The El Reno Herald. (El Reno, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 7, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, May 1, 1896 Page: 2 of 8
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READ JN COURT.
Wood's Letters to Jnckson aro
too Vile to Print.
LADIES IN COURT ARE EXCISED.
What the Srinltlve Cell .Ucvnulort to
tec live Crlin—Both Side* DoIiik <
liunit'iiMv Amount «f Objoetliijc—
Tm \% Itnessas Rsmnlued
Newport, Ky., AprlJ-8 .—Not only waa
©very uvallable Heat in the court room
filled today, but the occupancy of stand-
ing room In narrow pass&gos was per-
mitted. Ten witnesses wore examined,
making fifty-two up to the present t'.m
Much time waa devoted to debating by
counsel. Many question put during
the day by the common wraith were rul-
ed out. The number of objections made
by the defense and overruled was too
great to enumerate. Twice durl.'.tf the
day the Jury were required to retire
during tihe debate.
For the flrst time? during the trial the
court gave notice to women to retire
because the letters of Will Wood to
Scott Jackson were not proper for them
to hear. It has been the policy of the
prosecution to bring out the bloody gar-
ments of the dead girl every day since
the beginning of the trial, and today
was 110 exception.
The flrst witness today was Detective
Crlm, who testified to having seen the
tracks 011 the bank above where tih.'
body was found, which seemed to have
been made by rubbers which Pearl Ury-
an wore. He was present when Wall-
ing and Jackson were arrested and also
present at the private examination held
in the office of Chief Deltsch. The de-
fense made a motion to rule out every-
thing testified to which was not a con-
fession, and a wrangle ensued.
The testimony of the witnesses was
to strengthen links in the chain that
has already been forged. Such was the
case with the evidence of Mr. Legner,
in whose saloon the valise was hidden;
cf Ed Grlllon, the Commercial Hussite
reporter, who saw a river bridge ticket
found 011 Jackson when flrst arretted,
falling for the passage of horse and ve-
hicle.
One Important point In Detective
Ciim's testimony of what he heard
Jackson say in the sensitive cell was
that, speaking of Walling, he said:
"Well, old boy, you have played your
part well."
Of the new testimony there was that
i>f Charles Rogers, night clerk of Hleld-
er's hotel, that Walling came there af-
ter 3 o'clock in the morning of Feb. 1,
with his clothes wringing wet and rush-
ed to bed without registering. lie ha J
never before or since stayed all night
at the hotel.
Other witnesses identified the d"ad
girl's shoes and described the condition
of the ground where the corpse was
found.
The letters are too coarse and Indecent
to be printed.
The points of greatest importance ns
bearing on the ease in Will Wood's let-
ers to Jackson was in that dated Ply-
mouth, Ind., Feb. 1, where the following
sentences occur: "Doc, if you have a
chance go by, I'll give you hell." Also:
"if you have grown chicken-hearted
you ought to be shot." The rest of the
letters were made up of Innuendoa and
personal allusions Intelligible to th
writer and Jackson, but riddles to all
others. Wood was detained to give the
defense opportunity to offer tills ti;^i-
mony.
OBAXT HONORED.
Speeches are Made on Natal Day of tin
Silent Mitn,
New York, April :j3.—Of the forty-odd
dinners and accompanying celebrations
Jjfeld in the cities throughout the coun-
try tonight to commemorj.e the anni-
versary of the late Ulysses S. Grant's
birth, that of the Grant association ban
quet, at the Waldorf hotel on Fifth av-
enue, was one of the most notable and
important. It was the ninth of the
kind held by the association, and was
in all respects a grand and gorgeous
affair.
General Grenvllle M. Dodge presided
and the speeches of the evening were by
Governor D. H. Hastings of Pennsyl-
vania and William L. Wilson. Gover-
nor Hastings' speech was in answer to
the toast "Grant and the Republican
party" and Mr. Wilson's 011 "Grant, the
Pacificator."
The guests included Governor D.
H. Hastings, General Horace Porter^
Senor Matias Romero, F. W. Thurston,
General Thomas It. Ruger, General
Charles A. Williams, J. C. Burroughs,
W. L. Strong, Oomrtiadore Montgomery
Slcardl, General Wagner Swayne, C. C.
tfhane and Mr. Horace White.
UOLD-tlFN OF M ASK til* MKN
Operator In Cart hag*', >1 ami a fay mas-
ter tii Colorado Itohbeil.
