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THETtEDTEOUD CHBEF.
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to
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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.
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