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the Indian bill is disposed of, if time be
left. There will probably bo spasmodic
efforts during the week to take up other
than appropriation bills. Butler has given
notice of an intention to move to take up
the pooling bill after the postofflce bill shall
be disposed of. Allen Is also anslous to
rail up his resolution for the investigation
of the Alabama elections. Should the
nanknptcy bill not be displaced by the
pooling- i,..., the chances for its further
consideration are very slght- George, its
especial champion, says that he has a
faint hope for it, but admits that the
light against it is so bitter and persistent
us to render the prospect doubtful. The
possibilities Include more or less refer
ence to the financial and Hawaiian ques
tions. Tomorrow the house enters upon the
last three weeks of the session. Although
the president's special message relating
to the bond iEsue sent to congress Friday
is being considered by the ways and
means committee, there Is no present ex
pectation that any effort will be cade to
pass a bill authorizing gold bonds during
the coming week. The majority of the
republican memters are against it, and
without their aid the democratic leaders
believe it a useless waste of time to con
sider such a measure in ue house. The
week will be devoted to routine business.
Tomorrow the consideration of the legis
lative bill will be resumed, and, if not
completed, It will go over until Wednes
day; Tuesday, by agreement, having been
set apart or the bills reported from the
committee on the District of Columbia.
After the legislative appropriation bill
has been disposed of, the naval appro
priation bill will be taken up. It Is ex
pected it will consume the remainder of
the week, if a determined effort Is made
by the naval committee to provide for the
construction of the new cruisers It has
recommended. The general deficiency ap
propriation bill, the last of the regular
Mils, is in process of preparation, and, if
the naval bill is disposed of before the
end of the week, it will be taken up.
QUARRELING NEIGHBORS.
Mexican. &nd Guatemalan Forces May
Have a- Scrlmmagre.
MEXICO. Feb. 10. Telegrams received
vesiejrday by the commissary department
a3k for transportation from the frontier
for supplies for 5000 men. and announce a
forward, movement by that number into
th IsRUted territory. This body of men
have been encamped at San Cristoval,
Mexico, fort three weeks, ready to jump
across the border. Guatemala has a
"trong guard In the disputed strip and a
fight seems sure. In official circles here
it Is said no forward movement has been
ordered.
Toe Guatemalan envoy, Lo Leon, says his
country desires peace and that he finds
Minister Mariscal has the same desire,
and that he is grateful for the uniform
courtesy shown by Mariscal.
The newspapers horc, which have been
claiming to be so well informed on
Guatemalan affalr3, and which Implied
that they had official information, are
now backing down. The negotiations
were most secret.
The press is agitating the question of
the re-election of President Diaz.
Honduras Iscrcnuing? Her Army.
TEGUCIGALPA, Feb. 10. The sov
erroient is increasing the army constant
ly, and this has given rise to the rumors
that Bonilla intended to aid Guatemala
in the event of trouble with Mexico. Al
though It is well known that Honduras
favor the formation of a Central Amer
ican union, it is equally certain no al
liance exists at present.
fto Correct Map of the Frontier.
GUATEMALA. Feb. lO.-Government
engineers have been working day and
night for some time preparing new maps
cf the frontier. No coirect map of that
section exists, all the existing maps be
ing but copies of old ones. To this may
be ascribed one of the causes of the pres
ent misunderstanding between Guatemala
and Mexico.
More Trouble in Chill.
BUENOS AYRES. Feb. 10. Much ex
citement has been caused here by a re
port that a division of the Chilean troops
has occurred at Calamn, near tho Bo
livian frontier.
WITH THE SPORTS.
iln to Contest With the nrifannln,
for the IJennctt Cup.
LONDON, Feb. 10. A. B. Walker's new
yacht, Ailsa, probably will oppose the
Britannia in a race for the Bennett cup
Jn the Mediterranean March 4. Her rating
is 172 tons; she has a sail area of 11,500
square feet, and atop she is a fac-slmllc
of the 20-rater Luna, but under is unlike
anything previously modeled. She meas
ures 136 feet over all. 94 on her water
line and 2S beam. Her main boom meas
ures 85 feet.
The St. Loiiln Fair Entry List.
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 10. Entries for the
spring meeting of the St. Louis Fair As
sociation, which were to have been made
public this week, were found Incorrect in
several particulars, and will not be given
out tijl next Saturday.
Fifteen IlonmlM to n. Drnvr.
CHICAGO. Feb. 10. Leo Fitzgerald, a
local middle-weight, and Tommy "West,
of Boston, this morning fought a 15-round
draw, breaking even after one of the
pluckiest battles of the year. West
weighed 158, and Fitzgerald H7.
Jockey Mudigran Ii Dead.
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 10. Jockey Madlgan,
who received a fractured bkull by a fall
from Free Trade In the fifth race at Madl
sonystsrday, died today from the effects
of Jils injuries.
THE RECORD OF FIRES.
LoulBvillo'ft General Alarm Wo for
the Crescent Tobacco "Warehouse.
LOUISVILLE. Feb. 10. Fire this morn
ing destroyed the Crescent tobacco ware
house. The total loss is estimated at
317S.OOT, and Is fully covered by insurance.
1'Ianinc Mills anil Lanier-Yards.
EL WOOD. Ind . Feb. 11. 2 A. M. The
plant of the Elwood planing mill Is burn
ing and will be a total loss. Fire Is rag
ing la the adjoining lumber-yards, and
will greatly increase the loss, which is
now 535,000, without insurance. The plant
was the largest of its kind in the state.
