THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTAHLTSILKD JU E U ) , 1871. OMAILA , WEDNESDAY MOUSING , JA2TUA11Y 8 , I800 , NGLE corv FIVE GENTS.
LITTLE ALARM IN HAVANA
Menaces of the Eobols Not Considered
Dangerous in that Oily.
CAMPOS CONFIDENT AND CONTINUES CALM
Uccliin-H < lu * I n Nil rue n ti Will .Vn
Attempt < Oniitiirc I'ortlllcd
or Iti-iiinlii I.onn In
One I'Info.
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HAVANA , Cuba. Jan. 7. ( New York World
Cablegram Spcclil Telegram. ) CalXo dls-
pitch's from New York tcday report wildly
cxargnraled ; stories of the- condition of
cffalrs here. Thn fact Is the city Is to quiet
as to give rhia to surprise on the part of old
experienced residents. There l.-is been no
anticipation founded en mibatontlal reasons
that the reb'ls will clungo their policy and
rvttempt to occupy a town which could only
bo taken after a real battle. Among the
Cuban sympathizers , of course , there Is much
Individual excitement , which finds no col
lective expression.
The Spaniards , especially the merchants
and trades people who are sniftering prostra
tion of trade , feel cxteremo anxiety on ac
count of their business. Thcro arc no binks
and business men are compelled to carry on
their financial , matters without these sub
stantial preps , Their anxiety concerning
till situation resulting from the destruction
, of sugar cane and the consequent failure of
I the great staple of commerce and trade tha
present season nil ? thsm with forebodings.
FOREIGNERS ARE FRIGHTENED.
Timid people amorg tha A ierlcn and Eng
land colony people , who know nothing pf the-
actualities , alarmed over thei stories of the
action's of the volunteers during the ten years'
war , have , without any other reason than
Imaginary fears , called on the American and
British consuls general for advice. Consul
General Williams , I am personally aware , has
no sympathy whatever with thso Incorrect
views' . He lias rei'lded In Cuba forty-five
years anil scon no danger whatever. British
Consul General Gnllan shares the same
opinion.
I have taken steps to ascertain the drift
of feeling among the volunteers. They are
In an entirely different condition from what
they were In during the ten years' war.
Then they were truculent and aggressive.
At present they are as mild as milk and feel
easy , because they have been assured they
will not bo called to go Into the field.
As an Indication of the quiet condition ot
Havana. It may be noted that the volunteers
nrn not c-JllcJ on for service other than dally
routine guard duty , such as has prevailed
during the pnst six months. All have been
notified to bo In readiness In case of need ,
but up to till ; morning none have been
called out. Last summer there was a. bit
I ter feeling toward Americano , because the
Impression was general that the United
States would recognize the belligerency of
the Insurgents whether they held a town era
a seaport permanently. But all this has
died aw-jy. The Spanish pi-ens and Individuals
apparently have dropped the subject from
their thoughts.
POLITICAL PARTIES PACIFIC.
| * - r- List night the leaders of the three great
political parties In Cuba met In the onlce
of Dlaro do la Marina , discussed the situa
tion and wont to the Spanish club , where
they were welcomed by Its president. He
said In his address that while each party
will continue to re. pect Its principles , all
should act together out of patriotic motives.
Rafael Montoro , ono of the leaders of the
homo rule party , replied , saying that It Is
the duty of good citizens to sustain Martinez
Campos and t'io government regardless cf
political sentiments. Tlio event Is notable
because Montoro and others never before
visited the SpanUh club olllclally.
I obtained the views of the leader of the
three political parties today. All agreed
that Havana has nothing to apprehend.
Scnor Montoro permitted me to quote him
as saying he was surprised at the lack of
excitement visible In a naturally impres
sionable community.
Tlio opera and the different theaters are
all attended tonight. All this betokens order ,
stability nnd the absence of the old tlmo
ferocity , entirely due to the educational effect
of the human , broad-minded , statesmanlike
policy of Martinez Campos.
Up to 12 o'clock today there had been no
encounter between Gomez's people nnd the
Spanish troops since the former started west
ward fiom San Pollp.l not ven a rearguard
eklrmlsli. I can say tonight that I do not
BCD how Gomez ran escape from the great
body of troops In his rear. This belief Is
general In military circles.
CANNOT DESCRIBE THEIR PLANS.
I am given much latitude In cabling. Pro
viding 1 do not do'crlbe the military proceed
ings I am practically unrestricted. Nothing
lias occurred In the last twenty-four hours
to change the opinion that Gomez's raid has
nny other purpose than to destroy sugar es-
tatoa. It docs not appear probable that the
Insurgent leader will be so rash as to go ai
far as the Vuclta Abajo tobacco district.
There Is no food on the route.
Tin wild reports of General Campos' resig
nation arc denied authoritatively from Spain
A ] iumb3r of r'fugee ? , burned out ut Gabrle
and Onlr.i , waited on General Campos at thei
palace today. He- assured them of his sym
pathy In their terrible distress.
' The management of the Western railway
reports that as , a result of fioniex'a raid the
tracko arc torn up between Gabriel and
Gulra , a culvert has bo = n destroy * ! and the
rtatlou buildings nt Gabriel and Gulra have
been burned. Only six cars are known to
K Iinvo been burned , and they wern freight
cars. It Is believed that If the road Is not
( A\ further molested by the Insurgents trafllc
will bo restored In two days. Trains were reported -
ported to bo running between Artemesla anil
Plnnr del Rio lant night.
STIUj BURNING CANE.
After leaving the line of the Western rail
road In the vicinity of Artcmesla , Gomez and
Mnceo took two different columns and routes
nnd nuvcd to Guanajay , the terminus of a
division of ths United railway , running west
ward from Havana Into Plnar del Rio. I
cinnot learn that Guanajay , which Is a town
of 11,000 people , was entered , but cane to
the weetwaul of It has been burned.
Gunabal , a village- north of the United rail
way , f'tir mlleo east of Guanajay , la reported
burn-d , but thU Is not positive. Yesterday
small bain's were reported In the vicinity of
Punta Ilrava , about tweUo miles west ef
Havana. Three sugar plantations In that
section were bilrnnd subsequently. Rebels
liave- been reen near Hoyo Colorado and
Oalmlto , small villager , but they did no
damage to property ,
Al'irma flt by the population ot the
BurroundliiR country , who had heard cf the
tcrriUo doings at Gabriel and Gulrn. A'train
of empty carriages went as far as Salud. In
that vlllugo were found ten relHlu , all black.
Approaching and ascertaining that no soldiers
were on board , they pormlttJd the train to
rc'iirn to Havana with a full load of homeless
people , thrown nut of hnnea by the burning
ot the town nf Gulra. Saturday night the In-
turgenlg' leader , Xayns , wa operating In that
vicinity.
