The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 5, 1895, Page 3

SHOT THE MESSENGER A Rock Island Train Held Up at Dover, Oklahoma. THE CONDUCTOR ROBBED. The Express Safe Could Not Be Opened, but Its Keeper Badly Wounded. PASSENGEFRS' EFFECTS TAKEN. The Gang Supposed to Be Under the Leadership of the Out- .law Dick Yeager. HENNESSEY, Okra., April 4. — Two robbe Isla as the Rock at 11:30 last and fire- rem to stop tank. The and went boarded -the eng d train was leaving Dove and, covering the eng man with revolvers, eraered about 200 yards from the s engineer was a little ex about-a fourth of One robber fired the ball going thro Conductor Johr od fore stopp ust missing him, zh.the cab window. . not -having heard the shot, starte nd out what was wrong, and was covered. as he approached the er and told to climb’ into the en- gine. him and were then robbed joined by d rers,-who “had come up to the B iemand was made for Express Mes- senger Jones to open. his door. This he refused and a fusillade followed, in which the messenger was wounded in the wrist. He attempted 1o escape from the opposit side of the car, but was. captured by the itside and. made to crawl \| attempt was then guard on ‘the ovu under the. -train. made to -open the.s: be done. Then.the go through the pass When the train arrived at Kingfisher Bheriff Burchett and United States Mar- shal Madsen of Elsino were notified and were carried to the-scene of the hold-up by & special train. They found the trail about four mi west of Dover, where the Cimarron I had been crossed, and are still following The robbers are Dick Yeager, an outlaw .who has head: quarter: Cheyenne County. If the posse comes up with the robbers a fight will probably oceur. THE MESSENGE His Wounds Received While His Car With a Rifle. TOPEKA, Kaxd,, April 4.—Messenger J. ‘W. Jones, one of the trainmen who was wounded in the Rock Island robbery, gives this'account: “When the train was brought.to a stand- still, T opened the-door of the express-car to see-what was up. At that instant I saw several men rise up from ‘the grass in a ittle ravine along the track. .One of the rs-shouted ‘to .me, ‘Take yo or Il shioot it off.”” I lost no time in 'S STORY. Guarding the door and locked it. Then the robbers n the-car, at least 100 bullets it. I was-seated on a mail- rack with iy Winchester- across my knee, srlien T. was struck in the left wrist and leg llet, My.arm fell limp at my side, Then the robbers smashed iu the door and | worked fully an ‘hour trying to open the siafe. rulm;zm this, they all’ went back and'Tobbéd the passengers. While they were in my car some one lantern appeared some distance fromn-: the “car.- ‘One.of -the robbers said: ‘Watch me put that light out.” Then he fired in'tk disappeared-at once.: Another robber said : “We'll'show the Rock ‘Island people they can be held up as well as otlier roads.”” The railroad company has offered a re- ward of §1000 for the arrest and conviction @f each of the robbers. REPORTED FIGHI. One of. theé Men Killed and Others Woundéd. Durirg the- Fight. WICHITA,- Kas., April 4—Late to- night word Was received from the Territory that the posse.had comme up with the Rock Island- trdin-robbers, and that in a fight that ensued oné man was killed and -s erakinjured. No names are given and it is not likely that fun!mr particulars can be secured to- t. The leaders of the robbery; it is now leatned, were Charles Bailey and' Zyp Wyatt of Ingalls, Payne County. They were recoghized by ex-United States Mar- shul Grimes, who was.a passenger on the were formerly prisoners in 1d greeted him courteously. were evidently local thieves from Kingfisher: The delay sed by the robbers trying to open the express:car zave the passen- gers an' oppertunity to stow away, part of their. valiables. . What they handed to the robbers were such amounts as they chose to give up.: The negro porter was forced:to carry a small sack and go in ad- vance of the bandits. kept thh himi to see that everybod hipped in,’ and Wyatt held his gun ready to shoot any one who dared to-interfer EXECUTED BY ELECTRICITY. mlnam Lake Meets Legal Death in the © Awburn Prison. AUBURN, N. Y., April 4.