THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUiNlD 10 , 1871. OIMAHA , TUESDAY MOUSING- 10 , 1SJ)5. ) SINGLE ! COPY F1VJ3 C1DNTS.
MINISTER TERRELL IS FIRM
Compels tlio Sultan to Protect the Lives of
American Missionaries ,
INQUIRING INTO THE KHARPUT AFFAIR
TroopM AnHluneil to tt cert
to I'lnri'H of bnfuty
Hint Olllccri llflil UfMionxl-
lilc for Thulr I.I v OH.
CONSTANTINOPLE , Nov. 17. ( via Sofia ,
Bulgaria , Nov. 18. ) No details have yet been
received here of the massacre ot
about 800 Armenian's nt Kharput ,
or of the tacking and burning of eight
out of twelve ct the buildings belonging to
the American missionaries there , which out
rages vvcro exclusively announced by the
Associated press Saturday forenoon. The
United States ambassador , Mr. Terrell , has
telegraphed for particulars of the outbreak
aeklng whether the eight American mission
buildings were directly set on fire by the
rioters or If they simply caught fire and were
destroyed as the result ot n general con
flagration.
The American nnd other missionaries nt
IHtlls have been compelled to return to
Van under nn escort of Turkish lioops
which was accorded them on the strong
representation of Mr. Terrell to the Porte.
In anticipation of the recent massacres ,
Mr Terrell had previously demanded and
obtained from the Turkish government cate
gorical orders for the protection of American
missionaries nnd nothing which can provide
for their safety has been left undone by the
Amorlctn officials , Mr. Terrell although
ginnted leave of absence , reluses to leave his
post , determined to remain hero until all
the Americans are In safety and the
authority of the sultan Is once more es
tablished Ihtoaghotit Asia Minor.
At the request of the United States con
sulate the vull of Aleppo has detailed certain
/ Turkish odlelals of high rank to protect the
Americans of that place nnd he has held
tli'm responsible for the lives of thosa
placed under their command. Further massa
cres ate reported from Slvas and there Is a
report that 4,000 Armenians have been
massacred at Gueien. Although leports of
the OuereiTi massacre are not confirmed , the
TurklTi olliclaU here admit that the Kurds
hive made two separate .utaeks upon the
Armenians ot that locality and that there
was considerable loss of life , duo , according
to the Turks , to the rioting of the Ar-
m"ntan , which could not otherwise have
been suppressed ,
ORDERED A SPECIAL INQUIRY.
The Porte , It Is said , has ordered special
Inquiry into the massacre of Christians at
Alexandretia , in northern dyria , where , as
exclusively announced by the Associated
press early Saturday , 300 Turkish troops
arc said to have looked on while the killing
took place , abstaining fiom rendering any
assistance In suppressing ths disorder.
The police have torn down revolutionary
placnnls referring to the Ilrltish premier's
utterances , nt the mansion house banquet In
London on November 9. Tno making of ar-
restu continues and It Is reported that a
number of members of the young Turks
\f \ party linvo been secretly executed.
The sultan Is Mid to be alarmra to ihe
verge of insanity at the assembling of the
foro'pn Hoots at Salonlca bay , and It Is known
that ho 1ms sent urgent messages to the
of the disturbed districts ordering thora
to suppiess the dlsoiders In addition a num-
bsr of special commissioners ) have been hur-
ilcdly dispatched from this city to various
parts of Asia. Minor armed with power to
quell the ravolutionary outbreaks.
Sir Philip Currie. the British ambassador
cannot leach Constantinople ) before Wednes
day.Tho
The Ililtlsh fleet , It Is reported hero , Is
being allll further reinforced.
Another conference of the repro"entatlv es
of the powers topic place yesterday at the
official resldenco of the Austrian ambassadoi
U I& understood that Sir Philip Cunlo wll
ntak a brief call at the Austrian foreign
oilice whllo on his way hero.
Important news Is expected dally from
JJItoun , where a desperate battle betwesn the
entrenched Armenians and the Tuiklsh troops
sent to disport them is expected.
The vvoik of calling out the nimy rowvcs
continues slowly the main difficulty beingto
find proper equipment , ammunition and sup
pliea for the men when they are assembled.
ARMENIANS IN HIDING.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Nov. 17. ( via Var
nla , Nov. 18) ) Antl-Chilsllan placards have
been torn down by the police nt Scutari , Al
banla , where a dangerous agitation Is in
progress. The Turkish officials do not seen
to bo doing more than making a show o
frowning upon It.
The Aimenlan leaders of Constantinople an
compelled to keep In hiding for fear of arrest
The Turkish police continue throwing Arme
n'fllis Into pilson , and secret executions an
Bald to bo of frequent occurrence.
Tlie young Turks movement Is actively pro
cccdlng In upllo of the desperate efforts madi
by the Turklbh ofilclala to suppresj It , and I
Is sild that much ot tha onslaught upon Ar
mcnlana IH duo to the fart tint the Porto do
B're s to detract attention from the Moham
mcdan agitation against the sultan. The
pilaco spies and police arc- kept busy nigh
and day. In Constnntlnopl" , but Oils docs ni
prevent the revolutionary movement fron
spreading. The police hava Just made a
fr eh seizure In the Turkish part of the city
of a. hirgo quantity of pUeaids demanding a
constitution , which vvcro Intended for dlstrl
button In the mnln thoroughf ire-b.
The two battalions of troops and the dc
tachmont of artillery at the Ylldlz kiosk ale
kept clo ly within the grounds of the palace
Thu life ot tl'o btiltnn Is known to bo In dan
go. ' nnd the lives of neaily all Iho minister
hive been threatens ! Hassan Paaha , tin
minister of marine. In known to distrust th >
navy to the extent that ho has a guard o
troops , and , 11 Is claimed , dares not go o-
board a war vessel.
CONSTANTINOPLE , Nov. 18. The Turk
Ish government today Issued a notice deny
Ing In the in out positive terms that four Jes
xillii have l > en killed , or that Iho Protestnn
missionaries have b"en maltreated at Mala
tlah , confirming In the first Instance the nn
nouncement sent last week to the Associate'
Iirens exclusively on this subject.
DEYHOUT. Syria , Nov. IS , The new re
colved here Iiom Hie Interior bhovvs that th
Drurcs are pillaging th : villages near th
springs of Jordan.
HEAPED roil ALEXANDRETTA.
WASHINOTON. Nov. 18. Admiral Self
rltlco rohled the Navy department today tha
lie had put In with his flagship , San Fran
Cisco , at Naples to gel his mall. He wll
jirnceed directly to Alexaiidretta , where In
should arrive about I'lliUy next , and will b
then In 11 position to extend aid to the Amcr
leans and Europeans In that section In th
event of further uprisings.
