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QUAY IS CHAIRMAN. PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLI CANS HARMONIZE. The Threatened Split in The Republican Party In Pennsylvania Averted The Senator Introduces Radical Reform Re olutlone Harmony Rcstord. HARRisnuuo, Pa., Aug. 29. After a day of intense excitement among the Bepublioans from all parts of the state, aaatmbled liere in hosts for the Ktato OOnrentlon to-day, and many sensa tional moves on each side, including th fortification of the opera house by Chairman Gilkeson, and threats of an open split and a separate convention by the Quay supporters, leaders of both factions, Thomas V. Cooper, Lieutenant Governor Walter Lyon and Judge Miller of Mercer county, representing Senator Quay and Dis trict Attorney Graham of Philadelphia nd ex-Congressman Yard ley, the DKNAT0H MATTHEW & QUAV. opposition held a midnight conference and after three hours' discussion in strict secrecy announced that they had reached an agreement. It provided that only one convention should be held, that trie six superior court judges should be renominated and that the convention roll should be made up with each of the six contestants and cootestees allowed half a vote. It was rfs1 also agreed to admit none but dele gates and newspaper men to the con vention hall. The currency plank of the national Eepublican convention of 1OT2 was re affirmed, after which Senator Quay of fered the following, which was re ferred to the resolutions committee: Resolved, That we decry the grow ing use of money in politics and the corporate control of legislatures, mu nicipal and county, political primaries and elections, and favor the enactment by the legislature and the enforcement of laws to correct such abuses. We earnestly insist upon a form of civil service which will prevent the enslave ment of public officers and employes and the compelling of those appointed to preserve tne peace to confine them selves to their duties, which will in sure absolute freedom and fairness in bestowing state and county and municipal contracts and will pun ish auy form of favoritism in granting them, which will forbid tne grunt of exclusive franchies to dealers in, publio necessities, comforts, con veniences and sanitary requirement in irwiim the rccoirnltlon of HUM ' . - 5biiity and. fidelity in jjie a Fort NrthTre.i yi.A lsnanimr service tO IIH COon!" . . , ... . . W Umn nir service to tlH ever foremost when aoedmparjA ability and fitness.;, Ws de tlia(. the public office; stiou!dJ. '&T tne pvb lie benefit nr.3 ('stm Ju suboH.uato positions 'Sf,jA o during jjood be-.v7- No public emr'ye or officer y Ehonld be permitted 'j influence pri- Varies at election, nor upon any pre - , teus to be ass,sed upon his salary, . i . and all unnecessary positions and sal ' j.,' arlesebo'uld be abolished and expend " , It tires and taxation reduced; there should be a uniform basis of valuation of property for public purposes. Cor V'N Pl'Bt,'ons enjoying public privileges iihould pay for them, and schools should be divorced from politics and kept absolutely free from political in fluence and control. While this was going on a confer ence of the leaders was held in the convention at which it was decided that Quay should move the unanimous nomination of the governor's ap pointees for judges of the superior court and Gilkeson move the nomina tion of Quay as state chairman. After all preliminaries had been dis posed of, oa motion of 11. V. Gilkeson the election of Senator Quay as chair man of the state committee was made unanimous. Mr. Gilkeson in a speech announced that he withdrew in the in terest of party harmony. ' This was greeted with tremendous applause. ihecommittec on permanent organ- izatioirviiet at once in the loony ana went thrraigh the form cf agreeing on Governor Hastings for permanent chairman. Nominations for state treasurer were called for, and Benjamin J. Haywood of Mercer county was unanimously chosen. Senator Quay was then recognized, lie said: "1 am satisfied, while I have my prejudices in the tight, that it is for the best interest of the Republican party that the nominees of our gov ernor for tho superior court be the choice of this convention. The sen ator's motion was unanimously agreed to. Senator Quay t was then made the unanimous clioice of the convention for state chairman. There were cries for a speech from Ecnator Quay. The senator rose and declining to take the platform, simply said: "I will endeavor in the cam paign now ensuing to make it a cam paign of merit." The convention then adjourned. Welcome to Iltahop llogan. Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 29. Bishop V James J. Hogan of the diocese of Kan sas City, returned last night from a year's absence in F.urope, and was ac corded a reception such as no other man in a like position ever received in Kansas City. A multitude of the par- Ishoners of the diocese met him at tne Julon depot; 3,000 of them escorted him through the city streets, while numberless persons bade him welcome as the procession moved to the cathe dral. The entry was a triumphal one, and every Catholic. In the city, large and small, old and young, added his or ber quota to the general greeting. STORY OF DARK CRIMES. Convict Allen Tell . of Ills Connection Willi Holm. Little Hock, Ark., Aug. 29. J. C, Allen, alias Caldwell, the convict .terv ing a ten years' sentence here f:r horse stealing, has made a statement to Warden Moore in regard to H. II. Holmes and his operations. The war den believes the man knows a great deal more than he has told, but he had the statement put in writing, read to Allen and verified in every particular. He first met Holmes under the name of I'ratt in Tennessee in the fall of 1893. About three weeks afterward Holmes, Pietzel, Minnie Williams and Allen met in St .Joseph and Minnie's Fort Worth property was deeded to Allen in the name of A. K. Bond. The deal was made with the understand ing all around that it was to be swind ling operation After making trips to l.eanviiie ana Denver tne;,- went io Fort Worth. "Pietzel's conduct at Fort Worth caused Holmes to send him to Kansas City. While in Kansas City l'ietzel wrote several threatening letters to Holmes, in which he said that he would turn up all the rascality unless Holmes sent him money. PUsUel was famished money three time's sent by mo at Holmes' roquest. Holmes vis ited l'ietzel at Kansas City to get him to sign the necessary papers to secure a loan of $10,000 on the Fort Worth property. While l'ietzel was in Kan sas City, Holmes and Pat Quintan, who had joined us at Fort Worth a short time before we left that piace, had several talks about putting l'ietzel out of the way, because Holmes had be come afraid of him on account of his drinking too much and knowing too much. (It was known to us all that l'ietzel carried a 810,000 life in surance policy). At our last talk upon this subject, three days before leaving Fort Worth, it was understood that Pietzel was to be killed. I was selected to assist Holmes in doing the job, but in what manner it was to be done was not definitely settled, only that Holmes remarked that he had something that would make the job easy, and a large trunk was purchased in Fort Worth in which to place Piet zels body after being killed. At this point Holmes patted me on the back and said: 'Mascot, it is $10,000 and a trip to Long Brunch, and from there to California and more buildings. That night I advised Holmes to quit the business, as he had enough money not to resort to murder. He replied that he had been at the business so long that it had become perfectly natural to him, and he would not quit it. "The plan agreed upon to dispose of Pietzel was that we were to meet him in St. Louis and together go from there to Chicago, where he was to be 'fixed.' It was between Fort Worth and Denison that Holmes told me that I must have my life insured for $10,000 in favor of my little niece. Remembering the large trunk bought for Pietzel's body, 1 determined to part company with Holmes, which 1 did at Denison, and I have never seen him since, but received as map three letters from him. "The last time ' I saw rr.. W iains was at our meetir in jt. Josep1.. Holmes told her 1 1 SU must leave ,V. Unite J Staffer a period of three or four ye v' jnija was agreed uoon as the couutj- wnieh she should go. 1 went to th d , witn i,er while P0lC bought her ticket and , .v-KSrjf t'Ut where to I eneekeu did not three letters from Minnie Williams to Hoimcs. They purported to be from India, the place I have forgotten. If Minnie William is dead she has been put out of the way since this excite ment was gotten up in regard to Holmes. "The building In Chicago known as the 'Castle' was erected especially for a 'death trap,' and during my associa tion with Holmes 1 was in it often. and in fact occupied a room there. A stranger to the city during the world's fair was decoyed into the castle ana murdered for his money. He did not havo as much money as Holmes thought only $.1,700. A bright little boy was enticed into the castle during the fair and held in a room for live days for a reward for his recovery. No reward bein offered they were afraid to turn him out and the gas was turned into his room at night and he was suffocated. I could mention other such cases of crime com mitted in the 'castle' and