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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (June 30, 1899)
rHKBmwm, THETtEDTEOUD CHBEF. r-??g4'va-jtfjijwwKMang to IE Nigh Makss a Written Statement Concerning Macomb Robbery, FIVE HAVE BEEN CONVICTED. Kennedy I'l.innil It, the Confeitor Hty Hit ttontenqs Ttrotrii Vi-Kliep-writ ' Waa llon Ten Yenn llyrum Will Oj Free. IlAnTVIM.K, Mo, Juho S3, Joseph' fihcpnrd, tho train robber, was sen tenced to ten 'y&ars'- imprisonment yentordny afternoon,' ami Lewis Nigh pleaded guilty thin morning without trlut mid took n sontonco of twelve years. 'I'lio c.iso against Elmer Ily rum. the confessor, wns dlsmlssod by tho sfuto, nnd Oscar Hay's caso was continued to the next term of court. To-dny Wright coimty'H record for justloo Is cloar. lFlvp'of tho rnbbors who lipid up tho ICatisns City, Fori Kcoityfc Memphis train at Macomb on JunuSry 3 are In jtill under sentences varying from ten to twenty years. Tho, continuance) of Oicar liny' caso is mci'ttly nnothor form of releasing him. II o Is not bright and tho gen eral disposition of tlu judu and law yum U to allow him to reuntu under pnrolo Indefinitely. Elmer liyriim has removed his family to llu-tvllto nnd ha will go to funning soot: and try to forget John Kennedy and "Hill" Jen n in pa. Tho following Is tlio confession mudu-by Nigh and given to tho edftor of tliullurtvlllo Democrat for publl catlon'thls nftcrnoou: "Editor Hurlvlllo Democrat: I do alro to mnko the following statement through the columns of your paper. First, becauso I liavo not been cor rectly reported, nnd hocoudlr, I want to glvo warning to my neighbors and follow beings against submitting or giving way to tho Intrigues mi'l per siuslons of violators of law and mor ality. "I was born In Pickaway county. O. 1SIG. My parents moved to II. Inula ami then to Itirton county, Mo,, wYarj I lived slxtoon years, two mllei nii-i'i oi ijamar. i moved irotn tlierj to Douglas county and havo llvod tho ro ovorslnce. This Is tho ll.Mt. tluu I was ever In jail In my life. I never was in tho groon goo.ls' bustno)), nor did I mortgngo my farm to get monoy to buy green goods. 1 mortgaged It to got money to buy ldu uctva more land to put my farm In better shape. "Kennedy camo to my hoii'.o lust December. I had never seen him be fore or had nny communication with htm. IIo slayod over night at my house. I found him agreeable pleas nut aud persuasive. On tho morning of tho second day ho told mo that ho was Kennedy, tho 'quail hunter,' nnd that ho was accused of many train robberies, and that train robbing was tho easiest thing Imaginable nuil no danger In tho world; that they some times got S.10,003 or 810,00;) from a train. "Kennedy said that tho hills around Macomb woro tho most Inviting pluee to rob a train nnd got away ho ever saw. Seeing that I gavo hlin a. listen ing car, ho camo bodly out and mudo me a proposition to tnko mo In as horsoholder, stating that his two pals would bo down In a fow days to do tho job, and they only wanted the fourth man to hold tho horses. Ho promised me no ono would bo shot or hurt in ono of thoso excursions. My son-in-law ovorheard our ta'.lc und camo to mo nnd sold: 'Nigh, you are too old to go Into that business; let mo take yourplnco. I know all about the arranjemonts, as 1 overheard you and the stiaugcr talk It.' "I told Kennedy and Kennedy inada u plne'o for llyrum In tho holdup. The facts aro as llyrum tostltlod to. I was holding tho horses at tho gravo ynri when they discovered tho dyuamlto was frozen nnd they sent mu nhand to build tho tiro and thaw It out. "Konnedy said tho engineers very often receive I a part of tho booty an.l ho had given ono fellow S.'O'J. lie said It holpod to kcop