NEWS OF THE WEEK
From all Parts of the New
and Old World.
BRIEF AND INTERESTING ITEMS
v
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Cur
rent Week.
The Italian cabinet has resigned.
General Pellieux's action is regarded as
a political move, to make possible for
the Marquis di Rudini to secure a
unanimous ministry. The ministers of
finance, justice and public -works, in
the retiring cabinet, will not appear in
its successor.
E. L. Hewes, the Wichita mountain
boomer, who has been at Wichita for
three weeks trying to organize a party,
has left for Olkahoma City without a
single follower. At different times he
claimed to have from 500 to 1,000
boomers ready to follow his lead into
the country.
Toru Hoshi, envoy extradordinary and
minister plenipotentiary from Japan to
the United States, was a pasesenger
from the Orient on the City of Peking,
which 1 as just arrived in Ban Fran
cisco, lie will leave for Washington
at once carrying with him instructions
in reference to the Hawaiian treaty of
annexation which will be considered
by the United States senate.
When the German reinforcements,
consisting of four companies of ma
rines, numbering 23 officers and 1,200
men, and a company of naval artillery,
arrive at Kiao Chan bay, for which
point, as already cabled, they will si on
set out, they will bring the German
force there up to 4,50ti men, the lar
gest body Germany has ever sent be
yond Eropeau waters. It is understood
that the reserves had to be drawn upon.
Surgeon-General Wyman, of the
marine hospital service, has submitted
his, annual report to Secretary Gage, It
shows that during the fiscal year ended
June !10, 1897, the total number of
patients treated at hospitals and the
dispensaiies connected with the service
was 54,477. Although the total num
ber of patients-treated was 873 in ex
cess of those treated during the pre
vious fiscal year, tho expenditures were
$i!18,5:JU, which is $21,000 less than
the previous year.
The annual report of Janus II. Eukles,
controller of the currency, for the year
ended October 31, 1807, opens with a
brief resume of the history of the loyis
lation which constitutes tho present
National-bunk act, and invites tho at
tention of congress to amendments to
the law recommended in former reportB,
without specifically repealing them.
The controller renews his recommend
ation of last year, urging that national
bank examiners be paid an annual sal
ary instead ot fees, us now.
Further information from Washing
ton respecting the proposed canal and
locks for the channel at the dalles is to
the effect that it is proposed to push
the work with a deal of rapidity. The
contract system and modern methods of
excavation and building have made it
clear that years need not be spent upon
a work of this character. If the con
tract for improving the Columbia by a
small channel at the dalles is adopted
it will no doubt be stipulated that the
work must be done with rapidity.
A terrible railroad accident has oc
curred in Warsaw. While a passenger
train was stationary at the terminus,
a heavy freight train ran into it, owing
to the error of a pointsman. Klcven
persons were killed and 22 others were
seriously injured.
Tho receipts of the customs so far
this fiscal year undoubtedly will fall j
considerably short of estimates made
by the managers of the new tariff bill
luring its pendency in congress. At
that time it was estimated that the
customs would yield about $180,000,
000 during the lirst year. The indica
tions are now said to be that the re
ceipts from this source will not aggre
gate more than $103,000,000.
A plate of armor, representing a lot
of 600 tons for the turrets of the battle
ships Keursarge and Kentucky, was
tested at the Indian Head proving
grounds Tuesday. For testing pur
poses, two eight-inch shells, one a Car
penter projectilo and the other a
Wheeler sterling, were fired at the
plate, one at a high and the other at a
low velocity. Neither penetrated nor
cracked the plate, but both partially
welded themselves into it.
Word conies of a wreck on the Santa
Fee near Williams, Ariz., in which
three men lost their lives and lunch
valuable property was destroyed.
After the first section of freight train
No. 33 had pulled out of Williams the
air that controls the brakes gave out
and the train dashed down the steep
grade with rapidly increasing velocity.
The hand brakes were unavailing to
check the speed, and when a point
ulsiut 10 miles west was leached the
train left the track. Two engines were
coupled to the tram, which was a very
heavy one. Engineers Newton and
Watsons ami Fiieman Horry were pin
ned under their respective engines and
lost their lives, it is said, by being
burned to death.
