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NINETEENTH YEAR. OMAHA. THURSDAY MORNING , JUNE 12 , 1890. NUMBER 353.1 ,
The Senatorial Caucus Takes a Seat on tlio
Pennsylvaniam
THE CHARGES AGAINST GENERAL RAUM ,
They Amount to XcpotlHin nnrt the
or IflH Influence DlH-
KmploycH .Inspire
Thcin-A Hold Attack.
BoiiBXuTnp OM\IU BRB , J
filJl FouiiTr.EXTit STKRKT ; ,
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Juno 11. )
Mr. Quay did not make his appearance In
the senate today and the multitude of Pcun-
nylvuula politicians who come dally to see
him , after hunting the capitol over started lu
the direction of his house , which stands at
the comer of Nineteenth and I streets.
Ho was very badly sat upon at the caucus
last night and it will bo a long time before ho
inks any favors of his fellow senators.
Mr. Quay's pull In politics in Pennsylvania
and in the republican committee , his influence
nt the executive mansion , and the part he took
In the organization of the house last full have
naturally Increased his autocratic tendencies
and ho has expected to receive everything ho
u kcd for. Ho elected Heed speaker of the
house , or to speak more accurately , Heed would
not have been elected without his assistance ,
and ho made McPhcrson clerk , but ho can not
exercise the same power and authority in the
body of which ho is a member. On tno con
trary the senate is pretty apt to reject any
7 proposition Quay offers because so much has
been said about his "bossing" tilings. His
colleagues stand up so straight that they lean
over backwards ; out at the same time Quay
Is popular. Ho Is well liked In
the senate aim would have much
more Influence if there was not
u superstition that ho has more than he has.
In the fight for scrgcunt-at-arms. In which
ho was expected to win , his candidate only
got thirteen votes , a very unlucky number ,
out of a possible forty-seven' and several of
them , particularly Farwell. Sherman , Plumb
anil Woleott , voted for Bailey at the "re
quest of Senator Cameron , with whom they
have very close personal relations. The thir
teen senators who vote.d for Quay's man
wore : Me-srs. Wolcott , Furwcll , Davis ,
Sawyer , Spooncr , Allan , Quay , Cameron ,
Mitchell , Blair , Dolph , Pill nb and Sherman.
A HOLD ATTACK.
It is nn otahlishcd principle of railroading
that two trains cannot pass upon the same
track. Ono of them has to go buck or switch
off to avoid a collision , and that principle was
illustrated in the senate committee on com
merce this morning. That committee when
it took up the river and harbor bill for con-
bldcration decided not to hear any arguments
on any item connected with the bill except
from members of the senate. The New York
.chamber of commerce , which is the largest.
wealthiest and most influential commercial
o 'gani/ation in Mils country , if not iu the
world , desired to bo heard In regard to the
improvement of New York harbor and tlio
Mississippi river in particular , and also upon
the. subject of public works in general.
They int"nded to nave Mr. Uepcw come over
wi'h them and make a speech , and wrote to
the committee asking that a time bo set to
hear them. Mr. Frve , the chairman , re
plied polltelv , explaining Unit the committee
had made a rule not to hear anybody , and
saying that , while Mr. Dupow would no
doubt bo very entertaining and instructive ,
the committee could not fix u time for him
to present ills arguments. In the face of this
dispatch u committee consisting of ten or
twelve of.tlio igge3tiiinoiyiiIn3N(3\viiy'prk'S ( |
headed by airflSmlthTtlfiJ prosldontfofithol
clmmuu of comma C3camoto AVashingtonthis
morning and at 10 o'clock precisely knocked
at the door of the committee room. They
Ktntcd that they were citizens of the
Vnited States interested iu legislation
pending before congress and desired to exer
cise the right of petition guaranteed them by
the constitution. The committee opened the
door. They walked in , took seats and occu
pied about half an hour in presenting their
views and explaining their wishes , then they
thanked the committee for its attention and
retired. It was the boldest attack that was
ever mudoupon congress and will prove to boone
ono of the most effective.
Tin : IIAUM
The charges against General Hnum , the
commissioner of pensions , are :
1. That ho has borrowed ? 'jr ,000 , or some
largo sum of money , from George E. Lemon ,
a claim agent doing business before his olllcc ,
or upon his endorsements.
General Hiunn does not admit nor does ho
deny this charge , but It is probably true. He
does assert , however , that his private busi
ness relations with Captain Lemon have no
influence whatever upon his olllcialVonduct
uud that Lemon has received no advantages
In the pension oflico that are not enjoyed by
other men in bis profession.
" . Ho is charged with soliciting or allow
ing others to solicit subscriptions from the
clciks in his department to the stock of a
company of which ho is president , and ono of
the chief owners. This ho absolutely denies
and says that if any clerks in the pension
office have bought stock in the corporation
referred to , which is a refrigerator company ,
it has been done without his knowledge or ap
proval.
U. Ho is charged with having turned over
to his son , John Haum , the pension claims
that were placed iu his hands tor prosecution
before ho became commissioner and with
h wing given these claims precedence over
her cases pending before the olllco. This lie
absolutely denies and says that the business
his son brings to the olllco takes the sumo
course as the- rest and is given no less and no
greater advantages , but Unit all the grist that
comes to the milts Is treated alike.
f. Ho Is charged with having made a con
tract with W. L. Ellsworth , the Inventor of
n smokeless powder , under which ho is to re
ceive for ills Inlluenco ' , ' 0 per cent of all the
profits derived from the sale nf such powder
to the government. To this ho replies that
while ho was a private citizen and practice-
ing law ho did make u contract or agree
ment with Ellsworth under which the latter
gave him a0 per cent interest in his inven
tion to introduce it in the armv and navy of
the United States ; that ho has never been
able to do anything for Ellsworth : that he
had lost his confidence in the Invention , uud
4bat ho would bo glad to be released from the
contract. _
B. Ho Is charged with having removed a
It dy clerk , who was a notary public , from
the chief clerk's room.whoro she was able to
make $15 or f.'O a month lu notarv fees and
\ \ lUi having secured the appointment of his
BOH , Green B. Haum , Jr. , as a notary public ,
so that the latter might make all the perqui
sites tlio woman had been receiving.
f There Is a very slight foundation for this
charge. There was u lady , u notary public ,
in the chief clerk's room who did make a fee
now and then for notarial services and in the
shifting about of employes utter General
Jt u .1 came into the oulco she was tn\ub-
lu r I to anal tier ream. Young Haum
wi s appoiuto 1 u notary public five
veaiM are ; by President Clovcluml and when
lie was made appointment clerk retained his
notarial commission. When visitors to the
oil o have Inquired for a notary they have
usually been sent to him and he Is doing a
considerable portion of the business that the
woman did formerly , but there was no Inten
tion of depriving her of the fees , and young
Haum was not stationed there for that pur-
.
