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V PRIZE FIGHT IS OFF. I FITZSIMMONS SAYS THERE WILL BE NO SET-TO. Both Brniwrs Before the Little Rock Courts They Both Talk Bravely Fitnlmmoni Sore on the Athletic Club Management and Citizen of Hot Springs His Trainer Quits Him. The Pugilistic Fiasco. LrrrxK Kock, Ark., Nov. 2. Ho matter what the result of the legal proeeeding-s may be, the chances are now 100 to 1 that there will be no fight between Corbett and Fitzsim mons. The latter said at 11 o'clock to-day, positively and in good, terse English, which admitted of no misun derstanding or misconstruction: "There will be no fight in Arkansas. I am done with the Florida Athletic club and have no use for the citizens of Hot Springs. I tell you that there will be no fight in Arkansas." The assertion was made duringa conversation in Fitzsimmons' room in the Capital hotel, Julian, his manager, made a long statement of the troubles he had endured from Corbett and Brady, and said: "We are going to Ilot Springs when we get through here, but we will have nothing to do with the fight in which the Florida Athletic Club and the citizens of Hot Springs, Brady, Corbett and the rest of that gang have auything to do." "Do you mean that you will not fight in an3 deal that may be man aged by either the Florida Athletic Club or by the citizens of Hot .Springs?" was asked of Fitzsiminons, and the reply came like a flash: "I mean just that. I will engage in no fight managed by the Florida Athletic Club or by the citizens of Ilot Springs. There will be no fight in Arkansas." Earlier in the interview Fitzsim moDS declared that he would not fight in this state if it was acrainst the law. I am a law abiding citizen, I am," he saiu, "and I will not break the law. I do not want to go to prison if I know myself." Harry White, trainer for Fitzsim mons said that he did not believe that there would be any fight at all between his man and Corbett. "The fact is," said White, "Fitzsimmons is afraid, and a span of oxen will not drag him into the ring. I know this is so and I have told Fitzsimmons that I will train with him no longer. I'm disgusted with the way he acts. He is afraid of Corbett and you will see that he will never fight him. I have nothing against Fitzsimmons except that I know he does not mean busi ness in this thing." In company with his manager, Brady, and his trainers, McVey, Dela ney and Donaldson, Corbett arrived here at 10 o'clock this morning. When asked as to the possibility of any trouble between him elf and Fitz simmons here, Corbett said: Well, something of that kind may happen, but if it does Fitzsimmons will have to start it. I won t begin it. But I want to say right now that if that fel low does begin any funny work he is going to get licked, and get licked good and hard. There is no kind of a fighting game at which I am not the superior of Fitzsimmons, and I will prove it in quick shape if he drags me on. 1 simply will wait for him to start things if he wants to, and then I'll lay him out cold. I am tired of all this fooling with him, and I won't stand anv nonsense." ANSWERS HIS ACCUSERS. Judge Kilg-ore Takes Cp the Charges Against Him and Denies Them. Washington, Nov. 2. Attorney Gen eral Harmon has received from Judge Kilgore of the United States Circuit court of the Southern district of the In dian Territory, his answer to the charges filed by "W. O. Davis of Gaines ville, Texas, on September 18 last. These charges allegre incompetency. oppression in office, gross official misconduct, eta The judge takes up each char-re in detail and in some in stances auotes from the court records with a view to showing that the charges are unqualifiedly false. Judge Kilgore says Davis' charges originated in the disagreement between him and the master in chancery In the case of Armour Brothers' banking companies rasfi ao-aiiist Adincrton et al, during- the dependency of which Davis, Judge Kiln-ore savs. deliberately sought to take advantage of the friendly rela- tions previously existing between them to influence him, behalf of his client the judge, in Lfnz" Murderers to Be Trlea. Washington. Nov. 2. Minister Ter rell has succeeded in moving the Turk ish government to punish the men who murdered Bicyclist Lenz in Armenia. He has cabled the State de partment that the Kurds and Armen ians who committed the murder are to be tried at Erzeroum, and that the United States will be represented at the trial by the British consul at that place. This official was the first person to learn of Lenz's murder, and as there was no American consul in that vicinity he actively interested himself in the case and reported the results of his investigation to Mr. Terrill. A Banker's Son as a Robber. Waco, Texas, Nov. 2. Samuel Sew- ell, son of the president of the First National Bank of McGregor, robbed recently of $15,000, was arrested yes terdav. It is claimed that the safe was first opened and the explosive placed inside and the doors closed. Frank Kennedy, a blacksmith, has also been arrested, xne evidence is trong. . 