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MINISTER JNDRABE HERE
He Declines (o State the Status
.of the Treaty.
-PROBABLY BEEN APPROVED
With Judge Storrow He Arrived
From A'enezueln Yesterday Min
ister Says the General Sentiment
Is In Favor of the Protocol Very
Friendly to This Country.
New York, Dec 26.-Senor Josu Andrade,
Venezuelan Minister to t he United States.
andMr JamesJ-Storrow.of Boston, eouiisiil
for the Venezuelan government before tlie
Boundary GommNmi, who went to Caia
cas a month or so npi with the protocol of
the Venezuelan agreement for the settle
mentor tlie boundary dispute between Eng
land and Venezuela, and to secure its
ratification by President Crespo and the
Venezuelan congiesfi, returned to this
onunlry today on the steamer Caracas. They
vero in.-! on th lr arrival in Brooklyn by l he
Venezuelan consul general and an .-ut-jche
of the legation at Washington They ,,,rt
shortly arter their arrival for the "apital.
While both Minister Andradeand Counsel
Etorrow refused to make a definite state
ment, it -was withered that the minister
returns wit Ji the proioeoInpprovd by Pret'
dent Crespo, and that he is ready to ne
gotiate its ratification with Great Brlatin.
" A to the alleged disapproval by Vene
zuela of tlie clause in the agreement -which
fulls to rccoirnize the voreigiiiy of tlie
country by giving it direct represont.ition
on the commission and the fifty-year oc
cupation provision, it was explained that
those contentions did not arise from the
government, but from a few sensational
and Irresponsible newspapers, winch are
clenrly ignorant of the true meaning of
the document.
Chance of Sentiment.
When tlie agreement was fully understood
ly the people the most able men of Vene
zuela publicly advocated it and advised
its unnualif ied approval. Then tlier was a
change ofscntlnientand a wave of applause
twept through tie-country It was the gen
eral sentiment that in the United States
they bad a friend at whose hands-they
would lose nothing.
.Minister Andrade seemed very happy
when he stepped from the steamer today.
To sroprosentativeof the United Assooiated
Presses he said:
I have written and telegraphed all I
have to say and it lias been published in
Amotion. I cannot say anything more on
the question jii'-t now."
"It is said you ome here empowered bj
President Crespo to sign the treaty tn
behalf f Venezuela,'" said the rej orter.
"Thatisa matter! cannot withpioprlety
discuss," he replied ""Nor cj.ii I ted jou
whether r.r not the treaty is j-ailFfnetory
to my couiitrj. Thci-e are diplomatic mat
ters on winch 1 cr.nt.ot be interviewed "'
"Do j on ants ipate any objection from
the Venezuelan congress when it meet-.
In Februaiy to receive the treat ?"
"'As to that I will answer that I "o
naV'he replied, smilingly.
Agreement Is Satisfactory.
Honor Andrade then handed the reporter
a clipping from a Caracas newspaper which.
lie said, represented the ideas and views
of the people of his country. It road.
"In the matter of tlie boundary agree
ment th" unwarranted attacks upon the
government are based on no solid argu
ments, and we are surprised to see such
rumors .set afloat after everything con
corning the boundary question has been set
tled satisfactorily.
"The United States has been the friend
and representative of Venezuela to put it
exactly, Venezuela, through its friend, the
United States, negotiated the treaty. It
is in all essential parts the same treaty
us Venezuela offered to Great Britain
forty years ago, and which Great Britain
refused. Under the fifty-year clause the
only tenitory which Great Britain will
have are the settlements between the
EssequilKi and the Pomaroon rivers.
"The fifty-year clause will exclude
Great Britain from the Orinoco country
and the Cuyunl River, which is the por
tion of the country Venezuela is especially
desirous of keeping."
Friendly to This Country.
Mr. Storrow was not inclined to discuss
the tieaty. "Two or three papers." he
said, "went off half-cocked and wrote
articles against the treaty. Public men,
jurists and diplomats wrote intelligent
articles of tlie agreement in the news
papers and after awhile tlie people under
stood itcleaily and opinion quickly changed.
It was commended generally just before
we left the country, two ex-nunister.s to
England being among lU advocates.
"Tlie feeling in the country ir very
friendly to the United States and one
hears kind words ferAmericaus onall sides.
President Crespo is especially cordial
toward the United States. He is a man
of powerful influence in his country and
Is very popular.
"His influence would alone go a great
way toward securing the adoption of the
-agreement. He received a very courteous
letter from President Cleveland which
moved him greatly, lie wrote a reply in
the same strain. As to the stories of a
possible revolution in the country, they
are simply nonsense. If any such outbreak
was likely to occur I would .certainly not
have left."
TWO FORGERS PARDONED.
Were the Most Noted Characters in
the Albany Penitentinry.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 2G. Gov. Atkinson
today pardoned Harry Hill 4ind Sidney
Lasccllos, better known as "Lord Der.s
ford." -
These were two of the most noted char
acters in the penitentiary. Both were
convicted of forgery.
