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    THE OMAHA I DAILY BEE.
ESTA13LISILED JUNE 19 , .1871. OMAHA , MONDAY MOIlJtijNGr , JUNE 17 , 1895. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
BUYING OUT OF THE ARMY
Cuban ITativ'jB Must Either Enter Spanish
Eeivice or Pay Heavilyi
PRICE PAID FOR MARTI'S ' DEATH
Campni Iel ylnr Action Until the Arrirnl
of Mora Troop * Twontjr-l'lvo
Thuumtnd More Coming
from Spain.
TAMPA Fla. , June 1C. Passengers on the
Steamer tonight report that the Spanish gov
ernment recently raised $40,000 from Havana
volunteers. Those who paid $400 ore excused
from duty. Those furnishing a substitute
pay $ ir > 0. Spain Is said to have paid $18,000
for Martl's assassination.
The Vuelta Abajo district probably will
rise In a few days. Martinez de Campos
awaits , more troops from Spain at Nuevltas ,
Masso.
Antonio Maceo , Mlro and other leaders with
2,000 men are near Glbara In poscsslon of a
email town. They had a fierce battle be
tween Glbara and Holquln. A convoy has
been captured. Many prisoners were taken
nnd a large sum of money was captured.
Insurgents say It amounted to $80,000 , while
the Spanish claim It was but $10000. ;
Guanabccoa , a half hour's ride by rail from
Havana , Is greatly excited by the appearance
of strange chips In the offing. General Ar-
derlus , second commander of the Spanlsl
forces , has ordered a concentration of troops
to prevent a landing of filibusters who are
on board ,
Guavltas , near Santiago , was burned by the
Insurgents under Major Duran on the 5th.
Olivia , the guide that Is claimed to have
assassinated Marti , Is In tie ) hospital at
Principe Alfonso , dangerously wounded In
the left breast with a rlfio ball , said to have
been Inflicted In battle , but It Is thought the
Cubans tried to kill him.
GAINESVILLE. Fin. . June 1C. The fol
lowing letter , written by Major F. P. Hann
of the Cuban army , has been received by a
friend In this city. Major Hann was for
merly frc-m Pennsylvania and has been In
the Cuban service three months.
"ARENSAS RIVER. Cuba , June 10 , 1S93.
The moat Important expedition that has
reached Cuba from the United States was
landed today nt this point. It consists ot 100
men , 1,000 rifles , 2,000,000 rounds of ammunl
tlon and $250,000 In gold , under command o
Colonel Sernandez. The vessel which con
veycxl them left Key West Juno 6 and sailed
for Bahla Island , whcro It took on the mei
and cargo. She was chased twice by Spanlsl
cruisers , but managed to outsteam them , am
arrived here at daylight this morning. W
are now making arrangements to Join Gome :
at Tunas , province of Camaguey , where hi
has bis headquarters for the present. We
have a march of about forty miles before us
but hope to Join him on the 12th. Wo hav
positive news that Marti U dead. Ho was be
trayed Into Spanish hands by a trusted Cuban
guide , " says Hann , "and shot down In col
blood before he could escape. "
HAVANA , June 16. A small band o
troops at Isabel Catolica went In pursuit o
the Insurgents and found their cavalry upon
the river at Gua. The troops charged am
delivered a hot fire , which causjtl the Insur
gents to retire. They lost tlrelr arms an.
horses , besides four of their number dead and
six wounded. Of the troops one was killed
and two were wounded. Volunteers have left
for Boca Clega and Pacuarno. H Is rumored
a schooner has disembarked arms , which
have be-ca 'hidden In tha ewamps and caves
between Matanzas and Sagua La Chlca. At
Cnmpechuela , near .Manzanlllo , ten Insur
gents have surrendered.
MADRID. Juno 16. The cabinet council
has decided to act with the greatest vigor
In Cuba nnd to dispatch 25,000 troops there
In addition to the 10,000 already under orders
nd to purchase within two months twenty
gunboats.
A telegram received tonight from Cuba
tays the Spanish troops have repulsed a
rtbel attack upon the village of Paredes
Bplrltus.
CUK.NEl.Jj OAtbMtX ( : AUK OITKNUKI )
CtltlclMiii In the Weld Which They Con.
elder I'nfair.
LONDON , June 16. The Cornell oarfmen
at Henley and their friends are very In
dignant over a criticism of their costume
which appears In the Field , and which
teems to reflect upon Its modesty and pro
priety. The article begins by sayIng -
Ing they appear In sleeveless Jerteys cut
very low , adding that they will do well to
abandon these garments Immediately , as they
cannot be worn at the regatta under the
rules and are considered unsightly In this
country. The article then goes on to say that
the Cornell style of rowing Is quite oppoilto
to what Is considered correct by EnglUh au
thorities and shows no Improvement upon
that of previous crews from America. Re
ferring to Wednesday's spin with the Henley
Rowing club scratch crew , the Field rays
that the Cornell men did not acquit themselves
well and went all to pieces ut ono time and
became very ragged.
What the Cornell men object to Is that the
writer of the article Was Introduced to them
by a representative of the United press and
was shown every courtesy. Ho knew all the
circumstances under which the spin with the
Henley crew was arranged. As he was
rowing with the scratch crew Coach Court
ney purposely , to even things up , put four
substitutes In the Cornell boat , and they had
no difficulty In getting away from their op
ponents. They did not go to pieces. The
matter of Jerseys also will be explained to
the Field man. All hnvo worn regular Hen
ley Jersey * throughout their practice period ,
except two , who are having theirs refitted.
English opinion at Henley Increases against
the chances of the Cornell men. Their
stroke Is unfavorably commented upon on all
sides. One of the officials of the regatta
talJ to a representative of the Associated
press ; "As a man who has seen the crews
uore year after year , I tell you they have
not a 100 to 1 chance. "
rrrmliT'H llrulth U llnil.
WINNIPEG , Man. , June 16. In view of
Premier Grecnway's bad health , It Is un
likely that he wtll make more than u ten
minutes' speech on the school question to
morrow , but had he been In his usual condi
tion physically the house would have 1-cnrd
k two hours' speech on the question. The
leader of the opposition will , It Is expected ,
move an amendment to the motion ct the
premier and the debate may take two or
thtco days. The attorney general will speak
* t length.
UUtlnculihu.l IrUh Nrliolnr Dead.
LONDON. June 16. Valentine nail. L.L.D. ,
F.R.S. . Is ( lead , Valentino Ball was born In
DublinJuly 14 , 1SI3. He graduated from the
University of Dublin as a master of arts In
1872. In the year 1SS1 , on the completion
and opening to the public of the new Mu-
Bourn of Science and Art In Dublin , he was
appointed to the Companionship ot the Bald ,
He wrota scvtr.il works "upon the geology oi
India and. accounts of his explorations In
Afghanistan.
