The Heppner Gazette
THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1901.
THE BUBONIC PLAGUE
THREATENS SAN
FRANCISCO;
Effort to Remove Dr. Kenyoun,
Federal Health Officer.
FOUR. PLAGUE YICT1MS WERE WHITE
Officials and the Press of the City Have En
deavored to Prevent the Facts From -.
Becoming Generally Known.
San Francisco, Dec. 31. The Cham
ber of Commerce has tahen action to
bring about the removal of Dr. J. J.
Kinyoun, the federal quarantine
officer at . this port, on account of his
action in stating that the plague ex
isted. in San .' Francisco. Governor
Gage "'. has also protested against the
policy of Kinyoun and has been com
mended by many business men and
the Chamber of Commerce for it.'
The request will be made of the ad
ministration that Dr. Rupert Ulue of
the marine hospital service who iB a
brother of Lieutenant Victor Blue of
Cuban War fame, be sent to this city to
take charge of the quarantine station.
Dr. Blue is now on duty at the Great
Lakes. He was formerly on duty in
this city and was very popular. The
steamship companies state that al
though he was always strict in enforc
ing the government laws, he was al
ways courteous and did not subject
passengers on incoming steamers to
any unnecessary inconvenience. The
Chinese merchant of the city, have
protested to the federal courts aitainst
the restrictions . placed upon Chinese
imports by Dr. Kinyoim and are test
ing his jurisdiction. Dr. Kinyoun is
also charged with discourtesy in his
treatment of . passengers on incoming
steamers. This latter complaint will
probably be made the ground of his
removal.; ' There have been all told,
according to the records of the city
board of health, 23 cases of bubonic
plague in San Francisco, all but three
of which have been Chinese. ' The
latest case discovered, December 7 has
a significance not met within any other
case. It was reported to the health
officials by the governor's own inspec
tor, Dr. D. A. Hodghead, who aB the
physician of the Chinese six companies
during the plague scare last spring
denied the existence of bubonic plague
in " San Francisco. An alarming
feature of this last case is the fact that
four deaths from plague have now oc
curred in the block in 1 which the
victim was discovered, . indicating a
center of infection, which in spite of
firecautions , covering a considerable
ength of time has not been wiped out.
, Sure Enough:Bubonle Plague.
That these. cases are really plague is
certified to' by the federal quarantine
officials, by the city and county board
of health, by the state bacteriologist
and by a large number of eminent
physicians. Dr. Kinyoun refuses to dis
cuss the matter. He has been roundly
abused by the local press who deny
the existence of plague and attempt to
conceal the fact. Dr. O'Brien, city
health officer, states that the plague in
San Francisco ' is not yet epidemic but
sporadic. He states that the same
conditions existed in Canton, Bom
bay and other eastern cities, where the
dreaded disease was sporadic for three
or four yearB before it became
epidemic. The strictest measures are
being taken to stamp out the disease
before it becomes epidemic. Physici
ans state that there is little chance of
its spread due to the healthful climate
and perfect sanitary conditions; exist
ing now in Chinatown as well as the
rest of San Francisco. ; .
' Quarantine Established.
' Quarantines have been established
against San Francisco by the states of
Colorado. . Texas and ; Louisiana,
nrincinallv because the state board of
health have failed to notify other
states of the true condition a. Honolulu
also' threatens quarantine, on the com
pletion of their new disinfectant plant.
DEATH OF GENERAL SHOU.
Did Not. Want to Live After He Hade
' Grievous Mistakes.
San Francisco. Dec. 31. Yokohama
advices tell of the suicide of Shou-
Shan, the Chinese, general. When the
Russian troops entered the interior of
Manchuria thev asked General Sbou
for permission to march through his
district. Permission being refused the
Russian detachment tried to travel on
the Amur, but was at once bombarded
by Shou's armv. Then came the news
of the fall of Shang Cheng. To atone
for his errors Shou decided to commit
suicide. He wished bis wife to share
his fate but she stoutly refused saying
that bis misery was ot his own mating,
there was no reason why she should
suffer death on account of it. Hia sons
took the side of the mother, saying
that thev would rather1 remain behinq
and save the family from extinction.
Shou decided to die alone and chose
the ooium route. He took about 04
drams, but having been habituated to
the use of the drug, the potion did not
have the : expected effect, lie then
ordered his servant to fire a pistol at
him, but the bullet missed the vital
nnt. hittina - him - in "the shoulder,
thereupon Shou dressed in his full uni
form laid himself down in a coffin and
bade hii servant fire. The servant de-
clinina. Shou's sixth son took his
helbird and speared bis prostrated
ather. Slion exclaimed that he was
almost dead and bade them nail down
the coffin lid. This was done, the
dyiig . man nttering feeble groans
throughout the night. Next morning
the groans had ceased, and Shou was
buried, " . i
CHINESE EMPEROR ACCEPTS.
A Decree by the Emperor Issued to
That Affect Reports Conger.
Washington, Dec. 31. Minister Con
ger this morning cables" the '.'informa
tion that " the Chinese emperor has
issued a decree accepting the demands
of the powers and that Prince Ching
will ask for cessation of the military
expeditions from Pekiu into the sur
rounding country. It is said this gov
ernment will join in urging the aban
donment of these expeditions.
4 Armistice Declared. .
Pekin, Dec. 31. In view of the
Chinese emperor's acceptance" of the
nIiminary.demanda of the powers an
armntice has been declared by the
representatives of the powers.
narrow escape of ioo men. j
Explosion in a Mine Put Out Every
Light With Few Fatalities.
