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Morris tribune., 1895-04-17
FOREIGN.

ADv1cEs from Cuba say that the rev.
dictionary party had formally declared
the independence of Cuba from Spain,
had announced the officers of new
government and given to the world the
constitution of a new republic.
OFFICIAL cable advices from the Co.
1ombian government announce the
complete subsection of the rebellion
and the restoration of normal condi-
ton of peace in all the departments of
the confederation.
In battle between revolutionists
and Spanish troops at Trosones $50 of
the latter and four of the former were
killed.
IT was announced that if Great Brit
ain approved the territorial demands
of Japan in regard to Manchuria and
Corea Russia would consider herself re-
lieved of the obligations of common
action, and would oppose Japan on
land and on sea.
Two VILLAGES were destroyed by
floods in Hungary and many lives were
lost.
AS A result of the recent election in
Denmark the radicals have secured a
small majority in the folzething. This
unexpected outcome caused much ex-
element throughout the kingdom.
EDWARD FADY, John James, Stephen
Fady and John White were drowned
while shooting at Catalena, N. F.
SEVERAL districts of Sicily were
shaken severely by earthquakes.
The Austrian village of Toplitz, a
well-known health resort, was almost
destroyed by fire.
Morris tribune., 1895-04-17
TWO HlDEous CRIMES
Mutilated Bodies of Two Girls Found in 8
Frisco Church. r e

Mutilated Bodies of Two Girls Found in q
Frisco Church. rs
SAN FRANCISCO, April 16.-The Eman-
uel Baptist church at Bartlett street,
between Twenty-second and Twenty
third, in this city, has been the scene
of two of the most atrocious muir
ders ever committed in the
state. Saturday the mutilated
body of Minnie Williams was found in
the library of the building. Sunday
the nu lie body of Blanche Lamont was
found in the tower of the same church.
The same hand, the authorities be-
lieve, slew both girls, and w. II. T. Du-
rant, the young man suspected of both
crimes, is now in custody.
Blanche Lamont and Minnie Williams
were members of the Emanuel church
and members of the Sunday school
class. They were both 81 years old,
brunettes and pretty and modest girls.
Both had been the recipients of atten-
tions from a young medical student
named w. II. I. Durant, who is also
the librarian of the church and the
secretary of the young PEOPLES SO.
ciety of the church.
Morris tribune., 1895-04-17
TWO BATTLES.
Cuban Rebels Win One, the Government
Wins the Other.

Cuban Rebels Win One, the Government
Wins the Other.
TAMPA, Fla, April 12.-Late reports
from Havana assert that the steamer
Manuilita has just arrived from Santi-
ago with more than 300 wounded
Spanish soldiers. They were taken
to the hospitals there because the
hospitals at Santiago are crowd
ed. A letter from Santiago men
tions a battle at Trosones. near
the Canto river, in which the
Spanish general Salceda, with 1000
men, engaged a band of the revolution
lists under Rabi. The Spanish loss was
said to be $50, while the Cuban loss was
four killed and thirtynine wounded.
The Spanish troops were mostly boys,
the letter states, and in the battle pity
was taken on many who were caught
and their lives were spared.
HAVANA, April 15.-Gen. La Cham
bre, who commands the government
troops in Santiago province, reports
that on April 10 body of Spanish
troops and volunteers attacked band
of insurgents at Palmarito One of
the insurgent leaders was Jose Maceo.
There was a hot fight, in which
the troops were completely vic
torious. ,fsE4
The insurgent chief, Francisco Es-
trada, has surrendered to, the govern
ment, and Jose Maceo has fled alone to
the woods.
Morris tribune., 1895-04-17
A Miscarriage of Justice.

TOPEKA, Kan, April 12.-In an in
terview Chief Justice Horton of the
Kansas supreme court explains away
the general acceptation that the court
had recognized hypnotism as a defen-
sive plea in a murder case. The facts in
the case are these: A man named Gray
procured a gun and melted man
named Mcdonald to kill one Patton.
Gray made Mcdonald believe that Pat
ton was traducing the character of
Mrs. Mcdonald. Mcdonald, who did
the killing, was acquitted. Gray was
convicted In the lower court and
the supreme court affirmed the de-
cision. Judge Horton says: THE Nc
Donald case was not presented to the
supreme court. If it had been and the
same evidence presented to us the SUI
preme court, had it the power, would
have ruled for McDonald's conviction.
Morris tribune., 1895-04-17
Battle for silver in the west

