THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JTJXE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MQI N GSTG , APIHIj 124 , 1895. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
FRENCH ROUT THE IIOVAS
Attacked a Fortified Oamp and Dispersed
the Natives with Great Lois ,
CHARGES AGAINST EX-CONSUL W LLER
Claim Ho Was the Medium Through Which
the lloinn Hecurcd Arm * Notified
Them of Contomplntcd .Move
ment ) of the Trench.
PARIS , April 23. Official dispatches from
Madagascar say the Hovas have gathered
largo forces along the main routes from
Tamotavo and Mojunga. Throughout the
Island posts , with several hundred men sta
tioned at each , have been established. A
French gunboat has ascended the River
Iletolboka and silenced a Hova battery at
Mahabo , The enemy was driven oul with a
loss of eight killed. Two cannon were cap
tured. The population of the village gath
ered around the tombs of the chiefs In order
lo defend them , but on finding the French
respected the graves they yielded and asked
protection against the Hovas , who had an
other camp of 3,000 men at Maldano , on the
other side of the river. General Melzlnger
with four companies of Infantry and artillery ,
attacked Mnldano on April 3 and routed the
enemy , killing 100 and wounding many The
French loss was three wounded.
The Solr states ex-American Consul Wal
ler , who was brought from Madagascar to
Marseilles under arrest , acted ns the medium
between Iho Hovas and the English for ( lie
conveyance of orders for munitions anj arms
When Franco declared war against the
t. Hovns Wallnr , according to the Solr , noted as
. a spy nt MoJutiEa. and by means ot waving
colored lanterns at night advised the Hovas
of movements of the French. This oiicc
nearly resulted In COO French troops falling
into the hands of Iho enemy.
TWO MiXIU\N : OUTLAWS r.N'icUTl : ! .
Alarlti nnd Klvcr < , .Nulrcl J.tllicnn ilnmllt * ,
Shot nt Cimdiilnjiirii.
GUADALAJARA , Mcx. , April 23. The exe
cution of the famous Jallscan bandits , Fe-
llclano Maria nnd Maurlclo Ulvers , Ins at
tracted wide attention. Hope of reprieve by
President Diaz was held by the lawyers and
friends of the condemned until the night
before the execution. The time of limitation
having expired , the prisoners wore ordered
to prepare for death at sunrise. They spent
most of the night In praying In the prison
chapel , to which they were allowed access ,
or In pacing luck and forth In their quarters.
At 4:30 : o'clock several priests arrived and
took their confessions , remaining with them
until the end.
At 5 o'clock Sub-Lieutenant Joseph Lien-
cart arrived at the carccl with an escort of
twenty gendarmes from the Jalisco state
forces , and two minutes later filed out with
the prisoners. On taking leave of the priests
the two bandits were placed In a kneeling
posture on the north side of the prison , and
at the word of command were pierced with
bullets from the double flic of police , who
fired In unison with telling effect. The two
men dropped dead , falling toward each other
After giving vent to their grief the fami
lies of the executed men removed their clothIng -
Ing and bore It away weeping. These men
were among the most desperate outlaws whoever
over operated In the west coast country.
ICUSbJ.Y WANTS IN ON Till : UIVHti :
Likely to Ho ( JriintiMl n Portion of 3Iiu-
< hurlii nnil nil lci'-l rite Port.
LONDON , April 23. The Standard's Ber
lin correspondent telegraphs- The action of
France , Russia nnd Germnny has not yet
exceeded a friendly but energetic protest
against the Japanese annexing any part of
the Chinese mainland , but I hear that the
Itusslan minister nt Peking has already
been Instructed to ne'gotlato with the Chinese
foreign office regarding the cession of the
Chinese territory which Russia demands In
compensation for the Japanese acquirements
China , being unable to reject Russia's de
mands , hopes to confine them to the cession
of a portion of Manchuria and an Ico-frcc
port , _ _ _ _ _ _ _
> ( ) MOKTGAOI5 ON' CUSro.US IIUTU.S
Mutter Is Left Optional with the Chlncsu
( lovornment.
YOKOHAMA , April 23. U Is officially de
nied the Chinese customs , by the terms of
the treaty of peace with Japan , are placed
under Japanese control. The stipulation savs
that on the payment of the first two Install
ments of the Indemnity to bo paid by China
\Vel-Hal-Wel might bo evacuated , provided
China pledges her customs revenues In order
to Insure the payment of the balance duo
This , It Is added , Is optional , and might
never take effect. At present there Is no
Intention of touching the customs duties of
China , much less placing them under the
control of Japan.
Doctor ArciKnil of Mi-nllm ; Stnmpi.
MONTUHAL , April 23-Kdgar Nclton. an
American variety p'rformcr , has caused
thu nrrest of Dr. Cameion , ono of the Mon
treal Roclcty phyMclans , charging him with
the theft of u $4,000 stamp collection. Bomo
months ngo Nelton complained to the police
that an unknown man pretending to be his
friend had called nt hit rooms anil stolen
the stamps. At nbout the same time Ir
Cameron claimed to have been robbed In a
olmllnr manner by a man who called In
his absence Nelton now claims to have
proof that the doctor sold some of the
stamps belonging- his stolen collection
The arrest has caused n great sensation.
Propirlmr tor IitrlfT Itotiillittlon.
N , April 23. The Reichstag Teas-
Fombled today nnd discussed the customs
tariff amendment bill The motion of
Huron von Stumm llnllbcrg , conservative ,
to Include n paragraph giving the govern
ment full powtro to Impose additional duties
ns reprisals for hostile duties Imposed by >
foreign states , was adopted. Count von
I'osndowskl. secretary of the Imperial treas
ury , snld the fedeiat d governments np-
pioved the paragraph , while reserving the
light to determine , us occasion arose , when
to utilize the power.
I'nrta Strlknrn Iliuomlni ; Violent.
PARIS , April 23. The omnibus nnd tram
way strikers are becoming violent. Several
cms were overturned today nnd the windows
dews of others were sma hed. An excited
meeting of the strikers ended this afternoon
/
noon In the men rushing out of the hall
shouting : "Death to the black legs ; over
turn the oars. "
The stilkers then attacked the cars and
omnibuses on thu main boulevards nnd Ill-
treated the drivers. The republican guards
eventually dispersed the rioter. , making
Eeverul nncsts. _
I'lnnt ( om-fiii tnltnil In the Unit.
ST. I'UTlMlSnUUO. April 23.-The Svlet
declares Russia has concentrated In Japa
nese waters twenty-three warships carryIng -
Ing 03 guns nnd a large body of men. This
licet , It Is added , with the Fiench squadron ,
makes a total of thirty-seven warships , car-
rjlng r.10 guns. Mortoxcr , according to this
paper , n Rut > vlan aimy of 20,00) ) men could
occupy Jeh o nnd take Japan In the Ilnnk
should tioublf arl e.
