The Weekly Heppner gazette. (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1890-1892, November 12, 1891, Page 6, Image 6

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    FALI
First National
Bank Building
I11S NAME IS BLAINE.
New York Republicans
Want Ilim.
ONLY AVAILAHLli CANDIDATE.
It Is Bi-IUivfil II hi1.I K-c;i!l WiiiH.Hr
ing States tii tlio Kupiilillfiiiti l''olil
Commt'iitf of Aninrlcnii hiiiI Vumlgu
New York, Nov. 5 Itopiiblieana want
Blaino lor President, and they figuro
that ho can carry tins State. Tlio WeHt
is Htill restive, but thine is 0110 man,
Republicans Hay, wliu can certainly re
tall every wandering Western State,
and It ih name ih lilaine.
l'UCSN I'OMM KN I H.
I'iiilahhli'iiia, Nov. 5 IVoch : Tho ac
complishment oi such results in one
year billowing such a Democratic tidal
wave an swept over the country last (all
in certainly eiicoiiragiiig'and proves tlio
strong vitalily of iliu Republican party
and ilH principles.
Inquirer: I'.laine could carry Massa
chusells next year, and probably Presi
dent Harrison could, also.
Ualtuiohu, lid., Nov. 5 American t
Tlio tide which Het bo heavily against
the llepublicaii party in INtmhits already
ebbed ami is rapidly lowing in the
opposite direction, so a Republican
national triumph in ISII2 u ay be reason
ably anticipated.
Sun : The elections of Tuesday indi
cate t ho unniislakable continuance of a
movement indicating more astonishing
olitical results next November.
Boston, Nov. 5 Tho Herald, independ
ent, predicts Republican defeat in tho
presidential year unless tho party inod
ilies its liiflt tarill' views.
Tho Journal, Republican, says tho Re
publicans' defeat in the State ia due to
tho fact of their platform being weak on
the school and temperance questions,
and adds: "Tho Repiibliciuia needed a
lesson ami thev received it
Tho (ilobo ('l)cm.) ; The (iibraltar of !
Republicanism bv this victory has been
made distinctly tho lighting ground
next year by electing blower ns gov
ernor. The (ilobo says: New York ranges
herself in the glorious line of States to
be counted upon as Buroly Democratic
in ISic'.
(If tho result in this State tho Tran
script (Hop.) says; It was a great per
sonal triumph lor (lovernor Russell.
The Advertiser (Republican): It is
evident from tlio greatly diminished
plurality of (iovernor Russell, as com
pared with last year's ligurea, Massa-
chusetts is returning to the Kepi'bhean
allegiance, i
Tho Post: Tho majority is not so ;
large, but just think w hat it moans. It
menus Massachusetts is now a doubtful
State, doubtful for tho Republicans, but
pretty certain for Democrats.
FOHKIUN HIKSS COMMUNIS.
London, Nov. fi The Globe this evon
ing says, referring to tho elections just
held in the United States: "They prove
beyond a doubt there is a popular
reaction in lavor ol the Alckinlev tarill.
n., 1 ' l.i
The mischie wrought to British in-
dustrios will help to convince the Amor-
lean voter it must somehow bo good to
himself. Wo should thus make a great
mistake if we look too coulidentially for
Democratic triumph in IHU'J and for an
abandonment of prohibitive duties."
The I'll 1 L Mall Gazette says; "The re
sult of the election clears tho field lor a
distinct trial of strength between Harri
son and Cleveland with a strong prob
ability that Cleveland will win."
Ctilttllitl It'll Mll.i'liln,
P.tnis, Nov. b M. Felix lirunier, a
member of the Chamber of Deputies,
committed suicide by shooting.
In Out' K'ttniil.
Nitw Yhiik, Nov. 5 George Wright,
of Boston, knocked out George Strong,
of Denver, in one "round this morning.
Tho light waa lor a piir-o of J.'itl.
Know f'.tllinu it Ihn tv ill.
CiiAitioiTi.vii.i.i.-. Va., Nov. B It is
showing here today; tho earliest for
years.