a fellow from being identified and that tho unglneer and tlrcmeu ono night told him that they had tho wrong train. It would bo n water haul Kennedy told mo ho would never servo his sentence, as his pals would bo compolled to ralso K'.ie amount of his bond. As far as I know tho engineer and flraman on tho train wo hold up wero all right, but Kennedy says ho has a great many friends, firemen und engineers, that would not givo him away. "All I know about that grcon gon.ls business In Douglas county is that n man by tho numc of Whlttukcr, who lives in Hunter, Is nt tho head of It all, and this knowledgo is from n number that ho has llaecad. was ono of an orgnhlzod gang who once started to drive him out of tho coun try. Tho railroad has gotten nil tlicro was in theso cases. 1 do not know of nny falsa swearing by tholr men, but they liavo put a falso light ou u num ber of my friends. "Fcgioy andKounody made arrange ments not known to tho rest of us. In fact, Kennedy took tho precaution to make all arrangements with his men soparatoly aud bdforo tho work was done got them together. Konne dy was tho originator and Instigator of tho wholo affair and arranged tho dofanso. It is sad to think that I re sisted tho temptation throughout my earlier llfo and now in my declining years to have submlttod. It Is terri ble to bo taken away from my family when I could so easily have avoided It "My family must shall out nnd leave this country and try to forget the trouble I liavo given thorn. I havo no harsh words for your officers and citizens. Tho railroad officials havo dogged us down, but had wo not have trcspassod and dono wrong wo could havo avoided tlwtn. ffSSiffllVIl SLAYER, rroieoutlns r. w. ati wilt Aula In Jcitor. Wichita, Kan., Juno 23. -.T. W. Gates, president of tho American Steel and Wire company, pnssod through hero lost night for Tecumseh, Okln., making a race against time. Mr. Gates Is tho brother of tho young man who was killed twenty eight years ago by Alexander Jester nonr Warrcnsburg, Mo. Jester is now under arrest nt Shaw nee, where ho has bcon living under tho nnmo of V. A. Hill. IIo was ar rested for Gates' murder J0n informa tion given by a jealous sister to pre vent his marriage last' Sunday. Mr. Gates has all tho documentary ovldcrico with him that was coltcctcd by his father twenty-eight years ago, when Jester was Urst nccuso.l of mur dering young Gates. Mr. Gates stated that a special train would bo tnkon from Oklahoma City to Tecumseh, tho' county scat of I'oltowatomio county, tho placo where habeas corpus proceed ings JiM bcoh lnstlfutod in bohalf of Jester by his nttornoys. l'romtncut attorneys In Oklahoma nnd Missouri havo been tolographod to by Mr. Gates to meet him In Tecumseh and Mexico, Mo., whero Jester will bo ilnnlly taken for trial. Mr. Gates mnde tho statement that ha would not sparo mono or tlmo to prosecute tho man who ho believes murdered hfs brother nnd did away with ids re mains. Sheriff Simmons telegraphs that ho iH.nwaltliir tho nrrlval of Sheriff Nol son of Mlisourl, with thu requisition papers. A SENATOR ACCUSED. ClMr.73 I Will, Fnrzlmr n ludurieraont nt lilt Aceltuito. Sioux Fai.i.h, S. I)., Juno 28. Alf isurichalUor, a newspaper man, has crcnted a ssnsatlon In political and iirmv circle In South Dakota by charging that a United Stutes Senator forged a letter In support of tho Sen ator's hostility to oxpanslon and tho ward politicians. Tho lcttor purported to havo been written by an olllcsr of tho First regiment, South Dakota vol unteers, whoso namo was withheld through fear that tho writer would bo court-martialed. Tho letter rcllcctcd on practically every feature of tho conduct of tho war In tho Philippines, hlnto.l at an Investigation and