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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-08
LIVED UxDBR 4 sCHooLHoUsE.
An Escaped ConvIct's cosey Retreat in the Un-
derRround Room He Dur.

CHAMBERLAIN, 8. D., Nov. IA remarkable
case will have the attention Of the Grand Jury
in Blue Earth county, MIMI. on tho 10th inst.
Il 10 that Of Cyrus B. Miller, an escaped convict
from tho Nebraska Penitentiary at Lincoln. who.
to prevent rocapture. oxcavated q room under q
schoolhouse in Blue Earth county, and for two
years resided there without detection. The po-
lice learned Of the underground retreat by acci-
dent.
Miller was arrested for stealing q bicycle, and
when placed in tho sweat-box last night he lost
his customary nerve and told of his strange
home. The police were skeptical until they
visited tho schoolhouse, about eight miles from
Mankato, and saw the evidences of the mans
story.
He gained access 10 tho building, which In Of
brick and one story in height, and skilfully
sawed a small door through the wainscoting
facing the brick chimney which extended from
the ground. He then dug down from tho bot
tom Of the chimney and tunnelled under the
building. where ho excavated q room. The
room was found to be neatly papered and made
as comfortable as possible. 1t was provided
with q stove, bed, bedding. cooking utensils of
all kinds, a table. stock OF ookoGi,d magazines,
and other articles TO add to the comfort of the
occupant.
The larger articles were lowered into tho sub.
terranean retreat through q trap door. which
had been ingeniously constructed through the
floor Of the schoolroom. The small door was
sufficient for ordinary uses. Miller obtained
food and other articles by prowling through the
surrounding farming community stealing at
night from cellars. robbing hen roosts, SC,
Cows were MIXED by him when occasion do
manded. All these depredations were charged
to the tramps who are constantly passing
through the neighborhood. and no suspicion wal
ever directed to the real culprit.
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Ell LIBERALS SENSATION.
It 10 Excited Over the Financial Schemes OF
the Juntn In New York.

1t 10 Excited Over the Financial Schemes OF
the Junta In New York.
Special Gable Despatch to THE Sun.
MADRID. Nov. 7.-El Liberal publishes an ar
ticle which has had the effect Of increasing the
public anxiety regarding the mysterious threats
made in New York by friends OF the Separatists
and the statement that a gigantic scheme Of
speculation will shortly be disclosed. 1t 10
known. tho paper says, that the Cuban Revolu.
tionary Committee 10 endeavorine to distribute
so-called war bonds, and that it also proposes to
coin dollars, which will be repayable after Cuba
shall have been evacuated by the Spanish troops.
The Cabinet emphatically denies the report
from Washington that the inquiry that will be
made into the language used by Gen. Weyler
ON his departure from Havana Is due to Score.
tary of State Sherman intimating that the al
legged remarks were not calculated to smooth
the INSTRUMENTATION negotiations. 1t is added
that Spain received no intimation from the
United States regarding a change in the Gov
ernorship of Cuba.
The Cabinet yesterday approved tho drafts
Of DEGREES granting to the Inhabitants of Cuba
and Porto Rico the same constitutional rights
as are enjoyed by the inhabitants Of Spain, and
bestowing the franchise upon all male Cubans
and Porto Ricans who have attained the age Of
25 years,
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PoRTER,s BRAVE FIGHT.
After He Had Received HE Death wound He
Laid Two More Indians Lew.


Laid Two More Indians lew.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Nov. 7.-Further details
OF the murder of the two Americana. Capt.
Porter and Sailor johnson, BY the Sori Indians
Of Tiburon Island, show that Porter made a
brave fight against overwhelming numbers.
When he at last fell, pierced by many bullets.
he had sent Eve of the Indians to Garth. He
made his last stand in his boat, and even when
MORALLY wounded raised his gun and fired two
more shots. Had he had q rife probably he
might have escaped. The men were armed.
however, only with bird guns. and stood no
show against 100 well.armed Indians. Tho dc.
tailed report received from Carlo, Sonora, says:
Porter stood up and fought to the last. but
johnson fell at the first volley. Porter killed
Eve Indians before he gave up. He fought like
q lion. The Indians say he fell in his small
boat. bleeding from wounds in the head, and
they thought him dead. but he jumped up once
more and fired two more shots into the band Of
Indians and then fell over dead. Porter had
only a shotgun loaded with birdshot, and the
Indians having good rifles, he had no show
whatever"
Consular Agent Croker at Guaymas says the
Mexican schooner Otila visited Tiburon Island
the day after tho Americans were shot. The
natives tried to induce them to land, and when
the straits that separates tho island from the
Mexican coast, they saw several hundred In
dians taking things out of a small vessel which
muet have been Capt. Porter's boat, but they
did not dare to approach closely.
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oANDYMAKER BOOST MISSING.
Nominated FOR sheriff by Petition aud Got
just Seven Votes.

