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THE ROME TRIBUNE VOL. VI. NO. 1.970 NICARAGUA. Our Consul at San Juan Del Norte Scared Up. WANTS A WAR SHIP SENT. Suspicious Landing of British Marines Causes Him Much Alarm. Washington, March 7.—The depart ment of state has received its first offi cial information of the operations of British naval forces at Bluefields, near the mouth of the Nicaragua canal. It came in the shape of a dispatch from United States Minister Baker at Managua. He says the United States consul at San Juan Del Norte, Mr. Braida, tele graphs him that soldiers from the Brit ish warship Cleopatra have been landed at Bluefields aud strongly urges that a United States naval vessel be sent there at once. There is no explanation in the minister’s dispatch of the reason for the landing of the British forces. The preceding reports of Consul Braida ■how that when the Nicaraguan govern ment forces occupied Bluefields, the reigning Mosquito chief appealed to the British consul at Sau Juan Del Norte for protection, and the question of inter est at this stage of affairs is whether the British troops have been landed to af ford that protection, or whether the landing was made to protect British cit izens only. ANOTHER FIGHT. The English Have Accounts of Another Engagement With Chief Eodisilah. London, March 7. —The admiraltv office is in receipt of a dispatch from Bathurst, Gambia, reporting another engagement between the British troops, a detachment of the West India regi ment and strong band of the followers Chief Fodisilah. Rear Admiral Bedford of the flagship Raleigh, reports that the West Jndias were attacked by the natives while ad vancing upon the village of Bamjur. a fight ensuing, in which seven of the British soldiers were wounded. The West Indias then opened a deadly fire upon the natives, causing them to re treat. The advantage was followed up until the British took possession of Bam jur, which they burned. The loss to the natives in killed and wounded was very heavy. Gladstone Goes to Bed. London, March 7. Mr. Gladstone is now confined to his bed. He became chilled by the raw winds and is suffer ing from a severe cold. A SAD STORY. Homeless anti Destitute, John Altill Tells His Tale in Court. New York, March 7. —John H. Mull, a carpenter, homeless and destitute, ap plied at Harlem court for the commit ment of his daughter Gertrude, the last of nine children. “I lived until two months ago at 2249 Third avenue,” he said. “1 was thrown out, and since then my little daughter and myself have lived about with friends and acquaintances until they are tired of seeing us. I would work for 50 cents a day, but nobody wants me. “Gertrude is my last child. Fourteen months ago I had a wife and nine child ren. My wife died first, and then the children dropped off, one ty one. Eight died, the last ouly eight months ago.” Mull is a respectable looking man, and his story had a decided effect on the courtroom audience. The girl was sent to the asylum of St. Vincent de Paul. A Brother Found In Good Time. Staunton, Va., March 7.—Mr. David O’Rork has just heard from his brother Charles, of whose whereabouts he has been ignorant for 26 years. It seems that the missing man is now at Spring field, Missouri, a helpless invalid, and it was through a telegram to the chief of police here asking for proofs that O’Rork was a Confederate soldier in order that he might be admitted to a soldiers’ home that his brother accidentally learned oi his whereabouts. His brother will care for the invalid. Stricken in the Pulpit. Roslyn, N. Y„ March 7.—The Rev. A. E. Thompson, pastor of the Method ist Episcopal church of this city, was stricken with apoplexy while delivering hissermon Sunday evening. Drs.Pedlayes and Bogert were somm/ned and the patient removed to his home, next door, where he remained in an unconscious con dition all through the night. It is be lieved he will never recover the use ol his faculties. PEI KOTO’S - OTHERSHIPS. He Had Some Good Ones in Reserve Which He Brings Out. Paris, March 7.