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KLONDIKE HARDSHIPS.
A Vetttlt Brings Cargo of Whisky and
Billiard Balls.
Twenty-flve mon arrived at Seattle
Sunday on the Bteamer City of Seattle
direct from Dawson City. They were
divided Into two parties, the last one of
which left Dawson October 16.
They came out over the Dalton trail,
and are reported to have among them
160.000 In drafts and $200,000 In dust.
All tell Btorles of a food shortng In
Dawson that Is almost a famine.' The
last person to leave IViwson was Jack
Dalton. When Dalton left the steam
era Alice and Holla had reached thero
loaded light.
It is said that the Bella's cargo con
sisted of whisky and billiard balls. She
brought no provisions. The Canadian
government mounted police chartered
the Bella, and nave all who wished a
free pass to the Yukon. The Bella Is
reported to have left about October 12
with 200 men.
There Is liable to be trouble of the
rr.ost serious kind this winter In Daw
son, according to the statements of sev
eral of the party. Jlllly Leak told one
' of the men In the party ahead of him
whom he met at lyea that all the
people talked about at Dawson was the
food famine. Men were gathered In
groups, and cursing with might and
main the newcomers that were con
stantly coming Into the Klondike load
ed with scarcely any provisions. The
mounted police were offering free
transportation to the grub placers far
ther down the Yukon to Fort Yukon,
but to tho countless hundreds who had
labored hard all through the summer
accumulating a grub stake, the pros
pect was uninviting, to say the least.
John W. Brauer, the United States
mall carrier who left Dawson Septem
ber 27, said: "There Is only one salva
tion for the miners who are now at
Dawson City, and that Is for them to
undertake the awful winter trip from
Dawson to Fort Yukon, a distance of
400 miles. There Is no food at Fort
Yukon, there Is none at Dawson, and
terrible suffering will surely be the
fate of the Dawson miner unless he
leaves there before spring. When I
left Dawson the men who were there
had on an average four months' food
supply. Some did not have a month's
supply, and some had four or five.
"The restaurant closed the night I
left. It had been selling nothing but
beefsteak, for which the hungry paid
$2 E0.
YELLOW FEVER'S WORK.
Iloro Than Four Hundred Deaths Resulted
From the Diaeaie.
According to the last weekly report
Issued by the surgeon-general of the
marine hospital service, giving the re
turns up to the l'.lth Inst., there had
then appeared during tho yellow fever
epidemic In the South a totnl of 4,289
eases, of which 446 had proved fatal.
Of the total number of cases, 1,847
were reported from Louisiana, 1,625
from Mississippi, 740 from Alabama, 72
from Tennessee, 18 from Texas, 4 from
Illinois, s rrom Georgia ana 1 each
from Florida and Kentucky. All but
ten of the cases reported from Louisi
ana are credited to New Orleans.
Among the cities lllloxl and Edwards,
Miss., come next, the former with 584
and the latter with 4.a. Scranton,
Miss., furnished 3H0 cases and Mobile,
Ala., 355. In Tennessee tho fever was
confined to Memphis. Oscar Springs,
Miss., where the epidemic originated,
furnished twenty-three cases and six
deaths. The cases In Kentucky, Illin
ois and Georgia were confined to re
fugees. A computation shows that
about 10',4 of the cases proved fatal.
In Mlsslssppl tho death rate was less
that 6 per cent, of the total numhor.
At New Orleans 14 1-3 per cent, of
the patients died and at Mobile less
than 13 per cent.
Treitle Breaks Sown.
Two lives were lost and thousands
of dollars' worth of property were de
stroyed In a railroad accident that oc
curred several miles south of Winches
ter, Ky. As a heavy freight train
bound north on the Kentucky Central
branch of the L. & N. road was pass
ing over a wooden trestle spanning a
deep ravine, tho structure gave way,
precipitating twenty-three coal laden
cars to the rocks 60 feet below. The
engine and tender passed over safely.
A number of bridge carpenters were
at work at the bottom of the trestle
when It fell. Most of them made their
escape, James Harris and Warren
Murch, however, were not so fortunate,
and were instantly killed. Their bodies
lie buried under hundreds of tons ot
coal, lumber, etc.
Ruiiia Influence! Tursey.
