Pike County Democrat, Volume 27, Number 40, Petersburg, Pike County, 12 February 1897 — Page 2

gifef€out»t§glm«ttal INDIANA. Tax dacna anlh orbing tka pwreforms in the bland of Cabo signed by th« queen repat of n on the 4th. Tax nomination of W. C. McQwery to be collector of internal revenue for the first district of Missouri was confirmed bj the senate on the 1st. TnB official returns of the Bombay health authorities show that np to the 4th there had been 5,008 cases of the plague and S,84J deaths from the disease in that city. On the 4th Bank Examiner George A. Stone, at Mount Pleasant, la., was ordered to take charge of the First national bank of Griswold, la., which had closed its doors. Jaw— 8, ICnter-a, comptroller of the JCnrreney, has decided to retain his ‘office until the expiration, in April, 1888*. of the term of fire years for which he was appointed, A dispatch from Havana says it is stated there that Gen. Weyier will return to Havana in view of the great activity of the insurgents in that province and the plana attributed to Gen. Rule Rivera for dealing a hard blow to Spain at the very doors of the capital. Tanking of Portugal accepted the resignations of his cabinet, on the 8th, and summoned the progressist leader, Senhor de Castro, to form a Dew ministry, in which Senhor Burros Domes, a member of the council of atete. should be appointed minister of foreign affairs. Thx United States cruiser Brooklyn, the latest pride of the navy, calculated to withstand the fiercest onslaught of shot and shell, lies almost helpless be-cause-of having struck a narrow ledge of sunken rock in the Delaware river, .above Marcus llook. Fa. The vessel is badly damaged. A nxroBT cabled from London that Ambassador Bayard would present his letters of recall on' February ?0 is clearly an error, as the state department has sent no letter of recall to Mr. Bayard, and will not do so during this administration, consequently he will have none to present. Hamilton F. Colmax. a clerk in the general land office at Washington,' was arrested by post office inspectors, on the 8d, on a charge of having atolan large quantities of periodical atewps 86,000 worth of which were found upon his person. He was held in 81,000 bail for axamination. Thx supreme court of Wisconsin, on the Id, handed down a decision which declares unconstitutional the law under which many county courts haTc committed to Keeley institutes throughout the state indigent inebriates for treatment at the expense of the eonnty from which they were committed. A DISPATCH from Athens, on the 6th, •aid: Desperate fighting has occurred between the Christians and Mohammedans in the island of Crete. The Mussulmans have set fire to the oity of Canes, and the place is now burning. The oity is In a state of anarchy, and a Christian is safe nowhere. Fully 800 persons have been killed.

DiRiD States Coesul-Gexekajl DeKaX, At Berlin, the wellknow a Journalist, anticipating, evidently, the speedy terminations of his official duty at hts present post, addressed to the state department a oaustic criticism upon German commercial methods, which the department made public on the 5th. Tbe sub-committee of the appropriations committee having charge of the sundry civil appropriations bill, on tbs Id, heard mem bers ol the bouse from Louisiana, Nebraska and California in support of the proposition to pay the balance on; sugar bounty dne domestic raisers under the Jaw of 1800, amounting to about tl,100,00a The American Missionary association has issued an appeal to Congregational churches, especially throughout New England, to observe February 14, the second Sabbath of the present month, as a memorial Sunday of ••The Times of Abraham Lincoln,” who eras born February 13, 1600. The ap* peal connects Lincoln’s life with the Work of the association. Bet. J. A. Bbooes, a well-known divine of tbe Christian church and probibitionist candidate for the vice-pres-ideuey in lMi» died in Memphis, Teun., on the 4th, of heart failure, superinduced by paralysis. In 1805 Mr. Brooks was called to the London (Euglandji Christian tabernacle. Be returned from London recently, having resign - od hie charge there on account of ill health. Uiites States Mixuxee Jobe Bab jUtTT, at Bangkok, Siam, has been instructed by Secretary Oiney to press for reference to a mixed tribunal, without further delay, the assault on Viee-Consul-General kellett, growing out of a dispute between Mr. ILelleu and the Siamese government over a land grant The demand will be reCoreed by tbe presence of tbe gunit Machiaa. Tbe Anglo* Venezuelan arbitration .treaty was signed by Sir Julian {Pauncefote, the British ambassador, 'and benor Jose Andrade, tbe Venezuelan minister, in tbe office of Secretary •Oiney at tbe state department, on the ltd, signalizing the amicable settleit of a controversy that baa lasted a century, as well as the reiptios of diplomatic negotiations [between the tw% countries, which bad

