THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JTJoSTE 19 , 3871. OMAHA , ITHIDAY .JIAISTUAT.Y . 24 , 1800. NCrLE COPY FIVE CENTS
RKIiliLS IN NEED OF ARMS
Insurgent General Gomez Explains tha Con
dition of His Troops.
HOW COMMANDER CAMPOS WAS RECALLED
M'IIH the Victim of Plot Coiicelveil
Iiy Thoxe Wlioni lie Itefimcil
to Permit d > Htm
TIllllKH.
( Copyright. 1696 , by Prt-n Publishing Company. )
HAVANA. Jan. 22. ( Via Tampa , Kin. , Jan.
23. ) ( New York World Telegram. ) Maximo
Gomez has sent a brief communication , under
ilato of January 19 , to a citizen of Havana ,
which J have seen. Among other things ,
Gomez said that the Importance of the expe
dition ! ) lo Cuba from the United States Siave
been much overestimated ; thata very small
number of people have landed to aid t'no revo-
lutlonlPtt ) In the field ; that the arms and am
munition actually landed have been extremely
disappointing to himself and to Maceo. He
called the flower of his armed forces In the
cast to. compose the army to raid the three
western provinces of the Island.
When he entered Matanzas prov
ince , lie writes , only 3,400 of his
people were armed In anything approachIng -
Ing an adequate manner , and the- supply of
ammunition was far from being what he de
sired. Ho and Macoo had about 400 Mnusar
rifles , obtained in various ways , but by the
capture of small Spanish outposts and other
methods , the exact nature of which are not
Klven , he , blgnlflcantly admitted , "we have
nil the Mauser cartridges and rifles we need. "
The probabilities are that these cartridges
were obtained In surreptitious ways from
some government supplies on the Island.
ARMS IN DEMAND.
Gomez stated that In Matanras , Havana
nnd Plnar del Hlo provinces he has Increase 1
the original supply of arms by 1,400 , mostly
oC the llcmlngton make. The Incrcasu of
ammunition H'not In corresponding quantity.
Ho has' armed his new men as rapidly as
possible. lie has an Immense following of
unarmed men , who , having no employment
In qonsequenco of the cessation of sugar
making , were glad to march behind his ban
ner. Gomez was awaiting the arrival of
llaceo from I'inar del Klo evidently with
much Interest. They separated January 7
to moat again In flftcen , days.
When Martinez Campos arrived In Cuba
the reform party was virtually In the minor
ity. It has recently Increased its num
bers , afld the old conservative Spanish party ,
finding Itself losing power , appealed to Gen
eral Campos. He considered It politic to
maintain a balance between the two par-
tics , therefore In making appointments ho
favored the conicrvatlves. Th's created much
ill feeling among the reformers , but the
matter passed over , and nothing was beard
again of General Campos until the beginning
of September , when he refused to order
tha removal of on oillclal at Clenfuegos ,
whose head was demanded by the conserva
tives. '
0\1TCRY AGAINST CAMI'OS.
Immediately an outcry arose against the
general. Ho declined to entertain the propo
sitions of visiting delegations , and as Clen-
fuogos Is the stronghold of the party. Us
leader residing there , General Campos Im
mediately became unpopular. Hut this time
It was understood he would adhere to his
order' forbidding the shooting of prisoners.
His refusal to 111 treat suspected Cubans was
a disappointment to tbe conservatives , hence
It was a strong undercurrent of
criticism of the general which ex
tended throughout the conservative
camp of the Island. In November
the conservatives mads a bold attempt
to control the election lists of Havana. The
registry law Is Intricate and always subject
to great abuses. The conservatives proposed
to leave out about C.OOO names , Including
those or some of the most distinguished citi
zens , nearly all homo rulers and reformists.
There were hundreds of Instances as flagrant
as if the police commissioners of New York
were lo strike oft the names of the Vander-
bllt , Choato and Depew from the voting
lists on the ground that they were not
known as residents of the city. General
Campos summarily stopped the conservatives
from carrying out thflr plans , and gave
orders to have a fair registration.
CONSERVATIVES BECAME FURIOUS.
Tha conservatives become furious and were
backed up In Spain by a portion of the cabi
net. Ever since then General Campos has
been the subject of constant criticism and at
tacks.
The arrival cf Gomez In Matanzas. and his
euccesi'ful progress In the three western prov
inces gave Campos' enemies their great
chanco. They made tha most of It. I have
described In previous dispatches how the
pressure on Campos to adopt "severe meas
ures" toward the Cubans , not In arms , has In-
creared the conservatives , who , knowing his
Inflexible disposition , have endeavored to
worry him by calls for n different policy. At
the same time , they have been persistently
worked on the * mercantile community and
masses of the people , who were generally
Ignorant , and act In the "follow your leader"
fashion. A crowning opportunity occurred
when General Ccpero , of Gomel's command ,
was taken prisoner at Ilatabano.
I forbear to touch on the demonstration
In favor of Campos In Christmas week , when
itho conservatives fairly fawned upon him
when he returned from the field In Matan
zas. That was a nauseous exhibition of
hypocrisy and It occurred because the plot
had not been snfliclentiy matured at Madrid ,
CAMI'OS NOT A MURDERER.
When Cepcro was plared In the Cabanab
fcrtress tha conservatives called for his
m.mmary execution. They demanded a
dmnhcad court martial , followed by the fu-
elladu. General Campos flatly refused It.
Ho said the man claimed to have come on
tcr the purpose of surrendering. At any
rate ho would' ' not take hasty action. It
was then resolved to push matters to the
extremity against Campos. ( Xihlcs wcro
ernt to Spain from Florida and answers were
received.
The World has fully described the subse
quent proceedings. Qcncuil Campos refused
to resign , but placed himself In the- hands
of the Spanish ministry , The responsibility
was thrown on the latter. The greatest
dlllU'iilty In the way of biiceoss of the plot
wan the queen regent of Spain. This excel
lent woman Is a devoted frlond of General
Campos , whom she regards MS n father lo
her. Her content was necessary before Gen
eral Cimpos could be removed.
A bold stroke was made to secure this.
Jt was represented to the qucim that the llfo
uf the eajitjln general was In danger from
the llavium mob , that hlu valor and tenacity
would prevent him from avoiding or yielding
nnd thu rnly info thing tn do was to get him
out of the way to recall him.
The fact was Ignored that Havana was
perfectly quiet , that there were plenty of
trcopa within call and that General Campos
himself reported nn disorder. The queen
consented IP his rccill. and the enemies
of the general triumphed.
