Of
CAPTURE OP GUA1MARO.
An Important Vlotory Won by th Cnbin
Patriot!).
Details o( tho capture of th town of dual,
maro, district of Camagncy, Cuba, hare
been received by the Junta In New York Irom
Gen. Callxto Oareln. Ho Mutes that the
alogo ot tlm garrison of 203 men In the 12
mnll forts o( the town lusted 12 day. The
Cubans capturod all tlm Spanish defenders,
who Included one captain, two lieutenants,
two sub-lieutenants, 18 snrgeants, one eur
neon and 12 corporals. All tho officers were
paroled, but the mm were sent to the moun
tain to work on the Cuban plantation. 'I ho
constitution ot the Cuban government pro
vides for tho release ol these prisoners, and
It vi nt at the request of the men that they
were Kent to the plantation". Tho booty
captured by Oon. (larela'a men was a great
boon to tho patriots. It Included 600 "con
tone" (a gold pieces worth t.Y:i4). and
other moneys aggregating (21,000, 2(10 Mau
sur rllles, ii5 rounds of ammunition, six
pack mules, loaded with medicines and
stores and 600 machetes, bealdea n quantity
of elorhing. The letter concludes by stating
that the captured aoldlera preferred the pro
tection ol tho Cubans to tha liberty that was
offered them.
Ounlmnro Is In tho provinco of Puerto
Principe and Is a three days' murch from tho
capital of that province. It was said by the
Cuban lenders In New York that news of tho
capture of Tuerto Principe Is expected dally.
HORRIBLE STORY FROM CUBA.
A Colonel Aeonied of Slaughtering 300
Women and Children.
Tho Cuban Bgent at Key West makes pub
lie a horrible tale.
On tho night of November 28 Col. Htruch
and his men who had 300 women and chil
dren prisoners, and some old men, drank
heavily, and then occurred one of the most
horrible occurrence of the war. Inflamed
by drink tha Spanish soldiers rushed upon
the helpless prisoners, tore off their clothes
and subjected them to treatment which can
not be described. Finally, after such orgies
as were possible only to fiends Col. Htruch
signlllcnntly told his men that it was no use
to he bothered by the "Cuban cattle."
The soldiers took the hint and immediate
ly began tiring on tho old men, women and
girls. Volley after volley of lead was fired
at the cowering and shrieking creatures who
had so lately been the victims of Spanish
lust until no one was left alive.
The bodies of the victims were left for the
vultures and Col, Htruch marched his com
mand back to headquarters and reported to
Captnin-Ocneral Weylor that several insur
gent camps had been "raided and about 300
reikis killed.
Col. Htruch and many of his officers were
given furloiiKhs in consideration of their ser
vices and returned to Havana. Hlnee going
to Havana Col. Htruch has been drunk all
the time and has openly boasted of the aw
ful slaughter of innocents. This story Is not
the leant exaggerated, as it Is made up of
statements which have fallen from the ll ot
Col. Htruch as he staggered about tho eafea
of Havana.
From other qttnriers come stories of mas
sacres of innocents, but none so well authen
ticated na the one related above. Weylor's
edict offering pardon to those who surrender
is proving to be simply a device to lure Cu
bans to death.
Armenian! Butohored.
A Constantinople dispatch, says, that under
the pretext of ruvenging an old grievance 10,
000 Kurds ridded the provinco of Miinioiiret-Ui-Azlz,
where they burned and pillaged the
villages and mossaorod the Inhabitants.
FIVE HUNDRED WOUNDED.
That Many Spaniards Said to Have Been
Brought Into Havana.
Passengers Ly steamer from Havana to
Key West, F a., say a train with 500 wound
ed Hpanlsh soldiers arrived there Friday. It
is said most of t) em came from tha vicinity
of Han Cristobal an i Cniidelnrlo. No dellnite
statement could be had na to from buttloilcld
they came, Humor prcvuile 1 on their ar
rival that Weylor had sustained another di
feat. Counter statements were ul-0 made
that the vunguard of .Mncco's army hail been
defeated. Moreover it was announced that
Weyler Is on ' be eve of attempting to storm
some of the I Illtops where Muceo Is entrench
ed, and this bus raised greet expectations iu
Havana.
It was current rumor on tin streets there
that another garrison of Hi auinrds had de
serted over to Muceo with ineir arms, am
munitions nnd stores. The place whs not
given, though It is supposed to re near I'm a
eios. Over 460 men wero in the garrison.
Late In tho ufternoou, guerrilla lighting
was reported across the bay from lliiviu a.
Just beyond the lino of forts a small party oi
insurgents made a dash into the subline.
They succeeded in killing three Hpanlsh aol
dlera, capturing one captuiu and Ilring sev
eral houses. They lost live men killed. H v
era! American correspondents at Hav. na
had friendly warnigus to the effect that W y
ler la contemplating deporting some of the
more outspoken ones because their reports
do not please him.
GREAT FLOOD.
Wisconsin Flood Dlitriot Residents Pre
pared for Any Chang.
A dispatch from Chippewa Fulls, Wis.,
Dee. 4., says i The water of the Chippewa
river reached its highest point In the history
of the present Hood yesterday afternoon at
4 o'clock. It registered exactly 26 feet 8
Inches by the standard of a big lumber com
pany, which bus been reeorillug tho water for
years. This llguru has only been exceeded
onoe in the history of thu state. In the Hood
of 18S8 the Chippewa registered for a short
time the phouniuonnl height of 28 fuet. The
normal dupth is ouly 5 feet, it may be Imag
ined that the resident of the city are lilted
with ounsteruntion.