Carthage, Mo., April 28 .—Two men
partially masked, held up the night
operator and night baggageman of the
Missouri Pacific depot last night at 1:15
o'clock. They secured $28 In oash;took
Operator McGee's $60 watch and com-
pelled him to take all of his clothes and
surrender them. The bandits threat-
ened to kill McGee If he did not open
the safe for them but finally accepted
his statement that he did not know the
combination. The robbers shook hands
with their victims when they left. There
is no clue.
Trinidad, Col., April 27.—John Alello
manager, and Robert Mackey, assist-
ant manager, of the Berwlnd Coal com-
pany's store at Berwlnd. eighteen miles
northwest were today robbed of $4,000
which they were taking to the mines
to pay off the men. They had the money
in a satchel under the buggy seat
A'bout a mile from camp four men.
masked and heavily armed.halted them
Alello attempted to get his gun but was
prevented by a shot from one of the
bandits which passed through his coat,
fortunately not injuring him. Having
secured the plunder the robbers rode off
UKOIU1K TAYLOR SEEN AGAIN
thirty l)aj> Respite Predicted In the Cast
of Hill Taylor.
Carrolton, Mo., April 27.—A story was
made public yesterday to the effect
that George Taylor, the escaped mur-
derer, was seen last Friday In the
northern part of this county In com-
pany with one of the men that com-
posed the flrst Jury that tried the Tay-
lor case. The story is related by a
reputable farmer who says he feared
to give the alarm at the time.
Jefferson City, Mo., April 27.—No ap-
plication for a respite for Bill Taylor
has been filed with the governor yet.
It Is believed, however, by those fa-
miliar with the governor's actions In
such cases, that he will grant a respite
for thirty days.
GRANT'S STATUE UNVEILED.
Union league Clnh of Hrooklyu Has Erect-
ed a Reality.
Brooklyn, April 27.—The fine eques
trian statue of (Jon. Ulysses S. Grant,
which the Union League club, of
Brooklyn, bought for presentation to
this city, was unveiled here with im-
posing ceremonies. The veil was lift-
ed from the statue by the hand of lit-
tle Ulysses Grant, grandchild of the
general and third son of Col. Fred
Grant, of New York. The statue, re-
puted judges say, is a beauty of its
kind. It is of heroic size, 10
feet high, made of bronze and
weighs 110 tons. William Ord way
Partridge was the sculptor. Its
base is a square granite block
22 tons in weight, supporting three
similar blocks. The general is repre-
sented in soldier dress, his slouch hat
drawn well on his head ami overcoat
on. The horse stands with his four
feet firmly planted on the pedestal,
head up, ears alert. Aside from the
unveiling the great feature of the cele-
bration was the military parade, about
0,000 men being in line.
BIG FIRE AT CRIPPLE CREEK.
The ( oloratlo Mining Town Vlilted by a
Wl.OOO,OOO Klaze.
Crippi.k Crkek, Col., April 27.—The
greater part of this town was burned
on Saturday. All the theaters, dance
halls and sporting resorts, were de-
stroyed, together with the post office,
the First national bank, the Midland
railroad depot and trestles, the Times
newspaper otlice and many stores. An
angry woman in a dance ball threw a
lamp at her lover and started the fire.
The loss was roughly estimated at over
81,000,000.
With 3,000 people ren dered homeless
in a day, of course lodging houses are
in greatest demand, and many of these
aro rapidly progressing. Fortunately,
the weather is remarkably fine, so that
the sleeping in open air does not en
tail suffering ami few have been com-
pelled to do this. Already the work
of rebuilding the burned district ha?
begun, and last night, by the light of
the full moon, nails were being driven
in many houses.
RUSSELL SAYS NAY.
He Requests Oemoerats Not to Use fill
Name for the Presidency.
New York, April 27.—The World
prints the following signed statement
of eX-Oov. Russell, of Massachusetts,
in response to a questiou from one oi
its staff correspondents:
I am greatly surprised to hear that the notion
of the Massaohusetto convention has at-
traded any special attention outside the state.
While I Rroatly appreciate the compliment of
tin indorsement by my state. I am not soeklnp
the nomination, nor am I desirous of bolng the
candidate, nor do I wish any movement made
In any state In my interest.
