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So One New.paper Saw.

Vienna, Jan. 1.-The st. Petersburg
correspondent Of the Freie Presse tele-
graphs that Russia and Franco have
actually promised diplomatic support of
the United States in the Venezuelan
trouble. and he adds that Russia IL
prepared to facilitate the United States
loan with her own gold reserve.
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-04

Milwaukee, Dec. 81. - Walter G.
Sanger. the we'll known professional
bicycle rider and racer and Miss
Katherine Kotzenberg Of Chicago
were secretly married on Friday night
by the Rev. Father McGill. They
were on their way to the river to
skate with friends when they quietly
slipped away. were married and later
Joined the skating party, Late that
hight they announced the wedding to
their parents, who. though they ex-
pected the marriage, were surprised
that they should have married with.
out their knowledge.
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-04
Brew~r.' Tru.t n. m Au.,u

Chicago, Jan. l.. The beer war
which has ragged for IL year or so has
been settled. All the brewing com
panles doing business in Chicago have
perfected II mutual agreement by which
the price of beer will be advanced 10
~ barrel. the present price being S4
or less. 1t is estimated that tlis will
result in the closing of some 2.,AtO sa-
looms in Chicago during the first three
months of 1896;
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-04
McGlll Axain u pu1li.,,e-

Minneapolis. Jan. 1.-Ex-Gov. \. Il.
McGill. president Of the Northern Trust
company ami ipso facto the receiver Of
the Penny Press Publishing company.
was for a number Of years a newspa pcr
publisher and proprietor at st. Peter. IL
Is not. therefore. Il new undertaking
into which liz has launched when his
company assumed the sponsorship and
management of the Penny Press. Gov.
McGill said: "'rhe recciverslip is sun
posed to bc temporary arrangement
1t will he ten days before the schedule
OF assets and liabilities is filed. and I'M
TIL that time nothing can be done cy-
ctpt to keep the paper running.
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-04

Huntington. W. Va. Dec. 31.-At the
mouth Of Salt creek. on Tongue river
just before daybreak this morning,
Fletcher Wallace. Il prominent ciu-
zen, was shot fatally by Howard New:
some. neighbOr, who took Wallace
for q burglar.
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-04
Rickard. Goe. to wa.hinx,ou.

Helena. Mont. Jan. 1.-Gov. J. Il.
Richards leaves to-day for washing
ton. D. c.. where he will lay before the
interior department his report about
the depredati0ns of the Cree Indians,
their repeated violations Of the game
law and the refusal Of the authorities
Of Cannda. whose wards the Indians
are. to heed his demands for protection.
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-04

Galveston. Tex, Jan. 1. - The
schooner Julia Wart has been wrecked
at sea. She was of :b1 ions and hailed
from Rockport. Mass. Capt Rich and
his crew were rescued and arrived here
to-day. The captain relates a tale of
terrible suffering.
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-04
Judge Robbed Four 1Ym-.

Eau Claire. Wis. Jan. 1.--Burglars
entered the residence of Judge Bailey
Sunday night and took his wife's seal
skin coat and IL lot of silverware; total
value, $4OO No arrests. The robbery
was not discovered until today. This
is the fourth time the judges house
has been plundewd.
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-04

All the furnaces of Newcastle, PA.
are closing down to-day as the result
Of the demands on the part of the en-
ployeS 10 pay for time and Il half on
Sundays and il CORE ponding increase
on lulitlayS
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-04
wipine Ont Grain TI,,.,..,

Ipswich. $. d., Jan. 1.-Deputy Mar.
shal Powers yesterday arrested two Of
II gang of grain thieves who have I,crn
ending his grasp for IL year or more.
These arrests. with more which will
follow, will viii" out the gang en-
ScOnSed in the southern ln,rl Of ,lis
county.
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-04
Want a crea,nerx