—— MM) FEBRUARY—1897. Tn. Dm. 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 /JfrTWWWW* if* CUBBENT TOPICS. THE HEWS nr BBXEF. FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. t> the senate, on the 1st. a resolution was offered and referred looking to an Investigation of the recent presidential and state election in Delaware and an inquiry as to whether a republican term of government exists in that state. The Nicaragua canal bill was then taken up. the discussion proceeding on Mr. Vilas'motion to have the bill recommitted. Mr. Vilas secured the floor and had net eoneluded his remarks when the senate, after a short executive session, adjourned—In the house the day was devoted to miscellaneous business, a number of bills being passed. The last hour was spent in consideration, in committee of the whole, of the diplomatic and consular hill, which was not concluded when the house adjourned la the senate, on the hi Mr. Chandler (rep. V. H.) introduced s resolution, which went over, looking to the ultimate use of silver as well as gold as standard money with bee coinage of both. The conference report on the immigration bill was the subject of long speeches by Mr. Gibson (deni.. Md.) against, and Mr. Lodge (rep. Mass.) in defease of the report of the conference committee. The report went over without action. The remainder of the I day was taken up by Mr. Vilas in continuation ! of his speech against the Nicaragua canal bilL I ...... In the house the only busiuess of importance was the passage of a resolution providing for a joint session of congress on the . 10th to count |the .electoral votes and declare ] the result. i Is the senate, on the hi. two resolutions previously introduced looking So the impeding or I preventing the sale of the Union Pacific railj road property under a judicial decree of foreclosure. were discussed at length by Mr. ; Thurston, the morning hour expiring before he concluded. Tae remainder of the session ; was devoted to the Nicaragua canal bill.... In ! the house, after nearly the whole day was devoted to the oon tested-election case of Cornett [ vs, Swansoo, from the Fifth Virginia district, 1 the letter's title to the seat was confirmed by ! an overwhelming majority. I lit the senate, on the 4th. as soon aa the routine morning business was disposed of. house ! bill to prohibit the sale of Intoxicating liquors in the capitol was taken up. and went over I without action. The conference report on the I immigration bill occupied attention for a time. | after which the Nicaragua canal bill was taken up and Mr. Vital delivered the fourth day s installment of’ hts speech in opposition to it. I _In the house the District of Columbia bill was further considered and remained the unfinished business The further conference asked by the senate upon the Immigration bill was agreed to. and conferees were appointed. A few unimportant bills were passed. Ik the senate, on the 6th. Mr. Richard R. Kenney was sworn tn as senator from Delaware and took his seat. Mr. Thurston continued his speech in opposition to the resolution of Mr. Alien (pop,. Neb.) questioning the right of the executive department to consent to the judicial sale of the property of the Union Pnciflc Railroad Co. The Nicaragua canal bill was taken up, some adverse speeches being made thereon. A large number of pension and other btlis unobjected to were taken from the calendar and passed..”,...In tbe house 61 private pension bills were disposed of; several contested-election cases were considered and decided in favor of the sitting members, a ad the conference report on the military academy bill was agreed to. An evening session was held for the consideration of private pension

