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v- i-j BED CLOUD OHM A. C. HOtMCR, Proprietor. . KEH CLOUD. - - - NEBRASKA CURRENT COMMENT. ,' The publishers of the Chicago city directory 'estimate the present popula tion of the city at over 900.000. The Canadian Government has re duced the export duty on pine logs 50 cents per 1,000 feet, board measure ment. The new quarters at the new mili tary post. Fort Logan, near Denver, Col., have been completed and ac cepted. Hon. Francis . Bryant, a friend of Stephen A. Douglas, and an old line Democrat, died at Beinent, I1L, recently. It is not thought likely that there will be a yacht contest this year for the America cup, owing to a disagree ment over the new rules. The oat crop of Illinois is now esti mated at 127,000.000 bushels, while rye is expected to make 4,072.000. Drought in April caused some las. Superintendent Porter, of the National census bureau, bus decided to divide Kansa&$g0 three and Mis souri into eight districts. It is prob able Oklahoma will also.be made a district. J. GLADyss; proprietor of the Buck Bfcr'fWlc) Hotel, died suddenly of congestion ths- other day and his wife, upon seeing his lifeless body, dropped dead by his side, both deaths occurring in ten minutes. TnEjew rules providing for trading in petroleum futures completely upset things at the petroleum exchanges. e brokers did not seem to under- 0 SMI r.d tbe. new system and but little busiue&s was transacted. Nina Van Zaxdt, the young woman who was anxious to marry August Spies, the Anarchist, is stage struck, and Joseph Hawortb, who owns "Paul Kauvar," has made an offer to her. She will probably lead the Anarchist mob io-that play next season. The death of Mrs. Hayes was re ceived with feelings of genuine sorrow and regret by the older employes of the White House, to whom she was endeared by fond recollections of her kindness to them while she was mis tress of the executive mansion. The Pension Office has made requi sitions upon the treasury for $15,000. 000 out of the appropriation available July 1. This amount will be placed to 'the credit of the pension agents. There are said to be between 8.000 and 10.000 first payment vouchers awaiting the depositing of this money. The Journal de St. Petersburg makes no comment upon the speech of the Emperor of Austria to the Reichsrath, but in editorial article which occupies a prominent position of the paper it remarks that Russia's foreign relations are unchanged and expresses the hope that peace may be maintained. The recent unexpected rise in the price of iron caused great rejoicing among the iron men, who look forward to an immediate revival of business and a period of prosperity. The de mand for rails, wrought iron pipe, sheet and bar iron has experienced a marked increase in the past ten days. In the criminal court at Washing ton on the 28th the last of the notori ous star route cases were disposed of, the District attorney entering a nolle pros, in each. This action was taken because the principal cases against Brady, Dorsey and others having failed there was no hope of convicting the minor participants. Geokoe W. 'White, a well known business man of Philadelphia, who is prominently connected with several beneficial associations, is said to be short in his accounts as treasurer of the Order of Tonti and it is understood that warrants for his arrest have been issued charging him with being a de faulter to the amount of $40,000. Secretary Wisdom has issued a circular to collectors of customs di recting the allowance of drawback on jute cotton bagging manufactured in this country from imported jute and imported for use again as a covering for exported cotton. Drawbacks are to be paid to exporters or their agents only and not to parties owning "ship's manifest" H. D. Oleson, who lived with his tjon-in-law on a farm a few miles from Clifton, Tex., was abusing his daugh ter the other night when her husband ordered the quarrel stopped. The old nan procured a shotgun, chased the family out of the house and then set fire to the premises, keeping the neigh bora away with his gun until it was almost destroyed when he leaped into the f names and was burned up. It is thought likely that the extra session of Congress which the. Presi dent is expected to call will not be held until November. The impression lias prevailed that Congress would likely be called together in October, tat several Senators, prominent on the Republican aider of the chamber. have stated recently that the President