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DEAD NUMBER AN 100
A DYNAMITE "EXPLOSION
MOST APPALLING.
Three llnnilrril Were Wounded anil Tlinti
and Iteiulfred lluruils Tore it Ho'e
0O I'eet lainic untl 80 IViJ Wlilo fuller
ft Freight Cur.
JoitANSiMiuno. Fob. 21. DetuHs arc
reaching this city of what Is probably
one of tho most disastrous dynamite
explosions on record in any part of
the world. Thousands of people havo
been rendered homeless, about 100
Rcrsons sire bullcvcd to have been
' hilled, several hundred men, women
and children have been seriously
wounded and many others have been
more or less Injured.
Vicudcndoip, the scene of the. ex
plosion, Is a suburb of Johannesburg.
1U Inhabitants number tho poorer
(losses of whites of the Hand, Malays,
Kafllrsntid CIiIiuiiihiii, who subsist for
the most port, by doing odd jobsnbout
tho place, which Is a railway transfer
station for the. mining districts of the
Miction.
Among the freight car standing on
the Shunt mines at Vioiideudorp
yesterday wero eight trucks loaded
with dynamite. Tho deadly stulV was
hidden under ran vus coiurlugs to pro
tect it from the sun.
As i. .'euing whs approaching there
ivusun explosion Hour thu lrelght de
pot to iiiiensii that tho ground for
miles around was convulsed as If by
an earthquake Hou-.es niched unil
fell, masses of iron, earth, stone, wood
and human bodies were hurled sky
ward, and the windows of almost
every house in .lolianuesburg were
broken. The explosion tore a hole
WlO feet long and eighty feet wide
whera the eight trucks of dynamite
stood a few minutes before. The
whole of Hint iUiuter of Johannes
burg was literally blown to pieces.
Thoeftects of the explosion could be
seen over a radius of more than a
mile, and almost, everything within a
half inileof where the trucks had been
shunted for tho night was razed to the
ground. Iron work was twisted and
torn, stones destroyed and brickwork
pulverized. On the ground were black
ened shapes of lin inn ii bodies, limbs,
heads, trunks, scorched and torn.
Tho victims were mostly Malays,
Kalllrs and Chinamen, tho whites be
ing in a minority at Vicndendi.rp. nut
hi jiuc oi uus, (pine a number of
white people, including six girls, are
nmoug the victims of the calamity.
In Ufteen minutes after the ex
plosion occurred I no bodies of forty
dead persons, all terribly mutilutcii,
wero carried away from tho scene,
while the searching of tho ruins con
tinued without Intermission. Several
hundred wounded persons were taken
to places where they might bo cared
for.
In addition to tho wounded, thou
sands of people wero tendered home
less and they must rely on tho char
itable for aid.
Pieces of iron, stone and brick are
scattered all over Johannesburg, liv
ery building felt tho great shuck
more or less.
Tho hcudquarters of tho Wanders
club is being used as a morgue lit
the gaily decorated club room are hor
rible lines of nieinberless, blackened
trunks of human bodies, rows of
charred arms and legs, crushed and
mimed heads, hands, feet, pieces of
llch, etc , tied up in bags, tho whole
presenting a sickening sight. Around
the club ami scene of tho explosion the
most harrowing scenes nro witnessed
by fathers looking for their children,
wives staring blankly nt what seemed
to be- tlio bodies of husbands, the llv
ing, many of them badly hurt them
selves, hunting for traces of the miss
ing. Tho force of the explosion drove the
iron axles of tho trucks upon which
tho dynamite rested twenty feet into
the hard ground.
How the explosion occurred is not
known, but it is believed thut a thiev
ing Kaflir found his way to tho shunt
d trucks and in trying to break open
one of tho cases of tho explosive, being
iu ignorance of what it contained,
caused the disaster.
According to tho latest estimate
about 1(10 persons havobeen killed uud
about silo wounded badly. Several
of the wounded havo since died of
their injuries.
All of tho hospitals are filled with
nnHcrers, and many private houses
havo been opened to tho wounded and
homeless.
Most of tho houses iu Viedeudorp
were built of corrugated Iron, as is
usual in South Africa suburbs, and of
this material, near where tho e xiilo
hlon took place, hardly n vestigo ro
inaius. A popular subscription lias been
opened for tho relief of the wounded
homeless. Already 8 idO.Ooo havo been
raised and this amount will reach 5
million dollars before night, lu nihil
tlon steps hnvo already been taken to
clear away the debris. A part of tho
money subscribed will bu Invested in
building muterlals and the work of .
constructing Vicndendorp will begin lis
soon as the bodies of tho dead aro In
terred, which will probably bo to
morrow. Tho funeral will be attend
od by almost tho whole population of
Johannesburg.