Emperor William opened the session
of the German reiohstag in pet sou for
the first time since 1804. Tho cere
mony took place in White hall, in the
royal castle. His majesty reud the
speech from the throne.
The steamer San lHus lias arrived in
San Fiunoisco from Panama and way
ports. SI io brings the new that the
Salvador coffee crop for this ecasou
will be oue-third larger than ever tie
fore, ami will do much toward making
up the loss occasioned by the revolution.
AGAIN IN SESSION.
First Regular Meeting of the Fifty-Fifth
Congress.
At noon Monday the first regular ses
sion of the 55th congress was launched
upon the unknown seas of legislation.
Simultaneously at both ends of the Cap
itol, Speaker Reed in the house and
Vice-President Hobart in the senate,
dropped their gavels and called to or
der the bodies over which they preside.
The sun shone brightly from a cloudless
sky, making a glorious bright Decem
ber clay, with a tine of frost in the air,
and a breeze just strong enough to keep
the stars and stripes snapping from
the flagstaff's.
At tho eapitol orowds swarmed into
the corridors at an early hour and
choked the marine steps as they ascend
ed to the galleries from which they
were to view the show. As is usual on
such occasions, the reserved galleries
were carefully guarded, admission be
ing only by card, and the public had
great difficulty wedging itself into the
limited space set aside for it.
In the Upper House.
The senate chamber at the opening
session was a veritable conservatory.
The floral display was beautiful. Pre
cisely at 12 o'clock the gavel of Vice
President Hobart fell, and the senate
was oalled to order. An invocation
was delivered by Rev. Milburn, the
blind chaplain. Seventy-seven senators
responded on roll-call.
The venerable Mr. Morrill, of Ver
mont, was first recognized by the vice
president. He offered a resolution,
which was passed, in tho usual form,
that the secretary inform the house
that the sonato was in session and
ready to proceed to business.
Allison of Iowa presented a resolu
tion that a committee of two senators
be appointed to join a like committee
from the house to inform the president
that congress was in session, and pre
pared to receive any communication he
might desire to make. The resolution
was passed, and the vice-president
named Allison and Gorman as a senate
committee.
By resolution of Cullom of Illinois,
the time of the daily meetings of the
isenate was fixed at noon. On motion
of Hale of Maine, a recess was then
taken until 1 o'clock.
At 1:30 the senate reassembled -and
the committoo, headed by Gorman, re
ported. The president's message was
presented by Mr. Pruden at 1:30
o'clock, and was laid before the senate
and read.
In the Lower House.
The house of representatives present
ed nn animated appearance long before
noon. The surrounding corridors were
filled with jostling, moving crowds be
foro 11 o'clock. The galleries which
overlook tho floor were black with peo
ple. Floral tributes for members were
numerous, and in some instances im
posing. As tho hands of the clock pointed to
12 Speaker Reed, attired in a black
cutaway coat, and wearing a red tie,
ascended tho rostrum, Tho crack of
the gavel subdued the din on the floor
ami conversation in the galleries. In
the deep silence which followed the
calling of the assemblage to order,
prayer was offered by the eminent
divine, Rev. Chillies A. Boney, of
England, who delivered an invocation
solemn and impressive.
The speaaer then directed the olerk
to call tho roll. The roll call showed
the presence of 301 members. There
were 05 vacancies from death or resig
nation during tho recess, and the cre
dentials of the members-elect were read
by direction of the speaker, who then
administered tho oath of office to them.
On motion of Dingley a resolution wa
adopted for the appointment of a com
mittee of three to join the senate com
mittee to wait upon the president and
inform him that congress was ready to
receive any communication he desired
to make. The speaker named Dingley,
Grosveuor and Bailey for this honor.
On motion of Henderson of Iowa daily
sessions to begin at noon each day were
ordered. The house then took a short
recess,
, When tho house reassembled tho
committee appointed to wait upon the
president reported, having perfected its
mission. Mr, Pruden, who had fol
lowed the committee into the hall, im
mediately presented tho niessage.which,
by direction of the speaker, was read at
the clerk's desk.
