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Devoted to tlio Interest! of the Cherokee. Choctmv Clilcluisiius fioinlnolcs Greek nnil nil Other Indians of tho Indian Territory.
CHISFTAIN PUBLISHING CO.
VINITA INDIAN TERRITORY THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 3 1885.
VOI. III. NO. 51
INDIAN CHIEFTAIN
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Gloanod by Toloeraph end Mall.
" YrARIlIMlTON NOTK.
Tn publicity given to tho fact that (In
United States Tronsurcr Uml rcsumod tho
trnnafcr of gold coin from Ban Francisco
to Now York by registcrod nmll has again
cauiioil a suspension of that moilo of trans-
portation. It Is not expected that any
moro gold will bo sent through tho malls
for somo time.
'Jiln. Gannon Comptroller of Currency at
Washington rccontly received n telegram
from Bank Examiner Uelman who Is In
chnrge of the City National Hank of Fort
Worth Tex. reporting that tho bank was
unquestionably solvent ami would resuino
business In a fow days.
The Chief of tho Unreau of Statistics re-
ports tho total voluo of exports of domestic
calllo and hogs and ol boef pork and dairy
products as followsi July IMS $3480.
u79 July 1BSI $10278019; seven months
ended July 31 1883 $50!WI8GD; tamo
months ended July ffi 1881 $31111700;
boof and pork products for the nine months
ended July 31 1883 $07708093 beef and
pork products for tho samo tlmo In 1831
$03670300; dairy products for tho threo
months ended July 31 18S3 $1031710;
dairy products for tho same tlmo In 18SI
$3021500.
Tub total values of exports of bread-
stuffs from tho United States was roported
at Washington recently as follows: In
July 1883 $8711305; In July 181 $12371-
731; In tho seven months ended July .11
18S3 $4363898:1; In tho soven months eudod
July 31 1881 $80640131.
The Post-ofllco Department at Washing-
ton Is dissatisfied with loth the quality
and rote of printing postal cards under tho
new contract. As the supply on hand Is
about exhausted however tho Postmaster
General may elect to accept tho cards now
being printed at a rato below tho contract
price.
Jodoe SbrCuE Solicitor of thr Treasury
recently rendered a decision that the cus-
tom of giving Ooveroment employes thirty
uj.i..iivoui nusence cacu year wos an
abuso that had qrown up In the service
not authorized by an special provision of
law.
Tns Treasury Department was recently
Informed that n party of armed Cubans
had left the Island of Cuba for the Florida
Keys and It was supposed that their ob-
ject was to organize a filibustering expe-
dition to overthrow tho Cuban Govern-
ment. Tho party would bo arrested on
landing.
Acma BecnKTAHY FAlnoniLn has re-
jected the offer of Julius A. Huhmbtrg to
pay $3100 In compromise of judgments
amounting to $103000 obtained on h.: dls-
tillers' bond In tho Circuit Court of the Dis-
trict of Columbia seven years ago.
TUB KATT.
Ox the night of tho 21th n very heavy
thundor storm accompanied by a gale
prevailed throughout New England. It
was exceedingly severe In Boston and sub-
urbs. Many houses and other buildings
were damaged by lightning.
lie TusoDonE FiiKuxAnvTREX son of
tho Isto ex-Secretary of Stato was mar-
ried tho other morning nt Newport R.
I. to Miss Alice Coates daughter of James
Coatos of tho Arm of J. & I Coates of
Scotlaud.
Kx-GovKnxnn Heuden n. Fextox of
New York died suddenly at Jamestown
on tho 23th.
1 thrj Now Uampshlro House considera-
tion of the bill to establish tho whlpplug
post for wife beaters was Indefinitely post-
poned by a vote of 173 to to.
Joseimi 1!. Uowe.v tho oldNt master Ma-
son In tho country having been Installed
sixty-eight ytrs ago died at Philadel-
phia rocently aged ninety-four.
The Enterprise llrowcry of Philadel-
phia together with over 300 barrels of
boor which had been selzod by Unltod
States Internal Ilevcnuo officers on ac--junt
of alleged Irregularities In stamping
tho. different sized packnges was released
upon the filing of a $33000 bond by tho
brewery company.
(JxsEiui ud Mrs. Logan wero capsized
recently nt Thousand Island Park on tho
Stv Lawrence. Thoy wcro cosily rescued
receiving only a ducking.
The comer In August cotton at New
York was made very apparent on tho 27fli
and when over ten thousand Imlen were
taken in a lump for export the short In
the Augtfst option rushed to cover and tho
prlco was jumped from $10.31 to $10.30 or
twenty-eltht lolnU. Tho shorts woro
badly squeezed.
The Sheriff of Dauphin County Ta. re-
coutly visited tho Pennsylvania Hallroad
office and served upon several of Its officers
notice of tho court's injunction restraining
tho consummation of the South Pennsyl-
vania Si Beach Creek Hallroad transfer.
1 1 tit vtKvr.
A dispatch from Nozales Arl. of the
23th saysi Tho murder of threo Americans
and eight Mexicans at Ilaicbulca by
Apaches has been confirmed by Azopllo
Franco who arrived hero yesterday from
tho scono of tho crime.
At tho Stato encampment of tho Knights
Of Pythias at ltocky lllvcrpear Cloveland
O. recently It. T. Sandman of Cincin-
nati mid O. II. Farnan of Covington
Ky.uoo drowned while bathing In Lake
A iikavv frost doing much damage to
Vegetation was roported In the Northwest
ou tho night of the 2itb.
Fkacda were said to exist In tho Ap-
praiser's offlco at San Francisco. Investi-
gations wcro being mailo.
The largest excursion that over left In-
dianapolis started tho other day over the
Indianapolis llloomiugton & Western for
Niagara Falls. There wero n600 all told
and they traveled In threo sections of
twenty cars each.
r POLIC LlKCTKNANT MlCIIACL MtlLLBN
rocently pardoned by President Clevelaud
after having served sevoral months in the
county jail for violating the Federal elec-
tion laws lest November In Cincinnati has
been reinstated lu tho Ueo forcp and as-
signed to his former poiltlon.
It A. HooEiis ft Co. of Dayton O. mado
an fsslgmnent recently . Dayton creditors
bold $33000 secured and unsecured paper;
Cincinnati and Eastern firms hold upward
of $10000 Tho liabilities nro estlmatod at
(73000; assets Invoiced at $10000. '
Fins at Fergus Falls Minn. tho other
morning destroyed tho armory of tho
Stato mllltla and swept everything on tho
south side ot Cavour avenue Including a
largo tenement house Billings' stables the
stables ot Matthews A: Strlngham J. Web-
ster' "blacksmith shop and an agricultural
warehouse filled with Implement and ma-
chinery Thp Iocs was JjJO.OOO.
Indian Aoknt SToi.TBTKiuzn of the
Southern Uto Agency at Ignaclo Cat.
I)a sent In hit resignation General N. A.
Miles llai Recommended the appotntmont
of au army oUIcer to take pbnrue of tho af-
fairs at tie agency.
