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The sun., 1898-01-19
A PLOT AGAINST BLANC0.
HE NIPs IN THE BUD 4 CONSPIRACY
TO OYERTRRoW HIM.

The veiunteern Had Planned to Compel nim
20 Leave the Isiand-The scheme IL RE-
veaiea and no CempeIs Their Coisneiu
TO swepr RenitT-situation still Critical.
HAVANA, Jan. 1s, via Koy west.-Just as this
despatch 10 sent by special courier to Key West.
Havana Is in tremendous excitement caused by
the news of . formidable conspiracy among the
voluntecrs TO overthrow Gen. Blanco. The con-
spiracy was discovered yesterday morning by
the Chief OF Police. Col. Pagliori.
The plotters intended to start an armed revolt
By the 10000 volunteers now In Havana and
10 compel Cen. Blanco to leave the island 80
they did Captain-General Don Domingo Dulco
in 1869. A simultaneous assault was to be
made on the forts surrounding Havana, espe-
cially on La Cabaha, and the troops now stationed
at the strateaical points Of tho city were to DO
overpowerod and compelled to surrender. The
success OF the conspiracy was nearly assured by
tho completely Of many officers of the army, the
sympathy OF the Spanish regular infantry. and
Of the military police or orden publico with tho
volunteers and the rioters Of the past week.
As soon as the nows reached tho Palace Gen.
Blanco summoned council Of his star officers
to advise with them. Gems. Arolas, solano.
Gonzales Parade. Marsto, and Col. Paglieri
advised tho Governor General to assume an
energetic attitude and punish severely tho
Colonrls OF the battalions of volunteers II they
were found to be guilty.
The news spread rapidly in town that sefior
Calderop, Lieutenant Colonel Of tho Fifth Bat
talon Of Volunteers was at the head of the
military conspiracy.
Gen. Blanco summoned to his palace last
night all the Colonels Of tho volunteers in Ha-
vanR. Not q single one failed to be presenr.
A t.. a. IL
OF all Havana. Blanco upbrsided them severely.
saying that It was hard to believe that patri-
otto Spsniards wearing the honorable uniform
Of the Spanish Army" desired to raise disturb
ances against the Government Of Spain at the
most critical period for the Spanish cause in
Cuba He also shreatened them; as the repre-
Chief Of tho Army, with severe punishment for
the crimo OF treason.
The GgyeEnDrGsner1s low Cords greatly Inn
wellknown Spanish irreconeilable and the oldest
among. tho Colonels, was selected by then, to re-
6a Sad M shef Thos vss 70
serve tn the sso'ysrsigIty s' Of Spain In the island.
ssneo h% m tSuderous
voice, saying that he would not permit the least
his command and subject to military discipline.
The Count OF Diana then yielded and protested
ageinst Whist he said wasa caumny on the vol
made an the other Colonels one by ono ratify
It is oficisiiy declared to-day that "a spon-
t. tao aovernorenera who is en-
An officer from the palace went this morning
sent % his resisnasion from the Firth Bastsiopp Of
| Volunteers. He did SO, and 1t is Just announced
that qslderon's redisnation has been aes
No further Flots have occurred in Havana. but
The sun., 1898-01-19
MATTEAWAN GREATLY EXCITED.
Cat DIasected In the Publlo School ana Its
Heart Exhibited to the Pupils.


