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TARIFF JILL PLAN.
Thoro "Will Bo Only Qno Sot Spoooh
by tho Republicans.
TORESIRY ORDER KNOCKED OUT.
alio Con forces Agree to Kovoko tho Order
ut Air. Cleveland Tho Semite mid
s Ilouso Meet iiml ut Once
Adjourn.
Washington, May 25. Tho repub
lican senators in their caucus found an
"unexpected obstaclo in the way of a
speedy passages of tho Dingley tariff
bill. Senator Knuto Nelson, of Min
nesota, is on the warpath. Ho insists
that he intends to hold tho tariff bill
in the senate until the house takes ac
tion on his bankruptcy bill. Two
weeks ago tho senate passed Senator
Nelson's substitute for all the pending
"bankruptcy bills. It went to tho house,
and Speaker Heed quietly pigeonholed
it, saying that nothing would bo done
on bankruptcy legislation until the
regular session next December. Now
comes the rugged senator from tho
northwest with a howl of defiance.
"'The country needs a bank
ruptcy law," said he, "as badly
ns it does a turiff bill. There
is no reason why tho house should
not pass it." Unless tho senator from
Minnesota, can bo induced to abandon
Ills avowed plan of action, Reed will
bavc to give way. Tho president and
the administration leaders deeply con
cerned over a probable tio up in tho
senate will force ono or tho other to
give way. If Nelson holds out, then
tho speaker will have to capitulate.
The republican caucus emphasized the
fact that there is a wide divergence of
opinion among the republican senators
on rates of duty fixed in tho various
'schedules of tho tariff bill. The sena
tors were in caucus nearly four hours.
-Tho only ofilcial announcement that
was made after the caucus adjourned
was that it was decided to appoint
.."three senators in addition to the re
publican members of tho finance com
mittee, who were to act as a commit
tee to assist in getting the tariff bill
through the senate. It was generally
stated, however, that an agreement
had been reached that there should bo
no set of speeches on tho bill from tho
republican side, except that of Senator
Aldrich.
FOKESTRT OltDER KNOCKKD OUT.
Washington, May 25. Tho conferees
on the sundry civil appropriation bill
have agreed. Tho most important
amendment to tho bill was that revok
ing tho order of President Cleveland
of February 22, setting apart 22,000,000
acre a of land as forest reservations.
The senate amendment may modify or
revoke tho proclamation, and it is pro
vided that the lands dmbracexT'ln the
reservations not disposed of before
3Iarch 1, 1808, shall again be subject
to operations of tho order of February
22, or as they may be modified by tho
president. The general provisions for
tho government of the forest reserva
tions are retained as provided in the
.senate amendments. A provision is
inserted allowing settlers In reserva
tions to take other lands In the public
domain. Tho appropriation -for a gov
ernment exhibit at the Omaha exposi
tion is left at 8200,000, tho 875,000 in
creasc of the scnato being stricken out.
Tho amendment for investigation of
.sugar production remains in tho bill.
Tho appropriation for tho iinprove
.ment of the lower Mississippi river Is
increased to 83,933,333 and is made im
medlately available, by contract or
otherwise, in the discretion of the sec
retary of war. The net reduction from
the senate amendments is 500,000.
The total of the bill as agreed to is
.S53,022,051.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Washington, May 25. Tho death of
.Senator Earle, of South Carolina, was
referred to In eloquent terms in Chap
lain Milburn's prayer in tho senate
yesterdny. Following this, Mr. Till
man, of South Carolina, made the
formal announcement of Mr. Earle's
-death, and offered a resolution ex
pressing tho profound sorrow of tho
senate. As a further mark of respect
the senate, at 12:10 p. m.,' adjourned.
Mr. McMillin, of Tennessee, in
troduced in the house a resolution
providing for tho consideration of the
.senate resolution recognizing tho bel
ligerency of tho Cuban Insurgents
"from day to day until disposed of."
