Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 23, 1887, Page 1

- o Lok R S 8 i A U il 35 s 1 s b i VS 005 T W il i . 1 Wk D47 o 2 T . o SEVENTEENTH YEAR. A TRAIN WRECKER'S WRENCH David Hoffrcan Reaches the End of His Rope in Nebraska Oity. FOR A Life of Outlawry Brounght to a Sud- den and Merited Close—The Plot, the Wreck, the Trial and the Hanging. The Execution of David Hoffman. EBRASKA City Neb,, July 22.—|Speclal Telegram to the Ber. |—David Hoffman was attired last might in a neat, well-fitting plain suit of black, provided by Sheriff MeCallum. He ate a hearty supper and spent the evening chatting pleasantly with friends, referring but once to hls approaching execu- tion, when in reply to aquerry from the Beg, he said he thought he could go through it all right; anyway he would brace up the best he could. After spending some time with his spiritual adviser, the Rev. R. Pierson of the M. E. chureh, he retired about 10:30 o'clock and soon fell into a sleep from which he did not awake until about half past five this morning. He expressed himself greatly refreshed and feeling splendidly. ‘When asked what he would wish for break- fast he replied that “‘anything will do; you always give me a good meal.” He then ex- pressed a desire for some fruit, which the nurse furnished him, and he ate sparingly of some bananas and oranges. He was very composed during this time, but Jlooked hag- gard and anxious. He talked freely with those around him. When asked if there was anything else he desired he replied: “There is not,” and sald that everyone around the jail had always been very kind to him in everything, for which he thanked them. Hoffman ate a nearty breakfast. At 10 o'clock tho death warrant was read to him, after which he bade farewell to his brothers. He bere up bravely. At10:20, in company with Sheriff McCal- lum and his spiritaal adviser, Hoffman ascended the scaffold, with a firm tread. Rev. Pierson offered a prayer, after which Hoffman made an effort to say something, but broke down and had to be supported by a deputy. His shoes were removed, the noose adjusted, and the black cap put on his head. Sheriff McCallum sprung the trap at10:25 a. m,, which launched the soul of the train- wrecker into eternity, His neck was not broken, and hestrangled to death. His pulse ceased to beat at 10:33, and his body was cut down and turned over to Coroner Brauer, who left with it this afternoon overland for Unadilla for burial. Sheriff McCallum did his work well and the best of order pre- vailed. Several thousand people were upon the streets, but only about fifty witnessed execution, these mostly newspaper men, who «occupled the sheriff's oftice, the windows of ‘which commanded a good view of the scaf- fold outside. Cowpany B of the Nebraska National guards were ordered out by the governor to keep the peace. Two of Hoffman’s brothers were in tne city, but did not witness the execution. John Fitch and Henry Norton, two of Hoffman’s fricnds, were present by invitation of the condemned man. There was a well circulated rumor on the streets to-day that a mob of determined men from the country would make an attempt to got the fiendish Shellenberger to-night, but it cannot be traced to any reliable source, though there are any num- ber of citizens who express the regret that Shellenverger did not hang from the same scaffold. He was reported as half dead from tright and begging for protection, the rumor having reached him in some way. The execution of Hoffman was the first legal hanging that has ever occurred in Otoe county and the citizens are anxious that sev- eral more should follow soon, THE CRIME for which Hoffman suffered death was the wreck of the south bound passenger train on the Missourl Pacific near Dunbar, Otoe county, on the night of January 11, 1887, The train consisted of an engine, baggage and two passenger cars and & Pullman, and left Omaha at 9 p. m. with eighty-seven pas- sengers. It was making up lost time and running forty miles an hour, when it struck a misplaced rail one mile north of the station. The engine plowed alongthe side of the r turned over and penned James Dewitt to the frozen ‘The trottle valve plercea and caused instant death. The fireman escaped with a few slight bruises, ‘The engineer evidently saw the Jdanger ahead and endeavored to avert what he knew must be fatal to himself or to the passengers. 1n the brief space of time left ho partly reversed the lever and bravely died at his post to save those in his charge. The train on lerv!nu the track cut loose trom the engife and plunged into the creek thirty feet below. KEvery car save the chair car turned on their sides, but fortunately none of the assengers were fatally iojured, although forty of them were more or less hurt, The expross nessenger, Frank Chenowith, was caught in the wreck of the baggage car and terribly injured. One of tho safes struck the side of bis head, nmshlnfi his tade and breaking his skull. His case seemed hopeless from the outset, but after a few weeks, and tho re- moval of twenty-four pieces of ghattered bone from the wound, rlu began to mend, Il;‘i“" three wonths was able to leave his THE CRASH of the train and the erles of the passengers for assistance was heard at farm houses near by, and in Dunbar, and young and old turned out to succor the unfortunate. The night was a bl t moonlight one, and with the iight snow the ground, made it almost a5 bright as day. Hundreds of willing hands soon succeeded in extricating all the passengers and train men from the wreck, The injured weore taken to town and their wants attended to by the doctors, THE NEWS OF THE DISASTER THE LEAP ETERNITY. next morning sent a thrill of horror through this and neighboring states and prompt and energetic measures were taken to hunt down the perpetrators. Superintendent Dalby and Sheritf McCallum made an examination of the track and discovered clews that even- tually led 1o the arrest of David Hoffman and Jawes Bell, The spikes and fishplates of the rail had been drawin and the rail pushed in 50 that the flange of the wheels must strike it and throw it out of place. A erowbar was found near the track and a broken tool Lhouse some distance away furnished convincing proot that the disaster was deliberately planned and executed. FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW lead directly to the house of Jolin Hoffman, & fow hundred yards from the track, Coro- per Brauer, Sheriff MeCallum sThowas Han- ion, Thowas Dunbar and others traced the footprints from the tool house to the wreck, thence through & corn lield to Hoffman's house, David Hoffman and Bell were found In the house and subjected to a rigid ques- tloning about the wreek. Their storfes were onflieting and palpably false that they re placed under arrest. Their foctgear was then fitted to the tracks 1o the snow, and fonod to be an exact imprint--even to the patch on Hoffman's rubber b{ot‘ AVOIDING A LY¥NCHING, Coroner Brauer impauuelled a jury and took evidence strongly against the ctwo men. Their own testimony was very con- mmnlu. though they persisténtly deuied any knowledge of the alfair. 