AT THE EOPE'S END.
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JWJtST AT FJtESWtfT.
The murder of Carl I'ulslfer Finally
Avonccd-Thu Micrlir tin
* Uvcry-
Ihlnz In Good Order and No Hitch
Occur * In ( ho Proceeding * What
the Criminal * Had to Say History
of the Crime for Which They Died
on the < > ullo\vi.
murderer * Executed. *
Fun.MONT , Neb. , Juno G. At 10:3
vestcrday morning Christian Furstand
Charles Shcphard were hanged in the
court house for the murder of Carlos
J. Pulsifer in December. 1889.
At 10:20 o'clock. Sheriff Millikcn en
tered the cage in which they were con
fined. The latter had previously been
in consultation with Rev. Mr. Harri
son of Scribner , who was acting as
their spiritual adviser , and who with
drew to the corridor as the sheriff en
tered.
The murderers wore dark blue suits
with white shirts and collars and black
ties. Shcphard wore a white and
Furst a red rose on the lapel of his
jacket. The sheriff produced the
death warrant from his pocket and
read it to the murderers , who listened
without apparent concern. After the
sentence of the court had been made
known , young Furst asked when they
were to be led to the scaffold.
The sheriff told them that he would
call for them in about twenty minutes
and left the cage. Rev. Mr. Harrison
then re-entered and engaged the young
men in spiritual thoughts and with
them read several chapters of the bi
ble until they were called to the gal
lows.
lows.The
The two men slept well last night >
reposing as calmly as two innocent
children wall no thought of harm for
the morrow. At 6:30 they awoke and
dressed themselves in neat , new black
suits that had been provided for the
occasion. Outside and around a crowd
of 200 people or more stood watching
the outside of the jail , anxious to get
the least particle of news that was to
be had. Frank Pulsifer , brother of
the murdered man , was in the jail last
evening and spoke to them , asking a
few questions about the shooting , but
received no definite answer. Both of
the men still maintain that there is
another whose name is not known , who
was the real principal in planning the
murder , but have refused positively to
tell who it , was. They have written
wrong letters , the contents of which
have not been divulged , that may
throw some light on who this myste
rious principal is. Rev. Harrison of
Scribner , their spiritual adviser , called
on them last evening and spent a short
time in exhorting and praying with
them. When he left he told the sher
iff that he did not fear any attempt at
self-destruction now.
Yesterday morn
ing the mother , sister and two broth
ers of Furst called to bid him a last
farewell. This morning he again ex
pressed a wish to see them , which was
not gratified. Shephard's relatives did
not come to bid him goodbye. He has
not seen any of them for several days.
A strong rope was stretched all around
the jail , inside of which no one could
enter , and all the windows have been
screened , so that none but those hold
ing tickets for admission can see any
thing.
Shortly after 9 oVlock the attorneys
of the doomed men called upon them
and told them to keep up their courage
and die like men. Rev. Harrison was
with them to the last. Everything was
ready at 10:3G a. m. and the sheriff
and his deputy entered the cell to lead
the men oiu. The sheriff read the
death warrant to them. At no time
did they show the least faltering. Let
ters were finished and sealed up. They
were led onto the scaffold , and turned
to , face the spectators , and asked if
they had anything to say. Both said
no and Shephard thanked the sheriff
for his kindness to them. Then then-
faces were turned away. At 10:40 the
black caps were put on them. In one-
half minute more the ropes were ad
justed and in just one-fourth of another
minute the drop fell. Furst never
made a struggle or motion of any kind
and'Shephard's bouy only moved once
or twice. The execution was perfect ,
not a slip or mishap of any kind.
There was no faltering or nervousness
shown on the part of anyone. As the
quarters in the jail were quite small
only a very people were admitted.
Those were mostly newspaper men ,
sheriffs and penitentiary officials.
Doctors Brown and Inches pro
nounced Furst dead in fourteen min
utes and Doctors Devries and McDon
ald pronounced Shephard dead at the
end of nineteen minutes.
Eisner & Bauer , undertakers , took
charge of the bodies and placed them
in neat coffins. Furst's remains were
taken to the residence of his mother
in this city while Shephard's remains
will be shipped to his parents at Crow-
ell this evening.
THE CHIME.
