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    SUICIDE OF GEN. JONES.
K A VETERAM SOLDIER 4HD LAWYER
SBOWNS HIMSELF.
CAUSED BY MISFORTUNES
V>
Was In Command of the Slxty-Sixtli
Begimeut, United States Colored
Troops and Was Mustered Out
With the Bank of Major
General of Volunteers—
Was a Noted Lawyer.
New York, April 20.—Some time
ago the body of a suicide wjs found in
the Hudson river, off Yonkers, and
was declared to be that of a Mr. Jones
by the eoroner and the
police. Now it has been
found that it was that of Major Gen
eral Blackburn Jones, a commander
during the civil war,and subsequently
a lawyer, in St. Louis, Chicago and this
city.
General Jones was in command of
the Sixty-sixth regiment. United
States colored troops, and was mus
tered out with the brevet runic of
V major general of volunteers. He re
' ceived several wounds in battle and
\ was awarded a pension, which he had
made arrangements to collect through
William A. Harding of this city at the
time of his suicide. He stopped the
•practice of law about three years
ago and accepted the proposition
of several mining companies to become
their confidential agent in Europe.
He arranged to float their bonds and
stocks in foreign markets. Ho had a
wide acquaintance in London, Paris
and Berlin, and made several trips
abroad and was at first greatly en
couraged by his success. He finally
became more especially interested in
the Queen City Iron Mining company
and devoted most of his attention to
that corporation. Then the hard times
affected all American securities
abroad, and he became despondent, as
one of his old wounds was troubling
him. He called on Mr. Harding two
weeks before his suicide and told him
that his head was troubling him
greatly. He continually heard ring
ing noises and he said that he believed
his mind war becoming affected.
General Jones committed suicido on
the day Mr. Harding received his pen
sion certificate, with the request that
he collect the money. He belonged
to the Celebrated Blackburn family of
Kentucy. He had three brothers; one
of them, Colonel John Wesley Jones
of this city, was postmaster of Brook
lyn and is still very prominent.
LAST APPROPRIATION BILL
r
The House ComAxittee Reports the Gen
eral Deficiency Measure.
Washington, April 20.—The House
committee on appropriations to-day
reported the general deficiency bill,
the last of the regular appropriation
measures for this session. The total
amount carried by the bill is 84,791,
340. The principal deficiencies are
Treasury department, 81,074,000;
District of Columbia, 8110.000;
War department, 8607,000; Navy
department, $199;000; Interior de
part paent 8304,000; Department of
Justice, 8251,000; government printing
office, $190,000; House of Representa
tives, $104,000; judgments of the court
of claims, $143,000; Indian depredation
claims, $40,000; audited claims, $!69,
000; out of postal revenues, $1,421,000.
In addition to this, the urgent de
ficiency act, passed early in the ses
sion, carried 86,305,436, making a total
for deficiencies this session of $11,
006,770. In to-day’s bill is a clause
authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to transfer to the city of At
lanta the buildings erected for the
government exhibit at the Cotton
States exposition and an item of $10,
000 to be paid to the Italian govern
ment for indemnity to heirs of three
of its subjects’who were killed and
two others injnred by mob violence in
Colorado. In making the appropria
tion for Indian depredation claims, the
committee provides that none of the
judgments shall be paid until the at
torney general shall have certified to
the secretary that he has caused to be
examined evidence presented to the
court ef claims and such other evidence
as lie shall be able to procure as to
whether fraud has been done to the
United States or exorbitant sums
allowed.
The total appropriations by the
House during the session are $303,
027,405.
ISritiHh Preparing to Advance.
Asboun, Egypt, April 30.—At pres
ent there are about 10,000 men on the
Soudanese frontier, out of which there
are gathered at Akasheli three battal
ions of infantry, a squadron of cavalry
and a battery of sis guns under
Hunter Pasha. The latter force, as
/ toon as sufficient camels have arrived
■ on the spot for purposes of transport,
will push on to buarda.
An Evangelist Too Violent.
Bakaboo. YVis., April 30.—The Rev.
