THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
J3D JUNE If ) , 1871. OMAIIA , TKIDAY MORNING , APRIL 12 , 1805. ' SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
"War Experience of the Celestials is Going
to Cost Them Dear.
CHINESE EXCLUSIVENESS OVERTHROWN
Inelndj CorPun Iiulniicmlcncc , Open
ing of Clilrm to Commerce , Camion of
I'orinorii ii n ( I I'ort Arthur and
u Lnrgo Inili'iimlty.
WASHINGTON , April 11. An luthorlta-
live statement of the terms of peace being
negotiated betweep Japan and China has
been aacured from official sources. The state
ment la made In order to clear up much mis
apprehension arising fro in speculation. The
terms arc flvo In number and are all Japanese
demands. They are :
1 Independence of Corea.
2. Permanent cession of the Island of For-
rrp.ia to Japan.
.1 Indemnity of KOO.OOO.OOO taels ( Chinese
coin ivorfli $1.33) ) .
4. Permanent occupation of Port Arthur
nnd the Immediate contiguous territory.
C. A new Chlno-Japanese treaty opening
Um Interior Of China to commerce.
The money Indemnity Is expiessed In Chi
nese taels Instead of Japancso yen. The tae !
is In reality a weight Instead of a coin. It
Is considered silver money. While the face
va'.uo at $1.33 would bo equivalent to $399-
000,000 In silver. It Is Bald the actual value
would be between $210,000,000 nnd $220,000-
000 In gold.
The fifth form as to a new treaty In
cludes various trade features , such as free
access of Chinese rivers. There Is no de
mand for territory on the mainland outside
of Port Arthur and Its contiguous burround-
lng . , 'i * !
MI/.IS ; : UPON Tin : ciiiNicsr.
Military Olllccrn at Piking Trembling for
1'pnrn nf the jHpuni-flC.
VANCOUVER , II. C. , April 11. The follow
ing mall advices have been received by the
steamer Empress of Japan , which has arriveJ
In Vancouver : All Is confusion In the city
of Peking , and threatens to culminate- a
panic. Scores of cowardly olflcers , fearing
the approach of the Japanese army , are ask
ing for leave toIslt sick and aged parents.
The government has refused them all. Two
American ladles were walking on Legation
fctrect In Peking when they were assaulted
by the soldiers , while the native guard , posted
on the street for police protection , looked on
nnd grinned. The ladles' garments were badly
torn , but they managed to free themselves
nnd run Into the houte of the Russian lega
tion clMe by The soldiers who assaulted the
ladles were- afterward caught and almost
beaten tp death by the angry husbands of
the two women. The Peking authorities have
allowed the two ladles assaulted to have a
guard of Russian soldiers to guard them In
their walks.
Particulars of an attack by pirates on the
camp of two joung Frenchmen near Thnln-
gu-yan are given. Messrs. Hearle and Sabot
were engaged In superintending the construc
tion of an English line- between Cliomol anil
Thaln-gu-ynn. Hearle was on his back and
Sabot In n 'rlkslm. Th.Te were thirty In the
party Suddenly the pirates made their ap
pearance , ami , surrounding the party , de
manded their surrender. Sabot refused , and
ho and the guards fired. The fire was re-
turnoJ. Hoarle was killed by a shot In the
iieclf , and nearly all of the laborers fell
mortally wounded. Sabot was caught alive
and carried off.
The Huddhlst priests have l 3en discharged
from Formasa by order of the emperor of
Japan , owing to the numerous Chinese spies
being caught disguised as members of that
fraternity. Other provinces are to follow
Formosa's lead. The Huddhlst church threat
ens to Inflict punishment In retaliation simi
lar to excommunication.
JAPAN IN n\it or TIM : CHOLKKA.
benin Cane * IIuvo Alruaily Appo.irocl , but
the Kil < | piulo linn Item Mumped Out.
VICTORIA , II. C , April 11. Mall advices
by the EmprebS of Japan gave the news of a
grave danger which threatens southern Japan.
Particulars are contained In the appended
extract from n private letter received by Dr
George Duncan , health officer of this city ,
from a brother professional In Yokohama ,
vvhcse position places him In possession of all
tan facts :
"From the Sth to the 10th of this month , "
sajs the letter , which bears date of March
29 , "there were eighteen cases of genuine
clolera , with ten deaths , at the na\al station
of Mojl , bCiuthcrn Japan. The dlseaso had
been Imported from China. Most active
measures were enforced by the authorities
and there luuo been no cases since the 19th.
I think the disease has been stamped out for
the present.Vu , however , look for new Im
portations of cholera , typhus or even the
plaguer at any time , though especially
stringent regulations me In force with the
hope of controlling the epidemic diseases
likely to be brought homo by returning troops
and coolies , The Japanese government 1ms
within the last three days received official
Information of the breaking out of the plague
at Hong Kong , though I suppose that with
their usual bland policy the colonial officials
will conceal or lie about UM presence as
long os possible. Formal quarantine against
Hong Kong has not yet been declared , though
vvo are most carefully Inspecting , "
TINHKK U DII.I.ON A MOUICTAKYSIIIP.
Will Not Arrcpt nn Union Until Homo
Itulti linn llton Oniiitrtl.
DUBLIN. April 11. United Ireland learns
on the highest authority that John Dillon ,
Member of Parliament for East Mayo , after
the last election , was offered the position of
chief secretary for Ireland. This was gen
erally understood at the time In certain cir
cles , although the newspapers paid little at
tention to the rumor.
CHICAGO , III. , April 11. Editor William
Dillon of the Now World , the organ of the
Catholic archdiocese of Chicago , Is a brother
of John Dillon. Speaking this afternoon * of
.1 * the Dublin report , he said : "I am confident
that If the offer was made Mr. Dillon will
never accept office until home rule Is con
ceded to Ireland , and then only from an
Irish government. "
Nun * \Vlin Omo tlir Polnon la Sure.
CITY OF MEXICO. April 11. George Age-
ion , the Mexican Central foreman who was
accidentally poisoned at the American hospi
tal , U dead. This Is the first affair of the
kind which has occurred In the history nf
the American hospital. * It Is not Known fern
n ceitulnty. but It Is thought the nurse who
made the mistake has crosbcd ihe border at
"Laredo , and Is now < afely o\er thu line In
Texas. As the victim of the mistake lived
until within less than four hours of .the
schedule time of the train for getting off
Mexican soil ( lie unfortunate lady was en
abled to reach United States territory u It lit
out mishap. She and the gentleman to whom
rhe Is engaged end who accompanied her
w.ll b ? mnrrled at once and then proceed to
St. Louis ,
J
Illnnmrolt unit I'rlruiUtiln to Itnulu.
