The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, May 21, 1896, Page 5

MPELEGATES ALL CHOSEN. he Chicas: ee gth of Republican Candidates. (picAGo, May 1%.-—-Th ind.) yes' ba sist of the del : p ublican national convention a nls The Times-Herald vs time during the last two we e s 0 Times-Herald’s Estimate of ‘Times-Her- terday published a com- yates to the com- St | ELECTION CONTEST, The Senate Refuses to Investigate the Alabama Case. HOUSE PASSES SOME MINOR BILLS. t Land Contest Cases. blicans in the frozen el » or ‘Alaska held a convention | 4ortgages in the Indian Territory to Be Ei chose two delegates who will; Becorded—A Bill Passed to Compel (af 5,000 miles by steamboat and | Attendance of Witnesses in | to attend the St. Louis conven: Their naines will not be known e A gotil they reach thiscountry, for ther no telegraph to ney requires wee Juneau and the jour- ks. With the excep- WASHINGTON, May 19.—The senate, by a vote of 6 yeas to 41 nays, defeated a motion by Mr. Allen (pop.), of Ne- tion of these two men the! pbraska, to proceed with the considera- of all the delegates _ tO} tion of the resolution to investigate te republican national convention | alleged election irregularities in Ala- we known, Saturday having been bama, occurring at the time Gov. Oates the last Gay upon which any could be thosen, ‘The preferences of all but 6' ley is so far ahead of his rivals a: Iie is assured o on the first ballot. i, s plurality of 1 sod seventy-two votes are the other candidates, of which feed, with 103, has the most, while y is second with 60 from his own gate, Morton has 54, Allison 45 and Bredley 160 TROUBLESOME NEGROES. they Break into » Political Meeting and Bloodshed Follows. PrrrspurGH, Pa., May 1%.—A meet- ingot the Afro-American league wa: held here yesterday with the object o jdorsing Quay. The Union Republican association (colored), whe nen had forced their way into the hal trouble began. Sergeant-at-Arms Mill 4 ot into a scrap with J. [L. Holmes the attorney, a McKinleyite, and there Men was a free fight in a second nshed into the midstof the melee, a: the two fighters rolled over the floor. (Coats were torn, limbs were bruised snd oaths could be heard escaping from the pit of riot like sulphur fumes from a laboratory. a FIREBUGS AT PRESTON, KY. ‘the People in a State of Terror Over thi Frequent Fires. Preston, Ky., May 1%.—Firebug: have burned ten houses in this neigh porhood during the past year. ‘Twoo them were schoolhouses, the being burned last night. weinastate of terror over these fre quent fires, one insurance company having cancelled all its policies in the county, and the citizens fear all the » fothers will follow suit. ‘Thousands o: dollars’ worth of property has been de stroyed. There is no clew to the in- Gov. Bradley has been pe- rendiaries. titioned to offer a liberal reward fo the arrest and conviction of the guilty persons. Booth-Tucker at Kansas City. Kansas City, Mo., May 19. mander and Consul jint commanders of the With them were Maj. Malan, Gen Booth’s private secretary during his last tour of America, and Maj. Alice fucker’s private lewis, Mrs. Booth- ecretary. They were yiven an en thusiastic reception by the large audi tee, Colorado Sliver Convention Called. Dexven, Col., May 19.—I. N. Stevens, ommitteeman for this state, falled a state convention of the na tional silver party to meet on Thurs- ay, June 25, in this city, to elect 70 legates to the national convention obe held at St. Louis. Forgot to Pay His Debts. Paota, Kan, May 19.—L. D. Gold erg, who has for the ‘or about $500, MARKETS BY ELEGRAPH. Live Stock. | RaNSas City, May 19. LW; calves, 35; market genc ‘and dressed be id Indian steers, # « ee preckers and feeders, $2.50¢ eceipts, 4,555; market steady to lowe BOG2274. Shoep—Keceipts, peady; sheep, #.50@3.10; lambs, % Receipts, 06; market very dull. t Louis, May 19.—Cattle Receipts, 3 et lower; native steers, 3.75004 TS, @LIHMGIO. Hogs—Receipts, 5.000 Weak; light, &.10¢220; mixed, $8.2 AVF. SLOG 25, Sheep—Receipts, 5,000; mar: att ly Steady; shi 3.00704.00, Texa ows and heifer: ChicAGO, May 19.