- - ' S , . a . . - , . THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. . , " ' , , I' .1 / . . , "j - . . I JI ] ESTAJLISJEED TUNE : :19 : , 1871. OMAhA , TUESDAY MOitNING , Sl p'J'Erjmu , . ' ' . ' ' . ' , SEPTBM.BEU 10 1 1S95. ! INGr'E OOl'Y FIVE J < lNN'l'S. t _ : _ - - - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . - _ _ _ _ u _ ' . "ci , ANOTHER IASSACRE \ REPORT . . .J. - rive Armenian Villages Said to Have Been Completely Sacked 4 . ' - SCENES AT SASSOUN WERE REPEATED l'lot UC\'lIh..1 . to ! ! llIu htcr1 thc CIIIIMIIIIIM Iii thc " : "lt thc l'orh ! A'c"lh' to the Uc . Jlll" " of thc 1'\'cI' " LONDON , Sept. 9.-A dispatch to the Daily News from Kars , Armenia , uys the entire dhtrlct of Kencks Is surrounded by c 'urklsh troops , dlspatche,1 by Zekkl Pasha , undtr the plea of arresting Armenian revolu- tionista. 'ho vlUages ! of Carnl , Tierugogner 'fortan , 10roput and Iarlg al'e reported to b completely sacked and } the population , aggre- gating [ ; OOO people , were foully 'Ialt with. The men wee tortured and the women and chlilrel ) were assaulted. The four monas- tules of Auakwauk , Sourp'op , Thervoroth- choga and Soupphagol were sacked and the altars and Images were ( destro'ed. The ex- ctement and alarm are universal. Authentic Informaton from louBh I to - the erect that an anth.Chrlstlan socIety of Turkish ofcials has been formed there nut ! at lUs With the avowed Intention to slaughter the Chritans In the event of tie accelltanca by the Porte of the scheme of rEorms pre- /ented by the powers. J Is declared that Consul Hampson Is the fut victim. UUUUS 'IVUI.n l.tOSNI , \ . Inhlhltlut. ut th , ' SI..UII UI.trlct J'lr A 11(1 * her . 11'"r" , NEW YORK , Sept. 9.-l'errant M. Clretchjlan , secretary of the ArmenIan Relief association , has given the following ti ' the press , taken from a direct communlc- lon from the valley of Ioush , being an extract - r tract from a private letter dated August , not written for publcaton : "The remnant ot the people from the Sassoun region have returned to their villages. They are rebuilding - building the ruins , but the government Is raising obstacles , so theIr buidings may b. retarded. The has let retardel. government lose the Bakransl ICurds over the his of Sas- soun. Our people who have returned to their ruined vlags are In terror. Kurls who are I frlenlly with Our villages have sent us I word saying : "For the love of God once and fee that you may save your lIves. The go- ernment has brought the Balransl Kurds for the purpose of utHly extermlnatn ; what Is left or your Ileople. ' This has thrown the people Into great anuhh. Last year they bad some arms with which to defenll themselvea. This year they have not the means of protection and are In ( utter extremity of miser ) ' . Wo see no hope of asslstanc ? from God or nan. " This wi help to explain ! also the meanIng 'I of a dispatch to the London Daily Tele- .t graph to the effect that the horrors of the ! lesent famine around , the . region of tha recent massacre arc aggravated by the fact that peasants of a portion or the Sassoun district , not havIng enough land to rls wheat sUlclent for their sustenance , were In the habit or purchasIng the remainder from Darbeklr , In exchange for fruit and other products. But now with the hostIle Kudish trlbo that were the leaders of the massacre last year Infesting the country the Armenians dare not \ntue out or their villages for fear of being attacked. , S'I'OI'-'EU j , Ihi hhI.IS - I'ltM LNTIII ING. Oh1e ( -ls In . tsIzihiiir Hllillcr the - ' % ' 1'1. ot I Issluiiztrles. ' ' .t 1..I.nll'h'N. th"1 CONST A1TJNOlLE. Sept. . -The TurkIsh authorities at various p'orta or Asia MInor , i notably at Beyrout Rll Sassoun , are agaIn subjectIng packages sent by the AmerIcan 1blo home nf thIs cIty for the missionary staten to fresh examinatIons and delays at the port of arrival , notwithstanding the fact tat al paclcnes are carefully examIned hy the customs authorIties at Constantinople ! and duly sealed by that body. so that a second examInatIon at the port of landIng becomes quIte ( unnecessary. Not only are such cases of frequent occurrence , but the customs author- ies at Be'rout have stopped a consignment c ,000 bibles and other books duly author- Izell to cIrculate In the Ottoman empire ! , on thc pretext that .ach book has to bear the Itlm1 ! ) or the ministry or public instructIon , "lis beIng quIte contrary to the convention exIstIng on the subject between the UnIted States and the Porte. Mr Terrcl , the AmerIcan - lean mInIster has addressed 1 note to the } I'orte protestIng agaInst the violatIon of t'IO conventIon , and demanding the release the consIgnment In question. CA LIE U 1'l' 11'1'Tgl 'I DM Oil I ES. JI".Orlc . Feint of ChUIN Cnmllh1 unll Mi'Ioiiilt ieviveI. EDINBURGh , Sept. 9.-Lord Archibald Campbell and his highland pipers marche through Oencoe tonIght playing a dlrgr , Lori ArchIbald devised this project as an expiatIon for the hIstorical : massacre of Glen- coe by the Campbells. Ills project , however , was not accepte,1 by the Inhabitants or the glt : In tile fplrlt In which I was Intended and 1 the decemhnts or the maucred can : gave his lordshIp notce that I he or any others belonging to the clan who murdered the r ancestors shoull attempt a demon.tra- ton they would send round the fu ) ' cross ! and break their heads. Lord Archibald , however. determined to PUt throurh hIs pro- ject and askeJ fet police poectIon. : I was feared , that the proposed demonstratIon would revive the ohl ! feud behnel the clans , but the march through the glen was Iccomp'hhed tonight wIthout dlsonler. The McDonalds gave no sign of approval , but they made no hostIle demoustr.itlons. Illnii's the ( 'l&IiiestOfhlehiths. . MMOItE'S HILL , Intl. , Sept. 9-Letcr receIved - ceIved hero from Methodist missionaries In ChIna give full particulars 0 fhc Ku ChCng mabacro of last month. A supplement or the Celestial Empire contains accounts of In- dlgnalon meetIngs at Hong Kong and Shang t bal. ltov. J. It. Hykes , a leading mhsonny ! , condemns the inactivIty or the ChInese olclals and lays at theIr doors the rosponsl- bltes for the recent rIots and murdor. Ho claims that the very mon who Ins1g'tell the rIots were afterward made royal commlsson- ! ers to Invosl&ato them. 1.1..tlh. " the 1'11'1. lumh 'Fhirosver 1AIS , Sept. U.-The Liberte thIs after- noon says that the IdentIty of the mlcr ant who aten1tt to explode a bomb In the Ytlbule or the LtothschIId' banking house on Thurhday has been dIeceverd. He was for- merly In the employ or the Norther nalway company and belongs to an honorable famly. : lie Is t profened anarcillst acocrdng ! to the Llb rte. but was actuated ty motives or per- sonal revenge In Ills attempt tl destroy the Hothschild bank for hIs dismizal Uothschld 11smlual from the Northern railroad's emlloy. Sh'll'I C Unh'N to Ito . \lh'lnc.1. LODON , Sevt. D.