1 PRESS MUZZLED II HUH.
BLANCO THREATENED.
Gtn. Le Tlgrnha That Thar I Danger of
Farther Oatbraaae.
A decree has been published at Ha
vana prohibiting thi- publication In
dally newspapers of dispatches without
previous censorship and without 12
hours" notice of their receipt. In nddl
tlon, In future, the postofiice there will
detain national and foreign newspapers
tint having been previously censored.
Violators of the law are warned that
they are under military Jurisdiction.
Another edict will he published shortly
forbidding the gathering of groups of
more than four persons. eUtiir In the
streets or In the storehouses.
Very reluctantly on Thursday the
state department admitted having re
ceived a dispatch from Consul General
l.ce on the situation In Havana. Gen
eral Lee took no rosy view of the pres
ent conditions. To the contrary, he re
garded them ns quite ominous. He
made It plain that the city wan like a
smoldering volcano, and that It might
break forth without a moments warn
ing. While he wan getting along very well
nt the present without naval support,
he Intimated very clearly that should
rioting lie resumed ther whs grave
danger that It rotild not he suppressed
as easily as Wednesday's disturbance
had been put down: that, like a eon
llugratlon whic h sweeps everything be
fore It, the excitement anionic officers
of the Hpanish army was liable to re
sult In so violent a demonstration that
the lives and property of Americans,
and perhaps the consulate Ketieral,
would be In great peril.
General Lee has also made It plain
to the Htato department and to the
President that the cause of Wednes
day's disturbance was not so much the
goading of the Havana new simpers,
which wounded the pride of the young
Spanlsh nfllcers, but It was a sudden
and fierce outburst of hatred toward
all things relation to the scheme of
autonomy now Indus; experimented
with.
A full understanding between the
State Department and Consul Oeneral
le had been arranged. If the over
throw of Blanco was imminent General
Lee was to Inform the department that
the situation was "threatening." and
officials here would determine whether
to send a naval force to Havana or not.
If rioting hail begun And Blanco
seemed unable to quell the disturbance,
then General Leo was to summon as
sistance direct.
RIOTERS IN HAVANA.
Spanish Officer! Bat tha Example of Raiding
Nawapaper.
A mob of 100 Hpanish officers smashed
the windows and destroyed the print
ing outfit of "La Discussion" and "Kl
Keconoentrado," newspapers that have
criticised Marshal Hlunco and the
army. A mob followed, applauding the
offlrers and shouting for Hpnln. The
appearance of Gen. Garrlche, military
commander of the city, prevented more
serious outrages, but afterward the
mob broke In the doors of "Kl Dlarlo de
lo Marina." The gendarmerie dispers
ed the rioters, and for fear of further
disturbances all the troops have been
ordered Into the barracks.
F0BTIFYINO HEW YORK HARBOR.
Old Onni at Fort Hamilton Being Replaced
by Modern One
The work of removing the antiquated
guns at Ft. Hamilton to make way for
modern ordnance Is progressing rapid
ly, The construction of earthworks,
bomb proofs and magazines is being
pushed toward completion also, and the
army officers In charge of the work ex
pect to have one of the most powerful
batteries of the Atlantic coast ready for
any Invader about the middle of next
May.
Four long tubp-llke and slnlster
looklng 10-Inch rllles are In place.
Right more are to frown upon the
peaceful merchant ships from the his
torical hill when the battery Is com
plete. They are to be reinforced by a
battery of 18 12-Inch modern rilled
mortars. Combined, the two batteries
are capable of throwing 17.80ft pounds
of steel at an approaching enemy every
five minutes. Two years may be re
quired to complete the fort. Colonel
Ludlow and his assistant, Lieutenant
O. H. Green, have 400 mpn at work un
der them daily, and they have about
completed most of the casements.
By May 15 next 2.'i0 modern high-power
guns are to guard the Narrows and
the lower bay. On thp sound at Wlllets
point and Ft. Hchuyler there are to he
150 guns, and the residents of this city
can rest secure In the thought that It
can give a warm reception to any lleet
entering this harbor with hostile In
tentions, MINORITY SQUEEZED.
Rational Saw Co. Preferred Stock Bedoced
from 2S0.000 to 100,000.
A number of Newark, N. J., capital
bits, who own about one-sixth of the
preferred stock of the National Haw
company, amounting to $250,000, have
agreed to suffer a reduction of the par
value to 1100,000. They will take this
40 per cent, principal, which Is guaran
teed, with 48 per cent, dividends for 10
years. This Is said to be secured by
rental of the National Saw company's
plants to the Dlsslnn company, of I'hll
adelphla, which really controls the Na
tional company by holding the bulk of
the common stock.
It Is a Kentucky corporation, and by
the laws of that state the common
stock has the control while the holders
of the preferred stock are like bond
holders elsewhere. The Newarkera ac
cept the squeese with as good grace as
possible in the circumstances, being as
sured. It Is suld, that they will get
nothing otherwise.
