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HOSIIER IS LOOKING WELL
Confinement Does Not Appear to Ilavo Had
111 Effects Upon Him ,
'GLAD THE DORGAN MATTER is SETTLED
Profit ! ) of the rrnltentlary Contract a
Minna Ouimllly TlilnUH tlio Creditors
of the Ciiiltal | National Have
Made Mnny .Mistake * .
SIOUX FALLS , 3. D. , June 30. ( Spe
cial , ) The president of what was considered
one of the strongest national banks In Nc-
an officer In the Lincoln Gas com-
| l V ,
'
'b pany , In the Western Manufacturing company ,
,8 In a syndicate land company , and Interested
( Vln BO many other companies , schemes aid
deals It would ca > i j an ordinary person to
ftbecome dizzy In their contemplation , Is now
' doing ? < me In the tienltcr.tlary at thin pltco.
Plvo years sfn one of the strongest Individ
ual powers in the politics of the 'state of
. Nebraska , a material factor In the r.-.aklng-
f ) and um.iaklng of the public men there , but
\ now without voice or vote In such affairs ,
and under guard within the proscribed walls
of a prison tnich Is C. W. Mosher , formerly
of Lincoln , All this , and only 39 years of
age , not even appearing to be that old , In
spite of the fact he has served about two
years of his sentence behind the brown stone
walla of the bloux Falls penitentiary.
Convict Mosher came Into the.warden's . of
fice yesterday afternoon , wearing a pair of
dark Jeans pantaloons , with vest of same ma
terial , unbuttoned , a blue and white striped
cheviot shirt , patched t-hoes , and a well worn
l&j black skull cap. lie had every appsarance
If ? ot health , and Is getting quite fleshy. He
'Hf accounts for this condition through the fact
jj ho does not allow him."elf to worry , but
"j > Ttecps hliiself constantly employed at work.
Mlo Bay to brood over his troubles Is to be-
rcomo despondent , and despondency leads to
( 111 health , and sometimes to Insanity. He Is
X lit/eated well , at are all the cottvlcts here , th ?
contract ry tcm not being Inise In this
prison. They are not required to wear the
customary zebra suit * , and after thirty days ,
upon good behavior , they have the privilege
ol tallowing their hair to grow , and p'-er
thirty days more , under the stme condi
f tions ; the -/ouBtachp / and beard may be cul
tivated If des'red. ' The only things that re
mind him of his servitude are thosa pro
hibited him.
SIOSHER SHOWN NO FAVOS
The report recently sent from here that
Mr. Moshei had been assigned the duty of
driving the mall wagon brtween the peniten
tiary and posloffice was Incorrect. He says
he has not had h's ' foot In a buggy , wagon.
wHLMbarrow , or vehicle of any kind since
coming to Sioux Falls , nor has not been
over fifty feet from the building during all
that time , and was even then In company
with a gua.d. These statements are corrob
orated by the deputy warden , who vas pres
ent during the Interview.
All reports concerning the luxurious fur-
nJshlngs of his r.ell and the elaborate bills
of fare are also false. His cell Is Ivo by
feet , and It Is shared with him by a
bed
have
they
his
Moslmr
rf
Is employed In the boiler room and on the
electric light system , which keeps him busy
until 10:30 : each evening , when he retires , and
generally sleeps soundly until the next morn
ing. He Is becoming quite a mechanic , and
the only time he goes without the wails Is
to repair or refit the plumbing.
Mr. Moahrr Is i regular reader of The
Bee , as well as of ono other Nebraska paper
and at two Chicago tiallle ? , and Is surpris
ingly well posted on current affairs. Under
the rules he Is allowed to receive mall but
twice a week , and his portion at thse times
Is quite large. He hasn't a very kindly feelIng -
Ing for the papers , however , aside from their
use as a news medium , for the reason , ho
Mys , that they have lost no opportunity to
misrepresent him. He saya he cares nothing
for himself , and feels that his punishment is
no more than ho deserves , but Is sensitive
upon the question of his family. It Is not
the four or fi > e years' service that troubles
him so much as It Is the reflections cast upon
f-f mi him In the future. He claims that to a man
t\V3BJJ. of previous good character and right living
> V it conviction , sentence and one day's service
Vrfa the acme of punishment that can be con-
/erred upon him , for he then goes ? out Into
' jthe world an "ex-con" and Is branded as
Jsuch through all future years , whatever his
J conduct may be. All his family connections
must bear the stigma of being related to a
convict , even unto the third generation. He
{ manifested much feeling In talking of this
Bldo of h's ' existence , Indicating beyond ques
tion he sincerely felt the extent of the blight
ho had brought upon himself and family.
While on this line ho said ho felt sorry for
W. W. Taylor , the defaulting treasurer of
Bou'h Dakota , for , from his own experience ,
he knew Taylor had been punished as much
already , tn his forced flight , hiding , return ,
humiliation and family disgrace , as any num
ber of years' sentence In a penitentiary could
Inflict.
Inflict.THINKS
THINKS DORGAN IS PLEASED.
The settlement made between the state
and Dorgan had come to Mosher's notice
and he rejoices tint a final disposition had
been made of this contentious matter. He
\thlnks \ It better for all parties that the contract
DO brought to an end , and Is satisfied Dor
gan Is glad to bo relieved ot the burden.
Under the paroling system now In vogue in
so many states , and In Nebraska In paitlcular ,
where the better portion of the convict labor
was liberated ; with the adverse legislation
touching upon convict-made goods , requiring
them to be branded as such , and the cn-
tlnued fights made upon these goods by or
ganized free labor , the profit In the peniten
tiary contract has , ho says , been reduced
until U Is "nit. " Nor Is this the most dis
agreeable * feature , for since the advent ol
the system In Nebraska the contractor has
been the object of abuse and condemnation
by press and politicians alike , year In and
year out. Therefore ho Is pleased to know
the contract system has been abolished and
the property right * between the state and con.
tractor amicably settled , However , ho filnks
the state cannot care for and manage the
convicts so economically as an Individual , as
a public corporation cannot do anything EC
welt or so satisfactorily as a private firm or
company. Fur these reasons there will be
more or less dlssilUfctlon with the present
arrangement , for as politics Is ono of the
chief drawbacks to the old system , It will
still cut more ot a figure under the new law.
