The Beaver Herald, 1895-04-18

Tim Owner of tlm Rochester llrewcry nt Kliliini City Makes nn Assignment. Kansas City, Mo., April 13. Joseph D. Her, proprietor of tho Hochestcr drew cry nt '.'OKI Washington street, made an assignment nt 10 o'clock last night to Lawrence F. Hieger, tho real tstnto man, for the beneiltof creditors. Tho property conveyed cinbrncos real istnto and brewery property hero nnd eal estate In Kansas and Nebrnskn. According to Mr. Iler's ntlldavlt tho raluo of all this Is about 5350,000. Ac According - cording According to a statement made by nn In Interested - terested Interested person tho liabilities aro about 5102,000. The liabilities consist of n first mortgngo of 07,000, a second mort mortgage - gage mortgage of 535,000 and unsecured debts to the amount of 510,000. The assignment was hnstencd bv foreclosure proceed ings begun yesterday for 533, 000 under tho second mortgage. INDIAN CO I! HTS UPHELD. Judex l'arker Hold lied Cltlrens Still Anipuahln to Nntltn Laws. Fort Smith, Ark., April 13. Undent recent act of congress nn Indian may go before proper Authority nnd become i citizen of the United States without forfeiting his property rights ns an In In-Hon, - Hon, In-Hon, but to what extent his personal rights were nlTectcd by tho net has been n question nt Issue. A Chcroltee convicted In tho Indian ;ourts, secured a now hearing, but be before - fore before the second trial he becamo a citi citizen - zen citizen of the United States and under his newly accrued rights set up at tho sec second - ond second trial want of jurisdiction. Tho case going against him, he applied to United States District Judge Parker for a writ of habeas corpus. Judge Parker held that jurisdiction remained with the Indian court. I'ACE I'OWDEH MISLED HIM. An Ex-dermnn Judge Heokft Divorce In Ok Oklahoma - lahoma Oklahoma on Notel Orouudn. Perry, Ok., April 13. Alfred Clcss, a wealthy German, has begun suit for di divorce - vorce divorce from his wife, Pauline. Ho do do-rilarcs - rilarcs do-rilarcs that thoy were married at Peters Petersburg, - burg, Petersburg, Germany, nnd that soon after afterward - ward afterward ho was elected to a judgeship, but that ho lost tho position by tho wrong doings of his wi.'e. He also charges that his wife misrepre misrepresented - sented misrepresented her ago to him before marringo and also stated to him that she was of rich parentage. In fact, she was old, having mado herself look young by face powders, was of low birth and never loved him. Vnniilnn Test Cnnea Nut l'eareri. Washington, April 13. A letter hns been sent out by Commander Tanner, of tho Union Veteran legion, request ing tho various encampments to con contribute - tribute contribute to a fund to bo used in testing in tho courts tho validity of tho action of tho commissioner of pensions in re reducing - ducing reducing or suspending pensions. Com Commissioner - missioner Commissioner Lochrcn declares that ho would bo glad to havo such legal tests, but he is sure that nothing can como of them. John 1'erry for Ilecetver. Washinoton. April 13. John Perry was this morning nppointcd receiver of tho National Hank of Kansas City, Mo., which suspended payment March 10, and will take charge of the trust next Wednesday. He spent the morn morning - ing morning with Specinl Agent Lynch In ac quainting himself with tho status of tho bank's affairs. In the intervnl ho will prepare tho bond In tho sum of 5100,000 which tho comptroller re re-nulrcs - nulrcs re-nulrcs him to file. Hill Against tho Greater Nnir York. New York, April 13. Senator Hill, who was here on his way to Albany, said that ho did not believe that tho people of New York and llrooklyn wero quite ready for consolidation and told his friends that beyond the npjrtl'nt npjrtl'nt-ment - ment npjrtl'nt-ment of a commissioner under tho greater New York bill very little pro progress - gress progress toward tho consolidation of tho two cities would bo mado for somo years to come, A Kemarkable Good I'rlday, Charleston, S. C, April 13. Kev. J. S. Hnrtzell.an Episcopalian clergyman living ntar this city, publishes this statement: "Good Friday of this year the heavenly bodies which gravitate around the sun will be In exactly tho same position relatively to each other nnd to the earth that they occupied on tho dny Christ was crucified. It will bo tho first time such a thing has occurred since that day." California's Elower Shipment n Failure. CillCAdo, April 13. Tho shipment of a car load of California flowers to tho Chicago market for tho Easter trado proved an unprofitable experiment, three-fourths of the flowers arriving in a worthless condition. Out of 25.00T Calla lilies less than 4,000 were fit for the market. Tho only flowers that will bring a good price were 50,000 yel yellow - low yellow Marguerites. The sale will not cover the expenses. Warner Miller's Discovery. New York, April 13. Ex-Senatoi Warner Miller, who has recently been in Chicago, says that while there hu discovered that there were many free silver advocates In that part of the country. .He says: "Tho prairie beemi to be on fire with sentiment in favor oi free coinage. I believe the feeling per incites many western states." The New Utile Heated OlilcUlr. Washinoton, April 13. -The war de department - partment department has been obliged to Issue n general order warning soldiers ngainst burning their hands in using the new small boro rllle. Tho heat generated by firing the smokeless powder is sa great as to require caution in handling tho piece. rourth-Class I'ostmasters. Washinoton, April 13. These posl office appointments were mado to-day: In Missouri At Caruth. Dunklin coun county, - ty, county, Mrs. M. Douglass, and at Clever, Christian county, Frank Netzer. In the Indian territory AtAtlec, Chicka Chickasaw - saw Chickasaw nation, J, Tulley. Threatened I'plduinio of Scarlet 1'ever. Fayette, Mo.,' April 13. The public bchool board of this city at u special meeting concluded to dismiss the school for ten days on nccount of scar scarlet - let scarlet fctcr, which threatens to bccom epidemic.

