Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY SUNDAY , DISCHM HHR fi , 1800.
llfl'lff I'll 1HTTIM1O TTTP fill I 0
WIilLliR LMIiuS THE IIILLb
Moves Crititiously to Prevent Mnceo from
Cutting Off Bctrcat.
MISERY IN PINAR DEL RIO PROVHCE
Dcnil II'M rnlinrledVhllc Living,1 ,
llaltle llh Pi" llli'iiiM" tin One
llnnil mill Ai-mril I'oree
on ( InOilier. .
CINCINNATI , Due. 5. A special to thu
Commercial Tribune from Key \Vo , Ma. ,
ayu : Today's advices from Havana arc tliat
Woylcr Is pressing forward Into the hill *
of I'lnar del Hlo. very cautiously lo nvo d
giving Maceo n cliancu to enter nftor him.
Numeroui guerrilla engagements ! , nvo taKen
plaro In the roar and Hanks ofVoyler's
nriny. Tlmt the Spanish IOIM In thouj lias
been considerable Is shown by tlio number
of wounded uildlern brought Into the city
\ ltMn Hi- . ' past three day ! ' . It Is mid that
Spanish field hospltnln also aru full of clck
and wounded moil. Tlio Irocha wan forced
about ten miles from the southern end by
100 Cubans. A party of five paclfleos. three
of them women , were mot by a Spanish
column Thursday near Aitemlsa and all shot
or bayoneltod. They were charged with
giving f. ol to the Cubans.
A pi-elal to the Commercial Tribune from
Jacksonville. Kla. , says : A telegram from
Havana was published hero today that Macco
had lied fioni Cuba to the United States to
avoid a conlllct with Weylcr. Mr. II. A.
Hyau , the leading member of the Cuban
clrelo here , said tonight : "I have heard
from Macro direct within the peat day or
two nii'l I linow that Macco la all rlsht. A
captain on his staff was hero yesterday di
rect from Macc-o's camp. He stated to me
thai Maoco could hold the hills for tight
mouths or longer agaln.itVeyler and all his
army. He has hU cattle well hid and pro
vided for. has farms and vcRi'tablo gardens ,
and above all , a faithful and hcn'st noldlery.
lln linn a cond nniinlv of arms and ammuni
tion and Is generally In ( rood condition to
hold liLi own against Weyler. I am In a
position to hnow that Marco docs not Intend
leaving Cuba yet a while , at least not In
the manner In which V.'eyler ways he IISH
gone. When he goe.s It will be la a collln.
Maceo will never resort his country. He Is
watching Weylcr and ere long the latter will
find that he Is yet In Cuba.
ROUT THE INHAIUTANTS.
KKVVE3T , Kla. , Dec. r , . The following
reports have been received from I'lnar del
Hlo :
"The column of Colnnel Pantos , while
reeonnoltorlng In the dire-lion of the Sahana
Maize road , San Diego de Los llanos , suc
ceeded In routing a number of Insurgents ,
diatroying plantations of Importance and
burned r > 0i ) country huta , Inhabited by tivmr-
gontH , who lied. TlicKe groups of Insurgents
were pursued Into the forcats and hllla of
I'lnar dtl Hlo province , and utterly defeated ,
many of the positions captured by the Span
ish forces , having been regarded , thertofore ,
by Cuban Insurgents as Impregnable. Artil
lery and Infantry fired with splendid effect
upon the Iraurgents. The IOBSI-S of the
troopa are given as four killed and twelve
woundnl. The leases of the Insurgents are
reports ! lo have been considerable. Oeneral
Hern-index reports another engagement , lastIng -
Ing four hours , In the I'ena Hlanca hllUi.
Arllllerv was used during this engagement
with considerable effect. The Insurgents
left nine dead on the Held. The troops lost
two killed and thirteen wounded.
"The li."iirgentrt : at 6 o'elocl : last night at
tacked the trocha In the vicinity of Fort
Oayajabcs , near the town of Artemcsa. The
Insurgents were ( pilckly repulsed without
confusion craning. The Spanish commander
had the artillery playing on the Insurgent
forces , and the firing quickly erased. The
officer and four soldiers at the fort were
wounded. "
A most Important and terrible battle Is re
ported In a private , letter to have occurred
at I'alaclos. In the province of I'lnar del Hlo.
It Is said that great forces of Insurgents ,
strongly fortified nt the Terre heights were
attacked by n Spanish column. l-'lorco fight
ing , cannonading and musketry continued
nil day , the Insurgents bravely defending
their stronghold. The troops wrro unable to
capture the fortification that day and both
Bides sustained a great loss. The next day
the Spanish columns were reinforced by Gen
eral Inclan , who renewed The attack. The
Spanish troops were determined to take the
stronghold and simultaneously advanced
upon the fortification ! ) . The Insurgents were
finally dislodged from their ponltion. their
loss being fully 200. It Is said that the Span
ish troops lost COO. The mortality was very
great on both sides , but It Is said more of
the Insurgents were killed proportionately
than of the Spaniards.
UNAIILE TO lltmv THE DEAD.
So fierce has been the fighting In this vic
inity that the living liivo been unable
to make adequate provisions for the burial
of the dead and In conseriuoncc the stench
which arises from the Held of carnage Is
said to bo terrlblo In the extreme.
The Bteamer Triton , which was expected
to leave today , was hurriedly dispatched yes
terday to Hahla Hondo. On this account
many believe the reports widely circulated
to the effect that on the night of December
3 BounilH or musketry and artillery were
heard In that vicinity. In official circles It
Is claimed that no npwn of an engagement
has 1)cen received. This morning's San
Cristobal reports nay that Captain General
Weyler encamped yesterday at the site of the
destrojcd town of Santa Huz do los 1'lnos ,
where he Is awaiting the arrival of trains
bearing the soldiers wounded In recent on-
gagrinrnts In the province of Plnar del HIo.
Ileports received from all parts of I'lnar
del Hlo Indleuto that n great moi > tallty fol
lows ( he iwenl epidemics which are spreadIng -
Ing thr.itiKhr.ut that HOCIon. ! Of nil the dis
eases epidemic In nature , cholera seems to
bo the only one. which has not visited that
section.
Cnloiu-l Aldca recently sustained a light
with the rebel leaders at I'erlco. Ilctan-
court , Acevcdo and Agulrre , who occupied
the heights of I'urgatnrlo. near La Mocha ,
provlm-o of Matanzas. They were attacked
and compelled to disband. 'Tho lo.'s of the
Insurgents at .the . present writing Is un
known. Two officers and thirty-six privates
connected with the Spanish forces wcro
wounded.
Wllhulm Daniel , correspondent of the
Hamburg Journal , who was tiavollng over
< ho world. Is In a hospital , suffering from
yellow fever. The Insurgontr , near Hara-
coa succeeded in capturing the pile driver
I'rovcnler and four of her crew. This boat
was loaded with groceries , destined for the
troops at Vessel's nay.
DID NOT ATTACK HAVANA.