'Ihe Turkish situation Is absorbing the at
( entlon of the Stntu department at present
nnd no notice Is taken ut the various reso
lutlonu adopted by Iho many religious or
Kanlratloni In th ? United States. Consider
Ins the disturbed conditions In Armenia , It I
believed that Minister Terrell has been re
markably succes"ful In liU efforts to piolec
thi American missionaries and teachers. S
far an the misfortunes of the native Chi Is
t Ian s aio concerned , while they may propeily
cxiltei the * sympathy of the entlra Chrlstlai
worlt , the State * department chlms there 1
no warrant for Inletferencs on the part o
th * I'nlted Stole" , therintu ans being Turk
Uli kuhjects , for whose religious froulom th
Kr.al European powers ore responsible Any
mtTferenco by ths United States will no
only be In violation of our tradlt one , bu
m phi li ? usini , u i said , is u powerful nrgu
inent to Justify European Inttrtcjvocu li
tlii" affslru of the AmTUan r public *
lit reference , to the rumor * thai Mlnlitr ;
T mil IIHB t'uj.'ied hU r.ttlgnatlou. It may
li stated that the 1) part in nt of State i
th rciighly sn'iB'leil ' vvllh his cUv t in ev
erything , that It has lent al nasslbla sur * .
port to him , and tint no reason Is known
that would Jnatify the ncsumptlon that he
Intends to desert his post In the present
crisis.
is SPHEADINO.
The Turkish legation here has received
from the sublime porte the following tele
gram , under date of > csterda > "The Ai-
menlnn Insurgents of Ztltoun , Pernad and
Mcmbkan , numbering more than SOO , at
tacked the district of Endcrln , burned the
palace ot the governor , felled the houses
belonging to the Mu 8Ulmans and captured
those ot nil Mussulman families that vvpre
unable Jo flee. The rioters fell again on
the village of Kurtlcr at Marash and burned
ten houses , with their contents. The Ar
menian rioters ot Hasnlmcmsour having
killed two MtiMJulmans , an affray took place ,
during which there wcro dead and wounded
on both sides The authorities restored
order. The rthols of Marsovan nnd'Amassia ,
after closing their shops , went to their
church and to different Khans , from where
they fired on the Mussulmans.
"Two letter ? sent from the Armenian bishop
of Aleppo to the bishop of Curfa , through
the Intermediary of an Armcnhn disguised
as an Arab , bat arrested by the authorities
of Curfu , proved the understanding that
exists between nil Armenian revolutionists
of Asia Minor. The following Is a summary
of these letters 'Send powder to the rioters
of Eeltoun to enable them to arrest the
authorities nnd procure n certain qtnntlty
of saltpeter for the fabrication of pander.
Itaronagi of Zeltoun Is assembling an army
The days are near when blood ) dcsdy will
take place. Thr- Armenians of Marash are
ready for action , nnd they wish to fight.
They nsk for arms and ammunition In order
o help their comrades' The above Infor-
latlon has been transmitted to all the
\rmenlan revolutionists. "
"The Armenian lnsurg nts of Zeltoun plun-
ered and burned the following village"
. .oulslhuhl , Kcchkerc , Moussnll and Kcrlmll
'our bombs were found In the yard of an
\rmcnlan rlotor at Dlarbeklr. Th Armenian
gltotors at Mnrsovan attacked two Mu sul-
mns going to ( lie nio < iiue nntl wounded them
They also flrcJ from tlielr lieu og to the bar-
icks anil to tlie palace of the govrnor
) lsorilers followed the e provocations , anil on
> otli sides there were dead and wounded
The authorities however , succeeded In re
storing order All news concerning a sup-
) osed Insecurity regarding nil foreigners llv-
ng In the towns where the trouble took place
a absolutely false. "
LONDON Nov. IS A dispatch to the
Standard from Constantinople says that the
sultan yesterday called on the ministers to
devise plans for mobilizing COO 000 troopIt
> elng hinted that the treasury was empty , the
sultan flew Into a passion , and , as a result ,
Mvcial ministers tendered their resignations ,
which were not accepted.
A dlapitch to the Times from Homo says
that It is olllclally declaim ! that Russia has
lecllned Austria's proposals regarding the
settlement of the Turkish question.
IIIG I'ljUnT WIMi MT riOIIT.
filitlivri'ri fein Illu'I n IK ! ACIMIIII-
IlllNlll-N UN I'IHI011- .
LONDON. Nov. 18 It is understood In
well informed circles here today that the as
sembling of the British and foreign fleets In
Salonlca bay is having a good effect upon the
Turkish government and that the sultan has
finally determined to make earnest efforts to
put a stop to the bloodshed in Asia Minor.
It is understood that the marquis ot Salis
bury has received , assurances that the sultan
has dispatched commissioners to Asia Minor
Instructed to put In force ) as soon as practic
able the reforms Insisted upon by the powers
and that beyond the assembling of the for
eign fleets elf Salonlca , the powers will take
no further steps at present , being desirous of
giving the Turkish government every op/Mr * .
tuulty , possible of restoring , , order Jn t ie
alsjjij-bedgdlfjlrlcts , vvlthoutfrhaVIng "recourse *
to measures which might add to the sta'e ' of
anarchy prevailing.
The following telegram from. Constanti
nople vvas received this morning by the
Anglo-Armenhn association"The
"The Arme-
n'ans ' nro being massacred everywhere In
Asia Minor. Over 100,000 are dying of star
vation and exposure. The Sasoun work of
relief Is closed. Tor God's sake urge the
government to s'op the most awful events
ot mudein times. The porto is powerless , as
all the telegraphs are under the control of
the palace ollleials who have directed the
massacre throughout Anatolja. "
A dispatch received here fiom Rome today
says that ndvle's which have reached there
from Constantinople announce that the- agi
tation agalnH the Christians of Northern
Syrli is extending and that massacres have
occurred near Aleppo.
The Clronlclo this morning says ! t Is under
stood that Sir Phillip Currie will succeed the
marquis ot Dufferln , fo-merly Hrltis'i am-
bassadoi to France , when the Turkish
troubles are settled The plan , route and
program of Sir Phillip Currie for this week c.
In connection with the return to Constanti
nople , have been suddenly changed. Sir
Phillip Currie. instead of returning direct to
his post at Constantinople , went to Paris ,
whcro ho will remain for two days. He will
then leave Paris tnd return to Turkey 11y
way ot Vlenm , taking up his duties as am
bassador there as boon .as possible under the
circumstances
A dispatch to the Chronicle from Rome
says that Information his reached its corre
spondent to the effect that when the com
bined fleet of the powers has assembled In
the Turkish waters , an ultimatum will be
sent to the sublime porte , and that only a
short time will bo allowed him in which to
make a reply.
CHHAT STOHM S13131'S OVI3II ItljSSIA
ItlviTM OvrrlloM mid Mini } Iilvt > H llf-
Iiortcil Lost.
BERLIN , Nov. 10. Advices Just received
hero from St. Petcriburg give de'alls of the
severe storm which swept over that part of
Russia on Novcmbei 13 0\vl ° ng to the vie
lence1 of the gale the river Neva rose eight
feet , and the- Hands in It wcro flooded In
addition the wooden buildings along the banks
of the Neva , piers , etc , were washed away
and the low lying quarters of thn city were
Inundated. So threatening diil matlm be
come that guim weru fired from the fortress
to alarm the inhabitants of the endangered
parts of the town and thoj were able to [
sesK refuge In the- upper part of their habita
tions. Boats were used In some of the streets (
to carry people to places of s > afoty and strong
detachments of troops and police were rent
to the assistance of those who were In danger. .
