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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , JTIUDAY MORNING , PEBHUATir 2J , 189G. SINGLE COPY FJLV.E CENTS.
INSURGENTS DRIVEN BACK
Report of a Severe Engagement with a Band
Under Gomez.
LEADERS STARTING FOR SANTA CLARA
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HAVANA , Kcb. 20. The government on
Tue'.lay sent a force of troops to Jarruco ,
this province , on the report that Gomez and
JIaceo were attacking the town. The Insur
gents burned the jail , liberated thirty-four
jirlooncrq and destroyed a number of huts
by fire , but were rcpulrod by tlio garrison
when trying to capture Jatruco Itself. Gen
eral Hernandez , at the he-id of 1.000 SpanlMt
cavalry arrived at Jarruco at sunrise } ster-
elay nnd soon afterwards attacked the In-
Birrgerlts. The onarny left twelve dead on the
Jlcld and retired with many wounded. Only
tinco noldlers were wounded. When the In-
hurgcnts retired before the advance of the
Epinl'h cavalry they divided Into small bands
ni mii.il nnd scattered right and left , mak
ing It almost Impossible to pursue them ,
General Aldecoa reports that he haq b en
engaged with a force of Insurgents under
Gomez at the Mora plantation. A skirmish
was followed by the retreat of the Insur
gents , who suffered some lost not enumc-
latcd In the report. This body of In
surgents , It appears , was later met by General -
oral Ltnnres at Zena , where It was asserted
Gome/ and Maceo had arranged to unite
tholr forces. When this Information was
obtained , General Linares sent n mounted
messenger to General Aldecoa In order that
the latter might support him In case of an
emergency. The Linares column then took
up the best positions possible under the
circumstances and the Spanish artillery , from
no'gbborlng high ground , opened flro upon
the Insurgento. and the latter rctreatel. A
later repoit frays that General Alcleroa
pushed forward and met the Insurgents under
Gomes , who had retreated before the Linares
column. The last engagement Is described
as having taken place at Otarl , but the
liiMiiKentH once more retreated and finally
made a stand at San Marcos , where their
main body Is believed to have occupied strong
jiooltlons. The troops pushed forward , how
ever and when within fifty yards of the
Inturgent lines , the enemy charged with
machetes. The Spanish cavalry had , In the
meantime , been dismounted and pushed for-
waid ns skirmishers , keeping up n warm
fire on the Insurgent position. When the
Insurgents charged , the skirmishers were
called In and formed a square around their
horses. The movement was admirably ex
ecuted , and with two sides of the squire
flrjng the enemy beat n hasty ietre.it , leaving
many killed and wounded on the field.
s GOMEZ REPORTED WOUNDED.
It Is rumored that Gomez was among the
Bounded , but the report has not been of-
llcally confirmed. The retreat of the in-
RHigcjits wai the signal for the cavalry to
remount and push forward. Tlio Insurgents
by this time had abandoned their positions ,
and , dividing up Into small parties , began
retreating In all directions They were fol
lowed until nightfall by the Spanish cavalry ,
who killed many more of them and made a
number of prisoners.
Colonel Srgura la continuing the pursuit
of the Insurgents. At a point near San Jose
de LaH Lajas , a foice of 300 Insurgent
cavalry was met and dispersed by a squadron
of Spanish cavalry.
The official reports confirm the news re-
ctlved here concerning thcso skirmishes , and
ays that the Insurgents' loss In the engage
ment of Tuesday was eighty killed.
Gcnoinl Seranno Altemiro has engaged the
Insurgents under Manuel Suaroz In the piov-
Inco of Santa Clara , The insurgents lost
eighteen Killed.
The Insurgent leader Sanchez IH returning
to Sauctl Spliltus , province of Santa Clara ,
taKIng with him a convoy of seventy-two
wounded. Among the latter. It IB under
stood , are some of those who recently landed
In Cuba from the United States as mem
bers of ths various expeditions fitted out
to assist the insursents' cause. In addition
the wounded bound for the Sanctl Splrltus
district , where an Insurgent hospital Is under
stood to be located , Include Rosenda Garcia ,
Augustin Sanchez , Ruperto Plna and Han-
eito Cruz , all well known le'aders of the
Insurgents. Friends of the Insurgents , how
ever , deny that these men are wounded.
They claim that they are going Into the
Sunctl Splrltus district for good cause and
In the Intelost of tlio Insurgent army. The
latter version of the affair would seem to
bo borne out by the fact that a number of
men , cloven of whom are well known Insur
gent chiefs , recently arrived at Sanctl Splr-
lluti from Paredes , province of Santiago de
Cuba , and others are expected there from
the eastern part of the Island.
Carlllo Agulre , with a force of Insurgents ,
has passed through Rolna , province of Santa
Clara , going westvvard. „
The Immigration from the province of San
tiago de Cuba , which Is ono of tlie results
of the Insurrection , continues , Quito re-
cen'ly a parly of 100 persons left the prov
ince of Santo Domingo.
ARRESTED A SPY.
The authorities of Cobre have arrested
and Impilsoncd a man named Rodolfo Soils ,
who vvna engaged In carrying dlrpatchna
fiom headquarters to dlfTerent Spanish com
manders , lie had been suspected for some
time and bogus mefsages weio placed In
his pouch. It was afterward found tint
these dUnatches had been opened and acted
upon by the Insurgents , thus proving con
clusively the prisoner1 * guilt. Ho bus also
bec'ii the bearer of mall matter and Is un
derstood to have made the best use of It
possible In the cause of tlio enemy. He- wilt
bo tiled by court martial , nnd If his guilt
Is established beyond any reasonable doubt
the prisoner will most likely bo shot.
Genetul Pando Is at Santo Domingo and
lias done a great deal toward restoring older
In that district ot Santa Clara province. In
fact. In the district of Sagua La Grande ,
through which tl.o IniurgentB have so fre
quently passed on their way westward , the
planters have gene to work again and arc
disposing of their grain and other products
without interference. ' >
The captain general Is completing his plans
for the extensive operations agalnrt the In-
cu rue lit. , which , It in understood , ho will
conduct In person with the view of restoring
order aa quickly as possible , Vciy little )
accurate news hap been received recently
concerning the movements and doings ot the
Spaniards , The Spaniards , however , claim
that the foices of Gomez and Maeco are short
of ammunition and they continue pointing
to the fact that although the enemy has
been In the field for about a jear past not
a town of any Importance has fallen Into
their hands and they have not obtained pos-
Boi's'on of the smallest Kind of a seaport.
KILLED MAOEO AGAIN ,
Today's rumors tlmt Gomez had been
wounded has been followed tonight by the
startling rumor that Antonio Maceo ha ? been
killed. This , HKo a former rumor , has not
been confirmed ,
Colonel Meleim met the Insurgent * under
Maceo today near San Nicolas and the fight
\y \ laid to hava resulted In a very great loss
1o tlio Input genti , besides the repotted death
of Mnci-o.
