Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 18, 1891, Page 1

Ny, waviaund & Mment for the or: —_—l TWENTY-FIRST YEAR. RILLED BY A VICIOUS HORSE. Benkleman Boy Unablo to Escape the Jaws of a Mad Brute, SUICIDE AT WEST POINT. ATTEMPTED Severed His Windpipe and Coolly Bids [ s With Blood Spurting from the Wound, arewell Besrirvay, Neb, July 17.—[Spectal i Bee,|—The death of Guy Barr, aged about seventeen, son of Dr. T. A, Barr, from blood due to a bite from a vicious stallion some six wecks since, oceurred terday. The horso attacked the boy mad while riding 1t in a pasture acd bit his thigh, breaking it he bor s6t but never unitec poison gradually civeulated through the en tire system, causing death as stated. — Three eminent physiclans we his beaside when death occurred, and had just performed a second operation, removing the decayed bone resctting the fracture, but tho shock was too ercat for his weak condition and te pired a couple of hours afterward, to poisoning, and the Randolph's Masonic Order. Raxvorrn, Neb., July 17.—[Special to Tik Bek.| —Tho public installation of oficers of Golden Sheaf lodge No. 202 at Randolphawas mado Inst evening. Grand Master Slaughter of Omaha, ( nd Custodian Gilletto of Bea- trice and and Secretary Bow of Omaha ent and conducted the ceremonies a targe nudienco in_the First Metho- dist Episcopal church of this city. Tho fol- lowing ofticers were duly installed: Master, 5. O. Reese; 8, W., Oran McCrary; J. W, C. A Sharp; scerctary, B. 1% Waldon; treas: urer, 7. Boughn; 8. Do) I K. Zieglor: J. D, A. B Smith; S.'S., 1. 1. Beunett; J. S, C D. Miller: IS., 1 MclFall, Prominent Master Masons from Wakefield, Wayne gnd Pierce, were also present, among them being Senator Shumway, John I, Mar- viott, Mr. Huuter and C. IL. Merritt of Wakefield and C. . Wilson of Pierce. Tho organization at Randolph is in_excellont shape and is doing some good and effectivo work. The Masonic hall in this city is tho largest and most elaborately furnished in northwestern Nebraska, At the close of the installation service, sneeehes from the officers of the erand lodg and others wero made reflecting cncouras cr, praise for tho city indus- nd works of improvement, and war words of commendation for the spirit of enter prisc everywhere manifested by the people Dundy County Affnirs. Bexkinvay, Neb,, July 17.—[Special to e Ber.|—Harvest has bezan iu this county and it will be the greatest ever kuown in th history of the county. Crops have had abun- it rans throughout the spring and suw- Tuer and there NEVer wits A more encourag- ing future thun tho present for Dundy county. Corn is backward on account. ain and cool weather, but the present week hias been splendid for that corent. Dealers find it difticult to procure binding twine sufticient to supply the demand. The agricultural s is at work making prepurations for one of tho graudest fur "ex- hibits over hold here Politics 18 a lost ar ranks, at the prosent time. 1t is stated on good authority that there isw’t an alliance man in the county but has bis bait set for some office. of so much )t n the ailiance Severed His Windpipe. West Poivt, Neb., duly 17.—|Special to Tur Bee.] —Last night Charles B. Heiso at tempted suicide at the American house b; cutting his throat from ear to car with pocket knife. Heiso has boon somewhat un- balunced, but no one eversuspected anything 10 bo radically wrong. Ho eut his throat while looking i o m or. The attention of outsiders was attractod by hun sticking his hewd out of the second story window und bid- ding good bye to some passers-by. Dr. Summers examined the wound Nouud that the juzlar vein was misscd, tire windpipe was partly severed. Heiso formerly worked in Bartell's hard- waro store. He is & Gevman about thirty two years otd, Today there ppears some chatico for his recovery and but Thrown Under the Wheels, Aviuny, Neb,, July 17.—[Speeial to Tur Bee]--A distressing accident oceured in the Missouri Pacific yards at thisvlace this forencon. While G R. Elliott, a brukeman, was switching cars he was thrown onto tho rails. Secing thut the wheels would surely crush him, with remarkuble presence of mind, ho awled botween tho rails and allowed two ight cars to pass over bim. Kach brake boam in turn struck himand rolted him over, at last leaving him more dead than alive, He suffered a severe scalp wound, number- less bruises and somo internal injuries. His wounds were dressed and_be was sent this afternoon to his home in Hiawatha, Kan, New Wheat at Ste nLING, Neb., July 17, (Speeial to Tie The wheat harvest of this neighbor- hood is over and the threshing muchines aro heard in all dircetions this morning prepar- ing the grain for tho market. The eayiest crop that was ever harvested in this county is now 1n the shock. The first new wheat of the season mavie its appearanco on the streets yesterday and it is a fino quality, yielding thirty bushels per acra and selling at 65 cents por bushel briuging $14.50 per acre, almost as much as land is worth, Surely the farmers are blest this year. The oats harvest has just fairly began and the crop is equal to the wheat crop. Flax 15 bowled out and is in fine shape. kins County. Mauin, Neb,, July 1 pecial to Tk .| —Harvesting in this vicinity is now fairly undor way. From tho appiarance of wheat now boing eut 1t 1s estimated at from thirty to thirty-five bushels to the acre, The yicld of oats and rye 1s enormous, con- servative men of good judgment estimato 200,000 bushels, as the ‘amount of whi which wil be 'markoted at Madrid this fa and winto Corn s doing well; potatoes, wremendous yield; hay, abundant. Perkins county mo- destly challenges comparison, Prosperity « Barn and Conte Auions, Neb, July 17 Bee. | A heavy thunde this place last night. barn of Samue! Grossley, two miles north of Aurora. ‘The tents, including a team of wore entirely consumed. Wwas roported, nts Burned, Special to e storm passod Lightning Lin over struck tho and o half burn and con- horses und buggy No other damage Storm at Taedford. Turnron, Neb., July 17.