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WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-General Otis
latest death report follows:

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-General Otis's
latest death report follows:
Wounded by natives, Dec. 16, George A.
Wagler, Company f, Fourteenth Infantry.
Drowned. accidently at Bacor, Nov. 10,
Patrick Hart, Company f, Fourteenth In
fantry; in the Rio Pasig, at Manila. Dec.
II, VIM. OFT, corporal. Company d;
Dec. %, John H. Buckner. musician, Com
pany e, Thirteenth Infantry; Dec. IS.
George W.. Magann. Company X. Twenty
second Infantry; Dec. 8, Troy Hamilton,
Company /. - Cavalry. Chronic dysen-
pany H., T~hirty-frst Infantry; Dec p,
ond Infantry; Dec. ~, James Shanahan,
Twenty-eighth Infantry; John A. Renan,
Company NJ, Thirteenth Infantry. Chronic
diarrhoea: Dec. IS, William Crabb, Com
pany z, Fourteenth Infantry; Dec. Is,
John c. Cain, Company 1. T~wenty-irst In
fantry; Dec. %, Michael Kane, civilian,
late of Company /, Twenty-second In
fantry. Typhoid: Dec. %. Andrew l.. Gil
ken, Company C, Twenty-second Infantry;
Dec. so, George Fleets, hospital stew
ard. Variola: Dec. 26, Hume Dulin. Com
pany l., Twenty-fourth Infantry; William
w. Adams. Company NJ. Thirty-fourth
Infantry. Pneumonia: Oct. 10. John L.
Williams, Company X. Twenty-second In
fantry. Malaria: Dec. 20. Robert Culhane.
Company H., Sixth Infantry. Cachexia:
Dec. q, Edward j. Kelly. Company +,
Thirteenth Infantry. Acute alcoholism:
Dec. %, Michael Aldwin, Company ID,
Thirteenth Infantry. Gunshot wound in
action: Dec. L., Winthrop Richardson, cor
poral, Company H, Fourth Cavalry.
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He Will Run the Campaign and Pre-
sid mt the Convention.

CLEVELAND, o., Jan. 2.-According to
the Cleveland Leader, information received
by it from a source second only to Presi-
dent Mckinley and Senator Hanna, is to
the effect that not only will Senator be the
chairman of the next Republican national
committee, but will be both temporary and
permanent chairman of the Republican ma
tional convention. This statement may,
perhaps. be explained on the hypothesis
that such is the expressed wish of Presi-
dent Mckinley, and that the President,
being the only candidate before the con-
vention for the office he holds, the dele
gates will cheerfully acquiesce. The state
lnent is made that the only question which
has ever existed as to the continuation Of
Senator Hanna's leadership in the coming
campaign was that regarding his health.
He has now announced his willingness to
undertake the new task next year, and the
Presidents wish in that respect is to be
gratihed. The same source of m
is authority for the statement that the
delegates at large from Ohio to the Repub-
lican national convention will be Senators
Hanna and Foraker, Governor Nash and
General Dick. chairman of the state execu-
tive committee.
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JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT
FIRE ENTIRELY DESTROYS THE
HOME OF JUSTICE LoCKMAN.
The Family Has n Narrow Escape
In Home OF Ex-Judge Irwin
Is ScOrched.

