Nebraska Newspapers

    T OMAHA * i DAILY
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. O.MAIIA , TUESDAY E 1 , 1S07. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
CONSCIENCE DID IT
Workings of Inward Monitor the Oauso of
Henry Thomas' Death.
DRIVEN BY HIS CRIME TO SUICIDE
Search in Dead Man's Barn BoTcals Stolen
Paokaje of Money.
BULK OF THE AMOUNT IS RECOVERED
Carefully Pecrated in a Hollow Scantling
Covered with Shellac.
EXPRESS . COMPANY OFFICIALS FIND IT
Over One Tlioimutiil Dollar *
Had Ileen Spent tiy TlioiiuiN
Vcrillct of the Cor-
oner'n Jury.
It waa ft guilty and a crlme-stnlned con-
clcnco that drove the bullet through the
brain of Night Watchman Henry Thomas
of the Pacific Express company on Inst Sat
urday night and sent him to nil a suicide's
grave.
Almost two years ago Thomas robbed the
United States Express company , In whoso
employe he was Jointly with the Pacific Ex
press company es eight watchman , of $ G,000.
For tluao two years ho kept the eccret of the
theft locked within his own breast. On
Satin day the burden of guilt became too
heavy. Thomas killed himself. Ho died a
Eelf-confeBsetl thief. Yet , ho made what
retribution he rould. His last act was to
return what was left of his Ill-gotten gain
a sum of $4SSO.
When the sulcldo was found lying in the
basement of the building , of the Pacific Ex
press company on last Saturday night , one
of his rigid hands clutched the handle of
the revolver with which he had slain him
self. The other crushed a sheet of paper
upon which were scrawled a few lines ; They
wern as follows :
"As God Is In heaven I found It In the
waste paper. It Is on the first timber In
the stable. Leave my mother alone. I am
Insane. God blfee Mr. E. M. Morseman. I
done It when I was drunk. Then everything
was quiet. THOMAS. "
In this uoto was evidently the key to the
mystery that compelled Thomas to fire the
fatal shot. The minds of the officials bf the
express company at once reverted to the
JC.OOO robbery. They had always suspected
Thomas of having had a hand In the crime.
They therefore at once determined to Inves
tigate the meaning of the last lines of the
aulcide.
WORKING ON THE SECRET.
Thomas had lived with his mother In an old
cottage at Glfi South Fifteenth stieet. Ho
had resided there for eome four years. It
was. located far beneath the grade of the
street. Upon the premises and in the hollow
was n long , old , red barn. This was evi
dently the "stable'1 to which the dead : man
referred to in hlfl note.
The scorch for the treasure was begun Im
mediately after the body of the suicide waa
discovered. For a couple of hours the police
won't through the old structure In the effort
to loca o the "first timber. " The search
waa unavailing and was discontinued. On
Sunday morning It was again renewed and It
was once more etoppcd at noon. No traie of
the money could be found , although the tim
bers of the structure were examined and
the searchers dug into the ground , about.
The officers of the company finally decided to
undertake a systematic examination. They
would tear down the building and dig up
every foot of earth that It covered. In the
meantime an officer was placed In charge of
the barn.
Early ycetcrday afternoon Sylvester A.
Huntoon. Joint agent for the Pacific and the
United States Express companies In this city ,
. determined to make a personal examination
of the premises. He was accompanied by his
son , Edward C. Huntoon , and Gcorgo B.
Stnbblns , the ( superintendent of the Pacific
Expreca company. They stepped upon the
premises of tbo deceased and stopped before
the open door of tho.barn. . .
"That Is the first timber In the stable , "
jokingly remarked Agent Huntoon.
Ho pointed to a 4xC piece of scantling that
was nailed up near the door of the barn.
It was eight feet In length. It furnished a
post to which was attached a wire netting
fence. Ed Huntoon picked up an ax and
chopped It dcwn. Mo examined It and then
passed It to Stebblus , who looked at it with
moro care.
MISSING MONEY LOCATED.
The piece of wood did not look very prom
ising , but Stebblns thought he detected a
crack. Ho struck It at tills point with the
ax , The blade easily penetrated as If Into a
hollow and Stcbblna followed with another
stroke , A few blows brought to view a hole ,
out of which dropped a package about six
Inches In length , four In width and about
three In thlcknees. It was enclosed In a thick
robber cloth ,
Stebblus unrolled the covering nnd dU-
clcced to view a thick bundle of banknotes
of $10 and | 20 denominations. The total
value of the bundle w s $4,8SO. The money
was at once taken to the office of the ex
press company , The pwt woe also carried
away.
Considerable Ingenuity had been displayed
In tbo selection of the hiding place for the
treasure. A. hole of sufficient size had been
cut Into one end of the scantling. The Inte
rior had been ehcllnced to protect the con
tents from dampneai. In thl ? the bundle of
banknotes , wrapped In the rubber cloth ,
had been placed. Long nails had been driven
eldewaja Into the halo to keep the bundle In
placu. Finally a ttrlp of board had been
cleverly mortised over the hole , so that it war
difficult to find tbo IncUlon In the original
scantling.
The llttio hiding place was apparently old.
The nails that held the strip over the hole In
piico were rustod. It was In fluch a position
that the bottom of the biding place was just
level with the ground , about half a foot of
the peat being beneoth the surface. The
hole was placed against the side of the barn ,
Thoma had built the fence about a week
ago. It was made of wire netting , and was
Intended .to restrain a number of chickens.
Before It was put to this use the pole was
bait a ccantllng that bad lain long on the
floor of the stable ,
The rccovcre l money Is undoubtedly a
part of the package of (6,000 that was stolen
from the express employes on July 10. 1895
The mUsIng package wan made up of $10 am
$20 bills , The biggest part of them were
new. Iletwccn $500 and (1,000 consisted of
old bills. The latter ru rnls.itng from the
recovered package.
LOSS OF TUB PACKAGE ,
The lost package came from ( Lincoln. I
reached the Union depot in this city al
tight and was eafcly transferred to the of
flcee of the company. In the office it was
lost. It arrived about 4 o'clock and at 5
waa supposed to be safely stowed away in H
safe. The next morning It was gone. It
Its trip U. passed through the hands of a
half doien clerks. All were suspected urn
one was finally discharged. Thomas at th
tlmo was night watchman and waa also SUB.
peoted. Special detectives were detailed t
ferret out the mystery , but no trace of th
thief was over dUcorer J.
