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FHE OMAHA TWENTY-FIRST YEAR. OMAHA , SATURDAY MORNING , eTULY 18 , 180J.-TWJELVE PAGES. NUMBER 30 KILLED BY A VICIOUS HORSE , Bonkleman Hey Unable to Escape the Jaws of a Mad Brute , ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT WEST POINT. Severed 1IH ( U'lndplpo mid Coolly llldn illn 1-YlcntlH KnruwcllVHIi Illood HpiirtltiK from the AVound. v , Nob. , July 17. [ Special to Tin : Bun.I The death of Guy Barr , aged about seventeen , son of Dr. 'J' . A. Barr , from blood poisoning , duo to a bite from a vicious stallion some six weeks since , occurred yes terday. The horse attacked the boy as If mad while riding it in a pasture and bit his thigh , brcalting It. The hone wns sot but never united , nnd the poison gradually circulated through the entire - tire system , causing death ns stated. Three eminent physicians were at his bedside when death occurred , and had Just performed n second operation , removing the decayed bono j.nnd resetting the fracture , but the shock wns too Kreat for his weak condition and ho expired n couple of hours afterward. Kandolph'H MaHonic Order. RtNtioi.Pii , Neb. , July 17. [ Special to TIIK BKITho : | public installation of olllcors of Golden Sheaf lodge No. 202 nt Uandolph-was made last ovcning. Grand Master Slaughter ot Omaha , Grand Custodian Glllctto of Bea trice and Grand Secretary Bowen of Omaha were present nnd conducted the ceremonies before n largo audience in the First Metho dist Episcopal church of this city. The fol lowing olllcers were duly installed : Muster , b. O. Ueeso ; S. W. , Ornn McCrary ; J. W. , C. A Sharp ; secretary , E. F. Walden ; treas urer , / . Bought ! ; S. L ) . , T. F. Xicglor : J. D. , A E. Smith ; S. S. , E. F. Bennett ; J. S. , C. D. Miller ; I. S. , F. MoFnll. Prominent Master Masons from Wakofiold , "Wayne and Pierce , were nlso present , nmong them being Senator Sbunuvnv , John T. Mar riott , Mr. Hunter nnd C. U. Morritt of "Wnkeficld nnd C. F. Wilson of Pierce. The orgaui/.ation nt Uandolph is in excellent shape and is doing some good nnd offeclivo work. The Masonic hall in this city is tbo largest nnd most , elnborately furnished in northwestern Nebraska. At the close of the installation service , speeches from the officers ot the grand lodge niul others were made rclleoting cncourugo- , mnnt for the order , praise for the city indus tries and works of improvement , and warm words of commendation for thespiritof enter prise everywhere manifested by the people. Dundy County AITnirs. Br.NKi.i.MAN , Nob. , July 17. [ Special to Tin : Bii.1 : : Harvest has begun in this county nnd it will bo the greatest over known in the history of the county. Crops have had abun- hint rams throughout the spring and sum mer and there never was a moro encourag ing future than the present for Dundy county. Corn is backward on account of so much rain nnd cool weather , but tlio present week lias been splendid for that cereal. Dealers find it difficult to procure binding twlno sullleioiit to supply tlio demand. The agricultural society Is nt work inalnng preparations for one of the grandest fair ex hibits over hold hero. Politics is a lost art , except 'n tbo alliance ranks , at the present timo. It is stated on good authority that there Isn't an nllianco man iir thu county but has his bait set for some ofllco. Kovorcd Mis Windpipe. AVissT POINT , Nob. , July 17. ( Special to THIS Bi'.K.l Last night Charles B. lloiso at tempted suicldo ut the American house by cutting his throat from oar to oar with a pocket knlfo. Huiso has boon somewhat un balanced , but no ono oversuspeotcd anything to bo radically wrong. Ho cut his throat whllo looking in u mirror. The attention of outsiders was attracted by him sticking his hn 'l out of the second story window and bid ding good bye to some passers-by. Dr. Summers examined the wound and , 'ound that the Juglar vein was missed , but tlw windpipe was partly severed. lloiso formerly worked in Kartell's hard ware store. Ho Is n Gonnan about thirty , two years old , Today there appears some chance for his recovery. Thrown Under the \Vhpoln. Arni'liN , Neb. , July 17. ( Special to Tun Br.i--A ] distressing accident occurod in thn Missouri Pacific yards nt thlsplaco * this forenoon. While G. U. Elliott , a brukoinan , was switching cars ho was thrown onto the rails. Seeing that the wheels would surely crush him , with remarkable presence of mind , ho crawled between the rails and allowed two freight cnrs to pass over him. Each brnke- bonm in turn struck him nnd rolled him over , nt last leaving him moro dead than alive. Ho suffered n severe scalp woun.1 , numberless - loss bnilsi\s and .somo Internal injuries. His wounds were dressed nnd ho was sent this afternoon to his homo in Hinwatha , Kan. Now Wheat at Sinm.iNci , Nob. , July -Special ( to Tin : BKK. ] Tlio wheat harvest of this neighbor hood is over and the threshing machines are heard in nil directions this morning prepar ing the grain for the market. The reuviost crop thnt wns over harvested in this county is now in the shock. The llrst now wheat of the season made its nppoaranco on the streets yesterday nnd it is a line quality , yielding thirty bushels per acre and Celling nt Oft cents per bushel bringing $111.51) ) per aero , almost ns much as Inud Is worth. Surely the farmers nru blest this year. The oats harvest has just fairly begtln und the crop Is equal to the wheat crop. Flax is howled out and Is in line shape. Prosperity of PorkhiH County. MVPIMD , Nob. , July 17. [ Special to TIIK * * .cj iji : . ] Harvesting in this vicinity is no\V fairly under way. From the nppanrnuco of wheat now Doing cut it is estimated at from thirty to thlrty-tlvo bushels to tlio noro. Tito yield of ( nits nnd rye is enormous , con servative men of good Judgment estimate t'00,000 bushels , as the amount of wheat which will bo marketed at Madrid this full nnd winter. Corn Is doing well } potatoes , tromcndous yield , liny , abundant. Perkins county mo destly challenges comparison. Itai-n and ContcntH Iturned. Aritoiu , Nob. , July 17. tSpeclnl to Tin : BKI : . I - A heavy thunder storm passed over this place last night. Lightning struck the burn of Samuel Grossloy , two and a half miles north of Aurora. The burn and con tents , Including 11 team of horses nud buggy were entirely consumed. No other damage was reported. _ _ _ Storm nt Tiu'dl'ord , TiitnroiiH , Nob. , July 17. [ Special to TIIK BUB , I At S o'clock p. in. yesterday this vicinity was visited with a terrific hull storm , destroying nil the growing mips in its course. Tliu storm was about six miles wide und trav eled from north to south. Several families nro left destitute , Nlohrani WimtH .Moro Water. Nioimun , Nob. , July 17. [ Special to TUP. BKITho : | board of county supervisors granted the petition vostcrdny to cull a spe cial election August .0 to votu fJ.OOJ bonds In nld of the artesian well a u Nlobrnra mill ' ' company. / j Ackorman l-.xc"Crated , * f * STAXTON , Neb , , July ! ' . -Special ( to Tins jf BUB. ] The county commissioners today dls- " C"p inlascd the case of Stanton county aguliutex- I County Clerk T , L. Ackorman. This mutter \ crow out ol the Investigation of county mat- tors last year by A. O. Brtiglo , wherein ho returned that there was duo the county from T. L. Ackermnn several hundred dollars , but the commissioners found after fully investl- g-itlng thu matter tint nothing was duo the county. Kpworth LpiiKiicrs In Session. KIAUN-IY : : , Nob. , July 17.--SpecialTelegram to Tut : HBP. . ] The tenth general conference district convention of tlio Epworth Lencuo has been In session since last evening nt the First Methodist Episcopal church. Uov. W. F. McDowell , chancellor of the Uon- vcr university delivered nn eloquent nnd thoughtful lecture last night , on the subject -Tomorrow and the Day After. " Today reports were read from 230 leagues , representing n membcrihlr of about eight thousand. II. A. Crane of Omaha wns elected preaidont , J. I ) . Graves of Benklcman first vice president , Miss Maria Halght of Kearney secretary , Dr. B. L. Pjjlno of Lin coln corresponding secretary and member of the board of control. Uov. W. II. Leo of Lnramlo , Wyo. , treas urer , and Uov. F. Lavoleote off Bridgewater , S. U. , member of the board of control. The district convention adjourned this nfternoon to meet at the call of the president. Immedi ately afterward the state Epworth league convention was called to order. Delegates were In attendance from Colorado , Wyoming , Nebraska and the Dakotas , The state convention has 130 delegates en rolled and will bo in session until Sunday evening. Prominent ljuvvyor ArrcHlcd. KKUINBV , Neb , July 17. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : BKI : ] The bad blood brought nbout by the big bond injunction case is nearing a climax and other sensational de velopments are in store for the public. Sineo the proceedings of the grand Jury were de clared illegal by Judge Humor the bars ha/o been letdown for moro legal controversy. Three persons who were brought before the grand jury for suborning nud perjury and were dismissed , wore re-arrested last night on the same chari'O , together with Lawyer W. L. Greene , on the same charge. Mr. Greene was the attorney for the prosecution against the railroad bonds and it is alleged that ho induced a number of persons to swear falsely. Four of thorn were sentenced this week to one year .n the penitentiary. Ono of the condemned men swore out the complaint. It is alleged that the other three persons under arrest were confederates of Greeno. Public sentiment hero is consider ably worked up both ways over the affair. The preliminary trial will bo given on Mon day. Storm Damage at Kcarnry- KHAKNUY , Nob. , July 17. ( Special Tele gram to TUB Bini.j A destructive hall storm struck this place about t ) o'clock last evening , laying waste a small strip about , ono mile wide , extending from the industrial school to the river , nbout three miles long , skirting the west part of the town. The magnificent gardens nt the school were chopped to pieces and all of the windows dews on the north and west sides of the buildings were broken in. The dutnago there is estimated at $2,000. A couple of farms were devastated besides several market gar dens. dens.A A high wind prevailed nnd grain was knocked down pretty goner-ally over a largo territory , but it can bo harvested. Vi ; ltlnr I oyd County. O'Nun.L , ISob. , July 17. ( Special Tolj- gram to TIIK Bui : . ] His excellency General John M. Tnayer arrived in O'Neill today on his way to Boyd county. Ho wns met at the depot by n delegation of citizens.headed by Hon. M. P. Kiuknid and Colonel Neil Bron- nnn and escorted to the hotel. After supper the party , consisting of the governor and three cltUens of this place started tor Spencer , Boyd county , by private convey ance. They expect to make the round trip In two days. The governor goes to look over the situation with reference to the location of of the county-seat of Boyd county. Politicals onip'ov on ( "flanged. W.u.iun , Nob. , July 17. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : BuK.1 The Herald , heretofore republican , comes out today as an independ ent organ. The editor , Joseph Bocly , has al ways been n staunch republican , nnd this announcement will bo a surprise to his friends. Norman Jackson has bought the defunct Mnll plant and will commence the publica tion of The Wallace soon. The now paper is to be republican. Jackson is well and fav orably known hero as a wide awake news paper man and a clover writer and will un doubtedly make a success of his paper. Tennis at WttHturn. WKsmtN , Nob. , July 17. [ Special Tele gram to TIIK BKI : . | The lovers of tennis from Daykin came over last night and played the devotees of the game of this town. The first set resulted 0 to I in favor of the visi tors. In the second sot the locals took the priio , score ! t to 2. In the third sot , Daykin won again , best 2 out of : i. The last one wns 2 out of U fur tlio Westerns. The darkness put a stop to further games. Much interest is taken nud u tournament is to bo held. Ioii' Pine Chiiiitaiiiia. | LONCI PINI Nob. . to : , , July 17.