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THE OMAHA DAILY TWENTY-Fl HST YEA K. OMAITA , TUESDAY MOKKINO , APH1L 19 , 1892. MTMHER 300 , JUSTICE ALL HE CLAIMS Exccwtive Olevk of the Senate Young Asks His Accusers Into the Open , HENRY WATTERSON MAKES A STRONG PLEA T n Cltlrrn as Sncrril nn the Dignity uf thn Scniito A Klinllnr Inci dent Itrralloil No Ac tion Taken , S , D.C. , April 18. Mr. James Rankli ! Young , lately the oxccuttvo clerK of the senate , has addressed a letter to Vice President Morton in relation to the notion of the senate In declaring his ofllco vacant for alleged botrnynl of executive session secrets. After reviewing the clrcumstnnces con nected with his dismissal , Mr. Young calls upon his accusers to coino out from bohlnd the closed door * of the senate nnd make the charges ngainnt him openly to that bo maybe bo able to protect himself. The most strik ing portions of his loiter follow : "A portion of the commttio on foreign re lations , in n panic over the Bering sea matter , or under some influence 1 may not dlvino , conceive the fancy thnt n clerk Is responsible for the publication of secret news. It could have summoned that clerk , and bad at least ttto advantage often ton minutes Inquiry. Something In his man ner , oven If ho had been n hardened crim inal , nnd not , ns In my cnso , n trusted ofllciul of llftcon years standlnir , would liavo cn- nblcd Its members to hnvo formed n reason able suspicion of guilt. But no. A resolu tion is pussed removing the clerk nnd sub mitted to the sonata In secret session. Hero again the clerk could have boon questioned nt ht desk by the senators. Ho could have mndo some statement or explanation. But no. The doors nro not only closed , but ho is specially asked to leave and no Intimation given him of nuy charge of suspicion. An earnest debate ensues. Certain senators in- tervcno to arrest what tbo3' deemed nn in justice. Thn resolution Is on the point of de feat and Is withdrawn only upon Iho assur ance of n senntor that ho will practically ob tain from the clerk an admission of guilt. This admission would bo found in a resig nation which would bo accepted. " Cliilm * Jusllri ! : s Ills ltljlit. The senator alluded to approached Mr. Young ana nslicit for his resignation , but wns nut with n Hat refusal nnd n demand for investigation. The letter continues : "I uin not writing In any spirit of exaggeration. My right ns n citizen to absolute justice is as sacred as tbo dignity of the senate nnd , If I cannot obtain it'at thnt august tribunal , I can appeal to ono oven moro august -thnt of my countrymen. This I now do through you. I have approached no senator nor sought in any way to Inllucnco the net of gentlemen , so many of whom have become dear to mo throuch years of friendship and association. When mends advised mo to poll iho sonata and mnko some kind of campaign , as Is so often the custom when matters are n , issue , I said that I asked no defense , no exculpation , no pallia tion , no nppeal for mercy. Ho wns my enemy who would do it in my name. I simply nsked cold nnd ucspi'ring Justlco. Two weeks passed nnd the senate resumed consideration of my case. After the debate , and under pressure of n portion of the committee on foreign nffnirs , n resolution was passed de claring mv o111co vacant. Tno senate that passed it , I understand , wns so small that a quorum wai obtained with difficulty. ' So onus my fifteen years of service. All 1 asked from the seunto was an Inquiry. This u Hllni , coerced , reluctant majority re fused. Because 1 declined to accept the nd- vice of Senntor Cameron nnd roalgn , my olllco has been declared vacant. Cuii I'roiulsi ! a Declslio Answer. "All" I ask now Is that ono of the senators who have pursued mo In secret should \\aivo the constitutional privilege of immunity for words spoken In debate , and avow In puullo u responsibility for charges madaduiin'i ; two nftornoons of nngry discussion. I shall then bo in the open nnd able to protect 'iiyself. 1 can promise n swift nnd decisive nnswor , ono thnt will satisfy the country. This Is nn appeal to manliness , justice and fair piny. 1 cannot believe that it is mndo in vain. " In executive session of the senate today President Morton announced that ho had received n communication from Mr. Young , and as It had appeared in iho morning papers ho would lav It on the table. No action was taken on Mr. Young's letter. The following letter was also received by Mr. Morton from Mr. Henry Wnttorson. editor of the Courier-Journal : ' WABtiiNinox , April 18. My Dear Sir : I have just road In the Waslilngton Post of this date a letter addressed to you by James Hankln Young , late executive- clerk of the senate , and without hU Knowledge , or that of any ot his friends , I venture to join my entreaty to his , and with him appeal to yon , nnd through you to the fonato ( or an net of justice , not only to u citizen , but to nn entire body of citizens , whoso character ana honor the senate In n inanner < ] tiustlonu nnd assails. "To the force of argument made by Mr. Young lot mo ndd the suggestion that secrets chared by eighty-eight person * cannot in iho nature of the case be wholly safe , and thai the responsibility for their disclosure shoulO no conclusively ascertained and clearly ilxcc before condemnation can justly bo visitcc upon any Individual. A Similar .Hiujilcloii K < Tiilli > il. "During the second session of the Forty- fourth congress 1 served as chairman of caucus committee appointed to Investigate transactions of this kind. Then , us now lusplrian lay upon certain gentlemen con noctnd with the newspaper borvlco. The result of our inquiries showed that no ono person was to blame , but little by little , word lie re nnd n hint there , enough had bcci gathered from those In and these without to make n fairly good report , "I have known Mr. Young from his boy hood nnd can fully attest ins mtocruy nm discretion. But private sentiment nsldo there Is n prlnclpln of justlu involved and thu press una the public hnvo a claim upon the ear of the honato which can bo bust rcachoi through you , not merely Its chief organ and olllcor , but the one direct representative ii the senate of all the people of the Unitec States. "J address you both ns a citizen and ns a journalist , conlldunt of receiving nt you bands that never fulling courtesy ami ex nltod sense of duty which have marUoil you personal and olllrial career , and I nip , dear unit honored sir , with great respect , your obedient servant , HINHV : IN TllisiNATIi : ; Bulxldlreil Sleunislilp Companies Accimeil o DlKcrlmlimtloii In Delhery of Ciirgoen , WAMIIXOTOX , D. C , , April IS.At today' session of the senate Mr. Vest Introduced a bill prohibiting the making of contracts b } the postmaster general with any stcamshl company making unjust discrimination ngotnst any port of tbo United States as t imports by vessels carrying foreign malls Mr. Yc t said It was reported that th United States & Brazil Steamship company which Is ono of the lines enjoying the sub sidy for currying of mnlln , had refused the delivery of eoffoo from Brazil ut iho port of Newport Nous. This , ho understood , was bccnu 9 of the objection of sover.il Now York merchants. Several other members said tlioy hail re ceived resolution ) betting forth the same fact. fact.Tho The bill was referred to the commlttoo on rpmincroo. Mr , Ptitfer introduced n resolution , asking the secretary of stale 10 obtain Information concerning tno uio of electricity in propul sion f mm machinery ami the Inpropagatlon of plants in foreign countries. Agreed to. ' 4 hj calendar was then tuken up nnd on moduli the soiinto wont into executive scs- * lou , and during the sitting thn agraaaiunt between Great Biitluuund the United Status for a modus Vivendi , pending arbitration on tbo Bering seal fisheries dispute , was laid be fore the members. Ati:50 : : p. m. the doors wcro raopotiod and legislative business was proceeded"with. . Mr. Call's ' motion to icconsldor the veto whcrobv , on Thursday last , the senate passed tbo bill to amend the act of IS'JO , to establish n circuit court ot appeals nnd to dcflno and regulate In certain cases the juris diction of the courts of the United Stales , vas talton up for action. After some ex- ilnnatlon and discussion the bill wns so imcndcd by n changeof verbiage as to bo ntlsfactory to Mr. Call and other senators , md ns so amended the bill was again passed. The bill to facilitate the disposition of cases n the court of clntms was then taken up ns ho unfinished business , the pending qtios- Ion being the amendment offered by Mr. Daniel , requiring tbo two additional ludgcs irovldcd for to bo members of different lolltlcal parties. Mr. Danlol modified his uncndmcnt so ns to make It road : "Both of whom shall not belong to iho snino political party. " At the end of n long dis cussion. Mr. Daniel's amendment was rejected nnd the bill passed yeas , ill ; lavs , IS. The house amendment to the sonnto bill rolntinc to the exchange of the military pest it Little Rock , Ark. , was concurred In and no bill now goes to the president. The sonata then adjourned. NAVAI , AIMMtOI'ltlATIONS. olnuiiiM I'miiyitMo I'olley Condemned , lint In Viiln. WtmiiNOTOx , D. C. , April 19.-In the muse today Mr. McHio of Arkansas , on Iho committee on public lands , moved to suspend no rules nnd pass a bill to adjust swamp und grants. The bill provided thnt In re gard to all swamp or overflowed lands routed to nny state , which were sold for cash , such states shall have credit for the amount of purchase money received by the Jnltcd States nnd shall have Indemnity from tbo United States for such lands otherwise disposed of. Mr. McRao explained the main purpose of .ho measure \ \ as lo qulot the titles of sot- lorj. lorj.Mr. Mr. Klluoro-of Texas opposed the measure , contending It would cost the government f.W.OOO.OOO , nr.il nfter further discussion pro mil con the motion to suspend was defeated , i'ho house then went Into committee of the whole on the naval appro } riatiou bill , Mr. Boutello's amendment for the con struction of two additional battle ships and torpedo boats was i ejected ( i.1 ! to 103 ton democrats voting In the affirmative and uo republicans in the negative. Air. Cummlngs of New V'ork offered nn amendment for tbo construction of one battle tlo ship and llvo topcao boats ; luat. "It to 09. Mr. Boutcllo offered nn amendment for tno construction of two steel gunboats at a cost of $ .100,000 each and ton torpedo boats at $120,000 each ; lost , 58 to 101. Mr. Cummings then came forward with another amendment for the construction of four torpedo cruisers nt $500,000 each ; two light draught gunboats , $350,000 each , and two first class torpedo boats , $120,000 each , but It met with a similar fate. The motion then recurringon Mr. Holman's motion to strike out tbo provision for the construction of ono now cruiser , It was de feated. Mr. Hoimnn moved to strike out tno provision for the new cruiser and to substi tute therefor n provision for four torpedo boats. This motion was greeted by u re mark from Mr. Boutcllo that it would save lime to mnko four rowboats , wbllo Mr. O'Neill ot Missouri suggested that rafts would bo preferable. The motion v > as lost , "i to 105. The committee then rose and Mr. Boutollo moved to recommit the bill , with Instruc tions to the committee on naval affairs to report it bacic with a clause Incorporated In bis original amendment for the construction of two battle ships , 1,000,000 each , and ten torpedo boats , $120,000 each. Tbo motion \vus defeated joas 01 , nays 1S4. The following democrats voted in tbo affirmative : Messrs. Amor.nnn , Andrew , Bacon , Bentley , Cable , Cadmus , Caminottl , Castle , Clancy , Cockran , Coombs , Covert , Cox of Now York , Cumuilncs , lJurburrow , Fellows. Little. Alagner , AloAlcor , Meyer , O'Neill of Alissouri , Rockwell , S perry , Stewart of Illinois uud Weadock. The bill was then passed and the house ad journed. IIITWIIX : : TIII : TWO IXTIIIMIS. : .Modus YUendl Agreement with ( treat llrltulii Considered In tile Semite. WisniNUTox , D. C. , April 18. In execu tive session today the sonnto hail laid before It the modus vlvcndi agreement between the United States nnd Great Britain pending arbitration on the Bering sea sealing con tentions. It appeared from the reading of the docu ment that Mr. Blalno and the British min ister hnvo been spending tbo tlmo since March 20 lust , when the British govern ment consented to renew the modus vltondi , in arranging the conditions relative to dam- ncos , so as to secure advantages to their ro- spcctlvo governments. Indeed , it appears that all of the hesitation ami reluctance ex hibited by Great Britain in consenting to the renewal was assumed for the purpose of obliging this government to accept terms for the adjustment of damages that would in sure Great Britain against heavy loss In thu event of n decision adverse to her by the arbitrators , and would promise tbo assessment nf such a sum of money ngnlnsl the United States ns would go far toward healing thu soreness still felt by British diplomats nt iho formidable Judg ment rendered ucalnst them by Ibo Geneva arbitration. Secretary Blame has been en deavoring to bring the statement of liabili ties of the two parties back to the basis laid down In Air. Wharton's note of July ! W , last , whllo iho Brllltth government has sought to escape the direct responsibility for tbo un warrantable killing nf soals.an'd for any thing more than the difference * between 7r > oo skins , which the losses of the seal Islands claim , nnd the 7,000 skins that might bn taken had the agreement of last year been forced. The ngrocmont Just ronchcd is said to bo n fair moan between the two oxtrcmo propositions. It appears that It will , nnllko the IIm modus Vivendi , rcquiro the approval of thu senate , Inasmuch ns Iho last document proposes a permanent hntllomont of damages anil pro vides for the moans of adjusting iho claims. The discussion toduy was generally In the same line that has characterized Iho prcced Ing debates , nnd some snnntors called atten tton to what they regarded as imperfections In thu document. It wus finally referred to Iho committee on foreign relations. To Meet on Clilulciinmilgil , W-isiiixorov , D. C. , April 18. At meeting ot the executive officers ol the Society of the Army of tbo Cumberland bold today , the dale for the next reunion ol the society to bo hold on tbo battlefield ot Cbirkunauga was changed from that fixed nt the last annual meeting , at Columbus , to Sontombor 27 and 23 of thU year. This change was made so as not to Interfere with the coming encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic In this city. Many veterans had expressed u purpose of ntloadlng both reunions If the cnungo I ml I cat od should bo effected. General H. V. Boynton of WashIngton - Ington has boon unpointed corresponding secretary of thu fcociety In place of Goncrul H. AI. C'ist , who has gone to Karopo for an Indefinite period. This brings nil the executive officers of the society together in Washington. Colon il 1'reemeii lYIchrnle. WAPiuxdiox , D. C. , April IS. Ktcancipa- lion day wns rolobratod here by a parade of citizens , headed by troop K of the Ninth cav alry , which was rovlpwod by the president from the portlcn of tuo executive mansion. A cold rain , which fell almost Incessantly during tbo day , Interfered soinowbut with the celebration. Tlio riro Itveorit. JKFFCIISOXVILUL' , Iml. , April IS. Tbo ex tensive block farm of Kllbu Carr burned together with a number of thorouyhbrcds Loss , f > 0OOU , , COLONEL \YIIEATON \ FAVORED His Nomination as Brigadier General Will Qo to the Senate Today. WON BY HIS EXCELLENT RECORD Hnw Ilio SrloHInuVm Ortrrmlnrd t.tst of Tliuftti Who ConlrMrd for the Honor - ItVI11 ( SUe ( Irncriil Sutln- faction Ills Career. WASHINGTON- . C. . April IS. [ Spscial Telegram to TUB Br.t.J : Colonel Frank Wheaten of the Second infantry , now sta tioned nt Omaha , Is to 1111 the vacant brig , odior-goncralshlp. This Information comes to Tun BII : : correspondent late tonight In nn ofllcial way. Ills nomination ts to go to the Bonnto tomorrow. Colonel Wheaten Is the second on the list of sonlor colonels and when Colonel Andrews of the Twenty-fifth Infantry goes upon tbo retired list day after tomorrow ho will stand at thu head. Colonel Wheaten has had very strong endorsers. First cnmo Generals Mandcrson and Hawley , members of the senate commlltoa on military affairs. Thou followed the senators nnd representatives from Khodo Island , the colonel's native state. The recent republican victory In Ilbodo Island operates very much In his favor , but nbovo nit his military record and seniority had tnllucnco. The contest over the vacancy has boon waging very warm since the 5th of lust January. Prominent among the applicants for the position were Colonel Carr , who was championed by Secretary KlUlns and ninny others , then Colorcl Otls.i who , Ills said , was promised the rank by Secretary Proctor. Governor Mclvinloy some time ago uustied Colonel Ivalltz for H. The recognition of Colonel \Vhcaton will be well received in military circles hero wnere ho Is well and favorably Known. Brigadier General Wheaten will bo assigned to the command nt Vnncouvsr , and Omaha vill lese him quito soon , Colonel Whcitoir : Career. Fwnk Wheaten wns born in Hho-ie Island , rom which state ho was appointed to West "olnt. He was nude llrat lieutenant United States cavalry in March , 1S55 , reporting for uty at Jefferson barracks in November ot ho sumo year. He saw service In the fol- owing year , quelling itno Kansas border roubles , and commanded tbo escort of the iloux captlvo clnofs to Fort Kearney , Nob. , August , iSoli. Daring thoyear ; ' . immediately allowing ho was engaged In general recruit- ng service and in action with the Choyennos n U oad river. In Major Sedgwick's staff in ho Cheyenne expedition of 1S57 Lieutenant Vhoaton was najutant , quartermaster and ommlssary of subsistence , lie cncagod at ho actions of Solomon's Fork and near irund Saline. Back to Loavonworth , 'hen alda to General Smith till ho lattcr's death in 1858. Next aide to Gon- ral Harnoy. commanding the Utah cxpedl- Ion. At the outbreak of tbo war of the coolllon ho was Captain Whcaton , First Jnltcd States cavalry ; was appointed colonel Second Khodo Island volunteers , uly 1S01 : was engaged at first Bull Hun , the defense of Washington , D. C. , and the oulld- ng of Fort Slocum , In the Peninsular cam- laign and ut tbo actions of Young's Mills , Warwick Court House , slego of Yorktown , battles of WillUmsburg nnd second Bull { tin , Antlotam nnd Frccioricksburg , bosiaos nnuy minor actions. Was made brigadier conoral of United States volunteers In No- cmbur , 180'J , commanding bfigado. nnd oh- aged nt the storming of Mary's Heights , jattlos of Salem Church , Gettysburg nnd tappahannock Station , and was at the capit- tlatiou of Apporantox. After the war ho commanded the territories of Nebraska , Da- loka and Montana , with headquarters at Fort Laramie nnd Omaha , August , Slij , to May , ISM , and wns employed conduci ng operations apainst the Sioux , Cheyenne aim Kiowa Indians. Colonel Wheaten was 3rovot-major genorpl United States volun- cors for gallant and meritorious services nt .he battle of Opequan , Fislier's Hill nnd Mlddlcton. Va. ; brevet lieutenant colonel for services nt the battle of Cedar