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STOPPED A SWINDLE.
Chicago Banks Nearly Wreck
ed by a Trio of Smooth
Schemers.
A Number of Eastern Busi
ness Men Saved Large
Amounts.
fheir Operations Discovered
Just in the Nick of
Time.
Arrest of the President of a
Defunct Life Insurance
Company.
Chicago, Feb. 4.— An evening paper
pub'ishes the following: Several Chi
:ago banks have had a close shave from
jeing swindled out of amounts ranging
Tom ?5,000 to $(3,000 by a trio of bold
schemers from New York. The story
Is given out that two sharpers from
New York approached Mr. Scott, of the
Illinois Bath Tub company, and pro
posed that they form a gigantic com
pany ami large the \ present one's ca
pacity. Tho trio visited F. 11. Ilolton,
Df the firm of Ilolton & Co., plumb
ers' supplies, Boston, and, aft
-2r dilating upon the future of
the company, offered him the
exclusive Eastern control of the bath
tub if he would take §40,000 worth of
stock. Ilolton was to give ninety-day
notes for $50,000, and the two would
lend East $10,000 in cash at the time of .
maturity. The men interested in the
Manhattan Plumbers' Supply company,
of New York, were similarly induced to
sign notes for £50,000. F. 11. Mills, the
big plumber and supply man of Phila
delphia, was next visited, and he is said
to have signed papers to the extent of
RSO.OOO. Then the trio sang the same
tale of riches to plumbing supply men
of rtica, Rochester, Pittsburg and other
Eastern cities. Then they
('time to Clii<':ii£o
With over £200.000 worth. of discountable
paper in their grip sacks. Before their
operations were headed off they had dis
counted over ¥70,000 of it. At both the
Fort Dearborn National bank and Met
ropolitan National bank they.discounted
?5.(>00 worth of the notes and drew out
the larger portion of the cash to their
credit. The same game was worked on
the National Bank of Illinois, the Amer
ican Exchange National bank, Chicago
Trust bank, the Atlas National, Central
Trust and Savings and other banks. In
each one the scheme of depositing cash,
leaving it alone and securing discounts
on the paper was worked.
Mills and Ilolton, it is said, met in
New York and discovered that the same
tilings had been promised to both of
them. They at once sent an attorney to
Chicago to look after their notes, and
lie induced the banks to charge the notes
held against the cash balance. This so
alarmed tl.e trio that they departed at
once. Cashier Hammond, of the Na
tional Bank of Illinois, admitted that
he had discounted ?G,OOO in paper for
the combination. "1 was saved by an
attorney, who notified me that the men
were sharpers," he said. "They re
ceived no caM) from me, however, as 1
had fortunately credited the amount to
the concern, We lost nothing, but it
was a close shave."
IN .JAN, INSTEAD OF EUROPE.
Arrest of the President of a De
l'tiuct Insurance Company.
\r.\\ Yoi:k, Feb. — Louis L. Levy,
president of the defunct Life Union In
surance association, is in Ludlow Street
jail. IK was arrested last night on in
formation given by David McClure.who
is the receiver of the association. Mc-
Clure alleges that Levy is about to sail
for Kurope and had his trunks taken
on board Hie Elruria preparatory to his
departure today. Much money had
been drawn to the order ol Lew. and
there was (80,000 to be paid in death
claims, while the assets were only $55,
--000 McClure said that Levy admitted
to him that lie was short in his accounts,
and promised to refund, but had failed
to do so. Hence, when he heard he was
about to leave for Europe, he took ac
tion.
Weighted His Feet.
Bi.khaist, Intl., Feb. 4.—Considera
ble excitement has been caused here by
finding on the river bank, the hat.cloth-
Ing and shoes of a large man. while
tracks of some one clad in stockings led
down over tin: ice to the water's edge,
where the) disappear. In the pocket of
the coat two rings of Catholic beads
were found. There are evidences that
the supposed suicide fastened weights
to his feet, as it can be seen where they
•were dragged through the snow.
Brought Back to Chicago.
Cm' At. Feb.4.— After encountering
leeai dirticulties in Berlin and New
York, Detective Heffler brought Jacob
David to Chicago today. David was
once treasurer of the Prairie State
Building and Loan association, and is
alleged to have wrongfully appropriated
$18,Ui t). lie was indicted on the charges
of embezzlement and forgery, but left
the country before an arrest could be
made, He was located at Meiseuheiin,
Germany, and extradicted.
Killed in a Sparring Exhibition.
Ni w Oijlkan'S, Feb. 4.— At Prof.
John 11. Duffy's arena, of St. Charles
street, . Ed Williams, known as Good
rich, was killed by John Green during a
sparring exhibition in the fourth round.
Both men are colored. The former re
sided in Louisville, the latter here.
Gr en was arrested, along with seconds,
all colored. Duffy was the referee of
the famous Corbett-Sullivan fight.
Killed for Insulting a Lady.
Saii.t si r. Mahie, Mich., Feb. 4.—
flames Pryor, a steamboat engineer,
with six other fellows, while, croing
home last nitrht, met Private .1. Qegrau,
«>< (lie Nineteenth infantry. Fort Brady,
escorting a young lady home. Pryor
insulted the young lady, when Degrau
pulled a revolver and shot him through
the abdomen, causing his death soon
after.
An Banker Arrested.
