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ESTABLISHED E 19 , 1871. , MONDAY MOHNIiNG ; , , SEPTEMBER 7 , 1SOG. NGLE 00PV 3TLVE CENTS.
WEYLER'S ' ARBITRAUY WORK
Arrests an American Merchant aa Ho is
Leaving Havana ,
TAKEN FROM THE SHIP IN THE HARBOR
I'roti-NtN Fall ( o Interrupt the I'ro-
VI-l-lllllKN Illld PfrHIIIINlOlt Of ItlC
Captain AlonePrcvciilN Oito-
Mlllon ot n Violent Xatiirc.
HAVANA , Sept. C. Samuel T. Tolon , the
prominent merchant of Gardenas nnd a nat-
' urallzcil American citizen , who was arrested
on Thursday as the Ward line steamer Sen
eca was on the point of sailing , was arrested
after ho had actually gone on board the
Seneca , and not as ho was going on board.
It Is stated that his ticket was Issued at the
last moment nnd outside the regulation hours
for Istllng tickets and n special passenger
list was mode up for him. Mr. Tolon , when
iirrcatcd , was unwilling to go on shore and
a protest against his arrest was reported In
his behalf. The captain and consignee of
the Scnaca persuaded him , to make no vlo
lent opposition.
Thestcamct Colon has arrived here having
onboard forty-nine officers and 1,000 soldiers.
They were landed at the wharves at Regla
and did not pass through the city. Tbo great
park In the city was decorated and Illu
minated nt night and a committee sent on
board tlo Colon distributed cigars and to
bacco among tbo newly arrived troops.
The Insurgents having burned the tobacco
plantation ot Santa Isabel In Matanzas , the
proprietor , Juan Nennlnger , places his loss
at $225.000. The Insurgent leaders. Ulcn-
vcnlcdo Sarchcz - and Acen have bail
a conflict on the coast near Gulra
Molcna In Havana province. It Is not
known whether this collision was due to
an error or to the rivalry between the two
leaders.
Captain General Wcylcr has prohibited the
sale of the book "Chronicles of the War In
Cuba , " the author ot which Is Rafael Cuer-
rero and which was published In Spain.
The volumes sent to Cuba have been seized.
Gonzalcs Llanuza , a court magistrate , has
been arrested as a political prisoner and Is
held In communlcado.
A lawyer named Alberto Eayas , a brother
of the gei.cral of that name , has been ar
rested and Is held In communlcado.
PLOT OF CUBAN INSURGENTS.
.MADRID , Sept. C. Official dispatches have
been received from Manilla stating that a
plot has been discovered for the surrendei
to the Insurgents of the for'lfii" ! town of
Gavlta , In the Island of Luzon , In the I'hll-
Ipplne Islands , while the garrison was en
gaged In a sortie. Spanish troops have re
lleved the garrison of San Indro , in Hie
province of Nueva Eclja , which was be
Eltged by the Insurgents.
IIAIX MAILS HOYAI. KHSTIVITIKS.
Hail WonlhiT Intci-ft-rcM with < hi ? 1'ro-
urmii ul lire-Mian.
BRESLAU , Sept. 6. The festivities Inci
dent to the visit of the czar and czarina
were somewhat marred today by bad weather
and the great field service for the camp
which was projected was omitted , owing to
the heavy rain. Emperor William paid n
visit to the czar at 11:30 o'clock. Empress
Augusta airlvcd at the Landcsbaus later and
twenty-four guests , Including all the royal
personages in the city , took lunch there.
The czar gave an audience this afternoon to
the German chancellor , Prince von Hohcn-
lohc , which lasted for over an hour. A grand
tnte banquet , with 170 covers , was given at
the castle at n o'clock this evening , all the
leading members of the two royal suites
being present , The crar has decorated
Prince von Ilohcnlohc , the German chan
cellor , with the order of St. Andrew nnd
Frelherr Mnrschal von Bleberstelu , the Ger
man minister of foreign affairs , and Prince
Rodolln , the German ambassador to Russia ,
with tha order of Alexander Neuakl , set In
brilliants. Emperor William conferred the
order of the first class of the Red Eagle
upon M. Shlsklno , Russian acting minister
of foreign affairs , and the grand cross of the
Red Eagle upon Count Osten-Sackcn , Rus
sian ambassador to Germany.
It is understood hero that the conferences
between tbo Russian and German statesmen
In the respective suites ot Czar Nicholas and
Emperor William have resulted In confirming
the complete agreement on all political
questions existing between tbo two powers.
The cyar's Infant daughter , Grand Duch
ess Olga , has been sent back to Kiel.
A gala performance was given at the
theater tonight , which was decorated for
the occasion with oak garlands' entwined
with asters. A brilliant audlenco was pres
ent and the entrance Into the theater of
their majesties of Russia and Germany was
greeted with a trlplu flourish of trumpets
and the playing of the Ruslsan anthem.
During the performance of an act of "Tho
Flying Dutchman" and of other excerpts
Kmperor William was In frequent and ani
mated conversation with Count Hatzsfcldt.
In the Interval of the performance their ma
jesties had tea In the foyer of the theater
and held an lnformr.1 reception there , the
rzar being In the uniform of his Wcstplmllan
hussars. Emperor William and Princes Al-
brecht. Henry nnd Frederick Leopold of
Prussia were In Russian uniform. The two
empresses worn handsome dlndcms and neck
laces of brilliants. When the party rose to
leave the theater the audience broke Into
prolonged and enthusiastic cheering. Their
majesties acknowledged the ovation , return
ing time after tlmo to bow to the audlenco.
Rnln was falling , but dense crowds cheered
tlio Imperial party as It was returning to
the castle ,
FI3AII VHSSISI..H II.YVR III ) .
loiiH \ilo lon On MMSpnii -
Count CiutxrN .Sicciiliilliin | ,
MADRID , Sept. C. An explosion heard
off tbo coast near the town of Mtiros , In tbo
proy.nco ot Coninna , during the night Is
tha cause of much excitement and specula
tion among the Inhabitants , It seems evi
dent that a disaster has occurred , na much
wreckage U strewn along the coast. It Is
supposed that two vessels collided during
the night and foundered. Nothing has been
discovered to show the Identity of the vos-
Rclx , nor Is It known how great a losa of
life accompanied the catastrophe ,
St. Krnxiiiiln UIIN llnccil IIU f.iiHt.
( Copyrliiht. ISJti , liy thnssncl.ilo.t . Prvmi. )
LONDON. Sept , 0. Mr. Leopold de Roths
child's black 3-year-old rolt , St , Frusqultv
by St. Simon , out of Isabel , which ran second
end this year In the Derby , IB to be sent
to Uio stifd , There Is general regret In
sporting circles at this nnnmmecmcnt , as
U Is thought that ho U still good for future
racing. St. Friisquln won the Princess of
Wales' stakes at Newmarket , the Newmar
ket Biennial stakes and the Hellpso stakes
at fiandowne park this year. The prlneo of
Walcn' Persimmon Is looked upon as hav
ing a walkover for the St. Ledger stakes at
IJonodster next Wednesday.
