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The Daily Nortlawe stern FIVE O'CLOCK ED11IOS. OSHKOSli, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 12. 1897. PRICE TWO CENTS MAYOR SIGNS THE BILL II.

SPUN Nf SUBMARINE BOAT SOLD. SPAIN AGAIN YIELDS. COMPETITOR PRISONERS TO BE IN. CLUDED IN AMNESTY (DECREE. MR.

KOTZEBUE RESIGNS, RUSSIAN MINISTER TO THE U. S. CIVES UP HIS POSITION. ARRANGEMENTS MADE TO NEGOTIATE ONE WITH CANADA. PHILADELPHIA CAS WORKS LEASED FOR THIRTY YEARS.

Citizens Are Tery Much Opposed to the Bleasure and Injunctions! Proceedings Are Now Prmling, for a Veto. Philadelphia, Nov. 12. Mayor Warwick this afternoon signed the bill recently passed by council leasing the city gas works to the United Gas Improvement company. The terms of the lease are that the United Gas Improvement company is to pay a rental of a year for thirty-seven years and to spend $5,000,000 in the Improvement of t'he gas works.

The value of the plant Is estimated at and much opposition to the lease has been manifested by citizens. The ordinance providing for the lease passed the common coimcll last week and the tipper branch on Tuesday of this week. Mayor Warwick files a message with his approval in which he withholds the execution of the lease until injunction proceedings by the city municipal association and individuals, designed to prevent the consummation of the lease have been settled In court. COST POOR AND INSANE. ANNUAL REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF COUNTY FARM AND ASYLUM.

Tear Has lleen a Prosperous One at These County Institutions Average Yearly Cost During Past Four Year. I'll) sirlnn's Report. The county board was In session for a few hours morning and again adjourned until Friday. At this morning's session of the board the report of the trustees of the Winnebago county asylum for the chronic insane, and poor fnrm, for the fiscal year of October 1, lSHi, to Bfptember 30, 1S97, was read by J. T.

Orchard. After paying a tribute to the late C. 1'. Northrop, member of the board until his death in June last, the report apeako of the increase Jn population at bu.h the asylum and the poor farm from 1S4 to Hi In the asylum and a gain of eight In the poor house. The averayp cost of board during the year wa 11.67 per capita per week.

The crops for the past few years at the farm have been good, and consequently little feed lud to be purcho-sed. The -tabulated statement of bills audited and orders drawn Is as follows: Wages and salary, K826.7fl; fuel and light, J3.2S3.S3; furniture, jr.15.Ei; repairs, miscellaneous, JslO.59; total current expenses, Jt2.4ti0.9ti; permanent Improvements, J223.18. The earnings of the Institution during ihe past year are as follows: Due from state for our own insane, $7.410.44 due from state for at large insane, due from county for care of insane, 19.0K9.09; due from outside counties and various towns, JIS.OKME; sale of farm produce, JI48.33; total earnings, J37.62S.27; total expenditures for year, Interest on JfS.000 bonded indebtedness, JS.fiTS; balanc. In favor of Institution, $11,324.15. The report also Includes the amount due from this county for the care of sixty-two Inmates of the Northern hospital for the Insane, which Is making, with -Jie insane, which is J2.772.38, making a total of to be provided for the care of the Insane and poor.

The report also Includes a recapitulation of the annual reports of the expenidtures and earnings of the county asylum since Us establishment, November 1, ISO. The report of the trustees also Included the report of the superintendent of the poor farm and county physician. The following statement will show the exact amount that has been charged to Winnebago county for the care of 'their Insane and poor at Wie county farm since the erection of the new asylum building: First year, ending September 30, IXM. second jear, ending September 30, 1835, J10.195.96; thirl year, ending September 30, 1896, fourth year ending, September 30, 1S17, J10.213.7R; total for four years, J39.225.4S; deduct from this the profits for four years, aside from paying Interest on the bonded Indebtedness, $26,993.89, leaves a net cost for four years of $12,231.53, or an average per year of $3,057.89. BUD BEARD LI' ACHED.

Was Prisoner at Eutaw, Alabama, Charged With Criminal Asumilt. Birmingham, Nov. 12. A late report from Eutaw says that Hud Heard has been lynched at Carrolton. The mob succeeded in breaking the jail and getting Beard out before the arrival of the state troops from Tuscaloosa.