Hill's case caused a scandal involving
some prominent families. Bercsford pre
tended to represent English capitalists
and swindled some parties in Iconic, Ga.,
-with wljom he -was negotiating for the pur
chase of Iron properties.
Both Hill and Bercsford had sixteen
months longer to serve.
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' WelfKnown Virginian Dead. .
Richmond, Va., Dec. 26. Hon. William
Llvenstein, State senator from this dis
trict, a lid president pro lem of the senate,
died suddenly tonight. He had been in
ill-health for some time, however. Mr.
Llvenstein had been almost continuously a
member of the Virginia general assembly
for about twenty-six years, and had been
prominent In benevolent orders, partial
larly Hebrew orders.
Ivy Institute Business College, Sth and K.
None belter S25 a year, da or night
HELD FOR .COUNTEKFEITTNG.
Strong: Evidence Against Z. H. YorJr,
Arrested in Chicago.
Chicago, Dec. 26. -Z. IL York is a Federal
prisoner here on the charge of violating
the Treasury laws, and the SecretService
office has four photographic counterfoils of
national bank notes so cleverly colored as
to deceive an ordinary person.
York, who boaided at 1837 Michigan
avenue, was a daily caller at the United
States Express Company's orfiee for the
package containing t lie counterfeits, which
had been forwafded from Detroit, but de
livery was refused until York furnished
Identification and a description or tlie con
tents. -When York did neither the suspicions
of Special Agent E. D. Eddy, of tlie com
pany, were aroused and he, opened the
package. He found in a small wooden pack
ing'box three pieces or coal wrapped in
paper and the copies or the batik bills -n
thin Cliinese paper and cleverly pasted
together.
One or the bills had the back upside down.
The signatures were traced in Ink, Two of
the WIN were copies of a $5 note or tile
National Rink of Commerce, New 1'ork
City, and two were copies of $10 bills of
the Utica. N. Y., National Bank issue.
United States Commissioner Foote today
held Yprk for the grand Jury. He rerusedro
talk.
SAY THEY WERE BETRAYED
Boston Strikers Make Charges
Against President Young.
Many of the Old Men Refused Work
by the Street Railway
Company.
Boston, Dec. 20. Cars were running
without interruption on all hues of the
West End Street Railway today. .Many of
the cars were run by new men, however
On some of the divisions all the strikes
were given to understand that they would
have to be rehired in order to get the op
portunity of taking out cars, while on
other divisions the old men were allowed
to take out their cars if they presented
themselves at the carhouses on time.
But it was evident that the company in
tend to get rid of the men who were
most active in the strike. Some were not
allowed to take out cars at all, while tho-u
who ran on their tegular trips earlj in
the day were replaced in many instances
by new men later. The new men were
given different badges from those worn
by old men, and this was regarded as an
indication that the company would re
place most of the strikers with new men
as soon as convenient.
There is a good deal of bitter feeling
among the men against the loaders-of the
union. Some of them claim that the
council had bungled tlie whole matter so
badly that it amounted to a virtual be
trayal of the union into the hands of the
company, and upon .sonic or tne divisions
the feeling was particularly bitter against
President Young, who lias been at the head
of the council. They instance his con
flicting orders, leaving them in doubt as
to whether the strike was to be considered
on or ofr, and declared that he was in
capable of managing the affairs of the
union, and they would not consider them
selves tMiund by any action of liisjn future.
The West End Railway Company is under
stood to have discharged all the members
or the conference committee.
President Young, of the Conductors, Driv
ers and Motormen'.s Union, announced this
evening that a public mooting of employes
will he held at Fanueil Hall at 2 p. m.
Monday, for the purpose of presenting the
position of the men and their grievances
The question or again callliigout the men
will be discisssd. Th2 supreme council gave
out a .statement, in winch they say:
"We consider that the company owes us
the privilege of being heard in conefrence.
We, the members of the conference commit
tee, declare that we did all in .our power
to prevent that which occurred: that we
were powerless to stop the trouble, and we
think that the company owes the old
employes their positions and their rating
We know that we have not betrayed the
company and we know that the company
has betrayed us."
DEBS GOING TO COLORADO.
Will Speak There to Help tlie-Jstrllt-ing
Miners.
Terre Haute, Ind., Dec. 20. It is an
nounced that Eugene Debs will go to
Colorado at once to help the Loadville
strikers." He will bpeak in the Colorado
cities, beginning i n Loadville, where there
is to be a big demonstration on his arrival.
President Boyce, of the Western Miners'
Federation, who stopped here on his way
home from, the convention, of the American
Fcderatiort of Labor, says public senti
ment Is'stlif wltli the ."5 ,000 men who went
on a strike against a reduction of 50 cents
a day below the Colorado scale, and that the
men can. hold out Indefinitely, as the miners
in other places are contributing to their
support.
Killed His Companion.