at dreadful expos ures, "declared that sick volunteers wero compelled to lenvo tho hospitals and tako their places on tho firing line; and, In fact, described thu condi tions in tho Amurlcan ranks us bolng llttlo hotter thau In tho convict camps of Siberia. MILLION-DOLLAR STATUE. Colorado to Han J mi Up-tn-Dito Girl In Ftiro (Inhl to I'lirl Exposition. Dknvku, Col.. Juno 28. Tho Color ado 1'arls exposition comtulsston has niado a contract with F. D. Hlgbco, represcntntlvo of ono of tho largest statuo easting linns in tho country, for a solid gold statuo for exhibition at tho l'nrls exposition. Tho design ropresenta nn "up-to-date" girl, tho figure, of llfo size, be ing cast in bolld gold, 18 karats line, tho cast with Its baso bolng six feot four inches In hoight. It is estimated that 81,000,000 worth of gold will bo used. Tho pedostnl is to bo of copper and pure silver, standing tlvo feet eight Inches high, three feet tquaro at tho top and six feet four Inches at tho busc. Upon four panels, In has rollcf. It la Intended to show representative Colo rado scenes. TO SUCCEED HANNA. It li Sulil That Usury U. Ilnon Soleotml. k'.y.up is Mii.waikkk, Wis., J mi j 28. Jprem. Incnt llopubltcan of tills city, who Is aoloso friend of Henry 0. l'ayne. Is authority for tho statement that that astute political manager lias been asked to tnko tho chairmanship of tho llepnbllcan national committee, suc ceeding Mark Hnnun albo as chairman of thu executive committee. It is as sorted that -Mr. l'ayno Is nowconsdpr Ing tho matter, and that ho Is strong ly tempted to accept tho position. Namtnr .)ouo, Approval. St. Louis, Mj Junj 2n. Kx-Gov cruor William J. Stono hns received n letter from Senator Jones of Arkan sas, chairman of tho Democratic national committee, dated at London. In which the bonutor gives his most hearty approval to tho proposition for a July meeting of tho national com mittee. Senator Jones siys that his health has Improved woiiderfully, and that ho expects to return homo about tho Urst of Scptumbcr. Mr. Marrnwr View or It P.i.nkbvii.i.k, Ohio, Juno Ss. Sena tor lturrows of Michigan is visiting hero. In nn interview ho declared that his colleague, Senator McMillan, would bo a candidate to suesced him self aud would bo ro-elccted next year. Concerning Secretary Alger's alliance with Governor Plngree, Sen ator Harrows said ho thought tho iee rotary had destroyed what chanco ho might havo had to go to tho Senate by making such an alliance. Hot Killed In it MIIL Unionvim.k, Mo,, Juna S3. A 15-year-old boy named Will llowlaud, who was playing with a looso belt nt tho Crump.ickor mill near this city, beenmo entangled and was killed. His body wns wrapped onca inula half around the shaft und horribly ernshod. Colored Hocrult, to Mjnllt. Ciiioaoo, Juno 28. Fifty colored re cruits, cnllstod In tho Southern states, passad through Chicago on the way to San Francisco, with orders to nail for tho Philippines July 8. AFTER BROTHER'S A BELT OF 60 TO SIBERIA Reports of New Discoveries in tho Alaskan Mineral Fields, CAPE NOME, NEW ELDORADO. A Henttlo I'rnipeotor Thlnkl tlio Yukon Mineral lljj Kxtendl to Attn atnrlei of Mlifnrtuno In Ataik'a With Erory Account or Kuoaei. , ' SKATTI.i:. Wash.. Juno "H Tim I.I. oit advices from tho nowty discovered gold Hold, Capo borne. Alaska, aro contained In a Jotter from, Mttjprp.,,,B. t (l.