OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , TUESDAY MOltNINO , JA UAHY 14 , 180(5. ( COl'ST FIVE OGNTd. All Eyes Arc Again Turned Toward the Dardanelles , FLYING SQUADRON IS NOT FOR AFRICA StnrtlliiK Report to tlic KfTcct tlmt KitKlnnil anil Itnnxlu Will Coiu- lilnp In it UiMiioiiNtrntloii AlialiiHt tlic Sultan of Turkey. LONDON , Jan. 13. Whllo the destination of the flying squadron which Is to bo ready for fea tomorrow and which Is to sail next Friday Is not yet officially announced It is generally believed that Its destination Is the Mediterranean. The Manchester Guardian , commenting on the British naval preparations , says that con siderable credence It attached to the story that the flying squadron Is moro likely to go to the Dardanelles than to Delagon bay , adding : "Emperor William's message came at just the right tlmo to give the ministers nn ex cuse for making preparations really Intended to back their new policy , which will end the Armenian horrors and bring the sultan to hl senses. The latest rumor points to n land Invasion by Russia and a naval demonstra tion At Constantinople by Great Britain and France. " WAITING DEVELOPMENTS. The political crisis has reached a Btage when "further developments" must bo awaited before the general public can form a definite Idea of how the wind Is blowing. The uncertainty prevailing In usually well Informed quarters Is well Illiiblrated by the fact that today while the Standard says It Is authorized to declare that "the German em peror's telegram to President Krucger was at most an exprssslon ot a feeling of momentary Irritation , which has now passed away , leav ing the relations between Germany nnd Eng land an friendly ns heretofore , " the Times expresses the opinion that "All the evils nnd the terrors which made n dis turbance In the Transvaal , with or without Dr. Jameson , merely n question of tlmo , still remain unsettled. " Among the South African politicians It Is felt that the crisis Is by no means over and It Is held by them that the banishment and interdiction placed upon the property of the ch'ef men cf Johannesburg cinnot be to'crated. This feeling grows out ot the Johannesburg , * dispatch reporting that warrants are out for * " * ' the arrest of over 200 persons , all leading men in the mines and principal companies of the Stock exchange and of the professional clement. It was added that among those ar rested were several Americans nnd Germans , Including J. S. Curtis , an American engineer. It Is generally admitted also that the new cabinet Of Cnpe Colony Ic weak and It Is not thought Jlkcly that It will last for any length of time. .Considerable feeling has also been caused pmong the Sotith Africans here by the dis patch from Caps Town announcing the arrest at Scapolnt , n suburb of Capo Town , of Charles Leonard , chairman of the Transvaal National union , under extraordinary pro ceedings. This is especially criticised se verely nnd the Globe asks why the Cai > o government Is .rto'.ng President Krueger's work for him. him.NEWS NEWS FROM CAPE TOWN. A dispatch from the Pall Mall Gazette from Cape Town , published today , says that the latest aSvlcss received thc-ro from Pre toria state that ball has been refused the ringleaders of the recent disturbances at Johannesburg nnd that the other people ar rested In the came connection have been lib erated each lu $5,000 bail. The dispatch adds that It Is expected that severe measures will b ? taken against the leaders of the ui/rlsing. In spile of the fact that It Is now apparent that they were deceived nnd taken by surprise hy Dr. Jameson's Incursion. Sir Hercules Robinson , the governor of Cape Cclor.y , It appears , has made every effort t't secure- leniency for the prisoners , but the extreme section of the Boers are very much luccmcd nnd very difficult to control. The new ministry of Cape Colony Is regarded as a device to shield the ex-premier , Mr. Cecil Rhodes , nnd Sir Hercules Robinson. Mr. Rhodes , It Is also enld , Is In very bad health. Advices from Johannesburg say that the utllandcrs are expecting the- Doers to make a house to house search for arms and It is stated that the- Germans of that place have _ .i * been holding meetings nnd passing resolii- " * tlons , telling Emperor Wllllum to mind his own business. Dr. Jameson and his lieutenants , EO far as known , arc Etlll at Pretoria awaiting tin tlmo when decollations between Sir Charles Ilobltison and President Krueger reached a point which will permit of his being sent to Natal under escort , to be- delivered over to the British authorities for trial. The Times says that the officials of the British South Africa company deny that Dr. Jameson was deposed from thi * post cf administrator of their territory on the recommendation of the company. Taken altogether , however , the situation today may bo regarded as being more satis factory than on Siturday last. In spite of the fact that no official declarations have- yet been made regarding the disposition of Drt Jnme- oon's rank nnd flle , very llttlo doubt Is felt that the prominent Johannrsburgers arrested ( or treason will bo banished , not cnly fiom tin * Transvaal , but from the British POKJM- Blous In South Africa , It Is generally con- eldcrcd hero that this f-tcp Is essential If a possibility- a recurrence of the raid Is to bo prevented. Mr. Rhodei ) ' statement that ho is but be ginning Ilia political life bcems to he the view held by many hero , and It Is pointed out that , although , ho hasi doubtless lost the hup- port of Iloffmfyer , the Afrikander leader , and ' the Dutch vote ot the cape , there Is every ri'at'Jii to suppose that If ho Is defeated by his present constituency ho will easily carry another whcro the Dutch vote Is not Im portant. The colonial office has no further Trans- vnsl news of sufficient Importance to give1 it to tha public. LIBERTY COST HIM DEAR. Solly Joel , n member ot the Rand Reform committee , who according to a dispatch from Capetown , lus just been arrested there on a charge ot treason , also under extradition pro- rcfrtliigj. IB a nephew of Ilarnoy Uareuto , the so-cillcd "King uf the Kaffirs. " Solly Joel Is reported to have said that It cost him 12,000 to get out of the Tran&vaal , A in on ? the prisoners ot the Iloers'-at Johannesburg Is a brother ot Dr. Jameson , Thu St. James Gazette this afternoon de votes much cpuco to the Venezuelan question and says : " \Vo have quite enough to think nbrut without quarreling with Germany , We liavo not ended our difficulty with AmerlcV A special dlaiutch from Johannesburg says warrants ar * out for the arrest cf SOO per ming , all loading men In the mines and prin cipal companies uf the Stock exchange ana