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If Necessary the Maritime Com
pany'S Charter Will at Once
Be Abandoned.
AID FROM CONGRESS WAIVED.
FinancierS Said to Have Done Some
Shrewd Work at the Worlds
Metropolis.

CHICAGO, Ill. Nov. s.-An afternoon
newspaper publishes a lengthy article,
purportlng to give facts regarding a new
DEAL the consummation of which will
mean the complete construction of the
Nicaragua ship canal with American and
British millions, purely as private enter
prise, aided materially by Chicago capital,
as represented in newly invented canal
machinery in successful operation on the
Chicago drainage canal.
1t is stated that all attempts to obtain
financial assistance from the United States
Government through Congress will be
abandoned, and should it develop that the
charter granted the Nicaragua Maritime
Canal Company by Congress is likely to
prove embarrassing, it will be surrendered
without hesitation.
With revised estimates of the cost of
constructing the canal, based on the great
saving through use of the improved
excavating machinery owned by Chicago
contractors and inventors, it is said the
canal promoters went to London and laid
their tempting plans before the money
kings of the worlds metropolis.
For months these financiers have been
investigating the proposition and the great
deal is on the verge OF contamination.
The new figures call for the expenditure of
between $40, 900 and $S5, 600, 900.
In substantiation OF the truth of this
statement it is asserted that engineers and
other experts in the employ of the Nicara-
qua Ship Canal Construction Company,
which has invested 100000 in the
isthmus canal to date, have been camping
for months on the line of the Chicago
canal from here to Joliet, observing the
wonderful mechanical improvements in
ditch digging on huge scale. When they
returned to New York, it is said, the ex-
perts gave such an encouraging report of
their examination that the prime movers
in the great canal enterprise, notably War
ner Miller, president of the construction
company, were induced to undertake at
the negotiation of the London deal.
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GOING TO ATL ANITA.
Hoic Chicago Day WiU BE Celebrated at
the Exposition.


CHICAGO, Ill, Nov. 8.-Nearly 500 of
Chicago's citizens, accompanied by dele
cations from Aurora, Peoria, Joliet. Mil
waukee and Racine, set out for Atlanta
this afternoon to be present at the celebra-
ton of Chicago day at the exposition in
that city next Tuesday. There were five
trains of ten cars each over the Pennsylva-
MIA and the Chicago and Eastern Illinois
roads, and all were filed. Besides some
of the most prominent men in business
and political circles in this city, including
Alexander H. Revolt, Senator Shelby II.
Cullom, Ferdinand w. Peck, George r.
Peck, Horace Tucker, DR.. Frank w. Gun
saulus and Secretary Stone of the Board of
Trade, the delegation included the entire
First Regiment of the Illinois National
Guard and a carload of horses for the use
of the officers. The First is Chicagos
crack regiment and is made up for the
most part of young men of wealth and
social prominence. 1t is under command
of Colonel Henry Turner. who has planned
an elaborate programme of drills and mill
tary evolutions to be gone through with
while in Atlanta. On board the first train
were Governor Altgeld and party, lnclud-
ing State officers and members of his staff,
Mayor Swift and other municipal officers.
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CASES Against RAILROADS..

An Important Controversy Before the
Interstate Commission.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. S.-Argu-
ment was begun before the Interstate
Commerce Commission to-day by attor-
neys representing the Commercial Club of
Omaha, Nebr., and several railroads and
the Kansas City Board of Trade. These
organizations are interested in two cases
before the commission involving rates to
and from Omaha: The cases were origin
ally given hearing in Kansas. City last
May, and the parties thereto agreed to
submit them to the commission. One of
the cases is that of the Commercial Club
against sundry railroads as to discriminate
ing rates between Omaha and Council
Bluffs with reference to bridge charges.
The other case is represented by the
Commercial Club of Omaha on the one
side and railroads carrying cattle, hogs
and packing house products" between
Omaha, Kansas City and Texas on the
other. 1t will be some weeks before
decision will be handed down, as the COM
mission has allowed six weeks time for
the submission Of briefs.
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WNDES, PATRONAGE,
MGryidHd'S Neap Governor Viii Hare
Long List of AppOint,n ents.

