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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-20
PAyDo BEGS FOR HELP.
He says All Efforts should Re Concentrated
Upon Defeating Garcia.

HAVANA. Dec. 1.-THE war 10 assuming q de-
cisive character in Santiago de Cuba province.
II the military efforts Of Gen. Pando against
Gen. Garcia fail, as seems probable, then Spain
will have to abandon the East to the insurgents,
unless she can afford to send 1OO.O 900 soldiers to
Cuba and spend 800, 900. 900 more. This is tho
conclusion upon which al sensible persons
agree here. Even the most incorporating
Spaniards believe 1t was folly for Gen. Pan 10 to
have started his campaign against Garcia at
this time.
Gen. Segura has been routed by the Cubans
and compelled to return to Manzanillo with his
column. his soldiers arriving In a terrible state Of
fatigue and exhaustion. Segura arrived q few
days ago at Manzanilla and was the hopo of the
Spaniards. In spite of the official reports pub
lished here 1t is known that tho situation OF tho
Spaniards is desperate. Bayamo is entirely cut
of by the insurgents, and no achievements
can DO sent there from Manzanillo.
Gen. Pando has cabled again to Gen. Blanco
asking for endorsements. He says. that In
view of the situation all efforts and sacrifices
should DO made to help him.. and that to dis
lodge tho insurgents from the Cauto River all
the Spanish troops in Cuba should be used.
even at the risk Of abandoning tho war In the
Gen. Pando does not desire to return to Ha-
vana for fear Of the bad impression his failure
would make in Spain and abroad.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-20
COULDN'T ExTRADITE BLACK JACK.
Tho State Department Has . joke on the
DepaFt,nent or Justice.

Department or Justice.
WARRINGTON, Dec. 29.-oficials Of the De-
partment Of Justice are laughing over a good
joke on themselves. The department sent re-
Gently to the State Department a request for the
cxtradition of some dcsperadoes who had es-
capped to Mexico. Among the persons wanted
was one known only by the alias Of BLACK
Jack" He was q finished villain, to judge from
the official papers relating to his case. Ono Of
these papers was a warrant for his arrest, and
it contained n return from the Sheriff to whom
it had been given to serve, which had been over
looked by the officials Of tho Attorney.General's
office.
The return read: Served by shooting and
killing the said Black Jack" This interesting
piece OF news concerning the much-wanted
criminal was discovered at the State Depart
ment, which, with q display Of humor such as
that digniied branch of the executive Govern
ment rarely INDUCES, sent word to the Attorney.
General that the United States had no extradi-
ton treaty with the country to which BLACK
Jack" had gone. And the judicial officers I'M
derstood that Mexico was not meant
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-20
POISON IN HER STOMACH.
A YounE woman Hurried TO q Hospital That
Her Life Might Ne saved.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. l8.-A wcll-dressed wo-
man ran into the Hahnemann' Hospital this at-
ternoon and asked for n physician. saying she
had been poisoned. A stomach pump was APP
piled, and 1t was discovered that cyanide Of
potassium had been taken into her stomach.
After working with her for a few hours she
was discharged. She told the physician that
her name was Mary Pleine, that she was a native
OF Austria, but was educated In Paris. She said
she came to this country two. months ago. She
said she ate dinner to-day with a man ut n house
on Mount Vernon greet. They had a quarrel,
and after they finished the mealshe says The man
told her hc had placed poison in her suit end
to tho hospital, where traces Of poison were
found. She refused to give tho name of the man.
AT the house wherc she said she alto dinner
the landlady said she had not been there. The
physician at the hospital says. he noticed moth.
Ing wrong with her mind, and that to him she
appeared sane.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-20
YOUNG LIEBOLD COMPLETED.
Found Guilty or Forging millionaire Grubb's
Name to sizty-seven Checks.