Wilkesarre, Pa., Dec. 31. One hun
dred miners in the Hallenback colliery
miraculously escaped death this morn
ing when a terrific explosion of gas
put out every light in the mine, wreck
ing the supports and destroying much
property. Enoch Kreger and William
Thomas were fatally injured and
several others suffered internal injuries.
There were more than one hundred
men in the mine when the - explosion
occurred, but they all escaped injury
except the few referred to.
HOW HELVETIA WAS TAKEN.
Lord Roberts Reports the Details of the
Defeat.
London, Dec. 31. Lord Kitchener
today reports the details of the British
defeat at Helvetia on the 29th. The
Boers surprised the garrison at 2 :30
o'clock in the morning. The gun
officer commanding at Schwartzekopper
Bent a patrol at dawn with artillery,
and they shelled the Boers out of
Helvetia : and forced them to tempor
arily abandon their guns. The enemy
then formed the prisoners that they
had taken around the guns and even
tually got them away. No ammunition
was captured. The British losses, he
sides those captured, were four officers
wounded and 11 men Killed ana iz
woanded. The British column from
Machadenerop, which started to rein
force the Helvetia garrison failed to
arrive in time owing to bad roads.
The London News Comments.
London Dec. 31. The Evening News,
commenting on the reverse at Helvetia,
n its Saturdav issue,' eays: "it the
country is willing to pay for the folly
of its generals and the'blundering of
its ministers, then the pantomime may
proceed, but the country ought to de
mand the finish of the , campaign in
South Africa by guaranteeing the re
publics a safe government immedi
ately, or by sending sufficient rein
forcements to crush the opposition
with quick and heavy hand." '
Lentz Serves Formal Nollce.
Columbus, 0., Dec. 31. Congress
man John J. Lentz, who bitterly
fought President McKinley and Mark
Hanna in congress on the Idaho bull
pen matter, the administration war
policy and the trusts, today, served a
formal notice on Congressman-elect
Emmett Tompkins, republican, that
he intends to contest his - seat in the
next congress. Lentz alleces the re
publicans spent $100,000 in his district
to encompass his defeat.
Dlvoroe for the Countess.
San Francisco, Calif., Dec. 81. The
Countess Festetics this morning was
granted a divorce from , the count by
Judge Bahrs. The court holds that the
yacht Tolna, on which the count com
pelled her to live six years, was an
unfit place for any" lady. The count
provided no other home and treated
his wife like a dog. The count is an
AuBtrian nobleman and married the
countess, who was a Miss Hag'gin, in
1892. '
Six Days Bicycle Race In Boston
Boston. Mass.. Dec. 31. Seventeen
bike racers started on a six days grind
at 1:20 this afternoon before one
thousand people. The will ride ten
hours a" day and individually. The
first hour following they scored twenty
three miles and six laps, all contestants
being , bunched. The names of the
riders are: Gougoltz, Kazer, Ryser,
Mueller, Turville, Gimni, Wallet,
Stinson, McLean, Dubois, Downey.
Earned Her Pardon.
Albany. Dec. 31. Governor Roose
velt hoeded no appeals for pardons to
day, except that of Mrs. Annie Wal
den, sentenced to life imprisonment
for the killing of her husband James
Walden, in New York, in 1891, , on
account of her heroism in saving an
infant during the fire at Blackwell's
island recently. ,
Seattle Helps Herself.
Seattle, Wash., Dec. 31. At a
Chamber of Commerce meeting here
this morning (27,000 was raised in fif
teen minutes by subscription and $73,
000 more will be raised inside of three
davs as a guarantee to assist Moran
Bros, to scale their bid so as to net the
contract for one of the new battleships
that a big ship building plant can be
developed at Seattle. ,'"-
Hanging of Noah MeGlnnlJ.
Butler, . Mo., Dec. 31. Noah Mc-
Ginnis was executed in the jail yard
at 9 o'clock this morning for the mur
der of William Borcherding, in April
1899. McU inn is made a tall conies,
sion. He shot Borcherditig for refusing
to give him money. Two hundred
witnesses were present at the hanging
which was successfully executed.
Big Fire at Harvey.
Chicago, Dec. 31. A fire early this
morning destroyed the extensive plant
of the Bellaire Stamping company, at
Harvev. The loss is fully $400,000,
with three-quarters of it covered; by
insurance, -hiitht hundred men are
thrown out of employment by the fire
Failures In London.
London, Dec. 31. There were three
small failures on the stock exchange
today as the result of the failure of
the London and Globe Finance associa
tion which occurred on baturday
Further suspensions are not expected
Grant Arrives With Sick Soldiers.
San Francisco, Dec 31. The trans
port Grant arrived this morning -from
Manila with 238 sick soldiers, insane
and 42 ponvicts. Eight prisoners
escaped at Hong Kong but three of
these were recaptured.
Broke Through American Lines
Manila, Dec. 31. General Alejand-
rino. whom General 'Grant has been
pursuing towards Mmnt Aryat, broke
through the American lines last night
and escaped. General Funston - has
started with reinforcements for Gen
eral Grant.
Former Secretary to Gen. Lee.
Richmond, Va Dec. 31. Col
Gazenean McLeod, a prominent bnsi
ness man and a one time private sec
retary of Gen. ritzhueb Lee, suicided
this morning, using a revolver. No
cause for the act is known. ;
May Offer $100,000 Reward.