Morrill Twins, whose meetings have
•been broken up by persons who did
■not like thoir peculiar style of evangel
ism, has been ordered out of town by
the mayor. His violence in denounc
ing Catholics and other opponents led
to a riot at the chfirch Thursday even
ing. __
Linton Mot a Candidate.
Saginaw, Mich., April 30.—Con
gressman YV. S. Linton denies that he
is or lias been a candidate, and says
that the use of his name in connection
with the Republican nomination for
president is unauthorized, and that his
name will not be presented to the St.
Louis convention with his consent,and
that he will not be a candidate on an
independent A. P. A. ticket.
Theatrical manager Stetson Dead.
Boston, April 30.—John Stetson, the
well known theatrical manager, died
at 1:30 this morning.
MAY BE A SPLIT.
Sound Money Democrats Talk or Bolting
If Silver Men Rale the Convention.
New York, April 20.—New York
Democrats have about made up their
minds that there will be two Demo
cratic parties after the Chicago con
vention. During the great fight for
the repeal of the Sherman silver law,
“Silver Dick” Bland was continuously
predicting, in his peculiar, dramatic
way, that the Democratic party had
arrived at “the parting of the ways.”
A great many laughed at Mr. Bland at
the time, and some of his own follow
ers even were not inclined to take him
as being entirely serious. Now an
alarming condition of affairs has
arisen within the Democratic party,
and the sound money men begin to
realize that Mr. Bland’s prediction is
to be verified.
_ Leading Democrats in this state,
like Mr. Whitney, Senator Murphy
and ex-Goveruor Flower,are now fear
ful that the“parting of the ways”that
Mr. Bland talked about will material
ize during the Chicago convention.
President Cleveland and the sound
money Democrats are now only hop
ing against hope that a free silver
platform will not be adopted in Chi
cago. They are perfectly well aware
that the chances are in favor of the
triumph of the silver Democrats, and
they are preparing to act accord
ingly.
It is said that as a result of their
plans the Cleveland, or sound money
men, will, in the event of the capture
of the National convention, bolt,
orgonize another convention,and nom
inate a ticket. The sound money
people have figured that cities situ
ated in the Southern and Western
States would elect sound money dele
gates. While this might prove true,
although the silver Democrats have
just won big victories in several large
cities, like St. Louis, it would not
count for anything in the convention.
In the Democratic National convention
the unite rule is well established.
THE LAMBORN HEARING,
Preliminary Examination of the Mur
dered Man's Children.
Leavenworth, ICan., April 20.—^
Justice of the Peace W. H. Bond and
the attorneys on both sides are exped
iting matters as much as possible to
day to conclude the preliminary exam
ination of Charles and Annie Lam
born and Thomas Davenport, accused
of the murder of John T. Lamborn,
which occurred two months ago last
night.
The trial was begun at 2:30 o’clock
yesterday afternoon before as many
spectators as could crowd into the
ball. A large number of witnesses
have been heard, but no case what
ever has yet developed against either
of them.
_ “Detective” Charles Schaeffer ar
rived here this morning and will prob
ably go on the witness stand.
POPULISTS WILL NOT FUSE
Chairman Roselle of M lssoarl Derlaret
That Bland 'Will Not Be Adopted. ”
St. Louis, Ho., April 20.—Chairman
A. Roselle of the People’s party state
committee, declaied to-day that the
Populists of Missouri would not sup
port ex-Congressman Bland if the lat
ter should be nominated for the
Presidency on a silver platform. He
did not think that the adoption, in
advance of action taken by the Popu
list convention, of a silver platform
by the Democrats at Sedalia the other
day would affect the Populist vote in
this state. He said: “The 45,000
Populists of Missouri are going to
stand firm, no matter what the Dem
ocracy does at Chicago. We will get
at least 10,000 votes from the Repub
licans in this state, and with the
accessions from the Democratic ranks
we are going to mix things mightily
in Missouri this year.”
Broker Chapman's Appeal Allowed.