-—-William Lake was executed by electrigity in the prison at 11:45 A. M. William TLake murdered Emma Louisa Hunt, a fellow-servant at the Van Camp Homestead, near Carlton, in October, 1894, The victim’s head was beaten to a pulp and tie body mutilated in a barbarous manner. Lake fled, but a few days later was cap- 3 4. He freely admitted the crime and did ot plead any provocation or excuse. i The crime had been deliberately planned, and “the details committed to writing, to- géther with a brief story of the murderer’s life. The-fact that he was of illegitimate birth, he said, had embittered all his life. He had professed love for Miss Hunt, but : she refused his attentions and he deter- mined to kill her. ‘Lake, upon his trial, expressed a desire t6-go to the electrical chair, and ever since his condemnation has said he would joy- * ously welcome the day of his execution. —_——— “: LITIGATION SETTLED. Sitits for Possession of Colorado Mining - Property Won by Plaintiffs. DENVER, Coro., April 4—The famous . Wood heirs litigation has been settled and ."the plaintiffs have come into possession of mining property: in. Aspen valued av $10,000,000. It was claimed that” W. J. Wood, o poor Canadian who located the Emma mine, was defrauded of his in-’ - Gerests in that property. At thetime of | * | Confederate Association, with Miss Nannie posed-to be led by | head | ingmy-head insidé the car. I'slammed | e direction.of the light and it | his death he did not know how valuable it was, and his heirs signed away their claims to it for almost nothing. When they discovered what they had done they consulted attorneys and suit was begun in the United States court. They obtained a judgment for a one-third interest in the Emma mine and for §539,000 in cash. It was thougnt that the defendants wounld appeal from this decision, but finally they agreed to settle the matter without further litigation, and all the heirs will be enriched. All the heirs ex- cept Captain James O. Wood of Chicago have signed the contract and agreement. Captain Wood is entitled to about one twenty-seventh interest in the mine and has the privilege to come in and sign with the other heirs or enforce his proportion- ate share of the judgment, but no matter which course he takes the owners will not be embarrassed thereby. el BLUE AND GRAY UNITE. 0l Veterans Turn Owut to Hear General John B. Gordon Lecture. KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 4—Nearly ) people, including 200 veterans, both lerals and Confederates, numerous officers and civilians of prominence, ticipated in the reception tendered Gen- eral John B. Gordon, the noted Georgian Confederate, at the Coates House to-night. | General Gordon’s coming to Kansas City is | to lecture for the benefit of the Veteran Company A, and the veterans of both | armies joined in honoring him. He ar- | rived early this evening and was met at the depot by a reception committee, headed by Mayor Davis. Eighty members of Veteran Company A and 100 members of the ex- Davis and Miss Nina Shelby leading the wayon two magnificent white hors corted the party to the Coates House. The reception, which lasted from 8:30 until 11 o’clock, was a brilliant success. Among those present were many who served with distinction in both the North- ernand Southern armies. They included Governor Wilham Stone, Major William Warner, past grand commander of the G. A. R.; Colonel R.T. Van Horne, General Joe O. Shelby, General Frank Askew, Major T. A. Baldwin, U.S. A.; General Milton Moore, General George H. Nettle- ton, General H. F. Deval and General J. A. Wickham. To-morrow General Gordon will be a guest of the Daughtersof the Confederacy, who bave arranged a recep- tion for him. In the evening he lectured at the A\ld\mrmm on ‘““The Last Days of the Confederas ‘MININTURE MEYICAN WAR, Followers of Saint Teresa En- | deavor to Rescue Prison- ers in a Town. Troops Are Ordered to the Scene to Preserve Order and Arrest the Leaders. GALVESTON, Tex., April 4—A letter | to the News from Presidio, Tex., on the; { Rio Grande, tells of an incipient insurrec- | \ tion among Mexican fanat The trouble vhich has been brewing among the Mexi- | cans on the border over the person known | s “Saint Teresa,”” who claims power to | perform miracles, broke out again this week. Saint Teresa has been declared to e a man and therefore a fraud, the more | | ignorant of the Mexicans being greatly | stirred up about the matter. | The miniature revolution which took place at Mulatto has culminated at Oji- nango, Presidio del Norte, Mexico. The ! prisoners taken at Mulatto were placed in jail at Ojinango, the hunchback leader of the “Saint’s” party demanding the surren- | derof the prisoners, and upon being refused he sentword to Ojinango that he would use force to obtain them. The hunchback started with an armed force of 150 men. | The authorities, hearing of his approach, | started a force to meet him, and in the fight which ensued, which was kept up un- til dark, eight were reported dead on both | sides and several wounded. The authori- | ties retreated to Ojinango and the hunch- back remained outside the walls of the | city, threatening for three days. Ojin- ango is in a state of siege, the women and children have crossed the Rio Grande into Texas for safety. 'lo day fifty gendarmes will concentrate jinango and by to-morrow troops from 1 bm\uhua will be on the scene of action. g MURDERED IN WYOMING. Mayor of Casper Kills a Sheep- Herder for Family Reasons. CASPER, Wvo., April 4.