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W A S H IN G T O N ftws OF IHE WEEK All Parts o f the New World and the Old. OF INTEREST TO O u K READERS M i p r « h « n i l f $ K a v le w H t H a p p o u ln g a o f th o o f th o Im p o rt- P ost W eek C o l l e d f r o m t h e T e l e g r a p h C o lu m n s . O w ing to the prevalent* of yellow Inver in Guayaquil, all steamers from that w ill be placed in quarantine fur observation. Five miners were instantly killed in Alderson, L T. The explosion is sup posed to have been caused by the lire boas unscrewing his safety lamp, which ignited the gas. A big strike o f coal miners has oc curred on the W heeling division of the Baltim ore & Ohio road, as the result o f the refusal of operators to pay the ■ixty-cent rate, as promised at the late joint convention o f miners and opera tor*. About 1,200 men are out, and nearly every mine is closed. The report that miners are to be im ported from Missouri to operate the Virginius mine ami Revenue tunnel near Ouray, Col., is stoutly denied at the office o f A. Reynolds, the principal owner. Preparations to resume work are going forward at the.Revenue tun nel, and the old miners w ill be em ploy ed. A band o f masked regulators went to the house o f C. W. Reddick, a few miles west o f Newport, Idaho, and called him to the door. They seized him, dragged him outside, took him a short distance from the house and gave him a terrible beating with hone-whips and switches. His condition is critical. The alleged offense of Reddick was im proper attentions to a married woman o f the neighborhood. It is stated that C. P. Huntington has a corps of engineers in the field making a preliminary survey for a rail road from Port Alvarado, south of Vera Crus, to the port of Kalina Cruz on the Pacific, and that, if he can secure advantageous routes, he w ill ask the government for a concession for the purpose o f operating the line in con nection with Pacific Mail steamers, do ing away with the Panuiua route. The steamer Caranza, from Rotter dam, is reported lost off Cape Abjoa. Six members o f the crew were saved and fifteen are missing. Police Officer Bratton was badly shot w hile trying to rapt lire two burglars in a store in Tacoma. He fierd at one bur- * l«r, when another, who was watch- openo<l tire am I »hot Bratton twice the buck of the head. He w ill prob- die.. e Chandler, about 11 year« old, iwned in Portnenf river, in Po- rlilaho. He threw hi» hat on and trie« I to get the dog to get failing in this, he went on the (nd broke through into deep water, river wan drugged and the bo«ly in about an hour. 16 o f the lust official acts of Mayor of Los Angeles, Cal., w ill be to his signature to an ordinance ng expectortationa upon the side- of public streets, entrances to buildings or the Amirs of street a misdemeanor, punishable by T < *.. or imprisonment, or both. Hazon o f the secret service at lington, has issued a circular warn - against a new counterfeit $10 ai banknote on the Union Na- bank of Detroit. The note is the t of the same hand which pro- the recent counterfeit on the ml Bank of Commerce of Now One distinguishable feature is tin- back of the note is upside H C c lia Stralnu was killed by her zer-in-law, Elden Buroker, at D ixie, eighteen miles west of Walla Walla. Miss Ktrahm was visiting the fam ily, and after the fam ily had re- tired she went out o f the door, and upon returning the noise awakened Huroki-r, who drew a pistol from under liia pillow and shot Miss Ktrahm. He mistook her for an enemy, whom he had heard was intent on doing him harm. Japan has a larger carrying trade on the Paciflo than the United Htatea, and Am ericans who are near enongh to watch the shifting scones in this new and rapidly developing contest for oom- mem ial supremacy find little matter fo r pride in present tendenciea This is the statement of United States Con sul Bell, o f Sydney, contained in hia report to the s*.;'e department upon the opening o f the new Japanese steamship line between Yokohama and Australia. Tic- president has extended the civil servlet- rules so as to include all officers employes in the federal peniten- at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., it is to apply to all such gov- «m m cn \ in *titu tion * and to all peni- tsmtiariesApreaftercreated immediately upon their^establishment. Attorney- General Hannon is subjecting the re cent civil service schedule ss affecting the department o f juatioe to a rigid aerntiny. The present amendment