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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-27
NOnfnatiOns.

Washington, May 19.-The president
today sent to the senate the following
nominations:
Interior-Myron III. McCord, to be gov
ernor of Arizona; Charles II. Ackers, to
be secretary of Arizona territory.
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tiers in complete charge; 1t is not fiat
tery TO saw there is hardly man in the
state more eminenty qualified for the
position. For twenty-five years ne mas
been on the Texas and Pacific. lie be-
gan at the bottom in 1872 as section
I'D
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A CarrO of Immigrants.

Galveston, Ten, May 20.-(Special.)-
The Hamburg American line steamer
Heicynia came in today with cargo and
twenty-One immigrants.
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Epirus Frontier AFmisticc.

Constantinople, May 80 9 p. m.--An
armistice was formally concluded today
for seventeen days between the Turkish
and Greek troops on the frontier Of Epi.
rus.
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Iauia Deserted.

LAMA, May 19.-(Night. Delayed in
transmission This town is deserted
with the exception of the project, a news
paper correspondent, the telegraph opera
tors and a few others.
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RattIed with q Mexican Lion.

Rockdale, Tex, May 20.-(Special)-
Mr.. George Simmons while out hunting
last Sunday ten miles southwest of here,
was attacked by a Mexican lion, which
he killed after fierce fight.
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Was Asked to Resign.

Washington, May 19.-Judge A. B.
Montgomery of Kentucky, one of the
five members of the Dawes commission,
resigned today at the request of the pres
ident
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Athens, May 2O.-The Turkish forces,
In pursuing the Greek troops retreating
from Domokos, kept up harassing attacks
upon the latter until yesterday evening,
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BRYAN COULD NOT ATTEND,
Was Invited to the international
Gold Mining Convention.

Denver. May 20.-The following reply
to an invitation to attend the interna-
tional gold mining convention has been
received from the Hon. w. J. Bryan:
Lincoln, Neb.. May 12.-Irwin Mason,
Esq, Denver, Colo.-Dear Sir: Your
favor at hand. 1t will not be possible
for me to attend the convention called
in the interest of gold mining owing to
the fact that engagements already made
cover those dates. l thank you for the
invitation and trust that the convention
will be successful in creating a greater
interest in the gold and silver mining.
do not think that the interests of the two
metals should be separated even in CON
yention. Yours truly,
wv. j. BRYAN"
Mr. Mahon Immediately sent another
letter to Mr.. Bryan, explaining that the
convention is to be in the interests of
mining generally and not in the interests
OF monometallism and assured him of a
sincere and hearty welcome from the peo-
pie if he should find it possible to attend.
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she would when he saw her during
the forenoon. In the afternoon an
other period of anxiety was experienced
by the watchers. Another sinking spell
came and for a time it seemed as
though it would be the last.
The doctor called at $50 o'clock and
reported that he found a material
change for the worse, such as he re-
garded as certain to bring about final
dissolution during the night. He had
not even a faint hope that she would
live until morning.
President Mckinley continued his
vigil today as much as he has the pre-
ceding days. He sat almost constant
ly in the sick room, and there secured
about all the rest he had. His atten-
ton has been almost wholly given to
the patient, watching intently for the
slightest change. He had the newspa-
pers at his side, and when the mother
rested most peacefully he glanced over
the columns for the news of the day.
Late in the afternoon he and his wife
emerged from the house and took a
few turns on the porch for exercise and
little fresh air, and little later he
walk Aside from this he has scarce
ly been out of the room. He is kept
informed Of the affairs of state by
communications from the White house,
and Judging from the calls Of messen-
gers there are many kilograms or sym
pathy and solicitous inquiry being re-
ceived from friends Of the mother and
son in various parts of the country.
DR.. Phillips made probably his last
call at the Mckinley house tonight at
1915. When he left he announced that
Mrs. Mckinley was still living, but
was much weaker than when he saw
her several hours before, or at any
other time. Her respiration was 60.
which is materially higher than he
had ever before found 1t. He said he
thought she would die in the early
hours of the morning, but that there
was possibility of her living into
Sunday, but not of surviving the day
The president again resumed the vigil
at the bedside, most Of the others of
the family retiring early, while the
patient was resting quietly but expect
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Austrian Imprisoned in a Box.
Nicaragua CourfinS Trouble OF The
Kind That Came TOO High.

