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WARDEN CHANGED HIS HIND
r Proceeded to Execute Dr. Buchanan Without
hIT
the Attorney General's ' Opinion.
GOVERNOR DECLINED TO INTERFERE
After I'nclm ; Drutli Thron Time * tlio Con
victed Murderer MectR Mil Oonm
Governor -Morton Itefmc * to In
terfere nt the I.nit Moment.
IT SING SING , N. Y. , July L Dr. llobert W.
w Buchanan was electrocuted hero at 11 23 this
forenoon. The execution vsas carefully
planned and carried through without any de
lay. Within thirty seconds a7tcr ho entered
the death chamber ho had been strapped to
the electric chair and In ten seconds inoro
the surgeons pronounced him dead. The
electric current did Its work In four seconds ,
although death undoubtedly ensued within a
A fraction of a second after the current had
been turned on.
gv Up to the last moment Buchanan held him
self together with the belief that his execu
tion would for the fourth time be delayed
Ho knew that his wlfo was to make a flna
appeal to Governor Morton. He knew thai
hla attorneys were using every endeavor to
put further legal obstacles in the way of his
death and ho also realbcd the uncertainty
that existed In the mind of Warden Sago as
to the effect of the recent appeal to the supreme
premo court of the United , States. Late last
night Warden Sage said to Mrs. Buchanan :
"I do not propose to execute Dr. Buchanan
until the attorney general gives mo a written
opinion as to the effect of the papers of appeal
now In his hands at Albany. "
a Warden Sago had dispatched a special mes
; ; > senger to the attoiney general wltn copies
of the papers appealing Buchanan's cabo to
the United States couri and Insisting upon
a written opinion. He did not txpoot a reply
until this forenoon During the night , how
ever , ho received the following telegram
from Attorney General Hancock "I do not
/hlnk the last proceedings operate as a stay.
Have no further advice to give. "
The receipt of this telegram decided the
ESI warden to proceed with the execution today.
Ho Immediately began the gruesome prepara
tions. The electric apparatus was carefully
r Inspected an unnecessary precaution , as It
hss been In readiness for Dr. Buchanan's
execution for come time
GUHSSRD TIII3 TRUTH HIMSELF.
In the meantime the condemned man had
not been notified of the sudden determination
of the wardin to proceed with the electrocu
tion. At on early hour this morning before
the night guards had left his corridor , how
ever. Dr. Buchanan learned the fatal truth.
Between the death cell which Ir Buchanan
occupied last night anil the execution room
there Is a space of but three feet , separated
by n heavy wood and Iron door. From this
floor to the death chair Is flvo feet mote , and
as Buchanan sat on the edge of the Iron
cot In his shirt sleeves he could hear the
guards arranging the room and Electrician
Davis getting his wires ready. This made
him nervous and he asked the guards whether
they had hci > rd anything from the attorney
general , AH the night guards were still on
duty they could give him no Information , and
so he paced up and down the cell until after
8'30 o'clock , chewing n cigar and talking to
himself occasionally His nervousness In
creased ns the minutes went by until at last
Warden Sage entered the death house.
In ns brief a manner as possible the
warden Informed the condemned man that he
must make his final preparations. Buchanan
controlled himself with a visible effort and
asked for his wife. He was Informed that
she had not yet returned from her visit to
Governor Morton.
The prop-nations for the electrocution went
forward as rapidly as possible It was 11
o'clock he'oro every arrangement had been
completed. Mrs. Buchanan had arrived from
Potighkecpslo at 10:30 : o'clock and drove at
orce to the residence of Presbyterian
minister. But before she could visit the
prison Warden Page sent her word that she
could not bo permitted to tco her husband.
At 11 14 the legal witnesses and phjslcians
entered the death chamber. All was then
ready and Ulectrlclan Davis was nt tin
IN. switchboard. In a closed box was the con
vict who upon the signal was to turn the
switch. When the party was seated the
electrician put a bink of Incandescent llgh's
on the chair and sent the current through
them There were 1.740 volts on the bank
and when they wore switched off again the
warden and two guards appeared at the dooi
with Dr. Buchanan. He walked In without i
word and took his seat , In about thlrtj
seconds he was strapped and In forty seconds
was pronounced dead. The voltage of 1,74 (
was kept on for four seconds and then re. .
duced to forty volts , which was kept on foi
thirty seconds. It was the quickest and mosl
successful execution ever seen at the prison
HIS FHANT1C BATTLE FOH LIFU.
Seldom , If ever , before In the history o
criminal procedure In this country has then
been such n determined and untiring lega
fight made to save 01 prolong the llfu of i
condemned murderer as that which Ins beet
made In behalf of Dr. Buchanan. lie liai
practically been on the threshold of the deal )
cell no less than thrco times since ho wai
sentenced. On two of these occaslc'is his lift
was prolonged by the elemency of Govcrnui
Morton , who granted a respite of one wcel
at the eaiuest solicitation of tlio prisoner' !
wlfo , and the other respite owing to lega
teclmlcalHlcs , amoug otticis an appeal to tin
supreme court and to the British ambassador
Sir Julian Pauncefoto.
Dr. Robert W. liuchanin was born cf Scotcl
purer s on October 17 , 1S62 , and began busl '
ness as a drug clerk In Halifax , N. S , short ] ;
after he left school When a little over 21
years of age ho graduated fiom the Collegi
of Physicians and Surgeons In Chicago. Hi
returned to Halifax , and soon afterward mar
rled Mlsa Helen J Patterson , a joung womai
of good family. Subsequently Buchanan , ac
compnnled by his wife , went to Edinburgh
Scotland , for a course at that city's celebratei
university. The doctor and his family re
fe turned to this country In lhS7 and settlei
down In Now York City. Debts accumulate !
rapidly and the young physician hav'ng ' plckci
if- up some undesirable companions began drink
- tug.
tug.In
In 1S90 hln wife , whom he accused of faith
ifI lessncsat separated from him , leaving thel
child In his charge After this ceparatloi
Buchanan met a woman named Annie Slither
I land , who bad kept a house of Ill-repute li
I Newark , and she became Infatuated with him
He secured a aivorcu from hie first wife am
married the Sutherland woman In 1690.
This woman , who was reputed to bo ver
stealthy , mai'o and signed a will in the doc
tor's favor The Instrument was wltnessei
by two of Buchanan's quondam friends. Mi
comber and Dori She was old enough to b
the doctor's mother , and when they wont t
llyo at 207 West Eleventh street. New York
lie pasieij her off a a wealthy widow who In
eUtcil on being his housekeeper.
Buchanan soon began Indulging heavily li
drink , and quarrels became frequent. O
April 22 , 1S93 , hla second wife took side sud
deuly. A doctor was called In , and Buchanai
told htm his wlfo had kidney trouble. . -
dontltt'a wlfo and a professional nurte wh
ittendtiil the woman ! > a.v Buchanan admlnltte
two BifontulB of mcjlolno to the tick woma
that evening , and on the following evenlnj
April 3 , Mm. Buchanan d'cd , whh | Buehani
ivaa absent on a professional call.
