Hemingford herald. (Hemingford, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1895-190?, August 09, 1895, Image 3
' t fM r wr ( .m 4 THE TAYLORS GUILTY OF THE MURDER OF THE MEEKS FAMILY. Jt Took the Jury but a Short Tlmo to Como to a Conclusion Intense Excite ment In the Court Arguments of the Attorneys for Dofenso anil 1'rosecutlon Very Strong Much Feeling Displayed by the Taylors. Jury Says They Are Guilty. CAnnotLTON, Mo., Aug-. 3. At 2:10 o'clock this afternoon tho Taylor jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder In the first degree, amid tho most in tense excitement. CAkiiollton, Mo., Aug. 3. When court opened this morning tho room was crowded to tho doors with the neighbors and friends of Colonel J. II. Ilale, who was booked to make tho first address. Tho Taylor children had bocn left at home, but lined up before tho jury were the two defend ants, their wives and mothers and old man Taylor. Colonel Hale began by calling at tention to tho address of Mr. Minnls, which he characterized as brilliant, but calculated to inflame the worst passions of men. While ho was speak ing, little Nclllo Meeks entered tho court room with her foster mother, Mrs. Pierce. When she saw Grandma Meeks sho climbed into her lap and then went over to Ben Pierce and sat on his knee, facing tho jury. Tho colonel called attention to his declining years and said that he would not ask for an acquittal if ho did not believe his clients deserved it. Ho en deavored to show that tho Taylors after the murder showed no evidences whatever of having handled bloody bodies. He said that Nellie Meek should have been put on tho witness stand, for no one now known could tell as much as sho about it. When Nellie was rescued from her living irmvo in the straw stack and went to tho Carter house, tho Carters under stood her, mid why should not tho jury understand heiV It is clear that she would tell something that would not help the case against tho Taylors. He took tho evidence relating to tho blood on the wagon and picked it to pieces, showing that tho blood was blmply supposition and that it might just as well have been red paint, and probably was. Colonel Hale, referring to the testi mony relating to tho harrowing about the straw stack, said that tho corn was in good condition for the harrow and tried to convince the jury that it was a perfectly natural thing for George Taylor to do as a farmer, and that tho harroiv had been driven to the stack and then to the house. The speaker drew certain supposi tious cases of circumstantial evidence which authorized conviction, none of them at all resembling tho Taylor case, In order to mako clear to tho jury 4ust what circumstantial evidence was. lie pleaded lor mercy ior mo xnyiurs on behalf of their wives, tholr children and their homes, while Bill Taylor and his wife and mother wept. "Oh, God, an awful thing it is to see the hu man soul take llight!" he said. "What will be the fate of these young wives if you tako tho lives of their hus bands? The linger of scorn will bo pointed at their children." iu reiernug io ximi: i'tmu uuuna, the speaker said: "Sho was the daugh ter of a convict and her associations . were Of tho worst. Then her father was taken away from her and she was thrown into tho hands of Ben Pierce, who will take good caro of her, and she will grow up into a good woman. She will not suiter tho finger of scorn because her father was murdered, rather will she have tho sympathy of all mankind. She does not need ven geance nor does sho need your sym pathy." Colonel Halo closed with an earnest plea for tho lives of his clients. Mil. IJUKSNEHKN'r SUMMING UP. It was 10 o'clock when T. M. Brcs nehen, the leading attorney for the state, arose to close the case. Ho said that he had been taunted for receiving a fee for prosecuting the Taylors. He thought it as honorablo, to say tho least, as accepting foes for defeating justice. "I told yon, pentlcinen, be fore this case opened," ho went on, "that if tho evidence I should present did not convict the Taylors I should not come before you at this time and ask for their just punishment. I am here and ask for their convi'tion at your, hands. I will