THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JTJ E 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY MO , APRIL 13 , 1895. E COPY PIYE CENTS.
ALL READY TO MAKE PEACE
End of the "War in the Orient is Now in
Bight.
JAPAN HAS MADE SOME CONCESSIONS
Exactly What She fl.in ( liven In on Cannot
llo Anccrt.ilieil , but Oeriipntlon of
1'ort Arthur In Said to llo
Ono 1'olnt.
WASHINGTON , April 12. Omdal advices
received at tlio Japanese legation today from
Japan Indicate that an understanding has
been reached between the Japanese and
Chinese plenipotentiaries , and that the news
of a definite conclusion of peace may be ex
pected at any time.
The exact terms of the peace cannot as yet
be ascertained , but It Is understoo'd that In
rctponse to the repealed requests of the
Chinese plenipotentiaries for an abatement of
the demands originally made by them the
Japanese plenipotentiaries have granted some
concessions.
Brief as the foregoing official message Is , It
marks the close of the Japan-China war ,
barring the possibility , of course , of some un
expected hitch at the last moment. Thu an
nouncement of the exact terms of peace Is
yet to come , but from what Is knowii of the
negotiations thus far the general nature of
peace Is evident. It was olllclally announced
yesterday that the terms being Insisted on
were as follows :
1. Independence of Corca.
2. Permanent cession of the Island of
Formosa to Japan.
3. Indemnity of 300.000,000 taels , Chinese
money. .
4. Permanent occupation of Port Arthur
and 'the Immediate surrounding territory.
G. A new Japanese-China treaty opening
China to commerce.
HOTH WANT PORT ARTHUR.
The two terms which have caused trouble
of late days are the permanent occupation ol
Port Arthur and the payment of 300,000.000
taels. While no olllclal Information Is avail
able , and no statement whatever regarding
the terms of peace can be obtained , It Is
V'- . probable that U Is on these conditions the
Japanese plenipotentiaries have yielded
Just how much they have yielded on the oc
cupation of Port Artlmf may haVe vital con-
sequence. It they have yielded , It entlrelj
removes Japan from all occupancy of the
main land , and from the strategic command
of the gulf of Pe-Chl-LI leading to Peking
At ono tlmo Japan was willing to occupj
Port Arthur for a term of years , and tlili
may bs the middle ground of agreement
although It Is necessarily conjectured a
present. The purpose of a temporary occu
patlon , It Is said , would be to prevent Chin ;
from rc-armlng and retaliating against Japai
for a term of years , at least. If the mone ;
demanded has b cn reduced , little slgnlll
cance will attach to the fact except that I
will llghlen China's burden.
Minister Kurlno of Japan said , conccrnlni
the Japanese-China peace understanding an
nounced to him by official cable from-Tokl
today : "Tho cablegram Is quite brief , ciii
does not recite the terms , nor dons It sa ;
that pcaco as yet has actually boeii agreci
upon , but that an understanding h.is beei
reached between the envoys by which th
peace Is assured. 1 have no doubt from till
that wo will have a trea'y ' within n fe\
days. It undoubtedly will ho conclude
within the next sn-cn days , as the armlstlc
expires at the end of that time Should I
not bo arranged by that time , there woul
probably bo no difficulty In continuing
truce without a peace understanding havln
been definitely reached. There may be som
delay In arranging the details of the nei
Japanese-China treaty , as It will c-ver a
the commercial interests of the two cour
tries. Ono of the moit tss2iitlil Items wl
be that of the tariff. Heratafore thn Japar
CSQ duty has been G per cent on Chine ;
goods , and under ( t.e favored nation claus
all other countries were entitled to the sam
rale. Ilut with Japan s new treaties wit
tno United States , Great Britain and othc
councilet , all of which contain the I'avore
nation clause. It will not Inn er be posslbl
to give China the G pe1 cent rate. "
POINTS TIlAT JJM2 SETTI.IJD.
Mr. Kurlno said Ilia' In the absence
definite word for his government as to tli
terms of the peace undemudlnt , he dl
V'r iiot wish lo spcculi'.e on the ternn. He n
goidcd fas settled , ho-vavir , that .so Istan
of Fnimosa would bo pori.iinenilceded I
Japan. That much had already proceeded hi
yond the stage of contention , lie also coi
sldered the Independence of Carja as Rettlti
This would leave the question of Imlcmnlt ;
of Port Arthur's occupation and of futui
treaty arrangements as the subjects c
which thi : Japanese pl3nlpoNntHrl s ma
have granted some concsisioiis , These cci
cessions may apply to one or the other i
the terms , or to all of them. The mlnlstt
is hardly prepared to bilcvo there is to I
no occupation of Port Arthur , ft Is po.sMb !
that a term of years may bo conceded li
stead ot permanent occupation , or clsn th ;
the extent ot country purrnunllng the plat
may bo more restricted than was at fin
contemplated. Mr. Kurlno takes a conscrv ;
live view ot the conclusion of peaco. I ]
shares Ihc feeling of his countrymen tin
Japan hail won the right to expect much ;
the price ot peaco.
The minister communicated the Inform.Ulc
from Japan to the State department durlr
the day. It was after the cabinet meetln
however , and Secretary Grcsham did not con
munlcato tlio news to his cabinet colleague
Later In tlio day President Cleveland was li
formed. _ _ _ _ _
Jewelry Hex stolen from Her Hiindi. ,
LONDON , April li > Sir Roderick Caii
eron , the New York ship owner , and one
his daughters , were among the passenge
Intending to travel from this city to Par
yesterday evening by the mall train fro '
Victoria station. MUs Cameron was carr ;
Ing a tin case. In which was a quantity
very valuable Jewelry and drafts and not
for a largo amount ot money. During tl
crush on the platform this box was sudden
snatched from Miss Cameron by a thief , wl
escaped during the contusion that followe
No clew.
The station master says that when si
arrived 011 the platform Miss Cameron placi
the box at her feet and Immediately aftc
ward sumo one slapped her on tlio shouldc
She turned around and a man who hi
touched her apologized for so doing at
r when she looked for the box It was gen
The polk-f say that It Is evident that thlev
had been following Sir Roderick Cameron ai
I ) his daughter. The notes and drafts In tl
tin box were valued at $10,000 ; the value
I : the Jewelry Is not known.