Washington, April 20.—The district
court of appeals has allowed the writ
of error to the United States supreme
court asked for by counsel for Elver
ton R. Chapman, the New York stock
broker convicted of having refused- to
answer questions propounded by the
8enate trust investigation committee.
The case will probably be heard by
the supreme court next term, as a
motion to advance it on the docket
has been made.
Alger as a Dark Horse.
Washington, April 20.—Many stories
are set afloat in Washington about the
schemes of the anti-McKinley people
to make breaks in the McKinley front.
The latest is that encouragement is
being offered to Alger in the hope of
drawing from McKinley the Michigan
delegation. The story is that Piatt
and Quay are inducing Alger to be
lieve that New York and Pennsylvania
will vote for him at the proper time.
Connecticut Will Indorse McKinley.
New Haven, Conn., April 20.—From
a careful review of recent events in
the Republican field in this State it
can be stated now that the Repub
lican Slate convention, which is to l e
held in the Hyperion Theater in this
city next Tuesday and Wednesday for
the selection of delegates to the St.
Louis convention will instruct for
McKinley for president
Indiana Pop. for Debs.
Laporte, Ind., April 2u.—Prominent
Populists in this state proposo to send
an Indiana delegation to St. Louis in
structed for Eugene V. Debs for presi
dent The probabilities are that the
movement will receive no opposition
unless from Debs himself, who lias
announced in an^open letter that he
will not be a candidate.
Downpour In Central Kansas.
Sauna, Kan., April 2 0.—An im
mense rainfall occurred over Central
Kansas at a late hour last night. A
light shower fell at 7 o’clock, but later
in the night the rain came in torrents.
Inspection trains were sent out over
the various lines of the Union Pacific
about midnight and in many places
the track was under water. The rain
was accompanied by a light fall of
bail, but not enough to do any dam
age. Several lines of telegraph are
down.
MAINE HAS HER MAN.
SPEAKER REED BOOMED FOR
THE PRESIDENCY.
The State Convention at Portland—The
Platform Present* Mr. Reed’* Prin
ciple*. Which Are For Protection,
Reciprocity, Restriction of Immigra
tion and Against Free Coinage—A
Handsome Send-Off. ,
Portland, Maine, April 18.—With
enthusiasm almost unequalled in the
history of Republican politics in the
State, the convention for the nomin
ation of delegates to the national con
vention at St. I.ouis tv as held here
yesterday. The enthusiasm was cen
tered about the name of Thomas IS.
Reed, the unanimous choice of the
convention for president. In fact,
there was no one to be found among
all the delegates from whom the
slightest reference to Reed did not
call forth a demonstration of some
sort.
When the formal organization had
been completed, Herbert M Heath of
Augusta, chairman of the committee
on resolutions, reported the following
platform:
The Republicans of Maine gladly
join with their brethren in other
states in presenting to the Repub
licans of the nation for promotion to
the Presidency the Speaker of the Na
tional House of Representatives, lie
needs no platform but the reeord of
his life. Under his administration,
as his public efforts conspicuously
show, would be restored that Repub
lican policy of protection taught by
Lincoln, illustrated by the signal
prosperity of the country for thirty
years and surrounded by the recip
rocity of Hlaino, a policy which would
be adapted to the business of the
country and adjusted with care from
time to time to the changed conditions.
Then, with confidence and prosperity
restored, revenue will be made ade
quate to the support of the govern
ment and the issuing of bonds ostensi
bly for the maintenance of the re
demption fund, but really to meet
deficiency, will cease.
He is opposed to the free and un
limited coinage of silver, except by
international agreement, and until
such agreement can be obtained, be
lieves the present gold standard should
be maintained. He has always been
uncompromisingly for the mainten
ance of the highest national credit by
the utmost good faith toward the
creditors, not for the creditors’ sake,
but for the nation’s sake; for the
sound reason that the most valuable
possession of any nation in time of
war or distress next to the courage of
its people is an honorable reputation.
Whoever pays with honor, borrows
with ease, Sound finance and cer
tainty at the Treasury, and protection
for producers will mean prosperity
and peace. Our candidate favors the
restriction of immigration. He favors
a just administration of pension legis
lation and is an earnest friend of
American shipping and its restoration
to its former rank in the world. He
stands for the preservation at national
honor at home v.nd abroad.
