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Wot -Threatemng7eallier in Hie early morn-;' ,. 1 " ing-, followed -"by fair; southwesterly - winds, becoming-, north westerly. Mt CirculMioa yesterday, 39,562 tto. 1,352. WASHINGTON, THUKSDAY, DiE'CiEMBEE 30, 1897-EXGHT PAGES. ONE CENT. FRENCH OIKHIIESE SOIL The Helpless Empire Loses More Territory. HAINAN ISLAND OCCUPIED TrJ-OoIor Displaces the Yellow Dragon-English Admiralty He- , quiMtlijiih Steamers of the "Em- . press Line Japanese Eager for . ' a Fight. -Iimloii. Bee. 20. dhpatch tothe jDaily Mail Htm Singapore says it reported from Saigon. Cochin China, that the French admhal has hoisted the French Hag ucr tlio Hainan U'and -without any opposition from the Chinese. A dispatch fiom Shanghai to a news agency here alto reports the hoisting of the French flag at Hainan. The dis patch also ajs it is jeportcd that the British admiralty has requisitioned p steamers ot the Empress line. Hainan, the island which is reported to - Have been wud by tin- French, belongs to China, foinilng part r the province of Quan? T. jig- It separates the Guir f Toi-quin fiom the China Sea, and it estimated arc is l,2C0 square miles- It Has a Chii esc population or about, one million. Timber ib the principal ex port. Other expoitbare rice, sugar, wax, pearls ooral. salt, and n Mile gold and ilver. Kiong-Choo, the capital, is a populous citv on the north coaot. The other pihiripal towns arc Hush-Eon. Hal-Keo-So and Eok-Hoi. A dispatch iiom Kb2 says it is probable that. the Marquis Ito. former Premier, and OountOVurra.arormsrforelgn ulnlste.-.will form, a coal ii ion ministry, with a, vigorous iorelgu policy. Till' MTUsiry party Is eager for action. Extraordinary activity prevails at the military and naval depots and warships artt-ass?niijllng at Nagasaki- ANOTHEIt DREYFUS SCANDAL. Brothers of tbe Captain Accused o Attempted Bribery. raris.P'W-"S--l-B Solr recently asserted that Matthieu and Leon Breyfus, brother of cx-Capt. Dioyrus, wh is no- serving life sentence on the Isle du Dlable. or the coast. Frerch Guinea, for having betrayed French military s-crU toa roreign govern ment. olTeied a bribe or 40.000 to the late Col. Sai.dhea, who, in lS9i. was en trusted with an Investigation into the charges made against Capt. Dreyfus, it he -would tnaVi- a report favorable to their btothsr. Commandant Ravnry, who is conducting the Eetcrhazy inquiry, caused the Soir's as " sertlon to be in obligated, with the ie Milt that examining Magistrate Bertulue bus now insuueted that judicial proceed ings be taken iigainst Matthieu and Leon Dieyfus for bribery. 1HE KCT.irSE IX CHINA. It 1 Mr.de the Subject of an Im perial Decree. Coincident with t lie reports from Feking that the Chinese are excited over the com ing cdipsc of the sun, the State De partment has received by mail from Charles Dcnbv, tbeUnited States minister to Cliina: a copv or an official decree issueu oy tbc Emperor, sotting forth the ancient Rupcrstition or the Orientals that the cdipsc of t!ie sun portends disaster. The eclipse will occur on the first day of the twenty-rourth year of the reign of Kuang Han, and according to Mr. D2n)y, the Emperor is rilled with forebodings as to its effects. In view tr the troubles which have oeset China the predictions contain J-l 'n the decree are remarkable. The decree follows: "According to the Chun Chlu Spring and Autunu- annals it has been stated that an ecllpso of the sun the first day of the Handsome Couch hardwood frame, up holstered in tapestry, This is only one instance of the wonderful bargains holding- sway in the big- double store this -veek. Our line of Couches is enormous, and every one is marked at a price below all expectation. This stock-taking week has pro duced opportunities that no woman can afford to miss. Goods are being simply sacri ficed in every department. Many is - the barg-aiu to be picked up. CASH OR CKEDIT. ER & PETTIT, 415417 Seventh St. Fiaiilc Lihhey fe Company, Sixth tlrect and New York avenue. j The Great Providers. year betokens an impending calamity, Hence, the sovcicign of every dynasty which lias preceded us have always made it a polnwvhcncver au eclipse of the sun Is prognosticated to undeigo self-abasement and lain hlethciubelves before heaven in ordei to avert the wrath from above. "In tin. casj ot our own imperial dynasty, for instance, during the reigns of their majesties Kang Hsi and Chien Lung flCG"-17H4), theie were observed two eclipses of the sun which fell 011 new year's day, and row, acco.