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Daring Bank Robbery at Milton, Ore. President Hopson Shot by the Criminals, Who Escape -with o Tray Containing $994. ARMED POSSE IN PURSUIT. The Official's Injuries Not Thought to Be Fatal. oId Attempt nt Train Robbery in Illinois. Brakeman Trot of the Peoria Sc Evansville Fatally Shot. The Itohber 'ot SiiiTomfnl lu Thflr Attempt Mierlft" llnjs on Their Track. St rnn:e Story of Attempted Trntii A reek. In k 1 Mlnnt-nolu, Where the Guilty Culprit Escape Spike I'ullcil fron the Tie and u u Inditidtml Held I p. WALLA WALLA, Wash.. Nov. 13. A daring bank robbery and attempt to murder the cashier occurred at Milton, Ore., ten miles south of this city at 3 o'clock this afternoon. At a time when few persons were sen on the tstreet three men, well mounted, rode leisurely Into town and dismounted at the door of the bank of Milton. Two entered the bank while the third stood guard outside. Two pistol shots were Boon heard and Immediately the men emerged from the bank, mounted their horses and rode swiftly out of town. They were not disguised, and one was identified as McCarthy. 1 'resident A. Hopson, Cashier N. A. Davis and Assistant Cashier William Horton were in the bank at the time. Cashier Davis was behind the counter counting out $770 to give to President Hopson. The first intimation of the robbery he had was when two shots were tired by the robbers before making any verbal demands. Both shots took effect In President Hopson, one passing through his left arm and going through his left side, inflicting painful fiesh wounds. The revolver was held so close to the he?d of Cashier Davis that the concussion knocked Um down. The robbers then demanded money from William, and he handed them a tray of change containing $4. Taking this, they left immediately without an attempt to get the ash in the vault. Within five minutes an armed posse was In pursuit. The robbers were tracked for some distance, but all trace was lost beyond Dry creek. Up to a late hour tonight nothing has been heard of them. HOI. I) ATTEMPT IX ILLINOIS. Three Masked Men Fatally Shoot a llrnkrman Near Decatur. DECATUR. 111., Nov. 13. An attempt was made tonight to hold up 1 he l'eoria, Decatur & Evansville passenger train due here at 10 p. m. Three men masked with handkerchiefs got on at Lincoln coal shaft. When the train pulled out they started with the combination car to the express. Then Brakeman George Trot and some passengers tried to stop them and three shots were fired by the robbers, one hitting the brakeman In the etomach. He is expected to cMe. The robbers left the train at Salt creek bridge, getting nothing. Sheriff Haj s of Logan Ls after them. Six mile3 from Lincoln th-e men presented revolvers at some of the passengers and demanded money. The conductor of the train pulled the bellcord and the train was soon stopped. Brakeman George Trot male a brave struggle with the robbers, endeavoring to knock one of them down and overpower him. He succeeded In getting the better of one, but another shot him, as stated above, and It Ls not thought that he caji live. The robbers held the other people In the car in clxeek with their revolvers until the train wa3 near ML Pulaski. Then one of them Jumped off the train, which was running about twenty-five miles per hour. He hal compelled the engineer to start a pain after the train had stopped. The others got off at Mt. Pulaski, and up to 1 a. m. nothing has been heard of them. They did not succeed in getting any money or valuables from the passengers. Hnndlt In Oklahoma. EL RENO. Ok. T., Nov. 13. Four bandits walked Into the store of William Hightower, at Arahoe, Ok. T., Saturday evening, and presenting revolvers r.t the head of proprietor and clerks demanded that they open the safe and give up the money It contained. Their request was quickly granted and the robbers rode off with the booty. The robbery took place early In the evening and the amount secured was about $1.000. There la no trace of the perpetrators. SOW I. TEXAS. A Heavy Fall Whirl Majr Ilench Thirty lachen. GALVESTON, Tex., Nov. 13.-A special from Alpine, Tev., reports that ten inches of snow ha fallen today with a prospect that it will reach thirty Inches by morning. In contrast with this are general and heavy rains In east, noutheast and southwest and south Texas.

