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V f 1M f I I - THE JOURNAL. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. OVEB THE STATK Mabt Borglcm wants $2,000 from the Milwaukee road for running" oyer and killing1 her husband. The city council of Hastings has passed an ordinance affecting the salaries of various employes. Scarlet fever has become very troublesome at Grand Island, but the cases so far reported are mild. August Uahn fell down the elevator in Rees' printing establishment in Omaba and was instantly killed. The Willow Springs distillery at Omaha that has been idle for the past two years, is again in operation. Mrs. W. II. Mahan, for a long time a resident of Pawnee City, died in Denver last week of typhoid fever. George Harney, on trial in Holt county for cattle rustling, was con victed. He has asked for a new trial. From Gage county it is reported that the late rains and recent cool weather have tended to knock out the chinch bugs. W. M. Spence and Mr. Squires, of Kearney, lost their all in the Cripple Creek fire, even to their wearing ap pareL Minnie Gentry, of Omaha, suicided by jumping into the Missouri river. The cause is said to have been a lover's quarrel. The June races in Omaha take place on the 9th. 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th. Many noted horses are expected to be present. Frank M. Tessier of Sutton is trav eling to the Black Hills on his bicycle. He expects to make the trip in about & week. Kearney has fixed its saloon license at JS0O. and it is likely that there will cot be so many of them this year in consequence. Mks. Foi.som, who is laboring in the interest of the Sabetha orphan's home, Lincoln, reports eighty-five children within its walls. Buy home made poods and build up heme industries, is a good policy. Far rell's Fire Extinguisher, made by Far rell fc co., Omaha. Polk county's board of insanity has had the case of David Williams before them and decided that he is not a fit tubject for the asylum. Oregon people are getting interested in the 1S9S Omaha Trans-Mississippi Exposition and will endeavor to make a good showing thereat. Gen. M anderon, though not a mem ber of the senate, is doing all that he can to influence Washington people in behalf of the Trans-Mississippi exposi tion. Robbers entered the Pawnee City postofiice and took 8110 worth of stamps. They failed to get into the safe, where there were $1,000 worth of t tamps. The largest shipment from Wilson ville was made last week, when cine teen cars, ten of cattle and nine of hogs, were pulled out for Omaha on a through train. The letter carriers of Omaha are go ing to make an effort to get the national convention in that city in 189S, the same year that the Trans-Missis-ippi"exposition is held. William Dickson, ex-deputy sheriff and city marshal of Pierce, died re cently after an illness of three years from enlargement of the heart and attendant dropsy of the pericardium. There are now seventy cases on the docket for the spring term of district court in Scott's Bluff county, among them sixteen or eighteen cases involv ing irrigation interest and six criminal cases. Thieves forced a window in the rear of Fuller's hardware store at University Place. They made a haul of pocket knives, tine silverware, razors, revol vers and ammunition to the amount of about 2300. It has been thought necessary by the Lincoln school board to order the destruction of all books which have been used in one grade in the Prescott school, where several cases of diphtheria have occurred. Frank T. Walton of Lincoln threw himself in front of train No 81 on the Chicago, Bock Island & Pacific railway and was instantly killed. He had on one or two occasions before attempted to commit suicide. Gotleib Wuethrich, of Omaha, hanged himself from a door knob the other day. He leaves a wife and four children. He had been unfortunate in v business way, and this it is thought lead to self-destruction. Frank M. Wolcgtt, a wealthy man of Weeping Water, was accidentally drowned a few days ago. It is sup posed that while walking along the bank of a stream he was attacked with vertigo and fell into the water. Governor Holcomh has commute the sentence of Arthur J. Dixon, who was sent to the penitentiary on convic tion of procuring an abortion, to seven months and six days. ' This will let Dixon out on May 7. He was sent up from York county. A petition is being circulated ad dressed to Governor Holcomb, asking for a commutation of the sentence of Claude Hoover to life imprisonment. Hoover is under sentence to be exe cuted August 7 for the murder of his brother-in-law, Sam