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Tbe Tribune says South Omaha it
shcrt of desirable resiliences for rent.
Both sides of the money question are
being discussed in the Niobrara Pioneer.
Falia Ciiy exjeott an attendance of
10 000 at their U. A. R. euanipnient in
Juiv.
Grand Island is stocking up with ice
purchased at neighboring towns futthtr
went.
Forty applications are in fo' the prin
eipa'isliip of the Niobrara schools and as
tnuny more are expected.
Norfolk Methodists are now in shape
to pnt in the time between rains work
ing on their new church.
Aire. L. Ulrich, living near Wayne,
wan thrown from a buggy in a runaway
and sustained a broken arm.
Knox county dropped $0,5 0 in the
Bloom field state bank, and is taking
steps to recover a portion of it
Hall rounty lioasts of having h id ten
inches of rainfall during April and the
weather is still threatening.
At a recent chattel mortgage sale in
Baeptt, nine head of work hor-ea sold
for t j4, an average price of $ per head.
The southeastern Nebraska G. A. K.
reunion will be field at Fall City July
20 to 2"), inclusive. Tents w ill be pitched
at Hinton park.
The commissioners of Nemaha county
elected the Herald, Po.-t, (Granger, Ad
vertiser and Ners as the otlicial pipers
for the ensuing year.
The Stanton Regis'er is now edited
and published by the county central
committee of the people's party, J. J.
Mr.Farland. manager.
The Willow Springs Distilling com
pany has liled ollicial notice with the
internal revenue office that it will re
sume operations soon.
A Juniata correspondent for the New
He public severely lambada several lo
cal church members for having voted
the license ticket. Be good, then!
Dur.ng the month oi April mortgages
were filed with Clerk Manville of Dodge
county to the amount of $St,2K0.50.
Mortgages released amount to $1,4!8.82.
The mannger of the electric light
pbint at Blue Springs is dissatisfied
with prolits and lias threatened to shut
up shop and leave the good people in
darkness.
Miss Alice Sprague of Thayer county,
returned from the asylum some months
ago, stippuiedly eu-ed, has had a re
lapse and will have to receive furtho
treatment for her mental trouble.
The commissioners of Lincoln county
have appropriated 1 1 .000 for the irriga
tion fair to 1 henl at North l'.atte
ctote,r 14, 13 and Hi. During that
week North Matte will be a lively city
and will present all the attractions that
western Nebraska can turn out
A meeting of county commissioners it
called for May 28, at NorfoU, "for the
purpose of discussing matters of public
interest and tor the adoption of uniform
methods for the transaction of public
business by the county boards through
out the tale." All railroads make a
rate of one and one-third fares fo.- the
round trip.
During a horse race near Plainview
Robert K. P.radshaw, a jockey, was
thrown from his horse and sustained in
juries from which he died. Rradshaw
has been in the employ of different turf
men in that vicinity for years and i
well known. His home is in Liverpool,
England, and his relatives there have
been notified.
Selection was finally made at Wash
ington by tbe treasury officials of a site
for South Omaha's federal building, the
chief use of which will be for a post
office. Out of the thirty-five sites
offered in August last, the list having
been oiened about election time the
bids ranged from $1, Hi.) to $19,!90. The
prioe of the Ueary lot accepted was $15,
ikhO, the full amount allotted for a site.
Congressman Mercer has been trying
for months get a move on this enter
prise, and the lat of Marclt sought tc
get a provision inserted in the sundry
civil bill, appropriating $75,000, under
the present limits, but could not make
it. For over a yeur there has been $25,
000 available, oi this $15,000 being for
the site. It is presumed that a start
will I made on the f jundation as soon
as plans csn be drawn at Washington
and a contract let. The Geary lot it
situated at Twenty-fourth and M streets
It rompriset a, site 130x150 feet. The
vis. t of the agent of the treasury was
made so quietly that all owners of sites
say they did not know he he had been
in town until Ihey heard he had reached
Washington.
The ballot box used at the village
election of Juniata last week, lays the
Herald, is the ballot bos used at the
first election ever held in Adams coun
ty. It i a rather crude affair, but ii
quite a relic and ought to be presented
to the old settlers' association at their
next meeting. The box has been used
at many county election and finally
.becos.e the property of Juniata town
ehip and village.