Glonnod By Tolograph and Matt. I'EUSONAI. AND POLITICAL The comptroller of the treasury has rendered a decision In which ho holds that Judges Springer nnd Kilgore, re recently - cently recently appointed to the two districts in Oklahoma, cannot receive compensa compensation - tion compensation for their services as such judges until after they have been confirmed by tho senate. TltKAsuiiY officials are greatly dispir ited over tho supremo court s decision on tho income tax case, and express tho belief that the net result of tho de decision - cision decision will bo a loss of at least CO per cent, in tho receipts from incomes. Gov. Marvil, of. .Oolawcrc, died on the 8th. Chief Justice Fuller read the decision of the United States supremo court in the income tax cases on the 8th. Tho court decided that the tnx on rents was unconstitutional, as was also tho tax on incomes derived from state, county nnd municipal bonds. It was ruled that the law being unconsti tutional in those two particulars did not invalidate tho law us a whole. Justice Field took issue, with tho majority, and thought tho whole law of 1801 was null and void. Justices White and Harlan also read dissenting opinions, but upheld part of the law. John G. -Moore, of New York, who brought tho original suit contesting tho validity of the Income tax, said on the 0th that ho intended to press tho contest against the tax to a finish. W. Jenninos DEMoiiEsr. tho well known prohibitionist, died at Now York on the 9th after a week's Illness. He was several times tnlked of for pro prohibitionist - hibitionist prohibitionist candidate for president, and was the founder of Demorcst's Maga Magazine. - zine. Magazine. William Count Gully, liberal mem member - ber member for Carlisle, was elected speaker oi tho llritish house of commons on the 10th. A CAm.EORAM to Washington on tho 10th stated that seven out of the eight terms of peace between China and Japan had been agreed on. News from Santiago tells of a battle at Trosenes. near tho Canto river, in which tho Spanish Gen. Salcedo, with 1,000 men, engaged n band of tho revo lutionists under Itnbii Tho Spanish loss was said to be 3S0, while tho Cuban loss wns four killed and thirty-nine wounded. The Spanish troops were mostly boys, it was stated, and in tho battle pity was taken on many who were caught and their lives wcro spared. The Tennessee senate has adopted a joint resolution nsklng congress to en enact - act enact a frcu coinage law at a ratio of 10 to 1. A nil.L has been Introduced in the Illinois legislature to give Cook county and Chicago entirety separate govern governments. - ments. governments. An authoritative statement of the terms of peace being negotiated be between - tween between Japan and China lias been se secured - cured secured from official sources and has been mado public in order to clear up much apprehension nrlsing from spec speculation. - ulation. speculation. Tho terms are five in num number, - ber, number, as follows: Tho independence of Corca, permanent cession of the island of Formosa to Japan, indemnity of 300,- 000,000 taels in silver (equivalent to S215,000,000 in gold), permanent occu pation of Port Arthur and the Immedi Immediate - ate Immediate contiguous territory and a new Japan-China treaty opening tho inte interior - rior interior of China to commerce. A mef.tino was held In the provinco of Matanzas, Cuba, nud a proclamation was promulgated by tho insurgents declaring that Cuba was a free nnd in independent - dependent independent republic. Tho proclamation was modeled after the American De Declaration - claration Declaration of Independence. MISCELLANEOUS. The eight round contest botwecn "Kid" Lavigne, of Saginaw, Mich., and Jerry Marshall, of Australia, which came oil before the Triangle club at Chicago on the 11th was declared a draw. Lavlgno did all the leading and fighting from first to Inst. Seventy-five miners struck at tho coal mines of tho llrecklnrldge and Pineville syndicato nt Plnevllle, Ky., on tho 11th. Tho strike was caused by the system used by tho operators in weighing and docking. Tho men wero firm nnd said they were out to stay un until - til until concessions were made. The boiler of the Lebalm brick works nt Lansing, 111., exploded recently, kill killing - ing killing an unknown man and injuring sev several - eral several others. About seventy-five men wero employed at the plant. The April government crop report makes the condition of winter wheat 81.4 per cent., a decline of 7.0 per cent, since December. Tho April condition last year was 80.7 per cent. In Cincinnati the striking coatmakers had a parade'on the 10th and got sev several - eral several shops out In the line of march. They now clnim there are 8,500 on strllcc. At tne meeting ol tne man managers - agers managers the Pressor's union joined tho strikers. At Pittsburgh, Pa., tho oil excite excitement - ment excitement on the 10th resembled in a mild way tho halcyon daysof the Pittsburgh oil exchange. Tho Standard advanced its price 8 cents to SI. 35, making an advance of 25 cents In tho last three days. The quarantine proclamation against Texas cattlo Issued by Gov. Holcomb, of Nebraska, on the Oth, is in conform conformity - ity conformity with the order of Secretary of Ag Agriculture - riculture Agriculture Morton of February 5, 1S95. The northwestern portion of Oklaho Oklahoma - ma Oklahoma is north of the line and excluded from tho quarantine provisions. Tho other changes from last year include tho counties of Cherokee, Kan., nnd Jasper, Mo., ten southwest countios in Teunessoo and Culpepper and threo other counties in Virginia, which aro all .left in tho proscribed country south of the line.,, A TKHUlBi.K explosion has occurred in ho Bluo. Canon coal mino on Lake Whatcom, 7 miles from Seattle, Wash. Tea deadf'boJ.ies havo been taken out and eleven ure st 11 in tho mine. Tho fans wero kept run iln-r nil tho time, nud the cause of th explosion was un-knpwp

A movement to organize colonics to occupy anil Irrigate lands In the arid west was reported In various parts of 2fow England. Tun "curfew law" adopted by a Min Minnesota - nesota Minnesota town for tho purposoof keeping children off tho streots after 0 o'clock lit night is being generally commended. A secret conference of the leaders of the now silver party was held in Washington recently. Mr. Sibley was understood to bo very sanguine of tho outlook for the party in Pennsylvania. The United States consul nt Uruns Uruns-wick, - wick, Uruns-wick, Germany, recommends that tho great packing houses of America turn a portion of their attention to the preparation of horsomeat, which would ilnd a good sale in European markets. Rev. Chahi.es Davis, pastor of tho colored Baptist church at Ilarrodsburg, Ky., broko all baptising records re recently - cently recently when in twenty-nine minutes lio immersed seventy-six colored con converts. - verts. converts. The water was exceedingly cold. Senator Palmer deprecates the com coming - ing coming Illinois democratic convention and thinks that even if tho authority of the state committee to call a convention for tho purpose proposed was admitted, -the present call was highly injudicious. Sf.ciiktaiiv Morton, in order to pre prevent - vent prevent tho monthly grain reports of the agricultural department from getting to speculators in advance, has made changes in forty-four of the state ngen ngen-cics, - cics, ngen-cics, and further measures will be taken to prevent leaks. The most powerful light in the world is now being set up on Tiro island, off Js'ow York. It will be ready for busi business - ness business about July 1. To ships it will bo visiblo 100 miles out at sea. The light will be electric, having a power of fiO, fiO,-000,000 - 000,000 fiO,-000,000 candles without tho lens. The lens will increase the power to 250,000, 250,000,-O00 - O00 250,000,-O00 candles. Tun first car load of cut ilowers ever bhlpped from California has been sent to Chicago. It is expected to reach that city for Easter Sunday. The car contained 35,000 calla lilies and Mar Marguerites, - guerites, Marguerites, English ivy and many other varieties of Ilowers. It was regarded as a very important thing at Los Angeles, as tho venture promised big returns. The annual meeting of the English Bimetallic league was hold at London recently. IMght Hon. A. J. Ualfour, conservative leader of tho house of com commons, - mons, commons, made a strong speech in favor of the double standard. He said that tho belief in bimetallism was growing, not only in London, and elsewhere in Great Ilritain, but throughout the civilized world. ' The Canadian government has noti notified - fied notified all quarantine oiliecrs to exercise the greatest possiblo vigilance in ex examining - amining examining and quarantining all cattlo from southwestern portions of tho United States. Tho action was taken on information received by tho Domin Dominion - ion Dominion department of agriculture that pleuro-pneumonia existed In western states. In his message on the convening of tho legislature at Tallahasse, Fin., Gov. Mitchell in strong terms recom recommended - mended recommended that "these prize fights or glovo tn'ssts bo mado felonies by statute with such penalty attached as will causo theso thugs to respect law and to respect