On December 10 , 1SS9 , nnd about G
o'clock in the evening , Carlos J. Pulsi
fer , a grain dealer at Crowell , locked
his office and left for his home , half a
mile west of $ ie town.
Half an hour later the report of a
pistol shot startled the inhabitants of
the Ijjtle town. A nu'mber of them
rushed to their doors and along the
dark highway and finally stumbled on
the dead body of Pulsifer , which lay
on the thoroughfare.
It was for the killing of this man
that Charles Shephard and Christian
Furst were executed.
The victim left a widow and eight
children.
In the darkness it was impossible to
dscertain in what direction the mur-
acrers had gone.
? . ! The news , however , spread with
great rapidity and , before morning ,
. large bodies of farmers were scouring
for the criminals in the vicinity of
Crowell , Scribner , Dodge and West
Point.
The first clue to the perpetrators
was obtained shortly after the com
mission of the crime. Two men ex
citedly rushed into the home of a
farmer named Schumacher about four
miles west of Crowell and asked for
and bought a loaf of bread.
This fact showed the direction in
which the murderers had gone and the
fanners on the watch were notified of
the circumstance.
A reward of $2 , 900 was offered for
the arrest and conviction of the mur
derers. Of this amount $1,000 was
offered by Frank Pulsifer , a brother of
the deceased. $500 by the governor
and $400 by the sheriff.
The murderers wore traced four
miles north of Crowell and there the
clue was lost.
On the morning of the 12th inst. .
about 3 a. m. , two young men entered
the town of Scribner 011 a pair of worn
out horses which they had stolen from
a farmer named Groves. They tried
to steal another team in town , but
were unsuccessful , and then sought to
make their exit on foot , taking to the
brush along Elkhorn river. They were
pursued and surrendered without re
sistance.
They were brought back to Scribner
and one of them was confined in jail
and the other guarded in the Clifton
house.
News of their arrest was wired to
Sheriff Mallon at Fremont , who re
paired to Scribner and took the sus
pects in charge. Talk of lynching
was indulged in and a strong force of
the leading citizens of the town was
employed to keep back the angry farm
ers.
ers.Both of the accused had resided in
Scribner , Shephard having worked in
Spanglcr's blacksmith shop and Furst
in Joseph Shephard's livery stable.
The prisoners were taken to Fre
mont , guarded by a number of depu
ties and accompanied by another man
from Scribner who , it was suspected ,
knew something about the crime. They
were confined in the county jail , where
both confessed their crime , each claim
ing , however , that the other had fired
the fatal bullets. The victim was shot
through the heart. He was robbed of
all the money he had on his person ,
amounting to $20.
On December 20 the prisoners had
a preliminary hearing , both pleading
not guilty , waived examination and
were held to the district court. A
resident of Crowell , who was alleged
to have instigated the crime , had a
hearing also , but was discharged.
The party arrested at Scribner , who
was suspected with Shephard and
Furst was also discharged , but with
out a hearing. Shephard and Furst
were placed on trial at the next term
of the district court and found guilty
of murder in the first degree. The
case was later taken to the supreme
court and the finding of the lower
court was sustained.
Two weeks ago friends of the con
demned men circulated a petition
which was presented to Governor
Thayer requesting that the sentence
of death bo commuted to imprison
ment.
A remonstrance against granting the
petition was also circulated by the
friends of the murdered man with what
result is already known.
The Tra jcdy at Fort Uouijlas.
SALT LAKE CITV , Utah , June 8. A
serious and probably fatal shooting
affray occurred at Fort Douglas reser
vation at 5 o'clock Saturday , the shooter
being Rufus Smith , a private of com
pany D. The victim was William Car
ter , a member of company H , Six
teenth infantry. The difficulty arose
over a game of cards in an abandoned
house in an unfrequented part of the
reservation. For a few days succeed
ing pay-day the house was resorted to
by the soldiers for the purpose of
gambling , and the affair Saturday was
the first intimation the officer had that
it was devoted to such use. Quite a
number of soldiers were playing monte
at the time , among them Carter and
Smith , who became engaged in a dis
pute about a bet involving 25 cents.
Finally Smith invited Carter to step
outside "to have it out. " Carter com
plied , following Smith out of doors.