of the professions ! cUment , but not of the mercantile classic. Among thoio arrested nr * revcral Aniei leans and Germans , Includ- Inn J , S. Curt s , an American engineer. The pilnco of Walts on Saturday caused all the pram'nctit member * cf the colonial office pttift to ' ) ! | iriv ! nlc-d to lilin , and he con- I'.ratnlatcil them In kindly terms upon thu iM > ik they hnvtchlevtil In luo last fort night. The Berlin correspondent of the Dally News Mjru : "Iho crisis \t. \ lesy acute , and as riildent Krueger li making peace with KiisUml uvcr Germany' * hud , Germany haa r tr.ui3ied Knglnnd without gaining anything by tlu occurrence , Everybody Is gcttlnj ; tired of th whclu question. " CANNOT COUNT ON FRANCE. A dpatcli | from Paris to the Dally No\vs pnys ; "Herr Illokland ! tit > probably askeq France to take part In a European contT- fii'o to abrogate the treaty of 1881. and upon Great Britain's right ot pre-emption ii : | Dalagoa bay. No Importance l attached to J m h's visit , If anything , Franco Is anxious -f& . * ° redrjss thii ultlander * ' grievance The j. - . * Hlxty millions of French capital In the Trans vaal would then I'd worth much moro. " An Ortessi dlspttch to the Dally Newi says : "The bulk ot the journals hero dc- prccslo Emperor William's telegram to Presi dent Krueger as most Hl-advlscd. " A dispatch to the Times from Johannes burg says the correspondent there believes that the number of arms Is overrated. "Had there been 20,000 , as was believed , " the dis patch continues , "It Is Impossible to suppose that Johannesburg would have capitulated. It Is more probable that the concessions will bo granted to the ultlandcrs by a spontaneous act ot government than by formal agree ment. " A Pretoria dispatch to the. Times also de clared the rc-al fact to bo that there were 2,100 rifles and three Maxim guns at Johan nesburg. The Capetown correspondent of the Pall Mail Gazette cables that the persons ar rested by the Hoers at Johannesburg Include the following additional Americans : P. J , King , Captain Mcln and Charles Butler. PARIS , Jan. 13. The Figaro says that the only reason that the emperor of Ger many , who Is generally so sensitive to criti cism , remained Apparently calm In the face of tliu attacks of the English press Is that ho evidently hnd knowledge of the fact that ho was Incapable of doing more than send ing a telegram expressing his sentiments on the Transvaal question , showing that In case of war with Great lirltaln the chances would by no meajis be In his favor. The Figaro odds : "France will not depart from the position which has made her alone the silent arbiter of the peace of the world. She will not Interfere between England and Germany. " IIERLIN , Jan. 13. Ths National Zcltung observes that Emperor William may have alluded to the Transvaal In his recent let ters to the queen , with whom he frequelly corresponds , but , adds the National Zeltung , It may bo regarded as certain that no cor respondence has been exchanged between them partaking of the nature of a state or political act. PARIS , Jan. 13. The Tempn today pub lished an Interview with the Transvaal rep resentative , Herr Dlokland , In which he MM the situation of affaire concerning the Trans vaal Is now satlsfacUry , and that everything will end well. The Transvaal , he said , hid fully accepted the convention of 1881 , nnd had not dreamed ot denouncing It. The term "Hrltlsh suzerainty" In connection with the Transva-il , ho thought , was misapplied , a ; Great Urltaln only had the right to veto , within six months.1 , conventions ) concluded b > the Tranavaal with other powers wlilc1 ! might ho regarded as dangercus ' to llrltls1 ] Intcrcsti' . . MUSIC IIA1.I , SI.VCHIl ( JI'VI'.S DAMAOKS , NcwHiniierN Aooimoil Her of Aiding Ci-liuliialN to EKCIIIU * . LONDON , Jan. 13. A music hall per former named Kato Harvey han secured $25C damages and the promUo of an apology from a Blackburn newspaper , which hinted she had connived In theescapes , In South Africa of Frank Taylor , alias Tarbeau , one of the leaden of the notorious "Johnny Irving gang , " which became prominent In New York Mine years ago , and who was sentenced on June 7 last to three years' imprisonments , after having be n convicted cf having obtained goods and property In this cty | by fraud , Taylor was nccutud Jointly with a persn known as "Hon. William Musgrcve , " thought to bs "Doc" Mlnchon , sentenced to five years' Imprisonment at Auburn , N. Y. , for assisting Thomas O'Drlen to escape ln-lS92. O'Brien Is awaiting trial In Paris for killing "Kid" Waddcll , a "gold brick" swindler. Taylor and "Musgrovo" engaged In extensive swindling operations in London In 1S93 , after having hired a huso In Stanhope Gardens , where they lived In style , Musgrove pass ing as jj. senator. When matters became too hotv for them , both of the swindlers escaped , and Taylor , having been twice ar rested and twice escaping from the South African police , was brought hack to London and sentenced. "Musgrove" Is also said to bo Identical with a certain William Carrel Woodward , who , early last year , while In Ceylon , swindled a native ruby merchant out of jewels worth $100,000. i Cabinet AfTnli-H. LONDON , Jan. 13. It , was learned this afternoon that the cabinet council of Satur day last considered the question of' reestablishing lishing diplomatic relations with Venezuela , hut that no definite conclusion was arrived at. In regard to the alleged statement by the foreign office that Canada had nof agreed to the Bering sea arbitration treaty statement which appeared In America and was re- cabled here to the Chronicle by Its Washing ton correspondent , the foreign office today authorized the Afbociated press to say that the foreign office never made any such state ment , adding : "We now soy to you that the mutter Is In thei way of being entirely settled and It Is possible that within a few days Sir Julian Pauncefoto and Secretary Olney will reach a complete and explicit understanding In the matter. " AiuorU-nii ClinrfiMl ullli WnrKvvy. CITY OF MEXICO , Jan. 13. Harold El mer , the American charged with passing forged checks and swindling merchants , Is awaiting trial at Ilelem prison. Ho Is 32 years of age and a native of New York and was at one tlmo a reporter on the New York Morning Journal. Ho speaks several languages fluently and his mother was a Cuban. Ho denies any guilt and says he has been exploited by people who thought they could et his money. Scotch capitalists have- organized a com pany with | 400,000 to operate a coffee estate In Oaxaca. Many thousand trees have al ready been planted. Nine mlll'on tobacco plants have been set this season at San Andreas , Tuxtla. The