1 FIFTY FIF1H COBSS.
W:ATOU ALLKS IXTHOIH J5I
CI HAN IMIKI'KMIKXCE HKNO
1.1 TIO, SPKAKIXO TO IT.
.Anil Hank ruled of llnty In III
MfKKMKP A Fiftee u-.MIntite Sh
ninu of the House Pen
sion Hill llenorleil.
Washington, Dec. S. Today's session
of th senate occupied less thiin nn hour,
time being principally eonHiiined by
i hti iiii'iiilitTH in tlic presentation of me
morials, resolutions nnd bills.
A resolution presented by Mr. Allen
(pnp.t of Nebraska declaring it tu Ik (lie
we line of the senate tlmt tlx.- United
Slates should recognize the political imle
ienilenee of Cuba, was nnule tlie sub
ject of sonic remarks liy the Nebraska
M'lmtor. in flic course of which he crit
icised the president for not carrying into
effect (lie pledges of the republican party,
iniide ui it nahoMiil iiltil luriii, lo roeog
liize the independence of Culm.
At the eonrlunion of Mr. Alien' re
mark the senate, by reMoliition of Mr.
I lour of Massachusetts, nil join noil as :i
mnrk of respect to the memory of the
lute 'Ashley H. Wrifrht. one of the late
members of the holme of representatives
Jl'OIII Massachusetts.
Sniilr Proceed! na.
Washington, lcc. S. In his invocation
ul the opening of (lie senate todiiy Kov.
W. II. Milburn, the ehiipliiin. delivered
ii brief but touching eulogy on the laic
.Seiiiilor (Joorge of Mississippi.
Mr. 1 uvih of Minnesota reported from
the eominittee on foreign relations 11 bill
prohibiting the killiiiK of fnr seals in
the north 1'iiclie oeenii. He nsked im
mediate consideration for the bill, lint
Air.' Hnle of Maine objected on the
ground of the iiiiportance of the inens
n re. find nfckcd that tlie bill be printed.
Mr. Allen of Nebraska presented a
resolution declaring it to he the sense
of the senate thai congress should, with
nil due and convenient speed, acknowl
edge by appropriate net (he political in
flciendeiiee of Cuba. Mr. Allen saiil
that he had long urged the i'liitcd States
to recognize the independence of the
Cuban insurgents. JIo would not be
content with the recognition of belligcr
ency, but would insist on the acknowl
edgment of absolute political liberty. He
was satisfied that the people would not
be content with the course advised by
the administration. Inasmuch as the
Cubans, for more than two years, on
many b.ittleliclds, had demonstrated
their valor and love for liberty, he felt
that they had earned recognition of their
political liberty, and that it onuht to be
accorded to them without further tempo
rizing. If necessary, tbiH recognition
should be hacked by a tied of American
vessels in Cuban waters. He expressed
ii belief that owners of Spanish bunds in
thin country and American citizens hold
ing properly in Cuba which had been in
jured or destroyed by the insurgents,
jiikI the currying trade of the country,
-which might be affected by such a step,
bad joined to prevent the recognition of
A'uhn's political independence.
Mr. Allen expressed the belief that. Mr.
McKinley's statement in his message of
the recognition of the belligerency of
Cubans is now unwise, and, therefore,
inadmissible, and would be a great dis
appointment to the members of the re
publican party throughout the I'niled
States. The national convention of that
party had declured in favor of the inde
pendence of Cuba, going farther than
the simple recognition of belligerency,
lie thought that the president was under
obligations to curry out the pledge which
bis partv had made a pledge which hud
been made to TIUHKMKKI people. The
president, Mr. Allen thought, had been
lulled to sleep by the declaration of
Spain that she would give Culm a sVmi
political existence. He expressed the
belief that the president's neglect to
take such action as would insure the po
litical independence of Cuba was an ex
hibition of "rank hypocrisy" and "n fla
grant neglect of public duty," which
would be corrected by tlie all-ruling
power in His own good time.
At the conclusion of Mr. Allen's re
marks Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts pre
sented a resolution expressing the regret
of the senate at the news of the death
of Kepresentative Ashley It. Wright of
Massachusetts and providing for an ad
journment ns a further mark of respect.
At 1tI:.Vi the senate adjourned.
Short Session of House.
Washington. Dec. H. The -ession of
the house today lusted only hi teen min
utes. Mr. W. A. Stone (rep.) of l'enn
sylvanin reported the pension appropri
n l ion lull, the lirst of the uiuii'oprintion
bills, nud gave notice that he should call
it up immediately after the reading of
the journal tomorrow.
The commirlees on elections and bank
mg nnd currency were given leave to sit
during the session ol the house. I lien
at 1'J:l.i the house adjourned.
llmiKCil (or Murilrr.
Knnxville. Tenn., lcc. K. -Michael
leach was hanged at Clinton. Anderson
county. Tenn.. today at ll'itlo p. in., for
1he murder of I. D. Heck, superintendent
ot the Koynl ml nnd Coke company
ol I mil creek, on ! eliruary 1 1 last.
