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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-03

BERLIN, Jan. 2 Reports have reached
here by cable that the German minister to
Chill had offered the good Offices of Ger
many as a mediator between Chilli and the
United States. These reports have been
semi-officially denied. The foreign de-
partment does not think it necessary TO
telegraph to the minister, asking how the
rumor arose, as no instruction from his
government warranting his interference
has been sent to him.
A drerching rain ushered in the new
year. The miserable weather had some
effect upon the celebration of the day.
The rowdy mobs which are privileged
every New Years eve to hold the leading
thoroughfares against quiet folks. and TO
indulge in such practical jokes as crushing
the hats and tearing the coats of we'll
dressed passers-by, found partial check
in the reinfOrcements of the police; but
neither the inclement night nor strong
force of police quite restrained the recur-
renee of the old-time rioting. About 100
brawlerS were arrested for molestlng sober
persons Of respectability.
The court functions on New Years day
were the same as usual. The emperor and
family moved into the royal castle at
Berlin from Potsdam early in the week
The imperial family attended the morning
New Years service in the chapel. \ levee
was held subsequently to this service, at
Wnlcn all Gne commanding generals, gov
ernment officials and court attaches filed
past the throne The crowd attending the
levee was SO numerous that the halls were
filled to overfiowing. AT noon the en-
peror rode to the arsenal to perform the
usual New Years ceremony of giving
parole to the troops. Everybody here ex-
pected him to make important utterances
on this occasion, but he said nothing be-
yond a few words in addressing the groups
of officers.
The French government is too late in
trying to meet the dreiound's zollverein
by commercial alliances with various
European states. Overtures were made
from Paris to Sweden, Denmark, Greece
and Italy. 1t is perfectly well known in
Berlin that these overtures have resulted
in nothing further than agreements with
Greece and Denmark, both of these allies
of Russia getting the minimum French
tariff in exchange for favored nation"
treatment TO France The negotiations
for a treaty with Italy have in the mean
time ceased, aud it is not likely thai they
will be renewed With Sweden France
stands better chance, but nothing that
Paris can do can weaken the dreibund's
zollverein, which before long will include
Belgium, Holland, Roumania and Servia,
and probably Spain.
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CAPITAL NOTES.

WASHINGTON, JAN 2.-The president to-
day. issued IA .,roclamation promulgating
the receproctity treaty with Salvador It
takes effect on Feb. l. 1t is similar in its
main provisions to those heretofore enter
ed into with other Cetnral American
states.
The director Of the mint inaugurated
the New Year by the issue of the new sill
yer coins-half dollars, quarters and
dimes. The director hopes to recoin at
least million dollars of uneurrent coins
in the treasury into new coins under ex-
isting appropriations, and when it is ex-
hausted congress will be asked to make a
deficiency appropriation to continue this
coinage.
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OBITUARY.

WASHINGTON, Jan. General Mont
gomery c. Meigs, United States engineer
corps (retired). died this morning of the
grip at his residence in this city.
VALLEJO, Cal, Jan. 2-After a long
illness, w. w. Vanderbilt died this after
noon. He was born in New York in 1915
and for many years was in the service of
his cousin, Commodore Vanderbilt of New
York. Mr.. Vanderbilt was in the employ
of the Pacific Mail company from lS49 to
1869, and was for ten years their general
superintendent of the bureau of hulls and
machinery. He superintended the rebuild
ing of the monitor Comanche and the con-
struction of the Monadnock, now being
completed at the Mare Island navy yard
ALBUQUERQUE, n. NJ, Jan. 2-Judge
William G.. Hazeldine, solicitor general of
the Atlantic and Pacific railway, and a
distinguished lawyer and politician, died
today of pneumonia.
TAHLEQUAH, L T., Jan. 2-Ex-Chief d.
W. Bushyhead or the Cherokee nation
died on Thursday night, aged &C.
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GRAVES CONVICTED.
The POisOner Of Mrs Barnaby Found
Guilty of Murder.