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I REACH KU COWICTED OP 1MPROPKIl RELATIONS WITH A MKMBEU. I nnnlmonn Action of the ChicflKO Prculiytery In the Cnae of the Rev. Mr. Totheroh of Hyde ParkThe Cornier t'onfeaalon of the Accused Mlnlnter. rnipic.n Vnv i?. rer,it t),e an nouncement that he would give up the light. Dr. W. W. Totheroh, the Hyde Park presbyterian clergyman charged with sustaining improper relations with Mrs. Hamilton, a member of his flock, appeared before the Chicago presbytery today to conduct his own defense. Dr. Totheroh had been met by members of his church es he left a down town hotel apartment with Mrs. Hamilton, and at tlie time It was said he confessed that the charges against him were true and said he would immediately resign his pastorate. Today, however, the ministers stated that he had confessed nothing; that he had simply met Mrs. Hamilton to confer with her regarding the charge against him and that he will continue the fight. The case is a notable one and has oeen before the presbytery for over a year, that body so far having failed to convict the pastor. Regarding his nllvg-d confession Dr. Tothcnh said today that when he was confronted at the hotel he was threatened with arrest and wa.s compelled to sign the confusion, as lie thought, to escape imprisonment. After six hours" discussion the Chicago presbytery today dexowed th ilvv. W. W. Totheroh from the ministry of the presbyterian church, and sti-pendcd him from its privileges. Tis action whs taken by the umriMnous vote of the presbytery, after hearing but little testimony. Dr. Totheroh was present throughout Cl entire ssion. which was held t-.iind closed doors. Dr. Totheroh conducted hi: own defense, and both before and after the conclusion of the meeting denied that he was guilty of the offense charged against him of sustaining improper relations wilh Mrs. llattie It. Hamilton. Several witnesses testilU-d that thy had seen Mr. Totheroh ami Mrs. Hamilton together in the Ashley house, and the following confession signe-d by Mr. Totheroh was read: "I hereby confess that I have been with Mrs. llattie Hamilton for the past two years, that Mr. Ingles and J. M. Parker have been justified In making all charges that they have made that Mrs. Hamilton was with me on the trip to Portland, tire.: that I wrote her name as Mrs. H. R. Clark on the Grand Pacific hotel register at Tacoma. Wash.; that I was with her at the Ashley hotel in Chicago and occupied room 3 on Nov. 8, lS'.C; that I rented a room at 2.S13 State-st., and occupied it with Mrs. Hattie R. Hamilton in March, April, May and June, 1)3. "W. W. TOTHEROH." Mr. Totheroh strenuously opposed the reading of the confession, saying that his signature had been obtained under duress. After his suspension Mr. Totheroh did not make any comment on the action of the presbytery. He said that it had been his intention for some time to resign from the ministry and did r.et appear to be greatly concerned. M'CI,KLL..M) Ml KDEit MYSTKHV. Slity YVitnettMe t'nlled for Kiuiilnn. tiou lit fen t ra I in. III. CENTRA LI A, 111.. Nov. 13. The McClelland pond mystery is being investigated. About sixty witnesses are here for examination. They are nearly all relatives of the deceased. The general impression is that the murebrs were commit teed about twelve years ago and that the bodies were- buried and staked down in the pond by connections of the victims. There is now no doubt as to the identity of the remains. They are evidently those of Alex McClelland and his son Oscar, who disappeared in mi. It now appears that there was more than one person concerned in the commission of the crime and that a son wa.s living on the farm at the time. A brother of the dead man, now living in Oregon, is said to have made threats against the deceased. The latter owed this brother a large sum of money us security for debt and the brother is said to have left soon nfbr the dead man's last appearance here. Excitement is intense as the parties connected with the affair are among the first families of the country. Hundreds of people are here listening to the testimony. IV HONOR OP ROOTII. Exercise nt Nevr York to Commemorate the Actor IMrthday. NEW YORK, Nov. 13. Fifteen hundred persons crowded the concert hall of the Madison square garden this afternoon to hear the exercises held there in commemoration of the late Edwin Booth's birthday. The hall was decorated with palm? and evergreens, festooned with purple silk. In the middle of the platform stood, surrounded by wreaths of mignonette, Launt Thompson's bronze bust of Booth, made when he was a young man. Walter Damrosch's full symphony orchestra. of eighty pieces occupied the platform. Joseph Jeffe rson, who presided, made the opening address. He eulogized the dead tragedian, speaking largely of his own personal friendship for him and relat" ing many incidents of his public and private benevolence. Toma.so Salvlnl delivered an address In Italian. This was translated by Henry Miller. He, too. like Joseph Jefferson, spoke m terms of the highest praise of the dead actor. Henry Irving closed tho speaking. He dwelt on his memories of Booth on English soil. Ill II GLAUS' ItElGX OF TKItltOR. Mlddletotrn, O., nt the Mercy of Hob Item with Record. MIDDLETOWN, O., Nov. 13. Burglars have begun a reign of terror hero. Twelve robberies have been reported here within the past ten days and the police have caught no one. Robbers broke open the private baggage car of the "Spider and Fly" company on the Biff Four switch and stole a quantity of good3, but left a. box containing the soubrette'a diamonds on the lloor. Last night John Schwartz and his family were chloroformed and robbed and Mrs. Goldsmith was drugged and robbed. Several unsuccessful attempts to break into stores and private dwellings were also ma.de. There is talk of a vigilance committee.