Tlie ThoitiitM .leflerson Ileiiioei'itoy
New York. lec. N.-Hy a c.ill of the
Thomas .letlerson democracy, whi.-h was
.L'anizi(l by the late Henry (Jcorge, i
conference of the assembly district lead
crs took place tonight. All the boroughs
in iireater .ev lork were reprrcented
by the fifteen delegates. It was decided
lo continue the organinntion, and Henry
A. (lolden was chosen permanent chair
man. imiiivi; sk i"
II. i:ikat.
Sonllirrn Trnttle ( onlrovcrx.v About
to He Compromised.
New York. Dec. 8. There are s'ior
indicaticn that tlie trouble in the soutii
i in trallie situation growing cut rd the
imleimitiiiit and aggivstdve r.ttitnde of
r he Sc;,hi.r,rd Air Line are S".in lo be i tid
ed and that the policy of the company will
In .caller be one of pence and co-operation.
This change of policy on the part id' the
iteiilHiard is said to be due to the fact that
its conduct bus been innt expensive and
Willi no material gain for the stockhold
er., and the changes of the company in
dicate that a new policy is to be hellce
f irtli purHicd.
YA it h'm recent period 1 lit- Seaboard has
mr ill. tcd a peaceful demeanor to it
i pii.i tiioi s, ami it is m,v staled on high
nut burin that the negoiiulions are pend
ing in v h:ch the reniisylvania road is ac
tively C 'l'cimed, looking to the ce wition
nf hosiiHiics on Chesapeake bay, which
I a Bat Oum t IQrnah Tiwm trA. tiM
hnve lioen in progress for two years be
tween the Seaboard and Southern.
The Hav line und Southern have beer
maintaining it very unprofitable and pecu
l.lu in (ll'fpIlKf Of f
principle, nnd the result has bopii far from
elleeting a withdrawal iroiu mc ouj
either line. The Sealsmrd insists that tin
.. I...!. .. .1 .!. ..w.l.l..,,, iviii tlin South-
HOIIIIHUI ll I"'- 'l" .... -
crn withdrawal, and in this the Southern
did nut concur. These are evidences uiui
l.i.nonible cointtroiiiise between the
two lilies is now under consideration,
which, it is thought, will settle the con
tiMvcivy to the satisfaction ot an eon
ccrned.
THE MOSS CASK.
The .lory Helurned a Verdlcl of
Krnvated Aftnaalt.
An-
Kmory. Tex., I ec. 8. (Special.) It will
be ren ibered that on NovemlHT t Inst,
J. W. Moss wan arrested, charged with
having attempted to iismuilt Ada Cain,
the little (laughter, 1) years old. of Mrs.
Mnmep Cain and granddaughter of ( apt.
T. M. Cain, one of the oldest and most
respected citizens of this county. At
the time there was considerable excite
ment and strong talk of mob violence.
The grand jury, which convened here
November l. returned nn indictment
against Mess, charging him with attempt
ed criminal assault, and he was placed
. . . . . , r .1
on trial :Uoiiuny evening ueiore .nioge
Teuipleton. The prosecution was vigor
ous, but owing to the prosecuting witness
living so very young it was almost im
possible to get a clear statement of the
facts before the jury.
At a late hour last night the jury re
turned a verdict finding the defendant
guilty of an aggravated assault nnd as
sessing punishment lit a fine of $50. All
excitement has subsided.
The jury in the case of The State of
Texas vs. (. V. Norm, charged with the
murder of Herry Williams in July, 1H!H,
returned a verdict of not guilty last
night.
Don't be persuaded into buying lini
ments without reputntion or merit
(.'lirimberlain'B l'ain Halm costs no more,
and its merits have been proven by a tent
of many year's. Such letters as the fol
lowing from I fi. Hagley, Ilncneme,
Oil., are constantly being received: "The
heRt remedy for pain I have ever used
is Chamliei-ln ill's l'ain Halm, nnd I say
so after having used it in my fnmily for
several years." It cures rheumatism, lame
hack, sprains ami swellings, for sale by
Chiles' drug store.
WANTKD Every lady in Austin and
surrounding country, to come nnd see the
best assortment or dolls, dressed and un
dressed, jointed nnd kid body, at the
(Ireen Store, TiOU Cong. Aye. Head
fiiarlers for dolls and toys.
A COXSTAIIM': liYM'HKM.
Molt of t ool Miners Come to
I he
Kellef of n. Lawless Friend,
Kort Smith, Ark., Dec. 8. The (lend
body of .liiuies Murray, constable at
eiiny Lind, a small coal mining town
In the southern isirtion of Sebastian
(unity, was found Monday morning ly
ing by . the roadside, a Bhort distance
from Jtonnnza, a mining town n short
diptnwv from .lenny hind. It was t.t
first niipKKod that Murray had been
the victim of a common murder, hut it
has since developed that the officer was
lynched by a mob of coal miners.