Broan county it strictly in the swim
Ah is year. It has had abundant rains.
Jitter fcauc.
Chii 400, May 8. At S o'clock list
night, while the streets were crowded,
George J. Marshall, proprietor of s
large dry goods store at 37'j-:2 Wesl
Madison street, was shot and instantl)
killed in front of hia place of buiiueM
while pursuing thiee bighwayiiren whe
had jijst attempt."1, to rob the store.
Ifis cashier had just Iieen shot through
her hand w hile behind her desk. A
large number of shots were fired on the
streets and two persons passing were
seriously injured. It was the must
daring attempt at holding up a cashier
y a tempted in Chicago.
The dead :
George J. Marshall, proprietor of the
?iore.
The wounded :
Miss Maitie Garretson, cashier, shot
through hand.
Miss Kittie Hynes, shot through both
legs while passing the scene on a cable
car.
A. S. Bagg, shot in leg while trying to
head off one of the robbers.
Shortly before 9 o'clock a man, ap
parently about fifty years old, entered
the store of George J. Marshall and
asked what time the store would close.
On being informed that 9 o'clock was
the closing hour he departed. Prompt
ly at 9 o'clock the man returned with
two iom anions. Two of the men
came inside of the store while the third
stood guard at the door. Each man
wa armed with two revolvers. The
two men who went into the store, im
mediately approached Miss Garretson
at the cashier's deck and leveling the'r
revolvers at her ordered her to oieu
the cash drawer. The voung lady re
fused and closing the drawers, turned
the combination. One of the robbers
shot her in the hand, but not quick
enough to prevent the drawer from
Ix-iiig locked. Mr. Marshall, being in
the store at the time, hurried to the
Cashier's desk and the robbers ran out,
pursued by him. When on the eide
walk, the three desperadoes tired two
flu ts each at the proprietor and then
firing to scatter the crowd started
away on a run. Marshall was hit by
two balls, one in the temple and the
other in the left breast. He died in
stantly. Just at the time the tragedy occurred
a Went MadiBon cable train passed
and two bullets went through (die of
the open cars. One of them passed
through loth legs of Miss Kittie Hynes,
a passenger. A general panic followed,
and in the effort of the passengers to
get off and away from danger many
were badly bruised. Two of the high
waymen ran east on Madison street
and the other weHt. The two running
eaf t had gone about a block when they
were ordered to halt by A. S. Bragg,
who happened to be passing at the
time. Bagg was immediately shot and
fell while the fleeing men went on their
way unm ilested.
Thirty minutes after the shooting oc
curred the chief of police personally
apjieared at the place of the murder
with a large force of detectives. He
hai a dcjcriptiou of the men from over
a dozen witne.-ses, who can positively
identify them, and lielieves he knows
who the robbers are and that he can
capture them.
No customers were iu the Marshall
store last night at the time of the
tragedy but a number of girls were
behind the counters. All were badly
frightened.
JurkRun Tried.
Cincinnati, O., May 8. The defense
in the Scott Jackson trial gained an im
portant point yesterday through a slip
of the prosecution. All the Green
castle depositions covering Will Woods'
admission of his guilt with Pearl l!yy
an were previously ruled out of evidence-
The state, however, put Wood
on in rebuttal and the court then or
dered that the depositions lie allowed to
go to the jury. These documents will
now substantiate Jackson's statements
that Wood and not he was responsible
for the motive which led to the murder.
While Wood was on the witness stand
yesterday morning, he declaied that he
never had improper relations with Pearl
Bryan.
After court had taken a recess at noon
Attorney Crawford said : "I am confi
dent that the jury will return a verdict
of acquittal, I am as sure of it as I am
that I stand here." Attorney Nelson
appears equally confident of a verdict
of guilty. The testimony during the
afternoon was of little moment.
Shut Imtl.
