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The OHIO BRIBERY INVESTIGATION.
M a"poe We're the and Detailed the Transactions
OF Boyce, the ALLEGED Hrjber

Soiumbus, Ohio, January a --ru.n ,,,,r....
IN tne alleged senatorial bribery inrest;rnti,r
were examined by the senate invest,ss,,na
eo'nnittee today. They are Representa,,v =
'onn Y. Otis OF Hamilton county. who c,a,,,s
70 nave been offered bride TO vote for San !
"o' iiahna' and Thomas c. Campbcll, attor-
NY VINO acted as the legal Representatives Of
.'s lnere was nothing in the testimony
=. e'.ner witness to even indicate that SAN
a'or Hanna, Major Dick or Ma,or R.,nh,.,,.
nau any connection With General, noy..
through whom 1t is claimed sthe a,,ered ~ |.
ecuations were conducted. In fact Attorr.,
campbell, who came from New yorl !, vi.
tify, said he did not believe senate, ,t.,,,.
was interested in or knew Boyce Moreover
Boyce himself declared that he aid MT tnn,,.
senator Hanna aud If his personal wishes
weie consulted he would prefer to see him
ueleated. Campbell produced roll of bins
IN denominations Of $500 and $50, aggroga,ipr
slsoo, which he claimed Royce had handed 10
~ nm i, curing the negotiations. Campbell said
II Boyce returned to Hamilton county sI IL
would be glad to return the money Mr.
campbell in the course of his Testimony snid
i p9yee ana Otis came to his ROOM There tbev
.aikeu on general subjects and when asked as
to where In New York he Heed Ro" sn'a a 70
mount Vernon. During the cor, vnrs.sinn
boycc said he had q strong and loving re,,ara
Tor the president, and talked So stronaiv
about about this that finally Campbell began ~
s enink ne ne. was overestimating himself otis
i,laiiy ielt the room and Campbell then asked
Boyce directly what HI wanted Boyce 6nni,S
sad sad he had come to help Hanna ii his eecs.
Campbell said to him: Ibid you not conn,
IRON the PRESIDENT" to which MIR. Bovco rcs
pied ,il, that he had, but which Mr.. Campbell
Boyce said at last he would pay Otis sssoo
LOT ms vote and admitted that that was the
proposition he had come to make Mr. Cam.
bell said he did not think Otis would accent
any proposition This interview with Boycc
was on saturday night On Sunday Campbell
Went to the Gibson house and had another
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REVEALED IN A DREAM.
4 Rich Gold strike at Golden, Colo,
by n. q. Cntr.


Denver Col. January 2S, There Is no
longer amy doubt that the big gold strike
at the mouth of Indian creek, four miles
out of the town of Golden, is going to prove
bonanza. There Is rush Of miners 10
the scene. T. G. Carr who made the
strike, is confident that he is going TO
become rich. He is a hale aud hearty
white bearded man of % years.
IF am ever millionaire" said Mr..
Carr, II viii owe 1t 10 the fact thai was
wise enough some people might say crazy
enough--to stake my money on \ dream
and risk everything ] had on iis fulfill
ment ! dreamed three times that / was
being led to the scene of fabulous wuslth
near Golden. Col, and after the third
dream ] took MP my journey from the East
and came here on the hazard. | am glad
came
Carr was born in Nicaragua, NJ g. IS
years ago He declares that the site OF his
mine was revealed by the spirit Of his old
Indian nurse.
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ALL-CANADIAN ROUTE.
Contractors VIII Get NilIiOns Of
Acres or Lands ns bonus.

Ottawa, Ontario. January at NJ.
Kersey of New York, who organized a
company which includes l., D. Letter Of
Chicago, George Gould, j. w. Macsay and
other American capitalists made strong
effort to get the contract for the building
OF the all Canadian route TO the Yukon.
kersey was in the city for several days
endeavoring to secure the contract, and
has gene away disappointed. Mackenzie
and Mann of Toronto, who occurred the
contract, will receive from the Dominion
government 49, 600 acres of land per mile
In the district of the Goth parallel Of lati-
tude. In addition TO this land grant from
the Dominion government the contractors
viii receive 5000 acres a mile from the
British Columbia government.
The contractors undertake 10 hlvb the
railroad from Lenora to Teslin lake. q
distance OF about $50 miles. completed by
September next. When the railway Is
built the time between Vancouver and
Dawson City will be reduced to seven days.
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sHoRT NEWS STORIES.