Close Shave For Life.
The British steamer Robert Adam
wn, Capt. Woodruff, which sal ed from
Philadelphia, December 2i for Hotter
dam, narrowly escaped going to the
bottom of the English channel. On the
way up the channel the Adamson was
run Into by a vessel which hit her falr
amldshlpa. A large hole was made
in his ship and she bt gin to mike wat
er rapidly. Luckily tee Engl sh roast
was close by. Capt. Woodruff turned
tha Adamson's nose toward the shi.re
and under full speed ran the sleanvr
iground on the beach near Deal. The
vessel had a close shave and was ran
Idly sinking when her prow ran u; the
Oeacn.
Slat a Slave to Bnaineet.
. Mr. Beaton Perry,-for many years
one of the leading dry goods merchants
of Washington, committed suicide the
other day. Mr. Perry killed himself by
shooting. He for some years had bsen
a sufferer from Insomnia, brought on
by nervousness, the result of close ap
plication to his buslenss. Last summer
he took a long vacation and this seem
ed to Improve his health considerably,
bat mora recently the attacks of sleep
lessness returned. The deceased was
nout 4T years of age and leaves a
- -u,y. He kad accumulated consider
money and It was his Intention to
1 from business ln a few years.
1EBIELY TOLD TELSOBAMS.
The orange crop of Southern Califor
nia, now heing harvested. Is In prime
condition.
James A. Merry, the "millionaire
tramp," Is believed to be dying at Pa-
ducah, Ky,
An Inventory of the estate of the late
Georgo M. Pullman, filed at Chicago,
estimates Its value nt $H,nnn,nno person-
. and l2.VOO.nno real estate.
President Dole, of the Hawaiian re
public, Is expected In Washington short
ly, to consult with Fresident RlcKlnley
on the annexation question.
Two unfinished houses on Twenty-
second stret, near the Vnrk road, Ral-
timnrc, Aid., collapsed i nursday and
eight workmen were Injured. Two are
expected to die.
The missing 12-year-old daughter of
James Duvis, a wealthy resilient of
Waxnhachle. Tex., who was supposed
to have been kidnapped, has been found
In a mentally deranged condition.
The St. Louis and New Orleans An
chor steamboat line made an assign
ment on Tuesday to Arclilbuld Woods.
The assets arp fixed nt $!i8.on, with no
statement of liabilities.
Fire of unknown origin Tuesday gut-
led the large structure at the West
Philadelphia stock yards, destroying a
large quantity of dressed meats. The
loss will be Stffl.Oiio and $7f,.nco.
11,.. Il.illu. l.nt.tr r.,1,.ul Ilia fnittnlii
Hcott, from Venice, October fi, for Sa
vannah, Ob., was lost orr Waning
Island. The members of the crew we re
saved.
cull, ....... .-.r Hi.. Attiiu lie,. Htffimir
Andes, which arrived at New York from
ltnl ...,.,.. ., uiui Itttll.llti.ra weep
dislrnyed by the lire, at Port uii Prince
lecellllier 28.
Clirlu M.. ..r fit lr.it rr,i Mm neilfller
on trial for betting and killing bis wife,
t,.,ll,i,. .l..ul. la n nml lti' Illli.f.lTf
Johnson of having killed her roommate,
.Mary M tiller.
The weavers at the Wanskuk cotton
mills at Providence. It. I., went on
strike because the manufacturers re
fused to restore the wages of 1893. The
Geneva mills employees are also ex
pected to go out.
The fighting that began In a "blind
tiger" at Bandy Folk, Ix-slle county,
on Wednesday, has been continued
since then. Eight negroes have been
killed and several wounded.
Mrs. F.llse Kohler of Han Francisco,
widow of Charles Kohler of the liquor
firm of Kohl"!-. Profiling & Co., has
Hied a petition In Insolvency. Liabili
ties. $333,173; assets. $323,7:15.
Ex-Governor Campbell, of Ohio, con
fessed Judgment for $1,222 in favor of
Frank Coy. aa a result of these pro
ceedings executions were Issued by the
fberiff and steps taken to collect the
money.
Mrs. Frank Youshofskl. of Nantleoke,
Pa., died suddenly last week. She was
Insured for a large amount of money.
Her sister alleges that the womaji was
poisoned, and the body will be disin
terred and an Investigation made.
The Hnanlsh gunboat Galcla has cap-
lured off the south coast of Cuba, near
Munianlllo. a fishing smack from Ja-
malcca. having on board a cargo of war
material, medicines. groceries and
clothing.
F.I Dlarlo de la Marina asserts that
during the month of December last at
Matanzas, Cuba, there were 23 blvlhs
and l.HtiK deaths, and that during the
w hole of last year there were 7!2 births
ill the city and 8,785 deaths.
