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THE HOUSTON CASE BETTER.
Cotton Exchange Wires DR.. Wymal
for an Expert to Quiet Doubts as t,
It's Nature.

Cotton Exchange Wires DR.. Wyman
for an Expert to Quiet Doubts as to
Its Nature.
Houston, Texas. Sept. 29.-Eva Dun
can, the negro woman who has been
under guard three days, declared to be
suspicious case by State Health Off
GER Swearingen, but by every local ply
slclan to be suffering dengue and kidney
Inflammation, is getting better. The
Cotton Exchange and Board Of Trade
held a meeting today and passed reso-
lutions requesting Surgeon General WV
man TO send an expert here at once to
look AT the case and wired them to him.
Nobody here believes the woman has
yellow fever, bat every town in Texas
has quarantined against Houston and
the situation is very serious commercial
ly, as the loss to trade is a million dol
lars a day while this ostracism lasts.
Two thousand men are out of employ
ment already on account of it and the
list will grow daily. 1t is hoped here
that the government will send DIR. Cult
eras or some other man whose reputa-
ton will be sufficient to allay the fears
aroused in the interior of the State.
DIR. SWEARINGEN'S STATEMENT.
Houston, Texas, Sept. 29.-Dr. Swear
mgen, on his return from Beaumont to-
night, issued the following proclamation:
ITO the people of Texas: The quaran-
tine against Houston can be raised now
with perfect safety, but if a single case
develops the people will be Immediately
informed
(Signed) ''R. NJ. SWEARINGEN,
State Health Officer"
The scare is intense in many small
Continued on fourth page.)
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A $4O0,O00 FIRE.
Ten Acres of BlaR:ng Ruins at Irontou,
Ohio, Hardly Half Insured.

Ten Acres of Blessing Ruins at Irontou,
Ohio, Hardly Half Insured.
Cincinnati, o., Sept. 29.--A special to
the Commercial Tribune from Ironton.
Ohio, says:
At O'clock tonight the saw mill OF
Newman and Spencer was discovered ON
fire. Before the fire department reached
the scene, the flames had extended to
the lumber yards. The fire soon wiped
out the mills and lumber yards of the
Pennsylvania Lumber Company. Word
was sent to Catlettsburg, Ashland and
Portsmouth for relief
AT 10 O'Clock the supply houses and
coal bins adjoining the city water build
ing were demolished by q Norfolk and
Western locomotive crew using a block
and tackle and the pumping station was
saved. The Ashland, (Ky.) department.
arrived with several thousand feet of
hose and at 1890 o'clock the ten acres
of blazing ruins are surrounded by lines
of hose. The Catlettsburg, KY, fire en-
gine has just arrived by a special boat.
This practically places the fire under
control, although the confagration win
hardly subside before morning. The
large plant of Newman and Spencer. val
ued at $4,000, is insured for $4,000
but they carried no insurance on eight
million of poplar lumber, every plank
of which went up in smoke. The Penn
sylyania Lumber Company's plant was
valued at $4,000. They carried ST.
500 insurance on the property and S4,50O
on six million feet of lumber which was
totally destroyed. In addition to these
plants the residences of Henry Spanner,
e. Cole Mrs. G. Kurtz, Mrs. Hall, Hen
ry Horn, S. MacKay and Newman and
Spanner's large office and warehouse
were burned. At least twenty more resi-
dences were damaged. With the excep-
tion of Newman and Spanners ware
house and S. MacKay's property, all
were insured. The loss Is estimated at
from three to- four hundred thousand dol
lars with hardly half that amount Of In
surance.
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DIPLOMATS IN A EUZZ
THEIR TONGUES BUSY IN WASHINGTON
ON CUBAN SITUATION.
austia's Being Ally of S. pain Nee Not In
vove Germany and ItaI as Triple
Alliance is Defensive Only.

