Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, October 10, 1896, Page 6

The Herald, THE NEWS RESUME. BY E. C. KILEY. GRAND RAPIDS, - MINNESOTA ‘The crows of Ceylon are protected by the people, because they purify the at- mosphere by acting as scavengers. There have been over sixty lions ia the London “zoo” the last fifty years, many being presents from the queen or members of the royal family. One of the most dreaded of Aus- tralian ground-fish is said to be the fortescue, a repulsive-looking © ature that lurks in the mullet nets of the Italian fishermen of Port Jackson. Three ivory gulls have recently been added to the collection in the Zoologic- al Gardens, London. ‘The birds are from Spitzbergen, and were procured during the Conway expedition. Two miles from Hale bank, on the Mersey, to the southeast of busy Liver- pool city, stands the grand timbered mansion known as Speke hall, built during the fifteenth century. It is intended to erect a monument to Lord Tennyson in the form of an obelisk on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, at a point not far from the residence of the late poet Laureate. ee, The apple crops in the Provinces of Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia prom- ise to be unusually large. It is esti- mated that the aggregate yield of Canada will amount to 3,000,000 bar- rels. ee End, E x, is so preposter- >» that its owner, Lord Bray- 1ose income is under $100, Audley brooke, Vv 000, frequ ancesto: selling it to a silk weaving company. sia it is estimated there are 825,95 4,000 inhabitants; in Europe, 557, 379,000; in Africa, 163,953,000; in America, 121,713,000, and in Australia, 3,230,000, Of this total about 82,214,000 persons die annually $40 per day, or 4,020 per hour, or 67 per minute. ae In celebration of the 1,300th anni- versary of the baptism of Ethelbert, the first Christian English king, the Freemasons of Kent, England, have determined to present the House of Canterbury with an east window, at a cost of 600 pounds. England has more than sik times as much capital in railways as Scotland; more than three times as much as Ire- land.The mileage open is 14,651 miles in England and Wales, 3,850 in Scot- land and 3,173 in Ireland. In An unbreakz ge shaft has been invented, having a joint which permits it to fold when the horse falls. Thus, in whatever position the unfor- tunate creature may lie on or under the shaft, the latter will remain un- damaged. al ironclads per ton is as follows: Unit- Wayne, Ind., cost $500 ea ‘hand some dealers have taken advantage of the political campaign to circumvent the law. They sell party buttons and throw in the cigarettes. pipe recently savel He was at- waiter, who A Frenchman him from disfigurement. tacked by a discharged threw a bottle of vitrol at his fac The bottle breke on the pipe he was smoking, sending the greater pact vf its contents into the face of his a art, who was terribly burned. ion of the Mexican nation- a crown of incandescent placed above the head of In celebr: the Hidalgo statue, in the Hidalgo Plaza of Monterey, and there was e¢lec- tric illumination in profusion thr out the square in honor of the Me: father of his country. Carrying a coil of wire, a New Or. leans woman boarded an eleciric and laid the wire down on the plat- form. Through some bolt connection with the motor apparatus or by induc- tion the wire became charged with electricity, and when she took it ip to leave the car she was knocked down by the shock she received. In Hardwick Hall the Duke of Dev- onshire has a residence which looks more like a huge greenhouse than a nobleman’s seat , for it appears on the outside to be all windows. His Grace is the forturate, or unfortunate pus- sessor of six other country seats of unwieldy proportions, none of which, he once declared, he has thoroughly explored, for the reason that he has never had the time. The suggestion that the ships of our navy would emit less smoke and be more effective in point of speed if they were to burn anthracite coal can prob- ably be traced to the anthracite coal trust. In times of war the proposition might be worth considering; but in these days of peace when our war ships are more in danger of “grounding on their beef bones” at the anchorage of naval stations than they are of attack by an enemy, soft coal ougit to answer every prrnose. ontly regrets that one of his | did not fulfill his threat of , Chapter | | killed. DIGEST OF THE NEI NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD, A Comprehensive Review of the Important Happenings of the Past Week Culled From the Tel- egraph Reports—The Notable