THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
ESTABUSIIED JTJ2STE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY MORNING , JULY 13 , 1895 , SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
PUT MUZZLES ON THE PRESS
Japanese Government Adopts Drastic
Measures to Prevent Criticism.
HAVE ABOUT LOST FAITH IN COREA
IntrlRitu Thought to Ho nt the
llottom of tlio 1'rcMint IHIllctiHIes In
tlmt Country Hear Heroine
More I'ricmltr with ilitpnn.
SAN FRANCISCO , July 12. The steamer
Gaelic arrived today with the following Japa-
ncso advices :
TOKIO , Juno 29. Viscount Nomura , home
minister , ls Iho busiest man In the Japanese
cabinet. Foreign affairs , except those ol
Corea , demand no Immediate atlcnllon. am' '
the governrncnl Is chiefly occupied In devlslnt
measures for checking Inlernal political aglla
lions. The methods of Viscount Nomura an
far more sweeping and drastic than any pro
vlously employed In Japan. Ho Is dotermlnei
that no newspaper shall continue to assail tin
government for Ils failure lo suslaln Ihe na
tional dignity In the recent dlfficully will
three European powers , and lhal no publli
meetings shall bo held by the parties In op
position , with a view of forcing Count Iti
end his colleague oul of office. Press BUS
pensions are enforced at the slightest sign o
an Intcnllon lo ovcrslep Iho prescribed llm
llallons of cdllorlal crlllc'.Bm. Prominent rad
leal leaders are arrested and brought to trla
for endeavoring to organize demonstration
hostile to the government throughout Iho cm
plre. Counl Ilo appears lo have definitely re
bolved lhal he will nol resign his post I
obsdlcnce lo Ihe demand of Ihe populace an
ho can probably keep his enemies at a die
lance until the meeting of Parliament In Nc
vernbcr. Then Iho real slruggle will begin.
Count Inouyo has reported the results e
lilkf experience as an envoy to Corea and I
ready to formulate his opinion with rcferenc
lo Ihe fulure policy of Japan In Corea. II
will probably advocale n conllnuance of th
government , but It la not certain this advlc
will suit Ihc present dtsposlllon of Ihe Jap :
ncse ministers of state , some of whom ar
beginning lo look upon Iho regeneration o
Corea as n hopeless undertaking. The Jap :
ncso people adhere to the conviction that th
feeble monarchy must not be abandoned an
would denounce the rellnqulshmcnt of tli
original pioject as a surrender lo Russia
dictation.
Counl Inouyo declared Ihe Japanese res
denls are lo blame for all the existing II
feeling In Corea. The Japanese behavlt
toward the natives , ho says , Is simply li
tolerable , and he does not wonder the Chines
are belter liked. As to the Corcan goveri
merit , ho Ins little fault lo find with its n
luctanco lo institute speedy reforms. Hon
Minister Fak , who has been accused of ho
tlllty to the Japanese , Is praised by Inouj
ns having done nothing bul his duly in resls
l.ng extravagant demands for impossible prlv
leges.
Reports are current of conciliatory ai
vances on Iho part of Russia toward Japa
There ara strong reasons for believing tl
goverrirnent at St. Petersburg has Inslructc
Its representallve In Toklo lo address hln
self to the task of allaying the Irrltaltc
caused by Ihe recent dernonslrallon again
Iho Japanese ) territorial scheme In Manchur
nnd to discuss plans for restoring cordl
relations bclween Iho two nations. Russ
Is said to be willing lo explain , in a friend
BJnse , her objections to Japanese expansU
on the continent , and to give assurances th
Elio will not oppose the growth of the islat
empire In other directions , but will , on tl
contrary , regard such growth with satlsfa
tlon. Japan Is requested lo believe Hi
ths Interests of her powerful neighbor wou
be malerlally served liy Ihe consolldallon
Japanese strength In tha Pacific , and th
If guarantees can be given thai no Inlerfe
cnce will be attempted In Russia's projec
for the developmsnt of Siberia , an alllan
may be formed on lerrns mulually beneficl !
The proposal , seml-officlally convoyed , h
occupied Ihe attention of Ihe Japanese ml
Jslers of slate for several weeks past.
No definite Intelligence from Ihc mlsslo
nrles confined al Cheng Tu has been receive
Whether the telegraph lines In Ihe Inlerl
of Ihe Gze-Chuan province are really broke
or whether the authorities are Interferln
11 Is cerlalu lhat no dispatches can be Iran
mlttcil. A report Is circulated thai Ihe met
bera ot Ihe American Bapllst mission ha
escaped lo Chung King , and conflrmalli
ot Ihls news Is eagerly awalleil. The apatl
of Ihe Tsung U Yamen In responding lo a
peals of foreign envoys for tpeedy action h
compelled the representative of France
take a decided step. By his orders fo
French ships of war have started up I
Yanglse Klang river , with Instructions
make a forcible demonstration al Nankl
nnd lo proceed lo such extremities as I
case may demand.
The lat-st advices from Formosa stale tli
nil opposition to the Japanese occupation h
subsided. A colored seaman of Iho Unll
States ship Yorktown , named Bush , h
been Imprisoned at Nagasaki on a charge
murdering Japanese laborers.
The Osaka mint Is exclusively occupied
coining one-yen silver pieces , of which 13i
000 are produced dally. The object of tl
Eiiddcn and unusual output Is unknown. T
silver yen are never needed for domes !
circulation In Japan.
The Japanese consulate al Shanghai w
reopened June 23. The consulates al oth
Chinese ports will be opened early In July ,
TKUIIltlR ! CUIMK ( CU11AN NP.CItOI
Kill Two Men nml MUtrrut \Vonmii in
Two Sin-ill ( Jlrln.
HAVANA. July 12. A terrible crime li
Iveeu committed at Guanajayabo In I
Guanajay tobacco dlslrlcl , about forly-fl
miles from Ihls city. Four burly negn
went to a grocery store at Ouanajayabo a
without a word overpowered the grocer a
Ills brother-in-law and slabbed Ihem lo t
heart. The negroes Ihen rushed after I
storekeeper's wife and three daughters , ng
respectively 17 , 6 and 4 years , with the I
tention of assaulting them. The woman a
her daughters made a desperate Elrugg
shrieking wildly for help , but the negroes 1
Illctetl Injuries upon all of their victims fn
which they died. The scoundrels tli
plundered the grocery store and disappear.
Their crime was discovered by a white m
of Ihc counlry district , who , as soon as
saw Ihe bodies of Iho victims ot the negro
started for Guanajayabo and placed the mat
before the authorities. The counlrym
; _ found lhat ono of the little girls was s
allvo when he entered the store , and It v
almost from her last breath thai he disci
e-rcil the details of the crime. The inha
tants of the country around Giwnajaya
end the police have started In pursuit ot t
four wretches , and It 1 ? said they will sun
be cut to pieces If caught.
lilt \\II.I.IAM IIAKCOUKT ASSACI.TI
llolli Il Htnl ! ! ) Wife Covered with I >
Hint Flltliliy llirltr TiniBlu.
