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April 30,1896. 3 THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT. DEATH FOR HIGH TREASON PIYEOF THE LEADERS IN TRANS VAAL RAID CONDEMNED. NO MERCY IS SHOWN THEM Hammond, the American Engineer, One of the Doomed Men The British Government at Once Pleads for Leniency Matter Brought Up In Congress Califor nia Senators Active. Pretoria, April 29. The trial was resumed yesterday of the members of the national reform committee of Johannesburg. John Hays Ham mond, the American mining engineer, pleaded guilty of high treason, follow ing the example of the other leaders of the reform committee. V The lawyers for the defense then read a statement signed by John Hays Hammond, Lionel Phillips, George Farrar; Charles Leonard and Colonel Francis Rhodes, leaders of the reform committee. This reviews the recent history of the futile agitation for re dress of lleged Uitlander grievances in the Transvaal; admitted that, in the face of the rumors current that the Boers were going to attack Johannes berg, the signers had asked Dr. Jame son to come, but that they deplored the mistake he had made in coming, when there was no urgent need for his presence; maintained that the ac tion had not been hostile to the re public, its officials having been pro tected and life and property having been generally preserved. Telegrams which passed between Mr. Heit of the chartered South African company and Dr. Jameson, Colonel Francis Rhodes and others were also read. Then the counsel made a speech of two hours' duration in behalf of the defense, concludingac follows: If the edge of the sword is to be used, it will cause eternal misery m the republic; but should the flat side be employed, it will usher in peace ana good will. This morning the five men were brought into court and all of them, Hammond, Rhodes, Farrar, Phi'lips and Leonard, were formally con; demned to death. England Calls for Leniency. London, April 19 The Secretary ol State for the colonies, Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, announced in the House of Commons to-day that the five lead ers of the reform committee of Johan nesburg (J. H. Hammond, Francis Rhodes, George Farrar, Lionel Phil lips and Charles Leonard) had been -condemned to death. He added that upon hearing the news he cabled to the governor of Cape Colony, Sir Her cules Robinson, to communicate the following to President Kruger: "The government has just learned that the sentence of death has been passed upon the five leaders ot the reform committee. "They can feel, no doubt, Your Honor will commute the sentence and have assured Parliament of their convic tion that this is Your Honor's inten tion." W. J. Galloway, Conservative, asked whether the law under which the leaders of the Johannesburg reform -committee were tried did not provide for the confiscation of their property, in the event of conviction, and not for the imposing of the death penalty. Mr. Chamberlain said hat he was unable to answer the question. , Intervention for Hammond. Washington, April 29. Mr. Mahany -of New York in the House to-day asked for the immediate consideration of a resolution calling on the Secre tary of State, in view of the report that John Hays Hammond, the Ameri can engineer, had been sentenced to death for treason in the Transvaal, South Africa, to safeguard his inter ests as an American citizen and inter fere in his behalf, if such action should be deemed advisable.. After some discussion Mr. McCreary of Kentucky objected and the matter went over. ' The California Senators will prob ably ask through the State depart ment that clemency be shown to Ham mond, although Senator White says that in the face of a plea of guilty of high treason he is not sure , that this government could make a very strong representation. , Ministers Boycott Ingersoli. Carthage, Mo., April 29. Ten days ago the Light Guard band announced that it had engaged Robert G. Inger soli to lecture hsre Thursday evening, but not on a religious subject, The ministers began to protest, and a church concert was gotten up for the same date, but yesterday the con cert was postponed, the reason assigned being the illness of the principal performer. The sale of seats for Ingersoli has been so heavy that a full house is already assured. In a morning paper the Ministerial Alli ance publishes a card urging Christian people to stay away from the lecture. Mo Beer for Illinois Delegates. Springfield, 111., April 20. There will be no beer sold at