Events at Home and Abroad That Have Attracted Attention, The Nation's Capital. The state department has received official information from Consul-Gen- era? Lee at Havana that Samuel T. Tolon, who was taken into custody by the Spanish authorities in Cuba, Sept. 4, has been released. ‘The postoffice department has award- ed a contract for carrying the mail from Juneau to Circle City, Alaska. The distance is 898 miles, and the con- tracto! are to make four trips be- tween Nov. 1, 1896, and May 31, 1897. They receive $1,700 for each trip. People in Print. W. H. Mallock is to edit a new Lon- don weekly, modeled after the Spectat- or, but is to be sold for half its price. Rudyard Kipling is now at Torq! Eng., on the Devonshire coast, with his family. He has taken a house at Maidencombe, one of Torquay’s most beautiful surbubs. Andrew Lang has come under the ban of the congregation of the Index, which has caused a translation of his “Myths, Creeds and Religion” to be placed in the Index Prohibitorium Li- brou The book was translated by M. Leon Marillier. English judges here receive more in pounds sterling for salaries than the Canadian judges do in dollars, and yet Lord Chief Justice Russell said in a speech on his recent visit to Montreal that the average English judge made a great sacrifice in income in taking a seat on the bench. Alexander McDonald of Virginia, United States minister to Persia, who arrived at Southampton from: this country on board the American line steamship New York, was canseroney ill with bronchitis during the voy and he is now lying at the South ern hotel under the care of a physic Queen Wilhelmina of Holland has conferred upon Judge Stetlgetee of Grand Rapids, the rank of Knight of Orange of Nassau, and it is claimed that he is the only citizen of the United es to whom the degree has ever been given. He is the Holland vice consul of Michigan, and it is in recog- nition of his services as such that he has been so honored. Casunities. Six children perished at Natalie, Pa., un a fire resulting from the storm. A ferry boat while crossing the River Tyne, near Shields, Eng. saak and seven perrens were drowned. The fanrous hotel at Coney Island, N. Y., known as “The Elephant,” was destroyed by fire. During the recent storm cn the French coast two fishing beorts belong- ing to Guilveney were lost and seven jishermen Crewned. The M.. K. & T. traiu was wreched at Wilton, cight: miles east of Se- dalia, Mo. Fireman Drake was crush- ed to death under the locomotive. The building at 1078 Madison avenue, in course of construction New York, | collapsed, killing one instantly, and injuring ten others more or less severely. At Freeport, IIL, a young woman placed a can of oil on the stove, which boiled over, setting the house on fire and burning the’ girl so badly that she died in a few hours. At South Hadley, Mass., Mount Holy- yoke College, a famous young ladies’ school, was burned, the main building | being entirely destroyed, with a loss of $150,000. On the Philadelphia & Reading rail- road, near Hilton, Pa., an empty en- gine and tender collided with a coal train, throwing eleven cars off the track and burying the engineer and fireman beneath the ruins. Both were Miss Ruffin of Sardis, Ala., playfully pointed a pisto] at August Gilchrist of Courtland and killed hir She was visiting Mr. Gilchrist’s sister, and ex- pected to be her bridesmaid next wee: Miss Ruffin was engaged to Gilchri: brother. The people are prominent so- ciaily. Evil Doings. At Westminster, Md., a young woman committed suicide by taking poison. A prominent Houghton (Mich.) man was shot and seriously injured by his coachman, who committed suicide. The Empr of China brings news of the robbery at Shanghai of the pay- master of the United States cruiser Boston, of $1,000, by two seamen. Dr. George Hen who was shot by | Dr. Johnson at Duncannon, Pa., died | recently. The injuries of Mrs. John- son are not serious. At Cairo, Il., Mrs. Frazer, a bride of four shot herself through the heart, dying instantly. The young cou- | ple were prominent. Patrick Keeler, an inmate at the in- sane asylum at Middleton, Conn., to- day murderously assaulted Keeper Brown, rendering him unconscious, and then made his escape. Thomas Newkirk and Henry Asho- raft fought a duel with Winchesters on the Long Fork of Shelby county, Ky. They were both suitors of Mary Dean. Both were killed. J. C. Kassebaum of Meridian, Miss., who, rather than place himself in the hands of the officers and undergo trial for the murder of A. S. Barnes, fired a pistol ball into his head. Near Rushton, La., Edward Peatty had the top of his