dis turbances In Cuba sorm to have stimulated this Industry In Mexico. Oniiiiilii'M Cabinet Crlslx. LONDON , Jan. 13. The Times publishes tcday a column artlclo discussing thu recent mlnlstprlnl trouble In Canada whosa ' 'remark able and significant political crisis have mccped attention " owing to the Transvaal difficulties. " Continuing , the Times bays It hellovPH that If Hon. Mackenzie Bowell , the Can adian premier , fciiccecds In forming a cabi net , ho will only hold offlcs Jsr a few voUa nnd will then resign In favor of Sir Charles Tupper , the Canadian high commissioner to Great Britain. Coin inn ii trail on Ind-rrnplcil. NEW YORK , Jan. 13. The central cable office of the Western Union Telegraph com pany today cent out the following nolle : : The land lines south of Havana are again Interrupted , cutting off telegraphic com munication with all West Indian points south ot Havun.i via Key West. Trains leave Havana fcr Uatubano at G a. in. and 2 p. in. , returning about the bame time. All messages will go forward via train unless specially marked via Galvestcn , which rcuto is available at a higher rate. I'reHlili'itt IvriiFKor u J'euiiNylvanlaii. WILKKSUARRE , Pa , , Jan. 13. A local paper prints a story today to the effect that President Krueger of Transvaal Is a Penn- tylvanlan , It Is said that he was born In Mauchunk and went to South Africa l\ty year.ago. . Through his energy and mili tary spirit he at once became a leader among the Boers. < ) ri'i'imii > 'H Opponent Withdrawn. WINNIPEG , Man. , Jan. 13. Premier Qrcenway's opponent in tha mountain dl- vls'on withdrew today , and the premier is consequently re-elected without opposition , Grcenway lias now nine supporters elected , and expects to make a clean sweep on tbo l u * on Wednesday , No Objection to a Duty on Olco. BERLIN , Jan. 13 , In the Reichstag today during the debate on the oleomargarine bill the minister of agriculture declared that he did not object to the Imposition ot a duty nn foreign oleomargarine and raw pro ducts. llriM-lvi-tl nil Aint-rlcilil. ROME , Jan. 13.King Humbert today re ceived lu private audience Dr. Nevln , director of the Amarlcan church here. PATCHED UP DIFFERENCES Cabinet Crisis in Canada is at an End foi the Present. ALL BUT ONE OF THE MINISTERS RETURN Sir ClmrlpN Tiiiier | , Sr. , Taken Ilic I'lnec of HIM Son unit AVII1 lie the I'rncttrnl Ieni1er of the MlnlMry. OTTAWA , Ont. , Jan. 13. After several days of negotiations , the dlsssnstons In the ranks of the government have been for the tlmo patched up. It Is announced tonight that Sir Charles Tupper , sr , , the Canadian high commissioner to Great Britain , hat entered the cabinet and that all of the several bolting ministers , with the exception of Sir Charles Tuppor , jr. , hove been reinstated , As hau already been announced , it was the desire of Sir Mackenzie Ilowsll to resign the premiership , but Lord Aberdeen's demurrer made II Incumbent upon htm to continue In office This morningho sent for Sir Charles Tup- per , sr. , to whom ho offered a place In the government. Sir Charles answered that h < would accept a portfolio on condition thai all of tlto seven ministers , with the exceptlor of his son , should bo taken Into the cabinet. Sfi Mackenzie declined to acquiesce. He said ho had no objection to , taking bacli Messrs. Dickey , Evas , Wood and the younger Tupper. The other thrco , Messrs. Foster , Montague and Hnggart , he denounced as conspirators. Sir Charles and Sir Mack enzie talked the matter over , but came to no fccttlr.nent and they separated to msot nga'.n ' at I ! o'clock In the afternoon. In tne Inter val Sir Frank Smith , who Is the. representa tive In the .cabinet of the Catholl.3 minority of Ontario , used his bsst efforts : ih pe.ice- mnkcr. with the result that a re ir.cllhilan was effected. All that now remains to ba dcl.ljd Is the length of Sir Mackenzie's term nf olflua , IIo desires , It Is snld , to rosUii within two weeks , but It Is probabb 'hat Ihe ministers will Insist upon his retaining the llr.it win- Istershlp until the end of ilia sesshn. While Sir Mackenzie will be the nominal premier In fact. Sir Charles , It is claimed , will lead the government and will originate its pollry. The main business of the s3ss > iun , which will now begin In earnest , will be the pais- Ing of the bill to restore separate Lchoalq In Manitoba. On this measure the conustva- tlve party may split again. HKSKHV13IJ A 1,1. I-3XOKAMI'S HIRIITS , Iiiijiorlniit Letter of Iioril Abertleeii oil the Venezuelan II oil Hilary. ( Ccpyrlglit , 1S9C , by the Associated Press. ) LONDON. Jan. 13. Tho" Associated prcrs is enabled to transmit to America an Important document bearing upon the Venezuela ques tion , namely , the tExt of a letter from Lord Aberdeen , the then British secretary for for eign affairs , to M. Fostlque , who at that tlmu represented Venezuela In London , which \va : written at the tlmo the posts which ba'vq ' been set to mark the Schomburgk Jlns were removed In compllanca wltii the protest'of Venezuela. This letter will doubtless be given a conspicuous part In the forthcoming blue book , as It Is known the government attaches much Importance to it. While It Is admitted that in a letter dated March 30 , 1844 , Lord Aberdeen staUU that In removing the posts Great Drltaln had not ceded any rights , it was contended that no document was in existence making any siichcontentlon _ at the time Great Brlta'n ' had ordered the * removal , and that the removal was a tacit admission that the Pchomburgk line was wrong. Following is the letter , the authenticity of which Is un questionable : FOREIGN OFFICE. Jan. 31. 18l2.-The umlers-lgiiPd , etc. , has thu honor to acknowl edge the ; receipt , of a note addressed to him nn the 10th Instnnt by MVmnleur Fosliquc , etc. , representing the nlnrm nnd excite ment which has been created In Venezuela on account of the marks fixed by Jlr. Schomburgk at different point In his survey near the mouth ot the Orinoco , nnd renew ing his requests that her majesty's govern ment will order the removal ot these maiks. Undesigned begs to Inform M. Fostlque In reply , that In order to meet the wishes ot the government of Venezuela her majesty's government will send Instructions to the governor of British Gulnna , directIng - Ing him to remove the posts which have been placed by Sir. Schomburgk near the Orinoco. But the undPisigned feels It his duty to distinctly declare to M. Fostlnua that although. In order to put an end to the apprehension which appears to prevail in Venezuela , with icgard to the object of Air. Schomburgk'H purvey , the undersigned liar consented to comply with the renewed representations ot M. Fostlque on this aftulr , her majesty's government must not be understood to abandon any portion of the light of Great lirltaln over the territory which wns formerly held by the Dutch in ( iulana. The undersigned has the honor to be , very icrpectfully , the obldent servant of M. Fostlque , ABERDEEN. This letter Is regarded hero as an answer to the contention of Mr , Henry Norman , special commissioner of the Chronicle , who first gave the English public , through his paper , documents which seemed to Invalidate the claim of the Schomburgk line ao a true boundary line. . Ilut It Is to ba observe : ! fiat Mr. Norman nrt the Venezuelan government also have not claimed that in removing the boundary posts Great Britain abandoned any p.rtli-n of her rights "over the territory which was formerly held by I ho Dutch in Guiana. " but simply that she had abandoned the Schom burgk line as marking the Hunt of that ter ritory. ItV JIAM.OOX TO Till ? NOHTII J OM2. SiveillNh Government TiiKi-x Hold of ( InISnteriirlNe. . STOCKHOLM , Jan. 13. The foreign min istry of Sweden has sent notlca to Rus.la , Denmark and the United States with refer ence to the projected balloon voyage to the north pole of Prof. S. A. Andree , asking the M-operatlon of the countries whoso terri tories have coasts on the polar ecus , and they have also asked the countries to dls- trlLute thousands of leaflets arklng for In formation from any one who may chance to Eccuro It of the time the balloon Is seen and the direction of the wind at the time , i'rof. Andreo has given many years' study nnd experiment to this subject and has become on expert balloonist himself. IIo read a paper on a plan to reach the north poleby balloon before * the geographical congress In London last hummer , but he received llttlo en couragement from that highly dis tinguished though rather ccnservntlvo scien tific society , However , the Swedish Acad emy ot Science and the Swedish Society cf Anthropology and Geology have recom mended Prof. Andres's plan and promised to bear a share of the expense. King Os car of Sweden has also subscribed n sum of money for the expedition , which Prof , Andrea hopes to have started some tlmo In the tnimmer of 1S9G. From HI. I.imla ( n Mexico Awheel. CITY OF MEXICO , Jan. 13. 0. K. Bo- vard of the Globe-Democrat * and Alexander Fox , bth of the St. Louis Cycling club , ar rived this morning from that city on their whotli. having left there on October 7. Th y were delayed a month on their way in con- itfquence of the illness of Fox. The governor of the stats cf Chihuahua Is here , Ho says he will never grant permission for a prize fight In his ante. CiiiiiKllnii Olllcliil Short. OTTAWA , Ont. , Jan , 13. Cope dementi , who his been collector of customs her for nine years , has been missing for nearly & month and It said to be a defaulter to the amount of $30,000. He li > reported to bo in Chicago. NO 1NTKNTION TO TIUIKTBrf AVAIL Herman Ktnpcror S Imply i > Mire"C < 1 Illn Pcrxonnl Irritation. ( Copyright , 1S08 , by the Associated PreM. ) LONDON , Jan. 13. It seems pretty well established In the public mind that Emperor William did not mean to threaten war upon England by Jila message < # sympathy tc President Krucger of Trantvial , and the ri- ports which were circulated a few days ago of a European alliance afalnst England and back ot Germany find llttlo turthct credence. It seems to be ajjcoptid that tha German emperor simply Intended to express his own opinion of the Jameson raid In that mcwago and the temporarjsoiitlmiH ol Irritation which It causjd him. This Is th ; general feeling , apparently , , of the publu mind and those- organ ? of ) public opinion which are In touch with , lhe government have undoubtedly sought toidoipen this 1m- piejslcn. v Ilut ( Ills' still leaves unexplained the con tradicted assertion that the German govern ment did apply to Portugal fpr permission tc pass marines through Portuguese territory 01 Dslagoa bay to the Transvaal , nor do'ey ii explain the unflagging preparation of wat material and equipment of' ' war forces I : : England. The wavering support of Hupl.i and France has admonished the German wai lord that the Interpretation put upon his message by England was putting him Intc a hazardous position. ; Whethsr this or some other consideration has altered the situation , It' Is certain the diplomatic agents of all tpe- government ! of Europe have been kept busy In the- lap : tow weeks and It Is cxplcied the full re- suits ot their labors are not fct In the knowl edge of the public. That EnpUnd has had a vision of destruction of-ihe "balance ol power" In Europs with her< In the des cending scale Is certain. Whether she has madp other strokes In the hidden fore ? Is noi yet known. The flrt't feellilg of assurance over tlu better" situation 07 the relation : with Germany ly met by nites of warning that there are- still porvlbli [ seeds for mutsli rancor and danger In the fltuatlon In the Transvaal ami that the Venezuelan question Is , after all , not yet tcttled , nor any basis agreed upon for Its settlement. Intertst In the great naval preparations , however , continues to absorb'the ' public mltut. A report which has been circulated to tin offset that ths government intends to mob ilize ths volunteer forces Is denied tonight , but It Is certain that appeals from th : ws : oillce have recently bean tent by circular to the comtnandsrs of all the volunteer rogl- menta asking them to return the probabl : number of volunteers that could be mobilized and to state the arrangements that \voulJ be necessary for dlng so. , At Woolwich , below London , on the Thames , ' also the great arsjnal , covering 100 acres of ground , is receiving constant ad. dltioni to Its great store ol jltival material , and the activity of all dcpa'rtments there Is unabated. The torpedo factory Is Increasing Us output , and the men In" tlitit department are working many hours .oVert'me. The torpedoes , as fast as they are ( manufactured , are dispatched to Portsmouth n'd Dover , the former principal .naval station of England , with a fortified harbor that'-riill ; float the whole of the English navy , and the latter the chief port of communication botwcen Engl.ind and the continent. " , Tlie government Intends. It Is announced , to have thcsa well supplied with torpedo boats and with tor pedo destroyers. * One feature of the war. scare which Is much dwelt upon here Is the harm It has dnno to German trade. German import trade hotisss hero announce therp has been a big decrease' In their orders sines the scare. The orders of ono big fancy goods firm , It Is announced , liavo decreased 60 per cent. It Is feared the quarrel will tlifis fcsult In a per manent Injury to trade. . ' y