Decatur Democrat, Volume 39, Number 39, Decatur, Adams County, 13 December 1895 — Page 6

DEATH IN A STRUGGLE —— Attack of Heart Disease Brought On by a Fight With Robbers. GRAND JURY INDICTMENTS. Dr. Kraxtna Dillon and Brother Charged With Murder In the First Degree. Betterments For a Fire Department. Hotel Destroyer! by Fire Fortville, Ind., Deo. 9.—Charles Shaffer, a saloonkeeper, was found on the sidewalk in a dying condition Saturday and was dead before he could be removed to his home. His death is a mystery from the fact that there were no marks of violence shown on his person and that a sum of money that he was known to be possessed of had been taken and his pockets turned wrong side out. The coroner is investigating the case, but local physicians aye of the opinion that his death was due to heart disease, to which he was subject, and that the fatal attack was probably brought on by over-exertion in an effort to prevent himself from being robbed. Cathedral Glass Factory(Burned. Gas City, Ind., Dec. 9.-—\lie RivertJ side cathedral glass factory nera_wds I destroyed by fire Saturday night. A I large portion of the manufactured stock : on hand was ruined. The loss is esti- | mated at about $45,090, with only $3,000 insurance. It was owned by John H. | Evans of Jonesboro and B. F. Burk of i Marion, and was one of the few facto-, tories in the United States which manufactured cathedral stained glass. Valuable Historical Relic. Kokomo, Ind., Dec. 9.—Joel J. Porter of this city has a treasured relic. It is a volume of the first acts of congress, or I the first edition of the statutes of the I United States. This particular volume was in the capitol building when it was : destroyed by the British in the war of , 1812 and the book is partially by fire. It was taken from the ruins by Mr. Porter’s grandfather. The book bears date of 1792. Fire Department Improvements. Indianapolis, Dec. 9.—As a result of the disastrous fire in the wholesale district last week- the board of public safety has decided to spend $60,000 in betterments for the fire department. A fire tower and a couple of new engines will be purchased, two or three new enginehouses built and much needed equipment. bought if the appropriation is made by the council. I) lion Brothers Indicted. Washington, Ind., Dec. 9.—The Pike country grand jury has returned indictments against Dr. Erastus Dilliou and Curran Dillion for murder in the first degree. Curran Dilliou got into a fight | with Alexander Haury, a saloon man of i Otwell, when his brother, the doctor, j appeared and shot Haury to death. < Fred Reisler interfered and was also shot and killed. . | Hotel Destroyed by Fire. Knightstown, Ind., Dec.- 9.—The City hotel,,* operated by O. L. Vaulandinghani. was destroyed by fire Saturday. Loss, $3,000; insurance, SSOO. Several i of the guests and employes narrowly es- !' caped with their lives. The property ■ (■belonged to Lee Vanlandingham of In- ' dianapolis. Victim of a Peculiar Disease. ’ Brazil, Ind., Dec. 9.—Noah Auman, I a prominent citizen of Hoosierville, died Saturday of starvation. Thirty-three ; days ago he was stricken with a peculiar disease; his throat became paralyzed, and not a particle of food has entered his stomach since he was stricken. Chloroformed and Robbed. Madison, Ind., Dec. 9.—Robbers entered the house of S. A. Simmons, a stock dealer of Wirt, who had just returned from Indianapolis vgitb the proceeds of a st- te of live stock. The family was cholorformed, and S6OO taken by the thieves. • Murder Case En<ls. Logansport, Ind., Dec. 9. —Ttie Whitmore murder ease, on trial here for the last 10 days, ended Saturday night, the jury bringing in a verdict of not guilty. Whitmore shot Edward Leary at Delphi last Julv. . FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED Woman Found In a Burned Outhouse' Thought to Have Been Murdered. CHARRED BODY IS EXHUMED. 9 ' ’ • - Stomach Will Be Sent to a Chemist For Analysis—Will Bring Suit ‘Hr False Imprisonment—Convicted of Counterfeiting—Death of An Aged Single Lady. Gas Regulator Explodes—Notes. 4* Cicero, Ind., Dec 4. —Several weeks ago Mrs. John Parr, near Lamoug, was burned to death in an outhouse, and, although her skull was crushed, it was thiF supposition that, she had been . struck by a falling timber. Since then the question of foul play has arisen, and yesterday the charred remains were exhumed, and the stomach was sent to a cltemist. It is of gossip that she was first poisoned, after which the body was dragged to the outhouse and the building set on fire to hide the crime. Will Bring Sait For Damages. Logansport, Ind., Dtc. 4.—-The grand jury failed to return an indictment against Edward P. Lytle, arrested here in September on a charge of grand larceny, and he has been discharged. He has retained counsel and will enter suit for false imprisonment. The property alleged up have been stolen was a valuable diamond cluster, owned by John R. Kennedy, a real estate man. Lytle is prominently connected and previous to his arrest was the Ideal agent of the Prudential Insurance company.

