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Rlanes the Mine Owners.

Springfield Ill, Oct 14-In an inter view regarding the Yirden riot Governor Tanner said:
 "T. c. Louek, president, and Mir Lut- ken, superintendent of the Virden Coal company made good their threats to land train load of imported laborers from the south and attempted to put them to work in the mines at the point of the bayonet, the muzzle of Winches- ters; such laborers being drawn largely if not entirely, from the criminal class, ex-convicts, who learned their trade while doing time in the penitentiaries of Alabama, after having been fully ad- viged and having full knowledge that the landing of such imported laborers would preeipitate riot. 1 had wired them that if they brought these import ed laborers, they did so at their own peril, and under the circumstances they would be morally responsible and crimi- nally liable for anything that might happen. --s. aak;s ss-1 - =, s.g E.'-A-
 These various mine owners have SO forgotten their duty to society as to bring this blot upon the fair name of our state; have gone far enough, yes, too far, as they had fair wagping from me, by wire and telephone, that the fin. portation of lapor which brings to our state an undesirable class of citizens had to stop And say now to such, and ail others, that is thing of the past, thas it shall not be tolerated in Illinois while am governor. These men, the presi. dent and officers of the company, par. ticipated in this riot by bringing in these imported laborers, and are guilty of murder, and should be, and I believe will be indicted by the grand jury of Macoupin county and tried and convict ed of the heinous ofense.
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Life sentence fog Moore.

Fort Worth, Tex, Oct l8-The jury in the George Moore case agreed on verdict and eund the defendant guilty of being an acoomphce to lnurder in ths first degree, as charged in the second count of tho indictment growing out of the murder of Watson Whitaker, the fireman who was shot to death in the Saginaw hold-up. Moores punishment was assessed aJ coafironsent III the peni- tentiary for life,
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Tha cotton p.lt Fined.

Austin, Oct. l3.-The St. Louis South. western Railway company pleaded guilty to 20 rebate suits and accepted the minimum penalty of $500 in each case, total of $lo.000 The case to for felt the charter and for penalties pend- ing against the above road in the dis trict court al Tyler has been the subject of consultation between Attorneys Perk- ins and Marsh of the road and the at. torney. crener7l.
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- QUESTIONS DISCUSSED
 BY COMMISSIONS.
The Philippines and fhe Debt Of Cuba Figure More goaspicuonsly Than
 Any of ,he Others.


 Paris, Oct. E. The joint peace com. mission of the United States aud spain devotsd Tuesday. according to The Gaulois, to the exansnatioa of the so. iution which t was possible to give to the two questions of the protocol. The Philippine question. The Gaulois adds, was disenssed incidentally, the United States commissioners seeking to impose system Of feompesantion for claims con nected with tbe entire group by assum ing the debt, provided Spain guarantees the Cuban debt. Tb5 spaniards, i5 fur ther appears, wish the United States to assume the Cuban debt and hand over to Spain all the war material in Cuba and Porto Rico The disoassion, ae. cording to The Gaulois, was very. am. matsd, Judge DEay, pres!deps of the American comnlission, and Senor Mon- tero Rios, president of the Spanish com mission, having received precise instrue- tions from their respective governments. The Americans consider they can not discuss the principles forming the base of the protocol to which rhe Spaniards reply that the protocol was signed at a critical moment under such pressing necessity that 1t cannot be considered as expressing the sovereign will of free nation.
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General Lawton Sick.

Santiago, Oct l1.--Major General Henry ". Lawton, military governor If the department of Santiago, will return to the United States ill a few days, hav- ing been granted three months leave of absence because of ill health. His du- ties as military governor will be dis charged by Governor General Wood, governor of the city of Santiago.
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4 EgacI,ftts. sfo.sned.

Lexington. Ky, Ger. 12-As q result of the kilIingo. q private in the Twelfth New York regiment by Provost Guard Kitchen Sunday night 300 or 400 mem bers of chat regiment formed a mob last night and seized tFaiu af Camp Ham, iIlon with the intention of coming to tezfn on f5 and raIdipg the county jail for the purpose of taking Kitchen out and lynehing him General Wiley and Colonel Leonard were quickly notified of tbe uprising and they suppressed the mob by the most radical and prompt ac. ti0n.
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Froze Over Once.