METHODIST WOMEN LOSE.
The Required Three-Fourth# Majority
Not Secured.
New Yobx, April 18.—Women as
lay delegates cannot enter the coming
general conference of the Methodist
church through a door opened wide
by a constitutional amendment for on
the direct vote of the ministers of the
church the women were beaten. The
Troy conference, in session at Glovers
ville, N. Y., settled the question by
voting down the Baltimore amend
ment, 113 to 7s.
This does not absolutely deeide the
woman question in its bearing on the
coming conference, but it does destroy
the chief reliance of the women.
This question, the most important and
the most far reaching in possibilities
the Methodist church has ever beeu
called on to lace, is now left in a state
of more hopeless confusion than ever.
The women may yet win in the com
ing conference, but they can do so
only by tesorting to some parlia
mentary expedient
Up to yesterday, with three annual
conferences to hear from, the women
lacked forly-nine votes of having the
Decessarv three-fourths of all the
votes cast on the Baltimore amend
ment. To make up that deBciencv
and get enough additional votes to in
sure victory; they had to havo <555
votes out of the 425 in the three re
maining conferences. The Troy con
ference having given the women only
seventy-eight votes and having thrown
113 votes against them, their last hope
of winning on the Baltimore amend
ment is gone. Whatever action the
East Maine and the North Dakota
conferences may take, with only 15.'
votes between them, it cannot affect
tiie result unless every vote should be
cast for the amendment.
These figures, giving the total votes
on the Baltimore amendment, speak
for themselves: Total votes cast, 10,
1:.’0; total for Baltimore amendment,
7,511; total against Baltimore amend
ment, 2,000; required three-fourths to
carry amendment, 7,605; margin in
excess of one-fourth against amend
ment, 154.
But the Flnmilton amendment,which
has also been before the annual con
ferences for consideration, provides
that lay delegates must be men. It is
also defeuted. By its defeat the in
ferential declaration of the church is
that eligibility to a lay delegateship
shalt not be confined to men,but shall
be understood as being extended to
women. Thus the women are debarred
from the general conference by the
defeat of the Baltimore amendment
and admitted by the defeat of the
Hamilton amendment. The general
conference must wrestle with this
paradox.
Ex-Cashier Davies or Kast Para, la.,
Bavcsufally Desists oncers
Wiktebset, Iowa. April 18.—The
sheriff and other officers last night
succeeded in surrounding Davies, the
East Peru bank wrecking cashier, and
Ed Streeter, the thief who escaped
Wednesday morning. The officers
opened fire and the two men returned
their shots, one ball going through
the sheriff’s grip. They succeeded in
escaping, but Streeter was captured
while eating a lunch at a farm house.
Davies is still at large, though 1100
men are hunting for him. He says
he will not be taken alive.
PLUNGER PARTRIDGE DEAD.
Chicago's Most Noted Grain Speculator
Passes Away. |
Chicago, April 18.—Edward Pard- I
ridge, the most noted and one of the j
wealthiest operators on the board of I
trade, died of Bright's disease to-day,
after several weeks’ illness.
. "Plunger” Pardrldge was born in
New York State. He fil&t engaged in
the dry goods business in Buffalo. In
the early '70s he came here and
started a dry goods store. lie accu
mulated a substantial fortune here
and then began his famous operations
in grain about twenty years ago. At
the start he was, like roost beginners,
a bull. Later he became a bear and
was first “Old Hutch’s” rival, then his
successor.
Pard ridge’s first attempt to follow
in the footsteps of "Old Hutch” cost
him #000,000. In August, 1801, wheat
was run up to #1.15 on him and in
order to settlo he had to mortgage his
State street property, which was
worth #1,000,000.
When December wheat was $1 a
bushel and May wl.eat #1.00 and the
opinion prevailed that the latter
would go up to #1.50, Pardridge said:
“Well, boys, I believe it will go to
eighty cents before it goes to #1.50.”
