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ESTABLISHED JUXE J9 , 1871. OMAHA , FRIDAY rtfO , JANUARY 1 , :1S97. : SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
DEMAND \VEYLEirS \ REMOVAL
Madrid's ' Lending Newspapers Charge the
a A General with Stealing !
,
CORRUPTNESS CONNECTED WITH THE V/AR /
AitinlnlNlriitlon of Army AITnlrH In
'Julia Sail ! lo He .SuiiniliiloiiN anil
MeiiNiireM for llo-
form Ailvueateil.
( fopyrlRht , 1SOC , by I'rmn PublMdnR Company. )
MADRID. Dec. 31. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The Instant
recall of Weylcr and of the- chiefs of host -
t " ' ) > HUB ! and commissary In Cuba Is demanded
in sensational articles today In the Imparclal
end the Hcraldo. Iniquities arc exposed
end Immediate Justice is called for. Both
papers were seized , the editions were de
stroyed , and proceedings against them were
Instituted In both the .ivll and military
courts.
The editor of Imparclal , who signs his
denunciation of the' powers that ho writes
about , says In part : "It Is painful that
events should oblige ) a patriotic journalist
to t-ay that among the general and field
officers of the Spanish army In Cuba theic
arc sonic unworthy of being general olllcera
or Spaniard ) . In the lovely I fie where we
nro fighting for a glorious past , staking
Spain's future , are men who make abundant -
ant , scandalous wealth out of the nation's
honor by the death of our soldiers. "
The article charges Weylcr and the heads
of thu commissary and hospital departments
with Incapacity tn not stopping the abuses
nnd frauds which had been denounced by
the Madrid nnd Havana papers , by letters
received from the colony , and by Invalided
soldiers , arriving by the hundreds every
month , wlti u dismal talc of Bufferings ,
privations and lack of food , both In the field
and In the hospitals. The Imparclal calls
on the government to act swiftly , Instantly
nnd Inflexibly , sparing no offenders , even If
It has to shoot men of rank , after a
thorough , Inexorable Investigation on the
spot , by lioncst military Judges , who ought
to be sent out with a new governor In the
person of the present war minister , Gen
eral Azearraga , If the Spanish nation and
government are to clear themselves of all
responsibility In directions whose failure to
do so has played Into the hands of the In
surgents and of their sympathizers In the
United States.
The articles In the Imparclal and the
Hcrnldo have caused a deep and painful Im
pression , naturally Increasing the rumors
about the c-.irly recall ot Weylcr.
At today's council at the palace the min
ister of the colonies , Senor Castellanos , ob
tained the queen regent's signature to ten
decrees , putting Into force Immediately In
Porto Rico the administrative and 1 ( cat re
forms voted by the Cortes , June. 12. 1894.
Those reforms contain no political or eco
nomical homo rule , and no extension ol
electoral suffrages. These matters the Span
ish Parliament will have to discuss and vote
upon later. The government wants lo shov.
sincerity In HP pians for Porto Rico , am !
thus signify Its Intention to do ns much for
Cuba when the military situation Improves.
ARTHUR E. HOUGHTON.
COMMOHOHK CLKAItS I-'OU CirilA.
I'aperH iNhited In Spite of the 1'rotext
of the SpanlKh COIIHII ! .
JACKSONVILLE , Fla" , Dec. 31. The
steamer Commodore cleared at the custom
house nt C o'clock this afternoon , with a
, cargo ot arms nnd ammunition , consigned
to Salvador Clxncro , president of the Cuban
republic , nt Clenfugos , Cuba. A crew of
twenty-seven men was carried , despite the
fact that the Commodore Is of only nlnety-
nlno tons' register. Most of these were
Cubans. Among the number was Stephen
Crane , the novelist , who signed as a seaman
for $20 per month. The cargo consist of the
following : Ono thousand pounds of dynamite ,
two boxes electrical apparatus. 200 rillcs.
203,000 cartridges , 300 machetes , fourteen
boxes of drugs and three bundles of clothing.
Clearance papers were Issued , notwith
standing that a formal protest was made by
Senor Solla. Spanish consul for Florida ,
ivhlcli was made In writing to the collector.
The grounds were that the rules and rcgula-
'tlons of the ports of entry In Cuba pro
hibit the Importation of munitions of war
except upon the written .permission of the
governor general of the Island , and also upon
the ground that It Is the belief of the cdnsul
that the nrnm are to bo used by the Insur
gents against the kingdom of Spain and also
the port to which they are consigned. The
Spanish consul ban refused to vide the clear
ance papers , which Is u necessity In going
to a foreign port , for the reason that the
regulations do not permit the Importation of
nrniH upon the Island without a permit , and
this Captain Murphy did not have. The con
sul Issued a certificate , however , stating his
refusal and his reason therefor.
The Commodore went down the river about
8 o'clock , mi officer from the revenue cutter
Boutwell having been placed on board to see
that no ono should ho taken on board while
going down the river. The officer wa.s In
structed to leave the boat at the mouth of
the river. H Is tt jt believed the Commodore
will make on attempt to land Its eargo
nt Clenfugos , but v'M make n landing at
nome convenient plnco along the Cuban
coast.
The steamer Three Friends arrived In port
shortly after noon today from Key West ,
with Peter 0. Knight , deputy collector of
customs at Key West , on board. An officer
from the cutter Boutwell wns placed on
board. The boat will bo held until It shall
be libeled by thn district attorney , who was
out of the city today.
The cruiser Newark has been ordered from
Key West to St. John's bar , nnd will arrive
tomorrow. H will examine the papers of
all suspicious steamers Aiat leave this port.
NEW YORK , Dec. 31. The steamer Ber
muda , which cleared yesterday for Bermuda ,
passed nut of quarantine today , while the
revenue cutter Manhattan , which had bicn
watching her , passed out ahead of her.
UUIS HIV1SIIA IS HUl'OHTi : ! ) UHAI ) .
Tivo Other Ciihiin leiulerH .lino Snlil
to Hiive lleen Killed.
HAVANA , Dec. 31.-General IlitU Rivera ,
who succeeded Antonio .Maceo nt the head
of the patriot forces In the province of Plnar
del Rio , la wounded , according to advices ,
received from Arlcml a. It was stated hero
this evening that General Rivera subse
quently died of his wounds.
U U further stated that Brigadier Salva
dor Rlos , who wns wounded 'in an engage
ment at Peraljo , died some timelater. .
Private advices recrlvcd from Colonel Ut-
rujoda say that at the fight \\hlch took place
near Cayo Rosa the Insurgent general , hll-
vcrlo Sanchez , was among the killed.
bTKAMKH SI.MSS WITH I > 'IFTnH.MK.N
l''l-eneli VeMNel , Deux Krerex , CIU-N
Dou u Near CiilalN.