MArTEAwAN, n. Y, Jan. 1s.-The residents of
this village are greatly excited tonight over
the dissccting Of q cat. which occurred at the
Matteawan Public School this morning. The
exhibition was witnessed by hundreds of pupils.
from the little children to the oldor scholars.
1t was a repetition of the dissection which oc-
CURED here some time ago. At that time public
opinion was SO aroused that 1t was thought that
the exhibition would never be repeated. The
cat dissocted to-day was put to death last night
by the aid of chloroform, Miss Nearing. . teacher
in physiology, supervising the work, with the
assistance OF school children. Tho lungs and
heart were carried about the school in pan Of
water and exhibited in tho different depart
ments. even in one room Of the primary depart
ment. Many children were forced to leave the
school on account OF sickness; some Of the little
children came home at dinner time to eat their
meals and are still sick.
special meeting of the Board Of Education
will be called and an investigation will be held
Immediately. Several OF the members of the
board arc opposed to dissecting. and It is be-
loved that their action will put Q stop to tho
practice Some OF the parents Of the pupils say
that II dissection Ia allowed they will not send
their children to the school.
The sun., 1898-01-19
FrRED ls shoTs AT HIM.
Dr. simuaons asa his son make Tarret or
n1r. mavisoB.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 1s.--Dr. Charles r. Simmons,
the millionaire President of the Simmons Pat
ont Medicine Company, twice shot and wounded
Emil h. Dawson this morning In quarrel over
tho latter's attentions to the doctors daughter,
Marie. Harry Simmons also fred at Dawson,
who sprang through q closed window to save
his life. His wounds are serious. The shooting
occurred In tho parlor Of DR.. Simmons'q resi-
dcnce, 30A1 Chestnut street.
Davison's right hand was shattered by q
bullet. slug of lead went through his right
shoulder, and ho suffered several painful gashes
in the leap through the window. Dawson Is an
attache Of the Mississippi Valley Trust Com
pany.
Miss Marie Simmons. over whom the shooting
occurred, is 1s years old. and at present attend
ing Mrs. Prices Academy at Nashville, Tenn.
Dawson had called frequently at the
Simmons residence for several months. His
story is that he received q letter this morning
from Miss Simmons informing him that her
father accused him of betrNying hor. Dawson
says he went to tho Simmons homo to explain to
the young woman's father that he was not the
culprt. Dr. Simmons, his son Harry. and
Dawson had quarrel in the parlor. and then
the firing began. Dawson fell to the floor. arose
and sprang through tho window to the pave
ment, ten feet below. DIR. Simmons ired az tho
fugitive fed and Harry along in pursuit,
shooting at every step. Thirteen shots were
fred.
Dawson was armed. He says It would have
boon folly for him to have lost the time neces-
sary to unbutton hiscoat and draw the revolver.
He finally reached DIR. Crev velinR's Office threo
blocks away and had his wounds dressed. He
showed superb nerve while tho surgeon was
declined to say anything calculated to reflect
on Miss Simmons. To Police Captain Boyd,
however, Dawson said he had been shot without
proyocation. but In tho next breath he declined
his snr. who had in the meantime surrendered
themselves. The police have consequen held
the latter on charges of discharging firearms
DR.. Simmons says he shot in self.defence, as
he asserts that Dawson advanced on him
throateningly. Aside from that, however. tho
phys says he was justified in avenging his
daughters honor.
DR.. Simmons has proved himself ready fight
ON several occasions. He Is q Southernor.
20 a Woman relative by using mis- revolver.
because the iattor failed to give his seat TO q
woman: In 1874. DR.. Simmons stabbed and
seriously wounded his clerk. John McBain.
ATLANTA, Ca, Jan. 1s.-Dr. Simmons Is n
father, DR.. NJ. A. Simmons. discovered and frat
manufactured the remedies which have made
bis son wealthy and caused 90 much liti.
Easi9n. Tho elder DR.; Simmons ives one
oared tas ostaned % his nedesi
mulas from the Indians. He used to consider
his medicines cure-all and would give them
ness. He never made fortune. however, and
willed the formula to hts heirs. One Of these
sold them to the Zeilin Company In after years
Charles f. simmons; who had gone North took
has been constant litigation between him and
the ZeilinS over the trade mark.
The sun., 1898-01-19
DID THEY DIG UP S45,0OOq
One OF the Men Engaged In n Search for Buried
Gold Diaappears.

