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4 THE WEEKLY HEPPNER GAZETTE JANUARY 7, 1892- SECRETARY ELKINS. A Republican Business Man. HIS kirORD AXALYZIiD. ou ll and Itlaine HI I Toeih-r on Ilia Nolorioua .lnwfltl Claim I Connection Willi the SI. I- Hull e New York I'ml. I There can be noqiiestion that Stephen Fi. Klkins, whom tlie President bus nom inated for Secretary of War, is one of the moat representative Republicans of his time. We doubt if there could be found in the country today a man who typifies more perfectly than he does the principles and tendencies of the latter day Kepubiican politician, lie in, as one of the Republican boys of this city described himscll to be last night, "a Republican from the crown ot his head to the soles of his feet." For more than 20 years he has been devoting all his energies to the cultivation of Republi canism as tie understands it, that is, has few months ago it was discovered that Mr. Elkins, as a member of the North America Commercial company, bad great financial interests at stake in pre venting a settlement, aud it was only with the greatest difficulty and after long delay that his interests were com piled to give way. It was intimated at the time that the president's son and other republican business men were in terested with Mr. Klkins in this enter prise, and our Washington correspond ent hints in his dispatches today that the president's son has been "let into" several other of the good things which Mr. Klkins has control of, and that this kindness to the son has had some influ ence in securing the appointment. We have touched upon only the chief incidents in a busy career of this emi nent republican business man, but enough has been given to show what his claims to the position are, and lo fore shadow with sufficient clearness the kind of a secretary of war he will make. II In Veel (Jonaacaled and HI, Mle Prlaonen, But Nil drained -Haid u Have liren l.i fllan Waters. ' ew Trial It m- Fully Hair a U; v,, "d turned tp-baler Ktcn Women than II Wai for a Living. Ha.o Al io Uarry Work if m j 'I :. j STKVIi Iit.KINH. been making his politics and his busi ness work together for the good of Stephen If. Klkins. The h k 1 1 with which he has directed those energies is shown by the grand results. He is to day u very rich man and about to be a member of the Cabnet. Tlie different steps by which be has reached those goals are so full of instruction that we shall trace them in their order as briefly and dispassionately as possible He began his political business career in New Mexico when, in 18117, he became a member of the Legislature of that Territory. Two years later President Andrew Johnson appointed him district attorney of the Territory, and he held the ollice till 1873, when he was elected u delegate from Mew Mexico to Con gress, lie served two terms in this capacity, Incoming during his service greatly interested in mining ventures, all of which had special Congressional grants, or Territorial court decisions, or some other political complication which enhanced their value to Mr. Klkins and other stockholders. One of his most famous ventures at this time was the Maxwell land grant, a Mexican bound ary claim with a bill behind it. Mr. Klkins worked so zealously for this bill that it was passed, and the grant was afterwards sold to a Dutch syndicate for several million dollars. Prolonged liti gation and ugly charges ol irregular con duct followed the salo, hut it was said mat nir. iMKins nan severed Ins connec tion with the business before the sc dills appeared. In IHiB Mr. Klkins may be said to have entered unon his career as a nil' tioiuil business Republican by becoming a ineiunerol the National Republican committee, a position which he has held continuously ever since. Ho had about the iiaine tinio become tlie warm per sonal friend and admirer of .lames i. Blaine. When the Star-route investiga tion began in 1HKI, alter (larlield'B in auguration, it was charged but not proved that Mr. Klkins, in bis capacity as a territorial Republican business man, hail been connected more or less intimately with some of the objection able contracts. Stephen V. Dorsey, an other Republican business man, was shown to have been connected very closeiy n ith them, and in a statement which be made in 1884 Mr. Horsey said: "S. 1(. Klkins, United Hank building, New York, has probably a larger knowl edge than any oilier person of all the star-route mutters and the moneys paid, (ieoige K. Spencer demanded of the late J. V. Hosier and myseli $12,000 to pay Mr. Klkins for the purpose o avoiding indictment and npisoiMition, and I re plied that 1 would not pny a penny, and never did." In 1881 Mr. Klkins took a most active part both in tlie nomination of Mr. itlaine for the presidency and ill the campaign for his electioii. Alter Mr. Cleveland entered upon the presidency and Mr. Bayard had become secretary ol slate, there whs found in the state department a claim against Hniz.il for IoO.OOO.Oih), made by one .lewett for an alleged discovery of guuuobeds in Brazil. Mr. Kvarts, as secretary of state, twice rejected the claim. The accompanying correspondence showed that Jenett'had retained .Mr. Klkins as counsel, and that Mr. I'.laine, while liarlield's secretary of state, on August 8, 1881, had- written to Mr. Osborne, the United Stales minister in Brazil, leversinj Mr. Kvarts' decis ions mill instructions in regard to the claims; and that Mr. I'.laine had writ ten also to Mr. Jewett saving that he had reopened the claim "at the request ot Stephen It. Klkins, Esq., your attor ney." In his letter to Mr. Osborne, .Mr. Itlaine