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SEDGWICK ELECTED
Revised Returns Indicate Repub
lican Victory by 5,000.
f USWN VOTE SAID TO BE 0.000 SHORT
The Republican Candidates for ttegenti
Elected by riumlltlrii Nearly nt
Great it On Supreme ,ludge
Other New of In'ercit.
The total number of votes oust In
Nebraska is much less thnn last your,
the republican column allowing u total
loss as well as that of the f ustonlsts,
yet with each county vote received the
majority of Sedgwick over Hollenbeck
grows steadily, and the estimates made
by conservative calculators liuve been
abject to frequent changes.
The republican candidates for regent
of the university are elected. Their
majorities may not be far different
from that gained by Judge Sedgewick.
Returns from forty-six of the ninety
counties in the state give Sedgwick
47,035; Hollenbeck 42,37.1. leaving
Sedgwick a majority over Hollenbeck
of 5,200.
New York.
Complete unofllclal returns from ev
ery district of greater New York gle
Seth Low, fusionlst candidate for
mayor, 204,092, and Edward M. Shop
hard, democratic candidate, 205,e2S,
making Low's plurality 20,804.
Edward M. Orout, fusionlst candi
date for comptroller, received 200,713
votes and William Laid, democratic
rival, 254,737, making the plurality of
the fusionlst 44,070.
Unofllclal returns from every elec
tion district in New York county give
William Travcrs Jerome, fusionlst. a
lead of 15,880 over Harry W. Unger,
democrat, in the race for the district
attorneyship. The vote of tho two
follows: Jerome, 103,058; Unger, 148,
070. A revised recapitulation of the vote
on president of the board of nldcrmen,
with every district represented, shows
that Charles W. Forties, fusionlst, has
Georgo M. Van Hocsen, democrat,
beaten by a plurality of 31,381.
Cntlofrnta.
Eugcno E. Schmltz, tho union labor
candidate for mayor of San Francisco,
has been elected by a plurality of
2,500; Asa B. Wells, republican, run
ning second and S. S. Tobln third in
the race. Mr. Schmitz Is the leader of
tho orchestra in a theatre there, and is
also the secretary and manager of a
machlncshop. Of the other candidates
on the municipal ticket, the republi
cans elect tho auditor, sheriff, tax col
lector, treasurer, county clerk, public
administrator and six supervisors.
Tho democrats will have the city at
torney, district attorney, recorder,
coroner, two public judges and nlno
supervisors. Besides tho mayor, the
union labor elected three supervisors.
GRANTED REHEARING.
Convicted Captain Ita Fromlie of the
Federal Judge.
A Chicago dispatch says: Obcrlin M.
Carter, now a convict in the govern
ment prison at Fort Lcnvenworth,
'Kan., and formerly a captain in tho
United gtates engineer corps, is to
have a rehearing of his case in a civil
tribunal. He now has tho assurance
of the government authorities that all
tho evidence Is to be reviewed again
before Judgo Kohlsatt in the United
States circuit court at Chicago, tho
hearing to take place, probably in a
few months. Carter will be called on
as a witness In his own behalf, and for
the purpose of his testifying in eourt
ho will bo released temporarily from
his place of confinement.
This is the result of the suits brought
by tho government some months ago
in sovcral federal courts for tho pur
pose of recovering the proceeds of
8722,582, which it was proved nt tho
courtmartial that Carter had embez
zled from the United States.
Trade In Hum an ilnrtle.
Eight human bodies and yart of an
other wero discovered in two boxes nt
Chicago which wero being shipped by
freight to Brashcar. Mo., as second
hand laundry machinery. Tho bodies
had been packed in excelsior. The
bodies wero received nt tho Hurling
tou freight depot there from a man
named Jones, nnd wa consigned to a
person of tho sumo nnmo In llrnshacr.
Expert box-makers say that tho crates
wero made in Milwaukee. The, Chica
go address given by tho consignor Is
that of a local medical college.
Gold Statue I Melted.
What was known as tho Maudo Ad
ams statue was melted up at tho United
States assay office In Wall street, New
York. Tho statue was raado of 507,000
In gold, taken out of the assay office
somo weeks ago. It has been on exhi
bition at tho Pan-American exposition
and was sent to the assay office from
Buffalo direct.
