VOL. XXI.—NO. 363. (11l 18 C«IOJi CUBANS ARE CAUSING MICH THOl'- BL.B FOR AMERICANS IN THE CUBAN CAPITAL. STUBBORN SPANIARD IS FATALLY STABBED HIS <>l 1-K\SE WAS SHOITIXG FOR SPAIN INSTEAD OF Cl'BA LI- BRB, AS DEMANDED FAVORITE SPORT OF CUBAN YOUTHS Parade the Streets of Havana and Compel Pro-Spanish Pedestrians to Kins the Cuban Flag Another Scrlona Street Encounter Started In That Way Twoi Spaniards Killed and Several Wounded. HAVANA, Dec. 28.—This afternoon a Spaniard named Fernandez, a mem- ber of the municipal police, was sur- rounded by a crowd of Cubans In Bom- bay street. Cuban and American flags were waved in his face; his rifle was twisted out of his hands, and half a hundred men yelled to him: "Shout 'Viva Cuba libre,* or die." Fernandez threw up his arms as If to assent, and then, when the mob had quieted down to hear what he had to say, he cried in clear tones: "Viva Espana! Viva Espana!" Three knives were thrust into him, and tonight he Is dying. It is a favorite sport among Cuban young men to stop in the streets per- sons supposed to be pro-Spanish and to compel them to kiss the Cuban flag and to cry "Viva Cuba libre." Some- times these incidents have their hu- morous features, but quite as often the victims are viciously treated. Today a flght was started by some Cubans carrying American and Cuban flag:?, who declared that they had been insulted by Spanish marines. A Cuban drew a pistol and, declaring that he would defend the American flag, fired. Other shots followed. According to an unofficial report, a Spanish soldier of the Calla Vara battalion was killed, a Spanish marine fatally wounded, and at leapt one other, if not several, hurt. Charles M. <;<>nld returned here to- dfiy after his second visit with the supply ship Comal to Matanzas and Sagua la Grande. He says there is no starvation to speak of in those districts now. Since his first visit a. month ago 10,000 persons have moved on to the farms, where they are supported by ra- tiens supplied by the Americans, pend- ing a crop. Mr. Gould followed the lo- cal committee?' advice in the distribu- tion of Bupplies. A supply will be sent to the province of Pinar del Rio. This morning two battalions of the First Texas and the Second Louisiana volunteer regiments, which arrived here yesterday on the United States trans- port Mobile, marched through a por- tion of the city to the camp of Que- rr.ados. The mascot eul of the First Texas was borne in front of the sol- The .sight of United States troops has become so common that there was no comment on the part of the inhabitants. The last matter which has come up before the United States and Spanish commissioners for settlement is the pre- tended sale of a number of obsolete guns after the commissioners had agreed upon the details of property the Spaniards could dispose of as govern- movable property. The United States commissioners filed a protest, but President McKinley declared that the Spanish commissioners were enti- tled to this obsolete artillery, and Brig. G< n. Clous informed Capt. Gen. Castel- laros of this decision today, thus set- tling the last point of dispute between the two commissions. The United States troops occupied Casas la. Punta this morning. reant .Mike Crowley, retired, of N«v fork city, has been asked by Mr. TODAYS BULLETIN. Page. I—Dig War Claims. Plea for Mrs. Botkin. Cubans Causing Trouble In Havaua. Inaurgtnts Capture Ilcilo. Mysterious Poisoning. %— Th< State Educators. New Code Xecessary. Training for Mind and Body. I'uiics and Rights of Boards. B—ln the Political Field. Railway Commission Changes. North Dakota Senatorship. 4— Editorial. State Kair Association Meeting. Carleten Club Bouquet. B—Snorting Xews. Anti-Exjjausionist Programme. War Board's Work. Swiss Mountain Falls. 6—Markets of the World. Tsar Silver, 39% c. Chicago Cash Wheat, 67?5(g 67^0. 7 —Minneapolis Matters. Northwest News. News of the Railroads. B—ln the Field of Labor. Many Firemen 111. ATLANTIC LINERS KEW YORK—Arrived: Aller, Genoa, Naples; Westernland, from Antwerp. Sailed: Cevic, Liverpool; St. Louis. Southampton; Teu- tonic, Liverpool; Southwark, Antwerp. SOUTHAMPTON—Sailed: Trave, New York GENOA—Arrived: Alsace. Marseilles. LIVKRPOOL—Arrived: Ethiopia, New York. Sailed: Corinthia, Boston; Waesland Phila- delphia. AMSTERDAM—Arrived: Amsterdam New York. PHILADELPHIA— Arrived: Maine, London. TODAY'S EVENTS. METROPOLITAN—Woodward Stock company in "Incog," S PM. GRAND—"At Gay Coney Island." 