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PORTLAND, OEEQOH, MOITOAY, JAtftJABY 25, 1904.
PRIQE vFIYB CENTS
N QT WITH BRYAN
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Congressmen Repudi
" ' ate Old Leader.
WILLNOTHAVESILVERPLANK
Senirnent That He Belongs to
thWast and Is AN Wrong.
WfcSECfrlONS JOIN IN PROTEST
tif 101 Interviewed, 64 Come Out
Strong-Agalnst the Nebraskan, 33
- Are Noncommittal, and ''but 4
-.1" Declare i In His Favor.
Kansas city platform of isoo
"We reaffirm and indorse the principles
of the National Democratic platform
adopted at Chicago In 1896, and we
reiterate the demand of the platform
for an American financial system made,
by the American people for themselves,
which ehall restore and maintain a bl
snetalilo price level, and as part of such
system the immediate restoration of
the free and unlimited coinage of sliver
and sold at the present legal ratio of
10. to 1, without waiting for the aid
or consent -of any other nation.
. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington', Jan. 24. The New York Herald
Interviewed 101 Democratic Congressmen
-On Bryan's contention that - the Kansas
City platform must be reaffirmed, and of
these 61 were opposed to the Bryan plan,
S3 were noncommittal, and four support
ed Bryan. The quoted interviews of the
majority are significant in declaring that
Bryan caimot -control and. that free silver
li a deadlssue.
Democrats from all parts of the Union
Join in 'saying that the party would not
follow Bryan's leadership. From the
South, and the West, as .-well as the Bast,,
lhere'ls a determination that Bryan shall
not nrreck the party. Some . of these.
jidoUfcsps, are" pointed jerid
some of then?:
Senator Morgan, Alabama I have
ceased to consider what Mr. Bryan says
or does.. .He. .belongs .to .the. .past. He
has a perfect right to his views, but
he must not expect the Democrats who
were Democrats long before he -was
thought of to be Influenced by his In
dividual notions.
Bryan Has Little Influence.
Senator Clay, Georgia I do not care to
go into a discussion of Mr. Bryan's views
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on the Democratic Convention. I believe,
however, he is all wrong and will havo
very little, H-any, effect on the convert'
tion.
Senator Culberson, Texas Mr. Bryan Is
entitled to his opinions as to the best
policy of the Democratic party,-but there
are a great many men In the party who
-supported him loyally who cannot accept
his.recent utterances as practicable under
existing conditions.
Senator Simmons, North Carolina The
sentiment of the Democrats of North
Carolina Is clearly . against any "attempt
to revive the 'silver Issue,' because- they
consider it belongs to the past. "We ..are
interested in- the Issues of the present,
and In harmony rather than in factional
division.
Not the Democratic Candidate.
Senator Newlands, Nevada Mr. Bryan
will not be our candidatcand he Is not
going to dictate our platform-Condltionstj
have changed and opinions of men on
great national questions have changed,
therefore Mr. Bryan's Individual opinions
will not have the same value now.
Senator Dubois, Idaho I am opposed to
Mr. Bryan's attitude as set forth in his
Nebraska speech and his published inter
views. The free silver issue is a thing
of the past.
Those are only samples of the published
Interviews of C4 men who oppose the lat
est Bryan Idea. Many of these men, andg
more especially the delegations from their
states at Kansas City, believed the .silver
issue- dead, but rather than fight the sil
ver plank and raise a row in the con
vention they allowed Bryan to have his
way. But they are not going "to repeat
the folly.
Representatives Just as Emphatic.
"While the above quoted expressions
come from Senators, Democratic Repre
sentatives are no less emphatic, and they
are the men -who must go before the
people this Fall for re-election.
When told of the result of the Herald
poll, Bryan said he did not believe, the
Democrats -wanted the platform of 1900
repudiated, and claimed to know the sen'
tlment of Democrats as well as any other
man.
Williams Enters Denial.