_
< 'nn till in VilliiBui I'loodcil.
rtP.W YORK , API II 23.A dispatch from
Montreal to thi livening Test says : The
town of St. Jerome , about forty miles from '
lure , Is completely Hooded , the worst dam
age being done In the vicinity of the big
paper mills. The Hood wait caused by the
ovi'rtlaw of the river , owing tn nn Immense
rco goige. There Is lully rive foot of water
in the main Mreet. Communication Is pos
sible only by bouts ,
Illot Aiminffl lilnr c Solitler * .
HOXO KONG. April 1In n riot among
Boldlors In the not then ) portion of the
Inland of l-'onnnjo recently twenty eight
pcrtioiiM Including two olttcer ? , wci < killed
and fifty wounded *
( loirrnor'n MrMngp on tlio Hvll of the
llnllrond I obbjr nt the Cnpltnl.
JIFFERSON CITY , MO. , April u. At
noon today the special session of the general
assembly , called to enact n law governing
elections heldjn cities having a population
of 100,000 or over , a law to suppress lobbyIng -
Ing and a law defining the relations between
railroad corporations and their employes nnd
to fix the legal liability between such cor
porations and their cmplocs for Injuries
suffered by one employe as the result of
the culpable negligence of another employe
while engaged In the service of the same
company , convened and organized.
In his message lo the legislative body
Governor Stone urged the necessity of passIng -
Ing laws that would guard thu ballot box
agnlnsl crime and protect It as far as possi
ble from every description of fraud. Ho
also favored the passage of n strlngenl fel
low servant law and the enactment ot a
measure to suppress lobbying
Governor Stone then goes on to say : "I
ask the general assembly to enact n law to
suppress the pracllco of lobbjing , which has
grown Into an alarming evil at the capital.
It has como to pass that certain railroads
maintain an organized lobby at the state
capital during the sessions of the general
assembly. U Is maintained ostensibly for
the purpose of 'protecting' the Interests of
railroads against the assaults of the people's
representatives.
"Thcso corporate agents , employed to In
fluence public ojclals , have grown In num
bers and audacity until they have become
n positive nuisance , a menace nnd a disgrace
to the state. Nol only do they Interfere In
legislation which refers exclusively to rail
roads , but they do not hesitate to thrust
themselves officiously Into Important measSP
urcs which relate wholly to other subjects.
"Tho practice Is demoralizing In the ex
treme , If nothing more , and every consider
ation ot honor , decency and good govern
ment requires that it should bo stopped. "
I'KOU TIIIJ l.AKI.S TO Till :
Hill In the IlllniiU I.osUlittiro for n Ship
Cinill to the Vll * < l < lppl.
, III , April 23 Representa
tive Ellsworth Introduced a bill In the Icgls-
laturo today looking to the construction of
a ship canal from Lake Michigan to the
.Mississippi river. The. bill declares It to
bo the pol'cy of the stnto of Illinois to pro
cure the construction of a trunk waterway
through the state from Lake Michigan , via
the Ues I'lalnes and Illinois rivers , to the
Mississippi river of such dimensions and
capacity as to form n homogeneous part of
n through rotito from the Atlantic seaboard ,
via the great lakes to the Gulf coast , It
Is authorized to appoint a commissioner of
waterwajs , who shall engage a civil engineer
of recognized standard on waterway ques
tions , such commission to report to the next
general assembly data and recommendations.
In projecting the said tiunk waterways the
commission shall consider the sanitary and
ship canal of Chicago and the connection of
the same with Lake Michigan. The com
missioner Is authorized to receive contri
butions ot assistance and money from Indi
viduals and public bodies and apply the
same as ho may bo authorized by the party
making the contribution The commibsloner
Is to have his olllce in Chicago. The amount
of the appropriation Is left blank.
CIIU\STAI.1ZI > G 'illi : bOLIHKll VOTH.
Call for a Convention to Docldo How It
Sluill ln Cast In 18(1(1. ( (
CALDWELL , O. . April 23 A call has
been issued for a national soldiers' reunion
to bo held here on June 14 and 15 next , and
the political tone Injccled Inlo Ihe document
by the nallonul commlltee to the effecl that
the men who saved the government should
be a factor In Its administration and thai
the time has come when they should get to
gether , formulate their principles and make
their demands has met with considerable
opposition. The notional committee gives
out the following : "In response to letters
from every quarter asking for the basis
or plan of representation , the following in
structions are given : Every a ate Is expcted
and lequestcd to hold a state convention for
Itself on May 30 and choose Its own dele
gates to the national reunion. Each state
may send us as many as It deems proper ,
but no state shall have moro or less than two
votes In the convention , though all shall
have a voice and be present at the proceed
ings , to the end that every state may have
equal power to decide how the soldier vote
of the union shall be case In 1S36. This Is
the great nnd only object of the gathering
the crystallzatlon dnd solidification of the
soldier vote. "
roi.vr 10 IIAKKISON.
( iov. MutUicvv * Sam Heed U on the Fencu
unit McKlnlry on tlin Wrong Home.
INDIANAPOLIS , April 23. Governor
Matthews said that In his opinion as an out
sider the signs point lo the nomination of
Harrison next year as the republican candi
date for president. "Reed , " he said , "does
not know where to jump on this question , and
McKlnley Is closely connected with another
subject , which will nol cul much figure In
the next campaign. Harrison has a better
reputation as u bimotnlllst , and , say what you
please about his administration , It was a safe
and clean one , and from a republican stand
point I do not know how you could ask a
better. "
ST. PAUL , April 23 Today at noon ac
cording to the clerks of the two houses the
twenty-ninth Minnesota legislature adjourned
sine die after ono of the most remarkable
sessions In the history of the state. Hoth
houses had practically cleared up all their
work , leaving only a few unimportant meas
ures undisposed of , and during the session
many Important laws have been enacted on
all subjects and the taxes reduced.
Ciirllilo-ltliu'lilmni i iirrcncy Ipt > nti > .
LEXINGTON. April 23 A fctrong effort
Is being made by the Chamber of Commerce
to arrange a Joint debate between Secretary
of the Treasury Carlisle and Senator Black
burn on the currency question In ill Is city
at an early date. Senator Ulackburu Is
said to have agreed to such a meeting.
I'aMad thu Illlnoli l.rglxlntnra.
SPRINGFIELD , III. , Ap-ll 23. Ford's
valued policy bill passed the senate today
without discussion , 29 ayes to 4 nays.