The recent report of the attack of the
Insurgents upon Ciiiannbacoa Is said to have
been n false alarm. Hundroda of families
were badly frightened , however , and many
women and children left hurriedly during
the nlKht. reaching Havana early this morn-
Ing. Iteporta Indicate that General Weylor
has been having considerable trouble with
the local authorltlcu In the different towns
of I'lnar del Hlo. In cn o of one of Ilio
towns , the name of which In not given , the
parish priest and the municipal Judge and
the chief of staff went to meet Weylor out
side the town at his camp. It 'was be
lieved the captain general did tot : enter the
town , becauw the other authorities did not
KO to meet him. The town wai found In
n filthy condition. Iiuzzanla were found
around tlio streets and families wcro living
In lints In the mld t of filth and mUory.
Typhoid fever became epidemic to imch an
extent that eighteen persona died In one
lay. Captain General Weylor Imposed n
fine upon the mayor for the abandonment of
the town.
VICTOUII-JS I''lll HPAMSII ATIMS.
Three I.1MI.UutlliH In Which CnliiiiiM
ArtSnlil t Have llron lleaten.
HAVANA , Dec. G. Curuahuadoa of the San
Qucntln battalion dUlrtlgcd several bands it
lnaurgont near Punta Hrava this morning
after two hours' fighting. The Insurgent ! loft
behind them llfty-throo men killed and a
quantity of anus and ammunition. Many
other. ) were wounded , The troops loi't one
man killed and had ono captain and ten pri
vates wounded. Lieutenant Colonel Aldei on
TlmroJjy last met the enemy on thu Heights
of Purgatory and after a fierce engagement ,
from 10 o'clock until 7 In the evening , oc-
cuplr.l Mio insurant j-osltlons , aftcrwarJ !
, tcp lle.l an attack of their cavalry and p.is r
I the night In the Inrur cnt cmp. The los
of t i- two cclumns of Spanish troopa In thli'
onpa rniciit WAS twrnty-four M > ldleia kllle.l
anil l.ieutetiatits Rodriguez and IVdemonto
* nd forty-nine sc-ldlerp woundfd , The Insur-
ucntR are ied ! to have lost nbnut 300 in mi
killed and wounded. The Spanish Imps are
sild to Imve dinplnyoil Rrent bravfry. The
n rend rart cf folonpl Aldea'p column , under
Captain Cabllo , Utor met HIP liiMirgents at
Lugunn I.irR'i. They wcr commanded by
Juan Armodn. who with elghUcn of Ills fol-
lowffrf i' kliled. Tl-.p trtcpn had two men
lillled and two wounded.
IMS LOST . .11.1V.A ! ! , ' ! ' ! t IN CfllA.
TlirllllllK iiNtii'rlriii'CN of C. 12. I.IHII-
mill lilt t lfly Co > \ liu > n.
WHITKKlKiD. N. II. , Dae. G. A. I' . Nsw-
tin of this ton received letter today from
I C. n. Lane , formerly of tlilo phrp , but new
| a lieutenant of the Cuban army under Maceo ,
I IP. which Lane says every cent of hM life's
! cai i > liij ? : , which had bien put Into sujjr ana
i tohicco plantallctiN , U lost , as nil hie prop-
I or'.y bnu bsen destroyed by theSpaniard. . ' .
I I.jro Joined the Cubini' , who , ho says , only
I need money in conquer Spain. I.ono state.1'
tint ho has n company of fifty-five Texai
c ' \vloys and llghttrf. and during all engage
ments ho tun K.i't but eight men. Line hlm-
Eelf was capture ! by the Spanish , ho say , ? ,
ti-lnJ by court maittil nnd sentenced to
death , but escaped and when the letter was
written was at Santa Clar.i.
IvAtSIMI .MMll'TS A XUW TOXR.
I'l'Ki's lllllrrrx In l-'nili-nvor lo Itciinilii
I'rlrii-lly > vllli CIvlllniiH.
I1I2HLIN. Dec. r. . The Hanover Anzelgcr
says that Emperor William yesterday visited
the military school there. Speaking to the
ofllct-rs his majesty alluded to Iho Hrussewltz
affair , saying that the occurcnco had affected
hint most painfully. Ho exhorted the of
ficers always to bo conspicuous of the high
duties their uniform demanded of them , and
added that they should above all bear In
mind that the uniform should not bo a cause
for antagonism between olllcers nnd citi
zens , and that such u distinction should not
be drawn by the demeanor of the olllcers.
In conclusion , his majesty expressed the hope
that the olllcern would always endeavor to
remain friendly with civilians.
NK.NhATIM.V IN .U STIt-IIr.VCAHY.
IKiel Trliil l.'flnus lint n Story of Cul-
litMlnn Ainoiiti Illmh I'nrtlf- .
VIENNA , Dec. G. The connection between
Philip 7.u ICulenborg , the German ambassador
here , and von Tausch. the commissioner of
dctectlvc.i of IterUn , CH brought out during
the trial In IJcrlln of the Journalists who
arc charged with libeling Count Ilotha 7.11
Kulenberg. Ilaron Marschal von lllcbcmtclti
and 1'rlnco Alexander von Hohenlohe hnu
cauKed a sensation here. The Neuwiencr
Tagt'bl.uc' publishes a statement evidently
emanating from Count zu Eulenbcrg , deny
ing that tits latter has directly or Indirectly
had any relations with von Tausch.
AInrmlliKCIVH \l Crcill ( I'll.
LONDON , Dsc. u. The alarming news
received hero from Uruguay via Now York
Is dl-jorrdltcd In Uruguayan circles hero.
Cable artvlccn reeelvc-d hero by London.com
mercial lioiij-cs Irom Uruguuy during thu pant
few dnya make no mention of a revolution
being Imminent In that republic.
Ari-lililslMii | I'll ! > < Di'dliilnyr liaphlly.
MONTREAL. Quo. , Dee. 5. The condition
of Archbishop Pabro of Montreal , has grown
so much \\oiae that he has received the
last rites of the church. HU grace Is 7
years of age. _
YVII.I. ASIC li'OH THK FIItST SUlt.
Alli-n inn ) TlMirMlnii ACITO on < In-
Trim w ii > I s-41 s > 4 Ip it I Aiiri | | iii'liilliin.
WASHINGTON , Dec. C. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Senators Allen nnd Thurston had
an Interview today as to prospective leg
islation for Nebraska , the TransmlsslsslppI
Exposition bill belnt ; discussed more gen
erally than any other measure. On Mon
day It was agreed Senator Alien lOinuld In
troduce the following amendment the ur
gency deficiency bill : "For the purpose of
executing the provisions of an act of con
gress entitled. 'An Act to Authorize and
Encourage the HolJIng of a Transmls.ilsjlppl
and Interna'Ional Exposition at the City
of Omaha , In the State of Nebraska. In the
Year 1SHS , ' approved Juno 10 , IS'.liJ , the sum
of $200.000 , to be expended , by the secretary
of itbo trcamiry as therein directed. " U
was thought best to secure this amount :
beyond pcradventuro of doubt ; then go I
after a larcer sum. I
Dr. J. M. Brown of Hartley. N'ob. . has |
been appointed a member of the local board
of pension examining surgeons.
TIIKKKY HAS SAMJ M > THIM ; VKT. i
Hut liKlonillllli-H Will IIII'nlil U'hcii
She HUM tlio .Money.
