ILL ratify.
Iclose the treaty
)F PEACE.
K.„t Win Be Finally
Soon—British Warship
—Interesting News by
I ,Iay 4—The Emperor of
Li,led to ratify the treaty
ilMied at Shlmonosekl by
In i ivcs of China and Japan.
\he terms the ratifications
sed at Che-Foo on May
|,i !□ ratified the treaty on
I i;L TI1E JAPANESE.
round the City of Pekin
. (.lied by Chinese,
i May 4.—In accordance with
, rial edict Issued in order
:e possibility of the Japan
Pekin, the Chinese have
embankments near Pekin.
It >ry has been flooded and
Chinese have been drowned
; ,1 in Tien-Tsln that the
..'irate which took up the
s 1'ailed to negotiate a loan
a,I it is stated that the
ir.a Shanghai bank is mak
monts for this loan.
TO LEAVE COKINTO.
icon He Cleared of British
Meu-of-War.
May 4.—A special from
rajs: "Corinto will be open
next Tacific mail steamship
,r British are preparing to
land accepts the proposition
the Salvadorean minister,
1 m, in Nicaragua’s name,
a.‘nr guaranteeing the pay
...ndon of the indemnity for
i n of Consular Agent Hatch.
. will thus be saved further
|.Mn Cannot Decide It.
I May 4.—The Vienna Corre
ia l' the Daily News learns that
[opinions differ regarding the
[tn be taken by Japan. Part of
[tt wishes to ask the powers
|t the manner in which Japan
lain compensation for giving
jiao Tung peninsula. Other
wish to negotiate direct. In
Diplomatic circles in Tokio it
ki that an agreement might be
t Japan should receive. Instead
ao Tung peninsula, the Rus
P'l of Sakhalen, China com
f l’.ussia for giving up the is
kaiing territory to her in Man
iltan Orders Libel Salts.
May 4.—The sultan is said to
Poignant over some of the re
Armenian atrocities sent to
lewspapers by their correspon
the 3cene. It is reported that
ciuire the accused officials to
ts tor libel. He has Instructed
t’asha, Turkish ambassador to
to arrange forthwith for the
c codings.
man Enterprise In Africa.
May 4.—A contract has been
'■ organize an Anglo-German
V' h will have powerful sup
o object of this company is to
‘.""WiOO acres of land in south
l: i‘, Avith a frontage of 200
the Orange river and'within
-- vi kJtrttu.i.ur oe
r Jackson County, and ex*
l(.,nR""StIa KBady tor War.
> V ol,t~A dlspatch to the
^U88ta »>a« made
hostlllttea if" t *S QUite ready t0
!he terms of tf P.an refuses to
China. 1 her treaty of peace
n"SotlatiomJCh to the Times says
h
ARy Gresham better.
and j |V(. “ra'sl* °f the Stomach
l-hington ' Con'flieaUons.
1 i3 ^Ported aSom'rSheeretary Gres*
jr'Sr>-'l to his t !,hat better. He
?«*»«.£££ wth an att“h
^■Wfcauon,. very TVCh‘ wlth
k he experienceda .y simllar to the
Careful nursine b„°Ui tWo months
*“«*•. it la rellef from
lthe secretary to *Ipected. will
ry Uhi °r ten days hlf ufual health
?^hl is in charee „.Assi3tant Sec
4eP»rtment. 68 01 atIatrs at the
LAST or THE DAlTOlf GAMO.
tieorge Newcomb and Charles 'Piece*
Wiped Oat bp an Oklahoma Pone.
