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OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTAJJJjlSII-ED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAII.A , TUESDAY , JANUABY 28 , NO-FiE COPY VIVE CI3NT3 General Oampoa' Tribnto to the Onbin In surgents. EXPRESSES REGRETS TO THE GOVERNMENT AVnr Continue * ( > Co ! AKiiliiKt Oie .SpiiulMli mill the People of the iNlntiil An * KlockliiK t < > ( loiner. ( PopjrlRht , IMS , by Prris Publishing Compiny. ) HAVANA , CubJ , Jan. 27. ( New York World CJ > eg am Special fc'cgram. ) Itatore General Cimpos ) called from Havana for Spain lie sent tfco following cable dispatch to Premier Canovac nt Madrid , with the un derstanding I hat It should not be made public until his departure : "On boarding the vessel on which I re turned to Spain , I would not be doing my duty If I failed to express to your excellency the grai'tudo I owe to her majesty's govern ment , nnd especially to your excellency and the ministers for the c'olonle ? , and at the trenpiiry for the efforts made In my behalf , leaving nothing umlono which would lead to my euccesj , not only for the national welfare , but cut of personal affection for me. "It I have failed , all the responsibility lies entirely with myself. The government has not obstructed In the least my actions , cither military nor political. I have not been successful In exercising the unlimited powers with which 1 had been Invested. I have not bsn nblo to satisfy nil the po litical parties. I have not prevented the rebellion from Invading the provinces which remained quiet during the ton years' war. MIGHT HAVE EXPLAINED. "Perhaps I could explain my failures by causes entirely foreign to the government and partly BO to myself , hut this Is not the proper tlmo to do 01 , and after assuring you anew of my gratitude to you , I beseech you to express to her majesty my loyal de votion , now more respectful and moro grate ful because of lier kindness toward mo. " The steamships running between Hnvana and American ports expect heavy passenger tralllc north soon. Manuel Lese , a buyer for a Plnar del Illo tobacco house , gathered a handful of men after Mnceo entered the province solne weeks ago and went to Cayuos and Ylas Mar tinez. At the latter place the volunteers surrendered their nrme. He- next went to Remotes , where ho recruited 20ff more men. Ho then marched to Guano and Joined An tonio Verona , who had left Maceo at San Crlstobol to meet him. At Guano n local band , formed by Antonio Calnas , a leading lawyer and his two sons Joined the party , \\hlch entered the town anil liberated the military prisoner ? . Verona pissed through all the towns from San Jaumn to Guano unmolested , Ca'.nas , with a part of his men , remained at Guine. The remainder of the force , by this tlmo Increased to % 300 men , marched to Matitca , twenty-one miles .distant , In the extreme west end of Plnar del Rio province , destroying the telegraph lines on the road. GATHERED MONEY AND MEN. The Insurgents arrived at the OHtsk'rts of the city abut midnight and encamped. At daylight they entered the place and gathered horses from the city and sunoundlng coun try. Next they visited all the neighboring villages. Then they compelled the tax col lectors to turn over to them all the public money. From there they marched tci the sea shore at Las Arroyas , where they found eighty Spanish sold'crs protecting the town and a Spanish gunboat off shore. There they demamUd $1,000 from the town officials and got ? 500. At Punta Do La Slcrro Pablo Ol'vcr ' they sent cut fourteen men to recruit and soon gathered 300. At Ilaja they called upon Commandant IJrann to surrender. He consented to do BO at the urgent request of the citizens , who won * ofiaid their homes might be destroyed. At Paw Real the volunteers swelled the In surgents' tanks , taking with them iheh arms. Maceo entered Mantua January 23 , with half his army. The other half , under Mlro , remained at Guane nnd Paso Real , guarding the pack trains and Impediments. General Luque , It la reported , wai In close pursuit. Advices fiom that province report great distress among the people. , GERMANY WILL CLAIM DAMAGES. ' The wrecked water works nt Mhtanzas were owned by the Heydrlch company , a Germ in concern. A few days before the rebel raid , Mr. Heydrlch received an Intimation from a rebel chief that the works would bo de stroyed. Hcjdrlch nbked the Spanish mili tary commander at Mntanzas for troops to protect the works , but the commander said he had none to spare. Heydrlch has laid the facts before the German consul In order to establish a claim. ' The French government. It Is reported , has ordered Count Sala , the French consul general here , to Insist that Hone Lalnc bo tried In a civil court Instead of by court- martini. Lalno Is the Frenchman who was ni rested In Havana , as was cabled to the World nt the tlmo , after having been cap tured by Gomez and liberated. The marquis of Apezctuilu , chief of the corecrvatlve party , has announced that he wlli resign the presidency for business rea sons. Ho Is the manager of Con&tancU sugar plantation , owned by an American syndicate. A delegation of conservatives will go to Clcnfnsgos to uigo him to reconsider his determination. SPANISH NEED CAVALRY. The Spanish generals In Cuba have long felt the nn-d of cavalry. The Insurgents are nearly all mounted and export horse men. Spain's 11 oops arc practically Infantry. Iho camp.ilgn to far has been chlelly In pL'rbiilt of lursemmi by foot Boldlers. The comparatively few mounted men In the Spanish forces have done effective work. Near San IVIlpo nnd Qulvlcan , wlinro Span ish columns under General Atdroa and Colonel Onlbln encountered Gomez's force when It attempted to cross the military line between IIn\ana and llatahano u few days ago , the Spanish cavalry , official reports say , accomplished the most , Gennrul Campos , before retiring. Usuwl an order virtually calling for-nil the available horses on the Inland for military purposes. I Irani today on excellent authority that 3,000 horars have lieon w iit already tu Santa * Clam City. This province is said to be swarming with Insurgent band * . Gomez Is mill In tlu province , unable to cross west ward. Hernuulr-z , one of Maceo's nblest llpiiten- nnts , Is mid to have been Ulled In a recent Bklniilbli. General L'jquo has been follow ing Macro for weeks , ghlng him no rust , It la reported , continually crowding Jilm westward toward