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J THE OMAHA DAILY BE 33STAULISJIKD JUXJ3 1J ) , 1871. OMAHA , MONDAY MO112TCNG'TMSCEMllEH JG , 1805. XG'LE COPY tflVE CENTS. FUGITIVES BY THOUSANDS Black Seaports Crowded with Victims of the Turks. OVER ONE HUNDRED VILLAGES SACKED Ktir.llNli llahlH \ > t Interfered With Ity the AiilhorlllcN Many Suf- from Cold anil CONSTANTINOPLE , Dec. 14. ( Via Sofia , Bulgaria , Dec. 15. ) Tim French guard- slilp F.mcon has arrived In ac cordance with tlio permission granted by ttic imltnn upon tlie demand of the powers and has joined the English gun boat Dryad , tlio Italian war vessel Arclil- inede and tlio Austrian gunboat Sebenlco , which arrived during the week. The sec ondary effects of ths outrages perpetrated upcn Armenian ) ) In the months part are seen In the advices now being received from Ana tolia , which dwell upcn the terrible distress cxlntlng everywhere. A thousand fugitives have taken refuge In Illack seaports , where they remain In a deplorable condition. The Kurds continue to pillage the Armenian vil lager without opposition from the helpless Inhabitants or from the authorities. During the last week ICO villages have been sacked and Seventy men killed. The villages of Scral , Hazlera. Bohazkess'n , Hadjlklshla nnd the Armenian district of Halsalsor have been laid waste. The village of Lnmai'sulrd have been raided four times In one week. The authorities maksno attempt whatever to put a stop to the Kurdish raids or to punish the perpetrators of them. It Is fcarcJ that the Inhabitants of numbers of villages who have lied through fear of threatened outrage and have taken rsfugo at Inaccessible Holntsj In the mountains will perish during the severe weather of the winter which Is now coming on. The Armenians arc held In n titato of Utter despair over thalr situation. The massacres of Armenians in Kalslrch and Tolas lasted for three days. _ . - ALL KINDS OK EXCESSES. All kinds of excesses are perpetrated upon the Inhabitants , many women nnd girls being outraged by the gend'armes as well as the Kinds. It has previously been alleged that the Kurda alone were repp118'0'0 ' ' for fn's ' Bpecles of outrage , being beyond the control of the authorities. The sc.'nes which are ililly enacted are too horrible to allow of de scription. The survivors of these massacres are compelled either to adopt Islamlsm or be killed. The ainbausadors of ths powers here are finding that It useless to addresj communica tions to the porte on this subject , as the sultan Is convinced that the European concert la a- mere feint. Although the Immediate cause of the widespread panic hero was the fiuarrcl between two Armenians , It now ap pears that a , wholesale attack upon all the Armsnlantf In the city looking to their ex termination waa really projecting on that day. The attack was to commence at 11 o'clock in the morning , but the plan was frustrated by the state of alarm and excite ment created by the quarrel botwcsn two Armenians In the city and caused them to UUo refuge In their houses. MISSIONARIES AUB SAFE. CONSTANTINOPLE , Dec. 14. ( Via Soda , Bulgaria , Dec. IB. ) Much rellof Is felt today among the friends of American missionaries over the news that has just been received by United States Minister Terrell , from Aln- tab , Hlttlls , Kharput , Klnlsar ( Chesara ) and Talas and , which contains assurances that the missionaries at those points are safe. Tr-ey are under the protection of Turkish tioops , In accordance with the. peremptory demand made upon the porte by Minister Terrell. The reports to Mr. Terrell from theto points , although they give the as surances that no harm has thus far come to the missionaries , state that serious danger Etlll exists and convey the Impression that the fear of further outbreaks Is by no means past. Word has also been received that the American women at Hadjln are safe. A dispatch received from Hlttlls says that the Illness of Mr. Reynolds did not prevent his being conveyed to the city of Van. AWFUL STOUIES OF CRUELTY. LONDON , Dec. IB. The Dally News has n dispatch from Constantinople , dated Decsmber J4 , which says : News Is dally received here of thousands of Armenians who are offered thB choice between Islam or death. At Marash an Armenian who was ordained an Anglican clergyman refused the choice and was killed by slow torture. At Kharput two Proteatants in-ached and were murdered for the same c.uiie. At Achmo fifty-two persons died as martyrs for their religion. At Ouzoon u large number of Armenians were captured and led to a neighboring Turkish village , wherettiey were ordered to change- their faith. Fifty of -them rushed Into the Euphrates and were drowned , the Turks shooting them while they were In tlio water. At Hoh eighty-five were killed. The IJrltlsh vice consul at Van de- Kcilbes the condition of the Armenians there wor.ls. Thousands < IR being too appalling for of women and girls are wandering through thi snow-piled Directs , without shelter or food and barefoot , tholr ravlshers having only left them u oliumlse , and some only had u cloth to rover their nakedness. An eyewitness of Mie ImrbJrlty of the massacre at Kholsarlch on November HO says that men and women were literally hacked to pieces to the number of ic\eral hundred. ONE THOUSAND KILLED. Some of the Turks say a. thousand were Itlllcd. Saturday afternoon several thousand fUrce fellows came from the villages in the vicinity , Mnny women wcro abducted. The troops could have squelched the business If t'.iey had to desired. The Armenians of Klnlsarlch were always quiet and law-abiding- All this Information Is In the hands of the ambassadors , with names and dates. The Xeltoun tragedy Is approaching an end. At the Semanllk yesterday , the sultan's sec- r tury Informed Europeans that the Zcltounlls committed o horrible outrnge ; that they had bid descended enmasse from the hills , had burned the Moslem village of Marti and killed every Inhabitant. This U a foul He , In vented by Izzett Iley , the clever Arabic ecoundiel who now rules the sultan and the i'iiplrs. : II enialntalns hls"pawer by pander ing to tlia sultan's thlrts for Armenian Mood , Eveiy body Is nwae that Keltoun was BUI rounded by troops and.Ilashl Bazouks , and that such n sortie was Impossible , The object of the falsehood Is to alienate sym pathy from the Armenians. This mcany that the doom of tlia Kcltounlls U sealed , The Hiillun means to seize nn excuse to order their r\lermlnnionj | On 'Thursday ' morning a den. oust ration uy soitas against me paiaca was arranged , but wus frustrated by num erous arrests It Is reported that fresh mas- hacres occurred at Kalsarlch yeuterday , but this Is on i confirmed , AI | , < IHNUIIIIN Korelni ; the ROME , D c. JG. The Capital states that nil army of 15,000 Abytslnlana Is advancing rapidly in two column on Adowa and AHiv-irii. The Italians who occupy those points will