Constable Murray left his home at
enny Idnd late Sunday afternoon to
go to itnnnnza. to arrest a man named
rant Mcltroom, for whom ho had a
warrant. Mcllroom was a tuner nt
Itoruuizn. He formerly worked in the
mines at Jenny I. hid, and during that
time Constable Murray and a compan
ion were held up and robiied uy ntsn
wayinen one night. Murray recognized
McHroom ns one of the robbers nnd
swore out a warrant tor nis arrest, nut
the latter disappeared. The eonstaiile
finally located his man at Honnnna and
went there Sunday night to .irrest him.
He enntured McHroom -without, troulile
and started with his prisoner for Jenry
LI nd about midnight. lhnt was tne in st
seen of Murray alive. The constable's
lMly was found lying by the roadside
next morning, nliont thirty yards from
the shaft of the Honanxa mines. His
hands were tied securely behind his
IkkI.v and his neck was black nnd Hue,
showing plainly the imprint of a mpe
which bad choked the life out of the
body. The eyeballs had bur-3t from
their sockets iu hung upon the ollicer's
brown cheeks. Itlond oozed from a
dozen bullet wounds In the ollicer's body
nnd his clothing was torn into shredp.
Then! was no roH uround the dead
man h neck, liut the imprints mil incer
ntiotif of the entiele showed unmistak
ably how he had met his death. Yet
there were no indications anrv.nere
around of a death struggle havins taken
j.luce. The ground upon which the body
isy was covered with fallen leaves and
there was not even tiny footprints to be
scon anywhere around.
Elftv feet nwny lav the apparently un
conscious form of Grant McHroom. The
ghastly discovery had leen made by
two casual pnssersiiy, and wnen tniy
saw that .Murray was dead neyomi a
doubt they turned their attention to Mc
Hroom. He was breathing heavily and
was to all npiK'nrniices totally uncon
scious. They made a hasty examination
of the body but could discover no
wounds. An nlarm xvas quickly given
and friends id' McHroom placed him in
,n wagon and drove away. The body of
Murray was left for the coroner. The
report was spread that ollicer and pris
oner had been waylaid by highwaymen,
the (dlieer robbed and murdered ami the
prisoner left for dead.
The coroner Iiegan nn invesHif iiion.
and it has been fully developed that
Constable Murray was waylaid by a
mob of McHroom's friends composed of
miners determined upon rescuing the
prisoner, and that Murray was lynched,
the body -tit down and placed by the
roadside, and that McHroom feignod ur-
conseloiisness for the purpose of imp
leading the oliicers and shielding the'
mob.
McHroom was arrested today. He
shows no signs of hnviug been assaulted
and is in good physical condition. He is
in jail and stubbornly refuses t.i talk
ct the t-agedy. A theory at one time
advanced is that McHroom had camrht
Mm ray at a disadvantage ind had
knocked him senseless, tied his hands,
choked lit in and then with the nf;:ci r's
own revolver had shot out what life
remained in his body. This theory is
wholly nntouahle from the fact that
Murray was it man of powerful physique
uhll" McHroom was much nis Inferior
and that McHroom conid not haiv com
mitted the crime s.ingle-huu.led. The
ol'.ieeis arc convinced that friends of the
prisoner waylaid Murray, lynched h;m
ami placed the body where it was
found. Every effort is now helsg lent
to discover the members of the imih.
If tlie I'.iilij- la Cutting; friti.
He sure and use lhnt old and well-tried
teinedy. Mrs. Wii.slow's Soothing Syrup,
for children teething. It smithes the
. child, vo'ii us (he gnes. u!!as all vain,
J cr.rex wind colic nvd is the brut remedy
for dinrrhocn. Twenty-live cents u
i bottle.
Itrj mi Arrive tu Houston.
Hni-t'ii. Tex., De.'. S .(Specia'..)
ll iti. V. . . Hryin was met nt, lie d pet
""on hi arrival from Galveston by a
: iiert giuion oi prominent tree silver
r rcfiatiitive. He maie n n,p!i
rciv-
en.kn-1 4
p,cr,i irniu
1 the cer rj'.atform. nnd left for San An.
; tonio to join his wife nnd exovrtnor
Crittend. j
AUSTIN WEEKLY STATESMAN,'
MM mil LETTER
the: himtish c.viiixet has
OK VE.Xrci) ftl ESTIOXS
WOBHV OVEH.
PLEIVTV
TO
Largest and Hest Equipped Force
Ever Sent There Has Aorompllnli
ed Practically Nothing Lord '
Hereaforri Talked Plainly. "
Loudon, Dec. 11. (Copyrighted, 1897,
by the Associated Tress.) Four cabinet
councils in a week are calculated to
urouse -comment, but it must be admitted
that the Marquis of Salisbury and his
colleagues have a multiplicity of matters
more or less urgently calling for settle
ment. With France trying to filch slices
of African territory which Great Britain
is iu the habit of calling her own, and
Germans loosening the "cinch" Albion hns
always claimed to hnve in China, while
(ireut liritaiu herself is trying to grab
a little more country at various otrwr
points and with the preparation of the
legislative program, the ministry has no
jack of worry.