Tho llores and tho ritlandors aro
working harmoniously lu tho succor
ing of tho wounded and homeless.
Tho disaster seems to havo done n
great deal towards healing tho bitter
feeling caused by tho Jameson raid.
President lunger has telegraphed
Ms sympathy with tho people of
Johannesburg anil ho is being kept in
formed on all details.
R. K. Hook of Dunning was run over
1y a tea n unil wugou ami so In. illy in
jurt.il tliat he may not recover.
W. Anlnr't Kuciisnueut. '
Lonpoi', Fob. 2 1. The Leeds Mer
cury says tho engagement of William
Waldorf Astor uml Lady Hundolph
Cliurclnll, formerly Miss .Tonnlo Jc
romo of Now York, will be announced
shortly. Mrs. Astor died December
l!2, 181H, and Lord Kaudolpk Churchill
tiled January SI, 18U5.
Debii n fiiilimiuitorlul't.'undldiite.
South Ilnxp, I ml., Feb. SI. Tho
Tribuno says that Eugene V. Dobs
will accept tho Populist nomination
for governor of Indiana on a platform
favorjng the free coinage of silver and
in opposition to corporations.
SENATORS DISCUSS CUBA
Propriety of KitendiiiK III IIIk ri-nt Klclitu
l)rliiitrl.
Washing-ion, Feb. '21 The Senate
to-day, on motion of Mr. Chandler,
postponed consideration of Mr. Lodge's
resolution for an investigation of re
cent bond issues until Monday.
Mr. Call, at J o'clock, called up tho
resolution to grant belligerent rights
to tho Cuban insurgents. Mr. Cam
eron moved a substitute icsolutlon re-
ucsling tbo President tn otter tho
good ofllccs of this (ovurumuiit to
bring tho war to n close
Mr. Call spoko, severely arraigning
tho Spanish gn eminent for its udmlii
istintlon in Cuba. Senator Cameron
followed Mr. Call, lie referred to tho
fact that ho Was ill President fjrnnt.'u
cabinet at the time of the former
Cuban uprising. He objected to the
committee resolution us accomplishing
nothing and giving ottense to Spain
without extending any benefit to
Cuba. Ho wanted the United Stales
to act. He urged that tho miseries of
Cuba be brought loan enil. ,.
Mr. i.odgo followed Mr. Cameron in
a vigorous speech advocating tho rec
ognition of Cuban independence. He
referred to the unfriendliness of not
only Spain but Franco and Khglund
as well at the time of the civil war.
A letter from Secretary Carlisle, as
to the coin and other money in circu
lation Was read and ordered iiriiil..il
.Mr. S.ulro of Washington reported
favorably a bill rcijulring muriiiu en
gineers to be American citizens. Mr.
! rye called attention to recent re
marks of Mr. Squire criticising the un
American course of tho international
steamship line Mr. Fryo declared
that tho senator had unintentionally
misstated tho facts, having been
crammed with misinformation.
UNION PACIFIC SALE.
Itceeher Anilerroii fllijeet In Hit- Central
Purlllr lli-lni: l)lMm,(l of Separately.
Wasiiimuo.v, Feb. Ul. All-. Ander
son, a receiver of the Union Pacific
railroad, and cx-Congressnian Coombs,
government director, appeared be
foio the house committed on Pccitto
railroads to-day. They asked that tho
I nlou and Central Pacific roads be put
up for salt; as a whole uml ,ri.. ,,.
the highest bidder. Mr. Anderson
subtnilied an iimcndiuent to the bill
presented to tho committee by him,
providing for the issue of patents to
tin- several roads. The I'nioii Pacilic,
lie said, had uscil tlio proceeds of tho
sale of lands fi r tho payment of In
terest on bonds; what was done with
the money secured from thu bonds he
did not know. The I'nion Pacific
was vary much misunderstood us
to its financial ability, for, though
it was insolvent, It had been
able to pay every bill for operating
expenses. The proposition to soli thu
properties in separate parts was not
good. They should1 bo sold as a whole,
and in that way would bring a much
higher price than otherwise All
propositions for any other solution
than a sale, ho said, would meet with
opposition from Congress, for however
meritorious they might be. it was im
possible to secure a unanimity of opin
ion from so large a body.
Mr. Coombs agreed with flu- propo
sition that the roads should bo M)ld
together and carry out tho original
plan that they should be a through line
from tlio .Missouri river to tho Pacilic.
