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Tot new bridge over the Rio Grandebetween NIbo Larias and Laredo waapenedllayS.

The Italian Government refuses tosurrender Villela and Benevinde, thessurderers of Paymaster McClure, whoare now under arrest in Italy.

O. F. Chappeix, the Confederatesoldier with whom General RogerPryor left his horse when he west tothe Yankee lines, has sworn to a longstatement in which he says that Pryordeliberately deserted and was receivedby the Union forces as a deserter.

The indictments against Hronek.Capec and Sevic, charged with con.spiracy to blow up the homes of JudgesGary and Grinnell and Police InspectorBonfield. for their part in the prosecu-tion of the Haymarket Anarchists,have been stricken from the docket atChicago. .

Secretary Rusk and Chief ClerkBockwood took scythes from theastonisned laborers in a neid nearWashington the other day and beganto swing them in tho most approvedstyle in a friendly contest at thatwork. The Secretary won the honorsas the best mower.

The Michigan Senate has passed theRogers bill prohibiting the sale of to-

bacco to minors under seventeen yearsof are and the Jackson bill prohibitingthe manufacture and sale of cigarettes.Both of these bills have passed theHouse and only require the signatureof the Governor to become laws.

WniLE the schooner W. L. Collinswas making the harbor of South Man-ito- u,

Mich., the other day a sailor,Theodore Gabrielson, was caught inthe jib topsail sheet and jerked over-board and drowned. Gabrielson wasone of the passengers of the ill-fat-ed

Danmark and leaves a wife in Nor-way.

At Yeko, Cores, on the 13th of Aprilfour hundred people surrounded ahouse occupied by one Boku, draggedhim out and beat him to death. TheCorean Government had imposed a taxon the townspeople which they wereunable to pay. The enraged towns-people arose en masse and attackedthe constables, killing many andwounding the survivors. The militarywere dispatched to the sceno andquelled the riot'

Some time ago the Illinois StatePenitentiary Commissioners were in-

structed by the Legislature to reporton the feasibility of assisting thefarmer of the State in his fight againstthe binding twine trust by manufactur-ing twine in the State penitentiary.They have reported that it was entirelyfeasible and that a plant that wouldemploy seventy-fiv- e convicts couldmanufacture one-thi-rd of the twineused by the farmers of the State at acost of 11 cents per pound.

Cable dispatches have been receivedby operators on the New York ProduceExchange in reference to the mixtureof No. 2 red winter wheat with that ofa lower grade, and the sale of it as thestraight kind. The dispatches statedthat No. 2 red winter wheat would notbe received on the continent of Europeuntil after approval in London andAntwerp, and orders for that gradehave been countermanded. New Yorkbrokers say that the wheat is mixedbefore it reaches their hands.

Another sensational report uponthe subject of teas sent to the Ameri-can market has been made to the StateDepartment by Consul Crowell atAmoy, China. He says a' large pro-portion of the Amoy oolong is dirtyand adulterated. The Amoy commis-sioner of customs called it "stuff"which was alone wanted in America.Nearly the whole crop is marketed inthe United States. Most of the oolonggoes to New York and honest inspec-tion there would prevent the

The irrepressible conflict betweenthe railroacs and the Erie canal be-gins earl; this season. The first roadto enter the field is the Erie. It hascut the local rate on corn from Buffaloto New York 7.28 cents a bushel (13cents per 100 pounds), to 5 cents abushel, free of Buffalo charges. Thisrate has already been given to at leasttwo Chicago shippers. The reductionmakes the rate on corn from Chicagoto New York by lake and rail 7 cents,as against the lake and canal rate of

cents. The regular lake and railrate has been cut down by the recentdrop in lake freights to 7 cents abushel.

Thk New York State Senate GeneralLaws CoBurdttee ordered last year toinvestigate trusts has reported. Itconcludes that oppressive trusts havewithin them the element of their owndestruction that as they become bet-

ter known they become less feared;that the evils of which they are thecause are short-live-d; that, pendingsalts now on the way to the Court ofAppeals, no legislation should be had.A test case has been started againstthe Buffalo elevators, regarding whichthe committee says: "Meanwhile theelevators are charging one-eight-h of acent a bushel In excess of the priceflxed by law, claiming the work canajot be done for leea.V

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NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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The Voeslsche Zeitung, of Berlia, saysthat the American Ccauaissleaers to theBaraosn coafereace are lnstraeted bytheir Government todsrasnd the aeatral-it- y

of the islands aad the admiaktratioaef8amoaa affair by ejeawaas. Bad toarge the right to establish a eeeliagsta-tio- a

at Pago-Pag- o.

