H.I.Y - SnOT TO PJC S. "nrrnl Vi'njt'snt.t' .f ii : I. . of En- ' ' r".I 'l'eiiiienet'iiiii. ' , . 'I'.n Il'.e"1 " " CHATTANOOOA , Oct. t.-Neal Smith , the negro who committed assault and probably murder upon the person of Maggie liender- son nt Cole City , was taken from Jai last night by 150 men and riddle with bullets. He was not hung Smith was taken from the building used for confining prisoners by a mob of not less than 200 men. The sheriff and jailer , with Jaier wih v \eral men. were on hand , but the crowd refused to listen to reason all threatened to tear down the stockade and burn It unllss Smith was delivered . Smith was turned over to the crowd . who . crwd. led blm to i point near where the assault was committed. He con- fessed his guilt , and was then treated to torture which 19 unl.ualele,1 In history. After being mutilated In a fearful manner by the father of the girl who subsequently cuI off the negro's ears , ho was seized and held whie one of the crowd poulle(1 hIs fingers. JoInt by joint , one finger at a time , until the hand , was " r shapeless lme blody icily. 1'hls wa9 becule In the strug- ! glo to subdue Miss Henderon be bad bitten off one of her fingers . biten Each man In the crown then took a turn at shooting at him , until when he died 1 he must have had four or five pounds of lead In him. lie was literally shot to npip ! and tim bloody pulp , which only --an'- ' hour . before had been Neal Smih : was thrown ioth a nastily prepared hue of brnshwood and burned until not a ! .rap of bone remaIned Shured f. e - T'i- ; H I I I In t. ST. . LOUIS , Oct. 5-A specIal to the Post. Olpatch from Irmlngham . , Ala lays : Tobe McGuIy ! , a colored youth , assaulted Mrs Gus Berry , the young wife of a reepeetable farmer near Perote , Ala. lie made hIs es- cape. but was arrested a few hours afterward hy Sheriff Chance . who started wih Iferwad the county jail at . ' Jai 'ro ) carrying him In a buggy . The negro was allowed by the sheriff to jump ann run to escape the met sherlr ran a fUllade of shots was fired after him ' : and he WaS rlrle.1 wIth wa fred . The mob left lef him where be waa and quietly hom\ . - , wa quIety went . \.rt. n.'n. . ICIIIII..1. CmOAOO , Get. G-Uo1lrl Alger 1 years old , asked for polce protection today , claiming that he had been Idnaped at Denver two yer ag by a tramp , from whom he wishes to escape. The boy laid he iiei1 with his . father at 163 South Eleventh street Den\.er. and was stolen Crow home by 1 tramp known a . the "CaIro Spider. " - Ih'I'Hrn' " t. In"l' TWD ( : iiirilltlnca . nn.l.l.t. . BIOO .YN. Oct. 5.-The rlgular demne' ' . demo rr.t" organization today nominate Edward 1 Crane for mayur. The rsform democracy nt.all- ! E. Sheppa < riorm democrcy TARES UP TiE ARIES CASEt Government Granted Penisslon to Fie an Amendatory Rottrno. COURT LISTENS TO LENGTHY ARGUMENT - . Atornc ) . for thc lnJor Cont.nll hilt 1.11" nn t lie 1'frr,1 I 1,1st lie I. Not Aiiit'nniiie tn the Articles cC . W'iir. WAShINGTON , Oct. 5.-Tha CO of , Major Otrge A. Armes , retired , who was arrested some days ago hy order of Lieutenant Geni- eral Schofeld , acting secretary of war , came UI' today before Judge Bradley of the supreme court of the DistrIct of Columbia. Son after his arrest the major was released on a writ of habeas corpus made returnable today When the ease was called today I counsel for General Schofeh asked permission to the a return amendatory ol the original return iii- ready flied . This proposition was combated by Armes' counsel but the court decJded t : IIow ; the amended return to be flied subject t ! whatever acton he mlgbt see fit to take Inter In the cse. In the course of argument I was contended on behalf of Armes that lS a retired OffiCes ' of the army ho was not under the jurisdic- ton of General Schofeld as acting secretary of war. lie % vat' , however subject to certnln I rules and articles of war , but only such as S applied to Iris condItion as a retIred officer . In this condition , It was contended be could 1 not bo arrested for disrespect to 11q superIor officer , and I was a perverslol of ofclal I duty 10 place him under arreot. The nrtcles of war conferrIng power to arrest applier I only to officers on the active list. Counsel I also stated that It was his opinion that Gen eral Schofield knew that the arrest was ir - gular. and br his amended return made an attempt to justify himself on the ground that cornnritted In hIs . . commIted presence The orIginal re. the offense was a military one antI had been : turn , It was said , disclosed no cause for the arrest and an attempt had been made to remedy this defect by offering an evasive nnd contradictory return as an amendment. The fact that no copy of the charges had been furnished Captain Armes , II was asserter I . was a fatal defect , as the regulations specI- : fcaly state that copies of the charges Ipon which an arrest Is made must be furnihed within twentY-four hours after the arrest or tire accused must he release . Tins regull ton applied to enlisted me/ < , and when , ho 1 : asked has the , administration admlnlslraton of military ju : 5- tce been more tender to a private than to nn officer. The wh"le proceeding 1 was con :1- : tended was irregular and did Captain Armes . , , , a grievous wrnnl. Chief Cleric i orrllson of the office of the judge advccate general of the army reple d on behalf of General Schofield. lie maintained thaI Captain Armes Is a member of the mu - tary establishment of the mii- States and that he had been proceede d against strIcty accorrlng to the articles of var . Retired officers of the army were subject to the same r gulato:9 In this regard as thuse on the actIve list. lie co 0- tended there was no difference or distncton In the punishment of oUenses by court ma r- tal proceedIngs because an officer happened to be on the active or on the retLed Ill rt. The latter had practically tine same relatli ante to the army as an officer on the actIve lst 1 enjoyIng a leave of ahsence. Mr. Morris on upheld the legality of the arrest as .an Initi Ia- tory step In military proceedings which In practically all cases preceded the making of formal charges. As to the gIving of infornr ton to Armes of the charges against hIm I was sufficient that Ira had been In contempt within eight rlays the military law dlUerlng from the cIvi In this matter. Armes had been Insuhordlnate. After further argument the court adjournel1 without conclusion havIng , been reached by It NEWS FOR I [ ARMY. Ch\JUteH I" * * . . , .t"oUeCnJ Te ho- gram.