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.ESTABLISHED JTJIsTJiJ 1J ) , 1S71. OMAHA , TUESDAY MOBNEro , JULY L 3 , 1895. SINGLE COL'Y FtVK CUNTS.
WARM WELCOME TO CAMPOS
Inhabitants of Matmlllo Rtjoica at His
Victory Over Insurgentj.
AMLRC\N3 ORDERED TO LEAVE HAVANA
Noun of Sovcnil Minor Insurgent Defeats
Iticclved 'through himiilnli Smircn
buuui ItuhiM CHpiurcd ami Uthur <
Hurrouduruiloliiiilurlly. .
HAVANA , July 22 Dispatches received
here from Manzanlllo , province of Santiago de
Cuba , say that the Inhabitants of the other
towns of iho neighborhood arc giving a warm
welcome to Captain General MarlineCampos
In recognition of his victory over the Insur-
ECII'B.
The troops from Santiago do Cuba arrived
safely at Manzanlllo and wcro shortly afterward -
ward d spalclied to Davamo where they ar
rived without molestation The news of the
captain general's vlclory has been confirmed
AVIlh 1 200 Iroops ho routed C.OOO Insurgents.
The Insurgents left DOO dead and wounded on
the bittlefleld.
Antonio Ittilz Perdomo and Manuel Vergis ,
American clil/ens , left here on the steamer
Hnbanu yesterday for New York. Messrs.
I'crdomo and Vcrgaa left Cuba by order of
the government. The steamship gunboat
Martin I'lnzon has anlved at Glbara from
Spain.
In the batllo of Valencia , Colonels
llaquero , Sanmrlln , Lolo and Ilenlls were
wounded The oilier oillccrs wounded were
Caiilaln Tran'l and Lleulen ml Solo , prin
cipal aide-de-camp to General Santoclldes ,
\\liu was killed
Lieutenant Colonel Tcjada , In Ihe province
of Sanllngo de Cuba , has surprised and en-
Kagud an Insurgent band , burning their camp
and barracks and killing three ot them The
Insurgents carried away several of their
wounded On the side of the troons only one
man was wounded. The iiiEiirgenls recenlly
nui priced four guerilla auxiliary toldlers near
Puerto Principe and killed three of them. The
fourth man escaped
A large stcllon of the railroad between
Puerto Principe anil N ° uvltas has been de
stroyed by the Insurgents In the neighborhood
of Mounts Plo Sigiiliia and Villas.
Capatln Canada , with a detachment of civil
Riunls engaged a band ot Insurgents at
Carthagemi province of Santa Clara , recently ,
killing four , wounding live and taking one
prisoner A dUpatch from Clenfugos , pro-
\Ince of Santa Clara , announces the sur
render there ot the Insurgent leader , Mariano
Pine
Two other Insurgents , armed with rifles ,
have surrendered at Vuetlas , and elghlcen
Insurgenls , with rllles and ammunition , re
volvers and machetes , surrendered ihemselves
to the authorities at Qulemades
At Guineas , in the Agua district , five In
surgents went to a store and demanded arms
The clerks In charge ijot having any lo sur
render so Informed Ihc Insurgents , who fired
upon the defenseless men and killed two ol
them A detachment of troops has been scnl
In pursuit of the murderers.
DISRASUS MAKC RAVAGES.
LONDON. July 22. The Times will lo-
mor ow publish a dispatch from Havana
which saya Yellow fever and dysentery are
causing great mortallly among Hie Spanlsl
troops. The rebels have cut the railway
bridges , thus Isolating Puerto Principe. II
Is reported that Marlmo Is centering a con
slderablo force of Insurgents thirty mllei
from Puerto Prlnclpo. Recent arrivals al
the latter city state that while the troops
are garrisoned at the pr nclpal towns the
rebels have complete control of the country
Antonio Maceo Is again menacing an atlacV
upon Manztnlllo. Several soldiers were
killed with Mauser bullets In the recent en
gagement which occurred between Manzan
lllo and Dayamo , showing that the Insurgent1
possess Mausers.
"I learn that a large section of the insur
genls are qullo i reparod to lay down theli
arms If Spain Immediately grants to Cub-
complete autonomy , combined with allcglanci
to Spain
"Accorllng to Insurgent accounts 200 Span
Isli were killed In the recent fight neai
lliiyamo. Only seven others , mounted upoi
good nor < -es , including Marshal de Campos
escaped Campos was wounded. There li
much discontent among military olllcers a
Campos' method of conducting operations. "
Urturiis Up to n I , itn Hour Thin Aftcrnnui
shim .No Uliitiico.
LONDON , J'lly 22. The pollings thus fa
received leave the stale of Ihe parlies as fol
lows Conservallves , 278 ; liberal unlonlsls
C5 , total unionists , 353. L'berals ' , 114 ; McCai
thyltcs , 54 ; Parncllltes , 7 ; labor , 2 ; lota
opposition , 177. The government now has i
majority of IDS.
The following additional election return
have been received ;
Dumfries- Sir R. T. Reid , Q. C. , liberal
1,783 , W. Murray , conservative. 1,185 ; lib
eial majority. COO ; liberal gain , 70.
Monmouthshire , north division : R. Me
Kcnna , liberal , 4,905 ; II. Williams , conserva
live , ,023 ; liberal majority , "C. ! ; liberal loss
485
Carnavon Ilorouglr 12. Lloyd-George
liberal , 2.2G5. i : . Nunney. conservative , 2,071
liberal majority , 191 , liberal loss. 102.
Carnarvonshire , north division W. T
Jones , liberal. 4.I9J ; Prut. A. Hughes , con
scrvatlve , 2,853 ; liberal majority. 1,039. A
the last flection the liberal candldito wa
not opposed.
ForfarshlrcJ. . M. White , liberal , 5,155
lion C. M. Ramsay , conservative , 4.71S
liberal majority , 441 This Is n gain of
seat for the liberals. Mr. Ramsay , the de
fcated candidate , was the sitting membei
and when elected , In November , 1S91 , h
had a majority of 2Sb , showing a loss of 72
votes.
Ilanltshlre- Sir \ \Vedderburn , Dart
liberal. 2.977 ; J. A Grant , conservative
2.4G7 liberal majority. G10 ; liberal loss , 201
Stcrllngshlro : J. McKlllop , conservatlvi
C.91C , W Jacks , liberal. 5,489 ; conservatlv
majority of 127. Thla Is a gain of a sea
Mr Jacks at the last election having a ma
Jorlly o' 76
Hisex , Romford division : A. M. Wlgran
conscrvallve , 8.257 ; J. II nethalt , Ilbera
6,429 , conservative majority , 1,627 ; conserve
tlvo gain , 1,415.
Klncardlnshlro : J. W. Cromble , Ilbera
2,603 ; Hon. C. lTretusls , conservatlvi
2.040 ; liberal majority. 563 ; liberal loss. 401
Perthshire , eatt divisionSir J. G. I
Klnloch , Hart. , liberal. 3,410 ; W. L. Doasi
conservative , 2.5J5 ; liberal majority , 87E
liberal loss , I'M.