It was one man against the markets
of tjio world. It is known that Par
dridgo carried '5,000,000 bushels.
Other speculators have carried as
much for a day or a week, but Par
Iridge carried it for months. When
May wheat clysed at 80.1-i cents Par
dridge paid off his #300,001 mortgage
and cleared #1,”00,000 besides, #1,000,
100 of which he made in a single day.
The above is but an example of
Pardridge’s famous "plunges.” lie
was almost uniformly successful on
the short side of corn and provisions,
sad od the whole his deals may bo
said to have eclipsed “Old Hutch’s.”
I'or years he had the reputation of
being the most reckless and most suc
cessful speculator in the world, and
though sometimes nearly “broke,”
he finally became a multi-millionaire.
In person Pardridge was small and
lid not dress vve'l, but he lived in a
palatial home on Prairie avenue and
spent money lavishly whenever he
felt so inclined.
A BROADSIDE FROM HILL.
The New York Senator Pours Hot Shot
Into Peffor.
Washington, April 18.—The resolu
tion for an investigation of recent
bond Issues was taken up in the Sen
ate yesterday and Mr. Hill made a
sensational and dramatic speech in
opposition. The New Yoric Senator
defended Secretary Carlisle and his
administration of the treasury against
loose insinuations of Irregnlarity and
showed the prevalence of charges of
this character by presenting and read
ing in full the charges made by Sena
tor Chandler against the friends of
McKinley that a levy of money was
being made on protected industries in
behalf of Mr. McKinley’s candidacy
for the presidency. As a further evi
dence of the prevalence of charges,
Mr. Hill spoke of the sugar investiga
tion, where, he said, one Senator
(referring to Mr. Quay) had frankly
admitted that he bought sugar stock
and had a right to buy it, and to-day
that Senator was the favorite son of
the leading Kepublican State aB a
candidate for the presidency. In the
course of his speech Mr. Hill dis
claimed that he had authority to
speak for the administration in oppo
sition to this investigation.
IT KILLS BACILLI.
efficacy of Roentgen's Ray It Folly Es
tablished-Disease Germs Destroyed.
Chicago, April 18.—Professor H. P.
Pratt and Professor Hugh Wightman
announce to the world that diphtheria
and typhoid are absolutely killed by
the ltoentgen ray. This statement is
made without reserve. The decision
was reached last evening in the labor
atory, the last of the germs which had
been exposed to the ray failed to show
signs of life under the glass—the
deadly bacilli remaining idle and in
active in the midst of the best and
most tempting imitation of human
tissue.
A Kiss for .Senator Tillman.
Denver, Colo., April 18.—At the re
ception tendered to United States Sen
ator Tillman of South Carolina, at the
lirown Palace hotel, the line of peo
ple who wished to greet him had been,
going by only five minutes when a
corpulent women with gray hair
clasped the Senator’s hand with
a firm grip, and before he knew
it had pulled him forward and planted
a kiss ou his cheek. The incident was
loudly applauded, while the Senator
blushed and the woman fled to the
street. She was Mrs. Darnell, and
she declared that she was not a
woman's rights woman, hut that she
Was in favor of free silver and she ad
mired S;nator Tillman for his bravery.
Working Agiiiu.t I'lulmili.
Washington, April 18.—The Demo
crats of Kansas City, Kan., opposed to.
Dr. Thomas Fitzhugli for postmaster
arc making a fight against his confir
mation in the Semite. At their request
Congressman Miller induced Senator
linker to have the nomination help up
until they could get. their protests
against Fitzhugli in shape and before
the Senate_
j*.ruiy n«org«uiZ!Uiou f avored.
Wasuinotom, Apiil IS.—The Senate
eemmlttei: lias agreed to report favor
ably Senator Hawley’s bill for the re
organization of the array. This in
creases the foree to 30.000 enlisted
men, to be composed of ten regiments
of cavalry, seven of artillery and
twenty-five of infantry, with the bat
talion of engineers ns at present.
