WHO WIILSDCCEED M'GARTIIY '
Hctirement of the Chairman Leaves the
Party Headless ,
CHOICE MAY LIGHT UPON SEXTON
McCarthy Favor * Him , but Hln Own
UcnlreH Arc Said to He AKiilnnt
TnUltiur the Place at
1'rcMciit.
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LONDON , Feb. 1. ( New York Woild
Cablegram Special Telegram ) That Justin
McCarthy * would not permit himself to bo
again nominated for the chairmanship of the
Irish party 1 was enabled to announce ex
clusively , shortly after the close of the
last session of Parliament In the autumn. In
view ot the meeting of the Irish Parliament
In Dublin next Saturday ho has- now written
a letter , announcing his determination and
declaring that ho Is actuated in taking this
step solely by falling health and by per
sonal considerations I mentioned In the
dlppatch referred to , which ho will explain
in greater'detall to hla colleagues In Dublin.
Ills decision has occasioned much sur
prise today among his politicians generally ,
no newspaper hero or In Ireland having re
garded the report of retirement as more than
conjecture. Even hla colleagues believe he
could bo prevailed upon to retain the chair
manship until the convention of the Irish
race In Dublin next summer might restore
unity In the Irish party. Only a few days
ago Mr. McCarthy awured the World torre-
epondent that ho had firmly'made up his mind
. to retire/ but aa the communication was
confidential , the fact could not then be
cabled. Mr. McCarthy then said :
CANNOT AFFORD TO LEAD.
"It Is Impossible for me any longer to
perform the duties of leader and pay any
thing like adequate attention to my literary
work , by which I have to live. As chair
man I have to be constantly In attendance
at the House of Commons , ns matters were
rifwayo arising which demanded my presence ,
nnd I was prccluded'from carrying dftt any
sustained literary work. I am not as young
as I once was , and I have had more than
ono warning .during the past two years that
I must not overtax my energies. Since I
have been the leader I-have been practically
unable to feel assured ot getting any of my
work done within the tlmo allowed for It ,
and there are two or three matters which I
faI \ must finish and which , If they are
to bo finished at nil , must be set about with
out ainy further delay.
"I do not intend to resign my seat In
Parliament , and I shall endeavor to give the
closst possible attention to my duties. But
that will not tax my strength nor encroach
on my time to anything like the same degree
ns being the responsible head of the party !
The reasons I have given you are the only
onea through which I am compelled to resign
and I can assure you It Is a sUp to which
I have not made up my mind without great
regret and reluctance , nnd under what I
regard as the compulsion of circumstances.
On the question of his successor Mr. Mc
Carthy was naturally Inclined to be reticent ,
ns ho felt It was a matter for the party
alone to decide. But ho did not conceal his
hope that Mr. Sexton may be > Induced to
take , -hls place , being. In his words , "tho
ablest parliamentarian In the party , and , in
deed , in the House of Commons.
SDXTON MAY 'NOT ACCEPT. ,
From other sources I learn.that Mr. Sexton
will hardly accept the place as he still thinks
the dissentient 'Clement ' In the party Is
sufficiently strong to nullify any work ho
might bo able to do for It , besides render
ing the office of chairman , one of constant
annoyance and thanklessncss. Should , how
ever , the Healyltes sink personal animosities
and join with the majorlty.ln asking Mr.Setton
to take the place , ho probably would assent.
Ills' life Is bound up with the movement , he
has carne-1 a unique position for himself In
the House of Commons , and he is acknowl
edged to be the highest expert In that cham
ber on both the land and the educational
questions , both of which will bo prominently
to the 'ore In the cnsulnc session.
Should Sexton definitely .refuse to be the
leader , there is little doubt that the .choice
of a majority will fall on Mr. Dillon. His
election probably would more than ever an
tagonize the Healyllcs , though It Is thought
now that it would not cause the actual se
cession of Healy and his followers. Mr.
Dillon , though not altogether of Mr. Sex
ton's parliamentary caliber or experience , Is
a man of determined character , a hard
worker , thoroughly devoted to the cause
and very popular In Ireland.
As a matter of fact the Irish cause In
Parliament or In the sympathy or even the In
terest of the English liberal party is shelved
and hopeless until Internecine difficulties
among Its politicians ore settled.
The present feeling of Ireland's friends In
England , Scotland and Wales , I dare say ,
from Mr. Gladstone down , Is ono of pro
found disgust over the silly and suicidal quar
rels of Irish politicians. This Immolation of
true nnd tried Justin McCarthy should bo
a sufficient warning. BALLARD SMITH.
GERMAN POLITICAL COMPLICATIONS.
Secretary of State for the Interior
Will IteHluii.
LONDON , Feb. 2. A dispatch to the
Graphic from Berlin says : "An Intimate
friend of Dr. Von Boettlcher , sscrotary of
state for the Interior , Informs me that he
1s determlend to resign Immediately. "
The correspondent of the Times at Berlin
ays : As confirming the Intrigue agalnot
Chancellor Von Hoher.lohe , there appears the
following semi-official statement : "The em
peror's speech of January IS has been used
by the Agrarians , blmetalllHts and Blsmarck-
iana ns thp starting point for an intrigue
to compass Chancellor von Hohenlohe's fall.
The names of General Count von Walderbeo
and Von Tarlensleben are advanced as pos
sible successors , because It Is feared the
premature disclosures of the real candidate's
iiamo would jeopardise the success of the
echemo. There Is not the slightest Indica
tion that Chancellor von Hohenlobo's posi
tion IB shaken , but these hopes are based
on the emperor's wish for a larger na\y.
which the chancellor disfavors. "
The Times added that the name of the
secret candidate above referred to ID be
lieved to bo Count Herbert von Bismarck ,
but It may bo thjit hU name ls advanced as
a means to defeat the Intrigue , by connect
ing with It the name of a personaco dl-
tasteful to the emperor. Desplto the as
sertion that Chancellor von Hohonlohe's posl.
tlon Is unshaken. " pays the Times dispatch ,
"the admission that ho opposes the emperor
on naval affairs looks threatening for hi
position. "
JUSTIN M'CAHTHY WILL HESKJN
Srxtoii E\ie ted to Succeed Him UN
Ieniler nt the It-lull 1'nrty.
LONDON , Feb , 2. It Is announced that
Justin McCarthy will resign the leadership
\ of the Irish parliamentary party at the
meeting of that party whlrti liny been called
* ' ( or Saturday next , as has already been ex
cluslvely announced In the Associated press
'dispatches. When questioned regarding this
report , Mr. McCarthy admitted It wat hla In-
tentlon < o resign , but he declined to give any
details. Jt Is understood , however , that he
( eels that his health Is unequal to the arduous
position , But her will retain his seat In Par
liament. It Is believed liiomas Sexton will
bo Inylted to succeed Mr. McCarthy and he
Will probably -accept , John Dillon and Ed
ward Blake are- also cpokun ot for the posi
tion.