Arthe aaaasl meeting of thelfatlosalLiberal Ciab Mr. Paraell was sleeted a lifemember by a large majority.

CkausceyM. Dsrsw has hem examinedby the Senate Committee regarding theworking of the later-Sta-te law. Hoagreed on away points with CoauaissioaerFiak aad President King.

Georqe Fkamcxs Tbatji says he Intendsto fast 100 days.

Tax President has made the followingappointments: Theodore Rooseveltof NewYork, aad Hugh 8. Thompson, of SouthCarolina, to be Civil-8ervi- ce Commis-sioners and Frank W. Palmer, of Chicago,to be Pablio Printer.In pallium was conferred npon Arch

bishop Janssens by Cardinal Gibbons inthe cathedral at New Orleans on the 8th.

Ths Count Tolstoi. Russian Minister ofthe Interior, who died recently, was abrother of the celebrated aathor.

Tax Scotch-Iris-h Congress opened atColombia, Tenn., on the 8th. The exer-cises were opened with a masterly orationby Proctor Knott, of Ken-tucky. He was followed byshort speechesfrom Dr. John Hall, the eminent NewYork divine; Hon. James F. Johnson, ofAlabama, and Judge Scott, of Illinois.

The British House of Lords has agaiarejected the Deceased Wife's 8ister bilLThe Prince of Wales voted with the minor-ity. The vote was 147 to 12a

Father Dahiex, the famous leperpriest of the Sandwich Islands, died April10. He gave up all to Christianise' thelepers.

Representative Laird, of Nebraska,who has been seriously ill for somemonths at Washington, has almost re-covered.

General William S. Harwet died atOrlando, Fia., on the 9th in his eighty-nint- h

year. He was the oldestWest Pointgraduate.

ry or the Navy Whitneywas presented in the British House ofLords recently on invitation of the Earlof Dunraven. Ex-May- or Hewitt; of NewYork, is a guest at Blenheim Palace, theseat of the Duke of Marlborough.

The President has appointed Asa Mat-thews, of Illinois, to be First Comptrolleror the Treasury, vice Durham, resigned.He is the present Speaker of the IllinoisHouse of Representatives, which office behas held for several terms. He wasColonel of an Illinois regiment during thewar and subsequently held the oSlce ofcollector of internal revenue for thePeoria district

Miss Helen Thexholx, a niece ofTrenholm, of South Carolina,

eloped recently with Willson W. Brenne-ma- n,

clerk in a real estate office at Wash-ington. The couple went to Philadelphia.Miss Trenholm was eighteen years of age,and one of the belles of West Washington.

The President has appointed Elbert E.Kimball United States attorney for theWestern district of Missouri, and GeorgeE. Reynolds attorney for the Eastern dis-trict.

John P. Saulsbcrt, Secretary of Statsof Delaware, died on the 10th at his homeia Dover. He bad been ill since his re-turn from the New York centennial cele-bration. He was the eldest son of Chan-cellor Willard Saulsbury, who was UnitedStates Senator from Delaware during thewar.

The National Association of Lumber-Dealer- s

held its twelfth annual meeting atChicago on the 8th. There were aboutfifty members present

Twenty five acres of ground closelybuilt ap with small dwelling houses wereswept by fire ia the suburban village efMorelaad, near Chicago, on the 8th, aadseventy families were rendered homeless.

A CONFLICT has occurred between thestrikers aad the military at Essen. Ger-many. The soldiers fired apoa the strikers,killing three men aad wounding fiveothers.

The steamship City of Paris of the Ia-m- an

line, which arrived at Sandy Hookoa the 8th. has broken all records fromQaeenstown. Her corrected time wasS days, 23 hoars aad 7 minutes. The beatprevious time oa record, which was madeby the Etraria, was S days, 1 hoar aad 69minutes.

