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, J srJ1Ajn.JJSIIED JUNE ID , 1871. 01\AIIA , MONDAY 1\ORNLNU1 , ; OOTOB1i 1.1 , 189. . SINGLE OOPY IHYE OEN1S. I
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CLOSING UP ON LOTTERIES
Report of the Postoffice Department on Re-
cent Frnuds.
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NEW lAWS ThAT ARE NOW IN FORCE
IlIINIII4NM ) tett'M I'.cnllr lcthol" In
C'rtlin I Ulr'etol"I'Jct tl Iln'c
Clntrllntc,1 tl the GIlhlnJ
Spirit of the 1copI.
WAShINGTON. Oct. l-W. L. 11ampen . i
aulstant attorney general for the potofc .
has ) made his annual report to the postmaster
general. OC the operatons oC his office , he
IYS that during the year 2t8''Craud' onler
were Issued , prohIbitIng the delivery oC reg-
latered pnckage and the payment or money
orders to certain companies and partes
hamed or theee however thirty-eight were I
duplcato orders. The orders were issued ,
agalnt fifty-five lotteries , operated by so-
called bond Investment companies , twelve
avowed loHerle ! , twenly-on lotcrles oC mIs-
celanous character and 130 schemes devised
to defraud the public. Seventy or these
orders were revoked upon It beIng made to
appear that the parte" operating the schemes
had abandoned them.
This len In force at tim end or the yc.ar
18 orders , original all duplicates. Twenty-
eight or the order Issued during the previous
year were also revoke upon the proper
showlnK. Mr. Thomaa says that the act or
March 2 , 1895. further amending the lottery
act , has been successlul and has effectually
closed the mails to lottery conccrn
DEATH KNEhI4 0 LOTT1ltlES.
] 1 adds : "This act goes farther still and
forbIds international anti Interltato carriers
from transporting lottery material from Cor-
elgn countries Into this country or Cram one
Itate to another. ThIs department has no
jurIsdiction , however , to enforce that part
or the law , alHI ( I cannot state definItely the
t extent 10 which the lottery carryIng business
has been checked by the act , but I nm In-
t Conned that all or the express companies
yield obedience to It by iflslng to carry the
prohIbited lottery matter. I may be con-
fllenty asserted that the death knell or the
avo\vod lottery In thIs country has been
sounded , and tht.lr business has been vastly
crippled , Ir nol ruined , but I al sorry to
note the tact that many buslne men think
they mut . In order to succeed , resort to
schemes that appeal to the gamblng spirit
of the people , and they accordingly sugar-coat
their legitimate enterprises with lotttry , ad-
verl emenll and thus create a desire for
other anti more pCrlclous modes or obtaining -
Ing something for nothing by hazard or
chance. These fascinating and apparently Innocent -
f nocent hemes reach the boys and girls of
the land and tend to make them gamblers. "
SO t CIANO S m COM INDEO ,
The number oC claims allowed for losses by
burglary , fire , etc. , were 1,306 , amounting
to , t36,686 ( , le again urges a law cornpell-
log subordinate ! In postofces to give security -
rity for the handlIng or money , or making
tim postmasters responsible for the loses Incurred -
curred by subordinates. Mr. Thomas also
calls attention to an Important subject In
the following :
"Attention has been several times during
the year called to the dangerous matter dc-
poltd , In the mails , and , upon investiga-
tlon . It wao discovered thnt. there was uo
lCnalty prNcrlbCl ( for depositing such mat-
ter In the malls , and indeed there Is no
statute forbidding its being mailed. Many
substances , such as poIsons , mateht0 and
other articles liable to Ignite or explode by
chock 'l jar , live ali poisonous hwects and
reptiles , smalpox virus or germs 01 con-
tagious dheaes or fatty substance , liquids ,
sharp-polnte Instruments some very danger-
OiS to life . h011h , comfort or body and 011-
ere are Inl.le to damage other mal mater
and sacs If they Ihould become lOose In the
mails. "
CALLS Slit I.IOI' . X\Unl'rr Nnl S.
nOl 11'1.1"11 1.,1. . . . tite Irlt"h..1
11aM A hvzti " 11''n n Ilnollll ; Pool.
WAShINGTON , Oct. 13-00n M. Dickinson -
son Is In \\ashlngton with a committee to
look after the Interests of Michigan In secur-
Ing mere raPid mal service. Mr. Dickinson's
name has been spoken of recently ns the
ono referred to by Sir Lionel Sacll-
vle.West In his pamphlet as the
member 01 Mr. Clevelanls cabinet responsl- ,
ble for the minister's summary dimissal Mr
Dcilnson was asked , as to the facts or the
casi
"The Incident occurred , when I was a member -
ber or the cabinet. I do not feel at liberty
to dIscuss It. But as to Sir , Lionel Sacl
yule-West , I have no hesitation In saying
that he ass. Is " \ and las always been an Infernal -
Mr. Dickinson was asked for his views on
V nezuela In1 Cuba , lS I has been stated
of late that he represented an advanced posi-
ton on these ' questions among the leaders or
his party. 10 said he dll not care to go Into
them at length. The developments of no distant -
' 4 tant lay would speak more eloquently than
words. lie referred to the fact that Daniel
Webster hal recognized the Inllepenllnco or
Greco many years before that country hall
actually secured complete independence , ali
In those days Webster hind been accused or
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"Jingoism I
x-Congressmnn Weadocl , who Is In the
11chigan party , Illed to . Mr. Dcklnsou's
statement that It was a recognized principle
ot international law that a struggling people
should be recognized as belligerents as son
as they showed their abilIty to resist the es-
tabhished government. This was not a recog-
nition or them al/ nation , but a , People entitled -
titled to rights or civilized warlnre. The
Cubans were entitled , to I now and the tittea-
ton or their reco ullon as a nation \ ' \ come
afterward. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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St.1'Itll : g C01UI' SI.SSIO : ' ! OU.\ .
First li' " Sithl to lIe n'oh'll tl
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WASllINGtON . Oct. 13.-ln accordance
with the usual custom at the beginning 01
thl Ocober : term the United States supreme
' coUrt will her no motions tomorrow when It
reassEmbles , except thoEo for admtslon to
the bar , but will sit on Tuesday . to hear gen-
oral Inotiolls. The majority of these usually
take the form oC motions to advance special
eases . and the indications are that the prea-
cot term will prove no exception . The gO\-
orment will have about fifteen such motions ,
Including one In the Judge Long IIen81n case.
It Is possible that besides hearings for admIssIon -
mission on Monday , the court may announce
a few decisions U the IJreshlent should ar-
rive In Wnshlngtol before the convening 01
the court there \U be nn earl ) ' adjournment
In order to permi the usual urinal cal at the
whlo home.
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Z\I : 1\'I"I'I.n TO cnl 11' ,
i'reim.trntliis Co.niil'ti.l for H'C'r-
rln . th , ' Slhh'eC 10 Coimgrt'ss .
\\'ShllGTO. Oct. 12.-'he manner In
'Ileh the Venezuelan mater Is to be brought
before congress las been outlined In a general
' way by those who have been most interested
In the subject. This will bo \ ) ' means 01 a
4 resolution to be introduced , It Is said , on the
frt lay oC the senlon. I wIll provide for
a committee of six , three from each house ,
to consitur the entire question anti to report
u to the obligations or the United States anti
time course deirable for this government to
tll < e. Thus resolution , It Is said , will not delay
a speedy determination of the attitude oC the
lnlr1 States , The IJrpoe Is to have all
neceslry material , In the way oC historical
titta , ready for the commite as soon ae It Is
appointed , , and It Is cXllectel , that I report
will hI mnlle to both branches Dr cngn' .
