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DAILY ENQUIRER-SUN: COLOMBUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING DECEMBER 25, 1890.
NO. 317.
WEED MONEY!
! have entirely too many WRAPS, therefore we will not refuse any reasonable offer
any of our E'ine Plush Wraps. Newmarkets awl Jackets. A choice lot of Fine
| RESIING ON THEIR ARMS. OZBURX’S LAST APPEAL.
unded the iail at. Wi,\,mn anH ~r | th ? ™ urt ? as t0 the T ahdlt ? of ^contracts
HIS CASE TO GO TO THE SUPREME ; exls ] 1D g between the company and its
COURT. ; em ployes. This step is generally re-
. garded as a most arbitrary proeeed-
the death sentexce scspexded—will ! * u = u P? n the part of the railway
Gordon join the alliance—a j a th oorities, and is also said to be probably
NEGRO KILLED—A CHRISTMAS
diets, worth SS to $15, reduced to
A similar cut in Children’s Wraps.
Another lot worth $4 to $0, reduced to $2.50.
Buy a Silk Dress for Christmas.
To encourage you to do so, we will make a special reduction of 10 per cent to any
i.r buying a .Silk Dress to make a present of.
In Our Millinery Department
! ^ “ ‘V mcu am-
„ : rounded the jail at Winston, and three of
HOLIDAYS INTERVENE BETWEEN them, with a fourth tied as a criminal
THE CONTENDING PARTIES, ! went to the jail and said they had a pris-
- | oner to lock up. The jailer opened the
and force and finance have a i door and was at once overpowered. Free-
rest—the situation discussed. | man had shackles on his feet and hands,
general YOUNG office- I and, as an additional precaution against
SEEKING—COLQUITT escape, was chained to the floor. The
IS better. | lynchers did not take time to loose him,
j and strung him up to the rafters of his
Washington, December 24. [Special.] ceil, where he-was found this mornirw
The Senate quit business today until next J when the Sheriff went to the iail. The
Saturday. Senator McPherson finished a | jailer was bound and gagged and could
speech began yesterday and nothing further ! not give the alarm. Freeman was an old
w T as attempted, it being plainly apparent | penitentiary* bird and his crimes were
that less than a quorum were present. No j many, though his last was his most atro-
Republican mentioned the cloture rule, j cious one.
and it cannot now come up until
FATALITY.
< an he found many suitable articles for Holiday present
-lock of Infants’ and Children’s Silk Caps. They are the very latest in design and are
lovely. We continue to sell our Trimmed Hats at half price and our Felts at greatly
reduced prices.
WE ARE HEADQUARTERS
For Table Linens, Towels, Napkins, Table Sets, Handkerchiefs, and anything in the
I Aliens. It is a well known fact that our Towels are lower priced and altogether
better values than can be found in any other house.
Kid Body Dolls 25c.
Our stock of Dolls is growing beautifully less. The reason for it we are selling
them at less than others. We are turning out from our Millinery Department Doll
Hats and Caps made from scraps at 25 to 75 cents. They are exact duplicates of the
prevailing styles.
J. A K1RVEN & CO.
ill NOREDSOF LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
CROWD DAILY THE
MAMMOTH OUTFITTING STORE
OIF 1
Chancellor & Pearce,
Purchasing" Christmas Presents.
Gloves to Please All
ii
Kid, Fur-Top, Dojp
Sk i n, FJe< ce Li ned. Drivers’
and Railroad, and any style, from 25c to
NECKWEAR
Suited to old and young, ladies and gen
tlemen. Muffler*, Initial Silk Handker
chiefs (50c to |1), Socks, etc.
5 Dozen Xmas Slippers
Will he opened today.
We sold more Fine
Slippers last Xmas
than any two houses.
This season we expect
to do better still. On
Men’s Fine Patent Leather. Calf, Kid and Kangaroo Shoes
we have no competition—simply do the busiuess. Our close
prices and immense stock the secret. Note this fact and
examine the line.
CIIA N CELLO It & PEARCE.
X. B. Great reduction on Overcoats. They must be sold.
AN IMPORTANT CONTEST.
the ELECTION of a UNITED STATES SEN
ATOR INVOLVED.
Spring field, 111., December 24.—No
tice was served last night thatE. L. Mer-
eat in the Legislature would be con-
on the ground that he moved to
ska, and has not been a resident of
- for the five years required by law
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Birmingham, December 24.—[Special.]
