Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 2, 1884, Page 1

P yiause I kuew if he were nominated OMAHA HIRTEENTH YEAR. PRESIDENTIAL PROBLEMS. The Presidential Position as Fignred Ot by The New York Sno, Arthur Yeads the List With Blaine a Good Second, A Michigan Congressmau Who Thinks That State Anti-Blaine. And That Many Michigan Dele- gates Will Voto for Arthur, Yesterday's Conventions Show Arthur’s Increasing Strength, Minnesota Olaimed &0 Strong for . BL ne, Fails to Instract for Him. THE [SUN'S SUMMARY OF CONVENTIONS S0 FAR RELD. Special dispateh to the Bre, New York, May 1st.—The Sun pub- lishes the following: Republican state conventions were held yesterday in Cali- _fornia, Florids, Towa, Maine, Massechus- essts New Hampshi, Nevada, Oregon Vermont, West Virgk, ia, Wisconsin, and congressional distric: conventions in sev- cral states. The total number of dele- gates far chosen is 665 and their pres- dentia references are as follows; POR ARTHUR. 0 Arkansas 14 1 Georgia . 24 . 6 Indiana 6 2 Kentucky 4 Louisiana 6 l\fi sachusetts .. 12 Mianesota. o2 ML wippi... 17 Missouri. .. .9 Nel wka .2 New Hampshire......1 Kot scky . 28 North Caroliu; .12 Pennsylvania 14 South Carolinia. Tannesseo]. 8 Virginia .. ... Wiscousin . .6 District of Columbia, .2 —_— Total ...... 250 POR BLAINE, Delaware 5 Indiana.. Towa.. 26 Kansas Kentucky 2 Maine 12 Maryland Michigan. .. 16 Minvesota . 5 Missiasippi. 1 Missonri J11 New Humpshire... 1 New Jersey. 12 New York Ohio. . Pennsylvania. Tonnessoo West Vergini: Wisconsin. . 2 Arizona Dakota .. Total. . Assaohusetty [ 1D eROY 4 ow York 16 Tonuessce. 1 8 Wisconsin. 6 otal. .50 eseese Wisconsia 3 .4 FOR LOGAN: Tllivois 38 indiana, . " ansas 2 Missouri . of Arthur ine ... 246 Lrgan. . Sdmunds. 6 Sherman Hawloy. Gresham. 6 Fairchild ... 4 BLAWNE, Special Dispatch to Tre Be MICHIGAN ONLY APPAKENTLY FOR HIM, Curcaco, Iil, May 1st.—**The delegates to the national republican comvention from Michigan,” said Congressmsn Ed- ward Brietung, of the 11th district of that state, this morning, *‘are said to be for Blaine, but it is extremely doubtful whether they will vote for him when they come heve, any long>r than the first bal- lot. Iwas dolegats to the Cincinnati, couvention eight years ago, and I cast my wote for Bluine on three successive ballots. Each time I rrembled in my boots for fear he would be nominated, I trembled "wre couid net carry tne country. His con- /geessional record was just then being in- wvestigated, and with Blaine as the nomi- nee, the DEMOCRATS WOULD HA¥E HAD & WALK OVER. Blaine 15 no batter to-day than he was in 1876, A man's misdeeds never die, and although & temporary veil ey be thrown over them, there is always some one ready to raise it when the occasion demands. I voted for him on three bal- lots becauss it was the desire of my con- stitutents that he be given a comple- mentary vote. The Michigan delegates will come to Chieago this year under the samo circumstances, They will vote for him on tho firat bullot, sud after that they will unite with others ia nominat- ing the fittest mau, and & man whowm weo can elect 2 J 3 *‘Who is your choica for the nomineef S AWIHUR 18 MY CHOICE, and a great many Michizan votes now counted for Blaine will go to him natue- ally and without the askivg.” Bpe isl dispatch to Tue Ber, Sl W asuiniroN, ay 30.—Mr. Blaine's riends say he has ai lasc taken off his at and gone to work. It is stated wires re beiny laid fur u combiuation between Blaine, Logsn aud Shermau sgainst Ed- undg wnd Arthur, Sherman, of course, 2s that he stands no show bimself and prefors to DEFEAT ABTHUR hy using Blaive than to let the former win. Logan, the story goes, is to be bought off with the promise of a nomina- tiou four years hence, COLORADD, : | Michigan. The resolutions adon'ed were againat the demonetization of silver, reognized the great interests of American labor in its claim upon the caro of the government, and a right to equalizs with capital: de- clared against the reduction of the tariff on_wool, as threatened by tho Morrison bill; commend and approve the national administration as eminently