discussed in my presence, but these arc sufficient ex'cept one, and that was of Nannie Williams. The cause of her killing, as explained by Holmes, was that one of the girls must be put out of the way and that he could manage Minnie easier than he could Nannie. Minnie Williams was crazy in love with Holmes and she was jealous of her sis ter, as Holmes was paying her some attention too. He took particular pains to increase her jealousy to work her up to the point of putting Nannie out of tho way." Allen concluded by saying that every word in his statement was true and that he did not make it to secure a pardon; that he knew Governor Clarke too well to believe that he would issue a pardon unless the evi dence would break Holmes' teck. WRECKED BY A ROCK. A Colorado Midland Train Damaged A Hainan City Man Injured. Biena Vista, Col., Aug. 29. A roll ing rock struck a Colorado Midland passenger train near Fisher, wrecking the baggage and smoking ears. F.J. O'Connor, a New York banker, was killed, and J. W. Richie of Kansas City, Mo., and Thomas Roestler of i)ayton, Ohio, were injured, A trick pony, valued at SI,. loo, belonging to the Fay Circus company, was in the baggage car and was killed. Shot Dead In III Olflce. Pittsiuko, Pa,, Aug. 29. James Getty, sn ex-councilman and a wealthy wholesale liquor dealer, was shot and killed in his office this morning by Alexander Hutchinson, formerly pro prietor of the Merchants hotel in this city. Getty was the owner of the Hotel Willey, and the murder was the result of a dispute over the leasing of the hotel to Hutchinson. The members of the New York Wine and Beer poalers' Central association voted 54 to 49, to ratify the resolutions excise to closo all saloons on Suadr. j LATEST' HOLMES FIND. flio Remain of Howard Pietzel Found in Indianapolis. Indianapolis, Ind.. Aug. 29. In dianapolis will claim the right to try H. H. Holmes for murder. This claim will be based upon the horrible de velopments of yesterday, which in clude the findfhg of the charred remains of 9-year-old Howard Pietzel and evidence which before any jury in the country would convict II. H. Holmes of having murdered him and then having partially burned his boty in a stove. Detectives Gever of Philadelphia, Richards of Indianapolis and Inspector Gary of the Fidelity Insurance com pany have been at work for weeks hunting for traces of the boy's body. He was traced here with Holmes and disappeared. The city was scoured and work began in the suburbs hunt ing for a house rented by Holmes on October 10, 1 1 or 12 of last year. Yesterday morning the detectives went to Irvingtoc, a pretty suburb of the city and the seat of Butler college, and before they had been at work an hour their attention was called by a local real estate dealer to a small va cant cottage situated in the woods at ihe edge of the town and far removed from any other dwelling, The party went to the house, and a few minutes later the officers found beneath the side porch the missing trunk which was taken from the side door of tho Circle house in this city October 10 by II. II. Holmes, and which was thought to contain the body of the boy. In a barn connected with the house is a large stove of cylinderical shape of the same pattern as Holmes bought in Cincinnati. He rented the house under the same alias. The stove had been moved from the house to the stable by the owner of the house after Holmes left. It was at once concluded that the body had been burned in the stove, and search was began for the remains. Last evening Dr. J. F. Harnhill's at tention was called by a small boy named Walter Jenny to the stove hole where the stove had been. It was filled with refuse. This was pulled out and the remains of the boy were found. Physicians and dentists were there, and in this pile of refuse hun dreds of pieces of charred bones were found. The teeth showed that the body was that of a boy between 8 and 10 years of age, and all tho other bones con firmed this. All were charred, and pieces of flesh clung to some of them. The skull bono and pelvis added to the same convincing truth. The body had evidently been burned in a cob fire, and in the huge stove found in the barn. Howard's overcoat was found at a grocery store near by, where Holmes had left it, saying the boy would call for it. lie , never came. Owners of the house recognize Holmes from pict ures, and several neighbors disj;iwly remember his face, U. identify him as the man .vho la'j'i; October rented the house with.lhc' same story he told in Toronto MM other places, came with "oov and big stove, wash stand and lied, stayed two days and then disap peared. Seven people have identified him, and all doubt is