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ESTABLISHED JUXJD 19 , 1871. OMAHA , 3TJRIDAY MOKNINO , JANUARY 10 , 1SO ( { , SIXGLE COP if FIVE CENTS.
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HAVANA , Cuba , Jan. 9. ( New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Stir
ring news Is Impending. Unless the Insur
gents' chieftain succeeds In evading the
numerous and weighty Spanish columns-
circling around him , It Is difficult to under-
< Heland how ho c.an continue to avoid a pitched
battle. If ho is compelled to fight , he Is
lost.
lost.H
H Is now believed that Gomez's pcrjtatcnt
presence near the wacoast meant the ex
pected landing of an expedition. Ind'eea ,
It Is already reported that a suspicious vessel
\ > as seen yesterday off the cent near the
Day ot Morel. From a military standpoint
this anticipation Is the only excuse for the
dangerous course Gomez Is certainly follow
ing.
Details of an encounter between one wing ot
Gomez's raiders and a Spanish column com
manded by General Prat were received last
lilgnt after the cable ofllco closed. The Span
F/ : ish commander , who Is one of a number of
leaders of n large army now operating on
the border of Plnar del Rte province , en
countered Antonio Mncec's rear guard at 1
p. m. Wednesday on u rocky hill about" four
miles from the town ot Gmnnjjy , General
Prat's forces quickly deployed Into Una of
battle , advanced and poured a heavy mus
ketry flro on his adversaries. The latter
fclowly fell back , maintaining a continuous
lire. General Prat'e heavy columns were al
together too great to bo wlthetood. Maceo ,
who appears to bo anxious to keep near the
coat' ! , retired In the direction of Danes , a
email village about four mllco east of Marie ) ,
which , is on the bay of the tame name. The
insurgents fought courageously. General
Prat gives them full credit for this.
Darkness fell , with Maceo rapidly retreatIng -
Ing 5d General Prat In full pursuit. In-
t : /fl\i Leader Mlro ot Santiago reputation Is
* % reported wounded. That Maceo was > hard
"
pressed Is shown by" his leaving a number
w
of dead on the field , something the Insur
gents always avoid If possible. Flfty-flvs
horses were killed. The Spanish lost one
captain and eight men.
ROUTKD AN INSURGENT BAND.
From the southern portion of Matanzas
province comes Intelligence that a brigade
Commanded by Colonel Molina met an Insur
gent force two days ago in the afternoon. It
was the advance guard of a body. Molina
dislodged them from the position taken be-
K Tilnd a stone fence , throwing against that
k't J defensive position the battalion of Cuenca ,
which attacked with bayonets. The
enemy fell back on the main -body ,
which proved to be guarding a camp con
taining Gomez's wounded and sick. In the
retreat that followed Molina's continued ad
vance the Insurgents divided Into two bands ,
one of which passed Into the great swamp
of the Shoe , bearing the sick and wounded.
The other moved toward Guira do Macurlges ,
leaving fifteen dead on the field and 170
hors. ! The Spanish loss was smull. The
affair occurred at a point duo east ot Alfonso
XII , between that place and Mauri.
Scarcely any damage has been done to the
railway to Guanajay. A locomotive came to
Havana from that place today. Complete In
spection of the Western railway , which
nearly parallels the former Hue , does not
change the Hlatcmcnt of damage clone during
Gomez's raid , which I previously reported.
The board ot directors In London Is In com
munication with the local management.
Active work toward rcopei nig the line U
progressing.
Shocking stories of the maltreatment of
women by blacks como from Gabriel , Guira
und other points further west. There Is no
evidence to show that the black ! ) belong to
the regular Insurgent force , but they are
believed to be camp followers.
There are strangely. contradictory stories
about Ccllxto Garcla's whereabout1. Ho If
now said to be in the United States.
Tlio city of Havana continues to tw In a
condition of quietude and IntllfTereticc. No
extra guards are In the street. The opjra
of "Alda" waa sung tonight.
WILLIAM SHAW BOWCN.
SAX SALVADOR SMCillTLY A I , AH II HI ) .
I'nrllMiiiN Threaten Trouble
with l.iiriri * ForeeN.
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SAN SALVADOR. Jan. 9. ( New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram ) A dls-
pitch from Santa Tcsla reports an armed
mounted body has been sesn In the Costa
del iiaisamoooue. . u is uiiicvcu to bo
composed of partisans of the Czctas , pre
paring to attack Santa Tesla and neighbor
ing towni , General Joaquin Gutlrrcz , n
Nicaragua ! ) who fought against Vasqucz In
Honduras , Is here. The government Is
v atoning him closely , us It Is tea ml that he
hopes to nsslrt the Kzotus. He has bson
warned that If he gives cause for suspicion
ho jvlll bs banished Immediately.
NKW YORK , Jan. 9. ( Special Telegram. )
N. Holct Perar.a , consul general of Ran Fulva-
dor In New Ycrk , received laut night 'his '
cablegram : "San Salvador , Jan. 9. Antonio
Kzota'p armed filibustering exp.'dltlon on the
Golden Uarkley appeared off the coast , but
did not dare > < \ land , and continued to Costa
JUcj , where \ /y aie at present , Ths piace
of Ban Salvador has not boon disturbed.
"CASTI5LLANOS. "
fisnor Cantcllanos Is San Salvador's f-reign
minister. General tteti < U sold to have
with him over JOO Mexican ? who have served
) n the Mexican army and sixty cowboy ? from
T ; xa .
XKW SOIJTlfiJUX STEAMSHIP MM3 ,
'tjeiilrnl American Ciiiiiiiiiuy InerriiNi-H
UN .Hen lee. Materially.
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COLON , Colombia. Jan. 0. ( Now York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The
Control American Steamship company Is put-
tlus on a line of ships between New Orleans ,
IJccas and Colon , The new service U highly
appreciated. There lo enough tralllc for both
U and tlu other company.
The government of Argentina has converted
Terra del Kucgo Into a penal settlement.
Ship I ado nf Chinamen who have been ex
po ! ! il from Nicaragua are ileelns to the Isth
mus ,
Communication with the United State ? by
way of Cuba lias been restored. Private
Cuban advices siy that In Santiago parents
arc sending their children oft Iho Island to
prevent the making of arrests , based upon
unguarded expressions and violent language
against Spain. Thn Isthmian Cubin orgau
s ya that Spain believes that Havana cannot
bo taken without tlcge gun * , but adds that
it the recognition of the belligerency of the
Insurgents U dependent upon the rapture cf
A city , that city will tie Havana. It declares
also that the Cuba' ) ( lag will POOD IIy over
Morro castle , whence the Spanish Hag will be
torn down.
