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ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. GRATIA , JTKEDAY 25 , 1890. E COPY" PrV13 CENTS.
PEACE IN PINAR DEL RIO
Dr , Bowcn Finds Little Sign of Warfare
Through the Province.
UPRISING THERE IN DIRE EXTREMITY
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HAVANA , Cuba , Dec. 21. ( Ne.w Yoik
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) A
Woild staff correspondent has passed bc-
jond Iho Weyler trocha , gone through thu
principal portion of Iho province of Tlnar
< lel Hlo and returned lo Havana. No other
foreign correspondent has been permitted to
go beyond Artenilea , the central point of
Qoncial Wcylor's great military line and
its headquarters.
Written authority from the captain general
to make the journey , signed by Colonel Es-
ciibado , the chief ot staff , was given to me ,
and notification that I was to take the trip
wag sent to General Arolaos , commanding
the trocha , and General Melqtil/o , command
ing In Plnar del Hlo City. No condition
wcs otlachcd lo tny permit other than the
.usual verbal understanding that no communi
cation should bo held with the tnsurgcnls
My mission was to ascertain the condition
of Plnar del Hlo province , lo find If It really
Is in the hands of Iho 'insurgents , as is re
ported throughout the United States , to in-
vosllgnlo the alleged ncvero billies fought
during the autumn , and especially lo visit
the ancient and remote capital of the prov
ince , Iho eltv of Tlnar del Rio
I left Havana last week on the only dally
train to Aitomlsu. It left before daylight
nnd wax composed mostly of freight cars ,
only two passenger coaches being attached
Slowly tha train jolted and bumped along ,
stopping ut numerous stations. At Gulra
do Melcna I saw tbo church which was held
byoliinteera against General Gomez's
forces last January. The rulna of tbo houses
ho burned and the remains ot the lallway
station bouses wcro the only evidences of
Iho raid between Gulra and Artemlsa. In
deed but for some uncultivated fields anil a
few ruined sugar plantations and the soldiers
in the towns and villages , lltlle Is to bo seen
to Indicate thai Iho country Is In a state
of civil war. The men appeared to be pur
suing their cUBtomaiy vocations ; the women
and children were on the roads as usual.
COMES TO THE TUOC1IA.
Finally , the train crawling along at the
rate of ten miles an hour , reached thn
trocha nt Artemlsa , now a garrl on town
only , although numerous refugees from ic-
niolo counlry districts ha\e sought refuge
there Tbo town was filled with troops
who have nothing to do since Macco's
death A line ot earthworks and niimcioiis
llttlo block houses extend as far on either
side noith and south across Iho le\ol coun
try as the eye could see Artemlsa , which
Is thirty miles from Havana , was the des
tination of nearly all of the train. The pas-
Fongers , almost exclusively , wcro Spanish
olllccrs. General Ruls , commanding the
cavalry along the trocha , was ntnong them
ft fine , soldierly appearing man. Ho spoke
of the efforts ot Interested persons to bring
on n war between Spain and Iho United
Stales , and said ; "The real Americans are
oil right , but the paper citizens the Cu
bans who get naturalization papers by hooker
or crook , and then reside on this Island
arc a troublesome lot. They wish to shirk
their duties to the country In which they
live , and to perform no service for the
United Stales. " The civilians who arrived
on Ihe train were searched by tbo police
In the railway stallon. I watched the pro
ceeding with equanimity , because I was ex
empt from It. The Spanish officials mani
fested no curiosity concerning my presence
or the object ot my Journey Having no
occasion to remain In Attonilfca. and hav
ing to travel moro than fifty miles before
reaching Plnar del Hlo City , I kept on.
WHERE MACEO MANEUVERED.
The countiy between Artemlsa nnd San
Cristobal Is flat and the eoil Is red clay ,
like that of Virginia. The roads In Tlnar
del Rio aio better than those In the eastern
pait of the Island. They are smooth and
hard now , the rainy season being over. The
country Is covered with lall palm Irees
San Cristobal Is a small town , with numer
ous block houses surrounding It , but the
Hoops are there. On the light to the norlh
the counlry Is hilly and broken for Ihlrty
miles , a far as the northern coast. These
hills aie not lofty enough to rank with real
mountains , but they contain Innumerable
ravines , and their slopes are thlekly wooded
Among them Macco moved about , finding
shelter from the constanl movements of the
Spanish columns , I passed a place where
he camped by the roadside In his last opera
ttuns In Qctober It was the custom of his
men lo build little huts of palm lca\e = > and
grass to protect them from the rain No
military order wns observed The huts were
scattered about Irregularly , some beside a
small stream , others hero and there , over
a large field In the rear was a thick dense
undergrowth , In which the Cubans could
take shelter If attacked
H waa published In the United Stales that
Mucco had 0,000 followers In this movement ,
but his camp shows that the actual number
could not hae been moro than half tint at
the outside.
LITTLE SIGN OF THE RAVAGES
The country becomes poorer as ono goes
westward , and finally becomes worthless
except for grarlng purposes. I was sur
prised to see many catllo quietly feeding
The supposition that the region has been
swept clear Is unwarranted. Scarcely any
indication of var Is to bo seen. Palnclous
has bcui repoiled to bo terribly elckly. I
found the town a .straggling collection of
thatched , squalid houses When General
Weyler was there reecnlly he shook up the
loial officials and compelled thorn to clean
the place Many refugees flocked there and
much destitution and olckncss followed their
advent , owing to the neglect of banltary
measures Smallpox , yellow fever and
finally typhus fever became epidemic. The
troops Etalloned Ihcre suffered severely. A
ninie desolate looking town cannot he- tin
cglned. All tint was substantial In Pnla
clous was burned by the Instil gents a year
ago.
'Iho country grows liiegular ns the city
ot Plnar del Hlo Is approached. The cell
becomes better and numerous tobacco fields
ure to be seen Cultivation began later than
usual , and the young plants have only jiibt
been transplanted. I saw no field In which
tobacco lias been giown In the past not
planted at thu present time. The chief of
police appeared al the hotel I went to on
reaching Plnar del Rio , and said he knew I
WAS coming. He was effusively polite , but
none the leas Auspicious , In a remote place
like this when rumors of war with the
United States are thick , the advent of nn
American IB an important event and until
rally cju.se * curiosity , nnd the hotel filled
-vlth Spanish officers.
CLEAN CUBAN CITY.
Tlnar del Hlo IB a quaint , primitive city ,
Interesting on account of Its remoteness It
in not visited by tourltta and thn foreigner *
cecn tlicro mostly are tobacco buyers , It I *
In the heart of the Vuelta Abajo dlstilct ,
whence comes the hlgheBt priced tobacco
grown , The best houiea all hare deep ar
cndea In front , with massive columns sup
porting projecting roofs , The streets are
clenn and the fcul olom common In Cuban
town * nro absent , On the outskirts , as
everywhere eUe , there are a number nf
email block houses The city U on a hill
commanding a magnificent view , especially
to thn southwest. Hleh tnbucco landi ex
it ml as far as the eye can see. In the dim
dlntanrc U th- blue Caribbean eea. To the I
west nro rough hills which extend to Cape
Kan Antonio.