DALLAS. Tex Jan. 1s.-Four Dallas men who
have been digging for $45 900 of buried gold In
Oaklawn, a suburb in North Dallas, for the
last four weeks. are looking for DR.. r. J. Will
marth. who. they say, has fed with that amount
Of treasure They helped DIR. Willmarth buy
lot for 81 600 at tho corner of Hood and Gillespie
streets when he showed them his evidence that
the gold had been buried there moro than twenty
years ago by an old spaniard who recently died
without kin in San Salvador. Central America.
Tho Spaniard gave map and other directions
to DIR. Willmarth to reward him for attending
him In his last illness.
Wilimarth returned to Dallas from a years
stay in Central America o few weeks ago He
arranged with his associates In the gold dig
gings at Dallas to divide equally what should
be found Tho men say DR.. Wilmarth stood
guard on last Friday night Tho next morning
largo fiat etone was found removed in the dig
gings and o big empty hole was near 1t. The
men have not been able to find Dr. Willmarth,
and made their grievance public this evening
Investigation shows that DR.. Willmarth on
listed In the United States Army at the Dallas
recruiting station one week ago to-day. This
was probably done as q ruse to conceal some
purpose. DR.. Willmarth first oame to Dallas
four or five years age, from Rome. y. Y. He
had done ambulance work in New York city at
bellevue Hospital. He went TO Central Amer
ica from Dallas about three years ago. discour-
aged at his lack of success in his profession here
The sun., 1898-01-19
NEWS zRusr IN A 1Be1sIA1unE.
Tho BILL in Kentucky 20 Prevent Monopoly
In Securing selling News.

In Securing Selling News.
FRANKFORT, KY, Jan. 1s.-Representative
Coke OF Warren county to-day introduced an
act in the House looking to forcing the
Associated Press to break the franchise
given to certain newspapers. 1t is said
that the Louisville Dispatch is behind the
bill. The title of the act is AN act to regulate
foreign corporations engaged in this State in
buying, gathering, or accumulating informa-
tion or news, or reading, supplying. distrib-
uting, or publishing the same, so as to prevent o
monopoly or discrimination in said business.
and to provide penalty for violation thereof"
The bill reads in part:
.SECTIoN I. All foreign corporations formed
for tho purpose of engaging, of buying, gather.
ing, or accumuiating information or news.
vending. supplying or publishing the same. shall.
as a condition of carrying on any part of said
business In this State. at all time vend, supply,
distribute and publish the news and informa-
tion bought. gathered, or accumulated to any
and all persons, firms, and corporations organ.
lied under the laws Of this State or carrying on
in this State the business Of conducting or pub
fishing a newspaper. when such person. firm or
such news and information so bought. gathered
or accumulated by such foreign corporation.
and n bshhhs md
bought. gathered, or accumulated by such for
eign corporation no discrimination in CHARGES
tion, between any OF the persons. firms, or cor
porations doing business In this State. and de-
string to purchase or be supplied with such in
formation or news"
SEC. .. Provided that it shall not be lawful
for any foreign corporation or Its agents en-
gagged In such business of gathering and dis
tributing news. to transact any such business
after such corporation shall have refused to
ton engaged in conducting a newspaper
upon offer TO pay the same charges or price
failure to comply with this act, such corpora.
tion shali be guilty OF misdemeanor. and upon
conviction fined not loss than 300 moro
than ~, 900 for each offence. Each days con-
tinued violation shall be separate offenses.
"SRc. 8. Inasmuch grievous d determinations
are now made by foreign corporations regulated
by this act, and inasmuch as monopoles have
been created by such corporations. emer-
effect from its passage"
The sun., 1898-01-19
THE NEWS TRUST In COURT.
ASSOCIATED PRESS EYJoINRD FROM
DIsCIPLINING A MEMBER.