The peasants In abandoning ninny of the
villages on the outskirts of St. Petersburg
lost everything through the floods , their
homes , cattle and all belonging * being swept ' '
away. The amount of damage doneIs said
to bo very great Indeed , and many lives were
lost , The exact extent of tliti disaster , how-
cvei , was not ascertained when these ad
vices left St. Petersburg , although the bodies
of several drowned people had been recovered ,
eminent Tolmoi-o > lone | > ol } .
LONDON , Nov. 18. A dltpatch from
Vienna to thu Standard cays that the sultan
Is now negotiating foi the purpose of grant
ing the Turkish Tobicco monopoly to a coin-
puny. glvln ? extended concessions In ex
change for the loan of 1,000,000. The
Eultan , according to the Vienna correspondent -
ent of the Standard , also talks of asking the
powers to nsslht In taiblns loan for mil
itary expenses , hoping thereby to suppress
the prevailing disorders.
l.ool.M TiMinrtl Abolition of lloiiiillrx ,
IinilLtN , Nov. IS. The Po t today says
the negotiation : with the principal powers In
terested In the abolition of the tugar bounties
will not bo Interrupted , e\en should the pro
posed tu vv sugar bill be iubmltud to the
Itelchstag
Dili ) Wllll 111 Tl'll ItOMIIllH ,
LONDON. NoISPat n ly tonight dc-
fcutrJ Cnllan of London in A ten-round
bout before the National Sporting club.
ttiMci no ? Allm-Id to Ill-tin1.
C111CACSO. Nov 18 A Chicago im | > or
quoit a Govunor Altgo'd as follouu : "You
can fny In your paper that Allgcld Is uut
of polities 1 nm eaije'ily looking forward
to tlia time of tlu1 ne\t fourteen months ,
\\h > ii 1 will turn over to the people ( ha
llri- ? \ i > i K trinmtnt on p ith nnd quit
i 11 < < forevir , I want to get baett to my
law in.ielli-M unil make KOHltj 1QOI1CV , "
SIXTY INSURGENTS KILLED
Running Fight with Spanish Troops Which
Lasted Six Hours.
AUTONOMY WOULD SATISFY THE CUBANS
Mntijof tlio llt-lii'l IiiMtiltTK AViiu
He IVIIIIiiK < " ! ' > Uottn Tlu-lv
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TIllMll.
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HAVANA. Cubi. Nov. IS ( New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The
air has been full for the past few days ot
rumors of disastrous battles One storj was
that General Gomez , with 6,000 followers ,
had n fierce conflict with a strong Spanish
column under General Oliver. The facts
came to light today. General Oliver engaged
a force under Serafin Sanchez , near Monacns ,
Jobosl , net far from Placetas. The firing
continued sit hours with the result that
sixty Insurgents were laid low and six Span
ish soldiers of the llurgos regiment were
killed or wounded. Uaslllo Guerri was the
second In command under Sanche ? .
HAVANA , Nov. IS. Letters received hero
from Rah ! by friends of the Insurgent lead
ers siy If the government will grant
autonomy to Cuba ho and his forces will
surrender. General Do Campos has repeat
edly denied heating with the Insurgents as to
conditions upon which they will surrender ,
and all rumors to that effect arc untrue. Ho
only pardons those who unconditionally sur
render.
Gsneral Campos and General Navarro were
present yesterday at a grand field ma s meet
Ing on the laige parade ground outside the
city of Santa Clara , where the former after-
waid rsvlewel 2,200 troops.
The police have arrested Angel Maja , the
Insuigent lecrultlng agent. Ho had upon his
person a pass Issued by the Insurgent Junta
of New York In the name of Manuel Hlno-
Josa.Tho
The report that General Gonriles Lopez has
been appointed governor of Santa Clara Is
premature.
It Is reported here from Madrid that Callxto
Harcla , the foimer Insurgent leader , has gone
to New York to arrange with the Insurgent
junta the terms which will bring about peace
In Cuba.
A dispatch from Santa Clara announces
that the column of troops commanded by
Hrlgadler General Garriche , while on its
way to Cabalguan , not far from Sancti
Esplritus , has encountered and dispersed
the vanguard of the insurgents. The troops
near Darajaguas , province Of Santa Clara ,
have captured three camps which were oc
cupied by Insuigents. Kego , the Insurgent
leader , has been defeated with heavy less
iml compelled to retreat from Slgulnea.
The Spanish troops in the Camajuanl dis
trict ot Santa Clara have had an engagement
at Mount Oscuro with the Insurgent binds
commanded by Perez , Guerra and Sanc'i&z
The Insurgents lost heavily from the artil
lery fire of the Spaniards.
Lieutenant Wlntson Leonard Churchill ot
the British army , eldest son of the late Lord
Randolph Churchill , has arrived here from
New York with letters to Captain General
de Campos from Influential men in Spiln
Lieutenant Churchill fs desirous of following
the operations of the Spanish troops against
tha Insureents.
TT'llio of IiKllmiiTWIileli IlnH OUctf
Mt'Tlco "MiK'li Truulilo.
CITY OP MEXICO , Nov. 18 It Is an
nounced that active steps will be taken to
subdue the Yaquls In Sonora , whoso persistent
rebellion attracts attention. It Is feared that
the Yaquls may receive old from the sivnge
Indians on the American pde ! Two corps of
artillery will be sent to the seat of war and
also a large amount of ammunition for the
troops now on the field.
SAN ANTONIO , Tex. , Nov. 18. A ppecinl
from Bogota , Colombia , November 15 , says
Three weeks ago , a Miiall body of soldiers
were ambushed and killed whll- > crossing the
department of Caucaua. General Reyes Im
mediately sent n large force In puiiuit of the
Indians , who were surrounded In n canon ,
both ends of which were held by troops , vho
hemmed the Indians In whlltt other Midlers
went to the top of the mountain , whence they
threw heavy rocks on the sleeping Indians
killing many , whilst those who tr'ed to lies
from what they supposed was an earthquake ,
were shot down In cold blood It Is calculated
by eye-witnesses of the massaere that 200
Indians were killed , not a solitary one escap
ing death.
citnsro cuuhiins TIII : HIIIIITII > \ .
Vfiu-ziic'lii'n Pri'Nldt-iit IteiieirlH Him-
Hi-lf Mauler In UK * Couulrj.
( Copright , IMS , by Press Publishing Company )
CARACAS , Venezuela , Nov. IS. ( New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram ) Poli
ticians started a conspiracy against President
Crcspa's administration on the 10th of this
month , hero In the capital. The conspiracy then
spread to other e'atej General Goiuales of
the government troops was killed. The plot
was discovered and the loaders of the pro
jected revolution , who arc. in Venezuela , have
boon caught. Trouble outside of the federal
district was confined to the state * of Miranda ,
Ilermudcz and Lara. The icvolutlon was
badly organl/ed. The government declarts
that It has been suppressed.
A sovcro earthquake on Saturday damaged
buildings.
Jku AIINVTMT Kooi'Iv oil from lira/.I I.