for 1000 (Nicaraguan money!, 'front.'
ing on Lake Managua, and distant
about five leagues from Managua, to
which are being sent large numbers OF
cattle, horses and mules which have
been confiscated or collected as fines or
forced loans. The bulls, oxen. horses
and mules are probably for use in the
artillery and cavalry. The tract is now
designated as "Nicaragua's national ex-
perimental station"
Senor Jacinto Castellanos, president
Of the-diet of the Greater Republic OF
Central America, appointed from Sal
vador, 1t is reported, has rendered his
resignation. His retirement, it is said,
endangers the ability Of the independ-
ent organization to unite the people,
and will probably soon result in it's dis
ruption. The financial condition is un-
improved There is much difficulty in
getting laborers to gather the ripening
coffee crop. A revolution against Ze-
faya's government rs apprehended, and
q war between Nicaragua and Costa.
Rica is imminent.
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could be found every Sunday morning unless
prevented by illness.
While showing deep affection for her other
children she had followed the career OF
William with pride and solicitude; with fond
mothery admiration she watched him rise
from the position Of prosecuting attorney OF
his own county by successive stages to con-
gresham, governor and finally to the presi-
dency. During the memorable campaign Of
last year for the nomination and afterwards
for the election, Mrs. Mckinley was one OF
the most interested observers. She was al
ways given the place of honor at the home OF
her illustrious son, and the day of his
nomination by the st. Louis convention she
heard the news as soon as he did.
1t was then that William Mckinley showed
the deep love he bore his mother by kissing
her as soon as he had received the announce
ment of the result at st. Louis. All through
the trying campaign that followed she
She was a frequent caller at his house and
was greeted by many of the visiting delega-
tions of Republicans. She accompanied the
president to the Inauguration, riding in the
until Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinley had become
settled in their new home. Then she
turned to the Canton cottage, with express
sious of gratitude at getting home once more.
Nancy Allison Mckinley came of family
which transplanted from England to the
hills of Virginia. The Allison family subse-
quently removed to Green county, Pennsyl
vania, where Abner Allison, Nancy's father,
was born, and where he married Ann Camp
bell, of Scotch-German descent. Early in the
present century Mr.. and Mrs Allison came
from Pennsylvania to Columbiana county,
this state, travelling by pack horses. In 1909,
near the present city of Lisbon, Nancy ALI
son was born. Her girlhood was passed on
the farm, and in 1927 she married William
Mckinley young iron manufacturer. The
couple lived first at Fairfield and afterward
at Niles and Poland before removing to Can
ton. Nine children were born to them. They
were David Allison, deceased; Anna, de-
ceased; James deceased; Mary, deceased;
Helen Minerva, now living at Canton; Sarah
Elizabeth, now the wife of A. ]. Duncan, OF
Cleveland; William, the president; Abigail
Celia, deceased, and Abner, whose home is in
New York.
William Mckinley Sr. died in November,
1892, at the age of eighty-fve years.
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Car Gives Notice That a Per-
manent Stay at Kaio=Chou Is
Out Of the Question.
All Information Regarding "The Chinese
Adventure" Is Denied to the
Press of Berlin.