wise,yatriot- icand conservative in the interest of the whole country, pay o high compli ment to Arthurand Secretary Toller Tho convention unanimously _elected the following dolegates to Chicago: Judge Elbert, Arapahoe; ©. C. Duvis, Lake; Goneral Hamill, Clear Creek; A. L. Emigh, Larimer; A. Gullet, Gunni- son; P. F. Crowoll, KlPas», The del- egates are uninstructed, but each in a apooch plodges himself to the support of Blaine. The following was adopted: Resolved, That this convention, repre senting an overwhelming majority of Colorado republicans, hereby declares in favorof the nomination of James G. Blaino for president ESOPA, CLAIMED FOR BLAINE, 8. Pavy, May L.—The state republi- can convention mest at noon to-day, Gen. John B Sanbourn was elected tem- porary chairman, which was decided a Blaine victory, as tho lines were drawn on the temporary organization, n re-agsembling at 3:30 the tomporary organization was made permanent. AT LARGE, The convention then proceedsd to the election of delegates at large to Chicago with the following result: Senator Sabin, Ex-Governor C. K. Davis, Col. Groves, of Dulutk, and 0. B. Gould, of Winona. There was some sparring be- tween the friends of Sabin and Davis, as to which should head the list. After the appointment of stato committees the convention adjourned. DOES NOT INSTRUCT FOR BEAINE, While the platform endorses Blaine it does mnot absolutely instruct for him. Three of the four delegates at large are personally pledged for Lincoln. Senator Sabin, as chairman of the national republican committee, declined to make a personal pledge to the convention, but his friends gave a proxy pledge for him, on behalf of Blaine. BOOMING BEN. WINDY WEAVER, OF IOWA, AT WORK. Special Dispatch to Tug Beg. Cnicaco, May 1.—Gen. J. B. Weaver, of Towa, arrived here this evening from He says the democraticparty will miss its opportunity to unite all the 15 | elements of opposition to the republican party unless it joins the greenbackers in nominating Butler. Lf it does this, the anti-monopolists will nominate him ut Chicago on the 14th inst., and the na- tionals at Indianapolis on the 28th, La- bor reformers all over. the country will support him. In case this is done Gen. Weaver believes Butler can carry both Michigan and lowa by 20,000 each. NEBRASKA. THE STATE CONVENTION, LixcoLy, Neb., May 1.—The republi- can state convention met and organized by the election ot Congressman E. K. Valentine for chairman, and Ray N secretary. A committes on resolutions was appointed. Tho central committee renorted delegates for all counties except Gage, in which there was a contest, and recommended that each contesting dele- gation be given eight and one-half votes, the county being entitled to seventeen votes, The convention at 11:30 is lis- tening to arguments. UTAH INSTRUCTS FOR ARTHUR. Sarr Lakw, May 1—The republican territorial convention, in session to-day, passed strong resolutions for separation of church and state, favoring a protective tariff, for silver and gold as equal stand- ard, endoraed the administration of Pres- 1dent Arthur, Gov. Murray, and favored a legislative commission for Utah, and vigorous action for the suppression of pulygamy. Gov. Murray and General H. Kimball were clected delegates to the Chicago convention, C. C. Goodwin and J. C. Gallagher, alwrnates, The conven tion instructed the dejegates to support Arthur as first choice. RHODE ISLAND. ARTHUE AHMEAD, Provipence, R. I, May 1.—Gorham P, Pomeroy, J. M. Bates, Emery H. Wilson and Daniel B. Littlefield were to-day elected delegates at lirge to Chi- cago by the republicans. Four alter- nates were also named. The delegatfon is unpledged and uninstructed. The proferences of the delegates nd alter- nates is nnderetood to be: 4 for Arthur, 2 for Edmunds, 2 for Bl FLORIDA. AN ARTHUR DELEGATION. JacgsonviLe, Fla., May 1,—The re- publican state conventien at St. Augus- tine had a stormy time. The vegudar, or office holders set of delegates were de- clared elected, as follows: W. M. Led- witch, Wi, G. Stewart, J. D Cole, 1, Egan. The delegates declared elected aro Arthur men, but uninstructed. KENTUCKY. BLAINE DEL] TES EXCLUDED, Loumsvizie, May L.