Havana Clean nt Alt Cost.
Governor General Wood sent n com
munication to tho municipal council at
Havana to tho effect that ono of tho
bids recently submitted for the sower
ing and paving contract must bo ac
cepted. A committee consisting of tho
mayor of Havana and sevornl council
men had a long confcrcnco with Gen
eral Wood and discussed tho matter of
raising tho necessary funds. Tho mu
nicipal council will take tho question
under consideration and report Novem
ber 20.
WRECK ON MONON.
Comlilnntlou Train llrrak In Two nnd
Then Conic Together.
A wreck occurred on tho Monon
track at the passenger station at Bed
ford, Ind., In which thirty persons
wen Injured. A combination passen
ger and stone train, running between
1 ted ford and the Perriek Matthews and
lluskirk Stone company's quarr.es,
broko In two nt tho intersection of tho
Munon and Southern Indiana roads,
coming together a few minutes later
with u crash. In tho two passenger
coaches were 100 qunrrymon nnd offi
cials. Of this number no less than
thirty wore bruised nnd Injured by tho
collision, some of them seriously, if
not fatally.
MISSOURI LYNCHING.
Maikcd
Men Hang a Negro From a
. Drldge Near Payette.
'Itlll'' Saekson, n negro, was hanged
on a bridge nenr Estill station, Novem
ber 5. No definite cause Is known.
Two negroes, Davis and Jackson, were
taken from their homes by several
m-isked men. They wero not allowed
to speak and were taken to the bridge.
Davis was released and was told to go
home. He says there were three horses
hitched In the woods nenr his house.
He did not know who the men were,
whether white or black, or what they
wanted with Jack son. There are signs
of a struggle on the bridge nnd several
blood stains.
NEQRO TEACHER TO HANG
Prof. C. II. Npark W Graduated From
the Vnlvcrdty of Chicago.
A pecnllnr murder case has just been
ended nt Opalaka, Ala., In the sentenc
ing of Prof. C. II. Sparks, a negro
teacher, to hang December 20 for tho
murder of Jacob Ingcrsoll, another ne
gro, about six weeks ago. Sparks Is a
graduate of the University of Chicago.
About six months ago ho became In
fatuated with the wife of Ingcrsoll.
The couplo spent much of their tlmo
together. This led to the killing. Tho
negroes generally approve tho verdict.
l'lot to Massacre.
A plot to massacro tho American
garrison nt Moncnda, province of Tar
lac, island of Luzon, has been revealed
by tho wife of one of the conspirators.
Several of tho town officials arc Im
plicated in tho murderous scheme. Tho
woman who revealed tho plot had a de
tective beneath the house In which tho
leaders of tho conspiracy wero meet
ing. Arrests followed and many In
criminating papers were seized.
The plan was to set fire after dark to
a house close to the barracks and in
extinguishing the flames 150 conspira
tors, armed with bolos, wero to rush
on the guard, capture their arms and
proceed to massacro tho soldiers.
Fight at the Tomb of Christ.
Tho Chnroh of tho noly Sepulcher,
surmounting Christ's tomb at Jerusa
lem, as traditionally located, was tho
scene of a sanguinary affray, between
Franciscans and Oreeks, during which
there were a number of casualties on
both sides.
The dlsputo arose on tho question as
to which community had the right to
sweep tho church. Troops had been
posted In the vicinity for several days
previous to tho outbreak, in order to
prevent the anticipated collision, but
thev wero suddenly outnumbered and
overpowered by the contending parties.
11 oxers Again In Favor.
Nn Tung, forinsr "boxer" leader,
has been appointed to tho Chinese for
eign ofllc. Ho recently returned irom
Japan, where ho went as special envoy
to apologize and express condolenco
for tho murder of Sugl Ynma Akira,
chancellor of tho Japanese legation at
Pekin. This appointment Is consider
ed a test of the attitude of the Chinese
ministers toward the restoration of the
"boxers" to Imperial favor.
Soldier Commit Suicide.
Private Eugene Tan sing, Seventh In
fantry, formerly a convalescent from
company D, Twenty-first Infantry,
Manila, committed suicide at Vancou
ver, vtnsn., in a sensational manner
just ns the ling was being lowered at
sundown. Whilo standing on post
headquarters stops, Lnnsing drew a
revolver from his pocket nnd shot him
self through the heart. No motive is
known.
