Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 October 1897 — Page 5

BLIZZARD IS COMING ROW RAGING IN COLORADO, SOUTH DAKOTA, NEBRASKA AND KANSAS. 4. Snow and Slept at Some Point*, Cold Rain at Other*, and a High, Destructive Wind Blowing. GREAT DAMAGE IN DENVER 1 WHERE OVER 4,000 MILES OF WIRES ARE DOWN IN THE STREETS. * Freight Train* Abandoned on Some of the Colorado Line*—Temperature Falling Rapidly. DENVER, Col., Oct. 26.—A severe snowstorm, accompanied by a high wind from the north, began here last night and continued with Increased fury this forenoon. The weather is not cold, and the snow is not drifting. Electric cars were unable tp run this morning, and Denver people experienced much inconvenience. Wires are generally down to the west and south, and railroad trains are much delayed. In this city many telegraph, telephone and electric light poles have broken down and shade trees have been badly damaged. Mayor McMurray has ordered the electric light plant closed down on account of the danger from broken and crossed wires. Aside from the tremendous inconvenience caused to the public and to private interests the storm of last night and to-day has wrought an intrinsic damage in the city of Denver and its suburbs that is conservatively estimated to be in excess of SIOO,OOO. Os course, should the storm continue several days the damage will multiply several times. The damage to the wires and telegraph poles is great. City Electrician Stern said to-day that probably one thousand poles were down in Denver alone, and upward of four thousand miles of wires. General Manager Field, of the Colorado Telephone Company, estimated the present damage to its system at $20,000. It would be greater, he said, but for the fact that in the central portion of the city the company hud recently placed many of its wires underground. With the exception of the Rock Island, the Kansas Pacific, the Colorado Central and the Julesburg & South Park branches of the Gulf road, railroads leading into Denver have been completely blocked all day. Snow plows have been brought Into active service on all lines, but the tracks became covered with snow again soon after they were cleared. The storm was most severe and the greatest trouble was experienced by the railroads between Denver and Pueblo. All freight trains have been annulled to enable the roads to handle passengers without any more delay than is absolutely necessary. Railroad reports showed that the storm was general throughout the eastern half and a section of the northern part of the State, the southern part of Wyoming, the northeastern part of Utah and the western halves of Nebraska and Kansas. A message from Colorado Springs stated that the snow and sleet were blowing so furiously thfcre that it was impossible to see across the street. Leadville had a slight snowfall last night, but none to-day. The storm came so suddnely that ranchment did not have opportunity to shelter their stock, but the fall in the temperature Is not considered oy experts great enough to endanger the lives of cattle. The city Is in darkness to-night, as the mayor compelled the Electric-light Company to cut oif all its circuits on account of their dangerous condition. The health department is of the opinion that the storm will }>rove of inestimable benefit in killing the ate germs of disease. A dispatch from Cripple Creek says: “Not In years has there been sucn a blizzard here as that which prevails at the present time. High winds that come in streaks like waves of a typhoon are drifting the enow so that sidewalks in places are almost Impassable. Traffic on railroads is suspended, and telephone wires are down. Canyons are choked with snow, and it is impossible to see one hundred feet on account of the blinding storm. Considerable damage to property has occurred. Mining operations are seriously impeded by the storm, which has been raging fourteen hours and continues furiously, with no sign of abatement soon. The weather is very cold and it is feared there will be great suffering among the poor. High wind and snow over a wide razige of country north <vnd south of Pueblo since S o’clock this rrorning have quite effectually tied up the railways running in there. Mile after mile of telegraph wires are blown down. In Pueblo telegraph, telephone, electric light and trolley wires have suffered severely, scores of poles and trees being blown down. Little snow fell, but the wind attained a velocity of fifty-six miles from the north at 11:15 o’clock a. rn., and blew down all the government weather bureau instruments. Some roofs suffered.

Traveling Eastward. OMAHA, Neb., Oct. 26.—Word was received to-night from many points in Nebraska and South Dakota to the effect that the storm of snow and sleet and rain that has been traveling eastward for twen-ty-four hours still continues. The Burlington trains are delayed and the Hock Island trains between Lyman and Colorado Springs, Col., are blockaded. East of Grand Island, along the Union Pacific, the storm is rain; west of there it is mingled snow and sleet. On the Elkhorn line the snow turns to rain east of Long Pine. So far the railroads have been only slightly hampered by the storm. At Julesburg. on the Union Pacific, two engines collided in the blinding snow, doing but slight damage. The fireman of one suffered a broken leg. The worst feature of the storm is the high wind, which is playing havoc with the wires, communication being badiy interrupted and in many places is cut off entirely In South Dakota same conditions prevail. A message from Huron says rain that fell there all day turned to snow at nightfall and continues. From, Miner, Aberdeen. Sioux Falls and Mitchell similar dispatches are received. No rain has yet fallen in Omaha, but the approach of the storm is manifest by a rapid fail in the temperature and a stiff gale from the north. Nearly All Trains Abandoned. • SIDNEY, Neb., Oct. 26.—Rain commenced falling here last evening and continued during the early part of the night, changing later to snow. To-night a genuine blizzard Is raging, snow falling rapidly and aceomAfter coughs and colds the germs oi consumption often gain a fc -chold. Scott’s Emulsion of Codliver Oil with Hypophosphites will not cure every case; but, if taken in time, it will cure many. Even when the disease is farther advanced, some remarkable cures are effected. In the most advanced stages it prolongs life, and makes the days far more comfortable. Everyone suffering from consumption needs this food tonic. ™oc. nd SI.OO, *H druggists. SCOTT A BOWSE, Chemists, New York.

