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DEVELOPING THE SOUTH Perfecting Arrangements for a Permanent Exhibit at Washington , WILL MEET AGMH FOR ORGANIZATION Inlerentlne 1'nperItind \V ter- duy JI fore tin ; L'niiveiitlon at Wn-li- luctnu I'rro Cotton Mncliln- cry \Vtinted. WASHINGTON , Aug. 31. The second day's meeting ot the southern development con vention was begun with n large attendance. Mr. W. 0. Vlncenhcller , the state com missioner of mining of Arkansas , the first spiakcr , presented a conservative vlow of the resources of that slate. He said there was no longer a race problem , public schools were educating negroes to the dutlas of citizenship and he had become reconciled to lhe fact that the white man , who paid most ot the taxes , must rule. The report of the conimlttco on plan and Bcopc was read. It provides for a permanent bureau In Washington for the exhibition ot the resources of the southern states and for the general Information ot capital and labor ; the expenses of the- bureau to be paid by pro rata contributions from the states. Also n sub-bureau In each state , through which exhibits should be forwarded to Wash ington , to be In charge ot the commissioners of agriculture , labor or Immigration , who nhould verify all Information Tiled with the bureau. A committee of one member from each elate and the District of Columbia uas pro vided for , to bo appointed by tha chair , and a meeting to bo held In Washington , to which the governors of each state would ap point delegates , and to which the governors would be Invited , to perfect details , ot the organization. A warm discussion was precipitated. Charles Catlett of Virginia declared that the southern states had taken little advantage of the great opportunities afforded by the World's fair. Mr. II. F. Clayton o Florlada held that ths plan to confer ar ' "authority upon the governors of states would glvo the political character to the organization , Sir. Robert W. Hunter of Ylrgl la sustained the report. When he said that the fcouth did not expect to build herself up In a day ; that she not care for what was called the "tide of Immigration , for Pales , Huns and anarchists , " ho was applauded. OPPOSED TO THE BOOMER. The afternoon ncsslon yesterday nub de voted to papers aud addresses on the ro- tourcjs and progress of the couth. Dr. B. 12. I'd mow , chief of the forestry division of the Agricultural department , Bpoko on the "Geographical Conditions and Timber Resources ot the South. " Inci dentally he advised against booming meth ods , and asserted that scientific Investigation had clearly shown that bled turpentine4 tim ber was not inferior. Colonel D , H. Vaiicy of Florida , speaking in the same line , deprecated exaggeration , Haying that the -south could stand on the truth. The rapid exhaustion of northern forests , ho predicted , would compel the lum bering men to fall back upon the soutlii M. II. Moore o ? the Dubuquc , InBoard ol Trad : spo * < i along tlie same line , and In the cnnrse of his speech said that lie had Inter- 'Tiled himself two years ago In tlio Nicara gua canal , and was certain that It would be Eoutlt In the near future , If not by the Unltcc States , by Kngland. Orlsby Thomas of Atlanta spoka ot thi amicable relations of the white and colorec races in the south , and said that a feu northern missionaries , ignorant of the con dltloriH , who had attempted ( o stir up thi blacks against the whites , had b.'en expelled EO that the races could dwell together Ir peace. Ignorance of each other was the Weakness of the sections of the country Tlrre were different classes In negroes , ai there was In whites , some respectable , law- abiding , Intelligent , others absolutely cle praved. Dr , M , Sauvlllo of Tennessee spoke on thi resources of that state. Mr. Bcasely of North Carolina , In support Ing the report , said that the work done mus be done on an honest and sound basis ; then must bo nn Institution upon which capitalist : and prospective Immigrants could rely. Colonel Yancey ot Florida prophesied tha more of the southern states would make ai appropriation for the support of an expos ! tl n. n.Mr. . L. C. Irvine of Mobile opposed the ma chtnery proposed by the committee becnus < dependent upon the action of governors am legislators. Mr. L. Q. C. Lamar of Mississippi fa vored the report , saying that the meeting wa not a representative cue and should d honor to the south , the people and governors who could send their representatives , other wise the convention would be regarded wltl suspicion. Mr. Barrett ot West Virginia suggcste that delegates be elected by the grange am trade organizations. Mr. Irvine proposed as an amendment : fee ot (10 should be paid by all organlza tloos u/ the south , to be paid when $5,00 hail been subscribed. The amendment wa lost. lost.PLAN PLAN OF ORGANIZATION ADOPTED. The resolutions from the committee o : plan and organization were adopted wltl amendments providing that n committee o ono member from each southern state and th District of Columbia be appointed by th chair to perfect the details , of the plan o organlzatlonthat ; the convention adjsurn untl muther meeting , to be called by the commit Ice , to which governors bo requested to ar point ten delegates familiar with the object of the organization , and that the boards c trade , business and agricultural assoclatlo be reqtiiRted to send reports , Also that th vote ol each state In the adjourned con ventlon shall bo equal. At the afternoon and evening sessions several oral Interesting papers were read an speeches made. A tcsolution endorsing the bill for the Ire admission ot cotton machinery , introduced 1 thet house of representatives by Mr. Kyle c Mlislsslppl , was adopted. Then the conver tlon adjourned. Thu committee on permanent organIzatlo has been announced , and Includes among It members J. C. LHtls of Arkansas. C. H. Man Bur ot Missouri and L. li. Lipscombe c Texas , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ CONSTRUING Till : SUUAIl SU1IKDUM Sixty Tliomnml I loll urn TiunNeliraiiku Muni : fHrtnri'M IFndrr thn Old l.uw. WASHINGTON , Aug. 31. { Special Tell ( Vrain to The Bee. ) Senator Manderson t ! day called on the commissioner of Intern : revenue and also upon the secretary ot tli treasury , accompanied by Mr. Oxnard an others , and discussed with them the Inter of the new tariff as to paying a bounty a st'gar. Senator Matulersoti called ultentlc to section 182 of the sugar schedule which r < peals the sugar bounty , anil contended thi tX word "hereafter" In the section meai that lib bounty was to bo paid after the bl became a law , August ? , but that all sugc manufactured prior to that date was ci titled to-a bounty under the McKlnley lav Senator Manderton raid he only appears for the beet sugar manufacturers ot h utaU , who are entitled to $00,000 bount Secretary Carlisle aald he would filve tl matter consideration und render an oplnlc as soon as possible. Dr. C. P. Fall has been appointed a men ber ol the Hoard ol Examining Surgeons i Beatrice , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ S.