—In the republi ean conveation to-day, when the commit teo on credentials made minority and majurity reports there followed a general row. The disorder wae almost pande- monium, The majority report exeluding the Blaine delegation in the contest from the Bth district was finally adopted. 0, NORTH CAROLINA, ALL ¥OR ABTHUE, Raveion, May 1. —In the republican state convention to-day J, J, Mott and W. Dockery (white) and J, E. O'lars and Jas. Harris (colored) were elected delegates, All for Arthur, WYOMIVG THE STATE REPUBLICANS, Dixver, May 1.—The repvblican state convention organized this morning ' with Hent' E, Baroum as president. | FOL ARTHUE, Evanstoy, Wyo, May 1.—The repub- lican territorial convention here to-day, chose J. W. Meldrum and James Franee delogates to Chicago. They favor Ar. thur, — CHICAGO MARKETS UNUSUAL STRENGTH. Special Dispatch to Tix Bue Crnicaco, May 1.—Unusual strength wan devoloped in the markets to-day in the face of discouraging advices from foreign and eastern points, Throughout the entire session, how ever, feeling was greatly unsettled, and fluctu- ations very rapid. Deliveries on May contracts were large, but had generally been placed and did not have any speclai effect. THE SHARP ADVANCE in wheat und corn was attributed partial- ly to the bad weathor in tho west, being reported wot and colder. The shorts also showed great anxiety to cover. Op- ening sales for June wheat ranged any- where from 92 to 92%¢, batafter the first les there came a sharp rally and pric & advanced 2 to o, July commanding a larger premium over June and finally closed 1 to 14s over the closing prices on "Change yesterday. May closed 92} to 924¢, June 9415 to 94 July 951e. On call sales 1,910,000, June declined }e, July declined § ORN was very unsettied and pricos irregular. The market opened witha fow sales at lower prices and quickly became strong under nctive buying, nrices advancing 12 to 15 above iuside prices; eased off and closed § to je high- er than the closing oz chauge yesterday. May closed at 533; Juno at 514; July 673. On call sales wero 280,000 bu, May and June declined g, July declined . 0ATS showed some strength early along with the other markets, then eased off and olosed a shade ensier, May closed at 313c to 81fc, June 333, July 33c to 334e. On call sales were 60,000; May and July advancing }c, and June advancing o. MESS PORK was only moderately active, raled bc lower early, then ralii d 30c to 40c, closed steady. Muy closed at 17 25, June 17 45, July 1755. On call sales were 5,250 bbls, prices ruling bc higber. LARD was active and firmer, and ranged 15 to 20c higher; May closed at $8 55, June €8 70, July $88). On call sales were §7.50 at unchanged prices. THE CATTLE MARKET ruled slow and prices wore weak from from first to last. Thero was a fair de- mand for butchers' stock, and prices ruled steady. The demand for stockers continues light, and the supply is only moderato. Good to chaice shipping, 1,200 o 1,350, $5 70 to 6 15; common 10 medium, 1,000 to 1,200, $5.26 to 6 60 e —m—— BUCKING THE BUCKCT-SHOP, The ChicagoBoard ot Trade Thinks Ic Has Its Vulger Opponent Complet=ly Downed This Time. Cmicaco, May 1.—The Board of Trade to-day took exclusive chargs of hand- ling the telegraphic qu>tations and other commercial news. Heretofors this work has been done by the Western Union telegraph company, which had a force of news gathers and operators on board who transmitted the markets, failures, ete., to individuals and commercial ex- changes throughout the country. The company 88 a COMMON CarTier .WaS un- able to resist discrimination in this news, and the consequence was the board of trade was unable to prevent the bucket shops from receiving the quotation, It was with & view to cuttiug off these bucket shops that the board took the husiness out of the hands of the Western Union, contracting wich it meroly for the transmission of messages to points addressed. This went mto operation to- day, the board having its own Joperators and news gatherers on thedloor of the exchange iu uniform. The bucket shops are unable to post quotations, and it is olaimed it is tho same ull over the country. —— The Dynamite Seare, Toroxto, May 1.