8:15 PM Pa:m Garden—Vaudeville, 2 and S PM. An< knt Order Hibernians' entertainment '.Martin's ha'l. West side. 8 P.M. Cuatiita, St. Mary 1* Catholic church, 8 PM. MoCullagh to come here to organize a detective force. CITY OF MOURNING. Such Frenzied Cubans Threaten to Make Havana on Jan. 1. CHICAGO, Dec. 28.—A special cable from Havana says: Cuban residents of Havana declare tonight if Gen. Brooke does not rescind his order barring representatives of the Cuban insurgent army from being present at the evacuation ceremonies on New Year's day, they will close their houses on that occasion, tear down their flags and decorations and remain Indoors. The Cuban peace commission, after a stormy interview with Gen. Brooke, tonight, telegraphed Gen. Gomez not to come to Havana, as he intended, as no courtesy could be shown him. The Cubans are greatly excited. To- night they stood on every corner of the city discussing the situation In,a half- frenzied manner. "We have not fought for a change of masters. We have fought for lib- erty, and not for a new ownership," declared Juan_ Frederico Centellas, one of the most prominent Cubans In Ha- vana. "Our army is still in the field- They shall not lay down their arms until we find out whether we are to be slaves or free." Two nights ago Gen. Ludlow notified the commission that Gen. Gomez and other prominent Cuban army leaders could be present at the ceremonies and that the Cuban army might enter Ha- vana. Tonight Gen. Brooke told the commission that the Cuban army is not to be recognized ar.d Is to have no part In the demonsti-ations of Jan. 1. This action at once caused the Cubans to declare they would sta.r in their houses ard the day of rejoicing over the raising of the stars and stripes would be turned into a day of gloom and that the city should have the appearance of a town In mourning. Americans in Havana are much alarmed at the increased mortality In the city. The civil register tonight shows three persons died today of Asiatic cholera and four of malarial fever. Yesterday four deaths were re- ported of yellow fever, and eleven of I malarial fever out of a total death roll of fifty-seven. Small-pox is on the increase. Three or four deaths are re- ported every day. Yellow fever cases arc* increasing; Americans expect by hurried sanitary work to Improve con- ditions rapidly after Jan. 1. The thing that alarms, or at least disgusts the Americans more than any other dis- ease that flourishes, is leprosy. Last night was one of alarm. It was feared today that the riots would as- sume a graver aspect. The insurgents, who have not been permitted In the city since the affair at the Hotel In- glaterra, were allowed to come In and act as police. The effect of their pres- ence in Maria, Monserrat, San Juan de Rios and other districts, where rioting has occurred, was magical. The insur- gents would ride into a half-frenzied crowd of paraclers, and after leading the shouters for a few minutes, would disperse the crowd. The insurgents' word is law with the simple people of the lower districts of the city and they were implicitly obeyed. Only a few riots occurred this after- noon. Several people were wounded and one man will die from wounds re- ceived. The city is quiet tonight. Four com- panies of the ten United States in- fantry are keeping guard. Reina, a formidable battery opposite Morro and Regla, was today occupied by United States troops. Cabanas is also occupied with a detail of our troops. CUBANS NOT RECOGNIZED. Gen. Brooke Will Not Accept Their Airt In a Military Sense. HAVANA.Dec. 28.