Daily Wabash Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 25 May 1887 — Page 1

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WAS DIAS CULTER MURDERED?

The Coroner's Investigation Develops Some Mysterious Circumstanoes.

No Btnei Broken as Usual in Rail* road Aceldents of the Kind Supposed.

The Skull is Fractured, However, at if Struck With a Sharp Instrument.

CULTER1S DEATH.

HfiUrlout Circumstances Indicating Other Than Accidental Death.

The coroner, Dr. Haworth, spent Monday at Grant Station investigating the death of Dias Calter. The case is more mysterious than at first supposed. A large number of witnesses were examined. From the evidence the last seen of Calter was at about 10 o'clock on Saturday night. It was 5 o'clock Sunday afternoon before the dead man was found. He was lying near the railroad track, probably six or eight feet away from it. face downward. Daring the interval from 10 o'clock Saturday night until Sunday evening, there must have been twelve or fifteen trains going both ways. It is a singular fact that if Cnlter waB lying along side of the track for hours that some of the trainmen did not discover his body. Near wbere the dead man was found there is a large woods. Oa the other hand, it does not seem probable that in case Culter was murdered his body would have been concealed in the timber and thrown near the railroad track in broad daylight. It is also a remarkable Incident that the body was found by two boys when others had passed along the railroad track daring the day without noticing it. The boys were loitering when they saw Oulter lying on his face. The grass is not sufficiently tall to obsctfre the body from view. When found, Culter had evidently been dead for a number of hours. He must have been killed during the night or Sunday morning, but the failure to find him earlier is a suspicious circumstance. His body bore no especial marks of any very great violence. If Culter was killed by the oars, it is probable he was struck and knocked to the side of the tiack where he was found dead. The interest in the case is on the increase and there are many who disbelievethe suicide and accident stories.

Oulter was in Terre Haute Saturday and left in the evening with a parly of miners and farmers in a wagon for Grant. At the paper mill Calter'and one other of the party quit the wagon and walked to Grant. The man with him says he left him at 10 o'clock at a point where a switch leaves the I. & St. L. track for a mine, Culter to go on a short distance along the main line to his brother's hou^e where lie was stopping. Oulter's body was found nearly a mile beyond his brother's house toward' Fontanel A boarder at a house near the switch says he heard considerable confusion in the woods back of the house and that once he was tempted to arm himself and go to the spot. Across the track from where ibe body was found is a house and the family saw nothing of the body durinfi the day Sunday. The body was rapidly decomposed at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, whtm found, and the belief is that Cuiter met his death the night before. Tbe traok is a public highway between Grant and Fontanet and many persons strolled along it Sunday, Yet no one saw the body. Between 10:30 Saturday night and 5 o'clock Sunday evening a dozen trains passed, but no reporl is made of seeing Calter by the various train crews. The post-mortem examination showed a cut in the scalp and a fracture of the skull. There were no bones broken, nor were there any bruises such as usually made when a man is struck and thrown to one side by a train. It was at this same place that a man named Jordan was struck and killed last winter many bones were broken. Culter his companions had been drinking. Culter had little or no money with him.

GONE WITH $85,000.

Dlsappeurance of Marconi I.. Seguln, of the Philadelphia rinbrrlla Company PHILADELPHIA, May 24.—Marcom L. Seguin, manager of tbe Philadelphia umbrella company, has left this city, leaving, it is alleged, a deficiency of $85,000 in his accounts. Before departing Seguin made a confession to his friend and business associate, Geo. (J. Baker, declaring at the same time his determination to fly from the disgrace that must fall upon him if he should remain in Philadelphia. Seguin's victims are mostly of his own fanflly. 8eguin was rather regular in his habit?, seldom bsing absent from home in the evening. He drank but little and never to excess and was rather particular iu his associations. Sequin came to Philade'phia from New Orleans some years ago and studied law. He praoticed but a short while, however, after being admitted to the bar. There years ago he succeeded to tbe business of C. R. Rich aidson Jc Co., organising the Philadel pbia Umbrella company. He was the manager of the concern and made $7,"00 a year out of it. He is only 29 years of age. His flight had completely broken up the business. Not a word has been heard from him since his departure. Stock speculators caused tbe trouble. Brother-in-law Richardson allowed his confidence to carry him further. He entrusted Seguim with $17,000 outside of ttie money which he put into the Umbrella company. Seguin was to invest the $17,000 to good advantage. Mr. Richardson now has good reasons for be lieving that he failed to do so.

THE PRESBYTERIANS.

Debate In Assembly South on Unlcn of Churches North and South. 8T. LOUIS, May 24.—The Presbyterian assembly South was occupied early this forenoon in hearing the South Carolina committee^ report on the evolution heresy. The special order, the sonority and miuority reports on union 01 the churches North and South came up at 10:30 this forenoon. Tbe Rev. W. H. Park, author of miuimum minority report after slight modification of the minority report signed that and with drew his own. The Rtv. W. R. Coppide, of Montgomexy, Va., offered a substitute for the minority report recommending hsrtuony but not union or cooperation. Dr. K. Smoot, Texas representative of the minority side, made a long speech against the union or cooperation. Ojrs is not a southern church, but a church that diflers from the Presbyterian Church of the Uaited States in tho interpretation of our common standard. The speaker thought the dictation of the bssis of union disrespectful to the northern assembly and asy*: "They have too much honesty and pi i' ciple to Rccept those conditions."