On the contrary. I have already earnestly re-
quested that no such movement be made ir
any other state by friends of mine. My belief
is that it is all Important that when the Chi-
cago convention meets its delegates should be
absolutely free to deliberate and act clear ol
all instructions or pledges or oven expressed
preferences -at least so far as I am concerned
1 don't know that any movement personal tc
roe Is contemplated. If it Is, I request and In-
sist that It should not be made.
CYCLONE
Deadly Wo
IN VIRGINIA.
a Funnel-Shaped Cloud —
1'ersotiN Killed.
Roanoke, Va., April 25.—Yesterday
afternoon about 4:30 o'clock a cyclone,
accompanied bv hail and a very heavy
rainfall,struck the city of Salem, seven
| miles west of here, and besides blow-
ing down several barns, unroofing out-
houses and uprooting trees, complete-
ly demolished two houses, in one of
which a family of eight colored peo-
ple resided, all of whom and 4hree
others were in the house at the time of
the disaster. Jane Harris and her five-
year-old son were taken dead from the
ruins, and of the others four were bad-
ly injured, one, a four-year-old girL,
being fatally hurt. Surgical assistance
was promptly rendered by physicians,
and the wants of the homeless were
also attended to. 'l'he cloud, a dark,
funnel-shaped one, came up suddenly
from the south west,cutting a complete
swath of about 150 feet wherever it
passed. Considerable damage was
done in other places in Koanoke
county.
ROBBERS KILL TWO.
Women Murdered and a Man Wounded la
a Maryland llamlet.
La Pi.ata. Md., April 25.—The dead
bodies of Mrs. Joseph Cocking and
Miss Daisy Miller, her niece, and the
unconscious form of Joseph Cocking,
were found early yesterday in the vil-
lage store kept by the Cookings at Hill
Top, a hamlet near here. Robbery had
been the incentive for the murders.
The women were on an upper floor of
the store and were struck dead with a
blunt instrument supposed to have
been an iron bar. Cocking was left
for dead in the cellar. He had been
bound with a heavy rope ami brutally
treated, and is suffering from frightful
wounds about the head, but probably
will recover.
Action is Taken on Insufficient
Knowledge.
BENEFITS 01' THE HILL ONE-SIDED
A KANSAS POLITICAL RUMOR.
CONGRESS.
Minority Advocate*
and L'nlou Pacific
olles Feared—( «
—Other Congi
nlon of the Central
rwo Great Mouop-
inter- Crop osalit
>* loual New*.
Sensational Story That Cyrus Iceland « d The IfMk'i Proceeding* (Siren In Con®
<iov. Morrill Have l'arted Company. j denied Form.
Kansas ClTV, Mo., April 25.—A spe-| thi. senate adopted Mr. Cockrcll's amend-
•ml to the Siar from TopeVu, Kan., rnent to the Indian bill on the Sid. declaring
. . i-i 1 it. 1 r« * \r„ the settled nollcv of the Kovernment to make
4!1mS: -, VS VCr> ? r ht fi I r.oappropriations for sectarian schools after;
rill will have to make ins ngnt if«r re- 1 Joly j 18y^ thusglvinff two years to abandon,
nomination without the support or the present policy Instead of immediately,
even the svrapatnv of Cyrus Leland. I The president vetoed the bills to pension
They oa.no to this nnderstandin* last I ITS
night when Leland is reported to hare pensio*commlUee; a bill was passed to or-
said to the governor that if he should | ?anize Greer county and to continue the old
Le renominated he would run 10,000 [ officials until November; also one giving to
votes behind his ticket and not unlike- I residents ot the county on March 16 100 acres
RELIEF WORK FORBIDDEN.
American Missionary at lladjln Accused of
Abetting Treason.
London, April 25.—A Constantinople
dispatch says: "By an order from
Stamboul, an American missionary at
lladjin has been forbidden to give
relief. The vali there has formally
accused him of being the abettor
of treason, on the ground of the
pretended discovery of an insurrec-
tionary plot, in connection with which
many young men have been arrested.
There are many threats of a renewal
of the massacre at Kharput Crowds
of Armenians would emigrate to
America, but the government refuses
its permission. Typhoid fever is rag-
ing all around, and it is unsafe for
foreigners to travel ithout an escort."
WILL INCLUDE DEMOCRATS.
The A. I'. A. Investliratton of Procidentia'
« audi.tates Will Not Stop with Kepuh
Ilea its.