PrtlvltE U. A. l'UiiDic of tho Fourth
Regiment of tho Illinois National Guard
wounded In tho face durlrtg a ibajjt battle
tt the State encampment near Ottawa III.
short time ago died at La Salle ll.fro&t
jJav Induced by bit lujurjee
Memorial services under the auspices ot
tho city government were held In tho City
of Mexico on tho 27th In honor of the lato
General Grant In tho presence of ell tho
chief officials ot both tho Federal and city
governments and tho elite of Mexican so-
ciety. All tho members of tho American
colony were present by special Invitation.
James Bather Statistical Agent of Da-
kota In spoaklng of tho wheat crop of that
Territory saysi "In a majority of coun-
ties tho threshing Is proving nn average of
29 )ier cont. less than last year and tho
quality Is not quite as good.
Sxnatoii LAiuiAtiir. received tho Repub-
lican nomination for Governor of losvai at
Dcs Moines on tho 27th by acclamation
after an Informal ballot giving Larrabeo
70s: nun 371.
The other morning about three o'clock a
west bound passenger train on tho Texas
& St. 'Louis Railroad ran Into n bull on tho
track. Tho entire train was derailed. Mrs.
D. E. 21111 an agod lady was fatally In-
jured and sevoral others were more or less
hurt. vil
Texas fover has appeared near Kanka-
kee 111. amongst ahcrd of 200 cattlo ownod
by Hiram Goodwin. Six have already
died and many others havo the disease.
llKpon-s wero received at army head-
quarters on the 28th that one of the princi
pal lessees bad already moved his entire
herd out ot the Cheyenne and Arapahoe
territory and that all others appeared to
bo moving as rapidly as possible.
The Great Western Iron Boat Building
Company St. Louis has filed n deed of as-
signment for the benefit of their creditors.
Tho assets were listed at $30630; liabilities
unknown.
William KowAnnr doaler In hardwnro
at Central City Col. dry goods at Pueblo'
and cattle In various parts ot the State
was attached recently for $12000. Tho
estimated liabilities are $90000; nominal
assets $100000; actual assots unknown.
. Butter & Petem' saw-mill at Tollman
Mich buruod recently together with a
large stock of lumber and shingles. Tho
loss was $80000; insured for $30000.
A touno man named Schank was re-
cently mangled to death at Spokane W.
T. by getting his feet In a tbrcshlug ma
chine.
Two policemen were found murdered
recently at Geneva III. Tho crlmo was
supposed to havo been committed by burg-
lars whom they had surprised.
Tin: south.
The Italian brig Aragon from Bruns-
wick Go was wrecked off the coast in tho
recent storm. Tho captain bis wit and
nluoof tho crew wcro takon off the dis-
mantled wreck by the brig Emma E.nst
and brought to Savannah.
The Georgia Legislature has formally re-
ceived tho records of the Board ot Trustees
of tho Georgia Colony which wero pre-
sented to tho State by John S. Morgan ot
London. The presentation speech was
mado In tho Ilouso of Representatives by
General John R. Gordon and the records
wero received by Oovernor McDanlels
who made a short address.
Tns strlko ot tho employes ot the Queen
and Crescent system ended at Meridian
Miss. on tho 20th tbe'men agreeing to ac-
copt tholr pay and quit tho service ot the
company.
It Is estimated that tbo total amount of
damago by tho recent storm at Charleston
S. C. will reach $2000000. Nearly every
vessel in port and overy bouse In tho city
was more or less Injured.
SlTEnsTtTtocs peoplo at Brownsville
Tex. woro recently greatly exercised over
tbo numbers ot parrots nover before seen
so far north that have appeared lu largo
swarms along tho river end back In the
couutry. Crows an unusual Tlsttaut have
also appeared In the lower valley.
The body ot Alexander Janeiro Vlndurn
tho wealthy merchant assasslnatod near
tho Corral I to s ranch was found floating In
tho Rto Grande near Laredo Tex. with
five bullet-holes In tho head and heart.
A dmi'atcii from Baton Rouge La. says:
Tho committee to learn of the condition ot
tho finances ot the Fourth Leveo District
reported to Uie Morgauza Leveo Conven-
tion that about $10000 was avnilnblo to-
ward repairing the crovasse. A commlttco
was appointed to canvass ibe "ilstrlct fur
tbo purpose 1 raising tho additional $10.
000 necessary to completo the work.
Fjve bandits wero brought nro Laredo
Tex. recently by a couipauy of soldiers
who captured them after a desperate
fight in which threo bandits wcro killed
and two soldiers wounded. Ono ot tho
slain bandits was Juan Chovarrla aged
eighteen who Is said to have killed six
men. Ho was a brother of Ualodonlo Uuo-
varrla who was banged at Laredo on the
Uth of August.
It was rumored recently at Dallas Tex.
that thoro would boa reduction ot the force
ot tho freight and ticket agents on tho
Gould and Southwestern system by com-
bination ot freight and ticket agents Into
one.
FnED Gorman an antl-Prohtbltlonlst
attempted to address a crowd ot about
flvo hundred peoplo on a public thorough-
fare at Dallas Tex. tho other day his
theme being "The Liquor Traffic." Ho
was drunk howovcr and was arrested and
a throng of admiring friends followed him
to prlsou. A riot seemed Imminent at one
time.
The other night as tho west bound Santa
Fo train reached a point two miles from
Helton Tex. some person fired Into the
train wounding two ladles and a child.
Wash McFarlnnd and two brothers named
Watson wero arrested for tho crime. The
wounds wero In the faces and disfiguring
A dispatch from Jackson Miss. reports
six passengers fatally injuted In an acci-
dent on tho Bayou Pierre Railroad. Threo
railroad men were killed. Tho train went
through the Big Bayou Pierre bridge
Tna bark Victor which went ashoro on
Turtle beach north of the Savannah (Ga.)
quarantine station was got off on tho 2Sth
and was ordered by tho health officers to
Sapolo quarantine station. Her crow num.-
boring eleven bad all been sick with yel-
low fover and flvo ot them wcro Just con-
valescent Fnou passengers arrivlug at El Paso
Tex. via the City ot Mexico it Is learned
that tha yellow fever at Vera Cruz has
greatly increased during tho past two
weeks.
Atiiiieatenrd duel between Editor Larry
Gantt of the Athens (da.) Ihnner-Watch-man
and Hon. It. A. Conuell member ot
the Legislature from Decatur County has
been averted by the award of e board of
arbitration In tho House at Atlanta Mr.
Connell withdrew his strictures on Mr.
Gantt ami apologized.
Tub Atlantlo coast from Florida to
Maryland was visited by beaiy storms
on the 25th. Much damago was done on
Uulllvau's Island U. C.
A damp meeting held by Northern Meth-
odists (colore.)) at Pino Hill Rutherford
Couuty N. C was attacked by an armed
liody pf Zlon Methodists recently and
fired Into. The Northern Methodists fled
In disorder seven ot tbem being wounded.
Fourteen lives were lost by tbo wreck
of three Beaufprt pilot boats tho T. W.
Bchoper Walter Smith and John Stod-
dard in the recent storm off South Caro-
line. There was a heavy frost at Staunton
V. on the night ot tho 20th. Gardens and
lfc corn were badly damaged
AL. Lockie the murderer of six persons
near Blanco Tex. was taken from jail re-
cently by a mob and hanged.
A train on the Georgia division of the
East Tennessee Virginia & Georgia Rail-
way was wrecked by running through an
open switch near Rome Go. recently.
