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New-York tribune., 1895-12-28
OHIiT INDIAN WOLF DANCE.

From The Victoria (B c. Colonst.
The Ohat Indians have just finished up the great
wolf dance that for five days had been N progress
at the village OF Numukamls, on the Alberni Cana.
The wolf dance is OF the old relics of barbarism
that IL gradually dying out among the Coast lnii-
ans and IL supposed 10 be test through which .hs
young men must pass before they become entitled
to be considered warriors.
on the opening day a dozen young Indians. hav-
ing ornamentea their heads with wolves
worked Themselves into a frenzy. II they
bowling and growing IN imitation OF wolves. For
five days and nights they continued this strange per-
formance. bowling around the outskirts OF the
at night They remained the who.e period without
food except what they could catch with their bare
hands Naturally they became voraciously hungry
with long fasting.
on the fourth day they made n descent on the VII
age. and the mothers OF the village fed seeking ID
hide their children from the ''wo.ves" the fren-
zled men are led. However the wolves mar
aged to catch Ave SIX youngsters and carried
them away captive. A wretched dog that
tied to a house seized upon by the wolves
actually worried the wretched animal to DEATH tear
Ing him to pieces with their teeth. Then tho
wolves fled back to the woods and next morning
the Indians In the village organized a wolf hunt.
The hunters. were armed with guns, and surround
Ing the wolves. fired bank cartridges at them as
IL shooting them down.
The wolves then brought into the village.
and the medicine man proceeded to doctor them. IL
being supposed to take two days to drive the wof
nature out. great dance and jubilation followed
the capture OF the wolves" who considered
persons worthy OF the tribe and great deal OF fuss
is made over them by their Acknowledgements.
New-York tribune., 1895-12-28

$50 Park-ave. were b.own in plate-siass WINDOW
In Benjamin we!ners grocery store, at NO. BAY
ard-st was wrecked by the wind. wooden sga
belonging TO William Riley was Down from me
building No 80 Leonard-st An awning on the
buidins No 6s Warrsn-st was blown down.
wooden sign OF Sutpen Meyer. g.ass dealers al
No Sc Vestry-st was blown from the third story
large piece of corrugated iron % was DOW from rom
get, Co. No 2io Frsnklin-st Was bown down ,,,
rooted shortly before midnight and blown agans,
the house at that number. leaving 1t In DANGEROUS
position. The police unable to remove IL. ana
the Bureau of Encumbrances was notified.
The float landing OF the police boat Patroi; az
Pier a. North River. was broken and capsiZed 10y
the storm at 2 o'clock yesterday morning. Two OF
the Patrols small boats were damaged and ore
had hole stove in her side.
The wind broke one Of the iron ornamental lamp
posts in front Of the Star Theatre as IL II e wrre
made os straw. The electric light was blown
to the ground pulling with It the wires from their
holdings the roof. A large advertising renee:
which had been rigged up the Broadway side OF
the theatre. together with numerous flags ana punt
ing. was also blown from It's fastening INTO the
New-York tribune., 1895-12-28
LONG ISLAND HOTELS DAMAGED.
TIE SOUTH SHORE STRUCK by A GALE WHICH
TORE OFF ROOFS AND WRECKED
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TIE SOUTH SHORE STRUCK BY GALE WHICH
TORE OFF ROOFS AND WRECKED
THINGS GENERALLY
The storm caused considerable damage on Long
Island The high wind blew down many outnouses
in different parts of the Island. and the heavy ram
broke much glass. Villagers along the South side
of the Island suffered the most By the storm. In
Jamaica Ros.yn Highlands. Westbury and Wheaty
Hills many fences were demolished. In Rockville
Centre the roof of Elisha Terrels house was blown
off A new house which being built al East
Northport demolished. causing loss OF W."
In Whitestone the roof of a large barn owned by
Thomas Farrell mllman was torn of and many
panes OF glass broken A.. the wires are
down along the coas, a, Rockaway. the E1ge-
Hotel stables were totally DESTROYED. vere
killed and a fire engine and several wagons in the
stables were %reckTd Ihe loss VIII iegrs be VI" reb for
next season. The hotel was not damased .
big being erected by Charles o Crsope a ,ons
and three stories in height. The loss w am1uni afI
to s2eo The smokestaek OF the Arvefne s no,r. rar
broker Two sections of the Edgemere bathng
houses are a total wreck and the damage VIII
The roofs and towers of Helmre,s; West End
Casino and the new Grand Repnote sose sese al and
the chowder houses aiong the beach weTs hsih colh
petey destroyed Wanwrish Sr5 fpnm lis ssi
New-York Hotel, the Boulevard was nlSwh IT.. Tb
roo, Of Burns's Albermsrie Hotel was also de-
molished Patrick J. Geasons stables In Edge
mere were wrecked. and some bathing houses on
Hog Island were blown to sea. -, ,n leland
breaking of the wires on the Long tsane
three cars of the Patchogue freight tho which 1,k iei
0as asla"a an fS hour later for
oyer an 10 hour rum hsh h sad nd hs @ men say
last night was one Of the severest in years
New-York tribune., 1895-12-28
YOITHFrL WOLLD-BE WRECKERS.