Fire In Wyoming Mine. ,
Fife is raging in tho Beaver Creek
mine near Shoridan, Wyo., and ns tho
flumes may follow the vein for a great
distance, It is thought tho mino will
burn for yenrs. Tho fire was started
by Incendiaries, who saturated several
cars with oil. bet them on fire and run
them down tho slope Into the mine.
Tho loss will bo heavy.
Strike Ordered.
An order calling a strike nt tho
eight collieries of tho Temple Iron
company was issued this evening from
tho hendquartcrs of district No. 1,
United Mine Workers of America, at
Scranton, Pa.
The order was issued becauso tho
company tafused to reinstate about
fifty members of tho unloh who wero
reecntly discharged.
Ilun Amuck.
Felix Belangor, aged fifty-five, resid
ing near Winona, Mich., killed his
wife aud sovon-yenr-old child with an
ax. Ho then w'ent Into the cellar and
cut his Miroat with a butchor knife.
The bodies of the wife and child wero
horribly mangled. Ilalnnger !b sup
posed to bo temporarily insane.
lljffnlu Jone.
II. L. Jones, tho original "Buffalo
Jones," died nt Sulina. Kan., Novem
ber six, aged fifty-one,
CONVICTS MUTINY
Twenty-Six Desperate Men Es
cape From Fedoral Prison.
HAND TO HAND CONFLICT WITH GUARDS
Attempted Mnrder and Snlclde at North
riatte Woman tlnrned to Death In
Chicago Other Interesting New
From Varloa Source.
A Leavenworth, Kas., November 7
dispatch says; One man was killed,
live others dangerously wounded nnd
twenty-six desperate convicts nro at
large, as a result of a mutiny nt the
site of the new United States prison,
two miles southeast of here, where
four hundred prisoners from tho fed
eral prison, in charge of thirty armed
guards, worn at work.
When tho trouble began tho rebel
lious prisoners had only two revolvers.
These hnd" been secreted In ono of tho
walls of tho building by sotno un
known person. There nro two walls
partly completed and the remainder of
tho site of tho building is surrounded
by a high wooden stockado. Ous Park
crof Ardmore, Indian Territory, ono of
tho ringleaders of tho "mutiny, under
pnHcuseoi , v, wmu "'" armed with target rifles, pistols, and
Sf'h' '2S;.lWhr. l t,WH t!.ey.r5o chase! either of
tho
cover of some weeds secured them i
without being detected.
Attempted Murder nnd Suicide.
In a quarrel Johh Grott of North
Platto, Neb., probably fatally stabbed
his wife with a pen knife nnd then
tried to kill himself with the saino
knife, cuttlnir his throat In two places,
but his wounds nro not fatal.
Grott Is a grain buyer from lawn,
who went to North Platto several
years ago to run the "E. W." ranch,
but during the past year ho had been
drinking considerable liquor and re
cently moved to North Platte. Ho had
been intoxicated most of thu time
for tho past four months nhd had been
quarreling with his wife. It is charged
that ono Fred Qbrccht, a baker in the
Star restaurant, had been visiting the
houso and Grott became suspicious and
ordered him out. .Grott's wife Is to bo
come a mother and Grott, It Is alleged,
denies the parentage
Jenkins Defeat McLead.
Tom Jenkins won thc,catch-as-catch-can
championship of the world in
Cleveland. O., in the presence of six
thousand enthusiastic spectators when
he defeated Dan Lcoad, an opponent
who gave him tho severest struggle
of his wrestling career. McLcod won
tho first fall in thirty-nine minutes
with a half Nelson. This round was a
dashing exhibition of wrestling and
tho men fought each other llko tigers.
Jenkins secured tho second fall qulto
quite easily with a halt Nelson. The
third fall, won by Jenkins, was a half
Nelson and lasted for nearly thirty
minutes, being pretty much a repeti
tion of the first fall.
The bout was for a purse of 82,500
and tho championship.
1.1 Hung Chang Dead.
A Pekln dispatch says: Tho end of
LI Hung Chang was quiet. Ills vitality
slowly ebbed until for a tlmo ho lost
consciousness, but ho showed great
tenacity, became scml-consclous, par
took of nourishment nnd appeared to
recognize her relatives.'
