THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. SEVENTEENTH YEAK. OMAHA. WEDNESDAY MORNING. JCJLY 20 : 1887. NUMBER 32 , DAVID HOFFMAN MUST IIAN'C. ir * Boveraor Thayer Instructs Sheriff Me- Oallum to Do His Duty , NO MERCY FORTRAIN WRECKERS Ttio Condemned Man Realizes Thnt Ills Case Is Hopeless and ScnUs Connotation In Religion A Warning Note. Com mutation LINCOLN , Neb. , July 19. I Special to the UKK.I Governor Thayer , after duo and cnro- ful consideration of the plea made for the commutation of the sentence ot Hoffman , the Nebraska City train wrecker , who Is under sentence to hang on Friday of this week , the 22dof July , to Imprisonment for life , ren dered a decision to-day which Is published In full belosv. The decision embodies the gov ernor's Instructions to Sheriff McCallum to enforce the sentence of the law. The letter to the sheriff of Otoe county tells the tale : D. W. McCallum , Esq. , Sheriff of Otoo County , Nebraska City , Neb. Dear Sir : Having carefullv considered the reasons pre sented In favor of a commutation ot the sen tence of death to IniDrlsonment for life In the case of David W. Hoffman , 1 nin constrained to Inform you that 1 find no sufficient reason for Interfering with the execution of the sentence imposed upon him by the court. The deliberate wrecking of a train and the destruction of human life Is a crime so wanton and atrocious , so cruel In the plan ping and Its results , that , in my Judgment , the severest penalty inflicted by the law Is none too severe lor all who are concerned In I have been reminded that the accomplice of Hoffman In the perpetration of this fiend ish deed , has escaped with a comparatively light sentence. I have nothing to do with that. Hut the fact furnishes no Justification for my relieving Hoffman of the fate that awaits him. An example must be mado. with the hope that It may deter others from the commission ot such deeds , and thus secure safety to the travelling public against the perpetatlon ot such crimes. You will at once communicate my decision to the con demned man. You now have your duty to perform In this ense ns thu Inw directs. Very respectfully > ours , JOHN M. THAYKB. Murderer HofTmixn'B Warning. NnmASKA rrv , Neb. , July 19. jSpeclnl Telegram to the HKI : . ] Hoffman has at last reall/ed the hopelessness of his case and Is anxiously seeking tor spiritual consultation. Ho was baptised In the Methodist Episcopal church and since has devoted nls time to reading the bible and praying. To-day ho sent out the following letter addressed as a special to all papers : A warning to all young men : 1 write these few lines hoping tlmt some young man whom I have played with may read them and a warning take from me and never tip the poison of the bowl to his lips. Oh I young men , when yon take the first glass , set It down and think , oh think , deep down In your hearts , how many graves It has idled ; oh I how many children's fathers It has torn from them , and how many poor wives luft alone In sorrow andgiieffor the loss of their dear beloved husbands ; how many poor mother's hearts It has broken. Oh , young men , turn from that brand nnd slntul path ; oh , stop and think of one who was free and hnppy , whoso henrt Is overflowing with sorrow nnd grief , almost Inld In bin lonely grnve from the effect of liquor. Oh , young men , take wnrnlng from them before It Is too late , Is my prayer. DAVID HOKI-MAN. The execution Is to take place nt 10:30 : n. m. It Is believed here that hu will receive a respite. THIS WOUND IS PATAti. Details of the Accidental Shooting of Elinor K. Thompson. Fui.i.i BTON ? Neb. , July 19. fSpeclal to the BKK. ] Yesterday Elmer E. Thompson , the well known young ranchman , shot and fatally wounded himself. Thompson was standing conversing with a friend and reached In his bueey to secure a Winchester rille. In removing It the hnrcmor caught t and discharged thu gun , the 40-callbro bullet t passing through the oed board of the buggy and entering his body below the pit of the stomach. He is still alive but with nochanco of recovery. Thompson was from Maryvlllo , Mo. , where his father , who Is hourly ex pected , still resides. Thompson was married about two months ago to a St. Louis lady. His wife boars the shock bravuly. Drs. Shug , of Columbus , and Smltn of this place , are In attendance and located the ball this morn- Ing. Omaha surgical talent has also been sent for. Thompson Is well known through out the west nnd at St Louis and was every where popular. North Nebraska Veterans. NottFOLK , Neb. , July 19. [ Speclnl to the BKE. I A general meeting ot the North Ne braska reunion committee wns hcld'.ln this city Inst evening , nt which arrangements wore made for the forth-coming reunion ol Nonh Nebraska veterans In this city Aueust 245-27. General Kautz , a regular army ofllcei of Fort Niobrarn , and a noted caalary officei of the war , waa selected as commander ol the ramp , which will bo known this jear a9 camp John A. Logan. J. M. Coleman , ol Nellgh , wns nppolnted adjutant. Arrange meats nre In progress for n detachment ol regular troops from Fort Nlobrnra , nnd t bnnd of Sioux Indians train lloscbud agency General II. M. Prentles , ot Shlloh nnt Helena fame , has promised to be present and General Tuttle. Grnnd Commando Lucius Fnirchllds with other promlnen state officials nro to be in nttendnnco. Thrci prl/es will bo offered lor the band tourna inent 5100 for first. 875 for second and IS for third. Thuro Is a promise of A Urge at tendance and the committee nro worklni with n will to mauo the reunion pleasant nn < successful. The rnllroads will give hnl rates for the round trip. Fatrlmry Votes nondn. FAinnunv , Nob. , July 19. ( Special Tele crom to the UEK. ] At nn election held her to-day to vote on bonds In aid ot the Donvo line of the Chicago , Kansas A Nebraska ral nay , the Hock Island , a light vote wn polled , ns there was no opposition. Thor were only six votes against In a vote of 2I The amount voted wns 811,000. The road I almost grndod through the countv nlronds and the election wns simply to fulfill tli ttown's promise to the rond. Two roadi ai being built out of Falrbury fat this tlmo an ho boom Is Immense , Colfax County Teachers. bcnuvi.Kit , Neb , , July 19. [ Special Tell ram to the UKF..J The Colfa * County Teacl crs' Institute convened yesterday for a thre weeks' session , wlin W. T. Howard , superii tendont : W.V. . Drummoud.of PlattMnoutl and A. U. Hughes , of