Pliiar del Hlo ban nut been troubled much
by the Insurgent * . At no time have they
approached the totvn. A graphic description
of the alleged siege and capluro ot Iho city
Ity Mncco was published throughout the
United States a > car ago , with details cal
culated to glvo It thu appearance ot truth
I was In Cuba at the time , and was the
only correspondent who icfused to vid the
story to New York. I knew there 'V < ( s no
truth In It. Nothing of th9 kind ever oc
curred. The nearest Macoo over was lo thnt
cltj wns when ho went fr&n the mouirr.in
thickets along the norlh coast this fall ,
folio * ed the line of hills .o 'ho westward of
the city , circled around It fl\f > miles off and
passed eastward In the dlreoilon of Han
Cristobal , pursued by General Mclqulro.
COMMANDER OF THE DISTRICT.
Near the hospital I met Major Cebrlan , thu
military commander of the city. I had met
him when he was govoinor of Clcnfuogos ,
and ho politely offered to assist me. After
wards I visited General Mclqul , the mili
tary head of the district , at his headquarters ,
In a largo private residence at one rorner
of the pla/a. Next to Wejler , perhaps , Gen
eral Mrlqul/o Is best known In Iho United
States of all the Spanish commanders In
Cuba. Ho has been sercvely criticised by
the press , but ho received me with much
cotirlcsy
General Molqul/o Is tall , erect lithe , mus
cular and active. In his military beat Ing
he sugiesls a Biltlsh field officer of cavalry.
His face Is thin hiH look distinguished ; his
closel > cropped hair Is Iron-gray , and the
large , straight moustache Is streaked with
giay. As becomes an active soldier , his
thin checks are browned from exposure nnd
his deep dark eyes are as pcnetrallng as
the blade of a knlfo. Ho wore an undress
hussar's Jacket. Ho Is a military man , pure
and simple , obeys orders , Is as destitute of
sentiment In the line of his duty as a billet
ot wood , but In pilvato life Is kindly and
agreeable.
General Melqulzo has just returned from
a fortnight's expedition through his terrl-
toiy. Ho went over the hilly country at Ihe
Koulhwest and northwest end of the Island
His description of his trip Is too long to
cqble. but a summary of It la that ho found
no Insurgents , save a few groups of four or
five The largest band seen numbered five.
"Most of the labels have hidden their
arms. ' be cnld , "and are trying to appear
es paclflcos. " There are two classes of
alleged paclficcs. One h composed of honest
ones who wish to take no part In the rebel
lion. I am arming them oo Ihey can dr-
fend themselves against the others when
they work. They want lo cultivate their
tobacco
\CIFICOS" WHO ARE DEADLY.
"The other class secretly carry arms a
part of the lime , thru go out and lurk In the
thlrkcls and file on my soldiers. The )
should be treated ca the Germain ticatcd
similar French guerillas In the Franco-
Trus-slali wai shot on sight. I have jet to
hear ot the German commamlcm being as
sailed for their necessary severity The
ictx'ls In my district are completely dis
organized now Macco's death was a heavy
blow to the rebellion. Ho was brave , and
had natural military Instincts lie was
superior In all ivspccts lo any other rebel
lender Ho Is entitled to credit for honestj
of purpose Ho would have held out until
the last His black followers bicrlficcd
their hornet ) in their devotion lo him Hla
whllo adherents generally are worthless aa
flghllng men This Is the case everywhere
oiil Ihe Island. They are not a warlike peo-
plii and they take good care of their skins.
"I found much suffering among the people
In the hills I have been assailed through
the press so fiercely by the rebels that I
am feared by the women and children. I
brought in children so nearly starved they
could not cat solid food , young girls nnd
mothers nearly dead from starvallon. I am
feeding the children. There are many of
them here , whoso liven \vlll be saved. I feel
deeply for them.
"The plan of compelling the families of
rebels to go to towrs Is wise from a military
standpoint. Your Sheridan swept clean the
Shenaiwloah valley , not because ho wished
to , probably , but from a military necessity.
I presume the. time Is not distant when the
regular Spanish troops will abandon Plnar
del Rio , leaving order to bo restored by the
civil guard and \olunteers I am aware
that I am criticised severely by the Ameri
can pre s for alleged acts of mine 1 am
not angry about It , but I feel a regret. It
appears useless to stem the tide of mls-
icpresentatlon concerning Cubau affairs , for
popular Bcnllment has been worked up In
Iho I'nltcd States by false statements. I am
a soldier and I obey orders. I do my duty
and my conscience Is clear. I regret that
the people of North America accept only
ono side of the question "
General Melqulzo's iraimer and words
show that ho thinks ho has been badly
treated by the American press , that he re
grets the fact but because he has not
exceedd duty In that all may bo truthfully
laid at hla door. Of the numberless false
charges madeho cares nothing , in which re
spect he Is llko all other Spanish officers
with whom I have conversed
CORRESPONDENT WELL WATCHED.
The general Invited me to accompany him
on a trip over his command , but I was com
pelled to decline the Invitation , as a freight
tintn was to go to Artemlsa the next day
and I decided to return on It. The chief of
police stationed a roft spoken , light treadIng -
Ing man near my chamber at night , prob
ably to pi event anybody from carrying me
off He carefully peered through the open
window occasionally , but whenever I caught
him at It be Immediately wlthdiow from
sight , only to return again He saw mo
safely out of town from a discreet distance
befoui daylight this morning. The railway
Is open now and carries largo quantities of
army supplies The tialn proceeded cau
tiously , with a pilot engine on ahead , and
In the iear u guard of fifteen infantrymen In
an oidinary box ficlght car , armored with
strips of half-Inch iron and provided with
loop holes for musketry The only passen
gers wcm Spanish officers I had heard be
fore starling that a party of icbels appeared
near Palaclous the night befoie and fired
on the forts , but the train conductor told
me hn had seen no Insurgents and had not
been fired on In a month
General Weyler found no Important bands
nf Insurgent In bis two trips through Plnar
del Rio. I learn. The reports published In
the United States of severe engagements
wcio untrue In his rccornl expedition In
the province General Weyler saw no group
of i-'btls numbering more than ten
ENCOUNTERS AN ENGAGEMENT.
The train reached the fortified \lllage
of Paso Heal at P a in. The place was In
commotion. The military commander was
on the stallon platform and nald insuigcnts
weio outside- the town The small garrison
was under arms. The country to the south
IE level and clear of undergrowth , but nu
merous tall roy l palm trees aie scattered
over the ficlda. Standing on the car plat
form I heard thn sharp pop of a rifle and
saw puffs ot fiinoKo coming fmm thn palm
tiees about a quarter ot a mile away. An
old man In a field inn toward the village ,
while the people living In the huts near
Iho track crouched on the ground. As soon
as the filing began the Spanish soldiers In
the armored car prepared to dnfcnd the
tialn. Most of them climbed through a
square hold In the top of the car nnd stood ,
rifles In hand , on the roof The othcis thrust
their rifles through the loop holes , The
Spanish officers traveling by the train went
Into the aimorcd car and I followed them.
