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Show THE LUST FOR GOLD. Party Searching for Fortune on Isthmus Isth-mus Comes to Grief. New York. Unron F. H. von Ten-l Ten-l or, who arrived here Thursday on the btoainer Mngdalenn from West Indian ports, told n thrilling story or a gold-hunting gold-hunting expedition In Panama north of tho canal zone, which resulted In the donth or three members of his parly. The baron, with his brother end three mining engineers, who loft this city several months ago for tho gold and anthracite fields in tho portlier n part of the Isthmus, dually started with two Indian guides for tho north from Colon, through what proved to bo country jealously held ly exceedingly hostile Indians. The guides were killed in a midnight encounter en-counter with savages, and fover was responsible for the death of one ot tho engineers. The survivors returned to the coast after severe hardships. |