Creek , Ya. ; urovot brigadier general for callant service at iho capture of Petersburg , Va. ; brevet major general United States army for gal- ant and meritorious services in the field during the war. ss or IUKIKATION. Indications Tlmt the Subject IH llclliK Thor- Ti-stfMl In tint West. D. C. , April IS. [ Special Telegram to Tim BIK.Special : ] Agent [ Jlchard J. Hinton's report on irriga- lon throughout America will bo issued in a few days. The Investigation was carried on under the direction of the Agricultural de partment and was authorized by congress In IS'JO. IS'JO.Tho The report is interesting. A line drawn north nnd south through the middle ot Kottb Dakota to and through the middle of Texas forms the eastern boundary of tbo arid re gions. Moro land than is now under cultiva tion in the en tire country lies In these re gions , There nro millions of acres which need only to bo Irrigated to make thorn won derfully productive. In the last ten years enough progress In irrigation in California , Utah , Colorado , i ow Mexico , Montana , Idaho and Arizona to hhovv the entire feasibility of the plan. In the last seven years the United states has increased iis urea of irrigable land by ! lf , > 0ll,000 acres , but greater activity Is soon in the growth of Important hydraulic works. Under "ditch" is reported for Ib'Jl nn esti mated ariid of IS.iibtl.'JOr ucros. Tno largest proportion of this will bo made available for nso In the next year nud by the tlmo of the opening of the World's fair the United States may anticipate the cultivation by means of irrigation of nt least 17,000,000 ncios of land that within the last decade has boon declared by learned authority as wholly Irreclaimable. Under projected works or partially con structed nearly 5,000,000 ncros may bo added , malting in nil ns now reclaimed or in process of reclamation not loss than " 5,000,000 acres. At present California is ut the front In the matter oi horticultural products , but the rapid growth ot fruit culture as stimulated by irrigation and active profits Is causing the rapid pluming of large orchard areas In Colorado , Now Mexico , northwest Montana , eastern Montana , souihwcstm-u Idaho and south central Ari/onu. , MSI : : JUSTKICTION : iiii.i , . I.l\el > - Tu * l i\pected : Toiliiy O\ur thu HOUND Kill Ciiiillon Iroin lint Comt , WASHINGTON , D , C. , April lb. The Pacific coast senators are making ready for n bitter struggle when the Chlneso restriction bill comes before the senate tomorrow. They will endeavor to have the senate adopt the bill as it came from the house Instead of the ecnato bill substitute , but to do this they must overcome the scruples of a largo num ber of senator * , many of them democrats who nro at present Inclined to the belief that the treasure is unconstitutional and repugnant to tbo principles of the country. There are also some sena tors who bollcvu that the business interests of this country would be very In juriously affected by tbn enactment of the house bill , holding that the execution of the law would bo followed by ttio exclusion from Cnina of all AinorlcMit , mainly representa tives of American Importing linns. The ad vocates of the bous9 bill , however , contend thai It U the unly mrasuio bufora congress that promise. ! a real solution of the Chlneso question audit uiustboudop.ua by the re publican senate undur panaltv ot heavy lossei on the Pacific coast nuxl Novoinbor , Senator Chandler today Introiutvd u mini bcr of amendments to the bcuso bill. Thu action wns significant * s nu indication of the extent of the belief tUnt the homo bill will prove to bo the basis of action of the senate rather than the commlttoo's substitute. In substance the nmonil merits provide thnt tbo Immigration of Chlanso persons Into the United States shall be tuspondcd for fifteen years , In plnco of absdulo prohibition. They reduce from Uvo to twii years iho Imprison ment prescribed as n pilnlshmont for Chl neso found to bo unlawfully In Iho United States , nnd finally thej * Mrlko out the part of the last section of tho'.blll that abrogates all the treaties In conhlctj with It , i.vciicAsi : .vi.r. .u.oxo TIII : MM : . Ilrport of Director of the Mint nn Produc tion nnd Vnluo of I'rccloun .Mctuls. WASHINGTON , L ) . C. , April 18. Ulrootor of the Mint Leech nas transmitted to congress n report on the production ot precious inotnU , covering the year 18P2. The product of gold from the mints of the United States ngerogatod 1,031,801 fine ounces , of the vnltio of 13,175,000 , an Increase - crease of $ .130,000 over tbo product of the previous calendar year. The Increased pro duct Is duo largely to Improved processes of treatment nnd to the increased amount of cold exacted from lead nnd copper orrs. The product of silver from our mutes was CSa0,000 : ! line ounces , of the commercial value of $ Ti7WO&IO. ( or of the coining vnluo in Hllvor dollars of 375IHlr > < Vi. Tbls is nn Incrcuso of H.SHO.OOO ounces over the previous year , duo principally to now finds In Colo- rndo and Idaho nnd votho ; cheapening of the processes of smelting lend and copper ores bearing silver. The total amount bf paper nnd metallic money In circulation on January 1 , IS'Jox ( - elusive of the amount In tbo treasury nnd Its branches ) wns Sl.nWS' > .lG'0 , ng.ilnst $1,528- r > OIi37 ! on January 1 , 1SU1 , an incrcnio of The amount of paper nnci metallic money In actual circulation oh ApHl 1 , 1SIU , was SI- COS.iMl.MO. The product of gold nnd stiver In the world for the calendar year IS'Jl was SJt'J.saa.OOO gold and $1 . ' 10 , 175,1)00 ) silver. The product of gold increased In 1S91 over the year before nearly S.I.OOO.OOO , the Increase bolog princi pally in South America. The product of silver Increased in 1S01 ever the preceding ' year about b.000,000 fj'no ounces. The in crease in the silver product was principally in Iho United States , Australia ana Bolivia. SKn.y J/K.V Jtiwirxso ATOMS. Torrllily I'ulnl Kxpln-iioii nt n I'ouiter \Vorlc * In Kt\v .Irrni'j * . MOUNT AituxflTOX , w. J. , April IS. The works of the American Forcito Powder com pany on tbo shores of Lake llopatlong , amllo below hero , blew up ntiT o'clocic today and seven nun wcro blowti'to ' ntoms. Tbo names of five of the men killed arc : J. D. SMITH , superintendent , married , and loaves a widow nnd ono child. JACOB CAHTSON , ngod 33 years , mar ried , and leaves live children. WILLIAM PIliKCiS , aged 23 years , married , and loaves 'n ' widow ana two children. JAMES