WASHINGTON , Dec. C. The State depart
ment ban not as yet had formal assurance
that the Turkish government U about to
pay the Indemnities demanded on account
of the Injury sustained by American mis
sion property In Armenia , as lntlmi.tcd In
cable reports , but expects payment when
Turkey's finances are easier.
Touching the story coming from London
that the Turkish government has decided
to Ignore all claims for Indemnity for maii-
sacres save thowo of American origin , at
tention Is directed to the fact that not a
single American citizen has been killed In
all the Armenian troubles. The only claims
for Indemnity aside from those based on
mission property , which have been preferred
by our government , arc on account of the
killing of the bltycllst , I.cnz , by Kurclj ,
which was In no way connected with the
Armenian riots.
TOIIAt'C'O OIUM' OK A.MSTHIIDA.II.
li'N of tin * liiiporlN mill i\porlH
of lilt * KnvorlloVril. .
WASHINGTON. Dec. G. Consul Downer nt
Amsterdam lint' made a report to the State
deportment concerning the tobacco crop of
1S93 nnd the sales of 1SUG. The 'ales began
April 1 and ended November 1. Ho pays
n company known as the Cultum Maat-
fehappy Santa Rosa has recently been estab
lished with a capital of $400,000 , and controls
the tobacco plantations of Mexico , During
the year l.ilSO lmle.ii of Mexican tobacco
have been raid In Amsterdam , at the average
prlco of 50 cents for onn and ono-tcuth
pounds. Since April 1 , 1(1,172 ( bales of
Sumatra wrappers have been exported to the
United States. The total Imports nt Amster
dam w re 10,345 bales , nt an average price
of 35 3-fi cento per pound , and the Imports
at Rotterdam 1.0JO bale * , at an average
prlco of OS cents pur pound.
riiiiiiiiiiinVIII Siirrondor Soon.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 5. District Attorney
Illrnoy was Informed today by Mr. Jero M.
Wllojti of councol for Mr. Elverton II. Chap
man , convicted of refut'lng to answer certain
Inquiries before the senate Sugar trust In-
vci'tlgutlon committee , that Mr. Chapman will
surrender hlmcclf to the custody of the nur-
shal of the District of Columbia early next
week , Tuesday Mr. IJIrnoy think * , but not
later than Wednesday In any event , ho was
Informed. Immediately after the surrender
of Mr. Chapman he will apply to ono of the
Justices of the tmpreme court for hla dlu-
cliarge through liilieat : > corpus pro-coo lings.
.Mr. Chapman will pubmlt tint the statute
under which ho was convicted Is unconrtltu-
tlonsl. and In tint way lila counit-1 hopes to
have the supreme court pum upen the ciuet > -
tlon. His cat' ; > Is a test cno. on which pros
ecution of the other recalcitrant witness
will depend.
\ VlliliIliiiiilitoii \ < > CIH Kent
WASHINGTON. Dec. 5. General Wade
Hampton , commlsolonor of railroads , hat
gone to his old homo In Columbia , 5 , C. , to
recuperate from renewed trouble resulting
from thu amputation of a leg yean ago. He
hay been unable to go to bin olllco for uivcril
weeks and haa bri'ti compelled to attend to his
duties at his hotel apartments moat of the
tlmo for several year- ,
IMNIIPH n Fran it Onler.
WASHINHTON. Doe. r. . , The . .I'oatolBcc
department hia Issued a fraud ordi'r ig.-iln t
the Standard Shoo company of Na hvllle ,
Tonn. The order wna luued on
request of Inspector Whltouldo.
EXTRA SESSION DECIDED ON
Soiidtor Tlmraton , Straight from Cnnton ,
Mnko3 the Amiouiiccinent.
M'KIMEY SAID TO HAVE MADE U ? HIS MIND
IntlniMlv Krli-nil * of ( h < >
I'Mei-l Af.scrl PoMlllvcly Hint
Will lie Cnlleil
In Jlnrch ,
WASHINGTON. Dec. 5. 'Hiero Is prac
tically no longer any doubt of the Intention
of I'rosideiit-clccl McKlnley to convene the
Fifty-fifth conijrcas In extraordinary sea-
alon early next eprltiB. Tnere wcro several
arrivals of friends and confidants of Major
.MclCInlcy'.s direct from Canton today , who
bring the very pcaltlvo amiuiinccmuH that
the call for a special gCMlou. lo be cunvincd
a few days after the -Ith of March , has been
decided upon. It Is stated by men In a
position to know that ths ! decision has been
definitely reached by Mr. McKlnlcy since
Ills coiwultntlon with Mr. Dlnglcy , chairman
of the committee on wayn and means , and
Mr. Dlngley hns been given the privilege
of making known this Intention nt the
proper time.
Senator Thuraton , one of the latest arrivals
from Canton , expressed today In the most
positive terms the conviction that an c.xtra
! session will he called. The senator waa ono
| of the earliest and staunchcst supporters of
Mr. McKlnlcy , and there Is every reason
for believing that lila utterance Is Inspired
to a degree , though the senator himself
declines to say that such is the case. "All
that I can say , " ho said today , "Is that I
have very recently seen Major McKlnloy ,
end I nm convinced that a session of the
next congress will bo called for about the
15th of March. That ought to be satlo-
factory. I cannot quote any one , but I do
not consider that there Is any doubt on the
point. "
"Shall we have the extra sei'slon ' regard
less of the rouult of the senatorial electlonu
this winter ? " was" asked.
"Yes. The complexion of the tionnto will
not bo allowed to Influence the decision nt
nil. The republlcnn administration hao been
elected under a pledge to the people to re
form the tnrllT , nnd Ita duty to thla country
Is to proceed about thnt but'lness ' at the
earliest possible moment nnd cither to keep
Its pledge or mnko it manifest thnt It lei
impossible lo do no. I think wo ought to
secure n tariff which could be put Into effect
by the beginning of the next fiscal year. "
Senator Thun'ton mid ho did not consider
the pafsnge of the Dlnclny bill nt the short
session probable.
I > ISIIY iiii.iKCTit ins OWN im.r. .
Dcolnres II Was Only n Compromise-
mill Should .Not I'IISM Now.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 5. Representative
Dlngley , chairman of the ways nnd means )
committee , returned today from his visit to
I'rosldent-olect McKlnley nt Canton. "I
went to Canton , " said he , "to discuss reve
nue matters with the president-elect. My
visit ad nothing to do with cabinet male I
Ing. Mr. McKlnley Is , of course , Interested
in obtaining the vlown of republican mem-
lieri of congrcsu on the situation , but I do
not feel : U llbeity to go Into details of such
conversation ns passed between us and I
do not think anything has ) been definitely
derided upon , but existing circumstances
and prevailing ixmtltnont seem now to point
sitrongly In the direction of nn extra -ses
sion. The necessity of additional revenue
la imperative and If n revenue bill is not
pa''fe 1 at this session , an extra session must
bo called. I am still of the opinion , which
I cxpres-'od i-oino tlmo ago , that the s -
called Dlngley bill should not pass the
senate. "
"In the event It develops early In'the ee -
sion that the Dlngley bill will not bo nctcd
upon by tie.nennto ! , Is It probable or pocMblo
the houaa bill will send some ether revenue
measures containing some provisions for an
additional tax tin beer or an Import duty on
tea r.rccffco ? " waoaaked.