THYIXO TO KOHCK A l-'IOIIT.
h TrnottH So Iliiiin ri1 n to
Compel nti KnKiiKemeiit.
HAVANA , Jan. 9. It Is Judged from the
movement of the Insurgent bands along the
north coast In Plnar del Hlo that they are
now endeavoring to penetrate the rich dis
trict of sugar plantations about Cananas by
way of the Danes and Guanajay roads. The
authorities again announce they have hopes
ot bringing on a general engagement and that
the troops are so placed at strategic points
that the Insurgents find their position badly
compromised and will find It dlfllcult to avoid
a battle.
Along the line of the railway running
south from Havana It Is learned the- In
surgents have destroyed sixteen culverts ,
thus effectively cutting off communication
for the time being. Word received
from Matanzas shows that the Insurgents are
active In that province. The bands led by
Ulotllde Garcia , Luis Chop.illn and Rohan
attacked the town of Dccrco , which Is south
east ot Cardenas , on the railroad. The garrison
risen of the fort rcpslled that attack , but the
Insurgents returned to It and the companies
of the marine battalion made a defensive
stand In the streets. Meanwhile the In
surgents plundered and burned several
stores. The troops finally repelled the In
surgents with loss , but while retreating they
burned thirty-six of the houses within the
limits of the toun.
Afterward the Insurgent general , La Crete ,
made a demand for the surrender ot the
town , threatening to burn It upon Its re
fusal to comply , hut upon a negative being
given him , the Insurgent forces retreated.
JL3C Maceo and Rabi are report ml to be
moving In the Trinidad district of Santa
Clara > and nn Insurgent loss of seventeen Is
reported in th ? skirmishes that have taken
place. In the Cardenas district the Insur
gents also destroyed the station , at Altamlsal
and tore up the railroad at Yagaura.
LOOKING KOIl WAR SUPPLIES.
The Ins.irgenU' , according to thp advices
from the front today , were still moving In
the. province of Plnar del Rio , and as they
are kesplng near the coast It Is believed they
are awaiting the arrival cf an expedition
having with It a larg * supply of ammunition ,
arms , etc.
The column of Spanish troops commanded
by General Prat Is reported to bs continuing
the pursuit of the Insurgents under Generals
Maceo. Zuyas , Moro and one ot the Nunez
brothers. This force Is said to have passed
by Palomino , following the coast line In the
direction of Mount Guanajay. The Spanish
troops have advanced to positions on Mounts
Baracoa , Valenclano , Govln , Central Lulsa
and Mamcyes , In the direction ot Banes. The
insurgent ! ) In retreat Uft eight killed and
thirty-two guns behind them.
The owner of the plantation of Santa Lulaa
claims that the Insurgents' are carrying with
them 120 Injured men , among whom Is the
leader , Mlro.
In a skirmish between the Insurgent cavalry
and the Spanish troops in pursuit of the
enemy , three officers and seven soldiers wore
wounded.
; vt mo piumaiiuu ui i ; | r.-ian/Ai uiuy HVI :
men , and not fifteen , as previously reported ,
surrendered to the Insurgents after having
ben surprised by overwhelming numbers.
A band cf Insurgents under Manuel Sanchez
has attacked the troops who were engaged In
repairing the telegraph lines at Navajas. The
soldier : " , who were commanded by Captain
Rabadan , repelled the attack , and the Insur
gents" lft five killed upon the field and had
two wounded. 'Among the latter was the
leader , Sanchez , who was hit by ) two bullets.
UEUELS FLED TO THE MOUNTAINS.
The column of troops commanded by Colonel
Molina , In the district ot Alfonso XIII ,
province of Matanzas , have captured an In-
rurgCnt position at Mount Maiijuarl , at the
point of the bayonet. The engagement lasted
four hour.- ' , during nearly all of which time
the Spaniards used ) the bayonet. They found
In the Insurgent camp thirty sets of arms and
much ammunition , supplies , medicines and an
lusrirgsnt banner. The Insurgents left fifteen
killed on the mountain and retreated with
many wounded , partly In the direction of
Clcncga and others In the direction of the
province of Havana. The troops had two
officers and twelve soldiers wounded.
A dispatch from Santiago do Cuba , capital
of the province of that name , says that the
Insurgents hav ? burned the houses , machin
ery and plantation of Mejorana , near DCS
Camlnos. that province.
The news published In New York , via
Tampa , Fla. , that the Insurgents have cap
tured seventeen forts and that 700 solders
have deserted to the enemy Is not true. The
Insurgents have not been able to capture one
fort , It , Is officially aswrted.
Daniel Ilollvar , secretary of General Maceo ,
the insurgent commander , was wounded In
the engagement at Cclbi Agua and has died
of his wounds.
Captain Cesar Dehle , aide-de-camp of Gen
eral Maceo , has surrendered to the Spanish
authorities.
News has been received that Maximo
Gomez , with 2,000 of the Insurgent forces ,
has again passed the plantation of San
Antonio and the towns of Alqulzar and Guira
Mclcna. His present whereabouts and his
proposed destination are not at present known ,
but his movement Is practically a counter
march over the same route by which ho en
tered the province ot Plnar del Rio. Louisa
Melena is on a linn with and almost directly
south of Havana. Gomez Is , therefore , well
out of the region In the province of Plnar
del Rio , In which It was said ho was being
enmeshed as In n trap.
MADRID. Jan. 9. At a meeting of the
cabinet today , which waa prfslded over by
the queen regent , It was decided not to ac
cept the resignation cf Martinez Campos as
captain general of the forces in Cuba and
governor general of the Island. It was also
decided to Incrcaro the naval and military
forces In Cuba ,
to Arorpt ( lie Il
NEW YORK , .Jan. 9.--A dlppatch from
Montreal to the Evinlng Post says : The
latct't report from Ottawa today Is t the
effect that Lord Aberdeen positively refused
to accept the resignation of the Dowell cab
inet as a whole. Ho Insisted that now that
Parliament had been summoned business
mui't proceed , and that the measures outlined
In the Mu'ecli from the throna must be .car
ried cut. If this were not done , ho declared ,
the only c'urse open to him wn.to call on
Lsurler to form a now ministry.
Sir Ccorm- Favors Arbitration.
