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" --Sa lsSi&r-S rJJSirtSC7''!a- s,'"T i&&-.- f j. t - - -B&i-;? S-it THE MORNINQ TIMES has the best Sporting Paze published In' .Washington. It has lone fought the fight for true sport, as opposed to rascality and crookedness of every description. VOL. 1. NO. 49. IWIOTJEED. MONEY Said to Have Made Advances to Sell ihe Leonine City. KEGOTIATIONS ARE " AFOOT In Spite of Denials From High Sources the American Church Is Said to Jline Ileen Notified of the Plan In fluential Prelates Hu o Advised the Pope to Purchase a Home. Wl.cn Mgr. Satolll recently denied that the Vatican and the Qnlriual were about to begin negotiations lor the purc!iac of Home he did not till all lie knew. Interesting fragments arc be-ginnlng to fIo.it across the water from Hie high eccle siastics near the person of the Pope, and there Is a general feeling among the American Konian Catholic clergy that something Is aliout to happen. "There Is big news behind the rumor that negotiations are now in progress to cede the Leonine City, to the Pope for a vat sum of moneytbut, curiously enough, neither the European nor American press has as yet lilt the matter right." This was the assertion to-day of a gentleman In an exceptional position to know the facts. This gentleman refuses to allow his name to be used, but the mere men tion of his personality 'would be a v oucher for the correctness of his statements. Con tinuing he cald, positively: "There have been and are now pending negotiations on this subject between the Vatican and the Quirinal, but the first oertures came from the King and not from the Tope. Things are beginning to chpae themselies as the l'apal policy pre determined. SELECTION OF ROME. 'Victor Emmanuel did not want to occupy Home as his capital. The step was forced upon him. In this he was sup ported by such astute statesmen as Cavour and Glno Cappronl. As early as -March 25, 1801, Cavour said that to occupy Rome so as to Interfere with the liberty of the Pope 'would be fatal, not only to Catholi cism, but to Italy.' And Cappronl roundly asserted, 'I believe that the Pope must have a city where there will be no one above blm, and I believe that city must be Rome, and I believe that Home would be .1 bad capital for Italy. Ueware! On the Independence of the head of the church depends our independence. If his inde pendence Is mit secured we shall never possess Home really and In security.' "Vi-tor Hitman lelsympalhizedwith these views." continued the gentleman. "The Garibaldiaus threatened him that unless he occupied Rome and made it his capital they would proclaim the republic and deK)s3 him. The King therefore yielded to them and Tope Plus IX shut himself in the Vatican, a voluntary prisoner. "He did more than till-., however. Over 70 per cent, of the Italians are loyal children of the church. The Pope forbade them taking part In the election', or other civil functions ordered by the I'ledmonlese government. They have been loyal to this day, and the spectacle is presented of a snull minority ruling unified Italy and seiaaiWing for a hand In squandering Its revjn U'n. "To offset I hi- liolicy, the Picdmuiitese King and Chamber of Deputies ordered by clause 101, of the penal decrees, that an priest or bishop who advocates, even In private conversation, the restoration of any part of the Papal States, shall be con demned to penal seritude for life. Such are the opposing policies that are working ruin to unified Italy. ITALY'S DEPLETED TREASURY. "The condition effected Is briefly this: In ISGO there were not more than 70,000 Italians in this country. In 1888, from the port of Genoa alone, 181,000 Italians emigrated to America, and the total emi gration of that year was 290,730. These lauded in America and ranked Italy as the largest European contributor to our foreign population. The drain beforeand since has been simply enormous, but this date is the one I have now most handy and serves as an example. -Again, in 1601, the debt of Italv was $GtiO,000,000. In 1890 it had FVtcllcd to the enormous sum of $2,500,000,000. To-day the national bonded debt of Italy Is more than $2,000,000,000 greater than It was before the taking of Rome, and emi gration and general agricultural depres sion has correspondingly reduced her re sources. It is mere aggravation of misery to mention a commun.il debt of about $300, 000.000 ia excefs or these figures. "To stave off bankruptcy, ccry stiver possible of church or civic property has been condemned to the use of the imperial exchequer. The American College, in 1887, was only saved from this rapacity by the igorous protest of this Government. The goi crnment is now at its wits' ends for money. "There Is a third phase of this contro versy. Home Is not suitable for a capital. Milan, Florence or Naples would be more congenial; and the purpose of the Italian government to make Its capital one of the show places of modern Europe would be more practicable. To change Rome from the Eternal