—Cattle- Receipts, 20,000; t W to Ise lower 425; stockers and feeders, wee COWS and pulls, $1507 Hogs—Receipts, to Se higher; lieht, a2 i My BAOWAN0, 15, infer ty ars. Sales by car lots M Wheat, S54 (p50%c, No 3 shard, 3@3ve; No.2 red, pave been announced and Maj. Me- toleave little doubt of his nomination ‘T'wo hundred divided League fvor McKinley, attempted to break up the meeting and prevent the carrying out of its objects. When the obnoxious last one The people Com- Booth-Tucker, Salvation army in the United States, faced a Kansas City audience for the first time inthe Coates Opera house last night. has past two months een engaged in buying and shipping at Paola, departed yesterday Morning, leaving creditors in the lurch Receipts, ; market 6. DE50; fair to best beeves, peeipts of wheat, Na ceipts of corn, was elected over Kolb (pop.). Four re- publican senators, Chandler, Frye, Gallinger and Morrill, and two popu- lists, Allen and Peffer, voted in the aflirmative. Allison took oceasion to declare that the vote showed the in- sincerity of the republican senators to their professions in behalf of honest elections. Mr. Sherman responded that it was not for the pres- ent senate to go into the gen- eral investigation of elections, as these resolutions proposed, and Mr. Chandler, of New Hampshire, author of the resolutions, explained that the adverse vote was due largely to the disinolination to displace appropria- tion bills. The entiretday of the sen- ate, after one p. m., was given to the bill regulating gas rates in the District of Columbia. ‘The senate passed the bill which had formerly been put through the house by Judge Broderick, making it a crime to shoot at a train or throw a mfssile at a train in the In- dian territory. Senator Teller, of the judiciary committee, reported favor- ably the nomination of John C. Tars- ney for judge of the supreme court of Oklahoma at the senate executive ses- sion in the evening. According to rules and usages of the senate the nomination will be confirmed at the next executive session, which will likely be this evening. It was expected that the house would take up the consideration of the im- migration bills on the calendar yester- y under a special order, but owing tothe pressure of other matters the order was not presented until just prior to adjournment. It was then amended so as to give to-day and Wednesday until four o'clock for the consideration of these bills. There are four of them. The McCall bill pro- vides an educational test; the Stone bill provides for consular inspec- tion and the Mahoney and Cor- liss bills provide for more rigid enforcement of the present immigra- tion laws and especially deal with immigration from Canada. Quite a number of minor bills were passed and conference reports adopted. The bill introduced by Mr. Bailey to force re- cording of mortgages in the Indian ter- ritory was passed. ‘The bill provides that if the mortgager is a non-resident of the Indian territory the mortgage shall be recorded in the judicial dis- trict in which the property is situated at the time the mortgage is executed. All mortgages of personal property in the Indian territory heretofore exe- cuted and recorded in the judicial dis- trict in which the property was situ- ated at the time they were executed are validated. The house also passed the La bill to compel attendance of witnesses in land contest cases. The bill provides that United States mar- shals shall summon witnesses and they shall receive pay and mileage the same as witnesses in United States courts. CONFEREES UNABLE TO AGREE. Wasuinaron, May 19.—The conferees of the two houses on the naval appro- priation bill were in sion the greater part of the day, but were unable to reach an agreement on the most important amendments offered by the senate, which are those reduc- i the number of new battleships from four to two, changing the pro- visions in regard to torpedo boats, re- stricting the price to be paid for armor to $350 per ton and prohibiting officers of the navy from accepting employ- ment from persons who furnish sup- plies to the government. LINCOLN’S STATUE AT GETTYSBURG. Wasnuineatox, May 19.—Unusual in- terest is shown in the bill appropriat- ing $50,000 for a statue of Lincoln to be erected at Gettysburg. Of all the bills for statues and memorials offered * | at this session, this one is most likely “1 to receive favorable consideration. 7 s a Ss f O 1 s Ss ic Ss f f ir s r FORTY REPORTED KILLED. Frightful Loss of Life from the Cyclone Near Humboldt, Neb. Hunmpotpr, Neb., May 19.