-l-.l IllnlrlliUtl.iU DelMyrd. WASHINGTON , Aug. 31. The commenc nient of the v.ork ol distributing seeds I the > Agricultural department nas been d layed by the Ulenvtx ot the pa ige of tl appropriation bill by congress. The force perform the nork tht season will bo G ganlzcd In the bcglrnlng of October and the distribution wilt be commenced In the begin ning of January. The long Inaction on the Mil has also prevented the department from obtaining a number of vegetable seeds , not ably the turnips. The amount allowed for the work last year was ? CO,000 and tills year It la (10,000 ( less. WAITINO FOU ltr.LMJICT.3. Matter * of Niipromo Iiitrrrnt to I'jtlilans Ar Still In Al > > niicc. WASHINGTO Aug. 31. The supreme lodge of the Knights of Pythias received a report today from a committee to draft anew now ritual for th ) uniform ordpr and made the matter a special order for .lext TuBtlay. A discussion of the proposed amendments to the constitution which will -establish a Judicial body analogous to the supreme court empowered to decide disputes over constitu tional matters absorbed most of the day , No reports have yet been received from I lie committees appointed to consider the questions of excluding liquor . .calers from the Knights of Pythias and to compel the German lodges to give their ritual In English , the two questions of greater Interest before the supreme lodge. It Is understood the committee of live to which was delegated , the Investigation ot the membership In the fraternity of liquor deal- TS and bartenders will report In favor of an mendment to tlie constitution which wilt tevcnt the .future admission of such porous ous , although not affecting- the standing of hose who have- been Initiated. The committee In charge of the question I permitting the performance of the ritual n German has given hearings to the rcpre- enlatlves of western German lodges , but as reached no conclusion. The suremo assembly of ths Pythian SIs- crhood today clecte'd officers for the ensuing .wo years , Mrs. George liemls ot Worcester , ilass. , was chosen supreme chancellor to ; ucceed Mrs. A. Young of Concord , N. H. ; ho others were supreme vice chancellor , Irs. C. L. Van AVert , Jersey City , N. J. ; ujircmo prelate , Mrs. AV. A. Dllworth , Ne- raakn. PKNS10N ItUMMlS. Jcn-rnl TluillBunil Cliilnil AITrrtcil by Judge KoynolilV Decisions. WASHINGTON , Aug. 31. Several thousand elision claims are affected by four recent rulings of Acting Secretary ot ttic Interior ileynolds , construing the act of January u , 893 , which provides for Increase of pern 'ons ' rom ? S to $12 per month on account of serv ice in the Mexican war. The acting secretary holds that the increase granted under that act does not commence at he date of the act. but from the date bf ap proval of the Increase claim In the pension bureau , and that the Increase does not apply .o cases of widows. * The act , says Judge Reynolds , does not In clude those persons who composed Powoll's battalion of Missouri mounted volunteers , tvho were directed to be placed upon the pen sion rolls subject to the provisions ot the act of January 29 , 1SS7. pensioning the survivors of the war with Mexico. The department also holds that the fee of (25 claimed by attorneys , under articles of agreement , cannot be allowed , and no fee In excess of J2 can be paid , as provided In the act of March 3 , 1891. The Increasi In the na ture of an allowance on account of Increase of the disability of ttia veteran soldier Is already pensioned. KhTMATI < .S IX War lcmrtincnt | I'urnl lie Figure * for tlu < IIiiilKuu fClrcr llrhlgu I'rojert. WASHINGTON. Au . 31. The War depart- mcnt Uday furnished a synopsis of the re port ot the commission appointed to Iniestl- ate and recommend what length ot span , not less than 2,000 fcst , would be safe anil practicable for a railroad bridge over the Hudson river Letwosn New York and Jersey City.The The osmmlsslon finds that a 2,000-foat span cantilever bridge with a pier In the p-ntct of the river \\ould bo safe and practicable and that Its cost , including viaduct , would bo $20 , 23,000. A 3,100-foot clear span can tilever from shore to shore Is found passible but Impracticable en account ot Its expense $51.128.000. The board reports that Investigation satis' fles It that a six-track , 3,100-foot single spar suspension bridge would be safti and prac tlcable and would , If certain construction : were adopted , cost $35,307,071. Such : bridge would carry six maximum frelgh trains moving side by side at full speed. A plan Is worked out and submitted for : lighter structure suspension bridge which tin board says would meet every possible de mitnd with absolute safety , at a cost of $30- 013,000. : it ItAKIMt l'KOTl > Xiu. lias ? < o Itli'ht to Kzpel Ainerl runs \Vlthnut Tclul. WASHINGTON , Aug. 31. Minister Bake today sent a dispatch to Secretary Greslian concerning the expulsion of the persons con cerned In tha Mosquito troubles , which state the president of Nicaragua , acting" under ai act ot the legislature. Issued a decree expel ling from the Mosquito country all person concerned In the rebellion. The minlste protested against the expulsion of American ! without trial. He Informed the Nicaragua ! government the United States held that with out trial and conviction upon some offcnsi Nicaragua had no right to banish Amerlcai citizens. The minister also stated that th Americans who had been arrested were nov on parole. It was not thought necessary ti send Minister Baker additional Instruction at present , as those previously scut cover al emergencies. oxii icuiv.viou AND su.ni : PAINT. Spirit of Jlooiioiny CtitM Dutrii Cliniiget li thu < upllot to lied Hot I. . WASHINGTON , Aug. 31. There Is rarel ; a time when some changes and alteration are not being made In the capital bultdlnp There will be fewer than usual this recess owing to the strict retrenchment of expense practiced by the session just closed , Th supreme court Is to have a new elevate from the basement to the floor of the cour room. A committee was appointed durln the session to recommend a new method o ventilation for the hall of the house , but n action resulted. Not even their reconimen ilatlon to clean out the flies ol old pamphlet and waste paper from the vaults under th house at an expenditure o about $ SOO wa acted upon. Tlie only work before the nes session will therefore be small repairs , pa In I Ing , etc. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ wn.i. our TWO IIOIII > AV.S. I-almr liny Will lie Doubly Observed li I'fiitmufttrrs In home Matei , WASHINGTON , Aug. 31. The conflict c the dates ot observance of Labor day I several Instances \\lll result In a double hall day for postmasters tn those states whr the state proclamation prescribe Septembe 1. A large number of telegrams have bee received -at the PostoHlce department ( ror postofflces Inquiring which date to observe that date or Septcmbr : 3 , as provided In th act of congress setting apart the first Mor day In the month. Acting Postmaster Ger eral Cralge has given notice that hollda hours are to b ; observed on the date < u signed by the act , and under the postal law and regulations all days net apart by Hat authorities aa legal holidays may beet served. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ fourth I hisn I'oMnmitrM A | > , i fil WASHINGTON , Aug. 31. fourth clat jioitmaaters appointed today : Mluourl Alice Carrlck. Cedar Gap. Kansas S , D. Carter , Cicero ) \V. H , Wooi Con way Springs ; D. W , Reams , Da Hun ; I A. Douglass , Uccatur , Mr * . Maggie A. Pai sons , Guelph , Sunnier county ; L. J. Will man , Morton ; Paul Klein , Utlca ; Ed war Duller , Pllna ; J. L. Swlshrr , WlUontowa. WERE 05 THE WRONG TACK San Irancuco Woman a Not the Quo Mixed Dy in the Vandeibllt Scandal , IS AT PRESENT IN NEW YORK CITY Say 8ho Hm Triiuliles llnouch IVllliout Having1 < Khcr8 Thru * . ' . Upon Ilnr Story of Vunilerliilt'n Married Infelicity Long Our. SAN FRANCISCO , Aug. 31. The father of Mrs. Nettle Neusladter , who has been con nected with the scandal In the family ot W , K , Vanderbllt , conies out today -with an emphatic denial of the story that his daugh ter and the gay Parlslenno , Nellie Ncustrcl- tor , nro one and the same person , Mrs , Neustadtcr'a father Is Benjamin Cohen ol this city. He said lit nn Interview. "It Is absurd to say that this notorious woman and my daughter Nettle are the same person. I have been receiving letters from her lor the last two years at regular Intervals ot twelve days. They have all been dated New York , Only once to my knowledge did she visit Eu rope and that was two years ago. Then she remained In Paris for a month. All these stories to the effect that my daughter was one of the most notorious women of Paris are untrue. ( Ccttlo did not speak Krcnch well and she never posed as a , French woman so far as I know. If she were the heroine ol the sensational escapades charged to her I think would have known of it. " The Cohens have been receiving letters rom Mrs. Neustadter at regular Intervals ever since her departure from this city. The "ast letter was received on Tuesday and was ilated New York. She wrote to an Intimate rlend a few weeks ago to the effect that she will be In this city during the latter part of September. NEW YORK , Aug. 31. The World says : n the crush nt the Casino was a handsome woman vho complained bitterly because the newspapers had published telegrams from San Francisco accusing her of Intimacy with iVilllam K. Vanderbllt. Her name before she was married was Nettle Cohen. Her hus band procured a divorce from her under the name of Nettle Neustadter. She lives now as Mrs. Nlta Allen , almost opposite the home of Chauncey M. Depew. "These western people have mixed me up with some other woman , " she said to a re porter. " 1 never saw William K. Vanderbllt n my life. I do not want to see him. I have had trouble enough without that. I did live n San Francisco and after some trouble with my husband 1 came to New York because I saw better prospects here. It Is nobody's business but my own what I am doing- here , nor do I care to explain why I am living un der another name. I have Just made a theat rical engagement and It the publicity about this Vanderbllt case Interferes wljlh it , then somebody will have to suffer lor If. " This explanation , says the World , straight ens out one tangle In the Vanderbllt separa tion case. case.TALK TALK FAVORS WILLIAM" . There is some change In the talk about the trouble In the Vanderbllt family. Mr. Vanderbllt's friends have refrained from saying much so far , but they do not hesi tate to .Eay that when the truth Is known he > will be amply vindicated. So far as can bo learned from statements made to per sons In the ccnfldence of -Vanderbllls their sympathies are all with the husband. They hope the matter yvlll be settled 'oul of court. It Is not a question of ma.ey. . Mr. Vanderbllt Is willing , It Is said , to give his wife all the money she wants , but he Insists upon retaining -charge of the chil dren. ' Cornelius Vanderbllt , as the eldest BOH of the late William H. , Is assumed to be the head ol the family. His mother Inclines tc his. Judgment In almost everything affect ing the Vanderbllt properties. Ho watches with almost paternal care the wanderings of William K. Ever since the voyaga ol the Valiant was brought to such an abrupl tcrmlnat.on he has been wcrrled. The first touch of domestic trouble In the Van- derbllt family was about to become public property ind he seemed powerless to prevent - vent It. Before Cornelius Vanderbllt went to Chicago cage on Jlonday he talked with severa ! friends here. He appeared to be very muc ! worried. Sme ol his associates advlset him not to go , but to allow Mr. Webb , hh brother-in-law , to represent the Vandcrblli Interests at the Newell funeral. There was a gocd deal ot telegraphing between th : Grand Central station and Bar Harbor. Mrs William II. and her youngest son , George are spending the summer there. Finally li wzs decided Cornelius should go to Chicago and that William II. should bo asked tc come home at the earliest opportunity tc straighten things out. When the sUrj of the separation and probable dvorc , wa ; made public Cornelius Vanderbllt and Mr Webb ordered a special for New York. I arrived here at 4:20 : this afternoon , The ) were both taken In the "yards. " Mr. Webl took another special which left Immediate ! ] for his place in the country. His fainllj was waiting for him at the train. Mr Vandcrbilt went to a drug store and tele graphed to Thomas L. James at the Lin coin National bank , Mr. James Is OIK of the confidential friends of the Vanclcr bllta. It Is ascertained by friends of Wll Ham K. that he Is In no way responslbli