Klndare , north division : Kngledon , Mi
Caithylte , 1.944 ; Caiew. Parnelllte , 1.71 :
MrCarthj majority , 232 ; McCarthy los
2,214
Cailovv Hammond. McCarthylte , 3.09 :
DucKclt. 6S5 ; McCarlhy majority. 2.40G ; Mi
Carthy loss , 519
Louth , north division : Timothy M. Heal ;
McCarthylte. 2,291 , Nolan. Parnelllte , 1.4S.
McCarthy majority , 861 ; McCarthy gain , 16
Lancashire , southeast Prestwlck dlvltloi
r Caw ley , liberal. 6.039 , R G. Mobray , coi
ccrvatlvo , 5,938 ; liberal majority , 101 Tl
liberals gain a teat In this district. M
Mobray. the sitting member , had a majorli
of 155 , showing a loss of 256.
Mr. Joseph Cowan of Newcastle has r
cclved the following telegram : "Accept tl
hearty congratulations ot your fellow coui
try men on the Newcastle Jailor , Morley's , d
feat. Hurrah for amnesty. " Signed I
WlllUm Redmond , J. F. Kgan , J. C. Ken
II. J. O'Brien. _
l.urc Kulnturcciuciiit fur Ciiiupoi.
MADRID , July 22. Preparations ai
being made to dispatch large relnforc
mcnts ot troops to Cuba. According to t )
present plant , by the 15th of August 20,0
Infantry , 1,250 cavalry , 1.200 artillery ai
1,000 engineers will leave Spain for Havan
The government will atk the Cortes to m
blllre the First infantry without delay.
SlrlkH i t Uolua li tprcHtllnr.
COLON , July 22. The strike of vyparf ai
laborers here It extending to the color
mechanics and to the laborers at Panama.
Considerable anxiety prevails here , as the sit
uation Is critical.
iniroitv : OIY AT 1111 : COMUIK S
l.urgcst Crowil of the hrmlon 1'rcicnt to
Ili-nr tlin Vililrpsirn.
TORONTO , July 22 This was "Editors'
Day" al the Pan-American congress , and In
point of numbers and enthusiasm It far
eclipsed all previous ones. Nearly 10,000
delcgales were prcscnl al the morning ? es-
Blon , which was presided over by Rev. Wil
liam Clark of Trinity university. Rev. Ar
thur ndwards , editor of the Northwestern
Christian Advocate , Chicago , spoke on "Re
forming Printers' Ink" Rev A. C. Cour-
tlce , editor of the Toronto Christian Ginr-
dlan , read a paper on "Subjective and Ob
jective Methods of Reform. " Major J. U.
Mervln , editor of the American Journal of
education , spoke on "The Press as an Edu
cational Factor. "
At the afternoon session Rev. W. II. Harris
of St. Catherine's presided. Isaac Sharp-
less , president of Haverford coileg ? , Haver-
ford , read a paper on "Religious Teaching In
Public Schools. " Rev. II. C. Vroom , sec
retary of the Society for Practical Progress ,
read an essay on "Dynamic Religion. " P.
E. Meyer closed with a paper on "Clean
Newspapers. "
There was also a very large atlendance at
tonight's session , which was presided over
by President Smith. A special musical pro
gram was given by the combined iholis eft
Ihe city. Rev. Nathaniel llutlwasti , DD ,
chancellor of Ihe Vlclorla unlverslly. To-
i onto , gave Ihc first address on "Corclatlon
of Inlelllgence , Religion and Morallly. "
III. Rev. M. N. Gilbert , bishop of the
Prote'tant Episcopal church of SI J'aul ,
Minn , spoke on "The Outlook for Church
Unity " Ho recommended the congress not
to deal with antlqualed facts and obso
lete theories , but with fiank and truthful
expiesslons of opinion on vital subjects. He
referred to the suspicions that existed be
tween the churches and pleaded for some
more unity between the different creeds
IllKhop Gllbeit bellfvul thai the church of
the futtiie was Iho united chinch , which
would embody all that Is primitive , catholic
and divine.
The meeting closed wllh Ihe singing ol
"Lead , K'ndly ' _ Ll lU/ ]
( tmriliiii ; S' iin'mlntl'i Tomb.
LONDON , July 22 The SofH correspond
ent of the Times telegraphs : "Tho grave ol
Stambuloff Is guarded by police , owing to
threals which have been made to disinter
the remains. The feelini ? here and In the
largo towns Is one of disgust and dejection
at the crime. The crown lawyers are act
ively prosecuting an Inquiry , but complain
that they are not rece'vlng the necessary
co-opcratlon of the police. One of the men
arrested , named Popoff , is stated lo be a
friend of Tuketkcliicff. A letter was fount
in his residence stating that Stambiiloft
would soon be murdered , and tint he was
willing to commit the crime , but that others
Ind been found to do the deed.
"Four persons , Including Stambuloff's
coachman , are In prison charged with the
crime. "
KnlRPH'liiM Prt'iiiHT MH > ItnHlKii.
VIENNA , July 22 Advices lo the Times
say M. Stolloft , the Bulgarian premier am
minister of the Interior , Intlmited to Prince
Ferdinand his Intention to resign , owing to
the fact thai M. Stolloft Is not so friendly
with Russia as recent events would tend to
show. M. Stolloff , In conformity v Ith Prince
Ferdinand's wish , undertook to promote a
reconciliation wllh Russia , bul Ihe move
mcnt has gone too far , and the Russophllc.
are now uppermost , and as the cabinet doe
not feel capable of checking the movement
which may result In the sacrifice of Dul
garlan freedom , M. Stolloff has prepared tc
resign.
I'rpKli Trnuhlii In ( nlitmli'i.
( OopvrlBhtod , 1S03 by the Arnoclnted Preps )
COLON , July 22 A report has reache <
hero that a revolution has broken out li
three of the departmcnls. News was re
celved from Colombia early In June llirougl
cable dispatches to the Associated press of .1
fresh outbreak near Daranqutla , which vva
said to be due to forced marches Into Colom
bian territory from Venezuela The success
of General Alfaro's revolutionary movement It
Ecuador has been expected to reawaken the
revolutionary spirit In Colombia.
Nivv 'Iri-ntv lliitvu-i'ii e.rneo mill ItnsMt ,
ST. PETERSBURG , July 22. A treatj
has been conclud-d Letween Greece am :
Russia by which a fixed Impoit duly lias
b en determined upon for Russian cereals
and by which Russia is given the monopolj
ot the kerobcne Hide in Greece It Is ex
pected that this will have Ihe effect ot driv
ing American petroleum from the Creel
market.
< ntuulliui I'lirllnincnt I'rnrnzupil. k
OTTAWA. Ont , July 22. The Camilla :
Parliament has prorogued this morning aftci
a three months' session , Lord Aberdeen de
llvcrlng the usual address from the throne
re'-lcwlng the legislation passed. The all
Important Manitoba school question was bn
briefly mentioned , action on It being post
poncd till next session.
VnlKyrlo 111. i-rtlU VVeih.rsdiiy.