—The train men arriving here bring reports of frightful results of the cyclone on the reservation adjoining this county. They assert that 40 persons were killed by the cyclone on the reservation. No particulars are obtainable, as all com- munication is cut off, the wires being down, Those killed are supposed to be Indians, as there are few whites on the reservation. FRAKER MAY GET OUT. 2 mixed, “ . 3 mixed, r. Me No. 2 whit Two Counts in His Indictments Quashed— al | Court Considering the Others. = | Ricumonp, Mo.. May 19.—The Fraker h ease was called yesterday afternoon “ and the defendant's council filed a mo- id tion to quash the indictments. The 4 motion was argued and it was sus- 1° tained on counts one and three. As to y eXtra fancy Hl = it wast Packed. 7 the other counts it was taken under i B30 per cas. #00; fai j advisement by Judge Broadus. It i- & Potatoes, 10 weet po! | looks as if the indictment would be * = ly 0 per crate | quashed. y B& Louis, may < wheat. 40,290 | Rates to Ottawa Chautauqua Assembly. . Corn, 60,000 7H bu Closi Ortawa, Kan., May 19.—Seeretary a at— red in store, sc; | Topping was advised of a one-fare rate “ Be: July, ass August, 5844 G38\¢; t > all rai Ys leadi O . ber, 59% ¢ Soci | granted by all railroads leading to Ot- 4 July, tawa during the Chautauqua assembly ih, I8e; May —June 16 to 26, inclusive. Tickets Rteaco, 14 4 will be sold from all points in Kansas ee ga —-Wheat— and Oklahoma, including Kansas City ber, 61 GA" : g 3 Aber, 39,730 and St. Joseph, on June 15 to also Fi Aber, 18451 from points within a limit of 150 miles mmber, 7.8255 on June 36 to 26, all good to return till September. 247744@4.8. Short ribs | June 30. 4.10; September, $4.0G@ss. : ONE HOPE LEFT. The Kansas City Murderers Will Hang Un- less the Governor Interferes. Kansas City, Mo., May 19.—Pollard and Harris, the condemned negroes whose hanging has been repeatedly put off, the last time by a writ of habeas corpus granted by Judge Dob- son of the circuit court, will surely hang May 29 unless Gov. Stone changes his mind about showing them mercy. The supreme court at Jefferson City to- | day quashed Judge Dobson's: habeas must take it course. terest has been aroused in the two ne- groes and itis not unlikely that unu- sual intluence will be brought to bear tohave the governor commute their sentences Local assembly 39, Knights of Labor, has already taken the matter up and to-day sent a peti- tion for mercy to the governor. WHAT DAVID B. HILL WANTS. The New York Senator Anxious to Pen the National Democratic Platform. WasuinGton, May 19.—If the sound money men control at Chicago Senator David B. Hill will write the democratic platform. ‘The senator, for personal reasons, is anxious to perform this of- tice, and the sound money leaders are willing that he be accorded the honor. The personal reasons which actuate Senator Hill have to do with his con- test for the senatorship in New York. He is anxious to get into the national platform three planks which he be- lieves will help him in his fight for the senatorship. One is to declare against all sumptuary legislation: the second is to pronounce the A. I. A. an un- American organization, and the third is to favor local option. THE TEXAS TORNADO. The Number ot Dead in Marshall and Ad- joining Counties About 250. Denison, Tex., May 19.—The num- ber of dead in Sherman is i00, and the number of wounded 150. The loss of property is placed at $175,000 The number of dead in this and adjoining counties is 250. The loss of property in Texas and Indian territory is esti- mated at $1,000,000. It is now agreed that there were three well developed tornadoes entirely distinct in opera- tion. It was a nest of tornadoes. Dead bodies are still being found in out of the way places. The dead body of an infant was found in the top of a hick- ory tree impaled on a limb that had passed entirely through the body. Very Peculiar Char, Wicnira, Kan., May 19.—Mrs. M. Ashcraft, a widow, was arrested ona warrant sworn out by T. A. Faweett, a tailor, who charges that she threw akiss at him yesterday while he was with his wife and that it was done with malicious intent. Mrs. Asheraft the kiss was meant for Mrs. Fawcett. The Mortgage Case Reversed. WaAsuINGTON, May 19.—The supreme court to-day reversed the Kansas mortgage redemption case and upheld Judge Horton’s former de- cision that the law of 1893 did not apply to mortgages or contracts made before its passage. Hundreds of thousands of dollars invested in mort- ga in Kans decision. ges as depended upon the Pythians Meet in Topeka. ToreKa, Kan., May 19.