Mosher sees no reason why the judgment
of the appraisers should be criticised , for. in
bis opinion , they are three very honorable
Uad reputable citizens of the state , and th :
[ Adjustment has been fair nr.d reasonable ,
The attempt to prevent the payment of th :
\inoney to Dorgap , by creditors cf the Capital
National bank he considered a mistake. He
eays Dorgan ha ? an undoubted rltil ; ) to the
money , for he unquestionably held the con
tract and could dispose of It or retain It as
ho thought best. Ho says It Is a mistaken
Idea that Dorgan had no property when he
came to Lincoln ; on the otner hand , he hail
considerable. Bill received $2 400 a year when
ho first began to manage the contract foi
Masher , and latet received $4.soo per an <
num. In addition to this Mr. Mosher salt
Dorgan w s very im oth and mads a good de '
at every rcsslon of the legislature. How he
'
; de It deponent faith not.
.toikcr says the course of the creditor )
hts bank has been one scries of mistakes
have swamped llio court * with suit !
which no cno will derive sny benefit
the lawycri. The property thst mlgh
realized something for their claims bai
constantly depreciated through Ill-ad' '
< wd n < l haity litigation. The Westcn
I /ntifacturlng company was forced to BUS
jhnd from this cause. He turned hti toct
fi that company over to Mr. Welch to securi
chat gentleman against acccnimoditlcn pipe1
\9 bad undo to the basic. Mr. We'cU wai
tanaglng the business and had been paying
iff the Indebtedness very rapidly , conslder-
ng the times , but these law suits kept piling
p ag'lnst It until credit was ruined and the
jiulness failed. He Kays the same la true
n regard to the state's claim. The bond
f the hank as a depository had been ap-
iroved by the proper state officials In good
alth , and the Institution thereby became a
egjl depository for * H o funds. Yet the
eglslaturo appropriated $20,000 will. ' which
o prosecute Captain Hill and his bondsmen ,
nd to make their case refused to recognlz :
! io ftato eg having a claim agalr.st the Lank.
The suit agi'nst Mr. It'll was practically lust ,
ind as the time for filing claims dRilns' the
isnk had long sice pasied , nothing wculd be
eallzed from that $230.000 deposit , and the
awycrs have gobbled up mott of the $20,003
pproprlsted for prosecution.
ASSUMES ALL THE BLAME.
In discussing the failure of the bank he
akes th9 blame upon himself alone. He
callzes Its disastrous effect upon the city
nd community , but liopcc no one else con-
rcled with the bank will suffer criminal
irosccutlon and conviction. He saya the ex-
iltetnent and bad feeling growing out of the
allure demanded KOHID one for a sacrifice ,
nd he was chmen , but thnt the delay tn his
rM | and sentence was not of his own voll-
lo. Had he been permitted to exercise his
wn judgment , he would have been In Sioux
'alls several months before ho was finally
cut here. It sscms to amuse him to have
'eoplo ' feel he had robbed the bank and hid-
en the money. He never had any thought
jut that his ventures and Investments would
lay him well , and when he found out they
vould not there was little left In the bank ]
vorth taking. What property he then held
ndlvldually he turned over to thos ? of his
rlends to whom lie was personally indebted.
le Insists that none of that property was
urnetl over as a blind to evade" the taw , but
vas given as security , In most cases to pro-
sct the psslgnee against accommodation notes
IB had made to Mr. Mosher or to the bank.
t was this accommodation paper , to the
mount of a number of thousand dollars , that
eprpsemed the other si'.c of tie ; transaction
n transferring the penitentiary contract to
dr. Dorgan. Mosher considers these assign-
nents'gal ' , and thinks all efforts bv bank
creditors to recover that'property will be
Ime lost.
Mosher talked upon all subjects from crops
o politics. Ho regretted that "Tommy , mi-
old friend Tom. " was not elect-d last fall ,
lo had been especially Interested In the late
eglslature , and watched the proceedings very
closely , as furnished by the press' reports.
"le concluded they mtut have had a lively
Ime , and seemed to regret the circumstances
hat prevented his- being present and p.irtlcl-
latlng In the fray , especially at the time
he repeal of the depository law was under
consideration , for he felt this t > bo a bad
aw , and one that should be removed from
the statute booka.
During the conversatid Mosher appeared
very restless , although ha talked freely and
almost iucesinntly for one and a half hours ,
: he duration of the visit. He appars to
lave the confidence and good will cf the
officers of the prison , and looks eagerly for
ward to the time of his release. When that
time comes It Is more than possible he will
return to Lincoln , the scene of hla triumphs
and misfortunes. His relatives are gctipr-
illy people of means , and they will doubtless
isslst him In starting again In business.
Then , with the shrewdncoe and sagacity all
tnow him to possess , and with the advantage
of his past painful experience , he will try
and live down the scandal now attached to
ils name , and In a great measure undo the
wrongs now laid at his door.
SIOUX FALLS. S. D. , June 30. ( Special. )
C. E. Magoon came In here from Lincoln
yesterday morning and spent the day with
Mosher at the "pen , " leaving for home at 4
o'clock In the afternoon. He did not regis
ter at any hotel , and seemed much surprised
to find a B'e correspondent on the spot. He
would noi disclose the object of his visit.
UTATRH AFTKH TllK Altlft
DetnlK ( or Ohtalnlnc l'o esilon Arranged
with the ( Jrnerul O iiernment.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , June 30. ( Special. )
State Engineer Elwood Meau has returned
from Washington , where , with Mr. Mills , the
state engineer of Idaho , he was In consulta
tion with the officers of the Interior depart
ment In reference to the regulations for
carrying out the act ot congress granting to
the states in the arid region 1.000.000 acres
of land each. The result of the visit was a
complete understanding and cordial agree
ment betwten the authorities at Washington
and the state officers. The Wyoming law
passed by the lost legislature , which was
subsequently adopted by Idaho and Colorado ,
was taken as the basis for the conference
and regulations were prepared by the In
terior department to harmonize with Its pro-
vlslo-'s. Under the regulations adopted maps
may bo prepared whlic the lands are being
settled , thus avoiding a long delay In the
transfer of lands from the United States
tc the state and in their reclamation. Prior
to the conference the department regulations
required a complete survey and a filing of a
map ns the preliminary step tinder the law.
Both the commissioner of the land office and
the secretary of the Interior are warmly In
terested In the operation of this law , and
are desirous of doing nil In their power to
render It a success. The state engineer met
a number of people on his return trip wl"
expressed their Intention of visiting the west
ern states this year to examine the oppor
tunities for investments tn irrigation works
under the Carey act.
IIO.IM.N II'JLL TACKLE MATO TBI'C
Aim. W. II. Hocers Thinks She Can Climb
to the Top of Devi. ' * Tnu < r.