—NearOxmoor, last night, a negro church
festival broke up in a row. The lights in
the church were put out and a general
shooting followed. Fifty shots were fired,
, and when order was restored, it was found
Democrat, and the closeness of , that Ben Butler had been Killed, and Tom
-Mature in the coming election for j Alexander and Hobson McIntosh fatally
1 Slates Senator makes the contest ! wounded>
important. Merritt admits having en- Near McCalla, in this county, Justice of
gage.! experimentally for a time in business | Ble p eace Harris Williams, attempted to
at Omaha, hut says he did not remove his , arres ^ YVill Poe, a negro desparado. Poe
family, and consequently retained liis resi- j assau ]t ed Williams with an axe, beat him
insensible and fled. It is feared Williams
deuce here. Contests involving the seats
of two Republican members are also pend
THE TRAMI’S LYNCHED.
Walla-Walla, Wash., December24.—
News has reached here that three tramps
have been lynched near Huntington, Ore
is fatallv hurt.
after the holidays. There are so many
complications in the situations that it is
difficult to see the result of the struggles
that are going on between the two parties,
Received last week a choice ! au f! between Actions, regardless of party
affiliations. The financial situation is the
most perplexing, and upon questions af
fecting it, the legislative problem seems to
turn. There are a number of eastern finan
ciers, as well as silver men, who are far
more interested in the financial questions
than they are in the Federal
elections bill. At present, the lat
ter measure is being used as a
foil in the financial fight. So many of the
Republican leaders are opposed to any
financial legislation that it may be re
garded as a part of the party policy to pre
vent its enactment. Some of .the earnes*
advocates of the elections bill would like
to make terms with the silver men by
which they could insure the passage of the
Hoar-Lodge bill, but others, who want
that bill passed, would rather have
it fail than to have free coinage
or anything akin to free coinage go
through with it. There seems to be creep
ing over the Republican side of the Senate
an indea that the cloture rule will come
to naughty and as this impression becomes
more prevalent three is a corresponding
rise in the Democratic spirits—that is, the
entangible spirits, the non-intoxicat
ing and etherial, something which
is invisibly powerful. The Republi
cans, who are credited with being
opposed to the rule, even to the extent of
voting against it, are Messrs. Ingalls, Wal
cott, Teller and Plumb. Mr. Ingalls wag
so vigorously opposed to the proposition
that he refused to attend the meeting of
the committee on rules when the rule was
being considered.
S< nator Colquirt is much improved to
day, although still in bed.
Gen. P. M. B. Young is here, and rumor
says he is after the Indian job declined by
Pat Walsh.
IN THE SENATE.
Washington, December 24.—Morgan
called up his resolution directing the com
mittee on privileges and elections to amend
section 31 of the elections bill.
Sherman contended that it was not in
order to call up that resolution except
upon a forma! motion.
Morgan said that during his service in
the Senate, about fourteen years, the o:her
practice had been in vogue. He likened
the present condition of the Senate to the
condition of Sycophantic Dam
ocles with a single hair
holding a sword suspended over
his head. Yesterday, the little State of
Rhode Island had suspended the sword
over the Senate, over the great States of
Massachusetts, Ohio and New York.
Rhode Island had informed the Senate
that at the will and pleasure, not of the
proper committee, but of the caucus com
mittee, free speech was to be prohibited,
but these threats were not addressed to
sycophants and cowards, but to men “who
knew their rights, and knowing, dare
maintain them.'’ The efforts to coniine
speech come with especial ill
grace from Senators who had
sat in this chamber for almost
tweDty years. The Senate was having
cloture in various forms and shapes. Af
ter twenty years quiet agreement in the
other practice, the Senator from Ohio sud
denly had discovered cloture by implica
tion. This was hut part of the threat.
Sherman made the point of order that
Morgan was not entitled to the floor, but
the presiding officer ruled otherwise, and
Morgan resumed his remarks.
If, he said, the sword were
hung over the heads of sycophants
and cowards, there might be something in
it. But when it was suspended over the
representatives of sovereign States of the
Union the. action would be met in another
manner than by indignant protest against |
its injury, its wrongfulness, and its im- j
propriety. The President thought that *
he was leading this movement, which !
would apply as well to financial measures !
as to the elections bill. He was doing it
just as the' gnat was moving the buffalo j
on whose horn he rested. The movement j
was in the hands of Senators on the floor j
who were aspirants for the presidency. j
Pending further debate the hour of 11 !
o’clock arrived, and McPherson continued j
his speech against the elections bill.
