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Though Victor in the East She
Prepares for Emergencies.
WON, HER POINT IN CHINA
lpparent Success of Her Demand for
, Open Markets-~But , the Struggle for
Supremacy of Pekin Goes 0n--China
May Profit by the Rivalry;
London Jan. 31.—It is now pretty gen-
-. =rally recognized that the Eastern
:risis, as suggested in these dispatches
a. week ago had passed beyond the
point of immediate dangei before the
gublic was informed of its acute phase.
There is no longer much doubt that
England’s peremtory demand for open”
Chinese markets has received what
nay be described as a tacit and tem-
aorary recognition from the Powers, in-
:luding Russia. The struggle for para-
nount influence Qt Pekin still goes on,
and) upon the issue of that contest
rnuch depends.
China, if she exercises her usual Ori—
intal shrewdness, ought to profit much
it the expense of British and ussian
rivalry, and there is already evidence
:hat she is fully alive to the possibil-
ities of the situation. The game of the
livision of the Chinese Empire has been
:hecked for the time being, but if Lord
Salisbury succeeds in regaining the as-
cendancy at Pekin which he allowed
:0 slip away to Russia three years ago,
it will be only at enormous cost. Mean-
:ime more'complete details of the vast
areparations for war undertaken by the
British Government are now available.
[nasmuch as the crisis is only post-
poned, and at any moment may be-
eome acute, it will be interesting to in-
dicate some of the measures recently
undei taken.
First, there were the preparations for
2alling out the Naval Reserve; second,
mobilization orders were sent to the
commanders of the home naval sta-
ions, followed by similar orders to com-
nanders Of stations abroad; third, the
completion of plans for the prompt or-
ganization of a flying squadron, which
was consist of not less than ten war-
ships; fourth the decision to Increase
ahe personnel of the navy by more than
7,000 men, which is now being carried,
out by the quiet enlistment Of stokers
'md other classes of men; fifth, the in-
erease of the army of 15,000 men; sixth,
enormous purchases of steam coal and
1 general replenishment of stocks at all
stations at home and abroad; seventh,
the elaboration of a plan for an emer—
gency squadron composed mainly of
battleships more or less obsolete and
)ld-fashioned, but effective for home
lefense.
The last measure, decided upon' last
week, attracted little attention here, a1-
ahough it is not the least significant of '
the series, because it indicates the
orobability that England’s foes, in the
event of war, will include France. Of
the seventeen battleships included in
the emergency squadron, not a half
lozen ,could safely be sent far from
:he home base, and, as a, matter of
fact, most of them would be assigned
:0 specific positions in the waters sep-
irating England from the continent.
The British fleet in Chinese waters
has been augmented since the trouble
aegan by two powerful cruisers and
:wo torpedo boat destroyers. Other'
steps have been taken, one of which
escapes notice, even by rumor, namely,
the dispatch of orders to‘ the com—
rnander of the Australian squadron to
cold' in readiness for China the four
:ruisers Mohawk,; Orlando, Pylades and
Royalist. The ,defense of Australia
was to be undertaken. by a half dozen
;mall vessels, together with five small
aruisers, a part of the cost of which is
defrayed by the colonial Governments
on condition that they shall always be
{ept in colonial waters. This arrange-
rnent was considered safe, because it
was not thought that France, for in-
stance, would be able to spare a single
ship for those remote waters, and if
my were sent, they would not be able
to keep the sea any length of time,
owing to the impossibility of getting
coal.
The report that the Pacific fleet was
ordered to China was only partly true.
The whole fleet was not, of course, to
be spared, but the second-class cruis-
ers Amphion, Leander and Phaeton are
now under orders to be ready to start.
Further enormous contracts for sup-
plies of steam coal have been placed in
'he past fortnight at Cardiff and other
SOuth Wales ports. There has also
been a large amount Of speculative
ouying in connection with the possibil—
ties of war.