-dlng to the board of astronomy, the first day of the twenty-fourth yeui of our rclgn 22d Januaiy, 1S9&), there will be another eclipse of Hie sun. Wo arc filled with foreboding and seek within ourselves for signs widen may huo thus brought the wrath or high heaven upon the lands. "Vi't fiull.er cemmand that the 3ere-ir.oi-ies of rongratulatlon, usually held on ei Vear'fc Day in the Talho Throne Hall, b curtailed and only ordinary obeisances be made, the place being changed to the CLicn Tsing Throne Hall instead of the Talho Throne Hall. The banquet usually given to the imperial clansman on New Year's Djymust also be stopped.anil when th.. eclipse occurs let all members -r lhe ci urt Avear somber garments and assemble in thu inner palace before the altar and set up to Heaven prayers for forbearance ami mercy to the country at large. "This Is, m far as shall concern our selves, to show our desire to propitiate high Heaven, but as her majesty, the em pers iowijrer, is an elder and senior, it is but right that the full ceremonies be observed in paying the court's obeisance on New Year's Day to her majesty. Let ah the yamens conoerned take note." They're Still on Ills, Vlsitini List. rcrlin, Dec. U9.-The Tageblatt says that Prinre Henry of Prussia, who Ifi now en route to China . in command ot the vcssv-is Ahich will re-enforce Admiral Died rich's squadron, will visit the Emperor of China, the Mikado, and the King of Korea Another CaMelltiiie Son. London, Dec. 29. -A dispatch from Paris says that the Countess CasteHane, nee Gould, lias given Mrth to another son. TOBACCO EMBARGO RAISED Cuban Porte Now Open for Export ing the Leaf. "VVeylei V, Famous Volley Reversed bj Blnnro and Cienrh Will Fnll in Price. Information was received at the Treas ury Department yesterday that within forty-eight hours the port or Havana will be opened to the unrestricted export of Cuban tobacco. This means the raising or the embargo imposed by Gen. "Veyler- The forthcoming order will raise all special rest' ict ions on the export of tobacco from the island without regard to the nationality of the importer. Dis crimination will no longer be madcaJi ist Cuban sympathizers in Florida and else where, at whom the Wcylcr edict was aimed. The change is expected to af fect thousands ot cigar manufacturers and especially in Tampa, Key Wost ind other Flor'da towns. The decree of Captain General Weyler prohibiting the export ot Cuban tobacco to the United States was promulgated May 1G, ISOG.ar.d was recognized as one ot the nmst drastic features or his re markable policy in that island. Its object was the injurj ot the Cuban cigar-makerb in the United States, who were contribut ing money in weekly installments out of their wages toward the furtherance of the insurgent cause- The Tillies at the time and on many occasions afterward pointed out the in jurious effect of the decree on the dgat makcrs' business 'n the TJ'iited States, and showed how It had decreased the supaPa-id raised ti e price of Havana cigars. MIXEItS DROP TIIEIU VICKS. Five Hundred He-sent the Discharge of Twenty Truants. Hazleton, Pa., Dee. 29. A too pro tracted calebiathm ot the Christmas holidays got twenty miners, employed in the Honeybiook snipping of the Lehigh aiid WilUes-barre Coal Company, into trou ble, and was the cause of a stiikeon the part of 500 ethers. It appears that twenty men failed to lciK'rt for duty on Monday morning, and v. len they reported this morning Superin tendent Jones summarily discharged them all. When the 500 men working In the snipping heard of this they at once stopped work, and informed Mr, Jones that they would not return until the dis charged men had been reinstated. This the manager declined to do, and the 500 men went bonis . How the thing is going to end is un deeiued. The men say that Jones must make concessions, as the company must furnish the carrying companies with its aliened quota ot coal dally, or suffer serious financial losses. DEKVISn POST CAPTURED. Xntive Troops, in Kassnla Besiege and Secure Csobrl. Knssala, Dec. 29. Native Levies have captured Osobri, the last important dervish post between this place and Khartoum The town was lK'sIcgad for six days,andwas heioleally defended. The Atbara country is now In possession or tin- Anglo-Egyptain fore as from El Darner U Tomat . The native Levies were supplied with ammunition and stores by ParMiiib Pasha, governor ot Kassala, and th:-y were assisted by the natives, who, on December 22, captured El Fashcr. Strike r& Abandon the Fight. Chattanooga, Tenn., Dec. 29. Throe thousand coal miners in cast Tenn jscec and Kentucky, who have been on str'ke since last May, will return to work at once. A reduction In the wage t,c.ilc amounting to 10 per cent wa tlie cause of the strike. Of late the condition of the men and their families has become so des perate that the old wages were accepted. Coninlnints Against Aberdeen. Loi.don Dec. 