Just as Carter stepped outside he ex
claimed , "For God's sake , Rufe , don't
shoot me ! " This was followed by a
sharp report. Carter staggered into
the room , exclaiming , "My God ,
Smith has shot me. " His comrades
refused to believe his statement , and
the suffering man raised his shirt , dis
closing a gaping wound about three
inches above the naval. Post Sur
geon Dr. Wolverton was summoned ,
who extracted the ball from beneath
the skin about three inches from the
spinal column , having either passed
through Carter's body or followed the
muscles around to the point where it
found final lodgment. In the excite
ment which ensued after the shooting
Smith disappeared and for a time it
was thought he had taken to the hills ,
but on the guard visiting his quarters
he was found calmly awaiting arrest.
He was taken to the guard house heav
ily ironed.
Owing to the nature of the wouna
the surgeon is unable to venture an
opinion as to the probable outcome ,
but Carter is proving himself to be
every inch a soldier. Strong hopes
are entertained of his recovery. Car
ter is about twenty-three years of age ,
and a native of Omaha , Neb.
B. K. Verbrick , ex-president of the
Master Cir Builder's association , and
off and on for twenty-six years an em
ploye of the Rock Island in Chicago ,
died suddenly on the 3d. Death was
due to reaction following an attack of
the grippe. He was one of the best
known master car builders in the coun
try. He was eighty-seven years old.
The Italian government has ordered
an inquiry into the corn supply.
A CBUCIFIEJ ) CHRIST.
THE KAXSA8 CLTl'AXS OliDEK UI.V
TO GO JIEXCE.
Tar nnd Feather * * Sujscntcd an the
Flrnt Course to lie Served Society
SoldlerK Iluvlii a Hit of a How Tlio
nebular v * the Volunteer OlUcor
Iiigalla In tlio Hole of IJdUor De
structive Storm In South Dakota
Some LOM * of Life Iteported ,
Schwcliiftirth Ordered to Go Forth.
KANSAS CITV , Mo. , June 4. A num
ber of business men and citizens of
Kansas City , met as a vigilance com
mittee and decided that Schweinfurth ,
the self-styled Christ , from Rockford ,
111. , and who is visiting and holding
meetings hero , is a blasphemous im
postor. It was decided that he should
bo made to leave the city or suffer the
consequences. The committee sent
the following note to Schweinfurth :
At a meeting held it was resolved
that you , as an impostor among the
good people of this community , have
been a. detriment to such an extent
that the means adopted , as shown
hereafter , have become necessary in
order to protect some of your unfor
tunate , weak-minded victims against
being openly led to deviations from
the true path of good morals and
Christianity by your pretended teach
ings. The people composing this com
mittee are thorough Kansas Cityans ,
and will not tolerate this imposition
any longer , but will readily adopt the
necessary means to carry out their
verdict. We have resolved that for
the good of our community you are to
leave this city within twenty-four
hours , and unless you so comply you
must abide by the consequences.Ve
want an answer by the bearer of this
letter , and if the same is not given
your non-compliance will be accepted
and you may expect an early visit
from' THE COMMITTEE.
Menu First service , tar and
feathers.
Schweinfurth declined to send a re
ply to the committee by the messenger.
The committee held a further meeting
but it is not known what action , if any ,
was decided upon.
The alleged "Christ , " instead of
miraculously setting at naught the
machinations of the unappreciative
Kansas Cityans. has appealed to the
worldly powers that be. lie dispatched
an "angel1' to his honor. Mayor
Holmes this afternoon , who promised
worldly protection to the redeemer
from Roekforu. lie detailed two
policemen to guard the house where
the pretender tarries.
Society Soldiers Quarrelling.
WASHINGTON , June 4. A lively lit
tle row is going on in army circles
growing out of an assignment under
Colonel Guy Henry. It is charged that
again the line has been drawn against
a volunteer officer to favor a West
Pointer. From time to time for many
years there has been trouble in the
army growing out of this question.