It is believed by some optimistic dip-
omatist that the easing of the crisis in
the far East between Great Britain
1nd Russia will h ve a. favorable effect
ipon the near Eastern deadlock and
perhaps make it possible to settle the
interminable Cretan uestion. These
persons are not hopeless that Prince
George will soon be established in the
Sovernship of the unhappy island, des-
oite the Sultan’s protests.
England Accused of Backing Down.
London, Jan. 31.—The Daily Mail this
morning says it learns from .a source
“hitherto accurate” that China is in—
elined to make the best possible bar-
gain with Russia, whose diplomacy ap-
oears to have triumphed at Pekin,
England having resolved not to force
1. conflict by further Opposing Russia’s
zlaims at Port Arthur and in the Liao-
l‘ung Peninsula. Japan, says'the Daily
Mail’s authority, has been thrown into
a. state of consternation by the British
backdown,’and has adopted a more
z’riendly attitude1toward Russia. This
:tatement, however, the Daily Mail ad-
rnits, is “incredible and probably a
bluff, with a view of forcing England
ro take decided steps”
Berlin, Jan. 31.——Newspaper comment
aere is all to the text of England's al-
eged inglorious retreat, as indicated by
2he announcement of the Berliner
l‘ageblatt, that Russia and England
:ave arrived at an agreement whereby
England has consented to drop her de—
mand for the openlng‘of Ta-Lien-W’an
is'a free port, and Russia waives fur-
her opposition to British control of the
Lhinese sea. customs.
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England’s Great Battleship.
London. Jan. 31. —The new batttleship
.mplacable is to cost over $5, 000, 000. the :
arg‘est su‘m ever spent on the building.
if a. man- -of- war. The armor plates
tione will cost $750,000 and the guns
learly as much. _
DEAD MAN PAID PREMIUMS.
Creditors Kept Up Major Hean’s' Insur-
ance for a Year After His Death. ’
Lancaster, Pa., Jan. 31.—A?1 unusual
life insurance case has been adjusted
in this city by the payment of a policy
that was kept in force for more than
a year after the death of the insured.
He died under ouch mysterious circum-
stances that a positive identification of
the body was demanded.
Major B. F. Hean, Treasurer of Leb-
anon County, was ihsured. In October,
1895, he disappeared from Lebanon, and
investigation showed that he was a de-
faulter.
On Jari. 2, 1896, the body of a man
was found in an open field near Osborn,
Australia. It was evidently a suicide,‘
for by the side of the body was a pistol
with one chamber empty. On an arm
were the ,.,initials “B. F. H.” and an
American flag tatooed.
These facts were forwarded to the
United States and the friends of the
dead man at once made an effort to
recover the insurance, as did the cred-
itors of the missing major. The latter
seized the insurance policy, which they
kept paid up until the insurance com—
pany, at a big expense, established the
identity of the suicide. The insurance
money was paid to the creditors.
RETIRE ALL THE CURRENCY.
Representative Howard, of Alabanm, Has
a Novel llIonetary Scheme.
Washington, Jan. 31.—Representative
Howard, of Alabama, author of “If
Christ Came to Congress,” has intro-
duced a novel bill providing for a
change in the national currency. Its
terms authorize the Secretary of the
Treasury to retire all outstanding cur-
rency, replacing it with a new cur-
rency, not exchangeable in any other
country. It also provides that the
money account shall be in mills, cents,
dimes, dollars, eagles, condors and tal-
ents. The condors shall be tenfold the
value of the eagle, and the talent ten-‘
fold the condor, or $1,000.
Allcurrency shall be in ones, twos,
threes and fives, and 'shall vary in
length according to value, from five
inches for mills to eight inches for tal-
ents. NO other currency shall be cir—
culated in the country, and the Secre-
tary shall distribute to each city and
State $40 per capita to pay expenses
withoutlocal taxatiOn. Each citizen.
over 21 years of age shall receive one
talent on making application.
Rear Admiral Braino Dead.
