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Senior Sagasta, the Liberal Leader,
Summoned by the Queen Regent
to Form "a New Ministry.
HE IS OPPOSED TO WEYLER
AND FAVORs GRANTING AUTONOMY
TO CUBA IMMEDIATELY.
Martinez Campos May Be Restored to
the Captain GeneraIcy and Proceed
to Carry Out Reforms.

MADRID, Sept. 29.-The political crisis
reached its climax this evening, when the
members of the Spanish Cabinet resigned.
The Queen Regent accepted the resigna-
tions, but asked General Azcarraga to con-
tinue in office until a solution 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. Senor Sagasta
has been telegraphed for, and it is believed
that the Liberal leader will be asked to
form q Cabinet. 1t is said that Senior Sa-
gasta is in favor of superceding Captain
General Weyler and of granting autonomy
to Cuba Immediately. Senor Gamazo will
probably be the minister of foreign affairs
in the new Cabinet.
The Ministry whose resignation has just
been announced was constituted as follows:
Prime minister and minister for war; Gen
eral Marelo de Azcarraga; minister for for
eign affairs, the Duke of Tetuan; minister
of marine, Rear Admiral Don Jose M.
Beranger: minister of finance, Don Juan
Navarro Reverter; minister of commerce
ard agriculture, Don Aureliano Linares
Rives; minister for the colonies, Don Tomas
Castellano minister for the home depart
ment Don Fernando Cos-Gayon.
United States Minister Woodford, the
Duke of Tetaun and the president of the
Senate, the Marquis Pazo de la Merrzed
held long conference to-day, and General
Woodford presented to General Azcarraga
the members of the United States legation
Owing to the Cabinet crisis the Cuban pour
parlors have been postponed.
On Aug. 27 last it was announced that
Senor Sagasta, the Leberal leader, had
made a fresh declaration on the political
situation. He said affairs were daily grow
ing worse in Cuba. and continued serious in
the Philippine islands. He added that a
Liberal Ministry would be ready to apply
autonomy to Cuba Again, on Sept IA. Sc
nor Sagasta, referring to the Cuban insur~
rection, said the uprising. instead Of dying
out was spreading considerably. He added
that the situation in the Philippine islands
was serious. He asserted that the Carlist
propaganda in Spain could not be viewed
with Indifference, and he expressed the be-
lief that reconciliation between the polit-
ical parties in Spain was impossible so long
as the Conservatives were in power. Senior
Sagasta, in conclusion, remarked: I'm my
opinion the Cortes will not meet, but if
they do meet their existence is ephemeral" >"
Regarding the relations between the
United States and Spain, the Liberal leader
refused to express himself.
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CUBA WILL BE BENEFITED.
No Matter who Is Premier, There WIFI
Probably BE Reforms.


WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-The news of
the Spanish Cabinet crisis was first brought
to the attention of the officials of the
State Department and diplomatic officials
through a bulletin from Madrid, and up to
a late hour tonight from no other source
was any information on the subject forth
coming 1t is surmised that Minister Wood
ford's failure to cable the department was
attributed to the fact that it was after
nightfall in Madrid before the news became
known. 1t cannot be said that the event
caused surprise among the officials Of the
State Department or among the members
of the diplomatic corps in Washington A
careful inspection of the cable news for the
past few weeks had left the general i'm
preston that the Cabinet erected in haste
after the assassination of Premier Cano-
vas could not be expected to survive long
There were several reasons for this expec-
tation but perhaps the principal one was
the belief that the dissensions among the
supporters of the government caused by
the personal encounter between the Duke
of Tetuan, the minister for foreign affairs,
and one of the leaders of the dissident Con-
servatives had not been healed, but had
been only bridged over temporarily. The
dissident Conservatives at the time insisted
upon the resignation of the duke as con-
dition Of their further support of the gov
ernment AS the government depended, not
on a homogeneous party, but rather on a
union of various elements generally op-
pc3ed to Liberal ideas for its existence, this
was a threatening condition and crisis
was averted only through strenuous efforts
of conservative leaders.
AS to what is to follow the resignation
of the Cabinet, officials here are complete
ly in the dark Secretary Sherman does not
believe that it will materially affect the re-
lations of Spain. either to the United
States or to Cuba, which seems to indicate
an expectation on his part that when the
be still of a Conservative tendency On the
other hand, high officials in the administra-
ton expect that a Liberal Cabinet under
the leadership of the veteran Sagasta, will
be erected on the ruins of the Azcarraga
Cabinet. If 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 hesitated TO express their opposi-
ton 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 freedom 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
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An Inspector to Be Sent 80 Anderson
to Investigate and Report ON the
Situation at that Place.
CARRIER BROPHY LEFT OUT
TERRE HAUTE CARRIER WILL NOT
BE REINsTATED, AS EXPECTED.
Ex-MOney Order Clerk at Lafayette to
Get His Old Position - Opening
of Embassies at Washington.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-An inspector
will be sent to Anderson, Ind. by the Post
office Department to investigate the trouble
caused in that Office by clerks and carriers
charging overtime and, it is alleged, falsi-
flying their time reports. Charges and coun-
ter charges have been made to the depart
ment and the whole situation has become so
complicated that First Assistant Heath to-
day decided TO send an inspector to An
derson to ascertain the exact situation. To
check any further irregularities of the sort
alleged to have been perpetrated in the
past Bunday time recorder will be placed
in the Anderson office This is an ingenious
device which makes it impossible for an
employe to nisrepresent the time put in.
Each clerk or carrier is provided with
key which must be inserted in the recorder
or register whenever the employe enters or
leaves the office. As the key is turned an
automatic arrangement records the time to
the second and a failure to use the key
shows the employe to have been absent on
that day altogether. BY this system it is
an easy matter for the postmaster to keep
a check on his employees and stop the prac-
tice of putting in overtime. These time reg
isters have been placed in all offices where
there is any trouble with clerks or carriers
and has been found to effectually stop ex-
listing evils. The machines cost a little more
than Sl0O, are much less expensive and vast
ly more accurate than time keeper
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HOUSTON SUFFERING.
Wants an Expert to Make nm Investi-
gatiOn-Buainesa PnrnIxxed.


HOUSTON Tex, Sept. 2S.-The two ply
sicians who were sent to Victoria last night
to investigate an alleged suspicious case of
fever returned to-day, and will report to
the stare health officer that it is a case of
common dengue fever. Towns adjacent to
Victoria have raised the quarantine. The
negro woman, Eva Duncan, who has been
under guard in Houston for some days, is
reported as improving.
This city is tied up by quarantine. The
Cotton Exchange and the Board of Trade
lied telegram to Surgeon General Wyman
asking that an expert be sent here at once
to look into the matter and allay the fear
which the oyercautiousness of the state
health officer has aroused. Dr. Swearingen
went to Beaumont this morning and ii is
expected the quarantine against that point
v'H be raised as no fever cases or any
Suspicious symptoms have appeared there.
The International d Great Northern and
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas have sus-
pended train service into and out of
cut service to a minimum There are over
TWO thousand idle men in the city, and
business is suffering terribly, hence the
anxiety of the business men to have q gov
ernment expert here and his opinion given
TO the world The scare is intense in many
small towns, and accounts of the actions
or the rural quarantine officials would be
ludIcrouS were ii not for the very serious ef-
1ect they have on business and other towns.
Dr. Swearingen, on his return from Beau
mont tonight issued the following proc
Iamation to the people of Texas:
The quarantine against Houston can be
raised with perfect safety, but ii a single
case develops the people of Texas will be
Immediately informed"
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MILLIONAIRE'S THREE WILLS.
Contest Begun over the Richardson
Estate, Valued at $30,OOO,OOO.

NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-The contest over
the will of Joseph Richardson, the million
aire, was begun yesterday before Surrogate
Fitzgerald, and although the hearing lasted
but few moments third will hitherto
unheard of was produced, which will
further complicate the litigation.
Richardson died June last, in the fa-
nous Spite House." at No. 1916 Lexington
avenue, leaving a fortune estimated at $780,
100000. Within short time after his death
two Wills were filed for probate. The first,
bearing date April "A, 1897 divided his for
tune equally between his widow Mrs. En-
ma Jane Richardson, his daughter Delariffa
and his son, George Richardson. The sec
ond will, dated Oct. 49, 1894. divided the
estate equally between the testator's two
children and ignored the widow George
and his sister at once announced that they
would contest the will of 1897 filed by the
widow, and Mrs. Richardson who was the
millionaire's second wife, interposed objec-
tions to the instrument presented by the
children of the dead man. The third will
dated in 1885, divides the estate equally be-
tween the widow and children and makes
a bequest to the decedents brother Mat
thew
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WOMAN LYNCHED.
Her Body Found Hanging to a Tree in
Virginia Mountains.

RICHMOND. Va, Sept. 90 A dis
patch from Cowans Depot Rockingham
county, in the Shenandoah valley, says news
Of most ghastly discovery in the Mas
sanutan mountains. six miles east of there,
has just been received. Yesterday several
hunters found the bodv of "Peb" Falls. a
notorious white woman. dangling at the end
of a rope fastened to the limb of a tree.
When discovered the body was in the first
stage of decomposition. 1t is supposed that
the woman was hanged by negroes who
have been her companions lately. She was
married but for years her reputation had
been unsavory and finally she was driven to
the mountains, where she slept in the fields
and in the woods.
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TOPEKA'S CARNIVAL.
Working Girl Queen of the Festival
The Santa Fe's Celebration.

TOPEKA, Kan, Sept. 29-The twenty
fifth, or silver, anniversary of the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe Railway was observed
here to-day. This celebration resolved itself
into a general field day for all the employees
of the system, and large share of them
were in Topeka at the exercises. They came
from four different States. More than 5000
employees were in line in the parade in the
forenoon, nearly every branch of the sys-
tenn being represented The parade was a
historical representation of the changes
brought about during the systems growth.
There were floats of living pictures repre-
senting the Santa Ee 1raiI, road construc-
ton, real Indian braves, squaWs and
papooses in their modes of travel, a stage
coach that did service on the trail in 1870
and hundred floats showing the details of
engine and car building. There was also q
fun size locomotive and tender drawn by
eight pairs of, horses. There were floats
from towns all along the lines of the Santa
Fe in Kansas. The days exercises were
continued at the fair grounds in the after
noon, when an immense crowd gathered in
the pavilion. Addresses were made by
President Ripley, of the Santa Fe and by
Aldace F. Walker, chairman of the board
of directors. 1t was the third day of To-
peka s fall festival, and it is estimated that
was reviewed by Governor Leedy and Santa
Fe officials.
Miss Edna Whitney. of Chillicothe, Mo-,
an employe in cigar mandatory at that
place. who is here as queen of the festival,
was escorted to the place of review by Gov
ernor Leedy. The Governor is making a
special effort to make the Missouri girls
stay in Kansas pleasant and to show his
admiration for women who support them
selves Miss Whitney was rejected in Kan
sas City when some of her friends made an
effort to send her to the fall carnival there
as a maid of honor in the retinue of their
carnival queen.
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SAVED BY HIS TEETH.
Bullet Struck Morris GOhan In the
Mouth, but Went No Further.

ST. LOUIS, Sept 29.-Morris Gohan, an
employe of KrameT's livery and undertake
ing establishment, owes his life to the
strong teeth with which nature has en-
dowed him. At an early hour to-day Gohan
quarreled with Charles Noye. fellow-em-
ploye. who. from distance of five feet,
fired at him with forty -five-calibre re-
volver The bullet sJruck Gohan full in the
mouth causing him to fail. Then he got up
and spat out the bullet and with Ii came
three front teeth. Except for the loss of
his teeth Gohan was not injured and his
escape from death is considered marvellous.
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LAFAYETTE, La, Sept. 29.-The effort
to-day of the business men, city and health
authorities of New Orleans to effect modi-
fication of the rigid quarantine restrictions
of the various parishes of this State by
conference of the parish and town quaran-
tine officials along the Southern and Texas
Pacific roads was not successful. The train
carrying the physicians who were to take
part in the conference, and which passed
through Lafayette this afternoon, was
stopped at Rayne by mob armed with
shotguns, who refused to let it go through.
The reception was too warm to even permit
of a parley and the officials of the train
and the physicians decided to abandon their
object. Had not the people of Rayne pre-
vented the people from passing through it
would have been interfered with elsewhere.
The authorities of Lake Charles and Ope-
lousas wired here that the train would not
be permitted to pass through those towns.
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Solution of the Crisia.

