Nebraska Newspapers

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PUBLISHED BVERT THURSDAY By
T» Frohthh Pbiututo Co.
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA.
OYEB THE STATE.
Mart Boroi.um want* 32,000 fmwn
'the Milwaukee road for running oner
and killing her husband.
Thb city council of Hastings has
passed an ordinance affecting the
salaries of various employes.
Scarlet fever has become very
troublesome at Orand Island, hut the
cases so far reported are mild.
August Ha jin fell down the'elevator
in Rees’ printing establishment In
Omaha and was instantly killed.
The Willow Springs distillery at
Omaha that has been Mle for 'the past
two years, is again in operation.
Mrs. W. il. Mahan, fora long 'time
a resident of I’awnee City, died in
Denver last week of typhoid fever.
Geobgk Harnkv, on trial In Holt
county lor cattle rustling, was con
victed. He has ashed for a new trial.
From Gage county it is reported that
the latovains and 'recent cool'weather
have tended to lenook -out the chinch
huge.
W. M. Spence amd 'Mr. Squires, of
Kearney, lost their all do 'the Cripple
Creek (fire, even 'to itflsir wearing ap
parel. '<
Minnie Gentry, of 'Omaha, auicided
by jumping1 into the Missouri river.
The cause is said to have been a lover’s
quarrel.
Tun June races in Omaha take place
on the 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th.
Many'noted horses are • expected to be
present
Frank M. Terrier of Sutton is trav
eling to the Black Hills on his bicycle.
Ho-expects to imake 'the trip in about
s meek.
Kr.ARNRYihas fixed its saloon license
at WOO, and it is likely that there will
not be so many of .them this year in
, consequence.
Mrs. Foi.soh, who is laboring in the
interest of the Sabetha orphan’s home,
Linooln, reports eighty-five children
within its walla
Buy home made goods and build up
borne industries, is a good policy. Far-,
veil’s Fire Extinguisher, made by Far
, co, Omaha , ,
Polk county’s board of insanity has
bad'tbe ease of David Williams before
them and decided that he is not a fit
.•object for the asylum. ...
Oregon people are getting interested
in thy 1898 Omaha Trans-Mississippi
•deposition and will endeavor to make
; *-good-showing thereat
, i - Gen. Mandkrson, though not a mem
ber of the senate, is doing all that he
oan to influence Washington* people in
behalf of , the Trans-Mississippi exposi
Robbehs entered the Pawnee Citv
" postoflice and took $110 worth of
atampa They failed to get into the
’ safe, where there were ll.OOO worth of
stamps
5"' The largest shipment from Wllson
villewas made last week, when nine
teen cars, ten of cattle and nine of
hogs, were pulled out for Omaha on a
through train. v
The letter carriers of Omaha are go
ing to make an effort to get the
national convention in that city in 1898,
the same year that the Trans-Missis
aippi exposition is held.
William Dickson, ex-deputy sheriff
••id .city marshal of Pierce, died re
: oently after an illness of three years
from enlargement of the heart and
attendant dropsy of the pericardium.
There are now seventy cases on the
docket for the spring term of district
court in Scott’s Bluff county, among
them sixteen or eighteen cases involv
ing irrigation interest and six criminal
caeca
: Thieves forced: a window in the rear
of Fuller’s hard ware store at University
Place. They made a haul of pocket
knives, fine silverware, razora revol
vers and ammunition to the amount of
about 3300.
It ,hss been thought necessary by
the Lincoln school board to order the
destruction of all books which have
been used inone grade in the Prescott
school. whereseveral cases of diphtheria
have-occurred.
Frank T. Walton of Lincoln threw
> himself in fronbof train No 81 on the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific railway
and was instantly killed. He had on
one or two occasions .before attempted
to commit-suicide. -
fer Goti.kib Wuethrich, of Omaha,
hanged himself from a door knob the
other day. He .leaves a wife and four
children. He had been unfortunate in
a businesa way. and this it is thought
lead to self-destruotion.
