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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&lt 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 ,