In It wcie two goats , thiec young pigs , a
i > air of game cocks , two dogs nnd a cat , all
liclonglng to the soldiers On the platform
ono could hear the singing nf bullets pass
ing overhead. One shot struck the ground
eight feet from the passenger coaili and
threw gravel Into the cnr , I tried to find
the bullet , but failed , I aw as many as
twelve simultaneous puffs of smoke from
rln > ii , but no Insurgents. The rebels were
ylng behind the palm trees A small garrison
risen ten soldiers In each ot the two block
louaes did not go out nnd no tioops ar
rived , much to tbo disgust of Iho military
commandant , who had sent to Tlnar del
itlo City for i enforcements.
REBELLION DYING IN THE PROVINCE.
I iimlly the train pulled out slowly and
ho rebels behind the palm trees censed fir-
ng. Very slowly the train rrawled along
mill \rtcmlua wns reached There a num-
bur of sick soldlcm , most of whom had chills
and fever , but some with yellow fever , were
taken on Twelve hours after leaving 1'lnar
del Hlo City the train arrived at Havana.
( .Continued oil Second Page. )
VICTORY FOR CUBA AT SEA
Filibustering Steamship Three Friends
Buns a Hot Gauntlet ,
LANDS HER CARGO ON THE ISLAND
riri-s ( ill n \n\itl Counter mill
from a Illu ( iiiiilinnt ami n Swift
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NEW YORK , Dec. 24. A special to the
World from Key West , Fla. , siya : The
lone star flag of Cuba has met the red and
yellow banner of Castillo upon the seas.
The shrapnel , shell and rifle volleys of a
brave filibuster have made answer to the
lear of Spanish twclve-poundeis and have
gained for Cuba libra Ihe llrst victory on
the ocean. The filibustering steamer Three
Friends sailed from rernandlna , Flo , Sun
day night , December 13 , carrying a valuable
cargo of munitions of war for the Cuban
Insurgents. After eluding the vigilance of
United States war ships and revenue cutters ,
and dodging every sail upon the ocean , the
llttlo steamer , with almost fifty men , was
within hailing distance Of Cuba on the sixth
night out. Surprised , trapped and filed
upon , she threw shot Into the Spanish naval
coaster , frightened off a Ms gunboat and
escaped from a swift cruiser , steering' out to
sea. The Three Friends put In again to the
coast and safely landed her cargo on the
border of the great Zapatha swamp. Not be
fore In Cuba's struggle for liberty has the
flat : of Spain been fired upon at sea Xo
other filibuster , after having been attacked
by the enemy , has stood by her guns and
fulfilled her perilous mission. Ono of f-e
members of the crew tells this story of the
trip
"As Cuba was ncarcd , about midnight last
Saturday , a two-pound shell buzzed and tore
through our rigging , and In live minutes
the ni\nl duel was In progress , Early In
the morning of Friday , the IStli Inst , Cape
San Antonio , at the western extremity of
Cuba , was rounded. A stiff brcoze was
blowing off the land , and the ship headed
southward It was known that the battle
ship Helna Mercedes , the ciuiscr Alfonso
XIII , and the coaster Dos do Majo , were
patrolling the Tlnar del Hlo south coast.
The scaled orders from the New York junta
were opened one hour after the capo had
been passed. They gave no directions as to
the course the vessel should take , Its des-
tlnitlon alone being mentioned. The orders
of the junta read 'Sail to the mouth of the
San Juan river and there await a party of
Insurgents , who will take charge of the
cargo Do not attempt to land men or
munitions at any other point. '
UNUSUALLY DANGEROUS MISSION.
"The orders caused a sensation A con
sultation was held Immediately In the cabin ,
attended by Captain John O'Hrlen , Naviga
tion Captain Lewis , Major Fcrcz Morales ,
commander of the land expedition , and
Lieutenant Colonel Calve , sea commander
of the eamc Major Arnas waa also called
In. Nearly every ofllcer aboard had warned
the Junta that ho would not attempt to land
an expedition near the San Juan river The
steamer Hcrmuda had tried to and had been
fired upon and driven away by a Spanish
coaster , while the cargo of the Dauntless
after having been put ashore , was captured.
But what was to be done ? The steamer
had stolen away from the United States and
had alieady covered three-quarters of the
distance to her ordered destination. She
had weathered heavy storms and was
staunch. Her crew was a picked one and
the soldiers aboard were brave and deter
mined. 'We'll land at the San Juan If wo
have to sail through h 1 to do It , ' said Cap
tain Lewis. 'Kcop a good head on , but
don't waste any coal , " was the word sent
down to Chief Engineer Dunn. When fifty
miles south of the cape the course wen
changed to north by northeast , against a
head wind. AVhcn night fell wo were thirty
mllca from land , forwarding an eastern line.
Saturday morning was clear and beautiful.
The \esscl was placed under a small head
of steam and went easily In a calm sea
"About the decks all was astir. Hoxca of
Mms , cartridges , and dynamite fitored In the
holds were carried on deck and put In con
venient positions for landing. Each man
who was to land with the party had his per
sonal effects bundled together nnd ready to
bo cast Into the first boat The Three Filcndi
was several hours In making her way to
the proper place to effect a landing. Whe.i
all was In readiness the coast ecemcd en
tirely clear On the lower deck , amidships ,
the first boat's crew , armed with machetes
and revolvers stood ready to man the largo
surf boat , which already swung over the aide
The crew consisted of Lieutenants Carbonno
and Culteras , Sharpshooter John Gorman
and Privates Aurello Arcane and Edgardo
Major Tcrez Morales and Dr. Danjardln ,
who were also to go ashore In the first boil ,
stood at the gangway , Behind the first
boat's party etood a dozen men armed with
machetes and rides In. line along the rail , to
repel boaiders. None of the others were
armed , except with levolvcrs , which they
carried In their belts , as the rifles and
machetes had been returned to their boxes
for transfer ashore.
DETECTS A SPANISH COASTER.
"On the prow , night glass In hand , stood
Captain Lewis , Major Arnas and En
gineer Tagluchl. The remainder of the ex
pedition , gathered along the rail on the port .
side as the vessel steamed almost In the i
shadow of the rocky cliffs When the fili
buster was within 400 yards of the shore the
engineer discovered n moving object In the
darkness under the Ice , and informed Cap
tain Lewis that ho saw a coastci. Without
further ado the filibuster steamed swiftly
to starboard and pointed for the open eca
Tow persons aboard had seen the Spaniard.