Beard assaulted the seven year old daughter of Farmer Crocker at Reform, a mob had been after him for a wesk and has followed him from place to place in a most determined manner. Heard was finally captured and the sheriff of Pickens county took him to Carrolton for trial. Late yesterday afternoon, a howling mob had the court house surrounded and prevented the sheriff from carrying the prisoner to Jail, as the mob would have torn the negro to pieces. The sheriff assisted by several deputies guarded him in the court house. Meanwhile a messenger was sent across tCie country to Tuscaloosa and from that place Governor Johnston was notified of the situation.

He at once ordered Col. Foster of the Second regiment to send a troop to the scene. The order was executed and the company started to Car-rollton last night, but did not reach there thi3 morning until after the lynching had occurred. AMERICAS WATER PIPE. Cargo Ordered to lie Sent to Auckland, Nfw Zealand.

Philadelphia, Nov. 12. One of the most important business transactions in shipping circles that has occurred recently is the chartering of the American bark Mary Hasbrouek, Captain Ludvvig, now at New York, to come to Pliiladel-phia and load a full cargo of water pipe for Auckland, New Zealand. This Is the first exportation of the kind from Philadelphia and other shipments are expected to follow. For some time past negotiations have been looking to the exportation of water pipe to the United Kingdom and continent.

It had been determined that theVmerican markets can compete wltih tl. world in this particular line and land pipe in various foreign countries at lower figures than they can be manufactured there. Lots of marriages hinge on a swinging gate, RICHARD RADDATZ DISPOSES OF HI8 CRAFT TO A COMPANY. PURCHASERS UNKNOWN Eastern Parties and Two Wisconsin Mm the Purchasers-Transfer of Papers Occurs Monday Entire Affair Veiled la Decree. The wonderful and much-talked of submarine boat invented by Richard Raddata of this city, has been sold to some company of capitalists, name or name unknown, and.

on Monday, Nor. 15, occurs the transfer of paper by whloh Mr. Raddatz, for a large monetary consideration disposes of his rights and patents Jn the craft, retaining.how-ever, the royalties of a certain character. SALE KEPT SECRET. It has been previously announced in The Northwestern that the submarine boat was to be taken to Milwaukee owing to the removal of Mr.

Raddati to that city. It transpires, however, that the real reason for the removal of the craft, is due to its changing ihands.whlch takes place Monday, It la learned that the purchasers Include two Wisconsin men and the remaining members of the company are eastern men. What purpose the craft Is to be put to Is not stated, but the assumption is that It is to bo used for searching for sunken treasure in StUps that been lost. MAY GO BT RAIL. The additions and repairs on the craft that have been in progress the past summer were completed last Saturday, and tests are being made almost dally.

The purchasers of the boat are ruminating whether or not it will be advisable to whiter the waft In Oahkosh this winter or ship it by rail to Milwaukee, as it is not deemed safe to go by water to Milwaukee at this season of the year. The craft If shipped by rail will be taken to the canal entering uhe Chicago Northwestern freight yards to the east of the railroad bridge and by means of a rope and pulley, will be hoisted to flat cars. As the craft weigh thirty-one tons and Is sixty-five feet in length, tt will be no easy problem to get the boat safely to Milwaukee by rail. The identity of the purchasers Is being withheld from the publlo and it is stated that their names will not be divulged until the early part of next year. ENGAGEMENT BROKEN.

Miss Fellclte Oglesby Will Not Marry the Hon of lieo. M. Pullman. Chicago, 111., Nov. 12.

Formal announcement la made of the breaking of the engagement of Mr. George M. Pullman and Mllsa Fellclte Oglesby. The news of Miss Oglesby's engage.ment to one of the Pullman twins came as a great surprise to the friends of uhe young people over two years ago and the rumors poncern-Insr the date of the wedding have been countless since that time. When the sudden death of Mr.

Pullman, startled the city a etiort time ago, Miss Oglesby was at the home -of her parents, ex-Governor and Mrs. Richard Oglestoy at Elkhart, 111. For the last week or two the young lady has been In Chicago, a guest of Mrs. Pullman a part of the time. Miss Oglesby has Just returned to Elkhart and simultaneously with her departure comes the announcement that Mr.

Pullman has proposed to release her and that she had accepted uhe offer. Friends of the Oglesby family are stout in their declarations that the disinheritance of the young man had n-otflilng whatever to do with the rupture of the betrothal vows. OPPOSED TO STRIKES. Knight, of Labor Will Depend on Arbitration In Future, lioulsvllle, Nov. 12.

