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SPAM'S
LAST
Autonomy Bait Proves to
Be a Miserable Fail
ure in Cuba.
IT WILL NOT BRING PEACE
Decision of the Conservative
Party at Havana.
At n Meeting Hold Yesterday in
Ilnvnnu Over Three Hundred Con
srrvntivu Delegates Decided ''lull
Autonomy ill Never Hring Pence
to the Is!iiuil--ltelcii'nci' to Presi
dent McKinlcy's .Mcsrtgo.
Havana, Dec. 21. At today's meeting
of tlu Conservative party over "00 de
legates, raid to represent Mi per cent,
of the wealth of the Island, wen' pres
ent and all the speakers agreed Hit
autonomy will not bring peace to the
island, as proved ly tin protest of the
members of the Cubn Junta of New
York and the recent death ot Lieuten
ant Colonel Kulz and five other Spanish
commissioners who have been killed
by the Insurgents.
Senr Santos Guzman, a former presi
dent of congress, referring to President
MiKinlcy's ivcent message to congress,
protested against It as oienslvc to
Snrt.u. to General Weler and the Span
ish army, and holding that It Indicated
probably early Intervention, a "warn
Inc to a most haughty nation which
will not permit such humiliation."
A message was sent to General Wey
ler that a mass meeting ot the re
nnttid union constitutional party the
policy of his excellency was endorsed
nnd the party assured the general that
it had its support.
It was announced from the palace to
dy that dutlng the last ten days the In
surgents have lost 303 men killed and
tin- Spanish troops have captured 17
prisoners, and C9 armed Insurgents
have surrendered. Among the killed
the statement continues ure 'three In
surgent leaders and three ofilcers of
tin- insurgent forces.
The Spanish troops during the same
period, according to the olllclal statis
tic, lest ii olllceis and !!3 soldiers killed
and had l"? otlleers and 213 soldiers
wounded.
THE CONVENTION.
V ashlngton, Dee. 21. Under date of
Dec. 11. Charles II. Pepper wrote from
Hivona to the Washington Star In rcf
.-lnee to hls convention; "The posi
tion of the conservative party will he
f'i.nally determined at itfi convention
ii"M Monday. Most of the delegates
at i guarded in their utterances, but
t!i y have a mission and that mission
is to presen e Spanish sovereignty.
Whether they can do it under the
forms of autonomy Is the problem.
They have heretofore resolved the prob
lem in the negative. The Maniuls de
Apctegula, the president of the party,
thinks he hafl wrought a miracle, and
that the conservatives can be brought
to something more than a mere acqui
escence in autonomy. He hopes for u
ptMtlve declaration of support. The Is
sue is awaited with interest. The mass
of conservatives show little abatement
of their hostility, though It docs not
take the shape of open opposition.
Among the Spanish commercial classes
the feeling toward the government Is
more tolerant. They are more Inclined
to recognize autonomy as a tentative
polltieal condition which it Is useless
for them to oppose. They will give no
diirit support. Their faith in the ulti
mate failure of the system Is unshak
en, but they are willing that the ox
lierlment. if this feeling snreads the
ultra Spaniaids mav be kept within
bounds, 'lhe vloknce of feeling on the
part of many of them Is cxtieme. They
hope to Make a demonstration which
will be ic-echoed In Spain and will
cause the overthrow of the Sagasta
ministry, 'ii.at would mean' Weylci- In
power again. If they displace Apezte
gtila from the presidency of the party
they will be satisfied, and that in what
they aro threatening to do. This would
".j a forcihU repudiation of autonomy.
It would be the more forcible because
the conservatives will be the only party
which nas held a repiesentatlve con
vention." WRECK AT ALT00NA.
Three Lives Lost and ?.ri,000 Worth
of lliiuingn Done,
Altoonn. Pa., Dec. 21. Three lives
were lost and S"3,000 worth of damage
was done to property of the Pennsyl
vania wllroad, as a result of last
night's freight wreck, which wus
caused by a runaway train. The deud
nre: S. Kuster, Hagtrstown, I ml,;
Charles J. Numer. brakeman; S. C.
Corbln, brakeman.
The property damaged Included lo
cnmotlves and freight and passenger
cars. Numer and Corbln were not
found until this morning. Numer
could hs- heard talking for four hours,
but could noUbe reached, and Corbln's
body was found In a pile of debris
thirty feet high. Kuster died shortly
after midnight.
.i.
QERA1S OP TROUBLE.
