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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1897)
iti,ymif -ilouw. SiW- M! -ii1 ti THE JIED CLOUD CHIEF, FMDAY, QCTOBEJB 1 1897. j!b2!iwJj2rwJkB3fe 41 fin THE BIG CONVENTION IRRIGATIONI9TS FLOCKING TO THE CAPITAL CITY. Krrrctarr llrlnM of Ilia National ConjrreM Alrmdy I'rrnrnl Tclln of Ilia t.'ongrrM and Hhjii lli HtpiM'ti mi I in port mi t Mev idon III Mo n lUprrli'il. C. M. llclnt., of I. os Angeles, Cnl., ecretnry of the executive- eoiunil ttee of the Slvth uatlounl irrigation eon Rress, Is in Lincoln, lie was much In tercslrd In seeing what Lincoln looked lllce. as It Is to be the congress city. He mild lie was surprised to see such a f buisiuinnii city nun ueiioveu nun mo I I , , . ,1 .. At... incoming delegates wouiii ii-avo iuu state with ii butter minrcolutlon of . N'lthrmltnV. riMiiii-ci. mid especially ll .eiiiasl(asre.souicl.sanit ispLUaiij, ft better knowledge iof the class of p 1m ...Itt. tit ..ttil.iiu llu li.,itit (tl Mil. (itfttl. f" " " " " ..'.' In speaking of the congress in which ho Is so deeply interested that he oar- flty the uatloiuil congress mid we have promises of atleuilaiiou fiom all over the country. One reason why the eon Kress is of so much importance to Xe braskiius is that land can be pur chased hero for oiie-tcntli what lilnil buyers wound have to pay in Califor nia. Naturally then the laud will ap preciate in value and foreseeing that the stute can be Irrigated mid abun dant rrops assured regardless of the lack of moisture eastern men will put their money In western land and your property will increase In value with each purchase. The congress will bring many financial men to the tlato We anticipate that men who are Inter ested In the growth of the sugar beet nnd can agree will come here .for the purposo of seeing just what the pros pects are. Wo will havo C. 0. Wright of Los Angeles, Cal., tlie father of the Wright act, with us. This act. which provides for district irrigation and the issue of bonds to pay for it, will bu discussed during the congress." DESERTS HIS YOUNG WIFE. IVrllilr of it Tiililo Hock Mini Ariimr In iIIKiimIIiiii. Last Sunday about 2 p. in. a small group gathered around a tiny grave in the Table Itoulc cemetery mid the sex ton tilled the new-made grave, while the indignant people were loud in their criticisms of the father. It was the old story of woman's trust and man's perfidy. It was the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Cockerell who was laid to rest. About three weeks since Warren Cockerell was arrested and after a few days in jail consented to marry the girl who had charged him with being the father of her two months' old child. Immediately after the ceremony he left for parts un known, nnd although he is reported to have considerable property, the child, which died on Saturday, had to bo burled nt the expenso of tlie county. IUk Curt i for .MciIcii. A huge cart standing on South llth street, Lincoln, attracts much atten tion of pnssern-by. Tho cart is not like anything on earth or under the sea. V. ,!. ltoman made it nnd it is to bo shipped to Mexico, together with ilve others like it, for use on the sugar plantation of l). I.. Thompson of Lin coln. I'neli cart weighs over 1,000 pounds, Tho wheels are high mid the tires three and one-half inches wide. There is it ntnsslvo tongue with a heavy shaft on eaelt side. Tho bed is made to tip back to dump a load upon the ground. The bed is seven foot long with open frame work sides mid ends, iloth cuds may bo removed if necessary. Itrpiilillrnii I'llfs I'roli'it. Jos. It. Webster of Lincoln tiled a protest Saturday with Secretary of State l'orter against tho use of the party name 'sflver republican" on tho ofllcial ballot. lie objects to the use of the name "silver republican" bo cause It is the adoption of an old party name; because It Is calculated to mis lead and confuse voters, and because the party atieiuptiiug to use it is but n fraction