THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ,
SEVENTEENTH YEAK. OMAHA. TUESDAY JtOKNING. JULY 12 : 1887. NUMBER 24
SHE WAS DISRESPECTFUL ,
The Alleged Offense of a Lady Pension
Clerk.
NOT ALLOWED A HEARING.
A.Iauihtcr of the Late Judge Under
wood Kunnnnrlly Dismissed Con-
ccrnhiK tl > o "Fours" Thur-
inan'a Prospects.
An Unheard of Proceeding.
WASHINGTON , July 11. [ Special Telegram
to thn BEK.I Miss Alice Underwood , a
daughter of the Into .ludgn John C. Under
wood , ot Alexandria , Va. , wns dtamlsscd on
Friday last from tliu pension ofllce. Coupled
with the notice of her dismissal was a letter
explaining ( hat she liail spoken lightly of tlio
commissioner of pensions and of the Cleveland -
land administration. Such a course of pro-
ceeduro Is something unheard ot In depart
mental customs. Miss Underwood denied
the. charge and asked fur a hearing. Slip said
that while she was a republican and always
had been , she had never spoken of her supe
riors In any manner except as became n lady.
She was denied a hearing or any further ex
planation whatever. Her father , the late
Judge Underwood , was driven out of Alex
andria by reason of the prosecution against
him on account of his strong union princi
ples. Miss Underwood's parents are both
dead. She Is entirely dependent upon her
own efforts for support.
Concerning the "Fours. "
WASHINGTON'July 11 [ Special Telegram
to the BKE.J Secretary Fnlrchlld left the
city this evening for the Interior of New
York state whore ho will spend the
next two weeks before starting to
Cannadaga. The secretary said that
the department would not undertake
nny Important linanclal operations during
his absence In spite of tbo fact that the 3 per
cent bonds have all been paid. It Is not tlio
Intention of tlio department to purchase any
of the "fours" at present.
There was a report current In Wall fit root
to-day to the effect that the president had di
rected tlio secretary to advertise tor the pur
chase of "fours" at once. This report very
naturally createdsomeexcitcment In financial
circles. Mr. Falrelilld characterized thn rumor
ns absolutely baseless , lie said : "There is
not at present any intention of asking hold-
era of any of the unmatured obligations of
the government to lix a price upon them
unless a serious financial crisis should arise
and none Is now anticipated. There will bo
no purchases of bonds asldo from thn
"threes" which have not yet been presented
for redemption , until congress meets.
It is the belief of officials In view of tlio
threatened danger of serious contraction of
the currency that ono of the first thint's done
at tlio next meeting of coneress will be the
perfection of a plan for the stoppage of accu
mulations of further surplus.
Thtirmnn the Coming Man.
WASHINGTON , July ll.-8pcclal | Tele
gram to the BEE.J Congressman Beriati
Wilklns , of Ohio , Is In the city. Ilosayti
that Thurman will certainly be nominated
for governor by the democrats by acclama
tion as nearly every county convention In
the state has Instructed Its delegates to vote
for the old war horse. Mr. Wilklns says that
the only thing which can prevent the nom
ination of Thurman Is a letter positively de
clining to run. Ho believes that the republi
cans will hiivo to nominate their strongest
man to beat him , and that Fornkor can not
do It. He suggests that Sherman Is the only
man who would have any chance whatever
against Thurman , but ho does not think that
Sherman would allow his name to bo used.
Indiana Politic * .
WASIIINOTON , July 10. [ Special Telegram
to the BEE.J Civil Service Commissioner
Etleerton Is on a brief visit to Washington.
Ho seems to bo more interested In Indiana
Just now than In the business ot the civil
service commission , Being asked to-day
what Is the drift of political sentiment , he
said Cleveland Is growing In popular favor
at last Then ho added - '
added'Many : who were
led off by the newspaper clamor hnvo fallen
Into Ilnn In support of the president. Some
of our democrat'c ' papers have been very In
judicious to say the least , and have need
lessly aroused In some minds a feeling
against the president. I am satisfied from my
own observations and from my Inter
course with lending democrats that
tlio great mass of the party of Indiana In
dorses and support * the president , and will
glvo him their support for a ronotnlnatlon
nnd election. Indiana Is somewhat pecul
iarly situated , or rather tbe democratic party
Is. It has no distinctive leader. The party
Is divided Into factions , each faction having
Its leader , and frequently the Interests or
alms of those loaders conflict. Now there
will be a big contest over Voorhees' seat in
the senate. Governor Gray is understood to
bo a candidate , and though It would seem
that Voorhees ought to be re-elected without
opposition there Is no telllnz how It may
end. Gray could have been elected to the
senate to succeed Harrison had It not been
for the fact that his retirement from the office
ot governor would have let In a republican. "
Expensive Economy.
WASHINGTON July 11. ( Special Telegram
to the BKK.I "Tho Harvey Incident which
has created so much comment could not pos
sibly have occurred under any other admin
istration of the third auditor's oflire , " said
an old treasury olllclnl to-day.
"Tho truth Is , " ho continued , "that Colonel
Williams , the present incumbent of the ofllce ,
Is so thoroughly Imbued with thn spirit of the
llolumn brand of economy , which seems to
bo epidemic with democratic statesmen from
'Indiana , that ho overstepped himself and it
Is duo to that fact that the forgeries wcro pos-
ilbio. When Colonel Williams assumed the
Unties of his otlico ho began an era of reform
ivlth 'It. ' That
u capital reform consisted
first In securing the discharge of alleged 'sur
plus forces of clerks. Then ho doubled up
the work of tno remainder until he
tvas able to say that his ofllce
was doing thrlco as much work as it ever ac
complished before with fewer clerks. The
result Is that Instead of carefully examining
every account which passed through their
bonds M they are supposed to do , the clerks
have been making records for themselves In
order that they mieht save their places. It Is
i fact well known In the treasury department
that since the Inauguration of the reform
policy of the present third auditor , the clerks
In hit otllce have done their work In a per
functory manner , and that It has been ut
terly Impossible to give accounts passing
through that office the attention which they
ought to have. A careful scrutiny was Im
possible under the circumstances which ex
isted. It Is a fact , too , not generally known ,
that the discoverer of Harvey's forgeries was
not Mr. Austin H. Brown.to whom the credit
has been given , but a clerk in the ortlce.
Who remarked to Mr. Brown AS ho
called his attention to the Lament claim ,
'This does not seem to be exactly right , but I
Dave not time to examlnejlt carafully. ' The
clerk dare not claim the credit uf the discov
ery , as the claim might lose him his place.