St. Louis. Mo.. Dec. 31. Au Omaha
snecial tavs Edward Cudahy may in
crease the reward for the arrest of the
kidnappers to $100,000. He is now
considering the proposition.
, Blluard In Texas.
Fort Worth. Texas, Dec. 31. A
blizzard (track north Texas last night
The thermometer registers twenty-eight
degrees, the coldest of the season. It
ia feared much damage to cattle in
terests have occurred. ,
The Boox Military Court.
New York, Dec. 31. The Boos miii
. 1 (. 1 . DMIAA t.
tary conn leu uere wr suiwcwu, i a..
today to visit the school boo attenoea
to prepare his entrance to West Point
ana to ascertain more concerning
Booz's character.
BOERS HAVE INVADED NATAL
Gen. Dewet Attempts to Break Through
. . ; to the South. . .
SKIRMISHES AT SEVERAL POIHTS
Beers Attack British Column and Inflict Con
.' ; slderable Damage Before1 Tnej
; Could Be Repulsed."-
: Standerton,-. Doc. 29. It is reported
here that a Boer commando of three
thousand men have invaded Natal.
Skirmishes have occurred at several
points, but no particulars are ob
tainable at this hour.
British Column Attacltod.
London, . Dec. 29. Lord Kitchener
reports that ; a British column was at
tacked at Crayungstad. Two captains
were wounded, eight men killed and
?7 others wounded, while twenty more
are missing. ;
'i ; .v.; War Must Go on. , ,
Borne, Dec. 29.rMaj. Grower Eotlia,
brother of Commandant Gen. Louis
Botha, has arrived at Konie on his way
to The, Hague., He carries dispatches
for Kruger. In the course of an inter
view he said the war in South Africa
would last for years ; that Steyn had
planned ' ah invasion of Cape - Colony
and that' the revolt of the Afrikan
ders Was certain. '
' " Could Not Break Through.
Cape Town, Dec. 28. General
Dewet's attempt to break through . to,
the south has been fustrated and he" is
now reported, te be at Senekal with
a large commando holding the conntry
between Frecksburg, Senekal and
Winburg. Gen. Knox ia holding the
south between Ladybrand and Wind
burg. The eastern parties of invading
Boers- are being constantly ' harassed
and driven back- toward the Orange
river. . . ; . .v.;.;.,.:
NO NEWS OF REV. JOHNSON.
He Resigned From tho Ministry Before
) Disappearing. "
New York, Dec. 29. The Tribune
prints tho following: The fact that
Rev. James Le Baron Johnson, the
former assistant, rector ' of Grace
church, was formally deposed from the
ministry of the Protestant Episcopal
church about- a week ago has become
known to his friends in this city.
, It has been ascertained that he Was
deposed from the ministry at his own
request and the announcement of his
deposition stated there is no reflection
upon his moral character in , the pro
ceedings. Johnson disappeared about
two weeks ago and hia friends have had
no word from him. About the time
of his disappearance he wrote Bishop
Potter, expressing a determination to
give up the ministry and requesting an
announcement of the deposition be
made. .Bishop rotter caused the an
nouncement to be made at the Church
of tho Ascension, although Mr. John
son had not been associated with the
work of that church: 1
CHINESE ASK QUESTIONS.
T : ' . ' '.i '
Wish to Known a Thing or Twe Before
They Accept Joint Note.
Paris, Ded 29. A Pekin dispatch.
published here, says a note was re
ceived there Thursday night, from the
court at Singu Fu, acknowedging the
receipt of the joint demand of " the
powers, containing the following hve
questions.
Might not the iaku lorts remain
standing', though dismantled? Is it
proposed . to bohead the princes the
same as other offenders? If demands
are acceded to, would allies cease send-
ng out expeditions.'
What places do allies propose to
oecupyY
liow long do they piopose to occupy
them?
MINISTER CONGER TO RESIGN.
Offended at Criticisms Made by State
; Department Officials.
Washington, Dec. 29. Friends of
Minister , Conger say he will shortly
resign on account of criticisms made
bv the state department officials re
garding, his conduct during the peace
negotiations.
MURDERER M'DONALD DEAD
He Refussd to Bat Anything and Died
, From Starvation. -
Washington, Dec. . 29. Sam Mc
Donald, the slayer of Auditor Morris,
ol the war department, died this morn
ing. McDonald resisted every effort of
physicians and death resulted from ex
haustion, brought on by starvation.
lie died easily and refused to make a
statement when asked to do so by his
physicians.
THE FAILURES IN LONDON.
Twelve Other Firms Affected by the
. Suspension of One.
London. Dec 29 The. suspension of
the London and Globe finance corpora
t ion was followed todav by the em
barrassment on the London stock ex
change of twelve firms. It is feared a
number of small jobbers will be
affected. A great sensation has been
caused by the suspensions and what
may follow tbem,.
PINGREE WILL IGNORE COURT.
He Will Not Pay Any Attention to
the
Citation.
Detroit, Dec, 29,--Gov, Pingree, who
was cited to appear in the circuit
court at Lansing, to answer the charge
of contempt, announced today he was
too tinny to attend the court, and would
not go in person or be represented by
counsel. The court ordered him to ap
pear January 9. If he fails an attach
ment will be issued. Pingree referred
to Judge Weiss as a "little cubs" and
the judge cited him to appear- to an
swer to the charge of contempt.