I cannot tell cf the movements- the Span
Uh troops , but It uppe-irs that a number of
Junlii oHlcpm and colonels who are eager
f r promotion ore * leading the- Spanish col
umn * . WIU.IAM SHAW BO\VEN.
SimiiliirilHluliii u Victory ,
MADHID , Jan , 7. The CorrcspandencU
etutcs that the Insurgents have attacked Hoyo
Colorado , which Is three- leagues from Ha
vana , The Spaniards were outnumbered and
surrendered , General Campos. H Is further
s'ated ' , defeated the Insurgent ! near Havana ,
The Correspondrncli further states that
after defeating the Intmrgcnts clew to Ha
vana the Spanish gunboat Ardllh captured
four vessel * laden with Insurgents trying to
escape.
HAVANA IS S.ll-MJ KOIl THE i'HESEXT
llellef IlrrnliiliiK ( lonrrnl the Clt >
Will Not tic Attiic-Ucil.
HAVANA , Jan , 7. The Insurgents are
still In the vicinity of Havana , but their
movements are not of sufficient Importancs
to chronicle In detail. The ntr.nber of the
liuurgonts nt Managua and Calabazar , four
teen miles from this city , has been Increased ,
but It Is now believed that Hr.vnna Itself
will not be attacked for some time to come.
The Insurgents have burned a mixed train
from Cardenas , near Banagulr.s , and the
Spaniards claim that they violated all the
wompn and young girls who wore among the
paseners. Railroad communication In the
provlnca of Matanzas Is being resumed.
Trains are arriving on time at Llmonor ,
Snguel , Cirdenas nnd Matanzis.
The Insurgent band commanded by Eayas
was reported at different times yesterday at
Clamoto , Gulbalhoyo , Colorado and Punta
Ilrava , showing that lie followed pretty closely
the line between the provinces of Plnar del
Itlo and Havana up to the extreme north
eastern portion of Plnar del Rio. This
brought him Into the region Into which large
numbers of troops have betn sent to guard
the western approach to Havana. H docs not
appear that the Ini-urgcnts were In any great
force , nnd no engagements were reported.
The lUldti of the Valdesplno ostnto have bsen
burned , and the villages of Puerto , La Gulra
and Marrerlo ha\o also been put to the
torch , after being plundeicd , according to the
report rcelvod here.
The Influx of refugees from the whole of
the territory surrounding Havana continues
and apparently It Is not possible to obtain
sufficient means of transportation to accom-
mot'ato ' th ? fleeing families and their house
hold goods. Tha country seems to bo en-
tl ly abandoned to the- Insurgent army , and
no movement apparently avails to check It.
The eastern portion of the Island wems not
to have boon entirely stripped of nn effective
foice of Insurgentt' . A report from Santa
Clara says that the troops encountered the
Insurgent band lei by Pancho Carlllo nnd In
the battle which ensued sustained a loss of
fifty.Word
Word has Jurt been received that the
sounds of cannon nnd musketry have been
heard In the nelghb-Tliood of Guanaja , an 1m-
po.tant town ot 1,000 Inhabitants In Plnar del
Rio. forty-flvo miles southward of Havana. It
la supposed , that an engagement Is taking
place between the forc a of General Suarez
Valdez and th Insurgents , but the numbers
engaged or the course which the fortune , of
the fight la taking \a \ not known.
The Insurgents are burning and destroying
today up to within eight miles ot Havana.
The district around the village cf Calabazar
suffered today. Calabazar Is only twenty
mllrs from Vento , whore thb apparatus Is lo
cated upon which Havana depends for its
water supply. In the Calabazar and Hoyo
Colorado districts the cano has been burned
In tlio fields of Maulln , Garro and Baracou.
ITS MAUCH IS OXE OK TIIIUMIMI.
I'roixreNN of Anit-rlciiii CoiniiilNivloii
Ovri-lniul Through Central China.
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TZUCHOW , Jan , 5. ( Via Tlen-Tsln , Jan. C
( Now York World Cablegram Special Tele
gram. ) The American commission , umter th
vice regal guard , on Ha way to Chung King
haa passed through Tzuehow , heralded b
trumpeters. The effect upon the people I
most salutary.
The policy of the Imperial administration
In sending th ? commission overland from
Tlen-Tsln Is a complete success and will se
euro lasting benefit for the missionaries.
CHILIAN 1'lt ESS HOLDS HOSTILE
ViproroiiMly AHMIIUM ( lie Monroe Dot-
trine ami Itx Ailvoc-it < > N.
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COL.ON , Colombia , Jan. 7. ( New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Th
Chilian prsss continues to attack the Monro
doctrine , declaring that the kind of pratcc
tlon it may afford Is more to be feared than
the old enemy of the country.
The Isthmian ( Cuban organ ) Is In ecstacle
ovei the Invasion of the province of Havan
by Ilia Insurgents. It denounces previous ad
vicss regarding alleged reverses Inflicted upon
the causs of the republic as fabrications o
Spnnlbh "wlro pullers. "
No Olllcinl NIMVH from llaviinn.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 7. At the Stale de
partment it Is said that no Information ha
bscn received concerning the reported crlt
ical condition of affairs at Havana. As th
Na\y department has no shlpa In Cuban
waters , no Information comes from tha
source. The Intelligence from C'ubi Is o
such nn alarming character that seine tur
prise Is exprsssad , even by officials , thane
no word comes to the government as to the
situation.
Minister do Lome of Spain has his pa
tlcncc- sorely tried. The reports that Gen
eral Campos has resigned and that Havana
has fallen are Indignantly reseiucd by him
Ho does not care to make denials , for , ho
says , the reports are such preposterous In
stirgent falsifications that he svill not notice
them.
MI-H. SellielN - '
. IH-i'oinliipr .More Itiitlonni
LONDON , Jan. 7. Mrs. Cornelia Selbels
has recovered sufllclently today to ! ) abl ?
to talk rationally on most subject ? . It was
only when speaking of her claims to Engllsl
and German fortunes that she showed tlgna
of Insanity. She said that her share In the
Selbi-la estate was $ uO,000,000 , and that the
Is also entitled to a good share In the * Tern-
plo estate In England. She Is about 81
years of age. Sewed In her clothing was
found today about $15,000 In bills. The
United States embassy here has been notified
of her condition.
of .Money til Mexico.
CITY OF .MEXICO. Jan. 7. The amount of
money In local banks Is $30,000,000 ,
being entirely unprecedented. The rate of In
terest tendi downward on loans and mort
gage * , _
WOltM ) STANDS ONI ITS IlECOltl ) .
Aokm \ leilKi-N VIolntliiKr tin * l.mv
ClliMl liy Semi < or Cliamller.