France I\II | < ) N Ci-riniiii Soiilnllkl * .
LONDON , Sept. 7. The Tim * * ' dispatch
from Paris eayit : Hcrren Ilebr-1 and Dueb
( uncial democrats ) , members of thn Reichs
tag for Struslmrg and Mulhaitsen , on being
refused permission tn address the electors
on German soil , planned R. socialist meeting
at WlKBcnbach , over the French frontier.
The French government got wind of the
matter aud ax a result the Gorman deputies
wrro met nt the frontier with dccrco of
exnulclim from Frt-nrh territory.
Miirilrr Muro Arincnliinn.
LONT'ON ' , Sept ' , - TlicPorB-n'Ulrj pleior ,
respondent of the Dully NIMVS note * the
m > stc'lous disappearance of the \rinciilaiin
from ibu city and say * of It -it Is IK lleved
that they have been douo to dea'h af r
U i > roU'ctlou by the police
HI.IICTS Tin : CHICAGO IM..VTKOHM. .
iMnii llnrllctt HrfiiftCN (
Slnnil for llciiniiiliiiiltoii.
NEW YORK , Sept. C. Congressman Frank
lin Bartlett , who has served as rcprtsenta
live of the Seventh In the Fifty-third nnd
Fifty-fourth congresses , In an open letter
to his constituents , rejects the Chicago plat
form and says that If he Is nominated again
he cannot accept. In part , he says : "I am
deeply sensible of the honor of the post
tlon which I have filled ; but the rcnomlna-
tlon and re-election arc matters ot no con
sequence when compared with the patriotic
duty of an American citizen at this crisis.
Were I to be noncotnmltal or evasive or
silent and by such policy to obtain reelection
tion , I might be expected by sonic of my
constituents to support the frco coinage ol
silver , the censure of the president of the
United States for suppressing riot and In
surrection or the packing of the supreme
court with n subservient majority In the
l.ope of thereby securing the Imposition ol
an Iniquitous and unconstitutional Income
tax. Such measures have ever been am' '
shall always be to me most abhorrent ami
I should , If elected , strive to defeat cver >
proposed law nnd endeavor to strike down
anyone attempting to undermine the safe
guards of the federal constitution. "
SOI TIU'.IIX XKH.llllOMS
I'lK'lc Sam's Failure ( o Iteeimnlr.e ( tic
I'anttiilerlean Congress Ci < - CIIIIMI- .
CITY OF MEXICO , Sept. C. Dominical
Minister Scnor Fcttnte Rulzo , dean of the
diplomatic corps here , says he cannot under
stand why the United States was not rep
resented at the recent Panamerlcan congress
In this city , although It was Invited. U
Is not , he said In an Interview with the
Associated press correspondent , lack of In
terest In the great questions at Issue' thai
has dissolved the conference , for the Centra.
American countries are a unit as to the ad
visability ot the discussion of such subjects
as reciprocity , arbitration of all matters
except eminent domain , to say nothing o
the great paramount and overshadowing
proposition of the Monroe doctrine. Another
member of the confi'renco. while express
ing wonder that the United States had not
been represented , gave It as bis opinion
that the American government wanted the
confcrcneo to meet at Washington. There
Is great sympathy for Mexico throughout
Latin-America on account of President
Diaz's bold and advanced ground In the
affirmation of the Monroe doctrine nnd Its
amplification.
I'lnperor William mslrilmf es U..IIOI-M
LONDON , Sept. 7. The Berlin Corre
spondent of the Standard says : "After the
review at Breslau , Emperor William ap
pointed his sister. Princess Charlotte of
Saxe-Mclnlngen , honorary colonel of the
Eleventh regiment of foot. A cabinet order
says that the emperor hopes , to give his
sister special pleasure by bestowing upon
her the regiment which her father com
manded.
Hi' * ilvc-i fin i\lenslve Petition.
LONDON , Sept. 7. The Chronicle an
nounces that the queen has consented to
receive a petition containing the signa
turcs of 7,000,000 women against the liquor
nnd opium tratllc. The signatures were
gathered by the World's Women's Christian
Temperance union and those of Miss Frances
Willard nnd Lady Henry Somerset heat ]
the list.
ISrHlsh Shlii ( iiic.H Aurounil.
CAPETOWN , Sept. 0. The British ship
Brodrick Castle , Captain Ferguson , which
sailed from San Francisco , June 13 , went
aground when entering this port. She was
gotten afloat again with assistance and was
found to be damaged.
Mr.vuii Feels Sit ft * .
LONDON , Sept. 6. The Chronicle pub
llshcs a dispatch from Milwaukee containing
an Interview with Mr. Bryan in which he
says : "I feel certain of carrying New York
state and I have never had a doubt about
my election. "
A i-ran ire n dies * Muleli.
MOSCOW. Sept. G. A newspaper here
says that a chess match has been arranged
between Laskcr and Stelnltz to take place
at the end of October.
MOI ! lttilLKi.S A MI.VM3SOTA. JfHY.
lliuiK'N Two Murderers After LifeSoii -
tenees Mad IUii Imposed.
GLENCOE , Minn. , Sept. C. The trial of
thu first of the two men charged with the
murder ot Sheriff Joseph Rogers resulted
yesterday In a result ot murder In the
second degree , which didnot , please some
people of this county , nnd a double lynching
boo resulted early this morning. The two
men lynched wcro Darman Musgrove and
II. A. CIngmars. On July 23 they assaulted
a farmer , and Sheriff Rogers and deputy
went after them with a warrant , the follow
ing day. They resisted arrest nnd during
the altercation the sheriff was shot and
killed , although they made no offer to harm
the deputy. The men were strangers In
the country and the sheriff was popular.
They were captured without difficulty.
Lynching was threatened and on June 25
Governor dough sent company D of St. Paul
hero to protect the prisoners. Escorted by
the militia , they wcro taken to St. Paul
and placed In the Ramsey county jail , when
they were brought hero for trail. '
Between 12 and 1 o'clock last night a
mob of masked men appeared quietly at the
Jail door and rapped for admission. The
Jailer opened the door to tee who was there
and a demand was at once made for the
keys to the jail. On his refusal ho was
tied to his chair and the men proceeded to
batter down the doors with a sledge
hammer. After breaking the locks of the
cells , they made the prisoners dress. In
splto of their pitiful requests to bo allowed
to speak , the two men were gagged and
hustled away. The mob took them to tbo
brldgo over Buffalo creek on the road lead
ing to the scene of the murder and placing
them In the same lelatlvo positions as when
they committed the murder , they swung
them over Iho edge ot the bridge , the drop
of fifteen feet breaking their necks. Jailer
Waddell and Guard Hopps were so much
excited over their experience that they could
glvo little description of the mob , all wear
ing black masks , An Inquest will be held
over the remains and an attempt made to
locate the members of the mob ,
uiipi.\i : itivi\tt : : cm-nils misv.