'The people around Dunbar, upon learning of the evidence, wero ,mll excited, and a mob was formed lor a [ynching, but by the vigilance of Sher- deCallum and Deputy Huberle, the mob e d umlvrimnun were bronght Nebraska Cu{. Toffman and Bell were untit Thursday L Wi A tho county jall 't aiter 'EO 58k y.i which time Acsstx s | 2 Frang OMAHA. SATURDAY MORNING, JULY Tutt, John DelLong and several other Missouri Pacific detectives, in company with the sheriff, took the prisoners to aroonfin the Grand Pacific hotel, where a separate confession was obtained from the men, each making a clean breast of the whole matter and agreeing in every important particular, except that each made other the principal. THE CONFESSION, Hoffman detailed the events leading up to and the cominission of the crime. He met Bell at Unadilla on January 7. On the night of the wreck he asked Bell to stay with him at his brother John's, all night. They had dinner there during the day. and in the afternoon witnessed a saloon fight between Bell and a man named Roberts. ~ Late in the evening they left the saloon for John Hofl- man’s house. ~*‘We walked on the Missouri Pacific track” said Hoffman. “We were pretty full and Bell told me that it we had all the money that was on the train that was coming along he would go to Europe and live like a king. Then he said to me that it 1 would help him we could get the money and both ¢o over to Europe and get on & h--11 of a spree. 1 asked him how we cculd et it and he said that if we would put a lo, on the track and fasten it we could smas| the train and get the money. I told him I wouldn’t put a log on the track and then he said ‘Then we can get a crowbar and break away a rail’ 1 didn’t want to do that either, but he kept talking to me about the money and said that nobody would be huart and when they were all scared we could get into the express car and get the money. We wentdown to the Missouri Pacitic tracks and went north until we came to the Burlington & Missouri cross- ing and Bell said there is a tool house, let us break it open. Bell took a large stone and smashed in the door and we went in and took a claw-bar and a wrench, We went up the track about a mile, and as there was a bright moon we could see up and down the track agreat distance. ‘@ worked hard and t got out the last bolt when the train came along, Werushed downin the ditch and stayed there a few moments, and we heard the crash of the train and the steam escap- ing, and we heard _ the screams of the passengers. e then ran across a corn field toward the east and walked slow to my brother John Iloff- man’s house. I introduced Bell and told my brother that we had just walked over from Dunbar and wanted to stay the rest ot the night. My brother then heard of the ditch- ing and went down to the place, and a little wfille atterward we went down and helped the passengers and we tried to get at the money, butas there were so many around, we gave it up and went back to John’s house. We staid all night talking about the thing, and decided to quit the country if we ‘were suspected.” . THF, TRIAL. At Hoffman’s trial on April 6 Bell turned states evidence, saying in substance that he was willing to tel he_knew about the wrecking, He had been in Dunbar the even- ine before the wreck and got drunk. Hofl- man asked him to go with “him to his broth- er's house, north of town, amd remain all night. ‘They stobped under a shed north of town, when Dave said: ‘“I'here will be a passenger train due here soon with lots of money, and 1 want some badly.” Bell asked: “How can you get it while they are run- ning?’ “wait and see.” replied Hoffman. He had a Chicago, Burlington & Quiney tool house key, with which be unlocked the B. & M. tool liouse, where they secured a bar and wrencl, and together they went to the Mis- souri Pacific track, Hoffinan bein« consider- able in advance, Bell claiming to have been too drunk to know what they were doing. ‘When Bell came up with Hoffman he was working to remove the rall on the track, and to Bell’ query as to whathe was doing, re- plied that he ‘was **going to wreck that d—d train and get some money.” Bell refused to have anything to do with the matter and re- monstrated with Hoffman, but he was de- termined, and threatened to swear the busi- ness on Bell if he did not remain and see it out. He remained until the rail was re- moved. The saw the head- light of the locomotive coming around the curve, and the train go into the ditch, got frichtened and ran together to John floflmnn's house and then returned with him to the scene of the wreck. They as- sisted the passengers out of the wreck, then returned to bed at John Hoffman’s. He asked Dave Hoffinan if hedid not feel sick over the result, and said he meant to tell all aboutit, Hoffman replied thathe and John would swear it on Beil if he told anything about it. Bell had intended to tell anyhow, but got scared out of the i dea when he saw the excited mob the next morning. Hoffman told exactly the same story, only making Bell the leader and himselt the drunken follower. . Hon. J. C. Watson and B. F. Wagner, of Atchison, Kan.,a Missouri Pacifie attorney, were the pmseeuflnr attorneys. The jury was out but thirty minutes. whena verdict of uilty was returned. Judge Chapman sen- {encm the prisoner to death. “le broke down and wept for the first and only time since the wreck until July 1, when he was placed In the iron cage, and a death watch set over him. James Bell recoived the very 1light sentence of ten