Newcastle Penn. Dec 27.-Otto Krouse. a thir
n-year-o.d hoy. placed in jail here this
morning for attempting to wreck the Piitsbur9 and
Lake Erie branch train last night. lie confessed
having placed the ties and stones on the track al
two different points. short distance below this
city HC said that he tried TO wreck the train
because the conductor had refused to ct hin ride
free The train stopped within a few feet OF
the obstruction.
La Porte, Ind Dec. H.-Joseph Hayes. aged six
teen was he'd TO the Berr!en County Circuit Court
to-day in bonds OF $1,000 for an alleged attempt TO
Buchanan. Hayes read dime novels. and the con-
slant perusal OF yellow ba cked literature made him
believe he was a youthful desDerado.
New-York tribune., 1895-12-28
THE ROTHSCHILDS MAY AID THE PORTE.
RI'MOR THAT THE FAMOUS BANKING HOUSE WILL.
ADVANCE f2OOOOOO AGAINST A NEW PETRO-
LEUM TAX-RUsSIA SAID TO BE

London. Dec 27.-"The Chronicles CONSTANT
nople correspondent telegraphs that it is rumored
that the Rothschds have agreed to advance e. .0C0
O0o TO the Turkish Government against new tax
on petroleum. Another rumor is 10 the effect that
Russia will guarantee the Rothschilds receiving
q. 10000 on account OF the Turkish war indemnity
The correspondent does not vouch for the accuracy
OF the rumors but declares that the suggested tax
will be Illegal unless the Powers give their assent
to II.
II was reported December Il that petroleum
monopoly was about to be granted 10 Russian
whose project was supported by the Russian En-
bassy. 1t said that the applicant for the mo-
nopoly would undertake to raise a loan OF f4,WOpU
CTurkish). OF which amount 100000 would be paid
TO Russia account of the indemnity. the
balance to be at the disposal of the Turkish Treas
New-York tribune., 1895-12-28
ARE THEY IN A CUBAN PHlooN

SECRETARY CARLISLE TAKES ACTION To DIS
COVER THE WHEREABOUTS OF TIE ARNOLD
BROTHERS. WHO ARE BELIEVED TO BE
HELD BY THE sPANIARDs
Lexington. Ky. Dec. G-H T. Groom, hoi'or u
"The Industrial American" Of this CITY, ""'s'
brothers-in-law Harry and Dalton Arnold were
supposed to have been drowned In Biscayhe pay
FIor,da. but who are now believed to be In CUBAN
n-,son has received the following reply from Sec
retary of the Treasury Carlisle to his telegram oi
Saturday night: ,,
Ny Dear Sir: Your telegram and et,er rGered ~
Our Consu-Cieneral at Havana Will be orueIeu ~
make thorough investigation OF the suoJect anu
II the Messrs Arnold are confined anywhere nCupai; i
he will I am sure discover their whereapouts anu
take proper action TO secure their reiea5e 'si'
truly yours. Jofi'' VI -
Mr. Groom has caused to be inserted IN Cuoa',
papers offer Of $500 reward for ;he Arnoid poSS
New-York tribune., 1895-12-28
TO RAISE HALF A MILLION.