The charges against Haum nro being prose
cute 1 by discharged employes of the pension
olllco.
IIKCIUVKP WITH WOK.
It is not Known here who suggested the so-
lectlo.i ot Hcproscntatlvo Butterworth of
Ohio us secretory of the world's fair commu
nion , but the Riiugostlon is received with the
Kivat st favor ivid has been the principal
topic if conversation In congressional clivloa
today Everybody nays that ho would bo the
Btrou wt poBolblo addition to the commission
U he wi uld accept Some of his friends think
U w 'Uld make u better director general. Ho
told me tills morning thu' he did not
icuoiv how the idea atuitod or wuo
started It , but it occurred to him that ho
ivould like to bo secretary and would rather
liavo that ofilco than bo director general. No
ono with any authority had over spoken or
written to him on the subject , nor did ho
know that his name was being used in con
nection with the place until ho saw the report
In tha morning papers. Ho did not now
unilcrstnnd\vhothcr It was suggested to make
lilm secretary of the national commission or
secretary of the local organization , or what he
had been proposed for , but ho would bo glad
to do anything to make the fair a success.
Tim uxivnusAt , rnxsio.v.
There Is no doubt whatever that if the next
house of representatives is republican n uni
versal pension bill based on the per diem
principle will bo passed. There were two
good reasons why it was thought such n
measure could not bo passed nt this session of
congress. In the first place the pension dis
bursements will bo increased about 155 per
per cent or probably $10.000,000 u year by acts
of this congress mid the decrease iu the
incomes of the government by reason
of the tariff revision will not admit of n
greater pension list. In the second phico it
is believed by the most ardent friends of uni
versal pensions that under the circumstances
the step from the present pension laws to n
universal pension , Including all the provis
ions of the bill which has been adopted ,
would bo so far and the outlay so great that
lu nil probability it would react against the
pensioners , and In the event of a democratic
victory in 18U ( lead to the repeal of important ,
if not the most essential features of the pen
sion laws.
Kccrixa IT lAiiir.
There is a good deal of inquiry as to what
has become of the bill to relieve the United
States supreme court of its pressure of busi
ness by the creation of n number of circuit
courts of high jurisdiction. This bill has
passed the house and is now under considera
tion by the senate committee on judiciary , of
which Mr. Edmunds is chairman. I could
not ascertain what his intention Is or when
ho expects the bill to bo taken up.
WILL lir.l'OHT IT r.VVOIIAllI.T.
The house committee on education and
labor has decided to report favorably tlio
Blair educational bill which was defeated in
tlio senate.
IOWA POSTMASTERS.
Dysart , Tama county , J. Fuurow , vice F.
W. Brown , resigned ; La-'ora ' , Iowa county ,
S. W. Daniel , vice W. Foster , resigned ; Ord ,
Madison county , G. M. Bertholt , vlco C. G.
Bertholt , resigned.
MI. CIU.ASUOUS. :
Hon. E. 1C. Valentino of Nebraska , who
was on the second ballot last night selected
for tlio position of sergcant-at-arms of the
senate by the republic-mi senatorial caucus ,
loft for his homo this afternoon. Ho will
arrange his business so as to return to Wash
ington iu time to take his position on July 1 ,
the date fixed by Colonel Canaday for his re
tirement. It develops that Mr. Valentino
was tlio second choice of about three-fourths
of the caucus , so that his final selection by a
unanimous vote was an easy matter.
Frank Paddock , a son of Senator Paddock ,
left for his homo at Beatrice today.
Aionzo II. Stewart of Iowa is among the
graduates from the law branch of the Colum
bian university hero.
At Ills o\vn request Second Lieutenant
James T. Kcrr , Seventeenth Infantry , is
transferred from Company B to Company Def
of that regiment. Ho will join his proper
company.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Turner of Omaha are a
the Ebbltt.
A marriage license was today issued to W.
F. Gurlcy of Omaha and Elizabeth S. Buck
eye of this city.
This morning Senators Paddock and
Manderson called upon President Harrison in
tlio interest of General Hawkins , who asks a
promotion to. the commissary general
ship to succeed General MacFceley , to bo
retired next mouth. They presented a lot of
good papers in behalf of General Hawkins'
claim.
PCIIKV S. HEATH.
Annual Convention of the American
Protestant Association.
CIIICAOO , 111. , Juno 11. [ Special Telegram
to Tin ; Bni : . ] Lincoln hall this morning
was thronged with delegates to the annual
convention of the American Protestant asso
ciation. Over ono hundred delegates from all
parts of the United States were seated , when
Hight Worthy Grand Master John Wilson of
Pittsburg announced the opening of the ses
sion. ,
The session Is to bo strictly secret. After
the routine business matters are concluded it
is expected that mutters of great importance
will bo presented. Mr. Cairnes said to a re
porter : "Tho principles , aims mid objects of
our association are not properly understood
by Americans , They think tlio organization
is of foreign origin and partakes of the politi
cal principles as well as the bigotry of some
localities in Europe , and consequently is en
tirely out of place In the United States , where
proscription of any class or creed is unconsti
tutional and highly objectionable to the citi
zens.
"This view of the American Protestant as
sociation U entirely erroneous. It is Ameri
can in principle and practice. Its members
are citizens , native and adopted , who render
no allegiance to any worldly government ex
cept to the government of the United States ,
Our chief aim is to protect tlio liberties of
this great republic In their native vigor and
pristine purity. Wo insist that tlio
bible shall continue to bo read
in the public schools that children may bo In
structed In their duty toward God as well as
their duty toward the state. Wo are utterly
opposed to any part of the school fund being
used to disscmenato views , whether Homau
Catholic or Protestant. Wo want no change
which would not result in this being brought
about. "
A quiet canvass has oecn made among the
delegates to secure the sentiment upon the
proposed recommendation of the much
talked of sixteenth amendment of the con
stitution. The amendment , us it will bo pre
sented for a vote , Is as follows : "No state
shall pass n law respecting the estab
lishment of any religion or pro
hibiting the free exercise thereof ,
or use its property or credit , or any money
raised by taxation or authorized to bo used
for the purpose of founding , maintaining or
aiding by proportion , payment , services , ex
penses or otherwise , any church , religious
denomination or religious society or any in
stitution or society undertaking. "
THE JIOUIC tit VS T.