DENVER, Jan. I'm the Graves trial to-
day Judge Eurman concluded his arCu-
ment, began on Thursday afternoon.
Prosecuting Attorney Stevens then made
She Closing speech in the case. When he
bad concluded the jury were allowed to
retire TO prepare their verdict DIR. Graves
shad been our on bonds during the trial,
but as soon as the jury retired he was
taken into custody
DENVER, Jan. AT 1918 O'Clock the
Jury IN the Graves trial returned "a verdict
Of guilty of murder in the first degree.
When the verdict was read, DR.. Graves
gave a violent start, almost leapiug from
his chair. Great drops of sweat start ed
from his forehead. lie then covered his
face with his hands and was silent. His
attorney, Judge Furman, took the verdict
almost equally hard When DR.. Graves
was asked Whist he thought of the verdict
he replied by repeatedly saying that it was
great shock and a surprise to him.
DIR. Graves was then taken to the county
lail'Rnd locked up.
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FALLING WALLS.
Three Firemen Crushed to Death at Nash
vile,

| NASHVILLE, Tenn. Jan. AT $40
O'Clock this evening the most disastrous
! fire Nashville has ever experienced since
| 1881, broke out in Webb. Stevenson &
! Co. S store on College street. 4 strong
wind was blowing, and, although the fire
men were promptly on hand, they could
| do practically nothing. The fire gradually
/ found its way into the adjoining store oc-
cupied hy A. g. Rho les & Co., and then
into Atwell 81 Sneed's At this time the
wind changed and tpe fire started in
| another direction, and Weakley a.
Warren's seven-story furniture store was
soon a mass of flames.
The members of colored fire company
were standing across an alley on the three
story building of the Phillips & Butterf
Manufacturing company, when Weakley
q Warren's building suddenly bulged out
in the center and !ell across the alley.
! The following fremen, all colored, were
caught by the falling building and in
stantly crushed to death: Aaron Cockrell
stoker; Allen Harvey, engineer; and
Captain &. &. Gowdy. Captain Gowdy
was one of the leading citizens of the
city. He was an ex-member of the legis
lature and city constable
When the Phillips & Butterf building
was crushed in, 1t quickly took fire and
was consumed. About this time the wind
ch nged again and the flames swept back
Toward Jne NOel DIOck. ana vacant Dullu-
ing adjoining at Noel and Sneed's was
soon burned. The Noel block then caught
fire, and at IL o'clock D. III. was in ruins.
The fire was practically under control at
II O'Clock. There were a number of men
injured at various times by falling walls,
and explosions that blew out the front of
two or three stores. 1t is supposed that
the fire Is of incendiary origin. as Fireman
DAILY while in Atwell 81 Sneed's building
saw man apply torch to mass of inn
flammable material in the rear of the
store. The loss viii reach 100000. 1t is
impossible to ascertain the insurance to-
night. The Phillips & ButUerf Manu-
featuring company lose, with the building
and contents. $6O, 900. A. j. Warren loses
$50, 600, and others smaller amounts. The
Noel block, which was occupied by the
Western Union Telegraph company, was
completely destroyed. The building also
contained over fifty offices.
COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 2.-The building oc
cupied by the Paynter Manufacturing
company and another firm burned tonight.
One fireman was killed. two others fatally
hurt, and several injured by falling walls.
The loss is Sl2, 600
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| WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-There were no
! dispatches received at the department to-
! day touching the Chilian situation. Judge
Advocate General Colering has started for
| San Francisco. The purpose of his trip is
to make formal inquiry into the assault
on the crew of the Baltimore at Val
! paraiso The vessel is expected to reach
San Francisco tonight. The judge advo-
cate general should arrive Monday, and
will Immediately proceed to take the
depositions of the members of the crew
who were assaulted. This testimony will
be reduced TO writing and turned over to
the department of state to be- used in
meeting the representations made or to be
made by the Chilian government. based
upon the reports of Justice of Crimes
Foster, intendent of Valparaiso, and also
the police officials.
SAN DIEGO, Cal, Jan. 1.-The cruisers
San Francisco and Charleston are lying
near each other in the harbor. Captain
Remy has very little to say, and Admiral
Brown says that he has told all he can un-
til after congress reasssembles. Captain
Remy says that since leaving here in July,
the Charleston has been to Japan, China
and Honolulu, and on the return to this
country encountered terribly high seas,
which the cruiser stood splendidly, prov
ing her sea going qualities to be the very
best.
I'VE know absolutely nothing about the
Chilian situation" he said. 1--WE were di-
rected to come to San Diego when we left
Honolulu, to meet the San Francisco to
take ammunition On Monday we will
take coal and reserve ammunition from
the San Francisco and await further Or
ders."
The cruiser Baltimore is expected Satur-
daV or SUNDAY
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POL AND IN MouRNlNG