The Senate, at 12:45 o'clock, on motion j
of Hoar, adjourned till Saturday at noon, j
with tne understanding that at that time 1
the President shall declare the Senate ad-
THE PRESIDENT’S YETO
i KNOCKS OUT AN APPROPRIATION FOR
BAR HARBOR.
j Washington, December 24.—TbePres-
1 ident today returned to the Senate, witli-
! out his approval, the bill for the erection
| of a public building at Bar Harbor, Me.
i The President says: The statement of a
| few facts will show, I think, that the pub-
i lie needs do not justify the contemplated
j expenditure of $75,000 for the erection of
a public building at Bar Harbor. Only
one public office, the postoffice, is to be ac
commodated. It appears, from the report
of the Postmaster-General,that the rent paid
by the United States for room containing
875 square feet of floor space was, in 1888,
$500, and the expenditure for fuel and
light $00. One clerk was employed in the
postoffice, and no carrier. The gross
postal receipts for that year were $7000.
Bar Harbor is almost wholly a suiumi r
resort. The population of the town of
Eden, of which liar Harbor forms a part,
as taken by the census enumerators, was
less than 2000. During one-quarter of the
year this population is largely increased by
summer residents anil visitors, but for the
other three quarters it is not much above
the census enumeration. The postal re
ceipts for 1S90, by quarters, show that for
more than half the year the gross receipts
of the postoffice are about $8 per day. The
salary of the janitor for the new buildiug
would be more than twice the present cost
to the Government for rent, fuel atid
lights. I cannot believe that, upon recon
sideration, Congress will approve the con
templated expenditure.
A LIVELY FESTIVAL.
NEGROES HAVE A SCRIMMAGE—A MAGIS
TRATE ASSAULTED.
THE CHICAGO MARKET.
Chicago, December 24.—The wheat | journed till Monday noon.
market was firmer at the opening. The
only explanation of the change in feeling
KILLED BY ELECTRICITY.
n on the Oregon Short Line by railroad since the previous afternoon was the some-
Kourt^v.!, oar, leU.fri, 6 h. train j ,v|u. Co,, , The 1
IllfU.
near Glen's Ferry, Idaho,
off by the brakeman, but afterwards got
on the train and ovepowered the brake-
man, whom they threw under the tiain,
both of his legs" being broken, he dying
soon after from the injuries. The report
says the tramps were caught near Hunt-
imiton and three of them lynched
fourth escaped.
A NEGRO AND A MULE THE VICTIMS.
Memphis, Tenn., December 24.—A ne-
-J , ,. J , I irro, named Will Grosveuor, was killed this
The co ™ JLl.lv I afternoon by leaning up against an iron
post to which was tied a loose telephone
wire. The wire was crossed with an elte-
They were put ally turned the market downward.
The
were narrow, but the price was steadily
i maintained at some advance over the
closing prices of the previous day.
Oats—There was a light trade, and
j prices was confined to a range of 4c.
I Provisions—The advance was general in
I all the speculative articles.
A world’s FAIR PROCLAMATION.
Washington, December 24.—The
President today issued his proclamation
announcing that the legal formalities had
been completed with regard to the Chicago
exposition and extending an invitation to
foreign nations to participate therein.
The following is the text of the procla
mation:
By the President of the United States of
America. A proclamation: Whereas, sat
isfactory proof has been presented to me
that provisions have been made for ade
quate grounds ami buildings for the use
of the World's Columbian Exposition, and
that not less than $10,000,000, to be. used
and expended for purposes of said exposi
tion, has been provided in accordance with
the conditions and requirements of section
10 of an act entitled “An act to provide
for celebrating the four hundredth anni
versary of the discovery of America by
Christopher Columbus, by holding an
international exhibition of arts, industries,
manufactures and products of soil, iniue
and sea, in the city of Chicago, in t he, State
of Illinois.” Approved April 25, 1890, now,
therefore, I, Benjamin Harrison, President
of the United States, by virtue of
the authority vested in me by
said act, do hereby, declare and
proclaim that such international exhibi
tion will be opened on the first day of May,
in the year 1893, in the city of Chicago, in
the State of Illinois, and will not be closed
before the last Thursday ir October of the
same yeaV; and in ihe name of the Gov
ernment, and of the people of the United
States, I do hereby invite ali nations of the
earth to take part in the commemoration
of an event that is pre-eminent in
history, and of lasting interest to man
kind, "by appointing representatives there
to, and sending such exhibits to the
World's Columbian Exposition as will
most fitly and fully illustrate their re
sources. their industries and their progress
in civilization.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand, and caused the seal of the
United -States to he affixed. Done at the
city of Washington, this, the 24tli day of
December, 1800, and of the independence
of the United States, the one hundred and
fif:e:-nth. Ben.i Harrison,
By the President, President.