All the forces of Gen. Sir William
Loekhart, the British commander on the
Indian frontier, huve been withdrawn to
the Bnra valley for the winter. Thus the
largest and best equipped force ever as
sembled in India has failed and the whole
work will have to be repented in the;
spring. About 1400 olhcers nnd. men
killed or wounded, 35,000,0(10 of rupees
spent und British prestige weakened on
the frontier, are the debits against which,
a few mud huts and sangairs blown up
and 'probably several thousand nutives
killed are the only apparent credits.
Humors too precise to be guess work are
current to the effect that, the Earl ot
Elgui early next year will retire from
the viceroynlty of India nnd be suc
ceeded by George Hamilton, whose In
dian secretaryship will be filled by Lord
nndsdowne, the present secretary of
state for war. This would be a good
party move ns it would enable the Mar
quis of Salisbury to place at the head of
the war n skilled man of business who
wouH satisfy the taxpayer as the army
and materially smooth the patch for tlie
intended proposals for military form. It
is intimated that Jos. tJhnmticrliun may
be transferred from the colonial to the
war ollice, his place being given as a
sop to the Marquis of Jyonuonderry,
whose kicking qualities are not ap
preciated by the ministry.
i.icii:. II. l4. l'cary, the Amenm;-. ex
plorer, lias taken the town by storm.
though he arrived here nnhernh.-.M. J be
nev.-spnm'rs, geographers and scientists
are at hi:; dirjiosal. As n lending geogra
pher t-iiid to a. representative of tho As-
intcii 1'n.is.
'Lieut. IVaiy hns won nil onr hearts
by his n (idefty, courtesy nnd lei'rning.
AVo put him on the snme plane ns Dr.
Nniiseii. ai:d have the ntmost confidence
in his plans."
On 'iuesday Lieut, nnd Mrs. JVnry
dined with the Ilnrmsworths anil on
Wedm s'Jn.v the United States ambass.-i-d
ir. Col. Hny. and Mrs. Hay gave' n
dinner in their honor. The iUuteiiunt
lectured at Newcastle on Wednesday nn.I
on Friday he lectured nt Edinlmrg.
There he met nn enthusiastic rciopt io:i
bv the U.ijui Scottish Geographical so
ciety, and wiih presented with itB medal.
Sir ('lenient Mnikbam. president u the
kryii) Geographical society, will li.iv ;i
ba.iquet in Lieut. Peary's honor on De
cember 14.
Gn Friday afternoon Col. Hny had a
lon fonfeirnee with the Marquis of
Salisbury nt tJ's foreign office !i the
subject of tlie Bering sen. Th confer
ence was Miileuble on both sides, but
nothing definite was arrived at.
Lnt-i- in ihc afternoon Col. nnd Mrs.
Hay pmculcd to Windsor, whore they
re-;vod spei nil marks of attention. The
I'niteil Stales ambassador nnd his w;fo
dined at the queen's table. Col. May
si! taii; next to her majesty. She was
most kind ,n d cot dial, the conve i.a'.on
lasting en hour.
At the Christmas dinner of tho i,o
Vngebi'iiii ciiib on Friday, Bear Admiral
Lord Charier Beresford was the gnant
of the cloning nnd he created a i-ePsa-tiou
by his i lain speaking on social ques
tions. "Mot cy," he declared, "is now every
thing iniior us. Any vulgarian, of
whatever nationality, whether he has
gained money honorably or dishonestly,
could buy his wny among those who tire
described :t 'The best nnd proudest in
the land, but worship the golden ail'.' "
(Yinl'iuiitg, Lord Beresford said:
"Our empire will soon bo going di wn
praire when n man in the so-called best
society cunmits a dishonorable a ;t and
society bands together to screen him in
stead of banging him to the first triv.'1
Tlie piipiidti rear admiral also tilled - t
return io the rid "Love of chivnli." nnd
patriitism. th" nbhorrence of everything
sir.Vnl and ustisb."
The Vagabonds were nt first Aghast :it
this lain spin king, but the sulueqiuvH
clioer-i showed that outspoken truths sire
tut u'.togctlk'r unpalatable.
WILL TAKE 11 THE TREATY.
Frleudn of Annex.ition TYI11 Follow
Out the OrlKhinl rrogrnni.
Washington, Dec. It. The support
ers of Hawaiian annexation have
definitely decided to consider the ques
tion in executive session of the senate.
In order to do this it will be necessary for
tiiein to take up the annexation treaty
rather than a joint resolution providing
lor annexation. Some few of those who
support Hawaii in this matter were at
tirst inclined to believe that unless it be
came evident that the two-thirds rote
necessary to secure the ratification of the
treaty was assured from the beginning
it would be waste of time to take the
mutter up ut all upon the basis of the
treaty, but they appear to hnve changed
their mind and to be nt least disposed to
defer to the opinions of the
majority, who oppose this conrse. It is
now stilted on lehnlf of the tiro-nnnexn-
tioiiists that to abandon the treaty nt the
present time would create the impression
that they luul surrendered tho tight en
tirely. The staunchest friends of nnncxu
rk.li admit that it will bo well night ini
posib.c to secure the two-thirds vote
iii-cessary to ratify the treaty, bnt they
contend that they will come very near
reaching the necessary vote. , ,
I'LEADINU WITH THE IvATY.
