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prlatlng $4,000 for defraylnF the ex-
penses OF the commissioners. II was rui-

cd, out of order. <.
Immediately afterwnrd Mr.. Lewis.
(Dem., Wash.), offered another amend
rient providing that to emphasize the
/ fact that a state OF war existed In Gu
ba the consul general OF tho United
States ut Havana be withdrawn and
the government of Spain be notified OF
a suspension OF diplomatic relations ut
that point. ~
Mr.. HIT quickly raised point OF
order, which Mr. Hepburn In the chair.
sustained. g lt
II appeal from tho deelplon OF the
chair" "sald Mr.. Lewis. a.
Il "And / make tho point that the ap-
peal Is dllatory," exclaimed Mr.. Dalzell,
(Rep., PENN. X Z
"The chair sustains the point OF Or
der" declared Mr.. Hepburn, who direct
ed the clerk to proceed With tho read
ing.f
Excitement was at boiling point, and
MIR. Terry. (Dem., Ark.). shouted his
protest. Can 1t be possible that we
have reached the point where this side
OF the house cannot appeal from the de-
cislon OF the ehair?" he called.
Mr.. Hepburn directed Mr.. Terry to
take his seat and the clerk droned on
with the reading. w
Mr.. Lewis found parliamentary way
Of discussing his amendment. however.
by moving n pro forma amendment to
strike out the last word.
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Merry Gives I'm,

CHICAGO. Jan. 19.-The case OF Chris
Merry and James Smith will go to the
jury tomorrow. Merry expects no mer-
cy. Smith does. "Thc Jury will hang
me- Merry shouted many times to-day.
re made practically no defense. Merry
was ceat 10 all arguments of his attor-
aeys. He feared the cross examination.
ne sad repeatedly: II don't know who
Killed Polly. I didn't see her-have
never seen her e!nce between 4 and 8
ls" '~-'.' : -. "t ~ e'itDet any :
Why not 20 on the witness stand and
.ei! your story to the iury?" urged Colo
nel Davidson. his counsel. You cannot
hlF. your case. and you may benefit
yourself" = = - - = :.
Merry shook his head and declared It
was useless for him to say word. The
a.sumenis will be finished by noon to-
al o'clock. = -, : ~ =. = -.
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LOUISVILLE. Ky, Jan. ia spe-
clal from Maysvllle, KY, says: News OF
the suicide OF Miss Harriet Keith Owens,
on Monday. at Crab Orchard farm, the
home OF her father. Basil D. Owens, near
Washington, reached here last night.
Miss owens had been in poor health for
some time and had TO give up her school
last foil on that account. She rested
unusually well Sunday night and SEEM
cd very cheerful. eating a hearty break
fast. She read the account OF the shoot
ing of ex-senator 10 Blackburn's daugh-
ter, Mrs. Lane, with much interest. A.
ter reading about the shooting she went
10 her brothers room and secured his
pistol. placed 1t TO her temple and fired
the fatalishot. Death was instantane-
ous. Miss Owens was one OF the bright
est girls In the county and the Owens
family Is o prominent one. The tragedy
Is widely dcploreu -. =
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OF COURSE. A WOMAN
Had to BIO Mixed Up In the Celebrated
DreyfUs Affair.

Had to bo Mixed Up In tho Celebrated
Dreyfus Affair.
3 LONDON, Jan. 19.-wlth every show
Of authority the Pail Mall Gazette this
afternoon prints prominently an article
purporting to give the true inwardness
Of the Dreyfus case, and explains that
the document. In addition to the borde-s
reau, on which the government found
the prisoner guilty. was obtained in the,
following manner from the German mill
itary attache, Won Funcke:
Mine or ten months before the arrest
Of 'Dreyfus. Won Funcke was suddenly
removed from his post. The explana-a
ton Of his removal throws q curious
light on the Dreyfus case. and explains
in some measure the attitude Of the
government. When his predecessor.
Baron Won Huene. left Paris he handed
Won Funcke q list Of persons In France
who were in relation with the German
intelligence department., enjoining him
never to let 1t out OF his own hands. Won
Funcke carried the document In q
leather bag around his neck q N
Shortly after entering upon his du-
ties, an incident occurred whereby wo-5
man OF ill-repute obtained the document
and took 1t to the foreign Office, where
1t was hastily photographed and! res
turned to her. she returning 1t to Won
Funcke, who in the meanwhile had dis
covered his loss. and like an honest SOL:
dier and attache hastened to inform the
German government of his mishap,
hence his recall. y
"Curiously enough, the woman re-
fused compensation. though large sum
was offered her. With the photograph
Of the document the French government
went deliberately to work, and am as
sured on authority. that 1t leaves no
room for doubt that the name Of Dreyfus
appeared on 1t, but, 1t being common
name In both Germany and France, sus-
plcion did not Immediately fall on the
officer subsequently condemned. Later
1t served as confirmatory evidence,
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HOME AFFAIRS.

