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would be either a repudiation by Germany of the action of her consul, or else a move to have the triparite agreement changed so as to permit a more expeditious management of Samoan affairs. GERMAN OFFICIAL. REPORT. It Pliee* the Illume on Other Official* Beside* Russel nml Rose. BERLIN, Jan. 21.—'The correspondent here of the Associated Press has had a conversation with a high official of the German Foreign Office, Dr. Hamann. who said: "The government has just received a detailed report from Samoa, which it thinks reliable, all the more so because the report distributes the blame for the errors committed there pretty evenly, though some points remain unexplained. The report says that Mataafa, prior to his election, was recognized as eligible by the three consuls. It is true that Mataafa in 1888 was hostile to Germany, but the situation is different now and Germany no longer objected to Mataafa. And why Chief Justice Chambers annulled Mataafa’s election we do not know. It was certainly not under the terms of the Berlin treaty. The decision is all the more regrettable because bloodshed might have bsen foreseen. No property of the whites, however, has been destroyed and we do not know why the chief justice sought refuge on the British war ship Porpoise. Dr. Raffel, the German municipal president, acted Illegally in breaking into the courthouse. We can only explain these things by assuming that everybody there has grown nervous. The German government, however, takes the whole business calmly and doubtless it will be adjusted diplomatically by negotiations between Washington, Berlin and London. We do not expect any difficulties. Germany adheres strictly to the terms of the Berlin treaty. Whatever illegal excesses Germans may have committed we shall disavow.” The United States ambassador, Mr. Andrew D. White, said to the correspondent of the Associated Press, after having been informed of the above interveiw: “I am without news and instructions, but I do not anticipate considerable trouble. I expect the matter will be amicably settled, as in the case of similar diffi-ulties in the past.” Further particulars regarding the trouble at Samoa, received later in the day. show .that during the fighting an armed detachment from the British war ship Porpoise occupied the house of Chief Justice Chambers. half a miie outside of Apia, and that another detachment occupied the London mission station on the beach, where Malietoa Tanus and his party had sought refuge. Tamase.se and his party sought shelter under the guns of the Porpoise. The fugitives were compelled to surrender their arms and the rest of the Malietoa Tanus party was captured by the Mataafaites on the Peninsula of Mulinu, near Apia. Mataafa diil not take part in the fighting and the 'German war ship in those waters held aloof from the troub'e. The news from Samoa has not caused great surprise here. It was foreseen long ago that trouble would break out sooner or later. The tripartite arrangement has always been considered in official circles here as being a most peculiar diplomatic document, creating an unsettled situation, W'hich is really at the bottom of the present disorder, although the election dispute precipitated hostilities. It can be safely said, however. that the German government is not particularly annoyed at the fact that matters have come to a crisis, as it will give Germany an opportunity for reopening the Samoan question with the view of establishing order on a permanent basis The official Reichsanzeiger says: “The German press lately has repeatedly discussed the nature of the relations between the German and American naval officers in the Pacific. From the reports recently received here we are in a position to state positively that these relations were not only free from tension, hut on the contrary the intercourse between the officers was of a sociable and cordial character, as demonstrated by invitations, visits and other friendly attentions which were repeatedly exchanged. The attitude of the German naval officers has always been correct under all circumstances.” * VIEWS OF HENRY IDE. Former Chief Justice of Samoa DiMl*e* the Situation. NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-A special to the Tribune from St. Johnsbury, Vt., says: Henry Ide, formerly chief justice of Samoa, says: “The recent exciting events in Samoa are very distressing to me. During my residence of between four and five years there I became greatly attached to the natives, who are ordinarily a most hospitable, polite and picturesque people. I formed strong friendship with English, German and American officers and residents. I am well acquainted with Chief Justice Chambers and the German consul. Rose, who are prominent factors in the existing troubles, and with Mataafa, Tamasese, Malietoa Tanus and Puetele, prominent Samoans in .the controversy. “Chief Justice Chambers comes from Alabama. and is a just and upright man. Consul Rose has long experience under the German Foreign Office and is a man of ability. It is to be regretted that the chief justice could not have found it his duty to decide in favor of Mataafa, who is the most disfiriguished of living Samoans, of fine presence and kindly bearing, the choice of a large majority of the people and entitled to sympathy by reason of his long exile. “Some incidents bearing upon the kinship, notably the expulsion of Peutele, one of Mataafa’s adherents and one of the highest chiefs in Samoa, front the courtroom on the ground that his bearing was considered disrespectful, contributed, it seems, to inflame passions. The English missionary Influence was strongly in favor of Malieto Tanus, son of the deceased King, who is a mere hoy. still under missionary instruction. Mataafa is a Catholic, but has a large Protestant following. "The division in the consular board, of course, rendered peace difficult. The German consul strongly respected Mataafa. I FAIR WEATHER TO-DAY. Temperature Will Remain Nearly Stationary In All Section*. • WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. 8 p. m.—Forecast for twenty-four hours: For Ohio, Indiana and Illinois—Fair; fresh southwest to west winds. Weather conditions and genera) forecast— The weather conditions are moderate over the, whole country. The storm has moved from Lake Superior to Ontario and causes light rain in the lake region. Light rain . I.JL also fallen on the west gulf coast and aflitbe north Pacific coast. It has grown xPrrmer in the middle Atlantic States and the lower Mississippi valley, and the temperature has remained nearly stationary elsewhere, including the Pacific coast. Rain may be expected in New England and generally fair weather elsewhere. The temperature will remain nearly stationary in all districts. Brisk southwesterly winds will prevail on the north Atlantic coast and light westerly winds on the middle and south Atlantic coast. Local Oi**ervntion* on Saturday. Bar. Ther. 11. H. Wind. Weather. Pre. 7a. m.. 23.544 33 80 S'west. Clear. .00 7p. m. .29.85 42 70 S'west. Cloudy. .00 Maximum temperature, 46; minimum temperature. 