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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-27
PRESSES A CLAIM.
Germany Reported To Be Har.
rying Venezuela.
TRIES TO COLLECT A LARGE DEBT

Said To lls Due German Railway Com
pany-Odicials at Washington Surprised,
as the Obligation Was Supposed to Have
Been Cancelled-History of the Matter
Some Strange Battles Fought in Cuba
and Much Lead Wasted.
LONDON, Jan. 27.-The Berlin CORE
spondent of The Times says: 1.-THE Ger
man minister at Caracas has been in
structs ID to present to Venezuela note
pressing for the payment of the Great
Venezuela company's demands against
the Venezuelan government"
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The above dis
patch causes surprise in official circles
here, as the understanding was that the
claims or demands of the German rail
ways against the government Of NeneZu
ella were paid some time ago The claims
arose in connection with the construction
by German capitalists of railway line
from Caracas to Valencia, at a stipulated
price.
Road Cost More Than Expected.
The government of Venezuela was to
guarantee the capitalists an income of
per cent. on the investment-if the earn
ings failed to reach that amount the gov.
ernment was to make up the balance
Owing to the rough condition of the coun
try through which the line passed it cos,
much more than the projectors esti.
mated it would, and therefore considera
bly, more than the amount on which tn,
Venezuelan government agreed TO guaran
tee fixed income The projectors de
manded the per cent. on the amount
actually expended, but the government
insisted that it should pay the interest
only on the amount first agreed on.
Supposed to Have Been Paid.
Finally the Venezuelan government sub
mitted the question to a number of we'll
known native lawyers, who decided
against the government, and as Il con
sequence an agreement was entered into
on the 3rd of July last by which the gov
ernment agreed to pay the amount de,
manded, 100000 bolivars, or something
over S1,U00,o00. \ copy of the Official Ga
Zettc received in this city contained notice
of the agreement ahd of the payment o.
the amount agreed on by the government
Nothing has been heard here of the pre-
sentation of the note by the officials of tht
Venezuelan legation.
Venezuelans Warned To BE Quiet.
NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-A special to Th,
World from Caracas, Venezuela, says
General George UZlar has arrived from
the United SsSeesr -and has delivered t.
President Crespo n message from Presi
dent Cleveland asking the people of Vene
Zula to refrain from violence duriug tn
present crisis
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-27
sIIr Is NOT AT ALL INJURED.
Hut win Probably Take a Week to Get Her
Auoat Once More,


Captain Jameson said the shin was ".
ing easy and not injured In the least. He
was sanguinc that she would be off the
sand In u couple Of tides. but :cxpcricnccd
wrcckcrs said It would probably take a
week to get her OF. This, however. Is
contingent on the weather. II n gale
should spring up the probability l. that
the 81. Paul would be- total wreck in a
few hours for no ship could stand the
pounding she would then got.
Borden A. Jeffrey. a wrccking master
who lives at Elacron. said that no matter
what the Cunari people say 20 the cor.
trary he Is positive that the Campania was
aground at $50 o'clock Saturday morn
ing for fully half an hour right back Of
the late George W. Childs' cottage Mt FL.
boron. He says that his wife also saw tho
Campania and they were both attracted
by the steamers warning whistle, which
significd that she was in trouble. He said
there was little or no fog Mt the time, and
after the CunArdcr, which was head on,
had backed of with the aid of her propel-
Iers she anchored outside until o'clock.
NEw YORK. Jan. y.-whcn the tugs ar.
rived here with the passengers from the
st. Paul the object OF the reporters who
surrounded them was to find out whether
or not there had been a race. Bourke
Cochran was the first man tackled and to
questions of this character he replied:
"Oh, that Is Just nonsense. OF course
they were close ON Friday. but they wero
on the same course and would have kept
Within light Of each other unless one or
she other had gone down"
William Heap Of Muskegon, Mich,
thought that the vessels were racing all
day Friday and that the race was . good
one.
Another nasseuger who believed TINT
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-27