—The Globe says of the dynawite diecovery. 1t is difficult to conceive what combination of malignity and folly is at the bottom of the attempt to blowjup theprovincial parliament build- ing, 1t would be charity (o suppose that was a mad man’s act, but the circum- stances surrounding the discovery points to the existence of a deliberate and ma- levolent design. It onght not tobs d f- ficult to find some traces of the vlllian, If found the action of the ‘Canadian justice will be so speedy and effvcrive there will be no need of raising a single invocation to Judge Lynch, Nashville Kaces Nasuveeee, Tenn, May 1.—This is the first day of the races. In the mile raco Glendower won; Lily B, 2d; Sov- eroigu Pat 81 Fellowplay bugs blor d vessel at the half mile—time 1: (( Hu)f wile—Two year olds. Blue Ey.d Bello won; Tabitha 24; Maggie M. 3d. Time, b4, Mile heate—Manitoba won both heats; Bitter Water 31, Time, 147 aad 1.60 Mile-—maiden three year olds—Ja- quita Let; Farrandale 2d; Exploit 3d. Time, 1.48. o WasHING 10 ——— Lablic Debt, May 1.—Decreass in the public debt during April, $5,232,075; 887,060, decreaso since June 30th, 1883 silyer certifi- vertiticates of deposir, rtificates, $208, 31,016; fractiou- cates, §116 574,231; $106,025,000; refu 4060; legu) tend r al currency, 6993 107, The Slugger Knocked Oat, Orvowsnart, May 1—Mayor Stephens telographed this = mornivg from Vin. cenries, Indiana, to his secretary to per- mit no eparring or elugging matches on OMAHA. NEB. FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 2 1884, ‘DAILY BEE THE BRITISH LANDLORD, e Manner n Whi e is Oeiing ol in e West Olaims by the Wholesale Being Seoured by Fraud, Thirty-Eight Claims by the Earl of Dunraven in Colorado. By a Corporation ‘‘Organized Under the Laws of England."” Claims Seoured by * Entry Men " and Men Never on the Ground. Investigation by the Government Openly and Violently Obstructed, THE LION'S SHARE APPEARS TO BE ALL HE OAN GET Wasimiseron, D. C., May 1 ccrreapondence recently passed b the department of the interfor and Sena. tor Plumb, chairman of the committee on publis Jands, with reference to information called for by the resolution of Murch 17, last, regarding the nnluisi-' tion of public lands by foreign corpora- tions or syndioates, Reports from epe- cial agents accompany these papers, Special agent J M Jones reports in re- lation to thirty-eight claims in Estes park, Colorado, owned by the Estes Park Co., “organized UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND and doing business in Colorado.” Wind- ham Thomas, Earl of Dunraven, appears to be one of the chief functionaries ot the company. Thirty claims, the gen. eral agent found, were secured for peo- ple who were never in .his park at all. The remaining eight were secured by people who made occasional visits and a show of improvement. In no case was the law complied with, Special agent Wilson T. Smith reports the result of an investigation in_Califor- nia into the transactions of the Falkner- Bell company, ANOTHER ENGLISH HOUSE. He secured complete evidence in six- teen cases, proving that an entryman took up the timber lands under an agree- ment to transfer to the agents of the syn- dicats, each eutryman receiving $50 for his services, Further investigation was stopped by agents of the syndicate. who surrounded the hotel with their henchman and no one who made an entry with them was allowed to approach the special agent's room, @ {;: BNYRIED AIfVE, LonpoN, May 1.—Fifty workmen were two, John Wesley and Billy 8mith, and cowboys from the T b range. All the men are well known here. ANOTHER V CTIM. Mr. Payne is reported to ba dying. Tho bullet entered his breast over the heart and came out below the shouldor blade. Goppart was first shot in the back and then in the forehead. He died instantly. ow The Butter and Oherso Mon—Rain ~A Deaf Man Killed by Drs Morses, May 1.