32. Following is a comparative statement of the temparature and precipitation Jan. 21: Temp. Pre. Normal 30 0.09 Mean 39 0.00 Departure from the normal *9 —0.09 Departure from Jan. 1 *BO *1.46 •Plug. C. F. R. WAPPENHANS. Local Forecast Official. Yesterday’* Temperature*. Stations. Min. Max. 7 p.m. Cairo. Id 34 52 4S Cheyenne, Wyo 30 50 44 Chicago. 11l 32 38 34 Cincinnati, 0 34 48 46 Concordia, Kan 32 62 54 Davenport, la 34 42 38 Des Moines. 1a... 32 46 42 Kansas City, Mo 36 60 54 Little Rock. Ark 34 GO 54 Memphis, Tenn 36 56 52 Nashville. Tenn 32 56 50 North Platte, Neb 24 62 46 Oklahoma O. T 30 64 54 Omaha, Neb... 34 58 52 Pittsburg. Pa 32 48 41 Rapid City, S. D 30 58 44 Sait Lake City, Utah 36 50 44 St. Ix>uis, Mo 36 56 54 Springfield. II! 34 50 46 Springfield, Mo 32 54 60 Vicksburg, Miss 3s 68 54

am not aware that the other two consuls becamo partisans. Immediately after the chief justice decided in favor or Malietoa Tanus, civil war broke out, and, Mataafa's adherents being far more numerous, won a victory, destroyed the native port of Apia,, occupied Mulinuu, the seat of the government, and became the de facto native government. The Samoan character is such that all the doubtful seek the winning side, and Mataafa will apparently f • some time have the great mass of the people as his supporters. “While the authority of the court must be maintained, it is highly improbable that the three powers will undertake to maintain the boy Malietoa Tanus in the face of the determined opposition of the people. The action of the German consul and the German president, Raffel. in seizing the courthouse, is based upon the fact that tne Berlin treaty provides that the president shall exercise the functions of chief justice in case of vacancy, and it is probably claimed that the action of Chief Justice Chambers in going for protection on a British war ship was a departure from Samoan to British soil, and an application to one of the powers, and that thereby a vacancy has been created. It is safe to say that such a claim, under the circumstances, will not be entertained. “It is the manifest duty of our government to lend immediate aid to maintain the treaty. That duty has been too long neglected. No American war ship has been in Samoan waters since 1892. The English squadron there will at once be strengthened from the Pacific statiens. The whole atmosphere there will be cleared without fighting as soon as England and America appear in force upon the scene and the hands of our officials will be upheld. The treaty is the result of years of diplomacy. It should be amended to be made workable. It has alw'ays given us our only hold in the South Pacific. This is not a good year for letting things in the Pacific pass to our rivals.” CHIEF’ JUSTICE OF’ SAMOA. William L. Chamber*. Who Decides the F’ate of King*. WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.—Chief Justice William L. Chambers, whose decision against the eligibility of Mataafa, the lately elected King of the Samoan Islands, was the cause of the grave troubles now agitating those islands, is a distinguished Georgian and a some time partner of former Secretary of the Navy Herbert. He was appointed by the governments of the United States, Germany and Great Britain in the early part of Mr. Cleveland’s second administration and at the suggestion of the American President. He was reappointed in 1897, as the post was one in which experience in the affairs of Samoa and the temper of the people was deemed necessary. Personally Justice Chambers is an able lawyer and an admirable citizen. He was born in Columbus, Ga„ and early went to Alabama, where he engaged in law practice. He was originally sent to Samoa to see what he could do in the way of straightening out the jumble of Samoan politics, and so well did he succeed that the President made him a Samoan commissioner. On his return to the United States his work was highly praised, and Germany and Great Britain at once acquiesced in his appointment. When a vacancy occurred on the Samoan bench the talented Southerner was at once consulted by the President with a view to his return to the islands as the supreme judge. The appointment was in no sense a political affair. Mr. Chambers consented, and he has since ruled as the judicial representative of the three great powers. The law covering the very ease now in hand is explicit. It is part of the pact Agreed to. or of the act passed by the three powers at their representative convention in Berlin. Here is the section of (he act by w'hich Justice Chambers w r as empowered to decide against Mataafa: “In ease any question shall hereafter arise in Samoa respecting the rightful election or appointment of King or of any other chief claiming authority over tho islands, or respecting the validity of tne puwei u >...ich the King or any chief may claim in the exercise of his office, such question shall not lead to war, but shall be presented for decision to the chief justice of Samoa, w'ho shall decide it in writing, conforming to the provisions of this act and to the laws and customs of Samoa, not in conflict therewith; and the signatory governments will accept and abide by such decision. In case any difference shall arise between either of the treaty powers and Somao which they shall fail to adjust by mutual accord, such difference shall not be held cause for war, but shall be referred for adjustment on the principles of justice and equity to the chief justice of Samoa, who shall make his decision thereon in waiting.” The treaty of Berlin between the United States, Great Britain and Germany provided that in case the signatory powers could not agree upon a chief justice, the King of Sweden should appoint him. This was done in the case of the first chief justice, and Baron Uedarerantz was named. The complications arising out of the death of Malietoa, the late King, were many. There were half a dozen claimants to the throne, including Moli. the King's brother; Tamasese, the rebel chief, and others, and the situation was made still more complex by friction between the three powers. It is said that the Apian Germans were opposed to the election of another King and preferred to have the islands in an unsettled state. Justice Chambers, however, is fully aware of his power and knew what he was doing when he made his late decision. The politics of Samoa, the whole population of which is not more than 40,000, is more complicated than that of any of the big powers that rule the islands. OBJECT