Captain O'Brien , after allowing his ship to
scamper three or four hundred > ards , hove
to , then backed toward the mouth of the
San Jtun In a minute more the black shape
of n. fort > -foot coaster was seen darting out
In our direction. Away otcered the filibuster ,
and behind , emerging from the shadow along
the shore , came the coaster.
"For a few minutes the exciting race con
tinued , and then came a flash of light from
the Spaniard. A second later came the
crack of a two-pounder , and then there wai
the hiss of a shell a few rods to the star
board. Word was passed on the filibuster
that all must fight. A few men broke open
the rlfio and cartridge boxes , and soon the
entire party were armed. Sharpshooter Gor
man gathcicd hla riflemen along the stern
rail upon the upper deck. Major Morales
was In charge. Again came a flash from the
coaster , and another solid phot splashed In
the water , several rods nearer the vessel ,
Tureucd and pursuer were each under full
steam , and smoke was pouring from their
funnels. They were now about 00 yards
apart. Then the Spaniard fired for the
third time , but falling a few" rods astern of
us , but In a direct line ,
" 'Use the Hotchklss , ' commanded Mo
rales ,
"Gunner Michael Welsh , with his crow ,
had stood by the twelve-pounder la the bow ,
heard the command with joy and called
out to Captain O'Brien to swing the
ship around. In a mlnuto the filibuster
was almost broadside to the coaster. The
latter boorced the fourth time , but the smoke
had not yet cleared away before the Hotch-
klss on our prow belched forth nnd sent
a shrapnel shell between the shoit masts
of the coaster , squarely over her engines ,
The shell did not burst , but the Spaniards
seemed paralyzed with fear. Several men
on the lower deck opened fire with their
rifles nnd this was followed by a rattling
volley from the line of men on the upper
deck , The shrapnel shell fired from the
Ilotchklss ended the fight , as the Spaniards
sailed away , firing rockets calling for as
sistance.
SILENCES A GUNDOAT ALSO.
"Tho call for assistance was piomptly
answered , for whllo the filibuster won
swinging Into position to allow the Hotcli.
klsa to play upon tbo enemy , a gunboat
double the filic of the b. ' > atijt\ \ appeared on
the port. She opened tire with heavy guns ,
but did not have- the range. Gunner Welsh
rammed another shrapitHl Irifo the gun on
the prow and yanked the. ItoVard. The ehell
flow straight for the c n boat and burnt
directly over her. U Mas nnsvvcrcd by a
still heavier thunder frrtm tlie gunboat , re
turning shell for shell. The' shot from the
Spaniard disabled two of the landing boata
of the filibuster , Imf lld " ° other damage.
The Hotchklss was again loaded with shrap
nel and the next dlsbharge struck the
cruiser amidships. Then the- Three 1'rlentls
put on steam , leaving the warship , possibly
disabled , but at all events silent and de
feated. out of sight behind a point of land.
"As the cargo of the Three Frlcndi wca
being landed the Spanish roast patrol came
up and a fierce fight onaued between them
and the Cubans sent by General Gomez to
racoit the caigo Into his camp. After two
hours of righting the SlMnlahls were driven
oft and the cargo waa landed and safely
carried Into the Interior. The vessel then
lay to for several days In a secluded cove
and Btnrted for Florida/ last Monday. Sha
was pursued by several gunboats ns oho
entered the windward vt < ia. and a ball from
one of them lore a hole In her bulwarks.
A barrel of oil on the furnace firca soon
ran up the steam and the fast craft crept
away Emciglng from the Keys , two crulsero
were found waiting for her and a race
ensued. The Spanish \eeseU fired on her
for half an hour. Captain Lewis then ran
among the l < eja and escaped from the Spin-
Ish war vessels and reached American
waters near Miami ,
i > srnoi3vrs I.NVAUI : SA.vr.v ciit.v. .
Maximo ( > oiut > z Snlit' to lie Working
\Klllllxt 'UN .TllllKIIM'lll.
HiVVANA , Dec. 2-1. ' ( V'a ' Key West. )
Since December 12 the Insurgent forces
under General Garrldo have besieged and
attacked the town of Vucltnfl , In Santa Clara
province. Tart of the garrison left the
town to engage the Insurgents and drove
them , with thi bajonet. Into the woods.
Some of the countrymen assured the troops
that numerous banda \ > t Insurgents were
concentrating In that district. The Insur
gents un lor Garrldo also besieged and at
tacked the town of Bacz , In Santa Clara ,
aril burned &cveral houhes In the outskirts
of the town. Notwithstanding the superior
numbers of the Insurgents , the garrison rc-
fuaul to surrender , and after a two days'
siege Gcnenl : Solalio , came to their assist
ance with his column. Callxto Garcia Is In
the Manranlllo district of Santiago de Cuba ,
going toward the river Ceuto. It Is re
ported to be his Intention to cross the river
and come westward. H Is also reported that
Maximo Gomez received orders to move
westward , but icslsted the orders of the
Cuban government for a long time The
lest reliable report from Minranlllo says
Maximo Gomez has finally taken up his
march with an escort In the direction of
Santa data. The Spanish government has
scml-ofllclal advices of the concentration of
Insui gents In Santa Clara , both from the
pastmn and western nart of the Island.
It Is reported that many Insurgent chiefs
Including Ma\Imo Gomc , are willing to
accept an arrangement for Cuban autonomy ,
but that thev are unwilling to treat with
any Spanish general but' Martinez do Cam
pos Reliable Information has boon received
that Maceo passed the trocha on Decem
ber 4 by land , and not by sea. It was his
Intention to deliver a great blow for the
Cubin cause near Havana , and then to pro
ceed Immediately eastward. H Is alleged
he made Maximo Gomez and others Indig
nant , and that they abandoned him to hU
own fata Without asElstlns him , being , Jeal
ous of the preponderating Influence acquired
by him during his stay , and by hls ab !
management In the prnvlnco of Plnar del
Hlo. It Is .further aUcicJ ] that the whllo
element among .ho CiJoWe ; looked w Ith un
friendly eyes on him because Macco repre
sented the colored element and might have
become In tlmo , dictator or president.
General Hernandez Ve Lasco has made an
extensive reconnolcsalico In { ho vicinity of
Aurora , Lace Taco. and Parcdon Dellndlo ,
province of Plnar del Ulo. On the heights
of Del Hlo he dislodged a force of Inmirgcnta
and dcstro\ed a camp of enemy of Loma
Paladi , At Taredon Dellndlo the general'n
forces had an encounter with the Insurgcnta
and destroyed extensive deposits of provi
sions and dwellings Inhabited by Insurgents.