of tho republican party and by the statutes of the state is prohibi ted from using the old party name "republican." The secretary will tl u date for hearing the protest. CONDENSATIONS Tho city council of passed u curfew law ring at ,H .o'clock. Humboldt The bill has will On complaint of ex-Chief Melick eleven gamblers were arrested Satur day night iu Lincoln. State Treasurer Meserve has cullml iu general fund warrants iiinountine, to 8','n,00n. Interest on them will cease Oct . Tho Nebraska woman's suiVeragc association will hold Its annual meet ing iu Lincoln Thursday mid Friday, Sept. 30 and Oct 1 . Joseph D. Kirk, charged with com mitting btntutory rape on tho person of Hertha Tomklns, wits acquitted by the trial jury at Sprlngview, on tlie ground Mint ho was physically unable to commit the crime. He was 00, the girl sixtcon. Hon. W. II. Taylor, a prominent j merchant of Exeter was fllmflaintned out of S3 by a r.ouplo of very smooth swindlers. They came tho "change racket on him. Chas J. Mentor, an old resident oi Omaha, committed suicide by shooting himself In tho mouth. Despondency Is supposod to have boon the reason why. i Two (ra'ulps who woro detained a) York on suspicion of having been con nected with some recent robberies, were releuaed by tho sheriff, Notliius could bo fouud to hupllcato them, ries tlie listener wim nun wnen nc u star, j ney nominaieii .mines m. country for the past six weeks. The talks. Mr. Ilolnt. Mild: , Wool worth of Omaha for supreme .yellow fever quarantine, which ox- "The. coming congress promises to court .luiliie. .L SteHing Miirtou of .Se- u,mIs from T(,XH to (jcor j , be the most. Important in the history hrnskii Uty i.iul Judge ( rawford of . ,,t wholesale business to a prac- of its orgmiUatlon. Over .HO papois l Point for regents. t(M, 8tn1)sm thr0I)f,l0lt tll0ffPJXr outs de tlie state of Noliraslm have ......iinn t i. -.,.1 ....... i 11 . been adver Islng Lincoln for the past SHERIFF TAKES THE BIRDS "'.V . ".?! tf "'"'aced by tho three months as the comontlon city of . . . jiiu biates. WOOLWORTH FOR JUDGE. National IlriiHirrHtu I'm I'p Main Tlrlo-I. About 100 Mitiml iininy democrats assembled In Oinuliii lust Wednesday anil niiiiiinati'il a full slate ticket. Forty counties were represented. Wur ion Swltzler mid Frtitik Heller, both of Oiimlia, were selected tin chairman ami secretary resiieotlvely. Thu chair until spolic brlelly. Tlie plat fin ill renews allouietico to Hie national pint form adopted at In lliinntiolls! ilfiiiniiipi's tlm renubllcan tariff as on the same lino as tho theory of populism that an ounce of silver is nlwayH worth the same as a bushel of i wheat; condemns the hypocrisy and i uinh.il iuiuihK hi iii.j n-piiiMiiiiii i-i i,jr UU tl. Ilk ill lll.llf.lllt. .tfni.,ll4.c(f,,l. I fill. ......, ....... .....v i., ...... ........ Kutuhttos the country upon the rapid "uusiueneu oi ine jreo Sliver vagary. tld condemns the extravagance and ., of ,,,. ,,, , . vnr,( rL.. ... .. . . puiiuemi tuiininisinitious oi me suite Tl.n !,.... I ,1 t ....t.....tt . i ii- i.uujiii; I miv lllllliu ill 1 1, ii.li. ii. . I iicuiocrnis, unci as an eiuniem seiccu-u i Hlilpinriil of Pnilrli1 Clilikcns l.i-vlcd I'piiu at O'Neill. The foro part of the week Sherlll Hamilton llvied upon the F. II. ,C M. V. passenger train at O'Xeill ami took from the express car n barrel contain ing ninety-live prairie chickens mid six qunll. The game was distributed among tho poor of the city. A com plaint was sworn out by W II. Ilutler, county attorney, charging the F. F.. & M. V. Itallroad company, the American Kxpress company and J. II. Morgan, mi employe thereof, with unlawfully carrying mid transporting them out of tho state of Xebrnska. It is the Inten tion of tlie prosecution to make them put up for every bird found In their possession if possible. Tho birds were shipped from Ainsworth nnd were con signed to a commission linn in Chicago. A Snil'loin Ilrutli James A. Pntcrson, mi old resident of . Littlc