THE FRONTIER. 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, 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.