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LIEUTENANT PAGUB.l
Dismissed From the Army in Accord
ance With Court Martial Findings.

Dismissed From the Army In Accord
ance With Court Martial Findings.
WASHINGTON, Dec 31-Lieuten-
ant Samuel S. Pague of the Fifteenth
Infantry Regiment was to-day dis
missed from the United States army in
accordance with the findings of a
court-martial.
The charge on which Lieutenant
Pague was tried was based ON an at
tempt made by him on the life Of the
commanding officer of his regiment,
Colonel Crofton, at Fort Sheridan, near
Chicago, where the Fifteenth Infantry
is stationed. The verdict of the court
martial was guilty" and yesterday
afternoon President Cleveland ap-
proved this finding.
The attempt made by Lieutenant
Pague to kill Colonel Crofton was SEN
sational. At the time of the happening
last summer it was stated at Fort
Sheridan that the Lieutenant had
rushed upon Colonel Crofton while the
latter was commanding his regiment
on dress parade, and fired at him with
a revolver At the trial, however, it
was shown that the attempt was made
in the apartments of Lieutenant Pague,
WneIe -AOiOnel OIOILOn was IidhlAS d
call on Mrs. Pague Lieutenant Pague
tried to shoot the Colonel, but was dis
armed. He managed to fire a shot,
however, when Colonel Crofton had
left his quarters, and the bullet passed
through the ColoneIs coat.
Lieutenant Pague claimed that Col
onel Crofton's attentions to Mrs. Pague
had not been proper. After the con-
clusion of the trial medical examin-
alton of Lieutenant Pague to determine
his sanity was held, but the result in
dicated that the Lieutenant was ad-
dicted to the use of intoxicating liquors.
There is much sincere sorrow felt for
Lieutenant Pague among army officers,
who describe him as frank, manly and
courageous He was born in Ohio and
was appointed to the military academy
from that State. He was graduated in
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ATLANTA EXPOSITION.
Not a Success Financially, But Great
Benefit to the South.

Not q Success Financially, But a Great
Benefit to the South.
ATLANTA (Ga.), Dec. 31-The final
day of the exposition opened with a
clear sky. During the early morning
the temperature was very low, but after
the sun rose the weather moderated
rapidly, and the cars to the exposition
were all filed
The grounds were thronged with peo-
pie. Many of the exhibitors had a small
harvest in the sale of souvenirs, while
the Chinese village auctioned off it's
bric-a-brac. The exhibits were all in
good shape, and were not disturbed un-
til after dark.
During the afternoon camels and dom
keys of Cairo street were driven out,
but most of the places on the Midway
were wide open, and doing a good bust
ness. Altogether, the crowd was one
of the largest during December.
There was no ceremonial. There had
been so much of ceremony heretofore
that it was determined to let the last
day be free and easy affair, SO that the
visitors might make the best of their
time in seeing the exhibits. This even
ing the beautiful illumination was
given, and the electric fountain for the
last time displayed its charms. AL
though there was large crowd, the
best of order prevailed, and everybody
seemed to be in a good humor
The directors held a session at 4
o'clock and transacted some business
of Importance.
It is expected that the work of pack
ing and shipping exhibits in the Gov
ernment building will proceed rapidly.
In the manufacturers building the for
elgn exhibitors will attempt to dispose
of their wares as far as possible before
packing up.
Mr.. Inman, Chairman of the Finance
Committee, said the exposition, when
the debts are paid, will have cost At
lanta 100000, or less than 10 per cent.
of the money expended on the fair
This includes the original stock SUBJ
scription and the Appropriation of the
city. This is regarded as very satisfac-
tory. It is estimated that the immedi-
ate benefit to Atlanta in money ex-
pended here by exposition visitors
amounts to $5000,000, and that the ul-
innate benefit to the city and the Cot
ton States is isnmeasurably beyond this
figure.
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CRIPPLE CREEK (Col), Jan. IA
shooting affray last night (Tuesday) in
the Union Theater in the little mining
camp of Victor, few miles out, threw
the place into great excitement Early
in the evening the toughs of the town
gave it out they would clean out the
Union, and when Manager Smith of the
theater accused Tom Pascoe, one of the
audience, of being the leader, a pitched
battle was precipitated.
The killed are: George Smith, mana
ger of the theater: Tom Pascoe.
The wounded are: George Ferguson,
will die; shorty Johnson, bartender,
shot in the leg; and ex-Deputy Mar
shall William Matheny, shot in the
chest, will recover.
All the men were more or less drunk.
Smith and Ferguson were old time enc
mics, and this fact is given as the cause
for the trouble. Twenty-three shots
were exchanged.
Victor has always borne an excellent
reputation as a mining camp, free from
saloon brawls and shooting affrays.
Saloons and dance halls have been run
ming night and day ever since the camp
started, and tonight is the first trouble
the town has had.
The programme at the Union was
progressing as usual, and was about
half finished, when Manager Smith
came in from his office, and walked to
a table at which were seated five or six
men. One of them was Tom Pascoe, a
well-known man about the camp. Smith
accused him of being the leader of a
gang of toughs which were scattered
about the theater, and told him he had
heard the toughs had come down to
clean out the place. The lie was passed
instantly, and in jiffy dozen pistols
were flashing in the gas light
Before anyone could interfere Pas
coe had brought his pistol to a level
with Smiths head and let it's contents
go. Smith dropped on his knee, and as
he fell he was seen to draw his gun. A
report rang out, and Pascoe reeled and
fell almost directly across Smith. The
shooting then became general, and
when the smoke had cleared away the
extent of the damage was known.
Nearly every light in,the place had been
shot out, and it was some time before
sufficient lamps could be obtained to
allow the Marshal to see who had been
killed. 1t is remarkable that but two
were killed, as bullet marks are every
where.
Some of the wounded left the place
for their camps without saying who
they were, and a full list of the injured
cannot be obtained.
1890 a. m.-The town is all excite
ment over the shooting tonight, and
further bloodshed is not improbable.
Second street is being paraded by men
armed with Winchesters.
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BATTLEsHIP TEXAS.
Secretary Herbert's Statement Re-
garding the Vessel.