ivinnln on the defensive , suys the paper , and will endeavor to temporize with th Ir antagonists until reinforcements arrive 'fir tht-lr rell f , All the Inhabitants of Adowa e arming tlifnuulvis for attack. Adowa is the capital of Tlgermln , Abysslnlj , and Is a tl y of about 10,000 Inhabitants , It la n-gulaiiy laid out , and has many factories , n ml Is the chief rntrjnce for trade between th Interior and the coast. _ Ktiipei-or William at Kiel. MEL , Die. 15. Emperor William arrived lit f > today nnd paid a visit to the dock yards r-"l to the Seamen's home. At the latter I1 "d he madean address and administered ' u'h to the naval recruits. He exhorted I ' "in to remain good Christians , to be loyal 1 1 their emperor und fatherland and to ke.p ttii > oath tacred willed bound ( linn la siibnil' lo > n * will In order to preserve what Iholr f-Jivfalhm created. Ho then nf erred to the r.ctorlM of 180 and said he trusted tint Hit lecrult ? were ready to perform similar fiats , i i -V . - TOUCH on fnvoiin ON AM. sinns. llelallN of .11 niiAtroocltlcN Told Ity Letter * from .MlNxlonarleN. BOSTON , Dec. 15. Letters at hand from correspondents nt Kharput , Eastern Turkey , give n detailed account of the scenes and Incidents attending the recent massacre of Armenians there , as well as of the massacre Itself. "The first excitement ever , " cays the writer , "Turkish atrocities were dying out and tranquillity was pr-tty well restored , when the Dersln Kurds began to plunder the villages right and left , six of which were In the Immedlat- vicinity of Kharput. The whole city was tossed with expectation , and wo expected an attnck. Some said tiie Kurds had government sanction ; oth.rs that the Turks in the city were In league with tlism. The Kurds , while plundering the villages , were heard to say : 'We are going to Khar- put. ' The Turks In th ? city w'd : 'The Kurds nre coming here to plunder the Christian/quarter. ' "One Aglia , when appealed to to use menns for defense of the city , said : 'Why should we protect thGiaours. . Oh ! Let them be killed. ' The government of Maltatla telegraphed here that 2,000 Kurds had come there , and that he could not cope with them. That threw the responsibility upon th ? Kharput govern ment. The leading nun of Arabeklr went to the governor and asked for protection. They were tr.atcd with contempt. These dlo- Uirbunec'3 could not have happened It strong orders had been sent to the governor generals to prcsjrve order nt any cost. DISTRESS AND DESOLATION. "The tsrror and distress In the devastated villages can scarcely be pictured. Those who escaped with their lives have been stripped of everything else , with winter Just nt their doors. Where the Kurds have nlone devastated , the loss of life is not great. The Kurds plunder , but do not generally kill , un less resisted , but the Turks kill In cold blood , and In any way biigg sled by the arch fiend himself. Thu Id n of an uprising among the Armenians la absurd. They are In terror of their lives. They nre prepared to sur render all their possessions If only their lives can be spnr.d. " Another writer describing the attack upon tha city , says : "The first attack began on Saturday , November 10 , by a few Kurds. These wers driven off. Monday there was another attack in tliU morning. This was also repelled. These attacks amounted to little. Later Monday the Kurds and Turks from the sourroundlng region attacked Hu- senlk. Several were killed. The soldiers sent down the load to meet them and some of the principal Moslems also went down. They had a confercnc ? with the Kurds. " PLUNDERED WITHOUT RESISTANCE. "Then the soldiers withdrew to the city , dragging their cannon In a very leisurely fashion. After the soldiers Ind reached the city , the Kurds and Turks c-ime on yelling and firing. The soldiers made no attempt to stop them. They fired the cannon once harmless. . ! ) ' Into the air toward the city and then over the heads of the enemy. The Turks of tha city Joined In the plunder and attack. The Armenian school wa. first on fire , then the greater part of the Clulstlan quarters. Christians were shot down everywhere. "I eaw all these things with my own eyes , for I watched with a Held glass until It be came plalu that the whole thing was definitely planned and arranged. The Christians had given up their arms and cast themselves on the protection of the government. No Christian fired on the assailants. The mis sionaries took refuge In the girls' school until that was attacked , the mission liouse of Rev. O. P. Allen and wife burned and the school set on fire. MISSIONARIES DEPART. "They then gathered In the yards prepared to die. Dr. Barnum bpoke to the military commander and he sent soldiers , but only two remained to protect the missionaries , and they demanded money or they would go away as their comrades liad done. The missionaries decided to go Into the college building. As they left the school yard a Turk fired upon them from across the yard twice , first at Mr. Allen and then at Rev. C. Frank Gates , but ho was a very bad marksmen and no one was hit. The family of Mr. Gates was the- last to leave the yard. Soon after the missionaries got Into the school building the ofllcer sent for them to come out. The missionaries refused to do so , saying they liad no confidence In the chief and the mufti , and If they wished to offer protection they could protect them where they were. At last the Alal Bey ( Mahamst Bey ) , a Circassian , arrived. Ho was the first and only man who acted as If ho meant to do anything for the ml'sl mrles. He called b ck the soldiers wno had been sent by the mili tary commander. FIGHTING FIRE. "nip missionaries at once came out and began fighting the- fires that had been set. Alal Bey helped them. The housa of Presi dent Gates , the house of Mr. Barnum , the Normal school and the college- building were saved , but other buildings were burned. All the houses were plundered and the soldiers made no attempt to stop It. The missionaries were stripped of everything but the clothes they wore. The Turks of the city were , very much dliappolnted that any of the mission aries' buildings were spared. Tuesday the Kurds returned to the attack. An order came to stop them and permission was given to shoot the Kurds. Nine Kurds were killed that day at Mezrcl and fiveat Kharput. Thlb finished the attack of the Kurds , but there was and still IB danger , from the Turks. The missionaries put themselves under the pro tection of the government again nnd again formally , but the protection was a sham. "They and the leading men cf the city and Ulein , or hierarchy of religion , assured Dr. Barnum that no Kurd Should enter the city. The chief of defens-e told Dr. llarnum that until he was cut to pieces , not a Kurd should enter Ihe elty , and not a hair of the bends of the missionaries should be- Injured , but he stool quietly looking on while the attack was made and offered not even n show of resist ance. The missionaries had the best posp.