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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. ONIAIIA , MONDAY MORNING . PEBKTJAllY 8 , 1897. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
CANAL BILL FOR MONDAY
Ecnator Morgan May Press a Vote and
* Then Withdraw the Measure ,
THURSTON WILL FINISH HIS SPEECH
Arbitration Treaty to lie 1'iinlicil niul
lliuiUriiplcr Mill tii Conic Ul >
When Other Mnttcru Arc
Out of the Wny ,
WASHINGTON , Fcb. 7. If Senator Mor
gan pursues his present plan ho will move
to take up the Nicaragua canal bill during
the morning hour Monday. Ho expects the
motion to bo antagonized , and in that event
will secure a vote which will , he thinks ,
demonstrate the voting strength of the canal
bill. Ho expects the vote to bo largely In
the majority , but whatever the result he
probably will announce his abandonment of
the bill for the present session on account
of the determined obstruction to Its passage ,
While nt thu same time ho will declare his
purpose to press the measure with more de
termination than ever at the next session.
The withdrawal of the Nicaragua bill from
its present place at the head of the calendar
will leave the way open for taking up other
measures pressing for consideration. The
diplomatic and consular appropriation bill
has already been reported , and there will bean
an effort to secure attention to It Monday.
The appropriation committee expects to have
the Indian and agricultural bills reported
by Wednesday , nnd will ask for early con
sideration.
Senator Thurston will seek the first oppor
tunity to conclude his speech on the Pacific
railroad resolutions. Senator Morrlll has
given notice of his Intention to advance the
bill to prohibit the sale of liquor In the capitol -
itol , and Senator Sherman will abldo by his
decision to ask the senate to go Into execu
tive session early Monday for the purpose of
considering the general arbitration treaty
with Great Britain.
As soon as these matters will permit
there will be an effort to proceed with the
bankruptcy bill , and It Is not expected there
will bo any avowed opposition to Its consid
eration. The proceedings relative to the ar
bitration treaty will bo held In executive
borslon and will be long and animated.
Wednesday the senate will Join with the
house to see the count of the electoral vote.
Senator Lodge hopes to get up the confer
ence report on the Immigration bill as soon
a the house acts upon It , which he thinks
will bo done the latter part of the present
week.
The feature of the week In the house will
be the ceremonies on Wednesday ot ths
counting of the electoral vote and the formal
promulgation of the election of McKInley
and Hobart by the vice president of the
United States. It is a state occasion , but of
a very foima ! character.
Unless the fortifications or sundry
civil bill Is reported the house :
will have no appropriation bill to con
sider this week , and most of the time will
be devoted to such bills as the various com
mittees may present and the conference re
port * ! . There are three contested election
cases , Bcattlo against Price from Louisiana ,
Hopkins against Kcndrlck from Kentucky ,
and Bcnnolt against Boatner , which proba
bly will be decided. In each case the ma
jority repprt favors the sitting member , a
democrat , and little time will bo consumed
in disposing of them.
ItUDUCtiS THE I'KXSIOX AGHXCIES.
Secretary FrniiolH CiitN llowii the
Number from HiKliteeii to Aliie.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 7. The president
has signed , on the recommendation of Sec
retary of the Interior Francis , an Important
order reducing the number of pension agen
cies In the United States from eighteen to
nine. The 'object of thd order Is to effect a
very largo saving to the government with
out Inconveniencing the pensioners. Tlie
secretary demonstrates that by this reduc
tion of the pension agencies the cost of dis
bursement of pensions can be reduced by at
least J1GO.OOO per annum. The change waa
made possibleby an amendment to the law
governing the disbursing of pensions , which
amendment was approved March 23 , 183G.
> Jt required that all pensioners should after
'that data bo paid by checks remitted by
mall. Reports from the pension agencies in
reply to Inquiries as to thii operation of the
new law were to the effect that under It the
pensioners are paid much jnore promptly ;
that pcaslblllty of error is minimized and
that upon the whrilo it la much more Bat-
isfactorj to the pnBfilonern than the former
Jaw. The agents also advise that the pen
sioners receive their pensions , when remit
ted by mall at their homes , where , h lng
Hiirrounded by family Influences , the pen
sioner Is much more likely to make a Judi
cious dispcbltlon of his pension money. Un
der the previous law many pensioners col
lected tholi' ' quarterly payments in person
and tinder the influence of bad associations
were often induced to apply these pavments
unwisely and deprive tbolr families 'of the
benefits thereof.
This executive order will go into effect
September 1 next. Its execution having
been postponed until that date in order that
no pensioner shall suffer in consequence of
delay In receiving his pension and to give
ample time for the lemoval of the rolls and
records fiom the agencies discontinued. The
consolidation was made by uniting existing
agencies and the entire jurisdiction thereof
In order that HO expense , should bo inguricd
by making new rules. The agencies at Con
cord , N. H , , and Augusta. Me. , are discon
tinued and payments hitherto made there
nro ordered made from the agnncy ut Bos
ton , Mass. The penalonprs heretofore paid at
Buffalo , N. Y , , are to ] ) o paid from the Now
York City agency ; these at Plttsnurg. from
tha Philadelphia agency ; tluico at Louisville
and Knoxvllle , from U'nahington ; those at
Detroit , from Indianapolis ; thoao at Mil
waukee , from Chicago ; those at DCS Molnes
and Topcka , from St , Louis , where & new
agency Is cstUillBhed.
WHY S.T. LOUIS GETS IT.
A new agency is established at St. Louis
because of the hotter mull facilities there
than t Des Motors or Topeka , and for the
further reasons that there Is u government
building at St. Louis which can be occupied
without cost to the government ; and there
Is also a subtreasury there , A pension
agency was removed from Rt. Louis to Topeka -
peka In 1RS2. There ere more pensioners
now In Missouri than In Kansas or In any
state formerly paid by the Topeka or the
Pes Molnes agency. There are In Missouri
08813 pensioners ; In Kansas. 42,433 ; In Iowa ,
S7.80 , The following is tbfi preamble of
the executive order ;
Whorcno , By act of congress , approved
March 2J , 1S9C. the law governing iho pay
ment of peiiHlons wna nnu-ndcd no as to
ji'qulre all renBlonors to bo paid by chocks
lernlttccl by nmll. Inn te.nl of pennlttlnc
thofio to collect personally vho elected BO to
( In. und
Whereas , The method of paying by icmlt-
tanco has ereutly losucned the labor of
pension agencies , through which prrwlon
ivppropilatldnHuro dUlnirned nnd facilitated
the payment of peiiKloim as evidenced by
m irt8 from agents , nnd
mall S rn"8 > lho re" > lltnlle.a ° f pensions by
proven eminently rntlsfactory to
Whercati. The aucccsxful operation of the
'
Whereas , Under Its provisions and In
cntiHcciiiencn thereof , Hie number of nt > n-
plnn agencies can be materially reduced
without nny Inconvenient * whatever to thu
IH'iinlonenj.ind a Brcal wavlntr to the soVt
ruuurnt In ? effected thereby ;
Therefore , From aud after the l t day of
Bqitomber. ! S37r It Is ordered , etc.