Blank-shear, Ga., Doc. 20 C. M. Stewart
was killed by S. W. Willifcrd at the Iat
ter"f house last night nLout ten miles
north or here. They had spent the day
pleasantly together without quarrelling,
but were both drinking. After reaching
Williford's home Stewart wont to bed,
when he was shot in the head and instantly
killed by Williford, wl o then went to
Marion Dixon and told him he had killed
Stewart, but gave no ronton for doing so
and has given none yet. He is i.ow under
arrest.
Another Lynching; Probable.
Paris, Ky.. Dec. 2C It is expected ihat
a mob will tonight lynch Johnson Howard,
colored, who mortally wounded Police
man Charles Lacey at Cynthlana, Thurs
day night. Howard is hi jail here Tor
safe keeping.
DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Owosso, Mich., Dec. 26.Fire this morn
ing destroyed the large dryer connected
with the Estey furniture factory, together
with 100,000 feet of dry lumber. Loss
$25,000; partially covered by insurance.
Miami, Fin., Dec. 2C Fire this morning
destroyed most of the business portion of
the town. The fire broke out in Brady's
store at 4:30 o'clock and spread north
on t oth sides or Avenue D. The postof
fice and bank building are among those
destroyed. J. Frank, colored, was killed
by the oxplos'on of a gas fountain. The
loss will amounttu about $90,000, and the
total amount of insurance will not amount
to more than $12,000.
Watch for a town. Congress Heighte.
INSIST TIT ICEO LIVES
Many People in Havana Deny
That He Is Dead.
SAID TO BE BADLY WOUNDED'
Iteport Has It That With Careful
NurnhiK He Will He Ahlo to
Join His Troops St runs Opposi
tion Among Spaninrds in Havana,
to Weyler'.s Methods.
Havana, Dec. 20, via Key West, Fla.,
Dec. 20. Maceo's death is fctill the leading
topic of conversation or the people of
Havana. Many stubbornly pel slstin deny
ing the truth of his death,'specially after
reading an anonymous sheet circulated the
other day anr.otmclng that Alacco is alive
and only dangciously wounded, and if care
fully attended is expected to survive and
appear some day atthc Header his beloved
trtops.
This mysterious news has deeply im
pressed tlie credulous people and has given
them a glonm of hope while it has revived
their despondent spiiits. That Macro was
foully dealt with no doubts exist, and even
honest Spaniards admit the fact and ex
press their indignation at a treachery re
pulsive to their chlvahoiss feelings.
It is said that one of the reasons why
Gen. Ochando resigned was that lie de
clined Weyler's orders to entrap Macco.
Weyler then, out of spite, circulated the
news in Madrid that Ochando had dealings
with Maceo and revealed government
plans; also that Ochando allowed Maceo
to cross the trocha into Pinar del Rio.
Campaign of Hloodshed.
It is recalled now that Ochando piomUcd
that he would make important revelations
in the future which will surely throw much
light on the subject.
Weyler's campaign of bloodshed and de
vastation in the province of Pinar del Rio
continues noro vigorously than ever. All
official reports clearly Indicate this fact.
Those leading between the lines know that
the reported capture of Prefccturas' and
camps means simply the destruction of
hamlets, huts and unofrending peasants.
All or the male Inhabitants are killed with
out mercy. The situation is most horrible.
It ib known rrom good authority that
Weyler has issued secret orders to con
sider as bandits all found outside the
town or city limits, and they shall be, there
fore, hhot on the spot. Many honorable
officers are protesting against this or tier
and requesting passports to return to
Spain. They say they came to fight
Cubans and not to kill innocent people.
The representatives or the Horaldo and
the Liberal, at Madrid, have wired their
papers strongly protesting against Weyler's
horrible methods of currying on the war.
The people of Havaim are surprised that
these butcheries should be committed at
their very dours, and reported by the
papers, and no word sent to Spain to
stop the butcheries. Comparisons are
made of England's action in tlie Armenian
atrocities and the question asked the
United States; "Does not tills act in the
hame way?"
Large Insnrgent Army.
The situation "of the rebels in Pinar del
Rio is not so desperate as Weyler alleges,
and many believe that on Tuesday r party
or 500 crossed the- trocha from Havana
province into the Termer. It Is a ract that
the rebels have entrenched in the hills at
least 12,000 well armed and munitioned
troops.
The Spaniards admit the presence or
G,000, and cannot understand Weyler's
declaring the section pacified while so
many are still existing.
It is now known that Calixto Garcia cap
tured the whole convoy, which Gen. Rey
escortcd to Bayamo. This is said to lie
the most important convoy ever sent to
that place.
Another convoy sent to .Tiguani, es
corted by Gen. Bosch, was forced to return,
as they found the place besieged by rebels
under Garcia. There are no details as yet.
It is only known that the government is
rushing troops to that section. Five bat
talions left Batabano this week. Yester
day the rebels burned the townof Calvario
close to Havana and are still very active
around tlie city.
It is known from reliable information
that 2-1,600 sick Spanish soldiers are in the
military hospitals of the island, without
counting the many thousands ill in the
ranks. The Havana hospitals alone have
over 18,000.
Gomez's Location Uncertain.