' 5 before time holiday receu.
s..lellry hIe'rlI'rt II \'iisIii 111 I I ,
WAHlllNU''ON . Olt , -3ecretary Hel-
bert 1m returned to the ' from
> rcturnll city 4labammmn
fInancial Wh1erehCi.tben queton mnktnl pehses on the
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, U'I"UI ! AT ' 11' : CITY 01. ) IISiCO.
1'lllc " 'lrk 11.11Jrrll ed Oi ass
Ite'iai , ' , . Menlo.
CITY or , ' MEXICO , Oct. 13-Now that the
work on the grand canal and tunnel , the
most Important parts or the project for
draining the city and valley or Mexico , arc
practically completed < . attention Is being
turned to plans suggested for reconstructing
an entire sewerage for all parts of the city
to the mouth or the grand canal. President
Dla informed the city government that a
resolution will be Introduced Immediately In
congresS Ipproprlatng $25,000 monthly to ail
In the providing
reconstructing city sewers ,
the council will appoint a board of . directors
to take charge of this money. The total
cost or the work Is variously estimated from
$6,000,000 to $10,000,000. and the result Is
pretty closely computed by competent en-
I glneero to be a certain reduction 01 the
present heavy death rate hy one-hall.
Several large concerns arc In the field for the
contract.
The Central Methodist conference or the
Methodist church ( South ) Is In session In
this city.
A grocer hai returned to the archives 01
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the nation a lot or ancient doculent& stolen
hy a clerlls now In prison for violation tr
trust.
Great Interest Is manifested here In peat
exploration , anti the etato of Mexico has
authorized time town governments control- !
Ing peat beds to make contracts wIth the
companIes desiring to work them. Lake
Xochlmlco , near this city , contains sunclent
peat to make 60,000.000 tons 01 dry peat :
suitable for combustion . .
Two hundred more thieves were yesterday
sent to the state 01 Vera Cruz to wok on the
coffee and tobacco plantations.
An inclined IJlane with cars to run by
eteam will be plJcCl on the hi at Oualla-
loupe , the national Mecca . In former times
deyout knees. pilgrims ascended the hils on their
, A preliminary meeting 01 time congress or
Amerleanlsts will take place tomorrow.
The late Manuel Homero Hublo rem em- '
bored all his clerics and employes tn hIs '
wi.News
News Cram AcHempan , state of Guerrera ,
announces tl , n tremendou9 hailstorm oc-
cl'rred there , destroying crops and killing and
maiming many cattle and domestic animals. :
Sevinty-threo large trees were felled and the :
force or the wind dragged them some Ils-
tance. The Inhabitants were filled with
terror , thinking lint ( the day of judgment had
arrived.
Military circles are talking of the con-
temillated reorganization of the army on
principally German models , and no donbt
time enclency of the regular troops Is to be
greatly Improved. This does not Imply any
desIre for an aggressive policy , but rather
that the government wlshe9 to have time coun-
try In better shlpe. Many prominent gentle-
men who belonged to the old order of things
have died during the past two years , and
their places arc being fled with wel traIned
officers. There Is no doubt of the complete
loyalty or the army to the adminIstration ,
and the olcering of the troops by graduates
of the military cole go Is displacing men ac-
cU9toml1 to revolution. A high ofccr says
any dul' constituted government will have
the adhesion or the army . This Is one of the
greatest achIevements of President Daz , and
has been quiety and 10st unostentatously eC-
fected . _ _ _ _ _ _
lO"\S POIGI'I' ; LON An " 'I' I.I"
1)111. of Ihe O'elllntol of the Cmii-
lImit of lmLtimmgzmst.zm r.
PARIS Oct. 13.-A dispatch received here
from lojala , Island or Madagascar , says
that the fighting prior to the occupation by
lhe French or Antananarivo , the capital or
Madagascar , on September 30 , was or a very
determined character. The engagement was
fought over ground which extendid nine miles
mies
right up tl t 0 capital The artilery fire
ri uled In the royaL palace being struck by
n shell.
POnT LOUIS , Island or Mauritius , Oct 13.
-Word has been received here that the
French made a brilliant attack upon anti
captured the Hova fortifications at Faata-
tra . Madagascar , near Tnmatave , on the
10th Inst.
I'AitIS Oct. 13-Presldent Fnure today at-
tend * 1 a gland kermesse tn the machinery
gallery In Limo Champs de Mars , the occasIon
being the opening or the fetes In honor or
the Malmmgtmsy vIctory.
General Dtmchiesno commander of the Mada-
gnscar expetiition. has telegraphed to the government -
ernment some 01 the details of the taking of
Antananarivo Ho says hint several smart
seJeral
engagements which were fought on September -
ber 28 and 29 brought him to laC , On
September 30 ho attacked this heights cast 01
Alltauanarlvo.
"Two columns under Generals Ietzlnger
and Voyron , " the report continues , "engaged
10ght and after a feb captured the heights ,
The Malagamy batteries at the palace and
north of the capitol having opened fire , I
commenced to bombard , when the Malagasy
envoys came to ask us to suspend hostites ,
I made an official entry to the city the next
morning und the treaty or peace was signed
and ratified b ) the queen In the evenIng.
Our loss was six killed anti fry wounded ,
The behavior or the troops was bcyond
pralEel _ _ _ _ _ _ _
: g\SPAI'gl MEN 1'lOVOICE A RIOT .
11111"h 1.nlmorvrs SIII , ' TheIr Frlond-
.hilI Iii nfl l lllhntc ) lmtmimtor .
FEflROI . , Spain , Oct. 13.-A number of
dockyard men ma.l a demonstration yester-
day to show their sympathy with some news-
11aper men who were attacked b ) naval of-
cers. The newspaper 'moon have recently been
publishing articles reflecting upon the navy
anti this aroused the anger or the naval am-
cer. The contct between the knights or the
11en and those 01 the sword followed. The
publL generally Is In sympathy with the
new paper men , and the demonstration was
the result .
The police atemptell to disperse the gath-
eying of workmen , but were greeted with
showers or stones During the disturbances
two otcers were wounded The crowd then
marched to the naval headquarters and pelted
that building with stones , smashing all the
windows ; Finally , as thf rioters threat ned
to wreck the naval headquarters , the marines
we're ordered to fire over the heads of the
crowd In order to disperse the riotous gather-
Ing. The rioting then ceased for the time
being . but further disorder Is apprehended
ISUIGE : ' 11,0' UP A TOWN.
H"lllrt oC liii' . \lllr COIC" I ) ' " 'I ) '
uC ICey " 'est .
KEY WEST , Oct. 12.-A report has been
received here to time effect that the town or
Baracoa , on the northern coast oC Cuba , has
been taken by the Insurgents and blown up
wIth d"namlte.
. \mlllliln for Slim , 11'1"'I ,
hAVANA , Oct. 13-Julie Kelly , Angels
Tarnyo and a carl driver named France
have been detected In the act 01 remitting
remitng
ammunition to the insurgents. Five firemen
have also Joined the Insurgents.
Time Insurgents have captured In Santiago
bay a merchant steamer , which had been
equipped us a mau-oC-war by Si'aimi. The
crew In charge were disarmed and were thin
liberated. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'urh'11111111. . I Coiimmmmisslomm.
CO STA TIrOII.E , Oct. 13.-The porte
has appolntlll a commission to inquire Into
the recent ArmenIan arrests , alul has prom-
Isel the powers to deal severely with any
one who ts found to have tortured the Ar-
menlnns In prison. Many persons were killed
and wounded In the reCf nt disturbances In
thE .rnI&l distrIct southeast oC Constantnoplo
In W. Minor , but order has been reatorp
The town oC 11nlll Is the resIdence of Greek <
and Armenian archbishops.
l'rlgroNs uf Chulcrn In Itmissimi .
