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THE NEWS AT WASHINGTON.

The President Makes Saver*4 ^ppointments of United S-«t«s Marshals and Attorn7es-

D. S. A.LI XANDER FO* U. S. ATTORNEY IN NEV^ YORK.

A Brother bf Powell Clayton For Arkansas—Minister Pauncefote Fornj4lly Presented.

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WA.SHTNGTO/, May 3.—The president made the following appointments to day: To be United States attorneysSamuel W. Hawkins, of Tennessee, for the western district of Tennessee John Ruhm. of Tennessee, for the middle district of Tennessee Da Alva S. Alexander, of New York, for the northern district of New York.

To beUnited States marshals—Joshua B. Hill, of North Carolina, for the eastern district of North Carolina Carter B. Harrison, of Tennessee, for the middle district of Tennessee James W. Brown, of Tennessee, for the western district of T0DD6BS66*

William Alvord Terrell, of Henderson, Tex., and Gordon Graham Heiner, of Kittaning, Pa., have been appointed by the president as cadets to the military academy.

Carter B. Harrison Is a younger brother ol the [.resident He Is about 47 years old. Since the war he has lived In Tennessee, where for a time he was engaged In the Internal revenue service.

De Alva S. Alexander was rn In Maine 48 years ago. When only 15 years old he enlisted In the

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teers, and served three years. He attended Bowdon college, where he graduated in 1870. lie edited the Fort Wayne Gazette lor several years after his graduation, having gone to Fort Wayne to teach school. In 187*1 he came to Indianapolis to take the control of the Indianapolis department of the Cincinnati Gazette. In 1876 he was made secretary of the Republican slate central committee, where he did efficient work. When .lames N. Tyner was called to be postmaster general In 1876, he tendered Mr. Alexander the place or chief clerk of the department, but he at first refused It. However, he was appointed fifth aualtor of the treasury In 1B81. Upon resigning from office in 1883, he removed to Buffalo, N. Y.. where l,e engaged In the practice ol law. When General Harrison was nominated he came to Indianapolis and acted as his secretary during the campaign, it was thought for a time that he would be made the president's private secretary.

S W. Hawkins, the newly appointed attorney for the western district of Tennessee, was the Benubllcan candidate to. governor at the lMt election. He Is a resident of Huntington and Is said i, to be an excellent lawyer. ,j. w. Brown, who has been appointed United 2 States marshal for the same district, lives at ftrownavllle, and has held the office of clerk of the 5 court of Haywood county since 1886. He Is a young man of high repute.

John Buhm, who has been appointed district attorney for the middle district of Tennessee, Is a native of Germany. He came to this country In 1861, Joined the Union army, and served throughout the war, most of the time on General Thomas staff. At the close ol the war he settled jn Nashville, and has lived there ever since. He Is sild to he one of the beet lawyers In the state.

J. B. Hill, of Balelgh, who was appointed maraiuii for the eastern district of North Carolina, held the same office under previous Bepubllcan administrations. There was practically no opposition to his re-appolntment.

W. P. Clayton, the new district attorney for the .western district of Arkansas, is a brother of the Clayton who ran against Breckenrldge for conxress. In the last election, and whose subsequent murder created a sensation. He came from Pennsylvania originally, and

during

the war served In

the Union army. He lived at fort Smith, and was displaced by President Cleveland from the place to which he was to-day appointed.

MAJOK LYDECKKB'S SENTENCE.

President Harrison Baps the Military Court for Its Finding. WASHINGTON, May 3—The sentence of

the general court martial in the case of Mojor G. J. Lydecker, corps of engineers, who was tried on charges arising out of the aqueduct tunnel frauds, was made public this afternoon, and is as follows:

To forfeit to the United States one hundred dollars ($100) per month of his pay for nine months

and to

be reprimanded In orders. The court Is thus lenient In view of the evidence before It, that in Bpaoes so defined above the arch In the tunnel 11 was almost impossible to secure thoroughly good work under the contract system imposed by law.

The sentence has been approved by i: the president in the following order: BXEOOTIVK MANSION, I WASHINGTON. D. C, May 2,1889.

The proceedings, findings and sentence of the court martial In the case of Major Garrett Lydecker. of the corps of engineers, are approval,

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will be carried Into effect. The gravamen 8 of the offense of this officer was the neglect of a

very high and important duty. It is not very lmportant, from a military standpoint, whether a pecunlary loss did or did not result to the government. But that very grwrt lews and inconvenience have been Inflicted upon the community by the delays which have resulted from the failure to discover promptly the taulty and fraudulent character of the work Is apparent, The suggestion that the strictest and most fatthfui supervision of the progress of such a work is powerless to detect and correct the shams which are practiced by the contractors In this case, is a discredit to the engineering profession and entl rely inadmissible. The sentence Imposed by Uie court seems to have given full effect to. every suggestion that might

Pauncefote Is Presented.