"No , " replied Mr. Dlngley omphAtlcally ;
"the fenate must net on the measure In Its
possession or not at all. Wo will not send
it another bill. "
Mr. Dlngleymid that In advance of a
formal meeting of the ways and means com
mittee ho did nut care to spcuk of the proba
bility of the committee beginning work on
n now tariff hill nt this session , but , an the
republican complexion cf the committee
would be practically unchanged In the next
congress , ho raid there appeared to be no
reason why the work of framing a bill should
not bo facilitated by work at this session. Mr.
Dlngley said he did not care to dlscimi the
Cuban situation or express an opinion as to
the prevaillrg cablnent gosfrip. Ho gave It
as his belief that little would be accomplished
In the way of legislation at UIM ! session
beyond the passagq of the regular appropria
tion bill.
YHI.I.OW FIVK : 11 : HAI > R COMMON KOK
I'niiniiK'rli-Jiii Mill -nl Coiittrt-NM Airn-es
to filiform
WASHINGTON , Deo. fi. Dr. Andrade , son of
the Venezuelan minister , has returned from
Mexico City , whore he was one ofthe Venezu
elan delegates to tha I'anamcrlcan Medical
congress. He and his asi. < oclatcs succeeded In
having Caracas named as the place of hold
ing the next meeting In December , 1S99.
Cubi and Canada were the other competi
tors for the honor.
Dr. Andrade says the congress Is ac
complishing much good In securing uniform
safeguards against yellow fever and other
dUiC3.-j.ao prevalent In the Americas. It was
determined to recommend a minister of
health as ono of the cabinet officers of the
various countries and ono of the standing
committees la developing a plan of uniform
quarantine.
There was much Intercat shown In Mexico
ns to the Venezuelan boundary settlement ,
but owing to his connection with the lega
tion hero 'jo declined to be Interviewed. The
general fe llng was most favorable to the
settlement made.
ni\ < ; i.iv AND PAYMKOH CAIII.M-T.
Portfolios of Trcnsiiry mill
Snlil to lie S.-lll.-.l.
WASHINGTON , Dec. fi. The arrival of
many prominent republicans In the city ,
many of whom have recently been at Canton ,
has canned an unusual amount of cabinet
talk , some of which assumed quite definite
character today. Ono senator , who Is high
In the councils of Ills party , staled that three
positions seemed to ha pretty well nettled
nnd said that Nelson Dlngley of Maine , na
tional chairman of ( ho ways nnd means com
mittee , seemed to bo slated for secretary of
the treasury. Mr. Dlngley , It was said , has
the matter under consideration. The other
two men who were considered as quite sure
of cabinet places were Cornelius N. UIlss of
New York for secretary of the navy , and
Henry C. I'aync of Wisconsin for postmaster
general or secretary of the Interior.
LMPOUTAVrUirANoTliTTx THU NAVV.
_ _ _ t
I'ntlli-Nlilii linllniiu llnu ntv Captain
In Command.
WASHINGTON , Dae. G. Captain Charles
I ) . Hvanu bus been relieved of the command
of the battleship Indiana and ordered to
Washington ns a member of the Ilshthousu
board.
Captain II. C. Taylor baa been detached
from the naval war college and ordered to
command the Indiana.
Captuln MctJowhan was ordered to com >
mand the naval training citation at Newport
Nous In pluco of Cocimandur V.V. . Dlckina.
who ID ordered to Washington -ixj.'iitaiit
to the chief of the navigation bureau.
Apixilnlfil liy llu < 1'ri-Nlili-iit.
WASHINGTON , Doc. 5. The provident
liu : appointed 1'olk W. O'Sulllvan register t > f
Un hind office at I'reHcntt , Ariz. , and Joseph
rimltli nu rcg.ster of the luii'l ' : lllo nt Croolu-
tou , Minn.
Ciiiiillllon of lhi > TreiiHiiry.
' WASHINGTON. Doc. C. Today's state
ment of the condition of the treasury t'hows :
Available cash balance , J 1,1)37,100 ) ; gold ro <
wrvi , Jiaa,57.ti83. ,
MAIUC TIAISfV.V AT Til 15 CAPITM , .
nrntlntiN for < hc Iiiini u-
i-jl rcrritiitnli" * ,
WASinNflTON , Dec. 6. Hon. M. A.
Hnnna chairman ot the republican national
committee , accompanied by Hon. II. C.
Payne of Wlv-onsln , arrived In Washington
at 7:40 : o'clock today nnd went to the' Ar
lington hotel. Mr. Hnnim declared that
the purpose of his visit was confined al
most exclusively to-the making of prepara
tion ! forjie Inaugural ccremonlcf next
March , auUU > deciding some points In enn-
lie'ftlou with the proposition to move head-
ipiartoM to Washington with ill * view of
contlnulnri.4hq work of the committee to
preparationcfbr'the campaign of iwo.
Hit ) ( list act waa to make an Inspection of
tlio new eeiygrenslofial library building with
n view to Its reception or rejection ns the
place for thb- Inaugural hall. Th eligibility
of the building has been strongly urged by
these who think the selection of this buildIng -
Ing would d'o much to disarm the criticism j
of those who on principle oppose nn Inaugural - ,
augural fcntlvnl. Mr. Hanna was accom- I ]
panted In his Inspection of the building by
.Mr. Payne and several other friends.
Mr. Payne said In reply to a question as
to the accuracy-of the re > ports concern' ! ) ' . ; j
Mr. Hnnna's Intention to call upon Senatcr
Sherman as the agent ot Major M.-Kinlcy ,
with a view to offering the tenalor the State
department portfolio , that he had no doubt
Mr. Hanna would mike a social cill upcn
the cenntor , bu' that If ho should do i < 3 the
Incident need have no special significance , as
they were peri nal and political friends.
' 'I don't bcllovo , " said Mr. Payne , "that ]
the personnel of the cabinet will bo decided \
ff.r a month yet , or for a longer time. " i
Mr. Payne declined to dUcuai the report I
that ho would bo a member of McKluIey'a
olllclal household.
In response to Inquiries Mr. Hanna paid :
"Tho people alt over the country are con
gratulating themselves over the outcome of
the election nnd I think the result will be a
largo attendance on the Inaugural cere
monies. "
When nskod how ho had found the result
of the election affected the business of the
country nnd whether there- had been a
healthy revival of Industries Mr. Hanna rePlied -
Plied : "The election has had a good effect
In restoring confidence. Thl-s Is not the
tlmo of year for a. large volume of busi
ness , but confidence has been restored nnd
the future looks extremely hopeful. "
"Do you think the business men of the
country want any currency legislation In
congress thia winter ? "
" 1 think the business Interests are looking
forward to the tlmo when that que.stlon can
bo taken no by 'congress In an Intelligent
and non-partisan way , " replied Air. Hanna.