OF’ THE GERMANS. Seeking- Complete Control of the Commerce of the Island*. NEW YORK, Jan. 21. —Dr. P. F. Chambers. of this city, a brother of Chief Justice Chambers, of Samoa, in an interview last night said that the Germans greatiy outnumber all of the other foreign residents in Samoa, and that they are undoubtedly to a great degree responsible for the island’s present troubles. £t their door he lays the use of arms in settling the succession to the throne and the maintenance of other hostilities. “The Germans,” said Dr. Chambers, "have by no official act as yet shown their hostility, but to every one in official life in Apia it has been apparent ever since the outbreak of the SpanishAmeriean war that Germany w'as a disturoing spirit. The Germans were plainly disgruntled at every report of American success in the war, and when reports of Spanish successes came they were excessive in tlieir expressions of joy. They have maintained close relations with Mataafa. and are believed to have encouraged him to go to. war against Malietoa Tanus, his opponent in the struggle for the throne, by offering him their support in case of his success at arms “Germany seeks by every means at hand to get control of the commerce of the islands, and is seeking to confine American interests to the island of Pago Pago, which we now' hold as a naval coaling station. She would retain Apia for herself and relegate England to a third island, which is larger, but not so rich as that on which Apia is located. By that means Germany would be at all times, if successful in carrying out this plan, in direct touoh with the government, which would be located at Apia, and, no matter what form it might be, would undoubtedly control it. The commercial interests, being centered there, also would just as certainly be controlled by her. to the detriment of her English and American competitors. The other two powers discerned the scheme long ago and would not accede to it. The protective government will be maintained as long as is necessary, and the result, as far as concerns the Samoans, cannot be foretold. It is openiy said in Apia that the Germans made a plot to restore Mataafa, and that they exert a strong influence over him. Every act of theirs since the war for the throne began has tended to prove that belief.” AN'ill He Ready by Thursday. SAN DIEGO, Cal., Jan. 21.—Rear Admiral Kautz, in response to a query from Washington, has stated that he can have the Philadelphia coaled and equipped for a voyage to Samoa by next Thursday. “I suggested to the department,” said the admiral, "the urgent need of going into dry dock for repainting the ship's bottom, but they seem to think that this is not as important a matter as the Samoan business, so I expect to be ordered from here to Apia as soon as we can get ready.” From this it is supposed that no positive orders to sail have been received from Washington. Tlieir Honeymoon to lie Brief. PITTSBURG. Jan. 21.—Lieut. George B. Rice, of the United States navy, and Miss Elizabeth MoVey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles MeVey, were married this afternoon tit the home of the bride at Sewickley. The honeymoon will be spent in New York. Lieutenant Rice sails on the New York next Wednesday for Manila, for probably a twoyears cruise. On Its departure the young b.ade will return to the home of her parents. Admit* He I* Ilill Ryan. SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Jan. 21.— William Jennings, one of the several men arrested on the charge of holding up the Memphis train near Macomb, Mo., on the night of Jan. 3, admitted that he is Fiil Ryan, formerly of the Jesse James gang. He said he wanted to conceal his identity during the excitement attending the recent hold-up, but now that it has subsided Liu makes the admission.

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 1899.

HOMER SELBY BESTED DECISION GIVFIN TO FRANK BAHTLEY, OF’ BINGHAMTON. Several Lively Pugilistic Bout* Witnessed by a. Crowd of Chicagoaui —Prize F’lghter Dead, CHICAGO, Jan. 21.—About four thousand men, two women and Hadi Aladi, the "Sultan's lion” saw thirty-one rounds of exceptionally good fighting at Tattersali s tonight, including one clean knockout. Three Eastern scrappers—Patsy Haley, of Buffalo; Joe Butler and Charlie McKeever, of Philadelphia—were among the contestants, but did not land the long end of the purse, Haley and McKeever getting draws, while Butler lost on a palpable foul. The best fight of the evening, from the ordinary spectator’s point of view, was that between McKeever and Burns, of Cincinnati. The men fought fiercely every minute and McKeever had the better of the goint but Burns was so aggressive at the finish that Referee Malachi Hogan declared it a draw'. Patsy Haley, of Buffalo, and John Ritchie, of Chicago, fighting at catch weights, opened the programme. These two men met last Monday night, Haley losing in the fourth round on a foul, and there was apparently considerable bad blood between the men. Haley forced the fighting in the first round, following his man around the ring and having slightly the better of the exchanges. Ritchie drew blood from the Buffalo's boy’s mouth in the second with a hard left. Haley evened matters by sending his left in twice, putting his man’s head back. Both men fought hard in the third, honors being even. In the fourth and fifth Ritchie kept Haley's nose bleeding with left jabs, Haley playing for the ribs, Haley fought hard in the sixth, trying to land a right swing, but was unable to reach his man. The bout was declared a draw. Frank Bartley, of Binghamton, N. 1., and Homer Selby, of Indianapolis, brother ot "Kid" McCoy, met at 140 pounds. The first two rounds were fairly even. Bartley punished his man badly in the third and fourth bv left swings on the mouth, and in the fifth and sixth had away the better of tne milling. Bartley was given the decision. Charlie Burns, of Cincinnati, and Charlie McKeever. of Philadelphia, came next. The men fought at catch weights and apparently sealed close to 150 pounds. They came together like rams at the call of time, and hot mix-ups followed in quick succession, with neither man damaged much. The same w’as true of the second, McKeever in one rally tripped and went head over heels off the stage into the audience. He climbed under the ropes and resumed, but a second later went over from a right on the jaw; but he evened things by a hard right swing on Burns's chin. McKeever went to his knees twice in the third. Both men were rather wild. In the fourth McKeever took a long lead. He cut Burns's left eve with jabs and nearly floored him twice with right swings on the jaw. He maintained his lead in the fifth. Bums fought back hard, however, and was always coming. In the sixth McKeever landed a flush right in the pit of