The family Of W. S. Lockman, goa
Broadway. were awakened shortly after
midnight this morning by the house being
full of smoke. and they scarcely had time
to escape from the place before it was in
flames. When once the wind famed the
flames they spread rapidly and before the
department arrived the residence was one
mass Of fire.
So quickly did the fire gain a Roadway
that Mr.. Lockman did not have time to
save any of the furnishings of the house
or the family's wardrobe. The win blew
the flames TO the residence of ex-Judge
William Irwin. 2506 Broadway, Immediately
adjoining the house OF Mr.. Lockman. and
before the fire department could turn its
attention then Mr.. Twins home was also
in danger OF being entirely destroyed.
The efforts OF the department TO save
Mr.. Lockman's home were futile and it
was only by hard work that Mr.. Twins
residence was saved from being totally
destroyed.
The loss sustained by Mr.. Lockman
amounted TO $500 on the house and furni-
ture. and Mr.. Irwin sustained a loss OF
800.
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FOR GOOD ROADS.
league of WheeImen Will Ask Con-
gress for Five Million Dollars.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Jan 1.-THE most i'm
portant step which the League of Ameri-
can Wheelmen has yet taken in its work
for good roads is about to be inaugurated.
President keenan,, of the L. A w., has ar
ranged for the early presentation in Con-
gress of a bill appropriating $780, 600 for
the construction of improved highways
throughout the United States. Representa-
tive Graham, of the Tw~enty-third con-
gressional district, will father the meas
ure, which every l.. a. w. member and
official throughout the United States will
be asked to give his energetic support.
President. Keenan, states that he feels as
sured of the hearty cooperation of the
farmers all over the country in securing
the passage of a measure so manifestly In
their interest.
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MIR. Choate Notified to Inform VIC
torfa's Government that It's Ac-
tion Is Not Approved.
NEGOTIATIONS WILL FOLLOW
AND BRITAIN WILL PROBABLY IN
DEMNIFY SHIPPERS OF GOODS.
German Vessel Seized Ind
Protest Lodged with the British
Foreign ONCE by Owners.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE State De-
partment to-day received from Ambassador
Choate at London, by cable, a statement
of the facts he had developed in connection
with the seizure by British warships of
American goods on three merchant vessels
the Beatrice. Mashona and Maria. The
goods comprised not only flour, but miscel-
laneous articles Of common trade. They
were shipped for Lourenzo Marques In
British and German ships, but our officials
contend that they were not subject to
seizure. They could not, however, lodge
representations on the subject until they
were possessed Of a knowledge or the facts,
and as soon as Mr.. Choate's statement
came to hand to-day an instruction was
cabled him to inform the British govern
ment that we could not admit the right of
seizure in these cases. This is the pre-
liminary step usually taken in such nego-
t~iations.
Next In order will be a report from our
consular representative at Lourenzo Mar
ques respecting the present condition OF the
seized or detained goods and damage sus-
tanned. The State Department is not yet
fully informed on these points. necessary
to the further presentation of the cases. 1t
is not even known just where the goods
are, or If they have all been seized or only
in part. 1t will be the duty Of our con-
sular agent at Lourenzo Marques to ascer-
tain and report these facts. and he is now
engaged in doing this under the original
instructions Of the State Department.
While the department is acting as 1t
promised in the beginning, to firmly pro-
tect all American rights of trade, it is
showing no unseemly haste in the presen-
tation of the case. To-day's instructions to
Mr.. Choate was not a demand for the re-
lease of the goods, nor yet for indemnity.
but rather a precautionary notice to the
British government to save all of our
rights in the case. 1t will be sufficient to
initiate the settlement of the matter by
negotiations, the State Department having
not the slightest doubt that the British
authorities will make full amends to the
owners of the goods when the facts are
laid before them.
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the medical testimony which the prosecu-
ton has heretofore kept in the background
Coroner's physician Albert Il. Weston, who
performed the autopsy on the body of Mrs.
Adams, was the first medical witness of
the day. He told in detail the story Of the
post-mortem. Mr.. Weeks then cross-ex-
amined the witness at great length. He
ELECTED the fact that DIR. Weston had not
made a microscopic examination of any
part of the body Of Mrs. Adams. though
the physician himself acknowledged the
Importance of this.
Mr.. Osborne. on the redirect examination,
took advantage of the cross-examination
of Mr.. Weeks to bring in the name of III.
c. Barnet. Mr.. Weeks strongly objected,
but despite his efforts Recorder Goff al
lowed the witness to testify that the last
h~ydrocyanic autopsy which he had per-
formed had been upon the body of Henry
Crossman Barnet. at Greenwood Cemetery,
on Feb. IS. 1899. Mr.. Weeks continued his
pleadings with the recorder, and his OBJ
jections, until Mr.. Osborne remarked that
IL the attorney for the defense objected
so strongly he would desist and let the
witness go.
Court then adjourned until tomorrow.
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riage. The deceased was a native Of Can
ada, aged fifty-six years. He was a MEM
Der of the Canadian Parliament for fifteen
years. but had resided here for several
years.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2.-Ex-Representa-
tive Edwin T.. Osborne died here last night.
He was a veteran of the civil war, and at
its close was appointed judge advocate TO
investigate charges OF cruelty TO federal
prisoners brought against Captain Wirtz,
Confederate superintendent OF Anderson
vile prison, the result Of which was the
hanging Of Wirtz.
BOSTON, Mass, Jan. 2.-Jacob G Rog-
ers, a prominent banker and for many
years the representative OF ]. p. Morgan &
Co., died suddenly at his home here to-day.
Mr.. Rogers was s~eventy-two years OF age.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 2-John Albert,
widely known as n maker of violins, is
dead at his home in this city, aged ninety
one years.
NEW YORK. Jan. Edward Todd. a
well-known manufacturer of gold pens and
pencil cases, is dead at his home in this
city.
MIDDLETOwN. y. Y. Jan. 2.-Colonel
William Anthony Elderkin. L. S. -, re
tired, is dead, aged sixty years.
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1t Has Created a Painful Impression
i'm Political Circles.