Ikask M, WofroTT,.* wealthy man
* °* Weeping Water, <wm accidentally
drowned a lew days npo. It is sup.
posed that while walking alonp the
bank ©i a stream he was attacked with
vertigo and ieil into .the water.
' Governor IIcxloomb has commuted
- the sentence of Arthur X Dixon, who
ws» sent to the penitentiary on con vic
r tion of procoriag an abortion, to seven
Months and sue days. This will let
Dixon out on May 7. lie was sent up
from York county.
A petition is beinp circulated ad
dressed to Governor Holcomb, asking
for u.eommutution of the sentence of
Claude Hoover to life imprisonment.
Hoover is under sentence to be exe
- outed Anpnst 7 for the murder of his
,* brother-in-law, Sam Dubois
' H. H. Hake of the Kearnev Cycle
i% Manufacturing company, has sold his
Interest to eastern parties and the
working capital, as well as the output,
"•ill be considerably increased. TheV
* have orders sheed now sufficient to
» iseep them busy several weeks.
, ****• MaSdehbox would like it under
stood that he is no longer distributing
needs and looking alter pensions. All
. a^oqld address Senator Thurston.
• » Thieve* have been at work in Au
fcnrn. They visited the home of Mr.
Cnrmmel. tabinp S23 in cash and notes
; . and .goods- to the amount of 5400.
jSjj ■ The Nebraska division of the Trav
fe nlers’ Protective association, in session
in Lincoln, elected officers as follows:
$ President, Robert Binford, Lincoln;
ff , vice presidents, C A. Wirick and C. W.
i Ealaly, Lincoln; Ludley Smith and
- Maurice Meyer, Omaha, and C. O.
Letke, Fremont; secretary and tress
' Mrer, R. F. Hodgio, Omaha.
At Farnam Fat O'lirien, a section !
! hand, was run, over by a hand car and
I had two ribs, broken, besides sustain
! ing many bcnisea
A requisition k&s been issued npon
the gov^awor of Kansas for the return
of E. Tt lime, who is accused of hav
ing1 fraudulently converted to bis own
use one organ belonging to a com
pauy for which he Was ’agent at
j Hebron.
| TiiE'postoSnce and'store *of Wheeler
A Son at Boelus, Howard -county, was
broken into by burglars, the safe
cracked and £200 in money and stamps
taken. Pcur strangers have been ar
rested and jailed on suspicion of being
the guilty parties.
The Emerson saloon’men are clamor
ing for a reduction in the saloon
license from 8000 to 8750, which has
been refused by thevillage board, and
thesaloon keepers threaten to close up
the saloons, which would have the
effeetof closing the public schools
The hardware store of F. S. Sing
piel at Bancroft was entered and about
875 worth of knives and razors taken.
Entrance was effected by cutting a
glass out of a window in the rear of
the store. Several suspicious charac
ters have been selling jewelry, knives,
watches,-etc., around town but they
have now disappeared.
Auouht Kkutig, who writes from
Norfolk and gives his address as Grand
Island, has offered to save the state of
Nebraska from the effects of drouth if
the -governor will send him at once
8575. Reutig explains that this is less
than Iowa or Illinois will give him,
but that he has relatives living in Ne
braska,- and on this account he is will
ing to work for less here.
The Knights of Ak-Sar-Hen of Omaha
will observe the following during fes
tivity week: Civil and military pa
rade, Monday, August 31; county floats
purade, Tuesday, September 1; Ak-Sar
llen parade, Wednesday, September 2:
grand Ak-Sar-Ben ball, Thursday. Sep
tember 3; masquerade ball, Friday,
September 4. All these affairs are to
take place in the evening.