The Turkish government announces
the postponement until spring of its
naval reorganization plans. This Is
undoubtedly due to the representa
tions of Russia to the effect that ar
rears of the Turkish Russian war in
demnity are still due, and that If Tur
key persists In spending large sums
of money upon the reconstruction of
her navy Kussia will Insist upon the
payment of these arrears. Therefore,
the announcement Just made by thej
porte Is equivalent to an indefinite
shelving of the preparation to rebuild
the Turkish navy, and 1b a decided
setback for the policy of Germany, tho
latter country having been extremely
solicitous of taking part in rebuilding
the TurklBh fleet.
Murderer Captured.
City Marshal Charles Wells, of Mul
berry, Ark., made what is, thought to
be an Important capture the other day
when he captured J. C. Dunham, alias
James Bufford, wanted in Santa Clara
county, California, for the murder of
Colonel and Mrs. R. P. McGinley, Mrs.
Hattle Dunham, Miss Minnie Schess
ler, J. K. Wells and R. A. Briscoe, on
May 26, 1896. The crime was committed
for the purpose of robbery, and, owing
to the prominence of the families, a re
ward of 111,000 has been offered for the
arrest and conviction of Dunham and
his pals.
Attorney General Kay Bid.
Attorney General McKenna has de
cided to qualify as a bidder for the
Kansas Pact He railway, which Is to be
old at auction under foreclosure pro
ceedings December 15. This action is
taken in order to Insure the protection
of the government's interest In the road
and to enable him to bid It In in the
event of failure of the Union Pacific
reorganization or any other syndicate
bidding enough to cover the govern
ment mortgage.
Hot Afraid of Water.
Ernest Eggesleker, a farmer, died
from hydrophobia at the Baptist Sani
tarium at St. Louis Saturday. His
death was In direct contradiction to
the popular Impression that death by
hydrophobia Is always attended with
horrible sufferings. The patient was
rational at all times, drank water free
ly (Ud not Zrotb at tbe mouth nor bark
TERSELY TOLD TELEORAMS.
A piano trust Is being formed at
New York.
John Ryan, a rich business man of
Atlanta, Oa., Is dead.
William Rrynn took part In a foot
ball game at Columbia, Mo., last Mon
day. A negro charged with stealing a mule
was lynched at Waycmss, Oa., last
Friday.
The books of the city of Brooklyn
show a deficit between $3,000,000 and
(4.000,000.
The Vanderbllts are endeavoring to
secure control of the Boft coal fields of
West Virginia.
Capitalists are preparing to Invest
115,000,000 In a telephone exchange for
Greater New York.
Capt. Randall Morris, of the British
ship Greenland, was washed overboard
during a storm recently.
One thousand six hundred and seven
American citizens are dependent upon
charitable assistance In Cuba.
Gen. Blanco Is said to have express
ed himself "that only Divine Provi
dence la able to save Cuba for Spain.
A company capitalized at 12,000,000
will establish a stage line to Dawson
City. Twenty days will be occupied In
making the trip.
Mrs. Richard St. John of Fhllllps
burg, N. J died on Thanksgiving day
from the effect of burns received while
singing a turkey.
James W. Lovcrldge, who was kick
ed In a football game at Hammonds
port Thanksgiving afternoon, died at
Path, N. Y., Sunday.
At Trenton, N. J., last Sunday, Amos
Haveland was killed by his farm hand,
Clarence Doyle. The men had been
drinking hard cider.
Dr. A. C. Mendenhall was arrested at
the home of his sweetheart, near Clu
nette, Ind., recently. It Is alleged ho
has four wives in Michigan,
Great Scott's furniture store at Bal
timore was destroyed by fire last
Monday. Mrs. Susan Maxon waa burn
ed to death. Loss $135,000.
A 10 per cent, advance In wages was
granted to 3,000 employees of the Jones
& Laughlln's American Iron Works
at Pittsburg the other day.
The steamer Laurada, held by the
United States as a filibuster, was re
leased at Wilmington, Del., owners glv- '
Ing bond and will enter the Klondike
ttade.
F. N. Neal. ex-Judge of Union coun
ty, Tex., committed suicide by shoot
ing at his home In Junction City Sat
urday. He was 72 years old and a
prominent citizen.
An attempt by four robbers to rob
the Rio Grande express In a cut near
Dublin, Tex., was frustrated by the en
gineer reversing the engine and run
ning the train back to this town.
The big department store of Dives,
Pomeroy & Stewart, nt Hartishurg,
Pa., was burglarized Sunday night,
the robbers getting away with money,
checks and goods, to the amount of
$4,000.
The Chicago council passed an ordi
nance which attached a tine of not less
than $5 nor more than $100 to a blcyellHt
who runs Into any person and then
scorches away without leaving his
name.