CALAIS , Dec. 31. Thn French oteamer
Deux Frcres , from Fecamp for this port
has foundered and fifteen of her crow wen
drowaed.
.Murilereil an IiiKime I'atlenl.
LONDON , Dec. 31. Arthur Plutt , tillae
Taylor , who U charged with the nuirde
ot Jtero Tyre , au liwano patient at the
Eastern Lunatic asylum , Lexington. Ky.
In December , Ib'SC , and who admlU havlm ,
committed the crime , was again remanded
at the Bowery police court this morning
owing to the non-arrival ot the paper * netcw
fury tobrlng about hi * extradition to th
United Slates. Platt WHB arreulvd ut Ox
ford on December IS. ad he wan leaving the
jail there after nerving ulx month * ' Imprls
oiimeut for
IAS HKAItl ) THAT MACHO I.IVHS.
MthoiiKh Serloiiwly Wouniteil , the
\oteil Ciihnii Will Iteeover.
KEY WEST , Fla. , Dec. 31. Scnora Do-
ores Mirabel , the widow of Lieutenant
Colonel Mirabel of the Insurgent army , who
va killed nt Tapasto In September last , ar
rived hero last tilght on the Olivette , en
route to Tampa , Flo. H was at fiwt re
ported she claimed to have come direct
rom the Insurgents' camp In Western Cuba
and she had been attending Antonio Ma
rco. Now , however , it appears that Senora
Mirabel did not see Maceo , hut says that jmit
joforo her departure from Cuba she wns In-
'ormed ' by a gentleman of Macco's staff
who had Just arrived from the field that
Mnceo was still alive but seriously wounded ,
with four physicians In attendance upon
ilm. Sonora Mirabel's Informant added
; lmt Maceo was recovering flowly , and she
rurthcr elated that during the engagement
between the Insurgents and the Spanluh
troops , under Major Glrnjeda , Dr. Zcrtuclm ,
unobserved , fihot Mncco and afterward has
tened to join the Spaniard- , . For this the
doctor Is said to have received $50.000. Pre
vious to leaving Cuba Scnora Mirabel- lived
for eight months In a hiding place known
as the St. Julia cave , In the province of Ha
vana.
vana.NEW YORK. Dec. 3) ) . The attention of
Dr. T. Estrada Palma was called to the
statement of Senora Mirabel. Ho smiled
Incredulously nnd said : "You can
say that the Cuban Juntn believes that
Macco Is dead , and that he died In the
manner described In the circular recently
printed by the Junta. We have fully satis-
lied ourselves of the death wo place no
credence In these reports that Macco Is
olive. "
HAVANA , Dec. 31. The correspondent of
the Associated press made Inquiries this
afternoon regarding the statements at
tributed to Scnora Mirabel that she was In
formed that Macco was alive. The Span
ish officials quietly remarked that December
28 , Monday last , was Havana's "Innocents'
Union , " otherwise "April Fool Day. " nnd
they assert that some buffoon * must have
circulated the report that Mncco was alive.
Nobody In official circles hero seems to
have any doubt but that the great Insur
gent leader Is dead.
t SHKS VISIONS OK1 A IJOOM.
Uonalil Melcan Announces That He
Will Kxlenil the Short Line.
O'NEILL , Neb. , Dec. 31. ( Special Tele
gram. ) This has been a day of ralloroad
excitement and enthusiasm In O'Neill , ow
ing to the sudden and unexpected vlalt of
Donald McLean , the original promoter of
the Pacific Short Line , and who has made
O'Neill famous. Only a few bourn' notice
of his coming was given , but ho was greeted
by Mayor Murphy and several hundred citi
zens with the O'Neill band at the depot. He
was accompanied by Receiver Hills of the
Short line and other railway officials and
capitalists from Sioux City. The party wna
placed In carriages and a procession formed ,
led by the band , and escorted to the court
hou.'e , where nddrerocs of welcome were
made tn the visitors , responses being made
by several of their number.
It WBS an nthuslastlc meeting. Adjourn
ment was taken from the court house to an
elegant banquet , spread at Hotel Evann ,
which was enjoyed by the visitors nnd busl-
ncfis men.
Donald McLean comes to fulfill his prom
ise of building the Short T.lne to the wcat ,
ho says , backed up by $30,000,000 , which ho
has Interested , 'and It Is now certain that
O'Neill U destined to see work on the road
begun In a shnrt time. Preliminary arti
cles of Incorporation were filed , the Incorporators -
raters being James Boogc , S. F. Wakefleld. L.
A. .Seaman , Donald McLean and M. F. Har
rington. The amount of capital stock Is
$5.900,000 , divided Into. 69,000 shares of $100
cachrnTIiP'Tiop5se"d line'-will run'through
the counties of Holt , Rock , Brown , Cherry ,
Sheridan , Box Buttc , Dawis and Sioux.
nixeiiNH IiilerehniiKeiihle TieKetn.
CHICAGO , Dec. 31. The mileage bureau
of the Western Passenger association met
today at the ofllco of Chairman Caldwell
to discuss forms of Interchangeable mileage
tickets. After talking ever th ? various forms
of tickets that have been submitted to the
bureau an adjournment was taken until Mon
day.
Promotion for Itallroai ! Men.
FORT DODGE. la. , Dec. 31. ( Special Tel
egram. ) O. B. Grant , formerly with the
Great Northern , today succeeded E. S.
Hitchins an general superintendent of the
Mason City & Fort Dodge railroad. Hitch-
Ins goes Into President Stlckncy'a office , with
the Great Western.
M\V > IIIKIKI < ' AT IIADVIIII : : , COM * .
TlioiiuiN Mahoaey Will Trent the Min
er N In a DniNtle Manner.
LEADVILLE. Colo. , Dec. 31. The county
board today elected Thomas Mahoney sher
iff to succeed Newman , removed for mal
feasance. Mahoney Is a populist and Is
said to bo favorably disposed toward the
striking miners. It Is believed that his
election will delay the withdrawal of the
mllltla from the camp.
In an Interview Sheriff Mahoney de-
clired that he would enforce the laws to the
letter. Ho discharged the undershcrlffs and
all the deputies and announced that he
would have no members of the miners'
union in his office ! *
C ( lOttADO'S 1IIR Sll.Vnil Ol'TPl'T.
\early Half IIM I.ai-Ke A train an I/iiNt
Vear'H ( iolil Almiil the Same.
DENVER. Dec. 31. The mineral output
of Colorado for the year closing today Is as
follows , according to returns from nelterw ,
refineries and mills : Gold , $ inlS3l70 ; sil
ver , $18,007.007 ; lead , $3OC7U3 ; copper.
JS02.479. Total , $311,560,537. The output for
last year amounted In value to $33,311,3.18.