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just Seven votes.
PATERSON, N. j., Nov. 7.-Alfred Boyst 10
missing. and Jacob Visbeen of North Main and
North Straight streets is looking for O good
c~andymaker. Candymaking was Boyst's trade;
but he wanted to be Sheriff of Passaic county.
Before other men had begun to pull wires for
the nomination Boyst was in the field with q Pc
tition. He spent his spare moments IN going
from house to house. mill to mill. and store to
store. securing signatures to his petition. In a
short time no had 200. 900 votes promised to him
In a constituency Of about $4,000. and his prom
ises of financial support amounted to about
500. 900.
his petition to the Chairman with the remark
that he was the peoples choice When the
convention had concluded its business without
placing Boyst on the ticket no called on the
Chairman and got back his petition. some one
then told him not to let that rebuff trouble him,
that the people still could mako him their ser
want. The election laws of New Jersey provide
that independent candidates may run for ofice
II they file q petition with the signatures of 200
voters ten days before election. Almost at the
last moment Boyst had a new petition drawn.
with, and Passaio county spent $500 to mako
Boyst u candidate.
Boyst worked industriously at the polls.
| After the votes were counted he had Just seven
ballots. He was out all night, and returned TO
his boarding house about z O'Clock on Wednes-
day morning. After breakfast he went out
again, and that was the last seen Of the
Peoples Candidate
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THE ICE-BOUND WHALERs.
San Hrauciscs Desires to Send an Expedition
10 Their Relief.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. IAN effort is being
made here TO send n relief expedition to rescue
tho 800 California whalers who were caught In
their vessels In the Ice Off Point Barrow. The
plan Is to have the Government furnish a
vessel, and John d. Spreckels. son Of the sugar
king, has offered to supply provisions. The
only way TO carry supplies to Point Barrow
would 10 over the snow with reindeer, which
could be secured at several stations along tho
coast. 1t is suggested that Capt. Healy should
command the sea part Of the expedition and
Lieut.. Stoney of the navy manage the land
force.
1t Is expected that tho Cabinet at next Tues
days meeting will decide whether the Govern
ment can furnish aid. Those familiar with the
Arctic say that the coast near Point Barrow
grows none OF tho moss on which reindeer live,
and that 1t would BIO impossible to supply food
for the number OF deer required for transporting
food for 30 many men. No vessel can reacn
Behring Sea because OF the heavy ice, and oyery
week the Ice grows thicker; The revenue cut
tor Bear is the only available vessel which
would stand any chance of making the far
northern port, from which supplies could DO for
Henry N. Woolfe. who spent two winters at
Point Ba troy q, s5a moInt SsGs Inc hem sa IN viii have
when they may make their way over the hard
snow TO Point Hope. about 200 miles distant,
Natives near Point Barrow usually have q good
supply OF seal meat. but this years eaten was
as they caught thirty whales. IT Is hard for
white men to keep in health on native food, but
IL can be done In an extremity like this, and by
May boats could reach them.
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yorincatien or the Mature or senior CanalsJas's
Secret MIsnion.