ThU Is followed 1-y the * body nf the crdar ,
which defines the Jurltdlctton of euch
iifsoncy. The becrciary of thu Interior to
ebarged with the cxeeutfon of the order and
directed to cause the agencies lo tie grouped
111 Ilia manner provided } > y-theact of Marfh
8 , 1891 , which requires that each pcnsloaer
shall be paid quarterly and distribute the
payments at the different agencies In such
a manner aa to bo most convenient to tbo
treasury officials at Washington and tbo
subtrcasury.
subtrcasury.NAMES
NAMES OF THE NINE.
The following are the nine agencies and
the number ot pensioners paid thereat un
der the new order ! '
Hoston 9M57Chlcago | 125123
New York . . . . . . A8S33 St. Louis . . . . . .101,709
Philadelphia . . .106,753 San Francisco. . 23,033
Washington . . .HO,2C
Columbus . . . . . . .10MM Total 970,678
Indianapolis- . . .116,066
All pensioners ot the United States resid
ing In foreign countries , and now numbering'
3,781 , will continue to bo paid from the
Washington agency , nnd the navy pension
ers will bo paid an heretofore from Boston ,
Chicago , New York , Philadelphia , San Fran
cisco and Washington.
The estimated saving to the government
In as follows :
Clerk hlro . , . . . . . . $103,673
Salaries of nine agents ( $4,000 per
annum ) . , . . . . . . . . 50,000
Contingent expenses of agencies dis
continued . , . , . lO.ltS
Kent for agencies discontinued . 9.G50
Total . . $161,407
The estimated saving In clerk hire Is based
upon the cost of that Item at the two largest
agencies in the service , namely , Columbus
nnd Topcka. From these agencies the pen
sioners are paid at an annual cost ot twenty-
five cents per capita for clerk hire. After
the consolidation , the cost for clerk hire
will amount at 'thirty-five cents per capita
to $337,739 , while that item tor the fiscal
year ending June 30 , 189G , amounted to $415-
412. The following discontinued agencies
pay the rents given belcw : Buffalo , $2,400 ;
Detroit , $2,400 ; Milwaukee , ? 2,500 ; Topeka ,
$2,250 ; total , $9,550.
Secretary Francis does not think any valid
objection can be offered to this change , and
believes that the saving will be even greater
than estimated. Under the new law the
agents report that about twlre as many pen
sioners arc paid during the first two days
of each quarterly payment as under the old
law. This saving can bo effected without
any Inconvenience to the pensioners , and
will reduce the annual expenses of the gov
ernment to Just that extent and may tend to
allay In sonic degree the opposition that has
boon manifested hitherto to the great pension
disbursements of the government. The total
cost for pensions and the disbursement there
of for the fiscal year ended Juno 30 , 1896 ,
was $142,20(5,550 ( , made tip as follows :
Payments to pensioners . $13S,21".17 ( >
Fees to examining surgnons . 672,587
Maintaining pension bureau nt
Washington . 2,733'CO
Cost ot maintaining pension agen
cies . 563,027
It is on this last Item ( hat the new order
Is Intended to save between $150,000 and
$160,000 per annum.
Allen OliJcctM.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 7. The Washington
Post saya the' resolution passed by the sen-
' 'o yesterday on the request of Mr
Allen , relative to presents to army
officers , Is directed against Nelson
A. Miles. Senator Allen IB said to
have copies of a letter circulated by
an organization , which Is raising a fund for
the 'purchase of a residence for General
Miles In Washington. The letter states that
among other conspicuous services of General
Miles , his Influence operated largely In hav
ing the regular army sent to subdue the
riots at Chicago. The cost of the residence
Is stated by the committee to be $50,000.
Mr. Allen takes exception to that feature
relating to the Chicago riots.
Colonel Cody Cannot Attend.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 7. { Special Tele
gram. ) Colonel W. F. Cody , who was named
by Senator Allen as one of the aides from
Nebraska 'to the grand marshal In the In
augural parade , has written lo Mr. Allen nnd
to General Porter , the grand marshal , stat
ing that owing to business engagements In
the west It will be Impossible for him to at
tend thu Inaugural exercises.
for Duty on Liimlicr.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 7. The executive
committee of the National Lumber conven
tion , with hcadquartora in this city , has Is
sued a circular to Its members urging them
to labor with their respective representatives
In congress to secure a duty on lumber.
IIOAVT OF KIJGEUTO.V
Telln Him thnt Foreliiw Sliver to the
Front AV111 Uiilii the I'nrty.
BOSTON , Mass. , Feb. 7. George F. Wash-
burn , chairman of the executive committee
of the people's party at Massachusetts , who
recently issued a manifesto calling upon lilt
people's party to separate from the democrats
and suggested the calling of a convention
which appeal was replied to by Mr. J. A
Edgerton , secretary of the national com
mittee ot the people's party , has sent a reply
to Mr. Edgerton's recant letter. Ho con
gratulates him on a letter which would do
credit to an adroit lawyer with a weak case ,
but says ho has not made plain why twc
parties should force one issue. He continues ,
"If wo educate the people between elections
on scientific money , metal money will be
come the conservative nu-asure of the future
until the Invariable paper dollar shall fin
ally take Its turn and become the money of
, all nations. The next battle may be fought
on scientific vorws metal money.
"Thero will bo an Informal , unofficial conference
forenco In Memphis , Tenn. , Febiuary 22 , a
tended 'by ' the leaders of the party from
ovury section of the i-ountry. I believe the
resolutions adopted at that time will bo EO
emphatically in favor of Independent action
as to lend to endorsement by our national
committee. In calling a separate conlcrenco
you have added to the contusion. "
MeKliiley GOCH to Church UN UHUII ] ,
CANTON , O. , Feb. 7. The uuial Sunday
quiet pievallcd at the McKiiiley home today.
The major went to church , accompanied by
National Comiulttecman Chc.rlca G. Oawes ,
Congressman Finncls H , Wilson of Brook
lyn , Mr , Prudun , white house executive clerk ,
nnd several other friends , Rev. Will lain
McAfee of Columbus , 0. , occupied the pulpit.
Congressman Wilson had a half hour's
talk with the major before leaving for the
east this afternoon.