Mri. I'Hrnell'M ( omlltion Critics I.
UORUENTOWN. N. J. , April 23.-Mrs.
Parnell Is now In a critical condition. She
has had five conv ulslons since early this
morning and has grown much weaker
The convulsions continued throughout the
day mid at night Mrs. I'arnell was so much
worse that physicians In attendance de
l-paired of saving her life They say now
they have little If any hope of her ulti
mate recovery , and that they would not be
surprised If she did not live through the
night.
Corner on Kjro and Hyo flour.
CINCINNATI. April 23-It Is currently
repotted here that the corner In r > e and
rje Hour , which has been known some days ,
will try to advance prices tomorrow to $1
per bushel and $1 per barrel. Today rye
was held at 75 cents and Hour at M 25 , the
prices two days ngo being 4s c < "nts and
JJCO It Is reported Mr. Flolschmnnn , the
distiller , > cast man nnd banker , Is at the
head of the corner , nnd that n large com
mission house here has cornered all Ihe
rjc Hour In the country.
Connecticut " "iiUns * II ink Hainrn li.
NEW HAVEN. Aptll 23. The Dime Sav
ings bank nt Willlnmantlc , Conn. , closed
today. The last bank commissioner's report
of this state shows Hint the Innk had on
October 1 2.S77 depOMlois , $ CJti Til on de
posit , lit' ' ! a surplus of about JIJ.OoO
lor t'fintruint of ( ourt.
EVANSTON. Wyo. , April 23 ( Special- )
County Cunm'ss'nner ' John Wllkex , charged
with approaching IIIHIS , was fiund guilty
of conUmit Sutur ! . > an 1 ifitcnrid to 115
days in thu count ) J.ul and to paj a One
DURRANI'S | ' DEFENSE AN ALIBI
Claims Ho Ilad Not Seen the Victim for
llneo Weeks Before the Murder.
SOME NEW TESTIMONY ON THIS POINT
\Vho roiHKi'ly Idriitlllcn Him as n
Man Whom llu Hiuv Jfonr the Church
the Night .Murliin Wllllnms
Disappeared.
SAN FRANCISCO , April 23. There Is lit
tle , If any abatement of Interest In the Dur-
rant case , nnd Judge Conlon's police court
wns crowded today. It was the second day
of the preliminary examination of Thccdorc
Durrani for the murder of Miss Williams.
Durrani appeared a little more cheerful when
he awoke this morning. He had a good
night's rest and a good breakfast brightened
him up. So far , nothing startling has been
brought out by the examination of the wit
nesses , although several things have been de
veloped that seem lo make the case against
the prisoner stronger.
Another female crank appeared this morn
ing. She presented herself at the prison and
was admitted to Durrani's presence , and aflcr
scmo conversation with him , most of which
was spoken with her mouth almost touching
his enr , left him nnd went to Chief Crowley s
office nnd said : "He Is not the man. " She
said she had looked at his head and neck
and was positive that he was not a murderer.
She said she was the gypsy queen , the mcbl
famous mind reader in Ihe world. 3hc wns
fa"J
"Jfcted by the ollicers without trouble. Mrs.
Williamson , the crank who created such a
sensation yesterday , was hovering around the
prison again today ; but was denied admis
sion.
Several of Durrani's classmates al Iho
medical college were called as witnesses nnd
testified that Durrani had asl < ed them lo an
swer to his name al roll call on various oc
casions. One of the students did this on
April S , the day Durrani was seen In Ala
incda talking to Miss Williams. Others tes
tified to seeing Durrani waiting at Iho fer
ries on the day of the murder. Witnesses
wcio called to thow that Durrani was scln
near Emanuel church with Miss Williams or
the fatal Friday night , and their testimoii )
could nol bo shaken by the defense.
D-URRANT'S PECULIAR ACTIONS.
The most sensational and damaging evi
dence , as tending to show Durrani's charac
teristics , was that of Miss Luclle Turner
0110 of Durrani's Sunday school mates. She
said she had known Durrani for a year. The >
were both members of the Christian En
deavor society. Durrani had walked homo
from church with her several times. Miss
Turner said that on ono occasion Durrani
had talked to her In words not those of a
gentleman. Durrani wanted to make a mod-
leal examination of her , and ho know of a
place In the church where an examination
could be in ail o without anybody else being
the wiser. Witness told him that her folks
could attend to such matters.
Several objections were raised to this tes
tlmony by counsel for the defense , bu
Judge Conlon overruled them all , and the
evidence was admitted. Witness Bald thai
her conduct toward the defendant on ac
count of the affair had not been changed , as
she knew that any coolness on her par
would attract attention , but she never fol
as free with Durrani after the occurrence
She told her aunt and several friends of thu
conversation with Durrani. She said that
Duriant had given her n set of questions to
answer , and a paper was handed to he
which Miss Turner said contained some o
her writing. The contents were not mad
public , but il Is surmised Unit they ar
answers to Durrani's queries as to her con
dltlon. Miss Turner had not discussed he
condition with Durrani , but they had al
luded to It.
During Miss Turner's examination Durran
looked very pale and anxious , and has not
shown such pronounced sjinptoms since his
nrrest. Ho listened to every word and
watched every movement of the witness.
IMPORTANT NEW TESTIMONY.
Ho has strenuously denied having
met Miss Williams at any tlmo after
three weeks prior to her death. There hab
been evidence that he was seen In the vi
cinity of the church that night by one man ,
three girls and a woman , but only ono of
these , a young girl , has stated that she rec
ognized Durrani , and her testimony Is weak
ened by that of a companion , who was with
her ut the time and who failed to recognize the
prisoner In court. But James P. Hodgson ,
a citizen who lives within a few doors of the
church , who has been found after much time
and labor by the detectives , will testify posi
tively on this point. Hodgson did not want
to be mixed up In the case. He tiad only
mentioned the matter once and that was the
day after the finding of the body. But the
police obtained a clew , located him and ob
tained his statement. He says that on the
night In question he was passing by the
church when he saw a young man nnd n
young woman al Iho church gate. Their ap
pearances ns described by him tnlly with
that of the accused and the dead girl. He
said thai llio man was evidently urging the
girl to consent to some proposal lie was mak
ing , and she was evidently demurring. As
Hodgson pabsed them the young
man looked him squarely In the face
Hodgson told his story to the detectives and 1 )
Durrani was brought up from his cell. As
ho faced Hodgson the latter said. "That
Is the fnce that Is the man ! itI I
am sure of It' ' " Durrani again denied that
ho was at the church
, and said Hodgson was
mistaken , but the chief
of police thinks ho
has found the most Important wltncbs 10n
the case.