Seattle, Wash, Oct 13-News is re- ceived from Alaska that Lake Bennett froze over about 8 week ago. A few days later the ice went out and the steamers continued to run The river is getting very low and will soon freeze for the winter. But one more steamer is expected at the lakes from Dawson. There will soon be Q cessation of the outward travel until the travellers can come over the ice. Many will come out bben
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Declared Unconstitntional

Fort Scott, Kan, Oct. 1I..-Judge Sin1ans of the district cmrt here, de- cided that the law of 1897, taxing judg- ments, was unconititntional, for the reason tbat 1t vas pot uniform, in that it exempted judgments for labor and al- so foE massssg!!sa.l sssg!!sa.ll fflEpis6edA Ih2- decision was made in all application for pefrna. GeGt injunction to prevent G.aunty TreasureT Love from coisact.pg - s's judgmeIifs. The sulf WIS 6roiS1F F t6e5 banks gnd ssygFai business Grl II this city. This is the first ruling to te made by district court on this ques- tion, and will be received with great in- terest all oyer the srate.
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pstrete corl3stt RlI1ed.

Jacksonville, Fla, Oct. 12.-Priyate John CoFoert of company A, First North Garo.iaa, was shot and killed by Private Clint Robinson of company I, Fourth Illinois regiment, while the lat ter was doing duty as provost guard. as he acted entirely in self defense
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Joe sprln. Moaat oLlxe. ahot in the

Joe sprin, Mount Olive, shot in the stomach.
 Bart Tegirar, Engineer, Chicago and Alton, shot in the arm
 J.F. Eyster, superintendent of the Climax Trading Go, shot and beaten. Tn the stoekade A. ". Morgan of Chi .cago was killed.
 The wounded are:
 b Gritgesell, shot in the shoulder. j. Snyder, shot in the face and legs. James Sickles, Chicago, shot in leg. Frank Wilbur, Chicago, shot in arm. Thomas McEntee, Chicago, shot in leg
 J. m Moonan, St. Louis, slightly in jured
 P J Hanan, slightly injured.
 J. H. Smith, Chicago, slightly injured.
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Arkansns p1nnter nfurdered.

Helena, Oct. ll-Frank Dubarry, 8 prominent white planter, was murdered and robbed and his body burned in his own home by Charlie Mum, negro, employed at Latour, Ark. The negro has confessed, and says he committed the crime to obtaln money due him.
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Wilmington Ordered to Sail.

Boston. Oe5 13. The gunboat Wit- mington has received sailing orders for next Tuasdavs and simultaneously the navvyard officials got word to rush work on her and have her ready by that date without fail, even if it is necessary TO work overtime in all departments to co so.
 Her sister ship, the Helena, is under orders to sail for China the following Tuesday, ana the work has been pushed on her rather than on the Wilmington.
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ra,res. to rlfteen Thousand pollars.

Chicago, Oct. ls..-After search of two weeks detectives located Minnie Norton, for whom S15, ,o00 in real estate and cash is waiting in Oentralia Kan. Miss Norton was adopted by Frank Nor ton in infancy, and she still bears his name. A relative of the Nortons died in Centralia recently, bequeathing his fortJihe to Minnie.
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Pearr,s Steamer Overdue.

St. Johns, \. F., Oct. 13.-some anx- iety is being felt here because of the non- arrival of Lieutenant Peary's arctic steamer The Windward, which Is now due on her return from Sherard Osborne Fird, west of Greenland, where it was planned thar she should land Lieutenant Feary ana tho members of the ezpedl- tion.
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pora Nee Capt ared.

Kingfsher, o. T., Oct. 13.-Dora Cox, a 15-year- old girl, charged with horse- stealing, who recently escaped from the Kingfsher jail, where she had been taken from Blaine county for safe keep ing, was captured at Burnett county, fex. She was dressed in red Mother Hubbard and mans coat and hat, was heavily armed and was riding 8 fine horse astride.
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Corbet. Challenges Everybody.