—Three hun- dred candidates received the degree of the grand lodge of Pythias to-night. The members of the loval lodges have made provision to entertain 600 strang- ers and the business houses have dee- orated with the colors of the organiz: tion. A parade will take place Wednes- day, followed by a ball and reveption. A Supreme Judge for Governor. JEFFERSON City, Mo., May i9.—An effort, backed by Gen. Jo ©. Shelby, of Kansas City, and N. A. Wade, of Butler, to bring Judge Gantt of the supreme court out as a candidate for governor on the democratic ticket, is under way. Persons here say Gantt will not run against Stephens. Two Children Killed by Lightning. Wicnita, Kan., May 19.—Lightning struch the house of August Zercher, near Peck, and killed two children, aged nine and four, and rendered Mrs. Zercher unconscious. A terrifie light- ning and rainstorm prevailed all over Sumner county, and other fatilities are reported NEWS NOTES. The Rock Island railway has just completed an engine that will run 100 miles an hour. It is said that the anti-MceKinley men in the St. Louis convention will unite on Allison. Postmaster Reed, of Kansas City, Mo., a leading agriculturist, predicts only a one-third crop of apples. The Statesman, at Columbia, Mo., for 50 years a democratic newspaper, hasbeen sold to Henry T. Burkhardt and Luther H. Rice. The Methodist general conferenee at Cleveland has taken 11 ballots for bishop, without result. Dr. Cranston and Rev. Neely ledin the last ballot. Senator Voorhees, of Indiana, will, | it was rumored at Washington, retire | from public life at the end of his pres- ent term on account of failing health. At Franklin, Ind., Frank Crowell’s team van away, throwing his mother, wife and two children from the buggy. One of the children was killed and the other members badly injured. | Clande E. Jones, of Kansas City, Mo., j isaraving maniac in the county jail | at San Antonio, Tex. a result of a | fright in the recent cyclone that de- | vastated Sherman, Tex ,and surround: ing country. The Venezuelan government has agreed to pay the £1,600 demanded by | Great Britain for the arrest of British policemen on the condition that it will not be considered as affecting the boundary dispute. Chief Moore, of the weather bureau, has received letters from various weather observers throughout the country indorsing the high water snd flood warning signals recently inaugu- rated by the government service. his as | corpus writ and it follows that the law | A live public in- | "SUPREME COUNCIL, | TELLER SUGGESTED FOR PRESIDENT. The Kocky Mountain News Would Have | the Free Silver Democrats Nominate i} the Colorado Senator—William FE. Russell's Boom. Wasuincrox, May 19.—The supreme council of A. P. A. finished its business | aftera long session lasting into the evening and then adjourned. Kansas | City was selected as the next annual gathering. pected that the supreme abolish the advisory terday such action was taken. An/| amendinent to the constitution was adopted providing that theduties here- tofore devolving on such body be placed in the hands of the supreme | executive board. The newly elected | officers were installed. A resolution | was adopted fixing the salary of the | supreme president and the supreme | secretary at $2,500 a year each, with- out anything in the shape of allow- ances. The list of new otticers of the A. P. A. was completed, the additional oflicers being as follows: Secretary, W. | J. J. Palmer, of Butte, Mont.; treas- urer, C. C. Campbell, of Minneapolis; sergeant-at-arms, J. W. Ellis, of South place for the | It was council would | yard, and yes- ex- McAlester, I. 'T.; guard, W. ED How-j; ard, of Omaha, Neb.; sentinel, T. S. | Henson, of Ohio; trustees, Allison Stocker, Denver, Col.; George Hester, | Cleveland, O., and W. J. White, Rich- mond, Va. A condemnation meeting } of some of the delegates of the Ameri- can Protective association claiming to } represent 20 states was held after the | adjournment of the convention and a} preambie and resolutions, pledging those present to work to accomplish | McKinley’s defeat, were adopted. The | names of the states represented and | the delegates participating could not , be obtained and further information | was denied. R SUGGESTED FOR PRESIDENT. ver, CoL, May 19—The Roeky | Mountain News, in a leading editorial, i says: ‘“The question of Teller as the | democratic candidate for president | should at once interest the democrats of the