ST. Ph'TiItSiiUltO . Oat 13-/clal re-
turns for the lut fortnight ; In September
show t3t there \ ere during that tme 4.42
new cat's and 1.701 deaths tram cholera In
the ProvInce of Volhynla
1 1"111 hit * Slh'rlll huh svm , ) ' .
VL\D\OSTOCI { . Oct 13.- An American
lclenllfc oxpeditioi bus arrived here to In-
aped LImo Siberian ralway ; The government
tog will their grant work thenm full facility for accomnpiiah-
TRAP PREPARED FOR DURRANT
Prosecution Believed to Have Some Startling -
ling Information in Reserve.
PRISONER SAID TO HAVE CONFESSED
" 'hlie Pnlrlc oC D.'C'I"C gXIIt".l tu
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lie Iestro3'ml I ) ' the Mutter Yet
tu 1. . Illrllue".1 1)- the
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SAN FRANCISCO , Oct. 13.-Now that
Durrant has told his story on the witness
stand and ha made answers to all the ac-
! usatons Implied by the cross questions or
the prosecution , nn impression exists among :
those who have watched the trial closely that
theo Is something to come which will per-
haps have more elect on the minds of the
jurymen ns regards the guilt or Innocence of
the defendant than anything that has gone
before . This feeling ts due to the confidence
wih which District Attorney Barnes put a
series el , startling questions relating to a
conversation held by Durrant with a news-
paper reporter . Miss Carrie Cunningham , at
the county Jai within the past week , and
also touching on the address and endorsement
of n certain envelope which may or may not
have contained a conlesslon. The questions
Impled full knowledge on the part or Barnes ,
and I was evident that when the proper time
cale testmony would be produced to can-
tralict tile denials of the prisoner.
When the prosecution's witnesses are put
on the stand they will relate time partIcular
words of a conversatIon that bordered on a
confession They will seek to prove that this
man , who has heen almost as silent as n
dead man for six months , opened his mouth
and talked or maters touching his very exIstence -
Istence , and at the very day and hour when
It was treat Important for him to maintain
silence. These witnesses will seek to show
by their testimony thaI Durrant made admissions -
sions which destroy the whole fabrIc oC de-
lene ,
SUBSTANCE OF TiE STORY.
These alleged admissions arc taken by the
prosecution as coming from the one person
on earth who knows all that occurred be-
neath the belfry or the Emanuel Bnptst
church on time afternoon of April 3. The
record or what passed at the county jail between -
tween Miss Cunningham and Durrnnt Is thus
told by the prosecution , which ts In pos s-
Ion or the Cll facts :
"On the evening of September 22 Miss Cunningham -
ningham visited Durrant at the county jail.
anll durIng the course of their conversation
converEton
Durrnt showed her a small envelope , which
bore the following address and endoresment :
"Messrs. DickInson & Deuprey. To be opened
In case I am convicted . To be returned to
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me In case I nm acquitted. '
"Durrant told th young lady that the
envelope contained a complete statement dt l
all that had occurred al the manuel BaptIst
church 01 the afternoon or Aprii3. lie saId
that It had been written In order that his
attorneys mIght know the facts In the event
oC hIs being convicted of the murder of
Blanche Lamont.
"Oa the following evening September 23 ,
Miss Cunningham again vIsited Durrsnt at
the county jai and was there l'hown a' '
large envelope addresse like the other and
smaller one. Durrant told her hat , the con-
tents or the other envelope hall bcome
jammed up and that he had transrirred the
written statement to the larger envelope.
SAW TiE GIRL'S CORPSE.
"On the morning or Octobr 5 Miss Cun-
nlnhnm held a conversation with Ourrnt
at lie county Jai and durIng the course of
that conversation and In answer to questions
conversaton questons
asked him by the young lady 10 said that al
about 5 o'clocl on the afternoon of April 3
he ascended the space between the ceiling
and the roof of the manuel Baptist church for
the 11rpose of fixing one oC the sun burners.
Whie at work he heard a noise , which nt
once attracted his attention. I saemed to
com\ from that put 01 the building where
the belfry Is situated le walked along In
the direction from whence the sound came
and peered through the opening that con-
neets the space above the ceiling with the
InterIor of the belfry tower. Whlo ! In this
pOl'llon hs saw the body or Blanche Lament
lying on the second , landing , or the bslfry
stairs. He repeated the details of the clr- ,
cumstances and added that Blanche L1monf
was murdered on the second landing of the
belfry , stairs , Miss Cunningham then said :
" 'Oh , yes. I was from the second landng !
or the 'talrs that the blood dripped down
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and stained the cloth-covered picture frame
on the floor below. '
"Durrant replied . that there was no blood
on the cover of the picture Crame. as 'we
ha'e had the stains analyzed and find they
were made by water , not hlool ' .
An ofcial inspection was made of the
cloth-covered picture frame referred to as
being stained by blood. This inspection revealed -
vealId the tact that a pIece or the cloth
cover , one Inch by two Inches In size , had
been cut from the frame In the center or one
of the largest blotches or staIns. As this
was not I\one by any one connected with time
prosecution , the inference Is drawn that It
was done by some one Interested In the defense -
rense and that It was for the purpose Indicated -
cated by Durrant's alleged statement regard-
Ilg the analysis. ,
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H1.,111 Nulilrmummm mm's , , J. . Itt'miiii'rt.il
Immsmiiie . I ) ' ' 'rllhie nld I'rIvzitI.ims.
NEW YOhtK Oct. 13-A beautiful young
Russian princess , Vera Keekuatoff , who hat
been living In exile with her husband here ,
Is insane and confined In Delevue hmospital .
Prince lCeeknatoif , her husband , who belongs
to a prominent family In Polatoa , Hussla , was
exiled - fron his native town two years ago
on accoult of connection with the nhiuilists .
ills wIfe followed him a few months later.
They secured rooms In the house of Dr. J. J.
Sul\an , presllent or the VigIlance league
The prince made several ineffectual efforts to
obtain employment. The remittances he re
ceived every month Cram home barely sup-
ported hlmsel and hIs wIfe , and al last
ceased. The rent became due , but Or. Suli-
van knowing Koekatoff's history , was lenient
with hIm and allowed him to retain hh room.
According to the deter the couple have frequently -
luenty gone two and three days without
food , being too proud to beg or to let their
neighbors know 01 their unlortunate condi-
tion. The young wile a few days ego began
to show signs or Insanity She began to act
strangely , and at last grew so demonstrat\e
that her husband was reluctantly Induced to
agree tu her removal to the hospital.
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COG ltlfl.tTIOS.tiCOVXClL5SFSSIoS .
) & . ' nlc. stud . Cieg' In . tttt'mmlgiumco
0"111) ' ( lit' Syrmmeiisn Churehl' .