said: lam not sufficiently in lorined as to the law ot Brazil to know how far its formal requirements as to the mere question of right and title would nullity this action by its govern ment, but 1 do know that in justice and equity a responsibility has been in curred which can lot be escaped." While the reopened claim was being thus pressed by Secretary Blaine and Mr. Klkins, President (in. Hold was ling ering oem ecu uie anil ilealli. Alter his death, Mr. Blaine was succeeded in ollice by Mr. l-'ielinghiiysen. Nothing was done with the claim during the hitter's term. When .Mr. Bayard had consider ed it carefully, he said of it: "Such a claim, so stated, shocks the moral sense, and cannot be held to be within the domainof reason or justice. It would bo in act of international unirieiidlinoss for the I'nitod Stales to lend itself in any way or to any degree in urging, much less enforcing, such 11 demand ii on a country with whom we are, or de sign to remain, on terms of aiuitv. 1, therefore, return the protest us enclosed by you, and decline to transmit it to the t inted States Minister at Brazil, or to instruct him to present it a ohVillv or otherwise. While the Rerhing sea negotiations with Great Britain were in progress a San Francisco. Dec. 28. Cantain Alexander McLean, late commander of the American sealer, James H. Lewis, has arrived from Siberia and is quar tered at Angel island. He brings with him a fragment of the American flag which was cut down from the masthead of an American vessel by sailors of the raissian cutter "Alert." Captain Mc Lean lens tins story. We were twenty-five miles off Copper island, when, August 2, the Russian cut ter bore down on us nnd without any parley, seized the James Hamilton Lewis, and placed a prize crew on board. The American flag was floating at the masthead, and as the halyards wen jammed and cut, it was no eaBy matter to get it down. Several attempts were made, but they were unsuccessful. A young Hussian sailor at last succeeded in climbing to the mast-head, lie was unable to pull the flag down, so he cut and tore off all he could of it. I regarded this action as an insult to tlie American government, and said so, but the Russians on board Beemed bound to get the colors down, and the crew of tha Lewis, being prisoners, were unable to prevent it. We were sup posed to be on our way to Vladivostock to stand trial for being found fitted out for sealing in Russian wators. Soon as the American flag was torn from the masthead, the Russian colors were run "P. The portion of the American flag brought to the deck was torn into small pieces, winch were thrown overboard. llie remaining rajged piece at the mast still flew to the breeze and remained thereuntil the schooner was formally con- tiscated at Vladivostock. whore the name James Hamilton Lewie was obliterated and a Russian name substituted. We were never tried by any Russian court, but were kept as government nrisoners at Vladivostock for over two months. e were free to roam about the place, but could not leave Siberia without the necessary permission. 1 made a formal protost to the Rus sian office against the conliscation of our schooner, but it wag without avail. At lust they got tired feeding us and gave us permiBBion to get out of the country, which we did in short order. As soon ns we reached Nagasaki, I made a formal complaint to the United States consul there. 1 will take the matter be fore the authorities at Washington and will begin action for damages against the Russian government. II" AlllltllinotMl lIU IlllDllllllU of Killing (i.ortfo v. Chilli. Puii.ADm.eiiiA, Pa., Dec. 28 A crank who gave bis name as J. liotuipartal entered the private office of 0. W. Chillis in the Ledger building Saturday afternoon and told the clerk at the door that he must see the publisher. When asked to state the nature of his business the man said simply: "1 in tend to kill hiui." The clerk intercepted the fellow, whereupon he drew a murderous looking knife. Several other clerks hurried in at this moment and the man made his escape. The occurrence was reported to police headquarters, and late in the afternoon they arrested the man at the Red Lion hotel and took him to the city hall, where an examination satisfied il,n doctors that the man was Insane. He was sent to the hospital. A Tiller Hleai me r7.u,ei"P of u t'ne Nei.gi'r on it Nleeplng Oar. (Iknkva. Ohio. Dec. 28. A chase took place here recently. While tho vestibuled sleeper.No.12, eastbound, was sidetracked awaiting the clearing ol a freight wreck at King's Valley, a pas senger awoko and saw a thief running from the car with hia trousers, which contained :(50 in cash. He uiirsued tlie thief to Main's store-room where the culprit dropped the garments, which ii--giiiiieu wituout loss. The gen tleman cooly wrapped his coat about him and marched back to the car, with the crowd applauding heartiiy. Helug rieluforced l.y llnoirter from Ilia IHrxtiiitn Army. Bi(oWNNVii.i.K, Tex.. Pec. 28 It is reportod that a party of armed men are encamped, near lumpaquez, on a ranch on the dividing line of Cameron and llildaego counties. They aro under the command ol r rancosco Aredandos, a de serter irom tlie Mexican army, and it is supposed they intend joining the Gamin outlaws. Alamo, the Mexican, who committed two murders on Padre island, Texas, and who was arrested by the Mexican authorities, and was being held pending the issuance of extradition papers, es caped with five others from the Mata uiorus jail last night and crossed the river to Texas to join Aredandos' band, llama's men are roportod hiding in a