It Is now certain that the accused man
will beck to establish an alibi.
J'l.ATK O/.I.VS TKl/.SZ'
UlllTnko Charge ot .111 the 1'lunts on thn
Flrit of May.
PITTSBURG , April 23. A meeting of the
directors of the Plttsburg Plate Glass com
pany was held In this city this forenoon ,
when some of the by-laws of the new com
bination were discussed and other details
of the concern arranged. At 2 o'clock the
stockholders met to elect ofllcers and to
choose n general manager and a number
of sales agents. The following directors
were elected : John Pltealrn , Philadelphia
Edward Ford , A. U llowaid , Plttsburg ,
A. L Conger and George W Crouse , Akron ,
O ; George E Hitchcock , St Louis The
board organized by electing the following
otllccrs : Edward Ford , president , A L
Confer , vice president ; A. U. Howard , scc-
retaiy Artcmus Pltealrn , Philadelphia ,
comptroller , and John Pltealrn , chairman
of the directory Edward Ford will have
entire control of the trust. On May 1 the
trust will formally assume control of nil
the p'.nnts , nnd the > will bo operated under
the name of the Plttsburg Plate Glass com
pany.
Onlrrril Southern < nttln ( hit of ICitiuug.
EUREKA. Kan. . April 23-This afternoon
the State Live Stock Sanitary commission
Ipsued nn order that the cattle brought here
from Arizona last Sunday be Immediately
removed from Ihe state , and that the Santa
Fe ) arils , In which they were quartered , be
placed In quarantine. The decision of the
board was announced at a mass meeting
of cattlemen held In the court house nnd
was received with great enthusiasm. The
crowd that has thronged the streets nnd
public places since Sundav Is now dispers
ing and danger of violence Is considered to
have passed. _
u Jury In the Strrvlll Ci * .
FORT SCOTT. Kan. . April 23-A jury
was today secured to try the case of Noah
Strevlll accused of murdering his father ;
Charles Stewart Strevlll. Maich 15 The
prisoner Is the only heir to the Strevlll
iMate , and It Is alleged he killed his er
to get iio sesslon of It. Th" murlered in
was killed from b hind with a knife ami
was hacked to pieces In u most horrible !
manner , The prosecution claims the wife
cf th * accused man will repeat her state
ment made shorty after his arrest , accusing
him of the crime.
OIlAltATIIlK 1'A.Ill ItlLUOfOt.1
thcmo of nn Anrcntnren Full * Throuch
Her Recognition It/ Her I'ormnr.Attornoy.
SAN FRANCISCO , April 23. A few days
ngo a middle-aged woman called on a well
nown local attorney and Introduced herself
asHelen McDennott. According to licr
story Senator Fair was Iho father of ft son
> orn to her about a jenr before the senator's
death. She says that shortly after the child
van born the late senator called on her , and
n the presence or her father and BO mo Intl-
rule friends had made a statement ackowl-
dglng the parentage , and a fovv weeks later
a document was signed by which she was to
JOHi allowed $200,000 for , the education and
nalntenance of Iho child. She produced a
document which resembled the writing of
Sc Fair to support her argument. The
at thought her story somewhat fishy ,
[ jut look the document as evidence. Ho
called on the Fair estate attornes to let
them know thai they might prepare for a
contest from her. Unfortunately Carrel Cook
heard of the affair and recognized In the
woman a former client named Helen
Pnlaclos , who made serious charges against
a San Matco capitalist , but on Investigation
her attorneys discovered her true character
and dropped the case. She almost went to
prison for her offense , but the attorneys
appeared for her and she went free.
She has been mixed up In several
schemes since her exposure. A
queer thing aboul the Fair will document
Is the fact that It Is dated August 4 , 1895.
eight months after Fair's death. None of
the attorneys to whom she applied noticed
the deficiency.
VATKfiT CASK
I'roconH of Separating Motnl * by Klectrlrlty
Was Cliilinod by Two 1'artncn.
CLEVELAND , April 23. An opinion has
been handed down In United. States circuit
court by Judge Taft which decides a famous
patent case , which has been , ln courl for a
numb'r of years and which has excited a
grcal deal of Interest. The suit was brought
by Francis Lovvrey , executor of the estate
of Groivenor P. Lowrey , against the Cowlcs
Electric Smelting and Aluminum company
nnd A. T. Osborn.
The defendants claimed that they had the
right of two patents by assignment from
Charles Dradley for a process of separating
metals , particularly aluminum , from their
or s by the use of nn electric current , both
to fuse and electroljze the ores. They
claimed that they came Into possession of
the patents by virtue of a sale to A. T. Os
born , who was said to have assigned the
right to the Covvles Electric Smelting anil
Aluminum company. The plaintiffs , on the
other hand , claimed that Drndley sold nnd
assigned the patent right to I them nnd that
they held letters patent al the department
of patents In Washington. The Cow Its people
ple also held letters patent and the s\ilt waste
to determine which party was guilty of In
fringement
Judge Tnft , In n voluminous opinion , coverIng -
Ing over fifty pnges ot typewritten matter ,
held ' that the defendants had infringed and
were not entltUd to letters of patent. He
granted { ? ' the plaintiffs a perpetual injunction
restraining Iho defendants ! from using the
j ,
patent rights and ordered the letters ol
patent held by the Cowles people canceled
and declared void.
in : K.\TIIKH in' A insnoir.
Albert A nil or Ron Hills Allen T. llliilr nnd
IllmtinU with Knife.
SAN JOSE , Cal , April 23 A double trag
edy was enacted at an early hour this morn
ing at the Hcnsley house , a place frequented
by disreputable characters > Allse , T. Blair , wife
of George 'Hi Hlalr , a prominent clll arl"bf
Woodland , , Cal , wia stabbed In the hear
by Albert Anderson , a young' man who hai
be'ii cinsortlng with her. Anderson , after
dealing the death blow , stabbed himself In
the heart.
Lasl midnight Anderson went to the wo
man's rooms , but she refused to admit him
Ho broke a wlridow opening Into her r.oon
from the hallway , unfastened the latch and
climbed in , A few moments later the In
mates of the house were aroused by screams
and the woman rushed Into the lindlady's
room 'houtlng : "I'm killed , " and fell , dying
n u short time There were two knife
wounds In the region of the heart. Anderson
stabbed himself half a dozen times , and was
dead when the lodgers reached the room.
novai. isv "mi
Sou ot the Muriiul * of Oiioonslmry Arrested
on no I nmiio Warrant.