THE K.MGIITS OK LAHOR.

Poivdrrly Sn the Condition of the Order I tiood. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 13. Nearly all of the ninety delegates to the general assembly of the Knights of Labor, which meets tomorrow at Industrial hall, this city, have arrived and all of the ireliminary work with the exception of the committee on credentials has been concluded. It is declared by SecretaryTreasurer Hayes that nearly three score of proposed amendments have been acted upon by the committee on law. The chief topic of conversation among the delegates is over the conflict between Powderiy and Ifayc-s. To an Associated Press reporter Mr. Powderiy this morning said: "The general condition of the order is very good. We have a larger membership than we had a year ago by several thousand members, and the sentiment is a great deal healthier than it has ever been in the history of the organization. There is evidently a great desiro to close all breaches and differences not only tetween members of the organization, but between members of other Industrial organizations and ours. There is one in Philadelphia who is always preaching blood in the K. of L. and he fancies that his anatomy contains the alleged new blood, . and w henever he is sober enough to talk he gets off such ravings as this (referring to an account about the order) through a friend of his in the new-paper business." When questioned about the relations between himself and General Secretary rnd Treasurer Ilay, Mr. powderiy said that he knew of nothing new in the matter and thought that the whole question was settled in September last. To Itevite the Spule. PITTSBURG, Xov. i:. A call has been isrved for another national convention of (he amalgamated association of iron and Ftecl workers, to be he'd in this ity next Thursday, to revise th scale adopted by the convention last June, so that it will conform with the concessions made by the oü'.eers of th-i association to the manufacturers. 11AMC PRESIDENT ARIIESTEI). C'linrucd vlth t!e Embezzlement of !,.10,imm Sent to Jail. HQS TON, Nov. 11. W. F. Putman, president of the National granite bann of Exeter, N. H., was late this afternoon arrested at Young's hotel by United States Deputy Marshal Gallotipe charged with the emlezzlement of $J.(H0. The arrest was made at the instigation of Mr. Arthur O. Fuller of Exeter, the receiver cf the bank. Mr. Putnam has not been at Exeter for a month past and when arrested by the United Stites authorities lie said that he had been out West and j'ist returned. Mr. Putnam is charged directly with the embezzlement of a tive-hundrcd-doilar bond of the Leavenworth electric railroad. This latter embezzlement was the straw that broke the camel's back, it is said. This latter enithat between the 7th of April and the 17th of May of this year that he embezzled $iy.,00ij more. In conversation with a reporter Putnam stated he left Exeter about a month ago.. Since then he hs been in the West in the interest of the bank nrd only returned a few days a g' . "I have no lawyer." said he, "and must refuse to talk. I don't deny or athrm an thing, but will say that i am very much surprised at my arrest." He was arraigned before United States Commissioner Sanger and being unable to furnish bail was committed to jail. W. F. Putnam was the president of the national bank of Exeter, which recently went Into the hands of a receiver, the cashi -r f the company, C. F. Hyincton, refusing at that time to kec-p the bank in according to the order of th presio-nt. Mr. Pyington was upheld in his course and the comptroller appointed Mr. Fuller, a wellknown lawyer of Exef r, as receiver. TIT IN STi'F.I, RAILS. Plant Selling um I.otv as SUl.JM n Ton. PITfTSI'.URG, Nov. 10. Concerning the cut in steel rails reported last night, the Pittsburg Post will say tomorrow that it is In a position to state that the cutting on rails has been much greater than sui posed. Within a few days the Maryland steel company accepted an order f.r 15,0w tons of rails delivered on the line of the Boston & Albany railroad at $22 per ton, and within a couple of days the Carnegie steel company has sold rails at the phenomenally low price of ?21.00 nt the mill. This is slashing prices with a. vengeance and is unparalleled in the branch of the trade. The effect of it has been the disruption of the pool that has been in existence for the last four years. This combination has fallen to pieces pretty nearly in the same way and from the same cause that the beam trust did, and in consequence of the action of the same people. thh dk l'RANci: case. Rcleued nt Detrlot the Defendant oT t.oen to Knlamnino, DETRIOT, Nov. 10. Stonewall J. DeFrance, who is held in jail here on a charge of complicity in the noted Perrien abduction ca.e wa.s released today, but immediately rearrested on a warrant from Kalamazoo, Mich., charging him with the utterance of forged paper for $12..0ü. J. K. Wagner is tha complainant on this charge and DeFrance will be taken there tomorrow. DeFrance is also wanted in Chicago, St. Paul and several other cities on similar charges, but Kalamazoo officers secured the prisoner owing to the priority of their claim. Owing to the failure today of Detriot officers, who are in San Francisco, to obtain the extradition of Kennedy, who It is said could furnish testimony connecting DeFrance with the Perrien abduction, the prisoner had to be released. If DeFnnoe escapes conviction at Kalamazoo officers from Chicago or St. Paul will take care of him. St lli:ii AM) FLOVI) AHRESTED. The Smooth Y'ounsr Eiuhesslerv ul)hed nt Southampton. LONDON. Nov. 13. Philip Scheig. formerly paying teller of the bank of Mfnneapolis, and Frank Floyd were arrested at Southampton tonight on board the North German Lloyd steamer Saale from New York. Scheig is charged with robbing the bank of Minneapolis of $73,000 and Floyd is charged with being an accomplice In the robbery. Scheig and Floyd both made violent resistance tt arrest, and Scheig tried to use a revolver. They were soon overpowered and disarmed, two revolvers being taken from each man. They were then handcuffed and placed upon the tender and brought to Southampton, where they were locked up for the night. They will brought to London tomorrow. The baggage of the men, which Is supposed to contain tha bulk of the money stolen, was seized.