—The turreted battle ship Riachuelo and the projected cruiser Benjamin Constant, the two must pow erful men of war in Brazil’s loyal navy, i have just gone out into the bay at Tou lon, where they have been held since the outbreak of the rebellion—ostensibly for repairs, but actually, it is believeed, be cause President Peixoto suspected that their officers sypathized with Admiral Mello’s cause and might join him if allowed to put to sea. New complements of officers and men, 151 in all, which were sent from here by the government on the steamer Bra zil, reached Bordeaux last Saturday, went immediately to Toulon and took possession of the vessels. b Both warships are fully armed and ~ otherwise equipped for fighting. The Riachuelo, a twin screw steamer r. TOO ton. has four 9-inch 20-to" W Hit worm guns altered oy Armstrong; six 51-2-inch 5-ton guns, 15 machine guns and five torpedo tubes. In arma ment, armor and speed she is fully equal if not superior to the Aquidaban. The Benjamin Constant is a twin screw of 2,750 tons, with four 6-inch, eight 4.7-inch aud 10 smaller quick firing and machine guns and four tor pedo tubes. She is a larger craft than the Republica, though not as fast, and has heavier armament. These two important additions to the fleet President Peixoto is collecting to move upon Rio de Janeiro will sail for Brazil at once. George M. Rollins, who volunteered to act as an intenhediary between Ad miral da Gama and the American mer chantmen in the incident which culmi nated in the United States cruiser De troit firng upon the insurgent warships Trajano and Guanabara, has just died of yellow fever. Captain W. A. Sturges, of the Ameri can steamship Santuit, which towed the Piratiny (Destroyer) from New York to ' Pernambucto to join President Peixoto’s new fleet, has also died of the same dis ease. AN ARCTIC EXPEDITION. Peary** First Surgeon Will Curry Out n Party Next Summer. New York, March 7.—Dr. Frederick A. Cook, of Brooklyn, surgeon and eth nologist of the first Peary arctic expedi tion, and projector of a coming Ameri can antarctic expedition, has chartered for next summer the steam sealer New foundland for a cruise to Labrador, Greenland and the far north. The New foundland, which hails from Halifax, N. 8., is over 500 tons and commanded by Captain James A. Farquhar, well i known throughout the provinces as an I experienced seaman and navigator. She will be double sheathed with “green-, hart” to enable her to resist the ice, ; thoroughly refitted, and will be able to penetrate the ice pack under almost every possible condition. In open wa-I ter the Newfoundland is good for nine | knots an hour, considerably exceeding the speed of either the Kite or the Fal con, which have become historic in arc tic service. The Newfoundland will be fitted for the accommodation of 100 passengers, staterooms being expressly provided for ladies. Dr. Cook will divide his com pany into four classes—tourists, sports men, scientists and artists, and will ar range his service to give special atten tion to each. Already a party from Philadelphia has been organized, which will leave the ship at Hamilton inlet and explore the great falls of Labrador, and others are organizing for special research and work. Representative Hewitt Retiree. Holidaysburg, Pa., March 7.—The retirement from pollMce of B. L. Hewitt, of this place, who was speaker of the house of representatives in 1880-81, and the father of the pure food bill in the last legislature, has been announced here. Mr. Hewitt's candidacy for re election was abandoned on account o' illness of a critical nature. Legal Test as to the Nun’s Garb. Pittsburg, March 7.—State Counciloi W. T. Kerr, of the Junior O. U. A. M., will make a legal test of the right o; nuns to wear their religious habit while acting as public school teachers. He says the order’s council have looked up the precedents and believe tiiat the ol der in the West End public schools are violating the Jaw. ~ Charges in Virginia Pension Cases. Washington, March 7.—The eonimis sioner of pensions was notified of tin arrest of Mary Smith and J. Howard Swann, of Sewell’s Point, Va,, last Sat urday. The former was charged wth committing perjury in her own pension claim, and the latter with procuring and transmitting a false and forged affidavit in her claim. WiFi Reply to President Smith. Cincinnati, March 7.—Receiver Fel ton, of the Cincinnati Southern Railway and Steamship company, will make re ply to President Smith, of the Louisville and Nashville, and it is claimed that the letter will be a hot one. It will not be ready before March 13. The communi cation embraces 27 pages of typewritten matter. Ckangos to Watch the Anarchists. Chicago, March 7.