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THE SAN FBANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 18935. '3 THREE BITE THE DUST, Six Robbers Hold Up a| Train in Southern Kentucky. ARE MET BY BULLETS. Their Warm Reception Due to the Fact That O#tcers Were Aboard. A TIMELY TIP IS GIVEN. During the Fatal Fusillade the En- gineer Was “‘Covered” by One of the Gang. GREENWOOD, Ky., March 27.—A most daring but unsuce attempt at train robbery occurred at 2:30 A. . to-day in the southern part of Kentucky, when six men undertook to stop southbound train No. 3, on the Queen and Crescent Railroad. One x was k 1 outright, one died at ck this morning, and the third, giv- e name of Miller, lies here severely ed. The other three escaped. The reached Chattanooga to-day on time. The reason for this summary disposal of the train-robbers is found in the fact that some tidings of their purpose had been given to the railroad or express authorities, and T. R. Grifin, the Superintendent of Police on the thern road, had with him on the train two t ed assistants. The train had just reached the south end of tunnel 9, a mile north of Greenwood, when the robber: aled it to stop. cely disclosed their por- T flin and his assistants began offensive operations. In ten minutes three robbers had bitten the dust, the other three had fiown and the train was speeding on its way. No injury was suffered by any oneon the train. A telegram from Cumberland Falls says the t taken from the engine has since died. The robbery was planned for March 11, but as the creek was out of its banks the men were afraid they might be caught, and postponed it. CH ANOOGA, Tenn., March 28.— Cincinnati Southern train No. 3 arrived here on time to-d although it stopped a few minutes to iree train-robbers. A reporter met the train on its arrival here and obtained interviews with the conduc- tor and engineer. Engineer Tom Spring- field has been running on the road for a number of year: garded as a very reliable engineer. This is his first experi- ence with train-robbers,and he told the following story: “We were coming along ‘on time. En- gine 5% is a humper, and Rankin, my fire- , was keeping her hot. We had mail, express and gage cars, a smoker, two day coaches and two sleepers, We left Somerset on time. I slowed down a little as we ran through tunnel No. 8, about ten miles south of Somerset, in Pulaski County, Ky. About 300 yards this side of the tun- el a man on the track with a white lan- tf% flagzed me down. This is one of the eliest spots on the road. You know, it %\ pin the rough and rugged mountain district of Kentucky. There is not a house within two miles of the place. In fact, I do not know a house that is nearer than Greenwood. That little ion is about two miles to the south. The road some- what curves, and altogether a better piace could not have been selected for a train robbery. The fellow in front kept swing- ing his lantern. He stood in the center of track. Icould not imagine what was matter.” ‘Did you think of train-robbers?” 0, I did not.” *Did you suppose thata freight train was ehead?”’ “No, I did not. Idid mot think any- thing. I justsaw the fellow swinging his lantern and I stopped the train. I did not see anybody else. When I stopped to see what he was swinging bis lantern for, the fellow climbed into the cab and said: 4 d here till I tell youto go on,’ and pointed a pistol at me. He stood on the left-hand side of the cab. He looked like a desperado. As near as Ican recollect, he had a big black mustache, a slouch hat and rather sandy clothes. He looked like arough countryman. The fellow did not rsay another word, but kept his pistol pointed at me.” “Did he not seem alarmed when the .shooting was going on?” 0, he just kept standing there with his pistol pointed at me. I don’t know what kind of a pistol it was, but it was a big ome. With this the engineer straightened ont his hand and placed hisleft hand almost to his right elbow, to show the length of the robber’s pistol. It might have been a horse-pistol. “Rankin, my fireman,” continued BpringS , “looked out of the cab on his side and said, ‘They’ve killed two of them.’ But the fellow kept me covered with his big gun and did not saya word. After one or two shots were heard up 1n front, the Tobber dropped out of the cab and said, ‘Go ahead ran into Cumbe; ‘ther down.” When asked why he did not shoot the robber as he left the engine, Springfield said neither he nor his fireman haa any weapons of any kind, ‘“After the fellow told me to go ahead we had gone but a short distance when Ran- kin found a wounded man on the tender, We stopped at Cumberland Talls, four miles from the tunnel, and put him off, leaving him in the telegraph office. o . was badly shotin thearm and side. He said he wasa tramp stealing a ride, and that he was not with the train-robbers, but we do not believe it. We were not stopped by the robbers more than ten minutes. We came on to Chattanooga and got here on time. That’s all I know about it, and I don't want to experience any more fellows standing in my cab and pointing a big pistol at me,” Superintendent Campbell of the South. ern Express Company says there was only between $40 and $50 in money in the ex- " presssafe. Dave Laski, the express mes- senger on the train, seized his carbine when the shooting began and kept the doors tightly locked. He knows nothing about the robbery. Passengers in the sleepers for New Orleans and Jacksonville were not awakened. In one of the coaches when the train stopped and the shooting began, one man with a big mouth and a large voice, yelled, “By God, we are held up.”’ Women and children began crying and everybody threw money and jewelry under the seats, and they did not sleep any more. Clint Fallgood, the detective who took rland, about four miles fur- I opened the throttle and we | such a prominent part in the prevention of the robbery, returned to the city this even- ing from the scene of the robbery. To a reporter he gave the following statement of the affair: 3 “I am employed by the Cincinnati | Southern Railway as a detective, and on | Tuesday morning received a telegram from Superintendent Griggs to report at | Somerset. I reported and asked the Super- | intendent what was wanted. He replied | that he wanted me to come down to Chat- tanooga that night. He did not tell any- thing further about what was going to happen, but I suspected something was wrong. I thought I was going into danger | and prepared myself with a double-barreled i shotgun. | “Griffin, the chief detective of the road, | and Will Eddy, another detective, came out on the train also. They were prepared | with double-barreled shotguns. Eddy and | myself were sitting in the same seat while Griffin was secreted in the express-car. As | we passed out of tunnel 9 I heard the en- gineer blow his whistle twice, which was a signal that he had been flagged and was to | stop the train. .Eddy and myself walked | out of the smoker together. Eddy got down on the last step of the smoker on the | east side, while I got on the last step on the other side and we were in that position when the train stopped. “Three men passed by Eddy, who at the time had squatted down unaer the end of the car, and went to the baggage-car. One of them had a double-barreled shotgun in | his hand and looked down at Eddy, but vassed into the car. The three men went | in the car, where they remained four or | five minutes. 1 heard oneof them sa Hands up!’ and something about money in the car. They then walked about in the car, I think, and were looking for | money in the safe. I later heard them cursing, but could not tell what they were | saying. I think they had found they had | made a mistake and gotten into the | wrong car. They came out the same side | and the way they had entered the car. “The two younger men made a break for | the express-car, while the big fellow, who | proved to be Jesse Morrow, stepped down | at the side of the car with a shotgun in his | hand. He put it to his shoulder and | pointed it at Eddy, who was at the place where he had left the smoker. Eddy had | been watching, and had had his gun lev- eled on him all the time, and when he | found he had been discovered and was about to be shot at he opened fire, or rather | | fired one shot at the robber, which did the | | work. The load of buckshot struck the | man in the left side, a little below the arm, | and passed out on the right side of the | | body, killing him instantly. | ‘“About this time the two men who had | come out of the baggage-car with Morrow | opened fire upon Eddy, and were shooting at him pretty lively. When they stopped | I got under the truss rods of the baggage- | car, which are near the wheels. I saw a | party at the steps of the express-car, and | as soon as the two men opened fire on | Eddy this man advanced toward me and | got on the first step of the baggage-car. I | fired on him and he fell to the ground and did not utter a word. When I went to find | him afterward he was gone, and I do not | | know what became of him. “The shooting on the other car had stopped, and the men were nowhere to be | seen, except the two that were near by, one dead and the other mortally wounded. | Tne coniederates who escaped, I think, are three in number. A large posse of people residing in the vicinity of the robbery | started out in pursuit of the robbers, who, | I think, have taken to the mountains. | “The man killed outright was Jesse Morrow, aged 50. He resided with his family in Wayne County, about fifteen | miles from the scene of the trouble, and was known as the worst and most desper- | ate man in the community. | “Thomas Morrow, son of Jesse, the man | | who was picked up near the dead man, | was shot through the breast. He was car- | ried to the depot at Greenwood, where he | died. This man was about 30 years of age and was a tough character. “The leader of the gang is a man by the name of Underwood, and he is a desperate | character. I don’t know which way this man went after the affair was over. “Martin, the man who was so badly wounded, says he is from Pennsylvania, and that he wasa tramp riding on the blind baggage and was not with the gang that held up the train. He is mortally wounded and cannot recover.” SOMERSET, Kv., March 27.