CHICAGO, April 16.-The new national
silver party, of which Joseph c. Sibley,
of Pennsylvania, is the presidential
candidate, planted it's banner on
the soil of Illinois Saturday and
took formal possession IN the
name of equal coinage of gold
and silver. Mr.. Sibley arrived in Chi
cago Saturday morning, accompanied
by Gen. A. j. Warner, president of the
National Bimetallic league, and spent
the day in conference with state and
local silver leaders. 1t was resolved to
begin the work of organizing the.
bimetallic party in this and surround
ing states at once. Candidate Siblev
expects to carry every western and
southern state
Morris tribune., 1895-04-17
PLEAD GUILTY.
Great Northern Strikers Fined for OBJ
STRUGGLING the Malls.


STRUGGLING the Mails.
FERGUS FALLS, Mimi, April 13.-In
the United States court Thursday
Grant Mason, of GAINESVILLE, was tried
for obstructing the mails .during the
Great Northern strike last April. The
testimony was brief, and the jury
found him guilty. His conviction was
followed by the conspiracy case against
seven GAINESVILLE men, and during it's
progress the defendants all agreed to
plead guilty of obstructing the mails
The conspiracy case was stopped, and
after addressing the men briefly, Judge
Nelson sentenced each to pay a fine of
500 and until the fine was paid each to
be committed in the Otter Tail county
Jail. Sentence, however, was not to
become operative till moved by the dis
trict attorney. The effect of this is to
allow the men to pay their fines in in
stallments. Two paid in full and the
others paid half and will pay the bal
ance before September.
Morris tribune., 1895-04-17
Decided to Die Topetber.

ST. LOUIS, April 15.-At 3 o'clock
Friday afternoon the dead bodies Of a
man and woman were found lying
side by side on Jacob Duffy's farm, a
few miles west of the city on
the Walton road. Their threats were
cut and their faces stained with blood
In the right hand of the man was a
revolver. Each was shot through the
heart. Pinned to a ribbon was
this note:
April Give have both decided to die to-
gether, and If one or the other should happen
to recover. the other shall not be held re-
sponsible for the deed. We both are going to
take poison and I will do the shooting. We
are not doing this on account of any love affair,
but simply because we do not want to live any
longer. This is oil we have to say. and hope
there will be no trouble. I'VE remain as ever,
yours truly,
"MR. LOUIS FRANK.
1884 Cherokee street
miss KATE KOLB"
Morris tribune., 1895-04-17
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

w. JENNINGS DRMoREsT, one of the
founders of the prohibition party and
publisher. of Demorest's Monthly, died
in New York.
The net result of municipal elections
in New Jersey was victory for the re-
publicans.
MRS. EMILY FREEBURN JAMES, wife OF
ex-Postmaster General James, died
suddenly in New York.
THE thirteenth general assembly OF
the Arksasas legislature adjourned
sine die.
JAMES Fl. CAMPBELL, minister to
Sweden and Norway under President
Lincoln and member of congress in
1874 and in 1853 and 1860, died sudden
ly at his home in Wayne, Pa, aged rs
years
GEN. GEORGE w. JONES, of Dubuque.
Ia, the oldest living ex-United States
senator, except James w. Bradbury, of
Maine. celebrated his Dist birthday.
DAVID RAINS, who resides 20 miles
south Of Arkansas City, Kan, in the
Chickasaw nation, celebrated his 1Osth
birthday. His wife is 1O3 years old.
Iowa republicans will hold their state
convention in Des Moines on July 10.
PROF. JAMES d. DANA, of Yale uni
versity, probably the greatest scientist
in America, died suddenly at his home
in New Haven, Conn.,, aged SO years.
JAMES w. SCOTT, proprietor and pub
Usher of the Chicago Times Herald,
died of apoplexy at the Holland house
in New York, aged As years
REV. J. M. JEssUP, an aged Baptist
preacher, died in the pulpit at Sandy
Ridge, Ala, while preaching.
WALTER L. NICHOLSON, the first
topographer of the post Office depart
ment, holding that position for twenty
two years, died in Washington, aged 70
wears
Morris tribune., 1895-04-17
ATREATY or PEACE.
China and Japan Said to Have Come 70
2 Terms Satisfactory to Both.