SUNDANCE , Wyo. , June 30. ( Special. )
The Devil's Tower , a fey miles from this
place , is one of the natural wonders of the
west. Its top Is 1,655 feet above the level of
the Belle Fourcho river , which flows at Its
base , and the tower proper , which Is almost
perpendicular. Is C65 feet In height. The
lower Is a land mark for a great extent of
country , and from some directions can be
seen with a glass for a distance of 100 rr.Iles.
Until last Fourth of July no white man had
succeeded In scaling the tower. At that
tlmo W. B. Rogers of this place , a skilled
mountain climber , made ths ascent , carrying
with him an American flag. On the com
ing Fourth of July Mr. Rogers' wlfo will at
tempt the perilous feat. For a distance of
400 feet after leaving the wooded base of the
towsr Mrs. Rogers , vlll climb the perpen
dicular face of the great rock by using stout
> vooden negs , which she will drive In the
crevices of the rocks. For the rest of the
way she will have to climb an Incline which
few men would havj the courage to try. She
will cany with her an American flag , which ,
If she makes the trip successfully , she wilt
plant on the summit. U Is expected that
upward of l.Oi'O ' people will be prcoent from
the surrounding country to wltn-ss her dar
ing attempt. Mrs. Rogers Is un expert
horse woman and a skillful huntress. Odds
are being offered that she wll ) successfully
perform her undertaking.
llmvalin Kxllp * Ulil Kclurni
SAN FRANCISCO. June CO. Olney V.
Ashford and Fred Wundenberg , who were
exiled from Hawaii for alleged Implication
tn the recent rebellion , have announced that
they will return to Honolulu. They will not
go as filibustered , as had been reported , but
under the protection ot the British flag.
They claim to be British subjects and the : '
now say they have received assurance from
Great Britain that they will be supported
In their claim ot a right ot reildence In
Hawaii.
Methodist I'rntrstnnt lndei\vor Convention ,
PITT3BURG. Juna 30. The second day cf
the Methodist Protestant Christian Endeavor
convention opened yesterday with a hrgo at
tendance , over 300 delegates having received
their badges. 'The day's proceedings were
taken up with addrisse * and rouilno bU2lne > s.
The fo'.iowlng cfllreis were elected : Presi
dent , I'aul M. strayer , Baltimore ; vice presi
dent. Miss Mary Moale. Greece. N. Y. ; sec
retary and treasurer , Rev. M. M. Campbell.
Mount Blancnard , O.
MutrumiU ot derail i > .earner * . Juno 3O.
At New York Arrived Alaska , from Tllto
Cove ; DinU , from Hamburg ; La Bourgogne ,
from Havre ; Eth'opla. frcm Glasgow ,
\t Uu-rc Arrived La Nermandle , frors
New Yorit.
RUSSIA PREPARING FOR WAR
Largo Land and Nival Forces Being Con
centrated at VladivoUock.
HARBOR IS PLANTED WITH TORPEDOES
Ulghty Thousand Troop * and llio Pacific
.Squ.iilron Iteiuly to Mnvo on Short
Hotlco ( ! rc , < t Secrecy Main
tained by Olllvliils.
TACOMA , Wash. , June 30. The Norwegian
steamer Oscar II. , which arrived today ,
eighteen days from Vlidlvcstcck , Slbsrla ,
brings news that the Indications arc gocd lor
another Oriental war. Captain R. Anderson
of the steamer says the Ruslsans have massed
80,000 men at Vladlvostock , and It Is bo-
llcved In Siberia that preparations are being
made for an advance on Japan. Captain An
derson says : "Russia has been secretly hut
actively at work , and In the event of trouble
with Japan Is preparing to hurl a formidable
navy and land force Into the coveted territory
which Japan has wrested from China. These
ships and trcops have been massed at Vlad-
Ivostock , where the scene Is decidedly war
like.
"Tho entrance to the harbor at Vladlvostock
Is planted full of torpadces and no ve sols
are allowed to pass In or out without Russian
naval officers on board , as well as experienced
Russian pilots , who know where the torpojces
are planted. My vessel was escorted In .this
manner both going In and coming out of the
narbor. olnsldo the harbor the entire Pacific
fleet or Ru-slari warships Is massed , ready to
steam down the coast at a moment's notice.
On shore the SO.OOO troops have been concen
trated and the evidence Is clear that Russia
Is fully prepared for trouble In case the Jap
anese give occasion for it.
"The massing of these ships and troops at
Vladlvostock has been done secretly by Rus
sia , unusual precautions having been taken
to prevent the spread of any Intelligence re
garding the actual force she has quartered
there.V1mt Russia's designs are cannot , of
course , bo told and are purely conjectural ,
but It Is clear that If she builds a railway
line south from Vladlvostock to Ihn Yfllow
sea her Intention Is to obtain an open port
and hold It at all hazards. Tlio whole coun
try looks llko war and the situation Is con
siderably strained , but the peace element Is
hoping that the tension may be relieved and
matters settled without a resort to arms. "
It was Intimated to Captain Anderson be
fore ho left that the government would be
pleased If lie did not take pains to spread
his knowledge of the operations at Vladlvo
stock , but he did not hesitate much this evenIng -
Ing when asked to tell what he knew , as he
thinks the world Is entitled to know the
facts. The Oscar II carried to Vladlvortock
a cargo of cement to bo used In completing
the Trans-Siberian rnllroad. Captain Ander
son says tlic construction of this railroad Is
being rapidly pushed , the czar of Russia
having given orders to fin Is" i It as quickly an
possible. As soon as this line Is finished ,
ho says , the Russian government Intends ex
tending It from Vladlvostock southward
through Manchuria and Corcu to an open
port on the Yellow sea.
IIO.NOKS TO ItRTIKINK O
1 wo New Kiirls and Meveral"l.csicr lltlrs
llmtatTfld ,
LONDON , Ju.ie 30. In addition to the
conferring of knighthood on Mr. Joseph Ren-
als , lord mayor of London , the political hon
ors Include the following ; Baron Hrnghton ,
the retiring lord lieutenant of Ireland , and
Baron Carrington , the retiring lord chamber
lain , who were made carls ; Sir Henry
Brougham Loch , Sir Robert George Wynd-
ham Herbert and Right Hon. Herbert Coul-
ston Gardner , president of the board of agri
culture , are made barons ; Right Hon. Henry
Hartley Fowler , the retiring secretary of
state for India , has had conferred upon-him
the grand cross of the Star of India ; Right
Hon. Henry Campbell-Bannerman , retiring
secretary of state for war , secures the grand
cross of Dath ; Robert Griffin , the ptatlstlclan.
and Colonel Vivian Dserlng Majonde , the
expert on explosives , and Captain Frederick
E. Lugard are made companions of the Bath.
Numerous lesser supporters of the liberal
party have various honors conferred upon
them.