LONDON , July 12. Sir William Harco
i ml wife , while returning from n polltl
meeting In n carriage today , were vlgorou
pelted with cabbage slalks and rubbish w )
passing through rough suburb ot Der
They were both hit , bul not Injured.
The Dally news nays that Lady Harco
AMI literally covered with dirt and fll
which besmirched her garments and wi
lown her neck.
Unfnvnr.iulo In Mlnttter KuitU.
LONDON. July 12. The Chronicle , cc
mcntlng on United States Ambatiai
Kuitls' explanation ot his talk with
reprctentallro of ths Paris Fljnro , tui
"If he li really laughing , nil we can ray
that he ti tlio only person , lo wlioni
Incident present * Itself as a > ubjecl
rterrlmcntWe need hardly ( ay that
would be Impoislblc for him to admit I
he expressed luch an opinion and retain
gotl. . " The Chronicle's editorial conclu
that M. Houtler In evidently n gentleman ot
considerable astuteness and that la more
than one can say for Mr. Eustls.
TKOOI'S lIAiUlAOUHIII 1M IIAItltCICS
I'rcnlilttit of Hilviiilor Constantly Hur-
rnnnileil liy n I'lckcd Uoiljgiiitril.
SAN SALVADOR. July 12. Arrests con
tinue lo be made dally In connection with Ihe
recent Conspiracy 'against , President
Gullcrrcz. The garrison here Is under arms
night and day since Ihe oulbreak on July
The troops In the artillery barracks
avc barracaded that building and spiked all
lie cannons near the doors nnd .walls and
emovcd the ammunition to the Interior of
he barracks. The government sent for 2,000
Jojuteperjue Indians , bul Ihey have been de-
ealed and dispersed al Santa Tccla. The
government Is afraid to trust to the loyally
f Ihe regular Iroops. President Guleterrcz
ml his cabinet arc constantly surrounded !
jy a picked body guard.
MO Iti-pillurd ut Illnclm.
YOKOHAMA , July 12. Seven hundred
Chinese attacked Hlnchu. Island of Formosa ,
n July 10. Two hundred of them were
cllled and many were captured. On the
"apaneso sldo the loss was eleven men.
MOItK fOIHlKltlKS TU11X VI" ItAll.l'
I'oor I'timl of AiliuiiH County n Sufferer
flcnii l.owu * Croiikriliir * ! ) .
URBANA , 0. , July 12. There were more
developments In the Lewis bond foipcrles
today. O. M. Cottscliell , representing the
Third National bank of Dav'on ' , was at Me-
chanlcsburg today. Ho had two bonds ol
$1,000 each of the Mochanlcsburg school Is-
sue. Both were declared forgerlus. TIICH
bonds were different from the other fergvrle !
and show that two sets of spttrlius bonds an
out of the Mechanlcsburg school Usue. Th <
Fanners bank of Mechanlcsbug , through At
torney Frank Chance , filed a : 'Ult tunlgln
ugalnat / . T. Lewis and Sarah Lewis , tin
Mutual Life Insurance company , T'lird Na
tional bank of Dayton , E. M. llutclilnson o
Indianapolis and others holding mortgage !
and Judgments against Lewis. ThU tu.t < i
for the marslmlliiE of 1'ena. ' Th B9 partlti
alone hold $100,000 'f f-irg d l > on-K It I
believed that the forgeries will re.icli ? . ' 00 ,
000. It Is now known that the foor fund o
Adams county Is Invested In s.pm-lour , itullx
county bonds. Lewis f.ame orlgln-illy fron
Adams county. Ho uold the bogus i-mus
New blocks of bogus bunds are t'tniitig U ]
dally. Some who are caught nre djing al
they can to keep ( he matter quit I.
ST. CLAIR , Mich. , July 12. Mrs. Z. T
Lswls , wife of the famous alleged bond swln
dlcr , left here this afternoon for her home a
Urbana , O. Mrs. Lewis has been staying a
the Oakland , where she was sent by her bus
band , who requested that she remain ther
until sent for. Her heart Is broken over he
husbands misdeeds , which she first learnei
day befpre yesterday. She still believes hln
Innocent , however. The cashier of Wilton'
National bank at Dayton visited Mrs. Lewi
yesterday and advised her to return home
iMrs. Lewis says she had n telephone mea
sago from her husband on Wednesday lasl
but although he then said ho was nt Dayloii
eho says she has no idea of his whereabouts
COLUMBUS , O. . July 12. Sheriff Jacob ! o
Greenville , O. , has been appointed receiver c
the Citizens bank at Ansonla , O. , ot whlc
Z. T. Lewis , the forger , was president. Th
bank Is closed and depositors are enlcrin
claims. _
I.I I'IS STOVK t'I It 31 J.V TltOUllTA
Itccolvera ( or a Coniiiil * 'nn I01130 Doln
IttiMneN * In vonth Oniiilm.
KANSAS 'CITY , July 12. George E. Blac
and George A. Ncal have been appolnte
by United States Judge Phillips receiver
for the Campbell Commission company. Th
company Is an Illinois corporation , doln
a cattle commission business In Kansas Cllj
St. Louis. Chicago , South Omaha and Foi
Worth. Tne main olllce Is In this city. Jame
II. Campbell of Chicago Is the president , an
George E. Black of Kansas City , treasure :
The money Involved Is set by the Metropol !
tan National bank , which made appllcatlo
for the receivers , at $ SCO.OOO. The ban
oancd the company $19.000 In June , and ha
bought paper to the sum of $34,450 , being In
notes of various persons indorsed by th
ampbell company. The receivers are o ;
dered to continue the business for the benef
of all the creditors.
The present assets , other than the monc
owed to the company by the cattle ralsei
and the prospective commissions ot $100,00
arc estimated nt $200.000 , of which only ha
Is available. The failure of Clark & Plum
of Fort Worth recently has embarrassed tr
concern.
The South Omaha branch of ( he compan
lias not been doing a heavy business of lal
and the failure will have no effect upon tt
affairs of the Union Stock Yards company.
The business has been turned over to I
L. Campbell , who will represent the receli
era until other arrangements are made.
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Will HolU Tliolr Nrxt Annual Cunvontlo
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ST. LOUIS , July 12. At today's session
the fifth annual convention of the Reta
Clerks National Protective association tyillo
Ing for olllcers for the ensuing year was bi
gun.
gun.President
President A. II , Sellers of Kansas CH
was a candidate for re-election. His only 01
ttonent was J. J. O'Neill , president of tl
local lodge. No. SO of St. Louis. Mr. Selle
was elected by n vote of 19 to 11. L. J
Stern of Denver , Colo. , was the success ! '
candidate for the ofllco of first vice pres
dent. Denver was eclectcd as the locatlc
for the next national convention , and tl
tlmo for holding It Is the second Tuesday
July. 1S9G.
L. L. Schwartz of Birmingham , Ala. , ar
Harry Mason of Kansas City were'electt
as members of the executive board. Ma
ehonburg of Indianapolis was elected i
delegate to the national convention of tl
Federation of Labor to bo held In Decen
her. Ed E. Mallory of Chicago will prol
ably bo re-elected secretary , as he has no o
poncnt. The mutual benefit plan of li
surance will come up for consideration i
tonight's session.
aXl'UKTS t'O.VCKK.VIAQ Jl.tltlllSOX.