panied by a high north wind. The storm is very severe on stock. Nearly all railway trains are abandoned. Stockmen May Lose Heavily. WALLACE, Neb., Oct. 26.—A severe snowstorm has been raging here to-day, following a heavy rain last night. Stockmen anticipate heavy losses Railway trains are blockaded. Reports from Benkelman and Holdredge indicate that the storm is moving rapidly eastward. Rain Turn* to Snow. CHAMBERLAIN, S. D., Oct. 26.—Rain which has been steadily failing for fifteen hours this morning turned to snow, which has been falling heavily all day, accompanied by a severe northwest wind. The snow is very moist and will cause heavy losses of range cattle. Temperature Falling. M'COOK. Neb., Oct. 26.—After raining t|jree inches last night and this morning a snowstorm set in this afternoon, with high winds, falling temperature and other blizzard indications. The storm is general over this section of Nebraska and is quite severe. Snow and Sleet. MINNEAPOLIS. Oct. 26.—Specials from many points in central and eastern South Dakota are to the effect that a heavy rain there has changed to snow and sleet. The temperature is rapidly falling under the influence of a cold north wind. CHANGE IN WEATHER. Possibly Italn anil Cooler To-Night or To-Morrow. Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the twenty-four hours ending 11 p. m., Oct. 27—Fair weather on Wednesday; possibly rain and cooler Wednesday night or Thursday. General Conditions Yesterday—A high barometric ar<*a in the Northwest moved southeastwardly and pushed the low barometric area central over Kansas Tuesday morning over western gulf. High barometric pressure over the lower lakes. New England and Canada, The temperature rose slightly east of the central and lower Mississippi valley, but west of the Mississippi it fell, from Colorado and Nebraska northward it fell from 10 to 30 degrees, and freezing temperature prevails there, especially in Colorado and Wyoming. Snow fell in Colorado, Wyoming, Nevada and South Dakota and rain from Kansas south to the gulf and in Virginia and Maryland. Heavy rai*, 1.52 inches, fell at Norfolk, Va. 7 FORECAST FOR THREE STATES. WASHINGTON, Oct, 26>-For Ohio and Indianan-Fair; light easterly winds. For Illinois*—Threatening weather, but With little if any rain; southeasterly winds; probably much colder Wednesday night. Local Observation* Temlay. Bar. Ther. R. H. Wind. Weather. Pre. 7a. m.. 30.08 45 85 N’east. Clear. 0.00 7 p.m.. 29.98 66 44 East. Clear. 0.00 Maximum temperature, 72; minimum temperature, 43. Following is a comparative statement of the temperature and precipitation Oct. 26: _ Temp. Pre. Normal 52 0.10 Mean 58 0.00 Departure from normal *6 —O.IO Departure since Oct. 1 *lB5 —1.79 Departure since Jan. 1 *179 —3.21 ♦Plus. C. F. R. WAPPENHANS, Local Forecast Official. Yesterday’* Temperature*. Stations. 7a. m. Max. 7p. m. Atlanta, Ga 52 74 68 Bismarck, N. D 42 42 30 Buffalo, N. Y 46 62 52 Calgary, N. W. T 24 44 40 Cairo, 111 46 76 66 Cheyenne, Wyo 24 24 22 Chicago, 111 54 60 58 Cincinnati, 0 46 75 66 Concordia, Kan 56 70 64 Davenport, la 44 74 62 Des Moines, la 50 74 64 Dodge City. Kan 52 56 42 Galveston, Tex 76 80 78 Helena, Mont. 32 42 40 Jacksonville, Fla 56 76 66 Kansas City, Mo 54 74 70 Little Rock. Ark 48 78 68 Marquette, Mich 46 70 58 Memphis. Tenn 52 76 70 Nashville, Tenn... 46 74 68 New Orleans, La 64 78 70 Now York 54 62 56 North Platte, Neb 36 36 28 Oklahoma. O. T 62 62 56 Omaha, Neb 54 74 66 Pittsburg. Pa 46 70 64 Qu’ Appelle, N. W. T.... 22 28 36 Rapid City. S. D 32 44 32 Salt Lake City, Utah.,.. 36 46 44 St. Louis, Mo 52 76 70 St. Paul, Minn 54 68 52 Springfield, 111 44 72 66 Springfield. Mo 52 72 64 Vicksburg. Miss 60 82 72 Washington, D. C 62 62 54 WOMEN’S COUNCIL ADJOURNS.