Investigation of Killing of American
"nilnrs by Japanese Mobs,
Washington, Dec. 21. The depart
ment of state has undertaken an In
vestigation of two very disagreeable
Incidents that may contain In them
selves the germs of serious trouble In
the noar future. These are the killing
by the Japanese of two sailors at
tached to the United States fleet on
the Asiatic station. The exact condl-
HfTrv IP
H u I Hi
tlons under which tho killing occurred
nre not known here yet, and the stat
department Is trying to learn them
through the United States minister to
Toklo, and the United States consuls
In Japan, preliminary to determining
what steps shall be taken to secuto
leparntlon, If It shnll be found that the
killing was, as Is expected, tinjusttll
able. The llrst killing was of a sailor
named Montgomery, formerly attached
to the Yorktown, while she was on tlio
AMlntle station, and the last was that
of Frank Kppes, a snllor native of
New Yotk, nnd apprentice on the Hag
Khl Olympin. He was killed at Naga
saki. The otllclals here have been advised
of the bare facts only, but following
so closely on the terrible assault nt
Koba last September of a Japanese
mob upon the tailors of the Yorktown,
j,"
these killings have arous- .1 them to a '
determination to secure protection for
our sailors in Janan ports.
HAPPENINGS AT
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Tlio Spurriei Suicide Theories Have
Keen Abandoned--Police llelieve
the .Man Alive.
Hnrrlsburg, Dec. 21. There will bo
no more dragging the river for the i
body of the missing Kev. Samuel Spur- ,
rlcr. of Halnl)tldge, for the reason that
Chief of Police Weston Is in possession ,
of information which leads him to
abandon the suicide and foul play the
ories and Inaugurate a search lor a
live man, as he believes. He would not
disclose his information, hut said he
expects to clear up the mystery soon.
"I have reason to believe," said he,
"that Spurrier wandered away with no
other purpose than to llnd a more ready
sale for his subscription books else
where. He may be out of range of the
newspapers and totally oblivious of
the senallon which his disappearance
has created. It Is barely possible that
he became mentally unbalanced and
was in tills condition when seen along
the river bank at Front and Kelly
streets, last Thursday evening, subse
quently wandering off without his
satchel."
The half-yearly meeting of the ex
ecutive committee of the synodlcal
board of missions and sustentation of
the Presbyterian church in Pennsyl
vania and West Virginia was held here
today, Dr. Mcintosh presiding. The
work of the board was reviewed nnd a
large number of applications for aid
and increase of aid were presented. It
is understood tlwt $33,000 per unnum
will lie asked for to continue the work.
Governor Hastings has respited
Frank Jongrass. the Lawrence county
murderer, from January fi to Febru
ary 24, that his ease may get before the
board of pardons.
Attorney General McCoriulek was at
his department today on his return
from Hot Springs, Vn., seemingly
cured of the tin oat ailment from which
he hud been su.lerlng.
In the matter of the application
against the Hrm ot McKlhoes .V Co..
near Portage, charged with being In
terested In a company store, the hear
ing fixed for today was postponed on
the application of the respondent until
Wednesday, the 20th inst.. for the rea
son that no notice or copy of the ap
plication had been served upon the re
spondent as required by the rules of
the attorney general' olllce,
JOSIAH QUINCY RE-ELECTED.
He is Again Selected to Ho Muyoi of
Classic ISoston,
Boston, Dec. 21. Mayor Jnsiah Quin
cy, Democrat, was re-elected today by
a decreased plurality over ex-Mayor
Curtis, his opponent of two years ago,
although the city went Kepubllcan at
the state election last month. The at
tempt to split the Democratic vote In
the cityby vigorous work on the part
of Thomas Klley, running as a silver
Democrat, proved futile. His rallies
' uru crowned and nisi audience nppnr-
' "'"Ny intensely loyal, but less than 3,000
voters supported him at the polls, the
Democrats, as a rule, lemalnlng loyal
to Quincy.
The total vote was but little more
than that of two vears ago, when the
registration was iil.lGIS, against 102.4S0
for the present election. The total vote
for mayor with one pteclnct missing,
is as follows: Quincy, Democrat, 10, -707:
Curtis, Kepubllcan, 3. "41; Hllcy,
Krynn Democrat, 2.&S.'; Goldstein, So
cialist. 776.
Princess in Prison. ,
Pulermo, Dec. 21. 11 forrleru Delia Isol.i
tells a shocking story of 111 treatment of i
Piluccss ill ("arlnl, who Is separated trom ,
Her husband. It appears that with Her
blind daughter she lias been shut ijp lor
the hist five years by her trustees and
only Just succeeded In sending a letter ti
the police revealing the fact of ber Im
prisonment. The police have liberated Hie
prlucws and the trustee has been ar
rested. Helinbolil Locked I'p.
Loudon, Dec. 21. Charles Hclmhold, son
ot the late Di. Hclmhold. of New York
city, the well known patent medicine pro.
prletor, has been locked up on n charge
of threatening to kill Pnlted States Con
sill General Osborne. Ho told a story of
the seizure of IiIh clothes and effects by
the Herlln eunxul for debt anil declared
that Mr. Osborne wa.i responsible for the
seizure. The police think him Insane.
.Murdered by I'uruiars.