The Increase of .his year Is In silver. The
gold output la abo'jt the same va lust year.
The output of Cilpplo Cicck la about $ S-
000,000.
IlealliH of a Day.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 31. Information
1ms been received by the Geographical society
of this city announcing tlio death at San
Salvador of Dr. Albert Sanchez , dire : tor of the
mcUorologlcal and astronomical obtervatory
of the state observatory of Han Salvador , on
October 25. He was one of the most ills-
tlngulnlied scientists In that part of the
\\prld. Don Julian Apatlcla was appointed
to fill the vacancy.
SUPERIOR. Neb. , Dee. 31. ( Special. ) S.
L. Southard , a prominent citizen ami busi
ness mun , of this clly , died yesterday morn
ing a'ter ' having suffered a long and severe
lllllCFS.
NEW YORK , Dec. 31. A notlco of the
death of General Peter Clah&cn on Deeem-
l ) ( > r 29. Brooklyn , published today , Is the
first that has been printed about him since
AuguBt 13. 1R')3. ) when ho was pardoned
from state prison , where ho had been con
fined more than a year for his connection
with thn dwindles which brought about the
failure of the Fifth National bunk In 1801.
General C'lnssen died of Brlght'ii disease.
Ho was distinguished as a ( ioldier , a finan
cier and a criminal.
Cntlle ItiiNller Sent to I'rUon.
C1REELEY , Colo. , Dee. 31. A. L. Cochran.
the c-attlo rustler , who Is well known
throughout the northwest , has been sen
tenced to thirty years In prison for cattle
stealing. It U said that Cochran Is under
Indictment In Klmball county , Nebraska ,
for the murder of Paul Roue , the stockman
wljosc cattle were found In his porscvgclon
when bo was arrested and for the theft of
wlilqh ho was found guilty In this state.
Denlt-H That Tajlnr Will He I'ariloneil ,
PIERRE , B. D. , Deo. 31. ( Special Tele
gram. ) A rumor has boei\ \ current over the
atate that Govtrnor Sheldon l jd Iwued a
pardon for W. W , Taylor. When naked In
rotf.ud to tnicti action the governor elated
( lonltlvely that bo had not taken any such
action , and nelthur should bo do no.
VISITS DELGADO IN PRISON
Dr. Bowen Allowed to See the American
Held Inconimunicada.
IS TREATED KINDLY BY THE SPANIARDS
M Chief of Artillery Suiters
Drenilfnlly from DlHenie , hut
CetH the Ilex ! of Medleal
Attention. |
( CopyrlRlit , IMS , by I'rini 1'ubllnhlng Company. )
HAVANA , Dec. 31. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) A World
correspondent has penetrated the Spanish
olllclal seclusion known as "Incommunlca-
do. " It la the final time such a thing ever
was known here. Through the courtesy of
the acting governor general , the marquis
of Ahumada , I have neon nnd conversed with
Henry Dolgado of Hudson , N. Y. , a pris
oner here , whose case has attracted much
attention In the United Stated.
Visiting today the ward In San Ambroslo
hospital set apart tor semi-political prls-
oncra I found Dclgudo In a large , lofty , airy
apartment with an Iron-grated door , guarded
outside by two soldiers. The ward con
tained twelve Inmates , all sick prisoners.
Dclgado lay on a wide , comfortable cot ,
v iicli had clean linen , a white blanket and
a pink Chlniso counterpane with frilling
around the edges. Ills appearance chocked
me. I knew him In health , when ho wan a
large , robust man , with red checks and blue
cyca. Now he Is but the shadow of tils
former self , almost a skeleton , \\\a \ \ akin yel
low , his face pinched , his large eyes promi
nent and pliyrilcally greatly prostrated. He
grasped my hand feebly , Eald 1 WUH the first
person to visit him In his captivity nnd ex
pressed much surprise that 1 had been able
to reach him. He Is suffering from an Im
mense absccrs In the lower portion of the
abdomen on the right side , just below the
line ot the umbilicus. It fluctuated , thus
indicating that the suppuration was con
fined to the abdominal muscles and not com-
.munlcatlng to the abdominal cavity. Be
sides , he has general malarial poisoning.
contracted In Plnar del Rio. He suffers lit
tle pain , but says he Is so prostrated he
cannot eat ; can only drink. He had beside
him a mug of fresh milk , which he pro
nounced the richest and best ho had ever
drank.
An attendant brought him a capsule of
quinine , which he swallowed with dllll
culty. He said he could not eat the cggo
and beef broth ottered to him. He de
scribed his- capture In Plnar del Ulo In u
house with other sick persons ( really an
insurgent hospital ) . 1 > was suffering from
the absceas In his side then , but It was
not far advanced , and from malaria.
DELGADO'S STORY.
"Some Insurgents who were outside , not
sick were fired on , " Delgado said , "by an
advancing Spanish column. I crawled out of
bed , rolled down a side hill and hid In the
tall grass , where two hours later I was
found by the soldiers. 1 was at first tied
with ropes , but Colonel San Martin , com
manding the column , ordered me untied
and permitted me to ride one of his pack
milks.- The troops marched all day and
camped at night. Colonel San Martin al
lowed me to sleep at his headquarters In
company with his adjutants , and the med
ical director fed me from his own table.
The next day I rode again , but with great
dllllculty , being much In pain. Colonel San
.Martin continued to feed mo and displayed
kindness I never can forget. Arriving at
Damas , on the north coast , I was detained
several days and then placed on a small
freight steamer. The voyage to Havana
took four days , the steamer touching every
where.
VI was unkindly treated by the seamen
and kept on the foredeck. I could cat noth
ing and the captain and purser would do
nothing for me. They were common , Ig
norant follows. I was taken to the Cabanas
fortress , too weak to walk up the covered
way to the Interior. While waiting at the
wharf a rabble of boatmen and laborers
Insulted me. After being detained part of
one day 1 was removed to San Ambroslo
hospital , where I have been eight days. "
Dclgado said the Spanish regular officers
and men were always kind. A sentry on
the steamer elmred his food with him when
the captain of the boat did nothing. I asked
If ho was kindly treated In the hospital.
He replied that he would recover. He had
no special message to send to Now York.
except love and best wlPhes to his family
and friend : . Tears flowed from his eyes
when he bade me good bye.
HAS A SPLENDID SURGEON.
Surgeon Major Mendoza of the Spanish
army 'medical corps , Dclgado's attendant ,
gave mo full particulars of the case. He
said the prostration Is so great ho feared to
cpcn the abscess. If that does not break
Internally there Is a prospect of Dclgado's
recovery. Delgado cannot take enough food
and Is given a bitter tonic. The complica
tion of malaria Is greatly to his disadvan
tage. Surgeon Mendoza is highly educated.