The Canadian steamer Danube, which
was voluntarily placed In the custody
of the United Htates authorities at Heat-
tie, Wash., for violating the customs
rrgulatjons of Alaska, has been releas
ed on the llllng of a bond for $:18,0(IO.
The disposition of Theodore Durrani's
body will be decide I upon Tuesday. It
will either be cremated ir burled la the
'aclllo ocean. The Forest Lawn crema-
tlry may convent to dispose cf the b dy.
The authorities will take a hand If the
body Is still unburled by noon.
Orders for four locomotives, of the
Mogul" six-wheel type, were placed
with the Pittsburg Locomotive Works
lest week. They were placed by the
Hoslilu Hallway Company, of Japan,
and are to be ready for shipment by
the 1st of April.
Music Hall, at Cleveland, O., the
largest auditorium In the city, was
burned to the ground recently. The
structure Is In the central part of the
city and Is surrounded by the big hotels
and apartment houses. I he last use
of the hall wns when Mme. Melba was
here last week. The loss Is $ir0,000.
Two Missouri, Kansas & Texas rail
road locomotives and the coal chut s
at Paola were attached on Tuesday and
are held In default of payment of a
judgment for $5,000 In favor of the ad
ministrator or tne estate ni job pn it.
Howe, who was run over and killed. In
Paola In 18D2. Mall and pns engcr aer
vlce on the Paola and Hedalla division
had to be abandoned.
J. W. Btonehouse, whose sign paint
ing establishment recently failed In
Chicago, committed suicide on Satur
day In the rotunda of the Masonic
Temple by Jumping from the railing on
the 18th lloor of the bill ding. His bodv
struck the railing on the stairway of
the second lloor. smashing the Iron, and
crashed through the two-Inch murble
landing. Every bone in Htonehouse's
body was shattered.
Edward Lauterbach, counsel of the
Third Avenue Kallroad company of
New York, announced practical com
pletion of probably the most Important
street railway deal since the consolida
tion of the local street railways began,
Py this deal the Third Avenue Company
will acquire the great network of trol
ley lines In the borough of llronx, own
ed by the I'nlun Hallway company of
New York, commonly known as the
Huckleberry road.
The Htate bank of Elmwnod. III., an
Institution with a capital sto k of $6).-
000. assets estimated at 1100,000 and lia
bilities of 80,000. was closed this morn
Ing by the auditor of the state. The
cashier. Miles Caverly, kl led himsdf
this morning.
Logan Carlisle, chief clerk of the
treasury department during the last
Cleveland administration, died sud
denly Hunday at the home of his fa
ther, John G. CarllBle, ex-secretary of
the treasury. The rause of death Is
given as heart failure. Logan Carlisle
was born In Covington, Ky In 1H60,
was appointed chief clerk In March,
1X93, and held that position until after
the inauguration of Free dent McKln
ley. Last month he Joined his father's
turn in New York.
The Baltimore and Ohio Rail Itoad
now runs its freight trains over Its own
tiscks Into New York City. Years ago
a line was ouut rroin cranrord Junction
on the Jersey Central Hail Itoad to Ht.
George's, Btuten Island, crossing the
mil von kuii on a long bridge and
trestle work, and all B. anil O. freight.
either Inbound or outbound, was handl
ed from that point. The recent exten.
slon of the limits of New York City has
made Staten Island a part of Greater
New York and the B. & O. now enjoys
the distinction of being the only line
from the west, except one. which has
Its own rails into the City of New York!
Monday a Pennsylvania railroad en
gine ran over and Instantly killed two
unanuwn men
GYCIOXE SWEEPS OVER FORT SMITH.
TERRIBLE LOSS OF LIFE.
Fira Broke Oat and Added to tha Tarrora of
tha Night
?.
A message received from Fort Hmlth
reports that place devastated by a cyc
lone which struck It at 11 p. m. Tues
day.
Whole Mocks were leveled by tho
wind, and the Inmates burled In the
ruins, many lives being crushed nut,
while scores of persona were maimed
by the flying bricks and debris.
To add to the terror and horror of the
scene fire broke out In the debris and
added many victims to the already ap
palling number.
Twenty-five bodies have been taken
from the ruins and Ml are known to have
been killed. Perhaps the numb r will
be far greater. How many are Injured
can only be estimated.
Outside of the Immediate path of the
cyclone scores were hurt by flying de
bris, and the twisting wind crushed
down scores of smaller buildings. For
hours after the disaster It was luiis
slble to reach many of the Injured, and
some of those who might have ne-n
saved if succored Bt on e d e l of their
Injuries.
The city was In darkness, the electric
liirlit iilnnt unit iriis wrrks having fa'l n
a prey to the demon of destruction, and
the rain came down In sheets, ami it
was practically Impossible to push the
work of rescue.