Officers from West Point have un
doubtedly discriminated against those
who won their commissions during the
late war and were appointed from pri
vate life in 1SG5 or later in order to
favor those who- were so fortunate as
to be educated as soldiers at the gov
ernment academy and at public ex
pense. Each time , however , the charge
has been denied , but now one volun
teer officer makes charges of discrim
ination which he says lie can prove
and which are making quite a commo
tion. When Colonel Henry of the
Ninth cavalry was recently , as a re
ward for service rendered in recent
campaigns , assigned with some colored
troops to Fort Meyer , Va. , just across
the Potomac from this city , ho was j
asked to recommend his staff officers
and he did so. It is charged now that
he not only selected every one of them
from the list of West Pointers , but
took one officer. Captain Harry Wright ,
out of the line of assignincntand asked
that in his place a We t Point graduate - \
ate , Captain Hughes , be assigned to
this post for the reason that the form
er was not a graduate. Captain Wright
distinguished himself so much in the { i
recent Sioux war that he was congratulated -
1
gratulated by his superior officers.
Captain Wright was appointed to the 1
regular army from this city on account
of services during the war of the rebellion - ,
!
lion , and naturally he was pleased with I
the idea of returning here , but instead I >
he was sent to New York in charge of :
the recruiting station. He immediately - j I
ly appealed to General Sehofieid. then
to Secretary Proctor , and linally he has [ ' i
taken his case to President Harrison. ,
At the white house he stated that , he
was a plain man who knows no bettor
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than to do his duty as a soldier , but
was unfortunate in not learning to lead
the german at West Point ; was not
versed in the ways of society , but said
that even he. a simple volunteer offi- |
cer. could by Keeping out of society's i
way , be passable in : i place like Wash- I
ingtOn. Captain Wrignt's record and > i
the \\eil known fact thai there has been
;
discrimination against o.llcers appointed - I ,
pointed from c'ivulife in order-to favor i
\Ve = t Point graduates , maices his case ! i
before the president very strong and it '
is believed that President Harrison will
direct that he be stationed at Ft. Mver.
to ho nn Editor.
CHICAGO. III. . June 4. The Trib
une declares that ex-Senator John J.
Iniraiis is lo be associated with Blake-
ly Hull in the conduct of the New York
Truth. Mr. Ingalls arrived in Chicago
cage last Thursday , and although he
said his mission lo this city was in con
nection with world's fair matters , it is
said that in reality he was here for the
solo purpose of meeting Blakely Hall.
The latter gentleman arrived on the
evening of the same day and a long
conference was hold. The arrange
ments made , as far as could bo learned ,
are that Mr. Ingails is towrite from
1,000 to 1,200 words of editorial for
Truth every week on political subjects
of national importance , and in addi
tion to this his name is to appear on
the editorial page. In consideration
of these trifles , the story goes , the ex-
senator is to be paid $25 , 000. During
the stay of the two men in Chicago
they did not inform any of their ac
quaintances of the nature of the busi
ness transacted between themselves ,
but a word was dropped here and there
and several of the world's fair officials ,
who met the two * men Friday after
noon and Saturday morning when they
visited the stock yards and Jackson
park , are firmly of the opinion that
John J. Ingalls of Kansas has aban
doned politics for journalism for ono
year at least.
Arreat ofaJUuIl Itobber Clears Up a
itlyntery.
BILLINGS , Mont. , June 5. Through
the Madden-McDermott feud in the
Big Horn basin of Wyoming , a mys
tery of long standing hero has been
cleared up and the suspicion that has
for three years hung over the name of
George Swift of that place has heen
removed. McDermott , according to
the story told by Madden , frequently
robbed the mails , and one instance
was given where ho secured $120 from
a registered letter sent from Billings.
George Swift was the man who sent
the money to Cassel George , and when
the envelope which should have con
tained it reached its destination empty ,
the Billings man was accused of ap
propriating the money to his own use.
Mr. Swift , though protesting his inno
cence , was induced to make good to
Cassel George the amount of money
missing , and has continued from that
time to this in a position of trust with
Babcock & Miles. But the unfortunate
occurrence has never been forgotten
by him nor the United States govern
ment , and all these years the secret
service arm of the government has
been exerted to clear up the mystery.
Mr. Swift , with no premonition of the
storm about to burst , and with the
confidence of conscious integrity , en
closed the money , registered the letter
and sent it on its way without taking
the precaution of enclosing the bills in
the presence of witnesses. He had no
proof that he had enclosed the money ,
and the consignee receiving an empty
envelope , duly stamped and registered ,
naturally refused to accept the word
of the cashier that the money had
been inclosed. The work was finely
done by the mail robber and it seemed
a hopeless task for Mr. Swift to ever
substantiate his claims and clear his
record of its only blot. His integrity
is now fully established and in due
course of time his money will bo re
funded.