years in the peniten- tiary for his share in the business, and he only escaped lynching when itbecaine known by his hnlnu hurriedly and secretly taken off to the penitentiary, A DRIEF CAREER OF CRIME. David Hefiman, the victim of to-day’s exe- cution, was born near Mt Pleasant, la., April 8, 1863, and was one of a family ot four boys and four girls, all living. At the age of thirteen he begzan a wild, roving career by leaving his parents’ home and mingling with a clags of tramping criminals in the west. There are scores of dark deeds In his life which he refused to reveal, among them cat- tle stealing in the ll:gubllcun valley, for which an old man named Weathersdike and his son were hung bg & mob, He had the cut of a bully and the swaggering air of a desperado, who, drunk or sober, Impressed one as a coward at heart and devilish on tho surface. The Brx man visited Hoffman in his cell last Sunday, at which time he appeared the most vnconcerned person in the city. He Iaughingly remarked, that “this is the last Sumh\y‘l’l\ spend In such an uncomfortable place as this for some time,” He was a very llliteraté man, never having went to school in his life, and also very superstitious. He insisted that he had a nightly visitor, from the spirit world, while corrined in his cell, a woman who cheered him up by assur- ing him that be *‘would come out all “right,” '“fii that he was sutfering for the sins of an- other. Hoffman’s parents reside in Decatur conuty, Kan. One sister, Mrs, Mattie Fitch of Elm- wood, Neb,, has been most untiring in her efforts in his Dbehalf, She circulated a petition, to which she got a large number of signatures, asking the commuta- tion of his sentence to prisonment f life, which she presented to Governor Th th her prayers, but her efforts were in vain. Aside trom this one sister, none of tions seemed to concern themselve least about his fate, and_apparently he had not afriend on earth, His father some time ago wrote him a letter in which he said he would much prefer to see him hang that to &0 to the penitentiary like his contederate, James bell, ———— Station Agents' Association, MixNgAroLts, July 22.—At the evening session of the railway station agents last night the report of the exccutive comwmittee was read, showing the receipts to be §1,344 and the disbursements $1,842. The commit- tes on constitution, amid much laugh- ter, asked for wmore time to pepare [y report, A committec of tive was appointed to form a mutual insur- ance company. The association then pro- ceeded to the election of ofticers, which re- sulted as follows: President, L. A. Clark, Columbus, Neb.; vice president, D. A, Lind- sley, lowa; secretary, O. L. Pickard, Wiscon- sin; treasurer, G. Lo Spink. ‘The railway station agents, ata meeting this morning, recodside; the action of yesterday, and decided to hold the naxt ses- sion at Philadelplia, justead of at Ma- moth Caye. Ditched by a Cow. PiEpyMoNT, Moy, July 22.—~The Memphis canpon ball train on the Iron Mountain road ran over a cow, derailing the whole train. and killing Engineer Alexander Hamilton, The passengers were badly shaken up, but unone serlously injured, i A Noted Peorlan's Death, Pronia, July 22.—Carl Feinse, a mnoted Peorian, died to-day. azed fifty-nine years, I'¢ had several Peoria eity and county offices wits ut one dime the " democratic candi- .-,:;xrnnmm superintendent of publie io- truelion. THE ALIEN ACT DECISION. Substance of Atiorney General Garland's Opinion as Furnished the President. TREASURER JORDAN'S DEFICIT. It Amounts Only to Two Dollars and a Half—Horses lmported For Breeding Purposes Are Not Dutiable, Garland's Alien Act Decision. WasniNGToy, July 22,-~Referring to the eable dispateh from London in regard to Attorney (ieneral Garland’s opinion on the alien act, it is stated that the opinion was Kiven to the president sometime ago. The president had asked for an opinion at the re- quest of certain persons connected with min- ing operations who were desirous of obtain- ing information. The opinion never chanced to be given out for publication, although at no time was 1t regarded as a secret. It was given to the Associated press to-night. ‘The attorney general’s reply to the presi- dent considers the various sections of the act of March 3, 1857, at fm“ length. His con- clusions are summed up as follows: 1. As mines are real estate or inheritible I‘m:'lmsls in real estate, the act does not apply o0 them. 2. Stock incorporation is perscualty, An alien can lawfully have, holdand own shares of stock issued by an American corporation Which is now thé owner of mineral lands in the territories, but if the holding by aliens exceeds 20 per cent, such corporation can neither acquire, hold, own, nor hereafter ac- quire veal estate while more than 20 per cent of the stock is held and owned by allens, 3. Under thenct the advancement of money hereatter by aliens for the purpose of devel- oping mining property is lawful, but no in- terest in real estate can be acquired by such advancement, nor would an alien have the right to purchase the real estate nor any in- terest therein on a loan made since the pas - sage of the act, even if sold on his own' se- curity or lien, 4. Aliens may lawfully contract with American owners to work mines by per- sonal contracts for heirs or by bonatide leases for a reasonable time. A Shortage of $2.50. WAsHINGTON, July 22.—In the examina- tion of the books andaccounts of Mr. Jordan, Iate treasurer of the United States, which has been concluded, the only discrepancy was a shortage of 82.50 in the way of wold coln of that aenomination which had been counted by weight, many years ago, and passed along from treasurer to treasurer as eorrect, and the mistake was only discov- ered by actual count. T'he tracer showed the name of the clerk who made the mistake, and as he is still in service, the matter was called to his attention and heat once made the shortage good, o that ‘‘Uncle Sam’s” cash account now balances.” Breeding Animals. WASHINGTON, July 22.