Dubois. H. H. Hake of the Kearney Cvcle Manufacturing company, has sold his interest to eastern parties and the working capital, as well as the output, will be considerably increased. They have orders ahead now sufficient to keep them busy several weeks. Ge'. Manderson would like it under stood that he is no longer distributing seeds and looking after pensions. All should address Senator Thurston. Thieves have been at work in Au burn. They visited the home of Mr. Curmmel, tabing 23 in cash and notes and goods to the amount of $400. The Nebraska division of the Trav elers Protective association, in session in Lincoln, elected officers as follows: President, Robert Binford. Lincoln; vice presidents, C A. Wirick and C. W. Eulaly, Lincoln; Ludley Smith and Maurice Meyer, Omaba, and G O. Leake, Fremont; secretary and treas urer, IL F. Hodcrin, Omaha, At Farnam Pat O'Brien, a section hand, was run over by a hand car and had two ribs broken, besides sustain ing many bruises. A requisition has been issued upon the governor of Kansas for the return of EL T. Hine, who is accused of hav ing fraudulently converted to his own use one organ belonging to a com pany for which he was agent at Hebron. The postofiice and store of Wheeler fc Son at Boelus, Howard county, was broken into by burglars, the safe cracked and 8200 in money and stamps taken. Four strangers have been ar rested and jailed on suspicion of being the guilty parties The Emerson saloon men are clamor ing for a reduction in the saloon license from S'.'OO to S750, which has been refused by the village board, and the saloon keepers threaten to close up the saloons, which would have the effect of closing the public schools. The hardware store of F. S. Sing piel at Bancroft was entered and about 875 worth of knives and razors taken. Entrance was effected by cutting a glass out of a window in the rear of the store. Several suspicious charac ters have beeu selling jewelry, knives, watches, etc., around town but they have now disappeared. August Reutig. who writes from Norfolk and gives his address as Grand Island, has offered to save the state of Nebraska from the effects of drouth if the governor will send him at once 8373. Reutig explains that this is less than Iowa or Illinois will give him, but that he has relatives living in Ne braska, and on this account he is will ing to work for less here. The Knights of Ak-Sar-Ren of Omaha will observe the following during fes tivity week: Civil and military pa rade. Monday, August 31; county floats parade, Tuesday. September 1; Ak-Sar-Ben parade. Wednesday. September -'; grand Ak-Sar-Ben ball, Thursday. Sep tember 3; masquerade ball, Friday, September 4. All these affairs are to take place in the evening. A draft for S.",350 has been received by the governor from the United States treasurer in payment of the quarterly allowance made by the general govern ment to all states having soldiers and sailors' homes. This amount is Sioo per annum for each soldier in the state homes. It is to be used in the main tenance of the state homes. Sheriff T. S. Hubbull of Bernalille county, New Mexico, presented to the governor a requisition for the return of Judson A. Page, who is charged with forgery committed in Albuquer que. Page was arrested at the home of his mother in University Place near Lincoln. The requisition was honored and the sheriff with his prisoner start ed for the southwest. August Suckstorf, a wealthy farmer living near Pierce, also proprietor and manager of the Suckstorf park and pleasure resort, is in a rather precar ious condition. While in the woods hands became poisoned from poison ivy. The poison was transferred to other portions of his body, which swelled to such an extent that he was obliged to undergo a surgical opera tion. The Burlington fast freight, west bound, was wrecked two miles east of Liberty and two of the trainmen lost their lives. The train was in charge of Conductor Douglas Wilcox, who was in the cab with Engineer Thomas Brennac and Fireman Harry Warden. Brennan was killed instantly.