—Maj. Gen. Brooke does not recognize the Cuban army and will do everything compatible with tact and judgment to cause its dis- bandment. An auxiliary force of Cu- bans may be formed, but the recruits will be taken as individuals. Conse- quently voluntary police work on the part of the Cuban commanders in tha provinces of Havana, Santa Clara and Pinar del Rio will not be encouraged. The offers of assistance which are con- tinuously being made by the Cuban chiefs are politely received, but are not accepted. The Havana newspapers will not be censored in the Spanish sense, but they \\ ill be watched, cautioned against in- cendiary and untruthful utterances, and suppressed if habitual offender?. Press cablegram? will not be censored. The official report to Gen. Ludlow of tht; row In a Bombay street cafe last night. Is as follows: Sergeant Adams, Company If, Tenth United States infantry, being informed there was a fight in progress In a cafe in Bombay street, took a party with him and proceeded to Xo. 9, that street. On arriving he found the chairs and tables overturned and other evi- dences of a severe struggle having taken place. As soon as he came fully into the light and was passing into the caife, he w-as met by volleys co-mlng from all directions, some of the shots coming from Inside the cafe. All the sergeant could s?e in the way of nven were some three or four figures crawl- ing over the eaves of houses. There were no casualties so far as is known, and an inquiry being made at the cafe none could be heard of. This distturbanoe took place outside of the district occupied by the troops. ORDER RESCINDED. Gen. Henry Meet* With a Leg-al Set- buck In Porto Rico. SAN JUAN DE PORTO RICO. Dec. 28.— Gen. Guy V. Hemiry, governor of the mi'Jtary d< rartnient of Porto Rico, has withdrawn the order recently issued by him revoking all the concessions and franchises granted by the Spanish authorities before the surrender o1 the island to the United States. The intention of the original order of revocation was to de- prive Spanish franchise holders of the ad vantage given them over Americans. Th< crder supplemented recent orders from th( war department. Its cancellation by Gen Henry is on account of the legal issue; raised. There is no foundation whatever for anj charges that the United Stat©3 authorities have interfered or are interfering with re- ligion In Porto Rico. All Gen. Henry wouk do Is to prohibit the inflammatory utterance! of the Spanisb priest*. THINK DUNHAM DEAD. San Jusf Police Place Little Cre- dence in the Colnmbns Story. SAN JOSE, Cal., Dec. 28.—The polic< of this city place little credence in th< report that James C. Dunham, the mur derer, is arrested in Columbus. It ii believed by many residents of this place that Dunham killed himself or the night of his atrocious crime in May 1896. THURSDAY MORNING DECEMBER 39, 1893, FILIPINOS IN CONTROL SERIOIS SITUATION HAS FINALLY DEVELOPED IN THE PHIL- IPPINES AGUINALDO HAS ILOILO SpanlMh General Rloa Compelled to Evacuate the Place Before tlie Arrival of American Troops Gen. Otis Wires Washington De- tail* Conflict With the Filipinos Now Seems Inevitable. MANILA. Dec. 27.—Adjutant Gen- eral, Washington: Sent Col. Potter on fast vessel to Iloilo on 24th to commu- nicate with Spanish Gen. Rios; latter evacuated evening of 24th and Potter Shirty-nine hours late; insurgents took possession of the city on 26th and Pot- ter found Aguinaldo's flag flying. Can- uot now report probable results; will not hear from there for four days, as no cable communications. Spanish forces have evacuated all stations in southern island except Zamboanga, by- orders, as they say, from Madrid. —Otis. WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.—The above dispatch was received at the war de- partment just before noon. There is a good deal of anxiety in official circles over recent events at Iloilo. The officials at the war department j still decline to make public Gen. Otis' telegram of yesterday, but there is no j doubt that he is meeting with great difficulty in his effort to secure the re- j lease of the Spanish prisoners held by j the Filipinos. It begins to appear clearly that a considerable element among the Filipino leaders —probably a majority—are disposed to use these unfortunate prisoners as a basis for negotiations with the United States government, making their release con- ditional upon certain more or less im- portant concessions demanded by them. It is not yet a foregone conclusion that terms cannot be arranged by j private conferences in Manila, to se- cure the release of these men, but the United States government, being