The government would probably ob
tain ST.VMO.fion from them. It might
be well, he said, for tho government
to protect itself by making an upset
price. It would also bo well to bring
those persons owning terminal facili
ties into the suit to settle tho question
whether tins terminals should bo sold
with the road. The government
should not sell Its lien upon the prop
erties. If we can rid ourselves of tills
railroad scandal, he Raid, Hie value of
our stocks all over the world would
upprci late.
NO NEED FOR ICE.
IJeilea fur Shipping I'erUlmtilo flood
Hint Promise, (Ircnt lCcsiiltn.
Ciui'Aiio, Feb. 01. Contracts wero
drawn up iu Chicago yesterday by
means of which It Is promised that
packers and shinjK-rs of pcrishablo
products will, in future, get along
without ice.
Hr. A. T. Perkins, now a resident of
Chicago, lias patented a process of
keening fruits and perishable products
duiliig transportation by tho uso of
sterilized air. His patents extend to
the Antipodes.
Mr. suinrt of the Australian meat
export company's corporation is of the
opinion that tho new process, which
ho says will enablu Australia to ship
its meat to Kurope Instead of boiling
it down to make tallow, will virtually
force tho American producers of
iliesscd meat out of the Kuiopean
market. He adds: "Moreover, it will
enable us to ship our fruit, which now
rots for want of a market, to Hnglaud
at a season when it will command tho
highest prlccsand annihilate thotrado
which the American syndicate has
been planning for. We proposo to
supply the whole of llreat llrltaln
Willi meat and fruit. Six warehouses
aro now being built iu London and
Mancheuler, which will servo as our
distributing points. Two of them aro
among the largest receiving ware
houses in tliu world."
The. fruit syndicate of California Is
the interest winch Mr Smart says ban
ucuii most concerned about tho matter.
Left u Mlnliitiirii L'ollln on 111 lltiurntep
Pr.liuv, Okla., Fob. 21. Twenty
miles north of hero a fow nights ago
whltecapslofta miniature cotlin on tho
doorstops of L. A. Irwin. On tho
coilln wero inscribed tho words:
"Whitucaps 177." Inside tho coilln
was three feet of rope. It Is thought
it was loft thoro by Irwin's contest
ants to scare him out of tho country.
rrnlili'iit IturiikPN ICedwIuo it Pardon.
Wasiii.noton, Feb. 21. Tno prosi
dent has denied the application for
pardon for LcwIh Hcdwine, sentenced
in (Jeorgia to six years' imprisonment
in tho Ohio ponitontlary and costs, for
embezzling funds of a national bank.
Tho president also refused a pardon to
F. M. O. llo's'.op, sentenced in Oregon
to ten years' hard labor for forgery.
Mr. Ktoveiunn Prmldent done nil.
Wasiuniiton, Fob. 2.. Tho Daugh
ters of tho Amorlcnn Involution to
day unanimously elected Mrs. Steven
son, wifo of tho Vice President, as
president general.
NO DOUBT OF A FIGHT.
Iltrr.rllilnt; hi ltriulln for (lie I IIkIiii
niuiia MhIht Mill.
Kr. Paso, Texas, Feb. lI. Fa-cry
thing points to a fight to-morrow, and
everybody is preparing for an ail night
ride. The exact location of the battle
ground is still n matter of conjecture,
but Stuart will give out the tip to the
fuitliful this evening. The general
impression Is that It will be across tho
Mexican bordor In some Isolated spot,
und the whole attalr is practically tlio
Sulllvan-Kilralii light over again.
The light train will leave here sojua
lima to-night, arriving at the rlngsldu
early to-morrow morning, when tlio
battle will be pulled off and the party
return to F.l Paso as rapidly as Is pos
sible. The ring and seat builders ills
appealed yesterday, and everybody
icei.s ma', ino agony win no over be
fore sundown to-morrow and that Fit,
will bo returned tho winner.
Peter Maher came in from Las Cru
ces tills morning to bo iu readiness to
stnrt for tho battleground at any time
within the next twenty-four hours.
lie was accompanied by Jim Hall,
Jimmy Connors and several others,
who will assist lilm at the ringside. A
large crowd greeted tlio party at the
depot and Maher had considerable
dilllculty iu working his way through
to the carriage which "Ituck'' Connelly
had in waiting for him. He walked
(Illicitly and with a free swinging
stride, showing thut. ho was iu fair
condition at least. A pair of goggles
covered Ills eyes from the bright light
i mo sun, inn ne seemed to use their
without inconvenience
"My eyes are much belter," Maher
said, "and I am going to do the best 1
can when I get into tho ring. I wisli
I could have better luck iu preparing
for the light. It really seems as if
everything has been agalust mo iu
training, but thut Is one of the things
a man must take chances on iu litis
business. I certainly expect to win
from Fitzsimuions, and I am going
right at him from the first sound of
tlio gong. I don't think- the light will
bo a long one in any event. 1 will win
in five rounds or less. They tell me
Fitzsimmons is iu good shiipe, and 1
am glad of that. It will bo all thu
more to my credit if I win. I bee that
Coibett says he will challenge Hie
winner. I will give him a chance as
quickly us lie wunts it, tho sooner the
better."
