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THE OMAHA ' DAILY 9
TWENTIETH YEAK. OMAHA , MONDAY MOBNING , APRIL 27 , 1S01 NUMBER 307.
CLOUGH'S ' IMPORTANT CLAIM ,
Suing for Money Taken Prom Him by a
Sheriff Years Ago ,
KEARNEY'S ' GRAND NEW OPERA HOUSE ,
Nclmista'n Weekly "Weather Crop Uul-
Ictln Attempted Sululdo at Kid
ney The PropoHcd Hustings
Conference ol'DemouratH.
SEWAim , Neb. , April 20. fSpcclnl Tele-
cram to Tin : BEE.I An Important C.ISG will
likely bo tried nt the npproachlnir session of
the district court that will attract state at
tention. The readers of Tin : Ur.E will
remember Warren Clough of this city , who
was released from the state penitentiary on
January 1 , after be bad remained u prisoner
nt hard labor for fifteen years for a crime
which ho steadfastly claimed ho never com
mitted. Today Warren Clough Is an old
-ainn , dependent upon his own exertions for
bis livelihood. Ho claims that on the day of
his arrest , over sixteen years ngo , ho had In
his pocket $ l10. ! This money was taiten from
him by I. D. Nelhnrdt , nt that time sheriff of
Sewnrd county. Nelhnrdt told Clough that
the money would bo taken cnro of , but while
dough's trial was In progress nt York , Nol-
hardt announced that the money had been
'
stolen. Mr. dough's statement may be best
put in his own words :
"Nolhardt said ho would put the money In
JooTlshuo's safe , nnd did so for n short tlmo
Afterwards bo took the money from the safe
and kept It In his own possession until my
trial at York , nt which time ho claimed ho
had lost the money. Jnmes Harris
found tlio pocketbool : In a livery stable , but
the money was missing. Nolunrdt then nl-
legcd that the money was stolen from him.
At that time the court nnd most of the pcoplo
of Sownrd believed that either myself or my
attorneys got nwny with the money , but I
never saw it after Nelhardt took It from mo
in tno Jail on the day of my arrest. Some of
Ncibnrdt's bondsmen have agreed to fi\ the
matter and Edward Mclntyro , ono ot the
bondsmen , has offered to pay his share , but I
will not accept a portion. I am nn old man
nnd need the money badly and having waited
so long for what U honestly my own I have
engaged attorneys to bilng suit against Noi-
hordt and his bondsmen. The principal and
accrued Interest now amounts to $1,075.
"Weekly AVeutlier Crop Bulletin.
CiinTr , Neb. , April 20. [ Special to THU
Bni.1 The Nebraska weather service nt
Doanocollege makes the following report :
Tbo week past has been ono of warm ,
( { rowing wentbor , but the continued heavy
rains have delayed work and In many cases
caused grain to sprout before It could bo
dragged In.
The rainfall has been everywhere nbovo
Uvo average. A largo portion of the state
from the southwestern section to the north
eastern received over two inches of rain ,
reaching a maximum of over ilvo inches in
the Elkboru valley , tbo western and south
eastern parts about nn inch.
The temperature has been slightly nbovo
the average ; cloudy mid rainy weather pre
vailed during tbo first part of the week , sun
shiny wentbor during the last.
The ground is every where thoroughly sat
urated. Gross has coma ' 'on well during the
week nnd stock can now Ilvo on the pastures
in most ports of the stato. Cherry and plum
buds are swelling nnd In southeastern No-
bruska pe.ich artS apricot nre In bloom. Fruit
prospects arc excellent. Most of the small
grain is in the ground except In tbo north
western part of tbo state where seeding Is
well advanced.
Chintz bugs are reported 03 unusually nu
merous In the central part of the state until
the heavy rains , which seem to have largely
destroyed them.
Kearney's Now Opera House.
Kntuxur , Neb. , April 20. [ Special Tele-
pram to Tun Bni ! . ] ICparnoy's now opera
house Is nearlng completion nnd on May I
nnd 2 , the grand opening with "Mr. Barnes
t
of Now York" will take plaeo. The building
lAclf is the best In the state west of Omaha.
It is almost nn exact counterpart of the now
Boyd nt Omaha , and was designed by the
same architects. It Is n five-story building ,
of Uawllu's gray stone nnd finished with
iylcscrlpts and expensive mouldings. The
opofti house proper is a bounty in elegance
nnd designund has a seating capacity of 1,100
nnd from each seat there is a full view of the
stage. The parquotto nnd dress clrclo are
Heated with folding opera chairs , upholstered
with the finest leather , while tlio balcony Is
Jlllcd with easy chairs. Tbo stage settings
nro complete , consisting of sixteen complete
sots of bcenory , painted by Noxon &
Tooneoy ot St. Louis. The drop curtain Is
especially n work of art. costing nearly § 1,000.
The celling Is a sky with ( leery clouds nnd is
bedecked with myriads of incandescent
lights , which produce n most pleasing effect.
The stage Is WX\lii ; feet , with the proccnlum
onenlnur of 20 feet , and Is titled with nil nf
the modern devices ot the playwrights ,
The mauniliceiit structure , costing $ l i,000
complete , Is the prtdo of Kearney and Is ad
mired by metropolitan visitors ,
Roonc'H Dcnd Shot-in' .
At.mov , Nob. , April 20. ( Special to Tun
Ben. ] Sheriff T. 0. Williams , who died yoj-
tcrday afternoon , entered the United States
service as a pilvnto in company I ,
Ono Hundred nnd Eighteenth Ohio.
IIo volunteered when ho was only
llftcun and ono-hnlf years of ngo. Ho partici
pated In all tlm battles In which his rcglmont
was engaged and was wounded during the
second day of tno battle before Nashville.
Ho was mustered out as sergeant of his com
pany at Snlsbtiry , N. C. , Juno 20,18V5. ( The
dULoascd was ono ot the pioneers of Boone
county. Ho was nn active member of the
Grand Arm > of Uio Ucpublio and Modern
Woodmen. Hu was elected ns shoriil of
Iloono county In 1887 nnd also ISb'.t , nnd was
a very competent oWcor. IIo loaves n wlfo
nnd eight children.
Dr. Clark , the coroner , will act ns sheriff
until tbo commissioners appoint a new ofll-
clal.
Ihoro Mny Ho a ConlVroneo.
