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11 I 111 mi "s-. 6 THE RED CLOUD CHIEF, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 15 1897. m ft ORDERBDTO MADRID. WEYLER NOT TO AWAIT HIS SUCCESSOR. Tim tlepo.ed Ciiptuln llrurrnl Commanded to Itrlurn In Madrid Without (tin l.ea.t DrlKT Mur.lml Ittuiit'o Uutllnr III rllcy In In.iircent.. Mai.iiii., Oct. 12 Tlio minister of war linn cabled to Captain General Weyler tn ombnrk (or Madrid Imme diately, handing over the commnud to the Mnrquls Aliiiiiiuitu or General rastnllanos. All high civil olllccrs nnd Iho prlnelp-il lieutenants of Wey lor will bu replaced promptly. The government ulso titlnruplieil mi order toccuso Instantly nil severities niiutl rigorous methods of warfare practiced liilhurto. With ll m exception of the Conserva tives ami Hopitblicuns. who persist li courting Weyler, tlu mijorlty of the press nnd piihllo opinion iippiiiml thu new government for gncttiiig decrees recalling Weyler nnd appointing Mar shal Hlntieo governor general of Cuba So determined was the c.-.binot to act vlgoruu dy that, us soon as the council or m n.stcrs had approved the decrees, Count lqueiiu, minister of public work-., earned I hum to the pjitico unii tlit queen got up from din. ner to .sign them. The minister of war has telegraphed lo the Trnniutlnntlc company to pint pone the departure of the mall ateaniur to allow General Hlaiico to cniljarU to morrow with a numerous staff. Six generals, also ofilcors who nerved under Marshal Campos In tho early part of the present war nnd 20,000 men as reinforcements, will follow oon. Gonorul Hanion Hlnnco, the new captain general, nunounocs that he will act with great energy ngalnit tho Insurgents nnd will employ till polltt oal means to restore equality of trout msnt in the various sections of Cuba. He adds that he has the greatest do Ire to end tho horrors of war and to establish peace by the system which no adopted in IS7A Tho Inhabitants of Palma, the birth place of General Weyler, are preparing to glvo him un ovation on his roturn from Cuba. TAMMANY WANTS GAYNOR Are KiitlouTnrhiff to Itepluei- Van Wyck HI I'ledge to (irnrcv. Nkw Yoiiic, Oct. 12. Nathan Strauss and Klehard Croker have held a con ference at Grout Harrington, Muss., with Judge William tlaynor of Hrook lyn and Colonol William L. Hrown, and It In reported that thoro will bo a readjustment of tho Democratic city ticket with .Tudgo Oaynor's numo In tho place of that of Uobcrt A. Vun Wyck as the caiidldntu of tho party for mayor. Judge Gaynor was disinclined to nc cepl a place on the ticket on account of his friendly relations with Henry Qeorge, the Indepondciit Lubor candi date, lie said to Messrs. Strauss nnd Croker that Honry George, bijforo ac cepting the Independent nomination for mayor, had told him that ho would not run If Judge Gaynor was a candi date. With this courtosy In mind, Judge Gaynor hesitated to give his convent. He has tho matter still undor consideration. MAJOR WARNER BUSY. (oka A. Duncan Urged for Revenue Col lector Ottmr Favors Asked for. Washington, Oct 12. Major War her discussed Missouri appointments with President McKlnley for more than nn hour to-day. Ho was neoom puuled to tho Whlto house by General J. H. Henderson, Jihn. A. Duncan and Vruuk V. llnmllton, tho Republican candidate for Congress iu tho Sixth district. The major again strongly urged tho appointment of Duncan as collector of Intornal revonuo at hTausaa City, and presented In dotall the features of thn contest for the place. As a result of thin Interviow Duncan' friends claim to bo greatly encouraged. The candidacies of . I. Silas Harris of Kansas City for minister to Liberia snd Dr. Cropland of St Joseph for some foreign place were brought to the President's attention by Major Warner. Both uro considered ub llkoly to recelvo appointments. Major Warner ulso urged tho ap pointment of some of his friends to