John Rankin, a prominent citizen ot
Austin, Tex., was shot the other day
by Police Olficer Jim Grizzard. It Is
stated that the cause of the trouble
w as a political dffference over tho com
ing municipal election.
A telegram has, been received from
San Francisco announcing tho death
from pneumonia ,,of James F. Chap
man, senior member of the firm of
Jnmes Chapman & Co., shipping
merchants of that city.
While Rev. C. H. Fttzwilllam was
preaching at the Fifth Avenue Baptist
Church, Pittsburg, Sunday night,
thieves ransacked his residence at 203
Forbes street, and secured Jewelry and
other articles valued at nearly $1,000.
Mrs. Margaret Devlin, aged 86 years,
living near Lambertvllle, N. J., died
on Saturday, and was burled Sunday,
death being supposed to be due from
old age. The body was disinterred, and
It Is found she was murdered.
Captain Lovering, who cruelly abus
ed Private Charles Hammond at Fort
Sheridan received a severe scathing
for his unbecoming conduct the other
day. Colonel Hunter of Fort Snelllng
acted aa Judge Advocate.
Arthur Gorman Davis, keeper of the
corporation accounts and records of
Harvard University, died at his home
in Jamaica Plain a few days ago, after
a long Illness, aged 54 years. He had
a wide acquaintance among literary
and public men.
The treasury received Monday from
the reorganization committee of the
Union Pacific railroad $13,645,250 in
cash, and turned over to the commit
tee that amount in bonds which have
been on deposit with the government
In the sinking fund of the road.
' Lee Pitts, a negro Pullman porter, of
St. Louis, is a prisoner on the charge
of attempted robbery. A. E. Hill, a
broker of Providence, R. I., alleges that
Pitts tried to steal from his pocket an
envelope containing $39,000 In certified
checks and $3,000 in cash.
A terrible, explosion of one of the big
boilers In the' Soho blast furnace, op
crated by Jones & Laughlin, at Pitts
burg, which could be heard for miles
over the city, caused the death of one
man Sunday, and seriously Injured five
others. The dead man's name was
John Mullen.
Fire Sunday killed three persons In
the Atlantic block at Jamestown, N.
Y. They were Walter Sessions of Pana
ma, N. Y.; Arthur W. Jordan of Buf
falo, and Sadie Boss of Buffalo. Jessie
Oakley, who kept the place, was nearly
Huffocated by smoke. The others were
burned in their beds.
After the annual meting of the Vol
unteers of America, over which Dr.
Chauncey M. Depew presided, at
New York, last Monday, Mrs. Balllng
ton Booth, In the presence of a large
audience in Carnegie hall, was, ac
cordlpg to the ritual ot the Volunteers
of America, ordained an evangelical
minister by her husband, Commander
Balllngton Booth.
Thomas Estrada Palma, Cuban del
egate in New Yorks, speaking on the
terms of the Cuban autonomy decrees,
said: "Theso propositions were scorn
ed In advance of their presentation.
They can receive no consideration
now. With Cuba It is as it has been
since the war began, and it will be unt'l
it ends independence or death."'
Flatter Trust Sued,
Melvln B. Church of Grand Rapids
began a $1,000,000 damage suit against
the Ajitl-Kalsomine Co., otherwise
known as the plaster trust, the other
day, Mr, Church several years ago
turned over his wall-tlntlng patents
and plaster properties to the trust for
operation. Recently he began suit for
$250,000, claiming the trust had not ac
counted to him properly and bad with
held profits.
nDEmynwouv.
WERE CUT TO PIECES.
They Had Enllited aa Soldiers In the Belgian
Army.
A startling and horrible Btory of the
killing of two Wnshlngtonlans and the
mutilation of their bodies by the na
tives of the Congo Free State has Just
been received.
The men were members of a party
who, during November and December,
1R94, and January, 1805, went from
Washington to enlist lit the Belgian
army for service In the Congo State.
Those enlisting Included Edward
Thornton, a commissioned officer of the
National Fenclbles, employed lit the
war department; Lindsay G. Burke,
Frank Batchelor, Harry R. Andrews,
Barry Sharlln and a Mr. Mellln or Mel
len, who was at one time a non-com-mlssloned
officer In the United States
army. All except Thornton and Mellln
were members of the National guard of
the District.