head literally blown off by a load of buckshot fived front: 2 shotgun while he was eating supper his home with his family. Samuel G. Decours president of the Western New York & Pennsylva: nia company, was indicted by the fed- eral grand jury for criminal violation of the interstate commerce laws. of appeals at Frankfort, Ky., on # petition for a new trial. The decisior was reserved. Frank McCarty, William Harrisor and B. Creelman, desperate criminals dug a tunnel under the walls of tht Sacramento, Cal, county jail an¢ escaped. Mrs. Addie Way, ticket agent for the Illinois Central railroad at the Midway Plaisance, the old world’s fair station vas robbed and beaten by a negro ar she was opening her office recently her injuries being so severe that sht will probably die. At Backsville, Logan count Harry Allison, a fourteen boy, stabbed and killed J. Drape political meeting at which Congress man W. G. Hunter spoke. The boy hurrahed for Hunter and Drape) struck him, whereupon the boy drew ¢ knife and killed his assailant. Maguire’s opera house at Butte Mont. erected at a cost of $50,000 anc opened to the public only seven year: ago, is a mass of ruins as the resul of a disagreement among the stock holders, and the city, with a populatior of 45,000, is without a place of amuse ment. Harris Boone, colored, was shot tc death by a party of citizens at Sparta Ga. Boone had first raised a disturb ance, and when Town Marshal Bower ordered him to desist he shot the offi- cer. Citizens, enraged at the assas sination of Lavid Silver, a few hours before by a negro, riddled Boone's body with bullets. Parties are scour- ing the country for the assassin 01 Silver. Thomas Kidd, aged fourteen, son o1 W. K. Kidd of Cleveland, was mur dered at Dalton, O., by Carl MclIlhine. aged seven. The Kidd boy, who was 2 cripple, was visiting at the MclIlhiney house. The boys were last together while the MclIlhineys were at churcl and they quarrelled. Young Kidd struck Carl with his crutch. The lat ter then went into an adjoining room, procured his father’s gun and shot Kidd, blowing off the top of his head Foreign Gossip. Canadian Pacific telegraphers train dispatchers strike. Both Sir Francis and Lady Jeune are enthusiastic bicyclists. It is reported th Princess Victoria. Wales’ only unm: ied daughter, is tc enter a convent. Abbe Proult’s visit to Rome is said to be in the interest of securing a pap- able obligate for Canada. Paul Kalilgan, a celebrated jurist and at one time a minister of the gov- ernment, is dead at Athens, Greece. The Russian commercial fleet trading with China, Japan and Corea, wil sbortly be increased by five large steamers, The London Times announces that Gen. Meredith Read’s daughter, Coun- tess de Foras, has given birth to a daughter at the Chateau Marclaz at Thanon. Alderman George F. Phillips, sherifi of the county of London, and a brother. in-law of Sir Edward Lawson, the principal proprietor of the Daily Tele- graph, v elected lord may: of Lon- don to succeed Sir Walter Wilkin. The Czar and Czarina, Queen Vic- toria, the Prince and Princess of Wales and other members of the royal fainily attended service at Crathie church, near Balmoral castle. The Dowager Czarina with her chil- dren, who has been visiting her parents the king and quen of Denmark, has started for Libau on board the im- perial yacht Polar Star. The Sultan has acceeded to the re quest contained in an Armenian ac- dress praying for authority to convoke the national assemby to elect a ne p h in place of Matteo Ismirli resigned. A special court-martial at Cape Town has acquitted Maj. Watts, who was tried with reference to the summary execution of the Matabele chief Ma oni within twenty-four hours of his capture. Following the example of McGil university of Montreal, the Toronto university authorities have decided not to accept American money at par from the students from across the border iu payment of their fees. The Third brigade of the Egyptian expedition is now proceeding south and up the Nile to garrison Merowi, El Debbeh and Ei Khandak. Merowi is between 175 and 200 miles up the river from Dongola, and is nearly one-half the distance to Berber by the river. and Miscellaneous. At Amesbury, .Mass., the Hamilton woolen mills, employing $00 operatives, started up permanently after an alter- nate shut-down, aggregating five weeks. The budget for 1897 was presented in the lower house of the Austrian reichs- rath. It provides for expenditures to the amount of 692,161,183 florins. The estimated revenue is 692,703,959 florins. The convention of the Carriagemak- ers’ National association, which was to have