Midnight Fire in a Boarding: School.
PORT HOPE, Ont.. Feb. 10. The Trinity
college school burned last night. One
hundred and fifty boy scholars and 25
masters and attendants escaped In their
night clothes. The loss is upward of
3W.0W.
Fifteen Firms Banieil Ont.
OTTAWA, Kan., Feb. 10. Fifteen firms
were burned out today by a fire that
started hore this morning and raged for
four hours. The aggegatc loss is f7fl.X.
with iMurancc of about one-half U:at
amount.
Overavrlnir the Indians.
SAN FRANCISCO. Fob. 1.-The unusual
ectacle of 15 Indians stalking through
the corridors and departments of the new
city hall, under the guidance of a lieu
tenant and two privates of the United
States troiy, was seen here yesterday.
The red men belong to the Moqui tribe
and were taken from the WIngate reser
vation about a month ago and confined at
Aloatraz for having ref ueed to permit their
children to attend school. The object
of the tour of the city hall was to in
spire the Indians with a due appreciation
of the greatness of the white man and
his Institutions. In the afternoon the In
diaas visited the park and ocean beach.
Known Tnronirhout the Country.
PITTSBURG. Feb. l.-.Leonanl S. Eat
on, wall known throughout the country.
died here tonight, aged 76.
BEFORE WEI-MI-WEI
SOME DETAILS OF THE RECEXT
FIGHTING THERE.
The Eastern Group of Fort In Good
Condition, lmt the Western
Group I Useless.
LONDON. Feb. 10. The Central News'
correspondent in Tofclo has these details
of the recent fighting at Wei-Hal-Wel:
The Japanese torpedo fleet entered the
harbor at Wel-Hai-Wel, but the Japanese
in the western forts, sHpposlng that the
boats were from the Chinese squadron,
opened a heavy fire and compelled them
to withdraw. January 31 was raw and
blustering. Toward evening It snowed
heavily. The warships, their guns and
torpedo boats were coated with Ice five
inches thick and were at too great a dis
advantage to venture an attack. The sec
ond attempt upon the Chinese was de
ferred, therefore, until the night of Feb
ruary 2, when an advance of the tor
pedo boats was ordered. The Chinese
were on the watch, however, and scouts
discovered the Japanese in time to give
general warning. The torpedo fleet was
forced to withdraw without even ap
proaching the Chinese squadron. Febru
ary 3 was paesed in preparation for an
other attack. The night of February i
the Chinese were less vigilant than for
merly. The Japanese torpedo boat Ming
Ling stole upon the Chinese fleet, and,
entirely unobserved, launched two tor
pedoes at the Ting Yuen. The big iron
clad began to go down almost immediate
ly after being struck. The Ming Ling lost
eight men In getting away. Fifteen other
torpedo boats took part in the attack and
two of them broke their propellers on
rocks or other obstructions. The night
of the 5th one Japanese torpedo boat ap
proached the Chinese fleet and launched
seven torpedoes, sinking two warships and
a gunboat. The 6th the Japanese made an
unsuccessful attack upon the uncaptured
forts. The th the cruisers and gunboats
aided the attacking Japanese troops with
a hot cannonade, but the main forts re
mained in the enemy's hands. Of the
forts captured by the Japanese at Wei-Hal-Wei.
the western group is useless,
but the eastern group is in fine condition
and is armed throughout with excellent
guns, which are of great use to the
Japanese marines.
From Wel-Hai-Wei the Times has this
dispatch, dated February 4: Sixteen
Chinese warships and 12 torpedo-boats are
in the harbor and cannot escape. Some
have come close to shore to attempt to
land their crews and let them escape,
but the Japanese troops drove them off.
General Otera and a Japanese war cor
respondent were killed. The Japanese
troops are in good health and under strict
discipline.
YOKOHAMA. Feb. 10. The Japanese
have captured the island of Liu Kung Tao,
tho strong Chinese position at the en
trance of the harbor of Wel-Hai-Wei.
Chinese Destroyed Their Forts.
LONDON. Feb. 1L The Times has a
dispatch from Wei-Hal-Wei February 0,
via Port Arthur, saying the Chinese de
molished the west-shore forts before re
tiring from Wel-Hai-Wei. Some of the
Chinese warships tried to land their
crews In order that the men might es
cape the Japanese, but the latter drove
the Chinese back on board their vessels.
Japanese troops are in good health and
under strict discipline.
EUROPEAN IVTERVEXTIOX.
Enroj s in Europe Ostensibly to Con
gratulate the Csar.
LONDON. Feb. 10. The Berlin corre
spondent of the Morning Post says that
the Chinese envoys, who arrived at .Mar
seilles last week, have no mission to the
European powers and will make no effort
to secure general European intervention.
The envoys may appeal to Russia, how
ever, as they will go to St. Petersburg
ostensibly for the purpose of convoying
the emperor's congratulations to Czar
Nicholas.
A dispatch from St. Petersburg says the
Novoe Yremja uses this language in a
leader on the Times' recent prediction
of European intervention In the East:
"It is a warning to Japan that China's
destinies will be settled by the great
European powers. Corea and Manchuria
in particular must remain outsjde Japan's
aspirations."
OTHER AVAR SEWS.
Strength of the Chinese.
PARIS. Feb. 10. The European edition
of the Herald will publish tomorrow a
dispatch dated February 9, from Its agent
with the first Japanese army. He gives
the strength and position of the Chinese
forces in Manchuria as follows:
Len Shang Wan 39.000
Lin Syang tnd Iraho 10,000
Moukden 13,000
Yen Koa Ten and Chwang Ton 31,000
Thai Ma Chi C.700
KI Tong Ku and San Popsa 7,003
Total 17S.700
Against them ore 50.000 Japanese In
Manchuria and the northwest of Corea.