- Wilcox had one leg torn from his body and lived only a few minutes after being extricated. The state P. E. O. society, at its re cent meeting at Holdrege, elected offi cers as follows: President, Mrs. Clara B. West, Lincoln; first vice president, Mrs. Katie J. Dutton, Hastings; second vice president, Mrs. G. Nor burg, Hold rege: recording secretary, Miss Ida Wagner, Plattsmouth; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Ella I Allen, Omaha; treasurer, Mrs. Elizabeth Gomley; or ganizer; Mrs. Laura Allen, superior. On the 28th of this month there will be held at Norfolk a convention of county commissioners and supervisors for the purpose of discussing matters of public interest and for the adoption of uniform methods for the transaction of public business by the county boards throughout the state. All railroads in the state have made a reduced rate of one fare and a third for the round trip. It is expected there will be quite a large attendance. The supreme court has recently ren dered a decision that is of considerable interest to the liquor dealers. The court holds that where intoxicating liquors are sold in this state for the purpose of enabling the person to re sell them contrary to, or in violation of, the laws of this state, and the ven der has knowledge of the illegal traffic, the sale is void, and no recovery can be had for the purchase price of the liquors thus sold. The motion for a new trial in the case of the State vs. William Henry, convicted of the murder of the post master at Bower, Jefferson county, was denied by Judge Stull, and the defendant was sentenced to the pen itentiary for a term of ten years, the minimum under the charge. Nearly half a score of attorneys participated in the argument on the motion and a full half day was taken up in the talks, which was considered able and ex haustive. Reports of the organizers of the Nebraska club show greatly increased interest in the work. One of them from the western portion of the state reports: "All that is required is to fully present the matter and all the membtrs needed can be had." He secured subscriptions to 105 shares in three days. The director from a southwestern county wrote the secre tary a few days afro": 'I have endeav ored to accomplish my end of the work, but 'hard times' have been in my way. I hope for better results with eight inches of good water." Skcretary R, H. Townlky has just completed the report to the state bank ing board of the condition of the state and private banks of the state of Nebraska as shown by the statements made by the banks at close of business on March 29. This report, while it shows a decrease in the number of banks in the state from 447 to 441 since December. 1885, is said by the officials of the banking board to show a better general condition' than for several years. The legal reserve which banks are required to carry is 15 per cent This report shows that the average reserve at present is 32 per cent. . DUBOIS WILL BOLT. THE IDAHO. SENATOR THREATENS TO BOLT FOR FREE SILVER. HE STANDS WITH TELLER The Republican National Convention Must Declare riatnly for Independent Free Coinage or the Far North west Statesman Will Repu diate IU Action May Split In Idaho. Botsf, Idaho, May 11. The Evening Mail printed last night parts of a long letter written by United States Sen ator Dubois to F. A. Fenn of Boise, one of the leading Republicans of the state, in which he stated: "In the event the St. Louis convention adopts a gold bug or straddle platform, or nominates a gold bug or straddle can didate, I shall bolt the convention. I believe that I have sufficient personal following in Idaho, added to the fol lowing which I will get from the other parties on the silver movement, to defeat the Republican party in Idaho." Dubois's friends here are much ex ercised over the declaration. Straight up Republicans who are expected to go to the Pocatello convention next Saturday say that under such a declar ation they will bolt the convention there if Dubois's friends succeed in securing the adoption of a resolution indorsing the action of the senator in the Senate. The bolters will elect a set of delerates and send them to St, Louis, as a straight Republican dele gation for McKinley. The Ada county convention here to-day will instruct for McKinley. What Olrla Wish to Do. Columbia, Mo., May 12. The girls of this year's graduating class at Christian college here were requested by the president to write their respec tive purposes in life. Ten of the girls said they desired further education, especially in music and art; three pre ferred to remain at home and make pleasant the declining years of their parents; one aspired to be a ph3'sician, another a nurse, and still another a missionary. One admitted that mar riage was her object. Antl-Fllley Mane Meeting in St. Louis. St. Louis, Mo., May 12. Early this afternoon fully 5,;X0 people, Filley ites, anti-Filleyites and Democrats, gathered at the court house to partici pate in the mass meeting called by the protesting Republicans to elect 108 delegates to the St. Joseph conven tion. This was the first mass meeting held at the court house since I8G0, when the Douglas and Lincoln fac tions had