New York, Jan. 31.—Daniel Lawrence
Braino, Rear Admiral of the United
States Navy, retired, died at his home,
No. 67 First place, Brooklyn, last night,
from heart failure, following an attack
Of rheumatism.
was born in New York city May 18,
1829 He was appointed to the navy
from Texas as a midshtpman May 30,
1846,-and during the Mexican war was
engaged in most of the important ac-
tions. At the_ beginning of the, civil
war he was selected by the Union De-
fense Company to command the steam-
er Monticello, fitted out in forty-eight
hours to provision Fortress Montroe.)
I‘he Monticello was afterwards attach-
ed to the North Atlantic blockading
squadron.
Island Born of an Earthquake.
Oaxaca, Mexico, Jan. 31.—-Advices re-
ceived here show that severe earth-
quake shocks in the southern part of
this State, on the Isthmus of Tehuan-
tepec caused considerable damage. It
is reported that several lives were lost.
in the mountain towns, '
that the ocean is still greatly disturbed
all the way from Acapuco to Calina
Cruz and there, are indications that a
new island is being formed near Salina
Cruz by volcanic eruptions.
"Honors for Commissioner Wright.
Washington, Jan. 31.-—Hon. Carroll D.
Wright, United States Commissioner of
Labor, is in receipt of a cablegram an-
nouncing his election as a members of
the Institute of France. He has also
been- informed that he has been elected
an honary member of the Imperial-
Academy of Science of Russia, the
highest scientific distinction that can
be awarded in that country.
Four Indicted for Embracery.
Camden, N. J-., Jan. 31.——Henry S.
Scovel, a lawyer; John Meshaw,‘ a col-
ored juror; George W. Mills, former
Recorder, and Samuel
Chief of Police of Stockton, have been
indicted by the Grand Jury for embrac-
ery in the Shaw mistrial inquiry, and
the end is not yet. More indictments
may be found to—day, when the Grand
Jury again meets. ,
Senator Quay”s Party for Florida.
Washington, Jan. 31. ——The pen ty with
which Senator Quay will go to Florida
to- day will consist of Frank Reeder, of
Easton; Secretary of Internal Affairs
James W. Latta, Dr. I. Webster Fox,
of Philadelphia; John H. Wise, of Har-
risburg, and the Senator’s brother, Je-
rome Quay, superintendent of the State
Reform School at Morganza.
England and Russia.
Berlin, Jan. 31.——The Tageblatt re—
ports that according 'to the terms of an
agreement that has been concluded be-
tween Great Britain and Russia the
former withdraws her demand that
Talienwan be made. a free port, and
Russia ceases her opposition to British
control over the customs collected by
China on sea-borne imports.
His Conscience “‘ou.
AllentOwn, Pa., Jan. 31.—Jesse C. Mc-
[lhaney, who absconded with $1,400 be—
longing to Sheridan Council, Junior Or—
der of Mechanics; of which he was
treasurer, three weeks ago, has return-
ed and gives himself up. He said he
walked four hundred miles during his I
exile, and was heart—sore and foot-sore.
He was held for trial.
Respite (rialllV‘d to Train “'i'eckei.
San 15‘ 131.cisco, Jan. 31. —TrainVVreck-
ar ‘11 111111211 will not be hanged on Feb-
ruary 11. Governor Budd has an-
nounced that he will grant the con—
demned man another respite. The re-
prieve will be granted to permit the
commission appointed to inquire as to
Worden’s sanity to finish its _work.
Another Pension Ruling.. .
Vi'ashington, Jan. 31.—Assistant Sec-
retary of the Interior Davis‘holds that
v
'31. soldier's widow who is wertp $9,900:
is not dependent'upon hex ow'h lainfi‘
for daily bread, and, therefore , is not
entitled to a pension under. the law-
lhat provides for such cases '.
Rear-Admiral Braino ~
Reports say '
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of the North Pole.
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L'aptain Bernier Gives His Ideas to the
Quebec Geographical Society.