GLASGOW , July 22. The sailing of Val
kvrlo HI. for the United States has beer
postponed until Wednesday next. She hai
ben docked and her hull IE being cleaned
She will leave for Gourock bay on Wednes
day morning , where her compasses will bi
adjusted , pieparatory to her starting on hei
tiansatlantlc trip.
Mum l' 'Oile | ICriulrrctl llniiicles * *
DRUEX , Bohemia , July 22. U has beet
definitely ascei tallied thai twe-nty-flve housei
have been destroved and fitly--nine parlly dc
slioyed bv the remarkable sinking ot tin
earlh heie. The dlsahler has turned 2,501
persons out of their homes , for It Is fearci
other houses will collapse in the same dls
trlet.
Mnrritniiluii Iiiniiricintit Worsted.
CONSTANTINOPLE , July 22 Advice
received here from Silonlca state thai i
body ot 125 Macedonian Insurgents had .11
encounter with a detachment ot Turklsl
troops near Strumlla It Is added Hut th
Insurgents vveio dispersed , took to High
and sought refuge In the Malosh mountains
lluiiKiirhin Iniivmt iCeliirni.
DUDA PESTH. July 2J.--The official re
turns show that the harvest docs not excce
the average , but It Is equalled. For 1895 th
amount of blighted wheat Is frbm 10 to 3
per cent. The autumn corn has been reapc
In many districts , and there has been n
complaint as tti Us quality.
I'll Ati lie it NiiU.tnci ) .
ADEN , July 22. Advices received her
from the \lclnlly of Bebpra , East Africa , sa
that the EnglUh expedition ( supposed to b
that of Dr. Donaldson Smith ot Philadelphia
has defeated the Reharct trlba which ha
been harassing Us carriages
An Aft ol I'rlviitu Vilicrniico.
SOFIA. July 22. The government has bee
making Inquiries Into the murd ° r of e >
Premier Stamboulaff , and It Is claimed Ilia
facts elicited show that the crime was a
act of private vengeance.
I rclurlns Ilittm mi Mignr.
HAVANA. Utly 22. Th- Spanish Tram
Atlantic line has reduced by one-half It
ritei on sugar shipped to the United State :
I'mcroa In Northern I'm-lllu ' Knorffiiittzillu
NEW YORK. July 22 Last week Chali
man E. U. Adams of the Northern Pacltl
reorganization committee and Jacob J. SrhU
representing the Great Northern Ratlwa
company , held toveral conferences with ,
P. Morgan & Co. , at which plans for a if
tlement between the Northern Pacific an
the Great Northern Interests were aboi
reached. President J J Hill of the Ore :
Northern Railway company left Chicago fc
New York today In ordeto put the fini
touches to the agreement. H IE cxpectex
therefore , that the plans will be completed t
: d too end of this week.
SEARCHING FOR THE BODIES
heaping Gas Renders the Work in the
Easement Difficult and Dangerous.
CHICAGO POLICE STILL FINDING CLEWS
Morn Kvlilcnco of .Murtlcr Discovered In the
Homo rormcriy Occupied by tha
Smpccti'il Murilcrrr of the
l'11/ol Children.
CHICAGO. July 22 E'ghteen ' Inches be
neath Ihc uneven surface forming Ihe floor
o the basement of the Holmes' building In
Jnglewood was discovered this evening a
jlood-stalned undergarment supposed to have
jelongcd to Minnie Williams before her dis
appearance. It was dug up by Detectives
Norton and Fltzpalrlck a few minutes after
the regular force of workmen employed In
excavating had abandoned their task for the
lay. In consequence of the find the theory of
Minnie Williams having been murdered re
ceived added force and the work of excavat
ing will be pushed with fre h Impetus to
morrow. This evening when the workmen
piled their lools up In a corner and left the
gloomy subway the oillccrs remained. Thrrc
was one corner which had not been touched ,
It was the northeast corner , b ° ing beneath
No. 703 of the building on the Sixty-third
street front. "Let us see If wo can tlnd any
thing over there , " suggested Fitzpatilck
Noilon proceeded lo thrust his pick Into the
ashes. Finally the pick stiuck sumeth.n , ;
In which 11 sluek. A piece of cloth was
drawn out. It was stained. When carried to
tli- > light It was found thai tha clothing .vas
half of a suit of underwear nude for a
woman. It was taken to Inspector Flt7-
palrick , who made a careful examination
and expressed the opinion that the slalns
upon the girment weie blood A phsii.an
was asK.il lo make an c.xamindllon of the
girmcnt. He cut away a portion whrrj the
stain was deepest and put the p'ece ' In a so
lution of salt and water. The stain was
washed out and discolored the bolu ion "It
is blood beyond a doubt , " said he , "and 1
will make a microscopic examlniticn. " A
woman who had done washing for Minnie
Williams said she wore underclothing like
that found by Ihe officers.
The search for Ihe bodies of the missing
Williams girls was resumed at the
"casllo" of II. H. Holmes , Ihe
suspected murderer , today , and In a noosed
rope , stained dark about the knot , the police
think they have made an Important discovery
The rope , which was found hidden beneath
a quantity of rubbish. Is of ccnsldenble
length , and strong. At one end Is a plaited
loop and at the other n running nooae. Aboul
the knot and on the rope near the nee ° o were
found several dark spots which the police Im
mediately conclude. ! were bloodstains. The
length of the rope Is such that , were the
plaited loop attached to the wall upstairs ol
Holmes' secret dumb waller shaft , a bed )
hanging from the noose would Just clear the
floor at the botlom of Iho fchaft Tlib cln-
cldcnce convinced some of the detectives lhal
Holmes' alleged victims had been pushed
through Ihc upstairs door to the dumb waiter
and strangled to death In the shaft below
Others of the officers , however , refused tc
accept the Iheory anil Iho rope was submlltol
to an analysis to determine the nature of the
stains.
It was reported today that Pat Qulnlan
and his wife had been arrcstel and given an
experience In Ihe "sweat box" In an effort
to discover Just vvhal they knew of Holmes'
Chicago record. The repcrt , however , was
emphatically denied by the police Qulnlan
was employed as a Janitor by Holmes during
the btter's residence hero and II has been
generally believed Ihat the Jinltor and hi'
wife knew more about the alleged murderer'1
doings than they prelemlcd
The Holmes house on Sixty-third streol
was surrounded by a crowd of several hun
dred curious people all day. Several efforts
were made by the throng to cirry the dooi
with a rush and gain ndmltlance. but t
strong guard of police kept all sightseers
iack
Owing to escaping gas the digging In the
basement was badly delayed , nume'ou1
efforts lo stop the leak proving unsuccessful
During the day a second wall In the base
ment , about ten feet from the west foundr
Ion , and cxtenllng parallel with II for aboui
hlrty feet wa found by detecllves There
ire two stairways leading Into the apart
ment thus formed and each securely locked
Rubbish was plentiful In this place , and at
"ffort was made to discover the use of Ihi
cli amber.
Mrs B. F Pltzel Is back In Chicago aftci
lier trio to Toronto for the Idenllficatlon o !
the bodies of her children. She Is now readj
to tell all that she knows regarding the op
rations of Holmes as an Insurance swindler
She made Important statements regardlnf
the swindles and the measures to carry then
out , but says she was kept In Ignorance tha
any of them entailed murder.
