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NEBRASKA STATE NEWS,1
At Fulls City a little daughter of
Gcorgo Pioge was burned to death
while playing near tlio fire.
Kx-Conguuhsman HltVAN lifts sent n
letter to Secretary John 0. Carlisle,
challenging lilm to u joint debate on
tlio financial question.
It Is ullogr'd tlint George Tuylor, tlio
condemned Meoks futnlly nuiraur who
rceontly escaped from jail at Carroll
ton, Mo., was seon and recognized near
Shcllon tlio other day.
FitANie T. Wai.to.v, a money loaner,
threw himself in front of an engine at
Lincoln tlio other day and was ground
to pieces. Ho was driven to despera
tion through domestic trouble.
F. M. WoLCOTT, ono of tho ollcst and
most proininunt residents of Weeping
Wilier, was found dead in tho Weeping
Water river at that plaeo rceontly,
whero It was thought he had acci
dentally fallen. "
Gkoiiok and William llrown and
Albert I'almer, fish pirates, were cap
tured by deputy sheriffs whilo seining
at LnkoQiilnnobaugh, near Toltaniiih.
It Is alleged tlio throo men arc a hard
lot and huvo ruined several lakes in
tho vicinity of Omaha.
Licwm 0. Huathui), a prominent
board of trade man of West .Superior,
was found doad in tho stroot one night
recently with a bullet hole through
Ills head and a rovolvcr by his side.
People differ us to whether it was n
case of murder or suicide.
A im'.w days ago 11 man giving his
name as (J. W. Spieor arrived at Sliel
ton willi u woman whom ho called his
wife. Later John Splcer. of Leon, la.,
arrived and caused tho arrest of tlio
couple, claiming they wero ills wife
and brother and that they had run
nway together.
Tiik latest roport to tho state bank
ing board of tho condition of tlio Ml
ntato and private banks in Nebraska
shows lonns and discounts of S17,iKV
152.01 and cash resources of 1,1575,
fi00.87. The capital stock paid In is SV
090, 125.00, undivided profits S1.087,85:j.0J
and general deposits 13,700,059.77.
Lincoln grain firms and olevator
owners have had men ovor tho stato in
vcBtlgating tho condition of wheat.
Their reports sliow that no eluncli
bugs wero found and tho condition of
grain Holds wore said to bo superior to
any year lor a uocaue. niimors mm
chinch bugs had appeared in some
western counties wero declared false.
A Ruw.inuton fast frolght ran into
a washout near Liberty the other day,
tlio engine and throo cars leaving the
track. Engineer Urannan was crushed
between tho onirino und tender and in
stnntly killed. Conductor Wilcox was
badly mangled, ono log being torn
ironi his body and tho other badly
crushed und he died a fow momenta
later. ' t
A nor.i) daylight robbery occurred at
Omaha at the residence of Edward
Mcadltntior. Jowols und diamonds 1
worth SSO0 were taken, and occupants I
of the house wero not disturbed by ,
tho thieves, who ransacked every room
on tho upper iloor. Tho robbors got
nwny with their booty without belug
seen by nienibors of the family or
neighbors residing in adjacent houses.
At Omaha tho other day Judge
Shlrus, of tho federal court, decided
tho Fort Robinson canteen caso in
which ofllclals of the forf. wero arrested
for soiling liquor without u stato
license. Tho judgo decided thuttho
stato could not enforce its liquor laws
upon a military reservation, and that
tlio army olllcers could maintain tho
liquor oxchaniro without interference
by stato authorities.
Gov. IIoi.comh has announced his
findings in tho Norfolk asylum inves
tigation, lie attributes tlio charges,
in tho main, to partisan basis, and do
clinoK to ask for tlio resignation of Dr.
Mnckay, superintendent of tho Institu
tion. Tho two main charges against
Dr. Maokny, wero cruelty to patients
and immoral conduct and tho governor
. I til. II ... ..,1
n.iyrt liiuu uiribiiur uuiu lib h.iihiuih;i
by thu evidence,
DAWiitj countv wns tho sceno of a
Had tragedy u fow days ago. Glenn
Santeo and W. R. Welsh, neighbors
living near Ida,quurrolod over u trivial
matter und in the fight that followed
Santcc was killed. Welsh then hitched
up his team and taking his wife and
two children drovo to Ctiadron and
gave himself up. Welsh claims solf
defense. Mrs. Welsh was tho only
witness to the tragedy.