'ot Bogus, but Broke. Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 2. The Count ana couniess ocneiiner suc ceeded yesterday in liquidating their hotel bills through the kind oflices of a banker, who went security for them, and then left for St. Louis. The count is a genuine one, for he has proved his title by creden tials. His wife is a niece of ex-Governor Bishop of Ohio. The count's financial embarrassment was due to his ill luck at poker. A constable went to arrest him for defrauding an innkeeper, but in response to his pleadings the warrant was not served, holmes sheds tears. ! Ha Breaks Down While SI Us Toke Tes tifies Against II I m. Philadelphia, Nov. 2. For abou thirty minutes yesterday the nerve which all men have marveled at for sook Holmes, and he sunk his head into his hands and sobbed like a child. Meanwhile the woman he persists in calling his wife, and upon whom he had pinned his highest hope, sat two yards away, relating a story that slowly but surely tightened the noose around his neck. Throughout her testimony Miss Yoke, for so she calls herself, never once bestowed a passing glance upon the .man she once lived with. The case progressed so swiftly that but few witnesses remain to be heard before the closing of the common wealth's case. Then the defense will open, and in spite of Holmes' state ment that he would himself testify and also call Miss Yoke, his counsel privately stated that the defense would offer no defense, but submit the case on argument alone. The attorney ex pressed confidence in his acquittal. Their first victory was gained last night. The defense strenuously ob jected to the introduction of any further evidence touching the alleged murder of the children. The jury were temporarily taken to their room. Elaborate arguments followed, at the 1 end of which Judge Arnold sustained the contention. HOW ENGLAND FIGHTS. The Lion Ready to Pounce Upon the King: of Ashanti. Accra, Gold Coast Colony, British West Africa, Nov. 2. Captain Donald Stewart, the special British commis sioner, who was sent to Coomassie, the capital of Ashanti, recently es corted by loO hussars under Captains Cramer and Irvine, to present the King of Ashanti with the ulti matum of Great Britain, has re turned here, bringing the first authentic news of the result of his . . at 1 mission, xne King oi Asnanti nas rejected the British ultimatum, say ing that he prefers war to accepting the terms of the British and adds that he is fully prepared for it. The terms of the British ultimatum were that the king should have a Brit ish commissioner in his country and that he should place Ashanti under the protection of Great Britain. He was given until to-day in which to replv. CANAL WORK APPROVED. The Nicaraguan Commission's Report Un derstood to Re Generally Favorable. Washington, Nov. 2. The Nicar- aguan canal commission, through Colonel Liudiow, its chairman, to-day submitted to the President, through Secretary Olney, its report upon the examination of the route of the canal, directed by the last Con gress. Although it probably will be withheld from the public until Con gress shall meet, there is good reason for the belief that generally it finds the canal project entirely feasible and worthy of being carried out. Preparing for Minor Fights. Hot Spbings, Ark., Nov. 2. Hot Springs is practically deserted, as Cor bett, Brady, and the Hot Springs Athletic club's attorney's left for Little Rock this morning to have Cor- bett's case on the peace bond dis posed of. Much depends on ine action oi ".ne Little Rock courts, the promoters here asserting that if Fitzsimmons and Cor bett are released on peace bonds that they will surely return here and that the'fight will positively take place. Work is being pushed on the arena at Whittington park and Dan Stuart, who is now the recognized head oi the Hot Springs Athletic club, says that he is quite confident that the Maher-O'Donnell fight will bepulled off Monday afternoon. Ryan and Smith weighed in this morning and ootn were unaer me limit, but "Parson" Davies is not over confident that they will be got togeth er here. Colean Goes to Jail. For.T Scott. Kan. Nov. 2. R. J. Colean, the defaulting cashier of the State bank of this city, whose peculations are now estimated at S50.000, was yesterday removed from his sumptu ously furnished bed room where he had been guarded since his arrest two weeks ago, to the county jail, where he is now confined. When he arose from his bed to go with the officers, a sharp