BOSTON, Jan. 24. Regarding the pub
lished reports staling that George Fred
Williams has joined the Hearst forces
for the Presidency and that William Jen
nings Bryan had already been enlisted
In the Hearst cause, Mr. Williams says
In an interview today:
"I have already denied that story, and
so has Mr. Bryan. It is ridiculous to
think that Mr.. Bryan la booming Mr.
Hearst for the nomination for President.
Mr. Bryap. has repeatedly stated that he
is advocating no .particular cancuaate.
I think that It Is apparent to even the
casual reader of the newspaper that Mr.
Bryan has said that he. does not insist
on the party making silver the -leading
issue in the coming campaign. He has
wild that thft Kansas Cltv nlatform is
sound Democratic doctrine, ahd It Is the
ld5aty 'rDemocratluaorseMfcli
While Mr. Williams and his close friends
are smiling and looking wise whenever
the Hearst boom Is mentioned to them,
they are of the opinion that the Hearst
movement is in reality helping Bryan, If
he should desire another nomination,
They say that compared with the Hearst
forces, Mr. Bryan's followers represent
the conservative element In the Demo
cratlc -party and that- when the National
Convention meets It may take Bryan
again and nominate Hearst for Vice-President
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STREET
RIOT III SEOUL
Savage Mob Ajtacks
American Sftget-Gar.
a'-
T HAH KILLED A GQREAN
American Legation Guard
Quickly Restores Order.
MARINES HAD T04JSE RIFLES
Only 100 Men In Force That , Will
Probably Be Reinforced From,
the Fftllfpplnes J&Ithfn
a Short Time. . .
COREAN SOLDIEBS BOByHOTTSBS.
SEOUL, Jan. 25. Corean soldiers and
police at Pyenzyang, disguised as 'rob
bers, hare looted all the -wealthy" na
tive bouses. Foreigners are .'growing
very uneasy brer the condition 0 af
fairs. The natives oeeralngly are. apa
thetic. The. weather is extremely cold.-
"WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. The War De
partment received information today of. .an
atack by a mob of -Coreans .on anTeflectric
car, the line being owned by Americans,
because "of the fact that It had killed
Corean. The news came in the following
cablegram received under today's date
from Minister Allen'at Seoul:
'This morning on the electric railway.
which is the property of American citi
zens, a Corean was accidentally, killed.
Thereupon a mob of natives attacked and
partly destroyed the car. The operators
of the car would have been injured had
It pot been-fdr the presence of mind and
action of our guard-and serious riot would
have occurred."
FIRST TROUBLE WITH COREANS
American Railroad Runs Through
11 4 -.x u - rUu
havo been previous Teporta. pf-disturbances
in corea, una id. ue iimi muu uiuka.
made thus far on property of Americans.
The railroad Is owned and operated by
Americans, H. R. Bostwick, of San Fran
cisco, and H. Collbran being Its principal
owners. It runs through the heart of
Seoul, tho Corean capital.
The guard which made the rescue came
from the American Legation. It consist
of 100 Marines, who were sent there some
time ago to be on hand for the protection
of Americans and their property. Re
inforcement 6f this guard has been urged,
and It Is believed will be made In a week's
time by details of Marines from the
Philippines, but nothing has been decided
on at this point.
Conditions in Corea are recognized to
be critical and the State Department is
keeping In close touch with the situation.
No fresh Instructions have been sent as
yet as a result of today's mob attack.
The Corean Legation has received no
advices concerning the matter. The
Corean Government has notified its Lega
tion here that it has issued a formal
declaration of neutrality as between Rus
sia and Japan In the event of war, and
Minister Min Hul Cho has formally -ad
vised the State Department of this action.
Marine Guards Used Their Guns.
SEOUL, Corea, Jan. 24. An accident on
the electric street railway here today
which resulted In the killing of a Corean
led to rioting on the part of the populace.