St. Louis, Dee. 21. Jacob Welnenl, aged
ra. living mi North Uroailway, was found
dead In his kitchen tonight by his wife,
who had sijent the afternoon visiting. Ho
had been gagged with a handkerchief
bound and choked to death by a towel
twisted around his neck. The house had
been ransacki'd from top to bottom, in
the kitchen were evidences of a terrible
strugglo having taken place.
Killed liy n'Confidcnce .Mnn.
Shumokln, P.I.. Dec. 21 -William Me
Namara died today from tho bullet sent
through his left lung on Friday morning
hist by James Chutney, tho caiiliduico
man. Chalney, who broke a leg in trying
to escape, will be committed for mur
der as soon us he can be removed.
Kolnay Found Guiltv.
Hiiilseport, Conn., Dee. 21. Charles A.
Ilolnoy, who was Inst week found guilty
of murder In the first degiee in tho kill
ing of (Jeorge MarcUB Nlcholls nt Dan
iels Farms, woh sentenced today to be
hanged on April H.
LIZZIE DEKALB'S
FRIGHTFUL TALE
Relates a Plot to Cremate Airs.
Alive.
Kaiser
BUT KAISGR LOST HIS NERVE
Tlio Curingo Hides Proposed by
Clciiiincr--Schunio to Woik tlio Ac
cident Insurance Coiiipanies--'l'lie ;
Prisoner Cool mid Collected '
Through the Ordeal. '
Norristown, Pa., Dee. 21. James A.
Cietunier, who has taken Charles O.
Kaiser's place hs the central figure in
the muider of .Mrs. Kaiser on the night
of October 2S, lMifi, was today given ji
tlnal heating befoie Justice ot the
Peace Lenhardt and committed to
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A?.U Ut'Kalb, Clemmor'.s ono-tiim1
mlstiess, was the principal witness
lUTaiusi c cornier mm ui-Bpi.c- n... ; -
ioiis Ol uiu miiern eoiiiipi'i n i,,:
a hearing the Justice allowed the "wo
man in black" to tell the story of her
association with Clemmer before, on
and after the night of the murder.
The DeKalli woman was listened to at
tentively by the overcrowded court
loom as she gave her testimony In a
clear voice and with care to detail.
Immediately after Clemmer hnd been
committed , she was arraigned befoie
Justice Lenliaidt, but was allowed to
waive a heating and was committed
for ttlul nt the March term of court
ii1cm It ia t1ir trntuirn 1 i 1 1 1 nr'HSvl (111 flint
the commonwealth has agreed to al- " several of t.h- departments, It would
low Miss DeKalb to plead guilty as in ""' Judgment of the heads of those
accessory after the fact and thus es- ' departments, be quite proper for the
cape the death sentence. In return for ! Piosldent to modify Mr. Cleveland's or
her testimony to convict Cleinmei. who ler. While th system was pr..tty thor
Is now looked upon as the arch-crlmi- , "Uglily discussed It can be said upon
nal of the trio. ' l'1D authoilty of three members of the
The crowds began to collect early In j cabinet that no definite policy was out
Justice Lenhardt's small hearing room, lined, beyond n determination to nialn
ancl lens before the hour set for the tain the principle of th civil service,
hearing it was crowded to .suffocation. No effort was made today to adopt a
When Clemmer. cool and calm as ever, I reply to the- senate that would embody
stepped forward In answer to his name,
his counsel aio.-e and nddnssing the
court, stated that they desired to waive
a hearing, as they knew the common
wealth had sullliienl evidence to make
out a prima facie case. District At
torney Strasbutger objected and was
sustained by the court, who desired to
hear testimony. A number of minor
witnesses were called, after which Liz
zie DeKalli appeared and told in detail
the story of her and Clemmer's part
in the tragedy.
Iler evidence was damaging anil
startling. She told of a plan Kaiser
and Clemmer had agreed upon to dis
pose of Mis. Kaiser. She was to bj
chloroformed while in bed. after which
the bed was to be set on file. This
failed, through Kaiser losing his nerve.
Miss DeKalb- told of several carriage
rides she took with Mrs, Kaiser, all of
mlilnli u-iiiin i.liitinnil lt ''luni til nc 'Pllii
cinmnonwValth biiieve-s that on 'all of
these unforeseen circumstances pre-
vented the murder of Mrs. Kaiser. Then j
Miss DeKalb told of her drive on the
night on which Kaiser's wife met her
death.
AN INSUKANCK FIISND.
lieloie proceeding she told of an in -caslon
wlileh Clinmer had tiurnnselv
injured himself in older to collect ben-
I ellts acucring from an accident insur
ance pulley h'id by him anil that on die
night ol the murder she was told that
Mrs. Kaiser was to be shot and slight
ly wound'd so that some money ouhl
be realized In the same manner. The
witness said that she and Clemnvr
lode In n cnni'im some dlstiinee behind
the carrlaye containing Mr. and Mrs.