St. Paul WnntH Nothing to Do With
the American Company.
ST. PAUL , Mliiiu , Juno 11. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun BrB.J Tremendous opposition
has sprung up here against the American
book company , the school book trust recently
formed. Six mouths ago Van Antwerp ,
Bragg & Co. , the Cincinnati publishers ,
entered into a contract with the St. Paul
board of education to supply the ! ! 0,000
children of this city with books , and for
several days an agent of thu company has
been hero seeking to have the contract trans
ferred to the American , the Cincinnati firm
having become a part of the hitter. Outside
firms not In the trust have made lower bids
ami the board of education claims the right to
plncatho contract elsowheio. Ills declared
that tlio American book company is not a
genuine concern but merely u combine whoso
capital stock is only $3.000 , of which less than
one-third is paid up. Tlio St. Paul book and
stationery company , which became a member
of the trust and hits the contract for supply-
lug the state of Minnesot.i with books , Is try
ing to draw out of the concern us thu state
made Its contract with 1) . I ) . Merrill , its mini-
agcr , Individually , and will not permit an as
signment to the American.
Fatal Natural Gnn Kxploslon.
Pirrsiit'iio , Pa. , Juno 11. By an explosion
of natural gas in the cellar of a dwelling
house on Pike street , Allegheny City today
Mrs. Klpp , aged seventy , mid her grand
daughter Little wore fatally burned.
the Writ.
SVIIACTSE , N. Y- , Juno 11.- Judge Wallace ,
on motion of the attorney general , has va
cated and .llsmlsscd the writ of habeas corpus
In thu Keuimlcr caso.
yimn r
Eleven Head of Cattle Southeast of Beatrice
Struck and Killed ,
BLACK DIPHTHERIA AFFLICTS PONCA ,
Francis JHuriifiy nt Nebraska City
Ortl Wants More Schools A Ne
braska Vnrincr Probably
Fatally Injured.
BEATntcc , Neb. , June 11. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BEK. ] A small sized cyclone
occurred in this section last night. Several
windows in the business part of the City were
blown in and many shade trees and outhouses
demolished and overturned. At the farm of
George Wilkinson , twelve miles southeast of
the city , cloven head of cattle were killed by
lightning. They wore huddled along a barb
wire fence , _ .
Illack Diphtheria nt Poncn.
PON-CA , Neb. , Juno 11. [ Special Telegram
to TUB BEE , ] Ponca Is threatened with an
epidemic of black diphtheria. Six or seven
cases have been reported to the board of
health and two deaths have already occurred.
The families affected nro carefully quaran
tined and constantly guarded. A number of
families nro leaving the city this mornlnp.
The mayor will issue n proclamation forbid
ding the holding of public meetings and con
fining all children to their homes.
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Saline County Medical Society.
CnnTH , Neb. , Juno 11. [ Special to Tin :
DUE. ] The doctors of Saline county held a
convention hero yesterday and incorporated
the Saline county medical society. Twelve
regular physicians of the county were pres
ent. The following officers were elected :
Dr. A. D. Hoot of Crete , president ; D. S. G.
Painter of Dorchester , vice president ; Dr. J.
E. Becktol of Friend , treasurer ; and Dr. J.
V. Duncan of DoU'itt , secretary. Meetings
of the society will occur on the second Tues
day of each month. The next ono will beheld
held at DoWitt. Dr. Becktol will read u
paper on surgery.
Too Good for Him.
CiiAinto.v , Neb. , Juno 11. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : BEE. ] Daniel Williams , n
farmer living about live miles southwest of
Chadron , went to the house of a neighbor
named Warren Shlslcr this morning , and
finding Mrs. Shisler and n four-year-old boy
alone attempted to assault her. Mrs. Shlslcr
fought him for nearly an hour , but ho finally
choked her and carried her to n well house
near by and locked the little boy out. He then
asked her to choose between resigning her
self and never divulging the secret or being
pitched head first Into the fifty-foot well.
The brave little woman told the fiend she
would die first , mid after again attacking her
without result , ho jammed her through the
hole in the platform which was less than
cloven by thirteen inches.
She caught the rope and finally grasped the
capping at the side of the well. Williams
then put his foot through the opening and
kicked her hands loose , when she again caught
the rope and slid to the bottom of the well ,
burning ono of her hands to the bone.
She crawled out of the water into o cavity
where the well had caved mid remained there
three hours. Williams finally told u brother
of Mrs. Shisler that she had fallen into the
well. Five men came along in a wagon and
rescued the bravo- little woman before the
brother could get help , and brought the brute
who assaulted her. to Chadrou , whore he now-
1s'v- - - ' - ' - - "
The heroic woman will recover. Williams
is n brother-in-law of Mrs. Shislcr and has a
wife and three children living on the next
farm. Mr. Shisler was twenty-five miles
from homo working on his timber claim.
She Moved Like a Tiling of Life.
r BEATKICE , Neb. , Juno 11. [ Special Tele
gram to Tim Bii : : . ] A trememdous crowd of
citizens , numbering -1,000 or more , gathered
at the Clmutauquu grounds tonight to witness
the launching of the steamboat "Bello of the
Blue. " The boat is a screw propeller of the
double deck pattern and is built with strict
fidelity to modern steamboat architecture.
General L. W. Colby delivered an oration
appropriate to the occasion and Hon. J. N.
Fuller read a paper entitled "Launching
the Ship. " Miss Minnie McGee , daughter
of the proprietor , broke u bottle of spring
water over the bows.
The vessel was then loosed from her moor
ings and glided gracefully into the water. On
the vessel were Mayor Tuito , city ofllccrs ,
orators , members of the press , the band and
invited guests.
The vessel will ply ns an excursion steamer
along the river immediately fronting the
Chautauqua grounds. It was built nt a cost
of $5,000. Its length is 100 feet and has a cur
rying capacity of UOO passengers.
An Unnatural Father.
JtRAitxnv , Nob. , Juno 11. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun Br.B.l The residents about
Stalley , sixteen miles from hero on the line
of the Black Hills road , are all astir over the
brutal act of ono of their people. Hamlln
Brown , a farmer , was arrested there yester
day and brought to the city by Sheriff Wil
son to answer the charge of incest with his
twelve-year-old daughter.
The preliminary examination took place this
afternoon and was conducted for the state by
County Attorney Evans , who filed the com
plaint. The little girl's testimony revealed n
shocking talc of inhumanity which made the
listeners shudder. The father seemed to bo
unmoved by the situation and accepted Judge
Cornell's decision remanding him to the
county Jail In default of $ .1,000 bonds for ap
pearance at the district court.