cliapparral. All dm Kmpliiyea ot (lie an Anloiilii Decide III u Dill San Antonio. Tex.. Dec. 2s At five o'clock tomorrow morning all tho em ployes ot ttie San Antonio et Arkansas Passonger Railway Company operating department, will strike, tying un the entire system of 000 miles of road. The trouble dates back to the discharge of Conductor O'Brien by Superintendent anus tor au alleged violation of orders. The men are acting under instructions from the chairmau of labor federation board. Dangnroualy IVouiuM, Kkso, Nov., Dec. 28. A man named Ben Pierce shot Patsy Hamilton, an em ploye of the Nevada & California rail road, in the Russ house last night. The wound is sa:d to be of a very dangerous charaiter, it lieiug about an inch below tue mart, ine shooting is said to have Iwon without provocation. Pierce is in jail. Neerelary Putter Recovering. Waniiinuton, D. C, Dec. 28 Secretary Foster went for a short drive today. He stated that he is so much improved in health that be will attend a meeting of the cabinet tomorrow. St. Locim, Dec. 2 The report re ceived by telegraph that John Anderson was arrested in Albany, N. Y., is of great interest to many people in St-, l-ouis, where the man cut a wide swath as a matrimonial adventurer. He came to St. Ixjuis something like three weeks ago and put up at a small but aristo cratic hotel on Washington avenue. He Beemed to have plenty ol money, and lived high. He said he was a wealthy ranchowner of California, and wanted a middle-aged lady of means to join her fortune with his. He received many answers, ami came to an understanding with a Mrs. Purcoll, who owned a small store and something like $2000 in cash. While he was negotiating with her a widow from liirard, Kas., accompanied by a young man, put in his appearance. It has since been developed that Anderson had been to Ciirard, met this woman, persuaded her to sell some coal lands and join him nere. lie nail told her to bring a stout young man with her to act as superin tendent of his ranch. He met the pair and domiciled them at a cheap hotel. Then he wanted her to let him have the money she got for the land, but she refused. He then got the young man to give him ifOO and say ing he would go and get the marriage iiconse and then buy the railroad tickets for the party, he departed. He went straight to the station, and with Mrs. Purcell, lelt for Cleveland, Ohio. The Kansas widow returned to her home very much disgusted. When ho reached Cleveland Anderson robbed Mm. Pur cell, whom he had married, and leaving her destitute, disappeared. It was for tins crime that he was arrested in Al bany. He aiso fooled three other women, One of these, a young girl 10 years old is supposed to be an iiccomnlioe: nn other about 18 years old, eloped to Chi cago witli him several montlm aur. These two are apparently anxious to keen their experience secret, and. as far as known, they do not say that he mar- neo. mem. The third, however, is a middle-aged woman, w nom the police C ill "the mys tery." She has told the chief of uolice her name and who she is, but otherwise ner identity is a secret. She says An derson married her over a year ago, and she will put him in the penitentiary for bigamy if possible. She says he is an American, although he claims to be a Hollander. She says be is an educated man and possesses some property, but frequently gets into a tight place finan cially and then his game is invariably to get into the good graces of some foolish woman and get her money. She va she has been on his trail for six months and will follow him to the end of the earth to see him punished. BLIND BOSS BUCKLEl!' Sayi That NoUuuiunt Pr-p. for Wr are Baing tUie, Kul iba Secretary of VVtr I buh- TVlA InmAi Prtl .iior. I Washington. i ciiiiuLlJ 1 Jll Lilian Tracy 'aoilicea presented a busy ecene Dec. 28 Secretary in London. GRANTS AN IN I'LKVlhW, Sjya the Tr.HihfH Only a. I.ltile rtrl. 111" Kx iii!nr a Tri a ii. mi i:r,,, i. San Francco 14 f I III , li elai an iil.ir anil HniiNHlf this morniiig. Within au hour he saw ! Senator Allison, chairman of the Senate i committee on appropriations, Senator Cameron, chairman of the committee on naval affairs, Senator Butler, member of ! the same committee, Senators Frye and Hale, Chief Constructor Wilson, Chief I Engineer Melville, Captain Phillips, who I is to command the new cruiser New York, Lieutenant Mason, execu tive officer of the same vessel Commodore Folger, chief of ordnance; Commander Chadwick and lastly Charles C. S. Cramp,builder. Notwithstanding this sign of official activity aiyl the reports printed of unusual work at the navv yard, officials of the navy departr i ment deny that there is the least speck of war cloud on the diplomatic horizon. Assistant Secretary Souley said he iiad already expressed his views as to the navy yard. When asked where the San Francisco was bound to he declined to give a definite answer. He was re minded that the labt time she went out for "gun practice," as reported by the department, she had next been heard of at Valpa raiso. He said the vessel had no orders tor the Chili naval officers. When asked if the cruiser was bound for Aca puico he replied that she would not go as far south as Mexico. He also Btated that the Baltimore is now possibly north ot ranamaon tier way to San rranciseo. lo Ite Ciiuforred All Who IV a Vrcueh C'tiurl-Unsue. id llie Atcublauuj fir l Recently Fined by a -Serlou Trouble May Ihoy Carrie I uiil iliilr Onl.r Ei il eltly anil Art I.irll -u nit Ovt-r Slorlo. Wrl le I Ijf 9 on of the Newspaper Cfirri.Siioudu Fokt Mkadk, S. D., Dec. 26 In a recent issue of a New York newspaper there