Boston. Dec. 27.-As a result of meeting of repre-
sentative business of this city, held last night
to consider what measures should be taken to sup
port the American National Red Cross Society in
its proposed work = getting immediate relief to the
Armenians in Turkey. steps will be taken toward
raising S5O0O0. Meetings will be held in this city to
further the work, and relief committees will be
tablished In all the large New England cities.
New-York tribune., 1895-12-28

HE TELLS MtRAD BEY THAT ALTHOUGH TURKS
SUFFER FROM BAD GOVERNMENT. THEY ARE
NOT ROBBED AND BUTCHERED AS
ARE THE ARMENIANs

ARE THE ARMENIANS.
London. Dec. 21.-Murad Bey, formerly Ottoman
Commissioner OF the Turkish Debt, who recently
fed from ConstantinoDle to Paris, sent to MI
Gladstone few days ago pamphlet which he
had published in Paris. entitled THE Yildiz Palace
and the Sublime Porte" with view of enghten!ns
public opinion Turkish affairs. In the course
Of his reply acknowledging the receipt of the
pamphlet Mr.. Gladstone disavowed any feeling OF
enmity toward the Turks and Mussulmans gener-
ally He said:
have felt my duty make 1t known that the
Mahometars. including the Turks, suffer from the
bad government of the Sultan. | have heartily
wished success every effort made toward end
ing the great evil. Still, Turks and Mahome.
raped murdered, starved and burned but this is
the treatment that the Sultan knowingly deals out
10 his Armenian subjects daily. There are degrees
in suffering. degrees in baseness and villany
among men, and both seem to have reached their
climax in the OF Armenia
New-York tribune., 1895-12-28

JUDGES OF THE TWO HIGHEST TRIBUNALS IN
ENGLAND AND THE UNITED STATES SHOULD
SETTLE INTERNATIONAL DIFFERENCES
JUSTICE HARLAN BELIEVES.
London Dec 27.-The Rev. Hugh Price Hughes
has written letter, which The Times VIII puohsh
tomorrow morning. relating the substance OF pr-
vo,e conversation he had in London with Judge Har-
Ian of the United States Supreme Court, when the
was on his to America from farls ~ ts
The conclusion of the work OF the Behrng Sea Trlb-
unal Of Arbitration. In this conversation JUST h
Harlan expressed a strong personal CONVICTION lndl
in the event of future differences between Hreat
Britain and the United States, they oueht h9l 10
invoke the assistance OF outsiders, but SHOULD APP
noint an equal number of judges OF Her Majesty
High Court Of Justice and the United states ~,
nrene Court to settle them. He strongly lnslst'"
that II was quite needless to ask Frenchmen ana
Germans settle differences between the hhsiiSh
speaking nations. , -. A. ,,eo,,,ios
craated bv President Cleveland's unhappy acton
render this plan inapplicable to Venezuela out n:
urges the constitution of such permanent cour. I
forthwith to deal with questions that may arise
in the future.
New-York tribune., 1895-12-28
FUNERAL OF CARDINAL MELCHERS.

FUNERAL OF CARDINAL MEI.CHERS
THE CEREMONY CONDUCTED BY TIE BISHOP OF
TREvEs WHO PRONOUNCED A TOUCHING EU-
LoGY ON THE DEAD BISHOP OF COLOGNE
Cologne, Dec 27-The funeral of Cardinal Paul
Mechers, formerly Archbishop OF Cologne who died
In Rome few days ago. took place here to-day
and the body deposited in the vault OF the
Cathedral at noon The ceremony was conducted
by the Bishop OF Treves, who, In the course of the
elaborate services delivered a touching eulogv on
the dead Cardinal, whom he characterized as hay-
Ing been martyr 10 the liberty Of the Church
Enormous crowds thronged the Cathedral and the
streets The crush was great that many women
tainted.
Paul Melchers was born in Minister and frs.
studied law. which he afterward abandoned for
theology. In 1Al he became chaplain at Haltern,
Germany. and subsequently obtained successive pre-
ferments until. In 1857. he was appointed to the
bshoprc OF Osnabriick. Nine years later the great
archiepscopal see OF Cologne was bestowed upon
him. At the Vatican Council In 1870 he accepted
the dogma OF Papal infallibty. conditionally only.
but after the proclamation OF the dogma sub
scribed to 1t without reservation. In the Kultur-
kampf the Archbishop took a leading part. setting
the Falk laws at defiance and eXpiating his
sistance 10 the Government by term OF imprison-
lutte prelate persisted In his former policy and at
length was declared by the German Court for Ec-
clesiastical Affairs TO be deposed from his
Meanwhile however. he had left the country and
close 10 the Prussian frontier Thence he
deavore to conduct the affairs OF his diocese and.
by 80 doing, brought upon himself further sen
tence OF thirty days Imprisonment. The Arch
bishop paid no attention 10 the conviction, and
he outside German territory, n police hue and
cry notice. such as Is ISSUED in the OF
New-York tribune., 1895-12-28
A RISE IN STOCKS IN LONDON.
AMERICAN RAILROADS AND coNsoL5 GO VI
OTHER SECURITIES FIRMER