separate meetings. Disston's Death a Surprise. Pittsburg, Pa., -May H. A few weeks before his sudden death, while in good health apparently, Hamilton Disston, the Philadelphia saw manu facturer, increased his life insurance 8&00.O00. He passed the physical ex amination, but an autopsy revealed that he had been afflicted with heart disease for some time. Insurance men were surprised at Disston's death. Japan Negolir t luc With Kussla. Yokohama, May 11. Negotiations are in progress between Japan and Russia looking to a joint action in Corea. The chief points under discus sion are the return of the king to the palace from the Russian embassy, Japan to have the disposal of the troops about the pala.ee, and the plac ing of the Corean telegraph system in the hands of the Japanese. Minister Killed In a Iturawr.iy. Oakland City, Ind., May 11. As Rev. George Whitman and wife were leaving town for ;heir home, their team became fright sued and an off, throwing the aged couple from the wagon, which passed over their bodies. The former died within a few minutes, and the latter sustained a broken ankle and other iig..ies. Six Babies at a Birth. Fowler, Ind., May 11. Mrs, Fritz Heinsnit, wife of a farmer living one mile from this city, gave birth to six babies Thursday night. The physi cian declares that Mrs. Heinsnit will be all right in a few days, while the babies, three boys and three girls, are as bright and well developed as the verage children. A Rejected Lor's Revenge. WiLLiAMsroRT, Ind., May II. Charles Harrison, a young farmer liv ing in the northeru part of this coun ty, yesterday si,., Ida Welch and Harry Smith and the; killed himself. The shooting took place in the home of Miss Welch. Harrison and Smith were rival suitors, but Miss Welch ac cepted Smith. Rains In Central Kansas. Kansas City, May li. Rain was falling this morning over the entire western half of the state of Kansas, and the prospects are that before to morrow night all cf Kansas, Oklaho ma and western Missouri will receive good rains. Voted nn Choice for Governor. Bkvier, Mo., May 11. Hugh Mc Donald, an old-time Republican of this city, held an election to test the stiength of the candidates for gov ernor of Missouri. Out of 116 votes cast, Davis received 45; Walbridge, 42; Warner, '21; Pettijohn, 2. Chinch Bugs at Work In Missouri. -Columbia, Mo., May 11. Reports received here at the Missouri experi mental station frcui all sections of the State show that chinch bugs sur vived the winter and are now serious ly threatening the grain crops. MR DICKINSON ANSWERS VEST Charges Concerning Michigan Made in the Senate Strongly Denounced. Detroit, Mich., May 1 1. Ex-Postmaster General Don M. Diek.nson, replying to the strictures of Senator Vest and other free silver men as to the alleged corruption of the late Democratic State convention by office holders, denies that Mr Stevenson (Dickson's law partner) or any body else issued a circular to officeholders in connection with the convention. Through free silver congressmen, he says, free silver men were put in all the offices of their dis tricts, and in both county and state conventions outnumbered the others two to one. According to the laiv the places of delegates could not be tilled by proxies, as stated by Mr. Vest. The 10 to 1 men never had a majority of the delegates elected and the talk of the use" of money by the sound mone3' men is "pure and unadulter ated slander und libel." If any money was used, it was in behalf of a free silver syndicate, organized and ex isting outside of this state and furnishing money to carry on the campaign in this state. In conclusion, he says: "I am proud to say the party in this State is prop erly represented by its delegation to Chicago and in favor, by an over whelming majority, of maintaining the pledges of Congress on this ques tion whenever there has been silver legislation since '73, that the policy of this government is to maintain the parity of the metals. Our party will not favor repudiation in any form, or take any chances of favorincr a policy that by any possibility would lead to repudiation. The Chicacro convention will not favor the policy of free coin age at the ratio of 10 to 1." FIRST MISSOURI TICKET. Prohibitionist Nominate State Officers II. P. Farls for Governor. Skdalia, Mo., May 11. The Mis souri Prohibition convention con cluded its work last evening. The fol lowing State ticket was nominated: For Governor H. P. Paris, of Henry county. For Lieutenant Governor J. M. Ritchie, Newton. For Secretary of State K. E. Mc Clelland, Pettis For Auditor John O. Roulf, St. Louis. For Treasurer Rev. Mr. Hull, Greene. For