The Booz Hazing Inquiry,
West Point, Dec. 29. The forenoon
hours of the Booz inquiry were mostly
taken up by the testimony of Colonel
Hein, commandant of the cadets. By
anonymous letters the witness said he
was informed that the hazing going
on was of a brutal character. He
called the new class, of which Booz
was a member, together and exacted
promise that not one of them would
snbmit to having. From that time
lorward hazing in the previous severe
forms was practically abolished.,
Street Car Strike Settled.
Scranton. Pa., Dec. 31. The street
car men strike was settled his morn
ine. Nearly all the demands of the
strikers were granted..
Governor Geer has been invited to
attend in person and appoint three
dt legates to represent Oregon at
National Maritime congress to be held
at Krnnswick, Ga., January 3. 1901.
The Canal Bill Will Pass.
Washington, Dec. 29 Senator Mor
gan, who has charge of the Nicaragua
canal bill, is confident the , measure
will pass at this session of the senate
just aa it came from the house.,- He
says it will not be necessary, to await
the action of Great Britain on the
Hay-Pauncefote ; treaty before the
senate proceeds to legislate'for the con
struction of the canal,. , . . .- , ,
New Gas Works for San Franeisco.
San Francisco, Calif., Deo. 29-Claus
Spreckels announces the formation of
an independent gas company, in this1
city, with a capital of $5,000,000, and
the immediate construction of new
gas works, on a colossal scale, to be
completed within a year, to supply the
people with the best qualitv of gas at
ithe lowest possible price.
Biggost Reservoir in the World.
Phoenix, Ariz. ,Dec. 29. The govern
ment hydographers are conducting
soundings at San' Carlos, ' where the
government contemplates the construc
tion of one of the biggest reservoirs in
the World to relieve the famine
stricken Indians of that section by pro
tecting them against drouth which
prevents the cultivation tf crops.
Alger Attaoks Miles.
Washington, Dee. 29. General
Miles, who is attacked in a book on
the Spanish war by General Russell A.
Alger, is not in the city, but is some
where in the south on a hunting expe
dition. ; A member of hia staff asserts
that the general will have something
interesting to say m reply to Aigers
charges aa soon as he has had time to
read them over ana collect nis data.
The United States Will Buy.
Washington, Dec. 29, It is authori
tatively announced that the .United
States minister to Denmark has opened
negotiations with the Danish . govern
ment for the purchase Dy the .United
States of the Danish West Indies. The
United States is said to be willing to
pay $4,000,000 for them. "
: To Buy Danish Islands.
London, "Dec. ' 29. The 'American
and Danish governments are . engaged
in direct, negotiations for the sale of
the Danish West Indies, says, the
Copenhagen , correspondent ,. of the
Daily Mail, and the Danish minister
in Washington will shortly submit a
proposal for the , consideration of the
American senate.
. -,, Gamble to Succeed Fettigrew.
Sions Falls, IDec. 29. Congressman
Robert J. Gamble, of Yankton, will be
practically the unanimous choice of
the republican members of the legisla
ture for United States senator to suc
ceed Senator Pettigrew. This is the re
suit of a compromise now being effected
by the republicans of the state.
Amerleani Massacre Turks.
Vienna, Dec." 29. A- dispatch re
ceived here eavs serious disturbances
are occurring in Armenia. Armenians,
it says, massacred the Turkish garri
son at Jeranus. The governor of Izzeru
province asserts . the Russians supplied
the Armenians with arms. -
Pardoned by President.
Albany, Dec. 29. Ex-Captain How
gate, of the signal service, who was
sentenced to eight years in the peni
tentiary in 1895, was released last
night, having been pardoned by Presi
dent McKinley. Howgate stole govern
ment funds. ,. ... , , i
' Mrs. Miller Is Determined.
New York, Dec. 29. Mrs. Samuel
Duncan Miller, who' recently kid
napped her child at Indianapolis, re
turned here today; She is threatened
with i nervous prostration. She says
she will not cease her efforts to secure
possession of her child. -
Victims or Alcohol.
just published, show that more than
10,000 alcoholic patients were admitted
to thirteen Paris hospitals. The treat
ment and maintenance of these
desperate drunkards cost the city more
than z.ooo.uuu trancs :($JW,uou. ) .
Aeeused of Assassination.
Hillsboro, Ore., Dec. 29. Charles
Wombreck, accused of the assassina
tion of Andy Dahlberg, has been
arrested. Dahlberg was shot and robbed
on December 15. The evidence against
Wombreck is circumstantial.
Tobacconists Strike.
Louisville, Dec. 29.-About 500 peo
ple employed in the stemmery of the
Continental Tobacco company went on
a strike. They demanded an advance
of 25 cents per hundred for stemming.
Kaiser's Brother Asks Permission.
Berlin. Dec. 29. Prince Henry, the
kaiser's brother, has asked to como to
Berlin to confer with officials at the
foreign office. ..
National Committee In Session. -
St. Louis. Dec. "29. The national
committee of middle-of-the-road popu
lists is in session here. An effort to
harmonize the two branched of the
party Is being made.
A Steel Trust Combine,
Philadelphia, Pa.-, Dec, 3. The
bulletin this afternoon nays negotia
tions are on foot looking to the forma
tion of a stee) trust with 1150,000,000
capital. ' i
The Kaiser Will Visit Us.