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fOIJNG Bin HESI’BED. Forced to’l’eg While Suffering From Exposure and Harsh Treatment HANDS AND FEET FROZEN. Police Inrestigatiog IheYSJhiman Conple Who Had Him In Charge—Damaging Testimony Against Postmaster Singer’s •Murderers—Death of a Well Known Citizen — Huntihg For His Wife—Notes,. Logansport, Ind., Dec. 10.—AO-year-old boy was yesterday taken from a man and woman named Pitts and placed in the Orphans’ home. The boy Was suffering from exposure and harsh treatment, his hands and feet being badly frozen, and he was compelled to beg to •support the couple, who were tramping about the country. Mrs. Pitts says she is the daughter of Peter Neff, a wealthy citizen of Dunkirk, O. The boy said he formerly lived at Dunkirk, but that the Pittses are not his parents. The police are investigating. POSTMASTER SINGER’S MURDER. Story of the Crime an Told by One of the Participants. Columbia City, Ind.,<"Dec. 10.—Edward Rayhouser, one of the witnesses in the Cunningham murder trial, which is still in progress, testified that the defendant told him that he killed Postmaster Singer at Dundee for his money, he was assisted by William Thompson. Similar testimony was given .by Al Beck. Rayhouser also testified that Cunningham said Singer was awakened by Thompson falling over a chair, after which they covered Singer’s mouth with their hands and struck him with a club. They tied hip hands and feet, after which, they .robbed him. Singer was still alive when they left him. Dr, Thoma. A. Cox at 1h« Point of Death. Elwood, Ind., Dee, 10.—It is said that Dr. Thomas A. Cox is lying at the point of death at the home of his brother at Marietta, ()., and that—an Elwood law firm has been employed to bring suit jo collect the $8,700 insurance money .on the life of, Thomas MyerS, of which Cox was the beneficiary. Whether Myers is living Or not has never been cleared up, but the mystery will be solved if there is an attempt to collect the insurance. Dr. Cox’s suit to recover SIOO,OOO damages from the Order of Foresters has been

Death of an Aged Single Lady. LapoßTb, Ind.,- Dec. 4.-—Miss Sarah' Newkirk, 90 yfcars old, believed to bei the oldest single woman in the state, is ; dead. The deceased was one of the earliest residents of northern Indiana, having settled here in 1830. Miss Newkirk and another maiden sister lived together for 63 years. Courthouse Damaged by an Explosion. Wabash, Iml., Dec. 4.—Defective valves caused an explosion of natural, gas in the furnaces of 'the courthouse ’ here yesterday. The janitor succeeded: in turning off the street Ripply before further explosions occurred. Considerable damage resulted. Fast Passenger Tr«in Escaped. Crown Point, Ind., Dec. 4. —An eastbound Panhandle freight wasr wrecked at North Judson by a rail having been placed across the track. The wrecking of the fast passenger train, duo in a few moments, was narrowly averted. Saloonkeeper, of Perth Fined. Brazil, Ind., Dec. 4.—Every saloonkeeper in Perth, this county, numbering eight, was fined yesterday for violating the Nicholson law by refusing to draw their blinds on Sunday. Miners Strike on Account of a Screen. Washington, Ind., Dec. strike among Cabel <fc Co.’s miners over differences about a screen in at one of their mines is still on, wf(n no prospects of a settlement. Soldiers Dying From Yellow Fever. PiriLADEtJ'HiA, Deq. 4.—According to the crew of tlie Norwegian steamship Moringen, which arrived yesterday from Baracoa, (Juba, the fever is killing off the Spanish soldiers in that locality at a lively rate. The soldiers stationed around Baracoa not along since from Spain, and, not having become acclimated, are suffering terribly and dying like sheep; The Moringen is the first vessel which has come direct from Baracoa for some itnie. ' ' •> Peril), a little village in Clay countaf of only 500 inhabitants, has 10 saloons in active operations, with two preparing to open. ' - ■■■ —7S— For Sale—A- good farm of 80 acres, well improved, gOod house, good barn, and thoroughly undetchained. Good orchard, close to school, church and the postoffice; two good wells of water Call or address this office. 34tf Smith & Bell highest cash prices for Clear White Ash logs, out 12 feet long, 12 inches and over at the top end, must be clear and staighL 48tf