the iwa. Gi3i M\sv DIM \.vns PAYMKXT. i Money Advanced to Hnllu ItnllronilH In Venezuela. UKRLIN Jan. 27 U Is icml-cfflclally an nounced today that the German minister at ? ' " - Caracas has presented a note to the Veil- r- ozuelui go\cinmont demanding payment of the Binranteo fund duo to German citizens us the result of the building of the great Venezuelan railway. On the other hand , It h tcml-olHcl.illy denied that two Gorman w.ir ship : ) are shortly to go to Puerto Ca- l-cllo , Venezuela , In order to enforce th pay ment of the railway guarantee fund , and It Is nlca mml-officlally denied that. German marine * wilt eventually bo landed at Puerto Cabello , fierinaiij'it Demand on Veiiesnelii , LONDON , Jan. 27. The Deilln corre- opprdcnt of Iho Times sayr : Tito Gcim.xn minister of Caracas hat been Instructed to piesi'iit to Vcne/uela a note pressing for the- payment nf the German Venezuela com- * ry's Aemaudg ugalnit the Venerueliu , cov- erum U muniMVH ruon HAVANA. llclicl Chief Severely AVoiiinleil nnrt . Imported to n Place of Snfrty. HAVANA , Jan. 27. Seraphln Sanchez , the Insurgent leader , has passed throunh the district of Santa Splrltus , province of Santa Clara , accompanied by Manuel Suarcz , an other Insurgent leader , \vho Is parlous ! ? wounded. They nro on their way to the province of Puerto Principe. Sanchez , however - over , Intends to return to Santa Clara attci Feeing Suarcz to a place of safety. Quintan Handera , the Insurgent chief , In very sick , Ho was moved , with his followers , to the limits of Slguinea , between Clcnfuegos and Trinidad , province of Santa Clara , A Spinlsh gunboat on the river Yayabc has flrcd upon and dispersed the Insurgcnl band commanded by Vnrotu. The forts am' ' wharves vessels , German and Spanish , flre < 1 salutes In honor of the birthday of Emperoi William today , and General Marln , the noting captain general of Cuba , accompanied by an nld-de-canip , made a call upon the German consul here. A number of a band Insurgents , says a dispatch from Matanzas , recently entered Sablnnllla nnd plundered and burned the village. A detachment of twelve civil guards , after making n gallant fight , drove off the Insurgents with some loss. The little garrison was assisted by the towns people and volunteers. At Qulntata , a railroad station , n band of Insurgents wag d'spersed ' after they had destroyed two switches , sover.il culverts nnd a portion of the telegraph lines. Quln tata Is not far from Colon. A column of Spanish troops , commanded by Colonel Vicuna , was engaged with a number of Insurgents yesterday south of Matanzas. The enemy lost heavily. It Is reported that Llengo Varela , the Cuban bandit , was among the killed. The rumor , however , has not yet been confirmed. Communication with Plnar del Rio Is still very much Interrupter , but reports received by couriers show that the Insurgents there under Antonio Micco are displaying great activity and are dMng much damage , de- iiplte the reports disseminated hero to the contrary. It was admitted that some 2,000 residents of Plnar del Rio province have Joined the toiccs of the Insurgents. Judge Pedro Rodorlgu.cz of Mena , district of Cristobal , vho was detalneJ on account of his political opinions , nnd who was after ward Imprisoned for conspiracy against the government , has committed suicide. Ilablo Olivia affected a junction at Puntn do Lasleca , Plnar del Rio , with about 300 other Insurgents nnd afterward succeede-J in capturing the private guards on the ptanta- tlon of Murlas. Maceo and his men are In the extreme western portion of Plnar del Hlo , according to the latest accounts. The volunteer troops at Pao Real nnd Guanes re port that a large number of Insurgents have been passing thera In the direc tion of the city of Plnar del Rio nnd that they have formed a Junction with Maceo , whoso following was about 4,000. At Mantui the Insurgents learned from confidential sources of the whereabout of largo stores 'Of uinmunlt'on , which were all captured. MOM2V FOR CANADIAN MILITIA. Iiicrcnxe Over the Appropriation for IiiiMt Year. OTTAWA , Ont. , Jan. 27. The first signs of the Dominion government's Intention to carry out Its promises toward the protection of the country In the event of trouble * with any other nation are scon In the estimates for the coming year , which were presented to Parliament tonight by Hon. G. E. Foster , minister of finance. The total estimate for the ensuing year Is Ml,430,081 , about the Fame as last. In the expenses for the main tenance of the milltln there Is an Increase of $372,710 over last year. The total esti mate In the expenditure of the Canadian mllltla and regulars will bo $1,105,884 , ex clusive of over $100,000 to be spent on an armory at Halifax , N. S. The cxpcndltuic In the Northwest mounted police will be $253,000 , against $500,000 last year. The ml lltla nro to b3 armed with new rides , but the particular style of arma has not yet been agreed upcn. No vote Is asked as yet. The Dominion last year contributed $77EOO tovards paying for the construction of the now fortifications at Esqulmault. This year the sum to bo voted by the Canadian Par liament for this , purpose will ba $29,000 , the fortifications having been completed. As usual Canada will pay $47,000 to the marine artillery detailed by the government to garrison risen Victoria , B. C. Kree IinpleincntN Voteil Dovrn. OTTAWA , Ont. , Jan. 27. In the House of Commons today McMillan , liberal , moved that Canada accept the United States' standIng - Ing offer of reciprocity In agricultural Im plements. Hon. T. M. Daly , minister of the Interior , spoke against the resolution , as did also Mr. Davln , conservative. Mr. Davln , however , said the farmers of the northwest were living by grace of the Massy-Harris company , manufacturers of agricultural Im plements. The Massy-Harris people , Mr. Davln asserted , had a mortgage on every second farm In his district. "Tne MrCormlck people of Chicago are just as bad , and If we have to be In debt , let us bo In debt to our own people , " shouted Llppe , a French-Canadian. Mr. McMillan's motion was defeated. America to Action. LONDON , Jan. 28. The Chronicle thlo morning has an editorial recalling the suc cess which attended President Jefferson's sending a fleet to1 Algiers , and advocates tin- great powers formally Inviting the United States to send a fleet to Turkey , "The nicro sight of such a formidable dis play , " says the Chronicle , " would fuflicr to bring the sultan to his pcnses. " If , how ever , aid were needed , the Chronicle urges that the British fleet should co-oporato. ( nuil AVoril for the Vciier.nelniiH. LONDON , Jan. 27. A loiter from Caracas , which the Times will publish tomorrow , testi fies to the moderation there during the ex citement of President Cleveland's massage , there bslng not a Hlnglo art of violence toward IlrlUsh property or subjects. "Tho Venezuelans treated Individual Englishmen rourtewubly , " the'limes Bays , "and tholr orderly conduct Is worthy of all praise. " Jnpiiu ClliiKN to Coren. NEW YORK , Jan. 27. A dispatch to the Herald from St , Petersburg tays : A dis patch to the Novee Vrnnyl from Vladi vostok says that the Japanese government wishes to assert Its hegemony over the west ern half of the Pacific ocean and also that It has decided to retain Corca. within the sphere of Its Influence. .More Politic * Timn Iliinuuilty. I1ERLIN , Jan. 27. The Berliner Tagcblatt Biiye : It will bo the duty of continental diplomacy to convlnej America that Eng land's motives In Armenia are political und not humane , nnd thug dissuade the United StJtch fiom co-operating with England. ChrllKlll Cdliinili-wloil Alloill , ( CVjijilcht , Ib50 , tiy I'rt-sa I'ubllshlne Company. ) IOHANG , China , Jar. 27. ( New York \VoMd Cablegram Special Tiluerani. ) The Chcngtu commission arrived today from Chung Kiting. It Is coivoy : l by a Ohlneto river gunboat and two life boats. I'ori-lu'u l''lnMicK , Colonel Semlrorlo , tic ; Pciuvlan revolu tionary lend r , Im1' ct.ramltea kulolde , Reports fiom HI , .loinn ! mo to thn effect that clfillttulun Is Inc-eatlr. ; ; uno'ii ; tne ) ut)0ilr : ) eliuseu. KiiKll h navnl estimates for the rutrfnt jtar aio platt'il at M,701 , 0. of which 5S95CU la for now Phijiu. The htocl ; of gold In European biinka has Increased since U9U flSi.BW.O'W. ' Franco and IttiKUu pusfcct-s half the tlorl ; cf the vvoild At the ince.tlmr of Iho Author ! ) ' club Kldur H.ib-gar'J ridiculed' the idcn of JSngland bilngintf nrpfuio to bear on CaimJu over tlfi : cupyrlfiht. TIU | conservative lenders In England have IrsueJ u cluu'ar ' urging their snpporlcra to be In attendance In Par'Uuucit ' during Important debater. In a bye election to ITI a vacancy caused lithe - ilejtli of the conservative member In Churlevolx county , Panadu , the llberul cnndV.ulo was successful , HE KNEW HIS END HAD COME Ambassador Runyon Realizjil When Hi Woke that Death Was at Hand. HAD RETIRED EARLY IN GOOD SPIRITS tliotiKh AllittK for SonuThin - 111 : II en I til Unit \ < it .Sfc-nn-il Sc- rloiixlAirii'tcil mill lie I''olt ( CapyrlRhl , 1SS6 , by Tress Publishing Company. UEUL1N , Jan. 27. ( New York Worlt Cablegram Special Telegrnm. ) Ambassido Hunyon , who died here early this morning had been slightly Indisposed for Severn weeks , b'ut nothing serious was anticipated Ho was at the dinner given by Kaiser Wll helm to the diplomats on Thursday , and ap pearcd to be In his usual health. On Sun day night he retired at 10. During the even Ing he had been In high spirits , nnd fel better than for sotno time. At midnight hi roused his wife and complained that he ha. difficulty In breathing. Ho realized that tin end was near , but suffered little pain. Hi died at 1:03 : a. m. At his deathbed were al lih family , except his two sons at Ncwarlc N. J. His brain was clear to the last , am he died palnle-ssly. Thcro were no flags nt half-mast today , be cause of the celebration of the cmperor'i birthday. All flags will be at half-mast to morrow. The death of the ambassador ha ; been a shock to the court , where he * liat won exceptional favor. All dancas , dinner nnd other social events which had been nr ranged for among the American colony havi been abandoned. Ambassador Ilunyon was a general favorlti here , and his popularity was not a little en 1mneed by the cleverness and tact of hi : wife and the beauty and attractiveness of hi two daughters , Julia and Ellen. His olllclal duties will be performed fo : the present by John Jackson , as chargi d'affaires , and Herbert Squlers , second sec rotary. RUSSIA I'UnPAHI.VO TO MOVH Klcct nuil Ami } Hfi > rt Ml to Ilo ( Zatli crlti r on tlu * Ttirklxli rrondrr. ( LONDON , Jan. 27. The Dally News tlili morning prints a Vienna dispatch assert Ing tliat news has been received there fron Constantinople and Scbastapol which agree : that Russia has a fleet lying at Scbastapo and at Odessa , and that the Cnucastar armies of Russia are being concentrated upon the Armenian frontiers In readiness to move next spring to realize the plans o : Peter the Great for the partition of Turkej between the powers , Russia taking Armonlc and Constantinople aifd England taking Egyp ; and the eastern shores of the Russian gulf the remainder of the Turkish empire to b < divided among the other powers. The Dallj News also has a dispatch from Selmstapo which records the secret preparations golnf forward there of shipping men and arma ments for a volunteer fleet. It Is the gen eral belief , this dispatch affirms , that these preparations foreshadow some action in tin spring. CONSTANTINOPLE , Jan. 27. There Is t rumor here that Russia Is arranging with the sultan for the occupation of Armenia but it Is not confirmed by the dlseoverabls signs and Is discredited In diplomatic cir cles. I3XOU.MjnS GCHMANY SIIJH Itucciit DcniiiiulN Are Intended to Complicate the Situation. ( Cop > rlRht , 18CG , by Press Publishing Company. ; CARACAS , Venezuela , Jan. 27. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The press denounces the German demands for the payment of railway debt and says It Is the work of enemies of the Vene zuelan government to complicate the situa tion. The demands will be amicably ar- ranced. Anti-English meetings are again being held. The women of Venezuela have formed branches of the society for the defense oC the national territory and will boycott all English household goods. Ramon Guerra , the minister for war , has been taken ill and Is under the care of a physician. Rosas , the minister for foreign affairs , has recovered and has resumed his post. W. NEPHEW KING. WILLIAM'S IIIUTIIUAY fJeriiuuiy'H Killer EiithiiMliiHtlcully Oli- Mc-rvc-ii tlie Iluiiny Invent. BERLIN. Jan. 27. Emperor William alarmed the Berlin garrison at an early hour this morning , the occasion being bis birth day. There was a reception In the white hall of the Schloss In the forenoon , and later ho gave the password to the troops. His majesty has conferred the crosa of grand commander of the Hohonzollcrn family order upon Prince Hohenlohe , the Imperial chancellor , and ho has decorated the minister of husbandry , IJaron von Hammerste'n-Lox- ten , with the order of the Red Engle. There will bea family dinner at the palace this afternoon. His majesty was born Jan uary 27 , 1859 , and became emperor Juno 15 , 188S , _ Giintcniiiln V.ny .MaUc tilt 1,01111. ( Oup > rl lit , IsdC , by Preis Publishing Company. ) GUATEMALA , Jan. 27. ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) President llclna Ilarrlos and the bPcretary of finance me. studying a proposition pubniltted by a special agent of a Hamburg banking house to lend to the Guatemalan government the $5,000,000 , needed for Improvements In the port of San Jose. lllaclf IMIlM 1'iinhrrH nt Work. DKADWOOD , Jan. 27. ( Special. ) A meetIng - Ing of the executive committee of the Illack Hills Improvement association , composed of vlco presidents thereof , was held Saturday afternoon at the parlors of the Deadwood club , P. T. Evans presiding , A very general dlEcunjIon for the good of the Hills was en tered Into , resulting In the selection of a general Hills correspondent , wlio.-w duty It will bo to traverse the JJIuck Hills country nnd send messages dally to all the eastern papers who desire this clasp of news. On motion Charles Ward of Dlackhawk was appointed vlco president for that town. The president was Instructed to upcn correspond ence with the- ' railroad companies In refer ence to their co-operation In the movement. An assessment was made upon the cities and towns of the Hills to defray the- necessary expenses of the association In the way of gathering and compiling news matter for the eastern press. After which the meeting adjourned to meet February C. ririI fstro > H Ilriim-li REDFIELI ) , S. D. , Jan. 27. Fire do- utroyed Rtdfleld college last night. The In stitution uas opened In 1887 under a char ter by the Midland Association of Congrega tional chuichcs. Rev. David lieaton , now of Llnrolii Park church , Chicago , was the first president. President Hatch lost a valuable llbiary and the students all tholr books and clothing. The loss U estimated at $30,000 , with Intmrunco of about $8,000. Steps are balng taken to rebuild as quickly an pos sible , The college work goes light along , tlu Congregational church having been donated for ehjs room. tM of Oooiiii VONHI-IN , Jan. - , At Liverpool Arrived Labrador , from Portland , via Halifax , At Havre Arrived La Champagne , from Now York. At Amsterdam Arrived Steamer Schledim from New York. At Naples Arrived Werra , from New York. IIIJTI'IUN SII3ANS D13ATII TO T1IHM , Tito Arinoiilnnn Drlnlncil , , ! > > the AntliorilloH nt lilllk Intiitul. NEW YORK , Jan. 27. Detained on Ellis Island are two Armenians , 'who , under the Immigration laws , will have , to bs deported unless they can secure the- necessary bonds which will entitle them to land. They say that deportation will simply mean starvation and death. The Immigrants arc Peter do Garabadim , 22 years old , arid D. M. Char- chcrdorrlan , 30 ycnrti old. They arrived nt this port on the Sorvla on .January 20 and they came from Kharput , < nc r Alexan- drctta. Doth men tell tails of horrible rible cruelties which they have been subjected to at the hands of the Turks and give details of the I wholesale murders of Armenians. Char- cherdcrrlan , four months ngbi had a wife and three children. He Is toilayjwlthout kith or kin. All the members of , ls ) ! family were slaughtered before his ey , by Turks , and he was compelled to leak on nnd see his wife first assaulted and then killed. During the missicre In which the we and children wcro killed , the two men decided to o cjpe from the Turkish tyranny and seek refuge with tonic relatives In th's csuntry , who live at Newton , Mass. They had a scanty stock of money , but both possessed some property , which could have been converted Into money If they had dared todo so. This course- they knew wctild attract attention , nnd they left to gether one night. At Smyra some frlenJs secured passage for them to Marsailles , f'-oni ' which port they wore furnished suincltnl funds to reach Liverpool and to take steerage passage on the Servli to this country. On their arrival at Ellis .Island they found their difficulties were by no means ended. Neither of thb pen had any money , bat they held tickets to Newton , Mass. They were brought before Commis sioner Senncr , to whom they told their story. Dr. Senncr wrote to an address at Newton , making Inquiry. An uncle , of one of the Armenians came to this city In response to the commissioner's letter. The uncle said that ho would provide for tlie jnon , but was unable to furnish the requisite $500 bond for each. The Armenian calany In this city w 11 probably take steps to secure \he necessary bonds , which will permit their landing In th s country. rouM ) M Mn OLD DUTCH Data on tilt * Yriifriirlflil IlNitito til n Wisconsin Library. MADISON , WIs. , Jan. 27. The Tank col lection of books In the Dutch language , one of the richest possessions of the State Histori cal association library , appears destined to play a considerable part In1 the delibera tions cf the Venezuelan comyilsslon. Hon. A. D. White , one of the commissioners , a short time ago wrote to President Adams of the State university asking him to search the Tank collection for anyuilstorlcal works or atlases bearing upon the boundaries of Old Dutch Guiana. An examination of the books la this department raveals the pres ence here of several which bear authentic history as to the effect of the' Dutch claims 'n Guiana to which England succeded In 1803. A draughtsman and translator are now busy extracting this Information for the com mission , and It Is not Impossible that one or mora members of the body may visit Madison to examine the evidence on the' spot. IMl'MCATRS TIIH HXTIItn FAMILY. Munler Trial In Which Fntlicr , Mother mil Soil Are AVciiwnl. , , c. WICHITA , Kan" , Jan. 27 , The Jury In the case of Mrs. Irene Leonarjl. charged with being accessory to the murdgr of Jier' husband ' ' band , last Nove.mbjr for $5.000'jilf5 'insurance , disagreed at midnight last night and was discharged. Her former husband , Marlon ( Williamson , who 1 charged with having been in the conspiracy with her , was put on trial tcday. He consented to the divorce of his wlfo shortly before she married Leonard