yortncati0n OF the Mature or SENIOR CanaleJaa's
Secret MisAion.
Letters from Madrid received In this city on
Saturday confirm the news from Havana, pub
lished In THE Sun several days ago. that Senior
Don jose Canalejas y Mendez was intrusted by
the Spanish Government with Q secret diplo-
matio mission and was authorized by 1t to dis
pose of 3d. 00,o 900 In case II should be found
necessary. Before those letters arrived the
Junta received an important communication
from ono of Its agents in Spain declaring that
was to try to bribe the Cubans in New York who
have the management of the expedition depart
msnt and other imperfect branches q the Cuban
OF tho Junta, printed last Wednesday a short
editorial protesting against the Inference OF the
Spaniards that any patriot could be bribed, and,
naturally, when Senior Canaletas found that the
purpose OF his mission had been exposed, he do
But now adyioes, from Madrid say that Senior
Canalejas. before leaving the Spanish capital.
he6 n lmhp0rt n1am Sonler Of tbs VIII rab,S Senor ~ ssgaSta
Captain-G General Blanco before sailing for Cuba
had long interviews with Senior Canalejas. In
while the General was in Havana and senior
Canalejas In the United States.
1.-THE Spanish Government one of the letters
says. ais well aware Of the Importance OF sbat-
ing the Cuban agitation In the United States
before Congress meets next December. sehor
Government that the real danger of Spain lies
In the passage by Congress OF the Joint %resolu.
Senate. recognizing the beillgerency OF the Gu.
bans. 1t was decided, therefore. TO make every
effort to prevent Congress from taking a pro-
Cuban attitude. and with this delicate mission,
which Senior Dupuy do LONE could not perform
VIII, due secrecy and ssSo safety sH on account ut Of his
The instructions he received were 10 hrst sound
the CubAns and then the Americans.
For . long time the Spanish press. misled by
some American newspapers which for local DO
litical purposes inveiRh against the public mo,
rality and publish articles concerning the dis.
honesty OF American politicians, has spread The
idea in Spain that the United States is merely a
nation OF traders. and that everything there has
its price. Senior Canalejas goes to Investigate the
truth OF this and to act accordingly"
Senior CanaleJas failed to obtain an Interview
ban Government, Senor Estrada Palma. Al
the Windsor Hotel. whore the Senior topped, Il
Was said last night that he had gone 10 Niagara
Falls. In Spanish circles IL was said that he
| would be- In Washington on Monday or Tuesday
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CRAZY TO GO TO THE YUKON.
Three Sailors Tried to Burn Their Vessel q
Order to Got Away.

Three Sailors Tried to Burn Their Vessel in
Order to Got Away.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. Tho whaler John
and Winthrop arrived here this evening with a
queer story Of an attempt Of three of the crew
to burn the vessel and 60 to the Klondike. On
Aug. 10. near midnight, two fires were discov-
cred. but were put out without much damage.
Investigation showed that three sailors, J. H.
Kruger. Harry Jones, and Osborn Digman. had
started the fires with the purpose Of escaping in
one Of the small boats to the mainland and then
striking out for the Klondike.
KrueRer was the ring leader. and the other
two have made a full confession of the plot into
which Kruger induced them to enter. A few
days before the fires the whaler spoke q fellow
whaling vessel, tho Gayhead, and heard the
irst news Of the rich strikes near Dawson. This
news appeared to make Kruger crazy. He
talked Of nothing else, and the plot to burn the
ship was the result. When the fires were set
they were about 100 miles from st. Michael.
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cH1NAMAN IN WoMAN's CLOTHES.
Detected on . Train while BeinE smuEEled
from Montreal 70 Mott Haven.

Detected on . Train while BeinE smuEGled
from Montreal 10 Mott Haven.
Troy, Nov. 7.-Deputy Sheriff Curtis Of Wa
terford went to Dannemora Prison yesterday
with an italian who had been sentenced to life
imprisonment for murder, and on his way back
this morning he met Special Commissioner Tip
pets, whose duty it 10 to look out for Chinese
smugglers in tho Plattsburg district. While
the two were engaged in conversation the con-
ductor entered the car and told Commissioners
Tippets that there were two suspicious persons
In the sleeper. lone ID a man and the other is q
Chinaman disguised as o woman" said the con-
ductor. Tippets and Curtis went into the
sleeper and engaged the suspect in conversation.
"Who is your lady friend Z" asked Commits
sioner Tippets jocularly.
"She's q friend of mine; We are travelling to-
gether," was the reply.
Whats your name r. asked Curtis.
John McGannon." he replied.
You're smuggling that Chinaman through
the State" said Curtis ~fercely.
McGannon became frightened, and weakened.
He told tho officers that such was the case. He
said that he had taken charge of the Chinaman
at Montreal, and was taking him to Mott Ha-
by friends. who would take care of him. For
his share of the work McGannon said he was to
get $40 and all expenses paid.
The I hinaman was hauled out of his berth
and found to be a man OF unusual proportions.
In fact. he was the tallest Chinaman over seen
in this part of the State. He was fully 8 feet 4
and a blond wig that contrasted oddly with his
swarthy skin. A large quantity of opium and a
Si Dig razor H1cb were bsSv i iSSne at v aript oG and ssa mo %s ss
think that some terrible punishment awaited
him. The prisoner will DO arraigned before
United States Commissioners Landon tomorrow
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IL Was Me who Preferred Charges Against
Capt. Romeyn In Atlanta.