FIGHT FOR THE ISLAND • Lord Randolph Churchill’s Son on the Situation hi Cuba. MAY BE A PROLONGED WAR. Thinks ths Spanish Government. On Aocount of the Enormos* Expense, Will Only Be Ablo to Hold the Principal Points—General Campos Does Not Seem to Grnsp the Cuban’s Way of Fighting. lAMPA, ria., i»eo. 10.—Lord Winston Leonard Churchill, son of the late Randolph Churchill, u lieutenant in the British army who has been with General Valdez, commander in Santa Clara, is in this city. In an interview yesterday he said: “I think the situation in Cuba is seriI ous. The winter campaign is intended Ito be decisive. Should the Spanish J forces fyicceed in ejecting the revolutionists from the provinces of Matanzas and Santa Clara this winter, the fight will be prolonged indefinitely, as in the i last revolution. If the struggle is proi longed the insurgents will gain iti iium- . bers on account of the general diV:ln- | tenUlbat will exist, and the govwul niqnt/owing to the enormous expanse involved, will have to decrease its army and hold only the principal while the country and the smaller places will bo given to the insurgents. •Tn that case the country will soon be in a wretched condition and the I people will -ring much pressure to bear i upon the insurgents to terminate the j struggle, while the United States, in I behalf of her citizens’ interests, will I I similarly press Spain, and the result i will be that Cuba will gain complete autonomy and Spain will not lose her colony. Should the insurgents mainI tain their position this w-iuter in the provinces then the result is nearer and | more promising to them. “The Spaniards do not quite grasp their way of fighting, and the Cubans, who thoroughly understand the'woods, have the advantage. Outside of England, 1 don't believe there is another country which could successfully supI press that revolution. There are now - 35,000 troops being run into Cuba, and i unless those in command have arranged a very brilliant «mp, I cannot see where these additioiiitl troiqxfwillhelp i the situation much.” More Soldiers From Spain. Havana, Dec. 10.—Strong reinforcements of Spanish troops arrived here ’ yesterday on board the steamers Colon, Ciudad Cadiz, Cristina Maria and Santj--1 ago. Also on board were Generals Sabas Marin, Luis Pandd, Pedro Pin, i Adolfo Castella, Domingo Basan and ; Xavier Obregon. The troops consisted I of the Barbastro, Cecilia, Castilla, San . Quintina, Navaro and Meredia batal- , lions , • ■ I MODERN MONTE CRISTO. I —t Yttiing Man of Wealth Arres'ed For Passing: Worthless Checks. Duluth, .Minn., Dec. 10.—A strange story regarding a hidden gold mine I known only to the Indians and two ■ white men has been brought to light by I the attempt of T. E. Doneis to commit I suicide in Minneapolis, ’where he had ! been arrested upou.a charge.of passing I worthless cheeks for large amounts, i The young man* told a story so strange : that the authorities refused .to believe it, and wrote here for information. On i investigation it was found that young ! Doneis is a Monte Cristo, so far as I wealth goes, and has at his command when in his own country gold without end. When Doneis and his father left Duluth some years ago they went to Rat Portage, Manitoba, where the father married an Indian woman, the widow of an old chief, who was in possession of all the secrets of the tribe, i She confided to Mr. Doneis and his son, : the young inan now in jail at MinnoI apolis, the secret of a hidden gold mine in the northern part, of Minnesota, and from this mine father and son have taken an incredible amount of the yellow metal. Both Mr. Doneis and his son are millionaires, and command from $2,000,000 to $10,000,000 in cash at any time. The elder Mr. Doneis is one’ of the best known and wealthiest residents of Port Arthur and has been affered as high as $1,’000.000 to disclose the whereabouts of the ..hidden mine, which he visits periodically with his wife and son. DID NOT GET LEWIS. Detective Crawford Returns to Clnoinnati Without the Bond Forger. Cincinnati, Dec. 10. — Det«ft,iyeRalph Crawford returned yesteraay<| without forger Z. T. Lewis, whom he was pursuing. He admitted that he was alter Lewis, but said the publication of the fact destroyed his plans. He says Lewis is in Mexico, where it will be useless for one man to undertake to get him. This Lewis is the bond forger who swindled many bankers and others by the sale of forged muhicipal bonds, and fled when his methods became known. It was asserted that he had swindled the Cincinnati banks to the extent of $250,000, but this finds little credence here. What further steps may be taken to catch Lewis have not beeh determined. Theater Burned. Parkersburg, W. Va., Dec. 10.—The Academy of Music burned yesterday, probably from a cigar stufnp. Three stores |in the lower story were badly damaged. Palmer’s “Trilby” company, booked for last night, saved their wardrobe and scenery. Loss, $15,000; insurance, $12,000. _ —>. .. Result of Having “Words.” Laurel, Miss., Dec. 10. —Jack King had some words with a negrosk last night. Joe Thomas, colored, took the woman's part, and an altercation enlued. Thomas shot King ,in the side, Lewis. Griffin above the HeArt and Joe Ezell in the arm. Victim a Shotgun. , Decatur, HL, Deo. 10.—Otto Crow o£ this city was instantly killed by the Incidental discharge of a shotgun.