-Captaln ) Carl F. Palfrey , engineer corps , Is ordered before the army retring board at Chicago , of which Major Gene : rah Wesley MerrItt Is president. . , Merrit presIdent FIrst Lieut n- ant Waldo E. Ayer , Twelfth . Twelh Infantry , Is Ic- tailed as military Instructor at the Ohio Wesleyan university , Delhi 0. , vIce FL ! : ret Lieutenant George Palmer , NInth . Infantry , hereby reHe\'ed. Captain Fral.k Baker , Ordnance depart. : ment wi proceed from Watertown 1tj nrsenal , Mess. , to state ! camp ground Quonset Point : : n. I. . on business buslnlss pertaIning to the . cc instruction slructon of a sea coast battery . batery. Captain James C. Ayres , Ordnance depai rt- m nt. will make inspection of Inspecton ten-Inch disappearing - appearing Pni , . , gun . . , . . carriages . . at the works of the Pond 1a"llnn 'nn' _ n.u - . . _ . . N. J. - - - - . . - . uu , , UII''Y , ! 'JaIUOld. First Lieutenant Henry Talien . Second . cavalry - aIry , ordered to Join his troop. Captain Washington I. Sanborn , transferred from company H to company A ; Cartaln James C. Ord company A to company H , , Twenty-ffh Infnntry. Second Lieutenant Thomas \V. \Vlnston. Fifth artillery . granted leave for two monti 15 . Second Lieutenant Andrew E. Williams , ThIrd cavalry , sIx montbs. TILLLtSUIty OFFICIALS ' ASVI loi'I'FVJ. Coin Iteservt. Siroars . I Jl'N.'rn' " SlIght I in- l'r.nMl' fur the nn ) ' . WASHINGTON , Oct. 5.-Tlle true amount of tire gold reserve at the close of business tOday was $93,006,8S6 , a net gaIn for the dY of $208.09. Of this amount $23,000 was de. : posited In the sUbtrEJsury at Plniianielphl a . $50,000 In ChIcago $35,000 In St. Louis and about $25.000 at the several assay offices and ofces the balance In small anliounts In nearly every case silver certificates of small denom- inations vero asked for. . Inatons Wlro Tile present stt U- aton as to god : witildrawais , as siu. the Treasury department Is more hopeful than nt any time wihin the last l sever al severl weel" and In the opinion of the many re- ducton of the rate of sterHng exchange the cessation of withdrawals for export and t ii apparently Increasing willingness of banks tle exchange gold for . . n "Af. . . . . _ _ _ _ u , nCnlegnl tenders _ Indicate - . - . - - . . o "UI"U "Ulluuons , and a turn inn the tide of gold movement , . The movemenl. reported arrival - rival of f250.QOO In gold from Europe , 11. though coniparattve'y inslgntucant has strengUlened the belief that the drain of gold has ceased for a Considerable time at ' least. n.\ 'AI'S XE'V - ; J ls'rBn. lnforlll : 1..0,11..1 I ) ' Secretary ) ' , . it Stiite ; , .t Stut. 011" ) WASHINGTON , Oct. 6.-Castle , the newly appointed mInIster from Hawaii , has been informally received by Secretary Oney for the transaction of all routine diplomatic buti- ness between the two republics . pending his formal ofcial reception by the president The new minIster arrIved In this country several wleks ago but L the absence from the capital of the president and the secretary of state. he maria no attempt to present his credentlnl Since his arrIval In the eat he has spent most of his time In Massachusetts . In close communication with Mr. hastings. who had been In charge of the Inlngs. hawaii legation In the United Stales ever eVlr since the resignation of MinIster Thurston as a result of peronal Illerences with the Iste Secretary Orehal1 , N.lrn.l.n l'ostnnlnserN Comml"M"'II. WASINOTON , Oct. G.-Speclal ( Tele. gram-Nebraska ) . pstmsltera wef corn- mlsloned today as follows : Fred A. ThetIs. Cunero ; Jennie Gliniore. ( lien ; Charley Uus , hazard ; John lopham , I.lac. I'oltmatcr : were appointed today al fol- South Dakota-WInthrop , Deadle county Joseph hey , vice \ \ ' . A. liereman resigned Iowa-Gladstone , Tama Iowa-Gadstono county JOleph SImek , vice O. I' . Gracoy resigned : Stennet , . Montgomery county , S. M. Wallace , vIce C. F. : Wineman , resigned. 'l'r.lnK to 100. the I."t luihnnnitry. WAShINGTON . Oct. 6.-Attention I. called to a Very Important blt much neglected source of national wealth by United States Consul Chancellor at lave In a NIrt to the State department the upon peat Industry. AI American possesses inexhaustible supplies of aupplel peat , the consul points OUt howe In view of recant developments In Europe , these In ) ammo day open up an extensive fell for the employment Qt clal rInd labor. Th : ap- plctons of 'b , 'btanco seem to bo prac. .1' ' . ' tcal ! , Cllestr f , t HlliItA1. : tiii.ES 'I'AiClS C03IMAD i r ! ii ' - 'n"I'rnl O"I.rnt. I'I- Effect . .1..1 "I' Nh , 11m. WASIIINGTON4IOCL , 5-Oeneral Miles ar- : rlve1 [ In Waldltdtton' . from NOW York thIs ' Ialon' afternoon. fe .a accompanied by Mrs . Miles anti \ cc ! qleck \ and Captain 11ehler of his staff. Adjutant General Huger met General Iles 'AI1I1I accompanied him to tire War depalnr1iL ; ; 'l1O pain a formal cal on Secretary LanWl iapttng a few minutes , and then deparlnilo' , ls headquarters , issued his frs official Qtref. as follows : HEADQuAnTE OF THE Amty WAShINGTON , Oct. 5. 18D : -Oenernl Order No.1 : Dy directon of the preshlent , the undersigned hereby assumed command of tile army of the UnIted States. NELSON MILES , Major Oeneral. General MIles wi make his homo at tine Arlington for the preent. Anal rnhinn Ca I tic O..IIH.tfou. 