is to overcome a defect in the rules pro mulgated anil futher amendments on sim ilar lines may be expected. The New York Herald’s correspond ent in Managua, Nicaragua, aenda word that the government is about to effect a forced loan of $600,000 to puy debts contracted by the present admin istration. The authorities in Jamaica have pro hibited the importation of cattle from Colombia. By way o f retaliation it is suggested that the government should issue s decree against the importation o f laborers from Jamaica, many of in are now at work on the Panama I THE R E C A LL OF W EY L E R IE Id PIECES T h e O r d e r s , I t Is B a ld , W i l l V e r y B oon B e Iffnucd- New York, Jan. « .— New« ha« been received by the Cuban junta from Washington that the Spanish govern ment has poaitively <letermine«l to re call Captain-General Weyler. General Primo de Rivera, it ia «aid, w ill succeed General Weyler in Cuba. He ia captain-general in the Spanish army, and in favor with the Canovaa government. Minister Taylor, it ia «aid, informe«! Secretary Olney several «lays ago that the authorities at Madri«! were on the point of relieving General Weyler of his command in Cuba and of appointing as his successor Captain-General Rivera. Reasons were given in brief why a change was deemed advisable and a statement was made a3 to the probable time when the orders would beprom ul- gated. It is leame«! the Madrid government is «lispleased at the fact that General Weyler, with about 200,000 troops, has not put down the Cuban revolt. He has expended large sums of money, but so far has made no decided head way in accomplishing his main object, that of quelling the insurrection and restoring peace and good order in Cuba. His troops have been victorious on oc casions, but they also have met defeat and the total result, considering Spain’s outlay in life an«l treasure, is far from satisfactory. T«x> much may have been expected of Weyler; just as the exaction was too great in the case o f Campos. Still, the one great requirement, success, has not been fulfil le«i, and Weyler has con sequently fallen in official esteem in Madrid. COUNTY Pacific Coast Lumber Trust a Thing o f the Past. D IF F IC U L T IE S F R O M THE S T A R ! Increased Sup ply o f L u m b e r bility the to K ocks Keep on dp and Price* W hich It Ina W ere Split. Seattle, Jan. 6.— The Post-Intelli gencer says: The Central Lumber Company, of California, the most stu pendous trust ever organized on the Pa cific coast, is a thing o f the past. N«> such combine was ever before effected for the control of a market in this end o f the world, and inability to maintuin its organization is what nonsympathiz- ers predicted at the time o f its concep tion. The conditions of its agreement were the stillest ever promulgated, and were a practical mortgage, bill of sale, and all-around cinch on the operations of the m ills and the members of the trust. It had a hard row to hoe from the start, but its plan was the best ever gotten up on the Pacific coast, inas much as it controlled every cargo mill on the coast except three, and at one time the outlook was rosy indeed. But, like any business proposition, supply and demand, keeness o f competition, man’s cupidity, and necessities, an*I natural opposition ha«l to be considered, and the rocks upon which the Central Lumber Company broke were sharp. In the first place, the projectors con fidently believed that thexlemand in 189« would excee«l that o f 1895. A S N O W - B O U N D TR AIN. That being the belief, they were con fident that price-cutting would be im P a s s e n g e r s o n t h e 8 a u t a F e K o a d D id possible. But the demand did not N ot G o H u n g r y . come up to expectations, the proportion Topeka, Kan., Jan. 6.— Passengers of supply and demand being 4 to 1, in on the Colorado express, westbound, stead of 3 to 1, as compared with eight on the Santa Fe road, had a trying ex een months ago. The anticipation of perience in Sunday’s blizzard. At 1:80 enhanced values prior to the formation o ’clock in the morning, at a poitit fkiH of the company, furthermore caused miles east of Dodge City, Kan., th<* the piling up of great stocks o f lumbei train «tuck fast in a deep cut that ha*I in San Francisco, and other California been tilled with snow, and until noon «listributing points, at low er prices, sc follow ing not a wheel wras turned. that when the new list became opera The passengers were warm and com tive the inevitable resulted. fortable in the cars, and when, after