A draft for 85,3.>0 has been received
by the governor from the United States
treasurer in payment of the quarterly
allowance made by the general govern
ment to all states having soldiers' and
sailors’ homea This amount is 8100
per annum for each Boldier in the state
homea It is to be used in the main
tenance of the state homea
Sheriff T. S. Hubbull of Bernalille
county, New Mexico, presented to the
governor a requisition for the return
of Judson A. Page, who is charged
with forgery committed in Albuquer
que. Page was arrested at the home
of his mother in University Place near
Lincoln. The requisition was honored
and the sheriff with his prisoner start
ed for the southwest
August Suckstorf, a wealthy farmer
living near Pierce, also proprietor and
manager of the Suckstorf park and
pleasure resort, is in a rather precar
ious condition. While in the woods
hands became poisoned from poison
ivy. The poison was transferred to
other portions of his body, which
swelled to such an extent that be was
obliged to undergo a surgical opera
tion.
The Burlington fast freight west
bound, was wrecked two miles east of
Liberty and two of the trainmen lost
their lives. The train was in charge
of Conductor Douglas Wilcox, who was
in the cab with Engineer Thomas
Brennan and Fireman Harry Warden.
Brennan was killed instantly. Wilcox
had one leg torn from his body and
lived only a few minutes after being
extricated.
The state P. El O. society, at its re
cent meeting at Holdrege, elected offi
cers as follows: President, Mrs. Clara
H. West, Lincoln; first vice president.
Mra Katie J. Dutton, Hastings; second
vice president, Mra G. Norburg, Hold
rege; recording secretary. Miss Ida
Wagner, Pl'attsmouth; corresponding
secretary, Mra Ella L. Allen, Omaha;
treasurer, Mra Elizabeth Gomley; or
ganizer; Mra Laura Allen, superior.
Oh the 28th of this month there will
be held at Norfolk a convention of
county commissioners and supervisors
for the purpose of discussing matters
of public interest and for the adoption
of uniform methods for the transaction
of public business by the county boards
throughout the state. All railroads in
the state have made a reduced rate of
one fare and a third for the round trip.
It is expected there will be quite a
large attendance.
The supreme court has recently ren
dered a decision that is of considerable
interest to the liquor dealers. The
court holds that where intoxicating
liquors are sold in this state for the
purpose of enabling tbp person to re
sell them contrary to, or in violation
of, the laws of this state, and the ven
der has knowledge of the illegal traffic,
the sale is void, and no recovery can
be had for the purchase prico of the
liquors thus sola.
Tuts motion for a new trial, in the
caee of the State vs. William Henry,
convicted of the murder of the post
master at Bower, Jefferson countv,
was denied by -Judge Stull, and the
defendant was sentenced to the pen
itentiary for a term of ten years, the
minimum under the charge. Nearly
half a score of attorneys participated
in the argument on the motion and u
full half day was taken up in the talks,
which was considered able uud ex
haustive,
_ Reports of the organizers of the
Nebraska club show greatly increased
interest in the work. One of them
from the" western portion of the state
reports: “All that is required is to
fully present the matter and all the
members needed can be had.” lie
secured subscriptions to 105 shares in
three days. The director from a
southwestern county wrote the secre
tary a few days ago: “I have endeav
ored to accomplish my end of the work,
but 'hard times’ have been in my way.
1 hope for better results with eight
inches of good water.”
Secretary TL H. Towxley has just
completed the report to tho state bank
ing board of the condition of the state
and private banks of the state of
Nebraska as shown by the statements
made by the banks at close of business
on March 2A This report, while it
shows a decrease in the number of
banks in the state from 447 to 441
since December. 1885. is said by tiie
officials of the banking board to show
a better general condition than for
several years. The legal reserve
which banks are required to carry is 15 !
per cent This report shows that the
average reserve at present is 3S per j
cent I
MR. DUBOIS WILL BOLT.
THE IDAHO SENATOR THREATENS
TO BOLT FOR FREE SILVER.
HE STANDS WITH TELLER
TI»« Republican National Convention
Huet Declare Plainly for Independent
Free Coinage or the Far North
west Statesman Will Repu
diate Its Action — May
Split In Idaho.