Schuylor , as Instw tors. There are about titty lu attendauc i1th more to follow. Drowned In the Elkhorn. COI.UMIIUS , Neb. , July 19. ( Special Tel gram to the Bicu.j-Constantlnu 1'ohl.thirtj live years of ace , cousin of Kmll Poll ) , i Columbus , was drowned In the Klkhorn ye terday at Stuart In Unit county. Ho wns i the butcher business and was a linn uiuslcla nnd public spirited. Stnrtnd a Fire With Kerosono. FUI.LKUION , Neb. , July 19. jSpecal to U IlKK.I A young daughter of a farmer name Carruthers , living twelve mllci from th place , died to-day from the effect of bun received from the explosion of a can of coal c vJth which she was trying to start a lire I tlio Ultcheu stove. Harper' * Quarter * Changed. CINCINNATI , July IB. The United Stat < Judge hab ordered K. L. lUrper taken to tl : Payton , 0. , jail , and be Was transferred th afternoon. Tlui la supposed to be done ' prevent the jrantlug ot too many sped OIL IN FRAMES. The Standard Works at Constable Hook Destroyed. JHIISEY CITY , N. J. , July 20. A fire In the Standard oil works nt Constable Hook broke out at 12:80. : The flames are .spreading and half of the town and all the factories are threatened. The loss will reach 5100,000. 8 a. u. The lire Is still rngintr. The barrel fnrtory , supply house and warehouse are en tirely consumed. The small buildings and tanks In the yards are nllre. The whole fire department Is at work. The loss will be very heavy. There were six heavy explosions , but fortunately no lives were lost Hundreds of workmen will be thrown out of employment Booth's lutu bcr yard and the Standard match factory are In danger. The cause ot the fire Is un known. The Standard Oil compnnj 's pos sessions Include the Tidewater Pipe Line company , the Polar Oil company , the Ocean Oil company and other absorbed companies. Work Is carried on thuro by night as well as by day. There are forty or fifty oil tanks on tlio Hook , and on the water trent are the manufactories of the Uayonno Chemical works and Oxford Copper and StilDhur company. The Sun says ns It was eolng to press the fire was spreading to the T. &b. C. White Sulphur works , with prospects of entirely destroying them. NKW YOHK , 3:30 : a. m. It Is Impossible to get further news from the lira for sometime. It Is still burning fiercely ns seen fiom heic. A nijt Elevator Burned , MINNEAPOLIS , July 19. The St Anthony elevator , triple structure , the largest In thn northwest , located two miles east of this city on the Manitoba railway , was totally de stroyed by llro to-night , together with the contents , about 1,100,000 bushels of wheat. The loss on buildings and machinery will be 250ooo ; on grain , $8sooo ; Insurance un known. The wheat destroyed was one-tenth of the visible supply of the northwest out Sldf ! of DulUth. The origin of the fire Is not known. Two watchmen were on duty In the engine room at the time , but cannot tell the cause. About 591,000 bushels of the wheat burned wns owned by Washburn , Crosby & Co. , and fully Insnrcd. It Is also believed that the re mainder Is covered by Insurance. THE VICTOR AND THE SPOILS. Unco Gulps of Civil Sorvlco Reform In the I'onaion Bureau. NEW YoitK , July 19. [ Special Telegram to the BEE ] From n union veteran who for live years was an employe of the pension bureau , who was four times promoted , as ho says , "without nsu of Influence or pressure from any quaiter , " nnd who was dismissed by the secretary at the request of the com missioner of pensions , who admitted that there were no charges agnlnst him , the Washington correspondent of the Tribune has received some Interesting statements respecting the methods of General Hlnck , the lively 'physlcnl wreck" nt the head of the pension bureau. Ho charges Hint no single republican has been appointed In the pension bureau since March 4,18S."i , nnd tlmt the civil service commission Is so constituted nt present that It can grind out democrats for that otllco every time. In June , IhbO , fourteen men were examined for three vacan cies nmong the principal examiners. Nine passed. Of these Thomas F. Dennis nnd John C. B.assldy stood hrst nnd second. They and several others were doing duty ns principal examiners at the time , but Black declared "Not a nmn lu this office gets ono of these places. They go to the good democrats from the outside. Black wanted the entire eligible list to select nom , but Commissioner Trenholtn refused the request. When Trenholm was inndu comptroller of the commission , Oberly promptly furnished thn list as requested , nnd In May n violent southern sympathi/ln * democrat , S. M. Longbhnw , of Alabama , was nppolnted. Ho failed to got the required grade In the civil service examination ns grnded by the regular examiners , and appealed to the civil service commission , who raided his grade In one bianoh enough to bring his geuernl nveingo up to the minimum. Dennis nnd Bassidy were both given to understnnd thnt it tlwy would mnko no noise they could go to the held as special examiners and bo retained in ofiice. They ncecptcd the offer. Mnny moro cases ot HKO kind exist , and nn Investigation into the methods of appointments In that of fice would show a well devised scheme to evade tlio law. TEUUIF1O STOKM. Wind andtilRhtniiiK Do Deadly AVork In West Virginia , WHEELING , W. Va. , July 19. The exces sive heat culminated last nlcht In n tcrritk storm. The rain and wind were heavy , de molishing shade trees and fences , and for an hour there was not n second's intermission between the flashes of lightning. At Graf- ton the lightning was the most severe ovoi experienced. Mrs. Carr was sitting In a room with her three children , when the bouse was struck by lightning , which set lire to the bed In the room. Neighbors runnine to extinguish the flames found that Mrs Carr had been instantly killed and the throe children severely burned by the electric bolt The residence of George Dion was olsc stiuck aud o largo hole knocked In It. The Inmates were slightly stunned. A greal number ot barns throughout tha countn were struck and partially demolished. The losses aggregate considerable. Thn Knights' Convention. Nr.w YOHK , July 19. A Phlladelphli special says that General Master Workmai l" Powderly , before ho lett the city yesterday said that ho would undoubtedly say to th convention that meets In Minneapolis tha the proceedings bo held with open doors. I reporters were admitted during the transat tlon of the regular business of the conven tion