AHI3 NOT IN A MOOD IJOII OPERA. Coniiiiiny T ixt Arrlveil'ln Hiivnim HUH Uc-uliletl Not to I'luy. TAMPA' , Fin. , Jan. IS. Passengers arriv ing from Cuba report that Holoff's band has passed over Puntas Grande ( the big bridge near Havana ) . The Spaniards had stretched heavy chains across the bridge'to pravint the passage of cavalry. This did-not ! , ieter the Insurgents. " The Havana theaters have 'suspended and the Italian Opera company,1 which haa Just arrived , will not play. The Produc ? exchange is forming five battalions fprHhe defense of the city , A double guard joiy surrounds all the government buildings. General Gomez has sent a proclamation to the chiefs ot volunteers in Havana not to commit outrages on any citizens and threat ens to blow up the city If the ; edict la disre garded. Aqulto Salano , a chief of police ot the port of Havana , was sent ( to Spain under arrest on January 10 and .was replac'd by Trujlllo Monago. Salano was removed for permitting ammunition to enter Havana.and overlooking the paasage of several insurgent agents. General Welley Is soon to arrive with 25- 000 trope for Plnar dsl Rio. ' Cruiser * are guarding the coast. In recent encounter reportedT'to have taken place In Gunaji between Gomez , Sayas and Bermudez , who were entrenched there , and Generals Garcia and Navarro\ General Cam pos' sn Is reported to have bean wounded. Reports announce that Callxto Togaro has landed. ' " Fernando d ? Castro , who gave $5,000 for the killing of Garcia , offers , more for the killing of Gomez. \ - roLoncn CIIILDHKIV AVF.IIR ON HAND Toolc Sentn In ( lie Spliool Room In Suite of Prntt-MtN. PERIIY , Ok ! . , Jan , 13.Slnce early mornIng - Ing the whole town has beep latently ex cited over the public school quoitl-n. When the Bchoolsi opened this morning Prof. J. W. Augtistlno denied admittance to colored children in the High school or other public school building ! ? , except those designated months ago for the exclusive'use of colored children. The only exception was George Washington Alexander Web'lcr , a boy 10 years old , In whos > name the mandamus proceedings were brought tlireo months ago , and decided In his favor , Prof. Augustine holds that the decrco of the court applied only to this oneboy. . In tbo High school building C'OO whlto children and about fifty colored children , two-thirds , of the total num. ber In the town , a&aembledi A crowd of whlto mon and negro menwere , there , while cchocl boys had largo etonea In thelr pockotp , with the Intention cf using tbc.m on negroes 0.3 they entered the building ? It Is ad ! every negro child In the city asked for ad mittance. O nicer a escorted four'colored child ren Into the High school. Each teacher made a vigorous protest against/receiving them , but the children were madcf to jjlt down. It la rumored that the entire school bo-ird Is to lie arrested fr contonjipt of court. Whlto citizens threaten to tear down the jail If tlid arrests are made. , ( iOI.O CO.MI.VfJ 1KUOSr A1IHOAI ) . < o lle _ for tbu I'nrehiiHo of liltVcv Ituiul lHniie. NEW YOHK , Jan. 13. The 'total deposits of gold at the subtreasury loTlay amounted to $1,700,000 In American gqlcl'coln , and in addition there was deposited at the assay ofllca $700,000 In gold _ burs and foreign coin , a total of $2,400,000. All of the gold iad ben Imported , and In no single Instance were greenbacks taken In exchange. The resumption Is that the various amounts will tie used to pay for subscriptions to the new loveninmit loan. The gold was deposited [ or examination , and receipts were given for It. Only United States gold coin U received at the subtreasury , and no charge U niado 'or exumlnat on. Foreign gold coin and jars are received at the assay ofUce , subject 0 the usual charge for treitment and mint age. age.A withdrawal was made today from the Eubtreasury of $500.000 In gold coin. There was some contention as to whether the amount taken out figured egalnit the treaa. ury reserve , as It was claimed the gold was put of a sum dep3 lt tl lut week for examination by a firm of bullion brokers. It 1 understood the gld was finally deposited In the Uank or N w York. SIMPLY DEPORTED SOLOMON Campos Puts the Onptured.0orrespondont or Board a Now York Steamer. SUGAR CANE BURNING IS AT AN END ( Joiner. AnnomiecM that I'lanlatlon * AV111 Not lie MolfNteil If the riniiU-i-M Do Xot Try to MaUe ( Copyright , 1S90. by Press Putillshlns Company. ) HAVANA , Cuba , Jan. 13. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Charles A. Solomon , who claimed to be a correspondent of the New York Journal when he was arrested on arrival here y s- terday on cusplclon ct being nn agent ol the Cuban junta In the United States , was liberated today nnd sent back to Now York on the steamer Saratoga. This action of the Spanish authorities was purely voluntary and was Intended to Indicate the friendly dls- petition of the government toward the United States. Consul General Williams had a brlel consultation with General Campos , In which the latter , before any request was mada by Mr. Williams , offered to send the younR man oft the Island , notwithstanding his of fense , of which there was no doubt. Solomon might legally have been severely punished. At a meeting In the government general's * palace today , General Campos presiding , committees were appointed to ralsa money to distribute among the agriculturists , who are suffering from the stagnation ot busi ness following Gomez's raid. General Campos headed the list , subscribing ? 2,000. General Arderlus gave $1,000 and the Spanish bank gave ? G,000. A small band of Insurgents was near Aguacate , on the Matanzas railway , last nisht. WHEREABOUTS OF GOMEZ. My last night's despatch was Incorrect In certain particulars. Rslylng upon semi official Intelligence , I reported that Gomez was proceeding cast toward Matanzas province ince- , beyond San Felipe , and that Macoo had returned to the "province of Havana from Plnar del Rio. It Is extremely difficult to obtalnprompt news In these times , not ut- causa of any International obstacle placed is the way , but owing to the destruction of the telegraph lines Information decs not come In quickly. Alter Gomez engaged the columns of Gen eral Aldccoa and Colonel Galbls last Satur day , he swung about In a circle , going flrst westward , then moving In a northwesterly direction to the vicinity of Gulra and Gabriel. The meeting occurred between Mlrosa and San Agustln sugar estates , which are de scribed best as being near Qulvlcan , Havana province. Y&sterday Gomez occupied Gabriel nnd Gu'ra , which were burned a week ago Jast Saturday during his western movement 'across ' Havana province. At Gabrlo'l he found two locomotives