OTTAWA. ont--sIr Luis Davies, n, minis y.
ter al marine, is planning aotye hteps 10, liz
fe,n,ation OF a force OF qnadinn haVa' n''h-
tn for service on the Grat Lakes.
NORFOLK. va.--The spreme :, court aaa o. ta Inc
stat, sitting at Richmo mas ,y na aaansi th
n me- up o. Norfolk Ind ruled that shs g.
,nnst nay the license taxrecentiy imposed ny
the ccLncil. 49,. ~,
ored porter in the ofcsot ln,s5nai Revenue venue
collector Mccreery. has esiap a Fedr., inr,s-
a aeni On 5ne the a ground tit the Federal build
United s,ass r exer osnsea a com
SILL ,a;,as inside the buiidlg Robinson was re-
leased from charge q iish'ins.
CHIC AGo Do oan norin ,iiooofo 10 Buda-
n ,sea,n % H , and Tor whom The police
NM heel, Farming, rs ~ a paupers grave
~ 49, kiln. president Of the
4 IN, SinN F,our and Fod company wno was
taund on the street faRlly snot' IS sun s''ss
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conversation with Boyce Campbell told Boycc
Otis would not listen to the proposition made
s snu ne qua not know what proposition he
Boyce replied that the amount offered was
A. munincent one, as Hanna already had sew
cCn.y-,our votes without pros,o or Lane
Samppeii replied: Then you arc doing this
out OF the goodness Of your heart, as sew
In Ohio.
poycc replied yes. but that he wanted to
show what he could do, aud BESIDES there
might be a slip. and he wanted to get the vote
OF Otis, prustc and Lane. Later he sew
iboyet agai, and told him that he thought
SsNco the amount offered, was beneath the
dienity OF Representatives. and that he ought
70 have $4,000. Boycc replied that this was
gu nonsense--that he had already secured four
votes at an average of $500 each and another
for $500 Boycc then said he would give $500,
SlI5o at that time and $3.50 the next dsy upon
arrival at Columbus. Campbell said to Boycc:
What do you want Otis to do IL your prop
osttIon is accepted hi
Boyce replied that he would want him TO
write letter to the president to the effect
that he would vote for Hanna Boyce then
kinlcy, reading For the best interests Of
Ohio and the republican party | will cast my
vote for N. A. Hanna for senator, for tho
short and long terms
This telegram Campbell was TO submit to
Otis aud II the latter accepted the propos,-
ton he was to sign 1t aud the telegram was
70 ne returned to Bosce. who was to forward
1t to the president.
Mr., Campbell carried the telegram away
with him and showed IT to Jared Bliss who
Volunteered TO copy tho telegram and sign
Otis name to il, which was done At the
next meeting the telegram was shown to
Royce and he was told that Otis had finally
consented and that there was the telegram.
Campbell said to Boyce: you will now pay
sI1oo aud $3.50 when YOU reach Columbus"
Whereupon Boyce counted out the money. The
plan was that Campbell and Boyce and Otis
We're to meet the next morning at s'ciock
and come to Columbus, but Boyce did not
show up.
INC witness here, In response to request
produced the Si75O that he claimed Boyec had
paid him. He said il Boyce would return to
hamilton county he would give hint back his
money.
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sh,uwrccIsea sailor. Rescued.

New York. January !2S.-Scyen ship
wrecked sailors were landed at Norfolk last
Wednesday by the tug Walker A. Lucken-
bach, according to letter received from
the captain today by her owner. Thomas
Luckonbach.
The men were picked up Ly the tug
about 100 miles above Winter Quarter
lightship on Tuesday night, drifting about
In an open boat In a very exhausted tUn-
dition. Their spokesman, Captain Glass.
was understood to say his vessel With the
schooner Everett Hale. bound from pnnta
Gorda. Fla. for New York. with ph0s-
pl,atc. She was struck by a heavy gale on
Sunday night on Washwoods. N. c.. and
by another on Monday night OF Winter
Quarter lIghtship, and between them tho
vessel wax stranded 10 such an extent that
she sprang leak and sank rapidly, Civ
Ing the men barely time to launch boat
and leap into It.
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NERAL BRAGG IS BITTER.
|s ssSsr m, Of ~ the Iron brigade