The foreign doctors left him saying
that nothing more could bo done. Ills
personal physician, Dr. Watt, then
took charge. Tho controversy betwoon
tho foreign and Chinese doctors had
no effect on the patient, because he
was already beyond hope of recovery.
named to Death.
Mrs. Julius Ynnkeo was burned to
denth and her husband seriously burn
ed In a flro which damaged In thelt
ho ic at Chicago.
Yankee, who lived on tho top floor of
the building with his wife, was boiling
tar In a pot on his stove. Tho tar ran
over nnd down upon tho floor, igniting
tlu woodwork and Bcttpng flro to Yan
kee's clothing. Inker efforts to nld
hor husband, Mrs. Yankee was en
veloped In flames, and when found by
neighbors was beyond nld. Yankee
was taken to a hospital,
End of the Schley Trial.
After sittings covering forty days,
nnd with a record which, -when com
pleted, will cover about 2,000 pages,
the Schley court of Inquiry adjourned
Its last public session. To Captain S.
0. Lemly, tho judgo advocate, hadbeon
assigned tho duty of making tho clos
ing argument In the ensp, and boor
nftnr tin lintl rnmnlotad his sneech Ad
mlral Dowey' bringing Ills gavel dowr
upon tho flat table, said:
There being no furtherbuslncss th
court adjourned."
ltlo Orande Strike.
Tho switchmen on tho Denver -fc Rio
Grande have declared a general strlko
and tho men in Denver, Pueblo and
somo other places are out. Recognlr
nltlon of the union ts involved.
Tbree Trainmen Cruihed to Death.
Three tralnmcnt nil of Springfield,
wero killed in tho 'Frisco road's yards
in north Springfield In a collision be
twecn a switch engine nnd a double
header. Tho swlt iman was so badly
mangled that It was necessary to pick
him up in pieces.
Holdup are Killed.
News has reached Blsbce, Ariz., of
tho killing of Llpo Ship and the
wounding of Ed Meus at Noco, Ariz.,
bylDeputy Sheriff Ellis, as they wero
in tho uct of holding np a saloon.
TURN THE TABLES
Kansas Officers Captured by the
Escaped Convicts.
fOURTKN OF THEM STILL AT LARGE
DUaMron Fire nt llttttr, Nch., -Bena-tion
nt Eagle Non-l'nlonUt Murder
edat Han KrancUco Other New ,
of Importance.
Sheriff Cook of Topeka, Kas., and
Deputy Sheriff Williams were captured
by tw o escaped convicts from the Fort
Leavenworth military prison nt Pau
line, tlve miles south of Topeka, and
hold prisoners in the farm house of a
man named Wooster for several hours.
The convicts escaped between a line of
pollee sent from Topeka to reinforce
the sheriff, and nro now nt large.
Uoth men were slightly wounded.
Wcostcr was badly wounded by ono of
the convicts when he tried to tire on
them. Mrs. Wooster and Sheriff Cook
were held lefore the contlcts as a
shield by the prisoners In making their
esenpe. A posse Is in pursuit.
Somo farmer boys near Paulino,
learned that tho convicts were In the
neighborhood. Hastily forming n posse
,. . . , , , .,. ,.-
unable to make a stnnd, Later Sheriff
Cook aud Deputy Williams nrrlvcd.
Coming up on the convicts both ofllcers
fired, wounding them but not dis
abling them.
None of the fourteen escaped convicts
from Fort Leavenworth prls.ni at lib
erty last evening have been captured,
although armed guards and eltlcns
kept up a steady hunt nil day.
Last evening three of the prisoners
held up and robbed a man near Man
hattan, Kan., but escaped, and nil
trace of thjm was lost. One of tho
meu Is beloved to bo Frank Thompson
the notorious negro leader of the mu
tiny. At the prison, .John Green, a
white convict who was wounded Fri
day at Nortouvlllo when two of his
comrades, were killed by citizens, suf
fered the niupututlott of his leg. Ho
will recover. '
ALLEGES CONSPIRACY
General Duller Threatens to ICipose
What He Say I a l'lot.
