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Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-01-05
The Leather Trust Controls.

New York, Jan. ga Post special
from Boston says: "Information only
one remove from Mr.. Dingley is that there
is no serious apprehension that duty
will be imposed upon hides. The leather
interests do not demand it, and that en-
tire branch of industry is as prosperous
as could be expected with the present
free trade in hides. This information
comes from strong protectionist sources"
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-01-05
Frank Gable In 1t.

Topeka, Kas., Jan. 5.-The politicians
are guessing to-day that Frank Gable,
Democrat, of Leavenworth county, will
be deputy warden of the penitentiary. He
has had experience in the place, and his
appointment would be a recognition OF
the fusion Democrats by the administra-
tion, giving to them good Office, al
though not one of the best OF the gov
ernor's patronage. thus affordiuga good
excuse for giving the fiat places" to
Populists.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-01-05
Disaster on the Il burlington.

Omaha, Jan. ga Carson, Iowa, spe.
cial to the Bee says: A passenger train on
the Burlington jumped trestle in enter
ing the city this morning. Five people
were injured, one fatally. The injured
are John Surles, conductor; Robert Ad-
kins, of Henderson, Iowa, fatally; s. W.
Lamb, expressman; Miss May Paul, OF
Henderson; Curtis Curran, brakeman.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-01-05

Pittsburg, Jan. 5.-Ohris Schauer, jr,
treasurer Of the National Bank tor Sav-
ings, committed suicide last night His
body was discovered this morning hang
ing from the rafters in closet of the
Allegheny gymnasium. The president OF
the bank says that the suicides accounts
are straight. Schauer has been in poor
health and very morose.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-01-05
I.anded In CaDa.

Jacksonville, Fla, Jan. ga dispatch
from Key West states that the Dauntless
successfully landed an expedition in
Cuba. The expedition Is said to be the
one that the Three Friends attempted to
land when pursued by the Spanish gun
boat and left at No Name Key, from
which place it was taken last Friday by
the Dauntless.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-01-05
Dangled in the Air.

Norfolk, Va, Jan. 5.--William Down
ing and Charles Williams were hanged
this morning. They fell together at one
pull of the rope.
Williams, last April, in a drunken quar-
rel, aboard of a schooner in the harbor,
split open the head of his friend, Charles
Bess.
Downing fired at man, missed his
mark and fatally shot Emma Lane, col
ored.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-01-05
Rumers from spain.

Madrid, Jan. 5.--A private telegram
from Havana says that Maximo Gomez,
the insurgsnt leader, crossed the military
line Of Puerto Principe, which extends
from Jacaroon on the south coast to Mo-
ron in tho northern part Of that province.
pH1LrrplNE INSURGENTS.
y According to dispatch received from
Manila, the capital of tho Philippine
islands, 1000 insurgents have been sur.
prissd and routed BY the Bpanish troops
IL Agony and Olmansas.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-01-05
SHE MAY ABDlCATE.
story from London That Victoria May
Conclude to Make Wales King
Of England.

London, Jan. 5.-The Westminster Ga
zette gives prominence to report that
Queen Victoria has declared her intention
to commemorate the longest reign in En-
glish history by abdicating in favor of
the Prince of Wales.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-01-05

between $25,ooo and $4,000. He owns
some valuable real estate in this city and
in Cerrillos; was interested in the famous
Washington mine, up in the Coohiti dis
trict, and was half owner of the Dread
naught mine down in the Black Range
Albuquerque Citizen.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-01-05
NEW BAKERY.
S. s. BEATTY, Prop.

Our Bakery products is all that the
best material and skill can produc Q.
You can eat II with your eyes wild 9
open. We handle the best brands Of
CoFFEEs AND TEAS
that money will buy, such a. the cele.
brated 0Knickerbocker" Java and
Mocha Of New York, ,"Dwinell, Wright
q Co." Boston, Mass, "Schilling's
Best" San Francisco, CAL, every pound
guaranteed to please or money re.
funded. Our canned goods, both for
eign and domestic are first. class.
Our domestic brands are "Monarch,
Reid, Murdock q 90, Chicago" "Blue
Label, Curtis Bros. 4 Co, Rochester,
n. r. y 1Dew Drop, j. w. Browne q
Co., philadelphia, Pa"
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-01-05
storm In Nebraska.