The Information received Is that
Burke and a party of 50 natives, who
were sent out to dislodge a band of
dwarfs who had revolted, were am
bushed and killed. An Arab, who was
with the command, but who was some
distance ofT at the time of tho ambush,
states that he knows Burke waa dead
before the natives reached him, anil
that tho most hideous looking little
man he ever snw walked up and cut
Burke's head off with one blow of a
knife. The chief then began to slice
pieces off his legs and arms and to dis
tribute them among his followers.
There were so many of the fiends
that the pieces were very small, and
before they had concluded there was a
free fight to see who could get the lit
tle remaining. In some manner the
dwarfs became alarmed, and left the
place, one fellow carrying off Burke's
aim. The Arab saw the cause of their
alarm, as Wlndery, a New Yorker, who
had command of another detachment
of soldiers, sent out on the same er
rand, arrived a few hours after tho
natives departed. When Wlndery
learned the strength of the rebels, he
hurried back to Mlchau, and notified
the commandant of the post.
The other Washlngtonlan who lost
his life was killed oil March 1, w4ien the
troops under the command of Baron
Dhanls revolted near Kabanarre, and
assassinated a number of olllcers of
their regiments, among them being
Mellln. The body of Mellln was butch
ered almost beyond recognition, his
heart having been cut out and burned,
so that his courage could not again bo
used against the rebels by the whites.
It Is their belief that unless the heart
Is burned and the ashes scattered to
tho winds, the spirit of the man de
scends to his brethren,
Thorntoi Is said to be In a precarl
r.us condition at Basaka, but a relief
expedition has becA'sent to bis rescue.
Gnge, another American, Is sick with
the fever nt Nyangtna.
WILL CITE NO AID.
Georgia Legislature Not In Favor of Assist
ing the Union Soldiers.
The Georgia Legislature has 'just
killed a bill by Mr. Calvin, of Richmond
county, which provided for granting
tree license to Yankee soldiers who
might now be living In the SUtote. The
till created much surprise, anil was
strongly condemned. Two men spoke
In favor of the bill, but their rpecches
received little attention. Severn! men
who opposed the bill said that they
loved the Union, and had no feeling of
hostlity against the North or against
the men who fought aguinst the South
In the days of the Civil War, but they
were Unalterably opposed to a measure
that would be a reward for the men
who canto to Georgia In 1864 and burn
ed tho homes of tho people who nre
now expected to help to pension the
Union soldiers.
A number of members spoke and
said that the Nutlonal Government
made ample provisions In the way of
pensions for the aid of the Union vete
rans, and they thought Georgia should
confine her aid to the men who bled
In her defense during the war. There
was no hostile sentiment uttered
against the North during the whole
progress of the argument, but the
members seemed to regard tho bill as
rid Iculous.
Large Building Collapsed.
One man was killed and three others
seriously Injured by the collapse of
three floors of tho building occupied by
the Armour Company as a beef pack
ing establishment at Wilmington, Del.,
Saturday. James P. Smith, aged 60
years, was crushed to death; Elmer
Caldwell, Ous Bchofleld and Dorsey
Darlington were seriously injured. The
building was gutted by fire a few days
ago, and the unfortunate men were
employed In repairing it. The cause of
the accident Is not clearly knewn. but
It Is supposed to have been caused by
one of tho workmen knocking over a
prop used to hold the upper portion of
the building; (
The Klondike Outdone. ,
Edward C. Biice, tho Chicago young
man who claims to have accomplished
what the sages of ancient days labored
in vain to do, made the other day what
seemed to be a nugget of amalgamated
gold and silver. A little button of pre
cious metal was, he snid, the residuum
of base lead and unregarded antimony,
crushed and roasted, mixed up into
bricks and crushed and roasted again
and again. It was the first product of
the new gold factory. Brlce says he
does not know w hat he will do with the
money he gets out of his discovery.
A Disgusted Judge,
In the district court In Rio Arriba
county. N. M In the case of Eplt'amo
Juramlllo and P. Salazar, for the
murder of Pcblo Garcia, the Jury
brought in a verdict of not guilty.
Judge Laughlin said to the Jury:
"Gentlemen I find it Is entirely use
less to prosecute crimes In this coun
ty. It seems that murder is Justified
here. Tou can all be discharged per
manently and go home."
Buaala Faya Heavy Damages,
Owners of the schooners Willie Mc
Gowan and Artel, seized by the Rus
sian cruiser Seabaska, off Copper Is
lands, In 1891, received word that the
Russian government haa ottered $40,000
for compensation. They will accept it.
The schooners were seized for being
within the prohibited zone, but it after
ward turned out that the commander
of the Seabaska waa insane, The own
er claimed $60,000.
