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The record-union., 1896-01-27

chine capable of stamping 100000 let
ters an hour. It does not appear that
they have induced the postal officials TO
adopt the machine, however, as the lat
ter still prefer to continue the practice
of Stamping each letter by hand.
NJ De Oliviera Lima, Secretary of
the Brazilian Legation here, has been
appointed First Secretary of the Bra
lillian Legation in Washington.
The King of Saxony, the King and
Queen of Wurtemburg, Princess Pauline
Of Wurtemburg, the Grand Duke and
Duchess of Baden and the Duke of
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha will attend the
fetes upon the occasion of the Emperor s
birthday on January 9th.
Hans Premier, manager of Flinsch's
Paper Mills in Berlin, has absconded to
America with $4,000 marks of his en-
ployers money. Besides his defalca..
tion, he was a leading witness against
Baron Won Hammerstein, the abscond-
ing ex-editor of the tKreuz Zeitung, y
who was recently arrested in Athens by
commissiary of the German police. 1t
is suggested that Hammerstein will now
take advantage of Premier's alb
scence to blame him for the forgeries of
which Hammerstein is accused
Herr Woelfflur, the Socialist leader of
Colmar, and until recently the editor of
the newspaper Der Sammler," pub
lished in that town, has committed sui
eide by shooting himself with a revolver.
Misses Rose and Ottilie Sutro, the
American musicians, have abandoned
their concert, which was to take place
in the Berlin Academy. owing to death
in their family, and have started for
their home in California.
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ANOTHER BIG ROBBERY.
Thieves Secure $4,000 Worth of Val
liable Antiques.
The Property Stolen Belonged to the
Schiller Collection Brought to
This Country to be Sold.

NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-Another big
robbery has occurred which is likely to
give the detectives considerable diff
Guilty in ferreting out the thieves. The
scene of the most recent addition to the
already large list of depredations was
at East Thirtieth street, and the ar
ticles taken were a portion of the cele-
brated Schiller collection of antiques
which were brought to this country a
few months ago to be sold. The col
lection was valued at between 100000
and $500,000. The thieves secured $40, :
600 worth of valuable antiques, dis
playing considera BILE knowledge of the
nature of the articles they selected
The collection was in charge of DR..
jain, dealer in antiques, who has a
contract with the owner to sell them.
DR.. jain went to Europe three weeks
ago, leaving in charge his Superin-
tendent, Walter Kley, and a man
named Van Kinkats
Saturday afternoon Mr. Kley, after
securely locking the house, went out
He did not return until nearly l o'clock
Sundays morning. When he reached the
place he found the front door open,
and made an entry and a hurried in
ing missing. On the second floor, where
many of the more valuable articles are
kept, he found that several show leases
had been broken open, and the condi-
tion of the place gave evidence that the
thieves had made a careful examina-
tion of the contents. He also found one
of the windows in the rear open. Kley
discovered that a lot of valuable tapes
try, ancient diamond -hilted swords,
diamond-hilted daggers, all the more
valuable in the collection, had been
taken by the thieves.
The matter was reported to Captain
Pickett Of the West Thirtieth-street
station, and he at once detailed all his
available men on the case, and reported
it to headquarters.
It is believed that the thieves gained
access to the building through the win
dow that was found open, by entering
a livery stable, the rear of which runs
almost against the building where the
robbery occurred.
The collection of antiques is well
known abroad and on this side of the
Atlantic, and is said to be the most val
liable of its character in the world. It's
owner is Robert Louis Schiller.
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POISONED HIS FOOD.
A Woman Arrested, Charged With
Trying to Kill Her Husband.