law-abiding, God-fearing people of tho statu In pursuit of all their rights as citizens." The directors of tho Lick observa observatory, - tory, observatory, in California, havo received notice that Edward Crosslcy, lately member of parliament for Halifax, Eng., proposes to present to tho ob observatory - servatory observatory his great 3-foot reflecting telebcope, with its dome and apparatus. Mr. Crosslcy, himself an enthusiastic enthusiastic-astronomer, - astronomer, enthusiastic-astronomer, makes no condition to his gift, except that his telescope, when set up on Mount Hamilton, shall be called tho Crossley reflector. A new resort for consumptives has been discovered in the Orango Freo state. South Africa. Tho United States consul there, in a report to tho state department, talks of tho benefi beneficial - cial beneficial result experienced by persons who have tried it. Ho says: "No country on earth can rank with the Orango Preo statu as a health resort. Persons whoso lungs are far gone should travel "by stages from the sea to the Orango Freo state that is, such persons should stay for a month at Ceres, next at Beaufort West, etc., until they are prepared to stand tho dry climate of tho Orango Free state." The talk of an extra session of con con-press - press con-press has almost totally subsided, and the surface indications which a short time ago seemed to point to possible assembling of the Fifty-fourth con congress - gress congress before next December havo dis disappeared. - appeared. disappeared. The treasury officials pro process - cess process to be confident of the ability of the government to get along without iurther legislation, their confidence being based upon the apparent safety of tho gold reserve, under the agree agreement - ment agreement with tho syndicate with which tho last bond deal vnis made. Nearly n month's trial bus proven that tho gold reservo is now safe. Preparations are well advanced for the third biennial meeting of tho "World's Women's Christian Temper Temper-unco - unco Temper-unco union in London. It will begin Juno 19. British women aro display displaying - ing displaying the greatest Interest in tho con convention, - vention, convention, which will be held nt the time of the National Council of tho British "Women's Temperance association un under - der under tho presidency of Lady Henry Somerset. Many representatives nre expected from the United States and it was anticipated that tho occasion of the world's meeting would bo the nost Important which has yet taken place In London relating to temperance.

It Will Not Do Extended IfPear.o Not Concluded. THE SITUATION AT PEKIN. Chtneae OnicUW In the Capital Dennely Ignorant of thn ritnteof Affalm-rcklu In Confusion and Almost runlc.Strlckeu. Yokohasia, April 13. It Is stntcd hero on reliable authority Mint unless pcaco Is concluded the armistlco will not bo extended nnd Jnpauese armies will ullvnnco upon Pekin. It Is oillclnlly stated that the cholera In the Pc.scadoro Islands, recently oc occupied - cupied occupied by tho JnpancRO forces nsn base of operations ngainst tho Islnnd of For Formosa, - mosa, Formosa, Is abating. Ignorant of thn Situation London, April 13. Tho Times hns n Jlspatch from Pckln stntlng that tho officials In tho Chlncso capital nro largely ignornnt of tho situation in .cspect to Japan. Discussion of wnr questions is limited. The forolgn office, sspeclnlly tho grand council, hns fow .'onsultntions with the ministers of tho foreign powers. Theso consulta consulta-jions - jions consulta-jions nro now fewer than when LI flung Chang wns In Pektn. The Man Man-iuu - iuu Man-iuu people strongly resent the Idea of icdtng Manchuria to Japan. Tho for for-ucr - ucr for-ucr war fnctlon Is still strong nnd ;hero is danger of creating dissatlsfnc- llon nmong tho people This faction .vould not yield to Japan, but fears hat resistance is impossible. Con fusion In I'ekln. Vancouver, H. C. April 13. Mnllnd Mnllnd-ices - ices Mnllnd-ices by the stenmcr Empress of Japan .cport that when the vessel sailed from Chtnn all was confusion In tho city of Pekin, nnd threatened to culminate In i panic. Scores of cowardly ofllcers, fearing tho nppenmnco of tho Jnpancso irmy, wero nsking for leave to visit ilek and nged parents. Two Ameri American - can American Indies, walking on Legation street In Pekin, wero nttneked by soldiers, while the native gunril, posted on tho street for police protection, looked on and grinned. Tho ladles' garments wero badly torn, but they managed to freo themselves and run Into tho houso of tho Uusslnn logaHon close by. Tho soldiers who nttneked the ladles wero afterwards caught and almost beaten to