Responsible parties from Samedor,Mont, report that a large, party of PiaeRidge Sioux, led by Grasshopper, havecome into the Tongue river agency for thepurpose of getting up a sun-dan- ce amoagthe Cheyenne. An oatbreak was feared.

Forest fires are burning la the Bhawaa-gaa- kmountains aad the Catskills, also ia

the highlands below Newburgh end alsooa the Fishkill mountains, of New York.

Mat Rast and Angast Yoang werecrushed between two sections of a packettrain at Champion, Mich recently.Yoang was instantly killed and Rast diedia half an hoar.

While crossing the Michigan tracks atKalamazoo recently, a street car was runinto by a switch engine. The result wasthe horrible mangling to death of six ofthe passengers, all ladies. Two otherlady passengers were injured while theonly two male passengers escaped un-hurt

As old smoking ear. oat of repair, brokedowa oa the track of the Valley railroadnear Cle eland, Ot, the other day, causingthe death of two passengers and seriousinjury of four others.

Contractor J. E. McCoaxicx has leftTacoma, W. T with about $50,000 securedfrom friends. He took a train for NewYork, where he formerly resided. Hisliabilities will aggregate over $90,000.

Secretary Tbacy has extended for foarmonths and four days the time allowedthe Uaioa Iron works ia Baa Franciscola which to complete cruiser No. 8 (theBaa Francisco). This Is one of the large4,060 ton craisers which was contractedfor October 27. 1897. at a cost of .438.009,aad was to be completed October 27 next

It Is reported that Sir Charles Russell'sfee for acting as counsel for the Paras II-it- es

is 10,900.Nathaniel Thayer aad Franois Blod-ge- tt

ot Boston, aad WUHaaa J. Botes, ofNew Bedford, are directors la the newsteel trust with a capital of $96,009,090,that has been formed by the North Chi-cago Rolling Mill Company.

8fokane won the Kentucky Derby atLoaisville oa the tth; Proctor Knott 2;Once Again. 8; time, 2:4X; distance, oneaad a half miles.

Fifty thousand miners have struck inthe Dortmaad (Germany) miaiag districtcanning all Iron furnaces to shat down.

About 1,909 employes ia the great Pullman shops at Pullman, IIL, have been laidoff temporarily because of lack of

The strike of the workmen la the Alle-gheny Bssssisr steel weeks at Deeuesae,Parkas resulted ia the virtaal defeat ofthe men, every department beiag filled byBoa-aai- oa smb.

A dispatch from Little Reck, Ark, says:Deputy Sheriff Oliver T. Beatley, Thomasa Hoovey, Charles Ward. Fred Gaater,Joha Heard, Thomas and William Wallshave been brought ia ander arrest fromMorriltoa. They are charged with Impli-cation ia the ballot box robbery at Plam- -mervilleoa the aight of November 8. Thearrests created something of a sensation.

Almost every business hoase ia the vil-la- ce

of Shrab Oak, Westchester County.N. Y was destroyed by fire the otherBight Loss 149.099.

AT Kaska William colliery, near Mid-disp- ort

Ft recently a cage containingtea miners was wrecked by a car beiagpushed over the top of the shaft by twoHuagariaa laborers. The shaft was 600feet deep aad all the men were killed, be-

iag horribly crashed aad mangled.Thebs Is complaint from all quarters

that lake business is dull beyond everyexpectation.

Two women were killed and severalworkmen injured by the collapsing of aaold house in Boston recently.

The commander of the British cruiserRapid has hoisted the British flag over theSuwarrow islands, in the Southern PacificOcean.

It has been decided to hold the next con-vention of the Y. M. C. A. at Kansas City,Mo.

The games of the international chesstournament resulted as follows: Masonbeat.BIsckburn; Delmar beat Judd; Del--mar beat Mason ; Lipscbutz beat Tauben-bau- s;

Burn beat Burrille; Showalter beatGossip; Martiuez beat Pollock; J. W.Baird drew with Hanbam. Drawn gamesonly were played.

Great damage was done to fruits, gar-den truck and flowers about BelvidereIIL, the other night by a fierce hail andrain storm.

The condemned Bald Knobbers, JohaMatthews, Dave Walker and Bill Walker,were executed at Ozark, Ma, on the 10th,under distressing circumstances, the ap-paratus not being properly adjusted, ne-cessitating the dropping of Bill Walker asecond time.