Anchor Ice is-stlll coming down the stream
iu linuionse quantities, ami the gorge is con
stantly rising. Little mound of the frozen
slu-ih and ice are forming ut various stages In
tun river and tile scene in thu bed of the
stream in leiuuikuble In Its wl I J liens.
NEW PARTY PROJECTED.
It Will Endeavor to Compound Democrats
' . and Republicans.
Chairman Synum, of t''o National com
mittee of the Gold Democrats, baa called a
meeting of the National executive committee
to be held in ludlauapolls, Deeemlier 10, to
discuss the future of the purty. "There
seems," says Mr. Bynuin, "to be no hope for
the reconciliation ot the gold and silver
wings of the party. There is a movi incut ou
foot among some of thu prominent b ailors of
tue party to form u new purly, to be kuoivu
as the 'Dumucrutlc-liepuoilenn l'urty.'uroaud
which It is proposed to rally Hie eun uier ial
interests of tbo country under a sou no money
Utt und with proper tiirllT reguiut.ona eu
acted under the advice of u uointuhsion of
business men."
No Mail for Five Day.
Owlug to the wosk of the bluunrds and
storm iu Nurth Dakota uud Moutann, neither
the Northern i'acille nor the Ureal Northern
railroads were able to get any easti rn moils
through to Seattle, Wash., for live i ays. iu
faut, only about three days' eos urn mall
hut been received since the great norm and
fleud tut In in the northwest, uu rly four
VimIls aTu.
GENERAL CALL ISSUED.
Currency Reform Convention Will Meet In
Indianapolis.
The execution committee In charge of tha
arrangement for the currency reform con
vention to meet at Indlnnapoils January 12,
ngrccd upon the following form to cnlli
The representatives of tho boards of trade,
chambers of commerce and similar commer
cial bodie of theeltles of Chicago, Ht. Louis,
Cincinnati, .Milwnuken, Minneapolis, Ht Paul,
Louisville, Columbus. Cleveland, Tot"do,
(Irnnd Ittipld and Indianapolis, In confer
ence assembled at tho city ot Indlnnnpnlls on
tho llrst dny of Heeenilmr, lsiwi, after duo de
liberation, do here y call a non-partisan con
vention, to meet nt the city of of Indlnnnpo
lis on the 12th dny of January, 1 h;i7, to be
composed of representative business men
chosen from boards of trade, chambers of
oommereo, commercial clubs, or other simi
lar commercial boilles In cities of 8,000 or
more Inhabitants, according to the census ot
1M1K1, the basis of representation to be as tab
ulated and according with the population of
such cities, for the purpose of considering
and suggesting such legislation as may In
their Judgment bo necessary to place the
currency system of tho country npon a sound
and permnnent bnsls. In behalf of this call
the conference submits that the fact that nec
essity for such legislation exists is generally
conceded by business men.
" It Is the right nnd the duty of th busi
ness men of tho nn ions in a matter of such
vital business concern to render to this cause
all the aid which theirexperiencennd knowl
edge can afford. They owe It to themselves
as citizens of the republic and as n matter of
business and self-preservation, to participate
actively, and, we believe, ellleicntly In this
movement The business men have been ao
cuscd of neglect of political duties; In ordin
ary times there may bo some foundation for
this charge, but at every critical Juncture In
the history of our country when the nation's
perpetuity, honor or general welfare was
seriously In dan cr they have In the spirit of
enlightened patriotism ilsen to tho full meas
ure of their duty t and we liellcve that the
painful experience of the country under the
existing laws on the subject of the currency
ndmomsnes the husiniKS men that we have
reached a point where It is their duty to tnk
and make an ncltve part In helping to solve
the great questions involved.
' And we have a right to believe that a con
vention composed ot broad-minded and en
lightened business men, so enrncst In the pur
suit of truth that party considerations will be
forgotten, convening in the spirit of enlight
ened patriotism, can and will do much In
helping forward a wise and sound solution of
tho currency question. We are also Justilled
In the light of the recent presidential election
In saying that the voters of the nation are op-
fiosed to any p an of currency ret rm Involv
ug tha use of any money which will place In
jeopardy the honor or the credit of our coun
try. Accepting these a conclusions from the
recent manifestations of public opinion, we
cordially and earnestly invite your organiza
tion to choose and send with proper creden
tials, of your representative business
men to the proposed convention. Please ap
point only those who will attend and report
the names ot your delegate as soon as prac
ticable to H. H. Hanna, chairman of execu
tive committee, Indianapolis, Ind."
PACIFIC COAST SALMON.
Eastern River to Be Stocked With 6,000,
000 Egg.
Under the direction ot Commissioner Dries
a large number ot Pacific coast salmon are to
be planted In eastern water. A fish car con
taining 6,000,000 egg Is now on the way east
and the eggs will be planted In the Kennebec,
Penobscot, Merrimac, Hudson, Delaware and
Husquehannn rivers. Already 8,000 yearlings
have been turned loose In the Penobscot and
the tributaries. The commission Is gratified
with the result of its work on the Paclllo
coast this year. More than 87,1100,000 eggs
have been hatched, three times as many as
wore hatched In any previous year. Of these
211,000,000 were batched at the new station at
lluttlo creek, n tributary of tho Hacramento
river, in California. The commission secured
a site which belonged to the Caliiornla com
mission, and since has built nn additional
hatchery nt the same place. It Is now re
garded as one of the bi-st stations in tho Unit
ed State. Not the least Important action ot
the fish commission is the transfer of the
steel head trout from the puetlio to the At
lantic coast, where a lurgenumber have been
planted.