Culling ou franca for UeltTcranc
PARIS , April 12. Tha Matin publishes
letter from M. Francois Ueloncle , the am
English French deputy , whole presence
Cairo recently attracted considerable atte
tlon In view of the somewhat strained rel
tloiu between France and England growli
out of tlie Niger company's protest again
the French Intrusion In certain districts
the upper Nile. M , Uelonnle aays that IJgy
was never more tranquil than now , and th
the signatures to the petitions praying for
continuance ot British rule In that count
arc only obtained by force. Ho adds th
Lord Cromer. the Urltiih minister plenlr
tcntlary , Is planning a French expedition
Dongala In order to create a compllcalli
and afford an cxcuteo ( maintain Itrltl
occupation of Egypt. Ho concludes nlth n
sertlng that the natives look to France for
solution ct the present situation ,
Ilrltlth Violated n Treaty Agreomunt.
PARIS , April U. The Temps announc :
that contrary to the treaty htlpulatlons t
pitting the free navigation of the Niger t
Voyal Niger company recently & 'np ' | > Pd
jleani launch belonging to a French v
' thlpvulcb VTA * aarcndlug tuo lower Nicer ,
I' A
trouKixa TIIK unto on. PIKI.D
Intcnte Activity In Drlllln ? New Wells
Another lllg Jump.
TOLEDO , April 12. Ohio crude oil Jumped
up to 2Hfc cents this morning. North of Ohio Is
quoted at $1.07 ; south ot Lima , $1.05 ; the
Indiana , 07 cents. The entire field Is going
mnd and Intense activity In putting down
new wells Is the result.
P17TSDURO. April 12. The extraordinary
movement In the oil market this week from
1.17 last Saturday to Jl.SO yesterday with a
net advance of 62 cents , has revived the fever
0 the Intensest degree. There was never a
Ime when the wildcatter was more alert
han now. Men are In the field day and
night looking for possible developments.
Some Idea of the activity In field operations
may be had when It Is stated that on April
1 the number of now wells , drillings and
riggings In course of construction was 1,401.
The monthly average of new operations last
year was only 232 and the total number of
wells completed was only 3,518 for the en
tire year. Whether the present search Is
successful or not there will be an enormous
amount of money spent In prospecting. The
cost cf drilling a well ranges from $1,200 to
$9,000. The amount ot Iron casing required
for eacli well varies from l.EOO to 3,000 feet
Estimating the present number of new opera
tions at 1,000 and the cost of each well at
$1.000 , It Is seen that not less than $0,000-
000 Is now being expended In new work In
all the fields.
The extent of the Industry Is shown by a
few comparative figures. Tha total produc
tlon of gold "In the United States last year
was $13,000,000. The production of oil for
the same period was 18.500,000 barrels , which
at today's cash prlco represents a value o
$72,500,000. This quantity fell short G.SOO ,
000 barrels In supplying the demand , whlcl
was drawn from old stocks , reducing th
latter to less than -1,000,000 barrels on
April 1.
Within the past few weeks the Standard
Oil company Is estimated to have purchased
$3,000,000 worth of territory from individual
producers.
riTTSIU'RG , April 12. The Oil exchange
and the Pipe Line offices are closed today In
observance of Good Friday , and the oil spec
ulators are having a iluy off. It Is the
unanimous opinion , however , that tomorrow
will see another spurt In the price.
I1UCYRUS , O. , April 12. Oil men are leas
ing large tracts of land In the northern part
of this county for the purpose of prospecting ,
good Indications being found. All leases are
on the guarantee that drilling will commence
within sixty days.
FINDLAY , 0. , April 12. The oil producers
of this region , which Is the most active part
of the Ohio petroleum field , are In an ex
cited state of mind over a rapid riseIn
prices. They predict that the Standard will
soon b3 paying $1 for the stuff they con
demned as only worth 10 cents a barrel a
exv years ago. The announcement was made
t at the olllco of the Buckeye pipe line this
nornlng that the prices of the day would be
1.05 and $1.07 for ths two grades of Lima
ill. From all that can be learned , the producers -
„ ducers In the Lima fields have an abtindanca
of oil in their tanks , but arc declining to
sell , evidently on the belief that the top
lotch has not been reached In prices. While
other oil producers regard the jump In prices
vlth suspicion , ot which possible scheme the
Standard company arc the basers , others be-
leve there is an actual oil famine In sight.
The general belief Is that while Ohio crude
oil may not remain as high as $1 , U will
command a price sufficient to greatly en-
lance the value of the field , which Is the
second largest In the world.
WILKHSUARUH , Pa. , April 12. The oil
) Iant of the Atlantic Refining company was
lestioyed by lire this afternoon. Shortly
after the lire broke out one of the large
lanks containing 2,000 gallons of oil ex
ploded , but fortunately no one was Injured.
The loss will reach fully $30,000. The origin
> f the fire Is unknown.
10 IIMT67/ THIS ROYAL AltTIlUlt.
iMontci-oy ( Jolng .South to Keen the IlrltlMi
\\iir Milp In Hiir I'luce ,
SAN FRANCISCO , April 12. "The Mon
terey Is undoubtedly going to Corinto. Nicara
gua , and not to Callao , " said Dr. Hlhbltt ol
the nennlngton , now at Mare Island. "Nc
matter what the dispatches may say , we li :
the navy feel sure that she Is going down
le
the coast to meet the Royal Arthur , the large
English cruiser which Is headed that way
The Monterey Is probably sent to watch the
big English ship. The Royal Arthur Is the
best of her class. At long range she woultl
be no match for the Monterey , but she might
make It Interesting for her at close quarters
The Monterey could not be handled as qulckl )
to as the Englishman , and at short range mlghi
suffer from torpedoes. Out nt sea , however
the Royal Arthur would be no match foi
the Monterey. The big guns would make IK
Impression on the Monterey , and those ot tin
latter would probably lift the Engllshmar
out of the water. In the navy out hen
there ta no such feeling that the Monterej
could not cope with the Royal Arthur. "
The Monterey left 'San Diego today will
more secrecy than Is usually the case whci
a vessel leaves on a leisurely cruise. Thi
fact that Lieutenant Baker of General Me
Cook's staff arrived In haste from Uenvei
and is believed to have embarked on tin
Monterey adds to the mystery of her destlna
tlon. One of the officers , before sailing
dropped a hint similar to the remark of Dr
Hlbbltt. He said the vessel was going U
Corinto , and that the authorities nt Washing
ton Indulged In n little fiction regarding i
cruise to Catlag to keep Inquisitive people of
the scent.
The sudden Illness of Surgeon Whltlni
assumed so grave on aspect that a strong at
tempt was made to secure another officer li
his stead for the cruise , but owing to tin
short stay of the Monterey It was Imposslbli
and he sailed with his ship.
The cruiser Olympla Is not expected a
Mare Island until next week , and U Is statci
that her May will be as brief as that of tin
of
Monterey , merely long enough to replenlsl
coal and hurry away toward Nicaragua.