MdrytdHd'S Netp Governor Viii Hare a.
Long List of AppOint,n ents.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Nov. S.-Hon. LLOYD
Lowndes will have larger list of appoint
ments to make, more patronage to bestow
and greater power when he becomes Gov
ernoe OF Maryland two months hence than
could fall to thelot of the executive of al
most any other State in the Union. In
addition to the appointment of purely
State officials, it is, under the constitution
and laws OF Maryland, incum bent upon
the Governor, who has always heretofore
been Democrat, to appoint large num-
Der OF county officials. whose positions are
In other States usually filled by popular
election or by authority of the County Com
missioners.
By reason of the negro majority or great
negro strength in some of the counties of
Maryland it has been the policy of the
State to concentrate more and more the
government in the hands of the Governor
Then, too, whenever a county would 90
Republican the Democrats would rush a
bill through the Legislature taking most
of the fruits of the victory from their Oh.
ponents by transferring the appointments
TO the Governor.
In this way several of the Treasurers in
the counties are named by the Governor
The local school boards are all named bv
him; he also appoints the liquor-license
commissioners, police magistrates and
Justices of the Peace for Baltimore CITY,
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spite of the earnest appeal of Rev. J. j.
Bently for an additional $1,000.
FOCAL CHORDS PARALYzED.
Peculiar Case of Wonsara Who Vas
Successfully Treated.

Peculiar Case of a Womam Who Vas
SUCCESSFULLY Treated.
NEW YORK, N. Y, Nov. 8.-An I'M
usually rare case of supposed nervous
hysteria was exhibited at Bellevue Hospi-
tai Medical College yesterday morning by
DR.. Herman w. Briggs, professor OF
nervous diseases at the college. The pa
tent was healthy, intelligent woman, 80
years OF age, who has suddenly become
deaf and dumb, as it was believed. There
was an effort to speak, but no sound
could be uttered. At the same time the
patient did not or professed not to hear
what was addressed to her. Rest and
quiet dld not bring relief, nor did calm
reasoning by means of writing with the
woman produce any change such as would
be produced by mental treatment in ordi-
nary cases of hysteria.
An examination revealed the fact that
no local disease interfered. The trach@
was In healthy condition, but the patient
had no control of the vocal chords. No
vibrations could be produced, and conse-
quently no sound was heard. 1t was clear
That the vocal chords were temporarily
paralylzed. Professor Biggs told the stu
oents that II there was no permanent in
Jury 10 the chords, the local trouble would
yleld TO and be disposed of by the use of
electricity. The electric battery was then
called into use, the chords were relaxed and
the woman spoke as formerly. Hearing
ana speech were both restored.
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MATT OU4Y'S AMBITION.
Laying Wires to Secure the Presidential
Nomination.

Laying Wires to Secure the Presidential
Nomination.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. S.-James
Kerr of Pennsylvania, clerk of the House
of Representatives, declares positively that
Quay is a candidate for the Presidency.
He said to-day:
Last week two men in this city received
copies OF a little pamphlet cut and bound
in imitation of a morocco-covered memo
randum book, entitled The Political His
tory Of Matthew Stanley Quay Now,
Quay was never known to do such thing
as that before and of itself, at this june
ture, is most significant, indicating the ex-
istence of literary bureau.
"But, in addition, while 1 was in Penn
sylvania the other day l was told that
Senator Quay had made up his mind to
try for the nomination. His friends say
he feels that the Republican victories OF
1894 and his own triumph over the oppo-
sition in his own party in Pennsylvania
last summer give assurance that with him
at the head of the ticket success will be
certain. The State will be worked between
now and next spring to secure Quay dele
cation to the National Convention, and to
this end Senator Cameron has been COM
mitted. The constraint in their personal
relations, if any ever really existed, has
disappeared, as their departure for a fish
ing trip in Florida demonstrates, and all
the power Of the old combination will be
exerted in Quay's behalf"
''Many statements have been published"
continued Mr.. Kerr, ''to the effect that
Quay was for Reed, but you can find no.
where any proof that he has committed
himself tC anybody"
A significant remark was attributed to
him recently when a reporter attempted to
draw him out on that point. The reporter
said it was understood that he Quay and
Platt of New Y FORK were for Reed. 'sAh. -
responded the Pennsylvania Senator,
Mr.. Platt did not tell me that. You will
find, if am correct, that Plat will be for
QUAY"
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WALLER is DING.
The InprtS oned E.r- Consul Viii Perish
in the French Prison.