VAUH , aged 20 years , unmarried. A. JOBSON , aged ! > 0 years , unmarried. Another body has been recognized ns that of n Swede , whoso name is unknown. Two men were .injured. Ono of them , Benjamin Casino , is terribly burned and mangled ; ho will dioi < The explosion occurred a few minutes after 3 o'clock nnd llvo buildings were shattered. What caufod the explosion will never bo known.Tffj works consisted of live small bulldirtgs.jMost'of the buildings wore used in the inking process in which ono man was cmplo.f.Hi. The o'ther build ings on the side ot the mountain nro used for tbo storing of dynamite and nltro-glycer- luo. The works have frequently been the scenes of explosions but never to such an extent as today. The explosion occurred while all tbo men were nt work , and created a panic. The mon working In buildings distant from those blown up Ilrst hoard a roar , and then the buildings which they wore In shook and trembled for u few minutes and then cauio the explosion , which sounded far louder than the explosion of half a do/on of the largest cannon. Tbo startled men rushed from their work and &aw n cloud of dust nndsmoko Hying through the ah- near tbo lower part of the grounds. They know in a moment'what bad napponed , and fearing tbo concussions might sot off the explosives In the other buildings they run for Iho mountain. Ono of the- firm said after the explosion that it would be impossible to tell wnat , caused the explosion. There Had been many explosions but none so extensive ns that of today. Ho said iho company bad never ex pected that such a big explosion could occur. The building being separated it was seldom thnt moro than ono man's life was in danger. All the explosions of the past had been in the house for mixing explosives and the storage rooms had never before been affected. When asltod if an investigation would bo made , ho said it was almost useless to hold ono. The explosion had left little of the buildings nnd it would bo im possible to ascertain bow the explosion oc curred or even the slightest thing about Jit. There was ono man whom It was posslblo might nave told the story , but bo tvas the man at whoso bsncb the first explosion hap pened , and consequently ha was dead. The explosion shattered the windows within two miles of tbo scono. Kiinler Momliiy Horror In I'ngliind. Loxnox , April 18.-A. torrlblo catastrophe took place at Hampatoad tonight by which two women nnd six men were killed nnd thirteen other persons wcro seriously wounded. Hampstcud , which Is a favorlto holiday resort about four miles from London , was visited by hordes of excursionists today , nnd as the day closed ihoro wai n great rush to catch the trains lo coino homo. In the crush somebody fell at the foot of tbo stair case of the railway station nnd In a moment hundreds of people-from above wore thrown into a pllo of struggling humanity. Tbo police sol to-'worlt to extract the dead and wounded , | Tlioro nro several conflicting reports as to the origin of the cauUtronho. According to ono report iho aoor nt the bottom of the staircase was sudd'ently shut , thus -blocking tbo progrosB of the crowd , The oftlclnls do clinoto give any information. Four ot the dead Imva been fdantlflad as : KMILY HAMILTON , aged 55. ANNII-3 KATOW.'nged 40. JOHN THOMASLONGFORD , , aged 9. The other bodler are those of boyi > from 10 to 15 years old.The porjous ueriouslj Injured wore sent to hospitals. THO ClirUllun Clilimmou Till Out ol'tlio \Vu-Ht ritUlnirc. PirTsnt'itn , Pa. April IB. Lee Bach ant Gee Gong , both OhlnuniHn , were shot and mortally wounded by highbinders nt a res taurant yesterday. The shooting Is said to have been in part the carrying out of a determination termination among the highbinders to kill all Christian ( 'hlnanen ) , Tie | wor'.t wan bogui about llvo years ago by the killing of Lou Johnson In this city , It appears that Bach and Gong tiud U.'en to churcn and went into the restaurant with the Intention of eating and thvn returning to churuh. The high binders sought a quarrel with them nnd she Bach unj Geng In the thigh. Both men wll die. The poltc have arrested two Chlnuuici In couDticli9u with the sUootliiif. JOLI ) WORK OF BURGLARS Mretl n Plntlsmoutk Resiclouco to Ooucenl Their Operations. THEN THEY BLCW THE POSTOFFICE SAFE 'our Hundred Hollar * Secured by tlio liar. Ing < SniiK They Worn Also A UttMl In Avoiding Detection by tinIMeiiicnU 1'olltloitl Xu\\ Note * . Pi.msMOftn , Nob. , April IS. [ Sncclal Telegram to Tun Bnic. J A terrific rain storm , accompanied by blinding lightning , swept over this city Inst night , The lightening truck the rotdcnca of Anton Kowboc , In ho southern part of the city , and burned it o tbo ground , The residence of Pat Maho- loy , In the same section , was also struck nnd damaged to some extent. A great quan- Hy of rain fell nnd converted the streets ute rivers. Under cover of the excitement occasioned > y the storm's damage , burglars effected nn entrance Into tbo postoftlco In the Kilcy > lock by boring a hole In the sldo door nnd urnlng the key on the inside. They bored n lolo in the safe near the combination nnd by nenns of a wrench or n similar tool they toro ho combination out. Then they blow open bo Inside of the safe and secured iOO n stamps and SIOO In money , besides some cglstored letters which contained nn tin- cnown nmount. Thoburglnry is supposed to invo taken place n bout ! ! o'clock this morn- ng. About thnt tlmo n deserted dwelling In ho north part of the city , far removed from ho residence fired by the lightning , wns dis- ovcrcd HI flames. It Is supposed this build up wns llred by ttio burglars to assist In concealing their operations. The Job Is n very neat ono and tboro Is no clew to the porpotr.uora. During the storm the residence of Stnto Senator Samuel Thomas , llvo miles north- vest of town , cnueht lire during the nbscnco of iho family and was totally destroyed. The loss is $1,000 , with insurance of $1,000. The Pintle river is vcrv high and Inst r.lgnt ono and n half miles of the track of ho B. & M. road was washed out Just west of ibis place. The entlto tiottom is flooded nnd the water west from Orcopolis station escmbles a huge pond. DlAtnrliiMl South Auburn Sot Til Afiifiiv. Nub , , April Is * . ( Special Telegram to Tun Buc.J Auburn wns struck n thirteen different places by lightning Sun day evening. While nu cudionco wus assem bled in the Christian church a bolt of light ning struck the belfry and extinguished nil he lights. The