—[Spacial to Tus Bee. - At 3 ». yostorday th vicinity was visited with a territic hail storm, destroying all tho Growing erops i its cours The storar was about six miles wide and tray- elea from vorth to south. Several families are left destitute, Niobrara Wants More Water, Nionkans, Neb,, July 17.—Special to Tur Berk |- Tue bourd of county supervisors granted the petition yesterday to call a spe cinl election August 30 to vota 83,600 bonds in aid of the artesian well a d Niobrara mill company Ackerman kxe rated. Staxtox, Neb., July i ~[Special to Tuk Bk, |--The county commissionors today dis- missed the case of Stanton county aguinst ex- County Clerk T. L. Ackerman. This matter Erew out of the investigation of county mat- ~ " wide, extending from the tors 1nst v Brugle, wherein he | sturned that there was due the county from wnan soveral hundred dollars, but | ommissioners found after fully investi- gating the matter that nothing was due tho county Epworth Leaguers in Session. Keansey, Neh,, July 17.—Special Telegr to'lik Bre. | —The tenth general conference district convention of the Epworth Leazuo has been in session since last evening at the Iirst Methodist Episcopal church. Rev. W. F. McDowell, of the Den ver university an eloquent aud thoughtful last night, on the subject of and tho Day Today reports v i g m chancellor delivered lecture “Tomorrow re read from 230 le smbership of about Crane of On n J. 1. Graves of Benk it, Miss Maria Haight of vy, Dr. B. L. Ppine of Lin- ling secretary and member of L. of Laramie, Wyo., trens- " Lavoleote ofg Briagewater, »f the board of control. Thé ution adjourned this afternoon 1of the president. Immedi- ately afterward the state Epworth league convention was called to order. Delegates were in attendance from Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska and the Dukota “The state convention has 130 delegates en- rolled and will be in session until Sunday oveniug, nes, eight was pman ropresenting thousand vice pre o f e Rov irer, and Rev S, DL, membe district cony to meet at the ¢ Arrested. 17.—[Special Tele- ominent Liwye Keansey, Neb, July gram to Tur Bee]—The bad blood brought about by the big bond injunction case is nearing a climax and other seasational de- velopments are in store for the public. Since the proceedings of the grand jury were do- clared illegal by Judge Humer the bars hazo been let down for more logi T'bree persons who were he grand jury for suborning and pesjury and wero dismissed, were ro-rrested last night the samo charge, togothor with Lay M the bonds induced fulsely. we O complaint. o on the attorney against the railroad and it is allezed that he a number of persons to swear Four of them were sentenced this k to one year in the penitentias of the condemued men swore out tho It is alleged that the otter three persous under arrest were confederates of Greene. Public seantimont here is consider- ably worked up both ways over the affair. “The preliminary trial will be given on Moa- day. Greeno — was osecution Storm Damage at Kearney. Keausey, Neb, July 17.—[Special ' gram to Tur Bee.]—A destructive hail storm struck this place ahout i o'clock last evenng, laying waste a small strip about one mile industrial school to the river, about threo miles long, skirting the west part of tho tow: The magnificent gardens at tho school were chopped to pieces and all of the win- dows ou the north and west sides of the buildings were oroken in. The dax is ostimated at £2,000. A h wind prevaled and gram was 2d down pretty generally over o large territory, but it can be harvested. Visiting 1 oyd County. O'Npir, Neb, July 17.—[Special Tel> gram to Tur Bor.] —His excellency General John M. ‘Tnayer arrived in O'Neill today on his way to Boyd county. He was met at the depot by o delegation of citizens headed by Hon. M. P. Kiokaid and Colonel Neil Bren- nan and escorted to the hotel. After supper the party, consisting of the zovernor and three citizens of this place startad for Spen Boyd county, by private convey- ance. They expect to make the round trip in two days. The_governor goes to look over tho situation with reforence to the location of of the county-seat of Boyd county Politi WALLACE, mpexon Chang Neb,, July 17.—[Special Tele: gram to Tur Bee.|—The Herald, herctoforc republican, comes out today as an independ- ent organ. Tho editor, Joseoh Beely, has al- ways been a staunch republican, and this aunouncement will be a surprise to his friends. Normun Jackson has bought the Mail plant and will commeuce the tion of The Wallace soon. is to be republican, Jackson is well and fay. orably known hiera asa wide awake news- paper man and u clever writer and will un- doubtedly make a success of his paper. o al dofunct publica- The new paper Tennis at Western, Westeny, Neb., July 17.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bre.|—Tho lovers of teanls from Daykin came over last night and played the devotees of the game of this town. The first set resulted 6 to I in favor of the v tors. In the second set the locals took the prizs, score 3 to 2. In the third set Daykin wou figain, best 2 out of 3. The last one was 2outof 3 for the Westerns, The darkness put a stop to further games. Much interest is taken aud a tournament is to be held. Long Pine Chautauqua. Loxa Pixe, Neb, July 17.—|Special to T Ber. | —This week Superintendent Whit- temore with a force of men has been clearing up the grounds and putting them in good condition preparatory for tre fifth aunual as- sembly of the Long Pine Chautauqus, which August | Frank 3. Hartigan of Omaha, who is the traveliug represeatative of the Chautau- qua was in town this week looking up the prospects for its success. O'Neill's 1.1, Nob,, July ospects, [Special to Tue B, |--O'Neilland Spencer people are jubi- laut oyer the establishment of the new mail routs botweeu this place and Fort Randall, S. D.. via Spencer, Boyd county. Tho ser- vice will begin September 1. O'Neill and the new county witl then be placed in closer relationship and tuis place will have stiil stronger claims of veing tho gateway to that portion of the reservation known us Boyd county O'N Everything Destroyed. Nersoy, Neb,, July 17.