NEW YORK , Jan. 7. Concerning the pro
ceedings nf the senate today the World will
tomorrow fay editorially : "Senator Lodge
yesterday relieved the dreariness of political
debate and added to tha gaiety of nation" by
quoting In the senate- the celebrated section
D,3i5. : This Is undoubtedly law. It Is on the
statute books. It Is section c.335. It Is re
inforced by section 2,113 of the wme era ,
which forbid * corresponding with foreign
governments to Incite the Indians to raids
on the settlers. It Is unquestionably the duty
of Secretary Olney to enforce this law. He
should punish with thei full Hemlty of Its
penalty not flno or Imprisonment , but fine
and Imprisonment any ono who had willingly
violated It. The World pleads guilty In advance -
vance to having 'without the pcrmlshlon or
authority cf Mr. Cleveland or Mr. Olney car
ried on Intercourse by cable with Lord Salis
bury , the prince of Wales and duke of York ,
the Rothechllds and other foreign dlgul-
tarles , '
"The statute cited Is aged , obsolote. moldy ,
moth-eaten , dust-covered and was forgotten
until resuscitated by tha ztal and watchfulness -
ness of Secretary Olney , The World will
not dcswud Into thedungvsn and put out Its
mlllon candle power torch of llb-rty and In-
telllgsnce without a struggle. "
Trai-y WUHOII'H Mayer IleleaM-il.
RA\VLINS \ , Wyo. , Jan. 7. ( Special Tele
gram. ) John I ) . Paulten , tli Saratoga constable
stable- and gama warden , charged with the
nurder of Tracy Wilson at Charles Hardln's
ranch In Basi Creek batln , cu th ? m-riilng
if December 30. was given a preliminary
tearing before Jiibtlce Ash today , ths trial
aklng up the entireday. . Tlio jiidsm tit of
he- court was justifiable homlcMcPaulsen
ilng discharged from cuitody. .
Movement of Ocean .Steanierw Jan. 7 ,
At Gi-no.i Arrived California , from Now
'ork.
At Hamburg-Arrived Moravia , from New
'ork.
At Movlllc Arrived Anchorla. from New
crk for Gluigow , and preceded.
At Mam-lllcs-- Arrived Britannia , from
New York. |
- . 3t ' .
LONDON HAS NO GOLD TO LET
American Securities of All Sorts Out of
Favor with Englishmen ,
BELIEVE THE NEW LOAN WILL FAIL
ItcriiKitl of tlio IlntliNcliltil * ( o Take
Any or K Tiioimiif He suf-
Ilclent ( o ICupp All I
Other * Out.
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LONDON , Jan. 7. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) In spite * of the
predominant Importance of the- news from
the Transvaal , all the London newspapers
this morning display opinions of Messrs.
Rothschilds & Co. and other London bankers ,
cabled back from New York. It sscms ob-
vloiu' , however , that London Is very Indif
ferent to whatever the United States treas
ury miy do just at this Juncture. As cabled
you In this correspondence last Saturday , and
as now stated substantially In the same words
In the World's letter from London bankers ,
there will be no purchase of our national ? -
curltlca for the preent : , except with the ex
pectation of selling them promptly back to
us. Many London Investors besides Messrs
Rothschilds have assured me that there 1
now no market , except the American mar
kit , for American securities , and w.ll not b
not only until the controversy with Enghtnc
Is settled , but until wo have settUd cur cur
rency problem , as the evidence given In congress
gre-ss of open hostility to England , justly o
unjustly , has convinced English Investor
that their money In the United States Is a
the mercy of politicians' .
Moreton Frewen's letter to the Time
warning Englishmen that their Investment
with us would be promptly confiscated In
case of war has had a most far reaching
mischievous ) effect , being quoted everywhor
In the recent discussions concerning th
relations between the two countries. Ther
Is also widespread belief here that the con
iroversy has greatly strengthened the sllvc
party In congress. Of course , the also unl
versally accepted conviction that Knglam
Is In real danger of conflict , near or within
the near future , with Germany , affects th
London money market , consols today show
ing a further decline.
ALL BLAME THE BONDS.
All the afternoon money writers attribut
the fall In American securities to the an
nouncement of the new loan. The West
minster Gazette says It Is general conviction
that the new Issue of bonds Is not likely t
materially improve the financial situation , 1
being pointed out that r.part from othc
considerations , the delay of nearly a mentIs
Is likely to still further endanger the stool
of gold In the treasury.
The Pall Mall Gazette says : "The attemp
to issue United States bonds ab a popula
loan is also a disturbing factor , and may
have serious results. Tenders are to b
received up to the 1st prox. , by which tlm
It is Impossible to forecast what may b
the condition of the treasury , but ) f all dlf
ficultlos that may arise In the meantime
are safely overcome , it Is extremely doubt
fill if the Issue * in this form can succeed
as the Morgan syndicate practically control
all the free gold , and seems inclined to mak
matters warm Jor the government. "
The Standard flatfootedly attributes the fal
In Americans to the announcement of th
loan.
loan.The
The St. James Gazette thinks Chamberlain'
prompt notice to Germany that , despite th
kaiser's threats , England proposes to Int'Ii- '
upon her suzerainty over the Transvaal , wll
bo a warning to thei United States that Eng
lind will deal not l-ws strenuously with us
"Add to these considerations the immediate
need of public money and the rmarkab'.y
candid hint from Meajrs. Rothschilds tha
Ergllsh capitalists will not Invest In an
American loan as long as war Is within sight
and a. rcvulslcm In fueling , as Indicated by th
chaiiRO In tcno even of the most Jingo news
papers , that Is progressing. Whlls the pres
ident of the United Stalest and his secretary
of the treasury were debating whether to
raise money by popular loan or from a syndl
cato of capitalists , the New York Worlc
cam ? dawn heavily against the syndicate am
routed the country on behalf of a patriotic
general subscription , and Mr. Carlisle Issuc <
yesterday government proposals for a popular
loin of $100,000,000 on 1 per cent thirty ye-ira
? 50 bonds. The World has scored , but ths
country and the business men do not &ten
over pleased. Wall street Is huffy. Stocks ?
wont down , the new loan Is not being taken
up very swiftly , and It is pointed out that $30
bonds nro not small enough to reach the
massea. Still the press was all on the Hide
of the World , and , right or wrong , the press
had its way. "
SALISBURY STANDS FIRM.