Salt precinct, died at his home, orcr oi fcmma Johnson is believed to threonines northwest of Kaymond oll , " i munlnc whoso actual identity Is Wednesday last. As Mr. Patterson ' m,t lf"ovv": 't who for many months had not b.'eii ill the circumstances of Pa,t 1",s '"fltone. and assaulted per l,l . !..,.!. .1..........1 .M...I..:..... ...i b0,,H "" the road from Windsor to tlieeoroner uas notified. ' I Several neighbors were summoned to testify. They knew very little. A hired man who was working on tho farm also testified. It developed from their stories Mint the deceased had In tended to go to Omaliit to set. about some sheep, ills wife objected, mid they had n heated argument. Dr. 1'ollc conducted nu autopsy and examined the stomach. He testified that Mr. Patterson's death was undoubtedly caused by arsenical poison. He was unable to tell whether it was duo to pure nrsenlc or Hough on Hats. From the stories of the neighbors it was learned that Mrs. Patterson's fictions have been somewhat erratic mid some of them doubted If sho woro responsible. They did not think sho would havo done an.vthluir aL'alnst her husband if sho were in her-right mind, ' Interpose too directly. Similar views but they thought she might have been nro nld to havo been exchanged be suffering from temporary liberation. I tween Franco and Hussia. So, If tlie Onoof her first actsafterher husband's occasion arises, tho European powers death was to ask about tho settlement w' m"l themselves iu agreement in of the estate. j Insisting that a policy of conciliation Tho jury found that the deceased and Peucu lml8t prevail" hud died of n drastic poison, but did not lay tho cause at the door of any ono. Mr. Patterson was about seventy years of ago. Ho had considerable proporty and stood well in his neigh borhood, where ho has lived for a long timo. He leaves several children. Indian CoiiKrcnn. Senator Allen has written Mr. Kose nrater concerning tho proposition to have an Indian congress at the Omaha exposition. It is proposed to have n wigwam at which will bo kept repre sentatives of tho various tribes of the United States. Senator Allen says Mini 1m linH riifi.rn.il tin itmtt.ir In Ihn commissioner of Indian alTairs with a request that ho furnish an approxi mate estimate of tho cost of tho pre paration nnd maintenance of nu exhi bit by his otllee such as Is contemplat ed. He has also forwarded tho propo-i-itlim to Prof. F. W. Clark, who Is tho representative of this department upon tlie United States board of control nt the exposition for a report as to tho practicability of carrying the project into effect. Lincoln Man Hurt. G. W. Mitchell of Lincoln, while nnltttig to take a late train homo from Omaha Friday night, was pushed against a moving llurllngtou train by Uvo Im. wm, L,ro m,rri'Hnir an had tho ' font severely crushed under wheels of the way car. Ho was taken to the Presbyterian hospital. He will lose a part of the lift foot by amputa tion. He will sue the company for dniiiiiges. I'nliu Siiiiiiii'itiin. Kov. Oscar Palm, pastor of the Swe dish M. E. church nt Davey, was hap pily mated to Miss Anna Samuelson of Lincoln, on Wednesday evenlmr. Tho ceremony was performed by Kov. A. .1. Lolgren, presldlnir elder, in Mm Swedish M. E. church of Lincoln, ii""-i ... !.. .i.n muiiu uiu uiiurcu in' terlor look Inviting. BREVITIES. I S. W. W. Wilson of Columbus, who accidentally shot himself Tuesday, Sept. 21, died later of tho wound. The state fair malingers believe they Hindu enough this year to pay the in debtedness of 1807 nnd the deficiency I ot 181W, mid. have n small balance loft. I Pjokpooots reaped a rich reward during I air week iu Omaha. At tho fair grounds Friday tho police located l.iLiio fallfl linltiiL iiimlii al.n .1 1 f ' in a slough twenty-one poeketbooks "l u 50V0n truuks which had been stol - ' en and rifled of contentj. DUN'S REVIEW. Knrnpn Bending Clnltl to Tar fur Amcr loan Oraln. ' Nkw Yohk. Sept. 27. R. G. Dun i Co. 