James G. Blainf,
Secretary of State.
CONFLICTING PREPS OPINIONS.
London, December 24.—The Standard
j thinks that Parnell has some ground for
! the confidence he professes to feel that had
i the election been held in the town of Kil-
I kenny there is not an atom of doubt that
he would have got an overwhelming vic-
; tory. Many who would have otherwise
supported Parnell doubtless abstained, be-
: wildered by the priestly pressure. As
; long as the split lasts, it is a matter of in
difference to the Unionists who wins.
The Chronicle thinks that the return of
the arch mischief-maker of the Conserva-
' tive party cannot cause much joy to Glad
stone and Morlev. Having so correctly
gauged the party feeling in Kilkenny, Mr.
Davitt and his friends, it says, have proba-
i bly gauged it with equal accuracy as re-
j gards Ireland itself. If so, the Paruellites
j will soon be extinguished. The Telegram
1 says it remains to be seen how the Mc-
, Carthyites can hold together without Par-
i nell’s personal magnetism and American
aid to the necessitous gentlemen who find
Highest of alt in Lettrenio* Fower—U. S. GoVt Report, Aug. n, .8S9.
Baking
Powder
absolutely pure
trie light wire and the full force of the
current went into the post, A mule, which
the negro was driving, had touched the
post with its nose and fell to the ground.
The negro had gotten down from the ,
wagon to see what was the matter with the ; in patriotism their daily bread,
mule, and leaned against the iron with the
result as stated. He died almost instantly.
A NEGRO LYNCHED.
CHATTANOOGA PLUMBERS STRIKE.
Nashville, Tenn., December 24.—A
Chattanooga special says that the plumbers
of that city demand an increase of 20 per
cent in wages, or $3 per day instead of
$2.50, the ruling price now, the raise to
STRUNG TO THE RAFTERS OF HIS CELL.
Norfolk, Ya., December 24.—A special
dispatch to the Landmark from Oulander, j date from and after February 1, next.
N. C., brings the intelligence of the lynch- ; Nashville and Memphis pay higher wages,
in< r at Winston, in the same State, of a ; which the men say should not be the case,
notorious negro, named Kinch Freeman. ! They are firm in their petition, and say
who, on October 4, brutally murdered Hep that under no circumstances will they back
Atkins and his aged mother in Bertie j down.
two-pound^isht,'and 'to™set firfto j general spinner dying.
their residence. He was recognized at the j Jacksonville, Becember 24. There
time by the housekeeper, who, by hiding, j is little, if any, change in the condition of
escaped his murderous blows. Freeman j General Spinner tonight, and his relatives
was arrested in Norfolk and taken back to j ear that death is near at hand.
Atlanta, December 24.—[Special.]—
The sentence of Merchant Charles M.
Ozburn, who murdered Merchant James
M. Bradley last Spring, has been suspended.
Judge Clarke, this morning, refused Oz-
burn's motion for a new trial. Thereupon,
notice of appeal was given, and the judge
suspended the death sentence in order that
the Supreme Court may pass upon the ver
dict. Ozburn was to have been executed
on the 9th proximo. His health is still
very bad.
will he join ?
The local press is beginning to discuss
the chances of Senator Gordon's not join
ing the Alliance after all, on account of
recent development at Ocala. His pro
longed stay at his Taylor county farm has
given rise to these speculations. Mem
bers of the Edgewood Alliance, however,
still feel confident that he will appear for
iniatiation in due time.
KILLED ON THE CROSSING.
John Settles, an ancient negro, while
attempting to cross the East Tennessee
railroad on Humphey’s street this morn
ing, was run over by an engine and killed, j
The body was terribly mangled.
A CHRISTMAS FATALITY.
an illegal one. In any case, it greatly in-
| creases public sympathy for the strikers.
I The Northeastern railroad board of direct-
| ors has also held a meeting. It is under-
I stood that these directors are trying to
j arrange for a conference between them-
j selves and a committee representing the
j strikers, in the hope that some under-
I standing may be arrived at by which the
j strike can be terminated so far as the
! Northeastern road is concerned.
A SENATORIAL CONTEST.
A TELEGRAPH OPERATOR ACCIDENTALLY
KILLED BY A FRIEND.
