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Double Sheet ! ■rr-.trra | faf ==r=.-^-,'_ *&= l- :—a ... TWfcJvrrY-FIFTH YEAR. NO. 53. AMUSEMENTS JL©5 Angeles Theater |£ tftWSS&? twMUWr ' TONIGHT—T.nst Time Tomorrow Night TONIGHT Immense Success of "Uhe Jforrmans,..,. SJCIC' Wonderful Clock mill tT. ■ rT The Maid of the Moon B *»* s now on nnlc. Popular Pf icci. 25c, 50c, 75c anil |L Tei Main 70. . ,„ , tefcClAl. HOLIDAY ATTRACTION.-Four Night* and Two Matinees, beginning Wednesday Kveiiliiff, Nov. 21. Special I hnnkxtvlng Matinee T.uirsdav and Regular Saturday Matluee. LAST SEASON'S Pao.MJU.VOKD SUCCESS, a Comedy Drama of the Kills, ** ■ TJonnossoo's ZPardnor !— '• {■uC'Mtnl tiy.ltret Hartc's Celebrated Romance. A GREAT PLAY—A GREAT COMPANY— Scat* an nolo Today at 0 n. m.' Popular Price', 2>c, 50c, 75, fl. Tel. Main 70. . |i Los Angeios' Society Vaudeville Theater. Uonight- — Jjomght Olgn KKfiINA, Countess yon Halzfeldt j Last Week of rhameu,c supreme. A beiulltul ynnni MMX. OKitAHANY member oi one o( ilie most dlsiliiartrftrnea ! < tuit »■ miva noble lamiiies of Uccmnnr. First cousin ! iiir, okir.tns to Prince yon llattfeldt. . I PKTKIK AND KLIHE 1111110 -KAItRKI.I.S Willie i By popular request. Third and positively Champion Ciiko Walkers nf the World, j last uo*k ot the musical sensation —-r— - > Kaiser Frjnz .10.-ei's Magtar Ilusareu Win. Olachiinalcy nml Mlss-I.onn.v anifw it anvv » it World's tircoiest Comedy Acrobatic Turn- kradkn-kapkllk j blcr'sdlrca irumKinplre'iheiicr London Hungarian Boys' Military Band. Fit ICES NEVER CHANGING. Evening Reserved Scats. i 3 and 50c; Gallery, 10c. Resu'ar Matinee*, Wednesday, Saturday and Sundar Telcohonc Main 1447 tfturbank Uhoator TONIGHT and Remainder of Week — Usual Matinee Saturday GRAND THANKSGIVING MATINEE THURSDAY svjular SSroadway TjAoater Co. In Broiison Howard'B Superb Drama, the PrtccsTlS, 25, S5 anTime. Matinee, 10 and koc. I . . SBtHtJlrOr* X LJt7 lift AA? 7* . . Order seats by l'ele, liono M. 1:70. | • * Vf » A*Ultyfi€Vr• • Hfl n«3r Hall Next to Los Angeles Theater. liail _ Spr.nir Street, between Second and Third Streets. ONE NIGHT ONLY-WKPNKBDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 21. ' My special rcquu.t of society's music livers. ftftft XJho Sonovra Johnstone • SSishon Concert Company -tttttt Will appear in an evening of music. Mme. Gonevra •Tohnstone-ltisltnp, Prima Donna Soprano. Gertrude Sturgeon Colby, Pinnlftte. Mr. Harry •!. Fellows, Tenor. Bala of reserved seals o|iens today. November .'2l, st Bartlett'* Music House. I'rlco, H.CO. prize Masquerade Ball Si yon 6y the Wanderer's Club 30 Prizes-Worth $150 - A A .. *J *rg Onan/esaivino Coo a, V/ 00. 25 Prises Will be Given for Best group. Best Coon cuaracter-I.adv. Best lady waltier. Best Coon character—Gentleman. Best gentleman waltzer. Mo t beautilul costume—Lady. Beit tramp eharactor. Most bciuuiul costume—Gentleman -Best sustained character—Lady. Most original character. Best sustained diameter—Gentleman. Most beautilul lady. . There will be First and Second Prizes in all of the above competition!. Prizes Donated By i Prizes Donated By Fine Sweater London Clothimc Co 11 iflxro Rug Mies Pease Gentleman* Hat The "Hub" 11 Fine Colored Shirt Lowman &to. Buttle Best Port Win. ( line ; 1 M.uJ Hat.... Desmond Box Fine Candy Julias 1 Box French Candy Christopher Ladr's Gold Breastpin R. Ferner , 1 Cut Gla<s Bottle Perfume Owl Drug Co Pair Gold Cuff Buttons H. .1. >» h>tley 1 Gold Pen arid Kxtensiou Holder.... Loe Bros. <]**• Assorted Wines Samuel stein & Co. {Lady's Drawing Case....,Grlmc*-Bta>i*iort]i Co. I'alr Lady'sLHppets C'lias.T.odtn,! Silk Umbrella ......Jaeoby Broa. Klne rulj Dress snlrt Brown Bros. | I Dres ed Hg j tin ,J*m „i, ' H.ttl«- Plantation Rye Waldeok * Germain j 1 >mnkel'nEm J - Simon Mater Fine Rijir.:<i\. W. s. Allen 1 PairFancr Slippers... .A. Hamburger A Sons Jlsrvtnf 4Mt Cass, fcmiirr and Co. Bottle 11. J. W. Bourbon. H. .1 W r oollscott A Co. "»ir Lady't Slippers Famous shoe Sturo | Vj-BbT. Bottle Deer. Msier A Zobclein Bottle Gtientner Otjm & Smith 1 Pair Pine Rclsiors.....', .W C. Ftlrrev Co. Razor> Hoprtenstead it Co. 11 Bicycle suit ;....Mulloji, Bluett & Co Agricultural Park |«^o^auck :^t.