WASHINGTON, May 3.—Secretary Windom was indisposed to-day,

ap pes red at the state department this morning looking very well. Soon after his arrival Sir Juli©u Pnunc©fot©i thd new British minister, came to the department, accompanied by Mr. Edwards, the charge d'affairs, and Secretary Herbert, with several other attaches. The minister was introduced to Secretary Blaine, who immediately prooeeded with the party to the White house, where Sir Julien Pauncefote was presented to the president. The usual felicitous speeches were exchanged. 'ftf-i"' t't,

Palmer For Public Printer.

CHICAGO, May 3.—The Times' Washington special says: To-night the president sent a telegram to Chicago asking Prank Palmer if he would accept the office of public printer. As Mr. Palmer lives in a suburban village the message cannot be delivered until morning.

If he acoepte, and there is no reason to believe that he will even hesitate, the reply will doubtless reach the White house by noon, and the appointment, together with that of Captain Meredith as chief of the bureau of engraving and printing, will probably be announced be5 fore night. When Mr. Palmer gets his telegram it will be the first official knowledge that he has ever received that he waa being considered in connection with the printership, for at no time has he been a candidate in the sense of making personal application for the office.

The t'nlted .States Supreme Court. WASHINGTON, May 3.—When the su

preme court meets after the present recees, on May 13th, an adjournment will follow for the summer vacation. A number of opinions will be delivered on the 13th, among which is expected what ie hoped to be final decision on the cele-

brated Myra Clark-Gainescasefrom New Orleans. After the court adjourns the several justices will go out on their circuits for several weeks. Nothing certain is known in supreme court circles about the successorship to Justice Matthews, but it is the opinion of some of the persons connected with the court that the appointment lies between Judge Oresham and Attorney General Miller.

Sot Many White Bouse Caller*. WASHINGTON, May 3.—The president

had a comparatively easy time this morning, so far as callers were concerned. Among those who saw the president were Senators Ingalls and Plumb, Representatives Baker, Buchanan, Craig, Finley and Cannon, R. S. McKee, of Wortbington, Ind. J. R- Henry, of Gosport, Ind. The Number of Total Blindness Pensioners.

WASHINGTON, May 3.—Commissioner Tanner, of the pension office, has caused the rolls of his office to be searched for tbe purpose of ascertaining the number of ex-soldiers who are drawing pensions for total blindness, at the rate of $72 per month. The number is found to be 858.

Washington Notes.

Henry Cammett, of the geological society, has been appointed biographer of the census. First Assistant Postmaster General Clarkson left Washington last night for Kentucky. He Is expected to return next Tuesday.

Treasury notes printed after the middle of this month will bear the name of "James S. Huston, treasurer," instead of James W. Hlatt, treasurer. Mr. Huston expects to take his office within three or four days, when the prlntlag of greenbacks at the bureau of engraving and printing will stop until new plates are prepared, bearing the next treasurer's signature.

A. Bogardus, of Bochester, N. Y,, has been appointed superintendent of malls at Bochester, vlceM. E. Taomey, resigned. J. Woodbrldge, of Connecticut, superintendent of the division of supplies In the postofflce department, has resigned. Wm. J. Pollock, ot Kansas, has been appointed chief clerk to the second assistant postmaster general, vice James T. Briscoe, resigned.

Messrs. Cramp & Sons have Informed the burea of construction and repair, under date of the 1st instant, that they propose to put steam In the engines of cruiser No. 8, (Baltimore), on the 6thTnst., and to go on a preliminary trtal trip on the 15th of June. From information received from San Francisco It Is expected that the new cruiser Charleston will go on her trial trip next Tuesday. ..

TWO WKLIK KILLED.

A Coach-Load of Frankfort, Pa., Masons Struck by a Train Near Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, May 3.—A two-horse

coach, containing several persons, was struck by a train on the Pennsylvania railroad at Bridesburg crossing this morning. The vehicle was demolished and two of its occupants, F. K. Wornrath and James Dungan, were killed. Several others were injured. Womrath was 55 years of age, and was formerly a member of the city council from one of the upper wards. Dungan was 65 years of age. The party in the coach were members of the Masonic fraternity, and were returning to this city from a visit to Dr. Boyer, of Bridesburg, the worshipful master of the lodge to which they belonged. They spent the evening at the residence of Dr. Boyer, discussing lodge matters, and sometime after midnight started on their homeward trip. Just as the horses and the front part of the conveyance were on the westward track, the locomotive dashed upon them. The engineer saw what had happened and three square lengths further down tbe track the train slowed up. The engineer went around to the oowcatcher of the locotnotive and there, stretched upon it, bruised, bleeding and insensible, was Johnson, the colored driver. He regained consciousness after a few minuteB vigorous Bhaking. "Are you badly hurt?" he was asked. He could not speak just then and simply nodded his head. After a little while, however, he found utterance. Further up the track the