Trying to XIII Her Husband.
ERIE Pa.), Jan. ga sensation
occurred this afternoon at Girard, this
county, when Mary H. Nellis was ar
rested for poisoning, with intent to
KILL her husband, Peter H. Nellis, pro-
prietor of the Nellis House, and Ed
ward Gardner was arrested as an ac-
complice. The prisoners were brought
here tonight and lodged in jail
Nellis is wealthy, and his wife is a
handsome woman. Last summer Mrs
Nellis spent some time at Lilydale,
and brought home with her for a bar
tender Edward Gardner, whom she had
met at the spiritualistic resort. Nellis
carried a $4,000 policy on his life in
favor of his wife Several weeks ago
he was taken sick and vomited severe
ly. He has since been in declining
health and his brother-in-law, DR.. Rog-
ers of Conneaut, Ohio, became suspi-
cious, and set Maggie Hulbrook, din
ing-room girl, to keep watch on events
in the hotel
Saturday at noon Ne1lis got a dose
of tartar emetic in his coffee Saturday
night the girl caught and saved an
other dose which Nellis was to have
taken. Nellis got another dose to-day,
but was relieved with a stomach pump.
The arrests fbllowed, and created
great excitement The feeling was so
strong against Gardner that only his
timely removal by the officers saved
him from probable lynching.
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THE ABYssINIAN WAR.
Reinforcements Reing Dispatched to
Aid the Italians

ROME, Jan. pa dispatch from
Massowah says that a messenger has
arrived at the camp of General Bara-
tirri, the commander of the italian
forces, bringing letters from Menelik,
King of the Abyssinians, to King Hum
bert and General Baratirri
Colonel Gallanino, the commander of
the Italian forces who were recently
compened to evacuate the town of
Makelle, after a long siege by the Alb
yssinians, has not yet arrived at Gen.
Baratirri's camp. 1t is reported that
he exploded the magazine and blew up
the fortress at Makelle upon leaving
the town.
It is reported that the Abyssinian
chiefs are angry at the release of the
garrison by King MeneIik. as they be-
lieve they would have eventually
forced the Italians to surrender uncon-
ditionally. It is said that the Abyssin-
ian army is disposed to march on Axun,
in the State of Tigre
King Humbert signed a decree this
morning declaring the province Of Err
iberia to be in state of war. The dis
patch to Massowah Of reinforcements.
munitions, cannon and shells continues.
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DEATH OF PHILIP RIPLEY
At One Time One of the Most Widely
Known Newspaper Men.


known Newspaper Men.
NEW YORK, jan 26.-Philip Rip
ley, at one time possibly one of the
most widely known newspaper men in
the country, died shortly before mid
night last night at Bellevue Hospital.
The deceased was in his 69th year.
He was born in Hartford, Conn, and
was educated at Trinity School in that
place. Shortly after his graduation he
started in the newspaper BUSINESS.
and was first employed by Washington
journals When the war broke out he
was detailed to New Orleans as war
correspondent for half a dozen of the
most prominent newspapers in the
country. He was said to have furnished
the most authentic accounts of the bat
ties of the rebellion
Several years after the war he came
to New York and since then had been
employed on many newspapers in this
city. He was closely affiliated with all
the old-time newspaper men, notably
Horace Greeley, and for a period of
years wrote the famous editorials that
were printed over the name of "Hurl-
burt"
There is no one now to claim his re-
mains, as far as is known, but a min
lister of Connecticut. Before Ripley died
he told his physician to send word to
Rev. Starr, Newington Junction, Hart
ford County, Conn, which was done
The cause Of his death was Bright's
disease.
TROY IN. y, Jan. 26.-W. r. Tyler,
a well-known landscape artist, died
here last night.
NORTHFIELD CMass.), Jan. 26.-
Mrs. Betsy Moody, mother of Evange-
list Moody. died to-day from an attack
of the grippe. Mrs. Moody was in her
91st year.
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time instructed his agent here to in
vestigate and see IL his gift was op-
posed, and if so to withdraw it,
Friday night secret meeting of stu
dents was held and committee ap-
pointed to visit President Fuller, ex-
press their disapproval of the gift, and
ask him to call mass meeting of the
students. This request was refused,
but the students met anyway and pro-
tested. When the students went to
chapel high on the ceiling was seen the
beer sign Of w. ]. Lemp's, and under
the flaming letters the words, Put me
down for 1000, too"
Mr. Busch will probably withdraw
his gift.
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CUBAN REVOLUTION.
General Garcia Sails for the Scene of
Operations.