-M I... ... . OrtH,.TA ...l.n ....ll t dato of February 2, 1899. Major In grnham Is tho leader of fourtcou men who wero fitted out by I'rlnco Lulgl of Italy and local business men, Ho wont Urst to Kotzobuo Sound, but finding nothing there, crossed over laud to Capo ioiim, with a portion of tho party, enduring considerable hard ships. Tart of tho time tho men hnd for food only two pancakes a day. Major Ingrnham writes: "On September 23 six, men wont to work to test their claims, somo on rtnow creek and tho rest on Anvil creek. Tho best p.m was obtained on Snow croak and amounted to 58.25. Tho nggregato of four days' work was 81 less than 81, 3W. Tho gold was of good quality nnd sold at St. Michael without assay for 81185 per ounce. On account of tho lateness of tho soa gou and lack of supplies no attempt to reach bedrock was made. "Tho nows soon spread, nnd there has been a constant nrrlval of pros pectors from Uualaska, St. Mlehaol and iu far south as Kuskoqulm. Fully .VU locations havo been mado to dato. "Two other districts havo boon or iraul.od. one at Llnek nntnt. Imvnmi Cape Itodnoy, and tho othor with Bo- iiuny.ti crueic as a CO III or. "Tho rich finds at Capo Noma and on tho No-Uck-Luck, a tributary of Fish river, provo beyond doubt that tho rich mineral bolt of tho Yukon croises to Siberia. Pay dirt is report ed to havo been Btruek on a river flowing Into tho chain of lakes having outlet at Port Clareuce. "Ileforo starting from Kotzobuo sound December 1.", 1SU8, prospectors had como in from Noatnk, reporting tho discovery of a rich and extensive mineral bolt north of the river. In N'ovotnbor, IsOa, thero was a stam pede from among tho prospectors wintering upon tho Kowak to roport od rich diggings upon tho Alushuck, a tributary of tho Kynkulc. "Thero is no doubt but that next summer will witness romarkablo de velopments In tho vlclntty of Gollvln Hay." Hut with every story of fortune found lu tho gold Holds comes ono of sutVering und disappointment. W." 1). Doollttle of Irvlngton, N. J., arrived hero yesterday after undergoing fear ful experiences in Alaska. IIo at tempted to enter tho Alaskan gold Holds over tho Edmonton route, but failed, and returned to Telegraph creek out of food and just ablo to make his wants known. Ho said: "I have witnessed pooplo coming In with hands and feot frozen and starv ing and suffering with scurvy. Of fourteen men on tholr way to Tele graph crook, nine perished In a snow storm. Three mon woro found dead In a cabin at Mooso lake. Thoy wero two Allison brothers of Kent, England and Carter of New Zealand. "Tho latter part of May, Portor, tho government agontat Telegraph crook, sent a relief party into tne Llnrd dis trict, consisting of two Indian guides nnd four white mon. They had a seow load of provisions which thoy distri buted among tho needy pooplo, num bering about S'Jp." San Fu.vxcisco, Juno 28. Eight miners huvo just roaehod horo from Alaska with S3.V,03.), tho result of two years digging within twenty miles of Dawsoii. Ono of thorn, named W. II. Armstrong, has anuggot worth 33G0. "Tho country is full of Idle men," said Armstrong, "nnd every steamer brings a lot mora to swell tho list. There will bo n falrlv irood clin.n-nn around Dawson, but it will bolong to ton times as many men iu last year's output." Held fur Kllllns IU Pnther. LiNN Ciikkk, Mo., Juno 28, William Auderson, oldest sou of G. W, Ander son, tho well-to-do cattle dealer, lias been arrested for tho murder of his father. Tho older Anderson had left his wife and children and wns Hying with n womau, Llzslo Wlsobach, on his farm. Hoth Anderson and Wlso bach wero found murdered with an ax January 12. Andorson was said to bo worth 870,033. It Is reported his wlfo will turn statu) cvidonce. A Mlnourl I'olltlolnti'i Hon it Huloldo. South wr.sT City, Mo., Juno 28. Arches Shnmbaugh committed sulcldo at his home north of Southwest City Sunday night by shooting hlmsolf. Ho wasthoyoungast son of tho lato Judgo Isaac N. Shambaugh, who was known in political circle) In Missouri a quarter of a cent ury ago. No rea son is assigned for tho