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A NEW POST FOR MINISTER EGAN.
Rumor That He Is to Exchange Places
With ConCer, Of Brazil.

With Conger, OF Brazil.
WASHINGTON CRY, March 12.-tSpecial.l
There is current report in Washington
City today that there IS likely to be an
important change in the diplomatic SER
vice at an early date. The return of Min
lister Conger from Brazil yesterday has
brought to the surface the rumor that he is
to be transferred from his present position
to be minister to Chile, and that Patrick
Egan, the government representative at
that country, will succeed Conger in Bra
zil. Those who claim to know the cir
cumstances say that Mr.. Conger is not
pleased with his present position, and if a
transfer is not effected SO that he
can represent this government in
some other place than Brazil, he will ten
der his resignation in the near future and
return to his home in Iowa to enter an
active political life again. Conger was
representative from Iowa IN the last con-
gress, and refused denomination at the
close of his term in order to accept the
position offered him by President Harri-
son as minister to Brazil.
Coming to the fact that Minister Egan
has been tangled up in domestic affairs in
Chile, it is thought it would be diplomatic
change, and he may find it to his inter-
est to make a transfer, as has been sug-
gested, instead of asking for the
resignation of Mr.. Egan, as it has been
claimed that he would do. At this
time President Harrison might find it very
inconvenient to call for Mr.. Egan's resig-
nation, in view of the fact that the presi-
dental campaign is now on hand, and it
might secure him the enmity of the Irish
voters If Mr.. Egan was absolutely retired.
Whether Minister Conger would consent
to a transfer of this kind is not known.
Iowans in Washington who are intimate
with these gentlemen believe that he
would rather represent this country in
Chile than in Brazil. 1t is possible that
such an arrangement will be effected. 1t
is said at the White House and state de-
partment that there is no foundation for
the report.
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The Yellow Fever Epidemic in Brazil.


RIO DE JAYErRo, March 12.-The Rio
Nc,cs says: According TO private accounts
from Santos the yellow fever situation has
become indescribable. The authorities
are clearly incompetent to graphic with
the epidemic. Assistance from private
sources is totally inadequate. 1t blames
the authorities for stirring up the fever
germs in the river by paying no attention
to sanitary requirements and allowing
great accommodations of freight and the
blockadlng of ships. and advises vessels
not TO clear for that port.
OF the situation in Rio de Janeiro it
says: We have now reached death rate
of over thirty day, which may now be
considered epidemic. Shipping Is begin
ming to suffer severely and something
must be done at once or Rio may
soon find herself in position little better
than that of Santos. The stories about
hospital treatment in Santos are terrible
A man named Beemer sent boy to the
Misericordia on Friday afternoon, sick
with fever. On Saturday evening he went
to see the boy, but was unable to find any
trace of him until he went to the dead
: house, where he found the poor lad still
alive, but not conscious.
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the Independent. The festive and musical
mosquito Is becoming numerous and in
veigleth mankind into the use OF hard
thoughts and bad words.
Topeka, Kan, March PIT Is denied
at the office of the state board of agricul-
ture that the late cold snap has injured
winter wheat in Kansas. The plants were
not far enough advanced to be affected by
the cold.
MoNTEsAyo. Wash, March T. lSpecial.1
The ground is in better condition for
working than it was in April Of last year.
and the farmers are generally improving
the good weather and getting their early
spring crops in.
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MISSOURI MOB LAW.
A Lecherous Tramp bangles
From a Telegraph Pole.
ARREST OF A MORMON LEADER.
Convicts Burrow at San Quentin, But
Are Caught-A DruDkard Murders
His Ex-Parsner At Sacramento.