"Party lines have been broken down on that
Issue nnd now It remains to be dealt with
by the best thought of tioth parties. The
truth is , our currency matters are In pretty
good shape , I think. There Is nothing alarm
ing about the'currency question. There Is
no quciitlon about the republicans of the
west wanting a conservative tariff. "
Mr. Hanna waa besieged by newspaper
men all day. but ho laughingly declined to
discuss cabinet minors or to say anything
about the reports to the effect that Mr.
MeKlnley hnd decided upon nn extra fos ° lon.
After the return of the party to the Arling
ton , Mr. Hanna took lunch with Mr. Henry
C. Payne of Wisconsin , Mr. M. M. Parker
of thlti city ariil''General Horace Porter ot
New York. Subsequently Mr. Hnnna , Mr.
Payne , Gcnqial ; I'iyter , Senator Proctor nnd
HeprcFpntatlvq IJabcock of Wisconsin ,
walked over to the white house , where they
had n somewhat protracted audience with
Mr. Cleveland. :
Later In the dny. Mr. Woodwnrd , the
prospective ehrtlrman of the Inaugural com
mittee , had a conference with Mr. Hanna
at the Arllngfftu nnd after his departure , n
delegntlon of. Citizens of Wnshlngton called
nnd formally protested ngnlnlt Mr. Wood-
wnrd'a nppolftlhl'cnt on the sole ground Hint
ho way a democrat , although he favored n
gold standard , an.l that the chairmanship
should by right b'c given to n republican.
Mr. Hnnna paid to the delegation that ti. ' . '
question of chalrihauiihlp % nd not been defi
nitely decided'upon and that he would
give their protest full consideration. It Is
'
believed , hotfovcr.-tMr. Hanna pees no valid
objection lo .Mr.1 Wood\vnrd serving asichatr.
man and thnrhals"Very likely to' Tl'celve
the appointment" . This evening Mr. llannn
dined at ex-Sccrerary J. W. Foster's nml
among the guests who were Invllcd , to meet
him were : II. 13. Cooper , Hawaiian hipcretary
of foreign affairs ; Minister Hatch and Secre
tary Hastings of the Hawaiian legation ;
Senators Sherman , Morgan , Ilnle , Hawley ,
Chandler , Proctor , Lodge nnd KlIUns ; Repre
sentatives Dalzcll , Ii.ir.iabVllklns , Gardner ,
Hubbnrd and John Hay.
CLEVELAND , Dec. 5. An Intimate friend
of Mark Hanna said today : "Mr. Hanna U
emphatically oppored to the Dlngley bill. Ho
considers It a make shift. Ho believes it
waa framed merely to secure endorsement
from n democratic congress nnd democratic
president and not ns n republican tariff
measure. He regards It ns nothing moro
thnn a sort of small Improvement on the
WlUon bill.
"What does Mr. Hanna favor In the way
of legislation ? " was asked.
"Ho desires a' special session of congress
and he hopes that the tariff question will
then be brought up and courageously dealt
with. "
WAU.M POLITICS IX VKNK'/.tlKI.A.
I'lT.Hlilrntlal ( "outxI AlriMiily K\
IlltCllHC llltriN ( .
WASHINGTON. Dec. 5. The Venezuelan
election docs not occur until October next ,
but already the contest Is waxing warm , ac
cording to the press reports from Caracas.
There arc four prominent candidates : Dr.
Captllllo , minister of tha Interior In the
Crcspo cabinet ; Dr. Sural. minister of pub
lic works ; Munos Tensar , president of the
state of Zullc. and Ignaclo Andrade. president
of the state of Miranda and brother of the
minister to Washington. All of these candi
dates are favorable to General Crespo. and
thus far no element opposing the present ad
ministration has developed. The Drltlt'h con
tention regarding the boundary line has
served to bring all elements to the support
of General Crespo. He has > taken occasion
to state , howpver , that ho will turn over the
government to his successor according to tlio
terms of the constitution and has thus dis
posed of all thought tlut ho will continue in
the presidency. It was the retention of the
presidency tlict canoed the last Venezuelan
revolution and brought General Crespn into
power.
The recent return of ox-President Hnjas
Paul to Venezuela ha ? been an Important
event there. Ho has been In oxllo for .omc
years , but under the amnesty granted by
Crespo has returned and placed himself un
der the protection of the president , who , In
a public loiter to him , gave assurance of every
saftguard of the laws. With the exception of
ex-Prc idcnt ! ( lipnf.qn Illanco , now living In
Paris , Ilojas Paul was the moat prominent of
those who fled from Venezuela on the advent
cf the Crcspo government and his return Is
regarded as showing' complete acceptance cf
the now ordoc uf tiilng.s Inaugurated by
President Crcspo.
C.KUMAN ( j < nr\Mi ; > T PHOTKSTS.
'
Dili'M on
rl-iii : I'orlH.
WASHINGTON ) aftc. D.-The German gov
ernment ima lO Reit on cncrectlc protest
with the Statojflepartmont against the ac
tion of the prot | t In Imposing tonnage
dues on GormBi V1'13 ' entering American
ports. The rej&lMof | thlJ protest will be
duly utknowledfi&isi'biit tlioro tre matter Is
likely to rest Kj itso the German govern
ment lakesi ulef w remove tl.e charges on
Anifrh.au frhlppjwSwlii.'li . formed the bash'
for the prcsldortt'sspn-lamatlon Issued yes
terday. The contention of the Gorman gov
ernment I ' HBt | I1 df'OS not 'ax ' America1 !
shipping nnd thatther Imperial government
cannot be held uecountobL- the Ir.ipf. !
tlon of local c'.nrgoi by provincial nr.d muni
cipal officials. The contention of our gov
ernment on Iho other hand. Is that , regard
less of Iho question of who Is responsi
ble for tlio levying of the p..rt duou , tho'r
collection from American viands Is the nnl >
fact necessary to be oilabl. ! < hol to put In
operation at oncu the Dlngluy law InipoJiis
tonnage dncH on Qurmaii veiuaU. That th- ?
law In tvlf-opcratlvo and onto the prculdo1) ) ' .
is fatlsflo'l tlir.t part chirpeii of any cmrniur !
are Imposed on American thlrju by a tnraiga
hovcniinciii , he must proIil : n that fact , Uai.
Betting the law la force . It In aald her.-
that t'llico German uhlpS In IHdS , by SOI-IL-
tury Ilayard'ji act , wuo relieved of tounav--
duos In American pore , our lii cnterlin
Herman ports have been ustebred and pal
port duoj to the amount of about $30a,0jj
CONTEST REACHES COURTi
South Dakota Republicans Ask for Judicitil
Interference ,
UNABLE TO SECURE AN ALTERNATIVE WRIT
Crnnt * an Onli-r lo SliiMV Why a Pro- ,
omplor.v U I'll Slmulil > < it IKSIIC
lrililrlim- ! | - (
In He li
S. D. , Doc. r. . ( Special Tole-
. 1 gram. ) While the populists all left this city '
| without taking any legal proceedings In re- |
! I sard to the count of electora It Is now known I
that they had drafted papers for an appliea- j
tlon for nn alternative writ of mandamus , J
asking for the Issuance of certificate's of elec- ,
tlon to the. ' parties shown to have the high
est number of votes on the figures from all '
counties , but for some reason they did not
make application to the court for the writ.