sulcldo. So 11a DranA the Stryohnlne, Ti'.Ml'i.H, ToxaH, Juno 28. Lcsllo Hilling, a butohor boy 18 years old, stood at a saloon bar this morning, emptied tv 23-cont box of strychnine into n glass of soda nnd drank ft to provo that It would not hurt him. llul'.ng will bo burled to-morrow. Ma. MolCtulor lleturni Home. Wabiiixotox, Juno 23. Tho ProsU dent and Mrs. MolClnloy, with tho other members of tho presidential party, arrived horo at 10:20 o'clock this morning nnd woro drlvon Imme diately to tlu White homo. JOHN BULL EMITS A GROWL. Orent IlrlUIn Will Tolerate No VUj Vrom Kruirer. HliiMiXoiiAM, Kng,, Juno 28 Joseph Chamberlain, secretary of state for tho co'onles, addressing tho Unionists of this city, reviewed enro fully thoTransv.ini question, In tho courso of his speech ho said that, owing to tho enormous military preparations of tho government of tho South African republic, Great llrilaln liad boon coinpalle.l to Increase tho llrltlsh garrison In Cupo Colony nnd Natal, entailing an additional ex penditure of SJ.flOO.OOO annually. After denounotng In tho stronirost terms tho nttltudo and actions of tho lioers, Mr. Chamberlain, with great deliberation nnd emphasis, added: "Tho Transvaal's enormous secret sorvlco fund has procured It friends and ndvocatcs in every country. The way tho Hrttlsh subject thero Is treat ed Is not only a meunco to thorn all, but interferes with our prestigd nmong tlio natives, who now regard tho lioers and not tho llrltlsh as tho paramount power. "llosldes tho breaches of tho London convention, tho Transvaal Is flagrant ly violating tho equality that conven tion wns intended to secure. Its mlRgovernmont Is a festering sore, poisoning tho wholo ntmosphcro of South Africa. Tho Dutch In Cano Colony and Nntal would bo in tho hap piest condition, but so long as tho dlscaso of hatred and suspicion pro vails in tho Transvaal, It Is Impossible to stop tho contagion. "Four times since indepondonco was granted wo havj bjon on tho vcrgo of wnr with tho Transvaal. It Is erron eous to say tho llrltlsh government wants war; but It Is equally orronc ous to say that tho government will draw back, now that It bus put its hand to tho plow. "Wo hopo tho efforts that aro now being mado will lead to an amicable arrangomont, for Groat Hritain only desires justice, but thero comos a tlmo when patience can hardly bo distin guished from wenkuess, and when moral prcssuro becomes u farco that cannot bo continued without loss of self-respect. I trust that tlmo may never como in this lnstnncc, but if it does, Hritons will Insist upon tho means to find a result essential to tho penco of South Africa." Tho speech was warmly applauded. In reply to a voto of thanks, Mr. Chamberlain said ho felt strengthened nnd encouraged by tholr confidence and support Lie hnd spoken from tho heart, bociuso ho believed thoy had reached a critical turning point in tho history of tho empire, aud that tho wholo world was watching to seo how thoy would issue from tho diffi culty. "It is my belief," said he, in closing, "that tho couutry will show Itself not unworthy of Its glorious history and traditions." A GREAT REVIEW. Flower of Drltlih Army on Parade Ile foro the Quoen. London', Juno 23. Tlio queen, tho Duko of Cambrldgo, tho I'rlnco of Wales, tho Duko of York, Grand Duko Michael of Uussta, tho Duko of Con naught, Goncral Lord 'Wolseley, com-mnndcr-lu-chlof of the army; Colonel Samuel S. Sumner, United States army military attache of tho United States embassy at London and many princes and princesses wero present on tho famous plains of Aldershot to witness n review of over 18,000 of tho best troops in tho kingdom. This rovicw is interpreted lu Lon don as a means of satisfying Qucon Victoria