A repoit reaches here from the Island of
fan DomliiBO tlmt a vessel In the lands of
tlllbustcru In those waters has made an at
tempt to capture a Spanish merchant vewel.
The attempt wan , however , frut'tiated.
Generals Navarro and Canclla sailed to
day for Spain ,
.Milan Ulfotril to SiUTfi-iI l
LONDON , Keb , SOSir John B. Mllals
Im't , was elected president of the Rojal
Aradcmy Icduy , In iuccesslcn IP the I alt
Lcrd Ltlghtoi. . He ; waa burn at Southamp
ton , Kncland In 1fti < )
SHUTS CATTI.13.
OUT AMHUICAX . .
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InlcrcMtH of llrltlnli ritriiK-rn.
( CopjrlKht. 1S9C , by Press PuMlehlnR Compnnj )
LONDON , Teh. 20. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) That , as a
pop to the agricultural Interests , the Salis
bury government had given private assur
ance to the leaders of that elcnient In Parlia
ment of an Intention to introduce radical
measures to protect British cattle and cheep
growers , I cabled to the World December 7.
I then outlined the pretended canltnry
basis of such measures and why It bad no
real grounds , In fact.
Tonight my prophesy was exactly fulfilled
by a bill Introduced In the IIous.'C of Com-
moiiit by Walter Long , the minister of agri
culture , practically prohibiting the Importa
tion Into Great Ilrltaln of live cattle and
sheep. This , while most affecting shippers
In the United States , also will seriously affect
Canada , and the measure has met the strenu
ous opposition of the agent hero of the Do
minion , IJut the demands ot such a large
part of the support of tlic Salisbury adminis
tration could not bo refused , whatever may
be.the result to British loyalty In Canada.
DALLARD SMITH.
LONDON , Kcb. 20. In the House of Com
mons today Hon. W. II. Long , conservative
member from Liverpool and president of the
Hoard of Agriculture , Introduced an amend
ment to the diseases ot animals act of 1S9I ,
with the object of abolishing the discretion
now enjoyed by the minister of agriculture
to admit foreign cattle nnd to make the
present restrictions permanent. He did not
desire the government to Interfere untalily
In any way with foreign countries , and he
showed that the restrictions now existing
had not prevented a large Increase in the
number of cattle Imported from the United
States and Argentine , but that they had al
most abolished disease in imported cattle.
Mr Long said ho sincerely believed that the
bill would encourage cattle breeding In Eng
land and would thus do something for the
agilcultuilsts. The bill was read for the
first time.
One of the features of Mr. Long's bill Is
that It renders the slaughter' of foreign cat
tle at the port of entry compulsory.
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llNti-llintloti of War Mi-dnlH tin-
' onri'iof lluuh niNsiitlnfiiotloit.
( ropv right , 1S90 , bj Prcin Publishing Ooinpnm. )
SAN JOSE , Costa Rica , Feb. 20 ( New
YoiK World Cablegram Special Telegram. )
There Is great dissatisfaction here over the
distribution of medals awarded to men liv
ing here who fought against Walker's Amer
ican filibusters In 18GO. General Manuel
Arguelles , well known through Central Amer
ica foi the valorous part ho took In that
campaign , lias none , while some who en-
coutaKcd the enemy bava medals because
thy are friends of President Igleslas.
MERIDA. Yucatan , Keb. 20. ( Now York
World Cablegram Special Telegram , ) Chief
Victor Pec of the Chan Santa Cruz tribe Is
reported ! to bo a fugitive. The Indians ,
having been refused arms and ammunition
at Cio7al , hanged two men and backed sev
eral women and children to pieces with tom-
almli. .
GUATEMALA , Keb. 20. ( Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The Guate
mala government has demanded from Nlca-
lagua an explanation of a llbclous article
published In an official newspaper agilnst
President Barrios and his staff.
SAN SALVADOR , Kcb. 20. ( New York
World Cablegram Spec'al Telegram. ) An
tonio Ezta writes to a friend here that his
disposition Is desperate , as the California
syndicate refuses further advances and will
not renCiV the charter of the steamer for
filibustering , fearing trouble with Colombia
and other governments.
COLON , Colomb'n. Feb. 20. ( New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The
Hamburg Steamship company's .ship Markc-
mannla Is hopelessly stranded at Cape
Agosta , near Uaranquilla. No lives were
lost.
\\M\nilSAHY OF Tim
1'l-llKM * HollCIllollC ( IfTlTN II TdlINt to
I he ICiiiiK-ror'M IH-nltli.
BERLIN , Kcb. 20. At a banquet of the
Hundesrath tonight , in commemoration of
the twenty-fifth anniversary of the empire ,
Chancellor von llohenlohe , In prpposlng the
health ot Emperor William and tbe German
princes , said he was well aware that an
other , a better and a greater man than he
should occupy the position he himself filled ,
the man whom Germany , next to the gieat
Emperor William , honored as the founder
of its unity. Per himself , he bad only taken
a preliminary share In the great work to
which the sacrifices ot the German princes
made in tlio patriotic decision to join the
empire had contributed. The national move
ment of 18-18 and 1870 had to reckon with
the local patriotism which had grown upon
the Individual states and which had been
strengthened by the course of history. It
was this feeling which the emperor , who
aluajs upheld the rights of his federal al
lies , had ever taken Into account. They must
alwa > s be able to count , he ha Id , upon har
monious co-operation of the different mem-
beis ot the empire. He concluded by callIng -
Ing for cheers for the emperor and tbe
princss of the empire and for the free cities.
HIM\VII : > ITS VOTU OF COMMDR.NCC
CliiiinliiM * li > ii I.nrfto Mnjorlt > SIIK-
tuliiH the Krviirh MliilNtry.
PARIS , Kcb. 20. The Chamber of Depu
ties today by a vote of 309 to ISO affirmed the
vote of confidence , which it pas ed In the
gov eminent on Kebruary 13. The vote on
February 13 stood 326 to 43.
'I he moderates moved , In addition , that the
Chamber regretted the Intel ferenco with M.
Rlcaid , the minister of justice , In the legal
picceedlngs confided to the magistrate
charged with Investigating the Southern rail
way scandals. This motion was defeated by
a vote oC 279 to 234.
Duilng the course of tbe debate Raymond
Polncaire , republican , representing the dis
trict of Commercy , declared that If M. Hour-
gcois sheltctcd himself behind a vote of
confidence the general policy of the govern
ment would have the appearance of being
afiHld , Tlu'eo lemarks so annoyed the pre
mier that after the sitting he sent two of
bin fi lends to M. Polnrarre In order to de
mand explanations. It Is believed , however ,
that tliu matter will be arranged without
a duel. _
nnil HlnirtiilllMii.