20 There is a report, as yet unconfirmed, that the Marquis of Hcitford will succeed the Earl ot Aberdeen as governor-general of Canada. Great pres sure has been brought to bear to have Aberdeen recalled, it being alleged that h- middled in local Canadian political Hf fairri that did not concern him. Everything; in the lumber and mill Work line at winter prices; come see us. VENDETTA AGIST HAIA Younger Element of Ohio Repnli licans Aroused Asainst Him. HE HAS IGNORED THEM Contest AVnxing Warm nnd the Problem ol Dlh He-Election to the Senate Heconiing More Intricate Kurtz ilusjtersi Up a Lint o Thir teen Republican Rceuleitrnut.s. Cohm'bus, Ohio, Dec. 20. -The opening of hca.lqunrters here by Major Chnrles Dick, ot Cleveland, last night, Indicates that the light of Senator Hanna for re election will be u warm one from now until the Vntu for United States Sena tor is taken in the leglblature, which con; vencs on January 10. Major Dick bays that he has not the slightest doubt of Mr. Hanna's (-lection, while, on the other hand, Charles L. Kurtz. leader of tli3 opposition, expresses the belief that the anti-llanra sentiment will triumph. It is now claimed that thirteen mem bers are on tl e antl-IIanna Utt and "bat these thirteen are known to be men oT good standing and strong convictions. No one has ever impeached their party loy alty or personal character. They are men above bribe! y. In many Instances they are backed up in their position towanl Hanna by the sentiment of thir counli3s and districts. They can vote against him and yet remain in good standing at home. Although Hanna is backed up absolutely and without reserve by the President With many good offices yet to be iven out in Ohio and, although he lias capital "pull" and the caucus whip, there is opposed to liim a cowrie of warm-blooded, enthusiastic, popular men Itepubllcaiis who despise tiie collurs ot bosses, and who love political warfare. Then, too, there H u vendetta against Hanna. His enemies arc relentless, vindic tive, and venomous. They represent a great army of young, progressive Jtepub licans. Ilete lies the danger to Hanna. He is sixtj years old. Younger men are most actively rngaged ngainbt him Hanna has not drawn largely on younj men for sup port. U lianna wins this time the Hanna men will carry their fight into the campaign of 1000. They -will not permit President "McKinlcy to have the solid delegation froti this State if he desires a second nomination. Even ir he gets the nomi nation against "a faction of his own State, he may lose the electoral vote. The great army of the unappointcd and the dlsip poiutcd can do great things, both before and after a national com'enlion. Then thetc is danger or a deadlock of -votes. Seven or eight members or the itcoming legislature refuse to say how they will vote. It is possible that; this coming legislature may nof elect a Sen ate!. The Kentucky struggle may be duplicated in Ohio. The Democrats may stick to theh own candidate, the opposi tion to Hanna may hold out against lim for ballots innumerable, and the assembly may adjourn, leaving Ohio with one Sen ator. The a nt I-IIanna men would ?liJy v elcome a deadlock, hoping thereby to make him withdraw. 13ut Hanna is not built that way. Already the hotels arc filling up with party workers. Federal employe? from Washington and other States an much in evidence and arc working hard. a& A Republican State official, who is steering cieai of coniplicitions between the factions, remarked today: "I begin to think that Hanna will win." He added in response to an in quiry for hi6 reasons- "Because he has the money. I don t say that Hanna will do any bribing to win his election. That would bri ig about an ugly scandal. However, If lie is going to lose a number of Kepubilcjn members then are Democrats who ca.i l.e peisuaded to vote for Hanna or not to vote at all. "I have understood that certain rich Democrats have agreed to put up $2o, 000 to help defeat Hanna. They will Put up the amount if Hanna's Tteupbii an enemies will put up $25,000 more. If it comes to fight with cish, who c -, produce moie of It than Mark H.innL The Jpou.uuu saiu to oc raised ag unst him. will be nothing compared to the fund tl at he and his friends and bickers can contribute. "It certainly does look as If times were to be good about here for several weeks. Hanna's pationagc will help him with Republican members. Yoa can't call that bribery or make any scandal over it." OniO DEMOCRATS LINING UP. Plans of Free Silver Leaders to Secure Hutina.