While Thomas was suspected of the rob
bery , it was difficult to tsee how he couli
have accomplished It. He was In tule charge
of Iho building at night , but could not gain
access to the safe In which the money \r&a
kept. Agent lluutoon , however , has evolve *
s. very plausible theory. He- gains ground
for it In one of the sentences , In Thomas
note. This U as follows ; " 'As God U fa
cavcn I found It In the waste paper. " Mr.
luntoon goes on the supposition that Inas-
nuch as Thomas told the truth about the
Idlng place of the money the sentence Is
ruthful.
A part of Thomas' dutlc * consisted In
Peking up waste paper In the ofDce and
leaning out the waste bankets. Mr. Hun-
eon thinks It quite possible that one of the
lerks carelessly dropped the package of
money Into one of the baskets and Thorns
ound It. He took the package when he
was "drunk" and kept It because "every-
hlng was quiet" and lie was not charged
Ith the theft.
Suspicion was directed toward the dead
man since the robbery , chiefly because he ap.
cared to be continually afraid that he was
clng- watched on account of the theft. The
worry over the matter did not allow him to
o his work catUfactorlly , but ho was. re-
alncd in the employ of the company In order
hat ho might be at hand If the theft were
vcr brought homo to. him.
The company will try to discover how I
he dead man disposed of the $1,120 that Is
nlmlng. It Is believed that he spent the
money In dissipation , a ho has been drink-
UK heavily. About a week before his death
ic wrote a note to one of the officers , say-
ng that he was worrying about $270 that Is
ltd up In the German Savings bank. The
iorapany Is considering the advisability of
Itachlng this amount.
RESULT OF THE INQUEST.
There waa practically no testimony of 1m-
lortanco introduced at the coroner's Incjutnt
icld by Coroner Durkctt yesterday
xccpt such as proved raoro conclusively the
inbalanced condition of Thomas' mind. A.
tonmian , purchasing agent of the Pacific
IxprtHs company , under wliouc control the
ratchman had been , was the main witness ,
lo stated that Thomas had been suspected
f the robbery more than any one else , but
hero was no proof connecting him with It.
The man was not satisfactorily doing his
vork , but had been kept In the employ of
ho company In case It might develop that
le had had a hand In the robbery.
Mr. Mortmnn said that the man's unsatls-
actory conduct dated back a year and a
mlf. The deceased appeared to think that
IP waa suspected of the theft and this wor
ried him much. This conduct on his part
trengthen the suspicion that he had some-
hlng to do with the Job. He seemed to
hlnk that the company wanted to discharge
ilm , and about a week ago wrote a note to
Ir. Morsman regarding this. In It he stated
hat ho would go at any time if his work
was not satisfactory. He also wrote to
explain his lateness tn turning In pome
calls , eiiylng the fact that he had over
200 tied up In the German Savings bank
was worrying him.
The only other witness at the examination
vas Dr. E. E. Womcrsley , who had made a
post mortem examination of the body. This
was deemed necessary because of the con
dition of the dead man's head. The upper
part of tbo skull was almost completely
shattered. A dozen fractures extended In
all directions , a most unusual condition after
a revolver shot. It was thought best by
ho coroner to have the examination made
n order to learn whether the e-kull might
not have been broken by a blow from a
club , the pistol shot being fired afterward
urough the head to give the appearance of
suicide. Dr. Womersley testified that while
the wound was a peculiar one. there was no
doubt that the fractures had been caused by
he shot.
The coroner's Jury returned a verdict to the
effect that the man had taken his own life.
TAKE I'LEASUIIE HIDE TO DEATH.
Five Yoiinie 1'ernnnH Killed ami Sev
eral Other * IliulljInjured. .
NEW YORK , May 31. Five young people
were killed and a number of others Injured
n an accident which occurred this afternoon
at Valley Stream , L. I. A tally-ho , with a
larty of twenty-one excursionists from the
3reene Avenue Baptist church , Brooklyn ,
vhlch etartcd out for n day's outing through
ng Island , was struck by a train on the
Long Island railroad at the Merrlck boule
vard crossing and these were Instantly killed :
GEORGE F. FASHLEY , JR. , 821 Halscy
street. Brooklyn.
WILLIAM GILCHRIST , JR. , 233 Rutledge
street , Brooklyn.
WINSLOW LEWIS , DeKalb avenue , Brook-
yn.
LESTER E. ROBERTS , Monroe etrcct ,
3rooklyn.-
MISS DORA HURTSCH , Stuyvesant avenue -
nuo , Brooklyn.
The Injured were :
Emma Brumme. skull fractured.
Clara Str.art , skull fractured.
Mrs. Annie Andrews , both legs broken.
Lawrcnco Barnes , scalp wound.
Walter Wellbrock , both thfghs broken.
John Lewis , bruised.
EUward 'McCormlck , driver of the coach ,
badly Injured.
Earl Barnes , slightly Injured.
Miss Pashley , back broken.
Tlllle Horn , severe shock.
Edna Bulger , severe shock.
Richard liatee , scalp wound.
DcrtBlo Gllson , scalp wound.
Miss Debetta , leg injured.
XIIs3 Stllln an , badly Injured.
Some of the dead were frightfully man-
; Icd. The crash came almost without warn
ing and the occupanto of the coach had no
llmo to make any effort to escape. Before
the most of them knew of the impending
danger the train -was upon them , the coach
upset and the engine punning Itulong the
rails , the dead and Injured being cut and
mangled beneath it.
HEI'UIIMCAN LE.VGUn CO.\VEXTION.
1'rcMlilciit WoodnuiiiHec nnil Secretary
Howling I HUe tile Call.
CINCINNATI , May 31. President D. D.
Woodinnuseo and Secretary M. J. Dowllng
have Issued a call for the tenth annual con
vention of the National Republican league at
Detroit , July 13. Each- state nud territory
In the league Is entitled to four delegates
rom each congressional district and six dele-
atce at large.
The business of the convention Includes
reports from retiring officers , the election
of officer * , the designation of the time and
place for the next national convention ; con
sideration of amendments to the constitution ,
and a discussion of the plans for club work
and organization. There will bo an evening
mass meeting addressed by republican lead-
era en national affairs. This convention will
be the tenth anniversary of the formation of
the National Republican league and U will be
celebrated by a reception In honor of the cx-
prei'k'.cnts of the league , all of whom will
bo tn attendance.