posttnastornhlp In Western Missouri RUINED BY ITS SECRETARY Mecuanlea' anil Trailer' llulldlnc As siuiatlou Funds luiprup.rly Un. Ciiicaoo, Out. 13 Judge linncey to day appointed Joseph W. Siiddaril and nrinur viuisu permanent receivers for the Mechanics' and Traders' hav ings Loan and lluilding assocint on. Hard, the expert who has been appointed to oxuinlne the association's bonks, reportod that Charles C. French, the secretary, owed the asso ciation about about 6.n.io,0UU and held property of thu ussoelatiou cither In hU own uume or In tho names of friends upon which there were loans of 31'1,000. This was scoured by mortal.-,; cs on property tho nppralscd vuluo of which did not exceed 578,000. French U supposed to be In Colorado, JAPAN AND THE SEALS Til VTa.lilUKtou luvltatlnu Kuppo.od to Cnvar tlm Who'a Que.tl'in. London, Oct. 12. An otllclal tele gram received hero from Yokohama says that Japan accepted the Invlts tlon to send a representative to tin staling conference soon to bo held li Washington upon the undorsttindiii( that the whole seating question wa to be discussed und not simply tin Questions covered by the l'aris award, Japan having no interest in tho 1'rlby losT Islands. THE GREAT DROUTH ENDS Hutu Thrunchoitt ''' Wel iiml Nmthwel Ami Htlll More In His lit. CiMOAoo, Oct. 12. Tho long, disas trous drouth has bcou broken by moro or less heavy tains throughout tho West and Southwest. Reports from Knnsno, Nebraska, South Dakota, Jowa, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ar kansas. Texas, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio and Minnesota show qui to general rains, with Indications of moro during tho next twenty-four hours. Tho rain iu Nebraska Is the first of any consequence that has fallen In that statu for six weeks, while Kansas and Missouri received their llrst thor ough wotting for over two months. According to tho woather bureau, nn unusually extensive area of low barometer extends from the Rocky mountains enstward over tho Missis sippi and Ohio valleys nnd tho lake region. Within that nrca since Sat urday morning general showers have fallen. The heaviest rainfall reported Is at Wichita, Kan., where Ztii Inches were registered. Tho tempcraturo Is uhovu the norma. In nearly nil sec tions except tho southwest. Many ncrcs of fall sown wheat, which have been dcsp.ilrcd of, will bo revived by this precipitation; seed that has long lit til unsprouted In thu ground will take a new Impetus, nnd pastures nnd meadows, lately des paired of by cattle growers, will be revived. Tho effects of tho general rain are not now calculable In dollars or in bushels. Cotton nnd corn in the Southern states will be benefitted ill ractly, and thn moro northerly dis tricts will show In tho ncreago next year thu good effects of a rain that was well nigh despaired of. ALL OF KANSAS HLUSSBD. Toit.ka, Kim., Oct. 12. Reports from every pnrt of this stato ns far as tho Colorado lino show tiint the long drought has been broken in virtually every section. Much of tlio young wheut must have died, for thero had been no rain since early last month, but relief has comu sooner than had been expected. And wherever thu rain tins fallen tho downfall has been unusually plentiful Towns like Fort Scott and Wellington, which would havo been iu sore straits In c.tso of Are, now huve plenty of writer for omurguncles ns well as for everyday use. Thn principal menace was tho pas tures, and It was thought that cattle man would havo to begin feeding corn but tho grass has been washed and rclnvigorntcd nnd tho feeding period will prooably bo short Reports re ceived by thu local weather bureau Ju dicata that the rain wns general from Missouri to the Rocky mountains, and oven beyond thoiu limits. MISSOURI BNJOYS TUB RAIN. St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 1J. Telegrams from every part of the stato report tin- breaking by heavy 6oaklng rains of