—Senator J. J. | Hurt, the Mayor of Casper, shot William Milne, a sheep-herder, last night. Hurt fired five shots, all taking effect. Milne is dead. Hurt claims that Milne was too | intimate with the former’s wife. Senator | | Hurt is one of the largest sheep-owners in this scction. Senator riurt is widely known through- out the State on account of his large in- terests in the wool industry and his eccen- tric ideas in reference to free trade. He was prominently mentioned as a candidate for Governor on the Democratic ticket four vears ago. He is reputed to be one of the wealthiest men in Central Wyoming. Milne, the murdered man, was a sheep- herder, and had been in Mrs. Hurt's em- ploy for many years. The v e A CAPTURED THE ROBBERS. Two Boys Under Arrest for Holding Up a Colorado Gambling-Ioom. GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Coro., April4.— Sheriff Wart has captured two members of the gang that raided the Silver Club gambling-rooms last week, securing $615. The prisoners are Oliver Jacobs and Bob Moore, neither of whom is over 22 years old. Being confronted with the evidence of their guilt they broke down and told the officers how they came on horseback to Glenwood, left their horses at the race- track, met a confederate who came on the train, accomplished their mission and all proceeded together to the edge of the town, where their confederate left them, taking with him the boodle, but promising to meet them at Aspen Junction. The boys then got on their horses and rode home, where they waited anxiously for their friend, who never came. S e Captain McKay Dead. BOSTON, Mass,, April 4.— Captain Lauchlin McKay, one of the McKay broth- ers, shipbuilders of East Boston, died last night. He was born in Shelburne, N. 8., in 1811. He, with Isaac Webb of this city, was appointed a carpenter on the United States gunboat Constellation, aboard which David G. Farragut was a heutenlnt. Dur- ing the reign of clipper ships McKay, with his brother Donald, built and managed a number. Since 1876 he has conducted & general shipping business in New York. sidedomang ko Sentenced to Ten Years. FAYETTE, Mo., April 4.—The jury in the Harlan case for the murder of C. W. ‘Moore at Cedar City, February 27, 1894, re- turned a verdict to-day and assessed the punishment at ten years in the penitens tiary. SAMOA LAND CLAIMS Report of Commissioner ‘Chambers Finally Made Public. MANY TITLES DEFECTIVE Rights to the Acreage of the San Francisco Company Confirmed. FEW BONA-FIDE AMERICANS. The Government’s Station In Pango- Pango Bay Not as Valuable as Supposed. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 4.—The re- port of W. L. Chambers, United States Land Commissioner to Samoa, dated Februnary 3, 1895, was made public to-day. Mr, Chambers was one of the three Com- missioners appointed by the treaty powers of Great Britain, Germany and the United States, under the provisions of the Berlin treaty, to adjust and settle all claims of aliens to land in Samoa. The annunal meeting of the committee was held January 4, 1894, at Apia. The reports include all the title papers to Samoan lands, and are of considerable value. An ‘exhibit attached to the report shows that the total number of claims filed before the committee was 3492. Of these, 1422 were German, 1757 British, 307 Ameri- can. French and 13 miscellaneous. The total claims aggregated 1,691,892 acres, while the island contains 950,000 acres. Only 8 per cent of the claims were confirmed. The vast bulk of acreage claimed by Americans was rejected because of the manifestly inadequate consideration given for it and because the titles were defective under several of the provisions of the treaty. About 21,000 acres were confirmed to Americans. Most of them belonged to a corporation composed of San Francisco stockholders. “At the time the investigation took place,” says Mr. Chambers, “this corpora- tion was insolvent, and is still reported in- solvent. The titles were confirmed to cer- tain trustees. None of the stockholders re- sided in Samoa, and so far as my investi- gation of the matter went none of them had ever resided there, nor has the com- pany nor its trustees an agent in the coun- try. Deducting the land confirmed to this company, I think it is a safe estimate that not exceeding 2000 acres were confirmed to claimants. Almost all the land of the San Francisco company is for sale and is liable to be sold, if atall, to England’sor Ger- many’s subjects rather than to Amerieans, for whatever inducements there may be for English or German investment in the Samoan Islands, I cannot see that there exists any reason for further American in- vestments Continuing, Mr. Chambers says he heard of only nineteen bona-fide Americans in the country exclusive of officials and aoes | not helieve there are thirty Americans there all told, including those who claim citizenship through naturalization. He says there are several well-to-do Americans eu\-.