-! Hefeat. Columbus, 0-, Dec. 29. Among the most conspicuous persons opposing Senator Hanna'selectioij arc sucli well known frei silver leaders as Allen W. Thurmaa, Col. W- A. Taylor, Allen O. Myers, James Ross, and other Democrats of equal prominence. They are striving with the Incoming Demo cratic members of the legislature to hold them in line for the candidate of the op position, but well informed politicians, botii Democrats and Republicans who size up the situation from an unprejudiced standpoint, assLTl that it will be an impossibility for the McLean-Kurtz contingent to solidify theDeniocraticmiinbersforanyRepublican whatever may be liib attitude on the money question. RepresentativesStiversand Heidc (Democrrts) will not vote fora.Republlcan Senator under any circumstances. The opposition to Hanna is claiming thirteen Republicans who will refuse to vote for him, and who will unite with the Democrats to elect some free silver Republican- In this connection itis important to btnt tLat e.-Chairman Kurtz has ac cepted the fiee silver faith. Quay Changes His Habitat. Pittslmrg, Pa., Dec- 29 A real estate deal of moie than usual political signifi cance is the purchase by Senator Quay ot the L'r.re place, at Osborne, Allegheny county, valued at $75,000. Senator Quay and family have lived Tor many years at Fcaver, and deferred moving for political reasons. He and the combine leaders, C. E-' Magee and State Senator Flinn, will now live in .the same county. Spruce tnsteless lining foi- ice boxes; clear tongue and grooved material. SIR. MeMIETaN'S PROSPECTS. Friends Believe He Will He Eleetoil on the First Bnllot. Nashville. Tenn., Dec. 29. The frle ids of Hon. Benton McMHUn now declare that he will be elected to succeed Senator Har ris without opposition afr the forthcoming extra session of the legislature. HEVOI.TJTIOX IX GUA I'EMAEA. Cristillo Kngnglng the Government Forces of the Republic. New Orleans, Dec. 29. Passengers who have arrived from Guatemala announce th: outbreak of a new revolution in that repul)Ilc,l2d!)V3oS3 Leon Castillo, president of the Guatemalan Congress, when Presi dent; Barrios quarreled with the Congress some Urns-ago, Sod most of its members resigned and wenC to Salvador. Castl'lo obtained in some way .sevem1. thousand stands ot arms with which to start n neV revolution. He crossed the frontier u few days ago and fighting Is now going on in the eastern part of the republic. WHISKY POOL FORMING Distillers' Plan to Sell From Central Agency. Nothing Definite Yet Agreed Upon, Hut n Combine Under Considera tion TJeniers in Conference. LouibVille, Ky., Dec. 20. The 'atest scheme of the Kentucky distillers and whisky owners' is to pool their holdings and do all their idling from a oentril agency. The scheme -was originated by John M. A tl.ertonand other influential dealers, who have been holding secret con ferences here all thfc week- It is thought that the plan a void 6 the weak point which ban made all othci attempts at cornblna tion fail the purchase ot the distilleries. It lb the prewns- idea simply to pool the holdings and production and let lhe sellingbcdoneTvithoutcompotition. riilr-y-five men and firms are said to own 500,000 barrels of. the whisky now in stock, which is enough to control rhc market. Hrnncli offices- will be established in various cities asdlstributou centers. Represontaiite- of the distilleries will have salesmen ir. the different States, and In this way the distillers "will be able to push the goods at medium cost. The whiskies In the pool will all I established brands. John GfUoactu the well-known distiller, is in tcres oil h. tiiovatt'er. He said today that teveral formaV-urerouce.sliaa ben held, but i-othing uyinitfcad bcu agreed upon. "A' few, people own tbe bulk of the whisky in the United States," said Mr. Roach, ''and it is reasonable tosuppose that they should cilter into some agreement wherebj prices shall be maintained and goods sold." ' VENEZUELA VERY FRIENDLY. More Cordial Feeling" Toward Amer ica Thnn for England. New Yoik, Dec. 29Frank B. Loomis, of Ohio, United States minister to Vene zuela, is in' this city, having jumc here Trum Caracas to make a percnal report in an important matter to the Secretary or State. Mr- Loomis ha been in Vene zuela for Toui months. Speaking or the trade interests rf the country to which he is accredited, Mr. Loomis wild: "American capital is welcomed in Vene zuela, ind there arc many chances for profitable investments. The frieadlieit feelings possible are held by the govern ment for everything American, ind while the officials are friendly -enough with England, there is hot the feeling toward it that there is toward the United States. "lhe National Association ot Ma vi facturer.s of this country recently obtained a concession from the Venezuelan govern ment to hold an exposition In Caracas next March. The association has over 1,000 members, an! it is proposed