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bek.] —T'nere seems to be a great deal of misunderstanding among customs officials concerning the meaning of the see- tion of the tariff law which exempts from duty “animals imported for breeding pur- poses.” The latest complaint comes from Galbraith Bros., of Jaynesville, Wis., who recently imported into the United States through the customs house at Detroit ten stallions known as *‘Cleveland Bays,” from Glasgow, Scotland. ‘The animals cost about 81,000 each and were brouzht through Canada, ‘The collector of customs at Detroit decided that because Judge Gresham decided that certaie horses brought from Caunada must duty, therefore these animals were subject to the tax on animals on the hoof. The tax was paid under protest and an appeal was taken to test the ca: ecretary of tho Treasury Maynard directed the coiluc((lr at Detroit to-day to take such steps as may be necessary to secure the refund of the iaxes pald and stated in his letter that any one who tmports auimals for breeding purposes in eood faith, whetner he intended to keep them or sell them, is entitled to free entry and that the value of the ho in question is evidence suflicient that they were im- ported for breeding purpo: More Discrimination Charges. WASHINGTON, July 22.—The Boston cham- ber of commerce complains to the inter-state commerce commission against the New York Central, Lake Shore, Boston & Albany for discrimination against Boston in favor ot New York in grain rates from Chieago, George Rice, of Marietta, O., files a formid- able complaint against a great number of roads, charging gross discrimination against him in rates on oil in favor of the Standard 01l company. Military Matters. WASHINGTON, July 22, — |Special Tele- gram to the BEe.|—Major J. G. Lee,iquarter- master, has been ordered from Chicago to Fort Winnebago, Wisconsin, for temporary duty. Japtain James Lawson has received or- ders to establish and command the aepart- ment rifle compauny at Fort Snelling, Minne- sota. Lieutenant Colonel A. E. Arnold, Kirst cavalry, has been ordered to report to the commanding officer of the department of Dakota for consignment to a station. Leave of absence for fifteen days to com- mence July 22, 1857, Is granted to Second Lieutenant Williamn H. Allan, Twenty-third cavalry. An army retiring board having found Ca) tain C. F. Rae, Eleventh infantry, mcapac ated for active service, hiis leave has been ex- tended until further orders. Leave of absence for seven days has been ruxlmnl to Captain W. H. Crowell, Sixth in- antry. ‘The leave of Liewenant M. M. Maxwell, Tenth cayalry, has been exended two months. Postal Changes, WABHINGTON, July 22.—[Special Telegram to the B The following western postal changes are announced to-day: Ernest A, Clark, commissioned postmaster at Deloit, Neb, Changes in star schedules, lowa. Ne- Maxwell: Leave Nevada Tuesdays, and Saturdays at 1 p. m., arrive by 4 p. w. ave Maxwell Tues- days, Thursdays and Saturdaysat 7 a. . arrive at Nevada by 11 a. m. From July 26, Redipgton to Livingston: ton Tuesdays and Saturdays at 9a. m., arrive at Livingston by 1 Leave Livingston Tuesdays and Saturdaysat 1 p. m., arrive at Redington by 4 p. m. From August 1, 1887, Folsomdale to Upland: Leave Folsom- dale Tuesdays and Saturdays at 9:22a, m., arrive at Upland’ by 10:37 a, w. ; leave Up- land Tuesdays and Saturdays at 8a. w., ar- rive at Folsomdale by 9:15 a. m* Bids Opened. WARHINGT July 22.—[Special Telegram to the Ber.| he following bids were opened by tho supervising architect to-day for iron stairs, ete., in the federal building at Council Bluffs, Ia.: Clmuylnn Iron and Fence Cor J'of Canton, 0., $8,577; Poul- son & Fi 87,675: ' Winslow Bros., Chicais Hugh Ketcham & Co., Indianapolis, $7,823; Clark, Ruftin & Co., Chieago, $11,2 . Batteries, WasmiNGroy, July 22.—Before accepting the cruiser Atlanta, Secretary Whitney says, regarding her battery trials, that her battery will be testea by actual firing until its work- Ing characteristics are determined and the defeets, if any, discovered. For these pur- poses & board will be appointed and the mat- ter settled at the earliest date. Cleveland's Western Trip. ‘WaASHINGTON, July 22.—The Star to-night says: The president has known for some Hgo of Wy determigation fo urge Ljm to take a westery tour notwithstanding his declination of the invitation to attend the Grand Army camp, 8nd he has been consid- ering the question, but has not yet decided whether or not he will go. It is quite proba- ble, though, that he will visit St. Louis and some other western cities after his southern trip this fall. F Created a New Office: WasmNGToN, Jaly 23.—The inter-state commerce commission has created a bureau to be styled its department of statistics, the head of which will be domninated auditor. C. C. McCain has been lnroinwd auditor and will enter upon his duties August 1, McCain is a native of Minnesota, and has held for ral years a responsible positi in the office of Albert Fink, trunk line com- missioner in New York city. i To Test the Atlanta. WasmiNGToN, July 22.—Secretary Whit- ney has appointed a board of naval officers to'take the cruisor Atlanta to the sea and give her battery a thorough test and report upon the results, Wants a Free Delivery. WASHINGTON, July 22.—|Special Tele- gram to the Beg.|—Postmaster Paul, of lowa City, has applied for the establishment of a free deliyery service there, The inspector will be sent to-morrow. Recelpts Excee penditures. WaAsniNGToN, July 22.—The receipts of the United States since July 1 have been $23,525,488, and the expenditures $22,795,441, being a net gain to date of $720,M47. ——— 1RON, Statistics Showing the Output in the United States for Six Montha. PmiLADELPIIA, July 22.—|Special ‘l'ele- gram to the Bre.