pocket knife was seen and was quickly secured by Sheriff Allen. When Colean saw that he was not to be allowed to keep the knife he became angry and attempted to as sault the sheriff. It is the opinion of the sheriff and the bank officials that had not the knife' been taken he would have taken his own life rather than go to jail. On Trial for iler Lire. Ferry, Okla., Nov. 2. Miss Patsj Aired, a young woman 20 years old, is being tried for her life at Pawner, twenty miles east of here. Miss Aired is accused of the murder oi James i. Lucky, several months ago near Cleve land, over a dispute about some corn. Lucky and Miss Aired lived on adjoin ing farms and were sweethearts, and it is said were engaged to be married, when a dispute over corn arose and Miss Aired shot and instantly killed Lucky. She spent several months in prison, but gave bond later. The Drouth Has Reen Broken. Washington, Nov. 2. Professoi Moore, chief of the weather bureau, said this morning that rain was fall ing throughout the drouth region from New Mexico to New England, and he said the drouth was broken. China's First Payment to Japan. London, Nov. 2. The Standard says in its financial article: "The Chinese ambassador with great pomp has transferred $40,000,000 to the Japanese account. But the Japanese have not touched the money and are reticent as to what they intend to do." A Father Avenges His Danghter. Webster Crrr, Iowa, Nov. 2. W. M. Hagerton, living near Aldeu, was fatally stabbed yesterday by the father r-f ""iss Smiser, to whom he had n paying attentions.and whom k h-i rn !T:-ri. BY EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS THROUGHOUT THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. So Damage Reported at any Point The Shock Felt From Kansas to Eastern Ohio, and From Michigan to the Golf of Mexico Tall Buildings Gentlr Sway ed Some People Greatly Alarmed. The Earth Trembled. JTansas City, Mo., Nov 1. The earthquake shocks which startled the people of this city at 5:15 o'clock this morning and which caused about half of them to get out of bed and wander about their homes in search of bur glars, were general throughout the Mississippi valley. Shocks were felt from Michigan to Louisiana and from Ohio to Kansas. Reports from points throughout this wide territory agree that the shosk iccurred precisely at 5:15 o'clock and lasted not longer than a minute. Reports differ as to the number of distinct shocks. All agree that there were two shocks and many feP? re tha there were three the last faint and almost imperceptible. CniCAGO, Nov. 1. Two distinct shocks of earthquake were felt about 5:15 o'clock this morning throughout the Mississippi valley, from Kansas to Eastern Ohio and from Michigan to the Gulf of Mexico. So far as known no damage was done, though general alarm was caused. Two shocks were felt in this city at o:ll o'clock. The employes of the Western Union Telegraph company and the Telephone company.who were on duty.all reported feeling the shocks On the eleventh floor of the Western Union building the shocks were quite noticeable, so ranch so that the men were thrown against their desks with a good deal of force. St. Louis, Mo.. Nov. 1. At 5:12 a. m. several earthquake shocks were dis tinctly felt here. The vibrations were from east to west and each shock con tinued several seconds. The operators in the Western Union Telegragh building became alarmed and several rushed from the building The shocks were not accompanied by any rumb ling noise. Reports from all parts of this State are that the shocks were distinctly felt. Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov. 1. An earth quake shock was felt here at 5:12 this morning, the most distinct for ten years. At Zanesville the trembling contin ued half a minute. It was the most severe earthquake ever felt in that vicinity. 4t Cleveland two severe and distinct earthquake shocks were felt. Tall buildings swayed very perceptibly, and the occupants were much alarmed. Each shock lasted nearly a minute and was accompanied by a heavy rum bling. No damage was caused so far as has been learned. Detroit, Mich., Oct 31. An earth quake shock was felt in all parts of this state early this morning, but no damage was done. At Niles buildings trembled, windows cracked, beds swayed and people rushed out of doors alarmed. Nashville. Tenn., Oct. 31. A sharp earthquake shock was felt here about 5:15 o'clock this morning. The vibra tion lasted fully half a minute. At Memphis a heavy shock was felt. The vibration was from east to west. Houses rocked and people almost spilled out of bed. The shock lasted about a minute and was preceded by a rumbling sound. At Chattanooga the vibration was Tery severe, lasting fully a minute. Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 31. The most pronounced earthquake shock in the memory of citizens or within the history of the weather service occurred at5 :10 o'clock this morning. It con tinued six or seven seconds. Every building in the city was shaken. Thousands of people were awakened. Windows rattled, beds were shaken and glasses bumped together. St. Joseph, Mo., Oct. 31. lhis city was rocked by an earthquake at 4:50 o'clock this " morning. The shock lasted from one to two minutes. The undulation was from south to north. The motisn was very violent. Guests at the St. Charles hotel and the flats at fifth and Charles streets were thrown into a panic. Eirop.iA, Kan., Oct. 31. A slight earthquake shock was felt here this morning about 5 o'clock. Clocks were wlopped and dishes rattled, but' no damage was done Marshall, Mo., Oct. 31. The peo ple of this city were awakened this . 1 1 A morning at 5 o ciock Dy a vioieni earthquake. There were three dis tinct shocks, all within a period of two minutes. In some parts of the city the shocks were so violent that pictures were thrown down, and at one house the first shock caused a side board to fall over. Topeka, Kan., Oct. Si. Many people in Topeka were startled in their beds about 5 o'clock this morning by an earthquake, the shock of which lasted fully two minutes. Some people claim that there were two distinct shocks five minutes apart The shock was most noticeable in the southwest sub urbs of the town. Leavenworth, Kan., Oct. 31. A few minutes after o'clock this morn ing a severe earthquake shock rattled furniture and dishes violently in some localities and roughly rolled persons in bed. There were three distinct shocks. The first one began at 5:06 and the last one was over at 5:1G. The vibrations appeared to be from the northwest to the southeast. Miss Toke Is Mrs. Holmes. Denver, Col., Nov. 1. Rev. E. J. Wilcox, pastor of the lifth Avenue M. E. church in this city, said yester day that he married Holmes, now on trial at Philadelphia, and Miss Georgi ana D. Yoke January 17, ls'J4. Their license was regular in every respect. In it the man's name was given as Henry M. Howard of Fort Worth, Texas, and the woman's residence as Franklin, Ind. They were strangers to Mr. Wilcox and came to his resi dence in a carriage. lie married them in the presence of members of his MRS. PIETZEL'S STORY. Wife of Holmes Victim on the Stand Against Him. Philadelphia, Nov. 1. For four long hours yesterday, under the scrutiniz ing gaze of a court room crowded with strangers to her, a pale, worn woman underwent an ordeal which well might have broken the nerve of many a strong man. She was Mrs. Carrie Alice Pietzel. With bravecy and for titude she stood the test, in spite of the fact that her physical condition has been so shattered by the battalion of woes under which she has all but succumbed that she was obliged to in terrupt her pitiful narrative at fre quent intervals to accept spoonfuls of medicine from the trained nurse who attended her. In a voice broken with grief, 6he told the whole dis tressing story. How her husband was spirited away from her and mur dered out of sheer greed of gain; how she bade her little ones good by, confiding them to the care of the man Holmes in all truthfulness, little thinking that when she next should see them the two little girls would be lying side by side on the marble slab of a morgue, cold in death, and the boy a parcel of moldering bones. Be tween her bitter sobs, she related every detail from the first meeting with Holmes almost up to to-day, and so affecting was her story, that even District Attorney Graham, long used to tales of grief and distress, paused in examination to wipe away tear. a furtive A MILLIONAIRE'S BAD SON. The Dead Newmarket, Mo., Burglar Heir of a Rich Boston lan. St. Joseph, Mo., Nov. 1. The burglar killed by Dr. Joseph M. Hale at Newmarket last Sunday morning has been identified as Harry Hugueley, the son of H. W. Hugueley, a Boston millionaire. The body was- buried at Weston Tuesday, but yesterday it was disinterred at the instance of a detec tive, who came from St. Louis for the purpose of identifying it. After looking at the tattoo marks on the body, at the teeth of the dead man and old bullet marks on the body, Hugueley having been shot in the back, the bullets coming out through the upper part of the abdomen, he de clared, that there was no doubt as to the identity of the dead man. The detective said that the dead burglar had been wayward for years and that his father had finally given up all hope of reforming1 him. National Bank Showing;. Washington, Nov. 1. An abstract of the reports made to the comptroller of the currency, showing the condi tion of the 3,712 national banks of the United States at the close of business . . AA . . . , . . i i on ine Zola, oi