Mr. Dawcs returned to Chicago thlb evenIng -
Ing , going via Cleveland , to have a tulk with
National Cbalrnun Hanna ,
Mrs. Maria S. ftaxton , who Is to be a mem
ber of the McKlnley household in the white
liouse , has .been seriously ill and It was
Feared that she might be unahlo to go to
Washington with the family. She U much
Improved , however , and unless a relapse is
experienced will bu one of the special train
party , Mrs. Saxton Ix Mrs. McKlnley'e aunt.
May StrulKliteu Out the Muddle.
P1URRH , S. U , , Fcb. 7. ( Special Telegram -
gram , ) R. G. Johnson , democratic national
comniUteman from Kansas , r.nivtd hero
: hls morning. He says ho does not yet know
what ho Is hero for , but has been sent to
look over the situation. Hn will probably
get to work tomorrow , and may be able to
do something toward Btr/xlghtetilne out the
senatorial taugln.
Mny FlKht fur Shi-rin'N Olllec.
CINCINNATI , Feb. T.A special to the
Commercial Tribune from LHIIct Rock ,
Aik. , says : Democrats and populists each
had a candidate for sheriff In T awrene.e
county , this Htate. Chlldors , the democrat
< AUH declared elected by a small majority.
Stewart , the uopiillar , tiiar ed fraud. ICIeo-
tlon commissioners discovered an.error"nnd
gave thn election tu Stewart. County Judge
TowiiHond , a democrat , held that tha vote
In several dlstrletH was Irregular , and hfa
throw It out nnd continued ; the election ot
CXtllilcrs. Populists und prohitiltlonUtH
on one side , and the Chlldm faction on the
other side nro nrmlnjr , and there , Is fear
bloodshed will result.
Tlir u UoitvIieK Are Overturned ,
OHICO , Cnl. , Feb. 7.-At 4 o'clock this
moinlng as overland Mains NP . 10 and 17
were passing at NcnO u nnnll station six
miles north of this iilaeo , a collision oc-
ourrcil which derailed tlirco passenger
coaches and b.tdly damaged the ctiulns at-
UchpJ to the northbound train. Several
naetHmgcrs who were In the overturned
cars Were considerably bruised , nni one
'man sustained a Iracture'oMho 'Ibft arm.
FOR UNREQUITED LOVE
Joseph Lafond Takes His Own Life by Use
of Oarbolio Aoid ,
SECOND ATTEMPT FOR THE SAME CAUSE
HlN AfTcctlonM AVcrc ImtUlicil l/noii
K the Wife of Ihe Mnn tilth Whom
lie Und llecii IlonrillUK
for Four Year * .
"I die. because I love you too much to llvo
without you. I often told you I would not
glvo you up. You arc mine In life and mine
In death. I bcllovo you love me , so good
bye. Yours forever. Joseph Lafoud. "
The foregoing missive explains the sudden -
don taking from the world of Joseph Lafond
at his room , 2121 Lcavenworth street , last
evening shortly before C o'clock. Unrequited
loVe for Mrs. Clara Hughes , wife of Mat
thew Hughes , a barber at the above number ,
together with a largo quantity of liquor
which the deceased Imbibed since last Friday ,
caused the death ot a man who In llfo was
a remarkably handsome person.
Lafond , who was a tinner by trade , has
boarded with the family of Matthew Hughes
for a period of four years. Last evening
about G o'clock Mrs. Hughes sent their soi
Walter to call their boarder to his supper
She know ho had been drinking excessively
and whileIn this condition It was always
difficult to Induce him to partake of his
meals. Young Hughes , upon entering La
fond's room , found him stretched out upon
the bed and evidently suffering acute agony
Much alarmed ho quickly summoned the res
of the family and It bccalno apparent tha
Latond had attempted to take his life. A
physician was sent for but despite all efforts
to resuscitate him ho died In a few minutes
Death was caused by a largo dose of car
bollc acid.
acid.LOVEd
LOVEd ANOTHER'S WIPE.
The Incidents leading up to the death o
Lafond arc somewhat romantic. Four years
ago ho became acquainted with Mrs. Hughes
and although she was at that time married
and the possessor of several children , he
formed a mad Infatuation for her. Ho secured
cured board with the Hughes family , and
continued to lavish his affections upon Mrs
Hughes , which were not reciprocated. A
length the affair was brought to the atten
tlon of her husband. Ho > ordered Lafond
out of th house , but by dint of alternate
appeals of friendship and threats to do the
members ot the household bodily Injury , he
was allowed to stay a while In probation
Matters went from bad to worse BO far as
Lafond was concerned. He breathed lovt
from early morning till late at night to
the wife of his' host , and It at length be
came necessary for Hughes to take steps to
ward nipping the strange love In the bud.
Lafond was employed aft the store otVII
Ham Lyle Dickey , and as It was not though
ho would relinquish his Job , the Hughes
family decided to move to St. Joseph , Mo
This took place last June. The family hai
barely taken up quarters Hi the Mlssour
town "when Lafond dropped In on them ones
day and announced he had coma to stay
The husband protested , but what Lafont
said went. Ho secured a position anil con
tinned his lovp making.
TRIED IT ONCE BEFORE.
Things went along In the old channel untl
Mrs. Hughes demanded that they cease , and
then upon the evening of August 28 , 1896
Lafond secured a bottle ot muriatic acid
and scribbling the following to Mrs. Hughes
"I die because- loVe you , " swallowed the
poison.
Prompt work by physicians brought Lafom
back to the troubles of earth.once more , and
he continued to love the wife ot hla host. A
jtccond move at length became advisable to
the .mind . ot Mr. Hughes , and about tour
months ago he and his family returned to
this city , and he started in business once
more at 2121 Leavenworth street , Almas
the first visitor received after the lioubc
warming was Lafond. He demanded tha
the family once more takt him ab a hoarder
and threatened If they din not ccmply with
his demands he would waylay the membera
oneby one and exterminate them.
HAS BEEN OUT OF WORK.
For the past two months tha deceased
was unable to secure employment at his
trade , and th'.s , In connection with his drinkIng -
Ing , has appeared to weigh heavily upon
him. The death , which occuired last even
ing , was the result of several days' fie
bauch.
Among other effects found upon the bed >
were a number of blank checks upon the
Omaha'Savings bank , which would tend to
show that Lafond at one time- had money de
posited there. A photograph of Mrs. Hughes ,
upon the back of which was scilbbled , "This
Is my sweet wife Clara , " and pome ad
dresses , which showed that he had formerly
lived In Montreal , Canada , were taken In
charge by Coroner Burket. The deceased
left no money.
From Mrs. Hughes It was learned that
Lafond had a father living In Montreal ,
Canada , and that he had been away from
his homo about ten years. He Is a French-
Canadian by birth , and was 33 yearj of ago
at the time oT his demise.
