THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , THURSDAY , APRII18 , 1805 , SINGLE COPY JTIYE CENTS.
JAPAN HAS THE UPPER HAND
Big OolcBtial Empire Humbled to the Dust
. bj Her Bmnllor Bival ,
HOLDS MILITARY COMMAND OVER CHINA
Itetontlon of Vort Arthur nml tlio I.lno
Tung I'unlnmiln 1'uli the ( Ircitt Kniplro
In u Humiliating 1'onltlon I'cnco
Treaty Ulnctifuctl.
WASHINGTON , April 17. The Chinese
imperial edict tent out by the Associated press
last night from Tlen-Teln Is accepted among
officials and diplomats here as setting at rest
the conflicting reports as to final terms ol
peace. The Indemnity of 200,000,000 taels It
n compromise. Japan first demanded 300-
000,000 taels , but on the solicitation of Prince
LI threw oft 100.000,000. At the Chinese
legation it Is stated that the tacl varies Ir
value , but that the present value of thi
custom and treasury tael , which Is undoubt' '
cdly the one In which payment will bo made
Is $1.GO In Mexican sliver or about 75 ctnti
In gold. This would make the Indemnltj
equivalent to $300,000,000 Mexican silver , 01
$100,000,000 In gold. The Mexican tradi
dollar Is the current coin of China and tin
basis of calculation , so that the belief la ver ;
strong , though Information on the subject 1
lacking , that the payment will be In silver.
The edict that Japan Is to occupy the Llai
Tung peninsula up to the fortieth degree o
latitude ) settles the Important point that shi
is to have the great fortress of Port Arthu
and the Immediately surrounding country , n
foreshadowed In these dispatches. The Lai )
Tung peninsula Is a small point of land Jut
ting ixmtlnvard Into the Gulf of I'e-Chl-LI
with Port Arthur at Its extreme point. Th
fortieth degree of latitude cuts across th
mainland where the little peninsula broaden
Into the mainland of Manchuria. This lowe
peninsula has the shape of a sword and I
known as "Regent's Sword. " The edlc
docs not state whether Japan gets this ncqu
sltlon permanently or until the Indemnity I
paid. Slio has contended on having It pet
niancntly. If the occupancy Is temporary I
will give Japan a military command eve
China no long ns the occupation lasts.
The permanent occupancy of the Island c
Formosa has been settled for some tlmi
The opening of Peking and the new ports c
commerce marks the Introduction of moder
method ! * In the Interior of China , Japa
has gained the privilege of establishing he
cotton and other factories in China , but
remains to bo seen whether Japanese caplt :
will Invest In these enterprises or the Chines
will buy these modern fabrics.
The edict makes a significant omission i
to the reported Japan-China alliance , nffensh
and defensive , which. If consummated , woul
have given the Orient to the Oriental
Japanese and Chinese officials In Washlngtc
have never credited the report of the alllanc
SECURED AN IMPORTANT CONCESSIOI
United States Minister Dunn at Toklo h :
bfen heard from In an announcement of tl
conclusion of the treaty of peace betwee
China nnd Japan , but he apparently dos n
know upon what terms the treaty of peat
has been signed. The Chinese legation ni :
the Japanese legation hero are also In Igno
lines as to the exact conditions. It U be'leve '
here the Japanese have secured the abolltlr
ot the liken tax , by which is meant the tf
imposed on goods transported from one poll
In China to nnothcr. This hns been the ol
Ject of nil Occidental diplomats accredited
China , for many years , and the officials '
thj State department feel all civilized natloi
will owe a debt of gratitude to Japan fi
thus removing this burden on their comtner
with China , for It Is not believed the co
cession would be made In the interest
Japan alone. Should Japan , however , be tl
only beneficiary as regards this tax , It
fully expected thnt n strong protest will 1
made by the powers which would be great
handicapped In the competition with Jap :
for Chinese trade unless they could claim tl
same privilege of exemption under the f
vored nation clauses of their treaties.
The loss of the liken tax will be very s
vcre-ly felt by China. It averages nbo
12,000,000 taels per annum , and China w
supply the deficit In revenue with great dlf
culty. The total revenues cf the count
Were estimated by a competent British co
sular officer In 1888 at 05,000,000 taels p
annum , nnd as the customs taxes are limit
by trenty to 5 per cent It Is a matter
much speculation ns to how the country w
raise the large Indemnity demanded by Japa
REARMING THE JAPANESE TROOPS.
Commander Myaoka , an attache of t
Japanese legation , referring to the mllltn
operations of the Japan-Chinese war Jt
closed , said : "It has afforded a wide field
observation on modern methods of warfai
as it has been the first great conflict sin
the Franco-German war , when the Imp
ments of war were far less advanced th
they ore now. At the outset the Japane
soldiers were armed with an old Story rif
anil the battle ot Ping-Yang was fought wl
ekiglo-flro guns. Among the guns captut
from the Chinese It was found they had
very few superior repeating rifles , althoti
the bulk of their arms were found to
primitive nnd useless. Japan has since u
dcrtnlcen to rearm nil soldiers with repeat !
rifles of the latest type. Already one-thi
of the troops have this new arm , nnd t
government arsenals are hard at work tui
Ing out the guns for a complete equlpme
The war footing of the Japanese nrmy
now up to 180,000 men ; the peace footl
Was 00,000 , distributed In btx garrisons.
"Now that the war Is over It Is not' Ilki
an Immediate reduction will be made bo
to the peace basis , for If the final terms
peace include cessions of territory , pern
nent or temporary , there will have to
forces for these localities , besides equlppl
the six home garrisons. "
KIMBERLY HAS NOTHING NEW.
LONDON , April 17. An official dlspa
has been received nt the foreign office h
announcing the conclusion of peace bctwi
China and Japan , The secretary of state
foreign affairs , the carl of Klmbcrly ,
turned to town unexpectedly today and
formed a reporter the terms of the tre
of peace Included matters relating to cc
mcrclal concessions. The exact nature.
the latter wore not known to him. but , g
crnlly speaking , tbo terms were correc
stated In the dispatch to the Assocla
press from Tlen-Tsln last night.
The dispatch referred to by the earl \
the dispatch sent out exclusively by the .
soclated press last night announcing that
Imperial edict had been Issued authorlz
LI Hung Chang to sign the terms ot pe
In accordance with the Japanese ultlmatt
Accordingly the Indemnity to be paid
China Is 200,000,000 taels , the Japanese
to have possession of the Llao Tung pet
snla to the 40th degree of latitude , and
also to possess the Island ot Formosa ,
addition , Peking and four new ports
China are to bo opened to commerce , and
Japanese are to hnvo the power to open <
ton factories and other Industries In Chi
The dccreo also provides that the Inn
Outloj at the open ports nre not to excec-
per cent.
