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ABERDEEN HERALD.
Published Every Thursday.
ABERDEEN? .".wliiT
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Interesting Collection of Current Events
In Condensed Form From
Both Continents.
Political excitement is intense in
Brazil and martial law is in force.
Koon Sang, a Chinese priest, was
killed by highbindets in San Francisco.
J. R. Sovereign, the recently retired
master workman of the Knight* of La
bor, has declared his intention to run
for president of the United States in
1900.
The blue and gray have met again on
common ground. Military triumph*
were honored at Orchard Knob, Tenn.,
Monday, and monument* to the
achievements at Chickamauga and Mis
sionary Ridge accepted.
Secretary Alger lias requested the
secretary of the interior to instm t Al
askan officials to gather about Son head
of reindeer from the govern tit it.Tils
for use of an expedition for the relief of
the icebound whalers in the Aiclie. It
is expected that the Bear, which is
now at Seattle, will be ready to sail in
about ten days.
A. J. Sage, a well-known rancher,
living a few miles below Sand Point,
Idaho, was shot and instantly killed
while out hunting. An old acquaint
ance, named John Snyder, who went
out with him hunting, and who became
separated from him for a short time,
seeing what he supposed to lie a deer
moving among the trees, fired at it, and
upon reaching the spot was horrilied to
tind that ne had shot his friend dead.
Rev. Myron W. Reed, pastor of one
of Denver's leading churches, during
his discourse Sunday created somen hat
of a sensation while discussing the kill
ing of the*Ute Indians by deputy game
wardens in Colorado recently, by de
claring that he intended to see that
Warden Wilcox and his deputies are
tried for murder. He also denounced
the preachers who have remained silent
in the matter.
Fifty-two families have arrived in
North Yakima, Wash., from Polk
county, Minnestota, to make new
homes. Many have already selected
lands along the Yakima valley canal,
west of the city, and others will locate
in the vicinity of the Moxee artesian
wells. The colony is made up almost
wholly of French people, ami they will
be the means of bringing many mure
settlers to Yakima county if their ex
perience proves satisfactory.
The state supreme court of Montana
has sustained the constitutionality of
the inheritance law passed by the last
legislature. The law imposes a tax of
5 per cent on bequests to any benefici
ary, not a relative, where the estate
amounts to over $100. The tax on es
tates directly inherited,where the valuo
of the estate is over #7,5t:0, is 1 per
oent. It is estimated that the decision
will yield the state $40,000 from es
tates already in process of settlement.
The Wyoming supreme court has de
cided that foreign-born oiiizcna must
be required to read the constitution in
the English language in order to vote.
One hundred and fifteen Finns, who
voted the Republican ticket at the re
cent election in that state, could not
read the constitution in Fnglii-h, but
their votes were accepted, as they could
read it in their own language. The
decision will put the Democratic.can
didate in office, and settles an import
ant constitutional question.
The labor troubles which have been
brewing in Randshurg, Cal., for some
time culminated Wednesday, when
about 100 members of the miners'
union went in a body to the Koxie
mine and peremptorily drove stipei in
tendent Clarke and five nun out of tho
camp for working below the si hedule
of the union.
A new industry has started in
Owensboro, Ky., with 100 employes.
It is to utilize cornstalk cellulo.-e for
lining battleships. Materials for m ik
ing an imitation of silk and for making
celluloid are among the products. Pa
per is another product. W. W. Gibbs,
of Philadelphia, is president, and the
stockholders are l'.asterners.
The owners of the German ship Po
trimpos, stranded at Long Beach,
Wash, have bought two 10,000-pound
anchors of the United States waiship
Vandalia, which was wrecked at Samoa
several years ago, and will ship them
from San Francisco at once, for use in
floating the Potrimpos next mouth. It
is expected that the ship will lie put
into deep water in less than a month.
A remonstrance against allowing
Chinese coal miners to be imported
into the state for the purpose of min
ing coal at Wilmington and other towns
in place of the striking miners will be
placed before Governor Tannei in the
name of the United Miin'Woikcis of
Illinois. The governor "ill alf-o bo
asked to co operate with the secretary
of the miners' federation in keeping
out the coolie labor. Secretary llyan
says if the Chinese come bloodshed
will surely result. If Governor Tanner
refuses to interfere President McKinley
will be appealed to.
Consul Ducster, at Crelfcl It, Ger
many, reports to the state department
at Washington a discovery m ide there
which it is said revolutionizes the
methods of illumination. It is an in
candescent gas lamp. Single jet- of or
dinary size can emit a light of much
more than 1,000 caudle power, and tine
print can be read at a distance of 100
feet. The inventor says the cost for a
light of 1,500 eandlepowcr is only 4' a
cents per hour, while that for an or
dinary electric light of 40 candlepower
is 14 cents per hour.