ATLANTA, Ca. Nov. 7.-Lieut. Michael
OBrien, who preferred tho charges against
Capt. Henry ROmeyn which resulted in the
~latter's conviction before a court-martial .
few months ago, Is now under arrest, charged
with conduct unbecoming an officer and q
gentleman.
Pre- ut, and the Captain obtained an honor
q ,hargs; Al the time he ssid that he %;
E ~. him inro the ranks OF unofficial iife.
The Lieutenant was chief engineer on the late
exped ion u tho Fifth Regiment, which, under
c. look, marched from Atlanta 70 Chstta1o3ga.
the Lieutenant a~bsented himself, without leave,
from his command for the, entire seven days
regiment on It's trip to the Nashville Exposition.
and wnen he finally reJoined his company Col.
Cook placed him under arrest.
Col. Cook will not talk about the matter.
O'Brien is an efficient officer, with hne pros
poets. having represented the United States
Army during the ChinA-Japan war. AT the
conclusion OF hostilities he Is reported TO have
conducted himself In such Q man er as TO GAUSS
criticism
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FoRoor HIS ANKLE WAS BROKEN.
Riroman MoCabe Started to Answer = Fire
Call from q Hospital.

Fireman MoCabe Started TO Answer a Fire
Call from . Hospital.
A hose near which Fireman Hugh b. Mo
CAbe Of Engine 81. whose house is in Lawrence
street, was standing. burst at q fire In MAnhat-
tan street on election night. and he was knocked
down. His right ankle was broken. McCabe
was taken to the Manhattan Hospital and his
foot was done up In plaster of Paris.
In one OF the corridors of the hospital 10 o bell
on which are sounded all the fire alarms rung
in tho city. so that tho hospital authorities may
be able 10 mako preparation to care for the in
jured In case of a bad Ore. This bell is Just out
side tho ward In which MoGiath was placed.
McCabe doEed on early last evening and was
sleeping a. soundly as q fireman can at o O'Clock.
In his sleep he had forgotten his injury. About
o O'Clock there was an alarm OF fire from boz
744. at Eighth avenue and l2lst street,
one OF the boxes calling his company. Tho
hrst stroke of the bell aroustd McCabe.
and, before the second one sounded, he
had jumped out of bed. and, with his eyes only
half openod. he was searching for the rod on
which hremen slide TO tho lower floors. He
walked around on his injured ankle until his
hands touched the iron post OF his cot. McCabe
threw his arms around tho post and tried 10
wrap his legs around 1t, too.
He fell to tho floor, and the bones of his ankle
were broken again:
In addition TO this injury no received severe
| strains, from which he will not recover In many
weeks. McCabe lives at 2s2 Blocker street.
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LUNATIC At THE PARK AVENUE.