Tha Times will publish tomorrow a i
patch from Kobe raying that the Japan
refuse to dlscloto the terms on which pc
has been arranged with China until
treaty Is ratified , which must be wit
llireo week * . The armistice , therefore , Is
tended ( o May 8.
Viceroy LI Hung Chang and his suite
Bhlinonotekl today on his return. A rui
that the Japanese plenipotentiaries nb :
their demands created much cxcltcnv
I' ven newspapers ot Toklo have been s
pressed and an Imperial ordinance
uhortly ho promulgated adopting Etrlnt
measures agalnit disaffection.
WILL BENEFIT ALL NATIONS.
A dispatch to the Standard from Vic :
Bays , U is unusual to combine a treaty
pence with a treaty of alliance , and It
probable , therefore , that a separate trci
not destined tor publication , hm been lg
by tha Japanese and Chinese rcpMientntl
! \Yli \ < ! th r or not thl * treaty takes the forr
an offensive and defensive alliance matters
little , since It Is known that LI Hung Chang
has always wanted to open his slumbering
country to European civilization. It Is not
likely he would let slip such nn opportunity
of doing so with the old of the Japanese.
A dispatch to the Dally News from Berlin
says the National Zcitung declares all nations
Interested In commerce In China must lose
no time In protecting their Interests against
a treaty which will completely paralyze Eu
ropean competition against Japan. All papers
agree that In regard to the territorial con
cessions Russia has the first voice.
The Dally News , In n leader on the trade
aspect of the Chinese-Japanese treaty , says :
Nothing but our own follies or mistakes can
deprive us of the lead we hold throughout the
oast. The new treaty only Improves our op
portunities. In Its political Issues It may
safely bo left to take care ot Itself.
A dispatch to the Times from Hongkong
says It Is tcported that the cession by China
of the Island of Formosa to Japan dlyaatls-
fles the British there. The dispatch adds that
the Chinese soldiers threaten to kill their
commanders if the Island Is ceded. A Berlin
dispatch to the Times says In reference to the
Chinese edict that the Import duties at the
open ports shall not exceed 2 per cent ; that
a commutation duty tf 2 per ce-nt on the
original cost of all Imports Into China repre
sents to all Intents end purposes a differen
tial duty against Europe in favor of Japan.
Editorially the Times says It presumes the
Independence of Corea really means a more or
less thorough Japanese protectorate. H adds
that when the terms of the treaty are known
European diplomacy will probably nnke n
show of considering them , but It the Japanese
refuw , as they presumably will , to listen to
exhortations , It Is difficult to conceive that
any more effective Interference with their
plans need be seriously apprehended.
EUROPE CANNOT STAND IT.
PARIS , April 17. The Journal DCS Debats
today , commenting upon the treaty of peace
concluded between China and Japan , says
France , Germany and Great Britain cannot ,
without apprehension , see Japan complete
master of the trad ? routes Into China , and
asks whether Europe will allow Japan to
monopolize the benefits of the economic con
sequences of the war.
The Temps says : The essential point Is
that Europe should not lose sight of her
supreme Interest In the matter , nnd there
should be no net or word to Jeopardize unity
among the civilized powers , so that at the
decisive moment they may Intervene and
suggest , and If necessary Impress upon the
belligerents respsct for European rights.
CHINA AV1M. OKT I'OUr AUT11UU HACK ,
Occupation of llio rrnliiMiln by Jnp.tii li
Only Temporary.
TIEN-TSIN , April 17. Japanese occupatlor
of Port Arthur Is temporary , thus securlnt
CMr.a's integrity on the main land cf Asic
after a term ot years and avoiding the poS'
slblllty of European Intervention.
YOKOHAMA , April 17. The JIJI , news
paper , states that the terms of peace con
eluded between China and Japan Include thi
cession of the territory from the Yalu rive :
to the Llao river on the southern portion o
the Llao Tung peninsula , on which Per
Arthur and the Regent's Sword are situated
nnd Including Ylnkow , Hnl Cheng and Chi
Lien Ohcng.
SHIMONOSEKI , April 17. LI Hung Cliaiij
11 will embark for China today on board th
Kung Yl.
0 The terms also Include the 'cession of th
Island of Formosa and the Pcscadore Islands
nn Indemnity of 200,000,000 taels , payable 1 :
six years ; the abolition of Chinese extra
territorlallty.
D1SLOV13K1ISS Or ANUIKNT KOYl'l
Unco Which Overthrow tiio Old Clvlllz.itloi
. Cnmo from the
g LONDON , April 17. The Edinburgh cot
respondent of the Times says that In a Ice
ture delivered before the Edinburgh Roy ;
society. Prof. W. F. Llnders Petrle , the dls
tlnguUhed Egyptologist , declares recent e >
cavatlons made In the district thirty mile
north of Thebes pointed to the cxlstenc
3,000 years before Christ of a race quite dli
n tinct for the Egyptians. This race was prol
ably the people who overthrew Egyptaln cli
illzation at the close of the old klngdon
Who they were and \\hence they came wi
uncertain , but the indications suggests
they were a branch of the same eastwar
migration of Libyans which founded tl
Amorlte race In Syria. The Times commeni
editorially on the Importance of Pro
Petrle's discovery In transforming Egyptia
history and In encouraging the excavators I
Greece and elsewhere.
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11
llUnmrck' * llxiillh Continue * flood.
FRIEDRICHSRUH , April 17.-Prlnce Uli
mnrck , In spite of the sensational stati
ment to the contrary circulated In tl
United States by a news ngency , contlnui
to enjoy good health. The prince toda
received a deputation of 4,000 persons , rei
resenting the German trades unions nr
guilds. Replying to an address , the prim
eulogized labor nnd called for cheers fc
wage earners. He also expressed the wls
that God would bless all honorable toll I
the fatherland.
Kncnnntorccl Ilimrr Weither nt Sou.
BATAVIA , April 17. The British sh
n
: h Lyndhurst , Captain Martin , which sailed fro
New York December 3 for this port , has a
rived here and reports that she encounter )
very heavy weather on the passage. H
decks were swept and the bo its and ever ;
thing movable were washed away. It wi
found necjssary to Jettison part of the can
it.Is In order to save the vessel.
Is
ig Iimiltiici anil ( Jot thu Worn or u Hunt.