Boisr, Idaho. May 11.—The Evening
Mail printed last night parts of a long
letter written by United States Sen
ator Dubois to P. A. Fenn of Boise,
one of the leading Republicans of the
state, in which he stated: “In the
event the St. Louis convention adopts
a gold bug or straddle platform, or
nominates a gold bug or straddle can
didate, I shall bolt tbe convention. I
believe that I have sufficient personal
following in Idaho, added to the fol
lowing which I will get from the
other parties on the silver movement,
defeat the Republican party in
Idaho.”
Dubois’s friends here are much ex
ercised over the declaration. Straight
up Republicans who are expected to
go to the Pocatello convention next
Saturday say that under such a declar
ation they will bolt the convention
there if Dubois’s friends succeed in
securing the adoption of a resolution
indorsing the action of the senator in
tbe Senate. The bolters will elect a
set of delerates and send them to St,
Louis, as a straight Republican dele
gation for McKinley. The Ada county
convention here to-day will instruct
for McKinley.
What Olrla Vlih to Do.
Columbia, Mo., May 1’.—The girls
of this year’s graduating class at
Christian college here were requested
by the president to write their respec
tive purposes in life. Ten of the girls
•aid they desired further education,
especially in music and art; three pre
ferred to remain at home and make
pleasant the declining years of their
parents; one aspired to be a physician,
another a nurse, and still another a
missionary. One admitted that mar
riage was her object.
%ntl-rillay Mass Meeting In 8t. tools.
St. Louis, Mo., May 11 .—Early this
afternoon fully 6,000 people, Filley
ites, anti-Filleyites and Democrats,
gathered at the court house to partici
pate in the mass meeting called by
the protesting Republicans to elect 108
delegates to the St. Joseph conven
tion. This was the first mass meeting
held at the court house since I860,
when the Douglas and Lincoln fac
tions had separate meetings.
Dlestoa's Death a Surprise,
Pittsbuko, Pa., May 11. — A few
weeks before his sudden death, while
In good health apparently, Hamilton
Disston, tile Philadelphia saw manu
facturer, increased his life insurance
#600,000. He passed the physical ex
amination, but an autopsy revealed
that be had been afflicted with heart
disease for some time. Insurance men
were surprised at Disston’s death.
Japan Xagotlatlnc With Rucsla.
Yokohama, May 11.—Negotiations
are in progress between Japan and
Russia looking to a joint action in
Corea. The chief points under discus
lion are the return of the king to the
palace from the Russian embassy,
Japan to have the disposal of the
troops about the palace, and the plac
ing of the Corean telegraph system in *
‘he hands of the Japanese.
Minister Killed In a Runaway.
Oakland City, Ind., May il.— As
Rev. George Whitman and wife were
leaving town for their home, their
team became frightened and ran off,
throwing the aged couple from the
wagon, whioh passed over their
bodies. The former died within a
few minutes, and the latter sustained
• broken ankle and other injuries.
Six Babies at a Birth.
Fowlkb, Ind., May 11.—Mr& Frit*
Hein-nit, wife of a farmer living one
mile from this city, gave ‘birth to six
babies Thursday night. The physi
cian declares that Mrs. Ileinsnit will
be all right in a few days, while the
babies, three boys and three girls, are
«s bright and well developed as the
werage children.
A Rejected Lover's Revenge.
Williamsport, Ind., May 11.—
Charles Harrison, a young farmer liv
ing in the northern part of this coun
ty, yesterday shot Ida Welch and
Harry Smith and then killed himself.
The s hooting took place in the home
of Miss Welch. Harrison and Smith
were rival suitors* but Miss Welch ac
cepted Smith.
Rales Is Central Kanins.
Kansas Citt, May IS.— Rain waa
falling this morning over the entire
western half of the state of Kansas,
and the prospects are that before to
morrow night all of Kansas, Oklaho
ma and western Missouri will receive
food ruins.
Voted aa choice for Uorernor.
Bkvieb, Mo., May 11.—Hugh Mc
Donald, an old-time Republican of
this city, held an election to test the
strength of the candidates for gov
ernor of Missouri. Out of 116 votes
cast, Davis received 43; Walbridge, 42;
Warner, 27; Pettijohn, 2.
Chinch Bugs at Work In Missouri.