Communication with the country is diffi
cult and the censorship more rigorous than
ever. Nothing is known or printed of the
rebel movements. Gomez's location is
uncertain and opinions differ. It is only
known that he is steadily advancing.
Numerous sharp fights in Santa Clara
province this week point to his whore
alKiuts, or at least show that large masses
of rebels are in the province.
News rrom Mantua, in the province of
Pinar del Rio, gives the details or an
encounter on December 20, between Lieut.
Llnmio, commanding a b'ody of local guer
rillas and volunteers.
The Spanish Torce, arriving at a place
called Ranclio, round an insurgent camp
from which they were fired upon. Tlie
soldiers returned the Hre, whereupon the
rebels ricd in great disorder, leaving
twenty-three dead on the field. The arms
and effects of the insurgents were cap
tured and their camp destroyed.
Eight of the dead rebels were identified,
but who the others killed were is unknown
to the people residing In Hie locality. The
government force sustained no loss.
This information comes from a Spanish
source, and it is added that by the defeat
of this band of rebels the zone in which
they wore found is entirely cleared of
insurgents. It Is learned from other sources
that the affair was similar to others
where unarmed men wore killed, and.
that the dead alleged rebels were simply
paciflcos who had no means of defending
themselves against the government troops.
Weyler's Prophecy TTnf ulf Hied.
Christmas, the lime set by Captain Gen
eral Weyler In a recent interview in this
city for a decisive turn in the situation,
has come and gone, and to all appear
ances affairs are, with the exception of
the reported death of Maceo, in exactly
the same condition they were when Gen.
Weyler mode his statement.
Last night bands of rebels fired on the
towns of Santiago do Los Vegas, Rancho
Boyeror and Calabazar, all in the province
of Havana. The attacks caused great,
excitement among the inhabitants, who
feared the insurgents -were about to raid
the towns and give them to the flames.
After firing a few shots, which were pro
ductive of no .result beyond scaring the
people,' the rebels withdrew;
The latest'reports concerning the move-
tnents of Gen. Weyler, who was encamped
near San, Crlstc-bnl, is that he marched to
day. No information is given regarding
hiS' objective point. jUe has hail no en
counter with the enemy since his return
to" tlie" province or Pinar Del Rio from
'Havana, notwithstanding his elaborate
plan of campaign which necessitates the
use of ;50,0UO troops; -
WANTEDllGrHTlR CUBA.
School Hoys Rtinl.Awny to Enlist,
But Are -Captured.
Weston, W, Va., Dec. 20. Earl, a ton
or Vice President) kiinst or -the. West
Virginia and Pennsylvania Itniln-ad, with
Roy Hale, llollu Atcblfon and Hule Sher
rnrd, all under twenty jears of age, ran
off ftom home yestefdaj to cnlibt In the
Cuban army.
They were followed bj Mrs. Kuust in a
special train and captured at midnight at
West Mil ford.
BOTH BULLETS WENT TRUE
New York Man Kills His Wife and
Commits -Suicide.
He Had Been In an Asylum and
Insanity In Believed to Have
Caused His Crime.
New York, Dec. 26. Max Becker, a
waiter, this afternoon, shot and killed his
wife Emma and then shot and killed
hiinelf in their apartments at the corner
of Eighty-fointh street and Second avenue.
Whether the shooting was committed in a
sudden fit ot insanity, Becker having .iceu
confined on ope or two occasions in
asylums, or was actuated by jealousy is
not known.
Becker left homt; shoitly after noon
today and returned at about 3 o'clock.
Hair an hour later Fritz Becker, tlie son c.r
the suicide, van screaming to the janitor
and told him that his father had shot his
mother. -. -.
The Janitor ran to Becker's apartments
and a terrible sight met his eyes. On the
floor of the kitchen lay Becker with a
bullet wound in his lctt breast. On the
floor beside htm lay'a revolver, with which
the bloody deed had been done. The man
was dead, the bullet having pierced his
heart.
In the bedroom adjoining the kitchen
lay the dead body of Mrs. Becker, and two
ghastly bullet wounds, nc at the corner
or the lert Jaw, and another behind the
left oar, showed how she had met her
death.
The police authorities were at once
notified and a call for an ambulance was
sent to the Presbyterian Hospital. The
burgeon, who responded, after making an
examination of the bodies, decided that
death had been liiHantaueouR in both
cases.
This evening raurBiddcjHncycr, secre
tary or the Waiters' Union, received a
letter which had been mailed by Becker, iu
which the writer. Ud that he had evi
dence that iiiswlre had' been unfaithful
to him. and that ho had -decided to kill
her. Friends of Mrs.Eecker, however, in
sist that he character -nvns spotless.
EDITOR JOSEPff WEEKS DEAD.
Head of. the American Manufacturer
Stricken With.-Apoplexy.
Pittsburg, Dec. 20. Joseph D. Weeks,
the well-known editor of the American
Manufacturer, died at 7:30 o'clock tins
evening. Late this artcrnoon Mr. Weeks
was stricken' with apoplexy at the ele
vator entrance to the Reiishaw building,
corner of Ninth street and Liberty avenue.