At S o'clock tonight , the attorney- for ttkli- i
nrd J. Wood , ono of the republican elect ore. j
appeared before the supreme court and aske-d i
for an alternative writ of mandamus orderIng - I
Ing that certificates ot election Killed to the
republican electors on the vote as now before -
fore thei board , excluding the votes ot Lawrence -
ronco and llutte counties , which give the
populists nbout 700 majority nnd the leaving
out of which would give the republican elec
tors a majority.
The court refused to grant an alternative
writ , but granted an order to show cause
why a peremptory writ should-not Issue and
set the hearing of the same for 10 a. in. , DC-
cembsr .
No action was taken In regard to the count
on congressmen and it cannot be learned
whether such action will be taken or not.
The teal vote on the repeal of prohibition
was : In favor , 32,011 ; against , 2I.S1I. If the
total vote of the state had been cast on this
question the majority would have been
higher , as the ratio would likely have boon
about the same.
HiiATiS : : TO OLD CAPITA I , FHillT.
DcrlNlon of I lie South DaUnti ! Siipi-enir
Court oti Siieelnl War ran Is. I
PIERRE , S. D. , Dec. G. ( Special. ) The ! '
supreme court baa handed down a decision ' j
which affects the validity of warrants , and !
very likely bonds Issued by all tlio towns In ] (
the state , which Issued such certificate. ! of j
Indebtedness for the purpose of the capital j
campaign. The case is entitled Shannon ft
LougstnlT against the City of Huron , and
Is a fliilt for payment of warrants Issued /
to the firm for printing- done for the capital \
campaign committee of that town.
The decision of the court , which waa 5
written by Fuller , la In substance as follows :
First citing Section 1 ! . of Article x. of the | V
constitution : "Except as otherwise provided - |
vided In thla constitution , no tax , ( ]
or rsacistnent shall be levied or
collected. . or debts contracted by (
municipal corporations , except in pumuance j
of law , for public purposes specified by '
law ; nor shall money raised by taxation , loan ,
or n&jefsnicnt for ono purpose ever he ill- I f
verted to any other. | '
The location of the state capital for the ' ( !
benefit of private Individuals was n matter ' "
wholly and foreign to the purprne and objects ' g
"
of the corporation , the charter of whirl
neither expressly nor by Implication author- ;
Ized any of Its officers to burden the munici
pality with debts Incurred In furtherance of
the scheme , ami the city was entirely pow
erless to Issue Its warrants therefor. I'laln-
tllTa , the capital committee , and all other
perjons dealing with the officers of the
municipality had notice and were charge * '
with a knowledge t.f the law under the
limitations and restrictions of which , no Ka-
Mlity could bu crea'cd or debt Incurred
against the city of Huron for printing cap
ital campaign literature , and the warrants
when issued were void in toto.
As a municipal corporation U forbidden
by law , and has no vested right or inherent
power to contract debta.and Isa-.to evidences
thereof , to advance the Interests of Indi
viduate , no tax payer of the city of Huron
can bo compelled to contribute money for
the purpose of promoting a capital cam
paign , however much the inhabitants of the
city might be personally bcnefltted thereby.
Under the constitutional provisions above
cited , the statutes of the stale , and cl-arter
of the city of Huron , the delegate power
of taxation can be used only for a public
or governmental purpose , ns distinguished
from a private purpose , of which the case
before us Is a glaring example.
The decision of the lower court Is sus
tained.
.South DiiUota. Ilnlry IIIITI-NH. |
VKIttllLUON , S. IX , Dec. n.-SpecIal. ( )
Many of the creameries In this county are
being compelled to close for want of milk.
Thu cold weather has made milking nnd
feeding of the cows very difficult work , and
as a consetpitnco the daily quantity Is greatly
decreased. During the past summer in this
county seven largo creameries have been
either built or old ones repaired and put
In running order. The farmers throughout
the county are devoting more anil morn nf
tneir tlmo each year to the raising of milch
cows , wish the Intention of eventually maltIng -
Ing this branch of the farm work the prin
cipal part. Already South Dakota butter Is
quoted on the New York market nt a pre
mium. The butter Is much sweeter and of
a bettor flavor than the famous Illinois but
ter. The grasses on the prairies are very
nutritious , and a largo herd of cows can
be fed and made to give plenty of rich
milk from them as food , with perhaps a
small amount of other feed once a dnv
During the dryest tlmo in the year there Is
always sufficient nourlshniont In the Brass
to carry the stock through until fall. The
work to the farmer Is much less and < he
pay much greater. It will not be long before -
fore a creamery will bo In every township
and butter and cheese making will bo the
principal Industry of the farmer.
Kuriiu-r Krldhlflilly Kro/rn.
CHAMIIHULAIN , 3. D. , Dec. 5. ( Special
Telegram. ) Hosmus Chrlstenson , a IlufTalo
county settler , has been taken to Kliiiball
In a deplorable condition , as the result of
a terrlblo experience. He left a neighbor's
place about a o'clock .Monday night for home ,
but got lost nnd wandered about on the open
prairie until 10 o'clock the next forenoon ,
whim ho made his way back to the place ho
had left. Ills socks nnd overshoes were en
tirely worn away and his feet , besides being
frozen , were terribly cut nnd torn by tlio
snow anil Ice. Amputation will undoubtedly
bo necessary to save the man's life.
Alirllnn Suit * of Klur UIIKM.
VRIt.MILUOX , S. IX , Dec. G. ( Special. )
Wednesday there was a big auction sale of
fine bred hogs In this city. The animals
sold , ubout Peventy-llvc , wcro from the
famous herds of I' . W. I'aterson and L.
Lamm of this county. The duy was un
comfortably cold and bids wcro low. name
of the very best hogs going as low as $11.
A number of hog breedpr.s of no'o from out
of the state were present and did some pur-
chaMni ; . These talcs are lo bo held annually.
wuoucs.u.i : ( ; iiociitv i torsi : nttt\s ;
u' IlnxlueKM luli > rHlN Arc Also
irniri > > i > ii , to i\ii-nt : or ; , un : : , om > .
NK\V OUI.KAXS , Dec. S. Klre deiUroyod
the wholei-ilo grocery house of II , II. Klac-
pollcr & toin' ! , No. 3S TchoupiUul.ifl t'trcet.
The Iocs on bultdlng and contents Is Ju..OUO ,
fully covered by Insurance.
The wooden and \\lllow ware establishment
of J. C. Morris , adjoining the KhupuIKr
'oulldlr.g. V.-JH also cont'umed , on which the
low U SIS.OQX prelected by p Helen In local
a : > d fore'gn csmpanloa. The fire purtly fiultoJ
the coaitnUX n ntcro of Jl. & S. Blunt , No.
O TciiMipltouI'K' street. The entire financial
Iocs | s * 103,00'J. ' The cause IP unknown.
filthCiiiiteil Illivni * on I'rciii'li Count.
PAKId. Dec. fi. Friday night's gale
caitHcJ grrat havoc along thu i-ntlm coast
ol Ilrlttanu/ . The vlllau ; ; of I'nnnuiTh , on
3 headland In tlio Atlantic , sIMum miles
lauihwctii of Qulmjifr. cuuYrml u | iectal dam-
aae , h < Ing to a laiye < - \ uiiilnntrKi'd ' by
: ) n vaviH. Korty-lhe flnhliii' nmacka lire
, U-1 lo ha\- ii-.u ; down In thu sionn. No loss
of I.K > l < n-i jrted.