would not call CongTeie together be fore the first week in December. NEWS OF THE WEEK. GlMMd by Talngrapk sad Mafl. PKK80HAI. AX FOUTICAX. The Ohio Republican State cobtmUob assembled at Columbus or the 25th. William Walter Peelps, one at the Americaa Commissioners to ths tSamoaa conference, arrived at Washington ea the 25th. He called ..boob Secretary Blaine and had a loag eeajtaltation. He brought the Samoaa trtaty with aim. The wife of ex-President Hayea died at Fremont, O., oa the 25:h. 8ae was bora at ChUlieotke, a, August 28, 1881, and her eventful lira was one of great usefulness. Secretary Tract authorises aa em phatic denial of the story that his recent visit to the New York aavy yard was connected with or attended by the whole sale discharge of Democratic employes. France baa decided to refute to agree to tho scheme for the conversion of the Egyptian preferred debt aaless England will give a guarantee that she will evacu ate Egypt Governor Fobaeeb has been renomi nated by the Republicans of Ohio. The story that Mgr. Persico, in his re port to the Pope on the result of his inves tigation of Irish affairs, had asserted that the Irish Nationalists bad formed a plot to kill him if he returned to Ireland is pronounced purely imaginary. Mr, Chambirlatn has written a latter to a member of the Baptist Church, in which be sajar that neither party can gain profit or honor by a bargain with Mr. Gladstone, binding him to advocate the disestablishment of the church in Wales in return for Nonconformist support of bis home rule schema. Herb Reichhole, German Consul at Newcastle, England, has committed sui cide. The lower house of the Michigan Legis lature has passed the Holbrook Anti-Trust bill by a vote of 55 to & General Simon Cameron, the well known statesman, whose life extended over ninety years, died at Lancaster, Pa., on the 26th. William Walter Phelps, of New Jer sey, has been appointed Minister to Ger many. The War Department is in receipt of dispatches confirming the press reports of trouble with the Flathead Indians near Missoula, Mont ' A sweeping general order has been Is sued by Secretary Tracy, requesting an entire reorganization of the business methods of the Navy D 'partment J. H. Hollendeb, who was recently ex pelled from Guatemala by the Govern ment of that country, has laid grievances before Mr. Blaine. A handsome monument to Captain John Mason, who ended the Pcquot war in Con necticut in 1637, was unvailed at Mystic, Conn., recently. George Lorikq Brown, once a noted painter of this country, died at Maiden, Mass., recently, aged seventy-five. Princess Louise, aged twenty-two years, daughter of the Prince of Wales, has been betrothed to the Earl of Fife, her father's bosom friend and the Queen's neighbor at Balmoral Castle. The Earl is past forty years of age. Colonel A. M. 8axton, one of the orig inal settlers of St. Joseph, Ma. died on the 27th. He was born in Ohio, February 12.1821. Commodore Greer, now on his way home from Europe, bas been appointed president of a board to revise the organ--zation, tactics and drill of the navy. Queen Christina ascended 100 feet in an air balloon at Madrid on the 28. h. It was her first ascent, The balloon was chris tened "Maria Christina." Mcbrat'8 Magazine announces that Prince Albert- Victor, oldest son of the Prince of Wales, bas been affianced to Princess Victoria, of Prussia, a sister of the Emperor of Germany. Maria Mitchell, the noted astronomer of Lynn, Mass., is dead. She was born in Nantucket, Mass August 1, 1818. Fred Douglass has been appointed Min ister to Hay ti. Carlotta Path, sister of Adeline, died on the 28th. She was a singer of consid erable repute. The funeral of the wife of ex-President Hayes took place at Fremont, O., ob the 28th. MISCKU.ANKOUS. Governor Nichols, of Louisiana, is sued orders to arrestallpersonsconcerned in the Sollivan-Kilraia prise fight. 