I1AKERSFIELD , Cal. , April 23 Lord
Sholto Douglass , son of the marquis of
Qtieensberry , was arrested this afternoon ,
charged with Insanity. lie Is a fine looking
young man , about 20 years old , and has
been here sevcinl months , having charge of
forly acres of land belonging to the
marchioness , and since his arrival here up
to about a month ago has been an exemplary
) oung man. A shoit time ago he commenced
visiting Da'cer.sfield ' and became Infatualed
with a varletv girl , and It,1s said became
engaged to her. This morning he went to
the clerk's office and ohtalnpd n license to
marry her. His friends heard of It and had
him arrested for Insinlty. He says this Is a
moat extraordinary counlry. He was drinking
and gambling lasl night. Hist considerable
money and gave checks wlilch cannot be
honored. He has employed counsel to de
fend him. He will probably be released to
morrow.
OIU/M AiHutrrun 'to THE I.H.UIUK.
Will I'artlclptto In thn National Oooil Gov
ernment Movement.
PHILADELPHIA , April 23 At a meeting
of the executive commltlee of the National
Municipal League here today the following
associations were admitted to affiliated mem
bership Good Government club , Council
Bluff ? , la ; Law Enforcement society , Ilrook-
lyn , N. V ; Good City Government club ,
Louisville , Ky ; City club. Troy. N. Y. ;
Municipal League. Omaha ! Christian Citizen
ship union , Newark , N. J , Civic federation ,
Ashland. WIs. , Good Government club , Pat-
crson , N J. ; Municipal club , Rochester , N Y.
Al the forthcoming- annul ! meeting , to be
held in Cleveland , O. , \ > k May 2S and 30 ,
papers describing the municipal condition of
Seattle , Portland , San Francisco , Denver ,
Omaha , Louisville , Chatanyoja , New Orleans ,
Detroit , Indianapolis , Coluinbns , Plttsburg ,
Cincinnati , Albany , IJuffalortJvrsey City and
Washington will bs read. Rx-Mayor Rogers
of Denver will be among ths'speakers.
Cl.dHlilt Tilt : IWOIU ' UX XllK VUltl.lL' ,
Nothing iilven Out u * < to tl\o \ I'rogritiii of
the Mint Miortiun fnnp.
CARSON , Nov. , April-Sk'-i'l'lTe examination
of John T Jones , arrested some time ago
for complicity In the mljit steal , begun
this morning before United Suites Commis
sioner Edwards , Attorneys Woodburgan ,
Collln , Siimmerlleld and Torreycon acting
for the defendant and R. M. Clarke assisted
the United States district Attorney for the
prosecution The entire morning nnd after
noon were taken up In hearlns the evidence
of Inspector Maron The bcniks of the mint
and nbout S'X ) pounds of bullion were taken
Into court this morning to be used us evi
dence. The examination IB.being conducted
with clobed doors and none but witnesses
and thote connected with the case are ad
mitted. Consequently reports are very
meager.
.leudry I'tdiller lluuten with Switches.
IIUNTINGTON. W. Va. , April 23. J. A.
Weedy , a jewelry peddler who claims he lives
near Cleveland , O , was stopped at Hlnchman
Ilend , fifteen miles south of this city , last
evening while riding horseback , by three
joung men named Brumfleld , from Lincoln
county. He was taVen from his horse , tied
to a bush and horribly lacerated with hickory
switches. He Is now In a horrible condition ,
with no hopes of his recovery.
MntlurTiiok Arsenic and G.IVO It to n Child.
Ql'THRIE , OKI. , April 23Mrs William
lialdwln of Hartshorne took a doee of ar
senic today and forced her 7-year-old
daughter to do ItkewUei The mother Is
dead and the girl Is dying. No cause is
known for the deed. J
ttRS , MACK PREFERS CANADA
Accoraplico of the Stamp Swindlers Fight
ing Against Extradition.
GOVERNMENT MAKING A STRONG
I'onltUrljr Identified by Severn ! Parties
Printing mid Kngnivlng Ontllt I'oimit
In Her Chicago Krsldonco
Decision Reserved.
HAMILTON. Ont. . April 23.-Tho case
against Mrs , Mack , whoso extradition Is
asked for In connection with the counterfeit
stamp swindle , was resumed today. The
United States attorney from New York was
iresent , also the chief of the secret service
bureau ot Washington. On the evidence of
Arthur Fish of this city , who was taken to
Chicago to Identify Morrison , and by the
testimony of Captain Porter nnd Chnrles
I'oHon of Chicago and others , It was shown
hat Mrs. Mack , the woman under arrest , and
Mrs. Tenslo McMillan of 2C Carrel street ,
Chicago , are one and the same person.
Also that George Morrison Is C. O. Jones of
hlcago. The testimony of thcso and other
witnesses showed that an engraving outfll
such as would bo used for counterfeiting
stamps , gummed paper , a perforating ma
chine , etc. , were discovered In a binall room
In Mrs. McMillan's residence In Chicago ;
that Morrison , alias Jones , and three other
men were there constantly at work for
weeks , and that the prisoner disappeared
from Iheio a month ago. The express ofilco
clerks from Buffalo positively Identified the
prisoner as the woman who sent the package
of counterfeit stamps to firms In Chicago ,
nnd ono of the parties In thai city who wns
duped by them 'old of his communications
with the Hamilton concern , Two witnesses
describe how Mrs. McMillan arrived hero on
April 3 under the name of Mack and mot
Morrison , alias Jones , as if they were per-
fecl strangers.
This closed the case for the crown , nnd
Mr. Ncsbltt , Q C. , for the defense , asked
for an adjournment unlll Thursday In older
to decide If ho will offer any evidence for
the prisoners. Mr. Greer , for the crown ,
argued lhat a prlinu facie case was all that
was necessary , and the dcfenso could not
call evidence , cxcepl to let the prisoner go
Into the box. The decision was reserved.
r/07.VS THE Ol..t.1lOlt KIAIMit MUllfOX.
Chicago l.lvo Stock 1 xclintigo Siiyn the
Kcportn 1111 v.i Injurncl tin ) Ciittln 1 ml in try.
CHICAGO , April 23. The Chicago Live
Stock exchange adopted a sot of resolutions
setting forth that cattle receipts at the four
principal western markets so far have been
270,000 head less than for the same period
of 1S9I , and as a result prices have advanced ,
causing a corresponding Increase In whole
sale prices of dressed beef. The resolutions
declare exaggerated reports and false con
clusions have been widely circulated as to
the cause ot the recent advance In prices ,
and such "unfounded reports have caused
the dccroased consumption of beef , resulting
In a demoralization of the Hade , and consequently
quently lower prices for cattle. " The ex
change requests the public to withhold judg
ment until the Department of Agriculture
shall have thoroughly Investigated the mat-
er. It further pronounces the present agi
tation , based upon the claims of conspiracy
among largo dealers , unjuet and injurious ,
and says the statements set forth aic sub
stantially untrue , and the whole Industry Is
depressed therebj and the Interests of the
feeders and shippers of the whole country
placed In jeopardy.