for the interruption In the voyage of thi Valiant , but that circumstances made. I necessary for him to either leave the ves sel or leave some of his friends. He con bulled friends , and was advised to dlscon tlnuo the voyage. Since that time Mr , am Mrs , Vandcrbilt have lived apart. MRS. VANDERBILT UNPOPULAR. CHICAGO , Aug. 31. The Herald says Mrs. W. K. Vanderbllt has been unpopula socially for a long period. T vo summer ; ago at Newport the comment on a fllrtatloi between Mrs. Vanderbllt and 0. H. P. Bel mont was general and unfavorable , am only the immense wealth of the family kep the candemnatlon down. They were con Btantly together , and he was one of th few vls'tors admitted to the marble house Once at least every day Mrs. Vanderbll appeared on the ocean arlve-and was almos Invariably alone In a phaeton. The cst tage set at Newport Is small and revolve constantly In the one little circle , BO tha the intimacy that prevails Is something akli ta that In u big boarding house. Desplt this general Intimacy that of Mrs. Vander hilt and Mr. Belmont was so noticeable tha general talk was that a divorce would sure1 ba procured. After Mr. Vanderbllt , who was away dur Ing the early pirt of the season , returnei to Newport the gossip Increased. As fa aa could bo Judged an outward harmon1 prevailed , and when Mr. and Jlrs. Vander bllt left Newport In the early autumn the drove to New York on a brake with fou hor&es , and Mr , Belmont was one of th party and continued on with them to Oak dale , their Long Island country seat. Mi Vanderbllt was In Kngland seeing to th construction of his new yacht during th following winter and Mrs. Vanderbllt re malned at her Fifth avenue residence , on Mr. Uelmont continued his attentions. Earl In the season of 1SQ3 Mrs. Vnnderbllt re turned to Newport and opened her marbl house , and matters were much the sam as usual until the arrival of Mr. Vanclct bllt. After that hero was a visit to Chicago cage , with Mr. Belmont on hand as usua and then came the trip en the Vallanl which .ended as every one talil it uoulcl disastrously. Mr. Belmont. It la believed was persuaded with great difficulty to g by Mrs , Vanderbllt. P. O. Beach , h was ono of the party. Is a great friend o Mrs , Vandcrbilt. Mr. Belmont Isnal man ot means. Dr. Keys , who was pal a great price to be on of the party , Is tn ot the must entertaining men In town , an had previously been oft on long trips -wit Mr. Vandvrbllt. It was the talk at th time that W. H. lloyt , who was urged to b one of tlie party , declined whsn ho ascei Ulned that Mr , Uelmont wag to EJ alor.D- . The general goaslp at Nenport now I that W. K. Vanderbllt wants to be free an Studebaker Is greatly annoyed by the state ment In the San l-Vnnclfjco dispatch ot last night , referring to thel record of Nettle Ncustadter. In which thi name ot "Stude baker , the mllllonatte.carriage manutacturcr , " was coupled with h rs In an unpleasant man ner. Mr. Studebaker absolutely and emphat ically denies ever having known the woman. Itemnlnilor of the itcciined Ili'lil In Aivalt tl > n Action of' the Ornnil ,7ur.r. DBNVBU , Aug. 31. United States Com- mlrsloner Hlnsdala heard testimony for the defense today in the hearing on the charge against Governor Watte , President Mulllns of the fire and police board , Chief of Police Armstrong and Police patron Dwyer of con spiring to withhold from ex-Malron Likens a letter for her. The court room vas crowded , Governor Walte waa the first wit ness called , He declared ho had never had anything to do In the matter whatever and was greatly surprised when he learned he had been charged with 'an unlawful act. Ho never had any conversation with any per son for the purpose of entering into a con spiracy for any purpose. "The letter in question -.v.xs hatulod l' mete to read , " he said , "and I had to lake It in my hands to do so. I immediately returned It to the pcreon who Uanded It to me and this Is my entire and only connection with It. It might have been a forgery for all I know. It did not attract my attention to any extent , as I considered It of but llttlo Importance. Chief of Police Armstrong Is most certainty mistaken In his statement that he got the letter" from me. I did not think It wise of the- fire and police board to remove Mrs. Likens from the position of police matron and opposed It In every way I possibly could. I liaVa known Mrs. Kate Dwyer , the present matron , for a number ot years. She called upon me frequently re garding the removal of Mrs. Likens , but I lever gave her any encouragement and dis couraged all propositions she made to this end. " After Governor Walto left the stand the prosecution called some v. Uncases who could lot ba producedyesterday. . Mrs. Lr. Love , a leading member of ens of th ; local charity organizations , ot which Mrs. Likens Is also a member , after reading he letter published by Mr. Mulllns acting reflections upon the characjer of Mrs. Llkons , called upon Governor Watte and asked for he reasons of Mrs. Likens" removal. "Ho said , " Mrs. Lov testified , "the re moval waa not because "ijhe WUH a republican , but because of a let It r which had been re ceived compromising her character. The governor gave me a loiter to Chief Arm strong requesting him to let me TOO "the etter , but when I presented It , he chief said he did not have the letter , and sent mete to Mr. Mullins. Mr. Mulllns refused to show ne the letter , but said It iwas very compro mising ami BUfllcltnt to cause Mrs. Likens' removal from office. The Impresblon I ar rived at from my conversation vlth Gov ernor Walte , Mulllns arid Armstrong , vas tjlat the removal rvas made because of this letter and not for , the 'purpose of cutting down expsnses , as alleged by the police board. " J. AVarner Mills , n leading populist , was placed on the stand. He BUM he had known Mrs. Likens since Childhood and never be fore had he heard a' ' single word spoken against Tier. ' qharnctrOn reading the charges made' by LJenulH Jlulllns ho went to the city hall toInvestigate. . J\Ir. \ JMulllnfi In n pompous manner . -.informed him the letters and proof IQ hlawsesslon "Showing up the churacteryoi ; Mrs. Ukena were very strong , but they werejot yet ready to be shown1 to the public. .During his conversa tion with President Mulllns Mr. Mills said he charged him wth ( bringing religious matters Into this persecution and MulllpB did not dny the charge. Chlet of Police. Armstrong was 'recalled ' for the purpose ofcontradlcting the testi mony of .Mrs. Dr. Love , but failed to do so , Iloth sides then announced their case closed , Attorney Sales of counsel