Is
'in WHAT UK S.lir Or TIIK KASTRHX ll'.lll
Lieutenant Ilcacon Return * with IIU Itepor
nml Some. IiiM-reitlng Itellcn.
SAN FRANCISCO , April 12. Lletitenan
John II. Deacon , wio was commissioned b ;
the government some time ago to go t
Japan and follow the army , Is ut the Palac
hotel. The lieutenant Joined the tecon
army. He witnessed the battle at Wei-Hal
Wei. He also collected specimen weapon
of the various kinds used In the fight an
relics of the campaign , \\hlch he Is forward
Ing to the department at Washington. II
lias written a concise report of what ho sa\
the condition of troops on both tides , ar
liniments and supplies , with Mich iletalls n
lie are deemed of Importance' to the War dc
uf partment.
"I have been much Interested In the Japan
ese army , which I Joined for the time , " sal
Lieutenant Deacon. "I wai nt the buttle-
WclHalWelnd when the Held was wo
ti I examined carefully the forts of the Clunesi
tint They had fourteen first-class ( unification :
urll equipped with modern ordnance , an
they also had a number of secondary forllf
lang cations , equipped with modern and come i
ng old-fas-hloned ordnance.
"The Chinese were In good thape in flgh
but they did not teem to know liou. Thoi
was no patriotism.
"I saw the bodies ot Admiral Ting an
five of his officers after they hud commute
suicide. They were Uld out on slabs , an '
there was tome fhow among ( he Chinese c
doing them honor. "
Lieutenant Deacon will go from here t
Fort HnrllliiK , Minn. , where he Is statlonei
h From there lie will forward his report t
Washington ,
Stopped Two ot. ( lie Illaleri.
ST. LOt'lS , April i : , In a riot between na
live and foreign railroad laborers at Slloar
es Springs , Ark. , lasl night several shols wer
exchanged und one of ( he parties was btull
hear wmii'led. ' A federal deputy mnrxlml ni
I'Mnpti I ( o it'icll the disturbance , lie wa
xct ui'on by four i.f ( he noicrs uiul wu
ar compelled to kill two of them In nelf d <
fciise. . - " * "
PRESIDENT MARTI OF CUBA
Importsnt Step in tha Direction of Inde
pendence Has Been Taken ,
INSURGENTS ELECT A MAN TO LEAD THEM
( Icncral Mucco lifelines Civil Honors In
Order to Ho In ( ho Flrlil iiml
u I.CSH 1'opalnr Man ,
WllH ChOaCll.
HAVANA , April 12. Joseph Marti , who
was selected as president of the new republic
at the convention held at Guatanaro , province
of Puerto 1'rlnclpe , has been proclaimed by
the Insurgents as their chief executive. It
cannot be denied that considerable dissatis
faction exists among the rebels because of
Martl's election. Ho lacks the popularity
of Maceo or Gomez , yet he Is generally re
garded as the most learned man among ths
rebels. Macco declined the honor In a most
positive manner , as he desires to be In the
field when the fighting begins. The names
of the officers of the government , with the
exception of president , have not been made
public. The new president Is In the United
States at present.
General Martinez Campos Is expcteJ to
land at Manzanillo next Sunday. Ouerra Is
on this side of the Island with an army of
well armed men numbering In the neighbor
hood of 1,200. He Is now operating In the
vicinity of Manzanillo. General Palaclo Is
entrenched In the mountains with about 800
warriors , Just back of El Cobre. From El
Cobre to Jlguanl , where the Ortez brothers
nr ? In command of 1.000 or more Insurgents ,
Is n distance of about 100 miles. Holguln ,
further down on the southern coast , whore
the Masse brothers are now operating and
whipping the government troops wnsnever
they can find them , Is a distance of about 100
' miles from Jlguanl. From Uaracoa , where
Oam z and Maceo recently disembarked from
the schooner containing the murdered captain
to the territory now controlled by Ortcz and
Gucrra , Is about 200 miles. Maceo will evi
dently meet the other lnsurgnt commanders
near Jlguanl or between that city and Hol-
guln. The Spanish soldiers are Insufficient
In numbers to Impede their progress. Span-
lards on the Island have the most implicit
confidence In Campos. News from San Juan ,
Porto Rico , states that Campos arrived tin re-
yesterday on his way to Cuba.
Fire broke out last night In Mlrets Bros. '
warehouse at Matanzas , a seaport town flfty-
two miles east of this city. Deforc the
flames were under control three commercial
houses were destroyed , Involving a loss of
over $100,000. Telegraphic communication
with Matanzas has been Interrupted since
midnight , consequently full details regarding
the conflagration have not yet been ob
tained.
NEW YORK , April 12. At a meeting of
Irish nationalists hero resolutions were
adopted congratulating the Cuban revolution
ists upon the success of their patriotic efforts
and hoping that Cuba will soon be added to
the list of republics. A committee will bo
formed to devise means to prove the na
tionalist sympathy for the Cuban movement.
HOLY Wii : K rKUCH. SION ritOUIltlTKU.
Cull in Tnxca tu llo Increased to I'rovlilo
I'-iindH to Curry on tlinVnr. .
TAMPA , April 12. The steamship Mascot ,
which arrived last night , brought many pas
sengers , from whom it Is learned that the cus
tomary Holy Week Catholic procession In
Havana , which would have been held today ,
was forbidden by the government.
The Cuban taxes arc to be Increased $3,000-
000 to provide war expenses.
At La Mochu , a. village near Aguatate , sixty
miles from Havana , Vincent Garcia , with 20C
men , ambushed General Pratt's forca , which
thrco times rallied , but was finally routed
with heavy losses. Jlgulna , u place of 10.00C
Inhabitants , was captured by the Cubans un
der Habl , about March 25. On April 3 , th :
Spaniards attempted to regain possession , bul
were repulsed after a tplrlted encounter ,
They were under Santoclldc-3. and left forty-
five dead for the Cubans to bury.
CANADIANS WILL N ( IT CONKXT. .
B
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Decline to Kutortiiln Ilio United State !
Ui-rlnc Son Miffireatlonf.
OTTAWA , Ont. , April 12. An order li
council has been passed , embodying Canada1 !
reply to the United States' proposals foi
Joint action on the part of Great Britain , thi
D United States , Russia and Japan to protce
seal herds from extinction. As to the sug
ge&tlon of thr United States that In th <
meantime sealing In Derlng sea be prolilbltei
and the Paris regulations as to the closei
season and Inhibition of firearms to bi
extended over the entire waters north o
the Thirty-fifth parallel. It Is understood Can
tula strongly opposes such change , as It I :
contended It would give Americans contro
of the Industry. The order also opposes thi
proposed convention , as It Is feared Canad ;
would get the worst of It. The document I :
now on Its way to England.
