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1 J. H. ESTILL, Preiident. i
BARBARITY IN SIBERIA.
thb report of a wholesale
MASSACRE CONFIRMED.
George Kennan Tells of the Contents
of the Letter Recently Received
from Some of the Exiles Who Sur
vive—The Matter to Come Up at the
Prison Congress.
Chicago, Feb. 7.— George Kennan, who
is now lecturing here on Siberia, has given
to the Associated Press a resume of the vo
luminous correspondence lately received by
him relative to the massacre of Russian
administrative exiles at Yakutsk on April
3 last, the occurrence of which has been
hitherto strenuously denied by the Russian
government. One of these letters, written
by a survivor, is sixty-one pages long, and
sets forth with great exactness of detail
every particular of the massacre and the
incidents leading up and immediately preced
ing and succeeding it. Mr. Kennan declares
the communications to be of a most impar
tial character and even uuimpressioned on
the whole, and said they were to be thor
ough relied on, but be withheld the names
of his correspondents, as the publication of
their names would involve them in trouble
with the Russian administration.
The suory of Mr. Kennau’s correspondents
agree in many particulars with the accounts
published in the London limes , but gives
in addition many details hitherto unknown.
The language of the writers is most graphic.
SCENE OP THE HORROR.
“It Rppears,” said Mr. Kennan, “that to
ward (he latter part of February last,
thirty-three political prisoners, on their way
to Verkhoyansk and Sredni-Kolymsk, were
quartered temporarily at Yakutsk, the first
named places bemg distant from St. Peters
burg (1,390 and 7,518 miles respectively,
in a part of Siberia so remote
from civilization that it is seldom
if ever visited by human beings. Verkho
yansk is the first village to which the sur
vivors of the Jeneattecame after they left
the Lena Delta. Both places lay close to
the Arctic circle. Communication is main
tained bet worn these two villages by means
of roindeer sledges.”
A CHANGE IN GOVERNORS.
Air. Kennan’s correspondents write that
the former governor of the province of
Yakutsk, Gen. Svetletsk, had done all iu his
power to see that the exiles in his charge
were forwarded as comfortably as possible
to this inhospitable region, but he being
promoted to the government of the province
of Irkutsk, his successor, Gen. Ostaskin,
who assumed the office temporarily in March
last, gave great dissatisfaction to the exiles
by the announcement of certain cruel and
arbitrary rules, which prevented their
proper equipment for their journey.
A BRUTAL RULING.
Under the Russian penal code it is a
criminal offense for political exiles to unite
in petitions for a redress of grievances.
Each exile, therefore, prepared a separate
petition and presented it at the office of the
provincial administration. The letters go
on to tell how they werodirected to assemble
in the house of one of the exiles, and when
there were told that the governor regarded
vheir individual petitions as merely an
evasion of the law and their action equiva
lent to open rebellion.
SUMMONED TO THE POLICE STATION.
“At 10 o’clock the next day,” writes one
of the actual participants iu the dreadful
affair, “we met again in Nothin's house to
the number of thirty-three. At 10;30 o’clock
Police Overseer Olesof brought a verbal
order that all the exiles present were to
come to the police station. We thought
there must be some misunderstanding, as
we were waiting by the orders of the ciiief
of police. Olesof turned on his heel, saying,
‘Then I understand you won’t come.’ We
said no such thing, but they wanted to
know from the chief of police what he ex
pected them to do.
A COMPANY OF COSSACKS.
“A company of Cossacks, numbering over
100 men, und'r command of an officer
named Karamsin, then appeared, battered
down the gates of the courtyard, and fif
teen of them entered the house, while others
surrounded it. The officers who enrered
with the soldiers and Chief of Police
Souchakef were Capt. Vasehef, local com
mander of the whole Cossack for e in the
town, and Olesof, the police overseer.
Karamsin, who was in command of the
company, also entered and told us that he
had the governor’s order to take us to the
police station.
WOULDN’T LISTEN TO EXPLANATIONS.
“We tried to explain our side of the case,
and said that we had not assembled there
for other purposes than to receive the gov
ernor’s reply, but that we would go to the
police station, only asking that Karamsin
withdraw' his troops. Tho chief of police
then said to Karamsin, ‘What is the use of
your talking with them? Do what you were
ordered to.’ Karamsin then cried out to
the Cossacks, ‘Take them.’
A BRUTAL ATTACK.
"We were assembled in a room about
twenty feet square, and had gathered in
one corner, from which position the Cos
sacks endeavored to oust us by striking us
witli their clubbed rifles and pricking us
with their bayonets. Some women, being
wounded quite severely, began to scream.
Cartridges had been given out to the sol
diers the night before, and they fired point
blank into the miscellaneous crowd of meu
and women.
FIRING BECOMES GENERAL.
“Five of the exiles had revolvers which
they had brought as a means of protection
on their journey, and not for the purpose
of resisting the authorities. Zolof drew his
revolver, sprung upon a divau. and shouted
‘stop, stop.’ Firing then became general
on both sides. After one or two volleys the
soldiers withdrew from the house. The
whole Cossack force outside then poured in
their fire through the doors and windows.
SHOT DEAD IN THE COURT YARD.
“Schur, one of our number, rushed into
the courtyard crying, ‘Wo surrender,’but
was shot dead a’ short distance from the
door. Prodbetski, who heard the firing and
tan to the house to see what the matter
was, was shot dead by the courtyard gang.