Humor tint He DIICR Not Wish tlio I'rcn
ilrnry but Ha < mi Kjro on the Srnnto.
NEW YORK , July 12. A local paper sa ;
ancnt the visit ot ex-President Harrison
Now York and Iho Adlrondacks : "It Is r
porlcd In Ihls clly that ex-President Hart
son has taken to Ihe political woods at
thai ox learns cannot draw him lo 11
republican nomination for president. Tl
. . announcemenl Is reported to come from tl
" ex-president himself , through the voice
ex-Dlstrlct Allornoy Slmlcy N. Chambers
Indianapolis , In conversation with republic :
leaders In this city. It Is given out , hoi
10 ever , thai Mr , Harrison will nol decline
seat In the United Stales senate. "
Will Chiim n Slice ot Cnnnilit.
ALTON. III. , July 12. Captain W.
Lamolhe has commenced proceedings lo r
cover 0,000 acres of land In Canada , whlc
.It Is claimed , will revert to him In IK
The land la In the province of Ontario ai
Ihc city of New London Is located therec
In 179S 11 was leasedby Lamolhe's fatli
for ninety-nine years. When Ihls lease e
plres the heirs will claim the land.
M. K. & t , Coupons Will Not I'o I'alil.
NEW YORK. July 12. The English ass
elation ot American bond and shareholdei
as agents for the Missouri , Kansas & Tex
railroad , has received a cable message not
scnJ out Iho coupon > on the second rnoi
f , gage 4 p r cent gold bonds of that cornpan
due Auguil 1. astheywlll not be paid.
U Movrim'iil * of Orrnunnels July IS ,
t : At New York Arrived Normanla , fro
Is Hamburg : Nuurdland , from Antwerp ; Rust
tie from Hamburg ; WHUnkfnd , from Bremen ,
or At Qufenstnwn Arrived Auranla , frc
ll Nov. York for Liverpool , Adriatic , New Yo
at tit' I.lUTro.'l.
It Ai ( iUrijow ArrIvcScundlcEivIan , fro
( a Uaslon.
INDIAN POLICE ARE ACTIVE
Pour Flournoy Land Company Eenters
Taken from the Reservation.
US'ID FORCE WHiRE IT WAS NECESSARY
Prcaldont l.tniiiion A < icrt tlint the Tlinr
HUB Now Arrived for Him to
Show Cuptnln llcck a
Fo\r Trick * .
PENDER , Neb. , July 12. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The Indian police evicted four Flour
noy renters today , McDonald , FIckler , Flshei
and Craig. These men were all In theli
fields at work when ordsred out by fourteer
Indian police In charge of George Rice Hill
McDonald refused to leave the field and his
team was forcibly taken from him by the
police and driven off. They then went t <
him home and moved his goods.
J. S. Lemmon , president of the Flourno ;
company , was present , witnessing the evlctloi
of McDonald. Lemmon says that the com
pany will now wake Beck from his slumbers
Thus far hs has not divulged what Is ti
be done. However , he guarantees only lega
process will be used.
The captain today Is over on the Omahi
reservation , where the Omaha Indians ar
celebrating , for the purpose of arrestlni
white men who are engaged In selling ban
elder to the Indians. Up to date fivs In
' dlans have passed to the happy huntlm
1 grounds , and hard elder Is supposed to hav
been the means of sending them there.
THINKS TIII : TKOUIILI : is ovui
Inspictor Mcl.iuiKhlln Hnltm'ts Ut < Ict : lle <
Koport of tliu I'ender Munition ,
WASHINGTON , July 12. ( Special. ) Fol
lowing Is a copy of the complete report c
United States Indian Inspector James Me
Laughlln. bearing on the well known troubl
on the Omaha and WInnebago reservation b (
! tween Captain Beck , the agent , and the II1 <
gal lessees of the lands oflho Indians. Th
report was recently submitted to the sew
tary of the Interior , a notice of which wa
printed In The Bee at the time :
"The Honorable Secretary of the Interlo :
Washington , D C. : Sir Supplementary \
my report , dated the 19th Instant , on th
Omaha and WInnebago agency , I have tli
honor to submit the following regarding th
roubles arising from the Illegal leasing <
he lands on the Omaha and WInnebago resei
vatlon :
'After submitting my report of the 19th Ir
slant , above referred to , and not having an
nstructlcns as to where my next duties won !
jo , I concluded to visit the sub-lessees , wli
were occupying and cultivating Indbn lam
under Illegal lessees , and with this cbject I
view I visited the towns of Pender and Erne :
son , which border the Indian lands. Pendi
s the headquarters of several organlzatloi
of speculators , who arc striving and Echcmlr
n every way to control the Indian lands i
both these reservations , and theae speculatoi
are united In opposing the present admlnlstri
tlon of the agency affairs and have su
ceedcd remarkably In conveying the Impre
slon that they are greatly Injured and muc
oppressed by Captain Beck's attitude In pe
slslenlly treating all Illegal lessees as tre
passer. ' .
HOLD THE FARMERS' NOTES.
"Desirous of learning the cause Influenclr
the Illegal lessees to hold out against leash
the lands direct from the Indians through tl
agency ofllco , I visited the above-name
towns and Interviewed a number of Interest !
parties , and upon Investigation learned th ;
the general cause waa owing to RUb-lcssci
having given notes for this year's rent
price ( some of the notes being secured I
mortgage on the growing crops ) , which not
were chiefly to the Flournoy Llva Stock ai
Real Estate company , and by them placed
various banks throughout the country as cc
lateral security for money borrowed by ther
and the lessees fear that should they no
lease through the agent , which would necc
sarlly provide that they pay this year's re
to the Indians , they would also be obliged
pay the Flournoy company's notes when du
and as said company advises the sub-lesse
against doing so they are therefore dlscou
aged and at a loss to determine as to what
best for them to do.
"Tho Flournoy company and their symp
thlzcrs liavo also assured their lessees ( evi
giving some of them personal Indemnl
bonds ) ( hat they liavo the legal right
lease the lands and will protect their tenan
against an action of the government In r
moving them If they only stand firm and r
rnabn loyal to the company , and throui
which and with false and misleading stat
merits they have thus far succeeded Iji kee
Ing many well disposed persons from leasli
under departmental regulations who wou
otherwise have long since secured legal leas
to the lands they occupy.
MET THE LESSEES' COMMITTEE.