Lafond had , the reputation of being an ex
cellent workman , and was never known to
drink excessively , except when laboring under
his strange passion. Ho was known by
various names , among which was Joseph
Lcfland , Joseph Lafond and Joe White.
The remains were removed by the coroner
to the morgue , where an Inquest will beheld
hold today , at 2 o'clock.
The poison was purchased by Lafond at
Fogg's drug store , Twelfth and Capitol ave
nue , yesterday morning about 10 o'clock ,
A full account of his former attempt at
sulclda was published In the St. Joseph
Herald , dated August 29 , a copy of which
was furnished the- coroner by 'Mrs , Hushes.
MIT , Hughes also states that about a month
ago Lafoud signed the pledge , but fell from
grace- about a fortnight buck , and this also
appeared , to worry him sorely of late.
Throe FrlcmlH I. II ) e led.
JACKSONVILLE , Fin. , Feb. 7. - The
steamer Three Friends was seized and
libeled upon Itn return yesterday from
a towing trip clown tlie coast. TJio
libel charges piracy , In that a
Ilotchklsq gun was mounted upon
Iho Iaw of the 'steamer mid was
lircd at a Spanish gunboat nt the
mouth of the San .limn river while endeav
oring to land an expedition. The persona
named In thw libel are John O'Brien. W. T.
Lnwls , John Dun , August Arnnu M'ciael
Wnlsh und Ralph IX Palno. Judge Locke
fixed the bond at $50,000 , which waa imme
diately furnished and the boat was released
upon the Bperlal provision that a deputy
marshal nhuuld bo placed on board and
luivo authority to take charge of the boat
In cnie an attempt should bo made at any
time to violate the law.
Operator CiiiiM'M ii AVreelf.
MONTGOMERY , Alu. , Feb. 7.-A head
end collision between freight trains occur
red this morning on tihe Louisville & Nash
ville road , near Myers switch , ten miles
from this city , caused by the carelessness
of the telegraph operator In fallhiR to slg-
nnl the fcouthbound train. Sink Klrkland.
engineer , need 28 , .of Montgomery , and
Urakenmn Weller of MlddlesborouKh , Ky. ,
were killed and the fireman IB believed to
bo fatally hurt. After the accident the
operator took to the woods , and has not
been a ecu since.
liny a Mile for ( lie Academy.
NRW YOHK. Feb. 7-After two years of
uncertainty ua to its new and permanent
lotntlon , the members of the National
Academy oU Design hnvo bought a site for
Its future home at Amsterdam avenue and
One Hundred and Tenth street. The pur-
chast * price Is $245.000. The location U ad-
mlrabl ) ululated on University Heights.
JtoNiMilIiiil | H nnlnliiK StreiiKth.
CHICAGO , Feb. 7. Morllz Rescnthal , the
t-r.-at pianist , has recovered hU health suf
ficiently to tuko a trip to southern Califor
nia. He iv III resume his concert work In
this city the latter part of March , and
return to the east.
DttOl > 1.11
JtulKC MctR'n Hrnlftiiiiti < ln > TjiU > n nn n
ConfeMNloti nfClntlt. ' .
C1IEYENNE , Wyo. , Feb. 7.-JSpcclal. )
The managers on the part f thb howae in the
matter of the impeachment of Judge Wil
liam S. Mctz reported aa follows : "That yes
terday afternoon Judge Mctz resigned the
office of district Judge and requested that
such resignation have Immediate effect. The
resignation was then accepted by the gov
ernor. At the same tltne A representative
of Judge Metz appeared before your man
agers stating that tha resignation was tanta
mount to a confession and asking your man
agers out of considerations ot mercy to Judge
Mctz and his family to recommend to the
house that the Impeachment proceedings bo
dismissed. After carefully .considering the
matter , wo believe that in Ibis case justice
should bo tempered with mercy The
majesty of the law has been vindicated in the
proceedings as far as carried on and out
of a humane consideration1 for Judge Mctz's
family and In the hope' that ho may yet
redeem himself and become a useful and
honored citizen wo recommend thnt your
managers be Instructed tov appear at the
the bar of the senate and on behnlf of the
house dismiss the Impchcbment proceed
ings. " The house unanimously adopted the
report of the committee and gave instruc
tions to the managers to withdraw the Im
peachment proceedings. *
The following bills havo'been Introduced
In the house : Providing for the cession
to the United States of site's and lands for
the erection of government buildings ; pro
viding for the assessment , collection and di
vision ot taxes upon live stock brought Into
the state or moved from oue county to an
other ; providing for taklng'a , census of
Wyoming ; providing for thoreduction , of ex
penses of cities of the second class ; provid
ing for sinking an artesian well In Converse
county and making an appropriation for the
tame ; an act fixing and regulating the pay
ment of mileage and expenses of.stalocounty
and preelnct officers and defining the meth
ods of computing the same , , g
In the senate a petltio signed by 1,029
persons was presented asking for the re
building of the state general hospital at
Jlock Springs. In committee of the whole
the senate bill regarding .tho election and
terms of ofllce ot county commissioners was
reported favorably. The bill providing that
sheriffs should bo paid frqm the general
Insane fund for conductWg.'patlents to the
state Insane asylum wafl'tTocommlttcd to
the ways and means committee.
In committee of the whoje In the lower
house , the house bill making an appropria
tion for the relief of Inspector General
'Woodruff was considered and recommended
to be laid upon the tablfc ' .House bill pro
viding for the support oj. thejotste law li
brary was recommended * for naasago. Sen
ate bill creating a state board , of health was
recommended for passagf. favorable ret
port was made upon substitute bill pro
viding for the printing ot.th * > Vyomlng law
reports , and upon the bill concerning liens
of laborers and subcontractors. In the sen
ate the committee of ills'wfcle ! > reconsidered
house bill No. 29 , appropriating' $1,575 for
complication for Thomas Bebb as custodian
of the abando'ned mlitary" ) reservation at
Fort McKlnn'ey. and ivhlclK yesterday was
cut down by the senatwto $840. A spirited-
dsbate" arose oveith'0 * matter , Bebb was
made custodian of "the reservation by Gov-
einor Richards , whb wrot& him that .his
compensation should be 5 > Tf > * a ( month. Sen
ator Footo made a warm 'speech agali.nl
paying the amount , contending that Bebb
was making $1,800 a. yeatf.by cultivating the.
ground on tha reservation , A compromise
was finally reached in thj" matter and th *
compensation fixed at S50eminenth. Senate
bill No. 10 , reducing the r ites'to .be charged
by newspapers for legal "vjirfnttofi , was
'
passed , ' "j'KJfe- . *
Mountain Sheen
LARAM1E , Wyo. , Pel } . 7. ( Special. )
The stage drUer between Pinknampton , Col.
and this place reports i'eeinc a band ol
mountain sheep neflr Jelm mountain , sev
enty-five. , miles west of hire. . This is th :
first limb' In many yeata _ that this species of
wild panic has been seijn on the. plains , "rtiey
hava evidently1 becif driven from the moun
tains by th'b recent heavy snows and cole !
weather. ' . , ;
.AilinltH (111 : .11 uI'dcr of n Itnnehiium.