«. Stand Uhanksgtving 7)aj/ ✓9 , CYH t (THE SPORT OF KINGS) Coursmy V//eet £ Speody "fa:As" COURSING COMMENCES AT 1 O'CLOCK SHARP. Take Main Street Eloctrle Cars. Only 17 minute* to the Park. jfdm/stt'on 25 Cents—- ''j.', ~ -V ■[ 1 ----=—====~=ri.- = jCadtos S>roo V* ffy' A. Hall 209 Bonth Broadway. Original Tfashvilie Students xr£$ m ™ fa IN THEIR DELIGHTFUL PLANTATION SOXOS, MONDAY AND TUESDAY, NOV. 22 and 23. General adml«slon 3"<cent«: reserved seaN. st) eenis. Agricultural Park KKANK ft BLAOK , Srand Vhanksyioiny 0«y Coursiny Speedy Fleet "Jacks" ** COURfINQ COMMENCES AT 1 O'CLOCK SHARP. Take Main Street Electric Cars. Admission. 2)cents. Ladies froe. t Only seventeen minutes to the Park. gimpson Tabernacle Jeeond Woek Wfadame 7tfountfbrd's Xeotore-Cntertainmeni, «c. Box Han at Fltzwald's Musin store, H»H Spring St. Califoriniila LSimiited Santa &c ffioute THIS SPLENDID TRAIN L*aves.lx)s Anecles at ii>o a.m Tuesdays and Fridays " 1 f Leaves Pasadena at R:JS a. Tuesdays and Fridays Double Drawing Room Leaves ban Bernardino at «;Vi a.m......Tuesdays and Fridays S.eeping Cars. Dlntn/ Arrives Kncms city nt B:10 p.m Thursdays and Sundays Cars. Buffet Smokiiu ArtivesSt. Louis at 7:00 a m Fridays and Monday* Car for Kansas City, St. Arrives Chicago at»:!« a m .Fridays and Mondays Louis, Chicago. Arrives Now York at 1 :s0 p.m Saturdays and Tuesdays i - The Dining cars are managed by Harvey and serve breakfast after leavlnj Loi Anje ci TICKET OFFICE. 2QO Spring Qstrich Farm—South Pasadena Ifoarly 100 Styantte 33ird? »f jftl jf gt9 OMCK DAILY TO VISITORS. The cheapest and best place to bay tips, capes, boas and plumes Vienna Buffet Ui.iF D <*>£>«• staeet ,V- • " . ■ . PAUL If.XRKOW. Prop Down From Alaska VICTORIA, B. C, Nov. 21.—The U. S. • S. Concord, Capt. Winter, reached Es qulmault today from Alaska, she hay- I ing Wen relieved at that station by the' Marietta, which went north a few weeks ! ago. The Concord left Sitka a week ago 1 ' and |s on her way to San Francisco. She 1 Will remain in port tilt Tuesday. A Kern County Quake ttANDBBURO,Nov. 21.—Two very.duf tinfct earthquakes have, been felt here today, ,the first at 11:30 and the next l hour later. The vibrations were from . north" to south. Buildings shook per ceptibly, but no damage was done. The Floor Collapsed CLEVELAND,' 0., Nov. il.—By the , 1 collapsing of the floor of the. Cory Meth odist chapel on Central - avenue this evening 500 colored worshipers were pre cipitated to the ground, a distance of' , seven feet. > A panic ensued, but only , three persons were hurt, and they not » seriously.' H J - " -•„..-- THE HERALD GEN. ALGER WILL ADVERTISE As Soon as the Money Can Be Secured SEARCH FOR AVAILABLE COIN WILL BE PROSECUTED WITH DILIGENCE Bather Than Permit Delay Secretary Alger Will Himself Pay Bills for Harbor Special to The Herald. WASHINGTON, Nov. 21—Secretary Alger has received the San Francisco Examiner's telegraphic offer to print the advertising for bids of San Pedro harbor work free. It caused him to don his thinking cap, and he had it on when a correspondent saw him at his house to night. The result of his cogitations Is found in his statement. He said: "I thoroughly appreciate the liberal spirit manifested by the Examiner in its offer to print the San Pedro harbor ad vertisement free of cost to the govern ment, but there are several reasons why it cannot be accepted. "In the first place, the government would be placed in an embarrassing po sition by accepting anything of this kind free of charge. The inference would be that the government was either in too straitened condition or too parsimonious to defray the expenses. It would be con trary to our policy to accept anything of this kind without paying full charges. "Another reason why it cannot be ac cepted Is that the advertisement