City, with its history, its tradi tions, its archacelogical and art treasures, la impossible. Traditions cannot die un less the spots over which they brood be sown with salt and made desolate. BLOCKS PUBLIC PROGRESS. "It would be as easy to restore Jeru salem as to change Rome. The improve ments, so-called, are everywhere ham pered. It is only lately that the widening of a etrect that encroached on some of Um pots sacred to tradition was stopped by the protest of the German Archaelogical Association, conveyed through and backed np by the German Legation." "These are the conditions. It Is not at all strange, therefore, that negotiations nave been opened by the Quirinal with the Vatican. The proposition lias -been made out and out to cede to the Pope for a specified sum of money a territory about twenty-five miles square with a seaport at Ostia, the old Roman Port. "Xhe general outlines of the proposi tion are that the government shall give the rope practically, a warranty deed to this property, binding itself to dcrend It with the full power or its arms from any encroachment. The Pope on Ids side Is to pay over a sum. variously estimated, but sufficient to rehabilitate Italy's fi nances. As the proposition now stands It Is a mere proposlllon of sale. "This Is what Mgr. Satolll so indignantly and sarcastically scorned In his inter Tlew," continued tho" speaker. "For curiously enough. Pope Leo XIII, docs not take kindly to It. He can not bring himself to the point of bargaining for his birth-right as .he considers It; and the reneral opinion among those well -Informed Is that nothing will be done during his pontificate cither to relieve the gov ernment or to assert his rights. The present Pope considers that the city re-"" stored by Leo. tho Magnificent, Is his and that it is beneath his dignity to pay ransom to a captor who finds more diffi culty In holding his prisoner than the victim rinds to endure. CARDINAL STEINILVUBER'S POSITION. "There are. however, many close to the Pope who favor the plan. "Among them is Cardinal Stelnhauber, s Jesuit, -and a classmate of the Pope's, during his education by the Jesuits. This cardinal is known to stand nearer to the Continued on Second Pass. yftje MAJOR-GENERAL Who to-day assumes Command 1ST BE DISFRANCHISED That Seems To Be South Caro lina's View of the Negro. PBPOSED SUFFEAGE ARTICLE Voter Mum Pay Taxes on Five Hun dred Dollars or Proiierty, He Able to Itiiid, Write or Interpret When Itiiid, u Constitutional Clause, mid Mi'KNtmtlun Must Ho Perfect. Columbia, S. C, Sept. 30. The Consti tutional Convention is on tie eve of action which maj be of the greatest moment to the negro race, and which may excite the whole counir) This vital discussion will hinge upon the proiwsal to disfranchise the negro voter, and the following is a copy of tie prepared article: "The person applving for registration must be able to read and write any section of this constitution, or must thow that he owns and uys taxes on $500 w orth or prop erty lu this Stale, provided that at the first registration under this constitution and np to January I, 1898, nil male persons of voting age who can read a clause In l&4 constitution or understaud and explain it when read to tliem by the registration officer shall be eligible to register and become electors. DRASTIC PROVISION. "A certified record of eery illiterate person thus registered, sworn to b the registration otricer, shall be filed, one copy with the clerk of the court and one In the office of the secretary of State, on or before January 1, 1898. "Any person who shall apply for reg istration nfter January 1, 1898, ir other wise qualified, may be registered, provided be can both read and write any sec tion of the Constitution, or can show that he owns and has paid taxes during the previous jear on property in the. Slate assessed at $500 or more. "The General Assembly shall pro vide by law for the registration of all qualified electors, and shall prescribe the manner of holding elections, and of ascertaining the results of the same, provided, that each of the two parties castiug the highest number of votes at the preceding election, shall have repre sculatiou on the Board of Managers at each precinct, and on the Board of County Canvassers In each county." A brief review of conditions that suc ceeded the war -will show what has led up to the present propositions. For eight years the Federal Govern ment Imposed a cruel and pitiless luiynnct rule upon the people of South Carolina, trampling their pride into the dust and supporting those who pillaged and insulted them. The history of that reign of cor ruption and desolation Is a black chapter. It was Inevitable that a bitter reaction must come, and the Southern leaders warned the people of the North again and again that, they were attempting an im possible task; that the white minority of the State would never submit to the domi nance of a black majority. TILLMAN'S PLAN. From 1868 to 1878 the negroes were In full control