Lanterns and torches iilmi" guided
the resellers to the ruined homes of
diad and dying, while lb - m'glity wind
tore out pieces of debris from the wreck
milking the Hunger ninion as great h
dining the tlrst onslaught, aH more
ii ople were on the streets.
When the fire started In tho ruins
the ranks of the rescuers had to be di
vided to light against the new danger
nml It looked for a time as though the
entire city was dimmed.
The worst destruction was neiween
Eighth anil Eighteenth streets. Hlg
business houses were torn down, as
though they had been built of straw.
The property loss Is hard to estimate
but It looks at a glance as though It
would exceed a million dollars, ft was
not until nearly S a. m. that the outside
world could learn of be disaster. The
telegraph and telephone wires were
torn from the poles by the wind, and
It was long after midnight before any
communication .could be established.
Then messages asking for aid were
rushed to Van Huren and Little Hock.
Every physician In Van Huren was
sent to the aid of the stricken people,
and Little Hock gallantly rushed t i the
rescue.
The work of rescue goes rapidly on.
and as a body is carried from the ruins
It is followed by scores or tnose wno
have known the living, looking for
marks of Identification. Many of the
bodies have been torn beylnd recog
nition, and some of them will doubtle a
go to unknown graves.
The details are simply horrible, one
moo, was found with a piece of plate
glass driven through his throat. A wo
man was found with her head smashed
Hat. A mother and three children were
found In one group all dead and terri
bly lnutllnted. 'Dr. Gates had both
arms and legs broken and his wife was
no doubt fatally Injured. Tho number
of dead Is estimated nt 80 and the in
jured at about Iwics that number.
THEFTS OF OVER $3,000,000.
Anonnt Which Captain Carter ia Alleged to
Have Stolen
The charges against Captain Carter
by the war department were made pub
lic Saturday, and were of a sensational
character.
Charge one Is that of conspiring to
defraud the Government In collusion
with the Atlantic Contracting Compa
ny, It being specified that Carter nllow-
ed fraudulent payments to that compa
ny, In which his father-in-law was in
terested, to the total amount of $2,ru3.-
UriB.R". Charge four accuses Carter of
the embezzlement of over I.'mK.OOO.
This brings the thefts over the 13,000,-
000 mark. Charge three, that of con
duct unbecoming an officer and a gent
leman, specllles thefts of small sums
from false payrolls, sending false tele
grams and letters to the secretary of
war. Intended to deceive, dating them
at Havannah to show him on duty
there nt various times, when ho was
really In Montana, Cincinnati, New
York and other places.
Charge two specllles a number of In
stant es of causing false and fraudulent
claims to be presented against the Gov
ernment, which he approved. Ono
specification, which should prove a
bombshell in Havannuh, accuses him of
defrauding the city In a transaction
wherein the highest confidence has
been reposed In him.
CAPITAL OXBAHIKOS.
Becretnry Alger Is reported to bu
sttadily Improving. His puis Is nor
mal, and his temperature only 6-10 of
1 degree above normal.
Commissioner Martin A. Knatip was
to-day elected Chairman of the Inter
state Commerce Commission to succeed
Colonel William H. Morrison, whose
term of onice expired December 31.
Mrs. George A estinghouse has sent
to the secretary of state a check for
r,()0 and has requested that the pro
ceeds be devoted to the relief of the
suffering Cubitus.
An agreement has been perfected by
which Charles Page Hrynn, of II nol,
nominated to be mlniater to China,
and eX-Hepresentatlve Conger, cf
Iowa, minister to Hrazil, will exchange
posts.
The new French Ambassador. Jules
Cambon, was presented to President
McKlnley riatunlay. The presentation
was performed by Secretary Sherman.
who met the Ambassador at the White
House.
The custom receipts to-day were $889.-
024. the heaviest since the new tariff
wen into enect. Treasury ollluials are
gratified at tho continued Increase and
conlldently predict that the new law
will provide a surplus of revenue from
now on.
Tho President has extended a com
plete pardon to Clyde Mattox, now ser
ving a life sentence In the Kansac
Htate penitentiary for murder com
mitted in the Indian territory. Mattox
was tried three times, and In 1M4 was
sentenced to death. President Cleve
land In June, lKtM, commuted his sen
tence to Imprisonment for life.
Claude M. Johnson, superintendent
of the bureau of engraving and print
ing, denied that the plate from which
the counterfeit $100 silver cert! Hunt u
was printed came from the bureau of
engraving and printing, or frcm an Im
pressicn surreptitiously taken fro.n tha
genuine plate, 't ne pogus note is en
tlrely counterfeit he said.
As a result of the recent complaint
that the miners going into the Klondike
were taxed upon their personal effects
tamed in. Assistant Secretary Howell
received a telegram from Canada's in
terior minister stating that the cabinet
council has adopted the same provision
as to tha admission of personal effects
as that contained in the united otatt
tariff act.