DISCOVERIES IN THE CELLAR.
Bones and arllcles of clolhlng were lurne
up In Ihe basement of Holmes' house today
Some of the bones were from the butchei
shop , but others resembled those of n hiitnai
Foot. In a chest holding secret belongings o
Holmes the police today found a vest Identl
fled as one long worn by Holmes , upoi
which were dark stains resembling blood
In a box were found a linen shirt and othei
articles of underwear. The shirt ha I the In
Itlals "O. 1) ) . D. " worked In red letlers. Tin
box was found under the floor and was cov
cred with a layer of fire brick. In the cellai
near where the bones were found a woman' :
shoe was turned up , wllh evidence of fire 01
the bottom of the sole. As the earth when
these ai tides were found was not removei
In laying the foundation of the house m
reason for their burial can be assigned b ;
the police , except It was to hide murder
Close by is the boltom of the shaft , whlcl
made quick connection wjth Ihe lop of tin
house and the basement , while Just eve
the spot Is the blind stairway which lead ;
Into the third floor by n trap door placet
under a statlonaiy bathtub. A meeting o
the detecllves engaged In Ihe cxamlnatloi
was held tonight , and they announced that li
their opinion It was constructed for pur
poses ot deliberate slaughter More car
than ever will now be exercised In searchlni
the place.
H. II Holmes will be charged with tb
crime of murder In Chicago tomorrow i
1 warrant for his arrest on that charge will b
sworn out by A. A. Mlnler , nephew of Jull :
L Conner of Muscatlne , la. Holmes will b
charged In the warrant with having murdere
Mrs. Conner some time between the 1st o
August and the 1st of November , 1892. Th
warrant will bo placed In the hands of In
spcctor Fttzpatilck , and while It cannot b
served at the present time. It will be acte
upon the Instant Ihat Holmes Is free fror
the charge pending against him In Phlladcl
phla Mr Mlnler has been moved lo Ih
point of swearing out a warronl by the dls
covery of a letter toiay from the falher c
Julia Conner , addressed to Holmes. Thl
teller ts ns follows
DAVENPORT. la . Nov. 1 , 1S9.J-H li
Holmes : Yours of October 1 nl hand nn
contents carefully noti-1 and It astonlshc
us very much thnt you write to us mnkln
Irqulry nbout our Julln L Connor W
thought ) ou knew nil About her where
ubouts nnil were thinking of vvriling to ) ole
lo know where she was. Wo have neve
henrd fiom her Rince last December Sh
then wrote us she was going to leave Ensle
wood on account of Connor makingthreu
that he would take his child nvviy II
F.-Ud he would take her b > fair means or b
foul menns. Mr Ilolmi's , we were In hope
all the time that ) ou were In commun'oo
tlon with her and If anything was vvron
we would hear fiom her tluough vou H
) our letter we are thoioughly astonl'hcl , a
we knivv nothing of her vvhereabouts W
Knew not that she is elend or nllve You
letter makes us ver ) unhappy Mr Holmoi
If sou hear an ) thing of her pno ! let u
know and telleve Iho present unhapplnv
of 1111 old father and mother Ren | > ctfull ]
A S.MYTHE
This letter Holmes received , but c nc = alec
It w-i wrlt'en in reply to one sent by hlr
or one. of his confeJTa'es to Mr Snithi
In a letter cent from Engleuaod the- hint !
writing ot Julia Connor had been Imitate
and her name forged at the bottom. The
letter contained the statement that she was
going to St. Louis.
cio.sKhiAitcn : CONTINUE AT mruo IT
Still llmitlnc f r the SIlMln Itoely of I. It-
tic lion-aril I'llrel.
DETROIT. July 22. The search for the
missing Howard Pltzel , who Is supposed to
have been murdered In Detroit by H. H.
Holmes , was resumed here today by Detec
tive Gcyer ot Philadelphia , aided by the local
force.
Detective Geyer called at the police head-
quartets early this morning , and at once
consulted with Captain Baker and Detective
Tuttlc , who assisted him on the occasion of
his previous visit to Detroit A consulta
tion with Chief Slarkwealher followed , but
the plans of the officers were carefully
guarded. The > officer stated that he would
return over the ground covered during Iho
rpcent visit , and an e'ffort will be made
to find the cxprs man who was engaged
by Holmes to move the trunks to and from
the boarding hou e on Park streel , where
In and his wife slopped during the days of
their vl'itallon In Detroit. As yet thevre
s cms to b ? no positive Information that
the little boy came to Detroit A belief
exists thai the Ind was killed before arriv
ing here , that the body WHS brought to De-
troll and destroved , or that after digging
the hole In the forest In the rear of the
house. IIolms became frightened and re
placed the body In a trunk taking It with
h'm ' to Canada Geer declares the state-
input that Holmes has admitted having
killed Howard In Detroit false and silly.
Iloliii"s Hi p ills Illn t itoin-nt * .
PHILADELPHIA , July 22 At his own re
quest H. II Holmes , Insurance swindler and
alleged murderer , was brought Into the office
of District Attorney Graham lodiy and al
lowed to make a stateme-nt. It consisted
substantially of a repetition of Ihe Hatch
slory , and despite n rigid cross examination
he persisted In his previous statements.
When Holmes was brought Into the room
his wife , a young and rnther pretty blonde ,
was present. When their eyes met Ihey
"ceincel tn shrink from each other , the
woman cs. ec'all ' ) man testing a feeling seem
ingly ot disgust for the much accused man
Holmes produced the diary kept by himself
and wife In Toronlo , In which ho alleges that
ho gave > Ihe Pilzcl children to Hatch. The
diary was confirmative of some of his stale-
ments , had not his wife given additional
Information. She declared Ihat while they
were living togelher In a Toronlo hotel
Holmes went away for two days , saying that
ho was going on a fishing trip. When he
returned ho was tired and there was mud on
his trousers.
c.ti'iuitvn . \uurnpui. . Tiiinr.
Mxlern-Yenr-Olil Hey Ito'is n Tnx Collpclot
of Ni nrlj1.00(1. .
SPRINGFIELD , Mo. , July 22. L. R. Staf-
'ord , aged 1C yeirs , was lakc i from Spring
field to New Lowlsvllle Ark , a little town
on the Cotlon Hell railroad. Ihls evening , on
the charge of stealing nearly $1.000 from C
Von Rose , county collector He admits
his guilt and gave up the remainder of his
plunder , $124. On lust Thrusday n good-
si ed boy In knee panls railed at the Greene
Sount ) bink and deposited $100 In gold , glv-
ng his name as L R. Stafford He also
lianded Into the window to F. P Clements ,
the assistant cashier , n 32 caliber revolver
saying he might not need It for a few das.
ind would leave It In the Innk for safe keep-
ng. On Saturday evening the matter was
discussed with officers , and they Immediately
begin a lookout , but did not find the youth ,
and did not see him at all. , -
When he called at the b-fitTtoday wllh C
2 Von Rose , who said he was county col
lector of Clark county , Arkansas , Stafford
Irew n check for the balance of his deposit
t21 and turned the amount over to his
compinlon Mr. Rose said that as county col
lector he Is compelled to have largo sums of
money either in his house or In his office
Stafford was a friend of his p'ildren , and
hrough them learned of 'he ' nn.icy In the
house Early last week he got his hands on
it and disappeared Stafford expressed his
willingness to return to Arkansas , and th
matter was kept quiet until after thp train
left to prevent Interference and the necessity
nf a requisition Young Stafford Is a son of
J. W. Stafford , formerly roadmaster of the
Gulf road , and for some time n well known
resident of this city. He now lives In New
Lew tsv lllo.
omclhlni ; About the .VInn < hnscMt liy ( hi
clmol ItitHril I nut Night.