LONDON. Jan. 10. The Chrunlcio this
morning has an Interview with Sir George
Gry , who Is a member of the privy council
and' who has been governor and premier
ot New Zealand , and also governor of tlm
Capo ot Good HopeIn which he grratly
favors arbitration on a permanent basis ,
but he considers that a tribunal should not
sit permanently , but should bo appointed
whenever a dltputo arises , Venezuela , ho
thlnUf , Is eminently a question for arbl'ri ' *
tlon.
Japan MuUi'H IliiNxIn uii OlJVr.
ST. PnTKRSHURG , Jan. 9. The Yokohama
hama , corrcspondnt of the N voe Vremya
cables that Japan has offered free and un
limited anchorage to Iliicgan warships In
all Japanpsa harbor * , ulth the view of di
verting Rurila frpm her Intention of acquir
ing a harbor In Circa.
CoiiiiuiTflal llotllt-H for I'cai-c.
I1ELVAST , Jan. 0. The Belfast Chamber
ot Commerce * has adopted a resolution to
communicate with the Niw York Chamber
of Commerce , with a view tc asvJitlns that
body in Its efforts to preserve peaca between
the United States and Great Britain.
llnrltMl ii I'rtiMHlim General.
DERLIN , Jan. 0. 1'rlnc ? Alexander of
Pruitli , a general of the Pruralan army and
a great friend of Frederick William II , was
burled today at noon In the cathedral. The
prlncu was bom In this city In 1820 and died
on January .
Holler nf a Torpedo lloiit i\iiloclvH.
MILAN , Italy , Jan. 9 , The boiler of a tor
pedo boat en Lake Maggloro exploded today ,
fluking the vessel and drowning twelve people
ple who were on. board.
BELIEVE WILLIAM IS COWED
Londoners Think British Bluster Has
Quieted the German Emperor.
PROMPT ACTION TURNS AY/AY WAR
In Kcnil } ' to IleRln ( lie Ititttlc
nn Soon UN Woril to Start COMIL-N
from tli < > llcrlln War
Olllce.
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LONDON , Jan. 9. ( New York World Cable
gram Special Telegram. ) No Influential per
son In England believes that there Is any peril
In the near future of war with"Germany.
Authentic advices from Berlin are
unanimous that no Influential person
there believes that circumstances will
arlw In the near future to provoke -
voko war with England , but there Is
not an Intelligent person In England who
docs not recognize that the kaiser Is pre
pared to provoke war In case of further
aggressions by England In South Africa , and
tlut. Indeed , he Is In temper to quarrel with
England on almost any valid occasion offered
him , and also England la In an unanimous
mood to accept the emperor's challenge when
ever he throws It down.
That , I think , IE , a fair and Just statement
of the situation today. There seems , how
ever , no prtbablllty ot any Immediate rup
ture , because England's government , much
against Its will , has been forced by circum
stances to take action in' ' South Africa which
removes the least shadow of opportunity for
complaint by Germany or any other nation.
Other , ctrcuimtanccs may arise next month
pr next year which will give the Xnlrar his
coveted chance , It In the meantime his pres
ent physical ailment or mental sphcn Is net
changed for the better , but there lu no ap
parent prospect of thosa circumstances Just
now. Chamberlain has plnyqd his cards ad
mirably , and Krucgcr has rather played his
Into Chamberlain's hands. The qtican'a mes
sage to Kruegcr today Is the final trump card.
WILLIAM IS LOOKING FOR WAR.
I do net know what sensational ttorlcs
have been cabled to America , but I do know-
that the above statement of the situation Is
that which Is accepted at both the foreign
offices and the German embassy here , and
It Is corroborated by authentic Information
tonight from Berlin. There Is no doubt
felt here that the kaiser's very Insulting ,
and. except for Its premeditation , very
gratuitous telegram to Krueger , was a de
liberate and definite notice to England of
his hostility. I learn that at the New Year's
reception ho remarked to one ambassador , In
the hearing of Sir Frank Lascelles :
"I hear that a force , of the South African
comnanv's filibusters has violated Trans
vaal territory. I hope every one ot them will
bo shot. "
This , It must be remembered , was after
Chamberlain's disavowal of Jameson's raid ,
and a peremptory order to him to lay down
his arms. The kaiser's telegram to Krfvegel'
followed. Accepting , then , his declaration of
hostility , which seems to have been alto
gether unexpected , the British government's
actions have been prompt and no less threat
ening than as you have already been advised.
An extra squadron has been put In commis
sion at Portsmouth , and there has been an
open burnishing of arms all over this realm.
There has been , moreover , no mincing of
words In tory and liberal rtress allied of the
cntiro readiness of Great Britain to enter
upon a conflict whenever his majesty gives
the word. Within forty-eight hours after
ward. It Is certain that his Black Sea flee- !
will be bottled up there by an overwhelming
British force at the mouth of the Elbe and
at thci entrance ot Kattlgat.
INVASION OF ENGLAND DISCUSSED.
Ma'ar General Elliott divulges today that
General Count von Blumenthal stated to him
at the Salisbury maneuvers that there was
a plan of Invasion agreed upon In the strate
gical department of the Berlin war office.
They were to march 500,000 men through
iBelgium and Holland , seize enough transports
'for ' passage a cress and capture London In a
day or two after , but Field Marshal von
Moltko useJ to say that ho knew nine ways
of invading England , but not one of getting
out agiln. Since then , also , England's navy
has been strengthened to the point that no
foreign army could possibly hope * to get
across the channel. Napoleon's chimerical
Idea of crossing from Boulogne , nearly a
century ago , was wise In comparison to a
similar effort today. Even Franco and Ger
many combined , If that alliance
were possible , could not effect the1
paoaage , and the London Times permits de
Blowttz today to discuss seriously possible
aid to England by France In casa of an Anglo-
German war for the recovery of Alsace and
Lorraine. Doubtless anything Is possible with
the pain-racked autocrat of Berlin , and we
liav ? no means cf knowing , sixty cr more
editors now being In German prisons for lese
majctc , of what the real opinion of the
German people is. It may be , too , that the
kaiser Is really In accord with Ruso'a ' , and
that war may be forced upon the- most trivial
excuse. In that case the beginning of thr
long-feared chaos may be at hand. If net , I
am sure I quote the best opinion of London
tonight that there Is no > Immediate danger of
hostilities anywhere In Europe , perhaps less
because the kaiser's threat has , been sojn-
ttaiitly met by the English order for the
new squadron at Portsmouth.
The Interest and Importance of It all for
us , however , Is great In spite ot praiseworthy
efforts of the Lonlon Chronicle and other
liberal newspapers , aided today by the com
mittee under the chairmanship of Sir John
Lubbock , liberal unionist irlember of Parlia
ment , for securing arbitration In the Vene
zuela question.
