Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, November 30, 1901, Page 2

SE The Herald-Review. [BOMBARD COLON By E. C. KILEY. MINNESOTA, pag Sa es oh Wass GRAND RAPIDS, - We use 104,000 tons of flax yearly. France comes next with a consumption of 66,000 tons. Once a distinguished Russian grand duke found himself charged 20 francs apiece for hothouse peaches at a cafe in Paris. “Are hothouse peaches so scarce, then, even in mid-winter?” he asked. “No,” replied the maitre @ho- tel, “but grand dukes are.” The advance of civilization is noted in the Holy Land, where American beer has become a popular beverage. Jerusalem now has electric lights, tele- phones and phonographs, am trolley lines are talked of to connect that cele- brated city with Bethany, Bethlehem, the Lake of Galilee and other places famous in Bible history. President Roosevelt’s independence of thougint and action was illustrated recently in a manner pleasant to re- cord. He bought three fine, ‘high-step- ping horses for use in his carriage at Washington. “He was particular about having long-tailed horses,” said the man of whom he bought 'them. “He insisted that they should not be dock- ed. It made no difference to him that short-tailed horses are considered more fashionable.” For the last two years members of the Baptist church of Saco, Me., have been annoyed by a sound of the church building. While it was not especially troublesome, it was annoy- ing from the fact that it was constant and could not be located. The sexton hhunted everywhere for it, but with- out success until the latter part of last week. In making a more thorough search than usual he found tucked away in a gable end a swarm of bees and about fifty pounds of honey. In the Victoria History of the Coun- ty of Norfolk, England, the author quotes a note concerning the cod, from an old work on British fishes, which says that on a midsummer eve one was captured in Lynn Deeps and brought to the vice-chancellor of Cambridge. In its stomach was found “a book in three treatises.” The date of the discovery was 1626. Can it be that the scarcity of cod in the present year is to be ex- plained by the fact that the fish have been indulging in a literary diet, as did their esteemed predecessor, and with fatal effect? A few “yellow” fournals may have been eaten by mis- take. The law which is driving religious orders out of France, has two very simple provisions. The first is a declaration that all religious associa- tions of whatever kind must submit to * the general law of the republic and obey the prescriptions laid down for the formation of all corporate socie- ties; secondly, it ordains that all re+ ligious institutions in the country must submit to the inspection, approv- al and control of the bishop in whose diocese they are established, and it provides that no religious association which professes obedience to a supe- rior residing out of France sha!] be au- thorized to exist in the country. The English home office is reported to be considering the abolition of Black Maria. The origin of the term “Black Maria” is curious. When New England was filling with emigrants from the mother country a negress, mamed Maria Lee, kept a sailors’ boarding house in Boston. She was @ woman of great strength, and help- ed the authorities to keep the peace. Frequently the police invoked her aid, andthe saying, “Send for Black Maria,” ame to mean “Take him to jail.” Brit- ish seamen were often taken to the lock-up by this amazon, and the sto- ries they syread of her achievements Jed to the nme of Black Maria being given to the English prison -van. There are many workingmen in al) large cities who cannot remove to the suburbs, who must remain ‘in congest- ed districts because they need to be mear their work. Thus there is force in a recent suggestton that some im- mense apartment houses ‘be erected where tenements row stand. Such a building, sheltering a thousand per- sons, perhaps, might be from twelve to eighteen stories high, supplied with elevators, steam-heated, fire proof and sanitary. In the basement would be @ general laundry, on an upper floor a hall for concerts, lectures and unsec- tarian religious services, and there would be a roof-garden which would ‘be also a play-ground for the children. The Mills Hotels in New York City en- able single men to live in decency and comfort at prices working men can afford to pay. The big family hotel ‘would serve the same purpose to mar- ried men who cannot leave a neighbor- hhood of tenements, but would like themselves and