been held in St. Louis week after next, will be postponed one next year. The announcement of the failure of the big wholesale dry goods firm of Wolf & Bro. created a sensation with the general public at Little Rock, Ark. The firm’s assets, including stock, good accounts, equities in real estate, stocks, securities, etc., are estimated at about $500,000. The steamer Hope, which brought the Peary party to Sydney, C. B., brought the news of the death of Capt. Clisby, in charge of the American whal- ing station at Singnula point,: Cape Haven, and Capt. Hall of the Scotch station at Black Lead island, August te The junk Alta has arrived at San Diego, Cal., from Lower California with Prof. E. A. Anthony, who went there in the interests of the Smithsonian in- stitute. He brings back a great: quan- tity of shells, moss, sea flora and natu! al history specimens, many of them en- tirely new to naturalists. Arthur J. King, executive head of the firm of R. G. Dun & Co., of New York City, died at his home in Bloom- field, N. aged 70 years. He had been connected with the firm of R The appeal of Scott Jackson, con- | demned to be bung for the murder of | Pearl Bryan, was beard by the court | G. Dun & Co. for forty-seven year: entering the empley of the New York office as a clerk, and being promoted until he became one of the firm. ET ONO EARN OUI Ga ec EI GSE RR NP E> Thc ie DCA ca SCA tT RES NR OS ED teen a kaMahls ib eck eet Ws Cate TS Be NI ort oS gn Se THECZARIN FRANCE RUSSIA’S RULER IS GIVEN A DEMON- STRATIVE WELCOME, His Yacht Is Escorted to Cherbourg by the French Fleet and He Lands Amid the Booming of Guns and the Cheers of a Multitude— The Czar and Czarina Are Enter- tained by President Faure. Cherbourg, Oct. 7. — The bad luck which seems to cling to the ezar showed itself again to-day. The most elaborate preparations had been made to receive the Russian travelers. The way from the landing stage to the hall of the arsenal had been coyered with silk and hangings, shields, ban- nerettes and flowers; the landing stage itself was beautifully draped; Venetian masts were erected at many points, the floral, bunting and other decorations were displayed everywhere; but when the work was complete, the weather became threatening, and later a ter- rifie squall swept over the city and port, felling the Venetian masts to the ground, scattering the decorations in all directions and inflicting great dam- age generally. This morning, how- ever, hundreds of men were set to work repairing the damage and every possible effort was directed toward having the arsenal, the landing stage and the appreaches made bri fresh decoration: ezar and the Northern squadrc ty-one vessels ncludipg the Charles tel, battleship; the Hoche, battl« . With Vice Ad- miral Regnauet de Premesnil on board; the Jean Bart, Des Cartes, Jemmapse and fifteen cruisers and the torpedo boats, left the harbor at 8 o'clock in single file, a gale of wind blowing. Be- fore the warships were outside the harbor they were almest completely hidden from view by a heavy rain storm, which did further damage to the decorations ashore. The gale also increased in furce and a heavy sea be- gan to thunder on the coast. Shortly after the news was signaled that the Russian imperial yacht Pole Star had joined the French squadron and was proceeding to this port with the French warships on each side of her. The wind was against the escorting squadron, and as the ships appeared it was seen that the Pole Star was roll- ing heavily. The French ships in the roadstead were formed up in two lines and the Russian yacht passed be- tween them. The spectacle was a grand one. The bands on the French ships played the Russian anthem and the sailors dressed sides and cheered heartily. The czar stood upon the bridge of the Pole Star and responded with a military salute. A Warm Welcome. Every coign of vantage was black with people and the utmost enthusi- asm prevailed. Hats, handkerchiefs, ete., were waived in the air, and for the first time since the fall of Napoleon III. there arose from an immense French crowd the almost-forgotten shout of “Vive ’'Empereur.” But it was soon followed by other cries of “Vive la Tsar,” “Vive le Russia,” dur- ing which several baskets cf flowers were presented to the czarin. Presi- dent Faure presented the czarina with a floral offering representing a car filled with roses, pinks and azaleas and drawn by doves. The czarina was the first to land, holding in her hand a light, unopened umbrella. She was dressed simply in tume with a cape, and wore straw hat trinimed with roses de nce. The czar wore the uniform of a naval captain