Maher will bo seconded by Connolly,
hall, Lowcry and Quinn, while Fit.,
will be esquired by Julian, Evcrhart,
titclzner and McCoy.
TWICE HANGED.
flie rimt Hope Itrolio and yitrgnrald
Old Not l.oe Coiifcloimirn.
St. Loi-H, Mo., Feb. LM. James
Fitgerald was hanged hero this fore
noon for thu murder of his sweot
hcart, Annie Xaesscns, on tho night
of November u'4. ISCO. Fit.gorald was
taken to the git'lows at 1(1 o'clock,
bound lu the usual way, tho black cap
adjusted, the trap sprung and thocul
pt it shot down six feet, but not to
death. The ropo broke and tho vic
tim lay struggling on the ground be
neath tho gallows. 'Iho black cap
was instantly removed by the doctors,
who found Fitzgerald still conscious.
Stimulants woro given and ho revived
and was taken into the morgue a fow
feet away, where ho was cared for by
tho doctors.
A new rope was sent for at onco,
and at li o'clock the sick and trem
bling, but nervy victim, was ugaln
taken to tlio scaffold. At J 1:0'.' the
trap was again sprung. Ills neck was
broken.
SLAIN BY AN ASSASSIN.
Harper County, KitnvM, Fiiriui-r Murdered
by a .Mini Waiting In Aniliimli.
Wichita, Kan., Feb. L'l.A cold
blooded murder was perpetrated last
night at Anthony, in thu southwestern
part of thu state Charles Itodmau, a
prominent farmer, returned from
Harper, ICan., about H o'clock, where
ho had becu on business. His family
heard him enter tlio yard, unhitch his
team and a fow moments later heard
a loud report. Ills sou, Claud, who
was iu tlio house, ran to tlio door,
when ho saw another flash, und saw
his father reel, and fall, and saw an
unknown man disappear in tho dark
ness. On reaching his fatliur ho found
him dead, witli gunshot wounds iu his
left arm and another chargo of slugs
In his breast,
Tho excitement is intense, and If
tlio assassin is captured, thoro will
very probably be a lynching party In
thut vicinity.
No More Hodlm Uncovered.
Xi:wc'Asri.K, Col., Feb. 21. The pres
ence of poisonous gases In the Vulcan
mine bus retarded tlio recovery of the
bodies of tho victims of tlio explosion
which occurred Tucsduy. So far, four
bodies only havo been recovered. Un
der the direction of Statu Coal Mine
Inspector (irilllths, a brattice has been
built to aid iu cleaning- thu miiiu of
gas, and as rapidly as pnssiblu thu
lower level will be penetrated and the
dead minsr.s brought to the surface.
A KiiumiH Popullut IMItor Insane.
Topkka, Kan., Feb. 'il.D, T.
Palmer, a newspaper man of locnl
notoriety, becamu insane at ills homo
last night and was taken In custody
by tho sheriff, ponding un Inquiry bo
fore tlio Probato court, llccently lie
has been city editor of tho Co-Operator,
a Populist daily. Ho imagines
peoplo are pursuing him with iutont
to do violence.
A (l-Yenr-Old Hoy Cniiimltx h'ulrldr.
Id ,ro.N, Ind., Feb. UJ. Tlio 0-year-old
son of Fleming Marshall of (Irccno
county committed suicide with ar.sonio
because his futiier whipped hltn.
An Artri'XH Hie of Heart Ile.ir.
Nr.w Yoiik, Fob. al. Luclo Frets
inger, onoof tho leading members of
tho Irving Place Theater company,
died yesturday of heart disease. Miss
Frelslngcr was 20 years old and was
born iu Vienna. Shu was a favorlto
with those who frequented tho Irving
Place theater.
Oroom (1 llrlde, 17,
.Tolikt, III., Fob. 10. Harrison Uur
dick, aged C8 years, und Miss Hunna
Illmtz, aged 17 years, were mnrrled
yesterduy. The groom Is a weulthy
resident of Plainfleld und tho bride is
also ot that town-
BROWN'S TJ10UBLES.
