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2 N THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 1891. onus repeatedly, but our machetes were 00 much for thew and they suilenly retired. Our little force suffered terribly. Our cavalry, which wen: in eighty strong, came out with only twenty-two men, and the infan- try suffered almost in the same proportion. But for all that we were consoled by the fact that our brave brothers gave up their lives in s good cause and to save the body of our lamented Maceo from the desecration the Spaniards would hav inflicted. We buried the body in a secret and secure place. Only myseli and a few selected officers know the place. In due time it will be marked. §ili known now, the murderous Spaniards Would try to get it and parade it to show their great triumph. . ; Poor Maceo sleeps, but his brothers remain to avenge him. I have a great many impor- 1ant things to tell you in counection with this, but I do not care 10 put them in this, asIem not sure this leiter will get through safely. ANDRE HERNANDES, Lieutenant-Colonel Regiment Guerrs, Com- manding Department of Havans. —————— FORTIFYING THE CITIES. Spaniards Are Driven From the Country in Al Directions, TAMPA, Fra., Jan. 17.—Passénigers by the Olivette bring news of the revolution in © Forto Principe and Santiazo are practically in the hands of the Cu- bans, the Spaniards not daring to leave their fortresses except under the protec- tion of a strong escort. In fact the whole eastern portion of the island is now under the government of the Cubans. Weyler permits nothing against his in- terest to pass his censorship, but it now comes out that the 200 wounded men sent into Havana last week were the result of an attack made on the trocha, twenty | miles f | n Havana by a Cuban column. | s now ascertained that the Cuban Maria Aguirre, died of pneu- monia at El Ingiis, in the Province of Havana on the 20th ultimo. The Spaniards are driven from the country into the cities and are fortifying them. They continue the work day and nightat Havana. On Sunday morning, | before the Olivette lefi, the Spaniards were out practicing with heavy artill ery. The stories published in this country that the rebel leaders are ready to treat on the basis of autonomy are denounced as slanders on Cuban manhood. | They are emphatic in the statement that the Cubans will never accept any- thing at the hands oi Spain but absolute ce. Gomez has never author- ything to the contrar: It is reported that Fondevila continues to butcher pacificos at Guanabacoa. A large body of insurgenis vnder Cas- | tillo and Delgado is reported near Havana. | 1t is also reported that General Calixto | Garcia hes defeated General Segura, in- | flicting a loss of 500 kiled and wounded on the 8paniards. , Josi S AT KINGSTON, CUBANS ARKIV Bear Dispatches ihat Are Detained for Observation. KINGSTON, Jamaica, Jan. 17. Cubans, including arrivea here, Cuba. reg tion. Rumors continue to reach here tbat Maceo, the rebe! ‘eader, is still alive. It is said that he was desperately woungled in tbe engagement in which he was re- ported to have been killed, but that he is now fmproving. Advices have reached here to the eifect that Maximo Gomez, the insurgent com- mander chief, now has his forces com- pletely equipped, and is prepared to open & vigorous campaign against Captain-Gen- eral Weyler. Seven | nor Szuvenell, have ringing ispatches from | In accordance with the quaragtine | tions they are detained for observa- o g b SBERM N MN1SiPRESENTED. Has Not Made Staements Attributed to Him trgarding Cuba. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 17.— Sena- tor Sherman said to-night, with regard to certain alleged interviews with him on the Cuban question, tnat he had not madeany statement that could be construed as an indication of the policy of the incoming administration on that matter. Insofar as this appeared 1n the press dispatches he bad been erroneousiv quoted. PLWTOCECK | THEISURY DS Continued from First Page. dead. In Calvary Cemetery adjoining are 50,000. The living relativesof these donot went to have their graves disturbed and desire to have the privilege of being buried beside them. On the other hand the resi- dents of the Richmond district, a rapidly growing quarter of the county, object to the further interment of the dead at their very door, 80 to speak, and urge sanitary reasons for their objection. Mr. Burhng says that he traveled through Europe three years ago and that interments are reade daiiy in Miian, Italy, and in Pere La Chaise Cemetery, in the beart of Paris. He will appear before the commitiee on Wednesday. AT FOE RESI1EAI ING DAMS. Membders From Mining Counties Ask for an Appropriation. SACRAMENTO, CaL., Jan. 17.