Congregational Matters OF Interest 10 West
rirElnians-Pcrsonni Mention.
Special Dispatch TO tho Intel.irencer.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan. 10.
Representative Dorr to-day fled In the
house petitions signed by a large num-
ber of citizens OF Upshur county, pray
ing for restrictive immigration law.
Mr.. Dorr will tomorrow, Introduce a
bill to place all so-called state. troops in
service during the late war upon an
equal footing with the volunteer SOL
diers In the general service under the
pension laws. This bill. It is under
stood will bring within the provisions
OF the law a number OF independent
commands In West Virginia, Kentucky.
Missouri. Tennessee and possibly North
Carolina.
Senator Faulkner has presented in
the senate petitions Of Edward Will
iams, ]. C. Campbell, Levi Lewis and
many other citizens resident in Cllf-
ton, Mason, Hartford, Horton, Elkins.
Charlestown, Patrick, Walton. Buffalo
Lick, Walnut Grove, Hedgeville. and
Allensville, respectively, praying for
au amendment to the immigration laws.
Senator Deboe. Of Kentucky, has In
troduced n joint resolution for the i'm
provement OF the Big Sandy river, and
its tributaries In Kentucky and West
Virginia.
Senator and Mrs. Elkins will enter
tain a very distinguished party at din
ner the evening Of the 26th inst. The
list of guests embraces President and
Mrs. Mckinley, Vice President and Mrs.
Hobart. members Of the supreme court.
and thelr wives, members OF the cabinet
and their wives, number OF senators
and their wives. and the four members
OF the house from West Virginia, the
wives OF the two married ones, includ-
ed. ,5lpl-t $50 4 Z, 80.
Several West vlrginians are In
Washington, among them Colonel A.
Taylor, Of Braxton county; Edward Nc,
Creery, OF Parkersburg. and Senator
Wor!ey, OF Kingwood. DR.. Barclay, of
Bethany, is also here for brief sea-
~ 4. II d. d y
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THEPOTs BOILING
In France ana Itnly, and u Loolss Liksthsj
Lid woaid Ds Joltsd en- Disturbances

In France ana Itnly, and 10 LookA Liketho
Z Lid Would be Joitsd on-- Distarban
Z In Both Contries. N ,lsS Z II 4 Z, &, Y
PARIS. Jan. 1o.-1t Is said that Emile
Zola has already prepared his defense.
and that no Will call two hundred and
fifty witnesses, including handwriting
experts, when he Is tried for publicly
accusing a number OF French officials
In connection with the Drcytus pro-
ceedlngs. sr,
IA band OF two hundred students pa-i
raded the boulevard des Capucines,
with the intention ot'maklng danI-i
,onstration before the military club, but
they were dispersed. (
A demonstration in which thou-
sand students took part, occurred at s
o'clock, before the Pantheon. u .S ~
The students shouted against Zolas
and the Hebrews. They we're driven
AWAY by tina police who split tho mob
up into noisy groups which began pa
radlng various parts of the Latin quar-
ter. where there was much excitement,
As iprecautlon to prevent dIsturb.
ances, the bridges from the Latin
quarter were to-day guarded by the
police and the residences Of NJ. Mat
th,eu Dreyfus and Emile Zola were
guarded. A smnll mob OF students as
setnbled outside the law school with the
usual cries, but tho police prevented o.!
serious demonstration y Il
There have been renewed demonstra-i
tlons at Marsellles and other provin-
clnl towns, "a II, t'TI * Z ~ y n tI'
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What Were Women Doing There,

CHICAGO. Jan. ls.-Anxlety to hear
'He Closing proceedings in the trial OF
Hl0'ph L. Luetgert for the murder Of
sro, a.s vie resulted In free fight in and
around Judge Gary's court room. to.dav
~ which two baI,iffs standing guard at
@ .me door were badly mauled and sew
ga. spectators vigorously clubbed. 4
1--WE OF four or five hundred, including
many many women. had gathered outside the
cgutu cg 1nu room; Suddenly a rush was start
ieSIsted vigorously, they were swept
ca aS.ae and the crowd poured into the
eTI!t eG room. causing considerable ex-
s..%ihent. a detachment Of police was
sshs ans on the double /Qu,ck to the court
c,.er Cna after hard fight succeeded in
omt i.s in.s me room and driving the crowd
wy w.. mo the street. The rush, 1t Is said,
VA SaS caused by rumor that Luetgert
""1 " 60 on the stand thIg afternoon.
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9MINERS AND OPERATORS

