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New-York tribune., 1898-11-29
STOLEN JEWELS RECOVERED.

ARREST OF TWO MEN FOR ROBBING THE
DOWAGER DUCHESS OF SUTHERLAND
London Nov %-The police here have arrested
two men who had I'm their possession a considera BILE
quantity Of the jewelry recently stolen on board A
train between Paris and CalaH from the Dowager
Duchess OF Sutherland
New-York tribune., 1898-11-29
MAY NOT SELL THE CAROLINES

London Nov. ON de Blowitz. Paris CORE
spondent OF The Times says he believes tha'
Spain will decline TO sell the Carolines.
New-York tribune., 1898-11-29
TWENTY-NINE DROWNED N THE VOLGI

ST. Petersburg Nov 2s.--A ferryboat fun OF work
men was capsized while crossing the Voga at
kineshma to-day. drowning twenty nine Of the
passengers
New-York tribune., 1898-11-29

TAMPA BAY HOTEL opens Dec. g. For par
teuiaIs address Plant System. &l Broadway.-Adv,.
New-York tribune., 1898-11-29
WRECKED OFF NEW-ENGLAND.
GREAT DAMAGE DONE BY THE STORM
ON MASSACHUSETTS, COAST.
r11rRTY-F1vE VESSELS SUNK OR ASHORE IN
BOSTON HARBOR-FEARs FOR SAFETY OF
STEAMER PORTLAND-MANY WRECKS
CAPE ANN

The storm Of Saturday night and Sunday did
more damage on the New England coast than
hes been known before since 1852. In Boston
Harbor thirty-fve vessels ranging from Will
son liner to small launch. We're reported
ashore or sunk. with loss of from twenty-five
70 thirty lives.
The steamer Portland, Of the Boston and Port
land steamship Company. with sxty-fve pas
sengers and crew Of fifteen, which sailed from
Boston Saturday night, has not been heard from
at any harbor on the coast, and there are grave
fears for her safety
Twenty-nine large vessels reported ashore
at Cape Ann. and fully many smaller ones
have been wrecked there
At many other points the Massachusetts
coast and also on the coast of Maine. disasters
occurred No reports have yet been received from
Cape Cod.
New-York tribune., 1898-11-29
plause.)
CAVAIGNAC'S RETORT.

NJ. CavaigIac reasserted that Captain Le-
brun- -Renaults evidence was given to General
Mercier. His report exists" he exclaimed.
amid uproar and cries Of date" date but
perhaps Captain Iebrun- Renault has since re-
tractcd his admissions
Shouts of surprise followed this suggestion.
NJ de Freycinet said: The Government. on
assuming office, found the proceedings pending.
We have only one anxiety. and that is To ascer-
tain the truth. We do not object to furnishing
the Court OF Cessation with all the evidence
available, excepting the evidence involving the
national defence Both the civil and the mill
tary courts are fully equipped to deal with the
respective cases and as all desire to arrive at
the truth 1t will be reached. The Government
asks the Chamber to respect the independence
Of the law
THE PREMlERS SPEECH.
After another appeal from VI. MiIlerand for a
postponernent OF the Picquart court-ma rtial. NJ
Dupuy. the Premier. declared that the Dreyfus
affair must remain purely judicial as the only
means Of reaching the truth. which may now
be attained"
Referring TO the statement Of NJ. Poincare, NJ
Dupuy asked why that Deputy had waited go
long "before astonishing the Chamber with his
revelations.
we decline 10 order postponement OF the
court-martial" said the Premier" ITO give
such an order. even II we had the right would
be 70 strike blow at the principle OF separa-
tion of the public powers. 1t is not within the
province Of Parliament or the Government 70
adtnst the connection which may exist between
the Dreyfus and Picquart cases. our interVeh-
ton would be calculated TO hamper the WORK OF
the Court OF Cassation We will respect the de-
cisions Of the law. We are a Government "r
law and refuse TO be Government OF arbitrary
measures" prolonged cheers)
The order OF the day approving the statements
OF the Government respecting ths principle OF
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-02-18
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-During the
short open session Of the Senate Mon
day two phases Of the Cuban question
were adverted to briefly. The amend
ment of Mr.. Allen (Neb.) to the diplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill
recognizing the belligerency of the
Cuban insurgents was reported adverse
ly by the foreign relations committee,
not, as Mr.. Morgan explained, on the
merits of the amendment, but because
the committee did not believe in tack
ing such legislation to appropriation
bills. Mr.. Morgan's resolution calling
upon the president for the reports of
United States consuls in Cuba and for
information as to whether am agent
OF the autonomous governments N Gaia
had been accredited to t.lls government
and recognized by it was adopted With
out dissent. A feature of the session
was a speoch in advocacy OF the free
coinage OF standard silver dollars by
Allen (Neb.).
At the conclusion of Mr.. Aliens re-
marks Harris (kau.) in. reduced a reso-
luton with reference to the latest phase
OF the kans:l; Pacific sale. He said in
connection with the resolution that the
reason for is preseH alton at this time
was that the iisD.Iey general had ln-
formed him less than q week ago that
ne proposed to redeem the first mort
gage bonds Of the Kansas Pacific and
have a receiver appointed for the road.
eve We're surprised v@s;erday," said
MI. Harris, ''tO 70 III 1nlt the attorney
general had decided to abandon his ex-
pressed plan Of redeenliny the first
mortgage bonds Of the Kansas Pacific
and having a receiver appointed for the
road. by this deal, If it be true that it
has been entered into, the government
would lose $G,624, 1O7 interest due. "
The senate devoted almost four hours
in executive session to he consideration
of the Hawaiian treaty. The principal
speech was made by Senator Pettigrew
this being tie third installment of his
remarks upon the subject.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-02-18