Columbia, Mo., May 11. — Reports
received here at the Missouri experi
ments! station from ail sections of
tile State show that chinch bugs sur
vived the winter and are now serious
ly threatening the grain crops.
DICKINSON ANSWERS VEST
CtorfH Concerning Michigan Made In
the Senate Strongly Denounced*
Detboit, Mich., May 11.—Ex-Post
master General Don M. Dickinson,
replying to the strictures of Senator
Vest and other free silver men as to
the alleged corruption of the late
Democratic State convention by office
holders, denies that Mr. Stevenson
(Dickson’s law partner) or any-'
body else issued a circular to
officeholders in connection with
the convention. Through free silver
congressmen, he says, free silver men
were put in all the offices of their dis
tricts, and in both county and state
conventions outnumbered the otiiers
two to one. According to the law the
place's of delegates could not be filled
by proxies, as stated by Mr. Vest.
The 16 to 1 men never had a majoritv
of the delegates elected and the talk
of the use of money by the sound
money men is “pure’ and unadulter
ated slander and libel.” If any money
was used, it was in behalf of a free
silver syndicate, organized and ex
isting outside of this state
and furnishing money to carry on
the campaign in this state*. In
conclusion, he says: “I am proud
to say the party in’this State is prop
erly represented by its delegation to
Chicago and in favor, by an over
whelming majority, of maintaining
the pledges of Congress on this ques
tion whenever there has been silver
legislation since ’73, that the policy of
this government is to maintain the
parity of the metals. Our party will
not favor repudiation in any form, or
take any chances of favoring a policy
that by any possibility would lead to
repudiation. The Chicago convention
will not favor the policy of free coin
age at the ratio of 16 to 1.”
FIRST MISSOURI TICKET.
Prohibitionists Nominate State Officer*—
H. P. pari* for Governor.
Sedalia, Mo.. May 11.—The Mis
souri Prohibition convention con
cluded its work last evening1. The fol
lowing State ticket was nominated:
For Governor—H. P. Faris, of Henry
county.
For Lieutenant Governor—J. M.
Ritchie, Newton.
For Secretary of State—E. E. Mc
Clelland, Pettis
For Auditor—John O. Roulf, St.
Louis.
For Treasurer — Rev. Mr. Hull,
Greene.
For Attorney General—J. C. Hughes,
Richmond.
For Judge of Supreme Court—Louis
Adams, McDonald.
For Railroad Commissioner—W. E.
Sullivan, Buchanan.
Seabrooke's Tale of Woe.
New York, May 11.—Thomas Q.
Seabrooke, the actor, who appeared
in the Supreme court yesterday to
oppose the motion of his wife, Elvm
Croix, the noted actress, for alimony
pending the trial of her divorce suit,
told Judge Pryor that he had
tried to live amicably with his wife,
but her fondness for drink had made
it impossible.
Three More Vtatiui* of Apachee.
Tombstone, Ariz., May ll.—Accord
ing to a report from the vicinity of
Wilcox, three men were killed near
theMexican line Tuesday by Apaches,
They were S. B. Reid, a prominent
cattle raiser; his foreman. Gus Wisner
and a young man named Hand,brother
of the herder killed a few weeks ago.
loira Will Instruct for Bole*.
Ottumwa, Iowa, May 11.—There is
now no question but that Iowa Demo
crats will declare for silver and Boies
for President Thirty-three out of 99
counties have selected 238 silver and 83
gold delegates, nearly all instructed.
The same counties last year sent 162
silver and '.'04 gold delegates.
Ninety-Nine Marries Fifty-Seven.
Knoxville, Term.,May 11.—Michael
Farmer, aged 99 years, and Angeline
Hopshaw, aged 67, are receiving the
felicitations of their friends. They
were married a few days ago at Thorn
Hill, Grainger county.’and are spend
ing the honeymoon with relatives of
the groom near this eity.
Tracy far Tice President.