In Convention at Chicago Trying TO Set.
Tie DiTsrsness pstween Them "A Nine
lionr Day About Settled Upon.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-two brief seas.
ions were held by the Interstate Bl.
luminous Coal Operators and miners to.
day, and adjournment was taken until
Tomorrow, pending the scale commit
tees report. ... I;
From a public po!n. OF view, every
thing In and about tho convention ap-
pearcd calm; but In The secrecy OF the
scale committee chamber the old war
between the operators OF tho Ohio and
pennsylvania fields was ficrcely raging.
Early In the session OF the commit
tee the question OF hours. OF labor was
thoroughly gone over. Representatives
OF the worhmen favored an eight hour
day: but their principal contention was
for n uniform day in place OF the. vary
Ing hours now established In tho dlf-
ferent states. The operators were Will
Ing to meet them half way and Il Is un-
derstood a uniform working day OF
nine hours Will be recommended, BY the
convention. n.
The lsnotty problem OF state dlfteren-
tlals was then taken up. This brought
Ohio and Pennsylvania operator to-
Eether with a crash, In order to allow
them full swing the regular committee
took q recess until evening. The Ohio
and Pennsylvania operators then went
into session by themselves. Tho issue
between these two states Is OF years
standing. Ohio operators have hitherto
succeeded In securing a rate OF flvc to
ten cents per ton below the Pennsylva-
MIA scale. while It is claimed by the
Pennsylvania people that Ohio opera
tors obtain twenty-five to thirty cents
more per ton for thelr output. The fight
90 remove this difference on one side
and TO retain on the other Is therefore
q bitter one. III,
1t Is probable that the scale commit
tee will be unable to agree on all mat
ters before them and will make their
troubles known to the full convention,
asking for further instructions.
The Pennsylvania and Ohio members
OF the scale committee did not reach an
agreement tonight. but 1t is probable
that tomorrow they will agree on a
dlfrerent!al OF four cents. Pennsylvania
wants nine cents and the Ohio men are
willing to grant four. The feeling Is
good between the two states and an
agreement tomorrow IS considered
likely.
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DENVER, Col. Jan. 19-The commits
Tee OF arrangements OF the National
Stock Growers convention at Its meet
Ing adopted the report OF the committee
having In charge NIL preparations for
the barbecue on the afternoon OF the
9th. This feast Will be historic for tho
reason that twill be the last time in
Amerlca where Wild buffalo, bear, elk
and antelope will be served. The menu
VIII consist OF eight bcGvca. four buffalo.
six elk, ten antelope. four bears, forty
sheep. ten pigs, 200 opposum, ten .bnr-
relsof pickles, half a ton Of cheese, forty
barrels or sweet potatoes, {, 900 loayes Of
bread and 400 kegs of beer, 4 7 & Ei :
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. Ex-senator
Pinhelro, sanhors Jose Marlno and
Timotes Castro, members OF the cham.
Der OF deputies Of Brazil, and two cfv-
ilians, all OF whom were accused Of COM
pliclty in the recent plot to kill Presi-
dent Moraes and upset the existing Cow
ordinary tribunal and set at liberty.
General Clyccrloof, OF the Brazilian
army. who took part in the revolution!
ary plot, has been convicted and the
government has decided to degrade him.
1t Is rumorcd that the person who ad.
vanced bail for Vice President Pereira,,
accused of leading the revolutionary
plot, Will withdraw. This may result In,
the imprisonment OF PereIra. q n,
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Gang OF outIa,ys Scattered.

TUCSON. Ariz., Jan. 1s.-1t is report,
ed that Black Jacks gang Of outlaws
was surrounded in the mountains near
the boundary line by several posses, inl
cluding the posse sent out by the Mex,
lean government, and a fight occurred
In which one Of the robbers was killed
and four captured. Two attempted to
escape after being caught and were
shot In flight. The other two were In
the hands OF the Mexican officers, and 1t
is claimed they met death in like man.
ner. The remainder of the freebootersl
went in q southerly direction, and are
supposedly In the Interior of Mexico in
the Sierra Madre mountains. & Z
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BOUND THE HOUSEHOLD.
And Then Looted the Premises-Pnrtook
OfR Farewell Meal.