to make the exhibit one with which the Venezuelans will be greatly impressed. An immense building has been obtained, and all exhibits will be admitted free of dtty. It is a chance for the American people to increase- their South American trade immensely."; ACCEPTING THE SITUATION. Fall River Textile Unions Yield Temporarily to Circumstances. Fall River, Mass., Doc. 29 Tomorrow night five of the six textile unions of the city w'll meet to act upon the report of the conference committee, which recommends au acceptance of the reduction of wages for the present. Friday night the sixth union will meet for a similar purpose. It is certain that the recommendation will be adopted, but a vigorous protest will be made and the unions will inform the manu facturers that they will btrike at- the first oproitunity. Many still favor .a strike, but some ot the unions cannot stand a fight just now. It is said that the unions will endeavjr to find out- which mills -worked hardest for the reduction, and at the fiist chance they will make trouble tor those mills. BU RXIXGr DIPHTHERIA GERMS. School house Destroyed in Order in Extermiiiute Them. Webster CJty, Iowa, Deo. 2. Uy -ir !cr ot the boaid of education Ulysses district school house was burned down yesterd'.y in order to destroy diphtheria germs. Four scholars who had attended the school died from diphtheria. Last year the building was thoroughly renovated, and the rabbits that had bur rowed under it were dri-ven out, but lhe little animals returned, and physicians, who were employed to examine the place, decided it wodld bo impossible to d?sroy al the diphtheria germs by any oth-r plan than burring" the building. Cnnal Diiilde.rs JSnil for Nicaragua. New York, Doc." 29. -E. F. Cragin and E. L. Cuo'.ey, oX Chicago, with a party of fifteen contractors, most ot whom were interested in tuiidlng the Chicago drainage canal, will sail tdniorrov for Nicaragua. They are going to examine the canal there, make- an estimate on the cost of completing the work, and, if they find it practicable, they may bid for the priv ilege of building.; Poplar partition, clear No. 1 mate rial, tasteless; for ice box linings, etc. .5 Relatives Not Surprised at His Renoi'tcd Collapse. A SUFFERER SINCE LAST FALL Recently Returned House Frini the iMoiiDtaiiiK, Where Ue ilnd H-yn i?i Senrch of HealthOnly a Xi-lvuto Wire From the Hiiilroud to Hnto pilns, Mexico. Relatives and close friend of Hon. Alexander R. Shepherd in this city, are not sui prised at the report that the governor w ir stricken with apoplexy, as announced exclusively in The Times yes terday morning. They have received no Intimation them selves fiom BatopihiH, Mexico, but the fact that he was. very ill in October and the eaily days or November leads them to believe that the report is true. There is a private wire, owned by Gov. Shepherd, running from the nearest rail road station to Batopilas, but like all single wiies, in a mountainous country, It cannot always be depended on. The latest nt ws by mail from the gov ernor's home ib a letter which was re ceived bj a very Intimate friend of the family residing in this city. The letter was from Mi.Shephard him'.i'lf, and stated that lie was, at the time of A-riting, Telling quite well and happy. This was about four weeks ago. He just returned to his hacienda at Batapolis from the mountains, where he had to be sent on account or a very painful abwess which had gathered on his leg. The abscess appeared about the 1st of Cctober, and beoanie worse from day to diy. The climate at Batapolis is very hot and sultry, and this was greatly against the governor. rinally. Dr.. Frank 1). Merchant, of this city, who is a nephew of Mr. Shep herd, and who has been his private pliy-Mclai- for several years, advised him to go tt tl e summit of the neighboring moun tain, for several weeks, where it was hoped that the cooler atmo-mhere would greatly benefit him. He was taken to his summer house on Miunt YctboiiU', and the journey, which was a fatiguing one up the; 6te2p mountain roadway, required almost a day to make ir. Toward the latter part of November Mr. Stepherd became much better, and was again brought down from the moun tain to his hacienda at Batopilas. It wa- then that h wrote tliat ha was feel ing much better than he had felt for some time. Mr. Merchant, the father of Dr. Mer chant, who in "attending Gov. Shepherds does not think it strange that the c'octor did not wire His mother, Mrs. Merchant, who lives ot No. 1318 It street, in this city, about Mr- Shepherd's condition. Whenasketi by a Times reporter if he did not think that Dr. Merchant would notify Mrfl.Merchantatonc-'ofanysuddenchange In Mr. Shepherd's condition, Mr. Merchant said that he