—[Spocial Telogram to Tk Be. | ~Tho varn of William Hall, six miles west of here, was strack by lightuing during the storm last night and became at once n mass of flames. Mr. Hall sprang to tho barn ut the crash of the thunder without dressing, but was unable to save anything, There were five horses, turee mules, har- ness, wagon and buggy burned. Loss over §1,000; insured for §150. Heavy Hai Hyaxyis, Neb, 17.—[Special Tele- pram to Tuk Bee|—a twrrific hailstorm sed through this section of country last night. The storm came from the northwest and passed in o southeastern direction. Lverything in the crop line was pounded into the earth, T'he storm was out one mile in width and a number of pieces of hail weas ured five and six lnches in circumference Storm 1 Farr, Neb. of the season last night, It nage at St. Paul , July 17.-The first hail passed through this touched a portion of this city, but did no material_damage except 10 crops. Several farmers toduy report indi vidual damages of §1,000, but 1nformation is meagre and an estimito of the actual loss cannot be wade at presont S stopm county Destructive Hailstor Buokex Bow, Neb., July 17,—[Special Tel- egram to Tuk Bek|--A destructive hail- | storm passea through the eastern part of this county yesterday eveaing. Tne crop in the valley ‘suftered considerablys In the mighborbocd of Masou the wheat and oat crops are destroyed. TEAN ILLEGALLY WRECKED, Eastern Opiniots on the Disbandment of Omaha's Pennant Winners. NATIONAL LEAGUE WILL INTERFERE. neral Colby Enroate to Nebraska to Secure Evidence on the Subject of Claims — Gr Fil Depredation Nuamber o 513 PovrreeNTi & Wastixaroy, D, C The Star tonight bas the follow tional base bali league has apparently begun a fight on the Washington club. A special dispateh from [Kansas City says that the national board has informed President Krauthoff of the Western association that the disbandment of the Omaha ciub was il logal and void and that all tho players aro still under coutract. As five of the players had agreed to to Washington tho N tionals management would be the chief suf- ferer1f all the Omaha players were recalled. A meeting of the Western Association clubs will be held this afternoon to take action oz the Omaha case. It is asserted that President Krauthoff has received in- formation that Munager Dave Rowe of the Lincoln club had been luboring with the Omaha players and bad induced all buy Shannon, Donnelly and McCauley to return.” Director Scantan of the Nutionals laughed when hie was shown the dispatch containing this information this morning. *This is all nousense,’ he said, “Rowe coulda’t have been arguing with the Omaha players yoste day for of them, Shannon and Sutcliffe wero in Chicago, tho other three, Griftin, Biteljorg and Hallighn, left Omaha day bofore yester- day to join them. We have sent ad- vance money and they have accepted it pect them here before long. It 15 they are contract juinpe The as disbanded and they were released. Now the Western association is teying to get them back again 80 as to keepa club in Omaha and they start this ery about contract jumping. The Omaha players were free to o anywhere. There is no question about it.” COURT OF CLAIMS ACTIVE. ral Colby, assistant United Statos attorney general in charge of Indian depred: tion clmms, started from New York for Beatrice, Neb., yesterday afternoon. General Colby intends to remain two weeks in the U for the purpose of taking depositions, bis intention to begin work in Omana. 'rom there he will go to Denver, thence to Minueapolis and if possible to Milwaulkee. Tu these cities he will take such _testimony claimants as may be offered to use m the tlement of the suits in the court of clims. Up to 3 o'clock this aftornoon 3,300 of these suits had been begun, Seven hundred are those which have already been adjudicated by the depart- ment, and those will probably be passed upon by the court without the formality ot a trial. Up to the present time the azgregate amount of the elatms filed is $15,000,00), It is exneeted that the total will be swelled to 0,000,000 by the time the last claim is filed. P.S. H. , Wasmisaroy Brness Tae Ber, % come Ge of QUK MINLRAL nteresting Figures Furnished by the Superintendent of C WasuINGToN, July 17.—The superintendent of the consus has sent to the government priuting office the material for the first part of the mining voiume of tho eleventh census. The most important part of the matter has already becu published with the exception of the part relating tho production of gold and silver in the United States during the cal- endar year 1830, A bullotin 011 this subjec was issued from the census oitice today. It bulletin, after referving to tae dificulty of obtaining information from individual pros- pectors and small mines, says that the gold is mainly produced by a few lar ulo mines from which it is easy to get stutistical information, but the cost of prodiction at such mines would not fairly represeut small mines or prospectors. “Pho bulletin shows that the production of bullion during 1550 was: Gold, 1,560,860 ounces, United es cowing value, 83,7445 @silver, 51,314,551 ounces, United States _coining _value, $65,3956,955. Total United States coining value, 899,253,732, In gold this is nearly 23 por cent of the world’s product and in silver 41 per cent. T'he bulletin says: “The number of gold and silver muing claims or locations, com- monly called mines, in the United States 1s practicaily beyond computation. The names of 100,000 such claims or mines wero re- ceived ' by the census oftice, but upon limit- iug the investigation to (1) producing and (2) mines working but ot ducing anything} (3) mines temporavily stopped, but which had produced or upon which tho work done had established their values which could properly be classed us mines, the listdechned to parhaps 10,000 und upou tabulating ouly such mines as mado re turns of production” or labor statistics, the list was reduced to 6,004, which is still @ very large number compared with the other wiu- eral producing mines in the United State Xpenditures during the year, including value of supplies, ete., were 