LONDON , Nov , IS. From the best sources
the Associated pre 3 Is Informed that there
In no foundation for the story sent from Rio
do Janeiro today that Brazil has definitely
concluded that she cannot arbitrate the cuos-
tlon with Great Britain as to tlio ownership
of the It-land of Trinidad. Great Britain has
received no reply from Brazil with reference
to Trinidad , or regmllng any other matter
pending between the two countries ,
Chninliiir SiixtiiliK'il ( InMInlNto ,
PARIS , Nov. 18 , In the Chamber of Dep
uties today the question of the arrest In London -
don of Emlle Arton , the associate of the late-
Baron Retnach In the Panama scindals , who
disappeared In 1892 , came up for discussion.
The government declared his arrest was ef
fected Immediately he was discovered , The
matter drifted Into a discussion of the gen
eral policy of the government. This resulted
In H vote of confidence 451 to 62.
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JAMAICA. Nov. IS. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The Spanish
consul hai Information that the steamship
Klliot , now a week overdue here , carried a
Cuban expedition , and that she took recruits
from the Bahamas , He rise has evidence
of the guilt ot the tteamsh.p Laurada , now
under belzure at the port of Charleston ,
S. r ,
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vin.'i-lc-n firM lllnr 1'iirl of Contrm-t ,
VIKNNA , Nov. 18. A private dispatch
has been received here from St. Petersburg
confirming advices previously received from
New York and elswhere that th& Bethlehem
Iron company and the Carnegie company
tenders for furnishing the armor plating for
two nen Russian warships In course of con-
stiuctlon have been accepted , and that tha
American firms have been awarded three-
quarters of the entire order.
TurKlxli AniliiiNNnilur in
LONDON , Nov. 18 RuBtcm I'asha , the
Turkish ambassador to the court of St James ,
U d > lng of Inflvenza. Hustem Pasha Is an
Italian by birth and was known a ? Count
Mallnt prtivlouj to entering the serv'ce of
Turkey Ho vvab at one time governor of
Lebanon and Is dtscribud a having been a
vulv lust , and a very firm nfflclal.
UIITHMCVNS 0V lltt ( U , VM' ATlOV
'InMM 'Miitiirliin ; for tlio l > l ( rlliiil < > n
of I'litriiiiiiKc \\nvliliiKtoii. .
WASHINGTON , Nov. 18.- ( Special Tele-
ram ) Kor the first tlme > In k Veat many
ears the nest Is divided on the question ot
iv ho It should support In the reorganlzaton
of the hou e of representatives. Heretofore
'
n the question of patronage It his stood
Imost solid for n western mam This Is not
he case today Krom best advices It Is un
derstood the Nebraska delegation will sup
port McDowell for clerk , Glenn of New-
York for doorkeeper , Russell ol Missouri for
ergeant-at-arms , Rev. II. I ) , l-'lshcr ot Kan
sas for chaplain , nnd an Ohio Inan for post
master. Congressmen Mercer and Andrews nro
on the ground , and both have been counted
In McDowell columns. Kansas will give
five out ot seven votes to tile above com
bination , which looks like a winner.
i : 1C. Valentine of West Point came In
ast night nnd Is prepared to stay until after
.lie senate Is running. HU coming lir.s
given Dick Bright , the present sergeant-al
arms , the cold shivers , Bright having been
able to create som ? sentiment here against
republicans organizing the xetiato until n
clear majority has been obtained As sen
ators come In feeling U rapidly growing that
republicans will organize the senate , needing
but two votes outside their own pirty to
assume control. Mr. Valentine says he Is
hero to stay until a republican Is made scr-
geant-at-arms.
Senator Pelter Is In the cityvnnd will cn-
ilcmor to get the populists to like no part
In the organlz-illon. In which/case / the pres
ent strength of the republicans will be
enough to reorganize. i
ThereIs reason to bellevo President Cleve
land will Issue a proclamation declaring
Utah a state next week. )
The comptroller of the currency has ap
proved the American Exchange National
bank nt Lincoln as a reserve agent for the
First National bank of Llbsrty. Neb
0. W. Telgar has been appointed post
master at Tienton , Henry county , la , vice
T. Colatt , removed.
In an Interview In local pipers tonight
Congressman Mercei sas one of the first
hills he will Introduce will bo to convert
Fort Omaha .nto a second West Point , but
little expense being nece ary to create such
a school , which Is gieatly needed In the
west.
sritiicnits * CONVICTION xrriiitmn.
SiipriMiio Court I'IIMMOH 1'iiou Case *
A | > i - nlil from Ciilirornl
WASHINGTON , Nov. IS The supreme
court decided the casa oty. . H. McLune ,
Isaic Ross and Phillip Zinuood , clnigcd with
consplrtc ) to obstruct the tinnsportatlon of
the malls In connection with the Debs strike
of ISO ! . Justice Brewer sa'l"A ' conspir
acy to commit an otlons'e" h denounc'd ns
Itself a separate offense and the punishment
theiefor fixed by statute , and wo know of no
lack of power In congress to thus deil with
a conspiracy. The powei exl'l ! . to sepaiate
the conspiracy from tho--ac.t Itself and to
atlK distinct and Independent penalties to
each. ' *
The offense complained oflwati committed
In California , and th" deiemlints are under
sentenc of eight months Imprisonment , which
was affirmed by today's
Ail MI I ml CariifiilciSnllx for Home.
WASHINGTON , Nov. is ! Rear Admiral
Carpenter has telegraphed to the Navy de
partment that ho sailed frpnl Yokohama for
San Trancisco on the Gaelic tn the 18th Inst
He left in command of tncP Asiatic statloi
Captain Day of the lialtiinci- ? , who will be
'n ' command until the arrival of Admit a
McNalr , who sails from fyit Pianclsco on
Jho 30th Inst. , or ; the ajMjVftanc.2 jupon the
S tn tlon f F -f > r\trtln T nn/1 nf ST % tf\4 + * ntnttff ftn
oeii'ritl YnrilH of CIIIIMIH MIsHln
WASHINGTON , Nov. IS An Invcstlgl-
tlon Is making at the Navy department to
account for a shortage of 7,600 yards of can
vas which has disappeared from the In
voices at the Mare Island navy ) ard This
came to light through a dlfferenca In the in
voices ot the equipment bureau and the
bureau of accounts.
I.aiul CIIKOM I'p ' for AiUiiiicriiiciit ,
WASHINGTON , Nov 18 Solicitor Gen
eral Conrad entered a motion to advance the
case of tha Southern Pacific Railway company
ngainst the Unlt d Stats The case involves
the title to about 700,000 acrrr of land In tlu
vlclnlt ) of Los Angeles , CiU claimed to have
been Included In the Southern Pacific grant.
COlIPTltOLMJIl'S nUUIMON TINAI ,
linllntc Whli-li IH of IntrrcMt lo n-
tloiuil Iliuilc StnoUlioliliM-N.
