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ness, and told Mr. 8mith to go to Dinan's place whenever ho wanted a horse, and that ho himself would see Dinan daring the day and make it all right. Mr. Smith cot the whito horso and rig, and Coughlin did not Kee him ft cam for a week or more, when Coughlin met him on the street and wanted to know why he did not pay for th uso of the rig, Dinan having come to him for the money. Smith gave Coughlin $3, and said he would give him the other $J later. Coughlin met him for tho last time one day last week, and Smith said he would start lor New Mexico the next day. Mayor Cregier took hold of the Cronin case to-day personally. During; the course of a two-hours' conference on his part with Superintendent of Police Hubbard and Corporation Council Hutchinson, the Mayor gavo instructions that extraordinary eflorts must be made to discover the perpetrators ofthecrime. The possible connection of Coughlin with the case was tafcen np. Superintendent Hubbard explained the result of his interview with tno detective and his explanation of the white-horso episode. 'Have detective Coughlin brought in gain," said the Mayor. "I want to talk to iiira. I want to ask: him some questions which I proposo he shall answer at once to tlearaway tnis mystery.. If he does not we muRt act promptly." Pending Coughliii'a appearance, the superintendent of police personally visited Dr. Cronin's ottice in tho opera-house block, and also his late appartments at the Conklin residence. Men were placed in charge to see that no one meddled with any of the murdered man's belongings. Detective Coughlin was brought to the Superintendent's office at 4:30 p. M., Mayor Cregier being present. Tho conference lasted over two hours. Conghlin was allowed to tell his stoTy, and then he was taken in hand by the Mayor, Attorney lfynesand corporation counsel. He stood their lire of questions for awhile with a fair degree of self-possession. Then it is reported he became flurried and nervous, but said nothing that could beused against

him. When the conference broke up, at :30, the lips of all the parties were sealed. They walked ont hurridly and left the buihlinir- Con eh lin left the room with Lieutenant of Detectives Elliott. He stood in the hall a minute or two. talking with the lieutenant. Then he was turned over to Detective Flynn. Coughlin and Flynn talked away together carelessly, out Coughlin was a prisoner, lie was tacen to a station and locked up. Thero is a nigger in the white-horse wood-pile somewhere. The description which liveryman Dinan now gives of tho man who hired his white horse the night of May 4, and the description Captain Schaack says he first reported the latter to him are as far apart as light and darkness. The discrepancy was brought to light when a reporter asked the Captain, yesterday, why it was he had not had Detective Conghnn'fl Michigan friend arrested if it would have been such an easy matter. "Wh, he was not the man who drove Dr. Cronin away that night," protested the Captain, with some excitement. Ho was not anything like him. The description Dinan gave me of the man does not tally with that which Mrs. Conkling gives of "the man ehe saw driving Dr. Cronin away. Jnst let me read you my notes of what each of thcin told me." The Captain looked through his papers a moment, soon finding those he was in search of. According to them, Dinan had described the man wno hired nis norse, as ionows: "He was about five feet four inches high, not very heavy, had a reddish mustache and stuffy beard, as though he had not shaved for a week, ana wore a shabby, light-gray overcoat- He looked like a workingraan. He bad on a sun hat, ana was cross-eyed. His eyes were light in color, and his complexion also light." piow, how could amanwitn sucn ap pearance" asked the Captain. be mislaKen ior tne one acscnoeu uy xurs. tonn -linf The man she saw bad a dark overcoat, i a i i i , r -t i a slouch Jiat drawn down over his face, a black mustache and dark, restless eyes. She noticed his eyes particularly, yon see, and if ho had been cross-eyed she could not have failed to notice it." The description Dinan now gives of Detective Conghlin's friend, however, tallies very closely with that given by Mrs. Conklin. and is widely different from the notes Captain Schaak took of his first statement. Preparation for the Funeral To-Day. Chicago, May 25. Dr. Cronin's friends met this afternoon and completed the arrangements for his funeral to-morrow. It is believed that at least 4,000 men will march In the procession. The Catholic Order of Foresters announced that 2,000 of 1U members would turn out; there will bo forty of the Uniformed Rank of the Royal Arcanum, 20O of the Hibernian Rifles. 10O of the Royal League and 800 of the Ancient 'Order of Hibernian.'. The procession will a tart from the First Cavalry Armory at about 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. The funeral services will be at the Cathedral of the Holy Name at 11:30 o'clock, where requiem high mass will be cele brated. It is estimated that, if the day is fair, at least 10,000 persons will go by train to Calvary cemetery, where tne interment will taxe place. Dr. Cronin body was not removed from the undertaking room to the First cavalry armory tin til after 4 o'clock this evening. The delay was caused in the first place by the fact that a casket had not been selected nor the body pren which the casket was to rest at tie armory naa not reen coinrueiea. jut. anu airs, ionslin called at the undertaking establishment m the morning to select a collln, choosing a handsomely ornamented extension barhandle metallic casket. At their request a plate was engraved with the following inscription: "Philip Patrick Ilenry Cronin, born April 7th. 1840. died May 4th, iy$y." Mrs. Conklin had not seen the face of her dead friend einco the body was discovered, and at her request the box waa opened and tho features uncovered. the gazed at them closely for a moment, but without any traces of emotion, only saying as she turned a way. that she recognized the body be yond a doubt as that of Dr. Cronin. The casket U a very heavy one, and with the body weighs over 600 pounds. Word was sent from tho Ar mory at 4 o'clock that every thing was in readiness and Mr. Carroll started with the remains at once, the hearse being f oiiowea by a single coacn. TIIEORIF.S OF IRISHMEN". A Leader of the Circle Intimates that En glish Detectives Committed the Crime. London, May 23. The mystery surround ing the murder of Dr. Cronin in Chicago excites keen interest throughout Great Britain and Ireland. It has usurped tho position of the Tigott affair, and is discussed with nearly as much avidity as that nnholy episode. Opinions regarding tho Cronin murder are as various as the different political parties. Somo hold that certain leaders of the Clan-na-Gael at Chicago were the instigators of tho crime, whilo others believe that a woman was at the bottom of it. Others still profess to see in thi3 affair a Conspiracy similar to that al leged in the . Times-Parnell case. Neither Mr. Parnell, Michael Davitt nor Mr. Wm O'Brien have the slightest doubt but that Alexander Sullivan. is innocent of any con nection, either directly or indirectly, with Cronin's death. A prominent lawyer and leader in tho Irish circle, where the conspiracy theory exists, this afternoon, said: "The developments in the Parnell case, especially thoso which led to the flight and suicide of Pigott, created a strong feeling against the , Tory government for tho part they have playedin the Irish leader's trial, and mado many friends among formerenemies for the home-rule movement. Among them may be mentioned Sir Thomas Farrer. The government has never ceased to blame the police department for the miserable failure on the part of the witnesses which the detectives brought before the Parnell commission. Tho London Times, Home Secretary Matthews and Attorney-general Webster were led to believe by this same police department that such startling evidence could be produced against 3Ir. Parnell and other Irian leaders that the Irish hoine-mle movement would not only be snuelched, but that Mr. Parnell liimsell would be sent into oblivion with such a character as no man wonld care to assume. The government detectives, from Pigott down, nave failed miserably and wronzht ruin to both the government and the Times. The Parnell case has, with the exception of the verdict of the judges, arawn to the clone. A great meeting of representative Irish-Americans is about to be held in Philadelphia, and something must be doue to blacken the Irish character, in the eyes of the world. iVhat so fitting for so foul a purpose than to saw that conspirators and murderers existed imong respected leaders of the Irish people in America, who would uot hesitate to remove friends of Ireland who antagonized personal desires. A police department that would stoop to employing a man like Jim McDcrmott, who sent seven! ztzzozzl Irienda to terms of life im-