Washington, Sept. ga number of
the foreign representatives have return
ed from their summer trips, some OF them
temporarily and others to open the en-
bassies and legations for the winter.
Baron Won Hengelmuller, the minister
from Austria-Hungary, came back for a
day, leaving again this afternoon. His
visit caused some comment in eonnee-
ton with the reports that the Austrian
government is about to protest against
the killing of a number of AuStro- Hun
garians at the recent miners trouble at
Hazelton, Pa.
MIR. Charles F. Adams, first secretary
OF the British embassy, and charge d.
affaires in the absence of Sir Julian
Pauncefote, has returned from Man
chester-by- -the-sea and the British en-
bassy Is re-opened permanently. The
staff of the embassy, Messrs. Tower.
OBeirne, and Kavanaugh, came with
Mr.. Adams. The latter called at the
State Department today and saw Sec
retary Sherman. 1t was social visit
and is said to have had no significance
in connection with Bering sea or Cuban
questions. Mr.. Adams has been twice
before stationed at Washington and
comes here from Brussels
The Spanish Minister, Dupuy De
LONE, left this afternoon for Lenox. He
did not call at the State Department
again to-day and up to the time OF his
departure there had been no developments
at Madrid on the Cuban question. The
return of the Queen regent to Madrid
yesterday permits the holding of cabin
ct council before which, it is said. any
definite action on the part of Spain
would be determined The regular meet
ing day of the council is Thursday, but
from the departure of the minister it is
concluded that no important action by
the council is expected in the immediate
future.
The French ambassador came up from
his summer home at Elberton, n j., for
brief stay. He has not yet received Of
fetal word of his transfer to Madrid, but
he continues to receive cable felicita-
tions from friends in Paris and this is
taken as confirming the transfer. M.
Jules Cannon, who will succeed him
here, according to latest reports from
CONTINUED on Fourth Page.)
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TO ACQUIRE GREENLAND.

A Canard Started That United States
Was III the Market, but is Promptly
Denied at Washington-Th London
News Shows How it Would be to the
Interest of United States.
London, Sept. 29.-There is a rumor
III Canadian circles that the government
of tie United States has made overtures
to the government of Denmark with the
OBJECT OF acquiring Greenland from the
latter country.
THE STORY RIDICULED.
Washington, Sept. 29.-State Depart
ment officials r:dicule the story attrib.
uted to Canadian sources that the TJni-
ted States government is negotiating
with Denmark for the acquisition Of
Greenland. 1t is positively denied that
the United States has any designs upon
territory in that part of the world.
LONDON AGITATES SLIGHTLY.
London, Sept. 29.-The Evening News
gives prominence to the rumor and saws:
Under ordinary circumstances, even
IL true, the report would excite little
interest but coupled with the news Of
the hosting of the Union Jack over
baIhns Land, it becomes of great mo-
AiSHt' - dppedFS InaI Bathn y land was
never formally acquired by the English.
although it has been regarded as Eng
l;sh for half century. Hudsonss
strait is destined to become part. in the
future. of great grain carrying route
between Liverpool and Winnipeg. which
VIII he powerful rival Of the American
land routes. The Americans have no
port or footing on the eastern shores
or the continent north of Maine and If
they are to participate in the advantages
or the Hudson Bay route It has been
apparently urged that their government
secure some island or peninsula without
delay"
The Evening News adds to this COM
ment an interview with an unnamed
Canadian official to the effect that the
hosting of the Union Jack over Raf-
fms land was undoubtedly evoked by the
report that the United States government
mad its eye upon that territory. Ae-.
cording to the official quoted, there is
nothing to prevent the United States
purchasing Greenland from Denmark.
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WASHINGTON'S BIG FIRE
CAPITAL TRACTION COMPANY'S GREAT
BUILDING GOES DOWN.
stimated Loss, $1,000, ,0o0-- Southern Rail
way Offices Saved The Heat Makes the
Firemen Poweriess.

Washington, Sept 29.-Fire broke out
in the Central Power station of the Cap
ital Traction Company, few minutes be-
fore eleven O'Clock tonight and in 80
minutes the magnificent six story struct-
ure was doomed. The building occupies
the entire block from Pennsylvania aven-
lie to c., street and from 1914 to 14th.
The blaze started on the southwest cor
ner and despite the efforts of the entire
fire department swept like wind through
the enormous building. The heat was SO
intense that the men were driven from
the adjoining street. When 1t became
evident that no efforts could save the
power station, the department turned its
attention to the adjoining property, but
the flames leaped across 18th street on
the west to a big livery stable and then
across 131b street on the east and at
tackled a row of three story brick houses.
So fearful was the heat that the firemen
could not get into reach of the burning
buildings. They were driven back foot
by foot until the streams from the hose
pipes could not reach the fire. The en-
tire fire department was on the scene
in height and besides containing the
power plant of the Pennsylvania lines
of the Capital Traction Company, is oc-
cupied by dozens of offices. The walls
began to fall by twelve o'clock and with
the decreasing heat the men were enabled
to get to work on adjoining property
Several houses, however, have been
Quilted. At this hour it is impossible
to state the loss. Approximately it will
be about S500,000 on the building, a.
bout 100000 ON machinery and stored
cars, while the losses sustained by ten
ants win amount to $2000000 more,
rna king the total damage about $1,000
600.
Two hours after the first alarm was
given, the huge building was reduced to
n few crumbling walls. The loss on ad-
joining buildings will not be large as
these burned are old and small. At one
time the offices of the Southern Railway
were threatened. but prompt work by
the firemen checked the flames. AS re-
suit of the fire. the Navy Yard and
Georgetown division Of the traction COM
pany will he tied up until the power can
be installed at some other print.
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is 1T HOG OR HUMAN?
THAT is THE PRESENT ISSUE IN
THE LUETGERT CASE.
JR. DORSEY POSITIVE 1T WAS HUMAN
The Two Doctors Are the Leading Experts For
the Defense and the Prosecution, and
DR.. Dorsey win Stick to
His Story.