Dcri.no a conflict at Bochum, West-phalia, between military and strikingminers, the other day, two men werekilled and many wounded. In anotherconflict at Bracket three men were killedby the troops.

The lake steamer Chemung, of the sameline as the Owego, has made the trip fromBuffalo to Chicago in fifty-fo- ur hours,beating the Owego's record.

A storm passed over Pennsylvania andparts of New York oa the afternoon of the10th, causing wholesale destruction ofbuildisgs and serious inj ury to persons.The lightning caused the death of a minerat Makanoy City, also of William Clapper,at Gulf Summit Panics occurred in asilk mill at Pottsville, also in Bamum'scircus while performing at Williamsport

Jcdce Barrett, in the New York Su-preme Court gave a Judgment dissolvingthe Electric Sugar Refining Company,Alex Cameron, representing the corpora-tion, consenting thereto. R. BurnhamMoffett was appointed receiver and di-

rected to furnish a bond of $10,000.Near Wingate, N. M.. on the Atlantic

& Pacific, a quarrel arose between fourZani Indians and four cowboys, but fotthe time beiag nothing serious happened.Later oa the quarrel was renewed, whenpistols were drawn and a pitched battleensued, resulting in the killing of all foarIndians and the serious wounding of onecowboy. The whites were arretted.

The Window Glass Workers' Associa-tion, has Issued aa order boycotting andblacklisting all foreign glass workers whocome to this country hereafter.

Tie Wbltecap warning received bySchweinfurth, the Beekmanite leader, ofRocktord, I:L, has resulted ia the insurance companies canceling all policies onbis home known as "Heaven," and thestructure is now at the mercy of theWhitecsps and the elements.

The net earnings of the Burlington,Cedar Rapids & Northern railroad dariagthe year 1888 were $771,440.

ADDRIOKAt mSFiSt. Joseph's Polish Catholic Chares

at Milwaukee, Wis., was destroyed by firethe other aight The less was between$8000 aad $40,000.

A conspiracy has been discoveredamong the military officers stationed iaSt Petersburg. A large number of theconspirators have been arrested. Ia theirpossession were found papers whichproved that they intended to make aa at-tempt to assassinate the Csar. A numberef bombs were also found.

Rio Janeiro advices report Brazil aadParaguay nreDarins to make war on Bolivia.

There was aa accident on the Froststreet cable road at 8eattle, Wash. T., oathe 13th by which a Mrs. Wagner aad herchild were killed. The car brake was eatof order.

The United States 8upreme Court ia aaopinion by Justice Bradley has awardedthe executors of the will of Mvra ClarkGaines the sum of $570,000 against the cityof New Orleans for the use ot propertysold by the city aad recovered by Mrs.Gaines after a long litigation. This judg-m- e

at is considered to be a finality in thiscelebrated and long-protract- ed law sait

The United States Supreme Court, inthe case of Chae Chang Ping, has decidedthe Chinese Exclusion act to be valid.

Secretary Noble has directed thata prompt and thorough Investigation bemade of the published report that settlersare now unlawfully entering the Siouxreservation.

James Beebe Smith, local editor of theSpringfield (Mass.) Republican, was shotaad instantly killed the other morning byhis brother-in-la- w. Royal B. StartevaatHe was mistaken for a burglar.

Jodqe Matthews, the aew First Comptroller of the Treasury, and Mr. Huston.the aew Treasurer, catered apoa the discharge of their daties oa the 13th.

The Shah of Persia ha left his kingdomtor aa extended visit to Europe.

The east game wall of the old highstoop house, 151 Spring street New York,that was beiag tern dowa to make roomfor a big business baildlag, fell the etherday while seven men were at work. Twowere killed outright

Andrew aad Ole Eriksoa, brothers.aged eight aad tea years respectively.

e drowned at Crookstoa, Minn., recently. They fell off some legs ea whichtaey were playing, aad their ratheraearlylest his lite ia aa attempt to rescae them.

Bishop, the miad reader, died ef hysterical catalepsy ia New York oa the 13th.

themisers' strike la Germany eoaUaaedto expand, according to reports of the18th, ninety thoasaad beiag idla

In a runaway accident recently atGrafton, Dalt. Miss Johanna Goodmaasoawas killed. Four mea also wtre serioaslyinjured.

