Lincoln Gounty Leader
J. K. SIKWAKT. I'llll.lixr.
COrtdncoo IN bcSSIO.
TOI.KI'O OfiKi.OX
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Comprehensive Kerlew of the Import
aat Hapueulngs of the Past Week
Called From the Telegraph Coluiuus.
Butte, Mom., is also organizing
company for the Cuban service. Two
hanrlred names have already been added
to the list.
A company of twenty young men left
Eauakee, 111., bound for Cuba, where
they will enlist in the insurgeDt cause.
They are under ohurge of an ex soldier.
A report comes from Sing Sing, N.
Y., that tbe Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage
and Miss Snsie Manan, of New York,
are to be married. The event will hap
pen within a week.
Wm. C. Powers, conductor on the
South Mount Tabor (Or.) line of the
East Side Railway Company, was shot
by one of two highwaymen at the end
of the line. His injuries are, for
tunately, not fatal. Robbery was the
purpose of the thugs who fired the shot.
In Eeswick. CaTT, there was an ex
plosion of gasoline, resulting in the
burning of twelve men, among them
Arthur Dean, of Redding. Dean had
charge of the electrio plant, and it is
presumed that the explosion took place
in the power-house.
Lieutenant-Commander Dmke, of the
. battleship Oregon. hn
services of the polioe of San Franoisco j
in finding Edward Prrry, steward of j
the vessel. He deserted the ship after
having squandered about f 100 whioh '
had been given him to purohase pro- I
visions. j
An attempt was made to wreck a pas
senger train on the Iowa Central rail- j
road, near Latimer, la. Iron rails I
were laid on the traok on the upper end i
of a ourve, where the obstruction could j
not be seen by the engineer. An extra ;
freight train ahead of the regular pas- I
senger train ran into the obstruction, j
without damage. Robbory was tho
evident motive of tho wreckers. j
Fiank H. Cheeseman, of South Berk- !
ley, Cal., has made an eighth attempt
at suicide and his life is now despaired I
of. In a fit of despondency he shot !
himself through the lung, inflioting j
what is thought to be a fatal wound. I
Cbees.man is only 24 years of age, and
the physicians give insanity as the
cause for his repeated efforts to end his '.
life.
Powers of Vermont, chairman of the
house committee on the Pacific rail- j
roads, heartily approves that portion
of President Cleveland's message relat
ing to the Paoifio railroads "Some
thing must be done at once," said he.
"Wb will bring up the bill agreed upon 1
by the oommittce in the session at the
earliest possible moment." He feels
confident that the measure will be set
tled at this session.
Liquor dealers in California are up
in arms over the announcement that
Governor Budd has on hand a plan to
aeoure the enactment by the next legis
lature of a law establishing a
liquor license. The liquor men say
thoy now pay federal taxes, and also
local, county and municipal licenses,
and they propose to fight the proposed
state license, the proceeds of which, it
it proposed, shall go towards the main
tenance of the public asylums.
The steamer Dalles City, that sank
last week opposite Sprague'i landing,
on tho Columbia river, has been suc
cessfully raised by tho aid of several J
soows. The damage to the hull, while
it is considerable, consisting of a hole
moro than twenty feet long, can be re
paired without injury to the boat. The
Dalles City has been towed to the Cas- j
oades, where n temporary bulkhead j
will be built around the damaged por- j
tion. It is possible she may be taken
to Portlaud that she may undergo per- i
tnauuut repairs. j
A tragedy occurred in Schuyler, Neb. j
As n result of a rejected lover's iusane
attempt to murder his sweetheart and !
exterminate her family, Deidrick Glos- I
iug is dead, his mother and father. '
brother and sister dangerously wound- I
ed by a terrible dubbing, another sis- :
tor almost orazml by bdng repeatedly j
fired upon at close range, nud Claus ;
Destefef, the murderer, is being pur- i
sued by a determined posse. The uiur
derer is a young man of the neighbor- j
hood, who was infatuated with Jliss '
Glesing. His advances had been re- !
fused, and for mouths he had threat- i
ened murder.
Several members rf the Miners'
Uuiou of Leadvillo. Colo., have been!
arrested under indiotments by t!ie speo
ial gr..ud jury, for their alleged con- '
ueetion with the attack on the Coro. 1
uado and Kmmett mines a few mouths :
ago. i
The New York Herald has a dispatch !
from Havana which states that Autonio '
Maceo h.ts crossed the troeha with a 1
large forno. 5 is reported aecording to '
this dispatch, that Ciiptaiu-Geuerul !