Washington, April 27.—It is stated
on excellent authority that the na
tional advisory board of the A. I*. A
will soon meet again to pass upon the
religious records of the men whose
names have been mentioned for thf
democratic nomination. The record?
of Cleveland, Carlisle, Russell. l'atti
son. Olney, liland, lloies, Tillman
Matthews, Campbell ami others wil'
be gone over and the order will be no
titled which of these men are objec
tionable and which can pass over. It if
probable, however, that the democratic
national convention will adopt a plank
condemning the order and, if it does,
the order will have the whole party tc
tight
IMPROVEMENT NOTED.
I'radstreet'ft Savs Hoslness at Kansas City
Miwl Nt. Louis I* lMcklnir Up-
Nfav York, April 25,—Hradstreet's
says: The feeling is more hopeful at
many trade centers owing to continued
improvement of demand in retail lines,
better weather, generally favorable
crop prospects and the activity which
naturally follows renewed building
operations, distribution of implements
and farm supplies, and attendant ac-
tivity. More favorable reports from
commercial travelers and from those
representing Pittsburgh, St. Louis,
Kansas City, Omaha and Milwaukee
houses.
FATHER AGAINST SON.
Terrible Result of a Domestic leud at
Union City, I'm.
Cleveland, O., April 2.">.—A special
from Union City, Pa., says: This town
was the scene of a double tragedy this
morning. Simon Hasselbach, aged TO,
and his son William, engaged in a
quarrel. Both were drunk and
the young man seized an ax
and attempted to kill his father.
The old man drew a revolver and shot
his son. Seeing what he had done the
old man turned the weapon on himself
and sent a bullet through his temple.
Both will die.
GOLD WILL TRIUMPH.
Prediction That the Republican National
Convention Will Hectare Acalnut Silver.
Washington, April 27.—The repub-
licau national convention at St Louis
will declare against the free coinage
of silver at sixteen to one and for gold
as the monetary standard of tho United
States according to the platform?
adopted by the state republican con
ventions which have been held. The
delegates from states which have
adopted the gold standard as the basis
of our currency system number 40ft, oi
a majority of 14 over all possible oppo-
sition. Conventions have now been
held in 28 states, and in all but five ol
these some expression on the currency
question was made by resolution.
Kstlmaten Par Apart.
Washington, April 2?.—There is
wide difference between the estimates
of Joseph Manley and Representative
lirosvenor on tho strength of candi-
dates before the republican national
convention. Mr. lirosvenor claims
that Gov. McKinley now has 444 dele
gales, with 450 necessary to choice.
Altogether 711 delegates have been
elected. Mr. Manley concedes Mr. Mc-
Kinloy 250 delegates and claims 101 for
Reed.
Agricultural Hill Unsigned.
Washington, April 27.—The presl-
dent having failed to sign the agri-
cultural appropriation bill within the
ten day limit, it became a law at mid
night Saturday night without his ap-
proval. lie was displeased with the
spirit and purpose of some of the sec*
tions, but not sufficiently so as tc
veto it
Treasury Deficit for the Year.
Washington, April 27.—The treas-
ury deficit for the present fiscal year
will be approximately 825,000,000. This
la the opinion of officials and others
best quulitied to make an intelligent
estimate of the result of tho fiscal
operations of the year.
Vnahle to Form a Ministry.
Pa iii h, April 27.—M. Sarrieu, minis-
ter of tho interior in the retiring
Bourgeois cabinet, who had bo en sum-
moned by President Faure to form a
ministry, has finally informed Presi-
dent Faure that lie finds himself uu«
able to form a conciliation cabinet
WISCONSIN TALENT WON.
Given the Decision Over Northwestern
University In a .Joint Debate.
Chicago, April 25. — In the debate
between the university of Wisconsin
and Northwestern university tlio
former was Riven the victory by tlie
unanimous decision of the judges, who
were Hon >1. Dickinson, William War-
ner, of Kansas City, and Judjje Itunn,
of Chicago. The question for debate
was: "Is it desirable that Cuba belong
to the United States?" Wisconsin had
the negative side.
SATOLLi'S SUCCESSOR.
Mgr. Avenlarl, >"W In l'omln to
l h« United Mat...
St. Louis, April 25.—The apostolic
delegate. Cardinal Satolli, will bo
succeeded in this country by Mcr.
Averdari, the present nuncio to Mexi-
co. lie will come to the United States
immediately upon tinishing his work
In Mexico, where he is now engaged
in making a thorough inspection of
tho condition of the Catholic church
government in that republic.