The rattallons of Granada , while engaged
In protecting the gathering together of cattle -
tlo In Santa Clara province , have repulsed
an Insurgent force , inflicting numerous lessen
on the enemy. The Sorla battalion at the
farm of Hllaclo and afterwards at Bernla
encountered Insurgent bands , which were
dispensed The entire loss of the troops
was Major Longo and'1 twelve soldiers
wounded The battalion of Guenca at the
farm of Ecodldaclo Malanzas met several
Insurgent bands and compelled them to re
treat to the woods near Bulfour. Later the
troora again came up lo the enemy and ,
after a sharp skirmish , the Insurgents re
tired , sustaining the Icjs of many men and
leaving fifteen killed on , 'the field The gov
ernment forces had Ktxtccn wounded Dur
ing several tklrmlshes In Santa Clara and
Havana recently the Insurgents left twenty-
three killed and the troops had fl\o men
killed and seventeen wounded
At Callmete , Matanras , the Insurgent
Captain Nararlo Castillo and eleven of his
followers have surrendered to the Spanish
authorities. The well known Insurgent
leader , Juan Uus , died during the night of
December 22.
The fifty-seven men arrested on political
grounds , as cabled a few dajs ago , were
jcsterday placed In jail as conspirators
Among those arrested were1 Manuel
Agulro , Manuel Gulierrcz " , TruJIllox Lu ,
Julian Diaz Nunez" Francisco Estrada ,
rianc ! co Montalvo , Tascual Mcndlvc , Jo'o
Maria Canalejo , Bernardo Alcazar Fran
cisco Xlques , Fernando Scull and Joao
Maglca There were also among the prla-
oners nlno n en accused of cittle stealing.
The correspondent of the Associated press
has made special Inquiry In official circles
regarding the condition of Henry Dclgado ,
correspondent of the New York Mall anJ
Express , who was captured in Tlnar del JJlo
during a raid on the Inrurgcnt forces It
Is learned that Mr Dclgado was formerly a
purser on a Ward line /steamer , and , ac
cording to official Information afterward a
filibuster , and still recorded Ihe title of
major of artillery o.f Macco's staff. Ho
was recently captured In ail Insurgent pre
fecture b > the Spanish forces under General
Matgulzo. In the province of Tlnar del Illo ,
with Americans and Germans , and was
brought to Havana. I ( was learned that his
wounds are being1 cared for at the Spanish
hospital of San Ambrosia. ! Mr. A. S , Dolz ,
the deputy consul gqncrdl of the United
Stales , \lslted the hc.spUal today , but could
not see Delgado , pending ( declarations to
bo taken by the authorities charged with the
making of a summary o ( his , case. Mr Dolz
will , however , ECO Delgado at the earliest
opportunity. _
Permit for n llroiiU1 > n Tunnel.
AL1JANY , N Y. , Dec. 21. The State nnll-
road commission today enintcd the appli
cation of the Now York & Brooklyn Ilnll-
wuy company to coiiHtruet n tunnel rail
way under the Haul river from New York
City to Hiooklyn. Tho-'KiautlnB of the np-
pllcatlon will not Intertfro with the rlghtH
of the Now York nM Urooklyn Tunnel
company nnd the Urooklyn , Now York und
Jersey City Terminal company , union com.
nanlcH at Homo future' time may make sim
ilar applications.
roiinti > rfi > ltfr Are Fountl nnllty.
THENTON , N. J , . Dec. 2) ) . The Jury In
the case of George Sands , alUis Dr Chukc ,
nnd Mary Knapp , tried In the United States
district court for passing counterfeit money
In Hoboken. rendered n'\erdlct this nftcr-
noon of guilty , after being out one hour.
Mrx. Knupp received the verdict with
nmlleji , but Handtf'blpka Into team. Judge
KlrUputilck llxed'Jilnuary 1 for sentence
to bo Impoiied. T' ' " > prisoners were then
taken b.iulc to the Mercer county jnll.
Dr. Duller In Itcco
NEW YOIIK , Dee , 21 i-Dr. Charles Ilnt
ler , the president of the corporation of the
I'nlon Theological pniln ry and the cor
poration of the t'nlvorHlty of the City of
New York , who hud bwn seriously III with
imuumonlu , wan reported aa much better
today. IJr , Duller Is CO yearn old.
TROUBLES END IN TRAGEDY
Domestic Infelicity in the Kinkonon Family
Loads to an Attouiptod Murder ,
HUSBAND WINDS UP BY KILLING HIMSELF
AYoiiinn III a DaiiKcroni Coiulltlu" .
tint Ma > IlcciM cr HiiHlmml I'ul-
lunt'il llrr Aroiinit ( lie
MrcotN All i\ciiliiu.
A few minutes after 10 o'clock last night
a woman ran across the street near I'our-
tcenlh and Douglas streets. A dozen steps
bthlnd her was a man who waved a revolver
ver In his hand and cursed her as she ran.
Midway down the block , In front of the
Diamond saloon , ho caught up with his In
tended victim , and , bringing his revolver
to a level , fired at her point blank. The
woman fell to the pavement , and the man
turned the revolver upon himself , placing
the muzzle Just above the tight car , and
pulled the trigger. Ho died Instantly.
The woman was .Mrs. Stella Klnkonon.
who has been cmplo > cd al the Arcade hotel
as a pastry cook for the past threa months
'Iho man was John M. Klnkonon , her hus
band , from whom she has been divorced
Jealousy , love and the custody of two small
children nrs supposed to ha\e been the mo
th es for the crime.
O. Hubenstcln , a tomalo man who has a
stand at Iho corner of Fourteenth and Doug
las streets , was n witness to the whole affilr
and gives the following version of It : "Tho
woman , In company with another woman ,
the man who shot her and a joung boy ,
went by my stand about 830. Thej were
having an argument and the woman seemed
anxious to avoid the man , who followed
slightly in the icar. About twenty minutes
after 10 o'clock the woman with whom thla
party had been arguing ran wildly up tome
mo and grabbing mo bj the arm cried 'Oh ,
My God ! He Is going to kill me'1 The fel
low , who was running af'cr ' her with a ic-
volver In his hand , startEnl to catch her b >
the arm , but she dodged him and thc > bot'i
ran cait on Douglas street A few seconds
later I I'eard the shots and saw them both
fall lo the sidewalk. "
Henry Wclsa , one of the owners of the
Diamond , was standing In the front of hla
saloon when ho saw Klnkenon near the
woman and heard him say "I told jou I
was KpliiK to do It to you' " Ho then fired
the shots
SHOT IN THE NECK.
Officer Dillon was the flint to arrive on the
scene of the tragedy. With the assistance
of Beveial bs slanders ho picked up Mrs.
Klnkenon and cart led her Into the siloon.
The woman was conscious , although bleeding
profusely from a cut on the forehead , which
had been sustained by the fall , and she
complained frequently of a wound , which
she said was In her back She could give
noerslon of the affair , except that her hus
band had been following her for several
weeks past , and had threatened frequently
to kill her In case ho caught her on the
street after night. She was removed to the
police station and later taken to St Jo
seph's hospital , where Dr. Carpenter discov
ered upon examination that she had re
ceived a bullet wound from a 32-callbcr re
volver In the lower portion of tbo neck. The
bullet remained In the fleshy poitlon of the
neck , and the wound bled freely. Shortly
afcr ( being laid on the operating table the
woman lost consciousness , aud her condi
tion Is thought lo bo serious , although there
U a possible chanro for iccovery.