Weyler has been wounded at the front.
VII news from the scene of the engage
ment is suppressed by the officials at
the palace.
ttnnte.
The Unite 1 States senate begin tie
jecond session of the fifty fmrtii con
gress with crowded galleries and with
that accompaniment of activity and of
greeting that usually attends the reas
sembling of congress. But the upper
brauch of congress never puts aside its
dignity, and the meeting developed no
demonstrations of dramatic interest.
The reading of the president's message
was the feature of the proceedings, and
beyond this so attempt was made to
enter upon the business of the session.
To many of the foreign representatives
occupying the diplomatio gallery, the
message had special interest and sig
nificance, owing to tbe part they had
taken in the conspicuous foreign events
to which the president referred.
The senate settled down to business
today. When a letter from the secre
tary of the treasury was real answer
ing the senate inquiry as to th3 num
ber of aliens in the department of the
treasury, Gallinger (N. H. ) remarked
that he would le glad to observe that
foreigners whose services had been con
spicuous in the department bad seen
fit ps a result of the inquiry to take out
naturalization papers. Many papers
were presented from manufacturing
bodies urging the passage of the Ding
ley bill. Cuuuiu liii.j gaTe notice tuat
he would address the senate on tbe
Cuban question. Tbe house resolu
tions relative to the death of ex-Speaker
Crisp were laid before the sen.ite. and
as a mark of respect at 13:25 tie senate
adjourned.
Third day. The senate, by the de
cisive vote of 85 to 21, adopted a mo
tion to take up the D.ngley tari2 bill.
Unexpected and surprising as this ac
tion was, it did not have the djaiS
cance which the vote itself sj iars to
convey. Immediately following it..
Aldrich of Rhode Island, one cf the
Republican members of the f cance
committee, moved to recommit tbe bill
to the oommittee, and this motion was
pending when, at 2 o'clo:k. tbe morn
ing hour expired, and the matter hosed
as though no vote had been t-ken. Nei
ther the bill nor the motion to reaoai
tnit will enjoy any privilege or prece
dence as the result of the sctioa tensy.
Early in the day three sets c f vip-nis
resolutions for Cuban inpeicleaw
furnished an interesting featare. They
oame from Cameron tf PennsTlTaLih,
Mills of Texus, and Call of Florida,
and while differing in terms, tre.nihtd
the same spirit of recognition by the
United States of Cuban inicpeLdei:ce.
Fourth day The senate got into the
regular channel of business today, uk
ing up the immigration bill andpaulr
perfecting it, and also hearing the r-t
of the speeches on Cuba, these of Cui
lom and Call. The immigration b ll
waB not passed upon up to the time cf
adjournment, but the senate agreed to
whit is generally known as the Lcde
bill, as a substitute to the house mtas
ure. The substituta requires that all
immigrants over the age of 14 yeais
shall be able to read and write their
native language nud shall bs required
to read and write in the pre-ence of an
United States offljial certain lines ot
the United States constitution.
Maceo Was Murdered Under
a Flag of Truce.
LETTERS TO THE CUBAN JUNTA
House.
The house, without wasting tini",
proceeded to business today, and belore
the session closed had passed three bills
of considerable importance, aud the
first of tbe regular supply bills that
for pensions. Three of the bills re
lated to postal matters. One provided
for the use of private mailing cards of
the same general size and character as
tbe present postal cards, when one-cent
stamps are affixed. Another provided
for a limited indemnity of f 10 for the
loss of registered mail" matter, and the
third provided for a priv..te carrier
service in towns and vilngcs where no
free delivery exists. The pension bill
was passed without factious opposition,
but Mr. Grow took occasion in the de
bate to submit some views in favor of
higher tariff duties, based on that por
tion of the president's messaire relating
to the tariff. The bill carries fl-ll,-Su.1,880,
about T75,000 less than the
law for the current year.
Third day. The house held a three
hour session aud passed a dozen bills of
minor importance. Among them were
the following: To extend five years
the time in which the university of
Utah shall occupy the lauds granted
it; to authorize the use of the aban
doned Fort Bidwell military reserva
tion in California, as a trainiug school
for Indians; to provide for the locatiou
and purchase of publio lnds for reser
voir sites in Montana, South Dakota
and Wyoming; authorizing Flagstaff,
Ariz., to issue bonds for the construe'
tion of a water system. The Shafotth
bill, for the protection of forest reser
vations from tire, wa9 defeated.