thought it very likely that the son would not do so. Mrs. Merchant is now Ill at her home, and out of consideration of her, the son might think it wiser to keep the news of her brother's illness a secret until he showed a change for the better. Mr. Shepherd has been living at Hatop lias, about fifteen years. It i a place very difficult to tench. The usual route from this country is through El Paso by rail to Chihuahua, Mexico. From this place the journej must be made by stage coach for three days and nights to the "hot lands," and the balance of the way into the mountains must be made by horse btk. This takes seven more days. A private wire runs from his office at Batopilas to the station at Chihuahua. The present village of Batopilas was really founded by Gov. Shepherd and Its population is almost entirely supported by the silver mines lie operates. He cm pkys aforceof 3,000 men at the Batopilas mines and about 300 at the smaller mines at San Miguel, about half a mile away. Mr. Shepherd has lived very happily at Batopilas with his entire family. His sons -Alexander, Grant and Corness-are de voted to him, and his daughters Misses Grace and Isabel? -take a particular inter est in lib work. Tlieylook after thefamilies of the miners-, and see that they suffer no want of any kind, and if any of them are sick s?nd them tothi hospital for treatment free ot charge. This hosrital wad built by Mr. Shepherd at consideiable expense, and though small Is as complete in every detail as any in this count! y. The trained nurses of the institution arc the best that New STork could provid?. When a native dies lie can not 1)2 taken out of Batopilas Valley, owlni; to the long and t"d!ous journey. They are buried near the hneelnda, and when there is no preacher near .Mr. Shepherd reads the funeral service ac the grave. Mr. Quentartl, a fcon-.in-law, Is now at the hacienda, but Mr. Brodie, the other son-in-law, is now in the City of Mexico on a mission for Mr Shepherd, in the interest or ids mines. Great anxictj was manifested in all de partments of the local government and among his many friends as to' Mr. Shep herd's condition. The news came sud denly and occasioned great surprise every where. Many persons expressed their re gret over the governor's Illness, and hoped that he would recover toon. The news caused roi"stcrnation among his numerous friends at the District Building. Commissioner Wight has known Mr. Shepherd for many years, and was very anxious about his condition. In speak ing of his accomplishments as governor of the District, Commissioner Wight said: "I have always looked upon Gov. Shop herd as the man who made it possible for Washington to be what it is today." While Washington always had great possi bilities, it needed a man with nerve and courage and broad-minded purpose to re lease it from its bondage of antiquated ideas, and tt fearlessly go ahead and establish grades and to make street im provements, which,- though several citizens at the time disliked, everyone enjoyn the benefit ot them now." Judge Charles S. Bundy said: "My most vivid recollection of Gov. Shepherd sroes bfck to the time when the investiga tion of his official conduct as president of the boaid of public works of the DIs trict was befoie the Joint coiimittee of the two branches of Congress, and I well remember the feeling of pride and ex ultation manifested by his many friends and admirers nt the triumphant vindica tion of his administration of the affairs Dresner snsh, doors in stock, d if er ent ferev. glazed and unglazed. ot the Dlstilct. After the Investigation was over n lew tllsaffectel and millgnnnt persons still continued to mutter their petty spits, hut all well disposed and in telligent people had nothing but praisi-s for Ids stalwart honesty untl Integrity as well as hl3 Intrepid courage. "He tKM.sfoimed Washington from a, straggling Couitiy village into u met ropolitan city, and in five years erecletl a inoniimciit to his fame, the like of which has seldom bee seen before." Major William G. Moore, chier or po lice, wl-o knew Mr Shepherd wheulhey were boys at the same school, said: 'I leeply regret the news or Gov. Shepherd's sudden illness. We were schoolboys to gether, ai.d muttered into the Army in the old Nati'inal Uiric' Company on the same dav. Gov.