HANNA RECEIVES A MAJORITY.
Bxelting leenet ia tha least asd ftonee
Daring the Frogreesof Balloting.
The Joint ballots for both terms re
sulted as follows: Hanna, 73; McKls
son, 70; Lentx, 1; absent, 1: (Cramer),
The official declaration showed that
Hanna had a majority of three over
McKlason, of two over all voting, and
of one over all the members In the
general assembly.
House ballot for I'nlled Htates senator
short term shows: Hanna, fifl: McKls
son, 49; Ints, 1; Warner, 1; Wiley, 1.
The sennte's ballot for I'nlted Htates
senator for the short term was: Han
na, 17; McKlsson, I!'.
The house vote for senator for the
long term was: Hanna, M; McKlsson,
59; scattering, J. Henate: Hanna, 17;
McKlsson. 19. This gives Hanna 73
votes, sufficient to elect him In the Joint
caucus to-morrow.
The Henate chnmber was crowded to
Its limit when, at 11 o'clock, the first
move In the great senatorial contest
was made. The report of the commit
tee, fixing that hour as the time for
taking the ballot, had been adopted
some time before, and this knowledge,
getting outside, the public crowded in.
When the lieutenant governor rapped
for order and announced that the ballot
ing for a I'nlled Htates senator was
now under consideration, perfect quiet
Immediately reigned. Not a sound was
beard.
It was Just 11 o'clock when Henator
Pulllvan arose to nominate Henator
Lnnna. During the delivery of the ad
dress It was a somewhat remarkable
scene. The senntors sat perfectly quiet
facing the speaker. Crowded Into the
hull were several hundred people tak
ing up every possible foot of space and
yet not a sound could be heard save the
words of the speaking senator.
At 10.40 a call of the house was de
manded so as to put all on record ns be
ing present. The doors were locked and
thu hall was very quiet. No business
was transacted during the first hour
of the session. The workers of both
sides were busily engaged In the lob
bies.
GERMANY'S DEMANDS.
Wanta a Leaie of Kiao Chon for a Term of
Nicety-Nina Yeare.
A dispatch from Peking states that
Germany has demanded a 99-yeais'
lease of Klao Chou and a large area
surrounding It. China offers to b-ase
the bay and shores only for no years.
Here the matter rests. The Germans
Ipslst upon the right to build railroads
and work mines whenever they wish.
It Is reported that a railroad from Klao
Chou to llinan-Fu has been agreed to,
the Germans acquiring mining rights
for a mile on each side of the line and
he Chinese to be admitted as share
loldcrs. ,
Germany hns renewed her demand
for an Indemnity of 200.WKI taels for
the erection of a cathedral and for
compensation, to the amount of several
thousand taels, for the relatives of the
murdered missionaries.
BEN J. BUTTEBW0BTH DEAD.
Tha Commieaioner of Patents Bneonmba to a
Long Illnaaa.
Hon. Benjamin Butterworth, United
Htates commissioner of patents, who
has been III nt Plneywoods hotel nt
Thomasvllle, tia,, several veeks, died
at 3:50 Bunday afternoon. The end
was peaceful, and when it came his
wife and children were at his bedside.
He came to Thomasvllle to recuperate
from an attack of pneumonia, and re
covered rapidly until two weeks ago,
when he suffered from uremic convul
sions. From that relapse he never re
covered. Ilia body will be sent to
Washington.
A wife and four children survive him.
His wife wns Miss Mary Hchuyler of
Pennsylvania. The children are Mrs.
Howe of Washington, U. C, a widow:
William, who married a Miss Deere
of Mollne, III.: young Ben, who was
Injured In a college game early In life,
and Frank, whose prowess a a foot
bull coach and fullback, is almost In
ternational. TROUBLE IN BRAZIL.
Oovernmect Offloiala Indicted for Plotting
Againat Preaidant Moraes.
A great sensation has been caused at
Hlo De Janeiro by the publication of the
police report on the conspiracy to as
sassinate President Moraes November
5 last. The police alleges that there
were several plots against the life of the
president prior to the one In November.
The report concludes with Indicting
20 persons. Including Vice President
Vlctorlno Pereira, Captain Lopes Crux,
of the ilrazllllan navy; seven majors
and colonels, Henator Cordelro, Depu
ties Gllceiio, Guanabaro, Barbosa, Li
ma, Ireno, Mashadho, Torquado and
Morelra, and the soldier, Marcelllno,
who executed the crime.
Gllcerlo continues to be absent, and
the vice-president Is still at large. It
Is asserted he was In close touch with
Dlocleclsno, who directed the crime.
Dlocleclsno and Marcelllno have made
full confessions.