A ROSTER OF THE HOUSE.
It Gives th Republican a Majority of
Fifty-One Over All.
Clerk McDowell, of the House, tins pre
pared an unofficial list ot the members of
the House. It shows 204 Republican. 124
Democrats, 12 Populists, 13 Fusloulsts, 3 Hll
verltcs and one vacancy. This gives the He
publicans a majority of 61 oyer all opposi
tion. Tho Hilvoritea are HuiTroth ot Colora
do, Hartman of Montana and Newlanda of
N'evnda. The Fiihionlsts, those whose real
political antecedent are not known, and
who were elected by tho combined opposi
tion to the ltepublican candidate, are a
follows: Thomas M. Jett and Jehu Maker of
Illinois, James M. ltoblnson of Indiana,
Jeremiah D. liotktn ot Kansas. Albert II.
Todd of Michigan, Samuel Maxwell, William
L. Stark. J. D. Sutherland and William L.
(ireen of Nebrnska, John L. Itrenter, George
A. Marshal, David Meekison and John A.
McDowell of Ohio. The Populists oome from
the far west, except Howard ol Alabama,
and Skinner,- Stroud and Martin or North
Carolina,
POLITICS PROVOKED BULLETS.
Three Ksntuoklac Killed and Two Fatally
Wounded.
A battle recently took place in Letcher
county, Ky., between the Morgaa family,
strong supporters of Congressman D. O.
Colson, and the Harrison family, advocates
of ex-Congressman John 1). White, In the re
cent election. William Morgan and his three
sous, Thomas, Caleb and John, were going
to mill, when they met William Harrison
nnd his sous, Jim und Henry. After a few
words guns wero drawn. Old man M rgun
fell dead at the llnd lire, and when the light
was over Jim and Henry Harrison lay dead
and Tom uud Caleb Morgan wero dying.
Far to th Inauguration.
The joint tra fOo managers have approved
the following fare to Washington, J). C,
and return, ou account ol the presidential In
auguration ceremonies, recommended by
the trunk Hue and central passenger com
mittees. Trunk line territory, 8 per capita
for the round trip from New York, and 10
from Pittsburg, Parkersburg aud Wheeling,
via direct line. Central paenger committee
territory, one fare for tha round trip. Tick
ets to be sold aud good going March 1, 2 uud
8, good returning to luuvu Washington not
earlier thuu March 4 und not later than March
8 luuluslve. The fares west ot tha trunk lino
territory to be so regulated so as to be lower
than fioin trunk line western terminal points.
CONDENSED ITEMS.
ltussia Issuld to' be preparing to luvsdo
the Caucasus. ,
TL Cook county, Illinois, grand jury Is
said to bu looking into the beet trust.
A mun giving the name of Rauson has boon
eniutiug soldier at Dunver for Cuba.
Tue New Jersey Court of Appeal ha de
clared the K ate dlvoro law of 18U! to be
unconstitutional.
Dr. J. Htuuley Ooodinaavou. ot Pender,
Neb., has been arrested cnargea wttb poison
UlB bis wife to get her 12.KW.
IEN Of lilt frill! WERE KILLED.
DEATH IN THE BUSH.
Authentlo Acoount of th Mastaor of Baron
Ton Norbeck
The official account of llnron Von Nor
beck' expedition to the Lion' Head, Qua-
dulcannr Island, Nolomon group, has been
received In Han Francisco. Tho expedition,
consisting of 30 persons, left the ship August
8. It consisted of Huron K. Von Norbeck
Midshipman Armand de Ilnuford, Midship
man Max lllscn, five petty olllcvrs, sixteen
tailors, two servants nnd four native guides
nil under the command ot Lieutenant Frank
Budlk.
After starting It was deemed advisable to
send 10 men buck. It was the Intention to
march over the Coastal plains, reach the
mountains nnd explore Linu s Head, an ex
tinct volcano. After 10 hours hard march
Ing eight men and Mldshlnmnu lllscn re
turned to the ship. Von Norbeck' party dl-
viueu, aigui sailors anil three native guinea
remaining In camp under command of Lieut.
Beaufort. The remainder started at 7:1)0 in
the morning of August 13. Iliiilik and Von
Norbeck led the way toward the mountains.
At interval along tho trail busluncn ap
psnred and followed the parly.
Alter throe quarters of an hour of hard
climbing a hall was called. When the party
got under way two shots were II red some dis
tance down the hill. They seemed to be the
signal for an attack. A number of bushmen
Jumped out of the brush, armed with club
anu tomnnawks, and began a tierce attack on
the explorers. Two natives sprang nt Iludlk
and tried to heat his brains out. but Iludlk
shot them botli dead.
Petty Oillcer Mara and Heamen Lovrla
were separated from the rest of the party
and though both were severely wounded bv
spear thrusts and knife cuts, they managed
to bold their own against tho assailants. A
soon as Iludlk tired the bushmen lied, but
during the short skirmish the baron had been
attacked and ha I fallen sorely wounded.
aiaras receiver! a ratal wound.
Von Norlieck was found leaning against a
rock, bleeding profusely from a wound In
the neck. While the natives were retreating
all the sailors kept up a rapid lira on them.