mountain states. Might it pot be worth the effort for Colorado demo- erats to organize with the democracy of its neighboring states to present Teller, should he bear himself at St. Louis as there is aright to expect he will, to the southern silver democrats of the convention, and say to them, if you will aecept him he will have the support of all the mountain region and we will unite with you in making him the leader of the movement for the restoration to a bankrupted and well nigh hopeless people of the money of the constitution, the life blood of com- merce and the wand by the touch of which prosperity will rise and take the country once again in its healthful, in- vigorating embrace?” WILLIAM E. RUSSELL'S BOOM. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 19.—There has been talk among a few of the well known gold standard democrats here in Indianapolis of forming an organiza- tion which shall advocate the nomina- tion of William E. Russell, of Massa- chusetts, for president. A well known young democrat says he believes that if such a club were organized it would be able to gather in a good many mem- bers here in Indianapolis and through- out the state. There are also influen- tial members of the party who are in favor of the nomination of Secretary of State Olney. It is belfeved that there are a few democrats, advocates of the gold standard, who will go to Chi- cago and oppose the nomination of Gov. Matthews, if he decided to rely upon the free silver people for his sup- port in the convention. COAL SHAFT WRECKED. Explosion at Osage City, Kan., Throws 100 Men Out of Work. Osace City, Kan., May 19.—The Osage Carbon Co. had closed all of its coal shafts here excepting one, throw- ing about 500 men out of work. Yes- terday morning someone disabled the remaining shaft, No. 24, by exploding a charge of dynamite in the mainentry, and 100 more men are out of work. The explosion wrecked the main entry and shaft and destroyed the building atthe mouth of the shaft. It is sup- posed that it was caused by some of the discharged men. Did Not Ran the Cars. MinwatKEE, May 19.— The Mil- waukee street railway striking em- ployes and the latter's sympathizers held a parade here yesterday in which every labor organization took part About 5,000 people were in line. Later a picnic was held at Schlitz park. The park was overcrowded and it is esti- mated that several thousand dollars were raised at the picnic for the strik- ers. Though the street railway com- pany Sunday night announced that it would operate its cars yesterday, nota single car was run Farm House Destroyed by Lightning. St. JoseruH, Mo., May 1s.—During the storm yesterday the farm house of | Horace C. Hodges, two miles from this} city, was struck by lightning and set | lon fire, being totally destroyed with | | lallitscontents Iwo members of the family were seriously hurt by the bolt Strack by Lightning. Wicurra, Kan.. May 19.—Howard Chartrand, a farmer, was killed t | lightning at Mayfield, Sumner county | yesterday afternoon. He was leading | four horses from the field and all of | j them were killed. The one he was | riding was uninjured. | —_ | Gov. Morrill Off-rs a Reward. TorrKa, Kan., May 19.—Gov. Morrill | has offered a reward of $200 for the ar- rest and conviction of the pers or persons who killed Deputy Sheritf Wil- liam Conelly, of Wyondotte county, on Mayidi Bowman & Son, dealers in notions at Nevada, Mo., made an assignaent on | ried ev {and mo: | haps fatally. jevening, jof the enterprise. | commerce | Kansas City, Mo., ee see CLAIMS MANY VICTIMS. Nearly 25 Already Known to Have Been s Cyclone. Killed in the Kansa: SENECA, Kan., turns from the territ swept over Brown 4 te Sunday afternoon sh¢ at least 1 e bly twice uber lost and injured ection meet e : country is bowed down with misery and woe. The Ss of will that tary back death leading leading ties. niles exceed rises Son ne oof citizens Many are re by the storm. Few of one insurance, them car and where they did the policies had generally lapsed Many les saved not even clothes | with whi to cover their nakedness | ‘The di list at Seneca mbers six, » may die from property loss will reach San ‘ The little town of Reserve, number- ot ing 300 people, was wiped out istence. right and Four persons were kill were inj Nota st house remains. The reach $60,000. The town of Frankfort, numbering 1,300, was almost destroyed. In Spot 20 acres of what was once with