Ci.iVKt.ANn, 0., May 8. William
Worcecter was shot and killed last
night at 7 o'clock by John T. Bayne,
while attempting to murder his wife,
Sarah, in the Hubbard building at 284
Detroit st.eet. The Worcesters former
ly lived in Oberlin, 0., from where, on
account of his frequent murderous as
saults on his wife, the husband was ad
judged insane and committed to the
Toledo asylum. He was released a few
days ago and returned to this city, where
his wife had supported herself and
chlldien by keeping boarders. Worces
ter became engaged in a quarrel with
his wife and was about to kilt her when
Bayne, one of the boarders, drew a re
volver and shot him dead.
Washington, May 7. Senator Thurs
ton yesterday appeared before the sen
ate committee on military affairs to
urge favorable action upon the Meroer
bill coming over from the house foi
the transfer of the Ft. Omaha military
reservation to the state of Nebraska
for state purposes. The senator made
a strong argument in favor of the bill
and afterwards stated his belief thai
it would pass the senate notwithstand
ing the protect.
Ail.. 111.
Nt.w Yoi:k, May 7 A Ponton spe
cial iay: Ihe wil' of John ieis n hai
been found. It reads as follows!
I u; c- and l(eqiieath to my wife,
Ca'.ler.re . Stetson, my entire real
estate i d , ersnal property.
JllHX PlT.'SoS.
Witnessed OharS s A. Patee, 0. G.
Gilley.
This was dated April lt, twoday;
br .re iie died. At a iate I. our Tu -sday
nigl.t came the most siartli' g of all
the sensational rumors of this e'range
ami complicated case. Mrs. Stetson
hail not died a natural death, she
committed suicide. Ami still it v as
more ti.au mere runmr : it was stated
as a positive fact by a well known
actress who is a friend of the family
and conversant - with the inside facts.
She says that Mis. Stet on co.nmitted
siiic.de and die.i in terrible convulsions.
The prostration which was publicly
stated as the cause of her confinement
to the ho'.is. after the funeral of her
husband was riot the ordinary nervous
prostra'ion canned by grief at the death
of her husband. It was far worse than
that. Accord inn to this friend of the
family, the incidents at the death bed
of John Stetson and those immediately
following caused Mrs. Stetson to take
her own life. John Stetson's dying
lips I ad whimpered in his w ife's ears
words which caused he hart to break.
He confessed to her that she was not
his legul wife that there were o'.hers
whose c aim to that title were uioie
' a'i I th in hers.
I rfl Kxaminerl.
Ne Vorr, May 7. Collector Ril
hreth received a communication from
Secretary Oiuey Tuesday, which may
renilt in every horse which is shipped
a! mad from this port being subjected
to art examination by a veterinary sur
geon. Secretary Olney stated that he
was in receipt of official complaints
from the AuHtro-Hungarian minister
regarding the rejection, by bis povern
ment, of numerous intended importa
tions of American horses. These horses
were not allowed to enter Austro-Hun-gary,
liecause it was claimed they were
diseased. As New York is the principal
port from which horses are shipped to
Austry-Hungary, Secretary Olney com
municated with Gollector Kilbreth.
Collector Kilbreth will furnish Secre
tary Olney with data regarding the
horse shipments from New York, and it
is possible action will soon be taken
looking to the establishment of a "bu
reau of horse inspection."
To llTua.
New York, May 7. A Herald spe
cial from Washington says:
Consul Geiinral Fitzhuuh Lee is to be
accompanied to Havana by an officer
ol the regular army. When he was
appointed, one 'of his first acts was to
telegraph to Major Edward M. Hayes
of the Seventh cavalry, better known
as "Captain Jack" Hayes, asking him
to meet him in Washington.
Consul-General Te and Major Hayes
served together in the army before the
late war and are warm personal friends.
They saw the president and 'alked the
matter over and it was arranged that
Major Hayes should go with Lee. It is
stated that he will not have any official
relations with the consulate, but be in
Cuba simply as an army officer on
leave. He will, however, give Consul
General Lee the benefit of his advice
and assistance, and his long experience
in the army, most of it on the plains,
will be of creat service to the consul
general in forming an intelligent idea of
the military situation in the island.
Inftfllvftht.
Dknvkr, Colo., May 7. A criminal
Indictment has Iieen returned by the re
cent grand jury against James B.