the State con vention tomorrow. The state board of agriculture to-day cancelled the concession granted to a saloon-keeper. A Big Oil Warehouse Burned. Tittsbcrg, Pa., Aprils. The large warehouse of the Atlantic Refining f-f Company, together with two settling tanks and a number of receiving tanks containing oil, were destroyed by fire about 2 o'clock this morninc, entailing a loss of about 8100,000. Big Money on McKinley. New Yohk, April 29. Howard P. Frotiiingham, a broker on the stock exchange, offered yesterday to bet anywhere from SI, 000 to 825,000 in sums to suit, that McKinley would be nominated and elected president of the United States. GRANT'S BIRTHDAY. Celebrations in Honor of the Memory of the Great Commander. Boston, April 29. The Grant dinner of the Middlesex club at the Bruns wick last night, in honor of the birth day of the great general, was a fitting closing of the Danquet season. The distinguished guests of the evening were: General James Long-street, of the Confededate army; Senator-elect Joseph K Foraker, of Ohio; James B. Hoyt, of Ohio; Senator Thurston, of Nebraska, and Lieutenant Governor Wolcott. General Longstreet, when intro duced, was very warmly greeted. He 6aid in part: "Grant returned to ser vice in the United Slates army in the hour of sanguinary war, atfuehead of a regiment of volunteers. His work soon drew the attention of nis super iors, and he began to rise. Modest as a maiden, the heavy blows of the strong arm of an Ajax was all tnere was to tell the story of work that pushed him up, until at the end of two years he found himself .above all of ficers that held superior rank, com manding armies of a million soldiers, spread out over lines of thousands of miles, yet humbly submissive to the government he so ably defended. If another record marks such an epoch, I fail to recall it "Of all the Union commanders, Grant was the great leader who accurately surveyed the great field of war. When it was all ended, incapa ble of malice, his generous heart of fered all that his enemy could' ask as terms of surrender, with abundance of provisions for the hungry soldiers and transportation to their distant homes." Mr. Foraker and Senator Thurston also made addresses. The day was fittingly observed in at least forty of the principal American cities.' Her Lover Was Fickle. Wellington, Kan., April 29. Yes terday morning Miss Lizzie Olden berg, aged 21 years, of South Haven township, in this county, on learning that a young man residing in Okla homa to whom she was engaged had proved recreant and was to marry an other woman that day, took a dose of strychnine for the' purpose or ending her life. The deed was soon discov ered by the family and antidotes ad ministered, but it is doubtful whether Bhe can recover. Another Pearl Bryan' Case. Buffalo, N. Y., April 29. Buffalo has now a Pearl Bryan case. ihe bead of a woman was found on the farm of John Hoag, near Orchard park, late Saturday afternoon, iioag had hopn lira win or manure from the city, and while spreading it out dis covered tne neaa. it was wrappeu m r . m , 1 I 1 1 11... a K11 ttq 1 n nnrcnuTwir nil nnn h. i i m i i t - i, - w J t . hole in the occipital region. It seems imnrooiKlo t.n trnvA t.hfi head def- initnlir. an Wnntr had been drawing manure from several stables in this city. Funshon Nearlng His Doom. St. Joseph, Mo.. April 9. Only Dine days are to elapse until the time set for the execution of Wife Murderer Thomas Punshon. If no word is re ceived from the governor the scaffold will be erected next week. It is not believed, however, that Punshon will be hanged. It is known that a num ber of influential friends saw Governor Stone last week and talked to him about the case. Damage Claim Compromised. Topeka, Kan., April 29. Two weeks ago Mr. and Mrs. John McRob erts were killed and shockingly muti lated by a Rock Island train at one of the road crossings in this city, while a little daughter, who was in the wagon with them, lost one of her limbs. Yesterday the Rock Island settled with the heirs of the McRoberts' by the payment of $3,500. Forced to Do Rescue AVork. El Paso, Tex., April 29. The gov ernor of Chihuahua sent a regiment of troops to Nina Viejo to compel peons to open up the recently caved-in mine, and rescue . the miners. He also had the city police gather up all the un employed men in the streets and march them out to the mine to work. Of sixty-one men entombed, fifteen were taken out dead. Killed With a Clnb. Milan, Mo., April 20. II. C. Frank lin and Frank