for the defense moved tha * the cn be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Ills motion waa denied by the commissioner. The prosecution arraigned the accused most severely , chargliic that Mrs. Katt Dwyer and President Mulllns jyere the leadIng - Ing conspirators In this case , but that Chlel of Police Armstrong und Governor Walte In allowing themselves , to be used In the carrying out of the 'purpose ' of these twc were equally guilty whether they acteO Innocently or not. Governor Walte sp6Ue briefly. In his owr behalf. He denied , th Imputation that * hi nad said Mrs , Lllcengvfiis a disreputable person. S ' . "If I have been gnUly or embezzlemcnl or conspiracy , or any ; crime , " I don't nsli any favors , " said the ! governor1. "In mj Judgment there Is no evidence > ta show an > one BUllty. If the court finds from the testi mony that there lit guilt , I expect It to dc Us duty , and I know-that it wfll. " The governor , while dcllverlnT ( this sentence - tence , walked up and. flown In nn excltei ! manner and delivered hla wordu wjth ereal dramatic effect. . ' At the conclusion of , the rtrsrumenlfl Com' mlsHloner Hlnsdale rendered his. decision a ; follows : . ,1 , .jS' "These four defendants arecliargcd wltl an offense against twoJSectlona of the lawi relating- consplracy jand the taking ant leialnlng of a letter ulonBiner toanother. . It Is shown 1 > y the evidence : * hat a' lettei did come to the city .hull , the /envelope ol which was nddrcf ea to . the I'Pollci Matron. " but the letter. fts H "was addressee to "Mrs. Likens. " \ - Mrs. Dwyer , as bne \ > t the hia Irons , had a perfect right to cptm and , read this let tcr , but Miould have at once delivered 1 to the person to whojn It was addressee Instead of taking It to , the chief of police , It has not been clearly shown that then was a. conspiracy between tlfesp defendant ! to Injure Mrs , Llkeni , but. the retaining and withholding of thf letter from her wn : clearly a violation ot the la\v. White Governor Wulta r.wd the lettei and had It brought to ht ortlce , he caulc nat help thin , and tlieevldenoe against bin Is so doubtful as t shiiwlnfir that lit relalnei the letter or had nothing to do with 1 being withheld fronraMrs- Likens that : cannot consider him guilty of any offenei against he law . 7 "The other defendants , however , retalnci the letter for a | on , period of time am evidently UFed Us content * to the Injury o Mrs. Likens. Bo fat as the defendant ! Armstrong. Dwyer and Mulllna are * on cerned I will huld them to the Unltet States grand jury -in. the gum of ( GOQ each and the defendant' Walte is. hereby dla charged , num. lCHteclnlly "When Ntr Orleim * Alilermei Arc 1'urrlmHcit ANEW eng irltli Tlium. ' ' " NEW CHILEANS , , lup. 31. The gram Jury today iilaoeil-its final report'on tin municipal Ecanunl. , ] t shows the prices pale to the city of Newj.O leans for the severa fa utilises by thepui efuuers at the nul wcr : City & Lako'rallroad , ' 700,000 ; Ores cent City railroad , JlSa.Ojk ) ; Judah Hart rail road , Jiai.OQO. "Ojirf-wcamlnatlon of th books of the NeWjCfrlcans Traction com pany. " continues the fretjout"rcvenled thi startling ( act that { luf actual cost of thes < franchises to that corporation wa . .J2t7SQ,000 Franchlaea for the New' ' Orleans Clty. & Laki rallrbad were sold' tfi 'Honry ' * Dla > fo $700.000. ' - T "The traction company furnished" him th collaterals on which [ me securfd the pur chase money. They raid him > 6flOt)00 ) fo the franchise , which Ho had purchaeed will thflr money for Jld&tO less , and then pah him $80.000 In llrst morpaie ( "bonds aa bl commission. No one knows where'tho exin $100,000 went , but the t > ile | Is tllat It wa used In the city1 hall tO' : ure the franchls In 'the usual way. ' " j , - " Indictments for bribery Kjcompafaled .th report. One waa aeatiist Councilman Dai A. Meyer , lor proposing- recelyft a brlb of 721)0.001) ) , find the ether against -AMermai John McLark for receiving a brlbg of I25- , ' . > Cotton .11111 * HUrttne Vi > - KXBTER. N. II. , AUK , 31.Tlie cotlo mills of the- KxuUrfUnufatlurIug cam pany , which have befen" lilli tjnce Marcl will begin operatlpili 4u part on Thursdaj and will start with a lull forceon Septem ber 10. ' PORT ARTHUR ASSAILED Ccmbincd Land and .Naval Awault on that Strategic Point. AFrCRDS A REFUGE FOR CHINESE SHIPS 1'ori'lffiicr * In Tlrn-Tnlti Arming to t'rntrrt Theiii9Vl\e from tha Clitnoc Kiir < ipriin ami Amrrlcan Nm-ul VCHM-IH Srnt I'l-oli-ct Their . In Country me u. SHANGHAI. Aug. 31. Advices from Che- Koo state that the Japanese fleet has again attacked Port Arthur. Chinese Junks from New Chowang report passing many corpses of Japanese soldiers at the mouth ot the Latung river. This Is taken as a confirmation of the reported Japa nese defeat on that river , Notwithstanding the Imperial warnings against assaults upon foreigners , an uneasy feeling la growing at Tlcn-Tsln owing to the fact that numbers of young and undis ciplined recruits are arriving there. The foreign residents are arming and combining for mutual defense. In responte to their representations , France , Germany , Great Drltain. Hussla and the United States are each sending a war ship to Tlen-Tsln. The United States will send the Monocacy. LONDON , Aug. SI. A dispatch to the Times from Shanghai says : A TUn-Taln dispatch from Chinese sources says fourteen Japanese ships with over 4,000 troops on board are attacking Port Arthur. The Chi nese garrison , numbering 5,000 men , and the Chinese fleet have been ordered to attack the Japanese. IIKOUI : 111:11 : MUN nicoiu : > . Camp.iii n ( SctM Avntt tlio OCPAII In Tlinn Tito unit it Knit Ihiyx. LONDON , Aug. 31 The Cunard line steamer Campania , which sailed from Xew York August 25 , arrived at Queenslown to day , bringing with her another transatlantic record of speed. She passed Dan tit's Hock at & -.X4 a. m. , having made the passage to that point In five days ten hours and forty-seven minutes. Heretofore the eastward record has bacn five days twelve hours and seven min utes , made In November , 1S93 , by the Cam pania. . Dy the passage Just ended today the rec ord reduces the time by one hour and twenty inlnutos. The Campania experienced dense fogs on the banks for nine hours and was forced to run at a greatly reduced speed. According to her log the big steamer's run was : Up to noon , August 26 , 46S knots and dally thereafter G13 , 4G4 , 511 , 605 and SC5 knots to Daunt's Hock. The tueragc epsed attained was 21.D knots , which has only twice been beaten , on both occasions by the Lucanla , when In March of this year she cov ered 21.54 knots and in June 21.S. nuuNii ) ox Tiuti ! IIOATS. 