he thought the public would have 11101 confidence In the order , and the proceeding would surely bo moro accurately reportei 3- tlmn they had been beforo. Powdorly re 3ro ro uiaiUcd that ho would resign his position. II. Business Troubles. Sro NKW Yorttr , July 19. The schedules of ns ro signmcnt of Gardner & Co. , chair nnd sctte 9.Is mnnufacturers , were filed to-dav. The. Isy show liabilities of SS9,83.l ; nominal asset ! y , 5115,040 : actual assets , S27O5t. lie hrKiNorrni.n , Mass , July 19. A petltio reid In Insohency was filed nt Plttsheld to-day f ( the llurlbert Paper company , of South I.e The concern Is largo and the oldest estal ' llshed and was supposed to bo sound final n dally. _ heo Weather For To-Iay. eo NebrasVa Local rains , followed by fa eon n weather , southerly winds , slightly warmer. Iowa Generally fair weather , except ral ic- In western portion , higher followed by sti tlonary temperature , winds becoming soutl , erlv. Eastern Dakota Generally fair weathe variable winds , becoming warmer. lo- loy yof Triple Mnrdorrr Fatally Wonndcc of OIL CITY , Pa. , July 19. John MoNern laborer , aged fifty , killed his wlfo at ml in night with an axe nnd mortally shot his fo in James , aged twenty-one. When the polii arrived no shot Officer George James In tl groin and he will die. Officer Worden the shot McNerny In the back , from thu clU'c he of which he w 111 die. ad ils Death of It. SI. T. Hunter. ns KiciiiioSD , Va. , July 19.-R. M. T. Hunte oil speaker of the national house ot represent in tlvt > 3 In ISS'J , subsequently United States so utor , for a time confederate secretary ( itatu and confederate senator , died yestc day. _ m 's ' 'Want Another Pay-Day. , LiTCiiriKLn , 111. , July 19. Fhe hundn 't'o ' cmpo ) > esof the Lltchtleld Car and Machli lai works struck to-day for a fornlghtly la pla < ol a mouthly vaj'-day. . , \ , FIRE FIGHTERS' FIELD DAY , The Tournament at Kearney Proves a Big Success. WHAT THECITIZENS HAVE DONE. Mayor Finch's Address of AVolcomo llccord Breaking by the Local Tomn The Other Con tests In Detail. Rnarnoy Ontdoon Herself. KKAIINHY , Neb. , Jltlv 19. [ Special Tele gram to the UEM.J All companies were In the parade today , Including the Thurstons of Omaha. John C. Clcland ot Stanton re sponded to the welcome address by Mayor Pinch In an eloquent and earnest manner , lie was greeted with rounds of applause from congregated hundreds who listened to him. Twocan ago ovury fireman In our state thought Grand Island had outdone any other city In the state In her locoptlon ot the members of the statetournament ! , and last yenritwr.s the universal opinion that the good woik done by Fremont could not bo ex celled In the state. However , when It comes Kearney's turn she seems to have protited by all the soocl deeds of her sisters and has completely outtlono them all. In decora tions and proper arrangements for the com fort of all It seems that more could not hue : been done. In the first place It was feared that the city would bo in darkness , but the active council and wide awake major not their heads together some thirty days betoro thotlmo for thu touinament and decided to ha\o electric lights In time lor the boys. O. W. Frank of the Kearney Canal company TV as the man who would undertake the seemingly Impossible jot ) , and In less than thirty days ho had a djnamo shipped lu-ro from Chicago , put up all the poles , strung the wire and got all things In readiness so that the light was tarucd on last Filday evening. Great credit Is due the ma\or and council and Mr. Finnic for this etllcleut and active work , row cltlus can beat Kearney when It comes to dispatch of business. The committee ot arrangements , consistIng - Ing of John Wilson Chieto as chairman , Warren 1'ratt treasurer , W. A. Howard sec retary , nnd H. Jt. HI nek , H. I ) . Smith , G. Kramer , J. F. McNeu.I. L. Parrott , O. I. Tuttlu , Ll. Handles A. K. Altkeu. George C. llav , 11. Gibbon , 11. IJ. Goei , 11. W. Scott nnd P. S. Porter , have moro than done them- behes proud In pros Idlnu nil necessary dec orations. At thu Intersection of Wyoming avenue nnd Tenth street tour largo niches \\eru erected spanning the street each way. Irom ttu ) pillars that thu arches rest on are Inigo poles limning up In an A shape and attached to n high ling pole In the street cunter. The arches nnd other pnits ate connected In vari ous ways by ladders and otlioi paraphernalia usually used by liremen and the whole beau tifully decorated and festooned wltti bunting Hays , hose ami e\eigreens. Pending aio water buckets a\n * , noziels , tutmpcts nnd other things used by the noble liremen. Around the largei ling polo In the centre Is the speaker's stand. Nearly every business house In Keaiiusy Is decorated In honor of the occasion , as well us many dwellings. Some of the business houses nro decornttd In a manner not usually seen. Your conespondent has noticed some that deserve special mention : The First Na tional bank , J. II. Iiwln A ; Co.Major Finch , F. W. Carpenter it Co. , Crocket , Finch A ; Co. , W. A. Downing , D. Uobror. It. It. Greoi , Ja . Wulther. S. Walbach , C. J. Ilinke , A Co. , C. A. Monroe , C. 11. Cook , nnd iiinn > other-1. The glorious rain that fell Saturday night has out the ground lu peed condition lot comfoit. and everything bids fair to make this the best tournament that has ever met In Nebraska. The \V. C. T. U. of this city has rented nil the spnie rooms it can hnd In ttie city nnd put beds In them for tiio visitors. In addi tion to lodging they will iur- nlsh meals. This , with the nnmoroui hotels and boirdlng hoti'es will furnish nmple accommodations. In on so , howe\er , that is nolsulUclent cltl/ens will open tlieli houses. Special nrraiiKcmonU wuio mido before hnnd lor the accommodation of nil thu ten u is. At 8othls : : ; morning the grnmlparnde was conducted In the following order : The stnto ollli'ers nnd board of control of thu .stain lirem ui'.s association , mnyoi and city council and tire bngadu board iormed tor procession on Twellth street east ot Nebraska avenue. The following Is the line of march : Commencing nt Twoltth street , south on Nebraska avenue to Kallroad street , theiieo west to Wyoming avenue , thoneo south to Eighth street , thence west to Colorado nvo- nue , thence north to bouth Kallroad street , thence east to Wyoming avenue , thence north to Grand nvenuu , thence west to Adnms street , thence north to Kloventh street , tlimico east to Arthur