The call etatee : "Vt'o cannot overestimate
the Importance of this convention to the re
publican party. Our victory of last year Is
not a guaranty of permanency of power. We
must keep our organization well equipped
for the contest of 183S , when we will again
vote for members of congress. In many of
our state elections this year the terms of
incmbcifl of the United States senate are at
rtake and as onr majority in tRat body can
ho hardVy seen by the close observert U be
hooves us to forlfy ( ourselves against the
enemy , Let us come together in large num
bers at Detroit far the purpose of reviving
and enlarging our political enthusiasm ,
so that wo may return to our homes better
qualified to defend republican principles and
better able to carry out the purposes of the
league. D. D. WOODMANSEE , President.
M. J. DOWLING , Secretary.
Honor for ( iriiiliiiiti'K of
lliilvcmtty I a v School
WASHINGTON , May 31. President Mc
KInlcy conferred tbo degrees on about fifty
graduates of the senior end post graduate
classes of the National Unlu-rslty Law school
at the annual commencement exercises held
In this city tuts evening. The thratVr waa
crowded and on the stage were many people
of note. President Grant was the first execu
tive who conferred the degrees on graduates ,
a custom that wan followed by President *
Hayes , Arthur ami Cleveland In bis first
term , The annual Address to the graduates
wan delivered by Senator Thurstou of Ne
braska nd a valedictory In , bchalt of the
* George N , Drowu of Wyoming.
SOLID GROUND IS SHAKEN
Earthquake in Middle Atlantic and South
ern States.
SHOCK OCCURS EARLY IN AFFERNOON
Duration of DUturlinncc In About n
Minute mid I.lttle DIIIIIIIKC IN
Uone HeportH from Vn-
rloiin Loenlltlen.
WASHINGTON , May 31. A distinct but
slight earthquake was experienced this attcr-
j n.on throughout the middle Atlantic and
southern states. It Is stated at the weather
bureau that the direction of the wave was
from south to north , but reports received
from various sections are conflicting. In
come localities It Is stated the direction of
the disturbance was In an easterly to west
erly direction , but the records of the Instru
ments here probably are correct. The shock
occurred , aj nearly as has been estimated , at
2 o'clock. In some localities the time is
given as 1:5S : and in others as late as 2:10 : ,
and Its duration was lera than a minute. An
far as can be learned Savannah , Ga. , was
the furthest point south at which the tremor
WES felt , while the northern boundary of the
wave wja middle Maryland. We.it , It was
felt as far an Knoxvllle , Tenn. The disturb
ance seems to have been most severe In the
Appalachian mountain reglcn.
TENNESSEE.
KNOXVILLE , Tcnn. . May 31. Two dls-
Llnct shocks of earthquake were felt In
Knoxvllle this afternoon at 1:15 o'clock. The
shocks were general throughout the city , al
though many people who felt them vary
as to the length , sonic claiming they
were at least a half a mlnuto in length.
Several largo buildings were' badly shaken
nnd two chimneys fell. The movement of
the shocks so far as can be ascertained In
: hls city was from west to east. Reports
; rom all over east Tennessee and southwest
Virginia Indicate that tn places the shock
was felt stronger than In Knoxvllle. At
Bristol It continued thirty seconds. It came
trom the southwest and shook the buildings.
Chimneys were thrown to the ground. At
Winston. N. C. , three distinct shocks were
felt causing wild excitement. Mlddlesboro ,
Ky. , also felt the shock , as Jld also Barbouro-
vlllo and 'Lyuchburg. Ky.
CHATTANOOGA , Tenn. , May 31. A slight
earthquake shock was felt about 1:30 p. m.
today throughout east Tennessee from Bristol
tel to Chattanooga. No damage Is reported ,
but the ehock was very perceptible.
VIRGINIA.
LYNCHBURG , Va. , May 31. A shock of
earthquake was experienced here at 1:58 : this
afternoon. Bricks were shaken from a
number of chimneys nnd furniture and
crockery Jostled. Considerable alarm was
created In some quarters. No damage
of consequence was done.
DANVILLE. Va. , May 31. At 1:58
o'clock Ihts afternoon a shock of
earthquake was felt here and caused much
alarm. Buildings were' shaken but no dam
age resulted. The shock which consisted
of three distinct vibrations and lasted ovtr
one minute , was preceded by a roaring sound
resembling that made by a conflagration.
NEWPORT NEWS , Va. . May 31. A slight
earthquake shock was felt here this after
noon at 2 o'clock. The disturbance was so
mild that it was imperceptible to many
persons and no damage Is reported.
PETERSBURG , Va. , May 31. An earth
quake shock was felt here at about 1:58
o'clock , duration about 30 seconds. '
NORFOLK. Va. , May 31. Two distinct
earthquake shocks were felt here this after
noon at 1:57 : , lasting seven and eight seconds
respectively.
RICHMOND , Va. . May 31. An earthquake
shock which lasted a few second ? was ex
perienced hero about 1 p. m. today. It
shook buildings and rattled windows , but nt >
damage was done. The people In many build-
lags were badly frightened.
OHIO.
CINCINNATI. May 31. Shortly after 1
o'clock an earthquake was felt here and in
the suburbs. The printers ran out of the
Times-Star office. Occupants of other build
ings were alarmed and at Convey Island
Chester Park , the Zoological gardens and
elsewhere there was consternation. At the
lagoon on the Kentucky
side there was a
panic among several thousand people on
the grounds. The waters In the lagoon
were BO rough that the llfesavlng crew went
to the relief of those In the electric pleasure
boats.
Dispatches report the earthquake was felt
distinctly all over Ohio , Kentucky and West
Virginia.
CLEVELAND , May 31 , At 12:43 o'clock a
severe earthquake euock was felt at this
point.
COLUMBUS , O. , May 31 , A slight shock
of earthquake was felt hero about 1 p. m.
ZANESVILLE , 0. . May 31. An earlhquakc
shock waa felt here at about 1 o'clock tbU
afternoon. The Courier building , four
stories high , exhibited decided vibrations.
To such an extent was this noticed that
employes on the fourth and third floors de
serted , hurrying below , greatly frightened.
The motion was from cast to west.
WEST VIRGINIA.
CHARLESTON , W. Va. , May 31. At 2
o'clock this afternoon n severe earthquake
was felt all over the city. In many bulldlnga
the furniture wai moved by the vibration ? .
The people were panic stricken and many
ran out of the largo buslnc.iy houses think
ing the building wjs about to tumble down.
The vibration/ ) were from north to eouth and
lasted about fifteen seconds.