Immediately after the order had been Is
sued the queen addressed a lone rnfolo mes
sage lo General Campon , She informed him
that her action WBH Hdcly on hl own per
sonal account ; that aha believed him to bo
In djnger. She renewed her confidence and
regards , and , altogether , sent a sincere ,
friendly message that e.\prcs od her heart's
feelings ,
A remarkable scene occurred at the palace
Sunday , The three leaders of th Spanish
constitutional parties who were parly mouth
pieces last week In Informing General Cam-
jms that he had lost their confidence , visited
the palace to call on General Marln. They
vent to tha main floor by an unusual route
and unexpectedly met General Campos In the
corridor. .WILLIAM SHAW HOWEN ,
itr Xinv n French Colony ,
PARIS , Jan. 21. It was announced today
tl.at by the terms of treaty signed January
18 , the Uland of Maduuatcar Is declared a
French
iinv HAYI : OOMHCOIIMIIKU
Slintil h Hi-port that He IN .MnrchliiK
liny and Night.
HAVANA , Jan. 23. The latest movements
reported of General Maximo Gomez wcro that
yesterday he was at the plantation of
Morales and passed the road near Chlm-
barazo , province of Havana , going south
ward. Ho does not appear to have camped
last night , but divided his forces and sxnt ;
them on the march In several directions.
The Spanish troops arc closely pursuing
the Inrurgents nnd It Is said they vytll bo un
able to cswpe cast , north or west. In fact
Gomez's position IB looked upon here as very
critical.
It Is now said that General Pando will re
turn to the province of Santiago dc Cuba ,
Instead of taking command ot the Spanish
forces In the province of Plnar del Rio , as
ho hoped to do. General Pando was ac
corded a great reception at the palace today ,
It being the mlnt'day of the king. The local
military and civil authorities were present
and the ofllc rs of the two German school
phlpj. Stein and Stosch , were among those In
attendance.
The columns of General Moncada and Major
Vcrgara Corray , when rcconnlterlng In Her-
radiiras , toward Lttul , Santiago do Cuba ,
had an encounter with the enemy , woundlnp
three nnd capturing thirteen horses ; he had
ono man wounded. General Obregon had also
a umall engagement with the enemy. The
column of Marqtiez ot the Burgos regiment
had another engagement In Roderlgo , cop-
luring a number of horses.
It has bnen confirmed that Leader Rabl
waa wounded In the engagement with Gen
eral Casco tn Cuatro Camlnos , Santiago de
Cuba. The day before yes-terday the two
leaden ? , Juan Vega and Estaban Varona , sur
rendered , applying for mercy at Manzanlllo.
The famous Insurgent leader Carlos Cas
tillo , according to advices received hero from
the province of Santa Clara , has been killed
In an engagement with Spanish troop ? . The
only details obtainable nro that an Insurgent
force under Castillo and a Metlcin leader ,
who has not been Identified , had a fight with
a detachment of the America battalion com
manded by Major Talejara , and that six In
surgents wore killed In addition to Castillo
and the Mexican referred to.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 23. Senor Dupuy do
Lnmo , the Spanish minister , today received
the following cablegram :
"MADRID. .Ian. 22. Colonel Molenla de
feated In Alfonso the bands of the Nunc ?
brothers. Macro has beea seriously defeatet
In tlio route from Colfma to Plnar del Rio
today. Ho had more than 300 wounded
among them the leader Bermudez , nnd lefi
thirty dead on the field.
"Tho defeat of Maceo by Its Importance has
produced the host Imprcsrlon here.
ELDUAYEN. " .
I'HKl'AUIXCJ Til 1C 12NGMSH CASK
I'rofeMNiir of JurlMiirmlenec nt Ox
ford HUM ChnrKC of It.
LONDON , Jan. 24. The Chronicle under
stands that Sir Frederick Pollack Corpus ,
professor of jurisprudence at the University
of Oxford , has been entrusted with the com
piling of the British case in Its legal aspects
on the Venezuelan boundary. Sir Pollack
visited the United States last summer to de
liver nn address nt Harvard university. "Wo
are sure , " says the Chronicle , "that Lord
Salisbury and Mr. Chamberlain will put no
obstacles In the way of a Venezuelan set-
ment. "
The Berlin correspondent of the Dally
Tejpgraph says ho Is assured on good au
thority that the dispute will be settled di
rectly between England and Venezuela.
The Dally News says that the merchants
of Newcastle have cabled their congratu
lations to Senator > VoIcott. The same paper
says In an editorial : "Tlioro could not be
a more favorable opportunity for settling a
dangerous dispute. AVhether It .Is true or
not that Lord Salisbury notified Sir Julian
Pauncefoto of his desire to resume negotia
tions with Venezuela , It Is certain that men
Of high position and great influence are
earnestly laboring for peace. Nobody can
say that the overtures emanatp from one
sideof the Atlantic alone. Putting aside
a few reckless spoechea and foolish articles ,
the whole controversy has been a model ol
what a dispute between two great self-re
specting countries should bo. "
II3VI2I < AM > ACTS AS AN ADVISI2H
il 11 nd Veiier.neln May H
Illlilpmntlu IteliitloiiM.
CHICAGO , Jan. 23. A Washington dis
patch says : President Crespo of Venezuela
lias been advised by President Cleveland to
make an effort to reestablish diplomatic re
lations with Great Britain , and the president
ot Venezuela now has the subject under con
sideration. The proposition was made by
Secretary Olney to the Venezuelan minister
iiere , Senor Andrade , and by him sent to his
government by cable. There is a strong
belief that diplomatic relations between Great
Britain and Venezuela will be established
and the exchange of ministers will bo agreed
to upon a basis which Includes also an agree
ment to submit the boundary question to ar
bitration. The first Intimation that such a
course would be satisfactory to the British
government was given by Sir Julian Paunce
fete and Secretary Olney after consultation
with the president , who promptly acted upon
It. Diplomat lo relations between Great
Britain nnd Venezuela have been tuspended
'
s'.nco ' 1ES7. _ _
SKXT A .MCSSAtJi. : OK co.vnoi.K.vcn.
Amcrlc.il it Colony In London Synipa-
thlycM v\lth the Unreii.
LONDON , Jan. 23. At a meeting of
Americans today the following resolution was
adopted and telegraphed to Queen Victoria
at Osborne House , Isle of Wight : "At nn
assemblage ot Americans It was resolved to
communicate to your most gracious majesty
that they Join In the deep sympathy of your
majesty's subjects In re&pect to his royal
highness , Prince Henry of Battcnburg's ,
death. CHARLES ALVIN GILIO. "
To this message the following was rc-
fdved : "The queen desires to sincerely
thank you and your fellow rountryinen for
their kind sympathy , which her majesty
much appreciates. "
HOVAL. CIIIISK AT OsilOHXB IIOlt.SK.