Fonith d ly Pending the preparation
of the uext appropriation bill, the house
ngaiu today devoted its time to the con
sideratiou of bills on the caleudai, but
only two were passed during the'four
hours session. One of them was a bill
to protect musical compositions under
the oi pvright law. Tho other measure
made a law was to prohibit the sale of
liquor in the opitol building. A bill
advocated by the delegates from the ter
ritories, to modify the law forbiddiug
the alien ownership of lands in the ter
ritories so as to give them the right to
acquire uuder mortgage an I to hold f ir
ten years, real properly, was defeated
Decoyed Into a Trap by Spaniards,
Allied by a Traitor, aud Then Sh'.t
Down tu Cold Blood by Cirujeda.
Jacksonville, Fla., Deo. 15. Justo
Carillo, a well-known Cuban of this
city, brother of the Cuban general,
Carrillo, has received the following
letter from a trustworthy source in Ha
vana conceining the reports of the
death of Antonio Maceo, aud Bhowing
he was killed by treachery:
"Havana, Deo. 13 Dear Friend
.Tusto: Our brave general, Antonio
Maceo, and the greater part of his staff
have been murdered by the Spaniards,
the Spanish major, Cirujeda, acting
the pari of assassin, with Dr. Maximo
Zertucha as an assistant in the horrible
drama.
"Convinced that, notwithstanding
his enormous army, he oould do noth
ing Zgiit our gulldiit leader, who
had so repeatedly defeated tbe Spanish
generals in Pinar del Rio, Weyler con
ceived the idt-a of appeasing his beastly
instincts by cold-blooded murder, and
making the best of tbe secret relations
between Dr. Zertucha and the Marquis
Ahumada. be planned with the latter
his hellish scheme.
"Weylex took the field, and in his
abserjoe Ahumada proposed through
Zerrncha a conference with Maceo, to
tike place tt a certain point in the
province of Havana, with the view of
arranging plans for the cessation of
hostilities. The basis was to be Cuba's
indtvpendenae, and a monetary indem
nity to gptin, together with certain
advantngef that should be agreed upon
for Spunibh commerce and Spanish
capitnl invested there.
"To carry out the plan, agreement
was that oro-r? should be given to the
detachments of troops stationed on the
troeha on the section between Mariel
and Grarujay, to allow Maceo, with
his staff, to pkE5 the military line un
molested. Time was required to ma
rare these fcrrangemenu, and to give
tbena all the appearance of truth, Ahu
irada feigned that before acting he
mtust mate them known to Weyler for
jrevjons ajjrcval.
"This explains Weyler's sudden ar
rival in Havana and his prompt de
partsie for P:nar del Rio. The condi
tions sisd place cf meeting having been
agreed upon Maceo crossed the trocha,
over the road to (j nana jay, without be
ing molested by the forts, but as soon
as be arrived at the place decided np.on,
he and his party were greeted by a tre
mendous volley from the troops under
Major Cirnjeda, who lay conveniently
in ambush.
"Most of the officers of his staff fell
with General Maceo. Zertucha is
alive, because he was aware of the
scheme and remained in the rear.
"The Spaniards know where the
bodies are, but are bent on feigning ig
norance to blot out the vestiges of the
crime.
"Havana and all Spain are rejoicing
because in their stupidity they hope the
war may end with the death of this
leader. Far from it. The spirit of
the Cubans has grown more ardent,
and today they are resolved to make
every sacrifice before surrendering their
arms to their relentless tyrants. In
this very province of Havana, in whioh
our army is least and has the least
means of defense, the Cubans are
operating with greater and greater
sagacity and activity, and not a day
passes that we do not hear in this city
the firing on Guauabacoa.
"The Spaniarda may treacherously
murder some of our patriots, but no
earthly power can annihilate the spirit
of liberty flowing now as ever ovr tho
Cnhim rtarmln "
TREATY WITH ENGLAND.
The Arbitration Negotiation are Draw,
iiilt to an Kuil.