' The treasury department Is not the onlv
branch of the federal service In which the
reform policy U proving decidedly expen
sive to the country. It seems to be the aim
of thn present administration's officers to
r make records which shall show up well be
fore the country. Day after day accounts
nru sent out showing the enormous amount
of work performed by the present force ot
clerks In various bureaus. The pension
oflice is a conspicuous example of this. Gen
eral lllaclc uovcr uils&vs an opportunity to
spread before the country statements of
the Improved methods which ho claims
lire now In use In Ills otlicoviien
compared with the work under General
U ml ley. The now system la fast beginning
K > liayo its natural effect. Almost dull }
there arc reports of new discoveries of allow
ances of fraudulent claims. The most notorious
rious Instance of this Is the case of 'Blind
Patterson , ' who recently received over
813,000. It Is generally believed now In the
pension oftlco that the republican onlclols
were right In hanging up this case and that
the claim Is absolutely fraudulent. Iho
policy of 'record making' which has been
ndoptuil In nearly all departments of the
government since the advent of the present
administration , promises to be the most expensive
pensive- reform experiment of the century. "
Ousted from Office.
WASHINGTON , July 11. The supreme
court of the District of Columbia , sitting In
general term to-day , sustained the demurrer
if the government and awarded a Judgment
f ouster In the case of the United States
gainst John N. Oliver , a Justice of the
icace , who resisted the right of the presl-
cnt to remove him and claimed that ho
: ould DO displaced from his olllce only by tno
District supreme court Tlio court , In an
pinion delivered by Chief Justice Bing-
lAtn held that the power to roinovo justices
f the peace resided In the president alone
Jnwn to the organic act of the court passsd
n March , 1808 , and that this act did not take
, way the president's power of removal , but
neri'ly conferred on the court a concurent
wwer of removal with the president.
Pensions Granted.
WASHINGTON , July 8. [ Special Telegram
; o the BKE.J The following pensions wcro
ranted Nebraskans today : Nebraska pon-
lens : Ed.V. . Shekell , Mlddleburgh ; Henry
Trowbrldge , Jr. , Nollgh ; John II. Hall ,
North Auburn ; It. V. Black , Brock ; William
1. Williams , Ord ; D. M. Shepard , Bonklo-
inan.
Iowa pensions : Mary Morrell , formerly
widow of Charles J. Abraham , Decorah ;
Mary A. , widow of John Carnald , Davis
City ; Harriet , widow of Avery Wotherell , At-
'antlc. Originals : James M. Miller , Foote ;
enis Hantty , Bonaparte ; James It Spencer ,
Knoxvllle ; L. It. Thompson , Muchacklnock ;
loseph Grampcr , Conimunla : John Cooper ,
-Josport : Itasmus D. Allcn.l Anlma ;
William II. Laird , Bedford ; Alex Waudell ,
Strawberry Point ; II. D. Thornton ,
Mareiigo ; J. B. Tarker , Charlton ; August
LacIotT , Brandon ; George M. Miller. Madrid ;
A. J. Cain , Mount Etna ; F. M. Elrod. Ber-
ram ; Avery Wetherell , Atlantic , ( do-
leascd ) ; Davis Olmstead , Douglas : A. A.
iodfrey , Lawrence ; O. J. Barker , Cambria ;
Charles II. Burleson , Nashville : J. T. Dewey ,
Southerland ; Newton Scott , Murray ; J. N.
Shepherd. Hartford ; P. H. Loy , Ottumwa ;
William Proctor , Coma ; Nace Benston , Conway -
way ; William A. Ford , Gliddon ; Jacob A.
Young. Dahlonoga ; T. D. Kcpner , Lenox ;
J. H. Ilublo , Leon ; K. U. Morgan , New-
narkot
Vllas Aealnst Clerks Organizing.
WASHINGTON , July 11. The postmaster
general has written a letter to a clerk In the
ilxth division who Inquired if the conven-
lon of postal clerks In that division "to culti
vate fraternity , afford chiefs an opportunity
of meeting and hcarlnir from the working
force , and clerks an opportunity of making
known to the department their needs and
securing the consideration of more equitable
grading of railway postal lines , " would meet
with the approval of the department. Mr.
Vllas replies at some length to the effect
that "such a convention in his Judgment Is
worse than valueless and unnecessary , " and
adds that there is not only no occasou for the
convention , but it Is forbidden by sound
principles.
Postal Changes.
WASHINGTON , July 11. ( Special Telozram
: o the BEK.J The following Iowa post
master ? were appointed to-day : Amos H.
Klsuer , Mason City , Cerro Gordo county ,
vice Henry Kcerl , resigned : Thomas C.
Medary , Waukon , Alamakee county. vco !
David W. Keed , removed. The postolllco at
Logan Grove , Dtxon county , was discon
tinued to-day.
The Presidential Party.
WASHINGTON , July 11. The president ,
Mrs. Cleveland and Cslonel Lament lett here
this morning lor Holland PatentNow York.
THE HURLEY HOLACAUBT.
The Total lioaa Now Estimated At
$4noOOO. Thn Dead.
HUIII.KT , Wis. , July 11. Fourteen bodies
have already been recovered from tbo ruins
of the Alcazar theatre. Identification Is ut
terly Impossible as nothing but the trunks of
the bodies and occasionally an arm or leg
are found. Three persons were fatally In
jured by jumping from the upper story of
the building , making the total list of fatali
ties by the lire seventeen. The total loss Is
now estimated at 84,10,000. Five blocks , em
bracing seventy buildings , was laid In ashes.
Thn Hawaiian Queen.
NEW YoitK , July 11. A. P. Carter ,
Hawaiian minister , boarded the Servla at
quarantine , and Queen Kaplolanl and her
party wore brought to Now York and driven
to Victoria hotel.
Carter said her majesty was much pleased
with her visit to England , and was in no
way alarmed by rumors from the Hawaiian
Islands relative to a crisis there. He said It
was merely a change of cabinet , which would
effect him In no way whatever , as the minis
terial positions were not partisan appoint
ments , and moreover the now government
really belonged to the party of which ho is a
member.
Col. J. II. Bovd , the queen's private secre
tary , said : "We succeeded In floating a loan
of 82,000,000 of English bondholders , who
have In the past Interested themselves In
Hawaiian finances by taking the bonds. The
bonds were Issued by the Hawaiian govern
ment prior to our departure and wo took
thorn to England with us. "
The queen has decided to stop only a day
or two at the longest In Now York. She
said she had enjoyed her trip Immcnslv.
She was received with distinction whernvcr
she went , and was particularly Impressed
with the kindness of tno Princess of Wales.