CLARKSBURG , W. Va. , May 31. A Severn
t'hock of earthquake wan felt In this city at
2 p. m. , lasting twelve cccond.1 , followed by
a second shock milder and of shorter dura
tion. The most substantial building In the
city rocked perceptibly and some of the occu
pants were unable to keep their feet ,
WHEELING , W. Va. , May 31. At 2 o'clock
this afternoon a distinct earthquake shock
was felt all over Wheeling and In the sur
rounding towns. It was violent enough to
ehake brick buildings . slightly.
'
HUNTINGTON , W. Va. , May 31. A dls-
tlnct shock of earthquake , lasting ten
seconds , was felt here at 2:08 this after
noon. It was felt through central West
Virginia and vibrated from cast to west.
NORTH CAROLINA.
CHARLOTTE , N. C. . May 31. A very per
ceptible earthquake of thirty seconds dura
tions was felt here at 2 p , m. Many of the
pictures In the art rooms of thewomen's
exposition were found hanging out of their
correct positions after It was over. Bricks
were thrown from chimneys.
GREENSBORO , N. C. , May 31. This city
was severely shaken by an earthquake at
2 o'clock , but no damage was done. Simi
lar shocks are reported from many surround
ing towns.
WILMINGTON. N , C. , May 31. A slight
earthquake shock was felt hero today at
2:10 : p. in. The motion was from north to
eouth.
RALEIGH. N. C. , May 31. Reports frotu
all over the state report an earthquake shock
between 1:55 : and 2 p. m. Very little dam-
nge was done.
WINSTON , N. C. . May SL Three severe
shocks of earthquake were felt here at 2
o'clock today. Wild excitement prevailed ,
but no damage ivas done.
A3HEVILLE. N. C. . May 31. At 1:59 : this
afternoon an earthquake ehock very percepti
bly sbnnk Achevlllc. Hundreds of occu
pants of bulldlngc ran Into the etreeu. No
damage wan done * . '
MARYLAND. *
. BALTIMORE , May 31. A slight earth
quake shock waa felt here thortly bfore 2
o'clock thl > aftcrnoor.i it wan not noticeable
except in the high buildings , hut In three dis
tinct vibrations were felt , U tlng about five
eeccnds.
GEORGIA ,
SAVANNAH , Ga. , May SU Savmmsh felt
a slight earthquake shock today , Its direc
tion was fjoia cast to vreit. The tremor
was recorded at the Bureau at 2
o'clock , Seventy-fifth nitrldlri i time. " Wln-
donws and doors Wcr j shalt sri throughout
the city and people * wcr * nfaJ c dizzy by the
vibrations.
ATLANTA. Vin . , Ma ? i 3l.JfA shock of
earthquake was clarly felt he c at 1 o'clock
this aflernorn. The tronblt R was not sc-
vcre and there was tip cxclt ment.
KENTUCKY.
LOUISVILLE , May 3U-A dl _ llhctlvc earth.
qiuke ahock was felt 'n Jnls"cU'y 'ho ly a tcr
1 o'clock this- afternoonNo damage s
done. The chock Inrted About ; five seconds.
Tlic vibrations passed from south to north ,
LEXINGTON , Ky.May 31. A shock of
earthquake was fell here-lit one minute pist
2 o'clock. It lasted for .one minute.
PENNSYLVANIA.
PITTSBURG , May .31. A slight earth
quake shock was felt here at 1:54 : o'clock
this afternoon. The tremor was quite per
ceptible In high buildings end lasted nearly
a minute.
SOUTH CAROLINA ;
SPARTANSUURG. S.-0.'May 31. A dis
tinct shock , shaking buildings and rattling
windows , was felt hero at 1:35 p. tn. It was
as severe as thit of August , 1SSC.
INDIANA.
INDIANAPOLIS. May , 51. At 1 o'clock a
slight irthquake shock was felt here. The
Ehock wjs most noticeable In the fire tower
and higher buildings.
SEVEUE EAKTIKlUAlCES IX JAPAN.
A'o LoMfi of I.lfe Reported from < lic
TACOMA , Wash. , May 315 The Northern
Pacific steamship Mount Lebanon , which ar
rived yesterday from' jchlna nnd Japan ,
brings news that prolonged earthquake shocks
wore experienced at Nagano , Japan , the
night of May 6. A professor from the Im
perial university and several -assistants have
; enc to Klml Takl. where repeated seismic
movements have been recently felt.
The German steamer Tallcc has been
wrecked on the Japanese coast. No lives
lost. . / i
A Seoul dispatch , of May 9 , states that
the Russian government 'h'as ' refused to per
mit the engagement of Russian troops by
Corca.
Official representative1 state that over 200
cases of black plague broke out In.two of
: ho largest towns In Formosa during the
first week In May.
It has been decided , .that the Hong Kong
lubllco memorials shall her a woman's and
children's hospital and training nurse Insti
tute. It has also been decided to commence
a road around the Island.
UUltllAVr MUST I'AY THE PENALTY.
y
Governor Iluitd DeeJilexiNot to Inter
fere In the Cliffe.
SACRAMENTO , Cal.- May 31. Governor
Uudd decided not to interfere in the death
sentences of Theodore Durrajit' and Salter D.
Worden. The former via convicted of the
murder of Blanche Lament n't Immanuel Bap-
tlct church and Wordcri waa foVind guilty of
wrecking a train during the.Amerlcan Rail
way union strike , three'years ago , when En
gineer Clark ami threie United States sol
diers wcro killed. . '
Theodore Durrani- , has made the
declination -that If to must meet
fate on the gallows he' Will die like
a manv The mere , suggestion of
suicide repulsive" to him. he says. He
also declares that he wlllMleJn the presence
of-hls parents , who .will Insiston attending ,
the execution as his Invited guests , t The
elder Durront'sdys tHat'hls'wlrVMs-a.woman
of determination and she * wlll'press' Her legal
rights to the limit. Unflep'the law Warden
Hale cannot deny ht ! .admission" If she
presents at tne "prison-in"iayitatlon-from her
son requesting her * presence at the hangliig.
The law' gives him the right to Invite flv'
relatives. r i
Mr. nnd Mrs. Durrani received the ncwn
of Governor Budd's decision shortly after
10 o'clock last night. Thoyjcxpressed them
selves as greatly disappointed , but neither
manifested any emotion ! Ttiey took the
news quietly and gave vent to' neither anger
nor tears. Mr. Durrani wcs with his son
at San Quentln for eoycraUhoura yesterday
afternoon. Mra. Durra'rit will go over today
to visit him. She declares that If ho Is exe
cuted she will be present. . ,
Eugene Duprey , Durra'ht's attorney , last
night said there was yet , art appeal pending
before the supreme court. . He added : "Fall-
Ing In the state courts , we may file our case
In the federal courts and ask for a writ of
suporsedcas to the warden of the state prison
upon proceedings. This jvlll prevent the
execution and can be done/either by applica
tion to the United State/supremo court or
to those of inferior juri&dlatlo'ns. "
Referring to this possibility. Warden Halo
says ho will be govern'cd'tpy ' the opinion of
the attorney general.- A.