Peace Envoys Given Fnll Power.
LONDON, Feb. lL A dispatch to the
Times from Peking says full powers have
been telegraphed to the Chinese peace on
voys with a view to the renewal of the
negotiations with Japan.
FEE SYSTEM IN NEBRASKA
A State Official Who Refused to Tnrn
Over Certain Collections.
LINCOLN. Neb.. Feb. 10. It is said to
day that suit will be commenced tomorrow
by Attorney-General Churchill on the
bonds of ex-Oil Inspector Hilton. Hilton
refused to turn over 53000 In fees to the
state, claiming that they were paid In
fees for Inspecting gasoline, and since
there was no law warranting inspection
of that fluid, he was personally liable for
the return of the same. There was a con
ference held Sunday afternoon between
Governor Holeomb, State Auditor Moore
and the attorney-general, in which the
case of Hilton was. freely canvassed. They
arrived at the decision that, in the ab
sence of any prima facie evidence of in
tent to defraud the state. Hilton could
not be proceeded against, save in a civil
suit on his bond- The claim set up by
Hilton that gasoline is not an illuminat
ing oil is laughed at by every official con
nected with the statchousc It Is hinted
that Hilton has so disposed of his funds
that he Is now execution-proof and there
s considerable speculation as to what has
become of the money.
Another California Will Contest.
"OAKLAND. Cal.. Feb. 10. The battle
over the estate of Philip Boogar, the aged
capitalist who was shot by his father-in-law.
Mr. Collins, was formally com
menced i hen notice was given that a
move will be made to pre ent the probate
of the will when the matter is brought
up for hearing in the supreme court to
morrow morning. His estate Is said to be
worth 5100.000 and Is claimed by his wife.
Suing- for Ilia Share.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10. Suit has
been entered here by Cesere Cespi against
G. B. Cevasco and B. Dolmenclo Prosse,
proprietors of the Italian newspaper La
Voce de People, of this city. He claims
that they conspired to deprive him of his
one-sixth are in the paw, which he
values at SS0.0OX
Sarah Altheo's Guardianship.
BAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10,-Judge
Slack has denied the motion of II. Porter
Afrhe to strike out certain parts of the
petition of T. H. Williams. Jr., to have
Ashe removed from his position as guard
THE MOBKISrG- OBEGOKIAS; 3tIQ2slY.
ian of Sarah Althea Terry. During the
present week Ashe is to file his account
as guardian. As Williams proposes to
contest many or the items -there is a
prospect for a lively time when the ac
count comes up for settlement. Ashe has
returned from the East and Is prepared
to defend his actions as guardian, which
have been made the subject of rather
harsh criticisms.
DEFRAUDED THE ROAD.
Great Xorthern Employe Arrested in
Havre.
HELENA, MonL. Feb. 10. T. B. Smith
is under arrest at Havre, charged with
defrauding the Great Northern railway
out of at least 517.000 while acting as
claim agent for stock killed and personal
damages. He is charged with forgery and
embezzlement. Smith has been with the
road about three years. He left Mis
souri four years ago with officers on his
heels, being charged with getting money
under false pretenses. Two Missouri of
ficers caught him at Great Falls two
years ago. but he had them arrested for
kidnaping and they left the state to avoid
the penitentiary. He was known as Louis
O. Smith in Missouri. His plan of col
lecting damages that never occurred, it
Is alleged, was by forging names of claim
ants and witnesses. Great Northern of
ficials claim to have a sure cose against
him.
"HAPPY CAL' WAGXER.
The Old-Tlme Minstrel Sold to Be a
Green-Goods Man.
CHICAGO, Feb. 10. Central station of
ficers this evening arrested four men
charged with having worked the "green
goods" game on George W. Ehringer, of
Muncie. Ind. One man is asserted to be
"Happy Cal'1 Wagner, who was at one
time famous throughout the land as a.
minstrel. Another Is "Doc" Mlnchen, who
has been known to the police for some
time, coming into especial notice in April,
1832, when he and some confederates man
aged to effect the escape of Tom O'Brien,
the notorious swindler, who was at that
time under arrest in Utlca, N. Y. Ehrin
ger was Induced to come to Chicago some
days ago and paid $500 good money for a
parcel alleged to contain $1000 of "green
goods." When he arrived home he found
that the parcel contained an ordinary
brick. The prisoners will be held without
bail until Ehrlnger arrives.
THE TUCKER MURDER MYSTERY.
Two Men Have Been Arrested,
CharKed "With the Crime.
ARDMORE, I. T., Feb. 10. The manner
in which five members of the Tucker
family met death in their lonely house
rear Bayou is still a mystery. Fred Wil
son, son-in-law of tho deceased Tuckers,
was arrested, charged with the murder,
and has been jailed here. He refuses to
talk. D. B. Reed, a farmer, has been ar
rested as an accomplice. Wilson states
that while at work Friday, 20 armed men
rode up to where he was working, and at
the point of a revolver made him mount
behind on of their number and accom
pany them to the burned cabin. They ap
parently Intended to lynch him. but he
pleaded so plteously for his life that they
relented and brought him here for trial.
OTHER CRIME XEWS.
Operator Held Up and Safe Robbed.