-l.' o.
LIMA, O., Jan. 19.-At an early hour
this morning five masked men entered
the residence Of Mrs. Anna Gratz. two
miles east OF Beaverdam. this county,
and at the point Of q revolver, bound
and gagged every member OF the house
hold. consisting OF Mrs. Gratz, a daugh-
ter. three sons. aged from ten to eigh-
teen years, and two farm hands. John
Haucnstclm and Adolph Follett.
Leaving one of their number to guard
their victims, the remaining four rob-
bers then looted the house, securing
about $50 In money. two gold watches
and some jewelry, after which they re-
paired 70 the kitchen and cooked them
selves a breakfast.
After eating hearty meal they de-
parted, leaving the family still bound.
About an hour later one OF the family
succeeded in getting free and gave the
alarm .Ell5
Blood hounds were sent from this
city, but when they arrived there, the
trail was too old and the hounds were
unable 10 follow It.
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COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 1o.-The !nvcsti-
ration into the charges OF bribery at the
rccsn, election OF United States senator
reached a crisis tonight. No matter
vha, may be the final rcsul. of the inves-
,Iga,on, there will likely be several wiz
resses arrested for contempt. The com.
mI,ee had seven witnesses subpoenaed
for tonight, but they were not all ex-
pmIned because none Of them would tes-
,liy. :,
The senate commi!tcc,las night exam
lned Samuel Pentland. Frank P. Ross,
". F. Truesdale and Shepherd NJ. Dun
,,p who then asked to confer with their
attorneys, and were excused till Tonight
for that purpose When they appeared
tonight they said their attorneys held
that the senate had no Jurisdiction In the
Investigation OF the alleged bribery OF n
member OF the house, and had advised,
them not to answer any further ques-
t!ons before the committee. They all fol-
lowed the advice OF their attorney as
ulu SlI' huilSHpCSh, WIZ was i!uI VII tuc
stand last night.
When the committee found that the ad-
vice Of attorneys was being followed uni
formly by all witnesses called, the open
session was closed and the committee
ven, into executive session on plans for
further procedure.
Each witness was told that he was held
under service by the committee and
rhouli report tomorrow night at 7:3o or
sooner II called for. AS the committee
will make partial report to the senate
tomorrow, lively time is expected.
The committee was In executive ses-
sion from to II p. m. and adopted by a
vote OF 4 to !. Garfield voting In the neg
alive, resolution to refer the whole
matter back TO the senate and ask for
further Instructions and power.
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Special Dl.pntch 10 the lnsalllroncor.