Tine annual meeting of tho Stato
League of Local Loan & Ruildlug
associations was held at Lincoln last
week. C J. Phelps, of Schuyler, was
elected president; G. M. Nattlnger, A.
Truesdale and A. P. Tukey vice presi
dent, und Elmer E. JJryson, of Omaha,
hccrotary and treasurer. Those pres
ent took strong grounds against the
annual drain of tho state of millions
of dollars to foreign life insurance and
other eastern financial institutions.
A fini: audlonco greeted tho young
orators in tho state oratorical contest
at Ashland tho other night. Warron
Jjihson, of Fremont, won first place
with the selection, "Tho Hoy Orator;"
Ellsha Jackson, of York, was second
with tho subject, "Tho Power of Frco
Idoas." Miss Cora NciY, of Grand
iKlnml. vviin t hn drninMli' with thn ko.
lection, 'Swan and Gazella," and Fred
Wlnshlp. of South Omaha, got second
pluco with tho "Chariot Race." Miss
JSlartha. Retisoncr, of Ashland, won
first in the humorous cities and W. M.
Dixon, of Auiora, second. Miss Rea
Miner received tho highest markings
over all the contestants.
America appealed to.
Appiilllng Account of I'miilne, Hlrknnss,
DNtrix unit Mlnry In Asbi .Minor.
Kansas Cm, Mo., May 0. A letter
from a friend at Zeitoon, Asia Minor,
bearing ditto of March 23, has been re
ceived by a Kansas City woman, giving
tho following deplorable account of
affairs in that country:
There must bo about 3,00) people horn vary
111 with oltner typhus or dvaonterv. Food In
now plentiful for thoso who huvo monoy. but a
good in 11 11 v pcoplo nro IIvIiik mainly upon tho
boiled lonvorf of thn wild a nun. I huvo read of
famine, but never boforo roallzod its horror.
Thn ashy, shrunkon fnoos ami tottering stop
of half tho people on tho streots, not to spoiilc
of tho spectors that lie groaning In nlmost
every ntablo und don of tho city boar tor
rlblo witness to thn onlcnl through which thov
hnvo passed. Tho woathor U still very cold,
with n raw wind tint blown half a unit'. Tho
city Is still horribly lllthy. although tho car
casses of men and nnlmals thnt lay In tho
Ktrcots ii)on tho arrival of tho consuls huvo
been romovod and tho bodlns burlod In tho
Rtablos huvo bnen oxhutnnd and tmrnod. Tho
fever patients nro from thrco to ten In ovary
house and oven a lamer number In nomo of
tho largest houses.
hitters from Hnrpoot roport that fO.OOfl pco
plo from -RH vlllnucs are receiving aid and that
famine Is Inovltibln. since those pooplo nro In
danger of tholr lives when they undnrtalie to
till thn soil. Thore aro 11,0)0 dcstltuto people
now bolng foil In Marash.
Tho tlitm has como for tho enrnost f rlouds of
humanity to mnko a permanent solution of tho
Armenian problem. Dally these poor people
pload with our missionaries: Can't Amorlea
do anything to roncuo us America, tho world's
greatest champion of freedom? Tho Kuropeau
powers havo abnndonod us to our misery.
Won't America save us now?
Mnlir thorn understand our dying condition
no that they mav huslun to our deliverance
Wo urn so grateful to them for .saving so many
of us from starvntlon. but tiny cannot always
fcod us. Wo want .safety for our lives aim
property, so that we cm worlc and Ulto care
of our.selvus.
BILLS FOR STATUES.
Those Now Itcforii ( oiiisros outiiln Ap
prnprliitloiirt for Ovnr l.l.SO.OOO.