\ged in mercantile pursuits, one of whom is the wealthiest man in th(- coun- try. Some of these are married to native women and probably will never return to the United States. “I have been thus explicit in reference to the property owned by Americans as well as to the number of Americans in the country in order that the department may know our relationship to Samoa as it was developed in the course of the investi- gations into land titles, and because I con- ceive it my duty to let our Government know how insignificant such interests really are.” In reference to Pango-Pango Bay Mr. Chambers says that the claim of the United States Government was examined and confirmed, but that the claims are by no means so valuable as the American people seem to think. What are thought to be the most valuable parts of the shore of the bay have never been acquired by the United States. The harbor is so deep and the bay so small that not more than three or four ships could be anchored there in case the wind was blowing either into the harbor or off shore. He recommends that if our portsare con- sidered to be really of value steps should be taken to acquire such additional rights as may make those already held of use. He argues, however, that the station is not likely to be of further use, and thinks the advisability of making future investments there should be fully considered before taking any further steps in the matter. Two Banks in Trouble. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 4—The Comptroller of the Currency to-day re- ceived notice that the First National Bank of Ravenna, Nebr., had suspended, and immediately ordered Examiner Howey to take charge. The bank had a capital of $5000. The Comptroller ordered Examiner Ganner to take charge of the First National Bank of Dublin, Tex. This bank has for some time been in process of liquidation, but the progress made was entirely unsat- isfactory, and as a sequence action was taken to-day. —_——— Ohanges Suggested. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 4.—The Naval Inspection Board, which recently made a careful inspection of the United States steamship Chicago, has reported to the Secretary of the Navy, suggesting im- portant changes. The board expresses the opinion that her battery should be brought up to date; that while the eight-inch guns be retained, rapid-fire five-inch rifles be substituted for the six and five inch breech-loaders. Tt is also held that the masts and rigging of the Chicago are of no service. T O Postoffice Changes. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 4—Sarah Williams has been commissioned postmis- tress at Douglass Flat, Cal., and Marie Daniels at Picard, Cal. Special mail mes- senger service from Panoche, Cal:, to Idria, San Benito County, will bhe discontinued. A postoffice has been established at Illahe, Curry County, Colo. (special from Gold Beach), Elijah J. Brice, postmaster. e Smuggling in Wuashington. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., April 4.—The notice of the Washington Custom-house has been called to the suspiciously low price which is being charged for opium in the Chinese quarter of the eity, and a spe- cial agent, who is known around head- quarters as ‘“‘the opium man,” is at work on the case. His attention was attracted to this circumstance several months ago. Evidence has been secured which wnn'nm THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1895 the belief that the stuff is being smuggled. It is being brought in surreptitiously, probably being landed from the river, as Washington is one of the easiest places to smugglers in the country, because customs officers are few and they are not, it is said, so suspicious as those in ports where smuggling is always looked upon as a probability. Efforts are being made to trace to its source all the opium which is being sold in the city. e EXTRA-SESSION TALK. The Idea Has Died Out and Cleveland 1s Relieved. WASHINGTON, D. C,, April 4.—Talk of an extra session of Congress has almost totally subsided and the surface indica- tions, which a short time ago seemed to point to a possible assembling of the Fifty-fourth Congress before next Decem- ber, have disappeared. Treasury officials profess to be confident of the ability of the Government to worry along withont fur- ther legislative assistance, their confidence being based to a large extent upon the ap- parent safety of the gold reserve from raids, under agreement with the syndicate with whom the last bond deal was made. Nearly a month’s trial of the conditions under which that deal was effected has proven, it is thought, that if the syndicate continues to play fair there need be no further apprehension of raids upon the gold reserve. The probability of a heavy deficit in the revenues, with consequent necessity for remedial legislation, is declared to be un- likely. Politicians say that President