- ble opportunity for seeing the hollow nsss of the professions. " "As n result of the massacre , " the writer snyp , "from Dlarbc-klr to Mulatto , Arabklr ( Egln ) , and I'crl , the whole region Is a do so lution. I counted twenty-on ruined villages and there arc said to be thirty-five of them In the Cliarsandjik alone. The missionaries may not escape with their lives. " WASHINGTON. Die. 15 , The British legation received from the bubllme porto the following telegram under today's date : People ple of the Persian tribe of Kardars. who at tacked the Armenian vllllage of Van were successfully repulsed by th ? Imperial troopr , The goads and cattle stolen at Mareovaii , Amajsla and Haflk were partly restored to their owners. The situation at Zeltoun re mains the same. Everywhere else order Is perfect. The attacks on the Inhabitants of the villages of Zerklan and Kurzeet ( Van ) , were made by brigands from I'eivla. " iiri.c.vitiA uniTTiKS CAI'M ' : A HIOT. HefiiNcd to Vote the Government I'tuiili on I'erHoniil fironndN , SOFIA , Bulgaria , Dec. 15. At the meeting of the Hobran.'e today , Mr. N itohoff , a deputy , In a speech opposed voting any inonty for the government , owing to Its attitude upon the religion of the heir apparent , Prlncs Dorlt ) . who , according to the announc nient made to a deputation of the Sobranje by his father , Prince Ferdinand , U to b : baptized In the orthodox Greek ( Rut > slin ) church. The president of the Sobranje refused to nllow M , NHtchoff to proceed on thcFe llnc-s , but the latter persisted , declaring he would only yield to fore ? . The president und the government officials thereupon left the Chamber amid Immense applaus * . M. Neltchoft maintained hl > position In the Ir'.bune until th > presid ent returned to the Chamber , Th i > rc-sldiit was again grated with n great tumult , and agiln retired , but he teen r.iurned and orde-ml the removal from the Chamber of M. Nrltchoff. Half n dozen ushers sprang for ward to execute the order , but they wen. at tacked and b aten , and finally expelled by some cf M. N'e tclioff's friends and partisans , whll > o lu'i' * cf ttrni ltd M. Ni-ltehoff out of tte lioiii' > . A tumultuous scene follow d , and I.ic pre.'id.nt detUrrd ho would r sign. He let ( th i hair , but WIIH liter-ally carried back by a majority of the d-futlcs , who finally ad- jouni'd. COMMENT ON CUBANS' ' CAUSE Pen Pictures of Spanish Cruelties nnd Struggles of Patriots. VICTORY PREDICTED BY THE INSURGENTS Cenernl Cnnipim * Milliner of Stipprcm- Information Condemned mid the American 1'renH Appealed to on the Suhjre.1. WASHINGTON , DEC. 15. The attitude and clnliny of the Cubans are set forth In a statement Ivcn out today by Scnor Gonzales dc QuesadA , the secretary of the Cuban del egation In tlr United States. U Is In an swer to a pamphlet signed "An American , " which has been widely circulated In this country. Senor Quesada pictures alleged Spanish cruelties , gives the ofllclil estimate of 50,000 revolutionists In the field , and In vites Spanish advocates to debate. He continues : "A document clrculated-by the Spanish representative through their paid medium of the bureau established In New- York , and simply subscribe ! 'An American , ' can carry no weight bsforc public opinion of this country. The phrases put In compli mentary to this country to 'pat Americans on the back' are not sutllclenty to mark the Spanish source which Inspired nnd paid for this anonymous attnck. We cannot fall sug gesting that If the newspapers In this country have b en unable to obtain exact news , It has been because the cable and mall have been In the hands , exclusively of and Umpired with by the Spanish authorities , who would not allow any matter 'o go through but what was favorable to the gov-rnment. Did Mar tinez Campos give the order or not , that no foreign correspondents should go Into the Cuban ranks , and threaten to shoot them Immediately If they disobeyed ? " EXPERIENCE OF REPORTERS. He calls attention to tli ; experiences of the American correspondents , Woodward and Reno , nnd "all others who hove refused to sell American manhood and dishonor the callIng - Ing by falsifying reports of battles or con cealing the horrible atrocities committed by thSpaniards. . There has been no absence of 'presentment of the Spanish side , ' yet Americans don't know how a man could be killed and Identified ns Maceo was , then live months later , defeat the Spanish at Valen- Juela , and again , thr e months afterwards cross the terrible military cordon of the- Spanish In'.o Los Vllas. What has beep the otucomo of the surrender of Rabl , Rego and a host of others ; fabric actions given out to discourage Cubans or Influence posalbls I glslatlon In this country , as was done be fore the president's meesage , where It was wired that the Cuban cause had received a death blow , a campaign of falsehood which will bo renew d when congress meets. " The Spanish have not admitted a single defeat , and yet the Cub-ins have armed their men with rifles used only by the govsrn- m nt. The government has klllsd , according to their ofllclnl count , more men already than they ndmlt we have In the field , yet we hear of transports bringing thousands of un fortunate recruits to fight for n toppling monarchy In America. Spain never loses but the last battle , and she will lose It In Cuba. WANT THE PRESS ADMITTED. "If the truth Is not known , It Is Spain's fault. Let her welcome fearless and incor ruptible American journalists to Cuba and give them facilities ; let her ask the press of this country to name a committee of Investi gation , othorwls ? It will look as If she were afraid of the power of the American pen. "Cuba has placed In the flld an army of 50,000 men. She has a population of 1,500.000. Of ccurse about half are women , leaving 750- 000 males , and fully 200,000 able-bodied among them. This Is the revolution. Cuban patilots are today called the same- names that the Spanish-American heroes , Bolivar and Ducre , were. The majority Is In favor of war. If not , how Is It that the whole Spanit'Ji army has not been able to crush this band of desperadoes and more than thirty generals and God knows how many men are chasing thos * Rob Roys without success ? Eltlur the Spanish army Is very poor and her leaders unworthy of the trust , or It Is the whole-souled of Cuba which Is urouajd. Let the world decide. GOOD MEN WITH CUDA. "That prediction they made In February that all would be settled within ten weeks Is becoming a monstrous repetition not bcrne out by subsequent events. The ex- marciuls of Santa Lucia , our pree-Ident , has one of the highest titles In Cuba. Masse , the vlca president , Is admittedly a man of In tegrity nnd of means. But this attacking pamphlet falls to mention Rafael Portuondo , the pecretury of foreign affairs , a most distin guished lawyer of high social rank ; Dr. Fer- nun Valdez Dmlngucz , the subsecretary , a noted phys-lclan , a victim of the cruelties of the Spaniards when they shot the students of medicine. butQhered to pleas ? the Spanish rabble. Yet these are attacked as outcasts , bandits , refugees , Ignorant mtilattoes. ' "Today , there are more colonels In tlu Cuban army , who were leaders of the auto nomist party before the war than In the junta Central. The Cubans are opprebred ; If not , It would not b ? necessary to keep In the Isjand a standing army larger than the mm In thn United RtntpR. whtph ban nlvtv times Its population. They are tax-ridden and drained of their wealth to fill the coffers of Spain. " MADRID , Dec. 15. Word has been re ceived from Havana that 00 Insurgents led by Rodcrlgiiez. Lopez and Relclo attacked the Spanish column of Captain Borrego , con sisting of seventy-two soldiers , near Nuevltas. The troops made a heroic defense , but Lieu tenant Ardeto and twenty-nine- the Span- lards were killed and eight of them wounded , Captain Oorrego and four men escaped , but the remainder of the column was captured. The Insurgents have put a stop to harvesting In the Camagua district. The first intelli gence of the engagement mentioned In the above district was conveyed In a cable to the Associated press direct from Havana on Saturday. SPANISH VICTORY REPORTED. HAVANA , Dec. 15. A column of troops commanded by Colonel Oliver met the forces of Gome , ! and Maceo on December 11 at Altos de 'Alboruches. The resulting engagement lasted from the afternoon Into the night. The Insurgents were dislodged , leaving upon the field fifteen killed. The troops had five killed and twenty wounded , one of the latter being an ofllcer. Colonels Lara and Zubeldla went in pursuit and paralng around the Inourgents came west and met the In surgents upon the retreat carrying many wounded. The Insurgents' band Isd by Ce- breso and Cayo Alverez were attacked by the combined forces of the battalions under Ilallen , Darbastro and Sarj Marclal at Mal- tlempo and were utterly defeated and dis persed , loving thirteen killed end twenty- three wounded. The troops lost In thin en gagement three killed and seven wounded. The battalions of Cuenca and Corboda have arrived homo and have been given a greet ing. ing.The The tnnspart Lcgazpl arrived at Santiago de Cuba today. Eight men have been ur- iruled , together with some laborers , for hav ing formed a combination for stealing dally cartridges and ammunition. Among them Is a delegate from the New York revolutionary Junta. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Sympathy for Culm In McmphlH , MEMPHIS , Tenn. , Dec. 15. Cuban sym pathizers are active In Memphis. A dozen men left this city November 24 to fight with the insurgents and new * has just been received of their safe arrival in Cuba , where they were received with open arms. Among those who went from here are E. E. Mill.1 and T , Y La no of Chicago , Andrew Wheeler of Kansas City and I , A. Collins of Spring field , Conn , U U tuld another expedition Is being armed here , which will leave In a few days. ( ! I.MIIAI : , i.or.A.vs sncuirr OCT. Said to Have Ileeii the Antltor of 11 Scimatlonnl I'nlilleAtlnn. CHICAGO , Dec. 15. A spYcJnr to the Times-Herald from Washington ars : John A. Logan's secret Is out at l sU In 1SSG n book appeared from tha press cf a New York firm entitled "Undo Daniel's Stbrr of Tom Anderson nnd Twenty Great Dnttiea. " It was published anonymoutly "Ity an Officer of the Union Army. " Many prominent public men \\ere covertly attacked In the pages , their names being paraphrased. Some of them , conspicuously. Senitor Voorhecs of Indiana , published interviews In self-defense. All efforts to Identify the author proved fruitless. But the secret IB notf out. John A. Logan wns the author nnd "Ttm Anderson" was himself. General Logan wrote this book In 18S4 and the following year. Ho began while he wns en the republican ticket with Dlalnr , as a candidate for vice president. General Logon told those who were honored with his confidence that all nhe- Incidents In his book were actual Occurrences. He regarded the story more as ( in autobiography than anything else. The framework of the stcry was Imaginary , but Its substance was drawn from General Logan's Own experience nnd obsjrvntlons. In order to conceal his Identity nnd to avoid tco pointed icferenc ? to prtmlncnt men In military and civil life. General Logan changed geographical and propir names to suit his purpose , though nearly always leaving n clew to his meaning. The story Is told by "UncleDnhlel" after the close of the nnd this " " war , "Uncle Daniel" In real life wns Daniel McCodk , ' father of the famous family of McCook boys , who entered ths army from Ohio. Colonel Bush , a man with but one arm , asks "Uncle Daniel" for a story of some of his cxpsrlenctsr In the war. "Uncle Daniel" arises , delivers a short mel odramatic prologue and begins by telling about a riot In Allentown In { the month of , 1SG1. Bowcn , a promlnrnt man In that part of the state , hod excited tha people by denouncing the war as nn "Infamous abolition crusade , " the president as "a vil lainous tyrant" and the United Statss soldiers as "L'nooln's ' hirelings nnd dogs with collnrs around their n cks. " Here Colonel Bush Interrupt the old man by asking what became of tuts 'man Howcn. "I understand , " replied Danlol , "that ho now occupier one of the highest positions the pcoplj of Indiana can give ! to one of. , her citizens. " This was said in 1SS4. The * book contains attacks upon other men then In public life. _ _ WILL SOT I-'AVOH AlilllTIlATIO.V. _ Vice PrcNldcnt SteveiiKoii Tallin oil ICnurlaiid'H ClnliiiN lii AlnMUa. PORT TOWNSEND , Wash. , Dec. 15. Ac cording to Thomas S. Newell , who was elected delegate to congress froih Alaska last summer , Vice President SteVcuron haa ex pressed himself ns being of th * .opinion that there are no grounds for arbitration of the disputed boundary line between Canada and Alaska , and that If England , thought other- wlao she would have to fight -for her rights. New-ill came down from Alaska with Vice President Slovenian from his , northern tour last summer , and in a recent letter to the Alaska Mining Record from- Boston Newell says : "I find the sentiment of the people in regard to the. boundary lines of the terri tory between. British Columbia and Alaska In favor of standing by thd boundary line that was established In 1824i The senti ment hero In very decided that undcr no cir cumstances will they give up one -iota of ter ritory that wo have acquired , ' by purchase from Russia. In nn Interview with Vice President Stevenson on my"'way , down from Alaska he was very decided IB b'la opinions regarding the boundary line. ' } fle consldere that there was no question regarding' the