GATL1XG GUNS -TlEABV POU USE.
OfllelalK at San dnpujtit ? IrlHOit Pre
pare for ISitieraenrleH.
SAN FRANCISCO , Ma 3J. The situation
regarding the recalcltrant'convlcts at San
Quentln prison remains Unchanged , the offi
cials having taken /jterd 'today ' to- test the
temper of the convicts who still maintain
their defiant attltude'atd ) make as much
noise eo possible when'ovefjcne of the guard i
shous himself In the 'vicinity of the celli
where the strikers are confined. Despite the
the fact that he expreMeiMhe opinion that
the Insubordlnates are * ' weakening. Warden
Hale has doubled his guardjrand armed every
available man wlthn | tho'precincts of the
prison with shotgunn , while * galling guns an
trained upon the cells occupied by the muti
neers , ready to be utilized1 the momfent any
sign cf an outbreak la made , by those within.
COMMISSION -\VILb H DUCE HATES.
SeliedtileH to Go Into Effeet July 1 Are
IIel ill ; Prepared.
SIOUX FALLS , S. D , , May 31. ( Special
Telegram. ) The railroad ' commtalson has
been established for a.couple months In this
city and has been hard at work preparing
the schedules 'which a'ro , to go into effect
the first of July. The commission bcs care
fully studied tbo raf s retaining In Iowa
and other adjacent states 'and it Is under
stood -will materially reduce the rates
charged In South Da.koiaU It is expected
by the commissioners , th'it the railroads will
resist the Imposition pf tties * rates. It la
likely there will be a leg * ! contest before
the new schedules are adopted.1 To meet this
hostile movement , the * onjtulselon has ap
pointed three attorne/a toJadvlse with and
tight the battles for ho' ( ste. In Mr. La-
follct's district Judge Palmer has been
named ; In Mr. Klrkpitrlck's district , T , M.
Null of Huron , and iu MrJ Thompklus' dis
trict. Attorney Browh of Rapid City. Each
attorney will attendee suits-brought in hU
district and In ccse ( getierlilor fundamentui
suit is brought in .the statt' all three will
probably act for the coniinlilfip'n. U Is under
stood that the attorney will 'draw pay only
when appearing In coufl , 'but they are apT
pointed so that by. corotiltatlon wltli tbe
commUslon and bccomUg ; familiar with Its.
work they will be prepared tor act when thb
emergency arises.
The schedules are not' ' yttrcompleted , but
the commission is rapiaiy perfecting them ,
Oil June 17 the public hearings will begin.
Any one who has * 4 grievance Agalnut the
present rates , who has any reason to show
why the present ralea shall be ' reduced , will
be Invited to appear rfid. m'ake his otate-
ment. The railroad'men liave also made s
general argument agslint , any change , but
they will bo permitted to 'appear again and
enter their protest ,
Steady Halu lu South UaUotii.
aHAMUERLAlN , B. D. , May SL ( Special
TelCKram. ) Cool and cloudy weather the ,
past few daa today turned Into a steady
rain , which premises to last eoma time and
provo of untold benefit to crops. Jt Is very
cola for this time of year , Fires ere going
es in the winter.
Sell ruder Stoovd Out'ofTown. .
ST. LOUIS. M.ay SI. "Divine Healer"
Bihrader wa stoned out of Clayton , a eub-
I urb of St. Louis. thU morieng by a crowd
| of men ana boys.
FLOWERS FOR SOLDIER DEAD
Imposing Ceremonies Are Hold at Beautiful
Arlington.
EXERCISIS AT THE NATIONAL CEMETERY
President McKliiley Prrncnt to Wlt-
ncH * the Ceremony Marine
'Ilaiid nnd tlie IleKttlar
TroupH I'artlclpnte <
WASHINGTON , May 31. Memorial day
wsa generally observed In Washington. The
senate adjourned over for the day and the
house held only a tKUcn minute session.
All the departments and the buslncra houses
were closed and tbo day was given up to
patriotic observance and tributes to the heroic
dead. The bronze statues of the nation's
heiocs on land and Era In the government
reservations and parka were shrouoed In the
flags under which they fought. At 10 o'clock
there was an Impressive parade of the Grand
Army of the Republic nnd other patriotic or
ganizations , which at U o'clock broke up ,
the several posts holding memorial exercises
In the various cemeteries.
The most Imposing ceremonies wcro held
at the National cemetery at Arlington on
the Virginia sldo of the Potomac , opposite
Washington , which was before the war the
magnificent estate of Robert K. Lee , the
confederate chieftain. This beautiful prop
erty had been sold a llttio over a century
ago to John Alexander for six hogsheads of
tobacco , and was Inherited by Lee from
John Parko Custls , the eon of Martha Wash
ington by her first husband , who served as
an aideou Washington's staff. It was pur
chased by the government from the Lee
heirs In 1SS3 for $150,000 after having been
held as a national cemetery since flic close
of the war. Here bivouac almost 33,000 of
the nation's dead , 2,000 whose Identity will
never be known being burled In a single
grave. Among the most famous heroes
burled beneath the spreading oaks and elms
are : General Sheridan , the great cavalry
leader ; Admiral Porter , the hero of Mobile ;
Brigadier General Harney and General Rlck-
etts.
AT THE CEMETERY.
The exercises at Arlington today were
made particularly memorable by the pres
ence of President McKinley. They began at
12 o'clock with a national salute of twenty-
one guns from the light battery , Fourth ar
tillery , U. S. A. The beautiful ceremony of
strewing flowers on the graves followed.
Led by the marine band , the Grand Army of
the Republic and other organizations which
hid formed In front of the old Leo man
sion marched to the tomb of the unknown
dead , where the band played a dirge. After
this the procesislon separated. With gentle
hands and loving hearts the grav&i of the
vast army beneath the trees received their
tributes.
The officers aud guests afterward gathered
at the amphitheater , which was handsome ! }
decorated , where the cxeicses took place.
The program at the amphitheater opened
with buglers sounding "Assembly. " After
the funeral march by tbo Marine band the
Burial of the Dead" was sung by the choir.