Secretary Herbert's Statement Re-
garding the Vessel.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31-Secretary
Herbert to-day gave out formal state
ment concerning the result of the recent
official inspection of the second-class
| battleship Texas, the vessel built by
the Government at the Norfolk navy
yard The statement was submitted to
the President at the Cabinet meeting
by Mr.. Herbert before being made pub
lie. The prepared statement is as fol-
lows:
"The inspection board has spent sew
eral days on the Texas carefully in
vestigating the vessel herself, the ma
chinery, guns, etc. They recommend
quite number of changes and improve
mcnts, among others, that docking keels
be fitted, one on each side, such as are
now provided for in all new battleships;
that various bracket plates be stiffened
when a convenient opportunity occurs;
that additional water tight doors be
fitted to facilitate communication be-
tween fire rooms and in shipping coal
from one side of the ship to the other
The feed pumps are inefficient. They
also recommend various changes in the
piping so that any pump can supply any
boiler. The packing IN the Joints of the
hydraulic appliances, having deterior-
ated. leaked so that it was impossible to
maintain the necessary pressure to op-
crate the 12-inch guns in the turrets
'The board suggests that the hy-
draulic appliances as they are be put in
operation to fairly test their efficiency
Work is also necessary on the turrets,
ammunition hoists, electric firing ap-
pliances, etc. The location of the
twelve-inch magazines before the fire.
rooms is bad for storing powder. being
too hot. The board states that this de-
feet can be readily remedied.
THE Texas viii be sent to q navy
yard, and all the deficiencies pointed
out will be remedied, and when this is
done she will be a first-cIass ship"
From the fact that the perusal of the
full text of the report was not permitted
it is impossible to state what the find
ings of the board was in regard to the
claims made that the Texas is struct-
urally weak. These allegations have
been more pronounced since the Texas
had her unfortunate experience in the
dry dock at the Brooklyn Navy-yard
To prevent a repetition of the injury
done to the vessel on that occasion, the
beard recommends that docking -keels
be fitted on each side of the ship, and
that bracket plates be stiffened. That
Secretary Herbert has confidence in the
Texas is shown by the concluding para
graph of his statement.
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VENEZUELAN COMMISSION.
No Decision Yet Reached on It's Mem
bershfp.

