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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.
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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
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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.
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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. " _ "
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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
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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