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IHE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JU TE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MOHNltftt , JANUARY 15 , 1890. 001 ? lr FIVE CENTS. GOMEZ AGAIN ON THE MOVE Insurgent Chieftain Urging His Forces to Destroy Property1 ! TRAIN FIRED AND RUN ACROSS COUNTRY Or I in Humor of llicItrlicln In Dcnl- iiu with llic Meniin of TrniiN- Itorfatloii l the I' ot ( he Kiio my. ( Copyright. 1608 , by Prrna Publishing Company. ) HAVANA , Cuba , Jan. 14. ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Maximo Gomez has ngaln moved south and cast since last reported yesterday afternoon. I stated last night that telegraphic communi cation with Betabnno bad been.Interrupted , H develops that Gomez approached the town of Bcjucal , which has a population ot 7,000 , end caused great destruction of properly , na elated In a prcvicu * dispatch. This evening additional details ore at hand , Gomez sent an advance guard to demand the sur render of the place , which was held by a . .number of volunteers nnd eighty regular sol- Mlcrs. The latter occupied a block house on the public square. When summoned to sur render , they refused. The firing bscame gen eral , nnd the Insurgents were repelled from the vicinity of the block house. Gomez en tered the town with a bodyguard , and on most of the houses ho hoisted flags ot truce. Prom ono house a hostile shot was dltcharKCd nnd killed a member ot Gomez's staff. Gomez was greatly enraged and causo.l the destruction ot all the houses In the vicin ity. Hearing of the approach ot a Spanish col umn , ho evacuated the town last evening after burning trains and destroying property OH previously stated. The Spanish troops will still hold the block houso. The Insur gents camped outsldo the town over night. Today It IB reported without details that Colonel Linares and General Gomez's forces had come together and an action occurred. The railway property at the Buena Ventura siding , between this place and Qulvlcan , vrns burned tonight. Wildly sensational reports are afloat , simi lar to those of a week ago. The facts are ns above stated. There ! . . no evidence of anything more Important having occurred. No restrictions are placed on my dispatches tonight. tonight.WILD WORK OP THE REBELS. On Monday afternoon a freight train on the United railway system left San Fel'pe for Havana. H Included thlrly-slx laden cars nnd n powerful new Rogers locomotive. There were two carloads of horses belonging to the government. When the train was be tween Uojucal and Qulvlcan It was stopped by a band of Insurgents. Bejucal-Is a town between San Fcllpo and Havana , thirty k'.l- omoters from the latter. After removing the animals the rebels Ignited nil the cars , re versed the locomotive and sent It back toward Ban Pellpent full speed. The powerful draft caused the flames to rlso high In the air vvlllo | thei engine was going around the ! curves , passing the astonished country people In the fields , who stood ns If transfixed , while the burning cars rushed onward. ' Through Qulvlcan , there being a slight grade down ward to San Felipe , the train thundered at the rate of a mile a minute. The speed was such that the populace heard the nolso of the approaching train before It appeared. Next they beheld It speeding like a torrent of fire , roaring furiously , through their village , then disappearing nnd leaving a cloud of black smoke behind It. Bcti.ro reaching San Pellpe a sharp curve "V-ia encountered , whore the train was thrown from the track by the centrifugal force. There was a fearful crash , and the flaming cam nnd locomotive were piled up together. The destruction of what was loft of the train was speedily complete. IRON BRIDGE DESTROYED. Near Bejucal there was an Important Iron bridge , The rebels built fires on the ties and the heat caused the Iron work to warp so that the bridge fell. This cuts off communication between Batatano and the south coast line ot steamers between Cientuegos , Mazanlllo and Santiago. They will run around Capa San Antonio hereafter to Havana. At Bejucal the rebels burned about twenty houses and nil the stations and other property of the railway company. A small Insurgents' band Is reported near Auquncnro. A large Spanish force is at that point. J said exclusively last night that Gomez liad Issued an order stopping the destruction o ( the sugar eaue. Various theories are advised for this declelon of the Insurgent chieftain. The principal onea assuin ? that It Is In accordance with Instruction from the Junta In New York. If the- burning of cane is ended the flames will continue to ascend high In the air no long as any railroad property can bo reached by Iho rebels. Gomez will endeavor to destroy the railways BO. aa < o prevent the moving of troops. On tha Guana jay division of the United railway , which extends Into the Plnar del Rio province from Havana , Ihe train people refuse to taltrt out trains , fearing bodily Injury. The. action ot the captain general In liber ating Charles Solomon la regvded here as graceful and generous. Had Ihn young man been a Spanish subject he would have been summarily tried by court martial nnd would have passed the remainder of his life In an African settlement. The documentary evi dence found upon his person la of the most ' incriminating nature. Among other papers , was an offer from a Belgium firm to furnish ' ' ' rifles to the Insurgents. - Such conduct as that ot Solomon has been the cause of much cmbairasrmcnt to some of * . the respectable corrcipondents here , creating , " ns 1 ( has , prejudice , against them In the ' minds of the Spanish officials because , ot the Irregular action of a few others. The order > ct Mart'nez Campos restricting correspond ents , Issued lust May , was caused entirely by an alleged New York correspondent cuu- veiylng funds to the Insurgent cumps. WILLIAM SHAW 1IOWHN. li II13AVV VIHIXft I1UARD AT HAVANA. CJi-in-nil Opinion that an Important " * < \ HAVANA , Jan. 14 , ExclUna news from the front wns received about noon In a ebnpo ViSileli prevented Us uccurucy from being dental. Th nound ot continued artillery flrtitk was heard south of Rlncon , not far train Bejucal , the town which w'as attacked by the insurgents yesterday , with the result that they were forced to retreat after a strong resistance by the government forces i defending .the place , the battle lasting flyu hours. It Is claimed. Out It U i scrte Mliat \ ' , tha Insurgents plundered stores In the out- V'l lying streets ot Bejucal , burned u number ot II houses und destroyed the railroad depot by / * ' fire. Previous to thin they hud burnud the town of Salud , nnd partly destroyed Qulvl- > > can. They varied .these operations with burning freight trains and destroying rail road