Washington, May (1. Should till tho
bills which are now pending before
congress providing for the erection in
this city of monuments and statues to
groat moo become laws, the national
capital will bo given a sudden und tre
mendous accession of art that would
easily give it tho name of the monu
moiital city of tho country, and per
haps of tho world. There are no fower
than IS such propositions, and
tho bills make appropriations
nggrcgnting 1,430,000. Tho monu-
m0rits or memorials proposod are in
honor of Washington, Lincoln, Grant,
the privato soldier of tho rebellion, tho
mirsos 01 tlio Into war, John l'aul
Jones, Edwin M. Stanton, Hahnemann,
John Amos Comonlus, Robert Dale
Owen, Zachary Taylor, Gen. Splnuor,
Victor lluiro, Salmon P. Chase, and
Generals Meade, Slocum, Sedgwick and
Rurnsldc.
MONARCHS IN DANGER.
l'lots Again!. Klmr Humbert nnd tho Hul
tiin of Ttirlcny.
London, MuyO. Two crowned heads
in Enrorio aro sa.ld to.bo in peril as u
result of tlio assassination of tho
Persian shah. It is hoped hero, how
over, that tho idoa of regicldo will not
become- deeply rooted. Humbert, of
Italy, is roportod to bo ono of tho men
1 need moniirchs; tho other is tho sultan
1 of Turkey, whoso life, however, is vir
1 tutilly always in peril. No surprise
I would be created wero poison or tho
j dagger to remove Abdul Humid in
' fact ono or tho other Is tho route over
tho Styx gonorally assigned to Moham
medan ruler..
SHORT MANY THOUSANDS.
r. J Kleakhnnfer, x-UIhurlnir Olllcor In
tlio Mute llepartiiiimt, Under u louit.
Washington, May 0. It Is reported
ou what is believed to bo pood author
ity that tho expert accountant em
ployed by tho secretary of state has
found a shortage of $127,000 in the trust
funds account of F. J. Kieckhoofar,
until recently tho disbursing olllcor of
tho stato department. This amount,
together with the 812,000 shortage said
to bo found by tho auditing olllcers of
tho treasury in Mr. Kleckhoefor's gen
eral account, brings tho total up Ito
S139.000. What action tho government
J wU tuUo ,n tho nn-ter has not boon
UlllUtJ UIIUWIl.
African MnthndUU In ( onfornncn.
Wii.mington.N. C, May 0. Tho gon
eral coiiforeuco of the African Meth
odist Episcopal church convened hero
yesterday morniuir with 1,000 dole
iratcs, alternates and visitors present,
overy stato except Maine, New Hamp
shire and Vermont being represented.
Hisliop Turner called tho body to order
and conducted tho services. In tlio af
ternoon Rov. L. II. Reynolds, of Gal
veston, was chosen secrotary with
seven assistants. Eight bishops aro
present. Tlio conference will con
tinue about three wooks.
To Work for Knulproolty.
Pini.ADKi.i'iiiA, May 0. A toui of
more limit a scora of leading business
men has been arranged with tlio objoct
of carrying out tho foatures of Jumcs
G. lllalne's reciprocity ideas. They
will spend several months in South
America to promote trado with tho
various nations there. This business
project has boon nrraneod for by tho
National Association of Manufacturers
of tho United States, whose headquar
ters tiro hero. Every large city in tho
country will bo ropresontod.
Two Milintil Ulillilron KIIIhiI.
Wui:i:mno, W. Vii., May . News
from points in this stato give reports
of a fcovoro electrical storm which
Pas?ed over eontml We
tu,,'lly- Near lairn
st Virginia yos-
inoiit, lighting
struck u schoolhoiise. MUs Hiittio
Youst was instun tlv killed, Nowton
lumlson was family injured and 11
number of other pupils more or lob
badly burned. All the occupants of
the building wro terribly shocked.
BIG FLOUR TRUST.
Ttm (Jrentost M'llnrV loinhlun In tlio Conn
trj'n HUtory Hald in Ho l'nrfcatmb
CiiirAao, May 7. A special from
Minneapolis to tho Times-Herald says:
R. 1). Hubbard, tho exccutlvo front of
tlio linseed oil trust, has succeeded,
with tho aid of tho Plllsburys, in per
fecting tho organization of tho trreat
est millers' combino ever put together
in this country. Tho purnoso is to ud
vanco the price of Hour, to secure sat
isfactory rail nnd water transporta
tion rates and to compel every
spring wheat grinder in the coun
try to become a part of tho pool.