John H. Mooney, Kate Moonev, his
wife, and Michael Dromey, Mis.
Moonye's brother, were found ilea l in
their beds at San Francisco, having
been asphyxiated by gas. They weie
in comfo r table circumstances, and it is
believed the gas jets bad been left open
accidentally.
Passenger traffic on the Western
roaus is rapidly increasing. Late re
ports show that recent earnings are far
in advance of those of the correspond
ing period last year. The improvement
noted is not confined to any particular
class of business. It is clearly divided
between local and through traffic-
ANNEXATION HER HOP^.
flaWHii Anxious to Have the Tending
Treaty Adopted.
New York, Nov. 17.—A dispatch to
the World from Honolulu, dated Octo
ber 28, says: Sanford B. Dole, presi
ient of the provisional republic of Ha
waii, and Chief Justice Judd are anxi
aus to have the Hawaiian annexation
treaty adopted as soon as possible. Said
President Dole to the correspondent:
"The people will never again submit
to a monarchy. In fact, there is no
one sufficiently enjoying the confidence
af the people of the islands to conduct
the affairs of state under a monarchy."
"Why do they not desire to continue
as an independent republic?" he was
asked.
"As the islands are so far away from
sther countries, and as the Asiatic pop
ulation is fast increasing in numbers,
it is a serious question it' they are left
alone whether the republic could sur
vive with the willing consent of the
foreigners. Besides, if the United
States has constantly to protect the
islands under the government at pres
ent, why should not the United States
take them altogether?
"This is a great country for com
merce. It is the natural land for
American ownership. To all intents
and purposes it is an American colony,
anyway, so far as business, capital and
industry is concerned, and it should be
a part of the body politic of the United
States."
Chief Justice Judd said in an inter
view:
"During the reign of King Kalakaua
there were two cabinets, so dissatisfied
was the state of the kingdom. The only
branch of the government that was not
disturbed was the judiciary. The res
toration of the monarchy is an impossi
bility. There is no material to make
a monarch of.
"Nor can we hope to maintain a re
public independently. We must
look to the United States. We have
come to the turning point, and we
must either become Asiatic or Anglo-
Saxon; we are within the zone of
American influence, and to assume re
sponsibility for us, they ought to have
something to say about how our affairs
are directed."
The news that has reached here from
San Francisco that Samuel Parker, a
prominent native leader, and heretofore
a strong royalist, has declared in favor
of annexation, has created ipiite a sen
sation among the natives, who are still
opposed to annexation.
RELIEF FOR WHALERS.
A Itcinilcer Train Will <•«» Overland to
I'oint Harrow.
Washington, Nov. 17. — Secretary
Alger has requested the secretary of the
interior to instruct Alaskan officials to
gather about SOU heail of reimleer from
the government herds for use of an ex
pedition for the relief of the icebound
whalers in the Arctic.
It is expected that the Bear, which
is now at Seattle, will be ready to sail
in about 10 days, and within 20 days
thereafter will reach some point on the
northern sound, where a large party
will be engaged lor the trip overland to
Point Barrow.
The herd of reindeer which will be
killed for food, if needed,will be driven
overland, and it is confidently expect
ed that the herd will reach Point Bar
row and the imprisoned whalers before
the middle of February.
The country through which the herd
will be driven is said to abound with
moss, upon which the herd will feed
It is said the scheme for the relief of
the whalers is perfectly feasibe and
will be attended with little danger.
No apprehension is felt regarding the
uutcome of the enterprise.
A Valuable Discovery.
New York, Nov. 17. —William A.
Eddy, tho kite experimenter of Bay
onne, N. J., made an interesting ex
periment Saturday night. He is satis
tied that by means of observations
taken at various altitudes, indications
of approaching thunder storms and
other meteorological data can be se
cured. About 200 feet below his kites
a thermometer was hung, and near it
a collector of electric sparks. The re
sults obtained Saturday night led Mr.
Eddy to believe that the electric con
dition of the air shown by the varying
height of the collector when the first
spark is drawn may reveal the approach
of storms in even a cloudless sky. In
particular he thinks it will prove ad
vantageous in determining the approach
of local storms.
Flit her anil Danghtrn Insane.
San Francisco, Nov. l(i.—A pathetic
scene was enacted in Judge Carroll
Cook's courtroom today, when John
Durr and his three daughters—Kate,
Theresa and Sarah—were adjudged in
sane, and committed to the Ukiah asy
lum. The family has been living for
many years in a little flat at 172 Clin
ton Park, renting the basement floor,
on which money they have existed.