FALLS CITY, Neb.. Feb. 10. Two
masked men held up the Missouri Pacific
night operator and robbed the depot safe
this morning at 3 o'clock. The robbers
shoved a double-barreled shotgun through
the window and fired at the operator,
missing him, but tearing the telegraph In
strument off the table. He emptied his
revolver at them, but to no effect. At the
point of a Winchester he was compelled
to open the door of the safe, from which
a small sum was taken. The robbers
stole horses in the neighborhood and es
caped. Freight-Train Robber Captured. '
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Feb. 10. The police
today arrested an organized gang that
has been robbing freight trains as they
entered this city. The prisoners are J3d
Hanna, Ed Karch, Arthur Snvder, John
Dodge and William Berkeley. In the pos
session of the men was found a large
amount of stolen goods, which had been
taken frcm the Burlington, and Missouri
Pacific, and Atchison & Topeka roads.
The gang Is bound by an oath to kill any
members who confess.
Murdered by Ills Stepson.
RICHMOND. Ky., Feb. 10. Henry Den
son was murdered today by his stepson,
Jean Burke, because he was squandering
his mother's fortune. Burke is out on
J10.000 bail, and has the sympathy of the
community.
Princeton Stndents Robbed.
PRINCETON, N. J.. Feb. lO.-Oliver
Kenley, the proprietor of the largest
student boarding-house In Princeton, has
absconded with 54000 of the local students'
money. Peter Henry, his manager, has
been arrested as an accomplice.
NEBRASKA'S DESTITUTE.
Pnrtlnlity Shown In the Distribution
of Supplies.
LINCOLN. Neb.. Feb. 10. The Lutheran
Ministerial Association has taken a hand
in the squabble over the relief distri
bution In this state. At the annual meet
ing, held in Ashland last night, a great
part of the time was taken up in discus
sion of relief work in the different West
ern settlements. A host of complaints
came before the conference regarding
partiality In the distribution. These com
plaints were of so severe a nature that
they cannot be ignored by the conference
A special relief commission was, there
fore, appointed to assist the people In
making their claims known, and also to
assist in obtaining supplies. This com
mission is not intended as an opponent
to the state commission, but only to fa
cilitate the worki On the floor of the con
ference It was stated that In ono place
the persons in authority acted on the
principle, "no immersion, no assistance,"
and that favoritism as to creed, national
ity, politics and relationship was preva
lent In many places. Yesterday, at Kear
ney, a number of half-famished farmers
from Phillips county, seeing a car on the
Union Pacific track loaded with relief sup
plies, proceeded to help themselves. A
conservative estimate made by parties ac
quainted with the situation is that It will
take over 570,000 worth of feed and grain
to supply the farmers of this county with
what they need for next season's sowing.
A NEWSPAPER BOYCOTT
The Presi Will Publish Nothing Fa
vorable to Detroit's Mayor.
DETROIT. Tcb. 10. Mayor Pingrce's
long and bitter fight with the newspapers
of this city has resulted In the formation
of a plan by which he intends to present
bis own side of all public questions, that
he thinks the papers will not print. He
has had made F-0 large blackboards, 3x6
feet In size, which he intends to post in
prominent places about town, and on
which he proposes to post full bulletins
of his public works from his own point
of iew The mayor asserts the newspa
pers have misrepresented him on many
public questions and refuse to print ary
thing favorable to him or his work. He
Is also considering the advisability of
establishing a dally paper.
Atlanta's Cotton Exposition.
ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 10. Russia Is ltfco
ly to accept the Invitation to take part in
the cotton states International exposition.
The cxar, a large cotton-grower himself,
en his crown lands in Turkestan sent, not
long ago, a commission to study Amer
ican methods. All the states of this coun
try have been invited to send exhibits,
and favorable responses are certain from
several legislatures. Applications for
space have been received from exhibitors
in nearly every country of Importance.
COURT LIFE KBERLK
XOTHIXG CAX .AFFECT TIIE SPLEX
DOR, OF .THIS SEASOX.
Jewels and Costumes Which. Surpass
Anything Since the End of the
Last Empire la France.
BERLIN. Feb. 10. Neither the coldness
of the weather nor. the dreariness of par
liamentary politics has affected the splen
dor of the court season. The last week
was crowded with magnificent fetes at
the old castle, and balls and receptions
at the palaces of the court nobility. It is
the climax of social gaiety, for the short
season decreed by the emperor Is fast ap
proaching Its close, and by the end of the
week the people who make fashion here
will be making ready for their trips south
ward. The great function of the week
was the "small' court ball Wednesday
evening. It was instituted by Emperor
William I and the Empress Augusta, and
an invitation to It is regarded as a mark
of special favor. Although nominally
small, the list of specially favored guests
has been lengthened from year to year,
until last week it contained more than 00
names. The scene fa the white hall when
the Imperial family" appeared was more
Imposing than usual. Conspicuous in the
semicircle of guests were many members
of the princely families of Germany, the
ambassadors and ministers of foreign
powers, and the troop of state ministers
and chief officials,, with Chancellor Prince
Hohenlohe at their head. All the men
were in uniform and the women glistened
with diamonds. The familiar rapping of
the court marshal's staff was followed by
the entrance of the pages. Then came the
emperor, leading the empress, and he-
hind them other members of the reigning
house and the high, functionaries of the
imperial court. The emperor wore the
parade uniform of the body guard, and
the empress a cinnamon-colored robe with
a panel of dull .silk. The Prince and
Princess Henry of Prussia walked near to
the imperial couple, and behind them were
the Princess Frederick Charles and Prin
cess Frederick of Hohenzollern. The
women In the long lino which followed the
royal leaders were, resplendent in jewels
ami costumes which far surpassed in
magnificence anything seen at the birth
day receptions, and probably any court
spectacle since the end of the last empire
in France.