Williams a section band was Instantly
killed end Engineer Powers Fireman Bel-
lows and Porter John Thomas seriously
hurt. v
UKNEIUL.
The Ursnllno Convent at Bally Trurky
County Waterford Ireland was destroyed
by firo the other day. All the Inmates es-
caped. French papers wero praising Spain for
the attitude she had assumed toward Ger-
many over the Caroline Islands affair.
An epldomlo of yellow fever was re-
ported raging In tbo State ot Chlopas on
tho Guatemalan border. The fover was of
a violent type destroying. entire families.
A native craft called a bugalow
loaded with pilgrims was wrecked In the
Gulf of Aden recently and one hundred ot
Its passengers wero drowned.
Tub Fronch man-of-war Bayard carry-
ing the remains of tho lato Admiral Cour-
bet from Tonqutn arrived at Toulon on the
23th.
BldNOn Clxrico the Italian Consul at
Monaco has been arrested on a chargo ot
having embezzled $70000.
The German flag which was recently
hoisted on the French Island oft the Victo
rian coast In tho South Pacific has been
removed by order ot Prince Bismarck at
tho request of France.
There was a terrlblo boiler explosion
recently on the steamer Orgo at Trieste
Austria. Eight persons were killed and
many Injured.
There wero 1000 now cases of cholera
and 1M7 deaths reported In Spain on the
23tb. Tho plague was thought to bo grad-
ually decreasing.
There wero nineteen deaths from small-
pox at Montreal on tho 23th being th
largest number recorded since tho outbreak
of tbo disease.
It was reported that Don Carlos had of-
fered tbo Spanish Government the services
of 100.Q09 CarllsU to vindicate Spanish
honor Against Germany.
A series of agrarian outrages aro ro-
ported from Kerry Ireland. Bands ot
masked men mako nightly raids upon the
holders of farms fmm which the former
tenants havo been evicted and perpetrate
all sorts ot outrages setting Are to dwell-
ings and hamstringing horses and cattle.
The Earl of Dovon has offered to sell bis
tenants In Ireland their holdings nndor the
provisions of the land purchase bill. Tho
tenants will hold a meeting to consider the
offer.
Ten bodies were recovered from the
ruins ot tho fireworks factory at Clvlta
Vecchla Italy.
A riot took placo at Bally Farrlsscy
Killarnny .Ireland consequent upon a
mob resisting evictions.
A riot occurred recently among the sol-
diers stationed at Hermannstadt Hun-
gary resulting In the death of ono and th)
wounding of seventeen.
An earthquake shock was felt through-
out the Canary Islands on tbo 27th. No
damage was caused by It so far as reported.
United States Minister Cox In pre-
senting his credentials at Constantinople
on the 20lb assured tho Sultan that tho
policy ot the United States was not to In-
terfere nt all In tho affairs of other coun-
tries. This policy hail been found most
advantageous and would be always main-
tained. TiiEni was a sudden (ncreaso In the
cholera mortality at Marseilles on the
27tb.
The business failures for week ended
August 27 numbered for the Unltod States
1G3; for Canada 21; a total ot 189; as com-
pared with 177 the previous week.
It was reported In Madrid that Spanish
men-of-war hail arrived at Yap the chlot
Island of the Caroline group and plauted
tho Spanish flag no German vessel belug
Insight.
Several thousand unemployed work-
Ingmen assembled In London recently and
ndopted resolutions demanding that the
Government assist them to emigrate.
The remains ot the late Admiral Cour-
bet wcro Interred at the Invalided Paris
on the 2Stb. The services at the grave
wero witnessed by n largo crowd.
SuDscnirTION lists havo been opened
throughout Gallcla for the benefit ot th
exiled Pol en. Groat animosity Is displayed
against Prince Bismarck.
. THE LATKST.
A btiianoi: dlseaso either flux or somo
form of cholera was reported proving
quite fatal In Sycamore Clay County
W. Va.
A oano of robbers were captured ro-
cently eight miles from Helena Mont
whllo engaged in robbing a stago coach.
The plot had been given away to the po
lice by ono of the confederates.
Feahh were recently expressed In iollt
cal circles In Holland that tho real object
of Bismarck In picking up islands belong-
ing to other countries was to finally fall
foul of Holland over some colonial seizure
when that Kingdom would be absorbed by
the Empire.
A very severe wind and ball storm
passed through lie lnont County O. on tho
evening of tho SOth. A flouring mill was
blown down and crops vtcre much dam
aged.
Aqanq of masked meu recently burned
a bridge on tho Indianapolis Bloomlngtoa
& Western Railroad near Danvers III.
Tho Intention was to wreck tho express
but the engineer discovered the firo In time
and the train was stopped.
Anti-Prohibitionists elected their ticket
recently In McLennan Couuty Tex. by a
majority ot 1600.
Hon. John E. Russell Secretary of tho
Massachusetts Btate Board ot Agriculture
has written a letter declining an Invitation
to preside over the coming Democrat lo
State Convention on tho ground that as a
member of the Board appointed without
regard to politics bis acceptance "would
not boau example ot tho true principle ot
civil service reform."
From the outbreak ot cholera In Spain
to- the end ot August 223 M0 persons
were attacked by the dlseero.nnd 82011)
died.
The coroner's Jury In tho Walkup pois-
oning caso at Emporia Kan. found that
the deceased came to his death by arsenla
administered at tho hands ot his wife.
Martin TJrockman'h stablo In Cum-
mlnsvllle O. was burned early th other
morning and an unknown boy who was
asleep In the hay perished In the flames.
Tue distillery of Bperry Wado & Cn.
near Nashville Teun. was burned the
other night Involving a loss of $70000;
Insurance will almost caver the loss.
Virulent small-pox has broken out la
Fall River Mass.
A heavy thunderstorm damaged some
churches roceiuly In Plia Italy.
By an explosion of gat In the Basque-
banns Coil Company's coke Mills at
Wilkeebarre Pa. recently Lewis and
Charles OlanvlUo wero fatally buruod and
two others slightly.
It was reported at New York that Hon.
B. F. UqtUr was preparing a suit against
the Government uu behalf
o( tho evicted
1 ciUleuKO
STORM DISASTERS
rearfnt Loss of Life bylloodo at Canton
China .V Boitlh Carolina Cyclone.
Wasiiimiton' August 27. Details of
tho destruction In Canton Chins and vlcln.
Ity by tho rccont great relit storms Ihcra
have boon received by private parties In
thli city. Tho flood was the ninit serious
which has visited Canton In thirty jcars.
More than 10000 pcrsoiu lost their lives
ind a far greater number nro left In a starv-
ing condition. Kntlro villages wcro en-
gulfed And tho rlco and cllk croi in the
vicinity were almost ruined Tho prlco nt
rlco has been raised 13 per cent In conSo-
luenco pf tho loss to tho crop. TJio rain
tell since tho latter part ot June filling and
overflowing tfie rivers. Many elrccU ot
Canton wcro flooded for over a week.