LA'UOHRI ) AT THU FUNERAL.
At the funeral he laughed and joked wit
; those who accompanied hl-n to the cemeter
m.M told many people that the dead woma
, J fV .Ml htm $10.000. On. the ICth of May h
tet'iy ' renurrled hit djvorced wife at WlnJ
rcr , N 8 , Tboy went to Now York and live
't tte rl--sl Hamilton under aisumed name. .
\l the fuel * leaked out through the new ;
rsytrs Buchanan became frightened an
ijA. < „ ! the report that th& doccaaed woma
wrt adVcci1 ( to the morphine habit
fu'a bent cf confidence ho ia\d \ to n frlenc
"I > jlah to GoA I > d creraaUcJ h r. The
the newspapers and the authorities could go
to h I. "
On June R the body was dlrtntcrred and an
autopsy held. The following day Buchanan
wag arrested and committed to the Tombs on
a charge of murder.
Ills trial , which was a very fentatlonal one ,
was begun on March 20 , 1S93. It cost the
county about $30,000. Experts were pitted
agaln > t each other and no stone was left un
turned by the prosecution or defen e In their
preparations for a medico-legal battle. The
best criminal lawyers In the city defended
Buchanan. The trial lasted six weeks and
under the strain ono of the Jurymen , Hastings
M. Paradise , became delirious while the
twelve were deliberating over the verdict.
On April 26 , having deliberated fcr two
days , the Jury rcturneJ a verdict of guilty.
ir.ttt I'ltosi'KittMi i.vm . % / ; nojn :
Dcfiiiililn ? loun ( Ullrlal llrmulit finch
from lloniiliiln ,
SAN FRANCISCO , July L William Henry
'ohnson , the former treasurer of Muscatlne
lonnty , Io a , who , It Is alleged , embezzled
SO.OOO of municipal funds and then fled , was
irought from Honolulu today on the steamer
Australia by H. K. Wllle , sheriff of Muscatlne
county. To the Hawaiian officials Johnson
admitted his Identity. He declares his shortage -
ago 'does not amount to more than $2,000 ,
ivhlch , he says , was made good by his bonds
men. He claims his arrest Is the result of
the efforts cf his political enemies. The
charge against him upon which the requisition
papers were obtained Is forg ° ry , ho having ,
BO It Is charged , forged the name of county
officials and others to obtain the money cm-
"lezzled , which Is said to have been lost In
and speculation.
After his flight from home Johnson went
first to Kansas and thence to California.
When he arrived In San Francisco he says
he had but 50 cents. Meanwhile his wife ,
through the "lie of a house and other private
property , realized $760 , of which she for
warded him $200 , and he quietly departed for
Honolulu. Arriving there about a year ago ,
ho went to work as a solicitor on a newspaper
and wa promoted to be bookkeeper. While
thus employed he secured a half Interest with
a blind man In a stationery business , and
afterwards bought out his partner's Interest
and branched out as a confectioner Then ho
began to figure pi eminently In political and
church affairs In Honolulu , rendering valuable
aid to the government during the recent up
rising. His wife arrived on the scene about
three months ago and was also admitted to
the church as well as to the society circles of
Honolulu.
When Johnson arrived at Honolulu ho
dropped the "William" from his name , but
one da > a friend , so he says , recognized him
and afterward notified the Iowa officials of his
whereabouts , with the result that Sheriff
Willo went down on the Australia , armed
with the necessary requisition papers for his
arrest , which caused quite a sensation In
Honolulu.
WILL FIGHT it IT n mi in.is r.tr
Krnttlclclnmi Mlrrrd t' | > Ot r Attempt * tu
Collect on rrnndiilunt Uotidi.
ASHLAND , Ky , Julj 1. In Carter county
there Ij lntense excitement because of the ap
pearance of strangers who acknowledge their
mission to be to collect the famous railroad
tax that has been In dispute forty years.
This tax grows out of the bond Issue of
$75,000 to the Ellzabcthtown , Lexington t
Big Sandy ralltoad from Lexington to Catties-
burg. The company , after securing the bonds ,
abandoned the projects , selling the bonds a I
a liberal discount to David Slnton , a mil
lionaire" , at Cincinnati. Through a mistake of
the county attorney In drawing up the con
tract the road escaped the liability for con
struction , and their refusal to meet their
agreement gave rise to the contest that has
ever since bcn maintained. All who votei !
the bonds , save a single resident of Carter
county , are dead , and 2,500 of the now gener
ation have organized to icslst the collection
Numerous attempts have failed , and It Is now
regarded as worth your life to attempt the
collection Two months ago a deputy collec
tor , after making a levy upon the property
escaped being lynched by 500 people only by
slipping off In the night. The men arc de
termined that no collection shall be made
and openly announce It If Peck and his
deputies resort to Imperative- measures there
will bo bloodj scenes. All that holds the
matter from a crises now Is a doubt of the
sincerity of the collector and his allies.
A. HTK.lMKIt FOlt .I/M/.S
Cuptiilii Produce * 11 I'ltrmlt feigned liy Vlir- :
slnil ClimpoK.
PHILADELPHIA , July L The steamship
Harnwood left this | ort tonight for St. Jago
having on board 1,000 kegs of blasting pow
der , 100 cases of potash and twenty-five cases 3
of oil of myrbane. The latter , mixed with 1
potash , makes a destructive explosive. Before -
fore the vessel sailed Spanish Consul Conoal ,
with a searching partj- , went on board with
the Intention of stopping the exportation ol
the explosives. This wai > In consequence ol
the Cuban Insurgent leaders' declarations
: that they were going to use explosives In the
cities. Last week the steamship Edenmooi
was flopped and a quantity of potash and oil
of myrbane sel/cd. When the Spanish consul
protested todaj Captain Rogers of the Earn-
wood produced a permit from Marshal Cam
pos of Cuba , giving him full permission tc
Import such arms , ammunit'on and
as might bo shipped on his vessel.
r
k K.\HKU TUOVHI.IH uv iin.it
Mri-tlnt ; Itepmi-d to Hi- Held nt Whlcli
I villhintotn DUcnnm-d.
, SIOUX CITY , July L A fcpeclal from Ponder
der , Neb. , to the Journal says : There Is
fear of a repetition of the Barrett Scotl
"
tragedy here as a result of the Wlnncbagc
land trouble. A secret meeting of settlers
It Is claimed , was held last night , at which
ft plot was entered Into to "remove" twt
| iers < ns obnoxious to the settlers on accounl
of their activity in the land trouble In favoi
of the Indians. The proceedings < vere abso
lutely private , but enough leaked out to maki
the Pcnder people apprehensive. Captalt
Beck , who Is prefcumed to be one of the ob
Jects of the alleged conspiracy , Is In Slou ;
City , and was Interviewed on the subject
Ho declared he discredited reportb of th <
plots to do violence to himself or any on <
else , but If such conspiracy existed he wai
not worried and will carry out his Intentlot
of dispossessing Illegal lessees.
n JifHMA A.\lt VI.AUK JIAI'C A T1MI
Debute on the Ctlrrnney Question
i. . iitod Into l'ersoimlltlp .