appeared an article headed, "Sit ting Hull's Death," which purported to be an interview with Conrad Disstler. Lieutenant Slocura, of the Eighth cavalry, who was present at tho time Sitting Bull was killed, now makes the following statement in regard to the affair : Sitting Hull, from hia village on Grande river, had sent a note of de fiance to Agent McLaughlin ut Fort Yates, and as a token of hostility to the whites he had broken his peace pipe and had sent the shattered stem to his agent. lie had gathorod about him some 1150 fanatical Indians, all imbued with the mania of ghost dancing and hud fixed the date of his departure with his band for the P.aJ Lands near Pine Ridgo. Tins we learned from scouts sent out from Fort Yates when it was found out for certain what hia intentions were. Forty-four of the Indian police were sent out. It wiih no child's play for this handful of men. They went out with ordoiB to bring in the noted chief alive, if possible, but nt nil events to bring him, and no bedy of men ever curried out more hazardous orders in a tuore loyal manner. They left the agency jiiBt after dark of December 14th, expecting to make the capture at daylight. Two troops of the F.ighth cavalry, F. and U, left at midnight, to be at Sitting Bull's village also at daylight to support the police and prevent a recapture. At day break of the 10th we were ap proaching the bluffs overlooking Sitting Bull's village Our horses were in a swinging gallon. We reached the crest of the bin tl and, looking down, saw Sit ting nun's village under us. The police were occupying Sitting Bull's bouse, their ammunition nearly gone, but still keoping up the light. Several dead were lying around. The urst body we recog nized was that of Sitting Bull. He was lying on hia back with a bullet through his head and one through his left breast. The manner of Ins death was as follows: The police entered his village juat at dawn and going to Sitting Bull's house they awoko him and told him to iret no and come w ith them.that they were going io iiiae nun to me agency, ana tuat it no resistance n as offered he would not be harmed. Sitting Bull dressed and waa led outside. The first lieutenant was on one side of him and the second lieutenant on the other; they started to lead him toward a pony they had ready saddled for him. At this moment, Sittin ' Bull began to yell, and the Indians swarmed out of their houses and teepees, each witu his gun in his hand, outnumbering the ponce neuriv nine to one. Mrs was opened at 5 yards' distance, and both lieutenants tell at tho first tire. Bull Head, as he dropped, lired at Sitting Bull with his revolver, shooting him through the head. Red Tomahawk. who was himself exposed to a murder ous ttre, turned, and, with his Win chester, shot Sitting Bull through the breast. Tho police were then obliged to seek shelter in the house. The Indian police at Standing Rock are indignant at tho slur cast upon them by tho correspondent. The little monument on Urunde river, erected by tho agent and these two troops of the Eighth cavalry, marks the spot where he died. ihry I-in a lruimiier 11 IV I he Train aud Made the Vouug l.ailleft tHng usual activity at the naval gun factory. Cramp also insisted that his force is not working faster or longer than usual, llo said Commodore Wilson, chief inspector, had gone over to Philadel phia to inspect the progress of naval work and on Saturday had not found a single man of 3000 employes at work. Moreover Cramp did not be lieve half his force was at work today, as they are keeping holiday season. At the Department of State matters moved along in the usual serene fashion anil there is not a trace of warlike excite ment. The officials say nothing has been heard from Minister Egan since the 23d inst. Why he did not attend President Montt'e inauguration Saturday at tho j they did not know and doubted the correctness of the report to that effect. At the War department neitner Acting secretary (jran nor Major (ieneral Schofield who would cer tainly have been in a position to know had any information of an intention to appoint (ieneral Milea to command in the event of war with Chili. In fact the only sign of warlike preparation visible at the executive depart ments consisted in the order issued Saturday for the immediate preparation of the new 12-inch gun just completed at the navy vard here for transportation to California, together wnn wuu pounua ot powder and 11,000 shellB. Senor Montt, the Chilian min ister, called at the department of state at noon. He had an interview with Secretary Blaine for half an hour. 11-14 Snipped Drinking- Now. New York, Dec. 28 Edward M. Field, neither eats nor drinks and is growing weaker every day. He passed a restless night. This morning he re fused to take breakfast and complains of pains in the head. He refuses to touch medicine. Hewitt . .Involved In Kyert-tt Laud butt. II I San Antonio, Tex., Dec. 28 Half a dozen cowboya took possession of the south bound passenger train on the In ternational & Ureat Northern railroad i0 miles north of here last night. They boarded the train at Buda station and their first act was to force a Chicago drummer oil' the moving train because he wore a red cravutandahigh silk bat. They then made a number of young ladies in the Pullman coach sing for them, enforcing all demands with drawn pistols. They ruled the traiu for 20 miles when they stepped off at a way station. Liiniion, Dec. as Christopher A. Buckley, the famous blind politician of San Francisco, whose movements for some time have been a mystery, ar rived here on Wednesday night on his way to