Baker of near this city, engaged in an altercation last night over some cattle. The latter struck the former a blow over the head with a club, from which it is said he died in a short time. Warrants have been issued for Baker's arrest but he has left Shot While Trying to Escape. Baxter Springs, Kan., April 29. While James Gallagher was having a preliminary examination for horse stealing before United States Commis sioner Daniels, he tried to escape from the custody of Deputy Marshal Jones and was shot through the right lung, lie will probably die. Upton Indorse 1 for Governor. Springfield, Mo., April 29. After one of the most exciting conventions in the history of - the county, Greene county Republicans elected seventeen delegates to the Springfield conven tion who are favorable to Hon. Joe Upton for governor. X Rays as a Diphtheria Cure. Columbia, . Mo.. April 29. The Roentgen ray will cure diphtheria by killing the bacilkis which causes that terribly fatal disease. This is the dis covery which the electrical depart ment of the University of Missouri an nounces to-day. Election Riots In Loutaiana. New Orleans, La., April 29. The governor has ordered two companies of militia from this city to Natchi toches. Trouble is threatened there on account of the refusal of Demo cratic election oflicials to proclaim the result of the election according to the ballots cast by Populists, but which the Democrats claim were fraudulent Mackenzie Bowel Reslgus- Ottawa, April 29. Sir Mackenzie Bowel has tendered his resignation as Premier. There is no doubt that Lord Aberdeen will send for Sir Charles Tupper to form a new Cabinet. HOT FIGHT IK ILLINOIS, "1NAT0R CULLOS MANAGING THE ANII-M'KINLEY FORCES. IT IS WAR TO THE KNIFE. The Opposition Determined to Prevent Instructions for the Ohio Man McKinleyltes Threaten to Da feat Tanner for Governor if They are Not Fairly Dealt With. Springfield, 111., April 29. The McKinley leaders gathered here for the State convention to-morrow de clare that the opposition has agreed that as soon as the candidate for gov ernor shall have been nominated the delegates-at-large to the national convention shall be selected, and that then the question of the adoption of a resolution instructing those delegates shall be brought up. Senator Cullora and his followers deny this, as also do the Cook county (Chicago) leaders. Some of the radical McKinley fol lowers declare that the majority of delegates to the convention are in structed for McKinley for President, and that unless John R. Tanner brings his men into line for the early adoption of instructions to the delegates-at-large an attempt will be made to sidetrack him in favor of some other gubernatorial candidate. The arrival of Senator Cullom en couraged the anti-McKinlty faction. He has a large following and a great many of the delegates who have been instructed for McKinley say that, while they will not violate their in structions, they will support Cullom in his desire to have a state ticket nominated before taking up the mat ter of delegates-at-large and resolu tions instructing them. Cullom said this morning that he had agreed to no compromise, and that he would agree to none. Nearly all of the delegates are here now, and if a compromise between the McKinley and anti-McKinley men can be effected it will probably bedone. Nearly all of the candidates for places on the state ticket are opposed to electing delegates-at-large to the Na tional convention until all of the other nominations shall have been at tended to. The McKinley men say they will not agree to this, as it is only a scheme of the machine to turn their favorite down. There are now more people in town than have been at any Illinois conven tion ever held and with every train the crowd is increased. Not even cot room can be had at the hotels. Dr. E. N. Jamieson, chairman of the Republican State Central commit tee and leader of the Cook county men, who will call the convention to order, said that there had been no compromise between the McKinley men and those opposed to him. "The convention will be called to order in the customary manner," he said. "The organization will be completed, and then if a majority of the dele gates favor selecting national dele gates at large before taking up the nominations .for the regular State ticket it will be done. It will rest en tirely with the delegates. Neither I nor any other individual can decide such a question. There is nothing to compromise so far as 1 am concerned. If the convention votes to take