handsome dwellin and barns is now as flat as a tennis court, with nothing to show for its former state will loss ° except gaping cel and desolate foundations No person was killed, but several were injured and the prop- erty loss will reach $100,0v0. At Oneida six are reported dead, and complete news from the surrounding country may increase the number. The loss of property is frightful to contemplate. At Sabetha and vicinity five are known to have been killed, and the once prosperous town is a frightful wreck. The towns of Price and Bus- wick near by were wiped out, fully 50 buildings being destroyed. The storm passed north of Morrill. doing immense damage and killi four people. At Baileyville every building in town was wrecked, but no person was seriously injured. At Falls City, Neb., three persons were killed and many buildings were | blown away. HEINZ’S LIBERAL. GIFT. The Millionaire Contributes 810,000 to the Kansas City University Kansas Crry, Kan., May i9.—At the Midland hotel in Kansas City, Mo.,last Mr. H. J. Heinz, of Pitts- burgh, Pa., president of the board of trustees of the Kansas City university, gave areception and banquet to the members of the general conference of the Methodist Protestant chureh and a number of prominent citizens of the two Kansas Citys who have been active in supporting the efforts of the church to found the university. Following the banquet and toasts President Heinz, through a friend, announced an uncon- ditional cash gift of $10,000 to the uni- versity,and in ten minutes more the amount had been raised to $17,000 by th free will offerings of the other friends I. M. Myers, of Beaver Falls, Pa., who is here with President Heinz, pledged his church for $2,000. Then came gifts in differ- ent amounts until there had been raised enough to complete the cash for the school in offerings to $50,000 in- eluding the previous gifts.5 At yesterday's session of the confer- ence it was voted to revise the church catechism. A report was made taking strong grounds against the liquor trattic, declaring against license in any form. The conference also voted to strike out the word ‘Catholic’ from their creed and it will hereafter read “the holy church." The corner stone of the new university will be laid this afternoon with imposing ceremonies. BASEBALL GAMES. Western League. Western league—St. Paul 22, Colum- bus 10; Milwaukee 8, Grand Rapids 4; Kansas City 4, Indianapolis 4—game called on account of rain. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. Detroit. St. Paul K Mity..12 $ .600: Columbus. ee. 13:11 .542’Grand Rapids. National League. National league—Cincinnati 9, Phila- delphia 5; Washington 5, Louisville 3; Boston 3, St Louis Cleveland 14, Baltimore 3; Chicago 15, New York 3. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. W. LP. 640 Chicago 640 Washing Boston Cincinnati Clev Western Association. Western association—Burlington 8, St. Joseph 5; Dubuque 17, Rockford 2. A Woman and a Horsewhip. Kansas City, Mo. May 19.—The guests of the Midland hotel who were lounging in the lobby last night were treated to a surprise when Miss Nana A. Clapper, employed as a telegraph operator at the hotel, horsewhipped Edwin lb. Thompson, another operator, and drove him from the corridor under la rain of blows. Thompson is a former lover of Miss Clapper and she that he had about her. alleges said scandalous Kanaas Corn Rate Case. Toreka. Kan., May the commission would be in hear tes- in the Kansas corn rate case. commissioners ma rmal June 5, to timo} Kansas e own power, ¥ making roads come to time. Lockard Has Two Offices. Torrena, Kan.. May 19.—Gov. Morrill } ard, of Nor- made upon has appointed F. M. Loe ton county, to the vacanc, the state board of charities by the ion of Walter N. Allen. Lock: ard is now clerk of the court of appeal for the northwest district. It is n known whether be will resign the latter office. ex: | things | 24.—The Kan- | sas state board of railroad commission- | lers received notice that interstate | the rail- | \ FATAL FIRE. Two Firem Rillec ton and Oth at Washing- Ini er: red. DECISION GIVEN TO) MID WeOY, A Bout Lost by Mysterious Billy Smith oa Fouls Thief Shot Strike Met by a Lockout— Killed with a Pitchfork ik —A_ conti the loss of al sh two firemen seriously injured . Occurred in this cit Yelock last night. ‘Twen- ty-one build . With their contents, were total destroyed within the pace of ab: istrict ut two hours. T’ consists and the square inna he burned entirely of wholesale jobbing bounded by B Ninth and ‘The tire is supposed to caused by lightnin, almost commission | houses avenue, been g. a se- vere thunderstorm having just passed The buildings were niass of inflammable ma- t made it difficult for the firemen to cope with the progress of the flames, which spread with great dity DECISION GIVEN TO KID McCoy. Boston, May 1.