No one purchased lumber from the nearly ten hours’ imprisonment, they mills, but everyone scramble« 1 for the began clamoring for something to eat, small tra«le in sight in the endeavor tc the trainmen prove«l equal to the emer get rid of the stock in the yar«ls. Then gency. In the express car the con came a clash between the retailers an* I ductor found several crates of eggs and the members of the Central Lumber several pails of fresh oysters. The ex Company came out second-best. T«i- pressman ha«l some corn meal and salt day lumber is selling at barely cost in and pepper, which he had been carry San Francisco. ing for an emergency. The trainmen However, during this period the then turned in with these articles and millmen in Washington, Oregon and prepared a Sunday dinner, that was British Columbia were simply specta serve* 1 to the hungry passengers on tors. They could not understand why piece« of pasteboard, shortly before orders were not coming in, anil why noon. Six tramps who had been rul their dividends were so small. At the ing on the brakebeams were calle«l in same time, one m ill in British Colum and partook of the express messenger’s bia, four in Washington and four in bounty. Oregon, not members of the company, Railroad traffic throughout Kansas ha«l start«*«1 into the cargo trade, and was considerably delayed on Sun«lay, were cutting the price from fifty cents but today reports from throughout the to $2 per 1,000, ami were running over state indicate that the storm is subsid time, while the Central Lumber Com ing. pany’ s mills were idle or running only part of the time. This cause«! hard DIED A F T E R A B O U T . feelings toward the company, especially among the smaller millmen, who were An Auburn M a n H a d K ffu B o x i n g eompelle«! to operate their plants in or W h e n Me F e l l O v e r D e a d . der to meet obligations. On top of Seattle, Wash., Jan. 6.— A dispatch this came accusations that the larger to the Post-Intelligencer from Auburn, firms were securing all the trade for K ing county, says that Ernest B. Funk themselves. Finally one m ill broke its died suddenly tonight in Goo»lrich’ s agreement w ith the company, ami saloon. Immediately before his death others followed suit in short order. he had a friendly boxing bout with a Stetann’ * M » u s o l« n in . friend, lasting about live minutes. New York, Jan. 8.— “ When I die I Funk ha«l not apparently overexerted am going to have one o f the finest himself or received a single blow, and mausoleums in the country, anil w ill was taking off the gloves when he fell make those now in Woodland cemetery forward on his knees and face. It was look cheap in comparison, ’ ’ was the re thought at first that he had fainted, but physicians were called, and when mark the friends of the late John Stet they arrive«l they pmonnned him dead. son used to hear from him frequently. He had Buffered for years from infiam- The idosyncrasies of the famous the matory rheumatism. Physicians sai«l atrical manager ami financier were so his death wa*. probably caused from numerous that this announcement never heart trouble. He was a laborer, and occasioned any special comment. His project now seems in a fair way drank but little. It is not known that to be carried out, and that very soon, he ha«l any relatives in the state. as the plans for the mausoleum are now being considered by the executors of D e a t h o f C. H . L e w is . the Stetson estate. It is to be of Portland, Or., Jsn. 8. — ( ’ . H. Lewi», granite, and w ill hare ponderous bronze the best-known of Portland’ s mer doors. On the panels of these doors chants, passe«! peacefully away at 2:47 w ill be scenes from the play from this morning, after an illness o f two which he mode a large part of his for days, from paralysis. He was sur- tune, snd in which his w ife captivated nramled by his fam ily at his death, but the pnblic heart, and showed she was was nnconacious to the last. Mr. a charming actress as well as one of Lewis was stricken with paralysis Sat the most daring bareback riders that urday afternoon while on his way to ever enter»! a circus ring. business. He was immediately taken AU the most effective scenes from to his home snd given sll the assistance "T h e Crust o f Society,” in which the that medical skill coulil provide, but late Mrs. Stetson, as Mrs. East lake gradually sank amt lingered until his Chapel, took the role of the leading death. His womierfnl vitality was all lady, w ill be faithfully represented. that held