Kegardlng the troubles In the Hawaiian
kingdom the queen shrugged her shoulders
and said she put little if any faith In the ro-
] > orts so far received. Of course tills mornIng -
Ing Hlio was startled when Minister Carter
translated the telegraphic reports , but later
on upon mature deliberation , concluded
there was more smoke than fire , as the news
all emanates from ono source , the missionary
party , which Is at the root ot all evil in the
kingdom.
Private Doty Knocked Out.
SITUNOFIELP , 111. , July 11. Private Doty ,
of coicpany L , Second regiment , was found
lying unconscious on the sidewalk near the
public square a little before 13 o'clock last
night lie w as carried to the camp where a
surgical examination showed that his skull
was fractured and that he had also been kicked
In the abdomen. Sureeons pronounced his
Injuries fatal. It Is believed he had a quar
rel on the street with a citizen , Joseph Con-
roy , but there Is much mystery surrounding
the affair.
The Copper Company's Liabilities.
NKW YOKK , July 11. The liabilities of
the Orford Copper and Sulphur company of
37 Wall street , and at Boston , Constables
Hook , N. J. , and Capleton , which have been
placed In the hands of areceiver.ure reported
to be about 8600,000 , with nominal assets of
twice that amount. 'Iho company is a
Canadian corporation owned chl lly by Bos
ton men , and has been in business since
May , WTO ,
Down With Imported Labor.
DETUOIT , July 11. The Evening Journal's
Port Huron special says the United States
customs collector at that place to-dav stopped
thirty Canadians from working on theGraud
Trunk road. A nuniborol the are employed
in prominent positions.
Ladies and the Coercion Act.
ST. Louts , July 12. A deputation of
English ladles to-day presented an address
to Mrs. Sullivan , wife of the lord mayor ot
Dublin , tuUini : her to assist In the agitation
.tor thu repeal of the coercion law.
'
A Cool lilt.
NKW YOIIK , July 11. A general strike of
Ice men In the employ of several Ice. com-
panleh took plaeo to-day for an advance In
\\uges. Tlio .companies granted
demands ,
ALL OF THEM "CHIPPED IN"
Testimony of Hill , of Colorado , Before the
Pacific Commission.
f
RAILROADS AND LEGISLATION.
The Governor Was Surprised at Some
of tlio Testimony Given Do fore
the CommlsHlon In Omaha
Smelting Works Rebate * .
The Commission At Denver.
DENVKII , July 11. Before the Pacific in
vestigating commission to-day ex-United
States Senator Hill said he had bean sur
prised at the admissions made before the
commission In Omaha regarding the rebates
paid the Omaha Smelting company. Wit
ness' company , the Boston & Colorado Smelt-
ngcompany , had never received rebates or
special rates from the Union Paclflc.aUhough
t had had a refund of some
overcharge item. An item of 507,000
which appeared on the Union Pacific books
as having been paid to his company , witness
declared was really lor the Montana Mining
company , which would have been unable to
ship certain low grade ores did they not got
these low rates. Mr. Hill said Denver would
have had 20,000 more population were It not
for the discrimination by the Union Pacific
In rates. He cited some Instances
of discrimination favoring San Francisco ns
against Denver. When asked by Governor
Pattlson if this discrimination had contin
ued since the passage of the Inter-state law ,
witness replied it had on account of the sus
pension of the fourth section by the inter
state commission. Mr. Hill said the Union
Pacific had taken a very active part In influ
encing politics and legislation , but added
that ho understood that tbe company
was no worse than the others
all of whom "chipped In" In a certain elec
tion past , by contributing money to effect
the result. The commissioners tlioueht this
a serious charge and pressed the witness to
furnish definite information. This ho could
not do , ns much of It had come to him in a
confidential manner. He would , however ,
give the commissioners the names of some
persons from whom they might bo able to ex
tract the desired information.
Cross examined by Mlllard Teller
on behalf of the Union Pacific , Mr. Hill ad
mitted ho was a stockholder In the Montana
Mining company which received the 807,000
rebate money. As to the question of the set
tlement of the railroad debt. Mr. Hill was of
the opinion that the Union Pacilio had
shockingly abused Its privileges , and be ,
for one , would bo glad to see
the road turned Into the hands of
the government , and have It run as the post-
olllce department Is. The government could
do this by having congress amend thocharter
of the company. Considerable desultory
convorsntlon ensued regarding the effect gov
ernment management would have upon the
road , but no points of value wore evolved.
Hill was decidedly opposed to the extension
of the time for payment. Several other wit
nesses were examined , but without eliciting
anything of interest.
Elevated Hnclneftra Strike.
NEW YOIIK , July 11. The engineers on
the Brooklyn elevated roads struck at 5
o'clock this evndlng. No trains are running
on the line.
The strike was a complete surprise to every
one. At that time the trains were loaded
with passengers on their way from business
and New York to their homes in Brooklyn.
The result was a terrible crush at the Brook
lyn end of the brldce and the Fulton ferry.
The trouble has been brewing for some time.
The men complained of long hours and
there were rumors of a reduction In
wages. Yesterday nine men , three en
gineers nnd six firemen , were discharged.
A meeting of the others who all belong to the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers con
vened and demanded their reinstatement
pending a settlement by arbitration. On a
refusal a strike was ordered. At 5:30 : the
the blocKade extended for a mllo. Crouds
gathered at the terminus ot the road. In the
meantime the vast crowds at the lower end
took to the surface roads and gradually got
away. Chlof Arthur , of the Brotherhood ,
has been telegraphed for nnd , it is expected ,
will arrive to-morrow morning. In the mean
time the strikers maintain perfect oraer.
About fifty engineers and as many firemen
are out After a time a few switchmen were
secured and the tralnn were running once in
thirty minutes , late to-night.
Brltlflh Grain Trade Review.
LONDON , July 11. The Mark Lane Ex
press , in its review of the British grain trade
during the past week , says : The wheat crop
Is making the best possible progress toward
maturity , and , falling disaster , will bo of
phenomenal quality and quantity. The bar
ley and oats crop are not much behind \vlio.it.
Beans are badly Infected with aphides. Peas
promise a poor yield. Trade values for wheat
continue IB favor of buyers , nlthougn the de
liveries have been small. Sales of English
wheat during the week were 10,787 quarters
at Sts 2d , against SQ.tttS quarters at 80s
9d during the corresponding period last
year. Foreign wheat Is weaker and business
Is restricted. The arrivals of wheat cargoes
number twenty-three. Three were with
drawn and twenty-one remained. At to
day's market there was little Inquiry for
wheat and values were unchanged. Beans
were Cs cheaper , Other articles were un
altered.