Berlin, Dec, 29. Again it is
rumored here that the kaiser is going
to the United Nlateg next summer :and
that his brother Henry will act as re
gent during his absence.
Berseford Is Dead.
London, Dec. 29.-Lord William
Leslie De La Poer Beresford died at
midnight, aged 53 years.
Zero Weather on the Missouri.
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 31. The tem
perature this morning is ten below
zero In the western part of the state
and at zero along the Missouri river
Yesterday's bitter gale cleared the air.
Petroleum Works Destroyed.
Caraopoli, Pa., Dec. 31. A fire this
morning destroyed the rennslyvama
petroleum works. The loss is (uly
1100,000.
Banks Met the Runs.
Baltimore. Dec. 28. The uneasiness
of savings bank depositors in this city
has quieted down. Ihere were no
runs today.
Lives-Lost In a Fire.
Vienna, Dec. 28. The town of
Wiznit is wiped out by fire. Six hun
dred houses were burned and forty-six
lives lost.
Lord Roberts Arrives.
Gibraltar, Dec. 28. Lord Roberts
arrived hero today en route home
Irom Boutli Africa,
No More Boxing Permitted.
Paterson, li. J., Dec. 24. The chief
of police bete today leaned an order
prohibiting boxing contests hereafter
Italian Cruiser Wreeked.
Rome, Dec. 31. It is rumored here
that the Italian cruiser Cariddi was
wrecked off the coast of Egypt.
OERS ARE CHECKED
Kltchenei
s Proclamation, it is Thought,
will Have Little Effect. ;
QDEEN'SIEW ORDER OF KNIGHTHOOD
Conservatli
i Part; In England Favors Conctl
Terms to the Boers as 4 Step ' 1
In the Right Dirsc'Uon.
' iator.
Londorf, Dec. 28. Thd latest dis-
Eatches from South Africa show that
ord Kit hener has succeeded in hold
ing thejlsers in check. He has not yet
been suciessful in expelling them from
Cape Col my while the different com
mandoes continue to display astonish
ing activty over an immensely wide
field.. '
It is qi sstionable whethef hia pro
clamatioi announcing that trie bughers
who vol ntarily surrender will be al
lowed to ive with, their familieH in
governmait laagers until the guerilla
warfare las abated, will not have
much efffBt until Dewet has been cap
tured. Ihe Boers are likely td regard
it as a sijn of weakness and to- have a
wholesonp dread'of vengeance if they
surrender! " - -'' ;
A proclamation is approved by ,the
party at jowe that favors conciliatory
terms to the Boers , as a step in ,' the
right direction. Queen Victoria, it is
said, had approved the proposal to in
stitute a ew order of knighthood .to
reward oflcers who have served in
South Afica. . ' !
A disjatch from Vryburg. dated
December 20, says Boers in considerable
numbers were , making a movement
westward They had 150 wagons. The
dispatch suggests that ' they were
treking I Damaraland, although the
Boers the iselves denied any such in
tention. , ; ," ' ,':
Lord K chener Returns to Pretoria,
London Dec. 28. Lord 't Kitchemr'a
return tc Pretoria indicatea ,to the
newspape 9 that the crisis , in' Cape
Colony is over, but ... scant as are , the
dispatchei from South Africa it ap
pears thai the Boer activity will result
in an org! lized plan for continuing the
war. JSotl ng further has beep received
concernin the combined. , operations
against G neral Dewet. ,.. - , -i,!
,i, Bos s Treking Westward. '
Verybui;, Dec. 28. Two large : Boer,
coinmand( -s with many wagons are
treking w stward. It is believed they
are on he way i to German West
Africa. - ,,r, ,
DISGUISED AS A )yOMAN.
Pat Crowe
the Kidnaper, Said to Have
Bsen Seen In Chicago. ,
Omaha,
Pec. 28. All hone of
cap-
tnring ratiUrowe in this vicinity
been abonloned . and the police
special do actives in the Cudahy
: has
and
kid-
napping ctae have settled down
to a
systematii search for evidence fromthe
clues in tlsir possession. . ,t ,.u ,
It is e ablished that the woman
who was i ith Pat Crowe In the deal is
none oth than LUlie Devine, the
famous co fidence woman jvho figured
in the bigfliamond robbery at Denver,
engineeredby Pat Crowe, m 1893. ,
Lillie Dine is the wife of Charles
Allen, a wu-known confidence , man.
Pat Crowefias known her for, a Jong
time.. - It if said it-, was this woman
that cause the falling out between
Crowe andhis wife, and the police
propose to Ise the incident to make
Mrs. Pat Oowe tell many things under
the inspirsion of jealousy. , , ..
i Pat Crow's wife is in, Omaha and,
though clarly trying to shield her
husband, fer own statements practi
cally convit him .and , satisfy t the
police thatwhen they catch him they
will have arned the f25,000 reward.
Crowe lasquerades as a Woman.
Chicago, Dec. 28. Disguised as a
woman, P.t Crowe, the notorious
criminal w,o is sought by , the police
on the cha;e that he was the kidnap
er of Edd) Cudahy at Omaha, has
been seen i Chicago within the last
few days od may still be in hiding
here accorcng to statements made last
night . by Detective Sargent James
Storen of te Chicago police who has
arrested Cowe a number of times in
the past. ' t is said Crowe has been
masqueradig in a suburb of Engle-
wood as a jung widow.
SAVED ilS SISTER'S , LIFE.