now pledged by treaty to free them, must resort to other means if peaceful rep- resentations fail. Gen. Otis has been instructed on this point and the war department has confidence In his ex- perience and sound judgment, and, be- lieving that from his presence on the scene he is better capable of dealing with the situation than officials here, has confined it«elf to a statement of what is expected to be done towards securing the prisoners, leaving it to Gen. Otis to devise the ways and means and carry out the plans. SITUATION COMPLICATED. The evacuation by the Spaniards of all the Philippine ports, reported by Gtn. Otis, although doubtless inspired by a desire to secure their safety by cncentration, undoubtedly has done much to complicate the problem already presented to the war department of extending the military jurisdiction of the United States over the islands. It will now be necessary to expedite the execution of the original plans, and it may be fully expected that within a week important events will have hap- pened in the Philippines. It is presumed that Gen. Otis will de- mand the surrender of Hollo into his hands, and this demand will raise the issue between the insurgents and our own government of possession of the islands. The province of Iloilo is set down in the official directories as hav- ing a population of 472,000, and it is the second seaport in importance in the Philippine group. It Is located on a river navigable for vessels of fifteen iVet draught, so that very few of our gunboats would be available to assist the troops In case It should be neces- sary to take forcible possession of the city. WILL CAUSrTT CHANGE. Volunteers In the Plltpplnen to Be Mustered Ont. WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.—1t Is said at the war department that no change in plans as to the mustering out of troops will be made as a result of the j threatening outlook in the Philippines. The secretary of war has made some progress in designating the volunteer regiments to be mustered out, but no announcement will be made until the list is completed. It is believed, how- ever, that the list will include the j Thirty-first Michigan, now at Knox- ville; the Second Tennessee, at Colum- bus, Ga.; the Third Tennessee, at An- niston; the Third North Carolina, col- ored, at Macon; the Sixth Virginia, colored, at Macon, and the First West Virginia, at Columbus. Ga. These regi- ments would constitute a. good part of the volunteers to be mustered out, for the entire number will not run very high, owing to the purpose to first muster out the volunteers at Manila and reduce the regulars down to the number contemplated by law when the war closed. BUFFALO ~HEARD FROM. Cruiser Is Making Fast Time on Her Way to Manila. WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.—The cruls- • er Buffalo arrived today at Port Said, en route for Manila, Just sixteen and a s half days out from New York. Thus she has broken all naval records up to ! this point in her voyage. She is need- ! Ed badly at Manila, as she carries 700 . sailors to relieve the men in Dewey's - fleet, whose time has long expired. STEPHANIES LOVER. Sent to Prison for Five Years fo* Forging Her Name. 5 BUDAPEST, Dec. 28.—A dispatch to ' the Pesther Lloyd from Arram, cap- ( ital of Croatia and Slavonia, announces that Lieut. Geza yon Mattisck Keg- lcvich has been sentenced by court martial to military Imprisonment to a term of five years for forging on bills of exchange the name of the Austrian \u25a0 imperial crown princess, Stephanie. He became notorious some time ago > owing to a firce duel he fought with. > Prince Philip of Saxe-Coburg and . Gotha, husband of Princess Louise 3 Marie, of Belgium, eldest daughter of , King Leopold and sister of Princess Stephanie, whose love affairs with the lieutenant were at one time the talk • of Vienna and who is now confined in a private lunatic asylunv WAR CLAIMS ARE BIG GOVERNMENT WILL BE CALLED UPON TO ADJIST SOMETHING LIKE $20,000,000 SPAIN ALSO MUST PAY Provision Made in the Treaty of Paris for the Settlement of I»nm- ngfes Done Property of Both Americans and Spaniards During the Progress of the War Addi- tional Claims Will Be Filed. WASHINGTON, Dec, 28.