. CJuvo 'In Ury .Morn Til lie ,
CONSTANTINOPLE. June 10. Upon , the
appointment ot Said Pacha as grand vizlei
the powers have granted the pirto's requtd
for further time to conilder the Arment.ir
' tcheme ot reform * . It U stated today thai
Turkey has given n reply , acceding to UK
principle ot European control , but anklne
that the period ot control be limited , anJ sug <
getting a three year * ' limit.
AilmlrliiK Ih" .mrlilelionl.
HAMBURG , June lG.-Th United State *
cruiser Marblehcad I : the great attraction Ir
tha harbor here and It vUllcd and aJmlrer
by tliouiandi. _
rniiMillaii WJfo Murderer Cuptureil.
WINNIPEG , Man. , June 16. WlllUn
Farr , Canadian Pacific railway engineer
jrbo U charged with atl aipti-d cremation o
its wife and children , In order ( hit he might
marry a well known young woman of this
Ity , has been captured near Vancouver , from
vhere he was about to sail for Australia.
"arr escaped from jail here whllo awaiting
rial.
_
W. C. T. U. Lender * Occnpy the Pulpit * .
LONDON , June 1C. A number of delegates
o the third biennial council of the World's
Vornen's Chrlitlan Temperance union occu-
iled pulpits In London today. At the city
eniple ( Dr. Parker's ) there was a crowded
congregation , delegates bilng present from
.merlca , Canada , Newfoundland , France ,
Germany and Denmark. Besides Lady Som-
rset Miss Wlllard and Belle Kearney ,
.lother Stewart of Ohio spoke , and Antoinette
iterllng sang1. In the evening addresses were
ellvered by women at many places ot wor-
hlp. _
Cloning Up tlio Clllnrno I.onn.
LONDON , Juno 16. A dispatch to the
Times from Paris gays that the agents of the
syndicate have started to St. Petersburg to
sign the Chinese loan agreement. The Stand
ard In Its financial article says It Is assured
hat the Russo-Chlneso loan Is destined solely
to Indemnify Japan for abandoning her
claims to the Llao Tong peninsula. There-
'oro ' the Chinese must have 30,000,000 for
the general Indemnity , 'which will pledge
over two-thirds of her entire customs
avenue. _
Strong Tnlk of Il Riiliitloi. :
LONDON , June 16. The Standard con
siders that the recent reverse to the govern
ment tn the Invernesshlro election will compel
the present government to dissolve at the
first opportunity. The Times says It Is a
grave question whether the maintenance In
office of a weak and divided administration ,
distrusted by the country and destined to
early extinction , does not constitute a serious
clanger In the existing state of Great Britain's
foreign relations.
No Deslro to Abridge < olontnt Itlclitn.
LONDON , June 16. The Times , com
menting upon the Newfoundland budget ,
says that Premier White-way's remarks
upon the attitude of the Imperial govern
ment glvo little hope that the agitation Is
being forced with a somber deslro to meet
the facts. The government only Insisted
upon an Inquiry and never suggested that
financial assistance must of necessity In
volve the surrender of colonial rights.
No Written Agreement Avltli Truiicc.
LONDON , June 16. A Berlin dispatch to
the Dally Telegraph says that It Is an
nounced there from St. Petersburg that
Prince Lobonoff-Rcstovsky , the Russian
minister of foreign affairs , expressed his
surprise that M. Hanotaux , the French min
ister of foreign affairs , had referred to the
Russo-French alliance , seeing that there
was no written agreement In existence.
Central Amerlrnn President * Confer.
MANAGUA , Nicaragua , Juno 16. ( Via
Galveston. ) Vice President Franco Baca has
Just been Installed as president of Nicaragua
In the temporary absence of President Zelaya ,
who has gone to Amapala to confer with the
presidents of Honduras , Salvador and prob
ably Guatemala , as to the formation of a
league of Central American states.
rittureii Hroiight n ( load I'rlce.
LONDON , Juno 16. At an auction sale at
Christie's on Saturday ninety-one pictures ,
almost all by British artists , realized 87,144
tcrllne. Gainsborough's portrait of Lady
Mulgrave aroured a spirited contest and was
sold for 11,550. This picture Is destined for
America. It fetched 1,000 a decade ago.
China \VI1I A ce. I More .Money.
BERLIN , Juno 16. It Is ballovcd here that
the HuEslan government only desires by the
Chinese loan to secure the advance made to
China during the war. The Post says that
the 16,000,000 loan Is so small that greater
operations are Inevitable , wherein the Ger
man market will prove Indispensable.
Conco Force * llefeat the Irrvl lie
BRUSSELS , June 16. The Congo State
forces have Inflicted a severe defeat upon the
dervishes , capturing their stronghold at
.Jg.ira , between the Nllo and the upper Fue-
le. The Belgian captain , Christians , was
tilled. The dervishes have fled from the
quatorlal province.
Ilii * < 1un Orutn Crop I * Heavy.
LONDON , June 16. A dispatch to the
Chronicle from Odessa pays It Is stated
here on high authority that the Russian
cereal crop this year will almost equal In
abundance the splendid crop of 1893. The con
dition of the rye crop Is especially good.
biirK Oppoiet iho Conference.
STUTTGART , Wurtemburg. June 16. In
the lower houss of the Diet Dr. Von
Rlecke , minister ot finance , said the govern-
nent of Wurtembiirg had pronounced In the
lumlesrath against the International bi
metallic conference.
China tin * Not Accepted the Itimlnn Loun.
LONDON , June 16. It Is rumored that
China has not yet agreed to the Russo-Chl-
nese loan proposition , fearing- that the terms
ot the guarantee will make It difficult to
obtain the remainder of the money required
'or the Indemnity.
Traders 'Murdered hy Inlander * .
SYDNEY , N. S. W. . June 16. The natives
ot the Solomon Islands have murdered two
traders. Head hunting Is rampant on the
Island. The British admiral there has been
ordered to repress the excesses.
Kttenlve MlK'ir ' lleiilcrt ITiill.
LONDON , Juno 16. The Times announces
tomorrow that the Stuart-Brown company of
Glasgow , England , engaged In the sugar
trade , has fulled for 35,000.
Lender of Mnxlmlllun'H Expedition llend.
BRUSSELS , June 16. Baron Vandermls-
sen , who led the expedition to Mexico during
the reign of Maximilian , died today.
Arnif-niHii Itelli-f Fund.