last fall. Evidence showed they both received the life Insurance policy five hours .before the minder was committed , in Leonard's own home. Their son , Norvlllo' ' Williamson , It also Implicated. T o CriilMcr.s I iit to Sen. NORFOLK , Vn. , Jan. 27. The cruiser Montgomery of Admiral Uunc'e's fleet , Ijlng in Hampton Roads , passed out the capes at 10:30 : last night. She wan followed by the Raleigh , which left at 12:0.1. : Tiic destina tion of the ships Is unknown. WASHINGTON , Jan. 27. From the fact that some of the officers of the cruisers have not yet joined their slilps , it Is evi dent that the outside cruise will not be of long duration , and therefore It Is surmised that the purpose of the Nayy department Is to use the Montgomery and the Raleigh to Ilo In wait oft the Virginia capes to pick up the Hawkins with the party of alleged filibusters under Garcia , aboard , nnd place the ship under detention and the patty under arrtst for violation of the- neutrality laws. pmeern Cnptiiretl the KANSAS CITY , Jan. 27. A special to the Star from Perry , Okl. , saysi East of here , at Dalagoas , the store of Sunday & Sons was robbed and the proprietors compelled to hold up their hands and give out considerable cash , Officers followed the robbers to the- Oaage country and arrested. "Ed Dosh , Will Wlshard nnd one. Perkins.-In- their pos session were found considerable stolen goods nnd two dozen watches. The men had robbed several stores at Tulsa a few days before. Dore Picture r\hU > ll n SIICCCHH , CHICAGO , Jan. 27. Official figures cam- pllcd today show that the ; exhibition of thfc Doro pictures hero has drawn larger crowds than In any other city In the world. In three days the visitors to the collection here- have been over 13,000. No such recordhas , over been made before , even In London , whore the Doro gallery was a. permanent In stitution for twenty-one years. Lex * AVarllke nt OnrneiiH. NEW YORK , Jan. 27 , The Red Line steamer Caracas arrived this morning from Venezuelan ports. At the time of leaving La Guayarn , a int.ro peaceful and fettled feeling prevailed concemjn the boundary " question. An outbreak ha'p" 0011 reported at Core , but It was promptly suppressed by government troops. j Gooil Kortimc lliilialiturfil Mix .Mlnil , TOPEKA , Kan. , Jan. 2T. President Culd- well of the Kansas State jiioard of Par- dens reported to Govenjor' ' 'Morrlll today that he feared n terrlb-'e mlHfortuno had fallen upon John Douelnj , 'Who was par doned from tha Kuiibus penitentiary on Christmas evening , TMe shook of sudden llbeity has resulted In unbalancing hln mind , A few days nn'o Douglns appeared at the penitentiary. From ; il strariRa ac- tloiiH , the warden became Convinced that Douglas had gone .Insane. Ho was tent to his homo In Montgomery county nnd bus not since been heard from * It has long been a custom with Kanban governors to jtiuiont one convict with a jiardon , 'IH a Christmas present. Douglas was recom- mt-nded by the board for thl * favor 'nst ChrlBtmns , nnd the document wns presented to him ut midnight and In u dramatic man lier , which could hardly full of being startling. Douglas had teen sentenced to tl.lrty years for murder , Un years of vUilch ho ( .erved . , _ .VIoilJcxUa'K Company PUbanileil. CINCINNATI , O. , Jan. " 27-ModjeHku's company disbanded and returned to New York tonight. Mndjeska hermit Is al the lluinett houxe BUfTcrlnK from "thrombosis , " that If. clotting of blood in the jugulur vein. Her physicians , Drs. Whlttnker und Mitchell , under whose euro fhe has been fir a week , decided this afternoon that she must remain here four \\ct-Iu longer ut least. They nre trying to rtTmovo the trouble by- absorption , thus avoiding the danger of u Mirglcal operation , n > ler company's en gagements have been cancelled for a month at least ; , Thirteen .Men INcarly Hlarieil. SEATTLE , Wash. , Jan. 27 , Advjcea from Alaska state that the steamer Rustler picked up thirteen starving men In a row boat. The men were on the way from Seward City to Juneau and had not had food or water for two days. They acted like wolves. FIFTY-POOR MISERS KILLED Fire Damp Esplodcs with Deadly Effect in a Welsh Coal Mine. FIRE BINDERS RECOV.'RY DIFFICULT ConirniteM llitNlly nt Work the Ilrt'.t lloillen to the Sur- fuee I'ltlrul SeeneK Ai-ounil the ftonlh of tlie I'M. CARDIFF , Wales , Jan , 27. The residents of the town and vicinity of Tylcrstown , near here , were terrified by terrific reverberations today , which shook the whole town. It was ascertained In a short time that the concus- Elon was earned by an explosion In a neigh boring colliery with disastrous consequences quences to life and ' property. The latest report places the number of deaths nt fifty-four , though It Is feared the further exploration of the wrecked mine will develop the bodies ot more. Reports of the number of killed have been conflicting and there Is doubt as to the < number ot men In the mine at the tlmci of the catastrophe. The first renorts gave the number In the shaft at fifty-four , but some of the men es caped to the surface , bringing the body of ono comrade with them. /The / mining population ot the locality know all too quickly what the muffied , thun derous rumble of the explosion meint and rushed to the mouth of the pit , only to have tholr worst fears confirmed. The shaft was found to bo entirely shattered and it was cvlJent there was little hope that any of those In the pit would have survived the explosion. The despair of the women who flocked about the mouth of the pit was little moro terrible than the horrible anxiety of those that hoped to find that those who wcro missing from their sides had by some cl'aiice not entered the mine. The pit was found to have caught fire and the hindrance that this caused to the work of rcscuo addel to the excitement and tension of feeling. It was only through braving the utmost peril that the living were able to prose cute their quest for the dead. The number of the dead grew from twelve to fifteen , nnd then twenty , and. the list ot those kncwn to have been In the fated shaft kept constantly growing and with It the number of bereaved families waiting at the surface. The wcrk of exploration 's going on steid- lly , but under great difficulty , the numerous cavclns obstructing the advance and making It Impossible to reach remote portions of the mine , while the defective ventilation often drives back those who aie advanc'ng on their sad errand. The last to come out brought with them five bodies. None have been found alive , and It Is not now hoped that any will be. It was reported at midnight that more bodies had been brought to the surface , and some of those who were In the mine have been rescued alive and are able to tell some- th'ng-of theoccurrence. . TELfj A TERRIBLE STORY. It Is Jmposslble to . 