Quebec, Jan. 31.—-Ca.pta.in Bernier ex-
;lained before the Quebec Geographical
Society his proposal’for the discovery
_ Captain Bernier’s
idea is to go by ship to some point
north of Siberia as near as possible to
where the unfortunate Jeannette was
wrecked, and to where Nansen’s vessel,
the Fram, crossed the 80th parallel of
atitude. There he inten‘dsto leave the
vessel and take to the ice with eight
rnen, 50 dogs and 50 reindeer, as well as
36,000_pounds of provisions. He will
also have sleds and a portable boat. By
:rossmg the doc ice, he expects to reach
the pole from his vessel in a little over
100 days, afterward making for Spitz—
‘Jergen or Franz Josef Land.
The Geographical Society passed a
resolution strongly in favor of the'cap—
gain's enterprise.
Submarine Route Proposed.
Baltimore, Md, Jan. 31,—Alf1‘ed Rie-
del, a journalist and scientist of this
tity, has conceived an idea Of reaching
the North Pole, which meets 'the ap-
sroval of Daniel C. Gilman, president of
the Johns Hopkins University and a
iumber of other learned men who have
ueard his plans. It is Riedel’s idea to
utilize a submarine boat, constructed
33' Simon Lake, the inventor of the now
amous Argonaut, in his search for the
sole.
If a number of scientists will volun-
teer to make the trip Lake will con-
struct a boat for sub-glacial work on
the same lines as those of the Argo—
1aut, and Riedel will head the expedi—
iion.’ Riedel thinks that the boat can
travel to the iceberg region and then
submerge, and when beneath the loca-
:ion of the pole, break through the ice
with dynamite.
.2 Sheriff llIarl'iu to Be Tried.
Wilkesbarre,- Jan. 31.—The case of
Sheriff James Martin and his eighty
:lcputies, charged with murder and fel-
onious wounding of a score of striking
miners at ,Latimer, this county, on Sep-
tember 10 last, will he called for trial
11 the Criminal Court to-morrow.
It is expected that the trial will
ast a week, and it may be longer
before a. verdict is reached. Able coun-
sel have been employed on both sides.
District Attorney Martin will be assist-
ed in the prosecution by John M. Gar-
nan, chairman of the Democratic State
30mmittee, and John McGahrin. They
are employed by the relatives of the
men who were killed. John T. Lena-
1an. one of the leading criminal law-
of this section of the State, will be
:he senior counsel for the defense.
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Battleship Indiana Helpless at Sea.
YVashington, Jan. 31.—VVhile the
North Atlantic Squadron was on the
.vay from Hampton Roads to Key West
recently the boilers in use on the $5,—'
l00,000 battle-ship Indiana began to
eak. The trouble became so serious
that the Indiana could not steam more
than six knots an hour, whereas she
should have travelled at a speed of ten
mots. As a consequence, the other
vessels of the fleet had to slow down in
)rder to be in readiness to render any
issistance that the crippled war ship
night require. It was found necessary
for the [lag—ship New York to take the
‘ndiana in tow. '
A11 Effort to Break the Strike.
Fall River, Jan. 31.—An effort will be,
nade to-day to break the strike of
lpinners at the King Philip Mills. The
570; 3 mill will be opened and all the
)peratives will be invited to go to work
1t the old rates. The mule spinners will
)robably stay out and can well afford
".0 do so, as they have a strong back-
ng in their local union. Some of their
mmber said last night that they will
ray the striking ring spinners who have
:10 union to-day at 10 A. M., and will
‘10ntinue to make collections to ‘keep
"tountry. .
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:hem supported as long as the "good
oeople of the city will sustain them.
Ninth Annual Poultry Show.
New‘York, Jan. 31.——-T11e ninth annual
exhibition of the New York Poultry
1nd Pigeon Association .will begin in
Madison Square Garden to-day, and
:ontinue through the week. Competi-
:ion is open to the world in all except
1. few special classes, given by clubs of
fanciers, and the entries received num-
1er well upin the thousands, while ex-
hibitors represent every part of the
A total of more than $7,000 in
prizes will be distributed and the ex—
nibition will be by far the most com-
prehensive ever given by the associa-
tion. '
No Governor for Eleven Hours.