of South Ca rollna,, and the Com monwealth was plundered and debauched. More than $22,000,000 was added to the State debt. The State was afterward compelled to annul a large part of the Indebtedness created by the negro legislation. At last the white race secured control of the government acain, and the old Bourbon aristocracy had undisputed sway under the leadership of Wade Hampton, the idol of South Carolina. The negro voters had an overwhelming majority, but by fraud and force no one here wdl attempt to deny It the supremacy of white men was main tained. Those who condemn this must not forget the almost hopeless problem con fronting the State Senator Tillman's explanation of the new plan to disfranchise the illiterate negroes -of South Carolina, is that the people arc tired of asserting white su premacy by cither fraud or violence; that they arc anxious to accomplish .their purpose In the daylight and by forms of law. This Is the sense of the whole convention. "There Is not a dissenting voice. Ilowcvcr bitter the debate may become and however roughly the Senator" rides over the dele gates, all arc agreed upon one thing, that the constitution must be so fashioned as to prevent the negro majority in South Carolina from ever again obtaining a con trolling voice, either by Itself 'alone or In combination -with a dissatisfied faction of the whites. International Cricket Gnmo. Cricket Grounds, Haverford, Pa., Sept. 30. The International, cricket match be tween the Oxford Cambridge team and the picked team from the Philadelphia clubs, which began on Friday, was resumed at 11 o'clock this morning. Tile Morninjr, Eveiiliuj aud Snuday Time delivered to your bouse cost yon but 1 2-3 cents n day, or SO cents a month. fWP Vm V lis. if I'm VilP "7 I n w WASHINGTON, NELSON A. MILES, of the Army of the United States. BE HOPES SOON TO BE FREE Durrant Discusses His Future and Prefers a Warm Country. Show n MyMcrlou- Medicines ly a Cen tral Aineric-iin Litdy, He Wants to Practice With Them. Sau Francisco, Sept. 30 Durrant, in an interview this morning, expressed great gratitude for the many kindnesses shown him. Then he reverted to his plans for the lime when he might be a Tree man once more. "There has- been uo change as to de tails since my imprisonment. I looked forward to the lime when I could fol low my sister to Germany aud pursue my medical studies at lieielcilierg for four or five jears." Afterward I expected to go tn Central America to practice med icine. "Shortly before my arrest a ladv friend. who shall be nameless, brought me some iucuiciucs uscci oy inc luctians or mat country with great success. She ex plained their virtues, and I liccamc greatly interested in them, and was rully resolved to use them In my practice iu the South. I believe I would like a tropical climate. "Surgery would bo my specialty It I nnnn..,..ii ii L.,i , " , ,. f ivi iwru iiuiiiuuJiJi.1; iv tivjuiv" uciuiuuiKii accomplished my ambitions. I foundltl,vere ,i) iug. and no effort was being made .dim,,uiij i,in:iiiii, uuu x lull! K 1 might be successful In that line liecause I have observed that those who liave me chanical skill and can make workings, drawings and models always become good surgeons. My studies in a civil engineering course helped to make me an adept at drawing." Referring to the trial, he said the most trjing feature was the curiousity of the crowd. He had nlwayt,attended to his own business and he was surprised to find how many hundreds there are who do not do the same. "I overhear such remarks as 'He's a fit subject for the hangman.' That Isn't par ticularly cheerful, you know," he said with a laugh, in which Chief Jailer Sattler joined. The accused expressed much indignation at the story published in one of the dailies that he turned pale and shrank away when Warden Hale, or the San Quentln State prNon. entered the courtroom. "I did not know until I saw the picture that the man who shook hands with Mr. Morse was the hangman," he said. "I put down the paper in ilicgust, and have not looked at It since. I did not have the least curiosity as to who the man was, to say nothing ot turning pale at seeing him. Keither'my father nor mother knew who he was. so they could not have shown any concern." The calm face looking out from the wicket of cell No. 29 took on a shade of firmer determination with the answer to the question, whether going upon the stand would not be a severe onleal. "I don't dread It in the least," was the answer. "I have my one simple story the truth to tell. That is all I can do. I have seen what a cross-examination is and I don't know whether 1 will stand or fall down under It. I am trusting to a higher power than mine." KEELEY CUHE LICENSE. Institutions Must Pay Their Fees for Selllnc Whlky. B wight, 111., Sept. 30. A dispatch from Leavenworth has been published saying that the Internal revenue officials have received notice from tho Department In Washington to collect retail liquor license from the Keeley Institution at the National