'ascertain _ the exact number of victims , as the 'number In the- mine at the time of the explosion Is not known. Hut those who have bsen engaged In the rescue work and the few survivors rescued tell horrible stories ot the scenes they witnessed and the dead bodies they found or stumbled over , strewn In all direc tions , as htey fell , overcome by fire damp , or hurled by the force of the explosion. One ot the survivors , a fireman who was In tha mine Itself when the explosion came , started to woik his way In the direction of the entrance .with pa'.nful and almost hope less labor , making frequent pauses. In ono spot he was obliged to stop and wait for four hours on account of the after damp. At the end of that time he ventured to advance a few steps further , when he had to desist again and wait another two hours In hopeless darkness. Another fireman , who made his way out of the mine , relates that he passed numerous men on the way , who were uncon scious nnd helpless and badly burned. He could do nothing for them and was obliged to leave them to their fate. The rescuers continued the'r work Inde- fatlgably all through the night , encouraged by the saving of a few to hcpe that still others remain alive In the mine , whose lives may possibly be saved. SHOT KATIIUIt AND SON FATALLY. I'onuIlHt Meet Indirectly CaiiHcH n Double .VInrilcr. ST. LOUIS , Jan. 27. A special to the Re public from Hoxle , Ark. , says : Last night at Powhutan , the county seat , a few populists were holding a meeting when a crowd of young boys , among them a son of Slim Iff Hill Chiiders , disturbed them. A man named Hurst hurled a stick of wood at them , strik ing young Chiiders , cutting his head badly. The sheriff and his giown son , Charles , who Is a deputy , went to Hurst's hoiuo to ascertain the cause of the trouble. Hurst become angry nn 1 ran at the sheriff with n knife. Charles rushed to the rescue , shoot- 'ng Hurst In the stomach. Tom Hurst , n son. Feeing that his father was shot , at- terrpted to kill Chiiders , whn shot htm also fatally. Charles Is a candidate for sheriff to succeed his father. nLUEFIELD , W. Va. , Jan. 27. In a family quarrel at Jyle this morning Mrs. Lizzie Savage was shot and Instantly killed by Tlcmas Hums , her stepson. After the shootIng - Ing Hums went to the barn and fired a bullet through his left breast , causing in stant dfath. As soon as his young wlfo saw the lifeless l > ody uho fainted and after being revived went ( o the house and took poison. It was with great difficulty that her life was saved. Her mind is thought to have been deranged. LOUISVILLE. Jan. 27. A special from Hlrmliigham , Ala , , eayp ; At Suanec , Blunt county , ycbterday afternoon , Frank Jones , superintendent of the Suanse coal mines , t'hot ' and fatally wounded his wife , a beau tiful young woman , 20 years of ago. The couple were at homo with their two small children , when It Is Eald they quarreled , Jones being Insanely jealous of his wlfo , and It Is Mlil siupected her of being untrue to him. He E < clzcd his photgun and shot her In the right breast. Up to a late hour last night ho had not been arrested. He IB armed and defies any ono to arrert him. Jones has heretofore stood very high. Dentlix of n Dny. POMEROY , 0. , Jan. 27 , James Edwin Campbell of Chicago , dialect poet and story writer , died hero last night. His reputa tion extends over the United Stiles , MARSHALL , Mo. , Jan. 27. Rev , C. W. McBrlde of the Cumberland Presbyterian church died today aged 75. He was well known In the southwest. HASLE , Switzerland , Jan , 27. Ex-Presi dent Ilavler la dead. NEW HAVEN , Jan. 27. Seth Clmuncey We l , one of the wealthiest men In Con necticut , U dead , aged 68. The estate of Mr. Weed Is rated at between $2,000,000 and $3,000,000. Derailed it 1'iiNHunirer Train. SAN FRANCISCO , Jan. 27. The wuth- bound Southern Pacific passenger train on the coast division ran Into a washout last night twenty miles south of this city , de railing the locomotive and three care. En gineer John Keyer was killed and several passengers Injured , but none seriously , ICIJ.M't'CICY'S SHV.VTOHIAIi UATTt.U. lileetlntt Seem * to He nx Par A IIH liver. LOUISVILLE , Jan. 27. A special to the Post from Frankfort sajs : Although no one expected that n senator would bo elected today , the lobbies nnd galleries of the house wcro again crowde.l at noon , when the flfjh ballot of Iho Joint assembly was taken , A number of pairs were made on Saturday to enable members to go home on account ot sickness or Important business. The followingpilrs were announced1 Uen nett , republican , with Wel svngcr , democrat ; Ilrown , democrat , with Hlnsam , republlcin ! Gairett , republican , with Horton , democrat ; Gllllam , republican , with Snlnford , democrat , The roll call showed 12S members present nnd voting. The ballot resultnl : IIackhuri ! titi ; Hun ter , C3 ; Hazelrlgg , S ; Wilson , 1 ; IHtc , 1. The Joint assembly adjourned Immediately after the vote was announced , until noon to- morrow. CINCINNATI , 0. , Jan. 27. The Com mercial Garotte's special from Frankfort , Ky. , says : At a caucus ot the republican members of the loglsliture tonight , tbo Ineligibility - eligibility of four democratic members ttho o feats nre net contested was thoroughly ills- cus ej nnd decisive action Inkcn. U wag found that one Is n city nttorney , one n United Stitcs examining surgeon , nnd two are auditor's agents. It was found tint the holding of such positions makes them under the law Ineligible for the office of representa tive. The caucus agreed upon and adopted a resolution which will be offered tomorrow for an Investigation as to the eligibility of the four democratic members , nnd this. ' may settle the senatorial contest. Governor Hrauley sent n special message to the leglshturo today , urging the passage of a low making the county responsible for at lesat $2r 00 to the- widow or heir of any person who may be lynched In the county. IOI } TII13 COMMAND OP SIMU1TS. Vlcilluni n Ceiitrnl Figure I" tin" Cl- riiril I'olHOiiInu dine. ERIE , Pa. , Jan. 27. Mrs. Kate M. Nellls and Edgar