SALISBURY WAVERING A TRIFLE.
I feel Ju&tlflcd .by my Information In saying
that up to the publication of the kaiser's tele-
cram Lord Salisbury was absolutely sot In
ills determination to follow out the logical
sequence of his letters to Sir Julian
Paunceforte. and very probably to go even
further In flouting our right to assort active
Interference In affairs between South Ameri
can republics and European powers , but
while the peer-premier Is a singularly Eolf
absorbed and opinionated man , ha is an
English patriot , and will be elastic upon a
comparatively Immaterial point , whlla firm
as adamant In the direction of real
Importance to his country. England's
real or fancied title to some hundred or
thousand square miles In Venezuela will be
waived In cato the suzerainty of Great Britain
In the now empire , South Africa , Is at stake.
The cynlcaT tone of the Times' editorial this
morning , Its thunder being obviously Inspired
from Downing street since the beginning of
the controversy , Is not altogether hopeful of
a willing change In the premier's former
policy , but It phows a change , and that It-
belf Is hopeful. As to the main paint In the
editorial , that England's full statement of
the claim to the dispute : ) territory ought
now to be published , I was able to telegraph
you on Tuesday that our embassy lud been
snared that the long decayed blue
book , containing all the correspondence
on the subject , would be Issued
Immediately upon the. reassembling of Par
liament. I may add that In response to In
quiries made ot eminent English statesmen
on behalf of the World for a statement of
their vlows on the question of arbitration ,
your correspondent has been surprised by the
receipt of letters , explicitly stated as not for
publication , from even liberal leaders , ex
pressing hostility to any measure of that na
ture on the part of Great Britain , unless
peril of German war makes such a eon-
cession advisable. Prof , Brlce , however ,
president of the Board of Trade In the last
cabinet , and another of "The American
Commonwealth , " writes as follows In reply
to correspondents' Inquiry :
"lwr Sir ; As I do not think that the ex
pression of opinion by ex-ministers on the
bcit meanu of securing an arrangement of
the present controversy would at this
moment conduce to such an arrangement , I
mutt decline your obliging request that I
shculd state the opinion which I hnve fonrud ,
I believe the. foreign secretary 'to , bo fully
alive to the desirability of the object In view.
As rcsp.-cts the feasibility ot 'kn arrange
ment , I have never doubted It , Tie impor
tance ot the Isrueg Involved In this Vene
zuela boundary question Is too ludicrously
disproportionate to the evil ? which a rupture
niut't inflict to permit the notion that peoples
like thf > British and American will ever fight
over the Irsues. I am , dear str , faithfully
your ? . . J.fDIUCE ,
"DIdrbury , near Manche Ur , , * January 8 ,
1S9C. " \
SOUGHT AID FROM AMERICA.
I am notified from Ilrrlln at nn early hour
this morning that President Krueger appealed
by cable simultaneously to 0-sl-many and the
United States at thM timeot 'th.e ' > first news
of Jameson's raid. His mMMge to the pres
ident ot the United Stiles asfced for the
moral support cf the great American repub
lic against what ho regarded ns a British
plot to subvert the Indcpendtncu cf the re
public of South Africa. This information be
ing correct , It Is to be noted tbat next day
otter the alleged dlrpatcli ct this message
to President Cleveland A'nbifesadar Bayard
called at the- foreign ofllco here ) possibly to
make representations to Lord Salisbury upon
the basis of President Kruegerjs appeal. The
Impression Is universal In weU Informed cir
cles hero that the Invasion of\lb Transvaal
wao Indeed a plot of Rhodes , folth the ultl-
mate object of the cstabllshnent.of ( a general
South African republic , and that It failed ,
cither because Rhodes' ability hqs bean over
estimated , or because his repofUd collapse
at the critical moment Is true. , jA formal of
ficial Inquiry seems now certain , and wo
therefore shall probably know" all In time.
I hear this morning that Dr. Jameson has
been cashiered by the Charterptl company.
BALLAUD SMITH.
VI2XI37.UKI.AXS UHOK I'UO.Hll'T ACTION
. < j
Many Artuuil Clllr.oii * Have Already
( Jointo till * I'ron'lor.
NEW YORK , Jan. 9. A dispatch to the
World from Caracas , Venezuela , ; dated Janu
ary 9 , says : England's manner ot answerIng -
Ing the United Statcas In' regard to the
occurrences on the Guiana , frontier has
caused great excitement here" ) The news
papers devote leading artlclefuto the move
ment and regard It as hostile/ They urge
the government to dispatch Immediately a
large body of troops , Including heavy ar
tillery , to watch the Invaders' and to resist
their advance. Many armed "Venezuelans
have gene to the frontier without the knowl
edge of the government to act as a terri
torial guard. Crespo's expected proclama
tion regarding the situation anil the of
ficial action which will be. taken thereon
has not been made public. The special
meeting which the cabinet Is to'.hold Friday ,
to discuss the future " course ot ; the govern
ment , Is anxiously "awaited.
The revolutionary movementis } active In
the eaft and many political aire'sts are being
nndci Mr. Castillo , the minister of the In
terior , goes to Puerto Cabelio to Investigate
the movement.
Your correspondent wltnesacd target prac
tice today with one-Inch Knlpp guns. The
practice was superintended byiMr. Guenn. th ?
minister of war , and there was some excellent
shooting. At 1,000 yards , _ the , target was
often hit. Crowds of spectator " were present
and , they shouted to the troopers "On to the
frontier. " :
- .mSTUIUIED OVER VrjNEZlIKI A.
London IVrrvKpniierM Plead v'1 * ' " - '
SaHMlniry Minitry.
"
LONDON , Jan. 9. Th'e Times' publishes an
editorial with reference to > , thp iNo v York
'
World's Caracas dlspacti'Vtelllns ( > of ,
suspicions that the Brlftsh * * * favVen
czucla ore nlpttlng ' to "overthrow'
' ' " (
President CrSspo'1'and" / pleads with the
government. In presence .of tlje danger of
further troubles , to publish the papers set
ting forth the British casj on the Venezuelan
question forthwith without' waiting for the
meeting of Parliament.l
The Chronicle has a long article In ad-
vocacy-jOf a permanent court of arbitration
and It says of this : ' 'Naturally ' such a tri
bunal must bo constituted subject to Ameri
can reasonable views upon * thoj Monroe doc
trine. \
"Cardinal Vaughn when approached upon
this subject gave the idea 'his warmest ap
proval. " i
CIIUSI'O DEFIES THE ENGLISH.