No Decision Yet Reached on It's Mem
bershfp.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-No in
formation whatever can be obtained at
the White House as stowhether the Pres
ident has yet come to any decision in
regard to the membership of the Vene-
zuelan Commission, either as to number
or personnel. Both are left absolutely
at the discretion of the President by the
terms of the resolution, without even
the necessity of communicating with
the Senate on the matter The exact
text of the resolution as adopted by
both houses of Congress was as follows:
BE it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the United
States of America, in Congress assem-
bled that the sum of 100000, or so
much thereof as may be necessary, be
and the same is hereby appropriated
for the expenses of a commission to be
appointed by the President to investi-
gate and report upon the true divisional
line between the Republic of Venezuela
and British Guiana"
1t will thus be seen that authentic in
formation as to the composition of the
commission can only proceed from TWO
sources, the President or the person to
whom he tenders the office. The Presi-
dent has not spoken, and there is no
good reason to believe that any one of
the gentlemen whose names have been
widely mentioned in connection with
the position has authorized a statement
to be made on his behalf.
The circumstantial story sent out
some days ago that the President had
rendered one place on the commission to
Richard H. Alvey of Maryland, Chief
Justice @ the Court of Appeals of the
District Columbia, and that he was
holding tie matter under advisement,
turns out to be entirely untrue, and it
is quite possible that the other names
mentioned may be equally composed of
eoSsin and gl1eSSwork
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NEW YEAR GIFTS.
Great Britain's Queen Confers Honors
on Two of Her Subjects.

OIL L WO VI A1CI ohOJOC1os
LONDON, Dec. 31-In accordance
with the usual custom of comforting
honors on the occasion of the new year,
the Queen has elevated to the peerage
Sir Frederick Leighton, President of the
Royal Academy, and Henry Hucks
Gibbs. formerly q member of the House
OF Commons, and later a director of the
Bank of England Mr. Gibbs has been
e. large donor to the purse of the Con-
seryative party.
Her majesty also appointed Alfred
Austin poet laureate, an office which
has been vacant since the death of Lord
Tennyson on October 6, 1892. Alfred
Austin, the new poet laureate, is poet,
critic and Journalist. He was born at
Headingley, near Leeds, May 30, 1885.
His father was a merchant and magis-
trate of the Borough of Leeds, and his
mother was the sister of Joseph Locke,
the eminent civil engineer and Member
of Parliament. Both his parents being
Roman Catholics, he was sent to Stony
hurst College and afterward to ST.
Mary's College, Oscott. From Oscott he
took his degree at the University of
London in 1853, and in 1857 he was
But the publication, although anony-
mously. of poem entitled RAN
dolph." when he was is years of age,
showed the bent of his disposition, and
it may be stated, on the authority of
Mr. Austin himself, that he ostensibly
embraced the study OF law only in def
erence to the wishes of his parents, and
from his earliest years was imDued with
the desire and determination to devote
his life mainly to literature. The ex-
preston of this resolve is found in a
novel written and pGblished while he
was yet a minor On the death of his
father in 1861 he quilted the northern
circuit and went to Italy. His poetical
productions are: The Human Trag-
edy," 1862. republisned in an amended
form in 1876, and again finally revised
in 1889: "The Golden Age "a satire),
1871; sInterludes." 1872; Rome or
Death" 1873; "Madonna's Child" 1873;
.sThe Tower of Babel Ca drama). 1874,
"Leszke, the Bastard" Ia tale of Polish
grieD, 1877: "Savonarola" "a tragedy,
1881; .Soliloquies in Song" AT the
Gate Of the Convent" Loves Widow
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CRIME IN MISSISSIPPI
Two Negroes Lynched in Different
Parts of the Southern state.

MERIDIAN (MissO, Dec. 31-Jim
Lynch, a negro farm hand, residing
twenty miles east Of this place, was
taken in the woods by about twenty
five determined white men last night,
and after being whipped with cow
hide until the blood was streaming
from his body, was shot to death.
Lynch had been making some very in
decent remarks about two ladies. wives
OF respectable farmers in the vicinity.
JACKSON (NIiss.), Dec. 31-News
has just been received here of the lynch
ing yesterday of Andrew Brown, a ne
gro ex-convict and notorious cattle
thief in Simpson County. Brown at
tempted to sell three fat cattle at West
Vile. was arrested and Constables
started with him to a Justice of the
Peace, near where the theft was COM
mitted. En- route he was taken from
the officers by mob swung to a tree
and riddled with bullets.
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hand cut: firemaa Calvin Cooper. right
leg badly bruised; brakeman II. f.
SEIZURE, shoulder bruised; Conductor w.
B. Sheets, eye cut.
A tramp, who gave his name as Harry
Angle of Philadelphia. an electric line
man, who was stealing a ride, had his
right hand SO badly crushed that am
putation viii be necessary.
Wreck crews were Immediately sum-
moned and the work of clearing the
road was begun at once. A track will
be built around the slide, and the first
train that will past east will be the one
leaving here at 8:15 tomorrow morn
ing. During the time the road is
blocked trains will be handled by the
main line and Lewiston division.
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STORM NOTES.
Wind Blows Seventy-Two Miles an
Hour in New York State.