boundary line and that , if England con- yidercd she had any- rights In that direction she would have to- fight for them ; that they did not accord England the least considera tion regarding any claims that she might bring up. The people are wUlbfled that the question is in safe hands and that with the Incoming congress there is no question that the territory will be accorded i" , delegate and through that delegate le.glblatlon will be enacted. " _ " _ _ AMKIUCAX MXKR IXD1AXA lliAClli CollldcN ivltli n ItrltlHli Steamer at Liverpool. LIVERPOOL , Dec. 15. As the Anrrlcan liner Indiana , Captain Boggs , from 4 ' Philadelphia , .December 2 , this evenIng - Ing was turning Into r the stream here In order to land 'her passengers , she collided with the 'British st nmer Zomora , which was anchor' drln midstream. As a result the Indiana ehqivt/d a big rent In her port sldo. Just at the collision ; bulkhead , through which the water rushed In a great torrent. The disabled stcam.'r was Im mediately towed alongside- the landing , where her passengers were taken off. The vessel sank three feet in half an hour. An effort was made to plug up .the great hole In the steamer's side , but It proved fruitless. The vessel was then tow'od to the Chest r shore and there beached. With only n little more- delay , the Indiana would have sunk In midstream. The Kamora was also badly damag.d. The Indiana Is 'a Ijlg rigged Iron steamer of 2,444 tons , and 2.168 tons gross register. She was built at Philadelphia In 187.1. and Is owned by the International Nav igation company. He dimens'oss ori : Length , 342 feet ; beam , 43 ffet ; depth of hold , H4.9 feet. She 1ms five bulkheaMt. The Znmcra Is a vssel of 733 tons. ' J . j SIIJM Selilalter Cured Him. SHAMOKIN. Pa. . Dec , 16. Nutbnn W. linker , pioprlutor of the IJaker house at Lewlbburg , uH ortn that Ije w wholly cured of nciitc liiflamnintory rheumatism , from which lie was a sufferer for a score of years thioiigli the mysterious power of Fruncls Schhittcr. the ' 'diyino healer" of Colorado. None of the local doctors were uble to help linker , and Itviu only by the a 111 of crutches that lie was 'itblo to move nbout when not confined to his home en tirely. Miss FasmiiiRht , it t.wlsl > iirg Rlrl , who was visiting Denver friends , had Scblattcr bless n handkerchief and then rent It to linker. He placed It over the affected parts of the body und _ uys lie was nblo to walk without paliv/or trouble In twenty-four hours. Now hoi , claims to be better than be bus been , foivye-urs , nnd hat ) just inudi * public ( he mnnnev In whleli be was cured , ' r A , C'lnmH > - Work of1'ornrcr. . SEDALIA. Mo. , Die. l-AMIUard Mean * , an ex-convict , pent up fronu-Jaekson county In September , 1&S3 , for Uiir lUry , and re- lensed from the j > enlteiitlary < Inst Thursday , IIIIB been arrcxtet ] here for1 ! * > very clumsy plecii of forgery. Ha attempted to pass u check for $7.M on the ThlrNational , bunk , bearing the forged signature of Morris Hnrter , piesldent of Ilia 'Sedulla Milling company. He pleaded KUllly of uttering forged paper , und In defmilt 'of $1,000 ball , was held to the criminal iourl. Means hint laid his plans to perpetrate a number of forgeries , > Jr'fiiiiltn. TEIIHE HAUTE. Ind. . , Dec : li-George ! W. McC'aminon , Adams ejc'jiress agent nt FarmeriiburK , Sullivan coijijtj- , has de faulted , inking with him WlCOO'of the com pany's money. The last heart ] of him wns at Mutloon , HI , Yesterday 'waa payday. at the coal mines , which surround Farmers- burg , hence the largo amount of money T sent In. CoHtly Illuzc In ( 'Incjiiiiatl. CJNCSNNATil , Dvc. OR-FHre ( at noon today In the live-story , brck | building ut the coiner of Richmond anil Hitrilutt strcotH , occupied by tlie Krcll Piano coin- puny , gutted that structure , causing a losn estimated at $75,000. Sloekiiinu Killed , ATLANTIC' . la. , Dec , 15 , ( Sp.'clol Tcle- Ki uin. ) An extru on ( he Kotk Inland run Into freight No. 5. % lute yesterday afternoon ut C'uboy , killing Tliomim Mar ] , a Blackmail of Cjitey nnd burning up the caboose of No. oJ , und doing other damage , ( Irldlriin t'lnh'H .Veiv I'renlilent. WASHINGTON. Dec. 11-At the annual meeting of thu Gildlron club , W , E. Annln , coiierpnmlcnt of the Salt Lake Tribune , wns elected firerld nt , to succeed W li , Stevens of the St Louis UloUo-Ucwocrnt , who declined re-election. ACTIVITY IN THE HOUSE General Dcbato Liable to Bo Provoked This Week. COME UP ON CHANGING THE RULES N ContpNt KliTtloti C'IINPH l.lUoly to Coii- Niitni' Much Time turlii - the I'roNcnt SfMNloii Other Sub ject * for CoiiHlilcrntlini. WASHINGTON , Dec. 15. This will be the last week In the house before the recess for the Christmas holidays , and practically the only thing that will b accomplished will bo the appointment of the committees which Speaker Heed will announce on Fri day or Saturday , when the recess is taken. As a preliminary appointment of the com mittees , however , the proceedings will prob ably be enlivened by a couple of days of active skirmishing. The house Is operating under the rules of the Fifty-first congress. In that congress the members of the leading committees , like ways and means , ap propriations , judiciary , etc. , were fifteen. Owing to the Increase In the membership of the house as a result of the eleventh cen sus , and the admission of the four north western territories In 1S90 , the membership of those committees was Increased In the Fifty-second congress to seventeen. . U will bo necessary , therefore , to bring In amendments to the rules under which the house Is now operating , to Increase the mem bership of these committees to seventeen. Although the general debate on the rules will not comei until the rules committee makes Its report after the holidays , still it is not unlikely that the proposition to Increase the membership of the committees referred to will precipitate a genenil debate. Certainly If It does not , another resolution which will bo offered tomorrow or Tuesday will. This will b ? In the shape of a resolution to divide the committee on elections. There arc _ nine contested seats In the present house. Experience has shown that the considerations of election casts are long , tedious affairs , and It has repeatedly liappcnsd that the end of the second session and final adjournment Is reached with some cases tlll pending. The house leaders , therefore , considered it wise to divide the committee this year in order to facilitate the consider ation of the cases. The democrats charge that this plan Is to be pursued that democrats may bo more promptly ousted from their seats and the debate will doubtless devclpp considerable partisan rancor. In case the correspondence- the Vene zuelan boundary line Is not sent to con gress tomorrow or Tuesday , a resolution callIng - Ing for It may be passed. It Is not Im- piobable , also , that the report of Secretary