Operations.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. ga morn
ing paper says to-day:
General Calixto Garcia, the most dis
tinguished Cuban General now outside
of Cuba, has escaped the watchful eyes
of Spanish agents and sailed from this
port last Thursday, it is said, on the
fruit steamer Bernard, bound for Cuba.
General Garcia goes to Cuba at the
head of the most formidable expedi-
tion that has ever left this country, of
which he will take command on the
high seas, where he will meet another
fruit steamer. the Jasof, with over 300
arms and ammunition.
From those familiar with General
Garcia's plans, it was learned that the
expedition will make for some port
near the boundary line of the Province
Of Pinar Del Rio and the Province Of
Havana. General Gomez is thoroughly
Informed of all the plans for the expedi-
ton and at the point agreed upon for
the landing of the expedition he will
have strong body of troops Owing
to his great popularity in that district.
1t is expected that General Garcia will
strong body of men in the Province of
Pinar Del Rio
Among Cubans in this country great
hope is placed in this expedition. One
fthe drawbacks of the Cuban cause has
been the lack of commanders who COM
bine both bravery and military sagac-
fty Should any misfortune befall either
General Maxine Gomez or General Jose
or Antonio Maceo, the Cubans' cause
would be in a rather embarrassing posi-
ton. General Garcia, however, is fully
competent to take either Generals place
at moments notice, and when news of
the successful landing of his expedition
reaches this country there will be re-
joieing among the Cubans.
INSURGENTS PUT TO FLIGHT.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-Minister
Dupuy de LONE to-day received tele-
grams from Havana giving accounts
of several engagements between the
Spanish troops and insurgents, all but
one of which are of minor Importance.
In that case General Gonzales Munoz
encountered the bands of Francisco and
Rios in the Mula pass and succeeded in
putting them to flight. The casualties
were not given. It is explained that the
importance and significance of this en-
counter lies in the fact that whereas
Rab1 and Rios were reported to be ap-
preaching Havana to reinforce Gomez.
they were encountered by Munoz in the
most easterly portion of the island, sew
eral hundred miles distant from Ha-
Vana
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WILL BE A BIG LEGAL FIGHT.
Effort to Have Church Property at
Cincinnati Taxed.

CINCINNATI (O.l, Jan. 26.--A legal
fight which will attract the attention of
Roman Catholics the world over will be
instituted this week. Attorneys Steph-
ems. Lincoln and Smith, who represent
this diocese, have been notified to ap-
pear before the County Auditor to hear
an application, made upon behalf of
some person whose identity is not at
present established. for the placing on
the tax duplicate of all the property in
this county owned by the Roman Cath
clio Church and not used as a place of
worship Auditor Hagerty will refuse.
as he did privately some time ago, and
a suit in mandamus viii be filed against
him in the Supreme Court. The prop
erty in question is valued at 81 900 900,
and an effort win be made to have it
charged for the last six years on an in
creased valuation Of $G000.000-
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Buying Up coree.Lands.

ST. LOUIS. Jan. pa special from
the city of Mexico says: The represent
ative of a syndicate Of English capital
lists has just purchased soc. 900 acres OF
coffee land on the Isthmus of Tehaunte~
pee. The tract viii be planted in coffee
trees. American capitalists have in,
vested several hundred thousand dol
lars in the coffee lands on the isthmus
within the past few months.
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LORIN A. THURSTON.
He Gives the Facts Leading to His Re-
call as Minister From Hawaii.
Says He Was Continually snubbed at
the State Department.

Could Get No Information Relating to
Action of the Washington Adminis-
tration Toward Hawaii Until 1t APP
peared in Public Print, While the
Royalfsts Were Kept Thoroughly
Posted-The Charge In Requesting
nishing to the Press Matter Which
Contained Comments and Criticism
of the Policy or the Administration
Toward Hawaii.
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GERMAN TOPICS
Many RumOrS Circulated Last Week That
Bismarck Was Dead,
Yet the Ex- Chancellor is Still Enjoying
Good Health.

The Prince Did Not Attend the Fes-
tlvities at Berlin When the Anni-
versary of the Founding of the EN-
pfre Was Celebrated, Because He
Did Not Wish to Lend Color to Ru-
mors That He Approved the Polit-
ical Course of the Emperor, Which
He Regards as Radically Wrong.
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A STIR IN ooLIRGB CIRCLES.
All over a Gift Made by St. Louis
Brewer.

CHICAGO. Jan. pa dispatch from
Springfield. Mo-, says: Adolphus
Busch, the st. Louis brewer, was solic-
ired by President Fuller Of Drury Col
lege to give 81 900 to the Pearson en-
dowment fund, which he did. Then there
was q gentle protest against accepting
it. and President Fuller IN open chapel
denounced the publication Of reports
about the affair. and paid high tribute
20 Mr.. Busch. The latter in the mean
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-03-21
Republicans Meet at PocateIlo
May 20, Boise August %.
Mr.. SWEENEY WAS SEATED
FIRST Contest Was over the Member
of the Committee From hoot-
enaf County.