PERSONAL AND GENERAL. Fxkx was discovered in the boys' dormitory of the Genesee Wesleyan seminary at Lima, K. Y., shortly after midnight on the 1st. The building was burned to the grouud. The loss is estimated at 950,000. There were 100 boys in the building, but all escaped with their lives. One student-whs^in-jured by jumping fronfa windrow so badly that he died soon after. J Lu B. McFablamd, telle/ of the Second national bank of Parkersburg. W\ Va., is short 945,000 in his accounts. He has eonfessed that he lost the money in speculation. The shortage will be made good. Thu Kalamasoo (Mich.) high school building was destroyed by fire on the 1st. The cause of the fire was an explosion of furnace gas. The loss is estimated at 940,000; insurance, 912,OOU Several firemen were injured, one of them fatally, by the breaking of a ladder. Tuk debt statement, issued on thp 1st, showed % net increase in the public debt, less eash in the treasury, during January of 915,078.735. Total cash in* the treasury 9*58,553,910. Mb. J. S. Wiuos, of Iowa, telephoned to friends on the 1st: **I have accepted the portfolio of agriculture in Mr. McKinley’s cabinet.” OB the 1st the president reappointed Martin A. Knapp, of New York, to be interstate commissioner. Fotm men who were cut off from escape by fire in the Tamarack mine, at Houghton, Mich.. were, on the 3d, abandoned to their fate, orders being issued to seal up the shaft, the attempt to pump air in to the entombed miners having only resulted in increasing the fury of the flames At All Saint's cathedral, Albanv, N. Y., Dr. James Dow Morrison, rector of St. Johnt church, Ogdensburg, was, on the 3d, consecrated bishop of the Episcopal missionary diocese of Duluth. ■ - Tub state house at Harrisburg, Pa., was destroyed by fire, on the 3d, entailing a loss of 91.000,000* insurance, 9300,000: pRxatPEXT Uabtkb of the University of Chicago announced at the chapel services. on the 3d, that Lady Aberdeen, wife of tbs goveanr r-general of Canada, would be the convocation orator at the university commencement exercises in the Auditorum April L Lady Aberdeen will have the honor of being the first woman chosen for such an occasion in this country. Tu ice gorge in the Ohio river at Cincinnati broke, on the 3d, as did also the gorge in Licking river, and the packet Heavy M. Stanley and 30 barges were swept oat into the current of the Okie The Stanley was reecaed while drifting down the Ohio. - a

Tap Wf works mt Gut Tbra*ii tap Maohine Oa, |t Baetne, Wlx, Jr IB reaunt operation* on the Sth. Thaf boos boon doooi for dx month*. Sevoral bnndrad men will bo |im om* ploy meat. Tn boose committee on'p& tents, on the 3d, ordered favorably reported the bill amending the copyright low so a* to prevent the fraudulent nee of the word “copyright” and to strengthen the low in this direction, it gives the courts the remedy of injunction os well os penalty in such cases. Almost the entire business portion of Arlington, 0., was destroyed by fire on the 2d. Six business firms were burned out, and one family barely escaped with their lives. What is colled o Christian theater will be opened in Paris for the pur* j pose of producing highly artistic, lit* j erary and moral plays, which, it is an* nounced. Catholics may attend with* out having their faith insulted. Annex* received by the authorities In Constantinople, on the 3d, iudieate that the bubonic plague has made its appearance at Djivadir, Bel ooc his tan. The l.H-year-old son of Druggist Dreis, of St. Paul, Minn, threw a snowball, on the 3d, at a man in a cutter. The ball, striking the horse, caused it to ran sway, and this resulted in three other runaways, causing considerable damage. Two of the victims called on Mr. Dreis, on the 4th, for payment, when the latter retired to his office without a word and sent a bullet through his brain, i Thu American Coffee Co. was incorporated at Trenton, N. J., on the 4th, .with a capital stock of $100,000. The incorpora tors are ileury O. liavemeyer, John E. Searles, John E. Parsons and Theo. Havemeyer. The Fairfield ship-building works m Glasgow were burned on the 4th; loss £50,000, and 5,000 men were thrown out of employment. Much alarm is felt throughout India owing to the spread of the plague. Cases have been reported as far north as Delhi and as far south as Bangalore. Thk bank of England reduced its ; rate of discount,\oxx the 4th, from to 3 per cent. ; The plan formulated by the British government for increasing the strength and efficiency of the navy coutemplates the construction of five ] battleships and three first-class cruisers and the addition of 1<),000 men. Failures throughout the United | States during the week ended the 5th, as reported by R. G. Dun & Co., were j 311, against 3-3 for the corresponding j week last year. For Canada the fail- j ures were $3, against 67 last year. The First national bank of Franlt- i lin, O., suspended on the &th. Capital, $100,900; surplus, $20,000; undivided profits, $30,000; deposits, $135,000; loans and discounts, $195,000. John L. Sullivan, ex-champion pu- j gilist, had his application to take the poor debtors’oath discontinued, on the ftth, an arrangement ont of at Boston, j court having been made with the ! creditor. The Echo de Paris asserted, on the I 5th, that fighting had began on the j Siamese frontier between the natives under French protection and the Siamese. The date of the fighting was not given, and no details were fur- j nished. Expert accountants, on the Sth, j found a shortage of nearly $15,000 in I the accounts of Cashier C. E. L. j Breeder, of the First national bank of Bethlehem, Pa. Breeder had absconded. The amount was taken in small [ sums, showing systematic peculation. J Breeder was cashier 20 years.