DES MOINES , July 22 ( Special Tele
gram ) Super'ntendent ' Frank B. Cooper was
born September 17 , 1855. He was born on a
farm near Mount Morris , 111. He entered
Cornell university , New York , but was un
able to complete his course. He entered Ihc
practice of law after leaving .college , but
was forced by circumstances to take up
teaching for a livelihood He was man-let
In 1SSO to Miss Mattle Hazelton of Polo , 111
They have two bright children. Mr. Cooper
was superintendent of the public schools at
Lemars In Ihls slate , until he entered the
State university as professor of didactics. Ho
remained In the Slale university for seven
months , rcs'gnlng ' to accept the position o
superintendent of the West Des Molnes
schools at $3,000 a ) ear , succeeding W M
Heardsheir , who was chosen president of the
Stale Agricultural college. In 1892 The year
following his coming to Des Molnes he was
president of the State Teachers' association
Ho Is a tall , slender man , wilh black hair am
black mustache. He has a deep voice ane
cordial manners He Is very popular here
It Is not believed by Des Molneu people tha
Ihe board of directors will allow- him to
leave the Des Molnes schools , which never
piospercd as Ihey have under his charge.
/ ArrtJM.SYA .iJf/JfClt'.l.Y COSIJtKHCI
Mnr mill Mrlnra clilnin SOPH oil .Mcrchaii
Ve cl nt C.llmiltnr.
WASHINGTON. July 22. Consul Sprague
at Gibraltar reports to the State departmen
that the removal of the Spanish Customs
house from 'he border has greatly Injured
the business , there. This action was taken
to prevent fraud. During the past six
months the Importations from the United
Stales have been as follows' Flour. 26 91C
bags , petroleum , 30,300 cases , tobacco , SOS
hogsheads , 935 cases , 781 bales ; cavendish
GS boxes , perfumery , 2,000 cases ; furniture
38 cases ; patent medicine ? , 25 boxes. The
coal trade of Gibraltar continues to de
crease , and Algiers , the consul' says , seems tc
bo the favorite point for coaling vessels
Ho closes his report by saying "No mer
chant vessels have callcl at this port during
the i ast quarter flying our ling , but no les
than right steamers and 'sailing yachls have
visited this harbor during that period ovvnei
by some of our wealthy citizens. "
NiInu.t iMitlntmritiinK.
WASHINGTON , July 22 ( Special Tele
gram ) The comptrolle- the'currency toda )
Issued his certificate authorizing the Forres
City Notjonal bank of Formt City , la , t
begin business with a capital ot | 50,000. C
J Thompson U president and G. S. Gilbert
son cashier ot the new bank The complrolle
has Lpproved fie Omaha National bank o
Omaha as a rrterve agant for the lovsa Slat
National bank of Sioux City , In place of th
National Bank of Illinois of Chicago.
J. D Miller was today appointed post
master at Foote , Iowa county , la. , vice C. L
Dillon , res.gned.
New . r ir ill Irniy.
WASHINGTON. July 22. ( Special Tele
gram ) The following transfers In the Thlr
teenth Infantry are orde-ed : Captain Jess
C Chase coimany'K to company C ; Captal
John H H Peahine , company 0 to compan
K. First Lieutenant William N Hughe :
company A ti company I ; First Lleutenan
Peter C Harris , company I to company A
Second Lieutenant Wlnthrcp S. Wood , Tenl
cavalry , granted lesve nf "ne month
Aluil a l. ii i .
WASHINGTON , July 22. The prtslden
has appointed Will am A. Maxwell to b
s cord acslstant engln- in th ? meiu ; cu
ter srylce.
INDIANS ARE THREATENING
Largo Camp of Bannocks at Hams Pork
with Many Horses.
WYOMING MILITIA ANXIOUS TO FIGHT
oinpuny It of I.nmlor , Cnmpnsod of 1 riin-
tlcrmiicn , Is Itrmly to Move on the
llustllca lit the Morel of
CD m in tint.
CHEYENNE , July 22. ( Special Telegram )
Governor Richards today received a letter
rom Colonel Frank M. Footo of Evanslon ,
Ith the Information that fo'ty to forty-live
lannoeks were camped on Ihe Hams Fork
reek , Ihlrty miles north ot Hams Fork
tallou on the Oregon Short Line. The band
las 1,600 horses and Is appirently doing
othlng. There are no v omen or children
vllh them. They tell conlllctlng stories as
o why they are there.
When they arrlveJ they said the Utes were
otnlng to have horse races with them , and
ater that the Utes were coming to have n
) lg dance.
Governor Richards at once rcportel the fact
f their presence to General Copplngcr. Gov-
rnor Richards Is of the opinion that the
ctllers In western Wjomlng ore In no dan
ger from the Indians and that the present
"lillculty Is a matter between the Interior
epirlment and the Indians.
The sleps being taken by the depirtmcnt
o return the In ilans to their proper rescrva
Ions will speedll ) settle the whole trouble
or the time being , bul Iroublo Is liable lo
ccnr again If the Indians are allowed to
lolalo Hie stalp game laws.
MILITIA ANXIOUS TOR TROUBLE
Requisls have been received from all of
ho mllltla companies In the state asking
hat they be alloweJ to go to the scene of the
rouble. Numerous offers from private par
ies have also been made lo ral e forces lo
Irlvo oul any IndHns who may bo In Ihe
tale Bul lliese offers have all been de-
illned. None of Iho stale troops have been
irdered out , but companv II of Lander ha"
icen ordered to be In revllncss to move upon
elegraphlc orders. This company is com-
) osed of frontiersmen of experience and Is
ully provided with horses and pack animals
ind will do efficient service If called upon.
Advices are expected tomorrow from Ad-
utant Gcnotal Stltzer , who Is now In the
Jackson Hole country , having been deputized
ty the governor to make a thorough invcsti-
; allen of the whole affair , ritltzer is a mes-
cnger from Captain Wilson of the Shoshone -
shone reservation , and Fred Earlo Is a mes
senger from the Forl Hall rescnallon.
No advices Invo been received by Ihe gov
ernor Indlcallng Ihat the Princeton geological
expe-dillon has come In contact wllh hostile
Indians. anJ there Is no rea on lo believe
Ihey arc In danger.