The Marine guard at the American Lega
tion, however, who. having recourse to
their firearms, succeeded in preventing the
trouble from assuming serious propor
tions. n
A cablegram has been received from the
Corean Minister at St. Petersburg saying
that Russia disapproved -of Corea',
declaration of neutrality.
LOOKS MORE LIKE PEACE.
Warlike Rumors Discounted by Re
ports for Peace.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 24. Reports of
an alarming nature of the situation there
continue to pour out of the Far East.
These Include the statements that the
Japanese are landing an army at Ma-
sampho. Corea, and that 3000 Russian
troops are crossing the Talu River.
The reported dispatch of Chinese army
of soldiers trained by European officers be
yond the great wall to preserve order In
Manchuria cannot be confirmed here, and
the reports of the Japanese at Masampho
and the Russians at the Talu are dis
credited at the Foreign Office here and
by"M. Kurino, the Japanese Minister to
Russia.
M. Hartwig, a departmental chief of the
Russian Foreign Office, yesterday spoke
feelingly to M. Kurino regarding the harm
being done by exaggerated and often ut
terly baseless reports.
"While the Russian government under
stands the situation in Corea to be dis
turbed and possibly threatening, it has no
information of a situation grave -enough
to warrant the landing of a large Jap
anese force there. Russia freely admits
Japan's right, under existing conventions.
to land In Corea a reasonable number ot
soldiers to preserve order, but the landing
of an army at this stage of the negotia
itlons could not be viewed with equanam
.Ity-
M. Kurino Is in no way anxious be-
canse otthe. delay In Russia's response
to the; latest Japanese note, and says that
Japan la not pressing for an. Immediate
reply.
Russia. Trill bo given aU the time she
needs," the Minister Is quoted as saying.
The statement published by the ovoe
Vreyma that because Russia, desired peace
she cannot surrender all - coincides with
the distinct Impression gathered by the
correspondent ot the Associated Press at
the Foreign Office, that Russia, will con
tinue to maintain, that -the question ot
the sovereignty of Manchuria. Is solely
a matter between Russia and China.
The Svket and the St. Petersburg LIstoe
have raised an outcry over the reported
sending of Chinese troops to Manchuria,
and the latter newspaper declares that if
It Is true that .these troops go with the.
purpose of threatening the railroad. be
tween Port Arthur and, Vladivostok, It
means war with China and not .with
Japan.
In An Interview. Soo Wei Teh. tbeChl-
nesff2&ftils.tEto Russia,-Ja quoted as say
ing:. "The talk djChlna going to war with
any one is absurd, vgshkwo intention
01 ugnung. ii umnese troops are being
sent northj' it is solely for the purpose
of inspiring confidence in our own people,
who are alarmed and who would become
Ianic-stricken .In the event of. hostilities
between Russfa and Japaii. Personally.
have no knowledge of this reported
movement, but the fact of It, would not
necessarily be communicated to me,"
The Russ has . attacked the Novoe
Vreyma for what It terms Its colleague's
stupid mistake about the destination of
ithe American Asiatic equadron, the Novoe
Vreyma having said the American war
ships were going, to Yongampho, when
actuauy tneir destination was Olongapo,
in the Philippines, . and foi 'presaging
American intervention in the' Par East.
The Russ declares - that as the Inter
ests., of America- are commercial, the
American government requires Iriendly re
lations ,witn Russia.
RUSSIANS CLASH WITH CHINESE
Three Soldiers Killed bv tha Man.
churlan Railroad.
LONDON,, Janr M. The Chefoo corre-
epunaent oi me dually Mall cables .that
an, engagement has occurred on the Man
churian railroad" between Russian troops
ana Unlnese- marauders, In which three
Russians were killed. -
The government, the. correspondent con
tlnues, has placed an embargo iipon all
horses at Port Arthur, and ha3 forbidden
the sale of provisions without the consent
of the authorities. Troopa-are pouring
into Port Arthur from the north, and th
entire garrison has been employed In
maneuvers,
viceroy Alexleff Is suffering from n.