removed. Other developments are expected, and with this evidence Indianapolis will de mand Holmes for trial. Couldn't Get a Jury. Wichita, Kan., Aug. 29. After fouf days spent in an effort to get a jury to try the case against the officers of the Citizens' Social club for violations of the prohibitory liquor law, the case was dismissed to-day by Assistant At torney General Campbell. CONDENSED DISPATCHES. At Grant City, Mo., J. J. Hibbs, ex treasurer of Worth county, committed suicide by shooting himself in tho head. He left a noto stating that he took his life to avoid shame. The treasury department has made arrangements to supply small bills with which to move crops. A New York-New Jersey-St Louis combine is said to be trying to crib the Uncompahgre gilsonite lands. Tho National Spiritualist associa tion lias begun a two weoks' encamp ment at Liberal, Mo. Ren Pillow shot and killed James Garvin near Texarkana, Ark, The men were looking for each Other with guns. A farmer named Joe Linehoss com mitted suicide at Clinton, Mo., because he had been arrested for forging a $21 note. John Brown, aged 2'i. cut the throat cf Miss Boone, aged 11, and then his own, near Hillsboro, Texas. Arkansas ex-Confederates are hav ing a grand time at Newport, where they are encamped. Jacques Nalthenius, the Missouri, Kansas and Texas trust official ar rested in New York for attempted smuggling, has been released on 85,000 bail. The comet recently discovered has been decided by the astronomers to be a periodic comet. Current gossip, unconfirmed, is to the effect that A. A. Robinson was offered and declined the Santa Fe presidency. Special military trains have been equipped by the Canadian Pacific for the transportation of troops across the continent. Western roads will probablyfind it necessary to make lower rates for the Atlanta exposition than were proposed at first. At Sioux City M.iud Hoyle and Dan Berry, a pugilist, have been arrested, charged with the murder of Max Noack and Ora Minter, alias Hazel 11 a in ni o nd. Ecuador's Revolutlonliit Win. Guayaquil, Ecuador, Aug. 29. The war in Ecuador is virtually ended, Quito having pronounced in favor of General Alfaro. Belisario Alban Mer tana has been appointed temporarily military and civil chief of the city, Tho forces of the Conservative govern ment tied in disorder at the approach of the patriots. The first act of these on their assumption of government was to liberate all political prisoners. At Vienna, Prince F.arnest Rohan Guemeneo, who escaped from a lunatic asylum recently was found dead in a stable with a bullet in his head. A NEW COMMANDER W. L. THOMAS OF KENTUC KY ELECTED CHIEF Of the Templan Hie Flection Practical ly Unanimous Plttsbnrg the Jfet Place of Meeting Rain Somewhat Intererea With the Enjoyment. Bostox, Aug. 30. The grand en campment of Knights Templar, at its session this morning, elected Right Eminent Sir Warren Larue Thomas of Kentucky, grand master to succeed Most Eminent Sir Hugh McCurdy. Three hundred ballots were cast, of which the successful candidate re ceived 295. Very Eminent Sir Reuben H. Lloyd of San Francisco, was chosen deputy grand commander. Pittsburg was then chosen on the first ballot a3 the conclave city in i$'-S. The following officers were elected: Deputy grand commander, Very Emi nent Sir Reuben H. Lloyd of San Francisco; grand generalissimo, Very Eminent Sir Henry D. Stoddard of Texas; grand captain general, Very Imminent Sir George M. Moulton of luino's; grand senior warden, Very Eminent Sir Henry W. Rugjr of Rhode Island; grand junior warden. Very Eminent Sir W. B. Melish of Cincin nati, Ohio; grand treasurer, Very Emi nent Sir H. Wales Lines of Meriden, Conn., re-electod. A dull gray sky and a rain-soaked earth rather discouraged the Knights when they turned out for the day. Black and white plumes and closely fitting uniform coats gave way to fa tigue caps and business suits. Out-of-town excursions were as numerous and as attractive as yesterday. Golden (iale commandery of San Francisco visited Brockton, where the members were entertained by Bay State com mandery. Cambridge commandry took its guests, Washington of Atchi son, Kan., on a trip to Silver Springs, R. L, for a fish dinner. Tne Knights of Arkansas and Texas, with their ladies, were welcomed at Lowell by the directors of the Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone company. Luncheon was served at Lakeview, and the party was escorted down the Merrimac valley to Lawrence. Some of the Arkansas commanderies and those from Toronto, Canada, visited Worcester as the guests of the Wor cester county commandery. To-night the exodus of knights be gan, several commanderies leaving