avenue , thence south to Tenth btieut , thence east to grand stand. The entire procession was under the com mand of C. H. Cutting us chief mnnshnll assisted by P. F. H. Schars nnd Hon. A. G. Scott who managed the whole program In , most excellent "hape. When the grand procession halted at the , Brand stnnd the following speech of welcome > wns mndi ) by Mayor C. C. Finch : "Gontle- mon , nud ns 1 have the honor of being n i member of our own llru department , 1 will I add , Fellow Firemen : Inttho name nnd on i behalf of tliu citizens of Kcnrnoy , I take pleasure In extending tooti , ono nnd nil , a cordial nnd hearty greeting. Wo nio glnd I that > ou are hero. Wo welcome jou with open nuns , nnd hope that joumay have a nicu tlmii. It Is thu desiiu of our citl/ens ns well ns the hredopnrtmeiitthat > ourvlsltmny bo mnde pleasnnt nnd jour stav enjoyable. Weotii you the freedom of the city and trust that thnt freedom may be excelled only bvour pleasure. Wo welcome ton. " The reception committee consisting of G. H. Cutting. H. K. Gron , L. S. Irvill. W. K. Unrnuy , H. Gibbons , H. D. Smith , W. F. Pickering , C. U. Finch nnd J. C. Hiuo Imvo spared no time and means to see thnt all matters - ' \\erouroperly attended to that would enhance the comfort of the \lsltois. Kil Finch , captain of the hook's running team 1ms nmdu himself \eiy useful In vnrion < wayb towards making the tournament a suc 30 cess so tar. All his boys as well as thu Wide Awake hose company are making evei v en deavor to make eseryono feel perfectly ni home. In the afternoon :4'i : class , hook nnd n ladder , hrst piIze , fc OO ; second S100. thin 5V ) . the entries wore : G.V. . Holdre n's No or 1 , Holdroge : York , No. 1 , York , nud Pro teetlon , Kenrnny. Yoik took hrst money Ir 'b4JJA Kearnev second in 4i' ( , nnd Holdregt In 6J. Tin Kearney team beat Yoik a trim on the run , but could not scale thu laddei fast enough. Next came tln hose race , 41 class , with th < ilr William Nevilles. Pitittsmonth ; Pncillc- " Grand Island : G. W. Dorsey , Fremont : G I in Kramer's. Kearney , nnd J. C. Cle land's , Fremont , nnd prUes ns in tin ta , hook race nboNfl. The tlmo wis as follows i " Cleland's 4' % Pacific's 44' , Neville' * 47 1-5 Kearney's 40 , and Dorsey's 43 3-5. The Ne vllles made n tine run , but the coupler be 3B came entangled In the hose and fell down B1. The Kearney hnvi thus make the finest rec d.iy ord ever made In the stato. When Ton ; iy Cornelius made his lightning connection tin Id- air was rent with \ocifarous shouts. Not : man tell out of Kearney , all running clca 311 through on the rare. The best of tcellni ice ho prevailed among the different teams , am joined with the victors In wishing a cram en good time. The weather could not be nlcoi and everything so far Is running smooth ) iry. To-morrow Is the green race , liuldurmon'f y.s nnd couplers' contest. Pi Izes for the formei r for the latter , bailees. er , The ladles of the Presbyterian church hav ta opened an out and out loan exposition It in- their church parlors , where can bo foutu inof many things rare and of Interest to all. ur- The usual number ot cane racks am other devices run nt such places are on ban ns \ \ thn usual number of blind me and other petitioners for public clmritj Owing to the new law of the legislature Ins winter the gambling machines are coi tie gpicous for their Absence. ice Good order has prevailed BO far aud a joeuii ) to be decorum. . ' - , HAD IJEU DANDEU Ul . A Fcmnlo Lawyer Threatens to Scratch n Reporter's Knee. CmoAao , July 19. | Special Telegram to the UEE.J The selection ot a Jury to try the boodle case Is drawing to a close , not from any apparent desire on the part of the defendants to hurry It up so much as from their Inability to prolong It much longer. They are fast drawing to the end of their peremptory challenges and once they are exhausted It will not take long to find four men who , In the eye ot the law , are compe tent to try the defendants. There wore no sensational features about the examination of talesman to-day , but the exciting Incident of the dny occurred Just after the Jurors hnd been taken from the court room. Miss Kato Kcano , the female lawyer , one of the counsel for the condemned anarchists , rushed Inside the rnlllng In a highly excited manner nnd approaching George Hell , the Tribune re porter , exclaimed : "You had better bo care ful before you write any more about me. Von are nothing but a dirty , miserable whelp , and If you ever svrlto another word about mo I will mark your face for you. " Then Miss Kane squared off as If she meant to eat up Mr. Uell then and theio. Mr. Bell , w ho Is six foot two sat there , reading a paper and did not venture to lookup. Miss Kane was not done , however. She hissed out a few moro cutting phrases and every body looked to see If the unfortunate re porter's hair was standing on end. It wasn't though ; ho still read and as ho read ho smiled abstractedly. "I won't bo scandalised and held up to contempt by you" Miss Knno hnd got this far , when Judge Jamieson put one hand on the desk in front of him and said : "This discussion must end , Miss Knno ; wo can't have It here. " ' 1 thought court was adjourned , your honor , " exclaimed the lady , "but I don't propose to be ridiculed and scandalized by such a low , contemptible thing ns that , " nud she pointed to the rupjrtoilnt six-footer. "Stop It right there , " yelled Judge Jamie- son. son.Miss Miss Kane weighs a peed deal , however , and It was a matter of speculation how it would have ended If the lady had let out her right or used her parasol vlgoiously. The newspaper man was the first to leave , hnw- evei , but Miss Kane was after him. She fol lowed him Into the elevator and down the street , threatening to mnr his beauty if ho mentioned her name. The repeater finally escaped. Wattorpon and thu ( Jomini : Content. Nr.w Yonic. July 19.