Thoro aro 600 spring wheat millers in
tho United States. More tliun 100 havo
joined tho now pool, which had its
inception last fall, reached a hoad last
February and is now a bona lido or
ganization. Tho pool has been in
corporated. Its naino is tho North
American Milling Co. It is commonly
known here, in St. Paul, Dulutli und
southern Minnesota as the American
Milling Co. It is tlio successor of tlio
southern Millers' association. Repre
sentatives of tho trust hero claim to
represent 110 mills, having u daily ca
pacity of 105,001) barrols. Tho wholo
aim of tho organization is to protect
tho Houriug interests of Minneapolis,
now threatened by competition.
POLYGAMOUS INDIANS.
IJlstiirltixl nt Iliivlmr t" Uvo Up Surplus
WlYDS.
Oklahoma Cut, Ok., May 7. Tho
Oklahoma courts havo struck a puzzler
in the Indian custom relating to plural
marriages. Tho law of Oklahoma Is
very scvoro on polygamists, and In
dians on reservations arc not exempt
from its operation. Tho Kickapoo
bucks have tin average of flvo squaws
each. Tho Choycnues and Arapahocs
aro nearly till polygamists, as are Kio
was, Apaches, Comanchcs and Wichi
tas. It is stated that the courts havo
decided to take action in the matter
at once, unless polygamous practices
cease. Capt. Woodson, of Anudiirko
agoncy, litis issued orders commanding
Indians of his agency, having several
wives to at once decide on the wifo
wanted nnd givo up tho others. No
little uneasiness has resulted in all tho
polygamous tribe, as It is claimed by
tho Indians that ono squaw cannot
raise enough corn to support an ex
warrior in becoming dignity.
DROUGHT AND WAR.
Inhabitant!! nf .Madrid Invnkn Divine I nvor
for thn Sprody Termination of Kuch.
Madrid, May 7. The great religious
procession through the streets of Mad
rid to invoke divine favor for the ter
mination of tho drought and the
speedy end of the Cuban war termi
nated late last night It was a strik
ing ceremony, remarkable signs of
penitonco being everywhere visible.
There wore at least 150,000 persons on
tho road of tho procession. Tho papal
nuncio and four cabinet ministers pre
sided over tlio arrangements, while a
largo number of generals and other
olllcers took part in tlio procession.
Eight generals in gala uniform carried
a silver bior, on which was tlio body of
Saint Isidor, the patron saint of Mad
rid. Copious showers of rain have since
fallen in Madrid and throughout tho
adjoining provinces, which is ascribed
by the people to the beneficence of St.
Isidor, to whom tho populace ap
pealed. ILLINOIS TREASURY BANKRUPT.
No ."Money Available unit AVarranU Lunnot
I In l'nld lloforn .Inly.
SiMHNai'ir.M), 111., May 7. Tho state
treasury is bankrupt, no money is
nvailtiblo for paying tho expenses of
tho stato's great institutions, and for
tiio second timohinco the session of tho
legislature of 1893 tlio llliuois Central
railroad has been appoaled to to assist
tho commonwealth. Yesterday the
treasury stopped payment on the war
rants of tho auditor and all stato em
ployes will bo compelled to wait, until
July boforo they can got tholr money.
Tho revenue fund is exhausted and
there will bo no money available until
that time.
WORK FOR HUMANE SOCIETY.
A N'mv York .Millionaire Iliros 1 Illlixl Mini
to Knilurn Torture.
Nkw Yoiik, May 7. John Martin, a
blind man, is being paid by Charles
Rouss to submit to being pricked by
needles and to endure other tortures
that may result in a cure. Martin
stood it when thoro wore 10,000 wounds
in his flesh but fainted when croton
oil was rubbed on. IIo reports to
Rouss each day, and if his sight is re
stored tho othor will take a similar
troatmont. Rouss' offer of 5,000,000
to any oculist who will euro him or
Martin is outstanding still.