show you tho mo tives that prompted this crime and the threats against tho poor victim bf it. I will show you beyond a reasonable doubt, by a" chain of circumstantial evidence in which there is not a link ruisslng, that the Taylor brothers mur dered Gus Meeks and his family on Jenkins hill on the night of May 10 or tho morning of May 11. It was a butchery. It were fluttery to call Jit simple murder and its details are very horrible. I will sliow you that these men, William and George Taylor, are the butchers of tho Meeks family, and I demand their punishment." Mr. Bresuehen next made a terrible arraignment of the Taylors." As he talked Bill tat white and nervous, George's face was fiery, and Mrs. Bill Taylor's lips trembled and she had difficulty to keep from weeping. He showed tho absolute certainty of tho testimony as going to show the guilt of the Taylors. The told of the om nipotent hand of God raising llltlo Nellie as a living witness. Ills argu ment affected tho jury strongly, lie wild: "Tho defense cannot bribe thoso harrow tracks, those wagon tracks, or tho blood on the wagon. They aro witnesses that cannot be bribed or bull dozed or intimidated. Tho doubt of the guilt of these mon is the dream of dream. They are guilty, do your ditty, jurymen." Mr Bresnehan's address grow Kfrnnt'er us he proceeded and iust bo foro he closed he rose to a height such as is seldom seen in a country court house. When he closed tho people burst into a roar as they realized that the case was all closed but the verdict. IS TUB HANDS OF TIIK JUUV. Sharp at noon the jury was locked in the court room to deliberate. After the case had gone to the jury -Colonel Hale stated thai, he had looked for acquittal, but tnought tho jury would be out for one or two days. Judge Brinklcy, for tho defense, said he did not cxpoet acquittal, but rather a disagreement. T. M. Brosnohan, prosecuting at torney of Linn county, said: "If that jury is an honest one. as I truly be lieve they are, they will convict Will inm and George Taylor of tho murder of tho Meeks family, and that speed ily." As the Taylors passed down tho court houso steps nfter the trial a re porter walked with them and asked Bill: "Well, what do you think of it now?" "I have had no reason to change my mind," was tho reply. "If we get justice wo will be acquitted." Oeorirc. who walked behind, was sullen and refused to say anything." NO DOUBT ABOUT APPLES The Crop Will He the Largest In Years nml of tho Very Finest guntlly. Chicago, Aug. 3. At tho annual meeting of the National Apple Ship pers' association, with delegates pres ent representing all apple growing states from Maino to Colorado, it was announced that the July report of tho department of agriculture Indicating a short apple crop is entirely incorrect and misleading. Local Information In their possession shows that in New England the crop is one of reasonable firoportlons, and in New York, while ight in .ome districts, the aggregate exceeds last year, both in quantity and quality. West of the Allegheny moun tains tho crop Is declared the largest grown In any recent year and much larger and of better quality than that of last year, tho only section being In limited districts of Ohio and Michigan and in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Those in attendance at tho meeting unite in declaring the outlook to bo for tho largest aggregate crop of best quality in recent years. Will Visit l'reslilentClm claim Washington, Aug. 3. Mrs. Hatch will visit Gray Gables to Interview tho president In behalf of her son, Clyde Mattox, who Is to be executed at Wich ita October 11. She is encouraged to believe that sho will secure an audi ence with the president, by letters sho has received here from personal friends of Mr. Cleveland's, and it is be lieved that tho president will hear what she may have to say In behalf of her son. Taylor's Jlomlsiucn Much Worried. Sioux Cm, Iowa, Aug. 3. Reports from South Dakota aro that the sure ties of W. W. Taylor, the defaulting cx-stato treasurer, aro considerably worried by their principal's delay in turning his property over to them to secure them against loss on his bond. They aro threatened with