Guthrie. Ok., May 4.—The Dalton
gang of outlaws, the worst banditti
that ever cursed Oklahoma and the In
dian Territory, has been exterminated
Yesterday at 3 o'clock the mutilated
bodies of George Newcomb, alias "Bit
ter Creek.” alias “Slaughter Kid,” and
Charles Pierce, alias "Cockeye Char
ley." were brought to thfs city. These
men were killed by Deputy Marshal
Shaffer and four picked men. Who hav6
been on the trail of the outlaws ever
since the hold-up of the Bock Island
train at Dover, Ok. The killing oc
curred at ,the Dunn farm, thirty-live
miles east of this city. Tulsa Jack and
George Newcomb planned the robbery
at Dover. In the chase after the rob
bers Tulsa Jack was killed, but New
comb, Pierce, Gyp Wyatt, Henry Saw
yer and two others escaped. Wednes
day night Shaffer and posse went to the
Dunn farm. Newcomb with gun in
hand came out of the house, calling to
Pierce to -follow him with Bailie Mills,
the sweetheart of Bill Dalton. As New
comb spoke a volley of shot was poured
into him. A fusillade followed. Al
though mortally wounded Newcomb
crawled to a window through which
he repeatedly fired his rifle. A stray
ball struck Sallie Mills, dangerously
wounding her. In ten minutes more
one of the Dunn boys was wounded and
Newcomb and Pierce dead. Newcomb
had long been the teror of the west. He
was in the Ingalls battle in which nine
deputies were killed and wounded, led
the Sylva (Kas.) train robbery, the Do
ver (Ok.) Rock Island robbery, the Red
Rock looting, Cimarron (Kas.) Santa Ft
robbery, and Marshal Nix has evidence
he has looted eighteen basks and post
offlces.
More Than Two Did the Mnrder.
Ashland, Wis., May 4.—The actions of
Mrs. Martin Thrush since the murder
of her husband have been strange. She
was overheard In a conversation with
Casper Emmert yesterday, In which
she said; "Well, there’s one thing cer
tain, I’ll not go to state’s prison alone.”
The bloody chisel was brought before
the grand Jury and it fitted exactly into
the wound which caused Thrush's
death. Sensational testimony suggests
that others besides Mrs. Thrush and
Casper Emmert were accessories in the
crime. The bullet which was cut from
the celling of the murdered man’s room
weighs only forty grains. A bullet shot
from the navy revolver thrown near
Thrush's body as a blind would weigh
oyer 100 grains.
Spanish Reports of Cuban Losses*
Havana, May 4.—The government has
Information of an encbunter on the
Bandera plantation, In the Province of
Santa Ana, between a detachment of
Spanish troops under Col. Sandoval and
a band of rebels led by Chief Qulntin.
The Insurrectionists are said to have
been defeated. Subsequently Col. San
doval and his men, near Mogote Mount
ain, In Eastern Cuba, had a fight with
another band of rebels, in which the
insurrectionist leaders, Marcos and
Ramirez, were killed. Rameriz is be
lieved to be the rebel of that name who
was previously reported to have sur
rendered himself to the authorities.
News is received of the dispersing of a
group of fifty rebels near Baracoa, three
being reported wounded.
Trouble with the Indians Threatened
.Devils Lake. N. D., May 4.—Marshal
Cronan with twelve armed deputies left
yesterlay for the Turtle mountains.
They expect to await the arrival of
troops from Fort Buford before making
any arrests. Maj. Ralph, the Indian
agent at Fort Totten, accompanied the
marshal from there and there may be
a clash of authority between the two.
The Indians claim that the deputies
have been trumping up charges against
them for years to get the fees and mile
age.
Italy Sends a Threat to Brazil.
Rio de Janeiro, May 4.—The Itallar
charge d'affairs has demanded that
Brazil reply within seven days to th$
claims made by Italy for losses bus
talnel by Italian subjects during thf
last revolution.
Morganfield Must Serve His Sentence
Richmond, Va„ May 4.—The-Supreme
Court of Appeals has refused a writ oi
error in the case of the Aquia Creek
train robber, who was arrested in Cin
cinnati and taken to Stafford County,
Va., for trial. Morganfield must now
go to jail for eighteen years.
Families Fight a Battle.
Trimble, Tenn., May 4.—A fight be
tween members of the Fulgum and
Townsend families resulted in the death
of a father and son of each family.