for home. Large numbers will go to morrow, but many of the delegations, especially those from Western states, will disband here. NEW KANSAS SCHEME. ff . : A.F''3'4-r Colony to Be KetaMlshed !i:r'i ' ..sear Montrooe; Col. " Toprka, Kan., Aug. 30. Mrs. Anna L. Digga, the Populist agitator, and Dr. S. McLallin, editor of the Advo cate, the official paper of the Populist party in Kansas, have just returned from Montrose county, Col., where they have been to establish the Mont rose county co-operative colony. The colony is to be conducted on the Bellamy plan, and is being promoted by the same organization that a year ago perfected arrangements for estab lishing a colony on the Potomac river about fifty miles below Washington. The Potomac location was abandoned, Mrs. Diggs says, because of its un healthfulncss. The Colorado colony is to be loi-ated oil government land, which will be taken up under the homestead and desert land act laws. Intending set tlers have already filed upon 3,000 acres of land and ten men have located the land and boguu work making prep arations for the reception of the col onists and their families. Other mem bers of the proposed colony will in a few days file upon fully 5,000 acres more. Mrs. Diggs now claims a residence in Colorado and says that one reason why that state was selected for her colony is that women there have their political rights and that she is tired of battling for them elsewhere without result. A NATIONAL WATERWAY. lie port of the Hoard of Engineers on the Chicago Orainage Canal. Washington, Aug. 30. The report of the board of engineers, consisting of Colonel Poe and Majors Ruffner and Marshall, appointed by tho secretary of war to examine and report the probable effect of the Chicago drainage canal upon lake harbor levels, was made public by Secretary Lamont yes terday. The board suggests that the canal is not solely a state affair, but says that as soon as it shall be used for navigation it will become a na tional waterway, and that federal su pervision must be extended to it in due time. The board discusses at some length the water levels of the Great lakes, pointing out that these levels are a delicate matter and sub ject to many changes. The report makes no definite sug gestions except to point out the neces sity for actual measurement to deter mine the effect of the canal upon the lake and harbor levels. County Oltlcers Indicted. Guthrie, Ok., Aug. 30. The grand jrry of Kay county has indicted the county commissioners and other of ficials for fraudulent and illegal print ing contracts and other illegal acta There will be a general investigation of printing steals all over the terri tory. Some counties havo been loaded dewn with blank books and blanks euough to last twenty years at exorbi tant prices. The Lead Production Increasing. Washington, Aug. 30. A bulletin has been issued by the geological sur vey, giving the production of lead for the first six months of 1895. It shows that the total production was 10.1,000 tons, of which SS,0(0 tons were of de silverized lead and 18,000 tons of soft lead. Seventeen thousand five hun dred tons of this were refined in bond, Tho remainder being obtained from American base bullion. The total pro duct is an Increase of 4,500 tons over the first six months of 194, and an in crease of 6,000 tons from the first six months of 189:1. r AT BAXTER SPRINGS. V railed Statei genator Haker and Mrs, I.eane the Star Orators. Baxter Srm.os, Kan., Aug. 30. The interstate reunion has reached great proportions, many thinking the attendance greater than last year, when 30,000 people were on the ground. United States Senator Lucien Baker was the orator yesterday forenoon, Mrs. Mary E. Lease in the afternoon, while an enthusiastic campfire was the evening attraction. JJ In conclusion Mrs. Lease said: "I am not a pessimist; I am not a calam ity howler; I believe we have the best government, the best flag and the best people on earth. I believe that the great questions appealing to our na tional patriotism and our national pride can be safely trusted to the men who have turned back the surging tides of secession and saved the Union," Webster Oavis, Bernard Kelly and Attorney General Dawes speak to-day. UNDER AN ANGEL'S SPELL. The Son of a Danish Professor Hypnotized by a Schweiufurth Girl. Chicago, Aug. 30. Carl Michelson, the 15-year old son of a college pro fessor of Denmark, was arrested to day on a charge made by Miss Minnie Eller, who was once an "angel" at Schweinfurth's "Heaven" at Rock ford, but is now a mortal clerk in a Chicago department store, of the theft of her watch. Michel son declared that Miss Eller had hypnotized hiin while he was a broth