Ipswich, $. D., Jan. IA meeting
will be held next Tuesday in Iluntlry
township. this county, to organiZc II
cooperative creamery company. Con-
siderable interest is being manifested.
and there promises to lc Il large num-
Der present
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-04

New York. Jan. 1.-Fire broke out
tonight in Hoffman Bros office build
ing, No. 70 Duane street, and before it
could be controlled, did damage to the
extent OF S45OW. Its origin is I'M
known
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-04
Thrown prom n Cnrr,,, ~,

Tabor. Iowa, Jan. 1.--Whilc on his
way TO take IL train for Des AIoines
Prof. w. NJ. Brooks. president Of the
Taber college. was thrown from IL car
ria.e alnl seriously injured
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-04

Baltimore, Dec. 3l.--An inquest over
the victims Of the Front street theater
disaster was held today and the COR
oner's jury found that no one was to
blame except the people in the audi
ence who lost their heads and brought
on the panic.
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-04

Grand Forks. n. d.. Jan. 1.-Judsc
Ielnpleton sentenced the prisoners con-
victrd ut this term Of court. Frank T..
Dunlap. eX-agent for the Great North
crn at Manvrl. was given four years in
the prntentiary for embcZzlement.
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-04

Londor. Dec. 3l.-A dispatch from
ConstantinopL says that the United
States has demanded from the porte
the payment OF large indemnity for
the losses sustained by American mis-.
sionaries In Asia Minor.
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-04
Church Consr,,,e 81,

Alexandria, Mo-, Jan. 1.--St. Francis
Navicrs Catholic church and the I,,ts-
tolal residence of Rev. Father Menarql,
including his valuable library. were
destroyed by fire this morning.
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-04
Seu Ycar.. Grectina

London. Dec. 81. The Order Of
Crusaders have forwarded, through
Hon. Neal Dow. Mother Stewart and
Miss Frances Willard. Il New Years
greeting from the temperance work.
ers Of America with the hope that wa1
will be averted.
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-04
Aligned

Providence, II. L.. Jan. 1.-The II.
W. I.add company, one of the largest
dry goods houses in Providence. made
an assignment to-day to James VI.
ScO1t
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-04
Failure at But,c

Butte. Mont. Jan. IA. Ducllarnc
Il Co. the largest shoe dealers in Butte,
We're to-day closed on attachments by
local creditors for amounts aggrcg,ting
S35,HAI
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-04
f,,,nre..l Wi,h ,rurd.r

New YORK, Dec. :;l-Albert A. Ncllis,
a real estate dealer. was arrested 10,
day ard held in 5000 bonds. suspect
cd of having murdered Mrs. Jane Kun
nett some time last night. =.
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-04
Justice brewer.

Washington. Jan. 1.-~.Illsticc Brew.
er, OF the supreme court. l:lx been ten
dercl and has accepted II place on the
Venezuelan commission.
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-04
Gllllen ,IuLilee

Dubuque, Iowa. Dec. al-Thc gold
en- jubilee Of the Episcopal church of
Dubuque was celebrated with i'm.
pressive ceremonies.
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-04

The Ottawa government has COM
muted the sentence of death passed on
Shorts, the Valleytield murderer, to
imprisonment for life.
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-04
AT Terre,,.s Request.

Constantinople. Dee. 3l.-At the re-
quest Of United States Minister Ter
reN the sultan has ordered that regu-
lar troops replace the reserve soldiers
who are guarding the missionaries In
the exposed parts Of the empire.
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-04
EounS nu.ir... Urnroat.,.le

La Crosse. Wis. Dec 81. - r. A.
Cross one Of the principal contract
ors of this city. assigned today to W.
]. Scott. who gives bond Of $4,000.
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-04

Safe blowers entered the post office
at Highland Park, ILL.,. last night,
wrecked the safe and escaped with
money and stamps amounting to be-
tween $1,000 and $1,1GO.
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-04
PITH or Of THE #; ;iiif;Iiji, YFWS,.
EVENTS Of THE PAST WEEk IN A
Condensed IORM.