I'eac.t In Ten l > ys or I'tilclng Pall * .
til YOKOHAMA , April 12. It is stated her
on reliable r.uthorlty that unless peace Is con
eluded within the period of the armlstlc
truce will npt be extended and the Japanes
armies will. In May , advance upon Peking
U Is officially stated that the cholera litho
the Pcscadore Islands , recently occupied b ;
the Japanese forces as a base of operation
against the Island of Formosa , Is abating. .
d
U'ur A CSK-IH t-ciiri-cl the Turin.
0
h CONSTANTINOPLE , April 12. The Im
pending arrival of the American war ship
New York and Marblehead off the coast o
Syria has created a sensation In governmen
circles here. The United States minister
Mr. A. W. Terrell , replying to a question o :
the subject , said that the war vessels wer
only sent to protect American subjects.
l.uillow Coinlni ; liiiino from England.
LONDON , April 12. Lieutenant Colone
Ludlow , military attache of the America
embassy here , who was recently appolntc
military engineer of the Nicaragua cam ;
commission , will sail for New York on th
American line steamer Berlin , which sail
from Southampton on Saturday.
UK } ' . lir.Kl ) I'l..iUKlt O.V TlllAI. .
llnptlit Minuter Who Tried to Hob a , Nu
tloiiHl M k at I'ortlanil , Oregon.
PORTLAND , April 12. A jury has bse
secured In the State district court to tr
Rev. J. C. Reed , ( lie Baptist minister wh
n lafct February bound and gjggej the payln
s' teller of the Bait Portland First Natlom
bitik and then attempted to loot the ban !
Ex-Senator J. N. Dulph U attorney for th
Jt defense and Infinity will be the plea. Whe
the mlnUtcr was caught In the bank he said
"I tried to rob the bank because I wante
money to support my wlfe > and children ,
have reached the end of my rope and the- enl
feeling I have In this matter Is for my wll
and children. " About three years ago Flee
} disappeared ami same believed that ho ha
bin drowned , but Ii > finally turned up I
Mollne , III. , where hli brother resides. II
was formerly a rcidc-nt of Nebraska an
piBtor of the ItiptUt church at St. Paul.
( ireatrr New Vorl > Wou'C t'oinn Vol.
NB\V YORK , April 12. Senator Hill Is t
the Hotel Normar.dlc. Ho Is on Ills way I
\lbany. lie does not lellcve that the peopl
at Now York and Brooklyn ar * quite rcad *
for consolidation , and he told Ms frauds tha
t- beyond tKe appointment of a comnilssla
und.T the Greater New York bill , very IIU
progress toward the consolidation of the tw
cities wlli be made for some ycm to come.
turn A. jtooMa stomnttt.
John Cook of Wyoming .Altajied to tie the
Mayer of Two Men ,
RAWL1NS. Wyo. , April Jll ( Special Tele
gram. ) John Cook vyns arrested nt Carbon
yesterday ami brought to this city last night ,
charged with the murder of-S. Morris Wnln
and C. II. Strong on Canyon creek In the
latter part of August , 18SS. Wain and Strong
outfitted at Denver and came up to Wyoming
on a hunting expedition. In the last week
of August their bodies were found on Canyon
creek near the Pick ranch. They had been
murdered. Their cook nml leamitcr ami
their horses and outfit have never been heard
of since. Yesterday morning Charles
Wagers , a 'well knowii cowboy , met Cook at
Fort Stecle. entered Jnto conversation with
him and asked him to go In and take a
drink. While the liquor was being served
AVagers asked Cook where he was In 1888.
Cook replied ho was cooking for Honey Ear
nest. Wagers then said , "You must know
all about the Wain murder ? " Cook set down
his glass , saying , "That Is a subject I don't
care to discuss , " mid turned about and
walked out of the saloon , and soon boarded
an castbound train , being arrested nt Car
bon by Dijluty Ilrown. Wagers claims ho
tcok dinner with Wain and Strong a few
days before the murder , and that Cook was
In their employ as cook.
Cook Is well known- hero , having cooked for
a number of years for the Pick and other cattle -
tlo outfits. He came In from the west the
last of March and claims to have been In
British Columbia since leaving here. He will
be given a preliminary examination In a few
days.
OUT OUT H'iTll A , SKBhKTOlf KEY.
Perry nil ( I Ill * Companions Ilatt No Help
from the Dntnlile.
FISHKILL , N. Y. , April 12. John Qulg-
ley , one of the men who on Wednesday
night broke out of the Mattcwan asylum for
the criminal Insane , was caught at New
Hamburg , ten miles above Mattcwan , this
noon. Ho made no resistance. According to
his story It was McGulrc who let all of the
men out. He had a skelston key. There
was no collusion of any kind with anybody
connected with the asylum. Qulgley's story
shows that the escape was due to the violation
of rules on the part of thq attendants of the In
stitution and'also to'carelessness In the man
ner of locking up. Sams days ago the men
managed to retain two metal spoons , though
It was the duty of the attendants to count
out the utensils at every meal , Out of these
spoons McGuIre fashioned two keys , one for
each lock , securing the patterns , It Is be
lieved , from one of the patients who had the
run of the ward. Had. he desired , McGulrc
could have opened all of the aUtctn cells In
the ward. He unlocked the rooms of Qulg
ley and Perry , and the three men secrctei
themselves In the train robber's room. After
having secured Carmody's k2ys It was at
easy matter for them to liberate Davis and
O'Donnel , and then the five men left th
building through the chapel and attic. Th
asylum officials have no definite clews to any
of th3 other escaped ones. Fttlly thirty at
tendants arc 'out following various rumors o
the men's flight.
i-'f.oous TOOK , i.v 'AOKD VICTIM
Octogcnnrl.in nml Ills Itnu o Swept Away
! > ) a Torrent of Water.
ANGELS CAMP , Cal. , , April 12 , The dam
of the Utlca , Mining company , three mile
from town , broke yesterday. Fifty fe t o
the north wing gave way.yanil the voliini
of water It , had confinerl-rushed toward th
Mokclumrtc , a roaring torreht , bearing wUh I
the body of one man and Jhe fragments o
buildings that were In the path of clanger.
The man who Is known to have perished I
Otto Lundt , who lived with his sister o
Antonio crfek. He was nearly SO years ok
unatilo to move with agility , yet when he
realized the Impending danger. Instead of.
fleeing , he returned to the house In quest of
$700 and some. .Jewelry , rporesentlng the
wealth of hln'iself anil sister. Lundt had
scarcely entered the house when the frail
structure was picked up by the onrushlng
flood , battered to shapeless ruins , carried
along and scattered for miles upon the shore
of the fierce stream.