"After having considered and dlscussi
the matter with a number of sub-lesse
and other Interested parties , I returned
Sioux City on Saturday evening to rema
there Sunday with ths Intention of vlsitli
the lessees of WInnebago reservation <
Monday to try and Influence the misguldi
tenants to Ignore the Flournoy compai
and lease the lands through the agent , bat
ata meeting of the settlers , held at Erne
son on Saturday , the 22d Inst. , a commit !
was appointed to wait upon me In relation
the matter on Sunday th * 23d. Fred Ge
newwein and Mr. S. J. Larson , commute
men , called upon me at the Garretscui hoti
Sioux City , and handed me a petition , r
questing my presence at a meeting to
held by the lessees at Emerson on Mondi
evening , the 21th Inst. This committee al
handed me at the same time a list of nam
of eighty-two persons who had organized f
the purpose of ascertaining what was prop
to do regarding the leasing of the lands tin
occupied and to determine some course
pursue that would best protect their I
dividual Interests. They also handed r
four alllilavlts complaining of certain trea
inent received by affiants at the agency c
flc > when seeking Information regarding t
land they occupied , but from my observatlo
during a stay ot three weeks at.the agen
I believe the complaints , which are trlvh
to be also unfounded , and as explained 1
Captain Beck In presence of the affiants , t !
grievances therein expressed can be a
trlbuted to neglect ot complainants throui
holding out with the Flournoy company ,
consequence of which other persons ha
leased the lands occupied by them , a
which thsy had every opportunity to secu
bad tiny complied with Captain Beck's I
structlons or the printed and written notlc
which he sent out among the white settle
of tbo reservation.
ANXIOUS TO HAVE PEACE.
"As requested by the lessees I attend
the meeting ot the settlers at Emerson
the 24th Inst. , at which there were ov
100 Interested persons In attendance , a
I was pleased with the appesrance and < !
meaner ot all present. They asked my a
vice as to what they should do to proti
their Interests so as to secure to them tl
year's crop , which Is now very promlslt
and alto asked as to what I thought of t
notes they had given to the Flotirnoy coi
pany for this year's rent , whether they woi
bs obllg d to pay them or not should th
now lease through the agent under depa :
men : regulations. I replied that the Flat
noy company had no standing In the mi
ter , and should not ba considered as havl
any claim whatever to land that they c
talneil without authority to lease lands fr <
Indians ( about 37,000 acres ) , which thsy t
now subleasing to other parties ; that t
only way for them to protect themselves w
to Ignore the said company's claims a
lease lh lr lands without further dslay fr <
ths Indians and through the agent urK
departmental regulations , and suggested tt
the meeMng appc nt a commute ? cf at lei
twenty peroni and as many as c'ulil
ot those Interested to call upon Oiptaln Be
as early as practicable and that I knew
would cheerfully give them alt Information
desired.
CALLED UPON BECK.
"Acting upon my suggestion'tBo meeting
appointed a committee to call upon Captain
Beck and on Wednesday , the 26th'Inst , about
eighty of the lessees visited the agent and
talkeJ with Beck In my presence the entire
afternoon. Captain Beck took great pains to
explain the law and department regulations
governing the leasing of IrW'an ' lands , and the
Interview was productive of much good In
bringing about a better understanding of the
matter of the leases , as nearly every person
of the delegation expresstd himself as p ea ed
with the outcome of the mectlrg anj promised
to look up the Indian owners of their respec
tive holding and apply to the agent for legal
leases at once and take their chances of de
feating the Flournoy company In the collec
tion of the notes they had given for this
yep.r's rent , which notes were obtained by
misrepresentations by said company.
"If the men composing the delegation who
visited the ngent do not change their minds
and fall victims again to the Inducements of
the Flournoy company and their schemers , I
believe that legal leases may soon be made
by the settlers and the unsettled state of
affairs will soon cease to exist.
WOULD NOT USE THE POLICE.
"If these settlers , ho\ycver , are cajoled Into
holding out In the Interests of the middlemen
from whom they leased the lands and It be
comes necessary to remove them by force , I
would recommend that the military force be
employed for the purpose , as 1 fear that some
of the hotter headed settlers may cause trou
ble If their removal Is atti-mpteJ by the In
dian police , while all would recognize aud
obey an order backed by the presence of a
detachment of United States troops.
"I enclose affidavits of Oscar Bring nml
Emll Manguson , which I procured from these
two lessees on the 25th ( net. and which charge
Thomas L. Sloan , lease clerk at the agency ,
with having accepted a fee from them for hit
services In protecting their land Interests , bul
from the affidavit of the accused and frotr
what I can learn by observation , 1 am In
clined to believe that very little reliance car
bo placed In said affidavits , and I regard Mr
Sloan's explanation the more proper. I cau-
Honed Sloan , who Is a lawyer by profession
to refrain In the future from mixing up his
professional business with his clerical lUitlei
At the agency.
"On the 27th lust , a delegation of lega
lessees , consisting of William H. Merry , J. R
Watterman , John Bear , Garrison Bear ant
thirteen others came to see me at the agcncj
to refute any statements that might havi
been made by parties antagonistic to Captalt
Beck or his clerical force. They stated tha
they had formerly belonged to the party whi
were opposing Captain Beck , but becomlii !
convinced that ho was simply doing his dutj
and carrying out his Instructions , they aban
doned the Illegal lessees party and leased un
der departmental regulations , and that the ;
and all who merit it have always recelvet
courteous treatment from Captain Beck an
his clerks. JAMES M'LAUGIILIN ,
"United States Indian Inspector. "
i'/.V/ > F.IVLT H'i I'll AIPf.KS XOtl
liormnny Continues Her Wtirfnro Upan
Ainrrlrnii I'rnrtnctK.
WASHINGTON , July 12. The strlngen
regulations of Germany regarding the Im
portatlon Into that country of America :
products liavo again been brought to the at
tention of the Agricultural department in i
report by European Agent John Mattes , Jr ,
on American evaporated or dried fruits I
the German empire. Shippers ot these fruit
are given warning of the tevcro restriction
Imposed by Germany , which the departmen
views as commercial rather than hygienic am
merely Intended to shut out American trade
The report cites a recsntcovert trial a
Frankfort-qn-thp-Maln to determine whethp
these dried apples , or "jlngapples , " wcr
Impure and Injurious to public health an
subject to seizure under the provisions of th
pure food law. Government experts testl
fled that they Were sprinkled with a ting
of acetate of zinc to give them a bright cole
and more Inviting appearance. Apples s
sprinkled , they claimed , brought on Indlges
tion , dyspepsia and. In children , vomltln
and diarrhoea.
The department officials say they arc con
fldent tlmt If any zlno Is Introduced in th
fruits the amount Is small and cannot be In
Jurlous. It Is denied that the practice en
Ists hero of drying the fruits on zinc plate
as claimed by Germany , nnd the warning t
discontinue the galvanized Iron trays use
for drying Is Intended to do away with an
possibility of Introducing zinc , and thus gi\
Ing opportunity for foreign crltlcls-m on tha
< core.
TO PROCEED AOAIS8T TKESPASIEIl'
Interior Department Will Clear thn Fore
Itcsorvntlnti" .
WASHINGTON , July 12. The secretar
of tha Interior has requested the attorne
general to Instruct the district attorneys I
California and Oregon to proceed crlmlnall
against the trespassers on the forest reserve
lions of the United States. Heretofore the :
has been some doubt among the attornej
under what law such trespassers could t
proecutcd , but abundant authority Is cor
falned In a law passed In March , 1875 , whlc
prescribes a line of not over $500 and In
prlsonment of not over 12 months for cac
trespass. '
The principal trespassers 'In the wester
states are the sheep and cattle men , wh
drive their herds on to the government lant
an.l crush down or 'burn e underbrus
o which holds back the melting snows of th
spring , causing disastrous freshets. It :
this source of damage that the departmer
Is desirous cf pulling an end to. Anothe
class of Umber Irespassers. tho.se In whlc
the wood Is actually stolen for purposes <
use ot sale , are more prevalent around tli
western great lakes than on the Pacific coas
They are generally settled by civil suits f (
tin recovery of the manufactured value i
the timber taken. The present Instructor
do not apply to them.
niPOIU'AST 1T.NSION OHUISIOX
e
Intcrlor Depnrlinent IlecKtri Questions o
/ Intpro t to Veterani.