Young Townsend and young Fulgum
engaged in a fight and Fulgum was
fined $50. After the trial the quarrel
was renewed, when Fulgum shot Town
send dead. The father of the latter
killed Fulgum, and he in turn was shot
dead by Fulgum's father. Fulgum sen
ior was then killed by Avery Townsend,
who is crippled In one arm.
No Poison In Canned Meats.
Washington, May 4.—The Depart
ment of Agriculture has received no
official confirmation of the report from
Paris that seventeen soldiers at Vitrie
died from eating American canned
meta. Dr. Salmon said it did not neces
sarily follow the meat was diseased.
Some chemical change, due to the pres
ence of solder and tin sometimes took
place, which produced the poisonous
effects.
Find That the Girl Was Murdered.
Traverse City, Mich., May 4.—Post
mortem on the body of Julia Curtis,
who was found dead in the woods Tues
day, explodes the suicide theory. The
developments led to the arrest of Wood
Parmalee, an "old and well-known resi
dent of this place.
BXay Now Make Custom* Reprisals.
Berlin, May 4.—'TheRelchstag yester
day passed the customs tariff amend
ment bill. The measure Includes a par
agraph giving the government full
powers to Impose additional duties as
reprisals for the hostile duties of for
eign states, but providing that the dis
criminating duties on goods on the free
list shall not exceed 20 per cent ad va
lorem. The measure raises the duties
on perfumes containing alcohol from
200 to 300 marks and Imposes a protect
ive duty on Quebracho wood, used for
tanning purposes. The new tariffs go
Into effect July t, __j
CULLOM IS FOE WAR.
SAYS THE BRITI8H MUST LEAVE
NICARAGUA.
Thinks the United States Should CM
Force If Necessary-Revolution Fro*
dieted In Nicaragua—‘Not a Case (or
Arbitration.
San Diego, Cal., May 3.—Senator Cul
lom of Illinois arrived by private oar
from Los Angeles last night, accom
panied by Mrs. Cullom and friends. In
an Interview on the forcible occupation
of Corlnto by British forces Senator
Cullom said: “There are two things
upon which the people of the United
States have set their hearts, and they
are the enforcement of the Monroe
doctrine and the building of the Nicara
gua canal. I do not apprehend that
England will go to such steps ns Is
prophesied, yet we do not know what
her insolent and dictatorial policy may
lead her to attempt. One thing Is cer
tain, that she must get away from Nic
aragua or there will be war between
the United States and England.”
NICARAGUANS CUT WIRES.
Landing of the British Slight Have
Been Delayed,
Washington, May 3.—State depart
ment officials say they have heard
nothing of the condition of affairs In
Nicaragua, or of the progress of the at
tempt to effect a settlement of the dif
ficulty between Great Britain and Nic
aragua at London through the good of
fices of the Salvadorean minister at
that post.
Some facts are Just coming to light
respecting the earlier stages of the ne
gotiations, which explain In a measure
the confidence expressed by our govern
ment that the British troops would not
be landed at Corlnto, and the surprise
felt when the news of the actual land
ing came to Washington. It Is now
said that orders have been cabled to
Admiral Stephenson, commanding the
British fleet off Corlnto, to deter the
execution of his orders to land the
forces until he had heard further from
the British government. By cutting the
telegraph lines connecting Corlnto
with San Juan del Sur, the nearest ca
ble port, the Nicaraguans, It Is asserted,
stopped this message In transit, and the
admiral had no other course open to
him than to carry out his original or
ders.
REVOLUTION SURE TO FOLLOW.
Recent Arrival from Colon Stjn Nica
ragua It In a Ferment.