OMAHA, Neb May 24—The majority lid minority reports are m*de by the

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committee on bille and overtures, on the protest of the Rev. Mr. Baird, of Pennsylvania, against the action of the Presbyterian synod of that state officially encouraging the prohibitory amendment to the state constitution during the stale canvass. The majority held the synodieal act did not contravene tbe doctrine of the church. It was suggested that no further action be taken. The minority asked that a date be set for trial.

OROOKS ARE KEPT MOVING.

Pickpocket* and Bnnko Men Are Hnetted Along by tbe New Tork Police. It is one of the bossts of the New Tork detectives that they are personally acquainted with all the professional criminals in and near town. The results of this acquaintance are often peculiar. You are talking with Detective Prior a few feet from the door of the Fifth Avenue hotel, and he sees a young dandy halt a few feet away. "Better keep right on," he says to the dandy "hurry up, now." 'O, good morning," says the dandy. "I'm only going to set my watch."

That is Kid Miller, chief of the bunko men, and the detective will not allow him to stop in front of the hotel. You are pushing your way into Macy's shopping store, and a little ladylike body is just ahead of you. Suddenly some one steps up to her and roughly orders her to "Get out at once." "Certainly, sir," she says, very meekly. "I was only going to match apiece of silk."

She lies. She is a shoplifter, and the man wbo ordered her out is a detective. Perhaps you are at the Arion bail with its 500 dancers and lookers-on. You walk in the lobby near the entrance for a breath of air, and meet Captain Williams in uniform, alert and handsome as an eagle. He darts from your side and stands in front of a stout, elderly gentleman so as to oppose his progress. "What do jou mean by coming here?"

The man answers boldly: "My wife is here and I bave come to take her home." "That'll do now," says the captain "there's the door get!" And, as Artemus Ward used to say, "he gets." The man is a pickpocket.

A neatly-dressed, rather substantial looking man of middle age sends in bis oard to Inspector Byrnes at police headquarters. The name on the card is that of a burglar better known by an alias, say ''Read Leaiy," for instance. "Well, what do you want?" Mr. Byrnes asks, gruffly. He has an especial tone for men of that class, and it is a tone that forbids familiarity and suggests mattery, a very different tone from the quiet and easy oiie for his friends. "I would like to be in Wall street for fifteen minutes to-morrow, Inspector," says the burglar. "I want to see about personal matter." "I will have one of my corps meet you atJirrad and Wall at noon, sharp," says Byrnes.

The burglar thanked the official, for it is a favor to such a man even to be allowed to go to the money center with a detective at his shouider all the time he is there. Togo without thifl'permission and escort means a certainty of being arrested and locked up. The only known crooks that get into Wall street under Byrnes are men in business there whose oftenses he cannot punish the only others are the employes who default now and then.

This not the only part of town that shady characters are excluded Irom. It has alway? been a favorite method with Captain Williams to say to rascals of various sorts: "If you ever put your foot in my precinct I'll send you up." This may not be according to law, but it's according to fact, and they give that p.-ecinct a wide berth. Pickpockets like the Allen brothers, who are well Known, have a hard time of it in New York. No matter how much they may want to see a play or a ball game, or attend a meeting, there is apt to be some one to stop them at the entrance with a "Rightabout face, now. You can't get in here." I have seen a pickpocket hustled along like a bit cf down in tbe wind from one blo?k to another, while apparently an innocent spectator of a street parade.

GOVERNOR AND TRUSTEES.

A Nice Raw Between Uray, Gap«n and Harrison. Tmstee Gapen, whose successor on tbe Insane hospital board has been appointed by Governor Gray, banks his contest on the constitutional provision that not only shall an officer hold for the term for which he has been elected, but "until his successor shall have been elected and qualified" and that therefore though his term expired last winter and the legis lature failing to elect, he serves until it does. Tbe governor said to a News re porter yesterday: "The constitutional provision whi$i provides that an officer ahall hold until his successor is elected and qualified only applies to officers elected by the people. An election by the legislature is an appointment, and is made on delegated authority, the same as when the governor is author ized to make an appointment." This, in the judgment of the governor, covered the disputed point. When asked if he was doing anything further in the way of removals he replied that he was con sidering the presilency of the board, and a Selection in place of Dr. Harrison would be made in a few days. He had already determined upon the removal of Harrison, and the delay in announcing the same was solely due to tbe fact that his mind had not yet fixed upon his successor.

Mr. Gapen was met in the afternoon, and he said to lhe News man: "I am still the trustee, an 1 I will remain so until the meeting of the legislatuie, and then mj time will be out. I have made no preparation to move against Flack he must come to me, for I have the office. The trouble with the governor is, he has been getting his hur painted. I have noticed him for yean, and every time he gets his hair painted he has these spells. He had just painted his hair when he went back on Sheerin and Stanton in that bond business. He would have gone to Washington yesterday, but the paint still had a reddish hue. He will be all right ifi a few days and until then a fellow will have to be patient." The reporter intimated that he had seen the governor, "but did he say anything about his son holding two office?,'' interrupted Mr. Gapen. No, that matter had not been mentioned, and so Mr. Gapen again branched ofi" on the hair paint, by which he meant hair dye, and contented him self with believing that as soon as the color struck in it would be all right.

John A, Gruenig, of a Philadelphia local clu ), who is to tate his place with the Indianapolis team as pitcher, is recommended by Matthews. His connection with tbe Indianapolis players is only conditional. Hoover, of the Wilkesbarre nine, it is thought, will be secured by the Indianapolis club to strengthen the oatfieM,

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THE TERRE

TBE DOMINION TOTBE NORTH.