and six passenger coaches. Gomez's people had fine sport run ning the locomotives together at full spee.1. Then they proceeded to burn all the cars. John Simpson , civil engineer of this com pany , wltnoised , this. He visited Gomez's headquarters at a > sugar plantation nearby , representing that ths railway company Is purely an English concern , and urged Gomez not to burn the property. Gomez replied that Spanish 'troops wore-'being trahsported and that he- has a delimit ) .line of policy which he must Inflexibly follow. LAUGHED AT THE STORITCS. Simpson mentioned to Gomez the sensi tlonal reports circulated In .he Unllrd Sitc. about his movement being Intendtc' for Ha vana. Gopiez laughed and uaid : "Do they think mo a fool ? I never thought of such > a thing. " Thy d'structlon of sugar cane Is ended for the season. Gomez Issued a proclamation Saturday containing four articles. The flrst announced that further'burning of cane is inexpedient. The second directs all bubordlnates to see that the order Is respected. The third notifies owners that If they at tempt to make sugar , not only their cane but their machinery and plantation buildings will b2 burned. The fourth Informs the country people tint they may continue their usual avocatlom * except sugar making , and will be protected by any Insurgent leader. This executive Intelligence will Interest many unfortunate estate owners , most cr whom will not venture to defy the thlra article. Gomez movement thU. afternoon is not known. There Is no communication with Salud , a point four miles nearer Havana than Gulra. Maceo Is still In Plnar del Rio province , but as most of the railway beyond Gulra Is Interrupted there are no details of his doings this afternocn. BOTHERED THE GOVERNOR. The governor of Plnar del Rio province , General San Pedro , went yesterday from Plnar del Rio city to Coloma , a small port on the rocky coast , escorted by city civil guards. He was attacked by u group of seventy-five rebels at San Pedro. Ho occu pied a house and defended it successfully. The village ot San Gabriel , In the vicinity of Plnar del Rio , was burned yesterday. It Is learned definitely that Maceo now lias all Gomez's former followers who came- from Puerto Principe. Gomez has mostly green men. No expedition landed arms in Pinar del Rio province before or during Gomez's raid. Cabanas , a small town on the coast , west of Marlel and Managua , on u carriage rona , twelve miles from Havana City , was partially Lmrncd during the rebel raid. WILLIAM SHAW BOWEN. Daiita Hail a HoiiKli COPENHAGEN , Jan. 13. The steamer Danta , from New Orleans , December 10 , arrived here today. She had a fearful panc- age , having encountered furious gales. ' and heavy ec-is almo continuously , Three of her sailors were swept overboard and could not bo rescued owing to the violence of the weather. The vessel sustained much damage about the leeks and fittings. llrokc liy the Drop In Chartered Stock LONDON , Jan , 13 , Tatham & Co. , brokery , were declared defaulters on the Stock ex change today. Their failure was due to the drop In chartered. I'llOTKST AGAINST A M3W 1IISIIO1' . ChurireH that HU Hlcctlon WIIN HroiiKlit About by Frniiil. MILWAUKEE , Jan. 13. A protest against he confirmation of Bishop-elect G. Mott Williams of Marquottc , containing charges that will create a sensation In Episcopal circles all over the country , has been for- varded to Rt. Rev , John Williams of Con- icctlcut , presiding bishop of the American hurch. Bishop Wlll'ams in turn has caused copies of the protect to be forwarded to all of the other , bishops. Besides making an attack on Illuhop-clect Williams , the pro- est attacks the convention at which the election tok place by asserting that It was mpropsrly constituted , and then makes the charge that Bishop Williams' election was brought about by a packed ballot , The protect Is tlgned by four delegates , chiefly from the parish of Sault Ste. Marie , vho sat in the primary convention at Mar- luotte November 14 , 1895. Besides making the charge that the election was brought about by a packed ballot and that the con vention was not properly constituted , It alleges that there is no properly Invested vp'ECopal fund for northern Michigan , It hen cos on to cay that there is such a und , but that It has been Improperly con- rlbuted , with Improper conditions annexed rhesi- improper conditions areto the effect hit the fund Is not to stand unless Q. Mott Williams is elected. SOM13 SPANIARDS KASII.Y SCAHU1J Henort tlmt Havana AVnn Threatened Almost Creatrn n 1'nnlr. HAVANA , Jan. 13. Quito a sensation waa caused In certain circles last night by the rumor that the Insurgents were approaching Havana. The news spread with crcat rapid ity , and thcra was considerable relief unions the Spanleh authorities when It was dis covered that the alarming report prJW out ot the explosion of an Immense torpelo In the village of Vedado , near this city , There was very little news from the front this morning , and It was all of nn unim portant character. Dispatches from Santiago do Cuba tell of a iftlrmlsh there In whlcn the Insurgents left sjvcn killed , ind tne troops raptured nine prisoners. From Matanzas there was nnot'.icr story reporting a skirmish between Iniur ents and the Spanish troops , during which the former had eight killed , In addition to their leader , Hoquo Rodrlgues. The Insurgents arc clsu said to have retired , carrying with thorn thirty-two wounded. At Mount Guayalia u new band of Insurgents , commanded by Rtt- pcrto Sanchez , In a brush with the troop * , had five nun wounded. The Insurgents who have been In the vi cinity of Managua , about twelve miles from this city , have- retired with the less of five killed and twenty-seven wounded. As Intimated In tlics ? dispatches , General Gomez , at the head ot an Insurgent column , has executed a countermarch. Ho seems to have reached Las Mangss , sauth ot Artemis , In the province of Plnar del Rio. and then he turned and headed eastward fcr Alqulzar and Oulramelona , and when last heard from was moving northwards toward Havana. General Maceo wan last reported at Bahla Hondo nnd Bendera Is said to bo at San Crls- tobcl , both westward of Havana In the pro- vlnco of Plnar del Rto. Another report hau It that Goncr.il Macco's forces are moving eastward with the Intention ot placing himself In cmmunlcatton with General Gomez. The Spanish authorities here clilm that the Insurgents will now leave the province of Havana and Plnar del Hlo for the province of Mataczas. The government Is busily engaged In eecurlng all the horses possible , In order to mount the Spanish Infantry , the great nd- ventage of the Insurgents being the rapidity with