At Scznl City tho water ' broko
through tho city wall. It Is reported
that several thousand peoplo were
drowned at that place. The embankments
ot the rivers wcro broken In numerous
places and the waters swept acroM the sur-
rounding country carrying ever) thing bo-
fur o I U A foreigner ho was an cjowlt-
hcM of Hie devastation reports that one
night ho occupied n home anchored near
bamboo grove. By morning tho water had
risen lo the topi of the bamboos. At other
points It roso as high as forty feet dutlng
tho night time. Tho Inhabitants fled from
the villages and cainned on tho hillside. At
Kuii-ln a market ta - (Umlml near nn em-
bankment of ono of the .''faun connected
with tln river which brings water from the
north nud west rivers the majority of tho
iiuiauiianis were drowned ny inn breaking
through tho embankment ot the water.
Somo escaped to rising ground In tho neigh
borhood but the water continued to rise
and gradually overtoiled the elevation.
drowning thoio who stood upon It Seventeen
Chlncso graduates I'l Canton hearing ol
tho distress and suffering prevalent In
their liatho villages took passage on aboil
with a view lo proceeding homo to render
what assistance they could. On the way
the boat was capsized and all who were In
It wcro drowned. In somo places parents
tied their children on the high branches of
trees whilst thoy Instituted measures for
thidr general safety but the trees wcic
washed up by tho roots and the heart-
rending cries of the children were silenced
In tho surging waters. Tho body of a bride
dressed in her bridal robes was found float-
ing In the river at Canton. A large tub was
alro seou. It was picked up and found
to contain a boy and a girl. With them
was found a paper stating their names the
day and hour ot their blith. The parents
had Instituted this mollis to savo thu life ol
their offspring. Tho writer adds that the
siiffcrlinrs which thousands are enduring
aro heartrending parents replying with
tears In their eyes to their children's request
for food that they havo none. The jicople
aro obi bed to uso the filthiest water and
this added to the disease which will ensuu
upon the subsidence of the waters greatly
aggraate the horrors of tho situation.
Meantlmo nil that Is being done by the In-
habitants to abate their misery Is the beat-
ing of gongs burning of Incense and howl-
ing ot prayers to Idols.
TUB SOUTHERN CYCLOXK.
ArorsTA Ga. August 27. Full details
nt the storm at Charleston show that the
damago was even worso than liad been ru-
xrtcd. lu Franklin street a large tree
was riven In three parts from top to bottom
but remained standing. Thn whole street
Is barrlcadrd with fallen trees. The south
battery was the sccnu of great confusion
and damago to ehlpplug. The streets were
uooura witn water ana craits of all de-
scriptions were washed ashoro. and wcro
floating In tho streets at high tide. Th
fishermen's boats wero destroyed and the
wharves piled high witn Incongruous
wrecks. The north western and central por-
tions of tho city suffered slight damagu
compared with that In the water front
thotwh tho entire portion of the city west
ot Rutledgo avenue was submerged with
salt water from one to threo feet deep.
The splro ot tho Citadel Square Baptist
Church ono ot the tallest In the city was
blown across tho four-story dwelling of
Thomas D. Dottcar cutting away the
piazza and front walls and leaving tho In-
terior ot the dwelling exposed to tho storm.
Several miraculous escapes occurred here
but no ono was Injured. It will take 53000
to replace the steeple. Tho Plymouth
Church was completely unroofed. The
Phillips Street Sinagoguo was also un-
roofed. The church home In Lawrence
street was badly damaged and the Avery
Institute was unroofed. Trinity Methodist
Episcopal Church and tha chapel ot the
Citadel wero unroofed. The Mount Zlon
I'rcsbj terlan Church colored was unroofed
and badly wrecked. A rough estimate ot
tliu damage is as follows: Wlmrf procrty
330000; prlvato property 5300000; cot-
ton presses 80000; churches 30000;
city property $33000; railroads $30000;
Ashley river bridge $8000; shipping.
5150000; lumber mills 520000: miscella-
neous 5100000; total 51123000.
Tho track ot the South Carolina Rail-
road from tho Intersection of tho Northeast-
ern railroad to the whan es floated all about
and was deposited In a zig-zag shape on
whatever foundations wero oxiHwcd by the
receding waters. Tho loss to the railroad
Is estimated at 520000 at this point.
At Sullivan's Island many houses were
damaged. The New Brighton hotel had
windows blown In and crockery broken but
withstood the storm bravely. The Casino
'was lifted entirely from the foundation and
daslicd to tho ground.
It was Impossible yesterday to telegraph
an adequate description ot the cj clone. It
proves the most disastrous storm that ever
visited Charleston. Within comparatively
a few minutes the lujury to private rcsl
deuces was very largo In the aggreeato
though Individual losses wero comparatively
small chiefly In roots and fences. Somo
ot tho wholesale dealers however loM
heavily by damage to stock. The heaviest
losses were along tho water front.
The Sullivan Island steamers Poossln ami
Sappho went aground In the harbor and
are considered be) ond repair. The Union
naval stores and city wharves are badly
wrecked.
On Charleston's favorite promenade the
last battery the ground floor of residences
were from threo to six feet under water
and tho handsome gardens wero covered
deep with sedge. Tho sea roso so rapidly
as to have the appearance ot a ttdal vavc
The steamer Monllcello of the Florida
line encountered tho gale twenty-four hours
before sho reached Charleston and had a
terrlblo passage but was not Injured.
Mineral I'nlmrr Talks.
SriuxafiKMi 111 August 20 General
John M. Palmer was Interviewed last night
regarding the published reports that he
would act with Congressman Warner ol
Missouri In the preparation of articles ol
Impeachment against Judges Treat llrewci
nud Krekcl. The General said his name hail
been used In that connection without his au-
thority and that Judgo Treat had acted lu
the caso before hlui entirely within tho law.
Ho telt called upon to say this though ho
did not fully approvo ot the law as It
stands. Hu had recclvod a copy ot the
resolutions of the Knights of Labor upon the
Impeachment hut did not expect to tako
further action In regard to them.
m i
The lUikiv.lt Iteuulon.
KiiumiLLE Mo. August 87. Extensive
preparations are being made for the Inter-
Statu Yeter.m Soldier's Reunion tv be held
In this place commencing September 11
and continuing to thu 16th. Reduced rates
on the railroads havo been secured Quito
a number ot prominent- men from' Illinois.
Iowa and Missouri have promised to at
tend aim address thn people. Among
these aru John C. Black Governor Sher-
man General K. R lUiuilUm of Illinois
ex-GovoTnor T C. Fletcher Colonel L. II.
Waters Major William Warner and manv
others. The atteutl.vico nromlse u. rut
I very largo many estimating tbit fully fifty
I thousand nay bejazjiej '
NATIONAL NOTES.
The Lata Tension Agent nt rii1lanfplila
Tardrln Settlement The Court nf Al-
bftma Claims Defended Irmy Ofttccrs-'-Peltin.
Wasiiisoton August 20. It Is stated
at the Treasury Department that A. Wilson
Korrta lato Pension Agent of Philadelphia
Is causing the accounting officer of that
department no little trouble bocauso of Ills
failure to forward his accounts for tho
month ot Juno last. Mr. Norrts was re-
moved July 7 and according to tho Treas-
urer's report had up to July 21 failed to
account for advances amounting to 8170-
117. Judge Williams Third Audltorot the
Treasury has several times requested the
agent to forward his accounts for examina-
tion but so far Norrls has not taken tho
slightest notlco of his letters. In making
his last formal request the Third Auditor
called Mr. Norrls' attention to sections ROW
end 6191 ot the Revised Statutes which
requires that all olllcers who hold public
funds for disbursement shall render a
monthly account within ten days after tho
expiration ot each successive month and
provide that officers who fall to comply
with this requirement shall bedcemed guilty
ot embezzlement and subject to flnoand Im-
prisonment. This letter It Is sild has pro-
duced no better effect than Its predecessors
and the department officers aro In some-
what of a quandary as to how to proceed.