He was not implicated in the affair in any
way, and was withiu two months of the
termination of his exile. Joseph Estrovitch,
already wounded, rushed into the court-
Jard, fell, and was repeatedly bayonettei
as he i a y on (q le g ro uu<i
SIX OF THE EXILES KILLED.
"Asa result of tuts affray, six of us, in
cluding one woman, were killed outright,
this woman’s stomach was all torn open by
a bayonet. All the rest of us were more or
less injured. At the first lull in the firing
u Pon the house, Zolef ran out into the court
yard. It does not appear for what purpose,
there he saw Gov. (Astashkin, who had ar
rived, and whom he doubtless believed to
oe responsible for the killing of his friends.
He drew his revolver aud fired two shots at
Pun. But for this there might have been
no more shooting.
(i the governor wounded.
•***, however, wounded the (governor,
, p® aoidiers recommenced firing iut>
e house. After two or three volleys this
PHg was stopped by Capt. Vaznef. The
government casualties were one soldier
Pirfutu® fsnD&
killed and a soldier slightly wounded. The
exiles killed were Zergius Peik, Zophie
Gurevitn, Pani Potbelski, Peter Mukh inof,
Gregory Shura and Jacob Notkin. Twelve
others were seriously wounded.
SURVIVORS TRIED BY COURT-MARTIAL.
“Three months later the survivors were
tried by court-martial on a charge of
armed resistance.
“This court-martial was conpoaed as fol
lows: President, Lieut. Col. Savilski,
Capt. Karsakof, Capt. Tiagunof, sub-Capt.
Yermakof, and oue Federof. The trial
began on June 0. The following questions
were put to each of the prisoners at the trial
by the presiding officer:
“ ‘What is your name, age and religion?—
and the prisoner replies.
“ ‘Do you observe the ceremonies of re
ligion?
“ ‘Ans.—Since the day of our arrest,
no.’
“ ‘Do you adhere to your statements
made at the preliminary examination?’
The siatements were read over again to
prisoner and he replied: ‘Yes.’
THE ACCUSATION.
“ ‘You are accused of armed resistance
to the authorities. What h ive you to sav?
“Answer—Upon what is this accusation
founded?’
“ ‘The court is not obliged to inform
you.’
“The Prisoner—Presence in the house is
not proof of the accusation. I was there,
but I did not make any armed resistance. I
don’t know why I have been implicated in
this affair.
“The Court—lt is out of place to teach
the court. Speak more briefly. Have you
anything more to say?
“Answer—l think not.
“The Officer—You can go.
“Beyond this,” says one of Mr. Kennan’3
correspondents, “the prisoners were allowed
to say nothing in their own behalf.”
THREE HANGED.
Three of the prisoners were hanged.
Hanburnstein, who had been severely
wounded and was unable to stand, was
taken to the scaffold on a cot bed from the
hospital, a noose put around his head, and
the cot taken from under him. He was
choked to death. Fourteen others, includ
ing four women, were sentenced for differ
ent terms, ranging from tea to fifteen
years.
“I consider that this information received
from Russia,” said Mr. Kennan, "so minute
and circumstantial iu every detail, and
knowing the reliability of its source, to be
a complete aud conclusive answer to the
rec nt strenuous denials of the Russian gov
ernment, v hich were published in the New
York Tribune about two weeks ago.”
William Tallette, president of the great
Howard Association of England, says that
every effort will be made to bring this mat
ter to the notice of the international prison
congress, which will meet in St. Peters
burg.
A CHALLENGE TO RUSSIA.
Mr. Kenna n said in conclusion: "If the
Russian government will permit it, and is
ready to meet the issue, I will undertake to
prove before this prison congress every
charge that I have essayed ngainst it in inv
articles published in the Century, or which
have been otherwise brought forward by
me. In substantiation of those charges I
am prepared to bring my witnesses from
Siberia and to defray the whole expense of
such a proceeding, but I much fear that my
challenge will be ignored.”
MEMOIRS OF MR. DAVIS.
Mrs. Davis Asks Her Friends to Send
Her Any Matter of Interest.
Richmond, Va„ Feb. 7.—Tho Evening
State publishes a letter from Mrs. Jefferson
Davis, dated Beauvoir, Miss., Feb. 1, in
which she says, in reference to the biog
raphy being prepared of her late husband:
“In order to mako the book as complete as
possible, I shall be greatly obliged if our
friends whose personal recollections
of Mr. Davis would throw light on
any event of his life or tend
to illustrate his character will record them
and forward them to me. As I shall en
deavor, as far as possible, to tell the story
of Mr. Davis’ career in his own words, I
shall regard it. as real service to bo furnished
with copies of any letters from my husband
relating to any public topic that his sur
viving friends may have preserved.”
NEW' YORK AND THE FAIR.
Gov. Hill Sends a Message Urging the
lassage of the Bill.
Albany, N. Y., Feb. 7.—The world’s
fair conference committee has failed to
agree, and this morning adjourned until
Monday evening.
Gov. Hill this afternoon sent a special
message to the legislature urging it t > pass
the world’s fair bill at once aud without
amendment. He states that he is ready to
sign the bill at once should it be passed in
its original shape, but ho does not make it
clear that he would oppose the measure
could the Senate amendments be added. He
calls attention to the fact that the delay is
seriously endangering the chances of New
Y'ork in congress.
DEATHS ONTHE GIBBET.
Lige Moore Protests His Innocence to
to the Last.
Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 7.—A special
to the Advertiser from Jacksonville, Ala.,
says: “Sam Dill (colored) was hanged here
to-day for the murder of Joe Smith (col
ored) last August. He made no state
ment.”