PARIS , April 17. A duel with swon
iyk wns fought between two well know
: k writers , Jules Hnret nnd Catuelle Mendc
ofa arising from the fact that the former coi
abe nected the latter's name with that of Osci
bo Wilde. Mender wns slightly wounde
ig Mender Is a well known French nutln
and dramatist. He wrote many novels in
several dramatic works Including the com
opera "Le Cantlalne Fracasse. "
ch
TC the Chief
Attraction.
en MACON , Mo. , April 17. The .public mee
: or
Ing nt the opera house thin afternoon ni
the exercises of the Grand Army of the R
ty public encampment today had for tht
chief feature of Interest
m- ex-Senator J.
mof Ingalls of Kansas , who wns the prlnclp
speaker of the nfternoon. After talkli
> n- on military matters he expressed the li
tiy lief thnt In the future the west and sou
cd would bo Joined together by common tl
of business and political Interest and wou
be Invincible. Mayor Webster U.ivla
Kansas City delivered the formal welcoi
is- Ing address to the veterans.
ng llivratlgiitlug i hlneno
°
m BOISE. "Idaho. April 17.-The grar.d Ju
Is nuking a thorough investigation of tire
Chinese certificate frauds.
ire About lit
In- witnesses have already been summoned , I
ire eluding many lending business men. T
In government has secured u great mtn
Inof Chinese merchant certificates bearing t
names of Bulso business men , nnd nn c
he fort Is being made to determine which si
ot- natures are genuine and which are fc
la , gcrles.
Cdtttnictlng lor Ilullwny Material.
PITT3HURG , April 17.-The Plttsburg I.
comotlve company today caught the cc
tract for twelve standard giingo locomotlv
ftr the Georgetown & Trinity railroad
the Texas. The line Is C50 miles long. _
iln official of the locomotive company stnt
that the Illinois Steel company had tak
the contract for the rails awny from t
Carnegie company.
ett
lor Moxcmcntii of Ocritu Steamer * , April 17
ted At Glasgow Arrived Furnessla , from N
nt. York.
iip- At Hamburg Arrived Phoenicia , fn
vlll New York.
ent At New York Arrived Majektlc , fr
Liverpool ; Britannia , from Marseilles ; Rur
from Liverpool.
At Southampton Arrived Havel , fn m N
of York , for Bremen.
Is At Liverpool Arrived Kensington , fr
ty. Philadelphia ; Roismore , from Baltlmo
led Teutonic , from New York
es. At Portland. Me. Arrived Nuruldl
ot [ from Liverpool.
ARMENIA RIPE FOR REVOLT
General Uprising to Occur Some Time
During the Month of May ,
W.LL . BE NO MATCH FOR THE TURKS
Pinning Tholr IIupo on the Intervention of
the Christina 1'onon llollovo It tit
\\'e\\ \ \ to Dlo AI together a * ft
1'cxv nt n Time it * Now.
( CopyrlRhtod , 1833 , liy the Associated I'rcs . )
LONDON , April 17. The correspondent ol
the Associated press , writing from Armenia
under date of March 15 , says : "I have trav
eled many hundreds of miles In Russia and
Persia and have visited Armenian colonies as
far cast as the Caspian sea and as far south
as the City of Teheran , and have learned ,
after the most careful Investigation and verl-
ficatlon of the facts , that the Armenian ques
tion will soon reach an acute and painful
crisis. In fact , Armenia Is preparing foi
war. The revolutionary party has now boll :
men and guns. During the past eight week :
money has poured Into the revolutlonarj
treasury In a steady stream frcm the Arm- : ;
nlan colonies In Batoum , Tlfils , Daku , Erlvan
Etchmladzln and other places In Russia a in
from Rescht , Kassevln , Teheran , Tibrlz , Kho
and other cities In Persia. The central Ide :
of the plan of campaign Is a general uprls
Ing of Armenians throughout the Turklsl
empire some time during the mcnth of May
The leaders have promised the pecple In th (
eastern part of Armenia that the chief attacl
will be made In the city of Constantlnopli
Itself , and that the brunt of the fighting wll
be done by the Armenian residents therein
but this may bo only a subterfuge to encDur
ago the faint hearted at Van , Dlttlls am
Moush.
LOOKS LIKE SUICIDE.
"The Armenians ha\e at least 3,000 Martini
Henry rifles hidden In secret places In th
mountains not a great distance from Lak
Van. For a handful of untrained Armenian
to deliberately begin a fight with the 300,00
regular troops of the Turkish empire woul
scorn to be folly too colossal for human con
ceptlon ; yet the purpose Is not to brln
Turkey to terms In a fair fight , but to set
tie the quarrel by Intervention of the Euro
pean powers. Before the revolution Is thro
months old the powers , It Is believed , will b
compiled to take a hand In the conflict , fo
the cruelty , the atrocity , the outrage , th
blood , lust and butchery of the struggle wll
be so unthlnkab'.y horrible that , Chrlstia
humanity will Interfere. Then Armenia , It 1
hopd , may get her freedom. For the mos
part , the revolutionary leaders are of th
younger revolutionary party , who argue It I
not worse that a few thousa"d Armenian
should 1)3 killed nt one time than that th ;
should be killed s-parately through a period <
a few months or years.
"To what extent the plans of the revolutloi
ary leaders are approved by th ? Armenia
pecple at large It Is difficult to tell. I ser
ously doubt If thos ? plans are known In dta
to more than 5 per cent cf the Armenian
Still , there are genuine patriots who ballet
that to free Armenia from the dreadful dept
to which sheIs sunk" , they must surrendi
some of their fellow countrymen to tortur
outrage and death. "
RUSSIA MAY NOT WANT THEM.
There Is a belief In Europe that Russ
desires to make the Armenians Russian sul
Jects by annexing the eastern end ot Tu
key. Curiously enough this belief Is ni
likely that Russia wants the Armenian
glon. The Georgians certainly would resci
any further Increase In the Armenian pop
lallon. The business methods of the Anne
lans are not highly approved of by Georgia !
nnd Russians. It Is therefore believed u
likely that Russia wants the Armenian
but whether or not she wants the Turkli
territory which the Armenians Inhabit
quite another matter. For the most pa
the average Armenian Is anxious to ha1
some other man fight his battles and he
willing to believe England and Russian n
only waiting for a chance to come In nnd dl
membjr the Turkish empire. The Armenh
newspapers In Russia and Persia contain i
hint , however remote , of their preparation
but contain only denunciations of Turkli
tyranny and demands for the enforcemo
of the sixty-first article of the Berlin treat
The lower classes are less discreet. In Till
especially they fill themselves up with vodl
and go about the streets clamoring for i
Armenian king. As the time for the rev
lutlonary uprising approaches the words
the Armenian Catholic , Mgr. Khrlmlnn
have an added significance : "Armenia Is
sore distress , but her sufferings will soon
at an end. "
III2AII TUB BRITISH MON C1ROW
l > oiidon Journal Allegea that Americans A
Ignorant of Diplomacy ,
LONDON , April 17. The St. James's G
zette this afternoon , commenting upon t
latest developments In the dispute bstwe
Great Britain and Nicaragua , says : "The
Is wonderful Ignorance of diplomacy on t
part of the American Journalists. W
should wo want to bombard Greytown ?