More Schools at Oril.
Out ) , Neb. , JunoII. [ SpecialtoTiin Bun. )
The schooljboard of this city , has called an
election for July 10 , to vote $0,000 for the
building of two frame school buildings , one
each iu the Second and Third wards of tills
city , us requested by a petition of the elec
tors of the district.
All are agreed that more school room Is
urgently needed , us Ord's school population
is rapidly increasing , but many have ex
pressed themselves as in favor of brick
rather than frame.
No LusliorH Wanted.
BAI.TIMOIU : , Md. , Juno 11. The Baltimore
& Ohio railroad company has sent to each
employe a circular note stating that the
company will not under any circumstances
employ men who are Iu the habit of becoming
intoxicated. All employes known to frequent
drinking places are warned to discontinue
the practice or quit the company's service.
She May Got a Woolen Mill
NnuiAsivA CITV , Neb. , June 11. [ Special
Telegram to Tin : Br.i : . ] Mr. OsLorno of
Pennsylvania last night made a proposition
to the board of trade offering to remove n
f I'J.OOO ' woolen mill to thla city If ir.,003 In
stock is taken here. A committee is now at
work trying to secure the necessary sub
scribers. _ _ _ _
A Couple liadly Itnrncd.
NEiuubKA CITV , Neb. , Juno 11. [ Special
Telegram to TUB UKE. I A lire Iu the ni ) > l-
deiico of W. A. Reynolds this morning was
caustxl by a gasoline stove. In their cITorU to
extinguish the blaz'o Mr. uud Mrs. Ueymaii
were badly burned.
Francis Murphy at Plattsimmth.
PuvrrsMoi-iii , Neb. , June 11. [ Special
Telegram to THE BEK. ] Through the efforts
of some of our best citizens Francis Murphy
j has been secured to address them on the
temperance question , He opened the series
last night and a large IIUUI'M.T signed his
1 > 'ciue ' , Today ho addressed a large number
of worklngmcn at the rallrqnd machine shops.
Tonight n largo audience gathered at the
opera house and again listened to him. Ho
Introduced two men whonvjio , had reformed
during his meeting In Omaha , and they testi
fied to the good ho had done there. Ho will
remain hero the rest of tho. week.
A Costly Snmshup.
KEAIINET , Neb. , Juno 11. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BEE. ] Last night nt 11:53 :
o'clock , while express train No. 8 , castbound ,
was standing nt the Union Pacific depot ,
freight train No. 80 came' along and nm Into
the rear end of the pdsscngcr train.
The anglnc of the freight train was badly
damaged. In the rear of the passenger train
was Superintendent Barr's private car. The
engine run under this , sn\Hshlng both ends of
the car into kindling wood. This car was
driven into the sleeper a fiend .
Only Superintendent Barr and h'is cook
were in the car. The sleeper contained a
great number of persons , but luckily no ono
was badly hurt. The express was late and
the freight on time. The latter came around
the curve , supposing the express far ahead.
It was moving only six miles nn hour , but'
could not stop In time to avoid n i-un-in. It
will bo a pretty costly smash up for the
company. _ v
SiiafTord-Goodcll.
KEAIINEY , Neb. , Juno [ 11. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] F.iSpafford , cashier of
the First Notional banlf was mairicd here
this evening to Miss Lillian Goodell. After
receiving congratulation ? the happy couple
left on the evening train for an extended visit
in the west. This is considered the climax of
the leading society cvents fef the scasou.
Farmers Fcelfiiu Good.
* McCooK , Neb. , Junofil. [ Special Tele
gram to THE Bui : . ] 'ho ' Willow Grove
lodge , which numbers forty-two Knights of
Pythias , held memorial faorvlccs hero today
in the hall in the Philllpsj & Meeker block.
J. C. Allen of this city delivered the memo
rial address , after which the line of march
was formed to the cemetery. Sutton's silver
cornet band furnished the music for the oc
casion.
A big rain fell last night and today and the
farmers are feeling good , '
Kicked by n Horse.
f
BEATRICE , Neb. , Juno 11. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] Peter Schattoff , living
ten miles north of the city , was frightfully
injured in the face by being kicked by a
horse last night. It is , feared his injuries
will result fatally.
Fremont tovthe Front.
Fnc.MO.VT , Neb. , Juno 10. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] A "subscription paper
was circulated in Fremont' ' 'this afternoon to
raise funds for the relief ol the Bradslmw 03 -
clone sufferers. About WOO was subscribed
in a very short timo.
A Remarkable Showing.
HASTIXOS , Neb. , Juno 'll. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] The .following is the re
markable showing of asossed valuation of
Adams county compiled. by the county clerk :
Heal estate , 8T92.203 ; town lots , Sl,159aiO ;
personal , 1,189,489 ; total ; 83,031,100.
The Firm of AVnrreivJt Co. of Chicago
Goes to tllp Wall.
CnicAbo , Juno 11. [ Special Telegram to
Tun Bcc. ] Kobort Warren was badly
squeezed on the board Si "Jtrado today. When
the clearing house hour , : me for checks on
margins ho failed to coiro to time and an
nouncement was made o'nyio board nt once of
the fact. Within ten'miifntes ' more than a
hundred traders -and comjulsslon men had
'
-
were yelling for a statement. " lMr."Wurren
was not in , however , and his clerks were
posted to tell all comers that they were at
liberty to save themselves the best they
could. No settlements were offered
in the oflico and no satisfaction could bo had
from any of the clerks ns to the causes that
led up to or the amount of the failure. The
check rsked for was > ,00p , but that docs not
represent anything more than the amount
which the company could not raise at II
o'clock. The failure is a big one. For weeks
the firm has been buying largely of wheat
and provisions , especially ribs , and yesterday
sold 2,000,000 bushels in a fright , losing a big
chunk of money. It began buying at 85
cents , still kept buying up to 0 , "
cents , held on past the turn'
and sold too late or too early at SS or 90 cents
on a falling market. Most of the provision
business was on London , and Glasgow con
tracts and the wheat w4s bought and sold
here.
This morning the traders of the firm did
business as usual until the failure to margin
up was posted on the board , which was the
first sign to the board that anything was
wrong. When it was learned that the llrm
had no proposition to make or advice to offer
as to a settlement with dealers most of tlio
firm's customers went on the floor
and sold out their contracts , bal
ancing their losses for future settlement
with the firm. Some few holders of contracts
expressed themselves as- satisfied to hold
their contracts , but nearly nil of them were
anxious to unload. The provision contracts
were the subject of more anxiety than wheat
because of the absolute uncertainty of the
extent to which the firm "was involved iu the
European markets.