executions on the judgments against them. Japuu Inclined to Kcslst. Washington, Aug. 3. Tho diplo matic corps is watching with interest the settlement of tho question of the evacuation of Port Arthur by the Jap anese under the demand of Russia, Franco and Germany that the entire Liao Tung peninsula be evacuated without reference to China's fulfill ment of her part of the Shlinonoscki treaty obligations. It is believed that Japan will not accede without a vig orous protest. Coxey Nominated for Governor. CoU'MiiLS, Ohio, Aug. 3. Tho wholo forenoon to-day in the Populist stato convention was spent In tearing lo pieces the platform reported last night by the committee on resolutions. Jucob S. Coxcy orMnssillon was nom inated for governor Mr. Frey Stricken With 1'ar.iljsls. Skdalia, Mo., Aug. 3. A telegram was received in this city summoning a physician to attend Mrs. J. J. Frey of Topckn, Kan., who had been stricken with paralysis at Colorado Springs. Her husband is general manager of the Santa Fe and is absent in Europe. NEWS IN BRIEF. Coinage last mouth amounted to 3,2-'5,OU() of which nearly Si,010,000 was gold. Diplomats in Washington are very much interested in the Port Arthur entanglements. Secretary Morton has been Informed that Germany has established a new form of live stock quarantine. Permission to tee the North Atlantic bquadron'b maneuvers has been Uenled to officers of foreign governments.. Missouri will sue Iowa to bring about a legal settlement of the bound ary dispute. Kansas City primaries chose silver delegates to the Jackson County con vention. Thousands of dollars dainngo has been douo by the Missouri river at Sioux City, Iown. Comptroller of tho Currency Eekel3 says that free silver sentiment is dying out in Illinois. Ben Howell, who Is charged with aiding Cherokee Bill to escape from jail, has been nrrestcd. Reports from the flooded districts in the West show that great damago was done to property. President Thompson of tho National Lead company says he never saw bueb crops in the West. Judge Tnjdor of Terre Ilauio, Intl., decided that the Nicholson temper auco law is inoperative. Sheriff Tamsen and ox-keepers of the Ludlow street jail. New York, wero indicted for allowing three pris oners tc cseape. A London sport offers to back Peter Jackson against Corbett. Fitzslmtnons will do his final train ing at Corpus Chriuti and Corbett at San Antonio. In tho United States circuit court Judge Caldwell decided that judg ments ngainst the 'Frisco took priority over all mortgages, and that tho re ceivers must pay them in full. General Campos has issued a proola mutiou absolutely prohibiting the pub lication of news about the wur in Cuba if it is not of official origin. The nntl-oleomargarlne laws aro practically inoperative. John Garrett, deputy United States marshal and a Creek sheriff, was assas sinated from ambush by three Creek Indians near Okmulgee, Creek nation. TIIE TOWN ENGULFED SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO, DADLY WRECKED BY WATER. Wares From tho Mountains Wipe Out Many Lives Three Feet of Hushing Water Huns Madly Through the l'rliirl pal Streets, Carrying Away l'lfty Houses Vivid Lightning, Crashing Thunder and llllndlng Storm. Cloud-Hurst In New Mexico. Socoitno, N. M Aug. 2. A tremen dous roaring startled tho people of Socorro Tuesday afternoon about 4 o'clock. Shortly after hugo waves of water came rushing down an nrroyo. which drains tho eastern slope of the Magdalcna mountains, and almost en circles tho town. At first it was hoped that tho flood would bo confined to tho lower uortlon of the city, but soon tho water came over abovo tho town and three feet of water began to rush through the principal streets. It en gulfed women and children, mingled with tho crashing of falling houses and dying walls of souls swept Into eternity. For two hours tho work of destruction continued, tho horror be ing Increased by vivid Hghtnlng,crnsh ing thunder and blinding rain. All night long homeless pooplc were being brought In and cared for. Yes terday morning a scene of desolation was presented. Tho majority of tho business houses escaped heavy damago or destruction, but hundreds of poor