I Report of the Monday Nrliool Uonvon- | tlon of Hoot Township. i I The fourth meeting of the Root town-;' ship Sunday S hool Convention was held I, at Union Chapel church Nov. 21,1895 Services were opened by singing and 1 prayer, followed by an address of welcome ' by Bert Wolf. Response by Isaac Brown. : Essay by Mia A. R. Wolf which read as 1 follows: ! A "I have often wontferM why there were so I few intereakd iru Sunday school work. To mo it seotns JJj o e nuinng the best of ; Christian works. I think 1 have gained more kt owledgo of the Bible In Sunday school than tn nil the sermons I have ever heard preached from the pulpit, (not .comlemming the minis- i ter#,) but in Sunday school wo read the lesson and talk It over, and listen todifteront oplnlc s i on the lesson tbilt will cause us to search the ■ Scriptures that we may find which is right. I And the more we read and study the Bible the more knowledge we galu In its study. As we < read in f nd. Peter; “Add to your faith virtues, < knowledge, temperance, patience, Godliness I and to Godliness, brotherly kindni ss; but he I that Ineketh these things Islrtind." Itisbqr < dirty as parents to attend some Sunday every Sabbath and see that our children are t there while v»e are able, Wo are never to old < to attend Bund iy school, wo show by our presence we are interested In this grand work. The superintondaut may be young and I sornetimei get discouraged, and if fathers and 1 mothers are there to encourage him he will be mbre able to bear the burden he has to bear. I owe a great portion'of my love for the Sunday schabl to uiy parents. They taught me from early childbottd to attend Sunday school, and lam thankful they did. There seems to be so many hot li old and young that find so many excuses for staying away from Sunday school. It is too warm or too cold. Too muddy or toodusty.or their clothes are not good enough or they would rather go visiting and spend God's day iti idle gossip. 1 think it would be better if we would obey the. fourth commandment: •Tiemember the Sab-, bath day and keep it holy." Then again; we have another class of people who are always finding lault with the superiutendant, ortho (.teachers are not doing right, or they do not like this one or that one. and nothing nleasas them. Let us all be careful how we speak of oneanotlior. We may not be as good as those we judge. W.e read in Matthew 7ti. • Judge not that ye bo .not judge.” Some think that Sunday school conventions do not amount to very much. The stpne subject are talked of at each meeting. But they are like the old, old story. We never tire of hearing them, for alway some new ideas brought forth anirtu*—hearers to hear. And if we attend them with nfs intention of learning something I know w» will not be disappointed, so it is with our Strmlay school lesson. If we have the. same legsontweror three times a year we can always find something new. And the more we study the Bible the more we learn. Then let us ■ll put aside the faun, finding and go to Sabbath school for the of doing good, both old and young, rich and poor. God has a work tor all if we are willing workers. But if we all come here and sit in idleness it would not be long till our Sunday school would close. Now fathers and mothers are you setting the example before yourohildren by doing all you can in the Sunday school work? I answer no! Arise, and pull outof the old rut and work with a will for the upbuilding of Christs cause and then the Sunday school room will be tilled to overflowing Even the church services will be wonderfully blessed with hearers. In addition to this, if the ministers would encourage the work of the Sunday school and its surrounding more than is done, we would see our churches better supplied with than at present. LifiS is so short we should improve every moment of time. Let us from this Sunday School convention day strive to keep this great wheel in swift