.naer of the Iron brigade
'u hnr Ex-COnfederntcs.
January 2S.--The response of
SEWARD S. Bragg, commander of
brigade of the army of the Poto-
'ne Toast, THE Army of the Poto-
sss'ed a stir at the banquet of the
soeiety of the Army of the Poto-
as sherman house last night.
VIII not down at the bidding"
~ bragg. Il am as thoroughly re-
nv as man ought to be. but It
iiesn cringe 10 see recommended
reaeral office based upon the
,.r suowp in endeavors to tear down
lament. 1t does not come with a
IA ~ 70 me, In my cynical turn OF
|orp. instructed in the construction
esaA'c law OF the nation, the tradi-
~ people, and the proper legisla-
enacted to carry out the doc
~ government as IT was when our
r 1u'e u TO us, from statesmen In
fny glory from q desperate attempt
n, me whole nation.
mich, . ! nave almost imagined that
q tho pe ,e-enacted in the history of
n, ' T old wooden horse fable of the
~ s,oy. When l see a statesman
, spun and statesman from the
no,,s oly alliance--from entirely diff
oseu ~ break through the ira
4 W. government, ii would almost
49, inht one was actuated nv a de-
II ~ .ne National stomach With II
MR. 1000 II could not asslmilate.
!. ha,s and robbers, negroes and
hait blood, quarter blood. full
sr come Spanish and thereby
a = destroy what powder aud bull
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OUTLOOK IN ALABAMA.
a Reunited Democracy Will lie Tri-
umphnnt.

Montgomery, Ala, January 2S.-Con-
gresham Banllhead spent today in the city.
He is a member of the congressional COM
mittee which has been inspecting the
South Atlantic and gulf ports, for which
appropriations have recently been made.
He declined to say anything of the COM
mittee's work, preferring not to anticipate
the official report. He spoke very hope
fully of the prospects of the reunited dem
ocratic party in Alabama, intimating that
he believed practically all of those who
had strayed off from the party were home
sick to return, and will do so, If the dem
ocratic State executive committee, which
meets next MONTH will invite them to re-
turn and participate in the selection OF
the party's nominees.
Colonel Bankhead expressed the opinion
that no serious effort would be made in the
State convention TO prevent an unequ:vocal
Endorsement of the Bryan PLATFORM. Colonel
Bapkhead is thought to be a candidate for
the senate to succeed Morsan.
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MORE THREATS.
Whitecnps Are SIN AEitnti In
NcleMunn County.

Waco. Texas, January Is Frank Tucker.
having trouble with the anti-,noney rent
organization Mr.. Tucker owns small
farm nfar Harrison, ten milss southeast of
Waco, and has rented II 10 d negro for
rooney rent. His tenant received notice,
sigrei wbltecaIs. demanding that he cam
Gel his contract for money rent aud enter
fourth. nm pain Of dire disaster IN one way
or another One of The threats was against
Landlord Tucker Tho whltecaps ssy they
Will burn his house n he refi.sas 10 rent
for third and fourth, Mr.. Tucker is awsit-
ing dcyslo- ments.
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FRANCE BACKS RUSSIA.
VIII Oppose the Opening of the Port
Of fallen Wan.

London January o9.-The Pekin CORE
spondent of the Times says: The French
attitude has undergone a sudden change,
and now appears to give a reluctant sup
port to the menacng language Of the Rus
sian agent, NJ. Pavloff, charge daffairs ut
Pekin, against the opening of Talien Wan.
The Chinese having made inquiries. dis
believe the statement that Russia can pro-
vide loan on the same terms us Great
Britain. At the meeting of the grand conn-
Gil last night Thursday the Chinese de-
cded to approach the English and Russian
governments with a proposal OF compro-
mise, each power to provide half OF the
loan ON its own financial terms. and the
other conditions to be adjusted between
fham
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Nashville, Tenn, January 2S.-The DEM
ocratic legislative senatorial caucus met
again tonight and balloted thirteen times
without making a nomination.
The last ballot stood Mcmillan. 3d.;
Taylor, 20: Turley. %, one member being
absent who would have pted Tor McMil-
in leaving the situation practically with
one vote gained for McMllin. The caucus
adjourned until next MoIday night. The
belief that the deadlock Will not be broken
is gaining ground.
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Texas Cock. Won.

Yoakum, Texas, January 2s--in the cock
nights today Texas proved an easy winner.
the result standing Texas 1, Georgia 2. Fol-
lowing Is a description Of each fight:
First-Texns bird brass black, Georgia dark
red, Georgia won.
Second Texas dark red. Georgia dirk red.
Texas won.
Third--Texas dark red. Georgia gray: Geor-
g:a won.
SFourth-Tcxas black red. Georgia red I.
Texas won
Fifth Texas brass black. Georgia pumpkin
red Texas won.
sixth-Texas light red. Georgia dark rel:
Texas won
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british Demand Complied win.