'The immense oil stores of Tietganft Robertson, at Hamburg, have bean de stroyed by fire. The loss was estimated at $500,000. The entire people of Arizona are ap in arms against the proposition to remove Geronimo and his Apache murderers from Florida to Arizona Steven Allen, colored, was hanged in Oxford, Miss., the other day for a murder last year. His neck was broken by the fall. A mob went to the jail at Shepherds ville, Bullitt County, Ky., and took Charles Ardell, who was confined there charged with the murder of a peddler named Joseph Lavine, and hanged him. Chicago will make further investigation as to the condition of the Conemaugh suf ferers before sending the remainder of its funds. Mas. Lizzie Bbennan, aged fifty, is pander arrest at Holyoke, Mass., charged witn poisoning ner ausuana ana two sons for $3,000 insurance money. A train on the C & N. road, near Bled soe, Tenn., went down an embankment re cently. No one was killed, but three were seriously hurt and fourteen slightly. The police of London broke up a Salva tion Army parade the other Bight des troyed their instruments and made several arrests. John T. Bobbins aad Henry F. Hall, iron and steel manufacturers of Philadel phia, have failed with $120,030 liabilities and $70,000 assets. A terrible collision eccurred oa the Pennsylvania road near Latrobe oa the 26th. Three freight trains were wrecked on a bridge spaaaiag a creek. A load of lime took fire, intensifying the disaster. It was thought that forty lives were lost, many of the uafortuaatea being tramps who were stealing a ride. A convention of Grand Army com manders has been called to meet at Chi cago July 9 to consider the increased rata made by the railroads to the National En campment Floods in Northern New York have- washed out the railroads aad caused the wrecking of nine cars at Redwood. N. T. G. Pintle, a farmer of Manitoba, has sued the Canadian Government for $1,009 damages for seizing two thrashing ma chinas made by Minnesota convicts. Tn weavers at the Narragansett mills. Fall Srer. Masa, struck the ether day beeaaae of the discharge of a sab-over-seer. Ben Marbs aad Eddie Horten, boys, I were recently drawn iato ihe abate of aa I elevator at Luna; O, aad smothered to I death. Great damage waa deae to winter wheat, rye aad corn in Wlaaaa County, Mian., recently by hail aad rata, ArruCATiOH has bean made at New. York for aa order directing the executors of the will of Louis C. Hammersly to pay to the Dachasa of Marlborough 1169,000 from the accumulated income of her lata hasband's estate, she being in need of the cash. Gborgb aad Fred Saniskey, brothers, were drowned receatly in the river at Des Moines, Iowa. There was a sensational finish to the Cornell and Columbia boat race at New London, Conn., on the 27th. Oa getting out of their boat, six of the Columbia crew fall ia a dead faint from exhaustion. Three were la a serious condition, physi cians being hastily summoned. The United States steamer Adams, now at Honolulu, has ben ordered to 8amoa to replace the Alert and Nipeic, now en route to the Un ited Btates. Commencement day at the Lake Forest University at Lake Forest M-t was a regular jubilee, because of the fact that $700,000 had been added to the endowment aad more was promised. There were four teen graduates. The committee at Johnstown has lasaed an appeal to persons holding relief funds for the forwarding of the money. Dona tions have been held back for various reasons and the work at Johnstown has been seriously hampered thereby. AT the Paris (Ky.) races R. W. Brass- field, the well known turfman, was ex pelled by an unanimous vote of the judge. The inspection of the pictures of M. Speitan, which are to be offered for saleat Paris began on the 27th. The parlors were crowded with aristocrats. Among those present was the Due d'Auraale. It is understood that Mr. Vanderbilt haa of fered $L6U,000 for the collection. Oae of the Rothschilds is prepared to give a high figure for the Angelos. A combination of the knit goods men in the territory west of the Alleehanies and notch of Memphis bas been practically effected by a meeting of a number of manufacturers at Chicago. An extensive prairie fire receatly ravaged Cascade County, Mont No Uvea were, reported lost Part of the Burton block, Clinton and Van Buren streets, Chicago, was burned the other day. Loss, $200,000. A storm swept over Southwestern Ohio on the afternoon of the 28th. The south bound train on the Ohio & Northwestern run into a washed-out bridge just south west of Ba'avia, fatally and seriously in juring several persons. According to the figures of the just completed directories the population of the twin cities (St Paul and Minneapolis) is now close to half a million. The assassination of Dr. Cronin was de nounced in a mass meeting held at Chica go on the night of the 28th. Business failures (Dun's report) for the seven days end-d June 27 numbered 215, compared with 220 the previous week and 201 the corresponding week of last year. Two attendants in the State Insane Asylum at Rochester, Minn., have been sent to the penitentiary for killing a patient Germany has bought a majority of the shares of the Swiss Western railway, and bas replaced the French by German di rectors. Yale won the fourteenth annual eight oared race at New London. Conn., defeat ing Harvard. The course was four miles; time for Yale 21:30; for Harvard, 21:55. The record now stands: Yale, 8 victories, C defeats; Harvard, 6 victories. 