LONDON , Keb. 20. The government In the
House of Commons today was nsked by Sir
W. II. Hoiildsworth , conservative member of
Parliament for Northwest Manchester , If It
had refused to co-operate with Geimany In
furthering an International monetary agree
ment by reopening the Indian rnlnte. The
Hist lord of the tiensuryr Mr. A. J. Dalfour ,
replied by saying that there was no truth ill
the ! tumor that the government had been
approached on the subject by Germany , He
addedVo should willingly consider , In
conjunction wlch the Indian government , thor
r opening ot the Indian mints if the measure
comprlFOJ a satisfactory echcmo for currency
reform " _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
lllocl.nili- tilt * Hui-r Caiuil ,
POUT SAID , Kcb. 20.-Tho German steamer
Kantzlor , from Hamburg for Delagoa bay ,
remains aground at Isnmllla. Twenty-six
fcleamers already await her relca o la order
that they may Le able to pierced through the
Suez canal ,
The Uiltlsh nuvnl budget will carry
The fiiltan lias asked England to take
airiot regulating Egjpt ,
Thi' Italians report a Ions of fifty Killed
In thc'lr tecent tklrmlsli In Africa ,
Tlie lendem of the CJerimn blmetiilllsts
admit they are making * lovv pioijrcsH.
Tin1 Hcrlln liillorn' blrlko has beci t-et-
He'd by the mm Betting a U'li per cent In-
M. A Jewell , Vnltcd States co'iuil nt
Hhiu , Tin Key , hub left Constantinople for
hln poul ,
It l Kt.iti-il positively that Sir Philip
Cm illKuyllblt aniluisiiulor at ( . 'onatntitl-
noplo , will micceid the marquis of Vut-
frtllll Ut 1'flll-
HE SAW SOME FUNNY THINGS
Don Victor Ooncas , Captain in the Spanish
Navy , Tells His American Observations.
AMUSINGLY SILLY RATHER THAN OFFENSIVE
lie Cnmc O\vr lth tlic Cnrmeln nnil
Mmlo n Trip Through tlic I'ust
Durlniv tlic M
Fair Vonr.
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LONDON , Feb. 20. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The episode
arising out of an address delivered In Madrid
by Don Victor Ccncas , a post captain In the
Spanish navy , appears not to be as serious
as the press dls-nalches would make It. To
night's Madrid mall brings the text of the
addrera which seems silly , rather than of
fensive.
Don Victor went to the United States as
the commander of a Columbus caravel dur
ing the exposition year , nnd delivered this
address before the Madrid Geographical
society. Ho Is quoted In the report as fay
ing :
The Yankee's skull Is "Imllnr to tlmt of
the red Indian. In America there \t \ no
family ; "oclety KOCH on with no other Ideal
tlmn dollar1 * ; without n thought of repre
senting anything In the history of the
world. The politics nnd administration
there arc the most Immoinl In the world
to such nn extent that people do not cnre
to Ml next to the politicians nt banquet * .
It Is a country without religion , without
family , without Ideals , and will collnp e
the day Its material pie pcrlty Is im
periled.
There Is a good deal of this crude sort of
stuff and Bomo funny reminiscences of ex
periences in the United States. Senor Con-
caslslted a. "school of teachers , In which
some 4,000 strong , robust girls were learning
the carpenter's trade and other slmllai pur
suits , and who went through a military drill
for an hour. " On the other hand. In the
national military school at West Point , he
saw "cadets of delicate constitution locked
In cells , absorbed In sublime mathematics ,
carefully keeping their clothes In cupboards ,
nnd who did not venture to maneuver" be
fore Senor Concas and the marine cadets who
went there with him.
When not childish , Don Victor was need
lessly abusive of Amei leans , and Minister
Taylor addressed a note to Premier Cano-
vas , pointing out the Impropriety of such a
public address by a Spanish officer on the
active list of the navy of his catholic ma
jesty ; an officer who had been courteously
welcomed In the United States on the occa
sion of the Woild's fair. The premier's
disclaimer sosnis to have been prompt and
courteous , and the Incident , therefore , ap
pears to be closed.
It Illustrates the character of the mlsln-
foimatlon about things American In Spain ,
and the World's Madrid correspondent thinks
that any day there may be an outburst of
national feeling against the United States ,
arising out of the Cuban question , which
may lead to serious International complica
tions. DALLARD SMITH.
WAS XOT MUAVr TO 1112 I'NSt tuTI\ .
Nod- from CnnnmM LXiilnliix tin * I.MII-
Kuutitof Cnptnlii COIKMIH.
( Cop > rlKlit , ISOC , by I'icss rulllshlng Conipum. )
HAVANA , Cuba , Feb. 20. ( New Ytnk
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Mad
rid advlies report that the Spanish foreign
minister rent a diplomatic note to Wash
ington Inquiring if the American govern
ment sustains the demand of Minister Taylor
icgardlng the language offensive to the
United States used by Captain Concas of the
Spanish navy , at a meeting of the Geogiaph-
Ical society.
A later dispatch says Captain Concas 'sent
a letter to Minister Taylor saying' that the
words usel by him do no t convey any mean
ing offensive to the United States. The
president of ftho Geographical society makes
a similar statement.
The Dario do la Marina , the leading Ha
vana newspaper and the organ of the leform
party , attacks the United States today edi
torially. It declares : "It Is time we should
exert all our energies to oppose the biuml-
less arrogance displayed by Yankee officials
whenever Spain or a Spanish subject Is
concerned , and should teich those Inflated
representatives of the neighboring republic
that they must keep their arrogance at
home ; that they must icstrlct their actions
to their own countrymen many of them
holding official positions who , In the senate
and house , In mass meetings and In the
public streets In North American cities In
sult our flag and conspire against our na
tion , and In open violation of fntcinatlonal
laws. " IIOCDER.
INSURGENTS ATTACK A CITY.
Insurgents attacked Jaiuco Tuesday night ,
liberated twenty-four prisoners and set lire
to the Jail , completely destroying It.
Jaiuco Is ono of the most Important towns
on the railroad between Havana and
Matanzas. It 1 about twenty-five miles east
of here and has about 25,000 Inhabitants.
The Insurgents entered the town at 9 p.
m. , according to the official dispatches , and
first attacked the small garrison stationed
there. After being repulsed several times by
the garrison , the insurgents gave up tr > lng
to take the fort and turned their attention
to the prison. The flvo guards stationed there
promptly surrendered , and the rebels opened
the doors to the prisoners. Several houtcs
on the outskirts ef the town wcro also fired.
The rebels , supposed to belong to the com
bined forces of Gomez and Maceo , held the
town all night.
AUMIKS MKCT IN FORCE.
General Fernandez and his command cf
Spanish Infantry , which had been ordered
north from Calalhua reached Jariuco at day
break , Fernandez had been pursuing 1,000
mounted rebels who were on the way from
Mollno to Guinea. Ho attacked the Insur
gents at Jarruco and they retreated , leaving
twelve dead.
Gcneial Aldecoa's column encountered
Gomez Tucslay forenoon at the Morales
Sugar plantation , near Gulncs. Some time
afterwards General I.lnare'H column met
Gomeat Galves. There news was received
that General Aldecoa had previously engaged
Gomez. The Spaniards pursued the Cubans
closely and the .fighting becarne general
again when San Marco's stock farm was
rcachej. Then thcro was an encounter lastIng -
Ing two bourn , In which artillery was brought
Into play , and the Spanish cavalry dis
mounted , and fought on foot. The loss was
not heavy on either side according to tha
official bulletins.