Weiser Idaho. March l7.-One repub-
lican state converu,,,, ,,--:iI be held at
Pocatello May 20, the other at Boise
August 26. 1t was SO decided by the
state committee today after two SEES
sions lasting until late this evening.
The meeting was harmonious, though
lines were drawn sharply on nearly all
propositions Pocatello defeated Boise
for the first convention by vote of IL
to 10 and Boise defeated Moscow for
the second by II to 8. The utmost of
good feeling prevailed throughout.
There was some talk Of passing reso-
luton upon the subject of the recent
action of the western senators in re-
spect to the tariff bill. This matter was
considered in executive session and 1t
was determined that it was not in the
province of the committee to adopt res
buttons upon the policy of the party,
that being the sole prerogative of the
state convention.
The first contest was over seating
Sweeney as a member for Kootenai on
a report that ne had resigned. James
Il. Dolan had been appointed in his
place. He gave 1. n. Funk his proxy.
| The vote resulted II to 8 in favor of
| Sweeney.
Judge Hepburn represented Shoshone
county, and I. N. Funk Latah, Idaho
and Nez Perez One member lsidoI
Smith of Boise county, controlled the
situation on the location of the con.
vention. He voted with Pocatello fol-
the first and with Boise for the sec
ond.
The proposition to recommend thu
nomination of legislative candidates
at the time delegates were chosen t.
the state nominating convention wa
defeated and the matter simply referred
to county committees.
The basis of representation is on
delegate for each 100 votes cast for gov
ernor in the last election, the total be
ing 249.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-03-21
WAS BURIED BY AN AVALANCHE
HALEY Proprietor Dug Out of His
Wrecked Cabin.

Boise, Idaho, March IA special to
the Statesman from HALEY, Idaho, says:
Henry Boos, a German, aged &c. was
found dead under four feet of snow in
Panther gulch, on Deer creek, II miles
north of HALEY, today. Boos was
miner, and on going to his claim last
fall had provided sufficient provisions
to last until spring. He was a hermit,
and for this reason no apprehension
was entertained by his non-appearance
in town during the winter season. F. L.
Bradley, Familiarity known as Splinter
Bradley, is working his mine one mile
below. and he decided last evening 10
visit Boos and take him some reading
matter. When arriving there he found
the upper half of the cabin carried away
by a snowslide, the lower half being
buried under snow. He returned, and
with others proceeded to the place this
morning to search for BOos. They dug
out the lower half of the cabin, under
four feet of icy snow, and found the
body of Boos frozen stiff in bed, evil
IDENTIFY having been killed instantly, and
it is supposed the fatal slide occurred
60 days ago. The deceased was an hon
est, industrious man, and has no rela-
tiVes in this country.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-03-21
THE FRANCHISES TO HE TAXED
Central and Southern Pacific Must
Pay California.

Washington, March 16-Chief JUS
tice Fuller of the United States supreme
court today handed down a decision in
the case Of the people of California
against the Central Pacific and South
ern Pacific Railway Companies, involv-
ing the right of the state to tax the
franchises of these roads. The railroad
companies resisted taxation on the
grounds that their franchises were de-
rived from the nauonaI government as
well as from state authorities and were
inseparable. The court decided against
this view, holding that railroad COM
panies owe their existence as corpora
tions to the state and are subject to
state laws in respect to taxation. The
chief justice said the state franchises
had never been merged in the federal
franchises, and they were as legiti-
mately subject to taxation as the road
beds of the companies Justice Field
read a dissenting opinion. He said the
position taken in the majority opinion
was absurd and untenable.
The United States supreme court to-
day reversed the decision of Judge
Maxey of the Texas federal court in the
case of Consul Ornales of Mexico, ask
ing for the eXtraditiOn of certain mer
claimed to be engaged in the Cara in
surrection of 1891 and 1892. The supreme
court decision has the effect of holding
them subject to eXtradition. Chief Jus
tice Fuller read the opinion.
The case of the United States VS.. the
state of Texas involving the ownership
of Greer county, was decided in the su
preme court today in favor of tn
United States. Justice Harlan HANDED
down the opinion. The case involves
100 900 acres.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-03-21
zELAYA is COMPLETE MASTER
Captured the Stronghold of Nicara-
guam Rebels.