W As 1 1 i.n u ion , D. ('., Nov. fi Snow be
gan lulling here at an early hour this
morning and loll for several hours.
11h V:iii m ii It rrstln.
St. l.oris, Mo., Nov. d - It. A. Mcl'ad-
den, oi .the i Missouri gymnasium, w ho
iiuiiib nil' ni.-u-iii i-iu iium nil iir.i'cO'
Koiuan championship, is willing to
wrestle nny 1 -ID-pound man in the coun
try for the American championship, the
match to come elf inside ol a month or
six weeks.
Dlilll't Out Klllfil.
St. I'kthhsiu iki, Nov. 5 The Czar,
Czarina and the King and Queen of
Denmark have arrived safely at l.ividia.
Amerltit (lolling It.
LonixIk, Nov. 5 lliillion iii tho Hank
of England has decreased i,w.ri,iK)0 the
past week.
C.S.VAIDUYN - C.S.YANDIM
STOCK
Dress Goods and Trimmings, Ladies' and
Children's Furnishings, and an elegant line
of Ladies' and Children's Shoes.
SHE WOULD TRAVEL ALONE.
A Woman' Terrible Adventure Trav
eling lit a Itallwiiy Train.
"I feel very uncomfortable about let
ting you travel alone," said Mr. A ,
as ho put his spouse on the northward
bound train at C .
"Why, I have done it over and over
again," said his wife languidly. She
waa a tall, fair woman, whose pretty
face bore tracea of recent illness; and,
aa she spoke she passed her delicate
baud, laden with costly rings, over her
forehead.
"It is too vexatious, too," continued
her husband, noting anxiously the
gesture, "that every Beat in tho draw
ing room car is taken. Don't you think
1 had better ask the conductor to look
alter you?"
"No, please don't, .lack," answered
hia wife; "he would only worry me. I
shad be comfortable enough, and, alter
an, it IB only six nours oeinre j. arrive iu
R , where i will meet the J! s.
Good-bye, dear,. and don't fret; I will
wire you this evening."
Alter hor hualiand lolt, Mrs. A
gave a careleaa look at her fellow-pas
sengera. In the seat across the aisle sat
a respectable looking, ruddy-faced
middle-aged woman, whom the invalid
regarded with Batisiaction. A man and
a woman, with a family of several chil
dren, occupied the place near tlio door;
tho rest of the car seemed empty, but as
her eyes followed the line oi Beats, she
felt a disagreeable Btart on finding her
gazo met by tho bold, direct stare of a
woll-droBHod, minister-looking man, who
occupied the third seat in her roar, liy
his side sat a burly-looking giant, who,
although cleanly anil neatly dressed, was
evidently of an interior class. Disagree
ably improssod, she knew not who, she
turned around, and, opening her book,
endeavored to beguile the tedium of the
journey.
Alter a couple of hours the express
stopped at , and here, to hor re
grot, she Biiw her kind looking neigh
bor leavo her aeat. The family party
that alio noticed also hurried past with
children and bundles, pushing past the
now people who were coining in, and it
was with a feeling of positive annoyance
that alio saw the two men behind her
leave thoir place, and quietly take posses'
sion of the seats the pleasant faced woman
had left vacant.
Again tho train sped on. Mra. A
felt quite vexed with herself on account
of tho unoaay, nervous feeling that
gradually stole over her, and the half
dread she felt of the dark, Mophitoph
elian looking man who had placed him
self so near her. Several timos she
looked toward him, fooling instinct
ively that liia eyee were fixed upon her,
and each time she never failed to find
the hold and glittering orbs staring into
her laco.
How absurd I am!" she said to hor-
aoK impatiently; "what barm could
anv mm do ni in ft car full of iieonle."
alKi 810 resolutely turned her back and
began to read.
nut, suddenly, Bhe gave a violent
H(llrt and a half-scream aa she felt,
rather than saw, the dreaded face bend-
i ing over her shoulder, while lie said:
We go. out at the next station,
madain.