..--
'"e "h''sRo An'er VoeH" A'As 'ne ~e"r' !"
Prevent the trust from EHpeiitnE h or
FiuinE u because II Has Purchased News
from vss s,p-n,u Ar,,p,, the aau,e Tru,,
t,,ro.rc., ., IN. x.,,,c,, u.r,.,,,,,.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1e.-The Inter Ocean Publish
ing Company hled bill In the United States
Circuit Court to-day against the Associated
Press to restrain that organisation from discon-
tinuinR its news service TO tho Inter Ocean or
expolling that newspaper from Its membership.
Judge Dunno issued an order that notice oo
on ,no u'an 80 'ae 80
for hearing at $3.50 o'clock tomorrow
morning. The bill sets forth at length particu-
,ers resaroing tns constitution OF Ihe Assoeie.ea
Press and its relations to tho newspapers COM
The Il,,nos Ioyvs ana i,s nnrnoses nv. To Z" Inv
gather sut and @ accumulate @ ipform%tion and news;
to purchase. erect. lease. operate and sell tele-
gronb and ie,onhons I,n.s ana o,nor mean. NJ
transmitting news; to publish periodicals; to
make and deal in periodicals and other goods,
wares and merehandise"
The Inter Ocean alleges that the Associated
Press has violated It's public obligations under
supply, and distribute nows generally to all por.
son sons who win pay tho price or tolls fixed; by
seiins its news oaciusiVeiy 10 its members
VINO .,e,s are tnas enabled = TO control the gather
.nS ,hus cro.,. n,onnro,r nv trns.
a"u mus .ohopo,y VI "u's
In tho business. In pursuance Of this unlawful
scheme the defendant enacted and adopted cer-
tain bv.lavs among which IA one nrobibitine i,s
members from furnishing Its special or other
news to any person, firm, or corporation which
a. .h,lI hova d..,or.a .nt.ooni,t,n IN
tho association, or from receiving news
The sun., 1898-01-19
MUST KNOW INTERNATIONAL LAW.
All Line Omcers IN thr Navy Required to study
IL Before Pr0motlon.


WASHINGTON. d. c.. Jan. 19.-The growing
Importance of the foreign relations Of the United
States has caused the Navy Department TO Issue
an order that will be received with interest by
naval officers. 1t provides that after July /.
1898, commanders, s,lieutonant-commanders and
lieutenents will DC required to pass eIamina-
tions In international law before promotion.
and lieutenants, Junior grades ensiRns. and
naval cadets Of the limo division, at
tho expiration of their first cruise after
the order goes into effect. Line cadets at
the Naval Academy will be obliged to pass
an examination in military law before being
propoted. This order is an extension of one
already in force All officers appearing for ex-
animation for promotion to command rank are
obliged to pass satisfactory test Of their
knowledge of international law. but tho junior
officers and cadets have been exemrt. The Gu.
ban situation and other matters that require
the presence OF American warships In foreign
waters make 1t necessary for officers of the navy
TO be thoroughly informed on the principles OF
tho law of nations. for they may be required 10
act for themselves In emergoncies.
The sun., 1898-01-19
RICHARD N. FOX ARRESTED.
Anthony Comst0ck Accuses Him ana His Husi-
mesa Manager OF Improper Use or the Malls.

Anthony Comstock Accuses Mim ana His Rusi-
Manager OF ImproDer Use or the Malls.
Richard X. Fox, proprietor of the Police
Gazette, and his business manager, Robert W.
Urban, were arrested in the Office of the publ-
cation on FRANKLIN square 'by Deputy United
States Marshals Stafford and McAviney yester-
day afternoon upon a warrant sworn out by
Anthony Comstock, charging them with hav-
ing sent Indecent papers through the mails
The papers complained of are the Police Gazette
and itp Living Picture supplement, copies Of
which containing, according to Comstook's
charges. pictures representing female persons
in divers lewd and indecent and obscene pos
lures" were sont through tho malls addressed
TO &c. Brill. bog $40, summit, n. j."
Fox and Urban were arraignOd before Com
missioner Shields. who held them under 81, 300
bail each for preliminary examination ON Jan.
90 Ex-Polloe Justice Andrew j. White be-
came bondsman for Fox and the latter fur
nished bail for Urban. Mr.. Fox says that the
pictures complained of are simply reproduo-
tions of living pictures presented on the stage
In this city Those In the supplement of the
Christmas number Of the Police Gasette, which
are the ones especially condemned and upon
which the complaint is based, were, he said,
photographed in the theatre In which they were
III il l. wrong to print tho pictures they had
better shut up the theatres" he said TO q SUN
reporter.
The sun., 1898-01-19
THAT NEWSPAPER BOFcoTT.
Tho Fourteen Stores That Tried to Dictate
Advertising Rates Are Bcnten.