Attorney General J. C. Hughes, Richmond. For Judge of Supreme Court Louis Adams. McDonald. For Railroad Commissioner W. E. Sullivan, Buchanan. Sea brook es Tale of Woe. Nkw York, May 11. Thomas Q. Seabroolce, the actor, who appeared in the Supreme court yesterday to oppose the motion of his wife. Eivia Croix, tho noted actress, for alimony pending the trial of her divorce suit, told Judge Pry or that he had tried to live amicably with his wife, but her finances for drink had made it impossible. Three More Victim of Apches ToJdESTOXK, Ar'.z.. May ll. Accord ing to a report from the vicinity of Wilcox, three men were killed near theMexican line Tnday by Apaches., They were S. B. Rcid, a prominent cattle raiser: his foreman. Gus Wisncr and a young man named Hand. brother of the herder killed a few weeks ago. Iowa Wilt Instruct for Boies. Ottumwa, Iowa, May 1 1. There is now no question but that. Iowa Demo crats will declare for silver and lioies for President Thirty-three out of OP counties have selected 23$ silver and $3 gold delegates, nearly all instructed. The same counties last year sent IC2 silver and "04 gold delegates. lnetT-ine Marries Fifty-Seven. Knoxvii.i.e. Ten::., May 11. Michael Farmer, aged 09 years, and Angeline Uopshaw, aged oT, are receiving the felicitations of their friends. They were married a few davs ago at Thorn Hill, ;r;vinger cou:ity. and are spend ing the honeymoon with relatives of the grocra near th:s city. Tracy for V:ce President. New York. M;y U. General Benja min t. Trac3r is the latest possibility for the Vice Presidential nomination on the McKinley ticket. The friends of Mr. Tracy say he would be just the man for the place, and that his candi dacy will be urged at St. Louis. Dawson Convicted of Murder. Des Moines. Iowa, May 11. Samuel R. Dawson, who on Christmas 'Eve hot and killed Walter Scott, his son in-law of an hour, was found guilty of murder in the second decree, and his punishment will be equivalent to life imprisonment. Three Killed In a Fig tit. Blukfields, W. Va., May 11. A fight between negroes and Hungar ians at Keystone resulted in two ne groes and one Hungarian being killed. NEWS IN BRIEF. The increased bank note circulation consequent to the recent bond issue is $18,000,000. Irwin Ford, a necrro. arrested for the murder of little Elsie Kreglo, has confessed his crime. The State bank of Marshfield. Ma, is closed. President Salmon has been arrested five times. The report of the Chicago gas com bine shows that it is carrying over $26,O00,,OO of bonds. Tobacco trust stock broke badly on the report of the indictment of the company's officials for conspiracy. Perry Belmont has gone to Europe to see Dick Crocker about running for governor of New York. The Genzberger woolen mills at Louisiana, Mo., were destroyed by fire. May 18 will be field day at the Mis souri State University. Yale has challenged the Missouri University eleven to a game next fall. A match race has been arranged be tween Dwyer's crack filley, Cleophus, and Suisnn. ! READS THE RIO ? ACT. VEST TALKS OF A CHICAGO. BOLT IN Will Xot Countenance Any Official Dic tator .Mostly Iefend the Free Silver Democratic Convention Against "Snap" Insinuations Federal Office Holders Not to Itun the National Convention. The Democratic Factions. Washington, May 9. The first fight of the silver and gold factions of the Democratic party for control of the Chicago convention was the subject of an animated debate in the Senate yes terday. .Senator P.lmer in opposing the Peffer bond investigation resolu tion, referred to the inadequacies of the platform declarations of Ie92 on the financial question, and declared that they were not satisfactory at the present time, Beference was made to the "snap" cenvetiiions held at Pertle Springs, Mo., and Springfield, ill., last year at which the Democratic party was committed to silver. This brought Senators Vest and Cockrell of Missouri to their feet, and the former delivered a 6neech of char acteristic vigor and explosiveuess. He charged that the recent Michigan Democratic convention which declared for sound money, was controlled by federal officials, who were instructed for silver, but voted for a gold stand ard declaration. After denouncing the influences brought to bear on con ventions in general Mr. Vest con cluded with the following startling declaration of his own position: "I am a delegate to the national convention,"' he said, "an unwilling delegate, chosen by my people, and I serve notice now that if that coven lion at Chicago is to be made up of office-holders to stifle and prevent the expression of the will of the