The resolution was referred to tho
committee on rules, but it is not likely
that tho committee will consider It
The house adjourned at 12:25 p. in. on
account of the death of Senator Earle,
of South Carolina.
.SULTAN'S REASON FOR DELAY.
.Believed That Ho Wants Kdhcm Puahu to
March to Athens.
' London, May 25. The Athens corre
spondent of the Times says: "The in
tentions of the sultan aro greatly dis
trusted here, and It Is believed that ho
is avoiding negotiations for peaco
through the powers becauso he wants
"Edhem Pasha to inarch to Athens."
Nw York Kllvor ltepubllcans.
Jasikwtown, N. Y., May 25. In re
.sponso to a call for a stato convention
of tho free silver republicans of New
York state, thero was a small gather
ing. A preamble and resolutions wero
Adopted affirming adherence to the re
juiblicau party and demanding the re
jection of the gold standard by that
;party.
THE WORK OF CONGRESS.
Condensed Proceeding of thnScnntc and
Houso In Kxtra Hemilou.
In tho Mnato on tho 18th Senator Stowart
(Nov.) kiwo notlco that ho will olTcr on amend
ment to tho tariff bill providing that n roscrvo
fund of S.W.ODO.OOO bo always kept In tho treas
ury And that tho secretary shall coin sufllclcnt
of tho silver bullion purchased under tho law
of July 14, 1890, to supply nil doflclonclcs In tho
supply of coin to meet and dlschnrgo all coin
obligations presented. Tho MorRan Cuban
resolution was thon debated, Senator Mason
(III) spcnklnff In favor of It and Senator Hoar
(Mass.) In Opposition. Several other senators
took part in tho argument rnd Senator Uurrows
(Mich.) afterwards scoured tho floor for a
speech, but yielded for nn exccutlvo session....
Tho houso was not In session.
Another stirring dobato ocourred In tho
senate on tho 10th on tho Morgan Cuban reso
lution, tho main spocohes being mado by Sen
ators Fornkor (O.), Cannon (Utah). Ltndsoy
(Ky.) and Hoar (Mass.), It was dovolopcd In
tho courso of tho debato that tho stato depart
ment had withhold tho names of tho United
States consuls reporting on tho serious condi
tion of affairs In Cuba becauso It might lead to
thoir assassination. Mr. Vest declared that
this presented n most serious phaso of tho sub
ject, and It was time to protect our ofllclnls
with warships If thoir personal llborty was
threatened for making reports to thoir govern
ment. No action was taken on tho resolution.
....Tho houso wns not in session.
The scnato on tho 20th passed tho Morgan
joint resolution, recognizing a stato of war In
Cuba and declaring that strict neutrality shall
bo maintained by tho United States, by tho dc
clslvo vote of 41 to 14. Prior to tho final voto a
motion by Senator Halo (Me.) to refer tho res
olution to tho foreign rotations committee was
tabled by a voto of 34 to 19. Then Senator Fair
banks (Ind.) proposed a substltuto, providing
that tho president extend tho good oMccsof tho
United States to Spain toward securing an end
to tho conflict and ultimate independence of
tho islnnd. This, too, was tabled; yeas 33, nays
15. Tho scnato hold nn executive session nnd
soon after adjourned to tho 21th.... Tho resolu
tion appropriating 50,003 for tho relief of
American citizens wns adopted without a dis
senting voto in tho houso, but tho democrats
tried to forco consideration also of tho Morgan
resolution for tho recognition of tho belliger
ency of tho Insurgents without success. Tho
roport of tho conferocs on tho gllsonlto lands of
Utah, tho only unsettled fciituro of tho Indian
appropriation bill, was presented by Mr. Sher
man (N. Y.). Tho conferees wcro instructed
to work for a compromlso and tho houso ad
journed to tho 21th.
WAR IN THE A. P. A.
President Stevens, of tho Missouri Stnto
Council, Takes Matters Into Ills Own
Hands.