death at bay so long. The Bnt the most curious thing of all paralysis at first extended only over w ill be a huge bronze horse sitting on one side, ami Dr. Holt 0 . Wilson, his its haunches over the entrance to the nephew snd physician, hoped that the tomb. It w ill be a reproduction of stroke might he only temporary. But Mrs. Kate Stokes Stetson’ s favort.e paralysis at Mr. Lew is’ silvanced age trick horse. almost invariably proves fatal, and the T .m i l l « s h l n g l . M ill B u rn ed . ease of Portland’ s greatest merchant Tacoma, Jan. 6. — The big shingle proved no exception to the rule. m ill of the Puget Sound Shingle Com pany, at Old Tacoma, burn»! late to A w a r d « « ! t h a C o iu r t night, cansing loss of over $ 10,000, Lick Observatory, Jan. 8. — The which is partly cover»l by insurance. comet medal o f the Astronomical So The m ill has been under repairs for ciety of the Pacific has been awarded several days, preparatory to its opera to Mr. C. D. P en in e, assistant as tion by the new lessee. It hail a daily tronomer in Lick Observatory, for his capacity of 200,000 shingles. Incen discovery o f an unexpected comet ou diarism is betiev»] to have been the November 2, 189«. cause, though no motive is known. London, Jan. 8. — Advices from Blan- tyre, a mission town in British Sonth Africa, annonnees that the British force, sent last month against the An- goni Zulns. under Chief Chiknsi, who hail in-ailed Southwest Nyasaaland and burn»! the British station besides masaacreing the inhabitants of a num ber of villages, has routed the Angonis w ith heavy losaea. after some sharp fighting. Chief Chikuaki was capture«I amt hanged. Five men of the British force were wounded, Baltimore, Jsn. 6. — Richard Corne lius, cashier, and for forty-two yean connect«! with the National Farmers’ and Plantera’ bank, of which En*ch Pratt was president up to the time of his death, was discovered to be short in hi* accounts a bunt $80.000 today. About 10 o ’clock Mr. Cornelius was notified of the discovery, and left the bank. A t 1:1& this afternoon his dead body was found in the duck pond at Druid Hill Park. He committed ssi- Oide by drowning. THE H ATCELBT. ARTICLES A SIGNED. Two P l l i i l i n a o n a H a , A f r a f i i t«» M e e t C o r b e t t oil M a r c h 17. New York, Jan. « .— The only hitch which now seems possible to prevent the meeting of Corbett and Fitzsim mons w ill be the failure o f Stuart tc secure a place where they may settle the long-talked-of contest. On De cember 7, James J. Corbett affixed hi> singature to the articles of agreement. This afternoon, Fitzsimmons, aocom panied by his manager, met Dan Stuart at Jersey City, and Fitzsimmons signed his name underneath Corbett’s on the articles. As to the side bet, Fitzsnnnons said he would put up from $5,000 to $10,000. There was very little quibbling and it looked as if all parties concerned were in earnest about wishing to decide whe is to be the recognized heavy-weight champion of the world. The articles call for a purse o f $15,- 000 to be given to the winner, and each of the principals to post $2,500 in thi hands of a stakeholder to guarantee an appearance in the ring, the one failing to live up to this agreemet to forfeit tc the other and Stuart. As a guarantee of good faith, Stuart agrees to post $5,000 with a stakeholder, to be divid ed between Corbett and Fitzsimmons, if he (Stuart) fails to carry out the provisions incorporated in the agree ment. Stuart further agrees to post the remainder o f the purse, $ 10,000, in the hands o f a stakeholder, thirty days prior to the date of the contest, and that the said $ 10,000 w ill be forfeited by him to Corebtt and Fitzsimmons, ii Stuart fails to bring off the contest on March 17. Five-ounce gloves are t* be used. George Siler, o f Chicago, is agreed upon as referee, and Fitzsimmons de cided that Al Smith o f New York, was satisfactory as stakeholder ffn him. Stuart refused to say where he expected to bring the m ill off, but the articles called for him to notify the pugilists of the place one month prior to the date of the contest. Fitzsimmons’ right hand was band aged from the effects o f his fight with Sharkey, when he received an injury to one of his knuckles in delivering a blow. Julian, his manager, would not s a j where <*r when Fitzsimmons would go into training, as he had not yet made arrangements. A N e g r ics FIENDISH PLOT. C o u f « ss t o an A t t e m p t W re ck an E x press Train . Cuban Expedition Came to Grief Off Florida Coast. E L EV EN O F THE C R E W V o ..e l S pru n g Bur The A fte r a t-aala L e u v iu s Pum p. W o u ld M ISSING C r u ..ln g th o J u c k .o n r lllo — Sat W ork . Jacksonville, Jan. 5.