DENVER, Jan. 1s.-The boycott Of the news-
papers OF Denver begun ten days ago by four
teen department stores was ended tonight by
the unconditional surrender of the stores. The
stores made the demand that the papers reduce
their advertising rate so per cent. or they would
cease to advertise.
The fight has stirred up the community
greatly, the result being that the stores were
almost forsaken by purchasers and the pro-
prietors had to surrender go out Of business.
Labor unions have held meeting after meeting
to contrlve plans to spread the agitation and
keep the people away from the department.
stores.
At O late hour tonight the newspaper offices
were visited by a representative from each
store in the combination. They acknowledged
that they we Q beaten and would resume their
advertising contracts as soon as arrangements
could be made.
The sun., 1898-01-19

The President sf tse Ctvitas Ciub Or nreshiyu
EpEngea to Darwis ,. R1csersie.

Hubhkoa 70 WaFWtu - HAcasfete.
The young women who belong TO the Civitss
Club Of Brooklyn are in q fiutter Of excitement
over the news that their President, Miss Katha-
rlno l. Mnltby. Ia engaged to bo married. The
announcement was made few days ago at .
reception.
Mise Maltby's bethrotbed 10 Darwin J. Mes-
crole, sop OF Gen. ]. v. Meserolo formerly OF the
Eastern District, but now of 4s3 Washington
avenue Mr.. Meserole has been for several years
past actively interested in religious and phil
anthropic work, and particularly in the House
Of Industry. On tho night Of Juno ~, 1891, dur
ing quarrel In tho fat OF Miss Dovie T. Com
stock he shot and killed Theodore LarbI0. Upon
his trial for the shooting he was acquitted on
the ground that no had acted In self-defenoe.
gellcal work. He is member Of Plymouth
Church as are his parents. He 10 20 years Of age.
Miss Maltby In momber Of st. AIMS Epis.
copal Church. and, like Mr. Meserolo, 10 active
in church work. She met Mr.. Mesorolc seon
after his conversion, and the announcement Of
the engagement OF the two 10 not matter OF
surprise to their friends. Miss Maltby hos been
for some years at the head of an establishment
whore young women board while attending tho
various schools Of tho city. 1t adjoins tho
Packer Institute, In Joralemon street, and was
at one timo the boarding department Of that IN
stitution. Previously Miss Maltby taught in
several private schools In Brooklyn. Three or
four years ago she organized q society Of young
women called tho Civitss Club, with the object
Of studying municipal government and advo-
eating reforms in civil affairs. Tho club has
heard addresses by well-known men, given on.
tortainments, and has done philant hropio work
of o popular character,
The sun., 1898-01-19
Co-EDS IN Il GLASS STRIFE.
YouuE Women Students In . Cleveland BIedi
cal College share In = Row.