Suffocated With Holum ,
Chicago, April 18.—Charles Viteth.a
baker, suffocated himself with mo
lasses yesterday. He was very fond
of the stuff, and in order to get all he
wanted he lay flat on his back on the
floor, so that when he opened the clip
on the barrel the syrup would flow in
to his mouth. Then he opened his
face and the clip and was literally
drowned by the syrup. He wus found
dead with his month open and the mo
lasses pouring into it. He was known
as a glutton, but was not strong men
tally because of an injury on the
head sustained seme time since in an
accident.
THOSE .FROM KANSAS.
WILL M’KINLEY HAVE THE FULL
DELEGATION.
There le Some Talk That the A. F. A. Or*
ftolxatlon Will Go Back Oil the Ohio |
Man—Statements as to existence of a
ReTolt—-The Names of Those Thus Far j
Chosen to 8eats la the St. Louie Con- j
▼entlon. -V*- j
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Tbe Kansas Political Situation.
Topeka, Kan., April 10.—Tbe mem
bers of the A, P. A. of Topeka show
signs of making a fight on McKinley
becauso he refuses to say how he
stands on the question of appropriat
ing public money in aid of sectarian
schools, as on other questions in which
the organization is especially inter
ested. Whether the Kansas delegates
to the Republican National conven
tion, who are members of the A. P.
A., will violate their instructions and
vote against McKinley, they will not
say; but they hint at it broadly and
try to convey tho impression that
those delegates would violate their
instructions before they would .violate
the oath taken in the lodge room.
They claim that of the sixteen dele
gates who have so far been chosen by
the Kansas Republicans, only two are
not members of tho order. Who the
two are they will not say.
A prominent Republican who is un
willing to get into a controversy witli
the A. P. A., and for that reason will
not permit the uso of his name, said
this morning: “The fact that some
of the delegates are members of the
A. I'. A., will not affect their support
of McKinley. They will vote for him
just the same in obedience to their in
structions.
“So far elected, wo have as dele
gates to the national convention:
Cyrus Leland, T. J. Anderson, C. A.
Swenson, A. P. Riddle, Nat Barnes,
M. M. Murdock, W. C. Hook, John
Schilling, John Randolph, E. G.
Dewey, I. E. Lambert, J. S. Dean, T.
D. Fitzpatrick, George YV. Higgin
botham, H. J. Bone and Frank Vin
cent—sixteen in all, with the Second
and Sixth districts yet to elect. Now,
I know to a oertaintv that. Anderson,
Swenson, Schilling, Fitzpatrick, Bone,
Vincent, Higginbotham, Riddle and
Leland are not members of the A. P.
A. I am satisfied also that I could
name others, but It Is not necessary
to-do so. The only delegate that I
know Is an A. P. A. is Nat Barnes.
Possibly Marsh Murdock is, too. He
is regarded as a sympathizer, but I
doubt that he is a full-fledged
member.”
Major Thomas J. Anderson, one of
the delegates at large to the national
convention, said: “I have heard noth
ing of a revolt against McKinley in
Kansas, and I do not think there will
beany. This State is for McKinley,
and I am sure I am for him. I made
my campaign on that issue, and I
have been instructed for him. I pro
pose to stay with him and rote for
him, the A. P. A. or the world to the
contrary notwithstanding.” -
BLUE SCORES GOV. SMITH
The- Kansas Soldiers' Home Manager
Roundly Denounced.
Washington, April 16.—At the close
of the morning’s business in the House
to-day, Representative Hull, chair
man of the committee on military af
fairs) called up the resolution relating
to the appointment of a board of man
agers for the national soldiers’ homes,
and Mr. Blue of Kansas secured the
floor and requested that he be allowed
two hours for debate. Mr. Crowther
of Missouri insisted that he demand
three hours, but no agreement was
reached.
Mr. Blue said that 3,000 old soldiers
of Kansas and Missouri, who were in
carcerated in the •-semi-prison at
Leavenworth, Kan., demanded just
treatment at the hands of this Con
gress. and time should be allowed
for a proper presentation of the con
dition of things at Leavenworth.