Patriotism, Drews and Other Topics Discussed at Closing Session. NASHVILLE, Oct. 26.—The National Council of Women of the United States met in adjourned session to-day in the woman’s building at the Tennessee centennial exposition. Reports were received from the National American Woman Suffrage Association, National Association Loyal Women of Liberty and the Woman’s Relief Corps of the Grand Army of the Republic. Mrs. Rachel Foster Avery, of Pennsylvania, delivered an address on “The Relation of the National Council to National Government Affairs,” and Mrs. Kate B. Sherwood, of Ohio, and Miss Susan B. Anthony, of New York, spoke on the "National Council as an Agent in Promoting National Patriotism.” National patriotism, improved dress and promotion of religious unity were discussed this afternoon. Addresses were made by Miss Susan B. Anthony on suffrage and Mrs. Kate Brownlee Sherwood on citizenship. The flag salute was given by children of the Exposition Kindergarten. Mrs. Oscar Denton, of Mississippi, illustrated Mrs. Annie Whit Johnson’s dress report by Delsarte poses, and Madame Manvell, of Chicago, appeared in a variety of costumes to show the beauty of discarding corsets, tight sleeves and chokers. Mrs. Sarah J. Martin, of Brookfield, Mo., and Mrs. Emma R. Wallace, of Chicago, spoke for the Relief Corps; Mrs. I. C. Manchester, of Providence, R. 1., for Loyal Women of American Liberty; Miss Mollie Liam, of Nashville, for women stenographers; Mrs. Elizabeth Grannie, of New York, for social purity; Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett, of Washington, D. C., for Florence Crittenden missions; Mrs. J. E. Alien, of Nashville, for National W. C. T. U. A reception was tendered the council by President and Mrs. Thomas, of the Tennessee Centennial. The meeting closed to-night with a discussion on “Growth of Religious I’nity” by Elizabeth Boynton Herbert, of Illinois, Rev. Anna Garlin Spencer, of Rhode Island, and Miss Sarah Warner, of Maine. A Notorious Outlaw Sentenced. M DONOUGH, Ga., Oct. 26.—Taylor Delk, ;he famous Georgia outlaw, goes to the penitentiary for life. Counsel for the defense and counsel for the prosecution agreed on a verdict of guilty with a recommendation for mercy, and the jury so found. At 11:30, Judge Candler sentenced him to sc I've the remainder of his life in the penitentiary. Thus ends the famous Delk trial. Deik was charged with the murder of Sheriff Gwyn. His son, Tom Delk. has been hanged on the same charge. Killed by Ills Little Non. CHICAGO, Oet. 26.—Willis T. Norman, a clerk in the employ of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway, was shot and instantly killed to-night by his six-year-old son Walter. The boy was playing with a revolver which, just before he was killed, Norman declared was broken and also unloaded. The hoy was snapping the weapon and a cartridge exploded, the bullet striking his father in the heart. Trump Threatened by a Mob. PORTLAND, Mich., Oct. 26.—A tramp giving his name as Win. Patton, of Landing, attempted a criminal assault on the slx-year-oid daughter of A. O. Browning just at dusk to-night. He was captured an hour later and is now in jail. He was followed to the jail by- an angry mob and threats of lynching were made. There appears no likelihood of any violence, however. Two Men Killed and Five Injured. OREGON CITY., Ore., Oct. 26.—Jacob McComb and George Storlch were killed and five others Injured In an accident at the power station of the Portland General Electric Company, at noon to-day. Ten men were working on a bulkhead, when the timbers gave way from the pressure of water. MeComb. Storich and five others were crushed under the timbers. Three escaped uninjured.

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27. 1897.