death by the nngry husbands of tho women. Tho Pckln authorities have allowed Vho two Indies to have a guard of Kussian soldiers to guard them Id their walks. MOIIMOMSM. The Latter Dny Saints Htlll Fraying for lierelatlons. Independence, Mo., April 13. The sixth day's session of tho annual con conference - ference conference of tho Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints brought out some interesting developments. In addition to tho attempt to centralize power and authority in Joseph Smith nnd tho twelve npostles, which is being made a prominent Issue, It Is proposod to abol abolish - ish abolish tho custom of sixty-five years' standing which admits prophecies nnd visions to como even to tho humblest worker, nnd authorizes him to relate tho manifestation to tho national con conference - ference conference when tho spirit dictates. Yesterday morning tho first step was taken looking to this end. Elder I. N. White openly frowned upon tho idea of telling these experiences to the world, nnd stated that all such dlvino Intelligence should come rather through the higher ofllcers of the church, instead of from tho laity. Tho saints nre ntlll praying for revel revelations. - ations. revelations. Tho Interest in the prayer session is growing daily. The vacancies In the quorum causes the delegates nnd members to fcol very solicitous concerning the future wolfnro of the church, and to be all tho moro desirous that these vacancies should be filled by revelations at once. Tho conference has decided to meet In Klrtland, 0., in 1S90. MAKTI IS ritESIUKNT. The Now Cuban Itepubllc Is Founded at Ouatanaro. Havana, Cuba, April 13. Jose Marti, who was selected as president of the new republic Wednesday, at tho con convention - vention convention held nt Guatanaro, province of Puerto Principe, hos been proclaimed by the Insurgents as their chief ex executive. - ecutive. executive. He lacks tho popularity of Mnceo or Gomez, yet he is generally regarded as the most learned man and statesman nmong tho rebels. Maceo declined the honor in a most positive manner, as he desired i'.t be in the field when the fighting begins. Tho names of the ofllcers of the government, with tho exception of president, have not been made public. The new president is in the United States at present. New l'lie Dollar Counterfeit. Washinoton, April 13. Chief Hazen, of the becrt service, has issued a cir circular - cular circular of warning against a new coun counterfeit - terfeit counterfeit of a $5 treasury note of the series of 1801, a specimen of which was circulated in Columbia, S. C, and was discovered by Mr. Work, teller of the National Park bank, of Now York city. The counterfeit is u photogiaphio pro production - duction production touched up with pen and ink. and bears the treasury number 11 377C724. Aspen Wood Good for Matches. Washinoton, April 13. Consul T. M. Stephan at Annaberg, Germany, has transmitted to tho department of state a report on the use of aspen wood In tho manufacture of matches In Ger Germany. - many. Germany. He says pine, poplar, linden, birch and aspen nro nil employed in tho manufacture of matches, but that aspen hns made itself indispensable. Tho aspen grows iu all parts of the United States. Tor Strullng u Droiv of Hogs. Wariienshukg, Ma, AprilI3. Cyrus nnd Harry Newcomb. farmers, wero ar arrested - rested arrested this momiug for stealiii'f u whole drove of hogs from J. T, Cheat Cheatham's - ham's Cheatham's furm in December. Fifteen ho.id of cuttle were also missel ubout tho same time, und ttio Newc rab nre also huspectcd of this theft. Tho s.ook vu driven lo Cent -ric w uat cold.

Two B rothors Charged with Inciting the Husband to Kill Their Slstor. A. GOOD YOUTH AS A BANDIT Tim ltobberof a Station Accnt a Monitor of n Ilaptlst Church A llor Slashed to Deuth Village Annihilated bj- Floods. Cnowx Point, Intl., April 13. What at first appeared to be nn ordlnnry murder committed by n drunken hus husband - band husband promises to dovclop Into a sensa sensation, - tion, sensation, for instead of being n practically unknown Hohemlan woman, tho vic tim turns out to be tho sister-in-law of ex-County Commissioner Michncl Was Was-scrman, - scrman, Was-scrman, of Chicago.and tho undivorced wife of nbout threo men. Horhusbnnd, It Is thought, Is either n fugltlvo from justice or hns himself been murdered, while tho woman's two brothers nro locked up, practically charged with in inciting - citing inciting her husband to murder their sister. A Good outh bs n llanillt. Spokane, Wash.. April 13. The young bandit nrrested In California for tho robbery of the station agent nt Ar Arroyo - royo Arroyo Grando, when 