Wiesbaden. Buckley' consented to an interview with u correspondent and gave a most remarkable account of the state of affairs in California. When asked about the San Francisco trouble, the blind man smiled and f.aid : "it'se. little party light; that's all. The question is whether the Democratic party in San Francisco is to bo run by an ex-chiel justice of tho supreme court, a reformed stock broker and an unde veloped young man who bangs his hair and puts up for a newspaperor whether the party is to be run bv me. "The iudill'eience of' the citizens is such that politics has every show there. Hub newspaper which has got plenty of money behind it, but is not successful, manes a deal of talk- about the public interest in order to increase its circula tion it has always been with me when it could make anything bv it. But now it's going to fool the pubfic by fighting me. 1 left San Francisco on the first of September. I went to Montreal to make a visit of two months. "After 1 left William T. Wallace, ex chief justice of the supreme court, now head of the superior court in San Fran cisco, took the law into bis own hands. He called a grand jury of his own and had me indicted for bribery. This took place two montlm after I left. The charge was not true, legally or other wise, I having been in Eur.pe nine, ii mis iiiiin uiinaceli.nl been a public-spirited citizen, b;ick.-d by honest popular indignation. 1 should have had nothing to say, but I put Wallace on the Superior bench. "The ex-chief justice bogged me to put him back into politics, which I did. Wallace was a rich man and alwav-. h.nl an itching for ollice. Last year he wanted the nomination for the Supreme bench. 1 refused for several reasons: one waa that the party would not have mm, tne other was that charges were made against his integrity with ntfi. davits. I believe, by a local paper. "When he was once before a candidate for office these charges had never heon satisfactorily answered, so far as I knew, ana wn.'n 1 relused he was -niter vamrrv and swore in the presi nee of the Su perior judges at San Jose that he would put me in jail. This he tried to do in selecting the grand jury bv overriding the law, as he had explicitly laid itdown nimseii when bupreme nidge. I don't think a man of this kind, whose first idea of reforming a city is treachery to his friends and gratitication of personal spite, will ever reform the eitv to any great extent. ihe same tlimj' is true of the news paper. I his is a sensational nuner named the Examiner, hitherto called by other papers 'Buckley's Morning Or gan.' Itus is the property of young Hearst, son of Senator Hearst. He is a good young fellow, but feather-headed. This young fellow owes me every possi ble debt ot gratitude. I mado his father United States senator. When a vacancy in the senate for California occurred, 1 had arranged with (ieneral StoiiBinan. then governor of California, for the ap pointment oi another num. stoneman wanted a recommendation for governor for himself. "This was all settled with a friend of Hearst, who came to mo and said he first wanted the appointment. There was no reason fur my consenting, but 1 consented on condition that this friend would fix the matter with Stoneman and relieve me of any obligation to the latter, which he did. 1 got nothing for it. "The Examiner, since the young fel low has been at the head of "it, has al ways been with us when there has been anything to be gained. Young Hearst came to me at San Jose last year when Steve White was seeking the endorse ment of the Democratic State convention for the United States Senate and wanted me to use my influence to put White down. I could not do it, be being a per sonal friend ot mine, and making his fight quite independent of me. Because I wouldn't do what I couldn't do Young Hearst, who had been getting advertising.inforinution mid political aid for a long time through me, turns enemy and starts in to down uie. "I'm willing to leave the thing to the people," continued Buckley. "I've been managing the Democratic party j'risco for 15 years, and during' that time that city has never had a defaulter. My business is politics and they say a politician is a puiitic enemy, but how is it that San Francisco has less tuxes than any other large city in the I'uited States? How is it that alter 15 years of nearly con tinuous Democratic administration San Francisco does notowe one dollar ? How was it that we came in January, 1883, with the city UiOO.OOO in debt! at the end of a year we had paid off' the d.-bt aud reduced tuxes to i7.. centa? How IB that the city hall commission, where millions have been spent, has never had a charge of any kind made against it? "How is it that when I could have put men on the commission who would hive wasted or stolen hundreds of thousands 1 always nominated, with the help of my friends, men who were unexception able ? "1 left Montreal on the 30th of last month. I left New Y'ork, and received on Monday of last week information that the supreme court of California had de clared the grand jury illegal, citing against him his own previous decision in a similar matter. I also heard the paper had quit attacking me, but 1 don't know if this be true, and don't care." "What about the reformed stock brokers" "He is a State senator, Jen v Lynch. ! lie started out to down me all by him self, because lie love I the dear people. Tl.a I..,,, i.i. I. I...... I....I i nomination tor Congress, and didn't get ' C.utler 1,nJ t-'oU'iis had been snitors for it .. fc : the same girl and the rivalry changed '"When are von going back to San ! V!VTi '" int0, w"ef Francisco"" ' The girl seemed to prefer Collins. Sua- "About March. 