Western nnd Southern Roods
Alarmed Over Itn t ot.
Are
Chicago, Dec. 11. The wcsreri nnd
sot'thon loads are bringing heavy pres
sure lo bear on the Missouri, Kansas
ami Texas Kailrond to recede from its
stand on the matter of redemption of
tickets bought in the open nia.-ket by
tlie (hnirmcn of passenger associations.
It wii-i. the railroads claim tb? net, tin
r.f the Missouri. Kansas and Texas in
rifuung to agree thnt the chairman t.f
the ronthwestern I'sssontror .-is-wirin tion
la...u .,... IIn .n ,,, 4:i. ....... 1
I ' ' ' . t ui laic liiAtll illwi.'J
I,, tho inurW nnd nnvssnf them 4. rh
i roads issuing them for redemption thnt
) 1 U- up that Hiwncistlon. It is sabl
Vy .Ok. other roads that th refusal utihe
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 16,
Missouri, Kansas nnd Texns to redeem
is still preventing the organization of the
Southwestern 1'nBsenger association find
keepi.ig Tie. rates consequently in a late
of demoralization.
KXGHAVKD gold spectacles, suitable
for Christmas presents, just received.,
Eyes examined free of charge. 1. Stein
iV Co.
1IIIYAX LEA YEM GAI.YESTO.V.
BnKtred Forty-Three Ducks A Talk
YVItU Culberson nnd Blake.
Galveston, Tex., Dec. 8. (Special.)
Hon. William Jennings Bryan returned
from his duck hunt nt Iake Surprise
this nfternoon nnd left two hours later
for Houston. lie is due in San Antonio
Thursdny morning, where he meets his
wife. Bryan bagged forty-three ducks. "
larger mimlier than any other member of
the party brought down. Bryan was met
here and nccompanied to Houston by
Governor Cullierson, Hon. Walter Blake,
chairman of the Texan state democratic
executive committee; Hon. Thos. S.
Smith, ex-speaker of the Texas house of
representatives, and. others. Mr. Bryan
Insisted on paying for his ticket to Hous
t'in, although the Houston committee had
niT'Uiged for his transportation. He said
h- had not yet read the president's mes
sage in full and could not add to his com
ments of last Monday.
TEXAS M. E. CONFERENCE.
Rev. Sonlleld Presented 111 Ileslti
notion From tlie Ministry.
Bryan. Tex., Dec. 8. (Specinl.) 'Hie
Texas conference of the Methodist Epis
copal church commenced here today.
Bishop J. ('. Grnnbury of Yirginin opened
the conference and there is u large at
tendance. Hev. Setli Ward was elected secretary
and Bevs. Wollkins and Hooper assist
ants. Committees were uppuiuted and
reports of pastors heard.
Hev. leon Sonfield of Galveston pre
sented his credentials and resignation
with his report, withdrawing from the
ministry after eleven years of service.
WANTED To trade new goods for your
old gold nnd silver. I. Stein & Cc.
DIRRAXT'S IjAjST HOPE GOXE.
California Supreme f'onrt Han Ren
dered Its Decision.
Sun Francisco, Cal., Dec. 8. Late this
afternoon the supreme court dispelled tho
last hope of W. H. T. Durraut, the mur
derer of Blanche Lnmoiit. and Minnie
Williams, by disposing in a summary
mnnner of his two appeals. In n writ
ten opinion from the pen of Chief Justice
Beatty, which is concurred in by nil but
one of his associates, tho court affirms
the judgment of Judge Bailors in remand
ing the prisoner to Sun Qtientin until the
date sot for his execution, but reverses
tlie sentencing of Durrant to be hanged
on November 11 nnd remands the case
to the supreme court, with instructions
to proceed according to law. As the re
mittitur was ordered issued forthwith.
and the court holds that execution can
only be stayed now by the issuance of
n certificate of probable cause, it only
rem n ins to re-sentence the condemned
murderer, which will probably be done
tomorrow.
Justice Carroute also dissented from
this opinion, maintaining that Durraut's
nppeuls should have been dismissed, ns
time required by Inw tor their perfec
tion hud been allowed to lapse.
An OH Mill Fatality.
Lnling. Tex.. Dec. 13. (Special.) F.
M. l'ingree. while nt work at the Luling
oil mill, was struck by a section of the
burr of the cake mill in the head and
breast dangerously injuring him.
Sinter Anthony Dead.
Cincinnati. O., Dec. 8. Sister Anthony,
for inuny years superior at the Good
Samaritan hospital, this city, died at St.
Joseph's asylum in Norwood today, uged
82. Her name was Anthony O'Oonnoll
and her birthplace Limerick, Ireland.
In 18,'iS she entered the Roman Catholic
order of Sisters of Charity at Emmets
burg, Md.. in which, she became distin
guished. She was conspicuous in the
hospital service, especially at Nashville.
The Good Samaritan hospital in this city
became widely known us Sister Antho
ny's hospital. She was a woman of uni
versally acknowledged ability.
Y IT A L SPA RK STILL BrilNS.