HANGED IN NORTH CAROLINA.
Raleigh, N. C., Feb. 7.—Lige Moore,
the murderer of Laura Hyatt, was hanged
at Greensboro to-day. He died protesting
his innocence.
Two other murderers were hanged in this
state to-day: John Wilson iu Yancy
county, and Madiey Paukey in Montgomery
county.
FRANZ AT LEXINGTON.
Hla Testimony Wanted to Finish the
Report to the Senate.
Chicago, Feb. 7. —A special from Fort
Wayne, Ind., says: “Maj. Hanna of the
government secret service arrived here
early this week, instructed to locate Henry
Franz, the Fort Wayne tinner who was
whipped at Aberdeen, Miss., a few days
after ex-President Davis’ fuueral because he
cut down an effigy of Secretary of War
Proctor. Last night Maj. Hanna received
word that Franz i.ad been found at Lexing
ton, Tenn., and will go to Washington from
there. It is understood that the department
of justice wants his testimony to complete
the report to bo furnished the Senate.”
CUBA’S CAPTAIN GENERAL DEAD.
All the Authorities at the Palace When
the End Came.
Havana, Feb. 7.— Gen. Salamanca,
captain general of the island of Cuba, died
at 9 o’clock last evening. From 4 o’clock
in the afternoon to the hour of his death, he
suffered from complete cessation of the
functions of the liver and kidneys. All the
authorities of the island were at the palace
when he died. The last sacrament was ad
ministered to the captain general a few
miuutes before his death.
SAVANNAH, GA., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1890.
WINTER COMES AT LAST.
A LIVELY FALL OF SNOW AS FAR
SOUTH AS VIRGINIA.
The Storm in Pennsylvania Accompa
nied by a High Wind, and the Worst
in Years—Three Men Killed by the
Demolition of a Glass Works—Wires
Down by Scores.
Danville, Va., Feb. 7.—There was a
heavy fall of snow to-day in Patrick and
Henry counties, the first of consequence
this winter. Iu this city it has been sleet
ing all day.
STILL FALLING AT HARRISONBURG.
Harrisonburg, Va., Feb. 7.—The
heaviest snow-storm of the winter set in
this morning about 9 o’clock and is still
raging. The weather is cold.
SNOW AND SLEET.
Staunton, Va., Feb. 7.—Winter set in
today. There was a snow-fall followed by
sleet and a cold rain. It is freezing to-night.
THE WORST IN YEARS.
Pittsburg, Feb. 7, 11 p. m.—The worst
storm iu years has been raging throughout
Western Pennsylvania since noon. .Snow,
hail, rain and wind have been playing
havoc. Iu this city snow has blockaded
many of the streets and stopped traffic,
while telegraph and telephone lines are
breaking down under the heavy weight of
ice, with which they are coated. In the
mountains tho storm is raging with terrific
fury, aud reports are coming in of serious
damage to property.
At Blairvillo. Pa., a large glass factory
was demolished by the wind. Three men
were killed, two of them members of the
firm.
The Warren glass works at Uniontown
were also wrecked.
Coke manufacturing in the region around
Uniontown aud Counellsville was almost
entirely stopped, and much damage was
done to tho coke works.
The wind was the greatest factor in the
mischief. Many hundreds of buildings iu
this end of the state have been damaged or
demolished. Telegraph, telephone, and
electric light wires are badly demoralized.
RATHER CHILLY IN MINNESOTA.
Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 7.—A special
to the Jour nail from Stephen, Minn., says:
“The worst blizzard withiu the recollection
of the oldest inhabitant is raging. The
wind is from the north and the air is a cloud
of snow. The mercury registers 10° below
zero aud it is growing colder.”
A HEAVY FALL AT PITTSBURG.
Pittsburg, Feb. 7.—A heavy snow and
sleet storm began here shortly before noon
and the ground is now covered with several
inches of snow and hail. This is the first
suow-fail of the winter. So far the sleet
has not seriously interfered with the tele
graph service.
A Counellsville, Pa., special says the
storm was accompanied with a terrific
wind. The Old National locomotive works
were blown down and a number of smaller
buildings demolished, but no one was in
jured. It was the worst mountain storm
known in years.
A HARD STORM IN MANITOBA.
Winnipeg, Feb. 7. —The worst snow
storm known in Manitoba for many years
has been raging for the past twenty-four
hours. Tho main streets of the city are
piled with drifts three feet high. The schools
are closed, aud business is practically sus
pended. Trains from tho east and west are
about ten iiours late. The Manitoba train
for St. Paul steamed out with three engi es
attached this morning. It is the heaviest
snow since 1889. The wind is blowing a
fearful gale, but no fatalities are feared, as
the thermometer is high.
INMAN COMING SOUTH.
He Will Be Accompanied by a Party
of Northern Capitalists.
Baltimore, Feb. 7.—A tour of inspection
of tho Richmond Terminal aud its southern
system of railroads will be made by Presi
dent John H. Inman next week, starting
from New York. The Sun of this city will
say to-morrow: “Mr. Inman will have as
guests a number of representative business
men, including Charles H. Smith, president
of the chamber of commerce; Cornelius N.
Bliss, F. B. Thurber, John A. Stewart, John
Sloan, J. Edward Simmons, R. T. Wilson,
James D. Smith, and Russell Harrison of
New York, G >v. Campbell of Ohio, aud J.
A. Lane and C. H. Taylor of Boston. Sev
eral of the gentlemen will be accompanied
by their wives, ihe party will be given a
special train of four railway officers’ cars,
and will bo on the route abour, two weeks.