--The Iowa But- ter and Choese arsociation meets in this city Wodnesday, May Gth, to organize for tho busineas of thescason It will bo an important meeting of thoso interested in tho butter and cheese business. It will take steps to defend this important in- dustry from frauds which aro being made to b ing it into disgrace and make it un. profitable. A cold drizzling rain has fallen all day, which will hurt the seed already put in, to a great extent. The storm appears to be general all over the stute. A deaf man named Robert Smiley 20 yearn old was run over by an extra train on the Rock Island, two miles of Patter- eon. His head was crushed into a shape- lees mass and ono of his legs broken, P Sale of Teotting Stock, ATr, May 1.—The salo of trot- ck ut Woodlawn, belonging to the eatuto of Horaco Burger, was very suc- cessful. Twenty-two head brought $26,016—an average of $1,182 50. John Rogers, a black stallion, record 2:23}, by Gerge Wilkes, dam by Fearnaught, sold to T. K. Johnson, of Bloomington, 11, for $14,600. Gen Hancock, a bay stal- lirn, by George Wilkes, dam Peri, by Edwin Foreat, was sold to Frank Duhme for §2,600. Mary Belmont, bought as a yearling by Mr Bugheralong with Maud 8., sold for $1,126. e — Mail Robbing on the Northern Pacific. Vicroria, B C., May 1—The astound- ing discovery is made that mails that left Victoria March 21st and 24th for the east. and Europe, have never reached their des- tination, . Iobbery cause. It is believed to have taken ; lace on the line of the Northern Pacific. The pecuniary loss will be heavy. Lost De cember two mails from Canada and Eog- land for Victoria, via. N. P, were atolen, e —— Base Ball Pavilion lavse, CiNciNNaTI, May 1—At the close of the game of base ball gamo between the Cincinnatia and Columbus clubs to-day the general pavilion gave way and about a dozen persons were 1njured, one fatally. Threo were removed iu a patrol wagon while the rest wers taken away in car- rioges. It was & miracle thats number Toronto. is assigned as the |b Heo exhibited a fiscimile «f the cartridges discovered, which are of the size ordinnrily used in blasting and for blowing out tree stumps, they are merchantable in every statoin the union; a8 also in the Dominion and can be found in noarly overy hardware store. They require a cap or battery for their explo- sion, and would not have created the damage as might have been supposed even had they been exploded. The official stated that the fact that the name of the company was on the cartridgea was officinls of the company were not aware of any plot agsinat the Dominion govern- ment, as might have heen supposed. —— FoRY GH UM CONGRESS, SENATE, Wasningron, May 1.—Tho Senato was cocupied in dcbate on tho shipping bill, and adjourned with Vest (dem., Mo.) having the floor, HOUSE, The morning hour waa dispensed with. Mr. Morrison (dem, Ill.) moved the house go into committeo of the whole on tariff bill, and ponding that moved that all general debate on the bill be closed at 1 o'clock Tuesday next. Mr. Randall (dem. Pa.) said he had no objection to closing the debate, but hoped he would accord an hour on Tues- day. Mr. McKinley gave notico that at the conclusion of the general debato a motion would be made to strike out enaoting clause. Mr. Findloy hoped the debate was not going to be choked off. **I'hero is no occasion for talking about ‘choking off " replied Morrison. La reply to a question by Mr, Deuster the speaker stated that up to the present time forty three gentlemen had nddrossed the committee. 1t was agreed that private business be suspended to-morrow and the day be devoted to the tariff debate. Morrisun's limitation motion was not agreed to without division and the house went into committee of the whole as in- dicated, Mr. Brumm (cep. Pa.,) spcke in ad vocacy of the protection systemn. Hori- zoutal reduction was a horizontal hum- ug. Mr. Clay (dem. Ks.) endorsed the Morrison bill, Mr. Eaton (vep. Ct.) said to the gen- tlemen from Now York and Illinois (Hewitt and Morrigon) that the pending bill which they forced on the house was utterly and directly opposed to the con stitution, Tt was said it was a step in the right dircction. Ho asserted it was a crab step. Heread Section 8 of the constitution of the confederate atates, and suid somo of his friends seemed to forzet that this was Washington and not Montgomery, If a record was te be made, let the democratic party make the were not killed outright. El rnu's Position, New Yok, May 1.