Reports From Canton Are the Same,
Still (irowing YVeaker.
Canton, O., Dec. 11. This, the tenth
day of Mrs. McKinley's illness, has been
marked by a number of materiul changes,
nont' of w hicii lias permanently impiovi d
the condition of the patient. A t'ark
ness epprotiched it was felt i,- th.we
around her that she had finishcu tins hist
day if her life's journey. She was rest
ing comparatively easy at that time, but.
a great denl weaker, l tie aoctor't-niia.i
at !i.;50 o'click nnd reported thnt he found
a material change for the worse, such
as he regarded us certain to bring about,
filial rtisrehilion during the night, lie
had not ever, n faint hope that sh-.i could
liv utitil morning. '
President Mr Kinlev continued ills' v:gu
nil day. us lie has the iMccedinrf days.
1 a. m. No word hns noon received
from inside the McKinley homo for over
two bo-.irs. Baps at the door are un-
ai.sweMtJ. nnd none ot the w.itcnei have
been seen in thnt time. The presumption
is tliat there hns been no material change
and that all of tho family except those
nt the bedside, the president and prob
ably cr- of his sisters, have retired.
Whit.' the patient rests comparatively
easy, the last report was that she was
still sinking rapidly.
ISDIA1V AFFAIRS.
Congress Will Probably Have to Act
Arbitrarily With the Five Trlbe.
Wnshimrton. Dec. 11. Secretary of
the Interior Bliss has telegraphed Turns
Bixby, chairman of the lhiwes Indian
commission, to come to Washington to
confer with the Indian committee, and
today notified the house committee on
Indian affairs that he expected the com
mission to be here in time for next
Thursday's session. Thin meeting will
lie significant. The report the commis
sion makes to coagrees an the results of
its lnlior among the rive ciTilliied tribes,
nnd the status of the negotiations and
the nttftnde of the tribes will largely
affect legislation about to be shared to
settle the problems. The ultimate re
sult, ns now indicated will be an omni
bus bill providing for the reorganisation
of the territory nnd the extinguishment
of trllial nntonomy wunoui preiumum j
tiegotlatioiis with the IndMus.
-
To Tench Deaf Children.
WiiBhlnirton. Dee. 11. -The house com
ihjo nn x,liirtiio hns niiortod favor
ably the bill to aid in establishment of
homes in Ktntes nnd territories for teach
ing articulate speech and vocal lan
guage to deaf children before they are
of school age.
Xewn From Don Stnart
toe 14. A Livingston
paper received a communication from Dun
Stuart stating thnt a fight is being ar
ranged between Corbett and lutzsim
mons. ns well ns other rKists, to be
held in Carson in July. 1S08, and adding
that definite arrangements would lie com
nleted within a fortnight. Stuart also
! promises $30,000 in racing purses, ana
mit a race meeting will be held mx whica
11 UC WMW weiera wrepurm -
1897.
flifiinmiif
DELAY WAS ALLOWED HAYTI IX
I (HIKING OVER f:MM)(l AXD
AY APOLOGY.
President of Haytl Sayn It Is the Sec
ond Time the Republic Him
Been Forced to Yield to
Germany's Injustice.
Berlin, Dec. S. The ollicial uccount of
tho collection of an indemnity from lluy
ti, accompanied by a salute ot the Ger
man flag at Port au Prince on Monday
last, owiug to the alleged illegal orrest
of Herr Kmil Lueders, says that after
the ultimatum of Germuny had been de
livered to the Ilaytian government the
German cruiser Stein cleared tor action
und took up a position close to the Ilay
tian war vessels. .
A diplomatic request for delay in the
execution of the ultimatum was reiused,
and half an hour before the expiration of
the stipulated time all the demands ot
Germany were conceded, and the sum
insisted upon us an indemnity ((i.tHiuj
to be paid to Herr Lueders, wus on board
the Charlotte before afternoon. I he
Iliivtinn government's letter of apology
to (.Scrawny arrived shortly after.
HAYTI A XS A(ilTATEI).
An Editor Arretted A Procluuintiou
by President Simon Sum.
Port au Prince, Dec. 8.-M. Frederique,
niunaging editor of the Journal lmpar
cial nnd alleged author of the virulent
articles attacking the Germans, who is
accused of desiring to excite the popu
i.... r,t !,; ,,l,,..n nc iinut the lrnveriimellt.
was arrested today and taken on board a
Ilaytian cruiser. At tne moment oi ins
embarkation there was much excitement,
i.,,t r..i.M ti-nu ennti restored. Tlie gov
ernment hns nt its disposition a sufficient
number of troops, ana is inning uu mc
i.,.niiiin. t,K,,ii,iir..o in iioiintiiin order.
lli:i.,.o--ui J HH.I.OI...U '
v 1 1 1 1 u Mi.ii iiviiui - - - ,
d'affaires, was received by tlie president
this evening. i lie puunc muni couuu-
ues agitated nnd all the regulars n:m uu
ti.,.tl i,i,4iiil nn ill vpmlilloKS.