prisonment, and concocted with dupes to murder others with dynamite, succeeding by a mistake of the police in more than nnnrntin trnnlrl nnk hesitate to Perpetrate

such a crime as the Cronin murder to ac complish a purpose." Groundless Charges A gal nit Alex Sullivan Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. Discussing the Cronin case, a prominent Irish Nationalist who is in a position to know what he speaks about, said: "A most infamous set of concoctions have been sent out to the country for the purpose of black ening the reputation of Alexander Sullivan and others, in relation to the affairs of the Clan-na-Gael organization. The men who have sent out these statements must know that thy are utterly false, and must he promptetLby personal or factional enmity. One of these reports is that a committee of six had some sort of investigation or trial of the former Clan-na-Gael executive officers, Sullivan, Roland and Feely, and that the result was a report of four to two in favor of expelling thoso gentlemen, and finding them guilty of serious charges. It is time that some one should brand this lie. Instead of this being true, the direct opposite is true. Four of the six voted in complete exoneration of these gentlemen, and especially complimented Mr. Sullivan. The two who made a minority report were 1 a 11 l A , A - A 1 well Known to oe personally nosuie to tne accused, and were men wno would not be allowed to sit on their ca.se as jurors in any public court in any civilized country in the world. "Tho story that there was a majority- re port in favor of expulsion is, to persons on the inside, very ridiculous in Mr. Sullivaivs case. v e all well know that he voluntarily resigned membership in the or ganization two or three years before the investigation began. Even the minority report does not have the hardihood to recommend the expulsion of the two Messrs. Roland and 1 eely who were members of the Clan-na-Gael at the time of the investigation, and who are still members in good standing, as Mr. Sullivan would also be had he not resigned many years , . r j. 1 a ; a -mi ago, long peiore tne investigation, ine chairman of the committee of six, and who was one of the four who voted in favor of the complete exoneration of these gentle men, was Judge McMahon, of Rome, N. Y.. who is now the recorder of that city, and wan the Democratic candidate for Congress in that district at the last election." LOVED THE SAME GIRL. Two Tounsr Men Fight a Duel Over a Sweet heart, and One of Them Is Killed. Birmingham, Ala., May 25. George Wil son and James Rouudtree, young farmers living near Brownsville, Madison county, loved the same girl. They quarreled at church last Sunday, but friends interfered. "Let us settle it with pistols at ten paces' said Wilson, and a duel was agreed upon. They met at sundown, yesterday, at a secluded spot in the woods. The scene of the duel is remote from a telegraph ofnce.and but few particulars have been received. From all that can be learned it seems that Wilson was the aggressor in a quarrel which began Sunday, at church. Kouudtree had escort ed tho young lady to church, and AVilson approached and spoke to themafterservice. Some hot words followed, ana Koundtree, it is said, told Yilsonhe was no gentleman. "You shall answer for that." was Wil son's reply, and the challenge was sent on Monday. Koundtree was inclined not to accept the challenge, but meeting his rival next day, and being taunted with cowardice, seemed to have caused him to change his mind. Tho challenge was accepted, and thirty-eight calibre revolvers selected as the weapons, the distance being ten paces. Ihe names of the Heconds nave not been made public, and there are conflicting ac counts of what occurred on the ground. At the hrst nre both men received very slight flesh wounds, Wilson in the side and Koundtree in the left arm. It is said that Wilson declared that he was not satisfied, and without waiting for the word, raised his- pistol and tired, but missed his man. Then Koundtree, taking careful aim, iired a second shot, and his bullet went through Wilson's neck, severing the spinal chord and killing him instantly. Koundtree has not been seen since the duel, and it is supposed he has fled the country. As soou as the affair leaked out the police began a search for Koundtree and the seconds, but at last accounts they had not succeeded in finding them, and no arrests' have been made. The name of the girl has not been made public. THE BRAZIL STRIKE. Miners Refuse to Work at Good Wages The Trouble Charged to Young1 Men. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Biiazil, Ind., May 25. Watson cc Co., operators of Gartsherrie mine, have been offering their miners 85 cents a ton last season's price in order to remove about three thousand tons yet necessary to finish the shaft. The miners have refused all along to accept. They have been notified to take out their tools, that they were no longer in the employ of the linn. iSome have already complied, but not all. The water is flooding the mines, and the operators propose to remove the rest of the coal at once and then abandon the shaft. Since theyoffer last year's price no trouble is feared unless the miners object to their places being taken by others. It is not a case of "blaeklegging." An old miner, speaking of the trouble here, says: 'It is the old story. The instigators of the strike are mostly young men from twenty to twenty-four years of age. They are, of course, not tied down here by any ties, but many have already gone elsewhere and others are going. The older miners, those who own their homes and are citizens, they have been slow to net, and most certainly do not favor a strike. "Strong hopes are built on the bituminous pick and machine miners joining in the strike on June 1. They went to work on an agreement till that time, although the agreement further provides that if tho operators express a desire before June 1 to continue tne agreement for one year it will be done. The bituminous men suffered only a nv-cent reduction. The block men are asked to sutler much more ten cents below tho tcale base, or twenty cents below the winter advance. If the block men are defeated, and are compelled to go to work at 70 cents, then the bituminous miners must sutler at least 5 cents Additional reduction. Hence, the expectation that they will join issues with the block men. Meanwhile, if the 5-cent reduction demanded by the Illinois operators at Streator, Braidwood and other adjacent points, obtains, the operators here, both block and bituminous, will bo disconcerted to an extent, as the Illinois operators and nmers will havo an advantage in the market that may continue to keep our coals out of tho market. "It is too soon to count on the co-operation of the bituminous men yet. They were kept from going to work on their agreement for a few days, but they finally went to work, and they doubtless will continue unless Illinois miners accept the reduction, when they are likely to strike against the inevitable, or accept a lower rate than they are now getting." The Scale Accepted. Special to tli Indianapolis Journal. Brazil, May 25. The bituminous coal operators of Indiana to-day accepted tho miners' proposition on a yearly scale as follows: For pick-mining, 05 cents for summer and 10 cents for winter; for machinemining, 471j cents for summcrandSScents for winter. Three thousand five hundred miners are affected. This is n cents rcduction.from last years 6calc. A 6trike threatened June 1 is'thus averted. Lft in Another Man's llnjrgy. Filial to the Indianapolis Journal. iKEEN!nt;RJ, Intl., Mar J3. About 0 o'clock to-nlRht, John IlHunon, of Harris City, left his horse and bujesry hitched In front of Charles Frotuer'0biiainesAhoue. A few minute afterward an unknown man stopped into the bugcy and drove rapidly away toward the south. Whether it was an intentionnl theft or an effort to escape from the town Is not apparent. TV reck on the HI? Foar at Delhi. Cincinnati, O., May 25. The Indianapolis expreas. which left the city at 1 r. f. on the Cincinnati, IntllanapoUii, Ht. Lnnls Chicago, ran Into the rear of a freight train at -.Delhi, causing a had wreck. Only one person was Injured, Charles Itecralin, ateuofrrapner, vho waa riding on tho engine. lie Jumped and received painful, hut not serious, Injuries.