HAVANA, Feb. l6.-At 8 as O'Clock
last evening terrible explosion took
place on board the United States battle
ship Maine in Havana harbor. Many
were killed or wounded AS yet the
cause Of the explosion is not definitely
known The wounded sailors of the
Maine were unable to explain i 1t is
believed the cruiser is totally d, stroyed.
The explosion shook the whole city.
The windows were broken in all the
houses. The correspondent Of the AS
ISOLATED Press says he has conversed
with several of the wounded sailors
and understands from them that the
explosion took place while they were
asleep, so they can give no particulars
as to the cause.
CONSERVATION Prevailed.
The widest con sternation prevailed
in Havana. The wharves were crowded
with thousands of people. 1t is believed
the explosion occurred in small pow
der magazine.
Captain Sigsbee and the other officers
have been saved. 1t is estimated that
over 100 of the crew were killed, but it
Is impossible as yet to give exact details.
Admiral Manterola ordered that
boats of all kinds should go to the as
sistance of the Maine and her wounded,
The Havana fremen gave aid, tending
carefully to the wounded as they We're
brought on shore. 1t was terrible
sight. General Solano and the other
generals were ordered by Captain Gen.
eral Blanco to take steps to help the
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-02-18
Letter Disposinx of His Wheat.

CHICAGO, Feb. 12.-It is positively
stated that contracts for moving 1900
600 bushels of Letter wheat to the sea-
board have been made. The cereal will
be carried on through rate from Chi
cago to Liverpool. 1t is estimated that
the Letter holdings of wheat in this city
and afloat will exceed 10000, 900 BUSH
els, and since recent visit to this city
of the eastern exporters the suspicion
has arisen that the entire amount has
been disposed of to British syndicate
Freight men do not deny that negotia-
tions looking to the placing of large
contracts have been pending for some
time, and it is asserted on reputable
authority that every prominent eastern
line connecting with Chicago has been
invited to bid on the transportation Of
an indefinitely large amount of wheat
to the SeabOard,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-02-18
Victims of Pittsburg's Fire.

PrrTsBURG, Feb. 13.-Seven more
bodies were taken from the ruins OF
Wednesdays fire this morning. Two
were the bodies Of William Finch OF
the fire department and George New.
man, an inspector for the Philadelphia
Natural Gas company. The finding OF
these bodies makes 1S already taken
from the ruins and it is now believed
the workmen are close to where num-
Der of bodies will be- found. An add.
tional force Of 200 men were put to
work clearing the debris and it is
thought that if there are any more
bodies in the ruins they will be uncov-
cred within the next "a hours. Thirty
five people are still missing. Eight OF
the victims were buried today, and the
interment of the others will take place
tomorrow. The origin of the fire is a
mystery, but Marshal McFadden is OF
the opinion that it was caused by spon'
taneous combustion.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-02-18
Rapid City Black HlsL South Dakota Friday Feb Is $685.

sale will DO made in North Topeka.
The upset price is to be $S,OOO,0O0.
There was talk for while that the
Alton would make an effort to get hold
of the Union Pacific in Kansas, but
nothing has been heard about it lately.
The reorganization committee will have
a clear field In the advertisement fer
the sale of the Union Pacific road IN
Kansas the property has been referred
to as the Kansas Pacific, that being the
name of the original company-the
company with which the government
first did business.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-02-18
Adds to Horror Of Pittsbure Fro.