WARSAW, Jan. 2-This year throughout
Poland is to be regarded as a year OF deep
est mourning The women Of Poland, from
the highest to the lowest, from the princess
to the peasant woman woman, will wear
nothing but black during 1892. All the
large dry goods firms In Warsaw, wilma,
Lemberg snd Cracow have sent back 70
Vienna and other cities. according 70 pre-
yious understanding. the goods they have
in stock, and have received black material
instead. Bonnets. gloves. dresses, furs and
jewelry. all are to be black. Thus will the
Poles commemorate the year 1872, when
they lost their freedom.
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sLY fDenTlrIED.

St. IOCIs. Jz1. "A y Sy. WHO wa
arrested fgE participating - the 6ieo3sis
robbery. Was to-day p1asL.Tsiy iosatlAe4 ~
ExDr~ss Messeugs .AuiTessaD &s tlse nsaa
- ho entered TIE eEVfzza car On that night
aad took a leading parE il the robl@yT.
Salesman firzx. Epli q tbe EarafEz1rs
hsase Also p0sstsyely ieEotIasa 50 a. fhs
usao - = bana Be sesd tiss t1ra4tgFe = shs
hons@ 90 -wsn AFes4ne. wAerssn tfls esessr-
tlTsz pbtzi ned c5aes lSsssl8g 70 fhe arrest
q tbs Ez1g TAs ~B assF and fireman a
tf.e frs.G s8srh gss rgstsz4 picked eaE - =
cur q. q ergga - ffsr uaea A. tie rIaa z~ho
Wss On fhe teaaeF % ths sngins fae nszhf
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THE FRENCH elsHOps.

PARIS, Jan. "A case somewhat similar
in its aspects to the case of the arch bishop
OF AK has arisen between the government
and the bishop Of CarcassOnen. The bishop
violated the rule fOrbidding the French
bishops to leave their dioceses without
permission from thu minister Of justice
and public worship. Ia consequence Of bis
action the minister OF justice and public
worship has suppressed the bishops
stipend for the period OF his absence from
his see 10 is not known what action the
government will take in the matter, but,
10 be consistent, the authorities viii have
b;shoD OF Afr
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gion. the cold wnve which

region, the cold wave which is
now prevailing in this district Is
attended by general rain which is turn
ing to snow from Tennessee northward to
the lake region. There Is an abundance
of moisture instbe winter wheat region,
but, owing to the drought at planting
time and the consequent undeyeloped
state of the plant, the outcome of the crop
depends largely on future weather con-
dtions. The abnormally high temperature
during the past month has doubtless inn
proved the condition of the crop, which
was not, however, in state to resist
severe winter unless protected by snow.
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suRlEp uNosR sNoW.

Rico. Cal. Jan a-wtIiiAtn Con1ei.
and Z. GruJeaer we're kiliei hy = snow
sliie near this place las. night
SILyEETOS. Cal Jan. 9-Miss Sadie
Btickson wAIi- Ont s1owsisuEing on tue
Iuoania.a side this afternoon Was buried
in snowsiide and killed.
C.SSlSoS. New. Jan Nine men are -
ported losG u a Snow storm whscn - rag.
ing here The snow az the summit j.
from ak 20 fourtrea feet deep
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IHE HASTINcs MRrcK

YoNKERs, y. Y, Jan. Train Dis
pstcher Osmann and Brakeman Herrick,
who are held responsible for the Hastings
accident on the New York Central. sur.
rendered TO the coroner today Both were
at once admitted TO bail
BELLAIRE, O., Jan. Am east-bound
ieight train on the Baltimore and Ohio
roke into three sections on "a steep grade
near Franklin, o., last night. Two of the
sections collided at bridge near Bellxire.
sgd ten cars were wrecked and the bridge
sIiadiy damaged. Five tramps, who were
stealing rides, were caught In the wreck
and seriously injured two fatally.
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BEEcHAN's Pills for a bad liver.
OpE p READ.