General Duller considers himself the
victim of a South African conspiracy
and threatens to unmask his assailants
Unlike General Roberts, who rallied
the political as well as tho military
forces In South Africa and did not
make an enemy except when compelled
to criticise .subordinate generals and
ofllcers, Gcnernl Buller lacked flexibil
ity in dealing with men and excited
much opposition- At Westminister
Buller's friends now assert that ho
will vindicnto his reputation by ex
posing the machinations of the cons
pirators who have been traducing him
and telling tho secret history of tho
Jameson raid and other operations.
Alleged Honethtof Held.
Tho authorities of Laramie, Wyo.,
believe they liavo in custody ono of tho
boldest and most successful criminals
in tho west in the person of William
G. Churchill, who Is awaiting trial on
thu charge of stealing six horses from
Cook brothers, contractors, who work
ed on the big reservoir near Lookout
last fall. Churchill has been photo
grtphed and tho likenesses have been
scat erjd throughout tho country.
Wh a Churo'illl was arrested at Grand
Encampment recently ho had in his
possession the six stolen horses and
exhibited a big roll of bills which are
bell ved to be counterfeit, as a trunk
ho owned was found to contain a largo
number of letters from eastern makers
of counterfeit money. Churchill is
known to have sailed under a number
of names In Utah, Colorado, Nebraska
and the Dakotas, in which states, it is
believed, ho carried on extensive oper
ations DUclpJJno Awulta Dr. Walker.
The pension bureau is investgating
utterances attributed 'to Dr. Mary
Walker, ex-army nurse, who hns worn
masculine nttire in recent years and
who is alleged to havo called tho exe
cution of Czdlgosz, tho lato President
McKlnloy's assassin, n murder and tho
president himself a murderer on ac
count of his policy In tho Philippines.
A special examiner of tho pension of
fice is at Osowego investigating tho re
port nnd his report will bo kept on fllo
for congress.
Kaglo Ha a Hematlon.
The mystery surrounding tho finding
of tho two-weoks'-old girl baby at Englo
on tho John Summer porch lias been
olenrcd up. Mrs. Cole, mother of tho
baby finally confessed to having left it
there early in tho morningr. Sho
took the baby down to tho Summer
homo, where sho loft it. When found
tho child was wrapped in a shawl and
had other clothing on. It was badly
chilled by the night air.
Decperado Captured.
John Rose, tho man suspected of the
robbery of an express car on tho Great
Northern railroad near Wagner, Mont.,
July 3 last, and who was arrested in
St. Louis by detectives, was identified
ns Harry Longbough, a celebrated
western desperado. Tho Identification
wasmadobya St. Loulslan, who de
sires hlB name withheld from publica
tion. Ho was prosecuting attorney of
Uoolc county, Wyoming, In 1887, and
prosecuted Longbough in that year on
a chargo of horse stealing.
ITALIANS IN AMERICA
They Are Well Treated A Forecast- al
tit Mnrtlnelll' Httrceiinr.
Itishop Scalnbrlnl, who was dele
gated by tho pope to prepare a reporl
on the condition of tho Italian iminli
grants In tho Uultod States, will rc
turn to Homo, Italy. Ho says ho Is de
lighted with the reception nnd thoenro
of Italians In this country, and that
his roport will bo favorable. Ho said
that Archbishop Dlmedio Fakonlo will
Biiccecd Cardinal Mnrtlnelll.
Tho bishop has visited ninny mission
houses of tho Italians during his visit
here, and has closely Investigated tho
condition of thu poor Italians. Ho
Mild!
"1 have been hero long enough to
lenrn that tho Italian Is given a fair
chance to mnko his living. 1 think
that if ttio Itatlaiiit who como to this
country would go to tho smaller lowns
they would stand a batter chnnco of
getting along. Tho Invariably Hock to
the large cities."
CANAL TO CUT EUROPE.
llussta I'repnrlng to Join the Illack Hea
With the llaltlc.
The Russian government is spending
Inrge sums of money at Kherson, on
the Black sea, to prepare a southern
terminus of tho Riga-Black sea canal.
For many years plans have been ma
turing for this enterprise. Riga is on
tho Gulf of Riga, In the province of
Livonia, aud lies directly east of Stock
holm, on the Baltic sea. Kherson Is at
the mouth of thu Dnclpcr river.
