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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1896-02-18

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Ger ais oaS Grer6te.
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CRANK AND HIS GUN
EIGHT MEN SHOT BY CRAZY
LAPONTE.
One Old Man Killed Outright and the
Others Were Seriously Wounded
He's Captured.

Brockville. Ont, March s.-A maniac
who alighted from the 11:45 train to-
day, shot eight men. One man, Peter
Moore. is dead, and Chief of Police
Rose is fatally wounded. The maniac.
himself is shot through the body and
is now in Jail His name is said to be
Laponte. Policeman Tinzel Is shot in
the arm. Dave Rougie. an Indian, the
two Stagg brothers and a man named
kilburn are the others wounded
About noon Laponte came on the
street carrying a shotgun. The first
person he met was Peter Moore, an old
man. Laponte deliberately shot Moore
dead. Chief of Police Rose ran In the
direction of the report. Laponte shot
him In the breast and head An old
man named Dickson, standing near, re-
eeived a charge in the neck from the
other barrel Laponte had his pocket
full of cartridges. and began shooting
right and left at random. Policeman
Lindsay got behind the door in a gro
Gerry store and partly opening II had
just taken aim when Laponte fired, the
bullets taking effect in Lindsay's head
and neck. A young man fired at La
ponte from a window, wounding him.
He fired into the window after which
he fell exhausted. He was then cap
tured. Lindsay is badly wounded. but
may recover. The others wounded but
not seriously are Robert Boyle, Fred
Stagg, George StaEg, Robert McCor-
mack and Thomas DeVourx
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Presidential Nominations.

Washington, March 9.-The president
has sent TO the senate the following
nominations: Treasury-L- Loper Baird,
appraiser OF merchandise. Philadelphia
Justice-James NJ. Beck. United States
attorney, eastern district OF Pennsyl-
vania; James b. Reilly. marshal, east
ern district of Pennsylvania; Ethelbert
Watts Of Pennsylvania, consul at Hor-
gen. Switzerland. Postmasters-Mary
Brice. Wainters, Cal. Josephine J.
Gaffney, Los Gatos, Cal; Daniel II.
Brooks. Bozeman. Mont. Interior
Charles McChesney OF Nebraska. agent
OF Indians at Rosebud agency. South
Dakota; Indian inspectors. j. George
Wright. South Dakota: John Lane.
Washington
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House Proceedings.

Washington. March s.-Distr1ct of
Columbia business consumed the major
portion OF the day in the house. Among
the bills passed was one to decrease the
cost OF gas from so 10 81 a thousand
This was the outcome of a long fight
against the gas companies. Considera- !
ton OF the postofiice appropriation bill
was continued. but no important
amendments were adopted. The speak
er announced the appointment OF Mr..
Hendricks. democrat. Kentcky. to the
banking and currency committee
A bill was passed on motion OF Mr.
Doolittle. republican. Washington. to
authorize the secretary OF the treasury
20 pay s. w. Peel OF Arkansas 5000
for services to the old settlers against
Cherokee Indians.
A bill was passed TO change the time
for holding court in the Northern dis
trict OF California The house then
took up the District OF Columbia mat
tiers. At 5:15 o'clock the house ad-
Journed until tomorrow.
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MORGAN HAS A PLAN
be introduces a Pacific Railroad
Proposition in the Senate.
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS
District of Columbia Business Oc-
cupies the Attention Of the
House-Few Bills Passed
"A Quiet Day.