8 defeats. The people of Albuquerque, N. M, have raised $75.0 JO, to be given as a bonus to the Atlantic & Pacific railroad if it will build thirty-five miles of track this year toward the San Pe Iro mining camp. A passenger train struck a cow twenty miles below Cairo, 111., the other day and was ditched. Six passengers were slightly hurt and an old negress fatally crushed. Both houses of the Michigan Legislature have agreed to the Damon bill fixing the liquor license at $00'). Four men and two women were recently found dead in a disreputable resort at Peterson. N. J., all having been asphyxi ated by the fumes from a gas stove. ADDITIONAL DISPATC) jLCiMVuuunsv -.wept tun ui.u.ug camp of Hermosa, N. M., recently, destroying half the plac?. The strike of Carnegie's workm-n at Pittsburgh, Pa., commenced on the 1st, affecting 2,400 bands. Thirty-six buildings aad a church were burned at Lunebunr, Germany, on the 30th. Loss, 12,000,000 marks. Clearing house returns for the week ended June 9 showed an average increase of 3A.5 compared with the correspond ng week of last year. In New York the in crease was 47.7. Business was fairly steady and quiet on the London Stock Exchange during the week ende 1 June 29. American securities were neglected. Political rumors bad a depressing effect on the German bourses. In Paris prices were generally weak. Under orders from Dr. McCbesney, In dian agent at Cheyenne, a man named Waldron has been driven from the Sioux reservation by the Indian polic. Hts of fense consisted of trying to persuade In dians from signing the treaty opening the reservation to settlement The Cronin grand jury on the 29 h re turned indictments against Martin Burke, Patrick Cooney, John F. Beggs, Daniel Coughlin, Patrick O'Sullivan, Frank Knnza and Frank Woodruff. Alexander Sullivan was not indicted. The limited express on the Boston & Al bany railroad was wrecked near New Haven, Conn., on the 29th. Threi persona were killed and several badly injured. A mob assaulted the police at Clonakilly, Ireland, on the 30th. After a hand-to-hand fight the police were ordered to fire and two of the crowd fell seriously wounded. The police took their prisoner. Patrick O'Brien, M. P. for Tipperary, to Dublin. The trouble was caused by O' Brien attempting to hold a meeting. The jury acquitted McDow, the physi cian charged with the murder of Editor Dawsdh, at Charleston, 8. C ob the ground of self-defense. Presibent Harrison has issued aa or der forbidding the sale of liquor oath camp grenade of the District National' Guards. Mail advices from West Africa confirm previous reports of the shocking priva t ons to which Henry M. Stanley has beea subjected. It is stated that the explorer's hair has turned snow white, that his clothes are hi rags aad that ho Is withoat shoes, being obliged to ase skins to cover his feet 'Am Indian giving his name as Olaf, of the Omaha tribe, was taken from jail at B-dford, Iowa, the other night and lynched by citizens. He had beea caught attempting aa outrage upon the wife of Fraak Glasomaa, a farmer. Robert W. Hunter has beea appointed collector of internal revenue for the Four teenth district of New York. Captain Mebemtm, of Chicago, has appointed chief of the barsaa cloa- I graving aad priating. NEBRASKA STATE NEWS. A. W. Claree's large elevator at Fapil loa aad several box ears were destroyed by Ire recently. Loss, $9,000. The other morning a Missouri Facile freight train, north-bound, waa lagged aad stopped on the Platte river bridge near Springfield by aa insane man, who climbed into toe cab, aad taking the engi neer by the tfarrat orderei him to run bis train back to Louisville. Seeing the nxin was insane the engineer knocked him down, where the firt-man and brakemaa held him until the train arrived at 8prit g fleld, when he waa turned over to the marshal aad locked up. While returning from aa Alliance meeting at Cambridge the other night Joseph H. Plummer. a highly respected farmer and stock raiser, was waylaid aad assassinated. The body waa found next morning. Two arrests had been made. While a rang of men were at work grading the sirest through the cut nea the jail at Plattsmouth the