The Imprisoned Er- Consul VIII Perish
i'm the French Prison.
NEW YORK, n. Y, Nov. Ga Re-
corder special from Washington says:
John l.. Waller is dying in the prison at
Mines. His family. who are waiting here
anxiously upon the State Department, do
not believe that he will live another
month.
Letters have been received from him in
which he predicts his early death. Every
member of his family, and there are six of
them in all, has received a touching mes
sage of farewell. He tells his wife and
children that he is sinking fast and that
they will probably never hear from him
again.
Unless Waller was actually in the seri-
GUS condition he represents, the Prison
Censors would never have allowed his let
ters to be sent. He was i'll when he left
Madagascar. Even since he has been in
the prison at Mines he has been sustained
on invalid food, and it is now question
of only q short time before that will prove
insufficient to maintain life.
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as TO TARIFF LEGISLATION.
Cleveland VIII Anticipate Moves by the
Republicans.

CtoceS""u btt AsdtctPute moves Oy the
Republicans.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. Sex
Comptroller of Currency William B. Hep
burn is authority for the statement that
Thomas B. Reed in the House of Repre-
sentatives and Thomas H. Carter in the
Senate will urge tariff on wool and lum.
Der, and possibly a tax on beer. If the
Democrats reject these propositions the
responsibility of defeating legislation in
creasing revenue will rest upon the m.
1t is said that anticipating some such
move on the part OF the Republicans
President Cleveland will, in his message,
declare that he will sign no measure i'm
posing tariff duty upon wool, lumber or
other necessaries, or i'm posing a tax on the
poor mans drink-beer. The President
has thus far let no word fall that might
indicate whether he will recommend tax
on wine-the rich mans drink-but IL is
well known that Secretary Carlisle has
been considering the visibility of the
latter tax. The chances are that this tax
will be recommended.
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Remarkable Vindication of Those
Friends" of the Cleveland
Administration.
CAUSE OF THE CHAsTIsEMENT.
1t Will Teach Delegates That the
Platform of 1896 Must Not Be
EvaSive.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. S.-Secre-
tary Morton, i'll an interview published
this morning, speaks of the elections in
sarcastic terms as being a remarkable vim
dication of those friends of the admins
tration and opponents of the Wilson bill
Senators Hill and Murphy of New York,
Smith of New Jersey and Calvin S. Brice
of Ohio" Carefully stating that he speaks
only for himself the Secretary of Agricult
ure adds:
The recent chastisement which has
been administered to the Democratic party
by the Democrats themselves will I'M
doubtedly be fully remembered by the del
egates to the next National Convention.
The recollection will teach those delegates
that the platform of 1896 must state politi-
cal and economic doctrines unevasively,
unequivocally and truthfully, with terse-
ness and courage.
1.-THE National Convention will further
be logically convinced before meeting, it
seems to me, that honest money is neces-
sity to honest people and an honest ad-
1ninistration of individual and Govern
ment affairs. Such being its faith, that
convention must declare in favor of cur
rency, depending upon gold for its ulti-
mate redemption. To my mind two units
of value are absolutely unthinkable.
Personally l am in favor of declara-
ton in the next Democratic National plat
form squarely committing the party to
gold recommendation. The richest re-
sources of any country in the world, the
United States can and must have the
greatest attainable withdrawing purchas-
ing power in all of its coined money. The
gold and silver pieces, except the sub
sidiary ones of the latter metal, whic h
wear the mint stamp of this Government
should have bullion value equal to their
coin Yalue.''
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THE GROOM DISAPPEARED.
IN English officer Disappoints the
Bride and Her Friends.