O'Brien Thinks He Has Seen the Last of Violence.

An Attempt to Axaeiinnte Him at Ham ilton, Ont., Monday Night. HA MELTON, Ont., May 24.—The attempt to murder Editor O'Brien last night by shooting at him as he rode to the hotel is roundly condemned by every bed y. The most rabid Orange partisan whatever his private opinion may bs of brickbats seems to shrink from the idea of shutting up O'Brien with a revolver. The local Orangemen are busy now denying that they had a hand in the shooting, and claim that a gang from Toronto are responsible for it. It seems that if Mr. O'Brien had left the hall by the front entrance where the police were stationed in force, the shooting in all probability would not have occurred. John Nelson, who was on the driver's seat and was shot in the wrist, is better to day.

The meeting in this place last night, and the attack with revolvers which waa made on Editor O'Brien are not likely, in his opinion, to wind up the danger which was fores? from the time he "invaded the domin ion," but still more plainly perceived from the time that assault was made upon him in Toronto. He believes that something of the came kind may be attempted in Montreal.

NIAGARA FALLS, Mar 24.—O'Brien arrived here this evening on the way to Montreal. To-day, in Hamilton, the following letter was handed him. It was pested in east Syracuse, New York, May 19th, and traveled to all the towns where O'Brien visited, reaching him finally at Hamilton:

EAST 8*BACUS*, N. Y., May 18, 1887. Apiece of advice, Wm. O'Brien, yon blackhearted Irish fool: If yon ever make yonr appearanoe in Kingston or Ottawa your blood will run cold. Take my advice and go baok to yonr black Irish home. P. G.

I will be there in leas than forty-eigbt hours. "This letter," said O'Brien, "portends something dangerous. I do not, as a rule, care much about threatening letters, but the man who wrote that is just the sort of a fellow that shot at me last night."

LONDON, May 24.—The Daily News, commenting on Wil'iam O'Brien's Canadian trip says: "The tour was]ill-ad-vised, but O'Brien has amply atoned for his error by the courage he has displayed, and thanks to the brutality of his opponents the harm he might have done to the cause of home rule has been more than compensated for by the indignation of the majority of Englishmen al his treatment."

ANNEXATION.

A Report That Sentiment In Canada is Ripe for It. NEW YORK, May 24.—The World, this morning, publishes an article covering two columns and a quarter containing the views of prominent Canadians on the qutetion of annexation of Canadj. After a review ot the history of the country and a brief sketch of the composition of the population of Canada, the correspondent says that many men with whom he talked admitted privately that commercial union meant ultimate annexation, but shrunk from being quoted on the subject. Farmers who form a big Bpace o! tbe voting population are the most outspoken and are, so far as tbe correspondent could learn, almost unanimous in demanding a commercial union, and a good many of them are not afraid to look the probable consequence in the face. In a conversation had with op-.'n annexationists and others who are alleged to be annexation-'sts in disguise, the reasons that exist from the Canadian standpoint for, at least, closer nnion with the United States were forcibly and exhaustively set forth. They nre summed up briefly as arising from the fact that Canada is in a state of stagnation. The policy that government has attempted to carry out has proved a failure and the country is heavily burdened with debt. It* geographical location makes free communication and alliance with the United States the most natural thing in the world. Large bodies of people in some of the provinc.s have been for years crying for annexetion, and the cry is being extended BS the foolishness of being shut out from prosperity by an arbitrary and imaginary line becomes mora generally understood. The article next reviews a design in confederation of provinces in 1867 and sets forth that it was for the purpose of forcing trade from one to the other, and with this end in view $130,000,000 were spent in crecting inter-colonial and Canadian Pacific railroads. In 1879 tariff wss put on for a similar purpose, but all this came to nought. The farmers are generally dissatisfied because railroad rates will not permit the carrying of their products to any point where it will pay them. They Bay the obliteration of the dividing line would enable them to ship their barley, Which is now shipped to the United States, without having to pay duty. The lumbermen complain that the present tariff closes the United States market to them. In Nova Scotia the dissatisfaction is very pronounced. She has to bny her wheat from Ontario at much higher rates than it could be obtained from the United States but for the heavy tariff. Nova Scotia, Prince Edwards Island and New Brunswick have no market for their goods, and for along time past the question of annexa tion has been agitated by them. They believe that the natnral drift of trade is between them and the United States. To sum np the whole sitnation the World correspondent says that there is an intense feeling of discontent thronghout the dominion, and that its doors is ajar for a peaceful invasion of Canada that the probabilities ^re it will not be log before it is thrown wide open. The article concludes with a review of the Canadian Pacific road and the purposes for which it wa3 built, the failure of the endeavors of the government to induce immigration to tbe northwest and the reasons therefor, among which are. climate, lack of railroad competition and high rates for bringing the crops to market.

SirChas. Tupper, Canada's minister of finance, is visiting in New York. He deplores O'Brien's visit and never expects to see a policy of non intercourse between Canada and the United State enforced, -j i-

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He Expects Serious Trouble at- the Forthcoming Montreal Meeting.

Much Speculative Gossip About the Annexation of Canada to Tills Country.

O'BRIEN SHOT AT.

COMPETITIVE DRILLING.