Just at that moment the welcome
sound of "Tickets I" was beard from tho
conductor, who was making his rounds
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, t u f , , immodiatol
,mt Q ,u,r 't ( ,keJ
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before the train stopped. The man, to
to
the olliclal and, drawing him aside, en
gaged him in earneat conversation, hi
spite of herself, she could not help turn
ing around to see what her persecutor
was about, although she devoutly hoped
to see him leavo the train, thus making
it unnecessary to take any notice of his
behavior. That they were talking about
her was evident, for the conductor kept
glancing toward her as the man spoke,
and, to her annoyance, she saw him
resume hia seat and begin to confer
rapuilv with hia companion.
Uesolved to save horself from further
trouble, she laid her hand on the con
ductor a arm as ho passed.
"l'lease bend down your bead," she
said to him, in a low voice; "that man
iiiuat be out of his senses; he has been
annoying me ever since we leit C .
Will you please take me to the next
car?"
To her utter amazement and terror,
Ihe conductor only gave her a conuvis
sionate glance, and said gently: "Mad
am, you are under this gentleman's
charge, and he is goinn to take you
where you w ill be made quite well again ;
1 am auro a lady like you will go with
him quietlv."
Like a Has li tlio tngtittul situation
dawned upon her bewildered senses.
f bo man waa pretending she was mad,
and that he with his assistant, were
taking hor to an asylum. In vain Bhe
attempted an explanation ; terror paral
yzed iier tongue, and made her quite
incoherent. The horrible man smiled
dow n upon her, and she felt in her
weakness that a grewaome fate, over
w hich she had no control, put her in his
power. Her vehement protestations
and sobs were regarded by the kindly
conductor as so many symptoms of her
malady.
Meanwhile the train was stopping.
A tittle crowd collected around the
THE WEEKLY
GENERAL
Always keep in stock
Cash. All kinds
"poor mad lady," who was protesting so
vainly against her fate; and so in the
broad daylight, in the miust ot pitying,
warm-hearted people,, the unfortunate
woman was gently forced out of the
train, put in a carriage by the two men,
and driven rapidly away. More dead
than alive, she finally fainted.
When she came to herselt she was
alone in a strange room, lying on a sofa.
All the most recent dreadlul occurrences
rushed over her distracted mind as she
came to herself. The cause for the des
perate piece of villainy waa not difficult
to find; her coatly diamond and ruby
ringa, tier pocket-book containing a roll
of bills of several hundreds of dollars,
her watch and charm, and even the lit
tle pin that held her collar all had
vanished. But, thanks to heaven, she
was alone.
Tottering to her feet, she found she
was in a bar , clean little robin, with an
open window looking out on a tranquil
village street. Ab she opened the door
and looked out into the hall, an angular,
freckled-laced maiden appeared at the
foot of the stairs.
"D'you feel better?" she asked, with
a good-natured smileon her homely face.
"Your brother, he said you'd git all
right soon ; he told me to tell you that
he'd be back this alternoon late."
The kindly voice and the comforting
senae of a woman's companionship
caused the distraught, terrified crea
ture to burst into a storm of sobs, and
she brokenly told her story to the land
lord's daughter, who "kep' house for
pa." It naturally excited incredulity at
first, hut the good people believed her at
last, anil a telegram was sent to ner Hus
band from the nearest station.
Although tho greatest efforts were
made, no clow waa ever found to the
daring robbera. The man -who drove
the carriago said they engaged him to
drive a crazy lady to the next village.
She arrived in a faint, her natural weak
ness probably assisted by chloroform.
Her so-called "brother," explaining to
the landlord that she was ill and subject
to such "sinking" turns, left her in the
care of the daughter, and it was all done
so naturally anil apparently in such a
straightforward manner that no suspi
cion bad been engendered in the minds
of any one. Dreading the publicity, the
A s never prosecuted tho matter very
far, and they contrived to keep the mat
ter very quiet ; but it is well known as
an actual occurrence not so very long
ago.
The moral of the story ia this : No
delicate, nervous and timid woman,
lacking self-control and presonce of
mind, should bo allowed to travol alone.