SIM rial Si'lioont-i-H Caplured In llerlaK
Sea's I'roxerllied II in I IN ,
HAN FRANCISCO , Sept , 0 , The steamer
Homer arrived today from Ounalaska and
reports that the revenue cutters have been
making n clean up of sealing schooners In
Bering sea. Up to August "I tbo cutters
Iliii-li and Perry had seized the British
schooners Aurora , Inoko , Beatrice and Viva ,
tbo Indian schooner J. G. Swan and tbo
American schooner Jane Gray , for being
within the proscribed limits of Bering sea ,
The Jane dray's guns and ammunition wcro
taken and the schooner ordered to proceed
to San l-'ranf Uco. The other schooners were
sent to Sltku.
( 'iiiiseei-iillim of Cliuri'li Altars.
KINGSTON. N. Y. , Kept. C. Tin- consecration
cration of the new nltnra of St. Mury'K
t-htircli In this city today was n notable
I'vont In the history of that Imi * rtniit
Itoinun Cnlholli' imrlsh. Archbishop Corrl-
r.au cclrbnittMl hlpl ) mast ) ax at
the iinly s < rvlee. nnd oHIcltttutl at
Iho uonsccniiloii ceremonies Jntor.
Tbo Mcimnii wan by HUhoi | John
Sliunlfy of North Dakota. At vespt-r
Char.cHlor Jntni-M I.uiiKhlill nf Philadelphia
iircai-huU. Jlumlrods xvera unable to get
Into the building.
Shot n. Urliik-Crnr.cil Man.
NflW YOIUC. Sept. K. Jf-hii Thcurer , who
kei'pi n | inc-K | : > ni'h | nl'op , today t'hot ' and
lii'-.iri'y killed Ml'luu' Mu'-phy . drink-
if . 'i ! ini.n , wlio Ht-iifKf i- -l Into hN ( icitt-e
MiU'lt.v itlilikiil.li . * 'Jl.ruvj' uiul her
xt 'i MIM H'r ii i u rf to 11-low tl' in
t.w i ' tut-t Tl * ' , ! - dt-fi mini , llu
rton-i i and lilmsstf when uc uhot.
LI REACHES CANADIAN SOIL
Takes His Pirst Meal on a Eailroat
Train ,
VIEWS THE FALLS DURING THE RAIN
CIiliK-Nc AinliiiNNiiVlor Clint * wltli i
Xiiinhrr iif OlllelnlN Aliiint Iliill-
ronit CoiiNtruiMlon In tliu
UnlH-il SI it I ex.
NIAGARA FALLS , N. Y. , Sept. C. The
special train bearing LI Hung Chang am'
his party arrived here at noon today. Ualn
was falling at the time and the vlsltois
dampened their silk blouses and gold lace
somewhat In the Journey to the Cataract
house , where rooms had been engaged. Im
mediately upon arriving here LI eat for
a dentist and had his teeth examined. The
rain was n great disappointment , as the
viceroy was very desirous of visiting the
American falls In the afternoon.
There was no cessation In the downpour
of rain until after 3 o'clock , when the sut
struggled through the clouds. Carriages were
quickly summoned and the visitors spent
two hours in Inspecting the wonders o
Niagara.
At the electric power honso of the Ni
agara Falls Power company the dlstln
gulshcd visitor had his first experi
ence with American electricity , the result
being aa startling as It was unexpected
\ \ 1th his usual curiosity and desire to nuiki.
personal Investigation of the machinery be
fore him he poked at a switchboard will
his walking stick. The metal ferule closed
the circuit Instantly and Li's stick was
violently thrown from his grasp lie
was naturally much astonished at the offeel
of the stick's contact with the switchboard
but suffered no damage beyond a good scare
However , he decided that ho had seen
enough and went to big rooms , where
remained until bedtime.
ONE NIGHT IN A SLEEPER.
Last night Li and bis party passed their
first night In American sleeping cars , Ro-
fore this novelty they enjoyed dinner In a
dining car. This meal , which was espe
cially prepared by the dining car people , was
quite elaborate. The menu card was deco-
tntod with the American and Chinese flags
Intertwined and a facsimile of the auto
graph of Earl LI done In yellow. After eat
ing rather a hearty supper LI sent foi
George W. Iloyd , assltant general passenger
agent ot the company , who piloted the train
over the lines of his company and spent
about two hours questioning him about rail
roads , lie bail a map of the United States
before him and once ho branched olT to the
war of the rebellion , asking the name of
the states that seceded from the union. LI
asked particularly about the battles In
which Grant participated and all of them
were Indicated on the map for his benefit.
Ho dwelt long on this subject and mar
veled that , although the southern forces suc
ceeded in approaching quite close to Wash
ington , they were never able to capture that
Important point. The story of the assa slna-
tlon of Lincoln also Interested him greatly.
Ho Inquired what became of Booth and
where Lincoln is burled , and then queried ,
"Do not the American people regard Lin
coln as a very good man ? "
The deep Interest he shows In railroad
matters convinces those who paid attention
to the subject that bis principal object in
visiting this country Is to study American
construction and management , with a view
to the adoption of some of the features in
a proposed general extension of the Chinese
railway system. In fact , the viceroy Inti
mated today that bo Is negotiating for the
Ecrvlco of an American civil engineer who ,
If he accepts the offer made him , will go
to China In the near future and take charge
of the railway extension scheme now being
outlined.
LI says there are only about 200 miles of
single tracl : road In China at present. Only
three trains are run each day and there Is
no traffic at night , the system being so
crude and the liability to accident Is a
constant menace. LI slept during the night
on a bed made specially for him with a soft
downy mattress more than n foot thick.
Ho declared when he arose this morning that
ho rested better than In n hotel bed. The
preparation At his toilet consumed an hour
and then ho ate some blrdsncst soup and
drank ft cup of tea. At 0:30 : ho was ready to
receive visitors.
NO EFFORT AT FAST RUNNING.
At bis request no effort has been made
at fast running , an oven speed of nbout
thirty miles an hour being maintained. Even
on the train the earl's personal bodyguard
slept outside the door of his stateroom. Con
trary to his usual custom , ho took a morn
ing siesta , sleeping Eour.dly from 7 o'clock
until i ) , At Rochester General Pas
senger Agent George Daniels of the New
York Central and Edson 0. Weeks , his chief *
assistant , boarded the train , As soon as LI
awoke these gentlemen were presented to
him and then bo settled himself comfortably
In his arm chair in the observation compart
ment of bis car and with Messrs , Boytl and
Daniels on cither sldo of him and Inter
preter Marks at his elbow Indulged in his i
favorlto pastime of cross-questioning for t
nearly thrco hours. Ho asked Mr. Daniels s
Ills ago and salary and Inquired how much t
PresUent Dcpew received , and was astonIshed -
Ished to learn that his salary Is equal to
that of the president of the United States.