The Iuttotry Companies Enob Given Thirty MinutfS for Mac Olivers. WASHINGTON, May 24.—Tbe intervals at Camp Washington between breakfast' guard mounting, and other features of the dai]/routine were availed by many corps for private drill preparatory to their more public appearance in the White lot. The competitive drill of infantry began a few minutes past 10 o'clock. The competing companies were limited in numbers of twenfy-four men each with three officers and two guides. The programme of manouvers was to be delivered to each company commander one hour before the time allotted for the corps' appearance and the men were thereby to be kept in ignorance of the manouvers they were to execute until tbe orders were actually given. In general tsrms they were to exercise first in the school of the soldier (that is, without arms), then in the manual of arms, and lastly in the school of the company. Thirty minute* were allotted to each company to complete ite programme. Ii had fallen to the lot. of Company A, Captain J. L. Armory, First Minnesota regiment, Minneapolis Light Infantry, to make a display of its soldiery abilities. It appeared promptly and is said to have performed rs woik c.cditably, though it lacked about four movements of completing its programme when its time was and its successor appeared, ihe Eighth separate company of New York, of Rochester, made a fine appearance and showed excellent practice especially in company firing. The third of the competing companies, the Muscatine (Iowa) rifles,by the remarkable accuracy of their performance won applause. The Grand Rapids (Mich.) guards were compelled to withdraw by the illness of two members. Company A, firet Battalion Virginia troops (colored) and slate guard Virginia (colored) appeared in tarn and showed careful drilling. The Vicksburg Southerns made a good, gen eral appearance. The company of the First Virginia regiment, the last of todays infantry competitions won hearty applause. The performance of the Keck Zouaves, of Johnstown, N. Y., in skirmish bayonet drills were marvels of precision,

The President's Vacation. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 24.—According to present arrangements, the president will leave Washington Thursday evening in a special car of the Pennsylvania road and proceed direct to Saranac Lake in. the Adirondacks, making only the necessary steps on the route. He will be accompanied by Mrs. Cleveland and Colonel and Mrs. Lamont, and expects to return to Washington inside of two weeks.

National Notei.

WASHINGTON, May 24.—United States Treasurer Hyatt took charge of the duties of his office to-day.

Charles M. Stafford has been appointed United States marshal for the eastern district of New York.

The gold holdings of the treasury have increased over $2,000,000 since the 1st inst. The silver circulation has decreasd about $200,000 during the same period.

This morning Michael Train, a messenger in the treasury department, fell over the ballusters on the fourth floor of that building into one of the sand-pits, a distance ot over sixty feet, and was killed instantly. He was a soldier in the late war, and had bgen a messenger in the Light house board for many years.

The Order ot Iron Hall.

COLUMBUS, O., May 24.—The biennial session of the Order of Tron Hall began to-day. Reports of various officers were heard, and the following officers elected: F. Jamerby, New Jersey, supreme justice P. L. Perkin, Baltimore, supreme vice justice W. F. Lander, Indianapolis, supreme accountant M. C. Davis, of Indianapolis, supreme cashier Dr. J. E. Brown, Detroit, supreme medical director Ellis Pennington,Philadelphia, supreme adjuster James P. Ewell, Cambridge, Mass., supreme instructor J. S. Dubois, Camden, N. J., supreme prelate E. W. Rouse, Baltimore, supreme herald W. T. Austin, Nashville, supreme watchman L. Jones, Carmi, 111., supreme vedette. Fifty delegates were present, representing twenty-eight states. The membership is 36,000.

Michigan High License.

LANSING, Mich., May 24.—The senate liquor trafiic committee reports a substitute for the recently passed house high license bill, but retains all tho stringent features of the house bill, and adds more. The sime high license and forfeiture features are retained. Two sections are added, making the saloonist and bondsmen liable for injuries resulting from the sale of liquor, prohibiting the establishment of saloons or sale of liquor near educational institutions.

rimes and Casualties.

"Eighty young men were arrested in Portland, Me., for passing counterfeit money.

Fire at Chippewa Falls destroyed the Chippewa Falls woolen mills. Los°, $11,500 insurance, §10,000.

Fire at Allegheny village, near Olean, N. Y., destroyed eleven stores and dwellings. Loss, $15CC0 insurance, $10,000.

The Austin, Texa*, authorities arrested a man with $100 in silver in his possession who is thought to be one of the train Tobbers.

A special from Hurley, Wis sayB that Frank Hover, clerk in Price's boarding house, had an altercation with a man named AndersoD, last night, and shot him dead.

Grant Best, the negro boy at Wilming ton, N. C., who killed three of his companions and wonnded two others at one shot, a shcrt time since, was found guilty of murder in the first degree.

Near Bayou Goula, La, Ben Bates quarreled with his nephew, Joe Bates, about family matters and Bhot him dead. Peter Bates, father of Joe, then shot his brother Ban, wounding him mortally. Peter Bates was arrested.

Judge Toohey, at San Francisco, denied a writ of habeas corpus in the case of Jimmy Hope, the famous burglar, and recommitted him to the custody of Parsons and Rogers, the New York detectives. He will probably he taken east to day.

A special fr.im Houston, Texas, eays: Wm. Warnecke, who shot his sister, Mrs. Rumpe, Saturday sfternoon, on the Houston & Texas railway, went scarcely 300 yards from the scene of his crime and blew out his own brains. Mrs. Rumpe is still alive.

While a number of citizens were returning from a prayer meeting near Leora, Mo., Sunday, James L. Butler was struck by lightning and instantly killed, and Robert McCain was paralyzed. Four companions were severely shocked. A special from Whitehall, 111, says: The son of Michael Welch was found dead beside a fence on Calvin

Hicka' farm. He was crcssing a wheat field from a base ball game when he was struck by lightning.

THE EXPRESS, TEKBE HAUTE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 25,1887.