that her troops aro ready for nny emergency thoy may bo called upon to meet, In tho Transvaal or elsewhere. ROW OF THE CHURCHES. Methodlitl Dellare They Hive lljIUsd John U. Ilnokefeller. CntCAQO, Juno 28. Dr. William K. Harper, president of the University of Chicago, has ended his long con nocllon with Chautauqua. Hack of the announcement of the famous edu cator's retirement ns tho head of tho Chautauqua collegiate department and from tho board of trustees of tho Chnutauqua association Is a battlo of denominations. Methodists, who have regarded tho Chautauqua entcrpriso as n monument to Methodism, bcllcvo thoy havo batlloi John D. Rockefeller nnd others, who, they claimed, wero attempting to make the Chautauqua movemont nn auxiliary to tho Uni versity of Chicago. And tho Meth odists havo possession of Chautauqua. lite; Week nt rittiborg. PirranuRO, Pa., Juno 28. Heneflt weak of "all organized labor of Wost- crn Pennsylvania," at tho Grand opera houso has assumed proportions not thought of by tho promoters, and tho affair promises to result in closer union of tho laboring classes In this soctton than ever before. Tho week was Inaugurated with a large parade in which nil o( tho labor or ganizations of tho city participated. Tho program for tho balance of tho week includes many prominent mon as special attractions. Tho prlnolpnl demonstration will bo mado on Fri day, when Major General Miles will bo tho guest of tho city. Alf of tho military nWmdcy clvlo organizations will turn'oltt in force to welcome and entertain 'him. MoOor to Meet Fltx. Dknvku, Col., Juno 25. Kid McCoy gave a sparring exhibition at tho Ta bor opera house last night, and it was announced from tho stago that Ftz simraons'h'ad ngrood to meet McCoy in Soptctnbur next. Mm. Boatliworth I, III. Wasihnpton, Juno 2S. Mrs. Edon Southworth, tho well known novelist, is qulto ill at her rosldanco in Wost Washington. Her weakness is duo mainly to tho infirmities of age, sho being now in her 8('th jcar. KNOCKED KB Li A Judge Upholds Co-Operatlvo In surance in Sunflower State A FAR-REACHING DECISION. The niTort of "old Hue" Inuiranoo Com pnnlet to I'revont Lumbermen From Operntlnz nn Intaranos Kichsngo Thw.irteJ by Jo ce Skldmore. ToiMIKA. Kan.. Jlino 28 Tim In.,,-. ance law passed by tho last Kansas legislature, which prohibited a per son Insuring his property In a com pany not authorized to do buslnoss lu Kansas, was declared unconstitu tional yesterday by Judgo J. II. Skid moro of Columbus, Knu. Tho decision was mado In tho caso of tho stato of Kansas against John K. William). L. C. Hoylo, ox-nttornoy goncral of Kan sas, represented Williams In tho suit. Williams Is a lumber doalcr of Ga lena, Kan., and docs a largo business. Ho was recently arrested for violat ing tho law passed by tho last legisla ture. This law prohibited a person Insuring in a company unauthorized to do business In Kansas, nnd pro vided that in tho event ono did insure with a company not so authorized tho contract would bo taxod in a sum equal to 10 por cont of tho amount of premium paid or contracted to bo paid; and such tax became a Hen on tho property so insured. It was tlio in sured who had to pay this tax. About five years ago tho lumber men of tho West concotvod tho plan of Insuring oach othor. J. W. Gar vny of Kansas City, an old lino insur ance man, was put In chargo of form ulating a scheme. IIo did so. As a result tho principal lumber dealers of tho West commoncod to insuro each other. This seriously crippled tha old lino companies, as lumbermen woro nmong tho best customers tho Insurance com panies had. Premiums woro cut in two. Stilt tho "Lumbermen's Ex change" flourlshad and expanded Tho insuraneo companies then inspired tho law to-day