—Four years ago the Legislature appropriated $250,000 to be expended in building re- straining dams to hold mining debris. The money was allowed on condition that Congress should expend an equal amount to protect the navigable streams. Subse- quently Congress appropriated an equal sum. The State appropriation, however, has l!apsed, and the members represent- ing the mining counties now insist on a reapprovriation of the money. They con- tend that the reappropriation measure soould take precedence of the bill ailow- ing $300.000 for dredging the lower rivers, The money allowed by Congress cannot be uced unless the Siate comes forward with an equal amount. The indications are that the two bills, allowine in the aggregate $550,000, will be passed and approved. . —_— 20 Rrand Prison-Made Goods. SACRAMENTO, CaL, Jan. 17.—Bills will be introduced in both Houses of the Legislature to-morrow, requiring that articles of merchandise manufactured by convict labor of other Siates shall be branded as “prison manufactured” goods when exposed for sale in California, The traffic in prison-made goods is said to be very large in San Francisco. e Harris Leads Uver St. John. TOPEKA, Kas., Jan. 17.—Ex-Congress- man W. A. Harris is conceded to be in the lead for United Btates Senator. A new and strong candidate was announced last night, however, in_ex-Governor John P. St. John. Thougha Prohibitionist of nutional slanding, he is in accord with the Populists, and may slip in as a compro- mise. feo gl o 1ne Pope Approres Arbitration. =LONDON, Ex6LAND, Jan. 17.—The Rome correspondent of the Chronicle telegraphs that the Pope expressed the utmost satis- fac.ion upon hearing of the signing of the Anglo- American arbitration treaty. He said he had hoped the Papacy would be the permanent tribunal of arbitration for all nations, but was graiified that the K;mclple of arbitration had been adopted l Great Britain and America. | Paris and St. Potersburg. FURTHER TIME FOR THE SULTAN The Powers Unable to Agree Upon a Plan of In- tervention. Incessant Festivity Follows the Opening of the feason at Berlin. Embassador Uil Gives a Court Recep- tion—The Faiciion Is Conducted With Great Pomp. [Copyright, 1897, by the United Associated Presses] BERLIN, GERMANY, Jan. 17.—Under in- structions from the foreign committee, Baron von Jeitsch, German Embassador to the Porte, has given persist to M. Nelidoff, the Russian Embassador, throughout the series of Embassedorial conferences held in Constantinople which | are to be terminated, but in the discussion of the financial and administrative re- forms proposed by M. 'Nelidoff, however, Baron Saurma has taken no prominent part. M. Cambon and Sir Pnilip Currie, re- spectively French and British Embassa- dors, are understood to have obtained im- portant amendments to Russia’s pro- vosals, which have now received the assent of the European Governtents. These Embassadors have advocated a distinct plan of enforcement of the decision of the powers and argue that the presentation of the reform measures to the Su!tan should be accompanied by an explicit declaration that the powers are prepared to enforce them by sea and land. The report is entirely credited in official and diplomatic quarters here that S Philip Currie placed befare the bassa- dors a fully matured project of naval aad military operations desi occupation of Constantinople, the Darda- nelles and Bosphorus and also to overawe | the Moslem population in the all too | probable event of a rising and attempted massacre. To any consideraticn of coercion Baron Saurma took a decided stind in opposi- tion. The Kaiser obviously continues to hold that the Sultan must be trusted to carry out the reforms and that his sover- eign rights should not be interfered with. M. Nelidoff professed ro vnwillingness to agree to the principle of coercion, but op- posed the English proposals on the ground that they were premature and that the Sultan must have time in which to act. At this time communications are in progress between the powers. The Goy- ernments seem to think that the Kaiser's opposition to coercion will disappear if France and Russia will consent to act, and London is negdiating directly with Under no cir- cumstances will Russia assent to armed interference until the spring is well ad- | vanced, the Black Sea ports unobstructed by ice and the roads and rivers in Souib- ern Russia in condition. [t is a winter of almost unprecedented mildness in South- | ern Russia, being as warm as early spring | in Odessa, and nav:gation between Nico- laieff and Kherson is still open; but it is not a part of the present Russian policy to permit concerted armed intervention in Turkey. The Suitan will cet time and take it. The Berlin season is now in fall swing and the past week has been one of almost incessant festivity, The reception_ given to the m=mters of the court at the United States Ambassy by Ambassador Ubl was & magnificent function. The