London, January 29.-According to spe-
cia dispatch from Shanghai, Sung, the
Chinese commander at Port Arthur, re-
Gently informed Captain Chicester of the
British warship Immortal that the SslIs-
sian warsbips had The Tsung III Yamens
special permission to remain there. Cap
tain Chicester thereupon insisted that Sung
should obtain by telegraph similar per-
mission for the immortal. Sung complied
with the demand, and permission was
granted.
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SPORTING NOTES.
Police stopped the WnHs-sicfker
Flight in the Tenth.

louisville. Ky, January 2s.-Tlfe twenty
round glove contest between Jim Watts. the
champion middeweight OF the South. and
Lucas SEEKER. well known boxer. which
came off tonight In the arena OF tho Ken
lucky Athletic club was stopped by the police
after the tenth round OF vicious fighting,
Watts forced the fighting from start 10 finish.
landing at Will. In the tenth round he land
eh three terrific uppercuts in quick success
SIGN and. knockout being imminent. the
police stopped the fight, The referee de-
cided the contest draw.
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RussIAN rI.EEr nELpLEss.

London, January 2S,The Russian fleet
at Port Arthur, according to a special dis
patch from Shanghai is helpless for want
of coal, and unable to steam even TO Nlad-
livestock. 1t is added that the Japanese
coal firms, which contracted to supply the
Russian fleet, have defaulted.
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An Under.tandlng Exi.t..

London, January 2s.--The Daily Chron-
iole says this morning that the Eastern
situation was discussed between the Mar
States Ambassador Hay before the latter
started for Egypt The Daily Chronicle
understands that the prospect OF an Eng
lish loan TO China is very favorable. and
thinks ii possible that China has already
accepted
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Was Wen Aru,ra.

'snuary 2s-A remarkable scene
sea at the Luetgert trial this
''nn Burns attempted 10 gain
= me court room to attend The
snS AS refused and drew two re-
N ~ Z knife Deputy Sheriff Geo.
~ A ,s the knife from his hand.
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London, January est is announced in
a special dispatch from Pekin that after
Russia offered China the loan on the
invited Russia to guarantee TO defend her
against the possible dlspleasure of Great
Britain. Russia, 1T appears, was evasivc
in her reply, but similar guarantee asked
of Great Britain was promptly agreed to.
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10 nesumc work Moniny.

London. January 2s AT meeting OF the
committees representing the federated en-
ployes and allied trades unions the result Of
the ballot accepting the employers terms
was communicated and formal agreement
embodyiIg the terms OF settlement was
duly signed and arrangements We're COM
pIeted for simultaneous resumption OF
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Marlin, Texas. January ~. Waco capi-
taiists are putting N 4 cold siorSse plant
in Martin The city has contracted for 4
complete sewerage system TO connfct with
The systcm recently put IL BY the county.
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Hearne. Texas. January rs, Mr. a. u.
Boyd has placed an order with the rianu-
lecturers for set Of bot,Iing works and
will begin the manufacture Of bottled soda
water as soon as the season opens.
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NERVOUS SHOOTING.
..chley, Colored, Shot and
Nortslly Wounded
bI,fK WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER
.eo,ug in Her House MT 0O7
=. street in the Fifth Ward.
y. Assassin Unknown.