greatest consternation pro- vnlioii among the worshipers , who made their exit without the customary benediction. liev. Mr. Harris wns dellvorlnc the opening irayer when the lightning struck , which ho endily brought to n close without the usual amen. Ono was Injured from the effects of tbo electric storm. Jfi : COUNTY ItlU'UHMCANS. Tlirlr Coinontlnn Is Cliiirurtcrl/i'd ) > y tlio UtuioKt llimnony In lioonunnil Siirpy. Wix inn , Nob. , April IS. ( Special Tele gram to Tuc BBC. ] The republican county convention met at Winsldo today and cn- eyed n very harmonious and pleasant meot- ng with n larger nnd moro enthusiastic attendance than usual. This being the tlrst convention held InVlnsldo nnd the first lime the county convention nas been held outside of AVayne. the pcocln of ihl . place Lrented the delegates to a free dinner. Tbo convention was called to order n 1 p. m. by tbo chairman of the central committee. Hon. Frank Fuller wns called to the chair , with I. O. Woolston ns secretary. The tern- i > orarv organization was made permanent ind the following delegate's chosen to the state convention ; A. A. Welch , W. H. Mc- Neal , A. II. Curtorand 1. S. Goss. To the district * convention : Hon. Frank Fuller , William Frajiier. J. J. W. Fox and John Elliott. Concres&ional : J. U. Manning , Colonel James Brltton. W. M. Ino ! , nnd N. S. Grlmsloy. Alternates were chosen for each delegation. The following resolutions wore ndopted : llesolvod , That tills convention assembled , view with pride thn e\cellcnt administration of President Harrison as one thnt has been pro rei-slvu and patriotic , yet eonsoi vatlvu In every department and ono which lias been proJnotlvoof grout pool. : The roolpiocity and protective policy of Itlalno and Meklnlcy are hoanlvy umlnricd as measures of untold worth ini'l a zroat triumph of Htutotmanshlp. Unsolved. That this covontlon recommend to the republican state convention that It .se lectV. . II. Needham of Illoonillold as a dele- L'ato-at-laigi. lotlio national republican con vention. Unsolved , That this convention heartily cn- dorso the cnmllilucy of A. A. Welch us a mom- her of uoiiKinss from this district and thnt the dolexatus-uluet bo Instructed to nso nil hon orable means insecure his iiominallun ut > the republican candidate. Resolved , That thu delegates to the county republican convention hereby extend their thank * to tlio people of Wlnildo fur the very hospitable manner In uhlch they entertained them .it the incrllnv liuld April IB , IblU Itoono County. AMUOX , Nob. , April IS. | Sp3cial to Tan Br.i.J : The republican county convention Saturday adopted the lollowlng resolution unanimously : Whereas , We , republican dPlogatci , In con vention assembled , appreciating Iho services of lion , l.oran Clark of Albion In behalf of the ri-pnblluan party , and dcoinliiK thnt a rnco.- nltlnn of trno morlt liy a political parly In sures success , tlieieforu bull Unsolved , That the delegates to the con- convention nre hereby Instructed to cast tlu'lr votes for lion , l.oran Omrk as iluloirutn to the national republican convention ut Minneapolis , mill to nso all honor.iblo moans to secure his election ahhiieh delegate Tlio following delegates were elected to the state convontioui Lorun Clarlt , John Peters , J. 'W. Brown , J. 11. Lundoimui and Svor B erg. Siirpy County. Pu'ii.i.iov , Nob. , April 18. { Special to Tun BIK. | The republican county conven tion Saturday passed harmoniously. The following dulugntoi were selected to nttand thostuto convention : I , D. Clarke , W. F. Martin , A. L. Hoarrnan and P. J , Langdon. The delegation to the congressional conven tion Is James Hassott , W. W. Hamilton , C. K. Koyes , J. K. Wilson nnd M Dunn. Thu republicans of the county are moro united than ever and will go into the cam paign tr earnest. A slronp republican club has already bean organised hero and others in the county are getting ready to organize. I'AV UOII < I'ATUIOTS. VniHlervonrt and Kilerlon L'.uiipiilgiilni ; 111 l mila ( County , KIK Cirv , Nob. , April 18. [ Special to Tub BEK.J Paul Vnndorvoort und J. W. Kdgor- ton upoku Saturday nlgbt nt the Taylor school house in Kikhorn precinct , Douglas county , to a Inrgo Catherine of people , Tno chairman , Mr. ClnrKo , first introduced Mr. Vandervoort of Omaha , who started out by saying thnt t'jo ' people's movement had Its Inception In tbo country school bouse , and It was there that tbo burdens that had boei imposed by the republicans was thoroughly aired , thun ho went on to try and t > how that the republican party bad loft him and not ho the republican patty. He said that tbo ono who was bounding bis heels In Douglas county continually was sitting In a tclegrup ) ofllco during tbo war , wbllo ho shouldered his musket and went into the field. Ho also suicl that If Grorgu Washington and Abra ham Lincoln were alive today tnoy would bn called calamity howlers , us tholr principles uero ttio sumo us hU , JSext came the charge against Senator Sherman of Ohio , and Krncbt Lola of London , which ho rolled over tu a s\\eel moihcl under bis tongue to cjpturo us grangers for the independent patty. Mr , Kilgorton then wai introduced by Chairman ClarHi' , Ho mild that he would not be hard on uilbur of the old parties , as they wcro so much alike. , said ho held no mnllco n/alnst the chni 9 , ns ho him self wns n church memlio ! < Hut his chief grievances soo'ticd to bo net * tin ? churcl-ci nnd the republican party. 5 Kdgcrton did not dwell very extensively r * the ilnnneo question , but showed up th. - la of wealth , especially In the Christian < ? hos. lloaho Ircw a very graphlo descrl not the St. -oiils convention anil gave fundanicntnl irlnclplos upon which t - ( party was "oundcd. * Ho wound up with n stron Miortatlon to ho brethren to stand firm I a faith ; that hey would cortalnlv captu llvo of the southern states , nnd that their success In the coming election was Inovltnblo , Mr. W. 1. Allen was called upon to speak n behalf of tbo republican patty , and with such fluency nnd oiatoiy us Is ncqulrod bv Mr. Alien , ho carried tbo minds of his listen ers bnck to n generation a0vhen ( our conn- , ry was in trouble , when the cloud of war uing over our land , nnd how the republican ) arty carried our nation safely over the "rlsis and brought us to where wo nro now the laptilost nnd most enlightened nation In the world. in speaking of the bond holder In the tlmo if the war , ho said that It wns right that the merest should bo paid In coin to the men who for tno bonollt of iho government In vested their money Invhat the southern nnd lorthcrn disloyalists said was not worth the inporltwas written on. The bond holder mil to bo secured by sneclo or ho would not nvost his money , which was absolutely noc- cssury to carry bn tbo war. Air. Allen thought "t very queer that a man who had parsed the noridluii of Ufa had first found out that ho was In the wrong. Ho said U seemed lllto repenting nt the eleventh Hour. lie also said that ho considered .Mr. Rose- ivatcr , who in the tlmo of war served with ho milUo * telegraph corps on the field and lamllod the messages for our great generals n thu union army , just ns much n martyr ns Mr. Vandorvoort , who shouldered his mus- iot nnd marched to the front. Air. J. G. Fisher inked the privilege to nsk ncouplo of questions : 1. "Whcro dido got our money to buy nur arms" ( which was not answctcd ) ! Air. . 