LANDER , Wyo , July 22 ( Special Tele
gram ) At last Lander has Information di
rect from Jackson Hole Mr Knox , a proi
pector , came In loday and brings the news
down to four days r.go. lie confirms nearlj
all reports reg-mllng trouble He > langhci ]
when told that Hie Indian department hail
ordered all Indians back to their reservation
ind remarked that It might be difficult tc
Ind Ihe red men lo deliver Ihem Ihe orders
Company I ) , Wyoming National Guards
ire still held under arms In Lander , aw nil-
Ing orders from Governor Hlchaids.
BLOODSHED IS IMMINENT.
POCATELLO , Idaho , July 22 ( Specla !
Telegram ) At Bannock Indian agency , thlr-
leen m'les norlh of here lliose In luthnrltv
who are In possession of all the facts obtain
able do nol believe the trouble In the Jack-
sem Hole countrj can poselhly reach a Una1
settlement new without more bloodshed
The rumors current here la t night regardlnp
depreciations of a eturnlng bind of Bannock'
and their killing of three white settlers c-n
not be further confirmed. Not more tha
fifty Indians have BO far returned to the
Immediate vicinity of the agency , and thej
will not talk.
Although It can be positively stated thai
the rumored dinger In this fmmcdlato vicin
ity Is without foundation , it Is confident ! )
bel'evcd , from the advices broughl dally bj
Iho Indian police from the scene of the
recent trouble In northwestern Wyoming , tin :
there will bo other clashes there bclweei
the Indians and the settlers and the tougl
eharactrs in the Jackson Hole country. Tin
Indian police who were sent to bring bad
the hunters returned to the reservation will
remarkable speed , and reported to the agon
that they had argued with the Indians , bu
that they refused to return , and , as Ihey out
pumberel the police ten to one , they coule
not bring them.
POLICE PROVE TRICKY.
The Indian police as a rule are Indian ;
first and police afterward , and they evl
dently also made a report to their brothe :
braves , for almcst every able bodied Banncc'
has , between the return of the police am
this time , decamped for the scene of tin
trouble. From some of the most Irusted po
lice It Is learned that many of the Indian
who are apparently returning to their homei
have quietly said that they were taklni
their squaws and papooses home to the res
crvatlons , and that then Iho warriors wouli
relurn to "see1 those white men In th
Jackson Hole country.
The clash In that region Is one that recur
every year , but this time The Bee corre
spondenl learned at Ihe agency Urn
there bccms a determination on bolh side
lo settle the question as to whether Ihe In
dlans have n right to hunt In that country
regardless of state game laws. The Indian
will not give up their old ground without i
struggle , and the bona fide settlers and til
characters far worse than Indians Ihat In
fest parts of Hio country are determined t
give Ihc Indians such severe treatment tha
they will not return next year.
PECULIAR FEATURES OF THE LAW.
Regarding these hunts , Indian agents labo
under the embarrassing situation of instruc
lions from Washington that both treaties am
stale laws musl be respecled , yet In severa
Instances they are In direct conflict Th
Dej > correspondent learned that at least 10
bucks are absent from the reseivatlon , am
nearly all their leaves of absence explrei
some lime ago.
Agent Teters has begun a thorough Investl
gallon of the trouble , and Is making a trl
through Ihc Jackson Hole country on horse
back The trouble reported by ranchmen li
the mountains of the Sa.1t river valley canno
bo further confirmed. Agent Teters Is ex
peeled back Wednesday , and an aulhorltatlv
statement can then be secured of all troubl
Ihat has occurred , although even ho proba
bly cannot foretell just what will be don
by the silent red men , who are said to b
plaiting a return to their disputed hunlln
grounds unlncumbercd by their women an
children. It Is the general opinion at th
agency that the Bannock braves cannot b
brought back to the reservation without th
ise of federal troops.
cen.1.1.en : S'IUIHNTS : iti'.i'oitTr.n svri
rrlnccton IIiplnri'Mro \Vnll nnil Kuf
Ncur I'urtnilmltln. .
NEW YORK. July 22 Reports that th
party of Princeton studenls engaged In get
logical exploration In Wyoming had bee
captured by Bannock Indians , caused nine
comment and apprehension among the fi lend
of the students In this city. Robert I
Little , whose son. Robert F. Little. Jr. , I
with the expedition , Immediately sent th
following telegram
Commandant Fort Wnshakle. Wyo. Tell
graph Immediately If any truth In ruiiu
thnt Princeton bos captured by Indians.
Mr. Little received the following rep !
today
No truth In the report Nothing know
hero KRAMKH. Commandant.
The last plaio the party wns heard froi
Is Crow cre-k on Big Wind river , forly-tw
miles from Fort Washakie
WASHINGTON. July 22.-P n Plerci
fat cr cf S E Pierce , one of the party <
Prlncefnlcni eald to have been captured b
the Uanuock Indians In Idaho , this inoruln
ccclvenl n letter form his son dated July 10 ,
Ith a postscript datcr July 15. The post-
crlpl was written al the mouth of Perry
reek , about sixty miles from Jnck < on's Hole ,
hero the trouble ts said to have occurred ,
oting Plerco stated that the parly was about
0 start for the Yellowstone through the
'nlon pass. Governor Richards' dispatch to
lie secretary of the Interior last week tlxed
ic light as having occurred on July 13. As
10 students coiill not have reached the
ocallty before the ISlh , Mr. Pierce entertains
Itle anxiety In regard to them. Prof.
Vnlehcr Is said to be experienced In Indian
as and Mr. Pierce has full confidence In
Is nblllt ) to handle the party safely.
In the letter to Mr. Pierce his son sajs
liat three members of the party were to
; ave them Ininie'dlatcly for New York In
rdor to sail lo Europe. The teller n lined
F Prase of Germanlown , PH. , and John
i' . Garrctl of Baltimore as Iwo of Iho three ,
O third name not being given.
Several telegrams having been recehel at
10 War depirtment from the oillccrs of
rlnceton university and friends and rela-
ve > s of the Princeton students who have
ecu on a geologlcil lour In the Wind river
oiint-y , Wotnlng , expressing anxiety as to
heir we-lfare. Acting Adjutant fliMicral Vln-
ent this afternoon telegraphed General
'oplMnger , commanding the United States
rmy forces In that section , asking him for
iformatlon on this point It Is not believed
t the War department that the students are
1 trouble with the In-llans , but It Is likely
liat the telegram will cause Gene-al Cop-
Inger to send out n p.rt ) to discover the
\liereMbouts o' Ihe parly.