Recently, they had been unable to col
lect the rent, and were on the verge of
starvation when their condition was
discovered. The family was at ono
time very wealthy, the father being o(
the lirin of Kennedy & Durr, who, in
early days kept a large dry goods stora
at Third and Howard streets.
Mushrooms generally consist of 90
per cent water, but the remaining 10
per cent, is more nutritious than bread.
Holly Springs, Miss., Nov. 16.—At
Ashland, 20 miles west of here, \V. H.
Harrison, editor of tho Ashland Regis
ter was stabbed to death last evening
by ,T. L. McDonald. The men had
some words aobut a notice in the paper
of an approaching lecture, McDonald
charging that if Harrison had been a
Methodist instead of a Baptist, the no
tice would have been more extended.
Harrison replied through his paper in
a way to incense McDonald, and the
tragedy resulted. "»
Another Uold-lp »«r Warren.
Warren, Idaho. Nov. 16.—Yesterday
at 4 o'clock the mailcarrier was held
up here by a lone highwayman, and or
dered to dismount from his horse. The
carrier was then told to cut the mail
sack open, which he did, and the robher
took all the registered mail and letters.
There was about $4,000 in cash in the
sack. The highwayman wore a gunny
sack for a mask, and also had sacks
about his feet. A sheriff's posse of 10
men immediately set out in pursuit,
but has not yet returned to bring any
news of their whereabouts-
CIVIL SERVICE LAW
Strong Effort Will Be Made
to Secure Its Repeal.
OPPOSITION IN WEST AND SOUTH
BufDcleiit Number of Senator* and Rep
reftentatlven l'letlged to In-
Hure 11a Abolition.
Washington, Nov. 16.—A strong
effort will be made during the coming
session of congress to secure the repeal
of the civil-service law. The support
ers of this movement say that they
have ha 1 promises from a sufficient
number of senators and representatives
to co-op.>rate with them to insure its
success, provided that all those mem
bers who have heretofore favored the
repeal are still of the same mind.
Thomas IJ. McKee, the journal clerk
of the house of representatives, who
has long been a bitter opponent of the
existing law, and who lias taken pains
to ascertain the views of many of the
members on the subject, said today
that he was confident that if the oppor
tunity offered for a direct vote on the
question of repeal, it would be carried
by a large majority.
"While it is not true," said he,
"that I have been engaged in making
a canvass of the house on this matter,
it is true that I have talked with a
great many members about it. lam
convinced that for such a proposition
my own state of Indiana would give its
entire 13 votes, and I believe that Ohio
and Illinois are just as much opposed
to the law. As for the Western states
1 do not believe that they will furnish
a single vote for the retention of the
system, and in the South, both Demo
crats and Republicans, with only a few
isolated exceptions, would welcome its
abolition. It is purely an Eastern in
stitution, and it is entirely unrepubli
can and un-American.
"It was originated by the college
professors and educators of the East,
especially of New England, the center
of our educational system, for the ex
press purpose of providing easy and
comfortable berths for such of their
graduates as were not physically able
to stand the strain of the professional
life for which they were trained, or
who found the professional ranks al
ready well tilled. The manufacture of
college graduates went on so fast that it
became necessary for the professors to
find some outlet for the young men
whom they were turning into the
crowded fields of law, medicine and
theology. So they turned to the gov
ernment and, with Dorman B. Eaton at
their head, himself a life-long educator,
induced it to require of applicants for
government positions a preliminary ex
amination, which, in many cases, they
knew only men fresh from the colleges
could pass successfully.
"It is a fact that President McKinley
is now having as much trouble in satis
factorily filling the !)00 or so places he
has to give away as Grant did to dis
pose of 200.000 places. There is al
most as much eagerness and strife
around the White House today over a
little $l! 00 position as there used to be
over the appointment of the minister to
Germany. This shows that the desire
for office it still as strong, and it is a
natural desire. Representative Gros
venor made a strong point when lie said
in his speech that the right of a man
to participate in the affairs of the gov
ernment in other ways than by merely
casting his ballot was one that could
not be constitutionally taken away
from him. The heads of the govern
ment department should have the right
to make the appointments of their sub
ordinates, and they should bo held re
sponsible for their actions. The presi
dent would then have less of his time
wasted on small matters of patronage,
and after tilling the larger and more
important offices would then be able
to devote himself to affairs of state.