LANCASTER, Pa. Dec. 19.-william A. Liebold,
the 10 year-old boy charged with forging the
lame of Charles B. Grubb, the millionaire iron
master, to sixty-seven checks, amounting to up
ward Of $4,000. was found guilty in the Grim
inal Court to-day. Tho trial began on Friday
morning and testimony was heard until late
Saturday night, and was notable because Of tho
failure Of the complainant to appear az a
witness until compelled to by tho court and
also because Of the sensational testimony of the
young prisoners sisters In his defence during
the closing hours. The jury retired at a late
hour last night. and this morning. while people
were on their way to church, brought in q YER
dict OF guilty. with a. recommendation to the
mercy Of the court. Liebold's counsel. Col. h.
Frank Eshlemnn. who is Gov. HastinEs's Judge
Judgment. aud it is not unlikely that
an effort viii be made to secure a
new trial. 1t Ia known Mr.. Grub did not desire
a conviction and that his testimony was given
reluctantly. The verdict, while expected by
many, was a surprise to others, and Millionaire
Grubb. it is belize ed. will lend his support to
efforts to secure lenient treatment of the con-
victcd youth on account OF his past friendly
relations with tho sisters of Liebold. Mean.
while Liebold has been committed to jail.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-20
LOOKING At THE pRoM1sED LAND
Land Boomers All Ready to Move Into the In
dian Reservation.

Land Boomers All Ready to Move Into the In.
dian Reservation.
PERRY, Oklahoma, Dec. 19.-News reaches
here that the band of land boomers who are
camping on the line of the Wichita Indian
country. and the Kiowa, Comsnche. and Apache
Indian reservations. is daily increasing. For
moro than two years loads of men and women
have been camping on the line of Oklahoma and
this country, waiting for the opening day to be
announced, and the proposed raid on this coun-
try by Capt. E. L. Hews has caused hundreds of
people to pitch their tents near this promised
land, waiting for the announcement by the
President that these Indian reservations are
ready for white men.
Capt. Hews. who 10 an old miner who has been
prospecting in the Wichita Mountains for two
years. but who. two months ago. began to
organize a band to make a rush into the noun
tains. announces that he will soon organize with
10. 600 men. He and his followers declare that
tho rich cattlemen are influencing tho Indian
authorities against the early settlement Of this
great country. and they propose to take it by
storm.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-20
Rig FIRE IN ST. LOUIS.
Tho Mermed a JAccard Jewelry Company
Building Destroyed.

ST. LOUIS. Dec. 19.-Fire destroyed the Mer-
mod & Jaccard Jewolry Company's establish
ment. at Broadway and Locust street. at dawn
to-day. Tho property was valued at $75O,O0O.
but the diamonds and most valuable portion of
the jewelry were stored in a supposedly fire.
proof vault. which may have saved $4,000
worth of property.
The Mermod & Jaccard Jewelry Company is
the largest concern of its kind in the West. The
fire started In the basement Of its fve.story
building from unknown causes. Even before
the Fire Department arrived on the scene the
flames had burst from the windows OF tho sales-
rooms and shot Upward though the elevator
shafts.
A score OF persons who lodged on the top
floors were dazed by the shouts OF tiremen
clambering into their rooms. Several S omen
were among the rescued. all of whom had mar
row escapes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-20
CLARkE,s BODY IN STATE.
Honors to the Man believed by Many to mav
Been the Original OF Uncle TOM