No Overture * from America.
' MADRID , Feb. 8. The report that the
American government has made overture * to
tha European powers to recognize thu Cuban
Insurgent : * as Wlllgcrauts U denied liw ? .
HAILUOAO IlKFUSES TO OPERATE.
Complication In Vcnorncln. Over n
CoiircHflon in EiiKHnhtncn.
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CAtlACAS , Venezuela , Feb. 2. ( Now York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The
.rouble- over the English railroad between
Quanta , and Barcelona threatens to bring
about a serious International complication ,
Superintendent White , who has suspended
.ho services , refused to obey the orders of
Minister of Public Works Flougal Serra to re-
mime , and says ho will await Instructions
From London , The minister has Imposed a
Ino of $100 a day until trains shall berun. .
The complication has provoked bitter com
ments hero against Englishmen. The press
says that Urltlsh action regarding concessions
n weaker countries Is always unjust and
arrogant ; that Great Britain is quick to
claim damages and to get them with war1
ships when resistance- Impossible , and Is
never willing to comply with the law. The
press urges that the railroad he compelled
to pay the government under the guaranty ,
which provides that the road must-transport
300 tons of coal from the mines at Quanta
before payment begins. At the tlmo the
railroad ceased operations exactly 300 tons
had bean moved. The spirit of the con
tract , It Is held , however , demands that
transportation shall be continuous , The
action of the government Imposing the $100
fine has given great satisfaction here.
Crespo hatr returned to Caracas and will
remain here several days.
W. NEPHEW KING.
NEWS FUOM MEXICO'S CAPITAL.
Development ) ! of nil IiidiiMlrlnlnturc
In Unit Itentibllp.
CITY OF MEXICO. Feb. 2. Architect Patton -
ton of the Chicago firm of Fisher & Patton Is
hero with plans for a six-story hotel , to be
built on Pawo de La'Reforma , a fashionable
drive and residence avenue , by Chicago capi
talists. Plans will bo Immediately submitted
to the government.
Colonel O. II. Payne , brother-in-law of ex-
Secretary Whitney , Is here. Sir Weetman
Pearson , head of the Vera Cruz harbor works ,
will visit that port at once.
The Mexican International Exposition com
pany expects this week to conclude arrange
ments with the government for a national ex
hibit and a national committee to co-operate
with the exposition managers will bo ap
pointed. The land on which the exposition
will bo held was yesterday formally
conveyed to a New York syndicate , organized
to carry out tha exposition project.
The capital of the Gulf , Rio Grande & Pa
cific railway o"f Mexico will be $80,000,000 In
silver. Headquarters of the company will
probably be fixed at Cleveland , O. It Is hoped
to complete 250 miles of the road this year
between Trevino and Emlterlo de La Garza.
The total length of the lines will bo over
1,000 miles. Lines are to connect the- town of
Trovlno at the terminus of the Monterey and
Mexican Gulf with tome point on the Pacific
andi to run a line to the. United States
frontier east of Laredo , etc. The construc
tion of these roads will give great Impetus to
the development , of norfacrn Mexico. Com
panies under the name of the IUo Grande
Improvement and Construction company will
bo organized to build these lines.
SOUTH AMERICAN NEWS NOTES.
Ministerial CrlHlN lit Ecuador Ilnllvln
OhjccfM in I'reHlilent Cleveland.
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COLON , Colombia , Feb. 2. ( New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) A
dispatch from Guayaquil says that the min
isters of the public works and public Instruc
tion in Ecuador have resigned.
A dispatch from Klo Janeiro says It Is
rcpo'rted that Bolivia is unwilling to accept
Brazil's -proposal , fhat ; President Cleveland
arbitrate aa to the lines of delimitation be
tween them.
-Argentine has resolved to buy more artil
lery in Europe. " "Her treasury estimates
show a $6,000.000 deficit for 1896.
An agent from Costa Rica is inducing
Panama canal laborers to go to that country.
Tliefo'ls In consequence a lively Interchange
of laborers , as hundreds are coming from
Costa Rica to Panama.
QUITO , Ecuador ( via Colon , Colombia ) ,
Feb. 2. ( New York World Cablegram Spe
cial Telegram. ) The religious order of the
Christian Brothers , believing that public
opinion hero was against It , has loft the
country.
STANDING OFF A TURKISH AIIMY.
Sulttui Needs Fifty Thonxnna More
MOII to. Take Keltoitii.
LONDON , Feb. 2. A dispatch from Con
stantinople to the Dally News says : Reports
from Turkish sources , believed to bo fairly
accurate , state that It Is believed the
Zoltounlls are still holding put. 'The Turks
have made several different attacks upon
the town , but all have failed and their losses
are reported to amount to 10,000. It Is alleged
that 50,000 troops will be needed to capture
Zeltoun. It Is believed the Zeltounlls num
ber from 15,000 to 20,00 well rrmed and
provisioned for a year. There is'a doubtful
report that -4,000 Russian Armenians crossed
the Persian frontier and defeated the Turks
at Sz ! , eighteen hours from Zeltoun , and
have now Joined the Zcltounlls.
INDEMNITY DEMANDED OP TURKEY.
Mliilxtcr. Terrell lU'uuextH Pay ( or
1'llliiKlnK American MlHNlonM.
CONSTANTINOPLE , Feb. 2. The United
States minister , Mr. Terrell , has demanded
an Indemnity of $100,000 for the burning and
pillaging of the American missions at Marash
and Kharput. Ho also asked for the Imme
diate granting of firmans for rebuilding
them.
Want ( lie Dispute Dropped ,
LONDON , Fob. 2. The Post In an edi
torial on the Dunravon , Inquiry cays : The
limitation of the Inquiry Into the Dunraven
chaiges requires explanation and It Is r'e-
gretabla the cup committee was not repre
sented at the Inquiry , It the result of the
Inquiry is satisfactory to the New York
Yacht club there Is nothing more to bo said ,
but It is to be hoped we have heard the
List of this regretablo episode.
Germany SoiiuiUiiK- I'IMVITX.
LONDON , Feb. 2. The Obierver ( unionist )
thli morning says : "We have good authority
lending us to express the belief that Ger
many recently Invited Russia and other
powers to co-operate In a plan hostile to
England's continued occupation of Kgypt. Ac
cording to our Information and belief , this
plan was declined by Russia , "
Sultan 11 111 Not Keep Currle Waiting.