IIKVLIAKH .0 llHirOllltlL rUSTJO\
Comptroller I clioli Offorcil the riniinclnl
llepxrtnient of tlm TlmcR-llcrnlcl.
WASHINGTON , April 23. James H. Hck-
els , comptroller of the currency , has de
clined the offer to become financial editor of
the Chicago Times-Herald at a large salary.
II. H. Kohlsaat , the new- owner of the Chicago
cage Times-Herald , recognizing In Mr. Kckels
one of the financial lights of the democratic
party and of the administration , offered the
comptroller a salary nearly twice as large as
that paid by the government to go to Chicago
and become financial editor of the paper. It
would have been his duty to write editorials
on banking and currency topics and to take
general charge of the financial columns of the
paper Mr Hckels realized the dignity and
usefulness of Kiich a field of labor and was
tempted to accept , the more so because he Is
anxious to do everything tn his power to kesp
the western democracy In line with the pol
icies of the administration , but on consulta
tion with members of the cabinet Mr. Eckels
felt himself obliged to decline the offer , be
lieving It to be his duty to remain with the
administration until the expiration of Pres
ident Cleveland's term.
sTitu.\ 1'iiooF OF A jump coatniXK.
.Morton Clnlnn the btutemnnti of the 1,1 vu
Stock Kxclmnco * 1'nrnlnh It.
WASHINGTON , April 23. Secretary Mor
ton , when shown the resolutions adopted by
the St. Louis Live Stock exchange yester
day deprecatUng the "agitation" about the al
leged packers' combine and attributing the
reductions In the price of llvo catllo of 1
ccnl per pound In the lasl Iwo weeks to such
agitation , said the very statement of the
St. Louis Live Stock exchange would lead to
the belief that the alleged combine among
Ihe dressed beef concerns existed.
"If the agitation , ns they term It , " said
he , "has caused a decline In the price of
cattle on the hoof , why Is it a similar calam
ity has nol occurred In the price of dressed
beef It remains the same , and In some
cases even higher. Their own stitement t ,
coupled with the prlco of dressed beef , an
swers their complaint. "
( lAl'l ! Al.l. THE ItAWVKUH A CHAACK.
Celebrated Kentucky CURB Which llrlngn
Out n Clrent trr y of l.egnl Tulent.
nARIJOURSVILLU , Ky. , April 23 Court
opened this morning In the famous Flelds-
Adklna case , and after two witnesses had
been examined court adjourned until this
afternoon for some cause or other. The
commonwealth's attorney received n tele
gram or a letter from some one , and It
Is supposed to be the cause of the adjourn
ment. The trial promises to be full of sen
sation , and yesterday the lawyers had quite
a lively time when the state's attorney
commenced to state the case to the Jur > ,
and begaji by bringing In witnesses In the
old French-nversolp feud ns the direct cause
of the killing of Judge Combs , to which
the defense objected
C'olonel Ilrecklnrldge yesterday succeeded
In completely demoralizing several of the
commonwealth's most Important witnesses.
The defense has seven lawera , and the
prosecution has ten of the most prominent
lawyerH In eastern Kentucky Hoth the
state and defense continue to send summons
to I'eiry and Ilrethett countlet ) for- more
witnesses , and It Is likely the case will con
sume most of this term of the court.
Survey for Irrlcmlon Information.
CHEYENN'H , April 23.-Speelal ( ) to
pographical survey will be made this sea
son by government surveyors along the
North I'latte river In eastern Wjomlng. In
order that the survej made be of practical
benefit In promoting Irrigation and reclama
tion of arid lands , monuments will be
erected showing the elevation as well as
the coiners ot townships and sections.
.
.Motrmoiitft of Oco.in Mcniucri April S3.
At New York Arrived Wetternland , from
Antwerp
At Gibraltar Arrived Weser , from New
York for Genoa
At Glasgow Arrived Ilrarlllan , from Bos
ton , via Halifax.
At New York Arrived State of Nebraska ,
from Glasgow.
At San Francisco -Departed Coptic , for
Hong Kong and Yokohama.
" a i.v ruAsctttCO nv//
Torcer Who rnoiMl llnndraili of Dollar * of
1'orginl I'lipor nnd Skipped.
SAN FRANCISCO , April 23. The grand
jury of this county Is considering the case
of Alonzo J. Whitman , alias Edwin J. Dela-
fleld , the forger who was arrested In New
York City Saturday. Two witnesses were
before the grand Jury. They were Chief of
Police Crowley and J. D. Maxwell , Insurance
agent , who was swindled out of $500 by the
skillful penmanship of Whitman.
Last summer Dclafleld , or Whitman , came
here with strong letters of recommendation
and In a short time gained the confidence of
quite a number of people. He obtained en
trance Into the most exclusive circles ot
society , nml one day In July , 1SD4. a number
of pcoplo found themselves with forged
paper on their hands. Delallcld succeeded In
passing worthless checks on the follow Ing
people , S3curlng the amounts named :
Vnrderlyn Stow , $250 ; agent of the Burling
ton route , $100 ; C Johnson , $500 , Occidental
hotel , $400. $350 of which was repaid , J. 1) .
Maxwell , $500. It Is also said he succeeded
In securing smaller sums on the same kind
of paper , or as n loan for "a few days. '
Most of these checks were given on the
Traders bank of New York and were re
turned as fraudulent When asked about the
matter he told a plausible story of mistake ! !
on the part ot the bank , promising al the
same lime to take up the checks In a few
da ) s. Then he disappeared.
o-
1XTKHSTA1K tO.V.UlSVIU. % AT nKSl'Klt :
IlrnrliiB Coniplitlntn of Allcgoil Dlacrlmlu
ntlon from Milpiirrx.
DENVER , April 23 The Interstate Ccm-
mctcc commission has spent an entire day In
hearing the testimony In the complaint of
George Klndcll , n Denver mattress manufacturer -
facturer , who alleges that the railroads are
maintaining a boycott against him. Much of
the evidence consisted of figures showing that
every article of raw tcutirlil used In Klndell's
business was discriminated ngalnst In favor
of the manufactured eastern product.