Kaiser. The latter carriage stopped
on the road and when witness nnd
i Clemmer were i short dlstani-' away
Clemmer alighted and went forward. A
lew monvnts later witness heard tv o
shots and Clemmev soon returned anil
1 they drove back to Norristown. n
the wiy back t I'Mitiiier gave her .v
watch and chain H'id later on got mi
i of the carriage and wiped bland from
' h's hand. Miss DeKalb asked him wh it
he had done and 1 e told nor to wait
1 until thev got home. Then they tool:
another drive thai night and when i
j they returned to Norrlstov. n they were j
i told of the murdr. )
I Witness and Clemmer thu went to i
! Philadelphia, lltr- she said, Clemmer '
aslied blood fi'iui ,ds coat and burned
' h:s cutis. Witness began" crjing and
Cleminet lttlng b?ile her mild that ,
In i,uil Kaiser had arranaei t- s'.tooi !
i Mts Knisef- fur the insurance mini"'.,'
and that he had shot her behind the
. oar and shot Chaille in the arm. When
, Clemmer got up the next morning and
rend the story in the papers of the
highway robbery he said everything
was nil riiilt and went to work. He
fore doing so he cleaned his tiousers
land shoes which were full of blood. On
i the following Tuesday he sent bee to
itivll!o with th amh.1i with Ir.sonu-
tlons to drop It where It could be found.
Just before this he wnnU'd witness to
kill him with ohlor-iforni and afterward
kill herself Miss DeKalb concluded her
testlmon by stating that on tho Wed
nesday after the return from Totts
vllle tihe and Cleniinir went to Prince
ton, n here she secured employment un
der tho name of liertha Lambert and
he drove a team. Later she went to
Trenton, where she was located by the
police.
Counsel for the defendant did not
deslte to otosfi-cxamlno the witness,
and Clemmer was accordingly com
mitted.
Uefore being returned to his cell
Clemmer shook hands with several per
sons' and exehanj'ed pleasantries. He
declined to talk for publication. v
!ig Hill" llrntvn Head.
San Francisco, Dec. 21. William Urnwi,
known to all lovers of base ball through
put tho United States as "Rig Hill"
Hi own, Is deud. About two y-ars ago'
Drown became aflllcled with lung tumble.
He sought relief In tho Hawaiian Islands,
Southern California and Arizona, but In
vain, and yesterday tho end came at his
homo in tills city. Ho was 112 ears of age.
Agi-lilhc "Moniiin in Ulnek."
Sheboygan. Wis., Dec. 21, A mysterious
woman in black nnd wearing u heay
dark veil yeslerduy afternoon enticed
from school (Jeorge Alfred Preston and
Hattlo May Preston, brother and sinter,
illicit respectively 11 and i) years, children
of (loorce Preston, of thin city. Tin y
wore hunted away in u closed carbum
which Marti d suiiiioscdly for Plymouth.
whuro a train could bo taken.
CIVIL SERVICE
LAW DISCUSSED.
Subject ol Yesterday's .Meeting ol tlio
Cabliiet--Opinloiis Aro Advanced
That Inceptions to the Kule Should
He .Made in .Many.
Washington, Dec. 21-Today's cab
inet meeting was devoted almost en
tirely to a dlscusHlon of the operation
of the civil servlei law. The resolu
tion adopted by the senate Inst Fii
day calling upon the executive heads
of the several departments of the gov
ernment for Information concerning
the application of the civil service law
to their departments and for an ex
pression of their opinions as to what,
If any, modifications ought to be made
In It wau the subject directly under
discussion. All the m-mbers of the cab
inet were present, except Secretary Al
ger, who is suffering from a cold, and
there wns no dissent from the propo
sition that the civil service law ought
to be and would be upheld. The prin
ciple of the system In the opinion of
nil must be maintained, but there was !
pump difference of opinion as to the
extent of Its- implication.
In connec-
Hon with the senate resolution it was j
pointed out that In some of the de
partments, notably those of the state
and the navy, comparatively few
changes could be made that would be
an Improvement upon piesent condi
tions. In some other departments, ex
i ceptlnns to the operation of the law,
I in the opinion of the cabinet members
j. ought to be made. Some positions they
' r ported were Included In the blanket
j unlet of President Cleveland that
. might better not have been Included.
In such cases. Isolated here and there
uniform expicssimis of opinion. It Is
likely that each member of the cab
inet will prepare his r ply In his own
way. embodying such suggestions as
he may deem proper, the replies to be
well within a definite scheme to be out
lint d later.
ARMOUR WILL LOSE
A CLEAR MIL'LION.
His .Marvelous Peat of Uiiugiug
(',0U0.000 Uiishels of High Cra.le
Cosh Wheat to Chicngo--Tlie
Loiter Deadlock.
Chicago. Dec. 21. The Post, com
I mentlng on the wheat situation, says
I that Dec. 31, "settling day" on the
I Y 0f W' Vn iVU1eB t,,e. cum:
Inntlon of the gigantic- Le!tur-Aimniir
deadlock. The trade will not lie sur
prised then to learn that Aimour will
lose a clear $1,000,000 on the December
deal. True, he has performed the mar
velous feat of bringing 6,000.000 bushels
of high-grade, cash wheat to this city
in defiance of all settled rules of com
merce, but that net may result In noth
ing more substantial than glory. It Is
a growing belief on 'Change that Mr.