CARRoLLToN, Mo-, March 12-Yesterday
afternoon an unknown tramp forced an
entrance into the home of John Perrepon
and criminally assaulted Mrs. Perrepon,
after which he escaped to the woods. The
for the assailant. At noon today a dis
patch was received from Welland that q
man had been arrested there who an
swered the description of the tramp. The
prisoner was brought here this evening
and taken Immediately TO Jail, where he
was confined, but he declined to give his
name.
An unorganized mob attacked the Jail,
but the sheriff, having anticipated the
move. had a strong guard, and the mob,
becoming discouraged, dispersed. Later
the sheriff concluded TO outwit another
mob, which was in progress of organiza-
ton, by spiriting the prisoner out of town.
The sherifs plan was to disguise the pris-
oner and take HIM out of the
Jail and to some neighboring town.
Two deputies left the jail with the pris-
oner undetected. While crossing the
Santa Fe track men who had lain in am
bush surrounded them. Resistance being
useless, the deputies surrendered the
prisoner, who, after a rope had been put
around his neck, was asked if he had any
thing to say. He replied: Nothing,
except that am guilty"
In the next minute the tramp was
dangling at the end of the rope dead. At
ter the body had hung from telegraph
pole for three hours the coroner and
sheriff took it down.
1t is learned that before leaving the jail
the prisoner confessed to the sheriff that
his name was Lewis Gordon, that his age
was % and that he had relatives in In
dependence, Mo. Mrs. Perrepon is not
expected to live.
SEDALIA, Mo-, March 12.-Detective Kin
ney, who is searching Texas for the per-
petrator of the Taylor outrage, says the
negro under arrest at Houston Exactly
fills the BILL" The negro will be brought
here at once
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ELKINS AND NEW MEXICO.
Millionaire Maxweil's Bank-yast Re
sources of the Territory

From an Interview With Frank g. CARPENTER.
at was in connection with Maxwell
that you estab lished the First National
bank at Santa Fe, was il not ?"
"No," replied Mr.. Elkins some friends
OF Maxwell started the bank. Maxwell
was millionaire, and millionaires in the
West, you know. always have their
satellites. Some of Maxwelps satellites
got him to put his money into the bank.
They had secured the bonds and were 60
ing to open up with q capital stock of
S150000 l had been thinking of starting
q bank myself, and | asked Maxwell 10 take
q drive with me. | knew him very well.
rs had been his attorney, and during
this drive l told him he knew nothing
about banking and that he had so much
money already that he did not have 10 make
more in that way and that he had better
sell ont Is me. He asked me if | could
raise the money and | told him that |
thought | could If he would trust me for
a year for 5000 OF it. We dealt quick IN
those DAYS, and Maxwell said all right
The next day he told his friends ne hsd
sold out TO me, and within two months
from that time, with the aid OF some of NV
Spanish clients. who took stock in the
bank. | had the money and paid him of"
How did the bank pay Pr
''It was a good investment right from
the start. IL paid 20 per cent. dividends.
and within ten years from the time il was
opened, the stockholders had received
back their original capital and the stock
was worth 2OO cents on the dollar. was
Its president for thirteen years, and when
| resigned the directors passed resoIu-
ton which stated that I had never bor-
rowed dollar OF it nor had once over
drawn my account"
you tried TO have New Mexico admit
ted as state while you were in congress.
did you not?"
Yes" replied Mr.. Elkins, ''and l came
very nearly succeeding. | had an am
bltlon 10 go TO the Senate AT that time and
II 1t could have been admitted | would I
suppose, have been elected as one of its
senators. Ny first speech in congress Was
for its admission, and al the close OF il the
ball passed the House by two-thirds ma
Jorlty. Blaine gave me the chance NJ
SPEAK 1t was az 3 o'clock in the after
noon on the day OF the Nellie Grant-Sar.
toris wedding. and the house was anxious
to get away. and my friends urged me NOT
to attempt TO speak, but | said the sneaker
had gwen me the time and would make
the trial 1t IS no easy thing TO SPEAK in
that House OF Representatives. Its audience
Is as independent rs crowd of BOYS and
new man gets upon his feet at his perii
As he begins to talk the House watche,
him, and If a. the end Of three sentences
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New York, March 12.-Richard George
Bereford, one of New York's Oldest citi-
zens, died today of paralysis.
In 1911 Richard George Bereford founded the
Pitlsburg Chronicle. In 1872 he organized the
irst horse express, carrying President: Harri.
son's message from Washington City. InlS43 he
had charge OF the Adams Express Company's
fTst Office west Of the Allegheny mountains.
carrying packages by stage or canalboat in
iron-coyered chests. In 1919 he went to Cali
fornia and started the first stage line from san
Francisco to san jose. and the first express to
mines north and south and to the Atlantic
states. In 1851 hereford reduced the postage
of letters from New York to San Francisco from
40 to 50 cents His age was 70 years.
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SEALERS OUT EARLY.
Not Going to Be Caught by
the Modus Viyendi.
ecoNoMyrN THE CONSULAR BILL
The Arixona Statehood Bill to Be Fa-
vorably Rcported-Privste Bills
Considered by the House.