The commission at Its kesslon this fore
noon heard more testimony regarding the
discrimination In freight rates charged
ngalnst the transmlisonrl railroads by Denver
merchants and manufacturers Information
was elicited from several witnesses along the
same line ns that given by George Kludell ,
matticss manufacturer. Some of the wlt-
ncipes asknowledged upon cross-cxnmlnntl'jn
bv tallway attorneys that they had not gone
very deeply Into Ihe freight question
J K. Choato of the Overland Cotton com
pany said his petition to the roads had been
granted at least In part and he was tolerably
well satisfied He thought the carrying out
of Mr. Klndell's wish would ruin the busi
ness of the roads In some directions.
run i > it. UVVIIASAX.
Governor .Morton Olvoa the t'omlomnod Ono
Store \\roK to I.lvc.
ALDANY , April 23 Governor Morton has
granted Dr. Huchanan a respite of ono week
Ho was to have been executed tomorrow.
A new Issue may bo raised In the case of
Dr. Buchanan In consequence of the reprieve
granled by Governor Morton today. II Is ar
gued now that Buchanan cannot be legally
executed next week. Inasmuch as the time
for his execution was fixed for some day this
week. The case of Murderer Galllnger of
Jersey City , who received a stay on the day
before Ills execution , nnd then had to bo rc-
scntcnced before he could bo executed , Is
cited. Warden Sage ays he will he guided
by the opinion of the attorney general In
the matter. If Buchanan will have to bo re-
sentenced because the time fixed for his
execution Is passed , he will no/ die probably
for six weeks.
Dr. Buchanan had just finished his break
fast when the telephone In the warden's olllce
rang Governor Morton's private secretary
In Albany Informed the warden that a rc'plte
had been granted. The warden went down
to Buchanan's cell and Informed him of the
fact. Buchanan was not demonstrative. His
face brightened up , but otherwise he dis
played little feeling.
TKKKOniXn A. TOM'S.
.Mllltla Culled In unit the IllnBlenders Ai-
rented nml tlnilnl.
RALEIGH , N. C. , April 23. News has
reached here that a large mob of negroes
Saturday night attempted to take possession
of the town of Bath. They are employes at
sawmills and were angry because some of
them had been arrested by town officers for
disorderly conduct. They entered stores and
bar rooms , helped themselves and threatened
people with Ueath. They wounded four
deputy sheriffs and so terrorized the people
that they locked themselves In their housss
to save their lives. Telegrams were sent to
the town of Washington for aid and a com
pany of troops was put at the disposal of the
sheriff Sunday morning the people of Bath
started out to arrest the leading Hotel s
They captured five. Ono of them named
Lanler resisted and fired at the posse and was
shot twice and mortally wounded. The other
prisoners were taken to Washington in a
boat. An attempt was made by the negroes
to release them , but the attempt was foiled
by the arrival of the mllllla on a steamer
The ringleader of the mob , Thomas Renner ,
Is still at large.
A'HK VMOX I.AllKr. CASK.
Hold Not to lie n 'Irmln JMnrk nnd to
Counterfeit IK No Crime.
ST. LOUIS , April 23 The decision of the
state court of appeals In the case of the state
against Nathan Hallcnzhelmer , who was con
victed In the St. Louis criminal court of
counterfeiting the "union label" of the
Cigar Makers' union , reverses the ruling of )
the lower court on Iho grounds lhat a trade
mark must be a mark or label used by a
certain party to designate his goods. The
"union label" is not a trade mark. It Is one
of the Indispensable requisites to a valid
trade mark thai II should polnl oul the true
origin of ownership of a vendible commodity
to which It IB nflixcd This label does nol
have tills qualtly. This association adopted
the label as a trade mark , without owning
or dealing In any goods to which It must bo
attached , therefore no title toIt as a trade
mark can accrue. For this reason a person
oannol bo convicted of counterfeiting a trade
mark The court , however , holds thai an
Injunction and damage suit can be had under
similar circumstances , providing II Is proven
that the label Is placed on nonunion goods
01L31AKKS AS RFFOUf fit C'LI.MIl VM' .
Stnndttd'K 1'rlces Are Unolinncod nnd I here
W ro No Sulei t PUlxliurg.
PITTSBURG , April 23 The oil market
opened at $2.10 this morning , yesterday's
closing price. It began to climb up feebly ,
and at 10 30 It stood at $2.13 bid. There
were no sales here , and on the Oil City
Exchange the transactions for the first half
hour amounted to only 1,000 barrels. The
Standard's price for credit balances remains
unchanged at $2.10
NEW YORK , April 23. Petroleum It $211
bid on the Consolidated exchange , against
$2.10 bid at the close yesterday.
DANVILLE. Ky. , April 23. Northern and
eastern Ohloans are flocking to the oil fields
ot Wayne county , fifty miles south of this
city , where the standard and other com
panies have already n great many leases
made , Some good strikes have been made In
that region , and veteran oil men express the
opinion that the field will shortly become of
national Importance. H extends southward
from Mnntlcello , t went-five miles to the
Tennessee line.
Hnvn .Ibtndoned the Hlvnr Seircli.
SIOUX FALLS. S. D. . April 23.-Speclal ( D )
After dredging the Missouri river for a
long time to recover Ihe body of Phillip
Turgeon , supposed to have been drowned
some time ago , the effort has bjen aban
doned. It Is now thought by the brothers
of th ; mlsblng man that thcic has been raMl
play , us It was known that 1'hllllp had
considerable money with him when last
seen by friends. The broth'rn have offered
a reward of $1,000 for the recovery of the
body or Information concerning the matter I
which will clear up the myaUry. '
| POLITICAL JAB AT POLYGAMY
Sensational Charges Against Prominent
Mormous Shaking ill Utah ,
POWERFUL CHURCHMEN TO BE TRIED
ArreiU of Mllllonulra Heck the Plmt Step
In H .Scrlcn nf rrtorrutliuii IhO
Vrovoko it IHg
right.
SALT LAKE , April -Special ( TelcRram. )
The nrrest of John Deck , the Mormon
nillllonnlrc niul nilno owner , on ( lie clmrgo
of llvliiR In unlawful cohabitation wlththrco
wives Ims created such n sensation as liaa
not aroused the. people of this territory slnca
the ilajs of 1S90. Other nrrests on llko
charges nro to follow If street rumors nro
to be relied upon. The prominent Morniona
next booked by rumor for the drag net under
the Edmunds-Tucker net are John Henry
Smith , president '
ot Utah's constltntlonal con
vention ; Hebcr J. Grant , ono of the tweho
apostles and n prominent Insurance agent
and capitalist ; Hiram 11. Clnwson , bishop ;
and Orson F. Whitney , historian , author ana
bishop of the church.
All of these men nro rich , powerful socially
and ' politically and It Is alleged that they ;
have been living with two or more wlvc
each.