—The Newton street armor ywded last night with sporting men to witness two 15-round bouts arranged by the Suffolk Athletic club. Both bouts were disappoint- ments, as the match between Mike Sears, of Boston, and Sam Kelley, of New York, was stopped by Capt Foster at the beginning of the tenth round in order to prevent a finish, and the match of the evening between Kid MeCoy and Mysterious Billy Smith was stopped by Referee Daly in the ixth and awarded to McCoy on a foul break by Smith. A THIEF SHOT. Kan., May 19.—Yesterday was Wreuira, morning a half dozen farmers of Beaver township, Crowley county, went gunning for a thief who had come into their neighborhood in the guise of a man lookiag for work, and riddled him with bullets. He had stolen several articles from them, and they took the law into their own hands. He showed fight and wounded a farmer named Sheriff. Before dying the thief gave his name as Ed. Smith, from McComb, I. STRIKE MET BY A LOCKOUT. Burrano, N. Y., May 19.—The pro- posed strike of carpenters yesterday for the eight-hour work day has been met by a lockout. s the men pre- sented themselves at the various shops they were required to answer a ques- tion as to whether they were for eight hours. If the reply was in the aflirm- ative, they were discharged on the spot. Hy noon 200 dismissed carpen - ters had reported at union headquar- ters A protracted struggle is antici- pated. KILLED WITH A PITCHFORK. Lexinaron, Ky., May 19.—George Bradley, one of Bradley Bros, a well known turfman, had a row with Griff A. White, a stable hand, which result- ed in Bradley jabbing a pitchfork into White's head, from which he died. Bradley was arrested. SERIOUS TROUBLE BREWING. The Armour Strike Seems Far from an Amicable Adjustment. Kansas Ciry, Mo, May 19.—The strike of the Armour Packing Co.'s firemen is liable within the next 24 hours to assume alarming proportions A committee meeting was held last night, at which there were present representatives from each of the 15 unions that take in all the employes at Armours’. After three hours spent in canvassing the entire situation, the committee of four that waited on Superintendent Tourtellot was in- structed to call again and repeat the request for a settlement. The com- mittee of 15 was very much worked up overéthe situation, and it is now def- initely stated that no offers of a com- promise will be made by the men. It is to be a fight to a finish, and in the event of the company refusing to pay the firemen 25 cents an hour, as at first demanded, every union man in Ar- mour’s employ will be called out. COMMANDER WHITNEY'S STAFF. The Kansas Department G. A KR. Léader Names His Cabinet. c Torrens, Kan., May 19.—Depertment Commander Whitney, of the Kansas G. A. R., has appointed the following named comrades on his staff: Judge advocate, W. S. Tilton, Osborn; chief mustering officer, L. S. Ticker, Caw- ker City; assistant inspector-general, 0. H. Durand, Mankata; chief of staff, A.M. Fuller, Topeka; provost marshal, H. L. Millard, Sterling; acting assist- ant adjutant-general, L. L. Alrich, Cawker City; acting assistant quarter- general, E. M. Jones, Downs; d-de-camp, T. J. Jazkson, New- ton; acting assistant inspector-general, W. H. Ward, Topeka. LAW STUDENTS AY WAR. Factions in the Missourl Stpte University | Finally Come to Flows CoLtummta, Mo., May’ i9—For the past six months a wordy war has raged een opposing fag-tions of the Bliss society, Composed of law udents of Misso/ari university, and on several ocfa-ior a riot was nar- rowly avertéd. nee was antici- pated and ght at the regu- i lar pean eeting biood was shed. The trou¢#le arose over whether the who participated in the Shakespearean contest should ‘oy the society for their serv- Preparing for the Coronatton. } Mosco'®, Russia, May 19.—The ar- rival of the ¢ and ezarina yesterday | afternocfn mhay be said to inaugurate the festigal season in the celebration of the «wronation. for + the eity j and the -vhole empire has made months | of preparation.