—There have been several changes in the French consulate in this city recently. It is said that men connected with the French secret service will be in charge of the consulate here after, and that the changes are made in order that the French police could watch the colony of French anarchists in this city. A Singular Exiuoinon. Carlisle, Pa., March 7,—The body oi Charles Salyards, who was hanged at Carlisle, was placed on exhibition in the undertaking rooms of Mr. T. M. Mank, of Carlisle, and an admission fee of B cents was charge l. This was done at Salyard’s request to raise funds for hit burial and to warn young men to avoid sin. Poisoned by Stating laintriF< nee&e. Anderson, Ind., March 7.—At Lapel, three miles west of here, 14 people were poisoned from the effects of eating tainted cheese. It is not thought any of them will die. Bon Car’os Sacking a Wife. Vienna, March 7.—lt is announced that Prince Charles (Don Carlos), the head of the house of Bourbon, and pre tender to the throne of Spain, is shortly to marry the Princess Marie of Ruhun. General Lee's Son to Wed. Washington, March 7.—Robert E. Lee, son of the great Confederate gen eral, will be married in this city, to Miss Juliet Carter, of Virginia, KOME.UA.. iHUkSDAY MOKNING. MAKCHB. i»»*. MR. MORGAN. He Wants Information About That Nicaragua Incident. HIS RESOLUTION ADOPTED Senator Sherman Defeats the Attempt to Get the Bland Bill Up. Washington, March 7. —Mr. Morgan, from the committee on foreign relations, reported a resolution requesting the president to inform the senate, if not in consistent with public interest, whether the government of Great Britain had oc cupied Bluefields, or, also, any other place on the Mosquito reservation in Nicaragua with a military force; to state the character aud strength of such force, and the claim of authority on the part of the British government so to oc cupy that country. He supposed, he said, although he did not know, that the Kearsarge had been dispatched to Blue fields on account of that occupation. It was a very delicate and grave ques tion for the people of the United States, particularly so if the military occupa tion had taken place on the idea that Great Britain had reserved to herself, in any treaty with Nicaragua, a right to make intervention of this kind, which in the estimate of the American govern ment, violated the spirit and purpose of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty of 1850. The resolution was agreed to. At 12:30 Senator Harris said that after a conference with his colleagues he be lieved a majority of them were in favor of the immediate consideration and dis posal of the Bland seigniorage bill, an.l he asked unanimous consent that it be taken up for consideration. He di<l not propose to limit debate, but would leave that to a majority of the senate. He knew the Republicans were in favor of putting this bill before the senate. Mr. Sherman objected to unan imous consent, ahd said he was opposed to the bill, and would move to refer it to the finance committee. Two propositions were found in the bill, Mr. Sherman said, one was, whether we had a legal right to coin the seignior age, and the other, whether to pay the current deficiencies in times of profound peace, we shall issue irredeemable paper money. Mr. Hale said he probably would bo found agreeing with Mr. Sherman, but he thought nothing was to be gained by sending the bill to the committee. Tlw country ought to know what the views of the senate were. Mr. Sherman said such a proceeding Was revolutionary; that all bills had been sent to the various committees for their report prior to action by the senate Mr. Cockrell said he was confounded and amazed at the attitude of Mr. Sher man, he come here with the belief that when the Democrats moved to take up this bill they would have the united sup port of the Republicans, who yesterday could scarcely contain themselves when unanimous consent was refused. Mr. Aldrich was referred to speci fically, to which he retorted that ho wanted te call up the bill, not to pass, but to defeat it. An excited colloquy followed between Senators Cockrell and Sherman over the question as to what the seigniorage really is; Mr. Cockrell contended that it belonged to the public fun .1; Mr. Sher man said that no seigniorage can accrue until the bullion is coined. Mr. Cockrell characterized Mr. Sherman’s distinc tion as the difference between tweedle dum and tweedledee. “The seignorage ought,” he said, “to be coined and paid out. Mr. Sherman.’ he said, “wanted to hold silver in tlw treasury as a commodity, - like hemp, iron or cotton, to be subsequently sold for good.” All the Bland bill did was to make that silver money to meet the expenses of the government instead of the issn ance of interest bearing bonds. Could any honest man say this t was not good law? In the house, after the reading of the journal consideration of the pension ap propriation bill was resumed. The Existence of a God. The rooms of the senate committe on judiciary, wherin the proceedings are usually conducted in the utmost secrecy, were thrown open to the public, and for more than an hour the committee lis tened to arguments favoring the pro posed change in the constitution intend ed to provide for the recognition of the existence of a God. A number of cleri cal looking gentlemen and many ladies made up the audience. Breckinridge’s Case Put Off. Washington, March 7.—The trial brought against Representative W. C. P. Breckinridge of Kentucky, by Madeline V. Pollard, for breach of promise, an 1 in which is involved the charge of se duction, was to have begun here, but on account of the illness of one of Brackin ridge’s counsel, it is likely that a post ponement will be asked for. Bonds Go Begging. Washington, March7.—Two hundred thousand dollars of the $50,000,000 loan have not been taken up; the subscribers defaulting and failing to make the neces sary deposit within the time named. Protest AgainHt India's Duty isxeinpnons. Bombay, March 7.—The Bengal and and Madras chambers of commerce and Millers association of Bombay have pre sented to India’s government protest of the strongest character against the ex emption of cotton yarns and fabrics from import duty. The Maine snieuiions. Portland, March 7.—The local elec tions in thia state show that the Repub licans hold their own, but have not made any great gains so far as heard from. A RASCAL CAUGHT. He Robbed a New York Bank of $36,000. HE FLED TWO YEARS AGO, And Was Captured By a Man Whose Account He Had Falsified. Buffalo, March 7.-—Henry O. Wilt shaw has been arrested in Buffalo by Deputy Marshal Watts. He is accused of robbing the United States National bank, of 41 Wall street. He is charged with embezzling $36,000 of the bank’s funds. Wiltshaw has been a guest at the Genesee hotel for some time, and had arranged to open a bucket shop in the Erie County Bank building under i the name of H.-C. Watkins. This plan I he had abandoned upon finding tho au thorities were on his trail, and he was, , when taken into custody, about to start for Canada. Wiltshaw has been a fugitive from justice for nearly two years and a half and his arrest came about very strange ly. When he came to this country from England in 1881 he obtained a position as office boy in the newly formed United States National bank. In the 10 years that be was employed by the bank he advanced by easy grades until finally he was made bookkeeper of the individual ledger, a position of much responsibility and one which gave him every oppor tunity to become acquainted with the bank’s depositors and the amounts of their accounts. One of the depositors of the bank was George D. Royston, agent for a southern distillery, In the fall of 1891 Mr. Roys ton had to make an extended trip, and decided to close his account. His bank book did not balance with the individual ledger, and Wiltshaw was questioned. He could only say that he had failed to credit the firm with a certain commis sion on a sale; he was very sorry, aud I promised to make it all right. The bank officials were puzzled over this incident r.ud quietly began an in vestigation of Wiltshaw’s accounts. When he found that clerks were en gaged far into the night looking over his books, he admitted that his accounts were in bad shape. That night he disappeared. Then a thorough investigation was begun. The investigation revealed another interest ing fact in the neighborhood of the bank, at 41 Wall street, is a case patronized by bankers and lawyers. Wiltshaw became a customer here, and, after his acquaint ance with the proprietor had ripened into friendship, he would frequently carry the case owner's deposit to the bank. The entries of notes, checks and cash were properly made in the deposit or’s book, but Wiltshaw invariably pocketed the cash and made false entries in the ledger. In Royston’s particular case there arc four known Instances when Wiltshaw se-ured $2,000. Tiiev were on Sept. 23. 