Been the Original or - Uncle Tom.o
LEXINGTON. KY. Dec. 0.-The body of Lewis
George Clarke, the negro believed here to have
been the prototype of Uncle Tom" in Mrs.
Stoves novel. lay in state in the Main Street
Auditorium to-day for five hours. This is the
first time in the history of kentucky that a man
of his race has been 40 honored. Hundreds
viewed his remains. Probably two-thirds Of
those who passed his coffin were negroes. Many
old men Of that race were seen in the crowds
who were familiar with the hardships and cru.
elites Of American slavery. Several bouquets of
flowers were placed beside the coffin. One from
A.. A. Austin. Boston. was composed of deep
red roses.
A 2 o'clock the body was removed TO tho
African Methodist Church. where funeral SER
vices took place. The only relative OF the dead
student at the Western Reserve University.
Cleveland, o. The body was shipped ut 8 O'Clock
this afternoon for oberlin, O.. where It viii DO
buried by the side OF Clarko's wife.
Tho attention of the country was called
was the original Uncle Tom.". Mrs. Stowe.
who was living at the time, said she had mover
heard ofhim.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-20
row rs nu1s. AxYnoK,
Tho spantards sas ne IL All night. hut Assoc.
oiated Press Papers Have KILLED MIN.

ossee FEeap fspera nave Niileu HIM
Special Cable D..pateh tn THE Sun.
MADRID. Dee. 19.-A despatch to the Tmpur'
cal from Havana says that Lieut.. Col. Joaquin
Ruiz. an aidc-do-camp Of Cnptain.Genoral
Blanco, has returned safely TO Havana from his
mission to the insurgont loader Aranguren.
Tho New York Herald published, on Thursday
last, q report that Lieut.. Col. Don Joaquin Ruiz.
tho engineer of tho vento watcrworks OF
Havana" had been hanged somo miles out oil
that city BY the insurgcnt Colonel Ncstor Aran-
Guron, formerly employed by him in the wator.
works. The Cuban and Spanish colonies In this
city werc very much excited over the news, be.
cause Licut. Col. Ruiz is a very conspicuous per
son In Havana. But many doubted the accuracy
Of the statement. because Col. Ruiz was not
"the engineer Of tho vento waterworks.' the
engineer being Mr.. Sherman Gould OF Yonkers;
nor had no ever en- loyod Col. Nestor Aran-
guren, who previous to tho war was an employee
OF Senior Ricardo Narganes. now of A. Broad
street, who In Havana managed tho Vento
waterworks as representative Of the contract.
ors, Messrs. Runkel, Smith & 90. OF 100 Broad
wav.
Col. Ruiz was merely an inspector appointed
BY the Municipality These errors led many to
believe that the whole story was nothing but
another Herald fake like It's earlier stories OF
tno second election OF freSldent MaSo ana the
death Of Con. Pando.
Yesterday morning tho Herald again insisted
upon RuiE's death at tho hands Of Ara guren In
. very circumstantial story. II said that Ruiz
was hacked to pieces with the machete, that an
interview between Mr.. TRUTH. Consul OF Rus.
sia in Havana, and Captain-General Blanco
was held at tho palace. and Consul
General Lee was also summoned to the
palace and was asked by tho Captain
General and the Russian Consul to intervene
with tho Insurgents to savo Ruiz's life; that Mr.,
Lee sent to the insurgents camp an employee
Of the Consulate named Toca. who was accom-
panied by several other mon. but who arrived
too late at the Cuban lines. Toca, according to
tho Herald. telegraphed from Jaruco to Gen,
Leo the fact of tho execution of Col. Ruiz by the
Cubans.
Tho other Associated Press newspapers con
hrmed the special story OF the Herald. but, nc
cording to them. Ruiz was hanged, as the Herald
said on Thursday.
If the above despatch sent to the Madrid I'm
pdrcidl 10 correct, there has been another OK
hibition Of tall lying on the part of the Herald
and the other Associated Press newspapers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-20
nUNAWAYs At CENTRAL PARK.
A Man and Woman and Two Men spilIcd-One
Man BADLY Hurt.