Of the unfortunate Lundt nothing more
was seen. To the observers- the mass of
water , as It struck the Lundt house , appeared
twenty feet high. It to.wered far above thereof
roof of the structure before It enveloped and
crushed it. The loss cannot now be esti
mated. It was understood ( tiat the construc
tion of the dam cost about $10,000 , but the
claim of the company now 'ts that Us loss
will amount to about $70,000.
TllK KT.lSlt.lHU CO.U/ > V.V1' PUT VI' .
r.ullroiul Man , Illoirn Up tiy Nunthu , Itc-
covrr.4 Ion Thoiiiiml Dollars.
LOUISVILLE , Ky. , April 2. Mlko Tlcr-
ney , n former freight conductor on the
Louisville & Nashville road ; has effected a
compromise with the Standard Oil company
in his suit for $25,000 damages. Tierney had
previously obtained two verdicts In the lower
court , the fir t being for . $25,000 , and the
second for $20,000. Each .of these verdicts
were reversed by the coui t of appeals , how
ever. The Standard OH , through Us attor
neys , Messrs. Humphrey ' and Davle , have
now compromised with Tierney for $10,000. A
few years ago Tlerr.eyf whllo a conductor ,
was blown up In a naptha explosion. He
entered where the explosive material was
stored with a lighted lantern , thinking the
car only contained oil. Ho was led so tc
believe from a label on the car. Ho was
seriously Injured by the explosion and Hu
mored between life and death for some time. .
He lias regained his health , but will bo dls-
figured for life.
IXltfAXS Kll.l.Klt ItVIUXa A tiTUH.1l
family of Four Took Kofugn Under
Cednr Tree anil Only One Lives.
VICTORIA , D , C. , Ap'rll 12. A fierce thun
dcr storm raged over part of tbo malnlant
ot British Columbia last night , bctweer
Dlalne and Whatcom , ivlle'ra the full forci
of the hurricane was felt. A party of In
dlars , composed of one mart , tire squaws ant
a 5-year-old boy , sought shelter from thi
storm and made their camp "at the foot o :
one of the huge cedar trees flio\mdtng In tha
locality. When the storm waa'nt Us height i
furious gust of wind struck 'tho giant pro
lector of their camp , tore U up by the rooti
and hurled it to the. , grouh'd. The cami
was struck fairly In thtf ccp'ter'and complete ! ;
demolished , all of th rpary ( except the mat
being Instantly killed. lie , tco , Is Injured
but. may recover If he can he aroused fron
the deep despondency Into'which he has beei
plunged by the tragic removal'- from his sldi
of all the members of his little family.
< r. i > . nv.K anRRfiFAILKU \ \
I.x-Omuliitii Una Hara tmtldlh Ills Vcnturi
at Kana-trf'Clty. ' "
KANSAS CITY , April " ,12. J. D. Her' :
Rochester brewery rmide/an assignment thi ;
afternoon. The assets are given as $300,000
with liabilities $107,000.
Lawrence F. Rleger was named as as
slgnec. The property conveyed embraces rea
estate and brewery proptrty here and rca
estate In Kansas and Nebraska. It also In
eludes wagons , horses , saloon fixtures , note :
and accounts and everything owned by Mr
Her , except a homestead , Accordlni
to the statement filed by Mr. He
the value of all this , U about $350,000
The liabilities consist J > f a first mortgage o
{ 07,000 , a second mortgage of $35,000 am
unsecured debts. Tliwcausw of the fallur
waa the cut to the anigWt of $00.000 In bee
prices , caused liy Ihe beer war , . . This assign
ment waa hastened by foreclosure' proceed
Ipgu begun yesterday for $15,000 , under th
iccond mortgage ,
Cuma In tor OrneV/anil Huppllei.
SAN PUANCI80O , April 1I.-H. O. M , S
Nytnphe , commander Huntlneton , whlcl
left Hjnolulu March d for Efo.ulmuull
came Into port today to await tclefc-rajhl
orders ami secure supplier.
ALL DUE TO CROP FAILURES
'ncking Interests Ridicule the Idea that
There ia aBoefTiust ,
CATTLE /RI NOT IN THE COUNTRY
Stock YnnU Receipts llnro Fallen Oft llc-
ciuiao Cuttle Arc Short ami There I *
No Corn to Feed U'tmt Tlicro
Arc In the Country.
KANSAS CITY , April 12. Secretary Mor
ton's Instructions regarding Investigation Into
the causes for the prevailing high prices of
neats have not disturbed the cattlemen and
lackers In this city. All of those Interviewed
n reference to the matter unite In the state
ment that the scarcity of cattle Is the cause ,
and that there Is not the slightest reason
for the supposition that a combination exists
either among the cattlemen or packers.
Robert C. White , senior member of the R.
C. White company , who has been In the
cattle business for forty years , about ex
presses the opinion of a majority of the
cattlemen. "A poor corn crop , " ho cald ,
"has Invariably been followed by high prices
for cattle and beef In the past , and this year
Is no exception , The receipts of cattle have
decreased remarkably for the first quarter
of 1895. Chicago receipts decreased 17 per
cent , Omaha 32 per cent and Kansas City
12 S-10 per cent. In the four largest live
stock markets In the country , Chicago. Kan
sas City , Omaha and St. Louis , the shortage
Is 300,000 as compared with 1894. "
The packers ridicule the Idea of-n combina
tion. They say that where there Is such ft
scramble for cattle the opportunity for com
bination is reduced to the minimum.
SANTA FE , N. M. , April 12. An advance
of about 25 per cent In the price cf beef
cattle In the last sixty days has served to
greatly elate the live stock dealers of New
Mexico. Mutton has also gone much higher ,
showing a great advance. At the advanced
prices some -1,000 cars of cattle will be
shipped out over the Atchlson during the
next six weeks. In 1S94 but 500,000 cattle
were on the ranges of New Mexico , but dur
ing the past year every stockman has beo-i
saving his stock and this year the number
reported for taxation Is 250,000. Experts
say at least 1,000.000 head of meat cattle
are now on New Mexican ranges , and of this
number 250,000 are ready for shipment.
11UMUS TII15 bTOKY Of A COKMMt.
Meat Trmlo .Tournul Claims There Is Xot
IMomiy KnuUKli to Corner llonf.