Tax Pacific Steam Navigation Com-pany's steamer Cetopaxi has been lost iathe straits of Magellan. All handssaved, J

HEBRASKA STATE NEWS.Tneoatraet far grading the first eae

annexed miles ef the Pacific 8hert Llaehas been approved by the directors, aadthe work will begin without further delay.

Carelessness la handling a gasoliaestove caused a serious fire ia the blockowaed by Senator Maadersoa at Omahathe other morning. The laid had notbeea properly taraed oft aad had drippedlate the pan all aight Whea a matchwas applied ia the morning a blaze flashedap that fired the room occupied as a tailorshop aad caused a fire aggregatiag about91,099 ia losses.

Tan Supreme Coart haa rendered a de-

cision of iaterest to moaey leaders. Achattel mortgage was given some yearssiace oa a crop of growing con. Themortgager sold the corn to a graiB dealer.aad the holder of the mortgage broughtsait for the value ef the com against thegrata dealer. The court held that themortgage oa growing corn was ao Iiea ontho com after it had beea harvested aadcribbed.

Auditor Benton baa prepared a statement of the appropriations of the lastLegislature. The total amount was $2,880,-328.8- 8.

For new buildings aad repairs.$316,240. Of this $50,000 is for the homefor fallen women at Milford. This wasthe only new building provided for. Twoyears ago the appropriations for newbuildings amounted to $822,791.65. Theappropriations for salaries of members,officer and employes ot the Legislaturewas $103,CS9.62. For miscellaneous ex-penses of the Legislature. $56,125.90. Thejudiciary and library receive fcJ22.819.70.Executive departments, $189,284; miscel-laneous, $(,497.01; incidental, $1,393- ,-

488.14.About nine o'clock the other morning au

effort was made to kidnap the three-year-o- ld

dauchterof Dr.Faulkner.at York. Thewould-b- e kidnaper had secreted himselfbehind a bed in the room where the doc-tor's children slept The nurse had justfinished dressing the little one and thevillain evidently thought it then in goodcondition for carrying off as he sprangfrom his hiding place, and. grabbing thochild, endeavored to make his escape; butthe nurse, although frightened nearly todeath, grabbed the child and screamedmurder so long and loud that the scoun-drel dropped the child, leaped down stairsand escaped. Mrs. Faulkuer rushed intothe hall just as the man dropped downand ran after him. but he escaped. Heappeared to be an Italian.

The Omaha Association of Congrega-tional Churches, recently in session atFremont elected the following delegatesto the triennial National Council, to beheld at Worcester. Mass., in October:Delegates. Rev. Willard Scott and W. H.Alexander, Omaha. Alternates, Rev. J.L, Maile, N. M. Marshal and Mr. Cumings,Omaha; Rev. G. W. Wainwright Blair.

David Baillie, an old resident of GrandIsland, committed suicide the other morning by shooting himself through the head.He got up and ate breakfast and returnedto bed. A few minutes later the familywere startled by the report of a revolver,and when they reached the room he wasdead. He had been troubled with neural-gia for some time and it was susposed thatdespondency caused him to take bis life.

Niobrara is anxious to know why theMilwaukee road maintains a useless right-of-w- ay

in that vicinity. For eight yearsthe company has trifled with the patienceot the people, and it is likely that theywill give substantial encouragement toany company which jumps the grade aadbuilds aad operates a line.

It is stated that a strong English syndi-cate proposes to found a great beet sugarfactory at Wellfieet a new town in Lin-coln County.

It is not yet four years since Cbadronwas laid out and it now boasts of containing 4,000 inhabitants, with handsome andcostly business blocks, a $35,000 courthoase. a $20,000 scbooL a $25,000 hotel, aa. ,- --

$18,000 $35,000 systemof

liquor Theone salooa raaa laroaad

Twelve flames were

8KEBIDAHyear's growth, reports 2,511 school chilarea, j

Tan Masons of are disease-la- g

ways aad means to erect a $39,0ilbaildiag. t

The Pacific Short Line has secured tieright of way between Jackson aad Ran-dolph ia Dakota Grading gangsare at work on the line, and expect! tecomplete 100 miles ia five months. f