their families to be farther from sidewalk sounds and scenes and nearer to the sky. An ancient ship was recently discov- ared in the bed of the old River Lea fn England. The vessel, found at a depth of seven feet below the surface, fs about fifty feet long and is con- structed of oak throughout, with the exception of the keel, which is of elm. The rios of the boat are secured to the sides by tree-nails, while the tim- bers are secured with crude iron nails. The floor boards are fastened together with nails and the calking is done with felt. Antiquarians think it belonged to the fleet with which King Alfred the Great fought the Danes. COLOMBIAN NAVAL OFFICER GIVES TWENTY-FOUR HOURS’ NOTICE, FOREIGNERS SEEKING REFUGE COMMANDER OF THE MACHTAS | AWAITS ORDERS KROM WASH- INGTON, GREAT EXCITEMENT IN PANAMA BREASTWORKS BEING ERECTED AND CITIZENS ARE SEEKING COVER. ‘Colon, Colombia, Nov. 26. — The Co- lumbian gunboat Gen. Pinzon has ar- rived here from Cartagena with troops, and as a result of an exchange of note between Capt. McCrea of the gunboat Machias, and Ignacio Foliaco, the com- mander of the Gen. Pinzon, Command- er Foliaco has officially notified the American, British and French war- ships now in the harbor that he intends to bombard Colon at noon to-day, this giving twenty-four hours’ notice. The varicus consuls are notifying their re- spective fellow sitizens that refuge n.ay be had on board the warships. To bombard the town of Colon it is absolutely necessary to fire across the railroad tracks, and the railroad em- ployes will probably refuse to work. Lieutenant Commander McCrea of the Machias is the senior naval officer, and he awaits instructions from Wash- ington regarding the threat to bom- bard, There is much Excitement in Colon. ‘The afternoon passenger train, which should arrive here at 6 o'clock, had not arrived at 8. Breastworks are being ergcted in the public thoroughfares of Panama. The towns folk in the vicin- ity of these are hastily removing to safer places. All persons known to be Liberals are arrested on sight. The government has declared its intention to contest every inch of ground if an entrance to the city is effected. It is reported that some twenty who were wounded at Perequito were landed on the island of Taboga, facing Panama harbor, to avoid creating alarm in Pan- ama. Taboga is about eight miles from Panama. The government is very’ anxious that the marines should be landed from the United States battle- ship Iowa, but Capt. Perry, her com- mander, has not complied with the re- quest. WRECK AND RU Terrific Gale Rages Along the Coast of the Atlantic. New York, Nov. 26.—A heavy north- east gale has been raging along the coast for the past twenty-four hours. The storm set in at sunset Saturday evening. It blew with great severity all night, accompanied by heavy rain. In the upper and lower bay the storm blew with great fury, an unusually high tide washing upon the Staten island shores, doing considerable dam- age to docks, small boats and other eraft. The Staten Island Rapid Tran- sit railroad track between Thompkins- ville and Stpleton was obstructed by wreckage from piledrivers and a small schooner which was driven ashore and the wreckage piled up on the railroad track. A heavy sea raged in the upper bay. New York Suffers Severely. The storm did considerable damage in the city. Windows in the upper part of the city were blown in and a few roofs taken off. The greatest damage was along West sireet, fronting the North river, where cellars were flooded. The rapid transit tunnel was also flcoded in many places. The wind blew from thirty-six to forty miles an hour yesterday afternoon. The gale sent shipping scurrying to shelter and safe- ty. In spite of the dropping of anchors and the putting out of additional haw- IN. -yers many small boats and other craft were damaged or driven ashore. Dur- ing the early morning hours the ferry boats had some trouble, owing to the high wind, in crossing the rivers. Great Damage on the Islands. In the Eas* river the tide rose to a height not remembered by the “oldest inhabitant.” Great damage was done on the island lying in the river off the Harlem shore. Piers were .carried away, bathing pavilions were washed off their foundations and outhouses were swept into the flood and washed to pieces in the waters of Hell Gate. The United States hotel at Long Branch was wrecked and considerable damage done ‘to other property at that place. The storm struck Asbury Park, N. J., with more force than any ‘in recent years, and did much