MOBILE , Ala. , July 1. E\-Congressmer
Bryan of Nebraska and Clark of AUbanu
had a Joint debate hero on the silver qu'stior
tonight. In the couno of which Brjan tool
umbrage at Clark'e denunciation of hU de
mocracj"I was invited here tonight , " sal.
Mr. Brj-an , "with the understanding that 1
was to receive fair play. " Ho said he wouU
rather die In his tracks than support tbi
democratic party If It adopted a gold stand
ard. Ho then denounced Cleveland and Car
lisle. Clark In reply rcferrol to Brjan'i
criticism of Carlisle as a pitiful attempt ti
throw mud upon a man who towered heai
and shoulders above him and said the mm
would not land , but would fall b.ack Into thi
face of the man who threw It.
I'rofirred rrogrestUr Knrhrr In tlir 1'mtor
MEMPHIS , Tenn. , July 1. Dr. John A
Brooks , at one time a candidate for vlci
president on the prohibition ticket , pastor o
the Linden Street Christian church , the con
fire-gallon of which Include ! many of the mos
prominent society people of the city , has re
signed hU teat as a result of an untuccea fu
cnuade against the progressive tuchre fad
The doctor hag preached loma vigorous ter
mona recently on this question and lias re
with his flock In private. Find
! ntc that hit exVrUtlons did not produce tbi
l-.irfil effec' , Dr. Brocks made a persona
liiuo of the itrtter am ) tendered aU retlgua
lion , which wai prompt ! ) accepted
WOULD INCREASE EXPENSES
Agitation Renewed for a Ohango in Methods
of Senatorial Work.
NEW SENATORS PUSHING THE MATTER
f'ropoiml tn Plntrlbuto Appropriation IIIIU
Ann UK a Number of Scnato Commit
tees Docs Not .Meetvltli the Ap
proval of Old
WASHINGTON , July L A question which
Is receiving much attention among sen
ators who are looking forward to the business
of die next session of congress Is that con
cerning the effort which It Is well under
stood will be made to have the appropriation
bills distributed among a number of com
mittees In the senate as In the house of
representatives. There has not been a con
gress since the house made the change from
the sjstcm of having one committee handle
all the appropriation bills when a similar
change has not been agitated In the senate ,
but the more conservative senators have so
far succeeded In preventing the movement
from gaining formidable headway. The agi
tation lias begun much earlier than usual for
the next congress , and was In work-
ng shape when the last session
adjourned. It Is coupled with a
general desire among the newer members to
; ecure a more satisfactory representation on
he committees generally and Includes * among
ts promoters a sufficient number of senators
o cause the conservatives to feel no slight
degree of apprehension over the possibilities.
The old senators will as a claps fight the
nnovatlon and they have been getting their
forces Into line. The opposition will be
ns-od largely on the ground that the change
f made will have a tendency to promote ex
travagance In expenditure , and the expert
ence of the house will be pointed to In sup
port of this contention. There are members
In both houses who assert that the change
made In the method In the house has been
productive of very marked Increases In the
annual appropriations and they quote figures
to show that this has been the case. The
first change was made In 18SO , when the ap
propriations for the expenses of the Agri
cultural department were first put In an Inde
pendent bill and that measure put in the
hands of the committee on agriculture and
when the river and harbor appropriations
were also placed In the hand ? of an Inde
pendent committee. For flie four > ears pre
vious to this time the annual appropriation
bills , except the one for the payment of
pensions ( which Is excluded from all calcu
lations ) amounted to $2 I3 ! per capita of the
then population of the Un.ted States. Dur
ing the next four years , In wTTlch time no
further change was made , there was a slight
Increase , but It was not regarded as of sutll-
clent Importance to excite remark or to afford
good ground for opposing the proposition when
It came up In the Forty-eighth congress to
take the army , the diplomatic and consular ,
the Indian , the military acidemy , the navy ,
and the postofilce bits from the committee on
appropriations and give them to the various
house committees having charge of kindred
subjects. The change was accordingly made
The new s > stem was vigorously attacked at
the first ecss'on ' of the Fifty-second con
gress , and a calculation which has been un
earthed since the present agitation for a
change In the senate was inaugurated was
made by the house appropriation experts ,
showing an Increase In the appropriations
under the new system of over 75 cents per
capita , exclus ve of pensions. This the op
ponents of the distribution plan claimed then ,
as they do now , was the legitimate result of
divided responsibility.
The same statement showed that up to that
time the Increase figures on a per capita
basis had amounted In the aggregate
to $ l,74fi 924. Estimates made to the present
time bring the figures up to $3,000,000. "In
view of the&o facts , " said a senator a few-
days since who opposed a similar change In
the senate , "would we have had a shortage In
the treasury and been compelled to borrow
money to meet running cxpenajs If the change
had not been made from the old way of
doing business In the house , and If this liad
been the result with only one of the houseb
doing business In this way , what might we
not expect If both houses should adopt It and no
check 6"e1eft on either ? Before this ehang- '
was made In the house the senate had never
been known to reduce a house appropriation
bill , but H has happened frequently since. "
,
oriiiATioxs or TIII : TKK\SUH\
Itece-lptu unit DlabiiraemrnU for the Yrur
, Iuiit Closed.
WASHINGTON , July 1. The monthly
statement of the public debt IfEucd today
shows the debt on June 30 , 1892 , the end of
the fiscal year , ti have been $1,096.913,120 ,
exclusive of $379,207,803 In certificates and
treasury notes In circulation , offset by an
equal amount of cash In the treasury. Nor
docs It include $31,157,750 in bonds of the
last Issue , which have not yet been delivered
to London purchasers. The corresponding
debt on June 30 , 1891 , was $1,010,897,816
showing an Increase for the year. Including
bonds not yet delivered In London , of $111-
17.1,054 The cash In the 'reasury , however
has Increased during the year from $177,584-
436 to $193,210.153 , a gain of $17,655,717 Tne
true public debt. Including bonds not yet de
livered , less cash In the treasury , Is , there
fore. $922830.717 , an Increase for the jear ol
$93,507.237. The present debt Is rcca JltulateO
as follows :
Intcrcst-boarlng debt . % 71G,202KX
Debt on which interest has I'eafceU
HIIHO maturity . 1,712.59' '
Debt bearing no Interest . 37SS9S,4fi :
,
Total ( exclusive of bonds not
llv ei ed ) . $1,09G,912,9K
Tim cash In the treasury Is classllleJ as
follows- Gold $155893,931 ; silver , $515,338.-
" 50 , paper , $125.923.883. The bonds , disburs
ing olficcrs' balancer < , etc. , are $16,903.120
making a total of $ S14OG1 CS4 , against whlcr
there art- demand liabilities amounting tc
$618,821.031. leaving a cash balance of $195 , .