WOMEN PRESENT STRONG
EVIDENCE.
Mm. Mitr.r A. I)tlnii Itepiatu linr
She llftx Alri:iily .Mxile AimlnM Him
Mr. HtorMoii tlrn llniniijjliic IMdi in e
Agulnut Hie PiednruiMl llrn-ilf.
SAW Fiiicisi;o, Feb. 22. There
wero startling developments in the
trial of the Key. C. O. llrown yester
day. Mrs. M. A. Stockton kept her
promise to Mrs. Sarah II. Cooper and
was a witness again it thu accused
tmstor. She practically admitted that
Dr. llrown had been unduly intimate
with her and that their relations were
known to Mrs. llrown.
Mrs. Davidson, tliu cause of all Dr.
llrown's troubles, appeared before the
council in cluirge of a deputy sherllT
and filed her charges against the min
ister. Sho accuses llrown of
adultery with Miss Overman, with
causing an unlawful operation to be
performed and with various kinds of
deception. Sho also sava she has a
statement in reserve which is a
"scorcher.''
Dr. llrown prevailed unon the coun
cil to listen without delay to Ills de
nial of the serious allegations of Mrs.
Stockton.
The proceedings were enlivened by
a wordy encounter between Mrs.
aaraii I,. Looper and tlio Hov. Dr.
llrown. Following this it was an
nounced thnt the accused pastor and
Miss Mutlio Overman would examine
the Overman-Tunnell letters. Mr
llrown will attempt un explanation of
these letters.
Mrs. Mary A. Davidson repeated this
afternoon the charges which sho had
already made against the pastor to the
public.
Mrs. Stockton was recalled and
questioned by Judge Advocate Wood
hams. "Tell us if you met tho Ilev.
Brown ut other times."
"Oh, I mot him many times," Mrs.
Stockton answered, "so many times
that 1 was willing to go to the 'ends of
the earth for him. I would no sooner
got in my room sometimes than tho
door would open and tho doctor would
coma in. He was my very shadow.
One day we took a long walk to Xorlh
beach. Sometimes wo walked on tho
down town streets, but that was
dangerous and we confined our strolls
to the streets near the park, whero we
would not bo in danger of running
into peoplo we might "mow."
"Aro you still n member of this
church in good standing?'"
"Oh, yes; nobody lias over said any
thing against me but Dr. llrown."
"llavu you ever had any personal
relations with the Kev. Dr. llrown
other than you have related?"
"That's u leading question. I was
silly enough to believe thnt lie would
marry me. Do admitted he had
wronged me."
"Ilavo you ever hnd any criminal
relations with the Hev. llrown?"
"I haven't denied it. I hnvc been
attacked and it was a great humilia
tion for mo to come hero und toll this
story. 1 would have stayed away had
It not boon for Dr. llrown, ami 1 al
ways thought so much of him."
Tho Hev. llrown protested against
tills remark. Attorney ilnrtuett, on
behalf of his client, told tho council
that Mrs. Stockton had further evi
deio for the cars of the council alone
uud tho reporters retired.
MOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Mueli lloultiie Work DUpooed Of lie.
Imtn Out IihII.iii AfT.llrx.
Wasiii.no ro.v, Feb. 22. Again tlte
House attended strictly to business.
Tho conference report on tho diplo
niiuiu and consular bill was agreed to,
tlio Senate amendments to the pension
bill were sent to conference, and tho
Indian appropriation bill was taken
up. The latter bill carries Ss.iino.O'.i:,,
or S1.'I2,T27 loss than tlio law for tho
curicnt year. In connection with a
proposition to increase the sanities of
Indian inspectors from a",nooto S'MKiO.
tlio salaries Used by law (the bills of
tho last two years have only appro
priated S2.M0 each for these salaries),
both Mr. Cannon and Mr. Dinirley, the
Republican leaders on the Door, ap
pealed to the majority in view of the
situation of tho treasury to keep down
expenses, and refuse to take a step in
the direction of increased salaries.
Jin t their appeal were in vain, and
tho notion of tho committee on Indian
affairs in restoring tno saluries was
sustained. 87-.10.
A bill was passed granting railroad
companies In tlio Indian Territory ad
ditional powers to secure depot
grounds.
Mr. Flynu, the Oklahoma delegate,
moved to strike out tlio appropriation
of $1,1,000 for flvo Indian inspoi tors,
whom Mr. Flynn termed "Hoke
Smith's personal body guard."