New York Tribune.
It 13 hu1 t of thu Itmik Frtlluro.
Boston, Miisb., Nov. 5 The run on
the Five Cent Savings Bank continued
this morning.
Thomas Dana & Co., wholesale gro
cera, dissolved yesterday owing to the
Maverick Bank's complications. The
younger members hope to continue
business, backed by outside capital.
It is stated that of $400,0(10 borrowed
by Dana & Co. from the Maverick bank,
Dana received only fl00,000, the rest
being received by the company, which
will pay in lull.
'Examiner Ewer reports $2,500,000 in
cash in Maverick Bank vaults and col
lections still coming in. Much paper in
the assets will prove available and mar
ketable. A Ainu With a Omul Nunie Caught In a
lllill HUHlllttHfl.
Nkw Orleans, Nov. 5 An important
arroat was made here today which will
prevent the issuance of a largo number
of bogus bonds of the Republic of Hon
duras. Jesua Astegao, w ho is said to be
an export counterfeiter from Honduras,
applied several days ago to two engrav
ing linns of this city to print for him a
large number of Honduras bonds, pre
senting evidence that ho was duly au
thorized by the republic to have the
bouda printed. lUapplied to one of the
engravers for a steel stamp, a fac simile
of the signature of the president of Hon
duras. The matter coming to the knowledge
of l.amar Qu'ntarao, the Costa Kica
consul, and investigation waa set on foot
by him and the character of Astegao
was exposed, as a result Consul Qtnn-
terao applied to tho United States com
missioner for a search warrant, and a
visit was paid by the consul and deputy
marshal of Astegao'a quarters, where a
number of criminal papers and a quan
tity of forged bonds wore discovered.
Astegao's arrest lollowed and he was ar
raigned before the commissioner and
sent to jail in default of bail.
(Inly tho i-wiirile4 Urownvil.
Halifax. N. S., Nov. 5 The Furniss
lino steamship Ottawa went ashore on
Hlond Kock iate Saturday night on her
wuv from this port to St. John, N. B.,
ami ia a total wreck. Iter crew, with
the exception of the stewardess, who
w as drowned, escaped.
Pei-nliihr Itnllruait Acrlilent.
Bombay, Nov. 5 The tire of the driv
ing wheels of the locomotive attached to
the mail train proceeding from this city
to Nagapore yesterday broke and the
carriages were telescoped. Five rail
way officials and five British soldiers
were killed. Thirty -one British soldiers
and four natives were injured. The
Comniander-in-Chief of the military dis
trict of Hoiahay was on the train but it
is believed he escaped.
HEPPNER GAZETTE NOVEMBER 12, 1891,
MERCHANDISE
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a fine line of Groceries. Liberal discount for
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SHERMAN ON THE ELECTION.
Siiys Ihe Silver Question Will He One of
the Issues hi the Next Election.
Cleveland. Ohio. Nov. 0 A corre
spondent of the Leader at Mansfield
sends an interview witn tenator sner
man on the recent election. In answer
to a question as to what ell'ect the result
in Ohio would have upon the election
next year the Senator said :
"In the first place, bo far as the Ke
publican party ia concerned, the result
in Ohio fixea the silver question as one
of the issues of the next presidential
contest and decidea it so far aa this State
is concerned. 1 am convinced that free
coinage will be passed by the Congress
which assembles in December. 1 also
believe such will be vetoed by l'reaident
Harrison. That will naturally make
free silver a feature of the next presi
dential light. In tact it will be a leading
issue upon which there is a vast differ
ence of opinion in both parties.
"His exactly like the tarill', for local
conditions and interests govern senti
ment and action. I doubt very much
wliethr the Democrats in the National
convention will proclaim for free coinage.
11 they should ihere will be no other is
sue oi significance in the next campaign,
and the financial battle that we fought
in Ohio will then be transferred to the
nation and a contest such as we have
never seen, will be the result. The tar
ilf will be a prominent, but not vital
point of thevontest.