New York, May 3.—Passengers on
the. steamship Colombia, which has
reached here from Colon, report that
Nicaragua is in a ferment over Presi
dent Zelaya's arbitrary rule. One pass
enger, who proposes to return to Nic
aragua and therefore does not wish to
have his name used, says: "A revolu
tion is preparing in Nicaragua. Plans
for Zelaya's overthrow are well under
way, and when the coffee crop Is har
vested there will be an uprising
throughout the country. Zelaya’s pol
icy in the expulsion of Hatch was out
rageous. Even when British warships
were moving toward Corlnto Zelaya
had hoodwinked the people, who derid
ed the report that the British Intend
ed to occupy the town. When the Brit
ish warships did arrive they were
amazed.” Other passengers say two
agents of the revolutionary party on
their way to France were on the Col
ombia. They also declared that the
shipment of 140,000 cartridges on the
City of Para to Guatemala was sig
nificant, In view of the present situa
tion in Nicaragua.
Poison In American Tinned Meats.
Paris, May 3.—The Autorlte says
seventeen soldiers have died In the
military hospital at Vltrie from eating
American tinned meat. It Is added
thirty-four others are 111, suffering from
the effects of having partaken of the
meat.
Miners and Operators in Session.
Knoxville, Tenn., May 3.—Miners and
operators of the Jelllco district have
been In session since Monday discus
sing a wage scale for the next year.
They have practically reached an agree
ment, and thg old scale will be adopted
.With gnly a slight change.
Not a Case for Arbitration.
London, May 3.—The parliamentary
secretary of the foreign office, Sir Ed
yrard Grey, In the house of commons,
said that the proposal of Nicaragua to
refer all disputes between that country
and Great Britain to a commission of
arbitration was received on April 11 j
but, he added, when the papers are sub
mitted to parliament It will be seen that
It was not a case for arbitration. Mr.
Byles also asked whether the United
States had tendered Its good offices or
suggested terms for an amicable settle
ment with Nicaragua. To this ques
tion Sir Edward Grey answered that
no such proposal had been received
from the United States government.
He hoped, however, that a settlement
would soon be arranged.
To Buy • Washington Paper.
Washington, May 3.—Negotiations
are said to have been completed by
Murat Halstead of Brooklyn and Cin
cinnati for the purchase of the Wash
ington Times, a morning newspaper
about two years of age. The Times
was started as a joint stock enterprise
by members of the Typographical un
ion. It became the property of Con;
gress Conn of Indiana, and he is sick
land democratic organ. If Halstead
of It. At present It Is an antl-Cleve
buys it it will be made a republican
sheet.
30,000 MEN ARE OUT.
Ohio Miner* Decide to Tnlce n Spring
Vacation.
Massillon, O., May 3.—Work was sus
pended yesterday by the 30,000 Olvlo
miners and will not be resumed until a
scale for one year Is made and signed.
The suspension Is complete In Massillon
district, but will not be respected if the
unorganized miners continue at work.
The first annual address of Michael
Ratchford. state president of the Ohio
miners, was Issued yesterday. Practic
ally he advises the Ohio miners to Insist
upon an increase over the present seals
of M cents. ...... - • — — ■ -
SHOT THB ENGINEER,
n«« l« Attack an Alton Train Want
CarllDTlIlo, ni.
Bloomington, III.. May The Bt.
Louis A Chicago express, due here at
i a. m.. was held up by robbers half n
mile north of Carllnvllle. Macoupin
county, last night. Three men board
ed the locomotive and ordered the en
gineer, Frank Holmps of this city, to
hold up his hands. He refused, and was
shot .and instatnly killed. Three shots
were fired. All the robbers were caught
and jailed at Carllnvllle. No one else
was hurt.
Holmes was aged about 42, and was
known as one of the most daring and
successful engineers In the West. He
was a son of Judge Holmes, who was
one of the pioneer lawyers of Bloom
ington. Holmes was connected with the
Alton road for a quarter of a century.
He leaves a wife, whom he recently
married here, and a son by a former
marriage.
The murderers climbed upon the blind
baggage car, supposedly at Carllnvllle.
From there they climbed over the ten
der and ordered Engineer Frank Holmes
to stop the train and Immediately be
gan firing. Holmes was killed at the
first fire. Fireman Frank Tuggle es
caped Injury. Fireman Tuggle then ran
the train back to Carllnvllle. It Is not
known whether robbery was Intended or
not. Engineer Holmes In the morning
when going south at Carllnvllle com
pelled some tramps to get off the train
and also ran some tramps off that were
burning cars on a "Y," and It Is thought
that some of these men are his murder
ers. Holmes' home Is In Bloomington.