LONDON , June 1C. The Dally News has
opened an Armenian relief fund.
TOOK K1.Y/JL1" ZO TUIi.C.ll'TAlS'K PA.I.V
Cheyenne and Arapnlimi Indian * Ucttln ;
Mftrrjed liy Wliotmle.
WICHITA , Kan. , Juno 16. Captain Wood-
ton of the Fifth cavalry , at present acting
Indian agent for the Chcyenncs and Arapa-
hocs at Darlington , Okl. , Is pursuing duties
not strictly In line \\lth the ambition of
a West Pointer. Last month he Issued an
orjer dwelling strongly on the Importance
of the Indians adopting the civil marriage
rites. Now Captain Woodson hau his hands
full , for the Indians are coming In from
all quarters to bo married by him. They
are coming In , young and old , and the
scenes presented are exceedingly novel.
Yesterday ho married cno couple that had
been married nearly sixty years under the
Indian rites. Some ot the chriftlaulzcJ In-
dlans are getting rcmarrlc.1 according to the
religious rites , and these knot-tying mati
nees ure monopoll/L'd by Paul Good-Bear , a
full blood Indian Presbyterian preacher.
There are about SOO couples to be married
In this way.
iT.irnh'g 1 heater Hurnrd.
NEW YORK , June 17. Jacob's theatei
on Third avenue wai almost completely de
stroyed by fire from some unknown origin
thin morning nt 12:14. : Immediately adjoin-
Ing the building on the narthwett was o
five-dory tenement home In the basemcnl
of which l Grundy'a saloon. Several fam
ilies lived on the upper f.corn. All the people
ple In the hotue were ntleep at the time the
fire started and policemen and citizens braki
Into tlm building and dro\e them almost b >
main force out ot the building. So far a :
known nnl > ody was Injured.
The roughest estimate of the loss of tin
theater and content * Is put at $200,000 , Th :
buildings adjoining are estimated to be dam
agrd and partially destroyed at a lota oi
$100,000. At 2 o'clock tbe fire was reporter
to birunJer conttcL
CANAL IN GOOD CONDITION
Government Commission Inspects the Work
Already Completed.
BANKS NOT AFFECTLD BY RAINFALL
llrcaktrator at Grrytown Has Accomplished
the 1'urpoie for Which It Was Ilutlt
ItuTKgcs ot tha Tnredo tbo
Only Da feet.
CHICAGO. June 16. A dispatch to the
Times-Herald from Washington , referring to
the work of the commission appointed to In
spect the route and preliminary work on the
Nicaragua canal , says the engineers reached
Grcytown , the eastern terminus of the canal ,
on May 13 , and Immediately began an exam
ination of the property and Improvements of
the canal company at that port. One of the
most Important of these Is a breakwater 1,200
feet long , which extends out Into the sea.
The construction of this was begun In De
cember , 1889 , with the result , as predicted by
engineers , of Increasing the depth of water
In the bay so that the depth on the bar Is
twelve feet at the present time. Notwith
standing the repeated efforts of the engineers
to prevent the ravages of the teredo on the
timbers on this breakwater , the commlstloners
found that the wood was badly eaten.
That portion of t'ne canal already built , ex
tending west of Grcytown toward the San
Juan river , was found In good condition. The
embankments on each side have stood the
effects of the weather well and show no
serious effects of the rainfall , which In this
vicinity has a monthly average of twenty-
four and one-fourth Inches. The hospitals
and other buildings were found In a good
state ft preservation. The railroad which
the company has built along the route of the
canal for the transportation ot material and
men has been Inspected and found In good
condition.
The crumbling of earth from the cliffs and
the washings from surface drainage have not
been as disastrous as expected , and It Is said
this objection , so often urged against the
feasibility of the canal , has fallen fiat. While
the canal passes through or very wet region ,
where the annual precipitation Is nearly
twenty-five feet , the effects of the movement
of such nn enormous quantity of water have
not been bad and give no Indication that the
sides of the canal will be washed down l < a
few years an objection that has been to
often urged against the project.
About two weeks ago the commission moved
from Greytown to Lake Nicaragua , and , after
visiting Granada , the principal lake city , and
Managua , the capital , passed from Nicaragua
to the Pacific , along the route of the canal , a
distance of about fourteen miles. This sec
tion of the route offers no : obstacles to con
struction and will simply be a matter of ex
cavation.
J\rO \ JllLLIOXa AUtE.lDTt
Irish ItaUIng Money for nn Armed eitrus-
glo for Independence
CHICAGO , Juno 16. A special to the
Record from Indianapolis , Ind. , cays : The
Irish-American club of this city , composed
of 300 of the most Influential Irishmen In
the , clty , last night approved of the move
mcnt which Is secretly uniler way through
out the United States looking to the eman
clpatlon of Ireland and a resort to arms
The club has raised several thousand ilol
lars for the emancipation fund , and ono o
the members Is authority for the statemen
that nearly $2,000,000 has already been
raised In the United States. It Is announced
that some time this summer the sympa
thlzers with the movement will hold a na
tloual convention , probably In Baltimore cii
Boston. The members of the local league
say that the Irish league of New York Is a
the head of the movement.
The following resolutions were adopted
by the league here :
Whereas , A convention of Irlfli-Amcrlcan
has been proposed for the purpose of organ
Izlng a new movement for Irish deft-nse by
means outside of parliamentary agitation ,
nndWhereas.
Whereas. Wo consider that parliamentary
agitation Is demoralizing1 the Irish peopl
and destructive of Ireland's manhood ,
HeFOlved , That wo approve of the pro
posed convention nnd the Inauguration of a
new Irish movement on lines outside o"
pnrllnmenntry agitation and pledge on
moral .and llnanblal tild to whatever tin
convention may adopt , nnd be It further
Resolved , That wo heieby request the co
operation of all Irishmen who deslro the
complete emancipation of the motherland
from British rule nnd of nil societies nm'
organizations , whether beneficial , coclal , lit
ernry , patriotic , military , temperance , nth
letlc or otherwise.
The committee that slgnej the resolution ;
Is composed of Dr. Michael A. Young , M. J
Nonlx and M. J , Burns.
TI1U 11AIILKM C.IX.IL
Orrnt Marine rariulo Will Ho n Fcnturo o
the Cclrurrtllnn.
NEW YORK. June 16. Tomorrow , will
the booming of cannon , bursting of rocket
and the cheering of thousands , the Harlem
ship canal , which Is to unite the water
of the Hudson with those of Long Islan
sound , wl',1 bo formally opened to traffic. At
the celebration Governor Morton and staff.