The carl said that If bo had some money
ho would Invest In American railway stocks.
Ho declared ho was too poor and could not
raleo $10,000. This statement from the man
popularly regarded as the richest person
In the world caused a smile.
The run to this point was without special
Incident. General Manager J. M. Touey of
the New York Central was at the utatlon to
meet the party and after LI paused Ions
enough to ask htm his ago and salary the
procession started for the hotel. All wcro I
Intensely Interested In Ta-po-tu , the Chinese [
for "The Great Falls , " and some of tie ) ,
party summoned carriages almost I in me-
dlatcly and started out In the rain to see ;
the sights. LI Hung Chang Is not a teeto- .
talr-r. Hn drinks a single glass of claret with
his dinner and at bed tlmo lakes a small
quantity of Chinese wine , famed for Its
medicinal qualities. Ills secretaries'declare
that ho cannot understand English at oil.
Ho has learned the words "How do you do"
and always greets his visitors with this sen
tence.
One of the party said today In explaining
the monetary condition of the Chinese em-
plro that In order to ralFo funds to pay the
Indemnity of nearly J200.000.000 to Japan
that LI Hung Chang had hypothecated the
customs revenues at the ports on the coast of
where Import duties are collected and that
an Increase of the customs charges would a
probably follow. This was the only way to 7
rnlso the money , as It would not bo politic ot
to obtain It by Increasing the taxes. Only
a small portion nf the population Is aware
of the fact that there was a war with Japan
rnd that the Chlncsa forces were defeated.
The levying of a tax would be the means (
of spreading the Information and dissatis
faction with the government would arise ,
possibly rebellion.
At 0 o'clock tomorrow the start for Can-
mln vlll be mndo. Sir Henry 0. .Toly dr
Lothlnleiv will wrlcomo the travelers on
belmlf of the Canadian government and Gen
eral Higgles will cease bin oftlclal ronnee-
lion with the vlcerov ns the representative
of President Cleveland ,
After viewing the Canadian falls LI will
Imrry on to Toronto an-l Mart 01 his lonp
lour vl'i ' the Canadian Pacific to Vancouver
1 < * will embark on the steamship I'mnrfRS o'
" "hlna on September 14 reaching Yov hnm
fourteen davs later. At Yokohama a Chlm-nr li
w r slilp will be In wnltlnic for the viceroy
nnl ,1 tourney of six davs to Shanchal will
coranlc-fo bis trip around the world.
MA.70U MMCIM.I3Y-S MAXV VlSITOltS
Xtuulier of Xolnlilc Krci < Schcilutoil
fop tlio l'rp" * nt Wpclt.
CANTON , 0. , Sept. C. Major McKinley attended -
tended communion service dUbb First Meth
odist Eplsccpal church this morhlng , occupy
ing the family pew. Ho "took & short drive
this aftcrtoon.
Two of the most notable events ot the com
ing week will bo the visitof a thousand mem-
hers of the Democrat Sound .Money club ol
Chicago and the call of the worklngmcn ol
the Carnegie. Homestead , Pa. , Iron and stee !
mills on September 12. Governor liushncll
niftl staff will also call.
News reached here today of an Immense
delegation preparing to come In about two
weeks from northern Indiana In special
trains over the Lake Shore railroad. Dele
gations are now scheduled for Canton , to the
number of six or eight In a single day. Perhaps -
haps the largest reception of the campaign
will bo that of September 18 , when Sena
tors Thttrstor. ot Nebraska , Cttllom of Illi
nois and Burrows of Michigan will speak
and Governor Bushncll anH other distin
guished citizens will be present.
Cantonlrns are going to- , outdo the former
crowd of 1881 , when tho. national soldiers'
and sailors' reunion was .held here. It Is
announced today thnt lion. William A.
Lynch , president of the Aultman company ,
and of the Canton and Masslllon Electric
railway , who has been n lifelong democratic
leader In Ohio , and who\ was defeated foi
prosecutor by McKinley when ho first ran for
that ofilco and In turn defeated the major
for the same office In the jioxt election , will
address the sound money railroad club In
Canton. Mr. Lynch was a dclcgato to the
Indianapolis convention. The First Voters
McKinley club of Topeka , the Commercial
Travelers' Sound Money club of Mansfield , O.
the McKinley and Hobart club of Hamilton
Mo. , J , W. Harper , president of tbo McKin
ley club of Wlckllffc. Ky. , the-MoKlnlcy and
Hobarl club , Stanton , Mich. , the McKlnlej
and Hobart club ot Plttsburg. fiOO strong ; the
Commercial Travelers' Sound Money club ,
Tcrro Haute , I ml. ; the MeKlnley league ,
Corinth , Ky. ; the McKinley club , Roseburg ,
Ore. ; the McKlnlcy Railroad club of Lancas
ter , O. , and the McKinley league ot Geneva ,
0. . send telegrams of greeting to Major Mc
Kinley. at nounclng their organizations for
campaign work.
I'MXIJS TIII3 I'ACIKIC COAST SAKH
Ileporls of ( lie Situation from the
AVesI Sent I'ast.
WASHINGTON , Sept. C. Chairman Babcock -
cock of tbo republican congressional com
mittee today received a telegram from Vice
Chairman Apsley , who , with Representative
McCall , has been making a tour of polllea ! !
observation through the far northwest am !
along the Pacific coast. MC. Apslcy's re
ports wcro not of the most rosy character
while he was in the. sliver-producing sec
tion , but his dispatch ot today from San
Francisco gave much satisfaction to Mr.
Babcock and his associates. He said :
"McKinley will carry the Pacific coast
by a great majority sure. We are having
rousing meetings all along the line at
Portland , San Francisco and tomorrow at
Spokane. The outlook la of the very best
and I will report In detail September 15. "
( IIU13T SUNDAY FOIl \V. .1. 1IHVAX.
Attends Church In Milwaukee am
Drives Around Hie City.
MILWAUKEE. Sept. C. William Jen
nings Bryan spent a quiet Sunday In this
city today. This morning with Mr. and
Mrs. E. C. Wall he attended Immutiuel Pres
byterian church an.l listened to a sermon by
Bishop Fallows of Chicago 'on the text
"Providence. " There were no demonstra
tions of any kind further ( ban n few Intro
ductions to some of tbo friends of Mr , and
Mrs. Wall. This afternoon the nominee
accompanied his host ou a drive throughout
the city. There were but few visitors and
the day passed quietly. Mr. Bryan will leave
for Chicago tomorrow morning at 7:15 : to
speak at'the Labor day picnic at Sharp
'
shooters' park.
. .IO.W3SVAXTS SKX.AI'OIl TKM.Klt.
Hint lie Jl y I'ut Him oil
( lie 1C MTU ( I vc Cnmiiilitfi * .