engines at , they pushed northward to ward Havana. This force of Insurgents is the ono supposed to j > c com- , uiundrd by Gomez In person , altuVugh It has \ been Insisted that ho Is rtill in the province \ of Plnar del Rio , mid that he wan In con- , yaTllc with Spanish troops commanded by V General Llnare * . It Is believed that an Im portant engagement Is taking place , and fur ther Information Is anxiously expected. Confirmation has been received of the re. port last night from the eastern provlnvcfc tl'at the 1 Agent leaders. Rubl , Jui > e Maceo , lllviro at others , at the head of strong force ; * of Insurgents from the proUnce of Puerto Principe , believed to bo much hotter armed than any previous forces and to have born reinforced by filibustering expedition * containing numbers of Americans , are moving taut ward , apparently with the Intention ot UIufgrchiK the Iniutgents now operating In tliu neighborhood of Havana. Those Intur- ftnt forces are said to have moved IntU the lltmcdloa dlttrict and to have moved In a northwesterly direction from Santa Splrltu to Remedlos and from there westward. SPOILED THE SPANISH PLANS. The presence ot this additional force 01 UuurgcnU moving through the province of Santa Clara and In the direction at the province of Matanzas will naturally prevent vent the Spanish commanders from sendlrtf Into the Havana district all the troops the ) Intended to draw from Santa Clara and M . tanzas with the Intention of driving the Insurgent * now In this vicinity Into the prov ince of Plnar del Hlo , westward , until thej were all placed In a pos'.tlon where thej could either bo exterminated or forced tt surrender. The captain general has bcrn forced to met this move by sending bach toward Santa Clara several columns ol troops which were on their way through the province of Matanzas to reinforce hi ; forces in this vicinity. The insurgents. It Is believed , will tluis bo able to continue for , some time longci their almost unchecked operations and II the Spa ' /'h generals are not able to pre vent a junction ot nil the Insurgent forces now In this vicinity the rttuatlon will be come moro critical. Estimating that the Insurgents now have about 15,000 men , more or less well armed , In this vicinity and they are reinforced by say 10,000 more well armed men from the eastward , Gomez will have under his command quite a fair sized army and should bo able , all things fairly favor able , to take the offensive , even against o Htrong force of Spanish troops defending Havana. Of courto these arc the views taken by the friends of the Insurgents nnd are di rectly at variance with those of the Spanish officials , who claim the second Cuban army advancing from the exist under Knbt and Jose Maceo docs not number and will never number 5,000 men. They admit , however , that the Insurgent forces commanded by Catjlto. Josa Agulre and Rego have already joined the Rabl-Maceo forces In the Remc < dlos district and consequently It Is to be presumed that all , or nearly nil , the dif ferent Cuban bands eastward will join the army commanded by Rabl and Jose Macco with the view of pushing westward in the strongest force possible. Supposing , on the approach of this force toward the province of Havana , that the IniMrgont columns now In this vicinity were to retreat westward In a body , drawing otter them all the Spanish troops possible , .the Insurgents would be In a position ! to hold between fairly large armies the bulk of the Spanish troops and would thus be able to operate , Judging from their previous tactics , In a very successful manner. manner.INSURRECTION SPREADING. Several Insurgent bands , numbering from 100 to 300 men , nro reported to hive gathered In the provinces of Colon -and Matanzas ami all of these will help to swell the Rabl- Macco forces. In any case , it does not psem psxvlble to deny that th ? Insurrection Is Increasing In imiportance every day. Practi cally the whole Interior of the Island , from cast to west , with the exception of the large towns , Is In possession of the Insur gents , jvho have burned everything com- bustlblei and have levied tribute right and left under the very noses of the Spanish commanders , and cutting down the revenue ot the Spanish government from Cuban sourc2u SO per cent , according to the insur gent estimates. ' Under these conditions It Is not astonish ing that some change In the commandershlp of the Spanish forces Is expected dally , Even the most Intimate frlenda of General Campoa do not claim- that ho has been half Duccessful In his operations. The Insurgent are not acting hastily in any way. They have plenty of time before them and Intsud to make the most ot It. They .have a cen tral government established , at Mcrmosa , In the province of Puerto Principe. Their forces are organized in excellent military style ; they have regular army workshops and hospitals In addition to the field hos pitals , depots of provisions and ammunition , etc. Their cavalry Is vastly superior , both In nunrber and quality ) to that ) of the Spaniards , and the military experts aasen that the Importation of 3.QOO or 4,000 .Spanish cavalry from Spain will In no way affect the situation , aa the Spanish herpes cannot stand the climate. The weak point of the Cuban army is Its artillery. They have only a few guns of ths old fashioned type and a few modern rapid- firing guns , but they hope shortly to bo ableto make a very much better showing In artillery as they expect yuppllea of rapid fire guns. Indeed , friends of the Insurgents lure assert that a num ber of rapid fire guns recently came Into the possession of Gcn-sral Gomez and that they were landed not very far from Havana at that. This afternoon it was slated upon authority bore that O-eneral Antonio Maceo Ins plun dered San Dlsgo do Nunez , quite an im portant town , n little to the eastward and southward of Bahia Honda , the port recently captured by the insurgents on the northern coast ot Cuba , and In 'the ' province of Pinar del Rio There t * > ems no reason to doubt that the report la true and It shows the Insurgents are extending their opjratlons from thn small towns lo much larger places In the province of Plnar del Rio. MADE AN IMPORTANT CAPTURE. It Is announced that on Sunday last the Spaniards made an Important capture In the person of Jose Ccpero , the second In com mand of the Cuban column commanded by General Rego. Ceporo , It appears , wao on hlo way from Clcnfuegos.ln the province of Santa Clara , to Batahano , the port south of Havana , with Important communications from the Santa Clara Insurgents to Gonvez and Macco. The Insurgent lender was traveling on the Spanish steamship Gloria under the name of Lorenzo Dupuy and had papers upn him In that name to show that he was an Amer ican citizen traveling In Cuba on