AMERICAN RAILROADS AND cONSoL5 Go Up
OTHER SECURITIES FIRMER.
London Dec 27.-The Stock Exchange market
opened quiet and was occupied al the oes,''n",s
bv the general settlement. American raiiroa1s
opened strong but at noon were rather Irregular
I he other stocks were hrmer.
At 1890 o'clock this afternoon Consois, as corn
pared with the closing prices OF Tuesday, were up
io Erie seconds showed an advance OF J. Me1.ca"
ordinary a. St Paul common, F2 New, rVIk IN m
tIal u: Pennsylvania, 4; Louisville ana Nash'Ile
H. ana Atchison common a Canadiain raSl"c go
down lI Illinois Central, Il. and Readlhg, "a E''e
and Mexican Central fours were unchanged
The settleUent proceeded quietly ana there ,w vs.
little doing during the day. Foreign secuilufs
were firm. Arsentines and Brazians rose y 10 10
cIrities X. In American railroads the sfnaii a.
open saved the situation despite .ne heT
fails in those stocks since the last settlement Inc
advances at the close OF the market over the prises
prevailing at 1873 o'clock were: Canadian faclnc'
iI.: illinois Central. 1ls: St Paul common; l. Ne%-
York Central u: Mexican Central fours, ~ LOUIS
,,iIie and Nashville. x, and Atchison common, ::
Consols had fallen q; Mexican ordinary, z. and
Reading i. Erie Erie seconds and pennsylvania
were unchanged.
New-York tribune., 1895-12-28
A PRINCESS BREAKS THROUGH THE ioh

THE WIFE OF PRINCE FREDERICK LEoFohD VI
PRUSSIA AND BARONESS CoLMAR NARROWLY
ESCAPE DROWNING WHILE SKATING.
Berlin Dec G.-While Princess Louise 'opn''
wife Of Prince Frederick Leopold OF Prussia, "a'
sr,,,rg with the Baroness Colmar, one OF the
ladies' Of the Prussian Court, near Griebntz Lake
Bebelsburg near Potsdam. to-day the Ice saF1
way and the Princess and Baroness were throw"
into the water which very deep.
A witness OF the mishap named HahK"'1
10 which tho ladies clung but the ice kept breaking
away and threw Hankwtz also into the wstsr, wa sr d.
three being in danger of drowning. son or ffahk
wiz ran TO the rescue and with the aid OF latde
succeeded In saving the women and ms iatnFS'
The Princess and the Baroness were carried 10 .hs
stle of Prince Frederick Leopold in an EXHAUST
condition but they recovering from 'hel
shock and exposure.
New-York tribune., 1895-12-28
WOULD COMBINE AGAINST AMERICA.

THE "TEMPTs' SUGGESTS THE PkOIh'iloN 'r
EUROPE AS WHOLE AGAINST ITS "hEAi AMI
POWERFUL. RIVAL ACROSS THE ATLANllO'
Paris Dec 27-The Temps, commenting on
financial matters in the United States, says tha'
no,ao,iorisro and militarism may drag Europe t.
is ruin The former it declares, arises from tne
extraordinary, widespread misconception OF us
ccnditions of modern economic Efe The papei
adds: I'VE protect ourselves in detail against ths
peoples around us. Neither they nor we see Una, pa
The true protection ought TO organize IS u.
nrotecton of Europe whole against its srea'
ard powerful rival across the Atiahtic
New-York tribune., 1895-12-28