LATE NEWS ITEMS. lx the senate, on the 6th, Mr. Thurston continued his opposition to his colleague's resolution to prevent the judicial sale of the Union Pacific rail* road property in a speech which occu* pied the time of tue session until 3 p. in. The Nicaragua canal bill was allowed to go over,informally in order to pass bills on the calendar that were J unobjebted to, 15 of which were passed, j The nay’s session closed with eulogies on the late Representative Cogswell^ j of Massachusetts... .In the house the j bill wakiug appropriation lor the ex* | peases of the District of Columbia was j passed, as was, also, the bill to amend | the Wilson tariff act so as to permit j treasury officials to sell forfeited j opium to the highest bidder, and not i require them to secure the amount of I the duty, $10 a pound Dk Koch, the eminent German bacteriologist, has telegraphed from ] Cape Town Utah be is returning to Berlin with a newly-discovered serum which will lessen the force of hinder- | pest, in tne meantime he says he is j unable to say whether he will be able to prevent animals from being in- ■ fected witn the disease, lie has demonstrated that sheep and horned cattle are the most liable of all animals to coutract the disease, and that dogs, i monkeys and rodents enjoy complete j immunity from it. Thk weekly statement of the New I York city associated' banks, for the week ended on the 6tn shows the following changes: Reserve, decrease, $4,u6S,«*0b; loans, increase, $*.T47,yuo; specie, decrease, $1-5.100; legal tenners, uccrease, Sd,075,600; deposits, increase. 35.63U.U00;circulation, decrease, 91,32V UUU Gov. BiLAlMJtY of Kentucky has pardoned James Singleton the uine-year-old boy convicted of house breaxing in Bond county and sentenced to the j penitentiary for a year. The governor said it would be a crime against civilization to send a child of such tender years to tbe penitentiary. J. P. MuBsis Jc Co. and the Deutsche bauk of New York, as managers of the Northern Pacific reorganization syndicate, have called from the syndicate all the remaining holdings of preferred and common stock not called up by the first eirettiar issued February L Thk extensive St. Cloud sugar plantation, near Kissimmee. Fla., has been purchased by a syndicate of Cabans. The capacity of the sugar mill will be don hied at once, mad 3,900 tana of cane will be planted next fatL