Health of Queen- Victoria Shaken by
I'rlnce lleiirj'n Death ,
LONDON , Jan. 23. A dispatch received
hero from Osborne , Isle of Wight , says that
the queen nnd Princess Beatrice passed n bad
night and that their health Is affected by the
shock they experienced when the news of the
death of Prince Henry of llattenburg
was made known to them. The remains of
the prlnru will be Interred at Windsor , and
the ceremonial to bp followed will bo similar
lo that used at the burial of the remains ot
the duke of Albany , Queen Victoria's young
est cnn , who died In 1SSI ,
HclnlloiiN ivlth Ilrn/ll.
LONDON , Jan. 23. The Brazilian legation
In this city has made public thn following
dispatch received from the Brazilian gov
ernment :
"Tho Brazilian government denies officially
thp reports spread In Europe during the
past few days by telegrams from Rio de
Janeiro and New Ynrk. The relations of the
Brazilian government with the mlnUter nf
Great Britain are of n friendly character
and the claims rf Italy are in rourue of cct-
tK'incnt. The cruUo of the Benjamin Con
stant lias no comici'tlrn with the Isle of
Trinidad. " _
Kvent Anioui ? London Nohlllty ,
LONDON. J. n. 23. Henry Charles Somers
Augustus Somerset , aon of Lady Henry
Somerset , jirenldont cf the llrltlfih Women's
Temperance association , was married today
at St , Potor's ehurcb , Eaton Kquure , to Lady
3 tlerno ! Devoo Reaurlerk , u daughter of
the duke of St Albans.
Atliintln Iilner UIIIIM
GLASGOW. Jin. 23. The Allan line steamer ,
Irt-cUn Monarch , from New York , January
) . for GUsgow , ran aground In the river
riy 'e nt IilKUwater during a heavy fog
thl iiipriiLni ; . T\\o \ tugs bave gcno to her
aitlstance. *
IF RUSSIA AND TURKEY UNITE
Startling Possibilities Entailed in the Con
summation of Such Alliance ,
ENGLAND HAS NO FRIEND IN EUROPE
31 ore Thnii liver anil Her
Aneleiit Precedent Threatened ! > >
thuev Deal Which IH Al *
nn Old One.
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LONDON , Jnn. 23. ( New York Worlt
Cab'cgram Sp c al Telegram. ) The Pall Mai
Gazette's allegation that Russia and Turkey
have concluded an offensive and defensive
alll-incc may bo true , In spite of tonight's
denials. In the present kaleidoscope o
European politics , any surprise lo possible
any day. Great llrltaln has no friends' ' any
whcro on the continent. If sbo Is able lo
form an alliance It will bo only because the
Interests of the other signatory nation are
purchased by her. Russia has struggled fo
a century for an open seaport , Constantl
r.op'e , of course , preferred above all others
Grc-H I ) r Ha 111 has heretofore been the chlofcs
power to blocM this deslro. Sixty-three
years ago Russia nnd Turkey made a slmlla
treaty to this , but the joint action of Eng
land and Franco inado It Inoperative. Four
teen years ago Engla'nd , as the result of n
secret Intrigue with Turkey , not altogethe
honest as toward other powers , again
thwarted Russia In till ? direction.
\Vo have lately had some seml-lnsplrei
Intimations Unit Great Britain has entcrei
upon or was contemplating an understanding
with Russia. Possibly xuch nn agiccmen
as this between Russia and Turkey mlgh
be part of that understanding. OthcrwUo
Great Britain , If she Is consistent will
her policy for past centuries , must resls
the surrender of Constantinople to the poln
of war. I cabled you n few days slnco the
fact of the remarkable change. In popular
sentiment in Influential circles here con
cernlng the surrender of Constantinople to
Russia in return for her support. The editor
of the Pall Mall Gazette was recently It
ComUauUnopIo nnd | belng an cxcce.llnglj
alert newspaper man he very likely arrangei
there sources of Information better thai
tlioso of his slow-coach English contempt )
rarlcs. He declares editorially that he be
lleves implicitly In his news.
POSSIBLE COMPLICATIONS.
Thera arc then furtlier probable specula
lions. If such treaty has been signed , 1
Turkey becomes the vassal nf Russia , Englam
would probably retort by hoisting the Hrltlsl
flag at Cairo and France would take Syria
hut Austria would be very directly affected
and the question Is whether such a treaty
would not come within the terms of the
triple alliance , so that Austria could call ot
Germany and Italy to aid her In resisting
It. Though England would probably not de-
clara war under existing circumstances , If
Russia has got hold of Turkey It seems im
probable that the consequent action of the
different powers In endeavoring to readjus :
the balance could pass off Without a genera
European conflagration.
As to England's ' consistency , a rather
amusing coincidence Is that of two specials
In adjoining columns of the Times this morn
ing. Mr. Smalley quotes from New York , In
re Venezuela , this remark : "An American
claim to determine a British boundary Is ono
which could only bo conceded after defeat
In a long war , and if such a demand were
made by any other power it would be met
by handing the ambassador his passports
and mobilizing the fleet. " But M. von Blow-
Itz likewise ? quotes from Paris this other
remark of n diplomatist , for whose accuracy
of statement he vouches : "England has
abandoned the principle of a buffer atatc , the
acceptance of which she considered nec
essary for tbe success of her diplomacy. She ,
has abandoned Mekong to France and wlth-
diawn her troops from Mongaln. "
In fact , as Prof. Dicey frankly and ap
provingly Intimated to me the other day
EngUnd In her splendid inarch oJ empire
consider" and accepts advantages or disad
vantages of situation as her solo guide for
action , and this I dare repeat again , am
again assert It will be his * solo considcratloi
when Lord Salisbury is forced to yield to
our contention , or stand by his own , in
forthcoming dealings with us.
GOSSIP OF THE DEAD PRINCE.
Prince Henry's death on the west coast
of Africa recalls the statement In the re
cently published "Reminiscences of Life at
the Tulllerlcs and of Eugenie In England'
that the young prince imperial and Princess
Beatrice were all but n III a need when he
called to his death on the east coast of Af
rica. A fact stated for the first time here ap
parently , as It docs not appear In any of his
current biographies. Is that Prince Henry's
maternal grandmother was a beautiful and
clever Jewess , daughter of the Polish king
dom's last finance minister , and an English
gentleman , who knew the prince well , at-
tt United to this ancestry the unusual mental
gifts of all her Ilattcnburg dc-scendants.
A frightful murder hero this wesk makes
known another Instance of Sir Henry Irv-
Ing's constant generosity. The victim was
the daughtcr-ln-law of old Tom Chamber1 ,
at whoso Liverpool theater Mr. Irving played
tn his youth. Her husband seems to have
been a worthless fellow , who left her with
bevcn children to support. Sir Henry has
over since allowed her tl per week out of
his private purse , which she implemented by
taking as a boarder a Mrs. Pearson. The
murder was committed , apparently , for money
by Mr ? . Pearson's son , a returned convict.