ne Assassi" u
- penchley, colored, residing
daughter. aged Il, and son. aged
wayerly street, Fifth ward, was
.ly assaulted about 1880 o'clock
ling while in bed, and from the
.,h,ch she will probably die. The
= Of the deed first struck the
!, the face with a threc-pound
mmer and then shot her with a
n,s,ol. The bullet entered about
,e,ow the left ear, the effects of
me are sufficient to kill the
J "a SO far shrouded in mystery.
occupants of the house were the
woman and her daughter and
She has two other boys, one
md employed on the asphalt paw
and one 90 years old, and hired
Imerican Brewing company. They
ome about the place, although the
ras home yesterday afternoon for
time.
mIly Of three retired early. The
and the mother occupied the same
he the brother slept in an adjoin-
b.
Twin osler, a painter in the South
Sdc shops, residing at the corner
Nv and Chestnut, next door to the
place, and Mr.. c. e. Wheeler.
Inter at the Southern Pacific shops.
ms at the Osler residence, both
be report of the pistol, and, after
the window and finding nothing,
Kan to retire again. The next
n the assault was when Mrs.
6s daughter called from one Of
bows few minutes later that her
had been shot and hit with a
M, Wheeler and Mr.. Osler ran to
Ie, and found the Benchley woman
her bed, the mattress of which
ked with her blood. In the center
room stood a three pound sledse
, which was also covered with |
The police and county authorizes
ided by telephone and went to work |
ase at once.
II was closely questioned. but she |
ed any knowledge of the attack.
that the first she knew was her |
calling her and slapping her face.
ght the woman was having a night
q started to get up from the bed. |
II mother gurgled out that she
hit in the face with a club, as
lght, and then shot. The young
vas called from the adjoining room.
in and lighted a lamp.
Ought that the girl and her brother
oroformed by the midnight visitor.
delivered blow with the ham
sought to finish his work by shoot
woman through the brain. The |
her brother both say they do not
: Of hearing any one in the house.
. 70 show any signs of having been
'goclocls this morning the woman
with poor chances to re-
rue left cheek bone was broken,
usnt' by the hammer blow. while
'ac arrival of physician the bullet
be located. At a. In. no ar
been made.
mrs. Benchley's sons was killed
alley about eighteen months ago.
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lnwlrsIIc Rnres.

San Francisco January Weather clear,
track fast ut lngleside today. The bay colt
Montana Regent has been made Milt Young.
Winners Saiutly. Treachery. Flsur do Lis.
Kamsin. Marplot. Tcrsida.
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House nj tyler.

Tyler. Texas. January 27---An unoccu-
pied house, valued at $500. owned by chas.
Bradley, was burned last night Insured
for $500 in the Home OF New York.
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Comment ON MCKINLEY. spcfch.

London. January 2s.-1he Morning Post
saws Of President McKiiley's speech IN
New York Thursday evening: 'The speech
was evidently intended y mark the line OK
battle in the coming Congressional eiec-
tim -
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RUSSIA orEERs ALoAN.

Pekin January 2S.-The report that Rus
STA has offered China loan on the same
terms as Great Britain is confirmed.
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Smttb tNmmIfted srVerNJ FOWIs.
Philadelphia. January 2s.-Mystcrious Bully
snitl and Charley johnson met In the arena
tonight In what was programmed a. SIX
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EOS Main ST, Houston.

This viii give Marlin very Ane arulnaxe.
"a large and ccnnnodious natatQfisiln an1'
infIrnsry combined has Just bcfL ent4a-s
pIeted on the lot adjoining the famous tok
Well , VI Y N W 81 Il q W saT
The Portland daily press., 1898-10-31
ACTIVITY IN ENGLISH ARSENAL.

London, October 5O.-There has been
the greatest activity at Devon Port TO-
day the site of the largest arsenal in
Great Britain and Of two of the finest
dockyards in the W orld. The government
is assembling an emergency squadron
which it is understood will go to Gibral-
tar. ,.r.-..e- e4 s
Despite the fact that the wind has been
blowing almost a gale, the first-class
battleship Colossus arrived from Holy
Head, ths fourth-class battleship Howe
from Queenstown and the first-class bat
tleship Ben Bow from Greenook.
The third-class cruiser Calliope which
was on the way to the Canaries, was in
teroepted and has returned unexpected to
Plymouth. Other warships are coming
to join the squadron and the government
has ordered 200, 600 tons of coal.
The Portland daily press., 1898-10-31
OFFICERS RECALLED.
Mv.terious Telegram From Secretary
AIper to Colonels Hecker and Lee,

Mysterious Telegram From Secretary
AIger to Colonels Hecker and Lee.
Havana, October 30-S.40-Col. Hecker
and Col Lee of the United States special
transportation commission, received
cablegrams from Washington last night,
directing their return to Washington by
the first steamer available. The messages
which were from Secretary A'ger were
very brief, simply directing them to re-
port to the war department. and there is
considerable perplexity as to the object
of the recall.
Replies were Immediately cabled to
Washington. but up to the hour of fling
this despatch no rejoinder had been re-
oeived. thus leaving the matter of Col.
Heoker's departure doubtful, though Col
Lee win leave tomorrow by the Ward line
steamer Seneca. The supposition is that
the death of Col. George E. Waring. Jr.,
in New York city has necessitated some
change in the plans OF the war depart
ment. Gen. Wade and Lit. Col Clous
had long conference with Col. Lee ami
Col Hecker this afternoon.
Gen. Lees departure will leave the
commissions on transportation and the