There are no Imputations against the offi-
cial Integrity of Norrls.
FltlLAlir.LriiiA. PA.. Autniat 29. Colonel
Norrls cx-penslon agent being out nf
town Mr. Ilucklc his clerk who has been
preparing the accounts ot the pension of-
flco for tho last month ot his chiefs occu-
pancy of tho place was seen last evening
ind said that only nno letter had been ro-
ielved from the department since Norrls
left his position and that within a few
days. 'Tho 5178117 referred to In the
dlspatr h" said Ilucklc "never has been In
the possession ot Colonel Norrls nor could
ho draw against IL The money as the
people at Washington know Is nt tbo pres-
ent moment In the Treasury Department
It Is there to Colonel Norrls' credit but ho
could not now nor at any time since his re
moval draw against IL The money Is to
his credit as disbursing officer and as be Is
no longer such he has no power over It. Of
course until tho accounts are all In this
money remains technically to h(s credit and
can not bo covered Into tho Treasury uatll1
tho accounts am presented and "dlted.
The delay In presenting these accounts is
owing to the fact that they aro being mado
up by Colonel Norrls' own clerks and aro
very tedious. They will be sent down In a
few days."
AVashinoto.v August 29. Judge Asa
P. Fronch of the Court of Alabama Claims
arrived In the city to-day. Speaking In re-
gard to tho recent decision of Comptroller
Durham he said that the question as to tha
right ot tho court to employ the necessary
assistants was considered when tho old
court was organized and It was decided
that they bad the authority. Tho new
court was modeled upon the old with the
exception only that there wero three Judges
Instead of five. Secretary Fish a fid subse-
Quentlv Secretary Ficllnghiivsen. Comp
troller Lawrence and the other officers hav-
ing chanto of the accounts decided that the
'court had tho right to employ assistant
cnunvl and clerks. Judgo CreswelL. tho
special counsel says the question was
thoroughly discussed and the authority ot
tho eourt conccdod. It was Impossible he
said lor the court to do othcrwtso than em
ploy assistant counsel to cross-examine wit-
nesses In various parts ot the country lie
s Secretary Fish at nno time decided that
the United Slates Minister at Hawaiian
Islands could tecelve fees from the court
for services rendored as special counsel.
Wahiiisotox August 29. But three of
Die army officers affected by Secretary Endl-
toll's recent order sending men on long
detached duty back to their regiments havo
compiled with tho Secretary's Instructions.
Theso are Captain William M Wherry of
Grneial Schofield's staff who has been on
detached service eighteen years rjnd threo
months; Lieutenant C. U. Schofleld of
General Schofield's staff on detached duty
six jc-ais and nine mouths and Captain J
S. Wharton of General Hancock's staff on
detached daty rcventeon years. Several of
the oftlccis who have not compiled with tho
order have telegraphed belts asking that ex-
ceptions be made In their cases and their
friends In Washington hare replied that no
exceptions will be made. It Is reported
that some of the officers who havo been on
long detached service will resign tho army
before they will rejoin their regiments
Washington- August 29. TlioTreasnry
Department has pild out about 510000000
on account qf pensions so far this month.
It is tncreioro expected mat the uccrcaso
of tho public debt for August will not bo as
Urge as usual.
LAST OF LOCKIE.
The Texas Desperado Hanged by a MoT A
Flrml tatlie Last.
San Antonio Tex. August 23. Kews
from San Marcos County sajs: The stago
from Illanco last night brings the following
tonccrnlng tho fatoot Al Lcckle who four
days ago near Johnson City Dlanoo Coun-
ty murdered four women and two men and
then attempted to cut his own throat with
a po:kct knife. Locklo was captured and
lodgod'ln Jail here. Great excitement has
ilnco existed. List night a mob of fifty
men approached the Sheriff and demanded
the keys to the Jail. He told them he did
not have them. Thoy went to the Jailer
and asked It he had tlicm.
Ho said: "Yes but jou'li never get
them. I am an officer ot the law and will
do ray best always."
They grasped him and after a tcrrlflo.
struggle. In which ho mado several futile
attempts to draw his weapon and
was ery badly bruised Ihey overpow-
ered blm secured thn keys and opened
the JalL They did not enter tha
other cells but moved rapidly to Lockle's
tnrew open ins door and dragged mm out-
side lie was dead game and said noth-
ing. They took him to n tree and asked him
it he had anything to y.
lie replied: "1 did the killing and 1 In
tended to kill two moro families out there
If I had the time but tuy gun played out
and I went crazy."
nicy strung mm up without another
word. A Coroner's Jury sat upon tha body
and rendered the verdict of death at the
hands ot unknown parties. Tho act Is uni-
versally approved.
'
lluunit Over
Ljuianon. Mo. August 27. Vat GobUi
and George Henry railroad brakeraeu on
the '"Frisco" who aro charged with rob-
bing and assaulting W. II. Newman and
. i oukum ou a height train last Wednes-
day night had their trial yesterday before
'Squlru Fannr who bound them over to
await the action ot the next grand Jury In
the sum ot 51000. They were unable to
give ball and were remanded to jail last
night Tha crime was ot a most villainous
character. They robbed the men of all
their money and valuables and then made
them Jump from the train which was run-
ning at tbo speed ot twenty miles per hour
Collins Hanged.
BowLJSfj OitECN Ma August 29.
Samuel W. Collins was hanged hero yes-
terday for the murder of Owen Utterback
Monday September 31 18S3. Collins
killed Utterbcck near the latter s barn In
Pike Couuty Mo. Collins walked ulna
iulle from home secured a good position
tv shoot from and drew n bead lie than
called to tho victim. When the lattet
looked up he fired. After Collins' arrest
ha confessed ha had gone to Ultorbaek'r
lilsce the day before. Intending to kill lit-
terosck. Ho changd his mind but re-
turned Monday act crrlei out hut inten-
THE WALKUP CASE.
The Mrstery Still Un-nlved and No livt-
flence Cnnelndre of Mrs. Walkup' flullt
Tet Anuneeil The Dereaweil Had Ileen
Huhjeet to Similar Attacks A Voice
From New Orleans.
KMronts Kas. August 29. Tha
Walkup caso has become more of a
mystery than ever. Mrs. Walkup was
called before tbo Coroner's Jury yester-
day at tho Court-house where tbo In-
quest Is being held. Sho was com-
posed and easy In her manner though
serious and careworn In countenance
Her counsel W. W. Scott staled that
while she was herself ready to testily
ho took upon himself tho responsibil-
ity ot prohibiting her from testifying
before tho Jur at this time. Sho then
retired in company wl'h a Deputy
8hcrlff.
D. S. licit who was Mr. Walknp's
partner In tho coal business testified
that on Friday tho 21st when Mr. Walk-
up was first spoken to about poison be-
ing tbo suspected close of his sickness
he said that bis wife had Informed him a
week of ten days before that she had
puichascd strychnine to take tho stains
ont of her clothing.