After the exchange of greetings with the
chief guests, theempres3 ascended the
dais and gave the signal that dancing
should begin. Neither she nor the em
peror danced. The emperor went through
the hall, speaking with his intimate
friends, and occasionally stopping for a
long talk with a minister of state or an
ambassador. He talked fully an hour to
Chancellor Hohenlohe. The empress sum
moned the wives of the ambassadors to
gether and passed most of her time be
fore 6uppcr in conversation with them.
Chancellor Hohenlohe's second parlia
mentary dinner was given Thursday. It
bau a less political and a more general
character than his first entertainment.
Among the 400 guests were some 30 of the
best-known newspaper men in Berlin, and
others might have been there, had they
not seen fit to ignore their invitations.
The chancellor had a long talk with Dr.
Lieber on the center's attitude to the
anti-socialist bill. He touched also upon
Herr von Lovetzow's determination to
give up the presidency of the relchstag
in case the deputies should decline to In
crease his disciplinary powers. It was
understood that he extracted from Lieber
a pledge that the clericals would support
Lovetzow and his demand for more ample
authority. In conversation with other
guests, the chancellor spoke of the new
agrarian movement in favor of blmetal
Ism. To on&.htKJu, i - - - ,
"Germany will t4ke no steps in this'
matter without first reaching an under
standing with England. Of what use
would It be for nife'to make a declaration
In the relchstag 1 favor of blmetallsm
or to tell everybody. That I am agreeable
to It, while all the time England prevents
our doing anything of practical Impor
tance?" Hohenlohe's speech to the deputies In
defense of the Elbe's officers and crew
has been greeted with enthusiasm
throughout North Germany. Everybody
seems relieved to find an explanation
which reflects credit on the discipline
among German seamen, and excuses the
saving of three sailors to one passenger.
Among the Incidents brought to light by
the wreck is one concerning a relative of
of the Moltkes, who was lost in the Elbe's
steerage. This relative was known In
San Francisco, her home, as the daughter
of Fred Green. Years ago. Count von
Parnlekow, a relative of the Moltke fam
ily, emigrated to the United States. He
sought hl3 fortune in California, intro
duced himself In San Francisco as Fred
Green, and made an American girl his
wire. After a year 'of married life he
learned that he had inherited an estate
on the island of Ruegen. He returned to
Germans', assumed his family name, mar
ried again, and secured the estate. After
making away with most of It, he died,
leaving the remainder to the four Molt
kes. As the Moltke family knew the
count had a daughter In San Francisco,
they sent her the portion to which she
was entitled legally some 20,000 marks.
The young woman married Captain Bran
son, soon spent the money, and then came
with her husband to Berlin, expecting to
find more money due her. She and her
husband were robbed on the train on the
way to the city. They were almost penni
less when they learned from the United
States consul that they had received all
that was due them from the estate, and so
were Just able to buy steerage tickets
back to New York. Mrs. Voigt, of Mil
waukee, was saved from boarding the
Elbe by breaking her hip. She had
spoken for her berth, and had left her
relatives in Schenberg to go to the North
German Lloyds steamship office. She fell
In crossing a street, and a cab ran over
her. She i3 still with her relatives.
Despite the protests of the doctors.
Prince Bismarck promised a Hamburg
deputation Saturday to accept their torch
light demonstration April 'L It Is esti
mated now that there will be 10,000 torch
bearers. The notices of Bismarck pil
grimages by corporations, guilds and so
cieties of all sorts have become so numer
ous that everybody around Frledrlchsruh
is at his wits' ends to devise means of
accommodating the pilgrims. Delegations
and excursion parties have been organ
ized by hundreds In all parts of Germany
and Austria, and they multiply from week
to week. The managers of the railways
to Frledrlchsruh say that It v. HI be utter
ly Imposslbue to carry their traffic, and it
must be limited by Increasing the fares,
or the jubilee must be extended over sev
eral days.
The anarchists" met this evening in
Deigemuller hall. Comrade Schlaechter,
a Joiner, closed a fiery speech with a gen
eral denunciation of the social democrats
and their pacific policy, and the declara
tion that there is no such thing as chang
ing present conditions peacefully. "You
must prepare to fight!" he shouted. The
next moment he was arrested, and the
meeting was dissolved.
In his lecture at the royal military
academy, to which the principal army and
navy officers had. been invited. Emperor
William enlarge upon the necessity of
strengthening the German army. The
subject of the lecture was the lessons
taught by the Chinese-Japanese war as
showing the necessity of co-operation of
the army and navy.
THE ARMEXIAX QL'ESTTOX.
Reference to It Extracted From Ac
counts of Victoria's Speech.
LONDON, Feb.10. The Dally Graphic
has this dispatch from Constantinople:
JbJEBXLITAHT II, 1895.
"The queen's speech, with lis allusions to
Armenia and Lord Roseberys reference
to the same subject have made a deep
impression at the palace. The local
papers have been forbidden to allude to
the matter, and only part of the queen's
speech has been printed here. The diplo
matists believe that a conference of the
signatory powers of the Berlin treaty to
discuss refprms In Armenia will be event
ually necessary."
The Daily News correspondent In Con
stantinople says: "An order has been is
sued calling out a considerable number
of reserves. Various rumors as to this
step are in circulation. One Is that Rus
sia has massed troops on the frontier,
another that the cause is trouble in
Monastir and Macedonia. Influential
Turks express anxiety as to the effect of
this partial mobilization. Orders have
been Issued throughout the empire that
neither foreigners nor natives shall leave
the scene in which they live, or if away,
shall not return to them without special
permits from Constantinople."