War Ships For Honolulu.
SAN FIIANCISCO , July 11. Orders have
been received hero showlnc that the Pacific
squadron of the United States men-of-war
has been ordered to rendezvous at Honolulu.
These Include the Alert ( four tuns ) , now at
Callao , Peru : the Junlatn ( eight guns ) , at
Panama , nnd the flagship Vnndnlin ( eight
guns ) , which has already sailed from Peru.
The Iroquols has been ordered hero for ro-
palrs betoro sailing. The Asiatic squadron ,
consisting of six men-of-war , will bo ordered
to Honolulu if found necessary.
Destructive Flood In Idaho.
ST. PAUL July 11. A Portland Oregon
special says : A disastrous flood occnned Sat
urday at Thompson Falls , Idaho , from the
breaking of the big dam on Blossom lake.
Many wagons and teams are reported swept
away , brldces destroyed , and It Is feared a
number of lives were lost It Is reported
that the mining towns of Mountain Citv and
York were nearly destroyed , but mall and
telegraph communication Is cut off. It Is
feared that a number of freight teams on the
road have been lost Tbe disaster was very
serious to mining property.
The Weather To-I ay.
Nebraska Variable winds generally.north-
erly , fair weather , slight change in tempera
ture.
Iowa-Slight changes In temperaturevarla- '
ble winds , becoming northerly , local rains ,
followed by fair weather.
Central and Eastern Dakota Northerly
winds In southern portion , variable winds In
northern portion , fair weather , slight changes
lu temperature.
Waiting For Aid.
HALIFAX , N. S. , July 11. The passengers
nnd crew of the wrecked steamer Merrlmac
remain on Little Hope Island , where tbe dis
aster occurred , awaiting the arrival of aid
from here. As scon as the weather clears a
steamer will bo dispatched to thn scene. The
wrecked people are at present In destitute
circumstances. Fortunately no loss of life Is
reported.
Killed Uy a Guard.
DETROIT , Mich. , July 11. Arthur Stone ,
alias Arthur Saunders , said to be the son of
wealthy parents of Joliet , 111. , and who en
listed some time ago in the Twenty-third In
fantry , dltd to-night from n cunshot wound
Inflicted by Sergeant Davis while Saundera
was trying to escape-trim ) thu guard house ,
where ho was Imprisoned toe insubordina
tion.
THE ST. LOUIS ENCAMPMENT.
Notwithstanding Groan Misrepresen
tations It Will bo Grand Affair.
MILWAUKEE , July 11 , A Madison , Wis. ,
special to the Evening Wisconsin says : "A
meeting held here last Saturnay night of
Grand Army dlgnatarles , GeneralFalrclnld
being present , a circular was arranged which
will soon bo Issued to all the posts of the
country. The circular will say that all state
ments mndo or notion taken which resulted
In the trouble nnd discord In St. Louis were
based on unofficial and unwarranted In
formation. It also says that the feeling ex
isting between the National Grand Army
headquarters and the St Louis committee of
arrangements Is In perfect accord with the
commandcr-ln-chlcf on all questions relat
ing to tha encampment
General order No. 15 was Issued this after
noon from the national headquarters by the
coinmander-ln-chlcf. H embodies n long
communication from the committee of ar
rangements nt St Louts , touching upon
many rumors of various kinds which hnvo
DCOII curient recently regarding tlio matter
} f the encampment , ana referring to the
samosays : "In view of tiiany gross misre
presentations thnt have gene abroad touch-
ng the action of that committee and Its ruin-
Ions to the tommander-ln-chlcf and thu
louncll of administration , we recommend
hat a general order bo issued assuring our
lomrades that the work of tne committee
and ollicers of the national encampment
idve been In full accord. They have been
ind are now working harmoniously to
gether to make the twenty-first encampment
one of the grandest and most enjoyable In
the history of the order. Wo also consider It
alike due the G. A. U. nnd the St. Louis
committee that tlio commander-ln-ctilet shall
announce thnt nil statements that have been
made by any ono concerning the conducting
of the reception of the encampment or of the
contemplated presence In oraosoncofrom St.
Louis of any particular person or persons
upon that occasion hare not been based upou
any ofliclal action on the part of the ollicers
of the G. A. H. , who alone have authority to
speak for the national encampment when it
's not in session. "
Mr. Fatrchlld adds : "Neither the letter or
lie resolution was necessary to convince the
commander iu chief that the purpose
of the St. Louis committee nnd the executive
committee tiavo from the first been in line
with his own , namely , to mnka the twenty-
lirst national encampment a pronounced suc
cess , but the many who have been misled by
unauthorized clamor will bo glad to bo as
sured ollluinlly that nothing has occurred or
"s likely to occur to m.ir the festivities of
occasion or diminish the warmth ot the
generous hospitality extended bv the cltUnns
of St. Louis. Assurances am ample that
hotel accommodation for members of the en
campment will bo furnished nt the usual
rates by applying to Captain Lloyd , or ( ! .
'larris , chairman of the hotel committee ,
.Jnrtell hotel , St Louis , Mo.
By Command of : Lucius FAIIICIUU ) ,
Commandcr-ln-Chlef.
Wreck ofthe Mcrrlmack.
HALIFAX , July It Several persons from
the wrecked steamer Merrlmnck who arrived
hero to-night tell a remarkable story. The
people on the steamer escaped a terrible fate
after being driven ashore on a clear and
cloudless night , with the moon and stars
shlnlne brightly overhead ; but , according to
their own assertions , their bagtrago was rilled
and a number of valuable Articles stolen
while their owners were on deck seeking
to save their lives. The passengers declare
it as their conviction that those depredations
were committed by members of the crew
who , Immediately after the ship struck se
cured a considerable quantity of liquor , be
came drunk , and created a disgraceful dis
turbance. The passengers were all safely
landed , though there were a number of nar
row escapes. The passengers who have ar
rived hero traveled , by teams all last nicht
and all day to-day. The remainder of the
passengers are reported to have reached the
mainland to-day.
The Labor Party Canvassing.
NEW YOIIK , July 11. A house to house
canvass Is being made by tho'leaders of the
united labor Henry George party preparatory
to the election of delegates lo tlio Syracuse
convention. A leader expects to be able to
announce to the convention that the united
labor party Is sure of carrving most of the
assembly districts of Now York City nnd of
securing the district atlornoyshlp and a
majority of the board of aldermen. So sure
are laboring men of carrying these districts
that they run straight labor tickets nnd
neither seek nor countenance any combina
tion with Irving hall or the republicans.