WORRY FOR SAGASTA PREMIER’S CUBAN POLICY BITTERLY OPPOSED AT HAVANA. Mowt of the Conservative* Do Not Want nil Autonomu* Form of Government for the Inland. SPAIN’S REPLY TO UNCLE SAM TEXT WILL NOT BE MADE PUBLIC UNTIL CONGRESS MEETS. Trouble . Feared by American* in Cuba*—Detail* of the Death of Gen. Castillo, the Insurgent Leader. HAVANA, Oct. 26.—The failure of the autonomist policy of the new Spanish Cabinet seems more and more apparent every day. Dissensions are known to exist among the autonomist leaders and the Conservatives have pronounced themselves strongly opposed to the granting of an antonomist form of government to Cuba, and have, so to say, washed their hands of the consequences which may follow If the government at Madrid persists in carrying out the plans of Premier Sagasta. The Conservatives last night held a meeting in this city lasting four hours, at which several speeches were made in opposition to the policy of autonomy for Cuba, and it was unanimously agreed that the Conservative party should energetically oppose autonomy and the policy of the Sagasta Cabinet in this direction. The Conservatives also criticised their president, the Marquis Apeztegui, who is now in Madrid, for his autor.omical declarations. Senor Francisco de Los Santos Guzman, a leading Conservative and a deputy, protested strongly against the new policy of the Spanish government, classing it as “political suicide.” The speaker warmly criticised the Madrid government because it had not availed itseif of the ‘ genuine and historical representation of the autonomist party, which has remained loyal to Spain during the war, in spite of the insults from the rebel Juntos of New Yt.k and Paris,” as serting that the government was availing itself of the services oi reformists who had suddenly transferred themselves into autonomists, instancing the appointment as general treasurer of Senor Estanislao de Aanto, who was secretary general during the administration of General Calleja in Cuba, and during whese term of office the country has been “greatly agitated with reforms,” or a campaign in that direction. Continuing, the speaker said the Conservatives were greatly annoyed at this policy, as they considered it a mark of approval by the government of the policy of General Calleja and as a deliberate snub to the Conservatives. The speaker concluded by saying that, in spite of this, they must accept the rulings of the government. Senor Francisco de Los Santos Guzman then presented a message from those present at the meeting to the Conservative president, the Marquis Apeztegua, which was unanimously adopted. This message set forth that the General Assembly unanimously agreed with the Union Constitutional party and not with the autonomist party, objecting to the latter being intrusted with power here or in Spain, and respectfully declining to accept the responsibility for the results which might follow the establishment of the new policy, while expressing willingness to respect and obey whatever the national government may decide, and expressing disapproval of “all rebellious efforts,” to canvass Spain against the autonomical system of government. Jn conclusion the meeting agreed to summon a mass meeting of the Conservatives for Dec. 20 next, in order that the future attitude of their party may be definitely decided upon.

DELIVERED TO WOODFORD. Spain's Reply to tbe United States Ready for Cabling:. MADRID, Oct. 26.—The Spanish governmei ’ ’•efuse.s to furnish for publication the text of the note of Spain which has been handed to the United States minister here. General Stewart L. Woodford, as an answer to the communication which he placed in the hands of the Duke of Tetuan, early in September last, when the latter was minister for foreign affairs, on the subject of the insurrection in the island of Cuba. Mr. Woodford admits having received Spain’s reply to the note of the United States, but he declines to discuss the matter, beyond saying that the text of the Spanish answer will be immediately transmitted to Washington. From other sources it was learned that the officials of the United States legation were engaged to-day in translating Spain’s answer, and it was reported that they would cable to Washington the full teext of the Spanish note. Although the government of Spain will not give out the text of it, it was officially announced that the reply of the Spanish minister for foreign affairs, Senor Gullon, is on the following lines: It expresses regret at the fact that the insurrection in Cuba "receives support from frequent American filibustering expeditions,” and that otherwise the rebellion in Cuba would possibly not exist. It is hoped by the Spanish government that by granting autonomv to Cuba and the withdrawing of American support of the insurgents, the insurrection will shortly be ended. It is further officially announced that the Spanish note is marked thioughout by an energetic tone. According to the reports in official circles here, the United States minister will confine himself to acknowledging the receipt of the Spanish reply, and. after forwarding it to the United States, will request instructions from Washington before proceeding any further in the matter. It is not expected that the text of the answer of Spain will be published here before the Senate has had the opportunity of deliberating upon it, and therefore, it is understood that tho text of the document may not be published in the United States until after the reassembling of Congress. But. before Congress reassembles, the first Monday in December. it is expected by the Spanish officials here that the condition of affairs in Cuba so far as the insurrection in that island is concerned, will have considerably improved, and that, therefore, the whole question will have assumed a brighter aspect. Finally, it is announced from official sources, the Spanish government has determined to actively pursue anew policy toward Cuba and to take more energetic military action against Spanish insurgents. Will Not Re Made Public. WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.