By noon everything was chaos in the
Warren ollico and less was known than an
hour earlier. In spite , however , of
Mr. Warren's claim , sturdily maintained ,
that his embarrassment was only temporary ,
the clerks in his oflico admitted that ho had
irretrievably gone under , and advised custom
ers to cs capo if they could.
The ultimate result of the failure was a se
vere drop in the price of wheat and short ribs
at noon , and these articles ruled much lower
at the close than at any time for several days
past. .
Mr. Warren said : "The long and short of
It Is that some one lias been gunning for mo
for a long time and ho finally got mo. "
Warren was an individual operator using a
firm name. Ho is said to have owned one-
third of all the cash whoi-.t In Chicago. The
Bunk of Montreal , which is holding his
wheat as security for iinonoy advanced ,
is reported to have shut down on him. War
ren , when interviewed tlis ) afternoon , made
light of tlio matter. "Thij whole thing is off
set. " said he. "Our asscts'covcr our liabilities
and through an oversight the deposit of a
cheek was neglected this niurning. The mat
ter lias been balanced and ; our business will
go on. " i
NorthwoHtqrn AHgouiatcd I'resn.
CHICAGO , Juno 11. Thet annual meeting Of
the Northwestern Associated press was held
at the Tremoiit house iu this city today.
Nothing but routine business was transacted.
The financial condition of the association is
good and its now service . -hits been consider
ably improved during the past year. The
following olllcers were elooted for the ensu
ing year : 1) . A. KifUartlson , Davenport
Democrat-Gazette , pivsld nt ; G. D. Pmkins ,
Sioux City Journal , vf CO president ; H. W.
Clendenln , Sprlnglli'ld Hlalo
Register , secre
tary ; A. Stone , Pcorln Transcript , treasurer ;
E. Hosowuter , O.MUU Uni : ; W. E. Hcnrlck-
FCII , Quincy Herald , mid M. M. linni , Du-
buiiuo Herald , executive committee.
The association adjournea to meet at the
call of the president.
* Army OllleerH on Trial.
TUCSON , Ariz. , June ll < The court-martial
ordered to try for various offense * against
the military code , C.iptuiii Alonzo E. Milti-
inore , assistant quartermaster ; Major A. S.
Klmball , quartermaster of the .department of
Arizona ; Major Joseph W. Wham , pay
master , and Albert S. Tower , paymaster , all
ol the United StuU * army , lamimonccd here
yesterday. Colonel" ! lenry M.lHuek , Twenty-
third Infantry , Is pix-sulont uttUi court.
ArrcNtcd and Will Uo Shot.
CITV tie MKMCH , Juull Alv.inv c'ortez ,
the self-stvled gei--j-.i1 who ivivntl ) hc.idc'l ' a
small ifnit iu tin . ! . . ; . i.f . Gi r vro , Iiu4 bn-u
urre.-UcU uud will b > > . .t
PENSION BILL DISPOSED OF ,
The Conference. Oommittco Comes to au
Agreement.
ITS REPORT ADOPTED BY THE HOUSE ,
Stanford' * ) Solicino for Government
IJOUIIHOII Ilcnl KHtntu Iiulcllnltcly
Postponed Vest's Trnnspor-
tntlon Hill Passes.
WASHINGTON , Juno 11. In the housrj today
the speaker announced the appointment of
Mr. Mills of Texas , ns a member of the com
mittee 011 rules and Mr. Tumor of Georgia ,
\vns assigned to the committee on ways uiul
menus , to 1111 the vacancies occasioned by the
resignation of Carlisle of Kentucky.
Mr. Morrlll of Kansas , presented the con
ference report on the senate dependent
pension bill.
Mr. Springer of Illinois , asked that the re
port go over until tomorrow that it might bo
printed.
Air. Merrill objected , and the previous ques
tion was ordered yeas , 101) ) ; nays , 78.
Mr. Morrlll in explanation of the report ,
stated that the conference committee had
struck out the dependent feature of the senate -
ate bill and the service feature of the house
bill. The measure as determined upon was
not exactly what ho would desire , but was
the best , ho could obtain. It would distribute
$35,000,000 among the poor soldiers of the
nation.
Mr. Yoder of Ohio protested against the
conference report , holding that it ignored the
demands of the soldiers ; left his prayer ?
unanswered and buried in the basement of
the capital with his petition 1'or u per diem
rate of pension.
Mr. Springer of Illinois entered a vigorous
protest against the manner in which the bill
was brought before the house. There- wits no
opportunity offered to the members to exam
ine its provisions.
Mr. Cannon of Illinois favored the bill on
the ground that it would'placo on the pension
rolls 1250,000 names and would increase the
pensions of f)0UUO , men now on the rolls.
Mr. McComas of Maryland said the bill
was not all ho could have wished for , but It
was the best that could bo obtained.
The conference reporfcwas agreed to Yeas ,
M5 ; nays. GO.
The foliowing-is the vote in detail :
Yeas Messrs. Anderson , Anderson of
Kansas , Arnold , Atkinson of Pennsylvania ,
Banks , Bartinc , Burwig , Baj'tic , Bclden ,
Bergen , Ulngham , Boothman , Bowdeu.