'Ihousuml Cliliiiitnon .AI Ht Death 111 n Itlg IlliKD on Can tun Klu-l- . HONG KONG. Aug. 31. A terrible fire has occurred on the Canton river. A flower boat caught fire and the flames spread until hun dreds of other crafts were destroyed. The progress of the flre W E so rapld that at least 1,000 natives perished In the flames , Tlip flower boats were moored stem and stern In rows , tuid large , numbers of natives lived upon them. The cpread of tlio conflagration fjrom one boaHo 'another was so rapid that the unfortunate Chinese had no time to cut them from tlielr moorings , a strong wind materially helping the Increase of the flre. Many hundreds of the persons on board the flower boats leaped overboard ami were drownedj while several hundred cthcra remained on board the crafts anil perished In the flames. LIVIXCT IS CIlKAPJIIt Amlrotv Carncglu bays the American liiginiiii HUH IlinItUnutugc. . LONDON , Aug. 31. Andrew Carnegie hat an article In the September Contemporary Review concerning labor In America , He sayt that an American workman can live for less In America than In Great Britain provided that he lives as frugally. Consequently Mr Carnegie thinks that the argument that wag i must be higher In America Is fallacious. / pound Judiciously expended In America ot the necessities of life will afford the working' ' man's family more comforts than would the same amount spent here. The Amerlcai worklngman's position was like that of tin old Scotch woman , who , when asked If sh < could live on a certain annuity , replied thai she could live on half of It , "but could spent double. " Inventlgnte for Themselves. LONDON , Aug. 31. The duke of Argyle Jacob Bright , sr. , Edward KusEell and thi editors ol the Dally Chronicle , and Dallj Neivs ot this city , mernbe-rs of the natlona committee appointed , as n result of the antl lynching movemsnts started by Ida \Vclls the colored woman who recently visited tnli country denouncing the missions and simv tar objects of Sandford , the colored man who Is * ald to be backed by Birmingham pee pie. The members of the committee alludut to llass S.iidrord' ! & missions , etc. , as sense less and unauthorized b'y them. The duki of Jlrcyle's committee sent tlire& of Its msm bcra on a tour of the United States In ordei to Investigate the charges made by Mis : \V-tlls , tfut for obvious reasons they rcfusei to authorize any colored man to act in the ) ; name. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ l'olll | < 'HV x Warm In Notvfmmdbtiul , ST. JOHNS , N.'P. , Aug. 31. As the can vass preceding the by-electlona for the mem bers of assembly progresses much feeling li befog . developed , P , T. MoGrath , edltoi of the Herald , an opposition paper , \\as at tac.ked "today by a Whltcway supportei named nice and badly beaten. McGrath'i attacks upon the Whlteway party have beei merciless , ' Ulilurso Murder u fc'rnncli Olllrcr. PATHS , Aug. 31. The governor ot InOo China , reports that the night of the 27tl Chinese marauders , murdered Jf. Challe French collector pf customs In Tonkin , an < killed his wlta and children , Troops pur BUcd the outlaws but failed to capture ( turn The French government has demanded in dcmnlty from the government at Pekln. _ Ilyimmttor with n llauillu.tu I1U ST.'PETBnSBUUG. Aug. 31. Baron Unge Sternbertf , who la ; charged with being 1m pllcattd In the dyimmit ; outrages at Liege Belgium , has been arrested here , He. Is sal to be the chief of an International band o anarchists. T Czur OfT for u Vticallon. ST. PBTEHSliUUG , Aug. 31 , The cza and czarina , with .the czare\titcli and thel two youngest children , have started for tt | forest' Bjoloveah. Prof , Ziccharln , ' In czar'u medical attendant , accompanied th . ra < -fl ( 'iiiiuroiirt and thuViir , AKTWEHP , Aug. 31. The Internationa peace congress has adopted a resolution In strutting the International bureau to ar preach the various F.uropean gjvernmeht with * a view of putting a stop to. the wa between China and Japan , t'holeni , llrconl la llelgliiiu. 11HUSSELS , Aye. SI. One nw .case , , o cholera Is reported Irom Liege : There I also-one new cane at Nearpel. At Tlll ui Jetneppe and St. > ? lch U8 ( here was , a ( dte ot twenty , newcajea a&d lx deaths. I ! oni ; l''ri'o from tli' I HONG KONG , Aug. St. Tli ( ( City OH Mot day last waa declared ttti > from tie ' loirn Viin If el I Ayigiur-Til ) vri IVETVAtiS. W.Iirtni 'CW-rfy- Oi k-Ioosa. la. , I U In "with bunco tttarps o his arrival In Denver today. Ho has com plained to the police that he was robbed ot $1,000 In a game of poker. ///uu.ir/u.v COXHKIXS. Henvcr Vcoplo t'rcpurliiir < lrcnt I'tnitii to ICntertulii l ) lrgiitm. DKNVKU. Aug. 31 , The plans for enter tainment ot the delegates and visitors to the national Irrigation congress are as fol lows : On Tuesday. September 4 , nn excursion will bo run Into the northern part ot the atoto stopping at Qrcely. Kort Collins , LOUR- inont and IlouMcr. Wednesday night a spe cial train v > lll take the visitors to points In the Arkansas valley. The most part of Thursday will bo spent at llocky Ford enjoy ing the melon day festival. Sunday , Sep tember 9 , there will be an excursion to Georgetown. Sunday evening a special train will leave Denver lor Grand Junction. Tuesday , September 11 , Is peach day. 'Hun dreds of thousands of pounds of choice fruits are piled up for the entertainment and feast- ins of the visitors. Tuesday night the train v.111 be taken for Olcnnood Springs. Tlie night will be passed at the Hotel Colorado , and on Wednesday mornlni ; ample time will bo afforded for n plunge In the pool. The train will leave Glenwood about 10 o'clock , going through the canons ot the K.iRlo and Grand rivers and over Tcnn-ssee pass , mak ing a short stop at Lomlvlllo , From there the train will run to Sallda and then down Into San Luis valley. Thursday , September 13. will be spent In the valley visiting the different towns and Irrigating projects. Fri day morning the excursion will start on the return trip for Denver , through the Ituyal Gorge , stopping at Canon City and Pueblo and arriving In Denver that evening , or It It Is desired to stop at Colorado Springs and JIunitou. remaining there over night , arriv ing In Denver Saturday noon , The three excursions combined cover about 1,800 inlles and Include all the leading agri cultural sections of the state and all the famous scenic points of the Hocky mountains. The entire cost will be about $16. DHNVEU. Aug. 31. W. n. Smythe , chairman of the national executive com mittee of the Irrigation congress