He was on his way to his editorial apart
ments in the building at the time of the
stroke.
Mr. Weeks was unconscious when carried
to his private office. Several physiciins
quickly responded and applied restora
tives. Their efforts were unavailing and
an ambulance removed the sufferer to his
home iu lloniewood, where, three hours
later, he ceased to breathe.
Mr. Weeks has been unusually engaged
recently In connection with his duties as
chairman of the State tax commission, and
had been rushing to qomplelion his report
that it might be ready for piesentation to
the legislature week after next. Mr.
Weeks was born in Massachusetts, fifty
five years ago. For a time he officiated
as a minister and missionary of th.i
Methodist Church in.the South.
ne" served through the war as hospital
minister for the sanitary commission.
Since the war Mr.,Weeks has been more
Or lesss intimately associated with the
Iron and steel industry. He was govern
ment statistician and had the superin
tendence of the national census of 1SS0.
and also that of 1S00, in reference to
coke, glass, manganese, petroleum, and
natural gas. ne was one or the judges
or awards at the Columbian Exposition,
iu the department or mines and mining.
Mr. Weeks visited Europe at the instance
or Governor Hartranft to investigate the
workings of conciliation and arbitration
as a means of settling Jabar disputes.
In.lSO-l he was sent to Europe by the
United States government to investigate
the progress or coke-making on the by
product system. Mr. Weeks was emi
nently -"successful as a business man and
was wide and favorably known. Ho
leaves a grown daughter.
Murder. Added to the Charge.
Mllford, Pa., Dec. 26. -Paul Herman
SchuItz,"who has been confined for some
time in the tombs, Now York, on a charge
of arson, hab bpen Indicted here for the
murder of his wife, by the grand jury of
this county. The authorities will apply
to Gov. Morton, for extradition papers to
bring Sclmltz to Pike county, and if suc
cessful, he will be tried for the crime next
March. S'chulte Is accused of having
killed his' wife near Shohola, on Septem
ber 21, last.
Directory Swindlers Held.
New York, Dec. 26v-Pl.oebe "Wolff, the
Philadelphia young woman who was ar
rested in this city Thursday last, together
with a man claiming to be William Brown,
for working" the .well-known "directory
swindle," were arraigned In the Center
streefpolico court today. The magistrate
held them for Jtrjal'ln $C0O ball each.
Having no hondstuaji, they were again
locked up in theTonibs.
Body Burned -,to a Crisp.
Lakefleld, Out., Dec. 26. Mrs. George
Fostlethwaitc. was burned to death here
this evening. Shcissupposcdtohavefallen
in a "fit while: carrying a lighted lamp,
whlcff'sefc fireilta her clothing. Her body
was burned to a crisp.
Ontario "Banker Assigns.
"Walker, OrifDcc.i 26. F. K. .Messner,
a private. banker, jnfesigued today. Lia-
jblUticsi S80i000; assets, $40,000.
y ET- DEATHJMJHE - HUE
Number of Men Killed by an Ex
' plosion of Gas.
OTHERS FATALLY INJURED
Cause of the Explosion a Mystery.
Rescuers Enter the Shaft and
Bring Out Two Men Groans of
Others Could Be Plainly Heard.
They May Be Saved.
Princeton, Ind , Dec. 20. A terrific mine
explosion occurred in the coal mines of
Maule & Son, a mile from this city, at
2:30 o'clock this afternoon. Nineteen
men were in the mine at the time of the
accident, and up to tills hour (10 p. in.)
nine have been taken out dead and five
fatally injured. Two of the latter died
shortly after being taken out. Their names
are unknown. Two men are still under
ground.
The men, after a lay-off of one day for
Christmas, went down in the mine this
morning to assist in cleaning up the debris
or a small explosion which courred last
Sunday morning. Nobody was Injured in
this explosion, however.
Explosion a Mystery.
It Is just one year since coal was dis
covered here, and the mine harTJeen in
operation less than nine months. It is be
lieved the mine was not sufficiently pro
vided with circulating fans to remove the
foul air and from this cause the explosijn
occurred.
The injured ara in such condition that they
cannot explain the explosion, or give any
clues-which led up to it.
When the disaster was made known the
mine ofricials sent word to every man iu
their employ, anil in a short time had them
at tile shart, ready to descend, but their
erforts were balked by the great clouds of
gas which greeted them.
The big fan was immediately put to work
and has been running for several hours,
drawing the foul air and gas from under
ground,
The force of the explosion was terrible,
as the five men Identified are in a horri
ble condition. One has a head mashed.
In two other cases limbs were blown from
bodies, and they were mangled in ether
ways.
Two Men Jtescneri.
The dead brought to the service were
taken to Undertaker Smith's morgue, where
Coroner Norman it now in charge, holding
inquests.
The mine officials are doing everything
in their power to reach those under ground,
but as it will .probably be twenty-four
hours before any attempt at their -rescue
can be made no hope is held out for them.