Omaha, Jan. 5.-The storm has ceased,
but the temperature is very low. Some
reports of cattle losses are coming IN, but
they are scattered and small.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-01-05

Lincoln, Neb.-The 2hth session of the
Nebraska Legislature met at noon to-day.
The Populists have control OF the house
and the Dem ocrats and free silver Re-
publicans control the senate.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-01-05
An nArmepiau Assassinated.

An AFm0nt0m ASBaHslhHCcU'
Constantinople, Jan. 6.-Bedros EHinI,
the Armenian recently appointed sub
kaikaiman OF Schasandiak was assassin
ated two days after his arrival there.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-03
COMING TOGETHER.
Union Pacific, Great Northern
and Northern Pacific Will
Hereafter Work in Harmony.

New York, FEB. Am important read
justment of the relations of some trans
continental railroads is under way. When
completed it will create harmony of in
terests among the Union Pacific, North
ern Pacific and Great Northern roads.
By the arrangements which are being
perfected. the three roads will work in
accord instead of as in the past, against
each other, with the consequence of a
serious general impairment of revenues
on all lines. There is to be no actual
consolidation of the roads, nor any pool
ing business. Each road will retain its
individuality and independence. The first
mo-e in the general scheme was the ac-
QUESTION by capitalists identified with the
Northern railroad OF the stock of the
Northern Pacific railroad. The syndicate
which underworld, the Northern Pacific
reorganization plan has within the past
few days disposed of the stock in its
hands. comprising $1,000, 600 preferred and
stock was said to have brought some
thing over 36 and the common about 10.
Altogether more than s4,500000 was in
volved in the transaction. The Great
Northern capitalists secured part of the
syndicate's stock and the Deutsche bank
OF Berlin secured an extensive block for
some of its customers, who were already
large owners of Northern Pacific Securi
ties. Edward D. Adams, chairman of the
board of directors of the Northern Pacific,
represented the Great Northern capital
lists j. p. Morgan & Co., the managers
of the syndicate. made the sale o. the
stock No bonds We're disposed of with
the stock. The members of the syndicate
have, however, sold at various times and
in various ways most fof the bonds al
loted to them. A cable dispatch says the
committee in Berlin of the bondholders
of the Oregon Railway & Navigation COM
pany have received d joint offer from the
Northern Pacific railroad of 45 for the
preferred stock, which they received when
they exchanged their consolidated per
cent bonds for consolidated 4 per cent
bonds With each 81 ,0G0 bond they re-
ceived $3.50 in preferred stock. The offer
of the Great Northern and the Northern
Pacific was conditioned upon its accept
ance by the holders of IS, 100000 of the
stock An offer is supposed to have been
made to others of block of stock, the
as well as the preferred. There
were $1,000. 900 of the preferred and $24,-
Ooe 600 of the common. The preferred is
quoted at So and the common at 16. All
the stock is held in voting trust. 1t is
stated that on its reorganization Union
Pacific will become interested with the
Northern Pacific and the Great North
ern in the ownership of the Oregon Rail-
way & Navigation company. 1t is thought
that in the end the ownership of the
Union Pacific, Northern Pacific and
Great Northern will be largely the same.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-03
HARRISBURG BLAZE.
Ancient Capitol of Pennsylvania
Gutted

Harrisburg, Pa, Feb. "A fire, which
started in the rooms of Lieutenant
Lyon some time this morning. swept
through the ancient capitol of Penn
sylvania and within an hour and half
after the breaking out of the flames
the structure was in ruins. The sem
ate and house were about to convene
for their afternoon session when the
fire broke through the walls, and they
were driven for their lives to the open
air. As far as known no one was
killed, but a number of people were
in the building trying to save furniture
and other effects when the dome fell
in, and it is possible that some one may
be buried under the ruins. Quite a
number of people were cut and bruised
by falling debris or half smothered by
smoke, but no one was seriously hurt.
The most valuable of the state and
legislative records, which were in the
building, were saved, but the records
and statistics of the department of in
struction were DESTROYED.
The total loss is estimated at nearly
81, 900, on which there is an insur-
ance of but 100000. The origin of the
fire. is unknown.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-03