other dav two men were buried by the falling ot a heavy bank f earih. One was taken out unhurt but the other, Argas Green, a married man, bad one shoulder dislocated and three ribs broken and was also injured internally. There was but little hope of his recovery. John Fitzgerald, president of the Irish National League, has brought suit in the United States Circuit Court at Omaha against theFitzgeratd-Maloney Con-traction Company and the Missouri Pacific road, the amount involved being $600,000. Fitzgerald was general manager of the construction company, and conducted the building of something like 100 miles ot new road in Wisconsin, for which he claims be never received any compensa tion. One of the points is that, while rep resenting itself as being financially embarra-sad and compelled to borrow money in order to complete the construc tion, the directors of the compa-iy held a meeting and voted to declare themselves a dividend. Colonel Peters his taken charge of the office of internal tevenue collector for the district or Nebraska, with John R Dennis as chief deputy. Byron Brenholt has been appointed deputy collector and cashier. A train of the Union Stock Yards Com pany s:ruck one of tbe temporary sun ports of tbe main pan of the iron viaduct over Q street in fcouth Om-iha the other morning and knocked the whole structure to tbe giound with a tremendous crash. Fourteen men were on top of the structure and fell with the ruin. Eight were hurt and one of them. Fr?d Annacer, of Des Moines, was probably fatally injured. Norfolk has votrd 325,000 in bonds for the purpose of erecting new school build ings. S. C Morgan, cashier of a bank at Sid ney and the son-in-law of President Yates, of the Nebraska National Bank of Omaha, was found dead in bed the other morning with tbe top of bis bead blown off. He bad committed suicide. Tbe caue was not given. The board of arbitration agreed upon between tbe Union Pacific engineers and firemen and the road, recently rendered a decision at Omaha in favor of the engi neers. They held that the taking of the Kan sis Central out of the management of the Union Paciflo did not abrogate the agreement under which the engineers and firemen were being paid at thai time. Wages will consequently be restored and date bat k to May 15. when tbe reduction was announced. In tbe case of John Fitzgerald vs. tbe Fitzgerald-Mallory Construction Com pany and tbe Union Pacific railroad, re cently tried at Omaha, tbe jury returned a verdict for $47,937 97 debt and $3 474.15 interest, making a total of ?51,41iG2, the judgment to b?ar interest at seven per cent until paid. As Mr. Fitzgerald sued for $52,000, this wa? regardt d as a very complete victory. The case will probably be appealeiL Private Lewis was recently convicted at Fori Niobrara of forging General Bn's bin's name and sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary. State Oil Inspector Caldwell has appointed tbe following deputies: Colonel Hoover, of Blue Hill; Joe Corns, of Sew ard; J. W. McDonald, of Omaha, and G. W. Fairbrother, of Nemaha City. An unknown woman who was insane from the effects of taking a dose of con centrated lye with suicidal intent, was left at the county jail at Nebraska City the other day. She was in search of ber husband, who preceded her from Germany several yeara ago and came to Nebraska, but sbe failed to find bim and became despondent Sbe will probably be sent back to Germany. Charles A. Wheeler, bis wife, child and a hired girl, of Lonp City, were re cently poisoned by eating canued straw berries. But for tbe timely arrival of medical assistance tbe result in each case would have been fatal. The following shows the acreage of grain in S anton County: Wheat, 8,232; corn, 30,866; oats, 8. 1C0; barley, 1,611; meadow, 598; flax, 159; millet, 232; rye, 104; number of fruit trees. 