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All the Questions at Issue Regarding Samoa Approved by Secretary Blaine. Intrigues in Bosnia That Will Cause Trouble Some Day An Incident Showing the Excitability of FrenchmenTriple AUiance. THE SAMOAN CONFERENCE. All the rotate In'Dlsputo Hare Been Settled and Approved by 3Ir. Blaine. Copyright. 1S89. by the New York Associated Press. Bepxin, May 25. Sir Edward Malet, Mr. Kasson and Ilerr Holstein, as a committee of revision, completed to-day a draft of a protocol concerning Samoan questions. It contains clauses relating to the municipal government of Apia, the coaling posts held by the powers, the land commission, and the autonomy of the Samoan government, the text of which has already been cabled to Washington and approved hy Mr. Blaine. Tho remaining clauses defining the tariff of Samoa, the constitution of the native government, and the limitation of the German claims for indemnity from the natives, have be enframed in consonance with instructions from Mr. Blaine, who is in daily cable contact with the commission. Nothing therefore, ought, in the opinion of the delegates, to prevent the winding up of the conference on Tuesday, when tho business is expected to be limited t J the exchange of signature agreements. The success of the commission, and the rapidity with which the business was got through was partly duo to tho conciliatory attitude of Count Herbert Bismarck ana the impartial policy displayed by Sir Edward Malet, and largely to the Amencan commissioners having deiinite instructions covering every point. The constant hard work of the suu-committees marvelously expedited matters,the plenary sittings of the conference having little to do further than to hear reports. Throughout, no embarrassing developments have retarded the nrocrress of the deliberations. When ti e conference began it was announced that the Foreign Onice was confident that the sessions would terminate the tirst week in June. The discussion has taken course and issue according to the forecast. The German official world, following the example of its chiefs, treats the American commissioners with high favor. If they responded to all their invitations, they would find their hardest work in recreation. Count Herbert gave conspicuous emphasis to his friendly footing with each of the commissioners by his greeting at the Tempelhofer parade, when he left the parade to converse with each commissioner, riding between the carriages of Mr. Kasson, Mr. Bates and Mr. Phelps, and exchanging cordial words with them. PAN-SLA VI AN PLOTS. Russian Intrigues in Bosnia That Will Sooner or Later Cause Trouble. London, May 25. The dispatch received from Vienna stating that a pan-Slavian plot has been discovered in Bosnia, and that numerous Russian intriguers have been arrested, lifts the corner of the veil which usually conceals all that is going on in the Balkan states from western Europe. It states that the so-called plot grew out of the recent remarkable demonstration that took place on the occasion of the visit of the boy King of Servia to. Schabatz district, the extreme northwestern corner of his dominions, only separated from Bosnia by tho Dnna, and from Austria proper by tne Save. It also says that tho alleged Knssian intriguers were in fact Bosnians. At the demonstration deputations from Bosnia saluted the young King, bearing banners and invoking, union with Servia. The Austrian authorities took alarm, and a large number of persons have been arrested on the charge of complicity in these proceedings. The Austnans are further fortifying Zwornik and Vjschegrad, both on the I)rina, and have established a stationary camp at Biyleina, opposite the Schabatz district, where the demonstration took place. The serious side of all this lies, of course, in the fact that the Bosnians are as much Serbs as the Serbs of Xprvia nnd in tViA rovnlnfinn tin nnn Ann . A. V AVIUIII 11UU AAV AAJ f , V AA Ul however, to any one who has watched what has been going on in that corner of Europe for the last ten years of their panServian aspirations. Whenever an English Tory hears of discontent among the subjects of Austria he at once begins to talk learnedly of pan-Slavism. It is necessary, therefore, to explain that what men of the Servian race hope for is by no means the political union of all the Slavs, still less the acceptance of Russian domination, but the union of all the Serbs. Their idea is a Greater Servia, which would include Bosnia, lontenegro, Herzegovina and part of Macedonia, to say nothing about Croatia and the Dalmationcoast. There is, in fact, a Servia irredenta, with this difference from Italia irredenta, that the populations concerned are large and homogeneous, and spread over whole countries instead of being small and mixed and confined to single towns or valleys or peninsulas. Servia irredenta is, therefore, a grave matter, and it will grow graver still as time goes on, and as the national idea ever penetrates more deeply into the eundered members of the old Serbian state. Austra has made every patriotic Serb at heart her enemv bv her deliberate policy of curtailing and denationalizing, and driving wedges into that greater fcervia, and when the inevitable hour of danger comes she will regret it. EXCITABLE FRENCHMEN. King Humbert Compelled to Abandon a Trip to Strasburg for Political Reasons. Copyright, 1S89, by the Western Associated Press. Berlin, May 25t King Humbert's pro jected visit to Strasburg was countermanded after the Italian embassy received telegrams from Paris reporting the disturbance in the public mind. The arrangements at Strasburg included a review of the garrison and a night attack on the citadel. After Signor Crispi had referred the matter to Prince Bismarck, it was an nounced that Kmc Humbert would not visit Strasburg, tmt would keep on the Ba den side of tho Rhine on his homeward journey. Neither Signor Crispi nor Prince Bismarck care, at the present juncture, to over-excite the French. King Humbert, in a letter, thanks the people of Berlin for the splendid reception accorded him. and sends a gift of 20,000 inarks for charitable objects. Caused a Flurry at Paris. Pauis, May 25. The announcement that King Humbert would accompany Emperor William to Strasburg to-morrow -was the absorbing sensation in this city to-day. La France, commenting on the subject, says: "King Humbert pays us in a generous style for the hundred thousand Frenchmen killed in Lombardy to liberate Italy." Ihe National says: "The visit is the ass's kick of the fable, but in the present Instance the lion is not dead like the one In the story." Le Temps sayR: "We cannot btlieve that King Humbert would inflict a gratuitous wound upon France by insulting her. France's sentiments ought to be held sacred by the son of Victor Emanuel." GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS. Possibility of a Rupture in the Alliance Between Germany, Austria and Italy. Copy right. 