'S\'ASIIINGTON Oct. 5.-A most formidable ' competor of ! the United States for lhe comr- trol of the European cattle markets has arisen In Australia and In a special report to tine State department Unlerl States Consul Del as Sydney gives much valuable informan ton of the conditions al11 fulure' prospects of ' time Industry of cattle raisIng In that conn tr ) ' . lie shows UI/t New South Wales and Queensland , where the Industry flourishes . , have about ten times as much land fit for cnt. tie feed. ' lg as the whole state of Iowa. Whie much of this land ! Is so scantily suppled wih natural water us to grt-ty limit lve stock oporatons , the government has como to the rescue end by successful enterprise In I artesian wel boring' has extended the possl bltes of tine Industry. One well alone supplies 5.000.000 gallons of water daily. At present prIces cattle can bA raised In Queensland nt a profit for their : hides alone inn that colony there are 7,000.- 000 head of cattle and 2500.000 In lew South \'ales. The pcll have nearly twenty head of cattle per capita . as against fve.sevenths of one head In the United States. For severe years there has been 1 considerable export export busIness In frozen and presered meats , but cattle raisers art reaching out for the lve stock trade and a uumber of shipments have been mnrIe to Europe. Fattened cattle at port points are \"orth $21 per head. freight Is I $ to I ) time of voyage to Europe from forty , . f"o to sixty days. Average weigh Is 1,800 pcunds and the cattle gain In i weight ou the vo.age. The consul says that while the cattle raisers of the United State :5 have the advantage of from 9.000 to 10.000 miles In distance still , with cheaper produr ton , lower first costs and lessom Ing of fr.lghts. If the Australia n tr2de bcame wl1 established . thE saving In dlstandne.by ( , time American shipper - per wIll hardly offset the Austrlal advan tnge and the "tte' could place well faUene 'U 1.600-pound cal . averaging better In qua I. tty than the best' . irs ! the United States In the London market more cheaply than they could bo brouJht frem any other part of the glob Of course , he 'rays as yet there Is an "I" ; In all these calcul.tons. ' 'IthoIHh Ilt'rHtnte Iiities . WASHINGTON . Oct. 5-The consul general : - oral of the United States at the City of MexIco : - leo has sent to , te State department a U C. tailed report upon the changes proposed to be 1 made by the : , lolcn government In thl tariff system ' of that country through bis now pending 'b [ ore congress. The filElO cc ' Jlrpose Is to abolish 'tl ' system of Interstate tar 1ff duties kno\vnr'ag' the "Alcabala. " The co ml- suI believes that 'It' ' the propose changl are agreed to our 1trlde wih Mexico will abe greaty Increasell , for the old -system. has reo trlcled American enterprIse and repeled American captal. ! Trn..tul XU" II 'r elcey. WASINGT N , Oct. 5.-United States Minister Terrol cabled Secretary of the Nav ) ' Herbert last : evening from Therapia as follows - lows : "Thero' his 'been tranlulity for the last forty-eight' h ilrs. Klamlo Pasha was appoInted gram1 .lzler. Dreading the In In- once In distant prOVinces of recent ' events , , I have renewed .my ILemam1 for efficIent protec- ton ofrnissiQnLIeU. " . . ' . Arms ) ; \ .lIii.id tur' n Thmnre. Arl . l"1 Thn. _ . _ _ . - - i euun" Unied States marshal at WilmIngton to discharge the schooner Commedore which has been detained - tained at that port for suspected vioiatto na of the neutrality laws. lie has , however , directed [ - reeled that the arms taken froni 1 the Commi : 10- dare be held for the present. Received t h. . " % 'nl ! ' itecoriIs WAShINGTON. Oct. . ASIINOTON. 5.-Secretary Oney receIved a cablegram this afternoon from Ambassador Eusts saying that the record tntV [ the court martial In the eas of ex-Consul Waler and the accompanying papers lla\'e reached the French foreign office , and arc beIng translatel Mnnhioiii' I'ers'r'jrtiiISinkisi. " WAShINGTON Oct. . 5.-Ex-Senator N a- hone was sinking porceptlbly this evening and the physicians felt much fear as to time ot it . come of the night. Tine Patient had several conscIous periods dnrlng the day. The doctors - tors could give no encouragcment. : lnlonc Slowl ) ' IIing . WASHINGTON , Oct. 5.-0eneral Idaho ne gradually grew worse during tire day , and as he Is steadily growIng weaker and Is nnablo to take nourishment In any quantity , it Is quanty feared he will not live . through the nIght. UVUlANTS Mfl' IN hits Si.t T. ! Alot her Cl'"I.ll' it on the Un . , ' I 01 lnry .r -I.rl : t . SAN FRANCISCO , Oct. 5.-The prosecutoh In the Durrant ease Is said to have In Its possession Information which will finally ah : mt- tar the last remnant of the . \n alibi which Drj ir rant's attorneys : ' have attempted to pros re. W. f. Dorr , a student In the Cooper Mo , Ii- cal college , sal alongsIde of Durrant at the lectures. When examined with the other members of Durrant's class. Dorr testifl ed that ho did not know whether Durrant was present al tine afternoon lecture on April 3 or not. Dorr's fther , who Is a prominent physician Informed the police , however , that In his. own home . and to the members of hs i ( own famiy young \ Dorr statO that on the t afternoon of 3 . afteroon April Durrant.s seat prl was occupied by a student named E. Darry. He added that the student who that nfl.rnnnn - - - - - . , - - - answered to DimrrarnVs . . name occupied one of the rear seats In the class room. The communication made .to his own famiy was not accompanied by any injunction of secrecy I was not unti all the students . Includng ! Dorr , on the witness stand mad denied knowledge of the Important fact of ' Durrant's presence or ab3ence that these who .Jud - head the story con- eluded [ to communicate with tine distrIct attorney. I IJ'hrsume ' that fore , In corn- man with ethers of ' wIt Durrant's fellow students desired ns far a posible to protect their former clarzmnatb , land so avoide answerIng pertinent questions' by " pertnent respondIng "I do not know " I Is'nfw : considered certain that Dorr will bo ra . ied to the stand and required - qulred to tel all the truth concerning the events In the nlfege class re'j u1ega room on the fatal afternoon of April , 3. , I' " ' ' : : iits. ST.