<ii:i iigo, Feb. 4.— Ex-City Treasurer
AJichael Schweitstahal. who failed in
ti'.e banking business some time ago,
was arrested today on a warrant charg
ing him with criminally •receiving
Unlike the Dutch Process
r% I\o Alkalies
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y^J?/ :-"U^» ~ are uscil in the
Vjri^p^Sfilr preparation of
. |riftCw. BAKER & CO.'S
I ; BreakfastGocoa
''it !!i ' I <i* which is absolutely
VHi : '-" *\ \\ pure and soluble.
h% :' fi.Vl" l| It has more thanthrec times
ilb ! ,:! ' ,' 1I j the strength Cocoa mixed
ti-ijVA^. :La with Starch, Arrowroot or
<»2i3RgS>3JpP Sugar, and i 3 fax more eco
noinicai, costing less than one cent a cup.
It i; delicious, _ nourishing, and easily
DIGESTER '.
Bold by Grocers everywhere.
W. iiAKEB, & CO., Dorchester, Mass.
money for deposit nt his bank when ho
knew lie was insolvent. The penally,
if proof is made, is a severe one. The
case will be heard next Friday.
ERWIN'S yITKSTIOXS
JUiled Out of Order in the Clifford
Case.
Ptttsbubg, Feb. 4.— During today's
session of the trial of Jack Clifford, the
Homestead striker, charged with mur
der, a number of witnesses testified
to the defendant's presence dur
ing the riot of July 0, and two,
W. S. Capehart and Frederick Dailey,
identified Clifford as a man he had seen
throwing dynamite at die I'inkcrton
barges. The prosecution then rested
their cases and court adjourned
until Monday. Attorney Erwill, for
tlie defense, submitted to the
court a number of questions which he
would like lo ask several of the wit
nesses for the prosecution in order to
show the unlawful nature of the Piuk
ertons 1 errand to Homestead July 0. but
the court refused to allow the questions
to be asked. The court also declined to
permit the jury to attend church tomor
row.
GRAVES AT LIBERTY.
His Bail Fixed at $50,000, Which
Was Easily Secured.
Dk.nvki:, Feb. 24. — Dr. Thatcher
Graves, convicted of the murder of Mrs.
Josephine Barnaby and sentenced to
death, is at liberty tonight, and is prac
tically a free man. He was brought up
from Canon City, reaching this city
about S o'clock. He was immediately
taken to the court house, where bonds
were soon prepared and tlie prisoner
set at liberty. Dr. Graves' bond was
tixed at $50,000, which amount was easily
obtained. What his future course will
be is not announced. He will appear in
court Monday to have his bonds finally
approved, and the date for the new
trial tixed. The doctor is apparently in
gonil health, and does not show his con
finement much.
Caused by Jealousy .
West Scio, Or., Feb. 4.— Otto Serf
liiur, a farmer living near this city, shot
and killed his wife this morning and
then killed himself. The deed was
supposed to have been prompted by
jealousy.
The Last Bullet Went Hume.
Indianapoms, Feb. 4.— Philip Fahr
bach called upon Bessie Pitman at 5
o'clock this morning, and, finding an
other man in her company, seized a re
volver on the dresser and shot the
woman fatally. He then shot himself
through the lieart, dying instantly.
SURPRISED HAWAIIAXS.
One Statement in Stevens' Dis
patch Disbelieved.
Washington*, Feb. 4.— The official
announcement contained in Minister
Stevens' dispatch to Secretary Foster
that the representatives of all foreign
governments had recognized the new
government at Hawaii was evidently as
great a surprise to tne commissioners
here as to the general public, as it may
be properly construed to include the
the British consul. In tlie morning of
the day of their departure and up to
within a few minutes before that lime,
they had not heatd of the action of
(ireatj Britain's representative, al
though they iiad been in communi
cation with the foreign office up to
their departure. It is said the British
minister had met the United States
minister on the morning in question
and iiad communicated verbally to him
the information that he had been just
requested to recognize the new govern
ment or he intended doing so, which
gave to Mr. Stevens the grounds fof the
statements contained in his dispatch.
This is tlie only way in which the com
missioners can account for the matter.
The commissioners say they have full
power lo negotiate a treaty of annexa
tion with the United States, and, al
though they had not been officially
notified by the government yet, they
are encouraged to believe from tiie mati
ner in which they have been treated
that formal recognition will soon fol
low.
THE LOTTERY.
Chicago Parties Saiil to Be Inter
ested in It.
Chicago, Feb. 4.— The News Hecord
this morning publishes a story that the
gigantic lottery scheme which in part
caused the recent revolution in Hawaii
was backed by Chicago capitalists. On
.lan. 13 a man giving the name of John
1). Cross called upon a prominent attor
ney of this city and, according to the
lawyer's story, said that the lottery bill
had been engineered by himself and a
man in St. Louis, and Si. John Phillips.
J. J. Williams and Dr. John Gilbert
Foote, (if Honolulu, were innocent. He
was anxious to have the attorney inter
est some of Chicago's wealthy men in
the deal at $50,00U per share. He did
not succeed in getting the lawyer into
the scheme, but it is intimated that he
was more successful with other men.
Annexation Proposed in 1854.
Washington, Feb. 4.— Senator Mor
gan (Dem.), Alabama, today introduced
a resolution, which was agreed to, re
questing the president lo send to the
senate the draft of the annexation treaty
negotiated in 1554, but not completed,
between the plenipotentiaries of the
United States and tne kingdom of Ha
waii, with the correspondence between
the two governments relating to the
negotiations.
