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
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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 ,
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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
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rloiixlAirii'tcil mill lie I''olt
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 ,