INDIANA STATE NEWS. IssURiroLis. Ini. Jam. tt—The bUl fixing the age of consent at M years psrail the house Wednesday, a measure piecing it at IS years haring previously failed. The house passed the hill repealing the clause in the old Insurance lav providing that if an Insurance com* pacy incorporated in this state fails to pay a fire toes within sixty days the policy holder may recover a penalty of ten per cent. In addition to his loss Gov. Mount Wednesday afternoon signed the bill directing the Vandalia Railroad Co. to make an accounting as to its alleged debt of about f1,000. QUO to the state school fund under an old charter. The attorney general will at once call upon the railroad company for a statement. The speaker of the house immediately named a committee to enforce the claim, if one shall be developed. Ikdianapous. lad.. Jam Sfi —Sbkatx—The senate Thursday afternoon passed Senator Shively’s measures to Unease the sal# of cigarettes and prohibit their sale to minora under 18 years The committee on elections reported in fsvor of ousting George W. Rogers and seating Uriah Culbert. the democrats bringing in a minority report, throwing out the contest. Each side was given an hour tor argument Culbert was seated bya strict party Tote of 30 to 1A During the period before this matter came up the senate passed the house biU establishing a superior court in Grant county. This is the final passage of the measure. and is the most important bill that has yet gotten through both branches. Horsx—The time of the house was occupied In passing bills of minor importance The most interesting was a measure providing for the appointment of a committee of three members of the legislature every two years to investigate the needs of the state institutions, and furnish the legislature with reliable information upon which to base appropriations It is the Intention of this measure to do away with all legislative Junketing trips, acd at the same time to cut off the various luxuries indulged in at the expense of the state by the officers of state Institutions Indianapolis, lml. Jan 3tt—Both houses of the legislature were occupied Friday with committee reports and second readings The senate upon committee report killed the proposition to establish a new circuit court in Rush county, and favored a general shuffle of judicial arrangements in Elkhart. LaGrange. Noble and VYhitely counties, involving a new circuit. The house indulged in sundry long discussions about dog taxes and marriage laws, but did nothing definite in regard to them. On committee reports it killed all the mortgage exemption bills before it. Indianapolis, Feh 2. —Sxnat*—The senate Monday afternoon passed, by a vote of 26 to 13. the most import tut bill that has been before it a measure by Senator Holler for indeterminate prison sentence It-provides that in all cases of felonT. except treason and murder in the first degree, the jury shall simply determine whether the accused Is guilty or not. and upon a finding of guilty the court shall pronounce an indeterminate sentence, stating the minimum and maximum length of such sentence as stated in the law regarding the offenseHorst—The house occupied the afternoon with a long discussion of the cigarette question. with the lobbies full of women vto have been urging*prohibitory legislation. The discussion resulted In the passage of a bill prohibiting the sale of tobacco in any form to minors, instead of the measure seeking to prohibit the manufacture and sale of cigarettes altogether. Most members announced themselves as in favor ; of entire prohibition. but believed that it would not stand the test of the federal courts While the house was engaged in diskcuesing and passing the cigarette bill, the afenate took up and pissed without discussion the measure introduced by Senator McCord, prohibiting the manufacture and sale of cigarettes. Among the new bills Introduced was on* by Senator Wood repealing the fee and salary law passed two years ago. and restoring the old fee law with a horizontal reduction of about forty per cent Indianapolis, lml. Feb. 1—The senate after a long discussion killed a bill seeking to make the diplomas of the state university | nnd such other college* as the state board of education might eleet good tor life Ucenses after eight years’ teaching. It also passed one important bill which had already passed the house and will now become a law This is the Roots bill providing for a committee of three members of the legislature, one senator and two representatives, to be appointed by the governor j immediately after election to visit the various ! state institutions and report upon their needs j to the legislature They are to spend 3b days j In their work and are given their expenses j and 83 per day. The intention of the bill Is to j obtain more data for tbe use of the legisla- j ture and to put an end to the legislative junketing tripe to state institutions, which have proven so expensive and so useless Hocsx—The house disposed of a couple of Important measures upon >erond re d.ng Tuesday, acd put them In such shape as taev a e likely to pass that tolr. The first of these was a pharmacy bi.l. ere iting a state board of pharmacy, which is to eximine and license all druggists and drug clerks The second measure of importance was a biU for voluntary arbitration, creating a board of two labor commissioners, the judge of t ie circuit court being the third member of the board i when it sits in arbitrating a labor dispute The arbitration provided for is purely voluntary.

The Timms Manufacturing Co, to make bicycles, has been organized at Seymour. At Acton John W. Oliver, general merchant, caused several arrests because his windows were repeatedly broken. Testimony showed such feeling against him because of stories told ] by women, that his life almost seemed in danger. At Waterloo 11. X. Coffinberry.bank- j er and alleged embezzler, who was said to be dead, is reported alive. A coffin . was put in the grave, but Coffinberry was not in it, it is said. Howard county has the youngest dir j vorced woman on record. Bertha E. i Barker, aged 13, has obtained a di- j vorce from her husband, Chas. M. Barker. Last May the girl renounced dolls to marry a neighbor lad little older than herself. The girl will return to school. Wa Earhakt, aged 18, is mysteriously missing from his home, eight miles from Madison. Streams have been dragged. A neighborhood controversy leads the parents of the boy to suspect that he was kidnaped. Harrisox PrsrncosT, of South Bend, aged 84, died and did not tell where be hid his gold in Starke county, 4X His heirs will search on his old farm. At Indianapolis the affairs of Agent George Gilpatrick, of the Hartford Life | and Annuity Co., are being invee’iwated HOME HELPS. A handful of hops in the bris» is which bsvn* and bacon are pickled adds to the flavor of the meat and keeps the brine sweet. To remove iron-rust spots in the ah sence of sunshine, soap them well, place a wet cloth on a very hot iron; when the steam rises, lay the spots oa the cloth sad immediately rub with a crystal of oxalic acid, or a damp cloth dipped in powdered crystals. When the spots have disappeared, waalfat once la ^several waters. Guard the acig well, as Hhi