—The inability of Keene to meet his contracts did not af- buried by a falling wall of Whitely's building to-day. % TRICHINAL, BeruiN, May 1.—Prof. Virchow says that trichinosis in Germany is caused by eating imported American meat confinad to few isnlated cases at Bremen. He points to the dangers connectod with rearing pigs, and urges compulsony examiuation of German and American pork, e — A ROTTEN BUILDING. A St. Paul Shell of Fragmentary Limestone Orumbling to the Ground. 8r. Paur, May 1,—This morning the the wall of the wholesale millinery houss of J. Oppenheimer & Co. on Fourth street cracked, carpenters set to work to brace the building. The work of remov- ing a seventy thousand doilar stock be- gan, The building was built of fragmen- tary limestone ton years ago. Tue cause of the wall weakening was excavation for an adjoining building. A large crowd collected and considerable money chang- ed hands, some botting that the whole buildiag would fall, others only that a hole in the wall would cesult. Daring the afternoon & portion of the wal! fell, making a gap of twenty foet wide from ground to roof and letting & poction of the roof sink to the second story, orush- ing a lange quantity ofstock to thelamount $25.000. Uniusured aguinst accident. The building belongedto Herman Grove A strong wind would be likely to tumble the whole wall var, - — Postal Telograp.iPressuro. New Yorx May 1 — Tho Western Union Telegraph company t -day ordered @ reduction from 20 to 30 per cent on rates to prominent poiuts, south and west. All night mesiages to points ue far west as Kansas City, be forwarded a1 15 cents for ten words and 1 cent for ench additional word. There will he no change in the tariff of esstern messagos. ——et— KANSAS 'KeRUHIERS, FOR THE HARFEE BANK RKOBBERS, Hauren, Ko, May 1—A report is re- ceived from Medicine Lodgoe that the four bank robhors were captured and plrced in jail; that s mob broke the juil in, shot one to desth, took the other three out and hang-d them. Payne, the bank president, is dying, AWINT RETRIBUTION, Kavsss Crev,iMay L—A Journals's Harper correspondent says: S41ft ret- ribution hus overtaken the Medicine Lodge murderers, The posse in pursuit yesterday came up with the robbers three miles from the town, captured them after o short struggle, brought them back to town and lodiged them io jail. A crowd gathered at 10 o'clock lust night and uttacked the building. Oue robber opend fire, wheroupon the crov.d KIDDLED WIN WISH BULLELS, The rewsining three werg taken out conducted to the edge of town, and hung. The excitement of the crowd was intense. It refused to listen to the ofli cers. One of the prisoners begyed for wescy, the others died game. THE ROBBERS CITY OFFICIALS, The excitement iucreased when it was the Babbath. Thin is iuended to prohibit | found that two of therobbers were Henry the propused exhibivion of Johu L. Sulli- I after & somewhat stormy dilnuuian.|'ln. Brownand Ben Wheelar, the marshal sud depty marshal of Caldwell, The other jfound in the government building at{ter for fect the market to-day. Keeno this worning refused to see any person. 1 18 believed Keene will pay 100 cents on the dollar. He had several offers of as- sistauco to-day but refused until he finds his exact position. Lt is said he met two or three small demards this morning. et R A Methodise Conterence, PHILADELPHIA, MaY 1.—The general conference of Methodiats is lurgely atten- ded. Bishop Simpsonand Drs, Vernon of Italy, Taylor of Lexington, Ky. Trumbull, of Ohio, and Monree parti pated in the opening exercises. Bishop Bowman, chairman. Addresses of wel- come by Dr. Longacre and Geo. Pattison. o —— Rich 1ima ppears, New York, May 1.—Benj Wallace, & wealthy suap muuutaciurer, wissing since Tuesday morning, when he left the offize of Georgo McAdams, his lawyer, in com- pany with a stranger. He had a large winount of money and valuable jowelry on hs person. Foul pluy is feared. His busiaess is in & flourishing condition, It is said he is worth nearly a million. —— Mexican ssunk Katlure, Mexico, May 1.