i China and Japan Said to Have Come t1
Terms Satisfactory to Both.
WASHINGTON, April 15.--Oficial adj
vices received here from Japan lndl-
cate that an understanding has BEEN
reached between the Japan and Chinese
Observation-Disclosures and that the news
of the definite conclusion OF peace
may besexpected at any moment. Inc
exact particulars of the terms OF SET
Element could not be learned, but II rs
understood that in response to tne
urgent and repeated requests OF the
| Chinese plenipotentiary for an abate-
| ment of the demands originally made
the Japanese plenipotentiaries have
| granted important concessions.
Great satisfaction is expressed here
at the information that the peace
negotiations have been practically con-
Guided between China and Japan!
eight days before the termina-
ton of the time fixed for the termina-
ton of the amnesty. So far as can be-
learned formal treaty has not been
signed and may not be before Saturday.
Meanwhile there is possibility that
Ii Hung Chang, the Chinese represent
alive, may object at the last moments
and another postponement occur. This
is regarded, however, as only posi-
bility and not probability, inasmuch
as the plenipotentiariesh have devoted a
fortnight to their work and the con-
illusions have been reached after the
most careful and deliberate considera-
ton.
se-1 cd hot oT10n a
sions made by the japanese has been a
decrease in the amount of indemnity de-
manded and that this is their principal
compromise. When the signature of
Ii Hung Chang shall have been affixed
to the treaty, peace will then be for
mally declared. The Chinese viceroy
was clothed with plenary powers when
he came to Shimonoseki and any action
taken by him, therefore, is de6nitiye.
1t is given out at the Japanese Legal
ton that any concessions which have
been made are due to the repeated re-
quests of the Chinese plenipotentiaries.i
But there is probably more forcefu[
influence at work than any which can
be exerted from Picking. 1t looks as if
Japan were yielding before the hostile
attitude of Russia.
1t is felt here that Japan cannot af-
ford to antagonize Russia to such AM
extent as to press for a permanent
occupation of Port Arthur and the
contiguous territory, because If any
power other than China is to
control that district Russia must
be that power. The car needs Pa :
cifc seaport and China has none to
give that would be thousandth part
as useful to the car as one on the east
coast of Manchuria, which is the Port
Arthur territory. Both Russia and
China have, therefore, the strongest
reasons for opposing this exaction of
the mikado.
WASHINGTON, April lot is reported
that the final conclusions of the Japan
csc plenipotentiaries have been tele-
graphed by Ii Hung Chang to Picking,
and that Japan has asked for reply
in one day.
Morris tribune., 1895-04-17
DEMAND FOR HIGHER WAGES.
Dun Thinks 1t an Obstacle to Trade Inn
proyement

/
NEW YORK, April Is. G. Dun &
Co. IS weekly review of trade says
Progress toward better business continues,
| but Is slow and meets many obstacles In
speculative aspects and in wholesale demand
| for goods, the week shows improvement.
| Money markets are undisturbed, and little
more active. But among the chief obstacles
| is the anxiety OF operatives to secure
better wages, even while many manufacturing
works are running without profit and others
| at the risk of loss. In number OF establish
ments better wages have been conceded, thus
increasing the purchasing powerof the people,
but strikes have largely overbalanced settle
ments, several OF importance having thrown
about 1900 workers out OF employment this
week
Failures for the first four days of April
showed liabilities of $l1SS,523, OF which S445,-
$40 were of manufacturing, and &S426S3 OF
trading concerns. Failures for the week were
207 in the United States. against 2l8 last year,
and ~ in Canada against "a last year"
Bradstreet's says:
1.-The feature in trade circles is found in
the prices movement. more particularly
those for cattle, dressed beef and petroleum
Drought, low prices and hard times within
two years have resulted in shorter supply Of
cattle, prospectiyely 80 per cent. less than
last year. Live cattle are SI60 higher per 100
pounds than last year. and 81 higher than the
lowest point this year Dressed beef is IN
cents higher than the average last year, the
highest since 1855 The comparative scarcity
of high grade cattle is emphasized by the fact
that present quotations, when made in previ-
GUS periods Of scarcity. have never failed to
bring supply when one existed.
Central western cities, notably St Louis
Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Louisville and
Detroit, report improvement IN business and
confidence as to the future. Greatest activity
is noticed in dry goods, hats, shoes and leaf to-
bacco
Recent rains have produced cheerful feel
ing in the agricultural region tributary to Kan
sas City, Omaha Des Moines. Milwaukee, St.
Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth The conse-
quent improvement is not as great as hoped
because of activity in planting. The move
ment of farm machinery. dry goods, groceries,
hardware, paints and oils Is most active.
among more important southern cities re-
porting actual gains in the movement Of mer
chandise are Atlanta Augusta, Savannah and
Galveston. but improvement there is slight.
The outlook is regarded more cheerfully at New
Orleans where sugar bounty disbursements are
expected soon, but at Jacksonville and Bir-
mingham general trade is quiet. and in some,
lines slow. Nashville and Memphis retain i'm
provement previously recorded. At Chatta-
nooga dry goods and hardware are relatively
most active.
Morris tribune., 1895-04-17
ADVISED 70 PLANT POTATOES.
Northwestern Farmers Hold a Rally tc
Consider the Subject.