will not be confined to any one paper, or to pa pers In any one city, but must be placed In papers published In several of the large cities of the country. The adver tisement will be published in Los An geles, Chicago, St. Louis and other cit ies, so that simply to insert it In one paper would not accomplish our purpose. "Upon Investigation yesterday I found that about $15,000 of the $50,000 appropri ated by congress for the expenses of the San Pedro commission is on deposit at the war department. This amount rep resents the balance of the commission ■fund r turned over .by* the, officers after their return from California. The' Idea, struck roe to use this money for pub lishing advertisements, but upon consul tation with the judge advocate general of the army I was informed that It could not be utilized for that purpose. X then made hasty investigation Into other funds of the department, but could not find one available. "Tomorrow I will continue the investi gation, and if the money can possibly be raised I will print the advertisements Immediately. It seems to me that there ght to be some source from which the necessary money can be secured. I re alize the Importance of advertising for bids with all possible haste, and possibly, If I am unable to find sufficient ready money at the department which can be used, I will draw upon my own purse for the necessary amount. Perhaps this will be the easiest, quickest and most satisfactory way out of the predicament to all concerned." CEASED ITS FOOLING The New York Telegram Ceases to Appear NEW YORK, Nov. 21.—The Herald this morning publishes the following an nouncement: The Evening Telegram ceased to ap pear yesterday for the first time, being in accordance with Abraham Lincoln's wise saying that "You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all of the time," and he was right. The public also can fool publishers all the time and advertisers can fool pub lishers some of the time, and they seem to be continuing to fool them all the time. Bue the Evening Telegram does not propose to be fooled all the time. An up-to-date evening paper at. 1 cent does not pay. Therefore those who are publishing evening papers at 1 cent are either fooling the public or fooling themselves. As the Evening Telegram does not intend to fool itself or fool the public, It has ceased publication until the time becomes, ripe when it can stop being fooled and stops fooling. THE DYEA ROAD Will Be in Operation Early in January* SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 21.—Henry L. Martems of New York, who repre sents Tacoma and New York capitalists Interested In building a railroad from Dyea over the Chllkoot pass to Crater lake, is here. He says the first eight or nine miles of road out from Dyea will be the usual railroad gauge construc tion. Sixty men are now engaged on the. work at $3 per day. "The second division of our line," he said, "will be an aerial tramway from the mouth of Dyea canyon over the Chllkoot pass. This tramway Is now being built at the east. It will be shipped by way of Seattle and be placed In prop er condition on its arrival at the Dyea canyon early In January next. The ca pacity of the road will be 250 passengers and 150 tons of freight dally." Mr Martems' estimates that 75,000 peo ple', will go into, the Klondike country next spring by way pf Dyea. „ : ' ~ Austrian Rioting VIENNA. Nov, 21.—The hostility bc -1 tween the .Christian Socialists and the LOS ANGELES, MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 22, 1897 Social Democracy, which exists In all parts of Austria and frequently leads to sharp collisions between the rival par tisans, has resulted in serious rioting at Gratz, the capital city of Syria and the sdat of important cotton and woolen manufactories. Ten of the ringleaders have been arrested. Five policemen were badly hurt during the rioting. Stringent measures have bnen taken to prevent a recurrence of the disorders. EVANGELIZERS National Association Elects a Corps of Officers • BOSTON, Nov. 21.