A Quiet Marriage.
PHILADELPHIA , July 11. [ Special Teln-
gram to the BKE.J Society has been startled
by the announcement that Baron Frederick
Nicholas Blanc , ot Now York , nnd Elizabeth
L. Nicholson wore quietly married a week
ago. The baron has been a well known
figure In New York several venrs , and his
bride , nstho wife of Alfred B. Itelgel , tfry
goods merchant , was n striking IHuro in so
ciety in thl.s city from 18bO to IbSS. She
much resembles Mrs. Langtry. Her free
ways led to a separation , and In iSSSsho went
on the stage , but wisely retired in a short
time to private life ,
Steamship Arrivals.
NEW YOIIK , July 11. Arrived The Bohe
mia , from Hamburg , and the Ethiopia , from
Glasgow.
GLASGOW , July 11. Arrived The State of
Pennsylvania , from Now York.
SOUTHAMPTON , July 11. Arrived The
Worra , from New Yoik for Bremen.
llAvitK.Uulyll. Arrived The Uascoigne ,
from Now York.
QUEENSTOWN , July 15. Arrived The
Lord Gough , from Philadelphia.
Death of it Noted Teacher.
HAIITFORD , Conn. , July 11. Itev , Wm.
W. Turner , for many years principal nt the
American asylum for deaf and dumb , and
one of ths earliest teachers for deaf nnd
dumb mutes In tills country , died to-dny ,
aged eighty-seven. Ho graduated from Yale
In 1310 , and was ono of Its oldest living grad
uates.
Death of a Tramp.
DUHUQ.UE , la. , July 11. | Special Telegram
to the BEE.J The tramp who was shot In n
quarrel July 4 died to-day. Before his death
ho gave his true name , which was George
Hanchill , and not Hicks , as ho previously
gave it and he resided lu Chicago at No. l5 !
O'Brien street
Suicided With a Razor.
DAVENPORT , la. , ' July H. [ Special Tele
gram to the But ; . ] Christian Mission , for
many years asslstant'forcman In the Chicago ,
Rock Island & Dadlic railroad shops , com
mitted suldlde to-day , wltli a razor. This was
the second attempt ;
Drowned tn the
CLINTON , la. , Julyjll. [ Special Telegram
to the BKK. ] Ueorgf. B. Legen , son ot a
prominent carriin- manufacturer at this
place , was drowntd while bathing In the
Mississippi. Ho 'WM twenty-one years of
age and was bookkeeper for the sawmill linn
Ot Gardner , Balchelder & Wells.
An Oskaloosa Drowning.
OSKALOOSA , July 11. ( Special Telegram
to the BKK.I Grant Wilson , assistant cook
at the Asher house , was drowned while
bathing in the Skunk river this afternoon.
The Citadel Fire.
Qur.nEC , July 11. The military Investiga
tion Into the cause of the citadel tire has been
concluded , but nn light has been cast upon
its origin. All officers examined state they
consider the powder inagaitne both fire and
bomb proof and the panic caused by tears ot
au explosion entirely uncalled for.
Liable to Drop pit.
NKW YoJtK , July 11 , The condition of
Jake Sharp this afternoon U unchanged. Ho
Is very sick , and his doctor vaj's hnls.llablo
to drop off budiluiilytnuy : \ time In ono oflils
weak uuy
IN THE FIELD OF SPORT ,
Short But Bloody Prize Fight Between Jack
Dempsey and Frank Nevitt ,
THE LATTER KNOCKED OUT.
A Small DOR the Cause of A Serious
and Probably Fatal Accident
On the Brighton Uoach
Track.
A Lively Little flattie.
TOLKDO , O. , July 11. [ Special Telegram
to the BEE. ] The long-expected glove con
test between Jack Dempsey , the feather
weight champion of California and Chicago ,
and Frank Nevllt , an amateur aspirant for
llstlc honors of this city , occurred at daylight
this t morning at Bay Point , on Mauinea
bay , Just across the Michigan line , some
twelve miles from this city. About ono hun
dred sporting men were present , who left
this city In a yacht towed by a tug at 3
o'clock. The preparations were kept very
quiet to avoid police Interference. Bay Point
was reached Just alter daybreak , a twenty-
four foot ring constructed , and a short but
bloody contest of three rounds ensued. The
tight began at 5:20 : and lasted fifteen min
utes. The men wore thin gloves with the
lingers cut off. They might as well have
fought with bare knuckles.
The tirst round was simply sparring. When
time was called at the end of throe minutes
neither man had received a blow.
The second round was hotly contested
Novltt struck Dempsey a stunning blow In
the templo. breaking his own hand. The
two men clinched again and again , but were
separated. The round ended In Novltt re
ceiving a terrible blow In the right sldo.
The third round was the bloodiest of all ,
Nevitt doing little fighting and acting
mainly on the defensive. His nose was
broken and his right eye badly battered by
Dempsev , and he received a bad cut on tlio
'lead. The round closed by Dempsey knoek-
iiK him out of the ring , Nevitt being unable
to rise , and Doinpsey being declared the
winner.
The match was for S5'J a sldo and thn gate
nonoy. Nevitt was so badly punished that
ho becaino seriously ill and had to bo taken
homo In a carriage trout the boat. Ho Is
twenty-four years old and weighs 185 pounds
and has till lately been In the employ of an
electric lignt company hero.
Sportlnu Marred IJy Accidents.
NKW YOKK , July 11. Tne sport at
Brighton Beach was marred by a serious ac
cident. In the fourth race a small dog ran
across the track , causing Jessie to swerve
and tail , and Wonderment nnd Shamrock
fell over her. When the three Jockeys , who
went down with their animals , were extri
cated , It was found that Handler had escaped
with a severe shock ; that Kecber had his
right arm broken , and that Harris was
bleeding and Insensible , with his tongue
nearly cut off , hanging out of his mouth , and
with other injuries which make his recovery
doubtful.
Three-quarters mile : Bliss Mouse won ,
Wldireon second , Niagara third. Time
17 > .
Mlle and a sixteenth : Musk won , Lizzie
Walton second. Crattle third. Tlmo-lM. :
Sovcn-clghths mlle : Elite Hardy won ,
Black Jack second , Tattler third. Time
HOJ { .
Mile and a quarter : Wlndsail won. Ferg-
kyle second , Frolic third. Tlme-2 : lOtf.
Mlle and a furlong : Ernest won , Compen
sation second , Grand Duke third. Time
1:53 : * . _
Washington f'nrk llncc-o.
CHICAOO , July 11. This was the third
extra day of the Washington Park races.