damage to cot- tages. The Metropolitan hotel was un- roofed and the piazzas were torn from the Hotel Strand. LOSS OF LIFE FEARED. Several Yachts Hnve Not Been Ac- counted For. New Rochelle, N. Y., Nov. 26. — A northeast gale blowing at the rate of seventy-five miles an hour raged over Long {sland sound att Saturday night and Sunday morning and did more than $350,000 damage along the north- ern shore. At City Island, New Rochelle, Larch- mont, Oriento Point, Davenport's Neck and Premium Point the shores were strewn with wreckage. It is feared that when all the reports are in they will show that agnumber of lives have been lost, as several yachts have not teen accounted for. The big country estates of million- aires on Davenport's Neck, Premium Point and Oriento were badly damaged b- great combers which ruined high vtaining walls and flooded Italian gar- jens, while the cellars of many country houses near the sound are flooded. At City Island the storm was so bad that vawls and catboats were torn from ‘heir moorings and dashed like feath- 2rs on hich hills and on the City island end Westchester meadows far inlani. U, S. TAKES CHARGE. Bluejackets Keep Railroad Transit Open on the Isthmus. . Washington, Nov. 2%.—According to the latest advices to the state depart- ment the Colombian government has apparently won a victory over the in- surgents, or Liberaly, on the Isthmus of Panama. it ts not known here, however, whether Colon has been re- taken. A large force of American blue jackets and marines is ashore on the isthmus, under. command of Capt. Thomas Perry of the battleship Iowa, This force is endeavoring to keep rail- road transit open between Panama and Colon, and at last eccounts had suc- ceeded in doing so. It was half-way ‘across the isthmus when last heard from, Information to the foregoing effect, with some additional details, was yes- terday received by the government here. The first message came from Lieutenant Commander Henry McCrea of the gunboat Machias. It was Mr. McCrea who landed a force of men from his ship to Protect the Railroad station at Coloa as soon as the Liber- a's took the town. In the dispatch re- ceived from him he said that the Co- lombian gunboat Gen. Pinzon, which arrived at Colon Sunday, threatened to bombard the place. Thereupon Mr. McCrea served notice on the Pinzon’s commander that he must not bombard for twenty-four hours, in order to give time for the removal of non-combat- ants. In his telegram to the navy de- partment Mr. McCrea asked for in- structions as to his future course. The response of the navy department clother Mr. McCrea with the fullest discretion. He was directed to see that American interests were protected and to do practically as h2 pleased in car- rying out the instructions. It is gen- erally believed in official circles that Mr. McCrea will decline to permit the Pinzon to bombard Colon, as the place is unfortified. International law is firmly opposed to an attack with heavy ordnance on An Unfortified Town. From the dispatches received from Mr. Gudger, the United States consul .general at Panama, and Capt. Perry of the Iowa, it is supposed that Capt. Perry is in personal command of the marines and blue jackets landed from the Iowa to preserve free transit across the isthmus. Yesterday afternoon in- structions were telegraphed by the navy department to assume command of all the American war vessels in isthmian waters. These ships are the Iowa and the gunboats Machias, Mari- etta and Concord. The last named ar- rived at Panama yesterday under or- der to relieve the Iowa, but in view of the renewal of hostilities both ships will be retained at that place. The Machias and the Marietta are at Colon. The text of Capt. Perry’s dispatches was not made public by the navy de- partment, which authorized only the following statement of its contents: “Gen. Alban with 600 men is fighting the Liberals on the line near Empire (a town about half-way across the‘ isth- mus): ‘Transit Is in Danger of interruption. Capt. Perry has landei a detachment of men from the lowa and gone to take a train through and make the transit clear and establish detachments to keep it so.” The dispatch to the state department was from Consul General Gudger. He said that Capt. Perry had started across the isthmus from Panama with 150 men, to open a way for trains. Fighting was going on among the Co- lombians, Mr. Gudger reported, but there was little danger to the American troops. A later and more important message was received from Mr. Gudger yester- day afternoon. He