BALLARD SMITH.
UI5VIVKD Till ; SII/VI3H
Imperial Government .Vol Iteiulto
Nlilte list I'ONltloii.
BERLIN , Jan. 23. In the RcJchstag tojay
Dr. Theodore Barth , radical unionist , asked
the chancellor , Prince Von Hohinlohe , If the
government could make a statement regardIng -
Ing the plan fen summoning an International
monetary conference- , which the governments
have been considering. The prince replied
that ho was not In apoHtlon to give any In
formation now , but he hoped to be able lo
state thortly the nltltudet of HIT federal gov
ernments relative to the resolution adopted
by thi' Reichstag In February last.
Count Von KardofC said the Imperial party
would await the statement , but would In
crease Its endeavors lo bring fiie currency
question etlll mcrj to the foreground In the
future , and particularly since the government
hud no uncompromisingly rejectej Count Von
Kanltz's proposal , The resolution referred
to was the inoilon of Count von Mlrbach ,
the agrarian leader , which was adopted on
February 1C , 1S95 , summoning another Inter
national conference on the currency ques
tion , and Instructing the federal governments
tn Issue Invitations for an International mon
etary conference , to take action for the re
habilitation of bllver as a circulating me
dium.
LONDON , Jan. 21. A Berlin dispatch to
[ ho Standard says ; A violent dispute occurred
in the Reichstag between Dr. Theodore Ilarth
and Count von Kardoff today. The- former
declared that It was Inopportune to oft end
England , and hinted at the existence of paid
bimetallic agents , whereupon Von Kardoff
Ehouted ; "Infamous liar. " The house was
much agitated , and there Is talk of a duel
between Dr. Barth and Count von KarJofT.
Hullan mill the lied CriiNN ,
CONSTANTINOPLE , Jan. 23. In spite of
the urgent representations of the United
( tPtes minister , Mr , Alexander W. Terrell ,
the Turkish government still hesitates to ac
cord permission 40 tin- American lied Cross
scclety to distribute relief to the sufferers
n Anatolia , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
.MuUiillit UIINot I'allen.
ROME , Jan. 23. The government denies
hero In any truth In the story circulated by
ho Figaro of Paris to the effect tbat Makalle
uu been captured by tbe Abysalnlaus.
IIAMMOMl CAI.M.N'fl TOIli HUM *
KrlcnilN In Thin Country Ankc.il ti
Intercede for Him ,
SAN FRANCISCO , Jan , 22. Jcbn Hay
Hammond , the American mining engineer , Is
evidently In serious danger In the Trans
vaal. Urgent cablegrams were received hero
tonight by Harry Creswell , city and county
attorney ; M. F. Tarpey , ( prominent demo
cratlc politician , and n third came to Colone
H. I. Thornton , but as tha1 latter Is dead It
was opened by his nephew , Mr. Creswell
The cablcgrapis are dated Newcastle , Natal
January 22. As Newcastle Is a long distance
from the TransvasI , It Is thought they were
smuggled through and therefore better rep
resent the situation than any previously re
ceived here. The messages are nil signed by
J. J. Curtis , who Is a son of George Tlchnor
Curtis , a grandson of Joseph Storey , once
chief Justice ot tba supreme- court of the
United States , and a nephew otV. . W
Storey , the sculptor.
The message addressed to Crcswell Is as
follows : "Exert your Influence to help Ham
mond. Ho Is confined with sixty of us tn
the Pretoria Jail. He has bocn ! taken as one
of the ringleaders , and unless nome radlcn
measures are taken by ourr government ho
will be made to suffer for the sins of others
for which he Is In no way responsible. "
The message addressed to Colonel Thornton
says : "I earnestly beg yottito u e your In
fluence to protect Hammond from the con
sequences of a mistake which has been made
by others In this unfortunate business. Ho
Is not guilty and has been wrongfully con
fined In jail for the past ten days- and the
Transvaal government refuses to admit him
to ball. "
Judge John Garber , a prominent attorney
also received a message of'Slnillar ' Import.
Mr. Creswell , who has known Hammom
nnd Curtis for twenty years , -\Vlrcd Senator
Stewart at Washington tonight , Impressing
upon him the seriousness of1 the situation , and
urging him to do all In his power to help
the imprisoned Americans.
The Examiner has received the following
teicgram from President Krueger In re
ply to a message- requesting Information as
to the status ot the American mining men
now Imprisoned at Pretoria for alleged par
ticipation In the uprising .ot ; the Ultlandcr.3
"Everything Is quiet at present. The Amer
icans are In no danger whatever. They en
joy the full protection of the law llko an.v
other foreigners , therefore there Is no need
of protection from the outsldo against an >
Illegal or revolutionary move * . Kven If sue !
ptotectlon against revolutionists were nec-
crn.ry , which Is not so , the Americans are
capable to take core of'themBolvcs. ' . The
government regrets decplyi that , whilst al
most all of the 'Americans took the side
of law and order , a very few of them bavo
Jcined the revolutionary.so-called reform
con mlttee. These , together with a major
ity' , mostly British , will bo tfled according
to law' and justice will be- , accorded to nl
without respect to nationality. "
NEW YORK , Jan. 23. A' special cable
from Johannesburg to a local paper says :
All the Americans except Hammond have
been liberated on parole In'Pretorla.
WASHINGTON- . 23.i-Iii response to
an Inquiry from Secretary Qlney as to , the
measures''taken to protect the Americans
arrested In the Transvaal In , connection with
the lato. uprising , Ambassador Bayard has
cabled thaj. , according "to.hls . present In
formation , uniform , humane and Indulgent
personal trpatn\e'nt Is belnj extended to all
persons , Including Americans , by , the Boer
government. This , Information haa been dom-
munlcated to membersof thy California dele
gation In- congress ! wh'o afobeing flooded
with telegrams urging tiem ) to have the
Statej department do something for the rc-
ilef of Hammpml , tliq.American mining en
gineer liriprigcjnert ns cmeuqf , the ; rJngUadori
ot the attempt 'at revoluflon- ! Johannes
burg. It Is. tiken to meappattbe Anwfc
lean prisoners , will be ( reatfd "prols lyaS
thoseorotlier hatloi\alltles , vdlhout fear,6r
favor , i . , j
LONDON , Jan. 23.j The Morning under
stands that the c'rownjawyera'are ' unable to
find any offense uiyler England's low , for
which" DrJameson can beplyjlly or crim
inally tfled. , They bavo .recommended the
appclntmoht of a committee of Judge ?
similar "to , , the Patnell committee
to Inqulro jhto the whole affair. It Is prob
able that a sub-committeewill be appointed
to proceed to Africa and collect Information.