1891; () -.t. 9, 1891: Oct. 13. l w 9l, an t Nov. 0, 1891. It wis ne-irlv five months later that the officer- 1 of l he bank became satisfied that WilGh-iw w.i-i a dufanlti-r and that the bank was loser to the amount 826.000. Meantime: Wiltshaw h 1 1101. Noth ing was hear! aboat him until a few weeks ago. Mr. Royston, vrnile in Scranton, Pennsylvania, visit”-! a popu lar billiard hail and almost inn first.man he met was Wiltshaw. The l it. er triel to evade him, but when he wis corner ed he made the best of the si tuition. They drank together, and Mr. Royston , found that Wiltshaw had been conduct ing a buckotshop since his departure from New York. Strange to say, Mr. Royston did not question Wiltshaw about his defalcation, but on his return to New York he tol! Henry C. Hopkins, cashier of the bank, of Wiltshaw’s whereabouts. Then District Attorney Fellows and | Superintendent Byrnes were notified, i But Wiitshaw had meanwhile left Scranton. Early last week Pinkerton i men were put on the case, and traced . Wiltshaw to Buffalo. Last Thursday the facts were laid before United States District Attorney Platt and Assistant District Attorney Mott. The grand jury 1 was called together, and an indictment 1 was found last Saturday. Judge Bene . diet immediately issued a bench war ’ rant, and the United States authorities 1 in Buffalo were notified, with the result 1 stated. EDWARD FIELD’S CASE. Application for Isis Release Has Been Denied by the Court- New York, March -Justice Patter son, of the supreme coutt, has denied ' the application made by Clara M. Field ' for the release of E. M. Field from Lud ! low street jail. The application was made by Mrs. Field as the committe of • the person of her husband. i Field is detained in jail in an action ■ brought in 1892 by Charles Netle to re- • cover SI,BOO. Judgment was entered, but no further steps were taken. It was urged that Field was entitle 1 to his discharge because he was insane I at the time the order of arrest was granted by Justice Beach, and because 1 execution against, the body was not is -1 sued within three months after judg . ment was entered. Justice Patterson holds that he cannot review the action of Justice Beach. The report of the ■ superintendent of the Buffalo Insane 1 asylum has now established Field's san- ■ ity, and the alleged laches on the part of Mr. Nette are sufficiently explained. I A NEWSPAPER CHANGE. j The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette Will , Go Into New Hands Soon. Cincinnati, March 7. —The Commer cial Gazette of this city is to have new men in control of its property and man agement. Some days ago The Tribune nrinted a Washington anaoial in which IT was stated that P. S. He.’.ul, the well known Washington corres pondent, in connection with his brother, Fletcher Heath, of Hamilton, Ohio, was negotiating for a controlling interest in the paper. A special from Washington, just received at The Tribune office, gave the result of an in terview with Mr. Heath, in which that gentleman said he and his brother, backed by New York capitalists, had bought The Commercial Gazette, but declined to give the figures. It is rumored that there will be a com plete elimination of Halstead influences. Mr. Moorhead, president of The Com mercial Gazette, and the largest single owner, is in New York. The price is understood to be about $150,000. NOT MUCH SCARED. An Express Messenger Who Defied the Robbers and Saved His Valuables. East St. Louis, Ills., March 7.