'hornet ' S. Hopkins , department commander ,
called the assembly to order , end Rev. W ,
H..Black Invpkoditho divine bjesslng. The.
choir fcang again , and then Representative
Dolllver -IoT7a-deHveted the'-oratlon ' of
the day. . This was followedby music and a
' '
pbera.'delivered'by Dr. Thomas Calver. Hon.
Webster Davis , assistant secretary of the
Interior , followed with an oration , and the
exorqlsca concluded with Beethoven's
" March of Dead Hero "
"Funeral a , played
by the Marino band.
ADDRESS BY DAVIS.
Hon. ' Webster Davis of Kansas City , who
tomorrow assumes the office of assistant sec
retary of the Interior , spoke of the solemnity
of the day to those who were children dur
ing the war , and who were eager to testify
to. the reverence for the past. He aald :
Surely the union soldiers are the assured
Idols of undying renown , tor In every
emergency. In every clanger. In the shadows
of every cloud , however dark , they were
always found clinging to the constitution
and the union , ns the sheet anchor of hope
for the welfare of their children. Some
s > ' .cep today In the groves of the sunny
south ; some In lonely ravines , some In
graves and trenches marked "Unknown ; "
yet they are not unknown nor forgotten , for
their names are engraved on Columbia's
temple of fame , where time can never dim
their luster. I would Just as leave honor a
living hero as to Immortalize u dead saint ,
and when we love liberty and union wei ;
enough to defy all hazard In their defense
we Bpenk equally of those who have pitched
their tents on the plains of the spirit land
and those who yet walk with us the walk of
life.
Standing here on the heights of Arling
ton , billowed with 10.000 heroic dead , we
feel proud of them all , but we also are proud
of th 'r comrades who yet survive , and we
are glad that one of them the gallant Wil
liam McKinley , stands at the head of the
old ship of state , end with a firm hand has
turned Its prow toward the beckoning bens
of a still more prosperous future , while
waving at Its masthead with stars that ap
pear to .liberty-loving people like the morn
ing stars of God , and stripes like beams of
morning light we see the banner of the re
public , bearing- the beautiful Inscrip
tion no east , no west. no north ,
no eouth , but the United States of
America , the home of the heuvenborn
Sift liberty , And don't forget our pa-
rlotlc mothers. It was woman's many acts
of kindness that appeared In the soldier's
night of gloom like the pure , radiant tints
that gild the eastern portals of the day.
May the young- men of the north and
south feel that they are brothers nnd hall
the good time coming when the last wound
of the war shall be healed. Let us be de
termined our country shall not enrourago In
any manner whatsoever Iho efforts made by
rome to create another sectional line to
separate the east from the south and west ,
for we wanti but one country , but one flag ,
and that flag the stars nnd stripes , Every
etfort should be made to advance In the
realm of science , elevate the character of
our people , care for the unfortunate , promote
pence and good will , narrow and obliterate
forever the widening chasm between capi
tal and labor , ameliorate and Improve the
condition of the tellers In the workshops
and mills and fields until the shadows of
darkness and gloom shall melt away before
the dawning light of a brighter day of con
tentment , happiness and peace.
OTHER SERVICES.
Special serviced were held afterward over
the tomb of Admiral Porter , at which Ad
miral Walker prfaldcd.
At the Soldiers' home cemetery the services
were conducted by Henry Wilson post , No.
17 , Grand Army of the Republic. Services
were held at the tomb of General John A.
Logan , under the direction of a subcom
mittee composed of tbo Logan Guard cf
Honor and a committee from the Legion of
Loyal Women. The exercises at the Congrrn-
slonal cemetery were conducted by Farragut
peat. No , 10 , Grand Army of the Republic ,
Similar services were olmultaneoualy held at
St. Elizabeth's , Oak Hill , Holyroed and l.ll
of the other cemeteries In and about Wceh-
Ington where the union dead found resting
places. A largo majority of the memberu
of the Union Veteran Legion left for Win
chester , Va. , early this morning to partici
pate In the exercises of Memorial day there.
A noticeable feature of the exercises here
today was tbo great Inroads the pact few
yeani had made in the ranks of the vet
erans. In aevcral Instance ! the bands , out
numbered the pests they were cjcortlng.
POSTAL DELEGATES ATTEND.
WASHINGTON. May 31. ( SpecUl Tele
gram. ) Decoration day at Arlington was
made eayfclally notable by tbo presence of
a larj c/number of delegates to the Postal
congress , uniting -with comrades In commem
orating the memory of these who had fallen
In defense of right. In honor of the occa
sion an cvspeclal Inrltatlon WJB extended to
the delegates of the Universal Postal con
gress , now meeting In this city , to participate
In the touching ceremony of remembrance to
the patriotic dead. Many of the delegates ,
uow for the first time In the western hemis
phere , w re especially Interested In the cele
bration which recalled to them their own
dead in far i-way countries , and they joined
with thousinJfl In paying tribute to those
who had fallen In fighting for A principle. It
wes common remark that never had fie many
different nationalities been ercn upon the
field , nor had the cot'tumR jggn sj variegated
at Arlington as today. | IHInrrc German ,
Swiss , Auntrlans , ttillar/J / Klans , Corcine ,
Japantne , rcprcflontatlvijGrc.it / Britain ,
India , nnd Canada , Tj53Bl'crFlans , and
Egyptian ? , while the H2t41ilmcrlcan coun
tries hid one or more dfglHB'- one mem.
her of tl o Po tal cong cl bKC Itb.a Ion w s
fraught with espcclavHKemn memories.
Hcrr Hohn , direct-r | irjl of the Inter
national Pestal bure-ai'slteJ a brother upon
EOino Aou'.hcin field , flfjTCBw.th the north
ern army , and he lWn | the cxerclfcj
with reverential fcell iVfll pcMSlbly oome-
where In Arlington icryHHcsl his brother's
remains. HBH
The oration of Congressman Dolllvcr of
Iowa wa.i splendid In conception and mag
nificently delivered.
ll.VI.V IIKSCUMIS OX T1I13 VKTHUAXS.
Houttr uf IIic I'arailo Inrw York
Con wltlcrn I > 1 y Sluirtcuril.
N13\V YORK , May 31. A rainy forenoon
Interfered greatly with the observance of
Memorial day tn New York and vicinity.
There wrro , however , many veterans of the
union army at all the cemeteries In end
around New York to decorate Iho graves of
thnso of their comrades who have found
burial there. The tomb of General Grant
In Riverside park way well remembered , for ,
besides the tributes from local posts of the
Grand Army of the Republic , there was re
ceived a box Inscribed : "Flowers for the
tomb of General Grant , Riverside park , Xcw
York City , from the Conservatory , Execu
tive Mansion , Washington , D. C. " The box
contained a largo number of choice flowers.