LONDON , Feb. 2. Sir Philip Currle , Brit
ish ambassador at Constantinople , writes to
the Dally News denying a'published state
ment that ho waa kept waiting for an hour
In a cold ante-room when he went to deliver
the queen's letter to the sultan , .
CiinipoH Arrives at Coruiiiin.
MADRID , Feb. 2. Martinez Campos , the
retiring captain-general of Cuba , has arrived
at Corur.nn , where ho was accorded a favor
able reception. The rebel government of
Cuba Is reported to have taken refuge In the
Sierra Maestra. . _
Pnluce Party .SUM nt Wnrlc.
LONDON. Feb. 2. A Conitantlnople. dis
patch to the Times says ; Careful Inquiry
convinces mo that the palace party set afloat
the rumors of the Rusw-Turklsh alliance in
order to Incrcasu the distrust among the
powers. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ,
American Communion nl Shiiuiihiil.
SHANGHAI , Feb. 2. Mr. Cheshire , United
States Consul Reed and Lieutenant Com
mander Merrill of the American commission
of inquiry Into the Oheuvtu outrages have
arrived here.
\\lll III 1:1 Will VI.U AllieiiH.
LONDON , Feb. 2. A Berlin dispatch to
the Chronicle cays ; It Is stated that Km-
peror Will amlll attend the Oljmplo guinea
at Athens in April.
MARIH SHOWS GREAT ACTIVITY
Spanish Commander in Onba Rushing
Swiftly from Point to Point.
GOMEZ RECROSSES THE WALL OF MEN
Gctn HU Force * from I'lnnr del 11 to
Into lliivnnii 1'rovlnoe AVIthont
Meeting Any Serlon.i
UtUIONltloll.
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HAVANA , Cuba , Feb. 2. ( New Work
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Ever
elnco General Marln left Havana last Thurs
day ho has been constantly on the move.
When ho started Gomez and Maceo were both
In Plnar del nio province , and It was thought
they would try to join their commands , but
at San Antonio General Marln learned that
Gomez had recrcssd the line , going cast again.
General Marln turned also and went to
Qulvlcan , afterward going1 to Melena , where
there was a skirmish yesterday. Gomez dis
appeared and General Marln moved his troops
back to Qulvlcan , where they are quartered
today.
General Marln left Qulvlcan at G a. in.
yesterday. It had been reported that strong
Insurgent forces had been seen near iho
railroad line between San Felipe and Gu ss
and the commander-ln-chlef went In hot pur
suit with his splendid brigade of nearly 2,000
cavalry and infantry. On reaching Melena ,
a small station two miles nest of Guinea and
about twenty-five miles southeast of this
city , ho learned that the Insurgents had been
seen near there. The entire command was
ordered to leave the train , squads of cavalry
were dlypacthed In great haste in n north
erly direction to reconnoltor , qutposts were
established and preparations were made for
action , a strong guard being left at the rail
way to protect the train with Its supplies.
Ono hour later Jhere was a skirmish between
a portion of General Marln's command and
what was supposed to be General Gomez's
rear guard , but no report of It Is obtainable.
It is stated that the detachment of Spanish
troops under command of Colonel Jose Macon -
con , a skillful fighter , la expected to join
Marln. The detachment under Colonel Cor
nell was looked for at Melena today.
The day before General Marln arrived at
Melena 100 Insurgents rode Into -town , went
to a drug store , helped themselves to medi
cines nnd rode away. Insurgents have looted
drug stores before and hav taken pliyslclans
from a town In the middle of the night to
their camps to treat their sick and wounded.
Measles Is said to bo epidemic there.
Gomez and his followers are in Havana
province , east of the famed "military" wall.
Maceo and his men are reported to be still in
Plnar del Rio province , but moving east and
not far from 'the border of Havana province.
Great activity continues along the so-called
"strong" Spanish line , which Is being
strengthened day by dayi In order now to
prevent , If possible , Maceo from crossing
eastward and Joining Gomez.
The Insurgents derailed a freight train of
thirty cars last evening near Pozo Redondo ,
a small station about seven miles north of
Batanbano. Eighty Spanish infantry ac
companied the train , which had an armored
car. Rebels hiding In the cane fields opened
flre , but the soldiers drove them off nii'l
saved the property In the care.
No trains ran today gouth of San Felipe.
SPANISH USE CASTI/E MOUO.
Prisoners Captnrcit front Ileliel ItnnkH
Sent There.
HAVANA , Feb. 2. Ten prisoners who were
arrested at Mines Folia for complicity In
the murder of three soldiers , have been taken
to Santiago de Cuba. Five prisoners of
war captured In Plnar del Rio province have
been brought to this city and placed In
Moro castle. A report has been received
from Manzanlllo that the well known insur
gent leader , Francisco Rabl , has died from
wounds received In battle. In a sklrinlsh
near San Felipe , Havana province , 'six In
surgents were wounded. The column of
Vienna fired upon La Grot's band at the
plantation of Carloto , near Jovellanos , and
killed six of the Insurgents.
AiuerleniiH IJeMlre Pence.
LONDON , Feb. 2. A dispatch to the Times
from Washington , commenting upon the attitude -
titudo of the senate , says : "Nobody can say
what might happen should the Venezuela
difficulty pass from the hands of the exe
cutive into these of congress. I reaffirm
with fuller knowledge than before that there
is a sincere desire for a friendly settlement
at the white house , and .that Great Britain's
acceptance of arbitration would bo followed
by an explosion of delight In America. "
PriiMNlnit Jllet LOKOH Stoccltcr.
LONDON , Feb. 2. The Crironlclo's Ber
lin correspondent learns that as the outcome
of the expulsion of Rev. Dr. Stoecker , 'late
court chaplain , from the conservatlva party ,
on account of the disagreements on the sub
ject of Christian socialist reformers. Dr.
Stoecker will resign his seat In the Prussian
Diet. "r *
*
Would Welcome UIiI.
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BUDAPEST , Hungary , Feb. 2. ( New
York World Cablegram Special Telegram. )
The World correspondent understands from
authority that Assistant Secretary Uhl of
the United States Department of State , a dip
lomat of experience , would bo acceptable as
American ambassador at DerUn.
Knvornlile ( o Ilnynrd.
LONDON , Feb. 2. The Dally News In an
editorial expresses Its regret at the cen
sure pronounced upon Mr. Bayard , the United
States ambassador , "because , " cays the Dally
News , "no man Is better qualified to assist
In a friendly settlement of the dlfllcultlea
be-tween England and America. "
Wint Iiconiird ArreMted.