FIUEORICHSIIUH , April 11. Prlnco Tils-
nurck , repllng to a deputnt'jn representing
the Germans In Odessa todxy , begged liU
hc rers to foster the political friendship
which , he Insisted , we no nectary to both
Germany and Huitla , riding : "Riibsla Is
certainly a better neighbor than many an
other. " The prince concluded wtth s ynK- |
' 'Continue tg bo , RaoJ. Qenn.au and do. nothUie
to prejudice ihtymcndiUfu or Iluwla. "
T/M/.V JlOJIltr.n FKHItV r.8C.tl > KS.
tie nnd Three Others Overpower the Watch
men nml ( luln Ihclr Freedom ,
POUOHKEEPSIE , N. Y. , April 11. Four
Inmates of the state asylum for Insane crim
inals at Mattewan , Including Oliver Curtlss
Perry of Syracuse , train robber , made their
iscaps from the Institution last night , and
are still at large ; a fifth , who participated
In the break for liberty , was retaken. Those
who made the attempt with Perry are Pat
rick Magulre , a very dangjrous man , who
once before broke out of the asylum ; Michael
O'Uonnell and Frank Davis of New York
City , and John Qulgley of Astoria. Night
Watchman Carmody was making his rounds
at 11 o'clock and had passed from the main
building Into the Isolation annex , where the
more dangerous of the prlsonars are kept ,
when he va attacked by live men , over
powered and deprived of his keys before he
could make an outcry. Then the convicts
fled toward the chapel As they ran Keeper
Carmody raised an alarm , which quickly
brought Superintendent Atchlson and the
guards. Perry and his companions , however -
over , made their way to the root through the
scuttle. Then Perry slid down the roof to
the caves , from which he dropped to the
ground , the fall being about twenty-five feet.
As the others were following his example
they were discovered , and one shot was fired
at them. Three of the prisoners followed
Perry's lead and escaped The fifth was too
late , but ho scrambled back Into the dark
ness , where he remained until daybreak ,
when hu was forced to give himself up. A
largo force of guards was tent to scour thu
country for the escaped convicts , and word
was sent to all points where It was thought
they might appear. U Is scarcely probable
that the fugitives can long evade capture.
The mystery suroundlng the escape of the
convicts has baflled the officials of the
asylum. The men were confined In separate
rooms all opening oft the Isolation ward.
Each one left his room without forcing the
door and the double locks are unbroken. In
a statement made this morning Carmody said
that he entered the Isolated ward at 11
o'clock. He passed directly to the farthest
end of the ward where Perry's room was
located. The train robber called to him to
get him a glass of water and Carmody re
plied "all right" and passed on. He had
gone but a few steps wh n he was seized
by the throat by three men whom he recog
nized ns Perry , Qulgley and McGulre. lie
struggled and cried out , but the men stuffed
a cloth Into his mouth and choked him.
"Kill him , " Carmody says McGuIre t-x-
clalmcd.
"No , don't do that ; all we want to do Is to
get out of here , " replied Perry. Then they
dragged him Into Perry's room and tied him
with strips of the bed clothing to Perry's
bed , first taking his keys. Whether the
three men then released David and O'Donnel
or whether these two already had their doors
unlocked , Is not known. The most likely
solution of the mystery Is that oneor all
of the doors were left open by the attend
ants either Intentionally or through negli
gence. None of the fugitives have been
captured.
HENNESSEY , Okl. , April 11. The Lacey
mall carrier brings the news of another
desperate battle between the Dover train
robbers and United States maishals , In which
two more outlaws have been killed. On
Tuesday night the marshals had located their
quarry and were waiting for daylight. Dur
ing the night the birds had flown again.
Taking the trail they were tracked to a
deserted ranch , seventy miles northwest of
here. The outlaws were surrounded by the
officers and challenged. Their reply was a
volley of bullets. Then followed a desperate
fight. The outlaws attempted to force their
way out and after a short battle three of
them escaped , closely pursued by part of the
marshals , the balance taking charge of two
outlaws who had been killed. None of the
marshals were badly wounded , except one
named Mooie , who received a bullet In the
shoulder , more painful than dangerous. The
names of the dead men are not known , but
they will bo brought here for Identification.
The bodies are expected some time this
evening.
COLORADO SPRINGS , April 11. UnltoJ
States Commissioner Sevcry has committed
Robert Ta > lor und James Gibbon , who were
tracked by o bloodhound , In default of $10,000
ball each , for alleged participation In the
recent train robbery on the Florence & Cripple -
plo Creek railroad near Victor. The other
three prisoners were discharged.
jwjir A/ / ( / : / : 7' CAH MISS'S vxw * .
Mnnlclpnl Ownership the rim Plunk of
the I'liitform U StnmlB On.
CLEVELAND , April 11. A new national
organization of street railway employes was
formed In this city last Plght to take the
place of the Amalgamated Association of
Street Ratlv.ay Employes , which It Is claimed
Is now practically dead. The new society
will bo known as the National Railway Em
ployes league. Organizers will start out at
once und visit all the principal cities. The
leaders In the movement here claim they arc
In communication wtth hundreds of street
railway men , who are anxious to become
allied with them. The resolutions adopted
by the new association say that previous
organizations have failed to accomplish their
objects , and strikes have failed to give re
lief.
Municipal ownership of street railways Is
declared to be the only means whereby the
objects sought can bo attained. Street car
men everywhere are urged to Join In one
mighty effort to gain political power In mu
nicipal elections.
The platform favors eight hours for a day's
work , weekly payment of wages and the
licensing of street railway cmplojes. An
Insurance and sick benefit Is provided for.
jSANTjtx litmus .IKK r.ir.r.i a JVOH.
Danger from Hio I'luoiu In I'usterii cltlrt
It'iililly Diminishing.
I10RDENTOWN , N. J. , April 11 The
flood has fallen eighteen Inches since yester
day , but the railroad traffic between here
and Trenton Is still at a standstill except by
way of Jamesburg. Philadelphia and New
York passengers nro being driven to Trenton
In hacks and private conveyances In order
to reach their destinations. Ono train left
this morning for Camdcn , but no trams had
reached here from that city up to 11 o'clock.
There are beveral washouts on the railroads.
The office of the Delaware & Railtan Canal
company Is still flooded and the employe ! ! at
the ammonia works and Wlllard , McPlierson
& Co.'s iron work : have been compelled to
stop work In account of the high water. No
malls or newspapers have reached the city
today from cither north or south.