CLCVCLAND. Nov. IS. Judge Ricks o
the United States circuit court at Tolsdo has
tendered a decision of Importance to stock
holders In national banks , ' .The receiver o
the Columbia National bank of Chicago
which failed on May 1 , J fl3 , began mil
against two ot the stochholiiero to recover 01
their stock their assessment of $7fi a share
levied by the comptroller cf the currency
The amount Involved wasonly $18,000 , bu
the CQSQ was n test suit tn determine the
liability cf all the "torkliojdera It was
claimed by the receiver's counsel that the
assessment by the comptroller of the currency
roncy was equivalent to a Judgment and tha
It Is for the comptioiler ti > say whether or
not It Is necessary to Iqs ltuto proceeding
against the ctockholders ; > that the stock
holders cannot controve't | t ; th ° t the ordei
of the comptroller fcr an asessmcn' fixe'j ai
amount which a BtochtrUljT must piy , am
that n bult at law to rccovei it is a sultabl
proceeding. The counsel for the stockholder
demurred on the ground that the facts ce
forth did not constitute iii cause for action
Judge Ricks In his clEcIsjon overruled th
demurrer , thus holding thiU ths comptrollo
can make the assessment ofid that It can be
iccovcied by a bull at l
R\CM.M3iil SIVI3I1 ' 'JJU3 THI3ASUIIIJ
t
Pulled Out Midi ( In- J'.viri-HM Cur nm
lcf < Hit * Itolilx-i-H.
MINNKAPOLIS , Nov. lg | Abatit 10 o'clock
tonight an express train on the Great North
crn railroad was held up ji.ar ( St Cloud , Th
robbers wore evidently auii the express car
and supposing It to be qgeond from the en
glne , cut It off from connection with th
mall car , and the- engineer then threw open
the throttle nnd pulled wfelr Into St. Cloud
with the treasure. It la"i t known at till
hour whether the passensoiy vere molested
A special train with all lho "city detective
left at midnight for tha 'scene.
Court Wo u III > ut I.r't Ul > C nf > NK
BACHAMKNTO , Cal. , 3J. VVl8. Ivnn JCov
ulev , Husalnn nihilist nnd escaped Slbeilui
convict , on trial for the murder of F , II L
Weber and wife lart December , went 01
the witness htnnd today , despite the pro
tcttH of hln attoineyM Hinas told ( hroiiKi
un Intei preter that ho ntert not testify
Km 11 lev mild' " 1 wus yrc cnt and pailli.1
paled In the murder. " JiulBti slolmron or
dercd this roirmrk ptrlclten from the rec
ords , us It was not rosponslve to questions
Mllltnr > VU-ii Ilin'tn Iliiiiiliift.
NKW VOHK , Nov 18 The Hist dinner o
the Military Order ot 1'orelgn vvar , Nev
York commandnry. was neld ut the Ure
voort tonight. President Cleveland nnd ox
I'ltsldcnt Harrison hBtlV'W ' expected , bu
vvcro unable to be present.
lnr Wonli-ii IIIIM HiiriM'il.
SALI3M. Ore , Nov , IS The Thomas Kay
Woolen mill * were totally destroyed by fir
today The IOHH Is I'Btlrrule'd nt foO.WO. Th
fire , which Is believed to have been of In
cemllniy origin , dcprlvts etxty men of em
ploymcmt.
_ _
riaiiN' Siiiinlli-x lliiriu-il.
ST LOUIS , Nov. 18 The four-Htory brick
bulldliig at 6i'l North Pourth Htrel , occuple
by Ihi' Keurboin Toy nnd Notion companj
UIIH p.irllallv Uu tree l by lire this evening
caU8lnB.il lowj utirtmitl-.i ; fW.OOO.
TMO KHIi-il b } mi K ploklou.
IlltOOKLYK , No * is Uy an explo-lo
tniil-lit ( In thu pump i om of 1'rati'n Astia
Oil wrrki at Willlun l uMirtln Jo > co , a
watchman , and Andrmv patttrsaii , a jium
hand wt > r Vi'in. .
' 'tiniVi'n t \Ti > ur ni vn 'pin\T
SPRINdS A Nlilv SMS AI ION
'orjury Plays nn Important Part in the
Holmes Case.
ATTORNEY SHOEMAKER NEATLY TRAPPED
Court Tri-ntH Him \ > rj Curttv AVIiiMi
Ho AltiMiiii- i\iliilti Motion
for H .New Trial
li > Itotati
PIIlLADnLPHIA , Nov. IS Today Ind
> ecn fl\cd for the argument ot a motion
or a new trhl for Holmes , nnd Judge Ar-
told , who presided during the It hi of two
weeks ago , which resulted In Holmes' con-
Ictlon for the murder of Denjamln K. Pit-
el , vvas Joined by Judges Thajcr and Wll-
on , sitting en bane.
Tltc proceedings were bsgun by Mr Shoe-
naker , who nsked tint the argument bo
) ostponed. Ho urged that since the verdict
i.id been rendered the dcfcnso had coma
nto possession of Information and addl-
loml clews of vital Importance to the cise
and which would result In Holmes' nctiult-
al. Subsequently to the trial , ho contln-
ted they had obtained Informitlon ot n
lerson who Ind known Pltel when he lived
at 1316 Callow III1I btrect. This person ,
Jlutichr A. Hannlgan , had made affidavit In
substance as follows : "In August , 1891 , she
* cpt a cigar s > tort > at 123 ! ) Callow Hill street ,
nnd had knovui and talked with Plt7el , then
tnown as Percy. On August 29 , In her store ,
she told him she would have to leave the
store and vi"H a dying trend , whereupon
Pltzel spoke of the uncertainties of life ,
saying he hid more troubles than any ono
would suppose , and that he would not care
If It vvcro he who were dlng Insteid of her
'rlcntl He spoke of his many troubles and
added that 'the end would come soon , as
ic could not stand It much longer. ' Ills
naniier and v\ords tended to show thoughts
of sUdde. "
In presenting this affidavit , Mr. Shoemaker
oald that Mrs. Hannlian was willing to
come forward with this tcstlmoii ) before ,
Silt she disliked notoriety nnd had been out
of the clt ) for some time. Now , however , as
she found tint there was a life at stiko she
Ind come forward. Hesldes this now testi
mony , Shoemaker went on , there were
many other clews to Le run down , some of
which had come to their knowledge as late
as last Saturday.
SPRINGS A SttNSATION.
D'strlct Attorney Graham asked tint be
fore this application be pissed upon Mrs.
Hannlgan bo called to the stand. Mr. Rotan ,
who is associated with Mr. Shoemaker , re
plied that they had been unable to find her ;
that the affidavit had been procured by John
Swcckler , a detective , and that counsel would
not permit her to testify until they had an
opportunity to examine ner pilvately and
sift the truth of her statement. In re
sponse to questions fiom the court Mr. Shoe
maker then said that the afn < jfellt had been
wutten bj himself at the drcWtlofnor : Mr
Hannlgan. ' *
Mr. Graham said It became his duty to
make n painful declaration During the
early pirt of the recent trial he had re
ceived Information that efforts had been
made to procure falne testimony by bribery.
Subsequently he learn'd that 'these efforts
were being prosecut d to the end There
upon -ho sent for tlie porbon thu * > employ ed
to furnlBli evidence , and she vvas * . court
at the present time.