NEW YORK , April 12. The National
Provlsloner , the organ of the meat and pro
vision trade , will say In Us Issue tomorrow :
No more absurd theory has been advanced
for some tlmo than the recent attempts
which have been made to make the consum
ing public of thU country bjllcvo that the
shortage In cattle , now so apparent eycry
where , Is due to any other than natural
causes. With a wisdom , however , begotten
ot Ignorance and Inability , or disinclination ,
to accurately Investigate , false and erroneous
news has been trumpeted in every state In
the. unon | to such an extent that the greater
portion oC the people of America , arc under
tba 'Impression today that this great food
product Is tied up In the vicious grasp of
a monopoly. It Is absurd and unjust to
couple the names of reputable houses with
conditions for which they are In no way
responsible. It would bo an absolute Im
possibility for a combination of men , no
matter what the extent of their capital was ,
to corner the beef or cattle market , and the
money has not yet been minted that can
lo It. A little philosophic reasoning and a
glance over the past history of attempts to
corner meat products would readily demon
strate to our friends of the dally press how
fallacious their arguments are In this par
ticular Instance.
( ionil Cattle , rretty Well Clninnd Up ,
ST. LOUIS , April 12. Representatives of
the large packing houses at the stock yards
say the advance In the price of dressed bsef
is legitimate and caused by the advance In
cattle. They claim they have been working
at a disadvantage during the past six
months , as the price of cattle has advanced
more rapidly than the meat. Cattle com
mission merchants say the high price of
cattleIs due to their scarcity. Owing to
the short crpp of corn , native cattle have
been cleaned up closer than In many years.
Texas had a good corn crop , but the prices
have been so low during the two previous
years that It has not been a profitable- busi
ness to ranch owners , and they have turned
their attention to the raising of other things ,
making the supply this year short.
Short Two Million Ponmln n Day.
CHICAGO , April 12. Referring to the
proposed Investigation by Secretary Morton ,
Mr. P. A. Armour said today : "The short
age In cattle supply at the four principal
western markets thus far this year amounts
to nearly 270,000 head , compared with n
year ago. The shortage In pounds of dressed
beef since the first of the year figures oul
about 175,000,000 pounds , or nearly 2,000,000
pounds per day. At the same time the price
of live cattle has advanced about 2 cents pci r
pound. "
AinmiiolU KtndmiU Coming Home.
SAN FRANCISCO , April 12.-Tho Htcarner
Coptic , the latest addition to the Pacific
Mall Steamship company's service , arrived
here from her first trip from Hong Konn
and 'Yokohama to this port today , ( lying ( lit
yellow flag. Soon -after leaving Hong KOIIH
two of her firemen were stricken wltli
smallpox. On her arrival here the Coptk
was fumigated and sent- Into quarantine * foi
fourteen days. She brought an exception
ally largo number or passengers , amonf
them twenty-five Annapolis cadets returning
from the Asiatic station for final examina
tion.
_ _
1. oentlnp ; Vet era ill In ( Jeorcln.
SAVANNAH , Ga. , April 12.-J. V. Cur
ran and H. W. Randall , representing r
Chicago company , arc here negotiating foi
100,000 acres of land In Montgomery countj
In which colonials from the west lire t (
be settled. The sale probably will be con
Humiliated tomorrow. It IB proposed to lo
cnte many ox- federal soldiers and theli
families here. The syndicate represent !
subscriptions of $500.003. Nebraska , Indiana
Illinois , Michigan , Minnesota and Iowa art
to furnish the colonists. Ex-Oovernoi
Northen of Georgia is one of thu prlim
movers In the sale.
Alllnncn ( lot Throned Safely Thin Time.
NEW YOIIK. April 12.-The steamer Al
llanca arrived this afternoon from Colon
Captain Grossman reports that or ) the home
ward voyage ho passed within live miles o
the Cuban const. The orllcer on the brldgi
sighted III" same barkentlne rigged Spnnlsl
K'lnbout that tired on the Alllanca on hei
previous voyage. This gunboat \VJIH closi
under the Cuban const , heading to tin
westward. She paid no attention to tin
Alllanca , which steamed along on her usua
course ,
I'Oltlll ( I
„ WASHINGTON , April 12.-Speclal ( Tele
r gram. ) The postofllce at Cottonwool
Springs , Lincoln county , Neb. , has beet
discontinued. Mall will go to Itrmly.
Postmasters were commissioned today ai
follows : Iowa William H. Walsey , Olympus
r Pellsslcr H. Osborn. Tremalne. South Da
kota Frank E. Coffey. Mandereon ,
Hint ; ot ( Iniuhtt lllili Loweit ,
WASHINGTON , April 12.-(8pcclal ( Tele
grom.-O ) , J. King of Omaha has sutnnUtci
the lowest proposal for the erection am
completion , except heating apparatus , o
the public building at Sallna , Kan. , bids fo
which were opened In the supervising arch
itcct'u office today. The amount of the bl <
waa
iiKnt , . < TW\ Din A r COMK TO AI.I *
l.ntter Dny Hilnt * Uliturlieil by n Dlingree-
iiient Among the Twelve.
KANSAS CITY , April 12. The "Saints"
In session nt Independence arc Just now In
a peck of trouble. U appears that a lengthy
revelation , purporting to be from God , was
received by Joseph Smith n year ago , which
made some Important disclosures , and that
the twelve. In a body , have not yet Indorsed
the revelation , Several members of the
twelve claim to have received testimony of
God as to the truth of the revelation , but
others can't see It that way. The revelation
In dispute says that the supposed vacancy
In the presidency was not a vacancy In the
eyes of God. David II. Smith , who was the
third member of the body Is not dead , as
has been supposed by many ot the council ,
but Is Insane and now confined In the Illi
nois asylum , and has been EO confined the
past twenty years. David II. Smith Is a
brother of the present president , and a larfe
number of the church ministry regard the
revelation of last year as an Indication on
the part of Joseph Smith that he did not
Intend to receive any revelations filling the
vacancy until his brother dies. The revela
tion says :
"My servant. Thomas W. Smith , Is In my
hand and his bishopric shall bo continued for
a season. If ho fully recovers he will enter
again into the work. If 1 take him to my
self another will be appointed In his stead ,
when the quorum will bo filled. "
Many of the ciders claim that God In Ills
Infinite knowledge would not use the word
"If" in speaking of the result of the Illness
and recovery of Ills apostle. The same
revelation chides the members of the church
for not placing full confidence In the presi
dent and his revelations of divine will. The
twelve , not having approved this revelation
as of God , Is causing much unrest. A num
ber of the elders and ministry are discourag
ing "prophet worship , " and one of the young
ciders boldly announced that ho was not a
worshipper of the prophet , but simply n fol
lower of Christ and proclaiming His gospel.
A resolution was discussed providing for
tire appointment of a board of directors for
the Saint's college , now building at Lamonl ,
la. A number of the delegates wanted the
college to be exclusively n Saints college
and that no outsiders be allowed on the. board
of directors. The conference -decided to
open the college to all and place two out
siders on the board of directors.
The question of a place of meeting for the
conference In 1S3G brought up more oppo
sition. The vote was close , but Klrtland ,
0. , was chosen Instead of Lamonl , In.