Soldiers' Home at Fort Leavenworth, and tli.it the eovernor of the home refuses to make payment, claiming the Government runs the Keeley cure and the home is conse quentlyn partnerln thebuslness. This has brought out tho statement from an of ficer of the parent Institution here that' the Keeley Institute at this place and throughout the country have been paying Government license for three years. This has been done under protest rather than contest tne matter. Tho license has not been paid for selling whisky, but merely as a revenue demanded by the Government for privilege of pre scribing -whisky in curing Inebriates. BULLS HAD SOAIE FUN. Chased Matadors Around the nine and Hoisted Them Over the Fence. Los Angles, Cal., Sept. 30. What was advertised as a bull fight came off yester day at Agricultural Park. Humane Officer Hulchins was on hand to stop the fight In case any crucltv to animals was shown, but he had no occasion to Interfere. Six bulls were exhibited and seemed to enjoy the sport as much as the matadors. The only weapons used was a red flag, and the affair was In reality a game of bide and seek, the bulls being the ag gressors. Several of the matadors were caught and rolled on the ground and one was as sisted to the top of the fence inclosing the arena in a most undignified manner, but no serious accident occured. Can't Tay Interest. 'New TorV. Sept 30. The board of direc tors of the Oregon Improvement Company at a meeting held Saturday decided that the payment of the October Interest on the $6,4iH,000 of consolidated second mort gage 5 per cent bonds was impolitic, as the money would have to be borrowed. The interert amounts to J310.490. The interest win accordingly oe uerauited. T)L O., MOKOAY; SEPTEMBER 30, 1895. T2 WORLD'S MB HEM? Curious and Conical Queries ln: to Which Paris is Plunged. CAUSED BY INTENSE" HEAT The Drought mid Temperature Itrenk the Hecord for Two Hundred Years. Rivers Getting Low and Much Sick ness Threatened Peculiar Recur rence of Fuye'a Comet. (Special to The .Times.) (Copyrighted by James Gordon Bennett.) Paris, Sept. 30. The Intense heat ex perienced during the palt ten days con tinues without any sign of abatement. M. Flammarion, in an Interesting communi cation on the October sky, that appeared iu the European edition of the Herald yes terday, said that "since meteorological observations were first begun In France that Is to ray, more than two hundred years go there never has been a month of Sep tember co fine, to warm, dry, and so en tirely free from, clouds." A special telegram front Kiel observa tory, which was published in tl.e Herald yc6tcrdav, announced that: the approach of the periodical Comet of Fave had been discovered by Professor Javelle, of the Mce .observatory. CAN IT BE POSSIBLE? Without taking an alarmist view of affairs, it may be ivelUto point out the theory so graphically developed in M. Flammarlon's book, "La Fin du Monde." In that work a collision between a comet and the earth is described with astronomical precision, and during the extraordinary phenomena that ensued there -was unusual heat, the first phases of which were similar to those now prevailing In Northwestern Larojie. Catrlt be imsslblcthat the present high temperature Is the precursor of a terrestrial smashup -with Fajc's comet? RIVERS ARE LOW. Be that as it may, however, the continued drought and tiea tare-causing serious Incon veuieuirs all over Europe- The Seine, Marne and Loire have never been so low as now, and a water famine In numerous districts seems to be impending. Slight fevere are becomltig prevalent, aud animals are suffering. Cases of sunstroke are numerous In Great Britain and on the continent, and the wcat her reports I ndlcn te that the la rgeantl cj clone still covers all Western and Central Europe. The ccmct referred to ln,the foregoing dispatch wasflrstdiscoveredbyM. Fajcof the Faris Observatory, on Novciubcr 22, 16 13. Its period wasfixedatnotitultcsevcn years and a halt, and its first reappearance was predicted for April 3. 1851, when it came In sight very punctually. It was de cided that no parabollccurvcfwould satisfy the conditions of its motion'; oiul an elliptic orbit of small ee-ccntriclty wa'a assigned toit. Its last return, also announced from the .VicesObservatory, was tovnrd the end of 1888. w, ' " t-z SPHKADING DIPltTUBULV. Strniici' HeportH ItPcardlimOporntloiiK of the ChriMlmi SclentlMn. Chicago, Sept. 30. A special from In dlanaiiolls says: The alarming spread of diphtheria in the city has Killed the atten tion of the Indianapolis health department to a serious state of affairs, arising from the practice of the Chnstlaii8clcntuts. In some cases Sanitarium Wjnu lias been refused admittance to homes wnerechildren to save tliem except by faith doctors, who knelt nt the bedside and prayed uutil lire had eleparted. In tlio tiortmvestern ilart of the city the sanitary oiricers In aril ot several 'atal cases that had not been reported. It Is charged by the health otlidate that