up the presidential question when the organ ization is completed, it will be done; otherwise the regular order will be carried out. . DYNAMITE IN HAVANA. Bold Attempt Made to Blow Up the Palace of the Captain General. Havana, April- 29. An explosion, believed to be due to dynamite or some other high explosive, occurred in the palace of the governor general at 11:30 o'clock this morning. The detonation was sharp and the building was partly filled with dust, while the noise of breaking glass and falling plaster could be heard on all sides. The explosion occurred in a closet in a low story or basement under the city hall, which part of the building was converted into a heap of rubbish. The walls were torn, great stones fell and a printer belonging to the cap tain general's office was wounded. It was at first believed that the steam boiler had exploded, but when it was found to be intact it was sus pected that the destruction was caused by dynamite. The real cause, how ever, is not known. The greatest excitement prevails as a result of this explosion, which nat urally is attributed to the insurgents or their friends. No Fnblio Buildings This Session. Washington, April 29. "Nobody will get any public buildings at this session of Congress," said Congress man Miller of Kansas City, Kan., to day. "I will get as many public buildings as anyone and 1 won't get one. Neither will anyone else. Kan sas City, Kan., will have to wait." Mrs. Seabrooke Sues. New York, April 29. Thomas Q, Seabrooke, the actor, who is playing in "The Speculator,' at the Fifth Avenue theater, is being sued by his wife, Elvia C. Seabrooke, for a separa tion on the grounds of cruelty and abandonment. Lucy Daly Weds Happy Ward. Baltimore, Md., April 29.-Itwf,s made known here yesterday that Happy Ward of the Ward & Yokes company had been married to Lucy Daly, the dancer of "The I'ussing Show" company, last Wednesday by Father Boland of St Vincent's church. A Pittsburg Fugitive Captured. Pittsburg, Pa., April ay. John L. Cowan of this city, who disappeared last February, leaving his friends, relatives, creditors and victims about 1200,000 short, has been caught in Guatemala. MATABELES BEATEN. Three Impla Routed by the British Ka- Uts Closing In on Buluwayo. London, April 29. The Mashona- land (South Africa) agency here hai received the following dispatch from Buluwayo, dated April 27: "Big en gagement this morning. Three impia surrounded us. Defeated and routed them with great loss." Capetown, April 23. According to the latest advices from Buluwayo, the Matabeles and their mound fortifica tions have again drawn closer to Bulu wayo and have been further rein forced, while another large body of men was leaving for Matopo hills, expecting to effect a junction with the other oodies ol Hostile natives and completely surround the place. In addition, another strong force of hos tiles has gone in the direction of the route being followed by the relief corps of about 600 men and nine machine guns advancing from Mafe king, the advance guard of which, it was hoped, would reach Mangwe about May 7. SOUND MONEY MEN ASTIR. Silver Democrats Will Mot Be Allowed Free Swing. Washington, April 29. The sound money Democratic leaders are now arranging for a more determined effort than ever to combat the free silver faction both in State conven tions and the National gathering and express confidence in tho outcome. Ex-Mayor Hopkins of Chicago and ex-Congressman Cable of Illinois have been placed in charge of Illinois and believe that they can prevent Gover nor Altgeld and Uinrichsen from hav ing their way in that State. Ex-Postmaster General Dickinson is at work in Michigan, Secretary Car lisle is turning his attention to Ken tucky, Secretary Smith and Repre sentative Turner will look after Georgia, and in Indiana, Ohio, Tennes see, Virginia and the Dakotas active work has been started. MORRILL TO FIGHT. The Governor Calls J- M- Simpson Into Conference. Topeka, Kan, April 29. -. , , ..r... . Morrill returned from Hiawatha fully determined to remain in the race for governor, no matter what may be the result. He said this forenoon: "The worst they can do is to beat me. 1 could stand that, but I could not afford to quit simply because I have met opposition from an unex pected source." The governor has not yet formed his plans, but it is an open secret that , he will depend upon Railroad Com- j missioner J. M. Simpson to manage his canvas for a renomination. He called Simpson into his private office ; this afternoon and