3,451,- Phe total value of mining plants was i, made up of buildings, railrouds, machinery, underground improvements, miue supplies ‘and cash and estimated value of mines exclusive of above items 338,004,521 The value of mills and reduction” works was 820,362,772 The total mines and works 435, Of the 6,004 mines on which returns of production in labor statistics wor made, 208 were reported idle; 1,000 were r ported working but not producing bullion; 25 as producing over 00,000 worth of bullion; 44 as_producing £250,000 to 200,000: 107 as producing $100,000 to $250,000; 95 from 225,000 to ¥100,000% 437 from £10,000 to £50,0005 1405 from $1,000 to $10,000," and 1,610 less than §1,000. rom' the statistics it appears that tho lubor employed in the actual production of the precious netals is bettor paid, and more productive in fact, than any other industry thus far (May, 1501.) reported in the bulletin by the eleventh census, The average earnings of all the gola and silver mines (:13) was §725 a year. while the averago output per man amounted o $1,72 a year, the persons COMPTON PLEADS timony Begun in the Court-Martial at Walla Walla. Warta WarLs, Wash,, July 17.—The g eral court-martial for the trial of Colonel E. Compton, Fourth cavalry, reconvened y terday. ‘Pho attorney for Coloael Compton challenged Brigadier-Genoral Ruger, & mem. ber of the court, on & charge of bias, on the ground that Ruger had recoived a report of the from Inspector-General Summ und General Kautz, which facts were liable tocreate an opinion. In suswer to quostions Ruger adwitted forming an opinion and stat- ed that in Summer’'s report was a statemont that was favorable to Colonel Compton. Af tor ral Ruger had made this statement the challenge was sustained and Ruger was excused from attendence, Juage Advocate McCluro then read the charges and spocifica tions against Compton in substance as fol- lows : Ho is charged with neglect of duty to the prejudice of good order and military disei- plive in violation of the sixty-second” article of war. There are three specificutions 1. Itis alleged that Compton, ufter a large body of men in s command on the night of April 23 joined in & mutinous demonstration against both the military and civil suthori ties, neglected Lo take measures L0 ascertain NOT GUILTY. pro- | what mon had tuken part of 0 bring them to ustice, 13t atver being waemed by the shoriff and prosecuting attorney, early i the even ing of April 24, of well founded rumors of un intended attack by the soldiers on the jail with intent to kill A, K. Hunt, Colonel Comp- ton wholly failed to take measures to hold at the post the men of his eommand then pres- ent, or cause the return of wen then in town by reason of which negleet, men of his con wand to the number of fifty or movo too Hunt from joit and shot b to death. 3. That Compton, atter being informer on night of April 24 that the soldiers had yuched Hunt, neglected to order sufiicicnt meusures or action to apprehend the men en gaged in the Kiiling. After the reading of the charwes Colonel Compton pleaded not guilty. Sheriff Mckar land of Walla Waila county was called and related the facts connected with the lynch ing, substantially as brought out in the r cent trial of the soldiers. Campaign Against Intruders. Wasiixaroy, July W=The commissioner of Indian affairs, in 8 letter to Governor Bud of the Chickasaw Bution, says *If the Chickasaw authorities desire to have the aid of the government in ridding tho nation of intruders they must Wadify their laws in such a manner as will ¥énder it possible for svernment to_ ok fatelligently, and to ermine who are intruders they must sub- mit a list which can be xelied upon. This would render u revision of the Iaws ne: sary. Itis believed there has been a cam paign started to clear the intruders out of the Chickasaw nation. Italy Asked to Reconsider. Wasiixaroy, July 17.=Represontative cit- izens of Italian birth, eXpressing tho senti- ments of the states of Virginia, Maryland and the District of Colitmbia as to tho re. fusal of tbe Italian government to participate in the world's fair, have adopted a resolution requesting a reconsideration of the action and asking that a good -$howing be made at the fair, Postmasters Appointed. Care May, N.J., July 17.—The president today appointed the following postmasters : lowa—Josoph A. Melngyre, Sidney: Will- m A. Keister, Greene; Benjamn F. Bixby, Walnut 1linois-- George H. Sehmite, Yorlkvillo, Wisconsin—Thomas Reese, Kaukauna, pSouth Dakota—Charlesl F'. Mulaban, " Eil >oint. Figured Up the Cost. WasiNaroy, July 17.—A careful estimato made by the ofticers of the postofiice depart- ment places the pro)able annual cost to the government of theexecutionof the proyvisious of the postal aid bill at §2,705,000, Red Oloud Bank Receiver Wastiyero, July 17.—The comptroller of the currency toduy appointed O. C. Bell of Lincoin, Nev., receiver of the First National banic of Ked Cloud, Neb. S AL HER DEAD CHILDREN. Revolting Story from the Backwoods of Minnesota. spots, Minn,, July” 17.—About one hundred miles southwast of this city on the outskirts of the thick piné forests of Snake river, lies the hamlet of Pine City. Though dignit by the name of city, it numbers but a few hundred souls, Itis one of these in- digenous farming communities so common to Minnesota and the Dakotas where the people never set foot outside of the circle of the town from one year to fing." ar. 1Parther to the south abéut fifty miles flows the Suake rver, Thi t kes its name, as might b inforved, el bieause its bunks abound in reptiles, but on account of its ex- cessively winding course, flowing one mo- meut in a straight Jine and in another mo- ment cutting a corner at the sharp angile of 60 = or 0=, Thereare few settlers along 1ts thickly wooded bauks and no settlement nearer than Pive City. In fact so sparsely inhabited is this region that tho names of the few who have staked their claims thorein are scarcely known, How people can be havpy in this wild region, much less subsist, is a y. It is really a wouder that some do not become insan What was the horror of tho peaple of Pine