-The manager of the Cunard SteamshIp company has Inronnt the AuclatJ Pl'cn representative hero that no- gotatons wih contnent1 steamship lInes will be concluded wihIn 1 few days for the reulatlon ' of the contInental anti Icandlna- vl:1 steerage traflle. When the pendIng aI- rlng"mlt hal hero been concluded steerage - age rates wl be adVnced. StCllNhll1 Rates " 'II le i .t4lYfltlCCiI. lHblLIN Sept. . -An agreement has ben entered lute between Oer.an and Drltsh Bteamsbl companies , under which therG vIil r. be I conlldeable $ advance In rrelght anti " luunger rates to America. The Igreement will go Into elect October 1. I 5tits,1nrd 01 Ollcrnfhlg In UnaNII. ST. I'ETEnSmmG , Sepl. ih.An agent of the Standard Oil company has arrIved at Daku where ho baa purchaed 1 13rgl 1UI- : tly of petroleum. lie baa also vnrcu.eJ ! there 8GQOcQO pund of crude uaptha. j , } ' , " , J . InIIIll 1.'I I IIC lUXS IIIGII. I'rt'Mt . \ n"l.t - I..h.llJ ; : ; ; thc 1'11111 " itticlu t. IcIle ( . CITY OF MEXICO , Sept. 9.-lons. varadl , representing the VatIcan , 19 shortly expected here , but the liberal press Is bIt- tony opposed to his being officIally receIved by the government , a It would be a recognition - nlton or the Cathelc church , against which there It a biter feeling here among the radical members of the liberal pat ) . , on ac- count of the attack on the publIc school S'S- tem hy the Ilrlests. All the property of MeManus & Sons or Chihuahua , formerly one or the wealthIest famIlies In northern Mexico , Is to be sold. I Inchules houses , haciendas and lots In this city. I 1. ! probable that the Bank of London and Mexico will buy the entire estate. The McManuses are well known In the United States. At the Sunday bull fight In lachnCe bulls of Inferior qualIty were Introduced by the management and as they showed little spirit the audIence composed In Part or Englsh and miners , became infuriated and began to tear UI the ring and assault the police with chairs. The assault was finally quieted. The papers are attacking the parochial schools , insIstIng that children are educated In antI-lIberal Ideas 'and the schools are consequently - sequenty an obstacle to the progress or the nation. There I certaL to be a tremendous excitement raIsed by the war now going on between the Catholics and liberals on the school system. Liberal } papers urge that there wi be no COmllrlmlse ( wIth Home. President DIaz Is taking deep personl In- teres In the movement for the bnpro\'ement or the breed of horses and , also In the move- meat to promote the popularization of the science of hortIculture. A numb of American residents want the missIonaries tt abandon the plan to cIrculate the daIly paper during the coronaton of the Virgin o Guadeloupe fetes attackIng the popular Catholic belIef. There Is much excItement In" clerical circles over what they term the Amerlc:1 : Lnterference In the great national religIous celebrations. I Is feared tIllS acton .on the part of the missionarIes wIll revIve the rapIdly dyIng oul prejudice against Americans. flUIUU'HAN g l'flitOiIS 'l'OGI'I'hIEIt. ; 1IOI'I I.rloitS TOWI'II I. i Rulers lt ( ernuiiiynniI . \u..rll h..t . \mlcnl ! nl St .tll , STETTN , liept. -Emperor William left the palace at [ o'clock this morning to wit- ness tht army manoeuvers. Prince Et 1 Frederick , second son of Em- peror WIlliam , met Emperor Frncis Joseph of Austrla.Hungary upon his arrIval at Pots- dam and drove with him to the new palace . where the emperor WS entertained at luncheon by Empress Augusta VictorIa. The emperor of Austria then proceeded to Stet tn. Emperor William was at tH Saxony st.l- I ton to welcome Emperor Francis Joseph I upon his arrIval there. An Imposing guard I of honor , Including a deputatIon from the I AustrIan emperor's German regiment , attended - . tended Etnperor WIllIam to the statIon. After greetIngs had been exchanged the Imperial party inspected the guard of honor. They then throve back to the city. The thor- ouhfarc through which they passed were densely crowded null troops lIned the streets. The two emperors were greetell with vocler- cus cheers Its they passed along the line. A dinner was given at the caste at ( o'clock this evening In honor of the provincial alithoritles. At a banquEt thIs evenIng Emperor J'ranch Joseph Eat at the rght : or the king of Slxony nt thA left of Emperor Wililam. The guests Included the count or Turin , the princess or Turin Prince Leopold of BavarIa . PrInce Albrecht of Prussia and : lxlmlan or Daden , Ge.netlon I'uttkamcr. General von ! chlen- dorf and Lord , noberts. After the banquet the emperor and empress drove to Dolwerk for an excursIon on the Oder. The banks of the rIver WE.re iuminated and elaborate fr ' works were set or at different ponts : , whlb thousands of spectators 10Jlted on. I'BUOI 'I'h1ANIS TilE " 1 T1ItAXS. IIIIO..lhlc tu I'erstiiizihlAiissver Al ut the 1\111 Greetings . BERLIN , Sept. 9.-Tho nelchs Anzelger publIshes the followIng rescrIpt of the om- peror's words to Chancelor ! yon Hohtnloho : "During the celebration of the twent.fth annIversary of the victorIes of lSiO many thoutands of participants In the festIvities fent 10) al greetings from every quarter of Germany and from dIstant parts of the world. Much to my regret It Is impossIble for mete to reply separately to these manIfestations or patriotism. I wish , however . to express my imperial : thanks to all cJncered , erpclaly to the veterans who joyfully threw their lives Into the c3Ies. and to let them know how slncereJy pleased ! I was at ther : coultOS remembranco. I fills mo with satisfaction to Leo with what enthusiasm the Gtrm1n people celebrated the regeneratIon or the em- plt'o and how It again brought to all minds for what marvelous achievements ! the vIsIble aid or God , wo have to thank the wise gUdRnce ! of the aged hero William the Great , his illustrious allIes and his eminent coun- selors , hIs tried generals and his bravo troops. Countless monuments to the emperor and our warriors te.tfy to thc piety and gratitude or oar time and remind us a111 distant - hint people of the blooJy seed from which has our nevl ' unIted fatherland. " sprung newly unlrd fatherlnd. Tt'gtdhter Jh'r'hlnt. In 'rl'onhlt' . MONTREAL Sept. 9.-The Frank Mosely company , leather merchants and tanners one of the largest firms of the kind In Canada , Is In financial dIfficulties , and a lIe- mend of assignment has ben made. The m3te. liabIlItIes are said to be In the vicinity of $300,000 , while I Is understood the assets wIll make a poor showing. H"I"lhere.1 I'vi lice 11.llrcl. . LONDON , Scpt. 9.-A BerlIn dispatch to the Standard says that In memory of Prince flisinarck's utterance : "I earned my dlpo- ! rustic spurs at Erfut , " a number ot Errut admIrer have sent 1 feral piece In the s'lapo of gIgantic spurs to he prince Chsnk.i't 11 'I"'I.lnJ In Itus.lit . LONDON , Sept 9.-An Odessa dispatch tD the Daily News says there has been an increase of cholera at Volkma and that 250 deaths are occurring daIly In the government or Podorla. Erzeroum Is also seriously Infected. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , " 'II . ih here tn iiitt'i'iiitltiitI I.IL" ' . MADRII ) . Sept. 9.