'DISCOURAGED" CUBANS.
'•In-
H.nor CA.tllln T lk. of OITxrlnir Th.ni
.luo.ni.nt. to Hurr.n<1.r."
Madrid, April 25.— Senor Canovns
del Castillo has declared that the Cu-
ban rebels are convinced that they
will not be recognized as belligerents
and that they are, therefore, greatly
discouraged. He says 1,500 of them
have recently yielded, and that if this
course is continued at this rate the
government will offer them induce-
ments to surrender.
Mon.y for th« Klrk.pmn,
Oklahoma City, Ok., April 25.—The
Kiekapoo Indians are in a perfect
fever of excitement, as in a few days
the paymaster of the United States
will disburse to them a long due pay-
ment of $rto,000 for their reservation,
told to the government Kacli man,
woman and child is to get SilOO.
Thrilling t-'.ncepe of Hotel Oiiest*.
Spokank, With., April 25. —The Ho-
tel Slocati, at New Denver, 11. C, a
three-story building*, waa burned to
the ground laat night Every guest in
tho iiouae lost everything ho had ex*
cept lil r '«gbt clot lies
Washington, April 28.—The minority j
report on the Pacific railroads bill waa
submitted to the house today by Repre-
sentative Hubbard of Missouri. It
deals exhaustively with the financial
conditions of the companies concerned
in the proposed funding plan. It ar-
gues that the majority bill should not
be adopted, for three reasons:
First—The committee have not learn-
ed enough of the affairs of the debtor
companies to be able to tell the house
what it Is best to do.
Second—The companies made offers
before the committee, and are undoubt-
edly ready to concede terms very much
better for the government than *hosrf
embodied In the bill.
Third—The propositions in the bil'
are neither good nor safe for the gov-
ernment.
Under the flrst head It is contended
that most of the parties who appeared
'before tho committee were ituerested
in the railroads; that every disinter-
ested voice advocated foreclosure pro-
ceedings, not with the view that the
government should operate the roads,
but to protect the government, as a
preliminary step. It was not consider-
ed whether the government has a lien
on all the assets, under the Thurman
act, either in view of the acceptance ol
that act by the companies or as a mat-
ter of law. The extent of the lien of
the government otherwise is in much
doubt.
POOR VERSUS TWEED.
The report compares the statement of
Central Pacific earnings made by its at-
torney, Mr. Tweed, with the statement
in Poor's manual, from 1890 to 1S94. In
the first of these years Mr. Tweed's
statement was $898,000, Poor's $0,081,•
9S6; in the last year, Tweed's $144,001,
poor's $4,854,112.
The report declares that there is no
assurance that the bill would be carried
out. because both companies are in-
solvent and their undertakings idle
that so far as the Union Pacific is con-
cerned, It is an option to the company'.6
successors, unlimited In time and bind-
ing on the government. In regard to
the Central Pacific It says: "It was ad-
vanced before the committee as an open
secret that the Cenrtal Pacific Is saved
from default only by the purchase of
its subsidy bonds by Its friends who
carry them without interest, to prevent
their presentation to the government
for payment, pending this settlement
As to which of the two companies
showed tho most strength—the nego-
tiations offering tho same terms to each
were carried to a point where the Cen-
tral broke 'down and the Union still
stood up."
UNDER THE POWERS BILL.
Under the P
indebtedness w
$23,000,000, while under no other plan
could It be less than $.".5,000,000, excusive
< f .*20,000.000 preferred stock, if that
were taken instead of that amount of
second mortgage Installment bonds.
"So that most of the debt all of the
time, and all of the debt most of th6
time, would be secured as part of a
flrst mortgage, Instead of a second
mortgage all the time, as proposed In
this bill."
Assuming'that the sinking fund pro-
vlded in th* bill would pay the Union
Pacific debt In eighty-one years, tho re-
port asserts that the capital would pay
$100,000,000 In principal and interest,
while under the company's flrst offer
It would have paid in Interest during
the game time on $:r .000,000 4 per cent
bonds, $113,000,000. The offer the com-
mittee rejected is said to be $48,000,000
better than the bill, under which. It Is
held, the Union Pacific company will
practically never pay the government a
dollar In money.
Mr. Hubbard holds that for the pro-
tection of the Interests of the govern-
ment these conditions are necessary to
any bill:
First—The main lines of the Central
and Union Pacific should be united for
the support of common security which
the government must take on both.