saving crews was rather tardy getting
here and tho captain, Wardwell, ex-
planned 1t by saying: Look here, boys,
you think this is n bad job, but there came
near being another one which might have
been worse. About the same time that
the alarm was given came out with my
crow and saw u big vessel right of our
shore. / knew 10y her size that she was "a
transatlantic steamer and ms she was
coming head on sent up a red Coston
light which signnllcd her Off Of her danger
i know that she was none other than the
Cunardcr Campanin. I am very positive
that IL 1t had not been for our signals
you would now have two Of the fastest
cross-Atlantic steamers bow-on in this vi
cinity instead of one"
She Is Pretty Hard Aground.
The big vessel Is surrounded by wrccking
tugs who are taking every opportunity
to get her Off, and sho had been dragged
by the tugs and lifted by the surf into n
better position, but when the last pull
was taken Mt her last evening she was
stuck as fast rs IL she had grown there
President Griscom, Of the company, re.
mnincd on board throughout the entire
day and was visited by some representa-
tivcs Of insurance companies and under.
writers, who were interested In the safety
Of the ship. Two Of these gentlemen, who
refused togivc their names or the COM
paniSs to which they belonged, told tho
reporters that they believed the accident
was due to the mistake of the man who
was making the soundings with tho lead
having mistaken the mark for seven faith
oms and announced II as seventeen faith.
oms. Tho press representatives were not
allowed ON board the St. Paul, but ono OF
their number managed to cludc the
watehful officers 1T the gingway and sue.
cccdcd In making his way to the captain s
cabin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-27

morning Of heart
failure. Runyon
had been in some.
" h at feebl o
health for some
time past, bu: no
Immediately IA
tai results were
anticipated. No
longer ago than
last Tuesday
evening he was
present at n din
nor given in his
honor by ex.Ein-
nraEa Era,Ja,;,Ix
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-27
THUG IN THE HANDS OF THE LAW.
"Isattlesnalse Bill" Captured After q Fight
of Six Hours.

WICHITA, Kan, Jan. 27.-Rattlesnake
Bill, the notorious cutthroat who killed
young Howard Roberts in his fathers
house Mt Isabella. last week, is in tho
hands of the officers. The vigilance com.
mittee kept up the pursuit of the murderer
for twenty-five miles and brought him to
bay in the Gyp hills. His horse gave
out, or he might have escaped into the In
dian Territory. 1t took six hours to dis
lodge the murderer, who entrenched him
self behind rocks and fought desperately
until his ammunition gave out.
The mob came near lynching him, but
finally concluded to turn him over to the
authorities ut Villas. This was done, and
the vigilantes dispersed. Afterwards the
news that the boys mother was likely to
die rs n result of the shock and excite.
Inent spread and another mob was organ.
lied with tho Intention of taking Rattle
snake Bill from the officers and lynching
him. They Were thwarted, as the prisoner
had been hurried out of their reach.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-27
Mcas.End Colli.ion on the Rail.

LITTLE Rock, Jan. s7.-A head-cnd COL
lision occurred between n passenger train
and n freight on the Bald Knob branch of
the Iron Mountain near Fair Oaks, Ark
Both engines We're demolished and several
Passengers injured, but none very serious
ly. The most serious are: :. Gratz, New
York, right shoulder badly bruised; X F..
Marx, New York. leg hurt; NJ n. Gold
smith, Cincinnati, arm injured; Allen
Baker, st. Louis, legs badly hurt; L. New.
berger, Cincinnati. elbow wrenched.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-27
Acquitted of a Grave Charge.

DETROIT, Jan. Ell. Blair Simpson, a
justice of the peace of this city, has been
acquitted by jury of the charge of at
tempting to ravish Mary Alice McAuley.
The crime was alleged to have been at.
tempted in the Justices court room. Jus.
tice Simpson will now be tried upon a
charge of improper conduct with Maude
Wentland, girl less than 16 years of age.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-27
BIG SHIP AGROUND
Many Lives Might Have Been
Lost or ImperiI;ed.
TIE DISASTER TO THE ST. PAUL.