The honors conferred upon outgoing liberals
Include a baronetcy to Mr. Nuylor Lelund ,
wllo recently deserted the unionist party and
resigned his seat for Colchester , and has
now undertaken to oppose Hon. George N.
Curzon' , the newly appointed under secre.ary
of foreign affairs , at Southport , In the liberal
Interest ,
Itctrenchment Meimtrrs Bldntrnckod ,
ST. JOHNS , N. F. . June 30. The White-
way members have finally compelled th
ministry to accede to their demands. They
will receive full sessional pay and the usual
contingent expcnsss. Reductions have been
postponed until another year. Ita \ not likely
that the retrenchment measures ever will bs
heard of again. Sir Herbert Slurray , relief
commissioner , sailed for England last night.
It Is reported that Chief Justlco Carter will
resign. Provhions have been made for meetIng -
Ing all the colonial obligations on Monday ,
July 15.
Intcriintlnnnl I'rison Cnncrraa.
PARIS , Juno 30. Ths International Peni
tentiary congress was opened today at Scr-
benne by the minister of the Interior. Presi
dent Fauro. R bet , minister cf finance , and
other ministers and diplomats and 700 dele
gates were present , representing twenty-five
different countries , including America and
England , the latter being -eprosented for the
first time at such a congress. All questions
relating to prisons will bo discussed. Thlt
evening there was a grand banquet and re
ception.
Silver Men I'orelui ; the I'ftite ,
CLEVELAND. Juno 30. The silver democrats
cratsIn this city threaten to make a fight In
tha coming county convention. William J ,
Hart , who Is recognized as one of the leaders ,
declares ho will present a free coinage reso-
lutlcn In the convention , and If ho Is de
feated ilicro will take the matter to the state
convention. Hart counts on the assistance
of the other silver democrats In the
I'rltlhh Kxtending 'I holr rurtincatlnn * .
COLON , June 30. Ths British are further
extending the forts on the Island of St. Lucia
In the JJrltlsh West Indies. The Central
American press advocates that the United
States should acquire Corn Island , cff the
StosqultO coast.
( utiVr ( uco of rreslilrnt * Iliirmnn'nui ,
.MANAGUA , June 30. ( Via Galveston.- )
PreslJent Zelaya returned this af'ernoon fron :
a harmonious conference between the prcsl'
dents of Nicaragua , Honduras and Salvadoi
at Amalpa regarding | lans for the Centra
American union ,
Kent Hie I'll of nn Intermit Machine.
BERLIN , June 30. An Infernal machine
addressed to Chief of Police Kraute , was dlG'
covered 'in the poitofilce here today. An ex
plosion was prevented by the vigilance ol
the official * . No arrests have bon mide.
\Vllltr Fquudron SHI | | from Kiel ,
KIEL , Juno 30. The United States mcn <
of-war New York , Columbia and Marblelieac
tailed from here today. The San Francisco ru
nulnr ,
Spaniard * C'lHlni it Victory.
MADRID , June 30. The Spanish trospi
have defeated the Insurgents at Guantanlmo
nihlMiii Will I.IMVR ( onie TnrulAjr.
ROME , Juno 30. Cardinal Gibbons leave :
here on Xuetday.
JIUCIIAX.IX MAT XOT 1K KXKCUTl'.n ]
Warden Sago In IJonht nn tn III * Authority
In tlin Mntirr.
SING SING , N. Y. , June 30. "I do not
propose to execute Dr. Buchanan until the
attorney general gives me a written opinion
as to the effect of the papers of appeal now
In his hands at Albany. " Warden Sage was
the speaker and he was so angry his voU <
trembled when lie spoke. At the door lead
ing from the drawing room Into the office
the face of a woman , anxious and troubled ,
appeared , and ns the warden made this em
phatic statement she smiled and withdrew.
She was Mrs. Buchanan , and she had just
left her husband. Warden Sago made the
statement accredited to him after meeting
his messenger , whom he had pnt to Al
bany on the train. Frank D. Burroughs , the
' messenger , who has been In Alban. , for two
days with copies of the papers served on the
warden and presented to the United States
court ; returned at 9 o'clock tonight with
word that the attorney general's department
I at Albany declined to give an opinion In the
i matter other than the verbal one that It
i would be all right to proceed. Warden Sage
sent him back to Albany to await a written
decision. The warden doe > < not cxppct an
opinion or nn answer to his telegrams till
tomorrow , and It Is reasonable , therefore , to
' believe that there will will not be an execu
tion till Tuesday at the earllesi.
RHINE CLIFF. N. Y. . Juno 30. Mrs. Dr.
Buchanan arrived hero tonight from Sing
Sing. It had been her Intention to fee Gov
ernor Morton to beg for a commuting of the
sentence of her husband , 'jut owing to the
difficulty of securing a parsor.al Interview with
the governor at so late an hour she decided
to wa' ' . ' . until morning , when she will visit
"llcrsllo" on the mUsIon that brought her
here.
SYRACUSE , N. Y. . June 30. Attorney Gen
eral Hancock was seen late tonight by an
Assoiated press reporter alid asked regarding
his movement In the case of Dr. Buchanan ,
whoso execution Is expected to take place
tomorrow morning at 7 o'clock. Ho said ho
had been asked a number of times by Warden
Sage to express an op'nlon. He said : "I
hive made up my opinion that it he does not
go on and execute this man he can keep him. "
The attorney general this evonlng replied
to the telegram from Waiilen Sa 'o as follows :
"I do not think the last proeetdlngs operate
as a stay. Have no further idvico to give. "
lillEAK VOll JAURIITY
INeaplng Prisoner and nn Oillcer Killed
nnd "Srvrnl Injured.
OKLAHOMA CITY , Okl. , June 30. As the
result of a Jail delivery at this point at ti
o'clock this evening two people are dead and
several wounded more or feds severely. When
Jailer Carver entered the corridor of the
Jail at the usual time to 16ck the prisoners
In their cells Victor Casey , . Robert Christian
and William Christian made a savage on
slaught on him with weapons -which they had
managed to secrete. Garvtr was struck a
terrific blow over the right'eye ' and knocked
Insensible. The prisoners dashed over his
bod/ and away to freedom , scattering the
people on the crowded streets and keeping
at bay their pursuers with i rapid discharge
of revolvers , which In some mysterious man
ner they had obtained. Casey Jumped Into
a passing vehicle containing a man and
woman , and at the point of a pistol com
pelled them to Jump out. Almost before
they had time to obey his command Chief of
Police Milt Jnnes opened fire on th.e escaping
prisoner , who promptly returned the fire. A
perfect fusllado then took place between the
two Christians and Casey on ono side and
several officers. Casey and Officer Jones were
Instantly killed , one manias sii.it through
the leg and n woman wa slghtly ! wounded
by a spent bullet.