The Knighti of Labor this morning accepted a supplemental report of the committee on credentials and the general assembly is now ready to proceed with the regular routlnn work. Grand Master Workman Sovereign wHl read his annual addTess late this afternoon in all probability as he has had it brought to the hall. Nothing of Importance was done at the morning session with 4ha exception of accepting the amended list of credentials committee. In speaking of strikes and the methods of dealing with them, a prominent Knight of Labor said: "We believe strikes are barbaric methods of accomplishing partial reliefs of a temporary nature," wtiich may mean that in future tlie Knights of Labor will endeavor to evade strikes and attempt settlement of differences between labor and capital by means of arbitration. CALLS FOR $165,000,000, New Gold Ilond Mortgage of Northwestern Railway Co.

Ready for Filing. Chicago, 111., Nov. 12. The trust deed given by the Chicago Northwestern railway to the United States Trust company of New York for $165,000,000 was filed for record today. It is known as the gold bond mortgage of 1897 and is issued by the railway company to refund all its Indebtedness.

The Instrument will be filed In every county through which the railroad runs. It is signed by Marvin HugMtt, president; and M. L. Sykes, secretary of the railway company. Yellow Fever Knocked Ont.

New Orleans, Nov. 12. No new cases, no deaths, was the cheering bul- letln Issued by the board of health regarding the yellow fever situation at one o'clock today. At Mobile there were three new cases and one death. Ship's Cargo on Fire.

Cape Henry, Nov. 12. The British steamer Governor from Galveston for Von-nnrt News, nasspd Pane Henry 8 a. m. She signalled Uhe weather bureau of fice that her cargo was on Dre.

Cloudy and Warmer, Storm Tomorrow. Sun Sun Day's Day. Jtlses. Bets. Lengts.f Nov.

12. 4:40 9:53 Indications for Wisconsin Tonight part- ly cloudy and wanner, with rain or snow in west portion; Saturday, rain or snow and warmer; west, shifting to soutti and southeast, winds. Time. Temperature. Bemaw 7 a.m.

5 SENATE IS SURE TO ACREE TO ANNEXATION TREATY. President McKlnler Connti on Sixty-one Senators Who Will Endorse Ilia Recommendation for 1'rompt Annexation Opposed. Chicago, 111., Nov. 12. A special to The Times-Herald from Washington says: Ratification of the Hawaiian annexation treaty by the United States senate Is assured.

The administration has made a poll of that body and as a result President McKlnloy is satisfied taht more than two-thirds of the senators will vote for ratification. When the treaty was submitted to the senate on June 16, last, fifty-seven senators were depended upon to cast their votes in favor of the Instrument. Eleven senators were doubtful and twenty-one were opposed to its ratification. Since that time the administration has taken steps to ascertain the views of the men who were then in doubt. As a result President McKlnley Is depending upon sixty- one senators who will certainly cast their votes in favor of the treaty with prospects of the addition of several votes to this number.

The treaty is In excellent shape for prompt action. It was fully considered by the senate committee on foreign relations, reported to the senate and placed on the calendar with practically the unanimous indorsement of the committee. There were no votes cast against It, though Senators Turple and Daniel refrained from voting because they had not fully made up their minds as to what position they would take in the matter. It Is said to be the purpose of Chairman Davis at the first executive session to ask that a day be fixed for taking up the treaty. Ratification during the early par of the year is confidently expected.

President McKinley, In his message to congress will present as strongly as possible the arguments for annexation. He will show that the treaty has already been ratified by the Hawaiian senate and that only the action of the senate of the United States is required to add the Islands to our territory. The president does not expect annexation to result in complications with any foreign power. While satisfied, however, that Japan will not openly Interpose any objections if the senate acts promptly, administration officials think it not unlikely that Japan will secretly try to do all she can to delay, if not to defeat, ratification. Any lobbying by Japan, though, will tend to expedite rather than to delay action by the senate.

The most potent opposition will come from the Claus Spreektes and sugar trust Influence. Pacific coats influence Is divided, and while most of the senators from that section are in favor of the treaty, Senator White of California Is expected to lead the opposition to it on the floor. TO SAVE DURRANT. Attorney Hires a Steam Launch to Serve Papers on the Sheriff, Sanquentin, Nov. 12.