NEWS FROM FOREIGN LANDS.

The Pope Thanks God for What has Been Gained in Germany.

He Also Expresses an Opinion as to What He Wants in Italy*

Labor Outbreak Belgium—Two More Priests Rtleased—Foreign Notes.

POPE, GHHMANY AND ITALY.

Graiiflfd Ovei Pence With Germany, Hopes For it With Italy. ROME, May 24.—The Pope in an allocution yesterday referred to the religious peaco with Pru=sia, which, the Pope imd, he had made every eflort to attain. Continuing, the Pope said: '"We feit :r.ore concerned at lhe evils tf this relipious struggle with Prussia, and as we wore unable to remedy them by slriviog aioae, owing to obstacles which impeded our power, we invoked the co-operation of the German bishops and the Ci th !ic deputies io tbe Prussian diet, froai whose constancy and concord the elm rob ('erivid great fruits, nnd expi-cts c-till greater. Thanks tbf cquiiKbh: and pacific sentiments of Eiuneror Wil liam and his council lore, tho Prussian government removed the more serious inconveniences and then accepted the various practical conditions of peace, by which some of the former laws againet the church have been repealed and othersmitigated. Something remains, but we must rejoice at what we have obtained and above all in regard to the free action of the Pope in the government of the church in Russia. We do not despair of yet obtaining the best results in other parts of Germany, notably in Hesse—Darmstadt. God grant that Italy, who is particularly dear to us, may share tne spirit of peace with which we are animated toward all nations. We earnestly desire that Italy should put aside her unhappy difference with the papacy. The means of obtaining concord would be to establish the Pope in a position where he would b3 subject to no power in the enjoyment of full and real liberty which far from injuring Italy woald powerfully contribute to her prosperity."

Labor Outbreak In Belgium. BRUSSELS, May 24.—Many of the men on strike in the mining districts of Belgium possess arms and explosives. Many outrages have been committed by the use of the latter, including the destruction of machinery and the blowing up of abodes of managers of mines. A riot has occurred at Vaux-Soush-Chevre-mont, arising from the strikers compelling the German colliers to stop work in the mines. In consequence of nightly socialist demonstrations in Brussels, processions and gatherings in the public streets have been prohibited.

Two More Priests Released. DUBLIN, May 24.—The Rev. Fathers Ryan and Slattery, who were committed to jail by Judge Boyd on the charge of contempt oi court in refusing to testify in the bankruptcy proceedings, were today released. This step was taken by Judge Boyd because of the decision of the court of appeal in the case of the Rev. Father Keller. There wen no demonstrations.

The French Cabinet.

PARIS, May 24.—In view of the failure of all tbe combinations to effect a settlement of the ministerial question President Grevy has recalled M. Floquet and appealed to bis patriotism to form a cabinet. M. Fioquet asked for twentyfour hours to consider the matier.

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A dispatch from St. Petersburg says that sixty houses were destroyed by fire, near that city Monday.

Germany is keeping an eye on Boulanger whoee retirement from the French cabinet is difficult to accomplish. l'hd Cambridge university crew have agreed to row the Harvard college crew, if the necessary funds to cover the expenses of tho trip to America can be raised.

Mr. Daniel Manning will leave Bournemouth on Monday nest for Liverpool. He wiil sail for New York on June 1. flis health is much improved.

The police court at H?pburn, County Dnrhara, was partially wrecked early yesterday morneng by the explosion of a dynamite bomb. The outrRge is attributed to striking minere.

Canon Fleming, one of the chaplain in ordinary to her majesty, has just published a volume of sermons. The Pall Mall GszMte alleges that one of the sermons is a gross plagiarism of a sermon delivered by Dr. Taimsge, of the Brooklyn Tabernacle, six j'earsago.

An Odessa telegram says that the Czar has returned to St. Petersburg from his visit to the Don Cossack country, three days earlier than he bad inttnded, be cause a student fired at his :mpeiial majesty, while he was riding in his carriage on the night of Wednesday, May 18, at Novo-Tcberkask, when the Czar was returning from the ceremony of installing Czarowitz Hetman, of tlie Cossacks.

Trouble in thn Choctaw Nation. PARIS, Tex May 24 —News was received of trouble that has caused four deaths, and which is likely to cause more bloodshed in the Choctaw nation. Two weeks ago two men named Wilson, who were full blood Choctaw Indians, were killed in a row over the election of a deputy sheriff in Lawson county. Since these killings the sherifi elect has been missing, and on Friday the bodies of three men were found on Clear creek, near Doakville, one of which is supposed to be that of the newly-elected sheriff,

A Wholesale Thl: f.

Samuel McCenaha is in jaii. He has for many years been employed by Kidder & Sons as a teamster. He had whole charge of unloading coai and delivering tbe same at the mill. It is said that for two years he has been engaged in this system of coai suppy. One business men in this city purchased $150 worth from McConaha. A bond of $1,000 has been required and in default of the same he was placed in jail.

Rains Extinguish Poreat Flie«. CHICAGO, May 24—The recent raics throughout the northwest have extinguished moat of the forest fires which have been raging in Wisconsin and upper iehigan. The p&stures and crops which were suffering severely from the effects of the drotb, have been benefitted.

A Joiot Judicial richer.

CHICAGO, May 24.—The RepabJican and Democratic county central committees nominated a joint judicial ticket consisting of three Democrats, and as many Republicans as candidates for circuit ceart.