said that the Amer- ican blue jackets and marines (pre- sumably those under Capt. Perry) had arrived at Matachin, half-way across the isthmus, and there was no obstruc- tion to the railway and that the Colom- bian government forces seemed to be victoricus over the insurgents. Free Transis Re-established. Later advices, while showing the sit- uation on the isthmus to be still un- settled, contain the information that free transit by way of the railroad has been re-established. These advices came in a dispatch received by Secre- tary Long from Capt. Perry of the Iowa, who has made a trip across the Isthmus from Panama to Colon, from which place he sent a telegram, an : x- tract of which the secretary made public as follows: “Capt. Perry reports that free transit across the isthmus is restored and that he returns to Panama this afternoon. The captain- will leave a guard on each passenger train for the present.” IN DANGER OF STARVING. Half a Million of People in the Yangtse Valley District. ‘Washington, Nov. 27. — John Good- now, consul general at Shanghai, re- ports to the state department that there are over half a million people in the Yangtse valley who will starve this winter unless they get help from out- side. A committee of foreigners and Chinese has been formed in Shanghai to relieve ‘the conditions of these peo- ple, and all foreigners in China are subscribing iberally. Contributions may be made through the British con- sul general at Shanghai, Mr. P. L. Warren, who is chairman of the relief committee. MACKEY FAILURE, Creditors Fire a Petition for 1 De- cree of Involuntary Bankruptcy. New York, Nov. 27. — Holders of claims aggregating $27,000 filed a peti- tion yesterday asking that the firm of Cc. E. Mackey & Co., bankers and brokers, be declared an involuntary bankrupt. C. E. Mackey & Co. also did business as the Mackey investment company and recently suspended, LASSOED AND ROBBED. Sew Yorker in Cleveland Robbed of Diamonds Worth $350. Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 27. — Gustave Heinrich, wealthy furrier of New York city, was assaulted and robbe} of diamonds valued at $350 early yes terday while on his way to his hotel~ after calling on friends. Heinrich states that two highwaymen threw a lasso about his head, choked him inte insensibility, robbed him of his dia- monds and threw him into a nearby yard, SMOOTH MR. HILL HE IS CREDITED wirn HAVING OUTWITTED THE HARRIMAN CROWD. SMALL END OF THE DEAL NOT HIS SECURED CONTROL OF SECURITIES COMPA) Y IN SPITE OF RIVALS. HILL SCORES A GREAT COUP THER OTHER FELLOWS GET WHAT LOOKS VERY MUCH LIKE A GOLD BRICK. New York, Noy. 27. — James J. Hill is quoted as saying that fu- ture events will prove that in the controversy between himself and the Urion Pacific interests he has yielded nothing to the Harriman crowd. This is considered very significant by a large number of those who from sur- face indications have concluded that Hill was forced to take the small end of the deal in order to retire the North- ern Pacific preferred stock and place himself in command of that property threugh the Northern Securities com- pany. It is predicted that the most impor- tant feature of the Northern Pacitic settlement is yet to come, and it will prove that Mr. Hill has scored one of the greatest coups in railroad history. As it stands now the Harriman people consider in their equal voting strength with Hill in the Burlington they are just that much ahead of the great Northern magnete in the deal. Hill’s Control of N. S. Mr. Hill’s native shrewdness appears, however, in the apparent ease with which he has secured control of the Northern Securities company, in spite of the fact that.the Harriman interests had control of the majority of the stock in two of the three constituent companies. Harriman’s controlling in- terest in Northern Pacific and Burling- ton avails nothing, when it is séen that Mr. Hill and his party by turning in Great Northern stock at 180 will re- ceive in return more than Half of the Northern Securities stock, especially when to this is added the large block of Northern Pacific they control. Making all allowances for independent stockholders who do not turn their stock over, it is evident that the Hill party will be in full control of the se- eurieies corporation—a control that will prove most valuable, if the public opposition to the consolidation does not prevent the consummation of the deal. Hill has also been successful in accomplishing the retirement of the Northern Pacific preferred stock which constituted