--Special | THE BKH.I This week Superintendent Whlt- temoro with a force of men has been clearing up the grounds nnd putting them in good condition preparatory for tr.o fifth annual as sembly of the Long Pine Chautnuquu , which opens August I. Mr. Frank E. Hnrtlgan of Omaha , who Is the traveling roprcscntatlvo of the Chautnu quu was in town this week looking up the prospects for its success , O'.N'olll'H Prospects. O'Nuiu. , Nob. , July 17. [ Special to Tun BKI : . I O'Neill and Spencer people are Jubi lant oyor the establishment of the new mail routu botwcon this place nnd Fort Uandall , S. 1) . . via Spencer , Boyd county. The ser vice will begin September I. O'Neill nnd the now county will then bo placed in closer relationship nnd this place will have still stronger claims of oolng the gntoway to thnt portion of iho reservation known'us Boyd county. Kvorylhlnjj Destroyed. NELSON , Nob. , July 17. ( Social 'IVlogram Ui Tin : BEI.J : Thu barn of William Hall , six miles west of hero , was struck by lightning during the storm last nlcht and became at once a mass of flames. Mr. Hall sprang to the barn at the ciasb of tbo thunder without dressing , but was unable to save anything. There were live horses , three mules , har ness , wagon and buggy burned. Loss over ? l,00ll ; Insured for 5150. "Heavy llnil. HVANXIS , Nob. , July l7.-Speclal [ Tele- pram to ' 1 UK Bcu.J A terrific hailstorm passed through this section of country last night. Thu storm came from tlio northwest and passed In a southeastern direction. Evcrythluu' In the crop Unit was pounded into the earth. The s'orni wns nbout one mile In width and n number of pieces of hall meas ured live and six Inchoi in circumference. Storm Iliimngo at St. Paul. Sr. P.vrt , Neb. , July 17.-Tho first hall storm of the season passed through this county last night. It touched a portion of this city , but did no material damage except xo crops. Several fanners today report indi vidual damages of f 1,000 , but information is moagro and an estimate of the actual loss cannot be made at present. Destructive llallHtorm. BuokBN Bo\v , Nob. , July U. [ Special Tel egram to Tin : Buu , I A destructive hull- storui passed through the eastern part of this county yesterday evening. Tno crop lu the valley suffered considerably , In the nlphborhoud of Maaou tLu wheat and oat crops tire destroyed. TEAM ILLEGALLY WRECKED , Eastern Opinions on the Disbandment of Omaha's ' Pennant Winners. NATIONAL LEAGUE WILL INTERFERE , General Colt > y Kiii-outo to Nebraska to Secure Ijvldcnup on ( he Subject of Depredation Claims Grout Number on I'lit : . WAsntNfiTos' B Bur , ) 6(3 ( FotlHTIinNTII "W f WtsiitN-orov , 1) . C. , July h. I The Stnr tonight has the following : "Tho National base ball league has apparently begun a fight on the Washington club. A special dispatch from Kansas City says that the national board has Informed President Ktnulhoff of the Western association that the dlsbandmont of the Omaha club was 11 legal and void and that all the players nro still under contract. As live of the players had agreed to como to Washington the Na tionals management would bo the chief suf ferer if all the Omaha players wore recalled. "A mooting of the Western Association clubs will bo hold this afternoon to take action on the Omaha case. It Is asserted that President Krnutholt has received In formation that Manager Dave Uowo of the Lincoln club had boon laboring with the Omaha players and had induced all but Shannon , Donnelly and McCauley to return. " Director Scanlan of the Nationals laughed when be was shown tlio dispatch containing this information this morning. "This is nil nonsense1 , ho said , "Howe couldn't have been arguing with the Omaha players yester day for of thorn , Shannon and Sutcliffo Wore in Chicago , the other three , Urlftln , Eltoljorfl and llalligjn , loft Omaha day before yester day to Join thorn. Wo have sent ad vance money and they have accepted it nnd wo expect them hero before long. It is not that they are contract Jumpers. The club was disbanded and they were released. Now the Western association is trying to got them back again so as to keep : i club in Omaha and they start this cry about contract Jumping. The Omaha players wore free to go anywhere. There is no question about it. " COUIIT or CLAIMS .verm : . General Colby , assistant United btatos attorney general In charge of Indian denieda- lion claims , started from New York for Beatrice , Neb. , yesterday afternoon. General Colby intends to remain two weeks in the west for the purpose of taking depositions. It is his Intention to begin work in Omaha. From there he will go to Denver , tlicnco to Minneapolis and if possible to Milwaukee. In those cities ho will take such testimony of claimants ns may bo offered to use in the settlement of the suits in the court of claims. Up to II o'clock tills afternoon : tOU ! of the < o suits had been begun. Seven hundred are these which have already been adjudicated by ttie depart ment , and these will probably bo passed upon by the court without the formality ot a trial. Up to the present tirro the aggregate amount of the claims 11 led is $ ! ii,003.llK ) ) . It is expected that the total will bo swelled to ? , " > 0OOJ,000 bv the tinio the last claim is filed. J P. S. II. . OVK Figures Furnished by the Superintendent ol' Census. WASHINGTON' , Julj' 17. The superintendent of the census has sent to the government printing ollleo the material for the first part of the mining volume of the eleventh census. The most important part of the matter has already been published with the exception of the part relating the production of gold and silver in the United States during the cal endar year ISS'.l. ' A bulletin o'l this subject was issued from the census olllco today. Tlio bulletin , after referring to the dilHculty of obtaining information from individual tires - peelers nnd small mines , says that the gold is mainly produced by a few largo access ! ulo mines from which it is easy to got statistical information , but the cost of production at such mines would not fairly represent small mines or prospectors. The bulletin shows that the production of bullion during Ibb'J was : Gold , 1,500,80 ! ) ounces , United States coming value , $3 , ! , Sbii,74lQsilvor ; , ! , : ) Ib51 ounces , United States coining value , $ IVI.KK5,03S. ! Total United States coining value , S'J'J,2 V3 In gold this is nearly 2S percent of the world's product and in silver -II per cont. Tlio bulletin says : ' 'The number of gold and silver mining claims or locations , com monly railed mines , in the United States is practically beyond computation. The names of 100,000 such claims or mines were re ceived by the census otlice , but upon limit ing the investigation to (1) ( ) producing and (2) ( ) mines working but not producing - ducing anything" ; ( ! l ) mines temporarily stopped , but which had produced or upon which the work done had established their values which could properly bo classed as mines , the list declined to perhaps 10,000 and upon tabulating only such mines as made re turns of production or labor statistics , the list wns reduced to 0,001 , which is still n very largo number compared with the other min eral producing mines In the United States. Expenditures during the year , including wages , value of supplies , etc. , wore $0.'l-tSl- Klil. The total vnluo of mining plants was $ llr ) > , ! NiOf > 00 , made up of buildings , railroads , machinery , underground improvements , mine supplies nnd cash nnd estimated value of mines exclusive of above items $ 'J33,0MS:21. ! : The value of mills and reduction works was $ -20iii ! 