Dr. J. W. FilklDs testified that ho had
treated Mr. Walkup lu the summer ol
1883 for sickness similar In Its symptoms
to Id late fatal Illness and had been In-
formed by Mr. Walkup that he was sub
ject to such spells ot sickness.
Mr. J. il urmim testiiieu inn no saw
Mr. Walknp sick with a severe stomach
and bowel complaint In tha summer ol
1881.
Information onlalde tho Inquest so far
but reliable Is that Mr. Italdwln a well-
known farmer near Lawrence stated to
Sheriff Wilhl.o and Mr. L. 8. Every In
Emporia on tho day of Mr. Waiknp's
luneral that In December 1831 nn Mr.
Walkup's first visit to New Orleans
that gentleman with Mr. llaldwln
the two Mr. Ilatchs nephew and
son of lies Mollies Is. and a Mr.
Green of Jacksonville 111. all went
from St. Louis to New Orleans on the
steamer lltton Itnuzc and during the
passage Mr. Walkup became seriously
III Just as ho seemed In his recent fatal
Illness In Emporia and Dr. Neal ol Ne-
braska who was on the boat prescribed
for hltn saying tn blm that ho could not
have many moro such attacks without a
fatal result. When Mr. Walkup became
sick on that occasion ho entrust-
ed his money 8300 or 8(00
to Mr. Baldwin and tho latter said on
tbe day Walknp's funeral that It looked
tn him now as If ho might havo been ar-
rested for poisoning Mr. Walkup had
tho latter died on the boat In December
Mr. Walkup had not then seen his wile or
any other member of the Wallace family
this belug his first visit to New Orleans
Tho following telegram was received la
this city yesterday r
Nkw Orltuss La. Anziist 2&
Jwtnt Jr. 7. l?imtton Emporin
In studying up t'io Walkup case I have
discovered tnat sub. nitrate nt bismuth con-
tains arsenic tiniest carefully made. Have
that prcMcribed analyzed t-co Tavlor on
l'oinoiu. pago iTJ: wood' Therapeutic.
Vol. 1; Miles' Dispensatory pnjre !9.L
-C. U. WHtTSKr."
It Is understood that none of the pow-
ders prescribed for Mr. Walkup and not
administered to him havo been pre-
served. Tho druggist from whom the
powders were obtained rays bis snpp'y
of tbe drug In question Is chem.
lcallr pure and free of arsenic.
Tho testimony yestcrdiy and tho New
Orleans dispatch Is regarded as a ray ol
llsht out of tbe darkness whl;h has
enveloped Mrs. Walkup and she. felt
encouraged last night- The Kansas City
Medical College analysis of tbe remains I
begun last Tuesday has not jot been '
beard from. I
Nkw Oiu.r.ivs La. August 23. The .
Walkup poisoning case at Kmporls I
Kan. has naturally excited great lntcr-j
est In this city where Mrs. Walknp Is
well known. Few believe tbe wife!
guilty and testlmpuy ot tho attendant '
physicians yesterday Is reported by phy
slclans hero as clearing up the whole .
case. They say aub-nllrate of bismuth I
which was given Mr. Walkup has often
resulted fatally and quote authorities te
provo their stalcmeut National and
United States Dispensary officials
say that the drug frequently contains ar-
senic and should be used with ureal
care. Prof lloberts of Philadelphia
makes tbe same statement rcgardlm
bismuth ol commerce and ssys practl-'
Doners should be very careful lo Its use
unless they aro assured 'ol Us absolute
purity. In Taylor In a poison
caso reported where tbe sub-1
stance was taken in doses ol twe
drachms caused tbe death of an adult In
nio days. The symptoms wero bumlnj
In tho thtoat vomiting coldness ot th
aurface with spasms In the limbs. In-
filmed larynx and Infliinmal on of lb
alomach. These symptom tallr almost
exactly with the Wall u i caso. It Is the
belief ol many doc or- hero that Mr.
Walkup was polsonoa uy bis physicians.
A NEW DEAL.
Jtealeo Cnnslilerlng the It-morat or Soma
of the lUcelTO Import llullea and th
Collection of Moro Tun on Iteat K late.
Kl Paso Tcx. August 28. Scnoi
Hlorsou tbe newly-appointed Govnrnoi
ot Lower California was Interviewed
here yesterday on Mexican affairs. Gov-
ernor Klorson says that American boat
ness men aud manufacturers look lor s
decided reduction ot the exorbitant du-
ties that now prevail In Mexico and ob-
struct ber commerce. President
Diss Informed him that bo fa-
vored and would urge taxing
teal estate heavily to enable Ibis
reduction ot duties on Imports and would
bring bis personal Influouco to bear upon
iho Cougrcss about to assemhlo to bring
about this change. Real cstato in Mcx
Ico Is taxed very lightly while Imp HI
duties aro relatively moro burdensome In
Mexico than In any other country la tbe
worm rue uovernor ocneves tnis in-
duction will bo brought about this year.
Pterson Is a native of Texas and enjoy
the confidence ot Diaz to a very high de
cree.
s "
A Jntluus Uuli4mt's Deed.
IUltimork Md. August 23 Last
night ltlchard William was standing In
tho road at Govanstowu a few miles
north of this city talking to the wife o
Israel Brown who seeing tbem cropt
up beblud Williams and deliberately cul
his throat with a packet knife. The
wonnd extended from ear to ear but
Williams walked threo miles to the near
eat police station where fully a plut of
L'ood was found In his boots. Tbo wound
was sewed up but the mm Is likely to
die and his assailant la tn Jill. Jealousy
was the cause ot tbe attempted murder
i. . - .i
A More VeJcful Oullook.
Lo.ndqn August 23 To-daj'a foreign
news Is a gatberlug up of loose threads
which have threatened to unravel Into i
diplomatic war. Germany assures Spain
that no affront In tbe Caroline affair It
Imendedi Franca explains that Ku&land
must uot mlud ltocuvforl' ravlugs about I
Paint D Oiew Russia's zepreaenUttlvit J
lu an interview says the Afghan coua
aro dUtlpated. The Dall iVew Usa a
Uudatorv leader callluz Hartlugton ti-s
most
lutciuganr specimen oi mo qui
io old
Whlir faction and ever ready t 111111
nu
wlth popular aspirations .Thli U "I
stoutly j i oBtelal On rerdtifc VU fomi
OAST INTO A DUNGEON.
An rii-Cnrunl lo Itaytl Tells of Ills Uatbar-
6ns Usvgis by tho Jlayllen Oovernment.