Bride and Her Friends.
LONDON. Eng. Nov. S.-The wedding
of j. A. Mclean, an officer of the Royal
Irish Lancers, to a daughter of Seymour
Forbes, Yorkshire landowner, which
was fixed for this morning in All Saints
Church, London, was unavoidably post
poned through the failure of the groom to
appear at the time appointed, and the
large and fashionable throng which had
gathered to witness the ceremony were
obliged to depart in disappointed frame
of mind. The bride with the bridesmaids
and page waited at the church for the
groom until the hour fixed for the wedding
had arrived and passed, and then departed
for their homes in great distress. Diligent
search failed to discover any trace of the
groom, and his valet, upon being inter
rogated, protested complete Ignorance of
his masters whereabouts.
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RECOVERING THE BODIES.
IN AL, Thirty Seeen Perished an til
Detroit Disaster.

In All, Ihirty-Seren Persisted an the
Detroit Disaster.
DETROIT, MICH, Nov. S.-Three bodies
were recovered to-day from the ruins of
the Larned-street disaster. They were
those of Lizzie Weidbusch, Anna Uhlik
and Charles Lind. The death list will not
exceed thirty-seven, John Thomas now
being the only missing person. 1t rained
steadily all day, but as soon as the walls
OF the Journal building had been shored
the men vent 10 work on No. Al, and the
wreckage will all be cleared away by to-
morrow noon. 1t is probable that Thomas
body will be uncovered some time during
the night. Engineer Thompson, who was
IN charge OF the boilers, has practically
been placed under arrest, pending the YER
dict of the jury.
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Sir Negro Prisoners Escaped.

WINSTON, n. c., Nov. S.-While con-
stable was in the act of taking negro out
OF Jail to attend trial this morning he was
knocked down by other prisoners, SIX OF
whom escaped-all negroes. One of them,
John McIver, was awaiting trial for felo-
NOUS assault. The others were in prison
for larceny. There were eighteen in the
corridor at the time of the delivery. The
runaways are said to be surrounded in the
woods near Winston.
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Poisoned at a Reception.

GREEN BAY, Wis, Nov. S.-Twelve or
fifteen of the most prominent society ladies
in the city are seriously i'll to-day from the
effects of something that was contained in
a luncheon served at a swell reception
given yesterday afternoon by Mrs. c. O..
Gage and Mrs. F. VandeTsee. Health
Commissioner Brett. who is attending sew
eral of those attacked, is unable to say
whether the illness is due to poison or
some impurity. 1t is not thought that
any will die.
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aloof from such an association, was repre-
scented to-day by its general passenger
agent, Mr.. Lomax, who said, when the
meeting was over, that he had thrown no
obstacle in the way of completing the
agreement. The proposition to reduce the
rate from Montana through Utah points to
the Missouri River So, as advocated by the
Rio Grande Western, was also considered.
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Northern Pacific Reorganization.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Nov. s.-Charles
FL. Adams of the reorganization committee
of the second, third and consolidated mort
gage bondhoIders of the Northern Pacific
Company, announces that there has BEEN
deposited with the committee more than
SIS, 000, 600 of the seconds and a majority of
the thirds and the consols. One of the
objects of the committee is to obtain the
same receivership for the entire system.
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RATIFIED AN AGREEMENT.
Officers of Western Roads Hare Come to
an Understandin1.

CHICAGO, ILL, Nov. 6.-Executiv, offi-
GERS of the Western roads to-day ratified
the new passenger agreement. A meeting
OF representatives of the trans-Missouri
lines was also held to determine whether
or not those lines should concur in the
agreement. No decision was arrived at to-
day, but it is practically certain they will
sign the new articles. The Union Pacific,
VIII ich has always to certain degree held
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WRECKED ON Il GRADE.
EfUe Persons Injured in a Railroad Ac-
cidept in Kansas.

GIRARD, KANs., Nov. 8.-A discon-
nected part of the Santa Fe local ran into
an extra freight on grade ten miles from
Girard last night, smashing up the local
car. Five persons were injured, one OF
whom may die. The crews escaped by
jumping.
The injured are: G. w. French, drum
mer of Chicago; Charles Abend, drum
mer OF Cincinnati; NJ essrs. Armstrong and
Soloman and an unknown man who was
working on the Santa Fe bridge gang.
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opentna Lands to Settlers.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. s.-The
Secretary of the Interior to-day forwarded
to the Presid eat for his approval draft of
the prociama ton opening for settlement
a portion OF lie Nez Perez Indian Reserva-
tion in Idaho and suggested that the date
OF the opening OF the lands be named ten
days later than the date on which the
President signs the proclamation.
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Seizure of a Ne,ysDaper.