—Confirmation from official sources is given that the Spanish authorities at Madrid delivered to Minister Woodford last evening the answer of Spain to the representations of the United States contained in Mr. Woodford’s instructions. these circumstances it is not doubted that the United States minister had advised the authorities here on the essential features of the report. The text of the reply is known to be very lengthy, so much so that it is doubted whether the full answer will be sent by cable. If this is attempted, however, it wiil be a long and laborious process of translation and transmission, the original Spanish being first translated to English, then reduced to cipher, then cabled, then translated back from cipher to English. As the actual delivery of the document into Mr. Woodford’s hands did not occur until late yesterday these processes would delay tho receipt of the text probably beyond to-day if any attempt was made to cable it in full. The statement is reaffirmed by officials that no publicity of the Woodford instructions, or of Spain’s answer; will be made at Madrid or Washington until after Congress assembles arul it is generally believed that the two governments have reached an understanding as to holding back the letters for the present. Pridne for Minister Woodford. LONDON, Oct. 27.—The Madrid correspondent of the Standard says: United States Minister Woodford has maintained the greatest reserve in declining to discuss politics either with the Spanish or foreign press representatives, but he is making an excellent, impression upon the diplomatic

corps and upon all Spaniards who have approached him. Outside of international politics he is very courteous, sociable and desirous of making himself generally welcome. He impresses one as being deter-min-d. intelligent and very much in earnest in the discharge of the duties of a delicate mission.” Mediation Sugge*ted. LONDON, Oct. 26.—’The Morning Advertiser says: “The offices of some mutually friendly government might be offered to Spain and America, just as a third party was called in to settle the Carolines dispute. On that occasion Little Spain showed she was not afraid to tackle big Germany. If necessary, she would probably have less hesitation in going to war with the United States.” GEN. CASTILLO’S DEATH. How an Innuritent Lender Wa* Killed by the Simnlnrd*. HAVANA, Oct. 26.—1 t is announced from Spanish headquarters here that details have been received of the death recently, near the Felicitas farm, in the Managua district of this province, of General Adolfo Castillo, the weil-known insurgent leader, who was reported killed some time ago, which news was apparently confirmed by official advices yesterday. It appears that a Spanish force engaged in escorting a convoy of provisions was attacked by the Romero branch of the insurgent force, reinforced by the insurgents under General Castillo. The extreme advance guard of the Spanish troops, the official report continues, surrounded the insurgents and compelled them to retreat and eventually seek refuge in the hills. There the insurgents were pursued from hill to hill by civil guards, and eventually General Castillo fell, with three others, suffering from bullet wounds. In the midst of the fight, it is further officially reported, Captain Medel, of the Spanish troops, cut down and killed Romero, the insurgent ieader. The Spanish troops captured several good horses, including the horse ridden by General Castillo. They were brought to the palace to-day. A machete and belt, the former having a silver handle, inscribed “March 4, 1897,” fell into the hands of the government troops. March 4, it is pointed out, was the date the insurgents entered Guines, this province. Finally the troops obtained possession of a valuable new dagger and a Smith & Wesson revolver and a book printed in English, having in it a note from the insurgent captain. Mario Diaz, giving details of the death of the insurgent leader Domenech and of an American named Clyde. The wife and children of Castillo are understood to be living in New York. After the body had been formally identified the remains of General Castillo were interred at 12 o’clock to-day in ttye cemetery of Colon. The body was taken to the grave in the hearse of the morgue, and was not inclosed in a coffin, according to custom. On the way to the cemetery the body of the dead insurgent was protected by a squad of soldiers. The general had a machete wound on his neck and a bullet wound in his right knee, both of which had healed up, in addition to the wound which caused his death. The remains of the general were interred in the elegant uniform of an insurgent brigadier general. FEARS OF AMERICANS. Spaniard* at Havana May Make an Anti-Yankee Demonstration. HAVANA, Oct. 26.—Considerable anxiety Is expressed among the Americans ate to the outcome of the demonstration which the volunteers are expected to make on Friday or Saturday next on the departure of General Weyler for Spain. In spite of the orders from Madrid and the steps taken by the Spanish officials here, there Is still apparently a determination on the part of the volunteers, who in this matter seem unwilling to be controlled by their officers, to make the general’s departure from Havana the occasion of an anti-American demonstration. Should this be the case it is feared that serious trouble may result, and many of the Americans of this city have been heard to express more strongly than ever the wish that a United States war ship w’ero present in this harbor to protect American life and property, if necessary. Spain In Net'll of Money. BERLIN, Oct. 26.—The Frankfort Zeitung to-day publishes a dispatch from Madrid which quotes the Spanish minister of finance, Senor Thiigcerver, as saying that a fresh, large loan is necessary, as the funds of Spain will be exhausted"^in June, 1898. The Cuban war. the finance minister is said to have addfd, puts his country to a monthly expense of 45,000,000 pesetas, and the civil and military deportments of Spain are behind in their payments. Mutiny of Spanish Troop*. SANTANDER, Spain, Oet. 25. —An incipient mutiny was aroused here yesterday by some soldiers who had been ordered to embark for the Island of Cuba refusing to go on board the transports. Although the men were eventually compelled to obey orders, the occurrence has aroused considerable misgiving as to the possible behavior of future detachments of Spanish troops ordered to the war. THREATS OF A KANSAN.