LONDON , Feb. 2. A dispatch from Cape
town to the Times says the Spanli'h au
thorities have been asked to arrest Mr. Leon
ard , -who had embarked from Oipetown before
the warrant which has been Issued for his
arrest could be served at Tencrlffo.
( i mi t cum In' * 1'rrvluViitliil Piilnoe.
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GUATEMALA , Feb. 2 , ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The new
picsldential palace will be dedicated soon.
President Barrios has bought over $100,000
worth of furniture from Paris for It.
Unknown VcNNel llnrneil n ( Sen.
SEATTLE , Wash. , Feb. 2-The. barken-
ttne Modoo arrived today and reports hav
ing sighted a vesfel burning nt sea on Janu
ary 28 about 110 miles west of Cape Flat
tery. The vessel Is supposed to bo the
Nlnevah , which Balled January 10 from
Vancouver for the British south colonies.
When sighted the vessel's stern was a'.l
on lire ami the mlx.zt.Munai't was gone , so
that U could not bo ascertained whether
she waa a burk or a tnlp. The Modoa
stayed near for twenty-four hours , but aa
there were no K ! IIS of the crew and as
the tire had pasgcil Ilia mezcnmast ! It was
decided that the crew must have deserted
the vessel.
It turn from Kuronp.
NEW YOHK , Feb. 2-Mr. and Mrs. John
W , Mackay and thtlr son , Clarence , were
amontf Ihc pnssengcrn on board La Tou-
ralno , the French liner , which arrived early
yesterday morning' , after a tempestuous
voyage. The Mnckaya brought with them
the body of their MJI , Jahn W. . who was
thrown from his hoiso and killed while
hunting at his country seat near Paris
October IS last. The remains will be taken
to San Francisco , whcio they will b
placed in the magnificent mausoleum re
cently erected by the older Mackay ,
Movement * of Ocean VCMMI-U , Fell. 'J.
NEW YORK , Feb. 2-Arrlved-I.a Tou-
ralne from Havre ; S.-otla from Hamburg ;
Umbrla fiom Livcipool.
At Havre Arilvcd IA Brctagno from
New York.
DID 2VOT ASIC FOH THEIR NAMI3S.
Cnplnln of the llcelxj Known None of
tlio Ilii-nklim'.I'uRNciiHerji.
BOSTON , Feb. 2. The three masted
tchooner Lconder V Beebe , which vessel
rescued the majority of the1 men comprising
the Ill-fated expedition which sailed from
New York last Sunday nlplit on the J. W.
Hawkins , bound for Cubi , arrived at this port
from Baltimore today , * and dropped anchor
In the upper harbor. Caploln William M.
Howes was put ashore by a tug and at once
reported his arrival to hla agents In this
city. Captain Howes , after giving a detailed
account of the rescue of seventy of the
filibustered from the sinking steamer , said :
"I do not know the names of any of the
men , nor their position , nor did I atk them.
Monday wo were packed In the cabin like
sardines in a box. Forty-one men were
quarterad there and the remainder distri
buted In other parts of the ve'sscl. The men
from the steamer saved nothing but their
clothing. I furnished some of them hats ,
underclothing and coats ; fed them and made
all as comfortable as possible.
"On Tuesday , at 10 o'clock , when oft the
Highlands of Navestnk , N. J. , I sighted a
tug boat in the distance and hoisted the
usual signals for the boat to come alongside.
The boat proved to be the Fred B. Djlzell ,
Captain do Nlcso. I asked the captain what
he would take a party of seventy shipwrecked
men to New1 York for , and ho replied $100.
I told him I would give 'him $70 or $1 per
man , to which agreement he readily as
sented and the transfef of the men to the
tug was made.
"I paid the captain out of my own pocket
and the only assurance I have that I will
( jvcr get It back Is the word of the men , who ,
by the way , were all gentlemen , and I think
thoroughly honest.
"My stock of provisions was fast giving
away , and I was glad of the opportunity
to send them safely to New York. When
the men left my ship , the tried to show their
appreciation of the kindness of my crew
and made up a purse to present to my men.
They succeeded In raising $30. "
Captain Howes was than aeked If It was
true that one of the m6n rescued was Gen
eral Garcia , the leader of the expedition. He
said ho did not know.
"Tho steward of the Hawkins , " said Captain
Howes , "who , by the way , was an American ,
told mo the steamer was tdtally unfit for sea
and that she leaked llko n sieve while com
ing down Long Island sound. "
MYSTUIIY OP A WOMAN'S MUIIDEII.
Xo Cleiv < < > tlieAuthor of the Crime
Xi'i-.r Cliielnniitl.
CINCINNATI , Feb. ZA \ hundred dif
ferent clews to the murder- and beheading of
a woman near Fort Tliqmas on Friday night
are floating today. Many of them have been
traced to a worthless origin. The sheriff
of Campbell county , Kentucky , and all the
detectives on both rldea > ot the river are
working on the case. , VNot-a single arrest
has been made and not a.'single suspicion
has settled upon any maff as.tho perpetrator
nor1 has any thread been , discovered likely to
lead to the Identification > of the woman. All
the ponds , as well as th&Covlngton reservoir ,
have bean dragged. The water Is going out
of the reservoir , as It has been for twenty-
four hours. It will be well toward noon
tomorrow before It Will bo empty. Then
search In the mud for ( he bead can be made.
Meantime rumcr Is busy on all the streets
tonight. Ono story.ganerally circulated Is
that the head has bccn found , and that the
murderer , a Fort Thomson soldier" has com
mitted suicide. Investigation"1 has shown this
to be wholly false. There.'Js tone theory" on'
which there is a ge"ne'ra1rasrecment , and that
Is the woman was nrordefed ln _ an ottempf
to take either money or. "papers"from * lief
person. This Inference Is justified by the
signs of a struggle and the torn condition
of the woman'g .clothing. (
GAVE A CASH 1JOND AXD LEFT.
HynniH Ilrolherx tilnil to Get Afvny
' from Toronto.
TORONTO. Ont. , Feb , 2. The brothers
Dallas and Harry Hymans , who were released
yesterday on $1,500 cash bail , to appear before
the police magistrate -Tuesday , left at neon
today for New York on k special train , ac
companied by Mr. Wellman of Wellman &
Gooch , their New Yorki counsel. Toronto
detectives believe the brothers will forfeit
their bond and that * they will not be again
seen In Canada. '
BUFFALO , Feb. .2. Tha belief of the
Toronto detectives that the'Hyams brothers
will not return to that city , but will forfeit
their bail , will probably bo realized. At
any rate , money seems to bo no particular
object to the 'party , since they
ordered special coach : and engine to bring
them from Suspension bridge to this city ,
when , so far as tlmo was concerned , they
would have reached New York just as soon
by waiting for the 'regular ' express which ,
left at 5:30. : It was"on this train that the
Hyams continued their journey tonight.