9 336; forest trees, 863,393; grape vines, 8,3:9. The undertakers of the State met in solemn conclave at Lincoln the other day and elected tbe following officers: Presi dent, George Brown, of Superior; first vice-president F. J. Switz of Kearney; second vice-president Henry Boeck. of Plattsmouth; third vice-president H. M. Hinman, of Fremont; secretary and treas urer, James Hen ion, of Lincoln. Grand Island was selected as the placa of tbe next meeting. Charles M. Ogo. thirty-seven years of age, committed, suicide by hanging at Ponca the other morning. Before hang ing the suicide had tiken poison and at tempted to drown himself in a creek. He had married a woma-i who had an undi vorcrd husband livin?, and ha got the bet ter of a bad job by killing himself. A farmer named Gerbardt Johnson, living near Dunbar, committea suicide the o:faer morning by hanging. John son's wife died some time ago, and he had beea suffering from melancholy ever since. Tbe Jara of J. C. Wilcox, ten miles northeast of Ceatropolis, was struck by lightning the other night and burned to tbe ground. A stallion valued at $1,000 was killed. The Seventh Day Adveatists will hold their annual camp meeting at Chadron. July 2 to & This meeting ia to accommo date those living in Northwest Nebraska aad Southwestern Dakota. Dcrino a recent storm A. J. Vaa Bus kirk had twelve head of catt'e killed by lightning near Bjakelmaa. Nice Folet. who shot aai killed Mrs. Clark and wounded her husband, near Elgin the other day, was subsequently arrested aad while he waa being taken to Neligh a mob took hiss from the officers aad lynched him. The people of Doniphan hava receatly been atlicted with "bis; jaw." Even the postmaster was attacked with the malady. Physicians called the disease mamps. DlTCHEa Wrack oa tka : Fatal Albany Kailroafl, BHams: Camp Half Deatreyeel By Ctoadbarst River Steamer Wrecked Three Me Drei Ete. New Hater. Cobb-, July 1 The limited express which left Boston at eleven o'clock Saturday moraiag via the Boston et Albany railroad, was ditched just outside the city limits ia the afternoon and three persons were killed aad several badly In jured. The killed were Mis Mary A. Brighasa, of Brooklyn. N. Y who waa recently ap pointed principal of the Mount Holyoke Seminary at South Hidley, Mass. ; Clar ence Uay.'a draw lag-room car conductor, thought to belong to Stamford, Conn and E. P. Proffer, traveling agent for a New York firm. The injured ware: Rodney Beer, con ductor, arm brok-n; Drawingroom Car Conductor Elba, thrown through a win dow and cut about the head; Brakran McKean, thrown through a window with the porter of the car; George Craig, of Meriden, badly injured intrnally. W. H. Lockwood. of HariforJ, with his two sons and two daughters, together with Benjamin F. Fisher, were oa their way to Short Beach. All were badly shaken op and bruised. Lockwood is now at the hospital with a broken ankle. Miss Bertha Lockwood waa qnite badly hurt oa tbe wrist but has left the hospital. There were several hundred passengers on the train and the majority of them got a bad shaking up ad were more or leas bruised and cut, but tbey scattered so quickly after tbe accident that it waa im posible to get their names. The accident was caused by the spread ing of the raila where a gang of trackmen were at work relaving tbe trai k. The en gine pass.'d overall right but the track spread under the baggage car, turning it across the track and the other cars behind it pushed it into the smoker. O.ie passen ger coach and, two drawing room cars also went over on their sides and landed in the ditch. The rear car left the track bat did not turn over. A RAILROAD steamer lost. Watertown, N. Y., July 1. The Wil liam Armstrong, of Ogdensburg, we-it to the bottom of tbe river at eleven o'clock yesterday morning while being used in ferrying railroad cars from Morristowa to Brockville, Ont, but as far as can be learned no lives were lost Her regular work bad been between Ogdensburg and Prescott, Oaf., as a freight and passenger ferry for tbe Rome, Watertown &Og!ens burg and the Ogdensburg & Lake Cham plain railroad. Sbe was also nsed in ex cursion business. At the tima of the acci dent she was ferrying three cars loaded with goal, which were at one end of the boat TERRIBLE CLOUDBURST. Las Cruces, N. M.. July 1. A gentle man just in from near tbe mining camo of Hermosa reports a terrible -loudburst that flooded and washe t away over half of rtiat prosperous camp. No lives are yet known to have been lost Hermosa is located sixty miles ftom tbe railroid and only meagor reports have yet erne in. The camp is tbe headquarters of Colonel Richard Mansfield White, who receatly did sucli grol work in Washington towards protecting the lead interests of New Mexico. MOTHER AND CHILD DROWNED. LnTLz Rock. Ark., July 1. Parties from the Indian Territory sla'e that Mrs. M. J. Daney attempted to ford Caney creek, which is very high, having ben swollen by recent rains. Sbe was on horseback and carried a two-year-old child in her lap. When half across the horse got into deep water and was carried down stream and drowned together with tbe woman and child. Mrs. Daney was highly connected. DEADLT