1t Has al a Painful Impression
in Political Circles.
BERLIN, Jan. 1.-The press continues to
discuss the capture Of the Bundesrath with
some show of irritation. In a semi-official
note the Post remarks that in consequence
of the seizure Germany has taken steps
and Great Britain is expected to deal with
the matter in a spirit of good official rela-
tons"
The Nueste Nachrichten says: There is
every reason to believe the incident will
speedily be closed"
Official circles consider it imperative that
Great Britain adopt some definite attitude
regarding the whole question of contra
band of war, and are surprised she has
not adopted a firmer policy on the subject
from the beginning. The correspondent of
the Associated Press learns that the affair
has created an extremely painful impress
sion in political circles. Energetic diplo-
matte steps were Immediately taken in
London, and the inadvisability of right of a
British cruiser to search a mail steamer
on the high seas has been ~emphatically
asserted. The government is awaiting
London's response before taking further
action.
The press continues to point out the in
novation involved in Great Britain's ac-
ton in Selling a vessel between neutral
ports and searching for contraband des-
tined to further transportation in order to
reach the enemy.
The owners of the Deutschland deny pos
itively that she contained persons or goods
justifying seizure. The Hamburg Chamber
of Commerce reiterates this. expressing at
the same time a firm conviction that salts
faction will be demanded and accorded.
Hamburg's trade is suffering through such
incidents, and this increases the anti
British sentiment there.
HAMBURG, Jan. 2.-The papers here
announce that the German Foreign Office
has summoned the managing director of
the German East African line. Herr Woer-
mann, to Berlin, in connection with the
seizure Of the c~ompany's steamer, Bund-
esrath, by the British cruiser Magicienne,
Dec. %, off Delagoa bay, on the ground
hat she had contraband of war on board.
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Jan. 2.-Levi r. Doty, capital
list and formerly president of several large
coal companies, was relieved of liabilities
aggregating &.000.O00 by order of Judge
Grosscup. in the United States District
Court. to-day. The assets of Mr.. Doty
amounted to 100000. consisting principally
of stock in various coal companies. The
financial panic of 1893 and the subsequent
failure of the large coal concerns In which
Mr.. Doty was a stakeholder caused his
financial embarrassment.
Henry c. Speer, formerly a bono broker,
and interested in some large railroad COM
panies, was relieved of debts aggregating
$4,000. His assets are SCI, 9S1.
Pratt Il Pratt, formerly interested in the
La Grange Land Association, were dis
charged of Indebtedness OF Sl57, coo.
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$4,000 FOR A COLT.
G. j.. Hamlin Purchase Direct Hal
from His Trainer.

NEW YORK. Jan. &C. j. Hamlin has
bought from his trainer. e. f. Geers, the
black four-year-old pacing colt Direct Hal
for $40. 900. This is probably the largest sum
ever paid for a PAGER without a record. The
colt worked a mile in 2:17 last fall at Louis
vile, having been trained only a few
weeks. Geers bred and raised linn. When
he went to California in 1894 with the
horses of c. j. Hamlin he took along with
him his pacing mare Bessie Hal, by Tom
Hal, the sire of the famous old PAGER Hal
Pointer, 2.0f112, that Geers had c~ampaigned
a few years before. While in California
rival, the black stallion Direct, 2:0511. and
foaled in 1896 the colt now known as Direct
Hal
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NO IN GUAM.
Governor Leary Has Abolished the
Spanish System OF Slavery.