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his experience in New York, and did not go to the department. Secretary Blaine

dashed to tinder wood, was

discovered in a heap, and a few feet away from it were the bodies of Womrath and Dungan. Both men were dead. The bodies were found about fifteen feet below the crossing, and close to them lay their fellow passengers. Smith and Wilgus, who were quite senseless, but the others, with the exception of Drs. Hale and Myers, were groaning pitifully. Two of the injured, Samuel Smith, a wholesale liquor merchant, whose skull was fractured, and Frank Wilgus, a druggist, whose left shoulder was broken and who was injured internally, are expected to die. The others injured, five in all, are reported to be getting along comfortably.

Paymaster Smith Was Drunk. NF.W YORK, May 3.—Henry R. Smith,

the paymaster of the United States corvette Essex, who disappeared with a sum of money, a portion of the salary of the crew of the vessel, has been found. He is now at his mothers' in west Fourteenth street, to ill to give any account of himself or the $1,200 which he had when he disappeared. It is learned that he went to his mother's house last Wednesday night in a partly crazy condition, the result of heavy drinking. That same night he tried to commit suicide but was prevented by his attendants and has since made no further attempt on his life. The wife of the paymaster arrived here to-day from San Francisco. It is said about the Smith residence that he has had some misunderstanding with his wife and that this, and her expected arrival here, were the cause of his disappearance and rash action. Whitelaw Held and the Tribune Force.

NEW YORK, May 3.—Representatives of the various departments of the Tribune staff united in giving Whitelaw Reid, minister to France, a farewall dinner at Delmonico's this evening. Nearly fifty gentlemen were present. Mr. Reid thanked all his associates on the Tribune for their services to the paper and their loyalty to himself. It was an ocoasion when the sincere friendship existing between Mr. Reid and 'those who had given the beet work ot their lives to the service ot the Tribune, was manifested in a peculiarly agreeable and interesting way.

Minister to the Netherlands

Banqueted.

NEW YORK. May 3.—The Holland society to-night gave a farewell dinner to the Hon. Samuel F. Thayer, of Minnesota, the recently appointed minister plenipotentiary ana envoy extraordinary to the Netherlands, at the Brunswick hotel. It was a private banquet and there were but twenty-five guests present. Judge Van Vorst presided and Bpeeohes were made by the preeiding officer, John H. Starin, Consul General Planten, Dr. Mauavedder and the Rev. Dr. Van Slicke. Among others present was Samuel Maverick, ot San Antonia, Texas.

THE TERRE HAUTE

MR. PMELL CROSS-EXAMINED

Ha Frankly Admits That at One Time He Made Wrong Statements.

AND THEY WERE DELIBERATELY MADE, HE SAYS.

An Exciting Event in tbe Parnell Commission Sittings—Fred Orant and the Queen.

LONDON, May 3.—The cross examination of Mr. Parnell waa continued before the Parnell commission to-day. Mr. Parnell testified that he had often reproved Mr. William O'Brien, editor of United Ireland, for the violent articles that appeared in that paper. He had not publicly repudiated the articles because he did not consider that to be the way to effect the alterations he desired in the tone of the articles. Mr. Parnell said he considered Mr. O'Brien's teachings to be in advance of his own.

Mr. Parnell denied that he knew "Number 1," either under the name of Tynan or any other name, and aaid that he had never heard of Mr. Egan being associated with "The Msrtyrs' Fund," for the benefit of the families of the Phoenix park murderers. He saw nothing criminal in the fund, and rather thought it was right-to assi6t the innocent victims. "The Martyrs' Fund" might net, however, have been tbe most appropriate name for euch a fund. He could not, he said, recollect denouncing outrages tetween 1878 and 1881. He believed the outrages perpetrated to have been the work of small secret societies. Witness was then asked whether, if secret societies were averse to the league had existed and if a vaBt mejority of the people had belonged to the league, there would not have teen ample evidence obtained to convict the perpetrators of outrages? but parried the question, saying that might or might not have been the case. Here occurred the most remarkable incident in the witness cross-exam-nation. Attorney General Webster quoted a statement made by Mr. Parnell in the home of commons during the debate on Mr. Foster's bill, in 1881, suspending the writ of habeas corpus, to tbe effect that secret societies had then ceased to exist in Ireland. "Did you believe that when you said it?" asked the attorney general. "No," replied Mr. Parnell, "at any rate it was a grossly exaggerated statement." There waa a buzz of surprise throughout the court-room at this response. "Did you or did you not," continued the attorney general, "intend to mistato the fact when you made the statement?" "1 have no doubt I did," was the re-

he attorney general—Deliberately? Mr. Parnell—Yes, deliberately. Attorney general—You deliberately made the statement knowing .it to be untrue?