1 lllUlltl Are lt CfMllll .
nASTON. Pa. , April 11. The danger from
the high water at this place has passed. The
Delaware rhcr this morning had fallen eight
feet since yesterday and the Lehlgh and
Rusklll rivers which hid overflowed their
banks were receding rapidly. The trolley
system U again In operation in all parts of
the city except to Glcmlon and Odenw elder-
town , where the road had been badly washed
o < it. The Edison light and power station ,
which has been Howled for two days , will be
In operation tonight In South Easton and
Phllllpsburg.
Itroka Ills Neck with n Clnh.
ailUUNVILLK. Aln. . April 11. A bloody
muuler occurred twelve miles from thla
city last nlfiht. riv negroes had a dispute
about clearing some land , which resulted
In : i desperate fight. Hob Pruglcr and bin
two sons attacked Prank and Shade Ilroun.
The Peaglers Mnbbed Shad" In two places ,
cither wound being sufficient to cause death.
They then broke Ills neck with u huge club.
Kiank Urnwn bad an iirm broken In the
scullle. The Peaglers were not seriously
hurt. Two arrests ba\c been made.
Mho ( iot thn IUt.ii Off ?
NUW YOUK. April -Tlio new Board
of Dock Commissioners , In examining the
records of the department , have discovered
that lenses of dock prop ity have been sub-
leasrd In m > cla way as In eoma Instances
to brink" double the nu-iey received for the
privilege by the city. It Is rlleged by un
evening paper Unit In thin way the city haa
OH one iH > r KW.OJO. and thnt the aggre-
will be over | 1WWO ,
LADY SOMERSET'S ' SALOONS
Miss Prances Willard Enters a Vigorous
Protest in Her Behalf.
ARE LOCATED ON LEASED PROPERTY
Contracts \Vrro Mmlo lloforc She Cnmo
Into I'omexRloti nnil Mio Him No 1'nwcr
to bet Them ANldc-1'crjUtontly
ltcfmi'8 to Itenow Them.
LONDON , April 11. Charges made by Mr.
Hicks of Chicago recently that Lady Henry
Somerset rented considerable of her property
hero to liquor dealers , and that her tenements
were allowed to remain In a disgracefully
unhealthy condition , have caused much Indig
nation among her friends. Relative to the
matter Miss Trances Wlllard says : "As soon
as Lady Somerset had left the United States
old statements concerning her saloons , her
slums , her parks , etc. , were revived. In
England none of the criticisms would be re
ceived for a moment. It is well known that
when she came Into her property most of
It was under nlnety-nlno year leases , which
she could no more Interfere with than an
outsider. A few leases on the public houses
on her estate ran out and In every Instance
she declined to renew them. She Is just
now having a law suit wtth her trustees , who
claim that for her not to renew the leases
of the Whitehall , a famous hotel In the
town of Rlcgate , near London , where she
lives , Is a public Injury , and as trustees
they are In duty bound to prevent property
becoming less valuable. In her defense. Lady
Henry asserts the right of conscience nnd
that she Is not to be required to do what
she considers to be wrong , even though the
property should suffer.
"Lady Henry Somerset's record Is perfectly
clear and tin men who arc trying to Injure
her are undoubtedly In the employ of the
liquor tralllc. As for Mr. Hicks , I never
heard of him , much less worked with him ,
as the liquor papers say I did. "
am : rms jx-uuni5N ; MUIM : I.IHKKTV.
Allowed toVullt In the Park Around Her
1'rlton In the Aftprnooin.
VICTORIA , B. C. April 11. The steam
ship Worrlmoo arrived yesterday , eight days
from Honolulu and twenty-three from Syd
ney. Honolulu was very quiet. Queen Lllluo-
kalanl has been given permission to walk
anywhere In the ten-acre park surrounding
the government buildings after 4 o'clock In
the aftcrncon. She was not In good health ,
needing exercise. Ashford , Marshall , Gu-
Hck , Seward and Rlckard , the leading revo
lutionists , are all quite sick In jail. Ash-
ford , In particular , Is In poor health.
The legislature will convene shortly , and
ono of the principal matters of business will
bo to authorize a sale of the crown lands.
The president has the act prepared , and
will favor the small farmers.
Without the slightest warning the volcano
Ruapehu , near Auckland , N. Z. , suddenly
broke out In an eruption Sunday , March 10 ,
ejecting a tremendous column of steam
many thousands of feet Into the nlr. After
ward the steam was replaced by smoke and
ashes , which continued to blch forth all
night. The steam Is again ascending. It Is
believed that thn crater lake on the summit
Is being turned Into solfatara , or volcanic
vent , emitting sulphurous and muriatic acid
vapors or gases. Ngrnhoe Is also unusually
active. The sight Is a magnificent one.
At Melbourne on March 12 the unemployed
I Id a mass meeting , and addresses were
made urging the government to call Parlia
ment together at once to sanction public
works , so ns to find work for the unem
ployed. A procession was formed and the
men marched to the government offlq s ,
where a deputation Interviewed the premier
and submitted the resolution to his notice.
Mr. Turner sympathised with the men and
promised aid.
The Warrlmoo brought back n number of
Canadian emigrants who went to Australia
hoping to better themselves.
Hon. John Douglass left Thursday Island
in the Albatross , March 13 , for Sabal Island ,
which was threatened with an attack from
the famous Tcgra , the head hunting tribe of
Now Oulnea natives.
The schooner Sir John Franklin , which
arrived at S > dney , March 15 , from Nomea ,
sighted some floating debris of a large vessel
evidently recently wrecked , when about 700
miles cast of Point Danger.
IIAVI ; CROSSED TIII : SHAM > IK PASS.
Troop 1 Closing In on the Itcbclllous
> ntiv i > > iMir ( liltr.il.
CALCUTTA , April 11. A dispatch from
Simla dated noon today sajs that Colonel
Kelly , the commander of the British forces
which have been attempting to reach Chltral
from Gllglt since March 25 , has succeeded
In crossing the Shander pass and was about
sixty miles from Chltral on April 7. The
march of the troops was a most arduous and
brilliant military exploit. The pass Is 12,000
feet high and Is Impassable to beasts ot bur
den. Consequently the pioneers had to carry
the field and mountain guns during the last
seven miles of the route through deep snow
and with the weather Intensely cold. The
troops suffered In many cases from frost
bites.
bites.When
When th ° se advices were forwarded to
Simla the enemy was In position twenty
miles distant from the force commanded by
Colonel Kelly nnd an engagement was ex
pected. It Is learned Lieutenants F w'er
and Edwards , the two olllcers bel nglng to
the British garrison at Chltral , who have
been reported missing for some time pabt ,
were Invited to a polo match at Roshun ,
where they were treacherously seized and
their escort , consisting ot twenty Bengal sap
pers , was overcorn ? by superior numbers and
blaln ,
Another report says tint Lieutenant Fowler
was killed by a foster brother of Amlr-ul-
Mulk , the present ruler of Chitral , who as
sumed the rank of mehtar after having mur
dered his el.Ur brother , NIzam-ul-Mulk , the
late mehtar of Chltral.