Appropriations Recommended,
Secretary Gage Monday transmitted
to congress estimates of tho appropria
tions required for the lineal year ending
June 311, 1S99, as furnished by several
executive departments. The total
amount called for in the estimates is
$102,647,885, which is about $32,000,.
000 in excess of the appropriations for
1898, including deficiencies and miscel
laneous expenses, and about $41,000,
000 more than was estimated for 1898.
Under the head of public works the
treasnry department, among other items,
asks for 100,000 for the erection of a
courthouse, penitentiary, etc., at Sitka,
Alaska, and (50,000 for continuation
of the work on the public building at
Portland, Or.
Ilnyll Ready to Pay.
A dispatch to the Frankfurter Zoi
tung of Bei I'm from Washington says
Hayti is ready to pay Germany the in
demnity demanded for the alleged ille
gal arrest and imprisonment of 1 loir
Emil Lueders, a German subject.
Fatal Hutct Fire.
Fire broke out in tho Lako house in
Milwaukee, Wis. Sixty people were
asleep in the hostlery at the time.
Charles Patterson, a dock laborer,
lost his life, being overcome by smoke,
and five others were injured. The pe
cuniary loss is HID it 1 1.
Antl-tlebrew Itlot Ujuelled.
An anti-Hebrew' riot which started
in Builapesth ha finally been quelled
by the police who made 100 arrests
BRINK OF A CIVIL WAR
Austria and Hungary Appar
ently Drifting Apart.
CZECHS PROPOSE TRIPLE EMPIRE
Factions Drawing Vp for a Great Strug
gle Can the Emporer firing
Order Out of Chaos?
London, Dec. 7. International ques
tions have been temporarily over
shadowed by the gravity of the situa
tion in Austria, where things are as
gloomy as imaginable. In addition to
the imminence of a civil war, the next
few hours may possibly witness a revo
lution in the relations between Austria
and Hungary, which might mean the
reconstruction of the map of Europe.
It is hardly an exaggeration to say that
the factions are drawing up like con
tending armies. The Germans have
appealed to their compatriots on both
sides of the frontier, and have appar
ently prepared to run all risks to keep
the hated Czechs in subjection. The
Czechs make no secret of the fact that
their final aim is to abolish the dual
empire, and to make it a triple empire
by placing Bohemia on an equal footing
with Austria and Hungary. To grant
these demands would set Hungary on
tire and destroy tiie foundation of the
present imperial system. It looks as
though the employment of force is the
only solution of the question, but
against whioh faction will it be used?
The question of the provisional aus
glich bill (or agreement to prolong for
a year, instead of 10 years, the compact
between Austria and Hungary, pending
arrangements for a longer compact), is,
if possible, more grave than the threat
ened civil war. The Hungarian diet
has given Baron von Gautsche von
Frankenthurn, the Austrian premier,
till Monday next in whioh to state
whether he can reasonably expect the
ausglich bill to pass, and, failing a de
cisive answer, Baron Banffy, the Hun
garian premier, will introduce Monday
a bill whereby Hungary will act inde
pendently as regards the duties to be
levied, oontinuance of commercial rela
tions with Austria and the charter of
the AuBtro-IIungarian hank. This
compact between the two portions of
the dual state may be maintained tem
porarily. Hungary will establish her
claim to the right of independently
disposing of these questions.
It is easy to ep that victory will only
whet the Hungarian appetite, and that
it will be a short step to the dissolution
of Austria, which, in turn, wiJI hurl
Europe into a furnace of terrible possi
bilities. Apparently the only hope of escape
is that the personal ascendancy of the
old emperor will once again enable him
to solve an apparently impossible situ
ation. Failing in this, the reichsrath
will be dissolved and a reign of abso
lutism will begin in Austria, and, tech
nically. Hungary will have resumed
her independence, the first step toward
a federation, as distinguished from a
dual Austro-Hungarian monarchy.
Rioting in Bohemia.
Prague, Dec. 7. At Taber last night
Czechs attacked the houses of Hebrews
and broke the windows of a synagogue.