Kansas Crrr, Mo., May 20. War has
broken out in .the ranks of the Amer
ican Protective association, and 18
councils, eight of them being located
in Kansas City and the others in St.
Louis, have been suspended. Not only
havo tho Kansas City councils been
dropped from the rolls of the stato or
ganization, but a number of the local
leading lights, including Rov. J. A.
Dearborn, formerly stato president,
havo been thrown out of the order.
The trouble, apparently, all grew out
of the recent convention of tho order
which was held in St Louis and which
has been declared by Stato President
Stevens to bo a "rump" convention.
WHOLE FAMILY CREMATED.
Tramps Wreak Vengeance Upon a Tonnen
neo Fariuor Who Itefuacd Them Kutcr
talnment. Monticello, Ky., May 21. News has
reached hero of the cremation of a
farmer named Thomas Biddle, his wlfo
and threo children, living on Whito
Oak creek, across the line in Tennes
see. Some tramps had asked permis
sion to build a fire in his barn to keep
them warm during the night. Biddlo
refused and ordered them to leave.
The same night Riddle's house was de
stroyed by fire and ho and his wife and
three children wcro roasted alive. It
is supposed the tramps applied tho
torch to the houso out of revenge.
KATY RAILROAD'S CLAIM.
Wants Ten Sections of Cherokee Iiind for
Every Mllo of Itoadbed.
Tahlequah, I. T., May 21. Presi
dent II. C. Rows, General Solicitor
James Ilagerman and General Attor
ney C. L. Jackson, of the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas Railroad Co., ap
peared before tho Dawes and Cherokee
commissions here yesterday and pre
sented a claim of their road for every
odd section of land on each side of tho
roadbed built for them through the
Cherokee nation and Indian territory.
Nntlonnl Good Citizens' League.
Nasiivillk, Tenn., May 21. Tho
National Good Citizens' convention ad
journed yesterday. Upon request, ten
delegates were appointed to attend tho
convention of the Anti-Saloon league,
which meets in Columbus, O. Tho
name adopted is National Good Citi
zens' league, and the objects are de
clared to be: To unite all friends of
good government, to promote the duty
of good citizens, to contend for purity
in politics, to make known to all tho
truth about tho principles of American
institutions.
Chicago Must Pay Itlot Looses.
Chicago, May 24. Circuit Judge
Adams upheld the constitutionality of
the act of 1877, which makes tho city
liable for loss caused by riot, and
awarded tho Manhattan Cement Co.
150 damages for two cars of cement
which were destroyed during tho
strike of 1894. Suits against tho city
for 1, 500,000 brought by railroad com
panies for damages during tho labor
troubles of 1801 rest on this decision
of Judge Adams.
No I.lon on Pension Money.
Deb Moinks, la., May 21. The fed
eral grand jury has returned Indict
ments against all the trustees and tho
cominandaut of tho soldiers' homo at
Marshalltown for violating tho federal
pension laws. The policy of tho insti
tution has been to require all inmates
to turn over to it their peiiblon money
in excess of SO x month. The federal
laws provide that no lien can be en
forced against nensiou noucy.
IN AID OF SPAIN.
Soorotary Olnoy Said to Havo Mado
an Offor of Assistance.
Wanted to Help King Alfonso l'ut Down
tho Insurrection Consul-Oenoriil
r.eo'i Protest Stato Depart
ment Archives Aired.
Washington, May 20. The secret
archives of the stato department which
have held tho consular reports on tho
Cuban war from the public wero par
tially disclosed yesterday by Senator
Forakcr, of Ohio. During tho past week
tho debato in tho senate has been preg
nant with intimations and innuendoes
of reports from United States officials
in Cuba hold at tho stato department
which, if published, would disclose
a condition on Cuban soil which would
infiuenco public opinion In n decided
manner. The facts, therefore, which
Senator Foraker announced without
stating from whom they came created
a decided stir. Especially startling
was tho letter -from Secretary Olnoy in
which this country offered mediation
to Spain and the refusal of that coun
try to ucccpt the proffered aid,
Secretary Olncy said hispurposowas
not at that time to suggest interven
tion, but that the United States could
not contemplate with complacency an
other ton years of Cuban Insurrection.