CHICAGO , Sept. 0. Chairman Jones of
the democratic national committee has tele
graphed Henry M. Teller to come to Chicago.
Teller , who Is on bis way cast , Is at Mor
risen , 111. , his old home , at which place
.
ho. ! will speak on Monday , Labor day. There
Is still a vacairey In the democratic exec
utive committee recently appointed by
Chairman Jones and It Is Intimated at head
quarters that one of , the reasons for the
sending ot the dispatch to the Colorado
senator Is to ask him to accept a place
ou the committee. Mr , Teller will make
other speeches during the- campaign , al
though his Itinerary has not yet been ar
ranged.
MOXTAXA SII.VKItrriSS IlIVIDK.
Silver How County Convention Spill
Un HVI-P Control.
nUTTE , Mont. , Sept. G. Tho. Silver Bow
county republican convention , which mot
licro Thursday , split over a fight for con
trol. The adherents ot Senator Mantle
bolted , held n separate convention and
named contesting delegations to the state
convention. Both conventions repudiated
the financial plank of the national platform
and endorsed Hryan and Sowall and Con
gressman Hartman. Clmrlen R. Leonard ,
member of the national republican commit
tee , declined to servo as delegate to tbo
state and congressional convention , holding
that "Fidelity to tbo national republican
nominees is a supreme tcsj. of republican
ism , " '
I'rumlm-iil Sii | > nkrrH ji ( Ilinvnrcl.
HOWARD , S. I ) . , Sept. C. ( Special. ) Dr.
Carlos Martin , author and Chautauqua lec
turer , addressed a largo audience In this
city last night on the political Issuer. Ho
Is n polished and scholarly prator. and made
a speech both entertaining , and Instructive.
Hon. Theodore Ilcfcsell will speak in the
Scandinavian language 4n bls county Mon
day evening. Congressman .Hen Buttcrworth
will speak In Howard f pesclay evening , and
Hon. Coo I. Crawford and TJtomaa McShcchy
at Canova and Carthag J/rlday evening.
Mrs. Lease la announced , by the popocrata
for a speech In Howard this month. Pop-
ocracy Is a waning cause \u \ South Dakota ,
and tbo leaders are maklngiirantlc efforts to
bolster It un. i
t'oiilpont-il fur Mryiiu'N SnUts
WASHINGTON , Sept. _ C. Tlio convention
of the National Association of Democratic
Clubs , called to meet/at SL Louis on Sep
tember 23 , will be postpone/ ! till October 2
and will last through'tha 3ril < This Is done
to Insure the attendance of Messrs. Bryan
and So wall , who would uo ( have been able
to. bo present on the first < } iamcd date.
TIiiifNloii TulkH In . ( .Vinui'i * l.'iilou ,
NEW YORK , Sept. CA mass meeting
republicans was held but night In Cooper
Union to aiouso enthusiast for McKinley
and Hobart and the. Btatui ticket. Senator
Thurston of Nebraska und Curtis Guilder
Massachusetts were thq speakers of the
evening. About 2,000 persons were present.
FireIn n Virginia 'i'otvn.
IIAimiSONliUIlQ , Vn. , Sept. C.-FIrc
started In an empty wnrVhouso situated
n the northern portion 'of the city today
and soon spread to other buildings. The
principal lost-rw arc : S. 11 , Moffatt , II , L.
Moffult & Co. Heel c , ' Krle company ,
ChHunrey & Hartlgan. Bownlter ft Thomna ,
ThomnH Ouwun & Co. , Hanlsonbur Btuvc
nnd Heading- company , Vancey , Snail &
'o. . Aitltninn , .Miller & CO" , nnd thu KaniB-
burir Fcrllllzi-r company , Thu IOHU IH roll-
muted at from Jl'W ' ) ' to $20,000 , only par
tially Insured. .
_
TOIIIK-UHIM-'H FliiiiiKihil Cuiiillllon.
NASHVILLE , Tenn. . Pcpt. G.-Tomorrow
ho legislature will meet to consider the
limnclnl condition of the state and enact
m-Hsurcs to prevent a dpflrlt January 1 ,
> 'J7 , The extra see Ion mtiy ulso llgurit In
HIP campaign , both national anil Htute , for
oth populUtH ami ri j > ! 'l-i"s ' ! ' are prrpur-
life to fliuico the i.n.isliy of thu uetialon
o uumoerallc Incompncy. .
FIFVFXFIRFMFN MFFTDFATH
\ jliijJull 1 lULilllLiL ) lUJUul I/Lull II
Victims of Palling Walls During a Oon
flngration in Michigan ,
FIRE DESTROYS BENTON HARBOR THEATER
Torrllilo Affnlr Occur * In the I'roxcnro
of u l.urKc Cronil , TlioiiKh Lit
tle AHnlxIntifc ( o ( lit * Snf-
frrorM IH 1'oHnllilc.
DETROIT , Sept. C. A special to the Free
Press from Benton Harbor , Mich. , says
Last night at a late hour Yore's opera
hotlso took fire and In the fight to save the
building and other blocks adjoining clever
firemen , one n volunteer , met their death
at ono time , death being Instantaneous wjth
five of them. Six lived only a few hours
In awful agony , while several others met
with severe bruises and burns.
During ( ho evening the play "A Factor )
Girl" had been given by local talent and
bad closed but half an hour before the
fire was discovered. The building was filled
from basement to fourth story with n suf
focating smoke which burst Into a sheet
of ilamcs throughout the entire audience
room almost Instantaneously , before the fire
department could respond with a single
stream of water , there being some confuslor
nt the outset , owing to a lock of hook anil
ladder facilities. The local fire companies
bad just closed n two days' tournament , ex
hibiting most skill In qulclc work.
St. Joseph was called on for assistance
at tbo outset. The fireman approached the
building through an alley , unloading ladders
In the rear of the building , nnd while
hoisting them , the upper walls fell over
without n second's warning , covering the
men. This was witnessed by hundreds of
spectators. The following were killed :
LIST OF VICTIMS.
FRANK WATSON , St. Joseph ; leg broken ,
skull crushed. Leaves a wife.
JOHN HOFFMAN , Dciiton Harbor ; crushed
Into unrecognizable mass. Leaves n widow
and five children.
THOMAS KIDD , Benton Harbor ; unmar
ried ; killed by live wires.
FRANK WOODLEY , Dcnton Harbor ;
killed by llvo electric wires. Leaves widow
and three children.
ED II. OANGE , St. Joseph ; drayman ; head
crushed , leg broken.
SCOTT RICE , bell boy nt Ucnton hotel ;
skull fractured , Internal Injuries ; lived but
a few minutes.
WILL I. MITTEN , Benton Harbor ; both
legs fractured , Internal Injuries ; lived two
hours. Leaves widow and several children.
LOUIS HOFFMAN. Benton Harbor ; head
mashed , thigh crushed ; widower ; leaves
two small children.