I-azear, formerly a national bank ex
aminer and afterwards cashier and di
rector of the defunct Union National
bank. There are four 1-ounts, each
charging him with receiving money
knowing that the bank was insolvent.
Six additional indictments were re
turned against Charles O. Atkins and
six indictments against Frank K. At
kins, makidg further charges under the
insolvent bankers' law.
The indictment against James B.
Lazear charges that Sarah McMaster,
a depositor in tbe Union National bank,
deposited $?15 on July 27 of last year
and the money was accepted, notwith
standing that Iaxear had full knowl
edge at the time that the bank was in
solvent. The language of the indict
ment reads that "James B. Lazear did
steal, carry and take away $215 of the
money of Sarah McMaster."
liooth-Tuekar Talki.
San Fiiancisco, May 7. Commander
Booth-Tucker of the Privation army
arrived at 10 o'clock last night and con
ducted a largely attended meeting at
Metropolitan temple given in his honor.
Mrs. Booth-Tucker was so much im
proved in health as to be able to assist
her husband at tht meeting. The
itinerary of the comander anil his wife
for their northern tour has not yet been
agreed upon. Mr. Booth-Tucker ex
presses himself as more than delighted
with the treatment accorded him or
the trip across the continent.
Qnlat la Mllwaakr.
Mii.wAixxi. Wis., May 7.-All wa
quiet in M il waukee last night. A t a spe
cial meeting of the common council yes
terday afternoon resolutions were
passed demanding that the street rail
way company be compelled to settle the
strike by arbitration. A committee ol
the merchants and manufacturers' atso
elation will this morning meet a cone
mittee of the common council, and
both will prevail upon the company U
settle the strike.
H via oui.
Mii. iii kKK, Wis., MaC6. The strike
of the s'.ieet railway men was still on
ye tt-idjy. Not a itr-el car was run
Monday night. 1 he time given by the
company to the men to return to work
or lose their places expired at noon
yesterday. There are reports of largt
cangs of men being brought into tht
ciiy by the company to take the Btrikerr
pi ces. If this is I'one and an atiempt
made to tun the cars, trouble w 11 cer
tainly rem.t.
Yeaterlay morning there were only
two or three tars out, but alxmt 9
o'clock an attempt was made to get
uiore to runtiing. These were followed
by hooting and jeering crowds.
Tne chief of police and the sheriff are
busy summoning extras and deputies,
und will be prepared as far as possible
for any disturbance.
There was a riot on Reed street 011
the south side yesterday afternoon. A
mob Moppet', a car and lilted it from the
track and the police had h ird work to
keep the crowd fiom smashing it. On
the Twelfth street line a jiortiou of the
track was Uirn up ami big stones rolled
Ukjii it.
The mayor ismed a proclamation
yesterday afternoon asking the people
to keep off the streets and to be quiet
and orderly. If an attempt is made
to run the cars serious trouble may
res ult.
There were very fe changes in the
eit'iation of the strike yesterday. Al
though the electricians' union went
out in a body yesterday morning, the
street car company managed not only
to ha' e about the same number of cars
running jeaterday as it had on Monday,
but also to keep the electric lamps on
the public streets burning to maintain
its contract with the city. Still the
accommodation by cars was very poor
and people preferred to walk or to use
the many 'bus lines established since
the beginning of the strike. There
were some disturbance at ditferent
p'aces, but none of them very serious.
Big crowds would yell as soon as they
noticed a car driven by "scabs." At
the healquarters of the union every
body was fueling confident. It was re
ported late last night that many men
who were working for the company had
quit again and the machines of the
power hoiiHe on River street are under
the sole care of Superintendent Craw
ford and his assistant, as all the hands
are out.
CiHHollne Ag-alit.
Brooklyn, N. Y., May 6. By the
explosion of a gas stove in a flat at the
corner ol liushw ica ana Johnson ave
nue yesterday morning three persons
were burned to death and one person
seriously injured. Mrs. Rebecca Cohen
attempted to light a gasoline stove in
the kitchen of her apartments about
V :30, when the stove exploded. The
woc.an's clothing caught fire and she
ran to her two children, Karl, fourteen
months old, and Solomon, three years
old, and clasped them in her arms, set
ting their clothes on fire. The woman
then ran across the hallway to the
apartments of her sister, Mrs. Pasta
nack, screaming loudly fo- help. Mrs.