buslnes ? . He acted In the most unconcerned manner pos- ? lble , chatted and joked with all on board , was enilte famllar with a number of Spanish officers who wore his tellow passengers from Clenfucgos to Batabano , and bid fair to suc cessfully carry cut his mssion , beside ? ob taining valuable Information for the future guidance of tjic insurgent commanders * . But , as Cepero's bad luck would have It , among the officers who came on board the Gloria at Batabano waa a certain Lieutenant Mtn- apterlo. The latter and Cepero were old acquaintances , Coporo having promised some tlnici ago to hang Lieutenant Monasterio at the first opportunity for having piithed Cepero's Insurgents very hotly In a pursuit which the Spanish troops under Uo lieuten ant carried 'Jut ' once In Santa Clara , When Cepcr ) caught sight of the lieutenant ho made n sudden dlvo Into bin cabin and ap parently busied hlnunlf In preparing to go ashre while walling for hlo fellow pasoan- gcii tn leave the oMp. But the lieutenant had espied him and , communicating hit knowledge to the other Spanhrh officers , the utate room occupied by Copero was soon ba- sieged by a crowd of angry Spanish soldiers. Cepero In varn denied hla Identity , claiming ho wab Lorenzo Dupuy , an American citi zen and theatenlng his captors with the ven geance of the United Stato.-C All denials , however , were In vain. The lieutenant raid : "And so you promised to hang jne , Cepcro ? Well , wo will see It wo cannot hang ; you In stead. " When Cepcrq raw that all further denial wus utelcfs , ho became defiant , frankly ad- m'llcd his Identity and was conveyed under n Jtrong escort t this city , where ho Is now In Moro cattle. Hla trial will not long bo de layed. The paper ! ' found upon him are wldf be of the greatest Importance nnd will probably lead to the arrest of a number of prominent citizens , Including tovcral new residing In Ihe province ot Santa Cl\ra. ( Lieutenant Colonel Mlra , with the Tlor- gana battalion ot Spanish troops , it Is offi cially announced , linn attacked tlu Vllcta Farm near Hcrmosa , the seat of the Insurgent government , The Insurgents , who num bered about 1,600 , are reported to have re treated with a lots of twelve killed and jcvfnly wounded. Lieutenant Mra ! lojit Ihree of bis officers and ten soldiers were ivoundcd. Kiiiimlrou at VALKTTA. Island ot MaltaJan. . 11 , A portion of Uie British Mediterranean squad ron , conmitlng ot ( he biUlesblpi Uimlllles , Hood , Anson , Howe and Barfleur and the erul r3 Hawke. Cambrian , Aatrara , Forte , Kcarlc-H and Syblllo , and Iho torpedo depot 9hli ) Vi'lcin and torped > boat Ardent , have ir-jveJ tele from Salonlca bay. LOOKS LIKE AN OLIVE BRANCH President Cleveland's ' Message to Ohamuer- lain on Transvnal Matters. GIVES ENGLAND MUCH SATISFACTION I'renn There Seen thent > KliiitiitK < he 1C nil In the Iteuui'Nt Hint llrltlMi Protvetlon lie AfTortlcil American Cltlr.eiiM. ( Copyrlslit , 1JM , by Press Publishing Company. ) LONDON , Jan. 14. ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) All the ptpcrs hero comment today with appreciation upon the president's action In asking English protection for the Americans Imprisoned In the Transvaal. Mr. Smalley cables from New York that II has Inlcnsncil American feeling against the Upon. The Westminster Gazette says to night : "When the Americans are made aware that these outlawed proper ! } owners are largely Americans , a re vulsion ot American fooling In behalf of the view now so forcibly stated by Mr. Ulioilcs Is certain. 'In the Transvaar .nil my manngsrs are Americans , " adds lie , with a shrewd perception of American pride In what Is American. Add to the statement from an other source that Mr. Rhodes , from amid the smoke of this conflict and under n load of obloquy , U heard saying that his political career Is not at an end , but only beginning , imd there Is. still moro admiration for the great South African leader , ami Ptlll more disposition to reconsider the whole subject. " Ambassador Bayard's application hns also undoubtedly strengthened Chamberlain's hands In dealing with the Doer president on behalf of the prisoner ? , seeing that , 'As exclusively mentioned In a World dispatch list week , Krueger appealed at the outbreak of the crisis for the moral support of our government In resisting English aggression. It Is now perceived that Krueger's object In arresting all the wealthy ultlandors Is to hold them as hostages for the payment of Indemnity which he Intends to demand for the violation of his territory. He could have got no money out of Jameson and his men and promptly released them , shrewdly seeing also that their trial In England would bo an embarrassment to the English gov ernment. AS TO WAR ALLIANCES. Aa to Lord Salisbury's action In regard to Germany , or to an alliance with Russia and France , nothing can bl said , except upon the merest speculation. Wo are assured on every hand of the kaiser's surprise and re gret at the English Interpretation' Ills Kruegar telegram , and sensitive business cir cles In the city have no fear whatever no\\ of a German war. Doubtless the new out break of tli ? semi-Inspired Cologne Gazette today Is duo to gossip , for It still remains only gossip of an alleged rapprochement be tween' Russia and England , and 'Its Implied Inclusion of Franco In the alliance. The discussion of arbitration as to Vene zuela continues actively In the liberal press and in liberal circles , but the grudging con cessions In the Times are not credited In well Informed quarters , -Indicating a serl- , ous change of heart In Lord'Salisbury. I feel sure that wo of the United States may measure exactly and only his readiness to yield to any salient measure of arbitration by the growing or decreasing perils of the .complications on the continent. Sir Frank Lascelles , English ambassador at the court of Berlin , has communicated sub stantially as follows to tho1 foreign olilco in regard to Germany's position. "Tho German government "contends that the suzerainty of Queen Victoria over the Transvaal became null and void when tlie convention of 1884 was signed ; They deny absolutely that they have any Intention of proclaiming a protectorate over the Trans vaal , and affirm that their intention in the question pending Is due to 'their desire to protect the1 great commercial Interests which they have In and to the west of the Trans vaal , and to the fact that In their view the security of these interests depends absolutely on the maintenance of the practical Inde pendence of the South African republic. For these reasons the German government could not stand idly by while an attempt was being made to re-annex the Transvaal by Great Britain. " , Apparently , after Chamberlain's prompt action , there Is no present menace to peace between