"That there is a strong sentiment in
the country at large in favor of the re
peal of the law 1 am sure, and I am
satisfied, also confident, that the senti
ment will find expression in congress
during the coming session. The only
recent vote that has been hail upon the
subject which gives any foundation
upon which to base a calculation as to
the result, was had towards the close
of the last session of the 54th congress.
A proposition was made by Mr. Brosius,
of Pennsylvania, to extend the opera
tions of the civil service law in a cer
tain particular. The question was as
to the consideration of the bill, and it
was defeated bv a two-thirds majority.
While this was not a direct vote it
afforded an indication, if not of the
strength of the repeal movement, at
least of the weakness of the supporters
of the civil service system.
"It is my opinion that if nothing
else is done, the civil service commis
sion will be abolished with all of its
cumbrous machinery. In its stead a
departmental examination to determine
the fitness of applicants for appoint
ment in the government service will bo
substituted. This would be very
proper, so far as the Washington de
partments are concerned, but I would
not require even this in offices outside
of Washington, and I would limit all
office-holding tenures to four years
each. The civil service commission
costs the people now f 150,000 a year."
A number of others have spoken in a
similar strain recently.
Confessed to Drowning His Child.
Kansas City, Nov. 16.—At Liveslev,
Mo., the trial of William Carr, who
confessed to drowning his 3-year-old
daughter in the Missouri river, was be
gun torlay. No defense was attempted,
the lawyer appointed by the court urg
ing that the state hasten the prisoner's
fate. Judge Broadus reserved his de
cision.
Kiotous Austrian Students.
Vienna, Nov. 16.—The students re
peated their violent demonstrations in
the university this morning They
created such an uproar that the police
finally expelled them from the build
ing, and occupied in full force all the
approaches to the university.
Irrigation In New South Wales.
Sydney, N. S. W., Nov. 16.— The
official report on irrigation byartesian
wells in the country shows the work to
have been a success, and has given a
Stimulus to agricluturs.
FOUGHT LIKE HEROES.
Gordon Highlander. Great Charge at
Dargai Kldge.
London, Nov. 17.—The newspapers
of this city have received graphic details
by mail of the recapture of Dargai ridgo
by the Gordon Highlanders, on October
20, during which the regiment exhibit
ed remarkable dash and courage. On
Wednesday, October 20, General Biggs
sent the second division to dislodge the
tribesmen from the Dargai ridge. The
position was a very strong one, the
enemy occupying the summit of a pre
cipitous hill. The top of the hill could
not be reached except by a single path
along which the attacking force, first
consisting of a Ghoorka regiment, the
Derbyshire regiment, and the Dorset
shire regiment, were obliged to climb
in Indian file, while three batteries
shelled the breastworks of the hi I linen.
Dargai ridge, from the direction of
the assault, presents a frontage of about
a mile, the left end of which is sheer
rocK for 200 yards. In spite of the
difficulty of the ascent, the movements
of the British troops were fairly well
covered, except in the case of a low
dip, or small valley, from 100 to 150
yards wide about half way from the
summit of the cliff.
As the Ghoorkas, supported by the
Derbyshires and Dorsetshires reached
this fire zone, the tops of the cliffs
burst out into flame, for 1,000 tribes
men bad reserved their fire until that
moment. Though decimated, the
Ghoorkas struggled across the dip and
reached the shelter of a few rocks,
where they lay down under cover of
the cliffs. Hut the others could not
follow, and the enemy, with true mili
tary instinct, reserved their tire.
Though the remainder of the Ghoorkas,
the Derbyshires and the Dorsetshires
appeared on the fringe oi the dip, yet
to step into the fire zone was to court
death. But the Dorsetshires again
tried to advance to the support of the
Ghoorkas, and 13 men struggled into
the open space, only to drop before the
far side had even been reached. Then,
reluctantly, the senior officer signalled
down to the main body of the British
that the passage could not be made.
At this juncture General Kempster
ordered the Gordon Highlanders to the
front. The time had arrived for des
perate action, for it was then 4 o'clock
in the afternoon, and the dead and
wounded were lying thick on every side.
Hut the Gordon Highlanders had yet to
be reckoned with. Rapidly forming
his men and after his now historic
speech—"Men of the Gordon High
landers, our general says that that posi
tion must be taken at all costs. The
Gordon Highlanders will take it" —
Colonel Matthias, commander of the
Highlanders, dashed out at the head of
his gallant regiment, and in a moment
t lev were across, carrying everyone
with the'in in their onward rush, storm
ing the ridge with a resolution that was
resistless. When Colonel Matthias
gave the order to advance, he and his
officers led into the open, the piper fid
lowing, striking up "Cock of the
North," and with a shout the leading
company was into the tire zone. A
stream of lead swept over, through and
past, the bullets churning up the dust
which half hid the rushing bodies.