CAPITAL 0LEAHIH01
Of the $50,000 appropriated by Con
gress for the relief of distressed Ame
ricana tn Cuba, $25,000 has already been
expended.
$18,000,000 waa placed in the Treasury
at Washington the other day. The
money represented the proceeds of the
Union Pad no bond sale.
DEATH DEALING WIND.
Thouiendi of Livea Lost and Towns Destf oyed
In the Philippine laland.
The typhoon which swept over the
Philippine Islands October 6, caused
one of the worst disasters that has
been reported from the Southern Ocean
In the history of that section of the
world. Thousands of lives were lost,
Inrludlng many Europeans, and the
damage to property waa something ap
palling. Several towns were swept and blown
away. Fully 400. Europeans were
drowned, and It Is estimated that 8,ooo
natives perished. The hurricane struck
the Islands at the Bay of Santa Paula,
In the province of Samar, It devastat
ed the entire southern portion of the
Island and cut off communication with
the rest of the world for two days.
On the 12th the hurricane reached
Leyte, and struck the capital of Tac
loban with great fury. In less than
one-half hour the town was a mass
of ruins. The natives were panic
stricken, and tried to make their way
to clear ground. Four hundred of
them were burled beneath the debris
of wrecked buildings, and 120 corpses
of Europeans were recovered from the
ruins, when the native authorities In
stituted a search for the dead.
The sea at Samoa swept Inland near
ly a mile, destroying property valued
at several million dollars, and causing
wholesale deaths among the natives.
ENGLAND UNDERBID.
Reaiona Aitlgned for the Superior Workman
hip of the United Btatei,
Right Hon. Charles T. Ritchie, I -resident
of the London board of trade,
made a apeech before the chamber of
commerce of Croydon recently, on the
decline of British exports during the
last ten months, upon which he hung
a grave warning against American
competition, now "ousting British
trade." The Dlngley bill and the Brit
ish engineering dispute he described as
the principal causes. Said he;
"There Is no doubt the United States
are executing orders whli h ought to be
executed here. As we all know, an
American firm obtained the contract
for the Central Underground railway
(of London), as Its bid was lower than
those of the English concerns, and it
could deliver the supplies three months
ahead of the BiitlHh tenders. Many
Important continental orders have gone
to Anferli a. The same Is to be said of
Egypt and Japan', where the Americans
are doing work that Englishmen should
have done. In consequence of the en
gineering dispute, many orders are
leaving the country, and unfortunately
these orders seldom return.
"America's successful competition Is
due to her enterprise In embarking cap
ital, but It Is yet more due to the free
dom her manufacturers enjoy of em
ploying the best machinery and work
ing It In the most economical manner,
tintrammoled by the restrictions which
have hampered manufacturers here."
BUBNED AT THE STAKE.
Colored Mnrdorer Receive! Juitice at the
Hands Of an Angry Mob.
On Thanksgiving day Nathan Willis,
a colored man living near 'town Creek,
Brunswick county, N. I ., was arrested
on the charge of murdering a young
white man by the name of Stephens.
Stephens was found In the vicinity of
Wnple with a gunshot wound In tbs
back. Thursday night a mob was raised
by the farmers In the country near the
Wuecnmaw liver. Willis was taken
from the sheriff, carried Into the woods
snd chained between two pinctreis.
Light wood was then piled around
him, and he was burned to death.
Hicks Price, a negro charged with
assault nt Jacksonville, Fin., was tnken
trom Jnll at Btarks by a mob of about
100 quiet, but determined men, hanged
tn the limb of a tree, and about 50
shots fired Into his body.
Street Railway Combine in Philadelphia
A deal was consummated In Phila
delphia by which a prominent banking
firm disposed of its entire holdings ot
Hestonvllle, Mantua and Falrmount
Railroad Company stock, over 25,000
shares (a controlling Intere), to par
ties who are known to be closely Iden
tified with the management of the Un
ion Traction Company. The Union
Traction Company, for several years,
has controlled all the street railway
lines of Philadelphia with the exception
of those of the Hestonvllle company.
The ln.tter operates 24 miles of track,
and lost year carried about 11,000,000
passengers, with gross receipts of about
$600,000.
Tnmallable Mattor.
Assistant Postmaster General Mer
rltt has Issued an order stating that It
Is not permissible to write upon third
or fourth-class mail matter or Its
wrapper, or to print or write upon
tecond-class matter or its wrapper di
rections relative to delivery. Conse
quently, directions to delivery to Borne
indefinite address, as to "Druggist" or
"Physician," If the matter be undellv
erable to the addressee, must In all
cases be disregarded by Postmasters.