the stomach. Burns went down and writhed in agony, claiming a foul. It was not allowed, and with his face drawn with pain he got up and fought like a demon to the end of the ro.und. It was declared a draw. , John Root, of Chicago, and Harry Peppers, the colored California middle weight, fought six rounds at 156 pounds. In the second round Peppers floored Root with a right on the jaw The latter got up groggy. Peppers was unable to land the finishing blow and Root recovering rapidly in turn put the colored man down with a right swing. Peppers was knocked down four times in the third and fourth and three times in the fifth round, the gong saving him in the latter round. He managed, though very groggy, to stick the last round out. Root was given the decision. Two local men, Pete Powers and Jack Moffatt, were the next contestants, fighting at catch weights. Moffatt showed superiority from the start, scoring knock downs in the first and fourth, finally putting his man out in the fifth with a right on the chin. Joe Butler, of Philadelphia, and Frank Childs, of Chicago, colored heavy weights, went on for the wind-up. The fighting was very even in the first round, but in the second, after several hot exchanges, Butler lost his head and hit repeatedly in a clinch. Childs was promptly awarded the fight. TOM LANSING DEAD. HenvywriKht Pugilist NVIio Was Injured in a Bout with Jack Root. LOUISVILLE, Ky„ Jan. 21.—Tom Lansing, the heavy-weight pugilist, who was injured in a bout with Jack Root in Chicago about two months ago, died to-day at S3. Mary and Elizabeth Hospital. For two days he had been unconscious, and it was known death was near. Lansing was knocked down by one of Root’s terrific punches, and his head struck the floor with such violence that a clot formed on the brain, and though an operation was performed it w r as impossible to save his life. Sharkey ami Armstrong: F’ined. BOSTON, Jan. 21.—Thomas Sharkey, the pugilist, and his sparring partner, Robert Armstrong, were arraigned in the Municipal Court here to-day and fined $25 each for participating in an exhibition which, the police maintain, partook of the nature of a prize fight. Both pugilisists have been performing at one of the theaters here this week. J. R. YOUNG’S FUNERAL Exercise* Over the Remain* of the Librarian of Congte**. WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.—The funeral of the late John Russell Young, librarian of Congress, was held at 11 o’clock this morning at St. John’s Episcopal Church in the presence of a large assemblage, including representatives in all walks of public life. A service of prayer was held at the residence early in the day, attended only by members of the family. At the church the casket was deposited in front of the chancel and was banked on all sides with the many beautiful floral pieces sent from the White House conservatory, from organizations, clubs, the press fraternity, the officials of the library and from the very wide circle of friends in public and private that Mr. Young had about him. The honorary pall bearers included Secretary of State Hay, Postmaster General Emory B. Smith, the Chinese minister, Mr. Wu Ting Fang, Senator Chandler, Representative Bingham, Col. Henry Watterson, Judge Rodger Prior of New' York. President Darlington of the Union League Club of Philadelphia, Ainsworth R. Spottord and William Potter of Philadelphia, former minister to Italy. The sendees were conducted by Ret'. Mackey-Smith, who read the impressive burial service of the Episcopal Church. A surpliced choir chanted the music prescribed for such occasions. After the ceremony the remains were borne to the Pennsylvania depot, followed by a long funeral procession, and there deposited on a special ear to be conveyed to Philadelphia. They will be placed in the receiving vault at Mount Morah Cemetery and the interment will be made later. Death of n Mt*i*sipplan. JACKSON, Miss., Jan. 21.—Hon Waller McLaurin died this morning at the Governor’s mansion at 6:40 o’clock of menengitis. The deceased was one of the most prominent men in public life in this State. He was a brother of the present Governor, A. J. McLaurin and for eight years was a member of the railroad committee. In 1896 he was elected warden of the penitentiary, which position he held for eighteen months and until ill health compelled him to resign. r l he funeral will take place at the olu family home in Brandon, Monday. lien. S. S. Bamberger. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 21.—Gen. S. S. Bamberger, who has just died in this city, at the age of sixty-two years, was on the staffs of Gens. Joseph E. Johnston and Jefferson Davis during the civil war, and for a time was secretary of the President of the Confederacy. He was well known here as a local iKilitician and expert penman. John W. W agner. HAZLETON, Pa., Jan. 2i.-John R. Wagner, superintendent of motive power for the Delaware, Susquehanna & Schuylkill Railroad, and superintendent of the Cox Manu-

facturing Companv, died at his home in Thrifton to-day of pneumonia. He was a graduate of Lehigh University. Janie* B. Weir. NEW YORK, Jan. 21.— James B. Weir, w'ho was prominently connected with several of the historical developments of this country, is dead at his home. His death was the result of an attack of grip a short time ago, which developed into pneumonia. WJLL BE 80 STRIKE. Miner* and Operator* Will Agree on a Satisfactory Seale. PITTSBURG, Jan. 21.— There will be no strike of the bituminous coal miners of Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana during next year. It can be stated to-night on the most reliable authority that the scale committee will report on Monday conditions which will be perfectly satisfactory to the three States mentioned above. The miners of Illinois are the only obstructionists to the report which will call for a rate for mining of 66 cents per ton, double standard system as to run-of-mine and screens, and eight hou's for a day's work. The interstate convention on Monday will in all probability adopt the report of the scale committee as here given and should Illinois not be satisfied she will have to either endure or secede from the interstate agreement. The only contention of the Illinois men is that the run-of-mine shall be the standard for basing wages. The other States will under no circumstances agree to this. Bricklayer*’ I’nion Adjourn*. HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 21.—The annual convention of the International Bricklayers’ I’nion, which has been, in session in this city for several days, adjourned to-day. Prior to that .t was voted to refer the question of an eight-hour day to tho executive committee for final adjustment. The committee has been advised that all subordinate unions look with approval upon such a working day and the committee wall report to the union as soon as a decision is reached. The next meeting will be held in Rochester, N Y. Bottle Blower* May Strike. BRIDGETON, N. J., Jan. 21.