LONDON, Sept. SO.-A dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Madrid says: 1.-THE solu-
ton of the crisis depends upon the policy
to be adopted towards the United States.
Liberal politicians declare that they will
stoutly resist Americas pretensions. Gen.
Azcarraga, in q long interview with the
Queen Regent to-day, explained the situa-
ton. 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 Re-
verter the communicated minister of
finance, and Senor Cos-Cayon, minister of
the interior, both of whom rendered their
designations. Shortly afterward the premier
rendered the resignation of the entire
Cabinet"
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THEY "PLAYED CIRCUS"
Two Boys Badly Hurt While Eating
Fire and Swallowing IA sword.

ROCHESTER, n. Y, Sept. 29.-From imi
tating circus performers, whom they saw
a few days ago. Edgar Ketchum. aged
twelve, lies at the point of death, and Reyn-
olds Smith, aged eleven years, is terribly
burned about the face Young Smith tried
to initiate Don juan" the fre-eater He
stuffed cotton saturated with benzine in his
mouth and ignited it. Before he could spit
it out he was terribly burned and 1t is
thought he will lose the sight of both his
eyes. Although Ketchum was somewhat
alarmed at the fate Of his companion, he did
not hesitate I'm part of Diamond Dick,
the sword swaHower He took from his
pocket silver paper cutter foot long and
showed it down his throat stream of
blood sDurted from his mouth and he fell
fainting to the barn floor Examination
showed that he severed a large vein near
the jugular. No hope is given for his re-
covery.
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NO PROOF OF CANNlBALISM.
Lieutenant Peary Denies the Story
Told by Engineer knight.

BOSTON, Sept. 29.-L.ieutenant Peary de-
nies the story told by Assistant Engineer
Knight, of the steamer Hope. that evidence
Of carnibalsm had been discovered among
the relics of the Greely expedition. 1T is
not true" said Mr.. Peary. 1T is nothing
more than a foolish story made 1 suppose,
with the intention of getting notoriety from
it. l am not surprised at it, as / have
found that sailors. when they return to
port feel like making some sensation out
of nothing. No bones or any parts Of hui
man body were found under the snow at
the deserted camp, which has not been
visited since 1888. / searched for none and
found none. All l found was a lot of relics
Of the different articles used by Greedy
and a case of medical instruments. One
thing / will say and that is if l expected
anything important to be found ii was the
records of the expedition, but l found no
trace Of them"
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PINGREE In VENEZUELA.
Whereabouts of Michigan's Governor
Ascertained at Last.