CHEYENNE. Wyo.j Feb. 7. ( Special. )
Catcrlno Salenls , a Mexican shqepherder , ar-
icsted lu Utah and brought to Rawlins by
Sheriff Dava ! of Carbon county , has con-
fcpssd that ho murdered Ranchman Franu
Adams in July last. Salenls , is anxious to
have .1 trial" and receive his. punishment for
the crime. *
Iron 1'lpe hy the CarlomlH.
LARAMIE , Wyo. , Fcb'7 (6pccIal. ( )
Several carloads of Iron pipe have been re
ceived here for the use fa Iho placers ot the
North Park region near independence moun
tain. The owners of the , fla'cers expect to
hove the water system by which they will
ba worked In operation by 'sjrlng. '
CKUSHKI ) UMMSH A ' OD HOUSE.
Dirt Hoof CaveK In , Killing n
unil Two Children.
PIERRE , S. D. , Fob , 7. ' ( Special Tele
gram. ) Charles Lewis , brqther of W. H.
Lewis , who lost his life In the terrible early
storm , today brought in' the bodies ot his
wife and child , who were killed Inst Wednes
day evening by the falling of the dirt roof
of their house. Lewis' two Fhildren and two
hlied men were In the''house at the time ,
and managed to crawl out , but Mrs. Lewis
and one child were dead before they could
bo dug out. The remains ( wjll bo taken to
Muscatlne , la. , tomprrow ,
HlK Ilrewery for I Mitchell.
MITCHELL , S. D. Feb. 7. ( Special ) .
There Is a strong foundation for
the supposition that the Minneapolis
Brewing company Intsnfls to establish
a branch of Its largo brewery In
this city. For eomp time past a
minor has been afloat that ) a brewery would
be established In Mitchell in the spring.
Yesterday the Minneapolis Brewing company
completed the purchase from Prescott &
Bldwel ) , Indirectly , of'a tract of land sufll-
clently larga on , , wh'lch * to 'cre'cl-an Immense
structure. The land Is located near the
electric light plant and ( s dose enough to
the railroad for splendid shloplog facilities ,
It has been understood t ap tills brewery
was anxious to locate in South 'Dakota when
the prohibition question was icttled and now
that there Is a fair chance of the legislature
passing a high llcenuq law It is presumed
that the brewing company twill certainly
establish a branch in"Mltoh "
ConuiiiTfliil Slile Will Sc id'nn Ornlor.
VERMILLION , S.4 D. , ' Feb. 7-
( Special ) . The students ' f" the collo-
glato department < have been having
a lively tlma with the leading
member of the commercial department in
rcgcrd to the privilege of 'fiosiatter being
recognized at the annualY&iiiilngton ) ban
quet , which Is tolie held OnUhe 22d. by
an orator. It required thrcc/maetlngs of the
students' association and 'an amendment to
the constitution before tjo commercial
school won , It U the first time In the his
tory of the university , that' Its commercial
department will be represented by a speaker.
Kor Hti'iilliiHT it J'al-i
VEMILLICN , S. D. , , lCeb. 7. ( Special telo-
; ram ) . James Adams of thhuclty was taken
to Madluon , S. D. , byjjhe. sheriff from Lake
icunty , to answer to'ocliargs of stealing a
'ur ' overcoat from ttiit city somei time last
all. The young man ; was accompanied to
Madison by several 'aq Ms friends , who ex-
> ect to furnish uumdent evidence to re-
case him. One ; ol those that jWciit to Madl-
lon with htm claims -that hQ bought thp coat
rom a 'stranger afjMHdls.cm'Vand In turn
sold It to Adams ,
AVIII lliillil u
VERMILLION , 8. p. , Fch.
The special uchool meeting cftllod ot
Ing , this county , resulted In voting for a
uew two-story brlek school house , to bo
erected early in the spring1 at a Co t ot } 1,000.
WEYLER'S ' HORSE IS SHOT
Cuba's Onptnin General Ens Hard Luck
While in the Field ,
HE IS EXPECTED BACK TO HAVANA SOON
Simtilflli 11 of ii nil Drerrcn Arc Cnimlil-
crc-il A'nliieU'nn niul the IiixurKoitt
Government Will Accept \otli-
lint Iitilciicmlcttcc.
( Copyrlslit , 1SD7 , by Preps Publishing Company. )
HAVANA. Cuba ( via Key \Vcst , Fla. ) , Fcb.
7. ( Now York World Cablegram Special
Telegram , ) The reform decrees have not
been published here. General Weylcr re
mains In the field. Ho Is reported to bo In
Santa Clara. Ho Is said to have been am
bushed on the outskirts ot town , and it Is
reported thnt his horse was shot undort him
and ho fell , injuring his shoulder slightly. He
has accomplished nothing and Is expected
back soon. It Is said that ho sent orders to
withhold the announcement of reforms until
ho Is ready to publish them , because Madrid
did not consult him about them.
Such proposed reforms as have leaked out
of the palace Which I cabled to the World
are highly unsatisfactory to the Cubans.
They are pronounced a mockery. No men
tion Is made of any guaranty by the United
States. Even If they were so guaran
teed they would not bo accepted. Spain
would still hold the purse strings , con
trol the suffrage , fix , collect and disburse
taxes and leave all the old burdens DII the
people. Basing opinions on the hint from
the palnco and the general Ijellcf that
Premier Canovas has scored a diplomatic
triumph , every ono says that the reforms
are valueless to bring about peace , but that
the promise of them serves to quiet con
gress and enables Spain to obtain a new
loan lu Paris. Minister do Lome Is believed
to have worsted OIney nt Washington.
Madrid docs not expect the reforms will be
accepted. General Weylcr will report nil
Cuba west of Puerto Principe pacified. But
the revolutionists were never more active
than now. Several trains have just been
blown up In Plnar del Rio province. Towns
are sacked nightly In Havana and Mntanzns
provinces. Raids are frequent In Santa
Clara. The Cubans control Santiago out
side the city. General Callxto Garcia Is
very bold In that province.
INDEPENDENCE ONLY.