-Tlio Herald prints nn Intel view witli Heury Wntterson on poli tics In general. Wntterson says the demo crats nro bound to renoniitinte Clevelnnd whether they like him or not , ns there Is no ono to contest ttio field with him. Ho said : "At ono tlmo I thought the republicans , would enter n dark horse In the race. He- cent Indications , howo\er , point to there- nomination of lilaluc. In tlmt event wo shall have the old light o\ci ngnin , with some material variations. Theio will bo less per sonal scandal nnd cnlumny , and more old- fashion party bitterness. The Mulll''nn let- tei box is nn exploded mnga/lne , nnd Presi dent Cleveland's ninr jage Knocked Mnrm llalpln ns high ns a kite The real issues are g ierlng with greater posltlvoness nnd clearness. The tariff for onu tiling : It is handled by the protection ist side ot the controversy with creator abil ity nnd possibility than all others put to gether. The solid M'Uth for another thing : nnd as to thls.jt'iu republicans have flamed an indictment which ; though specious , will fccrvo them for a policy through ono moro campaign , anyhow , nnd two such questions stoutlv maintained cannot full to produce n gieat do il of feeling. 1 think , on the whole , the advantage will bo with the demociats. Theio Is not , In my judgment , nnolhei re publican piesldcnt wrapped hi thu folds ot the bloody shirt. " The Shoo Trailo. CHICAGO , July 19. Two hundred delegates \\eropreseiittlils morning whan the annual convention of thu National Association ot boot nnd shoe retvllcrs wns called to order. All the principal cities of the country weio loprcaunU'd. Among the subjects to bu considered is the effect upon the retail tindo of tlio extensive sales of boots nud shoes by dry goods houses throughout the country. Chicago delegates will strongly urge that a boycott bo placed upon wholesalers who sell to dry goods houses. This question Is linblo to be n thoui In thu side ot the convention nnd will proba- blv lead to nn nnlnmttid discussion. G. G. Pioree , of Chicago , piesented n plnn for enlarging the association , which was adopted. Knch ot thu vice-presidents tor the vnrlons stntes Is to carry on nctl\o work in his territory , his expenses to bo paid from the general treasury. A resolution was adopted declaring it not ndvlsnblc tor retailers to pntroni/e jobbers or manufactuiers whore- tall from factories. Illinois' Chinch Bug Scare. Si'iu.iorini.n , 111. , July 19. An alarming letter wns received hero to-dny from Prof. Forbes , stnto entomologist , In which ho stntes thnt chinch bugs Imvo obtained n foot hold In the northern portion of Illinois to Mich nn extent ns to assure an Immense num- her ot them next year , unless weather unfn- vorablo to tholr development should Inter vene. Ho says the danger from this source threitons to dnmn.'o the wheat nud coin crop of Ibbi to nn extent in comparison with which p'onro-pncumonln ' and other recent outbreaks ofcontngeons diseases nmong domestic mil- mnls will bo insignihccnt. An Investigntlon In thu southern sections of thestnto dovelopes thu fact tint theio Is no Interruption ot the chinch bug devastation In tlmt dlicctlon. S by Old Rr.ADi.so , Pa. July 19. A meeting of the employes of tha Philadelphia & Iteadiun railroad was held Inst night nt Port Richmond mend , for the purpose of protesting ngalnsl the suspension of old engineers nnd hretnei because of their retusal to bu examined ns t ( , theli e\eslght nnd capability to rend nm - write. As a re ult ot the meeting tlio crews of elpht coal trains this morning refused t < tnko out trains , nnd coal traffic on the load l ! piactlcnlly suspended. The men declare un less thy company lecedes from Its posltloi there w 111 bo a general stilko along the eutln : line. Mnrthqunlccs In u KL PA O , Tex. , July 19. Close upon tin o heels of the news of the earthquake at la ! ir vlspo , comes details of a still greater calam ire Ity at Uacarlac , a town twenty miles fron o llavlspo. It had before the catastrophe 1,20 Inhabitants. When Hnvlsoo was dustrojoi : the town wus badlv shnken up. blnce thei - the town of 13-icnrmc has been visited by 10 succession of shocks tlmt have reduced th : whole town to ruins. Most of thu people et \ caped as they lied the country terror htrlckui 3- on the urat disturbance. B- 1. Montana Murderers. Ey HUTTK , Mont , July -1'J. ' ( Special Telegrai 10 to the IEI.J ! : A special from Dillon says 10a Henry Grnbhorn shot his wife , killing he ir Instantly and made two unsuccessful at ig tempts to kill himself , the bullet mere ! id denting his skull. Jlu had been jealous som irt time. time.Hart , the Houlder murder , who mimlcre * y. his prospective fnther-ln-lnw , will swing r , Houldcr Friday next , the governor lufusln , to respite him. ron AHtorni nt Baltimore. id n UAI TIMOIIK , July 19. The storm yoste idd dny nftcrnoon was followed by another calmest d almost equal force about ! l this inornini id Se\eral houses on Cumberland street idy. struck by lightning and unroofed mid the y. contents almoit'entlrtly destroyed by rail y.st Hnilompaik , n most beuitlful resort with ! stn thu city. tils | morning presents thu nppea nill anco of desolation. XJnrOofed houses are I ill been nil over the western section ot tli Ibo , and the aggregate dainn Q Is heavy. IN THE FIELD OF SPORT , Omaha Wins the First of tbo Series With St , Joe. WESTERN LEAGUE CHANGES. nnlttmoro nnd St. Louis And Wash ington nnd Detroit Pint Tlo Guinea Alt the Clubs With Two Score * Other Sports. Omaha on Top. ST. JOSEPH , Mo. , July 19. | Special Tele gram to the KE. | Manager Alexander ar rived from Kansas City this morning and put a quietus to the revolt of the players lined yesterday by threatening to relcaso them If any more complaints were heard and they did not go In and play the game to-day with the Omuliiis. The result ot tue game was an easy victory for the vlsitois , who played In good form , outnlaylng thn homo team both at the bat and In the Held. Following Is SCOUR ! ST. JOK POS. AII. n. in. ro. A. K. Urlmblecom rf 4 0 a 1 0 0 Isaacson Ib 4 0 0 10 0 0 Sunday If 4 0 1 3 0 J Robinson 'Jb a 0 0 8 0 3 Urcnnau cf Ike 8b Daniels p 4 1 3 0 a I Uolnaglo ss Bellman c Totals a3 1 7 ii4 10 j OMAHA. ros. AH. it. In. ro. A. E. SCOICK 1IY INNINGS. St. JOO 0 00000100 1 Omaha 0 23001110-7 Runs earned St. Joe 1 , Omaha 2. Two-base hits Daniels , Dador. Three-base hits Daniels. Left on Uases St. Joe 7 , Omaha ft. Double plavs Hader and Walsh , Walsh , Messltt and Dwyer. Struck out Daniels 1. Harper 2. First base on balls Hrimblccom , Sunday , Uellnmn. Walsh , Messltt. Hit with ball Koblnson nnd Iko. Passed bails Uellmnnl , Unndlo 1. Wild pllches-Unrpor 1. Daniels 1. Time of L-nmo 1 hour 33 minutes. Umpire Yo Western LCUKUO Games. KANSAS CITY , Mo. , July 19. ( Special Telegram to the HKI : . ] Thu meeting of the Western league to-daj which adjourned at midnight was productive of some rnther stnrtllng results in the matter of officers , nn entire clmngo being made , President Throw resigning nnd ilr. E. E. Mengas , of Knnsns City , tnklug his place. Secretary Murpliy was unanli.iously bounced and H. E. Me- Kelvy , of Omaha , chosen his successor. This notion Is the result ot the decided nntlpathy ex-President Threw possessed og.ainst Mur phy on ncconnt of the Len\enworth meeting , coupled with thu hitter's refusal to remit n line of &J5 imposed on Dave llowo some time since for ouestloulng the decision of ox-Umpire Hunt on strikes. The change was not accomplished without somethings of a struggle nnd cnused n long and nnlmnted discussion. At last It wns evident tlmt if President Tlirew did not resign a split would occur on the seciotnryshlp question , so ho tendered his resignation and It was promptly accepted. After the election of Menges , the considera tion ot Murphy was resumed. The question wns put to n vote nnd ho was removed , Omaha , Lincoln. St. Joe , Hastings and Den ver voting for his removal. McKelvy was then unanimously chosen. Murphv wnu not niesent. It is practically settled that Wichita will comu into the league , as the club has offered to pay $100 to visiting clubs nnd accept n ST ( > Kimrnntce. Robert Mc- Cllntock. of Denver , was appointed n com mittee by the leniiio to visit Wichita nnd close tlio contract , nnd ho lett tor there to-night. 'Iho hist league tame vvljl probably be played In Wichita the first of next weok. All danger of either Omaha or Lincoln with drawing fiom the league is now ended. George Kny snld to-night tlmt there was no danger of Omaha's withdrawal from the league now nud he wns glnd ot It. The eighth club problem being settled the lenguo was now In excellent condition , nnd ho thought n new state of affairs would bo In- nuurnted. Mr. Tlirew , of Lincoln , said tlmt now Murphy wns out ho had no fault to find. Lincoln would stny In the lunnuo nnd piny the best ball It know now. At the conclusion of the meeting the ulub represontntlves In dulged In n mild champnlgne supper In honor of th sntlsfactory results achieved. Lincoln Dofontn KansasCltv. . KANSAS Cirv , Mo. , July 19. [ Special Tel egram to the UKE. I Lincoln won to-day by superior ball playing , the Kansas City in field making eleven errors , all costly. Crane , the regular second baseman of- the homo team , broke a finger In practice just before the game commenced and Catcher Graves played very poorly In the vacant position. Tlio fielding ol the visitors was line , but they accomplished little at the bat. There were , no brilliant ulavs , Nlchol's line pitching being the sole feature of the game. The seoro was ns follows : KansnsClty 1 00001010-3 Lincoln 2 0001203 * 8 Earned runs Knnsas City 2 , Lincoln 3. Two-base hlts-Joyco , Lo.'g , Ulngo. Three- basu hit-Mansell. Struck out Lillle. Hns- snmaer , Graves , Nichols , Lange 2 , Rowe , Herr. Double plays Legg , Graves and Me- Keon. Left on bases Kansas City 7 , Lin coln 10. First basn on balls Hnssamner , Joyce , Nichols , Heekluv. Slmfur. First base on errors Kan > as City 1 , Lincoln 7. Passed balls Rlngo 1 , Hoover 1. Wild pltch- Sw.ut/el. Tlmo ot game 1 hr. 45 mln. Umpire Henecl. _ : Journalists Down tha Ijnwyors. NOUTII PL VTTK , Nob. . July 19. [ Special Telegram to the UEK. | The pro-is gang and nttornoys of North Pintle played a game of Inso ball here this ntternoon. Score : Pi Inters 13 , ntlornovs two. Desulto Johnny Afraid -of - thoRailroadCommission , the newspaper men seam to bo able to down the lawj ers. Northwestern League Gxmes. 10 DES MOINF.S. July 19. [ Special Telegram to thu Finn. I The game between Des Molnes nnd Minneapolis clubs to-day resulted u follows - lows * * " Des .Molnes 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0- ! Minneapolis 0 00001 10 1- ! Haso hits Des Molnes 13. Minneapolis 9 Errors Minneapolis 8. Hattuilus Do Molnes , Wells and Saico , Minneapolis Klopf and Krelg. Umpire Naiior. Milwaukee 3 , Kau ClatroO , at Milwaukee in Oshkosh C , Su Paul 5 , at Oshkosh. LaCroast 10 , Duluth 7 , at LaCrosso. The American Aisoclation. m HALTIMOUK , July 19. The game betweei : the Baltimore and St. Louis teams to da ) ar resulted as follows : t- Haltlmore 0 1010001000000 tly St. Louis 0 0010001000000 10 ( Called on account of darkness. ) UunoKLYN , July 19. The game bctwcei Ml the Urooklyn and Louisville teams to day re Mlat suited as follows : Hrooklvn 0 00000002- Lonlsvlllo 0 03205200-1 Niw : YniiK , July 19. The game be tween the Metsopolltans and Cleveland teat to day resulted is follows : Metropolitans..0 - ot Clevelaiid 1 0 10 11000- otS Sre National ilr . July 19. The game be Qe n. tween Piiladepua | ! ! and Plttsbura to-day r < In si-lied as follows : „ „ ir- Philadelphia 1 irto Plttsburir l 00000300- hu Pltohfirs-Feuuson nnd Gahln. Hns ' 10. Errors- hlts-PI'Uadelphla 18,1'Htsburif Philadelphia U , Plttsbnrg 5. Umplrc-Sulll- van. van.NKW Ynm < . July H' . The came between thu Now York and Indianapolis teams to-day resulted as follows : Now York 0 3330001 0-10 Indianapolis 0 03000100 3 Pitchers-Welsh and Hoyle. Hase lilts- New York 17 , Indianapolis 0. Krrors Now York 3 , Indianapolis : > , Umpire Powers. WASHINGTON , July 19. The game be tween the Washington and Detroit teams to-day resulted as follows : Washington. . ! 2 Detroit 0 100000010 2 ( Called on account of darkness. ) Pitchers Shaw and GoUom. Hnso hits Washington 12 , Detroit ft Errors- Washington 4 , Detroit-I. Umpire Manager Gatfnoy , of the Washington club. UosroN , July 18. The game between the 15rston and Chicago teams to-day re sulted as follows : Hoston 3 00100000-3 Chicago. . . . 0 00000000 0 Pitchers Clarkson and Dally. Hnso hits Hoston 8 , Chicago 4. Errors Uoston S , Chicago 1. Umplie DarlltiK. Thu Itowcrs nt Grand Rapldfl. GKAHII HAIMDP , Mich. , July 19. This wns the opening dny of the ninth nnnual meeting of the Northwestern Amateur Rowing Asso ciation. Theto were four events , each ono a mltu nnd return , Junlorslnglo : Won by Mr. Watt of Syl- vans. Mollno , III. , In 14:7J : : RdwnrdTelfer of Owashtanong , Grand Kapids , second In 14'i6 : ; Dudley Wateis , same , third , in 15:11 : ; Frederick J. iilnlr ot the Grand Hirers , Lansing , Mich. , fourth in 15:3. : ! . Junior D.MM : There wore two starters , Grand Ktvers of Lansing , and Detroit. De troit wns 14:24. : Junior doubles : Thorn wore three starters , Council Hlulfs , E. R Sadler and O. A. Liv ingstone ; Grand Utvers of Lansing , C. A. Coryell and F. U. Blair ; Port Huron , le- linn and Dennis Lynn. Jr. I'ort Huron won In 13:3SX : ; Council Uluffs , 14KX ; Grand Illvers , 15:5 : > f. Juniors : There were three starters , Owashtanong , DetrolU and Grand Klvors. The OwAsht.anoncs won easily In the re markable time of 19:27 : , capturing the bronze prize offered by Commodore Perry. Monmouth Park Uncos. MONMOUTII PARK , July 10. The weather was threatening , the attendance fair and the track heavy. The following Is the summary : One mile : Cambysess won , Fuzzlo second end , Ordway third. Time 1:40. : Tin ee-quai ters of n mile : Los Angeles won , Austrletino second , Borllndu third. Time 1:18. : 1:18.Ono Ono mile : Drymonopolo won , Estiella second , Uarnnm third. Time 1:40. : One and one-quarter mile : Kale won , Tonbooker second , Saxony third. Time 2:18. : Three-quarters of n mile : Miss Mouse \son.luubrock _ ! second , Diako third. Time Hurdle , OIHI and three-quarters of a mile : Mentmoro won , April Fool second , PullliiK- np-Laf-Wlll third. Tlme-aM. ; ! Trotting nt Detroit. Dr.TTOiT , July 19. This was the first day nf the summer meeting of the Detroit Driving club. The following is the summniy : S Ttrot : Hondo lint. Kosallno W likes second end , Valkyo thltd , Problem fourth. Host time 5:2" : . 2:20 : class : Patrol first , Tom Uogers second , Judge Davis thlul , Pilot Hey louith. Uest tlme-2l0. : 2l8paclnc : : Argyle lirst , ChnrloyFrlel second end , Touimv Lynn third , Denny fourth. Hesttiiuo-2l7K. : Corrlcnu'fl Suspension. CHIC.MIO , July 19. The suspension of Edward Corrlgnn by theexecutlvo committee of the Washington Park club , UcDarlnc him from nil tracks controlled by the American turf congress , has called forth a great deal of comment to-day. Secretary Bruster claims tlmt there was no animosity against Corrlgan , but on the other hnnd It is nsserted tlmt Corrigan - rigan and one of the judiccs , L. P. Tarlton , of Kansas City , are not on speaking terms. The Inference is tlmt Coiiignu , seeintf his horse being nddresscd by Tnrllon , was not open to severe criticism for buisting out with nn order to liny no attention to the judge's remarks. The refusil of the mnnageis of the club to net In the llngiant cnso in which Hankln's horse Jacobin , wna pulled , un doubtedly , It Is sold , for gambling puiposes , Is being strongly contrasted with tlio mens- nies taken ngainst Corrlgnn , whoso honesty has not at nil been In question. Cnrvor Bents Illn Ilocord. TiiBXToif , N , J. , July 19. W. F. Carver , the celebrated rllln shot , to-day broke his pre vious record of breaking 1,000 glass balls In and onc.half . Ho forty-live minutes. accom plished the feat in forty-one and onc-hnlf minutes , nnd only missed twentv-four out ot 1,0"A Ho used a repenting rllle , two men landing besides himself. THE KOAST. Moro Reports of the Frightful Mor tality From Heat. PnTsmmo , July 19. Five fatal cases of sunstioko were reported to-day at noon. The thermometer registered 84 o. A good breeze Is blowing , with some indications of rain. The mortality ot children In Pitts- burg nnd Allegheny during the past six weeks is something nppalllng. In June M > 9 children under five years ot ago died , nnd since the 1st Inst thuro lm\u been 509 deaths , making a totnl of 1.1H7 In six weeks. Of tills number nearly 75 per cent were babies under twoears of age. At Cincinnati. CINCINNATI , July 19. Although the "hot spell" was broken Inst nluht , nnd the thermometer only reached 91S to-day there were thliteen deaths reported to-day. Most ot tliobo were poisons who were prostrated yesterday. It wns icported to police headquarters up to midnight for the entire dav. lorty-live cases of sunstroke , sixot which were fatal. At AiiK"HtaGn. AUOUSTA. Ga. , July 19. The excessive heat terminated to-day by n henvy wind storm. During the pnst six dnys there have been several fatalities from bent , thu mer cury ranging Irom 100 to 104. Another Knilrotu ! ColllHlon. N. M. , July 19. Near Ponch Springs , Ariz , , last night nn cast bound passenger train on the Atlantic & Pacific roart ran Into the rear end of n freight train , wrecking the enzlne nnd mall ear of the former , nnd the caboose nnd two freight pars of the latter tiain. The fireman of the passenger train was killed nnd the engineer severely Injured. A number ot pasbeimora were badly shaken up. Hxiteotnd to Rud the Strike. PITTSIIUKCJ , Pn. , July 19. A ConnolNvlllo special says that the miners of the Anmlga' mated association nnd tin Knights of Labor both held delegate conventions nt Scotdalc to-day nnd resolved to resume work on ren dition tlmt the coke operators meet their com1 mlttoes to nn-uigo a scnlo of WRges. Th ( general opinion Is that this will nnd the great , coke sttlku and there Is much rejoicing. President Jurnroz1 Dnntti Colnbratcd , CITV OK MEXICO ( via Gal\eston ) , July 10 The nnniversnry of the death of Prosldenl Jurnroz wis observed with enthusiasm yes terday. Thn observance , which excelled It every particular nil former coinmeinorntloi , passed wlthont trouble In ntn nu qnnrter. Mnny American residents pnrtlol u- pated In the celobrntlon. 2 ta Colored KnlchtK Ti-inplnr. e- Sr. Louts , July 1' ' . The colored Knight em Templar grand cotunmdurny of Missouri , em bracing the states MUsaui I. Arkansas. Col 5 orndo , Kansas , Iova nnil Wyoming ternton 4 met here tn-dav. Theio nre thirty command cries represented. Q- Will Support Kornn. e- Oi.KVEi.rtS-n , Jill19. . Delegates to th 0 democratic convention nio horp I 4 bio numbers. . Senntpr Payne 30 lilmsdU thin evening as . supporter of toe gressuian tfaron. AN DSSOtVED IOWA MYSTERY Page Ooanty People Worked Up Over a Peculiar Discovery * A DOQ ACTS AS A DETECTIVE . M Arrest of a Mnn For tin Old Murder , lltit Not HutlluliMit Kvldonco Obtained to Hold Him Iowa Mow. Arrested and DKS MOINK * . In , , Julr 19. [ Special Tele gram to the Br.K. ] The people around Mora * man , 1'nco county , Imvo boon considerably worked up for tluio ever ttio disappearance of n nmn from tlmt neighborhood nearly ) cnr ago. It appears that a man by the name of Letgett had two men working for him , ono nf thmu having and us in if a team of hid own. The men were In tha habit of qu r- idling and lighting between themselves no- cording to tlio stories of the neighbors. One night ono of the neighbors heard thorn tight * Ing , but not wishing U > mix un In the muleo did not go ueur. From that 11 mo the hired man has not beou ecn , but the team nnd all his belongings were at the place. On belnjf asked what had become of the man , Letgetfi said they had a row and the man loft. It wna thought at ttio tluio that