ALPINE RAILROADS.
They Are Being Pushed to tJie
Full Extent of Capability.
If Alpine railways continue to spring
ii]) in the future as in the past there will
soon be left no peak in all .Switzerland
which can not be reached on one of the
noisy little track roads. The latest one
starts at Brienz, on the lake ot the
same name, and runs up the side of the !
lioihuorn with a pretty uniform grade
oi 20 to 25 per cent for a distance of
4.7'^ miles, a little longer distance than
the liiiri road runs up the mountain of
that name on the Lake of Lucerne.
About 41 per cent of the line is curving,
the minimum radius of curvature being
1,168 feet, says the Toronto Mail.
The gauge of the road is i feet T ; ._.
inches, ami the track is constructed on
the Abt system of central-coined rails,
into which lit pinions on the locomotive
alter the manner adopted on the Pike's
Peak railway in this country. The steel
rails are twenty-nine aud one-half feet
1 lone, and weigh forty pounds per yard.
The locomotives weigh thirteen lons
when empty and seventeen tons when
loaded with coal and water. The cylin
ders are twelve inches in diameter,
have a stroke of twelve inches, and
transmit their power through rocking
beams directly to the pinions which fit
into the track rails.
1 lie boiler carries a pressure of 200
pounds when working. There are four
cars on the railway, three for passen
ueis only, and having seats for forty to
forty-eight persons, and one for passen
gers and bangaire. The latter consists
of a compartment for twenty passen
gers, and an open platform, on which
one and a half ton.s of baggage can be
carried. The road is provided with a
telephone line instead of the more
usual telegraphic connections be
tween stations.
Experienced Waiter.
New York Wetkiy.
Sp-ndall— l gave you that $5 as a
friendly tip. Why do you hand $4
back? Waiter— l likes fo keep every
tliiiia on a business basis, sah. Gent's
wil s so very friendly w'en dey h.is
money is apt" to come 'round tryin* to
borrer w'uu dej'tets broke.
TIIE BATNT TAVIj TAILY GLOBE: SUNDAY M OKNING, FEBRUARY 5, 18f 3 —SIXTEEN" PAGES.
WILL FIGHT REPEAL.
Silver Men Stirred Up by Sen
ator Hill's Announced In
tention.
Repeal of the Sherman Act
Will Be Fought From
the Start.
They Are Confident of a Ma
jority of at Least
Ten.
Amendments of the Anti-
Option Bill Non-Con
curred In.
Washington. Feb. 4.— Senator Hill's
intention to call up the bill to repeal the
Sherman act next Monday has stirred
up the silver senators,|aud, though, Mr.
Teller believes that the motion to take
up the bill will be defeated, he is for
fighting it from the start and hitting it
hard at every opportunity. It is as
serted by the silver men that all the
Democrats who voted for free coinage
before will do so again,- with the excep
tion of possibly two. On the other
hand, there is said to be a feeling on the
part of three or four leading Republi
cans who are not silver men, and who
do not want the repeal passed, that it ,
would be bad policy for them to antago
nize Mr. Sherman and the others who
are pushing the appeal. It is said {that
these men will-unwillingly vote to con
sider the measure and then, should it
come up, will do some quiet but ener
getic work in the direction of bringing
about its defeat. Teller thinks the ma
jority against Mr. Hill's motion will be
in the neighborhood of a dozen. Even
if trie two Democrats who
Voted tor Free Coinage
before and are now classed as doubtful,
vote for consideration, the silver men
are confident they can defeat the mo
tion to take the bill up by at least ten
votes. So far as Mr. Sherman's implied
threat that the rules of the senate n;i»ht
be changed is concerned, the silver men
profess indifference and say that the
changes necessary to carry out Mr.
Sherman's plan could not possibly be
brought about in time to accomplish
anything at this late day in the session.
The advocates of a repeal of the Slier
man bullion purchase act continued to
day ill the house to circulate their peti
tions in favor of a cloture amendment
to the rule for consideration of the An
drew-Gate bill. There was only a slim
attendance of members, so that many
new signatures could not be obtained.
All of the Democrats from New York,
except Mr. Cummings, have signed,
Mr. Cumuiings wants more time to
think over the matter. The number of
signatures obtained thus far falls con
siderably short of a majority of the
Democrats of the house, an 1 apprehen
sions are felt that it will be impossible
to obtain the desired majority. A num
ber of signatures can be obtained if as
surance be given that some compromise
measure will be substituted for the
present law. :.
AGAIN ON THK CALENDAR.
The Anti-Option Reported Back
to the House.
Washington, Feb. 4.— The agricult
ural committee met this morning and
decided. to report the anti-option bill
bacK to the house and to uon-concur in
the senate amendments and agree to
the request of the senate for a confer
ence thereon. Subsequently Mr. Hatch
reported the bill to the house, and it
was placed on the union calendar, where
it must bo considered in the committee
of the whole. Representative Hatch is
confident that tin; anti-option bill will
pass, and said this evening he would
surprise the opposition some day by
a blow between the eyes when
they least expected it. It is
probable that Mr. Hatch will en
deavor to make a test of the bill's
strength Monday by taking advantage
of the rules permitting measures to be
acted on under suspension of the rules.
lie will frame his motion so as to make
it direct and ore which cannot be dodged
on some objection not applicable to the
bill itself. The opponents of the bill
assert their ability to filibuster it to
death under the rules of the house if its
passage under suspension be defeated, '
and of this they have little doubt.