One of the Chrlstlins * then mounted the
dead officer's horse , while the other ccm-
pelled a citizen to get out of his buggy and
then drove furiously out Into the country ,
closely pursued by a posse of Infuriated citi
zens. Bloodhounds were brought Into requi
sition on the trail , and there Is little doubt
that they will bo captured before morning.
Should they be caught , a double lynching
will surely follow. Vic Casey was 19 years
old. He killed Deputy Slarfhal Sam Ferris
at Yukon , Okl. , last summer. IIo would
have been released on bond tomorrow. Bob
and Will Christian we"3 noted thugs and des
peradoes and were confined on the charge
of killing Deputy Marsha ! Turner of Louis
iana teveral months since.
I'LQOlt FRIA. iriTJI THE FIHR31RX
Two of Them Killed nnd Eight Seriously
Injured ,
WORCESTER. Mass. , June 30. A fire In
the rag shop of the Hubely Manufacturing
company In Bracked Court early this mornIng -
Ing caused the death of two firemen and In
jured eight others and caused a financial loss
of but $4.000. The dead are : W. F. Brlgham ,
34 , married ; Lieutenant J. J. Boyle , 36 , sin
gle , both of Hose No. 4.
The Injured are : Deputy Chief Engineer
George S. Coleman , Captain W. N , Avcry ,
John B. Casey , F. H. Bassford. II. D. Rob-
Irson , E. C. Atwood , all members of Hose
No. 4 , and Henry Hall and E. C. Chamber
lain of Hose No. 9.
Hose No. 4 was one of the first pieces of
apparatus to reach the fire and attacked
It in the top story. Wlthgut any warning
the floor collapsed and fell , carrying the two
floors underneath Into tlm cellar. The men
went down with It. Lieutenant Boylo's back
was broken and Brlgham was smothered
under the piles ot rags. The rest of thi
men escaped with their lives , but It took the
rescuing party three hours to get them out
and remove them from the debris.
Htr.SUIT OX Ol.nJfJtEXCIl < llt.tXT
Title to Million * ot Dollar * Worth of Prop
erty Amullrd. ( '
ST. LOUIS , June 30. Suits to recover prop
erty valued at several million dollars , Includ
ing two-thirds of the ground now occupied
by Shaw's botanical gaitlens , eight sections
of land lying alcng Strlngtown "oad , j > etwcen
It and South Side park , and extending through
Tower Grove park , In St , Louis , and twelve
sections of land In Fianklln county , will soon
be filed in the circuit court in this city. The
prospective lltlgints' are tbo nine heirs of
old Louis Denoyu ono of the pioneers of the
Mistlsslppl valley. They claim they have a
clear title to the property through old Spanish
and French grants. In addition to this they
claim to have leases to several city blocks
on which mills , factories and residence hive
been built.
nrO ir.ixcv/.UKA HAU A CI.OSR CALL
Mro Inn Chicago \Thole ala District famed
( irout Incitement tor n Time.
CHICAGO , June 30. A flro In the five-
story building at the south-vest corner of
Franklin and Madison streets. In the center
ot the wholesale district , at 1 o'clock this
( Sunday ) morning , created considerable ex
citement for a time and earned a loss ot
over $100,000 before It was extinguished.
Two watchmen In the building had narrow
escapes and one of them was probably fatally
burned before being gotten out. The buildIng -
Ing was occupied by the American College of
Dental Surgery ; A. A. Putnam , boots and
shoes ; J. C. CasRrove , boots and shoes ;
Leonard & Atkinson , boots and shoes ; Ruh-
Etraat & Curnette , wholesale tobacconists ,
and the Consolidated Electric company. The
Individual losses and Insurance cannot be
ascertained tonight.
rnnght After n lions
SAN ANTONIO , Tex. , June 30. John Tay
lor , who Is accused of murdering Charles J.
Langhplde , a prominent saddlery merchant of
this city , In the mountain * ot Kerr county
ten days ago , the crime r.ot being dlicmrcd
for five days afterward , .and wh m officers
have been trailing since Tuctday latt , was
captured at Runge. 100 m lei from the acna
ot the crime , and brought here and placed In
Jail , There Is ttrong talk cf lycchlng , but
It li said Taylor ba b-en fcc-etly taken fr m
the jail by the officers end bidden In the
country.
FORTY-THREE MILLION SHORT
Treasury Failed by that Much to Collect
Enough to Pay Out ,
CUSTOMS RECEIPTS SHOW AN INCREASE
National llanld Ilrcretxo In Number AVhttn
Tliclr Circulation lucre i oSoUb'.o
Kluctrlcal AclilovriniTit by the
Lighthouse Hoard.
WASHINGTON , Juno 00. The treasury de
ficit for the fiscal year Just closeJ will be
found by tomorrow's debt statement to be
approximately $43,250,000. Thl ? , added to
last year's deficit of nearly $70,000,00 , ) , makes
the txOess of expenditures over receipts since
June 30 , 1893 , about $113,260,000. The total
receipts of the government this fiscal year ,
exclusive of the postal revenues , amount to
nearly $313,000,000 , and the expenditures
were $35G:50,000 : : , of which pensions took
$141,3)1S2J. ! )
Last year the aggregate receipts , ex
clusive ot postal revenues , were $297.-
722.019 , and the expenditures $367-
525,27D. The receipts this year , there
fore , were $15.278,000 greater than last
and the expenditures about $11,275,000 less.
The postal service deficit Is about $11,000,000.
The Internal revenue department of the
government has contributed this year to the
receipts nearly $143,000.000 , AD against a little
more than $147,000,000 last year. The cus-
; ems this year make a better showing than
last by about $21,000.000. Last year the re
ceipts from this source amounted to nearly
$132,060.000 uml this year they approximate
$153,000,000. Of this amount sugar contrib
uted about $17.350,000. thb "Imports for the
nlno and a half months during which MIC 10
[ > er cent ad valorem duty has beeii col
lected amounting to about 43,350,000 pounds ,
of which about 42,300,000 pounds were cane
sugar and the remainder beet.
Tomorrow's debt statement vlll show an
available c.ish balance of abiUt $195.000000 ,
of which about $107,500,000 Is gold reserve.
This roservu will. Include payment In full for
the last bond Issue , but 'ho statement wll
show a counter debt charge cf only $31.157,700
In bends , or one-half of the whole amount
sued. In explanation of this seeming err.r
It Is said the formal transfer of the London
half of the bonds has not yet been made.