4 General RenuInr OF the Most I'm.
all Parts 0f the Globe, lsUiirl
Down and Arranged la Gone
Nenient Form for Rapid rcr-
usal by NUsy People
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-04
An Audience with The Emneror

Vienna. Dec. 81. The Emperor
Francis Joseph gave an audience TO-
day OF nearly an hour to the German
chancellor. Prince von IiOhenlOhe.
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-04

Fire in Il hotel at Bluctield. w. VA.
resulted in loss of S:lO.OH,. one man $
life and the severe injury of several
others who jumped from windows.
While butciering a hog at Tylcrs-
port, Pa. Adam Knnpp's knife slipped
and penetrated his abdomen. causing
death in Il few minutes.
The Calumet cOmp;lny's store was
burned at Hougllton. Mich. causing Il
loss Of $25.OOO; insurance. S.l tNH,.
The stock was owned by H. II. Trea-
lease of Chicago.
Anton Karb and wife were fonnl
asphyxiatcd in their apartments in
New York city. Karb is dead, but his
wife will recover 1t is thought the
couple planned suicide.
The passengers of the American line
steamship Berlin. which was in COLI
sion with the British ship Willowbank,
sailed for New York from Liverpool
on board the steamship I.llynlnnd.
The Lawrence Reduction works, at
Victor Col. owned by IL company of
which J. X. Dclmar is president, have
been burned. Loss, S12j,NW. The
works had been very successful in the
treatment Of lGT-gradc Cripple Creek
ores and ~'ill bc rebuilt.
\ dynamite blast on Section II of
the drainage canal. two miles north Of
I.ockport. ILL.,. was prematurely dis
charged throwing forty cubic yards of
rock over IL gang OF wOrkmen in the
pit below. Two Of the lalIorcrs We're
killed outright and seven others in
iuied. s6Elc of them fatally.
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-04

A violent earthquake shock was felt
to-day ut Weiner Neustadt, thirteen
miles soath Of Vienna,
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-04
lseODDe IN Print.

w. Il. Quinn. general Western land
agent for the Missouri Pacific road.
with headquarters ut Denver is dead.
Miss Mary Hcnncssy, sister Of Arch
bishop IIcnnrsSy. now in Rome. died
at Lealvillc, Col.
Theodore l.. Scwell. husband of May
Wright Sewell. and a well known
scholar and educator. died ut Indian
apOliS.
Paderrwski atlirms that "I.iszt and
Rubinstein will never he surpassed or
equaled. In the history of pianoforte
playing they will he known to poster.
ity as the two great geniuses."
Archie Turpic, n pier Waterman In
New York. has rescued his twenty
first individual from drowning. lie
keeps coil of rope handy to throw
to those who jump or walk off the
pier.
A leading London musical serial
says: ut Is enough to make the mouths
Of British Organists water when they
read that the or;a,nist of the Marl-
borough-Vanderbilt wedding at New
York received $500 for his services"
Admiral Lord Clarence Paget. uncle
of !Almeric l'aget of st. Paul. is now
cightyfour years old. and has written
his memoirs, which will bc published
soon. lie served in the Grim"an war
and was secretary Of the admiralty
under Lord PalmcrstOn.
Queen Victoria is srectly Interested
In the .Asllantce expedition and also
In Barney RnrnatO's Kafiir boom. She
has ordered the colonial office to keep
her informed Of the latest develop
ments in these matters, and English
radicals are now wondering If the old
lady is specializing in African secm"-
tiles
A year ago Rev. DIR. y. w. Rulisiil.
the head of the Methodist publishing
house of Madras. India. came {" this
county to equip himself for starting
an elcrtr,typing department. He went
into Il ;:hup in Baltimore as an :lp-
prentice. and has been working from
) o'clock in The morning until mid
night. He has learned the business.
and has returned to India with coll
trlbIitions to the amount of SIl .0Nn.
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-04