City on Wednesday, when a fishing party of that viltage returned from the woods, bring- ing with them aild woman and her sixtecn- year-old daughter. The daughter tells Story of terrible suffeving and privatious. She'says that the husband and father of the family was caten by woives while in an in toxicated condition” last March, Since that timo they have had 1o food in their humble cabin, The younger children died of starva- tion and were cooked and eaten, one by oue, by the mother aad oldest asughter. The mother's mind tinaliy gave way and she is 10w a raving maniac, W. I, Glason, 4 merchant at Pine City, provided the mother and daughter with clothing and took them to his bouse and gave them sholter and food. Yesterday afternoon they were tuken %o the county jml, where they will be provided for pending an investization, as it is thought that in all probability one or more of the children were wurdercd” by the demented mothor. The affair hus thrown the villaze into a state of intense excitement and it lias been proposed tosend an expedition to the home ot the family to investigate more fully the horrible s The name of the woman could not be ed from her, as her ravings were not in- telligible. From' the daughter it was learned that her namo was Peterson. Poterson was the name of her father. He was employed in a logging camp. - LEPROSY IN SEW YORK. A Revolting Case Discovered in One of' the Chinese Laundrics, New Youk, July 17.—A Chinese loper has been discovered in an East Side laundry. He is Chin Hop Sing, and when a represen tative of the health authorities paid him a professional visit, he was industrionsly iron- ing ashirt. He has been a lopor eight months, and seven months of that time ho spont in washing the lin ‘ast-siders. Tho healtn oftice after the examination decided 1t was o wenuine case of leprosy, but say thoy cannot take the wan in charge as they have no place to take him. He came here & year and o half ago from San Francisco. " ‘Phere, it is said, ke haa lived with & leprons friend until the uuthoritios removed the leper. Chin Hop Sing's countrymen shun him. After a while they raised a fund of $200 to -take him back to Ching. Ha took tho money, but justead of going to China came to Newark, N. J., where he went into tnership In isundry with L, Chung, al$o a leper, Thoy nad trouble after a while aud Hop Siug came to New York, By this time ho was in an awful condition. His head had beguu to swell; his ears wers assuming cuor- mous proportions; his nose had reachei a re- markable size, aud his hair was dropping out. He went to the laundry of bis cousin, Ching o, to sleep until, moraiug. When Ching Eu 'awoke und saw how Ching Hop Sing looked, ho was terror stricken. Ho would not stay in the place, believing it in fested already with tho fearful disease. He sold out to tho leper for &0, Hop Sing took vossession of the shop immediately and went right o with the business, Bryan at Red Cload. Ren Crovn, Neb,, July 17.—[Special Tele gram to Tue Beg. |~—By the rvequest of the citizens generally, Congressman W, J Bryan delivered fnteresting political speech at tho Kuights of Pythias ball this cvening. He confiwed himself 1o no subject in particular, butoucted on the tariff, free coinage and democratic ideas in general, which of course were received with much at tention, A large number of Knights from Blue Hill 8ud other pluces wero present to witness tho witiation of Congressman McKeighan to the ordor after the speech. A reception was held in the ball ufter the uddress, an l SALISBURY STIRS THEM (P, English Gonsorvativas in a Flattar Over the Woman Suffrage Question, STRONG PLANKS IN THE NEW PLATFORM. Quecr Caper of Erratic | Wle Afterclap— « ton's Growing Stren ith n e Its Disagros x- n- nocent Kiity O'Shoa, (Copuright 1801, 1 Press) Loxnvos, July 17.—Nothing excited the inner conservativ as the Marquis of Salisbury’s that female suffrage ought to form the coming electoral reforms. T'he cc tives are domanding to kunow if sontial part of the goverument plan, A host of members have warned the government that o femalo voto plavk would uot be accepted by an influential section of the party without protest. The premier has long been known to be inclined to the right of suffrage to women as able counterpoise to the democratic tendency to the principle of manhood suffrage; but now for the first time ho has tricd to commit the party to this momentous change of fran- chise. The council of the conservative asso. ciation at an informal meeting today, with out passirg a resolution to that effect, de cided to intimute to Lord Salisbury that the party was so divided on the question that it would be unwise to recognizo it as o consery ative principle. In spite of Lord Salisbury’s intimation that the lifo of parliament will not expire until August, 1302, clectoral agents are prepariug for dissolution in the sprivg. The con- servative platform upon which the candi dutes will begin theiv canvas without deluy is now definitely cast. Apart from the Irish local government bill, in the consideration of which the ministerial- ists expected such obstruction as will justify dissolution 1n tho spring, the platforu will include a reform bill, amending the aistrbu- tion of seats by reducing the Welsh and Irish_representation, slightly increasing the Scotch and giving large advantages to the Euglish representation. Other planks will be: ‘The maintenunce of the frecholders’ franchise; the mawntenance of the residential safoguard against personation; the abolition of the illiterate voto and the legislation se- curing old nge pensions and for the creation of workmen's boards of arbitration. To sum up the platform as now ofticially fixed, the ministers have endorsed the leadi: features of Mr., Chamberlain's aze assurance scheme, thus committing the party to further devel opment in the lines of state socialism, aud a redistribution of seats will be a stron card_in the gamo. The liberals, however unwilling to have their ranks deploted by a decreasc of votes, must recoguize tne justice of removing tho erying scaudal oy wuich London, which 1s ncarly as populots us