The nrcst of John Heck , to bo followed ns
alleged by the nrrest of these prominent
members ' of the church of Latter l.i > Saints ,
'f ' bollevcd to. bo the first move In a political
game which has for IK object the defeat of
equal suffrage and consequently the consti
tution now being framed nnd statehood. It
is alleged , and on the best of grounds , that
the Insertion of an equal suffrage plank In the
constitution by the overwhelming Mormon
imjorlty Is for the specific purpose of the
gaining of absolute political contnl of the
new etato by the Mormons through nnd by
the \oto of their women. Tliat tills mo\o
la to bo defeated If possible by the old
liberal or gentile element Is evinced by the
practical fight they are making on the oft
repeated assertion that polygamy Is dead In ,
Utah.
r.vcifr u.iT.nu i.\'n Aorm. A.\SHT./U
< lalnm Illii Reputation U hocll Knoim
Ao Worn -limilcl llnllnvo Him
SAN FRANCISCO , April 23. 13. J. Uald-
wln , better known ns "Lucky" llalilwln , the
mllllonalro horse owner , mining man anil
land proprietor , has filed a most remarkable
demurrer to the suit of Miss Lillian Ashley
against him for seduction , lialdwln has to
many times been the object of similar suits
that , ns ho saB , he no longer worries nbout
a little thing like that. The latest suit
against him Is that of Miss Lillian Ashley.
foimcrly of lloston. who alleges that while
she was visiting In Los Angeles the aged mil
lionaire won her affections nnd betrayed her.
Now she wants JiiOOOO compensation
Some time ago DahUvln filed a demurrer ,
alleging that It did not set forth facts suffi
cient for action This demurrer was over
ruled , and today another was ( lied In Judge
Sluck'u court. In thla second demurrer Dald-
wln pictures himself as a gay deceiver , and.
says that his reputation Is eo well known that
no woman of experience would trust him. The
demurrer sets forth that Miss Ashley Is a
wise woman , acquainted with men and the
ways of the world , nnd should be able to dis
tinguish between sincerity nnd deceit. Mr.
llaldwln states that she knew ho was a mar
ried man nnd unable to Keep n promise of
marriage. Consequently , Bin- did not place.
any reliance In him , though she declares she
did The demurrer says that knowing that
llaldwln was n married man , she ought to
have understood his protestation of love was
Insincere , nnd that his expressed hcntlmenta
of affection were but the meaim toward an
end. Mlbs Ashley knew the general character
of her betrayer , and should not have per
mitted herself to be > led from the path of
virtue by such evidently Insincere , protesta
tions of love. The demurrer alleges that no
promln&e of money consideration for antic
ipated betrayal can be held to be good la
law , nnd that It does not appear from the
facts of the complaint that any other promise
had been made. Accordingly ho petitions that
the suit be dismissed.
COUNTV Ml Kit IFF IX TJlOUliLli
Irrcated In Normlit on the Charge of Kid-
niiplilllt : n Prisoner.
RATTLE MOUNTAIN , Nov. . April 23.
D C Cuvannugh , sheriff of IMntte county ,
Neb. , and 11 B Wright , sheriff t Ogden ,
Utah , were uircsteil nnd held over In $8,000
bond each here today for kidnapping n pris
oner from Sheriff Easton of this county.
Michael Lamb , 11 fugitive from justice
from Nebraska , was hold In this county
on n committment tn Sheriff Easton , to
nwalt requisition proceidlngs from Gov
ernor Jonen of Nevada. While Lamb was In
custody Shut ire Kavenaugh nrrlved here In
company with Sheriff Wright. Just prior
to tin' train leaving they overpowered Dep
uty Sheriff.Williamson and took l.iimb on
n tialn westward. Williamson Immediately
lodged a complaint for the arrest of Hid
two sheriffs , . Knvcnnugh was unebted with
the prisoner In his possession nt Wlnne-
mucca. On n preliminary examination hoth
were held , Fugitive Lnmb Is held by Sher
iff Hiidley of llumboldt county , who ie-
fuses to mincnder him to the I/inder county
authorities. Serious conipllcatlons arc liable
to follow between the two states and the
two ( .OUIlUL'S.
A.I J'a 1 UK MlAHKKKl'Klt 1 > HU < ! < II.J > 11131.
South Dakota .Mini Shoot * at . * < ci\ttlo Hooio
Miller ,
SEATTLE , Wnsh. , April 21-IInrry
Frazer , piopilctor of the Northern hotel
bar , was fatally shot today by V D. I'age ,
of Mltclull , South Dakota , owner of a
large ranch and a member of one of the
best families In. Milwaukee. Page n > a ha
had taken two diliikH with Fra/er , which
were drugged. Ho became stupid and just
remembered a struggle In which he drew
Ills revolver nnd Hied. Frazer says Pawn
suddenly began tnlKIng nbout two sixes and
trays at throwing dice. nnd. in an instant
diew his revolver and shot him. I'OB * came
here on A pi 11 12 with W. A HiiKtr , attor
ney , and wns to leave today on the steamer
for Alaska to go to the Yukon mines ,
linger says Kruzer and his friends w r
drugging Page to get his money 1'age'B
father was formerly chief of police and
afteiward mayor of Milwaukee , nml hid
uncle , Hiram I Surlier Is a master In chun-
ctry In Chicago Frazer will die.
Htnr AdAibkT IIIK innitai : coalman.
Action Will Ha Drought to Set Anldo Their
Chnrtfir.
ST LOUIS. April 23-Tlie Poat-nifpatch
announces suits will soon be brought against
the bridge comblna to secure the forfeiture
of their charters and punish their officers
for participating In an unlawful combina
tion. The action In the courts will ba
based upon evidenceof the existence of a
ijool , which has been brought out hnfoie tha
Illinois Kcnata Investigating ronnnluee , sit
ting In East St. Louis , Uefore the commit ,
tee adjourned Monday night fvldenco
was Introduced establishing Iho ex
istence of n combine between the
two bridges mid the Wiggins Terry
company , and the advancement ot
rat < n In consequence thereof. The most
damaging testimony was given by W. a.
! lodges , rx-genernl manager of the WIpKlni
company , nnd ex-emploje of thu terminal
company.
Cut tin t'ompiny ItetUtt Tiidtlnn.
CHEYENNU , April 23-(8petlul.-Th (
Bay State Lund and Cattle company , ownIng -
Ing 60,000 acres of tallroad land In this
county , refuses to pay taxes upon the sama
and will contest collection In the com In , on
the ground that thu Union Pad lie. Railway
company , from whom the land was pur
chased , has not transferred tltl . If collec
tion of I axes on this flats of lands U suc
cessfully resisted It will k'llously cripple a
number of the counties of southern WAO-
mlng through which the line of the Union
Pacific imxsts.