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RACE

Thq Work Every Homln* at the Track —The Indianapolis Track.| I I Bvery morning now the track is filled with fast horses and they are worked np to tneir best time. It is a mistake to sappose the horses, are not put% through in good time. Before 8 o'clock in the morning there are many fast miles made.

The two pacing horses, Little Mack and Simmy belonging to Mr. W. H. Birrell, and in charge of Knap McCarthy are here and will remain until after the races. Mr. Birrell, a very pleasant gentleman, is here with his wife, and will remain until some time in June.

Indianapolis Jonrnal: "At the meeting of the committee having in chuge the proposed race course east of the city, last night, it was definitely determined to go ahead end purchase land on which to make the track. The committee is composed of Dr. C. E. Wright, George Cranham, W. P. Ijams, Stoughton Fletcher and N. Randall. Quite a number of gentlemen interested in the project were present and agreed to take stock in the association. A proposition was received^ from John Straight to sell the association eighty acres off of the Groves farm, three miles east of the city for $40,000, of which he would take $10,000 in. stock in the association. The Hasselman farm, two miles out on Central avenue, was also offered at a very reasonable price. Other tracts were talked of, and it is certain that there will be no difficulty in securing a desirable location. The committee desire to receive a few more propositions, and will meet again in a few days."

Libretto, the winner ol the Latonia derby, belongs to F. B. Harper. He is by Longfellow, out of Allegretto, a handsome bay colt, with strong marks of his sire in hU form. The first quarter was made in 27, the half in 52, three quarters in 1:18}, the mile in 1:45, and the mile and a half in 2:38j.

Cole uel West, who died last week, bred Jay-Eye-See (2:10), Westmont (•2:13}), Director (2:17), Delineator (2:18), Emma (2:19}), Thorndale (2-22}), Onward (2:25}), and Superior (2:291).

An Alabama gentleman haii boueht of Z. E. Simmons, of Lexington, *Ky., a three-year-old bay colt by Lumps, dam Lucy Miller, bv Administrator. Price, $2,000.

President Ijams, of the Trotting association, was in Chicago yesterday attending the meeting of the American association.'

The fastest heat yet trotted in the East this season was McLeod 2:22}, at Belmont park last Wednesday.

English derby is run to-morrow and the extraordinary odds of five to four on are bet about the Baron.

Old Phyllis won fifty-seven out of the 108 races of her nine years' career on the trotting turf.

The New York Diiving club offers a purse of $3,000 for Harry Wilkes and Oliver K.

W. H. Crawford will manage Mr. J. I. Case's trotters this season. Louisville adds $3,000 to i(s next year's Kentucky derby.

Montrose's penalty in the Latonia derby was six pounds.

The Latonia Bices.

CINCINNATI, May 24—Latonia races: First race, selling purse, seven furlongs, won by W. H. H. Tony, Paston second, Faith Thompson third. Time 1:35}.

Second race, one mile, Unite won, Cheat Fellow second, Girola third. Time 1:53J.

Third race, five furlongs, Mirth won, Helen Broots second, Orange Girl third. Time 1:07.

Fourth race, mile and sixteenth, won by Asceola, Rio Grand second, Lapante third. Time 1 :55.

Fifth race, sensation stakes for 2-year-olds, six furlongs, won by Ocean, Huntress secondj Winond third. No time taken.

Entries, weights and pooling on tbe races: First race: One and one-six-laect'n miles selling Biddy Bowling (ilO), $40 Uncle Dan (104), $fi War Sign (111), S8 Vivian (92), $2 Nat Kramer (100), Warfield (107), -54 Alfred (104), S6 W. Ti. H. (08), $4 Watch 'Em (98), $6 Jaubert (97), $26.

Second race: Five-eighth mite, Bob Thomas (105), l?S Occan Wave (100), ?I0 Cruiser (105), $20.

Third race: Seven-eighth mile, Miss Ford (10c), $t0 Btunail (105), §4 Kate A (105), SS Procrastinator (110), $8 Catalps (110), Ili'-doo Rose (110), $8 Galatea (110), $4 Lady Max (105), $6 Clarion (110), $14 Famine (100), $12 Lottie Wall (100) $2 Hinda(llO), $8 Luke Alexander (105), $6.

Fourth race: One and oue-eighth mile, Kaloolah (103), $40 O'Fallon (105), S1G Fostoral (114), 58 Malva R. (100), S2 Jacobin (109), 180 Flora L. (100), $4 Panama (113), S10 Mary (92), $30.

Fifth race: One mile, Ripple stakes, Unite (113), $20 Cassie (108), $2 Slipaway (110). $5 Pearl L. (113), $18 Miss Florence (113), $4 Pendennis (113), $12 Bel a (113), $10 Bixby (115), $5 Paragon (118), $6 Frigate (118), $4 Libretto (125), ^70.

The American Trotting Association. CHICAGO, May 24.—The American Trotting association is in session in this city at the Richelieu. Among those present are W. R. Merriam, St. Paul, president J. H. Steiner, Detroit, secretarv D. C. Beaman. Ottuma, la., vice president H. G. -Toles, Wichita, Kan., C. Long, St. Paul. The meeting this morning was an informal one, but it is said important busineas will come before the association before it adjourns.