Washington, March 9-Senator Nor
gan introduced In the senate a long
document In the shape Of a resolution
embodying his ideas of a plan for the
reorganization OF the Pacific railroads
1t instructs the committee on Pacific
railroads TO report the bill introduced
by Mr. Morgan. giving Jurisdiction to
the court OF appeals of the District of
Columbia in cases brought by the
United States involving government
liens on railroads. The resolution also
fnstructs the committee to report al bill
or an amendment containing provis-
ions for refunding the Outstanding gov
ernnent Pacific railroads bonds held
by bona fide owners who are not in
debted TO the United States, and also
the first mortgage bonds; the refund
ing bonds to run for 30 years at the
option of the government, and subject
after 10 years to be called in and paid
by the United States and 10 bear in
terest at the rate OF 3 per cent. The
refunded bonds are to be held by the
United States treasury and be ex-
changeable for the old bonds. They
are to be secured as the present bonds
are. A sinking fund Is provided for.
TO be deposited by the companies at
the rate of per cent. per annum, to
pay the interest of the bonds IL not
paid by the railroad companies.
Direction is also given for taking
possession OF the roads by the govern
ment under the provisions of the act
OF 1896. In that event the United states
Is to operate the roads as its property.
the present board OF directors in each
road TO be superseded by others con-
sisting OF nine citizens to be appointed
by the president. No person now an
officer or stockholder OF the roads or of
any railroad or transportation and tel
egraph company or a member OF con-
gress or any official OF the government
Is to be appointed on these boards. The
board Of directors is TO manage the
Central Pacific and Union Pacific and
branch roads as one line and have pow
er TO fix rates. No dividends are to be
paid on unregistered stock and the
stock is all TO be reduced to correspond
with the value OF the property. The
functions OF the present officers Of the
road are to be suspended and the books,
papers, contracts. deeds. etc. are to be
turned over to the new boards OF di-
rectors on penalty of fine and impris-
onment for refusal TO turn them over.
The document closes with a declaration
that the government is possessed In
Its right OF all the property OF the Pa
cific railroads; that 1t holds IL as the
means and instrumentality OF national
government and OF Interstate and in
commerce. but IL is neces-
sary the roads should be consolidated
as one through line. that the govern
ment will preserve the property as far
as is consistent with justice for the
payment OF all lawful debts and when
the owners OF stock to share In the
according to the value OF
their property.
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the senate filed into the house chamber.
Carroll said IL had been mutually
agreed by the democrats and re-
publican not to attempt to elect a
senator. He moved the reading OF the
roll call be dispensed with and only the
name of the first democrat and the first
republican in the roll be called. Sena-
tor James said he thought in order to
be sure the law was strictly complied
with enough names should be called to
break the quorum. all except the first
two refusing to vote. This was acced-
ed to and the ballot resulted. Black
burn 1. Boyle /, Petit 1. A quorum not
having voted, there was no election.
The assembly adjourned after an
nouncement was made the senate would
meet to take suitable steps regarding
the death OF weissinger.
idfg(bd?
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TRYING TO SETTLE 1T.
Plans for the Reorganization of the O. $.
l.. and u. ~.

L. and U. ~.
New York, March 9.-The plan for
the reorganization of the Oregon Short
Line and Utah Northern railway com
pany, agreed to by all contending in
terests, will be officially issued to-mor-
row. 1t calls for foreclosure and a new
company to be known as the Oregon
Snort Line railroad company. 1t pre-
serves the entire system and also con-
troll OF block of Oregon Railway and
navigation stock, which is secured by
Sl3,OOO,O00 collateral trust bonds. the
new short line company paying the
assessment upon the navigation stock
There are 1,4S0 miles in the short line
system. Prior liens of $21, ,7750OO upon
about 1,1So miles will remain undls-
turbed, but the total indebtedness will
be only about $4,000 a mile. The an
nual fixed charges of the new company
VIII be $1,S53,270 as compared with 81
lSS,575 for the old company This re-
auction OF charges is accomplished by
converting half the present $40, 1894, 900
consolidated 5s into no-cumulative "a"
income bonds; likewise half the 3,476,-
600 Utah Southern general and exten-
sion Z per cent. mortgages. The other
half gets the new 8 per cent. bonds and
byi converting the s13. 900, 900 collateral
trust per cent. bonds into non-cumu-
latiVe B bonds to receive interest II
earned of per cent. for three years
and per cent thereafter The "B"
bonds have two directors in the com
pany. Any income from navigation
STOCK is to secure their own three or
four per cent. income and no lease OF
the new company can be made with
out their majority consent or a guaran-
tee of their income.
No lien ahead of "A" and "B" bonds
can be created without a majority con-
sent of each. The present s26, $50 200
comon stock pays $12 a share in four
installments and receives therefor new
consolidated per cent. old bonds, and
90 per cent of the stock in the new
company, the other half of the stock
going to the holders of $14,37O 900 con-
soils and Utah Southern bonds in a ra-
ito OF hundred per cent of their hold
ings, making the total stock Of the new
company, $27 400. 100.
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communication in the Washington
Post of a prominent Cuban (the secre-
tary OF the Cuban legation in Wash
ington) be read. This suggestion tc
also give the Cuban side a hearing was
received with a demonstration by the
galleries. so pronounced that Vice
President Stevenson warned the spec
tators.
When the Spanish minister's COM
munication had been read, Morgan
asked that the reply of the Cuban sec
retary OF the legation be read, but
Hale declined, saying st could be read
I'm the time of some other senator. Con-
tinuing. Hale sent to the desk and had
read a communication 10 the New York
World from William Shaw Bowen. a
communication mot concocted in the
organs of Instruction" but written
by man compelled 10 tell the truth"
In newspaper whose sympathies
were with the insurgents, Tut which
was broad enough to print both sides.
The extract referred to General weyler
as greatly traduced man" who had
been systematically attacked" by the
enemies OF the Spanish cause. This
communication" extracted from an
unwilling witness. Hale said, he would
place against anything written by Gu
bans In this city. He also read from
current news dispatches of the burn
ing by the insurgents of 13 towns and
the destruction of tobacco, and OF the
inhabitants wandering helpless and
starving through the country. These"
said he, ARE the methods adopted to
defeat Spain. Here" he continued,
are the exalting details in newspa-
pers which sympathize with the insur-
gents. IL Is not war but incendiarism,
destruction by the torch, murder and
outrage. IL is the widest stroke of
savagery. I will never vote to give aid
and comfort to leaders whose exploits
are thus chronicled."
Hale said he deplored the aggressive
spirit OF the last year: the desire to in
cite trouble. the building up of instru-
ments of war. instead OF those OF peace:
the turning aside from the plough and
the taking up of the sword-ths was
miiitarism. There was but one result
when militarism took possession of n
great people. The arts OF peace disap-
peared and in their place come vast
armament and the dominion OF some
great military chieftain. This was the
growing spirit of the day I'm this coun-
try. Hale closed at 3 O'Clock.
The Cuban resolution then went over
and Turpie was recognized for an ar
gument against the claim of Dupont TO
a seat in the senate from Delaware
The senator had not concluded when at
4:35 o'clock the senate held a brief
executive session and soon thereafter
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M'kINLEYITES s.
Conventions Held and Delegates In
structed for the Ohioan.