The start will be made Tuesday. The
journey will lead first over the Norfolk and
Western, then over the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia, and Louisville
and Nashville. The party will be
due at Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 13, as
guests at dinner of the Atlanta chamber of
commerce and at a reception given in their
honor by the Gate City club. lucidently
they will visit the Mardigras festivities ao
New Orleans, Feb. 18 and 19. The tour
will include a sojourn in Florida after leav
ing New Orleans.
Saloons Raided.
Manchester, N. H., Feb. 7.—Following
out the intent of Gov. Goodell’s recent anti
liquor proclamation, forty-three saloons in
this city were raided to-day by the sheriff.
The proprietors had evidently received a
tiD, as very little liquor was found. The
bars and other tell-tale fixtures were noted
as evidence, and their keepers were sum
moned to appear in court Monday.
Tonnage Bounties Denounced.
Charleston, S. C., Feb. 7.—The mer
chant’s exchange to-day passed a resolution
denouncing the tonnage bounty bill now
pending in congress, aud declaring it not
only wrong but useless to expend the money
of the people in subsidies to ships, while
their cargoes are excluded from our shores
by the barriers of a high protective tariff.
Lenox Hill Bank Doors Reopened.
New York. Feb. 7. —The Lenox Hill
Bank reopened its doors to-day after reor
ganization, in which Conrad N. Jordan, of
the/Western National Ban*, was elected
president. The doors were not opened until
in the afternoon, and there was no demon
stration. A few checks were paid and
deposits received.
End of a Libel Suit.
Buffalo, Feb. 7. —The suit of Rev. Dr.
Ball against the New York Evening Post
tor damages for lible, resulted to-day in a
verdict of no cause of action. The alleged
libel consisted of an editorial denunciation
of Rev. Dr. Ball for his uttrances about
Grover Cleveland in the presidential can
vass of 1884.
lowa’s Deadlock Unbroken.
Des Moines, la., Feb. 7.— The legislative
deadlock continued to-day. The Senate has
adjourned until Tuesday, the House until
to-morrow, and another conference commit
tee is at work endeavoring to effect a com
promise. ___
Negroes Send a Loyal Address.
Ottowa, Ont., Feb. 7.— Ten thousand
colored people in Canada have sent the gov
ernor general a loyal address.
RANDALL NOT GAINING.
The Excitement of Public Affairs Sap
ping His Strength.
Washington, Feb. 7.—lf Representative
Samuel J. Randall could go to Florida or
California, or some other far away place,
where public men aud newspapers could
not bother him, it seems as though he
would have a chance of getting well. As
it is he sees the Washington, Philadelphia
and New York newspapers every day, and
leading men in congress of both parties
almost every day, and he reads and talks
of all that is going on in publio affairs with
a feverish interest, which consumes his
strength as it forms. His family thinks
that this praotiee has retarded his con
valescence.
LAST WEWK’B EXCITEMENT.
They see that last week’s resolution in
the House, with all its circumstances, so
wrought upon his mind aud body as to sot
him back indefinitely and compel his phy
sicians to begin almost at the beginning of
the upbuilding process again, but they soo
on the other hand that Mr. RamluU de
mands newspapers and public men, that his
life is essentially a public li:e, and that he
could not be content to be put out of public
office, or to have public affairs shut out
from him. It is not certain that after all
a little of this excitement is not good for
him, but too much may prove fatal.
his present trouble.
The trouble with Mr. Randall now is his
lack of strength. Whether the fistula last
summer was accompanied by a cancerous
growth, as some physicians hero say, or
not, it was very depleting, and it was fol
lowed by a chronic diarrhoea, which seemed
to take almost all his remaining
strength, aud so far he has never
gotten it back. If he does not
get it back he can’t recover, aud it is the
belief that be will not again regain his
strength, which creates the general appre
hension that he vwill never be seen iuthe
House of Representatives again. It is truo
he suffers very little pain; he sleeps at night
and he can eat.
his general condition.
His general condition is so good that he
has not bad to have a trained nurse. Mrs.
Randall, her sister, Mrs. Thompson Hwaiu,
or his daughter Mrs. Lancaster finding it
easy enough to do the nursing necessary
between them. It is true that Dr. Martin
only comes from Philadelphia three times a
week to see Mr. Raudali, aid that Dr.
Lincoln, the consulting pnysician here, sees
him only occasionally. It is truo ttmt Mr.
Raudali is only 61, aud that he had a strong
constitution, yet he is so weak, and he has
been weak so long that no oue would be
surprised to hear that he had slipped out of
life at auy moment.
CHANCES OF REED’S CODE.
The Republicans Badly Spilt up Over
the Objectionable Features.
Washington, Feb. 7.—The republicans,
it ought to be clearly understood, are
divided on every important innovation in
the rules agreed upon by the caucus.
Speaker Reed does not like the “count a
quorum” rule, to say nothing of the lesser
ones, and each of the others lias expressed a
preference about each of them. Every one
hopes that iu some way the democrats may
help him and his friends to defeat the rule
which he especially dislikes. The demo
crats, of course, propose to oppose every
objectionable proposition in tho now code,
and to defeat thorn if possible, but they pro
pose to do it in their own way.
A PENBION GRAB FEARED.
Mr. Cannon of Illinois, who, as chairman
of the committee on appropriations, sees the
probable regular appropriation climbing up
to 1500,000,090 .this year or $300,000,00 J
more than last year, is very uneasy over
Mr. Atkinson’s amendment to the c ;de
giving the committee on invalid pensions
the right to report private pension bills at
any time. lie opposed it in the caucus.