Carlisle , which will ba submitted tomorrow , may bo brought before the house by some parliamentary device and made the subject of an exciting debate. CM3VKI\M'S UUCIC IH'XT KXI1EU. Homo ti Stringof IIIrilN a nil Seine FlKli StorloM. WASHINGTON , Dec. 15. President Cleve land returned to Washington thla .afternoon from his hunting trip In UJD waters of North GarolTna.vT ! ; lhlm"were'Dr : O'ReHly , "K'GlH- 'iiouso Inspector LambCrtson and Commander Wildes. The president looked the picture of health and vigor as he walkecl to his carriage which Private Secretary Thurber had in waitIng - Ing for him. The run from Norfolk was made In fair time and It 'was ' 2:30 : o'clock when the boat reached Washington. Quite a number of people had congregated at the landing place. A string of dusks , which was t'ne best evi dence cf the party's luck , was taken from the vess'l and dlst-lbutei among the membirs of the party. Barring the Inclement weather , which for several days Interfered with the sport , therei were no special incidents during the trip. The storm In the vicinity of Hat- teras was reported by the president and those accompanying him as being very severe. Dur ing the slres of weather ths lighthouse tender anchored behind Hatteras light , where the storm lost Its severity. The president first learned of the death of Judge Thurman at Elizabeth City , N. C. He paid a high tribute to the memcry of the distinguished Ohloan , alluding to him as "one of the truest and ablest patriots of the republic. " .110 It. .SATOI.I.PS HK SICl'IiI.CAP. liitr SiTVleiPi'fllinliiiiry to the ConfrrrliiK of the llarcttl. WASHINGTON , Dec. 1C. A very simple , yet interesting , ceremony In connection with the elevation of Mgr. Satolll to the car- dlnalate will take place at the Catholic lega tion In this city preliminary to the conter- rlng of the barettl on the new cardinal. This will be the delivery to him by the pope's messenger , now on liln way to this country , cf the zuchetto. This is the red skull cap which , with a letter from the consistory , Is the cardinal's announcement of his elevation tl this new position. In ' the presence of a few perbonal friends. comprising probably the rector of the Catholic university , sum moned by the popj's messenger , and the officials of tlio legation , the noble guard , as the messenger Is called , will hand to Mgr. Satolll the box containing the cap aim the consistory letter , after which ho will open the box and place th ; cap on his head. This will end thu ceremony , which Is a necessary trellmliiary In all cases of elevation to the raidlnalatc. Dr. Hooker , Mgr , SatoIH'u sec- ictary , will leave for New York tomorrow to mret the pope's messenger , who Is expected from Europe about Wednesday. SHXATI5 mlSlXKHS ( ) ! ' THIS WJ2KK. Monroe Doetrliu- Will Come Up for DlNtMIMNloll. WASHINGTON , Dec , 15 , Speeches are promised In the senate during the week on various topics now before that body. Senator Hill will probably talk on the Monroe doc trine. Senator White on the uenate- rules and Senator Stewart on his resolution re garding the effect of the rate of exchange on agriculture and manufacturers between gold standard and silver ttundard countries. There also is a probability of some speeches on Senator 1'efter's bill regarding senatorial funerals. This Is the only bill of general Im portance which lias been reported from the committee It Is passible the reorganization question may come up during the latter part of the week , but the best opinion Is that the reorganization will not bs perfected before the holidays. The adjournment for Christmas Is expected to take place on Friday. XIOAUACJUA'S MWAT10.Y OI.OSKII. Discontinued nt WitNhliiKloii UN it Mnller of Kcoiioui- . WASHINGTON , Dec. 15. The diplomatic representation of Nicaragua has bten dis continued for the first time In many ye-irx , and as a measure of economy , uo legation will lie maintained at Washington. This acllon U a matter of t > urprUo , owing to the im portance of some of the questions , notably the canal , In which the United States anil Mlcarugiu are mutually Intemted , Dr. 3urman lias presented his lelt r of recall to the Slate department , and has entered upon the practice of mellcln ? ut his home , which waa formerly the Nlcaraguan legation. t'lljltlllll HllHNft llllll > - for JIllNlllfNH , WASHINGTON , Dec. 15 , A ( light rally In the condition of Captain luaac Dmet , the venerablt iscnate doorkeeper , occurred this afternoon. The ph > flclan holds- out no tope , und Mr. Uasset'a demise teems but a question of time. TIIOtJSAMKS OK 'I&VXWjJ'S STIIIKU. liiirinrttt Workrrw < U Hy York Hc- iicrr the IMttlit H < V V Settled. NEW YOIUC. Dec. 15. The members of the Clothing Contractors' Mutual and Pro tective Association have repudiated the con tracts entered Into by them with the mem bers of the United Garment Workers of America In this city last July and another strike , Involving 10,000 tailors In New York City , IJrooklyn , llrownsvlllo and Newark , U precipitated. The contractors arc under bonds In $300 each to live up to the terms of the agreement ftr one year , made during the lant conflict between themselves and the organ ized tailors , to whom the contractors had to yield and grant their demands at the close of the struggle , which terminated thrc ? months ago. Today being the first work day In the Hebrew weekly calendar , the tailors , thouch anticipating a repetition of the old trouble , found nctlcts poste.l upon most all the shops' ' statins that employers had agreed to abolish the weekly system granted under the provisions ) of the new contract and that the men would bo paid In the future under the piece and task work systems. The employ- cro further notified the tailors that they would not In the future permit the walking dele gates of the United Garment \Vorlwrs to cntir their shops and would nt the same time dispense with the services of time keepers whoos duty It was to call out the dinner hour. This greatly Incensed the tailors , who quit work this morning In 100 shops , employIng - Ing ! ! ,000 workmen. The news spread like \\lldftro In the Hebrew section of the city nnd before noon fully * 5,000 tailors besieged the headquarters of the union In Walhalla hall , where meetings were held. Organizer Meyer Schoenfeld nnd Secretary Herman Hoblnson and the members of the executive committee- the Ilrotherhood of Tailors called on Notary 1'ubllc Thomas J. Hradley , who acted ns counsel for the- tailors In the last t'trlke ' , nnd Instructions were given them to at once proceed against those who signed as sureties the violated agreements of the contractors. Steps will b ? taken to recover the amount of the bonds given and meantime the fight will wage more fiercely than ever , as both sides are firm. The contractors held a mestlug today und rcoolvfd not to permit organized labor men to run their establishments. They