Passengers All Safely Landed at New York,
Thanks to the Wind and Weather, but
the Vessel sticking Very Fast-Story
rba: the Steamer Was Racing with tho
Campania and Thn. the Latter Also
Had u Close Call.
LoSG BRANCH, y. j., Jan. T.-Presi-
dent G. a. Griscom and all the other rep
rcsontatives Of tho international Naviga-
tion company, poDularly known as the
American line, have taken n decidedly
moro hopeful view Of the situation Of the
stranded steamer st. Paul, which went
ashore hard and fast of this place Satur.
day morning in fog. Tho presence Of
the fine steamer in such q tight place has
filled up Long Branch with people and it
looks in that respect likc..the height of tho
season in summer, so large are the crowds
come to sec the novel sight The fact
that it is hintcd that the st. Paul and tho
Campania were racing for several days be.
fore the accident has given still more in.
tercst to her prcdicamcnt. There is also
an added interest in the story told by Ell
bcron pcople-that the Campania was also
ashore for u few minutes OF that point
Saturday morning.
Was the Campania Ashore?
Tho Cainpania Is safe in New York
harbor, and the captain denies that he was
ashore or In danger Of going ashore. He
says be knew where he was enough to an
ehor and wait for the fog to lift, when he
took his course and went on to Now York,
but was never aground. Tho fact that he
was OF the coast at the time may account
for tho statements of citizens that they
saw her aground. She may have been
seen through a rift in the fog while she
was anchored, and 1t would have appeared
as IL she was aground, perhaps. The men
who saw her, however, insist that she was
aground.
story of Capt. wardwel1.
OF course when the ST. Paul was
sighted immediate efforts were made to
get aboard of her by the lifc-savcrs. There
was no trouble IN this, by the brooches
buoy, though boats could not be launched
through the surf. The passengers, how
ever, were all taken of by tug boats and
went on to New York, leaving only the
captain and crew aboard One of the life
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-27
Rights OF Gcrman-AmericanS.

BERLIN. Jan. a5.-Thc imperial court at
Lcipsic has ruled on n case which affects
the rights Of many German-Americans.
+. w. Bcohinc, of Brooklyn, n. Y, was
fined in September last the sum of 2oO
marks for evadinc military service by EN-.
igratio:. TIE court Gaashed the sentence
as not being in accord with treaty rights
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-27
Frec.f,r.4u Fight In Court.

WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, Jan. 21.-Duriny =
the trial of a receivership case in court
here free-for-all fight took place and for
time heads We're pounded indiscrimin-
ately by the attorney and witnesses on the
opposing sides. The figh: was stopped by
deputy sher:ffs and baiiiffs and there have
been no arrests yet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-27
Revolution in Eayti.

NEW YORK, Jan. 27-A special to Tho
World from Kingston, jamaica says: A
serious uprising is reported in Port au
Prince, the capital of Hayti. After three
days riotinG in the streets the insurrec-
ton was suppressed. There is general IN
easiuess throughout the island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-27
Denied O.ficiaIIy nv Turkey.

LONDON, Jan. 27-The Turkish en-
oassy has published an official denial Of
The Pail Mall Gazette's account OK the
treaty between Turkey and Russia. The
representatives OF the Ottoman empire in
England say that the report is absolutely
unfounded
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-27
Want Yvette O.,racised.

CHICAGO, Jan 27.-Tke w. G. L. U. in
q 7ronunciainento signed by Frances F.
Willard and the other national officers,
calls on the public to ostracise Yvette
Guilbert, the Parisian chanteuse who ap-
pcarcd last week In thia city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-27
pwiSh, L. Moody. Mother Dead.

EAST NoITHTIELp. VT. Jan 27-Mrs.
Betsy Holler Moody. Mother of Dwight
Lyman Moody, the famous evangelist,
died yesterday as the result of severe
cold which she recently contracted. She
was 81 years old
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-27
Zoa-Phora-woman,s Friend

Has grand record as remedy for
all diseases peculiar to women. Ask
your druggist for one of the Zoa.
Phora medical books for women.
Sold by T. II. Thomas and Marshall
& Fisher.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-27
AMBASSADOR RUNYON DEAD.

Our Representative mt Berlin Expires Sud-
denly of Heart Disease.
BERLIN, Jan. 21.-Hon Theodore Run.
yon, ambassador to Germany, expired sud.
denly and unexpectedly at l a. IN. this
The advocate., 1896-11-11

the votes in several States. II there had
been q change Of less than 5000 votes
in the aggregate in nine States, Bryan
would have been elected P .esident OF
the United States. Mckinley smaiority
in California, Delaware, indiana, Ken
lucky, North Dakota. Oregon, South
Dakota, West Virginia and Wyoming
combined was less than $4,000, aud the
nine States cast 60 electoral voh 8. A
change Of only about $4,000 votes 'ould
have given the 60 Electoral votes Of these
nine States to Bryan, and these go Elsc-
toral votes would have elected him Pres
ident Of the United States.
The advocate., 1896-11-11
A Good Pump.