Hour in New York State.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-Considerable
damage was caused by a storm last
night which began as a drizzling rain
and developed in the early morning
hours into a violent wind. The wind at
, o'clock this morning attained a We
Iocity of seventy-two miles an hour. 1t
was a rough morning on the harbor.
The schooner Dung Hill of this city was
wrecked at Jamaica Bay. The Cap
tain and crew of the vessel-five men in
all-were saved. The storm in Brook
lyn did even more damage than that of
last Thursday night and to-day there
are many uprooted trees, broken fences
and telephone and telegraph poles to
show the effects of the winds fury.
PROVIDENCE (R. ~, Dec. 31-The
storm last night was very severe in this
vicinity, though no especial damage was
done in this city. At Bristol much
damage was done to property along the
harbor front.
BOSTON, Dec. 31.-The high wind
that prevailed this morning caused no
serious damage to shipping so far as
known.
NANTASKET CMass.), Dec. 31-The
Muskegat life-saving crew this after
noon reported a large three -masted
schooner anchored between Tuckernut
Shoal and Cross Rip, flying a signal of
distress, probably sinking The
schooner was sighted at daybreak this
morning, but as there was no telephone
communication, and the terrific sea
prevented the life boat going outside,
nothing could be done. About 10 o'clock
the vessel hoisted a signal of distress,
and at 1 o'clock this morning no assist
ance having come, the crew could be
seen lashing a spar in the rigging
whereon they could cling if the vessel
foundered. This reused the Muskegat
crew to an extreme effort, and at the
risk of their lives they crossed to Nan
tucket where word was telegraphed o
various wrecking companies, and it is
hoped that tugs are on their way to the
crews assistance. At sunset the wind
continues blowing a northwest gale
and a heavy sea is running.
LONDON, Dec. 31-A dispatch re-
ceived here to-day says much wreckage
has come ashore on the Dutch coast.
Among other things washed up are Il
part of a ships boat, a broken name
board bearing portions of the name
'"Talisman," a small oak plank marked
"Talisman" and a medicine chest.
These articles are supposed to have be-
longed to the British bark Talisman,
Captain Marvin, from Ship Island, via
ST. Michael's, for Newcastle, England,
which is thought to have been wrecked
on the 9th or Sth inst.
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NEW BOND LOAN.
Who VIII Probably be Buyers if the
Issue Is Made.

NEW YORK, Dee. 31.-The report
that the bond syndicate contract with
the Government for the sale of $780,
100000 new four-per-c bonds had
been signed is premature, so say leading
bankers. The subscriptions for the new
loan, according to banking officials,
foot up anywhere from $100, 100000 to
S155, ,000,000 Report has it that j. P.
Morgan has secured $25.000.000 of this
amount, and James Stillman of the City
BsEk an equal amount. The Deutsche
Bank of Berlin is credited with being
ready. TO take another S25.000,000- A
rumor was current that Russell Sage
was personally interested in the syndi-
cate to the extent of $10,000,00G, but
this was subsequently denied.
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hood" and English Lyrics all pub
Hshed between 1881 and 1890.
He has published three novels, Five
Years of It." 1858: IAN Artists Proof" :"
1864, and won by Head" 1866; also,
"The Poetry of the Period" reprinted
from "Templebar," 1870 and "A Vindi-
cation of Lord Byron" 1869, occasioned
by Mrs. Stoves article, The True
Story of Lord Byron's Life" He has
written much for the London stand
ard" and for the Quarterly Review. ;"
During the sittings of the Ecumenical
Council of the Vatican he represented
the STANDARD" at Rome, and he was a
special correspondent of that journal at
the headquarters of the King of Prussia
in the Franco-Germa war;
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south Africa Troubles.