'a Weekly He view of Trade says: I "Gold Imports havo besrun direct from England and from Fruneo, besides the arrival of 84.001,000 nt Han Francisco iroui Australia lor wneat exported. The ffold received tbore and started from Europe amounts to ?(1.."iOO.OO I In four flnvn .....I !.,.' advance of - - T "J ., .... ...U its rate bv the limit; nt Lnglnnd to SW per cent seems little.' likely to check the movement, In view of heavy merchandise balances duo this country and a rise in tho rate of, Interest here. Tho August excess of' incrchuudlsu and specie exports over I. . . I Import:! was not far from 8 12.000. 00d. I and tho .September excess will evi dently bo larger, unless shipments of gold nro considerable. Brudstrcefs says: "Thero la a chock il flin ,,,, ......1 ....,... ,1.. I I- "- v .,....,.1. d.i;i:f ui MUlllllllll 111 suipio lines noticeable turouirhout the MURDER MYSTERIES. AtrnclotM Crime roiniuUtril to Kuc I il nil Dully nnd tlio l'ollc llnlllml. Loniion', Sept. S7. Dally for a week past thero has been mi atrocious murder and the alarm Is increased by tho fact Mint tho perpetrators of the crimes have all bailie d tho police. Mrs. Uryan, wife of Dr. ltryau of Northampton, was killed in a railroad car. Tho He v. Dr. Aubrey 1'rlee, n well known divine, was killed by l,ll.f1,i-a ... I.ta I......A 1. ....!.... A I ".fi " ... IIUII1U .,U,ll4l. ii nine uoy was icuinapoit ami murdered In the suburbs. A rich miserly woman was found cut to pieces at her home in Itcthal Green. A farmer's daughter, Kmina John son, wns murdered at Windsor I and hor body mutilated, stripped and V'rown '"to tho T"iics. '-I'lio raur- Miililenhoml and who has always man. nged to elude capture. EUROPEWILL CHECK SPAIN four 1'oMers Want it l'citi'e Policy -Tlu-lr Cniirso Urrlili'il On. I'Aiiis, Sept. 27. Tho Oaulols to-flay says that It loarns that during tho re cent visit of the Kmperor William of Germany to Hilda Pesth, tho Kmperor Francis Joseph and the German ruler discussed tho "Interference" of the United States in tho affairs of Spaiu, and the Austrian emperor pointed out tho serious embarrassment which Mils "Interference" had caused the queen regent and tho government of Spain. Tlie Unulols adds: "Probably Ger many and Austria will do all in" their power to prevent tlie situatiou beeom- ing embittered, althonirlt imwUlluir to EARTHQUAKE IN MAINE. KlUwnrth, llelfast nod Otlmr Toivin Hhakcn Up I'cnple Frlghtcnm!, Ellswoktii, Me., Sept, 27. An earth quake shock was felt hero at 1:21 o'clock this afternoon with a rumbling from tho southward. Houses were shakon, windows and dishes rattled, nnd the vibration lasted ten seconds. Tho sky was clear nnd tho thermome ter was 72 abovo zero. The shock was also noticed in other towns in tho county nnd In Steuben and Washing ton counties. Hki.kast, Mo., Sept. 27. An earth quake shock wns felt in Helfast at 1:05 o'clock to-day. Two rumbles were felt, tho first lasting about five sec onds and the second about ton sec onds. Houses were shaken and stoves nnd dishes rattled. People rushed from their houses in many instances Schciuliiif Airitlnit ?ii;!nil. PAltis, Sept. 27. The Politique Col onlnle publishes a dispatch from St, Petersburg to-day saying that, as a result of mi exchange of views be tween the chancellories of St, Peters burg, Paris, Herlin, Vienna, Homo and Constantinople, the sultan of Turkoy will a ldress the powers shortly upon the subject of Great Urlt nln's evacuation of Egypt and that , Hussln, supporting tho sultan, will in vite a conference at Constantinople or St, Petersburg, with tho object of set- i Ming tho question upon tho basis of the autonomy of Egypt under tho suzerainty of tho sultan. Toronto Theater on rlr. TonosTO, Out,, Sept, 27. Fire orig inating In the rear of the Musoe then- tor ltibt night communicated to tho theater. Tho actors wero prepared ' for the nor formntico mid there was a wild scran amble, Au cnclno rnn over llertlo E. Scott. 