'ishar said that ho carried a gun that wns bought in England and paid for with ; old realized from the snlo of bonds. 2. "Whero did we buy our flags t" Van-- darvoort evaded the question by saying that wo paid for them with the blood of tbo lYmoricnn people , but Air. Fisher in litod that that bid not nnbwcr his question. Ho said that the bunting was bought in Hug- and and paid for with iho bondholders' gold. At tbo conclusion the chairman proposed three cheers for thorepublican party. So onued one of the most harmonious polit ical meetings held In Elkborn precinct for Iho past decade. Vandervoort nnd F.dgorton had little to say on tbo platform about the Issues at the re- mblican primaries Thursday. On iho qulot .hey nro s > uid lo have put up the pins forrail- oad delegates to the county convention. roil SI.AVIXC. in * IIUOTIIIIC. : Charles llehreiult on Trliil ut I'reinml-Im portant Witness MIsHliik' . Fnr.MONT , Nob. , April IS. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Bci : . ] A special term of the jlstrict court began here today with Judge Marshall presiding. The first case culled was that of the state against Charles Boh- rondt , charged with tuo murder of ills brother , Julius , In a family row last Christ mas eve nt tholr homo near Scribnor. After exhausting n panel of thirty jurors , n jury wus secured at I o'clock and the trial was bosun. The .first witness called was Dr. Inches of Scribnor , who tcstltlod as to thu condition of the murdered man when ho wns called to sea him on the fatal night nnd us to the nature of tno wound which ho had re ceived from a knife in his bowels. The second witness called was John Boh- rcndt , a brother of the prisoner at whoso bouscj the killing tool * placa. Tbo court ad journed to,9 o'clock tomorrow baforo this witness finished his evidence. The complaining witness nnd ono of the two most Important ones , Is Fred Bohrondt , nnothor brothnr of the prisoner. Ho is not to bo found now and had forfeited the bonds of ? 100 under wtiich ho bad bo n placed. His nbscnco will materially weaken the prosecu tion. Alter Xu\V Industries. Uusnvn.i.c , Neo. , April IS. [ Special to THU Bnn. | A committee consisting of J. 12. West , Postmaster Crow and J. H. . .loneof the First National bunk was appointed at the last mooting of the Business Alon's asso ciation to confer with Kinney , Bridges & Rogers of Fremont with reference to pulling in a 100-barrol flouring mill bore. This ac tion was talton in response to a letter re ceived from ill ut firm by the president of the Business Alon's association suying that may bad this place In view us n desirable point ut which to put In a mill and elevator plant , and inquiring what the outlnoic wus. The committee returned this morning nnd report a very satisfactory interview , und although nothing definite wns consum.muod they behove unit these steps will result in securing the mill , and that in a short time. 'Iho committco gave assurance that Rush- vitlo will extend liberal encouragement to n lirbt-clnss enterprise of thnt kind. Situated ns it is in the midst of nn extensive scope of tributary territory , which Is conaodcd lo bo one of the finest wheat producing sections of ilia north'vest , Kushvlllo present ! , a rare opening for u first-class llouring mill. Hitchcock County PrlnmrlcH. Cui.iiKUTfeox , Nob. , April IS. ( Special Telegram to Tin ; Buc.J The republican primaries were held In Hitchcock county to day In Culbortson precinct. The following delegates wcro clcctod under the call of the precinct commlttoeinnn : A. D. King , George ICisenhurt , W. W. Brown , George Asbburn , W. K. Taylor , W. J. Whoelor. Charles Ges- solman , Al. M. House , H , Tollman , J , A. Foorste. As the old fight between Brown and Wlldman was the issue und iho laitci came out second 1)3,1 ) , ho called a meeting nnd , It is said , will try to have n contested delegation at the county convention. Kounrd I'olltleal Ninix , Sr.wARi ) , Nob. , April 18. [ Special lo Tin ; BEI : . ] The independents hud mndo great preparations for n big rally or ratllleatlou meeting hero last Saturday. William Dcch was announced to bo hero and address the multitude. After the sociot meeting of thu alliance in thu court house , the few wno were present went out on the streets to drum up a crowd to hoar Uoch expound indepen dent gospel , but no ona paid any attention to thorn nnd Air. Dech wns obliged to speak to less than fifty of ino faithful. Republican clubs are bolnp organised all over tlio county , ami by thu tlmo the cam paign opens the party will bj in good work ing order. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Cajitulu ( loluiHou'ii fiaw Venture. CI.AI CUNTRII , Nob. , April 18. [ Special to TUB BBK.J The Clay County Progress mndo its Inltlul appearance Saturday evening with Captain Brio Johnson ns editor , bo having moved the plant fromStromsburghoro. Tlila Iti iho third county In which thu captain bus published a paper under that name , The present enterprise ts bucked by nn organiza tion known as the Clay County Publishing company , und Is Intended to uphold the prin ciples of the nllluuco and the indopoiido.it party. Nrbnisl.ii Oilil I'YIIoiVri to Meet. SiiWAiiD , Nob. , April 18.