—The Coro- | ner will hold an inquest to-morrow at | Greenwood on the bodies of Jesse and | Thomas Morrow. Fraser was left with the horses on top of the tunnel; one flagged the train and mounted the engine, while the third stood guard on top of the earth cut, while three remaining attacked the | express-car and met the detectives. The | indications are the gang had no outside | assistance. | The ph; icians performed an operation on William Martin to-night, but he cannot |live. The Adams Express Company have | offered a liberal reward for the capture of | the three robbers who escaped. 'FIRED ONLY FOR A BLUFF. BUT THE BASEBALL MAGNATE SHOT A NEGRO IN THE Foor. | So It CaME To Pass THAT HE Was ! HELD TO ANSWER A CRIMI- H NAL CHARGE. ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 27.—In the Criminal Court fto-day’Chris von der Ahe, i president of the St. Louis Browns, was | held to appear before the Grand Jury in | bonds of §500 to answer to the charge of shooting George Stevenson in the foot. | Chief of Police Harrigan went on his bond. | On the stand Mr. von der Ahe stated that |on the evening in question he was sitting in his saloon talking to his friend, Mr. | Weyl, when his park superintendent in- | formed him that one of the crowd of ne- | groes who had been stealing property out | of the park was prowling around outside. | He went out and saw the negro crossing | the platform toward the Lindell Railway | depot. He followed the man, he said. and | asked him what he was doing there and the latter replied it was none of his busi- | ness. | “Idrew my revolver to scare him,” smd | Chris, “and fired at the ground. I know | I did not hit him, for he was three feet away, and if I had hit anybody it would have hit Mr. Weyl, who wn)s by)my side.”” oy Harrison Returns to Duty. INDIANAPOLIS, Ixp., March 27.—Ex- | President Harrison returned to Richmond this afternoon to re-enter the Morrow will case. He was forced to step out of the case three weeks ago on account of an at- tack of acute bronchitis. - ety is. He has fully re. — Cracksmen Use Dynamite. OMAHA, NeBk., March 27.—Aspecial to the Bee from Decatur, Nebr., says: The Decatur bank was robbed at 2:30 this morn.- ing by cracksmen. The safe was blown :gen with dynamite, but officers claimed ey secured no cash. AGREEMENT OF HEIRS, They Decide to Divide the Big Davis Estate. WORTH THREE MILLIONS. Now the Money Will Be Dis- tributed Among All Interested. SOME OF THE WEALTH SAVED. Contests Shortened In Order To Shut Off Fat Fees of the Attorneys. BUTTE, Mont., March 27.—The rumors which have been afloat for some time with reference to a settlement of the celebrated Davis will case in this city have not been without foundation, for in the District Court to-day the alleged will of the dead millionaire was filed for probate. The proponents or Davis heirs and con- testants, represented by Henry A. Root of Helena have been figuring on a settlement for several months and reached an agree- ment yesterday, and the court has ratified the agreement by a decree which will be final unless other parties claiming an in- terest in the estate putin a legal appear- ance within a year. The heirs had asked for the appointment of J. H. Leyson, a jew- eler of this city, as administrator, and Mr. Leyson had filed a petition asking the court to appoint him to the position. The petition here shows that A. J. Davis died on March 11, 1890, and left an estate of real and personal property valued at $3.000,000, consisting of bank, mining and other stocks, mortgages and securities, cash in bank, mines, real estate and per- sonal property, and also property in Iowa and Massachusetts, and that the heirs-at- law have requested the appointment of Mr. Leyson as administrator. The names, ages andq residences of the heirs-at-law are given as follows: Erwin Davis, 64, New York; Calvin P. Davis, 72, California; Diana Davis, 81, Connecticut; Maria Cum- mings, 74, Massachusetts; Elizabeth Bow- din, 68, Massachusetts, sisters of the de- ceased; Ellen 8. Cornue, 52, New York; H. A. Root, 49, Helena, Mont.; Mary Lo Dunbar, 52, Massachusetts; Lizzie A. Smith, 49, California; H. R. Sheffield, age unknown, New York; H. A. Davis, 64, Massachusetts; Lizzie Ladd, 48, Massachu- setts; Thea Jane Davis, 72, Chicago; A. J. Davis, 32, Butte; John A. Davis, 37, Butte; Edward Asa Davis, 40, Chicago; Charles Granyille Davis, 