B
r WASHINGTON. July 12. In the pensic
appeal case of G , W. Keith of Rhode Islam
who was wounded In the rjghf foot In the w ;
and whoso leg was amputated December 2
18SC , Assistant Secretary Ttcynolda of the Ii
terlor departmenl holds thatthe , soldier wt
entitled lo $45 a monlh from ! the date of II
amputation , regardless ot thedate , of medic
examination.
In two other cases Mr. Reynolds holds th ;
Iho father of a deceased soldier'Ins no clali
to a dependent pensoodurinff ! * he lifetime <
the soldier's mother , of If she became d
vorced or married again. ; and that a soldier
mother who marries again after his deal
IOECS her pensionable sl ' { us.
ii C hnlcrit Not " > er on * tnvT , nin ,
6
WASHINGTON. July 12 * Reports recelvi
by the marine hospital service do not conflr
the urufilchl s.atcmonts concerning the prev
lence of cholera alleged lo be raging
Japan. The reporls come by null and are
the effect that up to the 12th .cf June the
had been no cafes at Nagaiakt. and none
Yokohama , up to April 2G. TKcre had bei
fifteen cases at Osaka and Hlago together i
to June 15.
I'n tilHrr i : tut > ! Hicct at Olorcll.
WASHINGTON , July 12. ( Special Tel
gram. ) A postofflce has ben established
1 Oleyen , Colfax county , Neb. , with Mai
Morfelil as postmistress.
Iti-vokcil n Pr n < l Ortlrr.
WASHINGTON. July 12. The fraud ord
Issued by the Postofflc * department again
the Mokaska Coffee company at St. Joke ]
has been removed , '
( lormiin'H Innocent Alctlin tlirt.
CHICAGO , July 12. II. M. Sternberg , wl
. was shot by Charles Gorman , the robbt
n while the latter was attempting tu eeca
from the police Monday night , died at
Luke's hospital today. Sternberg was
the crowd wafhlrg thi robber and w
: o ilruck by a pullet amud tt a pcllc'man Ju
befor ? the c'cfrera''o vci rhot dead at t |
10 I entrance ot the Auditorium.
THIRD BIG DAY AT BOSTON
Christian Endeavorors Continue to Hold
Possession of the City ,
DEBATES CREATING MUCH ENTHUSIAM
Crowili nt the Three Orcat Dully Meetings
Continue to He I.itrgo nml Kiithuslimilo
VUillo the rrognuiK Keep Up
Their liitorcJt ,
BOSTON , July 12. Thousands of delegates
lo Die Christian Endeavor tonight altended
three mass meetings In Mechanics' hall and
Tents Endeavor and Wllltslon. Unwearied by
Die fervor of the huge morning exercises In
these centers , nor tired by Iho earnest noon
rallies In different places , where congregate
the tellers of Boston , and unsatisfied with
Die encouragement gained al Ihe flflccn gen
eral committee meetings this afternoon , the
Chrlsllans gathered 25,000 strong al Ihe big
meetings at Ihe three big auditoriums of Me
chanics' hull , Tenls Endeavor and Wllllston.
At Mechanics' hall building Ihe address of
Rev. A. C. Dl.xon , D. D. , of Brooklyn , ot-
Iracicd thousands , while olher thousands were
rawn lo Tent Wllllston by the announcement
f an address by Rev. Henry Montgomery ol
lelfast , one ot the ecclesiastical triumvirate
f European fame , Spurgeon , Brown anil
lontgomery.
Pennsylvanlans were partial to Mechanics
lulldlng because Rev. J. T. McCleary , D. D. ,
if Pittsburg , widely and favorably known
hroughoul Iho Keystone slate , was one ol
ho speakers. Among other good speakers
t Tenl Endeavor was Rev. Hell of Hager-
own , Mil. , whoso subjecl was "The Cen-
rallty of Christian Fellowship. " Al Tents
Endeavor and Wllllston the flve-mmuU
greetings of Endeavorcrs from Ihe four COP
ncrs of Iho earth , constituting thai parl ol
he program deslgnaled "The Parliament ol
Gallons , " were both encouraging and In-
tructlve , and al Ihe 3 o'clock meeting tin
iresentatlon of a banner lo a local union foi
ho best work In promoting local fcllowshli
vas a prominent incident. The other speakers
onlght were greeted with Ihe warmth thai
las uninterruptedly been the spirll of UK
convention , and especially does this apply Ic
ho rcporl of Iho senior mothers , or paren
loclety , which was given at Mechanics' build
ng by Rev. W. Klnney of Syracuse , N. Y
Phis Is comparatively a new feature of tin
Endeavor society , and Us Increase , as indicate !
n Ihe reports , produced market enthusiasm
Despite the Immense amount of energy ex
pended by Ihe delegates at the great mcellni
f yesterday and the greater meetings east
ast evening , thousands of them were u |
almost with the sun this morning maklni
heir way lo Ihirty churches In the city am
Iclnlty to allend the early prayer meetings
hat began at C:30 : and lasted forty-five mlu
ules. All of Ihe churches were we !
fil.ed at the early meetings , am
t Is estimated tSiat fully 20,000 person
participated hi them. Besides the delegate
nany residents of the city atlended befor
beginning Ihelr labors for the day. Som
of the largest meellngs were Ihoso held litho
the Park Street church , near Boston com
mon , the Shawmut Congregational church , th
Old South Congregational church and the Ol
Bapllst and North Avenue Bapf.st churches 1 :
Cambridge.
CROWDS ON THE COMMON.
On the common the scene was duplicate
outside'.the tents. As on yesterday , huri
drcds were unable to secure ndmlltanco a
ho hall and later repaired to the tents.
The sessions this afternoon partook mor
of a business character than their prele
cessors , Intcresllng reporls of the Informatlo
committee and reports from the denomlna
tional meetings taking up an hour of th
neetlngs In the tenls. Fealures of Ihe set
slons were the presentation of the slale ban
ner for Ihe grealest proportlonale Increas
in Iho number of local soclet'cs , made b
Rev. Wayland Hoyt , D.D. , of Minneapolis 1
Mechanics building ; of Ihe state banner fo
I'no greatest absolute gain In number , I
Tenl Wllllslon , and junior state banners fo
the greatest proportlonale and grealesl acluz
gain in Ihe number of societies , by Rev. J. l <
Gowan , D.D. , of Pittsburg , Pa. , In Tent En
dcavor.