He then moved an amendment to
the committee report that the name
of General O. O- Howard be substi
tuted for that of W. B. Franklin as
one of the members of tho board of
managers He denied that he had
any personal interest in the fight on
Governor Smith, but said that his
only desire was to secure humane
treatment for tho soldiers wlio were
now being abused by tho “brutal and
druiiken Tyrant Smith.” “He has
not only been drunk,” he said dram
atically, in reply to a question, “but
he has been vomitingly drunk, and he
is unfit to be in charge of men.”'
Mr. Blue read letters from promi
nent citizens of Leavenworth whotes
tifled i hat they had seen Smith in a
state of intoxication repeatedly. He
said that Smith was proprietor of the
biggest saloon in Kansas, and that
the man who ran it was president of
the Keclcy League, with the saloon
and the league meeting piace occupy
ing adjoining rooms.
Mr. Blue read the testimony of a
man named Williams, who 6aid that
Smith, as president of the National
Keeley league, got a salary of <1,300
a year, and that Keeley got <6 for
every man in the home to whom the
treatment was given, while the man
agement of the home got <30 from the
patient, with <7.50 more for dues,
badges, etc. Tbe witness said that he
had been compelled to take the treat
ment three times, paying for the same
out pf liis meager pension.
More Money for Kuuu
Washington, April 10.—Senator
Balter has offered an amendment to
the sundry civil bill, appropriating
$100,000 for improvements at Fort
Riley, instead of $50,000, as the bill
provides as it passed the House, The
Senator also offered an amendment
appropriating $50,000 to be applied to
erecting tbe United States peniten
tiary building at Fort Leavenworth,
the total cost of buildings not to be
over $150,000.
Aimed at Race Gambling.
Washington, April 1&. — Senator
Platt yesterday introduced a bill to
prohibit the transmission of the re
ports of results of bets on prise fights
or races from one State to another,
and making such transmission a mis
• demeanor to be punished by fine or
I imprisonment.
MASS ACHED BY INDIANS.
-—
All th« City OBoMi of Jnquela, Xexloo,
■tOed.
City of Mexico, April 15.—A tele*
gram from Oaxaca City, states that
the rebel Indians at the town of
Jnquela hilled all the town councilors,
school teachers, local priests, chief of
police and the telegraph operator—in
fact, every one holding a government
place. The people are in terror.
The Indians began their plotting in
holy week, instigated by Indian
lawyers, who informed them that the
new state taxes were unconstitutional,
but the authorities paid no attention
to the excitement among them, con
sidering they were engaged in tbeir
usual drunken celebration of the sea
son. Hut, procuring arms and
machetes, they made a rash for the
town hall, and tho prefect hastily
closed the doors, which they soaked
with petroleum and burned, thus
effecting an entrance. They sacked
the place, penetrated into the private
apartments of the prefect, grossly
maltreated the women of bis family,
and then, turning attention to the
officials and armed servants, killed and
wounded several.
The scene was a horrible one, as the
assault took place in the early even
ing, and tho excitement of the mob ?
was Indescribable. The mob of
drunken Indians, after sacking the
town hall, went to the federal stamp
office and assaulted it, burning down
the outside door with petroleum, ..f:
which also communicated Are to the ; '
entire house, placing Collector Gra
ciada, who was on the roof with his •
clerks, in a most perilous situation,
but they managed to escape by the
rear jumping for their lives.
Many shops were burned after being
sacked', and the Indians decorated
themselves with finery. They all fled
on the approach of 'the soldiers, and
are now in the hills. The revolt is
local and will be suppressed, and the
instigators#of the Indians will be se*'
rerely punished, as they took advant
age of their gross ignorance.
MR. ALDRICH'S FIGURES
The Seed Boomer Claims 111 Delegates
for the Heine Han.
Wahhinotov, April 15.—Represent
ative Aldrich, of Illinois, gives ovt a,
statement of Mr. Reed’s strength, as
compared with other candidates, as
follows:
. Heed.