Anti Department Store Crnaada """
The Denver nntl-department store
movement Is spreading to the secret
societies. The members of the different
organizations form a large part of the
Workmen, Woodmen, Foresters, Red
Men and other fraternal and social or
ganizations. Most of these organisa
tions have branches and auxiliary bod
ies composed of women, the chief pa
trons of the department estnbl shments.
The trades and labor organizations are
already pledged to a withdrawal of
their patronage from the department
stores and are working to have similar
action taken by tho secret societies. All
of the labor organizations are demand
ing the passage by the city council of
tho ordinance designed to prevent the
encroachment of the department stores,
and such action will probably be taken
at the regular meeting of the aldermen
next week.
Orover'a Villa Bobbed.
Gray Gables, the summer home of ex
Presldent Cleveland, has been visited
by burglars, who ransacked the house
from attic to cellar and made gord
their escape without leaving the slight
est clue to their identity.
When the burglary took place is quite
as much a mystery as the identity of
those who were concerned In It. Brad
Wright, who has charge of the Cleve
land estate, made the discovery on Sat
urday, and he immediately reported the
facts to the town officials and notified
Mr. Cleveland. The amount of plunder
which the crooks took with them can
not be known until Mr. Cleveland has
been heard from.
Bank Fraaident Shot
Patrick A. Largey, of Butte, Mont.,
president of the State Savings bank,
and one of the best-known citizens of
Butte, was killed in the bank this af
ternoon by Thomas J, Klley. Riley
called Largely to the cashier's window,
where the two talked for five minutes.
Suddenly Riley drew a pistol, and shot
twice through the window at Largely.
One bullet struck the latter In the left
arm. and the other In the forehead.
largely fell on the floor dead. The
murderer escaped to the atreet, where
he was arrested. Threats of lynching
caused nis removal to ueer ioage pen
ttenttary. The murderer ha but on
leg,'
RiOTIKG III ft
A NATIONAL CRISIS.
Anti Jola Demonstration Dlopareed by tha
Polio.
M. Zola's letter to President Faure
and the action of the government
thereon, resulting In Its decision to
prosecute him, have produced an amaz
ing and alarming effect upnnthe pub
lic mind. The scandal has developed
into a national crisis with public ex
citement qt a degree of Intensity that is
difficult to understand. It Is no longer
a Dreyfus scnndel, but a great Jewish
and anti-Jewish agitation with an In
credible Intensity of popular passion.
Recently newspapers display frenzied
prejudices, M. Drumont, In La Libre
Parole, leads the attack against Zola
and tho defenders of Dreyfus. He
makes a bitter onslaught upon the
Jews, and alleges that they are engaged
In a conspiracy against the state. Oth
er Journals call for a great popular de
monstration against any further agita
tion of the Dreyrus case, and this move
ment Is only too likely to succeed.
A number of law students In Paris
marched to the office of the "Aurore"
shouting denunciations of M. Emlle
Xola. The students also made disor
derly demonstrations In front of the of
fice of the "Aurore" and were dlspres
ed by the police.
May Move Againat Zelaya
Passengers on the Aillruidnck,
which arrived at New York, from
Port Limon, brought word that about
11,000 exiled Nlcaraiiuan revolutionists
concentrated with their leaders over
the border, principally at Han Jose,
Costa Rica. In the cloniig days of last
month President Zelnya, of Nicaragua,
tried hard to have them extradited
to Nicaragua, but the Costa Hlcan
government refus.'d. It Is rtgarded at
almost certain that they will make an
Incursion Into Nicaragua soon to at
tempt the expulsion of President Ze
laya. Eeterhaiy Acquitted.
Major Count Ferdinand Walsin Ester
hazy, whose trial by court-martial on
the charge of having written letters re
flecting on France and the army, was
acquitted the other day. The Dreyfus
case was also involved, Esterhazy hav
ing been accused by the exiled captain's
friends of the crime for which he was
sent to the desolate Island on the Houth
American const, being nothing less than
dealing with the agents of other powers
to incite them to hostilities against
France. Esterhazy was completely ex
onerated. Favori Li Hang Chang.
The Chinese loan negotiations are
progressing. Great Britain has In
formed China that she is willing to find
the money required, and the details are
now being discussed. The amount will
probably be 20.000.000, Great Britain
asking for certain changes In the ad
ministration of China, Including the res
toration of LI Hung Chang to power.
CABLE SPARKS.
Senator Tabarrlnl, president of the
Italian council of state, is dead.
Gen. Gonzalez Munoz, the new captain-general
of Porto Rico, died Im
mediately after his arrival there.
"El Heraldo" says It learns that
Henor Gullon, the foreign minister, has
received a "dlsqulit'ng olcpatch" fio.ri
Washington.
The Porte. It- Is announced. Is nego
tiating a loan of 1.600,000 with London
bankers nt 4 per cent., to be used for
war purposes.