3,773. The total mines and works $ l80K3-iiS. ! : Of the 0.001 mines on which returns of production in labor statistics wore made , -'OS wore reported idle ; 1,000 were re ported working but not producing bullion ; 28 as producing over JT > 00Oi)0 ) worth of bullion ; 41 ns producing $ ' 50,000 to J500.000 ; 107 as producing $100,000 to SiVl.lHX ) ; ! tt from $25,000 to * 100,000 ; 4:17 : from $10,000 to $50,000 ; 1.40S from $1,000 to $10,000 , nnd 1,010 loss than $1,100. From the statistics It appears tint the labor employed in the actual production of the precious n. etuis is bettor paid , and moro productive In fact , than any other Industry thus far ( May , Ib'Jl. ' ) reported In the bulletin by the eleventh census. The average earnings of nil the persons employed at the gold and silver mines (57,0.'io ( ) wns $725 n year , wullo the average output per man amounted to $1,743 a year. t' .WITO.V J A/.1/ AOT tVttT\\ Testimony Itcgnn In the Court-Martlal atallii Wnlla. WAM.I W.u.n , Wash. , July 17. The gen eral court-martial for the tri'il ' of Colonel C. E. Compton , Fourth cavalry , reconvened yes terday. The attorney for Coloaol Compton challenged iirigadler-Gonorul Huger , n mem ber of the court , on a charge of bias , on tlio ground that Uugor had received a report of the facts from Inspoctor-Gonorul Summer and General Ifnut/ , which facts were liable to create an opinion. In answer to questions Huger admitted forming an opinion and stat ed that in Summer's ' report was a htatomont that was favorable to Colonel Compton. Af ter General Uugor had made this statement the challenge was sustained and Uugor was excused from attendance. Judge Advocate McClure then read the charges and specllica- lions against Compton in substance as fol lows : Ho is charged with neglect of duty to the prejudice of good order and military disci pline In violation of the sixty-second article of war. There are three spocitlcutions : 1. U h alleged that Compton , after a largo body of men In Ins command on the night of April t3 ! Joined in n mutinous demonstration against Doth the military and civil authori ties , neglected to take measures to ascertain whnt men had tukon part or ? to bring thorn to Justice. 'J. That after being warndd by the shorllT nnd prosecuting attorney , darly in the even ing of April 31 , of well fonridod rumors of an intended attack by the -soldiers on the lull with intent to kill A. K. Ilutit.Colotiel Camp- ton wholly failed to taln measures to hold at the post the men of his command then pres ent , or cause the return of men then In town ; by reason of which neglect , men of his com mand to the number of , ilfty or moro took Hunt from Jail and shot him to death. 11. That Compton , after being Informed on the night of April SI tlfat the soldieri had lynched Hunt , neglected1 to order sufllclent measures or notion to apprehend the men en gaged in the kilting. h After the reading of the charircs Colonel Compton pleaded not guilty. Sheriff McFar- land of Walla Walla coifhty was called and related the facta connoctbd with the lynch ing , substantially ns brought ' out In the re cent trial of Campaign Atf'Unjt Intruder * . WASIIINHTOX , July 17.- The commissioner of Indian affairs , in a lcttor to Governor Dud of the Chickasaw n'dtiou , says "If the Chlckasaw authorities desire to have the aid of the government in ridding the nation of intruders they must 'iHSdify tholr laws In such a manner as will tender it possible tor the government to aottlntolllgontly , nnd to determine who are intruders they must sub mit a list which can -rolled [ upon. This would render a rovision'fof the laws neces sary. It is bcliovod theru has been a cam paign started to clear th o intruders out of the Chlcuasaw nation j Italy Asked lo"4tcconsldor. \VAsiiiNoroN' , July IT.-gUopresontntivo cit- lens of Italian birth , ' expressing the .senti ments of the states of Virglnin , Maryland and the District of Columbia as to the re fusal of the Italian government to participate in the world's fair , havojidoptod a resolution requesting a reconsideration of the action and asking that a goodZshowlng bo made at the fair. .Mi I'iMtiiiiiBtciM' Appointed. CAM MAY , N. J. , Julyl7. Tlio president today appointed the foilbtvtag postmasters : Iowa Joseph A. Mclntyro. Sidney. Will iam A. Kcister , GreenovfBcnjatmn ; F. Bixby , Walnut. , K Illinois-- George II. Schmltt , Yorkvillo. \Vlsconsln Thomas Uooso , ICnukauna. South Dakota Charles' F. Mallahan , Elk Point. "g Floured Up the Cost. Wisiiixnrox , July 17.A careful estimate made by the olllcors of the postofllco depart ment places the pio'mblo annual cost to the government of the execution of the provisions of the postal aid bill at fr3,7i-,000. ) Iteil Cloud Hank : lieceiver. WASIIIVOTOX , July 17. The comptroller of the currency today appointed O. C. Bell of Lincoln , Nob. , receiver oMho Firat National banlc ol Ued Cloud , Nob. A'fK Ml Kit IKADDHirlnUEX. . Story IVoni-tlio IIuckwoodH of Minnesota. MiNXCtrous. Minn. , July * 17. About ono hundred miles southwest Of this city on the outskirts of the thick pinb forests of Snake river , lies the hamlet of Pine City. Though dignilled by the name of , city , it numbers but n few hundred souls. It Is ono of these in digenous farming comtuunlttos so common to Minnesota and the Dakotas whore the people never set foot outside 'of the circle of the town from one year to n'no3Sor. Farther to the southd'C3'it , fifty miles flows the Snake river. Thji Ukos its name , a * might ba lnforrcdn < fk > Vjeauso .its bunks abound in reptiles , but on account of its ex cessively winding course , flowing one mo ment in n straight line and in another mo ment cutting n corner at the sharp angle of 00 ° or 00 ° . There are few settlers along its thickly wooded banks and no settlement