WASHINGTON CRY, March 12.-United
States Consul Myers has furnished the
department of state with a list of the seal
ing vessels which have cleared from Vic
toria, and saws feet of sealers has been
operating during the past few weeks
along the coast between the mouth of the
Columbia river and Cape Flattery very
successfully, especially the Sayward and
Marvin, both of which are notorious
poachers. The consul says the sealers
have gone out earlier than usual, fearing
renewal of the modus vivendi, and hasten
ing to sea to avoid official notice of it.
No response has been received from Lord
Salisbury to the presidents note of the sth
inst, on renewal of the Bering sea modus
vivendi.
Speaking of the Boring sea controversy,
Senator Sherman said to an Associated
Press reporter today:
l regard the treaty now pending with the
highest favor. 1t is honorable to both nations
and an example of arbitration which ought to
be adopted in every controversy with two coun-
tries bound by so many ties as Great Britain
and the United States. War, or even
contention between them, for
cause SO trivial as one years fishing
for seals, would be a crime against civilization.
IL Is HdulAesL That IL Is Ine interest ana Ceslre
OF each to preserve the Alaskan seal fisheries
from destruction by Canadian poachers. The
cupidity OF few vessel owners pending arbitra-
ton threatens to disturb the peace and amity of
two great nations. Diplomacy ought 10 be able
to provide some modus vivendi during the
present season. 1t may be unpleasant and
ungracfous for Grea. Britain to resist by
her ships and sailors the reckless acts of few
OF her subjects, for whose conduct Lord Sails
bury disclaims all responsibility, but we are
under no such restraint, and are able to prevent
such poaching on the rights that we purchased
OF Russia, and which Russia and the United
States have openly asserted and enjoyed for 100
years. It is now claimed that, by the law
OF nations, our title is not good; that
slaughtered in the high seas when, by the laws
OF their nature. they are taking their annual
pilgrimage. We are willing for the sake of
peace to submit this question to arbitration.
We only ask that the seals may not be de-
stroyed by pelagic fishing while the srbi.rato.s
are sitting. We would gladly share with Great
Britain the expense and trouble of maintaining
the status quo, pending arbitration, and will
faithfully and honorably abide by its result, but
1t is asking too much for US at the same time to
allow irresponsible and unfriendiy neigh bors to
destroy the very sut iect matter OF the contro-
versy, especially when We have at our COM
mand the means to prevent it. do sincerely
hope and trust that the executive authorities of
the two countries will find way to bridge this
Diplomatic difficulty
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PoRT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, March 12.-On
an estate near here coolie farmland sus-
pected his wife of intimacy with a white
oyerseer and openly charged her with
inhdelity She lied and took up quarters
with the overseer. The next day the
husband bought number of presents
with which to persuade his wife 10 return.
In the afternoon they went up the river to
fish. lie returned with a load of fish. but
had no woman. When asked where she
was he exhibited bloody knife and said
he cut her up for ish bait. He is in iail.
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SAN FRANcILco. March l2.-Bernard
Lopez, a Portuguese sailor, was arrested
today for having started fire in the build
ing at the southwest corner of Broadway
and Dupont street last night, in de-
Iiberate attempt to burn up his mistress
and about thirty other women rooming
there. Lopez was caught after he had
shipped and was upon the point of leav.
ing for the South seas. He had qaarreled
with the woman, and it is stated had
threatened to burn her up.
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The North Doe. Not want Hill.

CHARLESTON, S. c., March 12-Colonel
A. X. Mcclure, of the Philadelphia Times.
in an interview here today said that Hill
would not be nominated. If he were every
Northern state would help to defeat him.
He would have the largest majority
against him in New York of any state.
The only possible achievement of the Hill
is to defeat Cleveland, and even
that might not be successful.
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How Chinese Sweat Gold.