tho drought which has lasted for , over two months. Tho rain was es- ' peciully welcome about Joplln and Springfield. At St. Joseph the fall continued all of yesterday, reviving pnrched parks nud lawns and prob ably dolug much toallcviato prevalent sickness. Tho Missouri river, which had been unusually low, has begun to ' rise, indicating that tho rainfall has been widespread. In other portions of the state, especially tho agricultu ral section, tho ruins have revived pastures and farmers are busy iu their wheat fields. The sky Is everywhere still overcast and moro rain is ex pected. IRISH RELIEF FUNDS Ho Spaolal Hrsilon of Parliament Hill lie Xeoaaiary. London, Oct 12. In roply to a potl tlon signed by sixty-four members of tho Irish party in tho House of Com mons asking tho government to cull a special session of Rnrllnmunt to deal with tho exceptional distress lu Ire land. Arthur J. Hal four, first lord of the treasury and government leader In tlit House of Commons, has written to John Dillon, tho Irish louder in the house, ns follows: "Tho government has observed tho partial failure of tho potato crop with great concern, and is watching anxiously tho condition of the people In the threatened districts. Thero Is no need, however, to summon parlia ment carllur than Is customary be cause, should the approhonslons of the memorialists bo unhappily realized, the oxocutlvo is empowered to adopt tho necessary measures with out waiting for thu sanctlou of parlta ment." Omaha KipiHltlim Carpautort Strike Omaha, Nob., Oct, 12. Ono hun dred carpenters employed at tho Trunsmlsslsslppl exposition grounds struck to-day. They ask that tho Carpenters' union bo recognized, and that skilled labor alone bo employed in me curpuntcr work. Tho contract-, ors have been paying the union scale, but have not recognized tho union. "nt due Hliale I aught. San Fiiancisco, Oct. IS. The whal ers that white tod lu tho Arctic last year are having hard luck this season. Only one of them succeeded In killing ii whale this summer und tho tleet that will roturn this fall will bring ouly o small rove n no to their owners. How Kaii.aiM fj UhIiU Bi.mmA.io, Kan., Oct. 12. A Uutler county farmer wont to a bunk In this city Saturday nnd told tho cashier he wanted to pay off a Sl.JOrt mortgage on his fur in. Tho cashier looked up tho mortgage and finding that It was drawing U per cunt Interest and was not duo until next February, be told the farmer tiint it would havo to run to that duto. Tlio farmer laid ' thu 11,500 on tho counter, pulled nut a bulldog rovolrer, laid It beside tho money, and said he was going to pay that mortgage. The cashier delivered ko the docuiaont aud took the money. EVIDENCE ALL IN, The t.ustgort Mefenae Uneiprcteilly Of far No Surrebuttnl. Ciiicaoo, Oct, 12. Whon tho Luct gert trial was resumed to-day, wit nesses which tho defense had called in Riirrebuttal failed to respond when their names wero called, und finally ox-Judge Vincent tin uou need to the court that thu case of thu defcuso wn nil In. After a brief consultation by the counsel In the casu it was agreed to begin arguments to the jury this after noon. Assistant State's Attorney Me. Kwen opened ufter lunch. Ho will be followed by Attorney I'haleu Bx Judge Vincent will close for the de fense und State's Attorney Deiiecn will close for thu prosecution. Tho case will go to the jury probably next Saturduy night. It Is reported on excellent authority that Luetgert has determined, despite the opposition of his attorneys, to muke a speech before tho close of tho trial, telling the jury why he should not bo convicted. Vincent and I'haleu have used every possililo urgumont to dissuade him, but he has only grown more .sullen. Ho is also sulil to have openly denounced Vincent as Incom petent. Ho believes that It is Impos sible that he should bu convicted, Odds of 4 to 1 uro olfci'cd on Luct' gerl's acquittal. REUNION