Nicaragua has been so foolish as to reft :
to pay the Indemnity which , with thf knov
edge of the United States , we demanded , '
shall take such steps as the American gc
eminent was perfectly aware of at the tit
of asking. The Monroe doctrine has ben
doctrine for "sixty-two years and has i
been acted upon yet. When Great Brit :
has serious differences to settle with Son
American republics It will not be prevent
from doing so by anything but settled Inti
national law. " .
CtllllN Kilir.L8 AOA1N HfcFK.YTE
Colonel Uchuvurln Iteporteil to Hnve Wi
Another Victory.
HAVANA. April 17. Colonel Echavar
who fought Insurgents at Clego do Rio
came across the eamo band In the I
Macomes mountains and has dispersed <
rebels , killing two and wounding thr
General Ardcrleus , a relative ot Martin
Campos , took possession of the acting cj
tain general's ofllce here this morning.
The troops which arrived yesterday ht
been sent to Oporto and Glbara.
Captain General Martinez dc Campos
expected here shortly. General Calleja , w
has Just been relieved of his post as capti
general by the arrival of Do Campos , EC
ie for Spain on Sunday next.
iey
, . FOUR WAU Sllll'S TO GO TO KII
ie
American Niivy Will llo Well Represent
lit the fiormiin Cet brntlou.
WASHINGTON , April 17. Secretary H
bert today decided to detach the armo
cruiser New York and the triple scr
cruiser Columbia from Admiral Mead
command and to order them
Kiel to take part In the gr
north German canal celebration. The i
Francisco and Marblehead will takep :
making a fleet of four United States vesei
Mill Gould Will lie Their Hponior.
MEMPHIS , April 17.-A favorable re ]
has been received from Miss Helen Go
to the Invitation extended to her to act
sponsor for the Veteran Chlckasnw Qua
during- the Interstate drill In May. Al
Gould will be accompanied by Mrs. Mi
m and two maids of honor , to be selected
her. The selection of Miss Gould was
recognition of the nld. Riven this city
her father during the yellow fever eplden
/.uml ( .rant Cum Submitted.
PORTLAND , Ore. , April 17-Argument
the overlap land grant case of the t'ni
States government against the South
Pacific company. Involving 00,000 acres
land , was concluded In the. United Sto
u , circuit court this afternoon , and Jui
Gilbert took the case under advisement. .
tUIt.IXT IP.IS AT TllKIXQUXST. \ .
orccil to Attend the Inquiry .of the Coroner
ner Into the Alai lerft ?
.V FRANCISCO , April 1 ? . tie Emanucl
lir..ch murders are stilt the main topic of
Iscusslon In this city. Notwithstanding the
act that one or two newspapers have tried
nd convicted Theodore Durant of the frlght-
ul crimes , there st-ems to be a reaction In
aver ot fair play for the young man. The
vldcnco so far produced against him Is only
Ircumttantlal , and whllo the police My they
ave enough evidence to convict ten men It
a doubtful If any jury would find Durant
guilty unless further conclusive proof Is
urnlshcd. The young medical student does
ot act like a guilty man , and 11 he did
ommlt the murders he Is certainly a man ol
cmarkablo nerve. Last night he slept well
ml he has n good appetite. He continues to
saert his Innocence , and his whole demeanor
n that cf a man confident of proving It when
he time comes.
The Inquest over the remains of Minnie
Villlams was continued today. Durant pro-
csted against being forced to attend the In-
luest , nnd said his attorneys had advised that
ho police had no right to make him go. He
vas told by the officers that If he refused tc
; o they would take him by force , and he
Inally reluctantly accompanied them to the
coroner's ofilcc. Rev. Dr , Gibson was tht
first witness called , He said he had seer
lisa Williams probably three times , and \va ;
not Intimate with Durant.
Dr. Vogel testified that Durant came to tin
mty at his house Friday night a few mill'
utes before 10 o'clock. Ills forehead was cov
cred with perspiration , but ho saw no bloc *
about his person. Durant asked pcrmlsslor
, o wash his hands before he entered the par
or. Dr. Vogcl had never seen Miss William !
and Durant together , nor had never hcan
Miss Williams ppcak ot the accused man. Tin
witness stated that his ne ! e , Miss Turner
Kid told him that Durant had asked her ti
allow him to examine her about some com
plaint with which she was , troubled.
A. E. Williams , the father of the mur
dered girl , testified that she had snld t
lilm that Durant had not treated her right
nit she did not go Into details. He Identlfie
the pockctbook found In Durant's pocke
as one he had given his daughter.
The testimony of thq witnesses wh
claimed to have seen Durant and Miss Wll
Hams entering the church early Frldo
evening was rather vague' They saw a ma
and woman enter the ga e to the churc
yard. The man wore a hat and cent rescm
bllng those worn by Durant , but they wer
not positive that Durant wns- the man. Th
testimony of other witnesses wa to the cftec
that they had never seens Durant and Mis
Williams together , and had never heard thcr
speak of each other. '
The Inquest will ba resumed tomorrow
An afternoon paper publishes a sensation ;
story to the effect that a trail ot blcod ha
been found leading from tha church to Di
rant's house , but the talc Is highly Improt
able , as since Friday night there has bsen
heavy shower that would have obliterate
traces of bleed on the sidewalk.
The funeral services over the body of Mis
Williams were held today In the First Bai
list church. An Immense xrowd : attendei
and hundreds of fioral pieces were sant.
George King , who says thut he found Di
rant In the church the day Miss Lament wi
murdered , was ono of the pallbearers. Re1
Gibson was also In attendance. Rev. Boyi
ton made a brief address , Preferring to U
murders , and many of the' women preset
wept. The body of Miss Lament was shlppc
to her homo In Dillon , Mont. , today In charj
of her sister.
HILL TU M.yKK TllK'3'nUSrS LEU A
Itcform Movciurnt In HllfioM Working I
tjioTrcmg W y.r. J. t " * '
1 SPRINGFIELD , 111. , Aprllf17. In the sta
senate today Little's bill repealing the tru
law came up as a special [ order on secoi
reading. The bill has In .view the count
nanclng of the formation of the coal trus
to Increase the price of caaT to enable oper
tors to pay better wages. * Senator Palsl
offered an amendment providing that '
case the price of the comm6dlty Is Increas
hrough the consolidation . ot corporatior
mc-half of the Increase shall be added to t
mployes' wages" . Falling to comply a co
-.oration shall Incur a penalty of from $5,0
o $20.000.