—At the closing ses sion of the National Evangelization society these officers were elected: President, Horace Hitchcock, Detroit; vice-president, Bishop C. D. Foss, Phil adelphia; George Atwood, Boston, James E. Ingraham, Baltimore; corresponding secretary, Rev. F. Mason North, New York; financial secretary. Rev. C. A. Llttlefleld, Boston; treasurer, J. B. Hobbs, Chicago. Additional members of the executive committee —S. W. Hardlngton, Brook lyn; Dr: J. F. James, Philadelphia; A. Samson, Pittsburg; H. Benton, Cleve land. Board of managers—Allegheny, Pa., C. M. Schoyer; Baltimore, S. M. Aber cromble; Chicago, William Deering; Cincinnati, J. M. Gamble; Columbus, B. A. Matthews; Detroit, W. L. Holmes; Indianapolis, Rev. E. B. Rawles; Jersey City, W. H. Beach; Kansas City, Rev. F. B. Price; Milwaukee, Rev. D. C. Johns; Minneapolis, Dr. J. F. Force; Philadelphia, Rev. W. P. Goff; Pittsburg, Rev. A. Staples; St. Louis, Rev. M. O. Stewart; Washington, W. F. Swartzel; Newark, Rev. R. K. Boyd; St. Paul, W. M. Marshall; Denver, Rev. B. T. Vincent. The convention will be held next :'ear in Detroit. SLAYERS OF ARROYO ARE NOW ON TRIAL FOR THEIR OFFENSE Little Doubt Entertained That Most of the Accused Will Be Condemned and Shot MEXICO CITY, Nov. 21.—The trial of the policemen and officials of police who took an : active part In the killing of Arroyo, the would-be assassin of Pres- Dias, draws to a'close,, arid the verdict Is >e«pe«llea^jtomofti^w^ , '"' 6reaf crowds have attended,, and It has been difficult to prevent the packing of the court rooAi in the palace of justice. Members Of all grades of society have been present, and perfect order has prevailed. The accused realize the se riousness of their position, and the pris oners' van is called when they are taken from the court, showing the strength of public feeling against them. Last night the prisoners .were kept in the palace of justice, so great was the crowd in the street awaiting the ap pearance of the van. The prisoners are well guarded and a mob cannot get at them. One of the attorneys for the defense ; told the Jury that the case was attract ing the attention of the civilized world, and that the reports were going by the Associated Press all over the globe. Prosecuting Attorney Assephea. a young man who has won a brilliant tri umph in this case and whose admirable self-possession has restrained him from replying to the innuendoes of the oppos ing counsel, made one of the most nota ble arguments In the history of the Mex ican bar. The case goes to the Jury in the morn ing, and it is said they will take ten hours to arrive at a verdict. Popular belief Is that most of the eleven men for whom the public prose cutor asks capital sentence will be con demned to be shot. No case has ever attracted more at tention here, and the trial has been em inently fair, the prisoners being allowed every opportunity to prove extenuating circumstances. No Pear of Spreading Felt at San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 21.—The Nor wegian bark Imperator, which arrived Saturday from Acapulco with three cases of yellow fever on board, was to day given a thorough overhauling by the federal and state quarantine officers. After the disinfection of the vessel she was towed to Angel Island, where she will be kept In quarantine until such time as all danger of contagion is past. Federal Quarantine Officer Rosenau says the people of this city are safe from the disease, as the weather Is too cold for it to spread. Pensacloa, Fla.—Another case of yel low fever has developed In the hospital at Fort Barrancas, the patient being Private Michael J Wright, in the Flrr.t artillery. It Is thought that he contract ed, the disease from the soldier Kraig, wlto died Thursday. The soldiers of the garrison hfcve all been moved out of the barracks Into a camp a mile away. New Orleans—There, were eight cases and three deaths today. Wm. Dempsey, N. T. Vine and Wm. Jackson were the deaths. Mobile—There were two new cases of yelloW fever today and one death, that of Anderson Gant. . Working for Durrant SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 21.