The expenditures for July will be cxceptlrn-
ally heavy. Pensions and Interest alone ate
expected to amount to $20,000.000.
NATIONAL DANI ? STATISTICS.
During the fiscal year the number of .na
tional banks in existence has decreased from
3.777 to 3,722. Forty-one na.lonal banks have
been organized during the year , sixty have
gene Into voluntary liquidation and thlrty-
Bix have been placed In the hands of re
ceivers. The national bank circulation has
Increase' ! $4,337.791 , from $207,353.244 on July
1 , 1894 , to $211,691,035 July 1 , U95. From
July IS , 1894 , to May 7 , 1895. the nearest
dates to tiic year obtainable , the loans and
discounts of national banks have increaseJ
from $1,933,59,352 to $1,976C04-K51 or about
$13.000,000. During the same time Individual
deposits have Increased from $1,077,801,200 to
$1.690,961,299 , , or about $13,000.000. The law
ful money reserve held > 'jy banks shows a
heavy Increase frcm $354,105,757 to $438,931-
S70 , or nearly $75,000,000. The operations of
some of the Important bureaus of the Treas
ury department during the last year .ire
briefly outlined as follows : There wcro.-r-u-
ploycd under the lighthouse board In "the
construction and maintenance of aldi to navl
Ration thirty-two steam tenders , six steam
launches and two sal.Ing tenders. In sup
plying lighthouses and vessels and earing
for buoys L'nese tenders steamed 205,530
miles. There are 3,422 persons employed In
the new lighthouse service as keepers , etc.
The total value of the lighthouse establish
ments is about $10,000,000. Ten new fog
stations and forty-seven new lights were
established during the year. The lower
Cedai Point light station was destroyed by
fire and the Smith's Point light was carried
away by tiio Ice.
ACHIEVEMENT IN TELEPHONING.
During the year perfeCv telephonic com
munication between Scotland lightship and
the shore has been established. This Is one
of the greatest achievements yet In electrical
research and seems to demonstrate that tele
phonic communication with Pimple appliances
can bs had with the shore by a % ssel many
miles at sea without any direct metal con
nection nearer than several hundred feet from
the vessel ,
The year has been of unusual Interest and
Importance to the United States revenue cut
ter service. It has performed special services
of a conspicuous nature. Among these are
noted the search for the Ivanhoe , tupposed
to havb foundered on the 29th of September
last oft Capo Flattery , on the Pacific , In
which three of the vessels , namely , Grant ,
Hush and Corwln , joined. In Its winter
cruising operations , during the unusually se
vere weather of the last season. It rendered
services to distress ships of more than or
dinary value and Importance. The Dallas
alone assisted during the month of February
twenty vessels Imperiled by Ice , and during
the month of March twenty-three , while the
Crawford rendered a like service to fifteen
during the former month. The Morril and
McLane have been vigilant along tha coast
of Florida In suppressing smuggling and pre
venting violation of oar neutrality obligations'
by sympathizers of the Cuban revolt. Six
vessels have ben manned and fully equipped
and dispatched to the Bering sea to protect
the seal herds and the govern
ment Interests In Alaska and the
eal Islands. The new steamer "Wlndom"
under course of construction at the begin
ning of the year has been so far advanced as
to bo practically completed. Two steam
launches are being built for duty on Puget
sound and one for the lower Savannah river.
Contracts have been awarded for the con
struction of two new steamers of upwards
of 900 tons each , which , when completed , will
be the finest vessels In the service. Much
new legislation has been secured for the
betterment of the service. One new vessel
of the first class ; to cost $200,000 , and one
harbor boat for $50,000 have been authorized
for duty on the Pacific coast. A law has been
secured placing on "permanent waiting or
ders all cfflcers of the service who are per
manently Incapacitated to perform the du
ties of tiiclr olllce. "
In carrying Into effect the provisions of
the law It Is claimed the service has been
greatly benefited by the removal from the
active list a large number of officers who ,
through no fault of theirs , are no longer
capable of performing duty , and promoting
younger men to the vacancies thus created.
Measures have also been Instituted and are
In course of execution looking to new ap
pointments to again fill the complement of
officers on the active lift.
WORK OF LIFE SAVERS.
The reports of the operations of the lifesaving -
saving service show that during the last
year the total number of disasters to vessels
at sea and on the great lakes was about 550.
Of these 373 were on the Atlantic and Gulf
coait. . 170 on the great lakes and twelve on
the Pacific. The value of the property In
volved Is given approximately at $7.635,000.
The property loss Is estimated at $1,254,000.
Of the 4,618 persons on board vessels In
distress only twenty-three were lost , as
against sixty-eight last year. The value of
the property lost decreased during the year
nearly one-half. The total number of ves
sels lost was fifty-five , against ninety-one
last year.
The records of tlie Immigration bureau
show the number ot Immigrants who ar
rived In this country during the year to bo
approximately 255,325 , a decrease for the
year of 30,304 , Of the whole number of
arrivals about 2r,00 were debarred from
landing and deported to the port whence
they came ,
The total number ot government buildings
now under courseof construction by the
supervising architect U forty-four , contem
plating a total expenditure under existing
limit of cost of $13,700,013 , The number
legislated for but not commenced Is thirty-
two , Involving an expenditure of $13,3S1,1S2.
The total number of completed buildings now
under the control of the Treasury depart
ment Is 29G. During tie last twelve months
the officers of the secret service have made
more arrests of counterfeits than during
any other year In the history of the service.
I.ANt ) CASKS AI.MUSTA YIJAll lIKIItNtl
Over 1,700 rontrnln Vending In the Ollloo
or tlio Heeretary of the Interior.
WASHINGTON. Juno 30. ( Special. ) The
ofllce of the assistant attorney general for
the Interior department lacks only a few
days of being one year behind In Its work.
The assistant attorney general , who acts as
the legal adviser of the ivcretary of the In
terior , has charge of the work In connection
with all the contested land cases In the coun
try , and ths decisions In all these cases nre
written and prepared In his office. A few
days ago the olllce completed | t ! 'as' ' case
for June , 1894 , and has Just tabulated the
caws for the month of July of that year , and
will proceed at once to analyze and decide
them. By July cases must be understood
the cases which were transmitted from the
commissioner of the general land office one
year ago. There are 195 of these eases for
July , 1S9I , and ten of thorn are cases of
contest over public lands In the state of
Nebraska. While the work of the olllce of
the assistant attorney general Is one year
In arrears , there arc 1.712 unadjudlcatert
cases. Including the 195 for July. It Is
probable that during the coming month the
July cases will be disposed of , so that the
office may gain a little and reduce the flr-
reors of time , and illso the number of cases
undecided. The nearest that this olllce has
been to getting up to date during a number
of years past was 1.300 cnses , while It has
been as many as 2,000 cases behind.