ARTHUR C. HILL , St. Joseph ; foreman
hose company ; legs broken , terribly burned ;
lived one hour.
FRANK SEAVER , St. Joseph ; leg broken ,
badly cut and burned ; lived three hours.
ROBERT L. ROFE , St. Joseph ; compound
fracture left leg , burned and Internally In
jured ; lived ono hour.
SOME OF THE INJURED.
The Injured are : John A. Crawford , ex-
chlcf of the Benton Harbor fire department ,
overcome by heat and smoke and burned
Pbcut the bead ; will recover.
Will Frcuml , St. Joseph , cut about head.
Frank Hagel , St. Joseph , leg bruised by
falling brick. "
Frank Woodley nnd Thomas KIdd'wcre'on
top of the adjoining buildings with hose
when they encountered live electric wires ,
on which they wcro hanging when found.
Policeman Charles Johnson narrowly es
caped falling brick , hla coat being torn half
oft , while another was protected by a telc-
pnpno pole.
The work of removing the debris .was
commenced at once , and those pinned were
icinoved In a few minutes , except C. A.
Hill , whose body was recovered at 4 o'clock
this morning. It was believed that several
more bodies were under tlio pile of brick
and search was continued till every doubt
was passed.
The cause of the fire Is a mystery , several
theories , from n cigar stub to a lamp ex
plosion , being given.
Guy Prescott Is under arrest as being one
who knows of the origin , but when asked
by a reporter the cause remarked that "He
was not going to give anybody away. "
COST OF THE STRUCTURE.
The building was cornpan.tlvely new , hav
ing been erected seven years ago at a cost
of $40,000 by Patrick V rc , a wealthy farmer ,
who had since leased It to J. A. Slmol , who
has had charge for sla years. A two-story
brick block owned by Joseph Frlck , which
stood adjoining , was demolished by the
opera house walls falling on top and crash
ing through to the basement without ap-
paient resistance. The opera block was
occupied by the Evening News , M. Austin's
bakery ; J. Bernstein , clothing ; John Holmes ,
barber , and a fruit-packing firm in the base
ment. The Frlck block was used for retail
boot and shoe business and dwelling. The
buildings and stocks destroyed , with losses ,
trc :
Optra house block , $40,000 ; Insurance , $19-
0(0 ( ; Evening News plant. $1,000 ; Insurance ,
$2,500 ; J. Bernstein , $3,000 ; no Insurance ;
S , M. Austin , $200 ; no insurance ; Holmes ,
$100 ; no Insurance ; J. M. Frlck , $7,000 ; In
surance , $ . ' ! ,000 ; J. N. Herr , grocery store
across the alley , damage to building and
stock , $1,000 ; fully insured ; Dr. Hunt and S.
M. Austin , grocers across the alley , damage
to building and stock , $ COO and $ SOO ; fully
Insured.
CAUSE OF TUMBLING WALLS.
A high wind prevailed which caused the
walls to fall outward and adjoining build
ings were saved only with the greatest ef
forts. A largo quantity of stage scenery
belonging to Harry Emery of the Katie
Putnam company , J. A. Simon and W. C.
Hocks was destroyed , with no Insurance.
Thousands witnessed the conflagration and
vltli difficulty the crowdn were kept out of
danger's way. The work of clearing up the
streets has continued through the day. J.
V. Howe lossoed ono of the St. Joseph fire
men , who was half burled with bricks , and
pulled him out of the Intense heat that wcs
cooking him. The St , Joseph funerals will
ho held on Monday , commencing at 10:30 : a.
m. , whllo tbo Benton Harbor unfortunates
will be Interred Tuesday , with services by
various secret orders.
This calamity Is a greater shock to the
Twin Cities than the Chlcora's loss a year
and a half ago , owing to Its suddenness and
destructive results.
Inquests over tbo remains were com
menced and tbo examination continued
until the question of live electric wires was
readied , when an adjournment was made
till next Tuesday afternoon , when young
Prescott will probably bo put on the stand.
Yore , being advanced In years , will not
rebuild the opera house.
FIRE BURNED RAPIDLY.
Soon after the discovery of tha fire , the
flames hrcika through the roof and Illumined
the 8ky and streets with a .lurid glare that
served to make vivid the general sccno of
confusion and excitement. It soon became a
fiery furnace . The falling walls proved to be
not only a deathtrap for the lire lighters bin
langorous to everyone who was trying to
iclp Htny the progress of the ( lames or as
sist In Faring goods , The first tn go down
was the top port of the alley wall , which
nirleil In Its crushing descent with tons of
debris fifteen men. This tcrrlblu sight wav
witnessed by hundreds of horror stricken
spectators , who stood helplessly looking at
the heartrending scene and many nf whom
uslud In. regardless of tire and Kinokc , to
telp the shrieking and struggling men. Juit
leforo the wall fell , the firemen were trjltip
to ralao tbo ladders and had Ihrm placed
agalnat the building when the wall tumbled
ra'cepltsg everything before It One could nr <
mriions of human bodies through HM' fallfii
nrlrks , Parties going In to tare the tin
irlspncd men wcro overcome by ibo best.
The Injured and dead were taken /rum llu-
ruins as fast as possible and at C o'clock the
last man had been removed. The dead wcro
removed to the city hall to be > Identified.
Many were the heartrending scenes as wives ,
parents and children scanned the distorted
and mutilated remains. The physicians of
this city were unable to care for the In
jured and the St. Joseph doctors responded
promptly to the call.
: : xctnsiox TUAIX ix Tin : MITCH ,
Many People Hurt al Tnnncll , Iiul
niul TI.I.O Will Die.
ENGLISH. Iiul. , Sept. 0. An excursion
train from St. Louis was wrecked at Tas-
well this morning , cither from a worn rail
at a curve or from the spreading of the
mils. The baggage car and thrco coaches
jumped the track and rolled down an em
bankment. The fatally Injured :
GIBSON. JOHN , St. Louis.
KANE , WILLIAM A. , St. Louis ,
Seriously Injured :
Connogpcy , J. W. , St. Louts.
Hcmlrlck , Chris , St. Louis.
Jordan , Mrs. F. 11. . East St. Louis.
Murray , Thomas William , St. Louis.
Miller , Jacob. St. Louts.
Porter , W. J. , Louisville.
Tasslo , John L. , St. Louis.
White. W. J. , St. Louis.
Kane was taken to his home tonight ,
though unconscious. A great many others
wcro hurt , but not fatally.
E. A. Allen , n farmer passing at the
moment on horse back , was thrown by the
frightened animal , which Jumped on bis
breast , with probably fatal effect.
Tbo excursion train from St. Louis to
Marcttgo cave In Indiana , this county ,
wrecked at Taswcll this morning about 7
o'clock , contained three coaches and a
baggage car which were thrown from the
track , two of tbo passenger coaches being
completely overturned , left St. Louis nt
'J:15 : p. m. Saturday evening , containing
pbout 200 excursionists from that city. In
formation from the scene ot the wreck
states that the most dangerously Injured
wcro In the baggage car , where nine com
rades were carousing. Ono of these men
Is missing nnd It -expected his body will
be found beneath the debris. William A.