—The The osophists of San Francisco are taking a very active Interest in the fate of Mur derer Durrant. It is a tenet of their faith that capital punishment is wrong, and they are getting up a petition pray ing Gov Budd to stay the execution and to commute his sentence to life Impris onment' The petition 'was prepared by Dr Jerome A Anderson, president of the Bah Francisco Theosophlcal society, and It has already received a number of sig- UAtttrw YELLOW FEVER PLANS OF CANADIANS Find Hearty Support in England STRONG HOPE ENTERTAINED OF SETTLING MANY VEXATIOUS QUESTIONS ■ Even the General Arbitration Treaty, Though Sleeping Somewhat Soundly, Is Not Dead Associated Press Special Wire. WASHINGTON, Nov. 21—There Is good reason to believe that the British government will view with favor the formation of a commission to clear up vexatious questions between the United States and Canada. This attitude will be important in the consummation of the commission plan, for ths best efforts of the United States and Canada toward a general settlement could come to naught unless the imperial government , approved the efforts , and stood ready to 'give them official execution In the form of a treaty. At first the sharp differ ences aroused by the recent Bering sea meeting led to the belief that Greaat Britain might stand in the way of a commission which would discuss, among other questions, such imperial subjects as the tariff. The British have been tenacious of holding the advantages se cured by Canada's preferential British tariff and It was thought the colonial office at London would not view with favor any movement by a commission which would disturb this preferential tariff. It appears, however, that the British authorities are sincerely anx ious to close up the various irritating questions which have long existed be tween Canada and the United States, through the medium of a commission or otherwise, and that no Idea Is enter tained that when the commission dealt with the imperial subject of the tariff it would Involve any disturbance of the British-Canadian tariff relations. There are said to be many articles, such as coal and fish, which are not exchanged between Great Hal tain and Canada. On such articles, therefore, any reciprocal ■arrangement between" the United States and Canada would have no Influence on British trade with Canada. The home government Is said to be fully conscious of the advantages which Canada may secure In the extensive American mark et lying alongside her, and there is un derstood to be every desire to aid Can ada in the enjoyment of reciprocal trade with this country. Already the British ambassador has been authorized from London to begin negotiations for reciprocity treaties be tween the United States and the British West Indian colonies. This Is' cited to show the favor which the London au thorities exhibit toward securing the best reciprocal advantages for British colonies. It Is said the same view would prevail as to Canadian reciprocity. In any event, the work of a commission would be preliminary only, and it would remain for the British government to give it effect by formal treaty. The. subjects othefthan the tariff, such as border immigration, fishing in the great lakes, etc., are not of an Imperial character, and concern only the United States and Canada. In these, it Is said, Oreat Britain has no interest whatever except to see them settled on terms sat isfactory to Canada. The lake fisheries have been a prolific source of trouble. It is claimed that the fish of the lakes, particularly white fish, are being ex terminated by the lax laws of some of the states bordering on the lakes. The destruction of the fish is said to be analogous to the destruction of the seals in the Bering sea, and one of the sub jects which Canada would urge before the commission would be the protection of the fisheries in the lakes. Prof. D'Arcy Thomson, the British seal expert, having concluded his la bors, left toda;*. for Toronto, Intending to reach New York in time to take the Lucania for Liverpool later In the week. Prof. Thompson expresses himself as well pleased With' the" recent meeting of experts, and with the results arrived at. Since the expert agreement wan reached, a protocol has been signed by •Mr. Ham.'