—Train No. 5, on the Mobile and Ohio, which left the relay depot at 8:55 p. m., was held up three miles below the city. Two masked men jumped on the engine and at the point of revolvers compelled the engineer and fireman to accompany them to the express car. A third man stood near the express car and when he saw the engineer and fireman jump from the engine, yelled to the express messenger to open the door and stated that if he did not, he would hit the door with a stick of dynamite. The messenger refused and told the robber if he came in to the car he would kill him. It appears the robbers were not prepared for a fight, for, upon re ceiving the express messengers answer left. LOST HIS MOUSTACHE. A Young Lawyer Fell Into ll,e Hands of Jealous Students. Media, Pa., March 7. John W. Hutchinson, Jr., a young attorney of New York city and a former student of Swarthmore college, met with rather an unpleasant experience as he was about to leave the college campus at Swarth more. He called upon a young lady at the college and started to go to the train shortly after 9 p. ni. In the darkness he was attacked by about 15 or 20 young men students of Swarthmore. Hus.iis they threw him to the ground an 1 sii ived off his motis tache. Then they dragged him, bead downwards, over the muddy ground for a distance of several hundred yards. When he was almost exhausted they left him and ran away. Mr. Hutchin son was in Media at noon, looking little worse for his experience except the loss of his moustache. He says apart from the indignities heaped upon him he was injured but little. The suit of clothing he had on at tho time was dragged in the mud and com pletely ruined. Os the crowd who made the assault upon him he recognized sev eral of the party. He knows of no mo tive for the attack but that of jealousy, By advice of the district attorney. Mr. Hutchinson went before Jus'.ice Walter ’ and swore out warrants for the arrest of the students named. VIOLENTLY INSANE. Throe Sinters Who Lost Their Minds by Close and Unremitting Study. Lockport, N. Y., March 7.—Misses Ellen, Maria and Mary Schenck, daugh ters of Joseph Schenck, a wealthy citi zen of Sanborn, 10 miles west of here, on the Central road, have become vio lently insane. The young ladies are highly educated and accomplished, an 1 are well known in the‘social circles oi Lockport. The girls are 18, 20 and 27 years old respectively. They have devoted them selves to music and painting, and it is said that their father feared they would break down, and that he frequently re buked them for not taking more exercise and relaxation, While not robust, they have never been sickly, and there is no doubt but that the cause of thier now sad plight is their hard work in trying to become proficient in their chosen studies. WILSON’S COMMAND. The Bones of Thirty-Three Men Buried Where They Fought Last- Cape Town, March 7.—A trader from the Shangani river district who has ar rived at Buluwayo, stated that he found within a radius of 50 feet, at a point where the party under command of Captain Wilson is supposed to have made their last stand before being mas sacred by the Matabales, the bones of 83 men. The trader aud his party gath ered the bones together and buried them. Late advices state that King Loben gula died J an. 23. His foflowers, it is said, are trooping to Buluwayo with the intention of laying down their arms. Great anxiety is expressed by them to know where they are to live and who is to assume the burden of the support of the late king’s wives and children. Louis Kossuth Very TH. Turin, March 7.—Louis Kossuth, ths distinguished Hungarian patriot, is suf fering from weakness, arising from old age. His condition has assumed a grave aspect, and was complicated by the fact that he persisted in refusing all medical assistance, but it is reported that he is better. Overland in a Dog Cart. Tacoma,Wash., March 7.—GusKuehn of New York, has arrived here, en route to Alaska. He will leave Juneau on June 1, on a wager to travel to New York city overland in 200 days on ave hide drawn by two dog:;. Haro '“■"t Takes Hold, London, March 7.—Sir William Ver non Harcourt, chancellor of the ex chequer, assumed the leadership of the Liberal party in the house of commons amid enthusiastic cheers from the Lib I eral benches. PRICE HVE CENTS. SHERIFF PENN. The Election for Sheriff of Chattooga County. A BAD POPULIST DEFEAT. Two Democrats Run and Yet the Feeble Party Could Not Elect Their Man. Summerville, March 7.