Addresses on the "Cardinal Principles c
Christian Endeavor" were made at ME
chanlcs building by Rev. Knight Chaplalr
D.D. . of London and Rev. O. H. Smith , D.D
of Evansvllle , Ind. ; In Tent Wllllston b
Rev. W. J. L. Closs , Sydney , N. S. W. , and r
Tent Endeavor by Rev. J. L. Lament of Be ;
fapt , Ireland , and Rev. S. P. Rose , D.D. , c
Montreal. Owing to the International fam
of these speakers these addresses attracte
much attcnllon.
The open dcbalea on live Endeavor topic
at each of the meetings were earnestly pai
tlclpated in and were Inleresllng fealurei
The address of Prcsldcnl E. A. Turner , D.D
of Lincoln , 111. , whose subject was * "I Ough
Therefore I Can , " delivered In Mechanic
building , was heartily received and produce
much enthusiasm. The praise and prayc
services at the morning meetings were not
bit less earnest than they have been sine
the convention opened , and with the chort
singing continued to be the great Insplrallo
of the gatherings.
GOES TO JERSEY CITY.
At the morning session of the Young Pe <
pie's Society of Christian Endeavor , Jersc
Clly was chosen as HIP place of the convei
tlon In 1SOG , Galesburg , III. , and Jamestowi
N. Y. , also tendering invllallons. The cot
venllon adoplcd Ihe report of the commltlt
on reports recommending trie continuance (
the 2 cents a day plan of raising funds. Pro
I Wallace Cate of Toklo , Japan , made tr
address of Ihe meellng. His subjecl wt
"The Success of Mission Work In Japan , " an
after thanking the young people of Amerlc
for lliclr sympathy and aid , ho called for a
slstance In the eslabllshment In the near fi
turo of a union In Japan.
A resolution of greellng and good wlshi
was presenlcd by Rev. G. W. Cook on bcha
of Iho Young People's Assoclallon of 11 :
Unllarlan church.
The noon evangellsl rallies were he !
throughout the city by the delegates as c
yesterday. At Fancull hall , where Evangell
Moody spoko. 4,000 peolo crowded the bulli
Ing. the crush being so great that more the
twenty women anJ half n dozen men falnle
Several hundred were unable to gain adml
slon. Al 2 p. m. some fourteen meellngs ai
nounced collecllvely as schools of "Pracllc
Methods of Committee Work. " were held
various churches and halls In the city.
MEETING AT MECHANICS' HALL.
When the service In Mechanics hall bega
this morning every seat In the hall was fllh
and hundreds were standing. As on ycste
day , the delegates and chorus unlled contln' '
ously In hymns and songs until the closlr
hours , Ihe music , under Ihe direction
George C. Stebblns of Brooklyn , N. Y. , bell
again a prominent fealure of the meeting.
Rev. Mr. Rhodes of St. Louis presided ai
opened the meeting at 0:30 : and Rev. J. !
Pickles of Boslon offered prayer.
William T. Ellis of the Golden Rule In li
report of the Information committee said tl
Chlmlan Endeavor society had spanned 11
world. In Turkey , he said , Is Ihe smallest eo <
ely. conslsllng of Uvo members ; In Kenlucl
'
there Is a society among the state's co
vlcts ; In a Toronto society thlrly young pe
pie were converted In one nlghl , while
loclety among the Indians has assisted
leading forty-six to Christ at one meeting.
The first address of the morning was th
of Rev. Knlghl Chaplin of London.
' , In honor of the speaker , the audience ro
and sang "God Save the Queen. " Secreta
Baer gave nollce lhal all Ihose interested
the formation of a World Christian E
deavor union were requested to meet
Mechanics' hall at 4 p. m. today Mr. Ba
also took occasion to pay a tribute to t :
press. The newspaper men. he said , we
doing more for the Christian Endeavor tin
any other eel of men.
Rev. Wayland Hoyt D , D , of Mlnneapo :
then pretenled the state banner for t
greatest proportionate Increase In thp numb
of local tocletles. While he was talking
held In hi ! hand Ihe banner , which U coi
pletely covered with Christian Endeavor rl
bens , representing all parti of the wor
where the coveted emblem lias been. Ted
he presented It to Asilnnabslue , In the t
northwest of British America. In behalf of
lhat company , Rev. W. A. Palterson of
Toronto accepted Iho banner In a graceful
slyle.
Mr. Richardson , president of Ihe West
Virginia union , In giving up the prize , said
his state was going to make an earnest ef
fort to recapture It In 1S90.
Rev. Otis A. A. Smith , D. D. . of Evans
vllle , Ind. , presented the cardinal principles
of Christian Endeavor from an American
point of view. The parliament on the loplc
"The Pledge Iho Backbone of Society. Its
necessity and Its Paramount Value , " was
then opened by O. W. Stewart of Eureka ,
HI. , and reports were received from various
states. Minnesota reported lhal 2:800 : Chris-
llan Endeavorers had kepi Ihe pledge by
bringing 1.000 lo Christ.
California hoped lo have 24,000 signers of
the pledge by 1S97.
Illinois reported that she was trying lo
clean oul Iho clly of Chicago.
The final address of Iho meeting by A. E.
Turner , D. I ) . , president at Lincoln univer
sity , Lincoln , 111. , followed. His subject
was , " 1 Ought ; Therefore , I Can. "
SEATS ALL TAKEN.
At Mechanics' building before 7 o'clock
tonight every scat in Iho Immense hall was
occupied with Christian Emlcavorcrs and
even before Musical Director Perry S. Fos
ter took his position both audience and
chorus began to sing Ihe Chrlsllan Endeavor
songs which are now becoming1 familiar even
lo otilslders. The singing continued with
out Intermission for nearly thrcc-quimrtcrs
of an hour. Rev. Samuel McNauglier , pas
tor of the Reformed Presbyterian church of
Boston , conducted the devotional exercises ,
which consisted of the responsive reading of
tie twenty-fourth Psalm , prayer and the
Inglng of Endeavor songs.
Before opening the regular program , Pros-
lent Clark , who presided , read a protusl
hlch had been sent lo the convention , dl-
ccled against the singing of denominational
ongs. The prolesl was dismissed with a
ew sincere and graceful remarks by Presi-
cut Clark.
Mr. Yong Kal of San Francisco , formerly
f Sacramento , and a member of Ihe Chinese
oclely of Chrlsllan Endeavor , was Inlro-
uccil. In a few feeling remarks , the speaker
rgcd the efforts of Christian Endeavorers
ic exerted In the broad fields of China la
onverl his countrymen.
President Clark then Introduced P. v. S. M.
Cenney of Syracuse , N. Y. , who spoke on the
enlor Mother Scclety of ChrlsUm Endeavor ,
vhlch ho said was Ihe auxiliary lo Ihe
unlor Endeavor society. Rev. Mr. K"ime > '
vas a pioneer In the movement for M.-j is-
abllshmonl of this society In 18S7 , and spoUe
arncstly for the furtherance > if ij.io work ,
'he object of the Young People' * Society ol
Mirlntlan Endeavor , he ssaul wts u fiM t'e
heepllngs , lhat of the Jun' > r I ) fotd the
ambs , that of the senior soo'cty ' to feed the
unlors.
TENT ENDEAVOR PROCEEDINGS.