Another dispatch from Simla says that the
latest news from the front points strongly
to the collapse of the power ot Umra Khan
It Is added that the fanatical gatherings ,
upon whoso help ho counted and who have
hitherto offered the most serious resistance to
the British forces , are now dispersing.
On ( iood 'Ionus with Chill ,
LONDON , April II. The minister for for
eign affairs of the Argentine Republic cables
from Buenos Ayres to the Argentine minister
at London taylng that the relations of the
Argentine Republic and the republic of Chill
arc maintained on the Eamo friendly condi
tion as heretofore and that there Is no
reason to presume that peace will be dis
turbed. He alias that there are no Internal
dissensions likely to cause an altercation In
the Iranqulllty of the Argentine Republic.
Dropped Dimcl in the Mrcot.
KANSAS CITY , April ll.-Jullus C.
Brown , president of the Brown Nut Lock
company of Chicago , arrived this morning
on a vlult to his sister. Mrs. CJ. W Wallace.
As he wus walking Horn the street car to
his sister's houi-e he fell to the Hlduwnlk ,
exclaiming. " 1 am dying. " and prexsed his
hand to his left fide. A ciowd gathered
and un ambulance was railed , but b fore It
arrived lirovvn was dead.
Klllril Itj a Holla- xp oilon.
CHICAGO , April H. The boiler of the
Lcbalm Brock works at .Lansing , III , , ex
ploded today , killing an unknown man and
Injuring several others. ADOIH seventy-five
men were employed nt the plant.
enter JVSTICK IIUKTOX UP
UC | BIH to Tuko a 1'oiltlon -Attorney for
the MlMourl Pnelno ompnny.
TOPEKA , Kan. , April lSpecial ( Tele
gram. ) Albert II. Hortcn , vvUo this evening
resigned the position oC chief Justice ot the
supreme court of Kansas , will very probably
become a member ot the law firm of Wag-
gener & Orr of Atchlsori , which firm ho left
when he was appointed chief justice In 1887.
As a member of that firm ho will be one of
the general attorneys of the Missouri Pa
cific system.
Some months ago there was talk that Horton -
ton was about to resign to accept the posi
tion of general solicitor of the Union Pa-
clllo to succeed Senator John M. Thurston ot
Nebraska. The only foundation for this re
port was that at the time Horton was con
sidering a proposition from the Missouri Pa
cific. As attorney for the Missouri Pacific he
will receive about four times the ? 3,000 salary
which ho had as chief justice.
Judge David Martin , Horton's successor as
chief Justice , has been engaged In the prac
tice of law for many years In Kansas. He
has occupied the position of Judge , of the Second
end district , composed of Nernaha , Brown ,
Donlphan and Atchlson counties. He was
elected first In 1880 and received a total of
over 13,000 votes without an opposing bal
lot. At the expiration of that term he was
renomlnated , and out of over 14,000 votes but
one was against 'jlm. Associate Justice
Johnston could have had the position of
chief Justice had he desired It , but he did
not care to take chances of re-election In two
years , when ho has Just passed through the
last election In Kansas.
o.v Arrt/or rtiiTV
Politics Kntrr Into the Dlftciuslon of the
Iftnli Conslltutlon.
SALT LAKE , April 11. Politics came to
the front today in the constitutional conven
tion In the discussion of the legislative bill ,
when an effort was madn to add a section
to the bill declaring that the legislature shall
have no power to make any grant of public
money or anything valuable to any Indi
vidual , corporation or municipality , excepting
In case of public calamity. After a long dls-
ci'sslon the section was defeated by a strict
party vote , fifty republicans to forty-three
democrats. The question was brought up a
second and third time In different shapes
and defeated by nbout the same vote. An
amendment was then offered that the legis
lature shall have no power to authorize or
grant any county or municipality with au
thority to grant any extra fee , compensation
or allowance , nor pay any claim hcreiftcr
created against the state , pounty or munici
pality , under any agreement ; made without
authority ot law. The democratic strength
was augmented by republicans on this prop
osition and It passed by a vote of fifty-one
to forty-six.
Roberts , democrat , proposed .a section to
the bill which was In substance that neither
the state of Utah nor any political subdi
vision thereof shall ever give or loan Its
credit to any Individual , association or ror
poratlon without first securing a two-thirds
vote of the people. This was lost by a party
vote , forty-nine republicans to thirty-six
democrats.
A.I TlbVlKI ) iriTIt Till !
Stephen ! ' KIlcliis flcnlei UtelnR In tlio
Jt.ice for the Pr lilenpy.
LOS ANGELES , Cal , , April 11. "Being a
senator Is good enough for me , " said Hon.
S. B. Elklns today when asked If there was
any foundation for the statement In a dis
patch recently sent out from Cincinnati that
the West Virginia senator would bo In1 the
race for the presidency , at the next republican
convention. The dispatch based the sena
tor's chances upon his extensive business
connections In the east , which would make
him strong in that section , nnd his silver
Ideas would attract the west. As to the lat
ter , Mr. Elklns .said. "I am unqualifiedly In
favor of free silver and shall work with the
west In an endeavor to give U Us proper
place. As to how the question can best b"
handled , I can say nothing now. Put mo
down as a solid silver man , though.
"You can authoritatively say , however ,
that I am not a canJldate for the presidency ,
for , as I said , I am perfectly satisfied with
representing West Virginia In the senate. "
Senator Elklns left for San Francisco this
afternoon.
\Vinil ItltMv Drn All the Wires.
SEATTLE , Wash. , April 11. A storm of
wind , rain , hall , thunder dnd lightning of
unprecedented severity burst over this city
about 5.30 p. m. yesterday , and although It
lasted but about half an hour. It luehcd the
sound Into a fury nnd toreC down telegraph
and telephone wires In all ( directions , com
pletely Isolating the city fiom the rest of
th" world for the night. ' The wind reached
a velocity of sixty miles an hour. Chim
neys were blown down , plate glass windows
burst In and tin roots torn off. A train
struck a tree on the Scuttle , Lake Shore &
Eastern road at Lake Station and knocked
several cars Into Lake Washington. About
800 telephones In the city Were burned out
at the switch board.