— The steamer Commodore, which oleared from this port for Cienfugos, Cuba, on Thursday, with a cargo of small arma and ammu nition, foundered off New* Smyrna at an early hour this morning. Twenty- eight men were on board tho steamer, and bo far as known seventeen were saved. One boat was washed ashore empty, and another landed with twelve men. Another boat landed later with the captain and four others. Another boat is still missing. The steamer is reported to have sunk about twenty milea out to sea. The Commodore struck twice while crossing the bar at the mouth of the river, and had been leaking almost from the Btart. Major Ricardo D el gado, one of the orew, arrived here this evening from New Smyrna, aooom- panied by eleven other survivors, all of the latter being Cubans. Major Del gado was met at the train by J. A. Huay, the Florida representative of the Cuban junta, to whom he told the story of the wreck. Delgado reported that he was awakened about midnight Friday by the report that the steamer was leak ing. The pumps would not work, and the men Bet at work to bail the steam er ont. This proved ineffectual, and soon the engineer reported that it was impossible to go further, as the water had put out the fires under the boilers. The Commodore was then twenty miles out to sea and was running to ward Mosquito inlet light. The boats were lowered and Delgado and eleven others got into one boat and pulled away. The sea was rough. It was 8:30 A. M., and everything was dark. Delgado was of thé impression that the other boats were lowered at the same time, but was not certain. He knew nothing about the sinking of the steam er, or whether any others were saved. t* St. Louis, .Tan. 6.— A Republic special from Birmingham, Ala., .says: Four of the five trainwreckers in jail here today confessed to the formation of a fiendish plot to wreck and rob the Southern railw ay’s fast express from Washington, at McComb’ s trestle, twelve miles east of the city, on the night of December 19, and this con fession leads to the belief that the same gang removed the rail which wrecked the Birmingham mineral train at Ca- haba river bridge, causing the death of tw uity-six people and injuring eleven others, on December 27, al hnigh those under arrest are as yet silent a.« to the wreck. Last week five negroes, Andrew Feagan, Tom Ingram, Tom Parker, Emanuel Billings and Rome Scales, were arrested by deputy sheriffs and railroad detectives, it is said, on a con fession of one of the number. A ll were miners at the Henry Ellen mine, near McComb’ s trestle. Today, all but Feagan confessed. Parker, who did most of the talking, says Feagan was the leader of the plot; that he proposed the wrecking of the trains one night at a dance, as a good scheme by which to get Christmas morfey, and that the five agreed to engage in the work, with the understanding that those who failed to stand to the agreement would be killed by the others. When the time came for action, all weakened but Feagan and Parker. They went to McComb’s trestle, ninety feet high, by night, and entered upon the work of drawing spikes and remov ing bolts from the rails. The plan was to club to death and shoot those pas sengers who were not killed by the crash when the train fell to the ravine. Not until the second night was the death trap ready. They waited by a campfire in the ravine below. The fast express came, but Engineer Hawes saw that a rail was out of place and managed to stop his train, only, how ever, after every wheel had left the track. Seeing their plot had failed. Parker says he and Feagan Aed, mounted on a mule. Here the confessions end, but as the Cahaba wreck was like McComb’s at tempted wreck in every detail, except that it was successful, even to the ex tent of sacrificing twenty-six lives and the wounded and dead being robbed by the wreckers, it is regarded a« w ell nigh certain that the same gang committed both deeds, and further de velopments are expected very soon. D * * d . to S e t t lo r .. Tacoma. Jan. 8.— Tho new Northern Pacific railway management is issuing ' Iee«ls to settlers for lands pnrehas»! of the lute Paul Schnlze, general land agent, where they can show receipts for money paid, bnt of which Schnlie defrauded the company. Sixty cases are involved aggregating $160,000. The purcashers were afraid their pay ment* would not be recognised. 