Postmasters have been Instructed
that after March 1. 1898, matter so ad
dressed will be held to be unmallable.
A Commission for Alaska.
Senator Perkins, of California, whu
has given careful study to the subject
of the discovery of gold In Alaska ami
the necessity of a new government for
the territory in consaquence of .tho
lurgo increase of American population,
will Introduce a Joint resolution In the
senate providing for the appointment
of a commission to prepare a civil and
criminal code for the territory and to
carry those laws into effect. He thinks
the condition of affairs in Alaska are
such that good government cannot be
maintained without something ot this
sort being done.
Blinded with Red Pepper.
Two daring thieves Monday night
entered the Jewelry store of P. V. Bur
gen. In Bound Brook, N. J., and suc
ceeded in looting It without attracting
the attention of passersby, although
the store Is In the most traveled block
In the town. The only occupant of the
store nt the time was Capt. J. M. Mor
gan, 79 years old, whom they blinded
with red pepper and then choked Into
Insensibility. It Is feared the old man
will lose his sight. The thieves secured
Jewelry valued at over $1,000,
Election 0flleers Go to Prison.
Three election olllcers pleaded guilty
at Philadelphia lust Frlduy to making
false returns at the recent election.
Judge Bregy Imposed the following
sentonce: "Five hundred dollars llnu,
nine months' imprisonment, disfran
chisement for four years, and disqual
ification from holding office for a per
iod of seven years."
Fifteen Moonshiners Captured.
Deputy United States Marshal F. J.
Carpenter, with a posse of 12 men, haa
arrived at Hot Springs, Ark., with 15
illicit distillers who ware captured in
Scott county.
GERMBHY 1NS1SIS Oil Ditt
CHINA REFUSES.
The Question Will Hot Be Dlsoessed Until
Xlaoohan Bay It Xvaooated.
Baron Von Heyklng, (he German
minister to China, has presented to the
Chinese government th demands of
Germany for reparation for the recent
murder of German missionaries and
the destruction of German mission
property. These demands Include the
discovery and execution of the murder
ers of the missionaries, Nles and Hen
tile, the punishment If the Implicated
officials, the reconstruction of the mis
sion building, with the pnyment of an
Indemnity to cover tho expenses of the
German naval expedition and the
maintenance of the German force at
Klnochau bay.
The Chinese government replied that
Klnochau bay must be evacuated be
fore the demands can be discussed.
Baron Von Heyklng refused to consent
to this, and a deadlock was the result.
The foreign diplomats, the special
dispatches further announce, say that
the German conditions are Impossible
of acceptance, and they assert that
they were only presented to enable
Germany to retain Klnochau bay and
to extend northward her hold of Chi
nese territory.
It Is reported that Chang Koayan,
the Chinese general who was In com
mand of the fortifications at Kloochau
bay, and who surrendered to the Ger
mans without filing 11 shot, has been
condemned to death by the Chinese
war council.
The viceroys of Cunton, Foo Choo
and Nanking, are trying to put the
const defenses in a proper state of re
pair, with the view of preventing fur
ther seizures of Chinese territory.
WEYLER IN SPAIN.
He Denounces the United States in the Pre
tence of EnthusUatlo Spaniards.
Twenty thousand people greeted
Weyler, the deposed captain general of
Cuba, upon his arrival on board the
steamer Montserrat at Barcelona Tues
day. The general also called for many
cheers for "Spain" and "Spanish Cuba,"
which mot with enthusiastic responses
from the populace. The crowd about
Deputy Saladrlgas' house cheered Wey
ler until he appeared on the balcony.
He stepped out In full view and cried:
"Long live the king, Spanish Cuba
and national Inber."
Addressing an Industrial deputation
which waited upon him later, General
Weyler said:
"I have always been a protectionist,
and am resolved to defend the causa
of national production, I have never
been a politician. I am simply a Span
ish soldier. During my stay In Cuba
I did my utmost to Improve the lot of
the soldiers, and now I shall devote
myself to Improving the lot of the
worklngmen,"
In a subsequent speech he denounced
the United Stntes of "desiring to seize
Cuban commerce by hunting Spaniards
who would dlo of starvation." He de
clared, amid applause, that' he would
"never cease to defend Spanish Inter
ests In the Antilles."
China Appeals to Russia.