|]—The bulletin published by the American tron and Steel association says: ‘“I'he American Iron and Steel asso- ciatlon has received from manufacturers complete statistics of the production of pig iron In the United States in the first six months of the present year. Also complete statistics of the stocks of unsold pig iron In the hand of manufacturers or their agents.on the 30th dnr of June last. ‘Lhese statistics are not on ly complete but they are accurate. The total production of pig iron in the United States in the first six months of 1887 amounted to 3,051,600 gross tons of 2,240 pounds. Our production in the last six months of 1886 was 8,045,642 gross tons, The production in the first six months ot 1587 was very slightly in excess of that in the last six months of 1886, The reduction in the make of bituminous pig iron was almost exactly balanced by the increese in the make of mixed anthracite and coke pig iron and slightly increased production of anthracite, pig iron alone indicating the substitution in the first 8ix months of 1887 of anthracite for coke in the production of ahout 115,000 net tons of pig iron. The production of splege- leizen and ferromanzanese in the first six months of 1857, included in the aggresate Ymdlwlinn of pig 1ron, is & disappointment, t was only 25,436 net tons. 1In the whole of the year 1856 we made 47,052 net touns. ‘The production of Bessemer pig iron tor the first half of 1857 was 1,445,674 net tons, or about 42 per cent of our total g]l‘uflxlcuoll of pig-iron. Stocks of pig Iron which were un- sold in the hands of manufacturers or their agents on the 50th of yune last and which were not intended for the consumption of manufacturers amounted to 264,717 net tons against 252,104 net tons on the 31st of Decem- ber last. ‘The general impression: has been that stocks were greatly reduced at the close of June, but figures show that they were as large then asat the beginning of the year, The aggregate was, however, very small compared with the immense consumption of pig iron that is now in progvess in this country. The production of Bessemer steel ingots in the lirst half of 1857, amounted to 1,637,572 net tons against 1,467,530 40ns in the last half of 1536, and 1,073,663 tons in the first half of 186, Included in the produets. of the first nalf of 1887, were 51,043 net tons of Clapp- Grittiths ingots arainst 211,561 tons in the last f 1856, and 24,810 tons in the first half ‘The production of the Bessemer ils in the first half of 1857, amounted 1,050,530 ‘I'he production in the first half of 1887, indicates a total produc- tion of 2,100,000 gross tons for the whole year. The production of 1886, was 1, 03 gross tons, including steel rails rolled n rolling ingots. The production of open- hearth steel rails in the first half of 1887, amounted to 174,400 net tons against 152,710 tons in the second half of 188, and 92,5 tons in the first half of 1856. In the first halt of 15887, we made 12,306 net tons of open- hearth steel rails. e Tramps Attack a Train, ST. Louis, July 22—Trainmen on the Vandalia train, due here at 10:30 last night, but which did not arrive until about 1 this morning, report that at Long Point, this side ot Indianapolis, Conductor Plantz discov- ered four rough looking men on the rear platform of the baggage car. He ordered them off the car, but when the train started up they got on the rear of the tender, whero they were again found when the train reached Greenup crossing, This time they were forcibly e}?cwd and they moved away, but it appears they did not go far, for as the teain was passing” & elump of bushes son twenty bullets were fired through the ba: cage, express cars and passenger coacher h ickily no one was hit. ‘The train came to a halt and search made, but the miscreants had fled. A posse of citizens was organized and a systematic search begun. . A Hoosler Attack on Cleveland. INDIANAPOLIS, July 22,--(Special Tele- gram 1o the BEE.|--Scott Ray, speaking at the annual meeting of the democratic editors of Indiana, at Lake Maxinkuckee, yester- day, denounced President Cleveland and his administration. His civil service policy was savagely attacked, and Bayard, Gar- land and Vilas were spoken of haushly, In concluding his speech Mr. Ray said that with Mr. Cleveland as the democratic candl- date for president in 1888, lndiaaa would be lost: that it was doubtful whether he could carry Virginia, West Virginia or North Car- olina; that he had allenated the demecratic meinbers of the Grand Army of the itepublicy and that thousand of labor votes 1n New York would not support him, lid iy The Cost of the Cofte Strike, PITTSBURG, July 22.--Uhe coke strike just ended was one of the most stubbornly con- tested battles ever fought between capital and labor. The fight lasted eleven weeks and four days. The amount of money lost by the long idleness cannot be accurately estimated, Wut it 1uns up into the millions. When the strike bezan four-fifths of the 11,000 men in the coke region had money of their own, but very tew or them have enough money now to take them out of the ~district if they wanted to leave. 1t is estimated the actual expense to the operators has been from $7,000 to $10,000 & day, while their Joss entire will foot up to-aver $1,000,000, e — o in the Pineries. E Mich.,, July 22.—Land lookers i from the woods to-day report a tornado passing through the southern parts of this county in the vicinity of Rainy river district and township of Allis, Presque Isle county, doing immense damage : to standing ine. Onone forty acre tract no tree was left stand- ing, 'The roads in all directions are com- letely blocked, by fallen trees and the tim- her party returned leading their horses. ‘I'heir wazons could not be extricated and were left behin e ——— Jake Sharp's Appeal. NEw Youg, July 22.—The argument to make permanent the stay of proceedings in the case of Jacob Sharp, which was to have been Leard by Judge Potter in the supreme court of chambers to-day,has been postponed until Tuesday next, The adjournment was granted to give the defense time to get familiar with the case and prepare briefs, ———— To Invite the President. MINNEAPOLIS, July 22.—A committee has been appointed to extend an invitation to President Cleveland to visit Minneapolis -on bis proposed northw estern wip. | THE DARLING OF THE HUB Successful Trial Trip of Boston's Yacht *'Volunteer.” CONTESTS ON THE DIAMOND. Kansas City, Lincoln and Topcka the Winning Olubs of the Western League Yesterday—An Um- pire's Queer Decision, Boston's New Yacht. Bostox, July 22.—|Special Telegram to the Beg.]