Governor Werts of New Jersey and staff and
the mayors of New York , Brooklyn , Jersey
City , Yonkers , Mount Vernon and other cities
will take part , and with the mammoth marine
parade the opening up of the new waterway
will be fittingly observed. It was thought up
to the last moment that President Cleve
land would also assist at the ceremonies , but
word has been received from him that It
would be Impossible for him to bo present.
The federal government will be repre
sented by a number of warships. The At
lanta will be stationed at the eastern end
of the canal and the Cincinnati at the west
ern , or Hudson end. At the beginning and
at the ending ot the ceremonies the two
warships will boom forth salutes. As the
first salute Is fired two barrels of fresh water
one front-Lake Champlaln and the other
from Lake Superior will be emptied Into
the salt water of the canal to typify the
union of the great lake system.
The route of the marine parade will be
along I ho canal under the bridges that span
the Harlem , and as It passes under the
Madison avenue bridge It will meet the land
parade , which will by that tlmo be crossing
on Its way to Oak Point. During the after
noon n banquet will occur at Oak Point , but
no definite program has been arranged for.
As EOOII us It is sufficiently dark there will
be a dUplay ot fireworks between the Cas-
anova Mansion and Oak Point.
SHOT noirx IX THK t'UIIMCIOHIM r
Kentucky Man Hill * IIU Wife and Her
bupposeil rariimoiir.
LOUISVILLE , June 16. Arthur Gourdln , a
shoemaker living at Rowllngton , a suburb ot
Pewee Valley , eighteen miles from this city
on the Louisville & Nashville railroad , shot
and probably fatally wounded Thomas Murphy
and then etabbcd Ma wife to death at 6
o'clock tonight. Gourdln suspected Murphy
of being intimate with his wife and has evi
dently been waiting for an opportunity to
present Itself to he could get even. This
opportunity came this evening , when Murphy
was pissing by Courdln's houce on horw-
back , Gourdln was sitting on his porch and
when Murphy came by Gourdln drew a re
volver and commenced firing , wounding
Murphy In several places and killing Mi
hone. Mrs. Gourdln rushed out of the houi-3
and her husband told her to go away , but she
refused to do so , and he then hit her teveral
times with the butt of his revolver , driving
hr back Into the house , where he seized a
knife lying on the table and stabbed her
eleven tlmev , killing her instantly. The dead
woman leaves four children ranging In age
from 1 to 13 years. Gourdln was arrested
and placed In Jail at La Grange. Murphy's
condition U very critical and he will probably
dl btttore morning.
Jllll'AX H/Z.M.VO TO .VfiCX CAHI.ISI.K
Ilenlet That He U Now ot Ever Was a
Poputllt. i
ST. LOUIS , June 1C. Ex-Congressman W.
J. Bryan ot Nebraska , who 'passed Uirough
this afternoon on his way tolBoonevllle , Mo. ,
had this to say ot Carlisle's refusal to de
bate with him ;
"I am to discuss the silver question at the
Lexington Chautauqua on July 5 , but I knew
nothing ot the proposed debate until I saw
Secretary Carlisle's Interview In this morn-
Ing's paper , I would be willing to debate
with him at the Chautauqua , but not with
any Idea of acquiring dignity , but I do not
think an American lie has so little faith In
his country as to employ a Rothschild-Morgan
syndicate to protect the treasury of the
United States has any dignity to lend to
others.
"But a debate might afford Mr. Carlisle an
apportunlty to explain some things concern
ing which he has been etudlously silent. As
to the charge that I am a populist , I would
say that I am now a democrat and always
have been a democrat. I am not now a popu
list and never was a populist. I said in
Nebraska In 1893 t'nat I would not follow the
democratic party to the geld standard If It
ever adopted a gold standard platform. I re
peated this at Jackson , Miss. , In reply to a
question , but I ha.ve always said that I did
not , and I now say that I do not , believe
the democratic party will ever declare for a
gold standard.
"The struggle In the democratic party Is to
determine whether the goldbugs can use the
organization as a vehicle for the advance
ment of plutocracy or whether the party will
stand upon democratic principles. The silver
democrats expect to control life next national
convention , and I have no doubt that Mr.
Cleveland and Mr. Carlisle will either bolt or
vote the republican ticket. "
NOT Al'TKIt TMIHU TEIU1
Colonel Scruggs Hun nil Interview with the
1'rrslilcni.
NEW YORK , June 16. A special to the
World from Atlanta , Ga. , says : Ex-Mlnlstcr
W. L. Scruggs , who represented the United
States government first at Colombia and
then at Venezuela , and who Is now the
regularly accredited legal representative of
Venezuela In this country , had a long talk
recently with President Cleveland on the
loundary controversy. It Is said ho strongly
rgcd the president to make * a vigorous
cclaratlon on the line of the Monroe doc-
rine. Colonel Scruggs Is understood to have
iuggested also that there was a probability
t the people calling upon Mr. Cleveland
'or ' a third term.
"But I'm not seeking that , " said the prcs-
dent.
"Oh ! yes , Mr. President'I know that , "
, -as the substance of Colonel Scrugg's reply.
'But you know you were not a candidate
eforc , and the people called apon you , and
hey will probably do the same thing
gain. "
"But I am not seeking It , " was all the
iresldent had to say. '
Klklns llus Not Co in in 11 tell Illtmrlf.
WHEELING , W. Va. , June 1C. The Intel-
Igencer will In the morning print the follow-
ng written by its editor , C. B , Hart : "While
lenator Elklns was In Mbrgantown I asked
him what he had to say about the sundry re
ports lining him up In nojct.year's preslden-
lal race. 1 found that he hag been much an
noyed by the persistent effort to make it ap
pear that be Is engaging in a Harrison boom
It Is positively untrue. ' sald'lie ' , 'that I have
ileclarcd for General Harrison , or that I am
rylng to bring about big .nomination. I do
not know that he Is a man ' 'above ' all others
o nominate. Tlio convention Is a year off
and ' many things may happen within a year
All'this talk about men Is premature. When
ho tlmo comes the republican party will find
ho man nnd name him. You may say , with
out reserve that I am not committed to any
body In this matter. ' "
Sonnet Monuy Mrn Minw Up Strong.
LOUISVILLE , Ky. , June 16. The demo
crats of Kentucky had their precinct meet-
ng yesterday and chose delegates to the coni
ng county convention. Many delegates were
imlnstructed. The sound money men have
shown great strength. The delegates chosen
n this ( Jefferson ) county are nearly all for
Clay for governor and for sound money ,
Many sound money delegates are for Hardln
'ur governor. Both Clay and Hardln ex
iressed themselves as satisfied with the out-
ook. The conventions will have to do their
work , however , before any reliable opinion
can be formed as to what the state conven-
lon will do.