Armour had to pay dearly for bringing
the big volume of wheat to this city,
and thai his shoie selling will cost
hint about 1.1 or 20 cents a bushel.
After reviewing the causes and ef
fects of the situation, the article says:
inasmuch as Mr. French, of the
Lelter crowd, Insists that the Decem
ber wheat In the clique's hands did not
cost, on an nveiage, more than 'JO
cen.ts a bushel, and assuming that the
market price would be $1 a bushel on
the final day of the month, when It is
necessary for Armour to deliver what
he cold to Lelter. he would have been
! compelled to pay the latter ten cents
on every bushel he could not actually
deliver. The rules of the board ate
Iron-clad on this subject and there is
no recourse.
"Now that Armour has secured fully
as much cash wheat as he sold for de
livery tills month, tin re will be no such
contingency to face. It was In bring
i ing the wheat to thin city when it was
1 scarce, when hardly any was to bo had,
that the test of stiength came In. That
rublcon has been safely crossed by Ar
, mour. At what sacrlllce ho saved his
; business honor Is known only to hlm
1 self. If Armour ban been buying for
other houses, which played the bear
sldo of the market, It Is not known to
the outside trade, and the general be
lief is that Armour bought cash wheat
for Aimour & Co. first and last."
"A mere accident 1 assure vou. We
are now practically ou: of the whole
matter. We have a little wheat yet to
deliver; the necessary bushels are ready
lor delivery when the proper time ap
ptoaches for the filling of these com
paratively small outstanding contracts
and there Is an end of the affair hif fur
as we are concerned," said P. D. Ar
mour. ' Joseph Lelter, his youthful opponent,
Is ju.-u as calm and conlident In his ex
ipnsslons as the big provision iivtn.
".Mr. Armour sold wheat," he de
clares, "and I bought of him. That Is
, all. There was no battle. It wns a
1 common, almost elementary business
transaction. 1 shall sell tho wheat
i which I have purchased when the need
I of tn foreign market demands It. I
I shall sell at a profit and that's the clos-
lug chapter of my part of the story."
Will Jocseph Lelter make a prollt on
the round 4,000.001) bushels of teal wheat
which he has idaced In his hands by
the provision man Is now the question.
Tho report Is going the rounds that
the whole affair was productive of re
sult! Indicating a big Armour-Loiter
combine. In many minds this rumor
was given credence. The manipulation
of the local market by Lelter agents
pulling tho wires front the Liverpool
end was recited over nnd over. This
lileu, however, is ridiculed by tho ma
jority of traders.
Is Tills n Mutter TruM
Tronton, N, J.. Dec. 21. Articles of In
corporation of tlio Fni m and Dairy Prod
net company was filed with the secretary
of state today. Tho company Is author
ised to deal In butter, cheese, eggs, milk,
vegetables nnd other food. Tho author
ized capital l IIJ.UM.ouO. Tho principal
place of business Is Jersey City.
COL ARANGUREN
WAS NOT SHOT
False Report That the Cuban Leader
Was Executed.
THE EXACT FACTS IN THE CASE.
Aratigurcn Shot Col. Kill., Who In
sisted on Coming to Illm to Oiler
Aiitonoiiy, Though Warned by
Aritngurcn Not to Kioach tlio Sub-ject--l)etall9
ol' the Tragic Aliair
Near Ilaviinn.
New York, Dec. 21. The Sun's Ha
vana correspondent has Just returned
from Cuinpo Florldo, Havana province,
having spent Saturday and Sundny
four miles from th'ie. In the camp
of Colonel Nestor Aranguren. Colonel
Nestor Aranguren was not shot by
General Alejandro Kodrlguez, ns re
ported In New York. II.- ordered his
men to shoot Colonel Joaquin Kulz on
Tuesday last, and dcclaies that he did
so only to comply with the proclama
tion Issued on Nov. 20 and signed by
all the leaders of the Cuban army In
the province of Havana, including Ar
anguren himself.
Win n Colonel Kulz approached him
two miles from Campo Florldo on
Tuesdny afternoon, Aranguren said to
hint: "It Is a sad duty for me to shoot
you, but you ure a military man and
you must know what military duty
Is." Aranguren regretted the necessity
of shooting Kulz, and was much Im
pressed by the recollection of the trag
ic snene. Kulz was shot, but the two
men who accompanied him as guides
were hanged.
KtUZ'S HASH HAZARD.
It Is certain that Kulz had told Cap
tain General Klanco that he could con
vince Aranguren of the advantage of
surrendering and accepting autonomy.