The State mine inspector is expected to ar
rive tomorrow morning and an investiga
tion will follow.
Shortly before 11 o'clock the fan had
done such good work that the ga& was
nearly cleared from the mine. A rescuing
part- at once started down and in a short
time returned with David Nolan and James
Turner, who, it Is believed, -will live.
The rescuing party reported that they
could hear men groaning, and it is be
lieved that Mr. Maule, treasurer ond
general .superintendent of the company,
may be rescued alive. The work is being
pushed to the utmost and the men hope
to bring others to the top before morning.
LARGE MILLING FIRM FAILS.
Receiver Ashed for by Norton
Brothers In Illinois.
Chicago, Dec. 26. A commercial failure
of large proportions was recorded this
afternoon by the appointment of the
Chicago Title and Trust Company receiver
for the various properties of Norton &
Co., of Chicago, Lockport, and Romeo, 111 ,
and Niagara Fatls.N. Y.
The firm consists of John L. Norton,
who lives In Lockport, and Lemuel D., his
brother, whose home is in Evanston.
The receivership proceedings before
Judge Hanety wore of the agreed kind,
Lemuel, the plaintiff, alleging that the
affalrsof thcpartnership were complicated,
theassets In danger of being dissipated, and
he petitioned for a dissolution and a re
ceivership to wliul up the business.
John L. assented and joined in the
statement thnt the liabilities did not ex
ceed the assets two to one.
The bulk of the firm's business is located
at Lockport and tlie adjoining town of
Romeo, near this city. The father of the
brothers was a pioneer in that part of
Illinois and really gave Lockport its
commercial start in life by founding the
Lockport Milling Company nearly forty
years ago.
The property owned there consists of a
flour mill with a, capacity of 1,000 bar
rels daily, machine shops, elevator ware
house and an electric light plant Tor sup
plying light to the city.
The firm has also done a large private
banking business, and nearly half rhc peo
ple of Lockport are directly affected by
the failure througli deposits or money.
John L. Norton is also president of the
Norton Milling Company, which operates
a large flour mill at the Madison street
bridge, over the Chicago River, in this city,
although the brothers do not own a con
trolling interest iu that property now.
The company owns a paper mill at
Niagara Falls, and has a large Interest in
the electric power at the Falls. They own
a large grocery store at Romeo, on the
Illinois and Michigan Canal. The main of
fice of the company is in Chicago at 169
Jackson street.
John L. Norton, when feen at his Lock
port home tonight by the United Asso
ciated Presses' correspondent, declined to
make a statement or the assets and liabili
ties of the firm until it could be done in
definite form. It is known that the net
earnings of the milling property have been
$75,000 a year in recent years.
The firm became financially involved in
board of trade speculation some years ago,
one of the brothers speculating without the
knowledge of the other, and other serious
burdenscoming upon tlie firm in the present
hard times, it became impossible to longer
carry on the business.
Olcott Names His "Helpers.
New York, Dec. 26. District Attorney
Olcott today announced the appointments
of the following as first assistants, with
a salary of $7,500 each: Joseph A. Welch,
David Mitchell, Alfred Lautcrbach, son
of Edward Lauterbach, chairman of the
Republican county committee, and Lucas
L. Van Allen.
PrisonersBnrned to Death.
Mansrield, Mo.. Dec. 26. The county
jail at nartvillc, Wright county, was de
stroyed by Tire last night. Two prisoners,
Cfiarles Harper, colored, and Letn Lankln-
etcr, were cremated. - t
CAVE WAS FULL OF RELICS.
Peculiar Find of Two Prospectors
Out In Oregon.
Portland, Ore, Dec. 26. While engaged
in prospecting in the hills back of the John
Day river, near the mouth of Granite Creek,
Elmer Thornburg discovered a tunnel two
and a half feet wide and five feet high
which had evidently been driven into the
mountain side by the hand of mau.
Thornburg and two companions explored
thcdrift.and found that It extended inward
for a distanceor tllrty feet and terminated
in a spacious chamber fourteen feet long,
eight and a half feet wide and seven Teet
high, excavated In the hardest kind of
black rock. The mysterious retreat bad
evidently at one time been tie afcede of
men.
A huge urn-shaped vessel which had been
molded from clay or chiseled from some
formation that would withstand the action
of fire, stood in one corner. It had evident
ly been used for culinary purposes- Scat
tered about the rioor of the chamber were
a large number of peculiarly formed and
decorated pieces of pottery, among them a
huge mortar andpestlcformcdfromgranite.
A fewstoneiinplemeuts were also found, to
gether with a quantltyor flint arrowheads
The walls are covered with hieroglyphics
andlu an alcove wasarudelyformedimage,
possibly Intended for an idol. Everjthing
foundin the chamber was carefullyremoved
and will lie forwarded to the Smithsonian
Institution.
LAUDANUM AS A LOVE CURE
Harry Parker Swallowed Two
Ounces When She Said Xo.