.in, chairman of the expert meeting, and by the secretaries, Mr. Yenning on behalf of Canada, and Mr. , Clark In behalf of the United States. This protocol sets forth the conditions under which the meeting was held, with the minutes of the proceedings, and to some extent aids In the interpretation of the agreement by showing all the cir cumstances leading up to it. Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British am bassador, has been confined to his room ; for the last two weeks 1 with a return of ■ his old attack of rheumatism. It pre- vented his attendance at the Bering; sea meetings, and in this and all other affairs of the embassy Mr. Adams, first secre tary, has been in cliarge. In thci mean time such questions as reciprocity with the British West Indies, the general ar bitration treaty, etc., have been in abey ance, but they are likely to come up for dlscussiori with the authorities here as soon as Sir Julian is fullly recovered. There Is no immediate prospect of the conclusion of the reciprocity negotia tions between the United States and Prance. Both governments have pre sented elaborate statistics to. show their respective positions in any reciprocity arrangement, but the matter has not progressed to the point where an agree ment can be foreseen. A Harris Memorial MEMPHIS, Term., Nov. 21—The me morial exercises in commemoration of ■ the life and services of the late Senator j i Isham <J> Harris, twice postponed onac- j [ count of yellow fever, were held tonight j INDEX TO THE TELEGRAPH NEWS A unique meeting of Methodists in progress at Pittsburg. General Albert Ordway dead at New York; other deaths. Secretary Alger submits his report on the affairs of the war department. The Uruguayan revolution has flashed in the pan, and the panic has passed for the time. Canada's plans for settlement of disputes with the United States find hearty favor in England. The Austrian minister of foreign affairs afraid of the effects on Europe of American industrial competition. Princeton men arc much depressed ! by Saturday's defeat; exhibition ball; state league games; coursing results. Slayers of the Mexican assassin Arroyo on trial; most of the accused will probably be condemned and shot. Runaway cars of oranges crash into a passenger train near Nogales; dam ago done by flood; Fort Scott, Kan., suffering from a water famine. Ex-United States Comptroller Trenholm submits plans to the mon etary commission; Colonel Trenholm clings to the good old standard, but accords a quasi-recognition to silver. The Cuban conservatives express doubts of the sincerity of American professions of friendship for Spain; reports of suffering and death among the reconcentrados. Secretary Alger declines offers of free advertising in the San Pedro harbor bill, and is making search for available funds; failing to find them he intimates an intention to pay the bills out of his own pocket. at) the Auditorium. Many distinguished men were present in the large building, which has a seating capacity of 6000, and wat« packed and hundreds of people were turned away. Addresses eulogis tic of the dead senator were made by Senator Bate of Tennessee, Senator Turpie cf Indiana, Congressman John Sharp William* of Mississippi, Governor Taylor and General George W. Gordon of Memphis. THE DREYFUS CASE Emperor William Had a Finger in the Fie LONppN, Nov. 22.