"I know his good heart." said Kulz
to Klanco, "and I can Induce him to
abandon his folly and come back to
Havana with me. I will bring him to
your palace." In several letters wi It
ten by P.ulz to Aranguren, Kulz had
tried to Induce the insurgent lender to
surrender. Aranguren answered In
amiable terms, but energetically re
fused the proposal that he betray the
Cuban cause, no of Aranguren's let
ters said:
"We aio suffering all the hardships
of the life wo are leading only tei maku
our country free. We do not hate the
Spaniards personally, but we do not
like their government In any form. As
a gentleman I appreciate you nnd ael
mlre your talents, but Jnour Inter
course let. us drop political questions."
The letter encouraged Kulz to answer
that he was sure that "personally"
Aranguren would not refuse to see him.
He asked Aranguien to meet him on
Dec. 0 two miles from Campo Florldo.
Aranguren sent this letter to General
Alejandro Rodriguez, commander of
the Insurgent army In the province of
Havana, and awaited orders. On De
cember 0 General Alejandro Kodiiguez
had not replied, and Aranguren did not
go to the appointed place to meet Kulz.
'file latter returned to Campo Floiidoin
the evening, wrote another letter to Ar
angueren, and awaited an answer uti
tl Sunday, Decsmber 12.
On Saturday Arargureii received tho
foil. i wing message ftom General Ale
jandro Kodrlguez:
"Do as you please, but if he offers
autonomy do your duly."
Aranguren sent a copy of this order
to Kulz with these words: "If you de
sire to talk about the independence of
Cuba or as a ft lend I wilt see you to
morrow. If not, for God's sake do not
come."
TDK FATAL MKKTING.
As soon as he received this letter on
Monday. December 13, Kuiz breakfasted
at the station restauiant in Campo
Florldo and started to nie-et Aranguren.
His guides lost th'elr way and only
found the appointed place next day at
dawn. Aranguren wns there with four
teen men. The two men shook hands
In a friendly manner. Kulz said;
"Nestor, I come here for you. Ile
um with me to Havana nnd let us
embrace one another as a treaty of
peace.
Aranguren giew pale and Kulz con
tinued: "What more do you want than
autonomy'.'"
At these words a Cuban advanced
from Aranguren's lines and firmly
a'd: "Colonel, I remind you of your
ordeis." it was Captain Acosta. Aran-
Alliens second. Then Aranguren re
peated the words quoted above to Kuiz,
anil Kulz was executed.
Acosta himnelf said that Kulz died
bravely. He refused to be tied and
faced the rifles of the four insurgents
who killed him without flinching.
WASHINGTON BELLE
COMMITS SUICIDE.
.Miss Leila Herbert, Daughter of the
r,x-Socretury ol tlm Nnvy, .lumps
Prom n Third Story Window.
Washli'Blon, Dec. 21. Social circles
in the ca: nal were shocked today by
news of the suicide of Miss Leila Her
bert, daughter ot the ex-secretary of
the navy. She jumped from the third
story window of her father's residence,
1313 New Hampshire avenue, and sus
tained Injuries which almost lnime
dlately caused death.
This afternoon the following author
ized statement was made by a gentle
man familiar with all ot the facts of
the Hiilcide:
Miss Herbert, at th.- time of the oc
currence, was suffering from acute
melanchnlln. It developed several
weeks ago as the llnal result of In
juries received by being thrown from
her horse In Virginia last September.
The melancholia wns not Insanity In
the sense of being accompanied by de
lusions. At the same time there wns
profound depression, and ns is always
tin case In this typo of disease, there
was great danger that suicidal tend
encies would develop. For this mison
nurses were provided to maintain the
closest watchfulness. No suicidal ten
dency developed, however, until yes
trday, when, for tho first time, Miss
Herbert mnde an attempt to get iut of
tho window, but was restrained by the
nurse. This led to additional caution,
and two nurses alternated In constant
watchfulness of the patient. She was
nt all times rational and gentle, and
It wns supposed the disease would yield
to treatment.
Knrly this morning the nurse on duty
noticed a smnll spot ot blood on the
bed covering, nnd she Inquired what
It meant, but the Invalid ondfiivored
to pass It by lightly. On making an
Investigation, however, the nurse found
that the under bed clothes were sat
urated with blood, and that Miss Her
bert had severed the artery of her wrist
with a pair of scissors. Feeling that
the emergency wns great, the nurse
hastened to the door unci called an
alarm. In this momentary withdraw
al from the bedmlde, Miss Herbert
leaped out and sprang from the win
dow. The plunge was made headfore
most, so that she lighted on the top of
her head on the asphalt pavement.
This Injury alone wns sufllclent to have
caused death from concussion, and It
was doubtless the Immediate cause.
Aside from this a cursory examination
Indicated that the skull was fractured.
The severance of the artery also would
have resulted fatally. When the phys
ician reached her, .Miss Herbert was
still breathing, but died about an hour
after the leap."
The coroner returned a verdict of
suicide during temporary Insanity. As
the facts in the cns were clear, he de
cided that an Inquest was unnecessary.