-In an IntervIew In the Herald , 51g. Castio states that the government - ernment1 strictly conform to international law In the Alanca alalr , 10 says that : : : s,00o addItIonal troops will be sent to Cuba. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Ahlc to . \lcnll tn Ills IutleH. LONDON , Sept. 9.-lion. Ceci Rhodes , prime minister of Cape Cclony , although suffering - fering wIth influenza , Is able to attend to hIs olclal duties. 1)t' IC'ii tti'.I' , . \lllllltlcnt Conlrmcll I1OME , Sept. ! . -'he pope has approved the nomination of nev. Dr. Kennedy to be rector or the American . college at Home. 11\11..t : 0 'I'rouhle lt Itoseistail ' . WASINGTON , Sept. 9.-The Indian olco hal received no intimatIon of trouble at the Rosebud Sioux agency. Recently the agents there were Instructed to reduce the lrlces laid for haulns supplies , etc. , 10 a fair price , I being held that they were about three lImes as hIgh as th'y should b ! . I the Indians did not care to do the work at the lower I figure , the agents were Instructed to con- trct with white men for it. hollow horn fleer , who L Ito leader of the malcontents , t well known a. an agItator. It b said ho always cools down soon and no real trouble Is anticipated . - - I'lt Crove Stlr..1 . for MIsotrI. CINCINNATI 0. . Sept. 9.-I'atrlck Crowo was surrendered today br the authorities upon a requisition from the "o\'ornor of MIssourI . Io was identified } al the Ilrlsoner who ea- called from jdJ at St. Joseph , Mo. , where he had been lllac'd for traIn robbery. The rh rll of that county started for Missouri with the rlaoner. l'rowe made ne defense br aus hi3 telpgram to hll friends brought hIt ) reei.e'er. ! , GHEETED ) ThEiR COIIk1llER Advent of General Lawler the First Event of the Encampment RAILROADS ARE TAXED THEIR UTMOST iI'legstIeISN . \rrh'llJ Arc Met nt the 1"III.N h" 1"C"lllln COlllh'c" 111 1 .corh'l to 'l'lu.lr I ( lulr - h' rN-t I" ' " Ieeorntlng. LOUISVILLE , Sept. 9.-The twent-nlnth encampment of the Grand Army of the He- public was opened with a parade on the arrival - . . and staff rival of Commander.ln.Chlef Lmler stai at 7:30 : a. m. General Lawler and the Columbian - lumbian post of Chicago and other organiza- tons on thc escort special Ionon train were met at the union depot by members of the committees on invitation antI } reception In carrIages. The Kentucky National guard , local posts and other civIc organizations were formed on Broadway , awaIting the arrival of the specIal train whIch was on time to the satisfaction of the multitudes assembled along the lIne of march from the unIon depot on Broadway , Third and Main streets , to the Gait IlOUte In the first carriage with Commanler.ln- , Chief Lawler were Colonel W. n. Kelly , editor of the Louisville CommercIal and commander or the Grand Army of the He- public , Department of Kentucky , and the chairmen of the invitatIon and receptIon com- lsiittecs. The Louisville legion was a feature of the parade. At the Gal house the heallquarter of the natIonal officers are beautifully decorated and elaborate arrangement were male for re- ceptons during the day. Willie the recepton or tIle commander-In- chief and his star was the most Imposing event or the day the receptions at the depots or Grand Army or the Republic lions and veterans arrIvIng In other groups were equal ) ' Interest1 ; . Special traIns arrived as fast as they could be handled In hID depots and the local escorts were kept busy From early morning and thrJrg ot te day dlum , corps were heard In all directions. as the veterans were being escorted to their respective - spectve headquarters on their arrival. neports from all the raIlroads indicate that . the roads are foil of extra trains. but the arrangements here are certainly equal to the entertainment of all that arc coming. COMING BY THOUSANDS. The railroads estimated that during last night anti , up till noon today they have car- ned OOOO people Into Loulvle. WIth the blocking system on all lines crosrlng the brIdges the trains are handled very rapidly and are unloaded at the most conventent places without entering the blockades at the dEpotS. . The railroads anticipate theIr rush wil be durIng the next twenty-four hours as most or the vIsitors will be here for the naval parade tomorrow morning. The big Grand Army of the Republic parade occurs on Wednesda moring , All the headquarters - quarters are open today and those of Minnesota - seta anti Colorado are very hospiable L the . contest for the location of the next enC3mp- ment at St. Paul or Denver. While thc In- I flux from northern states Is tremendous yet I , It does not surpass the tithe tram tile south. I All the railroads from southern states are running trains . as close together today al pea- sIble for safety , and their reports Indicate that the demand for passage wIll continue all nIght. The attendance or confederate vet- eran9 I very large and they arc actIve In helping the people of Louisville entertain the Yanltees. The decorations were thought to be corn- pletell last Saturday , but men , women and children are busy everywhere today putting out more flags. The city Is lIterally covered with folds or red white and blue. Com- ma11er-ln.Chlef IU1ly or the Sons of Vet- crane Is quartered wIth Commander L1wler , and , the Sons of Veterans will spend the week here enroute to Knoxville , as well as many who are enrouto to the meetIng or the Army of the Tennessee and the dedIcation or the monument at Chickamauga. The day Is pleasant ! - ant and everything on the opening day Is favorable for the most successful entertaIn- ment of the bays 1 blue by their brother3 In gra ) Probably the most Important business that wIll bo transacted at the present encampment will bE the joining of the Woman's Relief corps and tile Ladies of the Grand Army or the Republic In one ord r. WhIle I ha not been fully determined to do title It will bt recommended and the sentiment In its favor Is such that there Is hardly a doubt or the consummation - summation of the plan. The Women's Relief corps has expeded In the neighborhood of $ .000.000 In charitable purpol" . I works through all channels , while the other body , being confined In its labors to tins wives and . relatives of the veterans , Is necessarily lint- Ited. U the proposed plan Is carried out the work will be on a greater scale than has ever been known before. Union Jack and the pennant proudly waved over the city tonight. The flagship of the feet or the National AssociatIon of Naval Veterans was formally put In commission to- nlht. The vessels of the squadron were profusely - fusely decorated with fags and buntIng. They were equipPEd thus and surrendered to Helr Admiral Allen . commanllng the National as- socaton. by CaptaIn George Fritchner. Gov- ernor John Young Brown , Admiral Allan and others made addresses at the dog watch of the naval veterans tonight. TonIght campfires were held In New Albany and Jef- fereonvillo . as well as In Lonisvliie. ! ) while re- ceptons