-glna pectoris,, and was unable to" attend
me military conference beldfSnnday.
OUTRAGES BY RUSSIAN "MARINES
Accompanied by Officers, They PIN
v lager and Ravish, Japanese;
LONDON; j Joru .Theolrto xorre-
epondent?bf the 'AcdWiitStk
celved there from Vladivostok declare
that a party of Russian marines landed
at Vladlvlstok, January 9, and subjected
tho Japanese residents to. great violence.
They wrecked 21 houses, maltreated wo
men and Indicted wounds upon aged per
sons and children. The rioting lasted for
20 hours.
The rioters were accompaniei by their
officers, according to -the letters from
Vladivostok, and were not restrained by
the civil authorities.
The Japanese newspapers advocate the
(Concluded on Page 2.)
CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER
National.
Fifteen Democrats are eald to be ready to
vote to ratify tha Panama canal treaty.
Pare 1.
it Is the treaty with Panama, not any partic
ular resolution, that la being discussed In
the Senate. Page 3.
The House will devote the week to Army and
urgent deficiency bills. Page 3.
Political.
Bryan's contention that the Kansas City plat
form must be reaffirmed 1b denied by a
large majority of the Democratic members
of Congress. Page 1.
Gorman's rash action In the Panama affair
has. ruined hU chance for the Democratic
Presidential nomination. Page 1.
Far Kastem Situation.
American marines quickly put a stop to a
riot in Seoul. Page 1.
Accidental death of a Corean hit by an Amer
ican electric car started the trouble. Page 1.
Russian marines, accompanied by officers,
beat and abuse Japanese residents of Vladi
vostok. Page 1.
Although war rumors are very numerous-, the
trend of affairs makes more for peace.
Page 1.
Foreign.
Archduke Ferdinand Charles "of Austria is.hv
love with a professor's daughter. Page 2.
The King 'and Queen of Sweden start fund
for relief of the Aalesund Are" sufferers.
Page 2.
Domestic.
Louisiana Purchase officials ask domestic ex.
hlbitors- to hurry up exhibits. Page 3.
Cold wave of unusual Intensity sweeps the
states of Middle "West and North. Page
Lewis Radford, negro ravlsher, lynched by
mob of colored men at Guthrie, Ky. Page 4.
Pacific Coast.
Sheriff Alderman, of Tillamook, commits sui
cide, after continued 111 health. Page 4.
In the collapse of a small mill is Idaho Frank
Hill is killed; his brother may die. Page 4.
Circuit Court fines gamblers at Eoseburg, who
have already been fined by the city. Page 4.
Marine.
Steamship Indrasamha brings a record cargo
from the Far East. Page 11.
Arrivals .of coasters at Portland since January
1 -more numerous than ever before. Page 11.
Shipowners have suffered three years of de
pression In freights. Page 11.
Sports.
Fred Ely will buy control of Portland baseball
club and remain its manager. Page S.
State Game and Fish Association proposes
radical changes In game law. Page 5.
Representatives of Coast kennel clubs save
an earnest business meeting at Seattle.
Page 4.
Six-team league proposed at meeting of Val
ley organization at Albany. Page 5.
Portland and Vicinity.
Initiative to be Invoked In favor of a local
option law In the liquor trade. Page 11.
Oregon man completes work of a lifetime on
botany of the Pacific Xorthwest. Page 12.
Mount Tahor people determined to appeal to
law against. insane asylum. Page 10.
Sandy River, to furnish power for an electric
railway up Mount Hood. Page 10.
Manager of rival' theater accused of attempt.
Ins to -remove sign from Park- Theater.
Page 12.-
"Many domestic 'quarrels caused bjr-clever the
atrical advertisement. Page 10.