PTTsBURG, Feb. l6.-Terror was
spread today by a report that a section
of the ruins left by the Pike street fire
disaster of last Wednesday night had
fallen and buried about 10 persons,
mostly boys. Soon afterward at least
SO volunteers from the assembling
crowd went to work with will to dis
cover what the falling mass had buried.
A colored driver of coal wagon. a Is.
year-old boy and two horses were extri
Gated, being more or less injured. After
the men had worked about two hours
and those in charge had been convinced
that no further unfortunates had been
caught by the falling brick, the work
was abandoned.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-02-18
ALL OF fHE SHIPS CREW MISSING.
Steamer Clara Nevada Reported Lost I
Alaskan Waters.

Steamer Clara Nevada Reported Lost In
Alaskan Waters.
VICTORIA, Feb. 16.-A late report
says the steamer Clara Nevada was
burned off Berner's Bay, Lynn canal
The fire and explosion were seen and
heard from the wharf and wreckage
was picked up on the beach next day.
but there were no signs of the 40 men
on her.
SEATTLE, Feb l6.-W. W. Mcclure,
one Of the owners of the Clara Nevada,
said last night that in the absence of
further contirmatory news he believed
the report of the steamers loss untrue.
Thomas Bailey, one of the crew of
the Rosalie, which arrived last night
from Alaska, says the Rosalie passed
the Nevada last Wednesday morning,
Feb. 8, near Juneau, for which place she
was headed. The Nevada answered
the Rosalie's signal and passed on,
seemingly in no trouble.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-02-18
Assassination of Barrios.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE official
confirmation of the assassination OF
President Barrels came today to the
state department in the following tele.
gram from Minister Hunter, at Guate
mala City, dated yesterday: president
Barrios was shot and instantly killed
last night at 8 o'clock while walking
with two military officers near the
palace. The assassin while attempting
to escape was Immediately killed by
the presidents staff Manuel Estrada
Cabrera, temporarily the constitutional
successor, has been peaceably installed
All Uuiet.'
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-02-18

opinion should be suspended till further
All officers believed to be saved.
Jenkins and Merritt not vet accounted
for Many Spanish officers. including
representatives of General Blanco now
with me and express sympathy"
The officers referred to in the above
dispatch are Lieutenant Friend w.
Jenkins and Assistant Engineer OAR
win r. Merritt. From the wording of
the dispatch the navy department
thinks it is possible that they were
ashore at the time of the accident.
The secretary Of the navy received
another dispatch from Key West at the
same time with the above, but its con-
tents were not made public.
The orders for the lighthouse tenders
were at once sent to Key West in plain
language, thus avoiding the delay that
would have arisen from the use of
CIPHER.
Secretary Long received Captain
Sigsbee's dispatch but a few minutes
before the Associated Press dispatches
from Havana were handed to him. He
received the news with apparent calm
ness and his first act was to comply
with Captain Sigsbee's request that as
sistance be sent from Key West. He
Immediately wired Captain Forsythe at
Key West to proceed with the naval
tender Fern to Havana harbor. He
then sent for Captain Dickens and the
two discussed Captain Sigsbee's brief
telegram.
No other naval officers were present
and besides the secretary and Captain
Dickens the naval colony here is ignor-
ant Of the disaster. the greatest which
has befallen the American navy since
the disaster, the greatest which has be-
fallen the American navy since the dis
aster in Apia many years ago. The
secretary is inclined to believe that
most of the officers Of the Maine were
on shore at the time of the accident, as
it was still early in the night.
While neither the secretary nor Cap
tain Dickens is inclined to discuss the
probable cause of the accident, several
suggestions were ventured upon. They
believe that it may have been caused
by a fire in the bunkers heating the
bulkhead near a magazine or that an
accident might have occurred while in.
speeding high explosives for torpedoes
Of course, this is mere speculation and
the secretary is anxiously waiting a
more detailed report from Captain
Sigsbee. Later the secretary sent an.
other telegram to Key West, directing
that the tender Mangrove be also sent
to Havana.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-02-18