Attorney Eugene Deupey of counsel for Durrant, has arrived here from Sacramento.hav-ing crossed the bay in a steam launch. The purpose of this trip was to make personal services on Warden Hale of a certified order of probable cause Issued by the supreme court at Sacramento delaying the execution. The precaution of this personal service was that there might be no pretext for executing Durrant today. The warden was asleep and was deaf to all efforts to arouse him. Captain Edgar, assistant warden, accepted service and agreed to deliver t'he documents to his superior when he awoke.

Warden Hale had stated earlier that he was In doubt as to what course to pursue. He said that in any event he would have delayed the execution untH the last legal limit of time noon today but that he had been advised that he should proceed to hang the prisoner if he had received no personal service of the stay of execution. However, he finally decided to act on the following dispatch received from Prison Director Devlin of Sacramento. "Supreme court made an order and has stayed all proceedings until further order of court. Accordingly, you will postpone execution." After reading this Warden Hale said that he wouid retire and that there would be no hanging today.

TO SUCCEED KA1HRE1N. Dr. AbrnhamoTies Will Pre.lde Over Lower House of Keiclmrath. Vienna, Nov. 12.

Dr. Abrahamovics, the first vice president of the lower house of the relchsrath has been elected president of that body in succession to Dr. Kathrein, who resigned that office on October 26. It was understood that Dr. Kat'hrein's resignation was due to the fact that he was opposed to taking extreme measures against fhe obstruction being carried on by the aggressive section of the German representative.

Dr. Eberthoch was mentioned on Tuesday last as likely to be the new president of the lower house of the reichrath. It is added that the latter was a man of the most robust type and of the most determined disposition. Therefore, it was expected that his presidency, supposing he was elected, would be marked by a repetition of the violent scenes which have been witnessed in the lower house of the parliament for a long time. Dr.

Abrahamovics has acted as president ever since the resignation of Dr. Kath-rein but he does not appear to have been able to quell the uproars which have repeatedly occurred in the house, although In his efforts to do so he has repeatedly suspended the sittings. Two Killed by the Cars. Ashland, Nov. 12.

While watching the Pawnee Bill company load its stock at Girardvllle station last nigh; Enoch Davis, aged nineteen years, Henry Jones, aged twenty-one years, Edward Davis, aged Frank Grady, aged twenty-four, were struck by an engine. Enoch Davis and Henry Jones were killed. The last two were seriously Injured. Seven Sileslan Miner Cremated. Berlin, Nov.

12. Seven prrins perished yesterday in a fire which broke out among the woodwork of the shaft of a mine ncsr Antonio Huette, Silesia. CANNOT RAISE MONEY TO BUY OR BUILD NEW WARSHIPS. Cnable to Secure a Loan of 18,000,000 It Is Decided to Huild Only Two Small Cruisers at Preaeot-Cor-tee to Ite Summoned, London, Nov. 12.

Striking evidence of Spain's financial straits, is furnished in the dispatch of the Madrid correspondent of The Dally Mall, saying the Spanish government finding it impossible to raise the sum of 3,000,000 pounJs, by loan or taxation to carry out its original naval plans, has decided to build only two new cruisers of 2,000 tons each. The dispatch added that it is Intended to summon the cortes as soon as possible to vote credits on the building of more men-of-war and the placing of more powerful guns on board the exciting veg. sels. It is now pointed out that the cruisers mentioned by The Daily Mail correspondent were to have been battleships for whose construction the govern, ment of Spain negotiated with the Armstrongs months ago. The contracts were eventually signed and the keels of the new battleships were laid, but the Armstrongs refused to proceed without assurances of payment.

Now, it is doubtful if Spain will even be able to pay for the small and compart.vely Ineffective cruisers which are Intended to replace the projected battleships. ST. LOUIS OTOE ANGRY. ACCUSING WITNESS IN A MURDER TRIAL FAILS TO APPEAR. Court Declares the Case Will Go On Anyway and If C.

D. Collins Is Found lie ill be Punished for Con tenipt-Martin Knsley. St. Louis, Nov. 12.

Martin En-ley, of (Memphis, was put on trial today before Judge Hirsel, at Clayton, the county seat of St. Louis county on the charge of assault with Intent to kill Charles D. Collins at Meramac Highlands one night last June. He is also charged with stealing $6,000 from Collins and that the robbery was the motive for the assault. Judge Thomas B.