About 20 hush ni"ii were laid low. The baron
had received a deep cut In the neck nnd a
dislocation ot the right shoulder. Petty Of-
llcer Marns was cut across the forehead by a
tomahawk and his skull fractured. Sailor
Lovrlo and an attendant were seriously In
jured.
the wounded were placed on stretcher
and a stnrt made for llenulort's camp. Ar
riving there a startling state ot aiTuIrs was
discovered. Lean fort's native guide and
one sailor were dead and four mariners were
Wounded, The place had been taken Com
pletely hy surprise. The wounded nnd those
who were fortunate enough to escape un
hurt, hnd scarcely time to seize their wea-
Cons nnd defend themselves, lleaufort was
rained while reaching for hi pistol. The
sailors seized their rilbi and opened Ore.
Huvcr.il cannibals fell, but but the sarnges
mauu anotunr rusu una laid out two more
men nnd wouudod svveral other. Several
rapid volley tvera fired Into the natives and
they retreated to the bush.
At lO:'!0 a.m. soon niter reaching camp,
Baron Von Norbeck died. As It was impossi
ble to fetch the body to the const then it was
burled under a tree. Tbo other dead were
also hidden benentn some rock plies. At
11 a.m. the party hurried away, leaving all
camp material behind, nnd after a march of
ix hours and a half reached thecoast. Help
soon arrived. Two expeditious to recover
the bodies wero organized, but the nttempt
was not made. It was discovered that 10 of
the exploring party, Including four native
guides, hnd been slaughtered and 12 wounded
adoiii 40 savages were killed.
WHITECAPS CATCH A TARTAR.
Th Man They Intended to Hang Chased
Hi Assailant Away.
A thrilling Whltccnp story, with an un
usual climax, comes from Lldrod, Pa. About
two mllea trotu Lldred a queer character
known as "I'reucby lives mono In the
wood. Ho was a petty thief, frequently
raiding lieu-roost. A crowd of 60 men and
boys decided to discipline "l'renohy" on
Wednesday night, and proceeded to bis
cabin armed with a rope, which they In-
tciuieii to unng nun "lor a little wnuc.
They expected to break Into the house nnd
take their victim by surprise. He was wait
ing lor tiiem, However, ami completely
turned tho tables. He leaped from nn up
per window upon their Heads, nourishing a
lugoe.ub. Tlm Whlteeaps, with the excep
tion of one man, ienrge lleiiard, toon to
their heels, llcnnrd attempted to disarm the
man, out the latter swung hi" eiuii uud dealt
lli niird a smashing blow on the back ot the
head, smashing in the hue of tho skull.
'1 renchy" then took to the woods, but was
captured at LurulMO and was locked up.
lieuuru ih in a critical eonuiiicn.
STARVING- HIM OUT.
Weylrr Trying to Make Good Hi Threat
Against Maceo.
Woyler'a threat that he would starve Maceo
out seems likely to be carried out, us from
all reports from Muriel, near where Weylor
now Is, the work of destruction la being car
ried out fully. The Spanish army sweeps
everything before it, killing beeves that It
cannot use, burning cornllold and small
tores, with their provision, nnd leaving a
wide wastu ol ruin anu iieeoinuou in its wake.
People vainly implore Weylor to leave them
provisions to keep them alive, but his brutal
ofllccr refuse, with oath aud insulting
words, it not worse. Over 300 refugee have
come into Muriel since Wuyler went out this
last time, all giving the same story of rapine,
plunder and murder of the Spaniards.
A Spanish guerrilla captuiu named Colzazo
is accused of murdering over 100 persons Iu
tho vaileys 100 uillca south of Muriel during
the latter part ol November. In one Instance
lie Is accused or camming u nutnuur oi
women and girls Iu a church, and after they
had been ropouteiliy uliused and maltreated
by his men, burned the building with them
lu it. Mauy other outrages, all a horrible,
are churgod to him uud his company.
r
END OF AN OUTLAW GANG.
0u Membtr Killed and Another Wounded
-The Dead Man Oullty of Many Murder,
A man bunt that has been in progress slnoe
last September, when "1)111" Doolln and
Dick" Coulson alia "Dynamite Dlak."
escu.od troin the Guthrie Jail, ended In an
encouutcr Friday near Kildure, lu which
'iwmimite in, .It"' whs killed and "lien"
('ravens, another member of the gang of out
laws, win wounded. The pursuing posse came
upon tho two unexpectedly und opened lira.
"Dynamite Dick" wan mortally wouudud and
Cravens surrendered after receiving a shot
lu the right arm. There are rewanls aggre
gating l,u00 for tho capture of "Dyuauiitu
Dick," who Is guilty of half a dozen inurdurs,
and J00 is offered for tho arrest of Cravens.
The prisoner aud tha corps will be taken to
Guthrie by Deputy Marshal Cox aud his
deputies who made thu capture. It 1 hinted
that Craveus, belug tired of tho chose, bad
given information of his chief's movements
and I to be dealt with lightly. Tha deutb of
"Dynamite Dick" removes the last of tho
desperadoes that have terrorized Hie orrl
tory since 11 llrst settlement.
German Shipi Must Pay.
The President bus issued a proclamation
usfiendiug after Jauuary next the operation
of the act which relieves Oeruiau vessels en
tering United State port from th payment
ot touuag duo and other shipping charges.
BUT FEW FAILURES.
Dun See Oreat Encoursgement la th
Situation.