Ills suggestion looked to find a way
"to co-operate with Spain In tho im
mediate pacification of the island on
such a plan as, leaving Spain her
rights of sovereignty, shall yet securo
to the people of tho island all sueli
rights and powors of local self-government
aa they can reasonably ask. To
that end tho United States offers and
will use her good offices at such time
and in such manner ns may be deemed
most advisable."
While ono of tho consular reports
was read without the name of the au
thor being disclosed, it is stated to bo
a communication from Consul-Gcneral
Lee, which fully sets forth his idea of
the condition that exists in Cuba. Tho
extract was quoted as follows, no date
being given:
I cannot understand tho truth of tho claim
that nil tho provinces of tho island nro paclllcd
except that of Santiago do Cuba, becauso thoro
aro inoro Insurgents under arms at this tlnio
than when I first readied tho islands, snmo ten
months ago, and I do not think it a fair Infer
ence to draw from existing conditions that tho
war is approaching a termination, becauso, in
pursuanco of nn established policy, tho insur
gents avoid as far as possible ull sorlous en
gagements. Tho Impossibility of expolllng tho Spanish
troops from this Island by forco of arms Is well
known to thern, and thoy do not proposo to risk
tho lives of their men nnd tho success of their
cause upon ono or moro pitched battlos. I con
clude, therefore, that tho war will 'draw Its
weary length along as the Insurgents can
dig subsistence from tho ground on ono
side or money to bo obtained by tho other,
with tho continued result of untold human
suffering, loss of human life, tho murder of in
nocent men, women and children by both sides
and tho frightful havoo which dlscnso makes
In tho rnnks of sdldlers, particularly among tho
unaccllmntcd Spaniards.
Tho poverty nnd distress of tho people nro
Increasing nnd tho loss of proporty of all sorts
dally becoming moro enormous. No ono cun
fully appreclato tho situation without being
hero In porson. Tho number of poor, distressed,
starving women, children nnd old men of all
races has greatly increased In this city within
the past few weeks, while In other points on
tho Island tho suffering has been proportion
ately grout.
WARNING TO EUROPE.
Turkey Is Determined Not to Yield Every
Disputed Point to tho Towers.
Constantinople, May 20. An official
of tho Turkish foreign office, in an In
terview yesterday, after dwelling upon
the provocative attitude of Greece and
the earnest efforts made by Turkey to
prevent war, said:
During tho month's war Turkoy has suffered
serious loss in Hfo and money, nnd tho poueo
conditions put forward cannot but bo regarded
as moderato and as wholly justlllcd. Never
theless, tho govornmont Is, possibly, propnred
to modify its demands In regard to tho Indem
nity and Rio cession of Thcssnly, In view of tho
bankrupt condition of Grccco und ai proof of
its paelflo desires.
In regard to the abolition of tho capitula
tions In favor of Grook subjects In Turkoy, it
is imposslblo for tho government, In tho Inter
ests of tho country, to make any moditlcations.
Even Servla and Itoumanla, in every hoiiho tho
superiors of Groeco, have not those prlvllogos,
and Greeco cannot bo allowed to retain excep
tional rights which she has so scandalously
abused. It Is confidently hoped, therefore, that
Europe will havo sunielont sense of justloo not
to pross Turkey.
Upon this point sho is determined not to
yield, and should Europe attempt to imposo
such a sacrlllco by forco of arms, tho situation
created would bo most detrimental to Greek
peace. Tho Turkish population would Inevita
bly become excited by such Injustice, tho gov
ernment could not hold Itself responsible for
tho grave consequences which would follow,
and tho powers would, In tho ond, undoubtedly
havo cause to doploro deeply tho result of such
action.
THE TARIFF BILL.