Word cornea from the Insurgent govern
ment , It U reported , that nothing but Inde
pendence * will be accepted. The Cubans
would accept real autonomy with the United
States' clean cut guaranty , but nt through
a commercial treaty with Spain. The dov-
c tatlon'"of the Island continues. The big
sugar planters have paid for protection by
the troops , seme as much as ? 40,000. But
they complain that the troops have been
withdrawn. Arrests , deportations anu ban
ishments .are . increasing , particularly arrests -
rests of women , to enforce acceptance of the
riforniB. 'This course will fall ; it only In-
tenslilcs hate. The Cubans are cheerful.
Tholr soldiers are as brave and as patriotic
as eVer. Many are dying of smallpox.
Many generals are disgusted and leaving
for Spain. Eight go - tillsweek , - General
Muncz , General Woylcr's chief of staff , Is
miffed , and has not taken the field. He
obtained ' a furlough and has gone to Porto
Rico , Ha-rnoy suqceed .General 'Marln as
captain general there , letting' Marfn 'come
hsre as captain general till Azcarraga ar
rives. General Weyler's recall to Spain Is
expected soon. Dr. Betancourt , the Amer
ican dentlit arrested on suspicion December
26 , was acquitted , after agreeing to leave the
Island.
Consul General Lee will call tomorrow at
tha palace in behalf ofl Sylvester Scovel , the
World's War correspondent , unJsr arrest at
the Unas de 5aza. The Unls is a small port
on5 the scuth coast , east of Clenfuegos. I
am rasured that Mr. Soovcl will be well
treated.THOMAS G' ALVORD , JR.
P1HK HACKS IN CUETAX VILLAGES.
O.anca nxolf 1 < l"Iot , but MiiHxuIiann
Illutx Continue.
CANEA , Island of Crete. Feb. 7. Through
out Sunday the town of Canea Itself was
comparatively quiet , but the. fire started is
a result of last week's conflict between
Mussulmans and Christians has broken out
afresh , and several villages in the suburbs
are in flames. Outside the walls ot Canca
there has been a continuous fusillade since
Saturday , the soldiers Elding with the Mus
sulmans. All Christiana have left the town ;
1,500 of them have gone aboard the British
vessels , while 200 subjects of France went
aboard the French cruiser. The situation at
Hctimo is serious. The Insurgents hold the
vice consuls , the bishop and other notable
prisoners as hostages. Ths Turks have
already plllagad several villages. The Greek
squadron has arrived hero.
LONDON , Feb. S. A dispatch to the
Times from Athens says that the Grecian
Ironclads Spectla and Psara , now being re
paired at Toulon , have been ordered to get
ready fo : ' an expedition to Crete.
A dispatch to the Standard from Athens
announces that an Englishman was killed
and an Austrian subject wounded during
the Cretan troubles.
I'lnmic 111--nkH Out In .
LONDON , Feb. 8. A dispatch from Tash-
kend , Asiatic Russia , sajs that the governor
of the Transcosplan
territories
reports an
outbreak of the plague at Kandehar , Af
ghanistan. A largo body of Russian troops
has accordingly been ordered to form a cor
don around the Amoo-Daris , or Turkestan
legion. " *
Ai dispatch to the Dally Mall from Bombay -
bay says that the plague Is getting beyond
all control. Saturday 114 deaths were re
ported. Even the vultures of the "towers
of sllcnco" are dying.
IlefiirniN Are In Good Fulfil.
MADRID , Fob. 7. Prime Minister Can
ovas del Castillo in an interview announces
that the government intends to faithfully
execute the proposed Cuban reforms , and
that It will not be necessary to wait for
the complete pacification of Cuba. Ho eays
It is sufficient If the rebellion la confined to
the western portions of the Island , Marquis
of Apexteguia says that Captain General
Weyjer should not bo entrusted with their
execution ,
Futile StMirHi for MlHHlni ; Slilp ,
ST. JOHN , N.-F. , Feb. 7. The steamer
Nlmrod , which left here a week ago in
search of the missing steamer State of
Georgia , was sighted from Capo Race this
evening , twelve miles off working her way
slowly and alone through the1 Ice floe. It
is evident , therefore , that tbo Nlmrod has
failed in ncr'tnlsElon. ,
.Strike IllotH.
HAMBURG , Feb. 7 , The riots which fol
lowed tbo recent collapse of the dockers'
strike are serious. Knives and revolvers
were freely used. A number of persons
have been injured , including several onlook
ers , Nearly 100 arrests have been made.
I'oiie OelelirnteH MIINN ,
HOME , Fob , 7. The pope celebrated mass
thU morning before ( Hty-seven persona ,
representing different nationalities. After
wards he received Cardinal Marco Moccnnl ,
TrimliloH In the. IlimliieHH World.
PORTSMOUTH , O. , Feb. 7 , Application
ui bean for the appointment of n receiver
'or the Yellow Poplar Lumber com tinny ,
of Cowgrove , O. , which has Its headquar
ters In Chicago , and It capitalized for
II.OOO.OCO , The complainant. T. N. Hoss. a
awycr , who holds p clulm for 13,200. ni
eces that the company U Indebted to the
First National bank of C > ilca3o , of which
Lyman J , Gage Is president , In the sum
of IWM.OOO.The petition \\lll be heard on
Saturday next , ,
MISSISSIPPI AVAUXS NKMKASICA
Unfortunate Kxiierlcttcp irltli nn INMIIC
of "Siicclnl AVnrrnntn. "
ST. LOUIS , Feb. 7. A Jackson. Mlq
clal to the Globe-Democrat nays :
Auditor Holder and State Treasu/j
arc In receipt ot letters from me
the legislature ot Nebraska Inqulrt
Mississippi's experience with
"special warrants. " Both replied/ /
thought the measure nn unwtscj
quoted ex-Governor Stone and
Stone to substantiate their vl
slppl issued $200,000 of these
1S94 to provide for a deficit.
terest at the rate ot 3 per
redeemable January 1 , 1S9 ( > . TlPHBied to
float at par , but were discounted " from
3 to 10 per cent , and In numerous Instances
at n higher rate. Governor Stone nnd Audi
tor Stone wore both arrested by officers of
the government for Issuing a bill In the sim
ilitude of United States currency. The grand
jury refused to Indict , and the case was
finally dismissed. The Mississippi officials
lidded that if Nebraska would accept the ox-
pcricnco ot Mississippi It would Issue no
"special warrants. " The legislature of 1S96
had the snmo kind of a deficit to meet and
an act was passed authorizing $400,000 of
ten-year bonds , all of which were readily
disposed of to citizens of the state at n rate
somewhat In excess of 103V4.
.IAPA.V AVIMI.\G FOR MO UK TllADK.
y from the Mlltmlo MnUlnur n
Tour nf ThlH Country.