11 vears old. lcllllnn- him Instantlv. Suvon Amnion nml half a dozen citizens were also more or less injured. I'nranu on tlm Police Torco. Toi'KKA, Kan., Sept. 27. Hov. Mr. George II. Williams, a Campbulllto preacher, is a member of thoTopoka police force. While on duty Inst night ho performed a marriage ceremony, stopped n dot? fight, broke up n char varl part' und pulled a joint, all with, in nn hour. New Mortgage I.hx- Duclnrvil Void. Oi.vmi;ia, Wash., Sept, 27. Tho su premo court has handed down a most imnortmit decision dcclurlntr that tho 1 new mortgage law passed by the last ' legislature..!! null, LATESTCTBANSTATlJfc SPAIN MAY ACCEPT MEDIATION. OUR i i late Uepurlnirnt OnliluM . A'ot lloflo That til n HltiuUloii Will llci-n tar I ounly KlirtlniMl Will tlif TwiiNldri Con sent to Ilia I'mnllile Ti-rniK? Wariii.voiox, Sept. 28 Tho possl. Wllty of a rupture between the United States and Spain growing out of tho representations recently made to tho Madrid authorities by Minister Wood ford Is regarded ns very remote by state department ollleials. Atiho time Mr. Woodford's instruetiois were written It was tho opinion of admin Istrat'un ollleials Mint n tender of the good ortlccs of the United Stales would be rejected by Spain. Their views have changed on this point. It Is snld that tho authorities urn nnw oniill. dontly expecting that Spain will tic cept tho oiler of mediation in thesnmo conciliatory way in which it was made and express a willingness to consider any suggestion which this govern ment may choose to maku in tho di rection of a restoration of peace In tho Island. Should the Spanish government re ject the offer of tl7b good olllces of tho United States tendered by Mr. Wood ford, It will then be necessary for President McKlnloy to consider what shall bo tho further course of this government. The statement from Madrid that he will make an ostenta tions proclamation to tho world of tho disapproval of the Cuban regime bv uispendlng diplomatic relations with Spain and withdrawing the United States minister, cannot be confirmed here, and it is believes to bo prema ture, nt the least. MAiinm, Sept 27. The arrival of United States Minister Woodford from San Sebastian hs created a sensation. The program of tho United States has been ascertained. Tl1 , does not contemplate a declar ation of war If Spain rejects media tion, but, according to tho report, an "ostentatious proclamation to tlie world of disapproval of tlie Cuban ro ?lmo by suspending diplomatic rela tions with Spain mid withdrawing tho United States minister." Unusual measures were taken to protect Minister Woodford on his journey from San Sebastian to this city, but tho trip wns quite unevent ful. A nartv of iretldiirmus. coinmmul- mauded by u sub-lieutenant, guarded me oouuiern express on which ho was a passenger. Secret police were posted at the stn tlon, and the prefect of police was in waiting to escort him to his hotel. Tho drive through the streets was marked by no specinl incident, though ievoral pcoplo saluted him, receiving a bow iu return. A NEW ELDORADO. tat of Washington Is Illrhcr Than the Klondike Skattlk. Wash.. Sept. 28. The first authentic news concerning Washing ton's now Eldorado, near Mount Baker, Is brought to Seattle by E. W. Saportns, president of the Informa tion and Hegistry bureau. "Thero is in louut Ilaker and its surrounding heights enough gold," says Mr Suportas, "to keep prospect ors busy for tho next ton years. All tho stories of tho fabulous discoveries are corroborated. I mot many men who came from Mount Tomohoy (Tom boy) and they all reiterated tho stories that havo been told concerning tho greut strike of 810,000 to the ton, mado iu Hear mountain, In Tomohoy. Sterbroolc nnd several others have found oro equal to the discovery iu Heur mountain." A special correspondent of Mto Even ing Times semis word from .Summits as follows: "Tho gold discoveries in the mount ains of Whatcom county are beyond any doubt tho richest in tho annuls of tho Pacific coast, or even in Alaska. So say the most experienced