Willi
Fifteen Democrats Will
Vote for the Treaty,
SPOILS ISSUE
Gorman's ' Presidential Aspi
rations Goa-Glimrriering.
MADE A VERY POOR CAMPAIGN
His Denunciation of the President, in
Company With. Senator -fioar,
. Did Not MeerwithBbpular ,
Approval.'
OREGONTAN NEWS BUREAU, "Wash-.
ington, Jan. 24. "Fifteen Democratic Sen
ators will vote to ratify the Panama
treaty," is the remark that a Democratic
Senator made to a Republican colleague
after the conference yesterday. This
means much more than -the ratification of
the treaty.
It is a split in theDemocratlc party
on one of thi -great fssues raised" for
campaign purposes. Had just enough.
Democrats come over to make sure of
the treaty, the Issue might have had
some effect, or at least a little standing,
but when half of the party decides that
the treaty Is right, that Panama Is a Re
public and was capable of negotiating the
treaty, then all the talk that has been
going on In the Senate goes for naught.
Another thing of not so much impor
tance Is that 15 Democratic votes and the
ratification of the treaty is the death
knell- of Gorman's Presidentail aspira
tions. Gorman was not even cunning In
his conduct of the case. "He did not' even
have the usual ability of, a peanut pol
itician Before Gorman acted in "the Senate he,
with Carmack, took 'a resolution to "Will-
lams, he House Democratic Reader. It
uenounsea tne .fresiaent ana placed tne
Democratic party on record against tho
Panama canal..- "Williams consulted some
Democratic . npresehtatlves,. and one- who
Is' nofii known' as a Drominentileaderij-saidr.
man and Carmack want us to pull' chest-
nuts tout of the fire for them. Let us
wait and see what the country Is going
to do about this Panama business. If the
people become aroused, we can get In
dignant over night."
The 'resolution was returned with
thanks. The people did not become
aroused, but Gorman and his followers
In the Senate raised the Issue. So un
popular has the movement been that Gor
man has ceased to be considered "a Demo
cratic possibility.
"He ought to have known better," re
marked a disgusted Gormanite. ""When
he saw old man Hoar jump into the arena
against the President and against the
Panama negotiations, he might have
known that to follow him would be to
get on the wrong side and the unpopular
side ot the Question."
ELEPHANT CRAZED BY COLD
Smashes Ribs of Keeper and Wrecks
a Freight House.
ST. PAUL, Jan. 24. Maddened by the
Intense cold which had frozen Its ears and
trunk, an elephant belonging to an animal
show which has been exhibiting at a local
theater, today almost "killed Its keeper,
Conrad Castens, and partly wrecked the
Milwaukee freighthouse.
Many of the attendants had narrow es-
LIBERATED FROM LIFE IMPRISONMENT "ON LICENSE"
COLOXEL1 AKTHTJE LYNCH. "WHO
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, capf-s from, serious injury. Castens then
went to tee animal's head and attempted
to. pacify it, but the beast threw him on
the ground and planting his foot uon
him. crushed In his ribs and it Is believed
fatally Injured htm.
The? brute then seized heavy articles of f
ireignt -in the sheds and began to swing
them about, doing much damage. After
laboring for nine hours; attendants quieted
the animal. J
TODER5AKEES DRIVE HEARSES
St. Louis Cenrat Labor Union Strong
ly Indorses Strike. -
. ST. ' LOUIS, Jan. 24. At a meeting to
nlgat. of the Central Trades and Labor
Union, embracing, all the , labor unions In
St. Louis, resolutions were adopted In
dorsing the strike recently declared by
the drivers for liverymen and undertak
ers and denouncing the course of Gov
ernor Dockery and. Chief ot Police. Klely
in taking sdeh rigid cognizance of the
strike and permitting nonunion men to
be sworn in as private watchmen em
powered to carry arms.