Trenton, N. J., Jan. 31.-—For the first
eleven hours of tO-morrow, New Jer-
sey will be without a Governor or Act-
ing Governor, between midnight to-
lay and 11 .1. m. to- morrow there will
be no one to legally administer the
State TVhile this fact is of no especial
concern at-this time, there may come
1. period when it would have been bet—
:er for the framers of our Constitution
:0 have provided against this break in
:he continuous service of an Executive
or his representatives.
Buried Alive in BIalt.
Leroy, N. Y., Jan. 31.—VVhile John
Walch and two other men named Mig—
gins and Dowling were shoveling malt
away from the mouths ‘of
chutes in a malt-house yesterday, a
huge pile of malt, upon which VValch
was standing, slid to the bottom of the
bin, 3. distance of about fifty feet.
Walchwas carried down with it and
"JUFIECI beneath 4,000 bushels ofmalt. it
:ook six hours to dig out his body.
NEWS IN BRIEF.
The President has signed the urgent
leiiciency appropriation bill.
France is intensely excited (.1.-131'
Dreyfus case, according to a ”All:
catch £10m Pa1is.’
Twentv- three men wre e 5 1w .1
Lhe- foundering steamer Dago by
North German Lloyd liner Aller
Drought to New York port. '
Edna Chase a public school teacher
tnd church worker in
Church, out her throat with a razor
while suffering from melancholia. '
Through the vagaries of a negro the
Erie . .Railroad Company and Wells-
E'argo Expiess Company were sued £01
510, 000 by Hugh McCabe for personal
njuries.
Mexican cable advises state tlfit the
the
dis—
lg'om
thi-
and
{S‘r‘itish Atlas Company, in; Nicaragua.
I'a‘s‘r, bid $5, 000, 000 for Government rail'—.
beds and steamers. and .if it gets these
England will practically control the
:ommerce of the country.
several ‘
Plymouth
TWO KLONDIKE SHIPS LOST.
Steamers Corona and Coqnittnn Wrecked
--All the Passengms Saved.
Seattle, Wash, Jan. 29.—Intense ex-
citement was caused here yesterday by
the news that two steamships which
left here about a week ago, laden to
the guards with passengers and mer-
chandise, bound for Alaskan ports, had
been wrecked and would be total
losses.
The first reports were very meagre
and gave no particulz‘s as to loss of
life and as many of the prospectors
who were setting out at the very first
of the season had friends in the city,
the telegraph and newspaper offices
and those of the steamship lines were
soon thronged by anxious and eager
questioners.
i The steamship Danube which arrived
in Victoria from Departure Bay:
.brought the news.
I the steamer Corona had been sunk and
; abandoned and that the .Coquittan was
istranded and .badly damaged. The
passengers and crews of both vessels
were reported to have escaped in safe-
ty. .
l The Corona left Seattle'on Jan. 20
with 225 passengers and 700 tons of
freight bound for Dyea and Skagua.
She arrived from Alaska‘n ports on the
18th and was loaded and made ready"
for sea as quickly as she could be,
there being a. tremendousvpressure of
:goldLseekers to get placed as quickly
as possible at ‘the gateway of the
mountains. The Coquittan also went
out without any room to spare.
THE SEMINOLE INDIAN TROUBLE.
Correspondence on the Subject Sent to
the Senate.
Washington Jan. 29‘.—The Attorney-
General yesterday sent to the Senate
the correspondence bearing upon the
killing of Mrs. Laird in Oklahoma, by
Seminole Indians and the subsequent
‘burning by whites of two Seminoles
supposed to have committed the crime.
The documents consist largely of let-
ters giving the particulars of the two
crimes and the efforts of the depart-
ment to apprehend the perpetrators.
On the 23d inst. United States Attorney
Brooks, of Oklahoma, wired: ‘
“When we proceed to arrest parties
we must take them to Oklahoma City.
We cannot try them in the community
of the crime. All against us there.“
And on the 26th “Please authorize the
marshal to use all the men and money
necessary to make arrests for burning
Indian boys. There are about 300 con-
spirators.”