Turks Briblnsr Witnesses.
LONDON. Feb. 10. The Dally Telegraph
has this dispatch, under date of Moosh,
February 10: "The commission of inquiry
already has examined several witnesses.
Great efforts have been made by Turks to
bribe witnesses, generally without suc
cess. One Important witness, Simon
Ward, was obliged to disgulso himself.
It was rumored In Moosh and Bltlls that
the famous Armenian popular leader,
Hadji Yollest, hajj been condemned to
death, and will shortly be executed."
The Standard's Constantinople corre
spondent says: "There Is no question of
giving Armenia autonomic government,
but the diplomatists aim at securing the
sultan's pledge not to oppose the selection
of men of integrity, as Mussulman gov
ernors and Christian sub-governors, as
well as those to form the ordinary tri
bunals." The Dally Chronicle's Rome correspond
ent says: "The sultan offered the pope the
office of mediator In the troubles over Ar
menia. His holiness. In declining, sug
gested it would be wise to appoint Chris
tian governors In all provinces where
Christians were numerous. It la stated
that the sultan was very angry on receiv
ing this recommendation."
Armenians Condemned to Death.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Feb. 10. The
porte has officially informed the foreign
embassies that 22 out of the 53 Armenians
tried at Erzlnghlan for the murder of
Mussulmans have been condemned to
death.
FRANZ JOSEPH'S JC3ILEU.
He Will Take Advantage of It to
Uenellt Workmen.
VIENNA, Feb. 10. Emperor Franz Jo
seph desires to celebrate his Imperial ju
bilee by an act benefiting the -workingmen
of Vienna, and consequently he has ap
proved the scheme of applying 230,000
florins, the proceeds from the sale of lands
formerly covered with fortifications,
toward a fund for artisans' dwellings.
Many Industrial associations and councils,
including the Vienna corporation, will
join in bringing the fund up to several
millions. The districts chosen for the
dwellings are the three poorest suburbs of
Vienna. The first colony will be opened
December 2, 1838, when the emperor will
have reigned 50 years.
OTHER FOREIGN NEWS.
A Victim of Police Revenge.
CORK, Feb. 10. At the Inquest on the
body of John Twlss, who was hanged
here yesterday for an agrarian murder,
the chaplain of the prison gave evidence
that the condemned man had declared
he was the victim of police revenge. The
jury gave a verdict stating they believed
him to have been innocent, and the cor
oner coincided In this view. The ease has
created a great sensation.
British Snllora Reatcn in Cairo.
LONDON, Feb. 10. A dispatch to, the.
Times .from Cairo, -Egypt, says. that in
the streets of Alexandria a mob attacked
and severely beat three men belonging to
the cruiser Seoul, of the British Mediter
ranean squadron. The procurer-general
and his judicial adviser have gono from
Cairo to investigate the matter. Nineteen
arrests have been made.
For Relief of Earthquake Sufferers.
ROME, Feb. 10. The cabinet decided
this evening to remit part of the prop
erty tax to persons suffering losses from
the recent earthquakes in Southern Italy
and Northern Sicily. At the opening of
the new parliament the government will
bring forward a bill to relieve the people
of the afflicted districts.
Spain' New Grain Lawn.
MADRID, Feb. 10. The law imposing
protective duties on cereals went Into
effect today. It increases the duty on
corn 214 pesetas per 103 kilos, on flour to
4 pesetas and on chaff to 2 pesetas.
A PECULIAR EXPERIENCE
Police OfiloInlH Who Wonld Not Ac
cept nn Advertised Reward.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 10. F. TopllL-5,
a merchant of San Francisco who has
just returned from a tour of the world,
tells rather an Intel esting story of an ex
perience he had with the thieves and the
police system of Japan. At Odawara, near
Yokohama, a watch that he hid carried
for 25 years was stolen. He reportedthe
loss to the local police Inspector, who, he
was surprised to find, spoke English flu
ently. The official, after listening to a
description of the watch, said he thought
he would be able to find It In a short
time. Mr. Toplitz was so anxious for its
recovery that he offered a reward of $100.
The nect day he went again to the office
and was tolJ by the Incpector that the
detective on the case would return In an
hour or two. The watch was recovered.
Mr. Toplitz wanted to turn over the of
fered reward to the inspector, but the
latter declined to accept it, saying it was
against the rules of the department. Not
satisfied, Mr. Toplitz went to the chief of
the department 1n Yokohama, who ilso
declined to receive or permit any of his
subordinates to receive the money, saying
that the government attended to reward
ing its servants.
NO REDUCTION IN RATES
It Wonld Force a Corresponding: Cnt
In Employes Salaries.
Superintendent Dickinson, of the North
ern Pacific, In an interview with a Ta
coma Ledger reporter, said his company
would this year make no reduction, vol
untarily. In grain rates from Idaho and
Eastern Washington and Oregon points
to coast terminals. Mr. Dickinson added:
"Since two years ago the Northern Pa
cific has gone into receivers' hands be
causo its receipts were less than ex
penses. This fact precludes any further
reduction In rates or lessening of its re
ceipts. If a reduction is ordered by the
legislature, wages will have to be re
duced accordingly, because all the road's
receipts are now going to Its employes,
and a reduction could not be made any
where else. Such a reduction would affect
the road's -J0Q0 employes In Washington,
or 2'J.OOO people in the state, using the
usual ratio of the number of people de
pendent upon each male employe. It cost
the road 5300.000 to make the reduction
two years ago. We lost that much In re
cains for moving the following season's
crop, and yet the producer was not bene
fited as expected, for prices have been
steadily going down ever since.