The Greater Share of the Harriman holdings in that road. This position he might have attained without going into Burlington affairs so deeply previous.to last May. But it is also given out that Mr. Hill expects that the joint control of the Burling- ton by other roads will be declared il- legal by the courts, or, at least, it will be declared that the Union Pacific can- rot directly or indirectly own half of the Burlington steck. The result will be that when the Union Pacific is com- pelled to give up its one-half interest in the new Burlington proprietary com- pany, the situation will be the same as before the last Burlington company was organized with Hill and Morgan in control of the Burlington system. Mr. Hill will ave accomplished his purpose of retiring Northern Pacific preferred steck and gaining control of that system while Harriman, Kuhn, Loeb & Co., and Gould will have simply been hugging themselves over the pos- session of something in the nature of a gold brick. DOUGLAS’ VIEW OF IT. Attorney General Suggests Action Under the Shermaa Law. St. Paul, Nov. 27.—Attorney General Douglass suggests proceedings by the federal authorities under the Sherman anti-trust law and the interstate com- merce law against the cunsolidation of the Great Northern, the Northern Pa- cific and the Burlington under the Northern Securities Company of New Jersey. . Proceedings by the state to annul unused railroad franchises, he thinks, may be of some assistance. The combination, he says, is a clear viola- tion of the spirit of the Minnesota law prohibiting the consolidation of com- peting and parallel lines, but not of the letter of the law. The attorney general suggests an amendment to the federal constitution placing a graduated in- come and property tax on corporations. Attorney Gencral Douglas returned to St. Paul last evening from a two weeks’ hunting trip along the north shore of Lake Superior. “I had not seen a newspaper for two weeks,” he said, ‘‘and knew nothing ot the agitation until yesterday. I was at the shore trying to get out for two Gays, but the heavy storms on the lake prevented the boats from landing. I have not had time to consider the mat- ter thoroughly, and speak only in a general way.” STADBED BY A GIRL, Myrtle Mayes Attacked the Man Who Was Beating Her Mother, Gallipolis, Ohio, Nov. 27.—Jack Rich- ardsen was perhaps fatally stabbed by Myrtle Mayes, a fourteen-year-old girl. Because Richardson was beating her mother Myrtle grabbed a butcher knife and slashed him across the neck. THE ECHO OF A DUEL. Reisswitz Dismissed From Army Be- cause of Blaskowitz Killing. Berlin, Nov. 27.—German newspapers assert that Baron von Reisswitz has been summarily dismissed from the army by order of Emperor William. The baron was colonel of the regiment in which Lieut. Blaskowitz, who was recently killed in a duel with a brother officer, had served. The action was taken because Baron von Relssawitz di¢ nothing to prevent the duel in which Blaskowitz was killed, BIG SMUGGLING SCHEME. ations in Furs. Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 27.—Detectives from the treasury department of the United States government believe they have unearthed one of the most exten- sive smuggling schemes in the history of the country. They estimate that $100,000 worth of furs have been smug- gled into this country from Canada, and of this quantity about $25,000 worth of furs have been smuggled into this country from Canada, and of this quantity about $25,000 worth have been confiscated by the government from some of the most fashionable people of Northern Ohio. Collector of Customs Charles F. Leach and his deputies have charge of the work of confiscation. The victims live in Yourgstown, Canton, Massillon, Cleve- land, and several other Northern Ohio towns, but Collector Leach refused to make public their names. The furs are of the most beautiful and costly kinds. One lot recovered from Youngstown cost at least $1,500. A big fur firm in Montreal is accused of sending goods into this country, avoiding duty. They were shipped it is said to White River Junction, Vt, a small place on the Canadian border. From this point they were sent by express to their destina- tions. Mr. Leach says the members of the fur firm are under indictment in the United States court in Vermont, charged with smuggling. The United States detectives believe that there is much more of the property in the United States outside of Northern Ohio. Collector Leach says the discovery pre- vented the smuggling of some $40,000 worth