Harvey of St. Louis, appeared for Ensley and O'Neill Ryan will assist County Attorney Hirendon in prosecuting the case. When the case was caled this forenoon, Mr. Collins was not on hand and Judge Hirsel was furious. He Issued a bench warrant and subpoenas for Collins' arrest and after adjourning court until two ocloek this afternoon sent out all his duptles to flud the plaintiff and bring Mm In.

Charles D. Collins Is a Canadian by birth. In the early "80's he was head clerk, at the Kenard house, in Cleveland, Ohio, when that hostelry was in prime. When Millionaire Holden built the Hollenden in the forest city, Collins was made manager, with a part interest, and there he managed to save soma money. With this he bought the Du-nean house at Nahville.

While In the south Mr. Collins became acquainted with, Martin Ensley, son of the well known Col. Enoch Ensley, who was regarded as one of the richest men In that section. When Collln3 finally sold the Nashville hotel he asked Ensley to accompany him (o St. Louis to try his luck at the fair grounds race track.

To this end he purchased a couple of horses and was negotiating for others at the time of the assault, Collins and Ensley roomed at the Lln-dell hotel. Monday night, June 15, the latter proposed a trip on the electric cars and the two finally reached the highlands. It was while they were In the grounds surrounding the hotel that the assault was committed. Ensley so Collins stated at the time, stepped behind him and struck him on the head with a hammer. The Tennesseean denied his gUilt and claimed that two men assaulted Collins and that he was also attacked and fled In fear of his life.

The affair caused a great sensation here at the time because of the prominence of the two men. Inquiry at the Franklin hotel revealed the fact that Mr. Collins, who had been stopping there, was not In and that it was thought he had left the city last night. Judge Hirsel whs very much Incensed because of the non-appearance of the prosecuting witness. He said: "It Is an outrage that this man should not be here and I shall see to It that he Is brought here and made to testify.

The charge against Ensley will not he dropped under any circumstances. If Collins cannot be found today I shall continue 'the case until the next day anl so on until the man is found or until It develops that he has left the state. In case he has gone away the trial against Ensley will go on Just the same with the witnesses now before me, the charge being changed to assault with Intent to kill. When Collins Is brought back I shall fine him heavily for contempt." Nineteen witnesses have been summoned for the state, and just one less than that number for the defense. AO IXC USE FOR FOOLS.

Judge Adams of Milwaukee Lets a Sharper Go. St. Louis, Nov. 12. In the United Sthates circuit court Judge Elmer B.

Adams has caused some surprise by sustaining a demurrer to an indictment charging "Prof." I. C. Fay, a medium of this city, with using the mails to defraud. The evidence against Fay Is conclusive, but he was discharged by Judge Adams, who held that any man who was so mentally dwarfed as to be swindled by represemaiions such as 'Prof." Fay made should not be a competent prosecuting witness in the criminal prosecution of the man who made them. Stole the Wrong Borir.

Chillicorhe, Nov. 12. Dr. P. K.

Drummond, one of the best known practitioners in the county, is in jail, having confessed to having stolen the body of Carlton W. Kelley from a cemetery at Londonderry last Saturday. The body of Kelley was secured by mistake, as the faculty desired to have that of Sam Jones. Who killed himself by drinking three bottles of peppermint. A girl always speaks of marrying and a man of being married.

Dispatches From Madrid Indicate the Spanish GoTernment If Inclined to Blake Farther Concessions to Please the American People. Havana, Nov. 12. Dispatches received here from Madrid confirm the previous reports to the effect that the prisoners captured on board the American schooner Competitor in April, 1S96, will be included In the general amnesty decree soon to be Issued. The second trial by court martial of the Competitor's crew was to have begun on Monday last but was postponed on account of the sickness of the president of the court.

1 ANOTHER JURY TO BE EMPANELLED FOR THE THORN TRIAL. District Attorney Youngs Wat Willing to Allow Another Juror Take Larson's 1'lace But Thorn's Attorneys Insisted on New Jar jr. New Tork, Nov. 12. When the Queens county court of Oyer and Terminer opened at Long Island City, today, It was represented to Judge Smith that Larsen, one of the Jurors sitting In the case of Martin Thorn accused of the murder of Wm.