Pastanack endeavored to extinguish the
fire in which her sister was enveloped
and in doing so her own clothing caught.
Mrs. Pastanack, with her clothing on
fiie, ran to her two children, Solomon,
eight years old, and Rosie, two years
old, and lifted them in her arms. The
two women and the four children, their
clothing ablaze, then ran into the ball
way. Help soon arrived and Mrs.
Cohen was taken to St. Catheine'a hos
pital, but died before reaching there.
Mrs. Pastanack was found in a corner
of the hallway, and the children were
found badly burned in Mrs. Cohen's
apartments. They were taken to St.
Catherine's hospital, but Karl died
shortly after reaching there, It is ex
pected that Solomon Cohen will recover.
The Pastanack children were removed
to the hospital, but they are so badly
burned that the physicians have little
hope of saving them.
Isaac KtiHchaw, who attetnped to put
out the fue, seized a siphon bottle,
which exploded in his hands. A pioce
of the glass struck him over the right
eye causing a bad but not dangerous
wound. The loss by the fire is $100.
iilAlon.
Bi laiNOTON, la., May 6. While bor
ing a deep well at West Point, near
here, the lowering of a light in the shaft
to investigate some damage to the ma
chinery was followed by a terrific ex
plosion and a jet of flame which rose
to a height of twenty-five feet and con
tinued for some lime, A workman was
badly burned aliout the face and shoul
ders. Three more explosions have fol
lowed, shaking buildings near and fol
lowed by flames and subterranean rum
blings ami quakings.
Pavoriitilfl Kf port.
Washington, May 0. The house
committee on war claims yesterday
favorably reported a bill referring to the
court of claims of various states foi
reimbursement for money expended
in aiding in the suppression of the wat
of the rebellion. The bill was reported
as a substitute for a number of stale
claim bills.
Iiuiim l'ollnril.
Chicago. May 6 At 2:15 yesterday
afternoon, while Daniel Ross, a carpen
ter, wes raising a house at 100 West Four
teenth street by means of jacksi'rews,
the house collapsed, burying Ross and
the occupants in the ruins. Ross wai
quickly dug out by the olice and taken
to the county hospital, fatally Injured.
Charles Tragnitt, his sister Jennie and
a little girl named Ednav occupants ol
the house, were also buried in the ruins,
but all escaped serious injury. 1
WOMEN MAY ELIGIBLE!
The Question is Still fending in tb
Conference.
THE WOMEN SEEM TO BE AHEAD
Hthliop Merrill PrJlfa and Koine Ytariu
Kpeeclie A re 5Ud.
Cleveland, O., May 5. Bishop Mer
rill of Chicago called the Methodist
general conference to order and the
morning devotional exercises were led
by Uev. Dr. Jesse L. Aunbut, secretary
of the Sunday school union.
The Rev. Dr. Muller of Cleveland, at
tempted to read a series of resolutions
on the subject of war and arbitration,
but was prevented by the chair, who
ruled him out of order.
The Rev. Dr. Henry A. Buchtel, of
Indianapolis created a great deal of
laughter by moving that the Bishop's
address be read in every Methodist pul
pit. The motion was amended by some
wag, who wanted BiBhop Warren to
read it in every Methodist pulpit in the
land.
The rules were suspended and Dr.
Muller was allowed to read his resolu
tion on arbitration. The resolution de
plored war and asked the United States
to help the cause of arbitration.
After some wrangling the resolution
was adopted.
The report of the committee on eligi
bility had not been read at noon.
Bishop Merrill announced that the
order of the day wss the report of the
committee ou eligibility.
The secretary read tho majority re
port, which declared that wmiien had a
constitutional right to membership in
the conference.
Rev. Dr. A. G. Kynett, w ho is leading
the fight for the women, made a speech
in favor of the adoption of the report.
It was a historical account of the ques
tion, and was a masterful presentation
of the women's side of the question.