which will assemble here next week , arrived In Denver tcdny He said : "I have every reason to believe that this congress will be well at tended by representative men. I bcllevo that the time for action has come. This Is a matter requiring great statesmanship , It is a problem of national Importance , as It Involves the questions ot Interstate streams and of forests. " _ F if/i.sr men * ALL .inouxu. lllazH \Viifthiiigton Tiiko Hundred * of Dollar * Worth or Timber. TACOMA. Wash. , Aug. 31. Forest fires continue to rag ; in the I'uget Sound country , and much valuable timber has been de stroyed. Lumbermen think the damage ) In the state will aggregate several hundred thousand dollars. The summits of Stam pede mountain and other foothills ot the Cas cades along the Northern Pacific nro ablaze. The railroad lias had men at work with two mountain engines and a host of men to pro tect snow sheds and other property , besides that of tlie Stainp = do tunnel. The flre Is raging near the mining town of Wllkeson. A dense pall of smoke ovcrliangt the sky and has been gradually thickening for three days past. At noon the sun appears omy as a red ball ot flre. , { IVmiH ) lyiiiilii T/Imlivr 11 urn Ing. WILKESBAIltlE ; Pa.7 Aur. 31. A dls- patch from-Schlekshlnriy saya-U.at exten sive forest fires are ragingIn the Muncle valley- , and htlndredo of thouaunds of ten at the finest timber In this part ot the state Is being destroyed. Itiilni ln l.lttlo flood , BAY CITY , Mich. , Aup. 31. Tha showers have , not sufliccd to check the forest fires or alleviate the drouth. In the vicinity ot Colcmati und He.iverton farmers are losing fences and hay stacks , The smoke Is at dense as ever. Idaho Indians .MakingTrouble. . DOISC , Idaho , Aug. 31. Ono hundrci Indians from Fort Hall reservation are com mitting depredations In Owyhecounty. . They arc camped In the vicinity of Bruneau and are slaughtering game ruthlessly. Dis trict . Attorney C. M. Hay ordered Gume Warden Johnson to warn them to desist. Tha Indians acted In so threatening a manner he had to bzat a hasty retreat. He reports that they killed a Chinaman yester day and settlers are much alarmed. In the absence ot Governor McConnell , Secretary ol State Curtis has notified tha agent at Forl Hall and he la going to Owyhc. Movement ! ) of SotKoliis ; VrnncU Augunt 31 , At Queenstown Arrived Campania , fron Nc"w'YOrl . At Hamburg Arriveil-rSutirla , froir New Tork. At New York Arrived l-'iierst Bismarck from .Hamburg : Si-andla , from Hamburg. At Nuples Arrived Itugla , from Nev. York. At Otfenestown Arrived Campnnla , frorr New York. At Southampton Arrived Berlin , frorr New York. " * At New- York Arrived Lucanto , from Llveipool , At Antwerp Arrived Hlalto , from Baltl more. At Quccnstown Arrived Campania , fronr New York. _ * TKLKatlAl'UW llltlRh'S , The .Colorado prohibitionists nominated a full ticket In convention at Denver yeslcr clay. clay.Captain Captain Devcny has been dismissed fron the New York police force for accepting bribe. The wine dealers and the grape grow'eti In California have disagreed , and the prc- posed wine trust has fallen through. Captain Adam Cross of the Now York po < lice has'bfen found guilty of accepting hust money and discharged from tha force. The Montreal express on the Deleware & Hudson road was wreckd yesterday morn nig at Crown Point. No ono was scrlousl ] injured. Several men were seriously Injured a Washington yesterday by the falling of i scaffold on the new St. Paul's Cathclli church. J. L. Bay , who fled from Arkansas In 1891 charged with stealing $100,000 ol stale surl ] from the treasury , has been captured li Memphis. The Catholic priests of the country an .warned against three men pretendlug to bi priests carrying bogus credentials from i South' A'frl'cah filsfiop. AH' of "Representative Culberaon'a oppo rients In the congressional fight at Partu Tex. , withdrew after B.COO ballots , .and Cul bersori was rvnomlnnlcd. , .Mr.s.Lease and Lieutenant Governor Dan lets bf Kansas addressed the Pullman striker : yesterday In regard to coming to Kansas am "starting a co-operatlvo car factory. . TrqD , p. Conaiit , Instructor In th gymnasium of ' , thu .Chicago university , wa taken with cramps while bathing In Sllve lake , near Akron , O. , today and drowned , Joe Gunn of Wolf county , Kentucky , let his 3-yeargld 'child with its cousin , but th Lay. becoming tired pf hU.tank brained.4h little one and threw Its body Into the crecli Thd British baric Glencajrn Is 'ashore cj the. Oregon coat off the Adams' llght , and n hopest are. entertained of savin ) ; the slilj. though the o xvt l& not ( hoUghf ( o'be In an ; ' ' diiiigsr , - i . t i . ' President Dlai of Mexico Informed.Miniate "dray thai IncaseIt was possible to do 'E' ' ho would commute the Mntence of' CilMirl Adams , the' Texan onvlct d of inurder , to wliom : tfali 'government liau ex tried lt gi * offices. ' . > - A ieiftatlodal tftory l pul.UtJieil In Nci Yorkfta Jhe eHAt. " tfiat Miss Cornelia I 'Wilirtrf-D.etrolt had died from tlio jetult c punUhmeirt received" Iiflbe Frofeutant copal sisterhood. FLOOD CAME IN THE RIGHT inlnbltants of a TOXM Towa Eonod from Their Sluinbois by Torrouls of Water , NUMBER OF LIVES LCST IS UNKNOWN Severn ! lloillf'R Ditto I'rcii llccoiereil nni | I'ull llciuirtii Will I'rolmltljr Ailil largel to thu Dcutli Itoll Property Lima n .Million mill u lluir. U VALOR , Tex. . Aug. 31. A tcrrlblt catastrophe befell tills thriving town Ins ) ni Klit , and today thereIs mourning In many households. The treacherous Leona river swollen to a raging torrent by recent rains , rushed without n moment's warning down upon ( he town , submerging and u recking minis' houses and drowning a number ol people , lit this section tmch destruction by tlio elements has never before been chroni cled. In the excitement of tlio day It U not definitely "known how many have been drowned. Among the bodies that have l > ecn Identified arc : Mrs. Joe Hutch , Miss. Mai til Edwards , a child df Mr. Mnley and two Mex icans. II was about 2 o'clock In the morning when the Hood came. The weather had been threat ening and there were ominous clouds to ths north mid cast of the town. The atmos phere hud been close early In the evening , mid prediction ; * of a Htorm \ > ete freely made. During the night the dark clouds rosehlghei mid higher. Just aa the storm broke over the city In all Its fury a torrent of water rUshed down the Lcona river , overflow Inn tlio banks of that stream and flooding I ho lowlands on cither sldo to a depth ot several feet. The east sldo of the city Is built on low ground and was directly In the path