"I will produce her and show that she was
employed by Mr Shoemaker , that she wns >
taken to his oilice and questioned ; that t'he
said she knew nothing about the casa , and
thit the attorney told her It was all right
and that she was induced , upon the piymeni
to her of $20 , to sign the affidavit , which hai'
been already prepared "
Tn Rimnnrt nf tht Fttntpinr > nffr. . Orfihnm
Detective Gejcr being pworn , said tint dur
ing the trial he was called upon by John
Swcckler , who tulil that Mr. Shosmalui h-i
asked him to procure a woman who vvouli
swear to certain facts. Ths next day Sweck-
ler called and showed him the tjpenrltten
affidavits. This was before the woman had
been looked for. Gejei submitted tli ° matter
to the district attorney , and on his advice
jftcr th tilal , Gojer procured the woman
He Introduced hsr terSweckler , who In turn
took her to Shoemaker After several Inter
views with him , t'he signeel the aflidavlt and
received the money in two ? 10-bllls , which
she marked with her Initials for the puipose
of Identification.
The supposed Mrs Hannlgan , who said h ° r
name was Maigaret Rcnh , took the stand
and conoborated the story In detail , produc
ing the money She declared that Shoe
maker had neither read nor told hti of the
contents of the affidavit , and sh ° signed In
absolute Ignorance. The rtatement made In
court by Mr. Shoemaker that she had dic
tated It to him was false
ATTEMPTS TO EXPLAIN.
Mr. Shosmaker here aiose and exclfdl )
cried. "I did not say so. I explicitly "
Ono after the other of the three judges in-
tenupted him with "Ther * Is no doubt , what
ever , of jour having said It. "
The district attorney then said that he hai
n copy of the nflldavit made and in his ollice
before the woman had boon found ,
Mr Shoemaker pleaded for n time to re
but these charges agilnst his character , ant
Judge Thayer significantly t > ild "Yen are
certainly In a position requiring thought-
fuln'sy " .
John Swcckler wns next called , and he
too , corroborated the pi Deeding witnesses
saying that he was employed by She makc ;
to get the woiiiin on Novamber ) , the seconi
day of the trial Tom or five days after
wards Mr Shoemaker dictated the affldavl
to a stenographer. This was before the
woman had been procured After Sneckler
had been given the afildavlt he turned It
over to Gcyer , who laid he would procure
the woman. Mr Graham was pursuing the
Inquiry about making of the affidavit whei
Shoemaker excitedly Jumped to his feet am
said "I will acknowledge that I dlctatei
the affidavit to the stenographer. "
"Sit down , don't eay a word , " muttered
Rotari to Shoemaker ,
During all this scene Holmes sat In hi
dock , his cold , blue e-yes leveled at Shoo
iraker , a sneer upon his lips.
Mr. Graham and the court united In ac
quitting Mr. Rotan of any part In the nl
legtd subornation of perjured evidence , am
the district attorney eald that as the allldavlt
with Its co-called new evidence , had been
made the basis of an application for th
continuance , and as It had hf n proved a
fabrication , th ? application phonld full.
The court sustained him and ordered th
argument for a new trial to proceed
ATTOKNKV PLACKD UNDRR HONDS.
District Attorney Graham , In reply to Mr
Rotan , reviewed the testimony ugalns
Holmes , and urged that the case had been
proved beyond the patslblllty of a reasons ! ) !
doubt , and that the granting of a new trla
would entail great expense and trouble , am
possibly retult In u perversion of justice.
Mr. Rotan made the closing address to the
court , but developed no contention , clmply
reiterating and emphasising his former dec
laratlons , and maintaining that Pltzel had
committed suicide and that the common
wealth had procured no evidence to contro
vert that assertion ,
At the conclusion of the- argument Judg
Thayer , tpeaklng for the court , eald tha
they would give the taire tlielr gravest con
slderatlon Then , turning to Mr Shoemaker
the Judge tald "I regret that I now hav
a very dltugrecable duly to perform toward
you , a member ot this bar. and an attorney
of thli > court. In view of the developments
of this morning and lha testimony of th
wllnmes you have heard concerning th
use you attempted ta make of the allldavlt
you procured , the court feels It to be It !
duty , no other I'Jth being left open , to holt
hold you In { I.SOl ball to aiikwer the chorg
of subornation of perjury , and In tkfault o
lull 10 itand committed "
"The lull Is h re , your honor" ( aid th
ac-cuied attorney. Court was then adjourned
< < nd hall wan entered at the side bar , Mil
ton Jacknon. Pho maker's father-in-law , be
runilnir hU bondsman.
iit TOIIcco Tiu'yr. '
: \r York to Prevent
DoltIK lIllNllll'NN.
18 Attorney General
Uncock toB-anted the application of A.
\ . Wlielin HHs city for the commence-
icnt cf an arnon to icstraln the American
Tobacco company from doing business In the
tale , .and to cancel Its certificate of author-
ty. The attorney general In his statement
t > \lowed the evidence presented , In brief ,
hat 90 per cent of the cigarettes made In
ho United States are the product" of the
\merlcan Tobacco company , and are sold by
n arrangement by which the wholesales
re called ngents and nllowcd commissions
or profits , nnd that It lhe > y handle goods
f another make the company refuses to
onslgn more goods to them.
Then ho says "The consolidation of the
rlglnal firms and corporations , or their co-
tltuent members. Into one corporation ncces-
arlly terminates any coinp tltlon between
hem. And the sale of goods by the aggre
gation , having altcady substantial control of
he market , upon condition that the pur
chasers shall not handle the goods of any-
other firm or corporation , nocfssarlly has a
cndcncy to complete and continue * n mo-
lopoly of the market. Uvldenco of this
Method of transacting business would , In my
udgment , bo competent In the New Jersey
mlt to prove an original , unlaw fill com-
> lnatlon.
The enforcement of such a condition
mist necessailly operate as a restraint of
rade and prevent competition.
"Such n method ot transacting business
s against public policy and would not re
ceive the approval of the courts ot the state
n the case of a domestic corporation. Why
hen , should It be permitted In n foreign
corporation.
"The courts may annul the corporate r\-
stence of a dnimstlc corporation which
ransacts an Illegal business or impose as
a condition of further existence n dlscon-
Inunnco of Illegal methods 1 have no doubt
hat they have sufilc'ent ' Jurisdiction over a
foreign coipoiatlon to restriln It from trans
acting an Illegal business or to cancel the
certificate of authority granted such n com-
iany I am of the opinion that M-.diclcnt
iv Idence has been produced upon the heai lug
o authorize the commencement of Mich an
ictlon The application Is granted nnd an
action may be commenced upon filing n bind
sufiicont In form and amount to Indemnify
the people against costs of suits "
COAIj MIMNC ! IS nil'KOVINC.
Prosiirt'tM Around llviniHtoii IIMim
DIM i loii il anil Output Im-rciiMt-il.
HVANSTON , Wyo , Nov. IS ( Special. )
The Carlcton coal mine at Milliard Is being
lapklly put In working older , and shipments
ot coil will commence in a few days. Since
the discovery of coil In the vicinity of Hll-
Ilard a great many Aliny miners have taken
up land in the locality , and the town prom
ises to be nn Important coil shipping point.