Mr. Dockory, Democrat of Missouri,
moved, us an amendment, to icduco
tho salaries of inspectors to Sl'.COO
each, tho amount of salaries fixed in
the current appropriation luw. Thu
motion was defeated.
The committee rose with tlio Flynn
nmc-iidmcut still pending.
At 3:10 p in. tho House adjourned.
Catholic Cliureh lIplioiiM No DUorru.
Sr. Paul, Minn., Feb. 22. Arch
bishop Ireland said yesterday: "Thu
report coining from Halifax that Popo
Leo has gi anted h full divorce, on tho
ground of infidelity on the part of a
woman iu Halifax. U clearly a misrep
resentation of thu facts in tho cae.
Tho positive und inflexible teachings
of tho Catholic church is that a valid
marriage contract, duly consummated,
cannot bo annulled or inudo by nny
authority in church or state, "death
alone terminating its obligations."
.11 ii n of 01, Weils it AVoiiinii of nil.
AiniisoN, Kan., Feb. i!?. John
Merkel of llrndsliaw, Mo., nged Gil,
and Mrs Sophia Dorsum of Atchison
county, aged .VJ. wero married In
Atchison yesterday. Hotli aro well-to-do,
und signed an unti-niiptlal
agreement not to inherit property
from each other
r.irim l'louili'il by un leu Curse.
La Pj.atti:, N'eb., Feb. 2?. An ico
porg'j has formed tn tho Platte river
cea' hero und fanning land, for many
tallos Is submerged and the farmers
bavo sought thu highlands, .Much
rm provender ha hpon rnino'l
THE BURGLARS GET $3,500
Snfe llhmtr IU.li tlie lliiuk ill Mil.otllli,
KIIKIIH.
Lawtihnci:. Kan., Feb. 2L Tho
bnnk nt McLouth, twelve miles north
of here, in Jefferson county, was rob
bed Inst night. Two men entered nnd
blew open the safe, securing $:i,;o in
cash. The men then stole a team from
ft Methodist minister and harness and
wagon from O. W. Uraliauinnd started
south. The Lawrence police wero
notified and found two men at the do
pot who answered the description.
Iho men got nwuy. They left the
team at Lawrence and bought tickets
for Linwood. Olllcers arc in pursuit.
v hen Cashier C. II. Steper entered
tho bank nt ! o'clock this morning ho
discovered that during the night the
bank hnd been robbed. The thieves
entered tlio building by breaking thu
screen out of tho window of tlio direct
ors' room and then prying up the sash.
A hole was drilled over the combina
tion of tlio lock to the vault, then
with a puuch the catch was driven
buck. Four large fence posts were
taken into the vault as braces, and
after the safe had been drilled It was
blown open,
Steiier found evervthinc itiennfticmn
Lime und papers covered thu lioor and
nothing of value remained except
personal notes. Depositors will not
, ,us ,!,e It,mls ""' u,,y Insured iu
tho l'idelily company.
The deputy state bank commissioner
is at McLouth und announces that
business will bo resumed to-morrow
morning.
Two or three suspicions characters
were noticed iu MeLoutli yesterday
and they are thought to bo the cui
prits. Tho two horses wero stolen
from thu Key. J. II. Klein. The ham
mers und brace and bits with which
the work was done were tnken from
tho blacksmith shop of linger and
Kenyon. just across tliu sticet from
tho bank.
WALLER A FREE MAN.
He Is KcleiiM'it from I'rNou Will ,lola
I1U I'mnlly.
Washinoiov, Feb. 112. Secretary
Olney received u cablegram to-day
from Ambassador Kustis, announcing
thut Waller, the ex-consul at Mada
gascar, was released from prison to
day. It is expected thut Waller will
join Ills family iu thu United States.
As Waller is entirely destitute of
means, Ambassador Kustis has been
authorized by Secretary Olney to pro
vide him with transportation to the
I'nitcd States, lie has been in prison
for nearly a year, having been ar
rested on the. 6th of March last, iu
.Madagascar, and uftcrwards being
kept in confinement, in tho military
prison iu Franco. Tlio authorities
hero feel that they have reason to be
gratified at the outcome of tho case,
which, as revealed by the correspond
ence on tin subject, came nearer
than the public was a warn at one time
of leading to severance of diplomatic
relations between the two republic.
The point nt issue was not whether
Waller was guilty of the offense
charged against him, but whether tho
government had thu right to insist
upon satisfying itself Unit tho Ameri
can citizen hud had justice.
The Waller family announces that,
upon Waller's icturu from France,
they will return to Kansas, nnd will
live again iu their old home in Kansas
City, Kan.