with Them using violence eyen but ne offered ,dh; no
resistance After he had lain down Tor the nignt
in the Mukhars house-the village prisonnthey D OF
dered him t. move TO another part OF the room.
lie begged them TO leave him alone. For hal an
hour or more they continued to annoy him rlnaily ~,
one of them forciby took the bedclothes, whie tn'
other, seized the bedsead and pulled until II oe, e
gan To come apart All this time they are SAID y. TO
have interspersed their commands to MN WIN
such terms as "Giaour." "Khunger.' and language
so vie az not to be fit to repeat
on Friday evening. about dusk. they reached
Fekke Mr.. Martin sent messenger at once TO the
Kaimakam explaining his situation. The Kama.
ham replied that he could not come just then, put
that Mr. Martin to make himself comfortable
in the prison for .he night and that ne would at
tend to the matter in the morning AT the same
time he gave orders TO have the teskere restored,
which was done. 1t was noon the next day before
the Kalmakam sent for Mr.. Martin The latter
related all that had been done to him. and urged
on the Kaimakam the necessity of taking immediate
action I'm the matter but the latter declined to say
whether he would or not. He admitted that q great
mistake had been made, and that there was no rea-
son for H. because the tesksre was all right
Mr. Martins complaint is that he was robbed OF
his teskere with evil intent. forced to abandon MS
work threatened assaulted. imprisoned, deprived of
necessary food and sleep and subjected TO various
forms of ill-treatment and indignes for more than
three days, and ali in the name Of the Government
New-York tribune., 1895-12-28
TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE ARMENIANs.

AN ASSOCIATION FORMED BY CHICAGO SOCIETY
WOMEN TO TAKE MEANS TO SWELL THE
RED CROSS RELIEF Fund.
Chicago. Dec. PA meeting OF society women
from all sections OF Chicago and Its suburbs was
held yesterday at the Office OF Dr. Sarah Hackett
Stevenson for the purpose Of devising means 10
contribute a substantial sum of money to the Ar
menia relief fund which the Red Cross Society will
distribute.
The main plan decided is TO give a series OF enter
tainments in various parts OF the city ana the
suburban towns during the next month and swell
the relief fund by the proceeds Other women VIII
solicit contributions in cash from the Board OF
Trade and similar sources letter was read from
Frances Willard saying she would aid with her
services and money. 1t was also announced tnat
Miss Clara Barton. the Red Cross president, would
be in Chicago to help In the work. Sne VIII
be the guest OF Mrs. s. f.. Gross. who was elected
treasurer OF the association. Dr. Stevenson was
chosen president.
New-York tribune., 1895-12-28
ACEBO DIES AS BRAVE MAN DIES
SIX sKIRMIsHEs FOUGHT AND THE INSURGENTS
SAID TO HAVE BEEN DEFEATED
IN EVERY ONE.

Madrid. Dec PA dispatch from Havana says
that the insurgent Chief Acebo was shot yesterday
et Cienfuegos The return OF General Martinez
Campos to Havana IS much commented upon here.
Havana Dec 27.-Acebo died bravely. The execu-
ton took place at o'clock in the morning Before
being taken 10 the place of execution he recon-
rnended his family to the OF his friends and
neighbors.
Advices from Baracoa, on the eastern end of the
island. show that a Government column had
engagement with a small band of rebels and de-
feated them Six insurgents killed. The troops
lost thirteen wounded.
on December % General Pras disodged the rebel
forces under Quntn Bandera from the Toro estate
near Iimonear a short distance from MatanZas
Generals Valdez and Navarro In pursuit of the
insurgents and hope to compel them to stand and
give battle before they leave the province Of
numbering 22o men, charged upon body of 800
rebels and routed them. Five OF the insurgents
killed and nine were taken prisoners. guam
tty of arms and baggage. which the rebels left be-
Spaniards. The troops also captured number OF
horses, which than replaced their animals that
were killed by the insurgents
Two hundred rebels. while making an attack
tanzas were attacked and dispersed by a Spanish
force commanded by General Godoy
Three engagements have been fought at Ramon
de las Yaguas between strong insurgent force and
Costa 1t is said that the rebels were defeated but
the report has not been confirmed.
The rebels are reported to be retiring from Gura
Cantabria Jaguey and the Cienfuegos district into
the southwestern part Of the province of Santa
Clara.
New-York tribune., 1895-12-28
AIT. THE STORIES ALLEGED TO BE FALSE.