EEROSENB. Cleveland, O , July L Mrs. Catherine Arnold, living at 16 Cobleigh street, at tempted to start a fir yesterday morning with kerosene. The oil exploded aad waa thrown over her c.'othing, which took fire and burned furiously. An ambulance waa ca:led and she waa removed to the hospi tal, dying after four hours of terrible suf fering. Tbe heme aad contents war damaged to the extent of $1009. WAGON FATALITr. Chicago, July 1. A locomotive oa the Northwestern read crushed into a farmer's wagon at May wood, a small village near this city, Satur lay night, killing August Multeahouer instantly and fatally injur ing his brother-in-law, Fred Liebenhour. Hilda Raditz, aeed thirteen years, waa also seriously injured, but may recover. Two other children in the wagon received severe bruise. THREE MEN DROWNED. St. Louis, July 1. The St Louis Boat ing C ub yesterday dedicated their new boat tbe Chris Voa der Ahe, bat the pleasure incident to tbe occeajoa waa marred by thi accidental drowning of three membeis of tbe club. Gas Explosles. Boston, June 3a An explosion of gas occurred at noon yesterday ia the Boston Tow Boat Company'a office ia the F.sk building. The injmed are: Miss Laura L'-ncoln, of Somerville, ankle broken and otherwise serioasla injured; Frank Roberts, of Cambridge, sligbt'y. and James Feaner badly, burned. The first named were employed ia the Oak Grove Farm Omraay's office, ever the office of the Boston Tow Boat Com pany. Toe explosion shattered the walls and blew up the ceiling. The gas camo from a leak la the pipes aad was ignited in some unknown manner. Corporal Taaaer. Toteea, Kan., June 90. Corporal Tan ner arrived here early yesterday morning. A reception was tendered him in the after noon at Oakland Park, at which several thousand old soldiers from this city aad surreaadiag towna were present. Gov ernor Humphrey was master ef reieme nies. A camp fire was givea ia tho even ing in honor of the distinguished guest earlmaaoew Ctncinnatl Jaae 30. The pelieo eem missioaers have considered charges agaiast Chief ef Police DieUeh, pre ferred by citisena. who, oa Sunday last asked him in vain to order arrests for violation of tho Sunday closing law for saloons. Tho chief showed that his action was based oa aa order by Mayer Mosby. The board found the chief gailty aad reprimaaded hiss, awt assured him that it retained its osaldeaeo hi his uprightnees as aa eaacer. Tho aeeaalaa fer the order bv the mayor was tbe pres ence ef tho Tamers at their great festival. iae mayor explalas that he did ae io suspeaa tae law. sat only to uui Monday. MRS. HAYES DEAD. Wife ef the Ka-rwetd t Falls te 1 Her Kveatfal LMe. Fremont, O., Juae 26. Mrs. Hayes died at 6:30 o'clock yesterday morning. Tho funeral will take place Friday afternoon. Mrs. Hayes passed the night quietly. At eight o'clock Monday night she became muck worse and gradually sank until the hoar of her death. At tbe bedside were tho members of the family, together with Mrs. Mitchell, of Columbus, cousin of ex President Have; Mrs. Hun'ington. a ia of Mrs. Hayes; Lacy Keeler. Mrs. . H. Miller and the physicians. Mrs. Hayes' maiden name was Lucy War Webb. She was horn Auru-u 2. , 188L at Chillkothe, O.. aad was the young est child and only daughter of Dr. Jnra Webb aad Maria Cook. Her grnlfath-r. Judge Isaac Cook, who came from Con necticut in 1781. end all four ot ber great grandfathers served ia the revo'utio iary war. Her father served in the war of 1812 aad died during the cholera scourgt ia Lexington, Ky., in 1933. Her mother was a woman of jrr-at foret ef character aad deep religion convic tions. She removed to Dataware to have ber sons educated at the Ohio Weslornu Universitv. and her daughter received the benefit ot the same instructions and after wards was graduated at the Wes.'eyan female seminary at Cincinnati in lSVi. Bbe was married December 3), 185?, and at the breaking out of the war of the re bellion her family consisted her mother. her two brothers and her four little boys. Her husband and both of her brothers im mediately entered tho army aad from that time to tbe close of the war her home waa a refuge for wounded, sick and fur louehed soldiers, going and returning from the front Sbe spent two winters in camp with ber husband in Virginia and after the battle at South Mountain, where he was badly wounded, she hastened East aad joined him at M-ddletown, McL, aad later spent much time in the hospital near that city. Near the doe of the war she accompanied her basbaad to Washington