HENRY COPLEY ,
Wares of Gold and Silver.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
Having opened a first class
JEWELRY STORE
At 215 S. J6th St. , ( Paxton Block )
I earnestly request all my old friends and
the public to give me a call , Every article in
my slock is new and of the latest style and de ft
sign , having been selected by me in the cast ftft
within the last JO days. I intend , by making ft
reasonable prices ; to build up a substantial bus ftft
iness. I have a particularly nice line of Silver
Novelties , Solid Silver Fr.ble Wnrc and Cut
Glass. When down town please call and in
spect my new store and stock. ? . " ; ?
HENRY COPLEY ,
f 215 S. 16th St. , Paxton Block.
*
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0'i
'i tin NIXT six n\vs ui : IIOPI- : \\II.L n.n\N 01 n IIAIKJMV
T.\lllrS : , To thn < mil MMnri > - . ( furllu-i- ri-iliu-liiK' iirlccn. tic.
K'lnnliiK tvKh ( - inoi--ilim * iitri-r
oinoi-rofv \v ( ho Killoulniv Incoiu-
imrnlililinrKnl' " !
At Ic Colored I'npcr Mookn for children nnd Kplscopal Hymnals ami Prnyer
Hooks ( old edition. )
At3c I'lilldrcn's Colored Picture Hooks , linen , paper .Hid board , of n grade
which have novir before sold at this prli-o.
AtlOcNIce hugi- board , linen and the best grade of colored paper Picture
Hooks for children.
Atl3cHook * printed on linen and mounted on linen , beiotofoiv 2Se mid
: ! . ' ( ' ; many c-opyrlghti-d books , slightly xlu-lf-worn , and a lurge line of
our bandy volume 1G mo. sirlt * of clnBsli-s.
At20c lli-st grade of linen and board Itooks for children , 150 tltlt-s , of a
se-rlea of good print and paper , handsomely bound In ololh. of the
most popular author * , Including Doyle , Stevenson , Core-Ill and many
otlici-M.
At 23c Our Juvenile Hooks nt this price Include many bountifully colon-d Art
nooks for children ; 2J. titles of books of standard literature , lioiind In
half American Uua.-ila , heretofore totalling for T.V1. A large llmof
copyrlKlit liooks , Hllghtly ol lul. Hold by tlu > pulillHhor for $1 , } 1. : > 0 and $2.
Al33c Ilooks of Travel for youns folks , ninny Art Books for ohlldrpti Illustrated -
trated In eolors after drawi ngs by Ida AVaugh. Kale Qronuvay and
otliHi- prominent artists. 1 i > j titles of an entirely new- line of standard
12 mos. , eontnlnliiRM the hes t works of many popular ant horn , hand-
.somely bound In buckram , with gilt top. The Chlsivlrk Llhriirv.
e-ontnlnlng 100 tltlen , bound In half leather , a beautiful book , worth $1 in.
At-I5c The celebrated Vassar OlrU' Scrle-s of Ilooloi of Travel. Illimtvaii-d.
eopyrlghteil , formerly selling for J1.50. Chatterbox for l.s l-)2-Ki. ! ) ! dur
largest and host line of Htamlnrd books , uniformly bound , i-onlnlninK
Parkman's Oregon Trail , Kranklln'H Autobiography and many of the
most noted wotks In general literature
At 73c Comp'.ete works of tlio standard poets , bound In full leather contain-
I"K Kt-.its , Golden Tre-asury , Scott. Honior and about Mother titles.
The benutlfully llluslrated books , bound In white and gold. Dresden
decoration , which were so popular last your at 5V ( , we put on our tallies
this year at K > eVe \
\Ve have si veral hundred e-o nloa of nrunimoml's "flrontest Thin ; ; In
the world. " which we will give out fr.'e of e-harge to all customers who will
ask for one.
Hookii-tH , Ciilondnrs , Chrl.it ma.s Cards and Novelties of all kinds are
to be found nl our store In fjrtut profusion.
STATE8HERY- . , 1308 FARNABR.
lAN < iiil : PAHT AT CHIPPIOWA PAI.I.S.
l looilM Nnl ixirt-liMl : | lo ! > < > Kurllipr
! ) iinipe to I In * City.
MILWAUKEE , Dec. G. A special to the
Wisconsin from Chlppewa Kalis. Wla. , nays :
The water recoiled thirty-seven Inches yes
terday , but It rcso eleven Inches Icat night
and U stationary today. There deems to be
no Immediate prospect of the water leaving
the city entirely , neither la It expected that
It will again attain Its height of two days
ago. Yeatorday some of the merchants be
gan moving Into abandoned bulldln&i , but
work U not continued today 0:1 : account of
the condition at the river. No risk will bo
cssumexl , for bualncsu men prefer to
remain where they are rather than cxpcao
their effect.to the Hood.
All feel that great destruction to prop
erty will cease at once and things are
fast assuming their normal condition. An
chor Ice Is etlll coming down the river , hut
in greatly reduced quantities , and the gorge
Is not assuming much larger proportions.
The Central road was enabled to use
Its tracks for a few houra last night , but
had to abandon them this morning on account
of the rl e during the night. Its depot Is
badly wrecked nnd will not be fit for use
again. The operator has taken up his quar
ters In a box car.
H SYI'T ArCUI'TS i.VJlA.M > 'S OFKHK.
Itl-lllsli Consider Mutt Kvneiui lloll IK
Now Iiiil "llnU "Iy Pm < | ! ) - .
LONDON , Dec. G. A special dispatch from
Cairo annoui.ccs that , acting on the advice
of the khedlve , the Egyptian ministers have
accented the offer of Lord Cromcr , the Hrit-
lah agent hero on behalf of Great Drltaln ,
to advance the sum of money neceaiary to
repay to the Calsse of the Egyptian debt the
$2,600,000 paid out to meet the expenses of
the Anglo-Egyptian expedition to Dongola ,
which the court of appeals decldod should
not have been used for the war oxpe-nscs and
mu.it be paid back to the Calsac by the
Egyptian government.
In certain circles , far from being n defeat
of Ilrithh policy In Egypt , as prominent
I'reneli newspapers regarded It , the decMlun
of the Alexandria court of appeals. In vir
tually making Great Ilritaln pay the expense. !
of the expedition to Dongola , strengthens the
hold of that country upon Egypt , turns the
affair Into a purely IlrltUh undertaking and
postpones Indefinitely any Uca of the evacu
ation of that countiy by the Ilrltlsh troops.
KOI-T OK MM'Hl'AVAX I.VSl IKJH.VI'.S.
.Sai-allia , Ilio Chief , KOM-IM ! to I-IM- |
Nvllli Ten l''ollooei-H.
DUEN03 AVIIES. Dec. 5. An official dis
patch from Monte Video , capital of Uru-
; uiy , saya that Saralba. the Insurgent chief ,
who was reported to have defeated the
Uruguayan forces , hna been completely
routed nnd baa fled with only ten followers.