Pnil.AliKM'iltA August 29 O. A. Van
Itokelen of Now York cx-Unltcd States
Consul Gi. eral nt Port au Frlnce arrived
In this city to-day as a passenger on the
American steamer IlajUcn Ki'publtii from
Port nu Prince Ho tells a rcmarkablo
story ot outrageous treatment at tho hands
of the -Uaytlen Government. While acting
as Consul General Mr. Van Ilokclen mar-
ried a Haytlcn woman and nt tho end ot
his term of office took up tho business of
dealing In tho paper money of tho native
Government At this ho mado considerable
money and then desired to Invest a part of
his gains In real estate but this was for-
bidden by n law ot llaytl which denies
that right to any but a native-born citi-
zen. He evaded the law however and
purchased a piece of property In Port an
Prince Which transaction rcaclnrut
tho cars of President Solomon the Chief
Magistrate of tho Ib-pnbllc. hu caused Van
Bokeleh's arrest n-.id had him locked up In
a wretched dungeon In tho Government
Prison at Port au Prince. Here hi only
companions were negroes of tho most de-
based typo many ot them being murderers
ahd desperadoes and very often Uie prison
which Ij a small and wretched structure
built on low swamp) ground was crowded
with nearly 300 prisoners Mr. Van liokelcn
being the ai.ly wtlito man among them. Ills
dungeon was a narrow stone coll which
measured eight feet by four and tho walls
wcro constantly ilrlppliny witn water 'l here
tho unfortunate ex-Cousnl was forced to stay
from March 1883 to Juno 27 168.') tho place
being Infested with rats and loathsome
vermin. Ills health which was robust
when he was first Imprisoned Is now en-
tirely broken do-vil and he has become a
victim to both wnsutnptlon and chronic
catarrh whllo bis face Is pale and haegard
and gives every evidence ot long suffering.
Mr. Van liokelcn says that no attention
was paid by President Solomon to let-
ters from Secretary Frcllnehuyenand that
ho was not released until Secretary Ilayord
wrote the Uaytlen President demanding his
Instant release stating nt tho same time
that It he was not released a United States
man-of-war would be dispatched to Port nu
l'rlncc witn instructions to auopt severe
measures If necessary. Tbe truth of tho
story Is vouched for by tho Captain and
Purser ot tho steamer.
MRS. WALKUP IN JAIL.
Chela InearceraliHt In the County lrlQn
The Altsiinl lltsmnth Htorj.
EuroutA Kan. August 31. Mrs. Walk-
up under suspicion of having poisoned her
husband and who has up to this time.
been kept under guard at her residence In
this city was taken to tho County Jail Sat-
urday. This movi) was caused by the ac-
tion' ot Major Hood Walkup's adminis-
trator In ordering the Walkup house per-
emptorily closed and vacated. Mrs Walk-
np broke down utterly when told abo must
bo transferred ana wept and sobbed
bitterly. Her Hither was liullgnint at tho
officer's action. Mrs. Walkup will' bo al-
lowed to eat with the Sheriffs family and
ocenpy their room during a portion of th?
day. Although the coroner's Jury was not
in session the Interest lu tbe Walkup
..olsoiilngcasohasnot In the least stibsldo"!.
The testimony at the Inquest Is practical
I in with tho exception ot that of Prut
ones ot tbo Kansas City Academy of
.Medicine to whom was sent tho viscera ot
tho deceased to be analyzed for the pur-
pose ot deciding as to tho presence-
ot arsenic or other poisons. In-
complete analysis ot portions ot deceased's
vital organs had already disclosed tho fact
that arsenic existed therein. The testi-
mony of tho phj slclans harmonized com-
pletely and there was but one opinion
among them that death was caused by
jioIXoil Concerning the absurd story that
the a abnltrata ot bismuth administered by
Walkup's bhyslclans contained arsenla. Dr.
aoobs says that he usttl the vary best sub-
nitrate ot bismuth in the market prepared
y a Brooklyn chemist known to tho chem-
al world to be ono ot the most re-
sponsible. Quantities of tho same packages
havo been admlnhtered In large doses
without any other than tha ushal results.
He is sure that if anynltratoof bismuth ts
pure and free from arsenic that which he
used was and ho Is willing that any number
ot tests should be madu In referciico to Its
quality. To shit further dispose of this
foolish theory he himself yesterday
took upon Ids empty stomach at ono time
sixty grains being more ot the subnltrato
than Walkup was given during his entire
Illness taking the same from the packngo
used In deceased's -treatment He feels no
III effects.
THE STRIKE AT GALVESTON.
llallroail Strikers Threaten Trouble not
I - a ComproMl-c Flually lleached.
Galvkston Tex. Aug. 31. Tho strike
on the Gulf Colorado 4 Santa Fo Ilallroad
rccd a crisis hero yesterday and resulted
r .kt....i ....
l' l0"' 1lw a8rcch to bItf' " ""
. A nooa Sheriff Stevens with n posse of
' fifty leading citizens armed with Wlnchcs-
ter rifles rtnd revolvers proceeded to the
round-house where the strikers and their
supporters were congregated. Two coin-
luuilesof Infantry and two twelve-pound
cannon accompanied tho liosse. Arriving
at tho round-house tho Sheriff and mllltla
entered the building and turned out of It
three hundred Knights of Labor. Several
times n coutltct seemed imminent but the
day was bloodless. When the two o'clock
excursion train from Houston arrived the
strikers took possession ot aud dis-
abled the engine before tho po?t.u or mil-
itary could prevent It. Great excitement
prevailed. Several thousand people were
present. Two strikers wero arrested for
Interfering with trains Finally about flvo
o'clock the delayed freight from Alvht Sta-
tion came In guarded by twenty-five of tlw
Sheriff's posse. When thu tram was ob-
served by tho strikers they gave veut to
vociferous cheers and a bloody conflict
seemed imminent. During this time the
lending members ot tha Knights of Labor
wero in consultation with members ot the
Santa Fo directors who formed a rmtlou
of tho Sheriff's poie. An agreement to
arbitrate was finally reached. Pending such
arbitration the men will resume work at
once. A a consequence me yams pre-
sented a very busy scene last nlglrt and
trains were moving as fast as they could U
lowed.
Whllo other nation whoa Inva-
sion thrcnteus raoblllzo their nnnles In
Holland an ordur would bo civon to
mobilize tho waters. When this la ef-
fected a watery Unu from flvo to ton
miles' wide und ftorao sixty milca Ion"
will bo created dtrootly barring tho Ail -vanco
ot an Invader corning from tho
cost Above t iu aurfaca of Inundation
nothing will bo visible but a low nar-
row roads. Au unusual outlay L to bo
muclo this year upon tho Holland Uo-
IOI1SUS.
Tho Australians aro discussing the
effect ot tho clltuate on tho physique ot
children boru aud brought up In thu
colonies In comparison with that ot
Kuropoans. A Now Eouth Wales Jour-
nal points out triumphantly that tho
n crage bolght of tho man composing tho
Volunteer Contingent to the Soudaa Is
over tiro feet ten and one-fourth Inches
which exceeds thu general avpragq et
English regiments.
A bWcU'r foil from his machine in
tho early part of a twenty-one tula ro
NeTC Haven a few days ago ao4 btk
Wrls but Ju didn't lIcov
l.iu wi but h tu't aiaiuvar tha av
ttto(kU Injury b4 mtSvwI
- fc. H jtiykit ttu tut at os
' CONFESSED.
taetas A. miltf Arrested In St. IxrH '
I'rocarfnctIeVoanter.eltlna?ofHrxlHM
Hank Notes (lives the. Whole 8np Away
and Itetlevc the Government ola Qoo
Dent ofTronhle.