As to Lord Salisbury's further course in
the Venezuela controversy there Is , I am
forced to say , not the least Indication that
he will not In the future , as In the post ,
maintain his stiff-necked obstinacy of treat
ment of the whole question. The Times
shows every evidence of being hie mouth
piece , but Its leading editorial this morning
begins In this uncompromising fashion :
"The sudden explosion of unprovoked bos-
tll'ty ' against this country In the United
States and in Germany has , wo are prone to
think , neither disturbed the composure o (
the British nation nor deflected the policy
of the British government. Our people have
not minimized the gravity of these menaces
from two great and kindred powers , to
whom wo believed wo were bound by strong
tics of amity and good feeling , but wo have
not been thrown off our balance by thu dis
closure of unsuspected jealousy and ran
cour , "
But of the proposals for arbitration the
Times only admits this much , which Is a3-
mlttlng nothing1 "It ought not to bs very
dilllcult to determine what districts are and
liavo been for ooino years In actuil occupa-
: ton by Venezuelans and British respectively ,
and excluding these , to go to arbitration mi
the unsettled districts as a whole. It
would be then unnecessary to deal with the
Schomburgk line at all , while the objects
of Lord Salisbury's restriction would be at
tained. "
There Is , however , some discount to bo al
ow ed for all the bold protestations In the
rest of the some- leader , that , coma oven
war with Germany , England will not be
frightened one Jot by danger of war with
us. The Times thus concludes : "Fighting
will probably not bo needed , If we show that
we are strong enough , well prepared and
thoroughly united. "
It Is Indeed preposterous to suppose that
England can maintain her present position of
conifileto Isolation , thus pathetically put by
a writer today :
"England stands at bay against a world
hat Is banded together to boycott , bully ,
> alt her , and If possible break up her benevo-
ent and beneficsnt empire. "
The national conceit of this Is amply supple ,
nented by the conclusion of the Times' edl-
orlal today on the situation In the Transvaal
n an adjoining column , be It noted , to the
irgcnt contention that the United Slates has
10 real national mission In South Africa ;
' ( Ireat Britain , " protests this journal , "Is
hu giant facing both ways of an adapted
'llgrlm's progress : She must be tha leading
lower In South Africa. She will not suffer
any policy calculated to lessen her predomi
nance. "
The Chronicle continues Us unpartlsan and
mrlotlc effort to make a basis for an
ntcrnatlonal agreement , supplemented by the
bis letters of Mr. Norman , but , after all , the
Chronicle leprveenta a party now only In a
iopli'83 minority , and the advocacy of any
measures by It Is apt to provoke the hostile
ppos lion of the majority.
EVERYBODY LOOKING FOR WAR.
The war fever has possession of every
lenient of society hero , and the potentialities
f tlio future In Transvaal grow more ser.ous
ay by dJy. The mystery of Rhodes'
eachery or deep laid plans there la no whit
learcd up by today's dispatches.
The Pall Mall Gazette's Washington cor
espondent cables a long Interview with Sen-
ator Lodge , the vital point In .Vrntch la this
showing that the senator Is as recalcitrant
as ever.
"The American people believe In the Monroe -
roe doctrine and arc- prepared to defend It at
all hazards. To England' this Is only a ques
tion of a few'i squire rallts of ter
ritory. For n : . a great principle Is at stake.
As a mode by which Uila dispute Is to bo
determined , we rought arbitration , and Lord
Salisbury has peremptorily refused It. The
people of the Vnlted States arcas averse to
hostility as the people of England , but wo
have been forcsd to take up our proMnt po
sition by Lord Salisbury's action. The points
Involving the support of the Monroe doctrine
we cannot abandon. We ask only for arbitra
tion ; whether wo shall have It , and with It a
peaceful settlement , honorable to both coun
tries , or not , depends on England , and not
on the United States. "
I am Informed upon authority tonight that
Lord Salisbury has at last definitely promised
that the long deferred blue took cntalnlnj all
the Venezuela correspondence will be laid
before Parliament Immediately on Its reas
sembling.
sembling.BAYARD'S
BAYARD'S LATEST BREAK.
I am also told that the Associated press
sent only a1 brief report of Ambassador Bay
ard's address last night at the reception to
Dr. Donaldson Smith , thci African explorer.
The following passages , however. In view of
the history of English aggressions at Cap :
and Natal , In Matabeleland anil now In the
Transvaal , seem to me > as having unusual sig
nificance.
"The. ' company had heard , said Mr. Bayard ,
the history of a campaign of Intellect and
civilization against Ignorance and barbarism
( clucrs ) , but it was not campaigning of
profit. Not one word had bten said by Dr.
Donaldson Smith which .has been degraded
by aiaoclatlon of profit , or mere base utility.
They had heard of something fir higher and
nobler , on effort to devslop to our knowledge
and understanding the \\orld In which wo
lived. Not one thought hadl ) > ; en uttered by
his countryman of Injustice , lot oppression or
of per&onil selfishness , or pf any lower or
more cruel ambition. It ha d ben : on Dr.
Dsnaldson Smith's part an ) honest , brave ,
modest endeavor to- let the world know some
thing of a country which 'had not been
known bforc. In such a struggle and for
I'uch ' un end he was rejoiced to find his
countryman , an American , theplonser and
the expositor. ( Chears. ) "
Lord Dunraven went at once from the
Umbrla to Penryth , wherei with the prince * of
Wale ? , ho la one of a barge party , guests
of Lord Lonsdale tlicro.
BALARD SMITH.
LOOKS I.1KI2 A AVAH aiI3AS KI3.
KiiKlniul Hvontunlly Dots not I'ro-
IMIMC to Do CniiKlit Xnpplnir.
LONDON , Jan. 7. Th ? Qlobe this evening
prints some sensational npwt > under the fol
lowing scare headlines : "Activity In the
War OIUco Anticipated Military Measures. "
The Glebe then states thaL the war office
sent a special military messenger this after-
neon to the colonial office and that It is ru
mored that Important orders arc pending.
A dispatch received here from the military
camp at Aldcrshot says that the general be
lief , almost tacked by proof , prevails that
the authorities are considering the mobilizing
of the army reserves and part of the militia.
Th ? men emphyed In the ordnance stores are
all very busy.
The feeling hero against'Germany ' on ac
count of the dispatch of congratulation of
Eirperor William to President Krueger , ap
parently Ignoring British suzerainty over the
Transvaal icpubllc , continues amcng all
classes"of people and th * war sentiment
against Germany rises JIB tlma > passes.Lady
\v ciwlck has written n'letter to tha. Times
on the subject. It Is understood .tliat.tlh3
arsenals and dock yards pre * balng "over
hauled. . *
Emperor William IB "a member of several
exclusive English clubs , Including the Royal
Yacht squadron , and In som'p of them the
demand for his expulsion Is already very
loud. Letters have been published in the
newspapers demanding thaf he resign his
colonelcy In the royal dragoons.
There is no truth In the story that the
Brltl/h government Is hurriedly drafting
troop'y at Cape Town. In the first placa thera
is no necessity for It. as all the troops that
might be needed could transporter ! to Cape
Town from neighboring British colonies in
stead of from so distant a country as India.
ADVISED TO 1'OCKUT THEIIl IMtlDIJ.