May Become a Second Gaitean if He Does Not Get Ills Deserts. CHICAGO, Oct. 26.—“1f I do not get my just deserts I may become a second Charles Guiteau and there will be serious trouble for President McKinley,” said a man who gave the name of George Schuiaer, of Otter Creek, la., in Senator William E. Mason’s law office to-day. Scholder said a few years ago he was the owner of a large tract of land in eastern Kansas. He was swindled out of it through litigation, and now he wants the President to assist him in regaining the property. He said he had come to Chicago in the hope of securing the sympathy of some piominent attorney, but had been unsuccessful, and was almost discouraged. He had called on Senator Mason in order to persuade the latter to assist him in securing what he wanted from the President. The senator is not in the city. Another apponitment w r as made with the man on the suspicion that he was a crank, and detectives were sent for, but Scholder did not show up again. He had been in Chicago three w< °ks, penniless and on the verge of st lvation. Schoider said he had a daughter living in Fort Scott, Kan., and if he did not go to Washington he would return to Kansas. Army of the Tennessee. MILWAUKEE, Wis„ Oct. 26.—The society of the Army of the Tennessee will begin its twenty-ninih annual meeting in this city to-morrow'. General Granville M. Dodge, president of the society, arrived to-night in a special car, accompanied by a distinguished party, including General Russell A. Alger, secretary of w T ar; Colonel Fred D. Grant. P. Tecumseh Sherman. General Swayne, Major H. L. Swords, General Ruggles, president of the Society of the Army of the Potomac, and General Horatio C, King. General John C. Black. General Horatio C. King and others will respond to toats at the banquet, which will follow the business meeting Thursday. Rev. Father Thomas Ewing Sherman will deliver the annual oration to-morrow evening. Confessed to Killing Ilf* Child. KANSAS CITY, Oct. 26.—William Carr, who was brought here from Liberty. Mo., under arrest for the murder of his three-year-old daughter, whose body was found on a sandbar in the Missouri river, several •lays ago, broke down this evening and confessed to the police authorities that he had killed liis child. In his confession Carr stated that his second wife, the child’s stepmother, had told him to get rid of the girl. He set out with the child toward Kansas City. Coming on a party of campers he offered them the child, but they did not want her. Then coming to the Missouri river, he tied a rope around his little girl’s body, attached a stone to it and flung the child far out into the dark stream. The child, he says, gave one little cry and sank. Return of Kiondlkerii. ABERDEEN, Wash., Oct. 26.—The schooner Novelty has returned from St. Michael’s with twenty-three returning miners. nine of whom have been on the Yukon several years. They all tell about scarcity of provisions at Circle City and Dawson, and give that as their reason for leaving for the w inter. They nearly all have claims and bring money back with them, but w'ere very silent as to the amounts. Among the returning gold seekers ar* Ervin Logue, of Driftwood, Pa,, W. H. Jacobs, of Warren, Pa. Engineer Mays Killed. BLUEFIKLDS. W. Va„ Oct. 26.—Norfolk & Western passenger train No. 12. from Columbus, 0., to Norfolk. Va., was wrecked near Welch this afternoon. The engine, mail car and baggage car went down an embankment about twelve feet, turning over on their sides. Engineer A. J. Mays was killed and Fireman Frank Biggs had his right hand cut off. Mail Clerk Bowies was slightly injured. No passengers were hurt. The accident was caused by a broken rail.

A Little Sufferer Face, Hands and Arms Covered With Scrofulous Humor—How a Cure Was Effected. “ When five years old my littlo boy had scrofula on his face, hands and arms. It appeared in the form of red pimples which would fester, break open and run and then scab over. They caused intense itching and the little Bufferer had to be watched continually. We became alarmed at his condition. My wife’s mother had had scrofula and the only medicine which had helped her was Hood’s Sarsaparilla. We decided to give it to our boy and we noted an improvement in his case very soon. After giving him four bottles of Hood’s Sarsaparilla the humor had all been driven out of his blood and it has never returned.” WILLIAM Bartz, 416 South Williams Street, South Bend, Indiana. Bemember S pTrlte Is the Oue True Blood Purifier. All druggists. $1; six for $5. C. I. Hood & Cos., Lowell, Mass. I I ___l V. n: 11„ are purely vegetable, reliOOU S r* lIS liable, beneficial. 25c. CHANCE FOR TROUBLE BRITAIN AND FRANCE MAY BECOME INVOLVED IN AFRICA.