UXC.IjA'XD HEADY FOIL SETTLHMK.VT
SchoinhnrKlc Line Not : tha Only Ilnnlx
of Negotiation.
LONDON , Jan. 23" . Ar dispatch to the
Times from Washington , .wlt-h reference to
the so-called Jingo argument of the Vene
zuelans that they will mever permit the re
peal of that statute which' forbids the re
opening of negotiations w'llh/Great Britain ,
says : "There Is no public , konjnlon' In Vene
zuela which will survive tht "first plain no
tice from tbe United StatesV that the re
public must choose between , 'accepting her
advice ani\ arranging as beat she can , un
aided , with Great Britain. It will never bo
necessary to put It so bluntly as that. The
advice has been given and will , If neces
sary , bo repeated and presajt ? . ' Americans
will prevail or Venezuela must , seek a cham
pion elsewhere. I am not ipAklng from con
jecture or hearsay as to the .presence of that
determination in Washington. The Caracas
statute will be seen to shrivel.-Into nothing. "
The Times correspondent continues : "At
the same time , If Lord Salisbury Is willing
to smooth the way to a resumption of re
lations with Venezuela. It would bo a wel
come step. The hour of comrirmolse and con
ciliation and frank concession on unimportant
points of detail or diplomatic etiquette has
'
struck here. There every'disposition to
meet everything half way. . Will England re
fuse to come the'other Ii8lf7"-
In an editorial commenting on the fore
going , the Times says : "There Is a sincere
deslro here to arrive at a friendly agree
ment with Venezuela , so aa to remove all
cause of controversy with thp United States ,
Obviously England Is nimbleto make any
direct proposals to Venezudla till the ob-
ftacle of the Caracas statute has been re
moved. But , though no- formal communi
cations have been exchanged , the attitude
of our government Is perfectly well known ,
nnd a basis for negotiations Is/provided In our
willingness to discard the Schomburgk line
as a limit and only to cxcfude the settled
districts as considering. If ai proposal to the
effect were made by Vejiezusla or the
United States In her behalf a settlement
would Immediately como into.view. A dear
has been open ever since.Lord .Salisbury's
dispatch ( to Secretary Olney ) for a counter
proposition. The malntonaucp'of the Sclioni-
burgk line was adopted Vvary much as n
rough and ready makeshift. It Is no secret
that Lord Salisbury is quite p.WMim'ed to con-
otder favorably any fair and { frank sugges
tion. " _
Hleeteil to the Krl-noli 'Aciulcmy.
PARIS , Jan. 23. Anarfle France , the au
thor , has been electe.K to 'Uie ' Academy.
Jacques Anatole Thlbearflt.Franco was born
at Paris April 10. l&fl.f Ho was the son of
a book seller and coinplctej hut studies at
the Stanislaus college. He early devoted
hlnuclf to literature and was attached In
1S7C to the senate library1. .Ha was a con
tributor for a * long tlmo fo icveral leading
journals , Including Lea Dobata ami Les Tem-
pes. Ho was finally called tn.tlio latter jour
nal to succeed M. Jules. Clateth. who became
minister of the Comcdle Frantnl * . His con
tributions each week lo ( his Journal , en-
tilled "La Vie Lltrace , " havp always been
much noted , Ho has written , also numerous
pccins , biographical sketches- literary criti
ques and studies , as well-.aa novels , which
hcvo kept him constantly in the front rank
of French literary men. ,
I.eulxlaUve St-HHlon I'oxtpoiiijd.
WINNIPEG , Man. , Jan. 23. The opening
of the new Manitoba legislature called for
: o.ay his been postponed \ \ \ \ February 0.
Attorney General fjlftonvho returned to
the city today , says there } no Indication
that any legislation affecting ( ho sclpol law
ivlll bo Introduced this season. Manitoba ,
10 eald , would stand In her { leierinlna'tlon to
administer her own Uwg despite Interference
: > y the Dominion government.
DeliiRou liny linn Xo ( | leeu tiold ,
LISBON , Jan , 23. In the ) chamber today
Captain Ferrerla d'Almclua , minister of
marine and the colonies , declared the report
of the sale of Dclagoi b y to , Great Britain
was unfounded.
ENGLAND SEES A NEW CLOUD
Russian Boar Steals a March on the British
Lion ,
SERIOUS REPORTS FROM CONSTANTINOPLE
London Papers AKNert ( tint Itunnln nnd
Tnrltey Have SlKiinl n Trent } ' of
Alliance , lloth
unit lufeiiHe.
LONDON , Jan. 23. A dispatch to the Toll
Mall Gazette from Constantinople , dated yes
terday , says that an offensive and defensive
alliance has been concluded between Russia
ami Turkey. The dispatch adds that the
treaty was signed nt Constantinople , and
that the ratifications were exchanged at St.
Petersburg between AarcJ Pasha and the car.
The basis of the treaty la declared to be on
the lines of the UnklarskcloMl agreement
of 1S33 , by which Turkey agreed In the event
of Russia going to war , to close the Darda
nelles to war ships of all nations.
The I'all Mall Gazette correspondent says
that the treaty must soon bo abandoned
owing to the refusal of the powers to recog
nize It. He also says that the French am-
basyador , M. Cambon , conferred with the
sultan yesterday , and It Is probable that
France will bo Included In the new alliance.
Commenting upon Its dispatch from Con
stantinople , announcing the signing of a
treaty between Russia and Turkey , for of
fensive and defensive purposes , the Pall Mall
Gazette says : "Wo regard the news as true
and the result of the treaty Is that the
Dardanelles Is the southern outpost of Russia
nnd Turkey Is Russia's vassal. We presume
the British government will protest against
the treaty for nil It Is worth ,
"Tho matter Is plainly of the first Impor
tance. The first Information reached us fouc.
days ago , but we withheld It until the arrival
of strong confirmation , which we received
this morning.
"This brings , Rusla Into the Mediterranean
with a vengeance , and may necessitate the
strengthening of our fleet In those waters.
Politically , the effect will be far greater.
The treaty means that Turkey has" realized
her own Impotence against disorders , both
from within and without , and has decdied
lo throw herself for safety Into the arms
of Russia. She Is now Russia's vassal and
Russia Is entitled to dispatch troops to any
part of the sultan's domain. "
The officials of the foreign office , when
questioned on the subject this afternoon ,
said they had no Information regarding the
statement telegraphed to the Pall Mall Ga
zette from Constantinople , saying 'that an
offetslvo and defensive alliance between
Russia and Turkey had been formed by n
treaty recently slgne'l there and ratified
at St. Petersburg later.