—An election was held in Chattooga county today to fill the vacancy in the sheriff’s office caused by the resignation of M. W. Bryan. Three tickets were in the field, to-wit: J. C. Penn and S. M. Knox, democrats, and R. H. Garner, populist. Reports have been received from every precinct in the county except one with the result that Penn is elected by 248 majority. His vote is 664, Knox’s voto is 415, while Garner got only 293. This is a falling off in the populist vote of 129. Everything passed off pleasantly and quietly. A FAMILY AFFAIR. Judge Brubaker Says His Clerks Ifave Not Divided Up Properly. Lancaster, Pa., March 7.—Judge Brubaker has charged M. S. Fry, clerk of quarter sessions, and his deputy, B. F. W. Urban, with n. false re turns of fees. He said lij made a sworn return to the auditor general oi the state that his fees in January were $303.08, when the county alone paid him $567.13. He also accused Fry of taking illegal fees. He charged Urban, who was Fry’s predecessor, with making a return of $1,299.65 as the fees of his last six months in office, when the county had paid him $2,957.12. The judge said the men would have to explain or be indicted. Ho said Urban received over $20,000 in his three years in office, but nothing was paid to the state. The law requires payment to the state of 50 par cant of all over $2,000 a year. Judge Brubaker and the two offi cials are Republicans. Charges Against Hnyes hihl Sovereign. Cincinnati, March 7.—Hugh Cava naugh stated that when Master Work man Sovereign and Seretary Hayei reached Memphis they would be con fronted with charges profaned by the Cincinnati Knights of Labor. Those against Sovereign charge him with going beyond his office in the negro coloniza tion scheme. There are several charge! against Hayes. A Blow at Prohibition. Sioux Falls, S. D., March 7. —The supremo court has rendered a decision in tho Sioux Falls brewery case, which nullifies the portion of the prohibition i law prohibiting the manufacture of beer in this state. The lower court had declared the brewry to boa nuisance, and had issued a decree order,ng its de struction. Democrats to Git Together. Waco, Tex., March 7.—The two state Democratic committees will have a con ference at Dallas on March 19, with a view of healing the split in the party. The proposition was made by Chairman Baker of ono of tho committees, and ac cepted by Chairman Matlock of the other. Maryland's Capital City Celebrate.. Annapolis, March 7.—lt was just 20(1 years Monday since the capital of Mary land was removed from St. Mary’s City to this place, and the people celebrated the bi centennial. The military and and civic organizations paraded, there were exercises at the Masonic opera ; house at 4 o’clock, and Professor Alfred P. Dennis, of Princeton university, de« livered an address on “Catholic and Puritan Settlements” at the state house in the evening and a historical sketch of the city was read by E. 8. Riley. Old Deadwood Destroyed. Deadwood, S. D., March 7. —Fire de stroyed three blocks of the business por tion of the city, entailing a loss of ovei $200,000, with but slight insurance, Some 30 buildings were consumed. The fire was practically confined to the old part of the town, el ected in the early days of the Hills. All the buildings were old frame ones, an i they burned lik« tinder. A fireman named Warner was badly hurt by falling from a ladder. President Dane Gets Ten Years. Las Cruces, N. M., March 7.—C. H. Dane, president of the defunct First Na tional bank of Silver City and Deming, has been sentenced in the United States court to a term of 10 years in the peni tentiary. The trial showed that Dan? had looted the bank in a high handed , manner, and had squandered over SIBO,- 000 in wildcat land and cattle specula tions. The bank closed in February, I 1892. I ■■ Professor Phelps* Recovery Very Slow* j New Haven, March 7. —The physb i cians attending Professor Edward J. Phelps state that their patient is not im proving as rapidly as expected, and is still very weak. He is able, however, 1 to partake of nourishment. Arrange ments have been made for a southern i trip as soon as he can get able to stand ' the strain. A Farmer’s Heavy Loss. Woodbury, N. J., March 7.—Three barns on the farm of Benjamin Weath erby, at Center Square, in Gloucester county, were destroyed by fire, together 1 with outbuildings, fanning implements and crops, nine horses and nine cows. His loss exceeds $10,600, partially in sured. Origin unknown.