declared void. Tho "Lum bermen's Exchange" had no permit to do business in ICansas. If tho lumber men insuring nt tho "Lumbermen's Exchange" could bo mado to pay a tax of 10 per cent thoy could not afford to continue such insurauoo nnd would thus bo driven to purchaso Insuraneo In tho old lino companies. So tho old lino Insurance companios had the law passed by tho last legislature, and Williams, who carried insuraneo In tho "Lurabermou's Exchango" was ar rested under It. Mr. Hoylo attacked tho law as un constitutional for tho following rea sons: That tho tltlo of tho act was defective, tho nei Interforoi with tho right of privato contract; tho contract was cntored Into in Missouri and honcc was beyond Kansas interfer ence; that tho tax was not levied for a publio purpose. Judgo Skidmoro sustained every contention mado by Mr. Hoylo and discharged Mr. Willluuis. The case Is of groat Intorost to tho insuraneo men und lumber mn of Kansas nnd Missouri. PRISON F0RAN0THER ROBBER. J. L. West Given a Hentonoe of Ten Voiri nt Sedalla. Skdama, Mo., Juno 28. James L. West was sentenced to ten years in tho ponlteutlnry this morning for at tempted train robbery. This was tho penalty glvon his accomplice, ox-Conductor Fill J. Stubbloflold. Tho court will pass upon motions for a new trial If they aro overruled tho pris oners will be taken to tho peniten tiary at once. Tho mon attempted to rob a Mis souri Pacific train near hero last No vember. An ox-englnosr, Adams, whom they bellovod to bo in the plot, revealed it to tho railroad company nud detectives were put on tho train and captured tho robbers. Artillery Itetorni From Sun Joan. Nuw Yomc, J.uno 28. Tho United States transport Logan arrived to-day from San Juan with thirty-nine cabin passongers, principally officers and tholr families, 13 discharged and furloughed soldier.) nnd 353 mon and GOOhorsos of Light Hatterios II andC, Seventh United States nrtlllery, and Heavy Hattsry H, Fifth United States artillery. Tho troops aro uudor com mand of Captain M. II. Macomb. Mli4 HUTln'4 Father lu Doubt. Wichita, Kan., Juno 23. In his In vestigation to determine whether Miss Hello Slavln, who was found dea.l in tho National Hank of Commorcc, was murdered, her fnthor yosterday exam ined closely tho rovolvor found under his daughter's body. On tho muzzio were 'clots of blood and several long hairs. Thero wns only ono shot fired from tho revolver. If Hallo Slavln shot herself thero Is no explanation of how theso hairs stuck to tho end of tho rovolvor. Ono of the women who drosscd tho girl aftor death says thero was a dont In her forohead. Klect lllitnd'j BueeeMor In September, St. Louis, Mo., Juno 28. Governor Stophons, who Is here, announces that ho will call a special election in tho Eighth congressional district about September 1, to fill tho vacancy caused by tho death of ltichard P. Hlaud. Two Trjoiportt Arrive at Manila Manila, Juno 28. Tho United States transports Grant and Hooker have arrlvoJ hero with troops from Fort Leavenworth, Fort Crook and Jefferson barrack's. NAVY'S "PERSUADER" CLASS. Vetioli of tto Vlien Type to Uo Doty Off Hotitli'Ainerloin Iteitablloj. Washington. Juno '28 .Tim n department Is considering tho ndvls ability of fitting up( nndkeeplng in readiness light,.' drnughi cruisers for spoctnl servlco lllcts that rccoritly por formed by tho Vlxon nt Hlueflclds, Nicaragua. Tho suggestion is mado by ndvocatcs of tho plan that such a courso would save both tlmo and exponso nnd that such vessols could rospond to tho call of a .consul or perform other similar servlco qulto as wall as could a bat tleship. Thoy would havo tho great advantngo, also, of covering tho dls tanco to fur away porta much moro speedily than would heavier ships. Tho present purposo Is to use tho nux Ulary cruisers for this work, and tho Hawk and Dorothea aro among tho veasols which will thus bo utilized. They probably will not bo put in com mission, but will bo provisioned and other wiso kont in condition for ni,. stant sea servlco. Tho Intention Is to havo four such vessols. 