Ire- land, retains forty-four member Thie suspension of a peer, a rare event in the upper house of parliament, occurced to- night in tho caso of tho erratic Lord Den- man, the successor of the illustrious Judge Deninan. Lord Denman had giveu notice of a:motion for & retura of the number of days in which the late Lord Grauville had at- tended the house and also the days on which be himsclf had atteuded auriug Lord Gran- ville's life, Whether the motion was inspired by sheer crankiness or by malico Lord Denman was not allowed to éxplain, He was auout to riso to speak when Lord Sali saxd the mo- tion could only be described a5 uuseemly. Ho would simply move that Lord Denman should not be neard during the remainder of the session. Lord Kimberly concurred and Lora isbury’s wotion was agreed to in silenc Lord Donman “sloped” looking dagiers Lord Salisbury with whom he has an old foud, once nearly culminating in personal vi- olence, Mr. Sexton obtains_ the support of several Irisn bishops and is increasing the adhesivn of members, who will support, him as leader of the Irish'party on Mr. MeCarthy's with- drawal, The personal friends of Mr. Dillon are distressed ut his reluctance to load any seetion if he fails to reunite the party. e is disposed to join his brother in America and to abandon political agitation for a timo, The bulk of the liberals, if cousulted. would help Mr. Sexton bafora 'Mr. Dillon. During the progress of the Irish land bill Mr. Scx- ton added immensely 10 his reputation us a tactician. Heis the ablest debater in the party and is now recognized as au adept in the quiet. judicious handlig of affairs, cnsational rumors that Mrs. Parucll has in ner possession compromising correspond- ence with Mr. Gladstone which she obtained while she was & go-between between Mr. Parnell and_the liberal party leaders, have a basis of truth. During the period while Mr. Parnell was in the Kilmainham jail Mrs. O'Sheq was a_busy medium and with in con stant communication with Mr. Chamberlain, Morley and others, but nover was Mr. 1f Mr. Parnoll chooses to pub- lish these letters they would disclose chicfly the keen politi craft of Mrs. O'Shea and the entire unconsciousuess of the liberals that her relations with Mr. Parnell were other than pure, Tho vigilant purity party will instantly raise @ question in the house of lords in - re- pard to Calderon’s picture of St. Elizabeth, nude, Lord Salisbury ridiculed the idea that the picture outraged ihe feelings of Catho- lics. He said ho had not seen tho picture. He wished he had. He had seen_ a travesty wherein a lady showed her back to county counscllor. The question of clothés was ono iuto which he coula enter. hero were plenty of classical pictures that did not offend Catho: lics. Finally, ho concluded, the picture was placed in great selusion. Those few jesting words disposed of the matter. The purists have scored, however, getting 4 magistrate’s order to destroy photographs of Gerome's, Bougerau's and other great Preuch artists' works. The leading argu meat agmnst the sales of such photos was that, while the printings wight not b in- decent, the photographic reproductions be, Sir John Pender, speaking at a meoting of the Divect cable compuuy, stated that th had been a positive decline in Atlantic tele. has lo as much declaration part of 1serva recently cir this is an es concede a pro graphy since the operation of the McKinley | law. He did not solely attributed the ae cline to the McKinley law. It was partly aue to the depression” in trade and to com- petition. There is & court report current that the queen has written t the king of Roumania advising to lot the episode of the crown prince with Helena Vacaresco take its natural course and reminding him of tho marriages of affection in the Eaglish royal family ALL TALK: D Ai ONCE, Terribie Uproar in the Frew ber of Deputios, Panrs, July 17,—The chamber of deputies was crammed to the doors iu the exp of hearing the debate on the tions. M. Itibot opened the discussion by declaring that the government had not re sin complaiut from any cor alleged strictions 1pon their commercial travelers, 'Tho he was not indifferant to but wa measures Ribot said that the policy of Frauco was a pacific policy; the go kuew its duty, but in order tofuifill this duty it must ko not it eujoyed v coufidonce of the chamber of deputies M. Do jelde said that ten months ago he apprised the gover t that the inhabi tants of Aisace were making complalnts in regard L0 the passport regulations. The speaker ulso accused the goverument of )y Cham- ion passport regula gle 248 to the ceived mercinl hous place government, said the subje quite ready to take any Continuing M rniment w whether or standing be Ingland without weapons in their hands ana with allowing France to be | bullied by Gormany | As these remarks were mado many | deputies rose to their feet and warmly tested against these aceusations, M i reply exclmmed that such aceusations did not affect him personally and that they could not affect the government A terrible up- ronr followed. ~Hundreds of depucies seomed to bo taikine atonce, Finaliy the prosiding offfcor managed to calm the angry passions of the legislators and when order was thoroughly restored M LRibot asked for a vote of contidonce in the government, The government was sustained by a vote of 314 to 103, of tho pro | Ribot LONDON POLICE PUZZLED. Futile Efforts to Explain an A can's Death -Perhaps Suicide. Loxvoy, July Now York He Cable—Secial to Tur Bee.