THE OLIVE BRANCH, With Buds of Promise to tho Amerloan People, That Spain Offer* to tho Cubans, Provide* They Lay Bowa Their Amt and Again Pat Their Keeks Under the Taka of a Tyrannical Government. Washington, Feb. K.—The Spanish legation has received with the fall abstract of the new reforms for the, island of Cnba and Porto Rico, the preamble of Senor Canovas, announcing the terms of the new decreet This preamble expresses the kindliest feelings towards the Cuban people and declares that their mother, Spain, is disposed, as she always has been, to open her arms to them and to extend amnesty for past offenses and declares that the application of the reforms only depends with the insurgents. Minister Dnpuy de Lome, discussed the scope of the reforms with a representative of the .United Associated Presses and said, among other things: “The electoral reforms were not referred to at length in the decree ofthe ministry, for the reasons stated in the preamble of Senor Canovas, that they will require the action of the cortes. I am informed, however, that the government contemplates extending greatly the basis of the suffrage, bat they desire to do iV in such a way as to prevent undue influence being acquired by the illiterate portion of the population. Any educational qualification which may be suggested by the Cubans and which seems reasonable by the cortes, will undoubtedly be adopted. “It is the purpose of the government,” said Senor Dupuy de Lome, “to show the greatest generosity towards the insurgents if they will lay down their arms. The reforms cannot well be put in full effect until the sovereignty of Spain is acknowledged in all parts of the island. The government will not relax its military1 activity in any degree if the insurgents show a disposition to continue the contest and fail to appreciate the great concessions made by the home government.” The tariff features of the new decree. Senor de Lome said, .mean a great deal for the United States as wfell as for Cuba. ^I’he first column of the new tariff schedules, providing for revenue, will contain the greatest number of items, leaving the list on which discriminations are made in favor of Spain not exceeding 20 per cent of the value of the imports, a comparatively short one. The duties levied will be equal against all countries except Spain, and American manufacturers and exporters, in view of their familiarity with the Cuban trade and their nearness to the island, are likely to appreciate the importance of these concessions. The situation will be much more favorable to American trade than under the reciprocity treaty of 1350. Spanish Dissatisfaction With Concessions to Cuba. Madrid, Feb. A —There is much dissatisfaction expressed here over what are believed to be the excessive concessions made to the Cubans in the scheme of reforms, and it is thought that cabinet changes are likely to result. It is reported that Marquis Pidal or Gen. Martinez Campos will shortly replace Senor del Castilloi, the prime minister. The latter, should he resign, would place himself at the disposal of the crown, which wonid possibly advise him to support Marquis PidaL

SPANISH COLUMN AMBUSHED Blown Up with.* Mlno nnd Almost Annihilated by Cabans. New York, Feb. 8.—A special to the New York World from Key West, Fla., says: As Gen. Weyler was marching' with his columns just before entering Santa Clara his horse was shot under him by a Cuban sharpshooter. It is supposed the shot came from a distant hillside. Throughout the march from Rodas the captain-general was assailed by missile^ of this kind, and several times barely escaped being wounded. He is greatly worried over it, and large scouting parties precede the advancing Spanish columns to capture the daring marauders. A Spanish force of 500 men was ambushed Wednesday night near Xazareae, just west of Santa Clara, and narrowly escaped annihilation. The insurgents had mined the road and bridge over a creek and hidden on the road sides. As the Spaniards were crossing the bridge the mines were exploded killing 20 or 30 men and wounding many more. The blowing up of the bridge divided the Spanish force and the Cubans fired on those in the rear and charged with machetes. Many Spaniards were driven into the creek where they were drowned. The soldiers in the rear column just managed to escape annihilation. The Cabans captured 50 prisoners and r* port over 100 Spaniards killed. AN AWFUL TRAGEDY. A Mother Throws Hor Three Children and Herself Into Yellowstone River. Rig Timber. Mont. Feb. 7.—The wife of John Cort last evening threw her three children into the Yellowstone river, and then jumped in after them. All were drowned. The cause of the tragedy is said to have been domestic unhappiness. STARTLING ANNOUNCEMENT. Indict manta round Against Ex-City Ofacials and a Government Onicer. New Yore. Feb. 7.—Assistant District Attorney H. S. Davis, of Brooklyn, yesterday gave out the rather startling iufomation in relation to the firebng prosecutions that the February grand jury had found four indictments against former city officials. He said that arrests might be expected at any time. It is rumored that one of the men is a prominent official of the United States government In Brooklyn, and one of the others is holding | prominent city office.