EMPLOYED ASSASSINS.
Arkniimiii .Mini l'nld Two Itrothnm 9n,000
to .Murder u Wtmlthy Planter.
Mkmimiis, Tonn., May 7. Olllcers ar
rived bore from Canton, Ga., having in
custody Floyd .Willis, a young white
man who, about three weeks ago, as
sassinated Vanco Perkins, a wealthy
planter of Craighead comity, Ark.
Willis and his brothor rolato that they
wore promised S5.000 for tho job by
Elijah lienuott, a neighbor of Perkins.
IlicrniiRo of reunion for Veterans.
Washington, May 7. Tho house
committee ou pensions ordered a
favorablo roport on tho bill introduced
by Representative Stullinga to increase
the pensions of veteruns of tho Moxi
can und Indian wars and their widows
from SS to 12 u mouth
WISCONSIN GOT FIRST.
Result of tho Intnnitato Oratorical ContoM
lit IVnrriMidbursr.
WAlittKNsui'ftu, Mo., May 9. Tho In
terstate League of Stato Normal
Schools, composed of tho statos of
Kansas, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and
Missouri, hold its first annual orator
ical contest at tho normal chapel in
this city yesterday evening. Harold
D. Hughes, of Wisconsin, was awarded
first honors und u S.0 check. I. J.
Bradford, of Kansas, camo in for sec
ond place and received a chock for 830;
Illinois was third, Iowa fourth and
Missouri last
The decision did not ploaso tho audi
ence and a number of hisses were
heard. At tho announcement of tho
wlnnor there was falrit applause,
which gradually diminished in vol
ume as tho man who announced
tho
list,
was
decision prococded down tlio
and when the last nian
named the drop of a pin
could be hoard. Many prominent poo
plo in the audience expressed tho opin
ion that Illinois and Kansas should
havo received first and second honors,
respectively. Tho next contest will bo
held at Emporia, Kan. Tho judges
were: On thought and composition,
Rev. J. A. Hinsdale, Ann Arbor, Mich.;
ElVi C Sabin, Fox Lake, Wis.; Isaac
Loos, Iowa City, la.; Prof. Gilbert, St.
Paul, Minn.; Prof. J. II. Freeman,
Aurora, 111. On delivery, Prof. II. C.
Follows, of Topeka, Kan.; Prof. L D.
Thorp, Kansas City Mo.; Dr. Joseph
Robbins, Qttincy, III.
REVIEW OF TRADE.
A Conllilnici) I'rovullliiK In llntter Till lies
to 'Come Consumption ICxcomtltij; Jiuy-
lut;.
Nkw Yohk, May 0. R. G. Dun &
Co.'s Weekly lievlow of Trado says:
That tho exports of $893,O0O gold this weel:
havo produced no monetary disturbance Is nt
onco proof of tho soundness of lUmncial condi
tions, and of tho provnlllni; contldcnco in bet
ter thlncs to come. Mu,ch of tho hesitation at
present Is duo to tho temporarily reduced de
mand la somo Industries, and in Iron und steel
tfto povr of tho new combinations is bctni;
(,'cncrally tested by refusal of orders, so that
production exceeds consumption, but consump
tion exceeds now buying.
For toxtllo manufactures tho situation Is
trying. Cotton mills havo a fairly actlvo do
tnand, though not equal to tholr normal out
put, ami, for many months havo been accumu
lating goods hoping for bottor things ho tint
some aro now stopping, although tho demand
for.Hoino gradoiwlth higher prlcos for cotton,
has holpod to a small ndvauco in prlcos. Print
cloths nro an olghth hlithur, but somo othor
grades havo docllnod, so that tho nvcrago of
all quotations Is slljlnly lower. Men wool-
ons show no Improvement, but thore Is moro
actlvo business In flannels nnd tho demand for
fancy dress goods Is encouraging, though for
plain goods It is but moderate.