Spocinl DlBpntch 10 the lutolllEcncer. t4t
sIsTERsv1LLE, W. Va, Jan. ls.-.
Quite a sensation was sprung before the
county court this morning when Robert
clendcnnins, one OF the speak easy men
from this city, was called into the court
house and told the court that he Ind
charges to make against Prosecuting
Attorney strlckllng. Itseeme from the
story clendenning told the court that he
had made an arrangement through
some one else. by which strlckling had
promised him immunity from imprison-
mcnt In case he should be arrested for
Illegal liquor selling, providing clcnden-
ming paid a certain amount each month.
The latter showed letters where he had
paid the amount agreed upon, and he
complained that Notwithstanding this he
had been arrested and thrown into Jail.
and no effort made to keep him out. u
The court Immediately sent for Pros
ecuting Attorney strlckiins and that
gentleman made his appearance and was
informed OF the charges made against
him. Sheriff Pyle Is said to be the per-
son who IS backing Clendenning In the
case, and when Strlckling found this out
he went after Pyle in very rough man
ner. a
The sheriff was also called into the.
court room, and for while charges md
counter charges were made by both
sides.
The entire trouble has arisen over the
efforts OF the local saloon men making
an attempt to get license. Each time
they have gone before the county court
that body has been advised, It Is said,
by StricklinT and o. W. o. Hardman
not to grant license as 1t would be q bad
thing for the county, which has never
granted a license for saloon.
Quite number OF saloon men have
said and will swear to 1t that they have
paid large sums Of money to the prose-
cutting attorney to have indictments
against them squashed, and all are sure
that the charges and statements made
by Clendenning are the truth. Clenden-
ming, in his statement before the county
court, says that he paid to the prosecu-
ting attorney sums at different. times
which aggregate $3.50.
The saloon men here say they are tired
OF being mulcted In this way. and they
are going to make an effort to have the.
license question settled in some manner.
and will quit paying any money in the
way they have been doing heretofore.
The fight Is on now and It Is likely that
before 1t ends It will be brought to the
attention Of Judge Freer, Of the circuit
court, and he will be asked to take some
decided action in the n.atters
The county court before it adjourned
to-day, In q resolution, referred the
matter TO the judge and asked him to
thoroughly investigate the charges made
by the two officers against each other,
and also the; charges made by Clendeu-
ming against Strickling.
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oNAHA, Jan, 19.-out at the exposl-.
""h grounds last night, where there is
"Us ICE enough to cool a cocktail, Miss
iT.HaEed Taiad Stephenson was crowned Queen
Va,S nraa and the Ice carnival. formally
frn fea' Everything lie there but tho
r.,sTna "a and me carnival programme will be
ra.i!sa ne! out 20 far rs may Dc under tho
hSs"SheF conditions. Queen Polaris and
"su .S,' te'inue of maids from surrounding
W,Nn Mns were given n reception at the
,TItn MOTEL, the affair being made a
'eclced social function. - -, :.
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/ WASHINGTON, Jan. 19-The Presi-
dent to-day sent the following nominn-
t!ons to the senate:
To be consuls-Oscar Durante, OF ILL
nois, at Catania, Italy; Marcus r. Sui
ger, Of Indiana, at Liege, Belgium;
Henry NJ. Hunt. OF Illinois, at Antigua,
West Indies.
Postmasters p Pennsylvania: Daniel
w. Bedea, Shenandoah; Charles +.
Humrlch, Carlisle; H. Baker. Ridge
way; VIM. Kerr Galbraith, Canonsburg;
Solomon s. Ketcham, Overlook. Ohio:
Irving II. Griswold, Elyria; Henry D.
Weaver, Leetonla; Atkinson B. Pond,
New London. /,
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Z NEW YORK, Jan. 19.-Justice Pryor
in the United States supreme court to-
day confirmed the report OF ex-Judge
Donahue, as referee, recommending that
q decree OF absolute divorce be granted
10 Nellie R. Goodwin, wife OF Nat C.
Goodwin, the actor. Goodwin Is ordered
TO pay to his divorced wife S75 q week
alimony. She Is also privileged to
marry again II she SO desires, with the
right to resume her maiden name of
Baker. Goodwin cannot marry again in
this state. None Of the testimony heard
before the referee was made public. u
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TROUBLES IN ITALY.
Anarchists and Socialists FomsntinE
L. 4. Nrenh RioiA In Towns. .l.le.a


Dread Riots In Towns.
ROME, Jan. 1s.-There were renewed
disorders to-day in the poor quarter Of
Anconla, which is Inhabited by anar-S
chlsts and socialists. A number of men
and women attempted to barricade the
streets, but the police cleared the thor
oughfares and arrested several. Troops
are securing the country, arresting sus-5
picious bands Of tramps. ,s,
The agitation against the price OF
bread is spreading to other towns. a
crowd assembled In front OF the town
hall at Slnigaglia and demanded relief
The mayor gave conciliatory report.
but the mob which consisted chiefly OF
women invaded the railway station
and the warehouses of Prince Ruspoli, (,
where they seized quantity of grain.
The troops finally restored order.
There has been another slight dis
turbance at Macerata, about twenty
miles south OF Ancona. 5l -
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Thirty Euildins. Burned.

RANDsBURG. Cal, Jan. 1o.-FIre
broke ou: to-day In vacant building
on Rand street and spread so rapidly
tina. more than thirty structures were
consumed within an hour. Everything
was GwGpt clean on both sides OF Rand
street from Staley avenue to above the
Elite theatre. and on portion Of Broad
way. This includes the poatoiIice and
some OF the largest stores In the camp
and Will cntnii n loss OF close onto $780,
00o No persons were Injured and all
the mall wac saved, q 75.'
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HONOLULU. Jan. 1e, via San Fren-
cisco, Jan. ia long and important
cabinet meeting was held yesterday.
The main subject under discussion was
pardons to be granted on the 18th. 1t
Is understood thqt the council OF state
all who took part in the uprising OF 1895.
The men found guilty Of participation In
the rebellion have been at large on
parole. An effort will now be made to
make their pardon complete.
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A Ravcnna, Ohio, Tragedy.

RAVENNA. o.. Jan. 1s.-Whilei
walking with his sweetheart tonight,
Cornelius D. Eatinger, q well known
young man Of this city. tho son cot
prominent parents. Quarreled with the,
Eoung woman. Suddenly he pulled a re-.
volver and without n word OF warning
sent q bullet through his brain, falling
dead at his sweetheart's feet. The young
woman Is prostrated by the shock and
her condition is serious. She cannot
talk about the tragedy, t{ ,5i5;s5 M