MRS. COUDREY ANSWERS.
Another Step In the Divorce Salt In
Which Schwelnfurth Is Mentioned.
Chicago, May 3.—Mary Coudrey, wife
of George W. Coudrey, has filed a re
plication In the Superior court to her
husband's answer to her bill of divorce.
Mrs. Coudrey says that George W.’s
answer is untrue and that her bill Is
all right. In her bill she alleges that
he deserted her In 1SS8, and that he
kicked her out of bed. Mr. Coudrey, In
his answer, avers that his wife left him
In 1887, and charges that she lived with
Schwelnfurth. Coudrey recently got a
Judgment for 150,000 against Schweln
furth and Baldwin for alienating his
wife’s affections. Mary denies, though
not speelflcally. In her replication, that
she went to live with Schwelnfurth,
the bogus “Christ.”
Shot and Killed Her Stepdaughter.
Perry, O. T., May 3.—Mrs. Zoe Larh,
wife of a prominent and wealthy farm
er at Stillwater, shot and killed her
stepdaughter, Mrs. McHenry. The
women quarreled Tuesday and the
daughter left the house. When she re
turned she was met at the door by Mrs.
Larh, who told her If she came In she
would kill her. Mrs. McHenry turned
around to leave, but Mrs. Larh thought
she was entering the door, and she shot
her Just above the heart. Mrs. Larh
gave herself up. There is talk of mob
law. _
Train-Wrecker* at Work.
Marshalltown, Iowa, May 8.—The
northbound passenger train on the Chi
cago & Great Western railroad was
wrecked between Green Mountain and
Gladbroo'.t last night by striking a tie.
It Is learned that the tie was placed on
the track by miscreants. The engine
and three coaches were thrown down a
five-foot embankment and are now ly
ing in' the ditch. The track was not
cleared until this forenoon. The bag
gageman and a brakeman were slightly
Injured, but the remainder of the crew
and the passengers escaped unhurt.
Pittsburg Miners Will Mot Quit.
Pittsburg, Pa., May 3.—The 400 men
at Gastonville and Snowden employed
by the New York and Chicago Coal
Company, whose contract for eight
months at 55 cents a ton expired last
night, were asked to sign a like contract
for the next eight months and only nine
men refused. The 8,000 strikers in this
district are not encouraged by any ac
tion taken by miners In Illinois, Indi
ana and Ohio. The operators say their
position is solid, and can't be effected
this year by any move the Ohioans can
make.
Operators Will Insist.
Columbus, O., May 3.—The Ohio coal
operators yesterday met In the Chltten
don hotel to await the outcome of the
miners’ convention. They will insist,
as foreshadowed, on the nine cent dif
ferential and may oppose 60 cents.
Oro Trimmers Win at Marquette.
Marquette, Mich., May 3.—After a
day of excitement the ore trimmers won
the second round In their contest with
the bosses yesterday. At 4:30 Capt.
Brock of the Alcona appeared with a
telegram from the Ohio & Pennsylvania
Coal Company, directing him to put the
men at work regardless of the contract
ing bosses. The men at once went to
work. This Is regarded as a complete
knockout for the bosses.
Arguing for Evan*.
Nashville, Tenn., May 3.—The argu
ment of counsel In the contest for the
governorship was resumed to-day be
fore the Joint legislative session.
Pritchard and Hawkins, attorneys for
Mr. Evans, occupied the morning ses
sion, presenting arguments to show
that the investigation by the committee
had been utterly unfair and that the
majority report should be rejected.
Big Increase In the Public Debt.
Washington, May 3.—The monthly
public debt statement Issued by the
treasury department yesterday shows
the debt of the United States less cash
in the treasury to be $917,839,903, an In
crease for the month of $9,109,857. The
cash balance In the treasury to-day Is
$180,817,916, a decrease during the last
month of $7,099,345: gold reserve, $91,
347,144.