BERLIN, GERMANY, Nov. 8.-The police
made seizure this morning of the entire
edition of the newspaper Der Socialist.
The seizure was made before the paper
was issued to the public, and was made
upon the supposition that the publica ton
contained seditious article. The editor,
Deutscher Michel, has been prosecuted for
the publication of an article insulting to
the ex-EmpTess Frederick.
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To Leare the Turkish Ar,,.n.

BERLIN, GERMANY, Nov. S.-The CORE
spondent of the Cologne Gazette at Con-
stantinople informs his paper that Baron
Won der Goltz Pasha, second chief of the
general staff of the Turkish army and also
a member of the Turkish Ministry of War,
asked leave yesterday to resign his COM
mission in the Turkish army.
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gone to Europe with his new wife. Craig
says that his daughter left Davis in San
Francisco last August. visited in Detroit for
a time and had been here at his home for
the last two months. She knows nothing
of her husbands whereabouts. He also
denies having signed Davis bail bond, and
says that Davis own relatives were sureties.
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Died IN a Drugstore.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. s.-Thdmas w.
Anderson, local freight agent of the
Wabash Railroad, dropped dead in Rabo-
teau's drugstore, on Broadway, today.
Mr.. Anderson had just entered the store
and was apparently in the best of health.
Deceased was about 40 years of age and
well known in railroad circles.
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RenouaL of Receieers.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Nov. S.-The con-
tinuation of the hearing on the applica-
ton for the removal of Thomas f. Cakes,
Henry G. Payne and Henry G. Rouse,
receivers of the Northern Pacific Railroad,
appointed in 1898, and for the appointment
combe in the United States Court at
o'clock to-day, but by mutual consent an
adjournment for two weeks was taken and
the Judge set the hearing down for No
VEN her 3
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Carlisle viii Herr sgnpderso,

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. s.-Secre.
tary Carlisle will tomorrow hear Ex-
Senator Henderson OF Nebraska in opposi-
ton to sending to the Court of Claims the
Oxnard Beet-sugar Company's cases, in
voiv1ng the unconstitutionality of the
bounty law, and decided by Comptroller
Bowler adversely to the claimants.
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ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Nov. S.-H. II.
Craig, wealthy lumber merchant of this
city, was seen last evening in reference to
San Francisco dispatch stating that J. J..
Davis his dishonest son-in-law, had fed
from that city and was supposed to have
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C1NTHIANA, KY, Nov. S.-A wreck
occurred on the Kentucky central division
OF the Louisville and Nashville little
after O'Clock this morning. A north
bound freight, heavily laden with stock,
ran into an open switch nineteen miles
below Cincinnati. Twelve cars were de-
stroyed. Eugene Kelly OF Bourbon County,
on his way from Lexington with horses
was kllled. 1t is estimated that 100 head
OF cattle and twenty hogs were killed.
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NEED ONE mORE vote. -
republicans Figuring on the Control of

Republicans Figuring on the Control of
the Senate.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. S.-Lead-
ing Republican Senators, including Sher-
man, find that even with two Senators
from Utah, they cannot organize or con-
troll Senate legislation without one vote
from either Jones (Nevada), Stewart or
PETER. T hey have declined not to make
any deal with the Populsts and will,
therefore, not attempt reorganization u
til March, 1897, when the Republican sue
cessors to Brice, Gibson and Blackburn
will be seated
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The st. Louis Uin Mil.

SOUTHAMPTON, ENG, Nov. s.-The
rudder of the American steamer st. Louis,
which was damaged on that vessels last
trip from New York, has been repaired
and adjusted, and works excellently, and
the steamer will sail tomorrow in the
place of the st. Paul, which will go into
drydock to be cleaned.
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Slain bv a. spansard.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. s.-A special from
Aacatecas, Mexico, says that FL. L. Ward,
the owner of the La Macera gold mine in
the State of Sinaloa, was killed twenty
miles west of there last Wednesday by
a Spanlard named Fernandez. The MUIR
derer alleges that Ward insulted his daugh-
ter, and that he killed him that the honor
OF himself and family might be retained.
Ward was wealthy, and has family living
In the United States