Several rioters were arrested. The
local force of gendarmes were called
upon to assist in restoring order. A
mob of over 1,000 persona at Brannan
last evening attacked the houses of
Czechs, and in spite of the efforts of
the gendarmes smashed the windows
and did other damage, tjuiet was not
restored until midnight. In Prague
the military patrol was fired upon, but
none of the patrol was wounded.
THE GREAT TYPHOON.
Further Particulars of the Disaster
in
the Philippines.
Soattle, Dec. 7. The steamer Kago
shima Maru arrived here today, 16
days from Yokohama, bringing Orien
tal advices up to November 19. The
following additional particulars have
been received of tho terrible typhoon
which swept over the Philippine
islands October 6, devastating the prov
incect Leyte, Manilla, and causing
the death of several hundred persons.
About 250 Europeans aro reported to
have perished, and the number of nai
tive victims is put at from 400 to 500.
The typhoon seems to have done its
worst damage at Taelohan, the capital
: ot tieyte, wnere the whole town was
I converted into a mass of ruins. The
! bodies of 120 Europeans were reeov-
ered. The government, house, treas-
ury, barracks, etc., were destroyed.
Tho coast is strewn with the wreckage
j of vessels torn to pieces by the hurii
cane. It was reported that the town ot
ilemoni, 6,000 inhabitants, had disap
peared. Assaulted With a Hall Hat.
Junction City, Kan., Dec. 7. Cor
poral Fennoll, battery B, Fourth artil
lery, at Fort Riley, died last night.
Fennell was one of the two victims
whom Private Leach, of the same bat
tery, some days ago, endeavored to kill
with a ball bat, attacking them while
they slept. FennelPs skull was boken.
Private Uiley had his jaw fractured,
but will recover. Tho tragedy is the
outcome of a drunken quarrel.
Dark Palouse Crime.
Falouse, Wash., Dec. 7. -An un
known man was found dead yesterday
on tho track of the Northern Pacific,
one mile south. The body was mangled
beyond recognition. The man was 5
feet 8 inches, dreaesed in a blue checked
suit, sack coat and brown overcoat.
The coroner's jury returned a verdict
that the man came to his death by hav
ing his throat out, but whether by hit
own hntid or the hand ( another they
could not say. A bloody knife.
DR. WYMAN'S REPORT.
Danger of the Importation of Asiatic
Cholera.
VVashincton. Dec. 7. Surgeon-Gen
eral Wyman, of the marine hospital !
service, has submitted his annual re
port to Secretary Gage. It shows that
during the fiscal year ended June 80,
1897, the total number of patients
treated at hospitals and the dispensaries
connectetd with the service was 64,477.
Although the total number of patients
treated was 673 in excess of those treat
ed during the previous fisoal year, the
expenditures were $538,530, which is
$21,000 less than the previous year.
The number of immigrants inspected
by officers of the service at the various
ports aggregated 232,327. The Burgeon
general says:
"The necessity of legislation to secure
proper shelter for deck crews on West
ern waters, to which my attention was
called in the last report, was met by the
act of congress requiring every steam
boat upon the Mississippi river and its
tributaries to furnish a place for the
crew with protection from the weather.
This subject is one that has long en
gaged the attention of the marine hos
pital surgeons, who have made frequent
reports thereon, and this action of con
gress will bb productive of much relief,
although the act does not take effect
until June 30, 1898. To meet the
growing demands for the service, new
regulations have been prepared, and
will shortly be issued."
The surgeon-general invites attention
to the excellent work by officers of the
corps during the recent visitation of yel
low fever in the South. Officers were
assigned to infected districts, and, al
though a number of them were not im
mune to yellow fever, nevertheless they
responded with alacrity and performed
their duties with judgment and effi
ciency. Three officers contracted yellow
fever and one lost his life by accident
in the line of duty.
TROLLEY CARS COLLIDED.
Three Persons Killed and a Score ln
juved Near Detroit.
Detroit, Dec. 7. Two suburban cars,
carrying some 20 passengers, and both
running at a speed of 25 miles an hour,
collided on the Detroit & Oakland elec
trio railroad, at 1 o'clock this afternoon.
Three men were instantly killed and a
score of persons injured, several of them
seriously. The dead are:
John Savage, superintendent of the
road; Charles M. Whitehead, motor-
man; John Kelly, of Detroit, book
agent. A dozen others were more or
less seriously injured.