Venezuela OfTerN No Satisfaction for
the Uruiiii Incident.
LONDON , Jan. 9. A letter from Caracas ,
Venezuela , to the London /Tlmjs , says It is
evident that it is the preYentj intention of
President Crespo not to'givb' , any satisfac
tion for the Uruan Incident and that he Is
determined to combine the * Uruan and
frontier questions , regarding them as one dis
pute.
The Times correspondent adds that this IB
directly contrary to Presldcnt/Crespo's pre
vious assurance to him and" no recites nt
length how the change waa brought about
by President Cleveland's- message 'to con
gress and arrived at the conclusion : "By
hook or crook President Crespo and his
friends hop ? to entangle thd ' .United States
and they will not leave a stone unturned to
accomplish this end. " t' _
OFFICIALLY DENIED. , IJf LONDON.
No Troopx Have Iloeii Seilt Into tlie
DlHiiiitvil Territory.
LONDON , Jan. 9. The Colonial , office
this evening published a denial of the re
port which reached here 'from ' Caracas ,
Venezuela , via New York , thaUbrltlsh troops ,
with cannon from Djinarara uad arrived at
Cuyunl , a elation at the extreme limit of
the British claims on the disputed territory
end the scene of the Uruan Incident.
Ilroke U | > Outcli Meeting.
LONDON Jan. 9 , A meeting of German
and Dutch socialists held In IJydo park last
evening to congratulate President Krueger
was attacked by a crowd of L'ondoneri1. The
platform was demolished and & free fight en
sued , In the midst of which ftno foreigners
fled. Th ? Chronicle learns upon authority
that tbe German counclt-4j4 not fully ap
prove cf Emperor William's telegraphing to
President Krueger , but the , emperor Insisted
upon having his own way. ahd .handed . the
message himself to the telegrabn bureau , or
dering that a copy of It be h ipartcd to the
sml-ofllclal Journal ? .
Hi-cM'lvi'il nllli Clirem liitj 'I
BERLIN , Jan. 9. The Jte chstag reas
sembled today and proceeded 'to 'discuss the
bourse reform bill. Counl Von'Kanltz , the
agrarian leader , during .the cqurso of his
remarks on the subject , referred to the
Transvaal dispute , saying tbat' the recent
energetic attitude of thq _ I/iipe'rlal govern
ment In defense of the Interests' of the Ger
man people and the German 'empire abroad ,
had met with universal approval. This re
mark was greeted with loud applause.
HUH No Fear of n AV'ar.
NEW YORK , Jan. 9. J. n.r Roosevelt , sec
retary of the United States cmbiBsy In Lon-
dtn , 'n ' un Interview last nig jit tald : "Tho
American legation at London/abas / had noth
ing to do with the Venezuelan-question since
Secretary Olney sent his note' last tummer to
the British ambassador. I ! > < < vo , o fears of
an unpleasant termination Qf tbe difficulty ,
It will be Buttled In soms wiy. "
Will Iteiiinlii Neutral.
LISBON , Jan. 9. Portugal , It Is , m-
nounccd , will remain neutral In the dispute
between Great Britain and Germany regardIng -
Ing the Transvaal and will not permit the
Germans or the British to land troops at
Delagoa bay or to traverse the Portuguese
territory In South Africa.
SIIH the Whole TuliiKT WIIH u I'lot.
PRETORIA , Transvaal- , . 9. The au
thorities hero hold documentary evidence
showing that the whole affair of the Jameson
raid and the uprising In Jolmnnet-berK was
a plot to annex the Transvaal to British
South Africa ,
NOT PERMITTED TO RESIGN
Premier Bowoll Was Ready to Step Out of
His Office.
MAKES A STATEMENT TO PARLIAMENT
Illtterly Arrnlmiii the MenittrrN of till ;
: \llal lry Who Left HN Cnliliict
U\pectH to Have It Iteooii- *
ntructcMl
OTTAWA , Ont. , Jan. 9. In the Senate thU
afternoon , Sir Mackenzie Bowell made Ills
promised statement regarding the mlnlsteral
crisis. Ho said he had been desirous of
resigning , but Lord Aberdeen had declined
to allow him to do so , holding that as his
government had promised In the speech from
the throne to Introduce a .remedial bill with
reference to Manitoba schools- , which would
bo considered , action on HID speech should
first be falcon. After reading the statement ,
Sir Mackenzie made a violent attack on the
minister who had bolted. The reasons given
by the ministers for resigning were not , he
said , such as would prevent their araoclat-
Ing thcmsMves with the government In the
future. They had made reflection' ' on his
parliamentary career. Ho defied any man
to point out one case of dishonesty In his
long public life. He had always been a
successful man and had ho been given loyal
support by the striking ministers , he would
have been Just ns successful In carrying on
the nation's affairs.
Reading from the statement that Mr.
Foster made In the Commons on Tuesday , he
said that the- only reason given for their
action was that the bolters did not like
the leaders. He never had clalme'd to pos
sess great Intellect , but the strikers knew
his powers when they choaa him for minister.
At any time had the ministers acted man
fully and coma to him with a statement
that they were dlssatlWled with his ability
to lead them , he 'would not have stood in
the way of the progress of Canada , and of
the cons3rvatlvc party.
"But , " continued Sir Mackenzie , "under
the present circumstances , I desire to make
It clear that I will not give up the reins of
government. "
Ills future , he said , he was glad to leave
In the hands of Canada anJ for Canadians
to decide whether the ministers were justi
fied in leaving him at an Important juncture
In the affairs of the country. He would go
on. with remedial legislation In Manitoba ,
at the same time hoping the day would
never come when the rights of any Drills. ! ]
fubject would bo Interfered with.
The premier concluded by saying that
after several Interviews with the governor
general regarding the resignation of the
ministers , lie ( Sir .Mackenzie ) waited again
upon the governor general with the purpose
of tenderlnir his resignation , lint hip. nvr > sl-
Icncy Intimated that at the moment ho was
net prepared to receive It , as the speech
from the throne had not been passed. He
uould endeavor to reform the govenynent
and moved that at the close of today's ses
sion , the house adjourn until next Tuesday
and In the meantime ho would try to fill
the vacancies. If not successful , he would
then tender bis resignation to the governor
general.
It IP learned the governor general Is of
th3 opinion that Dowell can get together a
ftronger government than could Sir Charles
Tupper. Lord Aberdeen thinka a strong
[ TfeJllng. " .of ; ' Eympathy .has .been , aroused , for
! Boweli ; .wh'lch" wTir'enaEIe'Tilnr1to11 form A
stable governmejit , - Reports from the cbun- !
try at larg : Indicate that the feeling. Is all
against the seven ministers who bolted.
