Show AT HOME AND ABROAD MADISON wis nov 21 general jeremiah rusk buek ex secretary of agriculture died here at his home in viroqua at 8 this morning though not unexpected the announce ment that the end had come to the life of this strOD strongly gly individual character in the political life of the nation caused a profound shook shock he has been ill some time and dangerously but up to a day or two ago it was thought his hier iron constitution would pull him through since however his bis constant falling ailing strength th has baa led his bis friends to anticipate the worst uncle jerry as he be was affectionately known know D was a familiar figure to every resident of this city no other man was ever brought out here in official life with so many friends political and nonpolitical non political in the wisconsin capital as he be during his three terms as governor flags are at half staff on all the public buildings and a public meeting to is being held in governor peeks office to arrange for or a special train to viroqua to attend the funeral wash baah nov 20 when the city awoke this morning it was confronted by an extraordinary spec during the night boomers had rushed in and located lots on a tract known as shanty town owned by the Nort northern bern pacific railroad nod and situated in the heart of the city bordering right on the business district this large tract was long in dispute several years ago it was jumped by squatters but three years ago the interior department decided against them and they were ousted recent decisions by the secretary of the interior adverse to the railroad respecting the land selections started a rumor that this thic tract had reverted to the government and this led to a stampede for the lots daylight brought renewed activity and before 9 at least men had staked out lots policemen caught the infection and joined in the work of grabbing during the day shanty town was the scene of great activity hundreds of shacks and add cabins were being run up UD and hundreds of men stood guard over their claims tonight bonfires dot the site mite and lanterns gleam in every direction it is not believed the jumpers have a ghost jofs of a show LONDON nov 21 charles maple son bied here yesterday evening of rheumatic gout LONDON nov 21 A dispatch to the times from meshed brings further details of the earthquake friday at kachad in the northern nort part of the province of Kh oranan the town was completely destroyed the loss of life was immense great crevasses cre were opened lu iu the earth through which the water flowed in torrents and the fertile region around the city was inundated the people had no chance to save anything the shock was so severe that the largest houses bouses in the town including the resilience residence of the governor were almost instantly toppled over crushing brushing shing hundreds of people to death the town had a population of between and it is thought that at least 1000 perished many were carried away with the flood it is in not known yet what damage was wag done in the valley but it is feared that many villages below kuchan were destroyed A short time after the disturbance the entire water supply of the town disappeared the people not injured fled panic stricken to the mountains leaving the in injured ared to care for themselves as best they could the district in which kuchan is IB situated is very populous OTTUMWA la IS nov 21 fred gustaveson eson a laborer aged 32 who recently came to this city was hanged by a mob on the main street of ottumwa at this afternoon last night he enticed the four year old daughter sax into his room at a braiding house and criminally assaulted her the child now lies at the point of death this afternoon gustaveson was brought to justice fruitts truitts Tr lo office for preliminary examination eximina tion A fight ensued there here between the father grandfather and other relatives of the child and the officers the culprit was waa finally anally wrested from he hands of the officers and dragged 0 the street here the mother of the child stood with a rope and gave it into the hands of the mob it was immedi abely placed about the wretches wretch le neck and he was hanged to the banister of the outside stairway A great crowd had bad by this time col looted no effort was made to out cut the villain down after hanging twelve minutes the rope broke and the body fell to the pavement it was seized by the officers and hurried to jail the mob fearing life was not yet extinct foil followed owed and demanded the body mayor laforce assured them the follow fellow was dead and ordered them to disperse the refused finally a committee from the crowd was selected to vew tew the remains they reported life extinct and we the mob dispersed B BC C nov 22 ad vices from japan floods devastated the harbor of Nogo aoki and did considerable sid erable damage as far as Yoko yokohama homa and tokio the number of lives lost was unascertained but is heavy districts on the west went coast bordering on the inland sea suffered most by the storm in Oka Okay arua prefecture lives were lost and 2400 houses destroyed st in prefecture fishermen fisherman were drowned and a large number of unidentified bodies were washed ashore LONDON nov 21 A dispatch from rotterdam says the whole coast of holland suffered red