1889. by the New Tork'AssocUteA Press.) Berlin, May 25.The revision of the treaty agreed upon during the King Humbert's visit has not yet received the adhesion of Austria. Associated with the treaty is a military convention fixing a definite plan for the mobilization of the Italian array in the event of war. Signor Crispi wanted an entente on the question of the Papacy. Prince Bismarck obtained from Signor Crispi a pledge for a moderate internal policy toward the Vatican, and has asked the Austrian Prime Minister to join in united pressure on the Pope to make peace with the Quirinal. It is understood that Emperor Irancis Joseph reluctantly allowed Count Kalnoky to intervene in the matter, and Uiat the Pope, on receiving private assurances of the Austrian Emperor's svmparthy. promptlyrejected the overtures. The result is a distinct breach in the continuity of the alliance. The revised treaty will probably remain unsigned until Einneror Francis Jocph

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vjBib ueru. Alio Italian generals, itoianucs and Sironi. remain iu Berlin to settle the details of the military convention with the war office. Jhe adverse rumors go the 1 V. a . ai. a a i . .1 : Al :iu Austria is leading to a rupture of the alii- ... Vli-'l C A ilV V AAA .M. A...V A. AS OV. lutely denies that a rupture is within the J M'l ittiiu ui jjiuuaunuy. The Strikes in Germany. Copyright, 1889, by the New York Associated Press. Bkrlix, May 25. The situation at the West phalia collieries continues critical. According to Rhenish papers, the proclamation of martial law is imminent Hitherto tho miners have held aloof from the Socialists, and hare resented their approaches. Now there are symptoms of impatience under the passive resistance of the mas ters. Ilerr Weber, president of the Bochum strike committee, was arrested after makinc a speech last night in which occurred the phrase:. "War ajralnst capital! victory or death is acclaimed.'. The miners in several pits In Bochum, Gelinkerchen and Aachen willtroon strike apain, Ilerr Hainmacher having failed to get the assent of the owners at Dortmund, yesterday, to the concessions demanded. It is understood that they will be trranted after the Berlin convention. The men accuse the employers of breach of faith. ine oiner striices prow. The six thousand masons in Berlin, who resumed work under the belief that the employers would grant their de1 mands, will strike acain on Monday. Nineteen thousand men employed in the building trades are now out here. The dock laborers and norters at Hamburflr threaten to strike. This would cause serious embarasment In the. supplies of grain and coal for the interior. Coal ships have been lying in port for a week undischarged. The companies are trying to import .English laborers. The English-American Salt Combine. Loxi)oy,May 25. Messrs. Wellington Burt, of Michigan, and Charles Burger, of New York, who have been visiting England as representatives of the movement to unify American salt interests, sailed from Liverpool to-day on the Cunard steamer Umbria. The English salt union eave wesMB. uun ana uurper a coraiai reception, ana entered Into an alliance with them which assures harmonious relations hptwppn tlm T.niriich nd American markets and the full financial Bupport neeueu. Cable Notes. Le Taris announces that the Issue of Panama Canal lottery bonds has been abandoned. A dynamite bomb wm exploded at the door of the Civd Governor's house, at Oporto, yesterday, smashing the windows of the building. Mr. Robert T. Lincoln, the American minister, proceeded from London to Windsor yesterday afternoon, and presented his credentials to the Queen. At a meeting of General Boulangcr's supporters, held yesterday at his residence in London, it was decided to contest all the elections in France. Captain Wissmann, in a report from Bapamoyo, dated May l, refers to tne troubles of the missionaries. He says he recommended the English to take ana open up the road through Masailand. Dr. Peters placed one hundred Bomalis at Captain Wissmann's disposal for a month, to assist in crushing Bushirl. m DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN. Indications. Washington, May 258 p. m. For Indiana Fair; slightly warmer; variable winds. For Ohio Threatening weather and showers; clearing in Western portion; northerly winds; stationary temperature in southeast portion; slightly warmer in northwest portion. I or Lower Michigan Warmer; fair weather; winds shifting to southwesterly. For Illinois Warmer; generally fair; winds shifting to southerly.. For Wisconsin armer; southerly winds; fair. For Minnesota Showers, preceded in eastern portion by fair weather; southerly winds; warmer in southeast portion; cooler in northwest portion. For Dakota Threatening weather and showers, except in extreme western portion; fair weather; warmer, except in extreme southwet portion, stationary temperature; variable winds. Local Weather Report. Indianapolis. May 25.

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Time. Bar. Iter. Ji. II. Wind. Weather. Pre. 7 a.m. 30.09 57 GO N cast Cloudy. ..... 7 p.m. 30.00 53 51 North Cloudy T

Maximum thermometer, 03; minimum thermometer. 48. Following is a comparative statement of the condition of temperature and precipitation on May 25, 1889: Normal 70 0.13 Mean 56 0.00 Departure from normal 14 0.13 Excess or deliciency since May 1.. 31 0.74 Excess or deficiency 8lnce Jan. 1.. 198 U.49 Plus. . i . General Observations. LNDiANAroLis, May 257 P. M.