the Christian Scientists have been mectlngin a body at the bedside or diphtheria lulietits, going from one house to another and carry ing the disease Into placet where the in mates had nut been exposed. When taken before the coroner some of the witnesses refused to be -sworn. Many or the people giving the health department trouble In tills manner are well to do resi dents and fairly well educated. It Is said that wholesale arrests will be made this week. HOPE TO SETTLE. AcrcPinent Under Wliixfey Trust Llti catlon Hoped for Soon. Chicago, Sept. 30. A morning paper says: Whlkv trust litigation has not Ixcn settled, notwithstanding reports to the contrary given out Saturday In Kew York. It was learned yestcrdavi that the factions have agreed on certain points in the set tlement, but there are otllcr dilflcultics remaining. I The principal point gained to far is the agreement or Me-sen. Grcenhut and Morris to return $1,000,000 worth of bonds at the price paid by them, to cents on the dollar. Thos. A. Moran, one of the Chicago attorneys for the reorganization com mittee, returned from New York Saturday night, and Nathan llljur, the committee's New York counsel, arrived yesterdav. Both declined to say anything further than that the agreement between Messrs. Grcenhut and Morris on one side and the committee and, receiver on the other had not been consummated. It was learned from other sources.that the parties to the litigation hope to arrive at a complete settlement inside of ten days.. CRISIS IN AHGHNTINA. President Urlhnra So Weak That He May Soon Abdicate. New York; Sept. 30. ThoHerald's special cable from Buenos Ayres says: That a political and presidential crisis Is looming up in Argenllna'all classes of poli ticians now believe. President Urlbura, it Is said. Is well a,ware-that such a crisis Is no fantasy, and many well infgrmed persons assert that he does not long desire to pre side over a government thes existence of which is menaced. The president Is at present making a de termined attempt to keep political leaders on his side, but he is said to be certain that a strong opposition to hint exists. He has now before him the nolltloal and financial problem presenrcdby thejftnanrial schemes favored by the Senate agalost'the protest of Finance Minister Romero. The public Is anxiously awaiting the president's action in die case.Tand curiosity is expressed as to whether or cot he,uastuc political strength of character to permit of his vetoing these schemes. NO BADGE -OF-JjERVlTUDE. Members of Amnicaniated Associa tion. Object to-Such OLivery. Chicago, Sept. 30. Rail and steel plate workers In the Illinois r Steel & Iron Company plants, who are-members ot the Amalgamated Association, consider it an Indignity to be Jiiade to wear while at work a badge with a number on it. They object also to the. clock system by which each man keeps his own time by turning a key in. tbefregister when he startsat workandquiUptuffebt. A conference of the fcommillees from Bay View, near.MllwaulcecV Jobet, North Chi cago, Bridgeport antt-rat6 Chicago took place 8atardaynlKhVJB?tb6 rooms of the Amalgamated 'Assocmtioa ia Chicago. About sixty delegates were present. A grievance coouatttce wfls appointed to wait upon the steel jKople.to-day.and in case ot a further1 rerusal the Pittsburg conference will be appealed to. - m The Morninjr, BVentng und Sunday Times delivered to yjcrar 'bonne-cost yon bat T 2-3 cents a day, or SO cents a month. - Crimes M. LOUIS The Eminent French Bacteriologist, NEST OF m PATRIOTS Mysterious Steam Yacht' Near the Mouth of St. John River. LOADED WITH QUEER BOXES Culm us Landed nt New York and Re port Stealing of Stores at Nnnsau by- ii SiMiiiKluu Steamer Story That Secretury Olney Has Warned Span ish Government Is Pure Fiction. New Tort, Sept. 30. A special from Jacksonville, Fla., says: There are indi cations that a Cuban expedition is prepar ing near the mouth of the St. John's River. In one of the creeks is a mjsterlous steam yacht with only a few persons on board. No one Is allowed to board her. Many packages and various kinds of boxes of all sizes are shipped to her from this city, going down to Idlewlld, a small station fifteen'mtles from here and about one mile from the anchorage of the vessel. It Is rumored that the Cubans have a biding place on one or the ojster shell Islands nearthe mouth of the river, and that they nreccamulatlng,'a8ijt.supply-tf J arms ana, ammunition tor anotner expedi tion. It would be easy for a vessel to drcip Into the mouth of the river, go to the Island, "iX, the supplies and be otf before the in telligence could reach this city. Petitions are being signed all over the StateasklngCongresstorecognizcthcrlghts of Cuba and accord belligerent rights to the patriots. NOTHING TO GUAHD. Cubans Who Went to Protect Stores Foiind Them Stolen. New York, Sept. SQ On. the British steamer Antllia, which arrived this morning from Nassau, New Providence-, were eight Cubans in thesccond cabin. It was said on board