Democrat* to Declare for surer.
Washington, May 8.—Senator Jdties of
Arkansas, one of the members of the
United States delegation to the pro
posed international monetary confer
ence, has returned to Washington. He
says he knows of no progress making
toward the holding of such a conference
and In an Interview expressed the opin
ion that the next democratic national
platform would declare unequivocally
for free coinage of silver Independent of
action by other nations and that the
republican platform would declare In
favor of bimetallism and an Interna*
tlonal agreement.
SHE WILL WITHDRAW
GREAT BRITAIN ACCEPTS NIC
ARAGUA'S PROPOSITION.
Th» Proposed assnntjr for the Pay
moot of tho Indemnity Demanded la
Satisfactory—Guatemalan Qovarnmant
Displeased.
London, May 2.—In aplte of the state
ment which had emanated from the
foreign office saying that there had been
no change In the attitude of Great Brit
ain toward Nicaragua, It Is learned
that Great Britain has agrcod to the
proposed settlement of the dispute with
Nicaragua If the payment of the In
demnity Is guaranteed. In this case the
British fleet will Immediately withdraw
from Corlnto. It Is not known what
guaranty Great Britain demands for
tho payment of the Indemnity, but It Is
believed In official circles that the af
fair Is practically settled.
Washington, May 1.—The guaranty
of the payment by Nicaragua of the
indemnity as required by Great Britain
will be made In the amplest manner pos
sible, so that there appears to be no
further obstacle between the two coun
tries as to a final adjustment. The guar
anty will be In one of several forms, as
follows:
1. The promise of the Nicaraguan gov
ernment, which, In view of the fact
that tho government has never default
ed on Its obligations, Is of Itself re
garded as a guaranty.
2. The Bank of Nicaragua, a national
Institution with recognised standing In
London, will, If need be, give the guar
anty.
3. The republic of Guatemala, one of
the richest of the Central American
states, stands ready to deposit 1150,000
In a London bank If Nicaragua desires
the favor.
4. _The Nicaragua Canal company,
whose word In London would be accept
able In the highest financial circles, will
give either a guaranty or the cash If
need be.
Guatemalans Are Displeased.
New York, May 2.—A special from
Guatemala says: "The information that
Nicaragua has acceded to the demands
of England was badly received here. It
Is considered as establishing a prece
dent under which England can Ill-treat
other Central American states. Gold
Is at 90 per cent premium here. The sur
vey of the proposed railway to Fanzos
has been begun.”
ASKS AID FOR SETTLERS
Indians In the Northwest Are Threaten*
Ing Serious Trouble.
Fargo, N. D„ May. 2.—United States
Marshal Cronan received the following
dispatch from Deputy Schindler at Bt.
Johns yesterday: "Between 200 and 300
hostlles at Langan preparing to resist.
Citizens are leaving St. Johns through
fear. If you come at all bring assist
ance enough to quiet disturbance and
protect settlers." It is stated also that
the Indians had burned the houses of
settlers who had testified against them,
but on running the story down it ap
pears only one case of that kind has
occurred.
Pender, Neb., -May 2.—Everything Is
quiet in Pender and at the agency.
There will be no developments pending
the trip of Sheriff Mullin to the Win
nebago Agency for the purpose of mak
ing an arrest. Sheriff Mullin says he
will die in his boots before ho will per
mit the Indian police to Inter* re with
the arrest and hand' him again. The
sheriff has declined .o accept the assist
ance of a posse.
Chadron, Neb., May 2.—Owing to the
fight between Howell Morgan, a clerk
at the Pine Ridge Reservation, and
Capt. Penney, the agent, the situation
among the Indians is such as to make
them ripe for a revolt. Unless some
thing is done to stop the present discord
this region will see another call for
troops.
Conflict In Gorman Cabinet.