1 think." ; p.cion was directed to Cutler, au l he "What shall von do on your return"" ! ". UB viuence was in Romk, Dec. 20 It is the intention ot the Pope, says the Directiro, to confer the grand order of the Croaa of Christ upon the archbishop of Aix, as a token oi the sympathy of bis holiness with the archbishop in the Litter's recent conviction aud fine for writing an in sulting letter to the French Minister of Public Worship. Should this informa tion prove correct, it means that this is the Pope's defiance to the French gov ernment, and that a serious outcome may be anticipated in the near future. Pauls, Dec. 2ti Newa has been re ceived from Rome that the pope intends to confer the grand cross of the Order of Christ upon the Archbishop of Aix. In the present atate of public feeling when a movement is on foot to separate church and state as one result ot tlie He Kai UallierlUK In Valuablea When t..e Cool Condualor Outwitted Him, Aided by m 3elf-Foeaed Young Lady Escaped Badly Wiinadtd. Minnkapoi.is, Minn., Dec. 26. The members of tlie train crew of the Chi cago & Northwestern vestibuled limited train which arrived here at 1:40 p. m. yesterday afternoon, tell a remarkable atory of an attempted robbery. The train had just left Eau Claire and stop ped at a small station this side of that place, when a man boarded it. The man wulked forward to the first coach and fastened the door by taking a seat cush ion and placing it againet the lock. He then pulled two immense revolvers from under his coat, and the passengers were startled by bearing him shout in sten torian tones: "Throw up your hands." He accompanied his remarks in lan guage more forcible than polite and there was a spontaneous exhibition of Archbishop of Aix's conduct, supported i01"1'3 Hn!er ri"'; .theu adopted as he was by tetters ot other distin guished prelates, such a step upon the part oi the Vatican is significant, and will be looked upon here, should the newa prove correct, as a defiance upon the part of the pope of the government of this country, mid the reply of the French government may not be slow in forthcoming. The Archbishop of Bor deaux, it will be remembered, made a common cause with Monsignor Goulhe in a diocesan letter which he addressed to all Catholics iu France, in this letter the archbishop defends the right of members of the episcopate to join in ilgrimages to Rome. the archbishop of Aix was recently u.i.moiore ro.ger cuiei o uie orn- n, 2000 francs because of a letter be nance uureuu, auueu to tue geuei.il denial by Baying that there is no un Snohomish, Dec. 28 One of the most important cases ever instituted in this county was begun before Judge Denny on Saturday. The amount is very heavy and the proporty in question lies almost in the heart of Everett. Briefly stated the case is as follows: In 1808 Erskine Kronier tiled a home stead right on 100 acres of land in sec tion 30 now a part of liverett. He proved up on the land and in 1870 se cured Ins patent. In 1885 Kromer died, bequeathing the proporty in question to his son, Victor K. Kromer, a lad now about 15 years of ago. Kromer left some money (or his wife, and several lots in Seattle for his other children. In his will Kromer provided that his homestead should not be sold until his sou had reached the age of maturity. In 188t the guardian appointed made application to the probate court to sell the homestead, alleging that he could invest the proceeds much more advan tageously. Kramer's widow appeared and contested the application, setting up that the homestead waa community property, and that she was entitled to one-half of it. The probate court, however, held that as she had accented the money left her by Kromer in hia will, she was, therefore, estopped from claiming that this was community property. "From this decision Mrs. Kromer appealed to the superior court, which reversed the decision of tho probate court, and held that she was entitled to ono half of the homestead. Mrs. Kromer thereupon sold her half io r. r. rriuay ior ifiouu. f inlay im mediately commenced an action in the Superior court, contending for a sale of the entire homestead claim, alleging that to partition tho property instead of the proceeds of a sale would work umnt. hardship to all parties interested. The court thereupon ordered the entire tract sold, and Friday became the owner, paying $1)500 for the minor heir's half. Friday then sold the land to tiie Rucker brothers and Henry Hewitt. Jr. for $25,000. The present proceedings are brought to set aside all the acts of the Probate and Superior courts and all the deeds made to the several parties, upon the allegation that none of the courts had jurisdiction in the premises, and for the further reason that the Rucker brothers, Friday and Henry Hewitt were oniltv of fraud in procuring the 'deeds and orders of the court ; that aa this prop erty was always the Beparate property of Kromer, and that as be had be queathed it to his son Victor, it could uui oe soiu unui tue neir reached his majority. a 'li:re- of He ' Onci Arr.tit Murder. Pi tnam, Conn.. Dec. 28 Charles X. Cutler, died here a few days ago amid surroundings indicating extreme dov- erry, but leaving an estate valued at lOO.OOJ, One night away back in tho i oo s (. haries (Joilina was shot dead while j crossing a bridge, and it was generally believed that Cutler waa the murderer. had written concerning the French Min ister of Public Worship. Several weeks ago a number of French Catholics hud gone to Rome on a pilgrimage and while there had been maltreated. The French