ITnnb'o to Olitnin hervlco on Ilmitlnctnn.
SAN FRANCISCO , April U. United
States , Marshal Baldwin rnadf return today
In the district court on the bench warrant
Issued for the arrest of C. P. Huntington
on an Indictment for a vlqlatlon of the In
terstate trntllc law The marshal certified
that Huntington could not be found within
his jurisdiction In the northern district of
California This will involve service of
the warrant In New York state or wherever
the nccus-d can be located. The federal
otllclnls excuse themselves for not having
ce-nt the warrant east , stating that they
desired to ovoid the expense vhlch would
have been unnecessary hud Huntington
como west In the meantime ,
T o in it * Sullldcnt for Ona Mnu.
ST. JOSEPH , Mo. , April 11. Judge Castecl
today refused to grant a nevy trial to Thomas
Punshon , convlcte-d of murdering his wife
January 5 , 1894 , and flwd the date of execu
tion at May 23. An- appeal to the supreme
court was taken. This Is the second trial
Punshon has had. The first time he was
sentenced to twenty years In the penitentiary ,
and an appeal was taker ) . The decision was
reversed. At the last'triti } the prisoner was
found guilty and sentenced tq be hanged.
-
Tried IIU Otrn ( lisa nnd Tnllcd.
TOPEKA , April 11. L. 'A. Oourdcm of
New Orleans , who was corjvlctcd by a Jury
In the federal court last evening , was sen
tenced by Judge- Foster today to serve
sixty days In the countyi Jail and pay a
tine of J500. Gourderrf , though not a law-
jer , Insisted on trying his own case. After
making several breaks und Ix-ing convicted
he employed counsel to make argument for
a new trial. Gaurdem * claims he Is the
victim of the Honduras lottery. He claims
he drove the old Loulslanb lottery out of
the country. _
Alleged Outlaw Irfu ( e < Itto I.onvo.
TRESNO , Cnl. , April 11. It Is reported
here that the citizens of .Porterville and
Vlsalln organized a , vlgltance committee to
rid that portion of Tujare county of the
lawless element Today .they ordered a sup
posed outlaw to leave , thu country. He
opened lire on the crowd , from his cabin
and waumltd three men , among them Su
pervisor Ellis. The place where the light
occurred Is remote from a telegraph office
and particulars are hard to get.
Iiidliiim Ask for'lhulr Old
. Idaho. April 1 } A delegation of
Indians from Fort Hull called on Governor
McConnel today with a request , signed by
3UO of the trt | > ? , that Agent Teter be removed
and A. W Fisher , agent during the Harrl-
ton administration , Iw appointed , They ask
the governor t ? forward It to the president
with a letter Teter1 Is charged with mle-
tmitlng Indians a'ud furnishing scant ra
tions.
ClcxrmitUer * Mill on u Mrlkf.
NKW YORK , April ll.-The clgarmakers
employed by the factor ! a In thla city In
making Havana clgaro and who struck fif
teen weeks ago are ntlll out. There arc
7,000 clcrnrmukera Idle In the city today.
The strikers assert they vvlll not resume
work under the conditions promised , practi
cally a reduction of )2 on the 1,009.
DUEL IN A CROWDED STREET
Two Prominent Ksntuckj Politicians Settle
Their Differences with Pistols.
ONE IS DIAL ) AND ANOTHER IS IN JAIL
Drew Their Vlntnlg nnd Commenced Shoot
ing < boon an They Saw Ktvh OtluT
C'ulmlimtlon of n Long Stand
ing Political loud.
CINCINNATI. April 11. In the business
center of Covlngton , Ky. , John L. Sandford ,
cashier of the Farmers and Traders bank ,
was killed at 1.30 p. m , today by State Sen
ator William Goebel. Both fired at each
other In the crowded street. An hour later
one of the wealthiest citizens was dead and a
leading politician was In custody at the sta
tion house , while the streets were thronged
with excited crowds. The factional agita
tion over the bloody affair continues to run
high tonight on this side of the river as
well as In Covlngton and other Kentucky
towns. Goebel and Sandford were the lead
ers ot two bitterly contesting democratic
factions. The feud Is an old one , but It
bccamo Intensely personal last Saturday ,
when the Covlngton Ledger published n very
bitter attack on Sandford , which the latter
attributed to Sfnator Goebel. The latter
acknowledged its authorship. The friends
of bcth have been tulkir.g this week In such
a manner that trouble was expected the first
tlrno the two men met. The meeting today
showed both were well armed.
EACH EAGER TO KILL.
Senator Goetel and Attorney Ge icral Hcnd-
rlcks were walking up Madison street. As
they approached the First National bank
Sandford , who was leaning up against the
railing , approached quickly toward Senator
Goebel and spoke to the latter , at the same
tlrno drawing his revolver. Senator Goebel
turned tn one side Just as Sandford fired ,
the bullet from Sandford's revolver passing
through Senator Goebcl's coat and his trous
ers In two places over the hip. Senator
Goebel then drew his revolver and fired , his
shot taking effect in the left ot Sandford's
forehead.
The first word was spoken and the first
shot was fired by Sandford. There were but
two shots , one by each of the two men
Sandford's friends deny that the latter was
lying In wait for the senator. Sandford was
shot over his left eye , bleeding profusely
on the sidewalk before he could be carried
Into the bank. Snndford's mansion Is four
miles out. His family telephoned friends to
bring him homo Immediately , but he could
not bo removed. Snndford's son was the
only ono of the family who reached him be
fore ho died. The victim never regained
consciousness. Ho died In less than an hour ,
and the remains arrived at the homestead
about the tlmo of his usual return In the
evening.
The police were called to keep the crowd
away from the scene at the bank during
the afternoon and evening. During the
shooting , when ho saw Sandford fall. Sena
tor Goebel returned to the court house , stop
ping only a moment , nnd then went to police
headquarters and gave himself up.
"Here Is the reason I killed , him , " ex
claimed the senator , jumping up excitedly ,
and , turning about , he drew his coattall
around and showed where the ball of Sand-
ford's pistol had passed through , tearing
away a portion of the cloth. "Ho was- lying
In wait for me. I saw him when 1 reached the
gas office , about twenty feet from the First
National bank. I was on my way to the Clt-
bens National bank with my friend , Gen
eral Hcndrlcks. As soon as I saw him
reach for his revolver I reached for mine. "
TROUBLE MANY YEARS OLD.