New York, May 2.—A caple dispatch
to the Herald from Berlin says: “It
seems certain that a conflict is impend
ing between Chancellor von Hohenlohe
and Baron von Koeller, minister of the
Interior. Von Koeller’s recent speeches,
In which he denounced art and litera
ture as subversive, have opened the
eyes of the blindest of his supporters,
while his opponents are naturally de
lighted with the minister's blunder.”
Waiting to Moo Uust Ohio Does.
Terre Haute, Ind., May 2.—The Indi
ana bituminous operators and miners
agreed last night to adjourn to await
a call for another Joint meeting by their
respective presidents. The purpose is
to see what Ohio does. The operators
claim that there must be a reduction
In the price of mining In this state to
meet that expected in Ohio. There will
be a suspension of work until after the
next Joint meeting.
Brazil, Ind., Msv —The block coal
miners have agreed to accept me ope
rators’ proposition, which is to pay the
men the old scale beginning May 1, un
less a reduction is made In competing
fields, and in case this is done the men
here are to receive a five cent reduction.
Cause of the Elbe's Sinking Told.
Lowestoft, Eng., May 2.—The Coron
er's inquiry into the sinking of the
North-German Lloyd steamship Elbe
Jan. SO last was resumed yesterday.
Sharp, the steward of the British steam
er Crathle, which ran into and sank the
Elbe, testified he went on deck at 5
o'clock the morning of the collision and
saw on the port side what looked like
several lights on fishing boats. Then
he went to the galley, where the lire
was burning, and found there the mate
and the lookout man and they all staid
there until the collision occurred.
Lilojrds May Solicit Iniumnce.
Lansing. Mich., May 2.—The house
committee yesterday made a favorable
report on the bill which has already
passed the senate providing that per
sons may solicit insurance for Lloyds
and other unauthorized companies by
paying a license fee of $25 and also a
tax of 3 per cent on gross premiums re
ceived. Such Insurance can only be
placed, however, when the full amount
desired will not be taken by authorized
companies. The butterlne men won out
In the house by passing the pure food
bill shorn of the section prohibiting the
coloring of substitutes so as to resemble
butter. ... ...
TOO MUCH PRAYINO.
Capt MeOlffln Telia How the Bottle «Mt
Yalu Woo Lott.
Now Tork, May 2.—Commander Philo
N. MeOlffln, who had command of the
Chinese ironclad Chin Tuen at the bat
tle of Yalu, arrived here from Liverpool
and la stopping at the Astor house. The
commander received a number of
wounds in the £ght and Is still some
what deaf. He has a tattered uniform
of the Chinese navy which he wore on
the Chen Yuen during the naval battle.
He says it was a stubborn tight and
was lost to the Chinese chiefly because
they had no shells to use. while the
Japanese were well supplied. The Chi
nese shot passed through the enemy's
ships without doing any great damage.
The commander carries two wounds In
his left thigh. Commodore Lin was sup
posed to be In command, but was down
In his room praying to the gods to pre
serve him. The commander will soon
go to his home at Washington, Pa He
did not come back by the Pacific, as
the Japanese had a reward of 25,000
standing for his capture dead or alive.
Mr. McOlftln has been In the Chinese
naval service , for twelve years.. He
founded the naval Institute at Wel-Hal
Wel and did considerable surveying in
Corea.
IMIQRATION FALLING OFF.
Decrease of 71,004 Appears In Onelal
Figures for last Nine Months.
Washington, May 2.—Statistics of Im
migration for the last nine months,
ending March 31, 1895, show a decided
decrease In the tide of Immigration to
this country. _ The tables show: Num
ber of Immigrants arrived In the United
States for the nine months ending
March 81. as follows: 1892, 259,584; 1894,
218,644; 1895, 140,980; decrease In 1895
over 1894, 35 per cent, or 77,554. Amount
of money brought by Immigrants, nine
months ending March 31, 1895, $2,395,846,
or about 317 per head. Of the total im
migrants landed, 136,440 came from Eu
rope. The sex of the 140,980 landed from
Europe and elsewhere, 75,928 males, 64,
052 females. The greater number, 21,
604, came from Ireland, 16,116 from Eng
land, 21,100 from Germany, 19,160 from
ItuBsla, and 16,125 from Italy.