Cyclone in South Dakota.
WATEKTOAVN , S. D. , June 4. Tues
day afternoon about 3:30 a small , dark ,
funnel-shaped cloud suddenly appeared
in the south , and soon developed into
a hurricane. It appeared close to the
ground , and in its whirling motion people
ple soon saw that it was the dreaded
cyclone. The roar which accompanied
it was like a hugh snapping and crack
ling , sucking up in its onward course
everything that came in its path.
Fortunately it struck the city on the
extreme eastern line , where the build
ings were scattered , and the whole city
is thankful that it came no nearer.
Six barns were demolished. The
path of the storm was only about one
hundred feet wide , and it was miracu
lous that not a single house within the
city limits was in its way. Horses were
lifted from the ground , hurled into the
air and , sent sprawling to the earth.
Wagons were taken up bodily and
broken to atoms.
Five miles northeast of here two
houses and two barns were literally
carried away. The debris from the
storm as it left this city spread along
its line for nearly a mile.
At Waverly , twelve miles northeast ,
two coal sheds were ruined and a brick
smoke stack of the Roller mills was
flattened to the ground. O. P. Chan
dler and his son were in one of the
barns when the storm struck it and
they were pinned under the boards.
They were only slightly injured.
Three people were killed at Hazel ,
sixteen miles south of here , and the
storm is said to have been very severe
in that vicinity. Xo other fatalities
have yet been heard of. A heavy rain
and hail followed the storm , but did
no damage.
This is Waterlown's first experience
with cyclones and many of the people
were greatly frightened. The damage
to property cannot be correctly esti-
mated until the country parishes have
been heard from.
machinery in SJad Shape.
iQt'iQUE. Chili ( viaGalvestou ) , June
G. The machinery of the Itata is in a
bad state , and it will require some days
to put it in order again. When the
necessary repairs are completed the
Itata will leave for San Diego , Cal. ,
conveyed by the United States steamer
Charleston. The Junta alleges that
the arms and ammunition were transferred -
ferred from the sailing vessel , Robert
and Minnie , to the Itata near the hind
of San Clemens , and therefore claims
the American law was not violated ,
and is strong representations to the
United States government with a view
of getting possession of the munitions.
Public opinion here is strongly in fa
vor of the Junta.
A new serial story , "Flying Hill
Farm. " ' by Sophie Swett , will be be
gun in Harper's Young People for June
I'd. It will be illustrated by Alice
Barber Stephen * . Another prominent
attraction in the same number will be
a stirring story of the far west , en
titled "Corioral Pops , " by Captain
Charles King. U. S. A. 'Walter C.
Dohm. the Princeton college athlete ,
will continue an article on "Hurdlers
and Hurdling. "
RAUM IS ALL EIGHT
AXD IS KOT LIKELY TO HE ASKED
In no Way Jlc pen lblo for the Short
comings of Ills Son lccrlptloii of
a Naval llattlciii the Harbor of Val
paraiso Scenes of Wild Disorder in
the Illinois Legislature Knights of
Reciprocity movement In Kaiisan.
Itaum IN All Itl ht ,
WASHINGTON , Juno 6. It la not at
all likely that Pension Commissioner
Haum will be asked to resign , or that
he will tender his resignation volunta
rily. Enough inquiry has been made
by the secretary of the interior and
others directly interested in the admin
istration of the pension oflico to ascer
tain that Commissioner Raum was in
no way responsible for any of the
shortcomings of his son , and that ho
made no effort whatever to shield him
when ho was finally charged with pecu
lation in office. No one has found any
thing to include him in any way in the
charges which have been made against
any employe of the pension office. It
lias not been found that a single penny
has been carried or turned in a , dishon
est direction by Commissioner Raum
or that anything done or left undone
by him can be distorted into a connec
tion with the shortcomings of any om-
oloye of the bureau. He has been dil
igent , honest and capable. The high
est possible confidence has been placed
in General Raum's integrity and the
recent vicious and ferocious outcry
made upon the commissioner is re
garded in official circles as well as by
private citizens who have been watch
ing the management of the office here
from the outside as due directly to a
growing prejudice against pensions.
N'aval Battle in Valparaiso Harbor.