Bricknor , Brookshlre , Brosius , Brown of
Virginia , Buchanan of Now Jersey , Burrows ,
Burton , Butterworth , Bynuni , Campbell ,
Cannon , Carter , Caswtll. CtieadleCheatliain ; ,
Chipmnn , Clancy , Clark of Wiscon
sin. Cogswell , Comstock , Council ,
Culbertson of Pennsylvania , Dalzoll ,
Darlington , Devinc , Dolllvcr , Dorsoy , Dun-
nell , Ewart , Farquhar , Flnley , Fithian , Flick ,
Frank , Funstone , Gear , Glissenheimcr , Gcst ,
Glfford , Greenhalge , Hall , Hansbrongh ,
Hurmcr , Huugcn , Hayes , Henderson of 1111-
nois _ , Henderson of Iowa , Hermann , Hill-
Hitt , Kelly , Kennedy , Kcrr of Iowa ,
Kerr of Pennsylvania , Kinscy , Lacey , Lu
Follette , Luidlow , Laws , Lchlbach , Linn ,
Lodge , Mnisli , Martin of Indiana ,
Mason , McClelhin , McComas , McCormack ,
McDulllo , McKlnloy , Milliken , MoOItt , Moore
of Now Hiimnshirc , Merrill , Morrow. Morse ,
Mudd , O'Donncll , O'Neull of Indiana , O'Neii
of Massachusetts , O'Neill of Pennsylvania ,
Osborno , OuthWaito , Owen of Indiana ,
Owens of Ohio , Parrctt , Payne , Payson ,
Peuihgton , Perkins , Plcklor , Hugsbj * . Quinn ,
Hay , Heilly , Hockwcll , IJowcll , Sauford , Sher
man , Shively , Simons , Smith of West Vir
ginia , Smys'er , Snyder , Steuheuson. Stewart
Vermont , StockbridjeStrubloiSwccnoy. (
Taylor of Tennessee ! Townsen'd of Colorado ; *
ToiYiiscud of Pennsylvania , Tracey , Turner ,
of Kansas , Vandovcr , Van SchaIk'Van Wade ,
Walker of Massachusetts , Wallace of New
York , Watson , Wiekham. Williams of Illi
nois. Williams of Ohio , Wilson of Kentucky
Willson of Washington , Wright , Yoder H5
Nays Messrs , Anderson of Mississippi ,
Bankhcad , Barnes , Blanchard , Bland. Brock *
inridgo of Arkansas , Burchard of Virginia
Caruth , Cntchings , Clarke of Alabama , Cobb'
Cowles , Crisp , Culbcrsoii of Texas , Dargaii'
Dibble , Dockcry. Elliott , Ellis , Enloe-
Forney , Goodnight , Grimes , Hatch'
Henderson of North CarolinaLane , Lanhunn
Lee , Lester of Georgia , ' Lester of Virginia ,
Mansur , Mills , Montgomery , Moore ,
Mutehlor , Norton , Gates , Ofcrral , Perry ,
Hichardson , Uobertson , Howlaml , Savers ,
Skinner , Springer , Steward of Texas , Stone
of Kentucky , Tarsnoy , Tlltnan , Tucker ,
Turner of Georgia , Turner of New York ,
Vcnable , Wheeler of Alabama , Wilke.
Wilkins 50.
Mr. Steward of Vermont presented the
conference report on the senate anti-trust-
bill. It went over without action until to
morrow uud the house adjourned.
.Somite.
WASHINGTON Juno 11. In the senate today
adverse reports were made from the llnauco
committee on Mr. Stamford's bill for govern
ment loans on Hens on real estate and on the
bill.to abolish metal money. The bills were
Indefinitely postponed.
The senate bill extending the criminal Juris
diction of the circuit and criminal courts to
the great lakes and their connecting waters ,
f as passed.
The committee on finance reported back
favorably with sundry amendments the house
silver bill and gave notice that at the proper
time it would bo offered as u substitute for
the senate bill.
The senate silver bill was taken up and Mr.
Eustls addressed the senate. Ho spoke in
favor of unrestricted coinage and was followed
by Senator Turnio on the same side.
The silver bill then went over until to
morrow.
The action of the committee was not unani
mous , but the minority will make no report ,
reserving the right to offer amendments on
the lloor of the scmato. The bullion redemp
tion clause was stricken out by a practically
unanimous vote.
The senate bill to prohibit tlto monopoly of
the transportation of cattle to foreign
countries , which was under discussion
last Monday , was again taken up
and was passed without further
discussion , Mr. Vest having consented
to the amendment inserting the words "not
already contracted for in good faith by per
sons or parties having cattle for transporta
tion ut the date of such contract sufficient to
occupy such storage room. " '
The semite joint resolution In regard to the
export trade in cattle was then taken up and
Mr. Vest made a statement in explanation
and advocacy of it after which It was adopted.
It requests the president of the United
States to cause corresi > oiideiico and
negotiations to bo had with the authorities of
Great Britain for the purpose of securing the
abrogation or modification of the regulations
now enforced , which require cattle jmportcd
into Great Britain from the United States to
lo ) slaughtered at the port of entry and pro
hibiting the same from being carried alive to
other places In Mild kingdom.
The senate bill to provide for the Inspec
tion of all live cattle and beef products in
tended for export to foreign countries was
then taken up and passed. It requires
thosecretary of agriculture to cause to bo
made n careful Inspection of all live cattle
and beef produYts for export to foreign conn-
tries from the United States with u view to
ascertaining whether such cattle products are
free from dlscaso and for this purpose ho may
appoint inspectors who tdiull be authorized to
give an oltlcial ccrtillcuto clearly hinting
the condition In which such animal *
and beef products wore found , and no
clearance shall bo given any vessel having on
board cattle or beef product ) ! for exportation
to n foreign country unless the owner or
ship | > cr of such cattle lias u certificate from
the inspector stating that said cattle or beef
products are sound and free from disease.
The fconuto bill for ttbtuhlishlng n port of
delivery at Hock Island , III. , panned.
The senate then proceeded to the consider
ation u ( the individual | Knsion bills on the
calendar , uud passed seventy live of them.
Aftuuu ccutive SCBSJOU the scmite ad
journed ,
I'.VT PEXSIOX IfC. TJ.
Provisions oT the Measure tp ccd
Upon iJy the ConlVrcncc.s
WASIIINOTO.V , Juno 11. The deife rnt
pension bill as agreed upon by the confe. .ice
and reported to the house today , nfttj 'o-
vldlng forpensioning dependent pal s ,
says that nil pel-sons who served \ o
months or more lu the military or U 1
sorvlco of the United States durlng\ \
war of the rebellion mid who have U
honorably discharged therefrom nutl whov ,
now or who may bo hereafter suffering from
mental or physical disability of permanent
character not the result of their own
vicious habits which Incapacitates them
from the performance ot manual labor
In such degrees as to render them unable to
support themselves , shall be placed upon the
list of Invalid pensioners of the United States ,
and are to bo entitled to receive pensions not
to exceed $1'J per mouth and not less than td
per month , proportioned to their inability
to support themselves , such pensions
to continue during the existence of
such disability. Hani ; in the service should
not bo considered iu applications filed under
this net.
Provision is made for pensioning nttho rate
of $8 per month the widows of men who
served ninety days ( without proving death to
bo tlio result of army service ) and likewise
granting a month to each child under six
teen years of ago.
TltlCKlXt ! A MVItHEItElt.
Detectives Itcsort to n , Suhtcrl'iiKO to
Avoid Trouble.