Mr. Parnejl—Yes, or if not untrue very extravagant and boaatful. The attorney general--And you have never since withdrawn it?

Mr. Parnell—No, I have not. The nonchalance with which the witness made these admissions astonished the audience and elicited hisses. "Probably," added Mr. Parnell, "the statement was meant to mislead the house. I am afraid it did not, for the bill was passed. My purpose was to exaggerate the effect the league had reducing the number of secret societies. The league undoubtedly diminished the number of secret societies, though it had not swept them away, as I stated."

Mr. Parnell was next asked what had become of the land league's books. He explained that some were brought to London and were before the commission. The cash books and ledgers had disappeared, he did not know where. Neither was Treasurer Kenny, Mr. Egan or any other of the league officials able to tell what had become of them. The letter books and files of letters had also vanished.

Presiding Justice Hannen here impressed upon the witness the fact that the court attached great importance to the missing documents and Mr. Parneli promised to try and find them. Fred Grant at the Queen's Drawing-Room.

LONDON, May 3.—Mr. Henry White, the American charge d'affairs, to-day presented at the queen *B drawing-room the Hon. Fred D. Grant, United States minister to Austria, and Lieutenant Henry D. Borup, United States army military attache to the American legation at Paris. The Countess Bylandt, wife of the Netherlands minister to England, presented respectively Mrs. Grant, the wife of the minister, and Mrs. Borup. Count Herbert Ebmarck Gives a Dinner.

BERLIN, May 3.—Count Herbert Bismarck gave a dinner this evening to the commissioners to the Samoan conference and the members of the British and American legations. ./a*

Ormonde for Viceroy.

LONDON, May 3.—Tbe Freeman's Journal states that the marquis of Ormonde will succeed Lord Londonderry as viceroy of Ireland.

Foreign Note*.

LaTrance says the government intends to poetpone the general elections for members ol the chamber of deputies until the spring of 1890.

Dlspatebes from South Africa announce tbe death there, from fever, of Lord Walter Campbell, third son of the duke ot Argyll- and brother of the marquis of Lome. The deceased was41 years old.

The court ot Falcarragh has sentenced Mr. Charles Conybeare, member of parliament for the Camborne division of Cornwall, to three months' imprlsoument. without labor, for conspiring to oppose the law.

-S Reduction in Telegrapli Bate*. NEW York, May 3.—By orders issued

by the Western union end Postal telegraph companies, long distance, rates at many points have been reduced, while tor short distances the rates have been advanced slightly. The most important part ot the new orders is, however, the elimination ot the Mutual Union telegraph from the field, all the Mutual Union officea being either cloeed or turned into Western Union officea. It waa thought that thia new mevement indicated a closer allianoe between the Postal telegraph company and the Western Union, but the officials ot the Postal company etate that the company does not teas its .. independence under the new arrangement. It has no inteteet in the Western Union, and the Western Union has no interest in the Postal.

TERRE HAUTE, IND., SATURDAY MOkNING, MAY

THC SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.

The Flrt of the Vigo Csuaty Teaehera' Meetings la This City.

The county Snnday school convention opened at the Central Presbyterian Church at 9i30 to-day. The Rev. B. Smith, the president, having removed to Kanaaa, the v. J. B. Connett was called to the ohair, and conducted the opening devotional services. Dr. L. E. Caraon, secretary of Prarieton township, reported one very proeperous school in the village of Prairieton. Dr. S. M. Bennett, ot New Goehen, reported for Fayette township five good schools, again of two. Thomas M. Black, ot Sugar Creek township, reported five proeperous schools. The Rev. J. B. Connett delivered an interesting address on "The Teacher Trained." H. P. Townley thought: 1. The teacher should be supplied with good lesson helps, that he may have the "toola" with which to work. 2. The teacher must know how to use his "help." 3. The teacher shonld have regular habits and hours for study. Dr. L. E. Carson, the "Trained Teacher," makes hisinstruclipn. interesting to the scholars.

The Rev. S. B. Towne urged, that every Sunday achool should have a "Normal class." Mrs J. M. Watson said: "We need some person in every school to look up persons who are apt to teach." The Afternoon session listened to papers by Prof. Howard Sandison and Mrs. Jeonie Lammers.

The temperance meeting in the evening waa well attended, the house being well filled. Tbe devotional exercises were conducted by Mrs. Watson. The Centenary quartette led the singing, and rendered two or three select pieces. The Rev. L. Kirtley was so indisposed as to be unsble to be present, greatly to the regret of the audience. Mrs. J. M. Watson was called upon to speak on Dr. Kirtley'a subject, "The Sunday School Teaching Temperance." Though without previous notice, she made a very excellent speech. Professor C. A. Waldo addressed tbe meeting on "The Sunday Schools Organized for Temperance." The programme for today is as follows: 9:30. Devotional Mrs. Wataon. 10. "The Teachers Teachlng"...Prot M. Seller.