people, then it is no Democratic convention to me. The Democratic party is the party of honorable expression, not of federal patronage." Mr Vest spoke with great earnest ness, and his unlooked-for declaration created much comment By some it is interpreted to mean that if the Chica go convention shall declare for sound money, the Missouri Senator will not feei bound to abide by its action. Mr. Cockrell is also a delegate from Mis souri, but he made to his position. no declaration as UNITE TO OUST STEVENS Retaliation on the A. P. A. Leader for Attacking McKinley. Kansas Citv.Mo .May 9. When the Supreme Council of the A. P. A. meets at Washington next Tuesday the mem bers of that body who are friendly to McKinley will make an effort to depose J. II. D. Stevens, who has been leading the fight on the Ohio candi date for the presidency. The Western members have organized to oust him and unless Stevens gets support from unexpected sources, the representa tives from his own State expect to come home with his official scalp. Besides being State president for Missouri, Stevens is chairman of the na'jnal in$J2)$Ty board and of the political iommitfee of the national advisory board. He now aspires to be national president, TO SEEK UNCLE SAM'S AID. Armour iteadr to Enjoin the Threat- ened lloycoit. Kansas City, Mo., May 9. The labor organizations of the two Kansas City's arc considering the advisability of declaring a universal boycott against the products of the Armour packing plants as a means of aiding the striking firemen to win their fight against the companj. The Armour people have preparations all made to enjoin the strikers from declaring the boycott; they are watching every move made by the strikers and when the first definite step is made toward declaring the boycott, applications for injunctions will be tiled simultaneous ly with United States Circuit .luJges Foster at Topeka and Phillips at Kansas City. JACKSON'S CASE CLOSED. The Last Witness Ilearit in the rear J Ifryan Murder Trial. Akwport, iy.. May v. me com monwealth announced this morning that it had no more witnesses to offer in the Scott Jackson murder case. During the trial the prosecution called in chief seventy-three witnesses and the defense eighty-two, including deDositions. The prosecution in re buttal called forty, and the defense followed with one, making a total of I9t witnesses. Arguments will be be- crun tomorrow. John Seward, the detective who fig ured unpleasantly in the case, was as saulted in the streets late last night with eggs, thrown by a lot of young men and bovs. Oi-f SIX OPPOSED IT. Peffer's Kond Investigation Resolution Adopted by the Senate Washington. Mav 9. By the de cisive vote of 51 to 6, the Senate in augurated an investigation to be con ducted bv the Senate committee on sr finance into the facts and circum stances connected with the sale of United States bonds by the secretary of the treasurv durinir the last three vears. The six adverse votes were cast by Caffery,..of . Louisiana; Faulk neri of West Virginia; Gray, of Dela war; 11:11, of New York; Mitchell, of Wisconsin, and Palmer of Illinois, all Democrats. Republican eg-ro League. Jefferson City, Ma, May 9. The Remiblican Neirro League of Missouri met here yesterday in the hall of the House of Representatives with about 300 delegates present. Dr. J. N. R. Crossland, of St. Joseph, was re elected president; P. II. Murray of St. Louis, vice president, and J. Silas Harris of Kansas City, secretary; Dr. J. N. R. Crossland of St. Joseph, Rev. P. W. Dunnavant of Jefferson City, J. Silas Harris of Kansas City and W. M. Farmer of St. Louis were chosen as delegates to the National racial convention, to be held at Boston, Mass., August 13. AS MR. HARRISON WISHED Ti.a Indiana Republican Convention's Action iieia 10 o u. Indianapolis, Ind.. May 9. F. l- Roots, who presided during the greater part of yesterday's convention and who is very close to ex-President Harrison, made to-day the following statement regarding the significance of yester day's action: "The question has been frequently asked what significance attaches to Mr. Harrison's absence from the convention In answe it may be said, his absence is a confirma tion of his statement, 'There never has been an hour 6ince I left the White house that I desired to return to it,' and further, frees him from the charge that might have ben made. in sincerity. In answer to the question what will be the effect of the reaolc tion instructing for McKinley, it can be truly said it must be leneficial fori all concerned. First, it is a truthful' reflection of the sentiment of the voters of Indiana