Gardner , who were arrested last night at Glrard on the charge of poisoning the woman's husband , Peter Nellls , had n henrlng today , both pleading not guilty. Mrs. Nell'.o claimed to have been under the In- flucnca of Gardner , who Is an alleged bplrlt- nal medium. Letters nro In the possetulon ot County Detective Sullivan from Gardner to Mrs. Nellls , which ho bsllcves will connect the former with the case , Indirectly nt least. Gardner Is said to have been predicting there would be n case of poisoning In Glrard within two years Last summer he sent word to Mra Nellls that the spirits directed her to go to Cassadaga nnd occupy a cottage there. She went and Is said. 1C' have enter tained the medium there for n long time nt n cost ot several hundred dollnrs. Gardner Is also said to have told Mrs. Nellls that In order to get closer relations with the spirlto she must buy diamond rings , present ing ono to him and wearing the other her self , which she did. The Nelllses kept the leading hotel In Glrard , a town of about 1,000 inhabitants. Mrs. Nellls is about 50 years of age and her husband was slightly older. POLITICS HADLY MIXI3D l.\ \XSAS. . DeiiioerntN mill I'opullslK Trjliiw to et Together. KANSAS CITY , Jan. 27. A Topcka , Kan. , spsc'al to the Times says : There has been a good deal of newspaper talk lately about fusion between the democrats and populists this year , with George Click as the candi date for governor While rach a comblim- .tlon.ls possible , it Is not probable. Many of the democratic leaders arc opposed to any kind of coalition with the populists , claiming that It would result disastrously to their or ganization , as did the arrangement of 1SD2. The populists leaders also are opposed to fiiuion. Those who are outspoken for fusion nre democrats nnd populists who prefer any thing to republicanism. This faction Is as yet greatly lu the minority , but it Is grow ing. However , It Is the opinion of conserva tive democrats and populists that there will bo no fusion on state officers this year , and tl.at there will bo three straight tickets In the field , as In 1891. cuii'i'Ln cunnic iovn MATCH. How n Youiin- Couple Were nnulileil to Weil liy Fliiillntr n Fortune. SIOUX CITY. Jan. 27. ( Special Tele gram. ) Katie Hartnlck , a pastry cook In a hotel here. Is In receipt of a check for $48,000 from Fred Kerger , a sweeheart at Cripple Greek , to whom she became engaged while working In the kitchen of the Ute Park ( Colo. ) hotel last summer , nnd left to night to marry him. When they first met ne'thcr Miss Hartnlck nor her lover wcro In a position to marry , so the former came to Sioux City , where n position was offered her , leaving Kerger to try his. . fortune In a min ing country ns the quickest way of winning his bride. The first announcement of suc cess came In the form of a check and a re quest that the young : lady come forthwith to Colorado that the wedding ceremony might be performed without further loss ot time. Ililltor Sue * for I.lhel. JEFFERSON , la. , Jan. 27. ( Special. ) John Dalton , editor and publisher of the Manscn Democrat , Ins commenced an action In We district court against John Light , ot the Dime town , alleging libel. It appcara that Light was formerly a drayman In Manean , and some tlmo ago Dalton prcfo'itej a bill of Dome $3 or $4 for printing-ind subscription. Light clenlol tl'at ho owned Dalton a cent and refused to pay. Shortly after Dalton bought n load of hay of Light , and when the latter came to de mand pay for the ramo Daltcn brought up his bill for printing and E-ubarlptlon as an offset , and declined to pay Light a tent until the old score was adjusted Light tued the editor , but before tbo cat-e cams on for trial a compromise was effected and the matter dlrpooed of. However , Dalton lock occasion to state the matter In his paper In a way that was dletisteful to Light , and he replied In an exceedingly cauttlc and parsibly llbclous manner In the opposition paper , reflecting pretty severely upon Dalton. The result IB that Dalton has sued him for libel , and the casa will bo fought. fought.Atteil Atteil Farmer WnnilerN Auny , ORESTON , la. , Jan. 27. ( Special. ) Farmero living near Kellcrton , In Rlnggold county , nre considerably worried over the disappearance of Farmer Jesse Ham , nged 80 yearo. HJIU lives with his aged wlfo , and pcaco and comfort have reigned. Sunday evening , January 19 , I In in left the boutc , but as ho was In the habit of bleeping considerably In the day tlmo and walking nights tils disappearance was not discovered until the next morning , when Ma bed naH found unoccupied and a note stating that ho had gone to mall a letter to his mother , who ret-ldes In Kentucky nnd who Is about 100 year old. Since that tlmo the nelghboiu have been looking for him , but without tmccess , Mr. Ham seems to have a manU for walkIng - Ing , and It may bo ha has sturtcd out for a trip. HeIn snlil to liavo footed It iicrcsa the IHhinua of Panama ut ono time , and elnco his rchlJonca In Iowa mode several trips to California , Ilo came to Iowa In J845. YOIIIIK lllooniliiKlon Aeiinllleil. SIOUX CITY. Jan , 27. ( Special , Telegram , ) The Jury In the cane cf Harry Blunmlng- ton , aged 13 , charged wllh hilling a com- panlon of his own ago on Neiv Year' * da > . returnel a verdict of not guilty tIi ! even ing. The BhootliiB was held to have bpen accidental , _ Ilialneil IIU Wlfu viltli a Hammer. MINNEAPOLIS , Jan. 27. Gforgo Haxtcr , i lawyer living on "WaeblnRton nvcnuo , pounded his vvlfb'u brains out with a hammer tliln morning and then cut hln own throat. The copule lived unhappily and quarreled frequently , 'llils morning's tragedy wag the result of a bitter quarrel. Haxtor Is not dead yet r.nd Is under medical atteuJrncc , but It la net believed he- will recover. BROWN'S ' BATTLE FOR LIFE Iowa Farmer Engages in a Desperate En counter with a Bloodthirsty Noighbon FLECKS ROUTED AFTER A HARD FIGHF Kilt her anil Son Attempt mi A ntlon , lint .Meet Such Deter mined IteNlMtnnee Hint llolh Arc Ciiiitnreil , JEFFERSON , la. , Jan. 27. ( Special Tele gram. ) About 10 o'clock last night John Hrown , n respected farmer refilling In Palon township , fifteen miles frotn Jefferson , hoard n knock at his door nnd opened It only to look Into the muzzle of n double * barreled shotgun. Like lightning ho struck the- weapon nnd jumped nt his assailant , who proved to bo John Fleck , n neighbor. The men grappled nnd the gun was never discharged. At this point George Fleck , the IC-yenr-olil son of the assailant , entered with a revolver In each hand and opened fire. One bullet struck Ilrown In the cheek nnd another passed through the elder Fleck's Imnd. A. moment later Urown's oldest son , John , Jr. , appeared nnd young Fleck began pumping lead at him. One ball struck him In the breast , Just nbovo the hcait , nnd another toio n chunk of skin from his forehead. Hero the scene chnnged. Jim Ilrown , . 