Of the 140,980 Immigrants landed 19,602
could neither read nor write. Of this
class 5,862 came from .Italy, 4,519 from
Russia, and 1,399 from Ireland. By far
the greatest per cent of Illiteracy Is
shown In the Italian and Russian Im
migrants.
EVIDENCE IN DURRANT CASEIN
Jealous nuiband Saw tba Aeeoaed and
the Williams Girl Together.
San Francisco, Cal., May 2.—The evi
dence In the preliminary examination
of Theodore Durrant for the murder of
Marian Williams Is all In, and Judge
Conlon will deliver his opinion tomor
row morning. Dr. J. S. Barrett, who
performed the autopsy on the body of
Miss Williams, was cross-examined for
hours by the defendant's attorney yes
terday. He said Miss Williams died
from asphyxiation and hemorrhage; the
former caused by rags forced down her
throat and the hemorrhage by the sev
ering of the arteries In her wrist. Other
wounds on various parts of her body
were Inflicted after death. C. H. Hill'
testified a man resembling Durrant met
a woman answering Miss Williams' de
scription near Emanuel Church Qood
Friday night, walked rapidly down the
Btreet, and disappeared Inside the dark
church. He watched them intently be
cause, as he testified, he thought the
woman was his wife keeping an ap
pointment with another man. When
he went home, however, he found hla
wife there.
Takes Part for “Sound Money."
St. Louis, Mo., May 2.—The Commer
cial club has decided to send delegates
to the “sound money” convention at
Memphis. On account of the opposition
manifested by a majority of the mem
bers of the Merchants' exchange, that
organization will not be represented at
the convention. Congressman Patterson
of Tennessee Is expected here soon to
Induce other comme-'-ial bodies to send
delegates to the convention.
ftalns*Good In Texas.
Austin, Texas, May 2.—The ralna
which commenced last week continue
and the farmers report that corn, which
was dying, Is reviving. Nearly all the
cotton will have to be replanted. Oats
are too far gone for rain to revive and
the crop will be a total failure. Grass
on range Is coming up but stock water
Is still scarce._
Two Bold Robbers Run Down,
Chilllcothe, Mo., May 2.—Two high
way robbers, names unknown, robbed
two men twenty miles west of here yes
terday of a road cart, two horses, and
part of their clothing. One of the men,
named Spurlock, resisted and was fatal
ly shot. The robbers were captured
after a chade by officers and after they
had tried to rob a gang of railway sec
tion men of a hand car. Two of the
section men who resisted were'
wounded.
An American Exposition for Africa
New York, May 2.—A special from
Cape Town, says the American Society
of South Africa, although but three
months old, numbers 80 members. One
of Its objects Is “to foster commercial
Intercourse with the United States.’’
The society Intends to hold an American
exhibition In one of the principal towns
of South Africa. The plan is to erect a
handsome permanent building, to be
called the "American Palace,” and to
collect there a representative display of
American products and manufactures.
To Investigate Alleged Bribery.
Carrollton, Mo., May 2.—Yesterday
the special grand jury to Investigate
the charges of bribery In the Taylor
murder case was Impaneled, with Wm.
Kimble, president of the Carrollton
school board, as foreman. The other
mmebers of the jury are equally promi
nent.
Standard Telephone tor Mexico.
City of Mexico. May 2.—The Standard
telephone company has organized a’com
pany with a capital of J2,000,000 to enter
the Held In Mexico. A concession will
be granted^_
Robbers Raid a rostofllce.
Chicago, May 2.—The Evanston post
office was raided by robbers last night.
They knocked the combination off the
safe door and bored a hole in the steel
plates. Their evident Intention to use
explosives on the door was interrupted
for some unknown reason, and the bur
glars fled. They secured no booty. The
police are searching for clews that will
lead to the discovery of the burglars.