The exact cause of the accident is not
yet known. According to the schedule,
a car leaves Detroit and Pontiao every
hour, and there are three sidings along
the road. Today the cars wore behind
time. Tho one bound southward for
Detroit had passed an outbound car at
a switch two miles from Pontiao, the
orew apparently being ignorant of the
fact that another outbound car was ap
proaching them lees than two miles
away. The weather was foggy and the
rails slippery from sleet. The collision
occurred near a gravel pit half way be
tween Pontiac and Birmingtiay, at the
foot of two steep grades, down which
the 3ars ran at full speed. The cara
were driven half through each other,
and were crushed to pieces.
Had it not been for the stout con
struction of the cars, both of which
were new, it is doubtful whether any of
the occupants would have escaped alive.
As it was, nearly all of the 14 passen
gers in the southbound car suffered
some injury. Some of the injured were
taken to farmers' houses, others were
brought to city hospitals.
The Matter Arranged
Washington, Dec. 7. It was official
ly announced at the White House today,
on the return of the president to Wash
ington, that Governor John Grigg, of
New Jersey, has been tendered and has
accepted the office of attorney-general
of the United States, which will be
vacated by the nomination of Attorney
General McKonna to be associate jus
tice of the United States supreme court.
It has not yet been settled when Gov
ernor Griggs shall assume his new
office, but it is probable that the date
will be about the beginning of the new
year.
Will Give Spain a Trial.
New York, Deo. 7. A special to the
Herald from Washington says that con
gress will concur with the wishes of
President McKinley anil give a trial to
Spain's new scheme of autonomy. The
Herald poll of the senate and house
shows the following results;
Senators against action, 42; senators
who favor, but do not expect action, 24;
senators for immediate action, 9; sena
tors noncommittal or not seen, 14; rep
resentatives against action, 178; repre
sentatives for action, 159; representa
tives noncommittal or not seen, 18.
Rurned to the Water Line.
Chicago, Dec. 7. The steamer
George W. Morley, of Cleveland, was
burned to the water's edge on the beach
at Evanston tonight. Her crew of 13
men got ashore without trouble. The
Morley was bound from . Milwaukee to
Chicago without cargo, am! when off
Evanston a lamp exploded in the engine
room. Before the pumps could be
started the fire wasbevoud control, and
the boat was beached, the crew wading
ashore. The Morley was a wooden
steamer, and was valued at $35,000.
Ardmore, I. T., Dec. 7. At the close
of the performance of "Sam'ltrf Posen"
by the Curtis company tonight, Nellie
II. Fillmore, the cashier, disappeared
with the evening's receipts Later she
was arrested and released on bond.
Miss Fillmore claims that Curtis owed
her, and that she took this means of
paying herself.
The convicts with a good record in
the Kansas state penitentiary now wear
suits of cadet gray instead of striped
suits.
! GENERAL PANDO SHOT
Spaniards Discredit It in the
Absense of Proofs.
SPANISH DEFEAT AT MATANZAS
Santa Clara the Reported Scene of Fan
do's Last Fight Smallpox
in San Domingo.
New Tork, Deo. 6. A Herald dis
patch from Havana says: A report
that General Pando, who was placed in
charge of military operations in Cuba
by General Blanco, has been killed in
an engagement' with insurgents in
Santa Clara province, has -just reached
Havana. This has caused the utmost
excitement in palace and social oircles,
and every effort is being made to get
news from General Pando's force to
verify the startling news.
. No details of the killing of the com
mander have been received, but the
statement is that he was shot in a bat
tle with insurgents while on the march
from Sagua la Grande to the southern
coast of Santa Clara, where he was to
take a ship for Manzanillo.
Officers at the palace declare that the
Btory must be thoroughly confirmed be
fore they will believe it.
General Pando's plan was to march
right through the heart of the territory
where General Gomez' forces are said
to have control. Simultaneously with
the report of Pando's death comes news
of a battle near Matanzas in which the
Spanish forces were driven from the
field. This engagement was bitterly
fought, and it is asserted that the
losses of the Spaniards was very -heavy.