29, George Wesley Davis, 34, Morris Allard Davis, 20, all of Chicago, and children of John E. Davis. The manner in which the estate is to be distributed is set forth in the document ordering the probate of the will. Harriet R. Sheflield of Suffolk County, N. Y., and Henry A. Davis of Monson, Mass., heirs of Asa Davis, brother of the dead millionaire, are to receive one-tiftieth of the estate; Andrew J. Davis Jr. and John E. Davis of Butte, Edward Asa Davis, George Wesley Davis, G. G. Davisand Morris Albert Davis of Chicago, heirs of John A. Davis (de- ceased), brother of A.J. Davis (deceased) receive nineteen forty-fourths of the re- mainder. Henry A. Root and Ellen 8. Corune of Croton Falls, N. Y., children of Anna C. Root, deceased, sister of A. J, Davis, and Sarah M. Cummings of Ware, Mass., also sister of the dead millionaire, and Mary L. Dunbar of Springfield, Mass., a niece of the dead man, and Charles Ladd, her husband, and Joshua G. Cornue are to receive twenty-five fortieths of what is left. The will contains some bequests the de- livery of which is provided for in the order of settlement. The settlement of the great legal battle was brought about by the heirs themselves, who, after holding several con- ferences with this object in view, concluded that it would be better to get something out of it than to permit it to dwindle away in the hands of attorneys. While the ad- justment was something of a surprise here, it created but little excitement, as it was anticipated. PROTECTING STOCKHOLDERS. Plans for the Reorganization of an In- vestment Concern. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 27.—The re- organization committee of the Lombard Investment Company, composed of R. H. Rochester, chairman; R. U. Walker, secre- tary, and George Burnnam Jr., treasurer, have submitted a plan of reorganization to the stock, mortgage and debenture holders of the company. The committee says: We propose to unite all Eastern and Western agents in a company, to whose preferred capi- tal stock they will be permitted to subscribe, and to which they will be asked to transfer, whether they subscribe or not, aill the collec- tion business they are able to control. The committee also submits a statement of all assets and liabilities, and say the new company under the reorganization should be able to rapidly discharge all claims, and afford ample return to all stockholders. MINE-WORKERS MEET. The Convention May Order Another Gen- 2 eral Strike. DUBOIS, Pa., March 27.—The conven- tion of United Mine-workers of America, District No. 2, was held here to-day. Presi- dent Bradley presided and delegates were present representing 15,000 miners. A press committee was appointed to give out such information as may be considered ad- visable. The meeting was called to con- sider the qugstion of making a demand for an advance bf 10 cents on high coal and a proportionate advance on low coal, in accordance with the scale demanded in the Pittsburg region. It is believed that if the demands are not granted by the operators a general strike in the region will occur about May 1. e BREAK IN A RESERVOIRE. Ranches Flooded and Two Railroad Bridges Carried Away. NEW CASTLE, Coro., March 27.—The reservoir of the Grand Valley Ditch Com- pany, on East Rifle Creek, six miles from here, gave way to-day. The reservoir was not quite full, but there was enough water, mud and rocks to cover and destroy for this season all the ranches for five miles along the creek. The flood struck the Rio Grande Junction Railway, carrying away two bridges a mile apart and covering the track with mud and rocks for half a mile. It will be five or six days before the track can be used for travel and it is impossible to transfer. Gt s Into Examiners’ Hands. OMAHA, March 27.—A special to the Bee from Stanton, Nebr., says: The Stan- ton State Bank passed into the hands of bank examiners to-day. The stockholders requested the State to wind up the bank. The deposits were getting so small that it was thought best to quit business. —_— WELCOMED IN NEW MEXICO. Steve Elkins and Family on the Way to the Pacific Coast. DENVER, Coro., March 27.—A special to the Republican from Santa Fe, N, Mex., says: Hon. 8. B. Elkins and family left last night in their special car for the Pacific Coast, after having been royally enter- tained by the citizens of Santa Fe. The public reception given the distinguished guest last evening by Governor and Mrs. Thornton was a brilliant affair. The executive's home was beautifully decorated and was thronged with callers from 8 to 10 o’clock. Governor and Mrs. Thornton and Senator and Mrs. Elkins received the people in the main front parlor and for two hours there was a scene of gayety and pleasure that has seldom been equalled in the official or social annals of New i istoric capital. At 10:20 o’clock Mr. Elkins took leave of his Santa Fe friends, many of whom accompanied him to the depot and left for the West, carry- ing the best wishes of the whole com- munity for future prosperity. S “WILL NEVER ROB ANOTHER.” During a Trial in Court @ Woman Is Shot by Her Accuser. ST. PAUL, MIxN., March 27.