II WIMIS , Nob. , April 20. [ Special to Tim
BI.-K. ] Lnnnmg nnd Hagan said this morning
relative to the meeting ot democrats In this
dty May 1 and Its object : "It Is true there
may be n nicotine of democrats in this city
May 1 , but It will not bo nn indignation
meeting attended with brass bands , etc. It
will be a quiet conference of a few leading
democrats of the congressional district , con
vened for the purpose of outlining some plan
to heal the present broach existing In the
democratic party by reason of the veto of the
Nowborry bill. So far ns our antagonizing
the railroads h concerned , tt U the height of
absurdity , There Is nothing In It. "
Shot UlniHrliTor I-OVO'H Sake.
SIDNUY , Nob. , April20. [ Special Telegram
to TUB BEK. ] Hlcbard L , Douclass , ngcd
twonty-flvo j oars , shot himself this morning
through the Iqft lung with n -calibro Colts
pistol in cno of the rooms of the Pacltio
hotel. A love affair nnd despondency was
the imiucdlnto causo. The physicians pronounce -
nounco his case hopeless nnd that ho will not
survive the night. Ho has relatives at
Muskcgon , Mich.
A\ est Point News.
WCST POINT , Neb , , April 20.-Spcclal [
to TUB Bun. ] The city council 1s consider
ably agitated ever thn arrest ot three promi
nent citizens for seining in Horscshoo lake ,
The case came up Doforo Justice Brlggs , who
fined two of the party $25. Everybody Is de
termined that the law shall be observed and
nubile feeling Is decidedly against the law
breakers ,
The cltlrens of West Point nre very much
crattdod nt the appointment of Dr. H. S.
Summers to the position of superintendent of
the hospital for the insane at Norfolk to suc
ceed Dr. Wilkinson. The doctor has boon ti
resident of West Point for nine years , com
ing from Ohio , und now enjoying a lucrative
practice.
The Young Men's Christian association
district conference mot In West Point Frl-
dav nnd continued until today. A. Nash , the
state secretary , delivered n lecture on Friday
evening. The lending Christian workers of
the state were assembled hero nnd great In
terest was manifested In their labors.
Another Oppra UOIIHO Scheme.
. NrtmisKA CITY , Neb. , April 20.-Special (
Telegram toTiti : BKK. ] Hon. John C. Wnt
son returned from the south today. While In
St. i ouls be was given to understand by the
Anheuser-Busch compans * that they wnuin
erect n fiO.OOO opera house in Nebraska City
this season. The plans have already been
drawn nnd will bo submitted for bids to local
builders Inside of two weeks.
I'rcpnriiif * ; to Cclchrate.
PuTTSMoUTit , Neb. , April 20. [ Special
Telegram to Tin : But : . ] The completion of
thu Missouri Pacltio cut-off to this city will
bo duly celebrated , the board of trade and
citizens In general being now engaged in
matting nrrnngements to that end. Plaits-
mouth will do herself proud upon that Im
portant occasion.
tillOT IfltOM A.nit VdH.
Dastardly Kndcavor to As < nHsiiinte
Citizen of Hnslivllle , Mo.
ST. JoMU-ii , Mo , April 20. Emmet Wells ,
n prominent merchant of Uushvllle , In the
southern part of Buchanan county , was the
victim of a willful nttompt nt murder last
night , and is now hovering between life nnd
death , with but llttlo chance for his recovery.
At 0 o'clock last night Wells closed his store
nnd started homo. As ho was passing n small
frame barn near his dwelling some person
emptied the contents of n heavily loaded shot
gun Into his head , ' neck , right shoulder nnd
right arm. As ho foil to tbo ground ho caught
n gllmpso of tno would-be murderer disap
pearing down nn alloy , carrying the shotgun
over his shoulder. Mrs. Wells ran to the door
of their residence nnd also saw the running
man. She described him ns being of short
stature , heavily built and nttirod In dark
clothing. As it was early in the evening
when the shooting occurred a crowd soon
gathered. Wells was found unconscious and
bleeding profusely. Hovus carried to bis
homo a few yards distant and physicians
called. His wounds were found to bo very
serious , 'ibis moriiiinr oheriii sprnttnnd
Prosecuting Attorney Vorles wen'to Hush-
vlllo to Investigate the inittcr. Upon their
arrival two young mon , naircd Oian Elliott
nnd Maurice Jones , were arrested on sus
picion. Elliott is n nephew of Wells nnd
Jones Is from Hiawatha , Kan. Both nro
eighteen years of ngo and hive been attend
ing n business college in St. Joseph. Jones
claims to know nothing uf tbo nffalr and says
that ho went to Hushvlllo with Elliott to
spend Sunday , Ho says that ho can prove
bis whereabouts at the time of the shooting.
The description given by Mrs. Wells fits him
exactly. Elliott is not only n nephew of
Wells , but n ward , tbo latter having in his
possession some $1,000 of the boy's money.
Mr. Weils was u bio to make a statement this
afternoon , and said :
"Young Elliott has frequently quarreled
with mo und lias on moro than ono occasion
threatened my hfo. Ho is wild and reckless ,
nnd because ho could nofc have his way In
every thing he tried to stir up strife with me.
Some three vcars PRO howns working In my
stero nnd during the time ho vvaa with mo
ho stele about $ .300 , I dlschnrgcd him and at
the time ho threatened me. I nttorward
persuaded him to go to school. Ho may or
may not bo guilty of shooting me , although I
must say that in the least ho acted sus
piciously when ho came to Hushvillo on
Friday evening. "
EXCIIJKVUXT AT WALLA WALLA.
Every KfTort \ \ ill IIo Mndo to Punish
the r/ynolirrs.
W.U.n WAI.J.A , Wash. , April 20. Much
excitement still prevails over the lynching of
Hunt by soldiers. Superior Court Judge
Upton called upon Colonel Cotnpton , com-
mandlntr Fort Walla Walla , to aid In ferretIng -
Ing out the ( 'uilty ones and bringing them to
Justice. The colonel said ho would lend all
the assistance In nls power and only n mis
conception of the gravity of the situation
prevented him taking more nctivo stops to
prevent the trouble. Ho says the notion of
the soldiers is a disgrace to himself , bis ofll-
ccrs nnd tbo entire army.
The grand Jury , has been summoned to con
sider the tragedy. The prosecuting attorney
has telegraphed the secretary of war the details -
tails , adding that the authorities nro unable to
protect themselves against the lawless sol
diers nnd asking Immediate action.
Tbo sheriff nnd prosecuting attorney last
night received Information of a plot of the
soldiers to kill Policemen Ames and Morse ,
two gamblers Holbrook and Taylor und to
demolish two gambling houses. Colonel
Complon , on beliiK notified of this , Issued or
ders that no enlisted men bo allowed to lenvo
the peat until further orders.