The Rev. Dr. Neeley of Philadelphia
read the minority report. It is raid
that the minority had carefully inquired
into the question and had found that
the women possessed no rights in the
conference whatever.
Dr. Neeley made a fervid speech in
favor of the minority report. His cilief
point was that women could onj be
admitted by a change in the constitu
tion. "That could only be done," he
said, "by a three-quarter vote of the
members of the annual conferences and
the approval of the general conference."
Dr. Neeley moved to substitute tbe
minority for the majority report. This
was lost.
Other vigorous speeches for and
against women were made.
The discussion continued at length
and was heated at times.
Dr. W. A. Kneighton of California
made a hit in his opening sentence. lie
addressed the conference as "Mr. Presi
dent, brethren and sisters," and was
greeted with prolonged applause. He
held that the conference bad a right to
pass upon the eligibility of woman, as
it was a matter of law and the confer
ence is the supreme court of the church.
Dr. Forbes of Minnesota and Dr.
Gray of Pennsylvania were the ls.Bt
to address the conference upon the mi
nority report. Dr. Stephenson of Ken
tucky opened the debate on the ques
tion this morning. Very little outside
of the debate was done.
At the special evening session for the
reception of fraternal delegates Rev.
Jshn J. Iewis of New Zealand, the
representative of the Australian Wes
leyan conference, traced the growth
of ir.ethodism In that part of the world
and Rev. Dr. J. C. Morris of Nashville
discussed the growth and work of the
southern church. The Bession then
adjourned.
I-argDst in tlie Country .
Rapid City, R. D., May 5. With the
merging of the northwestern Nebrask
cattle association, representing 40,000
head of cattle, into the western South
Dakota stock growers' afsociation,
which has just been consummated, the
latter becsrnes the largest association
in the United States, having a mem
bership of 425, representing over 250,000
head of cattle.
Jonrn ;Itii Klalit Ynr
Carson, Nev., May 5. John T. Jones,
who after two trials was convicted of
feloniously taking gold bullion from
the Carson mint, was yesterday morn
ing sentenced by Judge Hawley to eight
years in the penitentiary at hard labor
and to pay a tine of $5,o60. The same
sentence has been passed on Heney,
the other.suspeet.
Cadet AtMiliitmiiita.
Washington, May 5 Appointment
to cadetships at the United States naval
academy have been secured by the fol
lowing young men : Rudolph M. Ander
son, Forest City, la., with O. W. Fow
ler, Ft. Dodge, as alternate ; William K.
Keiths, Pilot Knob, Mo.
Halilwln MmtMtand Trial,
8an Francisco, May 5. The trial of
the suit of Lillian Ashley, formerly of
Boston, against E. J. Baldwin for
$75,000, for seduction, was yesterday
peremptorily set for next Thursday.
With a liollot.
Waterloo, la., May 8. Er-Speker
Lore Alford of this city attempted sui
cide yeeterday morning by shooting.
The bullet took effect just behind hie
right ear and slightly fractured the skull.
It was subsequently extracted and the
wound is not believed to be serious.
He admitted, after regaining con
sciousness, that he attempted to take
his life because of poor health. He was
speaker of the bouse in the Eighteenth
general assembly of Iowa.
Md tfl4UO.
Siot x 'Falls, 8. D., May 4 Right
Rev. Thomas O'Gorman, formerly of
the Catholic university of the United
States, was jeaterday installed as bish
op of So nh Dakota to succeed Bishop
Martin Marty, transferred to St. Cloud,
Minn. The impressive ceromsnies were
conducted by Ar.-I, bishop Irelami. Ad-mit-sion
to the church was by tickets,
ma le necessary by the limited seating
capacity. The archbishop as assisted
by Bishop S. B. Cotter of Winona, Bibh
op J ohn Shanley of Faro, N. D., aad
about twenty priests. Archbishop Ire
land, in the course of an eloquent dis
course, eaia that twenty years ago,
when Bishop Marty was installed over
the diocese of Dakota, there were but
three priests in the diocese, atht terri
tory having fcince been divided into two
flourishing dioceses, and the expansion
had just begun.
Bishop O'Gorman spoke feelingly of
the relations he had just severed and
jf the responsibility he was assuming.