240,163 , Including $100,000,000 gold reserve
balance In the treasury May 31 , 1893 , $185-
370,100 ; cash balance In treasury June 30
1893 , $ UC,240,153 ; luereaaa during the month
$9.870,033.
The excess of government expenditure
over receipts during the fiscal year endoJ jes-
teiday Is shown bj today's treasury statement
to have bce-n $12,825019 The receipts fron-
the fcverol sources of revenue for the fUca
year 1895 , ns compared will the fiscal jear
1891 , are given an follows ;
15t3 1SO (
rilFtoms . * 1C2 749 401 45 1131 fclS 530 f,3
Intornnl rovrmiP . 141 So ; 4C1 79 147.111 ZJJ H
n MUcellani-ous . 1C MH6 'J5 18,752 KB 8 !
Total * . > S11 310 ICO 2
The expenditures were as follows :
I'M. 1S1I
Civil and inlvellan'i. I 93 27J ' .11 OS $104,943 Sit 01
War M.I-Jj 301 M 51 M7 w S3
Naiy 2 < 800 " . ' 5 11 81 "HI ! " ! "S
Indian 99-,4,4ll 6 10 1 4S1 0 ;
religions 143.3'JI e t4 jo 117 2 < 4 < *
Inltrmt 31.915 914 iS 2T.M1 ( , ) ; , Gl
Totals $ ' * C 113215 55 J367.5S9 ! ; ;
The monthly statement of the comptrollei
of the currency &huws tlio amount of imtlona
bank notes ouutaridlng Juno 30. 1895 , to hav <
been $211.600 i'.9S. which Is an Increase fui
the jear of $14,341,391 , the Increase for tin
month of June being $212,669. Tne imoun
of circulation outstanding based on I'nltec
States bonds wat $1SO 0 2 O'JS , an It.c-ease f i
the jear of $5.493.514 , and lor fie nrntli o
$15.092520. The amount of lawful mon > y 01
deposit to secure clrculttloti * as $2C.C'i0.72J
which Is an Increase since J'ino 30 , lS9t , o
$1,152.123. Tl-c amount of Unite 1 States reg
Istered bonJn on deposit to secure c rculatloi
was $ :076SOSOO , of which $10405.500 was li
the 4 pe" cents of 1895 The amount of de
po lt to if cure- public depotlU was $ .5 27R.
000 of which $575.000 vvaa In the new 4 p i
cents ,
The coinage executed at the several mint1
of the United State ; for the month of Jure
U95 , It given as follows- Gold , $1750,000
silver. $ UO.O ; minor coins , $71,200. Total
$2.261.244. In adlltlon there was executed
nt the mint at 1'hllaJelphla 244,000 In 20-ccnt
pieces for Ecuador.
The statement of the condition of the treas
ury was not issued today on account of the
fiscal year statement.
PLANS rou inn NKW HVTTIISUII'S :
Chief Constructor nml lloird of llurcnu
( lilcf t'nwliln tu > ( irce.
WASHINGTON , July 1 Constructor Tlch-
borne of the navy will tomorrow present to
Secretary Herbert the plans for the new
battleships , which are drawn up on the lines
adopted by the board of bureau chiefs of
the Navy department. These plans are not
yttlsfactory to the chief constructor and
when he submits them It will be with a
letter pointing out the defects as he views
them. At the time the bureau chiefs con
sidered the drafts Secretary Herbert sat
as president of the board. Four of the five
members of the board. Commander Mat
thews being absent , were opposed to the
plans proposed by Constructor Tlchborne , and
each of the officers hud suggestions to make.
The constructor was directed to draw plans
In accordance with the suggestions of the
various members of the board and It Is now
believed b > the construction bureau that
the battleships built upon the new lines will
be Impracticable.
The main difference of opinion between
Constructor Tlchborne and the other mem
bers' of the boaul were that the bureau chiefs
wanted twelve-Inch Instead of thlrteen-lnch
uns , and without doubt wanted turrets and
anted the armor belt raised a foot above
do point where the constructor placed It.
ho constructor will Indicate to the secretary
liat the extra weight of the change sug-
; ested by the board will be made at the
xpense of the other portions of the ship ,
oth In armor and coal capacity.
A * ltiimiit f Nuvnl ruilrt * .
WASHINGTON , July L Secretary Herbert
oday made the assignments of the Annapolis
'adets ' to the different corps of the navy.
hese arc the six-year cadets. They have
eeently passed an examination and now be-
'ome full-fledged officers. They are as fol-
ows : To be Cnslgns Wilfrid V. 1'owell-
iiin , William Montgomery F ank II , Clarke ,
r. , Henry II. Ward , Uupene L Kissel , Hd-
iartl II Camnbcll , Cliarl s J Lang , Walter
' Crosley , William K. Glip Thomas Wilson ,
Icnry A. Pearson , Orton 1' Jackbon , Frank
Chadwlck , John S. Doddridge , Percy N.
plmstead. Christopher C. Kwoll , Frank B.
'j'pman , John L. Stecht , Hie-hard S Douglas ,
\lfred A. McKcthaii. Alfred A. Pratt.
To bo assistant engineers Maurice B.
'eugnel. ' Henry B. Price. Mirtln U French ,
"rank I ) . Head , John H. Brady. Allen M
Cook , nmmet H. Pollock , Andre M. Proctor
To be assistant naval constructor Daniels
Cutting , Jr
To be second lieutenant Louis J. Maglll.
An effort Is being made to secure places
or the three youns men who were not rec
immended by the academic beard In the reve-
HU3 marine service , where they would en-
er as third lieutenants.
Idvcrtm MI I'M U for ill.Xrw OnnliiiitH.
WASHINGTON , July 1 Secretary Her
bert Is prepailng the advertisement for bids
or the new gunboats authorized by the last
naval appropriation bill. There will be two
styles of boats , one being sailors , equipped
li one screw , and the other twin screw
boats. Two of one kind and four of the
other will be built. The pattern from which
the four will be constructed will not bo
decided until the bids are In and It Is found
Milch are cheapest. It Is more than prob
able that the twin screw boats will bo the
more expensive , but If th'e difference Is not
very great fqur.ot these inay be selected.
Vlor siliiroUlCiljr - to Occur.
WASHINGTON. July l. No * surprise was
manifested at the state department at the
reported seizure by the Hush of the Salva , a
Canadian sealer. The fact that there Is a
sealing fleet In the prohibited waters and that
the officers of the revenue cutters have been
Instructed to prevent Illegal scaling Indicates ,
so the officials say , that a great many seiz
ures are likely to occur before the season Is
over.