last monm, snows; Leans and discounts, $2,041,846,233, against $2,004,475,559 under the call of July 11 last; overdrafts, $17,562,163, against $12,163,976; due from state banks and bankers, $30,83C,4S2,against $31,089,231; due from approved reserve agents, S222,2S7.251, against $235,308, 761; gold coin, $110,333,360, against $1:7,476,337; total resources, $3,423, 629,313, against $3,470,553,307; due to other national banks, $320,228,677, against $33C,225,956; due to state banks and bankers, $174,703,672, against $1 90,477, 130;individual deposits,$l,701, 653,521, against $1,736,022,006. Lincoln Monument a Shell. Springfield, 111., Nov. 1. The Lin coln monument at Oakridge cemetery, which has for the past twenty years been admired by thousands upon thousands from all' over the world, will have to be torn down. It is too far gone to be repaired, and, besides, its construction is snch that it will not admit of repair. Instead of being a substantial pile of solid granite, as external appearances would indicate, it is a rickety structure of brick, ve neered over with slabs of granite. Cespede's Expedition Lands. Kingston, Jamaica, Nov. 1. There now seems to be but little doubt that the two boats containing thirty-four Cubans and the two boats which had on board thirty-two cases of arms and ammuni tion, which were picked up off New York by the steamship Laurada, com posed the expedition headed by Carlos Manuel y Cespedes, which is said to have left Canada for Cuba about Octo ber 20. Shooting:' Affair at Garden City. Garden Crrr, Kan., Nov. 1. In an altercation last night between Bob Boss, a prominent farmer and stock man, and John Scarlet, liveryman, Boss drew his gun and shot Scarlet in the hand and arm. Citizens inter fered and during the scuffle the gun was discharged, shooting- Ross back of the left ear. He was also stabbed by Scarlet under his left arm. He died in less than half an hour Right mire Is for Martin. Topeka, Kan., Nov. 1. W. F. Rightmire of Topeka, one of the or ganizers of the Populist party, and candidate for chief justice on the Pop ulist ticket in 1890, yesterday pub lished an open letter announcing his intention of voting for Judge David Martin, the Republican candidate for chief justice and present incumbent, and advised all other Populists to go to the polls and do likewise. . Charged With Criminal Libel. Denver, Colo., Nov. 1. Hon Thorn as M. Patterson,' proprietor of the Rocky Mountain News, was arrested last evening on a charge of criminal libel, preferred by the officers of the Denver Tramway Company. Damages amounting to 200,000 are asked. Ex-Cashier Farrar Ont on Bonds. Perry, Okla., Nov. 1. Fred W. Farrar, ex-cashier of the defunct First State bank of Perry, who was arrested for receiving money on deposit when he knew the bank was in a failing condition, gave bonds to-day signed by C. E. Vandervoort, president of the Bank of Pawnee; Judge T. R. Cot tingbam of Guthrie, J. T. Johnson of Pawhuska, Osage nation, and J. T. Lafferty, B. R. Greer, J. J. Cum mings and J.- C. Scruggs. It is under stood that his friends at Arkansas P.itv will i nrj fm n i fv th hdrnl s;mn A CANAL DISCUSSION. THE NICARAGUA PROJECT UN DER DISCUSSION. The "London Times Has a Three-Column Article on the Subject American Con trol the Rest The Project Cannot be I Carried Through by Private Enterprise The United States Should Take Hold. The Nicaragua Canal. London, Oct. 29. The Times to-day publishes a three column article on the proposed ship canal, to join the Atlan tic and Pacific oceans, through the re public of Nicaragua. The article is written by A. R. Coiquehoun. who was specially sent by the Times to Nicar agua at about the time the United States government commission went to that country in order to report upon the feasibility of the plans of the Maritime Canal Company of Nicaragua and the Nicaragua Canal Construction Company. In Nicaragua, Mr. Coiquehoun met the United States commissioners, and is understood to have thoroughly studied the plans for the interoceanic waterway. He arrived at the conclu sion that the project could not be car ried through as a private enterprise, but that it must be under the aus pices of some strong government which without doubt, must be the United States. He is convinced that the cost of cutting the suggested waterway will be nearer $150,000,000 than $100, 000,000. Continuing, Mr. Coiquehoun says: 'As regards the the political aspect, confidential communications are said to have passed between the British and United States government and no objections have been raised. In any case it would 6eem that, under the Clayton-Bui wer treaty of 1850, any connection between the Atlantic and the Pacific by a ship canal through Nicaragua wili have to be neutralized in the same way as the Suez