( Jovr.riliiK-lit .iilvlHUil ( o Do
it lU'KHrilli'HH of TaiuitH.
LONDON , Jan. 8. The-Times this morning
publishes four columns explaining the Historic
origin of the Monroe doctrine.
Sir Edward Clarke , speaklrlg at Plymouth
last evening , In referencs to Venezuela said :
"Wo must not be too Impatient or angry with
the Monroa doctrine. If wo refuse to arbi
trate except outside the Schomburgk line , we
should have war with the-Unlted States and a
war In which wo should not be right. Each
side must yield to some extent. We must
Ignore the American commission , but to say
that n line fixed In 1840 was unalterable waste
to adopt as unreasonable an'attitude as the
United States adopted In President Cleve
land's message. He hoped , tie said , that the
government would resume negotiations with
Venezuela direct and that some mediator
would bo found whoso Judgment could be ac
cepted with honor by both countries , In that
case , he continued , we might bo called unon
to bear taunts both here and In America. It
would not be pleasant after Cleveland's mes
sage , but ho did not believe in a bastard
lionor , which feared to do Justice , because
Justice had been demanded with Insult or
menace. It was our business , specially to
ace the fearful ca'amlty of war with America ,
to make up our minds to what was right
and to do the right calmly and qu'ctly , re
gardless of taunt , and content that .we had
helped to preserve- peace by the only con
duct worthy of a great nation. "
The close of Sir Edward Clarke's remarks
was erected with cheers.
HAD XO I\UT1I I.V I'lUCMIKIl IIOWI5M *
HeiiNiiiiH ANNlKiifil fur < lu * Iti-Ht
( if Cllllllll't MIlllNIITN.
OTTAWA , Ont. , Jan. 7 | In the House of
Commons this afternoon Hon. C. D. Foster ,
ately minister of. finance , made a state
ment In reference to the , causes which had
actuated himself and six colleagues In re
signing their positions ait cabinet members.
The solo reason given was- that the ministers
md no confidence In Sir Mackenzie Bowcll'R
eadershlp. They contended , slid Mr , Fos
ter , that Sir Mackenzie Do\yell was Incom-
> etent to lead the government. Mr , Foster
itattd that the. question or granting remedial
eglslatlon to re-establish separate- schools
n Manitoba bad nothing to do with the
resignations. , '
Despite Mr. Fester's jcxphnatlon , It Is not
; enerally believed here tbat mere want of
: onfidenca In the leadership of Sir Mackenzie
lowcll was tlio cause of the resignation of
he seveil ministers. Tlio latter are all
rotestants and represent Protestant con-
tltuenclei Had they retained office , they
vould ImVe been forced to vote for remedial
eglslatlon , and In the election that Is to
ako place In a few months would have been
lefeated ,
Sir Mackenzie made a statement In the
enato that ho would go on with remedial
eelslatton. He characterised the action ( f
ho seven members as unfair , undignified and
mcalled for. It Is not 'thought ' probabls
ha' Sir Mackenzie's government will be
ebo ! to carry on remedial legltlatlpn.
aiifccil Crcut UxcItnuriU III .Mcilro ,
CITY OF MEXICO , Jail. 7 , The rsport
eport received last night that Havana had
jeen taken by the Insurgents created the
utirost excitement. Gutano , Mexicans and
Americans frateriilzVi In the itreatu and
lces of public resort , whlla the Spaniard *
cngregated In Spanish clubs. Shouts U
Viva Cuba Libre" were heard everywhere ,
howlng the deep tympathV of the Mexican
eople for Cuba. The Mexican Herald office.
which paper received the- Associated press
Upatchcg , wan thronged all night by people
inxloutly waiting news of confirmation. It
B predicted If the ln upcents oipturc and
old Important towns ths Government will
eccgnlzo their belligerency ,
ffILL HAVE ALL OR NONE
Wall Street Bankers Name Their Terms
to the Administration.
NEED NO ASSISTANCE FROM THE PUBLIC
If Tlioy Can tint I'urclinno tlu >
IRNIIC nt llonitM nt Tlu-lr ( Mvu
Tlu-y Aniprt They
Will lluy No no nt All.
CHICAGO , Jan. 7. A special from Wash
ington says : Now comes the Important In
formation from Mr. Morgan , who has formsd ,
cr Is forming , a bond syndicate , that he will
take all the bends offered by the government
or none. Tl.ls Is his ultimatum.
The experts In financial circles know what
thU means. Here Is what ths best Informed
person In the government scrvlcs says under
cover of confidence : "The syndicate will get
the bonds bocauw ? speculation Is a cold
blooded game. There Is no sentiment In Wall
street. It Is well enough to speak of patriot
ism and brotherly loVe among the citizens of
a nation , but those ssntlmcnts do not spring
from the hearts of men who ccrner gold.
Just aa sure as those bonds are sold just that
sure will Wall Htreet buy them. A bank In
Steubenvllle , 0. , the National Exchange bank ,
telegraphtd today offering to take $20,000 of
the bonds at 1.12. Other banks. I am told ,
have sent similar messages t ? Mr. Carlisle.
A dozen or more of them weio ipcelveil this
forenoon. But ther ? were nu messages from
New York or from Philadelphia , or from Bos
ton. These cities lmrbr the men who con
trol the g ld of this country. They may not
have It themselves , but they have a way of
getting it. Wh'en you have Isarned the In
tricacies of finance you will learn that the
bankers and brokers of Now York , with their
afilllaticns and connections reaching across
th ? sea , can band themselves togetlrr under
the present laws and manipulate the gold re
serve of this country as nicely as an engineer
manipulates his throttl ? . "
There In a belief expressed In other quar
ters that In the end the syndicate will con
trol this bond Issue just as It did the last.
It Is thought that while the public may tmb-
usrllo to som ? extent , the great financiers ,
the men who would have formed the syndi
cate , will get together and make a price for
practically the whole Issue which would bi
higher than the average Individual would
care to give , and which would compel the
nscretary of the treasury to award the bonds
to the combination.
" "
llAIAXCn""AGAlxST TIII3 THKASimY.
Some Colil DciiOHltciI , lint n
Amount WIIN WltlidriiTvn.
NEW YORK , Jan. 7. Considerable Inde
cision was manifested taday by some of the
gold shipping hciusos , and additional orders
were given about the close of business. Th ?
actual amount to bo shipped tomorrow Is
$2,275,000 , and this total Is below previous es
timates. It la currently believed that the
exports for the we-k will exceed ? 5,000,000.
The several amounts that will bo forwarded
are : Laznrd Frcres , $1,025,000 ; In bars ( $300-
000 of tlie sum being gold engaged a week
ago , but withheld ) . Von Hoffman & Cc % , $500-
000 In bars , and Hcldelbaeh , Ichcllielmer &
Co. , $500,000 In bars and $100.000 In coin. . An
engagement of $850,000 In gold coin was made
by F. S , Smlthers & . Co. . . The. probable dis
position of this , gold has not been learned ,
but tlio erder Is alleged to havii been traccl
ta the. Bank of New York. Officials of the In
stitution tamed would neither confirm nor
deny the reports.