contend they have a right to hire and discharge nhcni they please and manage their busi ness without the Interference of the walking delegates of the Urothcrhood of Tailors. The executive committee of the United Garment Workers met tonight nnd It Is more than probable that 16,000 workmen will desert the thopa. AVO.MAN SUFKHAtJIST.S ACTIVE. Tvin < y-iiumii Annual Contention of .Niillnniil OrKiiiilr-iitloii AitnronclicH. IIOCHESTEU , N. Y. , Dec. 15. Woman suffragists throughout the country ore pre paring to attend the twenty-elglitli annual convention of the National Woman Suffrage association , which assembles In Washington January 23. This Is expected to be one of , the largest as well as one of the most reprs- - gatherings of political equality ad vocates ever held in the country. Assurances have been received that no less than thirty presidents of state societies will be In at tendance and large delegations from each state arc expected. The olllclal call for the convention lias Just bed Issued. It Is signed by Susan D. An thony , president , and Hachel Foster Avery , corresponding secretary. An admirable array of spat < ers will be present , Including the most noted of the suffrage exponents. Among those who liave signified their Intention of al- tendlng-rei , . .J r8. . < ? 9\by \ , editor of the Woman's Tribune fit Wnsliln'gtBn ; D. C.T'Mrsr Clopter of HuntsvlllE , Ala. 'MIss ' Yates of Maine : Miss Knaggs , president' of the Michi gan state society : Mrs. Devoe of Illinois ; Miss Hay of Indiana ; Llllle Devereux Blake of the City Suffrage- league of New York CHr Carrie Chapman Chatt of New York City ; Anna Garlan Spencer of Rhode Island and Julia II. Jenny , daughter of Judge Jenny , of Syracuse ; also Itev. Anna Shaw of Philadel phia and Ella Knowles Haskell , assistant at torney general of Montana. The convention will meet Thursday and con tinue nearly a week. Sunday of the conven tion week the delegates will attend service and the bermon will be preached by Rev. Anna" Garlan Spencer of Rhode Island. On Tuesday morning , the 28th , n hearing will probably bo had before the senate and house committees. A resolution will be submitted asking for nn amendment to the UnlteJ States constitution so ns to allow women to vote. It w'lll be Introduced as the sixteenth amendment , and If congress will pass It , It will be submitted to the several states for ratification , a majority of three-fourths being necessary. Miss Anthony says that the In tention Is to go to the republican party , that party having a majority In the senate , and to say : "Here , the party which has a plonk In its platform demanding a free ballot nnd a fair count cannot Ignore our request. Hith erto the trouble has been that It has been necessary to go to Hie Ignorant people * as well as to the more enlightened , und it has been difficult to convince them of the. Justice of our cause' . " .SlrntIme\lM Olveii Up 1 < ont. POUT TOWNSEND , Waali. , Liec. 15. As the days paw by und no news of the dis abled steamer StrntbnevlH Is received , gen eral anxiety for her safety Is Intennlllcd , DmliiK the past week violent Btorms have ' been rnclng In the North Pacific ocean'for 1,000 miles off chore , nnd experienced rinv- gntors say that the Slnrtlinovis Is In Immi nent danger of foundering. The Btorm off Wellington and Vancouver Island coiiHtsi for tlio l iHt few duyH has been 'unusually pevere. Although there are five Btcnmcrn Bcourlntf the ocean for the disabled croft the opinion Is fnBt solidifying thak. she .suc cumbed to tlio furs-.of Jlio storm , VICTORIA , I } , { iJhlVr 15'Ier majesty's Hte.'iniHhlp , Iloy'iH'Arihur. , toduy Joined the fleet of Vessels searching tha North Pacific ' * c < ortho dublcd ! Stpntlinnvlx. 'of I wll Hill IIU tllllllKS have been rocetvefl . since thti chip J , C. Gambles nlghtedJier about a month ago , The flngchlp Is equipped with nn old- fashioned crows nest | n the forward mart for the purpopo of gaining the beHt uoynllilu observation , She BOOS due west from lioio , but how far Is not known , nnd It In ex pected to return ChrlHtmnn. Of nil the vessels looking for the crippled steamer the Hoynl Arthur has probably tlio best piot-pecls of finding her , for nho will work both day nnd night , using n searchlight unc-nuulled on tlio coast. Whllo on tlio cruise Bbe will keep u sharp lookout for her majesty's steamer , Satellite , now due from tbfl fcoulli , where she has broken her shaft. Having sail to fall back upon when her machinery came to grief , the batelllto , unlike the Starthnevls , Is able to proceed to jiort. .Hull DoW .Sen re In MlMNOiirl , BEDALIA , Mo. , Dee. 13. A spilous mad dag scare 1ms been experienced hero. A water spaniel dog uttackeil with rubles , ran through the htrcelH. biting children and women , half a dozen persons and several nnlmnls being bitten before tlio police Itillei ) the dog. The spaniel jumped upon the 5. year-old son of Mrs. a. W , O'Uunlels and tore his face and bit his arm , Inflicting bad woundx. Mis. Dan Drown and C. W. Clopton were also bitten. Mrs. O'lJunlels has tilkcn her child to Clinton to have a madBtonc applied. Kalul Church Klrr ut Mtlle HocU. LITTLE UOC'K. Ark. , Dec , IS.-T.'io Eighth Btieet Methodist Episcopal chinch , ono of the finest church edifices In the city , was destroyed by fire today. A. L. Dobbins was pinned beneath some joists * nnd Ills legs burned nearly olT. He cannot re cover. George Wamlonllcht WHH filghlfully burned , but will reiover. ilotli were fire men , Loss. $30,000 , _ Klmil Net He in fill of KIIUMIIN Hun If , AI1ILENK , Kan. . I ) c. 15.John Jolintz , the assignee of Lebold , Kiulier & Co , , whose Abilene bank fulled In 1SS9 , has decuuril what will probably bo 11 llnul dividend In the eBtateu of J , M , Klsher and C , II. Lebold , uboutr 5 per cunt each , payable .lummry C , MM , Till" " 'III malto th tred Itors receive 15 per cent on their claims. .MovementM of Ocean hlcnliHTx , Ore. 15 At New Vork Arilvcd Heolu , from riiilutlnnluml. At Llvcipool Labrador , from Portland , At Havre ArrivedLa Normative , from At ajeenoclt Arrived , llth Assyrian , from Pniudvlphla. ! MORE TROUBLE FOR EDWARDS City Trensuror-Eleot Ens Interesting Ex perience with ft Bond. HAS NOT YET COMPLIED WITH THE LAW .Vow Aliened Unit Ity 111 * Dilatory Tactic * He HIIN 1ON | tin * IllKlit to Act UN Treasurer fur llonnl of Education. That there Is no end to the troubled of an olllco seeker Is the- lesson which experience- Is Indelibly Impressing on the mentality of A. 0. Edwards these December days. After weeks of hustling for n bond with which to qualify as city treasurer , Edwards was finally compelled to mortgage a largo sllco of his prospective salary for n guarantee bond , the legality of which la still much in doubt and which Is still unappiovcd by the proper authorities. And now It IP wld that ho Is having the same dllllculty In obtaining the $300,000 bond which