Guldensuppe toad been obliged to submit to a surgical operation for appendicitis and that under the most favorable conditions, he would not be able to resume his seat in the jury box In less than three weeks. It therefore became a question as to now the case should proceed. 'Mr. Howe, counsel for the prisoner, suggested the retention of the rest of the Jurors who sat for the rest of the trial thus far and impanelling a twelfth juror to Whom the proceedings be read from the court reporters' notes. District Attorney Youngs asked for time In which to look up the authorities before deciding to accept or reject the proposition of counsel for the defense and Judge Smith adjourned further consideration of She case until one o'clock p.

m. After an hour's consultation between the district attorney and Mr. Howe, the latter, emerging from an ante-room said to the waiting reporters: "Gentlemen I cannot tell you positively that there will an entirely new Jury selected. I have Just spoken to Mr. Youngs and found that the and his associates are not In favor of adopting the plan which I proposed In court this morning.

'Mr. Youngs will have a new panel of two hundred talesmen made up and the sub-poenaes will be served Immediately." District Attorney Youngs a few moments later confirmed the announcement by Howe. "My reasons for not accepting Mr. Howe's suggestion," he said, "are that the Interests of the people will be tetter served by the empanelling of a new Jury and beginning the case anew." The court agreed to the plan of the district attorney and the Jury was formally discharged. Mr.

Youngs then asked that the new trial be proceeded with next Monday but Mr. Howe asked for a longer adjournment. In deference to Mr. Howe's request Judge Smith set the case for trial on Monday, November 22. VERY SUDDEN DEATH.

Henry A. Harlbut, Leading Financier at New York, Drops Dead. New York, Nov. 12. Henry August Hurlbut, one of New York's leading financiers, dropped dead at the dinner table at six o'clock last evening at his home, 111 West Twentieth street.

The cause was heart disease. Mr. Hurlbut had returned late in the afternoon from a meeting of the Second National bank directors and felt as well as usual. At six o'clock, as was his custom, he went to dinner in company with his son. The conversation turned on the Thorn case and nothing out of the ordinary was noted in Mr.

Hurlbut's manner. When the meal was half over, young Hurlbut noted a pause In the conversation, and, looking up, saw that his father's head had sunk on his breast. He had passed away without uttering a sound and apparently without pain. Hurlbut had been a citizen of New York for upwards of fifty years, rising to a position of prominence as merchant, manufacturer and financier. He was born in Hartford, Conn.

He was a delegate to the convention in Philadelphia which nominated General Grant for the presidency and accepted the place of commissioner of immigration. He founded the Hurlbut scholarship at Yale college. STOPPISG IS CUWAGO. Mr, and Mrs. 8.

J. Shackelford of Kentucky Who Were Married at Dnlnth, Chicago, 111., Nov. 12. Samuel J. Sehackelford, the newly elected clerk of the appellate court of Kentucky, who was married In Dulut'h Wednesday to Miss Marian Magoffin, is in Chicago with his bride, as the guest of Mayor and Mrs.

Carter Harrison, and will remain several days. Mr. Shackelford Was accompanied to Chicago ty Senator Wm. Goebel of Kentucky, and Charles L. Nelson of Louisville, and a number of other Blue Grass friends who were present at the wedding.

Many telegrams of congratulations were awaiting Mr. and Mrs. Shackelford on their arrival here, including messages from Henry Watter-son and the Kentucky Democratic state central committee. RUMORED ACC1DEST. Report That Child Was Knocked Down by K.lectric Car.

A rumor was current this afternoon th it a child attending the 'Fourth ward school was knocked down by a passing electric car at noon, in the vicinity of the school. It is stated that the child was picked up and taken Into the car, which was bound toward town. Inquiry at the Fourth ward school revealed the fact that such a rumor was in circulation among the pupils, but none were able to give any definite information on subject. Manager Downes of the electric company was not In when Inquiry was made at the office concerning the accident, but a clerk statfd that no Information had been received of any accident. Mainly on Account of His Wife's 111 Health Which Will Not Permit Her to Undertake the Ocean Passage.

Count Casslnl to Come. 6t. Petersburg, Nov. 12. The Russian minister to the United States, M.

De Kotzebue, has been relieved of his post at his own request and owing to his ill health. WaPhington, D. Nov. 12. It Is learned at the state department that Mr.

Kotzebue has not only resigned from the Washington mission but that his resignation has been acepted the Russian foreign office and his successor has been appointed In the porson of Count Casslnl, t'he present Russian minister at Peking. Mr. Kotzebue, as stated In Associated Press Washington dispatches, some days ago, was Induced to relinquish, his office mainly on account of the ill health of his wife, who was In such a state of health as to be unable to endure the ocean passage to the United States. While he has not yet been placed In the diplomatic service, it Is expected by his friends here that he will be given an appointment in the Russian council. RAKE OFF FOR CANADA, COLLECTED $25,000 ON MINERS' OUT.