—At high tide yesterday “Volunteer,” General Payne's new yacht, was turned out into the stream followed by several tugs, chartered by newspaper men, There was some trouble with her center board and it was now untit 3:45 that the yacht headed for the bay. There was little wind and she was towed outward until Deer island was reached then she cast off tow lines ana for the first time the beautiful craft was proceeding under sail. Sheskimmed along like a bird under the freshening breeze, and with her remark- ably low and narrow stern she did, indeed, bear a striking resemblance to a water fowl. She moved so smoothly that scarce a rivple was notlceable ten feet from her stern. The wind died out soon and once more a tug was brought into servico for almost a dead calm prevailed until she arrived off Graves, when A rough sea and ten knot breeze was wel- comed. ~The line was cast off, and as her sails caught the full force of the southeasterly breeze she seemed like a creature alive and sprang at once to her work. It was just the wind desired by her owner and deslgner and gave a good o) portunity to test her qualities in pretty rough seas. What she will do In a high wind remains to be seen. It was not the most severe tht she will get, but it was strong enough o test her qualities in rough ‘weather. She bounded along at a tremendous speed, rising lightly over the waves and leaving less wake in her stern than many a boat half her size would have stirred up, She heeled over under the strong pressure of her tremendous spread of canvas, but at no time was her rail under water. She stood up to the work stiff and graceful and aroused the enthusiasm of experts who were watch- ing her movements most _critically. Her canvass was, of course, suif and =~ somewhat unwieldy at first but it received a pretty good stretehing in the run to Marblehead. From Graves she steered northeast and did not change her course until four miles off Baker’s island, when she wore ship and headed straight for Marble- head. When about four miles trom Marble- head a pretty race began betwecn Volunteer and Bedouln, the latter having about a mile of lead. 1t was the first opportunity to show by comparison the speed of a steel sloop, The Volunteer steadily gained on_the cutter and passed Marblehead light ahead, thus eaining about a mile in~ four. General Paine and Burgess express satisfaction with the brief test of Volunteer. Her behavior had been excellent and the setting of her sails were for the most part satisfactory. Kansas City Defeats Hastings. KANsAs City, Mo, July 22.—|Special Tel- egram to the Bek.|—To-day’s contest be- tween Kansas City and Hastings was not very interesting, both sides playing rather loosely. There wes not much difference be- tween the pitching of Deegan and Mchkim, and in fact there was little difference in the tielding of the teams. The home runs of Mausell and \Welch each brought three men to the plate. In the last half of the ninth, when the score stood 8 to 15, Hastings rallied and, by hard hitting and Lillie’s muil of Ebright’s tly suceeeded In making five funs to tie the score. Deegan waited to make the bnse. Kansas City won batting, ‘L'he fol- lowing is the score: Kansas Ci 08405021 0-15 Hastings..... ...0 0 ¢ 1 2 3 0 0 5-13 Earned runs—Kansas City 10, Hastings 8. Two base hits—Mansell, Curtis. Three base hit—Peoples. Home runs—Mansell, Welch. Struck out—Ringo (2), Reising, Deegan, Double plays—Lezg and Ringo. Left on bases—Kansas Ci 6, Hastin 1. First base on balls—McKim, Lillie, Sauman, Cur- tis. First base on errors—Kansas City 2, Hastings 4, Wild pitenes—Deegan 2, Passed balls—Graves 1, Reynolds 1. Time ot game—2 hours and 12 minutes, 'Unmpire— Hagan. Batteries—Kansas v, McKim and Graves; Hastings, Deegan and Rey- nolds. o Lincoln Defeats St. Joe. St. JosEprm, Mo., July 22.—(Special Tele- gram to the BeE.|—Lincoln had an easy victory from the home team here to-day by the following score: St. Joe. 10101080 0-6 Lincoln. o 480011 %19 Batteries—Grether and Harding, Hart and Hoover. Base hits—St. Joe 14, Lincoln 22. Errors—St. Joe 12, Lincoln 3, Topeka Defeats Denver., TorexA, Kan,, July 22.—[Special Tele- gram to the Beg.] —The Topekas won a game from Denver to-day which was warmly con- tested and brilliantly played from start to finish. The score being8 to7. The batting honors and errors were about even. The ninth foning, which yirtually settled the game, and in which Topeka made threo scores and Denver one, was exciting and ‘I'opeka received n perfect pandemonium of applause from the grand stand. Following is the scol 200110 ‘Topeka Denve 101002 Earned ruus—Topeka A"Denver 5. Two base hits—Macullar, Warden, _Ardner, Briggs. Homa runs—Halliday. Umpire— Hengle. Time of game—2 hours and 15 minutes. Des Moines Be Des M¢ Ia., July 22.—(Special Tele- gram to the Bk |—"The game between the Des Moines and Duluth clubs to-day resulted as follows: Des Moines & Duluth. 1010050 8 2-11 Duluth, 0030200229 Base hi Moines_ 15, Duluth 4. Errors—Des Moines 6, Dulith 4, Bat- teries, Des Moines—Vach and Sage, Duluth —Brewster and Kemler. Umpi LaCrosse 14, Minneanolis 5, at Milwaukea 5, Paul 2, at M Oshkosh 20, Eaun Claire 0, at Oshkosh. The American Association. PHILADELPIIA, July 22.—To-day’s Ath- letie-Cleveland game was gived to the former by the umpire by a score ot 9 to 0. lu the sixth Inning one of the Athletic players de- hiberately balked a Cleveland man as he was about to catch a ball and put out an Athletic, While the matter was being discussed Umpire Mitchell, to the surprise of every- body, gave the Athletics the game. Cleve- land excelled at the bat and field. The seore so far as played stood 6 to 4 in favor of Cleveland, New York, July 22-The game be- tween the Metropolitans and St, Louis teams to-day resulted as follows: M tap.0 00 C 020000 02 1000100000 0-2 f darknes: he game 0002200 Louisville 1300000 BALTIMORE, July 2L.—The game between the Baltimore and Cincinnati teams. to-day resulted as follows: Baitimore,.......0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0—1 Cineinnati ... .0 1 2 0 01 0 0 0—4 National League Games. NEW York, Jul .--The game between the New Yorl umh. lanapolis teaws to-day resulted as follows: Indianapolis..0 1 0000 0-3 New York 000 1—4 Base hi dianapolis 13, New York 10 Errors—Indianapolis 1, New York5 Umpire alentin PHILADELPIIA, July 22.—The game be- tween Philadelpnia and Pittsbure to-day re- siited as follow Pinladelphia Pittsbure . 01030000 0-4 Pitghgs—Casey apd’ Morrig Base hits— Brooklyn .. 3000000 0-31 Philadelphia 6, Pittsburg 1 delphia 3, Pittsburg 1. mpire—Pratt, Racing Drd. URD, Neb., July 22.—|Special Telegram to the Ber.]—A very successful opening was made by the Ord Driving Park association of their two days’ meeting to-day, A large crowd being in attendance and the weather every- thing that could be desired. The following is the summary: * Three minute trot: Snip first, Sleepy soro‘;‘d.uwl third, Ira R dlnh\nce«{ Errors—hila- Mag Time hree-quarter mile running race: Alico first, Brown Idol second. 