He hoped to see it beaten in the House. To
that end he went to his democratic col
league on the committee on rules, ex-
Hpoaker Carlisle, and told him that if tho
democrats wanted to defeat that pension
rule they hal only to make
the motion, and enough republicans would
join; in with them to striko it out. To
the c.atspaw proposition Mr. Carlislo re
plied that the matter was one which the
majority had more interest in than the mi
nority, because it concerned the majority’s
administration of the House. Tho rule had
been adopted by tho republican caucus as a
matter of party policy, aud, therefore, he
thought the motion to strike out had better
come from the republican side.
SESSION OF THE HOUSE.
The Journal Not Ready When tho
Session Was Opened.
Washington, Feb. 7.— After the prayer
in the House this morni g the speaker
stated that the journal clerk had been busy
in preparing the new code of rules for pub
lication and that consequently the journal
of yes erday’s proceedings was not ready to
be presented to the House, but would be
ready subsequently. Therefore the usual
contest over the approval of tho journal did
not take place.
GEN. DUR yea’s PENSION.
Mr. Turner of New York, from the com
mittee on invalid pensions, reported the bill
increasing to SIOO a month the pension of
Gen. Abram Duryea. Messrs. Turner and
Cummings strongly advocated an increase
of the pension to the gullant commander of
the Duryea’s Zouaves. Messrs. Kerr of
lowa, Lane of Illinois, and Heard of Mis
souri protested against any departure from
the provisions of the general pension law.
The bill was further supported by Messrs.
Flower, Raines, Spinola, and Fitch of New
York.Cheadle of Indiana, Morrill of Kans is,
and .Morse of Massachusetts, and was finally
passed.
Mr. O’Neill of Pennsylvania, from'the
committee on library, reported back the
bill (originally introduced by Mr. Diugley
of Maine) appropriating $35,000 for the
e ection of a monument to Maj. Gen. Henry
Knox at Thomaston, Maine. This meusure
gave rise to a great deal of discussion, the
opposition to it contending that the national
government should not erect monuments
except in the district of Columbia or in
territory directly under control of the
United States.
Pending action, the House at 3:25 o’clock
adjourned until Monday.
A STEEL PLATE CONTRACT.
Tbs Government Will Have to do Its
Own Trimming and Flanging.
Washington, Feb. 7.— The contract for
furnishing steel boiler plates for certain
naval vessels has been awarded to the Lin
den Steel Company at their bid of $20,860
for plain plates. The bid of the Richmond
Locomotive and Machine Works to furnish
these pla tes,flanged and finished, for $81,200,
was rejected as excesdve. Under the
present contract tho plates will have to be
trimmed and flanged by the government.
Government Bond Offerings.
Washington, Feb. 7.— The bond offer
ings to-day aggregated $155,000. All were
accepted at 124 for 4s, and 104% for 4%5.
All but SIO,OOO were from banks surrender
ing depoei.s.
A PRETENDER IX FRANCE
THE SON OF THB COUNT OF PARIS
BRAVES THE LAW.
The Authorities Soon Learn of His
Presence and Take Elm Into Cus
tody—He Bore a Manifesto In Which
His Father Abdicated In His Favor.
Paris, Feb. 7.—By prompt action the
government to-day nipped iu the Dud what
was apparently intended to be a royalist
coup d 1 etat, modeled after Louis Na
poleon's mad descent upon Boulogne, and
the only consequence is that the Duke of
Orleans, eldest son of the Count of Paris, is
to-night iu custody. The duke arrived iu
Paris to-day bearing a letter written and
signed by the Count of Paris, announcing
to the faithful and to all others the count’s
abdication. He also had with him a mani
festo addressed to the people of France.
Nominally, and according to the theory of
pretenders, a pretender is always king, aud
therefore the Count of Paris übJicates a
throne he never possessed.
IN FAVOR OF HIS SON.
He consequently abdicates his claims as a
pretender, and in virtue of his abdication
all his claims, rights and titles descend to
his eldest son, the young gentleman now in
the hands of the authorities, Philippe Louis
Robert, duke d’Orleans. I his gentleman is,
therefore, not merely ono of the many
vagrant princes, but au actual pretender to
the throne in virtue of his claims as heir of
Louis Puilippo, and |also as heir of tho old
Bourbon line. His coming into the country
in violation of the law banishing all heads
and direct heirs of reigning families is a
rash escapade if it stands alone.
IN A SERIOUS PREDICAMENT.
The fact that he was equipped with an
appeal to the nation shows his intention,
and may make the escapade seri
ous for him. If it should bo de
veloped that this movement is
rnado in virtue of au understanding with
the partisans of monarchy iu France it
may bo more than a mere violation of tho
law of expulsion. There is some reason to
believe that the movement, is made iu con
c rt with more determined opponents of the
republic, as the duke repaired immediately
to the house of tho Duke (l’Luyns, tho
present head of a family that has always
adhored with uncompromising heroism to
the old monarchy. In that house tho young
gentleman was king of Franco in theory—
a iltscondont of Henry IV. and not merely a
descendant of Louis Phillippe.
just of age.
On the day before February 6 the Duke
of Orleans attained the age of 21, for he
was born on Feb. 6, 1809. The abdication
of his father, the manifesto and the move
ment wero all apparently planned with re
gard to that date, and in order to electrify
France with a demonstration that tho for
tunes of monarchy were now in new hands,
that the crown now belonged on the head
of a pre chevalier who would dare some
thing for it, and not fold his hands in a
quiet cornor like another Chambord, but
the government was not caught napping.