—A Helena, Mont., special to the Pioneer-Press says: This afternoon, during the progress of a trial in the courtroom here, Eugene Stan- ley, without warning, shot and fatally wounded Ina Wood. She was on trial on a charge of having robbed him of $140. With the exclamation, “She will never rob another man,” Stanley rose in his seat, not ten feet from the woman, and in rapid suc- cession fired three shots at her, two of them lodging in her body. The shots may provefatal. By thistime Sergeant Murphy had grabbed Stanley, and further shooting was prevented. There was a terrible stam- pede, but no one of the crowd was injured. PARALLELS GENTRY'S CRINE JoHN E. BIGELOW, AN ACTOR, KILLS AMY THILL AND HIMSELF. He Wourp Notr Accepr aNn EN- GAGEMENT UNLESS SHE JOINED THE COMPANY. NEW YORK, N.Y., March 27.—John Bigelow, an actor, shot and killed Amy Thill, an actress, to-day in the furnished room of the woman on Twenty-fourth street and then blew out his brains. The tragedy was not discovered until almost evening, when both bodies were found lying cold and bloody on the floor of the apartment. None of those in the house could assign a motive for the deed. Bigelow was about 30 years old and the woman not more than 25. She bore a character which was blameless. Bigelow was the son of Jumes Bigelow, an ex- Mayor of Morristown, N. J,, who is a retired lawyer. The young man lived on West Thirty- eighth street, and just before the Christ- mas holidays wasa member of Sidney Drew’s company, It was during this en- gagement that he met Amy Thill. He fell in love with her. of the company, and they decided to leave it at Christmas. Since then neither of them has been engaged in professional work. ' Bigelow is said to have been offered an engagement, but refused to accept it un- less she was also engaged. Members of the theatrical profession to- night assert that the case isa parallel to the case of James Gentry. who shot Madge York at Philadelphia a few weeks ago. MINNEAPOLIS, Mixx., March 27.—Amy Thill was the daughter of Mrs. Susan Thill, who keeps a hairstore at 812 Nicollet avenue, this city, and resides at 9 South Ninth street. There are five girls in the family and all have a predilection for the stage. Allare handsome and the mur- dered girl was especially so. The family came to Minneapolis from St. Paul four or five years ago. They deny they had ever heard of Bigelow. THE MURDER OF THE MEEKS TELLING TESTIMONY OF LITTLE NELLIE, THE ONLY SURVIVOR OF THE FAMILY. SHE Is POSITIVE IN THE IDENTIFI- CATION OF THE ACCUSED TAY- LOR BROTHERS. CARROLTON, Mo., March 27.—Ten- year-old Nellie Meeks, the only survivor of the Meeks family of five, who were mur- dered on May 10 of last year, is in town to testify in the trial of William P. and George Taylor, which began to-day. Nel- lie was permitted by her guardians to tell the story of the atrocious crime, this afternoon in advance of the time for her appearance on the stand. She is positive in her identification of the Taylors, saying she remembers Bill Taylor, he having em- ployed her father as a bartender, and she had seen him many times. She tells how the Taylor brothers called for her father at Milan, Mo., on the night of the murder, and Meeks, his wife and three children were bundled into a wagon and started for Taylor’s farm, eighteen miles south. When within two miles of the Taylor farm, George Taylor got out of the wagon and shortly afterward shot and killed Meeks and his wife, and then beat them and the children over the head with rocks and kicked them to death. After commit- ting this crime, the Taylors are said to have buried the family in a strawstack. Nellie was left for dead, but she heard the Taylor brothers converse about the murder, she keeping quict. fearing they would kill her. When day broke she went to the farmhouse of a Mr. Pierce, where she told her story. A long hunt for the Taylors was inaugurated, but it was eight or nine months before they were captured in Arkansas. They had very bad reputa- tions previous to the time the Meeks mur- der was fastened on them by the story told by little Nellie. —_— FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER. One of the Brutal Slayers of Chapman to Pay the Penalty. PITTSBURG, Kaxs., March 27.—Charles Lee was to-day found guilty of murder in the first degree. Sentence was deferred. He murdered William Chapman, a mer- chant, in January, 1894, The crime was most brutal. Chapman was treasurer of alocal lodge of the United Workmen and was murdered for the lodge money. A gang headed by Lee stabbed him twenty- eight times, and then tied a rope around his neck, choking out what little life re- mained. Monday night last Lee tried to commit suicide in his cell, but was pre- vented. She was also a member |. WANT HUGHES' PLACE Applicants Anxious to Become Governor of Arizona. ONE OF THEM A FARMER, Importuning the President for a Job That Is Not Vacant. WILL THE INCUMBENT STAY? Friends of the Accused Officlal Are Now Rallying to His Sup- port. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., March 27.—The report that President Cleveland intends to remove Governor Hughes is evidently gen- erally believed by Arizonians, for the fight for that placeis being made by atleast three candidates, who are either here in person or have friends here in their behalf. It is alleged that Mr. Hughes isnota simon-pure Democrat, and he is also charged with maladministration of his office. Ex-Governor Gulick is here seeking the appointment, and supporters of Mr. Dennis are also actively at work. The latest candidate is A. V. Quinn of Pheenix, who called on the President to- day. Quinn is a farmer, rustic in appear- ance and deportment. His advent was greeted with some merriment, for he con- veys the idea that he is a very shrewd countryman and cannot be caught by the green-goods men or press agents. Not- withstanding his watchfulness he was be- guiled into a confession that he will win as a dark horse. The President said to him that he ‘“‘understood there was considerable dis- satisfaction with Mr. Hughes.”” Secretary Hoke Smith also asked Quinn if he thought he could “‘manage the people down there,” all of which convinces honest Mr. Quinn that he has a cinch on the place. He says it will just suit him, as he will “only have to work from 10 o’clock till 3 every day and have spare time to devote to his per- sonal affairs.” No action as yet has been taken in the matter of charges made against Governor Hughes of Arizona. The papers have not yet been sent to the President by Secretary Smith, and it is not expected they will be considered for some time. Meanwhile the President is hearing from the other side. The friends of Governor Hughes are send- ing letters of commendation of his ad- ministration and giving him a strong per- sonal indorsement. IMPRISONMENT OF WALTER. NO STEPS YET TAKEN BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT FOR HIS RELEASE. GOVERNOR MORRILL'S COMMUNICA- TION TO THE PRESIDENT NoT RECEIVED. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 27.—Tt was said at the White House this after- noon that the telegram from Governor Morrill of Kansas, asking the President to take active measures at once for the pro- tection and release of ex-United ,States Consul Walter, reported to have been un- justly imprisoned by the French Govern- ment in Madagascar under the sentence of a court-martial, had not yet been received by the President. The State Department has no confirmation of the report from United States Consul Weller at Tamatave nor from Mr. Campbell, our Consul at Mauritius, which is the nearest cable point to Madagascar. It is probable that the Governor’s mes- sage may cause the State Department to cable to one of these Consuls for an ac- count of the affair, instead of waiting until a report comes to hand through the mails from this remote point, which, it is thought, might be suflicient in on ordinary case, but would hardly meet the require- ments of a case involving the imprison- ment of an American citizen. Governor Morrill’s course in addressing himself directly to the President in such a matter is said to be unusual, but may per- haps be based upon the precedents set by the State Department in calling upon the Governor of Louisiana and the Governor of Colorado recently to protect citizens of foreign countries within their respective States. There seems to be an impression based on letters said to have been written by Mr. Walter to friends in this country as well as to the State Department de- nouncing his citizenship that he has lost this citizenship. No such letters have been received at the State Department and if there was any such communication in a private letter it is said that it would carry little weight. Mr. Walter has the reputa- tion here of being a keen, alert business man. Hewas an excellent consular officer, and it is inconceivable to the department officials that he would surrender volun- tarily his American citizenship. -— ORDERS FOR THE MONTEREY. The Government Will ship to Perit. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 27.—Or- ders have been sent to Mare Island, Cal., to have the United States coast ship Mon- terey proceed to Peru. That country has been in the throes of a revolution for many months, and it has been felt desirable to have the United States warship at Callao to look after American interests. It was intended to send the United States steam- ship Ranger to that point when she started from Mare Island on her cruise southward, but when she reached Buena Ventura, Co- lombia, the situation there was so precari- ous it was deemed wise to detain the ship at that point. First Lieutenant C.