Kane of St. Louis , one of the Injured , was
taken home this evening In an uncon
scious slate. He will likely die before bis
arrival In St. Louis. The officials ot thn
road , will , It Is said , likely throw the blame
upon the section foreman , but he claims'
that the accident resulted from a broken
llango which caught a fish plate. Taswell
Is a small town of nbout 500 Inhabitants In
Indiana.
The train plunged along some distance
before it was stopped. A panic ensued , In
which many men , women nud children were
seriously crushed by those who lost their
heads and endeavored to force their way
from tbo cars by main force. Several of the
passengers fainted , nnd for a tlmo tbo scene
was one of the utmost confusion. Word
was at once brought to this city of the
disaster nnd a party of surgeons started
for the wreck , where assistance was given
tbo injured. After their wounds were tem
porarily dressed the victims were brought
here , where every attention possible was
given them.
I3VII1KXCM OK .V ( illt IAS MfltUKH.
lloily TnUiMi from ( lie Hlcvl < Ii n
I'nlli-t In the Ill-nil.
DAYTON , 0. , Sept. C. August 27 Bessie
Little , a boarder with Mrs. Krccsc on South
Jefferson street , this city , disappeared at 6
o'clock In the evening. She told Mrs.
Freese she had an engagement toride , with
Albert J. Frantz , her alleged lover. On
Thursday , September 3 , Bessie's dead body ,
JlflAteiL almost beyond recognition , was
found In S t II ( water" river "near the bridge
over that river Just north of Dayton. The
coroner supposed It a case of simple drown
ing , perhaps n suicide. Bessie's known deli
cate condition suggested suicide. Public
sentiment demanded closer Investigation.
The body was exhumed and re-cxamlned.
A bullet that had entered the right car
was found lodged In the brain. This was
the first revelation of murder. Frantz was
then arrested. Two boys while fishing found
a pool of blood on Stlllwater bridge and In
the blood a tortoise shell comb adorned with
brilliants. This comb has been Identified
as belonging to Besslo Llttlo. Albert J.
Frantz was out that night with his buggy.
Ho says Bessie was not with him. Nobody
has been found that saw Frantz and Bessie
together on that night. On tbo following
night Frantz' stable burned and his buggy
with Its evidence , It It contained any , was
destroyed. Frantz the clay after the mur
der paid ono week's board for Bessie In ad
vance and when told she was missing said
sbe would return.
WILL CUB.1IATH KATH I < MI3IM'S HOMY
I'ri-iiiiriitloiiH lli'liiKT 'Minlc for Ciirry-
liip ; Out thnt DcNli-c.
CHICAGO , Sept. G , Before Kato Field
left for Hawaii she advised II. H. Kohlsaat ,
editor ot tbo Times-Herald , that she had
provided In her will for the disposition of
licr remains In the event of death. Diligent
search failed to discover this will until
Friday. Meanwhile the body had been iying
In a vault at Hawaii. It appears from this
will that Miss Field directed that her body
oe cremated and that her ashes , together
with a plain gold ring worn by her , bo
placed In an urn and deposited above the
coffins of her father nnd mother In Mount
Auburn cemetery at Cambridge , Mass. Mr.
ICohUaat has undertaken the Immediate
execution of these Instructions and has
written to Consul General Mills at Honolulu
making provisions for the expense and dl-
icctlng that the cremation Khali toke place
Ihcro If practicable , but that If not the
remains shall bo forwarded by next steamer
via San Francisco and overland to Boston ,
where the desired disposition of them will
Jc made. _
M3TTI3K CAIIHIIJHS IX COXVHXTIOX.
Two Iliinilrt'il Ili-lcKii.i'H Arrivenl
C I'll nil ItniililN.
GRAND RAPIDS , Sept. C. About 200 del
egates to the annual convention of the Let
ter Carriers' National association arc In
the city tonight , the California contingent
and delegations from Buffalo , Providence
and Rochester , N. Y. , having arrived today.
The committee on cicdentlaln Is In session
tonight and will have Its report ready for
adoption when called for tomorrow. Among
the delegates now here and others who have
come with them there seems to bo more In
terest In the selection of a place for the next
meeting than In any other matter that m to
cotno before the convention , St. Louis , San
Francisco , Scranton , Pa. , and Rochester , N.
Y. , arc the principal competitors. St. Louis
was apparently In the lead , but the Cali
fornia men began work Immediately upon
their arrival and they promise to put up a
strong fight for the prize.
\Vi-iiltliy FiirincT llNiiiii-arH. | |
CIIILLICOTUn , Mo. , Sept. C.-Cnt-per
Uhlmur , ft wealthy retired fanner , aged 77 ,
left here Monday to attend the national
Grand Army of the Republic cnciiininncnt
at St. Paul. Minn. , where bo arrived on
Tuemhiy. iff registered nt the Metropoli
tan hotel and wa lodged at n private IIOUHO
lust ncronB llic Htreet. At 10 o'clock Tucs-
ilny night he got un and drtKseil himself
and told bin frlcnclH thnt ho would go
acrori" to the hotel. This It ) the hitu Keener
or henril of him , and hU family and friends
are itreutly dlntresded.
Tl-llllllll'H III | | | , ; HllMllK'NK Woflll.
SYRAf't'SK- ' . Y. , Sept. G-The Salt
Spring * National bank ami the fitate Hank
of Syr.icuKi * last night took poHKcHglon of
the i-arrlago wet Its of Htirvey A. Meyer
and will run them until Mr. Moyor'M In-
dchluliu-MH to the two InutltutlonM l paid
Hln liithilltifi to tbo two banks liiidudu
JIWU'W ' In perHonal paper , 1120 000 In run-
tometV papery and $11 , MX ) ( luo to creditor * .
Hovi-nu'iili. of Di'i-iin \ < 'M rlN , Sri ( ( II ,
At New York- ArrivedPulailu , from
tl.iiiliiiit ! ; Li Normanille. from Havre
At j'oHUmArrived -Scyihbi , from Liver
.
\t AtKlibiuiln--Siilfil ! - Maiipofit , from
Sy/Jiu y. "S. S. W. . for Sun Kr.inflHfd
At QucrnHnwnSnllf'l - 1'rnbrlu , tvon ;
Livtrptul for '
SHOOTS A TRAIN ROBBER
California Engineer's ' Story of How Ho
Prevented a Hold Up.