[ Copi/HuM lKXt ) > n James Gttnlan nenntU. ]
HAVANA , Juno 11. [ Now York Herald Cable
Special toTnr. Bni : . ] The situation of the
affaire Gouffo remains unchanged. The
morning papers say that Eyraud Is unjustly
treated , being innocent until ho is proven
guilty , yet ho Is treated like a man condemned
before his trial begins. It Is announced as n
travesty on justice to act a death watch on a
man not tried , however much the evidence
may bo against him.
Eyraud swears ho is innocent of the
actual killing of GoulTc and demands a trial.
It has been decided to keep him iu prison
until just before tlio steamer sails on Mou-
dav morning , Juno 10 , then heavily ironed ho
will bo put iu it carriage and told ho is to be
taken to court.
Instead of that ho will be taken to the
steamer Lafayette and delivered to M. Gll-
hirdo and Soudaln , the detectives , under the
French flag. Then the Spanish authorities
will wash their hands of the responsibility
and breathe more freely.
Eyraud's terrorof returning to Paris
amounts to a mania , and when ho discovers
the trick played on him his despair will bo
terrible , and all admit that from that moment
ho will try to destroy himself. The detec
tives , however , arc confident they will land
him safely iu Franco.
Meantime , waiting patiently , they nro
feted and dined by all Havana. Today they
breakfasted with the civil governor. The
French consul says he has received no olu-
cial appeal from Eyraud through the Spanish
government , and otherwise ho cannot notice
any communication without violating in
ternational courtesies.
When seen today Eyraud lay flat on the
stone floor of his stone cell face down , u pic
ture of despair and misery , lie refused to
speak. Tins i $ his condition while in ignor
ance of the presence of the French detectives.
What will it bo when lie Icarus the truth (
CJIEI'JSXXJSS OX TllJt ! JIAMI'AUE.
Military Proceeds to Sweeney Crock ,
tlio Center of t lie Trouble.
ST. PAUL , Minn. , Juno 11. [ Special Tele
gram to Tim Bcc. ] There is great commo
tion among the Cheyenne Indians along the
Tongue river in Montana , and General 'Huger '
the Eighth cavalry mid three companlcs'of
the Twenty-second Infantry to proceed to
Sweeney creek , the center of the trouble.
Governor Toolo of Montana this morning
received a dispatch at Helena , signed by ten
prominent citizens of Miles City , requesting
that ho send 1,000 stands of arms and 10,000
rounds of ammunition to that point at once.
In reply arms and ammunition were sent to
night in charge of Colonel C. O. Curtis.
The Choycnncs have loft their regular
camps and are gathering In small ones of
from liftcen to twenty-live and are firing at
settlors' houses and making the most threat
ening demonstrations. Hanchmen have been
bringing their families into the settlement all
day.Cattlo
Cattle are being shot down by the Indians
through pure malice , as no parts of the
animals nro used for beef. Eighteen cattle
were shot in one bunch on Otter creek.
111.HUE OOIt Vint
A Presbyterian Cliurcli In Pennsyl
vania Milken a Ijucky Strike.
PiTTsni'itu , Pa. , Juno 11. [ Special Tele
gram to TUG Bui : . ] The Forest Grove Pres
byterian congregation is in luck and all its
members promise to become rich through a
strike 111 oil made on n few acres of ground
surrounding the rickety old chapel called a
church. The site is located about cloven
miles from Plttsburg and is right in the cen
ter of the new Grove oil Holds. For years
Deacon Brown has been pastor of the congre
gation , and it took the combined receipts from
a few acres of farming land , district school
and the offerings of the small congregation to
keep the good man alive. But by gooif for
tune this is all changed. Three good produc
ers have ticen struck in the past week , with
nn average output of about ono thousand bar
rels a day. This gives the church people a daily
income of $ ll5 ! from royalties in addition to u
cash bonus. Two new wells are being sunk ,
which will increase the church Income to
J7C)0 ( ) a munth. Ono of the now wells has
been dubbed "Old Hundred" because of the
following revised verbiou of the familiar
hymn which ono of the drillers has tacked
upon the derrick :
I'ralKo ( Jed from whom all blessings ( low ,
I'ruUu Him for nulling oil below ;
I'ralsu Him , ycdHllcrs , give hearty ( hanks ;
1'ralso Him for the overflowing tanks.
*
XEll I 'K 1 1 lt KVKIXU.
\ System of Touching ; at a Luitlcs'
.Seminary HemillH Disastrously.
BOSTON , Mass. , June 11. [ Special Telegram
to TUB Bin. ] The method of Instruction
known as "mind concentration" lias pro
voked serious results upon the nervous sys
tems of two students at Lasoll cemlnary. For
a year past this kind of Instruction bus been
practiced at Lnscll seminary under the su
pervision of Miss Annie Call. She calls It
nerve training , but there are those who think
the method should bo named "nerve wreck-
Ing. " Early last December It was , noticed
that two members of the class living in New
ton were found to bo seriously ill with ner
vous prostration , and after having been care
fully examined by their family physician and
the circumstances of the instruction c-xplulncd
ho pronounced it to bo ncrvouH prostration ,
brought about by the system of Instruction
given by Miss Cull at the seminary. Ho re
ports that ho found them both completely
hypnotised or mesmerized and in a serious
condition. The utmost Unit medical skill and
careful nursing could do. leaultcd today , after
nix months' Illness , in their bulngublu to be
about the house , to drooH and to walk u short
distance , but no morn.
Chinese HmiiKKlinK Steamer Kol/.rd.
VICTOIIH , B. C. , Juno 11. The little
steamer North Star has been seized by the
customs Inspector on charges qf violating the
Canadian customs act. The steamer , it U
alleged , has betm for the pant six : months en
gaged lu curiyiifg Clilno.so from UritUU Co
lumbia into Washington.
Thieves Make n Itloli Haul ,
Gi.ovinsvn.LK : , N. Y- , Juno 11.- Thieves ]
broke into W. L. Norton's Jewelry bturc lu.il
night and stoic about i 0,000 , wurtb uf jewelry. ,
ANOTHER LINK IN THE CHAIN
Rumored Blending of the Union Pacific oil J
Northwestern Systems ,
OFFICIALS OF THE LATTER RETICENT/
lloports or Intended Withdrawal
From the Central Tralllo Associa
tion Vigorously Denied Strong
Feeling in Favor ol' Pooling-
CincAno , Juno 11. [ Special Telegram to
TIIK Br.n.l A local news bureau says : "It
Is practically certain that after the next an
nual meeting of the Union Pacific the Van-
derbllt-s will bo in control , and that President
Hughltt of the Northwestern will be presi
dent of the cntlro Unlou Piicilio and North *
western system.