—Immedi- ately upon the ratification of the peace treaty by the senate, the presi- dent will recommend to congress the enactment of legislation looking to the settlement of the claims of American citizens for damages sustained in Cuba, Porto Rico and otht r Spanish posses- sions which formed the seat of war. These claims, to the amount of $26,000,- --000 on this score, have already been lodged with the state department. It is true that an unknown proportion of these claims are ba^sed on depredations committed by Cuban insurgents, for which it is questionable whether the Spanish government could be held re- sponsible. On the other hand, it is be- lieved that there are many claims for large amounts that have not yet been presented, owing to the inability of the claimants to secure the necessary corroborative evidence during the Spanish occupation of the evacuated territories, or because of the belief that it would be fruitless to present any claim so long as Spanish sovereignty was maintained. Now, however, by an article in the treaty of Paris, the Unit- ed States has assumed liability for all claims preferred by its citizens on ac- count of depredations, or, in fact, on any proper score. In turn, the Span- ish assumed liability for any claim that might have been made on account of Spanish citizens or the Spanish gov- ernment itself against the United States. What such claims have amount- ed to cannot be estimated. None were Hied with the United States prior to the declaration of war. But it is re- called that there is much criticism on the part of high Spanish officials of the alleged failure of the United States government to observe the require- ments of the neutrality laws, and more than one statement to the effect that the Spanish government intended to present a claim for a round number of millions on that score. In concluding the treaty clause pro- viding for the mutual assumption of debts by both parties, the commission- ers were simply following the lines of the treaty of Gua.ia loupe Hidalgo, which terminated the war between the United States and Mexico, although in that case there was a limitation ex- pressed in terms upon the amount of liability to be assumtd by the United States. So far as is knovr- the treaty does not specifically pro\ - • for the ap- pointment of a com-, ssion to adjust these claims of United States citizens but as that is the usual method of ad- judication, it is presumed that a com- mission will be created by authority of an act of congress. The latter cannot withhold its sanction to some such ar- rangement after the latification of the treaty, because the convention itself binds the government to the obligation. DEAD SENATOR'S MEMORY HONORED MANY EVIDENCES OF AFFECTION- ATE REGARD AT THE FAM- ILY RESIDENCE Senate and House Co!mm 1 tteea to At- tend the Fnneral Services of the Late Senator Mori-ill Are Named Services at All Saints' Church. WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.— Arrange- ments for the funeral of the late Sen- ator Morrill, of Vermont, who died at an early hour this moining, were com- pleted today. The funeral ceremony will be held in the senate chamber Sat- urday next at 12 o'clock noon. Until then the body will remain at the fam- ily residence on Massachusetts avenue and will be borne to the capitol early Saturday morning. The services at the senate will be conducted by Rev. E. Bradford Leavitt, of All Souls 1 Uni- tarian church, where* Senator Morrill was an attendant for several years, as- sisted by Rev. Dr. Mllburn, the blind chaplain of the senate. The remains will be ta.ken to the family home at Ftrafford, Vt., for burial alongside the remains of Mrs. Morrill, although they will probably be entombed here for a time until the family mausoleum, now under construction, is finished. MYSTERY REARED UP. Cashier JoJhna Arrested for the Shooting of Banker Stout. SALT LAKE, Utah. Dec. 28. — The mystery surrounding the shooting of Banker J. M. Stout two weeks ago has nearly cleared up. Cashier Johns, of the Utah National bank, was arrested on the charge of doing the shooting, ar.d his hearing continued until Stout sufficiently recovers to appear in court. At the instance of United States Commissioner Twomy a warrant was sworn out today to airest Stout on the charge of having presented to the bank examiner certain false entries on the books while president of the Utah Na- tional bank, and for unlawfully mis- applying the funds of the bank. The warrant was served on Stout this af- ternoon, citing him to appear before the commissioner on Jan. 9, next, for a preliminary hearing. Bond was given in the sum of $2,500, signed by M. H. Walker and A. Ha- neur. CARLISTS TORTURED. Sensational Story That Comes Out of Seville, Spain. LONDON, Dec. 29.