At Tent Endeavor the crowds were largci
han yesterday , the sides of the tcnl boliif
ooped up to allow 3,000 unable to obtalr
admittance to participate in tlio service
Pho chorus had been augmented , and with
ho Endeavorers who gathered early , sang
lymns until the meeting opened.
Rev. Howard B. Grose of Chicago presldei'
and. George K. Somerby of Boston led tht
chorus. A praise and prayer service opcnci
he meellng at 9:30 : , led by Rev. W. H
i'ennell of Washington , D. C. Ten Ihousani
voices joined In repeating the Lard's prayer
jeorgo B. Graff of Boston read the Informa
lion committee's report , -which discussed tin
wonderful advance of Ihe Endeavor work
v. J. F , Cowan of Plltsburg , Pa. , conductet
ono of the most Inlcrestlng parts of the serv
ce , the presentation of junior state banners
ono for Ihe grealest absolute gain In thi
number of societies , the other for greates
proportionate gain. Pennsylvania recelvci
: ho first banner and Asslnabotno , Domlnloi
of Canada , the second. Rev. Dr. McCreary
president of Ihc Pennsylvania association , ac
Ceptcd for his state.
The opsn debate was upon the topics , "Tin
Ue-irt of the Society. " "The Consecratloi
Meeting. How to Make th ? Most of It. " J
W. Field of Chicago conducted the serv
ces. Rev. S. O. Mears of Cleveland con
lucUd the report from denomlnallonal meel
ngs. Th" speakers , limited to two niln
tiles , w re : Methodist Episcopal Churcl
South , Methodist of Canada ( jolnl rilly )
Rev. William E. McMuIlln. Philadelphia
Methodist Protestanl. C. M. Strayer , Haiti
nore ; Moravian. Rev. A. D. Bsatcr , Winston
N. C. ; Presbyterian , Rev. G. B. Stewart
Mew York ; Reformed Church In America
rtev. 1. W. Cowen , New Durham , N. J.
Reformed Church In America , Rev. H. T
Spangler , Collegevllle , Pa. ; Reformed Epls
copal , Bishop S. Fallows , Chicago ; Reformei
[ 'resbyterlan. Rev. S. McNaughter , Boslon
Southern Presbylerlan , Prof. J. T. Howe
Lexington , Va. ; Unlled Brelhren , Rev. H
F. Shupe , Daylon , 0. ; Unlled Evangelical
Prof. O. L. Jacobs , York , Pa. ; Unlled Pres
bylerlan , R ° v. R. M. Russell , Plltsburg.
Rev. S. P. Rose of Monlreal Ihen spoken
on "The Cardinal Principles of Chrlsllai
Endeavor , " and at noon the meeting ad
journtd.
Ten thousand dclegales attended the even
Ing meeting In Tent Endeavor , and al leas
2,000 were kepi outside by the Incapacity o
the inclosure. Songs of praise were th
fealuro of Ihe half hour preceding Iho open
' .ng of HIP service , al which Trustee R. Dill
D. D. , of San Francisco , presided. George
Stcbblns of Brooklyn led the song service.
The presentation of Ihe banner lo the loca
unions showing the best work for prornotln
Christian Endeavor fellowship , was made t
the Philadelphia union. The same honor fcl
to that union last year , Ihe banner bavin
been awarded Ihem ut Ihe Cleveland con
venlion. The banner was presenled b
Rev. S. W. Sherwood of Rondoul , N. Y
and was accepted by Rev. Wellington Ii
Lowtes of Philadelphia , who feelingly prom
Ised thai Ihe soclely would oonllnuo ll > el
efforls lo relaln , Iho distinction atlnlne
by Ihem in the last two years.
These exercises were followed by on ad
dress by Rev. K. E. Love , Jr. , of Uochestei
N' . Y. , on "Tho Christian Home liurruii , a
Exemplified by the Work In Syracuse. "
TENT WILLISTON'S WAY.
The meting In Tent Wlllltson opened wit
President Francis E. Clark of Boston In th
chair. Following the prayer services , flv
minutes was devoted to hearing A. R. Wclli
reporl of the work of the Informallon com
rnlltee during the past week.
Chairman Clark Introduced as the nex
speaker Rev. W. J. T. Closs of Sydney. Aus
tralla , who said : "We have 1CO.OOO Chrlstla
Endeavors In Australia , and please God w
are growing every day. With God's blessln
I extsnd the greeting of the Australian unlo
to you. " He urged the Endeavorers to prosi
cute a systematic plan whereby Ihey ca
please God and help Ihelr fellow men I
follow a good Christian life. '
President Clark suggested lhal the ladle
remove their hats and bonnets , saying ttu
Ibis would better enable them to stand tli
heat ot the tent. Hals were Immediately n
moved , amid applause.
President Clark then called for reporl
from Ihe delegates of denominational rnce
Ings and the speakers were allowed two mlr
utes each on Ihe platform. They were : A
rlcan Methodist Episcopal and African Met !
odlst Episcopal /Ion ( joint rally ) , Rev. I
Hay wad , Stilt , Philadelphia ; Advent Chrli
tlan , Rev. A. C. Johnson , Lynn ; Baplls
Rev. H. C. Vedder. Chester , Va. ; Canadla
Presbyterian , Rev. W. R. Crulkshank , Moi
treal ; Chrislian , Rev. G. W. Morrow. Wei
Randolph , Vt. ; Church of God , J. W. Macke ;
Harrlsburg , Pa. ; Congregational , H. V
Strong , Detroit ; Cumberland Presbylerla
Rev. R. W. Lewis , Meridian , Miss. ; Dlsclpli
of Christ. Rev. A. B. Phllpull , D. D. . Phi
adelphla ; Free Baptlsl , Rev. O. 3. Trace
Somerkorlh , N. H. ; Friends. W. M. Be !
Milton , N. Y. ; German societies , C. E. Wit
wur , Buffalo ; Lutheran , Rev. W. 8. Illnna
Columbia , Pa. ; Mehnonlte , Rev. A. B. Shell
Bally , Pa.
Rev. John Pollock of Glasgow , Scotlan
was Introduced , and the greeting ejctendi
In behalf of the eoclety In hli counlry Ufe
low workers throughout ( he world cllclli
cheers and applause. .
Rev. F. E. Hamilton of Newtonvlllo tin
presenled the banner for the grealest ga
in the number of societies to the Re
Knight Chaplain of London , England , repr
sentatlvo of Ihe Engliiili society. The opi
parliament which followed dlicuiced "Tl
Feet and Hands of the Society How Th
Are Employed. " Rev. J , A. Rondlhaler co
dueled the .parliament and representatlv
of a dozen elates participated.
Adjournment followed at noon.
SEVERAL TOWNS BURNED OUT
Forest Tires in Michigan Are Again Assum
ing Alarming Proportions ,
MUCH VALUABLE TIMBER CONSUMED
llnlm llnvn Chocked tlio rinmca In Seine
Sertlnn * Whllu In Other * They Are llnrn-
ItiK Unchecked Uroiinil Very Ury
In Mott I'liices.