"Then the McKinley bill will not be
the only thing in eight?," was asked
Sherman. "Not by any means. Its
principles, in the main, are correct. In
regard to, what pleases one section ex
cites another, and it is extremely diffi
cult to make a measure that will be ac
ceptable alike to consumer, productor
and manufacturer. The tariff question
is practically settling, but it will always
be a source of agitation as long aa the
government lasts. During the next ses
aion of congreaa it can hardly be consid
ered, but in the next campaign it will be
the leading isaue with the silver ques
tion, just as it has been in Ohio this
year."
RAILROADS DID IT.
They Were l'otent Fautorg, It 1 Said,
In the Kecent ElecLtou.
Chicaoo, Nov. 6 Railroads in the
West have been the most potent factors
in the recent State election. They claim
they wore forced to this course to save
their lines from practical confiscation.
It was a fight for existence and the rail
roads. It was the roads, rather than
the Democrats, that elected Boies gov
ernor of low a and changed the complex
ion of the railroad commission. Even
more was their power felt in Kansas,
where the railroads succeeded in defeat
ing nine of the 11 Alliance candidates
for county judgeships, as a consequence,
without regard to party. Chicago
officials of the Iowa and Kansas lines
are holding high carnival over the elec
tions in those States.
STAGE ROBBER SHOT.
Redoing, Cal,, Nov. 5 Ever since the
arrest of Howard and Jones for the rob
bery of the Redding & Alturas stage
about two weeks ago the offi
cers have been on the alert
for the parties interested with
them in helping them out, and
these two men were arrested near
Alturas a few davs ago, and in bringing
them down they" both got away from the
ollicers by slipping olf their shackles
and jumping out of the stage one on
either side of the stago and breaking
through the woods for liberty.
Since that time they have never been
seen until yesterday. An ollicer was on
their track when his horse was shot
from under him. Detective Tacker has
had charge of the whole matter. He at
once ordered Cornelius Howard, father
of the boy arrested, and his daughter
who iives with him on the ranch.
They were brought here for safe koep
ing, and he placed two men in Howard's
house to await developments, for he
knew that young Howard would return
heme in the night for something to eat,
and he was correct in his theory, for
laat night about 12 o'clock, while the
ollicers we e awaiting his arrival, who
should appear and knock at the door but
young Howard. The ollicers in the
house heard him coming long before he
knocked, and they immediately blew
out the lights.
Howard stepped up to the door and
knocked, saying "Father, father." The
ollicers opened the door and at the
same time ordered him to throw
up bis hands. He answered: "Go to
hell I" When one of the ollicers
tired, hitting him just above the heart,
killing him instantly. The coroner held
an inquest this morning and acquitted
the ollicer. Thacker is close on
the track of Jones, and he
will be taken either alive
or dead today. The man who was driv
ing the team at the time of the arrest of
Howard and Jones is now confined in
jail here.
An Ki-tJovernor Ueail.
Nasiivillk, Tenn., Nov. 4 Ex-Governor
Albert S. Marks died suddenly at
the Maxwell house early this morning.
Men's and Boys' Clothing and Furnishings,
Boots and Shoes, Macintosh Overcoats,
Wind and Rain Proof.
By
Its icruis Wheat, Kye tt'Ml Corn
Will Have Free Kutry Ui-re.
Washington, D. C, Nov. 5 The new
treaty between this country and Ger
many, made under the reciprocity sec
tion of the McKinley bill, will probably
be announced at the coming meeting of
the German reichstag. The details have
. , . . " . I I
me privilege ui uinMiig fitw mov
announcement in German.
The substantial outlines of the treaties
are concessions to this country of the
are concessions to inis country oi u.e ,
same duties aa to Austria-Hungary by j
the new treaty with that country lheae I
duties are about one-half thoae charged
upon similar products from other coun
tries. Germany makes these concesaions in i
return tor tree entry ot sugar granted ty i
the reciprocity section of the McKinley
act and to escape the imposition of the
duties over again at the beg nning of
the new year. The articles upon which
the United States will obtain a reduc
tion of duty corresponding to that
granted to "Austria-Hungary will be
wheat, wheat flour, rye and corn. Our
exports of these articles to Germany are
at present a mere bagatelle, but under
the lavoring conditions ot snort crops in
Kurope there is no reason why they
should not become at least as large aa
the exports of similar articles to Great
Britain.