Washington, Feb. 2.-An additional
movement in the direction of bimetall-
ism was made in the senate today by
Mr.. Chandler (Rep. N. H. 1t was in
the shape of a resolution declaring it
to be the sense of the senate that the
United States should not permanently
acquiesce in the single gold standard,
and that the efforts of the government
should be directed to secure and main
tain the use of silver as we'll as gold as
standard money, with the free coinage
of both. The resolution went over.
The conference report on the immi-
grafton bill was taken up, and was op-
posed in a long speech by Mr.. Gibson
Dem. Md. who raised the point
against it that the conference COM
mittee had injected new matter into
the bill. An equally long speech was
made in defense of the conference COM
mittee and the bill by Mr.. Lodge (Rep.
Mass.) Much Indignation was ex-
pressed by Nj Lodge at interference
with legislation on the part of the
North German Lloyd company and its
sage of the bill. If the bill was de-
feated, he said. it would be taken as
the victory of a corporation on a great
question of public policy.
The report went over without action.
The remainder of the days session
was taken up by the Nicaraguan canal
bill
Mr. Villas (Dem. Wis.,, who had the
floor, to continue his speech against it,
declined to state whether he thought
the bill could be disposed Of in such
time as to give an opportunity for other
important legislation. He gave notice
of a substitute for the bill which
would provide for the appointment of
an inter oceanic canal commission to
have surveys and Investigations made
for the determination of the most
feasible route for the canal.
Mr.. Villas had not finished his speech
when, at sos the senate adjourned un-
til tomorrow.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-03
EIGHT-HOUR LAW.
Interesting Debate in Idaho's Legis-
lature.
ESPECIAL to The Herald.) }


Boise, Ida, Feb. 2.-In the senate today
there was a lively debate over the bill
fixing eight hours as a days work for
miners. Nelson (Pop. of Latah) vigor-
ously opposed the BILL while Heitfeld,
Idaho's United States senatOr-elect,
among others, defended it In the course
of the debate. Nelson made some remark
that riled Heitfeld. In a white heat he
lowered above Nelson, and it was feared
for a moment these would be serious
trouble. but an encounter was averted.
The bill causing the commotfon was de-
feated-
TIE house resolution condemning the
proposed international monetary confer
ence and appropriation therefor. caused
prolonged debate. Some of the leaders OF
Democrats and PoDulistS objected to
throwing any obstacle in way of McKin-
ley's administration, but the rank and
file were unaiterably opposed to the meas
ure because, it was asserted by one of
Them it was ''daddied by old Cleveland
There is some talk of introducing bill
that will make Idaho a rival of Nevada
as the battle ground of American glove
gladiators. Some of the members think
by passing an act legalizing prize fight
inc and making the license lower than
Nevada. while leaving the promoters of
mills to fix their own rates of admission,
Idaho would force Nevada out of the
business and add largely to the state
finds
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-03
A NIGHT ATTACK.
Scheme of the Spanish Knocked Out
by the Cubans.

DY CHe CuDaQS.
New York, Feb. "A Key West
special says: Hearing that the insur-
gents had gathered at Alonzo, Santa
Clara province, General Montaner re-
Gently planned a night attack, intend
ing to surprise them. But the insur-
gents had warning and laid two am
buscades for the Spanish general. The
roads leading to the place were mined
and as the Spanish approached at dawn
the mine in TIE centre of the column
was exploded, killing 20 soldiers and
Captain LamantaZ.
The insurgents charged from both
sides of the road after firing a heavy
volley.
The terror dynamite always inspires
in Spanish soldiers took possession of
them and after firing wildly the troops
fled into Alonzo and tried to barricade
themselves behind houses. The Cubans
advanced, their sharpshooters doing
effective work, While the Spanish shot
wildly. After the fight had lasted two
hours, General Montaner ordered a
charge, but the machetes of the
Cubans. coupled with their effective
firing, broke his ranks and his men
again retreated.
General Montaner displayed great
bravery, squirting his horse in front of
his men. He was a mark for the
Cuban sharpshooters, but escaped in
jury save slight scratch by bullet
passing through his hat.
Reinforcements from General Wey-
ler's advance guard came up at a trot
in time to save Montaner's men from
annihilation.
More than 20 Spaniards were missing,
killed, wounded or prisoners. The
Cuban loss is thought to have been
about 20.
A Cuban named Rudolf at GUIANA
bacoa was accused of being a Cuban
guide, and a Spanish patrol went to
his house Thursday to arrest him. His
two sons resisted and were shot down.
Then the old man was cut down with
machetes. His four daughters, the
eldest not yet IS years, were bound to
trees in the yard, stripped and cruelty
whipped. Afterwards they were taken
away by the soldiers and have not
been heard from since.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-03
DODGING A FORTUNE.
Why Peter Renshaw Is Making Him