A vein of coil his recently been discovered
on S'ulth's Kork , about twenty miles from
CoKevllle , by Star Valley ranchmen. It !
claimed that tests made of the find prove It
to be coking coal. A firm of Salt Lake min
ing men has made a dish offer for the mine ,
but it has not been accepted , and the finders
will develop nnd work it
A petition Is being circulated hero with
Eome considerable success for the pardon of
Lawrence Her'fi.rd , who was convicted In
1S91 of murder In the second degree and ben-
tenccd to eighteen years. ' Imprisonment in the
state penitentiary. Hereford shot end killed
his sister's betrayer , and thcro were many
extenuating clrLumstanrea attending the at
fair , which his friends think justify his
pal don
The human pkull recently found by a sheep
herder on Cottonood creek , in the Henry's
Fork region , lids been positively Identified as
that of Samuel Smith , a trapper nnd hunter
who mysteriously disappeared about eight
years ago. The identification was made cer
tain by the gold filling In the tcclh. A bul
let hole thrombi the skull mikes it evident
tint Smith wns either murdered or committed
suicide .The coroner of Ulntn county is
having a search made in the vicinity where
the skull was found for the bones and cloth
ing of the dead man
siic < . [ > lniliiMtr > llooiiilii > r.
RAWL1NS , Wyo. , Nov. IS ( Special- ) The
sheep raising business of this county is In a
more , flourish.ng condition than It has boon
for several years. Men who have been In
the business for years are buying all the
sheep they can pay foi and are anticipating
a good B9ison next year Ex-Sheriff Iladscll
and John A Domell have Just purchased
7,000 head of block sheep , which will b
wintered In Cirbou and fcfweetwater counties
William Dxly has been investing heavily In
Increased accommodations for shearing anil
also for protecting his flocks during the winter
tor staaan Ho is building large shearing
pens and clipping works at Separation btatlon
on tlio line of the Union Pacific railway ,
from which place his shipments will be made
By the lime the next year's crcp of wool
will be gatheied the leading flock masters ot
this place will have a shearlrg plant In opera-
UUIl , 1IU.TU IH U BUUIlg H'UllUIlUy UI11UI1H
sheepmen to breed for mutton qualities ,
without at the same * time sacrificing the wool
producing qualities of the stock , and a num
ber of Oxford Downs and other high grades
are being Imported.
Ii > Hi > r ( Innd Select Ion * Appro\ .
CIICYHNNC , Wyo , Nov. 18. ( Special , )
The chief clerk of the Slate Land board hnb
been notified by the rfglste' of the United
States land office at Lander that the In
terior department has approved the selec
tion of US 000 acres of land made In the
Lander district under the Carey land act.
Tills l > > tin first approval of elections made
under the Carey act In any of thu western
states. Iho selection approved Is located
under the lUirllngton canal , which is the
propeity of the Hlg Horn Development com
pany. The land \.lll bo watered by a canal
which tars Gray Hull river about forty miles
from its' source
Laramle county taxpayers ore somewhat
worried over the proposed plan of bringing
tlu suits ot 'ho wldovvs and orphans of the
victims ot the Almy mine disaster against
the mine owners to this county for trial.
The cost to the county of all of the uultu ,
whlrh are sixty In number , If trlod before
juries , will , It IH estimated , amount to qver
$10,000 The Milts , aio to be tried here on a
change of vcnuo granted at the icquest of
the defendants to the suits.
Cold Mining lit Slu-rliliiu.
SHERIDAN , Wyo. , Nov. IS. ( Special. )
An additional Eteam stump mill his been or
dered for working the gold-bearing cement of
the Ilald Mountain district. Work in the dls-
trltt Is expected to continue without cessa
tion throughout the winter.
John Illley , n I ) . & . M. section hand , com
mitted suicide on Thursday by taking laud
anum Rlley had been on a protracted tiirce
and had been locked up In the city jail to
tober up He was butted by the county au
thorities , his home and friends being un
known
A bpcclal agent of the general land office
Is going about the country In this vicinity
notifying ranchmen to remove all fcncea In
closing government lands to which they have
no claim. Tills action on thu part of the
federal authorities will , It U believed , be of
aid to the state , as much of the land thus
enclosed will bo selected under the various
state donations of public land and leased to
the ranchmen and stock ralsera.
HiiiitliiKton MurtH llaclc KiiNt.
SAN FRANCISCO , Nov. 18-C. P. Hunt-
Irgton will return to New Yoik this week.
It IH paid that his hurried depaiture Is duo
to pressing business , which requires his
personal attention In New York When lie
came to California two months ago ) m an
nounced his Intention of remaining hero nil
winter , _
Itiillroiul Man TIr < - * of I.If.- .
OAKLAND , Cal , Nov 18-C R Ma rr ,
HSRlstant resident engineer of the Houlii < .rn
Pacific company , committed eulcldo today
by tnori > hlm > potnonliv He was formerly
un olllec-r In the United States navy
i < i-
Dl-lllllH Of II 1)11) .
CLINTON. Mo , Nov 18 Ur C1 Williams
uge'l 73 years , a pioneer MUwtirl pliysklan ,
iliul of heart failure nt hln home In thin
city early tills monilnir.
LAST OF THE VICTIMS FOUND
Two Moro Bodies Fished Up from the River
Bottom ,
MOTORMAN BOUND OVER FOR TRIAL
Cormu-r'N 1n < | iK'H < "Will Hi- < " < iiiuiu'tico < t
Todn > nail tlio Accuicil Will
Ao < ! ! ( iriintcil Hull 1'iitll
It N ( 'oiu-liuIiMl.
CLivnLAND , Nov. IS The llfc-sivlng
lire boat crews resumed work onrly this
morning In the endeavor lo recover additional
bodies of the victims of Saturday night's
terrible street car disaster lit the drawbridge -
bridge of the Cential viaduct. Shortly after
10 o'elock the body of a woman w.is brought
to the surface of the river and was later
Identified as that of Miss Martha Saur-
helmer. She was n slstei-ln-lnw of Mrs.
John A S.atirhclmcr , whose body vvas re
covered Saturday night.
H Is believed there sue at least ono or two
bodies still In the river and the dragging will
bo conlltiued.
Rogers , the motorman who Jiimpol from the
car and thus saved his life , was bound over
this morning for two weeks without ball , dur
ing which time a thorough Investigation will
be made Into the affnlr. The coionei's In
quest will bs begun tomorrow
1 he bo y of the ecv enU-cnth and | > -nl ably the
last victim of the accident was re-covered
from the liver thla afietnoon It was that
ot Matthew Ualllnnn. nnd It wns burled In
the mud directly where the wreck of the
motor had been Calllnan had been Included
among the missing from the first , and It
was certain Unit ho was dead. The tearch
for bodies has now been abandonol
The iccltnl ot his experience by Patrick
Looncy , the sole survivor of Iho arcldeut ,
leads to the belief Hint the victims weio un
conscious when they struck the water. "The
first premonition I had that anything was
wrong , " said Looney today , "was when the
cai tipped foi ward Like a flash It came
to me that the diavv was open and that wo
were going Into the river I knoI mndo
a dash for the rear door. I lemc-mbor that
well I have a dim remembrance cf getting
hold of the handle of the real door , that
Is all "
Tcnlglit It develops tint C A. Kcrguson ,
ono ot the men who Jumped from the
wrecked street car as It was plunging to the
open diav.- , has not been teen HIICC ! Ono of
the other men who cscipc-d from the car
tuys that rJrguson exclaimed "My wife Is
in tint car , " and that ho wrung his hands
nnd wept for tome time rorguson Is n. con
tractor living at Parma , near the city , and
the fact that he has not h en been since leads
to the belief that his wife wns In the car and
that he may have committed sulcldo. How
much thcio Is in the story will not bo known
tonight.
nitiirr innui3D IIHN tiriT AVOKIC.