Shortly before 2 o clock the president
issued a proclamation to the people ot
Huyti saying thnt for the second time
ir.,,.: l,.,.i vi, 1. l.i.l la Herman force con
trary to its rights. The government, ac
cording to tlie proclamation, had decided
to resist even to the last, but, owing to
the lack of promised moral influence, the
character of which is not indicated in
tlie proclamation, it was obiigju to ac
......t llllitlt.ltlllll
llIC ,..... ......
'i-i... ........ 1.,, m tnvitnct tne llnvtian
people to cease internal quarreling nnd
to labor for the raising agricuuiiie oi me
'''lifir'j-k ten c n livelv fusillade here nt
11 o'clock last night. No damage was
done.
UV IMPERIAL DECREE.
Emperor FrancU Jotienli May Pro
long the Aantro-HuiiiNfnrlau
Compromise.
Vienna, Dec. 8. It is expected thnt
IOmperor Francis Joseph will shortly
issue decrees prolonging for n year the
statu quo net ween Austria uira jiuiiKitr;
......i-cii.i.r ti, unnrinir ftr ml I ii'i u , a-
lt-K"iuiiiK i", r - .
penditures. bugetury and other essential
matters. The government is coutinumg
the negotiations tor tlie settlement oi rue
l.itiffiincru miitutmn
If this course is adopted by tbe ora-
i...r..P it ii- ho iiiio ftoiiMV io nil iiom."
lessnoss of'nll attempts ut prestjit to roc-
..ni tin 1 1 nut i ii Tinrrifri in n t rt'iciiw
rath. Huron (;uutseh, the proinier, when
notifying tne uerman ieuuer n iu mv
tf,,lnv iliwlnnwl thnt tho irov
ernment had determined to obtain nn
imperial ordmnnco in oruer io secure n
prolongation of the compromise. He ex
pressed me uope uiiiiL in ii ti ,,.r.
time, when pnrty spirit lias calmed, it
might yet be possible to effect nn agree
ment between the conflicting factions.
It is not likely tunt tne reiciisraui win
assemble for ut least three months.
Silver Decline in London.
London. Dec. 8. The priee of silver
declined here today from '21 3-4d to
7 l-8d per ounce on the announcement
by the Indian council tnat tne saie or
Indian bills will be resumed on Decem
ber 15. on which date gold tenders will
be asked for forty lakhs.
Talked It Over VVltli ISlsninreU.
l.,r.l.1r.,.l,v,ai.iiVin Tlee S Prince Tien.
.., r.f TrtiQcln tho enmninndr nf the
second sintiidroii of German warships
. - , ..1 T ..
lioillKl lor iviao unnu oaj, visiun i mice
ni.'i,ini.il' tniliir nml retioiined two hours
in consiiltntloii with the great states
man. It is tiutiersioou inui ine i.u
eastern situation wus thoroughly dis
cussed.
Kissed the Iron Chancellor.
Hamburg. Dec. 8. On leaving Prince
P.ismarck, Prince Henry said:
"Let me nlso salute that Prow whicli
my grand fateher so often kissed."
III! I 1.1 1 1 IYl.T.1,- l ii.iiuii.,.n ,Jt .... iuii
bend and cheek. The uged statesman
wifdieti him a safe voyage, good success
and a happy return.
llOTU CLAIM IT.
AuBio-Erench Controvemy Over the
LaBO" Hinterland.
T H'nal Cnnot nf Afrlen H..e H.
Additional advices just received from
t, :..v..im. oni lha tCrooeh triinnn have
Lilt? 1I1LVI1U1 OH,, a. - - -; -
had five engagements with the natives
before ettectiveiy occupying .ikkj. mv
.,.nJ nf TWirii. The king of that
country fled to the bushes. ...
loth 1' ranee una ireui nmiuu tuiui
ii... Dr.mi tarritrirv Ir within the
sphere of their influence. Grent Kntuin
claims the whole country of Borgu un
der the Anglo-r reucn conveuuou oi
18ii0. Cnpt. Lugnrd, for Great Britain,
out-distanced Commander De Coeur in
i...... u-ith tho UniT ,if Horirll
loaning .fc.. --ii --r-,
but the French hold that the treaty is
null and voia trom me inci mm rrnuct;
-1V..-41. .In f.niintai1 FllllinnUlV ttllll iS.
theref. re, entitled to the hinterland in
accordance v itli the spirit and letter of
the aty ot Beruu.
Y hat Uoei It fcenn?
t ....!., l,.e St Aecoic.iiiff ti i sue
ci- di..mtch jus; recen t A from J'arj
th I'nncli cruise;? .u-ht:. dui-i. 17. 1-
l- ir and Puscui l.uve Pten orrieren ro
ii.eiuvi tor iinu'"iii.,to disr:e.l o
..,ii:.;.
Will ilEDt! 15 YVAGirS
!ti'flit-! ( I the Diuuley Uf ,
t: .1 ol io Fall -".
Operative.