were tendered Commander Lawler Admiral Allen , Mrs. Logan , Mrs. Wallace and others. At Camp Call \el , where twelve state department3 and thousands r.f . unat- tachell veterans are quartered frEe In tents. there was singing and story telling and many very Informal campfires. The posts or many state departments are quartered In school houses 1111 other buildings about the city. The schools were dismIssed this week and all school buildings are used by the veter.ans . . The regimental reunions wi be held In the state healquarters , tomorrow The brigade and other reunions are assigned to various hotels , public offices anti lInus. DISTINGUIShED AHRV ALS. Governor McKinley or Ohio Is among the last or the governors who will arrIve. lie cannot : be helo till tomorrow night. Among the dlstngulshell ! visitors are Corporal Tan- ner S. D. Durnet , General R. A. AIer , De- troll ; Inspector General I'ond I.anslng. Mich. ; J. S. C. Blackburn.V. . G. Bradley , General S. D. Duekner. Colonel J. A , Buck- nor , Iaware : L A. Scott , W. Bundy , Cin- elnnat ; lion. J. A. Burrows , Kalamazoo Mich. ; General Ii. D. Carrington , General T. S. Carkson , Omaha ; C. M. Cay , White hall , Icy ; J. M. Coney , judge advocate for Mae- aachusetts T. Davis sachusets ; Captain Cunningham , Ualrsv1t. Pa. : W. 1. Derby. senIor com- mander , Massachusetts ; J. I. Dorsey , H. S. I Dudley , lemlngsburg : Dlshop Samuel Fel- , lows. ChIcago ; Hev. James p. I"oster. Geneva N. Y. : General J. D. Jordan. neynolds. Ga. : I , 11ev. ' 1' . H. hiaggerty St. Louis ; John M. liarkin General J. Warren lUcifer , Sprlng- field. 0. : J. Proctor Knot Lebanon Ky. ; Wilam LIndsay , Frankfort , Ky. ; John A. Logan , Chicago ; ex-Senator Manderon , Ne- br'ska ; Governor Claude Matthews of In- dIana ! , Janice Whicomb Hiey , Indianapolis : Adjutant Joseph " ' . Roberts , Warsaw . Ky ; General D. R. Sickles , New York ; General John It ! . Thayer Lincoln Neb. ; General J. G. Undewod , Chicago ; William ii. Upman , Madison WI5. ; nev T. D. Walter , ChIcago : Colon 1 3 ! . D. Wickerham , Mobile. The following II a copy of the invitatIon sent to numbers of the confederate association - ton : ONFEDEn VETERANS INVITED. "Dcr Sir : At a meetIng of the commIttee on camp INS hold at hcadquaers : on FrIday - day evening , September ( , the under gned were appontel ! a special committee to eeteid : I an invitation to your society to ttenl al lisa camp fro exercises to b hell In thll city lurIng the ennlngl of the Ith , lth and 13th inst. at MusIc hI , Phoenix and Natonll park. Theo exercises , we belIeve , wU Interest - terest and entertin 'ou. As union .oldlerl , who did their humble pat In the great trug- ! gle of the late wu , wo corlly : and earnestly . - Invite you to be present. So Come anti let I shake your hand and as far ns poulblo IntN- duce you to your northtn brethren , who wIll joIn us In bidding you I hearty welcome Your confederate button Will tntte , , you to recognItIon and a place around our cmtnpflrcs. " The ladles have been bliby ! all 11ay at the headquarters of the Women' n'lof : corps arranging - ranging for the rtepton or Irs. John A. Loan , who arrived tonight. The colored veterans are being treated with esreclal coslderat , In contradictIon of the report about the color line being drawn here. Go"e , ? nor J. Y. Brown and other state ofl- dais came over from Frankfort to assist In welcoming the vtO ! After holding all day re eptonl General Lwler and tr at G p. m. dined with Colonel lb. S. Cohn , anti at 8 p. m. were formally presented to lrerilent Sherle.y . of the citizens' committee. Hansom post of St Louis and the Olnc'nnat post ser- enaled the party at the Sherley mansion , where a brilliant social event was In progresS. S lECgn'gU ' 1IU l'OI'I'S hiI.HSSING . Actln lt u 1)1 , , 1'lrl. Jh'llll.t i Iii Ister , ises , ' . JIII.I'r JII. . I Stitiit CHICAGO , Sept. ! . - Thereas ! great ex- citement In ' ark Iethodlst ciement Hyde , circles last night over the report that He , ' . Herbert G. Leonard , pastor or the leading church In that Chicago suburb , had yesterday afternoon received - ceIved the papal blesrlng from Igr. Satoill. I Is said the ablegate blessed 11ev. Leonard In the name of the pope at a function at the Convent of the Sacred Heart , to which the MethodIst minister had ben invited. The fact that the blessing had been bestowed became Public through a woman who was present She told the tory to a local paper Mr. I.eonarl later admitted It was true he had receIved the blessing anll that he was proud of it. Asked when ho Intended to leave the Methodist Episcopal church to embrace - brace Catholcsm he saId ho would rather not talk on that .ubject. Later N.V. . Harris , Anrew Fowler and Paul Cornell , deacons 1. the Hyde Park church , were Informed of what had taken place and they lost no time In calling upon theIr pastor and demanding an explanation. I was a decIdedly stormy Interview and He , ' . Leonard did not know which way to turn to escape the cross fire of scathIng questions that were hurled at him from all directions. IlLs frt excuse was that It was all a joke. lie said he had never been interviewed , by a newspaper man and hardly knew what he 6a1l. Then tins reporter was called In and asked to produce his notes of questions and answers. After these had been read Rev. Leonard told the three trustees t that he had gone to the convent wih a Miss Garrison , a former member of the Catholic church out of pure ctirioity to see a great man , and that Mgr. Satol had blessed the entire congregatIon - gregatIon . of which he was a member. I L said that the trustes or the hyde Park church wi institute a thorough luvestlga- tc : ' . CIADI JUMI'lhstS GId'V A SUItI'ILISE. Allclu' & ' \'hlh' lt Jr"lkfl.t gun ! 'rwn lt 'I'hit'Ir Xumllr ICthIi.l : . LOS ANGELES , Cal. . Sept 9.-Informa- ton has just been received here of a terrible fight 1 : Nye county , Nevada , between miners and despradoes which ' resulted In the In- stant Idling of two of the latter and the probable fatal shooting ' of a 'third. ' Their names are Phil oote , a gambler ; Check ! : Longstreet , a half.bre . both killed and another halibreed wboRe name Is unlmown , was badly wounded. Orge and Bob Montgomery - gomery and their friends did the ihotng , The tragedy Is the result of an attempt to jump a claim belongIng to the MontgomerYI. John MeArthur , who alto claimed the mine , employed Phil I.'oote , 11y 10)'er , Check I.ongstret and alx others well armed , to guard his Interests Whl. seated at breakfast - fast a crowd of men headed by tontgomery boys surprised them. and poured a volley Into the crowd before thcy could reach their weapon8 0\ escape Footo and LongHror were killed and one of tie halfbreeds ae- , rlously wounded. Meyer succeeded In getting ama ) ' . A IQ3W ) of dcputes has gone t J the , district , and further trouble Is expected. I , . a- LAWLESS \c'rS IS AL.tSICA. .1 Ih'A'11 Suhlt " 'hII. ) ' tile Cause of Xum"I'ou" hl'lh'r , . SEATTLE Wash. , So pt. 9.