THE SPANISH CONSUL N PHILADELPHIA SAYS
THAT THE REPORTS OF CUBAN SUCCESSES ARE
INVENTED TO HELP THE MONEY MAR
KET AS WELL As THE REBELS
Philadelphia Dec. 27.-An important statement
was made by DR.. Congosto, the Spanish Cohsu' d.
this port this afternoon. The statement IL o"'e"
upon direct advices from Madrid, upon replies 10
teegrams sent out from this city inqurlhs a9 10
the exact condition Of the war in Cuba and tur.ei'
upon private information through diplomatic chah-
nels The sum of the Consuls declaration Is 'ha'
General Gomez has made no such amazing au'a"O0
as has been reported: that the destruction VI piop
ortv in Matanzas is due to isolated and predatory
bands that have evaded the vigilance OF the Span
sh columns. and that in effect the entire story Is
almost totally a fabrication intended to Offset the
Venezuelan scare and to restore the money
market TO it's normal condition by diverting puphc
attention Cuban affairs. Another motive ne says
was to immediate accord of belgerent rights
10 the insurgents from the United States Govern
ment Said the Consul:
Since the first news OF the alleged cuban ADVANCE
reached me have been trying by every means ia
my power to ascertain the exact CONDITION OF anaIs
for my own satisfaction. To-day received a teie-
gram direct from the Secretary Oh Siate al sauI
He said there was nothing abnormal IN the situ%a.ioh %
IN Cuba. and he was surprised at my alarm wnIcH ni
he characterized as unnecessary. He stated that
the men whose numbers had been exaggerated into
a standing army. are not more than a rev euerlia e
bands scattered among the mountains OF Matanzas.
with the object of destroying the property IN the
province; ;x i .,x,. ,,.,,h n,hor, s,oka nv tele
phone to-day learn that if any sgch aggfegatlohh non
of insurgents as has been reported was gathere9
near Havana, some city well-dened neighborhood
would have risen in their favor II only for the sake
Of self preservation. No such uprising mas been
mentioned, even in the, widest accounts If the
news which has created 50 much sensation were
true and the officials had lost their heads as stated
IL would be but the matter Of few days for the
rebels to gain their cause 1t will be apparent that
these reports are false as soon as the newspaper
correspondents arrive at the truth.
l am frank in saying that strongly suspect the
Cubans have had little to DO with the formulation
and propagation Of these erroneous reports. The
probability IL that they themselves have been IN a
measure deuded.
From various | learn that those reports
have emanated from New-York and Key West.
could name the man in New-York who concocted
the first of the stories and | could tell exactly in
what manner he induced the managers of the news
the articles were prepared In New-fork teegra he'd
TO Key West and sent back again from Key West
Only few days need eapse to prove or dlsprove
the truth OF this statement. The object of THOSE
false dispatches has been TO divert public attention
from the financial crisis. and also 10 assist Cuban
insurgents In obtaining recognition.
New-York tribune., 1895-12-28
DAMAGE DONE IN NEw-ENGLANp.

Newport Dec. 27.-A windstorm visited the towns
of Mddletown and Portsmouth. on the north part
of the island, last night II moved In compare
lively narrow track and in generally northery
direction. uprooting trees. Gnroofng houses. de-
mosh.ng small farm buildings and haystacks and
causing general CONSERVATION.
New-Haven. Dec. PA terrific gale struck this
city about O'Clock and lasted till 3 this morning
The wind blew the rate OF fifty miles an hour
and was accompanied by 1urries Of rain. Many
telegraph and few telephone wires between acre
and surrounding towns were blown down, ana
several ems nearly century old we're torn up.
Fall River, Mass, Dec. 27-The wind attained a
velocity OF fifty miles hour here early this
morning and many chimneys were blown down
FIVE topping over in neghborhood. the
steamer Pilgrim. OF the Fall River Line. put In tor
nnf
New-York tribune., 1895-12-28
Tns paocrrs 3 GAMBLE Co.. om'rs

hin, bv count Goluchowsk, Austrian Minister OF
Eorejvn Affairs last summer Prince Won hohen.
obe viii be the guest of Emperor Francis Joseph az
dinner tomorrow.