nearer than Pine City. In fact so sparsely inhabited is this region ttiat the names of the few who have staked their claims therein nro scarcely known. How people can bo happy in this wild region , much loss subsist , is n mystery. It is really u wonder that some do not become insane. What was the horror of the people of Pine City on Wednesday , when a fishing party of that village returned from the woods , bring ing with thorn a\vild woman nnd hcrsKtcen- yoar-old daughter. The daughter tolls a story of terrible suffering and privations. She says that the husband and father of the Jamily was eaten by wolves while In an in toxicated condition last March. Slnco that time they have had no food in their humble cabin. The younger children died of starva tion and were cooked mid eaten , one by one , by the mother nad oldnst daughter. The mother's mind linally gave way nnd she Is now n raving maniac. W. F. Glason , u merchant at Pine City , provided tl.o mother and daughter with clothing and took thorn to his house and gave them shelter and food. Yesterday afternoon they wore tnlton to the county Jail , where they will bo provided for pondlnc nn investigation , as it is thought that in all probability ono or moro of the children were murdered bv the demented mother. The affair lias thrown the village into a state of intense excitement and it has been proposed to send an expedition to the homo ot the family to investigate moro fully the horrible story. The name of the woman could not be learned from her , ns her ravings were not in telligible. From the daughter it was learned that her name wnS Potowon. Peterson wns the name of her father. Ho was employed in a logging camp. litl'ltUSV IX A" Kir I'OltK. A KovoltiiiK CiiNO Discovered In Ono ol't lie CliincHO Ijaundries. NKW Yomc , July 17. A Chinese leper has been discovered in an East Side laundry. Ho Is Chin Hop Sing , nnd when a represen tative of the health authorities paid him a professional visit , bo was industriously iron- lug n shirt. Ho has boon a leper eight months , nnd sovcn months of that time ho has spent in washing tlio linen of F.ast-sideps. The health olllco after the examination- decided it was u L'onuino case of leprosy , b'utiay they cannot take the man In chanrn in' they hnvo no place to tu ice him. He come here tf year and a half * ago from San Francisco , Thtjro , it Is said , ho iiiid lived with a lOprpuv "friend until the authorities removed the lopor. Chin Hop Sing's countrymen shun him. After n whll" they raised n fund of $ JOO totake him back to China. Ho took the nionby , but instead of going to China came IA Newark , N. J. , whore ho went into partnership In n laundry with L. Chime , nwo1 n lopor. They had trouble after a while nnd Hop Sing came to Now York. By this time ho wns In an awful condition , . His head had begun to swell ; hisonrs w ra assuming enor mous proportions ; his nosabnd rnnchod n re- mnrkablo si/.e , and his lialr was dropping out. Ho went to the laundry of bis cou&in , Clung I3n , to sleep untlli morning. When Ching ICu awoke und saw hoxv Ching Hop Sing looKed , ho was terror stricken. Ho would not stay In the place , bolleving It In fested already with the fearful disease Ho sold out to the leper for 850. Hop King took possession of the shop immediately and wont right on with the business. Hrynn nt ltid Cloid. : UBD Ci.ot'p , Nob.v. July 17. [ Special Tele gram to TIIK BKK.J lly the request of the citizens generally , Congressman W. J. Bryan delivered nn Interesting political speech at the Knights of Pythias hall this evening. Ho connucd himself to no subject in particular , but jbueL' d on the tariff , free coinage and democratic ideas in general , which of course vrere received with much at tention , A large number of Knights from Blue Hilt and other places were present to witness the initiation of Congressman McKoIghnn to the order after the speech. A reception was held In the bail uftor thu uddrcsi. SALISBURY STIRS THEM UP , English Oonsarv.itiv35 in a Fluttar Over the Wouiaa Suffrage Question. STRONG PLANKS IN THE NEW PUTFORM. Queer Caper of an Iji'i'utlu Poor and Its Dls.iKrceiihli ; AUcrolup \ - ton'n GtMwlng ; Streiutli la- uouent Kitty O'i-'hja. JWJn / ; AVii' York .t orlnfcil IVr-i" . ] LONDON- , July 17. Nothing has recently excited tjio inner conservative circle ns much as the Marquis of Salisbury's declaration that female suffrage ought to form a part of the coming electoral reforms. The conserva tives are demanding to know If this is nn cs- sontlai part of the government plan. A host of members have warned the government that n female vote plank would not bo accepted by an Influential section of the party without protest. The premier has long boon known to bo Inclined to concede the rifht of suffrage to women ns n probable counterpoise to the democratic tendency to the principle of manhood suffrage ; but now for the llrst time ho has tried to commit the party to this momentous change of fran chise. The council of the conservative asso ciation at an Informal mooting today , with out passing a resolution to that effect , de cided to Intimate to Lord Salisbury that the party was so divided on the question that It would bo unwibo to rocognUo it as a conserv ative principle. In spite of Lord Salisbury's Intimation that the life of parliament will not expire until August , 1S'J2 , electoral agents are preparing for dissolution in the spring. The con servative platform upon which the candi dates will bcKin tholr canvas without delay is now definitely cast. Apart from the Irish local government bill , in the consideration of which the ministerial ists expected sunh obstruction ns will Justify dissolution in the spring , the platfonu will include a reform bill , amending the ulstrbu- lion of soaU by reducing the Welsh and IrNh representation , slightly increasing the Scotch nnd giving largo advantages to the English representation. Other planks will bo : The maintenance of the freeholders' franchise ; the maintenance of the residential safeguard against personation ; the abolition of the illiterate vote and the legislation se curing old nno pensions and for the creation of workmen's boards of arbitration. To sum up the platform ns now officially fixed , the ministers have endorsed the leading features of Mr. Chamberlain's age assurance scheme , thus committing the party to further devel opment in the lines of state .socialism , and a