—1L'he bank of Mete- pio hus closed. It will pay the creditors but will probably cease baukmg busiaess. A steady run on national and mercantile bauks creates some uueasiness in com- mercial circles, but the banks claim to be prepared to moet all obligatio i AN Not Guilty. WasniNeron, May 1.—Judge Wylie sustained the motion to exclude the tes- rimony of Price in the Keollogg trial,nold- ing that the offense was barred by the statute of limizations. The jury gave a verdict of not guilly. A Pootens' Wedding, Spacial Dispatch to Tis Bee, MiLwAukgs, May 1.—At noon to-day Miss Ella Wheeler, the well known Wis- consiu pootess, was married here to R bart M. Wilcox, of Meridan, Conn, e a—— Sulllvan's Noxt Vi Cnicaco, May 1,— has necepted Sullivan's chullenge, offer- g to uny wan $1,000 and the receipu of exhibition who will stand before him four rounds, and will put Jim Good against the champion, e e— Tho Theiis' Beparture, record a clean one, . decent one, and not cut off the tail of the miserable repub- lican bantling and call it & democratic measure. Thero was not a democrat in the District of Columbia who was 8n stupid he could not have tramed such a bill as this. He continued: All we would have to do would be to take a car hook and chup off the little old bill, There was not » single article which went to the south which was not cheaper than it was 10 yenrs ago. No matter how wrong pro- tection was the fact remained that it had cheapened everything under God's heav- ens that man, woman or child used The gentleman from Kentucky (Turner) had spoken'in & contemptuous manner of yankees. Ho wasa yankee and would not hear anybody use the term contempt- uously without administering rebuke. The men of New Kngland had turned the tide of the revolutionary war. He did not fyrget that when their commander-in- chief of the army at Saratoga wus in his tent stupid, or cowardly, or drunk, a Connecticut general who had no com- mand led tho battle three times aud won the victory. **What was his name?” inquired Ham- mond., t*flia name, I réfret to say,” replied Eatou, “was Arnold, and he is the only yauke traitor I know of." He continued: “I" supposc states could fiud a good. many.” (Ap plause and laughter on the republican side) 1u conclusion, Eaton made a strong appeel for the preservation of the rights of a state, Eaton was listened to with attention. The speech was especially enjoyed by the republicans, who fre- quently interrupted with applause and laughter. Mr. Hammond supported the Morri- son bill and said Eaton's action in read- ing from the confederato constitution was in order to excite northern prejudice against the south, Mr. McComas attacked the bill for placing bituminous coal on the freu list. The house then took recess until 8 in the eveniug, the session to be for debate on the tarift bill, other The score, New Yonrk, May 30.—Rowell, 870; Fitzgerald, 881; Noremae, 361; Vint, 345; Herty, 344; Eleon, 822; Nitaw, 136; Panchat, 852, ireat excitomemt prevails at Madison Square this morning when Fitzgerald took tho lead of the ostrians, At 10:58 Kitzgerald beat all records, com- pleting 387 miles, highest record ever wade. The Spa Mavrin, May 1 —Two bands of insur- gents appeared at Lerida and Gerona, Naw Youk. May 1--The Greoley flag- abip, Thetis, sailed to.dsy. Secretaries Chaudler and Lineoln, General Hancock and other celebrities accompauied the vessel to Sandy Hook on the gun boat Tallaposie, Harbor salutes were given the departing craft. —— Another for Arvthar, Raceay, 8. C. May 1.—Full attend- ance at the republican state convention, Iudications point to the nomination of York, Liberal, for governor, the elec tion of Arthur delegates to Chica- g0, —— Oan Buy ihem Ay Placs, CuiBAGo, May 1.