| -Stung poverty and contempt of formor companio George Parker of himsolf through the heart London boarding house yesterday Parkor was ngely handsome with bair proma whitened, Hohas 0 wife and four children in Brooklyn and was once a ro. speeted eitizon of taat city. His passion for a woman Ltiim from his home and he went to Buenos Ayres with a well kuown woman nearly a vear ago, He came to England to buy a famous stal lion and was the center of a fashionable, but crooked set of men. He bought a diamond necklaco on the recommendation of M. Ublman, It was a fraudulent transaction Ho was arrested, tried and sentenced to one yoar's imprisonment and has just boen re leased. James Gordon Benn 17 Brookiyn sho in morning man pstran, His old chums scornod him on his return Ho had a meguificont wardrobe, bought in Buenos Ayres, but no money. He weut to u bourding house on Russell street a week ago with a friend named Whitmar, who stuck to bim. It was thero that he sbot himself in his bed e detectives fectionate letter had been stopping at the Continental hotel of Paris, A telegram arrived for tho dead man and detectives opened it. It was from Mrs Hamilton, saying woull ar C ng Cross on.the afternoon train, $She is now in tears at the Victoria hotel Sho is a handsome woman. Her photo, wraph was found in the suicide's room. Parker left no messago. A terrvible scene ensued when Mrs. Hamilton visited the corpse, The inquest will « be neld tomorrow. Suspic of foul play are entertained which way develop something sensational. A revolver was found several feet from the body and m the pocketof the corpse w found a pawn ticket for a revolver. Tho question is, did Parker own two pistols or did tho revolver that killed him belong some other person ¢ No clothes or other effects were found in Whitman's room. He was the first to give the alarm and the police questioned him closely. Parker had put his falso teeth in a tumbler of water and other evidences throw doubt on the suicide idea. It has be jealous of 1 found his room full of af- is s 1 suggested that some one was rker. The police have mudo no arrests. Ono of the guests in the boarding house was so suspicious of Whitman's ay pearance, that the day before the tragedy he insisted on having his voom door locked. s hON, retary Laws' {estimony. Lo July 17.--The sccrotary of the shipping federation,- Mr. Laws, was exam- ined today before committee “A” of the royal labor commission. Mr. Laws said that there should be alterations in the merchant shipping act and in the board of trade rog lations in order to seeure moro effectial pro tection for freo men. The shipping fedora- tion_secretary added that 1t was almost im possible for a green sailor to obtain neeess to the shipping office unless he was armed with the red ticket of the Seamen’s and Fi s union, A German Berniy, July 17.—Tho blatt caused a sensution in military and other circles by publishing an editorial in whicl it says there are aro so muny Russian troops on the froutier between Germany and Iussia that the influence of the latter "cou try is predominant, and, it is impey t steps should b immediately taken by tho Gorman governient to restore the valunee Sensation, Milit Wachen- ailway trike. July 17.—Six thousaud railroad strikers mot today and decided toscnd a deputation to the chamber of doputios to be escorted by a procossion of all the strik rs. "The westorn railway company s importing men from the provinces. T'he strikors have decided to g0 to the entrances of the work- shops in the moruing and try to stop work » Train for the Minst Loxnoy, July 17.—At this mornings meot- mg of the International Congregationalists Prof. Fisk of Chicago read a papor on tho merican System.” Prof. Fisk recon mended that those desivous of entering th ministry should be trained in seminaries for the period of three yoars France Will Take Our Pork. Loxnoy, July 17.—The Paris correspond ent of the Times says the decreo rescinding the prohibition of American pork takes im diate offect. The government gave the chamber the assurance that precautions had been taken against trichinae, To Guard Against Fircs Loxnoy, July 17.-Lord Do Lawarr, in the house of lords today, gave notico that he would move for the appointment of a selct committee to inquire %o the practice of car- rying inflammable goods on board Atlantic passenger steawmers, Parnell Didn'i ifay the Costs, Loxno, July 17.—Tho solicitor of Captaia O'Shea in his swit for divorce, in which Parnell was co-vespondent, today donied the statement made yesterday that Parnell paid the costs in the suit amounting to £5,000. lame bead. Buussers, July 17.—Muwe. De Bounemain, well known as the mistress of General Bou- laugen, died of consumption last night. » from A Boulang Cholera Ravages at Camo, July I'ne deaths w Mecea average fifty daily, cam p s being formed ecea. cholera quaranting L e Notables at Saratoga. iy, No Y., July 17.—Mrs. Ulyses Mrs. Dent arranged today to ne little time in Saratoga. They rive July 24 and make their abode at the Grand Union hotel. This will the fiest visit made by Mrs, Grant to Saratogn since the death of her husband six years ago this month . On August President Ha party will urrive at the Graud will visit Mouut MeGregor as W. J. Arkell 1 morning, races in the afternoon and loave par 10 the eveniug for Rutlaud to attend the dedication of the HBennington, Vt wu ment. On his return. two days ho will stop here scveral days. - Chosen 17 Father athol eived a letter from Bishop Meerschalt, torritory, say oived by him seo of the o bim to make S Grant spend will a and and He 1500 Union, the guest of attend the by private Guthri Okl priest in charge of the ( Gurinie July Delirass, chureh her has re lately appointee for the Indian | ing that oficial papers were r making Guthrie the Catholic dian Territory and directing his permaneut residence here, | | from a Mrs. Hamilton, who & to T | e — NUMBER B % INQUEST NEEDED HERE, o, o ty at Rook Springs Absut Which There is No Doubt, % TWL GATHS BUT NO CORPSES FOUND, Two «mlande Two Shooter and a Powde Result, Jage, Sixe Magazino One Hole in the und, Si July 17 axplosion of such Rock I Wyo., felegram to Tk Bry A terrific foreo that conter §to cir ity shook Rock Springs iromw imfrence o rred at 3 lock this afternoon and startled the peoplo earthquako shock. Window glass was shattered all over town and oven the plat eglass in suchestablishments as theBeck= with commercial company, Timothy Kinney Co., and Sutton & Co. and H. Bussey were cracked and A scene of intense ex- citement P rushed from their houses into the stry it was the ast crack of doom. The oxcitement has mot been dupli- cated since the famous Chinese viots, Kvery man, v and ohild 1 tho town poured into strects, One fear ul rumor followed another in quick suce working timid people up to a piteh of oxcite- ment that was vositively fearful As the first terrible shock was fole lowed by another, the people graduaily be- camo somowhat reassurod. A and a half or so from town thoy obsorved a dark and ominous cloud hanging over the neigh- borhood of No. 6 mine, belonging to the Union Pacific. It looked like a fierco ap- proachine thunder storm. But soon rumors vegan to float around that it was i reality the result of a powder explosion. Theso soon assumed a detinito shape and the rond lead- ing to that neighborhood was soon black with excited peopie on foot, on horse buck and in vehicles of various descriptions, fran- tically beading for the seene of the disaster No. 6 miue lies less than two mile northeast of the town, Coutiguous o it in deopand naveow guleh the powder house of the mine is located. 