17-jenr-old son , entered and , siring up the Btuatlon , grabbed a stick of lire wood nnd knocked both revolvers from young FIcck'a hands. John , Jr. , nlthough dangerously wounded , reached one of the guns nnd planted n bullet In joini PlccU'H hick , ha hnvlug turned to run. Jim followed nnd caught Fleck and clubbed him over the head until he- was unconscious. In the meantime the strilgglo between th elder Drown and Fleck continued , and was n desperate one. Jim Hrown returned nnd finding the old man rolling on the floor , deilt Fleck a blow on the head with his ready club , knocking him unconscious. The elder Hrown then seized a powder flnsk which had fallen fiom Fleck's pocket and pounded and punched the hitter's fnco to a jelly with the ragged enJ. Neighbors hearing the shooting rushed over and arrived after the battle was over. They found Fleck Ij Ing on tne IKor In the middle of the room , his feet tlcl together with n. log chain nnd his amis strapped to his sides with lines. The Ilrown family were dolue what they could to make him comfortable , nnd had placed a pillow under his head. The Ilrown girl , who was milking In the yard , was found on the ground nnd rays uho was knocked down by a man with a. milking stool. John Drown , jr. , and tha elder Fleck , are In n very critical condition , and their rccoveiy Is doubtful. The elder Ilrown and George Fleck are bully hurt , but will recover. Jim Drown , who probably saved his father's life , was not hurt. The Fleck's have a somewhat unsavory reputation nnd the- elder Is said to have- sworn ho would kill Ilrown or die. Doth * Flecks will he brought hero nnd lodged In jail as soon as they nre ableto bo moved , Hitter Church Kcml. JEFFERSON , In. , Jan. 27. ( Special. ) So bitter hns a feud Inspired by a church wrangle neap. Bagley , just over the edge of 4\ \ this county , bccomo that bloodshed will certainly result unless the difficulty la tpooJIIy-and finally adjusted. Thus far there * hhve been Hires arrests , two of which have como before the city authorities of Hagley , and ono tlut will bo tried In the district court. It IB difficult to obtain the unbiased facts In the case , but they are ot slight Importance and have beono practlcnlly ' lost sight of In the Inrgor developments 4. ! tint have followed. At nil events It Is said K\ \ the orlglral cause of the cmbrogllo was a comparatively trifling matter over the church. Denounced SeiiHiitlonnl SernioiiH. SIOUX CITY , Jan. 27. ( Spsslal Telegram. ) At a meeting today the Ministerial asso ciation of this place roundly denounced the sensational style of sermon. This expression was cons'dcred ' as a thrust at certain local preachers A committee was also appointed to report on the advisability of the associa tion taking steps toward the suppression ot crime In the city nnd using Its Influence to ward securing a better municipal govern ment. K Spree Conclude * Fntnlly. ROCK RAPIDS , la. , Jan. 27. ( Special , ) Fred Slethhold , a cigar maker of this place , was found dead In his bad this morn- Ing. Slethhold had been on a protracted spree and all dealers were forbidden to sell him liquor , but he obtained enough to get on a big drunk yesterday. The cigar makers' union , ot which ho was a member , will have charge of the burial. - _ _ _ . _ _ - _ _ - - Sloiix City Company KallM. SIOUX CITY , la. , Jan. 27. ( Special Tele- gram. ) The Vandervoort Implement company 4 of this place failed today , turning over list block to the Rock Island Plow company , a large creditor. Chattel mortgages , amountIng - Ing to ( C.OOO have been filed , and other in- debtedncss will considerably Increase this figure. Assets will probably be eufllclent to , cover all liabilities. H\-rrrHl < Ieiil MiiKoim Very III , GRINNELL , la , . Jan. 27. Ex-Presldont George F. Magoun of the Iowa college la very sick at hia homo Ir. this city and Is oxpccted to live but a uhoit time. Ho was the first prebldent of I own college and served , for twenty years. Ho Is a member of tha Amorlcan board ami Is well known In re- llgloun and college circles oaot and west. DciulHc of n Coiniiii'relnl Ainu , SIOUX CITY , Jan. 27 , lSp lal Telegram. ) A teleijram rccplvcd heio today announrcd the death at San Darnurdlno , ( 'al. , of Amos Hale , traveling representative' of ijprague , Warner & Co. , of Chicago , one of the best known tiavellng men In the noithwcst. Ilnllronil Coniiiiiiiy OrKiinlyeil. DUIIUQUE , Jan. 27. ( Special Telegram. ) The Dubuqi'e & Pacific Railroad company ; was organized today with Cliarlcn T , Hancock - cock as president to build a railroad west from Dubuque to a connection with tha Cllcago & Northwi-stern. Dentil of mi lima I'loneer. CRESTON , la. , Jan. 27. ( Special Telo- gram. ) Hen Underwood , a pioneer cltUeni of Afton , died this morning. Don Wells , a pi eminent young man residing siding at Kent , died today , KluUetl to Dentli liy 11 Hiirxe. CRESTON , la. , Jan. 27. ( Special Telo * gram. ) Dan Rider , n young farmer rrsldlnif near Knnt , was. kicked by n horse this uftcr noon and Instantly killed. UIOII 'iTItMCI-J . ( T DIMDAVUODt Torniiilo .VII lie tint Location of a I''lud Iloily of Ore. DEADWOOD , S. D. , Jan , 27.- ( Special Tclc gram , ) A veiy rich htrikp VMIS made today In the Tornndo mine , Eltuntfxl In the center of the tilli.lous ore brlt. The erewna dlacov- eicd at a depth ot 225 feel , and assays eovcrol hundrr-il dollars tu Iho ton. The slllcloim / fore ere belt surrounding the Tr.rr.aclo property , In very iaige , and It U estimated that thd ' value ot the ore contained thernln will read ! fii'vcral million dollart. Judge Plowman handed down u ! * dcctBlont this morning In thf case ot Lawrence countyl agalnnt Mcttdo county tu recover $20,000 au Mcado ( .uunty'fl tharo of the Mooting debt ofi the county nt the time of the division ot tha county. The Judge held that the debt wan null and void because It cxccedu the limit nv.ucd in the organic law cf the territory uiid that Mcado county could not be held Id pty any portion of It ,