Washington, Deo. 15. The negotia
tions between the United States and
Great Britain for a treaty of general ar
bitration ooveriug differences between
the two English speaking nations,
present and prospective, has advanced
to a stage of completeness far beyond
what the publio has had reason to be
lieve. The purpose of Secretary Oluey
and Sir Julian Puunoefute is to con
clude the negotiation within the next
three weeks. All of the substantial
features of the treaty have been agreed
on. From the present status of the ne
gotiations, it is believed the following
will be the important terms of the
treaty;
First A term of five years from the
day of the exchange of ratifications
within which the treaty shall be opera
tive. Seoond k court of arbitration of six
members, three to be drawn from the
judiciary of the United States and
three from the judiciary of Great Brit
ain. Third The submission to this tri
bunal of differences between the two
nations now pending, or to arise with
in the period of five years; this not to
include the Behring sea qimotlon or tho
Venezuela question now before inde
pendent commissions, but to include
the questou of the boundary between
Alaska and British North America.
The completion of this treaty will
mark an important epoch in the rela
tions between the two English-speaking
peoples, and, in the judgment of
those who have been most identified
with its consummation, it will be the
most important document of a peaceful
character in the history of their mutual
dealings. The president made a pass
ing allusion to the subjeot in his recent
message.
" FREE LAND."
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Will Soon Begin u'
PROGRAMME
DECIDED
The Title of a l'ainplilet Written by
Goveruor-Kleot Kogers.
Taooma, Deo. 15. Govemor-eleot
Rogers has issued a copyrighted pamph
let containing about 2,200 words, and
entitled "Free Laud." A copy has
been sent to members of the legislature,
which meets next month. He takes the
position that free land is an "iualieu
able, imprescriptable and indestruot
ible" right of mau, and draws lessons
from the freedom aud enjoyment of
the Puyallup reservation Indians,
whioh he thinks results from their free,
inalienalbe aud untaxable homesteads.
His position is supported by quotations
from Emerson, Iugersoll and Seneca.
In conclusion, he proposes an amend
ment to the state constitution, provid
ing that real estate and usual improve
ments, to a value not to exceed $2,500,
occupied as a homestead by a private
family, the head of which is a citizen
of the United States, and this state
shall be forever exempted from all tax
ation of every kind. The exemption
is limited to homesteads.
The pamphlet states that in no state
would the amount exempted by tho
amendment exceed 10 per cent of the
total valuation. He says that such a
plan enaoted into law "will prevent
that fatal clash of the classes otherwise
inevitable." The pamphlet concludes
as follows:
"County government should be
abolishod or reduced to the merest
skeleton of what it is now. Township
and municipal government can attend
to local affairs; let the state bo called
in when necessary. '
UP-TO-DATE CROOKS.
The Full Itepub,,,,,. -
""nounies TuU
Washington, n. ,.
ways aud means ,.,.l,.'a
work before the hulid!
the tariff hilt ku , . '
llluu
Tttiir.nru in .1: . w
. FJoyot the in,
administration, aUri win '
nnr-fonr rlta I. ill 0J'
to the house of th fit,.
early in the special 80asion ,hi .
dent McKinley wiU n
vising the tariff laws.
This programme wanton,!,
ed upon tonight by 00nl(
Kopublican meuibarsoltheim,
hold in General (Irosyenit'i ,
tha Coahrau hnh 1. t !... '
oiul confirmation to the aano
recently ruaflo iliac tas pre
had concluded to havn ....
and tha6 the R publican lead,
porary measure whioh was j,
tho house in the last session ani
ed with a free Bilver sabatit
senate. A'l Republican t
means members attended thrnm''
tonight, ej,ojpt Steele, who
tamed, lliey deoided that d
uingiey shall call g meeting
full committee for tin aq1.
whioh the formality of giving t
uiii.v niBuioersan opportunity
upon the programme will e
ino proposition to bs laid bel
oommittee is that hearings tj
the lull committee, at which all
having; an interest in tho tn
invited to give their views, the
ings to be coumisnued within
days.
Apart from this official plan.t
publicans determined to t' r
framing of the bill tiiemselTt
usual course pursued bj a n;
party, sooa after the hearing!
der way, and to work to that
formally at ouoe.
There will be no subcnmmittt
charge of the measure, but tbe f.
publican contingent will worn:
According to the trend o( disci
the reciprocity polioy is to be i
important feature of the Eepi
system, even more important :
was in the Harrison adminisirai
a nrHnrinal scheme nan be rievi&i
reoiprooity features of tbetatiM
woven into tao original dul
lust Republican tariff they wen
afterthoughts.
Tonight's conference was i
honra' miration, aud the naiti
said they had agreed nnaninra!
the policy to be pursued. "Am
ate tariff bill," tney eipiamw,
he the nbiect. A moderats hill
would bo somewhat lower tk
rates of tho McKinley Mil n
though a considerable average ai'
over tna vv uson-uorimo uuu-
tlm AnmmUunnimi Bilill t.hflV WOO
McKinley bill in cases where
enoe had shown the advance to K
visable.