Saturday night the distinguished
.'uesLs were tendered an informal re
ception at the Cataract house, which
was attended by 500 citizens, over nalt
of whom were protestants. Rev. D. B.
Scott of the First Congregational church
was the first one to enter the. reception
room. This evening the citizens will
fender the archbishop and Bishop
O'Gorman a banquet at which covers
will be laid for 200. Among those who
will respond to toasts are Archbishop
Ireland, Bishop O'Gorman and Bishop
W. H. Hare of the Episcopal diocese of
South Dakota.
China Cave.
Washington, May 4. Most of the
space devoted t) China in the forthcom
ing volume of "foreign relations for
1895," part of which has been made
public, shows that vigorous measures
were threatened by the United States
if China would not take proper meas
ures for the investigation of the assaults
on American and other missionaries at
Cheng-Tu and Kutien and the punish
ment of the offenders, Second Assist
ant Secretary of State Adee, who was
acting secretary during the progress ot
most of the correspondence, sent some,
sharp dispatches on the subject. When
it was reported that Liu, the viceroy
of Szechuan, who was charged with in
stigating the riots, had beer, appointed
a commissioner to investigate, Mr. Adee
wired Minister D?nby: "Commissioner
Liu disrespectable ; his report would not
inspire confidence," and in a latter com
munication he said : "You cm hardly
have failed to remonstrate at once
against the offensive indecency of ap
pointing such a man."
It turned out that Liu had not been
selected. The Chinese government,'
however, declined to degrade and pun
ish the viceroy and this government de-,
cided to make an investigation inde
pendent of the British and French com
mission. The Chinese authorities vig
orously opposed the appointment of this
commission, but finally agreed to allow
it to proceed, beginning, however, to
put impediments in the way of sending
it to the scene of the outrages. This
caused Secretary Olney to wire Mr.
Denby that "if there is any further de
lay or hesitation in complying with just
demands, report immediately." There
was no further trouble and the Chinese
government soon issued a decree de
priving Viceroy Liu of office.
' 1
San Francisco, May 4. (Special Cor
respondence of the United Press, per
U. S. S. Concord, from Honolulu, April
23.) Maunaloa volcano broke out in
eruption about 9 a. ra., on the 21st.
A telephone message from Hilo to
Kawaihae gave an estimate of 7,000
feet as the height of a column of lava
jetting from the summit as seen from
Hilo. forty miles distant. Observed
by daylight from Kawaihae, the emis-
nion of emoke. was immense. The fol
lowing night the illumination on the
clouds was brilliant, as seen from
Lahaino, 110 miles away as the bird
flies. None but the greatest eruptions
have heretofere been conspicuous at
Lahaino. Last night the glow over
Maunoloa was seen from the lookout
at Diamond Head, Honolulu, 180 miles
distant. These facts indicate an erup
tion of unusual magnitude. It is prob
able that a great lava stream is flowing
down the mountain, which is 13,000
feet high. Nothing can be known here
cf its direction for some days, whether
inland or towards some part of the
shore, or whether it threatens destruc
tion to any plantation or village,
The United States gunboBt Ben
nington sailed on the 22d for Sar
Francisco.
Hint.
Bbloradk, May 4. Anti-Hun riots
eccurred here yesterdas growing out of
the use of the Servian flag at tbe Buda
Pest millennial exposition. Several per
sons were killed and a number wounded
before order could be restored.
Taint Factory Burns,
8an Francisco, May 4. Spontaneous
combustion in the paint factory of Wj
A. Fuller A Co., started a Are which!
burned the three-story brick building
occupied as a factory and warehouse ami!
destroyed property valued by the under-i
writers at $130,000, but stated by a re-
port of Fuller A Co., to lie about 1500,00a1
tight th Trust.
Providknce, R. I., May 4 Ex-President
Cannigan of the United States
Rubber company is to fight tbe trust.
A new plant, representing upwards ol
a million dollars, will be erected tni
East Providence, where it will be ex
empt from taxes. The plans have beea
prepared and with modern machine
the new factory can produce one-qnsr-J
ter of the robber boot and shoe sjsjoda
in the country. About 1,000 operative
will be employes!. 'J