WASHING l OX WAIFS.
Small News Items Wired From
the Capital.
Washington, Feb. — Fishing in any
manner whatever in the waters of the
Mississippi river during the months of
March, April and May of each year is
made unlawful under a bill introduced
today by Senator Stockbridge, chairman
of the fisheries committee.
Tne MeGarrahan bill, which recently
failed to pass over the president's veto,
like Banquo's ghost, will not down. It
was favorably reported to the senate
again today, but amended so as to meet
the .objections raised in the veto mes
saL r <\
The investigation into the whisky
trust was begun today by the subcom
mittee of the house judiciary commit
tee, with the examination of James N.
Veazey, of Hamilton county, ohi3. Mr.
Veazey lias been a traveling salesman
since IS7S, acquainted with the details
of the liquor business.
The omnibus lighthouse bill as it i
passed the senate today contained sev
eral amendments providing for new
lighthouses. For a fog signal at Ke
waunee, Wis., $5,000 is appropriated.
The' total federal receipts for the
month to date are 65,282,900. Total re
ceipts for the fiscal year to date, $234,
--530,999. Total expenditures for month
to date, 575,000. Total expenditures
for fiscal year to date, 1234,329,283.
The president sent to the senate the
nomination of Patrick J. Hart, of Min
nesota, to be post chapiain.
CATTLE QUARANTINE.
Pleuro - Pneumonia in Canada
Causes an Order by Rusk.
Washington', Feb. 4.— Secretary
Rusk has been informed that pleuro
pneumonia exists among cattle in Can
ada, and has issued an order that all
cattle imported from Canada shall be
held in quarantine ninety days. He has
further ordered that all neat; cattle im
ported from the Dominion of Canada
must be entered at the port of Buffalo,
N. V., which is hereby designated as a
quarautine station, and as much of Reg
ulation No. 1 of the department of agri
culture of Oct. 13, IS9O. as names other
ports of entry along the Canadian bor
der as quarantine stations for cattle is
hereby suspended.
Passed Eighteen Bi 11s.
Washington, Feb. 4.— Two hours
were set apart in the senate today for
the consideration of house bills on the
calendar, and eighteen were passed,
and after that the house bill- to ratify
the agreement with the Cherokees for
r*e cession of their interest in the
Cherokee outlet lands, and appropria
ting over £8,500,000 to carry it out, was
taken up. discussed and passed in the
shape of a substitute.
Regret Blount's Retirement.
Washington', Feb. 4.— The feature
of the day's session of the house was
the spontaneous expression of regret
manifested by his colleagues at the
voluntary retirement of Mr. Mount, of
Georgia, from (.he seat which he has
filled for twenty years. Never before
in the history of congress has a member
b;*en so honored. Political friends aud
foes vied with each other in their senti
ments of regard and esteem, and uudttr
lying the speeches by both was an un
expressed hope that Mr. Cleveland
would mnke him a member of his offi
cial
BILLS OF LADING.
Tho Senate Amends and Passes
the Hartcr Bill.
Washington; Feb. 4. — The senate
today passed the house Harter bill re
ating t:> bills of lading after amending
it so as to materially alter its construc
ion. As passed by the senate it is made
unlawful to insert in the bill of lading
of any vessel of any kind of clause re
lieving it from liability for damages
arising from negligence or failure in
proper loading or delivery of mer
chandise committed to. its charge; or to
release tiie vessel on account of not
being seaworthy. The bill of lading
provision is not to apply to livestock,
nnd any refusal to issue such a bill of
lading as is prescribed in the bill is pun
ishable by a line of not more thans2.Uoo.
South Dakota Candidates.
Special to tlie Globe.
Washington, Feb. 4.— lt is under
stood by South Dakota people here that
Maria Taylor, of Huron, stands the
best show of being commissioner of the
general land office, and that Judge
Moulton will probably be received at
Pierre, while K. E. Murphy, having
secured tiie unanimous indorsement of
the Democrats of his bailiwick for regis
ter of the Pierre land office, will doubt
less be appointed to that place. It is
thought that Mr, Couchman, late guber
natorial candidate, stands a good chance
of getting the United States marshal
ship, although a number of Democratic
politicians are opposed to him because
he declined to withdraw from the race
last fall and permit a fusion between
the Democrats and the Independents.
Kyle in the Saddle.
Special to the Glgbe.
Washington, Feb. 4.— lt is pretty
generally conceded here that Senator
Kyle will dictate tho patronage of South
Dakota during tne next four years. L.
11. Bailey, the present register of tne
Pierre land office, who is here, said to
day that such a belief also prevailed out
there. The matter of appointments
v.ould, as a general thing, b« left to
districts, he thought, but an enemy of
Kyle, or a candidate of whom Kyle dis
approved, would have hard work secur
ing an appointment.
Must Show Oiricers' Liabilities.
Washington, Feb. 4. — Comptroller
Hepburn, in order to secure more ac
curate and complete returns as to the
condition of national banks, has issued
a circular letter to the cashier? of na
tional banks directing them in the next
return they make to report a classifica
tion of certain items which will show
the liabilities of tlie bank officers and
directors in connection therewith.
Appropriation Bills Passed.
Washington*, Feb. 4.— The house to
day made two rapid strides towards final
adjournment. It passed the diplomatic
and military academy bills with little
debate.