Iluslncss Men Want tho Measure PwHticd
Without Long Talks.
Washington, May 20. Some of tho
republican senators are receiving many
letters and postal cards urging them
to do all they can to securo the enact
ment of a new tariff law by June 110
und they begin to believe thero Is a
preconcerted movement on foot among
business men throughout tho country
to bring about tho passage of tho
bill without prolonged debate. Tho
great danger of a prolongation of
the discussion lies In the disputed
schedules. These are matters of detail,
but they will bq fought to the bitter
end and niny possibly delay a voto be
yond tho middle or latter part of next
month. The republican leaders will
mako strong efforts to have the now
tariff law take its placo on tho statute
books by or before July 1, but it does
not now .seem probable that success
pan attend their efforts.
STATES' RIGHT QUESTIONED.
Knttftns City Slock Yards Company Hold
That Its IIuhIiioha Is Interstate Com
merce. Kansas Citv, Mo., May 22. Whother
tho business of tho Kansas City Stock
Yards Co. is or Is not, interstate com
merce, is one of tho most important
points which has yet come up in tho
hearing of tho injunction caso boforo
Special Master Clark. Tho question
was raised yesterday for tho first
time during tho present inquiry,
though It Is evident that tho attorneys
for tlie company havo been quietly and
carefully nursing tho proposition and
preparing to spring it at tho most
opportune time. It is clearly evident,
however, that if tho business of tho
company can really bo shown to bo In
terstate commerce, thon tho stato of
Kansas will havo a hard time in en
forcing a law to regulate tho
charges of tho company. Tho con
tention 1h that the company, in re
ceiving stock which is shipped in from
various states by tho railroads, ucts as
tho agent for tho railroad companies,
and is responsible to them for any
damage that may occur to tho cattle
from tho tlmo tho car door Is opened
until tho cattlo aro turned over to tho
owner, tho railroad company In turn
being responsible to tho owner of
tho cattle.
PRIZES DISTRIBUTED.
Wlnnora In Kiiimnii Musical Jubilee llcoelva
Their Howards.
.Hutchinson, Kan., May 22. Tho
Kansas musical jubilee ended last
night with a grand concert, followed
by the awarding of tho prizes and tho
announcement that another jublleo
would bo given next yenr on an en
larged scale. Prizes wcro awurded aa'
follows:
School chorus, Irving school, Wlohltn, first;
North Stdn school. Newton, second. Mixed
chorus, class "11," Nowton Choral union, llrst;
Anthony Choral sooloty, second. Mnlo ohorun,
Nowton, Hrstj Anthony, socond. Women's
chorus, Ilutohlnson Women's chorus, llrst;
High School Girls' chorus, of Hutchin
son, second. Tenor solo, S. E. Lowls, of To
poka, tlrst; A. 13. Marsh, of Wlohltn, second.
Soprano solo, Miss It. Emerald Jorruo, of Ly
ons, llrst; Miss lluth Dnkur, of Atohlson. sec
ond. Contralto solo, Mrs. II. Whltosldo, of
Ilutohlnson, tlrst; Miss Myrtlo Mltoholl, of To
peka, socond. Unss solo, E. 1). Waldon, of
Wichita, llrst; William Coopor, of JUunotlon
City, second. Violin solo, Miss AUco
Shopard, of Durllngnmo, llrst; C C. Von
Uusklrk, of Ltndsborg, second. Cornet solo,
ono prize, J. II. Davis, of Atohlson. Piano
duot, ono prize, Mrs. Corrlgnn and Mrs. Hon
dorson. of Ilutohlnson. Piano solo, Goorgo It.
Durgen, of Atchison, llrst; Miss Ethol Har
rison, of Ottawa, second. Tho ohorus prlzos
ranged from $51)0 to f 100, and tho solo prlzos
from $50 down to I2&
GAVEL OF MANY WOODS.
Presbyterian Moderator Presented with
Ono by ox-PrMldent Harrison.