Men of his profession assure me that ho will
do all that Is possible to do for his patient.
Ho promised that he personally would re
ceive letters and newspapers addressed to
Delgado , and give them to him. Friends
may address , "Antonio Mendoza , Medico
Mayor del Cuerpo de Sanldad Mllltar Hos
pital , San Ambroslo , Havana. "
I asked Delgado .three times If ho was
writing for an evening newspaper In New
York. He replleJ : "Nothing of the kind ,
nor for any newspaper. " He gave a written
statement of his case to the military author
ities at Damas before reaching Havana. Ho
had a letter to Maceo and one to his sister
In New York when he was captured. J
San Ambrcslo Is full of sick soldiers down
with malaria and yellow fever.
WILLIAM SHAW BOWEN.
XOT IN IM YOU OF ItliUOfiMTIOX.
.Senator Walthall OPPONCN the Cam
eron t'nhan IteNolnllon.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 31.- Senator Walt-
hall ot Mississippi In an' * Inlcrvlow an
nounces that ho opposes the Cameron Cuban
revolution for the reasoiv that In his opinion
there Is uot any "Republic of Cuba" exist
ing nnd exercising the functions of any or
ganized government for us to recognize. The
Fcnator added :
"I urn tiorry this Is so , for the Cubans
from the beginning have had my sympathy
In tlii'lr aspirations and efforts to bo free ,
ami I have deplored and condemned the
outrageous treatment they have been sub
jected to. But the fact remains that they
have no such government tftatua as would
justify the United States In acknowledging
the Independence of the supposed govern
ment , and In this question sentiment aiubt
not lead.
"I do not wish by any premature action to
Incur the responsibility of precipitating an
IKSUO with a friendly power , but It seems
that wo would be In that attitude If we
should recognize Cuba and the nature of the
probable consequences which would fol
low' . " _
CeneroiiN Will of a SelentlMt ,
STOCKHOLM , Dec. 31. The will of the
late Alfred Nobel , the Swedish engineer who
wna the first to discover the means of ex
ploding nltro-glyccrhio In a manner en
abling It to bo used for practical purposes ,
bequeaths almost his entire fortune to he
converted Into an International fund far the
advancement ot scientific research. The In
tercut will bo expended In prizes for com
petition , open to scientists throughout the
world.
.MnrlneN Ileiiinnil I'ny.
CONSTANTINOPLE , Dee 31. Seventeen
hundred disbanded Turkish marines made i
boat Ho dciiioimirutlon ut the aruenal on Tues
day , demanding tlinlr arrears of pay. The )
received a portion of the pay due them , and
were then separated Into email parties nnd
out to dlffcreut parti ot Anatolia.
TIIAI.V HOIIIIKIl IS U.MHKAUHKST. .
I.oiulIT of ( Inllliie Cut Kn'npr of llnii-
tlllM Kiilty Identified.
KANSAS CITY , Deo. 31. Jahim F. Kennedy -
nedy , the leader of the trio ot .bold robbers
who held up and robl > o < l the Chicago & Alton
castbound passenger train at Blue Cut , near
Independence , last week , has been run down
and arrested by the local police. He was
taken at his liomc at CracV-fcr-neck , a email
place near the scene of the robbery , yes
terday and brought here today , his arrest
not being made known till ) ils safe arrival
In Kansas City.
It appears that the detectives working on
the case have shadowed Kennedy since the
day following the robbery and made the ar
rest on thct strength ot two { 10 notes In his
possession and which were Identified as
thoss taken from the express company's safe.
The corners of. the bills hajl been torn oft
In removing them from the envelope. In the
envelope , which was left behind , were found
the corners , which fitted the bills found In
his possession.
Kennedy l n locomotive ccglneor and says
ho formerly worked on HID Southern Pacific
at Houston , Tex. .He refuses to talk about
the robbery or to give any clew to his pals.
Hln arrest Is considered very Important , as
ho is believed to have led the gang that held
up the same tra'ln at tha same place two
months ago. H will bo remembered that the
engineer of the train dtflcrlbed the leader
as "an engineer or some ono very familiar
with the workings of a train. "
At the Jail today Kennedy was positively
Identified by Engineer James Wlttcn and
Fireman A. E. Post of the looted train , who
recognized In the train robber the leader of
both holdups. He Is Inown to bave spent
money freely since Christmas , paying for
many of his purchases with $20 gold pieces ,
the same double eagles which trickled
through his fingers as ho taunted the express
messenger on the night of the robbery. Ken
nedy came hero from Houston September
lost , having been discharged nt Houston by
the Southern Pacific and blacklisted.
SHOOTS 1V1I.HI.V AT T1H2 IIOAIIIlRItS.
Theodore FlaiimiKiiii KlllMiui Old Mini
anil U'oinii 11 unit a Young : rilrl.
ATLANTA , Ga. , Dec. 31. ' A triple mur
der was committed this cycnlng In a boardIng -
Ing house kept by Mrs. D. W. Allen at Pop
lar Springs , a suburb of thla city. Just as
the Inmates of the house1 were fitting down
at the supper table Theodore Flannagan , a
boarder , entered the , AJnlng room smiling
and greeted the gueflts with. "Goo ; ! even
ing , my frlcndC' He added : "The old
year is going , and I think all of us would
be better Ifvc were done with It. "
He then whipped out 'a revolver and
shouted : "Prepare to meet ! your God to
night ! " Without further warning ho fired
Into the affrighted people. ' The first bullet
went crashing through the brain of Mrs.
Allen , an old lady of C5. She fell to the floor
dead without a word.
G. W. Allen , aged 70 , svaa the next to
till a victim to the murdcroua fellow , fall-
In/ dead beside his wife. The next bullet
wli.'li took fatal effect has for Its victim
Mlsi- Ruth Slock , the 18-year-old daughter
of Ciloncl Slack of Greensboro , Ga. , who
l.ad arrived at the house during the after-
neon on a visit. Other boarders ran out
Into the street to seek safety , two of them
badly wounded by the flying bullets. Hav
ing emptied his revolver , Ftannagan coolly
reloaded It and starred toward the city ,
threatening death to any < .nc who would
follow him. Soon a mob -xaa .at his hcc'ii
determined upon lynching him. A police
otllccr met-the. fugitive Ju'st In-time to eave
him. The officer and Fjannagui jumped on
"
a passing electric" car , a.n-1 tlius , eluded the
lynchers.
Flannagan Is now , ln Jail. > lie 'fcignn
drunkenness , but It IsfJu - testimony of all
that the man , wac pcrfecu.sober \vhen the
shooting occurred. '
jUM'KAI. FOR Til 13 .WTIO.VAI , CUI.VUU.