—The Paris corres- the Daily Chronicle- BaysV The name of Emperor William Is now persistently connected with the Dreyfus affair. It Is currently reported that at the trial he wrote to M. Casimir Perier, giving his word oi' honor as a man that Dreyfus had not betrayed France to the Germans, adding that, if necessary, he would give his "word as an emperor, with all its consequences." President M. Casimir-Perier commun icated this to the cabinet. Soon afterward Dreyfus was con demned. Emperor William, much hurt, instructed the German ambassador at Paris to ask if the criminal documents had been produced on the German ter ritory. M. Casimir-Perier made a guarded reply, but, In view of the fact that he had been kept In ignorance by the cabinet of what was going on, and had to sanction the sentence upon Dreyfus despite the kaiser's word of honor, he decided to re sign from the presidency, and seized, the first occasion which presented, namely, the overthrow of the Dupuy cabinet. The Galois says it was in order to avert grave consequences arising from Emperor William having given his word of honor that the court martial was held with closed doors, and certain docu ments, in accordance with the request of the emperor, were not produced at the trial. FATAL FIRES Buildings Burned and Four People Lose Their Lives BETHANY, Mo., Nov. 21.—James Barker and Elmer Fruit, young men of prominent families, were burned to a crisp iiV a Are that destroyed Blackburn Brothers' livery barn early this morning. Two comrades tried to rescue them, and were nearly suffocated. If is said the fire started from a lantern by which the victims were playing cards. Topeka, Kas.—Mrs. M. A. Trigg, aged 52 years, and her 10-year-old daughter, Ethel, lost their lives In a Are that de stroyed their residence on West Elev enth street at 4 o'clock this morning. A son escaped with a broken leg, Jumping from a second story window. Mrs. Trigg had escaped, but returned to save her daughter, and fell exhausted at her bed side. Her body was burned to a crisp. The girl was suffocated. Warned in Time SACRAMENTO, Nov 21.—There are two men In jail here awaiting trial for robbing a grocery store here a couple of months ago, when they stood up the pro prietor and two of his customers at the point of a pistol. One of them is Harry Lynch. Today Chief Drew received a letter from an officer in San Francisco stating that one C. Jackman, alias Eng lish Red, recently In jail In Oakland, had been heard to say that he would go to Sacramento and smuggle a pistol Into the jail to Lynch, who would not hesi tate to use It In order to get out The officers are prepared to give Jackman a warm reception if he shows up here. Fast Mail Service KANSAS CITY, Nov. 21. — The new fast mail train service on the Santa Fe was inaugurated this morning. The train will start from Kansas City daily at 2:30 in the morning, and will lay local and eastern mails down in Western Kansas towns nearly twelve hours earlier than heretofore and v improve greatly on con nections for the far west. The train will make forty-two miles an hour be tween here and Newton, Kas., and is I said to be the fastest mall train in the j country. Tee Pages PRICE FIVE CENTS LA LUCHA HAS DOUBT Of America's Friendship for Spain THE CUBAN CONSERVATIVES ENRAGED BY RECENT CHANGE OF POLICY From All Farts of the Island Com* Reports of Awful Suffering and " Death Associated Press Special Wire. ~: HAVANA, via Key West, Fla., Nov. 21.—La Lucha in a recently published editorial expresses doubt as to the sin cerity of the friendship of Spain pro fessed for the American government, and says: "If the American government cannot prevent the sailing from the ports of that country of expeditions in aid of the insurgents and does not respond In other ways to Spain's efforts to come to favorable terms, it is useless for Spain to maintain friendly relations with America." Reports from Matanzas say that the Conservatives, having become enraged at the change in the government's policy are disturbing public order. Ex-Mayor Crespo initiated the disorderly conduct by publicly giving offense to Senor An nas, the new civil governor of the prov ince. The chief of police followed Cres po's lead by endeavoring to