met with an appreciative reception.
Even the opposition press greets him
with sympathy. The quick settlement
Of the Haytian trouble was received
with satisfaction by the entire press
and nation. The jingo and Agrarian
papers, however, again take occasion to
preach the necessity Of settlement
with the United States.
The Deutsche Zeitung, the main or
gan Of tho German extension policy,
says, after a TRADE of abuse of the
United States for "intermeddling in
Hayti," that it hopes. Won Bulow will
draw appropriate conclusions for his
future policy in regard to America,
whose interfering insolence needs TAX
ing down. In this connection the re-
marks Emperor William is alleged to
have made in conversation some time
ago, to the effect that this American
meddlesome policy must cease or we
will be obliged to teach them manners"
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and in which he pointedly referred to
the necessity for a Joint naval war
against the United States, are freely
circulating in diplomatic and political
circles in Berlin.
There has been quite a change in the
reichstag's views on the naval bill, and
it is now thought that, if the govern
ment takes pains to conciliate the Cen
ter with a promise Of its influence to
bring about the repeal Of the Jesuit
expulsion act, or a promise to favor
the Catholic school pretensions, the
measure may pass, although it is said
the septennate provision will have to
be modified, which, it is believed, the
government is unwilling to do.
The German cruiser Gier, which sail
ed from Kiel on Thursday last, will be
permanently stationed in the West In
dies, to protect German interests in
that part of the world.
BERLIN GOSSIP.
The emperor and the imperial family
will move into their winter quarters in
Berlin about the middle of January.
Christmas and New Years's will be
kept in the usual way at the new
palace at Potsdam.
The visit of Prince Henry, of Prussia,
to Prince Bismarck on Wednesday last,
u
received. Kis request to touch with
his lips the forehead his grandfather
so often kissed, is finding widespread
approval Excepting the rheumatism
in his legs, Prince Bismarck is in fair
health.
During the month Of November,
sixty-eight Socialist editors were SEN
fenced on the charge Of lese majestic or
for insulting officials.
The Rpr1iD butchers nd meat dealers
have passed resolution, requesting
the government to reopen the frontiers
to meat import and to severely restrict
the traffic in American meat. They say
g. 000, 900 marks worth was imported in
1896, at prices which they cannot COM
pete with.
The government has just completed
the report on the trichinous American
meat seized during the six months from
January to July. Excerpts of the re-
port furnished to the United States am
bassador here Andrew D. White, show
an enormous increase in American
trichinous meat cases, notably at Stet-
tin, Cologne, Breslau, Essen, AiX-la-
Chapelle Dusseldorf, Bechum and Gu
ben. However, while a certain per-
centage of cases are really Of American
origin, the fact is palpable that the
whole report is bungled and many of
the cases quoted are not proved to be
of American origin. AT Mr.. Whites
formal request he was furnished with
the registry number of the original
package and other marks of identifca-
ton, in order to enable him to acquaint
the officials at Washington with the
facts in the case and secure the pun
ishment of negligent meat inspectors in
the United States. a fact which has
been very generally neglected is that
trichinae is prevalent in number of
districts of Germany at present. A
curious case is that Of a wild bear,
shot in the woods and offered for sale
in Berlin, which was found to be hor-
ribly trichinous.
Mr.. White will hold his first reception
Of the diplomatic corps on Jan. 8, and
he will receive the government and Of
fetal world on Jan. II, and Jan. 1S.
The American church bazaar netted
the sum of 10000 marks.
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MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Dec. IL
Capt Bassett, an Austrian subject,
commanding one of the Pellas Navi
cation company's steamers on Lake
Nicaragua and San Juan del Norte
river, has been arrested and Is con-
fined in an iron cage at San Carlos by
the government of Nicaragua, on the
charge, made by some person ignorant
of machinery. of having disabled the
boilers of the steamboat so as to pre-
vent the government Of Nicaragua
from transporting troops by his boat.
A Nicaraguan army officer. In charge
of a guard of soldiers kept on the
steamer Victoria, one of the Pellas
Navigation company's steamers on
Lake Nicaragua, was killed few days
ago by his soldiers while he was at
tempting, with whip or stick. to
whip them. All of the employees were
therefore imprisoned, being held for
witnesses.
The government Of Nicaragua recent
ly bought a Target ract Of grazing land
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Old Sol.

Lybrand and Bromwell, of Ohio;
Reeves, Werner, Prince, Mills, Belknap
and Connolly, of Illinois; Steele, Faris
and Landys. Of Indiana; Bingham,
Packer and Young, of Pennsylvania;
Tawney, Eddy and Fletcher, Of Mime
scta; Hepburn. of Iowa; Pearson,
White and Linney, Of North Carolina;
Costiss, Smith and Snover. of Michi-
gan; Walker, Of Virginia; Evans and
Dawson, of Kentucky; Odell and Ma
haney, New York; Sulloway and Clark,
Of New Hampshire; Mudd, Of Mary
land; Johnson, of North Dakota, and
Strobe, of Nebraska. AS indicating the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-12
Warehouse of Philadelphia Car
pet Manufacturing Firm
Destroyed.