The classified failure tor November show
a gratifying reduction compared with Octo
ber, nnd are especially Important n showing
that tho peculiar disturbance during the
presidential campaign, which swelled failure
f lUI.OUO.Oini lu August nnd Heptumber did not
prevent quick return to n monthly aggre
gate scarcely greuter than that ot May. De
faulted liabilities In eleven month have been
1W, 73,1,45!!, against HH,fi4l,ii(l2 Inst year,
tho Increase being only t14,iioli.0I)0 outside of
those two months, nnd this leiiinlnlug in
crrnso id only 10 per cent was also lu part
due to the alarm during the campaign. The
decline of failures to nbout 40 per cent of the
September aggregate gives stronger ground
for the conlldeucu so geuurally expressed.
Ground for vonlldence Is also found ill the
abandonment of two of the largest combina
tions hy which tho Iron industry has been
retarded, and the poslblllty tlint two others
will be abandoned. Huch a atnto of things
within a month after election suggest that
these organizations, formed when depressed
business failed to support all tha work In
existence, are not expected to survive a gen
eral revival of ample demand for pro
ducts. Ihu Immediate effect of breaking
prices Is to check large buying of Iron and
steel products, but It will soon be about
where prices uro to range. Tho bar combi
nation Is still undersold by steel bars at 1.1
cents, and nothing Is doing in rails because
the meeting shortly to be held will settle
whether any price shall be llxed lor next
year. Hessemcr pig at Pittsburg Is lower,
V11.85 and gray lorge nt tlO, but there la
a large demand for vessel plates, both on
foreign contracts nnd tor thu lakes. Several
thousand cars have been ordered, and nu
merous new buildings and bridges.
Minor metals are a shnde stronger. The
coke combination bos changed Its method, so
that contracts are openly made below prices
recently ruling, and there I some pnmtlou
ot consumers among the producing Interests,
Anthracite sells below tun official circular,
but better demand I expected with revival
In manufacturing. Wool manufacture Is
waiting, and whilo more concerns nre at
work, the new demnud Improve but little
with more favorable weather. Speculative
sales of wool continue large, London prices
have risen 10 per cent ami tho average
of 104 quotations by Coates Uro. Is
13.04 against 12.D2 a month ago. In the cot
ton manufacture there Is little change, though
goods are selling better but with mauy
added works production exceed present
demand.
The market for raw cotton I weak, with
middling uplnnda nn eighth lower, with over
4,760,000 bales In sight by llecemlicr I, when
the crop Is usually about half in sight. Cur
rent estimates would leave only 3,500,000
bales more to come forward In nine months,
and the larger consumption In mills does not
advance price. Other produco market have
been weaker. Wheat rose to the close last
week, but gradually reacted and broke sharp
ly on Friday,closlng ia lower for the week.
Storm hnd some Influence but receipts for
the week were i n y 2,904,H21 bushels, against
7,0i4,911 bushels last year. Atlantic exports
were slightly smaller, flour Included, 1,U!''A
4(17 bushels, ucnlust 2,329,0l3 bushel last
year, but the sharp advance lu price would
naturally check shipments.
Milling returns at tho four largest western
center show a decrease of 28,500 barrel for
the week, and a further decrease I expected,
owing to diminishing exports demand for
flour.
Failure for tho week have been 37B In thu
United States, against 324 last year, and In
Caunda S3, against 62 last year.
COLORED PREACHER EGOED.
Hi Attention to a Whit Woman Dle
pleated th People.
During August a colored camp meeting
was held at Howard, Pa., nnd one of the
preachers, an ullegod evangelist from Lock
Haven, became enamored with a white
womun. nud tho preacher of color has since
paid regular visits to the woman. This so
Incensed the people of the community that
they determined to give the man a lesson. A
few nights ugo lie was seen to ainve und go
to the home of the wuinau. The word was
passed aroiiud and a large crowd formed.
Meantime the preacher got word of what
was to be done, and left tho bouic, remain
ing in hiding until train time. Whou tho
train camo along aud be went for it ou the
run he was greeted wltn a shower of stale
egga until he was literally plastered all over.
Iu hlsnwful condltlou ho was not permitted
to ride In the curs, but had to sit on the plat
form the entire distnuo to Lock llnveii.witli
the thermometer playing uround the .era
point. The people now liopo the evangelist
will stay away from II uv.ir.l.
Hunting Down Fiendt.
During the absence ot Samuel Stephen,
who lives uear Hock port, W. Vn., with his
wilo anil 2-year-old child, two tramps broke
Into the house und assaulted Mrs. Stephen.
'1 he woman fought with b'spuration for her
honor nud her life, hut was overpowered by
her assailants. The fiends threatened to
murder hur if she made an outcry, and when
tho child screamed they U'nt and kicked It so
terribly that It may not recover. After the
tramps left the woman gave the alarm. The
neighbors were aroused and pursuit was be
gun, but the tramps bad succeeded in getting
into the woods. All the road and bv-wuv
are guarded and descriptions have been sent
out, and it I thought the llends cannot nvudn
capture. From the present temper among
the people, thu trumps, if caught, will surely
be lynched.
Thro Trainmen Killed.
The New York express freight No. 13, from
Brattleboro to New Lendon, was wrecked at
a point a tulle and a half from F.aglevllln, on
the Central Vermont railroad, aud In the dis
aster three persons, members ot the train'
crew, lost their lives. Thu dead are Otis Hull,
engineer, of llrattlcborot llenjamln Hall,
fireman, a brother of I ho engineer, also of
llrattlohoro; Wurren Thomas, head bruke
mau, of Gouvurneur, N. i.