Snath DnUnln Man Compllm an Intrr-
CHtliiK Taltlv mi Tlial Subject.
HURON , S. D. , Dee. 31. ( Special. ) Cap
tain George B. Ackerman , company 1C ,
South Dakota National Guard of this city ,
has compiled a table giving the population
of cloven states , viz. : gouth Dakota , North
Dakota , Nebraska , Kansas , Wisconsin , Illi
nois , Wyoming , Minnesota , Iowa , Montana
and Colorado , together with the Indebtedness
of each slate , the "assessed valuation per
capita , number of men liable to military
duty , number ot men In organized militia ,
and national and etato appropriation for
such organization. In the table South Da
kota Is seventh In the number of men
liable to mll.ltary duty and eighth In pop
ulation and assessed valuation. It receives
the same allotment from the government as
Colorado , viz. : $3,486.48 , vhlch appropriates
for the support of her militia $31.345.
South Dakota , with a population In 1890 of
328SOS , receives an annual national appro
priation of $3,480.4S. and appropriates from
its state treasury $300 forj-the support of
her National Guard. This "is the smallest
amount paid by any sate In the union for
the purpose. Captain Ackerman , aided by
olllccrs and members of the National Guard
throughout the state , and by Lieutenant
Frost , recently commissioned by the War
department as military secretary to the
governor , are calling the attention of the
members ot the legislature to the neces
sity of a more-liberal appropriation to en
able the militia of South. Dakota to bo put
upon 'an equality with the organization In
other states In equipment and cfllclcncy.
Si'eonil I'MiMV of an ArlcNliinW1I ,
CHAMBERLAIN , S. H. , Dec. 31. ( Spe
cial. ) The artesian well at the little town
of Trlpp has commenced to flow again , after
having been obstructed far KOIIIO time.
When last noticed by come men working
upon It the well was flowing a very small
stream. This has gradually Increased , until
now the flow Is stronger than It was a year
ago. Great quantities of , quicksand are be
ing washed up. The town has spent over
$5.000 on the well , and nlnco last spring
has had nothing but a hole In the ground
to show for It. More casing has been or
dered and the pipe will now be eunlc to
the second flow.
.Much Until lit b'oliUi : Dakota.
PIERRE , S. D. , Dec. ' 31. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Rain hag been falling here most of
today and Indications arc that It will con
tinue tonight. All crossing-on the river ex
cept by footmen lies been stopped and the
Ice lies broken loose , froip the shore. A
day or two more ot warm weather will break
It up and clear the river. .
CHAMBERLAIN , S. D. . ] jcc. ) 31. ( Special
Telegram. ) In thld locality''the old year la
going out with a litavy 'rain falling. It
Is remarkably warm for this SCJMOII of the
year. The ground la clear of snow except
In sheltered places.
Kyli * ForniH n ( 'omhliiuHon.
PIERRE , S. D. , Dee. 31.-rSpeclal ( Tele
gram. ) It bus just bcetvkleamed hero from
an authoritative source that a combination
hca been formed beU-ctn Freeman Knowloa
and Senator Kyle , In which Knowlcs Is
to throw the strength .of the Black Ir.llla
HgUlutlvo vote to Kjle for senator and late
to receive the support of Kyle for reelection
tion to cougrcas t\vq yearn from no'w.
Knowles hod agreed to support Plowman
and his change of front may work him
moro Injury than benefit In the Hills section
In the next campaign ,
I'ariliuiN Murderer Hiirni ! > y.
PIERRE , S , D. , Uejc. 31. ( Special Tele-
grain. ) On the rccoMincndutlon of the
Board ot Pardons , Governor Sheldon today
Issued a pardon for reed ] Hurnley , wfto
killed hU father at Huron In 1600 and who
was sentenced to fourteen jcara for man
slaughter. , ' ,
( 'nil a I'llKor ( o Huron ,
IH'RON , S. D. . Dec. 31. ( Spaolal. ) The
Flnt Prcfibyterlan socl'ty cf thla city hue
extended a call to Itcv. J. T. Henderson o. '
I'lprstone , Mlnu.4 to becoino pastor of tlif
church here , and It In quite probable he
will accept the call.
PARCELING OUT THE PLACES
Popoorata Find the Division of Spoils Pull
of Perplexities.
SOFT MONEY DEMOCRATS ARE SUSPICIOUS
Kchrful to 13ntIT n Ciuiru In Which
Tht-y .May lie Wholly Swiillom-il
by the Powerful
| PopullNtN. , J
LINCOLN , Dec. 31. ( Special. ) The mo
mentous question of to caucus or not to cau
cus Is Just now agitating the minds of the
various "free silver democrat" candidates for
legislative positions. The populists are hot
for a caucus , and an early ono at that , Sat
urday night , If possible , but the democrats
know they are In the minority and are shy
about going Into an alleged fusion caucus.
The populists promise to tote fair , but there
In still a bad taste In the mouth ot the av
erage free silver democratic politician lull
over from the populist state convention , from
which ho emerged with one lone candidate
for a s'ntc olllco endorsed Attorney General-
elect Smyth. However , the populists say
there will be a caucus held Just as soon as
enough candidates are on the ground to war
rant. This bids fair to be soon , as they are
arriving on every train , and the corridors
of the Lincoln hotel are humming like an
acollan harp with the murmurs of political
aspirants.
One candidate for chief clerk of the house ,
Ellas Baker , dropped out today , and a new
candidate for speaker , Ralph A. Clark of
Richardson county , loomed up on the hori
zon. Mr. Clark was chairman of the free
silver democratic convention which nomi
nated Judge Broady for congress last fall.
It Is understood that ho Is not anxious to
go Into a fusion caucus. Neither is Edson
Rich ot Omaha. The latter Is a democrat ,
but ho has , nevertheless , a strong following
among the republicans , and after n com
plimentary vote to their uoinlnee the re
publican ! ) may cast their solid vote for him
for speaker. He Is also regarded quite fa
vorably by some of the populists.
The name of W. E. Foster of Plalnvlow ,
Pierce county , was today launched for first
assistant clerk of the. house. H. C. Richmond
mend of Red Cloud returned to Lincoln to
day and Is rustling for support among all
kinds and conditions of politicians , except
republicans. There is bound to be consid
erable friction between the populists and
democrats regarding the distribution of leg
islative places , and at the present writing
a fusion caucus Is very Improbable. Yet
In the event of a failure to fuse the popu
lists have the advantage numerically and
will undoubtedly avail themselves of the
logic of the situation.