Chicago, ILL.,, Sept 29.-Iog or hu-
man. That is the issue i'll the Luetgert
case at present, and according to the
view of the case adopted by the Jury is
| the fate of the defendant likely to be,
1t hog, he will in all proba bility go free:
II human, there is no telling wnat will
| happen to him, or rather what may
happen to him. The defense proved to-
lday that the bone which DIR. Dorsey. the
Iosteologist of the Columbian Museum, de-
clared was the femur of human being,
of woman and of woman of delicate
physical structure, as was Mrs. Luet-
CERT, is nothing but the bone of q hog.
1t came from a hog of delicate organi
Zation,, so said the expert for the de-
Tense, but he was nothing but hog for
all that. The femur was rather small
for the usual run of hogs, but this was
small bOned hog and there is no doubt
of the origin of the bone. The witness
who declared all this for the defense was
DIR. w. II. Airport, professor Of Desc1A
tive and Comparative Anatomy in tue
Northern University. He declared in
the most positive manner that the femur
was that of hog, and that there was
no chance of his being mistaken in the
matter. DIR. Dorsey. who proved for the
State that the femur was that of wo-
man, was in the court room when DR..
Airport was on the stand and his face
flushed when the expert for the defense
declared that the bone came from a hog.
de will take the stand when the time
Genes Tor the State 10 offer its evidence
III rebuttal and prove to the jury that
the femur is not that Of hog but of a
human being, or woman, aud woman
OF delicate physical organization.
The declaration of Or. Airport clear
ly defines an issue between himself and
Prof. Dorsey. They are the respective
leading experts Of the defense and the
prosecution. Both pride themselves upon
their regulations and battle royal will
be the result. DIR. Airport drew pictures
of what he SAID represented a human
femur and a hogs femur, and explained
to the jury the difference between them.
The difference was principally in the
socket of the hip joint, according to the
witness Tomorrow Airport viii be
cross-examiued after he has testified
further concerning metacarpal, sesamoid
and temporal bones.
Previous to DIR. Allport's testimony,
Prof. ]. A. Weisener gave evidence in
support of DR.. Riese's testimony in con-
nection with the experiments with hui
man bodies made in the vats in the Luet-
CERT factory early in the present month.
His testimony was of a corrobOrative
character.
States Attorney Deneen smilingly de-
clared tonight that Prof. Dorsey would
settle the question as to the identity of
the bones beyond question Chen next
he appeared upon the witness stand.
Luetgert and his lawyers were well sat
fed with the showing made and ex-
Judge Vincent said he could not see the
necessity of Luetgert going on the wit
ness stand. "There is nothing for him
to deny" remarked ex-Judge Vincent
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CORPSE OF THE MAssANUTTEN

Poor Peb Falls Went Astray, and Was
Driven to the Woods Where She Was
Found Hanging.
Richmond, Va, Sept ga special
to the State from Cowan's Depot, Rock
ingham county, in the Shenandoah val
ley, says:
News of CHASTITY discovery in the
Massanutten Mountains, six miles east
Of here, has just been received. Yester-
day several hunters found the body of
Peb Falls. notorious white woman,
dangling at the end OF rope fastened
to the end Of a tree. When discovered
the body was in the first stage of de-
composition. 1t is supposed that the
woman was hanged by negroes, who
had been her ccmpa Mons lately. No
effort has beea made rs yct 10 aps
prciend tlIe guilty parties. She was
4 married woman, but FOR years her
reputation had been unsavory and final
:. the ws driven to the mountins where
SHF SLEPT IN the. fields and in the woods.
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MASSACHUSETTS, REPUBLICANS

\ State Ticket Nominated by Acclama.
nation With Roger Wolcott for Gov
ernor-Free Silver Denounced.
Boston. Mass, Sept. 29.-The Repub-
lican State Convention today nominated
the following ticket by accamation.
Governor, Roger Wocott: Lieutenont
Governor w M. Crane; Secretary
VIM. NJ Olin; Treasurer, T.. p. Shaw:
Auditor, John w Kimban: ATTORNEY
General, Hoza NJ Knowlton.
The platform denounces free silver.
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PROSPERITY JUBILEE.