Cleveland is very much relieved to have Congress off his mind, and that he would regard the necessity for an extra session as a political misfortune at this time, and would postpone the calling of one until the last minute for that reason. It is said that the President would be exceedingly sorry to have a Republican Congress in session while the administra- tion is wrestling with foreign problems that are to come up for settlement within the next few months. The administration is burning with a keen desire to make some political capital out of the foreign affairs during this recess of Congress, and wants to be left alone in its effort. The Republican Congress will insist, perhaps, upon a different method of procedure than one which would commend itself to Mr. Cleveland and Gresham, and might indulge in criticism if things were not done just to the liking of Congress. TALK OF REORGANIZATION, Forecast of the Chairmanships | of Various Senate Com~ mittees. Silver Men Will Have a Say Re-~ garding the Arrangements of Finances. WASHINGTON, D. C., port has been circulated fromn Washington to the effect that when the reorganization of the Senate shall be made, as it is gener- | ally conceded that it will be by the Re-| publicans at the beginning of the next ses- sion of (‘ongress. Senator Morrill, who stands at the head of the Republican mem- bership of the Finance Committee, will re- tire in order to allow Senator Sherman to be made chairman. It is understood that Morrill has not only not given authority | for the announcement, but his closest friends say that he wi]l expect to be re- stored to the position of chairman, which | he held previous to the reorganization of the committee by the Democrats at the beginning of the present Congress. Senator Morrill’s friends scout the idea that his age is such as to call for his retirement from the head of this committee. It is also understood that the announcement of a probability of a change did not orlgmute with Senator Sherman. There is little doubt that if Senator Mor- | rill should relinquish the chairmanship Mr. Sherman would be his successor, but | there is no reason for believing that he | would even then unduly press the matter. | He is at the head of the Republican mem- | bership on foreign relations, which in cer- tain contingencies would be a more impor- | tant committee than even the Committee on Finance, and stands next to Mr. Morrill | on that committee, so that in the event of Mr. Morrill’s retirement from the Finance Committee, Mr. Sherman would then be entitled to his choice between the two. Financial questions are Lis specialty, and it is altogether probable that if the oppor- tunity to choose between the two were given he would select the committee afford- ing work most in accord with his in-, clinations. While there is little doubt as to the chairmanship of the committees, the prob- | abilities are very great that the Republi- cans will have no little difficulty in choos- ing a successor on the committee to Sen- ator McPherson. The filling of this place will in all probability be the first contest | which will occur in the next Congress be- tween the silver and anti-silver men, and the fight will be none the less fierce be- cause fought under cover. The silver men now have a majority of’ onein the committee, five of the six men constituting this majority being Demo- crats. The silver men are also in the ma- jority in the Senate, but wili be in the mi- nority in the Republican caucus. Under ordinary circumstances the caucus would control, and in that event, and if left free to act untrammeled, there is no doubt an anti-silver man would be selected for the vacancy. The silver Republicans have, however, already given notice that the place must be filled by a man from among their ranks, and say that in case of failure to make this concession they will demand recogni- tion and leave the matter with the Demo- crats, who would probably fill the vacancy with a free-silver man. The names most prominently heard in connection with the vacancy are those of Senator Cameron of Pennsylvania, Senator Wolcott of Colorado and Senator Platt of Connecticut, the first two being favorable to silver and the last opposed to it. Sen- ator Wolcott's name is also mentioned in connection with one of, the vacancies in the Committee on Foreign Relations, and it is considered probable that in view of Senator Cameron’s long service in the Senate and of his attitude in favor of a protective tariff policy, as well as of sil- ver, Mr. Wolcott's friends may agree to a compromise which will give the place on Foreign Relations to Mr. Wolcott and that on Finartee to Mr. Cameron, It has been suggested that, in order to make a place on the committee for Mr. Platt, the committee membership shall be increased from eleven to thirteen. This would permit the appointment of both a silver and anti-silver advocate by the Re- publicans, and also the appointment of an- other Democrat on the committee, and the change may be made. 1t is recalled that the committee has been increased from seven members to the present number in comparatively recent years. April 4.