\XI ' ( tUJ ) Iln ES A I..t'Yhiht . % % 'lll " "th' ! . ; j "ht t. flo'crsi- , tnient lm1ipii . Ull"t tIer I SAN I RAN . . IRANIcO. Oct. 5.-J.oseph Choate , the noted Nell ! York lawyer , has been reo tamed by Mrs ILellld Stanford to aid Rue- sell J. Wllondln' deending her Interest In the suit institt'.l \ . 8ul Instl\\r 'aGalnst her by the gov- ernment In the event the litigation Is carried to the United Sf td supreme court Tile case Is now In the linds of the court of appeals c.se In the shape 'of an appeal on the pat of the Governaenl from the decision of Judge Rose , which wns In effect that lrs. Stanford was not liable for the $5,00,00 claime by the governmelt a being due In connection with the Central t'aciftc Indebtedneu. A decIsion of this appeal was looked for today and the attorneys interested In the case vIs. Ited the federal building frequently cae during the they to make inquIries But the decision was not handed down anti at the closing UII clnK time the announcement wa made that the decision would riot b nlt : forthcoming until Tuel' day , _ _ _ Two hiubiners Sl'1' ' for 1.11" . OUTHRE , Old" , Oct. 5.-The first men to b cn.lcte under a law enacted by the legislature last winter nukIng the punllb. ment for h'ghway rObbery Inlprlonment for ife ! , are T.'Js 11 ) . Ibrry Wel * h , They were convicted et TeClnlh l r robbing an old man of $ F ROI\I \ I IOT TO COlD SOON Phenomenal Weather in Englnnl the Talk of the Weak. SAD HAVOC WROUGHT BY FIERCE GALES Slxt , . 'vssr'l . . 1nrrge tutu Mmmli . , \'ere Sent to the Itut trrmn-l'rinse ! of'u I" " AAu hi a Soclul .1.iimnr. ( Copyrighted ! , 1395 . I ) ' the Associated Prss. ) LONDON , Ocl. G.-During the Irst hart of this week tine weather here and throughout Oreat Britain generaly was so bet that iCing Khma , the vlsLtng AfrIcan Ilotentate who inns taken tine place of Nazrub Khan as the lon of tire nmonnernt . was completely proslrnted. I Is true thaI the lucky king was inamndl- capped by n frock coat , tall hat , high collar and other such trappings of European fashion , and It Is believed thai had ho been on his natve heath I wonld have taken many more grees o heat to have knocked him out But th.e t fact remnlns thaI his African majesty succumbed for a perIod to the hea of old I.ondon. Of course there are Inkh11 popIe who hint thaI ( possibly tine festive nature of the I ic ing's , 'Isl may have had sOlethlng to dC ! wih hIs weakness , but It shouhl In charity be rennenubered that unkind pEople ILu ! to sa ) unpleasant tininags . The warm weather , llowever , sUddenly srlb sided during Tuesday IliglIt and tht climatic ' ' condiions changed from pretty near AfrIcan : to t nearly ArctIc weather heavy snow faiIng 11 1 some puts of Scotland all a terrible galS s weeping the sea . catching hundreds of smal I c raft , drlvLng many on the roek.lned Ihore I and sinking man ) others In all I Is est- maled that nearly sixty vessels , large and I s mall , steJler9 and sailing craft , went to the bottom , or left theIr frames upon the stern " lashed l t'hores during the progress of the gale ' l'iro vessels causht ! the storm In the ihit . lab chsnnel seem to have fared the worst , ant 1 It Is reported that quite 1 number of unknown - known merchant vessels went to the bottom . The lifeboat men , as usual. did noble servIce - vIce , hut all their efforts did not prevent the loss of life from talrlng up towards a hun- dred. according to the conservative estimates . Not for twenty years has such a hol September - her be n experienced here and no such col 1 weather has heen experienced In England durIng - log the month of October for five years past Two dEgrees of frost were registered In Lan don. and I was very much colder In the provInces. Then. again , the sudden chang ! of f weather all occurring wIthin n few hours I' , had a very bad effect on invalids and old pee pie tha death rate taking a jU111 upward In i allost all parts of the country. DISCUSSING TiE CZAItEWITCII . The Newmaltet trainers however who have candidates for the CZrewlch stakes I , which event Is to b2 run next week haied the change of weather with delight. The race : promises to be most interesting anti will be 1 witnessed by the prince of Wales and ni the prominent sportsmen or the United King- om. The prince will occupy his rooms Ch t the Jockey club which are still adorned wit h photographs of Mrs. LanJlr ) and Lady Corn wn1s \\'est presented when those two beat r ties were at time height of their farmie. They wi doubtess recall to the prlncu's mind many pleasant moments of his earlier caree'd although the orIginals have long ago passed ' away Into the mIsts of those who have beet Among tie starters will be Mr. Charles Ia . Hose's St. 1lare , a bay colt b ) St. Slmmmot a . out of Distant Silore the latter baing tire eel e- brater brood mare after which the new yacht chalengIng for the Amerlca's cup will be i named. Mrs. Llgtry's : chestnut filly . lrLde of the Sea by Crafon , out of Sea Breeze I a good chance for winning the stakes , while Danquet II. , formerly the properly of Mr. M. ! I Dwyer and now owned by Captain AIken , . , , _ _ . . , . . . . . . . , . , . , 4 ' , . , - - - . " .M-.M. prver'-i c % must run unider finns . < fnds fvor. When they ran In the Newlarilet cup lorlzel II. and Ba n- quet had the same handlcnp. The