-Ad'lces from Ala lt by steamer Wlapa. whIch arrive l In port last evening ; state that the Chlkoot I and Chlkat Indians engaged In a free fight i near Dyes reemty , durIng which two In- dians were shot dead and a squaw badly wounded. The cause or the bloody affray was whisky and It Is feared that more bloodshed will follow owing to the la\les and warlike nature or the Chilicats. In an editorial the Alaska News says that the contInued state or lawicaslieni In the nelgbbOrhood of the Chlt3t and Chltoot villages houll receive attention from the federal authorities. Scarcely a canoe lands at Chlkat but "bat has whIsky aboard BritIsh Columbia Indians come from Port Simpson and with perfect Impunity trade their Hudson Day blankets and Hudson Bay rum for rurs. The white r sldent' should have some protectIon anl are loud , In their demands for a local deputy mnareimal a- Amateur Ghosts COUl to Grief . lASSILLON , 0. , Sept. 9-For some time past the residents of Prospect street have bemt annoyed by what tht superstitious people called I ghost. Last nIght Frank Webb and William Conrad wishing to ha\e some sport , dressed themselves to represent the host. Henry Ryder , on hIs way hem . SW the pair , amid thinking It was the much.talked-of ghost , fred at them. Webb received , a feRh wound In lIsa arm and Conrad got a bal In his heel Netiier are seriously , though painfully Injured. . Great Irrigation linterprise. CHICAGO Sept. 9.-'he Post says : Henry Cross of Nogales , Ariz , member of the republican - publican national executive committee for that territory , has succeeded In formIng a 5.000,000 syndicate to irrIgate and reclaim several hundred thousand acres or so-called arid } lands In Arizona along the Mexican hor- ders. Mr. Cross left today , for home with the syndicate rormed jnd money enough sub- scribed to Insure the success or the work . The land to be reclalmel' lies In tile valley or bite Santa Cruz rIver along the southern bor- der of Arizona. . . ' \'I''clo.o ii. Slecl l 'I'rnin. KANSAS CITY , Sep't. 9.-A special to the Star from Neosho , MO. , says : A specIal traIn of four cars of tes ahd lumber and a passenger coach on the Kansas City , Pits- burg & Gulf raIlway were wrecked five mIles south of here at 6:30 : this' morning by run- ning Into a washout. John Fore , the engineer - gineer and Wllarl ylzgerald , fireman , were killed. Jasper Rowe , brakeman , wus badly injured In the back. Several othl washouts are reported near and train service will bo abandonEd for several days. . - - StriLers Gain It I'ulnt. NAGAUNEE , Mlcb. . "cpt : .I.-The striking minErs scored a victory today , by inducing thlry-rour non unIon non , who were bound to Ihpemlng on the A. C. ; N. W. train , to descrt and joIn theIr rauks. A full force of mea at the Lake SuperIor section or twent . one-mlno at Ihpemlnl returned to work at noon In order to save the Winthrop mint from being flooded. . The Calumet company of rllta was transferreJ front Ibpemlug to Champion today to , protect Icn operatIng - Ing ore crupher/ there . ' - - - Curtis held 1 conr'.rcl' . . . . NEW YORK , Sept. 9.-Assistant Secretary Curtis of the Treasury department called ut the subtreasury todlY and had a conference wih Mr. Conrad N. Jordan , the ! ub-treas. urer. Mr. Curtis declined to lee reporters , canco but left In word connection that his with visit the had government no siguifi- boud syndIcate and the financIal situation or ntght. the treasury. He Icavel for Bar Harbor tl , - Q Inlrnn.1 1lnn Shut un& Killed. PhOENIX , Aric . . Sept. 9.-Jay H. Miller , the commercial freight aGent of the Iarlcopa & Phoenix railroad , was shot late lat nIght near his 0111cc . lIe die almost Instantly , Two shots were heard In rapid succulou ! , koth taking elect In the head. Some think It la suicide , but It la probably murder NOT A BUILDING - ESCAPE ) ) * Wind and Rain Works Great Destruction at Grdley , Kan STOCKS OF MERCHANDISE RUINED 'l'hl h Jlnn : ) ' S I rue t tires ' \'cr- " 'r""lu'll Xlt I 1''r"uI S'tiM hIte't- lnlltnl r'nh'r 'I'hnn % 'n" * C\'cr ICnuwn In thc State - OTTAWA , Kan" , Sept. 0.-Orlilley , a town or 400 people , on the Santa I'e rO:1I : , fifty flubs ruthwest of her , suffered the total destructIon of ninny of its best buildings by last night's storm , while hardly a structure In the place e.capell Injury. I Is believed no one was serious ! hurt. About 3 o'clock yefterlhy a storm of wind and rain burst on the town from the northwest The wlll was what was Imown as a straight blow , antI its mischief was maInly con lned to the un- roofing of buildings. A downpour of rain Immediately followed and amoute to a deluge , twelve Inches or water falng In an Incredibly short time. The rain completed time destruction that hall not been accom- blushed by the wind and In a few minutes every ftoek of goods In town had been soaked and the household possessIons of 10st of the InhabItants were In tins same condition . Strange to say , with all the failing or roofs and walls anti , flying debris that broke windows far and ) near , not a per- son or the town reported 10re thn the merest personal Injury. So far as reported the losses arc : Metbo. diet church blown down , Christan church ( new1 completely wrecked , Popo's hlrdwaro store , building and stock destroyed ; Fes- l send en & Son , general store , buildIng dam- aged stock ruined ; Stockton & Co. , drugs building unroofed , stock wet ; Gove gen- oral store , building unroofed , stock spoiled , ; Glges , grocer , buIlding unroofed stock com- Illetely destroyed The Oleson hardware stock . was utterly ruined and the building was torn to pieces. In the second story was located the Odd Fellows hall. Smith's hotel was unroofed and the content9 ruined by water. The Finley hotel roof was damaged and the contents r tile hotel soaked. Power's moat market building wasIe - stroyell. Scarcely I residence In town esca\cll In- jury , and many or them were totaly de- stroyed. A great deal of damage Is feared In the contiguous country. One tarot house , half a mlo from town was completely destroyed - stroyed anti one inmate supposed to be Mr . Clara Masslo was fatal ) ' hUlt. WEBB CITY , Mo. , Sept , 9.-Last night raIn poured down for hours untIl many people - pIe took refuge on second foors , The streets were sheets of water. Basements were fIlled and general confusIon prevailed . A careful estimate shows the damage to be from $70,000 to $100,000. Today the water Is slowly ub- sldln . PITTS BURG , Kan. , Sept. 9.-ever have such rains teen known here as have falen for the last three da's. The whole couutry Is flooded and the tracks of all raIlroads lead- lug Into .th city arc washed away anti traIns delaye.l. . The Kamas ; City . Pltburg & Gulf road Is probably the worst sufferer. WORSE THAN FIRST lEPOITED , KANSAS CITY , Sept. 9.