fc; Th'rmtr. 5 3 Station. 2 b: fe fe A 1 ... New York city... 29.94 06 64 74 Buffalo, N. Y 30.00 52 44 56 Philadelphia, Pa. 29.92 06 62 70 T Pittsburg, Pa.... 29.88 60 50 66 T Washington, D.C. 29.88 62 62 06 .02 Charleston, 8. C 29.96 74 70 88 ..... Atlanta, (4a. 29.90 82 58 90 Jacks'nvillo.Fla. 30.02 76 62 92 Pensacola, Fla... 30.00 74 68 78 Montgomery.Ala 29.94 84 66 00 Vicksburg, Miss. 29.94 80 66 86 New Orleans. La. 30.00 76 66 88 Little Rock, JLrk. 29.98 64 04 74 .32 Galveston, Tex.. 30.00 76 72 80 San Antonio.Tex 29.98 80 68 86 Memphis, Tenn.. 30.02 62 62 80 .16 Nashville, Tenn. 30.00 56 56 76 1.42 ixmlsvllle, Ky... 29.98 58 58 64 .06 lndianapolKInd30.00 58 48 62 T Cincinnati, O 29.9s 58 58 66 .08 Cleveland, 0 30.00 52 48 54 Toledo, C . 29.90 52 44 58 Marquette, Mich. 29 94 48 30 50 8ault Hte. Marie. 29.96 48 30 52 Chicago, 111 30.04 46 46 54 T Cairo, 111 30.02 62 56 61 .34 Springfield, 111. . . 30.00 60 50 6 1 T Milwaukee, Wis.. 29.98 44 42 48 Duluth, Minn.... 29.88 44 36 54 Ft. Paul, Minn... 29.88 62 42 06 Moorehead.Minn 29.80 64 30 66 8t. Vincent, Minn 29.76 06 28 70 Davenport, la... 29.98 62 50 66 .01 Dubuque, la 29.96 64 46 64 Des Moines, la... 29.94 64 50 70 St. Louis, Mo 30.00 64 56 68 .08 Kansas City, Mo. 30.04 66 54 70 Ft. Sill, Ind. T. . . . 29.9S 08 04 72 .02 Dodge City, Kan. 30.00 70 52 74 Omaha, Neb 29.91! 68 54 72 North Platte,Neb 29.88 70 46 72 Valentine. Neb.. 29.86 62 44 74 .02 Yankton, D.T.... 29.84 68 44 72 Ft. Sully, D. T... 29.80 62 48 74 .02 Bismarck, D. T.. 29.88 52 40 04 .20 Ft. Buford,D.T.. 29.86 CO 46 (52 .12 Pr. Arthur's Ldg 29.80 50 26 54 Ou' Apelle, N. W. 29.70 00 40 68 .02 Ft.Asnab'ncM.T 30.34 70 52 72 Boise City, I.T... 30.02 80 50 82 Cheyenne. W.T.. 29.90 66 36 74 ..... Ft.McKin'y,W.T , FtWash'kfe.W.T 29.96 72 38 76 Denver, CoL 29.88 76 48 78 Pueblo.Col 29.88 76 54 78 Santa Fe, N. M.. 29.80 72 46 74 .12 Salt Lak) City... 30.02 76 52 78 Helena, M.T 29.94 72 58 74

Weather. Cloudy. Cloudy. Rain. Rain. Kain. Cloudless. Cloudless. Cloudless. Cloudless. Cloudless. Cloudless. Cloudless. Rain. Cloudless. Cloudy. Cloudy. Cloud r. Cloudy. Cloudy. it. Cloudy. Cloudy. Cloudless. Pt. Cloudy. Cloudless. Cloudy. Cloudless. Pt. Cloudy. Pt. Cloudy. Pt. Cloudy. Pt. Cloudy. Cloudy. Cloudy. Cloudless. Clofldless. Pt. Cloudy. Cloudless. Cloudless. Cloudless. Pt Cloudy. Cloudy. Cloudless. Cloudy. Cloudy. Kaln. Cloudy. Cloudy. Pt. Cloudy. Ft. Clouay. Cloudless. Pt Cloudy. Cloudy. Cloudless. Cloudy. Clouay. Pt. Cloudy. Cloudless. Cloudless. T Trace of precipitation. Alleged Tobacco-Thief Arrested. Fpeclal to the Indianapolis JoaraaL Vevat, Ind., May 25. Constable Ravlcs and Sheriff Williamson arrested a man yesterday wno nas neemaenunea asnavinjrsoid to iiunea & McBricll some tobacco stolen from Charles McAey, of Jefferson county, on the 11th inst This same man was arrested by Marshal John Litterell, of Vevay, about three years ago, at Ghent, Ky., just across the Uhio river from Vevay, for stealing a horse and buartrv. and con victed for the same. His name is Francis Chap man. Run Over and Killed. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Mattoon. 111.. May 25. Section Foreman Steward, at the Robinson creek section, on the Indianapolis fc ft. Louis railway, was struck by a train last night and killed. He and his father and two brothers lived in a house at Robinfon creek bridge, close beside the track, and It is supposed he forgot himself and went to sleep on the platform, to be partially awakened by an approaching train, and stepping upon the track was run down. He was a single man. Found a Kettleful of Money, SdocUI to the Indianapolis Journal. Marshall, 111., May 25. News was received this evening from Orange township that wm & m 1 ft 1 A V It - ... neeier iancr, a iarraer, wuue frruoiung up an old dead stump, unenrtheu an old kettle nearly niiea wuu Ktna coins, ine vaiue rooted up to fifteen hundred dollars. No one seems to know how the money happened to be there, but It Is supposed it was buried durine war times, the country around hero being very turbulent then. Mortality Amon Saloon-Keeper. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Tipton, Ind., May 25. Daniel Ricketts, a saloon-keeper at tbe Junction, died yesterday evening, of apoplexy. This makes the rtxth saloon-keeper that has died here during the past eighteen months. Two have died durinff the present week. Ayer's Sarsaparillaisthe best alterative, tonic, diuretic and blood purifier ever pro duced.

SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIANS

The Day of Prayer and Method of Eaising Money Changed by the Assembly, Dr. Woodrow's Terse Criticism of a Proposition to Memorialize Congress to Change Inauguration Day Final Adjournment. CnATTAXOOGA.Tenn., May 25. The eighth day's session of the Southern Presbyterian General Assembly concluded business to day. The committee on education changed the day of prayer to the last Thursday in February. The report on the systematic beneficence recommended that a plan of raising funds by voluntary contributions be discontinued; that the presbytery set apart or fix an amount to be raised by each church according to its ability, and thatjthe same bo collected as provided. Itjwas adopted with slight change. The report of the committee on svstematic beneficence was received and annroved. The recommendations in said report to be acieu upon seriatim, inese recommendations, live in number, and relatinc to the manner of raising funds for executing spe cial purposes in cnargo 01 inis committee, were approved with a slight amendment to the third. The report was then adopted as a whole. Tho special committee on Sabbath obser vance submitted a report, and the committee recommended that Congress be petitioned to change the day of inauguration in event oi the day being bnnday. This was objected to. as it would be in violation of the Constitution of the United States, wnicn nxes a aay. Dr. Woodrow said "It will also be in vi olation of the very principles on which the fcoutnern Church was founded. The mat ter is a very small allair, as an inauguration day cannot fall on a Sunday once in twenty-five or thirty years too small a matter to disturb the foundations of tho government, if we begin this, where shall it end! Wo mav next be petitioning Congress to remove the tariff on the plea that it was rob bing us. lhus will we co on from one thing to another till we will be trying to control the offices of the state. We have denounced the Romish chnrch for this, but whv denounce them while the beam is in our own eyes? I beseech yon, brethren, that you take steps to crush out this erowincr evil. I therefore move to strike out that part of the resoldA 1 i . i ... , ml lion recommending sucn action." ine mo tion prevailed. After a long and exciting debate, the de cision or tne commission in the Mecklenburg case was sustained by a decided ma jority. m Alter transaction of routine business, the assembly adjourned to meet at Asheville, N. C, the third Thursday in May, 1890. Northern Presbyterian Assembly. Xew York, Hay 25. At the morning session of the General Assembly a telegram -was read from the Southern assembly announcing their concurrence in the . amendments made to the report of the co-operation committee on church work. Col. E. F. Shenard. chairman of the committee on Sabbath observance, presented the report of that committee. Among tbe recommendations offered by the committee, was one that the assembly commended toother Christian bodies the American Sabbath Union. With the exception of the recommendation relating to petitioning the chantrinfr of the date for the inauguration of the President of the United States to the first Wednesday in March, the report was adopted. The portion referring to tho inauguration was referred back to the committee. At 10:45 the assembly adjourned, and in a bodv the convention proceeded to the Penn sylvania railroad, on their excursion to Prince ton, IV. J. Reformed Episcopal Council. Boston, May 25. At the General CouncU of the Reformed Episcopal Church, iu session this forenoon, the report of the constitu tion and canons was presented and unan imously adopted. Appropriations were made for tne widows and orphans fund, for tne widows or deceased clergymen. The resolution of the committee on constitution, that this church recognize the episcopate as an office, and not as an order, was adopted. The work of foreiim missions was then taken up. The special question to be considered was whether the Keformed Episcopal Church should tawe hold of tnat work as an independent iody, or wnetner they should, as at present, apply their funds to that object through union channels. The subject was debated at lenptn, andtnen re i erred back to the general committee. The Dankards Annual Meeting. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Hartford City. Ind., May 25. The Dimkards of this part of the State are now holding their annual feast meeting two miles west of this city. The attendance, is larger than ever before. All available vehicles were In use last nlcht to carry those who desired to co to the meeting, but hundreds wero disappointed In getting there. ihe uunkards are a splendid class or citizens, and are a prosperous people. A Successor to Dr. J. 31. Townsend. Philadelphia, May 25. The bishops of the A. M. E. Church held an episcopal session here to-day, and elected Rev. W B. Derrick, D. D., of New xork, missionary secretary, to succeed Dr. J. M. Townsend, of Richmond. Ind., who was re cently appointed 'land commissioner by 1 resident Harrison. Losses by Fire. Belleville. Ontario. Mav 25. Fire in the vlllace of Brideewater yesterday destroyed ten dwellings, three stores, the postofflce and the Methodist churches. The heaviest losers are J. II. Roberts.lt. W.Miller and E.Smith.merchants. whose losses are about $5,000 each. The entire loss is estimated at from .o,ooo to $70,000. The Insurance is only $2,000, which is on the church property. New York, May 23. Early this morning a fire occurred in the four-story buildinsr, Kos. 37 and 39 South Third street, Brooklyn, occupied by E. K. Baker as a charcoal and paint works. The fire spread rapidly and the building was nearly uesiroyea ueiore n was cneeiieu. ine los to stock and fixtures was $25,000 and to the 1 A V 1 A. - J ' building $10,000. Rockville. Ind.. May 25. The larcre barn of J. 11. Kerr, a well-to-do farmer of Kiccoon town ship, was burned at 2 o'clock this morning. All his farm Implements and gram were destroyed. mx nne norses pensneu. iuOs, ijo.ow. ine barn was set on nre. Lincoln. 111.. May" 25. Fire yesterday in the village of Elkhart, the home of ex-Governor Oxlcsby. destroyed nine business houses. The loss is estimated at $50,000; partially covered by insurance. Detroit, Mich., May 25. The summer residence of Hugh McMillan, brother of Senator Mc Millan, at Grosse Point, was burned yesterday, entailing a loss or ifao.ooo. Fort Wayxe. Ind.. Mar 25. Dave Redelsheimer's mill, at Monroeviile, Allen county, was destroyed by fire early this morning. Loss, $10,000; insurance small. Important Capture of Thieves. Special to the Indianauolis Journal. Greensbcrg. May 25. To-day Marshal Wm. Starkcy and officers Hixhtower, Barlow, Level and Shockley captured over two hundred dollars worth of 6tolen goods and part of a gang of bur glars. In the north part of town three houses were searched, and cloaks, shawls, laces, hose, handkerchiefs, razors, knives, revolvers, etc., were found belonging to Messrs. Ryan, of BanLittell and Pumphrey, of Burney, and Covert, of this city, h rank Griffin, Mrs. Augustus Griffin, Mrs. Watierson, a twelve-year-old boy named George Chapman and Albert Fennell were arrested and placed in Jail to await a hear ing next Monday beiore the Mayor. Inconveniences of Tramps. Bxecial to the Indianapolis Journal. VkA n I wuil I tlA.b 1UU.1 .'At J xj. A.4CVW AAlAi Lf thirteen tramps procured a keg of beer, and raised a disturbance near the union Depot, Officer Grimes "was sent for, and he and Marshal P.nsminger captured six of the party and placed them in jail. One of the tramps was shot In the letr. and claimed that one of the officers did the shooting. But from investigation made it is probable that the shooting was done by one of the tramps who escaped, and that the bail was intended lor one oi tne onicers. Restored to Sight. Sfpclal to the Indianapolis Journal. T lttTrvavTT T.r.. Tnd.. Mar 125. CharlAa North ern, nine-year-old son of Tilford Northern, resid ing three miles north of this city, became afflict ed with sore eyes in February. 18S8. His eyes crew rapidly worse until. In January lat. he al most entirely lost hl vision, not being able to tell his own mother by sltrht. Hi parents took mm to tne city nospuai at maianapons on tne 18th of January, where he was cared for. On Monday last he returned home with completely reatorea eyesignt. Mall Stage Itobhd by One Highwayman. 8HAWASO, Wis.. May 25.One of tho first highway robberies taking place in this neighborhood for many years occurred last evening as the Langlade stage, carrying the mail between several minor points In Outagamie county, was approaching this place on its regular trip over the old military road. Six passengers were In the eoach. All had considerable money, but no firearms. A man jumped from the brush by the roadside, covered the driver and passengers