The officials of the Russian embassy here
deny having any knowledge of the existence
of a Russo-Turklsh treaty on the basis indi
cated by the Pall Mall Gazette. Attention
la called to the fact , In well Informed circles ,
that , while the present time Is Inauspicious
for Russia to provide arguments In favor of
Great IJrltaln Joining the Drelbund , It must
be remembered that In 1878 Great Britain
completed a similar treaty - with. Turkey ,
when she secured the island of Cyprus from
Turkey. Such a treaty between Russia and
Turkey , 'It Is. added , might open ' tle ) way to
ii solution of the Armenian 'question , as
under It RussU could ccupy Anatolla. . - ,
SHOWN AT WASHINGTON.
HJ'iiator * nlcnH 'thu Alleged HMIIHO-
TurklMli Treaty.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 23. The Associated
press dispatch ; ' giving the details of the
, ticaty reported to have been perfected be
tween Russia and Turkey , was circulated
on the fldop of the senate today and read
with expressions of general Interest , es
pecially by the members of the committee
'on foreign relations ;
' Se'nator' Davis expressed the sentiments
of a majority of the committee when ho
said : "If true , this Is the most Important
diplomatic event which has occurred In the
past fifty years. It means that Russia can
move her armies across the Turkish border.
Such a treaty would result In the Immediate
settlement of the Armenian question , and
If Franco has also entered Into the alliance ,
as appears probable , the result would bo that
the fleet of those two countries would
eventually control the Mediterranean and
that means moro , than any one can now
foresee. It also means that England will
liavo something to do besides bullying
Uncle Sam. "
Senators Morgan , Lodge and Cullom read
the report with avidity nnd all remarked
upon the vast Importance of the news If It
should prove true. Mr. Lodge said that a
coalition between Russia and Turkey such
as that Indicated would mean that England
would have her hands full of business on
her own continent without interfering tn
American affairs.
Senator Vllas , who , while not a member
of the committee on foreign relations , takes
great Interest In foreign questions , re
marked that It looked as If Russia had at
last succcceded In getting a foothold on the
Mediterranean and was on the eve of
eventually annexing Turkey to her do
minions. He confessed that his sympathies
had always been with Russia In this strug
gle.
gle.The French ambassador was seen , but
said he bad no news on the subject , and ap
parently was disinclined to credit the Pall
Mall Gazette's statement. Other diplomats
said they wcro also without news.
I.OOKIXfJ INTO MISXICO'S I'AST.
llcrlln I'rofeNHor Making nxnloriillonH
old IluliiH.
, NEW YORK , Jan. 23. The World tomor
row will publish the following special frcm
Salvador : Government officials refuse any
Information regarding the reported capturj of
Antonio Ezcta In Costa Rica , but an official
paper publlt/nes a decrea declaring him n
fugltlvei from Justice for crimes committed
during Carlos Ezeta's presidency. The
troops nro held In strict marching orders , to
be .ready In caseof necessity.
An ecclesiastical Inspector sent from Heine
to invest'gato tha condition of Jhe Carmel-
llto order In this country , has picparcd a re
port sustaining the charge that the re
cently ordained Carmellltcs were Ineligible ,
being of Indian blood. The rulers of the
order limit membersh'p to men of pure white
blood , untainted by a mlxtuio with other
races. The archbishop of Mexico ojid the
bishop of Mlchwchan , ax well as the. pro
vincial order here , are concerned In the un-
canonical ordalnanco cf these young men ,
The penalty Is suspens'on from their posts ,
but It Is believed that Mgr. Avcrld , who Is
soon to arrive , will arrange matters.
Iliiplnrc with llnlDenied. .
RIO JANEIRO , Jan , 23. Senor Carvalho ,
minister of foreign affairs , denies the report
sent abroad several days ago that a rupture
lias occurred between Italy and llrazll over
Italy's claims for Indemnity for her citizens ,
crowing out of the civil war.
Comment oil AVoIroll'H Speech ,
LONDON , Jan. 23. The Vienna corre
spondent of the Times comments at unusual
ength on Senator Wolcott's speech In op-
loeltlon to tha Davis resolution. The speech
van reportel In the Austrjan press.
l > rt'iluiT Cap * I zed In n Gale.
VBRA'CIvUZ , Mex. , Jan. 23. A beavy
norther Ig blowing and a big dreJger In the
mrbar has gone ashore , completely capslz-
ng.
_
MovcinciitM of Ocean VCNNI-IK , . .Tun'I ,
At Hamburg Arrived Chrlutlanla , from
Baltimore ; Phoenicia , from New Vork.
At Southampton Arrived Paris , from
New York
At New York Arrived Columbia , from
Qenoa.
At London Arrived Mobile , from New
York.
At Hamburg Arrived Phoenicia , from
Vew York. , I , . <
TO IIAI.AMM } SWPl'liY AM > IM3MAN ! )
Anthracite Coal Huron * Holding u
\Vn > a unit MentiK .Seloa.
NEW YORK , Jon. 23. A meeting of presi
dents of the various anthracite coal carrying
railroads IB In session here today , upon a call
Issued last week over tbe slgniturcs of Sam
uel Sloan of tha Lickavvnnrm , J , Rogers Max
well of the Central Railroad of Now Jersey
and E. I' . Wilbur of the Lohlgh Valley.
Each president has been requested to bring
with him the ( statistics of lib road tonnage
for 1S95 , and an the production I ? estimated
to be about half a million tons a month In
excess of consumption , It Is expected that
some radical measure for balancing the sap-
ply and demand will be adopted. An effort
was made at Uo midwinter meeting of the
anthracite road presidents last year to bring
about an Iron-clad ogrccmcnt for limiting
production , but It failed through the opposi
tion of President Harris of the Reading , who
stood out for 20 per cent as the proportion
to which his company wcs entitled ,
These conditions arc now changed mate
rially. The Reading company Is In progress
of reorganization by J. Plerpont Morgan &
Co. and the deposit of about 95 per cent rf
the securities has been already made , as
suring practically the consumption of the
plan and the release of Reading from the
hands of the receiver within slmonths. .
J. P. Morgan & Co. nro understocd to favor
the Institution of an Ironclad agreement as
to production much on the plan of the traffic
agreement adopted by the- joint traffic asso
ciation. Such a compact as the one alluded
to and which has the endorsement of conn-
so' for the thirty-two railroad companies
embraced in the association Is thought to
bo preferred by J. P. Morgan & Co. over < ho
plan under which the bituminous coal car
rying companies of Ohio bavo operated.
II Is expected that the work of the con-
fcienco today will not go beyond the adop
tion of a temporary restriction of the an-
thinclto output , which will hold until the
affairs of the Reading company are placed
upon such n footing that It may become
a party to a contract such as Is contemplated
by the corporations In Interest. Their wock
may extend no further than the appointment
of n committee on plan of arrangement.