Why Peter Renshaw Is Making Him
self Notorious in New York City.
New York, Feb. "A young man in
this town has to get drunk regularly
in order to keep his money. If he
was sober and Industrious, as other
young men have to be in order to get
ahead in the world, he would be left
absolutely penniless. This young man,
Peter Renshaw of Mobile, aged %, can
be seen almost nightly along Broad
way drinking to excess to comply with
provision of his uncles will that re-
suited contrary to the uncle'S eXpecta-
ton.
1t was the intention of Renshaws s
uncle to put a premium on his nephew's
SObriety and industry. Instead, should
Renshaw. who claims to have no
natural inclination for dissipation, set
tie down and gain good reputation
he would lose an income of over $4,000
a year.
Nathaniel Renshaw, the uncle, was a
cotton merchant of Mobile, who died
in 1882 and left a fortune of about $780,
600. The income of this fortune was
left to his WIFE who died a year ago
and upon her death was to be divided
among his nephews and nieces. Peters
share was about $4,000. But the old
uncle determined his fortune should
not be diSSipated in riotouS living and
added this clause to his will:
If, at the death of my wife, the
said Peter Renshaw shall be drunken,
dissipated or exhibit vicious or wild
tendencies or inclinations the share be-
queathed to him shall be retained in
trust by the trustee until such a time
as a court shall adjudge that the said
Peter Renshaw is sober and Industrious
and of worthy habits
1t was further provided by this will
that if Peter should continue drunken
and dissipated the principal should go
to his heirs at his death, he never be-
ing permitted to touch a penny of it
other than the income. These precau-
tionS might have insured a life of So
briefly on Peters part, but in 1893 he
started in the brokerage business in
Philadelphia with a partner named
Lonber whose alleged dishonesty
wrecked the firm and left Renshaw
with judgments against him aggregat-
ing $4,000. If his inheritance had been
turned over to him. his creditors would
have pounced on it and left him moth
ing. Renshaw did not see why he
should be ruined by his partners
irregularities, and besides he was en-
gagged to marry Miss Amy Hoag,
sweet girl of Scarsdale and did not
want to ruin his wife or his possible
heirs either.
So he consulted a lawyer, who ad-
vised him to get drunk and lead a
sufficiently notorious and dissipated
life to convince the trustee the prop
erty would not be safe in his hands.
Renshaw complied with the instruc-
tions faithfully. it is said, by going to
Mobile. getting drunk, and throwing
a brick through the trustees window
He offered further evidence but the
trustee said he was satisfied and re-
fused to turn over the principal to the
legatee.
Renshaw gets the interest only, and
is acquiring practical dissipation in
New York, where they know few
things about it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-03
Promises to Prove a Very Accept
able Substitute For Maceo.
WEYLER MUCH. WORRIED
WILL RETURN TO HAVANA TO
HEAD HIM OFF.
Sherman's Appointment to the Cabi-
net Has Created a Sensational
Is Believed in Madrid That Nc
Kinley Will Inaugurate Some
Scheme With a View to Ending
the War One Way or Another.