@. F. Wadsworth of the revenue cutter service has been ordered to the revenue cutter Rush at San Fran- cisco. First Lieutenant Albert Buhner has been assigned to the Bear, also at San Francisco. The Rush and Bear, the Cor- win and Perry, with Captain Hooper in command, are expected to sail for Bering Sea April 15, and probably another United States vessel will be sent to the seal islands. . —— The Imported Diamond-Cutters. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 27.—The action of Dr. Senner, Commissioner of Im- migration at New York, in demanding bonds as security against the diamond- cutters who recently arrived on the Majestic becoming public ch:’rlges, does notj:;est with the approval of all the hizh atch the War- treasury officials. The head of the Immi- gration Bureau, Mr. Stump, is now in New York, and it is thought he may be in- structed to look into the matter, and if the facts warrant it to reverse Dr. Senner’s de- cision and release the diamond-cutters withoat bail. —_— LPOACHERS KILL EVERYTHING. There May Be Further Complications in the Bering Sea Controversy. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 27.—The amendment Senator Mitchell of Oregon in- serted in the sundry civil bill may lead to some interesting results, and also cause further international complications, simi- lar to those of the Bering Sea. As a part of the appropriation for the protection of the salmon fisheries of Alaska, there is a provision that the Secretary of the Treas- ury is authorized to send an inspector to investigate and report upon the taking and destruction of the eggs of the wild fowl, and the alleged wanton destruction of game birds, deer, fox and other animals of Alaska. 1t is also asked as to what method should be taken to prevent such destruction in the future. It appears that the Canadian voacher is not content with the destruc- tion of seals, but is planning to play havoce in the wilds of Alaska, where game birds make nests in the summer and rear their young. These eggs have been found valu- able in the manufacture of certain articles and are taken by thousands. While the poachers are at work they also kill every- thing that comes along. There has been a perceptible falling off in the number of game birds on the Pacific Coast, and an in- vestigation of the causes led to the discov- ery that this is due to a new form of poach- ing. Itis believed by Senator Mitchell that the official report on what the people of the Pacific Coast have discovered will lead to legislation to prevent further poaching. o THE INCOME ON TAX. It Is Reported That the Supreme Court Is Evenly Divided. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 27.—It is reported that the Supreme Court stands four to four on the income-tax case. If this report is correct the law will stand. Justice Field issaid to be preparing a dis- senting opinion STANDS ON A FIRM PLANK. MCKINLEY'S POSITION ON THE SIL- VER QUESTION IS OUTLINED. It Is ACCURATELY EXPRESSED IN THE PLATFORM OF THE MIN- NEAPOLIS CONVENTION. WASHINGTON, D. C., March There has been of late a good deal of com- ment and speculation concerning the po- sition of Governor McKinley upon the sil- ver question, but it can be stated authori- tatively that Governor McKinley’s attitude is accurately expressed by the latest pro- nunciamento of the Republican party. Its plank in the platform adopted at Minne- apolis June 10,1892, said: “The American people from tradition and interest favor bimetallism and the Re- publican party demand the use of both gold and silver as a standard money with such restrictions and under some such provisions to be determined by legislation as will secure the maintenance of the parity of the values of the two metals so that the purchasing and debt-paying power of the dollar, whether of gold or silver or paper, shall be at all times equal. “The interests of the producers of the country, its farmers and workingmen, de- mand that every dollar, paper or coin, issued by the Government shall he as good as other. We commend the wise ana patriotic steps already taken by our Gov- ernment to secure an international con- ference to adopt such measures as will in- sure a parity of value between gold and silver for use as money throughout the world.” 27.— e THURSTON'S DEPARTURE. He Will Visit New England Before Re- turning to Hawaii. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 27.