Atlanta, December 24.—[Special.]—
Walker Martin, a postal telegraph opera
tor, was accidentally killed tonight in the
company’s branch office, opposite the Kim
ball House, by Will Small. Both are
young white boys. Small called on Mar
tin, and was handed a new Christmas pis
tol for examination. As soon as he touch
ed the weapon it fired, and Martin fell
over, his brains running from a hole in his
head, and he expired in a few minutes.
The Coroner's jury discharged Small, who
is almost crazy on account of the affair.
NOTES FROM GERMANY.
A LAW SUIT ABANDONED—MOVEMENT
AGAINST THE JESUITS.
Berlin, December 24.—I)r. Peters ha3
abandoned his law suit regarding the
seizure of the Steamer Neera by Admiral
Freemantle, the cornu ander of the Biiti-li
fleet on the east coast of Africa. The gov- :
ernment’s refusal to support him in the |
suit has caused Dr. Peters to take this ac j
tion.
The National Zeitung says that the re- ]
ports of projected fortifications at Breslau
had their origin in the fact that the gov- j
eminent has planned to erect store depots
at that place.
A petition is being circulated against
the readmission of the Jesuits to
Germany. The editor of the Elber-
field Freier Press, a Sociolist
paper, is being prosecuted for publishing
an article ridiculing the fears of the Pro
testants in regard to the Jesuits, and
pointing out that the Protestants recog
nize the rules of the Roman Catholic
church.
Two thousand weavers of Eulengeherge,
Silesia, have sent a petition to Emperor
William urging him to institute an in
quiry regarding the wages paid to persons
employed in tiie textile industry. The
petitioners say that married hand-weavers
now receive less than five marks weekly.
A LIVELY STRUGGLE IN THE ILLINOIS
LEGISLATURE.
Chicago, December 24.—Chairman
! “Long'' Jones, of the Republican State
Central Committee, gave notice tonight
i that the right of tive Democratic State Sen
ators elect to sit in the Legislature would
be contested. This is the first manoeuvre
to fight for the United States Sena-
torship from Illinois. The notice was
withheld until the last moment allowed by
law, the motive for the delay being, it un
derstood, to avoid stirring up the Demo
crats to possible reprisals. The State
Senators upon whom the notice was served
are Noonan, of the First district; Caldwell,
of the Thirty-ninth; Arnold, of the Fif
teenth; Dawkins, of the Seven
teenth, and Coppinger, of the Forty-
first. General charges of bribing
voters with money, and promises of office
in the organization of the General-Assem
bly, are the main grounds for the contests,
except as to Dawkins, who is alleged to be
ineligable because of foreign birth. With
the contest against Merritt, of Spingfield,
there is now a controversy raised as
to an even half-dozen Demo
cratic seats, and a pair of Re
publicans. The legislature is almost
evenly divided between Democrats and
Republicans on joint ballot, with three
Farmer’s Alliancemen apparently holding
the balance of power. The avowed candi
dates so far are General John M. Palmer,
Democrat, and Charles B. Farwell, Repub
lican, who is the present iucumbent. The
struggle promises to be fully as fierce and
sensational as the memorable one in
which the late General John A. Logan de
feated William R. Morrison, now a mem
ber of the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion.
THREATENED ADVERSE
LATION
LEGIS-
COUNTERFEIT SILVER CERTIFI
CATES.
INDIANAPOLIS FLOODED WITH BOGUS
TWO DOLLAR BILLS.
Indianapolis, Ind., December 24.—
This city has been flooded with $2 coun
terfeit silver certificates of the issue of
1888. The bogus bills have begun to turn
up at the banks by the hundreds. The
circulation is so great, and the bill so dan
gerous, that Treasury Agent Carter has
notified the public to refuse ali $2 bills of
the series mentioned.
TIN PLATE FROM SOUTHERN STEEL.
Nashville, December 24.—A Chatta
nooga, Tenn., special says: Tin plate has
been made in St. Louis by the Granite
iron rolling mills, the sheet to be dipped,
having been rolled from the basic steel
made by the Southirn Iron Company,of this
city, from cheap Southern ores mined in
this city and vicinity. The St. Louis men
write that they are delighted with the ma
terial. It is excellent for the purpose, and
they propose to use it steadily. Tin plate
from Chattanooga steel means making the
finished article here in due time.
MASS MEETING OF STRIKERS.