MANILA, Jan. "A naval officer, who
has arrived here from Guam, brings a
proclamation issued by Captain Leary,
naval governor of that island, decreeing
the absolute prohibition and total aboli-
ton Of slavery or peonage, the order TAX
ing effect Feb. %. The prologue of the
proclamation declares that the Spanish
system of peonage, amounting to slavery,
is a menace TO popular liberty and a VIOLA
ton of the privileges guaranteed by the
American Constitution. Captain Leary
also deported all the Spanish priests for
reasons sufficient enough for him.
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DEATH OF WARD DEAN
HE WAS SUPERINTENDENT OF THE
DEAN BROS PUNE WORKS.
He Had Been III for a Long Time. hut
Much Time to His
Business.

Mr.. Ward Dean died this morning at 1:3o
at his home, lilo North Pennsylvania
street. Death came after a protracted ILL
ness of a chronic nature.
Mr.. Dean was the youngest member OF
the firm of Dean Bros, manufacturers OF
pumps in this city. He came TO Indianap-
oils with his brothers in 1870 from their
home i'm Deansville. N. Y. Mr.. Dean de-
voted all of his time to the business OF
the factory. and was the superintendent Of
the entire institution.
He was never interested in public lifes
but was regarded as one of the most infiu-
entail men of the city. Fourteen years ago
he was married to Miss Nellie Reed. and
his widow and two children survive him
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Let Us BE Thankful.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2.-Senator Allen,
of Nebraska, in an interview tonight. au-
thorized an absolute denial of reports that
he would be the. candidate for the presi-
dency of a part of the fusion forces. He
said: Il would not accept the nomination
II 1t were unanimously rendered me. Mr..
Bryan will undoubtedly be the candidate of
the Democratic, Populist and Free Silver
parties for the presidency. Nebraska will
give him a united, active delegation to all
three of the conventions"
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RaiIway omces Damaged.

RICHMOND. Va. Jan. -wh threat
ened to be a disastrous fire broke out in the
big Main-street building used as general OF
fees by the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway.
and which covers the site of the old Spots
wood Hotel. which was burned. with corr
siderable loss of life, Christmas evening.
1870. The fremen were badly handicapped
by frozen plugs, but managed to conhne the
flames TO the upper stories. The loss on
building is about $4,000, fully covered by in
surance. The railroad suffered great incon-
venience and loss in the destruction OF pa
pers that cannot be duplicated.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-The United States
battleship Texas, Captain Charles Sigsbee
commanding, arrived at the Brooklyn navy
yard to-day from Newport News, after
having brought from Havana the bodies of
the sailors who lost their lives in the de-
struction of the battleship Maine. The
Texas is to be placed in dry dock to-mor-
row TO lave her bottom cleaned and her
machinery repaired. She is also to be thor
oughly fumigated. 1t is expected that the
Texas will join Rear Admiral Earquhar's
squadron in the West Indies in a few
weeks
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OBITUARY.


Maj. Gen. Zenas II. Bliss, a Retired
Officer Of the Army.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Mai. Gen. Zenas
r. Bliss, u. S. A, retired, died at Provi-
dence Hospital in this city to-day. after an
illness of some weeks. He was a native
of Rhode Island. He had a distinguished
military record during the war of the re-
bellion and was twice brevetted for gal
liant and meritorious services at Freder-
icksburg and the Wilderness. He reached
the grade of major general May, 1897, and
retired a few days later at his own re-
quest, after forty years active service.
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AlIeged Mi.management.

DIES MONIES. Ia. Jan. THE trouble in
the management OF the Odd Fellows An
nuity Association of Iowa has been taken
in hand by the state insurance department.
Examiner Beehler. after careful tinvestiga-
ton. reports that the business has been
loosely managed and that the officers are
to blame for its condition. having quar-
relied. The association carries about $780,
900 insurance, having business in a dozen
States.
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THEIR UNIFORMS RUINED.
Aboard the Manuanse Had
Terrible Experiences.