FATAIj irOHK OF A LUA'ATIC.
Ho Shoots Mifl Mothornnd Sihter From
an Open \Vliulow.
STr.unuxviu.i ; , O , . April 20. Lorenzo Coleman -
man , the Insane son of a well-to-do farmer ,
fired a shot gun from nn upstairs window nt
his mother and slstor , who were In the
garden. Both women were stricken down ,
nnd when George Cloman , n farm hand ,
cnmo to their assistance , young Colomnn
fired at him. The maniac's sister is likely to
die , hut his mother and Cloman will recover.
Coleman said ho thought the shooting would
reduce the price of coffee.
Sequel to a Hotel Holocaust.
Nr.w OHUIAXS , Ln. , April 20. Frank
Hurst , the actor , yesterday obtained a ver
dict of S75Q damages against J6hn McClosky ,
The case was tried by n Jury in tbq United
Slates circuit couit. Mr. Hurst was a mem
ber of Frederick Ward's ' company , which
had a narrow escape from the Allen house ,
which caught Ilro on December U , ISb'J.
Hurst was Injured nnd sued for fil.OOO dam
ages because the house was not supplied
with lire escapes as required by law. Fred
C. ; Unst , buslno3s manager of the Nellie
Mcllcnry company , was burned to death in
the same ilro nnd Mr , Ward's ' leading lady
sustained Injuries from which she died two
months later.
Qnlot I'ny Among Coke Strllcern.
SCOVTSIUU : , Pn. , April 20. The socialist
strikers did not hold a mass meeting today
as protected , but held n delegate convention
instead , attended by ono hundred ardent
supporters. Jones nnd Delnber delivered
sppoi'bos of the usual stripe. Jones , In speak
ing of the "coming revolution , " said :
"Bloodshed Is not necessary , but should the
Pinkortons attack you with guns you know
wtat to do. "
There will be another vigorous attempt to
start the Idle coke works tomorrow , and
that , with numerous evictions , will doubtless
malto a lively time. Today was quiet.
A. One-I.ojjKod Mini's Crime.
FOIIT SMITH , Ark. , April 20. Henry Effort ,
n ono-lcggca man , was sentenced In the
United States court to three years imprison
uiout at Detroit,1 Mich. On September 21
lost ho was convicted ot nssault with Intent
to kill , and the next night escaped from the
Jail hospital. Ho was run in a few days ngo ,
and has probaoly got u much longer term
than ho would bad bo not run away. Ho
was kort in the hospital on account of being
a cripple , nnd was given a llttlo too much
rope , of which ho took advantage.
WHY ROGER WAS TURNED ,
Mills' Tariff Ideas Are Not Popular with
the Texas Democracy
HE VMS ANXIOUS TO SUCCEED REAGAN ,
Sonic Information llegardliiK "lo
Bounfy on SiiRar More Tulle
About , the ; Itctircmcntof
Secretary Noble.
gmxnTox BunmuTitr. BRE , )
fil ! ) FOUIUT.E.VTII STIICCT , >
iVAsniNOTOx , D. C. , April 20. )
The anticipated has happened and Senator
John It. Kcngon has resigned to tnlto the po
sition of chairman of the railroad commission
of Texas. This ol Itself Is not looked upon
as important , but the speedy nctlon of Gover
nor Hogg In selecting the senator's successor
In the person of Horace Chlllton of Taylor is
regarded ns significant by many. Nobody
hero knows much , If anything , nbout Chill-
ton , but everybody says ho know that Con
gressman Mills expected fully to succeed
Hcngan in the .senate , nnd to do so on his
record as n free trader. It is believed , oven
among the democratic friends of the
lending tnilft reformer In the house ,
that ho was "turned down" by the governor
of Texas because his tariff ideas are not
popular with the Texas democracy. From
tlmo to tlmo It has been announced that
Mills' free wool principles were not , popular
with his constituency , but the free traders
denied it , dcsplto tlio fact that his majority
was being reduced rapidly at every election.
The defeat ho has suffered at the hands of
Governor Hogg will , It Is stated , retire him
from the house , If not from nil places , to pri
vate life , for ho has been threatening to not
stand again for ro-olcctlon. The retirement
of Morrison and Mills will leave the demo
crats in cither house without n single
eminent ndvocato of free tradp or radical
tariff reform. Reagan was , with the
cxcedtlon of Senator Cullom of Illinois ,
the most prominent inte-stnto commerce
law ndvocato In congress. Ho was the first
man to advocate such a thing as a federal
Jaw to regulate railroad tariffs. It was In
the house moro than n dozen years ago.
Kcngan was to the very last stages of the
legislation , and is now , an ndvocato of giving
the state courts Jurisdiction In nil interstate
commerce cases , thereby throwing into the
hands of local committees contests npnlnst
general corporations often with headquarters
outside the state. Such n thing , it was held
by Cullom and others , would bo disastrous to
railroad interests. This Is the hobby of Uen-
gan and Is why ho has been put nt the head
of the Texas rail road commission , which has
very drastic laws behind it , nnd it is moro
than likely that the railroad corporations of
tno state are Just now feeling like committing
hnrikari.
BOOMINO GOVHUSOll HOIE8.
Democrats In congress from every section
of the west , southwest nnd portions of the
south now in Washington are giving Gov
ernor Boies of Iowa n big boom for the presi
dential nomination ns against Mr. Cleveland.
It is stated that nearly all of the candidates
for the spcakorshlp of the next congress have
secretly committed themselves against the
nomination of Mr. Cleveland wherever his
nnmo has been mentioned by democratic
members from the west uud southwest , fTbo
NowYorker'sposition"otftho'silver , ' pension
and tnrlff questions and his utter Indiffer
ence of individual members of his
party and his utter lack of gratitude
nro being mentioned in the work
that Is being done for the nomination of
Governor Boies. The friends of the lowan
nro in some instances naming him for the
second place on tbo ticket for the purpose of
opening n way for their man , but their real
aim is the head of tho. ticket and it promises
so well that Iowa democrats say it will
dlvldo the party to an extent which will
make Itimprhctlc.iblo , If notoponly foolhardy ,
to nominate .Mr. Cleveland , who has no In
terest whatever In the west. Ex-Governor
Gray of Indiana , who had something of a
boom a while oga , Is never mentioned in in
fluential democratic circles now.