the countries. NEW GOVERNOR OF GUIANA. The personality of Sir Augustus HemminiT , the new governor of British Guiana , may probably prove an Important factor in the ultimate Issue of the dispute with Venezuela , so that it is Instructive to know the opinion held of him by his ofllclal friends. Ho has for a considerable period had charge of the Wcrt African department of the British colonial ofllce , and was made a knight commander of St. Michaels pnd St. George for his services In settling nu merous thorny questions which have cropped up in that region during the past ten years , He la not regarded as a strong man , but Is especially notable In ofllclal circles as an able dispatch writer. He Is rather a Jingo In temperament , but , being nurtured under offl- ctal discipline , It is believed that he will Faithfully cany out the Instructions given him , whatever their aiaturc. This Is his first administrative post , and the belief prevails In the colonial department that he ban only left headquarters , where he was sure of high promotion , at the very special pressure of Mr. Chambjrlaln desires to have at George town during tbf approaching critical time a governor whoso mind he knowa end who lu thoroughly imbued with tli/j / tradltlops of the colonial department. Ho Is a { 'porting ' man , and is to bo .given a banquet by the Sportsman's club. It may be added that Lord Salisbury obviously thinks thsre will be no Immediate need of his services In respect to the Venezuela question , since he does not t'tart for the post until February , and his pre\Hcei'3or has returned to London , BARNEY BARNATO AND HIS BANK. Incident to the troubles In the Transvaal and the frantic financial speculation which doubtlera gavo- the main Impulse to Jame son's raid , there waa a scene today when Millionaire Barney Barnat3 faced a meeting of the shareholders in his South African "bank. " It will ba remembered that ho .aunched this bank upon the market only a few mouths ago , without any statement as to Its assets or even Its purposes , with out so much as K.jirospeetus. Yet the value- if the shares almost Instantly appro- dated to such a figure that he Is undestood to have msde 1,000,000 , or more In an hour. Today the first meeting of the shareholders was held to hear a state ment on these points. The scene Is described as extraordinary. The meeting was held in u great glided chamber In the > Cannon Street : iotel. lu the gallery a gathering of gaily dressed ladles graced the occasion , lly noon the the whole hall was pacokd so densely that there waa hardly room to move , and at the back self-respecting business men had climbed upon stoves , shelves and anything thataf- lonled them point & of vantage. Even behind .lie directors' table there was an Impregnable lack of shareholders , und outsider the doer i crowd of tilled the corridors and stretched ' r fa away up thes talrcatc1 , Shortly before 12 o'clock a ringing cheer lallcil the arrival of a waiter who laid a nnknrd of ale In front ot Barney's throne , and the great man lilmre ) twos not far bo- iliul. Among the directors of the company and others who entered with him was Sir Gcoigu Lewis , Unfortunately , top , at Bar- itry's entrance a screen fell upon him just a * ho was taking his seat , Ho made lite itatcment , but as teen as doubting Jiliare- lolders begun to ask searching questions , ho mmodlately bundled up Ids-papers and made tls escape , jmld Jileseo and general con- usion. * * WAITING FOR THE LOAN. If Mr , Chamberlain's Inquiry Into the causes of Jameson's raid U at all flar and horcugh , it Is likely to result In the most xcltlng chapter of financial hUtory the world ms ever known. Acting on behalf ol the World , U cuter' * correspondents In Berlin , andi tlio Londoi Chronicle correspondent , the , other day sol'ght definite Information frpni Die Dented bank and Blcchroedcr us to whether clthe hns made tenders for the ncfr United State loen. Representatives of lioth Institution declined to confirm , ' or deny th reports that they had imado sue ! application. It Is , however , tbt ) general Ini preplan In financial circles , both In Berllt and In London , that the Dcutsch bank a least Is prepared to make both an Indcpcnd cut tender and to form part of the Mor 111 syndicate It the popular loan fall through. They are awaiting further Infer matlon before making 'a formal tender. Mr Raab , one cf the managers of the Lender branch of the Doutsch bank.gavo the Wcrld' representative today to undcrcUnd that hi principals were still acting with the Morgat syndicate. "As far as I know , " ho said , "no furthc movement haa been made by the Mrgai syndicate , with respect to the band Issue but the matter Is being conducted dlrectlj between the head office of our bank In Bcr lln and New York. It Is Impassible to saj how much of tho. bond Issue , If any , wll ' fall to the Morgan syndicate , so I canno say what our proportion will be. " When asked If , In his 'opinion , any ap preclatlvo number of the bonds- will be taken here , Mr. Raab said : "I have heart nothing to justify such an oxprctslon. Tht English arc very patriotic odd they wll stick together In refusing all dealing ? In United States bonds until this ridiculous war scare completely passes away. The situ atlon Is growing easier , but nst sufficiently so na to alter the attitude ot English flnan clory , which was accurately and authorl tatlvcly stated by the Rothschilds In tholi cable to the World. " This feeling undoubtedly still exists amonp nil great London houses. One largo Engllsl capitalist , who sent over some weeks ago dl rectlons to n Now York bink to Invcs $350,000 in the new loan on Ills account , sail today that ho hns Instructed his agents tc nwalt developments until ncrirer the day whan the tenders will be opened. IT IS PURELY SPECULATION. "I confess I am guided strictly by business reasons , " ho1 said. 