prince of \\'ales after attending the Leeds musical festival , which the Unit td States ambaoador. l r. Thomas F. Unied ( I and Mrs. Baynrd also : lrs. visited went to Kemp ton Park rce ! ' on Thursday anti FrIday and tbday after the races ma starts for Deepdon . wher great Ilrepuatons have been made by Lord and Lady WIlam Beresford to e n- tertaln hIm. SIr Charles and Lady Tupper returned r C- cJnty to the CanadIan office from a vIsit to Scotland . from which Scotand. Sir Charles Tupper ( who has never been really w1 since the death .of Sir John Thompson ) has derived nnu'ih beneft ATLANTIC MAILS FOR CANADA. ' In an interview upon time decision of the' ' secretary of state for the colonle . ! . Jo saph Chamberlain , In regard to the Atlantic fast mal project which Is of such Interest to Canada , Sir Charles Tupper said : "After seeing : lr. Chamberlain on the "Afer . wrote him a letter dealing wIth the mmtatter maier and makIng certain propo als. Then I went away to Scotland . and now that I have re. turned , Mr. Chamberlain Is away from town and does not come back until the en1 [ or the pre ! ' nt montim . when a decision will probably bo gIven. " wi Referring to the copyrIght question . Sir Charles Tupper said he could not discuss tha matter now as ! r. Newcombe bad returned - turned to Canada to report progress to the Canadian authorities. Although the authorities . Ites at Ottawa could not discuss the subject wih prIvate Indlvlduall' . he conttnued . the , , maier Is still beIng considered between Canada and the Imperial government . and no doubt Mr. hall Caine wilt have a chance testate state hIs caso. Sortie years ago Sir Henry IrvIng was din- Ins with George AUGustus Sala , when the latter showed an Invaluable scrap book , extendIng - tendIng over the whole period of his journal. 19t0 career to his visItor. Irving remarked that 'ueh a treasure of reminiscences should be carefully presarved . and on the following folowing day sent as a present to Mr. Saia a handsome - some Iron safe wih the mete , "Safe bind safe find . " upon its doors At the receni saIl of Smla'o ' efects thIs safe after spirited bidding . was . sold for 22 guineas. Among tha pictures sold at the st1eva .atpr .nlnr .1.nwln" . . ? ' 1 name . . . _ _ u _ _ was . _ _ . , a _ - . - . - - . - . - . . . . . "Ra " " ' 10 . . . 1""O''C ( Mr. SaJa by the Dohemlan club of San I ran. deco. Thin fetched U Gs. Miss Florence ! Carlyle who will show sev. oral paintings at the forthcoming exhlbittont In Paris , Is styled "An American exhibiton . Though a grand niece of 1'homas Carlyle she was born In Canada , and has paaoed most of her life In Woodstock a small town smal In OntarIo. Long before she had any artIstic training some of her paintings . artstc flowers. had attracted time attention ol Princess - i cess Louise . Thll' led to her being sent to Paris where sine has since prosecuted her studies under Delecluse . Lebro and Floury . GOSSI' Ol IINJON 1'1. . .IOUSIS. 1.ltle' Iii Is .r ( OHHIii C.II''rlllJ Actors . . \rl.t. arid ' \'rl'r. . CCop'rllhll. ( 189 : . I ) ' tine "siocaled I'real. ) LONDON , Oct. 5.-Id. Carvalho , the manager of tire Paris opera comlque , has engaged a young EnglSh singer , named Marie Lloyd , who will snake her ilru't apparaneo on the stage In Davld's romantic opera "Lallah Hookh. " Miss I.loyd compllted .nn. . 'f. her . _ _ musIcal . , mu studies , _ at . . the Pais - - . - . . . . " I , .um WI8 awaruea ( tie jirnnncr- pal prize at the nnnual cxamlnaton , Another of the most . Interesting relics con- Interestng relcl nted wIth the writing of the late Cbale . UlckenN trill be torn don In a short time. All admirers of tire great novelist wnii remember - l& 111 member that when Miss Flito In "meall house" met the Jarndyce heir I'Ilo In Llneoln'l Inn she invited them to her lodgings. "SlIp- pIng us out at a little side gate , " "Slp- stor ) ' , "tho old lady stopped most urmexpect- edly lit the narrow back street , part of Bomo courts and lanes Immellately outside the walls of the Inn. " This gate Immediately opposite the old "Ship Tanrn. " which ins the " 01'1 Arnni" figures In tire Canine novel a , la now to he demol.hed. I was In the loxng room of this tavern that the inquest of Nome was held and Little Swells , the vocalist . vocall. wal wont to enliven the company. Directly across the way la the house 10 wht attic Miss Flue lived . while on the ground feor of rhe same edifIce was the marine drop or Irook In which such terrible events arler. ward happened. Cent Very few pedestrians who hue passed by the l'Ilgrlrn church In the I'lgrlm new Kent ro.d arc aware that It is Iwne I the ohIo st nolmcortturmnaiat building In London , It was erected a. a memorial of limo pIlgrIm fathers who sailed In thn Mayflower , end as a tinorotngh restora. lie n ii sinertly contemnplrsted , it Is tine intett- lie n of tine vestry to solicit aid for tine Inmnr- po se among some of the desceniriannts of limo pil grim fathers in Anmerica , I4ElV ROMEO AND JULIET , The performance of "Romeo and Jtmlkt" is now n'tmnnniiig sinootimly at tine Lyceum. De r'pite what the critics have to say abount Its ineilts , It is by far the most rcnniarkablo Sln akespcrtrean itrothrnction ever stagerl at tinis fa mous timeater. Tire emily real fatnlt winlcil th e critics have foumrttl is that Mr. Uobcrton Inn s mint contmpiictl t'itil all tine tradItIons of tim e play wimich mayo been lmanded down from ge neration to generation of Itonicos anti Jin liete' , If tine interpretation does riot In all re spects commend itself to time critical Stim akespcareiur scilolars , it Is tneverihoiess m ore popular with time general pumbhic tinan an y Shakesp'nrenni play In London for 3'earC , ann ul since the opening milgilt tire titeater has be en croustlerl , it sceitie to have beemi tInt' aim ni of Mr , Robertson to avoid all canyon- tlo nailtieri , anti the reumlt is a muost finnislnetl , ar tistic , anti in nnnaniy respects original ron- dipl tlont of limo nniost voInrlar of Simakospeare's pl ays. Nothing could bo nnnre perfect ( hiatt M r , htoiiertt'anm's faultless elocution 1mm mIs re ading of tine lines , atnrl Mrs. Campbell's p raanatlon of Juliet , while lackitng In in. te ttsity him sonre scenes , is nevertheless a mn arvelotns perforiminnice , and Inns arided gr cnttly' to her reputation. Mr. Caginlain's M ercnrtlo is fire , easy owl originnal , lie tofl ced i'erI all ovatIon on the fIrst night , anti iris d otlt scene , connnblmning as it does an inihnite a motmnt of liathos with ( Ire cureless , cyinical ci rstacteristlcs of tine higist-heartetl Merctntio , is oflo of tine strongest fenttmrco of this re- rni arkable revival , Joanne Iouste , wino will play tine leaning r ole of Grotel , inn tine "hansel nrntl Gretel" c ommmpany Sir Augustus llam'ris Imne sent to A merIca , has had on extrnordImnariiy rapid c areer as a vocalist and actrens. Nine cn norrtiis ago sime was unkriownn to thIS stage p roper , altlnougin having considerable relnntl- ti orm ott time concert lnlatfornn as a cirtld inian- l et , At Christmas sire returns to lrury L ane to play tile principal part in tine pan- t onninie of "Cinderella , " 'hen tine Part of ' ' Gretel" vlll be undortakent eIther by Etlitli J oinntl'on or Jessie ihsnrhllestnri , vimo are imm- c lunrlerl in tine present corimpany , aOSSli' OI' TIlE i'LAYIiOUSES. E. S.Viliartl ( boles tine rinmor ( lint he I w ilt appear iii tine clmaracti'r of I'imilip in a rl ramnnathc versiomn of hall Caine's novel , "TIne M rinxnnian. " After tine presonit lImIt of "Ala. : b atna" is concluded a miew piny hy Jeronmie . K . Jerome tu ill he Protiliced nit tire ( Jarricle , Beerholnnna Tree , who anticipates a wonder. . f ul success for mIs Lonrlon rnmn of "TrIlby , ' , o pened the box otilce of tln& Ihaymarleet linen. ' t ar Inst week for tire sale of seats for ( Innt I i ila' . Tinis is one of tire few Imrstarnces ii n Lonirlon mnnanagernent st'hnere seats mniigirt hi : i lrOCUred five weeks ml advance of tine uro - d rmctioni. Lewis \'i'aller and ii. 11. Morrhhi , wlro leason I t ii liaynniarket tlrnrimxg Mr. Tree's absence in n Ainemica last winter , are reporterl to lmavi i undcrtrthenl ( lID inianiagennent of ( inn SlIaltes . h niry tineater amid will reopen that house lats i n tine auinmntn. It is said ( mat they will ) r - t iuce "The home Secretary" tvltli a powerfu I c ast. Scymomnr hicks and Elinhine Tcrris , whit a sail for Annet-ica next week , music tlnelr las t appearance at the Gaiety tireater Inst Morn - ( lay tns'enming. Miss Decinna Moore inas to - hilaceti Miss Terris In time ert5t of "Tile Siio 1 Girl. " Time pertormiiance of "Time Cinilnl Widow ' tt the Itcyal tileater inns stmicn last.Vedntes . day ineen procedeti by a one-act domestic vIa : ; by Henry Artlttrr Jones , erntltlerl "harmony , George Alexander and the St , James then . ter company will reappear at tireir Ionirho : a iroimso early in NoremSer. The first vroduc - thorn will itrobairly be "Tile DivIded \\'ay. " a dranta by Ii. V. Esmonri , tIre author o , f " ' " "Bogey' . ins now announced that tine openning prc I- rirmetion at tine Lyric tineator will be a conti C opera , "The Bric-a-ilrac , " for whiclr Georg : o Fitagerald has written tine libretto anti SIgno or I'izzi tile score. Tine p1cm will be given tnt I. der tIre supervision of hugh Moss amid Arthu r Godfrey will conduct ant orcinestra of tilirt ) , - threa performners. "Tire Private Secretary , " now running it the Avenue tineater , wili smartly lie followe , by an atlaptation of "Madame : tlongcdin , tlno contiedy recently prodtmccd at tine Gynt I mnznso tiroator , I'arls , and which was wrltte ri by MM. Blunt mId Tocile. SIr Arthntnr SullIvan , not content wit in umntrn5' lortrrtDmnngThaTftToj"hlmo".cijmn1b 'a - will , so soon an his ongagetnents permit , stat rL to'r1te tine score of tine opera "Olivia " a mnetricil version of winicin line been ( Info h iy Sir Atngustus Harris and Artintmr Dolton 1 , flnis will only ha another remiditiort of "TI : te Vicar of 'Wakefield. " The new sacred cantata , "The Transfigur : t- tioti , " winicir Mr. Cos'en has comniposed ft rr the Goucester feu'tival , will be porformei C rt tii Crystal palace after Cinristnnas , Eugene dAlbert , time famous French pint m. iat , who inas not apjnearenl Inn Lotidon ft ti , manly years , will , under the management it Schulz Curtine , give a intnmnber of coacerl s In Londonm and the provinncea duritng tin 0 winter. Cll.iltMli ) ' 1'I'hf W'O1tN SUFht'ItA ( ii. Cinlerigo " , Yonniniivlsifs Coim'n.lrr smniii I is hi'I 1gm I cii ui t ii % ' ira t Sin e ChICAGO , Oct. 5.-Mrs. Charles ilemirotin , cinairnian of the Associated Wonton's ciubni , has returned from a three weeks' sojornrn in Colorado. Mrs. ilenrotin attended the Colorado - ado Federation of Women's clubs at Colorado Springs aind it ; entilushnnstle over tins first conference of the progressIve women of ( mat state. "As to tine first annual nneetlng of tue Colorado convention , " raid Mrs. llcmnrotin , "It was an tnnqualiiled success , " Mrs. Ilenirotin also took mental itotes of the suffrage situation in Colorado nerd mad nniany interesting thIngs to say of tine erifran- chisennenit of Its wonnien , "Or course , cuifrage is tine burning ques- than vtthm Colorado women , " sIte said. "I at- Ectidetl the cottllty convention in lenver. It wins most intercu'timng to see tire men and wonnen delegates taking part mr tire Proceed- lags. There was no mintoking , inn swearing. A few mien in the back of tue houze hogan to smoke , atitl tile sergeant-at-arms Was ( rrdei'erh to put thenm out unless they stepped , Tire women acquitted threnniselvea adrriirably my speaking briefly anti to tine point. Ii was also miotewortlny tirat