Monitor A tier > enntnr Oenrgfi'it Shoes.
JACKSON , Miss. , June 1C. Hon. C. E
'looker of this city , who for many years
ably represented the Seventh district In con >
vress , has authorized the announcement tha
he Is a candidate for United States benutci
o succeed Senator George *
roptll'HtR Hi'iKlhiK Off the Democrats.
JACKSON , Miss. , June 16. The populist
have called a state convention to meet In
this city on July 31 , In advance of the demo
cratlc state convention , which meets August 7 ,
TllOUJILll A310XU TllK LUMHKHME !
GUI Dooming Company Iietcrnilnod ( o I'ro
nerve Its lluslneas.
DETROIT , Mich. , June 16. A special tc
the Frco Press from Muskegon , Mich. , says
The first clash between Independent
owners and the recently organized Muskegon
j gen Booming company occurred today. Th
latter company has hitherto done all th
business of sorting and delivering' of log :
which came down the river , but the lo
owners this season organized the Indcpcnd
ent concern , claiming the old company' ]
charges were too high , The river enter
Muskegon lake through two channels an
the new company recently proceeded to
dredge one of them preparatory to floatIng -
Ing logs thereon. Judge Torrent obtained a
preliminary Injunction restraining the log
owners from dredging the channel on the
ground that It Is an artificial channel
dredged through his company's lands. To
day twenty men began hurrying some 200-
000 feet of logs for the E. II. Stafford com
pany through this channel. Torrent's fore
man was Instructed to obstruct the channel
with a boom stick , but the workmen rode
the foreman across the channel on the boom
stick. Torrent at one time mad 15 as If he
was going to hit one otkhe workmen with
a pike pole , but cooler- counsel prevailed.
Both sides had attorneys on the ground.
At last accounts the Stafford men were
running logs through. Exciting develop
ments are expected.
AUK
Attendance at the Cleveland Conven
tion Amur-oil ,
CLEVELAND. O. , June 16. Delegates to
the convention of the National Republican
league are beginning to arrive In the city and
by tomorrow It Is expected there will be
quite on Influx ot strangers. Among those
who arrived today was R. Gt Evans , repub
lican national commllteeraan from. Minnesota
and delegate-at-Urge to the convention from
L'.iat state. Mr. Evans says he .thinks the
convention will be the largest and most en
thusiastic that has. yet been held , and he
scouts the Idea that there will be a fight over
free silver coinage. He has Just returned
from the east. Belrtg asked what be thought
of the republican presidential queutlon , he
said Minnesota had a candidate In the person
o. Senator CutAiman K. Davis , and while he
was not a leader In the race , Minneapolis
republicans hope mattcfs would to shape
themselves as to make his nomination possi
ble.
ble.In
In reply to tbe question whom he considered
the strcngest candidate In the race at pres
ent , he said : "McKInley Is by all odds the
strongest candidate. He has been In the
race longest. HU character and record are
such that he wT.l stand ths teat , no matter
how long he has to remain In the contest
before the convention U held , " He tald Reed ,
Harrison and AllUoa urre all Wrong and
able men and each wai positive cf a consider
able following.
STATISTICS OF RAILWAYS
Interstate Commerce Oommission Files Its
Seventh Annual Report ,
INCREASE IN MILEAGE HAS BEEN SMALL
Addition * to Kqulpinent Have Iloen Leu
Tlmu for Mirny Venn 1'rogreM la
1'lttliic Cnti with A lit ( Him tie
Couplers unit llrnkei ,
WASHINGTON , Juno 16. The seventh * tn-
tlstlcal report of the Interstate Commerce
commission for the year ending Juno 30 ,
1S94 , has Just been submitted. In the Intro
duction special attention Is called to the pe
culiar conditions affecting1 the operation of
railways during the year. First the report
covers the last four months of the Columbian
exposition , during which time there was an
Increase In the passenger trafllc. Second , It
covers a period of widespread and unprece
dented business depression. Third , on June
30 , 1894 , 102 roads , operating .upward of
42,000 miles of line and representing about
one-fourth of the total railway capitalisation ,
were In the hands of receivers. The effect
of these conditions Is apparent In nearly all
of the figures presented.
The total railway mileage In the United
States on June 30 , 1834 , was 178,708 , an In
crease during the year of 2,247 miles. The
Increase during the previous year was 1,897.
The percentage of Increase during 1891 was
less than for the preceding year , for which
reports have been made to the commission ,
and It Is not probable the year ending June
30 , 1S95 , will show much Improvement. The
number of roads abandoned was sixteen. The
total mileage of all tracks was 233r,33 miles.
The total number of railway corporations on
June 30 , 1894 , was 1,944 , an Increase Ourlng
the year of twenty-two. The numbsr of roads
not In operation was seventy-seven. The
movement of consolidation during the year
n the'basis of mileage Involved has been
; rcater than In the four previous years , four-
een roads , representing 1,374 miles , have
icen merged , twenty-two roads representing
,352 miles , have been reorganized and four-
ecu roads , representing 1,590 miles , have
iceu consolidated.
CLASSIFICATION OF HOADS.
A classification of railways on the basis
f the operated mileage shows that fnrty-
our roads , each with a mileage of over
1,000 miles , operate 66.30 per cent of the
otal mileage In the country , and ninety roads
iperato 72.00 per cent of the entire nlleage.
On Juno 30 , 1894 , the total number of
ocomotlves was 35,492 , an Increase during
.ho year of 704. The total number of cars
reported was 1,278,078. The Increase In the
lumber of cars during the year was 1,132 , as
gainst an Increase of 18,861 during the pro-
rlous year. This falling off In the ratio of
ncrtaae Is duo to the fact the railways have
during the year destroyed a large number
of old , wornout cars. During the year 1,579
locomotives and 50,386 cars were fitted with
rain brakes and 1,197 locomotives and 34.1S6
: ars were fltted with automatic couplers.
Seventy-four and eighty-one one-hundredths
per cent of the total equipment Is atlll with
out train brakes and 72.77 per cent without
utomatlc couplers.
The total number of railway employes
June 30 , 1894 , was 794,608 , a decrease as
compared with the number on Juno 30 , 1S93
if 93,994 , or 10.76 per cent. This Is
imallor number employed than In any year
; lnce 1890. TJils decrease Is due , the report
tales , to the heavy falling off In traffic and
he endeavor of the railways to economize. A
new feature In this report Is a table giving a
comparative statement of the average dally
lompensatlon of the various classes of railway
imployeB for 1S92 , 1893 and 1894.