thesteamer that the party went to Nassau from this port on the Antllia with the intention of taTitig charge or a quantity or anus and ammuni tion for the Cuban insurgents, which had been In store and left on Grassy Cay. When they arrived at .Nut-sau. however, they found all the munitions had been stolen by a sponglug schooner and brought to Nassau, where ttiey were seized by the autnoriiies. Consequently there was nothing for the eight Cuban; to take charge of and guard so chev returned to New York on the return trip, of the Antllia. PUHi: FICTION. So Say Madrid Official, of Reports From United States. London, Sept. 30. The Spanish em basy here authorizes the United Press to nuke the following Matcnicut- Thc Spanish e-mbdssy has communicated by telegraph with the Foreign Ofrice at Madrid iu regard to the minors published In the American papers, and reproduced in the Loudon new-paper, to the etfect that Secretary Oltiey had warned the Spaulh minister nt Washington that the iusurrection in Cuba must be crushed within three mouths, otherwise the Unif-J States government will adopt a differei.i. policy from the one hitherto observed. To this communication the (Spanish For eign Otfice has muled that the news paper statement referred to Is pure fiction. The relations between Spam and the United States, the reply adds, are smooth and-harnjouious, and there are not the slightest signs of friction. PROSPECTS OF RECOGNITION. Friends ot Cuba Are Urglne Action on the Administration. Much pressure is being brought to bear to induce the Administration to give some en couragement to the Cuban revolutionists. Politicians who believe that the cause of the Cuban Insurgents is4popuIar with the voters of the United States urge that Im mediate steps bctaken to give the revolu tionists recognition as belligerents. Secretary Olney has given the matter a great deal of attention, and It Is reported that he does not believe that the time has come lor the United States to take any ac tion ialhe matter. In addition to the fact that the insur gents have not yet made sufficient prog ress toward the establishment or a govern ment to entitle them to make a strong claim Tor recognition 'Secretary Olney fears that If the United States should give them recognition at this time such action might be completely nullified by Spanish victories, which would crush the insurrec tion. Should it become apparent that Spain Is making headway ami that the insurrection; will soon be quelled, the Administration will not take any steps In the matter. If, however, the campaign should drag on for months. American interests lu Cubit in the meantime Buffering, the Administration would take a hand in the matter. It is not probable that In this event the Government would act alone, but one or more European nations would be asked to join with the United States in making such representations to Spain as would lead to the conclusion or peace with the guarantee of such concessions to Cuba as might be necessary to restore tranquility in the Island. WHISKY DID IT. Young Man Gives Ills Mother a Prob- ably Fatal Shot. Auburn, N. Y., Sept, 30. Wlnne Nye, whose home Is In Auburn, went to 8 tier- woods Saturday to visit his father antU mother. He- was- Intoxicated and carried a bottle with him. ye The mother took the bottle from him Sunday at noon, and in a drunken frenzy: be pulled a revolver and shot her.' ' Nye was arrested and brought to Auburn on Sunday. The mother is In u- critical" condition, and the doctors say she cannot live PASTEUR. for Whom all France Is In Mourning. SIX MEN BLOWN TO ATOMS Premature Blast in a Stone Quarry Explodes With Terrible Effect Number of Other Quarry Worker Are Seriously In lured. But It I Thought AH Will Kecover. Kansas City, Sept. 30. A special from Indepenelem-e, Mo., says: A premature ex plosion In a rock quarry seven miles uortli- esat of Independence, at 6 o'clock last night, five men and a boy losing, their lives. The dead are: Miles McTiernan, contractor. Thomas Ferguson, fourteen-year-old son of John Ferguson, a farmer. Danltogers. Pat Welsh. Charlc Tructt. Unknown Italian. All the dead, except the boy, are of Kan sas City. In addition to these, John Ferguson, father of the boy killed, anil Joe Fleming, and an unknown Italian, were seriously Injured by lling recks, but it Is thought that all of theie will re-cover. Two blaFts were set Just lierore quitting last night, one on top of a large ledge of rocks, the other much higher and further up the ewe oi tr.e mil- muso were to oe touchednrh wires from an elric "J" a be men took refuge under the ledge of trck..lrnmvdiately; .beneath the flrt blast, lcie'Edljii.t.touch off Jlipone hlgbfcr up. By a ml'takc the blast, over the ledge was fired Ilrst The explosion torc-foose the whole ledge or rock, aud the imrcenw mass fell forward upon the men. Ail the iKHltes were recovered during the night except tho'o of "Mr. MrTlcruana and those which are still beneath the blast. McTiernan Is at the head of the Kansas City Contsruction Company, the leading firm or Uh kind in the city. WANTED FOR FOBGEIir. A Mini With Many Alln.es Arrested in Florida. Orlaudo. Fla., Sept- 30.