Names crew IN every way possible.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press was near the Maine in one of the
boats of the cruiser Alfonso XII and
saw others Of the wounded, who cor
federated the statement Of those first
interviewed that they were already
asleep when the explosion occurred.
Captain Sigsbee says the explosion
occurred in the bow of the vessel. He
received a wound in the head Orders
were given to the other officers to save
themselves as best they could.
The latter were literally thrown
from their hunks in their night cloth.
ing gave the necessary orders with
great self possession and bravery At
]1o'clock the Maine continued burning
The first theory was that there had
been preliminary explosion in the
Santa Barbara (magazine) with pow.
der or dynamite below the water.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-02-18
Mrs. Bertock Confesses.

CLINTON. Ia, Feb. l6.-Mrs. Ernstein
Bertock, who is under arrest charged
with completely in the murder of her
first husband, Charles Selheusen, has
confessed the details of the crime. She
says Theodore Bertoch, whom she after
wards married, put poison in preserves
in the presence of herself and her son,
William Selheusen. Her husband ate
heartily of the preserves and died, Bur-
toch is now on trial for the crime, but
his wife's confession cannot be used
against him under he state laws.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-02-18
CORNISH TO SELL KANSAS PACIFIC
Reorganization Committee Will Have
Clear Field AS Buyer.

TOPEKA, Feb. l6.-Judge w. D. Cor.
nish, special master, will sell the gov
eminent lien on the Union Pacific rail-
road in Kansas today.
The, upset price Of the government
Lien is 81, 1908, 900. A. W. Erech Of New
York will make the purchase for the
reorganization committee, which is the
new Union Pacific company. Special
Master Cornish will sell under special
mortgage the eastern division OF the
Union Pacific, $40 miles, for which the
upset price is to be $4,50O,o0O. Mr..
krech also will buy this property for
the new company.
On Friday Judge Cornish will sell
under a special mortgage and Mr..
krech will ,uy for the company the
middle division Of the Union Pacific
245 miles. This sale will take place at
Salina, the upset price to be $5,3O0,0O0
On Saturday the entire line from
Kansas City to Denver will be sold
under the consolidated mortgage. The
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-02-18

resolution of inquiry reported by the
foreign affairs committee last week
calling on the state department. for in
formation as to the condition of the
concentrates and the progress in
Spain's proposition as to autonomy.
Another resolution was adopted calling
for the correspondence relating to the
exclusion of our fruits, beef and horses
from Germany. The remainder of the
day was devoted to District of Colum-
bia business.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-02-18
DauntIess OFF For Cuba.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l5.-The officials
of the treasury department have re-.
ceived information, through Spanish
sources, that the suspected tilibuster
Dauntless has succeeded in Guiding the
vigilance OF the government officials at
Savannah and passed out to sea. The
Dauntless is said to have cargo Of
arms and other supplies for the Cuban
lN&urEC
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-02-18
South omaha Live Stock.

SOUTH OMAHA. Feb. 15-Cattle- Receipts
$500; steady; native beef steers. s39t94.S5
western steers. $3.5NtG4.4 40; Texas steers, $3H
@;3.70; cows and heiferS, $eONd3.D5; Gamers
$2Oun..9D: stocllcrs and feeders $3.GUg4.7D
calves, S4.DogGO0; bulls, stays, etc, 81 4J0Q3.6J
Hogs-Reoeipts, $500; sc higher; heavy, $3.8J'd
$50; mixed, 50 S5039j; light, 50 95; bulk
of sales, 80 S5tn39J Sheep-Receipts, $500; ac
tive, strong; fair to choice natives. S375G4.3O,
fair to choice westerns, $iGJAl.6j; common anC
stock sheep, $1,000. 80: lambs, $4.25,g5.65.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-02-18
Kansas City Live stock.