PHILADELPHIA , July 22 The apprchen-
lens of friends of students from this city
\ is dispelled todiv when the parents of Fred
rick Pease , a member of Ihe party , received
x postal card at their Gcrmantown home ,
\hlcli red as fnllows-
"DUII01S , W > o. July 11 Am going
( trough to Yellowstone park , where we ar-
Ive Friday , and crossing the park , John
Othcman and I retuin to Chlcigo via Not Mi
ni Pacific fiom Clnnaban , Mont. Wo will
rrlve home about the simc time as formerly
cxptctoel Am vciy we'll , as arc all. The
noiintalns are covered with snow and we have
n crnss through It. Don't worry about the
1 unlock Indian trouble ? . They are Reventj-
five miles from here , bJl we are dailv leav-
ng them farther behind. Good bjc till Frl-
lav. "
CHEYENNE , Wvo , Julv 22 ( Special Tcl-
grnm ) The following message was -received
rom Lander tonight from a county olllclal
n reply to an Inquiry concerning the Prince-
on geological cxp ° dltlon : "Tho uneasiness
vhlch has prevailed hero for bcv-
ral dajs over Ihe whereabouts of
ho Princeton geological party which
eft here over two weeks ago for the
ipper Big Wind rlvor countly ntlll continues
A'hon they left here their Intention was to
bo In Lander again on the 2Sth of this
nonth. Since their departure word has been
e-celved by the poctmater at Fort Waslmklo
o forward part of their mill to Mammoth
lot Springs hotel In the National Park ,
vhlcli would Indicate that there had been a
departure from the original plan and the
nrry had been divided. Inquiry among In-
ilans , mail carriers and cowbos arriving
lally from the vicinity of Jackson's Hole
ailed to give the lea < t Information as to
their whereabouts While there are manv
\ho arc aluijs ready lo Imagine the worst
and think the students have b en held up bj
otno band of Indians on their way to Join
ho main bcdy of llannocks at Jackson's
Hole Ellll those who are betler acquainted
with the Sho'hones do not for a moment np-
irchend that the students are In any danger.
Couriers ore coming In every day from
upper Wind river , and news from the party
Is looked for hourly. "
HUT i in : i Ai'oosKviui : KIM.F.H
! \ctitorn liul an Prisonerho Attempted
tn I tc ipo hnt Donn.
MARET LAKE , Idaho , July 22 On Jill )
13 thirty men left Jackson's Hole to arrest
ill Indians breaking the game law of Wom-
pg. In Hoback canon tlioy surprised a
amp of seventeen Indians and took them all
prisoners and started with them for Jack
son's Hole. In the canon they tried to es-
cipe and all Ihe Indians were killed excepi-
ig one papoose , who was brought In There
were1 133 fiosh elk skins In this camp John
N Carnes , a squaw man and the oldest ti-t-
iler In JackBon'b Hole , has gone over Into
Idiho and says every sctller In Jackson's
Hole will be butchered. There were 30C
Bannock warriors on Hoback river when
Carnes was Ihere and ho says all squaw
have been senl away and tint the bucks arc
dilly joining the main band Jackson's Hole
sellleis arc now entrenching and awaiting
the attack. Unless the cavalry gets them
quick every settler between Jackson's Hole
and the railway slallon hero Is In danger ol
massacre. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
driirril ( cippingcrM Intnnlloiifi ,
'I have received no Inslructlons fron
Washington , " said General Copplnger lasi
night when Interviewed about the matter
' . ml I will no nothing until I receive furthei
nformatlon than I have I have no ofllcla
Information regarding the trouble , In fact. 1
know HO more about It than I have gathercc
from newspaper dispatches. I received t
telegram yesterday from Washington asklnt
me to send what Information I have aboui
the matter , and as I have no news to send !
telegraphed to the scene of Ihe Irouble , ask
Ing to be Informed of Its nature. "
From new sparer dUpatclies General Cop
plngcr thought Iho Irouble was subsiding
Ho docs not Intend to order any Iroops ti
the scene unlll he receives orders lo do E <
or receives official Information which wll
warranl him In doing to He attributes tin
trouble to the medicine men of the tribe
who are urging on the members to kill sonu
whlto men to avenge a number of Indian ;
. \ho have been murdered.
sr.nii.ti or ni'.sntuurnr. .STO/M ; >
Viirlmn I'urH of Ohio , Inillnnu anil Kun
turlty Vmiti'U.
CINCINNATI. July 22 From dlffercn
pit ts of Ohio and Kentucky come reports o
'cvcro storms last night. These storm
seemed to visit certain bectlons , while adja
cent dlslrlcts are as dry as ever. Othe
points report cone-shaped bursts like the on
near Zanesville , which killed Mrs. Wllsoi
arid George Dcsolm in the ) camp meeting
At Howard Mill , near Mount Sleillng , Ky.
Green Garrelt was struck by a cloudbuis
while riding along the highway. Ho am
his horse were killed. Throughout the Ohl
valley today the heat Is Intense.
Near Plattsburg , O , Edward Ralrd's ban
and oilier buildings were blown down am
Ihe corn crop ruined.
Near Franklin , Ind , In Shlloh county , con
was leveled to the ground.
Near Lisbon , O , Ihe barn and other build
Ings ot Dr T. B. Marquis wcro do-iroed.
Neai Salem. O , Kllsha Brlgham wa
killed and Charles lilylho and J. Wlshar
were badly Injured by their houses boln
struck by lightning.
1'iitnt inil : of li I'rlro Pllit.
MILWAUKEE , July 22. A fatal prize figh
occurred at a road house about four mile
northwest of this city last night. The vlctli
Is Louis Schmidt , Jr , son of a West Sid
grocer. The boy was taken to Trinity hoi
pltal where he died this afternoon Whe
Dr. Earl , who was hurriedly summonei !
reached the scene of Ihe fight , iho oilier prlr
clpal and the spectalors had fled , leaving enl
Ihe proprietor of the place. The authorllle
will at once Investigate the affair.
De-Hlli ol I xlieeriior Illcc.
MELR03E. Mass , July 22. Ex-Governo
Rice of Massachubetls died at the Langfor
hotel of paralysis this afternoon The ex
governor had been al tlio hotel since June 1
A week ago he had a second shock of paral
ysia and steadily grew weaker At his deatli
bed were his wife , his son , Colonel Joh
Rice , and his daughter , Mrs , Davfei.
Iron vvorker * Mr k I ) cnrml ! Off.
DAYTON. 0 , July 22. Th strike at th
Dayton malleable Iron vvoiks was olllclall
declared off by the stiikers today Srme <
the men returned to work at ones and 't I
understood that before long ihe works wi
again be niunlng with thtlr full force c
men.
IICII WATER IN THE WEST
mall Town in New Mexico Practically
Wiped Out by the Ploodj ,
HOUGHT NO LIVES HAVE BEEN LOST
nclnn nnil Sevrntl Cur * Dllcliril bjn Tl
1 1 mi tine 1'iitler ' itu Kngliic ll
VVmhiMl Out mill Itullrimiln
Itciuliirrd liilm | * ilhlr.
DENVER. July 22 A special to the News
rom Pueblo B.IJS. Rcpoils from \\hllo-
ntcr , N' . M. , llflecn miles from Silver City ,
V. M , arc that n greater portion ot the bus-
icss bcctlon of tlic Inttor place was do-
lrood by a Hood I tat nlghl , but so far as
an bo learned at the lieadquartcis of the
tchlson , Topekn , Santa Po In this city ,
hero the information was obtained , no lives
ere lost. All telegraph wires to Silver City
ro down , and all the nous Is obtained ftom
ourlers arriving at Whitewater. The Sinter
ouse > , the largest hotel at Slher Cll > , and a
umber of business blocks , have collapsed.