hall was re- splendent with br:lliant*uniforms and the costumes of jeweled tadies, wnose dia- monds presented a most dazziing contrast. Embassador Uhl, who stood in the librarary, was supporied on either side by Mess: Jackson and H. C. Squire-, respectively first and <econd secretaries of the American embassy, while the official introducer of the German court, Herr von Usedom, as-isted by Major Tempsko and Court Chamberlain von Combrona, presented the diplomats to the court of- ticials. When the ladies were presented Embassador Uhl advanced several -teps to meet them. After the formality of shaking hands with the guests, Mr. Uhl led them into the adjoining saloon, where Mrs. Unl awaited them. Mrs. Uhl had for her supporters her daughters Lucy and Alice, the former of whom was re- cently married to Professor Guy Thomp- son of Yale University. Couniess von Schwanenfeid presented the ladies to Mrs, Uhl, and the master of ceremonies, Count von Kanitz, and Baron von Roederer presented the gentlemen. ‘The guesis in attenctance included all of the foreizn Embassadors, with their wives, the leading members of 'the foreign em- bassies, leading officials of the Foreizn Office, members of the German Ministry and many high military « flicials. Followinz the reception at the American embassy came Count Wedel<ky’s nuptial eve, given uron the occasion of the mar- riage of his daughter to Count Johann von Bismarck-Bohlen of the First Regiment of Foot Guards. The Emperor was present at the wedding dinner and presented the bride with a costly porcelain table, On Tuesday there was a recepticn at the French embas y similar to that given by Embassador Uhl followed by a ainner, and a number of balls and other functions occurred during the week. To-morrow will be the festival day of the Black Eagle order, which will bring to- gether as notable an assemblage of high military and other dignitaries as Germany can produce. On Wednesday a grand conrt will be held by their imperial Majesties in the royal_castie, and on the Kaiser's birth- day, January 27, there will be a reception at the royal castle, followed by a banquet and & gala opera performance at the Royal Theater. On Wednesday, February 3, the Kaiser and Kaiserin will give a erand bal! in the castle. On February 10 their Majesties’ grand ball will take place. A popular subscription ball is fixed for February 17 in the Royal Opera-house on the following Wednesday another private ball will be given at the castle, and on March 2 agrand maskedbali will be given with which the Kaiser and Kaiserin pro- pose to conclude their Berlin season, There is also to be an unusual stream of aristocratic functions. Many weil- known princely families who were ab- sentees last season owing to discord with the Kaiser and nis entourage, have reap- peared, and Berlin court tradesmen are rejoicing thereat. he trial of Major Baron von Tausch, formerly chief of the political police, on charges of forgery and perjury, will not begin bofore the end of Marck. Al most daily new witnesses are coming for- ward and new charges are croppingaup. A rather sensational article in the Staats Berger Zeitung seeks to prove that one of the principal informers against Tausch is the Berlin correspondent ol a Hanover paper, Herr H. Keller, once a_member of the siaff of the Tagebiatt. The Staats- burger Zeitung asserts that Herr Keller, besides ‘‘rounding’’ on Tausch, set to work to implicate in the case other Berlin journalists who were in no way connected with it. The article reflects the peity ned to cover the | i A Senators Stratton, Dickinson and Seawell, Who Will Look After the Code Commission . jealousies, if not the corruption, prevakent in the ranks of Berlin journalists. It is not surprising that the report gains credit that the Kaiser bas set his face against the whole system of official and semi-nfficial journalism, and has reque ted ail Ministers and leading officials to cease communication with reporters of news- papers. 1f greater latitude were allowed | to the expression of opinion in the press and actions for lese majeste less easily | brought the disappearance of ‘‘inspired” | ariicles would be beneficial. Ministers | have so long been accu-tomed to supply | certain papers with views, upon the ap- | pearance of which other papers waited for the keynote of attack or defense, as to make tha entire cessation of the inspir- ation very embarrassing 10 some journal- s ‘The reception of Count Goluchowskl, Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs, by | the Emperor and Chancellor Prince von | Hohenlohe on Saturday was of the most cordial character, and it is believed that | the as<urances which e will receive 1n re- | gard to the status of the Dreibund powers, }in view of certain European complica- tions, the pronosed increase of Armaments and other matters, to