and displ.yed the in- signia of the grand cross of the Legion of Honor. His majesty stepped for- ward firmly with his left hand on the hilt of his sword. President Faure bowed deeply and kissed the czarina’s hand, the ezar re- plying to the president’s salutation with a military salute. His majesty then took M. Faure’s hand while the latter welcomed him. The czar made a brief response, and M. Faure gave his arm to the czarina, while the czar walked on the president's right. As the imperial party ascended the steps leading to the hall of Louis XVI., the premier, the president of the cham- ber and others followed them and the sunlight burst through the clouds for the first time during the day. After a banquet the royal party started for Paris. SATOLLI'S DEPARTURE. Arrangements Completed — His Sue- cessor Inducted Into Otlice. Washington, Oct. 7.—Cardinal Satol- li is rapidly completing the arrange- ment of his affairs preparatory to his departure from the United States. He will leave Washingten Wednesda and sail from New York on Saturda the 17th inst. He will go from this city to Newark, N. J., where he will visit the bishop of Newark and the in- stitutions of that diocese. Saturday he will visit the West Point military academy. On the following Monday he will leave for New York, and will there spend the remairder of the time before sailing in the City of Brooklyn. His plans contenplste ne participation in formal functions of any kind. Archbishop Martinelli -has already been inducted iuto the administration of the Catholic apostolic delegation, and Cardinal Satolli, Mer. Sbaretti, the auditor, and Dr. Booker, the pri- vate secretary of the delegation, have acquainted him with the nature and details of the work of which he has taken charge. It was officially stated at the delegation to-day that the re tirement of the cardinal involves no further changes in the headquarters of the church in America so far as in- formation from Rome shows. Bald Is the Champion. Washington, Oct. 7. — Washington entered the list of national circuit bi- eycle cities to-day and upward of 5,090 persons saw the pick of the season’s cracks struggle for the title of cham- pion of 1896. The meet was at the International Athletic Park under the auspices of the White Flyer club and closed the national cireuit races for 1896. The result of to-day’s races gives Eddy Bald the championship for the season of 1896, yet the Laurel wreath grazed the head of Tom Cooper by just two points. GETTING TOGETHER, America and England on Very Friendly Terms. Washington, Oct. 7. — Secretary Ol- ney has returned to Washington from his summer home at Falmouth, Mass., and has resumed the duties of his of- fice. He brought with him a mass of papers relating to official business which has engaged his attention dur- ing his absence from the city, and spent the morning principally in con- sultation with the assistant secretaries and other officials of the state depart- ment touching the public business. Matters are said to be in better shape than usual at the department at the beginning of the winter session, there being fewer issues of great importance pending, and these are in less acute stages than is generally the case. The Venezuelan controversy has pro- gressed slowly, but in the main satis- factorily during the past summer, and a couple of notes have been exchanged between Secretary Olney and Lord Salisbury since the publication of the last batch of correspondence. They are understood to be purely argumenta- tive in tone, and. while they do not by any means of themselves bring the negotiations up to the closing point, they mark fair progress toward clear- ing away mutual misunderstandings, and tend to simplify the efforts mak- ing on both sides, not only to adjust the Venezuelan issue itself satisfac- torily, but to effect an agreement at least upon a general set of principles that shall govern the settlement of future disputes between the United States and Great Britain by means of arbitration. The other open issue before the de- partirent is the Cuban question, but ¥ thered the adminis- 2s found no reason to change the attitude it has adopted to- ward the contestants in the island, though it is admitted that its policy is subject to alteration according to the development of the campaign. NUTMEG ELECTION. Local Contests Througkout Connec- ticut Are Settled, Hartford, Conn., Oct. 7.