ST. LOUIS , Feb. 7. Mr. Toru Hossl , envoy -
voy extraordinary and minister plenipoten
tiary of his majesty , the emperor of Japan ,
arrived In this city Ian night. Ho Is travel
ing without retinue. The minister Is mak
ing a tour of the United States for the purpose -
pose of satisfying himself on the conditions
of trade In tilts'country. . Ho has been on
this tour about two weeks , In that time ho
has visited New Orleans ind other southern
point * , coming hero direct from Galvcston ,
Texas. To a reporter the Japanese minis
ter said : "My trip south was to look Into
the cotton trade. My country uses a great
amount ot cotton and it seems to mo that we
might be able to trade with the Ur.'llcd States
In this and many other commodities. I bs-
llevo that at present the United States ex
ports to Japan about $10,000,000 worth of
merchandise annually , while Japan sends to
the United States about $20,000,000 worth
of material annually. This unequal division
of trade might be remedied , England sends
even more of her material to Japan than
Japan sends to the United States and buys
loss from Japan than this Country docs. The
United States is nearer Japan than England
and I believe that if better facilities of
transportation could be secured we would
have a moro equal division of trade between
Japan and the United States. We are
needing lots of Iron In Japan because ot our
contemplated railroad extension. From what
I have gathered thus far I think the United
States will yet be able to get ths Japanese
trade , but the merchants should make more
effort'to secure it. "
IAIiriH STREI , AVOUKS STAHT UI .
MnntifiictiirliiK' AVIII .Scion He In Full
IlliiHt on the .MoiioiiKiiliela.
PITTSBURG , Feb. 7. The Dispatch to
morrow will say ; A revival of Industry Is
beginning upon the M.onongahela which It
is expected will result soon In placing every
manufacturing plant in full operation. The
Homestead Steel Works nt the Carneglo
company started up this evening in all de
partments , giving employment to 4.000 , mon.
Beginning with this evening the Westlng-
house Electric Works at Eas.t Plttsburg will
Ijcgjn to1 operate In , pll .departments on both ,
day and night turns. The Wesllnghbuse
Machine Works and the Airbrake Worku at
Wilmerdlng will go on In full this week.
The Edgar Thomson steel works resumed
last evening in full.
The Plttsburs wire works at Braddock
will resume In all departments this week.
The rod and steel departments will start
tonight and the copper wire and nail de
partments tomorrow. '
The National Tube Works at McKce'nport
are operating to three-fourths capacity , but
the firm expects within a few weeks to get
all departments on. The Duquesrie steel
works started up in full last evening. The
report Is that the business outlook so far
as quantity of work Is concerned Is good ,
but that low prices still prevail.
ICE GOIICC OX TIIK OHIO IIItCAKS.
.Steamer Iliielirj-c State Stranded : uid
Will Do u Total IONN.
LOUISVILLE , Ky. , Feb. 7. An Ice gorge ,
fifteen feet high ajid thirty miles long , which
has been fornviug for several dajs gave way
this afternoon. Sovcral New Orleans and
Memphis packets have been caught In the
Ice and compelled to lay up. If these have
not succeeded In finding lefuge in the trlbu-
tarlss tho. JOBS may be largo. A telephone
message from the scene late tonight states
that the Buckeye State ran 'Into ' Blue River
to escape the Ice. The water In Blue River
quickly ross with the passing gorge and
quickly receded , leaving the steamer stranded
on the shore. Her pilot house and smokestack -
stack were demolished , and It Is thought
she will bo a total less. Her value In $10,000.
PITTSBURG , Feb. 8. Both the Allegheny
and Monongahela rivers are full of floating
Iqo and are rising rapidly , but a dangerous
flood is not apprehended. A good boating
stage of water is assured- , however , and be
tween 2,000,000 and 10,000,000' bqshels of coal
will bo shipped to southern points during
Monday and Tuesday. Several tows wore
made up today and started , but had to lay
up because of the Ice. The Monongahela
above Brownsville and the Allegheny above
are still rfozen over.
UIVKIl STKAAIIOucO.H13.S TO GUIIilF.
HIIIIN Into tlie lltml anil ClilmneyN
mill
VICKSBURG , Miss. , Fob. 7 : The steamer
Natchez mot with a serious accident at f > :3o :
o'clock this morning twenty miles below
this city. Contain Leathers and First Clerk
Morris reached here at J o'clock In a buggy
from the scene. Captnln Leathers statca
that whlla making a landlpg the bant struck
the bank. The great chimneys and stacks
and rigging all went down with a crash.
Ono stack went overboard and Is under the
boat. Ono of tin ; chimneys fell directly
across the captain's room. In which hu and
his wife- were sitting , but fortunately they
did not crash In iho room , as the bulkheads
were double thickness. The other stack
struck one corner of the pilot house and
crashed on through the decks. The shock
opened many of the forward butts , but
struck no timbers as far an could bo seen ,
but caused the hull to take considerable
water. 'I he tug Joa Seay went dawn this
evening with a bar so and will bring up the
freight. The Natchez will return to New
Orleans and be ( locked for repairs ,
Humored Failure Denied.
BOSTON , Fell. 7.-ConHldorablo Interest
has bacn manifested in financial circles here-
over the failure of the North westein Na
tional bank of Great Fulls , Mont. A report
that the Huston nnd Montana 'Mining ' com.
- > nny rns Involved In the failure wan denied
C iy : President A , S , iilgelow of the company
today.
. \VlNi-oiiNlii Faetorx SdirU Uii.
RAgiNB. Wl9 , Fob. 7. The J. I. Caco
Threshing Machine .company's plant , which
haft been close dfor six months , will start
un Monday niornliib' , Klvlntf employment ti
10' ) men. - -
General Hliflby IN ,
AIJIUAN , Mq , , Feb. 7 , afmernl J. O ,
Shc'.by appears tobo on the point of death.
His mental faculties have nlmost left him
and hu scarcely re Cp/rnlzes any person ,
MovementM of Oeen VcMHclx , Felt , 7 ,
At New York Arrived Aurunla , froni
Liverpool ; La NomAtidle , from Havre !
Wolmer , from HrornertiV J'ursundln , from
MarHcllleH and Naples ; Furnessla , from
Sailed -Fulda , for Genoa nnd
Naples ; II. H , Meier , for Bremen.
At Havre Arrived La Uasuognc , from
New York.
At Queenstown Salled-Servla , for
York.
WAR AGAINST WOMEN
Spanish Authorities in Onha Resort to
Dastardly Measures ,
LADIES LOCKED UP IN FEARFUL COMPAN/
Fcmalo Relatives of Insurgent Leaders Got
Brutal Treatment ,
ONE AMERICAN WOMAN IS INCLUDED
Her Only Crime is Her Lave for Her
Husband.