The evening session was protracted and
developed a serious split In the conference.
At the general conference two years ago
thcro was a resolution stating that It was the
senro of the church that In the administra
tion of the sacrament the teachers , deacons
and laity was not empowered to assist , even
In the passing1 of the plato or cup. It was
thought at that time that It was adopted , but
the minutes failed to show It that way , and
so today the. same resolution was again
brought forward by Apostle Lambert nml
taken up for argument.
The- venerable counselor of the president.
W. W. Dlalr , said the views expressed In the
resolution were not In harmony with the
rules of the church , and that he was bound
to accept the utterances of the president as
the best exposition of the rules of the church.
When the laws of the church needed on ex
position or explanation the choten man of
the church was the one above others best
prepared to make plain the meaning of the
word.
This brought out the real question was
President Smith to rule and Interpret , or
was the church ? Several of the delegates
took sides on the question , a heated-debute
lasting several hours taking place. When
the vote was finally taken on the resolution
It was- adopted by a vote of 100 to 20. The
president then read the list of appointments
made for the coming year. It contained sev
eral hundred names and Included the follow
ing :
Iowa. East Nebraska , Minnesota. North and
South Dakota , North Illinois and Wisconsin -
A. H. Smith , J. R. Lambert.
European Mission James Caffall , G. T.
Griffith.
The Canadas J. II. Lake.
Missouri and Kansas Joseph Luff.
Michigan and Northern Indiana E. C.
Urlggs.
Rocky Mountain Mission H. C. Smith.
New England States W. H. Kelley , with
Nova Scotia , New Hrunswlck , Ohio , Virginia ,
West Virginia , Pennsylvania , New York.
New Jerbey , Delaware , Maryland and District
of Columbia ndded to Colorado.
East Wyoming , West Nebraska and New
Mexico G. W. Glllcn.
ainr. wno ir.is TOO JOMA.\TJC.
.lo'ncit HIM Salvationist * , I > 11 In I.ovo with
the OincorH mid Tried -Smeitlr. .
SAN FRANCISCO , April 12. Nina Ladd ,
a fair-haired girl of 17 , has been tent to her
parents at Clovcrdale , this state , after a ro
mantic career of six months In this city.
Miss Ladd has been an ardent reader of
novels. She was devout and romantic by
turns. Her last religious craze led her to
Join the Salvation army and after her con
version she tell In love with several officers.
On Sunday night Nina decided that the time
had arrived for her to commit suicide , Sin
wrote a long letter giving In detail her lea-
son for quitting life. She then took a dost
of something or other. The poison was weal
and It merely stupefied Miss Ladd and caused
her to become somewhat rigid. She was
found , pumped out and expressed penitence
and resolving never to attempt her life again
she was permitted to go home.
.VO ClIAXOK AT V1.\CIXXAT1 MfXIUi.
Mrlhers HUH Hold Out lint Mllltla MaliKatn
QHlct.
CENTERVILLE , la. , April 12.-Affalrs nt
Cincinnati have not materially changed In
the lust twenty-four hours. One company
of militia , twenty-eight strong , are on duty
there , but according to all accounts tln'rc
has been no offer of actual violence. The
miners are all nt work and eivy they In
tend to stay at work as long as there Is
anything to do. The visiting miners are by
no means welcome and cannot buy a cent's
worth of goods In the place , depending on
what Is sent them from Centervllle ami
other places for their subsistence. . There
will he a general meeting of miners nt CPU-
tcrvllle tomorrow and It Is expected that
the men will march over to Cincinnati ami
make one more effort. Trouble may occur
Three shots were fired Into the tipple of thi'
Thistle company last night. No harm done.
It Is hardly probable that Cincinnati miner *
will quit work , as the united sentiment of
r the entire community Is wUh them anil
H
the other miners d the county are by no
means against them.
Soldier * Warned Not to Hum TMelr Hand *
WASHINGTON , April ] 2.-The War tie
pnrtment has ben obliged to Issue a genjrn
order warning soldiers against burning thel
hands In using the new small bore rlilen
The heat generated by firing the grnokcles
powder Is so crent as to require- caution li
handling thu piece.
- -
Movement * nf War Votioln.
WASHINGTON. April 12.-A lrnlrnl .Mcadc'j
squadron sailed yesterday from Port-nil-
Prince , Ilaytl , for Colon.
The Charleston has arrived nt Chefoo ,
China , and the San Francisco ut Kmyrna.
The Mohican ban sailed from I' rt Townsend -
send to sea on a coal test.
Teim V , M. C. A. Convention ,
AUSTIN , Tex. . April 12.-The state cor
vcndon of the Young Men's Christian UHHO
elation Is in session today with 120 dele
gates present. Reports from local assocln
lions show active membership 2,130 * , tola
membership 0,210 , and work In the state
very prosperous .
Ulsbarred from Practice.
WASHINGTON , April 12-OraerB v/oro / U
sued at the Interior department tilban-In
from practice before the department , Jerc
mluh Harolson of Pine Illiitf , Ark. , for vln
latton of the pension luwtt , who bad a
ready been convicted and sentenced to Ira
prltoncment and fine for hie olivatita. ,
WHISKY TRUST DISSOLVED I
Court Orders tlmt Us Property Bo 'Sold to
the Highest Bidder.
WAS LEFT WITHOUT A LEGAL EXISTENCE
Urklgimtlnn of the Director * l.rft No On *
\Vlioin ( he Itrcfltrr Could Turn Illicit
KH Property Attorney * llefuin ( o
of ( ho Latent Mote.
CHICAGO. April 12. The properties of tha
Whisky trust will be soli ] to the highest bid
der. Judge Showaltcr of the United Statei
circuit court , In an order Issued today , ad-
mlttcd that the trust no longer had n legal
existence. Its board ot directors were
charged with having deserted Its trusteeship ,
that It had no quorum , and that any elec
tion ot new members of thr * board would not
enable them to rrticqulro the property front
the receivers. The court directed that the
receiver sell the property , "and that the
proceeds be distributed among those en
titled thereto. " The attorneys for tha
Grccnhut faction and for the stockholders
consented to the action of the court. Tim
bill upon which the order was bas'd waa
rought before JudgeShowalter at 3 o'clock ,
t was a petition by Stephen D. Holier ot
cw York , owner of 100 shares , D. C. Bcp
et of Albany , owner of 200 shares , and Hugo
lumenthal of New York , owner ot 60ft
dares of the stock of the Distilling and Cat-
cfcedlng company.