BOMBINATHEATER

Thirty Killed in a Crowded Play House in Spain. Others Trampled to Death in the Stampede. OUTRAGE BY ANARCHISTS. Two Dynamite Bombs Hurled, from the Gallery During the Progress of a Play at Barcelona. Scene of Terror Canned hy it Murderous Deed An American, Said to He A in o n h' the Kille: The Act Arouites tireat Ind Is tin t ion Throughout the Country Arrest of n Italian. BARCELONA, Nov. 8. A dynamite bomb thrown by alleged anarchists into j a crowded theater is the latest outrage and disaster to be recorded in - Spain. The Lieeo theater, on the ilambla de Capuchi'ies, the Italian opera house, a magnificent building, which is sometimes classed as the largest theater in Europe, was Riled last nifjht with a larg and distinguished audience, estimated to have numbered, nearly four thousand people. The opera "William Tell" was being performed fur the first time after a long interval. While the play as proceeding and the enjoyment was at its bight two dynamite bombs were suddenly hurled fiom the topmost gallery into the midst of the stalls on the lloor of the house. One of the bombs exploded with a terrible report, which shook the theater to its foundations and which scattered death and destruction upon all f-idts. The second bomb, happily, did not explode, having fallen in the lap of a lady, whence it rolled harmlessly to the lloor. !eeiie of Horror. The explosion of the bomb caused a scene of terror and confusion rarely witnessed in a theater. The whole audience rose to their feet with horror and dismay, hardly knowing what had happened, the building ringing with shrieks of fear, cries of pain ar.l exclamations of vengeance. For a monnnt the Lieeo was filled with smoke and dust, falling glass and plaster, which, causing a rattling din, added to the horrors of the situation and increased the feeling of terror and wild pynic which animated the vaft audience. The terrified crowd' fcaiing that at any moment another lornb might be thrown into their midst, completely lost all sense of control, all regard for women and children seemed to Vanish, and there was a tierce, mad hustling rush for the doors, nun and women fiercely fighting with each other as they crushed weaker once beneath tlKir feet in the effort to escape from th.' dynamite-shaken theater, leaving the wounded and dying behind them, tended only by a few of the cooler men, who remained faithful to their clear ones. In this mad rush many old people and children were severely injuie.1 through being trampled under foot, while others were severely bruised and crush- d by the outpouring crowd. Thus in a very few minutes, comparatively the theater was emptied, except of th dead and injured. The stalls presented a terrible sight. The part whore the bomb exploded was a ma.ss of splintered wreckage amid which lay a number of dead bodies, some cf them so terribly mangled as to be beyond recognition. Score Killed tiud Wounded. When the wreckage was in some degree? cleared away there were found fifteen dead bodies, of which six were those cf men and nine the corpses of women. The bodies of the unfortunate ladie" lay close together, th?ir bright colored evening dresses, laces and jewelry, gloves, hats and bonnets, and other finery drenched with blood and torn In the most fearful manner. It was reported, soon after the examination of the dead began, that a large proportion of the killed belonged to one family, who had taken a number of tickets, it Is presumed, forming a theater party In honor of the birthday of one of those lying there, shattered to death by the anarchist bomb. At some distance from the fatal spot, where the fifteen dead bodies lay beneath the wreckage, were groaning in agony many ladies and gentlemen who had been wounded by splinters of wood, pieces of glass ad fragments of iron. Of those wounded several were so seriously hurt that they may not recover from the effects of the explosion. The doctors who had been hastily summoned by the police arrived In quick succession, and Immediately commenced a careful examination of the victims of this latest honibla outrage on the part of the anarchists. Then the dead were removed and laid together, and the wounds of those who were more seriously hurt were attended to. Trampled to