New York, May 13.—General Benja
min F. Tracy is the latest possibility
for the Vice Presidential nomination
on the McKinley ticket. The friends
of Mr. Traey say he would be just the
man for the place, and that his candi
dacy will be urged at St. Louis.
Oawsen Convicted ef Murder.
Dks Moines. Iowa, May 11.—Samuel
R. Dawson, who on Christmas Eve
shot and killed Walter Scott, his son
in-law of an hour, was found guilty
of murder in the second degree, and
his punishment will be equivalent to
life imprisonment.
Three Killed In a Fight
Bi.ukfiei.ds, W. Va., May 11. — A
H;ht between negroes and Hungar
ians at Keystone resulted in two ne
groes and one Hungarian being killed.
NEWS IN BRIEF.
The increased bank note circulation
consequent to the recent bond issue is
$18,000,000.
Irwin Ford, a negro, arrested for
the murder of little Elsie Kreglo, has
confessed his crime.
The State bank of Marshfield, Mo.,
is closed. President Salmon has been
arrested five times.
The report of the Chicago gas com
bine shows that it is carrying over
$26,000,t“00 of bonds.
Tobacco trust stock broke badly on
the report of the indictment of the
company's officials for conspiracy.
Perry Belmont has gone to Europe
to see Dick Crocker about ruuning for
governor of New York.
The Genzberger woolen mills at
Louisiana, Mo., were destroyed by
fire.
May 18 will be field day at the Mis
souri State University.
Yale has challenged the Missouri
University eleven to a game next fall.
A match race has been arranged be
tween Dwyer's crack Alley, Cleophus,
aqd Suisun.
BEADS THE BIOT ACT.
VEST TALKS OF A BOLT IN
CHICAGO.
Will Not Countenance Any Official* Dic
tator—Mostly Defends the Free Silver
Democratic Convention Against “Snap**
Insinuations—Federal Office Holders
Not to Ran the National Convention.
The Democratic Factions.
Washington, May 9.—The first fight
of the silver and gold factions of the
Democratic party for control of the
Chicago convention was the subject of
an animated debate in the Senate yes
| terdny. Senator Palmer in opposing
the Peffer bond investigation resolu
tion, referred to the inadequacies of
the platform declarations of l»92 on
the financial question, and declared
that they were not satisfactory at the
present time. Befercnce was made to
the "snap” conventions held at Pertle
Springs, Mo., and Springfield, 111.,
last year at which the Democratic
party was committed to silver.
This brought Senators Vest and
Cockrell of Missouri to their feet, and
the former delivered a speech of char
acteristic vigor and explosiveness. He
charged that the recent Michigan
Democratic convention which declared
for sound money, was controlled by
federal officials, who were instructed
for silver, but voted for a gold stand
ard declaration. After denouncing
the iniluences brought to bear on con
ventions in general Mr. Vest con
cluded with the following startling
declaration of ins own position:
“I am a delegate to the national
convention,” he said, "an unwilling
delegate, chosen by my people, and I
serve notice now that if that coven
tion at Chicago is to be made up of
office-holders to stifle and provent the
expression of the will of the' people,
then it is no Democratic convention to
me. The Democratic party is the
party of honorable expression, not of
federal patronage.”
Mr Vest spoke with great earnest
ness, and his unlooked-for declaration
created much comment. By some it is
interpreted to mean that if the Chica
go convention shall declare for sound
money, the Missouri Senator will not
feei bound to abide by its action. Mr.
Cockrell is also a delegate from Mis
souri, but he made no declaration as
to his position.
UNITE TO OUST STEVENS
Retaliation on the A. P. A- Leader for
Attacking McKinley.
Kansas City,Mo.,May 9.—When the
Supreme Council of the A. P. A. meets
at Washington next Tuesday the mem
bers of that body who are friendly to
McKinley will make an effort to
depose J. li. D. Stereos, who has been
leading the fight on the Ohio candi
date for the presidency. The Western
members have organized to oust him
and unless Stevens gets support from
unexpected sources, the representa
tives from his own State expect to
come home with his official scalp.