-SpocIat [ to TIIB Bcii.JTho Odd Follows of Butler , Polk , York and Seward counties will colobrnto iho seventy-third anniversary of iho order in Seward , April 20. It is expected that 600 Odd Foilous will be present und take part In the exercises. Great preparations uru beini ; made for the ovuit | , and u grand ball nnd banquet will ba ou the program for tbo even ing. lilt Testimony Cuiifuil Trouble. Buu.nvi'C , Neb. , April 18-Special ( Tele gram to TUB HUBI Whllo waiting fora train at Papllllon F. A. Lanholno of this place was assaulted and badly beaten by Deputy Sheriff Vic McC'arty. Air. Lanhcmo had Jtitit given testimony in u case on trial In the district court , which U alleged to have provoked thoiow. FOUR OF THEM DIED March of the Regulators Into Wyoming Wti3 Not a Pleasure Jaunt. HOT WHILE GOING FOR SUPPLIES Two of the Toxnns Killotl as They Worfl Endeavoring to Secure Footl. IAD THE ARMY ON THE POINT OF STARVING Vheii Succored by the Trojps the InvadoH Wore Ready to Surrender. OUTE OF THE MARCH TO DOUGLAS low the I'rlnonpr * Are to Uu Tulci'ii from 1'orl MclUnncy ltnmor Tlml the Mirr- IfT Will Itolnl Their ISollUMill Victim * ut Cuspcr. Douou , Wyo. , April 18. [ Special Tele- ram toTui : Bun.J It Is quite evident that 11 press telegrams front Buffalo nre In a icnMiro controlled oy local feeling. The nil ; of the matter ocnt out Is probnblv true , nit only n portion of the facts nro told. Three members of tbo cattlemen's party voro killed nt the T A ranch , where the rcg- ilntors were boslogcd , and another was shot own while n surrender was being arranged indor n Hag of truco. The three mon killed vero Texans , who were shot In passing from ho improvised fort to n cellar n few yards distant , where the party kept supplier iman named Llnvoll parsed through Jougl.is yesterday cnrouto lo Chovonne. lo says ho wus nt the T A much two dav > iftcr the surrender of the invader. * , and saw ho bodies of these three men lying on tlio ; round. Ho did not dare to examine them , nit was close enough to make sure they worn lead men , who had probably been over- ooked by the military when the party sur rendered" , nnd bad been allowed to lay then over slnco. IVoro Accidentally Killed. The fourth man was a Texan named Lowthcr , who , according to Buffalo dispatches " " shot whllo th patches , was "accidentally" < surrender was taking place and who las slnco died. Another mem ber of the invading party , teamster named Green , who was wounded when the wagons were captured , had his lop unputnted , nnd will probably die. W. Llnvell , referred to above , has for sev eral years boon foreman of II. B. IJams' out it. Ijams' ranch is fifty miles from Buffalo. Unveil says ho has boon notified by certain [ lartics that ho must sever his connection ivlth IJams or leave the country. Ho says : io wanln to stuv , and connequonlly was on iis way to Cheyenne to scttlo with bis 0111- [ iloyor and quit his service. H. O. Chamber , foreman of the Ogalulin Cuttlo company , has nlso received u leltei.1 ' advising" him to got out of the country , nnd passed through here on his way to Chcy- onno today. Itinerary of tlio I'rlxoncrH. If the Invading parly , now prisoners nt Fort McKlnnoy , is brought to Douglas under1 escort of the military , the party will bo nt least five days en route. It will camp the first nifiht at Crazy Woman crossing , the second at Powder nvor , the third at Collins station , the fourth nt Brown Springs , and will roach Douglas on the fifth. The latest reports from the north nro to the effect thnt Sheriff Angus how hni about 500 armed men In the vicinity of Buffalo , who are represented ns determined to prevent the removal of the prisoners from that county if possible. There nro no loss than four places on the roua which nru admirably suited for umbuMi. The first Is the section of country Just nflrr leaving Powder river , wl.ero the road fol lows the dry fork of that stream for seventeen miles , and crosses the dry bed of the stream sixteen limes In that distance. There nro high bluffs within easy rlllo rnngo nil alone and tbo country thereabouts is very broken and ragged. Twenty good rillomnn could Rtnllon themselves along this canyon and pick off many of tbo prisoners with com parative safety to thenr.olvos , for the cav alry would bo almost helpless in trying to pursue. There nro three other plncos , Dry Cheyenne - onno , Sandy creek nnd Antelope springs , where like tactics could bo pursued. T\vo Vletlnih ut CilHper. CASi'cii , Wyo. , Vpril 18. [ Special Toie- grain 10 Tim Bui : . | Two mon reported sbo ; on Salt crook wore brought In by the shod It Saturday nhjbt in u helpless nnd exhausted condition , and are housed nt ono of the hotels. Their tale of the killing of Cham pion Is horrible nnd their present condition critical. iw ma .tc A Turin lliinil KIIU u I'Ollcnv iinplojo : luff TiilltlngToo Mncli , AIuiiXB GITV , Mich. , April 18.Word has reached hero that n murder was committed at iho farm of Mr. Stephenson , four miles west of hero , Saturday ovcnlng. Mr. Stephenson - onson employs several bands , nmoni ? whom were Kichard Cook und William Cool by. SaturJuy evening after supper Cool by wus mlsMng and was subsequently found hiding beneath ttio bed of 'Stophonson's adopted daughter , a young lady of about -0 years of line , with his shoes nnd stockings off. Whan discovered ihnro Cool by came from the room , b'tt ' offered no explanation. Later Cook anu Cool by wont to work In the barn , Whllo there ( look aslfoil Coolhy what ho was doing under Miss Stophenson's hod and accused him of hiding there fora felonious purposn. This led to n quarrel which resulted in Coolt'n ' death , Coolhy declares ho killed Cook In bcir-doforise , iho latter having attacked him with a pitchfork , HU story Is not believed , however. Clomi ol u Paiillut Movninu- , April 18. Fathers Doyle , Smith , Otis nnd Hccktmgcr of the Pauilut fathers of Mow York concluded the monster mission at St. Paul's church last night. Thu mission has been onoof tbomoitstrlklngovcT bold in Montreal. During Us progreBs ever & 0,000 people signed the total abstlnc ncopledK" nnd fifty-six converts woio received Into the church. The fathers strongly denounced tlio Montreal civil authorities for tholr apa thy in enforcing the liquor law. The denun ciation was made In tlio presence of Maror McShuno and n number of other prominent city officials and produced a great sensation. Tbo effect was so great thnt Mayor McShuno and other officials were led to sign thu pledge. _ _ Dnnlmrn .Sew Churcli , Di xnui , Nob. , April lb. [ Special to Tun I ) ix. | The S , D , A. church of this place wasj dedicated yesterday afternoon , The dedica tion sermon wus proacbod by Prof , Lewis , president of the Union college of Lincoln. Tlio attendance nt thu service was good , ttiQ church being tilled to its utmost capacity ,