The trouble between the two men dates
back for jears. In the legislature Senator
Goebel had a bill pacsed giving the city
treasurer of Covlngton power to rnako a
city depository of any bank ho desired Pre
vious to this time the Farmers and Traders
Innk , of which Sandford was cashier , had
been the city depository. The city treasurer
withdrew the funds from the Farmers and
Traders , which at times amounted to $100-
000 , and made the Citizens National the de
pository. Senator Goebel had another bill
passed reducing the toll on the Lexington
turnpike , of which Sandford was president
Mr. Sandford was 57 years old. His wife
was a Marshall and a sister of the celebrated
Thomas Marshall of Kentucky. Mr. Sand-
ford's grandfather was distinguished In the
state , being at ono tlrno a state senator and
a member of the constitutional convention.
Senator Goebel Is a successful business man ,
as well as a lawyer. He Is 40 years old , un
married and a native of Pennsylvania. He
located In Covlngton when quite young. Ho
Is out tonight on ball.
/IK/.NOS SUIT AGAltt&T JWA FATIIEK.
v.ounn C. A. bprcckcls Trying ; to Prove n
Cnmi of Slnnilnr.
SAN FRANCISCO , April 11. In the slan
der case of C. A. Spreckels against his father
Claus Spreckels , depositions were taken
Wednesday and an effort was madeto show
that the plaintiff had endeavored to black
mail E. J. Searles of the Sugar trust by
threats to start an opposition refinery in
Philadelphia after his father had sold out to
the trust , but plaintiff denied he had ever
made any such attempt , and detailed a con
versation he had with E. J. Searles In refer
ence to a proposition made to the witness by
a Phlladelphlaii who had proposed the es
tablishment of an opposition refinery.
In reference to the Insinuation that the
witness had not accounted for the $2,250,000
received for the Sugar trust deal , there was
offered a copy of a letter sent by J. Clem
U tiler to Claus Spreckels , as manager of the
Philadelphia refinery , in which he accounted
for $100,000 more than the Sprockets sugar
refinery was entitled to.
Ono Item of the account presented by C
A. Spreckels was for $7C,000 , the commission
on $1,000.000 borrowed by him from the SellK-
mans when the Phlladelphlan needed money
Young Spreckels declared that $900,700 28
had been paid Into the corporation to bring
the capital of the concern up to $5,000,000.
He had paid $570,000 to the United States
Trust company of New York to redeem col
lateral for the elder Spreckels. HP had spent
$4COC17 in California ; $75,000 had been paid
as a commission to the person who had ob
tained for the sugar king a loan of $1,000,000 ;
$2,500 had been paid to the United States
Trust company to act as trustee ; $150,000 ap
pearing In the record had never been received ,
but had been credited to the account of Claus
Spreckels and charged to Havemcjer &
Searles. This made a total of $2,161,000 ,
leaving still $86,000 to be accounted for by the
young man. This was covered by $73,892 , for
Interest , and $3,000 for sundry small Items
which had escaped the memory of the- wit
ness.
I'RMcd a Iliirnlnc Hlilp ut ficn.
8AN FRANCISCO. April 11 The steamer
Alomeda , which arrived from Honolulu this
morning , reports that.while nil'- was there
the German bark Triton arrived ami re-
Parted that In longitude 131 wctt , latitude
13 point ) , she paused a four-masted uteel
vessel on fire , with the masts hanging over
the side. It was Impossible to ascertain
the name of the vepsel. Shipping and Insur
ance men here fay that no vespel fciioh nn
that described by the Triton Is due nt this
port. They are Inclined to believe that the
burning xhlp belonged to an English line of
vessels plying between European und South
American ports.
.Mnnlrrof Knl'ii for forllltn.
SAN DIEGO , Cal. . April ll.-The coast
defense vessel Monterey t > nll'ic1 today tor
the south. An officer utated before sailing
that the destination of the vessel was for-
Into , Nicaragua. Surgeon Whiting Is s < > rl-
nusly 111 , but was cornpell-d to ire with this
ship. The revenue cutter 1'frry lit expected
dally from New York , bound for San Kran-
clsco , having left Callao some clays ugo.
. .K.v 6jc'K/r ; I > KSSIOX >
\Vnltlnc Pntlrntly for Divine Instruction *
on Ccrtnln Inipnrtiint Mutter * .
KANSAS CITY , April 11. The quorum of
twelve and Joseph Smith were In executive
session until midnight last night , and this
morning early the session was resumed.
Questions of grave Importance to the church
are being considered , the under current of
restlessness among the laity having awak
ened the leaders of the saints to a rcallra-
tlon that something must bo done to over
come the spirit of opKsltlon | which has been
manifest each day since the conference be
gan. At 2 o'clock this afternoon the quorum
was still In secret session.
Next Sunday Joseph Smith will dedicate n
new church for the Saints In this city. It
Is believed the conference will adjourn next
Monday. The laymen ore hoping that revela
tions ns to the filling of the vacancies In the
quorum will be given by that time.
There Is considerable- rivalry between Klrt-
land , 0. , Lirnonl , la. , and Independence. Mo. ,
for the location of the permanent headquar
ters. Independence , of courseIs now recog
nized as the new Zlon , but the paints located
there are fearful lest Klrtland or Lajuonl
wrest the honors from that place.
At the afternoon session the principal busi
ness transacted was the selection of the next
place cf meeting , to bo held April 0 , 1S9C
The contest for the conference lay between
Klrtland , 0. , and Larnoul , la. , and went to
the Ohio town by a vote of 611 to 3C1 , after
a heated debate.
A resolution was pissed endorsing the use
of tents In nil district meetings which the
presiding ciders might deem ne'cessary , as the
most available nnd effective means of reachIng -
Ing certain classes. The resolution was pre
sented by a committee appointed on the ques
tion.
tion.U
U was decided that the board of directors
of the Lamonl , la. , college , now building ,
shall consist of nine members , two of whom
are not to be members of the Saints church
Adjourned till tomorrow.
: or .I/.SUA i > nt > or HTIGK ,
Cicorgo i : . Klnc Cot Off llofnrr , hut Is Nun
Arrrated ror .Murder.
MUSEKGON Mich. . April 11 George E
1AVC)0 ) ) UO OJOK iilUp 11 JO JO)0jdOjd ) | 'iJll\ | |
street , was arrested recently charged with
setting his store afire , but was released be
cause of Insufficient evidence. Today ho wus
arrested charged with murder.
Eunice Williams charges him with killing
her father , Nathan Douglas , thrco years ago
Douglas' sudden nnd mysterious death aroused
suspicion at the time , but there was little
on which to base charges.