SYRACUSE , N. Y. , Oct. 13.-The delegates
aOl clergy attending the National Congregational -
tonal council In thIs city today occupIed the
pulpits or various churches In the city . Mass
meetngs were hold for men In several or the
churches thIs afternoon. Dwlghl L. Moody
addressed a mass meeting or men In the
First Presbyterian church at 4 p. m. . and
this evening spoke to a mixed assemblage
numbering 5,000 In the Aihambra The final
day's besslon or the council wIll meet tOmorrow -
row morning , the frt business to bo tran&
acted being the completion of the report on
mlnlterlal standing. Reports wIll also be
received on Christan unity , expensed or dele-
gates , Columbian exposition , church manual
marrage and divorce prison reform and
! abbat . observanoo. The convention will
close with an address by Hev. Mr. CIrll oC
Massachusetts - on "Capital S and Labor. "
ltlll.1 I ) ' time Ih'I"'I
CLRVEIAND . , 0" , OcL 13.-Sylvester ' Sco-
veil , son oC 11ev Mr. Scovo'I : , president or the
\\'ooster. 0" , universIty . and for some tme
manager or the Cleveland Athletic club , loft
yesterday for Cuba , where he goes under
contract wih the revolutionists to act as Instructor -
structor In cavalry drIll at a handsome salary .
Scvel was a member or troop A , the crack
cavalry company oC Ohio . and ts In expert
horseman and swordsman , as well as aD all
round athlete ,
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Jrl'III Ct the hIJ.I" n.d Mass l're-
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NEW YOItIC Oct 1t-Fx-Governor
Thomas , John Outhrle , A. M. Thomas and oth-
ers who have Intere.t 'themselves In be-
half or John L. WaIler are hopeful that the
petition anti circular letter which have been
sent broadcast through Kansas wilt boar
go fruit and will obtain the release or the
ex.consul from the prison iln which ho Is con-
fined . Time petition Is addressed , to congress
anti asks that an Invethlaton be made or
the cause oC Wailer's arrest ali Imprison-
ment by France After presenting the cue
of the ex-consul , the petitiOn says In Ilart ; :
"Your memorialsts are Informed lint (
while John L. Wailer and his family were
domlclell In Madagascar and In rightful ro-
session or n valuable laM grant bestowed
upon him by the lawful government or Mad-
agasear he was wrongfully anti forcibly arrested -
rested by a boly oc soldffrs , commanded by
an officer of time republic 01 France , and
summarily sentenced b7 n pretended court
martIal to be confined In prion for twenty
years and that hue was denied a hearing be-
taro any tribunal , and that he Is now wrong-
fully imprisoned and deprived or his liberty
and property. Your mcmorlalsts respect-
fully pray congress to institute an Investga-
ton or the cause or the ImprIsonment 01 John
L. Wailer , and that he bi l prolecte In his
personal rIghts and property as an American
citizen , "
CLEVELAND , 0 . Oct. 13.-Chnrlcs T.
Maxwell , a colored medIcal student In this
city , ha received a letter from ex-Consul
John L. Wailer. The letter Is dated " 1nlson
Central , Du Clalrvnux , Prane , Sept S. "
After thanklug Maxwell C01 expressions ,
sympathy contained In a letter ho had written
to tIme Imprlsonell lan , Waler said : "It
gives inc great pleasure ! to know that I have
the sympathy and supper or the American
people , who are using every honorable mnns
and endeavor to secure me' lY liberty . which
to an American Is dearer Car than life. I ama
< le.
a vIctim oC circumstances and whether I
shall finally receive Justc nt the hands of
the French people or rdrlsh In a foreign
prison by virtue of a ha'ty conviction ren-
< Cetl by a court martial ] n the heat or ex-
ciement , rests with God zind , the American
people , In whose actions 1d rIghteous judg-
ment I have the most , nPlclt confdence ,
Thnt I I the desire 01 Intention or the
French as a government t do me an Injus-
tce , I do not for a 10ment believe. I nm
also consoled In the Ilowlcdge oC the fact
that , the American people , true now as always -
ways to their long estab\ hed creed and nu-
mercus precedents touchIng the protection or
American ctzens abroad , wIll not permit any
injustice to be Inflicted 111 one 01 their
citizens by a foreign nafQn , po matter how
bumble bl that citizen. . . "
SUHACE COMi'.tN1LS' , 1.\'NS'r ,
i'rem.riimg tn Stlll thc l'rmtctiee oC
( lh'llA 1..llh' " of. i'reIiiiimumH.
'NEW YORK , Oct 13-Tho executive of- i
fcers or most of time large life Insurance companies -
panics 'Ield a meeting : tatur < ay to devise I
means for stopping the practice of giving re- i ,
hate or nremnltumns. 'President John n. lIegeman -
man or the Metropolitan Life presilled. lloo.
lutons drawn by Commlssl uier O. S. Merrill
or Massachusetts were a < qptel. After setting
forth the facts that tie legislatures or
twenty-onc states ha\o enacted laws forbld
ding rebates under penalty ; that such laws
have generally been a dtd.ieter ( : that com-
papies have placed tlmcmcivs without exceptIOn -
ton In opposition to rebating ; and that the
pracU can bo suppressed only hr the active
organized co-operation oC lie companies , they
'
contirmue :
contnuc _ ,
Hesol\ed , Thil"Il h o' the uhscrILng )
eomp.1les agree that ' < t .wt not pay or
allow , or offer to pay or 'uow , nqr permit
any person . connected with It'n any ' ca-
paet ) to payer 11101. or offer
10 payer allow , any rebate .or
premium ( iii any manner whatoever ,
dirpctly or Indlrect , ' : 'that a referee
) :
wl\o has no omelal coqnecton wIth any life
company shall be appontlt ! , who shall examine -
amine Into anti ! Ieclcp all .hnrle of rebat- '
Inc hy agents or others . and whose decIsions
shall bo fnal : thnt on tit decls'on of the
referee lint uny person "connectel ! In any
capacity with any stmbscrlblng company has
made any rebate . sutth ptson shah Imme-
dlntel he dismissed Crpm the service oc
said company anti shall mint , for n' period ot
two yearn thereafter . be agaIn clPoyed :
hy any company party I the agreemenL
'ho referee Is empowered to begIn propecu-
lens for violations of timq laws against rlhat-
Ing anti to employ eo\ln8el to assist. A fund
of $10,0 1' to he made u , anmimaintaIneti
In the reCerco's hanls by assc"saments on
the 8uhscrlhlng companies The referee Is to
receive IL slhLr ) ' of $ ? , o a year In,1 , cx-
penses , and Is to ho flwther alowed an
amount not exceeclhg $ ' . , O for a secretary
and clerIcal assistance. ' ;
The agreement Is to go tnto elect November -
ber 1 next ExGovernor'Vllnm Ii. ltlftel
or Massachusets was sl"\este , as the rer-
cree called for In the arnemnermt.
ageement.
ICANS.tS PUGI'1'i'5 l'AIUOBn.
INL'mtlel Cosmvietumurummtce,1 ISis Lii-
ctI ) " , \Ctcr 1.'ulrtccl Y&'uims.
TOPEKA , Oct. -Governor Morri has
granted n pardon to Z. T. Campbell , . who
fourteen years ago was convicted In Osage
ccunty oC robbing \Vclis-Fargo Express
company oC ' 500 , and sentenced o the peni-
tentary for eighteen months. The night be-
tore the sherIff was to have started to time
penitentiary with n batch of prlsonere . Camp-
bell esoaped anti was never capture . He
<
.went to Salt Lake City , where he has since
resided , living an honest , UIH'Ight life. lie
recantly communicated , through Inluental ;
friends and relatives , In Topeka , wih ex-
Chief Justice Albert II. Horton In regard
to his ease. Judg 10r n made an Invest- <
g1fon which cOI1lncell him that Campbell
was Inuocent or the crime charged lie pri-
seated time case to tl go\'eror wIth the
result as stated
Campbell was staten agent for the Santa
Fe at Oiage City . as well as agent for the
express company. One night : a package con-
taining $ 5OO was Intrusted' to his 'care , lie
le
put the package In his pocket amid went
out for a drlll < . lie fell II wih evil companions -
panions and got drunk When he came to
himself the money was g ne. BeIng unable
to prove whirl the mdne , went , the law was
applied . Prior to that time he was regarllel }
as a good fellow with / , first-class appetIte
for liquor. He reformed Upon going to Salt
Lake City. Upon receIpt of his pardon ,
Campbel will return to Kansas for a visit
wih his friends and r,1a"vcl , whom he hits
not seen slrce bla coolviptian.
covl . I
CII \gl.\n llNldSi1'l'I - : ' - ' ( IIYA 'I' .