—1 t is staff'd here to-night that a general strike of all nonunion bottle blowers of South Jersey will take place next week, probably Tuesday. The purpose of the strike is to force the manufacturers to hire union men and pay union wages. If the strike occurs several thousand men will be affected. A secret meeting of workmen was held here to-night. ROLLA HEIKES IS CHAMPION. Defeat* Fulforcl by Killing 129 Bird* to the Utica Man’* 129. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 21.—The 150 live bird match between Rollo Heikes, of Dayton. 0., and E. D. Fulford, of Utica, N. Y„ took place this evening on the grounds of the Keystone Shooting League, at Holmesburg, a suburb of this city, and the Ohio man was victorious by the score of 129 to 123. The match was for the championship of the United States and the E. C. trophy, now held by Heikes. The conditions were: Fifty birds at unknown angles, fifty at expert rules and twenty-five doubles. The first fifty, at unknown angles, resulted: Heikes killed 45, missed 5; Fulford killed 42, missed 8. The second fifty, expert rules to govern, resulted: Fulford killed 45, missed 5; Heikes killed 43, missed 7. The final fifty, at twenty-five doubles, was won by Heikes by the score of 41 kills and 9 misses, while Fulford’s score was 36, 14. Heikes's total 129 killed, 2J missed; Fulford, 123 killed, zl missed. Neither man shot in true form, Fulford especially being away off in his double birds. Previous to the big shoot there were two big sweepstakes and a match between Captain Moiey, of New York, and Heikes. Money iwul Heikes shot at 25 birds each, the latter winning by the score of 23 to 22. In the first sweepstakes, of fifteen birds each, Fulford won, with 15 straight kills; Heikes, Stevenson and HaUowell tying, at 14 kills and 1 miss. In the set-ond sweepstakes, of twenty birds each. Ridge, Heikes and Pack tied, with 19 kills and 1 miss. WOMAN CAPTURES A WOLF. South Da kola Rauch Owner Rope* a Troublesome Animal. CHAMBERLAIN, S. D., Jan. 21.—Miss Eliza Walker, who owns a stock ranch a few r miles north of this city, to-day brought in the scalp of a large gray timber wolf. The story of its capture by the woman is interesting. All the fall Miss Walker had been troubled by this wolf, which was especially bold and vicious. It made its headquarters in a small ravine about a quarter of a mile from her house, and from this point it sallied forth in quest of food. A short time ago it killed a young steer belonging to Miss Walker, and several neighbors have lately suffered similar losses. A number of persons have constantly been on the watch for the beast, but it always succeeded in escaping. Miss Walker says that along toward evening. as she was out on horseback rounding up her cattle for the night, she discovered the wolf in the act of making an onslaught upon a young calf. Her only w eapon was a rope attached to her saddle, and she concluded to make an attempt at roping the animal. This she succeeded in doing. She then started her horse on a run. and after she had exhausted and subdued the wolf in this way she permitted her dogs to finish him. Wolves are especially numerous in this section of the State this season, and they have never before been known to be so bold. IN SIBERIAN MINES. American* Said to Have Been lilesrally imprisoned by Russian*. SUISUN, Cal., Jan. 21.—Assemblyman J. M. Bassford and his brother are inclined to place much credence in the story that their brother, Frank Bassford, is restrained of his liberty on the Peninsula of Kumschatka, as told by Sailor Morris, who returned from Manila two weeks ago. Morris claims there are several Americans illegally and cruelly detained as prisoners by the Russian authorities. When at Yokohama he was informed by a seal hunter named Barney Fox, a man of unquestionable veracity, that there were, to his knowledge, eighteen Americans held on the peninsula named and were forced to work in the salt mines. It is thought the efforts now being made through government officials regarding the late of Bassford will do much in removing the curtain covering the inhuman treatment of American seal hunters and others in northern waters. T° BUILD CANAL. ~ (tonel tided from First Page.! named. Mr. Lebaron is an engineer for the American and Honduras Company, to which the government of Honduras recently granted valuable concessions. A Commissioner’* Reply. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 21.—A member of the Nicaragua Canal Commission, now in this city, was this evening shown the Cleveland dispatch containing the interview with Civil Engineer Lebaron, in w'hich the latter claims the discovery of a route for the Nicaragua canal much shorter and which would cost $22,000,000 less than the route now under consideration by this government. The commissioner expressed himself averse to discussing the statements of Mr. Lebaron. He was of the opinion that the commission would not care to become involved in a ccntroversy with an individual, and he himself was loath to open up such discussion. On being further pressed regarding Mr. Lebaron’s statement that he had offered to go to Washington and lay before the commission the route of which he had knowledge, the commissioner said that no such offer had ever been received from the Cleveland engineer. Puri* Bureau for American Students. CHICAGO. Jan. 21.—A number of persons, including Martin R. Tyson. W. A. Giles, Chas. R. Giles, Charles Henrotin, H. J. Furber, jr., and others, have provided funds for the purpose of organizing in Paris a bureau of American students. The object of the bureau is to give students desirous of studying in France Information concerning the resources and regulations of French schools, matters of economy, etc. Its services will be strictly gratis.