FITS EN ROUTE TO KLONDIKE. Dnty Was Levied on Everything In Sight, Even to the Clothing on a Miner's Hack Travel Mopped for Winter and Collectors Recalled. Skaguay, Alaska, Nov. 12. Per steamer Farallon, Seattle, Nov.

12. The Canadian government has recalled a number of custom official who have been stationed at Tagish House.between Lakes Bennett and Tagish, and the British Columbia authorities have also reduced the number of provincial police who have been stationed at Lake Bennett and Tagish House since the great rush to the Klondike country began last July. Deputy Collector of Customs Fred W. Davey, who has just returned from Tagish, said to the Associated Press correspondent that duties had been collected during the season on 400 outfits. Each outfit represented from, four to five men.

The duty collected on each outfit averaged $60 and the total amount collected aggregated $25,000. Duties were levied upon everything belonging or In any way appertaining to an outfit, even the clothes that a man wore not being exempted. Several cases of attempted smuggling were detected, the goods being confiscated in most Instances. Travel down the lakes has practically ceased and Mr. Davey says that hundreds of people will be caught In the Ice and forced to go Into winter quarters, where they happen to be when the Ice surrounds them.

Rich gold discoveries are reported on the MeClintoek river and branches of the some running as high as J40 a day to the man. There has been quite a rush to the new-fields, which will be prospected during the winter. TO TRY RECIPROCITY, President Suspends Discriminating Duties on Mexican Shipping. Washington, D. Nov.

12. The president this afternoon will issue a proclamation suspending the collection of discriminating duties upon Mexican shipping upon satisfactory proof that no discrimination is practiced against Amerean ships In Mexican ports. SEW USE lO DAWSOS. Another Company to Hun Steamers From New Whatcom, Wash, New Whatcom, Nov. 12.

Arrangements have been completed between Captain R. A. Talbot, of Sioux City, and F. W. Shirk, of St.

Paul, and other eastern capitalists and the citizens of Bellingham Bay to run a steamship line from here to Dawson City next summer. An ocean liner making regular trips will connect with two Yukon river steamers at St. Michaels. The contract calls for two trips to Skaguay, starting March 1 and on June 1, the first trip will be made to St. Michaels.

One river steamer will be built here this winter and the other one at Seattle, each to cos: $65,000 and have a capacity of 200 tons. The company has purchased an ocean vessel at New York which will come around the Cape Horn in sixty days. They will carry 800 passengers. Captain Talbot will run the river steamers. The company will have its headquarters here.

SEW RAILROAD LISE. The Detroit ft Northern Will Soon Have a Detroit Terminal. New York, Nov. 12. The Mail'and Express today says: The Detroit Northern Railroad company has arranged to acquire from the Lake Shore road Its Una extending from Dundee, to Trenton, twenty-seven miles, which will enable It to reach within ten miles of the city of Detroit.

By building this ten mile extension from Trenton Into Detroit the line will be completed. This will be done at once. The officials of the Detroit Northern company say that In view of direct access to terminals by bhelr road, their route from Toledo to Detroit will be shorter than that of the Lake Shore and only a trifle longer than that of the Michigan Central. GASOL1SE EXPLOSIOS. Causes a Fire Which Destroys a Large Illork in Fosteria, Ohio.

Fosteria, Nov. 12. An explosion of a quantity of gasoline in the basement of the Alcott building caused one of the most disastrous fires In the history of Fosteria. In a very few minutes the entire building was in flames and was entirely demolished. It was one of the finest business blocks In the city.

The ground floor was occupied by the Ma-berry shoe store, Vogel Brothers' tailoring establishment, Western Union Telegraph company, American Express company and Alcott Hardware company. The upper floors were occupied by the Pioneer club, the Odd Fellows and Pythians offices. The loss will teach $50,000. Direct Beinlt of Long Conference Yesterday Between Secretary Sherman and Sir Wilfred Laurler, the Canadian Premier. Washing-ton, D.

Nov. 12. Definite arrangements 'have been made for taking up the subject of a reciprocity treaty between the United States and Canada and to this end meetings have been fixed between Hon. Juhn W. Kasson, who Is specially delegated by President Mc-Kinley to oonduct reciprocity negotiations, and Sir Wilfred Laurier, the Canadian premier, and Sir Louis Davles, minister of marine.