HAILWAY CAPITAL REPORTED.
The total amount of reported railway cap-
tal of June 30 , 1891 , was $10,796,473,813 , or
62,951 per mile of line. This Is an Increase
n the amount of outstanding capital during
: ho year of $29.238,403. The amount of cap
tal stock was $4.824,075,659 , of which $4,103 ,
JS4.166 wa.s common stock and $730,491.49 :
was preferred stock. The funded debt was
$5,356,583,019. The amount of current liabili
ties was $605,815,135. The amount of ra'lway
securities held by the railways as an invest-
nent was $1,544,058.670 , a decrease during
.he year of $18,963,563. The amount of stock
paying no dividend was $3,066,169,094. tr 61.4S
per cent of the total amount. The total
amount of dividends was $95,575,976 , or an
average rate on the dividend paying Mock of
5.41 per cent. The amount of bonds paying
no Interest was $650,573,789. The amount o'
miscellaneous obligations paying no Interes
was > $53,426,261. and- the amount of Inconn
bonds paying no Interest was $210,757,551.
The number of passengers carried was 619 ,
688.1E9 , an Increase over the previous year o
26,127,587 , and was occasioned by the World'i
fair travel. There was a largo decrease In
freight traffic , the number of tons carried
being 630,186,553 , as against 745.119,482 In
1893 , a decrease of 106.922,929 tons. Thr
gross earnings of the railways for the yea
were $1,073,361,797 , a decrease , as compare *
with Uio previous year , of $147,390.077. Pas
senger revenue decreased $16,142,258 , and thi
revenue from freight traffic decreased $129 ,
562,948. The amount of operating expenses
was $731,414,322 , a decrease of $96,506,977.
The largest per cent of decrease was In the
operating expenses assigned to maintenance
of way and structures ind to maintenance of
equipment , which show respectively a decrease -
crease of 15.12 and 17.72 per cent. The net
earnings were $341,957,475 , a decrease of $60-
883,100 as compared with the previous year.
The Income derived from sources outside of
operations was $142,816,805. The amount of
fixed charges nnd other deductions from In
come was $429,008,310. leaving a net Income
of $55,755,970 available for dividends , a
decrease as compared with the previous year
of nearly 60 per cent. The amount of divi
dends paid was $95,675,976 , a decrease of only
$5,353,909 from the amount paid tlie previous
year. The fact that nearly the normal
amount of dividends was paid , notwithstand
ing the grtat decrease In Income available
for them , and thit the payment of the amount
stated entailed a deficit for the year of $45-
912.044 Is noted. The revenue derived from
the carrying of passengers was $285,349,658 ,
and the revenue derived from freight traffic
was $699.490,913.
EMPLOYES KILLED AND INJURED.
During the year 1,823 railway employes
were killed and 23,422 were Injured , as com
pared with 2,727 killed and 31.729 Injured In
1893. This marked decrease In casualty Is
partly due , the report says , to the decrease In
the number of men employed nnd the decrease
In the volume of business handled. The In
creased use of automatic appliances oh rail
way equipment aUo may have rendered rail
way employment less dangerous. The number
of i/assengers killed was 324 , an Increase of
twenty-five , and the number of Injured was
3,034 , a decrease of 195. To show the ratio
of casualty It may be stated that one employe
was killed out of every 428 In the service and
ono Injured out of every thirty-three em
ployed.
In concluding the report , the statistician
renews the recommendations made In pre
vious reports In regard to the desirability of
requiring annual reports from express com
panies , corporations , and persons owning
rolling stock used in Interstate commerce ,
corporations , companies and persons owning
depot prcprty , stock yards and e'evatcrs used
by Interstate carriers and from carriers on
waterways that compete with railways for
traffic. Reference Is also made to the ques
tion of requiring tbe railways to report
freight earnings by commodities. On ac
count of the present depreised financial con
dition of railways It has been decided to let
this matter rest another year , although ( tiero
U no question as to the desirability of euoh
reports. _ _
Hrrrrtnry l.nml'a l.rnvr * ilia I'cp.irtinrrit
WASHINGTON , June 16. Kenneeaw M.
Landls , private secretary to the late Secre
tary Greiham , having resigned his position ,
ha * returned to Chicago. The employes of
the department took leave of Mr. I.anJIs
almost In a body and wished him success In
the future. Mr , Land's had tbe opportunity
to remain In Wabhlngton In tbe government
employ , but preferred to resume tlie prnctloa
of law In Chicago , where he has previously
met with success.
TIlUASUItY ItKCl-ll'TH IJIS.UTOINTIM )
Nultlier rnymontu of Stignr Dutlm Nor Tnx
HI ) 'plrltn .Meet Kxprctntlonn ,
WASHINGTON , Juno 16. The treasury
receipts from customs and Internal revenue
so far during the month of Juno show no
Improvement over last month , while the dis
bursements are practically the same. The
receipts from sugar Importations are sur
prisingly low , nnd the expected largo In
crease from whisky withdrawals has not
materialized. For the first half of the pres
ent month the receipts from customs
amount to $6,224,705 , and from Internal rev
enue $5,197,085 , making the total receipts
from customs for the eleven and one-half
months of the fiscal year $146,843.687 , and
from Internal revenue sources $136,954,163.
During the last five months the receipts
from customs have been as follows : Jan
uary , $17,361,916 ; February , $13.331,691 ;
March. 14.929.729 ; April , $12,453.086 ; May.
$12,474,558 ; Juno estimated at $13,000,000.
During the same months the returns from
Internal revenue sources have been as fol
lows : January , $9,034,961 ; February , $8,860-
460 ; March , $9,851,987 ; April , $10.648,880 ;
May , $10,754,053 ; Juno estimated at $11,000-
000 , making the total receipts for the year
from customs $153,618.862 , and from Internal
revenue $142.767.077. The present deficit of
$48,400,950. however , Is likely to be reduced
by cutting off of expenditures about $5,000-
000 for the fiscal year.
Notwithstanding this showing for the
year's operations , there Is no expectation
from any source of an extra session of con
gress or another bond Issue bcforo the reg
ular session In December. Today the gold re
serve amounts to about $99.500,000 , with an
available cash balance of nearly $184.000.000 ,
hlch Is regarded as ample to meet all ordl-
ary demands. The spirit of confidence
nd security which pervades the Treasury
epartment at this time Is largely duo to
ho provision In the last bond contract
ibllgatlng the syndicate to protect the gold
n the treasury from withdrawals for ex
port. The ability of the syndicate to carry
ut this provision has been amply Illustrated
urlng the past several months , when the
ate of exchange has been at times far
elow the export rate. Thin agreement can-
ot bo discharged till October 1 next. At
ho present tlmo the syndicate owes the
; ovcrnmcnt nbout $7,500iOOO on Its contract ,
nd while the entire Issue of bonds has been
aken to London delivery will be made
uly as money is deposited.
viu iron ( it1 ; it MAN SUUAU
Export Itounty Formerly I'uUI li to 'lie
Continued.