Is to secure * his safe custody of the funds of the Hoard of Educa tion. Edwards Is not saying much himself. He Is still hustling and ns the weeks pass his worried look becomes more and more no ticeable. The city treasurer-elect Is finding new troubles every day. It has Just been dis covered that ho has not yet secured his cer tificate of election from the city clsrh , There- Is a statutory provision that declares that unless an official Hull qualify within ten days from the time he accepts his certificate of election the cilice shall become vacant. After th ? royults of the election were offi cially made known City Clerk lllgby had the election certificates made out for the successful candidates. He entcicd the names In a memorandum book and took receipts from each onlccr-clect as he delivered the certificate. The book contains the signa ture of every one of the newly elected offi cials except IMwnrds. City Clerk lllgby ad mitted on Saturday that Edwards had not yet taken hist certificate of election and that ho did not have U either when he presented his bond for approval or when he took the oath of ofllco alter the council meeting last TiiJsday night. HIS SECOND BOND STILL LACKING. According to the interpretation of same of the city ofllclals , who are supposed to be lamlllar with Edwards' predicament , his plans to secure a school baud bond have all gone awry. The deal was fixed up that Charley Saunders was to bo made his deputy In re turn for assistance from some of Saunders1 relatives In fixing up his bond. Hut now | t develops that there Is a largo sized opposition to Mr. Edwa-ds' choice of n deputy. And this Is from his own friends. They argue that there Is no getting around the fact that Edwards himself Is no heavyweight In finan cial matters , and he should therefore have a deputy who Is thoroughly experienced. They ray that Saunders has net had the experience that Is essential to properly qualify him to make up for all the shortcomings of his chief and that Ire will not nil the bill. As these sumo friends have- rendered material assist ance to Edwards In getting his bonds re duced below the minimum prescribed by law and going on record to the effect" that the council had a right to review the action of thf mayor In refusing to approve thq bond , he- , can scarcely .afford ' to _ Ignore their ad vice. ' , The more To , bocau'se' there * afe a nuni- her of complication ? In tlie'.bond business tbat remain to bs adjudicated , and without the solid support of the council majority , he knows that his cance Is likely to be swamped. But-fhls Is not the only snag Edwards ha ? struck In connection with his school bond. There Is a statute that declares that the bend of a city official must be presented for approval within thirty days after the official canvass of the votes by which he was elected. The official canvass , was complet d Tuesday evening. November 12. and the tlmo limit for qualifying expired last Thursday night. Edwards has not yet filed his bond with the Hoard of Education , nor has ho given any official Intimation that he Intends to do so According to legal opinions there Is a serious question as to whether he can quillfy at thla late date , even If he should succeed In ret ting a bond. h bond.HIS HIS SLENDER HOPE. Edwards' contention Is that the statutory tlmo limit does not apply to the Hoard of Education bond. The fact remains that a more strict Interpretation has been given to his provision by pr vlously elected officials. It Is readily remembered that when County Treasurer Irey was elected ho experienced some delay In procuring his bond , and fairly broke his neck to get It filed before the thirty days exp red , lit finally submitted It at the eleventh hour , and plainly acted on thS naard ° . " " ' "W C ° U"J "Ot be saf $ The whole matter will come up at ( ho meetIng - Ing of the Board of Educit'on tonight nt which Interesting developments are "wcted K.VOAKIM ; QiMitTisiis AT .sriHKouis. Hepnlilleau I.eiidern \Veinly Arranir- Inp ; for- the Slrut ule. .ST. LOU > 6. DSC. 15. Colonel L. S. Swords , srgeant-at-arms of the republican national committee , and Wright Lawrence , represent ing ex-Senator Quay , arrived here today from New York , and are nt the Southern , for the purpose of securing a large number of rooms for delegates to tha republican national convention and republican .national committee. Colonel Swords will h-peclairy look after quarters for Oarret A , Hobart and the New Jersey delegation ! Sum i'nlun , , , ? , . for the Connecticut delegation. Mr. Lawrenci will take care of Sir , Quay and the Pennsylvania delegotfon. In an Interview Colonel Swords expressed himself ns plcaicd with the selection of St. Louis ay the place for the convention , and thought this city could car ? for every ono. The Arkansas and Indiana delegations will have headquarter at the Planters hotel. Several suiu's of rooms wore engaged at the St. Nicholas for convention week. Six romaer - taken for Iowa , James Francis Ilurlo of Plttsbure , assistant secretary of the republican national committee , engaged three , and ex-Governor Merrlam of Minneapolis , a suite of two parlors. Htarted Impeachment I'roceedlnirN. NEW YOIlK , Dee. 15.-The Journal rays : "Impeachment proceeding ugulnst United Stutea District Judge Alexander Hoarmixn of the western dMrlct of Ixiil lnna are to uo begun by Albert T , Patrick of the law t Him of Leeds , Patrick & Ironside. Mr. I Patrick has just completed the formal draft of the charges. The papers allege conuptlon und conspiracy to defeat Justice -i In the proceedings ut UulvcHlon , Tux. , for , the disbarment of Joseph C. Iliitcheson , uu attorney of the court. The charged cover , eight typewritten WKer , nnd uro uecom- i panled by a 13.000-word pamphlet. New ' Voik attorneys familiar with the history of tha I'll re express surprise tbut the matter bus been reopened , and pronouncu Juduu Iioarman one of the most Ie.irncU Jurists of the court , " Wichita Womnn'n IiiKcnlniiN Clulmi. WICHITA. Dec. 15. In 1WO , Jlrs. J. W , r Klnkald of Oklahoma City , secured a dl- * J voice from her husband , lie mariled an other woman und became wealthy. In 1693 the supreme court dccldc'l tbut divorces grunted In probate court * wore- not legal and now the original Mrs. Klnkald lias tiled u petition again * ' tier liuslmml. chart-In- him with adultery with wlfo No. 2 , and asks for half of tlio weullli he imido ulnco their Illegal dlvoice n iillmony. The out- conic of the cure meant ) much to Hie Bcorca grunted dlvorccH by tlio tuirl'urlal ' courts. 1 reunify for .Mimlrr .Sunn I'alil , VIUOQl'A , WIs. , Dec. IB.-Kfanc Moulder , the tifrmnn fminer , who murdered liln wife ut Vavburg Friday nltiht , fltlier com mitted suicide or wan lynched by hi * fam ily or nslghborH yeolettfuy On unlvlnu nt the hoiii < < Id ir.iUe the urr l. the HlierKf fruul ilia inurlnir auspendvil by u rope la hlH woo'.Uhctl