The same report says the Cubans
will not allow any cane grinding, and
also that the Spanish towns do not fa
vor grinding," because they hold the
zones of cultivation and grow tobacco
with cheap labor, which they would
lose if the reconcentrados return to
work on the estates.
A letter received by a local paper
from a correspondent in the East gives
news of big fighting last week near
Bayamo between the rebel Chief Rabi
and General Linares. General Rabi
had only 500 men when General Lin
ares had two columns. No details of
the fight are at hand, but the Spanish
loss is said to have been heavy, one eol-
i umn being nearly destroyed.
A force of 1,000 Spaniards, with ar
tillery, have forced the rebels into the
hills of Pinar del Rio. They must re
main there or come out and fight, a
thing the Spanish commanders think
they are not likely to do. Small bands
are still moving about with great cau
tion. Reports of the condition and move
ments of rebels in the east are most
conflicting. It is said that Gomez is
coming west with 40,000 men, but it is
also said that Gomez is still at the
camp where he has been for the last 10
months, and is being attended by Dr.
Candea, staff surgeon. '
Smallpox In San Domingo.
Havana, Dec. 6. The deplorable
condition of the country grows more
and more apparent. Refugees and re
concentrados are growing more and
more miserable. According to reports
from San Domingo smallpox is making
terrible ravages among the concentrados.
Since April last more than 4.000 have
died in the city alone, to Bay nothing
of the suburban towns, which are like
wise nffocted.
The local authorities take no steps
whatever to check the mortality. The
streets of the city are thionged with
famine stricken wretohes, who succumb
to disease under perhaps some lonely
porch, and sometimes fall dead in the
gutter, where they remain. ,
DUE TO THE KLONDIKE RUSH.
Itlg War In
Passenger
rlve Soon.
Rates to Ar-
Milwaukee, Dec. 2. The war in pas
senger rates between Chicago, Milwau
kee and St. Paul is likely .to continue,
and railroad men look for the liveliest
kind of cutting in rates further west,
owing to the big rush to the Klondike.
A well-known railroad man said today
that since the rate dropped to $7, reduc
tions in fares will likely result as far
west as Portland. The nominal rate iB
$49. 70 second-class on the St. Paul road,
and $59.70 first-clans. With $7 from
Chicago to St. Paul as a basis, the fare
will probably be changed to $47 second
class and $57 first-class. He added that
this was merely a preliminary for the
establishment of an entirely new sched
ule of rates to the West January 1,
which will be much lower. All the
roads are preparing to make special
rates to the points nearest theKlondike
region, and each road ia after all thert
is in it.
Outlaws Were Frustrated.
St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 6. A special
to the Post-Dispatch from San Antonio,
Tex., says: "Advices were received
here this morning of an attempt to hold
up and rob a passenger train on the
Mexican National railroad near Mon
terey, Mexico, by nine masked and
well-armed Mexicans. The passengers
made resistance, and the outlaws were
unsuccessful. They are being pursued
by soldiers, and if captured will be
shot.
Killed Her Rabies.
Philadelphia, Dec.' 6. Anna Nig
gle, the young wile ol M. iviggle, a pio
; ture frame dealer, living at 738 Jackson
street, tonight killed her two babies,
one aged 3 years, and one aged 6
months, by smothering them with illu
minating gas. The woman attempted
' to coinniitt suicide in the same nian
' ner, and the returning husband f ootid
his children dead and his wife in an
unconscious condition. She may re
! cover.
DECISION BY GAGE.
Dutch Sugars Subject to a Discrlmlnat
I Ing Duty.
I Washington, Deo. 6. The secretary
of the treasury, today deciled that the
Netherlands government pays bounty
on raw and refined sugars exported
'from that country, and hence, under
the new tariff act, all sugars from the
'Netherlands entering the United
States are subject to a discriminating
duty equal to the export bounty paid.
The exact rate of this countervailing
duty has not yet been definitely ascer
tained, but it is said that it will ap
proximate 48 cents per 100 pounds on
raw sugar and a slight advance on
those figures on refined. ,
It is known that the seoretary has
also come to the conclusion that the
Belgian government pays an export
bounty on sugar, and a decree to this
effect may be expected in a short time.