Iliillilini ; Tiaili'K of Nf Voile May
All no Out.
NDW YORK , Nov. 18 Eight hundred
members of the Hou&csmlth and nrllgemen's
union weie called out on a s'rlke today on
buildings1 vvheie the work Is being done by
J. 1J. and J. M. Cornell mil Mllliken Ilros. ,
two of the most prominent members of the
Iron league Ot the men , 400 have been em
ploy 1 by the Conulls on twelve buildings
and about the- same numbei were on eight
buildings where It on woik Is being down by
Mllliken Bros Ihe demands of the slilkcrs
Include a wage schedule ) limiting from $ > ) 50
a day for foreman finishers to ? 2 CO n day
for blacksmith finishers. Tlio Btilkers also
vv.ant a ucognUlon of their union , the em
ployment of only union men nnd new legula-
tlons about Sunday work and overtime.
Should nonunion men bo substituted for Iho
stril eis th'-n a rynipathotlc strike will bo
ordered and from fi 000 to 10,000 men are to
be called out. The sympathetic strike will
affect the plumbers and gas flu-is , plasterers.
carp nters , hoisting engineers , steam fitters ,
denlck men laboiers , cement woiUers , Blair
bulldeis , elevnto" constructors painters ,
vainlt'hcis , f tamers , mosaic workers , tin and
bhcet Iron workers nnd granite cutters The
brlcklayeis , who do not take pait In sym-
patl ellc strikes , will he forced out in many
building through the stiiKe ot the other
tirules
The Sttile TJoaid of Medlitlon und Arbitra
tion met. today to conbldoi the stilkc. Frank
Larry represented the Htrlkrrs The follow
ing membeis of the boird weie present :
AVIIIIim Purcell Rochester , ex-Judge Robert-
bon 'Iroy ; M J Teeny , lliooklyn , anl Secre
tary Chailea Madden. The board went Into
bcsslon.
Killed TliciiiNclv en IiiKli-iul of TlNti.
PORT TOWNHEN'n , Wash , Nov. 18
Ne'ws from Valparaiso , Chill , was received
here toduy , Riving details * of thu death of
Captain Btegnr nnd four hcutnen ot the
American fonik Eilunitl Klddet , which enmo
fiom New Yoik to loud nltratu. The captiiln
ami hl men went down tha coast n bhort
distance below Viilparul'-n , Intending to kill
fish for ttie Hhlp'n use , liy USDK | explosives.
People on shore sny tlio party siu-nt several
houra exploding dynamite near the rocks.
' 1 hen a tel rlblo explosion was lieanl , throw
ing 11 cclumn of water fifty feet In the iilr ,
and when the Htnoko clenred nvviiv not u
ve'stlge of Iho boat or Its occupants was to
be been Subsequently dlllKunt MiireM wn
mndu aloiiK thu bcat.li , nnd the only nrlicleu
found weie a lot of splintered vvicckngo of
tlie nlili'fl boat , anil ono or two huts.
> o nrciit ItiiHli fur ( InImill. .
BPOKANi : , Wobh , Nov. 18The Nez
Pciees i enervation , Idaho , wnH opened ut
noon toil ly Tliero was no firing of guns or
any other Hlgnals glvui No o.\clt ( iiient or
disturbances of a worlous dnraetei has
been repoitcd Piobably nut ov ei . ' 1,000 locil-
tloim will ho mule thlx fall Theru wan no
lining uji for n nnui'1 iiiHh today , but the
people lit noon weio nil ovci Iho rese-rvu-
tlon , each on his choHen quniter fuutlon. At
noon vvotkviui comtrionecd by i-EtaljIlHliln
cornerH and InyliiK foiiiiilutloiiH A largo
number of pcoplo wotu at thu land ollle'o
tl'ls niornliiK. but they weie Infoiined Hint
Ihe-y mmit lociito bcfoio they eould Illo
elalms riling will not leally licgln bcforo
tomorrow morning.
Dnneiiii IlnrrlNoii Niln
DI3NVKR , Nov -Duncan 13. Harrison ,
the author and actor , who IH now manager
for Pauline Hall , IiaR InHtiiicteil his law
yer , Colonel I , Kovvalsky of Ban Krnnelseo ,
to caiiBO Iho arrest ot Wllllnrn Knton of
San I-'ranclBco for jierjuiy an'l to Inxtltuta
.1 hull for $21)000 ilniiKiKi'H for defamation of
character , Thlx Is n tieqiienee ! to the milt
foi divorce biought Uy llatnn ngulnet h <
wife , a well known nocleiiy leule-r of San
rrunclpco , In whleli Kiiton named Harrison
and nthLTH n co-ruspondi'iitH. llarrlHon wau
acquitted of the charge nnd Mrs Caton wau
( -lven a judgment In her Lounte-uult for
divorce.
I.uurnilii .Still IIHiilni'il.
CHAllLIJSTON , B. C. , Nov. 18. The
Hteumer Laurada Is still held litio by thn
United Btateu olllclnls. J U , Hart of Phil
adelphia , owner of the vessel , IH liero ar
ranging bond for Cuntiiln JliiuhiH He lion
employee ) ex 8-nutoi- C' . Hull r n < counsel.
Captain Hiiglies , who IH nominally under ar-
rtHt , but not In Jjll , troatB the matter
lightly , and says theio IH nothing In the
iiiiiii Kln Ill-nil ,
JIPKIRHON : CITY , MU. , NOV -judge
Andrew J King illud In this city tonight ,
ated S3 years Ho was for many yearn
proinlneiit In the political Ufa of MiHuoiirt
and reprefentod thu Ht Charles Ulxtilct for
srveral titniB In eongicsu , Ue-xldeH xervlntr
on the rlirult li"iu'li u number of years , Ho
e.iine lien.iiom SViislilngtoii , 1) il , luat
fall '
1'flll'liHNOLlflf ( Oil . | > | | < -N | O
COLI'MIIUS , O , Nov. 18Tho Peace As-
seelullon ot I'rlenda. of which , \V O Hub-
Ijuiil of Coluinhui ! In president and Daniel
Hill of IKeJimond. Hid. , K-cielaiy , lina
l u d a e'uuUr ' to al mlnlnters of tlio
I'nlte'l ' KiaKM , anldiih' them to | ire-ieh Intt'i-
nat onal uriiliratlon un "Pe-aco Hundtiy,1 *
J5.