Tr.idors In who.it havo lifted prlcos a little,
and yet nobody questions tho correctness of
western reports indicating moro thnn an ordi
nary yield of winter vrhoat nnd unusual prog
ress in tho planting of spring. With tho nar
row stock usual at this soason, a speculation
for advance always has many opportunities,
but westorn rocolpts aro still -1) per cont.
larger than last year. Corn i.s also a shade
lowor, but without dounlto reason. ' ,
Failures for the woolc havo beeu 23S in tho
United States, against 2J7 last yoar, and it la
Canada, against 31 hist year.
DIAZ TALKS TO BAPTISTS.
Tho nilimlonnry Predict thn Ultimate Tri
umph of tho Cuban Ciinne.
Chattanooga, Tonn., May 9. At tho
meeting of tho Southern Raptist asso
ciation yesterday, Rev. A. J. Diaz, tho
Cuban missionary, rocently under ar
rest at Havana, delivered an address in
which ho predicted tho ultimate free
dom of Cuba. Ho was frequontly ap
plauded. IIo thanked Araoricans for
tho interest they took in him whilo ho
was in jail and expressed tho opinion
that but for them ho would never havo
been liberated. The election of offi
cers resulted in tho selection of Presi
dent Haralson; vice presidents. Joshua
Levering, of Maryland, F. II. Kerfooot,
of Kentucky, S. II. Ford, of Missouri
and ex-Gov. Northen, of Georgia.
TILLMAN WILL CONTROL.
Ills Frlonds In Soutli Citrollnn Huvo Carried
thn Democratic l'rlmurlon.
Washington, May 9. Democratic
county conventions havo boon held in
every county in South Carolina to elect
delegates to tho stato convontion,
which moots on the 18th of this month.
Tho frco silver men carried ovcry coun
ty but three, and in ono of these tho
dologution was divided. Tho bolting
idea predominated in all but u fow of
tho counties. Whilo no open instruc
tions in favor of a bolt wero given tho
county delegates, resolutions against
bolting wero tabled wherever Intro
duced. Senator Tillman's course was
approved In nu'arly all of tho conven
tions. Tillman and his friends will
havo complete control of the stato con
vention. Wlmat In thn Southwest.
Kansas Citv, Mo., May 9. Robert
Atkinson, Jr., of Ottawa, Kan., secre
tary of tho Kansas Millors' Mutual In
surance Co., was in tho city yesterday
and gavo a most encouraging roport of
tho condition of tho wheat crop in tho
southwest Tho splendid opportuni
ties ho has for observation and his long
experience In tho wheat and milling
business mako his statements worth
tho more in tho faco of tho discourag
ing reports sent out within tho last
week.
Fnt nl Storm In Houth Duliotu.
Ci.aiik, S. D., May 9. A sevoro storm
passed over here Thursday night. J.
U. Lindlnnd's house, 12 miles south,
was takon up by tho wind and carried
u distance of 50 foot and destroyed.
Thoro wero ten persons in tho house,
und Mrs. Hndlund is reported killed,
whilo other members of the family aro
moro or less injured. Lightning struck
iu five places horo and upwards of two
inches of rain fell in three hours.
HOLMES HANGED.
Ths Murderer I'nyii thn I'nunlty for tlio
Crime of Mnrdor.
Philadkmmiia, May a Murderer
Howard W. Mudgot.alius II. II. Holmes,
was hanged yesterday in tlio coun
ty prison for tho killing of Donjarain
F. Piotzel. Tho drop fell at 10:13
o'clock and 20 minutes later ho was
pronounced dead by tho prison officials,
Dr. Sharp and Dr. Ilutehor. Tho exe
cution was in overy way entirely do
void of any sensational features. To
the last ho was self possessed and cool,
even to tho extent of giving a word of
advico to Assistant Suporintondcnt
Richardson, as tho latter was arrang
ing tho final details. IIo died as ho
hud lived, unconcerned und thought
less, npparontly, of tho future. Evon
with tho recollection still vividly bo
foro him of tho recent confession
In which ho admitted tlio kill
ing of a score of persons of
both sexes in all parts of tho coun
try, ho refuted everything, and al
most his last words wore a point blank
denial of any crlinos committed except
tho deutlis of two womon at his bunds
by malpractice. Of tlio murder of sev
eral members of tlio Piot.el family lie
denied all complicity, particularly of
tho father, for whoso death ho stated
ho was suffering tho penalty. Then
with tho prayer of tho spiritual at
tendants sounding in his ears and with
a fow low spoken words to those about,
tho trap swung and beyond a fow inci
dental post mortoin details, tho execu
tion, which culminated iu one of tho
worst criminal stories known to crim
inology, was endod.