I Yti Ii '-er. Mash Dec. 8. - t
"I
v(""u ff the er.tten n:ari.f;-ctt'rer to
diiv t Ter' --
the mills of the city, the amount .and
time of the reduction being left to a.toiu-
mitte whlcti tor some time na had
charge of the matter. It ia unoVstood
that te cnt win not iesa tnan jv per
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ir you are troubled with skin eruptions us the
olntiiient-HElHKKLIS Ointment. It will cure
Hkln diseases, from simple pimple to the moat
obHtlnal" eczema. Soap 25c, Ointment 60c. At
dniKKlstsorby mall.
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mi you Mvsiirt
ni. 1. Uo.t iMirallliurt Writ OOOIQ
HEMUI OO amM
Dhlc. IU tor jTOOa ot nm OwH
it M day. 1 pi fcooH tv.
PARKER'S
uaio niisiM
. J VuHlInu rA hAt
Wever rolls U Sertorej OrajJ
Hair to lta Youtblul Color.
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.... 1 IWI rinilririlt.
cent and that it will go into effect Jan
uary 1. The cut will affect liO.tKK) oiK-r-atives.
which tire paid a weekly aggregate
of $1.S0,000.
For some months the executive commit
tee of the association hns been investi
gating the situation iu this city. The
price of print cloths for n long time has
been the lowt'Ht in the history of trade,
while the demand has been ouiy fair.
I'mler these conditions the mills hnve
been selling nt a loss and the stock of
goods has been increased. Tlie commit
tee obtained the signature of every man
ufacturer iu the city except one, who is
understood to be B. Brnytou of the Dnr
fee mill, a private corporation. As no
reducing could be ordered without the
consent of every mill, the committee de
cided to report back to the association.
This was done nt the general meeting
today and the committee report received
tlie unanimous approval of the associa
tion that a reduction lie made. It is an
ticipated that the price of weaving a cut
of print cloths will be reduced from IS
to Hi cents. Iu August, 1M!4. a cut of
10 per cent was ordered, but in April of
the next year another advance by the
Full Kivcr company of tlie same ninounl
necessitated similar action on the part of
the rest of the mills' and wages have been
paid on this basis ever since.
The attitude of the employes on the
matter can hardly be stated until they
have had a chance to talk it over nnd
none of the lnlior leaders will say much
about the subject until meetings have
been held.
The feeling is prevalent that before
the mutter is settled there will be a strike,
but how large a proportion of the op
eratives will take part it is iiiipossitile
to say. Kvery effort, however, will be
made to avert sncly action.
The carder's associations tonight de
ferred net ion on the cut until a special
general meeting is held after the manu
facturers announce tlie change in sched
ule. The carders do not think a reduc
tion was warranted.
The Spinners' union referred ihe mat
ter to the executive committee with pow
er to act. The r-piiiners do not think
a cut will relieve nnd overstocked mnr
ket. but if the mnnngers can prove it will
they will accept.
Will Pursue a Waiting; Policy.
Providence, K. I., Dec. Although
no Ktntemcnt of the nctiou to be taken by
the Khodo Island cotton manufacturer's
on the wage question could be obtained
from many of the tirms here today, it is
the general belief that the lthode Island
manufacturers will pursue u waiting
policy for tho present.
Burglary und Theft Charged.
Denison. Tex.. Dec. 8. (Special.)
Charles Miller was arrested at tlie dejKil
here lust night by Deputy Marshal Ltu-y
and jailed on 0 charge of burglary nnd
theft.
The Harrln Inquest Proceedings.
Waco, Tex., Dec. 8. (Spociul.) Justice
Kurle has closed the inquest proceedings
begun on the 10th of last month in the
matter of the killing of the Harris broth
ers nnd todny sent his report to the grand
jury, that body being in session.
AK OLD OFFENDER IN TOW.
A Detective Return From England
With J. B. Ford.
New York. Dec. 8. J. B. Ford reached
this city today 011 lioard the steamer Teu
tonic from England. Ford is in the ens
tody of n detective from Cincinnati, to
which place he is being tnken to nnswer
to the charge of forgery, by which Ik
Is alleged to have obtained a considera
ble sum of money from the Cincinnati
Coffin company.
According to the statement given liy
detectives in charge of the case, Ford
is a notorious forger, whose operations
have extended over the United States.
While under arrest in Cincinnati for at
tempting to swindle the First, National
bank there on November 10, 1805, Ford
made his escape.
lie has served a long term in Sing Sing.
and while there he made the acquain
tance of severnl letter box thieves, with
whom, according to the record, he. worked
Philadelphia, Washington. St. Louis and
a numtHT ot other places, lie was ar
rested in F.nglnnd in 1894 in the Bunk
of Scotland, where he hnd gone to se
cure a check book on a forged introduc
tion. He wne sentenced to three yearn.
but was pardoned in 1895. as the authori
ties thought he was about to die of con
sumption. Then he came back to this
country and was accredited by the police
with Having heen engaged in extensive
swindles in Richmond, St. Paul, Minn.,
Cincinnati and Baltimore.
Awarded
Highest Honors World's Faliy
Gold Medal, Midwinter Fair.
Da
A Put Oraat Crtaa ot Tartar Powder.
40 YEARS TH? STANDARD.
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