Piper Find lutes, blowing his loudest
and best, was among the tirst to show
the way across that deadly stretch of
ground, and when, after traversing but
a few yards he was laid low by a shot
through both legs, he managed to prop
himself and continued, with unabated
energy, to plav "Cock of the North,"
animating his comrades by the familiar,
stirring music of his pipes. But the
fire of the enemy was most deadly, the
leading line men melting away, and it
seemed that the Gordon Highlanders
would be annihilated. More men,
however, sprang into the passage and
the leaders struggled across the center.
Then, with a second cheer, the troops
streamed across and the enemy, seeing
that the barrier had been swept away,
left their loopholes and fled precipi
tately.
Piper Findlates has been recommend
ed for the Victoria cross. Captain
Robinson, of the Ohoorkas, also acted
witli the greatest gallantry. After
leading his men across the tire zone to
cover, and finding it insufficient, he re
turned over the death trap alone, and
was mortally wounded while leading
the second rush of Uhoorkas.
NOT ONE ESCAPED.
lSad Accident to it Kusslan Wedding
I'll rty.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 17.—A terrible
accident has occurred near Bielostok.
Kussian Poland, resulting in the death
of !i0 persons. A wedding party was
returning from the church to the house
of the iiride. All were in one wagon,
a huge vehicle, drawn by eight horses.
The road along which they drove
crossed the railway track on the level,
and the driver, either through careless
ness or ignorance of the train schedule,
pushed his swiftly moving horses upon
the crossing, just as the express was
coining up. The locomotive struck the
vehicle squarely, killing many mem
bers of the party outright and maiming
others so that they soon expired in
frightful agony. Not a member of the
party escaped.
Rear Admiral Alexander Golden
Hhind, U. S. N., is dead at his home
in New York city. He had been con
fined to his bed for five weeks.
Guerra Is Sufe.
Washington, Nov. 17. —The state de
partment has finally refused the appli
cation of the government of Mexico for
surrender under extradition proceedings
of Jesus Guerra, who was one of
Garza's lieutenants in his attempted
revolution some years ago.
One of the lazy farmers of Utica,
Neb., has a rocking chair attachment
connected with his harvesting ma
chinery.
Captain Carter'* Cane.
Washington, Nov. 17. — Secretary
Alger has decided to refer to the judge
advocate-general of the army the record
of the court in the case of Captain Car
ter, corps of engineers, who is alleged
to have been guilty of irregularities in !
the Savannah harbor improvement
works.
Strike to lie Hesumeil.
Braceviile, 111., Nov. 16. — The
miners have decided to resume the
strike and remain out until the ques
tion of arbitration with the operators is
settled.
REPORT IS APPROVED
Miles' Estimates of Cost cf
Our Seacoast Defenses.
PEARS NO TROUBLE WITH SPAIN
Over Three Million. Needed-» 005,000
RacommendMl for the Columbia
HII<I »1,140,000 for the Sound.
Washington, Nov. 15. — Secretary
Alger lias approved the estimates for
the coast-defense work submitter >y
General Miles, and they will be sub
mitted to Chairman Cannon, of the
house committee on appropriations
some days before the opening of the
session. In accordance with law, the
expenditures of the different seaports
are itemized, hut the secretary will
ask for authority to spend the money in
lump sums, so that work on any par
ticular defense may he hurried to meet
emergencies. General Miles divines
the fortification appropriation for the
Pacific coast us follows:
Sun lIiOKO, '
snn 80/iY.iu
Columbia river . .
l'uget sound l,nu.uuu
In his report to the secretary, Gen
erai Miles makes no reference to pos
sible complications with Spain, but
says:
"Although the general desire of our
people is to maintain a condition of
peace with all nations, and the policy
of the government is one of good will
ami peaceful relations with all others,
yet nothing could be more injurious
than to settle in a condition of inse
curity and permit the lives of millions
and the accumulated wealth of many
generations to be destroyed or endanger
ed by any foreign power with which
we are liable to come in contact, and
the general plan for defense which has
been adopted by the government should
be steadily pursued until the nation is
in the condition of security and safety
which a due regard for self-preservation
would demand."
A VALUABLE CYCLOPEDIA.
Commercial Directory of American Re
publics Presented to the President.