Alabama. |
Florida....«. 5
Georgia. 11
lllinoia. C
Indiana. ,0
Kansas. 0
Kentuolcy.0
Louisiana. ....IS
Massachusetts. 28
Minnesota. 0
Missouri. 0
Nebrarka. 0
New Hampshire. I
Now York... 0
Onto. 0
Oregon. 0
Pennsylvania. 0
Rhode island..... 8
nouth Carol ns. 8
South Dakota. 0
Texas.SO
Virginia. S
Wisconsin... Q. .
Oklahoma...... 9
District of Columbia. 1
Total. Ju
'lie.
Klnley.
. |S
. 0
t
r 8
i
»
' 18
0‘
*
8
0
0
•
180
“There have been 188 delegates
elected," says Mr. Aldrich, “who are
divided among Morton, Allison, Quay,
Cullom and Bradley and forty-eight
who are properly classed as doubtful.
The summary,therefore, is as follows:
Reed, 111; McKinley, 18d; the field,188; ,
doubtful, 48; total, 494. We make no
note of the four delegates recently
elected in South Carolina, because tha
legality of that convention is ques
tioned, and in any event they would
belong to the doubtful column."
Domestic economy consists in cutting
down house expenses and smoking 10
cent cigars.
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LIVE STOCK AND I'BODUCK MABKETS
Quotations From New York, Chicago, St.
Louis, Omaha and Elsewhere.
OMAHA.
Butter—Creamery separator.. S A It
Butter—Fair to good country. IS O 14
Eggs—Fresh..-. 8*0 0
Poultry—Live hens,per Sa 9
Turkeys—Per t>. 10 w IS
Lemons—Choice Measlnas.Z 75 & 4 00
Oranges—Per box .S 80 0 3 75 •
Honoy—Fancy white, per lb... IS
Apples—Per Dbl.......8 SO
Sweet potatoes—Good, per bbl 2 25
Potatoes—Per bu. 20
lleans—Navy, hand-plcked.bu 1 40
Cranberries—Jerseys, pr.bbl... 4 5'J
May—Upland, per ton. 4 SO
Onions—Per bu. 85
Broom Corn—Green, per B....... l%t
Hogs—Mixed packing. 3 45 4
llogs—Heavy Weights. 8 40 S
Beeves—Stockers and feeders 2 75 «
Beef—Steers. 3 00 t
Bulls. 2 15 6
Milkers and springers.30 00 t
Stags. 3 00 <?
Calves. 3 00 4
Oxen. 1 50 «
Cows ..' 1 US 4
Heifers. 2 00 t
Westerns. 8 25 t
Sheep—Lambs...2 76 t
CHICAGO.
Wheat—No. 2, spring. (4 i
Corn—Per bu. 30 i
Oats—Per bu. 19 5
Pork. 8 55 (
Lard. 4 35 4
Cuttle—Feeding fiteers.3 15 «
Hogs—Averages. 3 50 <
Sheep—Lambs... 3 80 <
Sheep—Westerns. 3 60 (
NEW YOBK
Wheat~No. ?, red winter......
i orn No. 2.......
Oats—No. 2,...
Pork-.
Lard—...
ST. LOUIS.
Wheat—No. 2 red, cash.
Corn—Per bu.
Oats—Per bu..
Hogs- Mixed packing.
Cattle—Native steers..
Sheep—Natives...
Lamt>s—..
KANSAS CITY.
Wheat—No. 2 hard.
Corn—No. 2..
Oats—No. 2.
Cattl*—Stockers and feeders..
Hogs—Mixed Packers...
Sheep—Muttons.
4® S3.
24 3 24*
17 3 IS
2 73 <& 3 85
3 40 & 3 52*
200 33.06 .
A Sclentlfle Director
Washington, April 16.—Senator
Proctor, chairman of the committee
on agriculture, was to-day authorized
by that committee to make a favor
able report on a bill to provide for a
director-in-chief of the scientific bu
reaus of the Agricultural department.
Seed WUl Not Bettsw.
Washington, April la.—The report
that Speaker Reed Intends to retire
from public life at the close of hia
present term in Congress, regardless
of the outcome of his political hopes,
la positively denied by hia frienda
here.
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