'l'llll(&—l:?.’i‘?. Novelty race, halt mile walk, half trot halt run: Redbard first, Gypsy second, Bel third, Time—11:45, Half mile pony race: Fling first, Bally sec- ond, Ora third, “Time—554, Racing at Saratoga. SARATOGA, N. Y, July 22—The annual racing season of the Saratoga association began to-day. The track was heavy and the attendance good. The following is the sum- mary: For three-year-olds and upwards, five fur- longs: Fenelon won, Gleaner second, Col- onel Oweuns third. Time— One and an elghth miles: Aurelia won, Del Norte second, Biscuit third. —2:08, For three-year-olds, one and three-gnarters miles: Carey man second, Pen- denuls third. k‘ ‘Three-quarters mil Brambleton won, }\({lfln;nell second, Strathsply third, Time— 181, Handicap, steeplechase, one miles: Tennessee won, Abr: Bourke Cochrane thir Brighton Beach Races. BriauroN Bracnh, July 23.—Rain came down heavily and the track was a quagmire, The following is the summary: Six furlonegs: Lucky Seven won, Palatka second, Lottie Fillmore third, ‘I''me—1:20, One and one-sixteenth miles: Warsign Wt;nJ"/nt Daly second, Kingban third. Time —1:dg, Tnree-quarter mile: Miss Rebelfriend won, {{112" Arthur second, Adolph third, Time— “One and oneeighth_miles: Pink Cottage ;on Lelogas second, Beverly third. Time— Seven-eéighths mile: Kink won, Little Fel- low second, tazard third, ‘Time—1:338¢ Saeven-eighths mile: King B. won, Letritis second, Banero third. Time—1:34%. Trotting Me: g Ended. Detrorr, July 22.--The most successful race meeting ever held here ended to-day with aood weather, excollent track and a fair attendance. The following is the summary : 2:25 class: Domestic 1.irs||i Marvel second, H%v: third, Mambrino fourth. Best time 80 class: McLeod first, Ben Star second, ‘!;)we third, May Day fourth. Best time— Beat the Bicycle Record. LoxDoN, July 22.—Woodside, of Philadel- phia, to-day beat the English bicycle rocord for ten miles, covering the distance in 2% minutes and 34 seconds. First Shoot. The first shoot of the Penrose-Hardin Rifle club was held yesterday afternoon atthe Rifle club grounds. The following is the score made by the particlpants: 7 ll‘)) ababuooko @occScwe oaamocam soasooaa ocBuocooken e AN UNDERGRO Chicago Capitalists to Build a Tunnel Belt Line, CnicAGo, July 22.—Articles of incorpora- tion were filed to-day in Springiield of the Metropolitan railroad company, capital stock §8,000,000. It is proposed to construct sald railroad from some point or pointsin the city of Chicago to nearly all the townships in'Cook county and connect the lines so as to make a system of belt railroad connecting all the points touched. The incorporators are Chicago men. Henry W. .Leman, a well known attorney, is one of the most active movers in - the mnew enterprise. He said this afternoon that the system is to be an underground railway for rapid transit in the city and suburbs. Its lines might be operated by steaw, compressed air, alectricity or other suitable power, It is designed to lay & tunnel thirty-five feet under the streets, reaching all quarters of the city. The lines on the principal streets wonld comprise four tunnels, two each for trains moving in dif- ferent directions, and approached by stair- cases from the street corners at intervals of about half a mile. The system will be simi- lar in desixn to the underground railways of Paris and London. — A Big Telegraph Suit Decided. NEW YoRrk, July 22, —Judee Barrett to-day rendered his decision in the case of Town- sond, Cox & Co. against Edward 8. Stokes, of the United Lines telegraph coinpany, Dwizht Townsend, fohn Anderson, George Turnoull, Edward Sallinger and the Farm- ers’ Loan and Trust company. ‘The suit grew out of the purchage of the Bankers’ and Merchants' telegraph compnn‘y by Stokes about two years ago. Judge Barrett denied the application for a receiver, but says that Stokes unquestionably represented tho re- organization committee in the purchase ot the Bankers’ and Merchants’ telegraph com- pany, Judge Barrett grants an injunction pending suit against the securitios in posses- sion of the trust company. LA Strikers Win a Victory. READING, Pa, July 22.—A conference took place this arternoon between the mana- gers of the Reading iron works and a com- mittee representing its 1,800 employes, who have been standing out against o 10 per cent reduction for some weeks. ‘The conference resulted in a victory for the men for the present, it being agreed that all hands are to &0 to work on Monday and finish all orders on hand without the reduction taking pla The question of the proposed reduction will be considered when new work comes in, -~ nadian knights Secede, “T'he final session ot the district assembly of Knights of Labor held lest night, after a lenzthy discussion on the subject of the separation of the Canadian Kknights from the American body in the mat- ter of jurisdiction, a_resolution was passed urging secesion from the United States gen- eral assembly and the formation of a general assembly for Canada, the Iatter body to have complete and unrestricted power to adjudi- cate on all questions and busin conneeted with the order. - Drunken Raill St. TroyAs, Ont., July quest, in connection with the railway disas- ter, witnesses swore the engineer was under the influenes of liquor, and unfit to contro the train; also that the conductor had been drinking, tnough not Intoxicated. I'he in- quest is still proc ng. - -—e Bogus Ballot Printers Fall, CurcaGo, July The Humrscom Print- r company assigned this evening with $25,000 liabilities, and nominally ecual as- sets. ‘This is the compuny in whose est: lishment were printed the famous forzed ballots that were instru ital in sendiug Josepli C. Mackin to the penitentiary, MAcoN H. Lama: Washington, to Miss Jennle .., daughter of Seerotary Lamer, occurred at | 8'0'clock last night S Death of 2 Kalleoad Mun. BostoN, July 22.—Krederiek J. Caltionn died this morning, aved sixty-seven ygars He was widely known as a railtoad mar, Hlcdide oL Garrett Sails To-Day. New Youx, July 22, —Robert Garret® eails for Eurape to-niorrow. e kald to-nihtt the situation in the Baltimoro & Oluo dua W& unghanged, h NUMBER 35, WILL HAVE A CANDIDATE. Dr. MoGlynh Says the Anti-Poverty Society Will Stand Alone, IT WILL MAKE NO COMBINATION. How it Will Accomplish Its Mission= A Nomince For the Presi- dency to Be Put in the Fiold. No Compromise. NEW Youk, July 22.