The meeting was held with closed doors. None of the proceedings were given out except the fact vice presidents for the states bad been elected. Michigan, D. C. Benjamin of East Saginaw Kansas, G. L. Johnson of Lawrence: Ohio, Charl.:s Reed of Toledo Illinois, John Landrigan of Albion Nebraska, Governor Farnesa of Brownsville Connecticut, R. 3. Hicks of Staflord Springs Maryland, W. J. Cole man of Washington Wisconsin, F. jyd of Milwaukee Indiana, J. F. Studebaker of South B?nd Iowa, B. McFall of Oskalocsa Missouri, C. Green of St. Louis Georgia, R. B. Misbet, of Macon Louisian, E Odell.of N9W Orleans. The appointment of vice presidents for New York, Kentucky, Colorado, California, Pennsylvania, Dakota and Canada was left to a special committee. The secretary reported the association had 141 members formally enrolled, located in twenty-two states and territories and twenty-two other societies are informally enrolled and promised at an early date. Adjourned tine die.j

Ohio Women Suffragists.

CLEVELAND, May 24—The third annual convention of the Ohio Wcmen's Suffrage convention is being held here. Among the prominent workers in attendance are Susan B. Anthony, Lilly Devercux Blake and Elizabeth Boynton Harbert. The convention will last three days.

Steamship News.

Arrived: At New York, Elbe from Bremen.

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Dr. Swafford testified that be thought Mrs. Reed sane when not excited. Dr. Thompson testified to the same effect as did Mr. Snyder, the dealer in second hand goods. Ail but two or three of the witnesses for the petition were heard and the other side gave notics it would call abovt thirty witnesses.

AFTER MANY YEARS.

A Mexican War Veteran Secures a big Pension. Fifteen years ago Solomon LaFollet, of Prairie Creek township, a man well into the seventies,filed his application for a pension for disabilities received in the Mexican war. He was totally blind. He has been persis'ent in his efforts and as fast as one attorney failed he would put his case in the hands ot another. Yesterday be was notified that he had been granted a pension of $72 a month and arrearages amounting to over $10,000. For years the old mm has subsisted on the charity his friends. He is an old citizen of this county and has many friends who will be much gratified to learn of his good fortune.

THE BARRACKS IN DARKNESS.

The Salvationists Kail to Hold Thf-ir Meeting in the Old Barracks. Last night fully 300 persons, men, women and children, were gathered in groups about the four cornera of Fourth and Swan streets with the intention of seeing if Captain Thompson and the Salvation army would hold a meeting in the barracks without opposition, Until 9:30 this crowd waited patiently, but without avail, for Captain Thompson and the Salvationists failed to put in an appearance. The meeting wa6 held at the rink, and there was a large attendance. The steps at the Fourth street barracks had not been replaced last night. Any attempt of the Salvationists to possess themselves of the building will be met with prompt action by Mrs. Wahler's attorney who says the building wili be town down and the material used in the erection of two dwellings which Mrs. Wahler has long intended to erect on the site of the old church.

Human Horns.

The Paris Hospital St. Louis museum recently received a horn removed from a woman's head. It was eight inchcs long and in size and shape resembled a goat's horn. Human horns are much less rare than is generally supposed. The editor of the Medical Standard (Chicago) recalls that Dr. Erasmus Wilson has reported ninety cases of these forty-four were in to females, thirty-nine in males, the sex in seven not being recorded. In one American case the patient had a horn growing from his forehead which had three branches and was fourteen inches in circumference. These horns originate from tbe sebaceous glands and show a tendency to recur.

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MRS. REED'S SANITY^

The Qnaatioa Agala Raised and He*: in eoort-Story of Her Troubles. The case of Mw. Reed waa called fore Judge I. N. Pierce, aa special judge, in the superior court room yesterday The proceeding is for the purpose of« tablishing whether or not Mrs. Reed capable of managing the affairs of estate. Mrs. Reed is quite well kr in this city. She is toe widow of Reed, at one time a prominent physician of this city. Dr. Reed died leavingsestate valued at something over $20,00 Mrs. Reed :was given by her husband will five-ninths of the property andl remainer was willed to the two child a boy and girl. In 1886 Mrs. was declared to be of unsound mind was sent to the insane hospital at In dianapolis. Mr. Harry Donham was appointed guardian 01 Mrs, Reed, and also of thi property of the children. Mrs. Reed was discharged from the hospital last fall

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News Condensed.

Chicago's county treasury is bankrupt. The Butchers' National Protective association is in second annual convention at Chicago.

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Striken Wilt Not Aoeapt tho Oflor ot Increased Wsgos. r- »_ipiCAGO, May 24.—"Wilipi«w«r of yis jemployeift4-fjgr$-£*t p#s a| hour, hours' wit)§ tuad '&tflfcdqf half day—be accepted by the bricklayers T" 'dent Volkeller WM aaked, this

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and returned to this city. 8he beg action to have her guardian removed the circuit court, bat the court refused to remove Mr. Donham. Several weeks ago Mr. Donham resigned as guardian and Mr. Martin Hollinger was appointed in his place, Mr. Donham still retaining the guardianship of the two children.

Attorney D. W. Henry made the opening statement to the jury for the defense and Attornev Thomas Foley for Mrs. Reed. Mr. Henry Btated that he expected to show that Mrs. Reed is wholly incapable of attending to business affairs. She may be perfectly sane upon many subjects, bat when it comes to business she is incapable, charging every one with being dishonest and using her money recklessly and extravagantly. Mrs. Reed receives an income of about $54 per month from her part of the estate. Testimony began by the reading of a deposition of Dr. Fletcher, superintendent of the insane hospital. Mrs. Reed was discharged from the institution as "restored." He could see no great difference in her conduct from the time she entered until she was discharged.