-Specttls tl the Star indicate that last nlht's storm through ; out Kansas was worse than at first reported. Several railroads have delayed trains and on some or them trlc cannot be resumed for another twenty-rour hours. At Independence six incites of water fell In less than an hour. The streams are rIsing rapIdly and great damage Is antIcIpated. The town of Grid Ie ) In Colax county , was struck by a cyclone late yesterday afternoon , causing much damage to properl Some or the beat business blocks anti residences are reported wrecked and several people Injured. Telegraphic communicaton 19 cut off . how- ever and details are unobtainable at present. At I"redonla the storm was the heaviest ever known there. Fully tent t Inches of water fell , overflowing the river flooding tile bt- toms and washing out the railroad traclts. The fair ground Is rrom two to four feet under water and the 'Frisco and Pacific trains are waterbound ontslde the cUy. The town or Neosho Rapids , near Emporl , suffered severely , as did the later named to'im Five business house at Neoeho Rapids were destroyed and a number of Ilweling houses were carrIed away. The Neosho river Is higher than It has heon for ) 'cars , At Fort Scott time lower part of tue city Is sUbmerged In water from the Mamma- ) lanna- ton river and 11 creei , which are out of their banks and the water Is rising wih alarmlpg rapidity. All trains are ted up and communIcaton by wIre with the north and south Is completely shut off . Crops will surer great ) everywhere Thoueamls of rabbits and small Fame are congregated on portions of the Missouri , Kansas & Texas track above high water marl and lany are run over b ) the cars while others take to the water. The railroad rairoad track Is under water at places never before known to be. So far as can bo learned the only casualty occurred In Hartford , where a Mrs. ElIzabeth 1enry was badly Injured by the house fIle was In blowing down. A specIal from Burlington sa1 that the storm whlh dId so much damage In Gridley , this state , extended from the / north to the south end of Coffee count ) ' , deltro- ) lug scores or imouces . tarns and granarIes and greatly damaging orchards and crops. A boy In Key West townshl ( ) . near Orldlc ) ' . was kliie'd. George Hodman , imis wife and lumen children were seriously Injured. Irs. James and a daughter were bdly hurt at Strown. Many others were slgthly injured A special from Yates Center says that during the terrible storm wJlch prevailed In that section Thursda night a Miss Riley . living near PI qua , was killed } by lightning. A house was struck at Yates Center and five persons badly injured At Vernon In the same county three persons were stunned by a bolt. Tha report Is that time storm was the severest that bas vIsited Woodson county In twenty years. Another special from Independence says that Ek CIty , fifteen mies west t or that place , Is entirely under water , and the Inhabitants have teen forced to leo for their lives. Many houses have been washed away and hmumidrads rendered homeless HVEn nOSE TIHRTY-FIVE FEET. INDEPENDENCE. Kan. , Sept 9.-Tho heavIest raIn for about ten years fell over this section last night , accomlanlel hy a se- vero electrical storimi Over six Inches or water fell In less than two hours. The sreams have risen rapidly and are all out of their banlts. The Verdigris rose thIrty-five fEet , and at 8 o'clock was still rIsing Elk liver Is out or its banks all along its lower course , and Is several miles wide In many 11laces. Elk City , fifteen miles west of ilere Is entrely under water , anti time Inhabitants have been forced to fee for theIr lives. houses have teen washed away and many . people rendered homeless. A great deal of householl furniture and otmer wreckage and also what waa supposed to be a deal holy , i have been wahel down the rIver past here , i showIng that tile damage has been great. Tile , Santa I.'e westbound passenger train has been 1 lying here sInce cary : thIs morning. I could not get near Rile City on account of washouts and It returned here. The morning train on t\lo \ Missouri Paclc got through all right , but the track was under water In many place a. high as time car platforms. 'I.'rlsco trains are ted up at Fmedortia. Two bridges west of there are washOI out. Trafo Is at D standstill all ever this part of the state. , S l'IIhiP4ii , tNII'iiit hut I""I" Oiileer . CLEVELAND , Sept. 9.-The National Polish association resumed Its session at rmanla ball toda ) ' . Temporary oleer were elected as follows : I'reslde'ntS' . Cehowlcz , of Allentown , I'a. ; marshal , M. lalckl , South lend , IniL : secretary , A- N. Sadozkl , Buffalo. After the commItee on credentials lieu made its report the con- "onton took a recess for dinner There are 235 delegates present and 100 more Ire expected tomorrow. At the afternoon sel.lol various commIttees were appointed and other routine busIness traneacted. The Important bu&lnel of the convention will not be made until tomorrow. JIl STud . 1'I.I.gU " ' 1'1 ! lnICI. " , 'n " % 'hit , .H'.III..1 tIC ltci'nser thc tlllrINII'd sl Ihl'r" I Urh''n 111'1. . HOUGUTON , Mlcim. , Sept . 9.-The situation nt the Osceola copper mIne remains about the smo as on Sunda ) ' . CaptaIns Hlclu\rls Rll lwarlls amid 1 couple or men went down as far as the seconl level In shaft No 1 Sunday night to make some replr to the pump. Everything aPpeared to 'bo clear there , but matter the men hall been workIng for I while they suhen ! felt themselves bIng overcome by the gas all started up One of the men becuno : exhaustcl before going far amI hal to be 1llllel to the surface. Captain Ichards anti Captain \lwarls , with a small gang of men , went down shaft No 5 this morning and succeeded In getting wIthIn about 200 feet ot No.4 , when they were afraid to go further , owing to the strong gaseous odors , and returned } as fast as pos- sible. After this ntemllt hiatt , bell made the men who hall relatives antI others having friends In the mlno went to Parnel with the request that shaft No.3 bo uncoverll. They IIHI no hOIes of tl men being alive , but were very anxious to recover the bothies . Cap- taut Parnel then called all the miners to- getllr anti mallo a long address , to thetli say- lug that It would gIve the fro draught and that there was timber enough In the mine to keep the Ire imp for , weeks amI that this acton would cause a mulch loner delay In recoverIng - Ing the botlies. lie Is or the opinion that the lt plan Is to cover every dmntmghmt until about \'cdtiesday , whIch would mID doubt amply smttotimcr the fires , tiicti 01)011 shafts Nos. 1 011(1 6 , create a draimghit anti draw tire gas ottt of tue mute. him coimelusioni ito said positively that imo would not under any commsldcratiomt open siiaft No. 3. lIe consented to battcnt up Filaft No. 5 and open shafts No. 1 neil 2 , wimich latter two imave bach closed wIth trails , anti leave It bulls for about five lIotmes , WRIt the eimdeavor to create a drttuguit aitti draw the gas away front No. 4 , in the vicinity of vhicis it Is thought most of time bodies will be found. The relatives of tue emttoinhed muon are be- conning anxious is each hour passes to me- cover tile bodies aild wotmlti wIliInly enter the hurtling mine , which they kntow would hilcahl death , Time mtmajority of the ittent say that moot of time botiles would immdoubtedi ) ' be found Oil or near the seventeenth level of shaft No. 4. About t ; o'clock tills afternoon the men be- catite coitvitmced that their scilenle would not work. and itow every shaft has beetm tlgistly eaicd , to remamn a auth V'etinestlay. Matmy timausands again visited tine mine today , and when this latter attntouncetmiettt was inatle tins frantic cries of the ileartbroleeml mothers , sons anti daughters could be heard nil over the localIty. Matmy frigiltiul sights tsere to be seen at several of tile homes. Motiters with eight and ten sntall cilildrett citmstered aboimt tltenn were weepiimg frantically , theIr last ray of hope itaritmg disappeared. hiot' the fire orIginated is still a great tnys- tery , Captain Iticinards thinks it is bib work of intcemlliarIes , willie others say that it was itntiotmbteiliy due to carelessitess ont the hiart of tue mltinters. WOMAN 1tIlES A hIhtAKE hIRAM. 