Northwestern Farmers Hold Rally to
Consider the Subject.
ST.. PAUL, Mimi, April 13.-Western
Minnesota saw a gathering of farmers
here such as even the most exciting POI
litical campaign could not bring
together. At the little town of Daw-
son, near the western border of the
state, about 1900 people attended the
great potato rally arranged by the
Minneapolis s. st. Louis railroad.
Two large meetings were held, at
each of which w. NJ. Hopkins, general
freight agent of the Minneapolis & ST.
Louis, and S.. 81. Hall, the. potato ex-
pert, addressed the farmers on the need
of diversifying their farming operations
and the special advantage of the potato
as profitable crop for substitution, in
part, far the inevitable but not always
successful wheat. Great enthusiasm
was manifested.
Morris tribune., 1895-04-17

THE village OF Plattsburg, Mo-, was
nearly wiped out by fire, the loss be-
ing 100000.
A POLICE census gives New York city
population of 1862, 500.
The Nations Crisis is the name of a
new weekly paper at Denver with ex-
Gov. Davis ii. Waite as editor.
Morris tribune., 1895-04-17
One Man Killed.

CHARACTERISTICS, Va, April IA
huge mass of earth caved in upon four
men digging sewer on Garnett street,
completely burying them. One was
taken out dead. Another was so badly
injured that he may die. The other
two were not much hurt.
Morris tribune., 1895-04-17
Did m tn Scare His WIG

Fort SMITH, Ark, April 13.-The ru
NOR that several society women had
been indicted for card-playing was the
outcome of practical joke a man
played on his wife. The telephone
system took it up and for awhile things
were teresting.
Morris tribune., 1895-04-17
Bit the Dust.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April ia spe-
cial from nennessey, Q. t., says: The
Lacey mail carrier brings news of an
other battle between the Dover train
robbers and United States marshals,
in which two more outlaws have been
lrillad
Morris tribune., 1895-04-17
HIGH WATER.
Floods Cause Much Ruin in New Hamp-
shire and Vermont.


CONCORD, n. H., April 16.-Fer the
first time in fifteen years high water
has necessitated the canceling of pas
senger trains from this city on the Con-
cord division of the Boston s. Maine
railroad.
HANOVER, n. H., April 16.-For forty
two hours rain fell here steadily
Every stream has overfowed its banks
and is bringing down ice, logs and
debris, and submerging fields and
meadows seldom touched by spring
floods.
MONTPELIER, Vt, April 16.-Mont-
pelier is experiencing the biggest flood
since 1869. The Winoosl1i and North
Branch rivers, ordinarily small streams,
have become roaring torrents.
Morris tribune., 1895-04-17
City Treasurer In Trouble.

PRINCETON, ILL.,, April 10. City Treas
urer James Miranda, of Spring Valley.
plead guilty to four indictments for
malfeasance in office Friday and the
penalty will be fixed by the court. His
prosecution grew out of the late short
age of $4,000 in the city accounts.
Morris tribune., 1895-04-17
Death of Prof. Dana.

New HAVEN, Conn, April 16.-Prof
James d. Dana, of Yale university,
probably the greatest scientist in
America, died Sunday night at his
home in this city.
Morris tribune., 1895-04-17
Lots Of Early STRAWBERRIES.

MADISON, Miss, April 10. The first
shipment of strawberries made from
Mississippi this season was made Thurs
day by R. c. Lee, of this place, con-
signed to Chicago firm. The early
crop this season will be unusually plen-
tifuL
Morris tribune., 1895-04-17
sudden Death of q Preminent Journalist.
''MR. LOUIS FRANK.
1884 Cherokee street.
"MISS KATE KOLR.n

New YORK, April 16.-James w.
Scott, proprietor and editor of the Chi
cago Times Herald, died suddenly of
apoplexy in his room in the Holland
house, Thirtieth street and Fifth av-
enue, at 2:3o o'clock Sunday afternoon.
His death was as peaceful as it was I'M
expected.
Morris tribune., 1895-04-17
Thinks Railroads Need Not Paw.