'There will not be under the circumstances In London qny large Invest ment In the new loan , whether popular or through the syndicate , except for sale again to America. Practically all Ihe last Issue ot bonds has gone back to you. Whllo the present financial system is maintained In the United States we buy cnly.for speculation. The bonds are no longer considered gilt-edged Investment bonds , and will not be In all probability until a definite pledge Is given that your securities will be paid In gold. "Thero lu also a patriotic sentiment here and you may bo sure that Baron Rothschilds consulted with Lord Salisbury as to the terms of bio cablegram to , the World , In which ho Intimated that the ( bankers here would not take away any of the bonds. "With Germaus It will somewhat dif ferent. In the first place , they are content with a small ? * margin of profit than we are , and while London Is practically { monometallic , there Is a strong bimetallic sentiment In Berlin in the influential classes. The pos sibility of even eventual piyirjent in silver has not such terror to themas to us. " The report Is current that 11)11. ) & Gordon' , the leading brokerage firm which , did much toward placing the English Investments In the last loan , were arranging n , syndicate to make a' ' tender for some $20,1)0,0,000 of the new loan. Mr. Panmure , Gordon's partner , said today of this report : "No , sir , wo are doing nothing iw.ith this bond'Jlsiue ' , "although wo took-a fair sliare of tho'labt one. It Is Impossible- the present condition of things. There Is the strongest ppsalble ob- jectjon to taking any I of.1 it here. In addition to the feeling aroused by President Cleveland's Venezuelan message , there is stronger doubt th n'fieretolQro tc whether the United States .bovernment may exerclso Its option of paying otherwise than In gold. That feeling has doubtless been Intensified by the recent action of the presi dent , but even it the Venezuelan question were settled , libelieve this uncertainty would still operate for a long time' to check Eng lish investments In any securities of the United States. " Manager/Smith / of Payne < & Smith of Lom bard street , the London agents for Bleich- roeder of Berlin , stated positively that Payne & Smith had no knowledge whatever of any plan , Intentions or arrangements of Blelch- roeders in regard to the now loan. BALLARD SMITH. TAKING CARK OF AMERICANS. Will Look After Our Cltl- zeiix In ( lit * Triuixvn'nl. LONDON , Jan. ' 14. Many friends of the Americans at Johannesburg called today at the United States embassy ] hero and made ' inquiries regarding their sa'fetyj but Ambas sador Dayard had no additional news for them. When Secretary Olney's Instructions re garding the request made to thcj government of Great Britain to provide for the protec tion of Americans In the Transvaa'l arrived yesterday , an attache of the .ynlted States embassy was Immediately seni'to the foreign office. There ho was escorted/to / the colonial office and Introduced to the secretary of state for the colonies , Mr. Joseph Chamber lain. When Mr. Olnoy's request had been made known Mr. Chamberlain ; Immediately said : "We shall be very glabto \ use- our good offices In behalf of 1119 .United States. " Shortly afterword a brief formal note was re ceived by Mr. Bayard in which Mr. Cham berlain In the most kindly terms repeated the assurance that Great Britain Would do what ever was possible to protect 'the ' Americans in the Transvaal. It Is learned that official communications have been ecnf to the United States em bassy today indicating a much better state of affairs In regard to Venezuela. JOHANNESBURG , Jan. If Mr. T. H. King , one of the American engineers who are among the membera of the .Reform union , arrested hero upon charges of high treason , has been escorted tp Vreterla , hut It Is expected ho will bo liberated In a few days. The Intervention of thp United States In behalf of the Americans will , U Is be lieved huvo a good effect on the prospects of Ihe treatment of the prisoners. LONDON , Jan. 14. Mr , " WHb , , the friend ot John Hayes Hammond , ' * the American mining engineer , member 'of .the , reform com mittee ot Johannesburgnpw under arrest theru on the charge of high treason , made another call upon the United , Statts embassy today and had a long Interview , with the United States ambassador. Mr. Thcmas Bayard , It IB understood that .Mr. Wlltz was Informed that the UnRqd/JS tales Is Inadequately represented In Transvaal and urged another appointment " AMERICAN' COMMISSIpW CliliifMe Inelliieil to .Atojiiu ' / r Tlielr Conduct Toirnril tllNJiuiirleM. ( ( CopyrlRht. 1598 , by Press I'ubllshlni Company. ) CHBNOTU , China , . Jan. 14 ; ( Via Tien- Tsln. ) New York World Cablegram Sppciol Telegram. ) The UnltKl States Chengtu com mission , consisting of Consul Read , Lteu- .onant Commander Morrcjl and Mr ! Cheshire , will leave Chunkhlng , a city in the province of Szchuen , Wednesday by the Yangtse Klang route. One Immediate result of the com mission's arrival here was lnat the repre sentatives of all the missions' destroyed In : he Chengtu riots have now returned to 3hcngtu. The rebuilding of the mission loutes will begin Immediately. The officials throughout the province , and no re particularly thole atiChcngtu , have omitted no opportunity to make * a public nanlfestatlon' of their consideration of the American commissioner ! * , ' whp were received with great ceremony wherever they went , as nen of the highest rank. The Chengtu ofil- : lals have furthermore assisted the American ilcthodlsis to purchatrj 'outfight additional jioperty , thereby upholding bpJoro the peopio the terms of the Bertbemy convention , as amended with , reference to ( ho. purcljaio of property. The China Inland mission has eaeed for a term of years , too oinb'a ) build- ni ; occupied by the American commUslon vhlle at Cheugtu. The c ininiuloners have great confidence In he friendliness of the pretent viceroy , Wang Wen Shao , successor to I.I Hung Chang. " * " " " " - - " ' i"r "V r ft REFORM COM.MITTEE IN JA11 Sixty-Four Members Imprisoned on th Ohargo of Treason. THEIR BANK BALANCES CONFISCATE ! All Property of the Likely to llty Porrcllrtl to the ( lovrrmticut Soon. ( CopyrlRht , ISM , bj- Press rubllnhlnR Compnny. CAPETOWN , South Africa , Jan. 14. ( Ne' York World Cablegram Special Telegram Sixty-four members of the ultlandors rt form committee , who" have been , nrreste by the Boer authorities on the charge c treason against the republic In conncctlo with the expedition from British Africa have been Imprlojned at Pretoria , at Joel , Email village near Vryheld , and at UUIcl helm , In the Or.ings Free State. Jamc son's men have l n sent to Natal for trla' ' All Is qulot now. The mines nre workln and tOicps In Johannesburg have been re opened. The bank balances of the "reform1 prisoners have been Impounded , and thcl property will probably bo confiscated. Ex change Is high , but steady. The burghcra nre petitioning for the re moval of the English suzerainty. Th Orange Free State sympathizes with Presl dent Kruer.cr. Ex-Premier Cecil Rhodes Is at Klmberly where lie waa given a hearty reception b ; the people. He raid tint the Idea sccmc < to luvo got abroad that hly public carec was ended. He remarked that the contrar ; was the truth , as hiy career was only Jut1 beginning. In this firm belief he was encour aged by the confidence of his friends li Grlqua land and elsewhere. Ho would llv und continue to di much good and * uscfu work on behalf of South Africa. Dr. Jameson's name was greeted will cheers. Sir Hercules Robinson Is still n Pretoria. Nothing lo known as yet with re opect to the settlement of the questions be twccn