The other aight Misses Hattie Clark sadFannie two young sockty

astonished theirby elopiag with party ot gypsies, eoa-sistl- ag

of two mea and old hag ef aThe girls are about sixteen aad

aaore thaa ordinarily handsome I Thehad been camped Bear the city

for tea days. ,'

The State Industrial 8chool has a totalof 244 boarders 179 boys aad 63 girls. Theboys are employed ia the tailor ask shoeshops and the girls repairing aadfawad- -lag. The management propose cultiveto farm of 182 acres this yearpact to sufficient Vegetablesthe table for the

Tekama's canning factory wil

hadSsapply

operated season. Over-producti- on

consequent low pricesthe misfortune.

The 8ionx City bank vu robbed850 few days ago. Cashier

had jast received aa, leavingit oa the counter, ah office apstairs for few moments, mea he re-turned he missed $80 ia wastaken daring his by some un-known person. J

Anixe-tsa- h old son & U Pettibone,of Rashville. while receatli drivingteam attached to heavy clod palveriser,was throws under the maotiae and In-stantly killed. $

Thb cops of Nebraska City; aae week re--eeatlyconvicted$278.48 from the gang.

Ewise has organisedpsay a capital ef $5,

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special election, m to veto boadelor a coart feouse, to cost 99,098.

Is moving fork packiag hoaseto cost $199,0061 A caeimltetwill pat ap $75,000, the citycssaesdowa with $25,099. 7

O'Kxiu.saswees meat have sebserlbed95,999 toward a 889,099 hfceL

A pair of ragged crooks raideda jmekystore ia receatkr aael carried aff

aad jailsd bat thecovered.

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condition of winter wheatftaa advancedfrom 94 to 98, of rye from 94 to 94 5. Theaverage of winter barley is 9f.fi, of spriagpasture 9S.fi, ot mowing lands 93,The wlater ef the OaieValley, while tally itsApril position, had aseaat supply efmoisture, aad feslrs of a tatare decliaeiasoaditioa are entertained ease of con-

tinued deficiency ef rainfefl. On the At-

lantic slope the recent heavy raias haveobviated the effects of prevtoes deficiency.The pleat Is generally green and flourish-ing, bat has aot filled weH ia localities ia--eUaedtodryaess. condition is re-ported ia tho South, theafh rast has ap-peared oa the wheat bled ia some fields.The percentage ot coadttioa of States efprincipal production are: Ohio. ); Mich-igan. 82; Indiana; 95; DHsoia 90; Missouri,98; Kansas, 93; Texas. 88 la the East NewYork aad PennsvlvaaU average 96 aadMarvland and Viriaia 95. Chinch bassare reported in Missouri aad Kansas aadla some Instances elsewhere, without anyindication of serious injury. Spring plow-ing is much further 'advanced than onMay 1 of last year. Tbe ofplowing in these and plantingspring crops, art inclusive ot aftercultivation which had already beendone, is 83.0 pw cent, leavingone-six- th to be done in May andJune, mainly in northern latitudes. Lostyear the percentages was .74.C. Thoaverage of a series of recent years hasbeen about 77. This season is thereforeunusuuliy early. In some cases corre-spondents speak of delays from heavyrains, labors of replanting and othercauses, preventing still further

AN UNEARNED INCREMENT.

The Cherokee Want A boat S24,oee.oeeFor Their Rights! the Cherokee Strip.Mcskogee, L TL, May The Chero-

kee are somewhat exercised over the at-titude of Chief J. B- - Mayes with regard tothe sale of thu Cherokee Strip to theUnited States. Some time ago PresidentHarrison ippointed three Commissionerto learn tie views of the Cherokee andconclude the purchase. The initial stepin this proceeding is the callingtogether of the Cherokee Legisla-ture for approval of the sale.Mayes, owevor, has refused so far toconvene the Legislature for such purpose.A majority of the Indians are said so beopposed to the sale and to sustain Mayes.but a powerful miaority are urging him toforthwith couveae the General Assemblyand settle the prices to be paid for theland. It is understood among the Cbero-ke- es

'hat the Commissioners will offer$1.75 ver acre, tut the Indians are notlikely accept that figure, holding that $4or $5 ter acre woald be no more than theland is worth. While the diversity ofopinim as to the sale at any price is verygreat it is understood that if the 6,000.000acreembraced in the Strip could be dis-pose! of for $24,000,000 to thea sals might be effected. Unless ChiefMayes can be prevailed upon to convenethe legislature it would seem as if theobject of the Commissioner would be de-

feased, as no purchase can made with-oatt- he

sanction of that body.