Picsldent Sloan of the Lackawanna said
that no communication from J. Plerpont Mcr
gan had been submitted during the sessions.
The presidents were engaged In an earnest
effort to arrive at definite results. The ques
tion of prices would not comeup before
them , as the business transacted today was
the submitting of figures fromthe different
reads and discussing them.
MANIIKllSOX AS A D.VUIC HOIISH.
Iii CIINIof n I'rotniotoil SlrtiRirlfV -
lirnsUn MlKlit 1'roNfitt Him ,
CINCINNATI , Jan. 23. The Commercial
Gazette will tomorrow print In Its series of
presidential possibilities a wcrd In support of
ex-United States Senator Manderson of Ne
braska. T.i Is article Is a special from Omaha.
It states In the outset that ex-Senator Man
derson and Senator Thurston are , warm , per-
conal friends , and that the Nebraska delega
tion will go to St. Louis for McKlnley , but
In the cas3 of n dark horse coming upon the.
scene , they would make Mandecron the dark
horse. The special sketches the per
sonal history of Manderson , and then
concludes : "The Commercial Gazette corre
spondent repeats the statement that General
Manderson positively does not deslro the
vice presidential nomination and that he Is
not a presidential candidate , but , as he says ,
'No man would dare refuse presidential
nomination. '
"The state ment should also be repeated
tbat.Nobraaka.l3 McKlnley , 'ct the state
U so strong In Its admiration for Manderson
that should , there be an opening at any time
In prolonged balloting at , St. LoUls the immo
of Manderson might coinc to the front. He
can at least bo properly classed among the
presidential possibilities of the Commercial
Gazette 'and Is a good man tc ( keep your
eye on. "
It.Ml.ltOAI ) tniAUTKIl INDAXCJKll. .
III1I tn Forfeit Unit of ( lie Southern
Piielllc Itouil.
FRANKFORT , Ky. , Jan. 23. A bill was
Introduced in the Kentucky legislature today
by Senator Goebet to repeal the charter of
the Southern Pacific Railway company , ob
tained In 18S4 by C. P. Huntlngton. The
road has never been operated In Kentucky ,
but In California , and the action of the sena
tor Is prompted by resolutions of mass meet
ings of citizens of California.
Senator Gocbcl of Covlngton , who Intro
duced the bill today to repeal the law grantIng -
Ing a charter to the Southern Pacific com
pany , saya C. P. Huntlngton got the law
passed for this charter twelve years ago , and
that the road has never been built or op
erated in this stale , but In California. The
people of that state have reccntyl risen up
In arms against the methods ot the road
and held mass meetings , nt which memorials
wore adopted asking the Kentucky legisla
ture to wipe out the charter of the road. It
was In rcsponso to a request from California
that he Introduced the bill , and will push
It for passage. Adolph Sutro , mayor of San
Francisco , In his appeal to the Kentucky
"
legislature , says : "Pray help free us from
this octopus that Is preying upon the com
mercial and Industrial Interests of the Pa
cific coast. "
_ _
Will Ajiply the Civil Service Iuw.
DES MOINES , Jan. 23. ( Special Telegram. )
The Commercial exchange of this city at a
meeting tonight appointed a committee-
take steps toward having the legislature
pass a civil service law that will place the
employes of cities below the grade of thew.
officers who are elective under regulatlono
that will take them out of politics. It lo
proposed to take the appointing and removing
power out of the liamln of councils and prob
ably to vezt It In a state board ; at any rate ,
to adopt measures that will make 'the tenure
of office entirely Independent of the turns
of municipal politics , A committed was r.p-
polnted to confer with the Good Govcrnin ; > : H
club end with the organ , zatlons In other cities
of the state which are working to the same
end , with a view to agreement on some form
of legislation proposing that bills be drawn
and Introduced as soon aa the legislative ro-
cesn Is at an end. A number of cities have
Indicated a desire to join the move , < ml It
Is known to be favored by a large numbsr
of members of the legislature.
Tlreil of IlujliiKI'oor OH.
CHAMBERLAIN , S. D. , Jan , 23. ( Special , )
The people of the Hlack Hills and other
portions of South IXikota are bitterly pro-
letting because ot the poor quality of the
kerosene oil at present being shipped Into
the state. The oil Is of x decidedly In
ferior grade and Is becoming noted prin
cipally for Its loud-smelling qualities. For
this the highest prlco must bo paid. In
some quarters the people are severely con *
siirlng the ftato oil Inspector for his alleged
failure to perform the duties for which ho
Is paid , It Is certain that as a result nf
the present Impositions an earnest effort will
be made during the next session of the state
legislature to abolish the ofllco of Hate oil
Inspector , or make the position more cf.
fectlve. Rather than longer submit tu being
forced to use the so-called kerosene oil , the
citizens cf White have organized a stock
company and propose purchasing their oil
from an Independent company ,
I'oor OliuiiKi'il lo llnle ,
FRANKFORT. Ky. , Jnn. 23. There was
nn attendance of ISO nt the joint balloting
of the leglslnture for United Htates senator
today , llurinun , icpubllcnn , and Force ,
democrat , being pulrud , did not vote , Popu-
llHt Poor changed from Hunter to ljulu ,
ThlM left tbe vote otherwise the i-ame OH
yesterday , except that tha scattering vote
WUP ; MrCrt-ury , 3 ; Carllulo , and llurli-
ner , 2. I'oor'B change to JJate IH only tem
porary , as lie knew there could not have
been any vuccersful result today. The
changes In the voles of the untl-liluckburii
democrats wcro njmpllmentnry. McrurB.
Hlckmun and Violet changed from Me-
Creary to Carlisle , Another ballot will be
taken ut noon tomorrow.
I'liliur Company A
FRANKLIN , O. , Jan. 23.-Tie ) Eagle
Paper company hav assigned to I ) , II , An
derson. Liabilities , (73,000 ; iiusets , riot Klven.
This ( a the third paper failure hero ulnce
tbo Franklin bank ralUd.
PEOPLE ATTENDED SCHOOL
Tuition Ens Leon High , but the Lessons
Wcro Well LoArned.
MANUFACTURERS URGE RECIPROCITY
Urncil lo Amviiil the Inter * ,
utiite Commerce I.ntv I'rovlitlnif
for filiform KrelKht
CliiNMllllentlon ,
CHICAGO. Jan. 23. This was the third
and last day ot the session nf the meeting
of the American Manufacturers' association.
Mr. Pliny Jewell , chairman of the nominat
ing committee , announced that the commit
tee had nominated Mr. Theodore C. Search
ot Philadelphia for president. Mr. Dolan hav
ing declined to be renomlnated on account ,
of sickness. Mr. Search was elected unani
mously.