concerning McKin ley which h;, crystallized since Mr. Harrison's letter of February last, and if the unexpected should happen at St. Louis, and there should bj a call for the ex-President, he would be in a po sition to accept such a call, and the followers of McKinley would be the supporters of Ueneral Harrison since Indiana in no uncertain terms has in structed and declared for McKinley at her State convention." MICHIGAN REPUBLICANS. Instruct for McKinley and Adopt Money Plank of Minneapolis Platform- Detroit, Mich., May 9. An ani mated fight over the money question was the most striking feature of the Michigan Republican convention. It resulted in squelching both the gold plank offered by the majority and the 6ilver plank submitted by the minori ty of the resolutions committee and the substitution therefor of the money plank of the Minneapolis platform of 1892. McKinley was indorsed most unequivocally and the delegates were strongly instructed in his favor. A rie-. for the Nicartf;ua Canal. Washington, May 0. Governor McCorckle of West Virginia appeared before the House committee on com merce to-day to advocate the construc tion of the Nicaragua canal. He spoke in behalf of the coal interests of his own and adjacent states, de claring that the section he represented would be able to control the coal mar kets of the Pacific coast of North and South America with the shipping facilities which would be afforded by the canal. KanKit lianlcrrs In Trouble. Goodi.and, Kan.. May 9. M. B. Tomblin, Dresident of the defunct Sherman county bank, and also a member of the State irrigation board, and Presley I. Lancaster, vice president of the same bank, were arrested yester day afternoon on complaint of County Commissiouer George Austin, charged with receiving deposits after the bank was in a failing condition. At their preliminary trial they were bound over 10 the district court in the sum pf ?1,200 each. Tried by Court Martial. Havana, May P. The personnel of the court martial which began the trial to-day of the filibusters captured on the schooner Competitor is as fol lows: President, Ftuilio Ruiz; mem bers, Nava' Lieutenants Saturino Montojo, Antonio Martin, Posatilla Antonio, Perez Hendecdon, Eduardo Eurias, Salgado Mego, Camino 5uip lents. Jose Sevilliano and Carlos ("amino; accuser. Mfguel Suarez. Altgeld on Free Silver. SrmxGKiKi.n, 111.. May 9. Governor Altgeld, who returned from Chicago yesterday, declared that the Demo crats of Chicago were overwhelmingly opposed to the sinjrle gold standard and would send a free silver delega tion to the State convention. He de clared that at least fTO.OJO had b-en raised by bankers to influence the peo ple, but they were routed. He de clared the priraarief- would be fair. Mrs l!amuiotids Appeal. London, May 9. A Pretoria dis patch to the Dailj Telegraph, dated Wedner.day, says: "John Hays Ham mond's wife had a long and touching interview with President Kruger to night, at which she pleaded the cause of her husband and the other prisoners. President Kruger promised to consider everything and hoped the matter would be settled by the end of the week." Still More Protected Ktnploye. Washington, May 9. The President has issued an order extending the civil service rules to the Interstate Commerce Commission. This brings all offices in the commission here aud outside of Washington within the classified service, except the chief ex ecutive ones requiring presidential nomination and confirmation by the Senate. The order takes elfeet im mediately. A Boy Kent l' for Lire. Rome, N. Y., May 9. J. Watson Hildreth. the boy train wrecker, was sentenced to imprisonment' for life to day. His companions, fiato and llib- bard, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the first degree and were sentenced to twenty years imprisonment each. on two indictments. Kansas Cooft-regatloiiallats Meet. Lawrence, Kan , May a Four hun dred CoagregatioualhUs from - all over the state 'met here yesterday after noon in the forty-second annual ses sion of the Congregational society., meetings will close to-morrow. Texas Lynchers Indicted. Wichita Falls, Tex., May b.-The grand jury, which has been investi gating the lynching of Craw font and Lewis, the bank robbers, who mur dered Cashier Dorsey last February, lias adjourned. Indictments were found against Frank Smith, Dick Quinn and F. M. Davis, charging them with complicity in the lynching. They were taken before Judee Miller, who refused them bail, and thev urn nnw in jaiL Citizens offer bail in anv amount and excitement runs high over the arrest. 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