In the. Mouse of Commons this afternoon
Sir Adolphe Caron , as leader of the house ,
moved adjournment till next Tuesday. He
stated that adjournment was necessary In
order to give the government a chance of
reconstructing the cabinet. The liberals
demurred agalnet thli > , and insisted upon
sittings- tomorrow and Monday. Evry lib
eral speaker denounced the bolters and said
they would give Sir Mackenzie Bowell every
old In continuing his administration. Ad
journment was finally , carried on division
without a. vote being taken.
Motions are ttlll on foot toward bringing
'
Sir Cb'arlos Tupper , sr. , Into the cabinet.
If ho conpsntR , there Is no doubt that SI.
Mackenzie Bowell will be able to pull through.
Sir Charles Is understood to have given no
answer to thu advances of Sir Mackenzie as
yet.
_
UKLAY THAT .HAY HE DANGEROUS.
Hotter AciM-pt the 1'encefnl
Title While U FIon-N.
LONDON , Jan. 10. The- New York corre
spondent of the Times utters this morning
a word of warning as to the manner In
which New York Journals , professedly op
posed to President Cleveland's Venezuelan
policy , headline the news they receive from
Caracas.
"If these Journals , " the dispatch says ,
"handle their Intelligence In this way , what
might not be expected from jingo organs ,
which , however , are without the dispatches ? "
Ho draws from this the conclusion that the
American public remains In a state 'of sus
pended excitement , with jingoism on the
alert to revive an agitation , and therefore
delay Is a dangerous policy In the 'interests
of peace ,
This correspondent also says ; "Nothing
has more Impressed and pleasantly Im
pressed the American people than the readIness -
Inoss of England , both people and govern
ment , to fight Germany sooner than suffer
Interference by the German emperor with
nrgllth rights In South Africa. " He thinks
the strength of these who oppose the jiresl-
lent's nollcy In this country denendo tn n
great extent on the strength of the Ameri
can conviction that neither the Interests or
honor of the Unl cd States In concerned In
the boundary dispute In Its present form.
Italliiii Vlrtory in Ali Nlnlii.
ROME , Jan. 9. Newt > Is received that the
Italians In Abyssinia have defeated Km-
perar Menellk's forces at Mlkelth , the en
gagement taking place on January 7 ( Tues.
day ) . The Shoans lost heavily , while the
ItalUnu had only three native troopers killed
and a few wounded.
OMAHA CONTIIACTOU FOUND DEAI1.
George MvCoriiiluk , ( Iie Suhjeet of n
Colorado Coroui'r'rt Inv 'MtIa < Ioii ,
COLORADO. SPRINGS , Colo. , Jan. ! ) , (3po- (
clal Telegram. ) A coroner's Jury Is Inves
tigating the death of George K. McConiiKh ,
an Omaha contractor , engaged In building
a connecting link for the Rock Inland with
the coal banks at McKerren. McCormlck
> vas In town yei-tcrday , and drank consider
ably , after which , he returned to iho Wil
liam ? ranch , east of the city. During th ;
night he waa reitless and was up and down
ail night. An Inmate of the liouse noticed
him take something and then drop to sleep.
This morning he did not rise as usual. A
bottle , supposed to have contained chloral ,
was found betide his bed , and It to tupp Mcd
that he. died from an overdose. McCormlck
wav well known In Omaha. The remains
were sent to that city tonight.
Guilty to 1C I il u n pi n K ,
IJUFFALO , N. Y. , Jan. D.-Jumea W. Mo-
Donald , alias George Allnn , who was In
dicted for complicity In kidnaping O , O.
Cottle , a prominent lawyer of this city last
tprlnff , pleaded guilty and was sentenced
to the reformatory until discharged by
operation of law , Mr. Cottlo was decoyed
lo a vacant house and there * chained to u
P3bt In the cellar until ha wrote a note
to his family unking them to rancom him
foe a lurKe sum of money. Hie son after
ward conferred with the abductors tn Vic
toria , Ont. , and It IB supposed that part
of the money demanded was paid at the
confercmce. But when McDonuld was sent
hero n second time to get more money from
thu Cottles they Informed the police and
Allen was arrested , Huph Penlrost of
New York la attorney for both Allen and
Emery.
WAH FHVnil IS DYINO OUT.
Dctiiittulfl of the Door * the Mo-it I > N-
tnrhlitK Element nt 1'refieMt.
LONDON , Jan. 9. Outwardly at least ,
thcro Is little it any change In the politi
cal crisis between Great Britain and Ger
many , brought about , It Is asserted , by Em
peror William's support of the South
African republic In face of the suzerainty of
Great Britain over the Transvaal ,
The dispatch from Berlin to the Times pub
lished this morning , saying that It Is ex
plained that Germany only desired to pro
tect German residents and Its consulate at
Pretoria by dispatching an armed force from
Delagoa bay and that no arrangement on the
subject hod previously been made with
Portugal , has tended to produce a better
feeling , but this slight change for the bet
ter has been counteracted by the receipt of
a special dispatch today from Pretoria , capi
tal of the Transvcal , saying that the lloers
demanded the surrender ot all British rights
and aurornlnty over the Transvaal and the
pie-oniptlon ot Delagoa bay and the cancella
tion of the charter of the British South
African company. It Is further stated that
the Boers have arrested on the charge of
treaeon eight leaders of the recent move
ment among the uitlanders of Johannes-
These demands , It the dispatch Is based
on fact , coupled with the previously rcportid
demands of the Boers for the expulsion
from Africa of Cecil Rhodes , ex-premier of
Cape Colony , and Dr. Jameson , who led the
freebooters Into the Transvaal , and the Impo
sition of r < very heavy line upon the British
Chartered company , or the demand for nil
Indemnity of J2EOO,000 from Great Britain ,
or both , are not likely to bo granted by the
British government without a fcvcrc strug
gle.The
The opposition to the demands of the Boers ,
however , will mainly rest on the fact that It
Is generally admitted that they are Insti
gated on the \\holc by Emperor William and
that they form part of a studied opposition
up3ti his majesty's part to the colonial
policy of Great Britain In Africa.
SR13ICINO A SCAPHGOAT.