IX A W7RK'S» EMBRACE.
A Xejjro Electrocuted and Nearly
Guillotined.
Louisville, Feb. 4. —An electric
light wire yesterday morning electro
cuted a man, and almost guillotined him
as well, the current burning deep into
his neck and almost severing the head
from the body. Just before daylight the
wire, winch carries a current of 2,000
volts for tho street lights, broke, and
lay in a coil more deadly than any
serpent awaiting a victim. The place
was pitch dark, aud soon a cab was
driven against the broken wire, but the
driver escaped. A horse attached to a
brewer's wasran next stepped on the
wire and was instantly killed. This at
tracted the attention of a police
man, who posted himself near
by to warn people away. Soon
alter Leonard Figg, colored, came up
on his way to work. He approached in
the opposite direction and the officer on
guard did not see him until he heard a
sharp groan, and, turning, saw the man
in the grasp of the deadly wire, which
writhed and coiled about him like some
live monster, lie had walked right
into it. Several persons rushed to his
rescue, but on touching the man were
knocked senseless. He had fallen with
the wire coiled about his neck, and a
cloud of smoke arose as the deadly metal
burned into tlie llesh. A set of elec
trician's tools were at last secured and
tlie wire cut. The, man was dead and the
l'sck almost severed. The pipe he was
smoking was still clenched in his teeth
and his hands were thrust in his pock
ets, death having evidently beeu almost
instantaneous.
DEATH FROM A TRIVIAL CUT.
Blood Poisoning Carries Off a
New York Physician.
New Yoi:k. Feb. 4.— Dr. George
Jackson Fisher, a prominent physician
of Sing Sing, and ex-president of the
New York State Medical society, died
last evening from blood poisoning con
tracted while performing an operation
on Jan. 13. While amputating a man's
leg Dr. Fisner cut himself on the first
joint of the index linger on the left
hand. The cut seemed trivial, but the
next day Dr. Fisher was seized with
severe chills while calling on his pa
tients, and it was thought ho would die
that night. He grew better subse
quently, and, after Dr. John A. Wyth,
of this city, had opened his hand and
arm it was thought would recover. He
grew steadily worse after a while, how
ever, and suffered great pain.
RUN DOWN BY A TRAIN.
Five Section Men Killed on the
New York Central.
Syracuse, N. V., Feb. 4.— A horrible
casuality occurred here about 7:40
o'clock this, morning — a Central &
Hudson passenger train, west bound,
running down six men. Three were
killed outright and three injured. One
died at the hospital, another is
dying and the third is seriously hurt.
The killed are: John Ryan, Pat Doyle,
John Maroney, Michael J. Connell. The
injured are: Michael Maroney, fore
man or' the section : James Hutchings.
The men were all employed as section
hands, and were walking on the track,
going to make some repairs.
Fell Agaiust a Hot Stove.
Salem, 111., Feb. 4.— Judge Michaels
Scheffer was found dead in his room
early this morning on the tloor near the
stove. He had fallen against the hot
stove, and one side of his face was badly
burned. Ho had been aiiing for some
months. The immediate cause of death
was heart disease. The deceased was
chief justice of the supreme court of
"Utah territory under the Hayes admin
istration,and rendered the famous "Ann
Eliza opinion."
Crushed by Falling Slate.
Zaxksvim.e, 0.. Feb. 4. —By a fall of
slate today in the Prince coal mine, at
Zealover, four miles south of here, four
miners were crushed, (leorge Waxier
died shortly after being removed. No
hop.- is entertained for the others, who
are in a critical condition.
Boomers Reported Frozen.
(it thru:, O. T., Feb. 4. — Reports
reach here of dreadful sufferings among
the baoiners camped along the borders
of the Cherokee strip during the fear
ful blizzard of the last few days. Sev
eral are reported frozen to death, but
no particulars are obtainable.
ONE HUNDRED KILLED.
Recent Riots at Bogota More
Serious Than First Sup
posed.
Five Seora Killed and Five
or Six Hundred More
Wounded.
The Mob Holds Possession of
the City for Two
Days.
Newspaper Attacks on tha
Laboring: Classes Caused
the Riots.
Panama, Feb. 4.— Private advices
from Bogota are that the recent riot
was much more serious than at first re
ported. It is stated that ttere was a se
vere and sanguinary battle between the
populace and the police. The mob de
feated the police and held possession of
the city for two days. The national
troops were called oat and martial law
was proclaimed. The soldiers suc
ceeded in restoring order, and the lead
ers of the mob were arrested and exe
cuted. Altogether about 100 persons
were killed and from 500 to 000 injured
in the conflict. A rigid censorship of
press dispatches is being maintained, so
it is difficult to get the facts.
The riots are in no sense political.
Tne trouble grew out of the publication
of an article in the newspapers by a
professor in a local Jesuit college, al
leging widespread ignorance among the
laboring classes. The artisans rose en
masse, and a mob of about 400 gathered
about the house of Gutierrez, stoned j
the building and broke the windows
and doors. The police remonstrated
with the rioters, but they wera driven
away. They returned with reinforce
ments and a collision occurred,
ill which shots were exchanged.