Emergency Doctors Pumped Him
Out anil He Will Live to
Love Again.
narry Parker swallowed two ounces
of laudanum last night, and after the
physicians at Emergency Hospital hod
brought him back to lire, he told tlum
he was the victim of unrequited love.
Harry has a jdrl who doe-s not return
his affection: He tola the girl all 'about
It two weeks ago and when she said sne
really could nor be more than a diatnit
relative to him, lie went out aud began
to buy whisky.
Since then he has kept up the spree
and succeeded gradually in making a
distillery of himself. Last night Harry
was in South Washington and the iluti!
lery was working nicely. He thought
about the girl and the last time he aad
seen her, two weeks ago, when she told
him eo. Gradually the world took oi a
very dreary aspect, and with the assist
ance of "Gilmore" whisky, life finally
became untiearable and the two-onnce
bottle of laudanum was a b.g temptation.
Parker said he swallowed the entire con
tents of the bottle. The physicians say
thattwo ounce.-is enough to kilt four men.
At the hospital they made him n sick I
that he forgot all about the girl and his 1
determination to die- He was sent to a
j wajd later and put to bed. His coudUion
is not serious and the doctors say his
appetite win oe nrst-ctass this morning.
FORCED TO GIVE UP.
Deceiver for Coluuibns anil EoeWng
Coal and Iron Company.
Columbus, Ohio. Dec. 26. -The Columbus
and Hocking Coal and Iron Company, which
escaped the hands of a receiver last sum
mer when it was hard pushed by IhehoUIers
of Its bonds -the Astor estate went into
the hands of Jay O. Moss as Its receiver
on appointment by Judge D. C. Badger, of
the common pleas court, here, thfc even
ing. Moss Is the president of the Mess Na
tional Bank, of Sandusky, and also of
the insolvent company. He entered bond
in the sum of $40,000.
.The receiver was appointed on the ap
plication of the receivers of the Baltimore
anil Ohio Railway Company, who took
eogt ovit judgments against the company
for $63,405 freight charges.
The company owns 13.CC0 acres ofcoal
lands in the Becking Valley and five fur
naces, all of which arc in operation. It
employs 300 miners. The l.onded indebt
edness is S3.10.000.
The representatives of the company here
state that the receivership is but a tem
porary matter and that a meeting of the
creditors and stockholders of the company
is now being held in New Tork to tdjust
the trouble.
Race War in Arkansas.
Little Rock, Ark.. Dec. 26. Brief par
ticular. of further trouble in the lumber
camps of Lafayette county reached here
today. It is to the effect that the negroes
and whit es employed in two lumber camps,
near C anfold. filled up with whKky
yesterday, and then went in search of each
other. Several are reported seriously
wounded. The sheriff has left for the
scene of the trouble.
White Paper Combine.
New York, Dec. 26. A delegation of
"Wisconsin paper manufacturers, headed
by J. A. Kimberly, have been in this eitj
for several days past conferring with
representatives of Eastern manuracturers
or white paper used by newspapers, with a
view to entering the pool now forming. It
it believed that the most prominent firms
of the West will agree to the proposed
combination.
Child Was Drowned.
Wilkesbarrc.Pa.,Pec.26. FourPolanders
attempted to cross the river on the ice at
the Nanticoke Bridge - tonight, one of
them carrying a four-year-old child in
his arms. The entire party broke through.
Miko Pesniski held on to the child, but
could not keep it above the water and ice.
All were finally rescued, but the child
could not be resuscitated.
Plre on a Race Conrse.
Buffalo, N. Y.,Dec, 26. The grandstand
at the Buffalo Driving Park was destroyed
by fire this evening. Loss, $2o,000; no
insurance. It is thought the building was
accidentally set on fire by tramps who
were sleeping in it. This i3 the third
fire on the grounds since the close of
the racing season.
Crew Was Saved.
Portland, Me., Dec. 26. The schooner
Robert Inglce Carter, of Newport. R. I..
Capt. Towne, from Perth Amlwy for this
port, with coal, went ashore at daylight
this morning on Aldcn's Rock, off Capo
Elizabeth. The crew were taken off by
the life-saving men.
Both Bookkeeper and Money Gone.
Ottawa, Dec. 26. David Robinson, book
keeper of the Windsor House, has disap
peared and an examination of the hotel
I boks shows a shortage of nearly $7,000.
S IT SUICIDE 01 ACCIDENT
Joseph Williams Dead With a
Ballet in His Brain.
REVOLVER BY HIS SIDE
He Was u Special "Watchman and
the Gnn May Have Been Acci
dentally Discharged Friendx Say
He Wuh Despondent Over HI
Mothei-'.s Death. - - .
Joseph Williams, a special watchman
living at No. 721 F street southwest, shoe
himself at his home shortly after 9 o'clock
last night. He died an hour later from th
effects or the wound.
Itcould not be stated positively last night
that-thu- man commuted suicide, but those
-who knew him well say they do noS think
the shot accidental.