RUSSIA OCCUPIES
PORT ARTHUR.
The Cologne Gazette Maintains the
Accuracy ol Its Statement Publish
ed on Monday.
Herlln, Dec. 21. The Cologne Gn
zette maintains the accuracy of Its
statement yesterday that the Kusslan
occupation of Port Arthur was lonnect
ed with tho visit there of tho ISritlsh
warship Daphne about a week ago. As
a proof It points out that there were
neither Kusslan ships nor Kusslan con
sul at Pott Arthur at the time the
Daphne visited the hathnr, and it ar
gues that Kussla could only have
learned of the visit through China's
complaint.
The Paris corresponde'nt of the
Cologne Gazette telegraphed his paper
yesteulay that a week ago, in spite of
the protests of the Chinese, the Krit
Ish watshl'i Daphne entered the inner
harbor at Port Arthur, allegedly to
ascertain whether there weie Kusslan
ships there, and that the Kusslan oc
cupation of the port was connected
with the visit.
London, Dee. 22. According to a spe
cial dlpatch from Shanghai, the Iliit
isli se:uadron will make a demonstra
tion at Che-Foo, on the north coast of
the Shan-Tung promontory, as a warn
ing. It In supposed that Great Hrltain
intends to oppose the division of China
without consulting her. It Is reported
there that Kussla has offered China a
loan to pay off the Indemnity of the
war with Japan; and, It Is believed,
says the dispatch, that Japan nnd Kng
land are acting in concert to preserve
China fiom disintegrating, favoring
the idea of a protectorate over Central
China, with a capltol at Nanking.
A German-Chinese commission han
been ananged to settle the boundaries
of th occupied district at Kiao Chan;
and it Is evident, therefore, that tho
occupation will be permanent. The
same dispatch says It la rumored In
Shanghai that the British intend to
occupy Tallen-Wan, south of Porth
Arthur, In .order to guard the Gulf of
Pe-Chi-Li.
The Dally Mall's correspondent at
Toklo sa theie Is no excitement there
over the news from Port Arthur. The
press Is calm and the public Is Indif
ferent. It Is rumored, also, the dispatch al
leges, that a large Kusslan military
force Is coining overland from 'Siberia.
BISHOP TALBOT ACCEPTS.
lie Will Come Last nnd Assume Hit
New Duties ou I'ei). 1.
Pottsville, Pa Dec. 21. Klght Kev.
Ktluibeit Talbot, who was elected
bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Cen
tral Pennsylvania on November 10, to
day notified Kev. James F. Poiver.-:,
chairman of the notification commii
tee, iof Ibis acceptance if the new
charge.
Hishop Talbot has been missionary
bishop of Wyoming and Idaho for more
thai ten years. Several years ago he
declined to become bishop of Georgia.
As bishop of Central Pennsylvania In
succeeds Kev. Dr. N. S. Kullson, who
died last September In Germany,
whither he had gone In search of
health. Hishop Talbot will come east
about February I.
The Heralil'h Wcnther Forecast.
New York. Dec. 22. In the middle states
and New Kngland today, fair weather
will prevail, with light and fresh west
erly to northerly winds and slight temp
erature changes, followed on the lower
coasts of this section by cloudiness und
rain, which may extend northward to
Long Island by tonight. On Thursday hi
both of these sections, fair, slightly cold
er weather will prevail with light und
fresh, westerly winds, possibly followed
by rising temperature and by rain or
snow la the northern districts near tho
lakes.
THE KEWS THIS 3I0U.MNU.
Weather Indications Today:
Pair; Westerly Winds.
1 General Failure of Autonomy Con
ceded by the Consomitlvo Party In
Cuba.
Dm' en Hole! Keeper Shoots Ills Stop.
Daughter.
Col. Aranguren Still Lives In tuba.
Details of the Kaiser .Murder Helmed
by .Miss DeKalb.
2 State Whitney's Weekly News Hud-
get.
I IMItorlal.
Comment of tho Press.
5 Local Hanquct ot the Sous of New
Kngland,
0 The Suspects I'ndcr Arrest for tho
Frank Death.
Court Procerdhms,
7 Lively Political Scrap In tho Thir
teenth. 8c limit. Horn and Norton Discontinue)
tho Klectlon Contest.
S Local WeHt Bide and Suburban.
!i Lackawanna County News.
10 An lhigllsh View of Cuban Horrors.
11 Sons of New Kngland Hauquet (.Con
cluded).
12 Neighboring County Hupponlngs,
Tho Mark.'ts,
THE MURDER
AT DURYEA
James R. Griner Kills
His Step-Daughter, Mrs.
Caroline Schiffer.