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13. Oa the ofthe hold of the

gia. from Newor Hamburg took fire from spontaneous

i.coorswaterworks. Lstfense

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which York May

bastioa spite the effortsade subdue the flames spreadpidly. Whea the iron bulkhead

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Ashland elevated the license to were scoithed. cotton bales stowedsuch a height that only me passengers' luggage roomcould reach it hundred dollars aligaited and the fed by casksyear gives him a monopoly of thebasi-io- f lardnsarby. Tbecabias were flooded

Coubtt. with only polled remain forty-eig- ht hoars.

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TRAGEDY IN COURT.

Desperate Attempt te Xarder a Detectivem a Coart Kooaa The AsaaUaat Shet taDeath.Kabsas Crrr, Kan.. May 18. Saturday

afternoon James Smith, a prisoner under-going his preliminary trial oa the chargeof safe-blowi- ng and burglary ia the coartroom of Justice Lewis on Minnesota ave-nue, suddenly leaned forward aadplunged a knife into Detective J. W. Gil- -ley's throat cutting a gash twelve incheslong and three inches deep, severing ailthe muscl-- s and laying barethe carotid artery. The detective'shead was half cutoff, but by a superhumaneffort he staggered to bis feet and, supporting himself against the justice's desk,managed to put several shots into Smith'sbody, who had turned to escape. Smithhad in the meantime plunged tho knifeinto Sergeant Meluney's kip, but thewound is not considered serious. Ia afew seconds after Smith had cat the de-

tective's throat the burglar wae pickedap dead with five ballets ia his body.The detective was reported dyiag at haltpast three o'clock this morning. Gilleyhad beea working ap the case againstSmith aad had iacarred his asest bitterenmity. Smith was known as aa all-rou- ad

tough aad very desperate charac-ter.

m mTe Die by the Wire.

Buffalo, X. Y.. May 11 The first per-son to pay the death penalty by electric-ity for murder ta this State will probablybe William Kemmkr, who has beea foaadguilty ot murder la the first degree forbetehering his paramour ea Jtarch 2ft,Jadge Childi oa Taesday next will sen-tence the murderer to die by the wire.Under the law he will name tho week inwkich ths condemned man will be ex-ecuted, aad the exact time will be fixed bythe warden of Auburn prison, who wilthave charge of the execatioa. It can ao:be less thaa four weeks after aad mast bewithia eight weeks from the day of sen-tence, aad the prisoner is to be trans-ferred by Sheriff Jeakias to Auburn with-ia tea days.

TANNER ON PENSIONS.

rsmmlsslsnirr Attvaateeo SeatlseeatFor Greater Uherallty.

Columbia. Tean May 12. The proceedInge ef the Scotch-Iris- h Congress Fridaywere opened by aa address from Dr. D. C,Kslley, ef Bashville, who spoke for theSoeUinthereaaioaef the blae and thegrey. He traced ia a masterly mannerthe birth aad groeztk aad constitutionalliberty, which he claimed sprang from the8cetch-Irts- h Fresbyteriaas ia CromwellNtime. He spoke ef the famous mea otBcojca-Irio-a descent who had held highrank la the warn ia this country, aadeeJegisedthemalL

Cemmieaioaer ef Pensions Tanner fol-

lowed la a lengthy speech. He said thathe waa aroad ot the fact that he couldbrine? from his comrades ia the North asentiment in perfect harmony with, thepeace aad sjeed feeling dominant here to-

day. "We asatter he went on, "howeameetly yoa amy fight a man. no matterhow utterly yoa may condemn the prin-ciples for which he contended, when yonfind that man so terribly ia earnest thathe offers his life In behalf or the principlesfor which he combats, that man com-

mands our respect In spite of ourselves."In speaking of the policy to be pursae.1

by him as Commissioner in the adminis-tration of the Pension Bareaa. he said inpart: "For long years I have had aconscientious conviction in my heartwhich has grown with the years, andwhich Is stronger in my heart to-d- ay

than ever before namely, that it is theboundea duty of this ereat Republic ofours to see to itthat ao man who wore theblue aad laid it off in honor, shall everfeel the necessity of, or be permitted tocrawl under the roof of aa alms houso forshelter."