Washington, Nov. 15. — Secretary
Sherman, Minister Romero of Mexico,
and Minister Merouof Argentine, mem
bers of the executive committee of the
bureau of American republics, were at
the White House today and presented
the tirst volumn of the commercial di
rectory of the American republics to
President McKinley. There was con
siderable formality about the matter,
the presentation being made in the blue
pailor. Secretary Sherman presented
the volume, saying the work was re
garded as of "such vast practical im
portance to the commerce of our coun
try, as to be well worthy that
shoul.l come in a body to present it to
you. Upon looking through its pages
you will discern its far-reaching value
as a factor in disseminating general in
formation respecting the natural re
sources, the peculiar commercial activi
ties, the varying occupations, the in
dustries and the latent capbilities of
the countries of the Western hemis
phere."
President McKinley made a formal
response, expressing his interest in tlie
work of the bureau and the hope that
the publication would lead to a closer
commercial relation between the repub
lics of America. With the volume was
transmitted a letter to the president
from Joseph P. Simth, director of the
bureau, in which he stat«d the objects
of the publication. It is it commercial
cyclopedia of the Western hemisphere,
intended to furnish information for the
benefit of merchants and agriculturists.
President McKinley has been congratu
lated from time to time during the
progress of the work, and has shown
great interest in it.
A WHITECAP OUTRAGE.
Two Ohio Girla lieaten and Tarred and
Feathered.
Holgate, 0..N0v. 15.—Word reached
this city this evening from Oakwood, a
hamlet 25 miles south, of an outrage
perpetrated last night by whitecaps
upon two girls, Edith and May Rob
erts, 19 and 17 years of age, respect
ively. Ten days ago the young ladies
received a whitecap notice warning
them to leave the town and county,
but they paid no attention to the no
tice. Last night, they were awakened
by a band of eight or ten men entering
their rooms and dragging them from
their beds in their night-robes to the
near-by road, where they were terriblv
whipped with a cat-o'-nine tails, which
was found this morning. After beat
ing them, they gave the girls a coat of
tar and feathers and took them back to
the house, where they were found un
conscious this morning.
May, the younger of the girls, is in
a critical condition, the flesh being cut
to the bone by the whip. There is uo
clew to the perpetrators.
I.udiic Untitled of Klondike Gold.
Chicago, Nov. 15.—Joseph Ladne,
who struck it rich in the Klondike,was
robbed of $700 worth of nuggets in the
depot of the Lake Shore railroad today.
The thief managed to secure the gold
while Ladue was walking from liis
train to the depot door.
Hel<l I p by u I.one High traymnn.
Lewiston, Idaho, Nov. 15.—Word
lias been received here that the Warren
mail and express carrier was held up a
few miles from Warren by a lone high
wayman. He turned over the express
box, which contained a considerable
amount of gold dust, although the ex
act amount is not known.
Boston, Nov. 15.—8y the collapse of
a three-story brick building today four
men were injured, one of whom, it is
said, will probably die.
raeaeiiger Train Burned.
Louisville, Ky., Nov. 15.—A passen
ger train on the Louisville, Henderson
& St. Louis road, which left St. Louis
last evening, and wag due in this oity
at 7 o'clock this morning, was derailed
and entirely consumed by fire at 4 this
morning, nine miles from Louisville.
No lives were lost, and so far aa known
no one was seriously injured. The
loss will be heavy.
Chicago, Nov. 15.—Fire today de
stroved the department store of W A
Wieboldt & Co. The loss is about
1165,000.
the CRIME avenged
Murd.rer. of th. Splcer F-nll, Strun,
Up by a Mob.
. v n Nnv. 16.—Alex
Indian half-breed, and Paul
Holytrack and Philip Ireland, full
blood Indians, the first of whom was
sentenced to death for the murder o
six members of the Spicer family last
February, and had just been granted
a new trial by the supreme court, and
the latter two self-confessed accessories
in the murder, were taken from the
county jail in Wood county last night
and lynched by a mob.
The lynching had apparently been
cooly planned, and was carried out
without a break. Sudden and swift
retribution was meted out. W llliams
iiort, where the hanging took place, is
about 40 miles from this city, and off
the railroad. The news of the lynch
in- was received here this afternoon.
The men had been in the custody of
Deputy Sheriff Kelly. They were
taken from him by the mob and hanged
to a beef windlass several yards from
the jail. Their bodies were left hang
ing during the entire day, the coroner
not having arrived, and no one else
volunteering to cut, them down.
About 40 men were concerned in the
lvncliing. They rode into Wilhams
llort on horseback late at night, and
tethered their horses a short distance
from the city, that they might secure
them again as speedily as necessary
after the deed was done. The jail is a
substantial stone structure, and was in
charge of Deputy Sheriff Thomas Kelly.
Since the confinement of the prisoners
there, so great lias been the fear that
they might escape in some way, that
one man had watched the prisoners all
nig'it. Last night Kelly was 011 watch.