Gave a Str of Skin From His Neck is
' ,' Hii Elbow. ;
NewcastL ' Pa.. Dec. 28 Miss
Bertha Wei. daughter of a prominent
merchant I this city, waf terribly
burned sewal weeks ago while - light
ing a gas love. After two weeks of
suffering w attending physician de
cided it weld be necessary to graft
new skin cer her wounds. i i
Harry Wll. a brother of the injured
girl, onderent an operation and bad
removed a slid strip of skin reaching
from his n:k to his elbow, one-half
Inch in with and sixteen inches Ions.
The skin ras transplanted to . Miss
Well' a bun and she ia now on a fair
road to reiyery. , .
ihe rem'Bl of the skin was a heroic
operation, i young Well refused to
take chlororm. ; '
IS SPENINQ MUCH . MONEY.
Philippine Commission Is Exceeding
; Its Limit. '
Washing, Dec, 28. The Philip
pine comiBsion, headed by, Judge
Taft, is iijanger of running np a
deficit if it present rate of expendi
tures is nintained. it appropriated
more . thanfive millions of Mexican
dollars, or 5,500,000 American money,
during thnmonths of September and
October inmblic . improvements and
in organizii the new government for
the islandf
The applanation authorized by the
commiBsioiinclude 12,000,000 Mexican
for the conruction and repair of high
ways and bdges. The nceipts of the
ibihuud niuiiuicaniiig, uuw vuo war ue
partment U probably suggest to. the
commiflBioftMe necessity lor economy
THE B0Z INVESTIGATION.
The Expertise of Ix-Cadet Jobs Doyle
at West Point.
West Pat, Dec. 28. The Boo
hazing inveigation was resumed this
morning. Te most important witnea
examined w John Doyle, an ex-cadet.
He said irh he was haied by the
cadets he nk a teaspoonful and a
half of "hi sauce," ate a quart of
preserved aches mixed with quinine
anci dkl twbundred "eagles" without
any . tendi after effect. Cadet u. 8.
Grant, eranon of Ex-President Grant.
related bluazina experiences, saying
be was not "ea ted differently Irom the
others. Ihdid not regard apy of the
hazing as rere. , , , , ' j
The B Hazing Investigation.
Pbiladelfia, Deo. 28. A letter
writen by fciet Boos, whose death is
now being vestigated . by a govern
THE
ment board- at "Wist : Point, has ' been
found in which he said he was com
pelled '.to,,, leave , the . West . Point
academy on account of weak eyes. The
board of inquiry has a copy of '. the
letter, . ;-., , , . ., .
: Douglas Mae Arthur Testifies! '
Douglas. MacArthur,, .the son of
General MacArthur, said he ,had been
forced, to. exercise to .the ; point of , ex
haustion.i.He1 believed, though,;, jjaz
ing in the form , of:r bracing, was , an
essential factor in military training,
as it removed the rouh edges from
the pelbes and gave them a military
carriage., Those who testified" today
were all cadets of the third class. - the
object being toi ascertain whether Kaz
ing still exist. It has been shoWn, it
still, exists,, but merely. In a mild
form. , It is probable: the court 'pro
ceedings will end this evening. : . '
Father-ln-Law Zimmerman.
Cincinnati, Dec. ' 28. The ; Dnke of
Manchester's debts in his native land
have been paid. His three castles and
his 27,000 acres of unproductive , land
are no longer weighted ' with I. O. U.
incumbrances; 'These ' facts are ad
mitted by ' the Duke's father-in-law,'
Eueene Zimmerman. 'of this - citv. In
all, one hundred and thirty thousand
good American dollars were deposited
m iiunuon to cover ana liquidate tne
indebtedness of the' bankrnpt.1 duke.
' His Brace. -""at the ' Mrlv nan nt
twenty-three, can now begin life. new.
, '1,1,1 I II ! ' IV . I j .
11 Teachers in Session. ' ". .',
Albany.- Ore.. -Dec': 28' The State
Teachers association met in this 'city
Wednesday, evening." Snpt.' Ackerman,
Gov. ,. Geer and -others spoke;" The
sessions have been largely attended,
papers were read and addresses de
livered bv Prof. Horner. ; Pres. Strnna
of the '. University 1 of Oregon,' and
others." Last evening Pres."1 Hawley,
of Salem, addressed the teachers. -
Morans Hay Get Contract, ; .-, , .
Seattle, Wash.,: Dec. - 28.-A Wash.
mgton special states that the naval
board of construction has decided .that
Moran Bros., of this city,' will get a
contract for construction of a battle
ship if their bid is reduced. - It is be
lieved the award wilt develooe one of
the greatest shipbuilding ..plants in
Seattle in the United. States.
' Statement by Chairman Jones, i ' '
Wadhineton.Dec. 28. Senator Jones'
chairman of the democratic' national
committee today . said : "It - is' not
true a ' meeeting of the national exe
cutive ' committee 1 will be-1 held at
which ; Brian's future .will be con
sidered, but it is true I expect to call
a meeting after Johnson's return from
California to Consider the minor dei
tails of campaign work." ; 14 ' 1 "
i In Jail and in Earnest.. ,
Wichita.': Kans..;',Deo.l 28.. Mrs.
Carrie Nation, who yesterday destroyed
the finest saloon- in this city, is in jail
today. - Several friends offered to give
bail, but she refused, it, i Baying she
was willing to remain in . jail the
balance of her life if it would help, to
close the saloons, i .m i, . ( .;
. Active Campaign In Philippines. .