of furs that were just ready to be shipped. sh OVATION FOR SCHLEY. Hero of Santiago Almost Mobbed by husiastic Admirers. Philadelphia, Nov. 27—Rear Admiral Schley, who, with Mrs. Schley, ar- rived here yesterday to remain until to-day as the guests of Col. A. K. Mc- Clure, was the center of an enthusias- tic demonstration at the Broad street station of the Pennsylvania railroad when the Washington express rolled into the train shed. More than a thou- sand persons were congregated in the station to see the admiral when he stepped from the train and the crowd set up a wild cheer. The people massed around him and it was with much difficulty that the police opened a passegeway for him to leave the sta- tion. Last night the admiral, Mrs. Schley and party occupied a box at the Chestnut Street opera house as the guest of Sir Henry living, to see the English actor in “The Merchant of Venice.” The crowd at the opera house was one of the greatest ever present in that place, hundreds of per- sons being turned away long before the curtain rose, it having been known that the admiral would attend the play. He was enthusiastically greeted. Af- ter the performance the party was en- tertained at lunch at the Hotel Belle- vue. Admiral and Mrs, Sshley will spend Thanksgiving day in New York with their daughter, Mrs. Wertley. KITCHENER’S FAILURE. Has Not Yet Learned How to Coun- teract, the Tactics of the Boers. New York, Nov. 27. — Commenting upon the military situation in Soutn Africa, the London correspondent of the Tribune say3. Lord Kitchener's belated explanation of Maj. Fisher's engagement at Villiersdorp is received with impatience by the military critics. The first reports were entirely mislead- ing, and the incident on the whole was favorable to the Boers. Their settled policy is to keep up a semblance of hos- tilities by avoiding a general engage- ment at any point and by sweeping down unexpectedly on exposed out- posts and rear guards and making a successful attack. They hope in this way to wear out the British army ard taxpayers. There is a growing feeling in military cireles that Lord Kitchener has not yet hit on an effective method counteracting these ingenious tactics. Ss. DIE OF TETA Nine ‘Deaths From Lockjaw Ha Thus Far Followed Vaccination in Camden, N. J. Camden, N. J., Nov. 2¢.—Two more Geaths from tetanus following vaccina- tion were recorded in this city yester- day, making a total of nine deaths from that jisease during the past three weeks. Every effort was made to counteract the divease, but the chil- dren died in great agony. There are several suspicious cases of lockjaw un- der observation by the physicians. The investigation as to whether lockjaw germs are in the vaccine virus is sti:l being carried on by the board of health. TIRED OF Q N DRAGA. King Alexander Wants a Divorce Su He Can Marry His Sister-in-Law. Vienna, Nov. 27. — The Hungarian parers allege that King Alexander of Servia desires to divorce Queen Draga in order that he may marry his sister- in-law, Helene Benyewitch, and that this accounts for Queen Draga’s receat hysterical outbreaks. QUEEN MUCH BETTER. Wilhelmina Is Recovering From Her Recent Illness. The Hague, Noy. 27.—An official bul- letin says Queen Wilhelmina has re- covered from her recent illness and will be able to be out in a few days. ues for n City. erior, Wis., Nov. 27.—John E. Connor, a blacksmith of this city, has begun suit in the Canadian courts against the Canadian guvernment to recover an estate valued at $3,000,000. The estate comprises the site of the town of Guelph, Ont., a city of over 16,000 people, and is regarded as one of the handsomest “ities in Canada. Wealthy Mine Owner on Trial. Des Moines, lowa, Nov. 27.—The trial of Letson Balliet, mine owner and largely interested in the properties at Baker City, Or., vas begun this morn- ing in the United States circuit court. He is charged with frauiulent use of the United States mails. H> Probably Needs Them. Calcutta, Nov. 27. — It is said here that Lord Kitchener has again applied for a number of staff officerg fron: India to be sent forthwith % South Africa. LIBERALS ROUTED COLOMBIAN FORCES COMPEL THB INSURGENTS TO RE- TREAT. ) BOTH SIDES LOSE MEAVILY LIBERALS ADMIT HAVING LOSER SIXTY—GOVERNMENT LOSS HEAVIER. DECISIVE BATTLE LOOKED FOR IOWA MARINES MAKE ANOTHER TRIP ACROSS THE ISTHMUS. Colon, Nov. 27.