The Kansas City Hay Press Company
is manufacturing one OF the most COM
plete centrifugal pumps on the market.
A representative of the ADVOCATE wit
messed a trial Of this pump when 1t
threw 1l2,OOO gallons per hour with one
horse power per foot lift. The Company
has this pump on exhibition at its fac
tory, 702 West Eighth street. Parties
contemplating erecting irrigation plants
will do we'll to visit the factory and wit
ness the pump tests. The pump on ex-
hibition has 5-inch discharge, but fills
an 8.inch pipe, lifting the water twelve
feet. II is not obstructed with ordinary
sand or gravel. The company issues
very fine circular, giving description OF
pump, irrigating capacity and other val
liable information. It will be sent on
application to parties interested.
The advocate., 1896-11-11

1t is impossible to give accurate plu-
ralities on Congressman, but the figures
are about as follows:
Broderick, Rep, 1900; Peters, Pop,
400; Ridgley, Pop, 1900; Curtis, Rep.
600; Vincent, Pop, 400; Mccormick,
Pop, 1900; Simpson, Pop, $500.
The advocate., 1896-11-11
KANSAS NEWS.

The Beattie Eagle was burned out
Saturday morning.
John Seston says he wants the Re-
publican nomination for G OVernOr in
1893.
Senator Sterne of Shawnee is the
only Republican Senator who was re.
elected.
Every township In Montgomery
county gave majority for silver can.
didstes.
County Superintendent was all that
the Republicans managed to save In
Miami county.
EleCtor j. r. Logan ran IS votes
ahead of his ticket in Lincoln county,
which is his home.
Chris. S. Ritter was fortunate
enough to pull through for County At.
tOrney in Allen county.
The Populists lost Probate Judge
and Commiss oner in Saline county
but got everything else.
The "Middle-of-the,rohd PopulIst
committee has been sued for print
er's bill for literature sent out.
John Doyle's victory for Represen-
tstive in Republic county was de-
cisiVe one and places q good man in
the House.
Kansas City Journal (Rep,): "Whst
the Kansas Republican needs now Is
face which will weep on one side and
smile on the other"
Topeka Journal: "There need be
no quarrel, it would appear, between
Mr., Ingalls, and Mr.. Burton over the
United States Senstorship."
c. B. Hewlett will, it is said, contest
the seat of j. K. Cubbison from Wyan-
dotte In the House. Mr.. Hewlett al.
leges that fraud was committed.
The California Limited trsin on the
Santa Fe made tke run from Kansas
City to Topeka, sixty seven miles, last
Thursday, In ninety-fVe minutes.
Judge Doster was the only State
candidate on the Populist ticket who
secured majority in the city of Lesv-
enworth. Blue only beat Botkin Z
votes.
Todd Cannon of Kingmsn was
among the number of Republican
Representatives who got lost. He will
be missed by the old members Ia the
House.
The Seventh district Republican
papers keep right on telling their read.
ers that Chester l. Long Is q states
man. Before election no attention
was paid to the matter, as it was pre-.
sumed that It was intended 90 an elec.
tiOnssring schemes bat talk Of thlD
The advocate., 1896-11-11
The Electoral Vote.

The following is as accurate a state
ment of the result Of the election as
can be obtained at the time Of going
to press:
The advocate., 1896-11-11
Nine States Very Close.

The immense popular majority re-
ceived by MAJOR Mckinley and his
goodly majority in the Electoral college
tend alike 70 Concsal tho real narroWness
q bis yiCtOgy beosRSe q she olo1snesa Ot
The advocate., 1896-11-11