Dcople lost everything, being home less and without money, and almost naked. More than fifty houses nro known to have been destroyed, while almost every residence in tho city Is damnged. Slnco tho water reeeded many auooo nouses navo union ami many others must bo abandoned. Two bodies recovered have been Identified as members of the Duran famlly.scveral of whom aro mUsing. Four moro bodies were taken out and identified as thoso of tho Durans, making six recovered, Other bodies nro reported as being seen, but owing to tho treacherous nature of the ground they cannot bo readied. Tho destructive waters spread over tho entire city and carried death everywhere. Many aro missing. Reports coming from towns north and south of hero tell of heavy losses. For twelve miles south destruction of property was terrible, frame houses and crops being entirely swept nway. The Santa Fo tracks were washed out botweon here and San Antonio in sev eral places. NEW SILVER MOVE. Clio Financial Tollcy of tho Present Ad- ministration to He Attacked. Chicaoo, Aug 2. A special to tho Post from Washington bays: "Politics in the stato of Virginia are beginning to assume a now phase, and the silver members nre all preparing for a form of campaign which they believe will have tho effect of changing the char acter of the present controversy be tween the factious of tho party. They propose partially to abandon free coin age as the leading ibsuo of the cam paign and to pluce the sound money men upon the defensive by attacking what they regard as tho most vulnerable points in the sound money doctrine. To do this they propose to use the president's message to the last congress upon tho financial question, the report of Secretary Car lisle upon the bame bubject and the bill which Mr. Carlisle prepared and submitted to the house, together with the bill which was afterward sub stituted for tho Carlisle bill by tho banking and currency committee, to show that the administration and its followers would retire all of tho greenbacks, the treasury notes, nnd ultimately the silver dollars, thus causing a contraction of the currency by the withdrawal from circulation of moro than SS0O,O0U,O00. They will further nttempt to show that the definition of sound money given by the advocates of sound finance means gold coin and national bank notes." SWAMPKD 11V A rilKSIIIST. Alouutiiln Cloudbursts In Colorado Derail u Freight Train. Chiitli: Ciikkic, Col., Aug. 2. A freight train on tho Florence and Cripple Creek railroad was caught In a freshet and derailed near Adelaide. A succession of cloud-bursts occurred at the head of Eight Milo creek, about twolvo or fifteen miles north of Adel aide. Engineer Ben Gove and Fireman Maurice Lyons saw tho water coming dow n the creek. Lyons managed to escapo by climbing up the side of tho mountain. Gove is supposed to havo been drowned. Hrnkemnn Dolau is known to have lost his life in tho water. Tho ilocd struck the town of Adelaide, doing great damage. The hotel Is said to have been swept away, and Mrs. Carr, Lee Tracey and a man named Watson drowned. Six persons nro known to have been drowned at Adelaide, and two others arc reported missing. Tho railroad for ten miles near Wilbur has been washed away. It will be at least a week before the railway can bo re paired, nnd the damago is estimated at 100,000. More destruction is reported at Camp McCourt. Claim for S'.'S.OOO Damages. Honolulu, July 23. James Durrcll, held a prisoner for seven weeks after the last outbreak, hati filed, through United States Minister Willis, a claim for 925, OOo damages for false imprison ment. Tim Thousand PlTTSJlUlJO, Pa. Men Locked Out. Aug. 2. Thero wero fifty factories represented at tho green glass conference yosterduy. It was dioidod to refuse the demand of the United Gi eon Glass Workers' leagu6 for a robtoration of tho fourtocn per cent out made in 1801, and to doolare a lookout In all union factories, thus throwing out 10,000 men. Strikers Drho Away Non-Union Men. Blukfiklds, W. Va., Aug. 2. Non union men arc being forced to leavo the coal fields by tho strikers who threaten personal violence to who won't quit work. thoso THINK CAPTAIN BECK FAIR. Settlers