while he was a member of Congress. She was one of the orictaator of the Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home and was a mmberof its board of direc'oru prior to its adoption by the State Wiiilo ber husband waa Governor of Ohio she took an active Interest ia all the charitabU institutions of the Siate. During the four years of her life nt the White House she was disiiugu'shcd by tha graceful cordiality with which sbe re ceived all who came to ber. Since tbe retirement of her husband from public lire she has been an ardently interested member of the Woman's Relief Corps and has served during successive years as the president of tbe Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Epi-copal Church. Sbe bns bas been an honorary member of tbe Society of tho Army of West Virginia, the medal of which had been presented to ber by the soldiers whose loyal regard for her wat an horaag she most highly appreciated. Mr. Haye' children are: Burcbard Hayes, Esq., a lawyer practicing ia To ledo; Mr. Webb Hayn. in business in Cleveland; Rutherford P. Hayes, a banker in Fremont; Scott Hayes, a student la Cornell University, and Fanny H iyes, a young lady living with her parents. JAILBIRDS ESCAPE. Tha Turnkey Assaulted Two Colored I'rlrtoaer Migrate. ToPXEA. Kan.. June 26. Yesterday afternoon the wife of Elijah Jones, a con victed colored criminal awaiting a peni tentiary sonteuce. called to see him and he was perm itied to talk with her in the corridor which surrounds the cell. After A Jaier Gill bad eutend tbe corridor and ' locked the iron door behind bim and while he was in the act of closing the combination cell lock, Jones threw bis arm around bis neck and struck him a powerful How on the head with a heavy piece of iron. William Fi.her. another negro convict joined in tbe assault and Gill was speedily rendered harmless. Ihe keys to the out side doors were taken from him and tho two men escaped. Jailer Gdl recovered ia time to cut off the escape of twelve other prisoner, who entered the corridor and made a rush for the open doors. Mrs. Jones remained in tbe corridor during the melee aad subsequently denied having furnished ber husband with the weapon. Tho men separated as soon as tbey got outside and have not been recaptured. DROWNED IN THE HUDSON. Six Tesuig Persons Lose Their Lives Kant Dewa By a Tub Albant, N. Y., June 26 A boating party consisting of John Mattimore, son of the late Thomas Mattimore; E Iward and Joseph Cody, Maud and Maggie Horner and Misses Kate Ryan and Mnry Hennessy, cousins of tbe Horner girls, from Hudson. N. Y., while rowing- on the river opposite tbe Knickerbocker ice houses at Bath, were run dovva by the tug Evangeline at 9:30 o'clock last evenins and before assistance could reach them all were drowned excepting Joseph Cody, who escaped, but was almost completely exhausted by his efforts to save h:s companions. Captain McLennan of the Evangeline says he saw tbe party when aboujatifty feet away and blew his whistle. Cart the noise of an accordion which Joseph Cody waa playing evidently drowned the sound of tbe whistla Tho parties drowned were all about twenty two years of age and were estimable young people. A seat en bas been kept up all nigbtfor the bodies of the unfortunates but none of them has been discovered ap to a lata hour. Chicago Ga Trust. Chicago, June K Judge Baker ended the gaa trust case, aa far aa be is con cerned, by entering a final order. This was done by agreement of the attorneys. The Attorney-General elected to submit the case of the demurrers to the pleas as amended. These demurrers were over ruled by the court; which decided in favor of tho gas trust's claim to ths ti.ht to combine by nerchaae or otherwise th franchises granted to separate corpora tions. Th9 Attorney-General prayed aa nppsal to the Superior Court; which waa granted. m m Csas DtehaaeM. CncAOo, Jane St Camp 3 Claa-na-GaeL was disbanded either Saturday alght or Sunday by Edward Spellman, district cflcer of Dlineis aad Michigan. All records, iaeladiag the list of members wanted by the 8tate's attorney, wet des troyed. 8pellmaa was before the grand jury a short time ago. at which time Itia assessed ho eulogised Dr. Cronin and eoa-, damned Alexander Sullivan. W atti tude Induced the emcers to disclose some of tho secrets of the prosecution. These, it is alleged, were afterward communi cated to the BaUlvan factioa and theA Claa-na-Gael, the re.alt being as statejM Ah calser left last night fer Peoria wit m sabpes ia for Spellmaa.