87.2S1 In money wns taken, has apparently been Identified as Charles Clayton Hump, of Spokane, onco deputy city clerk, a member of tho Baptist church and a youth ngnlnst whom Micro had never been a word said. His mother is prostrated. A Unit Hoy Slashed to Death. Denver, Col., April 13. Joseph E. Soils, aged 17, while returning homo from Lenten services at a church last night, was teased by a crowd of boys. Ho started to run, and Thomas De De-vnncy, - vnncy, De-vnncy, nged 15, caught hold of his coat tall. Soils whipped out a big pocket Itnifo and slashed back at his tor mentor, without looking around. De De-vnncy - vnncy De-vnncy was killed. VIllaKcs Annihilated by riood. Vienna, April 13. The Hoods in Hungary nro Increasing. Two moro villages near Scmlln, near Slavonln, have disappeared beneath the rising wnters of the Danube. Many of tho Inhabitants wero drowned. A OIUANTIC ORGANIZATION. Street Hallway Employe to Hand Thcin. elves Together on n New llnsls. Cleveland. O., April 13. A new na national - tional national organization of street railway employes lias been formed In this city to take tho place of tho Amalgamnlcu Association of Street Railway Em Employes - ployes Employes which, it is claimed, Is now practically dead. Tho new society will bo known as tho National Strcot Kail Kail-way - way Kail-way Employes' league. Organizers will stnrt out nt onco and visit nil tho principal cities. The leaders in the movement hero clnim they are In communication with hundreds of street railway mon who aro anxious to becomo allied with them. Tho resolutions ndoptcd by tho now association said that because previous organizations had failed to accomplish their object, and ns strikes had failed to givo relief, municipal ownership of strcot railways was tho only means whereby tho objects soughtcould bo ob obtained. - tained. obtained. Street enr men everywhere are urged to join in ono mighty effort to gain political power in municipal elections. The plan Is eight lrours for a day's work, weekly payment of wages and tho licensing of street rail way employes. Insuranco and sick benefit is provided for members. MOKE TENSION MONEY. ChoTnpoka OHico itecolves nn Additional Ono Hundred Thousand from the Treas Treasury. - ury. Treasury. Toi'EKA, Kan., April 13. United States Pension Agent Glide has re received - ceived received 5100,000 from the treasury de department - partment department with which to pay pensions for tho current quarter. The S3.500, S3.500,-000 - 000 S3.500,-000 sent In February and tho 5100,000 on hand at that time wcro not enough, and it was necessary to order S100,000 more, making 53,000,000 for the quarter. Mr. GHok says Missouri gets 51 per cent, of tho money paid out through his oillco, Kansas 43 per cent, nnd Col Colorado - orado Colorado the remaining 0 per cent. COL. HUGHES IIONOKED. The Court. Mnrtlulml Hero of the Leglsla Leglsla-tlv - tlv Leglsla-tlv War Miiile Majnr-'ieneral. Toi'EKA, Kan., April 13. Col. J. W. F. Hughes, hero of the "legislative war" of 1893, afterward court martialcd and dismissed from the militia service, was to-day nppolnted by Gov. Morrill major-general of tho Kansas national gunrd, succeeding ex-Licut.-Gov. Dan Daniels. - iels. Daniels. Western Packing to date. Cincinnati, April 13. The Price Cur Current - rent Current reports western packing of hogs as follows: March 1 to April 10 1S0S. l$9i Chicago 5S5.00J 483,100 Kansas City I15.0U0 237,000 Omaha 115,000 I7.V000 St. Louts S3,00) 91,000 Cincinnati 45,000 48.000 Indianapolis 47.000 S8.0M Milwaukee 30.VX) S.000 Cudany. Wis -T.0OO 45.000 Cedar Rapids, la SI.70) 18.30) SUJosoph, Mo 3V.700 S-J.7.0 Sioux City, la S-'.OOI 34.000 Cleveland. 0 3J.0O) 33.000 St. Paul.Mlnn 37.000 18,00 Den Moines. la 11.000 9.800 Clinton. la 11.30) W Llncoln.Neb 4.600 1,700 Jones Did Not Commit Suicide. OMAHA.Neb., April 13. J. J. J. Jones, the Omaha lawyer, who was supposed to have committed suicide at Norfork Monday, was located yesterday in Omnha.in perfecthealth. Unexplained that ho knew nothing of tho numer numerous - ous numerous letters ho wrote, saying that he would bo dead when they wero re received, - ceived, received, Ilroko Ills Neck. St. Louis, April J 3. Alfred Ilushlo, tho 22-year-old son of Alex. Ilushie, a teamster employed by Martin Durkins, a contractor, was thrown from his wagon in a runaway at Twentieth and DcSoto streets and instantly killed, tho fall breaking his neck and lower jaw. I'lrkpocki-ts Hob C hurch l'eople. Memphis, Tenn., April 13. Three pickpockets robbed many members oi tho congregation nt St. Peter's Cathollo church this morning. They were fol followed - lowed followed to a restaurant and urrested.