redistribution of seats will be a stronu card In the gamo. The liberals , however unwilling to liuvo their ranks depleted by a decrease of votes , must recognize tnc Justice of removing the crying scaudiil oy which London , which is nearly aa populous us Ire land , retains forty-four members. The suspension of a peer , a rare event in the upper house of parliament , occurred to night in the case of the erratic Lord Den- man , the successor of the Illustrious Judge Denmnn. Lord Donman bad given notice of amotion ; for a return of the number of days in which the lute Lord Grativiilo had at tended the house and also the days on which he .himsilf had attended curing Lord Gran- ville's life. * " Whether the motion was inspired by sneer crankiness or by malice Lord Dcnman was not allowed to explain. Ho was anoutto rise to speak when Lord Salisbury said the mo- lion could only bo described as unseemly. Ho would simply move that Lord Denmnn should not bo heard during the remainder of the session. Lord Kimberly concurred nnd Lord Salisbury's motion was agreed to in silonco. Lord Donman "sloped" looking daggers at Lord Salisbury with whom ho has an old feud , once nearly culminating in personal vi olence. Mr. Sexton obtains tbo support of several Irish bishops and is increasing the adhesion of members , who will support him ns leader of the Irish party on Mr. McCarthy's with drawal. The personal friends of Mr. Dillon are distressed at his reluctance to load any section if ho falls to reunite the party. Ho is disposed to Join his brother in America and to abandon political agitation for a timo. The bulk of the liberals , if consulted , would help Mr. Sexton bjforo Mr. Dillon. During the progress of the Irish land bill Mr , Sexton ton added immensely to his reputation as a tactician. Ho is the ablest debater in tlio party nnd is now recognized ns nn adept in the quiet. Judicious handling of affairs. Sensational rumors that Mrs. Parnell has in her possession compromising correspand- once with Mr. Gladstone which she obtained whllo she was n go-botwcen between Mr. Purnell nnd tlio liberal party loaders , have n basis of truth. Durlni ; the period while Mr. Pnrnoll was in the Kilmalnuam Jail Mrs. O'Shea was n busy medium and with in con stant communication with Mr. Chamberlain , Mr. Morley and others , but never wns Mr. Gladstone , if Mr. Parnoll chooses to pub lish these letters they would disclose chiefly tlio keen political craft of Mrs. O'Shea anil the entire unconsciousness of tbo liberals that her relations with Mr. Parnell wore other than pure. Tbo vigilant purity party will instantly rniso a question in the house of lords in re gard to Cnldornn's picture of St. Elizabeth , nude. Lord Salisbury ridiculed the idea that the picture outraged the feelings of Catho lics. Ho said ho had not seen the picture. Ho wished he had. Ho had seen a travesty wherein a lady showed her back to a county counsellor. The question ot clothes wns ono into which ho could enter. There were plenty of classical pictures that did not offend Catho lics , Finally , he concluded , the picture was placed In great solusion. These few Jesting words disposed of the matter. The purists have scored , however , getting a magistrate's order to destroy photographs of Goromo's , Bougerau's and other great French artists' works. The loading argu ment against the sales of such photos wns that , white the printings might not b > In decent , the photographic reproductions may bo. bo.Kir John Ponder , speaking nt n meeting of the Direct cable company , stated that there bad been n positive decline in Atlantic tele graphy since the operation of the McKinley law. Ho did not solely attributed the do- cllno to the McICInloy law. It was partly duo to tlio depression In trido and to com petition. There is a court report current that the queen tins written to the king of Ununmnla advising to lot the episode of the crown prince with Helena Vncarosco take its natural course and reminding him ot tlio marriages of affection In the English royal family. , ! / . , / > T.I I. lit : It ,1'f O.VCU& Terrible lipronr in the Krmieh Chnin- lior oI'DcputloM. PAIIIS , July 17. The chamber of deputies was crammed to the doors in the expectation of henrlng thodohnto on tlio passport regula tions. M , Ulbot opened the discussion by declaring that thu government had not re ceived n single complaint from any com- mcrcli.1 house as to the alleged restrictions placed upon tholr commercial travelers. The government , ho said , wns not Indlfforont to tbo subject , but was quite ready to take any necessary measures. Continuing M. Utbot said that the policy of Franco was a pacific policy ; the government knew its duty , but in order to fulfill this duty it must know whether or not it enjoyed the confidence of the chamber of deputies. M. Do Uoucldo said that ten months niro bo apprised the government tbat the inhabi tants of Alsace were making complaints in regard to the passport regulations , The speaker also accused the government of standing before England without weapons In their hands and with allowing Franco to bo bullied by Germany. As these rcm.irus wore made many of the deputies rose to their feet and warmly pro tested against ttioso accusations. M. Klbot In reply exclaimed that such accusations did not affect him personally and that , tliov could not affect the government. A terrible up roar followed. Hundreds of dcptulu.s seemed to lie talking IK onco. Finally tlio pivsl ling oftleor managed to i-alm the angry passions of tlio legislators and when order was thoroughly restored M. Kibot asked for a vote of confidence In the government. The government was sustained by a vote of Jll'J to 1(13. ( Futile KfTorts to K\plnin an Ain-fl- OHII'M DC ith INM-hiipi Siili-ldo. 1 < ' < > I > U < Wit t l lu .linn i Uiinlim IJnim-IM LOXDOV , July 17.iNew York Herald Cable Sveial [ to Tin ! IJni : . I Stung by poverty and contempt of former companions , George Parker of Brooklyn shot himself through the-heart in n London boarding house yesterday morning. Parker was a strangely handsome man with hair prema turely whitened , lie has a wife and four children iii Brooklyn and was once n re spected citizen of that cltv. Ills passion for a woman estranged him from his homo nnd ho went to Buenos Avres with a well known woman nearly a year ago. Ho came to England to buy a famous stal lion and was the center of n fashionable , but