_
MoviMiiontH lit Niival Voincts
WASHINGTON , July 1 The Maiblehead
has recalled Cronstadt , Hussla. The Colum
bia will go direct to Southampton and coal
for her speedy trip across the Atlantic. The
New York will go to Oravebend In Thames.
The monitors Catsklll and Lehlgh have ar
rived at Norfolk on their way to League
Island The other monitors will follow In a
few daj s. _
CreuloM Nutlonul Money Older OMlir * .
WASHINGTON , July 1 The following
domestic money order offices became national
money order offices today-
Meeker and Teller , Colo. ; Algonquin ,
Durand , Forest and Weunetka , 111. ; Bedford ,
I ml ; Wllber , Neb. ; Fort Yates , N. D. , and
Gollad , Te.x.
itUo Adjournment rostj ) mcil.
ST JOIINS , N. F. , July L The proroga
tion of the Legislature has been deferred
until Thursday , owing to the difficulty of
placating the contending factions of the
Whltewayltes. On Saturday there was no
session , owing to this cau e. There Is much
expectancy regarding the contingencies bill ,
and Its revelations are reported to bo start
ling. The only bills remaining to be passed
deal with bank matters. The arrest of tlu
bank officers has been postponed until the
session closes. The retrenchment law begins
,
Its operation today , the treasury meeting all
Interest claims. Work on the railway Is ad
, vancing rapidly , one mile of track being laid
dally. H Is expected 100 miles will be fin
ished befoie winter.
Shot u M I inocent Mnn.
ST. JOSKPH , July 1. Late this afternoon
a tramp who was pasting the house of George
Zimmerman , a farmer residing ten miles east
of this city , caught his 8-year-old daughter ,
Addle , In a grove and assaultel her. A short
time later the little girl was found more dead
than alive and an armed party of farmers set
out to capture the tramp. On the road to
this city they came up to William Brown , a
negro , whom they orde-od to halt Brown
was Innocent , but becoming lightened , ran ,
when one of them shot and dangerously
wounded him. The girl ts In a serious condi
tion. _ _
Cne I > polili > il
t oiiTpr i > fnnntv iiertlon *
CHnvnNNC , July 1. ( Special Telegram. )
The Wyoming supreme court today decided
In favor of the contestants In the two Converse -
verso county election cases which have been
before the court since the election of 1891 ,
Under the decision W. Phillips ( dem ) , vvhc
has been holding the office of clerk of court ,
ls ousted and Sam Slaymaker ( rep. )
takes the position , and William McReynolds ,
democratic commissioner , gives way to H ,
Christian ( rep. ) .
Winter \Mio-\t I'roipoots I'oor.
CHICAGO , July 1 The crop report of tbt
Orange Judd Farmer slious a decline of six
points In condition of winter wheat during
June , the average being EiO , the lowest wltli
one exception ever reiwrteU. The decline
was more severe In Ohio , Michigan. Indlaiw
and llllnolx. Sprlnif wheat utands at 93 3
nn improvement of neurlj' one point These
teturns Indicate a crop possibly of aboul
4JO.OuO.OiX > bushels , with annual requirement !
for food and peed In this country of aboul
370.000,000. _
C U linttod the 1mTiM Crntfnnlnl.
POLAND SPHING8 , Me. . July -Thf
Maine World's fair building , which has beei
lei-oristructed here , vvaH dedicated today or
the 100th annlvernarv of the settlement 01
the town Judge Blmonds of the Malm
tie-nch was toast master , and the speaker :
vveie Governor Clevci , Se-nators Hale nm
Fi\o. Congressmen I'rlnsloy and lloutelle
Jud o Advocate General IMxar H. C Chsp
Iln of Mussmc-hufeetta , Judge Webb and J 1'
DasH of Danger
vVliUUy 'Iriiit Unincorporated.
SPHINGFIELD , III. , July -The Becre
tary of Btatu today granted a license foi
the tncotporatlon of the old Whisky trus
under the name of the American Hplrlti
Manufacturing company , and with princi
pal otlli-eE In Chicago , The capital stock It
t-iSOOOOW , of which $7OX > ouO Is preferred am
t'if balance common s'ork. The Incorpora-
torr are Charles H. HMlon , Alfred S. Aus
trian and M , Henry Querln.
BULGARIA ASSAULTS TURKEY
Troopfi Gross the Frontier and Seiza Soldiers
of the Sultan.
EASTERN QUESTION LOIMS UP STRONG
Sllimtlon Amount * Almost to Open \Vnr-
fjiro ami the Powers Arn ( Ireally
Kxcrcltcil Otor tUo Matter
NOVTS Conic from Sulln.
LONDON , July 1 A dispatch to the Pall
Mall Gazette from Sofia sajs the situation Is
serious , almost amounting to a state of war
between Bulgaria and Turkey. News has
Just been received at the Bulgarian capital
that two bands composed of seventj'-flvo men
and 100 men respectively have crossed the
Bulgarian frontier Into Turkish territory ,
where they captured two Turkish soldiers
who were taken across the frontier to Dub-
nltza , Bulgaria , twenty-two miles south of
Sofia. Ono man was wounded.
A dispatch from Sofia says the government
of Bulgaria has requested the Turkish gov
ernment to explain the orders Issued to the
commander of tlio Turkish troops at Adrla-
nople to act on his own Initiative along the
Bulgarian frontier. At the same time the
Bulgarian government has notified the Porto
to the duty of watching the security of the
frontier and compels Bulgaria to take the
military measure required under the clrcum-
: anccs.
OKI ) VVOI.SiiY ; M VY III : OVr.ltl.OOKi : ! >
ord Itoliortmio I.lliely to Ho tlio Com-
mindcr-ln-Chlpf of Inlnii ? | < l' Army.
LONDON , July 1. The Chronicle this
nornlng gives prominence to a rumor clr-
ulated at the Carlton club and at the War
Ifico on Saturday that General Lord Hobert-
on will bo the now commander-ln-chlef of
he army. The Chronicle sajs that undoubt-
dly the liberals had Intended to appoint
enera1 Lord Wolsely , who has n strong
lalm to that position , as an administrator
nd a reformer. It Is believed , however , that
.ord Salisbury has never forgiven a certain
peech of Wol ely on army reform.
The Times this morning , In on editorial
ommentlng upon the baronetcy conferred
ipon Mr. Najlor Leland , declares H Is a
gross abuse of the crown prerogative that
uch an apostate should be singled out for
loner by the queen's * responsible advisers
The Dally News , the liberal organ , makes
a sort of editorial apology for Lord Ho eberj
ippolnllng new peers as being probably the
ulflllment of old promises. Mr. Naylor Le-
aneVs wife was Miss Jennie Chamberlain ,
laughter of Mr S. S. Chamberlain of Cham-
lerlaln.
w ATI : it buri'LY rAii.inmn : riituMi : >
DUistroilH 1'lro III 1'arls Which Will < -
prlvo Sinn } of rnu > oynirnt.