Another unavailing and unprofitable meet
ing of the state canvassing board wno held
today In the governor's olllce. That It wan
barren of results Is atlrotcd by the fact that
the report ot the board still remains un-
olgncd and with email prcapcct that It ever
will be. A majority of the board , Including
Treasurer Bartley .and Secretary of State
Piper , -desire to sign a report finding that
the amendments not having carried , there
wasno election of supreme Judges at the
general election held on the 3d of Novem
ber last. Thlo Js opposed by Governor Hol-
comb..Hpnbellevos that the board should
certify up to the legislature the fact.that
the first constitutional amendment submit
ted , the one Increasing the membership of
the supreme bench , received 84,000 votes for ,
with 30,000 votes against , and allow the leg
islature to make such disposition of the
matter ns the facts ao certified by the can-
vawliiK board warrant. Under Justice Max-
wcll'a decision that a majority of the votes
cast for membeiB of the legislature would
carry a constitutional amendment , the pop-
ullats believe that the first amendment tar
ried , and that Klrkpatrlck and Neville ore
elected. But In order to make this claim
good the vote for legislators would have to
fall 30,000 short of the total vote cast In the
state.
The reprcscntatlvce-clcct to the twenty-
fifth seEslon who arrived In town today nto :
Luclen Stebblns. North Plattc ; 0. Hull.
Alma ; W. H. Taylor , Exeter ; E. M. Webb.
Callaway ; W. G. Eastman , Kingston ; E.
Soderman , Bertram ! ; C. S. Zimmerman ,
York ; M. C. Fcrnon. Roaeland ; C. C. Mar
shall. Arlington ; William Welch , Oaceola ;
Samuel Bower , St. Paul ; O. P. Blllinga. Nor-
den. State Senator L. M. Graham , Stockvllle ,
of the Twenty-ninth district Is on the
ground. _
ASKS M'ICIX I.BY TOR AX OFPIC13.
ThoniiiH O'Connor WantN < o lie Col-
li-rlnr of Sun I'riiliriHi'o Porl.
CANTON , Dec. 31. The usual number of
callers were gicetcd by Major McKlnley In
his library this morning. From 9 a. in. a
great many people crowded Into the library
and shook handu with the major , and ho re
tired to his room tired and pleased.
Thomas O'Connor of Son Francisco was a
caller during the morning. Mr. O'Connor
was a close friend of Judge Waymlere , who
Is prominently mentioned for a cabinet po
sition. He says the judge has the follow
ing of nine-tenths of the people ot that acc-
tlon of that country , Is an able man , an old
soldier , and the people out there bcllevo he
has good prospects of receiving an appoint
ment. He tuld ho would certainly eay a
good word for the Callfornlun If an oppor
tunity presented Itself.
Mr. O'Connor's name has been mentioned
In connection with the collectoishlp nf the
port of San Francisco , and ho did not deny
that he had hoped of favorable considera
tion when the tlmo came for the appoint
ment to bo made. Mr. O'Connor was a
member of the Thirty-third regiment , Ohio
Volunteers Infantry , during the war. and Is
therefore a comrade of Major McKlnley. He
Is on his way to Cleveland , where he for
merly lived , to visit relatives.
xi3W STOIIY AIIOIT ; PHAKI. DIIYAX.
Woman Doi'lnri-H .IncUHon anil Wal-
II UKol I'rliiinrlly ItcspoiiHllilc.
INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 31. Mrs. James
Hackney of 32 Senate avenue , north , this
city , docs not believe that Jackson and
Walling are primarily responsible for the
murder of Pearl Bryan. She said today that
Pearl Bryan came to her last September and
engaged a room , for which she paid ono
week's rent. While there , Mrs. Hackney
says , she told who was responsible for her
dellcato condition , and that It was neither
Jackson nor Walling. Mrs. Hackney said
that If she thought It would do any good
she would write a letter to the governor
of Kentucky asking that the sentences of
Jackson and Walling bu commuted.
t Wine Vnl In the World.
SAN FRANCISCO , Deo. 31. The largest
stock wlno vat In the world In bcliiK set up
by the California Wlno association at the
Lichmann cellar on II run nan stret In thlu
city. The famous Heidelberg U u baby by
the sldo of the newcomer , which haa-lhu
proportions of u two-story cottage and on
the bottom of which four quadrille tola
could dar.co with cu/ie , The Heidelberg
wonder hat ) a capacity of 00,000 gallons ,
whllo this San Franclico wonder U to hold
80,000 gallons. _ _
MoveinenlM of Ocrilli Vt'KKrI Hoc , III.
At Queenstown Bulled Mnjextlc , from
Liverpool for New Vork.
At llremerhaven-Hulled Dresden , for
New York.
At Genoa Balled Werrn , for New York.
At New York Arrived Wexternluml ,
from Antwerp. . .
At Olq.Hffow Arrived Clrcaxirlii , from
Now Yoilc.1
At Loidon--Arrlvcd | Mohawk , from Now
York.
AiJtottcrdam Arrived Spanrndam , from
New York.
At Liverpool Arrived Qermunlu , from
New York.
A ,
jrncr wnsTovr.u , ' , oss COUUT.
Several rrliiiliidl Ofr nNpnftetl of
Before the VYear. .
HUSUIVILLE , Neb. . Ufe. 31. ( Special Tel-
cgram. ) In the district court today , Judge
Westovcr presiding , the trial ot the case
wherein Anna Rlaaway charged John O'Han-
lln with being the father ot her child and
asked that the defendant be made to aid In
ll maintenance , V.-HB concltidcd , the Jury
finding for the plaintiff , and judgment being
entered for $325.
In a similar case against David Koaht ,
tried liy JndRO Klnkald yesterday , Kosht
pleaded guilty anil judgment wr..i entered
for $700. The latter defendant Is a prom
inent resident of this place and the former
of Chadron.
Kdwln S. Outran , sentenced to the pen
itentiary for seven years for cattle stealIng -
Ing ; Plenty Illrd , to five years for man
slaughter , and Herman Granger , to three
years for cattle stealing , will be started
for Lincoln tonight.
Illver IlrenkN Dp in lleentiir.
DECATUR , Neb. , Dec. 31. ( Special. )
The Ice on the river broke up this morning
and the pontoon bridge was washed out
from bank to bank. Captain King , the pro
prietor , and his tollkeepor , Nick Matney ,
were on It when It wont. Later reports
confirm the fact , however , that the barge
they were on has lodged down the river
about a mile , and the captain and his man
got ofT all right. The atmosphere Is very
heavy hero and the fog Is very thick. This
\3 \ the first time the Missouri river has broke
at thla point at this timeof the year since
along In the COs.
FREMONT. Dec. 31. ( Special. ) The
weather has been very damp and wet for the
past few days and It rained ciulto hard tills
afternoon. The roads have been In good
shape , but the rain Is taking the frost out
of them rapidly.
DUNCAN , Neb. , Dec. 31. ( Special. ) The
year Is closing hero with u slow , drizzling
rain today. The past warm weather has
taken the frost out of the ground , and plow.