After descanting at some length on thesubject Mr. Tanner said: "For twentyyears and under varying circumstances Ihave pleaded the cause of my comradeswho wore the blue. For twenty years Ihave been able to only plead, but now Iam thankful that in these fingertips thererests some power, and as that power ismine I broadly say that I propose just assoon as possible to call in every oue of thecertificates ot pension, the figures ofwhich I have named, and reissue themon the basis ot the truth thatno man ought to be down on tbo pen-sion roll of the United States for lessthan the miserable pittance of $1 per week,though I may wring from the hearts ofsome the prayer, God help the surplus.'This aad some other things too numerousto go into detail about I propose to do. ifray life be spared and my official exist-ence be not cut short I think that I voicethe dominant sentiment of this countrywhea I unhesitatingly declare that a wisepolicy demands that ia treating with thosewho have just claims before this countryI should, cease to hunt for merely technical reasons with wJjich to dofeat theseclaims, and todevotia little of our time, atleast, to helping those claimants who iathe past did not hesitate to help the coun-try ia its hour ot dire peril, withra thelimitations of the law. With due regardto ray official oath, I have broadly assertedthat every thing that I can do to assist theneedy and suffering veterans shall bedone. Ia holding to this course I am con-fident that I shall have the approbation ofevery manly man ia this country and par-ticularly of those who were manly foes of1SS1 to 1885."

NATHAN CORWITH DYING.

Speealatlve Tendencies er HI' Soa RainHisn aad Hria- - Him ta the Grave.

Chicago, May ML Last aight it vnannounced that Nathan Corwitb, Sr., badbeen very ill in this city and that hUdeath might occur at any minute. Cor-wit- h,

a year ago, was the richest leadmerchant ia America, if aot ia the world.The approach of death caused inquiries,with the result of obtaining the heretoforeunknowa story ot kls sadden descent topoverty as told by oue of his former asso-ciates.

The supposition has beea that Corwith'sgigaatio failure ia business was solely theresult of an ill-tim- ed attempt to cornertho lead supply of tho world. As now re-vealed the real reason was a repetition ofthe plot ia 'The Henrietta." Ex-Coun- ty

Commissioner Doaaersberger. who exam-ined the books of Corwith after the fail-ar- e,

ia the soarea of tho new information.The facts ia brief are that Corwith's

several moves hi speculation were being"coppered" with hia owa canital bv hi.owa soa, Gordon Corwith, aad that beforethe iaevitable crash came $100,000 hadbeea withdraws from the old man's coffersaad saak ia operations ia wkich thsyounger Corwith had become involved.Young Corwith was at the time ametal broker la New York aad inducedtko father to believe that ho had exclasivoinformation regarding plans of the French,copper syndicate as to lead. Corwith, Sn.waa ia poor health aad allowed thooa aauseal leeway. Uatil thoactual collapse was reached Corwithbelieved that he had aa enormousamount of lead oa hand aad paid for,whea the fact was that the lead purchasedhadbsea already sold aad the proceeda

"; "fc or yoang Corwith'aoperations. The result was heart trouble.frees which the old man is now dying.

m aHerrlMe Death.

Hoostob, Tex., May Four thoasandpeople assembled yesterday ia the fairgrounds to witness the ascension of theaeronaut W. E. St Cli ; hi. k--and his descent In a parachute. Therewas some trouble experienced ia inflatingAsest six o'clock it was cut from itsmoorings aad started oa its voyage to-ward the sky. About 100 feet fromthe grouad St Clair took off hishat and jaaatily waxed adieu to

--t W1 ?lo- - ckrr callingrf0d'by WM" reacheda of 889 feet he cat theParachato loose aad commenced his

dejeeat He fell uty tt before itwke it did so the shock

hreakihm heldnpoe the riags. aad with

?Zyj!i'yk te the earth. Hisi-- Pi?J"! fro" whw

Hawasfoaadaasaaglod mass. Beonce er twice aad all was ever.

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