YBKE DISCUSSION.

11. Our County work—Beports, suggestions, plaus. business. 2. DevoUonal.. Mrs. Watson2:30. Address—"The Social Factor In Successful Teaching" Prof. J. Mason Duncan. 8.00. Address—"The Children Outside the Sunday School," The Bev. J. J5. Gilbert. D. D. 4:30. A Conference of Pastors and Superintendents Led by Dr. Gilbert 730. Devotonal Services.

Address—"The Co-oaeratton of the Churches." The Bev. J. E. Gtlbert, D. D.

RAILROAD NEWS.

The Contract for the Vlncennw, Oakland City & Owensboro—Notes. t-

At a meeting of directors of the proposed Vincennee, Oakland City & Owensboro railroad, held at Oakland City Tueaday and Wednesday,' the contract for building the road was let to Joshua D. Powers, president of the First National bank, of Owensboro, Ky. Mr. Powers has just completed the Louisville, Texas & St. Louis road-bsd, and thia fact the directors thought was a guarantee that he would do the work in a satisfactory manner. A gentleman from Pittsburg, Pa., was present at the meeting, and will take up land along the proposed line for coal purposes.

Master Mechanic Torrence, of the E. & T. H., wa8 in the city yesterday. Jeff Tossy, of Toledo, 111., hsu been removed from further duty as mail agent on the I. & St. L.

Three freight oars were brought in yesterday to be fitted out with new wheels and American continuous drawbars.

Colonel Hill, A. J. Gibbons and C. E. Fuller, superintendent of bridges of the Van, went *rest on an inspection tour yesterday.

Workmen yesterday began the erection of neat and ornamental sheds to the passenger depot at Marmont atation, on the Logan.

Van freight engine No. 160, regular, which has been undergoing a general overhauling in the shops, was taken out of the shops yesterday afternoon.

Collin MacClain, of the Van machine ahops, was absent yesterday because of sicknese as also were John Bomberg, of the blacksmith ehop, and Mike Collins, of the boiler shop.

Charleston Herald: Last Saturday, Mrs. Fannie Duncan, through her attorneys, Messrs. Craig & Craig, obtained $1,000 from the K. C.. Fc. S. & G. R. R., on account of the death of her husband.

The Bee line has put on a new sleeping car line between St. Louis and Springfield, Ohio, leaving the former place at 7:05 p. m. daily and arriving at the latter city at 9:50 a. m. the next day, a distance ot 441 miles.

Bloomfield Democrat: The I. & V. folks are driving piling in Eel river at this place where the railroad bridge stands, to put in a false bridge, while they put in an iron bridge in its place, doing away with the Wooden bridge.

James McGuire, a switchman on the T., St. L. & K. C. road, got mixed up in a row with a restaurant keeper named Daugherty at Charleeton Wednesday night, and shot Daugherty in the shoulder, making a painful but not serious wound.

D. L. Cox, florist, ot Crawfordsville, who superintended the decoration of the parks along the line of the Vandalia road last year, is holding the same position this year, and left yeeterday for Marmount station for the purpose ef beautifying the park there.

The Vandalia haa reduced its switching force at Brazil from three crews to one. At times lBst winter aB many as six crews, thirty-six men, were employed in the switch service. Later they were reduced to three crews, and with the beginning of the present month to one crew.

Indianapolis News: The report of Private Secretary Brodbelt,of the Union railway company, for April, haa been compiled, it shows that 3,208 regular passenger trains entered the Union station during* the month, and aixty-one special trains. The total number of coaches included in both waa 23,721.

Attica Ledger: Tbe case ot George McDaniel against the C. & C. railway ia on trial in the Fountain circuit court, befere udge Jump. In tbe foratar trial McDaniel waa awarded 111,000, but a new trial was granted. McDaniel, it will be remembered, waa injured while unloading lumber at the Colburn lumber yards, in this city, about two yean HO-

1889.

HIE LATEST FROM OKLAHOMA.

Guthrie Poctoffle* Doing a "Land Offlee" Business -With Eleven Clerks.

ALLEGED CORRU A PRACTICES OF THE OFFICIALS.

General Merritt Makes an Official Report That Everything is Quiet in the Territory.

WASHINGTON, May 3.—Postmaster General Wanamaker to-day received a telegram from Postmaster Flynn, at Guthrie, Oklahoma, in which he says the daily aale of postage stamps at his offioe amounts to about fifty dollars that the eleven clerks in the offioe are kept busy from 5 o'clock in the morning till midnight, and that when the mail is ready for delivery there is usually a line of men a half-mile long waiting for their mail. About three thousand letters and one thousand newspapers are delivered from that offioe daily. There are five banks and six newspapers in operation in the new town.