Ing Is llrst-class. Most of the corn Is In the
cribs , and hay baling Is the order of the day.
WAYNE , Neb. , Dec. 31. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Haiti lias been falling all afternoon
and will cause considerable damage to corn
that Is not cribbed.
Corn I < M ! IN Kvery Spaee.
OSCBOLA , Neb. , Dec. 31. ( Special. )
There has never been a time elnco lliia coun
try was taken from the Indian and buffalo
when there lias been so much corn In the
county as tl'eit ? Is this year. There are
farmers In the valley who have stacked up
30,000 biiFhols. and here In town the merchants - ]
chants and people can hardly get lumber
enough or land on which to build cribs.
The merchants are taking It as fast na they
can get It , and paying 2 ccnta more than
market price to get It , and corn shelters are
running right In the uilddlo of the streets.
Hank Will Voluntarily Muiililale.
CRETE , Neb. , Dee. ; U. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The Crete National bank will to
morrow publish notice of going Into volun
tary liquidation. The bank has four times
the amount of Its deposits In cash on hand
and on deposit with reserve agents. The
deposits amount to $12.000 and cusli and e.x-
change $75.000. The bank will liquidate by
arrangement through the First National bank
of this city. The reason for winding up
business as given by the bank officers Is that
there Is no. profit In banking In this section
of the state. _
Chtireh Soelal nt "llcllevne.
BELLEVUE , Neb. , Dec. 31. ( Special. )
The Ladles' Aid society of the Presbyterian
church gave a church social and oyster
supper at the home of D. H. Kerr last even
ing. The attendance was peed and the
affair was a very enjoyable one.
A number of the resident Dcllevuo teach
ers are at Lincoln this week In attendance
at the State Teachers * association. The del
egation consuls of MUsca Nellie McDonald ,
Helen Lougsdorf and Laura Ka t.
\nrriiTV Hxeape of n Whole Finally.
NEBRASKA CITY. Dec. 31. ( Special. )
The family of Mrs. Ahua FclthcUcr nar
rowly escaped poisoning this afternoon. A
quantity of head cherso had been prepared
In a copper kettle. Immediately upon par
taking of It tevcral children were taken
violently III. A physician wtis called , and
after dllllculty their sufferings were re
lieved without serious results. The contact
of the food with the'copper kettle is thought
to have caused the trouble.
r < illi > otliiHT I'orMinnl TIIM-M.
NEBRASKA CITY. Dee. 31. ( Special. )
The city treasurer Is taking summary mean-
urea to collect delinquent personal taxes by
Ipsulng distress warrants against the prop
erty of these In arrears. There Is a largo
amount of unpaid personal taxes on the books
of the county and city treasurers and the
above method has been adopted as the best
means of collection.
Compiiny < " Olvex UN Annual Dinner.
NEBRASKA CITY. Dec. 31. ( Special. )
Company C of the Nebraska National Guard
held \ta \ annual dinner this evening at tlm
armory. The officers and members of the
company , together with their guests , were
present. Judge Broady nf Lincoln , Judge
Hayward , Frank E. Hulvey. Harry Raydston.
Captain Mapca and others responded to
toasts. . _
Homl-HaniMey/
ORD. Neb. , Dec. ' 31. ( Special. ) Miss An-
gcllno Ramsey and Rollln W , Bond were
united In marrlngo ycstculay evening at
the Prcshyteilan church , Rev. Mr. Lceson
of the Christian church olliclatlng. The
brldo Is ono of Ord's most beautiful young
women and the groom Is the accomplished
leader of the Ord band.
AVaiilN to 111IlKlliin A mill. .
WAUSA. Neb. , Dec. 31. ( Special. ) J. C.
HOBS of thin city IHIH announced himself ax
a candidate for Indian agent at the Santco
agency. The announcement has created a
Ktlr In political circles , making , an' It does ,
two candidates from this county , and a dozen
or so In other portions of the state wlljlng
to accept the position.
Ciii'oil Tcmplarx' Knterliiliiment.
WAUSA , Nob. , Dec. 31. ( Special. ) The In
dependent Order of Good Teiniib.ru lodges at
Bloomfleld and this place united In giving
a literary entertainment nt School hall In
this city Wednesday evening. A largo au
dience was In attendance and much pralso
manifested. _ _ _ _ _ _
OnlVointm KnlerlaliiN.
ORD , Neb. , Dec. 31. ( Special. ) This aft
ernoon Mrs. P. Mortcnsen entertained a se
lect parly of her friends at a 5 o'clock tea
In honor of her friend , Mrs. II. A. Babcock
of Lincoln. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Cimtrht Hi in Corn .Shelter.
WAYNE , Neb. , Dec. 31. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Jake Wellbawn caught his hand In
a corn fihcller Tuesday afternoon and the
middle finger was crushed , necessitating am.
putatlon.
Iloyn I'NO ' n Heml for a TarKet.
OAKLAND. Cal. Dec , 31. When the re
mains of John Conlon were found strewn
along the railroad tracks In Oakland bullet
liolea In the face led to the belief that the
man hud been murdered and that Ills body
had been placed on llio track to conceal the
crime. Detectives have now learned that no
crlmo was committed. Sonio small boys
who were practicing with an air gun hung
Conlon'R face on a post and used It an a
target.
OfllitL-rn Ill-Ill
SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 31. Captain
Smith , wlio commanded the wrecked collier
San Bcnlto , uud Chief Olllccr tolling , who
was on the bridge when the ttruck , have
been deprived of their license by the United
States Inspector of hulls and boilers. It
was decided Unit the lota ot the Sail II tulle
was duo to
DEATH OF EDITOR M'CULLACIi '
Tragic Ending to the Noted Joumi\list'
Tedious Illness.
DEAD BODY FOUND ON THE SIDEWALK
Suppoxcil tn Have I'nil en from Ull
lleil Itoiiiii WlnilonDurltiu : an
AttaeU of Asthma V
Worker.
ST. LOUIS , Dec. 31. Mr. Joseph II. Me-
Cullagh. editor of the St. LouU Globe-Dem
ocrat and one ot the beat known newepapet
men In the country. Is dead us the result ol
n fall ot twenty-five feet" from a Hccond-
etory window of his apartments nt the rral-
dcnce of his sister-in-law , Mis. Kate Man-
Ion. nt 3S37 West Pine boulevard. The
body , which was cold In death and clad only
In a night gown , was discovered by Mis.
Manlon'H colored man servant about 7
o'clock this morning. Waters , the colored
servant , without touching the body , ran
frightened Into the house , where he told tin
cook of the discovery. She Immediately
called Mta. Manlon , who had not yet arisen ,
and told her that Mr. McCullagh had fallen
out ot his window and killed lilinwlf. Im
mediately on being notified by the servanti
Mrs. Manlon dispatched her coachman In
summon Dr. C. H. Hughnt , who ivsldes In
the neighborhood nnd was Mr. McCullagh'a
physician during hl l st Illness. He haei-
tened to the homo , and after examining the
body ordered It removed to the houtse.