LONDON , July 2. A Paris dispatch to the
Times hajs one of the most disastrous fires
in jears occurred In Godlllot's military out
fitting establishment between the Hue Hoche-
cert anil the Hue Gordercot today. The
water failed and It was only possible , to some
extent , to prevent the ( Ire from bpreadlng , but
several houses ln > the vicinity were also
burned. Ono fireman was killed and fifteen
Injured. Two thousand people are thrown
out of employment , and 275 poor people are
left homeless. The property was Insured for
1,000,1)00 ) francs. The Standard special dis
patch says fourteen houses were burned or
damaged and two people suffocated by the
smoke.
The Chronicle's dlE-patch says It Is estimated
the fire will cause damage of 2,00.0.000 francb
A repulsive feature of the terrible event was
the presence of a crowd of thieves , who ran
sacked the neighboring houses , frightening
the Inmates and seizing everything portable
C.'lilions ( ri'llur * to Itrin iln In Hum- .
LONDON , July 1. A special dispatch from
Homo says the pope has Invited Cardinal
Gibbons to surrender his diocese , that e > f
BaltimoreMil. . , and to reside In Home and
take part In the politics of the Vatican. It Is
added that the caidlnal refused the offer of
'
BALTIMORE , Mil. , July 1 No signifi
cance Is attached hero to the report fiom
Rome that Cardinal Gibbons was rcque ted by
the pope to surrender his diocese and reside
In Rome Ono of the members of the car
dinal's household said : "Even admitting
It to be a fact that the pope would extend
to his eminence such an Invitation , which
Is very unlikely. It would be contrary to all
of Cardinal Gibbons' Ideas to abandon the
distinguished and responsible position as the
head of the church In America to engage In
the affairs of the Vatican. Cardinal Gib-
bone , while a strong churchman , Is also a
very patriotic American and knows he ren
ders the church far greater service In his
present eminent position than In any other
which he could be called to occupy at Home. "
Working for Imuinl Imn In < i rmun ) .
BEHLIN , July 1. M. Bougclcrl , vice pros-
dent , and M. Thlersay , the secretary of the
Krench Bimetallic league , have arrived here
and have had a conference with representa
tives of the German Bimetallic union , at
which llcrr von Mlrbach and von Kardoff
and Dr. Aren'lt ' were present. The object
of the conference was to agree upon Joint
action for the promotion of the bimetallic
movement. Before coming to Berlin the
French delegates held a conference wltli
representatives of the British Bimetallic
league.
rolltlciil I'artu-s t liiingo Miles.
LONDON. July 1. At the opening of the
House of Commons today the parties changed
sides In the house , the ministerialists going
to the right of the speaker , and the liberal ;
to the left. Nazrulla Khan , accompanied by
lit. Heory Fowler , late secretary of state
for India , and Hon. George N. Curzon , undei
secretary of state for foreign affairs , wit-
n ° ssed the scene from the strangers' gal
lery.
Until Wore l.iinllv Itn-l Icrteil.
LONDON , July 1. Hlght Hon. A. J. Hal-
four , first lord of the treasury and Hlghl
Hon. Joseph Chamberlain , the secretary ol
state for the colonies , were both re-electei' '
today without opposition In Hast Manchester
and West Birmingham respectively , their reelection -
election to membership of the House of Com
mons being made necessary by their ac
ceptance of positions In the new cabinet.
ItnmtileH nf the Meiirucimn CntiiinUtlnr ,
COLON , July 1 The United States fctoamei
Montgomery , having on board the commls
slon appointed to pass upon the route of tin
Nicaragua ! ! canal and the possibility of dig
glng the proposed water way , has arrlvci
hero from San Juan del Sur , ( Greytown )
The commissioners have visited San Jo e
Costa Hlca , and will Inspect the route of th <
Panama canal tomorrow.
roro'irn ' r.nurcl flcinovcil from I'nrinnsa
HONGKONG , July 1. The British ad
inlral has withdrawn the guard from tin
Island of Formosa and has offered to take for
elgners aboard his thlps. The German ad
inlral has tnado a Mmllar offer to Germans
It Is believed that this Is duo to the fact I
was thought Inexpedient to retain the guari
with the Japanese forces advancing and fight
Ing Imminent. _ _
Kim : i-limit Ills l-Hltli In Lrlipl
LONDON , July 1. According to a specla
dispatch received from Home , King Humber
of Italy has bestowed the title of prince upo' '
Premier Crispl as a protest against the re
peated attacks made upon him by socialist
and others
Uiiilnr t-ccn-tary of \\iir Named
LONDON July 2 The Times this mornlni
Ing says that lion Vv'tll'am Sr John Free
mantle Ilrodcrlck has been appointed undo
secretary of war.
sof cPHi'.s ninni.t.wy
Now I'rrslilrnt of the Republic Chosen
ItcRiilnr * Olilin n VU-tnry.
NEW YORK , July 1. El Porvenlr , the
Cuban revolutionary paper published In New
York , will this week contain a letter which
was brought from Cuba by one of the- refu
gees who arrived on the steamship Santiago.
The letter , which was smuggled from Maceo's
camp , Is dated June 10 , and signed by Ju.in
Martian y Franco , secretary of General An
tonlo Maceo , who was tn Las Parras , be
tween Tunas and Holguln. The secretary
states that entering Into Puerto Principe was
a decisive blow In the cause of victory. At
the time of writing , he adds , preparations
are being made for the teorgaulzitlon of the
provisional government. As Senor Tomas
Estrada Palma Is llkilr io bs called upon to
fill the place left vacant by the death , of
btavo Marti , Senor Manuel Sangully la the
choice of ths delegates for the presidency.
The formation of the government will com
prise a secretary of war , and a secretary
of foreign relations , and secretary of the ln >
tcrlor. "
The candidate for presld nt Is the writer
and soldier , Senor Sangully , who Is Impris
oned In the fortress of La Cabana In Havana
Macco's secretary has sent a communication
to Mr. Sangully , notlfjlng him of his prob
able nomination , and calling him to Cuba at
once to join the revolution. The Cubans In
the camp arc greatly pleased with the choice
of Estrada Palma as Martl's successor.
Private telegraphic advices from Cuba state
that a spy sent by the Spaniards to kill
Gomez was recently hanged to a tree , and a
sign was pinned to his clothes with these
words : "For being a traitor to his country. "
HAVANA , July L Major Chabran , com
manding a detachment of 200 Infantry , has
met and defeated the Insurgent bands , num
bering about SOO men , commanded by Cas
tillo and Zayas. The fight took place at
Mount San Fellpo near Arrojo Blanco , prov
ince of Puerto Principe. The government
troops captured three positions of the enemy ,
and put them to flight. The fugitives sought
refuge In MountPegcrrl o < and S n Romania ,
leaving flvo dead on the field and carrying
away the wounded. The troops captured
forty-nine saddle her cs. five carbines .1
quantity of ammunition and a number of re
volvers. On the side of the troops only ono
man , a corpoial , was wounded.