China lias appealed to Russia to oust
Germany from her territory, according
to Infnrmution which . has reached
Washington, as the result of the occu
pation by a German force of a pirt of
the Shcn Tung peninsula. It Is stuted
nt tho Chinese legation at Washington
that the Influence exerted by Rusala
which prevented the rehabilitation of
the Turkish navy will be exercised up
on Germany with equal success In the
mntter ot her withdrawal from Chinese
territory. Notwithstanding the efforts
of the Chinese government to get Ger
many tn name a dute when she will
withdraw her forces, the German gov
ernment has taken no step in the mat
ter and the fear Is expressed In eastern
and European diplomatic circles here
that her occupation, If nqt of a perma
nent character now. Is simply a preli
minary to such an end.
Austrian Cabinet Resigns.
Tho members of the Austrian min
istry tendered their resignation to Em
peror Francis Joseph a few days ago,
who accepted them, and entrusted
Baron Gautsch, who holds the portfolio
of public Instruction of the retiring
ministry, with the task ot forming a
now cabinet.
The clash of nationalities at Vienna
grows dally more serious. Saturday
night there were riotous demonstra
tions 011 the streets of the city. The po
llco were called upon several times to
disperse the crowds, which threw stones
and other missiles. In Grats a deadly
combat occurred between the mob and
the military. The soldiers tired on the
populace and then charged with the
bayonet. Two persons were killed and
live or six were wounded.
FROM ACROSS THE SEA.
There Is some favorable talk of erect
ing a statue to George Washington in
London.
Having first broken the cashier's
neck while looting a London bank, the
burglar committed suicide upon being
discovered.
Lawrence McCarthy, said to be the
last survivor of the soldiers at Water
loo, died In the workhouse at Nenagh,
Tipperary, in his 116th year. .
During a disorderly meeting of the
Austrian relchrath the other day, offi
cial pupers were destroyed, and the
president of the house was forced to
Hoc.
The police of Berlin have confiscated
last week's issue of the "Kladdera
datsh" bcenuse it contained a cartoon
lidli'iillra Emperor's William's recent
speech to the recruits.
The Austrian Lloyd steamer Diana
lias been In a collision off Galata with
the British steamer Antonio. The Di
ana sank. The 150 passengers and 40
members of the crew of the Diana
were saved
A dispatch received from Vienna
snys that Samuel L. Clemens (Mark
Twain), while being forcibly ejected
from the lower house of the relchsrath
ot Austria recently, was struck a se
vere blow by a Czech delegate.
The attendance at the Berlin Univer
sity Is the largest on record, exceed
ing 6,000 students. Including nearly 600
Americans, of which number 43 are
women. The space for this large at
tendance Is wholly Inadequate and the
government Intends to enlarge It by
using the academy building.
A dust cyclone swept over the north
west portion of Melbourne on Friday
evening. It was especially severe in
the Wimmera district, where several
towns were wrecked, many churches
and prominent buildings being ruined,
One town alone suffered to the amount
of 50,000 ($250,000.) Several persons
were seriously injured.
THE EXPORT TRADE.
An Excess Over Imports of About t00,000,
000 for the Month.
R. O. Dun ft Co's Weekly Review of
Trade reports as follows for last week!
The heavy exports of wheat, with
the renewed advance In price, Is th
most Interesting and Important feature
of the week. Since August 1, when the
extent of foreign deficiency became
realized, exports have been larger than
In corresponding week of any prev
ious year. The cotton exports' als
have become very heavy, and the out
go of corn falls but little below last
year's unprecedented record, while in
exports of manufacturing produvtB, es
pecially machinery, all records for the
season have been surpassed. While
the aggregate for November last year
was over $l9,ono.OOO, shipments from
New York for three weeks have been
but slightly smaller, with a fair pros
pect that the known Increase In cotton
and other products from other porta
may make up the deficiency. Mean
while, Imports are running behind Inst
year's, at New York, nearly $2,000,000
this month, so that another excess of
exports over Imports amounting to
amounting to about $50.ooo,000 for the
month Is probable. But this would
make an excess of about $225,000,000 in
four months.
After the slight decline last Saturday
w heat rose to 1.00 for November, with
No. 2 red and other grades selling
many cents higher. Yet western re
ceipts are of enormous magnitude. In
four weeks. 27.072,101 bushels, against
2.1114,8.18 bushels In the same four weeks
last year, while Atlantic exports, flour
Included, were for the week 3,628,415
bushels, and for four weeks, 13,429,889
bushels, against 7,737,685 bushels last
year.