CAiuEit MAY rossim.y SUCCEED NOIILE ,
In certain circles the report Is ncaln in cir
culation that Secretary Noble Is thinking of
resigning to accept a largo retainer in the
practice of law. In the same connection the
statement is made that Laud Commissioner
Carter of Montana will , if Secretary Noble
goes out and into private life , proceed to the
head of the Interior department. The fact
that Mr. Carter , who left congress on the
4th ot last month , could have returned to his
home nt Helena and entered upon a practice
of the law which would yield him something
like ? 0,000 to * ' )0,000 ) n year , was Induced to
accept the commlssionorship of the
general land office nt $5,000 , Is
pointed to ns corroborative evidence that
ho must hiivo had something else in view
when ho was induced to take the ofllca ho
now holds. If there is any probability of
Secretary Noble leaving the Interior depart
ment for nnv purpose whatever it cannot bo
learned from him or any of his friends. Mr.
Carter , however , is broad brained and exper
ienced cnouch to mnko a most excellent secretary -
rotary of the Interior. Ho has had wide
training nnd good drill In all the ofilccs in
congress nnd at the bar.
INFOllMATION AIIOUT 1111 ! SUdAH BOUXTT.
Ono is led to the conclusion from the flood
of letters being received at the treasury de
partment that people generally do not under
stand much nbout the bounty which is to be
paid upon the production of domestic sugar ,
notwitnstanding the numerous statements
which have been published.
In the first place no bounty is to bo palt
upon suear produced In this country prior to
July 1 next. The sugar section of the now
tariff bill or law wont Into effect April 1 , bui
only the features which mnko reductions in
the duties nnd places certain gtndcs upon the
free list have otfect Before July 1. At the
latter dnto there begins a bounty of 3 cents n
pound for all the pura maple or beet or cano
sugar produced in the United States , pro
vldcd the producers comply with certain ro
quirements. No one will get anything for
maple sugar produced this spring.
Soldiers , their widows , orphans or depend
cut parents cannot get n "pension till they
meet certain requirements ns to disability
death or other bases nf claims , and so the
bounty to bo paid upon sugar comes only
after certain requirements as to production
are fulfilled.
Persons who intend to produce suear from
maple trees , beets , sugar cano or sorghum
should write to the "collector of internal reve
nue of their districts nnd ask for a sugar
maker's blank application for license. The
blank which will bo sent will give the name
nnd address of the applicant and the charuc
ter of sugar to bo manufactured. The ma
chlnery will bo described in the appllca
tlon , methods , extent of proposed pro
duction , etc. If the application meets
the requirements the collector of internal
tornal revenue will forward a bliinl
bond , which must bo dulv executed. Ontl
Is made before any ono authorized to admin
Istcr an oath for the state. The bondsmen
nro held in a sum which the collector cstl
mates the applicant expects to get annually
in the way of bounty. The bond is not i
hardship to any honest citizen. The Idea 1
to make all who intend to do business will
the federal government and benefit from it
munificence bo responsible for hU rcprescu
tutions ,
The collector of Internal revenue is on
nbled to arrive nt o very fnlr estimate of the
amount of sugar n community Is expected to
produce , and can , in advance of the raarke
uuy , arrange for the inspection. When th
sugar is mudo the producer will notify th
collector of internal revenue , who in turn
will require a sample of tbo product
and then some plnco will bo dcstg
noted , the most convenient for the prc
ducer , to have bis sucur inspected. Wber
the production is largo the inspector wil
visit the place of tbo producer. Where th
production 1 small the producers will bo re
quired to bring their migar to some central
place for Inspection * There will bo twelve
inspectors npix > ! ntcd soon ( .ofotl very llttlo de
lay will follow whohn collector js notified
uat there Is sugar for Inspection ,
When the Inspector baa done his duty ho
vlll give the producer ja certificate showing
hat ho has produced so many pounds of such
nnd such a arndd. Unities the sugar shows
n certain degree of purity1 , bounty Is paid
, nd there nro nbout three grades of bounty ,
cents a pound boihg the bounty for the best
and 1'i cents n ptiaud for the lowest gmdo.
The certificate to the producer Is n war
rant , which ho forwards hero to the com nils-
loner of Internal roycmuo nnd when It Is
audited n draft Is issued nnd forwarded to
ho producers. The draft run bo cashed any-
vhoro without discount. ' There will be ns
Ittlo delay as possible la tbo work hero and
> v tbo collector of internal revenue In each
district and also at the bands of the inspect
ors. The department Is bound to mnko this
bounty as munificent ns possible , and of
course It would boofllttla benefit if unnec
essary obstacles were thrown in the way of
anybody. , ' , ,
1 asked the commlsslcncr of Internal rev-
mue the other day whnt'provlslon was made
o prevent frauds , such ns ono producer
after drawing a bounty upon his production
insslng it along to hisv neighbor nnd per-
Hitting him to draw ngbounty. "Wo have
implp regulations in the ivny of tagging nnd
cooping up community .reports , and besides
: hero is n law which makes n very heavy
Ino with Imprlsonmcnt'for n fraud of any
character In the sugar bounty business , "
said ho. $
EAHI.Y CONVENTION TALK.
If the proposition to jthold the republican
nominating convention next year in May In
stead of Juno or July , hs heretofore , proves
successful It , will bo but thirteen months bo-
'ore the national campaign is opened , nnd not
moro than six or oightVbonths till the candi
dates for tno nominations are in the open
field. W
Hon. L. T. Mlchenor'iyho was n prominent
Iguro in the convention that nominated
President Harrison , oriclXvho has had many
years of active oxpericiiqo in the politics of
Indiana , said to-day tnot , beyond nny doubt
.ho republicans should bold their convention
before the hot weathorjbcglns. "Heretofore
our national convcntlofts.hnvo been llttlo loss
ihun broilers , " said Genpral MIchenor , "nnd
the men who have had real , work to do have
liad n hard tlmo Ofj-'it. And what has
ucen the hardest Of it nil , this
Hardship , duo to the heat , has been
useless. There has bcon.no excuse for It. Of
course , If the friends of/Presldcnt Harrison
should take the initiative in the move for nn
earlier convention , thero.would bo these who
would say It was a stcpdn the Interest of n
prolongation of the present administration ,
when in fact the president's friends would
prefer to stave off tbo nomination ns long as
possible , for our president grows so rapidly
in strength that It wllllnot , bo long till the
opposition will have beonrpraovod. |
"No , it Is purely n matter of comfort. The
convention should be held fit a tlmo when it
is as convenient for everybody and there can
bo the greatest comforMMay , tbo middle of
the month , is a good season , and from tbo
favorable expressions. Doming in from nil
directions I believe 'tlmt , month will bo
selected. " j
AX orronTusiTtion wonK.