Tho treaty which has been arranged
between the two countries is due
largely to the refusal of President Har
rison to accept the removal of the re
strictions on American pork as a fair
equivalent for a free market for German
sugar which was opened in this country
by McKinley's bill. Germany has al
ways insisted that the pork restrictions
were imposed for sanitary rensona and
the president pointed out that these
reasons were removed by the passage of
the inspection acts. If Germany wished
to retain the market we otfered for her
sugar, the president insisted tliat sue
should give ua some returns tor it, be
sides an act of common justice to the
pork product. lie made this so plain
that the German minister yielded uor
point and the treaty which is about to
be made public resulted.
Taken From a LuuUlana Jull hy a VIoh
and Hanged.
Bastrop, La., Nov. 5 S. W. Felton
and K. F. Smith were taken from the
parish jail here last night and hanged.
Smith and Fulton were suspected of the
murder of J. A. Drysus, at Merronge,
near here, on October 6th, but no ar
rests wero made at the time. A few
days afterwards Smith went to Arkan
sas, where he remained until laat Satur
day, when he returned.
Then he and i'elton made threats
against several citizens of Merrouge,
and for this Smith was arrested on Mon
day. Felton then became more violent,
and both here and at Merrouge he
threatened incendiarism and personal
violence if Smith waa not immediately
liberated. As a resuit Felton also was
jailed. By this time public feeling
against the two men became intense,
and last night it culminated in the
double lynching.
Montt Elected l'resldent .
London, Nov. 5 A Valparaiso dis
patch Kays Chilian Liberal 1'residential
electors yesterday met and elected Ad
miral George Montt as l'reaident of
Chili, for the next five years. He will
be inaugurated at Santiago de Chili
December -'0, 1801.
Another Train Held Up.
Omaha, Neb., Nov. 5 The Missouri
Pacific train, which left Omaha last
night, waa held up by four masked men
at West Side, a suburb, at 11 o'clock.
They covered the engineer and fireman
with their rifles and revolvers, and by
threatening to blow open the door of the
mail car with dynamite, the clerk waa
induced to admit the robbers, who
plundered the car. Ollicers refuse to
give any information as to the amount
of money taken, but said large sums
for Kansas City and St. Louis were
secured.
An M. V. Dead.
London, Nov. 5 George Hawkes
worth Bond (Conservative) a member
of Parliament for tho eastern division of
Dorsetshire, is dead. Bond was born in
1845 and educated at Oriel college, Ox
ford. He sucresafiillv contested the
eastern division of Dorsetshire in 1SS5.
Iu True Irish Style.
Cork, Nov. 5 There wasanother seri
ous election tight last night between
Parnellites and MeCarthvitea. Among
i the many people injured are Will. am
U tinen, lhomas Condon and John Gil
hooly, members of parliament.
Munt Get a Local Liconie.
Haktford, Conn., Nov. 5 Judge
Taintor haa decided that wholesale
liquor dealers located outside of the
I State, cannot sell liquor in this State
without taking out a license in such
county where liquor will be sold.
Sugar Hennery Sold.
Baltimore, Nov. 5 The control of the
Baltimore sugar refinery passed yester
been perfected ana tne treaty uaa ueen , . Jn jew q tQe importimCe 0f Amer
niade. but tne German minister asked j iua)1 'interests hl that ountry and our
day into the hands of a syndicate of New that all was not as it should be, and the
York and Boston capitalists. It ia not ; matter was investigated, with the re
known whether the purchasers are in-, suit that the fraud was discovered and a
teres ted in the sugar trust or not, i warrant issued for King's arrest,
JUST
HEPPNER . .
. . OREGON
Olliclal News Confirms The Earlier
Hi- ports.