Leavenworth, Kan, March 9-Ths re-
publican convention OF the First Kansas
district to-day nominated Broderick for
congress. The delegates to the national
convention were instructed for Mckinley.
The resolutions adopted declare for both
gold and silver.
Toledo. Ohio. March 9.-The republicans
to-day renominated j. II. Southland for
congress and instructed two delegates for
Mckinley.
Athens. Ohio. March 9.-The republicans
of the Eleventh congressional district
held a convention to-day and chose two
delegates to the st. Louis convention and
nominated l.. ID. Vickers OF Logan coun-
~ for presidential elector General
Charles Grosvenor was renominated by
reclamation for congress
Wichita, Kan. March e.-Chester L.
Long was renominated for congress, Will
liam Mckinley endorsed for president and
a strong resolution favoring the free
coinage OF all American silver" was
adopted by the Seventh district republi-
can convention.
Emporia. Kan, March 9--At the repub-
lican convention to-day Charles Curtis
was nominated for congress and the dele
gates 10 st. Louis instructed for McKin-
ley.
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His Last W ords.

Cincinnati. March s.-A Commercial
Gazette special from Frankfort. Ky,
says: The last words of Senator Weis-
singer. as spoken to his colleague, Sena-
tor Violet, and reported by that senator,
were: Violet. stand firm; never vote for
Blackburn and free silver
Richard w. Knott, editor Of the Louis
Vile Post. said in substance: Senator
Weissinger's friends who stood out with
him along with those who thought as he
did. but deserted him, owe II to them
selves, TO the country and to the cause,
TO talse good heed that those who ma
ligned him and worried him to the grave
shall not profit by his untimely death"
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A Report rom Ifayana.

Havana, March e.-Colonel Lopez. at the
head OF eight companies OF Infantry. ad-
vanced upon the left flank of the enemy:
Major Lopez. with two companies. moved
upon the right. and Colonel Molina. ad-
vancing upon the front. captured the in
surgents position at Vista IIermosa and
the plantations OF Trinidad. San Jose and
at Revido. The insurgents retreated and
the firing was kept up for three hours
with great loss to the enemy. The troops
had four seriously wounded.
Near Guanjay. in the province OF Pinar
del Rio. the insurgents have attacked a
mixed train which was guarded by a de-
tachment OF soldiers. The insurgents were
repulsed with loss OF seven killed.
General Weyler viii remove his head
quarters 70 the city OF Mantazas In or
der 10 facilitate his direction Of opera
tiOns.
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AN OLD BANK.
The Commercial and Savings suspends-
The Deposition. Not Uneasy.