A dispatch from Singapore says that
the British gunboat Hwlft, which has
been hurriedly put Into commission at
Hong Kong, will sail ror Jiai-Nan is
land. A dlspatrh from Bntavla announces
that the capital of Amhoyna, one of
the Moluccas islands, has been demol
ished by an carthquik". Fl.ty ier.ons
were killed and 2j0 were Injured.
The Earl of Elgin, viceroy of India,
has wired the government that the
.akka-Khel Afrldis have reoccupled
Khyher Pass and that the cutting of
wires and firing upon escorts have re
commenced. Prince Bismarck is steadily Improv
ing In health. He ia again good humor
ed and hus expressed approval of the
seizure of Klao-Chou Hay In a letter to
the Grand Duke of Weimar and Meck
lenburg. The committee of the allied trades
unions of London, on the Initiative of
the Amalgamated Engineers, has de
cided to withdraw the demand for 48
hours of labor per week and the work
men's officials hope the employers will
withdraw the lockout notices and thus
end the great labor dispute.
A special dispatch from Paris says
that the continuance of heavy rains on
the Hpanish frontier has done much
damage In fhe district of Perpignan.
The river Tet has overflowed, Hooding
the country for miles. The low-lying
villages have been evacuated and re
lief parties are rescuing the househedd
ers In boats.
A few days ago a man who was lead
ing an unmuzzled dog. belonging to the
Queen, across Windsor bridge, was
summoned for so doing and claimed
exemption. But the Magistrate said:
'The bite of the Queen's dog Is equally
dangerous with the dog of another. The
Queen must pay a tine of 5 shillings,"
The Queen paid the line,
A dispatch to the Imparclal from Ha
vana says the sending of supplies from
the United States to aid the Indigent
population of Cuba has amused deep
animosity among the Spaniards, who,
it is added, "are Incensed at the pretext
thus given to the American consuls and
the Yankee element to Interfere in Cu
ban affairs,"
A dispatch from Shanghai says that
the new Japanese cabin t has been
completed with Marquis Ito as pre
mier. This ministry Is Independent of
political parties and ia not eipe tej to
last long. The military piny strongly
approves Japan's assjrtlng herself,
and the activity at the dock yards Is
unahated.
The condition of the health of Em
press Augusta Victoria excites com
ment. She will go in the spring to
some southern air cure. Her physi
cians still forbid her leaving the room.
The queen has approved the appoint
ment of Gen. Sir Arthur Power Pal
mer, K. C. B., to succeed General 81r
William Lockhart as commander of the
Tlrah Held force on the Northwest
frontier of India,
Right Hon. Charles Pelham Vllllers,
member of parliament from South
Wolverhampton, and known as 4 ho
"father of the house of commons,"
having sat continuously In the house
since 1835, died at 9 o'clock Sunday
Bight. January 3 he celebrated his
ninety-sixth binhclay and received con
gratulatory messages from all parts of
the kingdom.
The Paris "Aurore" has p :bllihc d
an open letter from Einile Zola t
President Faure pointing out 1 regu
larities and illegalities in tb) Ester
hazy court-martial, and formally -accusing
General Bitot, minister of war,
General Mercler, Major Ravary, thj
Investigating officer,
PROSPECTS BRIGHTEN.
ansae Earning! Inereeelag-Large ontf
f Iran.
Dun's "Weekly Review of Trade'
says: Tho year has opened with a very,
satisfactory prospect. It Is all the bet
ter that there Is no wild excitement In
the speculative markets, and whlla
stocks advanced a little, grain yields a
little. The payments through principal
clearing houses, notwithstanding a de
crease at New oYrk, owing to less ac
tivity In stocks, are 2.6 per cent, larger
thnn In 1892 and 10.1 per cent,
larger outside New York. Earnings ol
all railroads In the United States re
porting for December, 48.!M)4,27, Indi
cate substantially the same rate of In
crease, exceeding last year's by 10.5 per
cent., and the earnings of 1892 of the
same roads by 1.3 per cent. Hlnce 1891,
on the whole the most prosperous
year thus far, comparisons Indicate,
notwithstanding the lowest prices ever
known, that the volume of business Is
larger, and, In spite of some cutting of
rates, the earnings of railroads are
larger than In the best year of past his
tory. The wheat market has been curi
ously languid, yielding hi of a cent, al
though Atlantic exports amount to S,
or..7KS bushels for the two weeks of
Jnnuary, against 3.9SS.317 last year, and
Pad tie exports for the week have been
1,7,76 bushels. Western receipts con
tinue so heavy that with the greatest
accumulation of wheat at Chicago ever
known, there is little encouragement
for speculation. Receipts were 5,727,
2S0 bushels for two weeks, against S,
0iS,w bushels Inst year. Corn exports
continue large, amounting to .1.!.'!.iW8
bushels, against 4,14:t.Bfrj bushels for the
week last year, and the price declined
nboiit of a cent. The Iron furnaces In
blast January 1 report an output of
M,tm tons weekly, against 226,024
weekly December I, with an Increase of
12,481 tons In the unsold stocks held by
furnaces. While this shows a consump
tion fi2'4 per cent, larger than a year
ago, there would be discouraging Indi
cations of consumption but for the fact
that several furnaces were stopped for
the holidays, and these with several
others have started since January 1,
while the d.emnnd for finished products
does not diminish. The Pennsylvania
railroad hns ordered 100,000 tons of steel
rails, and a new railroad In Maine 12.