Besides being State president for
Missouri, Stevens is chairman of the
national judiciary board and of the
political committee of the national
advisory board. He now aspires to be
national president.
TO SEEK UNCLE SAM’S AID.
Armour Ready to Enjoin the Threat
ened Boycott.
Kansas City, Mo., May 9.—The
labor organizations of the two Kansas
City’s are considering the advisability
of declaring a universal boycott
against the products of the Armour
packing plants as a means of aiding
the striking firemen to win their fight
against the company. The Armour
people have preparations all made to
enjoin the strikers from declaring the
boycott; they are watching every
move made by the strikers and when
the first definite step is made toward
declaring the boycott, applications for
injunctions will be filed simultaneous
ly with United States Circuit Judges
Foster at Topeka and Phillips at
Kansas City.
JACKSON’S CASE CLOSED.
The Last Witness Beard In the Pearl
Bryan Murder Trial.
Newport, Ky., May s. —The com
monwealth announced this morning
that it had no more witnesses to offer
in the Scott Jackson murder case.
During the trial the prosecution
called in chief seventy-three witnesses
and the defense eighty-two, including
depositions. The prosecution in re
buttal called fort}', and the defense
followed with one, making a total of
190 witnesses. Arguments will be be
gun tomorrow.
John Seward, the detective who fig
ured unpleasantly in the ease, was as
saulted in the streets late last night
with eggs, thrown by a lot of young
men and boys.
ONLY SIX OPPOSED IT.
Mfert Bond Investigation Resolution
Adopted by the Sedate.
WAsniNGTOx, May 9.—By the de
cisive vote of 51 to 6, the Senate in
augurated an investigation to be con
ducted by the Senate committee on
finance into the facts and circum
stances connected with the sale of
United States bonds by the secretary
of the treasury during the last three
years. The six adverse votes were
cast by Caffery. of Louisiana; Faulk
ner, of IVest Virginia; Gray, of Dela
war; Hill, of New York; Mitchell, of
Wisconsin, and Palmer of Illinois, all
Democrats. .
Republican togro League.
Jefferson City, Mo., May 9.—The
Republican Negro League of Missouri
met here yesterday in the hall of the
House of Representatives with about
300 delegates present. Dr. J. N. R.
Crossland, of St. Joseph, was re
elected president; P. H. Murray of St.
Louis, vice president, and J. Silas
Harris of Kansas City, secretary; Dr.
J. N. R. Crossland of St. Joseph, Rev.
P. \V. Bunnavant of Jefferson City,
J. Silas Harris of Kansas City and W.
M. Farmer of St. Louis were chosen
as delegates to the National racial
convention, to be held at Boston,
Mass., August 13.
AS MR. HARRISON WISHED.*
The Indiana Republican Conventlon’a
Actlon Held to be Jut Right.
Indianapolis, Ind., Way 0.—F. T.
Roots, who presided during1 the greater
part of yesterday’s convention and who
is very close to ex-President Harrison,
made to-day the following statement
regarding the significance of yester
day’s action: “The question has been
frequently asked what significance
attaches to Mr. Harrison’s absence
from the convention. In answer it
may be said, his absence is a confirma
tion of his statement, ‘There never
has been an hour since I left the
White house that I desired to return to
it,’ and further, frees him fro.n the
charge that might have been made.in
sincerity. In answer to the question,
what will be the effect of the resolu
tion instructing for McKinley, it can.
be truly said it must be Leneficial ion
all concerned. First, it is a truthful
reflection of the sentiment of the
voters of Indiana concerning McKin
ley which hi»; crystallized since Mr.
Harrison’s letter of February last, and!
if the unexpected should happen at St.
Louis, and there should be a' call for
the ex-President, he would be in a po
sition to accept such a call, and the
followers of McKinley would be the
supporters of General Harrison since
Indiana in no uncertain terms has in
structed and declared for McKinley at.
her State convention.”
MICHIGAN REPUBLICANS.
Instruct for McKinley nnd Adopt Moneys
Flank of Minneapolis Platform.