Pr".ld'lt SIII.I. n , Porlun ut the
Snlhlth II ) : " " , Vurl.
NEW YORK , Oct. l : - The yacht Oneida , ,
having on bead l'rosi9cnt qievelanl1 , dropped
Inehor this morning iL 10 o'clocl at the new
Yorl Yacht cub anchorage ground , at the ,
Coot of East Twenty- lxl ateet . Mr. Cleveland -
land got In a smal boat anelwas , rowed over.
lie thn entered a carrfa which lt cod waitIng -
lag and was rapidly wb\led ! to the residence
or his rJml ) ph'slclan ; , Ur Joseph Ir'ant
or 54 West Thlrt91th strfot , where the presIdent - :
Ident tel < dinner with' UH ' . doctor anti his
famiy and spent an hour . .r two chatting
with Dr. Dryant. . i
GREENWICH . Conn . Oct. 13.-Iresldent :
Cleveland and party irrlved on the yacht ,
Oneida nt 8 o'clock lat ovenlng. They were :
landed at 11111 Harbor' dock and driven to , .
E. C Denedlct's houiu. This morning at.
hal past 8 they wero.drlven again to the
dock , where they boarded the Oneida and
steamed off.
InC'r""IIJ Chords . C'r"1 I I ) ' .
NEW YORK , Oct 13-An interesting ceremony -
mon ) ' was p'rorleJ t'l 1\'en'll at St. I.as-
rence Homan Catholic church when Ge'ft
\V. Davhlsn , who was 1'1 today exh n
and director oC a relKlou' order In the high
ritualistic l plscopulan Church of the He-
deemer , made a confession or faith . received
absolution and was baptized and received
Into the Ioman Catholic church The
Church church. oc the Redeemer . Is a hljh Episcopal
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Seie'imIIlleVrlter 1 1 'etro"I..I.
GItEAT BAItING . Ias" , Oct 13-Frank-
Un I. Pope , an electie'iamm Corlerly connect -
nectOd with the Bali Ttephone : company , a
scientific wrier or some note was tomlJgtmt
killed by 1 shock frrnn electric lighting
apparatus In the cclal'et his house Three
thousand volts cmerrd his body.
FOUR MINEHS SUFFOCATED
-
Caught Like Rat- in n Trap by Fire in the
Mine Shaft
lARD BUT USELESS FIGHT FOR LIFE
He"euluJ I'lrt. Phi , 1 , 'II'lcc tC
Slllcrhumnn 1'ITtrl" tt Shnt limit
( lit' Mminie Ihnl Irtuht n'nth
' 10 the lioiieles. 'IlmmiM
WEBSTER CITY . la , . Oct. 13.-Spoeiai (
Telegram-I.'our ) men were suffocated by gas
and smoke In I coal mine two and a hai
miles rrom Story City last night nt 6 o'clock
The dead are :
ALBERT l'ETERSON . single.
AL1 XANDEI EASTMAN , slnglo.
INOE IO SON , single.
GEORGE PAYNE , marrIed : leaves a wife
and three chidren ,
The men were In the mine just at closing
time. The engineer had built a big tro In
the furnace under the boiler In the shaf
house and left for his sup r. While 'Ie was
gone time timber adjacent to tIme furnace
caught fire and the flames reached the cable
running down the shaft. When the engineer
returned ho atemptid to hoist the cage
wlh the men , but the cable broke and they
fell to lie bottom 01 the shaft. The fall was
not over three feet anti they were uninjured .
The mine was filling with smoke rrom the
burning woo and lucre was no other mode
oC egress for tiiemn
Payne was foreman o time little gang of
miners , and they followed him to ouo of time
cells , thinking they could bank themselve In
anti prevent the smoke Cram entering. The
cel was only a hundred feet from where time
wood was burning , but before thlY coull enter
and buid up time barrlcalle they were suffocated
with smoke , whIch was so demise thal they
could not fee their hands before them , even
with tIme assIstance of their miners' lamlls.
Time first news or the accident was brought
to Story City by a courfer about 7 o'clock.
Immediately upon hIs arrival n resculug bali
was formed and at the mint they foull time
friends cf tbe Imprisoned men standing nl the
opening or time simaft , Irom which dense vol-
nines or smoke were pouring , almost panic
stricken. As soon as the smol cleared away
a cage was rIgged up amid volunteers went
into ' the maine to learn the Cato or the lour
men They were Cound almost In a heap , ono
body lying across the three others The hHI-
catons were that Ilcath ensue within a hai
hour after ' they entered thme cel I vllences
or superhuman stremigt'mi were Cound In the
moving or great rocks anti chunks of coal to
stop up the passageway that tohl how hard
the Imprisoned men hall worle to save their
hives. The bodies were brought to the sur-
face and remove t Story City.
The suffocated men were quite well known
at Story City , and the funeral , which occurs
tomorrow , wIll be one of the ' largest ever
held In the country. The engineer , In spenll'
log of the accident , saId the furnace had
always been c01ldered perfectly safe. On
many occasions before , while going to hIs
meals he had left more fro In the grate
and an accident had never imzmppemmed. Ho
could only account for I by explaining that
as was his usual custom , ho had banked time
fire ane the gases under the ashes had caused
u' ' , slight explosion on the grate anti one or the
coals had . been thrown omit . pslng Into a
crevice or the lmbers and thus starting the
blzc : . ' , , ' , t " . - . ' . stnrtng
'rJH I lIi.LRD An MANY hURT . '
Ilt"lnt TrnlIeCumr .1mm mumps time'
' 'J'ruel. 'lh 'I'errhljle' lilCeet .
'PITTSDURG , Oct. 13.-In an accident to-
night on the Carnegie branch or the West
End traction road thee persons were killed
and twelve fourteen .
or people badly Injured
The killed are :
GEORGE nOTIMAN , furniture dealer of
Carnegie.
JACOB IEIZEL , glass dealH.
MRS. ELIZABETI 1SIOP , ' 1509 Carson
street.
lujured : Michael Foley anti wie or West
End , plsburg , badly cut about head and
body : both dangerously hurt.
Prof. Alexander Phiips or Pltsburg acad-
emy ; head and neck cut : serious.
O. J. Baldwin of Youngs\'Ule , I'a ; skull
fractured : not expected to lIve till morulng.
MIss Emma Laughln , 39 Atwood street ,
Pits burg. Fcalp wound : hath legs crushed
Miss Pearl Here , Seventh street , Beaver
Falls . scalp wound.
Mrs. Leetz anti 6.year.old son : both badly
crushed : condItion serious.
Unknown boy bruised.
Robert Wiey , 10 years old , bdly bruised.
George \V. Addles , motormau , leg crushed
anti head cut.
Frank McGuire , conductor , badly bruised.
The names or others Injured are not known ,
aD they left the scene without helng recog-
nized. The accident happened to car No.
26 on the long hilt comlnK :0 'he west end
on its way to PLthburg. I jmpell the track
and turned completely over.