which they have been able to move , en account of their forces being mostly com posed ot cavalry. It Is stated In official circles that General Gomez camped last night at the plantation of Fajardo , near Gabriel , In the province of Plnar del Rio , having found It Impossible to pass the mil itary line drawn by the Spaniards across tlic Island , and that the Insurgents reported moving northward from Qulvacan are not the main body ot General Gomez's army , as first supposed , but only a portion , of his forces which have been cut oft from the rest. At Gabriel. It Is added , Gomez pscured a tiain and ordered all the passengers to be brought In his presence. He then caused the train tcbo burned. Charles Solomcn , the correspondent of the -New York newspaper , was detained at Sen eca on hU arrival there , charged , It Is be lieved , with being In Bomo manner compro mised In the revolutionary movement through his correspondence. Thcro was an alarm hero this afternoon. Clouds of smoke were seen arising In the direction ot the vlllaga of Santiago de las Vegas , near San "Francisco do Paula , a small town only about five miles distant , This was followed by a red glare , showing that n great fire was In progress In that direction. The alarm spread once more throughout the city and the report was again circulated that the enemy was approaching. But this was as nothing to the feeling of terror which came over the more timid portion of the pop- ulatlpn yhanjLO. , still larger fire was seen to have'broken out.j - * This afternoon It was made out that the town ot San Francisco de Paula had been set fire to by the Insurgents nnd the alarm Increased , although the authorities pro' fessed to encr at the matter , claiming the fires were only the work of a few beaten and retreating Insurgents who had been driven to desperation. In spite ot these as surances and the statement that tlin Spanish generals have for three days past been aware of the whsreabouts ot General Maximo Go mez and completely Ignore his presence near Havana , It is claimed the troops must be very busily engaged elsewhere for the In surgents to be enabled to burn a town and n village within Eight of Havana and yet re main unattacked by tha government forces. The greatest apprehension here Is for the safety of the water works which supply Ha vana. They nro situated at Vento , about five miles from this city and less than that distance from San Francisco do Paula , re ported to have been burned this afternoon by the Insurgents. The friends of the Insurgents have re peatedly asserted that they expect a popu lar demonstration In their favor to bo made In this city as noon as they arrive In sight of Havana , but they are now practically In d'ght of this city and there are no signs of an uprising and the authorities claim there is absolutely no danger of such an out break. Hvcry measure which It Is possible to take for the defense of the city and In order to protect property has been taken. In addition to the military , volunteers and c'.vll guards , all the different branches of Business have organized special corps of men , who will take part In the defense of Havana against an enemy from without or within. Of course the Insurgents in small bands may succeed In approaching Etlll nearer to Ha vana , the Spanish authorities admit ; but the military men Insist that they have com pleted their plans to drtvo the Insurgents out of this province and they seem to pay little or no attention to the movements 'or the enemy about Havana , relying upon the strong garrison , powerful forts nnd the war ships to defeat an attempt to make a dash Into this city. Regarding the rumor that the Insurgents liavo planned to cxploda bombs and start Ires In several parts ot this city upon a ? lven signal so soon as the Insurgents am near enough to Havana for them to ho In .lie- position to assist , officials assert meas ures have been taken to nip such a con- cplracy In the bud , and that at the first signal of an outbreak every rtrateglc point will ba occupied In overwhelming numbers jy the military , who have been previously letulled for such purpose all over this dis trict , nnd that consequently It would ba ut- : erly impossible to cause any diversion of mportanco hero In favor of the Insurgents. Although the Spanish authorities are malt- ng the best of the situation , It Is known ho captiln general ls much disheartened at ho turn events have taken during the last dx wceku and rumor succeeds rumor day jy day of his probable retirement from com- nand , Ho attributed n great deal of the suc cess ot the enemy to their great superiority n moving quickly from point to point , and s still confident of success If ho Is supplied with a sufficient amount of cavalry. Word received tonight from the eastern irr.vlnceo Indicates the Insurgent leaders , t&bl , Joux Maceo , Chonug Rivera nnd ithtrs with their bands from the district of Sanctl Splrltus nnd Remedies and the bands of Carrlllo and Jose Agulro have united with the band of Rcgo at Vlajaca , In the district of Remedies , province of Santa Clara. The Insurgents operating In Havana and i'lnar del Rio have burned the village of Salud and huvo partially burned the village at Qulvlcan , and then marched toward He- ucal and burned on the way ai freight train ind destroyed the engine. They their attacked the town of Rejucal , the garrison of which made a heroic eslstance for five hours. At the end cf that time It Is reported the In surgents retreated , but before they went they plundered some stores In outlying streets , and they alio burned tome houses and the depot. The course of the Insurgents s now southward again. Charles Solomon , the New York newspaper nan , who was arrester hero us a suspect , was sent back to New York today , At Saratoga Insurgjnts have burned the canofields on the plantations of the Brcok Bompiny of Guantanamo. the value ba ng * 150'000' Klx IloiimlM to it Ilratv. PHILADELPHIA , Jan. 13.