It was rumored that largo aggregate
amcun s ef gold lad : bcn tlepo I ed at the sub.
tfeaaary in exchange for greenbacks. The
cnly definite Information that came to hand
o- < thin point was of two deposits of $500,000
: aoh , cue by Zimmerman & Forschay , bullion
.dcalcrj ( who have been Importers of the
precious metal , presumably In behalf of the
Megan bond , syndicate ) , and the other by
the Mercantile bank cf Nw York. So far as
could bo learned this deposit does not reflect
any concerted treasury relief movements by
the banks , and the object cf th ? movement
was concealed In both Instances.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 7. The- treasury
today lost $2,103,000 In gold bars and $1-
OflC.OOO in gold coin and received from the
.Mercantile National bank of New York
$500,000 In exchange for currency , making
the net loss for the day $2.759,000. This
leaves the true amount of the reserve at the
close ot business $5S,32G,710. In financial
circles here the fear Is expressed that
today's heavy withdrawals are but the be
ginning of heavy exports. It Is recalled
that during last January the withdrawals
amounted to about $45,000,000 , of which
$30,000,000 were withdrawn within two
weeks , and over $7,000,000 in one day. The
fact that thirty days must elapse before
the new bond Issue can bo closed and the
contracts awarded seems to add to the anx
iety heretofore felt , and In some quarters
the opinion Is expressed that before Febru
ary 1 the gold reserve will prob-ibly be re
duced considerably below any point reached
hitherto.
HHI'UHMOAN SHiVATOHS IN CAUCUS.
No AKi-ociiiriit Itcaclicit In Itt-Knnl ( o
HIL- Tariff Mill.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 7. The republican
senators went Into session at 10:30 : o'clock ,
but adjourned at 12 to meet again after the
conclusion of the day's session of the senate.
The entire time of the caucus was consumed
In discussing the proposed amendments to
the tariff bill , but no action was secured on
any of them , this being left until the after
noon session. The prevailing rantlment ap
peared to bo against all amendments and
the tendency favorable tu reporting the bill
as It came from the house. Several senators
expressed doubt as to the wisdom of the
bill In any shape and tlicro was an evident
disposition to regard the bill as purely un
emergency measure.
Senator Quay moved the adoption of the
house bill , but the motion was not voted
on and was In fact lost sight of In the
general discussion that followed. So far
an there was any expression of opinion by
senators present tho. MUCUS appeared dls-
porert to act harmoniously except In one or
two Instances. Mr. Baker , the now wnator
from Kansas , made a vigorous speech In
opposition to the house bill If It camu
before the benate unamended. Ho said
that If any tariff legislation was to
be enacted he thought It should
bo done on republican and protection lines
and added that he did not regard the house
bill as a republican measure. He also ad
vised agalnbt any tariff legislation , faying
that he favored a course of non-action In
that retpect In view of the declaration of the
administration that tlio present tariff would
afford all the revenue needed. Ho thought ,
however , that If any legislation should be
attempted at this tlmo the change ! ) should
be made In a few schedules only , such as
these covering wool and sugar , which
should be reformed upon pur'Iy protection
line ; .
Other speeches were made by Senators
Allison , Aldrlch , Perkins , .Hale. Chandler ,
Haw ley and Burrows. Senator Burrows con
tended fcr an advance In the rates on chemi
cals , oils , metals , and agricultural products ,
while Mr. Perkins advocated In strong lan
guage the placing of eugar on a footing of
equality with other products.
Senators Allison and Aldrlch explained
briefly tlio attitude of the republican num
bers of the finance committee , gaylng that
while the committee had no formal recom
mendation to make to the caucus they had
considered all the proposed amendments and
were of the opinion If any changes wcr * to
be made they should be In tlio way of In
creasing the home rates on agricultural
product * , spirits and jottery and adding
'Kar to the lift to be Increaeed 1C pr cent.
Thb republican sciiatorj were comp lied to
abandon their Intcntlcn to hold a second
( .MUCUS today by thelal > n , > j cf the hour
when the unateadjuurnc.1 , It liaj now btcn
called for tomorrow aftancoa.
M1IS. DAVIDSON TAKES THI3 STAND ,
TollK i\\c \ Sl.irv of Hi-r Mtv from
Clillilliuoil lp. !
S\N FHANC1SCO , Jan. 7. W.'ien the pre
liminary cxamlna'lon of Mrs. Mcry A , Dav
idson , charged with extorting ? 500 from
Rev. Dr. C. 0. Brown , was resumed In the
police ccurt this afternoon , the court room
was crowded with women , many ot them
members of the First Congregational church.
Mrs. Davidson wns first placed on the stand
In her own defense. She tcstliled that she
was born In Banger , Me. When she was
S years old she moved to Buckport , Me.
She" wns married there to Frinklln Pierce ,
who was , during- the civil war , a major.
When he went to the front , she , too , went
and volunteered her services , working on
the field and In the hospltnU. After the
war was over she ralurned with her hus
band to Buckport , Me. , but not ImmiMllately.
He had resigned from the army just prior
to the close of the war. Hu died In JSf.O.
She subsequently married Thomas Y. David
son. She came to California on Janmty
8 , two ye-ars ago , to show corsets at the
Midwinter fair , and had lived here ever
since.
She became acquainted with Mattle Over
man at Rev. Mr. Allen's mission. About
two months ago she nut her nt Dr. Brown's ,
She never was a member of Dr. Brown's
church , but at the solicitation of Dr. Brown
and the superintendent of the Sunday school
she took n bible class , and ho had praised
her work In that capacity , both before and
after the date on which ho paid her the $500.
Ho had also culcglred her to other mnn-
bnrs of the Sunday rchaol and of the church
In her presence. She narrated her Intlmicy
with Mattle Overman , whom she accuses
jointly with Dr. Brown , and told how she
had secured the rjlrl's confidence.
AMiEKES KHAUI ) WAS 1'HAGTICED.
St. .Tovcpli Hull llrliiKN Suit
( li < - Slock Viiriln Comi'iiiiy.
ST. JOSEPH , Mo. . Jan. 7. ( Special Tele
gram. ) John S Brlttaln of this city has
brought suit against the St. Joseph Slock
Yards and Terminal company , now In the
hands of receivers , In which he alleges that
fraud has been practiced for years , llrlttalu
holds $17,500 worth of stock In the company.