they were together . an hour or more. , - PENSION BILL PASSED. Mr. Pickler's Measure Revising the Laws Put Through Without Change. Washington, April 29. The Pickler pension bill revising the pension laws was passed by. the House without a change by a vote of 187 to 5. The Republicans and Populists voted solidly for the measure and the Democrats, with six exceptions, voted against it. The six were Fitzgerald of Massachusetts, Sorg of Ohio, Cum mings of New York, Walsh of New York, Downing of Illinois and Layton of Ohio. Mr. Henderson from the committee on rules brought in a special order for the consideration of the bankruptcy bill, general debate to begin ln.riai and continue to-morrow and Thurs- " J day, debate under the five minute iVe Friday and Saturday until 4 o'clock, when the final vote is to be taken. OUT OF THE TOPEKA JAIL. Bill West Escapes Through a Hole Made for a rostofHce Robber. ' Topeka, Kan., April 29. Bill West, the outlaw who murdered Deputy United States Marshal Kenney in Oklahoma about a year ago, escaped from the county jail here between midnight and 4 o'clock this morning and is still at large. All the circum stances indicate that he escaped by aid of help from the outside, and that to furnish that aid the confederate actually broke into the" jail and opened the cage within which are the cells. It also is believed that, although he was the only prisoner who escaped, it was not his liberty, but that of the convicted postoffice robber at Gaylord Woodworth, that the outside confed erate sought WAR ON M'KINLEY. Kansas City A. P. A.'s Ordered to Fight the Ohio Man. Kansas City, Mo., April 23. The long expected order for A. P. A. mem bers to fight William McKinley as a candidate for president reached Kan sas City yesterday. It was read in Council 1 last night and resulted in a fight, and later in the organization of a Linton club. The order came from the national advisory board through the State president's office at St. Louis. It is in the form of an instruction to organize and work for the selection of W. S. Linton of Michigan as a can didate for president A Mayor Stabbed by an Anarchist. Paris, April 29. During a popular fete at the town of Lons Le Saunier an Anarchist named Colin stabbed and killed the mayor. The motive of the crime was political hatred. Important Naval BUI Amendment. Washington, April 29. When the Senate met to-day Mr. Bacon of Georgia reported an important new amendment from the committee on naval affairs. It provides as a con dition to the building of four battle ships, as provided by the bill, that in case the Secretary of the Navy shall make separate contracts for armor or armor piate he shall not accept bids exceeding $350 per ton for such armor, and in case the Secretary cannot make contracts within such limits he shall J delay action and report the facts to ' .1 !.. : f TAILOR IN CARROLLTON. THE MEEKS MURDERER TAKEN TO HIS HANGING PLACE. WAS READY FOR SUICIDE, Strychnin found on the Prisoner When Bearehed at the ' Carrollton Jail Also Had a Saw Prepared to Try Escape Again and, If He Failed, Cheat the Gallows by Killing Himself. Kansas City, Mo., April 89. Bill Taylor, who is under sentence to be hanged Thursday for murder of the Meeks family, was taken to Carrollton this forenoon on a special car attached to the Santa Fe train which left the Belt Line depot at 7:40 o'clock. When the murderer was searched on his ar rival at the Carrollton jail the 6fflcers found a small steel saw and a small quantity of strychnine. The murderer had planned to cheat the gallows by suicide in the event that the effort to get a respite failed. The plan to remove Taylor from the jail at Kansas City to the jail at Car rollton had been kept from the public because it was rumored that Bill's friends would attempt to rescue him on the train. The officials believed these rumors, and the only persons notified by them of the proposed re moval of the noted murderer were the newspaper reporters. Taylor went to bed at 10 o'clock last night and slept as sweetly as a child. The scene in the jail was like a camp. Marshal Keshlear and Deputy Mar shal Whig Keshlear slept on cots in the office with many revolvers beside them and double-barreled shotguns within reach. Deputy Marshal Brown guarded the door and Deputies Wilson and Ross patroled the inside corridors. In the anterooms Deputies Estes, Jar- 1 Doe, lasey ana Stewart, wita trusty weapons girded about them, were on boe, Casey and Stewart, with trusty the alert for any midnight alarm. Although