USED HIS REVOLVER THE FIRST CHANCE
ilN ( tic IIoily of ( Inlliitiiltt Ijln
1,5 < li < - ItnnilNliU * \ VlMttllo
'I'll MI lit < > il After tin-
SACRAMENTO , Cnl. . Sept. . An attempt
was made last night to hold up ttio Ovcrluiul
express trnln nt Webster , six miles west
of this city. The engine was In charge
of Engineer F. Ingles niul Fireman 1'atriclc
Hums. As the trnlu npproaclicd Webster ,
six miles west of Sacramento , n man crnwlcit
over the tender mul covering tlio engineer
ami fireman with n revolver compelled thorn
to stop the trnln. The nmii guarded the
engineer , while an accomplice , who hail
been waiting , prepared to rob the train.
Engineer Ingles , seeing his captor oft bin
guard , tthot him dend nud ran the train
Into Sacramento. A large force ot men Is
scouring the country In seaich of the es
caped robber. The attempted holdup oc
curred near the same place as the robbery
In which llandlt Jack llrady secured J50.000
about n year ngo. The train was crowded
with passengers and there was n largo
amount of money In the express car ,
Engineer limits. In speaking of his ad
venture , said : "After pissing Swingle station
a man cllmbod over the tender and looking
over the coal board , commanded mo 'Throw
up your hands. ' I could sec from bin attl-
tudo and his tone that he meant business
and I also got the Impression that ho was an
old baud at the business. lie told mo to
stop the train , which I did. As 1 stopped
the train , another masked man climbed up
the bank and cskcd the train robber In the
cab It everything was all right. The young
fellow answered 'Yes , nil fixed. ' The man
In the engine then ordered me to pull Ilia
train up two car lengths further. Ho told
Klreman Hums to go back with the masked
man. who had climbed up the bank , and un
couple the express ear from the rest of
the train. Hunts and the marked robber
started back along the train.
WHEN TI1K SHOOTING BEGAN.
"Tho conductor and brakeman came out
onto the platform of one of the cars to
sco why the train stopped. The masked
robber shot at them twice with his revolver
and with a string of oaths ordered them
back Into the train. At the sound of the
shooting , the robber with me In the engine
stepped to the slile between the cab and
the lender and looked bach. He turned his
back to me. That was my opportunity and
I lost not n second In taking advantage
of It. I reached Into my locker , got my
revolver and shot him In the back. I shot
again and ho pitched forward from the
engine to the earth and rolled down tho-
bank.
"As ho fell , his revolver went off. Then
I pulled the throttle wide open. I had busi
ness In Sacramento right away , and I got
there. The fireman was back on the train.
I fired all the way In myself , and kept
poking coal Into her all the way. Wo got
In thirteen minutes late. "
Fireman Hums says that the robber who
was guarding him Jumped from the train
when he heard the shooting and the train
commenced to move.
Two thousand people viewed the remain *
of the dead train robber today , but no 'ono
Identified him. No trnco of the other two
robbers has yet been found.
TIIA1X UOIIIiHIt IIOOl.l.V WAS IXSAXIS.
U'lfc of the Demi llniiilll Tn I KM of Her
lliiHliunil.
GUTHRIE , O.kl. , Sept. C. Mrs. Doolin ,
wife of the noted outlaw who was killed
last week , was In the city yesterday to get
a few personal effects of her husband , In
cluding his gun , saddle and a flno diamond ,
ring found on his linger. Mrs. 'Doolin ' la
a woman about 25 years old , rather pleas
ant looking , above the average intolllgonco
and talks freely of her husband und his
career , claiming that ho Is innocent ot
three-fourths ot the things charged against
him. She is left with a pretty little girl
about 26 years old and claims to have very
llttlo money and no property left her.
In n conversation with a reporter MM ,
Doolin declared her husband bad been ! >
sane for several years. In this connection
It Is not gendrally known that after Ooo-
HII'B body was brought here n surgical oper
ation was performed on his head , removing ;
a bullet which had been imbedded against
the brain for several years. Ho' received
this bullet at the Southwest City , Mo. , raid ,
when the citizens made such a hard fight
and several were killed. Doolin was shot
early In the fight ami the wound seemed
to madden him so that when his compan
ions started to retreat with the $11,000
booty be still stood loading and firing , re
fusing to go , and It was necessary to drag
him along by force. The bullet in the head
could not bo found by the country doctor
whom they compelled to attend the wounded
man and Doolin suffered much from the
wound. The bullet seemed at times to
press upon the brain and affect Doolin aa
it did when It first iitruck him. Later nt
the Clmarron robbery ho stood up to hla
knees In a ditch of water , raving and shootIng -
Ing wildly about him and refused to leave
with the gang until dragged away , declaring
that bo could whip the whole United States
army.
When the revolt took place In the United
States Jail hero the excitement again
brought on one of tljeso Hptlls and ho became -
came raving mad , driving everything before
him , and It wan only by the inti.'rferenc6
of the other escaping prisoner , who did
not want to have a crowd attracted by the
shooting , that ho wnu kipt from killing
the captured guards. It Is also said that
for several days previous to his death ho
was going about raving and hunting otllcora
to get up a fight with , declaring he could
lick the whole force of deputy marshals
at once. Ilia wife says that when she came
to utart with him "ho was acting very ,
strangely. Ho hod a wild look In his eyea
and seemed to be casting around him for
somebody or something all the time. "
( il'ICIC ACTION I'HKVISVTS LVXCIIINO.
Mult Thrriili'HH Knur Xi'Krnt'H will *
Mt-nlli In I'fiuiN } l > niiln ,
I'lTTSHUHU. I'n. , Sept. 6. Prompt action
by the police authorities today prevented
a probable lynching at Homestead , Early
this morning four negroes broke Into the
residence of William Marxh , a prominent
picture dealer of Homestead , for the pur
pose of robbery , and probably a more hein
ous crlmu. They entered the Bleeping
apurtmontB of Mru. Marsh and thrco daugh
ters , and , upon discovery , one of the negroes
tried to strangle MHH ! Annlo Marsh , The
father , being aroused , came to the rescue
and the negroes fled. Onu of thorn , Isaac
Mills , Jumped from the second story window ,
and was so badly hurt that hu will probably )
die. The others were arrested soon after ,
The feeling against the negroes wag In-
tonso. and a crowd of about 000 hail planned
to lynch them , but the pollco officers omuK-
glnd them out of town and lodged tbcin
wifely in jail In this eity. \
Siilllvnn'N Common LIMV Wife Mlr4
NEW VOUK , Sept. C.-Annlo Livingston ,
fur years the common luw wlfo of John It *
Sullivan , died at liellevuo hospital on 8at
unlay night of heart failure , mid her body ,
was taken to Hit' morgue. She wuu ml
uclri'HH , mid was K ) yearn of age. She watt
married to u Jiostoii candy manufacturer/
I nt left him twelve ycarH ago to uccorn *
p.iny .Sullivan to Europe. 8)10 ) lived vrltlf
the | iulllnt | for Bomo time , and hu bccif
"U 'In' stage In burletuiuo. Hulllvun liaf
I c > n nutlllrd of her dentil , and friends will.
ice that t o body la elvvn proper burial.