WASHINGTON , Juno 16. Consul Muth , at
iladgcburg , has sent to the State dcpart-
nent a report on the preliminary bugar law
if Germany. Ho says the German govern
ment has come to the relief of the beet
ugar Industry by submitting to the Rolens-
ag a preliminary law which provides that
'
mill July 1 , 1899 , the rate of export bounty
now In force shall continue. Under the
ugar law of 1891 , the rates would have
iccn reduced after August 1 , 1895 , and after
August 1 , 1897 , the export bounty was to
have been discontinued. Germany , ho says ,
now pays a lower export bounty than any
ther competing country , and a reduction
ivould have been suicidal. The country IB
now In a deplorable state , and nothing will
ave It from serious loss unless growth
.nd unnatural extensions are checked. The
preliminary law continuing the 'present
bounty will enable the government to thor
oughly consider the sugar question. A new
aw will then be submitted which will an
swer the various demands of local Interests
hroughout the empire.
.l SUC1K11' .
urge 2\umber of tto\r fllfinbrm Klcctcil at
th-j llonvor Mortlni ; .
DENVER , JunS 16. The American
Medico-Psychological association elected
.ho following officers : President , Richard
Dewcy , Illinois ; vice president , T. O. Pow
ell , Georgia ; secretary and treasurer , Henry
M. Hurtl , Maryland ; auditor , W. A. Morton ,
Rhode Island ; councillors , Walter Channlng
Massachusetts ; George II. Roeh , Maryland
C. K. Woodson , Missouri ; Henry P. Stearns ,
Connecticut.
The following were elected members : Act-
vc Dr. Nolan Stewart , Jackson , MUs. ; W
D. Rowe , Spencer , W. Va. ; Merrltt B. Camp
bell , California ; William P. Drowory , Petera *
burg , Va. ; Walter E. Fernald , Waltham
Mass. ; Arthur W. Hurd , Buffalo , -N. Y.
Owen Copp , Taunton , Mass. ; William A
Stone , Kalamazoo , Mich. ; J. M. Ratllff , Day
on , O. ; John W. Glvens , DIackfoot , Idaho
Robert Heath Dodge , St. Denis , Md. ; A. II
Harrington , Brldgewater , Mass. Associate-
Percy Bryant , Buffalo , N. Y. ; Gustavo Ar
thur Chllgrcn , St. Peter , Minn. ; Edwin Au
gustus Down , Hartford , Conn. ; Charles M
Holmes , Northampton , Mass. ; Charles
Applcgate , Clarlnda , la. ; Frank T. Stevens
Mount Pleasant , la. ; Frederick 0. Jackman
Mount Pleasant , la. ; Milton D. Norrls , Ca-
tonsvllle , Md. ; J. Percy Wade , Catonsvllle ,
Md. ; Jacob W. Wells , Independence , la.
John C. Doollttle , Independence , la. ; John
W. Warden , Nevada , Mo.
George H. Robe of Baltimore read a pope
on "Pelvic Diseases and Insanity" and Dr.
Adolph Meyer of Kankakec , III. , one re
gardlng "Paralysis and Paresis. "
*
IM'OltSIKIIS AUK Z..lXIHtO IX J.lil
Lawyer and Detective Work n Pcliomo uu
K rprr * of lloiKPt of III Itepuir.
TOLEDO , June 16. M. C. Mclnerny ,
prominent young attorney , and C , P. Hays
an alleged detective , are behind the bar :
here charged with blackmail. These two me ;
have been working up cases under the Win :
law against keepers of houses oT disrepute
and have already filed tome twtnty
of these cages In the common
pleas court. The Inw In ques
tion provides that liquor shall not be sold
In such places , and where a conviction Is ob
tained In a civil action the offenders arc
subjected to a Judgment of $350 , half of
which goes to the Informers , Mclnerny and
Hays seem to have gone Into the prosecution
of these cases as a business venture , but
some of the women keepers of tncru routes
now charge the pair with working up cases
against them and then offering to settle for
a sum of money In cash , and one of the
women has a receipt for money which she
claims was paid for the settlement of tuch
a claim. This Is the first time that ca < es
have been pushed under the law In this
state , and the predicament of the men at
the bottom of It has excited considerable
Interest.
_ _
ItK.lItV l-'Ult TllK tillUlff 1.VK.
W. II. Ilmirroft Fllvi Illi lloncl n Joint
Itrrrlvnr with lid" .
SALT LAKE , Juno 16. ( Special Tele
gram. ) W. H. Bancroft filed In the third
district court yesterday his bond under hU
appointment as Joint receiver of the Oregon
Short Line and Utah Northern Railway com
pany. The bond Is for $20,000 and It wit *
approved by Judge Merrltt. It .was a pro
forma proceeding , as It Is thought there Is
little probability that Mr. Bancroft will ever
be authorized to act under It. Three hundred
and ten chares of Oregon Hhort Line and
Utah Northern stock were cold In this city
yeMcrday on an order from Kountza Bros.
of Now York at $6.75 $
iTcunotico ( ouvlcti
NASHVILLE , Tenn. , Juno 16. At 12
o'clock bit night the twenty days for which
member * of the legislature can draw pay
during an extra reetlon expired , hut to Klvt
Governor Turney time to examine the throe
Important measures pacied jubt before ad
journment bath house * will not adjourn
until 12 o'clock tomorrow. The penitentiary
bill pahttjil provide * for tte temporary leasIng -
Ing o { a large numbir of convicts ,
MUST PAY THE FULL PENALTY
Defaulter Taylor Will Receive Liltlo Merc ;
from the State.
GOVtHNOR SHZLDON GIVES HIS VIEWS
Kvcrjr Dollnr Stolen Will Ho KccovcrctJ
HUtl In Itcttirn Ilia Abuoiidcr Will
Ho Frotecutml to the Full
KxtvnU
DEADWOOD. June 16. ( Special Telegram. )
State Treasurer Phillips received advlco
today to the effect that the defaulting ex-
state treasurer. W.V. . Taylor , would bo sur
rendered to ttio authorities at Pierre on Tues
day.
day.Tho
The Dee correspondent , In an Interview
with Governor Sheldon , who Is now In Deadwood -
wood , and Treasurer Phillips , was informed
by both Gentlemen that the stories to freely
published In eastern papers within the last
few days to the effect that n compromise
had been effected with the defaulter and his
bondsmen , which practically allows Tiiylor to
go frco and to retain the greater part of his
stealings , U absolutely without foundation.