NEW YORK, Sept 29.-The question of
Governor Pingree's whereabouts was satis-
factorily settled to-day when it was ascer-
tanned that the chief executive of Michigan
sailed from this port for Venezuela on the
Red D. line steamer Venezula on Sept. 15
His name appeared on the passen ser list as
l.. NJ Gaylord. Governor Pingree will re-
turn on the same steamer. which sails from
Lagauyra on oct ana is due IN New York
panied by E. S. Sutton his secretary, and
his purpose in visiting Venezuela is sup
posed to be in connection with certain rail-
way concessions in that country. although
as far as is known, the Governor did not
discuss his plans with any of his fellow
passengers. He made no effort, however to
conceal his identity. The Governor and his
secretary were transferred from Curacao to
Laguayara on Sept. y by the steamer
Caracas.
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MOBILE, Ala, Sept. 29.-Yesterday's
rather big report of ten new cases was off
set to-day by small report of four. The
only death in the twenty-four hours end
ing at noon was Brother Synphorian at the
Industrial Gardens, reported last night. The
new cases are:
M. c. PETHAL, Elmira, near Charles
street.
MARY OTIS, corner Palmetto and Chat
ham streets.
p. S. S. Killing, 700 Savannah street.
WILLIAM H. RAY, Marco, near New
Jersey street.
Total cases to date. 6S; deaths, 10; con-
valescent and recovered, "a; under treat
ment "a. There is much destitution in the
families of the poorer classes of the in
fected district The families in which sick
ness has appeared are practically shut off
from the world and their food supply soon
gives out. The t-get-away Club is
ministering to their necessities with great
energy and is successful in relieving much
of the distress.
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President, Caroline Clifford. E. Harrington.
Total for the day. twenty-four; total num-
under treatment l09; number convalescent
and discharged. 119: number seriously i'll,
eight DR.. Watts, of Brownsville, reports
two new cases at that place-Aiiss Mira
Hall and Theo. Taylor; also. a number of
Others who have had the fever for some
time. A child named Taylor died of the
fever there to-day. The Edwards doctors
are kept busy. with not a moment TO spare,
having hardly time TO give in their daily re-
ports There are several Edwards people
desperately Ill, and their condition causes
their friends and relatives much uneasiness.
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IRMER NOT REFORMED.
Member of the ''TOny Happy" Band of
COunterfeiters Arrested Again.

CHICAGO. Sept 29.-Leopold Timer. who.
the police say. was a member Of the old
Tony Happy" band of counterfeters. was
arrested to-day on a charge of disposing Of
spurious coins. Irmer was captured after
a raid in which officials from the United
States Secret Service and the police sur
rounded his home and compelled him TO
surrender. They then made a search of the
house, finding a pot containing alloy and
some plaster of paris casts. Irmor. the po-
ice say vas only recently released from
the Michigan City penitentiary, where he
had been sent with TONY Happy" and
ing.
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THREE TONS OF GOLD.
Rich Cargo Expected by the Steamer
PortIand-Mreck of u Schooner.

POFNkanu~Mreck Oh ~ ScnOOHeEs
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash, Sept. 29.-
The United States revenue cutter Grant,
Captain Munger, has arrived from Unalas-
ka and brought the, latest advices from St.
Michaels and surrounding country. The
steamer Bertha arrived at Unalaska Sept.
II and reported two inches of snow at ST.
Michael's Mayor Woodss party had their
boat nearly completed for sailing up the
Yukon and expected to leave St. Michaers
Sept. IA. They will go no further than Mu-
nook creek. There are lots of supplies at
Nunook for the winter. There will be big
crowd of returning miners on the steamer
Portland, and ii is estimated that she will
bring three tons of gold.
Captain Peters and crew in all nine men
of the schooner Hueneme. left Seattle Aug
Is for st. Michaels with lumber for build
ing boats for the Yukon river. At IL O'Clock
on the night of Sept. during a 6ense fog
the Hueneme went ashore on Uniak island
completely wrechng herself and cargo. All
on board escaped to land by means of life
lines that sailors carried ashore by jumping
overheard and swimming. Eight days later
the captain took three men in small boats,
rowed from the wreck and started to Una
laska. After pulling three days in an open
boat they were picked up by the steamer
Dore and taken to Unalaska, where they
were transferred to the cutter Grant, which
then started for the men left on Cniak ISL
started for the sound the next day, Sept.
20. The first day out from Unaiaska. two
sailors. William Hood and Otto Severn.
We're drowned by being washed overheard
were not recovered. Hood was from this
place, where his parents reside.
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MartineIII Holds a Reception.

LANCASTER. Pa, Sept. 29.-Monsignor
Martinelli the apostolic delegate, accom-
panied by Archbishop Ryan. of Philadel-
phia, arrived here this evening and with
Bishop McGovern. of Harrisburg, held a
reception in the convent adjoining st.
Mary's Church. There was a tremendous
crush of people of all creeds to see the
prelates. The object of the visit of Mgr.
Martinelli and Archbishop Ryan is to take
part in the conservation of three new affairs
in St. Marys Church, the gifts of three in
dividual members of the parish