Martin, of Atchi Atchison, - son, Atchison, hns been ap appointed - pointed appointed to succeed him. Judgo Ilocton tendered his reslg-. nation to Gov. Mor Morrill - rill Morrill lato yesterday nfternoon. It was promptly accepted. In less time than it takes to tell It, his excellency named Judge Martin for j , y tno place nnu nou- ... . .., A. li. horton, fled him of tho ap appointment - pointment appointment by wire Judgo Horton's resignation takes effect April SO. Judgo Horton hns been chief justice of tho supremo court since Jnnunry 1, 1877. Ills third term, which Judgo Martin has been called upon to fill, will cxplro January, 1897. Judgo Horton has mado a national reputa reputation - tion reputation a a jurist and tho announcement that ho will resume tho practice of his firofesston will doubtless bo read with ntcrcst. MANY MOKE INDICTMENTS. The Grand Jury nt Hnnsas City Hard Aftei Election Thieves. Kansas City, Mo., April 13. Shortly nfter noon to-dny the special grand jury returned nnothcr report, in which wero four indictments for election fraud. Ono of the persons indicted for election crimes Is Chnrles A. Mill Mill-man, - man, Mill-man, who two years ago repre represented - sented represented ono of tho city districts In tho stato legislature and who was subsequently a candidate for jus jus-tlco - tlco jus-tlco of tho peace In tho Latshnw dis district. - trict. district. There is renson to bollevc that there aro two indictments ngainst him for voting In n precinct In which ho did not live and for "drugging" a judgo of election, F. D. Fenton. Anothcrtruu bill returned Is nn omnibus Indictment ngainst John May, Alderman John Moran, ex-Uccorder of Voters C. S. Ows Owsley, - ley, Owsley, Justice O. W. Krueger, Harry G. llristow, Gcorgo J. Pearco and ltaipn L. Krueger. It charges them with having entered into a conspiracy to commit tho various crimes committed In tho Second ward. All of them havo been indicted for separato offenses pre previous - vious previous to this report. METHODISTS OF OKLAHOMA. Their Annual Conference Convene In Guthrie, lllshop Ilargraves Presiding. Guthrie, Ok., April 13. The Okla Oklahoma - homa Oklahoma Methodist conference convened in this city with a largo attendance, lllshop Hnrirravcs, of Memphis, presid ing. Ilov. Webster Frill, of Perry, wns elected secretary, and II. J. Ilrown treasurer. Tho following prominent visitors wero present, and invited to seats in tho con conference: - ference: conference: Rev. J. N." Moore, of Muskogee, editor of Our Brother in Kctl; Rev. G. W. White, nnd Rev. K. D. White, of Temple, Tex. Tho election of delegates to the annual conferenco was ns follows: J. J. Collins, E. V. Johnson, W. II. II. Johnson. J. P. Lane. Atchison's Canal a Failure. Atchison, Kan., April 13. Although tho Missouri river has been flowing Into tho canal through the Island ibove tho town over a week, tho cur current - rent current has cut no channel, but on tho contrary the canal Is filling up with sand. It cost 513,000. TELEGRAPHIC HIIEVITIES. Arbor day was generally observed in Kansas on the 11th, L. J. Mcintosh has been appointed postmaster at Amador, Butler county, Kan. The militia has been called out at Cincinnati, la., to suppress tho trouble between miners. IC G. Fleming, a 'prominent poli politician - tician politician living near Abilene, Kan., war killed by a runaway team. Judgo Sprtngcr says the Indian terri territory - tory territory courts arc self-sustaining, the finer last year aggregating 30,000. A cadet appointment to tho West Point military academy has been is is-med - med is-med to Ralph M. Seay, Kingfisher, Ok. Tho eight-round contest nt Chicago Thursday night between "Kid" La La-rigno - rigno La-rigno and Jerry Marshall resulted In a Jraw. A bill has been introduced in the Il Illinois - linois Illinois legislature to give Cook county and Chicago entirely separate govern governments. - ments. governments. Sam Jones, the celebrated evangelist of Georgia, is on a tour of the west and iouthwest, and will be In Kansas City in June. O. J. llreeden, a stockman from Birmingham, Knii., was robbed of 5115 at the Kansas City stock j-ards by a highwayman. Iu the Illinois senate the bill ap appropriating - propriating appropriating S&S.OOO to mark tho posi positions - tions positions of Illinois troips on tho Chicka Chicka-mauga - mauga Chicka-mauga battle field has passed. The Mid-Continental Poultry and Pet Stock association will hold another an annual - nual annual convention at Kansas City, Mo., November 27 to December 2, of this year. Mrs. Hettie Green, of New York, is the financial backer of the Chicago & Worth Street Railway Co. which pro proposes - poses proposes to cover 28 miles of streets In west Chicago. The receipts of tho United States post ofllce department for ttie quarter ended December 31, 1P94, wero Sl.l&V 209 greater than for the corresponding period in 1893. All documents relntlng to the serv services - ices services of soldiers and civilians during thu revolutionary war havo been placed in charge of tho records and ponslon bureau of tho wnr department. Tho odd fellows of the Indian ter territory - ritory territory have elected II. C. Cook grand master, William Noble deputy grand master. William Clardy grand treasurer ind C II. Hatfield grand secretary. A number of thinkers in tho charity field at St. Louis havo decided to try to bring about n test of tho Detroit plan ol allowing thapoor to grow vegetables on vacant lets, and havo is-uetl a call for a mass meoting of citizens to put tho Idea into shupe