—|Special Telegram to the Bk, | —Cheers and the waving of hate and handkerchiefs greeted Dr. McGlynn’s announcement in lrving’s hall to-night that the anti-poverty society would have » candidate of its own in the field In the next presidential election. He made the an- nouncement at a business meeting of the so- clety. He was making a speech in answer to a question which he sald was being con- tinually asked in spite of the fact that he had answered it hundreds of times already. “How does the i-poverty soclety propuse to abolish voverty' Hesald: “tlow are we going to do it There are none so blind as those who will not see, We are going to do it by talking to the voters, by persuading the voters to ac- cept our ldeas, by electing an antl-poverty majority to the législature and to congress, In every future election we to nominate candidates of our own, pledged to carry out our Ideas and we are to keep on reiterating our platform of principles.” The audience cheered itself hoarse Dr. MctGilynn said that the labor rty with 1ts anti-poverty principles would make no compromise with any other roll!.lcll DArty, but would nominate absolutely independent united labor candidates for every elective of- fice, Then he said: *‘We will have a candidate for president of the United States, too.” *“He'll Dr. Me- Glynn!” shouted an excited pauper, jumping out of his seat and waving his black derby. It was a signal that set the audience wild for two minutes. Dr. McGilynu went ahead with his speech in an uproa a5 NOT CONFIRMED. No Further News Recelved of tk Death of Stanley. New York, July 22.—[Special Telegram to the Brw.|—The following dispatch has been received over the Commercial cabla: BRUSSELS, July 23, 1887.—To the Editor of the New York Herald: Noconfirmation has been received of Stanley’s death as an- nounced by the telegraph. [Signed.| CoMTE DU CHASTEL ANDELEOT, Ordnance Ofticer in the Service of the King of the Belgians, LoxNDoN, july 22—A dispatch from St Paul de Landa says: *‘The Stanley expedi- tion arrived May 85 at the contiuence of tha Arnwhimi and Congo, between Cangalas station and Stanley Falls. Only a few were 1l Stanley made his camp on the heights bordering the river bank of the Arnwhimi, commanding the surrounding country. The weather was tine and the prospects of reviet- ualling tavorable. June 3 Stanley stacted for Wadglai with an eseort of five European ofti- cers anda thirty-eicht men, leaving the re- mainder under an ofticer in the c: n‘) on the Arnwhimi, At Boma it was thought it would take Stanley two months to reach Wadelak or meet Enim Bey’s camp. 1t Is expected that the steamer Stauley, whose engines were greatly stralned by the difficult pass- age up the river, would Ec able to start June 8 on the return to Leopaldville, would repair. She would thon ‘ateend the river to the Arnwhiml with the stores left at Stanley’s Pool and the meu left at Bolobo under Captaln Barttelo. - e General Bou ger Items, PAms, July 22.—La France maimtains that the story that it published yesterday ascrib- ing to General Boulanzer the words, "'1f ever I take part in a coup @ etat it will be against the mouarchists and to maintain the repub- lic,” in answerto a request that he lead o coup d’ etat_for the restoration monarchy, authentic. La France demands that Gen- eral Farron, General Boulanger's successor in the war department, authorize the latter to nublish the names of the persons cmuYosA ing the monarchist deputation which called on Geuneral Boulanger. when where she e German Officors Missing. BERLIN, July 22.—A party of German oftl- cers from the garrison at Metz visited Naney, in Mufti, during the national fete last week and have not been heard from since. It is presumed that they were arrested while watching the review of tho troops or for hay- ing become embroiled in a quarrel, disappearance has caused some ex Jn-the Metz garrison, e A Frontfer Station Demolished. BERLIN, July 22.—Under an edict of tho czar the frontier station on the Warsaw & Thorn railway, where Prussian goods have hitherto been unloaded for transfer to the Prussian lines, has been pulled down, and the rails, piatforms and sheds and bridee over the Shervinta have been removed. No News Stanley. Loxpox, July 22, either the church mis- slonary soclety nor the Baptist missionary soclety has received any news regarding Stanley, notwithstanding the fact that there 18 an American Baptist missi Matadi. v corporation of Dublin to-day conferred the freedom of the city on William O'Brien, editor of United ireland, and Patrick A. Collins, of Boston, Mass,, who is now visiting lreland. an Frontier, St. PETERSBURG, July ~The protocol regarding the Afghan frontier has been signed, and Colonel Ridgeway, British coms wisslolier, is about to return to England. - Affairs in Bulgaria, Loxnoy, July 2.—Russian agents who bave arrived at Bucharest from Bulgaria ie- affirm the report that M. Radoslavift, ex premier, prisoner at Varna. They ' av that Bulgaria in overrun with armed bands, s g Urban 11 Statue Unvelled, Pais, July he ¢tatue of Pope Urbin I was unveiled L at Chiatillion, the birth place of Urban, in the presence of the papal nuncio at Parl; Sl S Royalty Heconeied. VIENNA, July The Tagblatt states that King Milan, of Servia, and Queen Nates lia, his wife, have beeome reconetled. Sl Lost In a Cyclone, Grascow, July 22. o ship Furth, of bas been lost in a eiclone in Java waters, ‘The entire crew, numbering twenty- tive, perished. 22, Cuban Expor Mauian, July goy ent hias decided to abolish Cuban export duties on sugar, wolasses and spirits, Abolished sitives Spread Cholera, ) Advlees from Syrly say from Oatanin arc spreading islaud. Business is Wetror, M, Katkolf Ig Katkofl Sthigzhe ST, PETLBSBURG, July 24 slightly better to-d; wa i lin g Ottawa's Kotten Moreals, Orrawa, July et MeVeity of the | Ottuwa police force is authority for the statge | ment that a condition of atfalts similar to | that exposed in London by the Pall Mell (rzette Lwo venrs ago now cxists in Ottaws, Vrodessionad men, (radesues sud all sorts o ttn Lo g mplicated, P e