The situation of affairs in Corca ia
most serious. The king is constantly
surrounded by Japanese spies. AMI he
fears that lie will be asSassinar4d.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-29
EDITOR cARMAcK RESIGNS
He Was Unwilling TO Pursue q Policy
of NOn-Ynterferenec. gas

Memphis, April 2S.-Unwilling to pursue
n policy of non-interference with the
trolling influence in the Commercial APP
peal, that paper this morning contains
the following card from editor Il. W.
Carmack.
my connection with the Commercial
Appeal. as it's editor, has ceased With
perative, but of which need make no
statement TO the public. compel me to take:
this step. In doing so wish to express
my deep and lasting regard for my co..
workers ON the paper and for otheras
identified with Its management whose
friendship l shall always gratefully re-
member. For their sakes hope that the
singularly prosperous career Of the COM
mercial Appeal may long continue
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-29
THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The Globe on tho Condemnation Of
Rhodes Hammond nmd Others.

London, April ga report Is cirouIat
ed In the lobby of the House OF Com
mons that Colonial Secretary Chamber.
lain advised the surrender of Colonel
Rhodes and his comrades to the legal
authorities at Pretoria and also advised
them to enter plea of guilty upon the
assurance that the Pretoria authorities
would treat them with lenicncy. The
opposition are framing q series of ques
lions To be Dropounded to the Govern
ment with the object of forcing them to
make revelations showing precisely
what part the English Government has
played In the affair
The Globe. in an article on the con-
defamation of Rhodes. Hammond and the
others to DEATH says: THE news absnrbs
the entire Interest of the House OF Com
mons. The concensus of opinion Is that
the condemned men are in no real dan
ger, but the feeling Is unanimous that
IN the event of the contrary there must
be instant war. II would be impossible
for even the present Government to hold
flee for day If any other course were
taken.
MI. w. j. Galloway manfred whether
the law governing such cases did not
provide simply for the confi.cation of the
property of persons found guilty, and not
for the imposition of death sentences
upon them.
Mr.. Chamberlain re piled that he could
not answer that question. as he was in
doubt whether the condemned man had
heen tried under the statute law of the
Transvaal or the Roman and Dutch law.
Right Hon. James Bryce asked that
names of those under death sentence,
and Mr.. Chamberlain said they were
Col Francis Rhodes. brother of Cecil
Rhodes; George Farrar. Lionel Phillips
and John Hays Hammond. The name
of the tiNh condemned man he had for
gotten for the moment. Four of them
are British subjects and one Diam
mond) is an American
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-29
DIR. JAMEsoN'S TRIAL.
Dispatch Rider Rowland TcstiHes In
Court Concerning the Case.

London, April 2S-Thc trial of DR..
Jameson and his fellow raiders was re-
sumed In the Bow Street Police Court
TINS morning. The streets In the vicin-
Ivy Of the court were much quicter than
upon the occasion Of previous hearings
OF this case. and the courtroom was not
nearly so crowded az formerly, though
'here were many distinguished persons
present Among those IN attendance
were Ladies' Chesterfield and Foley, and
Mrs. Bayard, wife of the United States
Ambassador. The court decided that
after to-day's sitting the case would
be adjourned until June IL, when i'm
portant evidence from Africa would
be ready.
Sir Edward Clarke argued motion
that the charges against the minor de-
PENDANTS be dismissed. but the court re-
fused To grant the motion.
Dispatch Rider Rowlands was called
to the witness stand and testified that
he had ridden on bicycle from Jo-
hanncsburg at Krugcrsdorp and from
there advanced to meet jameson and
his party. lie met Jameson on New
Years evening and gave him u number
OF dispatches, one signed by Colonel
Rhodes and another by Furrnr. These
dispatches warned Jameson that there
would probably be an nmbuscade pre-
b"''N wi nun Wy VIC ISocIb.
told jameson that there had not been
any lighting In johannesburg. and ad-
ded that the hoped to see him In town
That evening. jameson ana his officers
expressed surprise that there had been
no lighting In Johannesburg, and asked
what the people were doing. The wit
ness answered that arms were being dis
tributed and the shops were being bar
ricaded.
In answer to Il question by Sir Ed
ward Clarke, counsel for the defense,
Rowland said that the reform union
was not revolutionary movement
Arms had been served out, he said, be-
cause there had been rumors OF revo-
luton. and also that the Beers were
about TO attack Johannesburg. Wit
ness said he believed the dispatches he
carried to Jameson expressed surprise
at his coming through, and offered 10
send ICON men to meet him.
The court then adjourned
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-29
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS RESIGN.
Two Important Omcc-HoIders Leave
tlie Service of the Government