The weather was warm , the track fast and
the attendance fair. The following Is the
summary :
Soiling , two-year-olds , flvo furlongs : Pat
Moran won , Irniii H. second , Flitter third.
Time 1:03 : >
Selling , six furloi'gs : Little Sullivan won ,
Bella K. second , Ilaid times third. Time.
1 :15 : } .
belling , six furlongs : Carneglo won , Car
dinal McCloskoy second , Pendeiiuis third.
Tlmn llo : # .
Selling , six iuiloncs : Avcry won , Wan-
deroo second , Jim Nuvo third. Time 1:1B : > .
All age ? , mile and sixteenth : Dnrkhnil
won , Porteen second , Derby third Time
Three-year-olds , six furlongs : Barney Lee
won , Diboo second , Vernor third. Time
1:1 : < % .
Three-year-olds , six furlongs : Qvcen Bess
won , Pearl L. second , Katie A. Thud. Time
-1:15. :
_
Lincoln's Thirteenth Victory.
LINCOLN , Neb. , July 11. [ Special Tele
gram to the BKK. I The Llncolus and
Denvcrs played a postponed era mo on the
homo grounds to-day , and It proved the most
exciting and brilliant one of the season.
Lincoln played without an error and twice
during the game at the end of the fourth
and eighth innings the game was tled.keop-
ing the audience of 1,500 constantly on the
alert.
It was Hail's day for the home team , and
when he crossed the homo plate In tbe ninth
Inning with the winning run the audience
rose and cheered until the 100 In shade
weather tired them out. Hull
had to his credit at the close four
of the seven runs mndo by the Llncolns.
The game throughout was tlio closest con
test the club has yet had , but th.it winning
work told and the game made the thirteenth
consecutive victory for Itowu's men. bwart-
zel and Hoover were the battery for Lin
coln , and Sproat nnd O'Neill for the Den
vers. Following is the score by innings :
Lincoln . 0 2 1 0 1 0 a 0 17
Denver . 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 a 0 0
BUuns earned Lincoln , Denver 5. Two
base-hits Smith 2 , Tebeau. Loft on bases-
Lincoln 5 , Denver 4. Struck out By Sivnrt-
zel 0 , bproat ii. Passed balls-O'Neill I.
Bases on balls Snroat 4. Bases btohin
Lincoln 7. Thuoof game 2 houis 10 min
utes. Umpire Young.
The Nnrttitvnstcrn League.
DKS MOINKI , la. , July 11. [ Special Tele
gram to the BKK. ) The game between Des
Molnes nnd Oshkosh to-day resulted as fol
lows :
DesMoines . o 01000000-1
Oshkosh . 1 * 8
Base hits Des .Molnes 10 , Oshkosh 14. Er
rors Des Mollies 3. Oshkosh 1. Batteries
Des Molnes , Wells and Sago ; Oshkosh ,
Lovett and Wilson.
Milwaukee 14 , La Crosse 7 at Milwaukee.
Duluth 10 , Eau Claire 7-at Duluth.
National League Games.
PHILADELPHIA , July 11. The game bo-
tweun Philadelphia and Indianapolis to-day
resi-lted as follows :
Indianapolis . 0 12010200 0
Philadelphia . 4 2100100 * 8
Pitchers Fast and Casey. Base hits
Indianapolis 15 , Philadelphia 14. Errors
Indianapolis 8 , Philadelphia 4. Umpire
Pratt.
NKW YOIIK , July 11. The game between
the New York and Plttsburg teams to-Uuy re
sulted as follows :
NewYork . 0 02000000 3
Plttsburg . 1 00000002 3
Pitchers ( Jeorgo and McConnlck. Base
hits New York 8. Plttsburg 11. Errors-
New York 2 , PUtsburg 3. Umpire Doeschur.
WASHINGTON. July 11. The game between
tween thu Washington and Chicago teams
to-day resulted as follows :
Washington . 0 0000534 0-13
Chlcatro . 0 00100300-4
.pitchers O'Day and Parkson. Ba-io hits
Washington 13 , Chicago 10. Errora-Wnsh-
inftort 0 , Chicago 10. Umpires Valentino
and K re lull.
BOSTON , July 11. The came between the
Boston nnd Detroit tennis to-day was post
poned on account of rain.
' .Tho American Association. ,
CINCINNATI , July 1L Tlio fame between
c. v
ho Clnclnnntls and Metropolitans to-day
resulted ns follows :
Cincinnati 1 31100000 5
Metropolitan . . . .0 00000000 0
Pitchers Mullnno nnd Lynch. Base hits-
Cincinnati 12 , Metropolitan 7. Errors Cln-
Innatl 1 , Metropolitan 2. Umpire McQuado.
ST. Louis , July 11. The gnmo between
ho St. Louis and Baltimore teams to-day re-
ultcd as follows :
St. Louis 0 0103700 1 13
Dultlmoro 2 OOU01002 5
Pitchers Cariithers and Kllroy. Base hits
St Louis 'JO. Baltimore 10. Errors-St.
Louis none , Baltlmoio 1. Umpire Ferguson.
CKNSUUIXG UOULANfJF.U.
tuuvloro Says He Must lie Taught Ills
IMncc.
PAHI , July 11. In the chamber of depu-
los ; to-day , M. Houvlllo , extremist , re-
ionched the cabinet for remaining neutral
over the proceedings of the party of the
Iglit In connection with the recent movo-
ncnts of Cotute do Paris. Neutrality ho do-
larcd to be Impossible. The government must
eturn to democracy cr it must retire.
M. Itnuvlcr , prime minister , said that In
accepting the olllco ho appealed tor support
o the republican majority. Ho met with ro-
usnl bccauso of the absence ot ono name
rom the ministry. Ho ( the prime minister )
did not blame General Boulungcr , but ho
mist record the fact that the general was
oncerned In an Illegal manifestation on
ho occasion of the recent election of
he deputy for thn department of
ho Seine. ( Applause. ) It became necessary
hcreforo to remove Cenornl Boulanger from
its political surroundings and to return him
o his proper position. If the civil power had
lesitatcd , added Premier liouvier , It was
nil ever with It In concluding his speech ,
he prime minister took occasion to declare
hat the cabinet desired to govern with n re
publican majority. It was not a combatattvo
Ministry , It did not desire to provoke or to
persecute anybody , but It would
nako respected both the laws of
the republic and republican sentiment.