-Clmrlle John son , of Minneapolis and Jerome Quit-lev of .hU c'ty , intddlewulghtB , fought klx lively rounds at the Calc-Jonlun club tonight und the refvrco decided the light a draw. SEVEN DEAD IN ONE ROOM Father JBocomcs Despondent and Ends the Lifo of His Whole Family , HORRIBLE DISCOVERY BY CHICAGO POLICE 1'eler Honpwnril Turns on the Onn nnil Tlinn ANiiliy.xlaU-M lllnmclf , HIM AVIfo anil Thrlr 1'lvo Chi hi roil. CHICAGO , Jan. 13. Peter Houg.anrd , who Is thought by the police to liavo been In- mne , killed himself , wife and five children last night. The discovery was niado by the > police today. Upon forcing open the door of Hougnard's rcsldcnca they found the whole family asphyxiated. Hougaard had evidently walled till all were arleep , and then , turnIng - Ing on all the gas jets , had calmly lain down and waited his own death. The dead : . PETEH HOUGAAUD , husband ; 40 years old. old.MIIS. MIIS. HOUGAAUD , 38 years old , HANS , 14 years old , JENNIE , 10 yours old. OLGA , 8 years old. MAUD , 0 years old. TELLA , 2 years old. Hougaard was a Dane , living at 713 Slxty- firt't street. Ho wrote a letter to a frlen * yesterday , telling him what ho was going to- do , saying ho was despondent , and spoke of Eomo diamonds , which the pellco would find by his side when they entered the house. The letter , which was written In Danish , was received by Hougaaid's friend today , and ho Immediately Informed the police of Its con- tentEi. Captain Gibbons of the Englcwood sta tion , with two ofllcora , went to the Hougaard residence. The doors were all locked and there was no response to the repeated ringing- of the doorbell. Finally the police put their shoulders to the door and forced It. They were almost overcome by the fumes of ga and It was some moments before the nlr from the opsn door cleared the Interior atmosphere. sufilclcntly to permit them to enter. Then the police made a hasty survey of the first story , found nothing , and rushed up stairs , whcro they discovered the sev j > corpiw. The Jets of every fixture In the house had been opened and death had evi. dently come on all the family but the husband and father whllo they wereasleep. . When the police made their way to the > upper Moor , they entered the front bedroom. There on the bed lay Hou&aard and his wife and their 2-year-old daughter , Telia. All three- the corpses were on their backs , and the feet of the little one were under her mother's body. Hougaard had died wltn his eyes open and his hands folded .cross his breast. The son , Hans , occupied a cot In a rear room. Ho had struggled to some extent be fore ho was finally suffocated , and had kicked the clothes elf the bod. A large- dog slept in this room , and , etrango to say , the dog was allvo when the''room was entered. Ho evi dently know something wat. wrong , for when the onicers tried to touch the body , the dog attacked them and tried to- drive them away. Jennie , Olga and Maud , the other children , slept In the next room to Hans. They , too , had struggled and kicked thj clothes off. They had been nauseated by the fumes of th gas. All had evidently been dead for several hours. , Everything about' the ' house showed that Hougaard had planned the crime With a dc- liberatencss and attention to details that is icmarkable. After the family had retired [ or the night Hougaard began his prepara1- llons for the crlmo. Ho wrote letters to 3hlcf of Police Dadcnoch and left them an .lie table In the dining room. Beside the letter was a box containing deeds to piop- crty. In the kitchen the police found all the shoes ot the family arranged In a row slda jy side. When his preparations had been completed be turned on every gas Jet In the louse , and getting Into bed with his wlfo ind baby , folded hU hands and Waited for death. It Is claimed that Hougaard had lost considerable money lately. M3GISJ.VTIVB CANDIDATES MUSY. Q. Ciiiiiion a DlNtm-liliiff Factor In thf FlRht. SALT LAKE , Utah , Jan. 13. On account of the conference of the republican members of the legislature to ba held tomorrow night , the senatorial canvass Is growing in In terest and each candidate Is using ever/ available meana to Impress members with Mo peculiar fltnesa for the position of United States senator. If the conference should develop strength enough to Int-uro a regular caucus the fight would be quickly narrowed down fovo or three contestant ! ! ; otherwise the balloting. I ' 11 likely to begin with the republican vote divided among at least five candidates. Frank J. Cannon appears t > bo a leader at present , If nurfaco Indications count for anything , but his opponents assort that ho will receive his full strength on the first ballot and that It will net bo sufficient to elect. The mention , of the name of George Q. Cannon In connection with the canvass seems to ba a disturbing element. Gcorgo M. Cannon , who la president of the senate , In a pubS'shod interview In the Tribune this morning Is outspoken In Iila support ot George Q. Cannon for wnator. It Is believed that any development of strength In hl § Interest would make a decided change In the present situation. Several articles liavo ap peared In the looil papero 'recently to the effect that Mr. Cannon .is not a candidate. Whllo ho Is not a candidate In the sense ot recking the election , he has nhvayn held lilm- colf , his friends ray , at the rorvlco of the people , and they claim that If this dis tinguished honor were tendered him by the legislature and ho should fuel that he could torvo the state to advantage ho would not decline It. HOIMI\G ) IIP KWIMU.J.NC ; HAMCKHH. Tliliilc Tliey JVinv Have All lint One of ( InCiniiur. . DENVER , Jan , 13. Sheriff AV. W. Painter of Giithrlc , Logan county , ( ) ! ; ! . , arrived In Denver today with a requisition from the governor of Oklahoma , for the extradition ot Frank Olive , a well known resident of Trin idad , on a charge of passing worthless paper. Assistant Attorney General Heed declined In approve the papers on the ground tlmt a warrant for the arrest of Olive was n ver bworn ct by the Oklahoma authorities , Unit the papers uoro not accompanied by the af fidavit of the complaining wltnea.1 , and that the prosecuting attorney had not sworn t them. However , it In probable that the pa pers will be corrected by telegraph and that the extradition will bo granted. Olive is tuppofctd to be one of a gang vUldi has been operating fraudulent banks and disposing of worthless drafts In Iowa , Kan- Kas , Colorado and Oklahoma , The gang con- nlstcd of William floyce , Gcorgo Klwood , Olive and a woman , who In now held in Dodge City , Kan , Itoyco was Ihe. prnclpnl. ! The first bank with which Hoyco was con nected was a branch of ( lie National Uank'of Iowa , known as the CltUeiu' bank of Ja maica. He afterwardB cutahlltlird the Cit izens' Savings bank nf Knld , Old. , which fulled shortly afterward , Ituyce was then arrested and was sentenced to three yearn' Imprisonment , which he U now serving- The h'ggest work of the gang Ir said to have bcon done in Kansas , and over $100,000 worth cf drafts are nald to liavo been floated. George Klwood Is new the only one of the * principals who ls at largo , and ho U thought to somewhere ( In Colorado , .MoveineiitH of Oi-eiui Vrmii-lx , Jim. IS , At San Franc sco Arrived Australia , from Honolulu , At London Arrived Steamer Mississippi , [ rom New York. At Ncv ? York Arrived Veendam , from Rotterdam ; Maas , from London ; Europa , from Lender ,