Second—The United States should
never again rely upon a junior Incum-
brance.
Third—A bltl which purports to con-
stitute contracts by the United States
with other parties should deal with
foundation titles and the holders of
them.
There Is an exhaustive contention of
a government lien on the subsidized
part of the Kansas Pacific division. It
Is held that with this lien established
and the Central Pacific freed from It*
lease to the Southern Pacific, the roads
could be restored to their old prosper-
ity and the ability to satisfy the gov-
ernment's claims be assured. In con-
nection with the Southern Pacific ol
Kentucky, it Is held "that th busines*
into which some of the states hav#
fallen of selling charters for extra-ter-
ritorial operation Is a manifest evil."
WILL MAKE MONOPOLIES.
The additional argument Is mad*
against the committee bill that It is In
conflict with the principles of the anti-
trust law and will create two of the
greatest railroad monopolies in the
country; that It Is contrary to the con-
stitution of California and that of Ne.
braska, which require that stock be is-
sued for values only.
It Is said that the Union Pacific re-
organization committee having assem-
bled three-fourths of the first mortgage
bonds. Is pressing for a foreclosure,
which would bar the government's sec-
ondary lien. To prevent this the Mor-
gan-Brice bill Is recommended.
The report concludes that the secre-
tary of the interior having held that
the government claim Is good and
should not be discounted over 20 per
cent, the attorney general assisted by
Governor Hoadley, having drawn a bill
to determine the government lien, which
bill Is supported by Senators Hrlce and
Morgan, when the government directors
have sal J the roads are worth much
more united, have a plan to unite them
and assure congress that capital Is
waiting to bl.l for the property In that
shape, It would be unwise to pass a bill
which declares the government lien to
1>e limited, when the Thurman act said
It should not be.
ly be the means of defeating the elec-
toral ticket. For ten months Le-
land has not been an advocate
of Morrill's renomination, but un-
til now mutual friends of the two men
have kept them on terms of political
friendship, even to committing* Leland
to the governor at a conference after a
a game of whist a short time ago, and
preventing a denial of it by Leland the
next day. Since then Leland has been
about over the state a good deal and
yesterday he came in from Heloit where
the old soldiers held their annual en-
campment. Immediately after supper
last nigbt he was closeted with the
governor and it is generally said among
the politicians that he begged the gov-
ernor to give up his ambition to be re-
nominated, to wait until another year
when the opportunity of republican
success in Kansas should be more fa-
vorable.
G. A. R. DELEGATES.
Sanies or Men Who Will Represent Kansas
at the National Encampment.
Bkloit, Kan., April 22*.—The G. A.
R. elected the following delegates tc
the national encampment: First dis-
trict, C. Di Knapp, Leavenworth, and
W. Witt, Wamego; Second, O. E.
Morse, Linn, and IL M. Miller, Iola;
Third, J. W. Scott, Independence, and
J. \V. McG-he, Howard; Fourth, E.
Alexander, Topeka, and D. W. East-
man,. Emporia; Fifth, George Smith,
Ottawa, and W. T. Short, Concordia;
Sixth, J. W. Meek, Lincoln, and S. R.
lluel, Alton; Seventh, J. Allen Porter,
Sterling, and G. W. Moses, Great Bend;
at large, W. H. Smith, Marysville.
Commander Whitney will go to St
Paul at an early date to secure Kansas
headquarters for the national encamp-
ment.
The council of administration is to
meet at Topeka May (V to complete the
permanent organization of the depart-
ment. J. Y. Niles, of this place, was
appointed adjutant-general, but the
council refused to accept his $5y00C
bond.
KANSAS K. P. FINANCES.
Heeelpta and Kxpendltiires for the Year—
IteconinieiHlations Made.
Kansas City, Kan., April 2~a—The
finance committee of the grand lodge
of Kansas, Knights of Pythias,, has
completed a four days' session here,
and examined the books and accounts
of the grand secretary. The commit-
tee found everything correct The re-
ceipts during the year were 312,853.80;
expenditures, $11,528.24;. cash on band
April 20, $6,(354.14. The committee
recommended to the grand lodge that
wers bill the principal statutes be changed so that iustead
uld reduced to about ^ & per capita Ux fixe(J
at each convention of the grand lodge
as circumstances may demand, which
tax is now 45 cents semi-annually, or
per capita tax of 25 cents, an additional
tax of ten per cent of receipts of back
fees, lines, reinstatements, dues, and
.sards and shields shall be paid semi-
innually.