The canal will give nn nil-water
Inland route across Russia and enable
vessels to pnss from St. Petersburg to
northern ports of Asln Minor without
passing through English waters. Rus
sia's Influence In Turkey In Asia will
bo grently augmented by tho canal.
Non-Union Man Murdered.
Otto M. Ekbcrg, n non-union team
ster of San Francisco, was murdered
by an unknown man. Ekbcrg was
struck on tho head with a gas plpo and
killed nlmost Instantly. Tho only
witness to tho murder wns Mrs. Aunn
Miller, She does not think sho would
be able to identify the murderer. Dur
ing n recent strike In that city Ekborg
aud another non-union teamster were
attacked by twenty or more union
teamsters. In defending themselves
Ekbcrg and his friend shot into the
crowd wounding ono of the union men
slightly. It Is thought this occurrence
supplied the motive for the murder.
Disastrous Fire nt llutte,
A special from Butte, Nob., says:
Flro was discovered in the rear of
Schcincst'B saloon, nnd before getting
it under eontrol ten buildings in tho
heart of tho town wero destroyed.
Only the hardest work saved the entire
business portion.
Tho flro wns evidently of incendiary
orltrln and search is being made A
stranger said he would get oven with
the town over semo financial griev
ance. The buildings burned wero all
frame and burned like tlndor. New
and hotter buildings will bo erected
right away. Not a hotel or restaurant
is left in tho town. The total loss will
perhaps reach 850,000.
Krueger' Arbitration Ethic.
A Johannesburg financial house has
just had a remarkable chat with ex
President Krugcr about South African
prospects. Tho cx-presldent's talk was
allot arbitration, which ho declared
to bo the only satisfactory way of end
ing tho 'war. When asked what ho
would do If arbitration was offered, ho
replied that such an offer was impossi
ble. It could not happen, But, assum
ing for tho moment that it might, be
added:
"Wo should take up arms if arbitra
tion went against us. We would never
suffer tho results of arbitration If those
results were unjust and wrong.
Flrit McKlnley Monument.
To tho village of Tower, Minn., be
longs the honor of having erected the
first monument in honor of William
McKlnley, tho assassinated president.
Thousands of people from all over tho
state, and In fact tho entire northwest,
were on hand nt the unveiling, which
took placo November 10, Tho little
town was crowded with visitors and
Governor Van Sant and other men of
promlncnco wero present In honor of
tho day. When tho monument was
unveiled all the bands that Tower and
the surrounding country could muster
played together "Nearer, My God, to
Thee." '
Law and Order League at Manhattan.
At Manhattan a union mass meeting
of nil tho churches was held In tho
auditorium for tho purpose of estab
lishing a law and order league. Speech
es were made by Instructors from tho
State Agricultural collego and minis
ters. Mayor J. K. Miller npoko. Near
ly 1,500 wero present. The collego
brass band played.
Karthquake In Italy.
Several uudcrgrpund tremblings cul
minated in n severo earthquake shook
nt Brcscl, Italy, November 0. Tho in
habitants wero panic-stricken and fled
to tho streets. A number of buildings
wero damaged, but no fatalities were
reported.
Suipect Arretted,
Tho discovery of a blood-bespattered ,
basement at 103 North Union avenue,
Chicago, and tho arrest of its occu
pant, Felipo Rlni, nn Italian fruit ped
dler, is bellovcd to solvo tho mystery
surrounding tho death of Antonio
Natnll. Natall's body was found In n
barrel on tho prairie. In tho pocket
of Rlnl was found 8300, mostly in bills,
supposed to bo a part of tho proceeds
of tho robbery. Some of the bills
were blood stained.
A RUNNING FIGHT
Escaping Convicts at Leaven
worth, Kan., Captured.
WHOLE COUNTRY IS BEING SCOTRED
Fraur and Turkey Nettle Their Dispute
Acrobat Killed Uncle Hara'l Oold
Mine Other New of Mora
Let Importance.
A fed ven worth, Kas., November 8
dispatch says: All tho police, deputy
sheriffs and farmers in tho country ad
jacent to Leavenworth were on the
lookout for tho twenty-six federal con
victs who escaped from the stockade
November 7. As a result two convicts
havo been killed, two wounded and
five captured unhurt. The casualties
took placo In n fight near Nortonvlllc,
Kas., and resulted in tho death or cap
ture of five men.