This Is the first tlmolbo people in the vari
ous executive departments have bud an op
portunity to do a full aaytf , work since the
present admlnlstrntlonciroo _ Into power. At
all other periods there lips been a swarm of
ofllco-scckers or sight-tfSeres ooout. The de
partments slnco tho'ipr/s'sldcnt went away
have been almost deserted Jjy strangers or
Men nnd'wvmion * omnlnvnft nro
nt work , without anything ocunybody ex
traneous to distract thele { attention. Wash
ington has not been sorine'a y .deserted or so
quiet within three years > There are probably
not two dozen men from cqhsrwiS 'n ' the citv.
At the pension o nice 'it. Isolated the number
of cases bqtng disposed 'qf dally far exceeds
these of , nny tftbtiaryilfn'lrJtP\ilX ! \ bo *
gins to look , as though'tlioto wunld bo an'nd-
Judtcatlon of nlf ponding' claims before 'tho
end of this administration - This ; Is a work-
lug period. PKIIIIY S. HEATH.
Superintendent Poster's Reply.
WASIIIXOTO.N , April (2Q. ( Superintendent
Porter of the census bprbau has written n
lotterto S. M. MoLallirt bf the Topeka Advo
cate , replying to criticisms on the census re
port of Indebtedness. P rtec makes It clear
that the census bureau , by the terms of the
law , Is restricted to inquiries as to indebted
ness of "farms nnd homes. " Ho explains the
fact that the bureau Is not including nil real
estate mortgage indebtedness , hut confined
its investigations to thd restrictions of the
law.
Two Ep'scop 1 Theo/olcal / Stuilonts
Confess a Uuiiifec of Fnith.
NEW YoitK , April Si.--Speci.il [ Telegram
to THE Bii.J : Two studo'tjts of the general
theological seminary of the Episcopal church
Joined the Uoman Catholic church on Friday.
They are John B. Wornot of AllentownPa , ,
nnd It. Moroy Ludlowj of St. Louis. "I
have for many years befjaved the doetrluos
of the Catholic church. " , , said Mr. Warner.
"Tho Infallabillty of the pope was the only
point I could not understand. Last sum mor
I read many Catholio works and I continued
that course of rcadlnt ? after I entered the
seminary. Finally i decided that the Catho
lie church was the proper place for mo. "
Mr. Ludlow said thut bis conversion was
effected In n manner jslmllar to Mr. Wer
ner's. Cardinal Newman's works , ho told
the reporter , were principally what convinced
him that ho should become a Catholic.
(
Neither student avers that the other had
leanings toward Catholicism. They were
friends In the seminary nnd ono day Mr.
Werner told Mr. Ludlow ho had determined
to become a Catholic. Mr. Ludlow then
confessed that ho was of that way of
thinking , too. Both of them went
to Father Deshon 61 the Paulists
and bo nnd other members of
his order Instructed them further
in the Catholio doctrine. They told no ono
in the seminary of their conversion. On
Friday they sent their resignations to Dean
Hoffman nnd bade a few of their friends among
the students goodbyo. No effort was made
to dlssuado them from * " the stop they had
taken. _ i _
BIr. "NVnttcrson "Was Not Acceptable.
CHATTAXOOOA , Tenn.j ,2 urll 20. U. S.
Grant university , nambaSfpr the general , and
founded here by the Frcoinon's Aid society
of Cincinnati , has n branch at Athens , Tonn. ,
with 000 students. Tha faculty ot the uni
versity advised the live literary societies to
select an orator to deliver j their annual address -
dross at commencement ) They did so and
Henry Wnttrson was chosen. On learning
of their derision Chancellor Spouco and tbo
faculty informed them ttijjt thov could not
have Mr. Watton > on. Mnob Indignation and
disappointment Is felt among the students
on account of what they jcall the partisan
feeling shown by tbo management of the
university. _ _ |
Drowned IMinsi-U' iu u Hath Tub
BAI.TIMOIIE , Md , , April 2G. Albert B , Bessel -
sol , a baker , aged about forty-flvo years , was
drowned In n bath tub yesterday evening nt
his homo , ( V30 Gold street,3n Northwest Bal
timore. Dr. Silas Baldwin , coroner , who
was notified by tlm police t > f the occurrence ,
stated In his report that Bcsscll had commit
ted buicldo by drowning himself , and nn In
quest was unnecessary , The tub was not
long , but was deep. When found Bossell's
head and body voro in tno water , which was
pouring over the tub. t Ho was out of wont
and In bad health. It Is said Bcsscll had for
some tlmo been despondent. Ho bad no
children ,
An Rloplitf ; Couplo.
IlANXinAr , Mo. , A pfll 20 , Mr. nnd Mrs.
Matthew Petit , a. . ninawny conplo from
Dubuquc , la , , passed through hero yestcr-
day. Tbo brldo is the daughter of wealthy
parents , who objected lo Potlt in tbo role of
son-ln-lnw , but the lovers , xvba nro pretty
well along in yearn , 'bled themselves to n
minister and were lawfully man led. They
are apparently anxious to keep out of the
way of the old folks until a reconciliation
can bo patched up.
WILL CONSIDER THE TARIFF ,
The Task Confronting tlio Trench Deputies ,
Which Ass.'mblo Today.
PRDTESTS AGAINST7\ \ PROHIBITIVE POLICY
Ulny Dny CclclmitloiiM Iilkcly to Prove
a Fa lure Hitter Coniin lit of
the Frc.to'i Press on Von
MoItko'H Death.
PAIIIS , April 20. The French chambers re-
nsscmblo tomorrow nnd will proceed Imme
diately to discuss the new tariff. The ilo-
clslotis of the chambers on the tariff question ,
it Is every where felt , will bo big with con
sequences , both to the trivdo of the country
nnd to the ministry , whoso fate depends upon
the action of parliament. Prospective fnlluro
of the cereal harvest has tillered the position
of nlTalrs entirely slneo the government
drafted the tnrlff bill and the tariff commis
sion has proceeded to Increase the duties
beyond oven the government's proposals.
The debate will last a fortnight. The gov
ernment , In view ot the Imminence of famine
prices for bread , will bo forced to lower tem
porarily the tariff on grains , and will prob
ably also bo constrained , through the pros
pect of a European tariff combine , to reduce
the minimum tariff so as to facilitate the forma
tion of treaties based on reciprocity. The
government proposals , as they nro to bo ap
plied to the most favored nations , nnd on which
no concessions nro possible , range 12 per cent
higher than the present tariff for countries
having no treaties with. Franco. The com
mission has greutly Increased the minimum ,
thereby placing the government In a dlfllcult
position to propose a foreign reciprocity
tariff.