8chul»e eommitted suicide in this city a year and a half ago. A ttitude o f K uropesn P ow er.. London, Jan. 5.— The Spectator, in an article on the position of the United States and Europe as affected by the Caban question, after remarking that the Washington government had an nnpleassut experience in the attitude of the Enropean powers, proceeds to ex plain the reason for the European an tagonism to the United States, and points ont that the great financiers of Paris, who bold Spanish bonds, are alarmed at the possibility that Spain, after fighting to the bitter end, might he compelled to suspend payment, and consequently they are urging the French government to intervene be tween Washington and Madrid. Emperor W illiam , it is said, ap proves of this, for apart from his dreams of oolonia1 expansion, which oonld best be gratified in Brazil, he is not fond of American diplomacy. The Italian government, according to the Spectator, w ill support Spain, “ ow ing to the Italians in the United States having been treated aa if they were red Indians.” The Speotator adds that the Austrian emperor w ill support Germany in maintaining the independence of Spain by weighty fam ily reasons, not wishing to see .the queen regent, who is an Anatrian archduchess, and her son, driven ont of Madrid by a popular re volt, follow ing the lose of Cabs. The dreibund, therefore, and France, the Speotator says, are ready to counsel President Cleveland to be moderate and "a v oid threats which Spain could not tolerate, and which might lead to a widespread maritime w ar.” The Spectator continues: “ The United States oonld conquer any American state, and might, if they exerted themBelves, defeat a single Eu ropean power; but they cannot defeat all Europe combined, even if England, from reasona o f kinship, remained neutral. The fact is patent that the United States w ill not be allowed to order Spain out of her colony without remonstrance from Continental Europe, which might be followed by the action o f the combined fleets of the five powers snd the landing of srmiea in Cuba and the French West Indies.” SALOON RIOT. P o l i c e m e n N e u r lv K i l l e d D o l u s T h u ir D u t y . Grand Rapids, Jan. 4.— Two lioeinen were pounded half to deal a crowd today, and two of their >« ants were shot. The trouble wal^ result of a crusade, which the p have been waging against salo keepers, who have been violating law. Today Patrolmen Viergiver and \ rington found the aaloon of Somi & Treadwell doing a thriving backj business. As the officers enterec air waa filled with clubs, bottles glasses. Officer Viergiver was s’ on the head and felled with i I He waa drawing bia revolver as hi J and aa he fell he pulled the tri^ Several shots were fired froinA crowd and Harrington managed tip bis revolver ont n’id pulled it uia Treadwell, who waa p e n d in g 'tkl the head with a bottle. The uVU ment Harrington went to the floor, great crowd had gathered in front the saloon, and the excitement was tense. One officer outside guarded a door and sent for the patrol wagon, f squad of eighteen policemen respcnuiei with orders to arrest every one in tl place, bnt most of the crowd had nia: aged to slip away. Officer 'Viergive had an arm brok in two places, a finger broken, his n dislocated Mild an awful gash across scalp. His ^njnries are not necessari fatal. Officer Harrington was with broken \ glass. He has a scalp wound sand serious bodii^ juries. Treadw ell was shot in right lung. Aip examination lat/ ■light showed thkv he is suffering i hemorrhages. He lh not lik e iy i oover. T h e N i c a r a g u a Canrt.i. Washington, Jan. 4.— One main objects of the formation o f a wN Greater Kepnhlio of Central Ameriq is said to be the completion of the Nio- aragua canal. Senor Roderiguez, re cently recognized as the diplom at» representative of the new oountry ii •’'e United States, is said to be charged Wi h the duly of interesting this gov- eg .ment in the enterprise. This aid to the project comes at time when it is needed. The support ers of the measure on both sides at the capital have hopes that the great peti tion sent to Speaker Reed, asking that time be given for discussion of the bill after the funding measure is disposed of, w ill be heeded, and at least two days so allowed. There are enough friends of the plan on the senate side to bring it up there is any hope of getting in a few hours while the funding debate is un in the npper house. Train* W r e c k e d b y R o b b e r s . Austin, Tex., Jan. 4.