Detroit, Mich., May 9.—An ani
mated fight over the money question,
was the most striking feature of the
Michigan Republican convention. It.
resulted in squelching both the gold
plank offered by the majority and the
silver plank submitted by the minori
ty of th^ resolutions committee andt
the substitution therefor of the money
plank of the Minneapolis platform of"
1892. McKinley was indorsed most
unequivocally and the delegates were.
strongly instructed in his favor..
A Plea for the Nicaragua Canal.
Washington, May 9.—Governor
McCorckle of West Virginia appeared!
before the House committee on com
merce to-day to advocate the construc
tion of the Nicaragua canal. He
spoke in behalf of the coal interests
of his own and adjacent states, de
claring that the section he represented'
would be able to control the coal mar
kets of the Pacific coast of North andi
South America with the shipping;
facilities which would be afforded by
the canal.
Kansas Bankers in Trouble.
Goodi.and, Kan.. May 9.— M. B.
Tomblin, president of the defunct
Sherman county bank, and also a
member of the State irrigation board,
and Presley I. Lancaster, vice president
of the same bank, were arrested yester
day afternoon on complaint of County
Commissiouer George Austin, charged
with receiving deposits after the bank
was in a failing condition. At their
preliminary trial they were bound
over io the district court in the sum
of #1,200 each._
Tried by Court Martial.
Havana, May 9.—The personnel of
the court martial which began the
trial to-day of the filibusters captured,
on the schooner Competitor is as fol
lows: President, Emilio Ruiz; mem
bers, Nava! Lieutenants Saturino
Moutojo, Antonio Martin, Posatilla
Antonio, Perez Rendcndon, Eduardo
Enrias, Salgado Mego, Camiuo Sup
lents, Jose Sevilliano and Carlos.
Camino; accuser. Miguel Suarez.
Altgeld on Free Silver.
Springfield, 111., May 9.—Governor
Altgeld, who returned from Chicago,
yesterday, declared that the Demo
crats of Chicago were overwhelmingly
opposed to the single gold standard,
and would send. a free silver delega
tion to the State convention. He de
clared that at leust #70,090 had been
raised by bankers to influence the peo
ple, but they were routed. He de
clared the primaries would be fair.
Kirs. Hammond*# Appeal.
London, May 9. — A Pretoria dis- •
patch to the Daily Telegraph, dated
Wednesday, says: “John Hays Ham
mend’s wife had a long and touching -
interview with President Kruger to
night, at which she pleaded the causa
of her husband and the other prisoners.
President Kruger promised to consider
everything and hoped the matter
would be settled by the end of the
week.”
Still 31 ore 1’rotecteti Employes.
Washington, May 9.—The President.
has issued an order extending the
civil service rules to the Interstate ■
Commerce Commission. This bringB
all offices in the commission here and
outside of Washington within the
classified service, except the chief ex
ecutive ones requiring presidential
nomination and confirmation by the
Senate. The order takes effect im
mediately.
A Boy Sene Up for Lira, f
Rome, N. Y., May 9.—J. Watson.
Hildreth, the hoy train wrecker, was
sentenced to imprisonment for life to
day. His companions, Plato and Hib
bard, pleaded guilty to manslaughter •
in the first degree and were Sentenced
to twenty years’ imprisonment each .
on two indictments.
Kansas Congregatlonallsts Meet.
Lawrence, Kan., May 9.—Four.hun
dred Coagregationalists from all over
the state met here yesterday after
noon in the forty-second annual ses
sion of the Congregational society,
meetings will close to-morrow.
Texas Lynchers Indicted.
Wichita Falls, Tex., May 9.—The .
grand jury, which lias been investi
gating the lynching of Crawford and
Lewis, the bank robbers, who mur
dered Cashier Dorsey last February,
has adjourned. Indictments were
found against Frank Smith, Dick
Quinn and F. M. Davis, chargingthem
with complicity in the lynching. They
were taken before Judge Miller, who
refused them bail, and they are now
in jail. Citizens offer bail in any
amount and excitement runs high over
the arrest. Trouble is feared if they
are not released.