—No- tification has been sent by Minister Thurs- ton to the State Department of his inten- tion to leave the country, and his designa- tion of Secretary Hastings as charge d’affaires of Hawaii. Hereafter Hastings will be recognized as Hawaii’s diplomatic representative until a notice of selection of a new Minister is received. Minister Thurston goes first to New York and then to New England on private busi- ness, thence to Chicago and San Francisco in time to take the boat for Honolulu on April4. The State Department and Ha- waiian legation are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the steamer Australia, due at San Francisco to-day, as it brings the first news from the islands since Minister Willis re- ceived instructions to ask for the recall of Thurston. " It is expected that the steamer will bring either a direct reply from the Dole Govern- ment, or a request for further information from its Minister. In any event the Min- ister’s plan of departure will not he varied. Thurston departed at 3:15 ». ». He heard nothing from Hawaii concerning his recall up to the time of leaving. It is said that if President Dole does not appoint Thurston’s successor within a rea sonable period, Minister Willis will be transferred to Tokio, displacing Mr. Dunn, a hold-over Republican. —_— RETURNING TO VENEZUELA. Countries Which Withdrew Ministers to Send Them Back. WASHINGTON, D. C.,, Mareh 27.— Advices received here state that Germany has sent a new Minister to Venezuela who recently passed through New York en route to his néw post. Thisis regarded as the first step toward the adjustment of ‘the trouble arising over the departure from Venezuela of the Ministers of Spain, Ger- many, France and Belgium, because they united in a communication to their Gov- ernment reflecting on the President and officers of Venezuela. The subject has been watched with inter- est by the State Department, owing to the part taken in the boundary contest between Venezuela and Great Britain. Minister Andrade of Venezuela, one of the Vene- zuelan Claim Commission, has given notice of a dissenting opinion from the award of the commission made yesterday. 1t will not vary Venezuela’s purpose to pay the award according to the finding of the ma- jority of the commission. The Congress of that country is in session, and it is ex- pected the first installment of the award will be included in the budget this year. The treaty provides thatthe award is to be paid in five installments of $28,300 each. T L Murder of a Schoolgirl. FEDERALSBURG, Mp., March 27.— Mamie Dean, daughter of Jacob Dean, liv- ing in Harmony, Caroline County, failed to return from school last night. A search- ing party found the body. Her throat was cut from ear to ear, and she was otherwise maltreated. Lynchers are looking for the murderer. CUT OFF THE CARS, Robbers Stop an Iron Mountain Train in Missouri. SECURE SMALL BOOTY. The Conductor and Several Passengers Among the Plundered. FAIL TO OPEN THE SAFE. So the Exploit of the Daring Ban= dits Was a Financlal Falilure. LITTLE ROCK, Ark., March 27.—Train 54 on the Iron Mountain was held up by robbers about 10 o’clock to-night just north of Williamsville, Mo., eighteen miles north of Poplar Bluff, Mo., by two men. The robbers cut off the mail, express and baggage cars and ran about half a mileand robbed the express-car. Itis not known what booty they got. The conductor lost his watch and money, and it is supposed the passengers were also robbed, but details have not been received at this hour. Particulars are meager and the railroad officials very reticent. Williamsville is not a night telegraph station, and the only information obtainable was at Poplar Bluff. Reports indicate the robbery was a failure, the bandits securing little or noth- ing, owing to their inability to get into the safe. The Sheriff of Williamsville County is now at the scene of the robbery, and a posse is now scouring the country. The train was delayed thirty minutes. GOING TO THE FIESTA. Trust and Railway Officials Traveling in ZLuzurious Style. DENVER, Coro., March 27.—A special to the Republican from Santa Fe, N. Mex., says: Edward King, president of the Union Trust Company, William H. Peck- ham, attorney for the company, Attorney Beaman of the reorganization committee, George R. Peck and receivers J. J. McCook and A. F. Walker of the Santa Fe, super- intendents Dyer and Hurley and others, traveling in a special. train of six coaches, arrived here this afternoon and spent an hour driving about the city. They left to- night for' Los Angeles, where they will join General McCook, Senator S. B. Elkins, Benator White and others, and attend the fiesta at Los Angeles. st o e Failure of Brass Founders. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 27.—Rob- ert Leitch & Sons, brass founders, made an assignment to J. W. Somerville to-day. The assets amount to $102,412, and liabil- ities $68,451. Most of the creditors are out of town parties. Lapizs AND GENTLEMEN: Tt affords me great pleasure to call the attention of the public to Yale’s Excelsior Hair Tonic, which is the first and only remedy known teo chemistry which positively turns gray hair back to its original color without dye. 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