NEWSY NOTES.
The body of tho late President llaliuacedu
of Chile was removed from its llrst burying
ground to tho cemetery.
An Ice gorgo at Chlnpowa Fulls, Wis.,
cuused a flood which drove people from
their homes aud caused great property dam
age. The plate glass plant nt F.llwood, Ind.. re
sumes in full and so do three window glass
factories at Fruuklou and one at Orestes,
with 800 men.
United State Consul Mathuw, at Para,
Brazil, warn American without money nnd
a knowledge of Portuguese, to koop uwuy
from that country.
The window glass manufacturers ot the
United Status at a meeting at Indianapolis
decided to merge the Eastern and Western
associations Into one.
ltov. O. H. Houghton, of Now York, rector
of the Chiiruy of the Trnnsllguratlon, ("The
Little Church Around the Comer,) Is dan
gerously ill from pneumonia.
It I nnnnunoed that Mm. Augustus Dray
ton, tha eldest daughter of Mrs. William As
tor, will soon be married to Ueorge Hutg, a
wealthy Loudon liquor dealer.
Fltzslmmou' manager, Martin Julian, ac
cepted Dun Stuart s offer of 15.000 for a
finish light with Corbett It Is believed tho
light will tuke place at Juarez. Mexico,
Ht Monica c Catbolle church nt Chelsea, i
suburb of Atlnntio City, was destroyed, by
lira aud Firemen William Dougherty and
Thomas Lernin wore killed by the full ot thu
tower.
William Htelnway, the rapid transit oom
mlaslouer and bead of th pluuo house ot
Htelnway A Hons, died ol typhoid fever at
hi residence, Ko. 20 Oramercy park, New
York, Monday.
II IS I
ANDRADE COMES.
Teaeiuelaa Mlnliter to Arrive in Wash
ington Soon.
Minister Anilrndo of Venezuela will fall
from La Guayara, the seaport ot Corneal, on
tha 10th Inst., arriving nt New York about tha
17th nnd coming direct to Washington to
present In person to Mr. Oltiey the position
ot tho Venezuelan nutliortlh so Tar as deter
mined nt present mi the ilrltlsh-Venezuelan
se.t.ement. Mr. James J Storrow, who ac
companied him, is expected to return at the
suine time, 'i'liey went to Caracas lor the
sole purpose of laying before President Crcs
po and his associates n copy of the Olney
Sullsbury agreement. Their early return la
a great surprise. Since their departure lit
tle has como from Veiicziielln further than a
general statement that the outlook was
promising fertile acceptance of the agree
ment and treaty. Now that they have de
termined to return lit this early day without
the assembling of the Venezuelan congress,
it Is felt that their meeting with President
Crcspo has developed some dellnite lino ol
action on lhe part of Venezuela,
Ho far as can bo lennusi at the state depart
ment thu nature nt the Information which
Honor Alidrmln will bring ha not been an
ticipated by advices to the department, 'J he
only Information available Is the brief cable,
gram announcing his early return. This wns
sent from Caracas on Thursday. From the
circumstances attending the mission ot
Messrs. Andrade and Htorrow, it Is felt that
their return menus either one or two tilings,
viz: A satisfactory understanding or else a
desire ou the par. of tile Venezuelan author
ities to secure some chunge lu the terms of
the argument.
The completd silence of tho Venezuelan of
ficials up to the present time has tcen a mat
ter of considerable surprise nud conjecture
among olllcials here. 'lhe newgpupora of
Caracas and Maraculba, the two principal
cities have been received here, but no men
tion Is made of tho nrbitrntlou agnteuicnt,
although they date for about n week after
the pulillo nunotinccmnnt of the terms of the
agreement. Apparently the only topio of
dtsciisslou In Venezuela at this time was the
election of a president to succeed Uen.
Crcspo, who la Ineligible under the consti
tution for re-election.
It bad hen expected that speedy action
would tie taken to have the Venezuela con
gress pass upon the agreement Ou this,
however, a eomplicntioti hns arisen. 'J'he
regulnr sesdon opens February 20, so that
a delay until then made it unlikely that the
entire quint Ion could he closeil up before
Secretary Olney' administration of the
state department closed. This led to the
beliet among officials that President Crespo
would call a special session of congress, tint
tills developed another complication. The
constitution of Venezuela provide that a
notice of thirty days shnll be given as to any
extra reslon. At best, therefore, congress
r. uld not get together until about tha mid
dle of Januury. Thus far no word ha boon
received that an extra session will be called.
In any event any action bv tho Venezuela
congress will hav to bo within n few week
of Mr, Olney' retirement. The distance lie
tween Washington and Caracas, and the lack
of facilities for ready communication impose
further restrictions on closing up the settle
ment. Aside from the notion ol the Venezuela
emigres on tho agreement oh a whole. It Is
believed that the return of Wenor A ml rode
will make clear the position of all parties as
to the llfth-year clause, which is the essential
feature of thu settlement. Scliombiirgk be
gan projecting his lino In July, lr4l, so thnt
If the territory within till line Is to be treated
us "occupied," the occupancy date back llf-ty-flvn
yeurs, and is five years more than tho
arbitration agreement requires In order to
constitute lawful possession. From the llrit
Ish standpoint, this llfty-ycar clause Is most
fnvnrablo to them, nnd it ha been feared
that Venezuela would take exception to It as
affording a pretext for the acceptance of the
Schoinbiirgk line hs Dual.
Froduot of tho Mint.