prospect ors, whom I have just accompanied to the scene of the recent bonanza." FOR BREACH OF PROMISE. X Comal? Yoong Widow Wantii B.10,000 from m Wealthy MUtourlan. Mobkiily, Mo., Sept 28 In the Randolph county circuit court Mrs. Liicy Whltmoro has sued Julius Mil ler, whoso property Is estimated at 6100,000, for S30.000 for alleged breach of promise, albglng that Miller had promised to make her his wife May :i, but had fulled, notwithstanding her readiness, and that ho had recently, by marriage to Miss Agnes Hnpp of Bt Louis, put it out ot his power to keep his word. Tho plaintiff is a comely young widow and a sister ol tho defendant's second wife. Her maiden name was Matthleu and she lived ncur Iligbcc. Dliappiilntlng llye Crop Nkw Yohic, Sept 28. A disappoint ing rye crop Is indleatod by Until re turns to tno American Agriculturist Instead of somo 28,000,000 bushels, e. poctod from somo earlier Indications, tho crop of the United States now figures out about 2:.,000,000 bushels, 1,000,000 moro than last year, and 2,000,00') bushels less than In 1H9.1 aud 180. oath Dakota Hunt Kobber Caught. IIklkna, Mont, Sept 3s. The three men in jail nt Billings havo been posi tively Identified by tho cnshler of the Butto County bank at Hollofourche, S. D,, as members of tho gang that robbed the bank June 29, getting several thousand dollars und severely wounding some of tho bank people. Two of the men call themselves Frank and Thomas Jonos and claim to bg brothers. W. IT. Suppe of Galons, Kan , is un der arrest for complicity In the Elm dale, Kan., bank robbery, A SUNDAY LYNCHING. Elclit Hundred Men Without Mnikf Hun a .Negro lleforo a Coiitthnmn. ItAWr.sviu.K, Ky Sept 2S. In tho broad open glare of a Sunday sun, in tho midst of a protracted revival, not a mask to bo seen, and In the presence of 800 Infuriated people, Kaymond Hushrod, a negro, Sunday evening at ."i o'clock was mado to pay tho pen nlt.v of his assault on 1 t-viir.,,i,i in l.l VIU illllU gle Itobcrts. IK. was swung from a limb in the court house yard. Hushrod was from Koekport. Ind. Several months ago ho was taken in and treated kindly by Willis Clark, a farmer iu tho upper part of the county, only to betray Clark nnd steal hli watch. For this lie was released two weeks ngo from the county jail, after nitviiig served it sentence of i:, days. Ho was in town Snttirihty mid drink ing. Iu the afternoon he sot out afoot, going west on tho Texas railroad. Throe tulles below town, near P.irt station, he met Maggie Koborts, daughter of Hr.n Hoberts. a prominent farmer. Ho ran her down and as saulted her. Then ho beat her with an Iron coupling pin and left hor on wio rauroau grade to die. Hushrod was given au ity for confession mid p confession was complete, that ho was guilty, opportun ity er. His Ho stated and that this was tho third ofTense, one .suc cessful effort having been made upon his 00-year-old aunt. After oft'jrlng up his last supplication, a long and fervent prayer on bended knee, the signal to haul awny was given. Tho npplauso as he went up wus deafen. lug. In about four minutes he was rro nouueed dead, and Coroner Mitchell, viewing the body, cut It down und summoned a jury, whoso verdict was that Hushrod enmo to his death at the hands of unknown parties After tho lynching, the mob's leader, an Indlnuinn, mado a little talk iu which ho pointed to the gruesome corpso, saying: "Hero is tho protec tion wo offer our wives and daugh ters." No action by tho authorities against any member of tho mob is likely. During the entire time of the lynch ing not less than 200 women wero on the hill nnd hillside overlooking tho public square, and when his dangling form went up cheers upou top of cheers from them rent tho air. In fact, tho women gave a double ussur auco to tho oues engaged that tho proper punishment was being muted out CHEROKEE LEADER KILLED V. F. IiMitr Murdered Iu Nt. LouU Main for 111 Muno.r. Sr. Louis, Mo., Sept. 2j. Tho body of Henjauiin Franklin Lamar, an In