It was bonded for $500,000 when It was re
organized In 1S90 , and Brlttaln asks the
ccurt to annul these bonds. H Is alleged
by Brlttaln that John McShane of Omaha
was given $ lpO,000 worth of bonds without
cor sideratlon , and that these same bonds are
now held by the State National bank of
St. Joseph , being the same bonds that were
restrained from delivery a few days ago
by an order of the court. It Is asserted
tl at $100,000 worth of bonds were assigned
to the Jnrvlg Conklln Mortgage Trust com
pany of Kansas City , also without consider
ation. The Kansas City Trust company
lately secured the appointment * ot Messrs.
Conklln of Kansas City and Donovan of this
city as receivers for the Stock Yards com
pany to foreclose on a deed of trust held by
the former. John Moran was also given a
share of the company's property , it Is
claimed , and he alleges that property worth
$500,000 or more Is about to bs sacrificed.
OIWEIIS THE AII.MH.MAAS I.A.VHS.
\ -\v Mfvlcfiii CiUzi-n HUN n Solution
for til * * ' Troublesome < ltiCHtIon.
DENVER , Jan. 7. A special to the Re
publican from Santa Fe , N. M. , says : Amado
Clmves , territorial superintendent of public
Instruction , today addressed a letter to Ed
ward F. Cragln , chairman of ths Chicago
executive committee , to aid the Armenians ,
thanking him for his , suggestion ' " ( Ut , colpulzj ,
Ing these people IrTKew'MexIco , and offering
la Mipply the necessary land free of cost.
Mr. Chaves considers Mr. Cragln's Idea the
happiest solution of the Armenian problem
that has yet been advanced. He has looked
Into His character of the Armenians , and
regards them as a very desirable- class of
settlers. In western Valencli county , along
the line of the Atlantic & Pacific road , Mr.
Chaves has extensive landed Interests , and
he propcse-3 to place at the disposal ot the
Chicago Armenian Relief association , free
of cost , all the land they may desire to
colonize up to 500,000 acres , or If the com
mittee deems best to locate the colonists on
public lands. Mr. Chaves offers his serv
ices to enable the people to-secure such lo
cations. *
TIIOUIIM3 AVAS RltlSATI.V MARNIKII2D
N'livfiJoi'N Have No IiitrtiHoii of C oliifT
on tin * AVnritiitli.
DENVER , Jan. 7. A special to the Repub
lican from Albuquerque , N. M. , says : A
startling rumor was In circulation here last
night of an uprising of the Navajoe Indians.
A cowboy had ridden Into Flagstaff and an
nounced that the Indians had a number of
white .settlers surrounded at a place about
foity miles distant , and that relief must be
sent Immediately. The sheriff of that county ,
with a strong posse , left for the fccene of the
trouble at once , but a messenger who came
In from the party today reports the difficulty
had been greatly exaggerated. While there
Is some trouble between a few of the Indians
and the whlto settlers In the Immediate
vicinity of the reservation In regard to the
right of the Indians to graze their sheep on
the public land ; there Is no general uprising
of the Navajoes nor a threat of one.
NO NEWS OF THE I'ltAIItlE KIKES.
Very Few St-UK-i-M In Hit ; Territory
lliimc-il OVIT.
WICHITA , Kan. , Jan. 7. Up to a late
hour tonight nothing new can IJ learned
from the heavy prairie fires of last night.
The only town known to be directly In the
path of the fire Is luka , Pratt county , a small
town on an abandoned branch of the D. , M.
& A. railway. There has be-sn no news re
ceived from there of any kind , and no way of
getting any , the nearest telegraph ofllco being
about twenty miles away. No loss of life Is
feared , but probably some stock and personal
prorerly have b'cn consumed. Very few people -
plo live In that section of Pratt county , all
having abandoned their farms and allowed
them to bt overgrown with a rank growth of
sunflowers and wesds.
JinlKiiii-iil Will HiiVf I. KillVillilf. .
BUTTE , Mont. , Jan. 7. An Important
ruling by Judge Mullatluii today virtually
knocked out u ncoro or more nf suits of
damugu for death and Injury tit thu great
explosion it | your ngo , when Ill'ly-elght
were , "killed and' ' hundreds Injured. The
cane on trial wns thut of .ToKcph Mlltmn
nmilnst the Kenyon < fe Conncll Commeiclal
company and T. J. Council and W. H.
Konyon , trustee * , for p1- retinal Injuries. At
the conclusion of. ( In ; evidence tor plaintiff
n motion wan made by thu ile-
fenHe for nonsuit IIH to the trus
tees , and Judge Mi-Hnttun xiistnined
It. ThlH leiive-H the only redress usniimt
tha cimpany. which IB now In HIP hii'i'ls
of the sheriff under iittiicliineiit In' Hie
nc-ultors , ami which ID vlituully biinlitupt.
Tim aggregate of amounts siu-d for was
Not tlio lloily of Jain ex Craliv.
KANSAS CITY , Jan , 7-Tlie Identity of
tjio mini who was found In n luum of tbu
Traveler's hotel Sunday IIIIH not been
established today , A traveling rcpiesenla-
tlvo of the Colton Tohui'co company Identi
fied th ? dead mutt from a description In the
northwest papcm IIH JHIIK-H C. Craig ,
formerly manager of Iloyd's parking house
In Onmlin , Neb. An Oniulm miKlm-m mini ,
who i ef lined to glvu lib nniuivlcwid tha
body at the morgun today and d'clarud It
was not that of Craig. Ho myn he linn
known Janiea Craig for vend years , and
could not be inUtuliHi. .
- i
Tni'iily-Klvi * Vi'iu-h for Miinlrr ,
KANSAS CITY , Jan. 7.--John Berkley , a
negro , pleaded guilty today to minder In
Din second degree and waa uentcnred to
isveity-flva y ars In the penitentiary. Het-h-
ley and Flournoy Ueiiy , another young
nt'Kro. killed T. T , Thompson last August In
a light over u can of beer. Berry was ton-
luncud to a term of twenty-live yearn by n
Jury at the lunt term of court ,
FUANKFOIIT. Ky. , Jan. 7.-Hoth houses
rf thu state hslHlature wuro organized to
day. The icpubllcanH liav full control In
the house und the dcmuvratu In the sen
ate.
YOUNG PAT FORD ESCAPES
Joe Miller Takes Him from Jnil to Sco Hia
Mother.
LEAVES THE HOUSE WITHOUT BEING SEEM
\\'nn Utulpr Sentoiuu- for
Vcnrt hi tlio I'iMilti'iitlnry
MiprlfT Drit l Seavelilnn to
Him. 1
I'atrlck Ford , Jr. , escaped from tlio custody
of Jailer Joe Miller shortly after 1:30 : o'clock ;
yesterday while visiting tils sick mother nt
1001 Davenport street , nnd Is still nt large.
Slicrlff Drexel hnil announced his Intention
of taking young Ford to Lincoln today
to enter upon his sentence of three years
for larceny as Imllco , to bo followed lm
mediately by n sentence of fifteen years fop
highway robbery.