Washington, D. C, Nov. 5 The de
partment of State has received a cable
dispatch fron Minister Conger confirm
ing the report of the dissolution of con
gress and the declaring of martial law
in Biail. The disturbed state of affairs
in Brazil is viewed with deep concern
close trade relations with it. ihe rea
sons for this is the belief that the revo
lutionary movement is a foment by a
con3iderable arty which seem8 todesire
tabli8 the monarchical form of
nmentin BraziK The movement
gover
will probably leau to tne ordering ot
some of our naval vessels to points
where trouble threatens.
Ni:w Yohk, Nov. 5 The Herald's Rio
Janeiro correspondent saya: The
tight so long maintained by Con
gress on one side and President
De Fonseca and the government on
the other has reached a eli mination.
For quite a time their dillerences have
been over financial affaire, the measures
pressed by the legislature being vetoed
by the chief magistrate, and changes
advocated by the president were voted
down by Congress. Recently an attempt
was made to curb the power of the chief
executive. The fact that De Fonseca is
a military man led manv to fear
or to pretend to fear that
he might proclaim himself dictator.
To prevent any bucIi contingency Con
gresB awhile ago passed a law fixing the
process for impeachment of l'reaident.
De Fonseca vetoed the measure. His
veto was overruled by Congress. As
soon as this action was made known to
De Fonseca he became very excited and
thereupon dissolved Congress. Martial
law was proclaimed throughout Rio
Janeiro and other States forming the
confederacy. What the upahot will be
no one can sav.
The feeling here is one of great fear of
what mav follow. The dissolution of
Congress may result in the choice of an
other President. De Fonseca was not
chosen by the people, but by Congress.
In case of an uprising De I"onseca will
have the army and navy solidly at his
back. The opposition to military rulers
has continued very marked. All cable
and telegraph messages are subjected to
censorship. The same is true of news
agencies. '
Another Version of the Connection of
ISlanchard With the Cairo It ond.
Cuicaqo, Nov. 5 George R. Blanch
ard, chairman of the Central Traffic as
sociation, comes out with another ver
sion of the story concerning his connec
tion with the Cairo Short Line and his
suit against Donald McLean. He says :
"I deemed the Pacific Short Line an
enterprise of intrinsic merit. James M.
Clark, late president of the Illinois Cen
tral railroad, personally examined the
whole route and reported that grading
a shorter distance and local resources
would make it the best transcontinental
line. I therefore became interested in
its construction with Francis O. Fench,
president of the Manhattan Trust com
pany and others and in the final distri
bution received only $108,000 of the Im
provement stock at par for services ren
dered. McLean told me he could sell
one-half this amount, or $84,000, at 15
per cent., which I authorized him to do
in October, 1S88.
"In the following December he re
ported the sale of the amount at that
price, and in March, 188SI, he placed
13,500, not $15,200 as stated, to my
credit in bank, giving his note dated
Chicago, April 19th, for value received,
for an agreed remainder of $5800, first
deducting a commission. Upon thiB
unpaid note my action was based. The
Pacific Short Line credit was in no w ise
involved with my bank through any
transaction of mine aside from the fore
going. I never sold a dollar of my
interest. The legal answer to the formal
complaint does not contain the personal
intimations as reported. 1 leave this to
be dealt with hereafter. "
One Man 1'eraonates Another in Order
to (let an Insurance Policy.
New York, Nov. 5 John J. King, a
respectable citizen of Brooklyn, was ar
rested last night at the request of the
Boston police. The charge against King
is a peculiar one, involving him, as al
leged, in a fraudulent transaction, from
w hich, so far aa known, he neither has
nor expected personal gain. Some
months ago a friend of King, dying of
consumption, and at that time in the
last stages of the disease, applied to the
Boston branch of the New Yotk Life
Insurance Company for a policy of $J000
on his life. Knowing that in his condi
tion it would be impossible for him to
pass the examination or get the policy,
he arranged with his friend to imper
sonate him and issue a certificate in his
name. This was successfully accom
plished, as alleged, by King, and the
policy secured without the company's
suspecting that any fraud had been per
petrated upon them.