THE ARREST.
It was promptly informed of the presenoe
of the duke in Baris, n and of his where
abouts. It has not yet bean developed how
much more may be known to the police, but
the facts on the surface were sufficient —tfio
duke was in France in violation of a law
made purposely for excluding his fattier
and himself as enemies of the republic.
This law had been remitted only
in favor of tho Duke d’Aumalo. Therefore
tho Duke d’Orleans was at once arrested at
the house of the Duke do Luynes. Ho was
taken to the prefeciure of police, where bis
identity was fixed beyond all doubt, and
where tho proces verbal of his violation of
the law of banishment was drawn up. Ho
was then detained at tho conciergerio,
famous as a place of detention for royalty
in distress.
A PAT REPLY.
In tho afternoon he was arraigned before
the military authorities at the Central
bureau. In response to an inquiry as to the
objects and purposes of his visit to Franco,
he said that, having attained his majority,
he had come to Franco to place himself at
the disposal of tlie||military authorities.
'1 his dash of audacity is regarded as a very
happy stroke, and is sure to make friends
for him, for the gallant French boy who
wants to take his chances for
conscription is something unusual, and
a captivating figure to appear in the daily
news, but this did not touch the sensibilities
of the hard hearted authorities, and M.
Constans, minister of the interior, orderod
that the duke be held in custody. Further
disposition of the case will, of course, de
pend upon whether it is discovered that
there was any plot for a general royalist
movement behind this incident.
CAME FROM SWITZERLAND.
Paris, Feb. 8, 1 a. m.— The Duke of Or
leans has lately resided at Lausanne, in
Switzerland. He left there in company
with the Duke de Luynes, who is only one
year his senior. It is said that none of his
family were aware of his intention to outer
France, and that his family is ignorant of
any plans he may have had other
than that alleged by himself
when in custody. It is also
reported that he did endeavor to enlist
as a private soldier, but was refuse! at the
recruiting office for some informality in his
application; that ho went to Mairc to en
deavor to overcome this difficulty, and was
there referred to the ministry; and
that finally, os he could not
got a satisfactory response to his
request to be permitted to perform bis
three years military service as au enlisted
man, he wrote a polite letter to M. Defrey
cinet, which was carried by tbe Duke de
Luynes.
DRIFT OF HIS LETTER.
This letter was to the effect that he had no
intention to remain in Paris, nor to create
any difficulty, that he was legally precluded
from holding any rank in the army, but
that he was ambitious of the honor of serv-
Franee as a private soldier. Shortly
after this he was arrested. Con
tradictory stories ara afloat as
to all the details of the cose, and
particularly as to the report of tbe abdica
tion of the Count de Paris. Ono of the first
things made public was a report that tha
duke had with Ifim the document of Abdi
cation. As the Count de Paris
has been at sea some days
on his way to America, this gave the ap
pearanco of long considered preparation to
the movement. It is now positively denied
that the duke has any such document or
that the Count de Paris has signed any
agreement of abdication.
A BIOT AT OPORTO.
Students Bmash Windows of a Club
with English Members.
Oporto, Feb. 9.—Tho students in this
city to-day made a demonstration in favor
of-poet Anthero Queutal, president of tbe
Northern Patriotic League. They became
riotous, and smashed the windows of the
leading social club because it had not ex
pelled Englishmen belonging to it and had
admitted others.
Progreseis. and republican papers In
Portugal continue to violently attack Eng
imd,
OHIO’S QttBAT FORGERY.
Editor McLean, T. O. Campbell, But
terworth and Otbera on the Stand.
Washington - , Feb. 7.—The Home com
mittee on the ballot-box forgery resumed its
investigation this morning. Seroral wit
nesses were heard, of whom John R.
McLean occupied the shortest time. He
said he was the owner of the Cincinnati En
quirer. lie never knew Wood or spoke to
him in Washington. He never had any
political, social, or financial relations with
John Sherman or the other persons named
in the forged paper. He never before to
day saw the forged paper; nevor employed
Walter Wellman, and never while at Sara
toga rec.lved a telegram from Wellman
asking for the paper in his safe, lie was
never interested in tiie hallot-box bill. He
had seou the Luce letter, but had nothing
to do with it.
CAMPBELL’S ACQUAINTANCE WITH WOOD.
F. C. Campbell also testified at great
length, explaining how ho first became ac
quainted with Wood fifteen years ago,
when he defended him in the Cincinnati
police court, and how through this acquaint
ance he liecame connected with the ballot
box company as attorney. His testimony
corrol>orttto<l that of Gov. Campbell anil
amplified it, but added little that was now
except in matters of detail. Gov. Foraker
sought for some time to got the witness to
say that, he did not believe him to be cog
nizant of the forgery.
BELIEF OF THE WITNESS.
The wituoss Ilrst said he believed the gov
ernor did not ask Wood to commit the
crime; and when finally pressed for a
specific answer said: "I don’t think you
know Wood committed the forgery; but I
think you have beou remiss in not finding it
out.” Gov. Forakor replied that that had
been his opinion about the witness, he had
bolievoj that ho procured the paper, but
now saw that he had not.
DENIALS BY CONG HKSSMKN.