M. Tallleres , minister of the Interior , Inti
mated in the course of a short speech that
ho mayors who had participated in the roy
alist manifestations on the Island of Jersey ,
turlnc thn recent visit there of thn Co in to do
'arls , would be dismissed. Ho nlllrmed that
ho sentiments of the cabinet weto thor
oughly republican and the cabinet would
glory to bo able to assist In the tilnmph of
lemocratlc reforms. Thn debate thus brought
on by the notion of M. liouvier was a some
what prolonged and stormy one ,
A FATAL KXOUriSION.
Many People Drowned By a Sloop
Cnpslzlni ; .
NKW YORK , July 11. The sloop Mystery ,
with a party of excursionists aboard , was
capsized off Barren Island last night A
squall struck her and over she went , nnd
uen , women nnd children were thrown Into
the water. The tug boat C. F. Dean was not
tnr from the Mystery , nnd the captain dl-
ected her toward the unfortunate excursion-
sts. When the Dean arrived a boat manned
jy a negro named Andrew Itoblnson , who
: iad rowed out from Barren Island ana picked
up live women nnd two men , was struggling
nirainst a strong tide. The Dean took its load
aboard and then dr w near the Mystery
which was almost submerged. There were
thirty or thlrty-tivo persons on the yacht
when she went down , the greater number beIng -
Ing women and children. The excitement
and confusion was so great that the Identifi
cation of the recovered bodies was contra
dictory and uncertain , Some of tlio surviv
ors think twenty-seven persons were
drowned but It is hoped that some of those
now missing will be found to have taken
refuge on Barren Island.
The best advices estimate the whole load at
thirty-seven , and the number of those saved
Is only ten. The names ot nineteen persons
who ore known to have been lost are given ,
but others arc missing nnd are undoubtedly
drowned. The survivors speak oFthe absent
as missing , but Conarslo boat men have no
doubt nil are lost. Fourteen new mimes
have been added to the list of the drowned.
About 1 this afternoon the sloops Homan
and Veto arrived at Consario having in tow
the unfortunate sloop Mystery. Eleven
bodies were found In the cabin , thirteen
bodies so far having been recovered.
Later The latest estimates place the loss of
life on the yacht Mystery at twenty-tli reo.
lloushly Handled.
NEW YOIIK , July 11. [ Special Telegram
to the BKE. ] Ever since the night on which
M. Nason and Swit'/er , evangelists , were
first assailed at ParK Illdgc , N. J. , by Leach ,
the Nassau street stationer , the hitter has
watched to catch the object of his spite for
another attack , and though M. JNason has
mndo severnl visits to town since that time ,
Leach has never been able to get a view of
him until ycsinrdsty , when he was seen by
Leach's son , Harry , eating his dinner In the
house of Mrs. Berry. The news was carried
to Leach , who placed a guard about the
premises of Swit/er nnd Mrs. Berry to see
that M. Nnson did not escape. After a
search M. Nason was found in the upper
room ot Mrs. Berry's liouso on his knees.
He was quickly hustled out doors nnd his
a piica ran co greeted by the shouts of 400 pee
le. lie WHS taken the rallway statlnn , where
ils long hair and beard was cut off and dis
tributed among the mob , then taken to a
n barn near by and left under a body of
watchers until moraine1 , when It was In
tended to send him to New York by the first
train.
Sensation in llyrte Park.
BOSTON , July 11. [ Special Telegram to
the BII : : . ] The London cable to the Herald
says : There was n bit of a sensation at Hyde
park last evening. At 7 o'clock a carriage
containing two ladles and two gentlemen
was driving slowly between the statue of
Achilles nnd a marble arch. Then Marquis
DeLciivillit dtove alongside , nnd ( licking his
whip ncrois the I'ncti of one of the iontlo-
men , called him a swindler and n thief. The
assaulted man who mndo no response , was
Prince Krlstoll. n Ituislau. The ladles In the
cnrrlnsn worn Mrs. Frank Leslie and n friend
from New York. Whether the nffnir will
lend to a hostile meeting remains to be seen.
Will liny Hlirn.iturf" ) .
CHITAOO , July 11. Joseph ( Jreenhut , the
socialist , said to-day In an Interview that
while all liopo of n new trial for the con
demned anarchists had been abandoned ,
funds were still being collected for them :
but the money Instead of belag applied to dc
frav their legal expenses Is to bo used for an
entirely different purpose. Twenty or thirty
persons are to bo sent out shortly over the
entire st.ito to procnro signatures torn peti
tion to Covernor Oplesby , praying that tlio
penalty bo commuted. A stated sum will IKJ
paid for each signature.
Vtsllilo Supply Statement.
CHICAGO , July 11. The visible supply of
grain as compiled by the secretary of the
Chicago board of trade is as follows :
Bushels. Bushels.
Wheat , : , ' . S7ooo Corn u.ixw.ooo
Oats 2.4.W.OOO Kyo 229,000
Barley 140,000
Building In Chicago.
Ciuono , July 11. The demand for brlcK
layers seems to bo In excess of the supply ,
owlnc to the fact that so many Journeymen
left the city during the strike , and to the Im
mense amount of accumulated work. The
miiii nro rapidly returning to work , ami In
dications are that within a few days they
will buall employed.
Wind mid Hail In Dakota.
PIKISUK , Dak. , July 11. A torrllio tornado
and hall storm passed ever the northern portion
tion of Hughes and the southern ixirtlon of
Sully counties last night. , Slonns us inrcn n
hens eL'gs beat the crnp < i out ot tlmu'whllo
thu wind laid houses 'low. >
Will Tent thn..Ln.iHC.
PiTTSnuiio , July 11. Tlio ' l.'cnnsytvnnla
company has eeclded to test 'th'e validity fi
thu lease ot tl0 | VnnUalla-llnO by Ives Bros ,
and to that end will Hie a pru.-cl.pu at .Spring
lit-ld , III. , ou Saturday. '
WITTER' KILLED BY POISON
Chemists Find Strong Traces of Arsenic IrJ
His Stomach ,
TESTIMONY BEFORE THE JURV |
Suspicion Point * More Strongly Thi
Ever Towards the Widow of the
Deceased To Continue the
Investigation.
Denvcr'H nin Scnnatinn ,
DKNVKII , July 11. [ Special Telegram
the BIK.I : The chemists who have been on
amlnlng the stonmcli nnd other organs of till
Into John A. Witter , president of the Pew
cheron-Nortnan horse company , whoso dentil
on thi ) Rd was reported as caused by cancel
of the stomach , made their report this morn *
Ing. Before the coroner's jury this afternoon - *
noon , Albert H. Low , ono of the chemists *
testified thnt ho mndo an analysis of thj
stomach nnd then two portions ot the liven
In tno stomach ho found decided tracts ot
nrsenlc. Ho also analyzed the powder tha {
Dr. Hoceis brought him and found It to con
tain nrsenlc. Dr. Itogors also brought him a
bottle of medicine lablcd beef peptonoltl.