Senator Green spoke against the measni
itatlng that it wiped from the statute boo
he trust law. He said that regardless
he fact that the miners had signed politic
or the passage of the bill , they did not wa
t. In his district those who signed h
done so under duress. Tfte petitions we
circulated by the operators , and the m
"earing discharge had signed.- Senator Crn
upported Senator Green In opposition to t
measure , and asserted tHat the operate
ivere clamoring for the annulment ot t
rust law for their own welfare.
Senator Little said that ho Introduced t
) lll by request , and that he was urging
passage , ns he held petitions signed by ov
5,000 miners asking It ; Senator Gre
moved to" strike out thb enacting clan :
The motion was defeated J15. yeas to 26 naj
"urther consideration ot the bill was- made
special order for next Wednesday.
rn rovxa WOJIB.V irjsna ruisoxe
ien Members of n Church Settlement , Socle
In Now Yor < Tuko Arsenic.
, e NEW YORK , April 17. Flvo young wome
members of the Church Settlement society
[ y
If the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer , a
Just recovering from the effects ot arset
poisoning. The drug , It is thought , was a
ministered by a young woman who cat
highly recommended and" was taken Ir
1C
their household to enable her to study tin
. methods of work. Miss Querney , the head
r : the society , admits the truth of the forcgol
' statement. "There Is no doubt , " tald si
(
. "but that it was the wbrkof a maniac. I
" not wish the public use qf her name to I
Jure her. Wo cannot' understand how t
poison was put Into the fpod. "
.Justice .Turknon la I in proving.
NASHVILLE , Tenn. , April 17. In nn I
tervlew to be published In the Amcricnn i
a morrow , Associate Justice Howell E. Jnc
' son of the supreme fcourt of the Unit
States pays : " 1 wrote > n , few clays since
the chief Justice simply eniresalng my wl
Ingness to go to Washington and make
full bench In case the courtshouUl desire
rehearing of the Incomt ? ) tax case at tl
term of the court. J have5 heard nothl
since then. The court' < isually adjourns 1
tweet the 15th and 20th = ofi 3Iay , and If a i
hearing is ordered , say earlvln May , I sh
ve go nnd make a full bertch , " Judge Jacks
Is Improving and grbwlng strongsr da
and expects to go to "Washington when t
court meets In OctqBer.
I'rico ot IllncU l'IAtri 7A < lviinccil.
PITTSBURG , April I7j The Assoclatl
of Iron nnd Steel Sheet' ' Mnnufactun
met here today and advanced the price
all finished products onc'-tcnth of n cent
pound , or $2 a ton. T ) > e manufacturers n
paved the way for another Increase
July 1 by adopting a 'resolution that
orclerr be taken beyond'.that date even
advanced prices. One of the mnnufactur
ed stated that the Intention > wns to make tether
other advance of } i on July 1. The reas
' assigned for the advance Is the Increa :
J's prices for raw material. As almost nil I
to output of black plate.Is controlled by t
'at association U will cause an advance
an tin plate.
! ' ' Heading of .Murders Drcivn "Him to Sulcli
ls
< SAN FRANCISCO , ' April 17.-Jose H
Cllnchey committed suicide at his homo
Locust avenue last flight by hanging.
Is believed that the murders 1n Hman
church affected his reason , ns he had be
reading nil the news obtainable on the HI
Ject , When last seen , about 10 o'clock ,
Iss was lying In bed rending a newspaper , r
nn about an hour later hit ) mother went to
IS room and , finding him gone , made a ceai
of the house , finding his dead body In
basement.
Itrcnkt In the Coal Miner * ' Strike.
OTTUMWA , la. , April 17.-A break 1
In come In the coal mining trouble , 'J
troops hav been withdrawn from Clnclnr
rn and many miners are cuing to work. W
o : conrs from Iloono county to the effect t :
tes COO men went to work today. This U
BO lleved to be nearly the end , with each or.
otor paying what he pleases.
ELL FROM A DIZZY HEIGHT
Olimax in the Speculative OrazD in Pe
troleum Reached Yesterday.
OIL IS FALLING AS FAST AS IT ROSE
touched Two-Seventy llcforc Noon 1ml
Closed rtt Twn.SovcntiTH ( Ircnt llxrltc-
limit nil the I'lttBlmrg
IlroUers Were Wnry.
PITTSnURQ , April 17. Oil this morning
cached that dizzy height where speculators
re afraid to deal In It , and ns a result there
vas not a sale on the I'lttsburg exchange
urlng the first half hour today , while the
ales on the Oil City exchange during the
a mo period aggregated only 7,000 barrels.
This afternoon there was a break from $2.62
o $2.10 , at 2:30 : , and oil closed at $2.17.
Great excitement prevailed on the exchange.
The break came at 2:30 : p. m. and It de-
cended upon the exchange like a thunder
torm. The market had been hovering about
12.C2 all afternoon , with light trading , nnd
'rom ' the fact that the prlco of refined oils
md received another lift today no 'big break
vas expected. Uut at 2:30 : the slump began
nnd Inside of ten minutes It had gone from
S2.62 to $2.37. The brokers stood about dozed
jy the suddenness of the blow nnd each
quotation from the Oil City exchange brought
a lower figure , until J2.10 was reached. This
was within a few minutes of closing time
and It rallied seven points to $2.17. The ex
citement was more Intense than at any time
since the present bulge movement began.
Operators scarcely knew what to make of
the situation , though ninny predict that the
slump Is only temporary and that the market
will recover tomorrow.
The Standard earlier In the day put up Its
price 25 cents to $2.GO , and May options were
offered hero at the opening for $2.70. Cash
oil was offered at $2.76. There were no
buyer * , and the pr.co gradually dropped to
$2.69 , then to $2.67 , and at 10:30 : $2.65 was
bid. While many brokers are predicting 53
oil this week , few of them have sufficient
faith In their own prophesy to Invest.
STANDARD HAS BEEN BUSY.