Dobson carpet house, stated that the
stock in the building would amount to
about s500,000 The loss is total, the
entire six floors having been burned
out completely. The building was own
ed by the firm and was valued at about
100000 The loss Is fully covered by
insurance. Sharpless Bros large dry
goods establishment. adjoining the Dob
sons on the east. sustained considera-
BILE DANCE by water, as did also the
Commonwealth Title Insurance and
Trust company and William H. Hos
kins, stationer, who occupied Nos. S13
and S15 respectively. No estimate Of
the losses of these three concerns could
be obtained The two large hotels, the
Girard house and Continental hotel,
both in close proximity to the fire, sus-
tanned no damage whatever.
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HALF
r1lLLION
FIRE.


PHILADELPHIA, Dec IA fire
broke out shortly before 10 o'clock to-
night in the six-story building, Nos.
109 and III Chestnut street, occupied
by the carpet manufacturing firm OF
John and James Dobson as their whole
sale and retail salesrooms. The fire
started in the basement and quickly
shot up the elevator shafts. When the
ffremen reached the scene the three
upper floors of the building, which ex-
tended a half-block back to Jayne
street, were mass Of flames, and there
was every indication that the buildings
and those adjoining were doomed. By
heroic work, however, the fire was con-
fined within the walls of the Dobson
building. A general alarm brought ev-
cry fire company in the city to the
scene General Manager Berry, OF the
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Indian delegation, which is on the way
to Washington to appear before the
Joint Indian committee of congress, ar
rived here late last night. The party
registered at the Lindell hotel, and
will stop in the city day or two be-
fore going to Washington. Speaking OF
their mission to Washington, Hon. S.
r. Walkingstick, who is Cherokee
senator, said: I'VE go TO Washington
to use every honorable effort to pre-
vent the proposed abolishment Of our
tribal courts, and to head off the i'm
pending change by which the president
Of the United States viii have the
power to sanction or approve the acts
of the Cherokee national council before
they become laws. Chief Ishpiechie,
of the Creeks, has proposed plan by
which the Indians are at some time
to become part of the United states
as an Indian state, and 1 believe his
idea. so far as 1 understand 1t, is u
good one"
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week peculiar condition Of affairs has
prevailed, so far as the press is con-
cerned. The Chinese adventure" as
the Socialist Schoenlanck termed the
seizure of Kiao-Chou bay in the reich
stag, has engrossed public interest, yet
the government has not deigned the
least explanation as to what has been
done or as to what is intended in the
future. What sparse information the
foreign office has furnished proved to
be misleading or stale. This was espe-
cially the case with the Haytian in
cident. The very day the German
school ships at Port au Prince secured
obedience to the ultimatum, the gov
ernment, through its various organs,
proclaimed that naval demonstration
was not likely and that, in any case,
decision could not be reached for sew
eral weeks.
In regard to China, although the
English press has been steadily fur
nished details, the government here
claimed not to have any advices from
Pekin as to the real condition OF af-
fairs. AS the German minister to CHINA,
Baron Won Heyking, had. full power to
deal with the Chinese government as
he thought best, this was a strange
condition of affairs. However, it Is
nearing it's end, as Baron Won Bulow,
the minister for foreign affairs, will
shortly make a statement in the reich
stag.
The various attempts Of the opposi-
ton members of the reichstag to draw
out the governments course during the
week were unheeded. The correspond
ent here of the Associated Press, how
ever, has ascertained, from reliable
sources, several important facts. First,
since Won Bulow has taken the foreign
office the emperor has not been per-
mitted to meddle with the direction of
affairs. His majesty was only inform
ed of each important rtep after 1t was
taken. In other words the emperor
has approved not directed" That
the emperor was MOTTO interfere9ln for-
eign politics was made a sine qua non
by Baron Bulow before accepting Of
fee His majesty is, however, reaping
the benefits of Won Bulow's vigorous
policy, for, throughout the week, when
ever the emperor drove through the
streets of Berlin he was enthusiastlcal-
ly cheered by the populace, who are
heart and soul in accord. with the plans
of the minister for foreign affairs. For
instance, while driving through Untef-
den-Linden on Wednesday,the emperor
was hailed by crowd with Bravo,
your majesty, pitch into the Chinese"
The emperor responded by smilingly
bowling.
RUSSIA OPPOSED <zzs
The second important news, is the
certainty that Russia will not tolerate
a permanent occupation of Kiao-Chou
bay by Germany. The military attache
of neighboring power assures the
correspondent of the Associated Press
that secret information has reached
here from st. Petersburg settling this
point He says Russia is now making
preparations to that effect.
Information has reached the United
States embassy to the same effect. 1t
is understood, however that Washing
ton will interpose=no obstacle to Ger
many's opening China to civilization.
Baron Won Bulows first appearance
in the reichstag. where five new cabinet
ministers made their debut this week,
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Tawney, Eddy and Fletcher
al The Caucus 10
Talk 1T Over.
Committee Named That Will Consider the
Various Pending Propositions.
MIR. Din3Iey, Speaker Reed and Other
Leaders Notable for +he Way They
We're Not Present.