The police were victorious. An
otlier fight occurred later in tho
day, but the. rioters were dispersed. Ev
erything was quiet the next morning,
but at 5 o'clock m the eveuing the work
iugmen gathered by thousands in San
Victoranio square. Las Cruces ward and
in the public market. They overpow
ered th« police, and for a while were in
full possession of the city. Newspaper
offices were sacked, and a general as
sault was commenced on the police bar
racks. The government called out the
military, and after a sharp fight the mob
was dispersed. The capitol is still in a
slate of sie^e, although it is officially
announced that quiet lias been restored.
SILENT ON THE ARMY BILL.
Emperor William Giving His Pet
Measure a Rest.
. Berlin, Feb. 4.— An official dinner
was given Thursday evenrng by Count
yon Eulenbenr, president of the Prus
sian council of ministers, at which Em
peror William, Dr. Miquel, Prussian
minister of finance, and other ministers
were present. The dinner was ilis
tingriished by the entire suppression of
all reference to the army bill. The
bmpe'ror remained until 1 o'clock in tlie
morning talking about Prussian fiscal
reforms, the extension of the inter-canal
system and social reforms. His majesty
was in high spirits, but not a word
escaped him in reference to the eternal
subject of the army bill.
Approved by Bismarck.
Bkrltn. Feb. 4.— The Hamburger
Nachrichten publishes a leader, in
spired by Prince Bismarck, concerning
the emperor's recent toast to the czar-
This toast, says the leader, is the most
important political event of the day,
and. in view or the sagacity displayed
in it, the Nachriciiten will abstain in
future from adverse criticisms of
Chancellor yon Caprivi's Russian pol
icy.
Fewer Shocks at Zante.
Athens, Feb. 4.— The king and queen
of Greece and the Duke of Sparta have
started for Zante to witness the damage
done by the earthquakes,and to do what
they can for the relief ot the suffering
people. Since yesterday the shocks
have been fewer, and the resultingdam
age has diminished in proportion. The
ioss of property caused by tiie calamity
is estimated at 5.000,000 of drachmas.
A Conservative Victory.
London*, Feb. 4.— The Conservatives
•won a signal victory today by caDturiug
Huddersfield, which iiad gone Liberal in
1885 and 1886, and in IS'.)2. The contest
was for the seat made vacant by the
death of William Summers, Liberal. It
was bitterly conducted, and largely on
the Irish home rule issue. Sir Joseph
Crosland was the Conservative candi
date
Snubbed by the Kaiser.
Beijmx, Feb. 4.— The kins ot Wur
teniburg has left Berlin, having been
offended by an incident that occurred at
the opera. Emperor William, with
much empressement, made the king of
Saxony precede him when quitting tho
royal box, while, without giving the
king of Wurtemburg any option, he
passed out before him.
Received the American Case.
London, Feb. 4. -Secretary White, of
the American legation, has delivered to
Lord Kosebery three dispatch boxes
containing the American case in the
matter of the Behring sea arbitration.
An Electrician Dead.
Antwkrp, Feb. 4.— M. Van Kyssel
berghe, a well known electrician, is
dead. He had much to do with the In
troduction of the telephone in Belgium
and elsewhere in Europe, lie was the
Inventor of the meteorgraph.
IN A THUNDER, SHOWER.
George Was Stunned by a Bolt,
but It Paid Him, Possibly.
Xew York Recorder.
We were spinnine along one fine
summer afternoon behind my favorite
horse, and I was making a desperate
effort to summon courage to free my
mind. But not a particle of help did
Bertha eire me. We were both thus
busily engaged and did not notice the
great black clouds that had suddenly
appeared, and now distant rumblings
made us aware that a thunderstorm was
approaching. Turning the horse's head
about, we set off at a run for home, but
before we had gone a mile the storm
was upon us. We looked for shelter
and found it under a farmer's shed.
Tying the Horse securely to a post, I
took Bertha to theturtherend and there
made her as comfortable as possible in
the farmer's covered wagon, and went
oack to the horse, as the thunder and
lightning had thoroughly frightened
aim. Great forked streaks of lightning
leaped here and there, each followed by
a terrific peal of thunder, and the rain
poured in torrents. Suddenly there was
a frightful crackling sound, the ground
se&nicd to open, my head seemed to
burst, and 1 knew no more. When ray
senses returned Bertha was standing
over me. "George, dear George, you
will soon be all right," said she, "it was
only a shock; come now, sit up." Grad
ually my head grew clearer, and then I
looked about. Twenty feet away a great
tree lay on the ground. Tlie lightning
felled it. It was this bolt that stunned
i me. "Bertha," said I, "our escape was
i miraculous. God .has been good (0
spare us now, and can I ask you to be
mine all the way through lifer"* A glad
lifrlit appeared in her eyes and she said,
"Yes, George, and may the gracious
God ever make our pathway one of
peace and happiness."
TI3IID GKKAT MEN.
Noted Orators and Public Men
Who Shivered Before Audi
ences.
It has recently been stated by those
who knew him well that Mr. Spurgeon
was still another example of the fact
that public men often quake on the eve
of their great successes. Though few
guessed it, he was nervous in speaking,
and one result of the disastrous uanic at
the Surrey gardens in 185U was that he
ever afterward dreaded excitement in
great audiences.
At the Free Trade hall in Manchester,
IST2. the orator was in buoyant and
brilliant form. "Yet before delivering
his address he had been attacked by
nervous sickness in the ante room, says
Cassell's Journal.