Representatives Breckinridge and Me Aden
knew nothing about the ballot-box contracts
or bills, and repudiated t heir signatures on
the forged document. Mr. lJuttorworth did
likewise. Ho also said that, in justice to
himsolf and Gov. Foraker, he wanted to
make answer to the question asked him
by Mr. Turner as to whether there
was any friction be'weim hiiusclf
and Gov. Forakor. Ho did not want it
to he understood that they wore on terms
of affectionate endearment during the
campaign. They had criticised each other
and were not on such affectionate terms as
to be in constant communication with each
other. As to the C uicago convention, that
was a matter between Senator tShermau
and Gov. Foraker.
MADE FORAKER HOT.
This remark evidently angered Gov.
Foraker for, half rising in his seat, ho fiared
up and blazed out ut Senator Hiiermnn and
his Ohio lieuton mts in a way which startled
his opponents, three of whom, Representa
tives flutter worth, Grosvouor and Thomp
son, wore in the room. He exclaimed that
if the committee was going to take up the
Chicago convention be would be
ready to meet his critics on it
just as soon as he sent for a few fetters and
alow witiuwsus. The host men in the con
vention had approved tiis course, he said,
striking Ins (Ist on the tablo, and ho did not
propose to have it aspersed auy longer. He
had heard all about Chicago that he wanted
to bear, and had been very patient under it,
coming, as much of it did, from men of his
own party in his own state, but he did not
propose to submit to it any longer, and was
ready to meet it here or else
where. His conscience approved
his course at Chicago, and he did noc pro
pose to have it impugned. Ho was so be
ligerant about it ttint Messrs, lluttor worth
and Grosveuer said they had not proposed
to go back to the Chicago convention, and
Chairman Mason here put everybody in
good humor aguiu by saying that hereafter
Chicago must be mentioned only in connec
tion with the world’s fair.
Walter E. Wellman, a nowspapnr cor
respondent, testified that he was not now
connected with John McLean and had not
spoken to him for five years. He had never
seen or heard of W ood before the com
mi tee liegan its inquiry. The committee
adjourned till Monday.
NATUUE OF FORAKER’B PAPERS.
Gov. Foraker has telegrams from Sena
tor Sherman sent during the Chicago con
vention to the effect that Congressman
McKinley was telegraphing Senator Sher
man to let the Ohio delegation go for him
(McKinley), and that Senator Sherman was
telegraphing Mr. McKinley that the Ohio
delegation must stand for him (Sherman).
Gov. Foraker is anxious to got these tele
grams into the records of Congress. He
hoped ho would draw Messrs, liutterwertb
and Grosvouor into a fight before the com
mittee to-day, which would give him a
chance to get thorn in, but Messrs. Rutter
worth and Grosvenor wore too cautious for
that.
MITCHELL OUTBOX ES MACE.
The Former Champion Lacking in the
Nimbleness of Other Days.
London, Feb. 7.—The match between
Mitchell and Mace was short and decisive.
It was fought in four rounds of two minutes
each. Neither of the men had trained
much. Two thousand persons witnessed it,
and a large number of high priced
aristocrats gathered around the ring.
The police at first objected, but
yielded gracefully when it was ex
plained that the match was purely to de
termine points of sparring style and fistic
skill.
MACE KNOCKED DOWN TWICE.
Mace was twice knocked down. The
police interfered during the progress of tiie
fourth round and stopped the fight. The
judges pronounced in favor of Mitchell.
It was a very interesting contest. Mitchell
showed himself very clever. Mace was
capital, but lacked the nimble readiness of
other days. He broke the little finger of
bis left hand in the first round. Both hit
very hard, though no blood was drawn.
ENGLAND’S MINE HORROR.
The Work of Bringing Out the Bodies
in Progress.
London, Feb. 7.—The work of removing
the bodies of the miners who lost their lives
by the explosion in the colliery at Abor
schau yesterday is being carried on as rap
idly as Dossible. One hundred and seventy
bodies have been taken from the pit. The
ventilation of the pit has been restored and
this greatly facilitates the efforts of the
workers. Avery pathetic incident in the
work of rescue was th( finding of the bodies
of a father and his flvesons lying in a group.
They hod not been burned at all, and they
appeared to b) calmly sleeping. All of
them had died from suffocation. Several of
the men who had volunteered for the work
of rescue were made sick by handling
burned bodies and were obliged to come to
the surface. It is believed that the toted
number of persons killed will reach 190.
A Collapse in Pig Iron.
Glasgow, Feb. 7.— There was a collapse
in the pig irou market here to-day, owing
to the temporary suspension of payment by
M. S. Wells, a prominent broker.
i DATLT.SIOA YEAR. 1
S CENTS A COPY. V
( WEEKLY, 1.28 A YEAR |
OREGON'S LAND SLIDES.
COW CREEK CANYON FILLED BY
A RUSH FROM A MOUNTAIN.
Troee in the Slide Standing Just as
They Were When It Started from ths
Summit—The Creek Damned In and
an Artificial Lake Formed Port
land’s Flood Subsiding.
Ashland, Ore., Feb. 7.—The extent of
the damage by the late rains to the Oregon
and California railway between hero and
Roseburg, 150 miles north of here, cannot
be estimated even approximately, but is
very heavy. The railroad from Grant’s
Pass to Roseburg is reported one continua
tion of slides. Streams all over southern
Oregon are reported at high, if not higher
than in 18G1. Au immense slide occurred
on the railroad half a mile south of West
fork, in Cow Crook canyon. The slide
came from a high mountain down to
the bottom of the canyon, a distance
of SOU or I,IXK) toeet, covering
the track, and filling the canyon. Report
says that trees are standing on the slide the
same us they were when it start 'd from the
summit. The water backed up in the
canyon, for a distance of three miles, is 500
feet wide and from 50 to 75 feet deep. The
tunnel there is completely buried in water,
Tiie creek is trying to cut through the
slide, but the earth is jammed so tight
that so far it has not given away. Tele
graph linemen built a raft yesterday, and
will try to get a line across the lake that
has been formed.