canal in 1888. The object of the bill recently passed by the United States Senate, it is practically clear, is to acquire control of the canal. This is a matter which concerns not only the United States, but the world at large, more especially Great Britain. Bet for the obstacles hindering the United States government itself in undertak ing the construction, it would have been completed long ago. The work Is so great, the benefits are so tran tcendant, and the interests involved are so vast and complex, that it should be removed from the chances of pri vate enterprise, affected as it would be by the stringency of the fluctua tions of the money market and the at titude of the governments of Nicar agua and Coeta Rica." Mr. Coiquehoun also inspected the route of the proposed canal through the Isthmus of Panama, and he esti mates that, even if it is feasible, not more than one-third of the work has been executed and that it would cost largely over $200,000,000 to complete It. He regards the Chagres river and the Cnlebra cut portion of the Panama anal plans as being insurmountable obstacles to the completion of that undertaking. A LATE CONVENTION. Senator Carter Hints That the Last of Jane May Be Selected. Washington, Oct. 29. Senator Car ter, chairman of the Republican Na tional committee, said to-day as to the probable time of holding the next Republican convention, that he had not conferred with the other members of the committee in regard to the date, but as six months' notice must be given after the meeting of the com mittee, the convention could not be called earlier than about the middle of Jane. He thought, however, that it would be the general desire to have the convention not meet until after the adjournment of congress, and he did not think it probable that congress would be ready to adjourn until about the middle of June. A fair inference from Senator Car ter's remarks is that the convention would not be called to meet earlier than the last of June. DURRANT ACCUSED. A Letter Charges That Six Men Were "Coached" to Attack Mr. Gibson. San Francisco, Oct. 29. The cor oner to-day received a letter signed George Reynolds, ' Baying that the writer's body would be found in the bay, and confessing that he had been employed by the at torneys of Theodore Durrant to man ufacture testimony in the mur der cases of Blanche Lamont and Minnie Williams. The letter declared that five other men were also em ployed by the defense to make false statements. The object was to con vict the Rev. J. George Gibson, pastor of Emanuel church, of the murder of both girls. Each of the five was to swear to a part of the story," which in its entirety would probably convict Gibson. The letter was accompanied by a type-written statement which, the letter said, Reynolds was instructed by the defendant's attorneys to swear to. The police are investigating the matter and will not admit that the letter is a hoax. To Keep Ont Texas FeTer. Totcea, Kan., Oct. 29. The mem bers of the Kansas Live Stock Sani tary Commission left to-day for Chi huahua, Mexico, for the purpose of investigating the conditions surround ing the Mexican cattle and determin ing the advisability of permitting their shipment into Kansas. They will also examine the cattle of New Mexico, with the same object in view. CRISIS IN FRANCE, a The Cabinet Resigns as the Result of Defeat In the Deputies. Paris. Oct. 29. The cabinet re signed to-day as a result of a govern ment defeat in the Chamber of Depu tiea during the debate on the Southern railway scandal. Children and Matches A-galn. Manistee, Mich., Oct. 29. Two chil dren of John Conley, aged 5 and 6 years, were smothered with smoke and died last night. They had gotten some matches and set the bedding on LYNCHERS SHOT DOWN. Desperate Battle With m Blob at Tiffin. Ohlo. TirrTN, Ohio, Oct. 29. In an attempt early yesterday morning to avenge the murder of August Schultz, Tiffin's pop ular city marshal, who was shot in cold blood by Leander J. Martin, alias Williams, a farmer of Hopewell town ship, last Wednesday evening, two more victims were added to the tragic affair. At 1:30 o'clock a mob of loO infuriated men, many of whom were under the influence of liquor, attacked the jail in an effort to secure Martin and hang him. A volley from half a dozen Winchesters met them and two f the mob were killed. They were Henry Mutchler, Jr., and Christian Matz. As the mob made a rush toward the jail they emitted yells that were blood curdling, eclipsing any savage yell ever uttered. A squad of policemen, who had stationed themselves on the steps, were whisked to one side as though they were so many straws. Of ficer Keiffer, who made a brave and fierce resistance,was struck on the head with a sledge and brutally kicked. He was carried home