For many years Douglas lived on a farm
In Fruitland township with his daughter ,
Eunice , to whom he had deeded all his
property. Four years ago an aunt of King's
went to live with Douglas , and about a year
later they were married. Immediately after
ward ho transferred all his property from his
daughter to his wife. Immediately following
this change King visited Douglas for several
days , returning to Muskcgon before the old
man died.
Since King's recent arrest the old sus
picions were aroused Douglas' body was ex-
luuned , his head was cut off and with the
stomach sent to Ann Arbor to be examined
Poison was found In large quantities , espe
cially In the stomach. Mrs. II. II. Houston ,
King's aunt , has been arrested as an ac
complice In the crime. King refuses to speak
to officers or reporters.
Both King and his aunt stoutly refuse to
answer any questions. The woman's first
husband , J. S. Hlsson , died suddenly In 1890 ,
It Is claimed , under suspicious circumstances
Douglass vyas her second husband. Her third
husband ran away because she Insisted on his
paying her his pension money. She then got
a divorce. It Is claimed she Is on adopted
slstcof the notorious Kate Bender , but
she declines to discuss the relationship.
GOHS ur 0 OM ; mx
Highest Price Itruclicit In KlKhtoon Veurn
ntlinnliithiK Activity.
PITTSBUUG , April 11. The oil excitement
hero continues unabated. The Standard this
morning put the price up 15 cents to $1 50
On the exchange cash oil opened at $1.50 and
sold up to $1.60. May options opened at
$1.50 bid and the first sale was at $1.60. It
then broke to $1.58 and rallied to $1.60 on
sales. It was then bid up to $1.6S without
sales at 1 o'clock.
The opening sale was n cash order for 1,000
barrels at $1 50 and the next sale was made
at $1.58 % . The first sale In May options was
at $1.60.
This Is the highest oil has been since 1877 ,
when Is sold as high as $3 53U. Speculation ,
which has hitherto been confined to National
Transit certificates , has been transferred to
Mellon Pipe Line certificates and a sale of
10,000 barrels was made here today.
So far this week the advance amounts to 40
cents pc rbarrel by the Standard and 43 cents
on the exchange for the May option. To the
producers of western Pennsylvania nnd West
Virginia this means $37,500 a day more than
they were getting for their oil last week , or
an Increase of $1,125,000 per month. The
total market value of the product Is nearly
$3,500,000 per month. It has greatly stimu
lated activity In the field and not only fur
nishes additional rmployornnt for many
hundreds of oil drillers , but has also In
creased the demand for Iron and steel sup
plies consumed In the business.
So far the consumer has been taxed an
additional cent for his Illuminating oil , but
further advance Is almost certain.
TOLEDO , April 11. Crude oil took another
5-rent jump today , north of Lima now being
82'A cents , south of Lima 77',4 , Indiana 72'/i
This Is a rise ot 15 cents In three days.
hoUllne tint ( o it million * ' Strike ,
CINCINNATI , April 11-Secretary Bishop
of the State Board of Arbitration arrived
today from Columbus and is trying to ad
just the trouble between the clothing manu-
tnrtureis and 8 MO strikers of the coat-
makers' union The clothing manufacturers
began Bending cloth away today to other
points to be made up , and Hay thy have
arranged for work In that way As Cincin
nati Is the third elty In the- country In the
number of co.itmakers ernplojed , It IK dlfli-
cult for other points to citry all the con
tracts that are held In this city.
AilmltB llo l.lril to tlin ( Jrnnil Jury.
ATLANTA , Ga. , April 11 The govern
ment rested today In the case now on trial
In the federal court against Quarlcs and
Butler , Indicted for conspiring to hang
Henry Worley , a revenuefpy. . lien Ilernp-
lilll , a fnthcr-lii-law of UK defendant But
ler , confessed on the st.md that he hud
lied before the grand Juiy In his former
statement of a conversation with Butler.
The altered testimony favors Butler.
Prepiirliic ti > Dlj ; n ( inml.
SEATTLE. Wash. , April ll.-The Washing
ton Dredging and Improvement company has
filed articles of Incorporation , with a capi
tal of $3,000,000 , with Ellis Morrison , William
F. Hu > cs , Frank Shay , Incoiporntors. ItH
object Is to fill In the tide flats und Smith
cove and to construct a ship canal from
Elliott bay to Lake Washington by way of
this cove and Lake Union.
Story of I ho Armenian M
NEW YOHIC , April 11The Phil-Arme
nian association Is distributing a nook en
titled , "The Armenian CrUls In Turkey , "
by Frederick Davis Greene. The book de
scribes the horrors of the massacre nt Baa-
soiin It sayx that forty village's were de
stroyed and probably lj.000 pemons killed.
Many of the nlrocltlca described arc too
horrible for publication.
HIcTcl" TonrUt Mruc-k n M'lro Tnnce.
STOCKTON , Cnl. , April ll.-MIss Annie
Londonderry , who Is making n tour of thn
v\orld on her bicycle , vshlls on her way to
Tracey. accompanied by Mark Johnson of
the Oljmplo club , wne driven from the road
by a runaway horse and ran Into a barbed
vvlre fence , cutting her face und mi.italn-
Ins Internal Injuries.
MoiemoiiU of Ocemi bleumeri , April 11 ,
At New York ArrlvcJ Werra , from
Napl > 3.
At Genoa Arrived Kal r Wllhelm II ,
from New York.
At Bremen ArrivedTrave , from New
York , vlft SoutuumptonVillehauV ! from
" " * "
Yorlc. ,
BILL D011CAN MUST CtT OUT
Governor Holcomb Signs the Dill Intended
to Oust the Contractor ,
STATE WILL RUN ITS PENITENTIARY
Hotrit of I'uhllo IiiiuU nnd llnlldlngft t
Control the Inntltutton In the 1'iituro
I'rotlntonii of the
MCIIBIUO In Ilrluf.
LINCOLN , April 11. ( Special. ) The pent-
trntliiry bill signed today by the governor
Is likely to result In a radical change In the
management of the state penitentiary , and ;
may , perhaps , result In extended litigation
before Its pmlslons nro carried Into full
effect. The bill was Introduced In the house
by ReprcscntatlNo Judd of lloonc county nnd
was known as house roll No. COT. As It was
originally drawn It provided for the purchase
of the property at the penitentiary claimed ;
by Dorgan , the present lessee , nnd for the
management of the Institution b > the State
Hoard of Public Lands am ! llulldlngs. Thu
value of Dorgan's property was to be deter
mined by a commission of two appraisers
and nn umpire. Dorgnn was to appoint ono
of the appraisers , the Hoard of Public Lands
and HulUllngs the other , nnd the two so ap
pointed were to appoint the umpire The um-
plro had nothing to do with the appraisement
only In the event that the two appraisers
could not agree. Then the umpire stepped ln >
and decided the difference. The bill orig
inally appropriated J50.000 , or as much of It
as might be necessary , with which to pur
chase Dorgan's Intercut. The bill was drawn
almost entirely In Dorgan's Interests.