KANSAS TOWNS FLOODED.
Rematf-kahly Heavy Kaln at Abilene—
floods and lJanmge Kleewhere.
ABILENK, Kan., April 25.—Yester-
day's rain resulted in the greatest
flood in Abilene's history. In three
hours Mud creek rose 30 feet All the
lower portions of the town are under
water from the overflow of the creek,
and the water is-still rising*. A terrific
rainfall occurred north of town. No
lives are reported lost.
At Russell, Ivan., a very heavy storm
of rain and hail did damage to win-
dows and tin roofs, and washed out
culverts, crossings and sidewalks, but
not greatly damaging the crops. Sev-
eral families iu the west and north
part of Russell were driven from their
houses by the high water.
LIGHTNING'S DEADLY WORK.
Electrical Storm Near Chanute, lian..
Causes the Death of a Child.
Ciiasutb, Kan., April25.—Yesterday
Afternoon a severe rainstorm visited
bhis vicinity, doing considerable
\amage south of town. Lightning
itruck the farm residence of W. Y.
Harding, three miles south, instantly
tilling his tive-year-old daughter and
severely stunning several other mem-
bers of the family. Mr. Harding was
.n the field at tho time. The bolt
itruck the child above the heart, tear-
ing her clothes into fragments and
burning her severely. She lived only
x few minutes.
each and providing f<w homesteiidlni? the ro-
ominder The house entered upon the con-
sideration of the general pension bill and Mr.
Pickler spoke for three hours In support of it
Mr. Goodwin (pop.) was seated In the place of
Mr. Cobb (dem.) from the Filth Alabama dis-
trict
Several miinor bills were passed at the
opening of the senate on the 23d, Including one
authorizing a bridge across the Missouri' rivei
at Boonvllle. Mo. Mr. Cull gave notUre ohat he
would call up his* resolution, directing tho
president to dispatch a naval force to Cuhu to
protect American interests cliere. some othei
time, l'he Indian appropriation bill war*then
considered and finally passed, after which the
sundry civil appropriation bill was- talc®n up.
....The house adopted a motion calling on the
secretary of state for all informations relative
to the arrest of Rev. Mr. Diaz, la* Cuba. The
consideration of the Pickler general pension
bill was then resumed. Mr. Hepburn (la.) giv-
ing notice of an amendment instructing the
pension office to construe' pension- laws liber-
ally.
THE senate on the 24th1 debated' rile sundry
civil appropriation bill without completing it.
Mr. Peffer's resolution to investigate tile re-
cent bond Issues was amended by the Kansas
atortomeet the recent criticisms- of Mr.
Hill and then went over. Mr. Dubois intro-
duced a bill to establish new regulations foi
forest reservations The house consumed al
most the entire day In the discussion of the
Pickler pension bill, the feature being the op-
position of Mr. Connolly to the section of the
bill which granted pensions to confederate sol-
diers who deserted and joined the union ranks
90 days before Lee's surrender. At the even-
ing session 11 private pension bills were favor-
ably passed upon.
IN the senate on the 'JHh Mr. Sherman en
deavored to secure action on the bill relating
to the tax on fruit brandies and alcohol used It
the arts, but his action was defeated, severa"
senators declaring that if the bill was-taker
up it would Involve a debate on the entiri
tariff question. The sundry civil appropria
tlon bill was finally passed. It carries $37,0)0,
300. The senate then held an executive ses
slon and soon after adjourned — The house re
celved a message from tho president vetoins
the bill granting a pension of £>0 to Francis B
Hoover, because his disease was not of servic#
origin. A commlttce report was presented
upon the Pacillc railroad bill. Another par
tial report was made on the legislative, execu
tlve and judicial appropriation bill and it wa>
adopted and the bill sent back to conference
The debate on the Pickler pension bill was re
sumed. after which eulogies on the late Repre
sentatlve William H. Crane (Tex.) were de
llvered and tho house adjourned as a further
mark of respect.
PERISHED IN BURNING
CANE
lllazlng
A Farmer Determined to Die.
Lyons, Kan., April 25.—lien Fuller,
.* farmer living about ten miles east of
Lyons, committed suicide yesterday
morning by cutting his throat from
jar to ear with a razor while at his
brother's house, iu a tit of temporary
insanity or despondency. The act was
Cuban Insnrirent* Driven Into
1'leldH by Spanish Soldiery.