Tho resolutions declare that the action
of these two officials has caused the pub
lic to misunderstand the strike and to be
lieve that it Is attended with danger to
life, and property. Instead of being-simply
an enforcement of demands for higher
wages and a limited number of working
hours. All union men, are urged to se
cure satisfaction at the polls when elec
tion comes.
The. members ot the Liverymen's and
Undertakers Association are also de
clared to bo unfair, and union men are
called upon to refrain from hiring car
riages .or patronizing the association in
any way.-
Otherwise, the strike situation remains
unccangea. jno more drivers nava re
turned to work since 15 employes- of the
Hardy Livery Company resumed work
Friday. Many undertakers drove ' their
own carriages during funerals today. No
Interference was attempted by any of the
strikers.
Young women sympathizers of the strik
ing hackmen and carriage drivers have
pledged themselves to postpone several
prospective wcddlng3 until the strike la
settled, or utilize the moving vans and
wagons ratber than ride In carriages driv
en by nonunion men.
The young women are all members of
unions and the wedding dates- for many of
them had been set. When they adopted
this resolution at a meeting today and it
became known to the strikers tonight,.
tney were enthusiastically felicitated.
PROPOSALS TO.CHART.ES SCHWAB
Shipbuilding Company Stockholders
Offer a Compromise.
NEW YORK, Jan. 24. Samuel Unter-
myer declined today to- make public any
reply on behalf of the bondholders pro
tective committee of the United States
Shipbuilding. Company to the plans or
compromise, proposed by Mr. Schwab and
his associates. One of the bondholders,
nawever, who has been prominently as
sociated with the opposition to the
Schwab Interests, said no proposal- offered
by Mr. Scbwab or the Schwab interests.
can- be listened to or considered unless he
agrees to these threerthlngs:
"First The .Iwdplon of . .certain
WNtaoQutsii'j.waui
"Second the cl
fdlrectors. of which Mr. Schwab Js not. to
have control for three years.
"Third Placing the trust on its feet by
the issuance of $3,000,000 bonds.' ready
money, which would be needed, which
Mr. Schwab wants to take at a 20 per
cent discount, or at SO, but which he must
take at par.
"If Mr. Schwab cannot take up these
three proposals, no compromise is pos
sible. "Mr. Schwab has had this offer under
consideration, or at least he has heard of
It, but he has made no answer to it."
HURRICANE SWEEPS THE PUIS
Great Loss of Life and Property Is
Reported.
MELBOURNE, Jan. 21. A disastrous
hurricane has- blown over the FIJI Isl
ands, resulting In great loss of life and
property.
Record Gale in Porto Rico.
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Jan. 24. For
the past five days a high easterly gale
has been blowing over Porto Rico, and
the record of 13 years for a continued
blow has been broken. The wind has
done much damage to the young sugar
cane.
The crew of the schooner Scions and
part of her cargo was saved, but the
boat was lost. The high wind has inter
rupted communication by wireless tele
graph between San Juan and Culebra.
FOUGHT IN TOT. "IRISH BRIGADE"
BOEB, WAE. .Jt k'-
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LYnQHGDES FREE
otorf-'ofIrishBpidc
Clexmency
TREASON IS NOT PARDONED
Man Imprisoned for kifa May x
Gd: Where He Please?.
DAVITT INTERESTED- L1PT0&
KlngEdward,at .thelntercesstort of
the-ShamrockJMan, Informed the
Hbme:"Secreary sof His Df- '
x" ' ' aire fa-theMattcr;Y
THE CASE OF COLONEL LYNCH.
Arthur Lynch? a British subject,
'fought .on xhe-sldo ot the Boers' during
-the South African. War, serving as
Colonel of -what was-kncVn as the
sjrlsh brigade, without1" - having re
turned to British- soil, Coionet 'Lynch
was elected to Parliament by the con
stituency of GsCay. . Her- then -ven-turned.
to EuglfUJd to take his . seat la
the .House, was arrested, and tried on
the .charge ot treason. His case ex
cited much Interest, owing to the fact
that 'many years? had elapsed since sl
treason trial ..had' taken place. Colonel
' Lynch was. found guilty and sentenced
to Imprisonment for'lftei ' This, fact
would disqualify nira from sitting In
Parliament, even should? he be elected
again.