The Spanish cruiser Magallanes , on the cut-
look for filibustering expeditions , noticed that
the Insurgents had occupied the village of
Marabl , between Haraco.i and Duabo , at the
eastern end of the province of Santiago do
Cuba. The cruiser opened fire on the vil
lage with Its guns and landed a detachment
of marines. The Insurgents wore cventuilly
compelled to retire from Marabl , where thu
MagRallencs left a number of marines In
garrison.
NEW YORK , July L A sp-clal to the
World from Palm Beach , Fla. , says the
Cubans are expecting three torpedo boats
from France Not until their arrival will
the Cub in forces begin what Is Intended
to be their most effective work. "This re
volt , " bald a 8 } mpathlzer , "has been In
preparation , to my knowledge , for three
years , during which lime the Cubans col
lected over $3.000,000 for war purposes. They
are getting neirly $500.000 a month now.
"Filibustering expeditions cannot bo pre
vented. Another expedition like that of the
ocean-going tug George W. Chllds might be
stopped , but the Cubans can get fresh men
on the Island from thU state whenever they
want them. They are receiving men all the
time. "
CITY OF MEXICO , July 1 The negroes
who sued Jimmy Carroll , the pugilist , for
refusing to sell them drinks In hi * saloon
have appealed from the Judgment of the cor
rectional court , which was against them.
Near Sllao a woman gave bltth to flvo
boys , all living and doing well.
The government has determined to end the
Indian tioubles In Yucatan and Is sending
troops ngalnbt them
La Patrla publishes an extra trying to
piove that Mexico should possess Cuba and
shewing the right of that Island to bo free
fiom Spain's t > rannjr.
WASHINGTON , July L It Is stated that
Cuban bonds ) ii the Paris bourse are being
much affeMed by the various reports ns to
the progress , of the Cuban uprising and offi
cials rre of the opinion that many of the
reports of victory anJ defeat are syste
matically circulated for speculative purpose's ,
The Cuban bonds are Issued by Spain but are
distinct from regular Spanish bonds so they
can be readily manipulated by reports concerning -
corning Cuba.
roUtt Or Tlll.M AUK ItKAli XOH'
Ill-unit of H Tcrrllilo Tr.iRcdr H < 'imrl < 'd
from tli" IIIiin ( iriinii Kcglim.
HOPKINSVILLE , Ky. . July L News just
reached here of n terrible tragedy In Trlgg
county late Saturday cven'ng Frank Colston ,
a desperate character residing In that county ,
had a dllllculty with and shot and severely
wounded John Rhodes , a farmer of his nelgh-
borhood. Another farmer , named Hammond ,
who was present and was a frlenJ of Rhodes
attempted to assist Rhodes. Col-Ion then
shot and Instantly killed Hammond bcfoic he
could render any assistance to his wounded
friend.
For some reason Colston , after wounding
Rhodes , did irot shoot him again , probably
thinking him dead. Colston did not attempt
to escape , nor did any one attempt to arrest
him , but ho went on where ho was going
when the difficulty was begun. A few hours
later Colston , In company with a prostitute ,
went to the house of another farmer. The
farmer ordered the desperado and the woman
to leave his place. They refuted to do so
and attacked the farmer , who , securing a
weapon , succeeded In killing bo-.h f'olston ai.U
the woman. _
coi.oiuno' * * n.t Kit . ! / / : / : / / . % ( ; .
Will Ho a Conformed Ituthcr Thin n Itpgu-
lurly I ailed i-finvrntlnn ,
DENVER , July 1. The democratic state
convention tomorrow will be simply a ma s
meeting , no delegates being regularly elected
anil no credentials required. The attendance
from outside of Denver promises to be large.
As the democratic party has been In a hope
less minority In this city for many years , not
much interest Is taken In the convention , the
purpose of which la to take action on the
silver question. There Is no question but
that the convention will declare In favor of
the double- standard , and the unlimited coin
age of silver nt 10 to 1 , Independent of all
other nations. The young democrats , at
whc-so Instigation the call was Issued , will
endeavor to have the convention go a step
further , and by resolution distinctly repudiate
President Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle
The officeholders , and those In sympathy with
them , will strive to prevent such radical ac
tion , provided they do not conclude to take
no part In the convention.
riltl ! VAUUlIf Til KM Iff Til Kilt SI.KKl'
Wealthy Cnllfnrnla furnmr anil Ills Nlrcc
lliirnril tn Death ,
GRIDLEY , Cal. , July 1 The residence of
Trotter Holiday , five miles from Giidley ,
was burned last night , and Holllday and hlx
niece , Mary Terrlll , were cremated In their
rooms. Joseph Qulnn , a brother-in-law of
Holllday , was awakened by the smell of
smoke. In attempting to rescue the other oc
cupants of the dwelling ho was himself te-
verely burned. The fire had undo such head
way that Qulnn had barely time to escape In
his night clothes. The shrieks and cries for
help of the awakened v'ct'ms ' ' stimulated
Qulnn to renew Ills vain exertions in their
behalf. The strain proved tco murh fur
Qulnn , who vvjs this morning wandering
about In a demented condition. IHllday
was a wealthy ami prominent farmer.
Mo\i-ui"nt of Oouin Mi iim hlpi Julr 1
At New Y' < rk Arrived Amsterdam , from
Rotterdam ; State of California , from Glas
gow ; Cevlo , from Liverpool.
At Southampton Arrived Fulda , froir
New York , for Bremen ,
At Glatgow Arrived Sarmatlan , froir
Montreal.
At Gibraltar Arrived Werr'v , from Now
York , for Genoa.
At Bofciun Arrived Catalonia , froir
Liverpool
\t Hamburg Silled Pruulan , for New
York ,
At Movllle Arrived Parisian , firm Mon
treal.
GILLAN AND BANKER KEPT
Board of Education Ee-Elects Secretary
and Superintendent of Buildings ,
SOUTHARD IS MADE CUSTODIAN
City Comptroller Anltrd tnStnto In Writing-
Ill M Imt It mil cliool runiln Are
vtlth Amount * lloml of the
Ireumiror U Ki'dnced.
Secretary J M. C1ILLAN
Supe-ilnti'inli'iit of Itnllillnim II. J. UANKKIt
Custodian of Supplle-s C. U. SOl'THAUD
There was a lobby of unusual dimensions
at the regular meeting of the Beard of Edu
cation last night , the attraction bring the
election of a secretary , a superintendent ol
buildings nml a custodian of supplies A
number of councllmen and other cltj officials ,
Including the melt Inspector , were Interested
spectators.