Williams lived with hlsst3Ser at the abuvo
number He was well known In South Wash-
InirtOI). aud had rn.tur friemln nninri rht
I police. The man acted aj a special waieh
j man, and was employed by the storekeep
ers along Seventh street, from B to H
streets southwest.
Last night he made his weekly collection
from Ills customers and went home slhnly
before 9 o'clock. He did not go on duty
Saturday nights until la:e, and usually spent
the early part of the evening at home.
When William1 came in his sister noticed
that he appeared despondent and she tried
to cheer him up He said very littlevhuw
ever, but seemed to regain his usual spirits.
Miss Williams lef&the house for a moment,
but returned at ten minutes past 9 o'clock.
SI.-ter Heard the Shot.
Asshestepped in the frontdoor she heard
a pistol sLo The Sound came from the
kitchen. The young- woman rushed to the
dtor and flung it open. Her brother lay
on the floor. Already there was a pcsl f
bbol around his head. The pistol by his
side told the story.
Miss Williams ran cut to the street and
cried for help. Drs. Ilammett and Cole
were hastily summoned. When thej
reached the house Williams was still alive
butunconsc ous. The physicians did everj
thing In their power to revive him. but
their efforts were usele-s.". Art examina
tion showed that the bullet had entered
the brain and death was tnly a matter of
moments
Dr Ilammett probed for tfce bultet, but
was unable to find it. WIHrams did noc
regamconsciousnessanddiod at 10o'clck.
Policeman Headley, who was called in
shortly after the si oating. made a thorough
examination of the rccm, but was unable
to find any tote or message Sbcli as is
usually left bj suicides.
Sergt. Daly also made an investigation
and questioned Miss Williams. She told
the orflcer that her brother hail been very
despondent of late, bat had never given
her any intention that he intended to end
his life-
The ract that the man was urtieaMy
alone in the htmcat the time ettfce situat
ing has given considerable mystery to
the case. Coroner Haimuetc was One of
Williams" customers, and the man had
called on him but a sfcort time before kij
death.
Was It Snlcide-.
The coroner said Williams appeared
perfectly natural, and there was nothing
in his manner or conversation to arouse
tlie slightest suspicion that he intended to
kill lilmsclf-
The revolver with which the deed was
committed was a 3i:-calibre Smith &
Wesson. It lay beside the body on the
kitchen floor. But one chamber had boon
elishcared; the others were loaded. The
gun was taken in charge by the iKilice.
A policeman who knew Williams woll
stated last night that he was nor- surprised
to hear of the man's death,, ns he had
feared that his friend would kill himself.
The officer said ihat since the death of
Williams' mother, which occurred two
years ago, he had apparently lost all in
terest in life. He brooded a great deal
over his loss and at times was very de
spondent. But a few days ago Williams remarked
to Policeman Williams of the Fourth pre
cinct that he would notbe surprised to
hear of a suicide soon, and that when
one peison took his life others were ure
to follow the example wilhm a short time.
The body was taken in charge by Under
taker Speare last night- No arrangements
have as yet been made concerning the
funeral.
MURDERED BY TRAMPS.
Salamanca Merchant Held Up nu.
Then Shot.
Salamanca. N. Y , Dee. 26. Charles
O'Brien was shot and killed by tramps
near here this evening. The tramps en
ticed O'Brien to a secluded spot ami held
him up.
He had no money, which soenragedone
of the robbers that he pulled a revolver
and fired five time-, at O'Brien. Three
bullets took effect, one near the heart. He
lived several hours. The tramps are still
at large. The victim's home is at Marietta,
Ohio.
Killed at a Dance.
Doniphan, Mo., Dec. 26. At a dance at
the Opera House early this morning Will
iam Purge, while intoxicated, insulted a
woman and a general fight ensued. Burge
drew a pistol and fired five shots. In
stantly killing Elijah Cotton, a" by
stander and fatally wounding James E.
Bell. Burge, who is the son of a minister,
Is under arrest.
Supposed Train Robber Arrested.
Marshall, Mo., Dec. 26. A man was
arrested at Gillian, near here1, yesterday on
suspicion of being one of the gang who
robbed the express car on the -Utonroad
at Blue Cut Wednesday night. The man
hap plenty of money, but refuses to state
how he Eeeured it. He gives his? name as
Tom McDonald and claims he is from New
York. .,
DEATHS OF A DAY.
San Francisco, Eec. 26. Capt. William
F. Swascy, one of the oldest of the Cali
fornia pioneers, died suddenly yesterday of
heart disease in this city. Swasey was
one of the most familiar figures among tho
old pioneers. He was born In Bath, Me.,
In 1S23. i
Springfield, Mars., Dec 26. Mrs. Alden,
Grout, eighty-six jears of oge, widow of
the late Rev. Alden Grout, died this morn
ing. Rev and Mrs. Grout were pioneer
missionaries to South Africa sixty years
ago, and were familiar with the scene
written of by Haggard in "Nada, the
! Lily." She was born in H Oiden and gradur
I atedat Mount Hoi joke Seminary in IS3&.
Four children survive them. ,
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