Edinburg, December 24.—A mass
meeting of the railroad strikers of this
neighborhood was held here today. The
pickets reported that the strike continued
to extend in all directions, and it was re
solved to continue the struggle until the
employes’ demand were granted. The po
lice are taking precautions to protect the
railroad property.
A BOILER EXPLOSION.
Cleveland, Dtcember 24.—A boiler
exploded in the drill house in the works of
the United Salt Company, on the Lake-
DRIVES A GEORGIA. INSURANCE COMPANY
OUT OF BUSINESS.
*
Savannah, December 24.—The Savan
nah Fire and Marine Insurance Company
wound up its affairs today. The company
was organized in 1887 with a capital of
$300,000. Threatened adverse legislation
in" Georgia was the principal cause of
closing up the business. The company has
a surplus of $20,000, which will be dis
tributed among the stockholders. The
policies will be transferred to the Hartford
Fire Insurance Company.
MANCHESTER MARKET.
Manchester, December 24.—The
Guardian’s commercial article says: The
market is quiet, though it is less inactive.
A fairly steady inquiry for moderate quan
tities maintains prices and promises activ
ity after the holidays. The Indian mails
give encouraging accounts, despite
the uncertain course of exchange.
Larger orders ai'e telegraphed daily,
many of which are practicable.
The orders are more for fine and fancy
goods than for shirting. There is little
inquiry for China. The minor foreign
markets are buying cautiously. The
Platte river demand is exceedingly poor.
Yarn slow and sometimes flat. There are
small sales of bundles for India and China.
Cloth is steady. Low reed printers are
dull. Heavy goods are in light demand.
FRENCH ANARCHISTS SENTENCED.
Paris, December 24.—The trial of La-
Bruyerc, the anarchist French journalist,
and Cregoire,’ the latter also a French
anarchist journalist, all charged with con
spiracy to defeat the ends of justice by
aiding in the escape of the Russian an
archist, Podlewsky, who is alleged to be
the murderer of General Seliverskoff, was
concluded today. LaBruyere, who admit
ted he assisted Podlewsky to escape, was
sentenced to thirteen months’ imprison
ment.
Cregoire, who yesterday offered to sur
render himself to the French consul at
Palermo, in order that the consul might
send him back to France to testify to the
fact that he had abetted in Podlewsky’s
escape, was sentenced by default to im
prisonment for eight months.
REVOLUTION IN PERU.
Panama, December’24.—Rumors of
revolutionary movements in Peru have
been rife here for some time past, and it
is known that on the 2nd inst. a meeting
was held in Fort Santa Catalina, outside
of Lima, and that an effort was made in
behalf of ex-Dictalor Pierala. The move
ment was suppressed, but at a cost of forty
lives. As matters stand in Peru, it
is not unlikely that similar risings
will occur at short intervals. The condi-
shore, in the eastern part of the city, this I tions ar >' favorable. The extreme destitu-
morning. The boiler was broken into
fragments and the drill house wrecked.
Martin Scheany was killed, Frank Geiner
perhaps fatally scalded, and Thomas Fox
engineer, was scalded and had both legs
and one arm broken. Another man is
missing and. it is feared that he was blown
into the lake.
TO PROSECUTE THE STRIKERS.
Glasgow, December 24.—An impor
tant meeting of the board of directors of
the North British Railway Company has
been held. After the meeting adjourned
it was announced that the company had
determined to prosecute the strikers to
the fullest extent of the law. They have
also resolved to completely close their rail
road lines rather than yield to
the strikers’ demand. The
strikers have been considerably
enraged by the announcement made today
that the railroad officials refuse to pay the
strikers any portion of the wages which
may now be due them. This action, ac
cording to the railway officials, is taken
tion prevailing throughout the Republic is
largely responsible for the unsettled state
of affairs. Pierala was recently in Ecua
dor.
THE INDIANS ESCAPED.
Washington, December 24.—A dis
patch received by General Schofield yester
day, from General Ruger, daterl St. Paul,
December 22, indicated the surrender to
Colonel Sumner, of Big Foot, with his
following, which included some of Sitting
Bull’s fugitives and those disaffected
Indians in the Cherry Creek
district of the Cheyenne river reservation
who have joined him. This report is con
tradicted tonight in a dispatch sent to
General Schofield by General Miles, who
reports that they did not surrender as they
promised, but escaped.
THE FRENCH BUDGET.
Paris, Decmber 24.—The Chamber of
Deputies, by a vote of 380 to 28, today
adopted the budget with all the Senate’s
modifications.