'I'tiki' , . L'enrftih ( Jill , iiet's 'hile l'ur- sultig ii Ito tittivity hltiphtttih. SAN BE11NARDINO , Cal , , Sept. 9.-A wo. titan passed through timis city wimo had crossed tine desert on a brake beam , Site was discovered tilreo tlay ago near Dag- gett by thmo crew of a freight train , Sile was dressed as a boy , bitt. as soon as the trainmen brought her front under tine car they were convinced she was a vornami tinil silo finmally admitted she was. Sime refnsed to disclose her identIty. but she said sise anti her imusband had been living iii an easterni city anti ho had deserted her , takimtg wltim him their little girl , She beard he was in Oregon , where ite had placed the girl iii an orpilatlage , and being without means site started out to beat item way. S h1(10h1005 Are in St'1oit. MINNEAPOLIS , Sept. 9.-The annual eon- eatenationt of the lIoo-Iloos of the Universe began here at 9 o'clock thIs morning vitin 200 delegates Lit attendatmce , whicim inutnber was doubled before tite day was over. Vice lie- gent B. Walker , jr. , of Minneapolis called tile assembly to order anti an address of welconmie by Mayor I'ratt was responded to by W. Eddy Barnes of St. Louis , grand snack of the Unl- terse , anti 'IV. I. Ewart of Guertlon , Ark. , wilere the ortlor want born. After bite reports of bite gramtd snark and scerventater tit as. sentibiy went into secret session. The' after- mtoon was spent at Lake Minnetouka. a- Order ( If Chioseit FrindM , CLEVELAND , Sept. 9.-Tile tenth biennial convention of the supreme coultcil of time Or- icr of tile Chosen Friends convened here today - day , Mayor McKisson delivered an address of welcome to wiilcim Supreme Cotmnseilor Morris responded. The morning sesslomm was ticyoteti to ilto readintg of the reports of the grand officers , The treasurer's reports show a steady Imtcrease lit bite fintancial resources of the organization. wltllo there hind been a mmtarked decrease iii tins expense In italidhing the funds. Tue afternoont session was largely taken up by tite introduction and readhttg of Inapers , _ _ _ _ -a-- _ _ _ OsceoltL thinie I'itli of Siiinhce , CALUMET , Micis. , Sept. 9.-Ten mIners vent down tile soutiierttntost aitaft of bite Osceoia mIne today , Titey reached the twenty-totnmth level and made their way to tvithIn 250 feet of tue burning shaft when titey were forced to return ont account of gas. Another party went down No. I shaft to a depth of 2S0 feet , but was also conitpelleti to tim back. The entire amino is full of smitoke anti gas and au hope of finding any of tite entombed miners alive is given up. It is tltougltt tue ilro is out , bitt it will his several days before time illume will be clear of smoke. S CiiitidIti a Setit Ctnitii Opemtt'l , SAULT STE MARIE , Mich , , Sept. 9- Traffic through the now Canadian ship cantal conttnnentced title morning , time first boat to lock through being bite Uganda , bound down. Tite locks worked perfectly , no isitch being noticeable , and a steady line of boats have been passing through all day , Besides tito blowing of whistles of harbor tugs and boats in tile vicinity , no public cerenmtonles were observed. Tlte report of time closing of time locks Sundays is denied by the superintend- out. - Vtihttttl.le 1I'IINC hisii.iit'ttrs , CLEVELAND , Sept. 9.-A copy of a lease nnado several 'eors ago between the city and the Valley RaIlroad company terminal fa- duties , worth over $1,000,000 , has nmyrter- iously disappeared from the cIty hail altO a careful search extending over three ( lays has faIled to reveal Its whereabouts. A clause in tito lease provides for bite forfeiture of time property by time railroad company should the Valley railroad be consolidated at any time with another railroad. - a hIt'ee'I-i'er for n ( oiiiitiissItt C'itimittiii' . KANSAS CITY , Sept. 9.-A sveclal to tine Star front I'orry , Oki. , says : On applcation ! of the Central Trust company of Dallas , Tex. , Judge Bretver has appoitited Sltangltal Pierce of Pierce Station , Tex. , receiver at this pont : for the Campbell Comnittlsslon company of Kansas City and Chicago. Tue property In- voived is 5,000 head of cattle , wortim nearly $200,000. A receiver for bite property itt Ken- us City was appointed some time ago , a- ho Not Ititend to Itiiise Prices , DENVER , Sept , 9.-J. C. Elici , the newly elected president of tine Natiomtal Wholesale Druggists association , omciauiy denies bIte reports telegrapited from Denver to the effect that time Druggists aesoclation amtd tile National - tional ProprIetary association were con. templatlog the formatloni of a trust to raise prices. a- Gave iTj , Ibis I.I ( lot' ails Son , TOPEKA , Sept. 9.-George A , Miller was drowned In Doer creek at Vlnwootl Parlc , a resort near here , last nIght i'lthlo attempting to save lila 12-yeer.olch son front a similar fate. Miller was foreman of a fleck island bridge constructien gang , a- 1xiIemtsIjo 1"iru for Suit .14)1St' , SAN JOSE , Cci. , Sept , 9-Fire broke out this morning in the Samt Jose Lutnlmer conn- patsy yards and destroyed property to a very large amount. . - - , . - - - ' . " - , - - , - OT REPLENIShED Syndicate Failed to Come to the Relict of the Treasury. NOW DOWN TO NINETY-SEVEN MILLION Sititti' IItnlti'rs .til''S'it I ( the' iht'hitttiQ or ii I'ortinn , , C 'i'ltc'ir iiniiititgs toe Ctit'retit's 'Vihi' Sit Velin Itetlit , . ' ' 'it' ' .MttMt 'l'urtt This . 'A'ASIIINGTON , Sept , 0.-Tile golti reservil today was furtiner depleted by bite loss ot $1,200,000 witittirawit for export from the Now \'orlc subtreastmry. Title leaves the reserve at the close of bttsitncss at $97,710,772 , The treasury oilicials Ilave roeved mo information of contenmtplatei gold ( leposits by Nov 'York banks as reported , yet they mayo no doubt that tine syittlicato Very soon will nitke good. tlne losses below $100,000,000. For this reason , t'hent qimestionel , tile ) ' say tile ) ' have no atpe itensions for time future. As to the & cal ptmr. pose of the syntdicato with respect to seetly action , tile ) ' have mo oillclntl or reliable mt. fortmtat lent , NE' ' 'OitK , Sept. 9.