SAN FKANCISCO , Cal. , June G. Mail
advices received here from Chili de
scribe a naval battle as having oc
curred in the harbor of Valparaiso on
the night of April 28 , four days after
the naval engagement which occurred
in Chanaral bay , when the insurgent
cruiser Magallaucs was attacked by
the government torpedo cruisers Al-
uea , Condell and Lynch. In that en
gagement , which has already been
described , the Maggallanes succeeded
in driving off the three government
vessels after a sharp fight. The gov
ernment vessels retired to Valparaiso ,
and the Magallanes , after receiving
ammunition from the insurgent supply
ship , decided to steam at once to Val
paraiso and attack the three govern
ment vessels before they could be re
paired. The Magailanes , under cover
of darkness , steamed aside the Aldea
and fired a broadside which complete
ly riddled the torpedo boat , dismounted
nearly all her rapid-firing guns and
killed and wounded fully half her crew.
The Magallanes steamed quickly for the
Lynch , butthe crew of the latter were on
the alert. They returned the Magal
lanes' fire and attempted to launch a
torpedo , but failed. The Condell had
steamed upon the Mngallanes and be
gan firing , subjecting the latter to a
fire from both government ships , kill
ing and wounding forty of the Magal
lanes' crew. The latter , under cover
of smoke , began to move astern , and
before the fact was discovered the two
government ships were pouring broad
sides into each other. The trick was
not discovered until the Magallanes
steamed across the stern of the Con
dell and had poured in a broad-side
which nearly destroyed the latter.
In the meantime the forts could not
fire owing to fear of hitting their own
ships. When the Magallanes began
to steam out of the harbor the forts
opened their fire , but only one shell
struck the rebel cruiser , which bored
a big hole in her deck and dismantled
her pivot gun. She then proceeded to
Calder.
Over one hundred men were killed
in the engagement , fully one-half of
whom were on the Magallanes. The
Condell had to run on the beach to
prevent her sinking , while the Aldea
was so badly damaged that it will re
quire a long time to repair her. The
Lynch was not seriously damaged.
Knlghm of Hcciprocity.
Toi'EKA. Kan. , June 5. The grand
lodge of the Knights of Reciprocity , at
last evening's session , amended the
constitution and by-laws of the order.
The obligations publicly announced
are an oath to support the constitu
tion of the United States and reciproc
ity. Organizers will be sent out into
the western states and the republican
leaders will be asked to assist in es
tablishing lodges. The plan for the
organization of lodges is practically i
the same as that of the citizens' and j !
farmers'alliance. . There will be a j
'
corps of lecturers and a "rr-ciprocity j
songster. " More than one hundred
delegates representing 160 lodges are '
in the city and many republican leaders - i
ers who have refused to join" are here i
for the purpose of watching the organ- i
ization. The membership of the order i
is now 20,000 in Kansas , while lodges
have been established in Iowa , Nebraska -
i
braska and South Dakota. The knights
are finding their bitterest opposition
among the members of their own party - [ j
ty , who oppose secret society work in '
politics as un-American. The o'.d crowd |
of politicians , with the exception of j i
Congressman Peters , has refused to j
join. But the younger leaders are j
j
taking hold with enthusiasm and with '
the continued growth of the order it
will be in a position to dictate party
nominations in this state and to form
the matform.
Scene of Wild Disorder In the Illl-
IIOlN IIOU C.
SPRINGFIELD , III. , June 5. An ex-
traordinarv scene of wild confusion
nnd excitement was witneMcxl In th
lower house yesterday afternoon when
the world's fair bill , which waapasacd
by the senate , appropriating $1,000-
000 for the Illinois exhibit , was acted
upon. Efforts to reduce the appro
priation to $500,000 or 1 GOO , 000 were
successively defeated , but on a motion
fixing the amount at § 750.000 it waa
apparent that the vote would nearly
be a tie. Then Senator Crafts , demo
crat , voted for the amendment and ig
noring a republican member , who
wished to change and vote in favor of
the bill , hurriedly announced that the
vote had been closed. The house be
came a bedlam of shriekingblasphem
ing and hurrahing men. while Crafts
coolly declared the $750.000 amendment -
ment had been adopted 70 yeas to 73
nays.