obtain full informa- tion upon which was the purpose of his visit, will be entirely satisfactory to the Austrian Government. The report of the appointment of Count Muravieff. who is known to be an ardent friend of France and_a pronounced Ger- manophobe, to the office of Rnssian Min- ister of Foreign Affairs, has been made the subject of an unworthy and very un- dignified discussion in the German press, wiich was obviously under the influence of a scare. The scare is now subsiling, however, the annonncement of Connt Muravieff’s appointment in the St. Peters- burg Official Messenger discloses the' fact [ that he bas merely been —appointed “Gerant” of the Foreign Office. and is not | officially styled Minister of Foreign Af- fairs, as the late Prince Lobanoff was. The apnointment of a successor to Prince Lobanoff, the Messenger says, r mains in | suspense. The fact is now recognized | that the promotion of Count Muravieff need not excite the least d-gree of dis- | quietude in Germany. £ The number of German royalties who | are already booked for attendance at th- Queen’s jubilee in England includes a large list of names figuring in the Alma- | nach de Gotha. TItisin consonance with the expressed desire of Empress Frederick that there shall be the fullest attendance of Qieen Victoria’s German relatives. The three eidest of the imperial princes will go with the Kaiser. The Grand Duke and Duchess of Hesse, the Crown Prince and Princess of Roumania and the Saxe- Coburg and Mecklenbnrg-Strelitz families will attend the celebration. The Czar with the Czarina, if her health permits, and several princes of Denmark will also take | rart in the London festivities, bui the Emperor of Aus'ria will not be present. The opposition of the produce hoursés to the new bourse laws is still confined to the exchanges of Prussia proper. Opera- tions throngh the Berlin, Bres!an, Btettin | end Danzig oreanizations proceed, but the record of dealings by no means comes up to that of the same veriod in 1896, The stock bourses are also feeling the pinch of the new laws most acutely. If the dimi- nution of transgctions continues the brokers agree that B rlin will lose her po- | sition as an international market for se- | curities and becoms merely a sort of | minor local bourse. Herr Geisin, editor of the Frankfort Guzette, who was recrntly arrested for re- fusing to disclose the identity of the author of an article published in his parer containing insulting reference to Emperor, has been released. The offense | of the writer was lese majsste, but the officials were unsuccessful in their efforts to indace Herr Geisin to disclose the au- thor of the article and the matter was dropped. The eaict dissolving the Austrian Reichsrath is likely to be issued on the 3lst inst., the negotiations to close by the end of March and the Reichsrath to assem- ble the first week in Ma BUSINESS BEFORE CONGRESS. Appropriation Bills Awaiting Action by the Senate—Morgan Will Talk on the Pacific Roads. WASEINGTON, D. C., Jan. 17.—Appro- priation bills wili demand the attention of tie Senate this week. The armv bill has been reported and the military academy bill will be reported this week. Senator Morgan will probably address the Senate committee on his bill for the appointment ol Government trustees to operate the Pacific roads until the Govern- ment’s claim is settied. The Nicaraguan bill, in accordance with the decision of the Republican steering bill committee, will be made the business for Monday. The guaranteo of the canal ponds will be antagonized by Messrs. Turpie, Vest, Teller and others, There is no other indication of any in- tention to call up the Cameron resolution, The resolution of Mr. Sherman on thsi subject since the formal announcement of his acceptance of the State Department portfolio are looked upon by his associates 88 8 request from_the incoming adminis- tration that nothing should be done pend- ing its accession to power. Several influential Senators who were previously charged with being ‘“jingoes” have since their visit to Canton” become very conservative and no one on the Re- publican side of the chamber is wanting Ect_lnn of any kind in respect to the war in uba. The extradition treaties between the United States and the Orange Free State and Argentine Republic will probabiy be disposed of this week and the remainder of the time will be devoted to clearing up unobjectionable bills on the calender. In’the House of Representatives no pro- gramme of business has been arranged ex- cept a Virginia contested election case. It is the expectation of the committee of rules that during the week the Indian ap- provriation bill wil: be considered. —_— Ew-Consul Contemcen Dead. NEW YORK, N. Y., Jan. 17.