New York, Oct. l2.-Corbett chal. lenges everybody and posts $5000 for Goit. Tom ghaI av's nc agar acoepted the challenge for the sauol and posted a forfeit.
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Geaeral Hardin For Governor.

shelbgyille, Ky, Oct. l2.-In an ad. dress here General P. Watt Hardin for mally announced himself as a candidate for the next Democratic nomination for royernor.
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Charity Henueats.

Dedham, Mass, Oct. l1.-By the will of.the late w s. Jordon, Of Brooklyn, bequests amounting to S19.C00 are left to various charitable and missionary or Ranizations.
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Hale of Cotton Fell on Hin

Gainesville, Tex, Oct i9 A dray- man named John Grant received a se- rious injury here by bale of cotton falling from wagon on him.
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Shooting at Lockbnrt.

Lockhart, Tex, Oct 12.-Jim Smith, colored, was shot and seriously wound cd by Albert Bradshaw, also eolored, | few miles east of town. Bradshaw sent for Deputy Sheriff Fowler and surrend- cred and is now in jail.
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Eiehs-YeAr-oId Boy In Jail.

Guthrie, o. T.. Oct. 12-There are 87 prisoners in the Federal jail here await ing trial One of them is an 8-year-old boy, charged with postofioe robbery.
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wall knorrn citlzan peai.

Hennessy, 0. T., Oct. l9-A. J. Kaze- bear, q well known citizen, aged 50, fell dead ill the City drue store of heart dis. ease.
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Ancrntad tha chalIanca.

London, Oct. 1.-The British Chess club of LonGon has accepted the chal- lenge of the Brooklyn Chess club to . cable match for the Newnes trophy C be played carly next year,
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VII Be nrna4erel onf.

Washington. Get l2. General J. c. Brechinridge has been included in the list oi major generals to be mustered out, and Hill return to his duties as in. speeto9 general. with the rank Of briga- d1er general
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AttacI,mentg on s stocE.

Yorktown, Tex, Oct 19.-Attaoh. ments amounting to about $lo0o were levied on the goods of H. SchIosser, gen. eral merchandise dealer at Nordheim.
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4ramps Hold Up a Negro.

Round Rock, Tex, Ger. F Two tramps held up a negro betweaR AIcNeil and Austin and rebaed him of si7
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was visible from the high sea. The
Americans fired projectiles Of 81
centineters, and the batteries, as we'll
as the Colon, kept up an incessant re-
sponsive fire. Two shots landed on
the after. part Of the Iowa, causing
damage. On the Spanish side the
damage was insignificant. The Amer
lean squadron withdrew at 6 o'clock.
Yesterday morning the American
squadron reappeared off Santiago, but
contented itself with firing two shots,
which are believed to have been sig
nails agreed upon with the insurgents
who. numbering 1000 or 5000, are
said to have concentrated three or
four miles from Santiago. Great
events are expected hourly at Santi-
ago. The Spanish authorities have
taken extraordinary precautions, and
have placed in the narrow passage at
the entrance of the harbor special con-
trivances which permit the closing and
opening of the port at WILL"
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LAST CABLE CUT.

Cubn Entirely Cut Off From Conn.,
munfcatiOn With Madrid.
Off Santiago de Cuba, June 5.-By
the Associated Press Boat Wanda
via Kingston, Jamaica.-Rear Admiral
Sampson, with the cruiser New York,
his flagship, accompanied by the bat
tleship Oregon. the cruiser Mayfower
and the torpedo boat Porter Joined
Commodore Schley's squadron off San
tiago de Cuba Wednesday morning,
and their combined commands have
the Spanish feet securely locked in the
harbor. Admiral Sampson did not as
sumo command and amalgamate the
squadrons upon his arrival. Each
squadron retains its separate entirety
and Commodore Schley his single
starred pennant OH the Brooklyn. The
American fleet off Santiago now num-
bers twelve fighting ships, two colliars
and cutt-in ship. There is every IN
dication that active operations will 6e-
gin at once. The last cable which
binds Cuba to Madrid and the outside
world has been cut. Pending the exc
cution of Admiral SIMPSONS plan of
campaign our ships for Gordon about
the entrance of Santiago harbor to
prevent the possible egress Of the
Spaniards should Admiral Ceryera be
foolhardy enough to attempt to cut his
way out. Communication has also
been had with the shore. The noun
tains and hills which surround SAINT,
ago arc in full possession of the Cu
ban insurgents, and in certain contif
gencies the latter may be enabled .
render effective aid.
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CERVERA WASN'T THERE.
Spanish Admiral Was Away Fro
Santiago During the BOmbardlme