An Incident of the Terrltory-Grab-binfji Race That May Lead to W ar —The Campaigu in Indiu. ♦ LONDON, Oct. 26.—Advices from Lagos, west coast of Africa, say that a detachment of the West Indian regiment stationed at Lagos has started for the frontier of the Hinterland In this connection the Paris Journal says: “News has reached St. Louis from the Dahomey Hinterland to the effect that complications are Imminent at Nikki and elsewhere in Borgu, of which territory Nikki is the capital and which, it is claimed in England, belongs to Great Britain by virtue of a treaty concluded with the King of Borgu prior to the treaties made with that monarch by representatives of France.” A semi-official statement regarding the reported trouble in West Africa was issued in Paris this evening. It says: “The news from West Africa foreshadows great difficulties in Nikki and in Borgu. The Niger Company (British) is sending officers there to incite rebellion and distribute arms to the natives. In view of this situation French troops have been dispatched to that district from Senegal as a preventive measure. Moreover, the British negotiators for a settlement of the Niger question have been in Paris for over a week and everything points to Great Britain seeking to let matters drag. Seemingly she does not intend to discuss the question, but means will undoubtedly be found to foil these tactics.’’ As to the above semi-official statement the British Colonial Office officials here tonight declared “that there does not seem to be any reasonable fear of complications at Nikki, provided the French government behaves reasonably.” But it was added at the Colonial Office that Great Britain has taken the determiation to more effectually police her territory, and if the French persist in trespassing complications wiiJ naturally ensue. CHASED BY TRIBESMEN. British Troops Pursued by Indiun Rebels After Capturing a Village. SIMLA, Oct. 26.—Official advices received here to-day from Kharappa announce that a large foraging party of British troops yesterday captured the village of Rimadban and secured a quantity of supplies. On retiring the troops were hotly followed by the enemy to within a mile of the British camp. On the British side nine men, including colonel Hadowa, were wounded. The confidence of insurgent tribesmen is increasing and they are offering a determined front in all directions. The British officers say the tribesmen excel in guerrilia warfare and are wonderful sKirmishers. The enemy is fully supplied with ammunition and large reinforcements are joining the insurgent camps. A dispatch from Semphagha gives the official iist of the killed and wounded at the storming of Dargai ridge as being 195, of which number thirty-seven were killed. It is estimated that the tribesmen have massed twenty thousand met at Sempagha pass, where they are busy making rifle pits in the sangars and strengthening their defenses. It is generally believed, however, that it will be possible to turn the position by either flank and, though hard fighting is possibly in store, it is hoped that the pass will be carried without great effort. Meanwhile, it is bad news that the tribesmen have begun to operate on the British lines of communication. The fear is that, finding this the most successful means of delaying the British advance, they will detach still larger bodies to attack thfe British convoys and cut up the escorts. This (Tuesday) evening the tribesmen harassed the British camp near Khangabur by a constant, weh-directed fire for several hours. Nearly thirty-one noncommissioned officers and men were slightly wounded. A telegraph wire was cut close to the camp. A picturesque but unfortunate incident occurred on the Shinwari side of the Samana range. A party of Gurkhas sent out under Lieutenant Millard, had crept close up to a large body of the enemy. Just at this moment, through some mistake, magnesium star shells were fired from the British camp and revealed the whole situation, enabling the enemy to escape unhurt.

NO SNUB INTENDED. The Czar’* Reply to the Grand Duke of Baden Wax Bungled. Why the Czar Snnhhed Them. BERLIN, Oct. 26.—The Tageblatt explains to-day that the refusal of the Czar to receive the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Baden at Darmstadt on Saturday last was due to the sarcastic comments made by the Grand Duke of Baden on the conversion of the Czarina, formerly Princess Alix of Hesse, sister of the Grand Duke of Hesse, to the Greek Church previous to her marriage to the Czar in November, 1894. The Frankfort Zeltung gives as a reason for the Czar's action in refusing to receive the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Baden at Darmstadt tlie fact that the Crown Prince of Baden wooed the Czarina’s sister, the present Grand Duchess Zergius of Russia, and was rejected, and the mutter left a coolness amounting to rancor between the two courts. The Czar, the Zeitung adds, evidently wished to show that he shares the feeling of his wife and the Darmstadt court in this matter. A semi-official statement issued from Darmstadt to-day denied that there is any political significance in the Czar’s reply to the intimation conveyed to him by the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Baden that tlie latter would be pleased to visit his Majesty at Darmstadt. The statement adds that ‘the Russian Emperor’s answer was bungled through the maladroitness of the officials concerned. Dwmndii of the Porte. CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 26. - The Turkish government has sent a circular to its representatives abroad protesting against the trial to-morrow of a number of Mussulmans before the Judicial Commission of the Island of Crete and demanding that the accused be sent to Rhodes for triai. The Porte also demands that ten thousand rifles which were seized on board a vessel from the Piraeus by the international authorities ot Crete shall be handed over to the Otioman government. The Suitan. as a further step in his policy of conciliating Bulgaria, is issuing I ratios permitting the Junction of the Bulgarian Kustendel Railroad with the Turkish Salon-Ica-l'skub Railroad line, sanctioning the appointment of eight Bulgarian commercial agents in Macedonia and granting amnesty to Bulgarian political prisoners. Terrible Di*n*ter In n Church. ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 26.—A terrible casualty has taken place at the village of