In the face of a terrific storm of pro
tests the speaker would listen only tea
a motion to adjourn , and calmly de
clared the motion carried. The mem
bers were now yelling and running
about like so many Comanches. Half
a dozen made a rush for the speaker
to drag the "czar"as they called him.
from the chair , but were forcibly held
back by his seconds. More than ono
legislator reached for his revolver , and
a riot seemed inevitable. Mclnerny
of Chicago ( dem. ) at this moment
jumped to the speaker's stand and
shouting , "Wo will reconsider it
tomorrow , " finally succeeded in bring
ing about a truce. It is expected that
another outbreak will take place.
Terrible Jlattlo With a ISrant to Save
a Hoy's L.1U1.
ATLANTA , Ga.f Juno 5. Superin
tendent John L. Mostler at Grant park
had a terrible battle with Molly , the
Mexican lionees. He was fighting for
the life of Inman Bell , the eight-year-
old son of Mr. and Mrs. T. II. Bell ,
and a nephew of John II. Inmau of
New York. The little fellow and the
superintendent were injured seriously.
But for the coolness of Mostlor the boy
would have been horribly mangled by
the sharp cla\\s of the beast. As it
was , the little fellow was badly
scratched and bitten. Mr. Mostler had
his right hand severely lacerated. The
fight for life was witnessed by several
people , among them the mother of the
injured boy. and while the battle was
being fought the most intense excite
ment was created among the specta
tors. Molly , the lioness , is usually
quiet and peaceable , this being the first
time she has ever shown such a bad
disposition. Her attack was entirely
unlocked for.
It seems that Mrs. Bell , accompanied
by Inman , was standing at the railing
near the animal's cage when Mr. Most
ler came by on the inside of the rail
ing. Mrs. Bell asked if the baby lions < ft
could be seen , saying that her boy was jjj ]
nearly crazy to see them. The super
intendent said that he could not show
them , and started to pass on. In
speaking of it afterwards he said the
little follow was so nice and looked so
disappointed that he determined to
give him a peep through the cracks.
Picking him up he walked to the cage
and let him look through. The little
fellow was all delight , at getting a
glimpse at the baby lions , and Mr.
Mostler started to move around to the
other side to give a better view.
Being inside the railing he had to pass
within two or three feet of Molly's
cage , which was next to the one con
taining the cubs.
Suddenly the lioness stretched out a
paw between the bars and made a
strike at the boy. The blow fell short
but caught in his clothing. At the
same time she attempted to drag him
to her , and then for the first time Mr.
Mostler saw the danger. Before he
could move the little fellow had been
pulled up to the enraged beast , and
with a snap she seized one of his
hands in her mouth. With one foot ;
she braced herself and with the other
she was just about to make a blow di
rect for the child's face * Mr. Mostler
still held to the child and was pulling
with all his might to get him from the
animal. He threw one hand against
the cage. This act probably saved the
child's life. The attention of Moiiy
was diverted and she savagely clawed
the man's hand. All this occurred in
a few seconds and the horrified spec
tators had not had time to help in the
battle. The mother was weii-nigh
crazed by the sight of her son in the
clutches of the beast. The boy's hand
was between the animal's teeth and
his face was within an inch or two of
the half open mouth when Molly
turned to strike Mostler. The spec
tators then rushed to the cage , and
with walking sticks , umbrellas and
rocks beat upon the sides and head of
the lioness. With a growl she released
her hold of the child and turned to
meet her enemies.
Sitof Keciproeitj * .
Toi'EKA , Kan. . June G. The Knights
of Reciprocity grand lodge adjourned
last evening after having accomplished
a large amount of the most important
business , a part of which was the inauguration -
auguration of a movement looking toward -
ward the consolidation of the Knights
of Reciprocity with another society
known as the Knights and Ladies of
America. This latter society has been
in existence in southern .Kansas since
last November. Its objects are ident
ical with those of the Knights of Reci
procity , and while little has been said
about it publicly it claims a meinber-
shio of 5,000 men and women. Following -
lowing the lead of the farmers' alli-
ance , the Knights and Ladies of Amer-
ica recognize the power of women in ?
politics and their co-operation is cor
dially invited. There are seven grand *
lodges of the Knights of Reciprocity
in as many states. They are in Mary
land , Ohio. Indiana , Iowa , Missouri ,
Kansas and Pennsvlvania.
The Mackay syndicate has gained
control of the Mobile & Ohio road.
The amount involved in the deal id
§ 3,000,000.