Taylor will bo compelled to make restora
tion In full and no action on his part or the
part of his bondsmen to this end wl.l mill-
Bate Uio degree of his crime or lessen his
punishment. The governor and Treasurer
Phillips are both authority for the statement
that the state will not lose a cent ; that prop
erty of sufficient value to more than cover
Taylor's defalcation has been turned over to
the state by Taylor and his bondsmen , anil
that notwithstanding this the case against
him will be pushed with as muiii severity us
though It had been undertaken against a less
prominent criminal.
TAY1.UIC HTll.l. U.M > iU CUVI3II.
Secreted In Chicago VcntonUy niul Loft at
Mcht ( r South lnl iti. :
CHICAGO , June 16. W. W. Taylor , cx-
state treasurer of South Dakota , was at the
Palmer house today. II. A. Taylor of South
Bend was In the city. He eald that his
brother did not deslro to bo Interviewed.
Taylor left on the 6:10 : Northwestern train
for Pierre.
It wan a little over four months ago that
Taylor passed through Chicago on his way to
the tropics , where ho has successfully evaded
a cohort of detectives who never < | iilt hla
ack from the day that ho left South Da-
ota. Ho Is sunburned and careworn from
Is travels and troubles and expressed hlm-
elf to friends as very glad that ho was ro
aming homo to settle up the matter at the
est of liberty.
Later it was learned that Taylor did take
Barters at the Palmer he-use , but under an
ssumed name , to avoid annoyance. The ex-
tate treasurer denied Interviews to all out-
Iders and would not glvo the slightest In-
ormatlon about hi ? travels. During the day
e was In consultation with Attorney General
'rawford and his attorney , D. K. Tcnny ,
bout the details of the terms upon which ho
as returned. Ib Is tald that Taylor will
irn over all the money he has on hand ,
mounting to $46,000 , and his property , and
hat the remainder of tlio defalcation , amount-
ng to about $375,000 , will be paid by Ills
ondfiiilcn. The committee of adjustment
vlll comprise Governor Sheldon , Attorney
Gencr.il Crawford and Land Commissioner
'jockhart. By the understanding Taylor will
hen plead guilty and take a two-year scn-
cnce , with the assurance of a pardon bcforo
ho expiration of his term In order to save
Is citizenship.
M1LITAKY UXIOX
Ml hliiilllur Orgnnlzitloii * Invited to Join
Them In mi tCiicilinpiiiont.
NEW YOUK , Juno 1C. A special conven-
lon of the Irish-American Military union ,
. -as held In this city today. About COO dele
gates were present from various tedious of
he country. The meeting was cal'.cd for the
iurposo of adopting measures for the affilla-
lon of all Irish-American military organlza-
lens with the union , In view of possible
xlgenclcs In connection with the question of
reland's Independence , and also to consider
ho advisability of having an encampment
next year for the assembling of the Irlsh-
Vmerlcan troops from the various states. The
invention was called to attention by Com-
nandor-ln-Chlcf Kcl y , nfter which the cre
dentials of the delegates were examined ,
any national staff olllcers were present.
The following' were appointed a committee.
n resolutions : Colonel Henry Doylan , Major
C. O'Connor McLauglilln , Major George Me-
Quald. Colonel J. B. Murphy and Captain T.
"i1. O'Rourko.
The following resolutions were presented
ml adopted :
WherenH , The tlmo hnttnrrlvoil when Irish
men must unite and prepare foe a grand
armed struggle for the independence of their
country ,
IlpHOlvcd , That we , the delegates of the
rIsh-AmcrlYnn Military union. In conven-
lon assembled , hereby Invite nit Irlsb-Amcr-
c.nn military oicunlzntlonH In the United
HttiteH to militate with thin union to the
end that , having one purpose In view , we
may bo In a position to take concerted
action at all times , and may establish tmch
a brotherhood of affection as will , In Its
strength , be capable of effectlvo work to
ward cecurlns Ireland's Independence. That
we furthermore Invite Biich organizations to
appear with us In camp nt Bridgeport ,
Conn. , In the summer of ISM , when tlicro
will bo opportunity for military evolutions
on a grand scale.
It was ulso agreed that French , Polish and
Hungarian military bodies In sympathy with
the Irish movement be permitted to come Into
the union. The following resolutions were
adopted with loud applause :
IlPBolvciI , That we , the delegates of the
Irish-American .Military union , In convention
uwsemliled , do hereby tender the gallant
patriots of Cuba our heartiest wishes for
the triumph of their CIIUPO ; that. In our
opinion , they de-servo the yympnthy and
support of all Hliorty-lovInK people ; that
we cull upon congress to take ptcpx Imme
diately upon Its convening to extend to the
Cuban Insurgents recognition us bel'IgerentP.
The convention , which was held behind
closed doors , then adjourned , after llva hours'
deliberation ,
IIYA MAMMOTH SIETKOH
Jurreil Iliilldlng * huinclcritly to llrciiU
Crockttry initl ( ilamiirnre.
TACOMA , Wash. , June 1C. A Port Townsend -
send , Wash. , special to the Ledger says : Last
night at 8 o'clock Chlmacum , a small farm-
Ins center four miles from here , experienced
n terrific explosion and Jar , the result of the
falling of a 5,000-pound meteor , which
burst with a loud noise at the
height of 100 yards , and after causing
a 'email-sized cyclone of wveral minutes'
duration , burled Itrclf deep In the muddy
water of a neighboring lagoon. The meteor
struck the bottom with force enough to
break crockery In farm houses three mile *
away , creating terror among residents , who
belltred the end of the world had comp. Ten
hours after the occurrence the waters of the
lagoon were ullll bubbling and seething and
were found to be hot enough to readily cook
egg . Systematic dragging of the lagoon
failed to bring up any traces of the celestial
incisenger , which Is believed to bo burled
deep In the earth.
Xtil Worried Ovrr III * Arrrnt.
NASHVILI.fi. Tenn , . June 16. Mortimer
Barllett. a drummer from Philadelphia , Is
under arrest In this city , charged with em-
bFtzlement , II * wni arrested "upon the re
ceipt of a telegram from H. J. Linden , chUt
of police of Philadelphia. What the amount
Is Is not known. He will not talk , will not
tell who he travels ( or and refuvei to do or
ay anything until ho he-art from hi * father
In Philadelphia. He li wtll dreued , Intelll-
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