with a revolver in each hand, and demanded the

mall sacks. When they were thrown to him he ordered the driver to proceed, and kept them covered until out of range. The robber then took to the wood with his plunder, the value of which is unknown. MARINE NEWS. The Yantic's Tussle with a Cycloue While Removing Floating Obstructions. New York, May 25. The man-of-war Yantic, which arrived here last night, pre sented a picturesque scene of ruin to-day. In her tussle with the cyclone, which struck her May 21, while engaged in blowing up a wreck in the Gulf Stream, she lost her boats and everything movable, while her cabins were flooded and the furniture and officers' clothing ruined. The water was waist deep on deck, and twelve men were badly bruised by floating wreckage and falling masts and spars. Immense waves swept over the vessel, putting out her fires, but with the aid of the donkey engines the water was pumped out and the tires started again. She was 800 miles east of Delaware breakwater when the storm struck her, and as soon as possible headed for New York. The derelicts on which tho 1 antic was operating are wrecked vessels, floating half .submerged in tho water and offering tonava 11 . 1 . J C A l ganon an tne uauger oi rcci. aierlogged, as they are in most cases, they present a great resistance, and are one of the greatest sources of danger which masters engaged in the coasting trade have to contend with. It has been the policy of the Navy Department for some time to afford all tne assistance possible to navigation by ordering certain war vessels to cruise at tiroes in search of these derelicts and destroy them whenever found. Their destruction is usually accomplished by fastening a torpedo to them and blowing them to pieces. Ihe Boston, when on her cruise south, last winter, took occasion to test the efficiency of her eight-inch rifles on one of these wrecks. It did not take many snots from the big guns to sink the dangerous hulk to the bottom of the ocean. It was due to the recent reporting of derelicts on the coast that the department caused the Yantic to proceed in search of them. Tho little corvette, which, by the way, is the smallest cruising vessel in the service, received her orders in this port, where she had been lying since the day of the centen nial parade, tehe immediately got under way, taking with her charts from the hydrographic office, having platted on them tne positions where tne derelicts were last reported. Steamship Arrivals. New York. May 25. Arrived: La Bourgogne, from Havre. London. Mav 25. Siehted: Thanemore. from Baltimore, and Bohemia, from New York, fox Hamburg. TROUBLES OF TWO BANKS. The Scranton City Bank Closes The Cashier Charged with Embezzling 8 100,000. Scranton, Pa., May 25, The Scranton City Bank closed its doors this afternoon. At a meeting of the directors, to-day, it was found that the financial affairs of the bank were in very bad shape, a great deal of money having been lost by investments in unprofitable coal lands and in loans made on insufficient security. Several of the directors were of the impression that the vice-president, George A. Jessup, who is also acting cashier, is more guilty than appeared, and one of them went before an alderman and swore ont a warrant for his arrest, charging him with embezzling $100,000. Mr. Jessup gave bail in $25,000, tho president of the oank. Dr. B.H. Throop, becoming his security. At a meeting of the directors, this evenins. Mr. Josenh H. Gunster was appointed assignee, and a force of clerks will com mence work' on the cashier's accounts on Monday. The directors say the cashier's books are in such 6liapetbat they cannot tell how much money is unaccounted for, but they think it is between 85.000 and 8100,000. Mr. Jessup is a well-known busi ness man, whose reputation nas been of the best, liis friends inditrnantlv deny that he has acted dishonestly, or made private use of the bank's funds. Mr. Jessup himself furnishes the local papers a card denying tnat he has embezzled or mado illegal use of the bank's monev. He savs that if it is decided that ho is liable to the bank for a certain sum of money, he is in possession of property which will make good the deficiency. Arrests In The New Haven Case. New Haven, Conn., May 25. The irregulari ties at the Merchants' National Bank, discovered by Bank-examiner Dooley, still continue to be the sensation of the day. The bank officials are reticent and positively decline to give out the names of those merchants who have benefited by the dishonest note-discountine practices. This action has created the impression that they are snieiding prominent business meu who have been in collusion with Cashier Bradley and Teller Palmer. The bank omeials admit that the loss will be $50,000, and may possibly eat up their surplus of $1 00,000. The feeling is spreading that the bank is crippled worse than it cares to acknowledge, but the actual amount will not he known until the bank has exhausted all means of recovery by attaching the property of the implicated parties. v ith the exception of $17,000 worth of notes discounted for John E. Bassett. the hardware merchant, the public is at sea as to who have been benented. The bank omeials have taken no steps to proceed criminally against the accused. The bank examiner turned the matter over to District Attorney Bill, of Hartford. arrants were issued, and this afternoon Mar shal Lovejoy arrested Bassett, charging him with aiding and abetting Palmer in embezzlement of the bank's funds. Bail was fixed at $3,000. which iwas furnished. When Mr. Bassett returned to his store he found a sheriff in waiting, who attached the store and stock, and real estate to the amount or $50,000. at the Instance of the bank. Marshal Lovejoy next arrested Cashier John C. Bradley on a warrant charjring him with falsely swearincrto fraudulent financial statements of the bank's condition in the reports recently for warded to ine uompironcr. uaii was nxel at $3,000, which ww furnished. The marshal then visited Teller Palmer's house and arrested him on a warrant charging him with certifying a cheek for $l,60O on the Merchants' Bank, and declaring at the time of certification that money was on ueposH at me uanic to cover the check. MGH-SCnOOL COMMENCEMENTS. Closing Exercises and Graduates of Promi nent Schools at Various Points. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Cambridge Citt, May 25. The sixteenth an nual commencement exercises of the Cambridge City High-school were held in the opera-houe last evening. The class is one of the largest e vc r graduated from the school, and the members in their productions showed more than ordinary thought and originality. The stage -was beautifully decorated by the work of next year's seniors. Tho class and their contributions were as follows; Gertrude A. Houth, "Life's Battle-fields;' Ernest Whelan, "The future of England;- Cora Staub, "Changes;" Hettie Overleek. "The Survival of the Fittest;" Lizzie McAllen, ''Progress of Civilization;" Charles F. Whelan, Tbe American Girl;" Mannle Stobaugh, "In the Field of Destiny We Reap as We Have Sown;" Amanda Wright, "Silent Forces:" Wilson fctobauph, "Ups anauownsoi tncie sam;" F.va K. Hastings, "List to Nature's Teachings;" John It. CJray, "Man and His Masters;" Katberine M. Calloway, "One by One. In conferring the diplomas Prof. W. F. L. Banders delivered a short address thajt was appropriate to the occasion and full of sound advice and happy prophecies for the future. - . LaG range nigh -School. LG range, May 24. The eleventh annual commencement of our High-school took place last evening at Ruick's Opera house. There are eleven graduates this year Ave gentlemen and ix ladies. Fine music was furnished by the Llgonier Orchestra. To-night the alumni give a banquet at the opera-house. These are made enjoyable occasions by inviting somo of . the patrons of the school and young friends of tho alumni. Our citizens are proud of our schools and the rank they take in the State. Cory don's Graduates. Special to the Indianapolis Journal Cortpos, May 25. The eleventh annual commencement of the Corydon High-fchool waaheld at tho seminary, last evening. The graduates were: Mr. 0. P. Applegate, Misses Etta Shaffer, Laura I. Wright and Martha Lamb. The alumna! address was delivered by Mr. K. G. Wright. Quarrel Between ISootblacks. In a barber-shop on East Washington street, last night. Arthur Gilchrist stabbed Albert Marteen, fifteen years of age. under the right armpit. Both boys were colored, and became involved in a dispute over a boct-blackinc outfit. Marteen was rot seriously wounded, but was taken to the City Hospital. Gilchrist escaped arrest. Tbe two came to this, city about three weeks ago from Hew Albany.