dian Territory politician and a leading farmer, living at Fairland, L T., with tho skull crushed, was found early this morning In front of tho Gaiety theater, a Fourth street dlvo. Lamar came to St Louis several days ago with u party of friends tc sco the sights mid attend the fall fes tivities. His friends bay that ho had been drinking until nildutght lust night and occupied with n number of persons n box at tho theater iu front j of which his dead body was found. He had a large sum of money when last seen, but none of this was In his pock ets when found. Five attaches of tho theater have been arrested by tho police, but noth ing positive connecting them with the murder has developed. The police nre now looking for a woman named Fan itlo Wolf, with whom ho was seen drinking late last night,, In the vicinity of tho stairway near which Lamar was found wero evi dences of a severe struggle. A dozen rungs hnd been broken out of the ban ister and the victim's hat und a half burned cigar lay near by. The body was face upward, stretched out nt length. Tho whole forehead, nose and fiico bones wero crushed iu. On the top of the head was a raggod wound, nearly three inches long. Near the body was a new watch aud cnuiu, to which was attached a cold Masonic charm. Lamar wus 45 years of age. Ho ivas a prosperous farmer nnd onoof tlie loading politicians of thu Indian territory. Ho was one-eighth Indian and a representative In tlie Cherokee council for sever.il terms. Last sum mer lie was u candidate for the Chero kee senate, but wus defeated. He was a Mason ot high degree and a trustee of the Fairland Hitildlug association. He was also a mouther of the Anctcuf Order of United Workmen. An AiiiiinilL'o In liullit. Simla, Sept. 23 General Westniu. rott has completely demolished thu hcadduarters of the lladdah Mullah iq tho vitiligo of Jurobl, blowing up nl the fortifications. General Jeffreys j reports that he has urrungnd an iirmis Men of two days to enable tho tribes men to submit, which they appear anxious to da irHKliopii'rs I'lylni; Nmr Hiawatha. IIiawatiix, Kan., Sept. 27. Fiirm ers of Irving township report that myriads of grasshoppers ure llylug south, somo dropping on tho way. Thoy fear that tho pests are making ready to loento Iu Rrown county and hatch out iu tho spring, Minna iota 'ralu flobbur. MoomiKAi), Mlt.a., Sept 23. The West bound passenger train on tho Northern Pacific railway wus held up threo miles north of hero ut nn early hour yestorduy morning. It Is said tho express car carried a luriro sum of money, which thu robbers failed to so. euro, owing to a blunder in cutting of! the cars. Wlion the robbers discov ered that they l.nd not cut deep enough into the tv&ln to secure the oxpress safes thoy rapidly despoiled the crow of watohos and money and made their escape. BARRIOS' BIG HEWARDS. On Handrail TIiiiuasui! Hollar for thtf JIatl of limiiricent I.natlvr. Ban Fiiamcisco, Sept. l'A The latest news from Guatemala, received in Mils city, states tltat a price f 8100,000 lias been placed on the heads of Prosporo Morales, the revolutionary loader, and his aide. Manuel Fuonte. It Is also stated that nu order to this effect has been promulgated by Pres ident Harrios. New Yoiik, Sept. 27. A dispatch t.i tho Herald from La Llbertad, Salva dor, says: "Tho latest news received (n this city from Guatemala ia that several engagements havo taken plaeo botween tho government nnd rebol forces near Quezaltetiungo und that each fight has resulted In the dofea of tho government troops." CALLED TO ORDER BY DEBS About Two Hundred l'orioni Attend the Clilonco t'onfarenoa. Ciiioaoo, Sept. 2S. About 200 rep resentatives of labor organisations gathered in Orpheus hall to-day for tho national labor confer ence called by tho St. Louis la bor convention. Members of iiiuuy organizations atllliated with the Amcr lean Federation of Labor woro pres ent, but all said they wero not there; in an ollielal cnpiollv. President Ii. V. Uobs of tho Social Democracy