Spanish Admiral Was Away Fro
Santiago During the BOmbartlme1
Copyright, 1898. by Associated Pres:
lTrom Spanish Correspondent
Havana. June 3.-Admiral Cervcr
it is reported here. was not ut Santa,
de Cuba during the commandment !
the American squadron. Had he be,
there the Spanish warships would ha1
entered the combat against the Anne
leans, confident of a victorious OF
come.
The Spanish troops have orders
make an energetic. a slight, or no !
siStance, according to circumstance
with n view Of facilitating tho landi
of American forces. so that the latt
may go into the interior of the count1
where the Spaniards are coEvinc
they will he able to defeat them.
The Spanish army and navy are an
ious to measure arms with the Am;
leans. and dcsiro,ls that a proritio
occasion may soon present itself, tru
ing for the result to the courage Of t
Spanish soldiers and sailors. to tin
better organization. and to the great
skill of their commanding officers.
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Some misunderstanding has arisen
regarding the exact titles and positions
of the officers now holding high rank
in the American navy. Loosely speak
ing, Dewey and Sampson are admir-
ais" and they have a right to that IT,
tie, as every navy officer in charge Of
Q squadron is admiral of the fleet"
but the rank of admiral in the United
States navy is at the present moment
obsolete, as is that Of vice admiral.
The last admiral was the late David
Porter, and the last vice admiral was
S. C. Rowan, who retired in 1889. Since
that time the highest of naval ranks
has been that of rear admiral. Until
Dewey received his commission by a
special act of congress there were on
ly six officers of this grade. The sew
en- rear admirals rank by seniority of
service-in the etiquette of the navy
If not in the opinion of their country
men. There is one other flag rank
that Of the commodore-and an office,
holding this distinction may be in
command of fleet. Below him stant
the command ranks" the captain
leading and the commander and the
lieutenant commander coming next
The lieutenant stands next, with tn,
ensign just below, and the naval cadet
who is generally healthy and mani,
boy just out of Annapolis. is at the bot
tom of the ladder.
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ANOTHER HAVANA STORY.
Stating That the, Moro Castle Was
Completely Destroyed.

Stating That the, Moro Castle Was
Completely Destroyed.
Port au Prince, June 3.-The follow
ing additional details have been re-
ceivel here from Spanish source at
Havana Of the engagement reported
off Santiago de Cuba:
The Spanish batteries at first az
swered the fire Of the American squad
ron in lively manner. After twenty
minutes of firing, directed in n superb
or manner on the part of the American
fleet. the Spanish battery began to
weaken. and the American ships con-
centrated a violent fire upon Ell Moro,
destroying it completely. The forts at
Socapa and Punta Gorda fired the last
shots. The Spanish loss must have
been considerable. Details are lack
ing as to the American loss. The
Spaniards pretend to have struck the
American vessels several times, but
this information is accepted here IN
der reserve.
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AGAINST SANTIAGO.
First Military Expedition Believed
to tn lXa1z tn ClllAa