The report of 11. F.. rrcston, director of
the mint, shows that the total coinage of
gold and silver last year by the various
countries of the world wnsi Gobi, v2:ll.-
087,4:11; silver, 12l.tll0,21H; total, :iO'J.f.U7,-
U.17. 1 be total metallic kIock ami uncovered
naticr in tho world was estiniatid on Janu
ary 1, lHtiU, to be tlO.tlUH. 000,000. At the
prevailing price of silver, the dilferenco be
tween the bullion und tho nominal value of
our silver coins In about 100 per cent., mid
this constitutes a great temptation for the
stamping of such coins by unscrupulous
persons, iiiioruing mem an opportunity io
iiluc" lu circulation counterfeit silver coins
at ubiiut 100 per cent prolll as good us those
stamped by the mints and which cannot he
distinguished from them, even by experts.
THE PRESIDENT'S VIEWS.
Mr. Cleveland is Hopeful of the Future of
Democracy.
A WashiiiRton paper prints un account of a
conversation between President Cleveland
and a prominent Democrntl 5 politician, in
which the President expressed hi views
upon the future of the Democratla party.
Tho President tielieves, according to the
story, that a blunder was niade by tho lead
era who controlled the Convention nt Chi
cago, but he I hopeful that many of the men
respunsuue lor tnut wiiioevonviuceaoi ineir
foil v. llecxcects to seo the orgunizntlon
brought back into the true Democratic path,
and be la oolldunt that the party, by repudi
ating at the first opportunity the doctrine
proclaimed nt Chicago, can quick ly recover
much of tho ground lost
It la to those Democrat who ioi lowed
Rrvan olelv on the ground of "regularity"
aud to their, brethren who organized tho
movement lending un to the iudiunnpnlis
Convention that Mr. Cleveland look for thu
reorganization nud the rehabilitation of the
Democratic purty.
It is tiie President's Idea that tha sooner
thev go the better it will bu for tho Demo
cratic party, lie' wants the reorganization )
to be enacted along tnu lines una uown in
the ludiuiianniis nlatform. which no regards
as the embodiment of esaeutlui Democratic
principles.
SPAIN'S NEW NAVAL STRENGTH.
Iner is Talk of Building Soma More
Battleships.
A special cuble from Madrid says:
Great activity continues In all Sputilsh
port, particularly In Cartegnu, where the
lull availuble ttreugtb I now employed In
fitting out six Ironolud and three cruiser
which, with tue Olusgow toritedo hont de
stroyer, will make a powerful Hying squad
ron. It I said that the Spnulsh government ha
accepted apeotfcutiou and bus given au Lis
wlok llrra an order for u powerful battleship
and a cruiser. Hut ns no money whatever
lias oome to hand In New Castle nothing has
yet been done toward their construction, lu
case of uced the cruisers could be reudy lu a
year, but it would take twice as long to lluish
the Ironclad, 'i'ne cruiser is designed for ex
ceptional speed uud would be ablo to coal tor
five thousuud knots ut 23 knot hourly.
Th Vote ot Wyoming.
The official canvass ol the vote of Wy
oming resulted as follows! ltepublican elco
tors Ilrltalii, 10,072; Howell, 10,332) Mrs.
Mulloy, B.ttils. llryauautl Watson elector
Joiirdnn, 4Hil Sims, 427. Prohibition eleo
to Hlgby, 133; Jackson, 130; Smith, 16it
liryan aud Bewail elector D. L. Vanmeter,
10,18!); John A. Martin, 10,300; J. P. Quealy,
10,352. Cougreas William brown, Populist
6211 Frank W. MondelL ltepublican, 10,014 1
John K, Urborne, Democrat, 10,810.
TWO TOWNS DEVASTATED.
Four Live Knows to Be Lost Heavy
Dsmag to Coffee Btnohe.
Tho town of Pochutla and Iluatulco.lo tha
Mate of Onxaca, Mexico, were vlsltod by a
tremendous hurricane on tha night of Nov
ember 11 and serious damage was done In
lhe towns and on the coffee plantation sur
rounding them. Ho far as known only four
live were lost, F.nrlquo Leon and hi
brother. Federlco, owner of a fine flncn,
tour league from lluatuleo, wers killed by
the tailing walls of their adobe house, nnd
their foreman, Oragorlo Machado, was killed
in the palhi where ho bad run to escape.
Near Pochutla a woman win drowned lu tha
San Andrea rlvor while attempting to cros
to her children.
The settlements around Pochutla and
Huntiilco Include thrifty German aud Scotch
colonists, and Immense sums have been ex
pended In setting out coffee plantations. On
the former plantation ten house were blowu
down nnd WI IKIO tree destroyed. On the
latter place all the house of the Mozos were
swept away and they were left homeless in
the storm. Ou the llnea F.I Y Ysehll, owned
by A. C. Mnchalr, the ranch house was blown
down, the warehouse destroyed and most of
the crops deluged with water and sand, a
bed ot sand being left In the place of tho for
merly fertile laud. All the houses occupied
by the workmen except two and all kinds of
debris Hew threw tho nlr. On some ranches
where the trees wore destroyed, great losses
resulted from the shaking down of the cof
fee berries. Hainuel Letlerer's llnaa Camilla
aulTered severelv In this manner.
The linen Ocarlcn. owned by D. L. Craw
ford, of Kdluhurgh, suffered In the loss of
coffee berries aud the destruction ot crone
already harvested. The Katon Hros. owner
of the Hun Andreas ranch, lost heavily in
tree blowing down, destruction of house
and covering of coffee land by sand.