prevent aid being given to the suffering reconcentrm dos by newspaper correspondents and others. Of the reconcentrados In Matan zas, numbering more than 50,000, Sev enty-nine died in two days, thirty-serven from hunger. Yesterday seventeen deaths were reported, a large proportion of which were the result of starvation. In Jauruco about 65 per Cent of the deaths are caused by starvation, and the same is true of many other towns. Owing to the lack of proper clothing and of blankets, the situation of the reconcen trados is becoming worse as the winter season approaches. • Horrible episodes are of dally occur rence among the reconcentrados. After lying for three days on the sidewalk in 1 ifront of a house in Matanzas, a poor-ne gro woman, %ho was suffering lerrilJly' and was unable to move, was carried away by a flood caused by a great down fall of rain. A short time afterward her dead body was found a few blocks away, and at last reports was still lying in the gutter. . ; Marshal Blanco has appointed thirty four new employes at the custom house. Of these five are native Cubans and the - remainder Spaniards and Reformists. The Autonomists are greatly disgusted by their appointment. Sixty persons employed about the docks and 500 others in various parts of the islasd have joined the revolutionists and a number of prisoners at Guinea who were pardoned under the proclama tion have returned to the insurgents. Smallpox is raging in the neighbor hood of the Insurgent headquarters in Plnar del Rio and there are in the hos» pitals and the hills 1700 persons suffering from the disease. It is stated by a prominent citizen of Plnar del Rio, according to an official re port, that there are 1300 armed Insur gents in the province, Including' the bands which have recently entered the province under Maria Rodriguez and other leaders. General Hernandez Velasco confirms the statement that the insurgents In Plnar del Rio are abundantly supplied with ammunition. Seventy of Velasco's men have arrived in Pinar del Rio suf fering from wounds received in recent engagements. The financial situation of the military administration is bad. The soldiers ■ have not been paid in eight months. There is a scarcity in the meat supply for the hospitals and in many towns no meat has been obtainable for many, days. Gen. Losada, sub-inspector of the health department, said recently to the correspondent of El Impanplal, in Mad rid, that there were actually 35,000 sol diers in the hospitals in Cuba and that about 15,000 of this number were not suffering from any disease, but simply, from need of nourishment. A band of insurgents recently fired on ■ the town of San Nicholas, Havana prov ! ince. Rio Seico, province of Havana, re ports that a fresh band of Insurgents, well armed, has appeared in that vi cinity. The police recently visited the house of George W. Hyatt, chief of the relief department of the United States con . sulate, at 12 oclock at night, to make . inquiries as to the destination of a quan tity of food which had been taken Into the house during the day. The female . inmates, becoming frightened, refused to open the door and insisted upon.be \ ing Informed of the object of the officers* visit. The police finally retired upoa learning that the Inmates were Amer icans. , A dispatch from Madrid says that' Senor Giberga, deputy to the Spanish , cortes and leader of the new autono \ mists, is on his way to Cuba, where he will enter the autonomist party upotv condltion that Senors Montero, Fernan-. dez de Castro, Cuelo and Zayes leave the board of directors of the. party. It being asserted that they are too pro ! nouncedly Spanish to succeed In indue | Ing the insurgents to accept autonomy under their leadership. Senor Jose Galvez will remain chairman of til* ' party. \ A MYSTERIOUS MISSION" ■? * I NEW YORK, Nov. 21. - Marquis Apeztugula, leader of the Conservative i party In Cuba, arrived on the I't-MMfe. i liner La Champagne from Hsrvre tjedajr. I The marquis said he had beett In SpfctH