WEEK. irine Weather for tlio l.out nnrrurtli full Festival. LuAVOWoimi, Kan , Oct. 12. Re union week opened bright ami clear, twenty-four hours' rain having settled tho dust. Camp Alger presented u lively appearance this morning with 1,000 wh.to tents and two large pavil ions covering over forty acres. Sol diers of tlio regular urmy havo charge of the police regulations, while dotcc lives from this and neighboring towns arc ulso present. No gambling will bo allowed. Thu camp was formally turned over to Communder I'otldn by thu reunion committee this afternoon. Tho opening day was designated "Soldiers' Home day," und by noon fully 2,000 veterans wero in the camp. The formal opening exercises wero be gun about 2 o'clock with Colonol Sid ney Cooke of Herington presiding. United Stntcs Senator Halter deliv ered tlio welcoming address on behalf of tho town. (io7ornor J. O. Row luud of the Soldiers' home responded for tho veterans und Captain John M. Ilymuu of Illinois for other visitors. TAX RIOTING IN ROME. A Crowd I'rotettlor; A(atuit inorea.ed f.avlaa llecomea Unruly Pollen Chargo. Rome, Oijt 12. A large procession of tradesmen, bended by the pro-syndic of Rome and tho president of the chamber of coininurce, marched to tho ofllco of the minister of tho Interior this afternoon to pro test against tho Increased taxation. Premier Rudinl, who Is also minister of tlio Interior, received a committee representing the tradesmen and prom ised that all possible would bo done to promote friendly relations and greater equity between tho tax col lectors und taxpayers. In the meanwhile a largo crowd of people had collected around the min istry, angry shouts were heard nud somo of those present tore up paving stonos and otherwise assumed a threat ening attitude. This caused the po Uco to mnke an attempt to disperse the violent portion of the crowd, and lu tho conlllct which followed six pollcomon woro Injured nnd one rioter was killed. BURNED HIS WIFE Poors Oil on Her Clothes anil Titer Applloa a Match. Canton, Ohio, Oct. 12. Residents of tho Tenderloin dtstrlet ut Dayton this morning who Investigated screams, saw a column of flumes In tho renr yard of the home of William Do I'nyster. In tho tlnmes was found Mrs. Do Puyste.r, nnd before aid could bo rendered she was (lend, tho clothing burned from her body, nnd her llcsh literally roasted. Tho kitchen of the house was covered with oil spots and fragments of a broken lamp wero found in tho house und yard. Do Puyster, when found, would give no explanation of what had occurred, and wns placod undor arrest on suspicion of murder. Neighbors say he aud his wife had been quarreling nil night. It is charged by a neighbor that Do I'uy stor poured oil over his wife's nlgnt robe nnd then lgnlte.1 tho garment. Tho Do I'uystors bear bad repututiona aud havo conducted questionable ulacus. Watea Not Kiiml to the Kattirgtaoj. London, Oct. 12. Tho l'rlnco oi Wales has declined an luvltntion to mediate In tho engineering dispute Iu tho course of his letter of rnfimnl ho says that ho deeply deplores tho "disastrous stato of affairs," but feels It would not bo right or proper for him to attempt iu tiny way to Inter fere or to mix himself therein. Cattle Polioned 11 Sorshum. Atchison, Kan., Oct. 1J. Nlnoty head of blooded cattle on HnckereU& Fifleld's ranch, near Alton, Kan., got Into a field of volunteer growth sor ghum sugar cane Saturday, and forty head died In u few hours. ATCHISON'S BIG FIRE. Slsteen ilullilluxs Uuitrnail, lueluillnc a flouring Mill and State Manic Atcihhon, Kan., Oct 12. Tho Calm Hanthorn mill and warehouses, the Atchison State bank, the Palace sa loon, Bd Heluz' restaurant, Hon Downs' barber shop und a number of small dwellings burned to tho ground early yesterday morning, Tho Cain liauthorn people lost 3, COO barrels of flour, aud their total loss Is nearly 180,000, with only SIV.OOO iusuranco. In All, sixteen buildings wero burned, TS IN mrVFAl SPIRITS. SPAIN'S NEW CABINET HOPEFUL. 