"I cannot tell you what Influence there In
r-hlnd the filing of the bill , " said Attorney
reslmm , who represented thu petitioner ) ,
whether U Is Incited by Mr. Greeiihut's peo-
le or by the others. The bill speaks fop
self. The divergence In this bill from tha
rlgliml bill begins with a recital that the
ist meeting of the directors of the trust
as held February 1. Since then the dlrcc-
ors have abandoned their trust and paid no
Mention to Its affairs , It claims , tlio sola
mnagcment being In the hands ot John Mo *
s'ulta , the receiver. The resignation cf Nel-
on Morris left the board consisting of
lessrs. Greenhut , Hobart , Qretnc , Freiberg ,
Ipunessey and llcggs , On April 8 , thn
otnplalnnnts aver , Ilolmrt , Greene and Frol-
erg resigned. There- are but threa directors
eft. and the bill alleges that they do not
onstltuto a quorum ; that they cannot fill
lie vacancies.
"The hill then recites that the. . attorney
cncrul of the state , by quo warranto pro-
eedlngs , attacked the charter of the trust
ml the court held that U was forfeited , and
he Issue. Is now pindlng before the supreme
ourt of the state. The prayer of the bill ta
vhlch the order was granted by Judge SliowaN
cr Is as follows : That by an order entered ,
ereln the said John McNulta may be ap-
olnted receiver of all the property and of-
ccts of sold defendant company and Invested ,
vlth full title thereto as receiver , and thqt
II of the officers , managers , superintendents j
; iid employes ot said defendant company
hall be required forthwith to deliver up to
inch receiver the possession of each and
ivory part of said property wherever situated ]
and also all books and accounts , voucher
and papers In any way relating to Us busl-
less , or the operation thereof , or an Injuno
Ion to restrain each and every officer , dl
ector , superintendent , manager , agent anc5
Mnployo of raid defendant from In any way
nterferlng with the possession and control
if said receiver over said property , and that
itt such tlmo as may be found Just anil
) ropsr the property of said defendant may .4
jo ordered to be sold and the proceeds dls- 3
'rlbuted among those entitled thereto. '
"There was no opposition to the bill , " said ;
Mr. Gresham after the attorneys left the
chamber.
"Wero the resignations of Directors Ho-
tart , Greene and Freiberg made In ordpr to.
urnlsh the ground for the charge In the bill
hat the trust no longer had alegal exist
ence ? " was asked. . .
"I do not know the motives which Infill- *
cnced them to resign. The- bill says these
ncn abandoned their trusteeship over two
nonths ago. I really cannot say anything
ibout the bill , except what appears In It.
The old trust has no legal existence , and thn
receiver cannot turn It back to any one pre
suming to Etand for it. "
CO.fTit.WT CIWr.lt NUT HE 7JA FOKC'K/ > .
Traniforroit Stoolc for un Illegal I'urposo
anil Taiinot Iteeovor U. 1
SAN FRANCISCO , April 12.-Judgc Trout
-'day granted the nonsuit asked by the de.l
eiiBe In the suit of Max Wosserman against )
\MU\a \ \ Sloss. The court In plain stated tliaCi
Wnssermnn's connection with the-effort on ,
: he part of the Alaska Commercial com- '
> any to renew the lenses with the Russian' '
and United State * government was BO tinged ]
with moral turpitude as to preclude hlmi
from asking relief nt ( he hands of a court
.if equity. WiiHcprmnn's suit WIH to rcr
cover 400 shares In the stock of the Alaska ;
'ommerclal company worth $1,000,000 , which ,
le hud Bold to the defendant in May , 1SS8 ,
for $80 a share. The defendant moved a
nonsuit upon the ground that the contract
net forth In the complaint \\tis In contraven
tion of public pillcy , and for the further
reason that the evidence adduced by the
plaintiff was not mifllcent | to ennblo the
court to declare a trust In hl.s favor. Was
herman had averred that SlofH represented ]
It was necessary to Interest Inllupiitlul per
sons In Russia and at Washington In order
lo obtain a renewal of the lennes. The
leases were not returned and \VaKSTinan ,
ilomiimlu the return of the stock which liatl
liecn ostensibly transferred to unduly ln
fluunce certain officials.
vitiitK OF A irr .u/y U.IIIMO i.in.v. .
Miiulta a Clillil , Shoot * lilt Victim anil
Then Commits KnU-hlii.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , April -Special (
Telegram. ) Jacob Lafp , aged a. a section
hand on the liurllngton at Algur , attempted !
to commit a criminal assault an the person
of llarbarn Wttlker , the 10-year-olil daughter
of thu section foreman , Monday. Lufe then
shot the girl twice with a revolver , one ball
entering her right car anil lodging In tli < 4
tissue of the brain , the other Inflicting a
terrible wound In the abdomen. He then
shot himself , one ball entering the brenst ,
another Inflicting n Hcnlp wound , while tha
third was fired Into lilH mouth , killing him
Instantly. The girl Is Mill living , hut her
recovery Is Impossible. Life : ntteinptfd to
commit the crime while the girl's parents
were nwny from home and she was ulona
at the house.
Olnliii Irivln Kept Two hnt of Hank * .
I'lTTHniWCJ. April 12-John D. Hallejr.
receiver for George M. Irwln's dlHcretlonarii
l > eel , today sprang a sensation hy announc
ing that the liookn which Mr. Irwla turntdt
over to him contained no record of tha
transactions on ( ho Chicago Hoard of Trad ( J
In which ( he funds of ( he pool arc alUrail
In have been lost. Ilulley believes thSfo
Is another hot of hooks and ban served no
tice on Irwln to produce ( ho other book *
InMde of thirty-nix houru. Mr. Irwln will
appeal to court tomorrow. The books now
In the hands of the receiver show that Irt
four months Irwln deposited In the Lincoln !
National hunk over Jl.OOO.COO. The booka
also Bhow that the totul amount of money ,
put Into this pool by ilcpoMtora was > 3 ,
700,000.
Una of l-'lrnt Itepiilillrnn CniiKreuinMi Henri ,
PHILADELPHIA. April 12.-.J. II. Camp ,
bell , formerly minister to Sweden and Nor
way , died suddenly nt his home In Waynfl1 ,
rielaware county , today , nged 75 years.
Early In life he began to take un nctlvo ,
purl In politics , and In 18U was one of tha ,
delegates fiorn thlx state to the whlir nux
tlonal convention ut Hultlmoiv. In l&li nil
wus made the whig candlduto for congress
In thn Eleventh district and was elected.
In 1558 , and again In 1800 , by which tlmof
he wax thoroughly affiliated with th" repub
lican party , he was re-lecled to c' > ntret8 ,
In 1SCI ho wan appointed by Pn-c'dMit Lln
coin minister resident to Rweden and Nor *
way , u post he Hilled until November ,