The Standard Oil company , through Its
purchasing agents , has secured possession ol
several more slices of oil producing terri
tory. The. Southwest Pennsylvania Oil com
pany , a Sl'andard concern , has bought the
remaining three-fourths Interest In the Man-
nlngton and Falrvlew , W. Va. , territory , con
taining about 8,000 acres and 300 wells , with
a production of 3,000 barrels pet
day. The Standard has also pur
chased a three-fifths Interest In the
Carter Oil company of Slstervillt , W. Va. ,
at a price In the neighborhood ot $200,000
The Carter Oil company owned about IOC
wells , with a dally capacity of 1,000 bar
rel. ? . David Kirk , one of the best postec'
men In the oil business. In speaking of tin
present boom , said : "Petroleum will be thi
means of bringing the country out of th <
period of depression that lias prevailed foi
the past two years. Tnal wus the case It
1873 , when our finances wcrs at a low ebb
Oil made the first advance , nnd as It wen
up In price the business of the country Im
proved. The same was true In 1884. Tin
most Important effect of the Increased prlci
on the finances of the country will be the In
crenso In the amount ot gold brought Inti
the country In payment of the petroleum wi
export. Oil Is paid for In yellow gold am
is OIKcf our most Important exports. W1
ship something like 20,000,000 barrels an
nually , and with the price hanging abou
50 cents the aggregate receipts from till
source only amount to about $10,000,000. Now
with oil at the present price , we would re
celve something like $45.000.000 for our ex
ports. This would be a clear gain of $35,000 ,
000 a year , which would help toward oil
setting the heavy exports of gold during th
past two years.
"Out that Is not the only Influence a
\ork. Thtro are Internal ImpiOvement
made already here nnd will continue to gro\
all the year. Our manufacturers ar
already feeling the boom. I think the o !
ntercsts will use considerably more tha
wlco as much Iron of all kinds this year u
hey did last year. This will give employ
nent to hosts of men , who will become goo
) uyers nml so create a better market for a !
kinds of merchandise. "
The market was much quieter at noon tha
t was yesterday and the range of fiuctua
tlons was narrower. The highest poln
reached was $2.70 and at noon May option
stood at $2.62 and cash at $2.58' bid. Tli
feature ot the market this morning was tli
announcement that the Atlantic Refining con ;
pany had rained the prlco of the refined ai
1C tide another cent per gallon. The total at
' *
vance In the price of refined oil in .the pai
' two weeks Is 4 cents per gallon , or $2 pe
n
barrel.
Sales of oil on the Plttsburg exchange thl
forenoon were about 20,000 barrels.
WILL BE A LOSING GAME.
"There will be more money lost In the o
justness this year than for a long tin
l > ast. " This Is the prediction of the pre ;
Ident ot ono of the local pipe lines. Ho sa
ie did not refer to the result ot the transa
Ions on the exchanges , but to the opcratloi
n the field. Leases , bonuses , royalties , mi
torlal and labor are all being based on tl
advance In the price of crude oil. The nun
Ic her of field operations last year was 11,60
1- the largest total since 1S90. Notwlthstam
ng this large Increase , the production i
new wells was comparatively small. A ]
0 proximately $47,000,000 was put into lie
lr work. From reports already received fro
various regions the number of opcratioi
and the expenditure Involved will greatly e :
ceed the total for last year. If oil is struc
In large quantities the market price1 ot tl
commodity will certainly decline , while tl
cost of producing will have been based upi
the present high figure. It oil Is not struc
In large quantities the loss will bo equal
great. In any event , millions will bo sui
In dry holes. The lowest sales were mai
at J2.15 and the lowest point touched w ;
$2.10. The closing figure was $2.10' ,
Although the market fell 53 cents durli
the day , It Is estimated but few people ioi
as most of the oil held here was bought
figures below $2. Besides this nearly i
the brokers have refused to handle margl
ot lesj than $1 a barrel. The market fi
from $2.49 to $2.15 In twenty minutes. T
brokers here explain the slump by the fa
the speculators In Oil City became panl
stricken and all tried to sell out at one
The alarm was Increased by the fact th
Standard agents refused to buy certlficat
from curbstone brokers at the fixed price
$2.50 per barrel , though they never stopp
taking oil from regular producers at th
rs figure. That Is what put the spsculatl
rsn price below that of the Standard for cash o
n In spite of the panic here , not over 40,0
barrels were sold all day. Most of this w
by Monday's and Tuesday's purchasers , w
realized profits.
A Standard official today said the scare !
ot oil was not sufficient to Justify prlc
ed above $2 , and characterized the fancy prlc
tie as a wind boom. The Standard advanc
ils the prices of refined today 1 cent. Tl
an makes an advance of C cents since last S :
urday. J. M. Guffey predicted the marV
tomorrow would recover all It had lost , so
Ing It had fallen because a lot of people
scared. It U believed here If the Standa
n
It retains Us present prlco of $2.50 tomorn
oil will go to $3 by 4 o'clock , and ihould t
lei
Standard rtduc.e the price for cash oil to
en
enb the speculative price will range bctwe
bhe $2.25 and $2.40. Two men holding 8,000 b :
nd rels of oil announced on the exchange durl
ils the panic they were going to hold It unIt
eh worth barrel.
he It was $5 a
I'x-Voimtcir U'llinn Dying.
OTTUMWA , la. , April 17-At 7 O'clo
this evening ex-Senator Wilson of Fairlle
he was growing unconscious. The end scei
all near.
ird rir t Chcrrlei of the Neman.
> at
X ! ' VACAVILLE , April 17-The first th (
otishly ripe cherries of the season fsr t
ast left Vacavllle today ,
sujn : I'JIU > VXAL
Hnbcnft Corpus Cmo ut the Itullnn Pollco
Mcnni Moro Tlinii Their Liberty.
SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , April 17. ( Special. )
Arguments have been concluded In the
habeas corpus case In which Scarcs-the-Hnwk
and Straight Head arc the objects of con
tention. These Indians are the two out of
six Itullnn police who were convicted of ns-
snull with Intent to do great bodily Injury.
They were tried for the murder ot William
Fielder on the Cheyenne river. The point In
the habeas corpus proceedings Is that there
is no United States law under which n person
can be punished for the offense mentioned.
This was argued before Judge Dumly at
Dcndwood passed sentence an the Indians ,
but the Fcntenco was passed and the de
fendant * placed In the penitentiary here.
In his argument District Attorney Miller
snld : "This case Is of largo personal Im
portance. " Few understood Just what he
inetitit , but the facts nrc these : There hns
been considerable contention between the De
partment of Justice nt Washington nnd the
Indian department over this case. The In
dian department , anxious to maintain Its
Indian police discipline , wished to have no
step taken In the case until everything had
been Investigated and the Indians clearly
shown guilty of a serious offense. H Is
said that nt first Attoiney General Olney
took this view of the matter , but upon corre
spondence with officials In this state ordered
District Attorney Miller to proceed with the
prosecution. This wns done , nnd now , If all
of the Indian police nrc acquitted , the at
torney general will doubtless feel that ho has
been placed In an equivocal position , and It
Is Intimated that ho will feel so strongly In
that line that a new district attorney for
this state will bo the result , as It was on
the advice of the- present district attorney
thnt the case was begun.
Fast Thunder was arraigned for Introducing
liquor on the Sioux reservation at Pine Ridge.