16-YEAR-OLD FIEND, Confoitoi to Annulling nud Murdering till L'autln. IlAnrKii, Kan., Juno 28. John Korn stiwlt, n 10-year-old boy living In tho southeast part of Harper county, has confessed to having murdered his cousin, Nora, tho 10-year-old duughter of Tony Kornstndt. He first assaulted her nnd then throw her into nn aban doned well, where sho was found last Wednesday. Sho was allvo.whon found, but died an hour later, without recov ering consciousness. Ilor cousin was suspected and tho fooling became so strong that lynching was talked of. Sheriff Glllcsplo took chargo of tho boy and brought him to Harper for safo kofplng. A searching examina tion by County Attornoy McColloch brought out tho confession. IIo was takon to Wichita for fear of mob vio lence. SIGHTED SFAX OFF FRANCE. A Vraneh Cruhor, I'robibly With Drey fui, on the Way to Ilrett Plymouth, Eng Juno 28. Tho Del glan stoamer Hruxollesvillc, which arrived horo to-day from African CAPTAIN DREYFUS, ports, roported having sighted at noon to-day n French crulsor, believed to bo tho Sfux, having Dreyfus on board, going In tho direction of Hrest. IRELAND STIRS THE CATHOLICS A French Clerlctl Writer Ilontte tho American ArchbMhnn. Huubsels, Juno :s. Tlio Revuo Genernlo, a well known Uolglan mag azine pntronized by most of the load ers of tho Catholic party, has consent ed to publish a violent onslnught on Archbishop Iroland by tho French clerical writer, Rlcault d'Hcrlcault Tho writer finds Monslgnor Ireland is much too advanced, no says: "Tho American archbishop recently camo to Frnnco as a commercial trav olor of revolutionary ideas. Tho French Catholics wero struck at hear ing a foroignor pretending to teach thoin how to bchavo themselves and at tho roal scandal causod by this suc cessor of tho apostles. Wo offer our congratulations to Frnnco dpon hav ing become a Free Masoulo republio, which exiles somo of its prlosts and sends others into tho army and close; convents. "Many French prolatcs look upon Ireland as a savugo. IIo has boon truly described as a bombsholl." A PLAGUE SHIPAT,FRISC0t Doctor Are Riamlulug the l'KMengert of the Nlppan Mru In Quarantine. San Fiiancisco, Juno 2e. Tho steamer Nippon Maru, which was hold at Honolulu on account of tho doath of a passongor from black plague, ar rived horo to-day and was ordoroi to the qunrantluo station. Sho has a largo passenger list, and her health conditions will not bo announced un til nftcr the modlcnl examination has boon completed. It Is bellovod thero arc no moro cases of planus on bo nrd Iowa Convloti Win Their Vlo Anamosa, Iowa, Juno 28. Tho strlk Ing prisoners at tho stuto prison, who havo refused to work for several1 days, resumed work yosterday. Their de mands in full wero acceded to by tho prison officials and hercufter plo will bo sorved at least twlco a weok. No punlshraorits aro to follow on account of the strike. Santiago Day In Nuw Turk. New Yokk, Juno 28. Santiago day, July 3, promises to bo generally ob sorved in tho financial and mercantile district of tho city. Tho cotton and coffee exchanges havo agreed to sus pend buslnoss on that day aud simi lar notion Is expected to bo taken by tho stock exchango, tho consolidated, tho metal and mercantile exchanges HegnUra Arrive at the Proildlo. San Fiiancisco, Juno 28. Troop P, Sixth cavalry, Captain E. F. Wilcox, has arrived at tho Presidio from Fort Leavenworth, aaa. f '. fV -1'