In due course of time the sick man
died and demand was made on the com
pany for the payment of the policy,
i wnicn, as everytning appeared ngfit,
was done, the amount being turned
over to the dead man's widow. Re
cently the Boston manager discovered
ft
IN
CHILI AGAIN SCARED.
Conspiracy Against the
Government.
A LOCAL UPRISING FEARLD.
Many Prominent People Implicated In
a Plot to Overthrow the Junta
Kffnn Denies He Is Harboring One
of the Conspirators
Valparaiso, Nov. 5 The election as
President of Admiral Montt is hailed
with much enthusiasm on all sides, as
he is popular with all classes. It is be
lieved with the institution of constitu
tional government the question now at
issue between Chili and the United
States will be calmly discussed and the
outcome will be satisfactory to both na
tions. Valparaiso, Nov. 5 Santiago .has
been Btartled by the discovery of a con
spiracy against the new government,
with ita centre in that city and a branch
at Buenos Ayres.
It is alleged that $2,000,000 has been
subscribed to carry out the plans of the
conspirators. Senor Juan McKenna,
one of the political refugees in the
United States legation, is accused of be
ing the chief party in the movement
Othe principal persons concerned in it
are said to be officers formerly under
Balmaceda, but now on parole.
The main object of the conspiracy is
said to be the assassination ot Colonel
Cants, the commander of the Congres
sional land force. It is said that dice
were cast to decide who should kill hi'u,
and it fell to the lot of Lieutenant
Colonel Gandarillas, of Balmaceda's
army, to do so.
The exposure of the plot is said to
have been due to the fact that one of
the conspirators repented of his com
plicity in it and informed Barras Arana,
the well-known Chilian historian, and
Senor Arana made known the facts to
the governmeut.
Lieutenant Colonel Gandrilles was pa
roled and taken to prison. Police are
now devoting all their energies to the
task of unravelling the plot. Great in
dignation prevails both in San Diego and
this city. It is said people in prominent
circles are implicated and conspirators
to the number of 45 met at a house
owned by Signor Curello.
The conspiracy had progressed so far
that committees had been formed to
carry o it different parts of it. It had
been arranged to have a general uprising
against the Junta. It is reported that
ex-General Valasquez was also one of
the prime figures in the plot.
Preparations had been made for a
conjunction with Balmaceda's friends in
Buenos Ayres. Minister Guerrero haa
received threats from them.
Minister Egan says there is not the
slightest truth in the report that Senor
McKenna was engaged in the conspiracy
or that any other political refugees at
the United States legation were con
cerned in it.
The steamer Itata arrived in Valpa
raiso yesterday and her officers and crew
were most heartily received by the
populace.
The Secretary of War Leaves the
Cabinet.
Bcrlington, Vt., Nov. 5 Hon. Rad
field Proctor arrived here last night
from Washington. Before leaving
the national capitol he wrote
his resignation as secretary of war
and placed it in the hands ot President
Harrison. No time was stated
in the letter . for the resigna
tion to take effect but the
expectation is that the President will
accept it shortly. Secretary Proctor
has completed his annual report and
closed up his department work.
He will on his return notify Governor
Page of his acceptance of the appoint
ment of United States Senator, vice Ed
munds, resigned.
A Ituu on the Bank.
Boston, Nov. 5 The run on the Five
Cent Savings bank continues, people
standing in line at the door at 7 a. m.
President Evans says the doors are
guarded to keep the bank from being
overcrowded. Every hour they are
opened to allow all "the bank will ac
commodate to enter. No action has yet
been taken by thi trustees on the 60
days clause.
New York Chamber of Commerce Adopts
Hesolntlont.
Nkw York, Nov. 6 The New York
Chamber of Commerce today appointed
a committee of five including Ex-Mayor
Hewitt and Carl Schurs to urge upon
Congress such modification of the act of
July 14, 1891, as will suspend the
further purchase of silver and any
additional coinage until an
international agreement is arrived at
between the United States and the other
commercial nations of the world. The
President is also petitioned to call the
attention of Congress to the subject in
his next message.