Land Commissioner Stockslsger today received a report from Inspector Hobbs at Guthrie, which shows that during the first week 450 entries were made and forty-two notices of contests were made.

The president and the secretary of the interior have called upon United States officials in Oklahoma charged in the report of the inspectors of the interior department with corrupt practices in connection with public lands in that territory, for any explanation or statement they may desire to make relative thereto. The report of the inspectors will not be made public at present.

The following telegram has' been received by the adjutant general from General Merritt, dated yesterday:

I returned to.my headquarters yesterday after visiting the Cherokee strip and Indian reservation, south of Arkansas City. Everything quiet In Oklahoma territory, Colonel Wade oelng In command with headquarters at Oklahoma station. Tbe troops are stationed as follows: Four companies of Infantry at Oklahoma station under Lieutenant Colonel Snyder, Tenth Infantry two troops cavalry under Major Baldwin, Seventh cavalry, on main Canadian, north of Purcell four companies of Infantry under Captain Anman. at Kingfisher four companies Infantry under Captain McArthur, of Guthrie also two troops of cavalry In Cherokee strip on the line south of Arkansas City one troop to the north of Kingfisher and one to tbe east of Oklahoma station, all to keep settlers from Intruding on Indian territory. I anticipate no further trouMe in the country from any cause, but will In event of any disturbance return at once to Oklahoma. I propose later to withdraw part of tbe troops In the territory and maintain the general distribution indicated above.

FOUR CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH.

The Father, Mother and Baby Escape Bat Are Badly Burned. BALTIMORE, May 3.—A distressing ac

cident by which four children of Charles Williams, whose ages range from 6 to 15 years, were burned to death, took place last night at Abington, near Harford station, on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad. The family, consisting of husband, wife and five children, retired to rest last night. An hour later the neighbors saw the house burning. Mr. and Mrs. Williams escaped with the baby, who will probably die. The parents, seriously burned themselves, stood watching the fire which was approaching their sleeping children. The house burned to the ground and consumed children, furniture and alL

The Sharon Divorce Case.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 3.—Argument was begun before the supreme court of California to-day on an appeal of Frederick Sharon from the orders of the lower court, deny.ng the motion for a new trial of the celebrated Sharon divorce case. Frederick Sharon, the executor of the estate, was made the respondent in the case on the death of ex-Sena-tor Wm. Sharon in 1885. On February 21, last, Sharon's council moved that the alleged contract of marriage on which Sarah Aletha Hill (now wife of Judge David S. Terry) based her claims to part of the Sharon estate, be produced in court and cancelled agreeable to a decree of the United States circuit court dated September 29tb, 1885. The supreme court to-day granted the motion, but a sensation occurred when Judge Terry arose and said that this famous document was consumed in the fire which destroyed his library in 'Frisco on the night of August 11th, 1888. He afterward made affidavit to this effect.

Obituary.

TRENTON, N. J., May 3.—Captain R. M. Yard, a retired naval officer, died here yesterday, aged 78.

NEW YORK, May 3.—The funeral of "Squire Pierce Dewey, an old Californian. took place to day from the Collegiate Dutch Reformed Church. Among those in attendance were Ciauncey M. Depew, Eugene Kelly, Whitelaw Reid, William Florence, Joseph J. O'Donoghue, D. O. Mills and a large delegation from the Union league club.

LIMEROCK, Conn., May 3 —The funeral over the remains of the Hon. Wm. H. Barnum was held at 1 p. m. in Trinity Church here to-day. the remains being buried in the family lot. There were special trains from New York and Hartford, bringing mourners from all over the country, among them many prominent politicians, including ex-President Cleveland, Senator McDonald and Colonel Bright, of Indiana, Calvin S. Brice, J. W. Savin, Dr. Chisholm, Genend Lefevre, ex Governor Loomis, C. M. Jordan, Colonel E. B. Dickinson and many other personal and political friends of the dead man.

SAN FRANCISCO,

May 3.—-Jamee Veeey,

surgeon of H. B. M. Amphion, died yesterday off Monterey. LONDON, May 3 —Herr Meyer, the largest ivory importer in the world, and brother-in-law of the Hon. Carl Schurz, died to-day at KieL

The Illinois legislature.

SPRINGFIELD,111., May 3.—In the house to-day a motion waa made and carried to nonconcur in the committee's report in opposition to the bill giving cities and towne power to regulate telephone cbfcrgee, and the bill was ordered to first reading. There has been much talk ot late about this bill^being kept back by lobby influences.

HAWB8 SBNTKNCKD TO DEATH.