PRISON REFORMERS. Annnal Mefllng of the National Association—The President’s Address. NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 21.—The National Prison Reform Association held its annual convention here to-night. In opening the convention Michael Heyman, of New Orleans, referred to the fact that a Louisiana jurist, Edward Livingston, seventy-five years ago created a revised criminal code which has taken root everywhere. Lieutenant Governor Schneider welcomed the delegates on behalf of the State and hoped that the convention’s influence would help along the improvement hoped for in the penal and reformatory institutions. General Brinkerhoff responded for the delegates, paying tribute to New' Orleans and the cause of prison reform. President R. W. McLaughry read his annual address. He summarized the work of the association in the following articles of faith: First—The betterment of the laws in relation to public offenses and offenders and the mode of procedure by which such laws are enforced. Second—The improvement of the penal, correctional and reformatory institutions and their management, government and discipline. Third—Care of and procuring suitable employment for discharged prisoners, especially those such as shall give evidence of reformation. Fourth—To encourage those who are endeavoring to organize and carry forward the work of prevention of vice and crime. A reception by the ladies of the city followed. THE NEW YORK BELATED. Broke n Cylinder and Was Limited to Lse of One Engine. SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. 21—The American line steamer New York, which left New York on Jan. 11 for this port and which passed the Lizard at 10:20 p. m. yesterday, was docked at 1:20 p. m. to-day here. The delay in her arrival was due to the fact that the intermediate cylinder of her starboard engine broke at 1:58 p. m. on Jan. 14. From that time on she used her port engine. The weather was tine throughout the,-passage. The steamer will be repaired here. Movements of Steamers. NEW YORK. Jan. 21.—Arrived: Cnmpania, from Liverpool; Pennsylvania, from Hamburg; Paris, from Southampton; Nordland, from Copenhagen. Sailed: State of Nebraska, for Glasgow; La Bretagne, for Havre; Servia, for Liverpool; Island, for Copenhagen. QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 21.—Arrived; Umbria, from New 7 York. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 21.—Sailed: Switzerland, for Antwerp. HAVRE, Jan. 21. —Sailed: La Gascogne, for New 7 York. LIVERPOOL, Jan. 21.—Sailed: Cevic, for New York. GENOA, Jan. 21.—Sailed: Aller, for New York. HE WANTS GILLETT. Kansas Sheriff in Mexico After tke Fugitive Cattle King. EL PASO, Tex., Jan. 21.—A special dispatch from Chihuahua, received here this afternoon, says: “Sheriff Joseph Reed, of Wichita, Kan., and F. W. Petty, a Kansas banker, are here to take Grant G. Gillett back to the United States. Gillett sent for the American consul as soon as he learned that the sheriff intended taking him into custody. A consultation was held and from all that could be learned Gillett cannot he taken back against his will. A. A. Arnold, of Kansas City, reached Chihuahua last night and after a consultation w.th Gillett behind closed doors, denar ted tor the C ty of Mexico, where it is supposed he went to confer with President Diaz to endeavor to effect the extradition of the fugitive. Charley Hunt returned from Kansas C ty Thursday night and slated scon after his arrival that satisfactory arrangements had been made with Gillett’s creditors and that the fugitive would return to rhe Stares by Feb. I.’’ TRIED TO SAVE HER JEWELS Woman Asphyxiated by Smoke in a. Burning Building. NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-Miss Emma Rumpler, tw'enty-tw'o years of age, was killed, and Miss Grace Winthrop was injured at a fire in Passaic, N. J., tcr-day. The Are broke out in a three-story brick building on Main avenue, occupied on the ground floor by Rumpler’s bakery. Miss Rumpler, after reaching a window from which she could have been resxmed by the firemen, went back to her bedroom to get her jewelry, wnis overcome by the smoke and perished. Miss Winthrop jumped from a third-story window. but was caught in a net spread by the firemen, and suffered only painful injuries. SUICIDE OF A MOTHER. First Attempted to Kill Her Children xvith Cnrholic Acid. TOLEDO, 0., Jan. 21.—Mrs. S. J. McCullough, wife of a well-known man of this city, committed suicide to-night and attempted to kill her family of three children. The woman was undoubtedly insane. Four of the children were taken violently ill today, having eaten diseased meat. One child died this afternoon, and the mother attempted to give the living children, all of whom w'ere in a critical condition, a dose of carbolic acid. She was prevented by the people in the house, but she slipped away and was found later in a dying condition, having taken the poison herself. She survived but a few minutes. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. In the Chicago pool tournament last night Clearwater defeated Werner by a score ot 12f> to 99. Cornell. Columbia and Pennsylvania universities have decided to hold their annual regatta at Poughkeepsie late in June. The National Enameling and Stamping Company, with an authorized capital of $30,000,000, has been incorporated at Trenton, N. J. The harbor tug N. M. Jones, owned by the Pittsburg Coal Comapny, was burned at the Beale-street wharf, Memphis. Loss, $22,000. The Jones was one of the most powerful tugs on the river. Alderman Edward F. Cullerton, of Chicago, has filed a petition in bankruptcy, lie places his liabilities at $33,000 and assets at 90,000 shares of stock in the Ward Colorado Gcld-mining Company. Mr. Cullerton does not know 7 , he says, what the stock is worth. Sir Charles Tupper states that he has been informed by Hon. Clifford Sifton, Canadian minister of the interior, that there is to be no reduction in the 10 per cent, royalty in the Yukon. The only change to be made is that the amount to be exempted on each claim is to be raised from $2,500 to $5,000. The recent big deal in the stock of the American Cereal Company, it is said, means the retirement of Ferdinand Schumacher from the office of president and a complete change of officers. The change is the outcome of factional strife dating back a year or more. Robert Stuart, of Chicago, will become president. Mr. Schumacher has disposed of all his holdings. Captain Glass, late commander of the Charleston, who returned from the Orient on the steamer Rio de Janeiro, will take charge of the naval station now being constructed on Gnat island, San Francisco harbor. When he left Manila in December he was an Invalid, but his health has now 7 been restored. He does not expect to resume active duty, however, for sopie time. The decomposed body of an unknown man has been found at Tamuqua, Pa., in a refrigerator car, and the only point of identity found on the clothing is the trade stamp of “T. F. Turner. Geneva, 0., on the necktie. The general theory is that the man was murdered and his body placed in the ice channel of the car. w'here it was discovered when the car was placed on a siding here. Fight In tke Mountains. NASHVILLE. Tenn., Jan. 21.—Yesterday, on the line between Lee county, Virginia, and Hancock county, Tennessee, a section remote from the telegTaph, a tight occurred between twenty members of the Eddy family of Virginia and the Ramsey family of Tennessee. The fight lasted several hours, during which a number of men on both sides were killed and injured. A quarrel of long standing resulted in the fight, particulars of which are not at present obtainable.