Macon Wants President Mckinley and
Senator Daniel-To Argue the Ques-
tion Probably.
Macon, Ca, Sept. 29.-The Carnival
Association of Macon today extended
invitations to President Mckinley and
his Cabinet to be present at the grand
parade and collision of locomotives on
October II and IL.
Senator John Daniel, of Virginia, has
been invited to deliver an address.
Governor Atkinson and staff, of Geor.
gia, will be present.
The vast concourse OF people win
make 1t jubilee celebration of the
return of prosperity.
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| nothing would remain save shred in
| the way of a few preferential duties and
perhaps the power of appointing some of
| fetal corresponding to the Governor
General of Canada, named by the Brit
ish Crown. An incident to the selection
of Liberal Cabinet, it is expected,
would be the restoration of Martinez
Campos to a position, where he would
be in position to carry out the pro-
gramme of the reformed government in
its Cuban policy.
Among diplomatic officials the resigna-
ton of the Spanish Cabinet excited the
keenest interest and was the chief topic
discussed throughout the evening. The
Spanish Minister left at four o'clock
for Lenox, about an hour before the first
word of the resignation had been re-
eeived. He had felt up to the time of
departure that there was no indication
Of important developments at Madrird
and he would undoubtedly have remain
ed here had he anticipated the impend-
ing crisis. All official adviees are being
forwarded to Lenox.
The fallen ministry, it was explained
by diplomatic officials entirely familiar
with the facts, is conservative through
out. 1t was chosen after the assassina-
ton of Canovas and was regarded as
continuance of the Canovas regime
At the time of its selection it was con-
sidered temporary, as the Queen Regent
was then at San Sebastian, without the
opportunity of full conference with lead
ers, including the leader of the oposi-
ton which takes place on the formation
of new Cabinet.
In the event of the formation OF q Lib
eral ministry, Minister Dupuy De LONE
would undoubtedly submit his resgna-
tion as the Spanish representative at
Washington, as is usual on a change of
political control of the Cabinet, and the
Minister, moreover, Conservative in
politics.
ATTITUDE OF LIBERALS.
London, Sept ga dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Madrid says:
THE solution of the crisis depends
upon the policy to be adopted toward
the United States
Liberal politicians declare that they
will stoutly resist Americas pretensions.
General Azcarraga in IA long inter
view with the Queen regent to-day ex.
planned the situation. 1t is believed that
he asked Her Majesty if she was ready
to confirm the government in necessary
powers in view of the attitude of the
United States. After the interview he
summoned the cabinet The meeting
was attended by Senior Reverter, the ex-
communicated Minister of Finance and
Senior Coscayon, Minister Of the Inter
ior, both of whom rendered their resig-
nations. Shortly afterward the Premier
rendered the resignation OF the entire
cabinet
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GREEK CABINET CRISIS.
Nj. Ralli May be Retained, but win
have to Renew the Ministry.

Nj. Ralli May be Retained, but win
have to Renew the Ministry.
London, Sept. 29.-The correspondent
of the Times at Athens says:
1T is generally believed that the eoy-
ernment will resign tomorrow Thurs
day. at the sitting of the Boule. In any
case several of the ministers are unwiI-
ing 70 remain in power. On the, other
hand 1t is believed that the Delyannis
ministry Will not be acceptable by King
George and the nation at the present
moment
Hence M. Ralh, the Premier hopes
10 retain power, in which case the cab
met will have to be almost entirely re-
newed. II is expected that tie chamber
will accept the peace treaty unP-imously.
public excitement on the question having
quite subsidized"
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Washington. u. c.. Sept. %. The
armor board. headed by Commodore
Howell. paid formal visit to Secretary
Long today, for the first time since its
organization. and discussed the work al
ready accomplished. II is probable that
the departure Of the board on it's south
ern trip will be advanced to the 18th
Of October and that Birmingham. Ala.
will be the first place visited.
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THIN NEW CABINET TEMPORARY
A Liberal Cabinet Would Mean Such
Ample Autonomy for Cuba as Might
be Accepted