There Is a rumor that Gomez was wounded
In one of llicto engagements , but It Is not
credited In official circles I ere. General
Pa n do has gone to the field. General Luque
has bicn assigned to the first division of
the second army corps. General Canellas ,
who distinguished himself In engagements
In eastern Cuba In the early part of the cam
paign and later In I'Inar del Rio province ,
has been presented with a tortoise-shell cane
by his countrymen AuEtrlans residing In
Havana. Ho sailed for Spain today , as did
also (5enci.il Garcia Navarro and Jobe Mocan ,
The latter was promoted jesterday ,
A PpanUh soldier , supposed to be Ipsanc ,
murdered a man In Havana at daylight yes
terday , Inflicting sixty-five wounds with
swoidR and ba > oneU < . On the way to the
pollco station Hit' prisoner tried to shoot an
officer.
The Snoillsii coiovrtto Trig has arrived
fiom Klne'ton. ROliOnH ,
lli-iuiKlit III n I'rlzo.
HALIFAX , N. 8. , Kcb , 20 , The prize
schooner Dun Zclln ariived today In charge
of a crew put ubur.rd by the Gloucester
bark , J. W. CcHin * . The vessel and Its
cargo of sugar are valued at $12,000. The
owne-r ot the Collins has arrived from
Glouccbter The Don Zella will be put Into
admlialty court , Tha Colllnij picked her up
adrift. Trie ounci'i claim U IS 000. i
OliT TIIIJ Vtt.CAN MIXK.
I'nrtlvn CirniliinHly ( iottliiK
Out tlie Demi lloillrn.
NEW CASTLU , Colo. , Kcb. 20. Up to C
o'clcck this evening eight more victims of
the Vulcan mine explosion , have been re
covered. At 5-20 this morning four bodies
were found and brought to the surface. They
were the remains of Nick Itp , Robert Cot-
tla. Jr. , Emll Krank , aged 14 , and Willie
Dore , 13. At 3 o'clock thta afternoon two
mere bodies were found and half an hour
later two more. They were the remains
of Robert Stplgcr , Toncy Tapero , John
Gampard and Charles Merchant. They were
found In the first left entry and all lay
within a fpace of about 100 feet The bocJIc. ?
were covered with coal and timbers and
were terilbly disfigured. Their legs and arms
and ribs were broken and the flames had
blackened their features almost bcjond rec
ognition.
An additional name was this morning
added to the 1IH of the victims. It Is that
of Alfonso Doldts , nnd Increases the number
to forty-nine.
The situation at the mineIs wteaillly Im
proving. The air Is good and the gas no
longer threatens the men. Six hour shifts
of twelve msn each are being worked and
they are steadily pushing their way Into the
openings of the mlno and clearing out the
coal and timber , which choke their progress.
Carl Schmidt was discovered today at
tempting to rob the trunk of Mrs. John
Kunk , whoso husband was killed In Tues
day's explosion. Schmidt and wife were
friends of the Kimk family and were at the
houra to sympathize with" her. Ho was
promptly arrested and as It was , not deemed
prudent In the present state of public mind
to try him at present , ho was sent to the
county jail at Glenwood , In default of $1,000
ball. There are threats of btiebing , and
Schmidt may bo sent to Denver for safe
keeping.
STIU cic A. citownno STKUHT CAM.
Vo One Klllfil lint beturiil I'orMiniH
Injured.
JERSEY CITY , Keb. 20. About 4-30 this
afternoon a , caboose on the ISrle railroad
tracks colHdcd with n Grove street horse
car at the Grove street crossing. A loco
motive was making a flying switch nt the
time , sidetracking the caboose , JTho gates
at the crossing had not bean lowered and
the horse car attempted to cross the tracks ,
when It was struck by the caboose. There
were about six passengers In the car , all
of whom were more or less Injured. Harry
Bernard , 5 > ears old , of Milton , N. J. , was
badly bruised and Internally hurt , while his
mother was only slightly Injured. The boy
was removed to St. Krancls hospital , and It
Is thought he cannot live. The , other pas
sengers were removed to tie ! "Pepond precinct
police station. In addition Ho the above
mentioned persons , the folldwlng were In
jured : Mrs. Steward , 1238 Park avenue ,
Hoboken , crushed about the , head' and bodj ;
Harry Gross , 5S27 , Gross street , hurt about
the head and back ; Morris * Kogleson , 305
First street , Hoboken , foot crusljed ; Edward
Voorhles , 254 Greene street , Nev ( Tork , body
crushed. The car was driven by Michael
Collins of Hoboken , and Conductor W. J.
Ellett had charge of the caf.
HOUGHTON , Mich. , Keb. 20. A wreck oc
curred on the DuluthSouth Shore , Atlantic
railroad last night , nine mllCs east of here.
A freight train was unablei to reach the
siding at Chassell where It was to be passed
by a passenger train , which was over one
hour late. The passenger train crasjcd Into
the rear of the freight caboDbt ; at Sturgeon
river , the caboose was telescppediand caught
fire from the stove. IlrakcmanJcrry Dono-
hue was perhaps fatally burneds"and Con
ductor Horarce Fee was badly /njurod. ' " "The
engineer and fireman of the , passenger train
escaped by Jumping. , Aflagman sent back
by the freight crew" could not be scan by the
passenger engineer on account of the snow
storm.
lloiiltor MoniKliioclv anil It am ICiitnli-
' illii Itrnily for StsiM l 'i- .
SAN FRANCISCO , Feb. 20. The monitor
Monadnock was formally placed In commis
sion at Marc Island navy yard today. The
construction of the MonaUnock commenced
twenty-one years ago and bos dragged along
at intervals all that time. Naval officers
lay that she Is now a most powerful Lattlc
ship and able to hold her own against any
thing that floats. Captain Sunnier took com
mand of the vessel today.
NEW YORK , Feb. 20. The new harbor
defense ram Katahdln , designo'd by Admiral
Ammon , was formally put Into commission
today. The craw , nuinbcrlng flfty men , Is
now on the receiving ship Vermont , await
ing orders. The officers" who have been
f.ijlectd to take charge of the new vessel arc :
Richaid P. Leary , commander ; Lieutenant
William Wood , executive officer ; , J. C. Col-
well and George P. Blow , lieutenants ; assist
ant paymaster , Ray Halloa ; passed assistant
surgeon , J. A. Guthrie ; passedjaaalstant sur
geon. I. S. K. Reeves. 'f
yriM , sr.AitciiiM ; FOR ants. CODY.
Ht-r IIiiNliniiil Ollrrs 11 Cawli Hcwni-il
for Her ! ) | NIMM I'jry.