Just as the car started down the heavy
grade the brake broke and It was soon be-
yond the control or the motorman. The speed
h came terrific , anti when sharp curve over
lie ( foot of ( lie bill was reached the car made
a wonderful leap landing trucks uppermost
In McCarthy's run , six or eight feet below
the track grade. The accident occurred nt a
lonely spot , and It was quite a whUe before
assIstance reached the sufferers . who were
wedged tightly In the wreck , which was moat
compleJe. When time conductor saw that time
car was beyond control he hid down on the
fool and all'h.ed the others to follow his ex-
anmiple The killed were Cound wedged under
the ( roof of the car , which had been smashed
In upon them The escape oC any oC thee
In the ear was miraculous. The dealt were
brought to the morgue and the Injured to the
several ' hospitals. " .
I'Lg\SUHE l'AILTY ClIMES TO GRIEF ,
Four Hr.1 I ) ' th" CnlbhlJ tt n
Ilnt Il 1IIImol. .
BALTIMORE , 111" , Oct. 13.-1 our men
were drowned ( lila afternoon by the capsizing
or a pleasure boat In the middle branch or the
latapesco river. They were :
hARRY STINEH , a fero'man.
FilED VALKMAN u bartender.
WILLIAM A. IEYNO.DS , a baker ,
JAMES HUSTON , occultation unknown.
All the men were residents or this city
and together with friends attempted ta cross
the river Cram the ferry bar to Meter's pa-
vilon , In Arundel cotnnty A strong cast
wind made the water very rough and when
about half way acres the boat began to fill
and went over leaving the pleasure seekers
struggling tn the water A number of row
boats went to the rescue , but before they
reached the capsIzed boat the men hall gone
down for the lat ( line. Their companions
\ \ ere rescued wIth dlfllcuity. No bodies have
been recovered.
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'J'hh''ln III Cit's-ic Cl1Jht , I
ST. LOUIS , Oct. 13.-Joseph Fuler I
Thomas , nn educated colored man aged 3 ,
years , 'who \orkel } as mail clerk on the Iron
Mountain raloul : between St. Luis and ,
'Cexarknnn , Ark. , II under arrest , charged
with stealing mali . He confessed that the
IJecuinton3 , which were confined to the
mal matter addressed to ChIcago , hall been
going on for over two months , but the
secret service olcials believe they extcnJed
over a longer perloll. 'fhomas' guilt wa'
Ixed upon him by decoy letters , Cram which
he abstracted marked ,
abstrnctel _ _ . money _ _
, PIIII lute' 10uI J IJht ,
NEW YORK , Oct 13.-Matthew Gray , a
private In the United States engineer corps ,
stabbed anti Ilrohably fatally wounded '
fatal ) wpunled Pnt-
rick Shea tn a bar room row at Flushing ,
I. , I. . tola ) _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _
:1"11",1. .C 0..11 Sle'miiiiri'i. lid , 1 :
Uane. New York-Arrlved-L Gnscno , ( roam
Giasgoss'-Arrivetl-Cmmrthagnia ( , from 1hl-
adelt.hla. .
Souttiampton-Arrlved--Trmive Cram New
Suthlmpton-Arrlved-Trnve\ proceeeeu. lew
Iiavre-Arrjved-Lms loun."gno , from New
York
SE'Elt Olt1 AIIOU'i' ll.tl.hlX.
Seerni 1'1" II I 'l'r.mmhle nail ) lch
I" fc 1"1 r..l.
IIALIFA . S. , Oct. 13.-A heavy southeaster -
caster has pre\al ll along the coast this
afternoon aOl Is still raging. The wl11 Is
accompanIed by blndlnr sheets or rain anti
In the harbor a heavy sea Is running. The
only casualty reported Is that to the American -
can brlgantno H. C. Sibley . which Is ashore
at Black Rock , C. n , She Is bound from Iort
l'evl9 for Cheler : , Ia" , with a cargo or pinier.
pOtTr.AND , Me . Oct. 13.-A severe storm
has raged here all Ilay. At tmes time wind
blew twent.fvo malIce nn hour alHl time rain
fell In torrentu' . The harbor 1& filled l with
coasting vessels anti a very henvy sea 1 [
running outside. About 10 o'clocl this e\'en-
lug a tiree.mastell schooner broke away from
her moorings antI went crashing about the
harbor , colliding with several other vessels
lying at anchor , but lie ( extent of the damnge
she accomplished cannot be learned tonIght.
BOSTON , Oct. 13.-A wind aOl raln.torm
which struck Bostou shorty after 1 o'clock
yesterday afternoon deveioped unexpected severity -
verity during the night anti today the city
has recelvell the worst lenchlng In mln ) '
da8. Time storm extends all along the New
England coat north or Cape Cod. At 7
o'clock this moring the wlll had reached n
mlxlmum velocity 01 Cort-Cour mies an .
hour. Up to 8 o'cloek tonight five and twent-
two.hundrelths Inches of raIn had fallen In
this city since yesterday noon , which Is marl
thau the total rainfall here shiel July 1. In
twelve hours three and twenty-two-hundredths
Inches fell . which Is very uer the record.
The storm struck the harbor aOl lower bay
whit time wind blowing hard from the southeast -
east Saturday night I backed into Ih'I
northeast at about 2 o'clock Sunday morning
and grdusly Increased to a violent gale ,
kicking UIJ a trelen10us sea outside. No
very serious casualties , however , hind be.n
reported up rundown today. The upper !
harbor Is filled with shipping and most 01 the
vessels have out two anchors. Some of them
have dragged during time day , and in one or
two cases the assistance of a tug was necessary -
essary to bring them to a place of safety.
NII\V YOIIIC , Oct. 13.-'rhio Norwegian
bark Figaro , which mirrlveti in port thiite
mmiornhmig from lhatmtvla anti l'nmlang , reports
that emi the morning of October 11 , wimen
about thirty-live niiies uiorthienat of CnUe
htenmy , shin spoke time ichiooiier Laurme i.
Sprague of Itoekianml , Me. , lotmnti fromii
lirtmmiswick , Ga. , for i3oton , withi a cargo of
Itmirmhmer. Lime b'mrmigue was in ciiargo of the
chIef watt' , wimo ieporteti that Cmiptnimi'lx -
mton hmui dIed of smmlipaseti malaria , or swmmnip
fever , anti that four mnemmTherme of ( lie crew
\\'ere su1terimi from time , iim'ease. After ex-
chimemigitig POsitiOmis ( lie itcimooner headed ( or
Cape Ilenry to lmrocure medical aid.
a-
' 'AS NO'i' 'tl It. JIA1LILISON'S F.tUl.'s' .
l't'rr' S. ilt'mmIIm ElomiercitoM time Es-
l're'MitIeiLt.
CINCINNATI , 0cm 13.-The Commmierclnl.
Gazette , a strong McKinley paper , edited by
l'erry S. lientim , who was close to harrison
dtmnimig hml admnimilstnation , will tomorrow say :
"A great deal lmas recently appeared respect-
lag time attitude of I'resitient Ilarrlsomi toward
( lie McKinley tariff at time time of its atiop-
( iou. It is contemided that. in the capacity of
president , harrison opposed time atioption of
scimemhtiles as hIgh as thioce Iii time
McKInley law , and that ime entered a protest -
test migainat timeni to those who hind time
measure in charge. One promninemit reptmbll-
can- newspaper has stated recently ( lint time
McKinley tariff defeated harrison's re-dec.
( ion , and timat ( lila fact is tue cause of 'liar-
risen's feeling toward MclClniey. Another in.
fluential republican newspaper in time west
annotmnceti timat duninmg time consideration of
time McKinley bill , President Ilarrisomi sum-
atoned its author , and Speaker Reed , 'imimd
pomim'hbiy other party' leaders , and-- warned
tiiemii agmiimist tue adoption of such hIgh
figures.