CHICAGO, Jan. 2--0pie p Read, the
well known writer of southern stories, re
tired today from the editorship OF The
Arkansas Traveller. the paper that has
beea made famous hy bis quaint 2ad ha-
morous sketches. The success OF Read :
latest books has been snch fhat be has
decided 10 give up his editorial duties and
10 devo.e bis whole tine u nterarr woEk.
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IRISH POLITICS.

DUBLIN, Jan. 2--The Right Hon. A. J.
Balfour, first lord Of the treasury and
Conservative leader in tho house Of com
mons (better known as the late chief sec
retary for Irelandi, has refused the offer of
the citizens of Londonderry TO confer the
freedom OF that city upon him. Mr.. Bal
four, in courteously declining the offer re-
ferred to, said that one of his reasons for
not desiring TO accept the freedom Of the
city of Londonderry was the fact that be
objected to mixing in any way In local po-
lifIcsI uDatterz
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carry out the plans of the alleged conspira-
tors. However the case may be, the fact
remains that the British authorities are
taking prompt and energetic steps to pro
the important points in that country in
possession of the British is Cape JUDY.
They are actively engaged in fortifying
this station, and are about TO establish a
governors residence, with the object of
improving the trade relations with the
desert tribes. A British guuboat has al
ready started from Gibraltar to protest the
British residents at that place, and the
battleShip Thunderer is preparing TO fol-
low the gunhoat
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COMMENnARIE E

All claims not consistent with the high
character of Syrup of Figs are purposelv
avoided by the California Fig Syrup com
pany. IL act gently on the Kidneys, liver
and bowels, cleansing the system effec-
tually, but il is not cure-all and makes
no pretentions that every bottle Will not
IN hSfanGiste
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A NEW TARIFF BILL, I

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-Mr. Springer
has outlined II bill repeating all duties on
wool hair of the camel, goat. alpaca OF
other like animals, nolls, woolen rags
mungS, fiocks, top waste and all Other
waste specified IN schedule h of the tariff
acts, except shoddy and garnetted waste
when not advanced in manufacture. The
aim and purpose of the bill is to place on
the free list all forms of wool and hair
specified in paragraphs 375 TO 800 inclusive
of the tariff act, with the exceptions above
noted. Shoddy and ga-netted waste are
to be excepted for the reason that they
undergo process of manufacture Under
the present law these commodities pay 30
cents per pound, but as all woods are to
be made free, it is probable that shoddy
and garnetted waste will be placed at not
more than 1O cents per pound. The text
of the bill, as drafted by Mr.. Springer,
does dot embrace more than 500 words, and
simply recites that all specific duties i'm
posed by certain paragraphs of laws which
paragraphs are recited, shall be repealed,
leaving the ad valorem duties on the man
utactures of wool and hair as prescribed
by the Mckinley act The specific duties
of the carpet paragraphs of the law, which
range from IL cents per square yard to 60
cents per square yard, are also repealed by
Mr.. Springer's bill, leaving the ad valorem
duties as prescribed in the act
The proposition of the Springer bill is
substantially similar to the provisions of
the Mills bill so far as carpets are con-
cerned The higher grades of carpets
were increaseu under the Mckinley act
from 40 cents per pound and 40 per cent ad
valorem to 60 cents per pound and 40 per
cent ad valorem. Upon SaXony, Wilton,
velvets, Brussels, tapestry, ingram and
the lower grades the specific duty under
the old law ranged from cents per square
yard to 30 cents per square yard, the ad
valorem duty being 30 per cent upon all
these grades. The Mckinley act increased
the specific duties upon these carpets from
II cents per square yard, that being the
lowest duty, to 90 cents a square yard re-
spectively, and upon all the grades men
toned the ad valorem duty was raised
from 30 per cent to 40 per cent.
The Mills bill fixed the duty upon man
ufactures of wool at the uniform rate of
40 per cent. Except upon the higher
grades, there is no difference between
the ad valorem rates of the Mills bill and
those prescribed by the Mckinley act.
Mr.. Springer expects to have his bill in
shape SO that it may be submitted to the
ways and means committee early in Janu-
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SENATOR PERKINS.
Comment on the Result of the Kansas
Contest,

TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. 2-Hon. Bishop w
Perkins came into the Copeland lobby
this morning, and, after he had met hi:
old friends and received congratulations
from his opponents, he accorded an inter
view to q reporter on his senatorial IN
tentions.
81 do not know what committee ap
pointments I will be able to secure" he
said, ''but think l will fare much better
than would a new man with no con-
pressional experience. l will probably be
able to secure a membership on the appro-
priations committee, but l hardly expect
this place. 1t is likely that L Will be tap-
pointed on the committee on Indian
affairs, for was chairman of that com
mittee in the house"
"Your tariff and silver position will be
radically different from that held by Sen
ator Plumb, will it not?"
'Senator Plumb had radically changed
his views on both these questions within
the past year. voted for the Mckinley
bill and he voted against it, but he had
lately given it as his opinion that it was a
wise piece of legislation. SO far as the
silver question is concerned, l do not
think that anything will be done. 1t
seems to be the Democratic policy to
legislate on these questions by piecemeal. "
Senator Perkins left for Washington IN
the afternoon.
L
retary Frank Flenniken, Senator PIumb's
private secretary. Among local politicians
there is nothing but criticism for the gov
Hrnor Chief Justice Horton has rushed
to the defense of the governor, and state
politicians generally are disposed to make
the best of the situation.
Secretary of State Higgins said this
morning that serious mistake was made
On the part of the anti-Perkins forces in
frxTir n hn n no
J. w. Ady said: Il do not care to ex-
press my views on the appointment l do
not believe that Governor Humphrey will
be a candidate for congress in the Third
district. If he is a candidate do not be
lieve he will be nominated"
George r. Peck claims that he is satisf-
ed with the appointment Mr.. Peck also
claims that the place was rendered to him
without any strings to it, and that he pos
ttively declined.
EX-SENATOR INGALLS,.
ATCHIsoN, Kan, Jan. 2-Ex-Senator
Ingalls,, in an interview this afternoon re-
garding the appointment of Senator
Perkins, said:
"The distinguished array of strong, pop
ular and uneXceptionabIe candidates made
the governors task extremely difficult and
delicate; but be has acquitted himself
with honor and has given the people re-
newed confidence in his high character,
devotion to Republicanism and unerring
political sagacity. Judge Perkins is "a
pleasing speaker. has parliamentary ex-
perience, acquaintance with public men,
knowledge of the methods of transactIng
public business, and immovable loyalty to
his party and friends. He will be pecul-
iarly acceptable to the supporters of
Plumb, with whom his relations had
always been cordial, and his location will
appease the geographical sentiment, which
can never be altogether ignored in Kansas
politics. am confident that Governor
Humphreys action will be commended
and approved by the Republicans of the
state and country.
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FRANco-AMERIcAN RECIPROCITY.

PARIS, Jan. The Temps says that the
government is on the eve OF concluding a
convention with the United States for u
partial application of the minimum tariff
This agreement, the Temps says. differs
from those pending between France and
some OF the other European powers, in re-
quiring that it be submitted to the cham
Der of deputies for ratification. The gov
ernment has authority to grant to coun-
tries already having convention tariffs the
advantage of the new French minimum
tariff. Having no such treaty with the
United States, the convention must have
the sanction of the chamber of deputies.
The new convention, the Temps adds, Sc
cures the continuance on the American
free list of Il number of French products
including skins, sugars and molasses
The paper further says that President
Harrison intended, on Jan. /, to enforce
against these products the duties applica-
bic to imports from countries that re-
fused to concede to the United States
reciprocal advantages To secure the un
broken enjoyment OF the exemptions from
the payment of those duties, the minis
ter OF foreigi affairs has negotiated the
convention referred TO, by the terms of
which the United States gets n minimum
tariff on products entering France, the
export value of which amounts TO Il, 600,
600 francs annually, and which equal in
value the French products exempted from
duty by the United states.
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WEATHER 55iLETls.
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WASHINGTON.
THE GILLIAN SITUATION STILL
UNCHANGED.
The Judge Advocate General to Hear
/. the Testimony of the Sailors
Of the Baltimore.
Chairman Springer to Introduce Oertaip
Amendments to the MCKINLEY Law.
The Weather Crop Bulletin.

The Mexican Church Party Held Rsspon
sib.e for the Present Disturbances on
the Rio Grande Border-The Diaz
government Thoroughly Alarm
ed by the Present Aspect
Of Affairs-The Pub
lie Debt State
ment-Notes.