KANsAs CirY, Feb .--Cnttle-Recepts, 10,
GOO; best grades steady, o,hcrs weak; Texas
steers. S3.2JtGa.3): Texas c,,vs, $2.A5g325: ma
tive steers, s:j75N5.20; native cows and hefers,
~ 2o14 10; s5ockers and feeders, 5000 %.
bulls, $2.25gd.75. Hogs-Eeceiprs, 2U00O: firm
to &c higher bulk of sales, s3oy13.95; heavy
$3.50 packers, $5.SR04.05; mixed, 3.SUlJ
4.0212: light So 6j(@5S5; workers. So ooE13S5.
pigs, s..tyG3.75. Sheep-Eeceipts, 1000; firm
lambs $46yg5.75; muttons. S5.50<G4.5J.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-02-18

NEW ! ORn, EeD. )5.-Conrad Bob
rens, who had "a distinguished career
rs an opera singer, has died in his city
from appendicitis. Mr.. Behrens was
particularly no,ed in this country for
his performance of the role Of king in
81 ,OIpnUrin -
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-02-18
Cuban Resolution In House.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l5.-Considerable
unnecessary excitement was caused
among the members of the house Mon
day by the rumor, broadly circulated
before the house convened that impor-
tant action relative to Cuba was to be
taken. It turned out to be simply a
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-02-18
SIGSBEE NOTIFIES LONG.
Says Public Opinion Should BE Suspended
Till Fully Reported.

Till Fully Reported.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-The secretary
of the navy received the following tele-
gram from Captain Sigsbee last night :
Maine blown up III Havana harbor
at . 40 and destroyed. Many wounded
and doubtless more killed and drowned
Wounded and others on board Spanish
man war and Ward Line steamer.
Send lighthouse tender from Key West
for crew and few pieces of equipment
still above water. No one had other
clothes than those upon it. Public
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-02-18
No Woman Suffrage In Iowa.

Dies MONIES, Feb. l6.-Tne bill to
submit a suffrage amendment was de-
feated III the lower house Of the general
assembly today-50 to ~.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-02-18
The United States Battleship Maine Blown Up
in Havana Harbor by Dynamite.
Terrible Execution
THE KILLED WILL NUMBER 253!

Dynamite Struggled Onto the Maine in the
Coal--Blown to Atoms in the Dead of
Night---Fort Meade Wires the Department
at Washington for Particulars.
has United batthp
night completely
outright
The struggled
board coal and doubtless the spanard
killed
reported to be complete
Mead 16specia by THE UN1oNMajor Wells
Deadwood telegraph
Washington particulars
$500
department Washington. report generally
m-speca
Knowles who arm reported destruction
ship Maine Havana Sgbee the Maine photographed
from Havana of the complete destruction of the vessel.
The definitely supposed
Nearly
killed Washington giving
The herald., 1898-10-16
A Terrible Fall

Andrew Rosette. timberman. employed
at the Original mine. fell distance Of sol
feet this afternoon by the parting Of q ca
BILE, says the Butte Inter Mountain.
Rosette had just taken a load OF timber
to the 1100-foot level and was returning to
the surface for a second supply for the
same level. He started with D. Hancock.
a pumpman, who was going to the 1000.
The cage was stopped and after Hancock
got OF Rosette gave the signal for the
surface. From the 1000 to the 300 the cage
shot UP the shaft, and just as the 800 level
was reached the one-inch round cable
parted and the cage dropped to the bot
tom Of the shaft at terrific speed The
safeties apparently did not work. Several
miners on the 110O-foot level rushed to the
mans assistance. expecting to find him
killed. When assistance arrived Rosette
was attempting to climb out Of the cage.
He said he was not injured, but felt very
The herald., 1898-10-16

SEQ that neither secures any advantage
over the other when they make their future
raids for the spoils coveted by all.
In the impending partition Of the Chinese
empire, the question "fIow shall the terri
tory be parcelIed out?" interests Us as Stu
dents Of passing events. and also as mer-
chants and manufacturers seeking to ex-
tend our commerce. Broadly speaking, four
countries are directly interested In the
spoils, namely. Russia. Great Britain.
France and Japan. In the order named But
Germany Is also very anxious to secure q
liberal slice, although her ambitions In
that quarter are Of comparatively recent
date.
Russian rule IS not the monstrous and
barbarous despotism so graphically por-
trayed by Kennan a decade ago. When the
Siberian railway scheme was formulated
by sagacous and progressive Russian
statesmen and capitalists. the young Tzar-
ov:tch. now Emperor Nicholas, personally
explored the entire route, Drawing the per-
ils and hardships incident to such hazard
Gus journey at that period. and carefully
noting the condition Of the natives, the
emigrants and the exiles, and inQuiring