The agitation has led to the formation of an
export trailo defense association and a com
mittee was orcanl/od nt today's mooting to
protest against the prohibitive policy of the
commission. Fifteen hundred persons wore
present. Resolutions were passed denounc
ing the tariff chnnsoa , which , It was de
clared , would ruin the country , Isolate
Franco and destroy her industries nnd deprive
French workmen of thor means of subsistence.
Premier Bo Froyclnot has rorclvod a me
morial from the Lyons People's association ,
asking an immediate suspension of tlio tariff
on grains. The association exerts n wide in-
llucnco In the southern portion of Franco ,
nnd its action will doubtless cause the cab
inet to reflect.
At a mooting held today In Cognac , in the
department of Uhutcnte , at which 2,003 per
sons wore present , resolutions similar to
those adopted by the mooting In the circus
were passed , while the anti-tariff speakers
were greeted v , 1th euthusias tie cheers. These
facts indicate the swift growth of a formidable
movement against extreme protection.
Tbo Mov day celebrations nro likely to
proyo a ridiculous fnlluro in consequence of
the squabbles of the socialist lenders. The
various factions Marxist , Ouesdist , Brous-
slst , nllomanlst , anarchist , possibillst , collec-
tlvlst and others all having the common as
piration to bring about a street row , cannot
agree how to accomplish their purpose
with the least danger of provoking nn explo
sion which will end In their summary punlsn-
inont. This the government Is entirely
ready to lulllct. M. Constans , minister of
the interior , is known to entertain no scru-
'pics as to dealing docl.Uvoly-.with thn anafcHt ,
1st mob. The split relates solely to tbo pro
posed public demonstration. All side ? have
agreed to stop work and devote the day to
frolic , drink , dinners and dances.
The newspaper comments on the late Gen
eral Von Moltka are generally unsympathetic
and often marked with a chauvinist spirit
that Is repulsive to anybody but Frenchmen ,
Thus the Sieclo says : "Tho Gaul salutes
\vithoutvnlnnngerthlsbarbarlan chief , the
lost of so many Invaders with whom a whole
ape expires. "
Lu Uopubliquo Francalso says : "This
master of the nrt of war dishonored his
most brilliant victories by cruelties nnd horrors
rors , which had been calmly calculated be
forehand nnd which were revolting to the
most unfeeling minds. " ,
The llappel says : "General Von Moltko
made a sorrowful gift of militarism to
Europe. His country , ruined by taxation ,
will soon learn to curse his memory. "
The Figaro says : "This man , who lived'
solely to mnko war nnd to whom sentiment
was unknown , was the first that Insisted
upon the annexation of Alsace-Lorraine.
This could not bo forgotten. "
The Gaulois prints an Interview with Gen
eral Cnnrobert , in which the Hold marshal is
represented as saying : "Germany for a
long time to como will bo unnblo to find a
man capable of cclipslnir Von Moltito , al
though his pupils nnd successors may con
tinue his line of work. It Is wo who now
have the great strategist. I mean General
Mlribol , our chief of staff. "
Colonel Fred Grant nnd wife arrived on
Friday for n short visit. They are guests of
Hon. Whltclaw Held , United States minister ,
nnd a dinner was given in their honor nt the
legation last evening. Among those present
were Count Arco-Valloy , Baron Lucher , Air.
Henry Vlllard and wife , Mrs. Paran Stevens ,
T. H. Harjos and wife and a number of other
Americans. Mr. Hold will give a diplomatic
dinner in honor of Mr. nnd Mrs. Grant , on
which occasion they will have the pleasure
of meeting Minister Hlbot and his wife , Mmo.
Hlbot , who , HkoMrs. Grant , Is from Chicago.
Miss Barboy of Now York , a niece of Mr.
Lorillard , was married on Friday last to
Count do Pourtales. Mr. Ueld was n wit
ness of the civil mnrrincc. The religious
ceremony was performed yesterday. The
wedding was a very quiet alfiilr , the family
of the bride being In mourning.
The city Is full of prominent Americans.
Among these now hero nre I. J. Knicker
becker of Chicago , Mrs. C. L. Hutchlnson ,
wlfo of the president of the Chicago art
institute , C. .T. Singer of Chicago , K. J.
Mason , a Harvard trustee , and Mrs. Pierre-
pout Morgan.
The exhibition of American nrt , which
opens hero in June , promises to bo n success.
Mr. Uold , ex-Minister McLean nnd Consul-
General King have accepted positions on the
committee ) nnd a scene of leading American
artists in Europe will send exhibits. A line
gallery near the Grand Boulevard has been
selected for the exhibition. This Is tna first
time that any foreign country has made a col
lective independent nrt exhibit in Paris and
French artists and art critics are pleased at
this recognition of the claims of Paris as the
art center 6f the world.
UH il a Itit * > r.
VIXITA , I. T. , April 20. At F.ilrhmd , n
small town twenty miles east of here , A. S
Pope , nn ngtnt for a Columbus , Kan. , nur
scry , committed sulcldo last night by cutting
his throat trom car to oar with a razor
When found , n short tlmo oftor the occur
rcnce , ho was lying upon a bed In a room
which resembled a slaughter house as to
blood. Deceased was a native of IContuckv
where his parents now losldo , though his
wife and children nro nt Mlndon. Mo. Mr
1'opo went to Falrlnnd six weeks ngo uiu
has varied his occupation between sclliiif ,
fruit trees and drinking vile whisky. Finn
lly troubles are supposed to have led to in
temperance.
Ilcsult of an Old Komi.
ANSISTO.V , Ala. , April 2J. At Dearmnn
vlllo last night William Kugnn shot an
Englishman named Bernard , fatally wound
ing him. The shooting grew out of nn old
family feud which had existed for some tlmo.
Bernard was In bed Mule , when Hngan
walked up to his gate and shot thrua times nt
him , Bernard escaping the last two shots by
jumping from the lud nnd crnwllng'uiidcr It ,
Kugnn loft nt once an 1 uui not slnco boon sosu
llovolvor and Hatuhet.
MALVF.UX , Ark. , April 20. Lewis Cum-
uilngs and John Anderson , colored laborers
at Perm M-- , ono mlle east of town , became
involved II' quarrel. During the troiiblo
Anderson sT : Cummlngs with n hatchet ,
The latter1 , v a revolver nnd fired two
shots nt the , . or , ono of which took effect
in AmlciBon" , ift urm. The totter then
wrenched th - \lvor from Cummtngs nnd
shot him , trot , effects ot which bo will
dlo. Andorso\ \ apod.