. Mr. Search , In accepting , said : "An asso
ciation of American manufacturers , organized
for the patriotic purpose of widening the
markets of our people and protecting our
Industrial Interests , Is ono which must ap
peal to tha common sense nnd patriotism ot
every man engaged In Industrial enterprises.
At tills time there arc no objects that ap
pear to the American people with moro force
than these tariff for protection to American
Industries , an abundance of revenue for
maintaining our national credits , reciprocity
with other nations to market our surplus
and the Nicaragua ! ! canal to make us mas
ters of American continental waterways. "
Ho asserted that our years of prosperity
were Identified with high tariff , and said :
"The lessons of our people under the low
tariff need not soon be repeated ; we have
all been attending school. The fees arc
high , but let us hope- that with returning
icason we shall never forget the greatest
economic lesson of the age , nnd thai our
demands for adequate protection to nil
American Industries shall bo fully met by
a congress which shall have the faith tn
Itself to dare to re-enact the McKlnley bill ,
or any other bill with sufficient virility to
meet the situation.
"An abundance- revenue Is today the
ono thing most needed by our market.
Without It we are drifting toward the
straight road to bankruptcy , national and In
dividual. Restore It' and progress will Im
mediately reassert Itself , aim we shall once
moro take up the march for national power
and Industrial enterprise. "
Ho also discussed reciprocity , and strongly
urged the building of the Nlcaraguan canal ,
the control of which , he said , should rest
solely with the United States.
The committee reported resolutions peti
tioning congress to press the Interstate. Com
merce commission to prepare a uniform class ,
of freight rates nnd to order the same put
In effect on all the railroads In the United
States engaged In Interstate commerce. Also-
a resolution urging the creation of a depart
ment of manufactures , and one urging the
United States senate to pass promptly the
emergency revenue bill.
Robert Laldlaw and E. P. Wilson , both of
Cincinnati , were re-elected treasurer and sec
retary respectively.
Philadelphia was selected as the next place
of meeting , the uati-to bafixed , by the execu
tive ) committee.
'Av'resolution favoring the fostering ot trc.rtV
with Mexico yraa adopted , as was'onc offered.
by H. L. Story of California calling on con
gress to treat domestic sugar as It diies wool
and all agricultural proJucts. The conven
tion then finally adjourned.
DEATHS OF A IIA V.
JuilKC AVIIllnmV. . Union IlleH nt nm
Advance-cl Ane. "
WASHINGTON , Jan. 23. William W.
Upton , who wa * appointed justice of the su
preme court of Oregon In 1S07 and subse
quently became chief justice , died at his
residence litre today , aged 7S years. He was
n member of the Michigan legislature and
later of the California legislature and pros
ecuting attorney of Sacramento county. In
1SG5 he moved to Portland , Ore. , and held
Be\eral public offices. He wa ° appointed second
end controller of the treasury In 1877 and
had lived hero since that time. He was a
Scottish Rite Mason. A widow and five-
sons , three of whom are prominent In Oregon
gen politics , survive him.
CHICAGO , Jan. 23. Charles M. Henderson ,
a widely known merchant of this city , pres
ident of the C. M , Henderson company , died
today of brain trouble. Ho was CO years
oldOAKLAND
OAKLAND , Cal , , Jan. 23. Rev. P. A. Arch
ibald , Pacific coast manager of the Central
Life Insurance company of Cincinnati , died
hero today. Mr. Archibald was born In Now
York In 1841 and has been In California nine
years. For seventeen years ho was a Meth
odist rnlnlster , 'but ' was forced to retire on
account of loss of voice. Ho was paBtor of
Hroadwuy Methodist Episcopal church In
Cleveland and manager of the Methodist
Episcopal book ptoro In Cincinnati. The body
will be sent to Frcdonla , Chautauqua county ,
N. Y. , for burial.
SAN DIEGO , Cal. , Jan. 23. George Ryer-
S'on , late governor of California , and wall
known In this state and Mexico , died lure
this morning , agcJ 72 years. IIu was a na-
tlvo of Now Jersey and was connected with
the Ryerson family uf Chicago. Ho had been
a resident of Lower California sine * 1852
and owned the famous Vallecltns ranch of
30,000 acres. He leaves a widow at Enee-
nada. Governor Ryerson was a man uf great
ability and was highly esteemed by Presi
dent Diaz and the late General Carlos Pa-
checo , secretary of the Intierlor.
MADRID , Jan , 23 , Scnor Camlch , cx-mln-
Istcr of finance In the Spanish cabinet , la
dead.
I10STON , Jan , 23. Sir Edward Wlggle -
wcrth , the noted dermatologist , died today
from apoplexy , aged G5. He was a graduate
of Harvard , class of 'Cl , and the medical
school of 18G5. In 1SG2 ho became medical
assistant for the United States sanitary com
mission before Richmond ; joined the
Forty-fifth Massachusetts volunteers ; was
mustered In July f > , 18G3 , and In June , 18CI ,
entered the Army of the- Potomac as a vol
unteer surgeon , being stationed at the Ninth
artillery corps hospital at Whltehouso , Va.
Dr. Wlgglesworth , ns a dermatologist , was
regarded as one of the eminent physicians In
Ills profession ,
NEW YORK , Jan. 23 , Mr. James Stokea
of tlila city has received a private cablegram
from Paris , Informing him of the death of
M , Andre In that city , January 22 , Mr.
Andre was a chevalier of the Legion ot
Honor , regent of the Hank of Franco , anil
ono of the richest and most Influential men
In Paris.
IJKS MOIXKS' Klim CIIIUK IIUSHJN9.
Ollleer AxxertN that He IH the Vletlm
of ii .loli.
DES MOINES , Jan. 23. ( Spca | ! Telegram. )
The scandal In the flro department resulted
today with tbo resignation of Chief Martin
Melander , It Is several niontha since Itie -
gan with the filing of churgeu against the
chief , alleging that he was addicted to the
uro of liquors and had bpn unfit for service *
at several fires on this account. On the other
hand , Melander cald that his attitude In the
city campaign had arouvcd the animosity oC
JIQ council , which Is supporting ono of Ita
own members , F. 0. MaCartney , for mayor.
Mflander said that he wa * ordered to make a.
Macartney political machine of the depart
ment and refused. An Investigation of h !
office has been going on for Eome > week * H
wai brought to a climax when U was liowa i
[ hat he had sold a quantity of the city's hoeo
.o a company and pocketed the proceeds , lla
denied tills , but the council resumed the In
vestigation , and today he. resigned , saylne
that while he waa not guilty , Ve < knew a ma-
lorlly of the council would vote to discharge
tilm and he preferred to git out before
had the chance ,