A Man and Woman and Two Men spiilcd-One
Man BADLY Hurt.
While Mark Weld and his wife of 1925 Third
avenue were driving out Of Central Park in n
light road wagon at 10th street and Seventh
avenue last night the horse became frightened
at a piece OF paper and ran away.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weld were thrown from the
vehicle and Mrs. Weld was slightly cut about
the head. Weld was not injured. The horse
was caught by Policeman Frowley at 115th
street.
At 4 o'clock last night n horse driven by Jo-
seIh Delaney OF $40 Second avenue ran away as
Delaney WIS entering tho l06th street entrance
Of Central Park, Delaney and a friend, Thomas
In the carriage with him, were thrown out.
Delaney was taken to the Harlem Hospital
unconscious. A cut in MONEYS head was
dressed by the ambulance surgeon and he went
homo. The horse was caught by q park police
man.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-20
WARNER COMING BACK.
He Still Protests His Innocence or the Kid
mapping or MIR. Conwny's Boy.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Dec. ia. 8. Warner.
who is charged with being one of the three men
who kidnapped the 5.year.old son Of John Con-
way of Albany. started back to New York for
trial this afternoon in the custody of J. o. Wood
and Detective Mccain.
Warner still protests his innocence. but says
he intends to write a book giving his expert
ences beating his way West. trying to elude the
law. He says it will be as thrilling as a dime
novel. Warner told the officers of the local jail
that he used to have a lucrative law practice
and wrote the chapter on, Pleading and Prac-
law encyclopedias. land now look at me" he
added.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-20
FuNT'S FINE FURNITURE.
Still a choice variety OF Christmas
gifts at factory prices.
As WEST 23D STREET.
uICOoUGus LESS VIOLENTLY.
Probability That FIremau Doersch Of Elatbush
Will Recover.

Fireman Henry Doersch OF Engine 40. Wind.
sor terrace. Brooklyn, who lives at 70 Locust
street, Flatbush. Is still suffering from the At
tack OF hiccoughs which seized him last Tues
day night. He has hiccoughed almost constantly
since then, He has been unable to sleep an
hour for four days, and his stomach was unable
to retain food.
DIR. Matthew SMITH and DR.. Joseph Ic. Smith
visit him twice IL day. Last niBht they noticed
frequent ana not SO violent. Durink the d4y the
patient was able to eat ana retain SNAIL quaint
tier {! food. Dr.. Matthew Smith Said he To-
iisved Doersch WAS beyond danger In su"n
cases there wac often "a danger OF heart taiilirA
but he believed that Docrsch would recover.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-20
MURDER IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
Episcopal Clergy in the Paimetto state Preacl
on LIN wiessnesa There.

on Lnwiessuesa There.
CHARLESTON, g. G., Dec. 9.-The Episcopal
clergy of South Carolina. under instructions
from Bishop Capers OF the diocese, united to-day
in preaching on tho reign of lnwlessness in the
State. During tho last ten months there were
207 murders and l55 acquittals. and 1t was on
this that the preachers talked. At Orangeburg
Bishop Capers in his sermon put the creator
part of the blame with tho juries that appeared
to have such a cheap regard for human life.
Various causes were assigned for so much
murder. The ministers said that tho pardoning
power OF the Governor and the plea of self.de-
fence at trials had been abused until men had
come to sec how easy it was to kill and escape.
The Dispensary law was hit incidentally as one
of the prime causes for so many recent murders.
The State Legislature will meet in January,
and it is believed that to-day's sermons will
have some weight with that body In dealing
with certain laws which seem toSe dead.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-20
RUNAWAY IN THIRD AVENUE.

Horse Killed by Collision with an Elevated
Railway Pillar.
While Jordan L. Cole of l43 East Forty-hfth
street was driving up Third avenue yesterday
his horses became manageable at Fifty-rev.
enth street, and. after running two blocks, ran
against an elevated railway pillar.
One was killed and the other, breaking from
the wagon, took to tho sidewalk. scattering
passersby right and left. He was finally caught
by Bicycle Policeman Fullerton. Mr. Cole was
thrown from his wagon by tho collision with the
pillar. but was not hurt. The wagon was
wrecked.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-20
mr.. Bryan,s Doings In Mexico.