—The Seville cor- respondent of the Morning Post says: "Some of the recently arrested Carl- ists are being tortured, it is alleged, to compel them to iwetr allegiance to King Alfonso and reveal details of the Carlist plots. Such reports are, of course, deirfed officially, but they are general throughout the country. I am told that records show that torture is auite common in Spanish Drisons." THE &JL. PAXJIj GrLOBE NEW YEAR'S IN THE PHILIPPINES. TO SAVE MRS. BOTRIN AN EI.oqi'ENT PLEA MADE IN HE- HALF OF THE ALLEGED CAL- IFORNIA PRISONER DUNNING FREELY DENOUNCED Moat Interesting; Day In the Trial of Mrs. Botkin on the Charge of Murder —— Conrt Room Crowded With Curious «i»cot«tors Dela- ware Attorney General Opens the Argument for the Prolseention. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 28.—This was the most interesting day In the Botkin case since the trial of the woman for the murder of Mrs. Dunning com- menced. The proceedings opened this morning with an argument by Attorney General White, of Delaware, for the prosecu- tion, Mr. White addressed the jury quietly and proceeded to review the testimony brought out during the trial. He called attention to the chain of cir- cumstantial evidence against Mrs. Bot- kin, and said that, if the jury believed the evidence of the witnesses for the prosecution, then Mrs. Botkin must be convicted of murder in the first de- gree. Mr. White dwelt upon the awful- ness of the crime and the unsuspecting, defenseless condition of the victims. His argument lasted all the morning, and during its progress Mrs. Botkin listened most attentively. As Mr. White concluded she leaned her head on her arms and seemed to be greatly affected. At the afternoon session Attorney George Knight made the argument for the defense. Mr. Knight's reputation as an orator and ability as a criminal lawyer attracted an enormous crowd to the court room. Many prominent at- torneys were in attendance, in addition to many well known citizens. Mr. Knight talked for nearly three hours and endeavored to convince the jury of the weakness of the prosecution's case and the lack of motive for com- mitting such a crime by Mrs. Botkin. Mr. Knight urged the jury not to be in- fluenced by the recent acquittal of Wal- ter Rosser, the Tennessee soldier who murdered an inoffensive citizen of San Francisco, and referred to the May- brick and Dreyfus cases as instances of suffering of Innocent people because of public opinion. Mr. Knight de- nounced Dr. Bishop, the Dover physi- cian who attended the poisoned women, and was most bitter in his condemna- tion of the methods of the San Fran- cisco police. DUNNING DENOUNCED. Mr. Dunning, the husband of one of the murdered women, also came in for a share of the attorney's vitriolic sen- tences. Particular attention was called to the fact that Mrs. Botkin, the al- leged author of the anonymous letters that were mailed in San Francisco in June, was in Eureka, Cal., all of that month and could not have possibly mailed the letters here v Mrß«^t Cc HarrlS> Who identified Mrs. Botkin as .the woman who pur- chased the handkerchief which was PMCBjWOCENTH »r .TiBB w "Promise Me, Juju, That You Will Swear Off Smoking." —Chicago Record. found In the box of poisoned candy, was denounced as an untruthful and dissolute woman. The testimony of the candy girls, who identified Mrs. Botkin as the woman who purchased the candy, was also vigorously at- tacked by the lawyer. In speaking about the alleged pur- chase of arsenic by Mrs. Botkin, on June 1, Mr. Knight sought to show the Improbability of her keeping the poison until July 81, when she pur- chased the candy. He did not, how- ever, directly deny