It is admitted In soma quarters , however ,
that on the face ot things , the South African
republic would be Justified In demanding nn
indemnity from Great Britain for the In
vasion of Boer territory and there Is n gen
eral sentiment In favor of dealing severely
with the British Chartered company , es
pecially as It Is claimed In Pretoria that the
Transvaal authorities have documentary evi
dence showing that the raid and uprising
In Johannesburg were portions of a plot , offi
cial or unofllclal , to annex the Transvaal to
British South Africa. But it is held here
that thcro is no justification for demanding
the expulsion , of Mr. Rhodes from South
Africa or for the surrender of BrltU'h rights
and suzerainty over the Transvaal or for the
cancellation of the " agreement made In 1S91
between Portugal "and Great Britain , by which
the latter country has the first right of pur
chasing DsHgo bay should Portugal desire
to part with It.
The Berlin and Vienna newspapers this
Great Britain as being of little importance ,
however , and as being more In the nature of
a political move than a military undertaking ,
ro far ay Germany is concerned ; but the
rame periodicals take a more serious view
of the proposed strengthening of the British
forces In South Africa , which step Is re
garded as having In view a possible aggressive
action toward the South African republic.
At the mine time , it should be added , th ;
chances of war between Great Britain and
Germany are looked upon as being ramote
and thcro 'is & decided tone of backdown In
the utterances of the German press toward
GreatBritain.
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: -CHBER33D.A .FALSRl REPORT. '
' / . " -r . - ' - * Mf - , , -iii 3 * " > . * i „ , * i 4
-A" baseless report whlcrr wat ? received at
'tha. ' meeting ; that the dfilcers of the , First
dragoons , In garrison at Dublin , of which
regiment the emperor was made honorary
clonel by Queen Victoria , had burned his
majesty In cfllgy was hallrd with
a loud and prolonged outburst ef
chserlng and other applause. The
colonel of the First dragoons thlp
afternoon telegraphed that there Is ab
solutely no ground' for tlilo story. It In
said , however , that before the receipt of this
official denial the German ambassador. Count
von Hatzfeldt-Wlldsnburg. made representa
tions on the subject to the marquis of Salis
bury , asking to be informed as to the truth
of the report.
At the foreign office this afternoon the
dispatch saying that the Boers demanded th"
banishment cf Mr. Rhodes from Africa and
the abandonment ot the rights of Great
Britain regarding the Transvaal and Delagoa
bay were discredited on the ground that Sir
IHrculrs Robinson , the governor of Cape
Colony , In his dispatches to the. colonial office
lias made no mention of any such demands cr
condition ? .
A special dispatch from Berlin this after
noon says that Russia's ' co-operation with
Germany In the Transvaal matter 1ms been
assured and that Franco will act with Rus-
fla. This apparently tends to confirm the.
report of an anti-British alliance and that
the action of Emperor William toward the
Boer republic was a thoroughly weighed
step.
step.The
The secretary of stale for the colonies ,
Mr. Joseph Chamberlain , has sent the follow
ing dispatch to President Kruegcr :
"I have received the queen's command
to acquaint you that her majesty 1ms heard
with satisfaction that you have decided to
hand over the prisoners to her government.
This fact will redound to your credit and
conduce to the peace of South Africa and
the harmonious cc-opciation of the British
and Dutch races , which Is necessary for their
future development and prosperity. "
A dispatch to the Times from Johannes
burg confirms the report that sympathy with
Dr. Jameson makes the nltlamlsrs reluctant
to disarm , but as It U estimated lint ther ?
are 20,000 armed Boers around the town ,
there U no fear of further rebellion.
SHOPS ARK RKOPININO. :
"Tho Bliops are reopening , " continues the-
Times dispatch , "and business U resuming
Its normal course. It develops that Dr.
Jameson's force marched ICO miles In ninety
hours , never halting m.ore than two hours at
a time ,
"The directors of the Chartered South Af
rica company have decided to request thu
government to Institute un Inquiry Into Dr ,
Jamecon'R action , "
The Times hds an editorial , which strongly
protests agalnet cancelling thu Khciks
charter.
PRETORIA , Transvaal , Jan. C , The gov
ernment Is showing discontent nt the re
luctance displayed by the Rand men to dlv
arm. It Is estimated that 30,000 ot the latter
have been armed and only 2,000 lave yielded
up their arms. The armed Don 3 In thr
field arc also Impatient , The position at
Johannesburg Is critical , and the Boer lead
ers have thu utmost difficulty In restraining
their men. A proclamation has just been
Issued calling upon all the Rand men to
disarm before C o'clock on Friday evening
en the pain of prosecution. Those complying
will bo pardoned , except the leaders of the
revolt.
There Is a feeling hero that tha Rhodes
charter will be cancelled to prevent further
disorders.
Will Execute. Thirty MillIncei-H.
BERLIN , Jan. fl. A dispatch to the
Viankfurter Xcltung from St. Petersburg says
( hat the crew of the first-class Russian steel
cruiser , Rurlk , 10,023 tons , mutinied re
cently wlille that vessel \vau In the harbor of
Algiers. The mutiny , It Is added , was sup
pressed by the French authorities and thirty
of the leaders of the outbreak are now raid
to be on tholr way to Cronstadt , where they
are to be executed.
Dilltor CliurKeil with Illiii-Uniiill ,
PARIS , Jan , 9. The vlscomto El rlo do
Civry , editor of the Echo do 1'Annee , has
been arrested on the charge of having black
mailed the late Max Lebaudy , who Inherited
a fortune of about $9,000,000 from his father ,
a sugar refiner , about three years ago , and
elnco that tlnm up to the datJ ot his death
a few weeks ago , llvcdjhe life of a i > roflleU ,
Movement * of Ocean Wcm-lx Jim. U ,
At New York Arrived Mobile , from
EIGHT HUNDRED UVES LOST
Populous District in Persia Devastated ty
an Earthquake ,
TOWN OF GDI ENTIRELY DESTROYED
tilfortIN Destruction It WIIM One ol
the MiiNt lleiiiitlrtil CllloN 111.
reriln niul the Kent of K&-
teiiNlve Coinnirroe ,
TEHERAN , Persia , Jan. 9. Two earth
quakes have occurred In the district oC
Khalkhal , the first on the night of January
2. Upon that occasion the large village oC
Jan Jabad was destroyed , several others were
partially destroyed , and 300 persons wcro
killed.
The second earthquake occurred during the
morning of January 5 , and was very severe.