Eaoi.k Lakk, Ind., May 22. Yester
day was regarded us ono of the most
important days of tho session of tho
general assembly. It was opened by
tho presentation of a gavel to tho mod
erator by Gen. Harrison. The gavel
wus composed of hard woods,
oak, poplar, black walnut, birch
and maple. The oak. he said,
represented tho Calvlnistlc frame
work of tho church; the poplar
tho free civil government fostered by
tho church; tho black walnut, not
painted nor hidden, stood for tho
church's love of finish, or Individual
ism; the birch, with drooping brandies
and clinging leaves, typified tho shel
tering church for the lambs of God,
and tho maple, with Its message of
sweetness, stood for tho retiring mod
erator and his sermon. Tho various
pieces of wood wero all historic. Tho
oak was from tho first church in In
diana and from Hanover Theological
seminary, tho mother of McCormick
seminary, Chicago. The black walnut
was fromho first church of Indiauup-
olls.
DISQUIET AT HAVANA.
Palace Ofllclnls Worried Troops Guard tho
Amorlruii Consulate.
Kiev Wkbt, Fla., May 22. Thero Is
considerable excitement in Havana
over Washington matters. Tho publi
cation of the consular reports has also
worried them, and a great many male
dictions have been uttered nguinst tho
United States officers and Gen. Lee.
Tho Spanish oificials, fearing soma
outbreak by the people If the news got
out, quietly placed a guard of troops
around the American consulate yester
day evening, though they aro osten
sibly placed there to guard another
building. Tho 850,000 appropriated
by tho United States for sulTerlng
Americans has been sneered at by tho
Spanish oificials and many of tho Ha
vana papers havo indulged in open
criticism of the move of tho United
States. It is expected that some fric
tion may follow if tho United States
attempts to pursue Its own way in dis
tributing tho money.
PILGRIMS FLOCK TO CAREY, O.
Remarkahlo Statue Which Is Said to HfToot
Marvelous Cures.
Uri'Kii Sanduhkv, O., May 22. Ca
rey, this county, possesses tho only pil
grimage shrine In tho United States,
and yesterday occurred the annual pil
grimage services. Tho town was
crowded with worshipers. It Is tho pil
grimage shrine for tho reason that
it possesses a facsimile of tho
famous Luxembourg statuo of
tho Virgin and her child, which
for HOO yoars has been fumous
for its healing powers. Tho facsimile)
is not only a truo copy, but contains n
piece of tho original, and, upon hear
ing of this, tho pope recognized tho
church as a pilgrimage shrine, and tho
name of Our Lady of Consolation was
adopted.
DENVER DELUGED.
Tho City Viflltod by tho Worst
Downpour Boon for Yoars. '
A PEPSIN FACTORY SHATTERED.
An Zxplnnlon nt Ono of Armour's Place
Destroys tho lltitldlug and Contents
P.ugulfod In Qnleksnnd Struck by n
Train Three Person Drowned.
Dicnvkh, Col., May 23. Denver was
deluged yesterday afternoon. About
two o'clock streaks of lightning wero
seen in the north, whllo great shoots
Unshed in tho west. As tho two storms
approached each other tho heavens
opened and lot fall such a deluge of
rain us has not been seen In Denver for
years. It was accompanied by wind
nnd ball. At ihrco o'clock tho ntormv
was so seven) that it was almost Im
possible to sco ton foot ahead, whllo
traulo was absolutely suspended,
cveryono seeking sholter from tho ter
rific fury of the elements. Tho down
pour did not last long- Tho lightning
Mtruck tho East Denver high school
ami almost created a panic. The elec
tricity shocked a number of students
la, tho reception room, n;td others
rushed for safety. Several girls fainted.
Tho damage to tho building was slight.
A l'Kl'SIN KACTOltV BIIATTKltKl).