was called to the platform and explained the objects of tlie oonference. Ho ap pealed to tho representatives of alt labor organizations to work together '.oward the amelioration ot thu pres ent condition of tho laboring classes, CONDUCTORS CONFER. Vour Iteceut l)lc!nrc on Itepcirtt of Spottnri Ileluff Looked Into. St. Louis, Sept 2S. Tito grievance committee of tlie Order of Hallway conductors of the Gould system Is in icsslon hero to-day considering tho recent discharge of four conductor! on information furnished by "spot tors." In discussing the matter, President Turner said: "The committee will con sider the justice of the charges which wero preferred ngnlnst tho discharged conductors, mid If they nro found to be true, the matter will be dropped. If we find that It is simply a case oi the word of tho 'spotter' against Mint of the conductor, we shall ask for tlu reinstatement of the men." '1ADDAH MULLAH BEATEN. indla's Itobol Leader' Vlllaco Captured OrakmU Again In Khyber Tail. London, Sopfc 27. According to tpecial dispatches from Simla, tho British, who on Wednesday captured Hadauimtal pass, hold by the haddah mullah with a largo force- of Moh mantis and Shlnwurls, have pushed on from the pass nml without opposi tion have occupied Jurobl, tho vlllatro and headquarters of tho haddah mul lah, who has fled. It is believed that tlie capture of tho village aud the flight of the priest will break the back of the opposition of tho tribesmen. Simla, Sept. 27. Konowcd activity Is reported among the tribesmen In tho Khybor region. Tho Orakznis havo been persuaded to return and hold tho pass whilo tho Afrldis aro reconnoltor lug In the Chinese nnd Hafcaar valleys. Syed Akbar, with representatives of the various tribes, has gone to try to persuade tho ameer's comnimulcr-lu-chief, who is an Oralczal, to- help hU eo-religionists. LOVERS DIE TOGETHER. A Hlackiinlth of ShainoUltu !'.. Kllli HI Siroathciirt aud Hlraielf. Shamokin, Pa., Sept. 27. Tho bodies of Arthur W. May, aged 21, and Mis Cora Kasman, aged Is, were found in the blacksmith shop of Joseph Smitik this morning. May had shot Ills sweot heart and then hlniEolf through tho head. The murderer and suicide was a blacksmith, and up to the time of his death had been employed by Smlnk. Tho couple had been lovers for some timo, nnd last week they ar ranged to go away and bo quietly married. The parents ot tho young woman objected, nnd tins caused a postponomout. Then the pair mado up their minds to end their troubles by dying together, and met last night aud mado nil arrangements. The girl left her homo early this morning and went direct to the blacksmith shop where May was waiting for hor. Mount lukra u t'lim bland. I.npianai'oms, Intl., Sept. 28. Slued tho Hlpley county grand jury ad journed on Thursday without indict ing the members of tho mob that lynched fivo men last week, Governor Mount to-day announced that ho would ordor another grand jury called next week and would send Attorney General Kctchum hlmsol' to conduct the investigation. Much Valuable Tlmbor llurneo. IUi'iD Crrr, S. D., Sept 28. C. W. (recti, special agent nt tho Interior department, who has churgo of publlo timber, who has jtn-.t returned from the Big Horn country, reports fifty, four squaro miles of the heaviest tim ber destroyed. Tho estimated loa.i Is over SS0O.O0J. Tho tiro waa est'in. guished by a snow storm. Undo Sum' Art L'rltleUed. MAHiNKTru, Wis., Sopt 23. The Hov. Matthew Evans, formerly pastor of the Asbury Methodist Episcopal church in Mllwaukoe, stirred the Methodist Episcopal conference to Iti dopths Sunday by tho introduction of strong rcsolutioun; on tho tempcrunco question, wherein he favored u relax, atlou of effort In advocacy of prohlbl. tlon. Tho resolutions also touched upon the noml-nude pictures which grnco some of Unelo Saits paper money, nnd the remarks of Mr. Evans brought down upon his bond tho strictures of somo of his brethren, u hu believed his lauguuco toojiVrong. f,l i . T o a