The body of Kinkenon ! ay where It had
fallen for nearly half an bour , when It was
taken In charge by Coroner BurXet and re
moved to the morgue. There was but a
small amount of money upon the remains and
a few papers , which showed that the de
ceased was on engineer and had formerly
been employed on the Union Pacific rail
road Ho had an engineer's traveling card ,
which bore a late date und had evidently
been much used Coroner Burkct will hold
on Inquest on the remains Saturday at 2
o'clock
Olficer Dillon , who has the Douglas street
beat , says that ho saw Mr. and Mrs. Kin-
kcnon about 8 30 last night , as they were
on their way up Douglas street The wo
man came up lo him aud said "This man
has been following me around town for sev
eral weeks and has threatened to shoot me
I am afraid of my life and I want him ar
rested " Dillon went up to KlnKenon und
asked him what ho meant by his threats
He replied that the woman was his wife
and that ho had a right to walk with her if
he wished. The officer searched Klnkenon ,
but failed to find any weapon. Ho then
warned him to ceato hlB persecutions and
to walk along bj himself. The quartet , com
posed of Klnkenon , Mrs Klnkenon , her son.
Elmer Klnkenon , and u woman named Anna
Jackson , continued on their way up the
street.
FOLLOWED ALL EVENING.
Anna Jackson , a chambeimald at the Ar
cade hotel , was with Mrs Klnkenon the en
tire evening. She savs. "Mrs. Kinkenon
and myself left the hotel about a quaiter
past 8 o'clock. Wo had no sooner reached
the sidewalk than her tusband came up to
her and ahked If they might walk uj > the
street together My companion icfused and
told him that bhe did not care to talk with
him. Wo were Joined Ihcn by Elmer Kln
kenon , and as wo went along Klnkenon be
gan talking to his wlfo In un angry tone
When wo got to the officer she told him to
arrest her husband , as she was afraid of
him Wo then went to Morand's dancing
academy on Harney street and staid Ihero
about un hour. KlnKenon followed us Into
the hall , but did not talk to us. When wo
left ho must have followed In our lear , but
wo did not see him. At the cornel of Four
teenth and Douglas streets ho attempted to
talk to her again , nnd upon being refuted
pullrd his revolver and fired the shots"
From Mlbs JacKson It wcs learned that
Klnkenon sntl his wife had Had more or lcss >
trouble slsco 1891 , at which tlmo they were
divorced Mrs Klnkenon secured n position
as pastry cook at the Arcade hotel about
three months ago and roomed at 1717V4 Hurt
street , whcro she lived wltli her three chil
dren Elmer , a lad of 17 > ears , cmplo > ed
at Ullss' china .store , and two little boyu ,
aged 7 nnd 0 jears , who have been going to
school until recently , when they were sent
to a friend over In Iowa. Miss Jackson said
that Wednesday ufternoon Klnkenon met his
wlfo on the street , and after Importuning her
lo again live with him , and being refused ,
had said "I will wait some time until you
are alone and then I will make my threats
good , " meaning that he would kill her.
Officer Barnes , who was on the Douglas
street beat about six weeks ago , says that
Mrs. Kinkenon came up to him one night
and asked for protection from her husband ,
who was following her The officer called
him down , und In a conversation with him
Klnkcnon stated that ho cared nothing about
living with bis wlfo , but that he wanted the
custody of tjio children. Ho said that his
wlfo had sent them away whllo ho was out
on a trip In Colorado , and that she Intended
keeping them away from him Ho toH
Barnes that ho was employed ae an engineer
on the hoisting machine at the now post-
odlco and that ho was able 10 take care of
his own children , Ho said Ills wlfo hud had
several children by n fa > , * husband and
tlmtji'uiiu Muruit 4CirtQif age ,
/Inos , Delmoro and UTtf Klnkenon called
a > yo and Hughey are n a told Captain Kins
trformers. The motograplJlu w'.th her hus-
hrst devices for the iroductlo.becn divorced.
fcturcH , will b Introduced. nt of assault
llestcd her.
Ht Boyd's today matinee and npfllccr DIN
lunancea of "The Shadows of a Grcaflloo""K
v\l bo given. 'K thor
r 1 bad
! A special holiday matlnco will bo R ot a
p I IIP Crnlghton today , Canary and L < ° ro'
vomopular play , "The Merry World ,
attraction. The usual nmtlucc ,
lomorrow'
CHAT ' hooncr
Calvin n , 'ol r
during Uie , id. The
crow were a , .
run A CIIIUSTMAS ritnsiJM'
| 2ta , " ICaiixtixVlf < - Alur-
lT B | fkU > nNi > il from .Tall.
TOTEKA , Kff1SWjj/i2J. HtlRh O'Neill ,
'
the Marlon county' Jcrer , who Is
serving a twenty-five jea H ln the
penitentiary , will recelvo hlsTns Btomor-
row as a Christmas present , H Is'tITt prac
tice of the governors of HIP state to grant
cno pardon each Christmas , nnd this > car
O'Neill Is the lucky one The pardon will
bo received by Warden Lvnch tomorrow
and O'Neill will bo sent homo. There Is
ono condition attached to his pardon , nnd
that Is If O'Neill again Indulges In the
liquor habit , which got htm In trouble In
the first place , he will bo nent back to prison
to sono out his unexplred t rm In 1S01 ,
when O'Neill was convicted of the murder
of his wife , ho was reputed to be wealthy ,
having for ninny jears been n successful
rancher and drover of Marlon count > . Now
ho Is penniless Both O'Neill nnd his wife
were addicted to drink and frequently en
gaged In bitter quarrels. Mrs O'Neill was
found dead In her house with her skull frnc-
tuitd ami her body badly bruised. The
same day O'Neill iKiarded a train for Flor
ence and on tbo following day ho was ar-
loslcd at Cottonwood Falls. When tried for
the murder ho Insisted that ho know ab
solutely nothing of the manner of his wife's
death. His defense , however , was on the
ground of alcoholic Insanity. Eighty-one clt-
Izet's of Marlon county recently signed a
petition for clemencv , In which It was set
forth as mom than probable * that Mis
O'Neill was killed by a fall down stiirs
GUTHUIE , Okl , Dee. 2 < . - Governor Ken-
flow today pardoned J. W. Ciawford , ox-
county attornej of Lincoln county , who was
sentenced to two jcars In the penitentiary
for official cxtorllons. Suit was brought
against Crawford by II C. Stewart , who Is
now ( serving a two-ear tcim In the Kansas
penitentiary on . charge of cmbc7/lcment.
brought by Crawford In retaliation. Iloth
are lnwors of prominence In wcbtcin Kan
sas.
sas.COLUMBUS
COLUMBUS , 0. , Dec 24.-Go\einor llu-h-
ncll tonight pardoned Isiac Smith of Pike
county , who was sentenced to bo lianged
In 1SSO for the murder of his courln. Stephen
Skldmore Smith WM nine time1 ? repilevod
and his Ecnlence finally commuted to llfo
Imprisonment Once he was led out on the
scaffold , the officials withholding the ic-
prlove- until the last minute In the belief
that he would confess. He alwajs aBtcrted
his Innocence , and subsequent developments
have shown that he did not murder' Skid-
more.
mm .it ST MISSUS TIIH I'mvnnii.