LAST f\ \ II' S Ml t/.S IXK f ,
AVhnt the Hot jsTT-oin the Vur'oiiH
'
Clrarll ( OIUCH SIlOW.
BOSTON , 'M.is i a > . , April 20. [ Spsrril Tele-
gr.vm to THE BB3.1 Tuo folio win ; t I'jlo , co n-
piled from dlspiUihoj fronths man igors of
the clearing housoi of thocltlo ? nnmoil , shows
thogroia exchnngoi fur last weak , with rates
jiercont of Inore.iso or decreno. as iifr.ilnst the
similar amounts for the corresponding week
in Ib'.HJ :
Not Included In tot.ilv
A RATTLE WITH UOItllEKS.
Alabama Posse Makes An Important
Capture Two Men Ktlle.l.
BniMixoimr , Ala. , April 20. A gang of
irmed robbers and a posse of citizens cumo
n contact near Attalla this morning , roault-
ng In the fatal woundlnir of Tom Wilson , ono
of the posse , and John Boatloy , onu of the
rang. For some tlmo nn organized
sand of robbera and burglars have
icon committing doiirodntlons up and
down the AlaDama & Great Southern rail
road , and „ onljr , thls week , wrecked
" " tj < t '
* " " '
a" ipnssehgur""cftralrt 'near Sprlngvlllo ,
'
whfc'h cost two men their lives. Detect
ives have been on their track , nnd last , night
they \\oro caucht burglarizing a store on
Sand mountain , some miles out from Attalla.
A posse of the best citizens of the town was
at one got together and went over the moun
tain In pursuit. They failed to find the gong ,
nnd were returning at ! l o'clock in th(3 ( morn
ing when they ran across the robbers at a
bridge over Wills crook and in reply to the
order to surrender the robbers opened ilro
and a general engagement ensued , about ono
hundred shots being fired. The posse con
tinued to close in on them until the robbers
ran. Pursuit resulted In the capture of all
but two , and ono of them named .John Bentley -
ley , was found In a cabin on n bed dying.
Tom Wilson , the citl/on who was mortally
wounded , was un alderman of Attalla and cur
inspcctor of the Alabama & Great Southern
railroad.
It is impossible as yet to ascertain the
names of all the captured mon , but ono of
them Is Florence Bentley , a urothr-r to the
ono killed , and another Is named Llthrow.
Accurate descriptions have boon obtained ,
and that of two of them ta'lies ' with the
descriptions at the two men who recently
committed a daring diamond robbery In this
city , by which they captured about $ -1,000
worth of rings from a Jewelry store in the
heart of town , nnd while the streets were
full of people. The favorite occupation of
the gang was burglnrilng r.illrond stations.
Citizens have been all day scouring the
woods for the two that escaped , and nn effort
was made to procure bloodhounds from Bir
mingham , but it failed. A late report from
Attalla saya the excitement Is gro.it , nnd If
Wilson dies before the prisoners are removed
a lynching will almost cortnlnly result.
One ofSt. Ijonls1 \ \ ould-Itc "Mashers"
Soundly llmiHhrd.
ST. Louis , Mo. , April 21. There was n
sensational horsowhlpplng in front of the
court house nt 11 o'clook yostordny in which
Wilbor C. Fant , city editor of the ( Hobo-
Democrat , was a prominent llpiiro , A man
named J. 3. Stout had sent an exceedingly
revolting letter to two actresses , Miss
Georgia Lingard and Miss Llllio Allyn. per
forming at a cafe chanVint on Broadway
known as the winter uardon. The women
felt themselves grossly Insulted and told
their story to the proprietor of the place ,
who In turn spoke to Air. Fant nbout it. The
latter induced Mbs Lingard to answer Stout's
note , nuking an appointment nt U o'clock.
At the time mentloncj ho escorted the two
women to the rendezvous , ono of the busiest
corners of the city. At sight of Stout Miss
Lingard drew a cowhide from beneath hur
cloak and commenced to lash the fellow about ,
the face and head , drawing blood with each
blow. An Immense crowd collected , nnd
Fant , who Is n kodak liond. pressed the but
ton nnd took several Instantaneous views of
the situation. Stout brouo nway and ran ,
followed by MU > s Lingard btlll plying the
whit ) . _
IntcrHtato ( omiiuu'oe Decision.
WAHiiixoro.v , April 'M. The interstate
commerce com mission , in n lengthy decision ,
finds in favor of Jacob Shamhcrg in his com-
piaint against the Delaware , Laekuwannn &
Western nnd Now York , Chicago & St. Louis
rotids. Shambcn : complained that n certain
linn of cattle dealers In Now York who pro
euro cattle on n large scale from Chicago ran
a largo number of Improved stock cars. The
commission finds that on these cars carriers
pay the company mileage , loaded or empty ;
p-iy 50 cents for loading each car with cnttlu
and also yardage at , the rate of : % cents per
100 on all cattle hauled , The amount of these
rebates moro than pays the entire cost of Im
proved stock cars within two years alter
operations commence with thorn , leaving the
owners still operating them with all the
above advantages in rates und facilities , The
commission holds that this Is unlawful prof
crcnco nnd n violation of the Interstate com
mcrco law , _
THE H'JKATlliit FOllEV.lHT.
Fur Umalin ( iiul VMntlu Fatr ; cooler.
For fi'ttintiltfi Kiilr ; ivlntl * ititfttnu to saulli
n'cstcilu ; wanner , cr i > t In ettieine cattfrn ] > oi
tioimnicer ( tcmji'nidne.
Fur foirrt UuMcr ; far ( ; noitluvcttrrly wind'
t'arSoulh Dakata l\ilr ; wlntt * nM/tlna t <
toutiuctatcrlu nnd unirmer , except in cjcticin
( aiUrn portfoni ; lower tcinixraluic.
RESIDENT'S ' SISTER INJURED
Irs. Bottio Eaton Thrown from Her Oar-
rlago AYhilo Returning from Ohurchi
IER WOUNDS BELIEVED TO BE FATAL ,
UK Xlci.'o , Mlsq Monrc , Ale Ilnilly
Hurt Caused by n Itrcak In
tlio Harness Tlio Presi
dent Notified.
CINCINNATI , O. , April 20. This ovonlng'n
olccrnm was sent to President Harrison on
ho Pacific coast nnd to John Harrison Iti
Cnnsas City that their sister , Mrs. Bottio
Onton of North Bend , had been mortally In
ured today by being tnrown from her car-
lago In a runawny.