More Falth-Curiots.
ROYERSFORD, Ta.. Feb. 10. Being
firm believers in the faith cure, 'Mr. and
Mrs. John Rosenberger refused to sum
mon a physician when their Ave children
were attacked with diphtheria, preferring
to trust to prayer. Three of the chil
dren are dead and the condition of the
others Is critical. "
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mast was encrusted with Ice formed by
freezing spray until ropes an Inch thick
were at least 10 inches in diameter, and
It was almost Impossible to see forward
from the "bridge. The steamer was so
weighted down with Ice that she was
listed to starboard at an angle of nearly
45 deg. At sea this list was compensated
by the pressure of the wind on the star
board, but as soon as Sandy hook wagsi
passed and the comparative sneiter or tne;
lower bay reached, the wind brought oh
the port side and the steamer heeled down,
so far as to make it a matter ot consiaer-
able difficulty to walk along her deck, eveni
with the assistance of lifelines. Capta
Mills told the reporters at Quarantine that
if the moderate weather had continued he
would have reached this port Wednesday
night, but the howling hurricane which I
struck her last Monday upset all his cal
culations for a good passage. From 10
o'clock Tuesday morning till noon
Wednesday the ship was hove to. and
from noon Tuesday to noon Wednesday
Suy -05 miles were logged. The best
day's run was made January 31. -when 3J4
knots were recorded.
STORY OF THE ELBE DISASTER.
Retold liy One of Her ranscnRcrs,
Who Arrived on the L'mbriiu
NEW YORK. Feb. 10. On board the
Umbrla were three survivors of the Elbe:
Eugene Schlegel, of Furst, Germany, on
his way to this country with hi3 si3ter
Emma, who was lost with the ship; Jchn
Vevera, of Cleveland, O., and Carl Hoff
mann, of Grand Island, Neb., whose wife
and child were among the lost. To a re
porter Mr. Hoffmann told the story of
the wreck. His statement was made in a
very disconnected fashion, and was lib
erally Interspersed with threats of pros
ecuting the North German Lloyd Com
pany, and frequent outbursts of tears. It
was:
"My wife and boy and myself had a
statercom on the starboard side, aft, in
the section between the numbers 69 and
100. I woke early on the morning of the
collision, and had gone on deck and re
turned to our stateroom, where I had
told my wife how the weather was and
put another blanket over my boy, who
was In the, upper berth, for It was very
cold. Suddenly I heard "a crash, and thOj
ship trembfed violently; Irushed outside'
to see what the trouble was, and as I did
so I met Mr. Schlegel's sister Emma, who
was running forward toward the gang
way. None of the ship's crew could give
me any information as to what had hap
pened, but as I heard great confusion
overhead and sounds of many people run
ning to and fro, I ran back to our cabin
and told my wife to dress herself and the
boy as quickly as possible. I took the
child in my arms, and we went forward
to the companlonway in the saloon,
where I found a crowd of passengers en
deavoring to reach tho deck.
"With my boy on one arm and support
ing my wife with the other. I started for
the companlonway. Just then some one
on deck gave the order for all to go below
and In the rush that ensued to obey the
order I was carried down the steps again.
I went upon the deck again, regardless of
the order, and stood at the head of the
gangway opposite the third boat on the
port side the one I eventually got into.
Then the order to lower the boats was
given. The last one on the port side was
the first to be lowered, and Into this a
number of passengers jumped, but were
promtly ordered out. No one got Into the
second boat, which was next on the port
side, and the one directly opposite where
we stood. Into It I threw my valise. Tak
ing my boy in my arms, I turned and
kissed my wife, who said: 'May God help
us!' Then I jumped Into the boat, which
had not as yet been lowered. Then the
order was given for all women and chil
dren to go to the starboard side, and ray
wife obeyed the order. Neusell, the of
ficer of tho boat, caught my boy out of
my arms in obedience to the order that
was issued, and that was the last I saw
of either of them."
Hoffmann complains that he was com
pelled to assist in the management of the
ship's boat, and declares there was plenty
of time to have lowered all the boats of
the Elr-c, If proper discipline had been
maintained. His nerves have been badly
shattered by his trying experience, and it
is his intention to remain in Hoboken for
several days before he returns to his
home in Nebraska. Later in the after
noon he said he had made a statement,
presumably to his lawyers, but he re
fused to tell the nature of It. Hoffmann
refused any assistance from the agent of
the North German Lloyd Company what
ever. A Menasre From the Captain.
LONuwN, Feb. 10. A dispatch to the
Standard from Berlin say3 that, accord
ing to his bill. Captain von Goesset. of
the Elbe, while standing on the bridge
after the collision, and seeing that the
disaster was imminent, wrote a few
words of farewell and handed the letter
to De Harde. the pilot, who was rescued.
Instructing him to give it to nobody but
his (Von Goesbefs) wife. The purport of
the message has not been revealed.
Another Dody Fonnd.
LOWESTOFT, England, Feb. 10. A
fishing smack today landed the body of
another victim of the Elbe disaster. It
was that of a steerage passenger. He
was an Austrian by birth. In his pockets
were naturalization papers taken out in
1S92 in the name of Paul Szucdy.
ABOUT OTHER VESSELS.
Barjfe and Her Crew Abandoned.