Manila Tlnn 9H Arlvinaa . (mm
Mindanao tell of active,! campaigning
by , American troops in the northern
nnrt flf thn , ialunil Tha tnumanf
Jiminez arid Langarin, as well as sev
eral insurgent sirongnoms, ,naye been
cantured. ,o. Several ( insurgent,, bands
have been routed, y ,;., , ,. t -.,,
' Reported Skating Disaster. ' ''
Chicago. Dec.' 28. The report. ' of a
BKaiiijg qisaBter at wnat ineer, lowa,
is untrue, according to dispatches re
ceived here from the various i cities in
the vicinity of the place! The railroad
officials here say the operator at What
tiieer denies tne trutti of the Htory
Saved From Watery Graves.
Seattle, Dec. 28. The United States
transport Garonne rescued . 13 ship
wrecked 'i seamen t ot n. the schooner
Theresa Maria in" Philippine, waters
about the- middle of November. The
men were clinging to the wreckage
when sighted by the Garonne.; ) . v
Probably an Attempt at Suicide., j
Indianapolis. - Dec. 28. The, police
today abandoned the search i, for the
"blonde woman." who W..H. Smythe.
secretary of the grand lodge of Masons.
sayB shot him in bis office ' yesterday,
The-' theory of" attempted- suicide, .is
now generally accepted. . ,
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Sulelde and Murder.
Los Anceles. Dec. ' . 28. John W.
Tinsley, shot and killed his wife on
tne street and then fired a bullet into
his own bead, - dying instantly. It is
alleged that Tinsley has . another
wife in Townsend, Montana. .
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Lieutenant Freeman Kills Himself.
Reno, Nov.. Dec. 28 Gordon Free-
man, lieutenant of the Nevada cavalry,
who won fame in the Philippines,
blew his brains ont early this morning
with a rifle. The cause was desnon.
dency occasioned- by his losses at faro.
Morris' Murderer Will Recover.
Washington. DocT "28. Sam Mc
Donald, the slayer of Auditor Morris,
is making such rapid stride toward
recovery that his friends are already
planning to get up a.fund for bis de
fense. 11 '. '. . 1
1 To Avoid a Libel.
Victoria. Dec. 28,The bark Mer
maid from Valdes, put in here to avoid
a libel to be served on her arrival at a
sound port for refusal to pay ' $200
towage, claimed by the Alaska Com
merqial company. .- '; '
' To Raid the Prize Fights.
St. Louis. Mo.. Dec. 28. Too chief
of police today announced that he
would raid the prize fluhta if an at
tempt was made to pull them off to-
pig-nt as advertised.
J- Killed by a Street Car. '
- Portland. T)nn. 9S Vrmnm thn
year-old daughter of William K. Wood
ard, was run - over and killed by a
street car at Irving ton.
Joke by Trainmen.
What Cheer. Ia.. Dec. . 28. The re
ported drowning here of 40 children
was a fake, started, by a 'trainman . as
a Joke. ' i ,
PBNSIONINU EMPLOYES.
A Western Railroad wilt Take Care of
, Its Faithful Workers.
A project Xor peuslonlng employes
and payuur bcticntsln cane of HictcneBS,
dlwibllity or death hi under considera
tion by tne directors or tne i;nicago,
Milwaukee & Bt. Paul railroad. The
arrangement , contmplutes . awteHHlng
the employes for only part probably
half of the unrla necowary to carry
out tne system, tne rest or tne expense
to be iKirne by the company. If It Ik
finally adopted it will allect f roru 25,000
toau.mxj employes. ,
, In many rtpect the syslem will be
similar to a mutual benefit asHoclatlon,
but the company projww to contribute
liberally toward tut maintenance. J lie
men In the employ of the company will
not be required to Join unlew tliey
wish to do ho, but those taken on liere
after probably will be required to be
come contributors to the fund, thus, of
course placing, themselves in (the line
of its benettU.
STORM SWEPT y COASTS
Shipping -Damaged - and .Traffic Sds"
WAS COSSIDER ABLE LOSS. OP ,UFB
LIfa-SaYlDg Crews' Made ; Attempt? tfl Bescne,,1
I : 801 VOOIff U8 JNOtDlDg ill'UM' Urvnu.
. , . ,.; ribia . Wind and Sea..';;, ;',.;,;;;:-:'
, London T)nc. 29: Neva nf fraoV, l!a.
asters as the result of the great - storm .
on lnnrsaay "and fridav on the Ene-;;-."
, " - " ...g , . . V, ' VV, L(. 1 .....
fatalities are now placed at seventy;
. some or tne casualties.;
London, Dec: 29. The bark Prim-"
roKA Hili wont hn" ho vnfiV. fV.aa-i.
miles off South Stack. She broke in two1
and went to pieces in a few minutes.
One man out of a crew of 35, was saved.1
-.. Thft , Hnaniali BtdaAta. ... n n
driven ashore at Portland breakwater,
ine) Weymouth . life .boat- attempted ,
the rescue of the crew, but the fearful C(
seas runninir nrvent,pfl t.hm . Tt ia "
believed they were saved.;- i. , ,,, i.