CITY OF MEXICO. Dec. l0.-Willlam Jennings
Bryan and his vito spent to-day Mt q large
hacienda near here. Mr.. Bryan visited the
peon quarters on the hacienda and made many
Inquiries into the condition OF the laborers.
He will visit the town of CuernavHca lo-mOr.
row, and OIL Tuesday he will leave or Vera
Cruz. and will SOD on At several large coffee
plantations, where he will continue his invssti.
cations OF the labor question.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-20
Fried 10 Rob nat eorman,s House,

LAUREL. Md, Dec. l9.-only the watchful-
ness OF the gardener employed at FairviOw, the
home of Senator Arthur p. German. prevented
the place from being robbed early this morning.
The robbers effected an entrance through one of
tho windows in the lower floor. The noise made
by their efforts aroused tho gardener, who fired
upon the thieves before they were able to steal
anything. He was tho only occupant OF the
house. senator German and his family having
gone to Washington the night before.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-20
TORTURED BIZ MASKED ROBBERS.
Lighted Matches Held Against the Fingers or
MRS. Margaret Darrett.

Mrs. Margaret Darrett.
AsHTABULA, O., Dec. 19.-Two masked bur-
glars entered the house of Mrs. Margaret Bar
rett at Jefferson, about Q o'clock this morning.
They spent some time in looking through tho
house for valuables. but could find nothing.
They awakened Mrs. Barrett. and by torturing
her with lighted matches tried to get her to tell
where valuables could be found. Lighted
matches were held under her finger tips and to
her eyebrows. and some of her hair was burned.
Mrs Barrett was alone in the house when the
burglars entered. Sho is rs years old, and lives
at the home OF her son, Grant Barrett. The son
and his wife were in Cleveland. The burglars
smothered her cries for help. and nothing was
was badly frightened. and is SO nervous to-day
that she can scarcely give an account of the
affair.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-20
rnoUBLoUs OATS FOR CHINA.

Vie Chinese Emperor Advised 20 Remove the
Capital 10 Nankin.
Special Gable Dsspatoh to THE suH.
LONDON. Dec. ia despatch to the Daily
Mail from Shanghai says that. in view of fur.
Their complications, high officials of the Chinese
court have advised the Emperor to transfer the
capital from Pekin to Nankin. the South
ern Capital" which is $50 miles southeast Of
Pekin. II is also reported that ovcrtures have
been made to England looking to her placing the
valley of the Ynngtse Kiang and the West River
under her prot ection.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-20
RICH. BUT HAS NO MONEY.
MRS. O'DOnneiI. Unable 10 Collect BsF Reats.
May become . Public Charge.

DETROIT, Mich. Dec. 10. - Mrs. Elizabath
o'Donnell. rs years old, living on Beach street.
although the owner of a homestead, three
rented cottages, and a valuable farm out Wood
ward avenue. has been reported to the Poor
Commission as a proper subject for their care.
She was found sick in bed, with little FIRE and
no food. Her cottages are occupied, but tho
tenants have paid no rent since last spring.
There is a tenant on her farm. but no pays NO
rent. She says an offer Of $45 900 was made
for 1t last summer. She has no money.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-20
ROSE FIGMAM HORT.
Knocked Down by y Cab and BADLY BFaised-
In the New York Hospital.

Rose Figman OF the Castle Square Opera Com
pany went to tho West Twenty-third street
ferry on Saturday afternoon TO meet a friend.
Going TO take a c. osstown car on the way back
she was knocked down by a rapidly driven cab.
She WAS seriously bruised about tho body. n
has been in the New York Hospital ever since,
much of the time under the influence of NOR
p Inc. The exact character of her injuries has
not been ascertained. She Is a sister Of Max
FiRman, the actor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-20
DYNAMITE WRECKS Il BUILDING
A FORMER Saloon Blown Up in the Dry Town
OF Chrisman. III.