NEW YORK. Feb. lO.-Captaln Rubelli,
of the steamer Maverick, belonging to
the Standard Oil Company, arrived at
Bayonne this morning, and reports that
he was obliged to abandon barge No. 58
at sea Friday night, 'and make port for
coal. The crew of the barge consisted of
10 men. Whether these men are still
alive or not Is mere conjecture. The gale
blowing off shore has undoubtedly driven
the barge clear out to sea- in spite of
anchors.
Thene Are Safe in Port.
GLASGOW. Feb. 10. The Anchor line
steamer Anchoria. Captain Toung, which
left New York January 26, and was due
here last Tuesday," came up the Clyde
this morning.. She Is. iinri.-imnewl TT.r
captain reports that she experienced
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strong southwest gales the first two
days of her voyage, and a northeast hur
ricane afterward. TVIth the hurricane
came blinding snow and sleet. The 4th
and 5th Inst., she stopped and put out
anchor and 60 fathoms of chain to hold
her head to the wind.
BOSTON, Feb. 10. The steamer K-M-pino.
from Hull January 23. and the
Sachem, from Liverpool January 31, arrived
today. The captains report heavy weather
nnd intense cold, but no tidings of La
Gascogne.
NEW YORK. Feb. 10. The coastwise
steamers El Monte and Knickerbocker,
both from New Orleans, reached this port
tnis morning, after a very rough voyage.
h eamcr-iionnu ar uneensiown.
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QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 10. Quite a lot
j ?f cross-channel steamers are weather
bound in the harbor. The Norwegian
bark Freya, from Rio dc Janeiro, has ar
rived in a battered condition. She reports
she 3pokc, Friday last, the Norwegian
bark Carmel, from Savannah for Liver
pool, with her rudder-head smashed and
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via. from Liverpool yesterday for New-
York, had a rough passage to Queens
town. Manistee Icelockcd Ferry-Boat.
MANISTEE. Mich.. Feb. 10. Fuel was
finally put aboard Ann Arbor ferry
steamer No. 1 today by aid of teams and
sleds. The boat will attempt to break
from her Icy prison tonight, and then try
to enter Frankfort harbor.
OLD HAYTIAN REPUBLIC.
Chartered by Pacific Mail for Central
American Coffee Trade.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10. The Pacific
Mall Steamship Company is anxious about
its business at the Central American
ports since the combination of Northern
railroads announced that It would put a
line of steamers along the coast from
Mazatlan to Valparaiso, with the intention
of diverting the coffee business from Pan
ama to the Sound on its way to "ijfcw
York. The Northern combination nas
already secured several steamers well
suited for the trade, and agents are al
ready in the field securing contracts for
delivering the coming connrcrop ta thn
chief markets of the world, fl'helr suc
cess has aroused the Pacific Mall Com
pany, which has for years controlled tho
carrying business of the Central American
and South American republics with such
a high hand that a competitor was wel
comed. Now they propose to cater 'o
the trade to hold It. and the steamer Port
land is being fitted up to go on the route
from Mazatlan to Panama to give regu
lar service at many of the small pois
that have been overlooked while the
Pacific Mail had the business all Its own
way, and when it compelled planters to
haul their coffee and other products to
ports the company named. Now it prom
ises the planters that it will go atter
their coffee at any port they w ish to name
where they can send a steamer. The
steamer Portland was chartered a few
days ago by the company, and to make her
uniform with the rest of the fleet, her
home port was changed from the town
after which she was named to New York.
Alameda's Departure Delayed.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10. The steam
er Alameda was detained about seven
hours yesterday from sailing for Sydney
via Honolulu by delayed mall from the
East. She carried away a good cargo
and about CO passengers in her cabin, of
whom 25 were for Honolulu.
Foreisrn and Domestic Ports.
ASTORIA, Feb. 10. Arrived British
bark Dunearn, TB0 tons, 1G0 days from
Rio Janeiro; British ship Dimsdale. Lili
tons, 53 days from Valparaiso; steamship
Queen, from San Francisco, and proceeded
up for Portland. Departed British bark
Earlscourt, for Queenstown for order.,
with wheat from Portland. Arrived down
British bark County Antrim, from Port
land. Reported outside British bark
Dunreggan, from Valparaiso.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10. Arrived
Steamer San Benito, from Tacoma; Co
lumbia, from Astoria; Walla Walla, from.
Victoria.
NEW YORK. Feb. 10. Arrived Mani
toba, from London; Rhynland. from Ant
werp; Umbria. from Liverpool and Queen
tov.n: Dauia, from Hamburg and Havre.
Sailed Aurania. for Liverpool. Sailed for
New York Berlin, from Southampton.
Two Children Bnrncd to Death.
BRAZIL, Ind., Feb. 10. A C-year-oId son
and a 3-monthb-old daughter of William
Cassldy, residing eight miles north of this
city, were burned to death last night.
Mrs. Cassldy left the children alone In the
house for a few minutes and the children's
clothing caught fire from a grate.
Swelling in the Neck
"Large knots of
scrofula nature camo
on my wife's nect for
four years. "When
she had taken two
bottles of Hood's Sar.
saparilla, we conld
see the swelling was
goini: down. Now
$ the glands have as
sumed their natural
appearance andshefa
Entirely Freo
from this trouble
Our children were afflicted
with spells of malaria every fall but this season
may have been taklnp Hood's s-iraapartlla and
It lias purified their blood, built them up, and
they have been free from all U!ne3s this winter."
E. M. Blackbuuk, Oregon, Missouri.
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