Patrick Ford , sr. , called upon the sheriff
In the morning nml earnestly requested hlnv
to nllow his boy to see his mother once-
ngnln , stating that Mrs. Ford hail been
confined to her bed for some tlmo by the
effects of the grief occasioned by the way-
word actions of young Patrick. She had ex
pressed n desire to meet him before ho was
taken to Lincoln , as she never
expected to sco him again. Sheriff
Drcxel was unable to resist the
pleadings of the elder Ford , although
he had scrims misgivings ) regarding such pro
cedure. The sheriff Instructed Jailer Miller
to accompany Ford to the bedside of ht
mother. Jnller Miller demurred and stated
that the older Ford had said to him recently
that If ho hid anticipated the serlcus out
come ! of the trial of his son hoould have
had thn boy on his way to Ireland when ho
wns out on ball. Ford , ST. , renewed Ills
Importunities and his request was granted ,
Jailer Miller u'-artlng with him for the paren
tal rcsldenco about 1:30 : o'clcck.
LOST NO TIME.
Within less than twenty minutes word was
received at the Jail that Ford had escaped.
Sheriff Drexel was thunderstruck at the news
and started at once for the Ford residence ,
accompanied by a Dee representative. The
elder Ford was espied on an adjoining corner ,
and when approached remarked , "Well , lio'a
gone , but I don't believe ho could be driven
out of town with a cannon. "
When pressed for particulars , Ford said
that ho had not been at homo when the
escape occurred , being at the ofllco of his at-
torneya to learn the result of an application
fcr n rehearing on the caws Inhlch young
Ford was Fcntencod for three years. Ho
cached home a few minutes after the escape
occurred and consequently know nothing
about the details , except that he had been
told that the boy ran out of the back door
and had not bsen seen since.
Sheriff Drexel wanted to Interview Sirs.
Ford , but Mr. Ford said she was too sick to-
ECS any one , and he would not allow her
to 1)3 disturbed. He then stated that them
\vas no one In the house at the tlmo the
scapa , occurred. nnd.iUiak. young , P3it. simply
disappeared through the back door and had
not been > sen slnco. When asked where
Miller was while young I'at was going out of
( he door , he simply stated that ho did not
know. In the meantime Miller had faded
from view , and the sheriff was of the opinion
that ho was after theprisoner. . It was sug
gested that young Ford ril nt have slugged ,
his jailer and thus made his escape , but this
Idea was pcoutcd by the phcrlff.
SEARCHED THE 1'KEMISES.
Later In the afternoon Sheriff Drexel do-
cldod to make a thorough ssarch of the Ford
premises. This move wau not objected to by
Ford , senior , and the sheriff proceeded to go
through not only ths residence of Mr. Ford ,
but the adjoining houses and the entire vicin
ity of the escape. Not a trace of the missing
man wau discovered.
When the Ford i-ssldonce was searched Mrs.
Ford was found reclining upon a couch appar
ently III. She seemed to take no notice of the
searching party. Mrs. Richard Burd'sh , a sis
ter of young Ford , was with her mother , as
were several women living In th ? neighbor
hood. All denied having been In the house at
the time young Ford was there , and protested
that they knew nothing of his oscaps until
they heard a great crying and weeping. Every ,
woman living In that vicinity was questioned ,
but all denied that they were present. AH
professed greit anxiety to assist In a search
for Ford , hut any Inclination on the part of
the legion of Email children la talk wa
quickly suppressed.
Sheriff Drexel strrtfd that ho found the
hackman who drove Ford and Jailer Miller
to the Ford , residence. The Imckman said
that Ford and Miller went Into the house
together nrt Immediately there \vaE a loud ,
nolbo of weeping and crying. In a very few
minutes Miller caimi quickly out of the front
door and disappeared around the house. Ho
came back In a whorl tlmo and ordircd the
hackman to take him to- the sheriff's ofilce.
Hero ho reported the escape and Immediately-
left the office. What became of the women
who were In the- house when Ford and Miller
entered Is a mystery the sheriff has not been
! !
ablu to oolvo.
MILLER TELLS HOW IT WAS.
Jailer Joe Miller returned to the count/
jail shortly after 7 o'clock last night , dusty ,
travel-worn and disgusted from a futlla chase. I
No one In the neighborhood of 1001 Daven
port street , tha homo of tli3 Fords , had saen ,
either Miller or young Ford , and a thorough
search of the house by the clficers and ques
tions asked persona In a radius of several
blocks elicited no Information. At ( list foul
play was feared by the frlomlu of Miller ,
wlillo ethers attribute ! his continued absence
to thu fact that he had at enc started In pur-
uult of Ford and liud had mi time In which ,
to outlliif ) his plans to other * , As to the
.manner In which Ford effected hla escape
Miller gives the following c.xpluiatlon :
"After considerable dlEcusblon between
Sheriff Drexel and myelf yesterday as to
whether I chould take Ford to visit tha
mother , It was at length decided thut I should )
take him to the family residence and allow
him to talk with Mrs , Ford for a chort time.
A closed carriage was ordered and wo drove
directly to 1001 Davenport street. We en
tered by the front door and were taken Into
the parlor , where I was considerably sur
prised to discover Mrs. Ford sitting on a
lounge , apparently In excellent health , al
though we had been previously Informed that
BIO | was confined to her bud. Besides Mrn.
Ford , there were two ether women In the
room , u man , whom I failed In recognize , and
a Ilttl ? boy. One nf the women , I think , wan
Mrs. Richard BurdUh , a titter of I'at'e , but
I will not lie positive , as tlio light wan a
trifle dim. The. moment I entered with my
prUoner the threa women threw themselves
around young Ford's neck und hfgan to wall
and lament his removal tt ) Lincoln and the
length of the sentence given him. I tat In tha
corner of the room furtlif-reet from the door ,
and Pat and the three women at length took
ycal.s on theBO fa a few feet dUtont. In a
few minutes Mrs. Ford arotc and asked If
the might t-peak to hr inn for a moment
In the adjoining room. I tald Hint fclio might ,
but that I would accompany them , Mri.
Ford aroKo and pabscd Into tha room , which ,
was connected with the one In which we were
sitting by an arch filled by two curtains
cloudy drawn. Ford and Ma mother pre
ceded me and pasml Into Hie other room ,
and when I attempted to pis * In after them
ono cf the women , as If by accident , got In
frriu cf me , and In dodging hick and for
ward In on attpmpt to get out of her way.
eeveril momenta elapn-d. f
PRISONER WAS GONE.
"When I at length puelicj through the cur
tains M' . Ford was ttanling In the mlddla
of tbc room alon ( > aril I'at had dliappe-ared.
I asked where I'al wai , and she bald that ua