1t was & lavie corru gated 1ron affair, and previous to the acci- dont today contained 1,213 kews of powdoer, usually used in dlasting in_the coal mines, 700 pounds of dynumite and twelve boxos of ciunt powder caps, Nestling along the nill- sudes in this immediate vicinity with their celirs dug into the mountain sides aro about thirty modest littlo houses, occupicd mainly by miners of foreigu birth, Tho buildings are mainly of stone. About 3 o'clock in the couple of Pinlandor saloonkeep s named vespectively dncob Holli and Jacob Santala stavted out on what is popularly known as a “toot.” ‘They bad been drinking heavily. They decided to take a ride and jumped into two-wheeled cart drawn by o single horse and started in to whoop W oup, carccuiug overs the country in the most reckless way Shoutiug at the top of their lungs, fi off u revolver and whooping and howling, thoy soon struck torror to the hearts of ail the women in the surrounding country. In their perambulations they finally camo tu the guleh iu which the powder magazine was located. With inebriated bravado they paused close to the building. One of them drew a six-shooter and with a laugh and a whoop, drew a bead upon the buildiug. That ball must have penctrated the sheet iron vencering of the powder magazive, for the sherp report f tho shot was swallowed up in the sound of an explosion so terrific that 1t was heard for miles around. As for the Fiulanders, their were seattored over twoenty ground, Piecos of toru gled flesh, the heart @ part of a hand there, wi phiies of their desperate deed. Their heads have not oven yet beon founid. The poor horse followed them in their flight. There wasu't cuough of him found to stuff a crutch with “The entire neighborhood _presentod a scono of utter desolation. The site of the magazine was represented a yawning hole many feet in depth and extending far veyond the limits of what had been the build- Sticks of timber and rock were scat- 1all about. Six houses, the closest to the scone, were wrecked totally. Ivery pano of window glass o every louso on cither side of the guleh was shattered. Pences wore torn down, trees uprooted, und the building walls racked and jareed. Women and children in houses two miles wway were cut and braised by glass shattered from the windows of their howes. A barn 300 yards away was buroed to the ground, x Uunion Paciic cars in tho vicinity were destroyed in o similar manner. The two Finlanders trouble are tho only onc: be ascertained now living in that an roken ensued. Pale-facod ple s us though vomun ssion, not a ramors afternoon and man- one here, bioody tro- of re the who caused all the killod, 80 far as can Nearly ull the people vicinity of tho same nationality and cannot tulk Eoglish, All the men were at work in the mines at the time, which may account for the small loss of life, Nearly” evory woman and child in the guleh av the time was more or less in- jured by the broke wluss or fly ing missiles. Of these Mrs. Johnson and vaby aro most severely injured. Both are badly cut and bruised about the head, and one or both may die. About the time of the explosion a man was riding n the neighbornood on horseback, What has becomo of lim st precisely known, and 1t is possible that his name may yet be added to the list of casualtios, The news of the explosion caused tremend- ous excitement in the mines, Ncarly every miner belioved his own family involved in the trouble, and when the news was noised around in the mine chambers tho men frantically clamored to come to the surface and were accommodated as idly us possible. When they came up and joined the women the excitement was again intonsified, and joy and grief were expressed in the most remarkable jargon. Steps were immediately taken the sufferings of tho injurcd ones. The doctors were promptly on hand and indefa- tigable in their attentions, The loss to the company will be not less than £10,000. Busi- ness of all kinus was suspended for the day, and the sceno of the disaster has been ree viewed by everybody for miles around, - Rioting in China Su§ Fuaxcisco, Cal,, July 17.—Thanghal papors of June 8 anuounce the murder of an Mcer, A. W. Green, to relieve English customs louse and of Mr. Argent, 8 member of tho Metho- dist mission, During a Chinese riot at Wiliuest a number of houses were burned, ‘The bodies of the murdered men taken on board the United States steamship Palos, It appears Argent was knocked down and kitled on the streets T'he threatened outbreak at King King did DOL ASSUINE Very great proportions owing to the presence of three gun boats which landed the forcos and held the mob in The reports from other interlor towns thut destruction of property continues. y Brown D July 17 ve wero check SLOW G INDIANAVOLL al Sa Ind who for wan, adl. al Sam iresented the d ut Marting- Br burnt district” in congress, d Vil Ind,, this worning. IACKsoNviLLE, UL, July 17.—Colonel George M. Chiatabin, 0no of the survivors of the Black k & war, oied bere this morning, aged uin Wi rs 4 - Very Successful Cranks, Neb,, d Bre. |—The Clarks opera house coms pany, ssisted by tho Ladies' coruet band, fave a jubilee concert tonight under the mane agement of J. 1%, Deitz. Tho costumes, dis- and performauce wero & complete