the Boers and the English. Jamosoi and hla officers nro in the jail at Pretoria. TRANSVAAIj ARTILLERY INCREASED VolkuratHl I'liNNCH a Vote of Tlmiilo to TlioMC Wlio A I ( II Them. PRETORIA , Jan. 14. The Volkeraad mcl today and authorized the government tc incrcaro the state artillery force by 400 men They also adopted a government resolution thanking the Orange Free State for Its sis terly assistance , and also Sir Hercules Rob inson , governor of Cape Colony , and Sli Jacobus DeWet , British agent at Pretoria , foi the powerful supports they had given to the TransvaaJ government , and for their efforts to prevent bloodshed. A message was read in the Volk'sraad from President Kruegar , In which he comments on the causes which led to the dastardly plot against the state and government. He was firmly resolved , the mrrs-age 'said , to maintain ' .he sacred rights and interest : ) of the republic and to establish the same on a firmer and scc'ircr foundation , The brief sitting of the Volksraad then ad journed till May. * Owing to Uo excited feeling among the iiurghers , calm and dispassionate legislation In connection with the recent eventswas. . con- sldered impossible. ' " " ' P ! > " ' " I Dr. Jameson and the officers of his raiding expedition and political prisoners , number ing sixty , are still In the jail here , and ore well cared for , pending the final decision be tween Sir Hercules Robinson and the TransVaal - Vaal government as to their fate. JOHANNESBURG , Jan. 14. A thousand arrcpd andfihounted burghers traversed the streets of this city today , causing great ex- oltcment , and 1,200 others are outside the city , and will ride through the town tomor row In order to exhibit their fighting strength to the miners and to gratify the men. The Globe this afternoon pays It thinks the pacific complexion of the Venezuelan situation Is due to Emperor William , add- ng : "The moment the German sword rat tled , Brother Jonathan ceased to finger his revolver. Secretary Olney's appeal regarding : he Transvaal , coming from the author ol the enlargement of the Monroe doctrine , Is an olive branch. Nor has reciprocity in friendship been lacking on our side. " The Belgian government , In addition to the United States government , has asked Great Britain to watch the Interests ot Us citizens in the Transvaal. In consequence f these representations , Colonial Secretary Chamberlain has wired to the governor of Cape Colony , Sir Hercules Robinson , ex pressing arfprehcnston that the pumorous arrests made will disorganize the Rand In dustries , Inquiring what the prisoners are accused of , whether ball will be allowed , and what are the penaltteo for the misdeeds of vhlch they are accused. BERLIN , Jan. 14. The North German Gazette declares that no communications on tbo Transvaal question of an apologetic char acter have been sent to London from author- tatlve sources In Germany. IIARNATO IIANIC HAS DONE WELL. I'rcHliloiit MnU CM a Fluttering : Slntf- iiiput nt tlu * Annual MeutliiKT. LONDON , Jan. 14. At the statutory meot- ng oi ! the Barnato bank today a very largo number of persons were prosjnt. Barney Barnato occupied the chair. In dealing with ho assets ot the bank , he said that the hrce companies belonging toths / bank could repay 90 per cent of their capital , and that he others could repay their capital ten lines over. Continuing , Mr. Barnato de- ended Mr. Cecil Rhodes , ex-premier of Cape- own , and Dr. Jameson , who led the raid nto Transvaal , saying ho did not believe that ho Invasion of the territory of the South African republic was premeditated. Again referring to the affairs of the bank , , lr. Barnato said that In spite of the fact hat they had gene through nn unprccc- ented financial crisis , and that the dcpre- lation of South Africans had been from 120- 100,000 to 130,000,000 during the lat six months1 , tha bank could declare a dividend ot 0 per cent , which would have been doubled , 10 asserted , under favorable circumstances. A vote of confidence In the chairman and Irectors of the Barnato bank was passed. liter the vote had been taken , some ot the hareholders attempted to question Mr. Bar nato , but he hurriedly adjournjd the meet- ng and with the directors left tbo hall , from which * they were followed with hooting and Isslnf. _ . .ouiil Relief AnHoc'lndoii Oreiinlrntlon LONDON , Jan. 14. Sir Phillip Currle , British ambassador to Turkey , has reported o the marquis of Salisbury that thirteen acal committees ; to distribute relief In Ar menia have been established under consular Ulcers and American missionaries. He adds hat $250,000 to $300,000 will bo required be- ween now and spring to tave the Armenians f Anatolia from starvation. Will I'llHl MfllllH Of NEW YORK , Jen. 14. Spencer Frank , halrman of the Armenian relief committee , nnounces that It the Turkish government vlll not permit the Red Cross society to aid lie sufferers In Armenia other means are vallablo for accomplishing the same end nd Insuring the applications of subscrlp- ions to the purpose for which they worn esltned , _ _ _ lliilliin * Not Wanted In llraill. RIO DE JANEIRO , Jan. 14. The Brazilian overnincnt has concluded a contract for the mmlgratlon of 100,000 foreigners , Italians e.ng excluded from the provisions ot tha ontract. _ Chill WuiitM to lliirriuv. BUENOS AYRE8 , Jan. 14. The Chilian overnment asks European bankers to ad- ancs to It 2,000,000. pending the floating of projected loan of 4,000,000. STATE ASKIM ) FOR A HKCUIVKIl Report of the Itniik IXiiinlncr Allege l3\trnviiKntice. MINNEAPOLIS. Jan. 14. The America Ixxin and Savings association went Into th hands ot a receiver today , application to th court having bsen made by Attorney Gencr : Chllds. Major W. D. Halo was named n receiver. The action was an entire surprise < o th officers ot the association , who know nothln of the move until Receiver Hale , accom punlcd by two deputy sheriffs and armc with the order of the court , arrived nn took possession. The attorney general was moved to actlo by reason ot information filed with hit by Bank Examiner Kenyon , Among 'th reasons given for the application wer Charges that In 1SS9 the officers Illegal ! Inveotcd $202,000 In the capital of the Gcr man-Amerlcin Flro Insurance company that the management had been grossly extravagant travagant and unbusinesslike , and that th laws of the state governing such association hava been ropsitcdly violated. It Is charge tttat James II. Bishop , president , and F. 1 : Stoncman , financial agent , have token n steps to recover money Illegally Invested. Secretary T , E. Bishop called a mpotln of the directors Immediately and It Is can sldered likely that tlw receivership will b resisted , The expenses of running the assoclatloi for seven years are placed at $072,442 , ani the earnings