OKLAHOMA CITIZENS MUIIDEIIED.
TTVO Wealthy Frenchmen Killed by
Iloltlierti JVeir Wcwokn.
KANSAS CITY , Feb. 2. A special to the
Times from Perry , Ok ! . , says : A horrible
murder has come to. light west of here , near
Wewoka. Two Frenchmen , aged CO and 75
years , were found dead In their homes on
a farm Thursday morning. The men , John
and Jacob Mauntz , have never been married.
They had a fine tract of land and lived In
"an ordinary house. It Is said that they had
great wealth and the theory Is that they
were murdered for their money. John E.
Ezell was passing the Mountz homestead
and raw the elder Mauntz hanging In the yard
and was astonished to find him dead. The old
man was hanged up by a rope , a piece of
which was around his necfc and was also shot.
Further Investigation showed that 'the other
brother was dead In the house , with several
bullet holes through him. Officers are mak
ing an Investigation. Thp theory is that rob
bers hung the men and then took their
wealth.
FUMCHAL WAS TOO HURRIED.
llnrlnl of nn Indiana IMiyNlelnu
CiuiHfH Comment.
CRAWFORDSVILLE.iIpd. , Feb. 2. Wave-
land is all excitement oVcr the mysterious
burial of Dr. Columbus Moore , a former
resident , who died recently In Chicago. The
Chicago undertaker had telegraphed to
Waveland that upon nrrlyal of the coffin It
must be burled Immediately and without
opening It. This was ilono by lantern light
upon the arrival of the'mldnlght train. But
when It was learned that- Moore bad died
of a disease that had baflled the doctors and
that ho had been ap invalid for years , the
peculiar burial ordf-r arouted suspicion. It
Is thought the coffin did not contain any
body and It Is very probable' the coffin will
be disinterred and an examination made.
IIKMANU TIIIIIK 1IACIC 1'AY.
ChleiiKO t SoiUJieiiNtoru Shopmen nt
Lebanon Strike.
LEBANON , Ind. , Feb. 3. The entire forces
of the Chicago & Southeastern railroad shops
struck yesterday tor back pay they declare to
bo due them. Early today tbo shops were
found on fire and saved with great difficulty ,
a number of freight car < and freight and pas
senger stations being destroyed. 'The strikers
deny a hand In I'ne conflagration , and in a
maes meeting passed resolutions condemning
mob vloUnce. .It is rumored tonight the
trainmen will jdln the striken unless a eet-
tlement Is reached within , the next twenty-
four hours1.
Will 'Not Call-nil Extrii e xlon.
INDIANAPOLIS , Feb. 2. Governor Mat
thews today officially announced he would
not call an extra feoslon of the legis
lature to enact a new apportionment law ,
The governor advjres that the eligibility
of the twenty-live hold-overs whom many
authorities claim are merely dc fact ? of-
Ik-era be not questioned The democratic
Htcto committee \vii : meet here tomorrow
to consider the controversy.
BIG FLOOD IN THE SOUTH
Loss of Lifo and Property in Two
States.
VERY HEAVY RAINS IN MISSISSIPPI
Rntlre Family ot Children Drovrncd
While Their 1'nrciitn Were
Away from Home nt a
Ventlvnl.
MADISON , Miss. , Feb. 2. A terrific rain
fell here last night , washing nway bridges
and road beds , all through this section. The
water at Calhoun station was the highest for
thlrly years.
TERRY , Miss. , Feb. 2. Heavy rains here
the past forty-eight hours caused a general
ovcrflgw of streams. Bridges were carried
away In all directions , causing a loss of
many thousands of dollars to the country.
CANTON , Miss. , Feb. 2. Rains In the
past forty-eight hours have caused the most
destructive overflow known In this section
for twenty years. The entire western portion
of the city Is inundated from two to five feet
deep. The people of the overflowed sec
tion have been taken by boats to other sec
tions of the city. The Illinois Central rail
road is submerged and many bridges de
stroyed. News was received here this mornIng -
Ing of the drowning ot an entire family of
children on the Held place , four miles from
Canton , the parents having gone to a festival
and the dwelling being flooded before their
return.
PORT GIBSON , Mlsa , Feb. 2.-Rain fell
hero for thirty hours continuously. The
government gauge shows a fall of 7' Inches.
All streams are overflowed and bridges de
stroyed , or badly damaged.
COLUMBIA , Tex. , Feb. 2. The Brazes
river began rising from the normal stage
less than forty-eight hours since , now It Is
outside Its banks In a number of places.
Travelers from Brazes report the road be-
tweoa that place and this Is now covered In
several places , and If the rise continues
communication In the direction of the county
seat will bo Interrupted. The water now
entirely surrounds this town except toward
the north , or the Richmond road. The rise
is almost unprecedented.
NAVASOTA , Tex. , Feb. 2. The Brazes
river Is still rising , being , six Inches ovcr
the Santa Fe track for two miles near the
Allen farm. The two rivers have united
between Navasota and Allen farm , making
a stream a mile wide. Traffic , though inter
fered with , will not be suspended.
MEMPHIS. Feb. 2. The unprecJdented
rains In the lower Mississippi valley during
the > past ten days havetaussd all streams to
overflow and the low lands In Tennessee- .
Arkansas and Mississippi are one vast sea of
water. Bridges have been washed away on
several of the railroads and traffic Is ser
iously delayed. Irt 'Arkansas the damage
from the flood will reach high figures. The
Ouachlta river rose thirty feet within thirty-
six hours and the torrent of waters swept
everything before It. Many fine plantations
and farms In that fertile , valley have been
submerged and outhouses and fences swept
away. Rain has been falling almost , steadily
during the past forty-eight hours and the
water will go still higher.
VICKSUURO. Miss. . Feb. 2. No trains
have arrived today over the Alabama &
Yicksburg .railroad from Meridian , owing
to the washouts , nor any. from JJejvuOrleans
ovortneTYnzoo & Mississippi Valley. Floods
, and rains-'are reported'everywhere. *
LOST CONTROL OP" THE MOTOR CAIU
Twenty Portion * Injured In nn Accl-
ilent nt Sim FrnnclNco.