To this the Attorney-General rez
sponded by asking the marchal what
assistance he needed and with this the
co1respondence closes.
GETS FEES AND SKIPS.
Organizes Benevolent Union Councils and
Then Disappears.
Easton, Pa., Jan. 2..9——J R King has
been here two wee" xs organizing a
council of the National Benevolent Le-
gion, a fraternal life insurance concern
which he represented ashav-ing a large
following in the South.
Chief of Police Wolf received word
from the police authorities at Owens-
boro Ky., asking for the arrest of .1.
K. Watkins, alias Stone, alias Kyle.
on a charge of embezling $412. The
description tallied with King's, and he
was arrested.
He was bailed, but at once skipped.
He was arrested again in Plainfield,
N. J., and brought back here yesterday.
An officer is on his way from Kentucky
for him. King’s plan is to organize
a council and leave with the initiation
fees.
Jerry Simpson. Angry.
Washington, Jan.-29-.-—Jerry Simpson
called at the PensiOn Ofllce yesterday
in a nettled frame of mind. “The peo-
ole of Kansas and the West are getting
sick of the way pension claims are be-
ing held up,” he exclaimed. “Here I've
just got a. big kick from the Grand
Army of the Republic at Topeka. Here
in my hand is a letter relating to the
claim of a well-known Topeka man
named Townsend. Mr. Townsend is a
Republican and a. past commander of
the G. A. R. post there. He filed a
claim no less than eighteen years ago.
For two years a special examiner has
been specially examining into his
claim, but does not seem to have work-
ed specially hard- on the case. It
wouldn’t take him more than two days
to get to the bottom of it. It makes
me tired.” ’
Goal to Cost; More.
Chicago, Jan. 29.——The Tribune‘ says
that the coal operators will soon ad—
vance the price of their product 25
cents a ton as hte result of the recent
nterstate joint conference of Operators
ter an advance of 10 cents a fun for
mining.
Secretary Alger’s Condition.
‘.Vashington, Ja’n. 29.—Secretary A1—
although he is. still a. very sick man.
In order to expedite his recovery as
much as possible he will be removed
to the mountains of South Carolina.
probably next week.
Shot in His Own Trap.
Shepherdsville, Ky., Jan. 29.—Farmer
lude Willhite Carpenter of Shepherds-
villc, set a guntrap for thieves in a.
country store which he owns and was
mortally wounded by the device. His
right leg was blown off at the knee.
He is 81 years old, and his wound will
iesult in his death. He has repre-
sented his district many times in the
State Senate
Free Homestead Bill.
Washington, Jan. 29.—-The free home‘-
. stead bill giving 2,000,000 acres of land
as free homes for settlers, was or-
dered to be favorably reported to the
House yesterday.
She reported that.
and miners which conceded to the lat-'
ger is reported to be doing fairly well..
I ‘ DUN’S weéfohr—ivlew."
Wheat Makes a Recordo-Trade Improves,
.- But Prices are Lower. ' . ,
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I Nev. York. Jan. 29. —The first month
of the new year has brought rather, -
v more increase in business ,but less im- .
provement in prices than was expect-
ed. With payments through clearing
houses 7.3 per cent. larger than in 1892,
and probably the largest ever known in
any month, with rairoad earnings 11.2
per cent. larger than the best of past
years, the fact that prices are very low
in quantities Of products sold. Nor. is
there any disposition to refuse Orders,
even at present prices; indeed; the
competition of manufacturers seeking
orders alone prevents a rise. Most of
. them have all they can manage, many
wOrking night and day, and one great
the works not yet filled with orders are
seeking contracts at as low prices as
have ever been made, indicating that
even these are not entirely unprofit-
able. The settlement of wages on a. 10
per cent. advance April lst for 200,000
coal miners of the central region, with
other changes, will tend toward a
larger demand for products of all
kinds, though also; toward some in-
crease in cost of manufacture. Politi-
cal apprehensions have been allayed
rather than. increased by the presence
of the Maine at Havana, and by the
course of domestic events.