13 'I he (Internment Credited ltli Trying to Siilv Kxl.tliiK IMllliilltli-H I'Iucph for ,'itliu- Volunteer to lie I'm-ilSpniiUU Aiinrclil.U Hitter, Maukiii, Oct. 1.1. Senor Oullon, minister for foreign affairs, has com municated to his colleagues the views of the Btiroiioaii nnd American press In regard to tho now ministry. He points out that tho foreign newspapers are almost unanimously of the opinion that the program of Senor Segastn, the now premier, has caused an Im portant change In the attitude of the Washington cabinet, leading to the belief that the Cuban question will now enter upon a more favorable phase and demonstrating that the steps taken by tho ministry linvo hud an excellent effect In showing that thu government Is choosing practical means to solve the existing difllcullies. The minister for the colonics, Senor Morel, announced at the cabinet meet ing that with a view to proving tho sincerity of the government's promise to grant tiutonomy to Cuba, he has telegraphed to Senor Montoro, lender of tlie Autonomist party, asking him to nomiiinte candidates for uppolnt ment for some of tlio important posts under thu Cuban administration. A semi-ollleinl statement, issued after the cabinet meeting, says that by employing native volunteers In Cuba Instead of Buronenn trooos thn expenses of the campaign would do- crease ami the operations against tho insurgents would be conducted moro rapidly. SPANISH ANARCHISTS 1IITTBR. London. Oct. l.t. The SimnUli An. irchlst refugees of this city unnounce the Immediate publication here for circulation In Snuln of u nerlodlnnl en- titled "Germlna." Iu u circular so- licitinsr funds they say: "Hall to tho social revolution. A group of liberty loving Spaniurds are ubout to answer Angiollllo's cry of 'Germinal' a val iant watchword from tlio scaffold. l'he cowartll v. inoulsltorlul govern. ment of Spain und the press, und cow- army ami inquiRitorinl capitalist class of Snuln havo thrown down tho irauiit. let. We shall take It up as the best means of demonstrating that the Ideal never dies." Havana, Oct. It. Ah evidence of liberality on the part of tho Spanish authorities, La Luchn lias been per mitted to reproduce interviews printed in the New York Hernld with a num ber of Cubans of New York city, In which tho lntter say they are fighting for tho independence of Cuba and not to obtain homo rule for tho Island. NEW YORK CAMPAIGN. Oanrft-e Ticket Flic. Ita C'ertlllcates Nn Krtlrnlii, to Make War for Oisjnor. Nkw Yokk, Oct. i:i. The certificates placing Henry George in noiulnutlon for mayor, Colonel George K. Waring, jr., for comptroller and Jerome O'Neill for president of the council wt-iv filed with tho election bureau to-dny. They bore tho signatures of 2,37! petition ers. Certificates of tho county und judiciary nominees of tho Citizens' union wero also tiled. Tho nomina tions wero mude by the Thomus Jef ferson Democracy. Tom L. Johnson, who filed tho cer tificates, asked whether Colonel War ing had accented, replied: "Ho is uoiulnnted aud tho certificate is filed. Whether lie will accept or not is n matter for the future to decide." Paul Goubel lias been selected to succeed Richard II. Adams us thu Cit izens' Union nominee for register. Ho Is a lawyer, Is president of the Lloder kran, a member of the German Amer ican Reform union und a member of tlio Citizens' L'nion organization com mittee. Tho Journal und Advertiser's poll of the tnayorality preferences of Greater New York voters now Includes SSo.nCO nnmes. Of these Van Wyole has 72.0H; Henry George, 71, 030; Scth Low, .10,018; General Tra cy, 33,431. The George leaders declare that the report that Tammany Is figuring on withdrawing Van Wyck und naming Judge Gaynor for muyor, will not af fect them In tho lenst, for George will not now wttiitiraw under any circium stances. TRUST DENIED. laturanoe