Death. The stairs and corridors were next searched for dead and wounded people who fell victims to that terrible rush for the doors which followed the explosion. Upon the stairs and in the corridors three persons were found lying dead, and a large number of seriously injured people were picked up. Throughout the night the theater was surrounded by a dense crowd of people, who packed the Rambla de Capuchines to the utmost and who was with difficulty kept back by a strong body of police. It seemed from the appearance of the streets thai the whole of the population of Barcelona was out of doors, and many were the expressions of bitter indignation from all sides against the anarchists. But while the people are indignant and madly incensed at the dynamite bomb outrage, followed so closely upon the attempt made by Talias to take the life of Capt.-Gen. Martinez, there is a universal feeling of consternation at the helplessness of the government in this emergency. All the houses Inhabited by suspected anarchists have been searched, and several arrests have been made. Among the first arrested were those of an Italian named Saldanl and a Frenchman named Aragon. It is presumed that the actual bomb-thrower has escaped, and mat tue police we eimijy

rounding up the anarchists' haunts with the hope of finding some clew to the actual penetrator e-f the crime. (Jen. Campos, soon as he was informed of the outrage, immediately wired to Madrid and government messages monopolized the wires for the remainder of the night. An American Killed. There is still much uncertainty as to the number of injured. Among the dead is an American named Figueras; his wife was badly wounded, but is now progressing favorably. Mrs. Figueras has not yet been Informed of her husband's death, as her condition does not warrant the sad news being communicated to her. The unexploded bomb was found under a. seat and Is identical with those used by Pallas, the anarchist. The second act of the opera had just commenced when the bombs were thrown, either from the fourth or fifth gallery. Fifteen persons were killed instantly and fifteen others have since succumbed. Eighty persons are in a serious condition, some of them from fright. The interior of the opera house is badly wrecked. The killed include a German named Roggenbrod, an Englishman named Ramm and a Frenchman named Verlon. Among the injured is a German by the name of Wicke, who was the representative of a North American firm. There are no Americans or Englishmen among the injured. An Italian Arrested. The Italian Saldani, who was arrested on suspicion of being responsible fur the outrage, declares his Innocence, but his statements are contradictory and he will be held pending further investigation by the police. Several wellknown Spanish anarchists have been arrested on suspicion that they have knowledge of the authorship of the crime. Marie Damerini, a sister of the prima donna of the opera, is reported to have been killed l y the explosion. A large number of German tourist.-; were in the audience, but ivne of th ni were injured. Saldani was arrested just after the explosi u. When h was taken before a judge he gave vague replies to the 'mentions put to him. The onlv definite bit of information that co'ild be got from him was that he was the leader o a recent strike of marble workers. A s-arch was mvle of his house, but nothing of a. criminating nature v. is discovered. At a council of the ministry tonight special powers were granted to the police. The new powers conferred an equivalent to the suspension of the habeas corpus. It is now reported that fifty wounded persons cannot recover. A considerable portion of the furniture of the theater was ruined and the decorations were damaged. The architect ha oidered that the house be t ; mp .rat ily closed. The cat CM r 'j he catf-'d a profound sensation throughout Speia. The authorities of Barcelona ar-' censured for permitting the perpetration f frequent outrages by anarchists or other 'awless persons. The queen reg 'n i is much upset over this fresh calamity coining so soon after the Santnmb-r ol.-'st r. Several additional anirthi.-is were arrested tonight. Later It has just been learned that Saldina has confessed. His full name i.3 Maurice Saldani.