TACOMA , Kcb. 20. Mr. Codjchas offered a
reward of $500 , limited to Picric county , for
the icstoratlon to him before jfebrinry 28 of
his mining wife. He states that while the
family and friends were satisfied that a
thorough search of the city and vicinity had
been made , yet no results having been had
of the widespread publicity that has every
where been given to this mysterious case , the
family naturally return to the theory of
suicide by pistol , as It has been Impossible to
dlspiove that i't was Mrs. Cody who bought
the revolver In McNaughJon's store on the
afternoon of her disappearance. The report
that a woman answering Mrs. Cody's de
scription was seen going , and afterward at
Memphis , Tenn , , Is being carefully Investi
gated by Mr. Cody's brother ffom Kansas
City. The brother left Chicago Sunday on
the search.
KiVfK Of II I > II > .
"
DELLEPONT , Pa , , Keb , 20. Klre broke
out at the Beta Theta PI fraternity college
at 3 a , m. this morning 'an ' 'before help
could arrive the handsome bpllfllng was eu-
tlicly destroyed. The /Students / escaped
and were compelled to travel through snow
in their night clothEs , It is , supposed the
file originated from an opcm' grae. ( The lessen
on the building Is $12,000- partially insured.
The students will loseabdut $2,000.
CLEVELAND , Feb. 20. The Leader news
paper building narrowly * escaped destruction
by fire this morning , A flre'elarted , ' fliortly
after C o'clock and a portion. Of the fourth
floor wao badly burned. Water ran down
Into the press roomand book bindery , doing
considerable damagoj AH editions of the
Notv and Herald wllf bo Issued ae usual.
ICi-iiliifk'H Nfiiiitorlnl lluttlf.
LOUISVILLE , Feb. 20. A special to the
Post from Krankfort sayt : The death of
Judge Grace cast a gloom 'over' both houses
of the legislature today , The'joll call showed
120 members present ; necessary to choice ,
G4. The ballot resulted : Hunter , t > 9 ; UlacK-
burn , 59 ; Carlisle , 3 ; McCrcary , 1 ; Uurchett ,
1 ; Davis , 1 ; Crawford , 1 ; Dilate , 1. On reassembling -
assembling after the joint assembly both
houbes adjourned out of res.u ct to tbe me-
ory of Judge Grace.
13-tJm rriior Ituliliixnii V < ! > I. M .
CUICOPEU. PALLS , Mafs , , Tcb. 20. Ex-
Governor llubliifcon'8 condition In not Im
proved today , Ills right Bldo Is paralyzed
and ho has practically lost his tpeecu.
Mo\fllll'llN | Of Ol'l-UII VfhHClN , J'Vll. 2O ,
At New York Arrived Georgia , from Liv
erpool ; Britannia , from Marseille ? .
At Glasgsv Ariived Austrian , from New
York.
At Hremen Arrived -pree , from New
York , via Southampton ,
At No.v YokrrlvcJ Southwark , from
Antwerp ; Mun"hen , from Genoa ; Wen a ,
from
RILLED OVER ONE HUNDRED
Fearful Havoo Caused by a Dynnmito Ex
plosion Near Johannesburg.
VERY FEW VICTIMS WERE WHITE PEOPLE
CnrlonilH of ( lie Iontll - Coiii-
liuuiiil AculiluittnllDlNulinrKuil
Hfitiice nn Ilittlrc Suburb
to Cliaotlo Hulii * .
( rep ) righted , U9C , bj the Associated Pro- * )
JOIIANNES11URO , South African llcpubllc ,
Keb. 20. Details mo reaching this city today
of what Is probably tlio most disastrous
iljnamlto explosion on record In any part
of the world. Thousands of people have
been rendered homeless by the terrible ca
lamity , about 100 prisons arc believed to
have been killed , some t\\o or three hundred
men , women and children ha\e been se\cicly
wounded , and many others ha\o been more
or less Injured.
Vledcndorp , the scene of the calamity , Is
a suburb of Johannesburg. In It are huddled
members of the poorer classes of whites of
the Rand Malajs , Kaffirs and Chinamen
who subsist for the most part by do'ng ' odd
jobs about the place , which Is a railway
transfer station for the mining dlstilcts of
the section.
Among the freight cars standing on the
shunt lines at Vledemlorp yesterday were
eight trucks loaded with dynamite. The
deadly stuff was hidden under cam as coverIngs -
Ings to protect it from the rain and HUH.
As evening was approaching there was
an explosion near the trelght depot , so awful
In the Intensity of Its force that the giound
for miles around was convulsed as If by an
earthquake. Houses rocked and fell , masses
of Iron , btone , earth , wood and human ruins
were huilcJ skywards , the windows of al
most every house In Johannesburg wcro
broken , and people . \ere blown through the
air llko straws befoie a gust of wind.
The explosion had torn a hole 200 feet
long and eighty feet wide over the spot
where the elqht trucks of dynamite stood
but a few minutes before. The whole of that
quarter of Johannesburg was literally blown
to pieces. The effects of the explosion could
bo seen over a ladlus of more than a mile
and almost ever ) thing within a half-mile of
where the trucks had been shunted for the
night was razed to the ground and ciushed
by the dynamite bejonJ redemption. Iron
work was twisted and toin , itono destroyed
and brick work pwvvrlzed.
rnw VICTIMS WERE WHITE.
On the giounJ wore blackened shapes of
human remains , limbs , heads , trunks ,
scorched and torn. The \ictlms were mostly
Malays , Kafilrs and Chinamen , the whites
being in a minority at Vledendorp , but In
spite of this , quite a number of white people ,
Including six girls , aie among the many
victims of this tenlble calamity.
In fifteen minutes , after the explosion oc
curred the bodies of forty dead persons , all
horribly mutilated , were picked up and car
ried away from the scene , while the search
ing of the ruins continued without Intermis
sion. Over 200 of the most severely Injured
persons were als > o carried away , and hun-
dicds of other wounded were taken to places
where they might be caicd for. In addition
to the woumleJ , thousands of people were
rendered homeless by the explosion and are
bejne cored fof by the charitable , and will
receive assistance until they .canbcgln life
"
anew. „
Pieces of iron , stone- and bricks are scat
tered all over Johannesburg. Every building
has felt the grpat shock moio or ley ! ? .
E\ery physician In or about Johannesburg
Is ajvsUtlns In the care of the wounded.
The headquarters of the Wanderers' club
Is being uw-d as a mortuary chamber. In the
gaily decorated club room aie horrible lines
of memberless , blackened trunks of human
boulc ? , rows of charred arms and legs ,
cruthed and burned heads , hands feet , plocss
of flesh , etc , tied up In bags , the whole pre
senting n ti'ght a ? hlood-curdllng as was ever
witnessed. Around the club and i-cenc of the
explosion the most sickening scenes are wit
nessed by fathers looking for their children ,
wives staring blankly at what seemed to b ?
the icmalns of husbands , the living , many of
them badly hurt themselves , hunting for
traces of their dead.