The parade was reviewed at the Worth
monument by Mayor Strong , city officials nnd
prominent citizens. The national guard did
not participate this year. The various armn
of the national service were , however , well
represented. Infantry , cavalry and artillery
detachments from the various forts near the
city and sailors and marines from , the navy
yard being In line. The route of the parade
was shortened materially from , that followc-d
In previous years In deference to the growing
Infirmities of the veterans.
In Brooklyn about 15,000 men took part In
the Grand Army parade. It was reviewed
by Mayor Wurstcr , General McLeer and the
Judges of the supreme court.
1 I.VCE PLOWISItS O.V GHAXT'S TOMII.
Ciiif < Mli-rntc Join In I'njliiKTribute
to the Demi Hero.
NEW YORK , May 31. The weather was
Intensely hot nt General Grant's tomb this
afternoon , but 3,000 persore assembled there
to take part In the exercises of U. S. Grant
post. No. 327 , Grand Army of the Republic
of Brooklyn. Flowers wcro depcolted in the
crypt on the carcophagua. To the left war
a magnificent floral contribution from the
Chinese minister aud to the right an 1m-
menito wreatr presented by the Confederate
camp of this city. Mrs. Newman , wlfo of
Bishop Newman , descended Into the crypt ,
accompanied by Dr. H. A. Perry of the
Northwestern university of Chicago , and io-
palted a bunch of roses.
When the marching veterans appeared n
national salute of twenty-one guns was fired
by the United States battleship Indiana ,
which was anchored in the river. Then a
large flag was raised on the large flagstaff
erected by the Daughters of the American
Revolution , An addrc&s was made by Mayor
Strong , and Bishop John P. Newmaa de
livered an oration. .
- I'nmilcNot Very I.nriro.
ST. LOUIS , May 31. Decoration day this
year received practically a double celebra
tion. The memorial sermons and other ex
ercises of a literary character were mostly
held on Sunday. Today , being the legal hol
iday , Is reserved for the Grand Army parade
and the decoration services proper. The lat
ter Include 'the Grand Army demonstrations
at tlic cemeteries and at Jefferson Barracks
appropriate ceremonlc. * by the regular army
troopa In connection with the veternn at the
National cemetery.
There- was general ouspenslon of business ,
banks , public offices ! and commercial houses
being closed. ( The parade was not large but
Interesting and the fact that the ranks of the
Grand Army of the Republic are being deci
mated more and ! more as each year goes by
was plainly evident to the thousands who
viewed the procession.
Gen. ShclIiy'H rteiiinlun Interred.
KANSAS CITY , May 31. A feature of the
Memorial services In this city today was the
Interment of the remains of the late Con
federate General Jo Shelby. The body
had reposed In a receiving vault at Forest
Hill cemetery since the general's death last
winter. The bearers of the casket todayovere
from the ranks of General Shelby's command- ,
and they were attended by an Imposing pro
cession of members of the ex-confederate
ratiks. Thirteen young -women dressed to
rc-preeent the original colonies , and forty-
eight llttio girls , representative of the states
and territories of the union , led the pro
cession to the grave. An oration was de
livered 1jy Colouel John C. Moore.
Trlliutr to Colorril Heroex.
BOSTON , May 31. Decoration day this"
year was of particular significance on ac
count of the unveiling of the elaborate memo
rial structure on Boston common , erected In
honor of Colonel John Robert Gould Shaw
of the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts regiment
and the grave black men who comprised.his
followers and who fell with their colonel In
the assault upon Fort Wagner , S. C. , July
18 , 1SC3. The parade Included the Massa
chusetts militiamen with the famous Sev
enth New York regiment as well as the ma
rines from the government vcesels. New
York , Massachusetts and Texas , which had
been ordered to Beaten for the occasion.
Klcm-ern from Mm. Me It In Icy.
CANTON , 0. , May 31. A member of Can
ton Woman's Relief corps Monday morning
received a box of roses , lilies nnd other
flowers from Mrs. McKInley , They were
sent from Washington for tlic purpose of
being strewn on the graves of soldiers at
th's place and came without any'prcvloiiu
word or hint from the donor. The gracious
act of Mrs. McKinley was appreciated by
the recipients and the flowers were used as
designed. A relative of Mrs. McKInley re
ceived 'choice flowers from President and
Mrs. McKinley to be placed on the mounds
of their children today.
I5&erclHCH lit I.liiciilu'a Tomb.
SPRINGFIELD , III. , May 31. Decoration
day was observed here with great Interest.
All federal , state , city and many business
offices were closed , Flags were at half mast
aud generally displayed. The exercises at
Oakrldge cemetery and the tomb of Lincoln
were Interesting , lengthy and attended by
thousands. The paradn wee unusually long ,
hundreds of Grand Army of the Republic and
Sons of Veterans being In line.
Ilecorntu Twen < y-l''lve
VERMILION , 8. D. , May 31. ( Special. )
Miner Post , No. 8 , observed Memorial day
with appropriate exercises. Rev. George E.
Paddock of the Congregational church de
livered the addreca. The Clipper quartet
furnished music. Thirty-five veterans marche.1
to the cemetery , where they decorated the
Braves , of sleeping comrade * now numbering
-twenty-five.
At V
VICKSBURG , Miss. , May 31. An Immense
; si < embly joined In the ceremonies of decora-
, ton } day at the National cemetery today. In
accordance with a custom of years a delega
tion of Confederate veterans took ! flowero to
( he cemetery and scattered them over the
graves. _
Oliverve Saturday 111 3Ilnnc atii.
ST , PAUL , May 3L According to the
Minnesota llw Memorial day should be ob-
teryed today , but ( he Grand Army of the
Republic directed that It be fixed for Batur-
( Continued on Third Page. )
HITS IT VERY HARD' '
United States Court Strikoa South
Carolina's ' Dispensary Law ,
MAY KILL STATt'S MONOPOLY ON WHISKY
Ojrtain Frovisions in Antagonism , to tlij
Interstate Oommerco Law ,
CANNOT BAR IMPORTATION OF LIQUORS
Original Packages of Alcoholic Beverages
Must Bo Admitted
OTHER ACTION VIOLATES NATIONAL LAW
InuNiiiiich an the State ApnroveN Ilia
Mnmifnfturc It .Mimt AIIonOut. . ,
sldera tu Compete fur
the Trade.