There was a heavy white sediment
In the bottom of the bottle , and on
filtering the medicine out ho found
this sediment to be arsenic. Ho did not
make a test .for any other poison nnd could
not determine how long the arsenic had been
In his body.
Dr. Hogers , the physician attending Mr.
Witter when ha died , testified that a few
days after ho was called ho noticed that
something was wrong and Instructed the
nurse to keep n strict account of eyeryth'nir. '
that went on about the house. On Friday ,
July 1 , the nurse called his attention to tha
contents of a glass of milk which ho di
rected her to lay asido. Dr. llogers then
told of his consultation with other
physicians nnd ot the removal of M.
Witter to the house of Mr. McCono nnd
of his death thirty-six hours afterwards.
When asked what ho thought was the cause
of Mr. Wlttcr's death , Dr. Honors stated that
from his own judgment ho would nnsuer ,
"from poison , " nnd now ho was fully con
vinced It was arsenical poison. <
Dr. Itocrers continued that Mrs. Witter , <
widow of the deceased , took charge of him J
before a professional nurse was hired , anil
ho was In the habit of giving bur directions
each day. He had heard iroui several parties _
that Mr. Witter objected to medicine from
Mrs. Witter , but knew nothing concern
ing that himself , and ho did not re
member having seen h r over giving
him any medicine. The symptoms all point
to the tnct that arsenic had been adminis
tered in small doses. The arsenic had evi
dently boon given him by some ouo no
qualntedwlth its effect.
When asked If ho had any opinion ns to
who administered the poison , Dr. Holers1
stated he had but would not like now to sayt
who his opinion would point to. The Inves
tigation will bo continued to-morrow. Sus- >
plclon points strongly towards the widow off
thu deceased as the guilty party , nnd It Is un
derstood thnt she hasalrondy employed coun
sel to defend her in the anticipated trial.
Hitlcldn at North TJpiul.
N * rir BKND , Neb , July 11. [ Special Telegram
gram to the BKK. ] Dan Hollandnn Irishman
by birth nnd about thirty years of aste , corn * w
milled suicide hero about 8 o'clock this after
noon by jumping Into the Platte river. Two
boys who were swimming under the bridge
nt the time saw Holland jump nnd gave im
mediate alarm , but nssistnnco canto too late )
for any good except to recover thu dead body ,
Holland had been in tha vicinity but a short
time , nnd nt times wns thought to be Instne ,
'lliis is thn second suicide for North Bend
within thu past month.
The body of John Tomncck , n Bohemian
who jumped irom the 1'laito rlvor bridge !
tliroo weeks ago , was recovered hero ycstcri
day within seventy-live yard * of his suicidal
grave.
Fatal Sunstroke.
NinniASKA Cm * , Neb. , July 11. [ Special
Telegram to the BKI : . ) The thermometer
hero about noon registered 102 = > m th
shade. Nearly nil outdoor work was sus
pended nnd several cnscs of sunslroko werq
reporled , ono probably fatal.
They Hay They Van Prove It.
SAN FIIANCISCO , July H. [ Special Telo-
grnm to tlio BEK.J The Chronicle will to *
morrow print an editorial charging that tha
present attitude of thu treasury departmen |
towards charges against Herbert F. Beechct
is merely a piece of bravado , thai the ofllclnll
of the department have long been aware o ?
the gross Irregularities practiced by Beecherw
but have not dared to remove him on account )
of the feeling prevalent that the president
regarded Beecher as his special protege , llift
paper says that it will be able to present
proof of the correctness of all the allldavltw
it has printed , and that it cnn supply addl *
tlonnl ovldencoof the existence of corruption * ,
In the Port Town send customs district wilier *
would convict Beecher In any court of law II
not In n court of olllcinls composed of the npv
pointees of Graver Cleveland.
Ijynolicd a Chlnninnn.
SAX FitANcisco.Julyll. A San Frnnclscoi
company of thu national guard troops wasi
placed nt the Jail at Colusa , Cat. , last evcnlrd
by order of the governor , In order to protect !
the Chinese/ murderer Hong 1)1who shot nnd ]
killed Mrs. Billon six months ngo. The ex *
cltument of the populace regarding the ver *
diet fixing the penalty at imprisonment fet
life was so great that an organized attack on
tlio jail was regarded ns Immlneu
The excitement having apparently die
away the guards were removed. Short !
lioforo midnight at 2 o'clock this mornln
n band of armed men , numbering nearly !
surrounded the Jail and seized the sherif
An entrance to the tall having been elfeetei
the search for the Chinaman was Decun. Hg
was found secreted under the jailer's room * ;
having been placed them by means of a trad
door. He was taken to Chinatown , where liS
was hanccd to a turn table In the rallrordj
yard. His crime wns for killing Mrs. Blil'in. '
tor whom he worked. He had no provucn } '
tlon-
Consolldatlnu Bllnlne Interests. ' '
NEW YOIIK , July 11. Colonel Carson LakiJ
left here on Saturday night for Wisconsin <
upon business connected with an important
consolidation of mining Interests In the Lake
Superior region. For the purpose of this cnn *
solldatlon a syndicate of capital of 910ooco4 ;
has been formed , Including many prominent
Americans , besides a number of London and
Hamburg capitalists who were. Induced to i
outer into the sehcmo by ex-Senator lor y '
during his recent trip abroad. This synch * '
cnto will control sou-mi of the most Im *
portant mining properties In the Lnke SUIHJ-
rior region. Among those Interested in the
hchcmu are ex-Sucrctary William Wlndoni.
ex-Senator Dnrsey , ex-Assistant Postinastci
General Hlchard A. Klmer , Arthur Suwell , o |
Maine , Jovso H. Grant. Captain M. D. Morn , j
F. A. Bauis , of Cleveland , and 11. S. Bunja f-
milt , of Milwaukee.
Keorittnry Cowan Dying.
CiNciNN.\TiJulr , 11. The supreme chiunj
ecllorof thn Knights of Pythlns IH In recelp *
of olllelal telegrams lo-nlgl.il from St. Lou'4 '
btatlng thai there is no possible hone for the )
p'CQvury of .1 Ion. It. K. Cowan , o ! timidly. . , -
tHPifliiib secretary of the order. Mr. Cowan *
Is suffering from tumor or cancer , which njj- '
hears to liaye bvtin incurable. "
in * i-iliJrtf * M-ttA * i u. ii AJt