unconscious and has been hovering between life and death. Officer Fisher was thrown against a brick wall and partially stunned, and Officer Hennessy was tumbled over in the grass and kept there by a ruffian who held a murder ous looking club over him and threat ened death if he did not lie stilL The other officers were treated in the same way. The mob went direct to the side entrance and commenced the on slaught on the door with their sledges. The door was broken into splinters in a short time. With each blow the fury of the crowd Increased. When the entrance was gained theer was a wild rush, and the hallway was filled with excited men. Sheriff Van Nest and three men stood in the op posite end. He appealed to them most bravely and strongly several times, asking them, for God's sake, to dis perse. It did no good, for the men only grew fiercer. The entrance to the corridor is first protected by a heavy sheet iron door. The lock was broken off with a lew blows, and then there remained the heavy grating. Then it was that the guards, who were in that portion, began to fire. At first they shot over the rioters' heads. A guard 6aid the men swore to kill every person inside, and, to show their purpose, they began to fire at them. The guards said no 6hot was fired by them until the attacking party had fired through the grating first. Henry Mutschler, the first man killed, was the one who carried the rope. He was shot through the left temple, the ball coming out on the right side, and he died instantly. Then Christ Matz received a bullet through the heart. He was picked up dead. This awful work and the deter mination of the guards awed the would-be lynch era, and they left the place, cursing and wilder than ever. Between 3 and 4 o'clock, after the mob had moved further down the street, the prisoner was handcuffed, taken through a side door, and then to a side alley, where a carriage was in waiting. Police Captain Faulkner and Officer Sweeney took him to San dusky county as fast as the horses could carry them. Kansas Qnantrell ITar Claim. Washington, Oct. 29. W. W. Mar gin of Fort Scott, state financial agent lor Kansas, has arrived to commence work by way of preparing for con gress. He expects to get through a " ?laim at this session to reimburse the state for the Quantrell raid depredations, which amount to 8360,000. The claims were made out, passed upon by the state soon after the close of the war and paid by the state, and now the effort is to secure reimbursement from the United States. So far congress has paid other war claim to Kansas acsrrecatinjr over f-3,000,000. These payments were se cured by ex-Governor Crawford of Kansas, who was state agent. The Quantrell claims are all made out and ready now to be presented to congress. It is estimated by State Agent Martin that the congressional conditions are favorable for consideration at the comintr session. Leavenworth's Apple Jubilee. Leavenworth, Kan., Oct. 29. Applt carnival day was celebrated here in notable style, thousands of bushels of the fruit being utilized in the display. Every store and building down town was lavishly decorated with apples and the cxrniT&l day colors, red, yellow and green. Business was at a stand still and the entire population helped to celebrate with thousands of visitors. Topeka alone oent a whole train load and Atchison is almost as numerously represented. Everything capable of producing discordant sounds was used vigorously. The feature of the after noon was a great street parade, nearly a mile in length and containing about 200 floats and a dozen brass bands. Two Indians Bnrned to Death. Perbt, Okla., Oct. 29. Damaging prairie fires raged for five hours east of here yesterday. Many thousand bushels of corn and tons of hay and fields of Kaffir corn were destroyed. A number of farm houses are reported consumed. Two Indian children are said to have been burned to a crisp and many people had narrow escapes. Jumped to His Death. Poxtghkeepsie, N. Y., Oct. 29. Patrick King Callahan, 26 years old, who lived in New York, jumped from the top of the Poughkeepsie bridge into the river to-day. The distance is 212 feot. At least thirty people saw Callahan's exhibition of nerve. The bridge jumper was paid for the dare devil experiment with hi life. A. Conflagration In Virginia's Celebrated School. Charlottesville, Va., Oct 29. The University of Virginia .-uffered great loss from a fire which occurred yester day morning. The local fire depart ment was unable to cope with the flames and assistance was obtained from Staunton and Lynchburg, which, however arrived too late to ave the nnhi;. hall and the rotunda. The total loss is estimated at not less than JR300.000. with an insurance oi s-uw on the buildings and contents, oriein of the fire is not known. The