SAN FRANCISCO , Feb. 2. Twenty people
were more or less Injured today by an ac
cident on the new Sutro Electric road , run
ning to the Cliff house. A car loaded with
about seventy-five people was bound In .from
the beach , and _ whllo descending a ste ep
grade the motorman lost control of the
car and it plunged forward at a high rat ?
of speed. The car jumped the track and
plunged about fifty feet through the sand.
Those of the passengers who were outside
all jumped , and they were the ones most
Injured. . Broken legs and ankles- , bruises and
wounded scapls were numerous , about twenty
suffering Injury In some way. Simon
Koshland , a wealthy wool dealer , had his
left leg shattered. None of the passengers
were fatally Irurt , and the wounded were
quickly removed to their homes.
CUNAIIDEII STUCK ! IN THE MUD.
Umhrln n PrlMoner for nif Honr Nenr
Her Slip.
NEW YORK , Feb. 2. For nn hour and a
half tonight the Cunard steamship Umbrla
was a prisoner In the mud of tbo north river.
The vessl , had reached her pier and was
being warped Into the slip. The tldo waa
lower than usual , owing to the strong west
erly wind , and for that reason when the
Umbrla had been headed In she was caught
In the soft mud. The vessel's engines were
reversed , but she refused to budge. After
four tugs had hauled away for an hour , the
steamer slipped Into her berth. In the
strong box of the Umbrla there was a gold
shipment of 380,355 pounds sterling , equal to
$1,901,775. The gold is consigned to half
a dozen firms. S. Fleming , the purser , raid
ho did not know where the gold vas gc'.Dg.
It Is understood It Is for the purchase of
bonds.
WAS A CIUPPI.E CREEK FAKE.
Secr.ctnry of the Treasury leiilc n
Ileurnt Humor.
ATCHISON , Feb , 2. A few weeks ago a
story was published that Hie owners of gold
mines at Cripple Creek had offered gold bul
lion In return for sliver dollars , but that the
government had declined the offer. A promi
nent Atchlson democrat wrote Secretary Car
lisle some time ago and received the follow
ing reply : "There Is not a word of truth In
the statement that the owners of gold mines
at Cripple Creek or any other place have of
fered to give the government gold bullion in
exchange for silver dollars or for any other
kind of currency. " *
lU'eiillur CIIMO nt Cleveland. '
CLEVELAND. Feb. 2. Francis A. Lom
bard , a , man about 'CO years of ago , has
been a prisoner In the county jail here for
more than a week undur 'mysterious cir
cumstances. It Is * nld the arrest was - procured
cured by Gcorgo Blilrnp of Plttsburg , son
of Justice Shlras of the United States su
preme court , nnd It Is Intimated that the
cr-arso" Is subornation of perjury. The pris
oner Is to be held here until Wednesday ,
when ho will probably bo taken to Pitts-
burg , having been bound over to the federal
grand Jury In. that city.
I'olKonlni ; Cane UiiNolveil.
NBW YORK , Feb. 2. The condition of
Martin Lynn and his wife , who were found
unconscious In their residence yesterday ,
Buffering' from poison mysteriously admin
istered , ftlll remains unchanged. At ni'd- '
nlglit they had not recovered consciousness.
Tlio children are out of danger. It Is
thought by some that the poison may have
been administered by Miss Lynn , the sis
ter , who was found In the house dead , while
gha was Buffering' from mental unsoiindiiESH ,
brought about by her diseased condition ,
CiinndliiuM S < eiilliiK Timber ,
SALT LAKE , Feb. 2. A special to the
Tribune from Dutte , Mont. , aays : Com
plaint comes from settlers In Totton and
Choteau counties alleging that the forests
on the American side of the boundary have
been almost denuded of timber by Cana
dians and that millions of dollars' worth
of dumber has been taken during the past
few years. The Inspector has referred the
matter to the secretary of the Interior ,
Colonel ThomiiMOii'N Condition.
NEW YORK , Feb. 2.-At the residence of
Colonel W , P. Thompson , the turfman , to
night , It was said that Mr. Thompson's
condition was unchanged. No yruvu feara
are entertained. .
lilt. DUKSTUOW FOUND C3UILTY.
Mlftnotirl Murderer of Wife find Child
Will HniiK.
UNION , Mo. , Feb. 2. The celebrated case
of Dr. Arthur Dueslrow , the St. Louis mil
lionaire , who has been on trial during the
past month for the cold blooded murder of his
wife and baby boy two years ago , ended to
day , the Jury returning a verdict of guilty
In the first degree. After arguments that
took up the greater part of Saturday , tind
lasted until almost midnight , the case was
given to the Jury , the members of which
went to rest without considering It. This
morning the- first ballot found the defendant
guilty of murder In the first degree. The
result -was reached without much trouble ,
each member of the Jury seemingly having
settled the caw In his own mind In the
Interval between midnight and this morning.
This Is the second trial that Dr. Duestrow
has hud on the charge of murder , the first
resulting In a hung Jury last year. The
terrible crlmo with which ho was charged
was committed In February , 189li Ono dny
that month , his wlfo nnd child were at homo
awaiting his coming to take n drive. When
ho cnmo Into the house , Duestrow , who was
drunk , began to abuse his wlfo and finally
ehot her down In cold blood. He then picked
up his 3-ycar-old boy , a beautiful child , and
holding him at arm's length , killed him
with a pistol shot through the head. Ills
wlfo lingered for several days and finally
died.
died.After
After his arrest , Duestrow , with the help
'of his fortune , tried to evade the consequences
quences of his crlmo. Kx-Govcrnor John
son , who Is credited \\ltli being ono of the
finest criminal lawyers of this state , was
given charge of the case nnd was assisted
by Colonel'Nat Dryden , Charles Noland and
J. Wesley Booth. Prosecuting Attorney
Zachrltz of St. Louis was assisted by Judge
Boltc , prosecuting attorney of Franklin
county , Judge Gallcnknmp and Leo Merrl-
wether. 'Counsel for the defense endeavored
to establish a plea of insanity , but after t\\o
Inquiries held before Juries In which most
expert testimony was heard on both sides ,
It was given up and the case came to trial
In Union , on a change of venue from St.
Louis. The first trial ended In a hung Jury.
Throughout the last trial before Judge
Htrzcl , Governor Johnson and his assistants
kept up the' Insanity Idea and were ably ,
seconded by the defendant , who endeavored
to create the Impression that ho was crazy.
As during the two Inquests and the former
trial the defense put on the stand a number
of the most prominent physicians In the state
as experts , to prove Duestrow's Insanity.