—Cheva- lier Louis Contencen, ex-Consul to the Two Sicilies and one of the most promi- nent Italian merchants in the city, died at 10 o'clock to-night at his residence in this city, of appendicitis, from .which he | bad suffered but a few days, HID HIMSELF N & HAYMCW Castler’s Terrible Revenge on His Wife's Betrayer. Fred Smith, a Noted Racehorse Trainer, Beaten Till Nzarly Insane. He Boarde¢ a Train and Fled to N-w York—The Young Wife's Fath.r a Furmer. SOMERVILLE, N. J., Jan. 17.—Fred Smith, a well-known turfman and assist- ant trainer of two great pacers, John R. Gentry and Robert J, was murderously assaulted at bis appartmentsin tbe stables of Lewis G. Tewksbury, at this place, at an early hour this morning by George Castler, manager of the Alired de Cardova stock-firm. Castler applied to a local Justice at mid- night for a warrant for the arrest of Smith, who, he alleges, was intimate with his wife, The Justice refused to issue the warrant, as Castler had not sufficient proof of the man’s guilt. Castler, accompafied by his father-in- law, then went to Smith’s apartments. Castler, who is a man of phenomenal strength, broke Smith’s nose with & single blow. He then grasped him by the throat and continued his assault with terrible effect, and would have killed his victim but for the timely interierence of the stablemen. Smith escaped to a neighboring stable, where be concealed himself in the hay- mow. Wien discovered by his friends he was in a pitiable condition. Castler was still searching for him. Smith’s friends dressed his wounds and hurried him ont of town in a closed carriage. He boarded 8 train at Bound Brook for New York City. At the Bound Brook station he created a sensation by mistaking an approacting carriage containing two men for Castler and bis father-in-law. He gave a yell and sprinted down the track and jumped over back-yard fences in his attempt to escape from his imaginary enemy. Castler’s wife is the daughter of a well- to-do farmer, who wept lo-day as he told the story of his dauzhter's waywardn ess. ELECTRICAL S10RH IN OHIO. Heavy Thunder and Vivid Lightning Cause Consternation Among the People of Cleveland. CLEVELAND, Onro, Jan. 17.—At 5:35 this evening the people of Cleveland were startled by an electrical storm which would have been unusual even in midsummer, but coming as it did in midwinter, is created consternation, especially among the superstitious, for /izbtning was vivid, and the thander loud ana unusually severe. This thunderstorm in January was ac- companied by a heavy rainfall, almost as beavy as the worst siorm last summer. Just before the electrical storm the at- mosphere became so warm that windows were opened and overcoats discarded. The cold wave siznal is now up, and the promise is made that it will be 35 degrees colder Monday morning. ST. PAUL, Misy., Jan. 17.—A great storm has been raging in Minne-ota and the Dakotas for the past iwenty-eight hours, and to-night the temperature is dropping one degree an hour. The fall of snow has been very heavy and the wind has raged fariously. No trains northwest of 8t. Paul are run- ning on schedule time. Southern and Eastern trains left here on time to-night, but with slight prospects of getting through. No trains bave been_ operated on the Great Northern between Huron, S. Dak.,and Benson, Minn., for two weeks. All Northern Minnesoia points report the temperature from 10 to 20 below zero. The thermometer here registered 10 below -at 11:30 o'clock to-night, with prospects of gmw(nimuch colder this morning. MUSKEGON, Mics., Jan. 17.—A steady downpour of rain which fell to-day has formed into a gale to-night, and the wind is blowing off Lake Michigan forty miles anh hour. The rain did an immense amount of damage, as it caused Muskegon Lake to overtiow its banks and hus covered hun- dreds of acres of celery flelas with water. Theice in the lake is breaking up and is expected to go out to-night. OVER 7000 et e/ b ARE INVITED. A Great Convention of Manufacturers Will Be Held Late This Month at Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Jan. 17.—Postal- card returns thus far received at the office of the National Associaiion of Manufac- turers indicate that a very large propor- tion of the entira membership of the asso- ciation will be in attendance atthe second annual convention of the . association, L which will be held in Philadelphia Janu- l ary 26, 27 and 28. Over 250 members have alreudy signified thelr intention of being present, and this number of delegates will be lar.ely increased. Invitations have been sent to over 7000 manu.aciurers, ouiside the members of the a-fociation, for the purpose of making this convention a general gathering of manulacturers from all sections of the country and representing all the branches of industry. Attendance of non-members will be un- usually large, as shown by the replies already received from those wbo have definitely decided to be present. The con- vention will be essentially a brief one, and tbe programme has been made up with this in view. 5 Many matters of importance to the man- ufacturing interests of the country will be discussed in the convention, and some time will be devoted 10 the foreign trade of the United States. One feature of par- ticular interest in this connection will be a symposium on methods of furthering foreign trade, which will embrace a num- ber of brief addresses of an eminently practical character, by members of the as- sociation who have recently visited vari- ous foreign countries on business. el i MASGN'S CHANCES GROW LESS. New Lightning Rods Stuck Up at Spring- fizld for the Senatorial Thunderbolt. SPRINGFIELD, IvrL., Jan 17.