ATTEMPTED TAI IIOHMETIY. I'e'ciiliur Story from 7-1 1 n neenia of nit Alleged Effort. ST. PAUL. Nov. 13. Near Worthington, Minn., last bight a gang of robbers attempted to w i eck the Omaha passenger train, sui posedly for the- purpoS' of robbery The- tnu-k was blocked so as to throw the train from the trac k and while awaiting is arrival the gang held up, siiot at:d robbed a passerby, which fact put the railroad officials on their guard and an engine sent befoie the regular train found the tra"-k spiked. The 'train was that from Sioux City, due here at 7:--;i' this morning, passing Worthington rtt 1:04 a. in. After leaving Sioux Falls junction the track passes down a very heavy grad on either side of which a steep em'rmkment, and on this graele ten s-pikes had been drawn from the rails by a gang of men intr-nt on wreck and robbery. It apiars that a firmer living about thre-e miles fro,n the junction, who had been to Worthington to get $3."0, shortly before dark started for home. About half a mile from the junction a gang of men working on the track called to him to halt, and on bis refusal, opened fire, wounding him in th." kg. When he recovered consclcuspess he was minus his cash. He rai.-e.l the alarm and section men sent along the track fount the spikes drawn at the m.i-t dangervi3 IKMut in the grade. The robbers evidently counted on the confusion to loot the train. No trace of the gang could be found. The wounded man's name is John B. Iverson. The railrcad otlie ials are doubtful of Tvr-rson's story, intimating that it is very peculiar. ALTGEI.I) 0 HECOUI). He Says There In Xot n Mnfile Anarchist in IllinnU. SPRINGFIELD, 111.. Nov. 13. Governor Alt geld was asked today if it was true that one of the conditions of the pardon of Fielden, Neebe and Schwab was that they should make r.o anarchistic speeches In tha future, and he replied: "In granting pardons to Fielden, Schwab and Neobe I did so because I thought them not guilty o' the crime charged, and for which the.' were sentenced, and In so doing I placed no conditions upon their pardons. I made no su eh conditions as charged, namely, that they must make no more speeches regarding anarchy. They may say there are no anarchists in the state not one1. If the papers would stop talking anarchy the matter would never again he heard of. The laboring men in Chicago and other places are as pood citizens as there are in any state. That they have a right to their own views on all matters and are entitled to express th name as such must I? Conceded by all citizens, and when such expressions are made the same should not be designated anarchistic speeches, thus placing the speakers in a wrong light. "No, sir; there is not an anarchist in the great state of Illinois; not one." Rnd with that the governor dismissed the subject MiM'.ns cnrsiiEi) nv slate. Three Killed und n Fourth Uadly Hurt nt AVelch, Va. WELCH. Va., Nov. 11. The slate roof in the Crozler mine fell in today, instantly killing James Block and crushing John Jones and J. P. Davis so badly that both died within an hour. James Davis, a fourth miner, was seriously but not fatally hurt. WHAT AY IL L, HARHIS SIAG .OWf The Author of "After the Ilnll" A el n, Chicago t.lrl. CHICAGO, Nov. 12. Charles K. Harris of Milwaukee, the author of the well-known song "After the Ball," was marrleu today to Miss Cora Lehrberg of Chicago. Their future residence will be in Milwaukee.

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Heroic Work decennary to ChecW the l-'lu men. MEMPHIS. Nov. 13 What promises to be one of the most destructive fires of late years was checked tonight by the fire department after a hcroie fight with the following losses: Sehmalz-Ried stove company, building and siock, total 1 ss, JTO.OOO. insured for $00,000; Lemmon tJale, wholesale dry good stcck, $1$0.000; building, $35, W0; loss on building by fire, $7,uw; loss on stock by water, $HtS.o00; insured for Jl'JO.OO.). Tho Young Men's Christian association had rom.s in the Schmalz-Ried building and found themselves hemmed in by the fire. Several jumped from the third story and were seriously and erhup fatally injured, though no deaths have yet been reported. It is claimed that other memlters were overcome by the heat and burned in the building, but nothing authentic is yet known. The injured are as follows: A. K. Perkins, secretary Y. M. C. A., skull fractured; probably fatally hurt. Charles it. White, arm broken and internal injuries. 