Equally eminent experts testified on behalf
of the state , and throughout the trial there
was an almost constant warfare between the
opposing counsel. Arguments were finally
began on Saturday morning In a crowded
court room. Those present were disappointed
that the eloquent Governor Johnson was not *
able to speak , being confined to hla room
with a sprained ankle.
Judge Bolte , prosecuting attorney of Frank
lin county , began the arcuments. He dwelt
particularly upon the instructions of the
court given the day previous , explaining
them in detail. Charles Noland , for the de
fense , spoke with eloquence , force and con
viction. He directed his attacks against the
state's contention tint the crime was duo
to drunkenness and Duestrow's desire to con
sort with lewd women.
Ho was followed by Judge Gallenkamp ,
who roundly denounced the attempt of the
dQfenao to besmirch the named of the pris
oner's father and mother in order to prove
hereditary Insanity , which attempt had been
foiled.
J. W. Booth , for the defense , argued that
the worst that could be said of Duestrow
.was thatihe.drank-'hard-'ana"wasa ! -
alre. * , . , . . , _ . - , ' *
Lee Merrlwether's denunciation of the at
tack made by the defendant .and his counsel
upon the defendant's mother was most scath
ing. He also showed how criminal attorneys
resorted to every means to plead for and ac
quit their clients.
Again Colonel Nat Dryden closed for the
defense and nt some length resented Merrl
wether's charges as unwarranted ,
Prosecuting Attorney Zachritz , who was
the last to speak , brought into play all his
powers of ridicule , sarcasm and wit and de
livered a very effective address. The case
then went to the Jury.
When the result of the Jury's deliberations
was made known today Dues-tfow's counsel
said an appeal to the supreme could would
bo made. Duostrow received the verdict
calmly. Ho , sat snicking a cigarette as the
Judge read the paper handed In by the Jury.
As far as external appearances go ho was
the coolest man among the twenty-five law
yers , reporters and citizens assembled in
the court room. _
THREE PEOPLE COMMIT SUICIDE.
One AVomnn nn 1 Two Men Kill Tliem-
HelvcK In Nc - Yorlc.
BROOKLYN , N. Y. , Feb. 2. One woman
and two men committed suicide in this city
today. The sensational suicide , however , was
that of Mro. Augusta Schwarz , a wealthy
widow , who owned a handsome residence In
Berkeley Place , the aristocratic section of
Brooklyn. For some tlmo past she has been
a constant sufferer from neuralgia , and that ,
together with the fact that her husband ,
Anton Schwarz , a prominent member of the
Brewers' exchange , had been found dead
about a year under peculiar circumstances
In New York City , bad-given her great men
tal woiry.
She shot herself through the mouth this
morning , and when her son rushed Into the
room ho discovered his mother had placed
several rubber tubes over the gas Jets and
run them across the bed-where she lay. Ho
also found an empty bottle , which , It Is
believed , contained a quantity of laudanum.
Henry Burnse , a German , 50 years old ,
killed himself by drinking a mixture of
strychnine and lager beer , during , It Is
said , a fit of temporary Insanity , because ho
wao reduced from the position of foreman
to that of conductor on the Iteado avenue
trolley line.
Haynor E. Rogers , 36 years old , shot him
self In the head and died soon afterward ,
DentliH of n Day.
BERLIN , Feb. 2. The srhnd duchess of
Oldenbuig Is dead. She was' born In 1820
and as Elizabeth , princess of Saxe-Altcn-
burg , she was married In 1852 to the grand
duke of Oldenburg ,
NBW YORK , Ft-lj , 2. George Blls ? . senior
member of the banking firm of 'Morton ,
Kilns & Co. , died nt his homo in this city
today. The cause of death was paralysis
of the bcnrt.
WASHINOTO , Feb. 2. Lieutenant.Com-
n'andor Robert E. Cnrmocly of the navy
died suddenly at his homo In Georgetown
to'ilay. Lieutenant Carmody was appointed
to the navy from New York on September
29 , 18GO , nnd received the ran it of lieutenant ,
commander February 28 , 1SOO. Ho was re
tired Juno C , 1S95.
CHICAGO. Feb. 2. Harry Wntfl , at one
tlmo n civil cnslnecr of some prominence ,
died tonight of heart dlsouso In n ( heap
lodging house. Ho In mild to have Ijtt-n
wealthy at ono tlmo and to bo well con
nected In New York. Hlu wife , who pro
cured n dlvoice from him , lives In Wash
ington , D. C.
Maud IloneMlcel Mj-fitery.
CINCINNATI , Feb. 2. No progress has
been made In unraveling1 the mystery of
the fate of Maud Hello Bonestccl , who dis
appeared from KariffiH City ono year ngo.
There Is not the diudow of verification of
the storji that she died from the effects
of a criminal operation performed by u phy-
B'clan of this city , nor has any gambler
named Raymond nor any other person been
arrested for complicity In that crlmo ,
IIOHlon Murderer Covered JIN TracUn ,
BOSTON , Feb. 2. When the murderer of
Mrs. Sophie Grant left his victim in the
kitchen of her Brighton street house ,
Charlcstown district , lust night , he covered
bis retreat perfectly , Not a clew can bo
found. Thu theory o.f robbery Is losing
credence. Several detentions have been
made by the police , but no arrests.
MaelilnUlH on u Strike.
nAOLU PABS , Tex , , Feb. 2-Three hun-
drcd and fifty boiler makers and machinist *
of the Mrxlran International Hallway com
pany arc out on a strike. They demand " 5
per cent Increase In wacon unJ reinstate
ment of Ecveiul men , which has not been
but negotjutlgns arc la progress ,
| BIG FIRE' CAUSES A PANIC
Two Million Dollar Blnzo Among Phila
delphia Buildings ,
LAFAYETTE HOTEL GUESTS ROUTED
Tn-o Hundred nnit Fifty Dlntnrlicil
by the Itnuer Siorlen of llio
Structure Ileliifr.
Dextroyed ,
PHILADELPHIA , Fob. 2. Chestnut street ,
nbovo Broad , was visited early this morning
by ono of the fiercest fires this city haa
known for years. The big asven-story buildIng -
Ing of Charles II. Hazcltlno , Nos. 1410 and
1418 Chcptnut street , and the adjoining flvo-
story structure of the Baptist Publication so
ciety and the American Baptist Historical
society , No. 1420 , were destroyed.