—.An interna tional & Great Northern freight tra il was wrecked four milea south o f here this morning, presumably by trainrob- bers lying in wait for the passenger train. A brakeman, Fred Joynson, was killed, and Engineer Smith seri ously injnred. A switch was left open and rocks piled on the track. Raleigh, N. C., Jan. 4 .— Fireman Alexander Overby a n ! Engineer John Rotertscn were seriously injnred in a wreck early this morning on the Ra leigh & Augusta division of the Sea board Air Line, just east of here. A rail had been diaplaoed by train- wreckers. BloodbonndB have been put upon the trail. Ne w Y o r k M a i l R o b b e r y « New York, Jan. 4.— The postoffice inspectors have arrested W illiam H. Post, aged 22, a raailwagon driver, on a charge of mail robbery. A quantity of incoming mail from the West was stolen on December 20. Many rifled packages were found on December 22 in the water off Brighton beach. The keys to the mail poaches are said to have been found on Post, and small articles, probably Christmas presents, in his room. Post denies robbing the mails. It is believed he threw the rifled letters into North river from the ferryboat He has been held in $5,000 bail. G o t H a lf o f t h e l u t e r e s t . Washington, Jan. 4.— The Crow- Creek-Sionx delegation of Sonth Dakota Indiana have not gained their an nounced object, of securing a per capita cash oayment of $187,000 leas about $1,8000 f«ir expenses, now to their credit in the treasury, bnt they have secured a payment of about $4 or $5 per capita, representing half o f the ac crued interest on the money. P »l«l I n t e r e s t W i t h C o f f e e . A 7*a . . a n g e r T r iu n W r e c k . Des Moines. Jan. 4.— A passenger train on the Keoknk * Western, south- bound, was wrecked this morning two miles sonth of Norwalk, injuring sev eral pasengers and one perhaps fatally. It was a heavy train, loaded with teachers geing home from the state as sociation. The ground under the track waa softened by rain so that the rails spread. One coach and baggage-car were turned npaide down, and others tipped over. Several passengers were bruised. Eugene Chapman, a son of Dr. R. U. Chapman, of Des Moines, was seriously cut in the left temple and may die. Conductor Ed Cavanaogh waa so severely hurt. A relief train was sent from Dee Moines to bring the injured to Des Moines. T h e y H ud T r o u b le ., T o o . St. Paul. Jan. 6.— Aa a direct result Chicago, Jan. 5 — Because their o f the closing of the Bank of Minnesota parents thought them too young to two weeks ago, which created new dis marry, N ellie Uren, 10 years old, trust among depositors and started runs and Obbie Heath, one year younger, on a number o f city banks tSat were decided to onmmit suicide. The girl reputed not to be ss strong aa the de killed herself by drinking oarbolio positors wished, three St. Panl hanks, acid, bnt the nerve of the youth failed the Germania, the Alienism.t and life him at the last minute, and he stood by West Side, none of them national in* and watched bia sweeheart die. stitntion*. all cloaady associated, cloeed their doors today, one being in t h e , Trade competition in Chios go has be- hand* of the state bank examiner and oome so tremendous that coffins ara the others making assignments. ■ow offered at actual cost. Hamburg, Jan. 4.— There was an important sale here yesterday of 24,000 bags o f Brazilian coffee on board steamers now in this harbor. The coffee is believed to he a consignment of the Brazilian government, in lieu o f bills to pay interest on the Brazilian debt. The coffee waa consigned to the Rothschilds, of London, who sold it here. R i i .a l u '. H o ld S t a n d a r d S c h a m a . St. Petersburg, Jan. 4.— Most au thoritative qnartera deny that M. De W it t a gold-standard project has been abandoned, as was reported from here It w ill be discussed at the oouncil of the emperor in March, after the statu tea of the bank have undergone the necessary revision to bring them into harmony with the statement. A Cut In Wag*». Waltham, Maas, Jan. 4 — A gen eral cut in wage# in the iron foundry of Davis * Faruum, of this city, w ent into effect today The out range, from 1 , 0 16 cent, and affects over 500 men. Th* fact that the Urge foundries in Pennsylvania and the West have com- to do Uiair own small work, _ menoed , making it impossible for this Ann to compete, la given aa the cause. Jzpan has forty-ooe cities o f ove* 10,000 inhabitants. I -okesm 1,000. ltd s