Havana, April 27. —According to re
ports of the Spanish, Col. Aldea, while
in pursuit of parties of insurgents, en
countered many bands of them on the
Carmen estate, near Sabanilla, in Ma
tanzas. They were fleeing from an at
tack which had been made upon then
by the Spanish troops. The troop?
charged upon the Cubans, forcing
them to take refuge in cane fields,
which were burning fiercely. It if
said that many of them perished in
the flames which they had started.
The troops pursued the fleeing insur
gents, killing many of them. More
than 20 dead rebels were left ou the
field, and Spanish reports say thai
more than that number perished in
the tield.
FANATICS KILLED.
A Hundred Moplah* Shot Down In a Tem-
ple In India.
San Francisco, April 27.— Papers re
ceived from the Orient by the steamer
China give a description of the killing
of nearly 100 Moplah fanatics in a tem-
ple at Manjeri, in southern India, or
April 5. Volley after volley was tired
by the rajah's followers and in a short
time a large majority were killed. The
remainder kept up the fight and cut
the throats of those most seriously
wounded The conflict did not end
until the last fanatic was killed. The
general opinion is that the worst pari
of the outbreak is over, but the mili
tarv arc still out, as gangs of Moplahs.
in an excited state aro moving aboul
the district.
NO HOPE FOR BILL TAYLOR
The Murderer Ha* lieen Advlaed by llll
Couimel an to IIIh Slim i'banco.
Kansas City, Mo. April 27.—In an
interview to-day Hill Taylor is credited
with saying: "All this discussion
about whether I will be hanged Thurs-
day is pure guesswork. I don't know;
my lawyers don't know; the news
paper reporters don't know, and tho
public don't know what will be the
decision of the United States supreme
court judge whom my lawyer has gone
to see." It is believed by the marshal
and his deputies that Bill Taylor's
lawyers told him yesterday that his
chances for respite hung by such a
slender thread that it was folly for
him to hope.
TRAIN ROBBERS OWN UP.
Th© <oufe**lon Maken Cbarle* Simmons m
Remarkable Juvenile Tlilef.
St. Louis, April 27.—Charles Sim-
mons, alias Conroy Gordon, Michael
Trainer and Robert Hell, alias Gordon,
have confessed to holding up 'Frisco
a most deliberate one, he having made train No. 6 at Sleepers' Hill, near Leb-
thu attempt before dinner, but wan j nnon Mo _ on thc ni(fht of March 31.
out of the notion by a half, j They L>()t Hway with llbollt 810l)a Tho
confession makes Simmons one of the
most daring juvenile thiefs in criminal
annals. He is only 15 years old, yet
he exults in his exploits and boasts of
his share in the train hold-up. The
prisoners were captured at Litchfield,
111., recently and are in custody iu the
jail here.
Albany, N. Y., April 27.—Arguments
on the constitutionality of the Kalntv
luw will bo heard by tho court of ap-
peal! on Thursday, April 34.
grown son.
Arretted for an Did Murder.
pKHRY, Ok., April 25.—Henry T.
.lowie, a large property-holder hero,
was arrested for the murder of an
Irish peddler that was committed 20
years ago in the Chickasaw Indian na-
tion, when Howie was very young.
Tramp* Hob a Poet Ottlee.
ItELLKVlI.I.K, Kan., April 25.—Thurs-
day nlfht the post otttee at Cuba, thin
county, was blown open and robbed of
fax) in stamps and a little money.
Two tramps, who refused to (five their
names, were arrested yesterday morn-
Inir aud all the stolen property recov-
ered.
Veteran* Censure the President.
Dknvkr, Col., April 25. —The Grand
army of Colorado and Wyoming, which
is now holding its annual encampment
in this city, has adopted a resolution
censuring President Cleveland for his
policy in regard to pensions.
Men Who Handle Mall.
Kansas City, Mo., April 2ft.—The
railway postal clerks of the Seventh
division, including Missouri, Kansas,
New Mexico and Colorado, will hold
their annual meeting in Kansas City
Wednesday, May 0. There are 80C
postal clerks in the Seventh division,
not all of whom are members of the
Railway Postal Clerks' association.
Women Prl«oner« Die Together.
Oklahoma, City, ok.. April 27.— Jes
sie Lindley and llettio Hlackiord, pris
oners in the county jail, committee
suicide by taking large quantities o'
cocaine
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