He pleaded not guilty. Lone Elk Is charged
with assault with Intent to do great bodily
Injury. "Tho defense In this case Is that
Lnno Elk Is an Idiot and not accountable for
his actions.
itia nun * jtuvMKits rvsnixa rntxas.
Getting Ilc.uly for 1111 Kloctlou to llo Held
KlChtocn Months llrltcc.
CHEYENNE , April 17. ( Spcclnl. ) A num
ber of the residents of the Die Horn baMti
are circulating n petition for n convention
to be called for the purpose of recommend
ing to the governor throe residents of the
liasln for appointment to the ofllce ol
county commissioner of the new county ol
HlfT Horn. The last legislature passed ni
net enabling the county to perfect Its organ
ization on the tlrst Monday of January ,
1897. A full list of county officers nre to be
elected nt the general election In Novembr
1898. Thete Is considerable opposition Ir
certnin sections of the county , however , tc
the appointment of county commissioners ni
this time. In view of the fuct tbut the onlj
ntlc-s that the commissioners cnn perfortr
rior to the lima when tlie compute onMiilz
tlon of the county Is to be iieifectecl Is tin
Ivlalon of the county Into flection pro
nct , It li not conscletel neccs'.irv to miiki
ny appointment ! ) until In thu fall uf 1S3C
"olTronN I'rlruto bj-cri-tiirv'n tnl.iry.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , April 17.-Speclnl.- ( )
'he case of I. S. Unrtlett against ex-Con
ressmnn Coffeen was on trial In the dls
rlct court of Laramlc county todny. Mr
iartlett wns private secretary to Sir. Cof
een from August , 1893 , to August , 3S9I. Hi
lieges that the ex-congressman was In tli
nblt of withholding from $20 to $30 pe
lonth from his secretary's salary. Thl
money , It Is nlleccd , Coffeen KUVC to hi
nughter nnd nephew , who were nttendlni
chool In Washington , for nllcged service
crformed In the capacity pf stenoijrnplie
nd typewriter. Burtlett further allege
lint Coffeen compelled him to contrlbut
rom $3 to $10 per month ns a part of hi
jlllce rent nnd hire of n typewiltlm
nucbinc. In addition to the $30 per montl
vltbheld from his pnlnry for a period o
welve months , Unrtlett auks for n furthe
udgment of $212.50 for extraordinary serv
ces performed In preparing numerous newe
> apcr interviews , eulogies nml puffs , whlc
vere prepared by him nt Coffeen's reques
or the purpose of advertising the work nn
ichlevetncnta of Wyoming's Into congress
nan. Many ridiculous features me belli
brought out In the course of the trial.
Wnltcrtoll t.ojoH III * Mlnil.
CHEYENNE , April 17.-Speclnl ( Tele
gram. ) Walter n. Stoll , formerly one of th
ending attorneys of Cheyenne , and the lat
chairman of the democratic state com
nlttee , became suddenly deranged las
light. Leaving his bed he Jumped tlirotiK
a plate glass window In the second stor
of his residence , and alighted on the pavi
nent , fifteen feet below , lie then ran t
he residence of United States Senator Win
en next door , yelling at the top of hi
voice , and Jumped through the low winder
opening on the veranda , and ran np stain
vhere Senator Warren's two children wet
sleeping. Stoll was In his night clothe ;
\lthnugli he attempted no violence , th
members of Senator Warren's family wet
greatly alarmed. An ofllcer wns called an
ook the unfortunate man home , where h
vas placed under the care of a physician.
Cctgmnnnt ( irliiiUtimo on thu Mnrxnt.
EDGEMONT , S. D. , April 17. ( Sped :
Telegram. ) The machinery for turning ot
grindstone at Edgcmont was stnrtc
today nnd worked In n perfect manne
Rock from the quarries wus brought In nr
a specimen of the razor stone wns turned i
easily ns the commoner quality. Before tl
mill was shut down at C o'clock about fort
grindstones , measuring about elghtec
Inches across , weie turned. A general fee
Ine of pride has taken possession of tl
citizens of Edgemont , who recognize that
the body of rock owned by the compnn
mensurlng one and one-half miles by 01
and three-qtinrtpr miles , rock for an in
limited supply of men will be ready In tl
future. Ordeis were received from castei
firms for n largo consignment of the pr
duct of the grindstone mill today ,
Hiuvllm Thief foinito ( Irlof.
RAWL1NS , Wyo. . April 17.-Speclal ( Tel
gram. ) James S. Dove , a machinist , wi
given a hearing today before Justice A ;
on a charge of stealing $90 worth of too
from the Union Pacific , nnd his bond plan
at J500. lie plendc-J guilty. When his e
fccts were examined there wus fout
nearly $100 worth of razors , knives , pe
fumery. books , pills , etc. , that had be <
taken from the Rawllns drug store. Do1
shipped a hea\y trunk to Denver n fe
days ago which caused him to be suspect
of the petty thieving which has been goli
on lately.
Mirrlilun'n Hands Klinillv Soli ) .
SHERIDAN. Wyo. , April 17.-Speclal. ( ;
A little over n year ago the city of Shci
don voted $75,000 bonds to put In n system
water woiks. The officials disposed of $3
000 worth of the bonds nnd work was I
gun on the plant , but all efforts to illapo
of the balance of the bonds proved fut
until this week , when a telegram wns i
celved from E. Shepherd & Co. of N <
York offering 80 cents on the dollar for I
$10,0(10 block. The city council Immediate
accepted the proposition , and work will
resumed on the plant at once.
IllrlmriU 1'luitcei All Wyoming.
CHEYENNE , April 17. ( Special Te !
gram. ) In response to nn Inquiry frc
an eastern paper na to whether the peoj
of Wyoming endorse Cleveland's flnnnc
views , Governor Richards replied :
answer unhesitatingly they do nut. In t
last election the people declared u
equivocally for the free and unlimited col
nge of silver at the ratio of 1C to 1. Nothl
has occurred to cause them to recede frc
that position. Wyoming Is solidly for ft
silver. "
Mortgngra Will Ho Taxed In Utah.
SALT LAKE. April 17-Tie ! question
mortgage * taxation came up In the cc
stltutlonal convention today nnd was fmifj
to a finish. As a result that part of t
committee report exempting mortgai ;
from taxation was stricken out by a vc
of 57 toII , The equal suffrage questl
will be brought up again tomorrow on
motion to reconsider the former action
the convention on thut subject.
Cnuhor Arronteil for Itiiitlhig.
SHERIDAN. Wyo. , April 17.-8pecal. !
II. D. McKlnsey. an old time cowboy
Johnson county , was arrested here by t
sheriff of Johnson county on n charge
cattle stealing. I.lcKlnscy wa.i taken
HuffHlo for trial.