The day after the storm looked desolate la
the extreme. roads having been ruined, housea
disappeared, trees blown up and the face ot
country seamed with great gullies. This
loss to the coffee growers can only be esti
mated wildly, but U la thought that it wiM
r. sch (600,000.
MR. FRANCIS REPORT.
Fabllo Ltndi, Ponslon and Indian Die
caned by th Secretary.
In his nnnual report, Recretnry of the In
terior Francis say that tho estimate for the
present fiscal year are about 1,000,000 more
than the appropriation for last year, which
was tlfi7.17ll.fioU There are over G00.000,
000 acre of public land still vacant, not In
cluding Alaska, but if the rate of settlement
continues In the future a lu the past, little
vacant land will lie left iu 13 year. He says
that of the 400,000,000 acre of arid load,
100,0 0,000 might be reclaimed by the con
servative use of wntor, to secure which he
recommends that the lands should be placed
in direct control of the Slate.
On the pension question be says that about
970.C78 person are drawing nbout 140,000,
000 per annum In pensions. The total
amount paid out In pensions and th cost of
disbursing tho same during the last 31 year
was 2,034, HI7, 7(10, which lucks only 848,
712,025 ol being equal to the lilgh-wntermark
of the Interest-bearing public debt. One
hundred nnd forty million dollars la thought
to be ttifllcicnt for the payment of pension
during the next fiscal year, unless pension
nre increased by further legislation. The
secretary recommends that nn Increase from
8 to 12 per month be granted to all survi
vors of the Mexican war who are wholly dis
abled nnd destitute. He suggest that thu
Indian bureau should be conducted by n
commission ol three inemts?rs, two to be ci
vilians of different political parties, and ona
an nrmy ollloer.
He shows that the Central Pacific railroad
Is In default to the gouernment (2,432,000,
which will fall due on Jnnuaryl, and that tho
Union Pucllla bonds to the amount of 96,040,
000 will lull due un the same date. ,
DEFECTIVE PLATES.
Some of th Armor Chipped to Newport. i
New Too Brittle.
The hull nrmor plate furnished by the
Carnegie Hteol conipnny for the new battle
ships Kentucky nnd Kcnrsarge have been
found defective by United States Naal Con
structor .1. J. Woodward at the Newport
News shipyards, nud It Is possible that about
fillO tons oi tho plate will lie rejected by the
Navy department. Home of tho plates had
been lilted Into place ou the steel frames of
tn ships before ft was discovered that the
material hail not thu qualities called for by
spec illcutlons under which the contract for
its manufacture was awarded.
Tho matter wns made the suhject of a spec
ial repuit to the Navy department by Con
structor Woodward. Mr. Woodward stated
that iu treating some ol the plates preparl
toiy to lilting them to the frames they wore
found too lulltlo to be used. The speclllca
tions called for diieiilltyof 1W degrees. The
naval constructor found that lhe plates were
defective whou bent over 90 decrees. A
quantity of the material wo tested, but no
satisfactory results were obtained from any
of the plates tried. Mr. Woodward oons
quentlv stopped tho work and reported his
discovery to the department
Mr. Woodward communication waa re- -ferred
to the steel board, which asked lor
nnd received the permission of tha depart
ment to send one ot its member, Lieut. Com
mander W. II. Kvcrettj to Pittsburg to inves
tigate the affair.
Meteor in th Ocean.
The German oil tank steamer Wilkominen,
which arrived In New York from Danzig,
bringing 6,000 bags of beet sugar, had a par
ticularly rough voyHge. Shortly after mid
night on the 17th a huge meteor shot acroaa
thesky from southeast to southwest, and
plunged hissing into the sea some distance
nheitd of the Wilkommen. Almost imme
diately afterward a huge sea, like a tidal
wave, broke over the steaiuer'a bow nnd
swept aft, luckily doing only alight damage.
TERSE TELEGRAMS.
The Lrie canal Is officially closed to truffle.
Iu Australia the growing of wheat on the
share system Is rapidly Increasing.
The Munich monetary commlaslon ho pro
nounced in favor of a nickel Issue.
The greut race horso Morel lo. which, as a
throv-yt'ur-old, was king ot the turf, la dead
A cold wnvu ot extreme severity la prevail
Ing throughout England nnd several deaths
of trumps and others from exposure are re
ported. Two Kverett (Mase.Vflremen named Den
nett und Wulter Stevens were killed while
going to a lire. A locomotive struck the en
gine while crossing the track.
The fete of ll'euheim iu honor of tha
Prince and Princess of Wales cost the Duke
uud Duchess of Mallioioiigh a cool 100,000.
And the money ol tho Vuudurbilla paid the
freight.
Tha Georgia State Senate, by a vote ot 21
to 15, rejected tho bill of Si'uetor Culver, to
dolure mill nud void ull obligation and con
tracts madu payable lu any specific character
of money.
Two Austrian military officers are said to
have been exonerated by thulr colouel after
refuslug to tight a Vienna editor uud subse
quently wayluylug aud wouuding bliu with
their sword.
At Bomarvllle, Mo., the wlfa of nx-Muyor
Joseph E, Drown, wo burned to death in a
t!i which destroyed ih family reslenov.
Ml. Brown was auto severely burned, asd K.
W. .licks, a lodger In the house, ouly escap
ed ly Jumping train his :liainber wludjw to. -tUSfergjing.