something waa wrong , but nothing was done until a short time ago , when a neighbor llvluj : near by found his dog playing with an object ono morning which , on examination , resembled a human scalp. and scattered nround the ) yard WAS hair that looked like a man's hair , The supposed nc.il p and hair were taken to Hawkins , Mo. , whore physicians pronounccii It the scalp and hair of a man. A fevv days after thin occuranoe the same don brought to his master's home a bone that la supposed to bo a bono from the lower portion of a man's Ice. The matter was brought to the notice of Sheriff Skluner , who consulted with Countv Attorney Stockton , the result ) being that on Monday a warrant was swoni out for the arrest of Hugh Tailor , the othcQ man that was working for Letgett at tlia time of this man's disappearance , lint there ? being no evidence to warrant holding him , ho was dlsclmigcd. Thn tiuo Htato of tha matter bids fair to remain a mj stery. END OK TIMS JUNKET. Clcvolnnd Visits llln Old Homo and KtartN for Washington. FAvnrrKViLu : , N. Y. , July 10. This beautiful village , the boyhood homo of Groveq Cleveland , was to-day brilliantly decorated as a slirn of popular greeting to the republic's president. Large delegations Iroiu Syracuse * and adjacent villages and towns cunio In during the forenoon , until the village streets \\oro io\ercrowdcd with cuiloiiH crowds * The old Cleveland hoiuu , school hou.io anil academy which ho attended were suitably decorated. The presidential party , Including Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland and Secretary and Mrs. Falrchild , drove hero from Oo/uiiovla , Tlioy reached hero slioitly before noon. A committee of old acquaintances icceivcdnnd escorted the president. A public reception took place an hour later in Clinton parlr. The president on beini ; introduced to the ) lai.'u assemblage , m.idn acknowledgment bv a formal bow and brlnf speech. Then ho ami Mrs. Cleveland stepped to the trout of the platform and for two hours received the salutations ot the people. At 1 o'clock not moro than 1,000 of these present had shaken the president's hand anil as it seemed Imposlblo to greet them all per sonally ho made n short speech In which ha rpt rred to the scenes nf his boyhood. Sec retary Falrchild was then called upon anct responded lirlelly. Alter dining with Mrs. Hoyt about 8 o'clock the party stalled on tholr war bacli to Co/eiuivla. Thov will tnUu a special train at C0 ; o'clock this evening for Washington , making a brief stop at Cortland , wheio Colonel nel Lament will join thorn. Stnrtcd Tor WjiHtilneton. , X. Y. , July 10. The Piosidont and Mrs. Cleveland and Secretary and Mrs. Falrchild arrived hero at 10 o'clock this oven- Ing. They cams Irom Cn/enovln , a distance of 101 miles blnce 0:30 : p. m , The car did not slop , but was taken to South I'ort station. Whem the chief executive and party wens aboard a Till I man car on the tegular train lor Washington , Piesldcnt anil Mrs. Cleve land planted at Llncklnen phicu , Oa/unovw. this atteinoon , a white pine tree In honor oil his \ Iblt to the homo of his boyhood. Our Hold on Hawaii. OTTAWA , Out. , July 10. [ Special Telo-j ginm to the BKI : . I Colonel Powell , ndjiitn'i general of the mllltla , who was sent recently by the Dominion government to Hawaii to report as to the possibility of developing trade between that kingdom and Canada , says ho believes there Is danger of complica tions between the British and United States governmentsv\ \ owing out of King Knlnkaun'9 tin eaten Ing to ulace himself under the pro * tectlon of the Hilttshnr ships now at lion * olulu If his subjects persist In their demaiuH for constitutional letorms. The .British government , Powell savs , has all It ran do la manage Its domestic nfulrft and Is not likely to think of extending her majesty's ' posses sions In ttio Pacltic. WASHINGTON , July 10. iSppclal Telosrara to the Hii"lt : ] Is true , " nnld a state de < "that the United partmcnt otTlelnl to-day , Mates will not have n very formidable naval foree at the Sand wlch Inlands when our vessels anlNO there , but I do not think wo need an * prehond any serious results on that account. No country of any consequence can aftord to Interfete with our rights there. Wo must retain our foothold In Hawaii. It Is of moro luipoitunco to us than to uny other country. " _ _ . WfintH It lle.ntorrd. Cinrxoo , July 10. A new attempt waa made to-day to pievent the Illinois Central railroad from obtaining possession of the Chicago lake front. I'rovlons efforts had been made to sfcuio from iurther enrroach- ments that portion of the shore running paiallel to the business portion , but now on behalf of the property owners of the poutb. side between Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets , near whom are some of the most pa latlal residences In tha cltv , the state attor ney general prays In the .suiierlor court that tln > railroad hf > enjoined and Do eompulled to restoni the Inko fiont lolls original state. It Is stated that thn Intention of the railroad In lilling In thr Inkii between the ahovo streets is for the purpose of erecting mam * moth w arehouses , etc. A Bl WhlHlcy "Trust. " i , July 19. A largo number of die- tillers mat here to-day to discuss the orgnnt- yntlon of n whisky trust on the plan of tl'O Standard Oil company , the l > hm being to nnlto lu a monopoly all distillers west ot the Ohio river. It is understood that the schema t will bo In operation In n month and tlmt the e adopted is the "Western Dlstllleis nnd Cattle Feeder's trust. " The stock Is to ho. apportioned among members according to the value of their plant Instead of capacity. ' 1 ho amount of stock tobn Issued , It is said , will be itbont four times the value of tha combined plants , which is estimated fit SlO.WXJ.OdO. and It Is to l ) ( listed , It possible , on the Now York nnd Chicago eselmnurs. Tim trustees will have absolute control ol the production. _ _ l Kllllll/Ull | ( SllllH. SAI FiiA.rTciM'0 , July -Acconirnniln > tlons wem secured this morning for Queen KuploUnl and theremolndorof the Hawaiian rojul party on board the oteamship Austiallu which bulled for Honolulu this nfturnoon , the nueen having decided not to wait foi the United t > l-.u s ( tuisir UoAhler on i\ilch ! ac- coiuiuodatlons woie Undtred her , Stenrnnliiv > ArrlvnlM , Nr.w Yonif , July iV. [ Kpuulal Telegram toltho Unf ] Acrlvcil- Htnto of Ne from tiliis/ow , And the Wyoming. ' ' * '