San Jose. Cal. March s.-The CONNER
cial and Savings bank. up to this time one
of the oldest and most prosperous bank
ing institutions I'm the state closed it's
doors this morning. The assets are said
TO amount to H.lO0O00 and the liabilities
TO about 100000. Large loans which the
bank was unable TO collect caused the
suspension. The directors state they are
amply secured for all loans and that the
bank will reopen in 80 days with a new
man at the head. X. ID. Murphy. the pres
ident and manager OF the bank. last week
decided away large amount OF valuable
real estate. but this transaction is said
10 nave had nothing TO do with the affairs
or the bank. There was no panic when the
suspension OF the Commercial was an
nounced and depositors do not seem to be
at all nervous.
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The Turbuient Element.

Madrid. March 9.-The turbulent eie-
ment In the city OF Bilboa which crea-
ted disturbances yesterday continued
TO defy the authorities to-day and made
violent demonstrations in spite of the
armed threat of the gendarmes Dis
orders were renewed near the American
consulate and a determined effort was
made 10 reach the building where the
consulate is located. The gendarmes
showed equal determination TO frus-
trate this attempt. and succeeded.
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81. Louis. March s.-The following pas
sengers were seriously injured in a trolley
car collision near the suburb OF KirkwoOd
last evening: Peter Ryan. hip crushed
knee cut. DIR. NJ Marshall. leg broken
J. n. Trump and wife. bruised about the
body; Richard Williams. both feet crush
81; John Bangert. left arm broken in Two
places and neck wound; Edgar Moss.
right lex fractured above knee. Robert
Aiken and Samuel smith. motormen. died
this morning.
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Rome. March s.-The Trlbuna to-day
denies that King Humbert expressed his
Intention to abdicate. The report grew
out OF the fact that the king said: MY
son may negotiate with the Negus. but I
never will do so. " The Tribuna also pub
fishes an anti-French article. headed +:
"lndecency and lnsolence." which pro-
tests against French Interference in Ital-
ian affairs. and declares France is actu-
ated by implacable hatrel OF Italv
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Washington. March 9.-The house
committee on currency to-day voted 10
report favorably TO the house the bill
introduced by johnson OF Indiana 10
permit national banks 10 issue notes TO
the amount OF the par value OF bonds
deposited by them in the treasury as
security for their issue OF notes.
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A Rint Threatened

Louisville. March "A special 70 the
Courier-Journal from Fulton. Ky. SAYS.
a riot Is threatened between blacks and
whites on account OF the arrest OF a ne
gro by q policeman
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Washington. March s.-The senate In
executive session confirmed the following
postmasters: Louis Schalk. Rawlins.
Wyo.; Joseph Sullivan. Fort Benton.
Mont
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Victoria and suit. for Nice.

London March s.-Queen Victoria and
suite started for Nice to-day.
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HUNLEY'S MEMORIAL
Unusual Enthusiasm Over the Move
ment in the United States.
AMERICAN SCIENTISTS IN 1T
a Statue to Be Placed With Those
of Darwin and Owen in the Ken
sington Museum-Came Near
Becoming an American.