Washington. April 2S.-Much mystery
Is made over the coincidence of two i'm
portant designations in the Agricultural
Department. accepted to take effect
May |. by Secretary Morton before he
left last Friday for a months tour in
the far West, but carefully suppressed.
The two departed officials are NJ f..
Fagon. of Illinois, Chief of the now
emasculated Seed Division. and p. l..
Lyles, Of the Bureau of Animal Indus
try, both of whom have been drawing
$4,000 salaries since the early part of
the present administration. Acting Sec
rotary Dabney and all the other officials
OF the department profess utter ignor-
ance of the causes of the designations.
but no doubt exists that they ara INSOFAR
able from the seed centiove-sy.L yles be-
Ing protege in the department of Sena-
tor Vest, whose bitter invectives against
Secretary Morton have beZen features
OF the Senate proceedings for the past
Few months.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-29
TO Be FREE
The Cuban Patriots Still Determined 10 Rid
Themselves of The Spanish Yoke.
THE GUNBOATS pIzARO AND ALVARADO
Spanish Reports OF the Different Hat.
ties Fought Since Last Intelligence
Gives the Troops Victories Over
the InsurRents-Gencrn weyler
Issues Another Proclamation.

Havana. April 2S-News has been re-
ceived here that large force of rebels
made an attack upon the Spanish gun
boats Pizaro and Alvarado. lying along
the coast of Santiago De Cuba province
near Baracoa. The gunbouts were aided
by force of Gucrrillas on shore and the
rebels were rerulsed with great loss.
The Spanish loss was as follows: The
commander of the gunboat Pizaro ser
iously wounded: eleven marines wounded
and Il guerrilla officer and seven guerrl-
las wounded
Three columns OF Spanish troops re-
spectively under command of General
fnclan. and Colonies Debos and Vail
cnrel made a combined movement against
Maceo. near Lechuza. Several engage
ments ensued. the Spanish using their
artillery freely. The rebels suffered con-
siderable loss. The Spanish had one
major. two captains and seven soldiers
wounded. The government troops remain
In position enabling them TO continue
operations against the rebels.
COL Hernandez reports having fight
with the rebels bands of Masso and Acea
near Felipe. The enemy occupied strong
positions. but were attacked with great
Nigor by the troops and finally fled. leav-
ing seven dead on the field. The troops
Lad hvc men wounded
Captain General Weyler has issued Il
proclamation ordering severe measures
TO DE taken against the press and that
penalties he imposed upon newspapers
publishing articles lesscning the prestige
or the Spanish nationality, the army.
or the authorities and empowering gov
ernors OF provinces to suspend the pub
ncauon or any paper continuing 10 in
fringe upon their orders.
a gas engine exploded In the cellar Of
me palace of the Captain General to-
Day causing some damage. but no one
was hurt. a great deal OF excitement
prevailed in the city for a time the &C.
currence being attributed TO other than
accidental causes
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-29
THE RnYAN MURDER CASE.
Detectives ana Newspaper Men Give
Hn Their Evidence i'm the Case.