-j The oale. was i, so iurious , n the.
channel that continental, services were ,;
SUBnendedk . The i hllrricnnn . wm "
at- Queenstowu where ;observers. sav
it was tbe Jieroest in years. . ,
TnAARAAnt. ranftrfa , rtf ,..t.m
shipping casualties , show, that the gale
naa uud ui buo wurob Kuuwii in , many
years. Probably ) several, days will,
elapse before the full damage becomes -known.,;
v:,i;., -i, ,',
In addition to some of ihe vessels
not yet i identified several have,- ;been v
wrecked or placed in great danger. The
fate of some;, of ..the. cross , .channel "
steamers is in, doubt. ;j ,, .', ,
"! Franoe Snffara From. Gales, j i f ...
Paris. ' Dec.' 29,--StOrms nt , nxt.remn .
violence have swept the west and
northwest coasts of France. There
has been some. loss of'Iif$, -.v ' "
bryan's weekly;; paper;:
Professor Rossi Late of Stanford. May
Be One ef the Editors;-' ,&. .ii;.
Lindolrt; Neb:." Dec. -'28.i-W.. J.!
Bryan ' stated, before leaving here '
Thursday for Florida, where he goes to '
attend his' cousin's inauguration ' as 1
governor of that state; that the first
issue oi n ib weeiciy paper, " rxne uomj,J
moner," Would not appear'before Jan- ;
uary 15. Subscriptions t the paper
are pburing' in ' at the rate 6f -1000 a
week.' Already " subscrlntions have
come from all the states' and ' terri-
tones. ." -- v.;,
The Btorv that Prof. 1 Ross.1 late of
Leland ' Stanford J University,'" Cali-
fornia.'Was fcominc''' to"'1 Lincoln to
accent a position as one of the editors
of the Commoner, is not 'confirmed.
frot. Koss,' rt is true, la likely to come
to Lincoln, but if he does it will be- to
accept the chair of sociology in the
university of Nebraska rather than a
place in Mr. Bryan's sanctum. . ., " ; .
a later rumor, which cannot be con
firmed, is that Willis J. Abbott will
have a hand In editing the Commoner.
BONI COMING TO 1 AMERICA.
The French1 Son-ln-Law of Jay Could '
Forced to Leave France. '--"
Paris. Dec. 28. It la not only Count 1
de CaBtellaiie Who intonds 'ooinit to ',
America, but there is a project under
consideration, according to which "the
count, the coUntesa ancj their ' children
will soon transfer their5, residence to "
New York permanently; 1 -. -
Aneir. finaticial . troubles tiave at
tracted snob' attention that the cjuple
find ."" their ' Focial " luster " rather '
tarnished,' Moving falrily among the
fastidious set is growing more- and
more difficult. It is a ereat clianee in
deed and painful for both. . " .
15oni knows hia new nickname in the
drawing rooms and clubs is "Petit
faeseur,"; . wbich, translated, la '
'kittle deadbeat." Undoubtedly he
preferred ."Powder up'.' as a nickname:
HEMP TRUST IN PHlLlPPINES.
I;, iu ,T i- j-f 1. -. ;;;: rr.
An Army Oflleer Charged With Trying
to Form One. - :...',. t
Washinaton, Dec. 28,The charse .
that Lieut. -Colonel 11. O. lleistand,
assistant , adjutant - general i of the
United States army formerly , of Ohio,
has been engaged in an attempt to
form a trust for the control of the
hemp industry in the Philippines is
made in a letter addressed . to the war ,
department, by Major Hawkes, 'late of
the lentil United btates volunteer in
fantry,, lleistand . is now in China
with Oeneral Chatfee. Hawkes. it was
said at the war department today, was
dismissed from the customs service at
Manila when it was learned be was
trying to float a hemp deal., '.
GALE ' ONBRItTsH . COAST.
The Bark Pegasus From San Francisco
1 Foundered. ,.,
' London Dec. 28. Another gale Is
raging along tne British coast. Many
minor wrecks are reported anu twenty
lives have been lost. The bark
Pegasus, from San Francisco, foundored
near Cardiff, and all but one of her
crew of 34 are reported .lost. ' :
m Bad Storm In Ireland.
. Cork, Deb. 28. The worst storm in
the southwest of Ireland , in a Quarter
of a century prevailed yesterday. Mail
routes were, blocked lu all directions
and much property waa destroyed,. ; ,,
HIT HIM WITH A LANTERN.
Harry Nelson, O. R. b B. Brakeman
Arrested at Wallulu. u
Walla Walla, Deo. 2B.Harry Nel.
son, a brakeman on the Oregon Kail
way & Navigation company's line was
brought here from Wallufa last night
and will stand trial on a charge of an
sault and battery, the exact date of the
hearing having not yet been deter
mined. The prisoner was in the cus
tody of Constable Clyde Gorman, who
made the arrest. ' . ' ": '
As near as could be ascertained last
night the trouble occurred - between
Nelson and a man named G.. tt. Mo
Spaulden ovef matters " of a " purely
private nature and in the tight which
resulted Nelson hit his opponent over
the head with a railway signal
lantern, cutting him about the head
and face severely, although not at all
dangeroualy. The man swore out a
warrant for Nelson and the latter waa
arrested. ,
Nelson says that McSpaulded bad
for aome time been posing as a ''had
man" and a sort of a' desperado and
that his fight was only made after re
peated insults bad been heaped Upon
him. . ,. ... . ., :
' The new 000-foot tunnel on the O.
R. & N., about ft mile and a half west
of Mosler, is bearing completion-, and
the contractors expect to nave the en
tire 11 miles of reconstruct ion tear
that place completed by the month of
April. ,, ; , , ;;;; :