Chicago, May 25. An explosion, evi
dently caused by chemicals used In tho
preparation of pepsin, shattered tho
upper part of Armour Ss Co's pepsin
iactory, at Forty-Third Btreet and Cen
ter avenue, at 7:40 last night, and the
blaze which followed practically con
sumed the building and machinery,
togothor with ho stock, causing a loss
of 875,000: The building was a slx
story brick structure, and was com
pleted less than six weeks ago. What
caused tho explosion Is not known, but
tho detonation was terrific and tho
shock was heard a mllo away. Several
men wero in tho building at the time,
and they fiod for thoir lives, none bo
Ing hurt.
KNOUI.FKI) IN QUICKSAND.
Fokt Waynk, Ind., May 25. Four
workmen employed by tho city were
ongulfcd In quicksand yesterday. The
dead aro: A. Donnls, A. Rrown, James
Cristie. Fatally injured, Michaol
Sheohoy. Tho men wero digging' a
trench for water mains. When about
bIx feet bolow tho surface a vein of
quicksand was broken and all wore on
gulfcd in a mass of sand and rock.
Sheeney was rescued, but will prob
ably die.
BTItUOK HV A TRAIN.
Giikklky, Col., May 25 Hiram War
ren and wife wero killed, und James
Warren, a relative, was badly injured
by being struck by a train on the
Union Pacific, Denver & Rio Grande
railway threo miles from Korsoy. War
ren tried to whip his horses across
ahead of tho train. Thoy were farmers
living near Korsoy.
THIIKK l'KHSONH DHOWNKD.
FnuiTA, Col., May 25. Yesterday
whllo Goorgo Allan, Georgo Warren
and his son, Wlllio Warren, wcro cross
ing the Grando river in a tomporury
ferryboat, tho cable broke and all
three" wero drowned. Tho river Is very
high, and is half a mllo wide at this
place.
OBTAINED NO OFFICE.
Suicide of George V. Drown at Proeport
Duo to Disappointment.
Fiikkpoiit, 111., May 25. Tim body of
Gcorgo W. lirown was found floating
in tho Pecatonlca rlyer yesterday. It
is beliovcd that lirown committed sui
cide, as his watch and a sum of money
wero found In his pockets. Ho lost his
fortune a few years ago. Ho was-an
actlvo republican und expectcdan. ap
pointment, either from tho federal or
state government, after the last elec
tion. It is thought his faiiuro to se
cure one led him to. take his own life.
Itan Over Mnrdorod Men.
Chattanoooa, Tenn., May 25.
Southern railway train No. 12, en
routo from Chattanooga to Knoxvlllc,
ran over and horribly mutilated tho
bodies of two men near Mouse Creek,
Tenn. Judging from all appearances,
it is believed that tho men wero mur
dered and thoir bodies placed on tho
track to ward off suspicion from tho
murderers. Ono of the men was Henry
Preston, a resident of Athens, Tenn.;
the other was an. unknown negro.
lie Annoyed Ulnliop Pottor,
New Yokk, May 25. Rev. William
Michael Hicks, formerly dean of tho
Episcopal cathedral of Quiney, 111., and
who has held charges at Savannah,
Ga. and St. Joseph, Mo., was arrested
for annoying Rlshop Potter's house
hold by persistent applications for a
ministerial post. It wus alleged that
Mr. Hicks, who Is an Englishman and
preacher of rare eloquence, is insane.
Pn tul Quarrel Among Creoka.
Guthkik, Ok., May 25. Yosterday
near Coweto, Creek nation, Folix 11a
ney and Perry Jacob became involved
in a quarrel in a disreputable houso
when Shobon Kltts, who was a by
btuudor, shot Jucob In tho back with a
Winchester, killing him instantly. All
the parties aro Creek Indians.
'Antl-Cathollo Protect.
Nkw Yohk, May 25. At a meeting of
tho Methodist ministers of this city a
resolution was adopted, protesting
against any allotment of government
land for a Roman Catholic chapel ,ut
West Point. Tho protest is to bo vent
lo President McKlnlojr.