onto of tine heat speakers at the convention was Miss Olden , a colored wonianm. ' ' "Ona timing Impresserl me , " continntmetl Mrs , lienrotin , "and it in tints , tinat nra foolish or laudatory speecires are made of the Colorado women because of their new nrlviieres. At tire sanne tinro tire women show Ira titeporsition to put s'onren in olflce simply because they are wonnen , and for this reason presented hut few names , Tire governor of Colorado told Inc ire was delIglnted whir tire stanni the uvomen inati taken In not askIng for iiolitieal prcfernnsent , Notwitirelandiong their irarni work during the campatgn. they mad hut few re- qrneats to make , Strange to say , thu women wire asked for ssmtfrage tue mniost did mint come to tint' frout in the campaign. liatlmer , it was time prontilnent club womnern wino mad financial or educatlorral interests at. stake. This may be exjiiainenl by limo fact tirat club women are used to mnarnshaliimng forces , " Mrs. lienrotlo expressed regrets that she will be uniirhle to attend tine first anrnnmai ntieet. ing of the Illinois Federation of Wonren's club , at i'eoria next week , owing to a lire. viorns erngagernent to meet 'itir tire Maine federation at tirat time , for winich cenferemice she will leave Tuesday. After a return trip ta Ciiicsgo Mrs. hhcnrotinm will attennd the Masaaclmrnsetts federation , time last of the irionrtlr , and the first of November wIll pro- sub at tire General Federation of W'omomn'e clubs at tine Atlanta exposition , l'olice Ttniim1. 'I'hiey Ilnivo 'a 'irn'r. ST. LOUIS , Oct. 5.-After four days and nights of constant search tire police have discovered a lllarmsible cleut' to time nimnr'rlcrcr or nitnrdrere of ohtl lgnatr. ( iolrinnamin , who was butchered in iris restarnn'ant Tueadry : night. Frank S. ICenrdricic , aged 23 , em PloYed at % iarsimahl'l' livery stable , is mt jail ininspecterl of the crimnne , lie was s'en in tine' restaurant oem tire night of tine nnurrler , cotn. log fronni time rear poriinn. where thu crltmne was cornrmnittcti. Tine hiirtnie brohimt'rts , wino tiers czonieraterl my' t1r coroner's jury , mnr still heltl by the police to atiali develop- mettle. The evening before the nnnirder a fairly welt dred nian celled at ( ioI'lnnnn'rc ' re'starmrannt end accused the old nnam of knowing tue whereabouts at two girbu. known oiniy by tti names Of Mauni sird lytia , for thoxn ho was searching , lEo contl.i get rio iniltnrnna- tbonm front ( ioItimnann , and they quarrelerl nnr.l ( unknown ttnrcateneil ( iohnhmrn'nn. iii c - cused Gelnlnmann of intimacy with ib inn , anti said one as his sister. The outer is smnp- posed to ( rare berm nbc yonrnig alert's , nts tress , The girls are still mnIaIng. lCtir' . Is supposed to be the man in tlustiu , lI E TIllED TO BEhEAD I1IL N ogre Makes a Murderous Assault on Of4. , . . fICOT Bttltlwii , R ESISTED ARREST BY USING A RAZOR l' tmtrolmminrt Cimt heel , hr time- Nick ins 'l'iir'e l'lnrees hint W'ill iie'eo'er -tsssmlitnnnt Jimlli'il Ply iis'Iit ( if Uidiiietis , - - l'atroltnen Daniel P. iialdwimm was cint in ti re mock tirree tinnes anti seriously inureel at 8 : 30 o'clock Inst nnigimt by' Saint Sydney , a nn cgro , wlnoni ire hrad arrested at Twelfth nod , C inicago streets. After asking tue negro to accompany liinn t o Lire patrol box the officer mutt with resist. a tnce arid was compeileri to grab Inis atarI , T lrey grappled annd during thin sctntile that e nstred Sydney shrew a razor ainh slrtsirei.h B aldwIn twice , niniking tiiro'e bad grisires. fl aitiwin drets' iris revolver after ire was ctmt , a nd vlacinng It to tine mtegro's mend was niboilt t o lire , hint ilecideri mint to. lIe hint his re- v olver iii iris pocket , aimnh nlthoingh suffering g reat pairs anti growing intensely weak frotri t Ine loss of blood , ire irith iris vrlwner anti t ook mint to tIme patrol box on tine iielgmnbornig , c ornier , Sanu Sydney is a big , irimaky negro of a v ery shark color. lie is said by his friends to b e a good fellow except wircnn ire imaa mean d rinking. lie served five years in the reg- * mlnr army , inurIng beerl hronior.nbly shlselmget1 f ronnt tine Ninth cavalry , company (1 , In 15111. After IrIs silocinargo front the arnny Ira was emntpioyenl as driver for time iCennnarrl Glass n mnll l'aintt connlpaniy tmntli last Jrsmnuam'y. SimtCo J n1tnry ire imanc mimI mo regimlnir occupatiomn , doing odd jobs aroirnti tine city. MADE ClttZ's' III' IltlNlC. Yesterrinty Sarit was drinking all day , ajrnl by supper Little ito ias drtnnilc ennOttgil to cause trouhln trpon tire slightest provoca- ( loin , Shortly before C o'clock ire went irotne , 1122 Chicago street , lie begati tine trormbio wlthr Mrs. Black , a woman living at the same lnouse , and with tvhosni lie linul hneen ittinnat for abomtt. a year. ' 'See my mmciv sirccs , " ire bawleri out , Mrs. Black , seeing that he tree drumiic , replied Unit sire did not care to itnspct his sinoes. "Yes , you ivill , too , - you , " ire said. Mrs. Blade mind her lover rihi not cat together , but it was not lommg after stni'per before threy vero together agaimi , SaInt liavintg renewed tine quarrel. hot trorde were imiterchongeth auth Sam seized tire womnian antI connimnenrcerh to beat liar with his fist , SIlo succeeded onrce in tiirowimng mini oil. for iris legs \vere urnisteatly , hurt lie rushed at her agnriri wltim tine funry of a nnathmnan. Catcimiug Irer In iris arnins ire hiftetl imer imigls above irl henri , nnrl then with all iris drttnkon nnniglrt ire hsnriesl her down to tile floor. Just as Ire was ahoirt to timrow liinn. self on top of her a haiL was called In the hnttiities by ( Ire arrival of hits ilardiway. irardiway is a respectable , Iiturd-workinng negro wino lIves In tine canto hasten. lie catngimt mold of Sydney anrl trIed to qtmiet imimn , but all to mo effect. V'lniie ilarrilway was tryittg