NEW YORK. March 12-Subtreasury Of
fcials have detected number of light
weight gold pieces among coin re-
Gently received from California. 1t is be-
lieved the Chinese are working a sys-
tematic scheme of placing the coins in an
electric bath, by which process about 5
per cent of the gold is sweated out. As
the government will not accept coins
which have lost more than half of per
cent, all lightweight coins are stamped
with big 81" and returned to the banks
from which received
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Fire in a Fruit store.

Officer Fawcett saw smoke coming
out over the door of an italian
fruit store on Front street, near
Madison. about / o'clock this morning,
ana breaking in the door he found q lot of
greasy rags on fire and almost ready to
blaze. No damage was done The IRE
evidently originated from lighted match
carelessly dropped among the rags,
which kept smoldering for some time
before the officer made the discovery.
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FLOW ON, SWIFT STREAM.

Flow On, swift stream, amid the flowers,
Flow on and dance with Joy.
And tell me OF the happy hours
When was yet boy.
watched thee with the loved ones then,
Now ell alone come again
To wander by the river:
And am Old and they are gone,
But II unchanged is gliding on
As young and bright as ever.
Unchanged IL seems, yet who can stay
The waters csaseless motion7
The little waves Of yesterday
Today have reached the ocean;
Unmarked, uumissed, they swiftly ~.
Unmarked, uumtsset. we, too, must die,
Aud leave the mighty river,
Where youth, and joy, and love, and strife,
AM all the various modes of Life,
Flow on unchanged forever.
" 2 II IActy.
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State Supreme Court.

OLYMPIA, March 12.-[Special The
supreme court today dismissed the follow
ing appeals:
Garrettson, Woodruff, Pratt & Co. VS..
James Game. ct al, from Whatcom; failed
to file transcript.
]. D. Scholl, ct al. vs.. Harry Winters, ct
al, from Pierce; prematurely appealed.
Harris Brockman VS.. Judson F. Kitchen,
ct al, from Spokane: failed to file trans
cr;pt "a
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SACRAMENTO, Cal, March 12-H. J.
Palmer, formerly manager of Senator
Fairs Yolo county ranch, shot and killed
Charles w. Phleger in George Wisseman's
saloon, on Fourth street, today. Phleger
was seated at table reading a newspaper
when Palmer, who had been drinking
heavily for some days, entered the room.
Seeing Phleger he drew pistol, and with
out warning fired FIVE shots into him and
snapped his pistol for the sixth shot, but
the chambers had all been emptied.
Palmer had been denouncing Phleger be-
cause of matters growing out of the
embezzlement cases brought by
Senator Fair against Palmer in
connection with the management of the
Yolo ranch. Palmer had threatened to
kill his wife and other persons within the
past few days. Palmer and Phleger were
partners in ranch at the time when Pal
mer became superintendent of Fairs
Knights Landing ranch. In many crimi-
nal, and finally in civil suit instituted
by Fair against Palmer, whom he claimed
had appropriated more than 900 of
ranch revenue, Phleger was a witness for
the prosecution. Finally Judge Catlin, of
Sacramento, in the superior court of Yolo,
at Woodland, gave a heavy judgment
against Palmer and in favor of Fair. A
compromise was then agreed upon, Fair
taking Palmer's interest in the ranch
owned by him in conjunction with Phleger
in satisfaction of the Catlin Judgment.
The criminal prosecutions then standing
were dismissed here and in San Francisco,
and it was supposed that the long contro-
versy was settled, but it would seem that
Palmer never forgave Phleger.
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WASHINGTON CITY, March 12-Father
Hebron, of ST. Paul, telegraphs Cardinal
Gibbons that he is not the author Of the
statement sent out from st. Paul yester-
day. that Archbishop Ireland is to be
made cardinal, and that he had no in
formation on the subject.
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Lady Somerset, Farewell Address.