This Is the result of the long and friendly conference 'held yesterday between Secretary Sherman and Sir Wilfred. The meeting will be held during the present visit of the Canadian officials but no exact time for It has yet been ifixed, as it will depend somewhat on the time which can be spared from the Bering sea sessions. The arrangement also contemplates taking up the questions of border Immigration, north Atlantic lake fisheries, and all other subjects affecting the two countries. The meeting with Mr. Kasson, however, will be confined to reciprocity as he Is delegated by the president to treat on that subject alone.

It is not expected that the reciprocity treaty itself can be matured during the present vistl of the Canadian officials, t'he desire being to arrive at some common understanding at this time and then perfect the details later. The dinner at the White house last night assisted toward a friendly settlement of pending questions. There were no toasts and no speeches at the dinner, but at its conclusion t'he Canadian guests accompanied t'he president and his cabinet advisers to the blue room, where a wholly Informal and personal exchange of views occurred. They were on the same friendly lines as those at the formal conference between the secretary of state and Sir Wilfred earlier in the day, and the general sentiment prevailed that the present time was opportune for more cordiaJ intercourse between this country and Canada. The announcement of the meetings with Mr.

Kasson followed this morning. In view of these meetings It Is pointed out that much apprehension exists as to the preferences which the Canadian tariff law gives to Great Britain. The law makes no mention of Great Britain. It has two schedules, maximum and minimum. At present Great Britain en-joyes the minimum rates but the same are open to all other countries, the United States included, and there Is nothing in the law whldh contemplates giving Great Britain the exclusive benefits of these lower rates.

It is understood to be the view of the Canadian officials that the markets of the United States and Canada are so closely connected geograp'ftacally that It is essential that the countries look to each other, rather than to markets thousands of miles distant and difficult of access. This, it is said, Implies no undue benefit of discriminations toward the United States or Great Britain but merely a recognition of business conditions, BIG CROWD PRESENT. Ten Thousand People Attend an Execution at Fayettevllle, VV. Va. Fayetteville, W.

Nov. 12. Albert Voiers was hung here at 1:40 p. m. today In the presence of over 10,000 people.

When the death warrant was read at noon (he broke down but finally rallied, so there were no unusual accidents on the scaffold. He did not eat any breakfast or dinner and was very uncommunicative. Albert Voiers was the last of the Lewis gang of murderers and thieves and was hanged for the murder of Charles Gibson at Montgomery, April 22, 1896. The murder of Gib-eon was for robbery as well as on account of Jealousy. TO WASTE SO TIME.

Congress Will Get Down to Business In Khort Order. Washington, D. Nov. 12. It Is the Intention of Chairman Cannon of the appropriations committee of the house to begin the preparation of the appropriation bills at the earliest possible date.

He has announced the appointment of 'the sub-committees and those on the pension and legislative, registrative and Judicial bills have been called to meet November 27, a week Id advance of 'the assembling of congress. As the house is fully organized by the appointment of all the standing committees, It will be expected to get down to business as soon as it reassembles, for the regular sessions on Monday, December 3. Ordinarily it requires a month to organize the house and the month of December at the regularsession sees practically nottv Ing In the way of lsgislatlon accomplished. But the organization of the house at the special session this year will save valuable time and it is almost certain that at least one of the regular appropriation bills will have been passed before the Christmas adjournment. WERE ACT TO BLA3IE.

Virginia Football 1'layers Deplore Fatal Accident at Atlanta. Savannah, Nov. 12. Captain Morrison, of t'he Virginia foot ball team, Which met the Georgia university men on the occasion of the fatal accident in Atlanta on October 30, writes a letter to The Savannah Press In reply to statements of Its correspondent that the Virginia men had deliberately tried to injure the Georgia players. Morrison says that the Injuries sustained by Tichnor and Von Gammon of the Georgia team were entirely accidental and deeply regretted, by Che Virginia men.

Russian Grain Shipment Stopped. St. Petersburg, Nov. 12. Owing 'to sudden frosts the ports of the Sea of Azof are freezing and consequently a considerable quantity of grain which was being prepared for export cannot be shipped.

Death of Mm. John Cillmary Shea. New York, Nov. 12. Mrs.

John Gllmary Bliea, widow of the famous Catholic historian, is dead at her home In Elizabeth, M. aged eighty-five years..