Managua. March II. via Galveston,
Textile city of Managua is in a fren-
~ of excitement and rejoicing over the
news received of three great victories
scored by the government forces today
over the Leonist rebels.
The city Of Metapa was taken today
by storm after two days hard fighting.
The capture was attended with terri
BILE slaughter, news from the scene plac-
ing the number of killed and wounded
as high as 1000 men. Metapa is situated
in the midst of high mountains and
not very far from the frontier of Hon
duras. 1t was considered the strong
hold of the rebels and was relied upon
by the insurgents to fall back upon
as a last resort.
The rugged character of the country
in which the town is located and its al
most inaccessible approaches made the
assault particularly hazardous and UNI
certain. The town of Mora also sue
cumbed today to Zelaya's arms, with
| heavy rebel losses. The troops sup
piled by the president of Honduras to
assist President Zelaya are doing act
i've service and are in full control dowr
the western coast of the Occidental de
partment. They have already occu
pied Viogo City, north of Leon, and are
proceeding southwark.
Managua has put on gala attire Il
celebrate the news and bright color
are everywhere displayed to the soun'
of much cheering and drinking o
| health.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-03-21
NO FREE SEEDS BEFORE JULY
Farmers Need Expect No Govern
ment Aid This Year.

Washington, March 16.-Judging
from the hundreds of letters received
by the senators and representatives OF
the Washington delegation, there is
general misunderstanding throughout
that state upon the seed question. The
agricultural appropriation bill has
passed both houses and become law.
1t contains an appropriation of $751;
900 for the purcb Use of seeds and not
only authorizes the secretary of agrl-
culture to spend this sum, but makes
it compulsory for him to do so. But
the fact has apparently been lost sight
of that this bill makes appropriations
for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1897,
and that none of the money can be eX-
pended prior to July 81, 1896. So far as
the present spring is concerned, there
fore, this bill affords no relief. Senator
Hansbrough's joint resolution compell-
ing the secretary of agriculture to ex-
pend last years appropriation, whlch
the attorney general told the secretary
under the existing law he was not com
PEELED to do, has passed the senate, but
not the house.
Secretary Morton has stated in an
interview recently published here that
by the time this resolution has passed
ana the DTGSlQGIll llclo lehrNCh NAAN ~N,N
tomary 10 days in which to consider
1t would then be so late that there
would not be the slightest prospect
whatever of purchasing seeds and get
ting them ready for distribution this
season. 1t can therefore be set down
as pretty certain that there will be nc
seed for free distribution for farmers
in any section of the country this year
and congressman are generally answer
ing letters to that effect.
NEEDED NO SIGNATURE.
The senate joint resolution directing
the secretary of agriculture to purchase
and distribute seeds, etc, as in pre-
ceding years, has become a law withou
the presidents signature. Secretar!
Morton refused to carry out the OLE
law and vigorously opposed the pass
age of the present mandatory act.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-03-21
"God's American Volunteers" the
Name Adopted.
SON DARLINGTON THE LEADER
Local Branches Will BE Called Posts and
the Various Titles viii BE
Military.

New York, March 1.-THE World To-
morrow will publish the following:
Ballington Booth has named his new
religious organization Gods American
Volunteers. Eureka" he exclaimed,
at have found it. The new movement
has at last a name, Tor which we have
been seeking for weeks. Gods Amer
lean Volunteers. Three cheers, gentle
men, for the success of the glorious
cause"
1.-THE old Bible house, usually quiet
and gloomy, echoed with the cheers
that answered the call. Booth stood In
the center of the group and waved his
arms with each cheer. 1.-The American
Volunteers, all amen and for God" he
added. Patriotism for our country
and faith in the Lord will lead us to
victory"
The volunteers will be governed by
a military constitution, with Mr.. and
Mrs. Booth as joint presidents. The To-
cal branches will be called posts and
the various grades of officers will have
rank and titles like those of the Amer
lean army.
Colonel Nicol who came to this coun'
try with Eva Booth, sailed for England
yesterday in hurried response to ca
blegram.