There was a meeting of the lodge of
Woodmen in a building near the jail,
and as Kelly was a member, he expect
ed to meet some of the members of the
lodge after the meeting had adjourned.
To while away the time during the
night hours, he was playing solitaire
in front of the cells ill which the mur
derers were confined. About 2 o clock
there was a rap on the outer door of
the jail, and Kelly rose quickly and
turned the key in the lock, thinking
that the persons he expected to meet
had arrived.
No sooner had he opened the door
than the mob crowded into the corri
dors. All of them were masked, and
the leaders carried ropes. Kelly at
once realized what the mob had coine
for. The lynchers were quiet but de
termined. The lead >r presented a re
volver at the head of the deputy sheriff
and told him they wanted his prisoners,
and demanded that he open their cells.
Kelly demurred, but saw that resist
ance was useless, and unlocked the
door. Two of the prisoners were con
fined together, and the other in a seper
ate cell. They had been aroused from
sleep by the entrance of the mob. and
sat up, half awake and trembling in
terror. Holytrack and Ireland were
pulled from their beds, ropes were fast
ened about their necks, and they were
dragged out on the ground, after being
told to prepare for death.
The men were then dragged to a huge
beef windlass, which had been erected
to suspend carcasses of slaughtered
beeves, and were strung up 011 a cross
beam. Cudol was the first man to be
hanged. It is reported that he was
asked before he was hanged whether
Blaekhawk and Defender had also been
concerned in the murder for which he
was about to be hanged. He answered
iu the affirmative. The rope, which
had been fastened about his neck, was
then thrown over a crossbeam, and lie
was suspended in midair. Holytrack
and Ireland were treated in a like man
lier and the mob then quietly dispersed.
IN A SNAKE'S COILS.
Museum Watchman Severely Injured bj
an Anaconda.
Philadelphia, Nov. 10.—A huge an
aconda on exhibition here today severe
ly injured Samuel .Masher, the museum
watchman, and crushed to death a
valuable trick pony. The pony was
tied to a feed box alongside the ana
conda's cage. Masher saw the reptile
had worked one of the boards of its cage
loose and had stretched out a short dis
tance. He pushed the board to, believ
ing the anaconda would pull within its
cage again. Instead, it wrigtfled out
and wrapped itself several times about
Masher. The latter screamed for help,
an 1 the pony, frightened by the big
reptile, began jumping about. This
saved Masher's life, for the reptile un
wound himself from him and com
pletely encircled the pony. Masher
fell to the floor unconscious. When a
number of employes reached the scene,
the snake began to unwind itself, aiid
appeared to be getting ready for the
light. The men kept aloof until a lasso
was obtained and the snake finally
made secure. Several of Masher's ribs
were broken, and he was taken to a
hospital.
Marching on Havana.
Key West, Pla. Nov., 15.—Riano, in
Havana province, has been attacked
again, the insurgents making no effort,
however, to enter the town. Tlio in
surgents were under Juan Delyado.
The Spaniards made no resistance.
Calixto Garcia is said to he marching
toward Havana through Matanzas prov
ince with a large insurgent army, many
largo guns, and plenty of ammunition,
arms and dynamite.
London, Nov. IG.—The Rome corrc
spondent of the Daily Chronicle says:
Baron von tiullow, the newly appointed
German secretary of state "for foreign
affairs, in an interivow with the pope,
has warmly complained against the
sympathy of the Vatican with the
Franco-Russian alliance and its hostiU
ity to the triple alliance. He declared
in the name of Kmperor William that
if the Vatican persisted in such a policy
the German government would retali
ate on the Roman Catholics.
Two Spanish Sp|e«.
Fort Smith, Ark., Nov. 16.—A young
Spaniard, who, for the past few years,
has resided in this city, is responsible
for the statement that two Spanish
spies or emissaries of the Spanish gov
eminent were in Fort Smith last Fri
day. The young man claims to have
conversed with the two visitors. He
says the spies are traveling all over the
United States, inspecting the forts and
gathering statistics and data that
would be of great value to their govern
ment in case of war with the United
State*.
RESPITE FOR Dili
Condemned Murderer |k
Another Lease of 1*
LAW ALLOWS (JO DAYS OP ft
Supreme Court of California
Petition ami tyrant* a |||
of Execution.
San Francisco, Nor. 15.«.k,
Henry Theodore Durrant
hanged at San '.'uentin
ing, after all, tlx- supremeouuttf,
state having granted him m
respite at the eleventh hour.