As we have suggested, this curious
preliminary recoil seems to be a fre
quent characteristic of the efforts that
establish or increase fame. Inquiry
shows that some form of timorousness
dogs distinction like its shadow. It may
have peculiar and even eccentric feat
ures.
Edmund Yates has mentioned the case
of a distinguished livintr politician,
noted for his dash and aplomb while in
the house of commons, to whom on one
occasion Sir Henry Halford, the emi
nent physician, gave an account of a
railway accident. The narrator was
elaborate in his description, and it was
two much for his listener's nerve.
In tiie midst of the story tiie doctor
had to break off. His friend was on the
point of fainting. Condition of mind
bordering on panic has often prevailed
up to the last moment with men who
have had to face critical audiences.
The late Lord Derby earned the title
of the "iiupert of Debate" from his
dashing alacrity, but he declared:
"When 1 am going id speak my
throat and lips are as dry as those of a
man who is going to be hanged." He
never rose to speak without e~\p»rienc
ing a peculiar and very unpleasant
nervous tremor.
The same may be said of Lord Lynd
hurst. That eminent jurist and states
man was totally unable to free himself,
from the beginning to the end of his
career., of trepidation aud nervous emo
tion when he got upon his legs to ad
dress either a court or a parliament.
Canning, too, told his friends that he
knew beforehand, by a disagreeable set
of symptoms, when lie should win, and
hold the ear of the house, and extort the
admiration even^of his adversaries. He
was always conscious of an ominous
chill of fear. It meant not failure, a3
was his dread, but a line oration.
Emilio Oastelar, the silver-tongued
Spanished Tribune, is simply miserable
on the eve of a great speech. His un
rest and anxiety on such occasions are a
characteristic feature of the man. He
wanders distraught about the building
in which the Cortes is in session.
He rushes into the cafe to take a glass
of water; seems to be seized with a
fever; fancies he will, not know how to
put the words together, that he will be
laughed at or hissed; not a lucid idea of
his speech remains in his head— he has
confused and forgotten everything—
until the moment when he looked
around upon the expectant faces and
delivers the first senteuce of his ad
dress.
Then words do not fail: they come to
his help in stately, sonorous order.
Then eouraee does not flag, lie is a
statesman with a mission, inspired and
earnest. Every item of timorousness
has evaporated.
THE Rlii HORN.
A Skull of the Animal Found by
Hunters in the Sierra.
Fresno Expositor.
C. Baley and Lil Winchell have re
turned from an extensive trip among
the Sierra Nevada mountains. They
were absent several weeks upon their
journey, and visited many of the most
famous portions of the mountains.
One of the most remarkable finds or
their expedition was the skull of an ex
tinct animal very similar to what is
known as the Montana big horn. This
animal, no doubt, roamed these mount
ains only a few years ago, as the skull
is in good preservation, and with one
of the horns, was brought home as a
souvenir of the wilderness of mount
ains.
It is said that the animal was some
times met near the summit when white
men first began to visit that remote sec
tion,but it is not believed that they ever
abounded in large numbers.as the coun
try is very rough, affording pasturage
only along the immediate margins of
the rivers and the lakes.
The last of these animals of which
any report was made was seen near the
head of the south fork of the San
Joaquin river a tow years ago. It is
possible that there still may be one or
two of these horned animals living in
the unfrequented recesses and almost
inaccessible strongholds of the Sierra
Nevadas, but if they exist, they keep
so well out of sight that they are not
seen.
They are described as being as large
as a calf half a year old, and perhaps
often much larger. They feed on the
tufts of grass and the few weeds and
sprouts found in the rocky regions of
the mountains, 'In winter they must
find little to eat unless they crop the
tip-tops of the tamaracks protruding
above the snow.
The skull found by Messrs. Baley and
Winchell was lying among the rocks at
the foot of a black peak about two miles
north of Mount Goddard.
The animal had died there, and its
bones were all gone except the skull
and horns.
Perhaps wild beasts had eaten the
carcass and had dragged the bones
asunder, so that none were found but
the skull. _ •
Japanese Children.
Chio.iso Times.
The Japanese are trained to civility
from babyhood. Before the baby can
speak it is taught to lift the hand to 'the
forehead on receiving a gift. Should a
child fail to make this signal of respect
and gratitude it would be reproved by
some bystander.
Albert Tracy, who rambled through
Japan without a guide, while strolling
about a town, stopped to see the chil
dren coining from school.
They walked sedately and quietly,
with books and slates under their arms.
The sight of a bearded foreigner startled
the first to come, but they made a re
spectful bow and passed on. The next
ones repeated this civility, and then as
fast as the pupils came they made a
profound reverence.
The innate gentleness of the people
impressed the rambler. He records that
.he never saw a single instance among
boys of that tyrannical, bullying spirit
so often observed in other countries,
that delights in inflicting pain on
weaker companions. Japanese children
are well behaved, even toward each
other.
Suicide of a Millionaire.
New York, Feb. Edward M. Just,
a millionaire real estate owner of this
city, committed suicide last night by
shooting himself in the head. No cause
for the deed is known.
— *»■
A SNOW THOUGHT.
The beautiful snow I ween I love
- With a love deep and profound;
I love to see it covering all
The bare, unsightly ground.
I love to see it fluttering down
And dancing through the air,
So white, so beautiful, and so pure;
There is not a sight more fair.
Ami where is a sight one-half so grand ,
As the great trees meekly bowed
And their bare, dead limbs all covered o'er
With the snow's white, clinging shroud?