motion. Al though we may not climb to groat heights or travel in many lands. Our lives may be lived in a seemingly narrow place, but if w ■ do our best ami obey our highest, inspirations undying fruit to bless those around us and sbedi good influence a? preittious seeds.” t’lass exercise conducted by Jonas Cline, feubject, ■ Ruth’s Choice.” Then came an essay by Mrs. Isaac Brown on “Thinking” as follows: "Im this day and age the world demands trained thinkers. It has been written “The children of this world are wiser in their generation than the children of light.' This fact wo see demonstrated by the plaits, schemes and trickery which men think of when their aim in life is only to gain worldly homes and riches which are of phort duration. In the different vocations in life we ntay make blunders and time will make amends But the work of the Sunday school is work for lity. We need our mental powers consedto God.or we canqot think'to a good >se, and be active in his service. It is work to concentrate our minds in deep, st thought for hours on a Sunday’s les-, mt no wbrk is more worthy of our most ts, prawerful thought and attention. If uld be successful in getting meh to serr think or'tCei*—eehTß”eternal destiny the work of the church would not be so difficult. We have these wih-ds of encouragment written by the psalmist:\ will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go.’ We must have a desire to know the way or the promise is not ours. Our plans must not conflict with His. The bible has been givefi us for a light along the pathway of life. Ths/ mere posesaton of a bible will be of no J/ew’.fit without we prayerfully aad thought- , Eirayreadit. We have before us today ques- " tionsgn the program whieh have perplexed school workers. They have been assigned to different parties and we presume they have each one given some thought on the subject assigned them by interchanging thoughts and plans, can-we not all be better fitted for Sunday school worlf. Wecannot,afford to be prayerless and careless, when there are immortals looking in ihe face of their instructors each Sabbath who never hear the Savior’s name pronounced in a sacred way, except Jn the church, whose only religious instructions is what they.he&r at Sunday school. We can do nothing of oußpelves. but withfffii? aid of the Holy Ghost. andXi/ghtunderstanding of God’s word, wo may be used to Him to bring back a wanderer from the fold or to lead some soul into the true light. If all were as much Interested in this work and gave it as much thought as the temporal affairs of life how much more could be accomplished at the institutes. We may not be able to put'in practice all the best methods that are thought of at these meetings, but the thoughts of the children of God are remembered by him. We rend flint David wanted tfi build a house tor the io kof God He was., not permitted to build ,it. but AUe Lord said, David it, was in thine he.irt to orUld a hause Onto my name. Thomiids’i well; -n was in thine hear!lf we do not see results sueb as we think should follow these meetings men are disposed to think they are useless, but we read that God honors thoughts when they, are for a good purpose, Like David we may want to be very useful and plan for the advancement of Christ’s cause and yet our thoughts be lost to the world and our deeds be nowhere recorded on earth, yet forgotten by our Heavenly Father. We may each one hear the welcome

k'Yell done, good and faithful servant/ No«« adlo'irnment. Afternoon services opened by ■logiiig. Following subject was then discussed by L. N, Grandstaff. Rev. Katie and o hors: “How can we induce all to take part iu the Bunday school." The subject. “Should the superintendent review the lesson at ths •’one of the school?” was discussed by H. L. Mumrna, Isaac Brown, Itev, Kane, Rev, Stoops and others. Singing by Vmion Chaple choir. How to make the Bunday school attractive by Kev. Kane. “What has the Sunday school done for you?" Answered by John Christen, R. A Drummond and others Afternoon services closed with singing. Evening services were opened by passing the , following resolution: Whereas, It has pleased Almlghtv God to remove from ou>- midst G. W. (Paddon our worthy brother and co-worker in the Sunday school cause, therefore bo It Resolved that by the death of brother Glad- , deu the society has lost, a worthy member and energetic worker and that we extend to the bereaved family our heartfelt sympathy, and bow In submission to the will of him who doeth all things well. _ TThjm followed an interesting talk on Sunday school music by Daniel Heim, after which 'came an infant class drill conducted by Rev. Abbot. A lecture by Rev. Kano on, “What general influence doos the Sunday school exhort elsewhere in the world" Closed by singing and benediction Next meeting will be held at Mt. Pleasant. BOUSE BADLY DAMAGED. Leaking Regulator at Muncie Cauaea * Dangerous Natural Gos Kxploalou, Muncie, Ind., Dec. 10.