from the storm and there have been many shipping casualties and faWl fatalities ties an exciting scene was witnessed off rotterdam yesterday when a steamer put out out to the rescue of the crew oi of a wrecked fishing boat the sea was so BO heavy and the wind so strong that the steamer dashed against the dier and wrecked the crew was with di saved by a lifeboat meanwhile five of the crew of the fishing boat were drowned A dispatch from copenhagen the gale was severely felt about the jutland peninsula and a number of fishing boats were wrecked three fishermen are known to have been drowned the population of the coast Is in great distress many fishing boats are still missing and it to is probable the long list of widows avd orphans will be increased albuquerque N M nov 21 at a meeting of tile me city council last night the county attorney was instructed to continue suits aults brought against the water gas company for cancellation of their franchise immediately after the presentation of the resolutions the water supply company served a notice on the council that unless the suits were immediately withdrawn the water company would on november no longer furnish water to the city or inhabitants the city will ask an injunction to prevent the closing of the works washington D C nov 22 the commissioner of indian affairs has received a number of reports of indian agents A majority of them indicate general prosperity amona the tribes and a general advancement in civilization several agents comment on n the indifference of the indians to marriage ties and their unwillingness to abandon old customs the agent at the colville agency in washington believes the efforts to civilize the red men are not successful and says that by intermarriage and the heavy death rate the indian is doomed to extinction in a few generations at the uintah and ouray reservations eions in utah the use of grazing lands by white men is creating considerable sid erable dissatisfaction the work of the courts in indian offenses lenses of to is generally commended and the efficiency of the indian police praised the attention paid to agriculture and stock railing at most of the agencies is in reported to be growing each year HONOLULU nov 16 the main change in the political situation since the australia sailed has been one of increased strain and greater business de since his formal call to present his bis credentials minister willis has not communicated officially with the government the most significant happening occurred last jast monday when a committee of the american league lately organized as an auxiliary ot of the annexation club called on the new minister the committee stated that the league earnestly desired that the isla islands ads should become a part of the united tates mates and to that end their organization would support the provisional government in all honorable honn rable means for the accomplishment of an vexation and would aid the minister if at any time he saw fit to command them Willi williss reticence and delay in action has greatly increased the political strain and rumors of all sorts are thick the government has been on OB the lookout tor for the threatened attempts of loyalists to seize noise the executive building in the belief that if they can hold it the United states slates would recognize them as the existing government inconsequence in consequence an extra guard of sharpshooters are stationed in the executive building and thirty rounds of extra ammunition have been issued to the citizens reserve president peixoto has telegraphed the brazilian minister of this city that the insurgent iron clad javory has been sunk by the tire fire of batteries at Nic Nio theroy and that the crew of the javory perished the javory was wag an iron armored durrent ship of tons and carried four ton ten inch whitworth muzzle loading rifle guns six five inch rapid fire guns and five machine guns gune she had 2200 horsepower engines and twelve inches oi armor she was a powerful vessel and of light drought draught just suitable for coast defense or river service it was built in france in 1876 1875 N J nov 24 samuel jonen a became angry at a boy assistant and filling a blowpipe with molten glass wound strains oi of the hot composition around the lads hands and waists wrists the boy screamed for mercy but jones showed none finally the victim fell fainting jones continued pouring out the molten glass until the blowpipe was exhausted the cooling glass tightly bound the boy boys so hands bands and wrists together r when the glass was arc broken ken the flesh fell away from li it it la Is feared the boy will die jones to is under arrest arrear lie he has been noted for his ugly temper the other blowers who know from glass the terrible burn caused cause J threaten to lynch jones washington WASHING Tox D C nov 27 the new democratic tariff bill is given out its provisions fulfill every expectation of those who predicted it would be a treasure tue n asure of radical reform in many respects it is ia a surprise even to democrats as it to is unprecedented in many provisions the free liet icat is ot 01 liberal and sufficient to satt satisfy efy the most radical advocates oi of reform and the repudiation of the principle of reciprocity to Is decisive and emphatic this bill in addition to