of the water. All of the houses In that part of the town were submerged , and In the darkness nml throughout the downpour of rain that was falling could be heard the cries of distress from the 111-fato.l Inhabitants In tholr wild efforts to save their lives and those of their families. There were a nnm * ber of miraculous escapes , and the rescuers and the rescued performed many heroic acts. A isoon as thcrio In the higher pnrt ot town were madeaware of the terrible flood the work of res cue was begun and carried out aa rapidly as possible In the darkness. Great appre hension IK felt for the families living an the dllch south of hero , where seventy-five or 100 families live. One Mexican family liv ing on the lanch of L. Schwartz , flvo mll s , below town , are supposed to have been lost , no vestige of the ranch buildings being left. News late this evening roaches here. that three families living below town -woro drowned whoso names have not yet been , learned. According to reports received this even ing at tlio Southern Pacific olllce the ter rible flood was augmented by an earthquake. A shock of some seconds duration waa dis tinctly felt during the night. At ono place. near the city about a quarter of a mile ot heavy cracks appeared nn each side of tho. river , having apparently no bottom. A track walker of the Southern Pacific. after wading through water up to his neck with his lantern elevated above his head. succeeded In Intercepting u western bound train am ) preventing Its plunging Into the raping rjvcr , where the railroad bridge had b > rn destroyed. The loss to the Southern Pacific Is enormous , forty miles ol its track fond many' bridges having been washed way , - -tlioTPURbrbnt-'Mtt ! cBtlmnfll As' fa the toss of property , Including that of the railroad , will , as far an known , reach n. roll- lion and a half of dollars. Over 100 car loads ot material and 300 laborers left San Antonio for the sc no of the wreck thra ovcnlhg. SAN ANTONIO , Tex. , Aug. 31. Advices from Waldo , ninety miles west of here , state thnt n settlement of seventy-five families a few inlles below that place was washed away by the terrible Leona flood of yep- terday , and It Is feared that all were drowned , as nothing has been heard from the place , and It was on low ground , di rectly In the path of the raging torrent oC water. _ X U.lti MiA'T QllKUJCS. Mtmoy Sent to New York n n Itult fur Cor nell unit .Jiirkmn. NEW YORK. AUK. 31. The sporting edi tor of the World 1ms received from the Sioux City club two certified checks of $2BOO each , made payable to Corbett and Jackson , provided the pugilists Hlgn arti cles satisfactory to the donors of tlie pun > e , liotli men have been notified of the- arrival of the checks. Corbett Is playing In Pi evi dence and Juckson Is In Chicago. They hav both agreed to fight In Sioux City. provided the conditions of the match are satisfactory. As for the purge , there has not been every the hint of an objection to It. A I Smith Bald last night he would cunrnntee Corbett would not put a draw In the \vuy of a. meeting. "Jim Is anxious to pettlo this business with Jackson , and It won't luke ten minutes to get his signature , " fnld he. "I think ; he would close up his theatrical season at ar . - time If a match WCIP assured. " Tlio Nail brothers , Jac.kson'8 wnrra friends , said Peter would hasten to clinch tlie > ma tier. Tom O'llourlcp , who Is looking after Peter Jackson's Interest In this city , said today when he Raw the World's fic simile of the Sioux City Athletic club's checks : "Pit say very good. Those checks seem to bo all very good , I know the amount IH per fectly Hatlsfnctory to Peter. The ono thing be Is nuxlous about In the nblltty oF the cluh to arrange a light without pollca Interference. What he wants particularly la a guarantee ot Immunity , Peter would ulsorllke to nee and talk to a representa tive of theBloux City club. Ho wishes { a. know exactly what Is demanded In the arti cles It may forward. When I meet tho. Bloux City club'H representative I will tcle- Kranh Jackson to come to New York. It Con t nee any reason now why Corbett artfl Jackson should not fight. Peter will moot Corbett In the Sioux City club'a arena , pro * vlded , of course , It will guarantee that no , arrests will follow. You sec , he has list booked any dates for bin thaw yet this season , as ho has been .waiting to arrange mutters with Corbett. Jim , on the other ha nil , seems to have booked his company pretty well , or at least Urndy has for him. Now , what will he do If he signs to meet Jackson In four or live month * ? Ho wU | pay big lioniiKCH to b permitted to cancel. If he hart been Mnrere In hln desire to meet Jftck ori'ha could have made Ills bookings with the provlHo left open of his slgnlm ? with Peter. That's what 1 did with Dlxnrv before George met Solly Smith. Honestly. and truly. I don't think Corbett really cares to meet Jucknon. Am I to be Peter's manager ? Not thnt I know of I um merely representing Charles navies , who telegraphed me to look after Peter's Inter- estB In this city. That's all there IH to "my managing Peter. If there IH nny trouble jud they nhould brrnk.-I will willingly take Jackgon ( n charge. " , v Frntiilo Homo" Tlilrf Arrrfttrd , OUTIIRI13 , OKI. , Aug. Sl.-Demity mar > flhala from the Osage country have brought to thin city and lodged In the United States jail a good looking glil dietuwd In men'n attire. They hart arrested her on a ehftriro of horse. stealing , There wflH Komelhlng' mvBtcrlouH about the glil. vvho j-etu ed ab solutely to tails of licrffMf. Officer * began an Investigation. They found that for two ypjim Hhe hait.ljfeji a UaOur of one of. tha most daring bands of horse thlcyr * in the territory and hit * long bullied the officers' , who were on the trnelc of a Huppo e < i jimn. She has , tiniildcd , made nwny with several Wore of valuable hon en. She IB Ahiry Hopkins , the daughter of a well-to-do Kau nas former , and wan at one time a b'elln In Leovcnworth t-ocltly. She left her homo to become an outlaw because her iiarrntH opposed her marriage to the man of her choice. _ i Armr-of 'Went Virginia llonnlou. ' IRONTQN , O. , Au . 31-Govcrnor > Iu < Klnley and his start wrru tendered u gru-tl r cptlon , fully7,000 people grectlr- lila adilr'cHS to the Boclety of the Army ft West Virginia The society t-lected W II , .Powell prf | dent. lion , J3. U. Wllrou necttii : tnry a"n.d the foiliwlnir vice pr lilcnt-i J. II. Varnfck , James Ulltsford. li K. Kwlnir. W"B. 'Merrill. A. I > . Cro stniid. M ; Rklnner , Van II. llukuy , Henry McWhorlen , H. McKcen and George II. Walkei ?