The buildings damaged by fife and water
and falling walls were the four-story dry
goods house of Homer , Lcboutllltcr & Co. ,
Nos. 1412 nnd 1414 , the dwelling house at
1422 , owned by the Wlstar estate , and the
Hotel Lafayette at Broad and Sansom
streets. On either t'ldo of the main entrance
( o tha Hazcltlno building were the planet *
warcrooms of Halict & Davis , at 1416 , and of
Steln ay & Co. , at 1418. The two Baptist
societies los-t largo and valuable collections
of paintings , books and curios. The detailed
losses have not yet been made up , but a con-
Bcrvativo estimate placet ! the aggregate at
close to $2,000,000. It Is thought this Is al
most fully covered by Insurance- . _
There were about 250 guests In the La-
fayctto hotel , which Is the rear of the de
stroyed buildings. Among these were Porter
King , mayor of Atlanta , Ga. , and the others
of his party , who escorted the Liberty hell
homo nnd reached Philadelphia yesterday.
Olga Nethersolo , the octrcss , her brother ,
Louis F. Nothersole , and Madge Meadows
and Maud Clayton of her company were
also guests of the LaFayette. While thcro
was considerable confusion In the hotel , the
guests , barring a few weeping women , kept
cool heads and all were removed , in safety.
GUESTS WENT ELSEWHERE.
The Atlanta party was carried In a patrol
wagon to the Continental hotel , five blocks
away , and the Nothersole party to the. . Metro-
polo , opposite the Lifa'yetto. Every other
hostelry in the city was thrown open foi ;
the reception of the dlsturbed guests. Only ,
the eighth and ninth floors of the hotel were
burned , although the back of the building-
from cellar to .roof * was badly damaged by ,
smoke and water. It had only been recently
opened by n new management , utter thor
ough renovation. '
It was shortly before o'clock when Po > -
llcemen nice and Howard , while patrolling-
their beats at Broad and Chestnut streets ,
detected the smell of smoke. They straight
way ran to the Lafayette hotel and went
from floor to floor. lboklng for flro. When.
they reached the 8lxth a fierce blaze met
.their sight. It was in the rear of the Hazol-
tlne-4iuildlng , which7 ? reached dangerously *
.near. . thcuback.of.tln ° tel building. '
An alarm was Btrucjk ; " b'iit beforetho'flrst
engine could reach the ecene a strong west
wind had carried the flames throughout the
entire building. A dozen lines of hose were
turned on the Chestnlit street front , but the
light wood and paper 'Which ' stocked the , second
end , third and fourth floors , was easy food
for the flames. The upper part of the buildIng -
Ing was known as the Hazcltlnc art gal
leries * Many leading artists had studios there
and tile art collections stored -under the roof
aggregated In value thousands of dollars. '
COLLAPSE OF BUILDINGS. i.
At 4 o'clock the walls began to collapse
and tlio flames spread to the east of Homer ,
Leboutllller & Co. and on the west to the
Baptist Publication society. A general alarm
was turned In and the firemen directed most
of their energies to preventing the destruc
tion of the enthe block , which was for a tlmo.
threatened.
The uppjr p r bn of ths Lsfayetlo ht2l waa
Ignited by sparks flying from the burning
building on Chestnut street , but the blaze was
confined to the eighth and ninth floors , The
flro was not controlled until long after day
break and lines of hose are still playing upon
It , Maypr King of Atlanta , aroused from his
bed by the fire , refused to leave the threat
ened' hotel until ho saw that every member
of his party liad escaped.
Olga Nethersolo was one of the calmest
persons In the building. She saw most of her
effects safely removed before she left the
hotel. Many of the other guests rushed from
their rooms In their night clothes and would
have continued Into the street had not assur
ance been made that llio lower part of the
building was In no danger. Among the guest
were Jennie Ste lo of Terre Haute , Thomas
A. ncnham , Detroit ; John Campbell , Spokane ;
Charles C. Boschee and wife , Buffalo ; W. M.
Barrett , Cincinnati ; George Doran , Chicago ;
E. A. Patterson , Chicago ; John W. Dolano ,
Salt Lake City ; George B. Clark , Washing
ton , D. C , ; and the following New Yorkers :
J. H. Lyman and wife , J. II. Eagan , Jr. ,
Thomas Paul and wife , F. A. Ilanncy , John
P. Halnes , II , M. Kretchjlan , A. (1.
Pukeytca , H. II. Gllletplc- and A. Wilson ; E.
It , Jam son of Bcstou , Harrison and William ,
Parson of Baltimore nnd J. E. Blytho of St.
Loult ) .
AS TO THE LOSSES ,
The Hazeltlne building was valued at $700-
000 and was fully Insured , H wus erected In
1SSS and the first two floors were "flre proof. "
The loss on paintings on the second floor Is
between $300,000 and $400,000 ; uninsured.
Among tlioso destroyed were two by G. H.
Selou , valued at $30,000 each ; one by ,
Iloberts-Fleury. valued at $10,000.
There were thirty-nine offices In the buildIng -
Ing , occupled'malnly by artists , lawyers and
dentist ? . Drs. Edwards and Cory , denliits ,
on the third floor , lost a collection of South
American curios valued at $10,000 ; partly In
sured , Other tenants lost sums ranging from
$50 to $1,000. The valuable stock of pianos
In the stores on the first floor was destroyed ,
but the amount of this lo has not yet been
estimated.
The BaptUt publication building- and stock
were valued at $400,000 ; Insurance not given.
The Historical society lost 10.000 volumes ,
valued at . $200.000 and Insured for $25,000.
Dr , Wayland , tha eminent divine , alto lost
a valuable private llbiury , on which thera
was no Insurance , nnd Dr. T , 0. Stolmoyer
lest $4,000. Tlio losses on the Homer , Le-
boutlllelre & LaFayette hotel buildings hav
not yet been approximated. The origin ot
the flre has not been learned.
Sat n Leisnl Marrlutru for fitly Yenri.
1'ItOVIDENCE , n. I. , Feb. 2. The au-
thorltlen Imva discovered that the new law
requiring all persona p i forming the mar
riage ceremony to register la Identical wltli
ono ennctud seventy years a o , whlcli
hn IOHK boon u 'dead Inter. Thu
authorities Mute thoic haa not been a
niarrlafio In Wiodo Island for fifty ytuia
rind wrl apply to the Ir-KUluluie to have
the UCB | of all unlicensed clergymen inudo
vulld , _
. Slldlund Sold.
COLUMHUS , Cla. , Feb. 2 The Clcorgl *
Midland iiillwny watt bold A' auction hcta
by order of thu United Stulea court , J , W ,
Munpby nt-llni ; an commit * oner of HU ! > , It
UJIH hoiiKlit for W.WiO by u committed of
homlh-ildurx , initiating of H. A. Lancacler ,
W. H. 1'iilincr of Itlchmuna and d. a , Uun <
by aurdon of thli city ,