Only ONE MORE Day —OF MY GREAT— Semi-Annual Clearing Sale Sale 1 loses Positively Monday Night, January 23. 120 to *>o Per Cent. Reductions On All Lines of Men’s Furnishings anti Hats RiSAp THESE PRICES. THE! ARE THE TALK OF THE TOWN. All merchandise I offer at all times—sale or no sale—ls clean, desirable and up to date. fINDERwiAR | | HOSIERY i fsHIRTS~ ) To avoid any mibunder- ( S Everything goes. Plain, 5 ( 150 dozen both retail ami ) ) standing ... < ( Colored and Fancy Cotton, 5 ( Jobbing stock to be cleaned / ) 20 Per Cent. ) \ wooiand siik.at S ( up. .... < 5 Discount off all underwear \ ) 20 Per Cent. DieCOUfit. i / l:o Colored !. 1.12 / \ HARDERFOLD —except- ( \ LI A TTC S \ 1.00 White SO ) < ed. Odds and ends broken / / IIA 1 o • • • ( ( 1..‘0 \Vhtte 1.20 ) ( Jots 50 < W'hi.o my stock .salt new j J 3- 1 * Wiut. j ( and right up to date. I have ) / HoUSC Coats and nflttl ) S three fall blocks f want to j s iii tppi | Robes 20 Per Cent ' 'lo Per Cent. Discount / Discount. Nothing excluded > ) During sale on all Hats / ) *I.OO Oxford ..tufflers .*0 73 ) ) and Caps. ? > i.M> Oxford Mufflers'! 1.12 ) ( it i it.,,. „„ j ) ) *3 Hats, all new styles $2.40 ' > 5 > Umbrellas and Canes s S *5 uat, Eng. ciinsty 4.00 ; 1 20 Per Cent. Discount < ~ < s NECKWEAR ? excltded ylhintC ' XothinS ? l Collars and Cuffs i \ Everything goes at from S ) My entire line of 15c and SS2O to 331-3 Per Ct. Discount ( Alrrf , ) S 2°c Collars. Sale price: > S qualities....3sc, 3 for *1 ( < (I LOVES > I Js d0z......*0.6.5 i 1d0z....f 1.25 > ) 75c qualities 40.50 ( ULVILd < S Cuffs—2se qua!.. H dor... *1.20 ) < *i no qualities 75 ( ) ♦lT < O line SO.BO < S 35c. dual.. % doz.. 1.50) ) -*1.50 <juaiitie 1.00 ( > 150 line 1.12 ( S rheae are decided bargain* ) ) on. *2.50 and grade*. C 5 2.00 line .............. 1.60 ( 5 and run in all shapes No ) \ all my exclusive patterns, ( S Fownes English Gloves ex- < \ dis-ounts on E. & \V. or S s „ „ . „ _. „ / £ German Collars. S <, 25 Per Cent. Discount. ) Latest Style High Turn-down Colored Collars, 15c—Two for 25c. no goods charged at these prices. If you can’t attend the sale yourself send the women folks in. I want your business and want you to get the benefit of these prices. Gerritt A. Archibald, wafhfnWn'street.

TOI'GH ENGINEERING PROBLEMS. They Have to 110 with an Australian Pipeline 328 Mile* Long. Engineering News. The Coolgardie project proposes the delivery of 5,000,000 gallons of water per day at a point in the mining regions of Australia, 328 miles from the reservoir in the mountains near the coast, where it is impounded. To force water through a pipe line for this long distance not only must its friction be overcome, but it has to be actually raised a total vertical distance of 1,330 feet. Further, the district through which the pipe line passes is a desert whose soil is impregnated with salts, which are said to be so corrosive to iron that it is deemed safest not to bury the pipe in the ground at all. Another reason for having it exposed is that in a pipe line of such great length avoidance of leaks is essential. If an ordinary pipe line leaks a thousandth part of its flow in a mile, the loss may be a trilling matter; yet even so small a loss in a pipe line of this length would amount to nearly a third of its flow 7 . In the arid desert through which this pipe line w r ill pass it is thought that the soil might absorb small leaks so that they would not show at all on the surface of the ground if the pipe were buried. Facility of inspection, therefore, is another important reason for keeping the pipe above ground instead of burying it. Besides thi£, the ordinary reasons for burying water pipes—to get them out of the w 7 ay and to keep them from freezing in winter —do not obtain at all in the region over which this pipe fine will pass; and as the cost of excavating and back filling a trench 328 miles long will be saved b> placing the pipe on the surface, the decision not to bury it seems, on the whole, a w 7 ise one. The one great difficulty which is involved in keeping the pipe on the surface is the necessity for providing for expansion and contraction. In an ordinary continuous steel conduit, buried in tne earth in a temperate climate, the extremes of temperature of the water passing through it will probably not exceed 35 degrees. .Turning now to the Coolgardie conduit, to be laid unprotected on the surface of the ground, and with a distance between pumping stations as great as seventy-five or eighty miles, it is evident that the water confined from evaporation and exposed in steel pipe to the fierce rays of the Australian sun may reach a very high temperature in its passage from one pumping station to the next, which I4i the case of the longest conduits will require nearly three days. The English engineers estimate the range of temperature which will occur in the pipe line at seventy degrees, and we should think this rather an underestimate. It will be seen at once that with such a range of temperature internal strains w 7 ould be set up in the pipe w hich might become so great as to cause movement and leakage at the circumferential joints. Expansion joints are. therefore, essential to the safety of the pipe, and the English engineers propose that such joints shall be placed at intervals of about 120 feet for the whole length of the conduit, which would make a total of about 15,000 expansion joints in the length of the conduit. The engineering problem presented then, and one which we need hardly soy is without precedent, is the design of ai expansion joint for a pipe of from twenty-six to thir-ty-one inches in diameter, which shall protide for a motion reaching five-eighths of an inch, which shall sustain pressure reaching 200 pounds per square inch, which shall be and remain tight, with little or no attention, and which shall be as nearly as possible a permanent part of the pipe line. NORTHW ESTERN TERRITORY. Conditions of Its Cession Hnve Been Inserted In All Later Treaties. San Francisco Call. Os course every American of ordinary intelligence and reading knows that neither Thomas Jefferson nor any other great American statesman ever wrote or uttered a word that could be even projected into the toleration of the extension of our institutions over Asiatic territory, or Asiatic population, or outside of this continent and immediately adjacent islands. Mr. Jefferson was quite conscious that the acquisition of Louisiana, including the indispensable outlet of the Mississippi, was not warranted by the Constitution, and so averse was he to a departure from the fundamental law that he suggested an amendment to cover that exceptional case. Though Texas was a most desirable part of this continent, and in every respect eligible to statehood, its annexation by joint resolution had been condemned by all great constitutional expounders, who remembered how the English revolution originated in John Hampden’s refusal to pay a small illegal tax, and that our independence resulted from resistance to a preamble. When the Northwestern Territory was ceded to the United States the cession was on conditions, having the legal force of a solemn compact that it should be held under and not without the Constitution, and that all the rights enumerated in the Declaration of Independence should be. inviolably maintained, and that it should be carved into States on the exact footing of the original thirteen. These conditions were subsequently inserted in every ratified treaty under which territory was incorporated into the Union. In .Abraham Lincoln’s first inaugural address he dwelt on the proposition that “all members of Congress swear their support to the whole Constitution.” In July. 1881. Congress declared that the object of the civil war was “to defend and maintain the supremacy of the Constit ition of the United States. February 19, ISG2, President Lincoln recommended the reading of Washington’s farewell address at all places throughout the Union. Under concurrent resolutions passed by Congress about the same date, extracts from that address were read at every military post and at the head of every regiment and corps of the army. “FATHER’S TIME.” How a Kind Parent Entertained Hid Children Every Evening. The Evangelist. “Oh, no. I cannot go with you after dinner to-night, because that is father’s time, and we always have so much fun then.” This is w 7 hat 1 heard a little maid say to her school friend who had invited her to go somewhere with her. "Father's time.” I wondered what that meant, and so I said to the little maiden: “And what is ’father’s time?’ ” “On. father’s time is right after dinner at night, an hour or so before we go to bed. Father makes lots of pleasure for us then, and it is the only time we can see him, except in the early morning, and that is for such a short while. Father never goes anywhere at that time, and we do not; we give that hour to him and he gives it to us. It is ’our together hour.’ Oh. he is such a dear, good father.” What a testimonial to the high standard of fatherhood was this little girl’s. Away all day, immersed in business cares, be could give no time to his children except the hour before their bedtime. With what happy, light hearts those little ones kissed him good-night when bedtime came, and with what smiling f aces they went to sleep to dream beautiful dreams of father love. In these days of rush and competition the business man who lives in the city, and goes from home in the early morning, not to return until night, can have hut little companionship with his children. We heard a, mother of four little ones say, not long

since, that their father was away from home so much of the time that he was hardly acquainted with his children. What influence for good can lie have over them? To mother is left the entire care and training and the responsibility of parentage is shifted entirely to her shoulders. This should not be so. and it is a deplorable fact that the children of this generation do not have the counsel and companionship of the father, as they should. Childhood is short. Before the father is awmre of it, the little toddler is grown into a tall lad. or lass, and all at once he wakes up to the fact and exclaims, “It can’t ba possible these are my children, almost grown up so soon!” Think of the sweet companionship of these little ones, fathers, and arrange some part of the day to devote to them. How can you expect iheir confidence when they grow 7 older and need your counsel and help, if you have never given, them the sympathy of your heart and life in their childhood days? Countrv children are in this respect better off. for their fathers have more time to mingle with them. Do not think, fathers. Jhat the mothers will alone be held responsible for their characters. You are equal partners in this trust and an account of your stewardship will ba required of you. Let the honor of your children be a strong incentive to the gaining of a good name in the world for yourself. “A good name is rather to he chosen than much riches.” Don't let them start in life handicapped because their father has been crooked in life or in business and so received a dishonored name. It is an established fact, and we have seen it proved many times, that “the sins of the fathers are visited upon the children.” It is a sad truth and seemingly an unjust one, but still it remains a truth just the seme—the results of a wrong life fall on innocent ones. A father's honored name is a legacy that every child should have for its passport as it crosses the threshold of manhood and womanhood and enters the mart of the world. Think of this, fathers, as you welcome the little ones that come to your home nest. Be resolved with God’s help that you will lie upright and Godserving in your fife, and that the name your children bear shall be an honored one. A Peculiar Prayer. Buffalo Commercial. It was said of a gifted minister, in a newspaper report, that lie made on a certain occasion “the most eloquent prayer ever addressed to a Boston audience.” A prayer made by a clergyman at the unveiling of tha Stonewall Jackson monument in New Orleans deserves equal distinction, on different giounds. The prayer ended with these peculiar words: “When in Thine inscrutable decree it was ordained that the Confederacy should fail, it became necessary fer Thee to remove Thy servant Stonewall Jackson.” The implication, it will be seen, is even more complimentary to Stonewall Jackson than to Omnipotence. Before the Lord God could compass the fafiure of the Confederate cause the mighty Jackson had to be put out of the way! The Age of Wind. Puck. “Mars, I watch affairs on earth very closely,” began the exalted Pluto, as he fanned himself with a section of halo in the midst of the great hereafter, “and I have become of the opinion that you are losing vigor. Everything warlike, from pugilism and the Spanish wars up to the general war cloud that you have had hanging over Europe for the last forty years, ends about the same way.” “That is true.” replied the illustrious god of war, "but the fact is, T have sold out my v/hole business to Aeolus.” Demented Twin* Burned. SHELBINA, Mo., Jan. 21.—Two brothers, known as the Barton twins, both of whom were demented, were burned to death in their home near here last night, having been left alone in the house while others of the family were at church. The house was destroyed. They were about thirty-five years of age and had been imbeciles since birth. During the rebellion, before their birth, their father was shot and killed by soldiers, the tragedy occurring in the presence of his wife. Terror Vs. Pain. Harlem Life. Dentist—What do you want standing around here all day for? Party Outside—l've got a bad tooth. Dentist—Well, if it aches, why don’t you have it pulled? Party Outside—lt don’t ache now. Dentist—Then why don’t you go away? Party Outside—Why, then it’ll ache. ■and false impression / that a man, /in order to ian, must be ar less heartPcople misheartlessness rve. The tw r o i ■ ■ i ; are ar f rom • *i' ’ synonymous. A man may have a nerve of steel and a heart as tender as a mother’s. Os all the specialists in the world, there probably are not two that have as wide an experience in the treatment of women’s diseases as Dr. R. V. Pierce, chief consulting physician to the Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute, at Buffalo, N. Y. With the assistance of his staff of able physicians, he has prescribed, in the past thirty years, for many thousands of women. Dr. Pierce is pre-eminently a sympathetic physician. Perhaps more than any other man in the profession he realizes the hardships of woman's work, and disadvantages under which she labors because of the weak, delicate and susceptible structure of the feminine organism His immense practice in diseases peculiar to women forced upon his recognition the fact that women would never take the proper care of their health, so long as that care required the repugnant “examinations” and “local treatments” insisted upon by nearly all physicians. After years of study he invented a remedy now known as Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription that is an absolute and unfailing cure for the must complicated and obstinate cases of diseases peculiar to women. This wonderful medicine cures in the privacy of the home, and does away v/ith the necessity for obnoxious “local treatment.” It imparts health, strength, vigor and elasticity to the organs distinctly feminine and fits for wifehood and motherhood. In paper covers, at one-cent stamps, cloth binding, io cents extra Dr. Pierce’s Common Sense Medical Adviser. Address Dr R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.