Probably the bent Idea of the force of the
explosion can be gathered from the fact that
the iron axles of the trucks upon which the
dynamite wai loaded were dilvcn twenty feet
Into the hard ground.
CAUSE IS UNKNOWN.
How the explosion occurred la not known ,
but a belief prevails that a thieving Kalllr
found his way to the shunted trucks and that
In trying to break open one of the casss of
the explosive , being In Ignorance of what It
obtained , he brought about the disaster vvhlch
has caused so great a loss of life and which
has rendered to many people homeless and
penniless.
Iho exact extent of the disaster will never
be known. Accoidlng to the estimates , how
ever , about 100 parsons have been killed and
about 200 wounded severely. In addition It
Is estimated that about 100 more have been
loss seveiely injured. Several of the wounded
have since died of their Injuries.
All the hospitals are filled with sufferers
from the explosion and many private houses
have been turned Into refuges for the
wounded and homeless.
Most of the houses In Vledendorp were
built of corrugated Iron , as Is usual In South
African suburb ? , and of this material , any
where near the spot where the explosion took
place , hardly n vestige remains.
A popular subscription has been opened
tor the relief of he wounded and homeless
Already over $300,000 has been raised and
this amount will reach JWOOOO before night
In addition , steps have already been taken
to clear away the drbrls fioin the ground , a
portion of the money subscribed will be in
vested In bulldlnc materials and the wor ! '
of reconstructing Vledendorp will bo com
menced as soon as the remains of the dead
are Interred , which will probably be tomorrow
a Ml tlio uccaslon will be marked by a turn
out of almost the whole population of Jo
hannesburg.
The Doers and the Ultlanders are working
haunonlously In the succoring of the wounded
nnd homeless. The disaster seems to have
done a great deal toward healing the tore-
ness which remained from the Jameson laid
nnd nnv do much to cement a new and
better feeling between the foreign population
and the Iloer rulers ,
President Kruger has telegraphed his
sympathy with the people of Johannesburg
In this emergency and ho has been kept
posted on all the details of the great
calamity.
The amount of dynamite which caused the
terrific dUasler , the details of which have
already been cent. Is ascertained to have
been twenty tons. This had been standing on
the railway switch for a period of three
days exposed to the sun and air , and this Is
supposed to have put It into the condition In
which Ha chemical composition was very unstable
stableso It was ready to bo set oft from
the slightest disturbance ,
It Is now definitely learned that the num
ber of deaths resulting from the d roster Is
over 100 , besides the largo number of
maimed and Injured. The dlbtrcss which
has resulted from the accident Is both keen
and widespread and a largo number of firms
both here and In London are subscribing
liberally to afford relief ,
'IhluK Kmwr Should Ai-i't-pt.
K'fiiililit ] , 1SSG , b > J'rt'na 1'uUlihlnic Companj , )
CAPE TOWN , South Afilca. Feb. 20.
( New York World Cablegram Special Tele
gram. ) Public opinion In Pretoria la In
laver of Piet"'dcnt ' Krugcr'B accepting Col
onial Secretary Chamberlain's Invitation to
go to England to Olscuau Transvaal affairs.
( lie Hit ) nl Pa in 1 1 > of
MADRID , Feb. 20. The pollen have ar-
ref.te < i several persona on suspicion of ex
ploding a penal last night In the cquare In
fiont of tiie palace. The explosion alarmed
the royal family , but only a street lamp was
risiinimi\ LOST oTIIIJ icu.
In < 1i > Stot-ni nniT I'nulilc to
> lnKc I. n nil.
DtTPALO , feb. 20. A rumor was current -
rent In the city today that twelve fishermen
had lost their lives out on the lake during
jesterday's storm and though the report can
not be substantiated , It Is believed jx number
have perished. Hetwcen 300 nnd .150 men arc
known to have been on the lee flailing when
the storm sprang up nbout 10.30 n. m. nnd
It Is thought that some failed to mnko the
land , AP a large number of the"o fishermen
are Pollacks , their absence would not likely
bo reported for some days In any e\cnt.
Several of the leturncil IlsOiermen teport
terrible experiences with the blinding snow
florin , Some narrow escapes occurred , An
unknown man was found for/on to death
near the track of the ( Irani ! Trunk tallvvay
this s > ldo of Port Colborne , Ont. . this after
noon. Ho Is supposed to 1m vo been n farmer ,
CHIOAOO , Kcb. 20. Chicago I" experienc
ing the coldest weather of the season. Since
jeslcrday morning the thermometer has not
risen above zero , nnd with a bitter wind
blowing , much Buffering ba1 * endued. The
signal service lowest record was nt C o'clock
this morning , when 9 below was reached , but
thermometers In the stibmbs nnd In various
parts of the city proper Initlciteil a much
lower temperature , some marking 14 below.
Two deaths have already resulted , Michael
Hughes , who was fiozen to death while on
his way to work , nnd John Hrndley , who was
overcome by the cold nnd fell Into the river.
Besides there , scores of posplo who have
been compelled to remain out of doors have
been severely frostbitten. The cold snap Is
general throughout the northwest nnd accord
ing to tlio weather bureau thereIs no Im
mediate prospect of moderation. The police
stations were filled with tramps nnd homeless
persona during : the night nnd It ! estimated
that over 1,000 wcro protected from the cold.
Chief of Police Badenoch Issued ordcis during
the night that none bo turned away.
LOCKPORT , N. Y. , Feb. 20. No trains
have arrived from Rochester or Buffalo since
3 o'clock jesterday , owing to heavy snow.
The train fiom the Falls due here at G
o'clock last night , got In at ! ) o'clock this
morning , drawn by three engines. The two
trains from HufTalo due hero at 6 and 7
o'clock last night , were stalled at the Junc
tion half the night. Four engines were sent
to the icscue this morning and succeeded In
bringing Jback one car with the passengers.
PITTSBUUQ , Feb 20. The mercury took
another drop last night and vcro weather pre
vails throughout westein Penns > lvanla. In
this city It Is from 2 to 8 degiees below
zero , according to exposure , while In the
mountains and In northwestern I'enns > lvanla
the mercury It reported to have fallen to 12
degrees below zero. The prospects aiu for a
continuance of the cold snap.
IJrli" llnilro.-lll Coniitli > t < * l.v HIoc-kiMl.
LEROY , N. Y. , Feb. 20. The Kilo railroad
Is completely blocked. Two trains are stalled
just west of this city and the snow plow
and Its engine. In attempting to clear the
track , became derailed.
BATAVIA N Y. , Feb. 20 The dnan-
dalgua branch of the Central is blocked Its
entire length.
MKXICO HAS MJV TAIvKV ANY PAHT.
Di-lilal Unit UN Si-r\ ! < UN
Unto HiM-ll onVi-eil.