Ito railway authorities report the storm tha
orst c\er known In thai section. The Santa
"o has lost se\eral bridges on Its Silxer ( Mty
ranch , and Is badly washed out. First ro-
orts wcro that sevcial lives , even as high as
\\enty-IUo , had been lost , but Inter couriers ,
\lilto continuing the reports of diunago
liroughout the section , say there has b-i'ii , so
11 r ns learned , no loss of life.
DENVER. Jtil ) 2J A speehl to tilt News
rout I'tteblo says' 111 fortune seem' lo bo
ursulng the Santa Fo railroad In this vlcln-
ty. High witer near Chlco , twent ) m'Jes
! ast of 1'tieblo , Moiled a tlo tiniler the engmo
if an castbound frelchl ttalit this in tiling ;
nd ciused the cnglno and four ctrs to
cave the track The engine turned oxer on
ts side In the niuJ. The engineer , ll-cinan
nd head brakonun escaped b > Jumping , and
10 one was hurt.
Several hours later the homy downpour
on lercd lmpnsaulo the tentorary | ) trade
\hlch wis built after the Hob cr-ek ditch
jroko Its banks at Nopesln Siturda ) even-
ng ind carried away the Kramer creel ?
bridge , o tint the line to the east Is again
led up and through trains must be run o\cr
ho Klo Grande from Pueblo to Trinidad.
3ven thla may not bo open to the San11 Fo ,
. .a there are heavy rains on the Ulo Grande
) etwecn here and Trinidad.
> Vltll.l.\r .KS/iA .1 Vlll.\il ! ( > / ' r/XP
\IICRPH ItVIII ItO llllpll lhl to SOftltC lilt
Inipnrliitl .Inn ,
SAN" rilANCISCO , July 22 The trial of
William Henry Theodore Durrani for the
iturder of Blanche Lament In Enunucl
3iptl.Pt churuh last April began this morn-
ng Upon Its conclusion ho will \ > 3 tried
'or the imirdci of Mlnno Williams , c niimlt-
ed in the same cdlflco The sheriff avoided
the crowds which walled around the jail
and city hill this morning lo tee the attend
ant. Durrani wab taken from Ills cell at
S 30 and was driven to the city hall In an
open buggy , accompanied only by the chief
iallor. Crowds waited to see tha pilsoncr
'or hours , but all were disappointed Nona
were admitted to the court room but attor
ney ? , witnesses and reporters
The attorneys for the defense movel for
i clungo of venue , with the privilege of
renewing the motion If It should be Impos
sible to secure an unbiased jury or such a
state of feeling developed as would nuke n
fiir trial Improbable In support of the mo *
Ion Durrani presented a bulky affidavit con
taining all the articles published In local
lapers connecting Durrani with the Eniiinucl
church murders The reading occupied the
entire day , and will bo resumed to.n irrowr.
Durrani's Incarceration has made him pjler
ant stouter. During Iho court preie ° odlngj
ho dl'plaved no feeling and little Interest.
ritininv u\ CHKKK
Itiliu Titjlnr liiHtiintly Klllnl In II onll c
with llorueit t'rulTrril.
HOT SPRINGS , S I ) , July 22 ( noclal
relfgram ) Saturday evening about 7 o'clock !
a tragedy occurred on Lame Johnny crcelc
six miles north of Huffalo Gpp , In whlcli
John Taylor , a voting rancher , was shot and
nstantly killed by Horace CrolTerd , ex com
missioner of Custer county andean extensive )
sheep owner. Trouble arose 'between tlid
laities over the possession ot the rni.go tot
! ? rofferd's sheep Croffcrd Immediately gave )
iilmsclf up lo the authorities at Buffalo
Jap , and will waive examination and bo
jotind over to the circuit court. Crofferd , It
Is claimed , did the killing In eelt-dcfenso.
Crofferd Is In charge of the sheriff al Cutler.
i-orrow ot it S null Dituituuiiiiin
SIOUX FALLS , S. I ) . , July 22 ( Special.- ) *
The arresl and Jailing of Lewis VogtancX
Sato Clark , Cliarllo Jackson and Den .Murphy
at Fairfax , this state , for cattle lustllnu ,
brings out a very pathetic Incident , as well
as a peculiar coincidence. These four left
the Black Hills with some thirty-five head ot
cattle about May 1 , to .drlvo their stock to
the Missouri river. Shortly after thH date
Den Murphy was drowned In the Cheyenne
river , north of I'lcrre , ana Ms boilv found ,
Vour correspondent , while In the Hills
with the editors ot this slate on their excur
sion , was In Hot Springs when the mothotj
of Hen Murphy learned of Ihls drowning Ben
was her only boy , and as ( lie drown iig had
occurred Iwo weeks before she heard of It ,
her grief was almost of an Intano ni urc , so
Intense was II A computation of the lima
between the date thai her son left I'nd tha
date of the drowning showel that It was
hardly probable that her boy could havtj
made the trip so quickly Friends explained !
this lo the grief-stricken mother , and al
though thy could not bring herself lo belleva
Ihls fully , yet she felt easier about it and
hope cheered her up Liter In the vvtck aften
considerable lelegraphlng , it appeared beyond
a reasonable doubt that the man drowned
was not Den Murphy , nho had left Hot
Springs a few weeks before The mothon
was comforted Now Iho mother will havd
almost a worse grief to endure , for her son Is
In Jail for stealing cattle and a clear case
against him. The vlgllants who caught the
rustlers had to do quick work In order to
keep the ranchmen from lynching Iho of-
fenders.
i'rrullnr Ifulhr.iy Ii'il lutliili
SIOUX FALLS , S. IX , July 22. ( Special.- ) *
S. II Van Ilusklrk , assistant Unltol States
district attorney , returned yesterday from a
trip to the Black HIIU , where ho appeared
In an Important railroad case The govern
ment has Instituted proceedings against tha
Black Hills & Wyoming railroad , as yet a
paper road , to annul Us charter. I'nder tha
United Slates statute of 1875 It Is neces
sary , alter securing u right of way for n
railroad over government land , to complete
the roaJ In live years. This lavs has not
been complied wllh anil the 'suit results.
The iikhorn road has built Its line over part
of this right ot way and the ( Hack Hills Ki
Wyoming people have sued the Elkhorn foe
$100,000 for appropriating the right ot way.
Judge G Q Dennett of the circuit court Is
referee In the case and has the mailer under
advisement The decision Is awaited vvlttf
anxiety by the rallroals entering the Hills. t
UllllHMl llucllfn Sllllildi I l I ll.
DEADWOOI ) . July 22. ( Special Tel < H >
gram ) William Hecht. one of the belt
known and wealthiest men In the northweiti
dropped dead thU morning while walking
along Main street. Rapid City , his home. Mr.
lloclit and his brother were one of tu *
pioneer freighting linns of the wcit , bull
ntler railroads had been built tluough th <
country turned their attention to mcrcantllf
an ) the stock raising builnens , being verj
surcefui and amattlng fortunes ui a feM
, tir Hn leaves a wife and keveral cblli
dren. " *