MANILA, Jan. 2-Colonel Petit, COM
handing the Thirty-first Infantry, and
Lieutenant Colonel Hayes. who command
ed the three companies of that regiment on
board the transport .Manuanse, which ar
rived here Nov. % and reported terrible ex-
periences at sea, the steamer being classed
as unseaworthy, under-manned and short
of provisions, have filed official reports cor
roborating in every detail the exclusive
story Of the Associated Press at the time,
describing the hardships of the soldiers.
The colonefs report, which is vigorous,
recommends a claim against the ships
owners for the various uniforms of the
whole battalion, which were ruined during
the passage.
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NEW YORK, Jan. "A special to the
Herald from Washington says: Secretary
Root has taken measures to break the cor
ner in hemp. AS a result of discussing the
matter with the President he has cabled
this instruction to Major General Otis:
Apparently speculative corner in hemp
here. Is raising prices, to the great
injury Of legitimate consumers. Desirable
TO get south hemp ports open as soon as
practicable This instruction is due to
the protests made by prominent cordage
manufacturers and by farmers, calling
attention to the fact hat the opening
OF ports in northern Luzon to-day would
afford no relief to the hemp situation and
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St. LOuisians Using Candles.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 2.-The incandescent
lamps in use by the city were turned off
at midnight last night owing to the ex-
of the contract with the Missouri
Edison Electric Company. For the first
time in the history of st. Louis the pub
lie institutions, the parks and the alleys
within the district between Washington
avenue and Keokuk street were dark ex-
cept for a few tallow candles, gas lights
made for a continuance of the service. The
street corners are still lighted by arc
lights. these being furnished by the Mis-
souri-Edison Company under another con-
tract.
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NEW YORK, Jan. Flames H Crafts
has resigned the presidency of the Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology to take
place at the close of the current academy
year.
In his letter President Craft said his
reason for taking the step was a desire to
return to purely scientific occupations. He
has found. he says, that the performance
of administrative duties, although not in
themselves burdensome, leave little free
dom for the pursuit of experimental sci
ence. and that he wishes to choose the
latter.
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VIII Meet Maher Again.

In a letter received here on the day Of the
fight, Homer Selby. brother OF KID Nc
Coy. says he has arrange for another
meeting between Maher and Mccoy. TO take
place in Chicago on Jan 26. In the same
letter he says that IL is McCoy's intention
to retire from the ring and open a school
for physical culture" In New York.
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Passengers Injured.

PONTIAC, Mich, Jan. 1.-THE last coach
of a mixed train on the Pontiac, Oxford
& Northern Railroad, containing twenty
ran off the track nine miles
north of her tonight and was overturned.
Miss Ella Dinner, of Detroit, was internally
but is expected TO recover. Mrs.
Sheridan, of Cass City, and Harry Smith,
of Pontiac, also received severe injuries.
other passengers escaped with bruises
and minor cuts. The accident was caused
a broken rail.
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Thomas Rigney.

NEW YORK. Jan ~2.-Thomas Rigney.
one of the original members OF the Pro-
duce Exchange, one of the founder of the
Importers and Traders Bank, of which he
was also a director. and one of the men
most influential in putting through the
reciprocity treaty with Canada before the
civil war. died at his home here to-day, In
his ~eighty-eighth year, of pneumonia. In
spite of his advanced age. he kept at his
business, that OF a rice commission mer-
chant, until last Wednesday.
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The Ice Harvest Begins.

CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-The ice harvest be-
gan to-day and ice twelve inches thick is
being taken from the lakes and rivers of
Illinois,, Indiana and Wisconsin in the vi
cinity of Chicago. This work gives employ
ment to over 1000 men. The annual har-
vest is not as early in arriving. as last
year. but IL is so far fully up to all ex-
pectations on the score of quality and
abundance.
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Increased to Ten Million Dollars.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE stockholders of
the National City Bank met to-day and
ratified the proposition of the directors to
increase the capital stock from 81. 900. 900 to
$40, 900, 600. After the meeting a statement
was given out, in which it was announced
that of the ten thousand shares, 9,2s7 were
represented, none voting against the prop
oSition.
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The case against John o. Moore. who IL
charged with the murder of his wife, was
continued in the Criminal Court yesterday
at the request of his attorneys. Harding e
Hovey. The case was set down for trial
last week, with the understanding that
when the day for trial arrived the case
should be continued.
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