CITY OF MEXICO , Feb. 20. Foreign Re-
latlons Minister Mariscnl said today that the
Mexican gov eminent had never thought of
making an offer of Its good offices to Eng
land , either In the boundary question or In
the Uiuan Incident , hut the Venezuelan min
ister at Washington proposed to the Mex.-
lean mlnist oinerotthitij.vvB should au
thorize oufTnlnlsfeTTnLoiidonr and subse
quently let "Mr. Romero go on some kind of
a mission , for tha purpose of negotiating
with the Biltieh government respecting the
Venezuelan government. Befoie making any
proposals of our good offices we procured
the necessurj Information , and nscei ( allied
that on motion of Venevuela , another min
ister accredited at the couit of St. James
'Kid already offeied his mediation in the
matter , and that the offer had been ac
cepted by Lord Fallsbury , and that nego
tiations wtie pending ; consequently , we have
nothing to do In the matter , at least for
the present.
The Cuban colony , having proposed to
-elebrate on the 24th lust , the first annl-
icrsaiy of the rising of Cuba , the federal
llsttict has Infoimcd them it cannot be
permitted. It was feared It would piovoKo
trouble with the. resident Spanish colony.
CntlioIIc IOIIIIK Hcn'H Institute.
DENVER , Cole , Feb. 20 The supreme
council of the Catholic Young Jlen's In
stitute , now In Fes lon In this cllv , has
elected officers ns follows : Supreme chap
lain , ArchbHhop 1J. W. Itlotdnn , Cullfoinia ;
Mipiemo president , J. J. McDaelc , Cali-
foinla ; supreme first \lco president , Sena-
toi M. T. Cot cor nn , Ohio. supreme second
vice piesldont , I' . U. Costello , Kansas ;
aupicme s-ecietaiy , R D. Kyon , Kentucky ;
jupreme treasuiei , W. n. Kciiney , Ohio ;
supreme directors , I' , H. O'Jiileu of Illi
nois , F. J. AIuiiiMcl of Pallfoinln , F. J.
Klero. of Callfornl.i. J. F. Colllci of In-
illana , II. W. nives of Kcntuck } , J. Li.
Gaynor of Pennsylvania , F. I' . .McEntepe
of Ohio , nnil John I' . McKitee of Oregon.
A rt"-olutlon was adopted to net nslde n
c-eitaln perccntciKO each year to con tl-
tute a fund , with Its accretions , for tlio
puiposo of disseminating llteratine Keltlng
foith ( lie fiictu In icg.ud to the Hainan
Catholics With this money a buieau for
the cliculation of booklet0 , tracts and clr-
culais will be established , nl o a lecture
buieau.
KIIIINIIH < 'Hj TlniCH Suit ] ,
KANSAS CITY , Feb. 20-Ilcce'ver Wiley
O. Coxn prominent local banker , this
afternoon bought In the piopeity of the
KansaH City Times Ncwop.ippi company ,
which VV.T sold under the tiuctloneor'H
hammer for JS200 , The property was
plncoil In the li.indH of Mr. C'o.v ns le-
tclver laf = t fall at the iciiueftt of certain
ci editors. Theio vuro Imt thice bldilern
The lleinlnglon Paper company , the piln-
clp'il ciedlloiH , through Cliailes 13 1'iys-
ler , made the ccconil best bid , and 13 , F ,
Svvinnev , vice incident of the First Na
tional baiilv rjf IhlH cllv , the third , The
bonded ImlcbU'ilni's-H of the Times company
Is $200000 Mi Cox will run the piopeity
foi hiimelf peii-oimlly.
( 'lllll'Kt' PlTKlllfllt V\VllH.
ST. 1OUIS , Feb. 20-Piesldent Charles
A , Hlanclinid of Whenton college , Wheaton ,
III. and Ir Fiances H. CiirothprH of Des
Molnes , In. , were mauled nt Pilgrim Con-
Kiegritlonal chmoh Wednesday morning , by
Itev. M. liuinlmni. The gioom ban been
connected with Wlipciton college In various
capacities foi the last twenty-four years
Several vp.ua ago hu published a book pur
porting to expoHB the ( -ccietH of Masonry
and attained vvldi pieail noloiiely there-
fiom The briile. lr , Caiothprs , has been
pruutlalni ; iiipdlclno In DOM MolncH for ten
.vcniH. One peculiar feat me of the wed
ding Is Its to'ebnitlon In a ctrango city ,
away from Iho fi lends of the commuting
parties.
Ircliiml SII > M tli < * Id-purl IN Iiii'drrri-l.
ST. PAUL , Ieb 20 To a rppiespntnllvu
of the Associated prf > " 9 today Archblshoi )
Ireland Bild : "The leport eomliiK ficmi
Halifax that Pope- Leo XIII , IIUH granted
n full , or even an "avlnculo" dlvo-rce on
the ground of Infidelity on the part of the
woman IB clcnily a rnltirepieKcntntlon ot
the facts In the ctiKe. The positive , fn-
llexlblo tcuehlnga of the Cathollo cluucli
IH that u valid marriage cnntiuct , duly
consummated , cunnot be annulled or madu
by ary authoilty In Hliitn or rhurch , death
nicne terminating Its obligations ,
WMIiiiiiN > ln > li > flliif ( InlllNlioiirlr. .
J.1IIWAUKUIJ , Feb. 2a It IH by no
rneaiiH certain tint O , Mutt Williams , who
liaa just been elected bishop of the Mai-
> | uette , Mich , i Jloccfp , will accept the
honor. Ills fi lends In thin ilty sny the
newly elected lilahop seiiuiiBly ccinsldvrH
declining the i t < 'lenluKtuil | honor liec.niBe
of the ilaiiKci cl dividing Iho illocc"-o Into
fuctloiiii woie ho tu act ept , One geutle-
man. vvho PIV'OJII ' clocp intimcey with Mr.
WllllamH. U futliflud tint he will ncvei
nccipt the cllkv uudtt the
Illll > > < Slonl }
ABHVIIJ.i ; . N , C. , Feb. 20-The condi
tion of Hill Nye Klious no matcilul change
from that cif last night. Ho nmalng In an
unc nscloua million , but npjK'aid tu be
T > iMr > i Plin 4 TIAXT 11 THT f
TAKtS A ShNSAHOXAL TURN
Trinl of Eov. Dr. Brown Develops Soms
Spicy Testimony ,
WOMAN SAYS THE MINISTER KISSED HER
lijllor Atliirucj frtini An.
Snine ( lucxlliiii , l'iilrs ' >
ho AIIMMITM W TO Kept
friini tinI'liiMrs ,
SAN PIIAXCISCO , Fib 20 When the
council which Is to tiy Dr. Brown convened
this afternoon Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper , as
sistant pastor to Ur Brown , nnd ono of his
nccusois , was recalled for cross-examination.
She dechrcd she had done everthing pos
sible to bring out the truth of the charges
against Blown , and denied that she had
acted In an unscrlptural manner toward her
pastor. She was satisfied no explanation
could bo made regarding the apparently dam
aging letters ostensibly wilttcn by Miss
Overman. She repeated that she was mor
ally certain Mrs. Tunnel had been spliltcd
nwny by Ur. Broivn to prevent her testlfvlng
ngalnst the minister.