Hold n Meeting and I'.nilorse the Indian Agent. BAxcitorr, Nob., August 2. At a meeting at tho Omaha agency resolu tions wcro adopted and accepted by tho settlers sustaining Captain Beck in his action and declaring that they have always found him to bo honorablo and just in what dealings they have had with him. T. R. Ashloy of Decatur, a large leaser of Indian hinds, was olect cd secretary of the meeting. Mr. Tib bies, chairman of tho meeting, thqn opened tho meeting by an luforranl talk and said that tho conduct of Cap tain Beck as agent of tho Omahas was just and honorablo. Ho had never heard of any complaints In his neigh borhood by white settlers, and furthor remarked that tho Pender pcoplo ac cuse tho renters of Omaha lands of con spiracy against Pender and Us good in terests, which wnB false in every res ncct Ho said tho renters of tho Flour- noy lands have been notified tlmo and time again that they aro In tho wrong. Other renters made speeches, after which tho following resolutions wero unanimously ndoptcd: First, Wo whoso names aro hereunto affixed hold Indian lands upon tho Omaha reservation under leases recom mended by Captain Beck, United States Indian agont, and under regulations prescribed by tho Indian department at Washington Second, That many of us prior to tho enactment of tho law under which said leases aro mado held private leases with tho individual Indians not approved bv tho Indian agent, and upon receiving tho printed notices which wero served to all renters by Captain Beck to vacato tho promises or tako leases through him under tho law of tho government and tho rules and regulations of tno department, at onco cancelled our in dividual leases and took leases as di rected by said notice. Third That in tho procurement of said leases through Captain Beck wo have each received from hlmeourtcous, fair, justand honorablo treatment, and we can see no reason why tho Indians or leasers can complain at tho treat ment of Captain Beck. Fourth That bo far ns our knowl edge extends wo know of no complaint from persons holding under leases recommended by Captain Beck, and that complaint only comes from thoso who are unwilling to tako leases under tho recommendation of Captain Bcclf and the laws of the department SHADY BOND DEALS. Money Used to Securo tho Furcluuo of Some Kunsas Securities. TornicA, Kan., Aug. 2. Before tho permanent school fund investigation commlttco yesterday afternoon, N. D. McGiuley, for a time bond clerk in tho office of tho state superintendent of public Instruction during tho Republi can administration which preceded tho Populist rule, and since then agont in the sale of securities, gave sensational testimony concerning negotiations for tho sale of bonds of various Western counties, to tho stato school fund com missioners, no said that ho sold Harper, Hamilton and Wichita county bonds to tho Populist board. Tho Wichita county bonds amounted to 35,000, nnd it was not until after he had divided his commission with thrco Populists whom ho believed wero in tho con fidence of the board that he was ablo to mako tho sale. Two of tho threo wero O. O. Osborn, s jn of R. R. Osborn, secretary of statu (a member of tho board), and Grant Gaines, bond clerk and a brother of II. N. Gaines, statu superintendent of publla instruction (nnothcr member of the board). Tho name of tho third person he professed not to know. In all ho paid $1,100 to mako tho Wichita county salo go through. He testified, also, that ho paid money to Grant Gaines and 0, O, Osborn to help in tho balo of tho Ham ilton county bonds lato in 1894, about which such a scandal was raised at tho time. LIONIZING DURRANT. Foolish Women Make a Hero of tho Frls oner In San Francisco. San Fhancisco, Aug. 2. -Two addi tional jurors wcro secured yesterday to try Theodore Durrant for the mur der of Blancho Lamont. The third panel of toventy-five names having been exhausted, an order was issued for a veniro of 150 now names. Tho additional jurors secured aro M. R. Dempster, a commission merchant, and Nathan Crocker, contractor. Four jurors It) all have so far been secured. Counsel for both the prosecution and defense are pleased at the character of tho