—With the selection of the members of the Houseand Senate, and the appearance on the scene of two new candidates, the Senatorial fight begins to assume again the heated char- acter that prevailed at the end of the week. The two men are General Calhoun and Albert J. Hopkins. Neither of these gen- tlemen has formally.announcea his can- diaacy, but Hopkins will open headquar- ters to-morrow morning. It is now apparent that a number of candidates are counting on the inability of the caucus to- morrow night to name a candidate, and hope to get the fight transferred to the floor of the General Assembly, trusting to luck to be in the pathway of the_senatorial thunderbolt when it strikes. With the appearance of these two candi- dates, with a possibility of General John McNulta entering the field, the chances of William E. Mason grow less hopeful. Mr. Musen’s strength lies principally in the districts outside Chicago and the new candidates are from the agricultural pre- cincts. Each will draw from Mason's force, and the seventy - six supporters claimed by Mason will ‘be divided among the new men. Mr. Hopkins starts out with the support of his district, which takes three from Mason, and the other candidates w"ll be backed by their repre- sentatives in the General Assembly. This will take from Mason enouh to make his selection uncertain in the caucus. It is asserted by old politicians that the caucus cannot possibly settle the question. The machine men think the Cook County members will yet win, even if they have to put up Governor Tanner as a compromise candidate. There will be a full caucus of the Republican members to-morrow night, and it is hoped by the Cook County delegates to have things so arranged that their man will then be finally decided upon, if it is proven con- clusively that Tanner cannot carry the dav. With the contest in the General Assem- biy it will be anybody’s fight, and a mem- orable cohtest is promised. Congressman Hitt is conducting a quiet yet energetic campaign, and his managers assert that he is the strongest candidate, if the que: tion is to be aecided on merit. The can- didates for the Senatorship now number fifteen. They are William E. Mason, Con- gressmen Lorimer and Hitt, Josepn' Can- non, Walter Reeves, A. J. Hopkins, W. J. Calhou , Joh: M. Smythe, Samuel W. Al lerton, George Hunt, Clark E. Carr, W. H. Harper, ex-Senator Farwell, General John C. McNulta and ex-Governor Joseph W. Fifer. The Legislature meets at noon Monday. g FIGHTINGTHESOUTHERNPACIFIC Competing Lines Shorten the Time to the City of Memico by Thirty Hours. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Jan 17.—The time be- tween the City of Mexico and St. Louis is to be shortenel by nearly thirty hours. The schedule by which this is to be ac- complished is now béing arrangzed by the Iron Mountain, the Texas +nd Pacific, the International and Great Nortbern and the Mexican National roads, and it will prob- ably go into effect abomt February 15. Unaer the new schedule the time between St. Louis and San Antonio will be cut down six hours. The time is thirty-five hours, These roads wiil inaugurate this new <chedule to protect themselves a the new through-trains service which will be inauguraied out of San Antonio for St. Louis to-night over the Southern Pacific, the San Antonio and Aransas Pass and 8t. Louis and San Francisco roads. PR OQUITLANWS EOUB L}IIGBAHZ'H. The Leader Recognized as George Taylor, a Noted Murderer. GUTHRIE, O. T., Jan. 17.—A party of emigrants, traveling from Missouri to Oklahoma, were held up by outlaws in the Creek reservation and robbed of everything valuable, amounting to several thousand dollars., The leader of the gang was recognized by the Missourians as George Taylor, the escaped murderer of the Meeks family. Povitively Platt for the Senate. ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 17.—Hon, Thomas C. Platt will be formally elected United Siates Senator at noon next Tuesday. The Legislature will meet in joint ses<ion in the Assembly hall for the purpose. Chester 8, Lord, the managing editor of the New York Sun, will be elected regent oil the university at the same joint ses- sion. e g Owner of Willard’s Hotel Dead. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 17.—Joseph C. Willard, owner of the well-known Wil- lard’s Hotel, died at his residence, in this city, aged 80 years, FRESND'S FIREBUG ~ AGAIN AT WORK Applies the Maich to the Presbyterian House of Worship. Blaze Discovered and Checked Before Great Damage Is Done. Op:rations of an Incendiary Who Is Intent on the Destruction of Churches. FRESNO, Car, Jan. 17.—An attempt was made to-night to fire the temporary house of worship consiructed by the Pres- byterian congregation, at the corner of Merced and K streets, since 1ts magnifi- cent church on_the same corner was de- stroyed a few months ago. It was a plain cas- of incendiarism, and tends to prove the suspicion that Fresno has a fiend whose objects of destruction are the churches of the city. The blaze to-night was discovered before it gained much beadway, and the depart- ment quickly extinguished it. The fire organ were destroyed. The organ was undoubtedly the place where the torch was applied, as it was all ablaze when the firemen broke into the building. Piled on top of the organ were conclusive evidence of incendiartsm. When the janitress closed the building shortly after 9 o’clock, at the conclusion of the evening services, the chairs were all in place where the choir members had left them. The burning chairs communicated the blaze to the ceiling. The rear window, through which the scoundrel undoubtedly effected an entrance to the room, had been burned out, and it was therefore im- possible to get any evidence from it. The fine $10,000 church of the Presby- terians, with its $2500 pipe organ, was burned to the ground a few months ago. In this case the fire also originated on the pulpit platform. On the same night an attempt was made to fire the Methodist church on the corner opposite the site of the Presbyterian church. A few weeks | before the Baptist church, one of tne finest in the city, was destroyed, and there was also strong ground for suspicion of incendiarism shere. The Baptist ard Presbyterian churches stood on opposite corners of the same bleck. Last Sunday night a fire was discovered in the Congre- gational churcn, but this was believed to bave been the resualt of an accident. MURDEROUS REJECTED SUITOR. Stabs Four Persons, Including the Bride- groom, at the Wedding of the Girl He Loved. NEW YORK, N. Y., Jan. 17.—A re- jected suitor caused a riot and bloodshed to-night at the wedding of ihe girl whom he had loved in vain. The bridegroom and three guests were stabbed before the police moved upon the wedding feast, which had become a riot, and overpowered the enraged and disappointed man. The injured, all of whom were cut in the right arm, are: Charles Barnisky, 18 years old; Michael Roman, the bride- groom; Henry Roman, brother of the bridegroom, and Mary Zeppe. The man with the knife was John Or- nis. Heis a tall, powerfully built Hun- garian. He has wooed Agnes Hafri and at one time he thought thai the girl re- turned his love. Then Mr. Roman met Agnes, Roman and Agnes were soon be- trothed and Ornis concealed his chagrin and was the first to congratulate the couple. The wedding took place this evening at the home of the bride, 118 Sheriff street. The ceremony was over, the feast was at 1ts beight, everybody was merry and the spirit of the wine loosened the tongues of the guests. Then some one who had forgotten his presence turned to Ornis and in a joking way chided him for hisill-luck in not win- ning so fair a girl. A second later that guest wishea that hi§ idle words had never left his lips. Ornis, who had been trying to conceal his feelings, became on fire with anger. He roared a fierce Hungarian curse and drew a clasp-knife. He rushed first at the groom, who dodged him and retreatea into & far corner. A scene of wildest confusion followed. The furniture was overturned. Women | fled shrieking about theflat. Some of the men tried to overpower Ornis, who cut right and left with the knife. The bride screamed and wept and begged him, for her sake, to desist, but Ornis made his way to the bridegroom who threw up his right arm as a guard and re. ceived a painful wouud. Ornis then stabbed the bridegroom’s brother, buried his knife in the arm of young Barniski and stabbed the Zeppe was on the platform, and the puipit and | the chairs of the choir, and this fact is | woman as she was trying to escape from the room, Ornis was taken tfo the Union Market station and locked up, with four charges of felonious assault against him. el iy NICARAGUA CANAL BILL. White and Ferkins Believe It Will Pass the Senate—Speaker Reed's Quali- fied Objection. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 17.