representative character Of the meet
ing, 1t was stated that twenty-five
states were represented, including four
teen chairmen Of committees. Rep
resentative Hepburn acted as chair
man. The discussion took wide
range, but In the main was temperate
and conservative. The main speakers
were Representatives Grosvenor, Con-
molly, Evans, Faris, Mahaney and Darr.
It was finally determined to name a
committee to devise plans of action and
the following resolution was adopted:
Resolved That the chairman appoint a
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UllNNES0Ta'S
mE11BERS,

WASHINGTON, Dec. ia largely
attended meeting Of Republican repre-
sentatives in congress was held to-
night in the river and harbor commit
tee room to devise means for securing
change in the present civil service
law. About sixty members were pres
ent, representing most of the states
having Republican delegations in con-
gress. 1t was noticeable, however,
that Speaker Reed, Mr.. Dingley and
other leaders of the house did not at
tend. Among those present were
Messrs. Grosvenor, Weaver, Shattuck,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-12
MOTHER M'KINLEY IS DEAD
Her Long Struggle for Life at Last Brought
to an End.

ing to be summoned at any moment.
Mrs. Mckinley passed from life at a
few minutes past o'clock this morn
ing with all Of her children and other
immediate relatives at her bedside.
She did not suffer any in her last hours,
but gradually passed from the deep
palsied sleep in which she has rested
almost constantly for the past ten
days into the sleep of death. No word
could be secured from the house for
some hours before the dissolution.
Knocks of reporters, as we'll as those Of
telegraph messengers, were unanswered.
At 2:35 an undertaken was summoned
and the first publicity given of the
death.
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committee Of seven, the chairman OF which
shall be Representative Grosvenor, of Ohio,
with the chairman Of this meeting as a mem-
Der. which shall examine the bills pending
before the committee on reform OF the civil
service and report to a subsequent meeting
Of this conference by bill or otherwise.
The chairman named the following
committee: Grosvenor, Hepburn, Pear
son, Tawney, Evans, Odell and Steele.
The advisability Of attacking the civil
service items on the legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill,
which will come before the house next
week, was discussed, but the consensus
of opinion was against that course. It
was 1890 p. m. when the meeting clos
ed.
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PAGE 13.
Business Mans Announcement.
PAGE ii.
Next American Whist Tourney.
PAGE 10.
business Mans Announcement.
PAGE 10.
Suburban Social News.
PAGE II.
Waists for the Holidays.
New Things in Shoes.
CIOaEs for CANNES.
PAGE 1S.
Social News of ST. Paul.
Miss Harrison, Beautiful Virginian.
PAGE 10.
PrOspectOrs Going to Copper River.
Reindeer the KlOndikers' Hope.
PAGE 20.
New Books of the Week.
Startling Bicycle Costume.
Polo at Fort Smelling.
PAGE 21.
BufRalO's Pan-American Show
PAGE %.
The Week Mt the Theaters,
In the World of Labor.
PAGE 23.
Bar Silver, 90 lie.
Cash Wheat in Chicago, $1.O4 1-2.
Wants of the People.
PAGE "a.
Warrior Gap (StOry).
The Search for Andree.