having first dismembered them to con con-cenl - cenl con-cenl their identity. At Covington, Ky., Stato Senator Goebet shot and killed John Sanford. president ,of the Farmers' tiational bank. The immediate causo of tho shooting is said to have been tho Goebet road law. Sanford is president and owner of several turnpikes. Sen Senator - ator Senator Goebet secured tho passage of a bill reducing the tolls. This wns bad for tho turnpike stock nnd Sanford wns reported to have Ubcd severe terms in talking about Senator Goebet nnd his law. The mall and exprc3s wagon which connects with the Mldlnnd Terminal railroad at Grassy was boarded on tho 11th nbout 3 miles from Cripple Creek, Col., by two men who overpowered the driver, Robert Smith, secured nn ex press package containing 810,000, and escaped on horseback. At Easton, Ph., on the 10th tho water in tho Delaware river had reached 27 feet above low water mark, the high highest - est highest known since 1879. Tho electric cars wero compelled to stop running, ns tho water was in Edison station and tho machinery was useless. The Florida senntc adopted a resolu tion declaring that it most heartily sympathized with the Cuban patriots in their efforts to free Cuba from for foreign - eign foreign control and to obtain for tho peo people - ple people of that island the right of self gov government, - ernment, government, believing that they had the same reasons for their actions that America's forefathers had. Peter Maiier has signed nrticles for a fight with Steve O'Donnell, to take place under the auspices of tho Atlnn Atlnn-tio - tio Atlnn-tio Athleticclub.at.Coney Islnnd, N. Y., on Thursday, May 30. Tho conditions are Marquis of Qucensberry rules, five ounce gloves, limited to twenty-five rounds, the contestants to receive 50 per cent, of the gross receipts, of which the winner is to have three-fourths, tho loser one-fourth, the fight to be at catch weights. While trying to put an unknown trnmp oil tho Rock Island westbound passenger train nt Allerton, la., on the 11th, D. W. Perry, the train porter., was shot through the right breast. The wound will probably causo his death. Tho tramp escaped. Judge Thompson, of tho district court at Cedar Rnplds, la., handed down an opinion recently in a contest contested - ed contested school election case holding that tho Iowa law granting women tho right to vote in school nnd municipal olections on tax levies was unconstitu unconstitutional, - tional, unconstitutional, on tho ground Mint the consti constitution - tution constitution of the state provided that only male citizens may vote. THE LATEST. Pueblo, Colo., April 14. Two men answerlug the dc-cription given of the Cripple Cieck express robbers were ar arrested - rested arrested hero yestei day. They gave the mimes of F. M. Miller nnd A. E. Wll Wll-hite, - hite, Wll-hite, and said they had just come from Oklahoma City. Chief of Police Abbey will hold them until Mieir identity can be established. Toteka, Kan., April 14 Colonel J. W. Hughes, tho colonel of militia who was removed by Governor Lewelllng nnd court mnrlialed for not driving the republican house from the legis legislative - lative legislative halls two years ago, wns np pointed mnjor general of the Kansas militia yesterday. Washington, April 14. The presi president - dent president has appointed A. B. Reeves ic ic-celver - celver ic-celver of public moneys nt Dodge City, Kansas. Corsicana, Tex., April 14. Nelson Calhoun, colored, was taken from the authorities yesterday, carried to the scene where Mrs. Hughes was ravished some days ago, and shot. Airs. Hughes Identified the negro. The ven'lct ren rendered - dered rendered ut the inquest closed with the following words: "Was carried where his hellish crime wiis committed and there received wounds which caused his deuth a punishment certain, speedy and deserved. Paducah, Ky., April 14. News by steamer from Shiiwnectown, 111., Is Mint there are thirty-nine cases of small pox there. There is said to bo great excitement nnd m:uiy citizens iiuvo mil. ine iuwu leiuj'oriiriiy. uuo case was discovered in P.iducuh. y uuthrie, u. t April 14. News reached here yesterday of the killing of a woman nt Oaks. A dunce was in progress at tho house of n Miss Will Will-lams, - lams, Will-lams, and her nxphew, L-onard Tralu Tralu-or, - or, Tralu-or, did the shooting. Ho asked u youug woman to dance with him uud upon her refusing ho drew a pistol and shot her. Perry, O. Tm April 14. Carl Shaw, treasurer of lilaino county, Oklahoma, is in jail for embezzling. Ills shortage is placed at overS7.000. Ho has been indicted by tho grand jury on five counts. Tacoma, Wash.. April 14. Tho dead body of Paul bchulze, general laud ugent of the Northern Pucl'Jc railroad was found iu his bed yesterday morning by his Jnpauese servant.

Secretary Mihton has written n letter to Dr. Salmon, chief of tho bu bureau - reau bureau of animal Industry, nsklng hltn to Instruct his agents to make thorough Inquiry Into the high price of beef, and to furnish him ns rapidly as possiblo with nil data nt their command show showing - ing showing what diminution, If nny, there is of tho cattlo supply of the United States for 1S95 ns compared with previous years. The citizens of Portcrvillc nnd Visa Visa-11a, - 11a, Visa-11a, Cnl., organized a vigilance commit committee - tee committee to rid that portion of Tulnro coun county - ty county of tho lawless element nnd they ordered n supposed outlaw to leave tho iountry. He opened fire on tho crowd from his cabin and badly wounded threo men. CiiAitLEs Hart wns hung shortly after midnight on the 11th in tho state prison nt Columbus, O., for tho murdor of Elsio nnd Ashley Good, children 7 nnd 9 years old. Tho children wcro gathering nuts in the woods, and Hart, who was only 18 years old, joined them. Accorntng to his own confes confession - sion confession ho killed tho boy nud then rav ravished - ished ravished tho girl, nfterward killing her, and burned their bodies In a log heap,