Coiupanlm, Attacked lij Mis souri, l'lead Inuocence. Jkfkkiison Citv, Mo., Oct. 13. Through their attorneys, tho Insur ance companies whose charters tho at torney general has sought to revoke, and tho foreign Insurunco comnanles. thu nnnullmeutof whoso licenses toilo htl3iliaSS 111 tllO Htlltn li. Lnnr.1,1 I... .1... I - " "Jf IIIO 1 uttornoy geueral becuuso of alleged , violation of tho stato autl-trust law, llieu tuoir answer to-day in tho pre liminary proceedings In tho supreme court, in banc They deny that they havo entered Into a pool to control rates in tills stoto, They admit that a bonrd of underwriters has been formed in this stato which fixes cer tain rates, but they deny that thoy are members of this board. Alton, 11L7 Out III." The race wur at the Alton public schools broke out afresh this morning. Last week tho colored people ceased sending their children to tho schools for tho whites, supposedly uwaltlug a decision from tho courts. Tho police guards, ac cordingly, were withdrawn. This morning the colored children appeared and, with a rush, overpowered the janitor, struck the lady principal down uud took seals in school. The 'police were summoned and ejected t them, and school was held tho rest of the day with the police guarding the loors.i FORTY CASES DAILY. Sudi Is the Yellow fever Outlook at Now Orli-un. Until Fro.t tomes. (.'Ai.vi:sroN, Texus. Oct. Hi. Dr. C W. True-heart, member of the tulvlsory board of health, reported to the health ofllce that ho hud found a well defined but very mild cast; of yellow fever. Dr Bdwnrd Randall reported two case In his practice which ho pro nounces vellow fever. Dr. Giiltern declures that then; aro four cases of 1 yellow fever in Houston, Dr. Swear lugen, stato health officer, has Issued a proclamation quarantining Galves ton nnd Houston, saying thero aro a few mild eases In each Tho smaller towns of tho stato uro excited beyond measure, snd In many counties trains uro not allowed to stop. Nkw Oitt.KANM, (let. HI. From there-turns thero Is little hone In tho vol- low fever sltuutlon. Tho board of health Is dally demonstrating that with a fair show it is possible for modern science to restrict und stamp out. tho disease, but tho peoplo who must stiller from a strict triplication of scientific methods rebol. the result being that tho pathway of tho board is beset with dllllcultles. If there wero strict compllanco with tho henlth laws, If prompt report were mado of cases, thu fever germs would bo quick ly wiped out. Hut it boglns to look now as If from thirty to forty now cases and from four to six deaths would bo dally reportod until frost comes. To-day, as on nearly every day slnco tho fever first appeared here, about r.O per cent of the fatali ties were traced to ueglect and a dis position to hide cases until it wus too late to do anything to savo life. INJUNCTION DECISION. tludce Wilson Vlfturouil Ueuoanca. the I'rluclple. Dk.WKII, Col., Oct. 13. Judge Wil son, of the court of appeals, with Judges Thompson and Hissell concur ring, handed down an opinion to-day in which he makes a vigorous attack on ."government by Injunction." In the enso of II. Schradsklo vs. the Ap pel Clothing Company, wherein the plaintiff was given a perpetual Injunc tion by the lower court restraining the defendant from advertising u cer tain stock of goods us bankrupt stock, tho court of appeals reverses the de- creo uud remuuds tho cause to tho trlul court with instructions to dissolve and dismiss tho bill. , "Wo cannot approve a practice," said Judge Wilson, "nor subscribe to a doctrine which permits tho exercise by tho courts of tho extraordinary power of Injunction relief for every wrong or Infringement upon the rights of another. Such a course of i procedure, if carried to Its ultimate natural conclusion, would tend to en tirely subvert tho fundamental prin ciples upon which our system of laws is founded." i WOMKN SHOT BY