New York, Feb "A dispatch to the
that General Weyler will return to
Havana, in view of the great activity
IF the insurgents in this province, and
the plans attributed to General Ruis
Rivera for dealing a hard blow to
Spain at the very doors of the capital.
Since his arrival in the Havana
province from Pinar del Rio Rivera
has been organizing the Cuban forces
in such way as to give serious un-
easiness to the Spanish authorities.
General Weyler and the Marquis of
Ahumada were in constant commune
cation Sunday and facts about the
suspicious movements of the Cubans,
now concentrating under Rivera's S
command, were transmitted to the
Spanish commander-in-ch
The Cuban General Adolfo Castillo
narrowly escaped being assassinated
by a Spanish soldier named Paco Diaz,
who was paid for that purpose, and it
is believed here, by Governor Porrua,
under the instructions of Weyler
The chief engineer of the train to
Guanabacoa, arrested some days ago
after Aranguren's attempt to kidnap
Major Tondeveila, who was supposed
to be on that train, hanged himself
yesterday in his cell in jail because he
could no longer endure the cruel treat
ment he suffered at the hands of the
SpaniardS. The poor man was tor
tured every day in order to extort from
him accusations against some of the
Cuban residents at Guanabacoa. He
left paper in which he said he COM
mitted suicide because he feared that
the tortures he suffered would induce
him to accuse innocent persons, who,
in their turn, would be made victims
of Spanish barbarities.
News comes from Matanzas Of a
serious engagement in Jaguey Grande
between the Cuban forces, commanded
by Brig Eduardo Carci and the Span
iSh column of Colonel Almendariz
The idea of Almendariz was, by an
unexpected attack, to prevent the con-
centration of Cuban bands ordered by
General Garcia. The fight lasted six
hours. and the Spaniards were COM
PEELED to retire, after having exhausted
ali the ammunition.
The appointment of Miguel Diaz to be
mayor of the city of Havana has Gre
ated a bad impression, even among
the Spaniards here. Diaz is an ignOr-
ant carman, VINO does not know how
to write his own language without the
lhOoN oi-iuoilS DAbAOClo III VI lliOSi dpiiN-
he is accused of bribery
as the agent of the municipality
Advices from Madrid say that the
news of Mr.. Sherman's appointment as
secretary of state in the cabinet of Mr.
has created a sensation, and
that the unexpected change in Senor
Canovas' policy, as shown by his readi-
ness to grant reforms in the island,
though he affirmed a few months ago
that not the least concession would be
made to Cuba until the revolution was
is only due to the fear that
one of Mr.. McKinley's first steps would
be an effort to end the war in some
way favorable to the natives.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-03
In the House.

Washington, Feb. 2.-Nearly all of
today's session was spent by the house
in listening to a discussion of the con-
troversy now raging between two cleo
tric lighting companies in the District
of Columbia, which found it's express
sion in connection with the considera-
tion of the bill making appropriations
for the expenses of the district for the
year ending June 80, 1898.
The bill remains the unfinished busi-
ness on the calendar. The house passed
the diplomatic and consular appropria-
ton bill with trifiing changes.
The usual resolution was agreed to
providing for a joint session of con-
gress on the 10th instant, to count the
electoral vote and declare the result.
Senate amendments were agreed to
to the resolution authorizing the tenn
porary stringing of wires for lighting
and decorating in connection with the
approaching inauguration.
The house at sos adjourned.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-03

ernment officer on board the Dauntless.
which was then at Mayport, refused to
allow her to cross the bar and tow the
schooner in, though both were off the
bar.
He had to try to sail in, and thereby
grounded, the vessels hull sustaining in
juries estimated at $1,000. After she had
allowed to tow the schooner up to this
city.
The Hubbard leaks badly and after her
cargo is unloaded she will have to go on
the ways here for overhauling before
loading with lumber for New York.
Captain Mahaffri says the cruisers
must think the Dauntless a very slippery
craft. when she was not allowed to cross
the bar in their very faces and tow the
schooner in.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-03
ALGER VS.. ANDERSON.
Cause Celebre Now Up in Chatta-
uOOga.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Feb. 2.-The
cause celebre in which General Russell
A. Alger, the prospective secretary of
war to the incoming administration,
appears as a plaintiff, came up for
hearing today in the United States
court here. The style of the suit is
Alger vs. Anderson, and is brought to
recover s144,O00, principal and interest
paid by plaintiff for $4,000 acres Of all
legged valuable mineral lands in Frank
lin county, Tenn, in 1884, at the height
of the boom period in the south. The
bill of complaint alleged that agents
represented the property as possessing
the richest deposit of coal in the south.
To deceive the purchasers, they washed
the billsides with black paint, it is al
legged, and by this ruse plaintiff alleges
he was induced to invest his money.