It was felt over an area ot 100 miles. The
town of Gel was destroyed , and 1,000 IIOUBCQ
wcro demolished. In addition , great damage -
ago was done to many villages. The loss of
llto Is very great. There were SOO persona
killed In Got alone , and largo numbers of
cattle and sheen also perished ,
The town of Gel , or Khol , which has thus
been wiped out by earthquake , Is one of
the best la'd out Ion us In Persia tn its
modern quarter. The district of Khalkhal ,
in which the earthquake waves seem to have
done the most damage , Is tn the province ot
Azcrbljlan , In the extreme northwestern
portion of Persia , Immediately adjoining the
province of Van in Armenia. Khol
lies In 3S.35 north latitude and ,
I5.lt" cast longitude , scvunty-scven mllca
northeast of Tabriz , and about as far south
of Mount Ararat , and was before Us de
struction on the great trade route between
the Euxlnc and Persia and on the Kotura ,
a tributary of the Aras , which was crossed
here by a seven-arch bridge. It had quite
an elaborate system of fort flcattons , which
were , however , In a ruinous state , and nn
Inner high wall flanked with towers , the
Intervening space being occupied with gar
dens and mud hovels. It was In the1 * central
portion of the city that. Its beauty lay , cool
streams and lines of willows running-'along-
Its broad , regular streets. There , were a tow
good buddings , Including the governor's
palace , several mosques , a large brick bazaar
and a fine caravansary. The chief manu
facturers HCIO copper wares and worsted
socles.
In September , 1SS1 , Kholas visited by a
scries of violent earthquakes , the seismic
wuvo running northwest and southeast In the
direction of the main mountain ranges. The
population numbered about 30,000 , Including ;
many Armenians , who occupied a separate *
quarter of the city. The district about the
city " consists of an elevated plateau sixty
miles" by ten or fifteen , highly cultivated by
a skillful system of drainage and Irrigation *
producing a series of fertile oases laid out
in meadows , gardens and tillage , and yield
ing rich crops of wheat and barley , besides
apples , pears , cherries , walnuts , chestnuts
and unrivalled mulberries. The province of
Azerbljlan Is one of the most fertile In
Persia , and travelers glvo enthusiastic de
scriptions of its orchards nnd gardens and :
the delicious fruits which they yield , The ,
population Is of a very varied character ,
composing Kurds , Armenians , Assyrians ,
/Tartars- " Persians , pfopqr.untj other trlbea ,
aria Is" roughly estimated "aI " 2,000,001) ) . 'Thft '
Terslan ? army Is largely composed of natives
of AzerblJIau , nnd the pravlnco Is under
the government of the , heir apparent to the *
Persian throne.
CHU1SK11 STKUC1C HEAVY STOHMS.
Ilultlniore HUH it IloiiKh n.xperloneo-
HonuMvurit llonnil.
ASTORIA , Ore. , Jan. 9. The steamer
Rhoslna arrived , today from Honolulu , bring
ing Hawaiian news up to December 26. Sh
brought no tidings of the missing steamer
MIowcra.
Tlio schooner Henrietta of Victoria , leaded !
with 7,400 pounds of * opium , was captured :
by the Hawaiian government. The Hen
rietta had been dodging about the Island for
about two weeks , and when colzed was at
anchor close Inshore. Captain Anderson ,
Passenger C. E. Gale and four men are now
In prison.
The United States fteamcr Baltlmcro ar
rived at Honolulu on the " 3d , twenty-ono
days from Yokohama. The crusler left
Yokohama on the 2d and when six doya
out struck one of the most terrlllo gales over
encountered , Although the warship labored
, uard and was tossed like a cork upon the ,
waves , she managed to pas's through tha
storm with but little damage. Another and :
if anything a harder blow was encountered ,
which kept up for six full days. The ship
behaved well under the steady blow , but at
times It seemed ainiobt Impossible to weather
the fctorm ,
The Baltimore presented a somewhat
ragged appearance with her boats slashed ,
rigging torn and other evidences of having" *
passed through a critical siege. On the way I
over a boatswain named Jasesn was washed ;
overboard by a series of waves that swept * <
the decks continuously during the first gale ,
through which thp Baltimore passed. The. I
gun ; had to bo removed from the turret ! ! ,
with the cannon from forward and the
deck machinery placed below. During the
sect ml blow J. Cooper , carpenter of Urn
fillip , was thronn on 'tlio deck nnd had his
ekuli 'badly fracturrd. Several others wcro
more , or less Injured , but none seriously , it
was necessary to keep the hatches fastened
down for ten days , during which tlmo the
bouts wore wrenched from their positions ,
and though badly smashed , were- not swept
away , owing to the herculean efforts of the
crew. On the arrival of the vessel , Carpenter
Cooper was tal > cn to a hospital , whore ho
died the same day.
J. K. Sheridan and Dr. J. Underwood , .
the two strangers who were iccfntly ar
rested for conspiracy , have been committed : $
fot' trial without ball. Pa.ul Neumann , the-
lawyer , and F , N. Huysoldcn wcro the prln-
'clpal witnesses for th ; prosecution. The.
two prisoners had a tchcmo t. restore tho.
queen , for doing which they wcro to obtain a.
concession for an Amoilcan sporting syndi
cate. The gamblers Intended to start a ,
lottery In this country. Money enough to.
Insure Ilia success of the conflprucy would
bo furnished If the queen would grant the
franchise. They would land arms and men
at both end ? of Oaliu and would move , on to.
Honolulu. _
pi.ACi : AM , TIII ; JII.AIII : o.v
Verdict of tin ; C'nrouer'M Jury on that
fit. LoulH DlNfiMier.
ST. LOUIS , Jan. 9 , The coroner's Jury , .
which lias been In cession xlnce Monday In-
vestigalliiR the cxplos on which last week
paused such destruction of life and property , .
returned the following verdict today :
"Wo. the Jury , find that F. J , Nlchaus ,
Paul Hauptncr , Louis Ley , Norman Me-
Arthur. A. II. SehnclU and Albert Chem-
t-ller caino to their deatli from an explosion
of flrcworl : at 309 North Second street at
I p , m. , January 2 , Said explosion wag
caused by tlio storage ot unsafe and danger
ous fireworks lu the rear of 309 North Second
end street , and Improper and inmifllclent help.
bring employed by H. I ) . Giubb to care for
the name. "
No effort whatever Is being made by the.
owners ot the Kxcelnlnr Iron and V/lro worka 1
building to recover the body of young ? Wvl
Krlccson , the seventh victim , whoso remains
lie under tons of debris. This Indifference )
has caimd much Indignation In the SwedleU
colony here.
Trnln Wrt't-'Uer fioi-M to the I'cn ,
LiaONJKIt , Ind , Jan. 9. Jamcn Drown.
one of the train wreckem who held up A
Lnko Hhoro train at KesMcr. today waf ,
Mil a pica of guilty , Huntencud to the peni
tentiary for twelve year * .