The house amended the bill \cry materi
ally. It first provided that the governor
should appoint the umpire. It cut down the
appropriation frcm $ r > 0,000 to $ , " > 5.000 , nnd ;
provided for the annullmcnt of Morgan's al
leged contiact within thirty days from the
passage of the act The house also tacked
on an amendment directing the State Hoard
of Public Lands nnd llulldlngs to assume the
management of the penitentiary , thus repeal
ing the old law requiring the board to leas *
the penitentiary to private parties. Th
board was given the privilege ot leasing tha
labor of the convlsts to private companies or
Individuals for a period not to extend beyond -
yond the close of the next legislature In
1897. The board Is also authorized to appoint
a warden and all necessary olllcers , physi
cian , chaplain , keepers , guards , turnkeys ,
etc. , with the consent ot the governor. Tho-
board will have about thirty places at Ita
disposal. All existing contracts between Dor
gan and the owners of the factories now op
erated at the penitentiary nro to remain In
full force and effect as far as the state la
concerned.
JUGGLED IN THE SENATE.
When the bill hod pascd the house and
was sent to the senate It was held In th
committee room until labt Friday , the day sot
for the final adjournment of the legislature ,
Then the committee reported an entirely neW1
bill. The senate substitute changed the housa
bill In biich a manner that It authorize *
the State Hoard of Public Lands nnd llulld
lngs to oust Dorgan from his contract and ;
to Immediately replace him with another
contractor on the same rooting. It xvas
claimed that the new bill was dra > vn In the
Interest of J. A. Duckstnff , whose anxiety to
obtain possession1 of the prison was well
known all through the scslon.
On Friday the senate substitute was taken
up In the comtnltteo of the whole and on
motion of Hitchcock recommended for Im
mediate passage. It was not read In thft
committee of the whole and no am had dis
covered the fact that an entirely new bill
had been substituted for the one passed byi ,
the house. Late Friday evening when the
bill came up for third reading nnd final passage -
ago Senator Teff of Cass county , who had la
the meantime discovered the trick , made a
vigorous protest , but the senate passed the
substitute , the protest of Tefft and others to >
the contrary notwithstanding. The hill waa
sent back to the house , but the house made
short work of the substitute It threw It out
altogether and Insisted that the senate should ;
recede The senate did so with cxtremo reluctance -
luctanco and agreed to the house bill.
In this collection It Is a matter of seine
Interest to note that by a curious parlia
mentary practice the penitentiary bill ns It
was signed by the governor was passed by ths
senate only by n viva voce vote and not by
a roll call ns the law provides. The clrcum-
stance Is easily explained. The senate sub
stitute was passed by the usual roll call , as
the law provided. The house treated the
substitute as nn amendment and refused to
concur. The bill was then returnr-d to tha
senate and on motion of ono of the senator ! *
the senate voted , viva voce , to rcceJo from
Its amendment. After having receded from
Its amendment the original house bill was
treated Just as If It had already been passed
by a i oil call and sent to the enrolling ;
room.
The lawyers might ralfe an Intere ting ques
tion about the iminnc-r In which the bill was
agreed to by the senate without a roll call.
If a substitute bill Is under the constitution
simply an amendment the legality of the
senate's uctlon In agreeing to the original bill
without a roll call Is unquestioned ; but If the
law should happen to make a marked distinct
( loin between n. numhT of amendments to %
bill and an entirely new bill , some InterestIng -
Ing complications might ciihiio.
WHAT MAY HAPPEN NEXT.
Future developments ut the state peniten
tiary may be awaited with a great deal of In
terest In the first place , by signing the bill
Governor Holcomb has deprived himself of th
authority conferred upon him by the statute *
of appointing a warden. That offlrlal will bo
appointed by the State of Ho.it d of Publlo
Lands and llulldlngs , and It Is generally con
ceded that the present warden , A 1) Heemer.
will be the man selected. Ileoincr has lobbied
assiduously for three months ( or the passage
of the new law , and the friends of the Judd
bill have been liberal with hints to the effect
that the penitentiary would easily be self-sus
taining with a warden "like He.eincr" at th
head of the Institution.
The State Hoard of Public Linds and
HulUlngs will also have the appointing ot
from twenty-five to thirty under officials. At
present there are twenty-seven or twenty-
eight employed.
The first tiling to he done will be to oust
Dorgan fiom the penitentiary. This feat may ;
or may not be accomplished without difficulty.
Dorgan la a fighter , and hti attorney , C. O.
Wheedon , will hardly permit his Interests to
suffer without a contest In the courts. Jt l
believed that the valuu of Dnrgan's property
may bo arrived at without serious difference
of opinion. The difficulty , it an } , U to bo
encuuntcied , will come over the appraUemcnt
of the value of the unexplrod portion of Dor
gan's lease. Upon this point opinions already
differ. Attorney ( Jcnt-ral Churchill In already
on record with an opinion to the cffrct that
thu assignment of the contract by Mother to
Dorgan Is perfectly valid. Other legal opin
ions are to the effect that tlie > contract expire
pire- whe-n Masher released II. The peniten
tiary investigating committee favored the l t-
tcr opinion , and It was adopted by both ths
housa and senate.
Jiimpod from the Onklitnd I'rrry.
SAN FHANClSf'O. April ll.-Lnnt night
n young wormm Jump d from an Oakland
ferry boat and was drowned. Today tha
rnroncr received a letter by mall signed
Nettle Chase , telling him of her Intention
to jump Into thu luy , and t > nylng that she
hiul been deceived by u married inun named
Dunn. 8 he enclosed a letter to Dunn , to
be handed to him In CIIHO he should Identify
her body. The woman VVOH known In Val-
lejo an having attempted to kill C , W. Dunn.
u waiter , January 1U. Bho fired two ehotu
nt him one tnkltic effort In the arm. The
woman disappear d and Dunn attempted to
hush tlio matter up , Him WUH known a
"Nettle , " but no one knew her last name.
( irinut .Inry Hnmiiionoil tit i : > nii on.
I3VANSTON , Wwo. . April ll.-The grand
j'iry was summoned by the district court
the * cvenliiK at ' < o'clock to Investigate the
Uooth myMtry und Uocky Mountain mln >
explosion. v'