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j Kew York, Deo. 15. Estrada Pal
i "Jade the following statement: "X
; received a telegram from my agents in
; .lacksonville, affirming the news that
j General Maceo and staff came in con
: flict with Ahumada, Weyler's lieuten
ant, and were murdered. Dr. Zertucha
: was present. The news does not sur
I Prise me. because the first reports of
; General Maceo's death were so contra
: dictory that I saw mystery in them. I
I was inclined to bleieve the news was
false, but that if General Maceo had
really been killed it was through the
assassin's knife. It seems now he has
been murdered."
Abolition ..f Sugxr Itountlei
Paris, Deo. 15. -The Temps an
bounces that an international confer
ence of representatives of Germany
Austria, Belgium, France aud Russia
will meet at Paris in March, of next
year, for the purpose of considering the
best means of bringing about the aboli
tion of the sugar bounties.
llnnilmrg strike a failure.
Hamburg. Deo. 15.-At a meeting
today the striking dockers adopted
resolutions in favor of coming to ,ime
agreement with their employers A
conference between- the strikers and
employer, will decide upon the com
position of the board of conciliation
Opening Seattle Hares Without the Use
of 1'owtler.
Seattle, Deo. 15. The cleverest safe
cracking job ever perpetrated in this
oity took place at un early hour this
turning. The wholesale liquor house
ofF. A. Buck, on Washington street,
was entered, the safe broken open by
use of drills aud wedges, and $500 in
money, a gold wutch aud some nuggets
taken. The entrance to the building
was gained through a rear door, which
wbb opened with the aid of a jimmy.
Either before or after tn
j trick, the safe crackers entered the
Queen City laundry, on Fourth avo-
uuu' uru"e open tbe safe and took f25
in coin. This is the first time safes
have been cracked in this city without
the aid of powder, and shows that up-to-dat
crooks are traveling about the
Northwest. The polioe are working on
a clew that may lead to the arrest of
the offenders.
A Sclm.tUt Hlowu to Atoms.
London, Deo. 15. -A Times dispatch
from Berlin says an explosion occurred
baturday afternoon in Moabite quarter,
where the scientist George Isaac was
experimenting with the manufacture
of acetylme. Isaac aud three assist
ants were blown to atoms. It is stated
that Emperor William had intended to
visit Isaao's laboratory,- as his expert
ments had attracted the emperor's at
tention. Remains Were I'rtriUed.
Warrensburg, Mo., Deo. 15. Wil-
vmW; .White' an aoroblt with W.
W. Coles circus, died here fifteen
years ago. and was buried in a metallic
coffin, in a private cemetery. Yester
day relatives exhumed the body to bury
it in the city cemetery and an examin
ation showed that it was petrified.
White was a brother of C. G. White
oity editor of the Siou, cih Journal.'
' A Tragedy on a Muslne" '
j Iowa Town.
I Missouri Valley, la., Deo. H
! Freeman, the only son of Dr. ('
Freeman, of this city, killed MM
the priuoipal business street thuj
iug, after an ineffectual
kill his father. He Bred two p
the latter and then randowDtte
Afrnr a HiL.hr. of a block, he F
nvilm.. In hia riuhr. ear snd 6"
ball penetrating the baok part0';
head, resulting in instant w
one of the shots fired at the father
effective, the ball cutting lawn
right sleeve aud striking ne
shoulder blade, causing omj
wound. ,
n.oa on vaara old. "0
from Stookton, Cal., last Snnw
a tioket sent him by his mum
father says he caunot think oi
reason for the terrible deed, cu.
their relations since Ben I arriw
the West, where he has been iw
ami ninnrria have been ami
i. Tho nn had ins'
supper with his father. Dr. ' i
snv a he hd no idea -
! armor! onrl had not the least
or intimation of the attend r
life.
An EnCllsh Coaling St"""
1 San Diego. Dec 14. The r
Paoheoo, whioh arrived from
California today, brings news n
currently reported at
Mazatlan that the British "
steps to establish a coaling
ff the coast oi '
Mexican officials display.1"'.
cern over tbe report and d
the steamer Oaxaca from 1J '
the island to ascertain wnn
story was true. The rumor
a quantity of coal had bee
the island and a lauding
built
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