—Town elec- tions were held all over the state ex- cepting at Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport, Ansonia, Derby and N: agatuck, and the results show a de- cided gain in Republican strength and is believed to be an index to the great- er political battle which will be waged at the polls four weeks hence, and the extreme satisfaction with the result expressed by Lieut. Gov. Cook, the Re- publican gubernatorial nominee, found a reiteration at the headquarters of the Republican state central commit- tee, where it was stated that McKin- ley and Hobart would get upward of 80,000 majority at the national election. Though to-day’s elections present many local issues which complicate the efforts to arrive at an intelligent idea of the leading parties’ strength in the few towns that had both gold and sil- ver Democratic tickets in the field, the gold men were greatly in the majority. The w her conditions were decidedly unfavorable for a large vote, but the leaders of both parties realized that upon the result of these elections an estimate for the probable majority in Connecticut in November would be formed, and an effort was made in al- most every town to get out the fuilest possible vote. JUST AN ACCIDENT. Attempt Made to Wreck the Czar’s Train. London, Oct. 7. — A great deal has been made out of little or nothing by the report circulated in the United States that a large block of wood was found lying across the railroad track at Garstang, some distance south of Lancaster, an hour before the czars train passed there yesterday morning on its way from Ballater to Ports- mouth. The inference evidently in- tended to be drawn from the message was that an attempt had been made to wreck the imperial train. Such is not the case. The obstruction was quite a natural one in the high wind prevailing. A mile post w blown down by the wind on the opposite rail- way track to the one upon which the czar traveled, and it was removed half an hour before the imperial train passed by the plate layers whose work it was to watch the tracks during the stormy weather No In Behalf of Cubans, Cincinnati, Oct. 7.—A week of carni- val for the benefit of the cause of the Cuban patriots began at Music hall last night in a free admission mass meeting. Twenty-five hundred people attended the meeting and for more than two hours listened to patriotic speeches. Gen. Andrew J. Hicken- looper presided and made the opening speech. There were present Thomas Gon- secretary; Henry Zayas, Cuban scientific vedra, Red Cross associ- Gen. Czrlos Ruloff, secre- of war for Cuba, and Oscar Pru- nelles, of the Cuban army. Estrada Palma, president; Gen. zalvo de Quesada, Lincol de Burlington's Eig Biowont. Burlington, Iowa, Oct. To-day is Republican day at the semi-centennial celebration, and the crowds are the largest the city has ever known. Many marching clubs from all over the state are present, and bands, drum corps and other clubs make the air ring with patriotic tunes.” Senator Foraker ad- dre d 10,000 people in the coliseum at Crapo Park on Republican princi- ples. He made a strong argument for the gold standard and protection to American industries, and was repeat- edly cheered. A number of other ad- dresses were made. Ore Stolen. Victor, Colo., Oct. 7.—The ore house on the celebrated Maybelle mine on Straub mountain was broken into last night and sixty-five sacks of ore, worth about $60,000, stolen. There is no clue, Every workman about the property was to-day discharged. Passengers Shaken Up, Hazleton, Pa., Oct. 7-—While trying to make a flying switch near here to- day a Lehigh Valley passenger train crashed into a locomotive on a siding, smashing in the end of the baggage car and disabling the passenger loco- motive. All the passengers were se- verely shaken up. Gold for the Reserve. New York, Oct. 7.—Lazard Freeres & Co. have deposited at the subtreasury $606,600 gold i1eceived on the La Bourgogte. A TRAIN IS HELD UP EXPRESS TRAIN IN THE HANDS OF NEW MEXICO BANDITS. Shots Are Exchanged Between p United States Deputy Marsh and the Robbers—One of the Lat- ter Is Killed and Several Other People Are Reported Shot—The Express Car Probably Destroyed. Albuquerque, N. Mex., Oct. 4. — & message reccived here stated that the east-bound No. 2 passenger train was being iield up at Rio Puerco bridge, about thirty miles from this city. As soon as the train pulled out of tke sta- tion it was halted by several masked men and the express messenger com- manded to open the doors of his car. A general fusilade of shots kept the passengers terrovized. Late accounts, although meager, say the messenger is still locked in but a number of shots have been fired into the car. The Atlantic & Pacific com- pany will send a special train of of- ficers to the scene at once. It is learned that Cade Selvy, a special se- cret service officer of the