the removal had been kept dark, quite a little crowd gath ered at the jail to see the start. The emaciated murderer was manacled and surrounded in the special car by fifteen officers of the law, In the hurry and excitement Bill missed his breakfast. After the train was boarded Marshal Keshlear re membered it and Bill was taken into the dining car of the train, which pulled out from the depot as he sat down to the table. He ate a hearty breakfast The people were taken by surprise at Carrollton when Taylor arrived at 10 o'clock. They swarmed over the . jail fence ana all over the jail, so that I the prisoner was pushed through a mob to get hira inside. Taylor did I not move a muscle, and the mob of people were grimly silent Taylor is now guarded by the forces of the two sheriffs and Sheriff Stanley will not 1 affirm or deny the rumor that the ' Carrollton militia will also be em j ployed. He was searched by Deputy Marshal I Ross and Sheriff Allen in the little ' bed room of the Carroll county sher iff's wife they live at the jail. A SAW AND STRYCHNINE FOUND. "What's that?" exclaimed Ross, for he saw the murderer put something in his mouth. Taylor tried to spit the thing into . .. '. . Hie hnnrl nnn t hmw It. rtnt. nf t ho ivm. ... . , , , uuw. txiiKU n rcucucu iu luuu upeu and a small saw was found therein. "Oh," said Taylor, with his sneer, "I used that to clean my finger nails." This saw Wf( a bit of fine tool no bigger than a thumb. Next, when his little pocket case containing his chil dren's hair and some pins and needles was taken he begged for its return. "It's precious to me," he pleaded. The very good reason for this preciousness was that in the lining reposed a bit of white paper contain ing a bit of powder. The powder was taken to Dr. Moore, who said it was strychnine; "just enough to kill a man." After his saw was taken and his provision for the last resort of suicide was taken, Taylor relapsed into silence. lie was locked up within fifty feet of the new gallows of sweetly smelling timber, upon which he is to be hanged by the neck next Thursday morning until dead. When interviewed this afternoon in reference to the saw and the poison, Taylor replied: "I have nothing to say; it is no use; the people will not believe me." Father Kennedy sent an offer of spiritual attendadce, which was firmly declined. McKlnley Bolt In North Carolina. Raleigh, N. C, April 29. In the Sixth district the Republican conven tion bolted McKinley yesterday and elected Allison and Reed delegates. The result of this fight is important, as the Sixth district has been claimed for McKinley, and because it fore shadows a break in the other district conventions to be held in May. It is doubtful if McKinley will secure more than five votes in North Carolina. Fourteen .Excursionists Injured. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, April 29. An incoming Illinois Central train with visitors to the State G. A. R. encamp ment was ditched to-day by a washout just east of Raymond. Several cars were telescoped and fourteen peop'e were injured, but none seriously. Enthusiasm for Bland. Lebanon, Mo., April 29. Lebanon, being the home of Hon. Richard P. Bland, is a political Mecca of much importance since the silver champion's Presidential boom has been launched. Encouraging news is received here aily from different parts of the coun try relative to Mr. Illand's candidacy. Enthusiasm over his Presidential pros pecfti is spreading , throughout the South and West. Dr. Lueger, at Emperor Franois Joseph's request, has renounced the liu rgomastership of Vienna. M'KINLEY'S MONEY VIEWS John Sherman Declares Ha b a Soaod Carreney Advocate. New York, April 9. At a meeting of the Young Republican Club, Brook lyn, last night, a letter addressed to the secretary of the club from Senator John Sherman was read. Ia tha let ter Mr. Sherman says: "There can be no doubt as to the opinion of Major McKinley on the money question. He is committed in every form, every speech and otherwise, to the Re publican policy of maintaining the present gold coin ot the United States as the standard of value. He, in common with myself, and others believes that silver should be em ployed as money always, however, to be maintained at par with gold. The convenience of silver coins for the minor transactions of life is so mani fest that no Bound money man would desire its discontinuance, but upon the pilmary condition that its coinage should be limited and its purchasing power maintained by the fiat of the