BURGLER. Mother anil Punchier I'miml .Murdered Killed In Their Ilium-. Camuk.v, N. J., Oct. 1.1 Mrs. Binma Kane, aged 0.1 year-., widow of Ell Kane, uud her daughter, Mrs. Sarah M. Shaw, aged 10 years, lived at 212 Lynn street iu the loner part of Cum den, near tho river front About 4:30 o'clock this morning BU Shaw, n son of Mrs. Shaw, appeared at at a third story window of the house und began shouting for the police at tho top of his voice. O Ulcers soon appeared and found that tho two women had been shot, probably by burglars. Shaw.sald that he was awakened shortly after 4 o'clock by a pistol shot. Ho made his way downstair. nnd at the bottom of thu third story stairs found his mother bleeding nnd uncon scious. Ho ran to the window und gavo the alarm. Mrs. Kano was found sitting iu n chair in tho sitting room dead with a bullet wound lu her head. Mrs. Shaw was at once re moved to tho Cooper hospitnl. where she died iu a few minutes without maklug any statement. Tho e.Mimination of tho house showed that a rear shutter had been forced open, uud a bureau drawer on the second floor nud been ransacked. MONEY APPOINTED. Will Fill Out the Unmolred Term of the I.atn Senator J. , Ueorire. Jackson, Miss., Oct. 13. Governor ' McLauriu has appointed Senator-elect Hurnnndo DoSoto Money as United States Senator, to fill tho vacancy t caused by the death of the lato Sena tor J. A. George, whose term expires In 1881), .Senator George, before his death, having declined to again be come a candidate for tho high office, an election for the regular term was necessary, and tho lust legislature, after a long deadlock, elected Mr. Money for the regular term beginning lu lS'JS. For Weeks With a Mullet In Ills llri.tn St. Louie, Ma, Oct. 13. Siuelulr McCoy, tho New York traveling man who shot himself lu tho head whllu stopping at tho Southern hotel, Sep tember 1H, died at the Mullunphy hos pital to-day. The bullet wus removed from his brain three and a half days ago. A HulotUe on a limy Corner. St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 13. At Sixth and Pino streets, one of tho husiost corners iu tlio city, yestorday aftor noon, Frank Hunnick shot himself dead with a revolver before hundreds of people. His clothlnR' was that of a laborer, but nearly all now. His uppearaucu wus so emaciated us to In dicate that ho had not eaten for days, but in his pockets were SI. 5') and n bank book showing that he had 81 SO deposited with tho Mississippi Valley Trust company. A card was ulso found that showed that ho had belonged to Glen Carbon Urlckiayert anion No. ft LEAVENWORTH REUNION. Seven Thousand Veteran In Attend ance The Wvather Finn. Lkavknwoiitii, Kan., Out. 13. Tlio weather of the second day of thu re union was as fine ns the first had been. Sunday's rain proved to have been timely, und Camp Alger uud the roads were neither muddy nor dusty. It was estimated this morning that fully 7,000 strangers were already here. Bight special trams arc sel)c.lulod for to-day Veterans from Nebraska and Missouri nre coming in fast, showing thut this Is an Intet-stnto reunion in every sense. The exercises nt Camp Alger opened this morning with a meeting at Hau back pavilion. Congressman llroder lck delivered u welcoming address on behalf of Hie veterans of Kansas to thoso from sister states. The first re sponse was by Commander Hotkln of tho Kansas department nnd Geuoral John F. Plntt of the Nebraska depart ment responded for the other states. A feature of the morning was a parade by :i,000 regultir troops through the principal streets. At 1 o'clock two cumpfircs were held simultaneously. Coinmunilor Platto of Nebraska presided nt Hnnbnek pa vilion while tho one at McGregor pa vilion was presided over by Comman der Bverhurdy. At 2 o'clock tho sec ond big meeting uf the day was hold at McGregor pavilion. Senator W. A. Harris delivered an address to outside visitors in the name of Kansus nnd