The Judge advocate at this stage nsked
for nn adjournment until Tureday. Ur.
Brown nnd Mis. Coopci both objected to
the delay ns unfnli to all concerned after
the long ( U'lay. In calling the council , and It
was finally determined to proceed.
Mrs. Lcnn Blanehard was then called and
told of an Interview with Dr. Brown In which
ho had threatened her with arrest for voting
ing lack of confidence In Ui. Blown at a
chinch meeting , the- witness not being a
member. Witness said Blown promlbod hr-r
Immunity from prosecution If the would
sign an affidavit confessing tint Mrs. Cooper
had urged her to vote , although not a mem
ber. Witness hail , first signed such an affi
davit , but afterward amended the affidavit.
However , witness said- Blown hud allowed a
newspaper to publish the affidavit In Its
original form. She held llirmn responsible
for the publication ,
Mrs. Davidson , the caute of all of Dr.
Brown's troubles , appeared bcfoie the coun
cil today In charge of a dcputj sheriff and
filed her charges against the minister. She
accuses Brown of adultery with Miss Over
man ; with causing a crlm.iul operation to
be. performed , and with various kinds of
deceptions. She also saj.- tic has n state
ment In icserve which Is a "scorcher. "
An attorney for Mrs. Stockton also ap
peared and stated that Mrs Stockton would
testify against Dr. Brown piovldcd she were
assured protection. This Is taken to mean
that Mis. Stockton fears that legal proceed
ings may be brought against her.
After Mrs. Blanchuul had told her story ,
members cf the council and Dr. Brown at
tempted to question her. Mrs. Rogers , who
says Mis. Blanehard told her that Mrs.
Cooper urged her to vcte , was also present ,
and insisted that Airs. Blanchard had told
the facts as Elated. Mrs. Bl.inchnrd grew In
tensely excited. "You He ! You lie ! " she
shrieked , efforts to calm her were unavail
ing and she was led from the room shrieking
and crying. The council then adjcurncd
until evening.
At the evening session , to which only re
porters were admitted , another sensation was
sprung. Mrs. Albertlne Stockton , whom Dr.
Brown said had attempted to blackmail him
long before the Davidson affair , went on the
stand. r
Mrs. Stockton _ snlfl . .that Or. Brown had
kissed her and had taken liberties with her.
Tlley had gone on long walks , and had
dined at the Malson Illche , a French rcB-
taurant. Once whllo she was sick In her
room with grip. Brown had called and
kitted her. Later she said that Blown had
w rouged her.
On cross-examination , Rev. Mr. Williams ,
a member of the council , asked her If iho
had met Dr. Brown at any other place than
tlio ones she had already mentioned , nrd
If their iclatlons had bc ° n those of husbi.id
and wife.
Mrs. Stockton started to answer , but her
attoiney inlcirupted hpr nnd told her not
to answer the question unices the report'--s
p'CFPtit would agree not to publish iho nn-
sw er.
Dr. Brown objected to this , saying that the
papers had printed cveiythlng ngahst him
and he did not see why Mrs. Stockton fcl.oiild
be favored. He wanted all the rac's undo
public.
The council decided that Mrs. Stockton's
answer should not bo made public , n-id said ,
that If the reporters would agree not to pub
lish It they would be allowed to remain.
Dr. Brown thereupon declared that ho had
not piomlsed secrecy , and that he would
publish Mrs. Stockton's answer If she made
It.
Mr. Williams then withdrew his cjtiF&tlon
and Dr. Brown Jiald he would not divulge-
anj tiling Mrs. Stockton did not .vlsh pub
lished. The council then cxclulcd all re
porters. _
.SOUTH DAKOTA \SO.NS JII3I3T.
Annual RiitliorliiK < > f Hit * Scotcluli Itttn
Ol'iIcT n ( VmiUloii.
YANKTON , S. D. . Feb. 20. ( Special. )
The annual meeting cf the Scottish Illte Order
of FIPO Masonery for South Dakota Is being
held at Yankton this week and Is attended
by prominent Masons from the northwest.
The Masonic Aid association elected its
officers for the ensuing year tcday as fol
lows ; President , L. B. French , Yankton ;
vice president , D. II. Wheeler , Omaha ; O , F.
Stevenson , Yankton , fecretsry ; W. II , McVey ,
Ynnkton , treasurer.
The municipal tickets , is practically agreed
upon for the April election , are : Republican ,
mayor , A. B. Wllcox or William Powers ;
treasurer , W. II. Kdmundt ; innmhal , William
Logan ; police justice , S. A. Uoyles.
PcopIe'B ticket , mayor , A , M. nngllsh ; mar
shal , Oeoigo Adam&n ; treasurer. M. P , Ohl-
man ; police justice , J , II. MattbewH. A
A. Grant , the present chief of police , Is Bald ,
to be a candidate for cherlff on tha populltt
ticket.
Engineer ) ) are at work on the railroad
bridge across the MlfcHOtiil here , preparing
for laying the pier foundations.
OIltK 1IOI,7)S TV A
Hold Attempt to Ciilli-ol n Debt ill
honlli IliiUotii.
CIIAMURHLAIN , S. I ) . , Fib. 20 , ( Special
Telegram. ) Minnie Sllcndorf , a 17-year-old
girl , drew a revolver on fherift Miller ot
Aurora county and threatened to kill him It
he did not pay her pn , Miller Is adminis
trator of the estate of the glrl'b grandfather ,
and the amount Is claimed for nurelng him
during his Illness. The girl v-ns disarmed ,
after a struggle , and confessed that her
brother-in-law , John Burns , eave her tha
weapon , InstluctlliK ln-r In Its use , and ad
vised her to ferro collection cf the amount
claimed Burns was nrjcstcd , and In default
of jr. , 000 bonds , now llea In the Aurora ,
county jail. HI * trial lukes place next
month. The clrl will be sent to the Stats
Reform school ,
Mmlr tlio I'i-ori-KH liikliiiitfiMi'miH ,
OR A NO 10 , N , J , , Feb 2i- ) After experi
menting1 for two vveclta In his laboratory )
In West Oiange , Thonian A. lldlnon today )
succeeded In taking un InslimtiineouB photograph -
graph by means of the ItocnlKcn IUVH , trotn
fluorescent tubes. Dies rays luivlriK pene
trated n heavv c'tmlbonic ! and u vulcanized
fiber pi Meholder. . In another experiment
n btiarply deflriPd ImaBu of mtinl stria
wan made on a plate with four ami n halj
Inches of wood holvvc-un iho pluto ami tha
lluoieseent tube , and after an exposure !
of twelve minutes thn photograph was ,
taken , Mt. Cdli-oii Bald that by the end
6f the present vvee-k ho would bo ready ta
trj to take a pkUiiooftho human braln , ,
to MlH llnrtun.
NI3W YORK , Feb. AI , The National Ar
menian relief committee today ent (26,000
by ruhlo toMiss Clam Uarton at Conutun-
tfnoplf.