Imilierjler Itarn on Trial.
Foi.t Scon, Kan., Feb. 22. Tho im
portant witnesses for tho government
to-day in the trial m tho Federal court
ot i. ii. ;.-ice, ex-cashier of the I'.ur
lingtou National bank of Hurllngton,
Kan.,churged with umti'..lingS7.'l,0M,
wero Vice PiesidentG. (!. Hall, Hook
keeper 1). W. King, V. L. Potsou,
county clerk of Wilson county and
Dii colors David Kppluger and J. A.
Kennedy. Hy thorn tho district attor
ney sought to prove that when llaeo
loaned largo sunn of money to tho
Frcilonia Canning compvny, tho Frc
donla ico plant and tho Osiiw atomic
Klectrlc Light company, in till of
which ho and his brothers wero large
stockholders, ho know thut tlio se
curity given was of no value, and that
tho loans were made with tho intent
to convert the money to Ills own use
The trial will continue till next week.
femora
HAVANA,
Palo Prloto
:arnln Their Snlurle.
Feb. 2'J. Tho affair at
increases iu liuportanco
as further details
of it nro learned.
and the ollichil reports given out in
dicate there was a groat slaughter of
insurgents. Tlio troops, which wero,
it is said, greatly outnumbered, per
formed heroic achievements, and the
losses inflicted upon the InsurguntK
were, it is said, so heavy that tho
smell of decomposing corpses is unen
durable for n dlslaucu of throe miles
from the Held. Tho insurgent loss is
now stated to have been nearly 200
dead and wounded.
Ilu Went to I'riaiui llimttendetl.
Lim.u Hoik, Ark., Feb. Ii2. Ollie
Scgraves, a whito boy 10 years old,
was convicted of grand larceny and
sentenced to tho statu penitentiary
last Monday nt Piggott, Ark. To-day
tho young limn entered tho peniten
tiury unattended anil asked to be
locked up, handing tho superintendent
a note from the sheriff of Clay county,
giving tho authorities instructions as
to thu length of Scgraves' sentence.
Where .Mliimirl lleiiiorralti Will Meet.
Si:i)Al.lA, Ma. Feb. 22, J. W. eve
ley, secretary of tho Democratic Stuto
coiuiulttvi), to-day selected Wood's
opera liousu us a place for holding tlio
State convention on April 1,1, for tho
purpose of selecting delegates to tlio
Chicago national convention. Minor
arrangements were left to tlio local
committee,
Acquitted of Murder.
Milan, Mo., Feb. 22. llarvry Ham
ilton, on trial nt Unionvillo "for tho
murder of his brother, Oliver, was ue
quitted. Harvey is u relative of tho
Taylor brothers, who aro now under
eentenco of death for tho murder of
the Mucks family.
A I'lro I.oi of 87,fl0O nt Ottawa.
Oitawa, Kan., Feb. 22. Flro this
morning destroyed tlio building occu.
pied by Mcllenry & Co.'s dry goods
Btore. Loss S7,.V)0, well Insured. Tho
cauu) of the flro was an explosion of
gas, which hud cscancd from an mwn
JVU
FITZ IS AN EASY WINNER
llefralK IVirr .MhIiit In One Hound Willi Ii
I.HHlrd ,IiiM One .Minute unil n llrtlf.
Lam.iiiv, Tex.. Feb. 2'.'. The long
delayed fight between Hubert FJlv
simiuons and Peter Mnlicr oecitr-Jfeht
tlie bottoms of tho Hio (iniudii rivTr nu
the Mexican side, one mile and u half
from the Latigtry depot. If tool; Fitz
simni ns just nine seconds to defeat
Mnlnr uud become the heavyweight,
ehampion of the world. The knock
out blow which ended the only rov
fought uud won the light, was one
sj
of
Kitsimmon's fiiiuoiiMipper hooks. It
was 1:2.'. when lime was culled, and
one minute uml thirty seconds later
Maher was lying on the platform un
able to respond when the ten seconds
liiul tiikeil away, (oibett has ehal
lfiU't'd the winner to light anywhere,
for any pin-e or none nt all.
Samii.iimiv. Texas. Feb. 22. Tim
light party which left F.l Paso last
night icachcd this place shortly after
noon on its way to tho lighting ground.