—A re- | VENELUELA'S CLAIMS, | The Trouble With Great Britain May Involve America. AWAITING THE ANSWER, The Republic Will Fight Before It Will Submit to For- eign Rule. ENGLAND’S REASONS GIVEN. The Right of the United States as an Arbitrator Not Admitted by the Crown. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., April 4—In- formation at hand to-day points to the probability of the United States becoming more seriously involved with Great Britain in the Venezuela dispute. Diplomatic and political circles are keenly interested in this situation, and the matter was a sub- ject of general comment to-day. The politicians say that this question is to furnish a basis for the administration to make either good political capital for itself in the next few months or else to make a disastrous break. With this question to | the front, the President is likely to be doubly thaanl that the possxbflmos of the necesssity for calling an extra session of Congress are not imminent. Among the Republicans there is a feeling of satisfac- tion that the administration has a clear field for the bandling of the impending foreign complications, for they are stout in | their belief that the Republican party will not lose any prestige by the outcome. | It is stated by persons in a position to speak with authority that as soon as Vene- | zuela is convinced Great Britain has finally | decided not to arbitrate or settle the boun- | dary dispute as suggested by the United States through Embassador Bayard, the southern republic will regretfully but reso- lutely resort to what she regards as her | only course—a resort to force. It is de- | clared that her people are ready to see their | homes and their cities desolated and laid in ashes rather than to submit to what | they regard as national dishonor. It is | said that the contention with Great Britain | is not so much one of territory as of senti- | ment. So firmly impressed have the peo- ple become with this that the opinion is expressed that they would rather see the country go out of existence than pass into | the practical control of foreign hands. | A strong feelingexistsin the Venezuelan | Government that the United States will not stand idly by if a resort to forceis made. Tt is understood that the position | of Great Britain in declining the sugges- tion of the United States for the settlement of the trouble with Venezuela is substan- | tially as follows: First—Great Britain takes the position that the question of arbitration was once before proposed by Venezuela. At that time the Foreign Office gave the subject | most careful attention, and submitted a re- | ply embodying a proposition to arbitrate certain definite subjects of the controversy. To this proposition Venezuela has never made a reply, either accepting or rejecting | the proposed basis of arbitration. Under | the circumstances it is not desirable to proceed to a second proposal of arbitra- tion when the first remains unanswered. Second—In any event there are certain portions of that territory to which Vene- | zuela lays claim which under no circum- | stances will be made the subject of arbi- tration, as they are recognized pertions of the British domain, and are not, therefore, subjects in which the question of arbitra- tion could be invoked. Third—The subject-matter is one be- tween Great Britain and Venezuela, so that thé good offices of the United States are not essential to a settlement, as it is not understood that the United States has as- sumed a protectorate over Venezuela or her interests other than that of a friendly Government. To Ewamine Torpedo-Boat Plans. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., April 4—In an- swer to the advertisement sent out by the deparvment some time ago calling for pro- posals for building -three torpedo-boats, two classes of bids were received, one for building the boats under prepared plans of the department, and one under the | original plans submitted by the’ bidders. Some of the bidders have tried to persuade the Secretary of the Navy that their plans were better than the department’s de- signs, and, realizing that the bureau might feel a natural predisposition for their own plans, the Secretary has created a special board to examine all of the designs and report upon their merits. The board will meet next Monday to begin its work. R e No Action Taken. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 4—No action has yet been taken in the case of Mrs. Helm, Postmistress of Elizabethtown, Ky., whose office was recently investigated by the department. It is probable that the report of the inspector will be considered by the President and Postmaster-General. Mrs. Helm is a sister of Mrs. Abraham Lincoln and her retention in the office is asked by Senators Blackburn and Lindsay, while the appointment of Mr. Joplin has been submitted by Mr. Montgomery, who lives at Elizabethtown, and up to March 4 was the representative of the district in Congress. Japanese Go to Homolulu. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 4—In a report to the State Department, Ellis Mills, United States Consul-General at Honolulu, announces the arrival there on March 14 of the German ship Independent with 624 Japanese laborers, 111 being women. The men are under contract to work at $12 50 and the women at $8 per month. R i Guarding Grain Reports. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., April 4.—Secre- tary Morton, in order to prevent the monthly grain reports of the Agricultural Department from getting to speculators in advance, has made changes in forty-four of the State agencies, and further measnres will be taken to prevent leaks. it o vy Office-Seekers Are Plentiful. WASHINGTON, D.C., April 4.—Post- master-General Wilson has already been crowded with applications for positions, many persons seemingly being of the opin- ion that a change in the head of the Post- office Department means changes in other positions. 3 TR Price of Beef Increased. KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 4—During the last six weeks the price of beef mthxs city has increased so rapidly and so con- stantly that tho Mmhen. to say nothing of their patrons, are complaining. The butchers say it is not their fault nor the fault of the packers, but that the whole difficulty is due to the increase in the price of live cattle. In the time noted prices have increased 39 to 55 per cent. —— FOUGHT OVER LAND. Two Men and a Woman Have a Fatal Dispute in Oklahoma. PERRY, O. T. April 4. — News has reached here this evening of a terrible | shooting affray that occurred twenty miles east of here, near Morrison, between Al Cook, Dock Bennett and Mrs. Magee Lan- caster. It seems that the trio were ciaim- | ants for the same quarter section of land. | Cook bought out the woman’s interest yes- terday,and he commenced to move into the woman's house this morning, when a fight occurred, After shootmg Bennett in the head and fatally wounding him Cook fell with a bullet in his heart from Bennett's gun. During the melee the woman received a bullet in the thigh and in defending her- self with an ax cut Bennett badly. The | woman is seriously wounded, but may re- cover. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS IN BRIEF. William Steenstrand, the cotton king who exploited the great corner in cotton in 1890, which resulted in hislosing $5,000,000, is dead. The New York Assembly bill prohibiting all pool-selling, book-making, bets and wagers has passed the Assembly—ayes 92, noes 1. It now goes to the Senate. The upper house of the Prussian Diet hl! Te- ferred to & special committee the proposal of Count von Mirbach for an international con- ference on the currency question. About 150 press-feeders, helpers and job- pressmen quit work in the job printing offices of Detroit, Mich. They demand an increase of wages. Two small concerns yielded, but the | large offices refused. Commissioner Stump of the Immigration Bureau ordered the discharge of Franz von | Reet, the Antwerp diamond-cutter detained at | New York by the loeal immigration authorities as an alien contract laborer. The National Bank of Commerce of Cleveland, Ohio, has begun attachiment proceedings against the Findlay Rolling Company. The | amount claimed is $38,956 79. These proceed- ings will probably close the mills temporarily at least. The executive board of the Pittsburg district of the United Mineworkers was in session at | Pittsburg, Pa. No information was given out. | sion will The Commlssnon 1 OSOOn Start for Nlcaragua Country. LITTLE TIME LEFT THEM. Formal Instructions Will *Be Issued From Washington: Before Leaving. TO GO DIRECT TO GREYTOWN. The Final Report Must Be Ready for Publication Not Later Than November. 5 WASHINGTON, D. C., April 4.—Ttis ex- pected the Nicaraguan .Canal ‘Commission will start for Nicaragua within: two weeks, as it ig realized the -time at its disposal is short, whea the work ‘to e done -is “coxt~ sidered.. Major Ludlow probably’will be the president of the commission’ by virtue of his brevet tank.