men thus far chosen to try tho case. Instead of boing driven, ns hereto fore, from tho county jail to the city hall in tho sheriff's private buggy, Durrant was conveyed in tho ordinary prison van with the less notable pris oners. He still continues to bo the subject of much hero worship. As ho was leaving tho court room a wfil' drcsscd and handsome woman rushes toward him with endearing word, and attempted to embrace him. Thit sheriff protected Durrant from this admirer, and also refuses to deliver the quantities of flower sent to his cell by strangers. For Kissing Another Man's Wife. Wichita, Kan., Aug. 2. John Fnl Ham, one of the wealthiest farmers in this comity, was urrostcd to-day on u complaint sworn out by a neighbor, G V, Wentz, which charges that "on July 30 defendant disturbed )ls p".aco by kissing his wlfo, Martha Wentz. In a loud, boistetous, felonious, malicious und unseemly maimer, against tho peace and dignity of tho stato and couttary to tho statutes thereof." NEWS IN BRIEF. Mississippi Populists met nt Jackson and nominated a state ticket. Secretary Carlisle will spend part of his vacation sailing on tho lakes. Fourteen moro negro colonists havo reached Eaglo Pass from Mexico. Tho oporatloii of tho now mineral law is proving very unsatisfactory. Tho agricultural department is going to experiment with flax growing. Shin reiristrv taxos for last year I Were S532.234, against 8529,000 tho year I previous. GHASTLY NARRATIVE OREWSOME STORY OF GUI CIDE AND SWINDLING Holmes, tho Alleged Murderer, Tells of 1'leUcl's Death Ue Itelates In Detail How the Matter Was Worked Up to Collect tho Insurance Money Does Not Admit that Ho Was Responsible (or rioltcl's Death. The Story Told by Holruoi. Philadku'iiia, July 31. An entlroly new statement has just bcon mado by II. II. Holmes, tho supposed murdorer of tho Plotzol children. In It tho man of many crimes gives In dottill his ver sion of how Pictzol camo by his death last Soptombcr, and also stntes his (Holmes) connection with tho tratredv. Holmes says that on Saturday night preceding tho death of Pietzol tho lat ter camo to his houso on North Eleventh street, where ho was staying with "Mrs. Howard." Plotzel told Holmes of heartrending story of his pecuniary dillleultles and of tho sick ness of his daughter in .St. Louis. "I must have money," he said, or words to that effect, "to Bond to my wlfo In St. Louis." Holmes remonstrated with Pietzol as to his spendthrift habits, and spoko substantially to him as follows: "Then you havo been a good friend of nilno; I'll admit It, 1 havo mado lots of money through you, but lean not keep this thing up. Where is that $50 I gavo you tho other day? If you don't quit driukiug you and I will havo to Boparato." This conversation is said to havo been carried on along Eleventh street tho men walking 'north until Morris street was reached. When thoy ur rlved ai tho corner Plotzel exclaimed: "I am of no benefit to anyone. I will soon get rid of my dillleultles. Life has becomo a nuuanco to me." Holmes thon avers that ho jokingly remarked: "Well, your body Is as good as any other, but I would rlr, ,, 1 1,1,, r tMiul, ' not ndvlso you to A UllJUUIUf, ...oil. Holmes accounts for making this ro mark by saying that ho and Plotzol had under consideration tho defraud ing of the Fidelity Mutual Insurunca company. Holmes, says Plotzel then became angry and again vowed that ho would commit suicide. Holmes then explains that Plotzel loft him with tho intention of going home. Holmes Bays ho gavo Pictzol no money that night, but promised to meet him at tno tallownlil street nouso tno fol lowing morning. It was about 10 o'clock tho follow ing day (Sunday), Holmes goes on to Boy, that no went to visit rietzei at tno Callowniu street house, wnon no reached tho plnco no one nppaiently was about. Holmes Bat in the kitchen for almost twenty minutes waiting for Plotzol to appear Tho latter, Holmes supposed, had gone out for breakfast. Time ivoro on, and "Ben" wnsnot to bo seen. Tho consnlrator thon says thatho becamo anxious about his friend's whoreabouts and began to search tho houso for Pictzol. "As I aroso to go upstairs," says tho criminal, "I noticed a