Wheat has been conspicuous, rising 5
cents for the week with 5 1-8 cents for
May options. Western receipts have
been 10,009,053 bushels in four weeks
against 6,045,712 last year, but Atlantic
exports have been 12,003,828 bushels in
four weeks against 7,103,674 last year,
and Pacific exports, without Tacoma,
this week 4,051,583 bushels against 3,484-
995 last year. So heavy an outgo with
wheat over $1 per bushel, with corn ex—
ports- for the four weeks equalling the
extraordinary movement of last‘year,
discloses the strength of foreign de-
mand even better than current ac—
counts of disappointing shipments
from Aigentina and poor prospects in
Russia.
The cotton manufacturer is in more
difficulty than any other not merely
because prices do ,, not much improve,
nor as yet the demand for goods,
though both are helped by the closing
of many mills, but largely because the
manufacturers‘and workers have con-
sidered too little the rapidly growing
production at the South. ’
Failures for the week have been 342
in the United States against 331 last
year, and 34 in Canada against 57 last
year. . .
ALLEGED ELECTION FRAUDS.
Severe Arraignment for llIethods Pur-
sued in Alabama.
Washington, Jan. 29.——Am ’unusually
severe arraignment of alleged election
frauds is made in the report filed by
House Committee on Elections No. 1,
In the case of William Aldrich against
Thomas S. Plowman, from the Fourth
District of Alabama. Mr. Plowman is
the sitting member, but the committee
submits a recount of the vote giving
Aldrich, Republican and Populist car.-
didate, the seat. After criticising the
Alabama election law as putting the
honest vote at the mercy of dishon-
est markers, the report says:
“When it is known that the condi-
tion for such a. state of facts exists,
it is not strange that illiterate voters
should remain away from the polls, in
the hope that they would at least not
furnish ammunition for their political
opponents. But this made little' differ-
ence to the Democratic ‘managers .of
Dallas COunty. They voted the illiter-
ate colored men, present or absent. The
machinery was simple and effective.
Fortunately it has been discovered and
the details of its operations laid‘ bare.
Fraud is everywhere; not lurking or
secret, but bold and insolent.”
After going into much detail on the
alleged frauds the committee says it
has revised the vote on the most con-
servative lines, giving Aldrich a plu-
rality of 542 whereas the election of
Plowman was claimed by 2,967 plurals
ity.
RAILROAD TO THE YUKON.
Time Between Vancouver and Dawson
Will be Reduced to Seven Days.
Ottawa, Ont., Jan. 29.——H. M. Kersey
of New York who organized a company
which includes L. Z. Leiter of Chicago,
George Gould, John W. Mackay and
other American capitalists, made a
strong effort to get the contract for the
building of the all Canadian route to
the Yukon; Kersey was in the city for
several days endeavoring to secure the
contract and has 'gone away greatly
disappointed.
Mackenzie H. Mann of Toronto who
secured the contract, will receive from
the Dominion Government 25,000 acres
of land per mile in the district of the
sixtieth parallel of latitude and west of
the Mackenzie and Laird rivers. In
addition to this land grant from the
Dominion Government the contractors
will receive 5,000 acres a. mile from the
British Columbia Government. The
contractors undertake to have the rail-
road from Glenira to Teslin Lake, a
distance of about 150 miles, completed
by Sept. 1 next. When the railway is
built the time between Vancouver and
Dawson City will be reduced to seven
days.
Tortured Aged Women.
Monongahela City, Pa., Jan. 2‘3.—-Four
masked men Thursday night entered
the residence of Mrs. Elizabeth
Thompson and Miss Jane Wilson, aged
69 and 71 respectively and demanded
money. The women said, they had
no money. They were gagged, bound
and tortured by the points of knives
being prodded into their arms and legs.
Fearing for their lives the women told
the robbers where they had hidden
$100. This the four men secured and
escaped.
THE ORIGINAL
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Always the Same
only shows more clearly the increase
steel concern running on Sunday, but~ -
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