But Ido not love the beautiful scow— .
Instead I am filled with dread-
When it comes in tons from a lofty roof ,
Aud takes me on the head. „■-.-;
—Boston Courier.
OUR OXFORD TIE SALE
Will continue. We name two prices only, $2
and $3 a pair for (Ladies') choice; all our $2. 50,
$3 and $3.25 Oxfords go at $2. All our $3. 50,
$4, $4. 50 and $4. 75 Oxfords at $3.
A lot of Ladies' $5 Fancy Evening and
Party Slippers cut to $3 and $3.50.
ONE-FIFTH OFF anything in the store
this week. All fine goods; new styles in Street
Boots will be included.
A lot of Misses' and Children's $1.25 and
$1.50 Felt Slippers, light and noiseless, cut to
75c this week.
A lot of Ladies' extra high-cut $3 and $3. 50
Patent Ventilated Overshoes cut to $2. They
are half the weight of any other, and will wear
twice as long.
Ladies' $7 Patent Leather Dress Boots,
$4 this week.
Men's Patent Leather Dress and Street
Shoes, $5.
Our $5 French Calf Hand- Sewed Shoes,
$4 this week. Our $4 and $5 Shoes, $3.20; our
$3.50 Shoes, $2.80.
You can't afford to miss this sale.
Lamb's Wool Soles, 15c.
Mail Orders get discount when money conies wiiti order.
TWIN CITY KXTEXSIOX.
The lowa Central May Build to
Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Mason City, 10., Feb. 4.— There ia a
rumor current here that the lowa Cen
tral will extend its road from this city
to Minneapolis. Up to within two years
ago the Central ran into Minneapolis
over what is now the Great Western,
but trouble arose and all agreements
were declared off. The lowa Central
then made close traffic arrangements,
but these can be annulled at any time.
Supt. Cosgrove was interviewed regard
ing the matter, but he has little to say.
To Seal Cars Personally.
Washington, Feb. 4.-Secr«tary of
the Treasury Foster has requested the
secretary of state to instruct United
States consuls in Canada to personally
seal cars containing merchandise des
tined for the United States, and which
is transported under the consular seal
system. In his message to congress the
other day. President Harrison quoted
from a letter of Secretary of State Fos
ter upon this particular point, in which
he said that it was impossible for the
consuls to do this work.
St. Paul learnings.
Chicago, Feb. 4.— The earnings of
of the Chicago. Milwaukee <fe St. Paul
for the fourth week of January were
$774,134, against 1731.180 for the corre
spoMding period of 1883, an increase of
$23,004. During the same week the
earnings of the Milwaukee & Northern
were §53,400, an increase of H3.880.
To Shut Out the Northwestern.
DBNTKB, Feb. 4.— The fight between
the Burlington and Northwestern rail
roads for valuable trackage land along
the riv« front commenced yesterday,
when the former road began grading
for a new track along River street. The
y^ftjApn A Darwinian Student
"^** S V***^ Our. artist has depicted the
established 187 ». student as being 1 a practical
r illustration of the theory he
is studying.
Our rapidly diminishing'
piles of
i^/Ifi/^ WINTER CLOTHING
jC* y/i^X i/^\ are a P racticul illustration
\\f^J / / ii \ of the ffreat l )Opularity of
\ //PI -V W \ our Red Figure Sale. If your
\/hl/T T\/?J 0 size is here, you are sure to
;i]'i*.,^c A BARGAIN
\ whether you buy a Suit or an
yl Overcoat, or both.
, S 1 BOSTON
f s r — T/ | j One-Price Clothing House,
Hs VV 1 Third Street,
"^{ft ! " St. Paul.
J^^J /^ ' Out-of-Town Orders solicited
= ""'^ JL ■> J and Riven prompt attention llinni(,'li
s-/^~ jf our Atail Order Department.
Northwestern has purchased two Wock3
of ground for roundhouse purposes, and
the Burlington and Union Pacific are
both constructing numerous tracks anrf
switches about and along the streets
and alleys to destroy the land for round
house purposes.
Winner's Railway Sold.
Kansas City, Feb. 4.— The Winner
properties were sold at auctiou here to
day, and were purchased in the interest
of those bondholders who desired to
enter into the plan of reorganization.
it is understood that most of the bond
holders will bo represented in the new
company. The Chicago, Kansas City &
Texas railway was sold for $75,000, and
the Winner bridge for $125,000.
Caused >■<» Anxiety.
Ottawa, Ont., Feb. 4. -- President
Harrison's message to congress recom
mending the cancellation of bonding
privileges enjoyed by Canadian rail
ways caused lio anxiety here.
Shot by Her Child.
Nevada, Mo., Feb. 4.— Mrs. John
Robinson's four-year-old daughter this
morning picked up an old revolver, and,
paintiiur it at her mother, said: "I'll
shoot, mamma." The weapon was dis
charged, the ball entering the mother's
head a tthe left ear. She may die.
Not Exciting Much Interest.
Bkklin, Feb. 4.— The Hawaiian ques
tion is not exciting great interest here.
It is understood that the imperial for
eign office will be willing to support an
American protectorate over Hawaii on
the condition that Germany received
some compensation in Samoa. The pres
ent situation in Samoa cannot be toler
ated, and it is the opinion of the foreign
ottice that the Hawaiian business otters
a good opportunity to obtain a new and
permanent arrangement as regards S;i
inoa.
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