The work of the office Is greatly hampered
by the 'act that n majority of the appoint
ments nf law clerks are made for political
purposes , and therefore change with the nd-
venc of each presidential administration. A
number of the old and experienced law clerks
who prepare those decisions are retained in
the ofllce , but In about two-thirds of the
casea the Incumbents are removed and new
lawyers are appointed In their places. This
of course has a discouraging effect upon the
work on the dtclslons. for the reason that
the new men al > ) unacquainted with the
precedents of the ofllc , the character of the
work , and the manner of preparing the de
cisions , and hence are not capable of dispos
ing of the cases as qulckly'as were their
predecessors. The work consequently lapses
and drops behind "to a considerable extent.
It usually takes at least three yer.rs for the
new clerks to becom ? sufficiently familiar
with the work to decide the cases and pre
pare the decisions expcdlttoiisly , so that It
Is only towards the close of. an administration
that the work of the office of the assistant
attorney general Is at Its best. Then , for
political reasons , changes occur. Here Is an
opportunity for practical civil service re
form.
, VreinrnK : Now Army fe"iilatlnnii.
WASHINGTON , Juno SO. The army regu
lations , which have been revised by Assistant
Secretary of War Doe , have beet1 subjected
to critical examination by the dllferent offi
cials of the War department who are familiar
with the various duties which pertain to the
army. Mr. Doe has Invited the most com
pete.t critics to give suggestions , It being
his desire to iniKc the regulations all that
the army needs for Its government. The
regulations will no doubt be promulgated In
a short time. The principal changes have
already been given in the Associated preos
dispatches.
SKARVllRIt I'.l/.V FOJt A lUttMf
i
Smloons In Now Vnrlc All Kipt Tightly
Cloed on Sunday ,
NEW YORK , Juno 30. Since the Inaugu
ration ot Mayor Strong it lian been almost
Impossible In many sections of the city to
procure liquor Sunday. The climax of "dry
Sundays" was reached today , however. The
police officials Saturday night throughout the
city warned the saloon men that not even
'slde doors" would be tolerated today. Many
of the liquor dealers made no attempt to
open their establishments. These who were
danng enough to open up were gecirally
arrested. Police Commissioner Andrews , ac
companied by his wife , traversed Eighth
avenue tonight , peered through the windows
of the saloons vainly endeavoring to find a
place where liquor could be purchased In
violation of the law. Commissioner Andrews
Is of the opinion that today was Hie "dry-
est" Sunday ever experienced In New York.
I1IJTTH , Mont. , June 30 Gambling , us n
licensed Institution In Montana , ceased to
exist nt midnight Inst night , ami by this
mornlntr every wimbling house "In Hutto
lind eensed to exist. The legislature lasl
winter passed a law making all forms of
KnmhllttR unlawful.
KANSAS CITY , June 20. A recent order
for the rinsing of all nnloons In Kaunas
City on Sunday went Into effect to'lay. The
new rule WHS generally obeyed , the few
exc ptlons brlns on the river bottoms In
thu packing house district.
M.iitmi.ir.s KILL A AoiRD ovn.Ati
Opened Flro When Tluiy Attempted to Ar
rest Him and ItVui Upturned.
DENVER , June 30. A News special from
El Paso , Tex. , ssys : MaiMn Mrose , a notci
New Mexico outlaw , for whom a largo reward
was outstanding , was wayUid and killed by
United States deputy marshals here last
night. Ho recently escaped from jail at
Eddy , N. SI. , fleeing to Mexico with his wife
She recently deserted him and ho has since
been trying to persuade her to return to Ifm
To this end he enlisted the services of an E
Paso lawyer and a mcetlrg of the couple w. s
arranged for this morning opposite this cltj
on the Mexican side. As It's wife was not a
the appointed spot Mrcse ventured across
the bridge , thinking eho might have been
detained and that ho would met her. The
lawyer had given a tip to the authorities am
two marshals were waiting for him. Whei
they sprang forth he fired at thsm. They re
turned the fire , putting four bullets Into him
killing him Instantly. The United States hac
been endeavoring to extradite Mrose , but as
he had become an American , Mexico would
not aid In his capture.
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Uelll > ratcly Orow n > d IIU U'l'c.
PITTSIlunO , Juno 30. Harry Mason Is In
jail hero for the murJcr cf his wife , Mollle
and Isaac Adrian. Mason and his wife hat
attended a picnic SiturJay afternon. They
had crossed the Allegheny river to a boa
house where liquors were sold. While there
Mason accused his wife of unfaithfulness and
said he would kill her at the earliest oppor
( unity. Soon after the pair started acres
the river in a skiff. Mason upset the boat It
midstream , but a passing boat re-cue 1 hi
wife. In the evening they started acrot
again with Adrian and William Harbour
Mason again attacked his wife , but the other
beat him off and In the fight the oars were
lost. Then Mason upset the boat , drowning
his wlfo and Adrian.
Vuluilili : ) Aline Flooded.
LEADV1LLE , Colo. , June 30. The big Hex
mlno was drowned out today and there Is nov
over 259 feet of water In the shaft. All th
workmen made their escape. The owners hav
npent thousands of dollars In sinking am
pumping the plant. They were pumping eve
760.000 gallons an hour , when the flow com
mcnced to Increase and drove them up love
by level from the bottom , 365 feet. Ore , ba
lloved to bo rich , uas just being ciitorui
when the mlno was flooded. It Is likely
mammoth pumping plant will be put In an
the shaft drained at once.
Keaiii'in .liny I tilled to Agree.
DETROIT , June 30. The Jury In the trla
of Dr. Dennis J. Seaman , the i.iyilclanvh
Is charged with the responsibility for Emll
Hall's dcith on account of a criminal opera
( Ion , came Into court this morning and an
nounced a disagreement. The jury was din
charged and another ( rial ot the case will b
begun lomorortv afternoon. It Is unders'or
the jurors stood eight for conviction and fou
for acquittal. Tuty were locked up elghtcc
hours.
ULLED A NEGRO BURGLAR 'ret eton
! on-
ns
Tony Hydock of South Omaha Stops a Mlh
Thief With a Bullet , ; hl9
els ,
knoV
nn
HARLES TAYLOR'S ' LAST CRIMINAL ACT int-
lo \\A Carrying Off furniture from .tea
inil
ll.irlier Shop Ulien Caught uuil ' , tha
\Viii fatally Shot \Millo lisa
Knimlng Auay ,
ho
tt-
Charles Taylor , colored , was shot and ln >
tantly killed at 11:15 : o'clock last night by
Tony Hydock , a South Omaha saloon keeper.