Cincinnati. April 2S-At the jackson
trial in Newport this morning the col
orcd Goachman Jackson, was called to
the witness stand, but lie failed TO re-
snond TO his name. While an officer went
in search of him, the time was taken up
in reading the prisoner Jacksons letters
10 Pearl Bryan at various times last
year One of the letters was from jack
son to Gillespie at Grecncastle. These
letters were handed to the court by At
torney Hays. of Greencastle who has
been assisting in the prosecution. The
ones written TO Pearl were presumably
furnished by the dead girls relatives
They clearly showed how jackson could
assume when the occasion required, the
air of young man of a religious turn
of mind. The letter to DR.. Gillespie is
considered highly important from the
fact that IL was written on January 3lst
OF this year. the day before the headless
body was found in 1t Jackson cautioned
Gillespie to stick to him.
The first witness was Ed H. Anthony.
newspaper reporter. who described the
John street, wrapped In newspaper
Witness said the newspaper bore the late
of January 5th. 1896. This is at variance
with the testimony of detective Witt.
who stated that the newspaper was dated
February 9th
Anthony also testified to various inter-
views with the accused. Detective witt
was recalled and amended his testimony
as to the date OF the newspaper He said
he meant to say 1t bore the date of the
Sunday before the arrest of the Sunday
after the arrest. The court adjourned UNI
til 2 o'clock. e
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-29
U. q. DISTRICT COURT.
The Case OFFS. G.Dickerson Postponed
Enttl MRY tho EOurfh

Richmond. Va, April 2S-In the United
States District Court the case of $. G.
Dickerson. charged with unlawfuly de-
tanning q registered letter. was continued
this morning until May Atm owing 10
the unwillingness of Mr.. Minitree Folkes
to proceed with the case in the absence
of his coadjutor. Mr.. George d. Wise
who Is at present in Farmvile Court
will meet again tomorrow and hear
other cases
The trial of the suit of Mr.. ]. X. Mi
chile VS.. the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
way Company was begun in the Law and
Equity Court to-day. Mr.. Niche sues
10 recover $4,000 damages He was
charged by detective With collecting
fares and making no record OF them az
provided by duplex slips. He denies that
he pocketed any of the company's money
and alleges that his discharge has
ruined his reputation.
The State Supreme Court of Appeals
rt virginia VIII deliver opinions to-mor-
row. Wednesday. and will then adjourn
for the term.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-29
Under SENTENCE OF DEATH.
American Citizens Charged with
High Treason I'm Foreign Hands.

Pretoria, April 2S.-Five of the lead
els of the National Reform Committee
who pleaded guilty of high treason yes
setday, including John Havs Hammond
0he American mining engineer. were
condemned 10 death at this forenoon's
sitting of the court
Col. Francis Rhodes brother of Cecil
Rhodes. eX-Premier of Cape Colony:
Lionel Phillips. George Far.ar and Chas.
Leonard are the four leaders who. with
Hammond, were sentenced 10 death.
Phillips. Rhodes and Farrar pleaded
guilty of high treason Friday last. and
Hammond. who was i'll and not in
court on that day. made a similar plea
This course, il was thought. fould have
the effect To mitigate the severity of
their sentence. but /, turns out that II
did not.
London. April 2S-In the House of
commons to-day JOSEPH Chamberlain
Secretary OF State for the Colonies. said :
IL have received II private telegram, of
the accuracy of which | have no doubt
saying that five of the leaders of the So
called National Reform Committee at
Johannesburg have been condemned to
death. thereupon cabled to Sir Her
cuies Robinson. at Cape Town instruct
lions to communicate the following to
president Kruger: The Government has
Just learned that the sentence of death
has been imposed upon the chief lead
ers of the Reform Committee The Gov
ernment has no doubt that Your Honor
VIII commute the sentences Indeed the
Government has assured Parliament
that this Is Your Honor's Intention