-of. colonel:"<Hé¢ is ‘in London -on duty as”a militéry attache of the American. emhdssy, dnd it is -believed his thorough gequaintance. with the: Brit- ish view of the canal: project wlll be of value to the commjssion, He will be instructed by cable to take the first. steamer -for the- “United- States and come to Washington. - The ‘¢ommission | will 6rganize an outline of its plan of oper- ations, and then go to’ :New York, where a thorough examination: will be mide.of the details of the survey and " working plans of the canal company, with-thé purpose of saving time.anid-work i1 the field. Returning to Washington, the commis- receive . formal ' instructions from the: Secretary. of ‘State, tlien proceed It is not considered probable that the meeting will develop any weakness on the partof the strikers, as the outlook is favorable to them. ’ The annual report of the Canadiau Pacific | Railway shows, after the payment of all | interest, rental and other mandatory charges | due up to this time and the pmmento(me dividend on preferred stock to April 1, that the | company has $2,193,000 cash in bank and is | entirely free from floating debt. Captain Howgate has been indicted again for | alleged frauds on the Government during the | time he was disbursing officer of the Signal | Service. There are three indictments. One alleges the forgery of & $4000 account with the American Union Telegraph Company in 18 another anr embezzlement and the third a fal tication of accounts. | The first notable movement in the republic | relating to the proposition to re-elect Porfirio | Diaz President has taken form with the Club Liberal Tabasqueno of Tabasco, Mexico, city | and State. The cub unqualifiedly indorses | General Diaz for re-election in 1896, and a resolution to that_effect is being numercusly signed in many qiarters. It is pretty well un- derstood that Diaz is willing to complete the century in the executive chair. A S Acquitted of One Charge. EVANSVILLE, Ixp.,, April 4.—Hiram A. Foulkes, late cashier of the Vincennes National Bank, on trial in the United States court here, was acquitted to-day of | violating the national banking laws. “He | is being tried now on a charge of perjury in certifying to false returns. to Mobile and sail on. thé United States steamer Montgomery for Greytown, at the | eastern terminus of the canal: The season will -niot -be well-suited to tha field work, as there'is alwaysan abundance | of rain to be e‘pected in the summer months, and the party will have t6 rough it, principally on the .east'side, where the swamp jungles are impassable on horse- back and there are no roa The canal ¢ompany, however, is doihg what it can to -facilitate the labors of the commission, and has already sexit orders'to * Greytown to put laborers to work ('huupmg | away the jungle from the canal Toute. Itis believed with .avérage weather the commission can complete the work in Nic- aragua in about twe months and. be back in the United States ready to: hegm com- pumg‘ its -report, which must.be ready by next November. CHICAGO, InL., April 4: —Alfred Noble of Chicago, Who has been named by Presi- dent Cleveland as the civilian whe'is to b, one of the three Commissioners to look over ther})roposed route of the \marngul canal and report -to Congress .as'to its feasibility, is one of the best known civil egi neers in the country. He 50. years ? age and was.born .in Michigan. For twehe yedrs he was assistant United States engineér at Sault Ste. Marie.: The last work of importance .with which he was connected was .the¢_construction of. the bridge across the Mlsslsslppl I{)ver an Memphis. NEW TO-DAY. 1. ALL-WOOL CHEVIOT and WORSTED SUITS, $10, $12and $15. You are not supposed to buy until you are sure that these prices are 30 per cent cheaper than any other store’s. 2. OVER- COATS In the newest and most fashionable materials, $8 to $15. ‘We want to sell you one of these after you admit that it takes 40 per cent more to get it elsewhere. 3. PANTS. ‘We have about 10,000 pairof the latest fabrics of Europeand America. $2 to $8. Same patterns at the fine tailors at just double the money. <. CONFIRMA-. TION SUITS, Good ones, $6. The finest $12.50. Neither we nor any one else ever brought such an assortment to this city Matt & CO., o ONLY ONE-PRICE CLOTHIERS lntensely Interesting Items In the Spring Clothing. : 2 R e Cartloads upon _ cart- loads'have been -deliv- ered.. and unpacked. “The prodticts of all the best manufacturers, for Spring 1895, have. been, drawn upon.: ‘What - there is in‘the world of Clothing that is ‘worth ‘wearing and that is in good taste-and ‘in-se son is now. repreaented ‘on our countem : LlSTEN ! . Weare theenlylarge dealeis of Clothing in -this city: who bay f éverythihg for SPOT . CASH: We need. not put‘mniz:evjoia ot and auction houses-to get low prices: That's why we: can offer goods that " are up-to-date at"_ rices -. that -others can‘n'ot touch thhm 30 to 40 - per. cen.t. 2 k SEE Took at + examine our goods- inside; take your choice. of suit_or . garment, if <at home you change vour. : mmd come’ and: : get YO0 TR M [o] \' E Y " BACK! e But. wh'eghe; you'buy here or. eiséwhére, -be warhed against é wholesnle ilors " " and $10 maded;o-order 3 suits—unless. you are . after * worthless ~ stuff and worthless Chmsa It 1}- fsn't'so. our window and er of '’ QUARTERS FOR *' CHILDREN'S