government took no action in the mutter and gave rise, to the disgust which the archbishop of Aix vented on the head of the Minister of Public wor ship, lie was brought to trial, and to the astonishment of everybody, was heavily fined. His course has now be come one of international interest and may lead to a factional political tight in France which would overthrow the present ministry. Au K.rly Se.tlemeiit of KiNtlng Trou bles tixpected. Washiniiton, D. C, Dec. 20 An early settlement of existing difficulties with Chili is confidently expected by officials nere. hat tne nature oi the settle ment will be depends entirely upon the government of Chili. The policy of waiting has been adopted by this gov ernment ior the reason that the diffi culties that led to the present condition of things occurred under the administra tion of the provisional junta government in Chili which might not represent in any degree the beliei of the people when matters were fairly put before them, but it hai never been proposed or conceived even that Chili would not be held to strict accountability for the unfortunate or wanton attacks" by the Valparaiso mob upon the Baltimore's men, result ing in the death of two of them. That will be vigorously pressed at the proper time and in a proper way. That time has now arrived. Today the provisional government gives way to the new government, under President Montt, elected since the fall of Balma ceda and the success of the Congres sionali8ts. It has been hoped of Presi dent Harrison and Secretary Blaine that in the new cabinet the minister of for eign affairs might be found one who would not reflect the views of the radi cal element in the country, which is evidently bent on refusing to make suitable reparation for attaiika upon the Baltimore's sailors and subsequent in dignities heaped upou Minister Egan and occupants of the United States legation. This hope I as been encouraged bv ex pressions oi Minister Muni t, who in all his communications with the State de partment bus given assurances nf the pacific intention of Chili's government. While it is true these assurances have apparently not been bjrue out by the action oi the people aud officials of Chili, Secretary Blaine has been content with them pending the change of Gov ernment there. " " But the authorities have not been idle under this state of affairs and despite formal official denials to the contrary it may be stated with a de. roe fit cnn. fidence that suitable arrangements have been made to moot any probable ex igency that could arise in relations be tween the two countries; that the Uni ted States would not be taken at a dis advantage or by surprise whatever. Hoavy Mn.iiv, Intett4t, tjid, I'ralna le lay d and Slock Nullerlng. Omaha, Dec. 2d All day yesterday a blizzard prevailed throughout Nebraska. The western part of the Stato was in the storm's embrace several hours earlier. The weather turned intensely cold. The w uuoiewaia lerritic rate and snow fell in great quantities. Traffic on all railroads in the State is seriously re tarded, nnd in many cases alon' the western division of the Union Pacific trains are blockaded. The snow has drifted seriously. Stock has suffered intensely, but farmers feel partially compensated for loss of stock in the fact that, having their winter wheat well protected in the interior portion and the heavy tall of snow occurred before it turned so cold, consequently winter Ki.nii m wen protected, The storm ex tended throughout Kansas, Colorado Wyoming and thu Ditkotas. In Wyom ing the loss to stock is reported unusu ally large, with a complete train blockade. an unique method of robbing the nas- sengers. lie ordered them to march up to a front seat one by one and deposit I their valuables there. Two or three nau starteu to uo so anu there was a watch, two ocketbooks and a finger ring as a nucleus lor the collection when the conductor coming forward started to go through the train. On arriving ut tiie door he saw the trouble inside the couch. He showed his gen eralship by not rushing against the door which lie observed waa fastened with a ushiuii trame. The train was slowing up for the next station and Howard hastily called the brakeiuan. He told him that he would jump off tho train, attract attention by climbing to the rear of the coach, and theu the brukemuii was to force the door. The scheme was carried out. Howard jumped off the cur, caught the rear plat term and quifkly opened the door. He sprang behind a Beat. He also had a big revolver, which he got ready for ser vice. The robber saw him and as soon as he observed Howard's belligerant attitude, he plunge t a bullet at him. Howard returned the tire and the robber ad vanced down the center of the car slowly waiting for a chance to get a good shot ut the conductor. Frank Lane, the brakeman, attempted to force the door but the brace against it held it firmly. His gesticulatioua, however, attracted the attention of Mi88 Mary Schetber, who waa sitting in one of the front seata, and she pluckily stepped to the door and pulled the seat away. Lane stepped into the car and he alao had a revolver. By this time two or three of the passengers who could see that the chances were now against the robber regained their self-possession and they in turn found revolvers, which they produced. The robber was by this time in the center of the car, and he was just preparing to take another shot at Howard when Lane lired and dodged be hind a seat. The robber turned and Howard fired at him, hitting him appar ently in the shoulder, as one of his arms dropped t his side. He ran into the closet and