"Time CommercIal-Gazette is Iii a position
to say timat all such statememits are umitnmme
amid misleading. Ex-Presidemmt Harrison deserves -
serves neither ceneure nor Praise 00 account
of the McKinley tariff mw , lie took no part
In _ time drafting or time consideration of ( lie
measure. No feature of time law , so 'far as
those who compiled it are aware , represemmt
lila particular views or nit with hIs
aieclfle disapproval , I'resldent harrison ,
when asked by those tiraftimig time bill what
he thought. of It , said timat time details should
be left Iii charge of those responsible ton
the measure , ( list they were most fanililar
with time subjects in hand. Ito offered imo
advice.'imen the bill went to time white
house for signature the president did not ,
so far as known , show any displeasure nor
offer any critielsmmi , Nor diti ho express this-
pleasure with time lat' . It the law was over
imeid responsible for time eiefcat of 1532 l'rcsl-
dent Jiarrisomi should stand bhammieiess. "
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FAVORS FOIl. CNLIiiFIi.t'I'li YIi'i'S.
( rmtmmil Aruir J'ost of 'I'neommiut i'rovimlepi ,
tL I'eemiliimr l'robloiii ,
TACOMA , Wash. , Oct. 13.-At the regtmlar
meetIng of Custer poet No , 6 , Grand Arniy
of the RepublIc , of timia city , notice was given
of a resolution to be Introduced at time next
regular meeting , wlmlcim will attract widespread -
spread attentIon , At the national encamp-
went imeld at Phttaburg in 1894 , anti at time
last encampment hold 1mm LouisvIlle , tine ques-
( ion was mentioned , but Custer post of this
cIty Is the first organization in the United
States to take formal notice of ( lie mmiater.
Georgce liasbeard , a well known politician
and a macwhen of Custer post , gave notice
timat hm would mmext Saturday miight offer a
reeoiution providing that Custer host appoint
a comnmiiittee of live to mnemorlalize coumgress
for a law doing away whIm ( lie distinction he-
tween federal atimi confederate veterans so far
as relates to their mmthniIsiomm to natiommai sol-
dlers homes ; in short , ( lint disabled ox-con-
federate soldiers be admmiitted to natIonal sol-
tilers' homes on exactly time sanme basis as ex-
union soldiers. Mr. llasbeand. wimlle not an
active Grand Armny man , lies been a member
of Custer post simmce July , 18S3 , Imi time late
wan he served in comimpany C , Thirty-sixth
IndIana vohunte'ers , Ills proimosed resolution
has stirred up much feeling in Custer post ,
mimamiy memuibera being outspoken agaInst its
passage. Under the rules IL will lie on the
table two weeks alter being introduced ,
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t1mmiiImimImiteii Iimuml Notes.
Ci.EVELAND , Och 13-Joseph Dreyer
was brouglt hero tonight by a deputy
UnIted States marshal from Stark county
anti charged with counterfeiting. lreyer
tried to vass a It bill which hmimmi beemi hixemh
with pasters to represemit $10. In iils
iossesalon was foimmimi a $2 bhhi raIsed to 2O
Iii the same way. lie also had pastors for
$5 bills , Ho told tue ofilcer ho botmght the
immisters from a Piuibmmrg ( muami , who * .tmp-
lihieti them by mail. This is the second an-
rest for a sImIlar offense In timat vicinity
within a short ( line , antI it is teiieved coumi.
terfeiters are eystemmiaIcahhy at work.
Slmrcsvd Seimemimo of me Pmgli'e. *
POCATELT.O , Idaho , Oct. 13.-Liemmtenmmnt
J. K. Miller of time Elgiitim inmmntry , ta-
tloned about twenty nuiies from Jackson's
hole. states ( hUt J. C'llsomm , 'ho brought
the report a weelc ago of time killing of
Captain lmItiu anti comrmafllona in Juclcson'mi
hole , Is a deserter from the Scvomitii cay-
airy , In camp in the 'feLon pose , ammtl that
\'ilsomi mmtmlo these stmmtementmm in order to
obtain a relay of horses and to facilitate his
escape. I.Ieutemmant Miller says there is mio
trutim whatever In the atatonment that Cap-
tam Smith was killed ,
S
SsniimViI1 i'iisim ( lie Cimilimi ,
SANTA FE , N. Itt , Oct. 13.-I , A , 1'eralta-
Reavis said totiay lie believed tine lnlmn tUed
in the Unltemt Statem. court of ciainis In be-
halt of the Cubami brnmieii of the Per.-iltu
famIly to recover * C5.000O ( ' ) , tlmo uhlegetl vauo
of the famous i'etuhtmt imenti grant , woijimi
Lie lmmshed by the Spanleim govermumnent : es an
offset to ( lie Mora claim. lie imoi'ls timmit the
Cubimmi brammcii of the h'ermmlta ( mimlly immul tin
title to time gramit , l'enmtlta-htemmvis Ii still
lucid here , mm imismnem ( or him. " .nn.tctlumi . with I
the attcmptedl'erm.tltms granifraud ,
heiiver zimmti nipmmle Creek Ale Ilme ,
DENVEB , Oct. 13.-Time Demmyor & Cohu.
radu Southern Bailuvmmy comnpmuny , just incur.
porated , proposes to connect lienver amid
the Cripple , ( 'reek' mlnImig region. Florence ,
Canon Cii ) ' and Silver Cliff by an uir l'ms '
roami with eas' grades , anti also to provide
tenmliial facilities In this state ( or time Mitl-
land Terminal and Florence , t ( rhiimie
Creek hues. ' [ 'lie dIstance imetween pem.pr
and Cripple Creek over thIs hue is cimly
about seventy miles. .
I
hANKERS FOR A VINDICATION
William J , Broatoli Wants His Career of
Duplicity anti Treachery Endorsed ,
LIVE TOPIC FOR A PULPIT EDITORIAL
ler'isii ( niiaiii1n ii' for tn-or itesnr
re'e'ts time' lpuiiii's , emi 'iiit'tt lie
Met a Gmilhimmg left'mtt ,
Six I'enrs Ago ,
In acceptimig time noiliination for mayor at
the imanmis of ( ho coimvemiiomi helti itt V'nshi-
ingtoii imahi Oii Saturday afternoomiV. . S
llroatch said :
"Six years ago a scemie was enacted in tlui
hall which niamiy of you will remiieniber. Thie
mionilnation at your hmmnnds today jtmstifles the
recorti I niathe as imiayor , I want to say nov
timat lmmtd Mr. Cimaffee or amiy otimer aipiran
been miomiiimiatetl by this convention tie woul&t
have received ili ) stmpport , not only Iii a quiet
way , but I would imave gomie out to the umeet-
ings ( lint will doubtless be hold anti raised
mmiy voice for lila election , We are mmieetin
mieu' isstmes in this light. I amii ell aware
( hat the batteries of The Bee will be ( turned
against nie and time rest of ( lie ticket. you
vihl nominate today. Tue issue Is clear , It
is whiClmer tue party shmnhl rule itself or aub4
nut to time dictation of one mamm , [ "or mn
part , I nun wtllhig to mmmeet time isatme. I amii
sure that. it Is not necessary for nie to promn- .