er angel at Rockfoid, and he was so thoroughly under her influence that when she left ho could not endure her absence and came heie to secure her return, taking her watch as a pledge that she would again join the angel band. The case was compromised af ter the trial began, and an attempt will be made by attorneys to have the Denmark relatives of the lad prose cute Sehweinfurth, who, with Miss Eller, is chjfi-ged with almost wreck' ing his mind. ROBERT J. THE KING. The Great Pacer Heats Ills Three Re nowned Blvals in Straight Heats. Flketwood Pakk, N. J., Aug. 30. The first heat of the free for all paco for a purse of $5,000 was taken by Robert J., Mascot second, John R. Gentry third, Joe Tatchen fourth. Time, 2:U0;. In the second heat Robert J. won, J. R. Gcntiy second. Mascot third, Joe Patchen fourth. Time 2:04', whlcfc beats the track record. The third heat was taken by Robert J., Gentry second, Mascot third, Joe Patchen fourth. Time 2,04. Iluge Croud at Ilaxter Springs. Baxtkb, Si'Billos, Kan., Aug. 30. Mayor Webster ' Davis of Kansas City was unable tiS G present at the great interstate reunion of veterans yester day, but has promised to speak to-day. United States Senator Lucien Baker and Mrs. Mary E. Lease were the principal speakers of the afternoon. It is estimated that 30,000 people were present. CONDENSED DISPATCHES' The beer war in Chicago has been settled and prices have been advanced. Charles Ray shot Mr. Williams dead on the street in Middlesboro, Ky. The mutilated body of S murdered man was found near South McAlester, Ind. Ter. Mississippi's first bale of cotton was sold at Greenville bringing ten cents a pound. ' John Wrenwick of Shelbyville, Ind., who had been drinking, shot and killed his mother. Hippolyte Ramman, the playwright, committed suicide in Paris. A cloudburst destroyed an Arab village in Algeria, killing sixteen per sons. The report that the Trince and Prin cess Coionna nave reached a nnal settlement is denied. The British government has pro hibited seal catching in certain parts of Russian waters. Secretary Carlisle is said to be will ing to make speeches for the Demo cratic party in Kentucky. The only daughter of General Long- street was married at Atlanta to Pro fessor J. Estin Whelchel. Ex-Police Justice Patrick Gavan Duffy of New Y'ork is dead. He was a famous Tammany leader. The Brazillian senate has passed a bill granting general amnesty to polit ical offenders. Three women and a man, members of a picnic party from Port Huron, Mich., were drowned by the capsizing of their boat during a storm. Near Ajaccio, Corsica, a duel with pistols was fought between Senor Ben editti, a journalist and Dr. Alesandri. The latter was killed. The Populists of Bourbon county, Kan., have nominated a full county ticket, but have indorsed State Sena tor W. P. Dillard, Democrat, for dis trict judge. John W. Smith, for fourteen years clerk of the circuit court of Atchison county. Mo., and for one term a mem ber of the legislature, died at Rock port. General Lew Wallace says he w ill not accept the position of congres sional librarian. He thinks Mr. Spof ford is the onty man for the place. A number of prominent Kansas Pop ulists arc at the head of a big coloni zation scheme to establish a co-operative colony in Montrose county, Colo rado, on the lines set in Bellamy's "Looking Backward." Paputirs Guarding a Church. St. Joski'M. Mo., Aug. 30. Notwith standing statements that the trouble at St. Peter and St. Paul's Polish Cath olic church had been patched up, the deputy sheriffs on duty there havs not been withdrawn, and Father Moron says they will remain. The priest's life has been threatened. Thirty Thousand Scotchmen Idle, Londox, Aug. 30. Four thousand additional laborers have joined the Dundee mill workers' strike. It is estimated that fully 30,000 persons are now idle because of this strik NS EASILY. Kighteen ,Ilnut DEFENDER Wl Vlgilrnt Beaten Over Kighteen Hlnute In a Light Hreeze Content. Highlands of Navksink, ?t. J., Aug. 30. The yachts Defender and Vigilant started at 11:21 o'clock on the second trial race prelim inary to the international contest for the America's cup. with the Val kyrie III following behind. About noon the wind died away and at 12;30 o'clock all three yachts were becalmed. Defender crossed the finish line at 4:09:07, while Vigilant was away be hind, crossing the line 18 minutes 3J seconds later. Holmes Used Cyanide of Potassium. Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 30. The 4rug with which Howard Peitzel was Undoubtedly killed before his body was burned in the big stove in the Irvington cottage was found to-day, a part of a bottle of cyanide of potas sium being dug up in the barn. It was given to the coroner, who re marked: "If there is any killing tot be done, this is the drug with which to do it." Boys digging under the Holmes house in an unfinished portion of tho cellar found the two feet of the mur dered lad. They had been burned but not destroyed and were evidently too bulky to put into the chimney hole. With the feet was found a five quart can with some coal oil in it. The grand jury is hearing the testi mony to-day and will return an in dictment against Holmes. The Red Flag Don't Go. Chicago, Aug. 30. Considerable comment was created here last night when it was announced that rabid So cialists, who have long been quiet, had prepared a red flag and proposed carrying it in the parade in honor of James Keir Hardie, the English Social ist labor leader, Sunday. This morning Mayor Swift settled all doubt as to his position by issuing positive orders forbidding the carrying of the red flag through the streets. He also sent for Oscar Nee be and Michael Schwab, the pardoned An archists, and other Socialist leaders and Wit -ned them against making or allowing any demonstration of the kind. Town Threatened With Destruction. Wallace, Id., Aug. 30. Osborn is surrounded by wnmense forest fires and momentarily threatened with de struction. In response to a telephone message the fire department, with en tire apparatus, was loaded aboard a special train and has left to assist the neighboring town. Odborn is situated, like all towns in the Coure d'Alene district, in a deep canon with moun tains on both sides, heavily timbered, and, with this dense forest ablaze on both sides, it is more than likely that the town is doomed. Fears are strengthened by the fact that com munication cannot be had with the threatened town, either by telephone or telegraph. Three Towns Sued For. Terry, Ok., Aug. 30. Mary J. Palm er, widow of a Cherokee Indian, has brought suit for all the lands on which the towns of Blackwell, Kay county, Virginia City and Cleveland are lo cated. She declares that the lands were allotted to her deceased husband, Joe Palmer, a half-breed Cherokee, herself and her two children. Sho claims that she was defrauded out of the allotments and implicates John W. Jordan of Cleveland, who was an im portant factor in bringing about a settlement between the United States and the Cherokee Indians for tha Cherokee strip. Enforcing Colorado's Labor Laws. Denver, Col., Aug. 30. Warrants vere sworn out in Justice Carter's court yesterday by J. E. Faulkner of the Trades assembly for the arrest cf John A. Mo Intyre and Sampson Church of the board of capitol managers, charging them with compelling the workmen engaged in grading the cap itol grount's to work more than forty eight hours per week in violation of the state labor law. A Million in Gold to Go Abroad. Nkw Yoisk, Aug. CO. Messrs. Cross man & Bro. will ship $1,000,000 in gold on Saturday. Oclrichs & Co. will ship S2.-0,000 and Nesslage & Fuller will ship 8100,000 in gold on Saturday. It is likely that another firm will make another small shipment. The govern ment bond syndicate has deposited 81,500,000 in gold in the sub-treasury, taking therefor legal tenders. Knocked Out In One Round. Boston, Aug. 30. Dick O'Brien of Lewiston, champion middle-weight of New England, was knocked out in the first round of what was to be a twenty-five round bout, by Joe Walcott (colored) of Boston last evening. The light was the feature of the second event in the Farragut club's carnival at the West Newton street armory. More than 3,000 spectators were pres ent. Simply Tired of Living- Lkavkxvoui-ii, Kan., Aug. 30. O. C. Churchill, an Oklahoman, was found dead in a room of a boarding house at Sixth and Delaware streets last even ing, having killed himself with poison. He left the following note: "My name iG. C. Churchill, Kildare, Ok. 1 am tired of living The Fcunder of the Elks Hurled. Rociikstkij. N. Y., Aug. 30 The funeral of Dr. Simon Quinlan, founder of the Benevolent Order of Elks, took place Wednesday afternoon at East Palmyra, and was largely attended by members of tho order from Rochester, Buffalo, Syracuse and other places. To Check the Missouri. Libkrtv. Mo., Aug. 30. -Officials oi the Wabash and Santa Fe railroads and farmers owning land in the Mis souri fiver bottom below Missouri City, are conferring with the view to protecting the bank on the Clay county side, and preventing the river from changing its channel, as it now threat ens to do. A Ulaspneranr't Tongue raralyzed. Atiikns, Ga., Aug. W. The tongu of William Haygood was paralvzed while he was blaspheming Monday at the High Shoals, declaring there wai do Uod, no heaven and no hell. o