government at par with gold. He be lieves, as I do, that a tariff should be adopted that will impartially protect all American industries from undue competition with foreign production that can be and ought to be produced in the United States." PACIFIC RAILROAD BILL. Condemned By Minority Report Sub mitted to the House. t Washington, April 29. The minor ity report on the Pacifie railroad bill was submitted to the House yesterday by Representative Hubbard of Mis souri, it deals exhaustively with the financial conditions of the companies concerned in, the proposed funding plan. It argues that the majority bill should not be adopted for three reasons, First The committee have not learned enough of the affairs of the debtor companies to be able to tell the House what it is best tb do. Second The companies made offers before the committee and are un doubtedly ready to concede terms very much better for the government than those embodied in the bilL Third The propositions in the bill are neither good nor safe for the gov ernment Murder and Suicide of a Youth. Louisville, Ky., April 89. Yester day Sam Brumley, aged 19, who was insanely jealous of his step-sister, with whom he was in love, shot Ida Clark, a friend of the girl's, 10 years old. The ball entered the base of the skull and entered the spinal column. Brumley then shot himself and cut his throat from ear to ear. The woman will die, but Brumley may recover. - Cullom Will Mot Withdraw. Springfield, 111., April 29. Senator Shelby M. Cullom is in the fight for the presidential nomination to stay. He said so himself last night. "I have no letter of withdrawal and shall write none," he said. "I am in the struggle to win or lose, and desire that my friends of this state and others clearly understand my posi tion." The Bolln Jury Disagree. Omaha, Neb., April 29. After a sensational trial extending over sev- , eral weeks the jury in the case of ex , City Treasurer nenry Bolln was dis charged being unable to agree, xney stood nine for conviction and three for acquittal. Henry Bolln was charged with misappropriating 8U5,- 000 of Omaha funds. THE MARKETS. Kansas Cinr, Mo., April iff. Wheat was fully a cent lower here to-lay, and Some cars wnro unsalable at tho decline. Low grade soft wheat was very hard to sell aud bids were several cents lower. Hard Wheat No. ?,59c; No. 3, 45 50c; No. 4,30o. Sof t Whoat No, 2, 73c: No. 3, 6i63c; No 4, 5058c; rejected, Sii'ic Spring Wheat No. 2, 59o: No. 3. 54 Vic i rejected, 4.5M! i 53c ; white spring wheat, 41 i5So- Corn-No. 2. 2 :; No 8, 23c; No, 4, 22c; white corn, No. 2, 2c; No. 3, 232232o. Oats No, 2, 16 ',0; No. 3, t"c; No 4, 14c; no grade, Uo; No. 2 white oats 2)o; No. 3 white, 18 4 a 19c. Rye No. 2,3 c: No. , 3 c; No, 4, 80c Bran 4648c in 100-1 b sacks; bulk, 6c less Egg-t Strictly fresh, 7c per dozen; 7o in new No. 2 cases. Poultry Springs, 1 ti IVi lbs, 18c per lb; roosters, 15c; young 17Mc; hens. 6c. Turkeys Hons, 9c ; gobblers, 8c; old 7c. Ducks, Sc. faoose, not wanted. Pigeons, 90c 41 per dozen. Butter Creamery, extra fancy separator, 14c; first, 13c; dairy fancy, scarce, 12c; fair 10c; store packed, trash, eg 10c; packing stock. 6c. Potatoes Homo grown, 15 520c in a Bmall way; choice, 10c per bus hoi in car lots; fancy, 123J4UO par bushel. Chicago Board ot Trade. Chioaoo, April 29 Th following it tha ranire of prices of the grain anl provision market on the board ot trade: High. Low. Close Close Apr. 27. Apr. v8. Wheat April May July COEN April May. Sept mbur. .. Oath April May July POKK AnrU. May July Lard April May July Bhobt Kills April May July 61 62 29 31 18 18?s iaj 8 15 8 15 mk 4 67 4 67 4 8i 1 05 -1 05 4 20 6i tax tlSi 63H 29. 2:H IV4 ISH ' 19 817 8 1T4 8 37 4 72 4 12', 4 8) 4 10 4 10 4 2i 29H 315,. m 31 , 18 lU?s 18 W54 8 22.S 8 4 8 10 8 80 4 VlH 4 67 4 62 4 87 4 12 i 27 4 05 4 20 Live Stock. Kansas Cm, Ma, April '.9. Cnttlo Ke. ceipts, 4,870 ; calves, 123; shipped yestorJay, 581 cattle, 1 calf- The market was steady to stiong and active Dressed beof and export steers...... .$3. 00191 Cows and heifors 2.00 C? SO Stockers aud feeder $i00(i3.ii Calves 4.00 iCOO Hoirs Receipts, W.C69- shipped yesterday, 540. The market ranged from steady to 7 cents lower. Ihe top salo was $3.40 and the bulk of sales from $3 1 to Si.-5. fchaep-Eecoit'ti, 3.4S3; shipped yesterlay, 1,227. Tho market was firm. . . The following arc to-day's salos: r 58 Mo. lbs, 81 . .8 50 110 sheep, 113... 8 25 9 Mo. lbs, 6(1.. 3 51 2W sheep, HI.... 3 SO 228 K. e&w, 75 ......3 15 1 sheep, 60 ..2 00