DETROIT , July 12. The telegraph com
panies report communication cut oft la
Traverse Clly , Charlevolx and olher polnls In
lhat region. Trains on all roads In lhal vl-
clnlly arc badly delayed and In some cases
are cut off. Nothing has been received hero
In response to Inquiries sent to Thompson-
vllle , where most of the residents of Bcnzlo
county who yesterday lost their homes by
tire had taken rcfugo.
The town of Clcary Is also reportcJ de
stroyed. Forest fires are raging along the
line of the Grand Rapids & Indian railroad
In Wexford , Calkaska and Antrim counlles ,
bul a light shower In Mechanic Clly and vl-
clnlly lasl night Is thought lo have averted
serious danger In that section. Odcrm , In
Emmctl county , was also reported In danger
from fire , and at Mill Creek considerable tim
ber was destroyed.
There are oxlenslvo fires In Clmrlovolx
county and heavy damage Is already reported.
Slight rains In Pcloskey are checking flrc
somewhat.
PBTOSKBY. Mich. , July 12. Foresl fires
liavo burned up lo ( lie village of Brulus on
the Grand Rapids & Indiana railway , north of
here , but the village was saved. There has
ben heavy loss to crops and standing Umber ,
bul rains have now checked Ihe fires. The
summer resort , Odcn , and Iho village of Conway -
way , on Crooked lake , and Iho hamlets ot
Carpenlcr and Bay Shore , a few miles west
of Peloskey , were In great danger. At Car
penter , several buildings caught fire from
sparks , bul by the most strenuous efforts or
men , women and children , Ihe mill , lumber
yards and town were paved.
TRAVERSE CITY. Mich. , July 12. Fierce
and damaging fires still rage near Thornpson-
vllle , Frankfort and around Wallln. South ot
Frankfort farm buildings nnd valuable Umber
are being destroyed. Around Traverse City
the forests are ablaze near Soleon and Cedar
and every man Is out fighting the flames lo
ircvcnl their communicating with the farm
ulldlngs and mills. There Is a jail of'dark
moke shrouding this locality. Between hero
nil Thompsonvlllo much valuable timber U
icing destroyed , but there Is no danger ot
mmcdlato damage to buildings. Thousands
f cords of hemlock and posts liavo been
urned.
MUSKEGON , Mich. , July 12. Wllhln a
nllo and a half of North Muskegon Iho
orest fires liavo cut out a burned district
six by seven miles , In which Ihey liavo been
blazing since Sunday. In Iho center of Iho
dlslrlcl , on Ihe edge of Iho great cedar
swamp. Elands Ihe Van Zant saw mill , with
ts slock of logs and lumber , which scores of
farmers are flghllng to save. Unless rain
comes It Is gone. The ground Is dry and tha
Ire seems to burn Iho very soil. Thousands
of acres of wood land In Lakelon , Frultland
and Dalton townships have been burned over.
Mo rain has fallen this year sufficient to
lampcn Ihe eartli an inch.
.ott r Sent to a trrlnml Homo Tlmo
Mnihi i'ulillo.
ATLANTA , Ga. , July 12. The Journal
Ihls afternoon prints a letter written over
four years ago by President Cleveland to-
John Temple Graves of Georgia , the dis
tinguished southern orator , on receipt of an
nvllatlon lo Mr. Graves' then approaching ;
marriage. Mr. Graves had , by reason ot
public and private association , become closely
acquainted with Mr. Cleveland , and enjoyed
ils friendship and esteem In a gratifying
degree. When Ihe wedding cards were sent
lo the then ex-president Mr. Graves accom
panied them with a letter , In which he paid
tribute to Ihe beauly and tenderness of the
president's own domestic life , and the In-
luence of Ihls high testimonial on domestic
life for the people. The answer cam
l > romplly In Ihe exquisite letter which fol
lows :
NKW YORK , July 20 , 1890. John Temple
Graves , Homo , C3a. : Wo received the curd ,
of Invitation to your wedding u day or two
ago , nml I nm glad that your letter , re-
I'clvud only a few hours ago , justifies me , on
behalf of rny dear wife and myself , to do
morn than foimnlly notice the occasion.
And , first of nil , lut mo assure you now
how much wo npprcclalc the kind and
touching ventlmenl you convey lo us in our
married state. AH I look back upon the
years that have pnsecd since God In His
Infinite Koodnesn bestowed upon mo the best
of all gifts a loving and aftectloniile wife
all else , honor , tlio op | > orUmlty of usefulness
and Ihe esteem of my fellow countrymen ,
are subordinated In every at-plnition of
gratitude and tlmnkfulm.'fw. You are not
wrong , lliercforo , when you claim , In the
atmosphere of fast coining bllH.s which
now surrounds you , klnxhip with one who
cun tesllfy with unrpttcrvcd tenderness to
the sancllflcallon wnifn comet ) to man when
heaven's directed love leads Ibo way lo
marriage. Since thlu tender theme has
made us kinsmen , lol me wlxh for you and
Iho dear one who Is lo make your Ufa
doubly dear lo you ull the joy nnd happi
ness vouchsafed to man.
You will , I know , apprei'lalo Dial our
kind wishes can reach no grealer sincerity
ami force than when my wife Joins\mo In
the fervent desire that you and your brldo
may enter upon and enjoy the Kiimo felicity
which IUIB made our married llfo "one grand
sweet song. " Yours truly ,
GUOVKIl CLEVELAND.
A year or so ago Mr , Graves requested ot
the president permission to publish the teller
for Iho sake of Us Influence on UK ; home life
of Iho people , and Mr. Cleveland promptly
replied that although the wording ot tha
letter had passed from bin recollection he
would for this purpose freely submit to tha
delicacy and discretion of his friend. The
recent Interesting domestic event at Gray
Gables Induced Mr. Graves lo consent to the
publication of the letter.
I.\ A I.111K1 , SUIT
Interesting Mutter llrought Out In the
hllllwrll C'ntu.
HANNIBAL , Mo , . July 12. The taking ot
depositions In Ihe Dr. Hearne libel suit
against the Ban Francisco Chronicle , Involv
ing Incidents connected with the murder ot
Amos J. Sllllwell In 1888 , was resumed loday.
R. II. Sllllwell , son of Ihe murdered man ,
who gavor his direct testimony yesterday , was
cross-examined loday. The wllneus wait
asked how he came fnfo possession of the In
formation about Ihe Intimacy of Dr. Hcarna
and Mrs. Btlllwell. After some hesitation ha
answered : "Part of the Information was
gained from S. T. Raymond , part from Mrs ,
John Haywood , and part probably from W. A ,
MunRer. "
"What did C. T. Haywood tell you ? "
"He told me substantially about all that I
lold you yesterday. "
Mr * . Ftercniiin Nrrlounly III ,
BI/OOMINGTON. III. . July 12.-Tho wlfa
of Vice Prcsldonl Stevenson was taken cud-
dcnly HI last tilth t and two physicians spent
several hourp with her. Hho In much better
this evening , but U rmtinu under the Influ
ence of cplntfs , The exact nature ot her
ailment In not known.
( Jill II , lluzter Urnil.
KANSAS CITY , July 12. Old H. Baxter ,
traveling pasiciiKtr agent for Ihe Burlington
ra Iroadi UicJ here thu evenlne.