—A fight yesterday cc- curred between the Liberals and the Conservatives at Barbacoa bridge and the Liberals were forced to retreat to- ward Colon. The Liberals are now ap- proaching Gatun station, about five miles from Colon, and it is believed a decisive engagement will be fought to- day at Monkey Hill cemetery, one mile from the limits of Colon. The cverdue passenger train, with a marine guard from the American war- ship Towa arrived at 4:40 p. m.. The train brought news that Gen. Alban, with about 300 government troops, had crossed Barbacoa bridge, and is con- tinuing his march to Colon. He is now at Tavernilla, where he is resting. The Liberal forces continue to retreat be- fore him. They explain their retreat by saying that they have no ammuni- tion. All the Fighting yesterday occurred at Barbacoa bridge. Passengers by the delay2d train assert that fully 100 Conservatives were killed or weunded during the fighting there, and that the Liberal losses were insig- nificant. The Liberals retreated to Empeado owing to a lack of ammunition. They admit having lost sixty men killed and wounded, among the number Col. Cyas, but they claim that the sovern- ment less was over 150 men killed and wounded. The armored train which went over the railroad Monday, hav- ing on board Capt. Perry of the lowa and a machine gun and fiying the American flag, was a demonstration and will be repeated every day. The train which left here yesterday after- noon for Panama with the Iowa ma- yines and the passengers from the steamer Orizaba were delayed in tran- sit but reached Panama safely. Re- ports current here yesterday afternoon that the Gen. Pirzon hud Bombarded Porte Bello, have been found upon investigation to be unreliable and not authentic. The Gen. Pinzon yesterday morning reap- peared in Colon harbor. Her com- mander said there were only 100 men out of the criginal 600 troops carried by the vessel now on board the gun- boat. The others had been landed at Porto Bello, about ten miles distant from Colon. The presumption is that the 500 men are marching overland to join the government forces under Gen. Alban. The ground they have to cover is difficult and the troops doubtless will require a few days to reach their dest- nation. The Panama railroad steamer Orizaba, from New York Nov. 19, ar- rivec at Colon yesterday morning, hav- ing on board about 100 marines who are to relieve the time-expired men of the United States battleship Iowa now at Panama. KING EDWARD TACTFU Full Military Honors for the Re- mains of Count von Hatzfeld. London, Noy. 27.—Full military hon- ors will be paid to the remains of Count von Hatzfeld-Wildenberg, the late Ger- man ambassador to the court of St. James, who died Noy. 22, when the body will be removed from the em- bassy here and is taken to the Victoria station on its way to Germany. This exceptional step is entirely due to the initiative of King Edward, who quite unexpectedly notified the relatives of the deceased diplomat that he desired to pay this unusual tribute to the am- bassador, who had untiringly labored in the interests of the good relations of the two nations. In view of the Angio- phobia in Germany the king’s action ts considered highly tactful and as caleu- lated to show that the relations be- tween the two governments are wholly friendly. STILL A LONG WAY OFF. Brigands in No Huriy to Release Miss Stone. Sofia, Nov. 27.—The brigands are de- termined to wait until the disappear- ance of snow permits them freedom of movement before resuming negotia- tions for the release of Miss Ellen M. Stone, the American missionary, an@ Mme. Tsilka, her companion. The im- pression which prevails among the best informed people here is that Mr. Dick- inson’s departure for Constantinople increases the difficulty of gaining the confidence of the briginds and expedit- ing a settlement of the ransom ques- tion. 7 NO CAUS) FOR ALARM. Argentina and Chile Yrouble Smoothed Over. Santiago, Chile, Nov. 27.—The recent incident between Chile and Argentina is about to be satisfactorily arranged. The Chilean authorities and ministers of Argentina, who are here, will short- ly sign a memorandum of agreement. There is not the slightest cause for alarm. t War Kelies for Alabama. Montgomery, Ala., Noy. 27.—Gen. Jo- seph Wheeler kas presented to the State of Alabama the first American flag which floated over Santiago. The flag was sent to Gov. Jelks. It will be run up on the main mast of the Span- ish war vessel Don Juan de Austria, which mast wes ‘presented to Alabama through the efforts of Capt. R. P- Hobson. The mainmast, which has al- ready reached Montgomery, will be raised on the grounds of the state capitol, and there will be appropriate ceremonies, his, 5 { :