Washington, d. c., Sept. 29.-The
news of the Spanish Cabinet crisis was
first brought to the attention of the of
fcials Of the State Department and di
plomatic officials through the Associated
Press bulletin from Madrid, and up to
late hour tonight from no other source
was the information on the subject forth
coming. 1t is surmised that Minister
Woodford's failure to cable the Depart
ment was attributable to the fact that
1T was after night fall in Madrid before
the news became known.
IL cannot be said that the event caus-
Cd surprise among the officials of the
state Department, or among the men,
pers OF the diplomatic corps in Washing
ton. A careful inspection of the cable
news Tor the past few weeks has left
the general impression that the Cabinet
erected In haste after the assassination
OF Premier Canovas could not ba ax
peeted to survive long. There were sev-
eral reasons for this expectation. but
perhaps the principal one was the beJ;ef
chat the dissensions among the supnort-
ers OF the government, caused by the per-
sonal encounter between the Duke of
Tetuan, the Minister for Foreign At
fairs, and one of the leaders of the dis
sident conservatives had not been healed,
but had only been bridged over tempo
rarily. The Dissident Conservatives at
the time insisted upon the resignation
Of the Duke as condition of their
further support OF the government. AS
the government depended, not upon
homogeneous party, but rather upon
union of various elements generally op-
posed to Liberal ideas for its existence.
that was threatening condition, and
crisis was averted only through strenu-
GUS efforts of Conservative leaders.
AS to what is to follow the resignation
of the Cabinet, officials here are COM
pletely in the dark. Secretary Sherman
does not believe that it will materially
affect the relations of Spain either to the
United States or to Cuba, which seems
TO indicate an expectation on his part
that when the Cabinet is recognized 1t
will be found to be still of a Conserva-
tive tendency. On the other hand high
officials in the administration expect that
Llberal Cabinet under the leadership
or the veteran Sagasta, will be erected
on the ruins of the Azcarraga Cabinet.
lf this SHOULD be the case. the future is
held to be full of promise for Cuba. for
it is recalled that the Liberals have not
neoi."teu " eAplcss IheiF opposition to
the great expenditure of human life and
vast treasure in the effort to carry out
the repressive Conservative programme
for the conduct of the war. 1t is not
believed that the Liberals are prepared
to go to the length of promising free
dom to Cuba, but from the expressions
of the leaders Of the party, it is hoped
that they are willing to grant so liberal
a measure Of home rule and autonomy
to the island that Of Spanish sovereignty,
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SAGASTA'S STAR SHINES
BEEN Trr ncRAPHED FOR PROB
ABLY TO FORM A CABINET.
SAGASTA SAID TO FAVOR AUTONOMY
Her Majesty viii Summon To-Day the Leaders
Of the Various Parties and Presidents
of Chambers t, Consult as to
the Situation.

Madrid, Sept. 29.-The Spanish cabinet
has resigned.
THE RESIGNATION ACCEPTED.
The Queen has accepted the cabinets
resignation, but has asked General Az
carraga to continue in office until a solu-
ton of the crisis is found.
Her Majesty will summon the leaders
OF the various parties and the presidents
of the chambers tomorrow to consult as
to the situation. Senior Sagasta has been
autographed for and it is believed that
the Liberal leader viii be asked to form
a cabinet.
The ministry whose resignation has
Just been announced was constituted as
follows:
Prime Minister and Minister for War,
Gen. Marcelo De Azarraga.
Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Duke
OF Tetuan.
Minister Of Marine, Rear Admiral
Don Jose NJ. Beranger.
Minister Of Finance, Don Juan Nav
AFRO Reyerter.
Minister Of Commerce and Agricul-
ture, Don Aureliano Linares Rivas.
Minister for the Colonies, Don Tomas
Castellano.
Minister for the Home Department,
Don Fernando Cos-Cayon-
United States Minister Woodford, the
Duke OF Tetuan and the President of
the Senate. the Marquis Pazo De La
Merrzed, held long conference to-day
and Gen. Woodford presented to Gen
Azarraga the members Of the United
States legislation. Owing to the cab
met crisis the Cnhan pourparlers have
been postponed
TO SUPERSEDE WEYLER.
Madrid, Sept. 29.7 Midnight--It is said
that Senor Sagasta is in favor of super
seding Captain General Weyler and of
granting autonomy to Cuba Immediately.
Senor Gamazo will probably be Minis
ter of Foreign Affairs in the new cab
met
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THE ARMoR RoARD's TOUR.

Heading for the South. and to Visit
Birmingham First In October.