LONDON, Dec 31.-The Morning
Post" will tomorrow publish dispatch
from Vienna saying that telegram
from Pretoria, Capital of the TransvaaI,
states that force of the British South
Africa company, numbering 500 men
and armed with Maxim and other guns,
is reported to have entered the Trans
veal This force is said to have reached
the vicinity of Rustenburg and intends
to march on johannesburg. President
Kruger has ordered that its advance
be forcibly prevented, and has issued
proclamation appealing to the
Burghers to defend their country. The
dispatch adds that fighting seems in
eyitable
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Four Bows Burned 20 Deatl,

PITTSBURG Kas.), Dec 31-At
Frontenac, four miles from here, last
night four boys, Robert, VIII, John and
Archie MeTaffen, aged Is, 16, 13 and II
years, lost their lives by the burning of
dwelling. The fire is supposed to have
started from a lamp explosion. There
are rumors of foul play, and the miners
are greatly excited.
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Terrible Results Of an Explosion in Mine
In PruSSian SileSia.
Twenty One Dead Bodies Already Taken
Out of the Pit.
Seventy Injured Persons Also Ac-
counted For, While Seventeen
Others are Yet Missing-The street
Railway Trouble at Philadelphia

BERLIN, Dec. 31.-An explosion oc-
CURED in a coal mine at Wrangle, Prus-
sian Silesia, yesterday, causing the
death of a large number of workmen.
Twenty-one dead have already been
taken out of the pit.
Altogether seventy injured persons
have been taken out of the mine, and
in addition to the dead and injured ac
counted for, seventeen others are miss
ipo
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A BIG LANDSLIDE.
1t Causes a Serious Accident on the
Pennsylvania Railroad.

WILLIAMSPORT Pa.), Dec. 3f.-A.
big landslide occurred two and half
miles east of Georgetown on the Penn
sylvania Railroad at 3:30 this after
noon just as freight train came along
The train was caught by the slide, and
the engine and five cars were carried
from the tracks down into the river.
Six other cars were buried in the slide.
which was about 500 feet long and %
feet deep in places.
Five men were hurt, and have been
taken to the hospital at Sunbury. En-
gineer Bailey Kennedy had his left an
kle sprained, right knee broken and
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TRAGEDY In COLORADO.
4 Shooting ARRAY Occurs at the Mining
Camp Of Victor,
In Which Two People Are Killed and
Several Others Wounded.

The First Trouble the Little Town
Has Had Since It's origin-The
Manager of Theater Accuses One
of the Audience of Being tie Leader
of Gang Who Had Threatened to
Clean Out the Place, and Pitched
Battle EnsueS.
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Fatal railway Accident.

ST. LOUIS, Dec 31-At 10 p. m. to-
night an illinois Central passenger
train ran into the rear of a Wabash
passenger in the tunnel. Fireman
Henry Rothwiler was instantly killed
and Engineer Milton White and Ex-
press Messenger J. G.. Chambers were
bedlY injured
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Death Rate at Chfcago.

CHICAGO, Dec. 31-The annual re-
port of the City Health Department,
which was completed to-day, shows
that Chicago has the lowest death
rate of any city in the world Of 100000
population or more, not excepting any
city in the world. The rate, based on
the unrevised figures, Is 15.11 for 1000
of population, as compared with 1924
for last year, was less than for any pre-
vious year in this city.
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Fatal Shock of Earthquake.

NAPLES, Dec. 31.-A severe shock
Of earthquake was felt at Cicciano,
near the city of Nola, in the province of
Caserta, on Sunday A number of
house were thrown down, several per-
sons were killed and many others in
jured.
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TEE FINANCIAL QUESTION.
It Was The Burning Subject Of Discussion
in the Senate Yesterday.
Mitchell of Oregon Drifts Into Stormy
Waters of Finance,

Arguing That if the Secretary of the
Treasury Had Exercised the Dis
erection vested in Him, and Re-
deemed Greenbacks and Treasury
Notes Either in Gold or silver,
That Would Have Put stop to the
Redemption of such Notes.
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Great Britain,s Finances.

LONDON, Dec. 31.-The treasury re-
turns issued tonight show that the net
increase in the revenue for three-quar-
ters of the fiscal year amounts to &C.,
3S7, ,O6S.
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Cholera at ST. Petersburg.

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 31.-The Of
fetal cholera statistics for the week
ending December 9th show seventy
nine new cases and fifty deaths from
the disease
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IN THE HOTSE-

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-Many
more members OF the House We're pres
ent in their seats to-day than were ex-
pected to hear the journal of yester-
days proceedings read and to vote in
favor of the motion to adjourn until
Friday
That constituted the entire pro-
gramme of business. and the session
lasted just twelve minutes. About 100
members were on the floor. There was
also present H. Dudley Coleman of New
Orleans, member of the Fifty first
Congress, and now contesting Buck S
right to seat in the Fifty-fourth Con-
greSS
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Hill OF New York Oem.) objected,
and the resolution went over
The Senate, at 2:30 p. m, adjourned
until Friday next.
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