11. Boardmau, leg broken and severely bruised. Joe Lyon, colored porter, wrists and head hurt. Two men, H. M. Sullivan and Frank O. Seabring. remained ;tt the windows until rescued by tic h'-.k and ' older brisc.'ide. They were badly burie-d and almost suffocated, but S"uii re. ov r-.-d. The injured men we.o taken t Si. Joseph's hospital and it Is thought wi'd recover with the exception of ivikins. It is claimed that two -oumr n:-:i were in the gymnasium on tie- foe.rth i'.. !, i'lul it is certain th.-:t they perished. They were so-n in th gyr.ir.;.;-iu?!i a few minut'-s before the el. win was give-ri. It has been leaine.i that a man nain d Thomas H. ;ond lost l is life by being burned in th- SchnaItUv id building tonijjht. WANTED 1(1 LYNt'il THEM. Close Cnll or Tvr Trnln-Wrcckcr Who Were Prisoner. LOUISVILLE, Nov. I?. A sp. ial from Mt. Vernon. Ky.. says: Th triin wrecke-rs, James Bel lew and d ant '!- lins. w ho v. ree ked mail train No. LS a few nights rgo, were taken fron the London jail today by United States deputy marshals and starod f -r Covington. When the tram reached tie pint where the wreck to.,1,: place this side ef Altamont, it stopped. Tiie tiain nn-n. in company with citizens and others, went into the . car and demanded the prisoners. The marshels vehemently I denied that the prisone rs were Collins j and Ilellew. but saiel they were some moonshiners whom tluy ware t. iking to Covington for tri :1. The tniin ra.-n, including Engineer Sodden and hi:5 lirema, wiK) Went down in the wreck, w --re among the men who d. -sired verg-aiice oa their would-be murder is. Th- , nginec r jerked a otu-hundn o-d"!iar bid from his pocket and said, " i ins is for the man that will tell ice thai th-. se nun. aie l'.cliew and V!!i:is, the n.en who wrecked my engine and thre.w me down a sixty-foot b,i!." No one ansv.ei-ed exempt (io marshals, who still denied the ha-ntitv of the pn---oners. Hob Lackey, a n-r''o, who v;s taken to London ye--'er,l -y as a Witness, was Piken up in the e nirino ard carried to this place, but could not 1 prevailed upon to give t!c p.-;,-, ri away, even on an c If -r of J'pii or a threat witli a revolver. The trainmen were dis'ippointed vh"'i the-y rceum-d th:.; point and were informed that their m u were on the train and '-'i off at Livingston junction, the point for chunking cars to go to C ev::: -'t ei. he m'oi.i: s:;o.ooo. Young Hillinrd. W iio itun Away to Europe. Arreste! i His Itetiirn. NEW YORK, Xov. 1". Detective Ibidelberg, from Superintendent Uyriivs's of!ie-e, boarded th.? ste.im r Wciva at ouarantine at S:.".l o'clock this nv ruing. He arrested a cabin j asse:,ger named L. A. Ililliard, age twenty-three, who embarked at Cibraltsr, and is wanted at Chicago for embezzling ii) from the Chicago Tribune, of which he wa.s cashier. He abseonde-d in September last and ran away to Europe. StaffOliicer Corwin of the Tribune, and Detective Wood of the Chi, nco joieo, with requisition paivrs, met the steamer at quarantine als, and will take charge of vhe young man. Hiiünrd tn.l, whi'e" abroad, attempted to com pre tnise f..r ?VH0 and . volunteered to pive himself up to the authorities. He was nK-t at quarantine by H. Eaton, an artist on the Chicago Tribune, who, it appears, wanted to induce him to give himself up and make restitution. O'CONNOR HAS A CO SCI K CH. He Stole IfLVMInnd Concluded to Con. fem the Crime. CHICAGO, Nov. 13. Officer John O'Connor, custodian of the police department, is under arrest, charged with having stolen SH.'M. O'Connor had charge of all of the stolen property recovered by the police and Ins been helping himself a little at a time for seven years. Two days before the as?a5sination of Mayor llarnson he confessed to the mayor that he was in trouble, but the mayor was mumer-vl before he could do more than tell the chief of police to look into the matter. O'Connor admit his guilt a net says that he confessed because his conscience troubled him.