9NAACs~AAN3 |
An old Kansas politician says that
the Senate and House could not be
constitutionally organized without
Senator King and Representative John
SeatoR in their usual places.
George Hanna, who was elected to
the Senate by the POpulists Of Clay and
Dickinson, is q brother of Dave
Hanna, the Republican who was
beaten for Representative in Graham.
Topeka Journal: "Of course it will
be difficult for Mr.. Reed to manage
the next House without the aid Of
Richard Whiting Blue, but doubtless
he will be able to worry along some.
how"
Governor Morrill, thinks he will now
make a European trip, thing which
he says he never has yet had time to
do. In this connection 1t might be re-
marked that he is at liberty to register
from any place he plesseS.
Reports from over the State indicate
that the Republicans rsn In large
number Of illegal voters and every sb.
sent voter found means Of getting
home If he seemed disposed to vote
the Republican ticket.
Owing to an unfortunate error Sem
stor Helms nomination papers were
flied with his politics stated as Popu.
list instead Of Peoples party. His
name appeared In separate column,
which doubtless cost him many votes.
Calderhesd intended to become
candidate for Senator If defeated. He
has not yet stated whether he desires
to run for that Office or not It Is pre-
sumsble that Ingalls, and Burton will
interpose no objection to his csndi.
dacy.
A. A. Dunmire Of the HugotOn
Southwest KanSon claims quite rec.
ord in the recent campaign. His paper
ran up the name Of Leedy for Gov.
ernor February 1, which was In advance
Of any other paper. His county was
the first to instruct for him. His
county gave him the largest majority
in proportion to the vote. 1t gave
Leedy two votes to Morrill's one. His
township gave every vote but one for
Leedy. This record is an enViable one.
H. A. Smith, Representstive-elect
from Brown county, believes that the
Australian ballot law can be improved
by the adoption Of two amendments
and will introduce bill to provide for
two sets of clerks and judges, change
bsllot-boxes every sixty minutes and
count the ballots, SO that the result
can be made public an hour after the
last ballot is cast, and to provide that
in cities Of second class a proper per
son need not be deprived of his vote
by excussble failure to register.
Charles F. Johnson of Oskslooss
has been named by Judge Myers OF
the LesVenwOrth district court as re-
ceiVer Of the Santa Fe road. The re-
ceivership is the result of proceedings
to force compliance with a statute pro-
hibiting ownership of real estate by
the company. The Santa Fe officials
complain that the action was: taken
without due notice to them and that
it is simply suit to force the payment
The advocate., 1896-11-11

It will cost only one dsllar to secure
the ADvOCATE from date TO the end Of
1897,
The advocate., 1896-11-11

Necessary to choice-22L
$Kentucky probably goes to Mckinley by
less than 5OO which makes the voGe-McKin'
ley $50, Bryan l67.
The advocate., 1896-11-11
KANSAS MAJORITIEs.

The Figures on Electors and the Candidates
for Governor.
The following table shows the MAORI
ties given by each county on Electors and
Governor:
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1896-01-10
TODO Sc ANDARA.

Tierno es Ell Pais, ( inocente
y candida; pero este no impide
que de cuando en- cuando Sc per
mita unos humillos tales, que nj
en- su propia prensa .debe caber
el buen colega, de puro ancho.
Sc molesto grandemente EI
Pats con la Camara de Concrete
porque tuvo q bien esta .rendir tri.
buto de consideration y justicia
al Ministro de Ultramar, Sr Cas-
tellano, por la resolution de-
CAME monetario.
Claro! La Camara no habis
consultado a FL Pals para quelc
diese su luminosa y autorizada
opinion en- el asunto.....
Ahora vuelve. a mostrarsenos
molesto y contrariado FL Pats ;
pero no con la Camara de Co.
mercio, entiendase. Con la re
forma de los Aranceles rezs Ia
actual incomodidad del colega.
De ahi que augure en- ellos erro
res graves, muy graves +. ~
Calmese, calmese, por, dos.
III Pals; no Sc irrite tanto, no
pierda la paciencia.
Para que sc alivie de su NAL
humor, le prometemos sclicitar,
ast que se acometa una nueva re-
forma arancelaria, que sea &!
Pals uno dc los encargados de
realizarla..
Porque cuidado que IL Pals
nos demuestra cuotdiaaamcntc
10 mucho que conoce las necesi
dades y condolences dc la lsla,
csas condolences y necesidades
que, exception hecha del profun.
do coleqa, no hay quien yea nj
con crlslalcs dc uadruple au-
mcnto ...
No Sc enia4c s,n eaz5n.
eo,ega nj SC npAo. n,c.
qae 81 ilega lA ocas 49,.
"a SC le ,eadf4 pycsea'-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1896-01-10
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