St. Louis Mo. Aaaust 29. The Gov-
crnmont authorities have brought lira
great Brazilian counterfeiting caso to a
vory successful close by obtaining a con-
fession from the chief partj Involvtd
Mr Lucln A. White. About five o'clock
ypslcrday afternoon Dcputjf Marshal
Illcks and Hawkins called at tho font
Courts obtained tho prisoner and escort-
ed htm with tho utmost car to tbe Cus-
tom Ilouso where ho was soon ushered
Into tho presence of Assistant District
Attorney Klenolous Smith and an alleged
detective Tbe doors were closed tho
key-holes plugged up and Dopuly C5
Marshals wcro stationed at the'
doorr to kvei out tho Inquisi
tive. For two lo'Jg hour taa conlerenee
went on and when the door were thrown
open the prisoner emerged calm buf
pale and with look ol -resignation tn
his. eye that showed that be had become
reconciled to bis fate. As a result ot th)
prolonged Interview Mr. Smith held la
bis baud a few sheet ot paper on which
wa the confession of the great eanlacker.
While Mr. White was resuming his Jour-
ney to the Four Courts In tbe custody ot
tho Marshals Mr. Smith wa engaged tn
folding tho precious document and care-
fully ptaclns It In one ol the plgeo6-aolea
of Judge Drummond's sale.
When Whllo reached the offlco of the
District Attorney he wa Informed ol
tho strong chain of evldenea against
blm. Attorney Smith reviewed the case
point by point and demonstrated that
tho Government would be ahlo to scoura
conviction beyond lbs shadow ol a doubt.
It was represented that the punishment
In enso of conviction would In att proba-
bility be tbo extremo penalty that
tbe law allowed flvo years In prison at
hard labor. Mr. Smith slated that while
tho Government proposed to deal rigor
onsly with crime and criminals It had no
Intention ol becoming an engine of op-
pression. Where. It was policy there
fore to bo lenient ana wnen it coum oa
consistently done tho Government al-
ways embraced the opportunity. It
ho pleaded guilty lu all iiroba-
blllty only a slight sentence would be
Imposed. Ot coorso no guarantee conld
be given but In prevlons Instances tba
good offices ot tho District A'torncrisd
been used to the great benefit of tbe
prisoners. It was highly probable that
Judge Treat would Impose s sentence ot
not mora than a year or tfvo It the-Gov-crnmont
was spued the time aud troublq
ol securing a conviction.
Whllo considered the matter 'or s0m
time and finally decided for tho aaka ot
his family to mako a clean breast of tho
affttr. He made a statement of his con-
nection with tho Brazilian counterfeiting
scheme Mr. Smith taking down what
was said verbatim. A e'Oon'as tbo pris-
oner was through Mr. Smith transcribed
his notes and read tho statement. White
made ono or two trifling corrections
seised a pen and with a firm hand at-
tached his signature to tho confcasloo
Mr. Smith signed It as witness and the
alleged detective followed suit.
White was seen at the Four Court
last ntehtbv a renorter. and asked If ht:--
bad slzncd a confession. Ho answered -
vaslvely and-TfUh-n-marked hesitation
it.) showed that ho had bcn prompted
to act a parL
This strategic stroke ot the Assistant
District Attorney will relieve thu. Gov-
ernment ol a burdensome task and will
! a brilliant conclusion to a well-conducted
campaign.
Tha maxtinnii punishment that conld
be given him If he Is found guilty Is five
Years in tho Penitentiary and a flue ot
91000.
SMALL-POX IN CANADA.
TTii FcoargQ Ahntlnr.llut Repressive Mr-
ure Still ActliK- Hopes Tliat. the Epi-
demic Sf ny I Bouti Mayeil.
MoNTnr.aL Cax. Aujust 29. The
citizens yesterday were In far belter
spirits here thau for somo tlmo pait
on tbe news gaining currency that
there was a great Tcdnctloa la tbe num-
ber ol deaths from small-pox Thursday
as compared with tho previous 4iT c
Thu total number reported was ouly
threo against nineteen for tha preced-
ing tweuty-four hour. Tbo falling oS
was as marked In tbe total of now case
there heln'j only five as com-
pared with scvculT-flvo the pre
vlous day. It this change
continues there Is little doubt felt by
medical men that the progress of tha
rcourge will toon be Bptownently stayed.
There will bo no-rtilaxar toll id tue o -ot
tbe health authorities -in' on th.jrj '
ol the citizens tu eratllcato h nllogelni --
f om the city. T;iiISpcalng ot l th
pnb to schools In the cltyhas beea pMt- -poued
for fifteen dayj.in.l tho ebespi
theaters will be kept closed uu'.iTthe epi-
demic Is arrested permanently. The dls
case I very bad tn SL Jqaa
Uaptlsto village tho filth of
the plac and neglect ot pre-
ciutlons by the Inhabitants ren-
dering all efforts futllo to stop tur
prugresa. Tbe munlclpt! authorities aro
now auve to mo crisis ind naveappnlnt-
ed an energetic health Inspector who Is
actively engaged In . Using dlslnfttaat
In the houses and all other proper mean q
to alay tho disease. The health ftHcr
repoits Ibd deaths since Saturday M
twenty and the number 111 at fllty.foar.
Sevcial dentals caino yesterday from th
Mayors ot vlllsges outsldo where It wa
reported tho disease) had appeared
. r
Cuiu4 lltr Dynamite-
FitlMiiartlf Pa. August 2J.. Calcl
ot Dccllvcs Kelly received an anonymous
nolo this inornlug lu reference to the ex-
p os Ion on the steamer Felton as lollowai
The yu'ton explosion was eansed ly dy ha
mite. Th people who halts did not lutMt
to exptodo It. but were on the boat at th
tm ' anil weru taking It lionia to. see It
ssiit bo Impossible foryoa to illsoovoftlie'n
but to remove usplcloa of evil Intent toon
'others this statement 1 made. Your lave
fixation should be 10 that m.
The note Is evidently wrltton .In. a. SUr
gulsidhand.
Nut On the War frlh.
PiKiinit Daic An.ust 28. Thaw 'was
much excitement hero yesterday Dwnsj
to h report that tha Indian at tb Ciwyi
eune Agency nWo l'lerru wero o the
war path and had tbrcateacd the agent.
A messenger was dlspatebed to th
atency and tt was found that uo troubl
existed and thu Indians wvrf prf0(iy
satisfied and happy. Major 8wao the
agent when told ot the report wa Wit-
prised. Tbe Gheyono Moty it i-
ik-vod to b one of the boat managed la
the country and the ladtavi arc far
above the average for InUlIltVMX.
1 m '-
Will Klt If Wl M lsaissjsMU
Syiuccsk YAD3Mt49WI 2Wd
correspondent bad an bitwiesr with a "
prominent CsWdtaa ladfatsi eblef tm tk
8t Lawrence whoa tit nwssbasrt
(1000 J4Whh la xM mm FUrr-JvUl
Out. on Um irouoU td tha Northwest
Tho iswil said hl people looluni ape
tsssl feasaacw. att It the i"iAw
Ckwr)C)t om aim arty all tbo ls-
dtaaa'sHMttt rtt ta mots. Tbe mm
Issvesusvt ts)ltw4 mVU tsUu tj
Ut T ot of hi trllJiM MM
tag tit si wlh
SMSMjr astd aanaatltiMt . tkt
twrsuy tow in rii. nm i
nussasit wh
i will Mfto 1 kuf 1
-f r- sr p 1 1- nxat. v i.'fttm
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