CLEVELAND. Jan 1s.-Tho young women stu
dents of the Cleveland Homeopathic Medical
College have taken up the contests between the
classes, and on Tuesday morning they met in
the main lecture room of the Bolivar street
building. The lecture had Just been concluded
when the young womon began arguing about
the comparative strength Of the male members
OF their respective classes.
One of the young women members of the
senior class remarked that her class could do
better than the Juveniles" as she called the
juniors. This was tho signal for rush from
the women juniors In less than three minutes
out OF tho room and the door was slammed be.
hind them.
Soon afterward the junior women mem hers
street building. They mounted the ladder to
tho amphitheatre and took down the senior flag.
During the rioting in the lecture room several
OF tho young women were badly bruised and
scratched, and there was plenty OF hair pulling.
The sun., 1898-01-19
STRUCK SENATOR MASON.
a washington Hotel Clerk Punches tho Illinois
Statesman In the Face.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 49,. Senator Mason Of
Illinois escorted the wife of constituent Of his
to the Hotel johnson this evening, and after
dining with her and his private secretary asked
that she be assigned to a room. The clerk OF the
hotel. after making little investigation. stated
to Senator Mason that il was their rule not 10
assign rooms to women who were without bag
gage.
The Senator became very indignant at this
statement, regarding 1t as an insinuation
against the character of his friends wife, and
he called the clerk an offensive name. Tho
clerk thcreupon reached over the counter and
struch Senator Mason in the face. The senator
attempted to return the blow, but, as the
counter was wide and his arm short. no did
not succeed. The senator's secretary thereupOn
induced him to leave the hotel, and they drove
TO tho Arlington, whore the lady was assigned
a room. Senator Mason and the clerk OF the
Hotel Johnson who Is u brother OF the proprie-
toT. both regret the occurrence very much, hut
the Senator thinks his action was Justified and
tho clerk thinks the Senator has no right TO
abuse him for enforcing the rules Of the hotel.
The sun., 1898-01-19
sIGHOR NICoLINI DEAD.
Tho Husband or AdeIinn Patti Dies ut Psu.
France.

Tho Husband or AdeIinn Patti Dies at Pas.
France.
Special Cable Despdtoh to THE SUN
LONDON, Jan. ia despatch to tho Daily
Telegraph says that Signor Nicolini. the hus-
band Adelina Patti. died to-day at Pau, France.
from painful informal malady from which he
had suffered for nearly year.
Signor Nicolini had been a sufferer
from BriRhts disease aid other diseases
for long time. 1t was reported sever
al times last summer that he was
dying. but each time he rallied. He had
been aware @ year more before his death that
no could meyer get well. and this knowledge was
shared by Mime. Patti.
The fact that he knew his disease must termi-
nate fatally seemed to draw him closer to his
wife. Tho devotion of the two was remarka-
BILE. For months she was hardly away from the
sick room The invalid did not wish TO be rend
to or sung to or to hear music OF any kind. He
seemed happiest when he could simply lie and
let his eyes follow his wife as she moved about
the room.
Ever since her husband was taken Ill. Mme.
Patti has given up all social and professional
engagements to do for him what is usually ex-
pectcd of a trained nurse,
The latter Nicolni did not want, and Mme.
Patti would not consent to havo in the sick
room, except at such times as she was obliged
~ signor NicoIini was married to Nine. Patti in
Wales in 1856. He had long been famous
tenor singer
The sun., 1898-01-19
MRS. DIGGs HAD HER WAF.
"she Isnr bigger Than . Alinute, hut she
BIuned Five strapping Men,"

TOPEKA, Kan. Jan. 10. "A new political
boss has arisen In Kansas in the person OF
Mrs. Annie Diggs. the little woman who meas
ured swords with Mrs. Lease for six years,
finally winning the Office of State Librarian as a
reward for her campaigning for Populism. To
day she called Gov. Leedy and the other State
officers together and sot her foot down on the
proposition to remove the old wooden shelving
In the State Ii brary into now and spacious quar-
ters In the Capitol building.
i want new metal shelving like that in the
Government Library building at Washington"
she said. ut would be q shame to mar that
beautiful room with this old, worm.eaten,
mouse eaten wood shelving"
Gov. Leedy tried To explain that the Council
had no money with which TO buy motal shelving.
Then we will not move until you have IT,"
retorted Mrs. Diggs, and she had her way about
It. In conversation later Gov. Leedy said to the
State officers:
Boys, that little woman Is not bigger than a
minute, but she bluffed Ave big, strappng
men,"