GENERAL LEE COMPELS HER RELEASE
111 * InillKiintloii nit Acilnp :
tnlii fieiicrnl Aliuiiinila niul Se
euros Freedom for One Vic
tim of Olllolnl Mnlluc.
( Copyright , 1S97 , by Trees Publishing Company. )
HAVANA ( by way of Key West , Fla. ) .
Feb. 7. ( Now York World Cablegram Spe
cial Telegram. ) Among the latest victims
of official outrage hero Is a woman of refine
ment , well born , a naturalized American
citizen and a member of an Episcopal church
In New York. Her treatment has been such
as could only bo devised by those desiring ;
to humiliate a woman and Insult her coun
try.
try.Eva
Eva Adan IloJrlgucz is the woman. Her
awful experiences have been shared by four
cultivated Cuban women , doomed to stay
In a foul place , not a prison , but the jail to
which disreputable women are Bent. Into
this vile place , filled with the noisome hu
man scum of Havana , these sensitive women
wore thrust Thursday morning. Four are
there yet. The "crime" they are gnllty of
Is being the mothers , wives or sislor. ! of
Cuban leaders In the field. No other charge
Is made against them. They are hostage ? .
Many women of families prominent among
the Insurgents have been arrested lately anil
subjected to all sorts of Indignities. If tha
husbands , sons and brothers accept Spain's
" " the mothers and
proffered "reforms , wlycs ,
sisters will bo released.
Mrs. Rodriguez lived lu Puerto Principe ,
She went to New York in 1870 , when 10 years
old , with her parents , to remain. She lived
there ten years- married Alexander Ilodrlguej
and removed to Key West , where her htis-
band owned a large cigar factory. Mrs.
Rodriguez took out naturalization papers
and Joined an Episcopal church on Twenty-
second street , while living In New York.
She had no thought ot over coming to Cuba
again. But her husband , who was In the
last war , decided to take part In this one ,
and they came with thdlr children to the
island. Mr. Rodriguez became the patriot
chief In the Cenfugos ) district.
DRAGGED FROM , THEIR HO B.
Near their homo In Puerto Principe
Senorh 'Maria Agullar/ / the wife ot an insur
gent coloneU Gabrlellft'Vatana. . Ihe sis cr oj
a Cuban governor ; Senora dc Lopercclo , thd
wife of the general commanding the district
of Conception , and SiJnora Agramonte. San
chez , the venerable mother of the patriot
surgeon general. All belong the the first
families of Cuba and have delightful homes ,
Officers entered their homes January 10 , and
dragged the women out. They denied hav
ing any communication with their husbands
or k.lnsmen In the field. Mrs. Rodriguez's
house was searched , but nothing suspicious
found. All were put In a common Jail with
criminals of all sorts. Not one has seen
her children from that day to this. Mro.
Rodriguez claimed American citizenship , but
was laughed at. Her frlpnJs got word
promptly to Consul General Lee.Ho 08
promptly called on Acting Captain General
Ahumarta , and demanded her release. Gen-i
oral Ahuraada wrote the next day , ordering
the Puerto Principe authorities to Imme
diately discharge Mrs. Rodriguez. He waa
not obeyed.
Wednesday night a load of prisoners ar
rived hero from Puerto Principe. I heard
Thursday morning that five of 4ho prisoners
weie women , of whom one was an American ,
and that they were put In the Jail for de
praved women called "Casa do Rocogldas , "
hut It Is a house of refuse , not refuge. Tha
sanitary police send there dissolute women ,
who ought to but will not go to a
liospltal. The police send there those who
fight , get drunk and commit minor crimes.
It made my blood boll to sec five ladies be-
liind the bars surrounded by half-drcssc'd ,
malodorous women of all shades , from Jet
ilack to dirty white , fighting , swearing and
lamlylng obscene Jests. The ladles , stunned
by their awful surroundings , kept as close
to the outer air as they could get.
BRQGING FOR ASSISTANCE.
"What have I done ? " asked ono of them
In English of me. "I nin nn American citi
zen. I have appealed to my consul , yet they
put mo In this vile place. Can't you help
mo ? Are you American or English ? "
I told her I was a correspondent ot the
Now York World and that If there was suf
ficient patriotism left In Washington she
should bo freed ,
"Thp people of America do not know what
'
tlilngs' are done hero , " nho moaned , as she
clutched the Lars ' , "or they would see to It.
I know them. It is my country. I have
done absolutely nothing against the Spanish
government. I swear It. I love my husband.
\Iy \ only crime is affection. "
By permission of the officer I entered the
gate , Hogarth's types of human beasts and
scenes of loathsomebiothels were outdone.
Sllmn 0070(1 from the stones , bugs crawled
over the walls , filth met the eye. Ninety
wretches called women shrank Into the shad
ows and the odor of lodoform filled the air.
Tears filled the eyes of the gray haired ,
motherly , aristocratic looking Senora Agra-
monte Sanchez. None of the women could
speak English except Mrs. Rodriguez. She
told this fstory :
They had been marched through ths
streets of Puerto Principe Wednesday with
common malefactors , EOIIIO In chains , behind
the file of soldiers with guns. Another Ilia
with bayonets fixed marched behind. No
farewell to children or friends wiw nllowo'1.
"Think of delicate 'women tialng treated
Ike that , " said Mrs. Rodriguez. "And they
tnew I was an American , We were put
nto a cattle car , crowded on lisnchcs and
not allowed to get up from fi In the irnrnliiB
until evening when we reached Havana , Wo
woru told It would be of no uea to get up ,
as there were no accommodations on the
rain. Then we were brought ro thU place
his morning. Oh , get mo out. I can't stay
icro tonight. There are ninety-five women
to sleep In eleven rooms. Wu have no beds ,
no chairs , no blankets nothing but a bare ,
nasty utono floor to bleep on , and they are
; olng to put two vllu creatures Into cur
oem , "
Another New York correspondent heard
the tale and together we found live bed cov
erings , with which wo returned | o ths Jail ,
'or ' there WAS no such thing as getting re-
ease that day ,
COMPELS HER RELEASE.
Consul General Leo wus furious on hcar-
ng that Mrs. Rodriguez had been brought
lore a prisoner. He thought the had bcco
released by order of General Al'timada. ' and
demanded an explanation. Nona cninc Thurs
day. Friday morning General Leo , with sev
eral New York correspondents , whose In
dignation knew no bounds , visited Mr * . Rod-
I'lfiucz and Inspected the Jail , ( Sonera ! Lee
was so angry that lie went straight to the
mince. General Ahunmda seemed aaton-
ahed and said a mistake had been made.
The governor of Puerto Principe had re
ceived his order of release too late. He-ex-
regret and promised to Blga. the rr