PATRIOTISM, NOT POLITICS^ moU, Says He's Stok aotf ' ud Cblidf___ DmciUp*s m ¥b«y Are to Cito, uA Taratiig Oar Chicago, Feb. Senator-elect Wb. E. Masoa was given a reception Satur- : - day night by the Menocken club, of which he ia a member. Ip the coarse of a speech be said: 4 - “I’ve disagreed with people some* times, but what I’m going to say now ia a question of patriotism, not polt

Senator-Elect WMiam E. Jlaxon, ff IUtnot*. ties. 1 was in the supreme court on Monday when the attorney-general sought to advance the interests ol those Cabans who wanted to get to their own country. And if I get in any trouble it will be^on this score. [ *“Have you read how the Spaniards are killing women and children? Do you know how boys are shot every day? There is no precedent for inter* national law. The strongest nation makes it. I tell you I'm sick and tired of women and children being murdered at our doorsteps and turning back and saying, “We’re not our brothers’ keep* ers.” I say we are our brothers’keepers. And whether I am blamed or praised I shall never be silent until the belligerency of the Cubans is recog* uized.” BECOMING MONOTONOUS. Still Another Vessel of the Navy Fount to be Casraworthy. Xew York. Feh. 8.—Yesterday morn* ing’s Journal says: • r. Still another vessel of the United States navy has been found unseaworthy. It is the monitor Puritan, the last one added to the list of vessels available for service. The Puritan was to have left the ,navy yard nest Tuesday to join the fleet iu command of Admiral Bonce off Charleston liar* bar. The engines were given a dock trial a few days ago and it .was then discovered that they did not work smoothly. Many of the valves, were found to be leaky. The valves connecting the outboard delivery pipes with the condensers are also leaky and the pumps have been working for the last two weeks in order to keep the vessel free from water. Men from the construction depart* men t have * been making repairs, but it will be some time before they are completed, and the vessel will not be able to join the sqnadron for about two weeks. The engines worked roughly in ths trial, and in less thau 15 minutes smoke came from the journals They were taken apart" And the fittings were found to be badly burned. They were sent to the steam engineering shops’ where new ones will be made. One of the officers attached to the ship said yesterday: “We found that the valves connecting with the pipes leading to the outside of the ship leaked to such an extent that it was necessary to keep the small pumps working all the time. The trouble was caused by the packing in ths valves. It is of a metallic composition, and was not properly fitted. We expect to have this repaired within the next few days.’*

THROUGH A TRESTLE, _ Iwa Cars With Fourteen PaiMajm Preclpiuted Into a Ra;ln; CrMk-Uied of UU Injuries. Ct’MBKRLAHD, Md., Feb. 8.—An excursion train on the Cumberland <& Pennsylvania railway, a branch of the Baltimore & Ohio, went through a trestle at Franklin Mine at midnight Saturday night. The track walker passed over the trestle a short time before and it was all right. The train was running at full speed. The engine crossed over in safety but the combination coach and rear car fell through * the trestle into a raging creek. There were 14 passengers on board. The car filled with water, and the battling of the passengers for an exit was terrible. As far as known all the passengers escaped. John Howard, the fireman of the train, jumped from the engine as it was toppling over, and received serious injuries. Engineer Moss was so badly injured that he died yesterday. The accident was caused by the center props of the trestle being knocked down and earned away by an ice gorge. , ; ALL QUIET AT CANEA. First Reports of tho Disturbance Greatly Usage rated. Loudon, Feb. A dispatch from Canea, Crete, the scene of the disturbance between the Christians and Mussulmans, shows that the city is quiet, though the situation is still serious. The latest reports say that there has been no massacre of Christians, and that the fighting was less frightful than was supposed. The British consol at Canea reports that SO Christiana were killed. ANOTHER AMERICAN GIRL Gooa Banco to Graco a Foreign Horn Chicago, Feb. ?.—Miss Marion Peck, eldest daughter of Mrs. Harold & Peck, was married at high noon yesday in St. James’ Episcopal church to Wo. Rickman Farqnhar, of London, eon of Admiral Sir Arthur Farqnhar, of her majesty’s navy. The bride haa been one of the most popular girls in Chicago’s exclusive set and haa been much admired in this country and abroad. Walter la Peck, the bride’a | ancle, led her to the altar, and Maoris* !