A FORMER Saloon Blown Up in the Dry Town
OF Chrisman. Ill.
CuRIsMAN, ILL.,. Dec. 19.-Citizens of this place
were awakened early this morning by n terrific
explosion which Jared the buildings. Exami-
nation showed that a two.story franc business
building on the north side of the public square
had been blown up with dynamite. Tho win
dows of every building facing on the four sides
OF the public square. except a few Of French
plate glass in the southwest corner of the
square. were blown out. The dynamite was
placed on the front steps. and was exploded
with the evident intention of destroying the
frame building. 90
Chrlsman was a license town up to May /,
when tho voters made 1t dry" Andy Morton,
owner Of the wrecked building. had run q sn-
loon In it. but since May 1 had conducted a res.
taraunt there. Tho dynamite. 1t 10 thought,
was exploded by persons who suspected that
he was surreptitiously selling liquor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-20
Prof. Dcw,n,on M In san Fraaclses.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. l9.-Byron Dewinton,
the lecturer on Oriental subjects, from Pennsyl.
vania, is dangerously i'll at the City and County
Hospital OF a disease which the doctors cannot
diagnose. lie came hcca several weeks ago.
lie mad about $500. but as no put up NJ Bald.
wins Hotel, ana was soon taken sick, his OK.
penses were heavy. Yesterday, finding himself
without money and having no friends here. he
decided 70 20 10 the public hospital ~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-20

LOWS Leland. son Of Simeon LELAND. proprie-
tor of many hotels in different parts of tho
countr was taken from his boarding house at
so West Nineteenth street to the Now York
Hospital late last night.
He IL suffering from uremic commissions and
pneumonia, and is In q very dangerous condi-
ton. His sister died in Brooklyn three days
ago of uremic commissions. He 10 Sd years old.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-20
Ell CAR WRECKS CARNAGE.
Car. Ona OF the Fourth AyeEus Line. knocked
on Tho T~racL-NobodY Hart.

A north. bound electric car Of tho Fourth
avenue limo ran into II carriage containing J. l..
Elwcll Of 81 East Twcnty.second street, his
wife and two children yesterday afternoon at
Twenty-second street. Mrs. Elwell, who ls an
invalid, tainted, but none oI tho party Was hurt.
The carriage was badly battered ana tho car
Indignant over the accident, declaring that the
motOrmAn gave No warning OF the oars Ap-
preach.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-20
A WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH.
Her German Poodle DOG Overturned the Steve
sho Was Cooking ~.

BIO Wn1 CoOEIHE NJ.
Mrs. Margaret Spencer OF l40 West Sixty
eighth street started yesterday afternoon to
prepare dinner on a gas stove. The gas did not
work well. 30 she detached the tube and put In
side the stove n coal oil lamp. Tho stovo sat on
the kitchen table. Mrs. Spencor's German poo
die dog was frisking about the room all this
time and. in a burst OF glee. sprang upon the
table. Over went the stove md with II tho
lamp. The, oil riared up. setting fire to Mrs.
Spencers dress, and in u moment she was all
Rblazc,
Her screams brought n Miss Bell. who lives
with her. TO her aid. A shawl was thro y n about
her and tho flames put Ost, but not until her
face, arms, and breast had been terribly burned.
She WAS taken 10 Roosevelt Hospital. where she
died last night at 10 O'Clock. She was 80 years
old.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-20
Bun.FIEht Arena burned in Havana.

HAVANA, Dec. 16.-Tho big bull.fght circus or
"Plaza de toros'' of Havana was totally do
stroyed by fire yesterday. 1t is believed that
the fire was Intentionally kindled. Tho Plaza
was in lnfanta street and had q capacity of
1000 persons.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-20

MONTEREY, Mexico. Dec. l9.-A passenger
train on the Mexican National Railroad col.
lided with a freight train near Sala2ar. Fran
cisco Garcin. mall clerk. was killed ana twelve
passengers were injured. Engineer James