000 tons, and other orders for cars, rail
road supplies, plates, bars and struc
tural mnterlal are unusually large for
the season. The woolen manufacturers
have been buying wool largely, and for
reasons not publicly explained. It Is
evident that large orders have been
taken by the leading mills at prices
which they find satisfactory, and the
rush of small mills to buy wool has
made most of the market during the
past week, although sales have declin
ed about 40 per cent, compared with
the previous week. But there Is decid
edly better demand for men's goods,
and the makers look forward to a good
season. Failures for the past week
have been 34ft In the Cnited States,
against 45.1 last year, and 45 in Canada,
against 71 last year.
CAST IRON MADE TOUCH.
Ediaon Thinka He Ha Uncovered a New
Maul.
Thomas A. Edison, the electrical Wl
nnl, has made a discovery which gives
promise of revolutionizing the iron
business of the world. It Is nothing less
than a new metal, which, admixed with
iron, renders cast Iron as tough and
strong ns wrought Iron. The discovery,
was made purely by accident. .
Mr. Edison has been at work for tho
past year In bringing his great mag
netic separation process Into practical
commercial shape. He has practically
solved the problem and got the plant
Into full operation. Most of the pro
ducts of the mills have been marketed
at the blast furnaces at Catasivuqua,
Pa. The last lot, shipped about a
month ago, developed curious charac
teristics. It is well known that after
pig Iron Is run out of the blast fur
nuee It Is broken up by sledge hammers
Into pieces for shipment and for hand
ling, but this lot proved refractory. The
pigs would not break. Fifteen pound
sledge hammers were used and repeat
ed blows failed to break the pigs. Twenty-five
pound sledges were then used,
with the same result.
Mr. Edison was at once notified of
the remarkable discovery. Sections of
the refractory pigs were furnished by
him to a half dozen eminent chemists
whom he keeps constantly employed.
Mr. Edison suspected that .It was a new
metal. The reports of the analysis by
the chemists have been made and all
coincide with the Wizard's theory.
Mr. Edison Is about to begin a series
of exhaustive experiments on the new
metal or alloy to determine Just the
conditions most favorable to obtaining
the best results, and as soon as these
are ended he will publish to the world
the details of the discovery.
BOY MARRIED THRICE.
He Has Juit Cn Divorce to Hi Credit.
Benson Eggers, of North Salem, Ind.,
not yet 18 years of age, has been three
limes marneu aim jiic,s mvniccu, ma
allegation being that he has two wlvea
now on his hands. During 1895 he mar
ried a young woman named Brown, of
Bainbridge, and within six months she
fled from him because of ill treatment.
She secured a divorce.
Within three months after this the
boy married a girl only 15 years old, at
Terre Haute, and two weeks later she
lied to her home, alleging that he had
beaten her.
Last week she filed an application for
divorce in the Vigo circuit court, but
without waiting until she had released
herself, and fully ten days before tha
application was filed, he took as wire
Miss Ethel May Harris, 16 years of age.
of Halem. .
WOOL AND IU0AB.
Import of the First luereaeea and of tha
Second Deoreaeed.
The advance reports of the Bureau of
Statistics at Washington show that
during December last the imports of
wool at the three leading ports amount
ed to 17,708,246 pounds, valued at 11.
906,974. This Is an Increase as compared
with December, 1896, for the same
ports, of over 7,600,000 pounds, and $80,
000 in value.
The sugar Imports at Boston, New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and San
Francisco during December last,, exclu
sive of Hawaiian sugar, free, amounted
to 100.132.148 pounds, valued at $1,923,793.
This Is a decrease oVer November, 1897,
of about 23,275,000 pounds.
MonejT Did Him No Oood.
The Kentucky Trust Company, Louis
ville, Ky., assigned Saturday, owing to
thu flight and alleged peculation of
Vice-President and General Munager
William Relnecku. At the directors'
meeting a letter from Relnecke was
read. It was mailed there Thursday,
although Relnecke Is supposed to have
been absent from the city since Mon
day. The writer, admitted he had be
trayed his trust, and gave the details
of one deal In which he lost $75,000 of
the company's money. He suys not one
cent of tha money did him any good.
His misfortunes, he said, were brought
abiut by unfortunate speculations In
Alabama coal lands.