The additional duties will apply
from September 22 last.
The amount of raw sugar imported
from the Netherlands during the last
year was over 88,000,000 pounds, of
which about 25,500,000 was not above
No. 16 Dutch standard. The sugar
imports from Belgium during the last
year aggregated over 123,000,000
pounds, of which nearly 121,000,000
was below No. 16.
THE CASE CLOSED.
Consular Agent Clark, at Plnra, Peru,
Forced to Resign.
Washington, Dec. 6. Secretary
Sherman has closed the oase of Emil
Clark, consular agent at Piura, Peru,
which attracted much attention some
months ago, by calling for the resigna
tion of Clark. April 22 last, Clark
was ousted from the quarters used be
low as the United States consular
office, and above as a residence. It
was stated that the consulate had been
sacked, the house plundered, and in
dignity put upon this government
through its representative. The state
rlepartment promptly oalled on Mr.
Clark for particulars, which he said he
would furnish.
Tho Peruvian minister, Senor Egi
nuern, put a different phase on the
matter, by submitting a statement that
Clark was in arrears to a considerable
amount on rent for the building; that
only the lower portion was used for
consular purposes, although he had
placed the United States coat-of-arms
on all the doors of tho house, thus
using the American emblem for igno
ble purposes. The oourts had given a
regular decree against Clark, it was
stated, directing hira to vacate the
premises for non-payment of rent, and
in pursuance of this decree he wal
ejected.
Seoretary Sherman waited until re
cently for Mr. Clark's statement, and
as this was not furnished, after five
mouths, the secretary directed our
minister at Lima, Mr. Dudley, to call
on Clark for his resignation, unless the
proofs of the alleged sacking were in
liand. Mr. Dudley has evidently not
received the proofs, for he has notified
the state department that he has called
on Clark for his resignation.
GHOST MADE HIM CONFESS.
William Kern Implicates His Sweet
heart in the Killing of His Slra.
Waterloo, la., Deo. 6. William
Kern, under arrest for the murder of
his father, Jerome Kern, has made a
confession in which he implicates his
sweetheart, Delilah Falzo. Kern's
father opposed his marriage to the
woman, and Kern states that she
plotted killing both his parents, and
prevailed upon him to attempt the
carrying out of her plot, that they
might acquire possession of the family's
farm and live there together.
Jerome was lured by the son into the
woods, and there the girl shot him.
The dead man's clothing was then sat
urated with oil and Bet on fire.
Kern was scared into his confession
by detectives, who haunted him in the
guise of a ghost of his father. He also
confessed that the murder of his
mother was to have been accomplished
at a later date.
Charcoal-Burner's Crime.
Milford, Del., Dec. 6. Salvage Bide-back,
a charcoal-burner, attempted to
kill his family last night. He said to
his wife:
"I have just learned how to use the
kind of a sword the Cubans use. Now,
I want all of you to stand up."
The mother and four children arose
and Biderback tied their hands with a
rope, which he fastened to the rafters.
Obtaining a corn-knife from an adjoin
ing room, he commenced cutting his
family, inflicting some dreadful wounds.
Before he could complete his work, his
i son came in. Biderback seized a mus
ket and disappeared. The villagers
threaten to lynch him. The condition
of Mrs. Biderback and the children it
serious.
An Eccentric Clergyman.
Toronto, Dec. 6. Rev. William
Bates, rector of the Anglican church at
Thornhill, was arraigned in the police
court on a charge of having "shop
lifted" two dozen lead pencils, four
books, a hairbrush and a quantity of
stationery from stores. The clergyman
wore a long cloak and the police allege
that ho was caught secreting articles
whioh he had not bought under this
garment. Mr. Bates is a graduate from
Cambridge and one of tho most schol
arly men in tho church. His friends
state that he has been somewhat eccen
tric for some years, and if guilty he
committed the act in a fit of mental
aberration. '
Patruultlng Home Industry.
Washington, Dec. 6. A po'ioy of
using, wherever possible, American
made goods in the snppliei of the pos
tal service is announced in a letter ad
dresesed today by First Assistant Postmaster-General
Heath to M. Lewis, su
perintendent of the division of postuffict
supplies.