There seems to bo n difference of opinion
as to whether Mr. 'MeCullnRh's death wan
due to accident or was the result of his own
net. This latter theory is scoutMl by thfl
dead man's friends.
The Globe-Democrat will say : Dr.
Hughes' conclusion , from the condition
of the body when he examined It , Is
that Mr. McCullagh plunged head II rat from
the window about 3:30 : o'clock. On thu
ground aruund the foundation of the hoitsn
Is a stone water table. In the fall Mr. Mc
Cullagh struck a sharp corner of this utono
with HIP left sldo of his head , fracturing the
parietal bone. The physic-Inn la nf Ihp opin
ion that death follow cd Immediately after
the shock of the fall. The victim's hrad
was lying in a ( small pool of blood ulilrli
had dripped from the wound. JiiJt how Mr ,
McCullagh happened to fall out of the win
dow can only bo a matter or conjecture. Ihi
had been 111 foveral rnontlin , and latterly
was compelled to keep to his room. Ho
paired his last night unattended , as he had
alwayu slept during his Illncsa.
HAD RETIRED EARLY.
Wednesday evening Mr. McCullagh wns In
the best of spirits , although he complained
of not being qulto so well. The smothering
sensation which hud troubled him nt Inter
vals during his Illness hail returned to him
In a milder form nnd rendered hl.n : languid
nnd drowsy. Ho retired to bed about 7
o'clock , leaving word with the household
that he did not wish to bo dlxturbed imlof-s
It wad by his physician. Dr. HuKhra made
his customary call about 7:30 : o'elork. ami
expressed smprlso to Mr. McCullagh at find
ing him In bed nt Ritch an early hour.
"I am very weary , " Mr. McCiillagh said ,
"and I thought I would get as much rest as
possible tonight. 1 expect my barlicr early
In the morning to trim my hair , and I want
to bo up when he arrives. "
The physician administered to his pa
tient's needs , raw that everything In the
room was fixed for the night , nnd that thr >
not th window was raUed about an Inch for
ventilation. Then he bade Mr. McCnllagli
good night , turned off the electric light and
retired.
Before going 'to bed Mrs. Manlon looked
Into Mr. McCulIagh's room. She raw that
everything In the room was In order , and
then retired to her own apirtmcnts. About
midnight she awoke and detected an odor
of Escaping gas. She Investigated , nnd found
a burner In the combination gas nnd elec
tric light chandelier , which hangs MMpendcd
In the center of Mr. McCulIagh's room. open.
The gar was very strong In the apartment.
Mrs. Manlon turned on the ok Uric light
and off the gas. Mr. McCullagh awoke.
"Joe. " Fhe eald , "did you know gas was
escaping In your room ? You would have
been a dead man In the morning If I bad uot
discovered It. "
WENT TO THE WINDOW FOR AIR.
Mr. .McCullagh wap apparently too drowsy
to realize what his Hlstcr-ln-law said. Ho
murmured an Inaudible reply , and fell asleep
again. Mrs. Manlon raided the open window
n little higher , to that the fumes of the gas
could leave the room , and then returned to
bed. Indications seemed to be that Mr. Mc
Cullagh had got out of bed for something ,
and In trying to turn on an electric light
he turned on the gas. He did not notice the
error , and retired again , unconscious ot
danger.
Careful Investigation warrants the con
clusion that Mr. McCullagh was awakened
later In the morning by a smothering at
tack , nnd , climbing out of bed again , ner
vous and unsteady from the spell , went to
the window for moro air. As ho threw )
the sash up to Itf full height ho was prob
ably overcome with weakness , lost his balance -
ance , nnd rolled out over the window sill
nnd fell to death.
The funeral IF set for 2 o'clock Saturday ;
afternoon ut Mrs. Manjon's residence. Rev.
Dr. W. W. Boyd , pastor of the Second
Baptlfit church , and Rev. John Snyder , a
prominent Unitarian minister of this city ,
will conduct the services. The Interment
will bo at Bellcfontalne cemetery.
No note was found In Mr. McCullagh'a
room explaining his act or leaving any In-
Btructlons for the arrangement of his af
fairs after death.
SKETCH OF THE MAN.
Joseph 11. McCullagh was born In Ireland.
and. with his brother , came to this country ,
In his youth. Ills llrjt Important news
paper work was done In Cincinnati OH a
reporter and correspondent on the Enquirer.
Later ho went to Chicago nnd took tha
managing editorship of the Chicago Re
publican , miccd'cllni ; Mr. Charles A. Dana ; ,
Ho occupied this position until shortly
after the Chicago fire , when ho went ta
St. Loula and took the editorship of tha
St. Louis Globe , which wa consolidated
with thu Democrat and became the Globcn
Democrat.
Mr. McCullagh has always been one of tha
most UrclrcA workers In the newspapes
profession. Ho made for hlniriolf n reputa <
tlon as one of the grtiUiut editorial para *
graphers In the country.
Coming on I ho newspaper ntogo when
wccitcrn Journals were just beginning to ga
In extensively for telegraphic news , ha
pimhcd his paper to the front , until It wad
UH boast that .tlio GIoho-Democrat spout
moro money for telegraphic tolla than any ,
other paper In the country. He believed 10
classification of IIOWH and carried out hid
Idea to as nearly perfection as possible. In-l
deed , It was a common remark about tha
Gloho olllco that when an Item turned up
which could not bo classified It must bo
thrown Into the waste basket.
Mr. McCullagh practically lived In hid
editorial office , Ho pcrnonally mipervlflud
tha work of the local and telegraph depart-
intents , an well OH dictating thu policy of hid
paper and making up HH editorial page. II u )
wa.'i at his desk always at 10 o'clock In tbq
morning and never left It until 12:30 : , ana
oftcncr at 1Tho strongest cnnitltutlonj
would not Bland the strain and his healttl
hroko down. Before the recent flection hltf
name wan prominently mentioned UH a can *
dlilalo for United Stated senator , but hu
Imitated that , much an ho appreciated thrt
honor attached lo that olllce , ho preferred
to remain In editorial harntu * .
Prominent Hunker UoiiiinlU
LOUISVILLE , Ky. , Doc , 31. A upeclnl t *
the Times from Montgomery , Alu , , nayat
Oeorgo II , Wllklna , vlco prmldfrit of thd
Commervhl National hank of Helma , which !
failed for | : oo.OCO , committed iiulcldo b > (
tuoollnu himself In the bgad at Bclmu at ft