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CUiLLVGS from the courts. Beckwith's Petition for a Receiver of the Iron Hall Not Granted. Morris &. Newberger, attorneys for tha Order of the Iron Hall, filed an answer yes' terday to the suit of Harry Beckwith which denies all the charges made by him. It clearly sets forth the fact that the ofScerm of the order did not fraudulently refuse t& pay Beckwith's claim and appropriate tho money to their own use, but that his claim was refused because it was unjust, on the ground of his swearing to a false statement regarding his physical condition. It was further claimed that nov moneys of tho order have been wasted op appropriated by its officers to their own. use, nor are the salaries of the officers , enormous or unreasonable. On the con-J trary. it was stated that no part of the, salaries of tho onicers is paid from th(T benefit fund, but that all salaries and expenses are paid from the general f nnd, provided for that purpose; nor are its aflaimJ carried on for tne benefit of its officers, butr for the 6ole and exclusive benefit of th various branches, numbering 1,000, located in twenty-eight States of the United States and Canada, and having contributing members, estimated at 45,000. The books of the order arc in the city, the anawer 6et forth, open for inspection to any who may suspect the solvency of tho organization. In order to remove from the case a controversy entirely foreign to it, and at the earner time to secure to Beckwith the payment of any judgment he might recover, an $S00 bond was filed by the attorneys for the order, with V. M. Churchman. J. E. Kobertson, Supreme Justice Somerbv and Supreme Cashier Davis as sureties. Judge Taylor heard a statement of the evidence on "both sides and refused to sustain tho action of Beckwith, w ho voluntarily withdrew his reouest for the appointment of a receiver, lie expressed himself as being satisfied with the financial showing of tho order, but ho will press his claim for damages. Matthews' Cause for Complaint. George W. Matthews is the plalntiif in a suit filed yesterday against tho Chicago, 8L Louis & Pittsburg railroad for $10,000 damages. He was formerly employed as a switchman in the company's yards here, where there is a heavy down-grade. In April, last year, one of the yard foremen loosened a cut of coal-cars from the upper end of the grade, and ordered Matthews to stop them when they arrived at a certain point. Thero Ixlng no engine attached the onlv resort for the plaintiff was ta board the running train and tet tha brakes, which he did. Climbing up orx the last car be found that the coal had been loaded in such a manner that the brakes could not be operated, which was found to be the case on all the cars. As he reached the front car he slipped and fell, being caught between the moving train and a set of stationary o.irs that were standing on the main track. He claims that he was bruised about the hips and back and injurel internally, on account of which he suts for tho amount stated. Did Not Get the Children. Judge Ho land listened yesterday to the argument on petitions of the Board of Children Guardians, but sustained rone of them. Tho cases presented did not offer sufficient evidence, the court held, to warrant any action, and all were discharged. The custody of Delilah S ott, the seven-year-old daughter of John hcott, was afckcd for by the board on tho ground that her mother is dead and that her father U nut a lit person to have the care of the child. Tb four . children of Ella iray, 53 North, Alabama street, were also asked for. Thte were Flora, twelve years of age; Kdna, cven; Charles, live, and Fred. two. Charles Johnson, the seven-year-old sou of liettle Johnson, was said to be constantly ncclected. The last easel were the two children of Lizzie Crane, who lives at 4tf North Last street. Tired of Their Married Life. Mary B. WiUon filed suit for a divorce from her husband, Charles Wilson, yesterday, alleging great cruelty and habitual intoxication. They were married in Aucnt. 187, but separated in February, lfc$H. In Judge Taylor's room yesterday Annie E. Kendall was rranted a divoioa from alter Kendall on grounds of cruel treatment, rihe wa also given tho custody of her child and $300 alimony. Will Be Out on Sunday. In all the damage suits that have been tried ia the courts during the past week the Juries in two iWlll remain out over to-day. Tbee are tbe 10,OOO suit airainst ex-United Mates Marshal Hawkins, brought by James Thompson for alleged false Imprisonment, and the suit of Mado Brady against htephenMattler for $10.Oo. nhe. claims that Mattler cartW.dy drove into her carriage and injured her permanently. The Federal Juries. The petit Jury in the United States Court has been diAcharced until h week from tomorrow. The grand Jury will rrjort again to-morrow, and resume the r consideration of the wort done by Bailey's Jury. Danger from Diphtheria. Within the past we-k forty-one deaths and thirty-five births were reported to the city lioard of Health. Three deaths occurred yesterday, the causes Wing heart disease, lock jaw, and coufumptlon. hince last Monday forty-two new cacsof measles three of scarlatina, and three of diphtheria have been reported. Iu ou family, by the name of Taylor, there are at present rive caws of diphtheria, and it is feared thafc throughout the city tbe dUeae U spreading. i " Tbe .lrt School Project. There was an informal meeting held Friday afternoon at the tc3iobf Mr. T. C. Steele, w hich considered the matter of the format ion of an art school in this c ity. Thoe Interested thought the time ripe for Kou.ethlng of this Viul to be developed A committee of Ave was apjvdnted to consult with Mr. Steele in the formation of a dan for an art school, and to call a general lnee ting in the near future. Ills Second llondftmen. Township Assessor Quill succeeded iu finding bondsmen yesterday, and lat evening he was released from Jail with Maurice Quill, J. 8. CotTnan and Henry Porhlet hs Mireties lli lmd was originally fixed at $.1XX. but yeatcrdAj Judge Irwin reduced u to fcCQ.