The accident happened this afternoon nt
Sieves , nbout twonty-threo mlloa west of this
Ity. Mrs. Enton and hc-r niece , Miss Moore ,
vent to Clovus to church In n carriage , drlv-
ng the family horse , which , though spirited ,
iways bad been considered safe. On their
oturn the hoiso shied nt something
ind started to run nwny. Thedbreedi
ng of the harness broke ami
ho horse plunged down n bank ,
brewing both women out of the carriage.
Mrs. Eaton was thrown to the hard ground
lolcntly , her head stilklng first. Miss
Moore had n shoulder dislocated nnd suffered
Ihcr Injuries. She was nblo to bo removed
o Eaton homestead nt North Bond and It Is
loped her Injuries are not mortal. Mrs.
baton's Injuries were so serious that she
ould not bo remove I to North Bend , being
nkun to the hoilso of u friend In Cloves.
About midnight tonight the Cincinnati
pent of the Associated press received n tolo-
ihono message from Cloves saving that Mrs.
Onton was conscious nnd able to talk , and
hero were some hopes of her recovery.
It was stated , moreover , tlmt tno horse did
lot run away , but the breeching broke when
ic was going down n steep hill , nnd Miss
> Iooro in her fright caught the rams and the
lorso veered and upset the buugy over a
teen bank. Miss Anna Moora's Injuries are
lot thought to bo sciions.
It is hoped Mrs EYon has not suffered
ntcrnal Injuries. She Is about sixty years
old.
. ' 1'pnldont Harrison ( ! nt'j * ' hooked.
S\x FiiANTisro , April 20. President Hnr-
ison received the first news of his sister's
njuries from the Associated press. The
clcgram tlmt his sister was mortally In
ured In a runaway accident was shown him.
> v Postmaster General Wnniinukor. The
iro&ldout was greatly shocUod nnd could
carcely believe the nous. It Is not yet
mown whether the president will mnko any
change in the plans regarding his trip.
r.liiitJlJD .1 QVlK'f SAIilLiTH.
i'lic President and Party Take a Much
Needed ItcHt.
SAX FKAXOISCO , April2(1. ( The presidential
mrty spent a quiet Sabbath. This morning
'resident and Mrs. Harrison accompanied
> layer Sanderson and Mrs. Sanderson to the
Tirst Presbyterian church. . . Tlio remainder
of the day tno prosidontspont In las rooms at
the Palace hotel. A number of persons
called , but ho gcnprnlly nskod to be excused
on the cround that ho needed rest. Post
master General Wunnmiikor addressed Cnl-
rnry Sunday school at noon nnd In the
ifter-noon ndOre'ss'cd the Young Man's
Chrictian Association. All -the. ladles ot
, ho partv drove to the „ resilience of'Soda-
tor nnd Mrs. Stanford this afternoon.
The president had a conference with Briga
dier-General linger this evening In regard to
.ho lynching of the murderer at Walla Walla
jy a party of soldiers , and subsequently the
iresidont sent the following telegram to the
secretary 01 war at Washington :
'Affair nt Walla Walla Is very discredit
able to army discipline. If there Is reason ,
ns appears , that the mob was composed or
soldiers , you will orcor a court of Inquiry and
see that all the responsibility for the dls-
grace Is fixed and the guilty brought to
ir empt trial. "
lion Din 1IK ( iKf '
Voting Man Found Unconscious on
the -.trcet ' 1 his Morning.
A. Nelson , a young man who lives at 302tt
Davenport street , was found unconscious at
Fifteenth nnd Farnam at 2:80 : thin morning.
He was taken to the station. It was evl
dent ho was suffering from the effects of a
drug of some sort.
Efforts to rovlvo him were unavailing at 3
o'clock , nnd his aeath was then expected.
o
T/t/ , . , ! / ; ' A/ill' TAIIKltXACtiE.
Opened to the ConrcKatliu ; and tlio
General Pnbl < : .
Nnw Yonic , April 20. Itov. T. "Dowltt
Tnlmage'.s now tnbornnclo was opened to his
congregation und the public for the first time
this morning. There wore three importan
dedicatory services held during the day nnd
thousands of pcoplo crowded the big edifice
nt each ono. The building Is romnucbquo in
style ot architecture. The Interior of the
church has two galleries and scats fifiO , ) per
sons. Up to dnto the total cost of thu churca
Is & 110.000 and It will require flO.IJOJ moro to
complete it. At this morning's service
the dedicatory prayer was imido by Kov.
Ur. Wendell Prime. Dr. Talmngo then wel
comed the congregation. Hov. Dr. Hamlll of
Washington delivered the dedicatory sermon.
The collections during the day amounted to
KiO,000 , which was called for to reniovo a
mechanics' lien on thu building of thut
amount. There still remains n debt of
00,000.
/tC'fiA'OII I.KItGXH THE ttr.JTK.
11. Pltfsott , AVho Stele 15,000 Sheep In
'iV.\nH , Arrested.
HALIFAX , N. S. , April 20. Three days ago
o suspicious looking stranger arrived by
train from the upper provinces and put up at
thu Hoveio house under the nnmo of Kou-
van. Dotoctlvo Powers shadowed him and
came to the conclusion that ho was
L. Piggott , n Tnxnn , who stole
ifi,000 sheep nnd thirty horses rome
weeks ngo nnd sold them for $ , W.OOO.
This nftornoon n telegram from Montreal nn-
nouncod that the woman who accompanied
him had bcnn arrested there nnd Immediately
Detcctlvo Powers arrested Piggott. The
prisoner acknowledged his Identity nnd ad
mitted that hu had committed the crime , nnd.
ho will bo brought before the uaprome court
judge tomorrow proliminnrv to being extra
dited. A little over 8100 In American mouoy
was found in his pockets.
Town
ST. CIIAIU.KS , Minn. , April 20A tcrrlblo
fire Is raging In the north end of town. Over
? li)3,000 ) worth of property has itlreaJy been
destroyed , and It is blowing a gnlo. Smith &
CO.'M general store. Oalo's dry goods bouse ,
hotel , the Times printing office , Mnsonlo ball
nnd number of other bul'dlngs nro gene
nnd several residences nre now in Ilamos.
AWonlil-Ho fiirdorer Captured.
PHINCETOX , Ky. , April 20. Joe Bryant ,
who shot and dangerously wounded Sam
MiCrao nt Gracoy last Saturday , was cap-
uicd yesterday and lodged in the Cadiz Jail.
tt is thought now that McCraa will recover.
- Snlulde < > ! ' a PJiyhlelim.
MIIAN , Ind. , April 20. At Elrod last nfht ! (
Dr. Snmuol S , Flowing of Cation , III. , sui
cided by banging. The coroner's verdict
was that ho was insane , brought about by
hard study.