He Broke the Furniture In His R~oom-Tnken
to Bellevue with Dinicults.
A man who registered at the Park Avenue
Hotel yesterday morning as A. Fortune Of
Saranac Lake began attracting attention
shortly before noon by pacing up and down the
corridor in an excited manner. He talked to
himself audibly, but, as he did not annoy any
body. the clerk thought he was simply eccen-
trio.
Presently he went to his room on the second
floor, fronting on Park avenue. Nothing was
heard from him until $3.50 o'clock In the after
noon, when the clerk was startled by a vio-
lent ringing of the bell from the room adjoin-
ing that of Mr.. Fortune. He hurried upstairs
with three Of the bell boys, and soon learned
that Mr.. Fortune had apparently had an attack
of insanity. He was stamping around the
room. smashing things right and left. He
broke a mirror in a dressing case and wrenched
the top from q bureau. Just as the clerk broke
into the room he smashed the window pane
and threatened to jump out. 1t was all tho
clerk and bell boys could do to hold him down
until an ambulance arrived from Bellevue Hos
Fortunes hands and arms were strapped by
t tass am o1t snS n' sgrsSeGI n tb pr; sm nSSytt: and he Sy Tss
OF. the way to the hospital the surgeon was
S6lised 10 to m stSe F f FSnst sss sysnq H. and PaG TH Motssh
Reon and driver to handle. They called on
tient and he was finally strapped By the hands
reached the hospital the ten attendants on
duty were required to transfer Mr.. Fortune to
ward 80. which is that used for alcoholic pa
tients. In his rawlings he said he was q witness
In an important case which was to begin to-
day. The doctors thought he was temporarily
insane and that his mind might have boon a.
fected by the Gieldsensuppe case. 1t was
learned that he lisa member Of the firm Of A.
Fortune Dc Co. furniture dealers Of Saranac
Lake. He had S55, a gold watch and chain, q
| diamond R~carfpin. and other ieMalrY.
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SHIP JOHN NIL EOD LOST.
Strikes Black Rock In the Month OF Hhlirha
Harbor In y FoE-Crow Saved.


HALIFAX, N. s.. Nov. 1.-THE ship John Mo
Leod, from Iloilo, Philippine Islands. via Della.
ware Breakwater. for Halifax, with a load Of
sugar, became a total loss at the mouth Of this
harbor at 3 O'Clock this morning. Tho fog was
very dense and tho wind high, and without a
moments warning Capt. Stuart found his ship
pounding on the sharp edge of Black Rock.
Sambro lodges. The wind was east-northeast
and the sea was tremendous, making q clean
breach over the ship. Capt. Stuart was out of
his reckoning, and though he knew he must be
near the mouth of the harbor he could not see q
yard ahead Of him, and was bewildered. In O
quarter Of an hour after striking there were
eleven feet of water In the hold and the ship was
going down rapidly. Tho crew were ordered to
take to the boats, and before they got well away
the John Mcleod sank. Capt. stuart's crew
numbered twenty, and 1t was with great difi.
Guilty that they kept afioat the three boats in
which they had taken refuge, but in four hours
after the ship grounded they had got through
the high surf and safely landed on Devils
Island.
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PUG111sM INSTEAD OF FOOTBALL
Bill in the Georgia Legislature to LoGaiiEo
Prise RtEhtinE There.

BILL In the Georgia Legislature to LogaliEo
Prise FiEhtinE There.
ATLANTA, Ga. Nov. 7.-Following close upon
the heels Of the bill to abolish football playing
in Georgia comes q bill to legalize prize fight
ing. The tragic ending Of tho last football game
played here has aroused the legislators. and
there is little doubt that a law will be
enacted prohibiting similar contests in the
future. The friends of tho manly art will now
endeavor to secure for pugilism the position
in the affections Of the people which football
has occupied.
The leader of the movement is Representative
Joseph Mansfield Of Mcintosh county, and on
Saturday night he took half a hundred of the
members Of both the House and the Senate
To. witness a ten-rUund go between Engels Of
Atlanta and Pete Peterson of Chicago. 1t was
q fierce fight from the start, and resulted in
Peterson knocking Engels out. The members
who attended refused to say how they were
impressed by the exhibition, but none of them
left before 1t was over. The Mansfield bill will
not come up on a final vote until after the foot
ball bill is considered, but its author believes
that it will pass. In his argument in favor Of
the ordinance he says:
when a prize fight is arranged men of one
class are not pitted against men Of another
class. Both must be of equal weight. On
the other hand. one college will challenge an.
other to a game of football. with very little
attention being paid to the weight and class of
the contestants. Frequently the men line up,
as in the late lanentable game. with one team
averaging more than twenty pounds heavier
than the other. In a contest OF this character,
where strength and superior weight mean
two-thirds of the game. the result is likely to be
disastrous to the lighter side. 1t would be
about the same II in pugilistio encounters a
heavyweight was put up against q lightweight"