tn defend Inlnnself fronts Sydney's blows , which ivere mIlling fast , Mrs , Black ran onmto f time irouso to tire corner of Twelfth a.tsnl Clmicaito streets and Called the polico. It suns in respoirso to her cries that Oiilcer Baldwin camite. Sydney , on irean'lng the call for time police , vent amnri secinred lmrazor. , ! ItEAIY TO FIGll'l' AN'IIIOIiY. Oficer Baldwin pusimed Iris way timronmgh tIme crowd , anrd goinng rnp to ( inn door riqinlreti tire cause of tire trouble. Mrs. macic in- fos'rruetl hunt that Syrins'y had bpen aliusing imer antI she wanton mini arrested. Baldwin mtslced tIre negro to gc-t irIs mat rind go to tine station witir hints. Syriminy zaitl ; ' 'This is miny ironno aniti no - catu arrest into wltir- out a warratnt. " lie cursed tile ofilcer , iris nuistret's anul every onie else aronmnni , Titan Baldwin tools imold of tine negro amttl under- , , , , l. , . .l.n I.aa , - \VlmlIa tire ) ' wem'e scrmtilirmg mit tire entrance to the mouse tine negro , without a mnominent'e u arnimng , nlrei' , iris razor amid siaslmed time of- fleer twice in quick slnceession , Three isounds were maihni , two on time left aiim of tire neck. The largest was six anti a imaif inches inn lengtln , annnl tire other one was nearly as lomtg , ami'l qimite mis deep. Tile thIrd cut wtns on tine back of tine neck , and was apparently mnusdo at tIre lhmnislr of the first stroke. It was betweenn tirren amid four Incines in lengtim. A time officer lost blood ho began to grow faint , mmii nothhmtg bitt his rmnustntnl strength and great irill pouter kept lrlmti on iris feet , As lie felt himniscif growing weaker Inn placerl the revolver agaInst time negro's bean amid tirougirt ( lint ire must In self- defense shoot Imini IIIiLP FROM IIYSTANDII1LS , Tile first knowledge tire bynrtartrhers mad of tine csnttlng si-as winen the' nfller called omit : "I'mmi cut , iroltI imlmn , I'm cunt. " As soon mis tIme situation was comprehended my timoso nearest , two or tinreo cItizens voluniteerett as- aistance. Sydney has caught , but Iialnlwlnr thu not let go of Imim until tine patrol box us'as reacired. A Inurrry call was sent iii , arid time desperate negro , in cimarge of tite man lie irad nie.rnt to kiJi , store soomn niriven to tine Police statbomi. Astdrstasit City Piryslclan Towne dressed tim ti'outitls of tine ofilcer. "Why rhi.ln't. y'omn kill irinn , Dan ? " was tine qnnestion propaunded to Baldwin by every one present , as soon as tire gasires lund been sewed tnp , "Oh , I couldmi't sb that , " said lie , It was 11 o'ciochc before tire pinysictan firiiaiied irLy lark , and then tire wounded nman , all bantiageil up , was takers to Iris lromr , mmot far front tha station. omeer Ihaldus'in Is a minarvel of otrongtir , anti imas trot etrly a local but a national reputation for tlru nnany feats of strenrgtli ire has ver- formneti. Sydney , wiren seen mt iris cell late last miigltt , was somuowlnat exciterl by the liquor and tIre untortrmnate occurrence , but talked rationally riltirougln boldly. "I told iilnm ln ivould mneed a warn'annt to arrest one , anti I mmieant it , " saId he. "I aaisi it was my Ilome , amrii t'rno - lmati mo right to comae inn there , I Would do ( lie same tiring ngainn , " I'rt'pnn'i img for I ire % 'i'h,1i nut , NEW YORK , Oct. 5-Mrs. h'iilianni IC , Vanderbilt vili occupy her mmciv Imonne , MaUI- son avenue and Sei'cnty-seconrl street. about Novemuber 1. i'atmiters anti dc'coratora are now busily at tvork anti tine house he hiso ire- itrg exquisitely furmilsired. Ac soon us Mrs. Vammderbiit gets settled tire imivitnitiomna will be aeirt oimt for' tine wnrltlinng of Irer rlauginter , Mias Consueio , and the duke of Mariboromngmn. It Pt expected time werliling tyili take place Novemnber 20 in it. Thonraas clrttrch , Tinni salectioti of tinat clmrnrcin will occasiomn sur- linac , Tine edifice sines not CDptrare to eltirer Grace or 'TrInity for a wedding , At tIre iueddlrrg Mnss Vainderbilt alnould , of course , walk down the aisle loarrlrmg omr the arm of iner fatiner. Wiietlmer or not sire does so rennains to be seen. So far ciglrt of tine hridearnaids lmave been eelcct'd. 'rhere trill ba three others. 'l'imey tvlll head tire way to tire altar , Miss Jay Is one of thr. irlnlesnmnaids. , 11cr parents , Col- end and Mrs William Jay , imavo been close trier.rls of Mrs. Vanderbilt , anti Colonel Jay wai her cornmmselor in 11cr recent divorce emit , Miss Jay was a nattmral soiectlomn. So seas ( mat of Irer young cotnlti , tire niaugmnter of Mr and Mrs. Cinrnrles Id. OeirIcir. Mrs. Jay is Mr. O'lrlcha' sister. it I. Mrs. Van. 'icrblit's tnteintioni to give tire reception after rite , -'tinirt , ormnnv , it lie' , ' iw , , tnu. , TSTvP ilnor to her live Coione'l anti Mrs. Jay. A tcmnrporry structure still ito erected over time 1 yards of both houses , itnltlmg : them for tire Occasion , Iltmt'rs t''t disc ligmls.- . SI'ItINGFIELD , lii , , Oct , 5.-Last week tire coal nnmimnorc of tins district notified all operators that 0 cents per tori anti gross weigirt rnmust be haul by Monday , October 6 , _ or a general strike wonmhni ensue , Tlne op. , , . orators ss'ere ls'en ntntll today to decide , All operators except tirree tinii trttermeon notifierl tire mnnimnera tire l'ricc would be paiti , Tine tirree mimes iroldirmg out will probably agree to tray tire i'rico slamamrtied by Monday , No strike iiil be had in tine district tinli w I nn tsr. Oiii , of thI ( inmrai iii'r'rs iCi I leti. ATLANTA , Cii , , Oct. 5.-Two passenger trains on tine nimaiti line of tine Atlanta & % 'asL l'oinl railway timid a heri'lsnd collision at 7 o'cinck ( iris mornIng at ltt'n % Oak , tinir. teem mug's frommi Atlanta , Etngirmeer Atkins ( tin the .Iowit.goimrg train remrnalnetl at iris heal anti was in.tzmnhly killed All other tra nemm ; : jitmprml annul saved their lives , No mm- ugers : irinri , - _ -