The Birmingham Murderer Who Caused the Fatal Mot la Convicted. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 3.—The

eleventh day of the Hawes' trial waa the last Solicitor Hawkins made the closing

Bpeech

this morning, oocupying leaa

than two hours. Judge Green charged the jury and the court adjourned for dinner. At 3:30 o'clock, having been out a little over three hours, the jury came into court and returned a verdict of guilty, and fixing the penalty at death. Hawes' firmneee waa unshaken. He accepted the verdiot aa a man having expressed himself all the while aB looking upon his conviction in Jefferson county as a foregone conclusion. The verdict meets with popular approval, and was expected. Hawes has two chances vet, an appeal to the supreme court on the refusal of Judge Green to allow him a change of venue and appeal on various exceptions taken to the ruling of the court during the progress of the trial. The general opinion among the lawyers here is that tbe supreme court will order anew trial and a change of venue.

Gsmbllac in Chicago.

CHICAGO, May 3.—Chief of Police Hubbard to-dsiy issued an order to the captaina of police, in which he says: '"It is currently reported that gamblers are flocking to this city from all parts of the country intending to'engage in their unlawful calling, or profit from a loose interpretation of the laws and ordinances governing such matters. Public gambling will not be tolerated within the limits of this city, and any impression to the contrary which may exist should be at once corrected. A strict enforcement of the vagrancy laws directed against this class of people will rid the city of their presence, and tbe force is hereby directed to take note of all euch persons arriving ip the tity and those already here, and if they persist in remaining and neglect to engage in legtimate business they Bhould be prosecuted according to law." Mayor Cregier says this order was issued after consultation with him, and that gamblers will not be permitted to stay iu the city. It had been stated in some of the newspapers of the city that gambling was to be treated leniently.

A High License Defeat.

CHICAGO, May 3.—A special dispatch from Jefferson, Ma, says the friends of temperance and high license received a severe blow last night from the Missouri legislature. When the law-makers convened last winter public sentiment throughout the state seemed to be in favor of high license. Several bills were introduced and the good points of all were selected and incorporated in a measure known as the Deering bill, which fixed the license fee at $2,500. This bill passed the house two weeks ago and was sent to the senate. It was con fidently expected on all sides that it would become a law, but when the bill was put on its final passage yesterday it was defeated by 17 to 9.

Third Anniversary of the Haymarket Blot. CHICAGO, May 3.—To-morrow will be

the third anniversary of the Haymarket riot, and that the anarchists of the city propose to give the day observance is evidenced by a printed address or circular which has been issued from some secret .establishment. Chief of Police Hubbard found a copy of it in his mail to,-day. Another was found lying upon the pedtstal of the Haymarket police monument which is to be dedicated on the 30th instant. The circular is an in fiammatory character. It speaks of meetings to be held on the anniversary of the riot. Chief Hubbard says he scarcely thinks it possible that the an archists will attempt an armed outbreak upon the day the statute is unveiled.

Keep Cool.

OTTOWA, Ont., May 3.—Considerable interest is being manifested in political circles over the announcement of sweeping investigations to be made by the Unite dictates committee on trade relations with Canada. Surprise is expressed that the committee is empowered to take up the Behring sea question, which for three years past has been the subject ot international correspondence. British Columbians are urging the Canadian government to ask the imperial authorities to send a cruiser to Behring sea.

Crooked Whisky Ganging.

CINCINNATI, May 3.—The removal of Mr. BrittoD, gauger, upon orders from Washington, based on charges that he had demanded money from distillers, has caused much excitement. The distillers say that it has been a common proceed ing for them to pay gaugers certain sums monthly. Collector Bishop says it is an old cuBtom, and had its origin in the commercial gauging which used to be necessary.

AFire at Foreston, 111.

DIXON, III., May 3.—Foreston, about twenty miles north of this city on the Illinois Central, was swept by a terrible conflagration this morning. The fire was, with the aid of the help called for, placed under control about noon. Three business blocks were entirely destroyed. Loss about one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars.

The Pullman Co.'s Acquisition. CHICAGO, May 3.—The Pullman

company to-dar assumed control of the second-class sleeping and tourist car service of the Denver & Rio Grande railway. The transfer took place at Denver and practically completes the absorption by Pullman of this branch of raUway traffic throughout the West.

The Bnndy House, at'New Castle, Burned. INDIANAPOLIS, May 3.—Fire at New

Castle, Ind., at 3 o'clock this morning, destroyed the Bundy house and a livery stable. The hotel guests were all rescued. Nine horses perished in the stable. Loee on hotel, 820,000, insurance. $9,500 on stable and horses, $1,200 insurance, 11,700.

Died at aa Ballroad Station,'' NEW YORK, May 3.—George B. Pet-

ham, an architect, who had an offioe at 1481 Broadway, and lived at 51 east Sev-enty-eighth street, died suddenly, yeeterday afternoon, at the Thirty-third street atation of tbe Sixth Avenue elevated road.

Daily Established in 1851

NEWS ROUND ABOGT TOWN.