—A representative of The Associato Press this mornivg had an interview with the presideut of the Aetna Powder Works, the brand of whose com-l panys was on four dynamite cartridges cut the telegraph wires, and destroyed the ruilway bridge at Gerona, Troops are pursuing. G 0 Discovery, KixostoN, Ont., May 80,—Guld in Jargo quantities has boen discovered in the township of Kaladar, 40 miles from this city, Oonsiderable dust has been brought here. o — Wind Bags, Towa Ciry, Iowa, May 80, ~ The inter state associstion to-day settled the cou- test between tha rival lowa orators, by voung to admit McHenry over Dyer. "The contest to-uight will be largely at- tended, A Prime M, Loxoox, Muy. Balfour, 1nd advoeate for { nounged shortly Thoy Confzss to Four Murders af A TRIPLE THROTTLING. Three West Virginia Desperados Roped by & Mob. The Immediate Porvocation Being Two Murders for Money. sufticient probability to indicate that the | The Fiends the Leaders of a Band of 100 Members. Who for Two Years Had Made Murder and Robbery a Business. = 3 Other Times. The Vigilantes Allow the Scoundre] § the Consolation of Religion, ON AN OLD M TREE. ¥ THREE DESPRRADOES, , W. Vi, May 1.—Last night news reached here that Scott Hiil, Brown Hill and Charlcy Spinlock, whofa~ tallyshot A. J. Woodn and instantly killed his son Alvin, a young man of 18 years of age, near St. Albans, in this county ast Mouday night, upon arriving at St. Albans at a late hour last night found that the men had been caught. The Hill boys were hanged on an ot treo on hill one mile west of town by a mo") of five hundred men who were unmasked. The mob captured the Hill boys froia the guard at the hotel. ‘The mob then took them to the place named, fastoned a cord around their necks, threw the other end over a limb and sent for Rev. Stump, who questioned the desporadoes as to their crimes, Scott Hill confessed thut he and Jack Dobson last Saturday met and visited the home of ex-sheriff Adkins, in Boone county, demanded his mnoney and were refused. Hill then shot him and left him for dead. The robbers went to Spurlock’s residence on the main Mud river on Monday. Dobson was left. The two Hills and Spurlock visived Wood's residence, where they expected to secure $2,600. They Dblacked their faces, entered the house and demanded money, but wero refused. One robber knocked down old man Woods, who was shot three times by one of the robber's comrades, ° THE BULLET entered Woods’ back. The other struck him in the face and neck, The robbers were then shot at zeveral times by Miss Wocds, who was then attracted to her father's roome. The villains could not stand the fire and fled. They saw young Woods going across the fields; believed he was after help. Scott Hill said that he shot at young Woods fifty yards away, where found a few hours later. Youn; Woods was dead, with a bullet throug his heart and a wound in the arm. After the confession, Rev. Stump was asked to pray. When the 1eligious services were over, stout men took hold of the ropes, pulled the bodies of the two Hills clear from the ground, fastened the ropes, and returned to the village, leaving the bodies DANGLING IN THE NIGHT AIR, The bodies were left hanging two or three hours, then cut down, taken to the village and placad iu an undertaking es- tablishment, where they were viewed by hundreds of people to-day. Spurloc! was rescued from the mob and brought his city this morning, where he isin jail, Much excitement prevails here and in Stalbans, and it is feared ths rnob will make au effort to tuke him out to-night and hang him. The officer who brought him here, togother with the prisoner, wulkod twelve miles to reach tho jail. Spurlock’s confession substantiates Scott Hill's statement, but adds that he did part of the shootivg. Thoe band is com- posed of OVER ONE RUNDRED MEMBERS, who were sworn to protect each ofher, He says he and Hill have been operatin for two yoars, killed four men an wounded scveral. He has » wifo and children, snd his homo was the mceting place of the band. Old man Woods can not recover. The robbers were identified by Miss Woods. Spurlock had lised a number of years near Woods' and knew he had money in the house, e —— The Go-as-you-please, New York, May 2—1 4. M.—Rowell, 440; Fitegerald, 448; Noremac, 396; Vint, 408; Hertz, 395; Klsen, 372; Nitaway, 160; Panchat, 192, ANDREWS’ KINGZDER) AIRGWDER g g &