at $1,054,051. From the balance anco should bo deducted $250,000 lesson th Insurance company Investment , leaving bu very little profit for the stockholders. Fo thrco years the association has taken n now business , but has been very cxtrava gantly conducted. The salary list for on year was $3BG82. Ino bank examiner's May 1 , 1S95 , report shows rewurccs o $2,286,519 , Including $49,837 rejected assets cash on hand and In bank , $153,984 : Th mortgage loan account footed up to $1,015 , 72C , of which $241,325 was In the attorney' hands for foreclosure. The examiner figured that $ lnG6,313 wa totally Inactive assets , while only $921,20 produced any Income. Maturity of stock wa therefore very remote and Indefinite , unrosnn A CKLUSTIAL DIPLOMAT CIitiieHC I'olltlcliuiN nt the ConM IIiivi n SeitHiitlon nf Tliulr Own. SAN FRANCISCO , Jan. 14. The Chronlcli saya that LI Yung Yew , the Chinese ccnsu general in this city , has received a dlepatcl from tha Chlnesa minister at Washington re moving him from his position and appolntln ; Fung Yung Hun , the consul's former score tary , aa his puccessor. As LI Yung Yew wa ! supposed to be extremely popular with the powers at Poking , his removal IMS cansei much discussion in Chinatown. LI Yunf Yew's dismissal la ta some extent wrappet In that mystery which surrounds all Chinese matters of ntkto. It Is sensational when It Is consMered that he 1-as high court connection ! In Peking and was the Intimate friend am counselor of the presoot Chlncaa minister nl Washlngtcn. He was appointed consul gen eral to this city in 1S91 , after serving his emperor In certain diplomatic visits to the countries ot South America. At the Chinese cnsulate the attaches sa > that Yew's removal from the post la but preparatory to bestowing further honors upor Ills head that he Is t bo appointed a special agent of the emperor to negotiate a treaty between the court of Peking and that ol President Diaz cf Mexico. Merchants ! r Chinatown say that the. change Is duo to the fact of the war that has been going on for months between the .Sam Yuns and the See Yups , two of the Six' companies tha't"contro " , ' ] Chlneeo business affairs Anicrlda , | , . IMPLEMENT- MEN IN SESSION , Member * of tlic NuurnNkn AuMocliitlon AililreNH Tlielr Ilretlirvn. KANSAS CITY , Jan. 14. The first ses sion of the seventh annual moating o ( the iVestern Retail Implement and Vehicle Deal ers' association was held here this morn- ng. Committees on registration , resolutions and Auditing were appointed , and little else was done. T. R. Whlttaker of Lorton , Neb. , and J. A. Mclyiughlln of Craig , Neb. , pres- : lent nnd vlco president respectively of the Nebraska Implement and Retail Dealers' as sociation , addressed the convention. The ao- soclatlon did not get down , to the regular program until this afternoon , when Presi dent Robinson made an address on the phases of western trade for the past year and the growth of the association. An exhaustive cport by Secretary II. J. Hedge of Abilene , Can. , covering the affairs of the association luring the past year , was also made. The convention will continue tomorrow and Thursday , with sessions both morning and afternoon. Moro than 100 members are In ho city. _ INCREASED THE TRUST'S TROUIILES , Viiotlier Suit Flleil for DUHOliitlon of Nntloiinl Lliixeed Oil Company. CHICAGO , Jan. 14. Further legal pro ceedings were commenced In the circuit court against the National Linseed OH company ) > the filing of a bill by Louis A. Coquaru of St. Louis. The complainant asks for n dissolution of the company and pending thin ho appointment of a receiver. The bill , n general terms , sets out- much of the name natter contained In the Information filed > y Attorney General Molonoy. A somewhat similar bill hau been filed In the United States court by the present complainant against the company. The complainant ownn 13,864 stock In defendant company. n addition to the charge of vlo- atlon of tin ) j-tato laws , The > rescnt complainant complains that the do- endant has fraudulently Increased its cap- tal stock and Is about to Improperly Ue- clare dividends. It la also declared that ho stock of the concern has been ui > 2d for mrposes of speculation , having been wn- orcd with a liberal hand. nrexton Cliui-oli' Itcnv Settleil. CRESTON , la. , Jan , 14. ( Special. ) The Icthodlst church trouble was settled last night. At a general meeting of the congrc- ; allen the members of the choir agreed to ergot past differences. John Gaeton , a Plensanton township armor , began nult for divorce today. He'al - cges that he detected hla wife and nn In- urance man In a compromising position , and van thrown out of Ills own house. Com in I Hoi- HUH tli GRAND RAl'IDS , Jnn. H-The stand- ng committee before whom the charges against Ulshop-elpct Wlllliims of the Mur- quelto diocese will bo heard will meet here on Ttimsday. The charges nre In the POK- sesyjon of Ilov. D. Campbell Fair. They Include the chnne that Williams nude In IKO contributions to tbo dlocrsan und conditioned on hla own r-leetlon und 1-ut many delegates voted for him fearing hat otherwise the fund of tZj.W ) would full und the plan for n new > llooese collapse. t Is now denied that Dr. Williams was a urge contributor. IIo Is vrry wealthy. i DlHiiHtroiiH Freight Train Wreck. KITTANNINO. Pa. , Jan. H. Two BCC- * lens of a freight train on the Allegheny Central railroad collided on a bridge over ilahunlng creek today and the epan of the irldgo giving way the engine , caboose nnd hi co oil tanlt cars were precipitated Into he water. An explosion of the tank cars allowed nnd the wrecked cats weie Von- lunUxl. Six trainmen were liad'.y Injiued , lut none. It In thought , fatally. Tlielr iame have not been obtained , The prop- rty damage was very heavy. - CloHe.il ( lie NehoolH nt Perry. KANSAS CITY , Jan. ll.-A npeclu ) lo the Star from Perry , Old. , eays ; The ulty u- itrlntendent of public nchoolx , UH n lust re- , ort to pi event mixed schools In Jl'crry , rilerecl every rchool closed this morning mill ROrno coinpromlju 'could be inude > > o hat oil parties' could lie ( satisfied , OHlc-era rated nt-vcral co'oic > d children In the High. chool this morning under protest from tachers jind superintendent. Kohliei ! mi OruKon I'oMtuiuuti-r , PENDLETON , Ore. , Jun. ll.