'ho tragedy occurred In front of Hydock's
aloon , 319 Railroad avenue.
Taylor was caught robbing n barber ehcp
: xt door to the saloon , having made nolso
nough to attract Hydock's attention. The
aloon keeper went outside and saw the negro
omlng out ot the rear door with a mirror.
lo ran back to the bar , grabbed a revolver
ml shot at the fleeing burglar. Three shots
vere fired. As Taylor started across tha
allroad tracks westward one took effect In
ho back ot the head , and the thief fell dead
n his tracks.
After doing tu shooting and seeing the
nan fall Hydock started for the police sta-
lon to give- himself up , but before rcichlnR
ho corner of Twenty-seventh and N streets
net Oillcer Tangcman , who had heard the
hots and was hurrying In that direction ,
fangeman took Hydock to the city Jail and
ocked him up.
The prisoner was scon by a Bee reporter
n his cell shortly after the occurrence. Ho
vas excited and kept saying : "My God ,
vhat have I done. "
STORY TOLD BY HYDOCK.
Hydock tells the following story : "I wai
ettng | In my saloon playing cards with a
ouplo of friends when I heard a noise. V1
asked my friends If they had knocked their
chairs against the wall. They nil said no.
ind Just then the noise was repeated. I went
tut to the back door ot my saloon and saw
iomo ono coming out of the barber shop
leer with a big looking glass under his arm.
Turning to 1115 bartender I called for a rc-
ojver and then started after the thief. Ho
lid not stop when I commanded U n to
lalf , and so I fired a shot to frighten him.
The looking glass was dropped and the fellow
itarted to cross the tracks on a run. Then I
.red two more shots nnd I saw the man
all. Then I gave myualt up to the pollce-
ntin. "
Just at this point Ofilccr''Tangcman and
Japtaln McDonough came up to the cell nnd
lydock asked , . them if ho had not stated
several days ago that ho was afraid that the
mrber shop would be robbed , as there was
no barber there at present. Both officers ad-
nltted the truth ot this statement.
Frank Peterson , bartender for I lydock , was
seen. He was averse to talking to reporters
because ho had been told years ago to never
ell. anything to n reporter.
TAYLOR HAD BEEN WATCHING.
A llttlo persuasion loosened up , the bar-
cnder's tongue and he told hls/stbry. It
was substantially the same as H/dock'n , ex
cept that lie declared that the negro had been
seen looking Into the barber shop during the
afternoon.
The barber shop was owned by Hydock ,
but had been closed for a week. An Investl-
; atlon by Chief Bronnan showed that ono
of the wall mirrors was out on a coal pllo
n the rear , evidently having been removed
and planted without detection. H was when
Taylor went back after the second mirror
that ho met his death.
Coroner Maul was notified by the police
and directed Brewer & Sloano to tak
charge of the remains , which was done.
\\-ATRIt \ \ QVKSTIUX AOT i'JTT SISTTLKH
Substitute for the Voting Ordinance
( in Introduced Tndar.
DENVER , Juno 30. It Is the Intention ol
President Burpee of the Board of Supervisors
to Introduce an ordinance at the meeting ol
the supervisors tomorrow making a 20 per
cent horizontal reduction In the present
schedule of water rates and making tha
charges for Irrigating lawns $5.50 per lot ,
A'h'.ch in a reduction of about 15 per cent.
It will bo presented In the form of a substi
tute to the Young ordinance , passoJ by the
Board of Aldermen , which reduces rates abaut
15 per cent. The Burpee substitute will con
tain the fifteen years' contract clause , as tbo
authorities belle\e that tl.o question , it It U
going to bo settled , should be settled for some
time to come. U Is not known what the
: nayor would do If the llurpea measure passed
both branches of the council , but It Li believed
that It will come nearer his views than any
thing yet prcpoiicd , a though the reduction la
not nearly so large as the water consumers'
committee claims should bo made under the
contract. The agents of the water company
announce tint tlio 15 per cent reduction con
tained In the Young ordinance was nil that
It would agrco to , and that a further reduc
tion could not possibly pass both branches ,
as the water combine In the council would
defeat It.
_
KI'H'UltTIl UOXFKKKXOK RXDRIt.
i\unlng : Mcctln ? tlin l.argait of Any Dar
ing the Hrmloni.
CHATTANOOGA. June 30. The second In
ternational conference of the Epworth league
came , to an end tonight. There were no nrrn-
Ing service ? at the tent , but all the churches
of the city were at their disposal for a com
mon consideration of the subject : "The Descent -
scent of the Holy Ghost. " Bishop Galloway ,
Bishop Merrill , Chaplain SlcCabc , Dr. John
Potts and a number of distinguished minis
ters led these meetings. The weather ,
which had been bad , cleared up and the
leaguers sallied forth for a eerie ? of plit-
form meetings In the various churches.
At night the farewell services wore held In
the tent. The audience was the largest of the
conference and Chaplain McCabe says It was
the largest meeting over held s.uili of Mison
and Dlxon'e line. The tent will hold 12,000 ,
but It could not hold the great throngs which
crowded lo hear the tcrvlcs. After a number
cf appropriate musical selections , Bishop Gal
loway took the chair. There were three ter-
mons by Dr. John Potts of Canada , Dr. E.
E. Haas of Nashville and Dlehop I. W. Joyca
of the Methodist Episcopal church. There was
held a most Impressive con83cnit'oi : unJ tes
timony meeting , led by Evangelist George It.
Stuart. After Ringing "God bo with You Till
Wo Meet Again , " Bishop Joyce pronounced
the benediction and the conference was at in
end. .
HOT ullh it Alanla fur Murd-r.
COLUMBUS , Ga. , Juno 30. .Information
Just received from Harris county states that
M
Henry Thomas , an 11-year-old negro boy ,
has just killed his second victim. He waa
hired by his uncle , Jasper Thomas , to take
care of a child about a year old , w'.ille the
father and mother were In the field working.
Henry grew tired of acting as nurse , ami
taking his uncle's pUtol shot the clil d dtad.
Henry then laid It on the bed , covered It and
fled to tnc woods. He has not been seen
since. This Is the second child he ban killed.
OadaiMl KIM me * Illi 1'onltlou.
PARIS , Juno 20 , M , Qadaud , who resigned
his petition as minuter of agriculture for tha
purpose of fighting a duel yesterday with M.
M'rman ' , the ryallit deputy , aa was stated
In the dliri'cli ' to Use Associated prcii , haJ
resumed the ministry of agriculture.