crooked sot of men. Ho boncht n diamond necklace on the recommendation of n Mr. Uhlmnn. It was n fraudulent transaction. Ho was arrested , tried nnd sentenced to one year's Imprisonment and has Just boon re leased. His old chums Bcornod him on his return. Ho had a magnificent wardrobe , bought In Buenos Ay res , but no money. Ho went to n boarding house on Uussell street n week ago with a friend named Whltmar , who stuck to him. It was there that he shot himself in his bed. The detectives found his room full of af fectionate letters from n Mrs. Hamilton , who had been stopping nt the Continental hotel of Paris. A tclecram arrived for thn dead man nnd detectives opened It. It was from Mrs. Hamilton , saying she woul I arrive in Charing Cross on the afternoon train. She is now in tears at the Victoria hotel. She is a handsome woman. Her photo- irrnph was found in the suicide's room. Parker left nn message. A terrible scene ensued when Mrs. Hamilton visited the corpse. The inquest' will bo held tomorrow. Suspicions of foul play are entertained which may develop something sensational. A revolver wns found several feet from the body and in the pocket of tbo corpse wns found n pawn ticket for n revolver. The question is , did Parker own two pistols or did the revolver that killed him belong to some other person ? No clothes or other effects were found in Whitman's room. Ho was the first to give the alarm nnd the police questioned him closely. Pariter hud put , his false teeth In n tumbler of water and other evidences throw doubt on the suicide idea. It has been suggested that some one was Jealous of Parker. The police have made no arrests. Ono of the guests in the boarding house suspicious of Whitman's was so ap- pe'irance , that the day before the tragedy ho Insisted on having his room door locked. Scorotafyvliaxvs' " . ( iHtlinony. LOSPOX , July 17. The secretary of the shipping federation , Mr. Laws , was exam ined today botoro committee "A" of the royal labor commission. Mr. Laws said that there should bo alterations in the merchant shipping net nud in the board of trade regu lations In order to secure moro effectual pro tection for free liien. The shipping federa tion secretary added thnt it was almost impossible - possible fora green sailor to obtain access to the shipping ollico unless ho was armed with the red ticket of the Seamen's and Firomor's union. A German Honsatloii. BIIIIIX. : July 17. The Militair Wnchon- blntt caused n sensation In military nnd other circles by publishing an editorial in which it says t'tiero are nro so many Unssian troopj on the frontier between Germany ami Russia that the influence of the latter coun try is predominant , and. it is Imperative that stops should bo immedlatfcly taken by the Gorman government to restore the oiilanco. Freui'li Hallway Mrlkc. PAUIS , July 17. Six thousand railroad strikers mot to Jay nnd decided to send a deputation to the chamber of deputies to bo escorted by a procession of all tlio strikori. The western railway company Is importing men from the provinces. Tlio strikers have decided to go to the entrances of the work shops in the morning and try to stop work. To Train for tlio MiiiHtry. LONDON- , July 17.At this mornings moot ing of the International Concregatloualists Prof. Fisk of Chicago read a paper on the "American System. " Prof. Fisk recom mended that these desirous of entering the ministry should bo trained in seminaries for the period of three joars. Krnnco Will Take Our Pork. LONDON- , July 17. The Paris correspond ent of the Times says the decree rescinding t'.io prohibition oT American pork takes im mediate effect. The government gave the chamber the assurance that precautions had been taken against trichinae. To Guard Aiinst Kiri-H LONDON. July 17. Lord Do Lawarr , in tno house of lords today , gnvo notice that ho would move for the appointment of a sold committee to inquire into the practice of car rying inflammable goods on board Atlantic passenger steamers. Pai'iiell IMiln'i Pay the COHIH. LONDON , July 17.--The solicitor of Captain O'Shea ' In his suit for divorce , in which Parnell was co-respondent , today denied the statement made yesterday that Parnol1 paid the coils in tlm suit amounting to $5,000. ItouIaiiKiM-'H Maiiio Dead. BiiU ! > sm.s , July 17. Mine. Do Bonnomaln , well known as the mistress of General Bou- langer , died of consumption Inst night. Cholm-a UavaufH at Aloroa. CAIIIO , July 17.Tno deaths from cholera in Mecca average fifty dally , A quarantine catrp is being formed. Notables nt Hnrntojja , StutToot , JS. Y. , July 17. Mrs. UlyHos Grant and Mrs. Dent arranged today to spend some little tune in Saratoga. They will arrive July lit and make their abode at the Grand Union hotel. This will bo the llrst visit made hy Mr-i. Grant to Saratoga since the death of her husband MX years ago this month- On August IS President Harrison nnd party will arrive at the Grand Union. Ho will visit Mount McGregor ns the guest of W. J. Arkell In tlio morning , attend the races in tlio afternoon nnd luavo hy prlvnto car in the evening for Uutland to attend the dedication of the Bunnlngton , Vt. , menu ment. On his return , two days later , ho will stop here Kovor.il das. Guilirl. ) Chosen. Qi'TiiiuV , Okl. , July U.-'Futuor DeGrass , priest in charge of the Catholic church hero , lias received n letter from Bishop Mcorsclmlt , lately appointee for the Indian territory , say ing that ofllclal papers wore received by him making Guthrlo the Catholic see of the In dian Territory and directing him to mulio his permanent residence huro. if I \ . ty nt Rook Springs About Which There \ is No Doubt , TWiATMS BUT NO CORPSES FOUND , Two . intandoiM , Two IaK , n Sli .Shooter and n Powder . " lUvsnll , Ono Itolu In the ( ilMtllld , Uorit St'iiiMioVyo. . , July 17. ( Special Telegram to Tin : lHi.J : : An axplosloti of such tcrriilo force that itj shook Keck Spring * from center I to clrcnmfrence occurred nt il o'clock this afternoon anil startled the people llko nil tmrthqunko shock. Window glass was shattered nil over town and oven tlio plntcglnss in such establishments ns tholleck- wlth commercial company , Timothy Klnnoy Co. , nnd button & Co. nnd II. Hussoy wore cracked nnd broken. A scene of Intense ex- cltomcnt ensued. Palo-facod people rushed from their houses Into the streets as though It was the Inst crack of doom. The excitement has not been dupli cated since