MethoilUt Cciuferi'iiici Cnllcil.
SHERIDAN , Wyo. , April 17-Speclal. (
The annual conference uf the Method
KpUcopal church for Wyoming will be h
at Hlierlilan beginning June 11. Jllahop
U. Tuft of I'liiluOelplila will
FIGHTING FOR THE OFFICES
Six People Killed and Eight Wounded in
the Ohiokasaw Oountrji
GOVERNOR SEEKS SAFdTY IN FLIGHT
NiuncRof tlio YlctlniK Unobtnlimblo Trouble
All Arose ( Ivor llio Lrgliliitnrc' * Action
Concerning thn OIIU-o of
ShvrlR.
ST. LOUIS , April 17. A special to tha
Republic from Quthrlc , Okl. , says : Couriers
have Just arrived hero from Tlshotnlngo , the
capital of the Chlckasaw nation. They re
port that n battle Is raging between Governor
Mosely nnd 200 Insurrectionists. Six people *
have been killed nnd eight wounded , so the
report says , and great excitement prevail ,
The trouble Is duo to bail political blood
which has IOIIR pervaded the Chlckasaw scab
of government , and which has existed slnco
the last session of the legislature. Wlllla
Drown , Charles Urown nnd Noah McGlll ,
who claimed to have been duly elected sher
iffs of the nation , allege that the legislature
acted Illegally when It rejected their clalina
to such o111ces. On Tuesday morning Gov
ernor Mosely Issued orders to all sheriffs ,
constables and deputies throughout the na
tion to report to him at once with arms.
When the officers gathered around the house ,
200 enraged men , headed by McGlll and the
Drown brothers , rushed from adjoining
houses , and a deadly riot followed. The
names of the dead and wounded1 could not
be ascertained by the couriers , owing to the
great excitement which prevailed. Governor
Mosely and his oltlclal rctlnuo escaped by ;
rushing to houses on the outskirts of the
toun. Mosely has called a special session ot
the legislature to toke action.
Tlsliomlngo Is now In a terrible stnto ot
excitement and white people are fleeing.
Another scene of carnage Is locked for at
any moment.
DALLAS , Tex. , April 17. V. M , Locke of
Antlers , Choctaw nation , Is here. He denies
the wild reports of war In the nation , anil
says the five killings recently grew out of
a personal difficulty. Gardener , has no op *
position for governor.
: MKX DKVIItKDLl' JUJIlL.tXT *
'Montana Itnngo I'cnplo Confident llio lluil-
nris | 4 I.oolilni ; Up.
MILES CITY , Mont. , April 17. The eleventh
annual meeting of the Northwestern Live
stock association began yesterday. About COO'
delegates are present. There Is the largest
attendance of any year since 1885 nnd general
good feeling prevails. .More Interest Is mani
fested than ever on account of good prices
of beef and the good grass crop and the light
losses last winter. There Is also , said the
secretary In his report , every prospect of n.
continuance this year of the better outlook.
It looks as If the stock business would boom
again and range stock has advanced already.
Mixed herds are selling readily. There Is
much Inquiry for bulls and the business of
breeding , which has been neglected since the
last hard winter , Is once more attracting at
tention. About 120,000 cattle have been
bought to come north this season , most/ !
from Arizona , nnd but few from Tcxns , which
has a homo market for nil feeders.
KANSAS OATTI.i : MKN WOKKEtt DP.
Octtlug to llo Quito Alarmed lit Importa
tions ( if Stock from Mexico.
EUREKA. Kan. , April 17. There 1ms been
great excitement among cattlemen here dur
ing the past week , occasioned by the ship
ping In of Mexican cattle. Two thousand
head were unloaded at Summltt , eighteen
miles west of here , last week , In spite of the
protests of local stock men and of the State
Live Stock Sanitary commission. The cattle *
ara now In quarantine. The Greenwood
County Cattlemen's 1'iotectlvc acsoclat'on ' , the
strongest organization of the kind In the
state , has taken the matter up , and Us presi
dent , 0. E. Ladd , has declared that , If neces
sary , force would bo employed to prevent the
Importation of the stock. Trouble Is feared.
The cattle Interests of this county are larga
and the cattlemen are determined to take no
risk of having splenic fever brought In ,
VAIITV fen
ICrtort to Concentrate \\liltcnietalllit
bcntlinont In Ono Direction.
SAN FRANCISCO , April 17. The sllvcr-
Ites are actively at work forming a straight-
out silver party In this state. They propose *
to make the coming hero of A. J. Warner
president of the national committee of the
American bimetallic party , Congressman J.
C. Sibley ot Pennsylvania and Senator Stsw-
art of Nevada the occasion for a general con
centration of sympathizers In one distinct
movement.
There has been an emissary hero from Los
Angeles , where the nucleus of the new sliver
party has come Into existence , whose mission
has been to ascertain the temperament ot
leading populists and such of th republican
and democratic parties as might be Induced
to affiliate with the movement. ThU gentle
man Is Alva Udall of Los Angeles.
Among those who are leading the move
ment In southern California are ex-Congress
man Sheldon , John It. Ilcrry , collector of the
port of. San Diego under Harrison's adminis
tration , ex-United States Senator Cole anij
others.
Silver Men Ara All I'lnyecl Out.
DENVER , April 17. Letters have been re
colved by ex-Congressman Sibley and Genera )
Warner from Senator Jones of Nevada ex *
plaining that ho was detained at New York
on account ot heart trouble , resulting from
an attack of grip. Mr , Sibley has gone east
on account of the dangerous Illncn of hl4
sister , but will return and continue his west *
em tour later. General Warner will go on
to the Pacific coast Immediately for a rest.
JKXAS 1H OHl'INO FOR n.uy.
Lou Than Three Inches Has I'nllou la
Kenrly 1'oiir Moulin.
AUSTIN. Tex. , April 17. Deplorable ao *
counts of the condition of crops are received
from all parts of this section of the state as
'
a result of the unprecedented dry winter and
spring. The signal tervlco office reports loss
than three Inches precipitation since January
1 , and the prevailing winds have been from
the north , blasting fruit and withering oats ,
which will be a total failure In this section.
Cotton teed hau rotted In the ground and
whole plantation ) will have to be replanted
within ten days It It rains or It will be ted
late to Insure a crop. Corn Is wilting , trees
which usually have a crop of young nut at
this time of the year , are Just bt/Udlnff. /
Water for stock Is scarce everywhere. Th
Colorado river Is lower than ever before at
thli season of the year and the water barelyi
creeping ever the crest of the big dam and
will cease entirely In a few day * without
heavier rains.