nolo lying on tho counter in tho front part of tho house. It was addressed to mo." Then Holmes explains that ho opened tho note. It directed him to go up to tho second lloor and to open n closet, in which ho would find a largo blue bottlo containing another letter nddicssed to him. Holmes fol lowed tho directions. He found tho note in the bottlo as described, and was horrlflod when ho read it. It was from Benjamin Plot zel, nnd advised that hlb dead body could bo found in tho house. Tho let ter pleaded that Holmes look aftor Pletzel's children and suggested that thero would be no difficulty in getting the Insuranco money from the Fidelity company now that tho dead body of Plotzel could bo produced In evidence. Holmes then told his friend of tho appenrnnco of tho corpse, and said ho Bat in tho room with tho body for over an hour. He was dazed, and hardly knew what course to pursue He final ly mado up his mind that since Plotzel had taken his life thero would bo no harm in destroying any evidence of Buleldo, that he might bo able to get tho insuranco on Pletzel's life without any difficulty. Holmes has confessed that he there upon dragged tho dead body to tho sec ond floor, laid tho corpse on tho floor, pried open tho mouth of tho dead man with a pencil, und poured In a quantity of explosive chemicals. He then, ho says, placed a lighted match to the man's mouth when the explo alon which so horribly disfigured tho corpse followed. To give tho moro forcible impression that Pietcl camo to his death by an acci dental explosion, Holmes stated to his friend that ho got a pipe of Pletzel's, filled it with tobacco, lighted it, and then blow out tho florae after the to bacco hud been partially consumed and placed the pipe beside tho dead mau's body. It was nearly 4 o'clock Jn the after noon before ho loft tho Callowhill street house. Ho put on a hat of Pictzel's lo partially conceal his iden tity and placed his hat, which was a felt, under his coat. Ho and his wife, Holmes alleges, loft for Chicago that night. A California Legislator Skips. San Fhajvcisco, July 30. H. L. La n gen our, a member of tho stato legislature who disappeared from Woodland last week, after drawing $10,000 from a local bank, is bald to havo gone to Chicago with a young woman of Sacramento. He was elected to the assembly last fall. Recentiy he camo into possession of a largo for tune, but unfortunate businons invest ments are said to havo involved him. LltfHl Ucr Flvo Scoro Years. BuiiLiNOAMK, Kan., July 30. An drew Franklin, alias Audrew McKeo of this city, died this afternoon, aged 10ii years. Ho was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, on December 25,1701. He was in tho war of ltl'i, Mexican, and lsCo-6. Mr. Franklin cast his flrbt voto for James Madison for president, and has voted at every presidential election since, A Flood Visits Cripple Creek. CnirTLK Ckkkk, Col., July 30. ThlB camp was visited by u flood about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. A score of stores were flooded. KANSAS INDIANS, they Drlvo OB n HIiorltT and Pone JTrOm the Reservation. TorxKA, Kan., July 30. Sheriff Nny lor of Jackson county arrived hero last evening and reported that ho and a posse of deputies, accompanied by Indian police, wero 'driven by fifty armed Pottawatomie Indians from the reservation when thoy went there to arrest red men for refusing to allow lessees of reservation lands to make hay. It was reported that tho sheriff would ask thogovernor for state troops to aid him In enforcing tho law, but ho loft this morning without doing bo. Thero is a question about tho right of tho governor to send stato troops to tho reservation, ns it is under the Jurisdiction of tho federal courts. Tho troublo has arisen over ' a sec tion of reservation land whlchnpartyof white mon claim to havo leased from tho Indian agent. Last Saturday tho white men began making buy and an muian named Aiatarasnan and several others drovo them away. Warrants wcro put In tho hands of the Indian police to bo served and Sheriff Naylor and a posso accompanied them. When tho party reached tho reservation thoy wero met by Matarashan and about fifty followers all heavily armed. They refused to bo arrested and tho sheriff and party wero obllghod to loavo, END OF THE SILVER TALK. Mcssers. Horr and Harvey Wind Dp Their Long Debate. Chicago, July 31.