-Shepherd did more to make this city or our a beautiful one than anyone else tliat I know. He is a man or energy, ability and will power, a nil could accomplish wonders." Major Moore received a letter from Gov. Shepherd dated Batopilas, Mexico, Novem lcr 21 last. In it he said he was feeling well, but in mentioning the fact that they were becoming old, Mr. Shepherd said "We are now both on the downfall of life." Dr. Willian Tiiidall, secretary to the District f.ommlisioncrH, and who was Mr. Shepherd's private secretary while he wa. governor, said that he would always re membei Gov. Fhepherd pleasantly, as a host, a man, anil as governor. He deeply regretted to hear of Air. Shepherd's condition. FEARFUL RDSH OF WATERS Immense Damage Caused by Floods in the Northwest. Several Pim'nuiin Drowned Railroad Tracks Under Water Vnlleys of Washington Inundated. Tacoma, Wash., Dec. 29. Floods have c.'.used damage estimated at Si ,000,000 iu the northwest during the last three ta..'s. Nerthein Pacific, Canadian Pacific . nd Great N.ithern Railroad tracks are wuthed out, anil traffic Is almost sus-pei-ded. The Rhelton and Southwestern, Tacoma. Oitlng and Kouthentern, Seat tie and International, Everett and Mine Crlsto and othei local ro.i.ls have sus tained evert damages by washouts aud landslides. In more than twelve Western Wa-hin-ton valleys, bridge-s, femes and farm property have been swept away Several persons have been drowned in the t;ppor Cowlitz nnd Tiltoii River Vallevc, but particulars are not yet obtainable. Stock 1 as been drowned in nearly all valleys now mandated. Cattle were driven to tbs highlands during the November floods, but no more high water was expected, and they had beer taken back to the, bottom lauds. The Clielialis. Newauakam, and Skagit rivers an? higher than for ten years. The town of Newauakani is floating, and be tween Ciieha'.is and Centralla. the Northern Pacific nail, lino is two feet under water. Fourteen inches o ruin has fallen since Sunday, accompanied by warm winds, which itav. melted snows iu mountains tremendously fast, causing the grsatest winter floods ever known here- HORDED THE EXPRESS COMPVXY. Eoeiil Agent Mabry, of Urnn-wielc. Misting With S10.000. Brunswick, Ga., Dec. 29.-P. II. Mabry. local agent of the Southern Express Com pany, left town last night, taking with him, it is alleged, $10,000 in currency, which had been shipped by the Citizens" Bank, of Savannah, to the National and Traders and Merchants' Bank ot this city. In addition, it is believed that he has taken St.o00 which the Johnson Steam ship Line delivered to the express com pany I.i bt night for transportation. Mabiv is well connected, and his re ported defalcation comes as a bombshell In social and financial circles. The ex press company has, not the slightest idea of his destination and is at a loss how to proceed. SECRET HAND OF FOREIGNERS. Mine Ijj borers Mrnnoiiig the Pia:e of u Commnnity. Pottsviilc, Pa.,Dcc.29.-Details are pub lished here tt day of what Is called an organized band of foreigners Tor the pur pose of self-protection and the punishment of enemies. One branch, at New Phila delphia, a mining village, has twenty-nine members. Nearly all the members are for eign mine laborers. Weekly dues are paid in for a defense fiind. They have signs, grips 'and passwords. Residents of Silver Creek, in the neigh borhood, are terrorized. The police are getting the evidence, and the fact that these men hac sworn to take the life of a constable, h lending attorney and .in Other well-known citizen of New Phila delphia has been sufficient to make -he population, afraid. Nine foreigners with unpronounceable names hr.vc just heen arrested for wreck ing a saloon- The proprietor was ordered to leave, and, refusing to go. his pla.-e was smashed to pieces. At the hearing belore a police, magistrate he nppeired, revolver in hand, and a friend who cam? with him had a shotgun. The accused iucu gave bsil. JUROR SMYTH IS RELEASED. Diiri-unt's Lawyers Fnil to Substan tiate Their Charge--. San Francv-co, Dec. 29. Juror Smyth. of o' the Durrani case, who has been on trial for contempt of court, was dismissed today for lack of evidence. Efforts were made to show that Smyth had obtained priate information about Durrant, -which influenced his verdict. HiinantVi attorneys hoped that the con viction of Smyth would result in a stay of execution, and now they are at Work perfecting an appeal to the supreme court Oil :l writ of error. Tills writ is b.sed upon the exceptions ot counsel when iinr rant was sentenced, ami it also includes the point that because Durrant was never indicted, but proceeded against by in formation, his constitutional rights were Infilngt'd. Solid, panel doors for dressers, different sizes; No. 1 material. EA1EJASJ0T HOPEFUL Sees No Good Results to Come From Autonomy. " WILL OPPOSE SENOR SAGAS'M Spain' Snecial CommlsHioner Re turns to Havana Impressed With the Idea That this New System Will Not Accomplish Good Re--iiIt Will fe'coii Leuve for Home. Havana, Dec. 29, .via Key West.