CLEVELAND. O., April 10. - Judge
stevenson Burke, who ranks among
the foremost of Americas railroad
lawyers, said that it is his opinion
that the government could not compel
the railways of the country to pay the
income tax.
Morris tribune., 1895-04-17
LATER.
The Revolution over.

| HAVANA, April 15.-Maceo is capt
ured and Cuba's last hope is gone.
Crombet has been killed. Without
these two leaders all is chaos in the
insurgent ranks and liberty's most
ardent friends admit that the Cuban
cause is lost. The Spanish authorities
are posting bulletins, and the loyalists
In Havana are celebrating the ending
of the revolution. Without Crombe t
and Maceo there can be no real war;
On Saturday the Cuban army and the
4 Spanish soldiers met at Palmarito.
The rebel forces mum bered 1900 men,
while that of the Spaniards 5000. A
| desperate battle followed and accord
| ing to official reports lasted two hours.
at the end of that time the rebels re-
treated, were pursued by the Spanish
troops and Maceo captured. His secre-
tary was also taken and all the perso-
nal and private papers of Gen. Maceo
were confscated. The battle was a
hard fought one, and the insurgents
battled desperately against odds. The
Spanish soldiers resisted with remark
able courage the onslau ght of the re-
bells. In the battle, hand-to-hand
conflict, number of Cuban officers,
one of whom was colonel, were killed.
MRS. BALDWIN, of Hartshorne, I. T..
killed herself and 7-year-old child the
18th with strychnine.
VIM. FAIR, an engineer at Winnipeg,
attempted to cremate his wife and chill
dren. that he might marry woman
whom he had led to believe he was sin
gle. He was arrested, but on the 18th
escaped from jail
A DISPATCH from Shanghai says the
treaty of peace was signed the 10th and
the terms are: The independence of
Corea; Japan's retention of the con-
quered places; Japan's retention of ter
ritory east of the Lilo river; permanent
cession of Formosa; indemnity of $780,
600, 600; an offensive and defensive al
lance between China and Japan.
VIOLENT earthquake shocks were ex-
perienced throughout southern Austria
and Italy. At Laibach, Austria, 81
shocks were felt between midnight and
the morning of the 18th. All churches,
public buildings and residences were
damaged. Several persons were killed
by falling walls.
WHILE the Chilean minister was at
tending theater in Washington, D. G.,
the night of the 18th, his butler stole
$4,000 diamond necklace and disap-
peared.
JAS STUEN was killed by boiler ex-
plosion in a saw mill at Foraker. O.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-24

I'm chs country than good saissies. bat sat
this time there : . fair proportion OF men
xao would Willingly give away their IA
vorste tsorses Il they could thus insure
she animals coed harms and plenty o.
feed.
Bar the people caenot AFFORD 10 think
now OF these minor affections OF tsesr
hearts
Tire writer rode fosty-fve miles through
the country recently The air turned The
driver a dark shade. until ne resensbleSs
some kind OF q purple Entf.an from Bra
I'll. and the team became completely
coated with snow and ice. as II their htSse
brown bodies were In quaint uisfers.
They became dull ami stupid in the storm
Under the drivers tiogging they barely
stirred holding their heads dejectedly,
with an expression of unutterabie. patient
WEAKNESS. SIX men were met upon the
road. Tasy strobe along silently, with
patches OF ice upon their boards. The
fields were for the moss part swept bare
OF STOW. and there appeared then the
snort stamps OF the corn. where the hot
winds OF the summer gnawed the stalks
away.
Yet this is not IN any sense type OF
NEBRASKA SsGfm- IL IS pnsloEen2I. IL IS
typical oniy of the misfortunes OF this
part OF the state. It is commensurate
with other things that this tempest should
come at precisely the time when it will
be remarkable If certain OF the people
endure IL
Eddyvile received consignment OF aid
recently. There were eighty sacks OF -four
and a dozen boxes OF clothing. For miles
about ihe htsle village the farmers came
with their old wagons and their ill-fed
horses. Some of them biushed when they
went before the local committee to sign
their names and get the charity. They
were strong. fine, sturdy men. not bent
like the Eastern farmer. but erect and
agile Their faces occasionally expressed
the subtle inner tragedy which relief of
food and clothing al this time can do but
little 10 tighten. The street was again
lively. but there was an elemental mourn
fuiness in the little crowd. They spoke of
the weatheTa great deal
Two days afterward the building where
the remainder OF the relief stores had been
put away burned TO the ground.
A farmer in Lincoln county recently
said: mo. didn't get no aid. had ter