- Tho last day of tho Harvoy-IIorr silvbr slcgo opened yesterday afternoon. Tho day'a at tacks wero directed at the question of tho feasibility of independent action by tho United States on tho rcmono tlzation of Bllvcr and its frco and un limited cotnngo at a ratio of JO to 1 with gold, regardless of tho action of other nations. Mr. Harvey argued for such action, Mr. Horr against it. The dobato closed by Mr. Ilorr presenting Mr. Harvey with two coins of two different metals becauso Mr. Harvey was a blmetalllst. Tho debat ers then thanked each other for tho courteous treatment nhown by both and the debate camo to an cud. It should bo said that tho attendanco nt tho session of tho discussion was by card only and was limited to tho ca pacity of tho hall, which was about 200. Tho space was generally fully occupied. A WOMAN PUNISHED. a.'ho Itecrenut Wlfo of a New Yorker Mobbed on Her Iteturn Home, Watkiitown, N. Y., July 20. Mrs. Hattlo Covey, wlfo of Bert Covey of Jayville, eloped Juno 23 with John Kirch, superintendent of a sawmill, leaving one child. Saturday night Mrs. Covey returned home. Sho was told to lcavo town by tho first train Monday morning, and did bo, but went to Har rlsonvlllo for legal advice. Armed with a peaco warrant the wo man returned to Jayvlllo where hor parents live, nnd was mot nt tho door by a crowd of mon, women and boys, who stripped hor of her clothing nnd beat her bo badly that she may die. No arrests have been made. Jayvlllo is a small backwoods village, consisting mostly of huts. NEWS NOTES. Mrs. Wilhelmino Ganz, an sged widow, committed suicide by hanging" herself near SS. Peter and Paul's cem etery, St. Louis. Tho copper output of tho United States for 1804 is estimated at 108.0UO, 000 pounds. Ex-Congressman DoForost says with the financial issuo beforo the pcoplo tho sound money men can havo but ono caudldato for tho presidency Presidont Cleveland. Tho department of justice had Its dignity shocked by numerous applica tions lor tho place of tho lato united States Marshal Stowo of tho Indian Territory, who died Saturday. Four horses wero killed by lightning at Smlthton, Mo. Durrunt had tho prodnctlon of a play based on tho Emanuel church murders- enjoined. Tho courts havo given tho Topcha Daily Press a chance to settle its diffi culties before appointing a receiver. It comes out now that Stambuloff predicted his death months ago. General Alfaro has fortiOtd tho height of Guaranda, Ecuador, and a battle- It expected soon. The warehouso of tho Bonded Spirit Company at Hamburg was burned, causing a loss of J, 000,000 marks. Citizens of Nevada, Mo., have re fused to grant a bonus to tho EI Dorado Springs road. Governor Culberson's edict, adverse to pugilistic encounters in tho state of Texas, docs not 6eem to have had much effect on the sports, who take a deep interest in pugilism. They all believe- impllclty l Dan Stuart's ability to bring off the big- fight at Dallas. Tho Chlckamauga Park association has received notice of tho contemplated attendanco of twenty governors of states with their staffs at tho dedica tion, September 18, ltt and 20. J. W. Wills of Ccntrnlin, Mo., was fined 5350 nnd costs for forcing Editor Rodemlro of that town to sign a re traction of an article attacking Will3 and a Mrs. Sadler. A new bank has been organized at Harwood, Vernon county, Mo., with a. paid up capita' Btock of Sl0,000. Tho stockholders nro some of the most in fluential men of tho county. busio Riley, nn unmarried white womun, was urrcsted at South McAl ester, Ind. Ter., for cutting the throat of and burying her new born infant la a cornfield. The freo silver Democrats of Aud rain, Buchanan, Clinton and Sallna counties, elected delegates to tno state convention. Resolutions for freo sil ver coinage were adopted. Ten thousand people at Seattle, Wash., witnessed tho inauguration of work on the Lake Washington canal. Governor McGraw, ex-Governor Serapla and others spoke, Tho work will cost go.ooo.ooo oni will be la progress eUt J years.