—The residenee of William D. Turner was badly damaged by a natural gas explosion and lire yesterday afternoon and the old gentleman was badly injured. He was repairing a regulator just outside the house and to test it lighted a match. Tito gas ignited and was at once carried " under the house and between the walls, badly demolishing the building. It caught lire, but the firemen were near by and saved the building. Wrecked by ho Fxp.loMou of Gas. AndKßbon,lnd., Dec. 10.—John Kirkham’s cold storage building was yesterday wrecked by an explosion of aecumßlated gas. A deliveryman for one of the brewers attempted to enter the building With a lighted match and was thrown across tile street by the shock. The building is a complete wreck. HAD ANOTHER WIFE. Kentucky Physicians’ Bride Leaves HiM) While on Their Wedding Tour. Toronto, Dec. 10.- A Unit a month ago Rosalie Gottlieb of Richmond, Va., and George S. Maxwell, a physician and electrician of Louisville, were married in Washington and came to Toronto on their wedding tour. While here a report reached Mrs. Maxwell that her husband hud anol her wife living. Maxwell, on being questioned by wife No. 2, admitted the truth of the report. This decided Mrs. Maxwell to return to Richmond, which she did yesterday afternoon. Miss Gottlieb is a typical southern beauty and her parents are wealthy. Maxwell is a prominent physician ol Louisville. NEW POPULIST PROGRAMME. Will lietire hid! AUi-w the Republican Senators t<» Take Control. Washington, Dec. 10.—The Populist senators have changed their former decision concerning the organization of the senate and have now agreed among themselves to interpose no objections to tho Republicans taking control. They will act together, but will withdraw as a ixidy anti allow the Republicans to elect their., candidates for the senate offices. They may possibly nominate a candidate for president pro tempore, but they will not press his claims nor continue his candidacy so us to materially delay organization. SUCCESSFUL GUN TEST. Dynamite Tubes at San Francisco Kxceed All the Requirements. San Francisco, Dec. 10.—The 3-days’ test of the pneumatic guns recently erected at the Presidio reservation was concluded yesterday. The board of military examiners expressed their satisfaction with the test of guiiv. which exceeded the n every test. The 3-inch pneumatic guns were tested for capacity, rapidity and distance. Four rounds of shells, each containing 100 pounds of dynamite, were thrown 5,000 yards and five rounds of projectiles each weighing 1.148 pounds were loaded and fired in 8 minutes and 23 seconds. Kvidetice Ag»lu«t Uoraa. Havana, Deo. 10.—The government has collected much evidence in Santiago, showing that the steamer Horsa landed a filibustering party on the south side of the island east of Santiago. The filibusters left the steamer in small boats, carrying arms and effected a lauding. Testimony in writing, proving this to the satisfaction of the Spanish government, goes to Washington by the next mail, Wisconsin Town lu Flame.. Milwaukee, Dec. 10.— Only meager news is obtainable from Ohilton, where a disastrous fire is paging. Through the railroad offices it is learned that the business portion of the town is in ruius and the fire was spreading this morning. Chilton has 2,000 population, two flouring mills, a planing miU, chair factory, two machine shops, two grain elevators, a brewery, maltnouse, public uibrary, etc. \ Ask an Kxtension From Creditor., j Boston, Deo. 10.—Whitten, Burdett <£ Co., the largest wholesale clothing (dialers in Boston, have asked for an ex* tension of time from their creditors. Tiio house failed, six years ago for sl, j 2(1),000. It is probable that the liabili- ' tifs at the present time will not exceed I Dull trade, as a result of I wirm weather, is given as the cause of the trouble. « President Van Horne Resign., Chicago, Dec. 10.—President William Van Horne of the’ Canadian Pacific has resigned. His probable successor is said la be Vice President Shaughnessy. The reason given for the resignation is that , Mjs tired of active work. »■' l ■. i ■ i ..