CHARLESTON. S. C. , May 31. In th
United States circuit court Judge Slmonton
today handed down a decision In what la
known as the Vainlercok case which In-
I volvcd the validity of many provisions * of Iha
South Carolina dispensary law. The de
cision declared certain provisions of the law |
In antagonism to the Interstate commerce
law , nnd In consequence It might result In tils
total downfall of the South Carolina mo
nopoly of the whisky busluera within her.
borders.
In a syllabus prefixed to the full text of
the decision Judge Slmonton said : "Any ,
state may , In the exercise of police power ,
declare that tlic manufacture , sale , barter
and exchange or the use aa a beverage of
alcoholic liquors are- public evils and having
thus declared , can forbid ouch manufacture ,
sale or use within her territory.
"But when a state recognizes and approve. ?
the manufacture , sale , barter and exchanga
and the use as a beverage of alcoholic li
quors , and the state Iteelf encourages Iho
manufacture , engages In the tale of and pro
vides for the consumption of ac , liolic liquora
as a beverage and so precluded the Idea that
such manufacture , sale , barter , exchange or
use , are Injurious to the public welfare , It la
not a lawful exercise of public power to for
bid the importation of such liquors or their
sale In original packages for personal use *
and consumption. Such prohibition under
such circumstances la In conflict with tha
laws of Interstate and foreign commerce.
"The dispensary act. In so far as It for *
blilo the Importation of alcoholic liquors In
original packages in this state. Is In conflict
with the laws of Interstate and foreign com-r
mcrce. and Is , therefore , to that extent , void , "
The court then goca Into a lengthy dls
cusslon of the facts and law of the case. J
The case that elicited , the litigation wag
that of a California wlue and liquor co.n
pauy , whose goods , shipped lo a. customer
In South ? Carolina , were seized by the 'dls.-
pensary'-ofllclals. The shipper as.kcd for a
permanent Injunction to prevent further EC.'ZT
ures of ltB4 goodsAfterTgvlewlng the law ;
Involved , Judge Slmonton-Bays the attempt
to forbid the importation and sale of spirit *
uou * llquora.in original packages must fail.
"So long , " he says , "as the state Itseli
recognizes that the uae of alcoholic liquora
as a. beverage ns lawful and can be on *
couragcd , eo long as she beeks a monopoly
In supplying these llquom for that UBC and In
this way looks to an Increase of her revenues ,
she cannot , under her constitutional obliga
tions to the other states of this union , for
bid , control , hinder and burden commerce In
such articles between their citizens and he *
own. "
JIAHO.VKSS VOX TUIIKIIUIM 11AC1C ,
nctnriiH to Montreal ami Relation
Exciting : E&perleiiceN.
MONTREAL , , May 31. At 7 o'clock tonight
a tall and rather handsome woman stepped
from the Quebec train at Dalhousla holding
by the hand a boy. This was the woman who
came Into such prominence as Baroness von
Turkhelm. A representative of the Associated
press called at the Windsor hotel shortly ,
after 10 o'clock and was granted an Inter
view. The woman had registered as Mrs. J.
M. Delmar , San Francisco. She stated that
she was convinced that the Baron von Turk-
helm was a fraud aud was- none other than
C. J , Von Arnold of StlUweU's detective
agency. She then related In detail th'o story ,
of her discovery In the suppcacd baron's
trunk of a letter addressed to C. J. Von
Arnold , care StlllwcH's Detective Agency ,
Liverpool , her taxing the baron with the de
ception and his subsequent desertion of'hcr.
She continued :
"When I taxed him with being not wbaf
ho represented , but nlmply a detective In the
employ of Mr , Delmar. ho laughed at mo
and said it was lucky for mo that the orig
inal plan was not carried out. I then learned
that they originally Intended that our wi-d-
dlng trip should be made to Clico Fee , China ,
when I was to bo placed In an asylum or
something of the kind. They thought I
would object to going there , so the proposal
was to get ma to Franco and have me placed
In an asylum there. Mr , Delmar has lived
many years In France , and probably knona
bow that could bo arranged. "
Mm. Dolnar : said that nho and Mrs. Rich *
ardeon hud remained In London two works.
She was asked who sent her the money tu
return.
"It wan sent , " Hhc replied , "by a lawyer
whom. I intend to employ when I get back ,
who is going to toke an action for con
spiracy or Bomethliitf of that kind , H. W.
Putton. "
She hoped , she said , that slio would not bo
called In the Fair will case , she did not ceo
why they should want her now ,
"Do you object to saying what you know
about It ? "
"Certainly not. I know who forged tbo
will. I saw all Mr. fUlllwell'B report on
the matter , Tbo papers were shown to mo
In Mr. Dclmir'o ofllce , and Mr. Delmar told
mo they were forgeries. There were funny
things about the trip. Von Arnold played ]
the prlnco with the treasury , and spent If
frjcly. Why , he frankly told we he was
out $20,000 $ by tbo transaction. "
Ilmrnll'M Anmvrr to .Tniuiii.
3AN FRANCISCO , May 31.-Tlie following
Hawaiian ailvlc.cs were brought by tha
Htcnmer Peru today :
The Hawaiian government , tn Its reply td
Japan on May 24. refused to coincide with , '
the views held by that country on the send
ing back of f,13 Japanese Immigrant * ,
brought by the Klanlanl Maru. Ofllctul no-t
tlco has been given Japan that the Immlgrav
ilon laws of Hawaii are to bo vigorously *
upheld. The view taken by Japan la thatj
while the right of this government to pasii
reasonable laws respecting Immigration la
not denied. It Is contended that If the con
tention of the Hawaiian ofllclalB were cor
rect the immigration laws uf tlila country !
are In contravention of the treaty existing
between the two countries ,
Money for Flood Sufferer * .
AUSTIN , Tor. , May 31.-Oovernor Culber
son sent a message to the Texan IcyialaJ
ture this morning , calling the attention ofl
that body lo the distressed condition of
the flood uffercr fit K\ \ Patio , and uukeal
the legislature .to appropriate money to t'lv
them assistance , lie eald the citizen * ' com
mittee of El I'aso only asked for 15.000. urn ]
a bill was promptly Introduced approprlaU
Ing that amount , which will be paiwfd thla
afternoon by both houiea , eo as to give Ira *
mediate niwlitance.
MovoiueiitM uf Ocean Vennelx , May Ulf
At Humburg Arrived Christian , fron&
Baltimore.
At Ne\v York Arrived City of
from Glasgow ; Georgia , from Liverpool.