Two unarmed convicts were found
hiding in a ravine on a farm near
Jarbalo, Kas., and they, surrendered
withaut resistance. Tho sheriff of
Douglas county has captured two con
victs at Lawrence, Kas.
Tho convtcts captured at Lawrence
wcroOlo Baho, n half-breed Iadtan,
nnd Joseph H. Dekln, a soldier serv
ing a term for desertion and assault
to kill. Frank Thompson, the negro
desperado, who led tho outbreak, Is
supposed to be nenr Lawrence heavily
armed. Ho will probably not bo taken
alive.
Five of tho twenty-six convicts who
escaped from tho stockade of the new
federal prison have been accounted for.
It dovelops that tho mutiny wan
hatched 6ovcral mouths ago, but that
tho man had never found a favorable
opportunity to carry it. into effect un
til recently. Tito general plan waa not
now. but it proved effective because of
limited number of guards.
Maccaleea Will Not Lose.
It now transpires that tho Fidelity
and Doposlto company of Maryland,,
which carried thu bond of Charles D.j
Thompson, tho self-confessed default
ing supremo finance keeper of the su
premo of tho Knights of Maccabees,
before being released last July ls.stlll
liable for any loss which tho order may,
havo sustained by defalcation. Repre
sentatives of tho company, it is said,
havo informed Maccabee officials that'
tho Iosb will bo paid. Therefore it is
now probablo that Thompson will be
arrested. This wan indicated from a
talk with officials and the arrest will
como as a result of the conference of
K. O. T. M., trustees and representa
tives of the bouding company. J .
It was announced that Thompson's
shortago was 800,000 instead of .857,
OoO. In relation to the Maryland Fi
delity company's risk, it said that'
when that company assumed the bond
of Thompson a clause was inserted In
tho bond providing that if a defalca
tion was discovered within six months'
fromreleaso tho company would ba
held liable. '
Fatal Accident.
In New York Mrs. Archibald S.t
White,' wife of the president of the '
National Salt company, was found '
dead in the bathroom of her residence.
Mrs. White lost her life as the result
of a most unusal accident. A slip on
the floor of the bathroom caused her
to fall backwards, her head striking
the edge of a marblo .basin fracturing
her skull. Mrs. White was' about
forty years old. One child, a daughter ,
eight years old survive Ik ,
Acrobat Killed.
Embark Bcnhady.twenty-threo years
old, an Arabian acrobat, was Instantly
killed at tho Howell street station c
tho Philadelphia, Wilmington & Balti
more railroad, by an express train.)
Bcnhady lived in New York, aud waa
one of four brothers who have Just,
completed a season with Pawnee Blll'a
show. Tho show was going into win
ter quarters, and in getting off the
train tho Arabian stepped in front of
tho express.
Unelo Sam's Oold Mine.
A ledgo of freo milling gold ore was
struck whilo grading foundation for!
tho United States federal building at'
Helena, Mont., which is now under
dcr construction. Tho ledge is a very"
strong one of Iron-strained quartz.coa
tnlnlng frco milling gold. The gov
ernment, when letting tho contract fo?
tho government building, explicitly
stipulated that any finds of mineral'
made by tho contractors should go to
tho government,
Disappeared VHh 8,ee.
At Bow street court, London, H. St.
John DIx was charged, on a provision
al warrant, with larceny committed In
tue uuiieu mates. , ,'t
It is alleged thao ho ho obtained con- jV
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i ui win-a mimes in mo bl&ie OZ.
Washington In lfinfl. nnd 4hnt.l,a tnl $
quently wrecked tho Scandinavian-' $7
American bank at Whatcom. Wash.." F,ff
and disappeared with over 88,000,
Sultan, Yield.
France has secured a complete tri
umph in Turkish disnute. The foralo-a
Oftleo llSS received ndvlnon nnnmmnlno 'rH
.- . ym
umi, mo suuan lias yieiuca to the en
tire demands formulated by tlie 1'roncb.
government and only tho question o4r,,7l
tion of
of the
form regarding tho execution of the J,fy
engagements remains to be settled Hm
This may bo dono within two or threa
aays. xnen Admiral Calllard will ret,
unquisu nis occupation on the
of Mltylcnc.
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