The Bituminous Miners and Operators Reach an Agreement for One Month.

IT IS ON THE BASIS OF 65 AND 70 CENTS AS A SCALE.

Tlie Vote ol the Block Coal Miners —A Breach of Promise Suit In the City.

The representatives of the miners and operators of the bituminous coal mines in this 6tate who had been in conference in thiB city for. several days adjourned yesterday at noon, after reaching an agreement by which work in the mines will be continued for one month. The sgreement is on the basis of 65 and 70 cents, the former for summer and the latter for winter work. The old Ecale was 70 and 75 cents and the operators had aignified a willingness to pay 62 and 67^ Both sides had been anxiously awaiting developementsin the block coal region and in Illinois, ajpd as in neither localities has there been a final sgreement the temporary arrangement was made. A Brazil special says: The block coal miners of the Brazil district to-day rejected by a vote of 268 to 1,172 the scale prepared by the operators. Another meeting will be held at Brazil on Thursday next to determine whether the dispute should be referred to arbitrators. Meanwhile all work at the mines haa been suspended and 2,000 men are Telle.

AN INCKNDIABY F1RF.

Snch Caused the Destruction of a Stable and Death of Two Horses.

The fire on south Fifth street, in the barn at the Tuller property Thursday night, was undoubtedly the work of an incendiary. The driver for the Union tea company fed the horses in the barr' at 6 o'olqck in the evening and used n^~ light. Mr. Eldred, who lives in the residence, retired at 10:30 p. m. Tbe Union tea company lost two horses, two wagons, a double set of harness, about five hundred pounds of hay and other feed, their total loss being between three thousand and four thousand dollars. The barn was insured for $300. Number 4's reel wagon, driven by Mr. Osterloo, had entered the alley before the driver had learned that the flames were so wat m. He was in the alley and was compelled to drive by the burning barn, the heat from which had scorched the buildings on the opposite side of the alley. The heat blistered the driver's hands and scorched the horses slightly. The heat injured t/~' horses ayes and causes the aniny=*' rub them, thereby raising a s? but the firemen say that the hoi! Boon be all right. Vge.

Charged with Stealing Harrlfan-

Harry Brown is in jail, charjnow stealing a set of harness frofeion. Hickey, Sunday night. He it the harness to Mrs. B. Riley, Rmey hand dealer, for $1.50, receititpty, cash and a promise for the rema^oal cents. On Thursday, Roundsm|The learned from Mre. Riley tho^ane of harness had been sold frge and that she suspected that it haSkl stolen. On the same evening Mr. Hic*«^, reported that his harness had been sto-2 len, and identified these harness as his* He is also charged with stealing a halter from Theodore Stahl, on Wednesday. The halter has been recovered. efTa* _____

A Miniature Cyclone.

A miniature cyclone visited this city about noon yesterday. At the depot it Bwept along the platform with lightning speed, sending the loaded trucks raoing over the platform, and gathering duBt, pieces of paper and all lighter substances in its path. Then it shot straight up like a rocket, and carried great quantities of small debris above the housetops Everyone hastened into the depotf^ shelter, thinking a real cyclone h». swooped down upon them. It had regular funnel shape, but soon went pieces.

Wliite Caps In the Weflt End,

A saloonkeeper named Kinman, and Frank Trombley, both of West End

toriety, have receved repeated notices from alleged White Caps. Yesterday each received through thp mail what S Kid Gerard terms "tough" notices. Whether they are jokes or "mean businese" the msjority of the WeBt End crowd do not know, but are nevertheless interested in this new feature of excite-

ment in their lively existence. 4 A Breach of Promise Snit. Florence N. Taylor has enterod suit against William McDonald, an employe of Balue, the real estate man, asking $10,000 damages for breach of promise to marry. Tbe complaint alleges that he had been paying his ^attention to her since 188Q, and also recites the mutual love they professed for each other. The' suit is filed in tbe circuit court, Messrs. Davis & Davis being attorneys for the plaintiff.

The Federal Bnllding Jnnltorshlp.

No one as yet has been appointed to succeed Hybarger as janitor of the federal building, and the building is getting to be very dirty. It seems that Hy-' barger and the deputy junitor quarreled as to who should sprinkle the floors and sweep away the dirt, and Hybarger signed to go into the policy business,

A Black Snake Caught In the City.

A boy who works about the house Mr. Dick Moore, on south Seven^|v street, yeeterday caught a black snal. four and a half feet long, in the Deming lot adjoining the High school building.

The Frost Yesterday Morning.

Severe frost prevailed throughout this section of country Thursday night. Gardners report most of the vegetables, cherries, grapes and strawberries killed. It ia thought the apples are yet safe.

The New Directory.

Mr. C. O. Ebel has returned frr Peoria, where he has been superintej_ ing the printing of the new direct." The books will be ready to deliver next Wednesday.

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