tariff reform will if passed necess necessitate tate a readjustment of the treaties with south american countries which enjoy practical or theoretical reciprocity with the united states the bounty on sugar instead of being repealed at once is to be repealed by easy gradations and will not reach full effect till after the close of the present century beginning with march next the following articles will be added to the free list bacon hamps beef mutton p pork 0 rk meats all kinds prepared or preserved not otherwise provided for garayta baratto binding twine made in whole or part of istle or tampico fibre fabre manilla sisal or sunn single ply measuring not more than feet to the pound stuffed bluffed birds not suitable for millinery bird bir dakins skins prepared for preservation blue vitriol bone charcoal and shale and slack pr out coke coal 1 tar not colors or ayee not specially provided for oxide of cobalt copper ores old copper clippings from new copper all compositions of which copper is in the chief component of value regulus and black copper and copper cement copper plates bars ingots ingols pigs other forms coppe copperas rais cotton tive tiec diamond jewels used need in the manufacture S of watches and clocks yolks ot of eggs of birds fish and insects crude downs down fresh fish undressed furs iodine re sublimated iron ore including mag ni ferous iron drosa of burnt pyrites pyrl tep 1 sulphurous pyrites in natural state stat jard elard ril lemon juice mica and crude metallic minerals unwrought and ochre achre earth sienna and sienna stenna earths um umber berand and umber earths cotton oil paintings and statuary plows tools disk har harrows harvesters re apers brilles mowers horse rakes cultivators threshing thre threshing ehing machines cotton gine plush black for making mens hats quick silver salt it silk bilk hotl further farther advanced in manufacture than carding or combing soap not otherwise provided for sulphate ot of soda or salt malt cake or nitre ditre cake sulphuric acid tallow and wool grease straw araw burr stone bound into mille millstones toner freestone gi anite sandstone Band stone limestone and other building or monumental stone except marble undressed all wearing apparel and other Ders verso oual jual effects on identity being established establish edby by regul regulations regulation atio n a to be established by the treasury department part ment timber hewn and sawed ampar and wharf timber squared or aided timber sawed boards planks deals other lumber lath pickets paling halings pa lings shingles staves manufactured wood provided the same duties as ae now exist shall obtain in all oases cases in which export duty is ie laid on any article in the above schedule chair cane or reeds reede woods namely cedar lignum vitae lanoe lancewood wood ebony box quana dilla mahogany rosewood satin wod and all forms of cabinet woods in logs logo rough or hewn manufactured bamboo and rattan manufactured briar root or briarwood arwood bri reeds and sticks of partridge palmento palmeD to orange myrtle and other woods in rough all wool of sheep hair of camel goat alpaca and other like animals wool and hair on skin yarn waste card waste burr waste rags and add flocks including all waste or rags composed wholly or in part of wool HURLEY wis nov 26 governor george W peck and military staff spent today on the range furnishing relief idle and suffer ing miners several thousands of whom have been out of work for many months and were in an almost starving condition governor peck and party came on a special that brought two full carloads of provisions and clothing and organized in connect uon tion with the citizens committee a bureau of relief and distribution the mines bogan shutting down last june and at present there is in not a single mine in operation on the entire range a region that mined something like ten million tons of ore last year altogether about people are in a helpless condition but they are not near as badly off as miners across the line in michigan governor rich or of michigan yesterday issued an appeal tor for aid and one carload of provisions started today from lansing ansing li to ironwood and bessemer an official ot of ironwood stated that the men were getting desperate and unless aid came within a few days there would be an outbreak and a bread riot to add to the horror of the situation in ironwood there has been a typhoid fever epidemic pittsburg nov 26 berza foucht aged 63 years a sister of henry foucht leader in the recent secession from the society was burned to death this morning at Led Leed sdale edale the old lady judy was winding a clock in front of a grate when her clothing ignited and before assistance arrived she was burned to a crisp philadelphia nov 26 it was tacitly understood today by a majority of the delegates to the general assembly knights of labor that upon the opening ot of the session tomorrow morning T V Pow derlys resignation would be almost certainly accepted A telegram was sent to james B R sovereign at des molues moines asking him if he be would accept the office which powderly seeks seek to vacate at tonight a reply was received and in substance sovereign said golf if powderly has resigned I 1 will a accept the office of general master wor workman kman it tendered me and I 1 will do |