-Clty Marshal J. W- Preston yesterday pulled Robert. Bascom, alias Frank Smith, alias J. C Smith, alias Frank Lcfton, alias Left on Alexis Clark, wanted In Baltimore for for gery. A reward or $150 wa offered for his arrest. He located In August, 1803, at PhllippI, W. Va.. In the business of bu) ing and ship ping produce, doing a heavy business with i induce aud commission merchants in la Itimore. In beptemlier. 1894, be went to Baltl more, and utilized his acquaintance Willi the commission men by passing on them a numlicrs ot forged certiried checks for large amounts, since which he has been dodging the officers m several States CAMBRIDGE TRACK TEAM. Off for Berkeley Ovul to Practice for Coiiiliicr Gumcs. New Haven, Conn., Sept. 30. The Cam bridge track team, which has been here at the Hotel Majestic- for a month, left to-day for Morris Heights, N. Y., where they will be quartered till the games with Yale Sat urday. The team prac-tleed a little at the Yale fk-ld early this morning, as they will be obliged to attend the reception given by the Harvard Club, of New York, to-night. In company with the Yale crack team, and could not wort this afternoon. The Cambridge men will practice on the Berkeley oval till the games Saturday. MONUMENT OF STONES. Daughters of Revolution Uniquely Re member Miles Stuudlsh. Boston, Sept. 30. The spot where Mile Stundtsh landed September 29, 1U21, in Squantum. was marked to-day bya unique monument, composed of round stones brought by members or the Daughters of the Revolution and kindred sne ietles and placed in position by a mason. The address wasby Hon. Charles Francis Adams. Other societies participating were that ot the Colonial wars, whose membership includes descendants of Standish and other of the Plymouth worthies of that date. Sons of the American Revolution, Quiitcy His torical Society and Bostonla Club. PROF. ROBINSON EN IIODTE. He- Comes to Take Ills Chair In the Catholic University. New Haven, Conn. .Sept. 30. Prof . Wro. C. Robinson, of the Yale law school, has ac cepted the position of dean of the depart ment ot sociology at theCathohc University, Washington, and left forthatplace today. Prof. Robinson Is one of the oldest mem bers ot the law school faculty. Is the author ot several treatises on law, and his loss will bo keenly felt here. It Is hopod that he may be secured for a few weeks in the yearns a lecturer in the Yale law school graduate courses. WALKER'S APPOINTMENTS. G. A. R. Commander Will Make Up His Cabinet This Week. Indianapolis. Ind., Sept. 30. It is made known that Conimnnder-in Chief Walker, of the G. A. R., will not reappoint Quartermaster-General Burst, but that the place will go to Department Commander Powell, of Illinois. Secretary ot State Olln, of Massachusetts, will be appointed inspector general Commander Walker hopes to issue a general order. this week announcing his ap pointments , ASHORE IN CHESAPEAKE. T.nck of Plant Steamer-'Mnrgaret in Lust JNIght's Storm. Norfolk, Va..Sept.30. The Plant steam er Margaret, frsra Newport News toTampa, Fla., dragged anchor anil went ashore four miles Inside of Cape Hcnry.lnCh.sapeake Bay. last night during a heayy blow. The vessel Is badly brotcji.Jier star board side being gone. All hands were saved. The Morning, Evening mid Snuday Times delivered to your hoite eot you but t-2-J cent u day, or GO cents a mouth. THB MORNINQ TIMES fflVM M the news. It la supplied by the United Press and the Bennett Cable Service, supplementedby the Asso ciated Press Service. The Morning Times leads In News. ONE CENT. Cmil BOWS TO BRITAIN His Celestial Majesty, Awed By By War Vessels, Yields. ONE VICEROY IS DEGRADED Just um Admiral Boiler, Commanding Oriental Squadron, isMaxMlng Cruis ers and Gunboats at Woo-Saiic the Chilli's Government Conclude Dis cretion In the Better Part of Valor. London, Sept. 30. The government has received Information that China has yielded to the pressure of the British ultimatum by degrading the viceroy of Sze-Chuen and ac-i-ordlng In full the other demands of Great Britain. ADMIRAL ARRIVES. A dlpatch from Shanghai says that-the British Admiral, Buller. commanding the Chinese squadron, arrived at Woo-Sung on Saturday on board the warship Edgar. Tbeother English war vesselsatWoo-Sung are the cruisers Caroline, Undaunted and Archer, and the dispatch boat Alacrity. COMPLETE THE LIST. The war sloop Daphne and the gunboat Firebrand are at Shanghai, and at various ports up the Yang-Tse-KIangaretliecrulsers Rainbow, Spartan, and Aeolus and the gun boats riover and Swilt. London, Sept. 30. A dispatch from Shanghai to a news agency says that Ad miral Buller, with fourteen British war ships, will go to Nanking on Wednesday. If the Viceroy of Nanking falls to comply with the British demands immediately upon the arrival ot the fleet, the dispatch adds, there will be very serious