the purchase of ar- senic. Writing Expert Ames, who came here from New York and testified that Mrs. Botkin was the author of the anonymous letters and also addressed the wrapper on the candy, was de- nounced as coming here and testifying for the prosecution because he was paid to testify that way. Mr. Knight laid great stress upon the fact that the arsenic found in the candy was in lump form, whereas Druggist Gray testified that Mrs. Bot- kin purchased powdered arsenic. He also said there was no legal proof that Mrs. Dunning had died of arsenical poisoning. An autopsy, he said, was necessary to prove the cause of death in any poisoning case. Mr. Knight contended that the prosecution had failed to show a motive on Mrs. Bot- kin's part for the commission of the crime. It had been shown during the trial that Mrs. Botkin had persistently refused to allow her husband to pro- cure a divorce, and this showed that she had no desire to marry Mr. Dun- ning. Mr. Knight closed with a brilliant perforation, in which he described Mrs. Botkin as an Innocent, persecuted woman, and he urged the jury to ac- quit her through the machinations of the police. Tomorrow Attorney McGowan will make an argument for the defense, and District Attorney Hosmer will close for the prosecution. It is expected that the case will be given to the jury, Friday morning. BRIBERY IN CHICAGO. Grand Jnry Seeking- fur Light on the Subject. CHICAGO, Dec. 28.—Allegations of bribery in city affairs are under inves- tigation by the grand jury, and the entire city council has been ordered to appear before that body. The inquiry was begun today. It will be continued probably tomorrow and Friday. The Investigation will not be con- fined especially to charges made in con- nection with the fifty-year street car franchise ordinance. Alleged bribery in other matters of public importance will receive attention. Shortly before noon today the clerk of the grand jury was instructed to send out subpoenas for nine aldermen and two ex-aldermen. All of these save one appeared during the after- noon. All who appeared were heard. Enough evidence of interest was brought out to determine the grand jury to proceed along the line adopted, and the clerk was instructed to send out summons for every member of the Chicago city council to appear tomor- row. DRAM ITID DIED MRS. ADAMS, OF NEW YO~K, SWALLOWS POISON INTENDED FOR ANOTHER DELAWARE MYSTERY CLEARIY OUTDONE HARRY CORNISH, WELL KNOWS ATHLETE, THE PERSON SOUGHT TO BE MURDERED HIS ESCAPE DUE TO A WOMAN'S ILLNESS Poison That Did the Deadly Work: Cnme to Cornish n* Bro.mo-Selt- «er Mrs. Adam* Took It to Re- lieve a Morning Headache, and Died in Agoiiy Police Confident Murder Was Premeditated. NEW YORK, Dec. 28.—Mrs. Kate J. Adams, a well-to-do woman, was pois- oned today in her handsomely furnish- ed apartments on Eighty-sixth street. Her death is connected with a curious chain of events. Mrs. Adams was a widow, fifty years of age. She lived with her son-in-law, Edward Rogers, an insurance agent.' Harry Cornish, a well known athlete and physical director of the Knicker- bocker Athletic club, boards with the Rogers. Mrs. Adams awoke this morn- ing with a severe headache. Her daughter, Mrs. Rogers, advised her to take some bromo seltzer. She got some in Mr. Cornish's room, and gave to her mother a fair-sized dose. In a few- seconds Mrs. Adams was in great pain and evidently suffering from the effects of a strong poison. Dr. Hitchcock was called in and tried to counteract the effects of the poison, which he declared to be cyanide of potassium. Mr. and Mrs. Rogers both tasted the poisonous stuff, and in a few minutes both were piostrated. Dr. Potter was called in. He saved the two Rogers, but Mrs. Adams died. Mr. Cornish states that on Christmas day he received a package addressed to himself containing- a sterling silverf medical case. In the holder was a bot- tle marked bromo seltzer. The package contained no card. Mr. Cornish said he thought nothing of this, as he fre- quently gets presents in this way. Ift was this bottle Mrs. Rogers got for hep mother and out of which Mrs. Adams drank with fatal effect. Mr. Cornish says he cannot think who had any designs on his life. | TOOK THE