Cotton declined to 5.81 cents, the low
est point for many years, with scarcely
any Indication Of speculative- effort.
More has come Into sight this month
than during the tame time In 1894 from
the largest crop ever raised, while tak
ings by northern and southern spin
ners have been smaller, and print
cloths and some other staple goods are
at the lowest quotations ever known.
The Iron Industry shows no decrease
In production or consumption of pig,
but with much reducted orders for pro
ducts excess of production Is expected,
and bessemer falls a shade to $10 15,
and gray forge to $9 25 at Pittsburg,
though Chicago and eastern markets
show no change. Billets are also weak
er, at Pittsburg, $15. Expectation ot
Irwer prices tends to produce)
them at a time when new business Is
naturally small and the mills are work
ng mostly on old orders, with buyers
Impatient for deliveries. Other largo
orders are held back In plates by In
ability of the works to deliver In the
time desired. In bars, agricultural and
railway manufacturing cause soma
heavy demand at Chicago, Iron being
preferred to steel, and thin sheets are
also In better demand, but bars a shads
lower at Pittsburg and both wire and
steel nails.
The woolen manufacturer Is still con
suming heavily In execution of past
orders, and many agents are sold so
far ahead that they seek no further
business, while others are beginning to
question whether the demand for the
next season will suffice If prices are
made to correspond with present quo
tottons of wool.
Failures for the week have been 239
In the United States, against 300 last
year, and 25 In Canada, against 88 last
year.
TEN SENTENCED TO DIE.
Men Who Killed the Assailant of President
Dial to be Executed.
The great trial of Arroyo's murder
ers In Mexico Is over, terminating
Monday with the sentence of death
pronounced on 10 ot the police officials
and policemen concerned In the butch
cry of the hapless wretch whose auda
cious attempt on the president caused
so profound a sensation here.
The Jury was out seven hours, re
turning Its verdict at 5 p. m., and
Judge Flores delivering his 'confirma
tion verdict at about 8 o'clock. The
prisoners stood up and the gendarmes
presented arms during the deliver
ance.
The court room was crowded to the
utmost capacity for the closing scenes
in the trial, which were most drama
tic. Vlllavlclne and Carrera took the
verdict coolly, as In fact did all the
prisoners.
Bellldo was sentenced to It months'
imprisonment, and Cueller, who
bought the knives at the order ot his
master, the late Inspector general,
Velasquez, and also Bravo, were ac
quitted and set free. The condemned
men do not yet seem to realize their
perilous position. Their lawyers en
tered an appeal In each case. Public
opinion sustains the verdict.
Coffee Cheapened by Competition.
As a result of the war now being
waged between the Arbuckle Company
and the Woolson Spice Company the
sales of coffee during the last week
have been far In excess of any similar
period during the past year.. Coffee
brokers declared their sales have been
doubled. The Woolson Spice Company,
which Is controlled by the Havemey
ers, Is selling Rio No. 7 at 9 cents a
pound. Not to be outdone, the Arbuc
kles have made a reduction In their
prices. Coffee Is now cheaper than it
tins been since before the war say the
old dealers, and If the fight lasts there's
no telling at what price It will go for.
Another reason for the low price Is to
be found In the enormous quantity of
green coffee now here.
To Suppress Murderoua Chinese.
Chinese merchants of San Francisco
have combined to suppress the mur
derous Highbinder societies. These
business men have signed a compact
not to submit to further blackmail, and
without their usual Income, the High
binders will be forced to leave the city
or go to work. Over twenty Highbin
der societies are affected by this ar
rangement. While the exact member
ship of these societies Is not known, it
Is expected to be in the neighborhood
of 1,600. All of these are not fighting
n.cn, but they have been affiliated" with
the thugs and have been furnished
money when occasion demanded.
Opposed to the Chines.
The government ot Guatemala la
taking steps tending to the exclusion
of Chinese, who lately have been get
ting over the frontiers In large num
bers. For this purpose the govern
ment has promulgated a decree pro
viding that within two months all
persons of Chinese nationality within,
the limits ot the republic will have to
present themselves to be enrolled in a
registry which will be opened for the
purpose. After the expiration ot the
term fixed every Chinaman, who on
being requested by the local authori
ties, does not present a certificate will
be expelled from the nation.
Ooldea Statu of MoKinley. '
F. D. Hlgbyof Chicago claims to have
been retained by western millenaries
to furnish a solid gold statu of Presi
dent McKlnley for exhibition at the
Paris exhibition In 1900,