Attfiniil to Illott I'll ' Kurt
rioUfiiN Oir ( lie rinrlila ( 'mix ! .
PENSACOLA. Fla , Dec 24. At a late
hour last night a watchman discovered flre
In the oil room Insldo of Fort Plckens , on
Santa Hosa Island , where all the ammuni
tion and material for the n vv disappearing
gun batteries that aie nenrly completed Is
stored. The oil room was destroyed , and
only by the united efforts of the large force
of men now working at night on" the batter
ies was the lire kept from the magazine.
where twentscven tons of powder and a
large quantity of dMiamlte are elorod. It
Is believed that an attempt was made to
blow up the fort and the guards have been
doubled No ono will be permitted to land
there without a special permit.
ANDERSON , Ind. , Dec. 24. The Loob-
Brunt block , ono of the largest In the gas
belt , burned today. The lots Is $100,000.
The building was devoted partially to offices
The Columbian club , one of the best known
In the stale , occupied the entire top floor.
The Columbian club's loss will amount to
$4,000. The Jots on the block will be
$30,000 , and moie , If the walls have to be
torn down. This Is the third fire on this
site.
Wll.I. COVri'VlIll TO I AY TIIH IIONUS.
Curiit'Klr Mori Company IHMIU-M a
Wolc'oini' riirlMlninHollrr. .
PITTSBUHG , Dec. 21. Notices were posted
In all the mllla of the Cainegle Steel com
pany. limited , today , notifying the workmen
that the &amo wage scale tint was paid last
jcar would conllnuo during 1807 The scale
affects from 12,000 to 13,000 tonnage men ,
day mc-a and turn men The scale now In
effect was made In ! St3 , and on May 14 , of
that > ear , a voluntary Increase of 10 per
cent WKS granted by the companj. This
scale , with the bonus , was paid dm Ing tbo
remainder of the year and throughout 1S90 ,
In the face of unfavorable tiado conditions
The present state of the niaiket Is anything
but flHtlering and coincqucnlly the con
tinuance' of the present wages Ifl received
with favor by the men. The company In Its
notice pealed today sayo
"The pitficnt condition of the Iron and
steel business docs not warrant this continuance -
tinuanco of tl.o payment of the bowis. but
we hope that early In 1S07 there will come
such Improvement as to do so , and It Is tbo
hope which has led us to continue Its pa > -
ment. "
A Iini.U SIMJS ON KIP I'll AVUM 13
1'roiiL'Ii .SuiiKhirrNH ItalNPH MOIK-J fur
Sucl Cliiull-
PITT3BUIIG , Dec. 24. Anna Held , the
beautiful French chantcuse who Is filling
an engagement at the Grand opera house
with the Evans & Hoey "A Parlor .Match"
companj. Introduced , for the Hist time In
America , the French Chiistmas custom of
slreet singing for "tweet charity's sake. "
Her effort was successful bc > end expecta
tion and Lo Giond White , who had the
"concert" in charge , turned over to tbo
Humann society ? 803 , the proceeds of the
unique entertainment The lower portion
of FIflh avc-nue was peopled by a dense
throng when the fair singer made her ap
pearance and the substantial applause In the j
way of bills and silver given her rendition
of "I Want Ycr Mali Honey" was geneioua
In the extreme. The pilnclpal clubs were
afterwards visited , where Miss Held , on re
quest , auctioned her photographs , eoinc of
them bringing aa high as $10.
TIN ; TJioi.SAMi oii , VR vmtuicT.
Iliirrj II. Knlnor IU't' n ! from 1'ri-n-
lilfllt of ( Iniiir : -.HH Complin ) .
NEW YOHK Dec 21. Harry H. Kutnei ,
who sued to recover $20.000 damages from
James C. Fargo , as piesldcnt of the
American Express company , for malicious
arrest and Imprisonment , obtained a verdict
In his favor today for $10.000. Kutncr , In
July , 1893. whllo a clerk In the employ of
the defendant , was arrebtcd on a charge of
having etolcn a parcel containing a watch
and chain , of the \alue of $27.nO , consigned
to H. McAIester , White Tlulm. . Ills trial I
In general sessions resulted In a verdict of
acquittal ,
Dt-Mtlirl of n l > nj.
NEW YORK , Dec. 21. Cuptaln Symcs
lial'c-r , captain of Iho Lone Hill llfo saving
station , died at Savlllo. L. J , today of con-
numptlon. Captain Baker has been con
nected with the llfo saving service for
twenty years and had made many heroic I
rescur-a of hhlpvv recked crows during bis
career. Among the foremost was that of
the survivors of the Louis N. Placoy. which
cama ashore on Fcbiuary 12 , 1895 Cuptaln
Ilalicr was 40 years old.
.M < M cninitH of floriiti Vrtmr-U , Oi'O , ttf.
At Now York -An Ivt > d W < rkoridiini ,
from llottordam. Bailed -Patrla , for Hum-
At" SouthamptonArrlvedBpice , from
New York , for Uromc-n HailedAller , from
llremen , for New Vorl ,
At Amsterdam AirlvcdHi.liiouam , from
* At Queeiidtovvn Sallfd-IIillnnnlc1 , fiom
Liverpool for Nt-w York ,
SOUTHAMPTON. OPIJ , -Tho North ,
Qerman-Lloyd nl < diner Bprco , Captain
Mclr , from New York on December 10. for I
Hrcmcii. via thin port , which arrlvi-d to
day at 11 n in , , had an experience similar J
to that of the American llnnr SI , Louis ,
which arrived hero ciuly thin morning- ,
after encounteilng wry heavy weather
Several of the Sprcc'n bo.itn vvi-ro xlow
In nnd fiho wax completely covered with
snow and front.
GOODJIANSON GOES TO JAIL
Court Binds the Ponder Dentist Over for
Trial Without Brill ,
FINDS SOME EVIDENCE OF WIFE MURDER
IOMO of ( lie rii-Nt Chapter of ( lie
Criminal dimIn Which Many
People In > ttrhcn ( < iterii .Nc- ,
briiMUa Are IntcrcNtciK
PENDEH , Neb. , Dec. 21. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Court convened at ! > 15 n. in. today.
Spectatois began to arrive as early as 8 3D ,
many women being present.
Dr. liolpli , who atlcndcd the deceased ,
Mrs. Goodmnnson , during her lale sickness ,
was recalled by tbo defense. His Icstl-
jiiuny suggested Unit chlorofuim was among
other medicines used In case of lieait tiou-
blcs , as well as stiyehnliio polsoulm ; .