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Crime of Five Masked Robbers Near Cairo, 111. The Engineer Covered and Made to Assist. THE EXPRESS CAR VISITED And. Several Valuable Packages Carried Away. None of the Passengers Ara Waited On. The Itoli). r l'crform Their Work So tnirtly That IVv of Them Kneivr of tlie Occurrence for Some Time Afterward 1 lie IIIinelH eulral OfliciiiW Without ;i lieu" to tllO ilolihcrs. C.n:0, IV... Nov. 11. Illinois Central train No. U, .!::. h ;v. ;, t :"i this morning, was stopp. 1 et M.ejiieU bridge. Ky., about eight ii.il s so;-h of Cairo, by f,vi ! bi.';--k( d ne n. s'n;- s d to have lniardeti j th ir.-ihi ..t 1 r.iweM. As t n as ths ' train s'. opp--d r -bKrs gair.ed entrance to j Iii1 ex rev:-? car ; -r. ! secure 1 V2 in cash ! and a valuable p-e-k-jre. tho contents of J whi -h are n ,t hv. v.r.. Th- robbers then ; 1 -ft the train ;..', r f rtbo woods. Thi ' train was m chas-jre 't Conductor CharDa See.-u-jn and I". .P. M' Xeal w;i messenger, both of whom lir-l several shots at th-- robbers, bat w'.'i.-ut e'T t. No clew I as. yet, ) The txpres.-t car v.::s rol l ! cf two ! nv-n.-y pa-.cgos, o, .- f u hi h was adj drc.-seei to J. S. Titas, Cki'-ago, and th . other, a l.-'.g. c r.Liir.' d j-n unknown amo'.nt ..f n -n- in transfer from 1 Memphis to Chi ;' . Th- express ia'-s-s-neer saej the 1 . :.:ai;a!er i-f the conj ten.s of th-' sai--. Sc. end Vice-President I Harab m f the Illinois Central ttlegraph- J W ord a!-r.g th lino to spare r.o j nvr.ey to l:ing the i Vo. rs t j the penitentiary and a reward will probably ba offered f tli. i. c. pi: i re. Engineer Cht ke mak ? th" following s;i t, -US - I "Three i.-a-n elin b I ow-r th tank J whoe v. e w. r- l-;a ing B:.rd-.vlh Ona j of th ia .';: I: j " 'Mr. Ci.rke. p-;'.l oat ;s s-e;i as you j iin.' at tile same th::- g.ai hing my left arm and l ulle'.g a 4ä- .i'.ib; e Colt's rej v'lv- r. 1 p'. ;cjug th w-cip-'U to my j ear )' b id ire to .! v.l. at they wanted ! done: that th. y did ?...t v. ;-h 1 hart me, I but woul 1 kid me if I d: 1 not tbey. j About that th;,? Fir. m.-.o Butler ran, j away 'o -i t ..n the pilot of the engine, i I v.v.rh d h ; t d )r:i r 1 pvt in soma j o'i! 1 i't tla-y v r.1 I re t aü ev me to get j o;Y !.-;.- s-Mt. c,,. ,,c the j..,',.-is did th ; liihi.; f a' i; ! : i jh;rlve!l t Tt. Jef- ! f. tv.oii. Th.-y toM r.e to i-top the cxj press car at Mayl. id tres'le. I toll ! tl: ia I 1 a. i j d a train et Fardwedl j and 1 h-.-h-'. -d vp-u a-'.Mi g them to let I i:e- a igo-Mii '1 tä ; i te, t the rear j eld of the tr.ii'l. Hey 1 fUScd to do SD. I but I insisted, e. ;. h: g that I w as a f rail ! . f the fr-i-:i. t train runr.ii.g into tas ! v.h'-n v e si j I ' h I :'-t V yh-ld trestle.They ma le pv- ;- t ':' th et: sir.- and g in fi .,i f th. in t- tie;- e; r-.ss c r door, i and th- y t id re t e the tb.-r. I ! ca '.i-1 McX :1 end t- it ! h:i to open up i and i.oi sh K.-r as I was in the front of ! the r hb. r.-s. en.- of th- ra want into th t x,.re .s . ar and -a:n- ut with seve-n.1 I bundh s and put tha i:! p. p. a l.oav y sack, j -l told i. e t pi' k th dynamite on the- platform f the car. which I iid and put into the s..ck. They then, ! had me to get .a t he peine anel carry I them to Ft. .b - "'i. because they I wanted to get t . t the su.vo factory. j They g' t c-U : 1 a-t Si-b about j twenty yards fr i.i the n-ud crossing at ( Fi. Jef:eJo!i. They got Khind fti)1 j piling an 1 tohl mo to pull cut L.t. t j ashc-J th' ia if the y were going tri both l tie p..s-o?-.evrs. Tiey fid m I pi, and that they did pot want anyj thing that I 1; el. The ioU-rs ci.rrie-i doLble-ban-'h d shotgan- with p'.sto-I , g:ij s. Two !' tie-r; h o had ten-inch , -M-cakbei- Cell's ievolvcrs. while the other bail st !ive-i:n ii C"it." j . it.: -!.s diner as to tu amount of ; money eordait.ed in the alr.nble packi age "sei ure.i." Tie Cairo oiheials say that the consignment consisted of $7. eeei, b;it this Mr. Hara'ian is inclined to doubt. Thf' only man whi knows exactly what was in the pro ka"e is tha Illinois general a cent at Memphis, wha consigned it to Chicago and his report probably will r.d be made public. Am-rican Express Messenger E. B. McNeil also tot.d as l.;it;.i).'tinan. Tha ollieials c f thv1 ex) ies and railrrd companies have jm fanlt to lind with th fsurreiT'- r nt the e. ni ma e d of the arme.1 men. In f.-ct, they ti r" rather delighted that Mi N'eil .nec r l-d all f the valuable paclotce.-; he ..,:!d in the short time i-f waining thnt h-- had. But few ot the ra-sc m.'' l" of t lie I rain were awara of the fobbt-ry at the- tin,.-. A EI.E(iVT mihvi; TOXIC. Iloffiirii'M Velil l'hiphnte. Dr. II. r. Und-ny, V.Jiitewater. Wis., says: "I have : !c -rib -d it with excellent results in dyspeptic and nervous troubles, lied eorsitivr it an excellent nerve and geiural tonic."