another welcoming speech was made by Vico Commnndcr H, K Wilson. The responses were by Congressman Curtis, und Major F. B. Thomas of Omaha, Neb. The Flower parade will take place to-morrow afternoon, tho annual Ap ple Carnival parade Thursday and the parade of secret orders Friday, while the annual log rolling exercises of the Modern Woodmen of ivntisas will tnku placo tho same afternoon. Governor Leody is expected to-morrow, but General GoruVa, of Georgia has telegraphed that lie cannot nfc tend. OLIVER'S TRIAL BEGUN. United States Judge Foster Hates Against Colonel A. J. Smith's Aiaallant. LKAVKNWoivrir, Kan., Oct 13. Jo seph W. Oliver, tho votoran charged with having blown up tho residence of Colonel A. J. Smith nt tho Soldiers' homo with dynamite, was arraigned In tho United States court to-day on two counts attempting to murder Governor Smith and attempting to commit manslauehter on Mrs. Smith. Ills attorneys argued at length to quash the indictment on tho ground that dynamito was not a deadly weapon. Judge Foster held that giant pow der and dynamite were both deadly weapons when It developed that they wero used with evil intent Ho also ruled that Oliver should bo tried un der the statute fixing threo years In the penitentiary for attempted mur der uud two for manslaughter. Oliver waived pleading at tho bar and came Into court with a scratch book full of notes that he had writteu while In jail. DARK HORSE TO WIN. Ch.trloa Hart I.lkaly to (let tho Okla homa Marahitlahlp. Washington, Oct. 13. The situation with regard to tho Oklahoma mar shalshlp has again shifted, aud It now uppcars certain thut uono of tho names heretofore prominently con nected with the race will be consid ered, but tiint tho president and tho attorney general havo decided to ap point a comparatively now man. It seems highly probable now that tho marshal will bo named In a few days, and that the commission will go to Charles Hart. Mr. Hart Is an ex Ohloan, and Is strongly backed by Ohio influence. 11 o Is now a resident of Oklahoma, but formerly lived at Warren, Trumbull county, O. It sesras that Mr. Hart Is a personal ac quaintance of the president. Accused of Three Murder. Fokt Scott, Kan., Oct 13. Harvey Jackson, a refugee for whoso appre hension tho government has spent much tlmo aud money, was arrested to-day by Deputy Marshal Jones in a hut on tlio river bank near Che tops. He is charged with murd.-rlng Jane Singleton, Ills housekeeper, near Mus kogee, I. T., in June, 181)0, and Is also accused of having murdered u man near Oswego and of having shot another man at Muskogee years ago. Ho confesses having shot the Single ton woman, but says it was In self defense. Ho is in tho federal jail hero, und will be sent baok to Muskogee. Used Human Flesh for Unit. Pkiuiv, Okla., Oct. 13. James Wcuah, n demented Indian; killed an old man by tho iiaino of Jones for fish bait A party of men camo across the Indian while ho was fishing on Dog creek, and later they found tho body of tho dead man. Thoy took tho In dian in charge and ho confessed tho crime. Ho wus asked If ho killed the man for his money and he answered In the negative and said ho had killed him for fish bait An examination of thu Indian's fish basket bhowed that ho had torn a considerable quantity of flesh from tho lugs and arms of the man and baited his fishing lino. Ciiki.bka, Ind. TorOct. 13. The Shawnee Indians aro holding a stamp dance about six miles north of here. It has been In progress about three days. About 300 Indians aro prosont They wonr gorgeous costumes gaily decorated and the dancing consists of jumping straight up nnd down in a clrclu around u big fire. Bvory few tuiifites they placo their hands ovor the heart, make a low bow to tho fire, utt -asavago yell, and proceed. This ti on Is kept up as long as the In d un can stand it, and whon they drop from fatigue somo other take their place. .ir i tt ii)S "J MJ i