-Senor Canaleja-s ariircd today in Havana from, ill", travels ie this province with Gen. Gonsalpz Parrctio. It is sal ti.e that he will leave tomorrow for Spain on the Spanisl steamer. Itls known tliathis im prcsMjons are very pessimistic in regard to the itur.tion or Spain in Cuba. Wlifle the partisans or the government! are en thusiastically praising the wonderful re sults of home rule and assert; tUat they expect from it the pacification of the island, Senor Canalejas declares that lit tle, ir anything, can be hoped from the new syblern. He has written from the country to friends in Havana and bas cabled tt. his newspaper many facts about the awrul condition of the interior of the island, devastated as it is by war. It is said that on arriving in Madrid Senor CaDalej&s will start an energetio campaign agalrwt Senor Sagasta though his newspaper, El Heraldo. The decree of Gen. Bianco, announcing the establishment of autonomy on January 1. ha .a bombastic introduction about the blessing to be expected from the new regime. The plain truth is that outside the army of ofriceseekers, -xho are tbe natural result ot the general poverty of the country, and the Spaniards, whose privateinterestsicadtiiem to supportSenor Sagasta's government there are no nonest believers hire inautonomy. Itia knowi: that Col. Ruiz, before being "hot, asked permissioa from the Cubans to write a letter to Gen. Blanco. The per mission v-a granted, and hespent two hours in writing the letter. It was ear-fully sealed, a 'd was delivered to the Captain genera!. What it contains is not known, butitscontents cannot huve been very satis factory to Blanco, for he has nothing to my nbout.it. The sensation caused by Gen. I'aadors disastrous defeat on the Cauto River? is inqreasins as" fnrtBcr aw eemea fredt Manzanillo. In the opinion ot roost of the Spaniards here, the larger part of Santiago de Cuba province is utterly lost to Speirv HILTON TROPHY IS FOUND. The Adams Express People Held It, Aw-niting Further Orders.. The mystery of the Hilton Trophy has been solved. it has never been lose, at least s far as concern the Adams Ex press Company, which undertook to de liver the magnificent prize at Atlanta, Ga.. to the rifle team which -won it last?' season at Sea Girt last September. The tiophy, which is valued at about $5,000, but -which has a fetitlmental value of about $10,000,000 to the vic torious Georgians, -was received by the Adams Express Company ten days a go, and the Georgians were later advised of that fact. Not receiving it, they telegraphed here about it on Tuesday to the military people and to the Adams Express authorities.- The newspaper people in Georgia naturally jumped to the conclusion that; it had been lost, or, peradventure, It was too good a thing to voluntarily leave Washington, where, by the way, it has been domiciled for these many years. As a matter of fact, the lecal rifle cracks Lave been wanting some bigger prize to shoot at, and they let It go at that last September. There "was a gtiod deal or telegraph wire burned on Tuesday, alt of which amused the Adam Express officers, be cause they knew -what was the matt jr. Their explanation is that thoy wero notified by Brig. Gen. Harries to sail ' for the trophy. They accordingly wont4 to the armory for it in their big w ign and stored it away safely, as they wer instructed to hold it until further ofifors. These further orders were to ship it at once or. Tuesday, and they dispatched it at 10:13 p. m. on Tuesday. The tronx' sliniild have arrived at Atlanta yeaturdaj at -1:40 p. m.. birring hot boxes, spread ing rails and other causes of delny. The local military think it a cajsc for merriment that they should be aecuidof conspiracy to hold up the trophy in Wa&hn iugton. INDEPENDENCE. NOT ALMS. Senor Palmn TelI- What Cuban; Really Want. New York, Dec. 29. Senor Fal'ma, oC the Cuban junta, when seen today, sfd: "No money should be sent to the consn trados Th American sympathizers should: send only food, clothing anil tlw like, for any menry tent to them would falMnto tile bauds ot the Spaniards. The merchants would get it nil, undSpain would baena bled to continue the war so much ioneer. Bub the only way to bring real relief to th concet tr&do-s is to introduce peace and lndeper dence. "Spain is, of course, willing that ho United State? should help the concentrndos by the present plan. It will relievo Spain of ae-alaiiiit which she herself has broncho about. She is trying to rid herself of the ignominy brought upon her by the outh eries of Weyler, but she cannot succad." Leon Carvalho Dead. Paris, Dec. 29. M. Eeon Carvafco,udirc rector of the Opera Comique, died today? from apoplexj . IV 2 BUSINESS COLLEGE Sth amltS." None better; 25 a year; day or nlhs. White iiiHC shelving, 10 in. wiUej 2e. pe: foot; dicsbt-d both sides.