First Military Expedition Believed
to he on Its Way to Cuba.
Washington, June Sit is confident
ly expected that the first military ex-
petition into Cuba under Gen. Shaftcr,
will invade Santiago de Cuba and at
tack Admiral Cervera's feet from the
land early next week.
Rear Admiral Sampson has concen-
trated a formidable feet of arrnor-
clads, protected cruisers and torpedo
craft Oft Santiago and has arranged
for Il strong convoy of lighter vessels
to accompany the troops, SO that there
will be no escape for Admiral Ccrvera
by sea, and operations can be COM
menced as soon as the military eXpeI
dition has been landed. There is d
strong probability that the army hal
already left American soil and is fairlt
on it's way to the point of debarkatioj
near Santiago de Cuba. Il
The main invasion Of Cuba VIII
probably leave the United States a
soon as all preparations for such
expedition can be made. This arm
will be of Overwhelming strength. an
will consist principally of volunteer
The authorities are now taking stc!1
10 pfONlQe all the necessary lfallSpolQ
for this army, and it is confidently c4
pected that the invasion will be III
gun within a short time.
In all probability Maj. Gen. Mild
will command this invading army
person. The policy Of the Unitd
States will in future be most aggre|
sive. With an army in Puerto Rid
and another in Cuba it is eNpectd
that Spanish rule in those two island
! will soon he ended.
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CHARGES WERE UNTRUE.
Officers of Prize Vessels Say They
Were Treated With Courtesy.

Officers of Prize Vessels Say They
Were Treated With Courtesy.
Key West, June 5.-After thorough
investigation Judge Locke, of the
United States district court, has filed
a decision in the matter of the charges
lcade by Cadet Needham l.. Jones. of
the flagship New York, through En-
sign Christy, the prize commander OF
the Castalina, accusing the deputy
marshals in charge of the Spanish yes
sells of brutality to prisoners and the
theft Of silverware and other articles
of value from the prize ships. Tue
masters and officers of the prize ships
said they had been treated with all
respect and courtesy, and nothing
whatever had been improperly takeiS
from the ships. Judge Locke thereuH
on dismissed the case and now 1t b
said that charges will be preferresl
against Cadet Jones, although It is
considered that the whole ugly AFFAIR
will be dropped. ]
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FIVE INJURED
BY q Small Twister Which Strikes
Ncar C0mStOck.

BY q Small Twister Which Strikes
Near Comstock.
N1oorhead, Mimi, June 4. - A small
cyclone swept across the country three
miles north Of Comstock. and several
persons were injured, one Of them
probably fatal. Five farm hands were
in Carl Hicks new house, which was
RACED by twister, and all were in
jured, two of them seriously, and one
is not expected to live. Considerable
damage to property is reported, and
the lumber from the yard at Comstock
is strewn over the prairie, while sew
eral small buildings here and at Hick-
son, on the North Dakota side of the
river, were blown down and larger
ones unroofed. In Moorhead and
north of the city a severe hail storm
did considerable damage to garden
truck.
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NUNS THE WORD.
Censorship at Tampa More Strict
Than Ever Before.

Tampa, Fla. June .. - The censor
ship at Tampa. which relaxed enough
to permit of chronicling with certain
restrictions the arrival of volunteer
troops at this point, has been frightened
to even greater extreme than before
No comments whatever will be allowed
on the movements of the regular or
volunteer troops, either to or from this
point, nor will anything bearing ON any
phase OF the situation here be permit
ted. Correspondents are practically
limited now to the veriest camp gossip.
Nothing in the nature of information
or reports of embarkation of troops at
this point, or any comment which
might indicate a movement will be al
lowed. Not only is the Geographic
news censored, but secret service men
pre- said to be watching very carefully
he mails from Tampa. and any suspi-
IFious letter will probably be contiscat-
led. The orders for the Tightening Of
fthe censorship came directly from Gen.
1Greeley at Washington.
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The government of Nicaragua has
granted a concession to Herbert En-
cry of Boston, giving him monopoly
for fifteen years, dating from Jan. l.,
1900, of exporting mahogany, cedar and
other valuable timber from that coun-
try. Other people may cut timber, but
no one else can export, and therefore
it is valuable concession. The tim
Der is abundant, particularly on the
Atlantic coast, and Mr.. Emery has the
right to cut as much as he pleases on
public lands. He pays the government
$4,000 gold as bonus and agrees to
pay $4,000 annually during the term
of his contract. At the expiration of
the contract he is required to surren-
der to the government his sawmills,
fifty miles of railroad which he has
constructed from steamship navigation
on the Rio Grande de Metagalpa into
the forests and other parts of his plant.
The government of Nicaragua needs
money so badly that it grants conces-
sions right and left for any purpose to
anybody who will pay cash.