Copyright. 1886. by Bachelor. johnson g.
Bacheller).
Never has the undertaking of an in
ternational memorial Offering been en-
tertained with such rare enthusiasm in
America as the recently organized
movement for the establishment of a
monument to the memory of the late
Thomas Henry Huxley Il. c. The un-
precedented activity shown by the
leading American scientific bodies at
the time of the eternal retirement of
the great champion of evolution and
embodied into numerous devout reso-
buttons of brotherly regret and declara-
tions of the most earnest assistance in
whatever action the home societies Of
HuXley's nationality should decide up
on to give material expression of graft
tude. commended special recognition i'm
the work of this accomplishment. by
virtue of the joint feelings SO plainly
shown. The great scientist was always
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IL was an impressive mind picture of
the simple grandeur of Huxleys life
AS an original investigator i'm biology
said the English peer. Huxley has. by
his life long perseverance in working
for the increase of natural knowledge
left TO the world a monument more en-
during than any bronze or marble. OF
his originality he gave early proof
Whilst still student in Charing Cross
hospital, he made an exceedingly skill
ful and acute microscopic investigation
OF the structure Of the hair: he discov-
ered special structure. and described
II so IN communication 20 the Medical
Times and Gazette with so much eff
feet that. 20 this day 1t is known as
HuNley's Layer His indomitable reso-
luton 10 go on with work: his attrac-
uon u original investigation-an ire
slstible passion Of his thorough life
was manifested from beginning to
end
but HuXley's investigations were not
confined TO microscopic examinations.
ana the dissection Of plants and ami
mals, which is comparative anatomy.
incluoing the vegetable world He
soon took up the subjects Of geology
ana palaeontol0gy, and especially in
the latter his tracing OF relationships
ana philosophical reasoning regarding
THESE connections which led TO his find
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James, Cambridge; DIR. u. $. Jordon.
president Leland Stanford university.
Palo Alto. CAL DR.. :. L. Langley.
Washington; Prof. J. lie Coute. Berk-
ley. Cal; Prof. J. i. McMurrich. Ann
Arbor, Mich: DR. q. L. Manigault.
Charleston. :. C.; Prof +. L. Mark.
Cambridge; Prof o. G. March. New
Haven; DIR. c. Hart Marian. Wash
ington; Prof. :. 5. MnoJ. Cambridge:
Prof r. 5. Morse. Salem. Mass: Prof.
s. Newcomb. +. NJ. II. s. Washington:
Prof. II. 4. Newton. +. NJ. r. :. New
Haven; DIR. T.. J. Nolan, Philadelphia
Prof. G. +. Norton. Cambridge: Prof.
Henry +. Osborn. New York: Prof. W.
Osler. Baltimore. Prof. J. h. Reas. New
York; Prof. W +. Ritter. Berkeley, Cal
Prof. J. g. Schurman. president Cor
nell university, Ithaca. y. Y: Prof
w. II. Scott Princeton. y. j.: Samuel
Scudder Cambridge; Dr. r. ". Shu-
feldt. Washington. J. Il. Steere. Ann
Arbor. Mich. Prof. r.. II. Thurston
Ithaca. y. =. q. +. ThwinC. Cpresident
Western Reserve university. Cleve-
land. Ohio: Prof a. +. Nerriu New
Haven: Prof. G. Walcott. Washington.
Prof H. II. Ward. Lincoln. Neb.: Or.
Charles A White. Washington: PROF
q. .. Whitman. Chicago: Prof u. q
Wilder. Ithaca. y. Y. and Gen Isaac
J. Wistar Philadelphia. These men are
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an ardent admirer Of the new English
speaking nation.
American scientists did not. however.
expect such marked preference as is
shown them i'm the list of names select
ed from the foreign members of the
general committee formed in London
for the purpose of establishing such an
interesting memorial, and which re-
Gently arrived in New York. A move
ment TO organize an Independent ma
tional committee has been abandoned,
as all the influential scientists in the
United States are honored i'm the home
organization, which includes:
Prof A. Agassiz, +. NJ. II. s., Cam
bridge. Mass. Prof. Harrison Allen.
Philadelphia; f. p. Alls, Jun, Milwau-
Brown University Providence. II. l.:
Beecher. New Haven; DIR. j. :. Billings
Washington; Prof. w. X Brooks. Bal
timore; Prof. r. L. Claypole, Akron
Ohio; Prof. ]. II. Comstock. Ithaca. N.
Y. Prof. +. ID. Cope, Philadelphia; DR..
Elliott Cones, Washington: DIR. T.. $.
Dana, New Haven; Charles w. Eliot,
president Harvard university, Cam
bridge. Mass; Prof. w G.. Farlow
Cambridge: Samuel German. Cam
bridge: Prof. Theodore Gill, Washing
ton; ID. c. Gilman, president Johns
Hopkins university, Baltimore DR.. q.
Brown Goode Washington; A. Benja-
min Gould. +. NJ. II. s. Cambridge; q.
Stanley Hall, president Clark univer-
sity), Worcester. Mass; DR.. j. Hall,
Albany, n. Y; Samuel Hcnsbow, Bos-
ton: Prof w. II. Howell Baltimore;
Prof. Alpheus Hyatt, Cambridge; w.