the famous Chinese riots. Every man , woman unit child in tlm town poured Into streols. Ono fear ul rumor followed another In quick succession , working timid people up to a pitch of excite ment that wns positively fearful. As the llrst terrible shock was not fol lowed by another , the people gradually be came .somewhat reassured. A mile and n half or so from town they ohsorved a dark nnd ominous cloud hanging over the neigh borhood of No. l ) mine , belonging to the Union Parltlo. It looked like n llerco np- proachinir thumlor storm. Hut soon rumors began to lloat nrouml that it wns in reality the rcMilt of u powder explosion. Those rumors soon nssumod u dollnlto shape nnd the ro.ul lead ing to that neighborhood was soon blnclc with excited people on foot , on horse back and In vehicles of various descriptions , fran tically heading for the scene of thr disaster. No. 0 mine lies less than t\\o miles northeast ol the town. Contiguous to it in n do 'p and narrow gulch the powder house of the mine is located. It was , i la'-go corru gated iron alTair , and previous to the acci dent today contained 1'JIJI hoes of powder , nsiullv used in blasting In the co-il mines , TOO pounds of dynamite nnd twelve boxes of giant powder c.ipj , Nestling along the hill sides. In this immediate vicinity with their cellars dug into the mountain sides are about thirty modest little houses , occupied mainly by minors of foreign birth. The buildings are mainly of stone. About it o'clock in the afternoon n couple of Finlandor saloookeep is named respectively Jacob llolll anil Jacob S.iutaln started out on what is popular ! ) Known as a , "loot. " They had boon dnnuing bouvily. They decided to take a ride and Jumped into a two-wheeled cart drawn by n single horse and started in to whoop it up , careening over ; the country in the most reckless way. Shouting at tlio top of their lungs , ilrinit off a revolver nnd whooping nnd howling , they boon struck terror to the hearts of all the women In the surrounding country. In tholr perambulations tnoy Dually came tj the gulch lu which the powder magazine was located. With inebriated bravado they paused close to the building. Ono of them drew n six-shooter and with n laugh and a whoop , drew a bead upon the building. That ball must hnvo penetrated the sheet Iron veneering of the powder magazine , for tlio sharp report of the shot wns swallowed up in the sound of an explosion so tcrrilic that it was hoard for miles around. As for the Finlandors , tliolr Ir.igmonta wore scattered over twenty acres of ground. Pieces of torn and man gled Ilc3h , the heart of ono hero , a part of a hand there , were the bloody tro phies of their desperate deed. Their heads have not oven yet boon found. The poor horse followed them in their flight. There wasn't enough of him found to stuff n crutch with. The entire neighborhood presented n scone of utter desolation. The site of the imiKa/.ino was represented by n yawning hole many feat in depth and extending far ooyond tlio limits of whnt had been the build ing. Sticks of timber mid rot It wore scat tered all about Six houses , the closest to the scene , wore wrecked totally. Every pane of window glass in every house on either side of the gulch was shattered. Fences were torn down , trees uprooted , and the building walls racked and jarred. Women nnd children In houses two miles away were cut and bruised by glass shattered from the windows of their homos. A bnrn : t)0 ( ) yards away was burned to the ground. Six Union Paclllc cars in the vicinity wore destroyed In n similar mnunor. The two Flnlandors who caused nil the trouble are the only ones killed , so far as can be nscortninod now. Nearly all the people living in that vicinity are of the same nntlonalily and cannot talk English. All the mon were at work in the mines lit the time , which may account for the small loss of life. Nearly every woman and child In I ho gulch at , the time was moro or less in jured by the broken glass or Hy ing missile' ' * . Of these Mrs. Johnson and baby are most severely Injincd. Both are badly cut nnd bruised about the head , and ono or both may dio. About the time of the explosion n man was riding in tlio neighborhood on horseback. What lias become of him isn't precisely known , nnd it Is possible that his name may jot be mlded to the list of casualties. The news of the explosion caused tremend ous excitement in the mines , Nearly every miner belmvod his own family Involved In the trouble , nnd when the news wns noised around in the mine chambers the men frantically clamored to como to the surface nnd were accommodated ns rapidly as possible. When they came up and Joined the women the excitement was again Intensified , nnd Joy nnd grief were expressed In the most ronmrknblo jnrgon. Stops were immediately taken to relieve the sufTorings of tlio injured ones , The doctors were promptly on hand and indefa tigable lii tholr attentions , The loss to the company will bo not less than $10,000. Busi ness of all klnus was suspended for the day , and the t > ceno ot the disaster has boon re- vlowed by everybody for miles around. Rioting In Clilun. SIN FIUNTISCO , Cat. , July I" . Thnnghal pnpors of Juno 8 announce the murder of an English customs house ofllcor , A.V , Green , and of Mr. Argent , a member of the Metho dist mission. During u Chinese riot nt Wlhuest a number of houses were burned. The bodies of the murdered man were taken on board tlio United States steamship Pnioi. It appears Atgent was knocked down and Killed on the street ) ) . The threatened outbreak at King King did not assume very grunt proportions owing to the presence of tnri'o gun boats which landed the forces and hold the mob in chock. Tlio reports from other Interior towns uliow tlmt destruction of property continues. ( ( net-ill Hani Drown Dead. lNiiiiNtroi.il , Intl. . July 17. General Sara Ilrown , who for many years roproiunted the "burnt district" In congress , died at Martins- villo , Ind. , this morning. .lArivho.svii.i.K , 111. , July 17. Colonel George M. Chambln , ono of the survivors of the lllaek Hawk war , died acre thU morning , aged ninety -one. Very SuiM'Ohnfiil Pcrformiuuie. CI.AHKS , Nob. , July 17. ( Special Telegram to TIIK HKK.J The Clarks opera house com pany , assisted by thu Ladles' cornet band , gave a Jubilee concert tonight under tlio man agement of J. F. Oolu. The costumes , dls- and performance wuro a complete