railroad, is on the hold-up train. Another message was received from Rio Puerco stating that one of the hold-ups, Cole Young, is dead. When the robbers jumped on the engine and compelled Engineer Ross and his fire- man to uncouple the engine and ex- press car from the train, Deputy Unit- ed States Marshal Loomis, who was returning from the West, took in the situation and fired at the first man, killing young. The robbers then com- menced shooting and shot a lantern from the hands of a brakeman. Ru- mors here are that several others were shot, but this is not yet confirmed. Rio Puerco is only a watering sta- tion with a telegraph office in charge of the pump man. The robbers, after cutting the engine and express car from the train, they ran to the bridge, several hundred yards away. The pump man reported having heard an explosion and believes the robbers have blown up the express car. Engi- neer Ross is off the engine, guarded by a robber. Later — The hold-up was a failure financially, the robbers securing no money. It is thought the hold-ups are members of the same gang that robbed the Separ postoffice a few weeks ago and have been terrorizing the southern part of New Mexico, and that Young was the leader. A TRAIN IS HELD UP. Express Train in the Hands of New Mexico Bandits. (Copyright, 1896, Associated Press.) Zanzibar, Oct. 4. — An incident of great political importance occurred here to-day resulting in decidedly str: ‘ained relations between the British and German officials ashore, and which may lead to international complica- tions of a serious nature. After the bombardment of the palace of Zanzi- bar by the British gunboats Sparrow, Thrush and Raccoon, Seydi Khalid, who had proclaimed himself sultan on Aug. 25, after the sudden death of Seyyid Hammid bin Thwain bin Said, sought refuge at the German consut- ate. A demand was made by the British authorities for his surrender, but the German consul, acting upon ‘ the instructions received from his Ov- ernment, refused to place the fu, in the hands of the British. This caused considerable irritation and has been the cause of considerable diplo- matic correspondence between Great . Britain and Germany. The situation took a new turn to-day. An unusually high tide prevailed, an@ while it was touching the wail of the German consulate, Khalid was placed under an escort of armed German sailors on board the German cruiser Seeadler, for conveyatce, it is believed, to one of the German colonies. The British consul here, Basil Cave, in charge of the British agency in the absence of A. H. Hardinge, the British agent and consul general, who has been to England to consult with the home government regarding the ad- ministration of Zanzibar, was not no- tified of the removal of Khaiid to the German warsnip until after the usur- per was safely on board the Seeadler. But, so soon as he became aware of the action of the German authorities, Mr. Cave entered a vigorous protest at the German consulate against the em- barkation of Khalid, especially point- ing out that the question of his sur- render to the British authorities was still under discussion by the govern- wents of Great Britain and Germany. Iter Mr. Cave cabled a report of the circumstances to his government and ease awaiting instructions from Lon- lon. Viewed in the most conservative light, the incident is regarded as being an act of studied discourtesy upon the part of the German representatives to- ward the representatives of Great Brit- ain, and it can hardly fail to call for serious diplomatic representations. Changes Hands and Politics. Fargo, N. D., Oct. Another news paper change is billed for Fargo and will occur to-day. The Evening Com- monwealth was started two years ago as a Populist paper, but was purchased last spring by Irons & Gage and has been a Republican organ since. To- day George L. Townes, editor of the Sun-Independent and well known in newspaper circles, takes charge of the Commonwealth and will make it a free silver fusion organ. Sifton Finally Selected. Winnipeg, Oct. 4.--The Tribune’s Ot- tawa correspondent wires that A’ ney Genera! Sifton has finally bee: lected as minister of the interipr. All Are Re-elected. Minneapolis, Oct. 4.—Mrs, 8S. M. Fry was re-elected state president of the. W. C. T. U. Other elections were: Mrs. S. B. Irvine, vice presiCent; Mrs. Soule, treasurer; Mrs. Hendrick, Te- cording secretary; Mrs. McCurdy, cor- responding secretary. Sanger Accepts. Milwaukee, Oct. 4. — Walter © Sanger has accepied a challenge to race in a match of five miles with O, ue Hachenberger, the fast Denver ler. idee a a ——— f - ef | >’ ; 4 i ) al ny