DRUG LAUGHINGLY. j .Harry Cornish is a cousin- of Mrs. Adams and is forty j ears of age. Ha has been the physical director of the Knickerbocker Athletic club for three years. Prior to that time he was phys- ical director of the Chicago Athletic club, and prior to that a well known figure in football and other sports and a coach for many college teams. Tuesday evening Mrs. Adams, escort- ed by Cornish attended a theater. They partook of a light supper before re- turning home. While breakfast was being prepared this morning Mrs. Adams appeared ill. She complained of a severe headache. Mrs. Rogers then mentioned the bottle of bromo seltzer that Cornish had in his room. Cornish went to his room and got the vial of supposed bromo seltzer. He poured out a small quantity in a spoon and mixed it with water. Laughingly, Mrs. Adams took the mixture. Cornish also took some of the %nixture. Suddenly all were attracted by the screams of Mrs. Adams calling for her daughter. POUND HER MOTHER DYING. Mrs. Rogers rushed into the bath room and found her mother writhing in pain on the floor and gasping for breath. Cornish himself grew ill. He Immediately sent the hall boy for a doctor, and Dr. Hitchcock was brought in. The doctor saw that the woman had some violent poison and gave her nitro-glycerine to stimulate the heart action. He applied other remedies and gave a powerful antidote to Cornish. Dr. Hitchcock tasted the poison, which he said was evidently cyanide of po- tassium. He began to feel the effects of the poison, and Dr. Potter was sent for. Before he arrived. Mrs. Adams was dead. Dr. Potter gave it as his opinion that the poison was cyanide of potassium. Mr. Cornish went to As- sistant District Attorney Mclntyre's office and told the details concerning Mrs. Adams' death. At the advice of the assistant district attorney three detectives were placed in the hallway of the house. No one was allowed to go up to the apartments of the Rogers without permission of the district at- torney's office. Cornish disappeared soon after visit- ing the assistant district attorney's of- fice and could not be found anywhere. His divorced wife lives in Boston. BARON ROTHSCHILDS WILL. Immense Fortune Remains Largely With the Family. LONDC^J, Dec. 29.—The Daily Mail this morning announces that the chief beneficiaries under the will of the late Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild are his brother, Baron Albert de Rothschild, and his sister, Miss Alice. The latter gets the mansion at 143 Piccadilly. Y\'afdason manor remains intact in the possession of the family. Mr. Alfred Charles de Rothschild gets a large money legacy. To the Earl of Rose- bery is bequeathed several valuable pictures, and his sons receive legacies. A third brother, Mr. Nathaniel de Rothschild, at Vienna, benefits under the will, which also makes several small legacies to personal friends. ALASKA'S GOVERNOR. He Is Going to Washington to Seek Needed Legislation. SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 28. — The steamer Cottage City arrived from the north today with Gov. Brady, of Alas- ka, on board. He is going to Washing- ton to secure needed legislation. Reception to Governor and Mrs. Lind. << Although the committee on arrangements for the reception » to Gov. and Mrs. Lind is making every effort to invite all who in S< its opinion would like to be present, it is naturally impossible « for them to reach every one who has a special interest in the is occasion, and by reason of this fact it is desired to emphasize in U the public mind the fact that all friends of Gov. and Mrs. Lind, >) or advocates of the principles which Gov. Lind was chosen to \< represent and conserve, are, as well as citizens generally, earn- V? estly invited to grace the occasion with their presence. Sj! The invitations read as follows, but it is hoped that no per- </ son in any part of the state will feel that he has been slighted Jj if he has not received one: <| "The Citizens of St. Paul request the presence of H yourself and ladies to a reception to h be given to sj; Governor and Mrs. John Lind, .|j| on Tuesday, the third day of January, Eighteen hundred I and ninety-nine, at eight o'clock in the evening. Hotel Ryan."