—The Nicaragua Canal biil will come up for con- sideration in the Senate to-morrow. Sen- ators White and Perkins believe debate will last about three days and that the bill ill pass the Senate. The princival opqoutlon will come from the mid- dle’ Etates. The Pacific railroads will all of them unite in an attempt to de- feat its passage. The corps of lobbyists already on the ground is now at work. Lengthy speeches will be made by Sen- ators White, Perkins, Morgan and others. Among those who have announced their, intention of speaking in opposition are Senators Vest, Turpie and Teiler. Senator Stewart will also probauly oppose the biil. The Rules Committee of the House will in a few days meet to determine whether or not they will set a time for the bill's consideration in the House ot Representa- tives. Speaker Reed is eaid to be not un- favorable'to the canal project, but on ac- count of the low state of National finances is unwilling that the Government should enter into s project of such gigantic im- portance at this time. If the bill can be cailed up in tne House and a vote reached it will probably pass. It might possibly be vetoed by President Cleveland. In brief, the bill provides that the United Siates shall guarantee the bonds of the Maritime Canal in the sum of $100,000,000, such bonds to run for a period | of thirty years and to bear interest at | 3 per cent per annum. They are to be is- sued by the Secretary of the Treasury | from time to time, as the canal progresses in construction. The bonds are to be se- cured by a first mortgage on the property | of the company and its rights heretofore acquired. Hereafter such morigage is to contain a provision for a sinking fund sufficient for the payment ot such bonds at maturity. There is to be issued to the United States 700,000 shares of capital stock, fully paid up and non-assessable. Eight of the eleven directors are to be ap- pointed by the President of the United States. The directors are each to receive a salary of $5000 a year, except the pre: dent of the board, who shail receive $6000. The canal is to be constructed under the supervision of the engineering depart- ment of the United States War Depart- ment. ATSE Rl TALMAGE ON ARBITRATION. He Calls It the Grandest Triumph of Eighteen Centuries. WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 17.—Dr. DeWitt Talmage, who succesded Dr. Sun- deriand in the active pastorship of the Presidential Presbyterian Church in Wasbinston, in his sermon this morning | referred to the arbitration treaty with Great Britain, characteriziag it as the roightiest and grandest movement for driving brutal war ont of the earth. He said the men who, on either side of the sea, desire most to effect the plan of arbitration have made themselves im- mortal. The aaministration of the United States Government had been honored with the | greatest and grandest event of theeizhteen centuries. All civilized nations will copy the sublime example. He implored the Senate to promptly ratify the treaty. Mr. Cleveland was not present at the services. - BALL’S BULD DEFL | Proposition to Rdce English Crack Wheelmen Mot Accepted. BUFFALO, N. Y., Jan, 17.—Eddie Bald made a proposition last night to Ed Pium- mer, the manager of the English cyclists, to race either Tom Linton or Jimmy Wal- button a distance of one mile for a stake of $500 to $5000. Plummer was taken back by Bald’s bold defi, and made no attempt to make a match. Linton offered to accept the challenge it Bald would allow him to have his own pacemaker, and the race to take place in England. Bald agreed to race in Eng- land, but insisted that the same pace- makers should act for both men, as the foreign pacemakers are acknowledged to be better than the Americans. Linton would not consent to this, &nd it is not likely that America’s champion will get a chance at the crack foreigners in a match race. —_—— NEW MEXICO’S LEGISLATURE. Division of Patronage RBetween Repub- licans and Domocrats. SANTA FE, N. Mex, Jan. 17.—The Thirty-second Legislative Assembly of New Mexico will convene here to-morrow. The Democrats have claimed that they would have a majority of one in the council and that the House would be a tie politically, and there has been some talk of trouble over the organization, as the Kepublicans claimed that both branchss were evenly divided on the face of the election returns. However, after a con- ference to-tay among the leaders of both parties it was agreed that the Democrats should choose the president and organize the Council and the Republicans should be acc rded similar action in the House, he employe: to be evenly divided be- tween the two parties and that there thould be no contests for seats. R RS ety Sacramento Switchman Killed. SACRAMENTO, Can, Jan. 17.—J. H. Culwell, a railroad switchman, fell from the top of a car here to-day. His head struck a rail and his skull was fractured. 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