Mrs. Owens testified to Mrs. Reed's conduct while boarding at the National house. Dr. Roberts said that under excitement he was of the opinion Mrs. Reed would be irrational. P. M. Donnelly never saw anything wrong with Mrs. Reed. Max Hoberg considered Mrs. Reed of sound mind. Mr. Clatlelter did not think she was of unsound mind. Dr. Swafford testified regarding business transactions the plaintiff had had with Shannon's bank.

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Kaply. '^0c#ine#»y answer I nigM I wooid Hp |t%ll abal," h« c3£ led, "nor would it, perhaps, expreas |e feentiment of the nnion, bat I do not ive the offer will ever be accepted. ainH tiot our constilntiM aowil ids, for there can be no action contrary to that. There is something snspicious about this offer of the master masons. What makes them so liberal all at once? What's the reason they suddenly offer ns increased wages? Do they intend to fleece the property owner? There's something tehina this offer. It is against our principles to

work nine hours, which is one objectionable feature of the offer. Another ob-

is jection is that the pay day is fixed for either Monday or Tuesday. Why can't they specify one day and stick to it

President Volkeller seemed to voice the sentiments of his organisation. All the bricklayers spoken to professed to fear that there was something to be afraid of in the employers' offer. Betides, nnder no circumstances, except defeat, which they seem to consider impossible, will they go back to the nine hour day.

Members of the executive board of the National Association of Builders left this evening after issuing an adddress to the builders' and traders' exchange, of Chicago, to all affiliated bodies of the national association of builders and to the general public. An entirely new method of dealing with workmen was evolved. Whole lockouts were advocated. at the outset of the^address and cessation of work in all building^ trades in Chicago as an answer to the bricklayers.

The address of the committee recommended that every builders' exchange throughout the country adopt the following: "To encoursigp all workmen

who wish to have an opportunity to freely work untrammeled by improper requirements, involuntary associations and be protected in their work it will be wise to cieate and establish at once a bureau record in connection with this association where any and all workmen may put themselves on record as assenting to the principles of individual liberty announced in Chicago, and^ by and through which workmen so assisting will be kept at work and protected in it in preference to those who deny these principles."

Labor Notes.

The Laborers' Protective society, of New York, does not recognize Knights of Labor cards.

Parties in Denver, Col., have given out the contract for a 6,500-light plant,which it is said will be the largest electric-light station in the country.

Mrs. Gray, the baker who a few months ago had so much free advertising, has at last made peace with the union, and will employ union men only.

W, J. Rainey, owner of the Moyer and Fort Hill coke works, and the largest independent producer in the Connellsville regions, conceded the advance demanded by the strikers and work was resumed to-day.

A mass meeting was held in Union -'quare Monday night and addressed by members of the Anti-Poverty society. They held that the only relief for the workingman was to allow the workers to share equally with the capitalists all they produce.

There is prospect of a strike on thei Garden Street railway line at Cleveland, on account of the employment by the company of a colored man as a conductor. A petition asking for his removal will be presented to the officials of tbe road to-day or to-morrow.

There is not much change in the street car strike at Indianapolis. But very few cars are running. Monday two men from Terre Haute took out cars. The strikers have appealed to the public to sustain them, and the Central Labot Union has tendered them support.

AN ENDLESS PILE OF MONEY.

How a Bank Met a Run With Carloads of Greenbacks. "Speaking of the habits of business men," said an old resident of Milwa^k®k to a Chicago Inter Ocean man, "tb«y have changed in more ways than one. A bank panic, for example, now is as dlis ferent from the old style panic as day 1* from night. I remember in 1857 when there was a run on the bank of Alexander Mitchell in Milwaukee. He had a great many German patrons, wbo, as soon as the money market was disturbed, made a rush to withdraw their money. Mitchell had piled up on the counter in plain view from the windows large amounts of gold, silver and bank notes to show the depositors that there was no need for anv uneasiness, but still the run continued, and be was approaching the end of his pile of money with a good many excitei Germans still clamoring for cast. "The men and wemen who had Tf' ceived their money began to discuss the question of what they shounld do with it. Around the corner was the firm o? Inbu*h Bros., to whom some of tbe leading Germans carried their money which they had withdrawn from Mitchell's bank. Scores and hundreds of 0there followed their example, and soon this firm had in their possession the money that had been withdrawn from the bank.

Mitchell being on the most excellent terms with these gentlemen sent a cart round to the rear end end of their stor* money waB hastily put in and carried the rear end of the bank, carried to rear end of tqe bank, carried forward baskets and emptied out on the connin front. In this way as fast aa tbe .uey was withdrawn at the front door was carried in at the back door and out over and over again, and the was at an end."

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Judge Ihorman Will Not Accept. STEUBENVILLE, O., May 24.—The following letter from Judge Thuraan haa been received in reply to a question whether he will accept the spontaneous unanimous nomination for governor.

COLUMBUS, O., May 24, 1887.

GENTLEMEN: Yours of the 20th inst., received. I am confined to my bed by sickness and can only write by the hand of an amannensis, that under no cirenmstanoe would I so. cept the nomicatioB for governor. 1 mnoh regret that my name is mentioned in conneo tion with that office. I have done all I could to discourage it and I assure yon that 1r.y reasons are well founded and inflexible, highly appreciate the kindness of my frlendb but I can not accede to their wishes. yours truly, A. G. THUBMAW,

The West Nashville Bnbble. NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 24.—The introduction of West Nashville to da^

The United States Supreme court has was a brilliant success. Over one hunaffirmed the validity of the Green driven dred thousand dollars worth of lots were well patent sold.