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Khnieleff, In the Kozloff district, on the western coast of the Crimea. While service was in progress in the village church an alarm of fire was raised A panic ensued in the crowded congregation, and the efforts of the officiating priests to calm the tumult were absolutely unavailing. In the stampede for the exits fifty-four persons were killed by suffocation or being trampled and eighty others were seriously injured. A Note of Alarm. LONDON, Oct. 26.—Tlie Odessa correspondent of the Daily Mall, commenting on the “immense growth of the Russian navy in recent years, especially transport vessels,” says: “Russia could quickly pour hundreds of thousands of troops and the material of war into India by way of the Black sea and the Transcaucasian and Daghestan Railways. England would be at an enormous disadvantage if involved In a war with Russia, w hile the Russians boast that in the event of a crisis the Ameer of Afghanistan would be on their side.” Disastrous Floods In Italy. ROME, Oct. 26.—The entire plain around Ascoli, capital of the province of AscoliPiceno, in the marches, is flooded. Great damage has been done by the waters. Eight persons have been drowned and there has been considerable loss of cattle. Many of the peasants have taken refuge In the tree tops, from which the carabineers are now engaged in rescuing them. Klngp Men el Ik Knighted. LONDON, Oct. 26.—The Official Gazette to-day announces that King Menelik, of Abyssinia, has been appointed a knight grand cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George. The Hon. T. W. Taylor, chief justice of Manitoba, has been knighted. Cable Note*. The Queen Regent of Spain is slightly Indisposed. The White Star steamer Teutonic, which sails from Liverpool for New York to-day, has on her passenger list the names of Wilson Barrett, Marshall Field, of Chicago, and J. Pierpont Morgan, of New York. The newspapers of Paris publish a telegram from Saragossa, Spain, declaring the King of Siam, who has been visiting Spain and Portugal, has condemned a member of his suite to be executed for a breach of etiquette committed in Lisbon. A cyclone swept the town of Chittagong, in the Bengal presidency of India, on Sunday. Half the houses of that place were demolished. all tit* roads in its vicinity were blocked by trees and several vessels sunk. There were only three persons killed ashore so far as known The British bicycle manufacturers are annoyed by the report that no American bicycles will be admitted to the national bicycle .how at the Crystal Palace in December. They say that no more effective methods could have been adopted to bring American machines Into prominence. In the lower house of the Austrian Reichsrath yesterday Vice President Abrahamovica read a letter from Dr. Kathren, president of the House, notifying the Unterhaus of his resignation of its presidency. The resignation was undoubtedly due to the recent disorderly scenes in the Reichsrath. The Amalgamated Society of, Engineers has replied accepting the British Board of Trade’s proposal for a conference, but insisting that the question of the eight-hour demand shall be discussed, and that the conference shall be presided over by a “thoroughly detached, impartial chairman.” Refugee* from Costa. Rica. NEW YORK, Oct. 26.—Six noted politicians of Costa Rica, who were exiled nine days ago by President Iglosias, of that republic. arrived here to-day on the steamship Allegheny from Fort Limon. They are Dr. Juan J. Flores, Gen. Joaquin Guiteras, Col. Matias Saens, Joaquin Fiores, a brother of the doctor, Andres Venegas and Joaquin Hernadez. Dr. Flores said they were imprisoned thirty-four days before being deported and sixty other Republicans are still in jail. Accordiing to the refugees. President Iglesias’s position is strong enough to Insure his re-election. Mr*. Winslow’* Soothing; Syrup Has been used over fifty years by millions of rxithers for their children while teething with ueifect success. It soothes the child, softens the JjuVrs all.vvs pain, cures wind colic, regulates the bowels, and is the best remedy for diarrhea, whether arising from teething or other causes. For sale bv druggists ,n every part of the world. He sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup. 25 cents a It is unnecessary to visit Spas where sulphur springs can be availed for bathing purposes since Glenn’s Sulphur Soap answers the same purpose and saves tfte expense. Sold by all druggists. Hill’s Hair and Whisker Dye, Black or Brown, 50c. Bl^od 1 Emm Whether Itching, burning, bleeding, scaly, crusted, pimply, or blotchy, whether simple, scrofulous, or iv redltary, from infancy to age, speedily cured by warm baths with Cuticcra Soap, geutle anoint* ings with Cuticura (ointment), the great skin cure, and mild doses of CuncußA Rksolt*ht, greatest of blood purifiers and humor cures. (pleura U sold th-omrhont the world. Point D. in C. Coze., Sals Props., Boston. *“ How to Cure Every Blood Humor,’* frsw CAGE HUMORS

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