-Gold to the amntoutit of $1,200,000 was wlthdmawni front tIle sub- treasury ioday for shiipitment to Europe to. nmtorrotv. \ ' . II. Cmoasmllan & ilrt , teak $1,000- 000 ; Nesisgo & 1"ttller , $100 000 , antI O.'lrtclms & Co. , $100,000. 'rlteso tt itindrawals brottglmt tue treasury's gold reserve ulown to ahoat $97,300,003. It t'itS oXieCtetl ) tin , ilelnnont- Morgan syntdlcato wotmltl make a large deposit of gout iii time subtrcastmry , restorimtg the ro. serve to t00,000,0D0 , but ito tlepo'It was mtmatle. It was reported today tue Clmasi' Natlonmat bantk furnisliol the sytntilcate $500,000 last Friday lit exchange for greenbacks , and that otiter b.inkn will do tins annie tiling in like Proitorton ! to titer ! gold uiotIInngs. Mr. E. 0 , Leach , ox-director of Cite mint amid cashIer of tine Natlonnti UnIon hanhe , speaklnig of time flatter todiy , saitI me wag sirontely mi favor of time binks glvinmg up sonno of ther gold for tue mnaintelmantce of tle treasury geM re-i serve. lie thtougimt It would be a good plait for all of tllenn to turn intto 1110 troasur ) ' at least 25 ior cent of their gold holdIngs. Titoro was ito qtnoitlon that as soon as time cottin ttn grain bills began to contto Ioruvard grId would how into th treasury ltnld the honks couki then , if itecessary , ropienlsh titcir own mold. . ittgs. p LOOKING UI' 'l'l I i ii ItS'S' CN'I'It.tCP4 liii I , I is I , i-\S'es t I ii MIlOhINS' ( ' ( lIlt lii Ii ) ' I iu. 1&'rc'steI I ii Sitthi A nierlc'tt. PIIILADELI'IiiA , Sept. 9.-A representa4 tlvo of tine Ilaltlwiii locontotivo works , witia an export oicctriclan front tins Wc'tlnglmouso company , togetiler with Sir Henry 'l'yler , cx- preadent ! of tiio Grand Trunk railway , tvhli ( leiam't tonmtorrow for P.erum. where , it Is maid , a test of tile posabillty anti feasibility of thq electric locomotive Is to be made umpont a railroad 15,000 feat above tine sati level. Sic henry Tyler isas been In this city for scvera days iii conference with mnemntbers of the Baldwin fimntm. It ivas ( lecitleil last ntight to intntlce tine experiment aitti tomorrow time party , leaves for Soutit Anmorlea. Tite nanta of thu Connpany ltropolng to do the work could not be learned. It Is said that should the report of tue represenitative of Cite Baltlwln-"mVestlng. house experts be favorable it ttlll probaitly leati to bite piaclttg of bite first large order ton' tue imew locontiotives. Tile flaldtn contpan is to be represented by Arthur Church of this city , until J. hiittnt , of I'ittshurg wIll look after the inmttrosts of the WostItnghous corn. ' pammy. - a- C5i.titGIi 'l'IIR Cii IMIl 'l' ( ) ASO'l'hIRlt. Outiiiie of the 1h'ft'iie do lit , OlTerci h y I , . nil , , rt' I ) it t't'ti it C , , SAN FI1ANC1SCO , Sept. 9-Art evcnin paper prints a scnssational story about tite defense which will be offeretl in the trial o Theodore Durmant tom' time murder of Blanch Lamont. The ztatettent : is creilted to a perq son connected with tile defense. "Tue alibi will 1)0 stronig , but time io'onsq Itas witnesses to sinew that Iurrant dii not , connmt ! the murder. 'rhere will be more. than once implicated In time itmurder.Vhiiiesses wilt testify timlit tile ) ' 50W bite girl enter tins ciiurcb on tile fatal aftemntoon with a certain ntia antI at that tintie a secand monet t as in tine , church , There time defense tvili rest its htt + ' ( iumir ) ' . It till nut attcntpt to rove that these parties did commit tine murder. Tue. stito. , . ments as to this are so direct titat tmney wilt leave no ground for time prosecuton to sta1d on so far as Dormant Is coacemnmed. " ' - mtmol'out'm' IS IN F'AVoIt 01" 'VilE C.iNtl Soiiie ChitilIges I iidIi' I'roposetl htottttj RI'eOIItmll'ltiel , I NEW YORK , Sept. 9.-A dispatch frotr Corinto says : Time commIssion sent from th United States to study until report regsmdIn , time canal question will shortly present statement favoring tile project and silowin that Coronado Bar , near time mouth of Ui Sent Juan del Norte river , cant be openc-ti , rnlttittg time entmannco of heavy draft sisIps ( It will also recotnmmtend a radical change in the line of time canal on accotnnt of forJ mmiidabii. obstacles in nntany places. Time worl4 comm probably be finished in six or serent years , willie tile cost tvlll lie mttucim grcater timan at first calcuiatcd , probably reaching $110,000,000. It is also reported titat tine commission will criticise severely time pro , vlous nnamtagemnent of the canal , - a- ' 1'r'i a - to Sttt ke It is tliirilei' , I'IIOENIX , Ariz. , Sept. 9.-I ) . 1' . Conray auditor and general 0111cc ntamiager of time Mama icopa & Phoenix rallrcatl , is tinder arreot ott suspicion of nlttnrtlering J. Ii , Miller , coninner cml agent of the road , wimo was found dead in tue rear of the cornitany's oillca S'ttitrday' night witit a bullet Imole In itl iteiti. Til' arrest was made on Conroy's atlnniseion of imaving boon present when Miller Is soul t Imave committed suicIde , There hind been trouble between time men , but no threitm were mache. The coroner commenced an in- quert today , but Coniroy's attorney refured to allow hlnti to testily , No evIdence of a quarrel was presenltei. Conroy is held vithi out ball pending further Itivesilgailon , a-- . % , , ' for Oiiuilsnt Iistrit't , M1L\VAUKEB , Sept , 9.-Spcciai ( Tel4 gram.-At ) time cioslng sesson ! of tine Danish- Norwc.ian conference today Ullimoplerriil , anntounceti tine following appointntmenits for the Onialna distrIct : C. F. Eltzhotz , presdin ! older ; UnIversity Piaco , hioda and l'otland 0 , A. Abrahamsen ; lhs Moines , Ii. T , Lar , son ; Forest City , T. M. Iiauge ; Fromoot , Blair anti Kennard , M , 0. Block ; Lalc MIlls anti Glenvllle , E , hansen ; Missouri Valleys anti Sargent Bluffs , to be supitiled ; Moore and PIerre , to be supplied ; Nowberry , Locust amid \S'azlilngton Prairie , N. L. Tinomnersh Omaha attd Council Bluffs , N , 11. Nyrip ; Sioux Falls circuit , M , M , Londauml ; V1ber circuit , A. Ericeani , , Ii ii ii Legu i l'u I ii S s Intel ted. RAPID CITY , S. I ) , , Sept. 9.-Speelal ( ToI egramni-Thne ) Holy Terror Mining compan today fileti an adverse report in the Unitoj States land office against bite application o time Keystone Mlniitg company for patent fet titc'lr mine. The two tnine overlap arid con- filet to the extent of four acres , in which brO sonmie of the richest gob ! depos'ts over this. covered , Time beat legal talent has been ormi. ployett anti the case pronmises to be one of lit inmost ittipurinmnt and hardest tougumt over trit4 iu tlte Black hills , , , ,4 a- Iiiy ileinulti nit Stirsufogi , , ' SARATOGA , St pt. 0.-Ex-Presitlent Ifarr , , eotm It is expected will pass bIte fall anti early vart nf tito winter hero , iii con'ip , lea' , J , It. McKee , imas reimtsd for threl mmtmttii anti trill taIe itosseselon of $ eptomnbe 15 tIns \Vlllhttni ii. McCall cottaga on Cir4 clar street. Genteral iiarrisott tsihl be tb $ guest of tue McKee fuisilly , ' - - - ' t , - - - - - - - ' -