Wo were over an hour late here ami
will not reach Latigtry until about .1
o'clock this afternoon. From Langtrv
wo aro to cross tho Hio (Jrandc into
the state of ( oahuila, in Mo.vieo.whcrn
the light will take place Dan Stuart,
tells me that the ring has arlcady
been but uj) within a mile from tho
station at Langlry. The only thing
likely to prevent n light this afternoon
is dark weal her. which would knock
out tin- plans of the hinetocopo peo
ple. There nrc ten car loads of sports in
one tram, and I-'il.i and the Irishman
nrc in separate cars. Fitz and Maher
an- in excellent condition, und each
conlldent of victory. Maher's eyes
nro nearly well and .10 .Till be able" to
enter the ring und put up 11 good light.
Tahhu, Texas, Fob. 2'.'. Train No.
10, of the Southern Pacilic, carrying
the prizo light party, has just passed
this station. It is two hours late. It
is due on the present schedulu to
reach Langtry, 110 miles east of here,
thu supposed battleground, about 3:1)0
o'clock, Denver lime It is thought to
bo exceedingly doubtful whether the
arrangements can bo perfected so
as to pull the fight oft" before dark, iu
which easu it will bu pulled off early
to-morrow morning. Tho party was
all well and iu good spirits when tho
train passed here
Kl Paso, Tex., Feb. 22. Fitzslm
nioiisanil Maher, their hackers, train
ers and seconds and the crowds bound
for the light left this city ut:is0.l
o'clock last night in a special cast
bouud train over tho Southern Pncllle
railway. Tho immediate members of
tho Maher and Fitzsimmons parties
wero provided with railroad tickets to
Langtry, Tex , and sleeping car
berths to Del Hio, Tex., tlio second
station cast of Langtry. The
Southern Pacific tracks run idoso to
the Hio (irando river near Langtry,
f ml it is said to be Stuart's intention
to cross the river into tlio Mexican
state of Coaliuila, and that the ring
will bo pitched at the font of Mosquito
mountain. Tho region is very inae-ce-sible
to Mexican troops, tlio moun
tains dropping close to tho edge of the
river, und it is expected that the light
w'.ll take place In 0110 of the valleys
-ii inu river uiuiic.
Just before tho train pulled out it
was discovered that every avuilable
inch of space on tlio trucks was occu
pied by hpodluiufc bent on beating
their way to the light. Ii.it Muster
son toi.K 11 survey of the situation and
remarked thut. the iuip.-ciinlous sports
would have 1; long walk back to Kl
Puso. Masterson's plan was to got his
men together uud clear tho trucks ot
tho train when they reached a point
.10 miles cast of hero. Several clam
bered to the rooTs of the coaches.
t'nrlirlt WnnlK to Meet the Winner.
CuirAf.o, Fui. 22. James J. Corbett
sunt two telegrams to Kl Paso last
night, one to Fitzsimmons and the
other to Maher, asking tho winner to
meet Corbett in Chicago any day be
tween March 1 and .March 11, 'and ar
range lor a light.
TOPEKA'S GRAVE ROBBERS.P
Tueuli-Klulit Crunil Jury Indictment!
Turned Inlo Court,
Toi'iika, Feb. ;?. Tho grand jury
yesterday afternoon turned iu twonty
elght indictments. Among them aro
four against M. K. Lowe, Louis Dun
can, S. A. Johnson and Dr. A. W. Vau
man, for grave robbery. Lowo is
charged with taking tlio bodies from
the graves and tho other three with
guilty knowledge.
Among tho arrests today on tho war
rantor the grand jury's Indictments
wero Dr. J. K. Minnuy, dean of tho
lopekft Medical school, charged with
complicity in tlio cnivn mhhoei,.,.. i
liceiuen Johnson and Hobson, charged
with stealing Frank Diirlen's beer,
andJoo Kflliini, charged with steal
ingabarrol of boor from the Santa
I'o freight depot. Tho Indictments
also include 11 number of keepers of
"beer clubs."
Tho grand jury's investigations nro
said to havo uncovered a great deal of
illicit triifllo In whisky and beer, some
of tho places or "clubs" being so no
torious that their existence must havo
been known by tho metropolitan no
lice, whoso special duty under tho luw
is to suppress tho liquor trafllc.
Mr Kiinyon I.le iu Stu(, n Neuiirlc.
Nr.w Yoiik, Feb. 22. Tho body of
tlio Into Theodora Knnyon, uinbassa
dor to Germany was on board tho
steamer Havel, which arrived to-day
Tho body yas conveyed to Newark,
where It will lio in state in St. Paul's
Methodist Kplscopal church until thu
fuuarul.
Tlion l.'nillet QueMlnm.
"Whoso fttnoral is that?"
"(Jushwilur's."
"Whut! Is Gaslnvllor dead?"
"Not that I know of. Ho '
probably riding around In tho l jt
for tho fun of tho thing, "V
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