"Little by llttlo enough facts have leaked
out to demonstrate this. The contract be
tween the Union Pad lie and Noithwcstern
was a contract by a Vnudorbtlt with a Van-
dorbllt , mid has been simply a test which has
proved the two systems can bo mora
economically operated us one. Nona
of the Northwestern oflldals will
talk for publication on the nubject ,
but It is manifest they all know the change
which is coming.
"A remark made by ono of them today , that
competing roads could not object to their
contract with tlio Union Pacific if it covered
the operations of but one line , showed that
the VanderbiHs have already completed u
true transcontinental line reaching from Now
York to San Francisco and including tha
New York Central , Lake Shore. Michigan
Central , Northwestern system , Union Pacific
and the leased lines of the Southern Pucilla
to San Francisco. "
General Mutineers Moot-
CHICAOO , Juno 11. [ Special Telegram ta
Tin ; Bin : . ] At today's meeting of the gen
eral managers of Hues In the Interstate Com
merce Hallway association nothing was dona
besides allowing the Missouri Pacific to quote
the East St. Louis rate on steel articles from
Belleville , 111. An Informal discussion on the
association Itself developed a unanimous de
sire to rcorganl/o under au agreement some
what similar to the one proposed for the west
ern associated railways , which it was pro
posed to form on the remains of the inter
state association.
The hitch iu the formation of this o'-ganizn-
tiou was the fear of offending the interjituto
commerce commission by advocating pool
ing. The general managers were today
in receipt of news from Washington which
made it practically certain that the senate
committee on interstate commerce would re
port favorably on an amendment allowing
railroads to pool traffic or earnings.
Under such an amendment , and In the pres
ent temper of western railroad ofilclal.i , It
would bo perfectly feasible to form a strong
association to take the place of the Interstate
Commerce Hallway association.
Chairman Walker thoroughly believes in
pooling and lias been urging it for a week on
the senate committee. The boards of trade
and prominent shippers are also unanimous In
favor of pooling Vv railroads , the Chicago
board having officially declared that it Is tlio
only certain means of secnriuu' reasonable and
stable rates.
A New Uailroad Project.
Ciir.YiiXNH , Wyo. , Juno 11. [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : But : . ] The annual meeting of
the stockholders of the Wyoinlug & Eastern
railroad company was hold iu tills city today.
Th64trustcM'jlcctcdwcro..Millard : ! H. Jones ,
5iiwid'IclCc o7EJtilSS ( e .l W > Tomln- !
son mid W i ) . BT".Tbnc.sT5' Mr. .Tones was
elected president , McKonzto vice president ,
Tomllnson secretary and Stone treasurer.
The Wyoming and Pacific improvement
company elected Wendell Goodwin president ,
E. E. Gediioy vice president and Amos T.
French secretary and treasurer. This com
pany has contracted to construct the Paeillo
Short Line from Sioux City to Ogden.
They have sub-lot the contract to Scullen &
Tr.ieoy of St. Louis at a cost which is not
stated , except that it will not exceed S''O.IKK ) u
mile. Work is to bo commenced on thirty
days' notice , it will bo commenced simul
taneously at every point along the line
touched by any other railroad.
At the present time there tire 130 miles
under construction iu Nebraska , elghtv of
which have been completed and ate now
equipped. Tlio road will be opened to O'Neill ,
Nob. , on July 10. All the preliminary sur
veys have been made in Wyoming and it is
claimed by the olllccrs that ? - ' ) i,000 ) bus al
ready been expended. By the now road the
distance between Sioux City and Ogden will
bo decreased about one hundred miles.
A Prompt and K'llclt | Denial.
CHICAGO , Juno 11. [ Special Telegram to
Tun Bin. : ] Said President Blanchard of the
Central Traffic association today : "I dcalro
to say promptly and explicitly that aside from
tlie fact that u correspondence has passed be
tween the odlecs of the Chicago & Grand
Trunk company and this oflleo , which was on
both sides courteous uud friendly , no issue
whatever exists between that company and
this association. Moivover. lam advised by
the Chicago & Grand Trunk company that it
is neb cousidcrlng a withdrawal from tills as
sociation nor docs it contemplate or intend to
give notice to that effect. "
Tralllo Manugcr Hooves of the Grand ,
Trunk Is equally emphatic mid exhaustive In
Ills denial. The whole thing is an outgrowth
of the war on differential rates which baa.
Just begun ui'uln between the ( fraud Trunk
and its central trafllle competitors. The
Grand Trunk says it will under no circum
stances give up itu dlfi'erentlal rates , while
the Luke Shore has entered upon a campaign
with the avowed objector knocking out over/
differential In the ccutral tralllo territory.
JIEIt nVHIIAXSt'N lIKAlt IS COVltT.
A Ghastly Itll of ICvldcnce Introduced
by a YouiiKhtown Widow.
YOUMISTOWN , O. , Juno 11. Mi's , John
Valentino has been defeated lu her still to
recover $11,000 life Insurance held by her
husband , who died a year ago. The defense
was thai Valentine , who was a commercial
traveler , had committed suicide by shooting
himself lu the head. To prove that he died
from other causes the wile had her husband'H
body exhumed and the head cut oif and
brought into court , where it rested on her
counsel's desk. The head showed many slgua
uf decomposition and IU production In court
caused u marked stir.
The Courts Asked to Kettle n Novel
Point at Minneapolis.
ST. PAUI , , Minn. , Juno 11.- Freeman
P. I/mo of Minneapolis argued a case
this morning buforo the supreme court
which l.s the only one of its kind lu this coun
try. The question at ls mo is whether u
photographer lias u right to dispose ot tha
picture of one of his . customers. A. Brugg
uf Minneapolis , ' photographer , hud sold the
picture of Mrs. Ida E. Moore without the
knowledge or consent of the hitter , and IU
purchase made the ludy plaintiff In a slander
suli for S.VOiX ) ) . There is said to bo ao prece
dent iu American decisions.
Union Jmhor Nominations.
LIITI.K HOCK , Ark. , Juno 11. The convcn.
lion of the union labor party youtcrday nom
inated a full Htuto ticket. N. B. FUcr was
named for governor.
Premier Morolcr Itonoinlnaf d.
Qnmr : : , Juno II. Nominations for the gen
eral piuvinciul elections , which are to take
place a week hence , were made yesterday.
PivmiiT Mcri'i'-r ' wits raiunmuicU bj uccl-
IIIUUUU'