Up to 4 o'clock this afternoon
the news was flashed over tka't>
from Sacramento that the court
session there had (.'ranted a
probable cause, and had
Warden Hale not to curry oat tfc,
cation of Durrant until furthaai
there was apparently no fnrtktki
for the condemned murderer of H*
Lamont, an his attorneys,
inson and Boardman, had madeifc
effort to secure another writ of bit
corpus in the United States tin
court, and had nut even been p>.
permission to appeal from tluudtei
to the supreme court of the Uis
States.
Meanwhile, however,
prey hastened to Sacramento aj,
plied to the state supreme cotrtit
writ of probable cause for th^ty'
of staying the ceding! again:
client, upon the grounds tliataMfe
knowledge of the action of thentjiic
court of the United States in the*
ter of Durrant's appeal from tbede;
ion ot the federal court had yet tr
received; that the superior «nmi
acted too hastily in sentencinjOij
to be hanged tomorrow, as the ln>
quired that lie be given at lent Ms
of grace, and, consequently; tintt
pendency of another appeal h {
supreme court affecting tiieoondM
man is of itself sufficient caoie»ln
of execution.
The matter was partially aipd;
chambers, and later argued lefatt
full court and taken underadviim
Shortly afterward the court mmn
its decision, granting the writ i|||i
for, in which all the justicesam*
Shortly before midnight, Attn
Eugene Deuprcy, of counsel for Dim
arrived from Sacramento, haTinftm
the bay in a steam launch. lit p
pose of this trip was to make|xm
service 011 Warden Hale of i«tii I
copy of the order of probabboi
issued by the supreme court it ta
mento. The precaution waititai 1
there might be 110 pretext for facia 1
Durrant tomorrow. The waidat'
asleep, and was deaf to alleCmtl'
arouse hiin. Captain Edgar acty
the service and agreed todelinrli 1
documents to his superior inthiK 1
ing. Warden Hale had stated at*
evening doubt *' ■
what course
in any event, he would
cution until the latest legal liai! <
Time —noon tomorrow —but thathtkj
been advised that he should praatl i
hang the prisoner, as he hid WW'
no personal service of the stay dta 1
tion. However, he finally dteidti 1
acton the following dispatch, WW 1
from Prison Director Devlin, d to 1
mento:
"Supreme court made an orient
lias stayed all proceedings untilW«
orders of the court. Accordia^}<
will postpone the execution." <
After reading this, Warden Brill f
he would retire, and there wooHH
hanging in the morning. NoWl
developments are expected toni|ht <
ON THE HOOTALINQWt
A Kich Strike Has Been ReptlM'
tin- l'a*sea*
Skaguay, Alaska, (per steam*l
allon to Seattle), Nov. 15. —Rich I
discoveries are reported on ttaO
tock river and branches of Hml
qua, some rn 11 niujz as high ■ H
day to the man. There has belli
a rush to the new fields, which li
prospected during the winter. ..
The Canadian government hi
called a number of customs 0
who have been stationed »t 1(
house, between Lakes Benndt 1
Tagish, and the British Colcsi*
thorities have also reduced th* *
ber of provincial police who bmt
stationed at Lake Bennett and (l
house, since the great ru3h totfct®
dike country began last July. .
Deputy Collector of CustflM*
W. Davey, who lias just returwi'
Tagish. said to a press correip*
that duties had been collected U
the season on 400 outfits,
represented from four to eef '
The duty collected on each out*'
aged $60, and the total
ed aggregated $25,000. D#ti#>
levied upon everything belonfljl|
any way apertaining to an mH
the clothes that a man wore
exempted. Several cases of Wjfl
smuggling were detected, the 1*
ing confiscated in most inst*Mi(/
Travel down the lakes lm JCP
ly ceased, and Mr. Davey lM
hundreds of people will !>e cwf
the ice and forced to go i
quarters wherever they ouf SI
to be when the ice aunoundrfjp
Philadelphia Naliinilizallolffl
Philadelphia, Nov. lfc*!®|
States District Attorney Brtdtfjl
to Washington for assistaiiojjgj
down the naturalization
were recently unearthed in •JH!
Mr. Breck has also notified"#®
Gage that the frauds have mWB
gantic proportions. While
General AleKenna may
take part in the trials, eaitjm
of his official staff will be MR
the defendants: appear in ooflfc.
livery Furnace OptlilH
Pittsburg, Nov. 15.— Votm*
lime in over three yean ijm.
furnace in Allegheny oOjjßji
operation. The starting of fHu
of the Carnegie Steel
day made the resumption
There are 30 iron furnace!MH
ty now, and all are
from two to three blasts
The daily output of
county now is
tone. There have never
than SB furnaces in bltft
but the Carnegies have
lour new plants.