The defendant thereupon Hied a motion ( u
dismiss on the groundr ) that there was not
Rtiinclent proof to hold I he prisoner over for
tilal , thereby gaining the advantage of thu
opening and closing arguments.
Attorney Ira Thomas , on behalf of the de
fense , reviewed the case fully and the law
applicable to preliminary examinations and
made an eainest appeal , alleging no pioot
under the law to further deptlvo the pris
oner of his liberty.
Mell C Jay , on behalf of the state , ulc-
tured to the mind of the eontt the death
room scene , at which ho ch.uaetcilzed the
actions of the defendant as Ihcwo of nn un
feeling and unnatural husband , having al
luded to the circumstance ) that the doctor
tmd not made ativ effort to obtain Immedi
ate help foi his dying wife.
As n cloblng spceeh A f ! Klngsbuiy ar
raigned the community for the gossip and
the part they took In creating a picjudlco
against the accused , and condemned In un-
mlstakablo teims the fault of not having
a coroners Inquest at 1'ttuler at the tlmo
of death and befoie the holy was moved
for fehlpmont. Appealing to the court us an
ofllcer of the law not to bo swa.ved by pub
lic sentiment , ho uiged that under HIP evl-
dcnco ho would bo JusMllcd ttv releasing the
rilsoner.
The court , bilcfly icvlcwlng the tcstl-
inony , paitlrulurly the transaction that oc
curred at the ductoi's loom , slid It was
his opinion that theio was sufllclent ovldcnco
to hold the accused for trial.
Thus emleil one of the most remarkable
cases In northeastern Nebraska , of which
much Interest bus been manifested by peo-
nln nf ilin Hiirrmimlliiir towns , vvhero the
doctor frcqucnlly visited professional ! )
WIFE'S PROPERTY INVOLVED.
As a sequence to this whole proceeding
another case Is pending In the county court
for the administration of the estate of Laura
Uoodmanson , deceased , she having real and
personal property In which the husband and
the relatives of the do-coutud are vciy much
Intel CBled There are decisions pro and con
In the courts of the countiy as to whether
n pel bun standing In the relation , as does
Ir Goodmanson , to this proceeding , can In
herit his wife's pioperty under the law ,
The defendant was bound over to the
March term of the district cout | without
ball. All witnesses In the case are under
bonds. Goodmanson spends his Christmas
In jail.
SlCUTOIl OP IMIISOMJU'S ( \\HKI3K.
injoj ; i'il it rtnoil llnsliu'HN anil Uio
roiillilriifi * of Mini } IVo | H > .
j. cidnoy nnmimnnsnn In jull at I'cnder
for the alleged murder of his wife by poison
ing. Is well known In this city. Ho arrived
In Omaha In the summer of IS'il , and took
up his residence at the Urunswlck hotel.
Ho spent a large amount of money In dressIng -
Ing , and was quite a prominent figure In
boclal circles during the period of Ills KO-
Journ hero. Ills profession was that of a
dentist and ho fitted up a very handsome
olllco in the Paxton building. His practice ,
however , failed to materialize In the pro
portions that ho expected , and ton aid the
latter portion of his stay here he ran short
of" funds. Many of his nonly acquired
friends will remember him even to the pres
ent time for \arlous amounts furnished
lilm Ho wan a member of the First Metho
dist church and took a leading position In
Sunday school work.
Goodmanson left Omaha In September ,
18SI3 , going direct to Tender , where ho began
practice He has often visited the city
since that time , stopping at the best hotels.
Ooodmanson was not man led at the llmo
ho lived In this city. His \lslls to Omaha
since removing to render wore the occa
sion for a "good time" Ho spent money
freely , and was known as a 'high roller"
among a select coterld with whom ho asbo-
clatcd. Goodn'DfiBon's wlfo never accom
panied him during his "llmltod excursions , "
although ho never locked the company of the
gentler sex. In appearance Goodmansoo Is
rather slender , of about medium height , with
dark c > cb and black hair , which ho wore
somewhat after the theatilcal fashion.
WHEN HE WAS ARRESTED.
Goodmanson was arrested at Tender for
the murder of his wife , Laura fioodmanson ,
last September , and. whllo awaiting his pre
liminary hearing , had beautiful quarters In
the Peebles hotel In charge of Sheriff John
Mullin. His preliminary trial was not for
December 14 The verdict of the coroner's
lury at 'llskilwa , 111 . was no surprise to the
citizens of 1'cnder , ns they had made up
their minds In accordance with the verdict
of the jury , that poison -strjchnlne was the
cause of the sudden death of Mia Goodmau-
son. It Is the ardent hope of the rclatlvca
of the deceased that It bo proven that she
met her death through natural causes ,
riom this fact alone It In believed that the
prisoner will recelvo a fair tilal and bo al
lowed all opportunity to prove his Innocence.
Hut thcio Is an uiidercurient and Intensn
feeling of all tlafses at Tender that the
just demands of the law should meet with
a hpeedy and ilghteoiis Judgment In the
case , where the Infraction was so apparently
plain.
Goodmnnsoii's personal history previous to
1R90 IK hard to trace Ho Went to Tlskllwa ,
III , from Chicago and opened a dental of
fice. His own icports of his early Ilfu wcro
vague and contradlctoiy. Ho was sent adrift
from his homo at Dululh at 13 yeinu of ago
to make his own way In llfo. without means
or education , other than such as a youth
left to hlx own Inclinations picks up from
the streets of a fi out lor city As unand boyer
or clerk , ho earned hlH living , until hn
finally tinned his attention to duntUtiy , fin
ished a courno of study and hung out bin
Hlgn at Tlskllwa , In 1890. Ho fitted up bin
olllco and attired his person tastefully , al
though In a somewhat lavlbh manner , and
succeeded In Ingratiating himself Into good
society and soon had tin excellent practice
In his profession. Hut It was not long before -
fore the joung men of his acquaintance tbero
began to form a different opinion as to bin
character than had at llrst been held , and
the gossips began circulating numcroui
Bturles with regard to shady actions.
FHIENDLY WITH Tim KAHl SEX.
During hla stay at Tlskllwa , Ooodmanson
was visited by a young woman residing In
Chicago , to whom It was understood ho nas
engaged , and on several occasions she wan
accompanied by her father Iloth were well
entertained and \rry much lll.cd by bin
friends , lie aho made occasional vlsltH to
their homo In Chicago. Thin engagement U
said to liavo lic < n broken off by Iho younn
woman's father BOOH after ( ioodmaiiBon left
there for Omaha , 111 ruportii having toadied
him of unfaithfulness to his alllanced. Dur
ing the lottur part of the doctor's stay In
Tlikllwa ho became a quite frequent at
tendant at the Molhollut Episcopal church ,
taking part In the Epwnrlh league and prayer
meeting * , enjoyed soclil gatherings and the
society of the young women , and seemed to
take ep cal | plrauurn In winning their con-
niK'iico and affection , In which Uliectkm till