results. CHANGE IN THE COMMISSION. Merrill Takes Barber's Place in the Kueheiicf Investigation. A change has been made in the naval member of thu Cheng -Tu I nv castigating commission. Commander Francis M. Barber, naval attache to the United States legations In Tokyo and Pekin, was recently ordered to duty in connection with this commis sion, but owing to illness it has been found necessary to direct him to remain In Tokyo. The Navy Department has directed tho detail or Lieut. Commander Johu P. Mer rUt. executive orncer or the Baltimore, as Commander Barber's successor. Immediately upon his arrival lu Pekin it is expected mat the commission will start Tor Cheng-Tu, as, accordlt g to a dis liatch received from Minister Deuoy yester day, protection for the organization has been ordered from the governors of the provinces through which the cemmissiou will pass In order to reach the scene or the missionary outrage-. It will be- several weeks berore the commission, reaches Its destination. it is nopett mac oy me ena oi .-vovemoer I m t.olntil r ivmnivi-tr tt rhiinir.Tt. tI1 1S uuniuiHiij ,1'ivrjjnjAii uv viiicuh M.JJ u uo punisneci anu me united states given an indemnify ror the Injuries sustained by our citizens- The question of indemnity for the Ku Cheng missionary trouble has not yet beeh taken up by the State Department, as its first tffcit has been to -secure, the punish Inent of those implicated in these riots. AWOKE AT A PISTOL'S POINT. Mr. Gordon Grubbed a Clmlr.md tho Bnrdiir Fled. Another sensational burglary has come to light since the details of the Stewart affair have become public. It appears that Mr. E. H. Gordon, who lives at No. 917 E street northwest, was awakened about 3 o'clock Friday morning by a man In his room. The Intruder lighted a match and when Mr. Gordon arose presented a revolver at his head. Gordou grabbed a chair and the burglar ran down the stepe. out into the street. The midnight marauder ran. followed by a watchman, who Is employed at the Patent OWice. Arter giving "chase for some time the man managed to evade the watchman and madegooel his escap-. Mr. Gordon found that a pair of "arrings belonging to his wife and his revolver had been "stolen. The matter has been reported to the police and every effort will be made to apprehend the burglar. RUNAWAY AT A FUNERAL. Horse Dashed Iiitoalleurseinid Threw Out the Corpse. Easton, Pa., Sept. 30. While the funeral corte-gc of the child of Wm Laubach, of Riegclsville, was on Its way to the Straw Church, in Warren county, Sunday after noon, the horses drawing the Laubach family took freight at the riiging ot the gong at tLe Slocker crossing ot the Cen tral railroad of New Jertey and mn away The animal struck-the hearse and upset It, throwing out the corpse The hearse was wrecked and Its driver, William Bloom, received severe injuries to his spine. The Laubach family escaped Injury, but the ladies were terribly shocked. WATER METER LAW. Its Application Referred to the Dis trict Attorney for Decision. The period fixed by the District Commis sioners In their re-cent order, during which livery stables, manufactories, hotels and other large establishments were required to introduce water meters, expires by lim itation to-day, but there will be no summary executlonof tlielawagainstthedelinquents. The point has been raised, and was dis cussed to day, that the proper time for the meters to be placed Is.it the beginning or the fiscal year, and In onlcr thatthis Issue shall be settled ac-cording to the law In the case the question has been referred to the attor ney ot the District for his opinion. Dcpurtuient rgrsonuls. John S. Miller, commissioner of Internal revenue, has returned from his v aeatlon and resumed his duties at the Treasury De partment to-day. Mr. Miller is much im proved iu health by his outing. Assistant Secretary Wike. ot the Treas ury, has returned from bis t'lome lu Illi nois, where he spent his vacation. Postmaster General Wilson today re turned to Washington from his home, Charlestowu. W. Va. Second assistant Postmaster General Nellsou has gone to New York city, to be present at the opening of the new street railway mall service on the Third Ave nue line to-morrow. Commissioner of Iudian Affairs Browning has gone to Chicago, and General Supc White, of the railway mad service, let for Baltimore on official busluess. Masons Will Help Lay It. The corner-stone or the Fifteenth Street M. E. Church will be laid October 8. Bishop Hurst will preach and the Masonie Order will participate In the ceremonies. Send Infant in Park. The body of an infant was found in Judiciary Square, just back of the City Hall, aliout 8 o'clock this morning. 11 was, taken to the Sixth precinct station and remains in the ward. The coroner will Investigate the case this alternooe De Wltto to Resign. Berlin, Sept. 30. The Kleine Journal asr serts that ilu Immediate resignation ot M. De Witte, Russian minister or rinance. Is assured. 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