PORTLAND’S FLOOD.
Portland, Ore., Feb. 7.—The situation
here is more favorable. The water has
fallen several inches and is rapidly going
down, but oven yet tho only means of trav
elling on Front street is by boats, the water
being too deep to permit pedestrians to
walk on the street even with rubber boots.
No correct estimate of tho damage can be
obtained until tho river recedes within its
banks. Both bridges across the river whicn
were threatened for two days past have
stood the pressure, and are now thought to
be out of danger.
PUSHING THROUGH THE MAILS.
Portland, Ore., Feb. 7.—About 1,400
sacks of delayed eastern mail and a number
of sacks of papers arrived by boat from
Hallos last evening, having been trans
ferred from a Union Pacific train at that
point.
CAPITAL OF THE STATE.
Conductor Wylie Hoarroeted-A Beauty
Sues a Fruit Dealer.
Atla(tta, Oa., Feb. 7.— The police to
day arrested John Wylie, a conductor on
the Western Railroad of Alabama, on a
tolegram from Birmingham, charging him
with murder. Hawes is said to have ac
knowledged killing his wife and children,
and implicated Wylie in his confession.
Detectives took Wylie from tho train just
as it was pulling out of the city. He and
his brother Jule were taken to Alabama
soon after the Hawes murder, but no evi
dence was forthcoming against either of
them. John Wylie’s lawyer this afternoon
argued to the govornor that such being the
case his client should not be again forced to
undergo an investigation in the courts of
that state. However, when the requisition
of Gov. Seay roaches here it will be
honored.
VISITED BY HAWES’ BROTHER.
James Hawes, Dick’s brother, visited
John Wylie at the station house to-day. Ha
told him Dick hail stated that he gave
Wylie S2OO to do the bloody work. Wylie
protested his innocence and Haid he could
account for himself during the time when
the murders were committed. Nobody
here believes that Wylie had anything to
do with tho affair. Ho has a nice wife and
etiild who are devoted to him, aud the idea
that ho could lend himsolf to infamy aud
act os tho tool of Hawes is scouted by all
who know him and understand
how he is situated. The story that
he was on the point of running off when
arrosted is undoubtedly not true. He was
simply taking out the train of which he is
conductor. It Is gonerally supposed that
Hawes has implicated Wylie iu order to
prolong his own days, for he would boa
necessary witness if W ylle were tried.
A BEAUTY SUES A FRUIT DEALER.
Miss Jessie Brown, whoso beauty at
tracted public attention during ttie late
Piedmont exposition when she posed as
Galatea in the sido show performance of
“Pygmalion, as the statue, has sued Bausona
Biagoo fur f 10,000 damages for accusing her
of stealing three dozen bananas. Hausona
keeps a fruit store on Pryor street, and Miss
Brown works next door in another shop of
the same kind,
SUITS BROUGHT BY BONDSMEN.
Several of tho bmdsmen of Janies M.
Wilson, ex-tax collector of this county, who
recently had a shortage of $21,000 to pay
on his account, have united in a suit against
the county, and also in a number of suits
against partios to whom Wilson gave chocks
signed as taxcollector in payment of pri
vate bills. There will not be less than 100
such suits.
STRUCK BY THE LIGHTNING.
About II o’clock to-night Policeman
James Lackey, while patroling his beat on
Mitchell streot, was struck by lightning
and seriously though not fatally injured.
Patrolman Mow hern stood within four or
five feet of Officer Lackey when the flash
descended. He was blinded and felt the
electricity through bis whole frame, but
received no injury. Lackey stood six or
eight feet from a pole on which rau a num
ber of electric wires.
NEGRO PREACHERS SUE A RAILROAD.
Two negro preachers named Carey and
Robinson have filed a suit against the Rich
mond and Danville railroad, because on
their way to a conference meeting at
Athens last summer they struck up with a
crowd of jolly fellows who insisted on their
dancing toeuliveii the trip all the way from
one station to another. The preachers es
timated their grievance at $20,000.
Claassen Out on Bail.
New York, Feb. 7.—The $30,000 bail
necessary to release Peter K. Claassen, ex
preddeut of the Sixth National Bank, who
was arrested for complicity In the recent
wrecking was furnished this afternoon, tha
sureties being Mrs. Ella Claassen, bis wife,
aud Bernaru Cohn, a real estate dealer and
builder.
A Negro to Build a Hotel.
Richmond, Va., Feb. 7.—The legislature
to-day passed a bill giving the consent of
the state of Virginia to the erection of a
hotel at Fortress Monroe by J. C. Asbury
(colored), who is the commonwealth’s at
torney of Norfolk county.
A Mexican Bobs a Stage.
Florence, Abl. Feb. 7.—The dowq
stage to Casa Grande, yesterday morning,
was held up by a masked Mexican about
twelve miles from Florence. The Welts-
Fargo express box was taken. It is not
known how much was secured. The mails
were not disturbed. A posse hu been or*
gam zed for pursuit
A New Kilselan Loan.
Paris, Feb. 7.—The Bank of Paris wifl
i&me a Russian loan on Feb. 20,