LONDON. Jan. 2S.-ColonI Arthur
Lynch, who, .commanded the Irish Brl-
gadel .against tho British, forces during; tha
war In 'South Africa, and who.was.after-
wards convicted of treason and .sentenced
to imprisonment for life was yesterday
morning liberated "on license." Lynch;
has not received theTrayai paraont
,u;ne. Associatea Jrresst, learns mac war
Hberatlprk, .of , CtoJ(?r-V,c&4s. the, - out
eorrifi. of. an lnterestIngJBeriea'ofeventa-
who mentioned Colcnel Lynch to him, say
ing he had once entertained him at Albany-
The President expressed great in
terest in the case and regretted that ho
could not suggest clemency without laying
himself open to a palpable snub.
On his return to England, Mr. Davltt
mentioned his conversation with Presi
dent Roosevelt to Sir Thomas Upton and
to Mrs. Lynch, who has suffered bitterly
since her husband's arrest. He also made
a pathetic appeal to Sir Thomas, who
then personally interceded with King Ed
ward on behalf of the condemned fellow
Irishman.
Without any hesitation His Majesty
promptly Informed the Home Secretary
of his wishes In the matter and the pris
oner was released.
Colonel Lynch, who completed a year In
prison last Saturday, was the only politi
cal offender In prison In Ireland. Patrick
A. McHugh, ex-member of the House of
Commons, who recently shared this dis
tinction with Colonel Lynch, was released
from Jail through the mediation of Sir
Thomas Lipton with King Edward.
Colonel Lynch will enjoy personal lib
erty and may even leave the country,
should he care to do so, but not having re
ceived the royal pardon he is disqualified
from sitting in Parliament and from hold
ing any public office.
JEHTNEZ' TROOPS LOSE GR0TJHD
Government Victories Have Ren
dered His Cause Hopeless.
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Jan. 24. News
received here from a good authority in
Santo Domingo saye the entire force un
der General Jlminez, the revolutionary
leader, Is being steadily driven from Dom
inican territory toward the Haytlen bor
der. CAPE HATTIEN, Hayti. Jan. 24. Gen
eral Deschamps and other partisans of
General Jiminez, who took refuge In the
American Consulate at Puerto Plata, have
gone on board the United States cruiser
Hartford and will be taken to Cuba.
General Jlminez is at Montecristl. His
cause la hopeless, as the government
troops have won further victories at La
Vega and Moca.
Only Two Vessels Remain.
COLON. Jan. 24. The United States
steamship Mayflower, Captain Albert
Cleaves, left here for Norfolk, Va., this
morning. The flagship Olympla and the
torpedo-boat destroyer Truxton are at
present the only American warships In
the harbor.
VICTOR IN EIGHT DUELS.
German Lieutenant's Family Honor
Needs Considerable Sustaining.
BERLIN, Jan. 24. It 13 reported here
that a Lieutenant in the Army named
Krohn, who Is stationed at Pima, Saxony,
has recently fought eight duels and Is
about to undertake a ninth encounter In
defense of bl3 family honor. Krohn has
bad the best of the meetings, for It Is said
that two of his opponents were severely
wounded and three others slightly
wounded, while three escaped unhurt.
As for Krohn he had his ear nipped in.
the eighth encounter.
Destructive Fire In New York.
NEW YORK.. Jan- 24. The buildings at
544-548 Broadway, occupied by Morimura
Bros., Japanese goods; E. R. Donar & Co.,
hats, and Cranford & Quigley, Rossenware
Bros, and Plnklesteln & Maaget, cloth
ing, was destroyed by fire early today. Es
timated loss, $250,000.
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