Iso you that I will prove worthy of time comi.
titience yotm have Idaced In umie. ' '
Ever since ( lie reptmbhicami party tumnet
Broatch dowmi six years ago ii the cemiventio
to wimlchm hue referred in imis simeeclm of acceptance -
ance , lie has had a grievance , amid hues beca
porsistemitly tiemantling that lmi woes be
umiatlo a party matter. lie has wanted a
vIndication antI looks impomi hmis nomlmintlon on
Saturday as stmcii , Simice lie imits imitrotiuce(1 ,
time subject a little rc'low of the comiventiomi
of 1559 antI time causes that led to imis turninmg
down may not be out of place. liroatcis
was elected mayor In time sprhmmi ; of 18S7
During his term time city charter was
ammientied so tlmat time city electiomi was
clmangeti ommitli Decemuber , so ( hint as a hold.
over he had served time city for two auth a
half years vhmemu time fight caine imp for hilts
rcnommiinatmon in Novemimber , 1889.
Time repumlmhlcan cIty convemutiomi lii 1889 wats
a ummmcrnorable one. It was hmeltl on Novemiibe
21 \Vashington hall anti lasteti from
o'clock in the afternoon untii daylight tim
next morning , Fl. 1' , Davis was ciuairnimun of
( he convention , wimicim was comimposoti of seven
delegates from each wam-d , In all sixty-three
delegates. Broatch had been practically do.
feateti at time hmnlnlnrics , after the uimost out.
rageoum" methods had been einplo3'eti in lila
interest. When time convention met amm at-
temmiiit was mmmdc to seat a hiroatch delegation
( room ( Ice Timirti ward , btut an investigation
showoti timat time Broatchi delegation lielul
certificates ( hint ivere ciear forgries , anmi
after a contest thittt nearly precipitated a riot
the antl-hiroatcim delegation was seated. Thb
candidates for tIne mmiayorahty were W. .J'
Broatcim , Dr. S. D. Mercer , 4t. L. Strang an4
Thomas Swobe. On time first ballot hiroatc
received twenty-eight votes , and they never
tiesorted him , The other candidate held
their forces well in line and a deatiiock en-
sued. F'imiaiiy time annie of 0. V. ' , Llmiinger
was presenteti as a conmipromimlso candidate ,
amid after an all nli'imt sesahomi Mr. hinlugom'
was nomInated on time 267th ballot. Ills now.
immmmIon vaa niatlo unmmnlmmiotmm on mm-motiomm of
Broatch's ehuief lieutenant. John T , Clarke ,
anti everythmimig seemmied imarnionfoims. Tim
warring factions got together and pledges o
support of the ticket were given by all eon-
ccrned.
BANQUET OF TIlE TWIINTY-EIGIIT.
But the pledges diti not last long. On Sat.
urday nIght , three clays after time convention
Broatelt gave a banquet at ( lie Paxtomi imotef
to the twenty-eight macn who had stmpportetl
liini In thin coimvemmtiomi in which Mr. Liningor
had ( iefeatemi hmimmi ( or the mayoralty uirnmi-
inatlon. Amtmong ( lie leaders of time Broateh-
ites who were at the feast were Julio Mc-
lonalti , lieimry Dunn , J. N. Phillips , 'rimomams
Goiden , Eti Cone , T. .1. McGramie , .Iohmn T ,
Clarke , Charles B. llruner , E. I' . Davis , A ,
G. Edwantis anti Charles Unltt.
In addition to time delegates' uianieti lion , (1 ( ,
v. I4lmiimmger and I'aul Vandervoort were
present ,
Tue report published In Tue lice on the
morniimg after ( ha banqumet commclutles as fol.
in ws :
"Mayor liroatchm matlo a short speech at.
( lie opening , in which hue am'sertod timat he
was u'ithm the cantiidae ( and wanteti the im.
mortal twenty-eight to stant ! by Lmninger.
Ito 'pletiged his iinarty support anti that of
his friends , and hoped ( hint no one woulc $
think that lie was disgruntled at the result
of tile coumventiomm.
"Mr. Lininger respomidqd briefly to Mayor
llroatch's invitation with a few aimpropnlat
remarks ,
"The faithful twenty-eight pledged their
fealty to the republican ticket and resolved
to heartily mmulmpont each cantildate without
reserve. Time party broke up at a lat hour. "
'rtiis was the report of time banqumet that
reached the publIc , but it was not nil. It
was decided before time nmeotimig of
time twenty-eight stalwarts had atl-
jotmrned to form a pernmnmient organization -
ization anti carry emi time war In wiiIchi
they hmami been defeated iii time convention. TbI
huroposition was vIgorously opposeti by W.V
ICeysor anti Clmarles K. Coutant , mo haml boon
niemhers of time Broatch dehegatlomi in tim
comiventlomi , and timey refused to have snore
to (10 with time orgamilzation.
ThIs decision to fight George W. Lininger
at the hohls was taken on Noveniber 23 , antI
yet six days later time memmibers of time club
who hind beemi piottimig ( reason to time mionilnee
of ( heir party's convention accepteti his hoe-
pitaity , and on Thanksgiving nig'iit mmttemidetj
a banquet given by Mr. Lininger at imI hmom
to the delegates to time convention. H , P.
Davis acted as toastmaster , as lie hind acted
as cimairniumi of tIme convention tiiat imommuinatod
Mr. Linminger , Pledges of support were given
to Mr. Linhmiger end time hmanqumet adjourned ,
Mit ! time very next night time Tweny-elgim !
plotters met Ia C. . L. Cimaffee's otfice ant
laid their plans to knife Mr. Linminger ant
Jahmn Rumahi , time cantilmlate for cIty treasurer ,
Timoy accepted mumoney train Mr. Cushming's
mstmpponlers amid wogemi war on relmubhican
cantiitiatos whir ) were distasteful to hiroatciu ,
GETTING IN ITS WOItIC.
Mr. Limiinger was defeated at time election
anti Mr. Rush secured lila seat as city treas.
urer only after an election contest with Jameis
McShmane , the democratic candidate. The
work of time club did not enti witim time dec.
( ion , but plans were at oumea adopted for th
organization of time city coummeli under the
denmocratic atiminiatrmition , to wimose succesms
lime club hiatt contributed so : iiucim , Cimaffe-es
was cimosen president of time city council and
t.imo conihine imad mnuclm to do with time ex.
( ravagance that mnmmrked Mayor Cusiming's ad-
inimiiatrathon , The club held together for ( tie
two years of Cushuing's term anti was on
check in 1891 anti mnatlo a feeble effort to defeat
Mayor ihemmils , but the effom't was futile. The
cub also maths a tight to give llroatehi time
1)oimglas county delegation for governor irs
' 92 , but failed sIgnally , anti themi the chief
of time conspirators went Into retiremuemm ( , fromes
wimlelt his recently emerged , seekIng now pro.
fermuemht pad a vindication.
Most of time mmmeimibera of limo old club who
defeated Llmmimmger. a Protestant , urn electeti
CuatmIr.g. a Catholic , have became leathers of
the tier'ish contingent of tIme A , I' . A ,
Tine treachery of hIroatclm anti imiti Twenty-
oigittrmi to time republican city tickob
hiatt beconmie a nmatter of gemmorat
notoriety before tIme day of time
election. They hmeltl miieotingmm every wocig
and liersistentiy Platted to acconmpilslm time mae-
foal of Mr. Lmnimiger antI Mr. Itusim , Where
the result of time election had been made
kmmown 'rime lieu , on tha morning of Decent-
ber 5 , contmulnemi time following editorial , ax.
liimig time treachery of time gang :
WORK 01' IuROATCIil IIENC'IIMEN' ,
"Timers Is an adage that all is fair iii
war arid lrnhliles. But there is aim unwrltteu
cede of imemior ammiang soithierme unmd pollIqtana
which no muian cmn violate wIthout beinit
exterated and held In contempt , In lbs