-1'oBtiniistcr ohnson was hc'.d up by a masked nmii last night and compelled , nt the point of u pis- el , to hand over tWO ot the postoftlcc mcnoy. WAR SHIPS READY FOR SEA No Indication as Yet ns to the Ultimata Destination , MEN ARE PREPARED FOR A LONG CRUISE Fleet Kvpcptril In Take to the HlKh SCIIN Next Sntiirilny Un do r Scnlcil Orilorn with Hit Dentltmtloii Uiiknuiiii. PORTSMOUTH , Jan. 14. The nrst-clas battleohlp Revenge , flagship ot the flying- squadron , carrying 732 officers and men , Roar Admiral Fred T , Dale In command , the first-class battleship Royal Oak , 712 officers and men , and the first-class cruiser Gibral tar , G44 officers and men , and the torcpdo catchers Handy , Harland and Havoc , .each carrying fifty men , were commissioned at 9 o'clock this morning. The usual salutes were- fired and the scene wan very effective. Between 8 and 9 o'clock there waa quite 0 procctvjlon of carriages going In and coming- out ot the dockyards , bringing from tho. depot the officers of the ships drafted on board the ships composing this portion ot the flying squadron. There was nn early morning parade ot sailors and marines alongside the vessels just prepared for sea , . the men being all In their white working. rig. Both corps ot marines were the whlta foreign service helmets and were escorted Into the yards by bands of music. They were received with enthusiastic cheers by crowds of people gathered at every available point. The reserves arc under orders to bo ready to leivc the harbor as soon , as possible and will awnlt the arrival of the other portion of the flying squadron , coming from Chat ham and Devonport , consisting ot the first- class cruiser Thcsus , the second class cruisers Charybdis and Hcrmotne and three st-claEu torpedo catchers , carrying over 2,000 officers and men. All ot the Ikot named vessels were also commissioned this. morning. U Is understood that Admiral Dale la under orders to tnko the flying squadron on Saturday1 from Splthcad to Bcrehnvcn on the south coast of Ireland , with scaled orders. relative to the future movements of his ves sels. sels.The officers and men have all prepared : for a long absence from England and In some quarters It Is believed that a tour of the world Is contemplated. THROWS TIIK in , AMI : A.MISUICANS HcfiiHUd to C tntt < * iiiiii tt the Invanloifc of the TrniiHvnnl. TORONTO , Jan. 14. Mr. Percy Ireland , who 1ms just arrived from South Atrlca as ; the representative hero of a company which ID to hold an International Industrial ex position at Johannesburg next May , speaking- of iho difficulties In the Transva-al.blamea the Americans for the Jameson raid fiasco. Ho sayrj that when ho left Johannesburg six. weeks ago the ultlandcrs were mov ing In expectation of Jameson's In vasion and that all outsiders except iVmoricans were prepared to welcome him. rlio Inhabitants from the United States otood n their way , however , and to their efforts was doubtless due the doctor's throwdown , These Americans , though they 'resented Jloer oppression , wero. opposed to any movement that might end In the Trnnyviml becoming- a colonial possession of Great Britain , The reason they gave for this attitude wast that f Great Britain came Into possession , of the country , the high wages obtainable there now would be reduced before the rapid Influx of Englishmen .that would tollo v. MIND HEADERS GUESSED WRONG. Ncrni from St. I'ctcrnbnrfr I'rovt-N tn lie Untrue. ST. PETERSBURG , Jan. 14. It Is semi officially Mated that there H > no foundation whatever for the alleged St. Petersburg dls- latch cabled to Now York by a news agency and claiming to furnish the substance of th czar's answer to the autograph letter from Emperor William. It Is not true that the czar told Prince von Radolln , the German ambassador to Russia , that ho entirely con curred In the views and alms of Emperor William and It Is In every way Incorrect that lie czar added that thp German emperpr culd firmly rely on his support and the sup- iort of the platcu friendly to Russia , namely , France and the United States , III lo also untrue that the Russian minister 'or foreign affairs , Prince Lobanoff-Ros- ovsky , who was alleged to have been present at this Interview between the czar and 1rlnco von Radolln , commanded an antl- Sngllph policy. The whole ot the alleged dispatch Is closed In semi-official circles here aa being an Invention upcn the part ot the nowB agency. _ ' R RISEN WAY SURE OF A MAJORITY. Oiiionltloii DOCK Nut Even Expect to Drfcut Him. WINNIPEG , Man. , Jan , 14. There Is no doubt in the minds ot the Grccnway govern ment but that It will sweep the country In ho general elections for Manitoba , tomorrow. The solo Issue Is the national school'policy , xcept In the French constituencies , and In one or two divisions , where local affairs have overshadowed the schools ury. Special dls- latclics tonight from all cunatltuencles where contest ! ) tnko place point to the certain cturn of Grccnway candidates In jxtccn constituencies , while the cmalnlng fourteen will ho divided between oppositionists , Independents and French nembcrs. The- opposition leaden * conccdo defeat , but are hopeful of winning enough 04U to * fight Greeuway more vigorously then the school question comes up In the new legislature. Government supporters , are confident of the result. The recent split at ) ttaua over the attempt to cocice Manitoba ms greatly'stiongthened tholr position. * flliU'f Auto ! Will lie Almuut. ' BERLIN , Jan. II. It la rumored that the icalth of Field Marshal von Blumenfeldt vlll not permit hl taking part In the festivi ties and duties attending the twenty-fifth anniversary of the procUmat'vn ' of tha Gcr- nan empire of January 18 , mid as Prlnco Bismarck , for the same reason , IH also com- telled to bo absent , the two most conspicuous lying representatives of the most' stirring events which led to the establishment of ho German empire will not be present , thus robbing the celebration of a great deal of ( s attractiveness. The field marshal hod boon designated to bo > the btsarcr of the 1m- > orlal banner. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Hnllliii ; Hclinoncr GOCH to I'lcocv , VICTORIA. B. 0. , Jan , 14. The sailing whooner Kllmney , thirty-four tons , M , Hul- grain master , nd carrying a crew of four whiten , lu reported to have gone to pieces on the west coast of this Island In the gale f last Saturday. Meager particulars only re obtainable and It la not known whether he crew survived the disaster-or not. The Cllnmey wni built two yearn ago and the resent year was her third sealing venture , MiiiiiuiiniiiM 7in T vii-iii , LONDON , Jan ! 14. Several newspapers to- ay discussed the Canadian crisis. The Jlobo says U conoldors the school question ho most serious one which has arisen since ho federation , adding ; "It the Manltobans emaln obstinate , they inunt cither bo com- clled to yield to federal force or the gov- rrment will connive at an assertion of tutu's rights which will threaten the la- eerily of the Dominion , " Klf ( < M-ii SIIiirM Killed. ' JIACHRISGHOSTRAU , Silesia , Jan. 14. A disastrous fire has occurred In the lennlnlglldo coal mine with much loss of Ife. KKteen bodies have already been ro- ovcred , and seventeen Injured miners hayet been taken out.