CHICAGO, March 12-Lady Henry Somer-
set, president of the Worlds W. C. T. u.
was greeted by large audience tonight
on the occasion of her farewell address be-
fore returning to England. Lady Somer-
set delivered an earnest address, being re-
peatedly accorded enthusiastic applause.
She was presented with a memento from
the American White Ribboners in the
form OF an exquisite album containing ap-
propriate verses from the pen of Miss Will
lard
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RICHMOND, March 12.-Rev. John Jasper,
the most noted colored preacher in the
world, announces his determination to
take third wife. He is now in his s0th
year. Mr.. Jasper is justly celebrated for
his defense of the theory that "de sun do
move"
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SAN Francisco, March 12.-Bradstreet's
Mercantile Agency reports fourteen fail
ures in the Pacific coast states and terri
tories for the week ending yesterday, as
compared with twenty-three for the pre-
vious week and twenty for the correspond
ing week of 1891.
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Choctaw Republicans.

SOUTH McAILIsrER, l. T., March r.
The first Republican convention of the
Choctaw nation was held here last night,
and officers chosen for the national Or
ganization. The territorial convention
meets March %, to select delegates to
MINNEAPOLIS,
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Reducing the Consular Appropriation.

WASHINGTON City, March II. - The
diplomatic and consular appropriation bill
will probably be reported to the House
next week. There are number OF changes
proposed by the bill in the diplomatic and
consular service, and in the former there
have been a number of consultations by
which savings Will be made in expendi-
lures. This was chiefly done by the con-
solidation of adjacent countries in South
America, such as Peru and Ecuador, or
Bolivia and Colombia.
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TunneIing to Liberty at San Quentin

SAN Francisco, March PA daring and
tklilful attempt at escape from San Quen-
tin prison was frustrated today. Three
convicts dug tunnel from the barber shop
'nder the office in the jute MILL two feet
in diameter, six feet straight down and
nine feet at an angle Of As degrees toward
the large sewer under the prison, which
empties into the bay 100 yards away. The
prison Office is raised three feet from the
ground, and is next to the barber shop,
which is on the ground. The convicts
knocked board Off the wall near the
floor. crawled under the office floor, and
then dug tunnel. The work had been
gong on for several weeks. The guard be-
came aware something was wrong three
weeks ago. and has been watching. Last
Thursday George Ross was seen crawling
out from under the Office floor, and on FRI
day Chris Merkle was caught. The men
did not know they had been seen, and to-
day while the prison directors were in ses-
sion Peter Hall was caught under the
floor and the plot exposed. Hall is sery-
ing life sentence for murdcf. Ross four
teen years for burglary and Merkle ten
years for grand larceny. The men worked
while the jute mill was in operation. and
would slip into the barber shop one st
time
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An Oregon Murderer Caught.

SAN JOSE, Cal, March 12-Sheriff Nc
Dougal returned this evening from Mon
terey county, where he arrested F. S.
Freels, who is wanted at Baker City, Or,
on a charge of the murder of man named
Dell. Freels was kept in the county jail
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Colorado Rcpublicans.

DENVER, March 12-The Republican
state committee has decided to hold the
convention TO nominate Minneapolis dele
gates in this city April p. The conven-
ton for the nomination of state officials
viii be held in Pueblo September s.
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A Postmaster Who Won't Be Criticised.

ROCK CREEK, wy, March 12.-Iwo years
ago A. B. Gillespie, postmaster here, al
most murdered man who criticised the
service. Yesterday C. B. Griffin, water
works employe, complained because Gil
lespie refused to hand out the family mail
to young Griffin. Griffin was ordered out
of the place, but before he got to the door
his head was smashed in by the postmas-
ter with an iron bludgeon. Gillespie i. in
jail, and two surgeons are working over
HIS victim
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PhiladeIphia's Leper Cook.

PHILADELPHIA, March 12-Dr. z. NJ.
Paine, proprietor of the Peabody hotel,
was arrested today on a charge of employ
ing Charles Wing, Chinese leper. to pre-
pare food for the guests and employees of
the hotel. The action was taken at the
instance of the health officers
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Democratic CONGREGATIONAL Committee.

WASHINGTON CITY, March 12,-The DEM
ocratic caucus this evening was poorly at
tended. A resolution was adopted for the
appointment of a congressional campaign
committee consisting of one member from
each state, to be selected by the state dele
tiArn