was locked in there, but jumped out of the window almost as soon as the door was closed. The passengers were returned their money and valuables, which he had left untouched on the car seat. The de tectives of the company have started from Minneapolis and Chicago for the scene of the attempted robbery, and every effort will be made to capture the desperado, lie wore a heavy seal ring on the little ringer of hia left hand. The company will offer a large reward for hie capture. Ooe.oia .uid Clergymen Overworked In an Kaatern Towu. Haveuhim, Mass., Dec. 2(1 The grippe has been very much increased by the cold westerly rain storm prevailing during the last three days. The doctors say that lully half of the resi dents of this place are now suf fering from the disease in a more or less aggravated form. Holiday trade has been materially injured by the prevalence of the disease. Physicians are all over-worked and clergymen can not answer half the requests for attend ance on the sick and perform other min isterial du iea which devolve on them. Newton, Kas., Dec. 26 It is estimated there are 500 casea oi grippe in this place. The disease has increased with great rapidity within the last iow days. The plague is rather light, and no deaths have been reportod. Physicians uro not severely taxed. V Untie Shot lllni in Uie face While III r v,ro H un 1 1,, e Blr.l. London, Dec. 28-Tne injuries from which Prince Christian, of Schleswig Holst.'in Sonderbiira, is Buffering is the result of an accident. The queen and members of the royal family are spend ing the Christmas holidays at the Osborne house on the Isle of Wight The day before Christmas the party were hunting birds when a flock rose between the Duke of Connaught and I nnce Christian. The former fired but unfortunately did not aim high enough Three shots entered Peince Christian's face, destroying one eye. N w Y'.rk Oily and Surrounding! En Telop?d Tuday. Nkw York, Dec. 26-The heaviestand densest fog that has been observed in una i-iiy ior years hub hung over river and bay all day. Traffic on streets is much impeded, and the river ferry boats, tug boats smaller craft are compelled inuu in, n uuicu reuueej speed Kin lli in link Two (lliaie of WliUky and Due nf Milk. Nhw Youic, Ddc.2ll-Edward H. Field, who was locked up in Ludlow stret jail, still persists in refusing to eat. He greatly alarmed hia physicians. War den Falion was instructed yesterday to give him whisky, of which Field drank two giaasea. F'ield does not talk to any body. This morning he drank a cup of warm milk. Field is getting very nerv ous and appears to be dazed. Widow Kelly llurnecl to Da till. Ai.p.anv, N. Y., Dec. 20 Mrs. Annie Kelly a widow, aged 45 years, was burned to death this morning in her grocery store. A kerosene lamp stand ing on a barrel exploded and, egress being cut off by the liaiuesshe was suf iC'ated and burned to death be.ore i.nisiance could be rendered. ng S io. Will Face the Trap on N-w , Vear'n Day. llAitnisnii!0 ia-i Dec. 20 New Year's day Captain Jack Brewer and E. U Ful ford the greatest wing shots in the world, will lace the traps in this city for a purse of 5J00 , this sum having been subscribed by the Harriaburg Sporting Association, of which Fulford is a mem ber. Thousands of spectators will witness this, the filth match, and applications are already being received for tickets from New York, Philadelphia, Pitts burg and other cities. In view of the intense rivalry existing -.... anu crewer, tne New lear s contest will be awaited with much interest. the the on nd to AU i Iti Toliitlonia , A0 Te i,rul!ll. Rio (Jkande Dk Si l, Brazil, Dec. 20 rights between the government troops and revolutionists are reported at the border towns of San Juan Baptiste, santa Ana and Livremento. The gov erniiient of Uruguay has posted large bodies of troops on guard along the rontier to prevent the Brazilian revolu tionists from crossing the border. at, , llmo Klt,.uied Berlin, Dec. 26-The municipal au thorities of the Baltic port Dantzic have petitioned Chancellor Canrivi to extend the time allowed before nuttin., in . ""on theedneetl tariff on grain in I don't know that there is anything to do. I think 1 will let Wallace, the Examiner and Lynch run the party for a while to see u hat they can make of it. They will find it's not so easy as t ley imagine to reform, when their owu un derpinning is a little shaky, and are likely to be disappointed." 'sufficient to hold him and the murder was never avenged. After this episode in his life Cutler became a recluse and a miser. A Urip V.cllni, Washinoton, D. C, Dec. ,29 Assist ant Secretary of State Nettleton is con fined to hii residence with the grip. , ,, " "p. Al-1 i. i --..wm ta uiouiii several large ocean steamers are ; 01 wnictl Dantzic now holds 23. due today, none are reonrted fmm pi i "00 tons. Island the only arrival beingthe ateam-1 rirur HeTiLT shin Hpt-imiila fentn vt iV; I r - .-i. vmu. I lcu for Ihe Fair. lin, Dec. 26-The committee of lAt liaa lln. in favor of holding an inter national exhibition in Berlin. Outgoing mail steamers are employ- thriier.A.n Jti-The ' ing extra caution aud moving down? the : ' el.Ver:'n"S. C01IU"eia d ha It Ullh nnlt, b ., I), n ! .. . .. .-.vv. 7 euiueieut way on them to keep them ateering. An object they I.) Lauiaa Lie seen irOlU tne bridge of I Murderer 111. i .. , the ateamer more than 50 yards aw ay r J P "' All trains on the various railroads are LlU-h""' ' F" -"c Saw much delayed, but as yet no serious ae? 1 nil t' 1 m,urder his brother Hiram, cidents have been reported . 0 8erioua d ed of apoplexy this morning at the r state prison.