There being no opposition to Secretary
Glllan , the tellers were directed to cast tb
vote of the board for him , and this wai
done.
The cii todlan of supplies was a more dim-
cult proposition. The first ballot was Schoon-
over , 6 ; Southard , 4 ; Walker , i ; blank , 1.
The Walker votes dropped out after the
ninth ballot , but the race between the leaden
vva close enough tor a Kentucky derby.
Klght votes were required for an election ,
but for nineteen ballots neither man was
able to register more than seven. On the
twentieth ballot Southard gained the odd
vote and was declared elected.
The opposition to Superintendent Banker
fiishcd In the pan. Stevens received only
two vote" , and one member wasted his ballot
on Sam Macleod. Banker received ten vote *
ami the job on the first billot.
CUT MISS ARNOLD TWO HUNDRED.
The salary of Mlra Pantile Arnold super
visor of music , was fixed at $1 200 for the ensuing -
suing year. The former salarj was $1 400
A batch of applications for the position of
"truant olliccr" were filed for future consider
ation.
A petition for a school In Omaha Heights ,
as referred.
The petition of Mrs. Amanda Zclglcr for
c-electlon as Janitor of the Davenport school
as referred to the committee on heating and.
entllatlon. Similar action was taken with a.
"tltlon from taxpajcrs requesting the ro-
nsMtcincnt of W. C. Law ton as Janitor at
he Long annex.
The balance of $901 In favor of the Sniead.
'ompany ' on the heating app \ratus at the.
I eng annex was ordered paid
Mlss Grace E Ilungerford was elected dl-
eetor of the kindergarten at the Cass school.
Miss Minnie Davis was made paid assistant
t the Pacific kindergarten.
The bills of census enumerators for taking :
he school census for 1M 3 were allowed They
mounted to $ S5S no. The list which they
lade Includes 28,630 names.
A resolution by Lowe provided that cer-
iflratey which had been issued to graduates of
he training school in 1.S95 should bo revoked
until the candidate ! * had taken the regular
caches' examination. It was urged that
mo or two of these graduates had fulled to
pass the teachers' examination , but had taken
certificates on account of the action of the
board In exempting them from examination.
This was the subject of a tedious threshing :
over of old straw , after which the resolution
A as jl ) a cod on file.
FIXING DUMONT'S BO.N'D.
Tukej offered a resolution which provided
hat the bond of J. H. Duincnt as city treas
urer bo fixed at $200,000 for the custody of
ho "cliool fund. Lowe contcmicd that tho-
bond should not bo reduced , but he was out
voted ami the resolution previllcd.
President Akin called iittdit'on ' to the fact
hat at the previous meeting a re-solu Ion was.
passed directing Com itrollcr Olson to make.
an Investigation of thu situation in 'lie olllco
f the city treasurer and repoi t to the baard.
Ir. Olscu had not appeared and no repot t li.id.
been tiibmltteJ. It was decided to * end a
nesseiigur to Invite the comptioller to ap-
.ic.ir before the board and oxplnln himself.
i\s he had not appeared when the cither busi
ness wax completed a recess was taken after
which Mr Olson arrlvd and stated that ho
had directed one of Mclcrkb tn i-oml In the
report , but through some ovci sight It had not
ar ived. Another recess was talon to glvo
ilm time to make out a duplicate , which was
at length presented This was merely a copy
of the report which was submitted to the
louncll , and which Indicated that there was
a shortage of $36,534 80 tn the city funds
and a surplus of $10,70578 In the school fund ,
leaving a net hhortago ot $2.rifi28 72.
Burgcsi , called attention to the fact that
the resolution which was passed called for a
report which should show In what banks the
school fund was deposited. No light on this
subject was afforded by the report which tho-
comptroller had submitted.
BANKS HAVING SCHOOL FUNDS.
Mr. Olson Hated verbally that $10.000 of the
school fund was deposited In the Midland
State bank , $5,000 In thu McCaguo bank ,
$6,000 In the' Globe Loan and Trust com
pany's bank and a small sum In the Citizens'
ivlng1 * bank.
Rhodes called attention to the fact that
according to the comptrollers Htatpment the
school money had not been deported accord
ing to law , and Attorney Powell recommended
that the matter should bo taken up and adJusted -
Justed when the now city treasurer as
sumed the office. The comptrollr-r'h report
was referred ( o the finance committee anel
the city attorney , and thes comptroller was
directed to submit a written statement showIng -
Ing where the school money was deposited
and the exact amount In each bank.
The board adjourned until next Monday
night , when It will take up the leport ol
the committee on rule" .
Di'.ntu.ui.n .1 ABM' .Mo.\t'v vr.
Memurlnl to ( ieni-ral llnford I reeled on
tlir -Hjmliiirg I'll Id.
GF/rTYSUURO. Pa . July 1. The formal
dedication of the Buford monument took
place to lay In the prcsoncn of a largo gather
ing of civic and military organlzaliT "v"
War department , the Etato of Pennsylvania ,
the West Point class of 1818. of uhlch Buforil
was a member , the staff of General Reynold : ,
who was killed at Buford's M'e. and the varl-
cub cornm/tndu with which Bufoid was Iden
tified , were pttscnt.
The ceremonies opened with an oration by
General J. H Wlli-on , In which HID speaker
gave General Buford ciedlt with having ex
ercised his Judgment In opening the battle ,
which the speaker tuld wa promptly con
firmed by General Hancock , who -AJS sent
here by General Meade , commai ler of tha
Army of the Potomac , to decide vvliu'hor or
not the battle thoul ] continue here
After Gonernl Wilson's oration the spiking
of gun : by Major Calef , who commanded the
batttry , occurred. The btatuo was then dec
orated with laurvl wreaths amid the firing of
minute puns by battery C , Third United
States artillery , which , with the mounted
regimental band and two troops of the Slztb
United States cavalry , had been iletalled by
the secretary ef war to be prctcnt. A. r -
view then took place Host of the visitors
loft town this evening.
I'riimlnmit IVnptci mid OMIcliiU Arreitetl ,
SPOKANE. Wash. . July 1 Two tonia-
tlonal arrests were made here today In con
nection with a gigantic , conspiracy to rob the
government by lisumg Illegal Chinese regis
tration cmliU'u'o. Thone arrested are :
James Graham , regUter of the land olllco at
Cduer d'Aleno City , Idaho , nnd Edward Hlc'rf.
\\arranu are bo In the hand ) of a deputy
Untied Stutei marshal for the arrptt of W.
F'iy-1 ptitard and Hrry Tllton , formerly
cf thin i-tiy but now at Kenrlck , Idaho. Comp -
p ! ri'ucre xwcrn to by E , D , Schuyler ,
Ci " mtp 'C'r tent out by the Traaaurjr
In 4r''i"t I .it Washington , with hudqjartera
ut St MIc