V I CTORY FOR IOWA.
ICemilt of tho Interntiita Orntorlrnl Contest
nt 'I opokn Illinois Second.
Topeka, Kan., May 8. A. M. Cloud,
representing Lenox college, Hopkin
ton, In., won the interstato oratorical
contest last night with un oration en
titled "Policy of Mettornich." Fred
Elliott, of Monmouth college, Mon
mouth, 111., took second place. Kan
sas' representative took third place,
Indiana's fourth, Minnesota's fifth,
Ohio's sixth, Missouri's seventh, Colo
rado's eighth, Nebraska's ninth. Tho
result was not announced until long
after midnight Resides its orator
each stato sent a delegation number
ing from threo to 40. A brilliant but
disappointingly small audionco faced
the contestants and greeted each ora
tion with generous applause. It was
a Kansas crowd, with sympathies
with tho Kansas orator, but tho young
men who camo from abroad havo no
reason to complain of coldness or lack
of appreciation. The judges on do
livery wero Rov. Myron W. Rood, of
Denver; William Warner, of Kansas
City, and Lafayette Young, of Des
Moines. Tho judges on thought and
composition wero President James B.
Angell, of tho university of Michigan;
Russell II. Conwoll, of Philadelphia,
and John Temple Graves, of Atlauta.
Only the judges on delivery wero pres
ent. Tho contest wus followed by a
banquet, und what with the music,
toast responding and feasting, lasted
until an oarly hour this morning.
A PARTIAL .VICTORY.
Methodist Uenorul Conforonce Adopts tho
Compromlso itepurt lu ltueurd to tho
AVomon.
Cleveland, O., May 8. By a vote of
42." to 90, tho Mothodist general con
ference decided the four women dele
gates might retain (heir seats. This
does not mean that tho women havo
won u completo victory. Tho decision
was reached simply as tho result of a
compromise, and with the understand
ing that it should not prejudice tho
claims of women in the future or es
tablish a precedent for future confer
ences to follow. Rut by tho same voto
by which the women wero given seats
the conference also decided to
submit to tho annual conference
a proposed amendment, to the
constitution providing that here
after ull general conferenco delegates
shall bo ovor 25 yoars of ago and that
they shall have been members of tho
Methodist church for at least fivo years
prior to tholr el 2etlon. Tho amend
ment is construed to mean that
womon, as well asmon, will bo eligible
us lay delegates, tho word "layman"
not being used."
HOOSIERS WANT M'KINLEY.
Indiana Republican Dnlocntes Strongly
1'iedRod for the Ohio Man.
Indianapolis, Ind., May 8. Tho In
diana republican convention yostorday
instructed its delegates for McKinley
with scarcely a show of opposition,
and the long itn ponding battle between
tho McKinley and alleged Harrison
forces endod in commonplace peace.
Tho platform embodying tho instruc
tions was adopted by a viva voce vote
and, without division, carried, being
received without a challenge. Gen.
Harrison did uot make his eugerly ex
pected speech to tho delegates, and did
not visit tho convontion ut all. Tho
platform declares for sound monoy,
favors tho uso of botli gold and sliver,
at u parity, urges bimetallism on an
international basis, and condemns tho
free and unlimited coinage of silver at
a ratio of sixteen to one.
nicKlnloy Will Spunk In Topnka.
Toit.ica, Kan., May 8. Maj. Tom
Anderson, u dolegate-ut-largo from
Kansas to tho national republican con
vention, who is now visiting Maj. Mc
Kinloy at Canton, O., wires that
McKinloy has given positive nssuranco
that ho will attend tho soldiers' state
reunion at Topeka this fall and deliver
an address.
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