The dispatch further announces that the re
volt Is ended. _ _
Slioolliuv Affray In Kri-iii'h llenlment.
PAHIS , Dec. 5. A dispatch from Ilergcrac
lopartmcnt of the Dordogne , anncuncea
that a sensation ha.s been caused lliisro by
an attempted murder and suicide among th (
ofllccrs of the garrison. Chaplain le Due of
the One Hundred and Eighth regiment of
ho Hue for soiiiu unknown cause shot
Colonel Lancellu. commanding that regi
ment. three tlmca and then committed sill-
cldo by shooting himself with the same
vcapon. The colonel Is In a critical condi-
Ion. _ _
To Hide or Not lo Illilr on .Sunday.
TOHONTO , Out. , Dec. 5. The mayor and
ho street railway olllclala have nrrlvcd at
an agreement by which the question of Sun-
lay street rars shall bo sul'iulttcd to popular
vote. Whatever the outcome of thu vote
ho corporation pronilr.en to make exlcn-
BlciiB , and In Iho ovcnt of the pcople-'w af-
Irmatlun of Sunday cars thu company will
hell seven tickets for 23 cents.
Severe ( ialen on HrlllHh
LONDON. Dec. G. A wovero Bale prevailed
ell nlKht long over the Urltlah eoa.its , caus
ing nuiiierou casualties and much damage.
The channel nervlcta have been su&pended.
The electric railroad from Uiliihtoa to
ItotthiGbeam alor.g Mm forcBhore , which wan
opened last week with great uclut. wan do-
iitroyed during Iho night.
To la-nxe lli-n/.llliin Iliilli-oailM.
HIO iB ) JANE1IIO , Dc. . G. The Chamber
of Deputies has paKScd a bill authorizing thu
gnvcrmiu-iu to .iHaiimo the niipnn.'ilhlllty of
note . : lrcul.i'.lon and to leano the Ilrazlllan
railroad * . _
SlrlKliiK HdilillllioiilN Are lli-ilneeil. |
Ll.'EDECK , Dee. fi The port laborers ro-
fiiH'-d to lundlo e-olton of the nlcamur Nowa
fi'om Hambui't ; . They wcro quietly replaced
by othori.
T\YO .MOIII : iis'nt ( > \ iits : i.v
( iniilioiKs Vleh litiryr and NiMViiort
Tnlci" Klrsl llallm > lleee-.sfiill.v.
HATH. Me. . Dee. G. The new gunboats
Vlcksburg and Newport wore launched from
the yards of the Hath Iron works this after
noon before an Immense crowd. The Vlcka-
hurg went Into the water at 12in : o'clock
and the Newport followed twenty minutes
later. The launcling.s ! were succe-aaful In
every respect.
The gunboats Vlckfburg nnd Newport ,
launched today at Hath , Mo. , are vivsiivilu
of entirely now typo so fnr ns our nnvy Ii )
concerned. In that they are of composite con-
vtructlon , nil of the framing being of steel ,
but planks of Georgia pine being worked on
the frames below- the water line , pecurcd by
composition boltsi In Eiicli manner au to
prevent galvanic action , and being then
covered with copper. ThU will make the
vpiuois largely Independent of docking
facilities ) nnd economical In the 11:0 of fuel ,
as to the exfoliation of the copper cause"
the barnnclru ami sea grns-j to fall off au soon
an the ship moves , tht.s keeping her bottom
clean , and Injuring the mulntonnncc of full
speed with minimum coal conajmptlon.
j Another feature of these vest-els that dls-
I tlnguU-hos them from other naval ship ; ) la
! the use of a full sail power In addition Lli
steam. They will be- rigged as Imrkcntlne'H
and will bo able to Kill twelve knots an hour
without u.slmr their englnoy , MI that they
, will prove moi t economical cruiser * for
foreign utatlona The Vlcksburg and Newport -
port are flstcr uhlr-s of 1 ( Iflfl Ions displace
ment , drawing twelve feet of water. IBS foot
long by thirty-eight feet beam , and will coot
$22fl,100 each.
INMICT.MINTS TIIIO
I.endvllle Men l.ll.el.v lo He Ili-oiiu'lit
Hi-fore Mir ( irnnil .lory.
LEADVILLE. Dec. G. At I o'clock tlllJ
afternoon the grand jury presented eight In-
dlctmcnta. nnd at 9 o'clock tonight made
its report to tlio court. This report Is
lengthy , stating thnt It has now opciic.l nv-
cnucs by w-hU-h plenty of good wllnossra
c n bo cecurcl , and recommending thnt the
Jury ho ro-cniranelcd and kept at work
during this te-rm of court , with Instructions
to male : periodical reports and pre-.ient In-
< llctments as faot aa justifiable. None of
the names of those against whom today'H
Indictments arc it/turned / will be given out
until the accused are under arrout. It la
bollcved , however , that cx-Pre-Kldimt Am-
burn of the MliR'i.s' union hax been In
dicted. Ho was Induced to return to Col
orado from his old homo In Tenncsaco , ami
Is now in Kokomo.
I'ACKKHS TO JIIM * : Tlliill : OWN SAI.T
Oiniihii Poi-U I'ni'Ui-rN .loin SI. .loMc | > li
mill KIIIIMIIH Clly I-'lt-nih.
KANSAS CITV. Dec. r. . At n canfercncn
held hero of Oniahn , SI. Joseph and Kiim.i
City packcru It has lic-c-ti determined , HIVH Uio
Journal , to form a company and purchnt > 3 tult
mines In the Unto of K.in.'iax , and hereafter
produce all the rock salt tint may bo r.ccJcd
in the packing ImrlncKft of the thrro cities.
The conforcnca which led to a decision to
form the * company was held at the Coateti
hutuc , but the nanieof : lliow Intercxtod
are not made public. One of tlio ropresonttt-
tlvcs of thl ! ) whomo i'ul'1 to a leporter ( hat
the roa oa fe > r forinlng the company wan
the icceiit hoivy Increuo In thu prlcu of
rock bait. Thu main Mllcu of the concern In
to bo In Kansas City , and tliu product Is to
In distributed from thlu point.
Mrs Josciililnol'olliin.ofDiioWnst ,
S. 0. , had a mve-ro ci : : < o of cnlurrli ,
wlilcli llnnlly buninu ( ! o ( luup-Hi-ntniI
tlmt RIUvna ) untiruly tli-ur In ono
car , nnd part of lliuboiiuin her IHJHU
elouglicd < iir. Tlio bust pliyfiiolaiis
tronlcd her innln , nnd tihu nsod
vnrloim iippli-
r a t i ii a of
H j > r a y n nnd
wnslioH to no
nvull. I-'otirtuun bottleH of S. S. S.
jiromptly roiiche-d Iho Rent of thu dls-
u , nnd cured her Bound and \tv\\ \ \ .
R , 8. fi. never falls ti
aureia blixxl illncaiu , and
It In tlio only icinedy
which rcachesdecp-ncatail
ca ci. ( Itittr unit cil tntre *
_ _ _ / ! / viaftnlile , lloolcs treoj
aaurcas bwiit Hpoclflc Co. , Atlanta , G ,