DETAILS OF THE CRIME
Griner nnd His Step. Daughter Were
Not on the Ilest ol Terms mid tho
J, alter Hud Caused tho i:ccution to
Ho lOiitercd Agi'init the Hotel For
Itnck Ungcs Amounting to CiOl.-()()--I'pon
Returning Prom a Visit
to Pittston and Finding tho Hotel
Closed by the Shcrlll of Lii.crne on
Another Lxecutioii, Griner Shoots
.Mrs. Schiller.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Plttston, Dec. 21. Hon. James K.
Giimer, an ex-member of the legis
lature of this stat". Is nt present o -eupying
cell No. 7 In the Luzerne coun
ty Jail on the charge of murder.
The crime for which Griner in
charged occurred In the Pullman
house, Duryea. yesterday morning at
11.40 o'clock. The person murdered in
Mrs. Caroline Schiffer, u step-daughter
of the murdeier.
It was known Hint the father unit
daughter were not the best of friends,
but no one ever suspected that tho
trouble would end so abruptly.
Mrs. Schlfferer has been lesldlng at
the Pullman house, which Griner own-
eel for a year. Her father ngree-d to
pay her for assisting In the household
work, but had neglected doing so up tu
this time. .Monday afternoon tho wo
man had an execution Issued against
the hostehy for wages amounting ti
$204.
Griner was not very well pleased with
the proco ding, and this morning left;
the hotel and stnrted for Plttston, say
ing that he also Intended going to
ficranton to see Brewer KobinRon, to
whom he owed several hundred dol
lars. He saw Mr. Koblnson and fixed:
up th , matter of paying tho note, lie
then nurchased a new revolver and
came to Duryea on Delawate, Lacka
wanna nd Western train 27. reaching;
his home shortly after 11. HO o'clock.
When he reached the hotel he found
that Deputy Sheriff Williams, of Lu
zerne county, had been there and hail
closed the bar department on an exe
cution Issui d by K. Koblnson Sons, oC
Scranton. who had entered the execu
tion asalnst the place before Griiiei'
had arrived at Scranton, earlier In tlm
day. This, no doubt, angered Krim r.
Oliver D-eker, barkeeper of the house,
tells the remainder of the story as fol
lows: .
The bar-room door was locked, ami
Jim entered the hall door. He passed
diwn tile hull and entered the dining1
room. Here wus sitting Mis. Griner.
her daughter, Mrs. Schiffer, and with
them the owner of the hotel, Mrs.
Thomas McDonough, a. former resident
of Duryea, who now resides near May
Held. Jim nodded to the; woman, bub
passed through the dining room to tlm
front parlor without saying anything.
He said that Mr. Kobinson had con
sented to stay the sheriffs proceedings
If th.jy would try to settle tho debt.
Mrs. Griner replied that she was will
ing to do everything possible to settles
the matter. Jim then sat down in .u
chair and said. 'It's all up. A moment
later he quickly arose, passed out
through' the pallor door to the dining
room, steppi'd toward Mrs. Schlff. r,
who ivus sitting on u t hair In the cor
ner opposite tho parlor door, and draw -Ing
a revolver, fired tlni"j alula at In?
In rapid succession,
GKINF.K ARKKSTND.
As soon as the people In the room
could realize what had happened, thi'V
found Mrs. Schllfer lying n tho flour,
near where she hid been sitting a few
minutes befoie, dead. The shots alt
took effect In th vicinity of the heart,
Griner ran out on tho porch of the ho
tel with the smoking revolver still im
his hand. Here he was met by I'neb r
laker Hen.lamln Hums, of Pltston, who
placed him. under arrest, A Plttstort
bound car was boaided Immediately
and b-'fore many had time to reullzo
what had happened the mutdfrer was
on his way to Alderman Thomas En
glish's office In Pltston whero he was
given a hearing and bound over to
court.
He w.if, taken to the county Jail ami
placed in Warden Holand's chars".
Ileie he was giver, a bath nnd lud not
returned to cell but a short time win u
he vns Interviewed by a reporter. To
him he said that his best fi lends (hist
wife) had gone back on him and tint
he would just ns soe'ii be out of the
world as al home. He was nut son v
that ho had committed clime. He n -fused
to tell the reason why he had
shot the woman.
The Tribune representative had a
conversation with Warden Holnnd, or
the county Jail, this evening. The
warden says thnt Griner Is vory much
broken up and continues to be as badly
excited as he was when llrst brought
to the prison.
Griner, at the alderman's olllce, de
clared that he was the victim of mis
placed confidence and that the Injus
tice and trouble which had been heaped
upon him made him wild nnd that
when he endeavored to got the women
to consent to u .settlement this morn
ing, they tried to get rid of him and
to turn him out of the house.
At Duryea It la generally helleNcd
that Griner was angry because bis
house was not burned lo tho ground
during the lire of less than a week ago,
when hulldluifs valued at iSiiO.OoO went
up In smoke. It Is known that Gihh-p
refused to allow tho firemen to tunt
water on the building that night. Slnca
the lire ho hus been considerably ex
cited, and during times would speak
of tho lire and the failures to burn tho
IContliuicd. on Paso 2.
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