Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 19, Number 13, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 9 June 1897 — Page 2

-UEBANA’S HORROB. Citizens of the Town Shot and a Negro Raviaher Lynched. Mob Attack, the Jolt sod , 'ls Flrfed Upon by the Militia—- ■ Story of the Night of Traffedte*. Urbana, 0~ June 5. at 2:39 Friday morning two liveß were lost and ten citizens were wounded. At T:3O a. m., Charles Mitchell (colored), the cause of all the trouble, was taken from the jail by infuriated citizens and lynched. The two previous nights and Thursday portended the gravest danger, but no. such results were anticipated as those within the five hours from 2:30 to 7:30 a. m. Friday. Including the brutal Mitchell, there are three dead and ten wounded. All of the victims were indnocent citizens who were spectators on the scene of excitement except Mitchell. In addition to this list, it is feared that Mrs. Eliza Gaumer, who was criminally assaulted by the negro, will not recover, and several of the injured are in a serious condition. Besides this list of casualties there is such intense feeling against some of the officials that it will not be wiped out in the present generation and further complications are apprehended in the future. While the past two nights and the past two days witnessed scenes of lawlessness and bloodshed, yet the feeling at no time has been as intense as it is at this hour. The body of Mitchell was exposed all day in a rough coffin, add it intensified the feeling among the masses who witnessed it. The Victims.

Following is a revised list of the killed and wounded in the riot of Friday mornIng: Dead—Harry Belt Urbana, shot in the head, instantly killed: Upton Baker, a farmer living north of Urbana. Fatally Wounded—Wesley Bowen, of Cable, shot In the hip; Zack Wank, Urbana, shot In the groin and leg. Other Wounded— Dennis Graney, Urbana, right foot, slightly; Dr. Charles Thompson, North Lcwlsburg, head, slight; 8. 8, Deaton, Urbana, prosecuting attorney, leg, Blight; Gus Welser, Urbana, in the face, > painful; Ray Dickerson, Urbana, shoulder, oerlous; John McKeever, Urbana, right arm, painful; Ray McClure, Urbana, right arm, painful. Mob Fired On by the Militia. The early morning scenes—the fierce, Blood-thirsty fui'y of the mob, the determined attack on the jail and the reply of the" iiiilitia vVith fire and leadthat laid low many innocent spectators —will be as a nightmare in thememories of those who witnessed them. Angry citizens began to collect early Thursday determined “to lynch Mitchell Jer his terribly brutal assault on Mrs. Eliza Gaumer. The local militia was called out and, by dressing Mitchell up in soldier's uniform, the authorities succeeded in smuggling him into the courthouse where he pleaded guilty to the charges and was sentenced to 20 years in the penitentiary, the extreme penalty for the crime. W r hen he had been returned to tits jail, the enraged crowd learned what had been done and resolved that he should not be taken o°ut of town alive. At 2:30 in the morning the jail was stonped and the door bnttered in. The sheriff ordered the militiu to fire and when the report of 20 rifles had died away a dozen or more of the innocent spectators lay writhing on the ground. The mob then fell back ahd the dead and wounded were tenderly cared for. Anticipating the fury of ° the mob the sheriff telegraphed for more troops and at 7:10 militia nrrived. They were received with hoots and jeers and were Rtoned and besmeared with mud. The mayor advised that they withdraw, fearing a riot. The local militiu hud in the meantime withdrawn to the sheriff’s quarters, and when the Springfield troop hnd disappeared in the direction of the depot the crowd made ft rush for the jail, battered in the door, secured their vifltim, dragged him out at the end of a rope, nnd, after stamping and beating him nlmost to denth, the hundreds of willing hands strung him up to the nearest tree. Tim body wns later cut down, put in a plain pine box nnd placed in the courtyard where it wns viewed by thousand#: ‘ ■ Cot. Dnslincll Arrives. : Gov. JUislincll arrived Friday, night to Investigate the trouble, nnd especiul- * 1 y the netion of the troops. While the Urbana company is Overwhelmed with local sentiment ngainst their net ion, they nrc also liable for abandoning their post of duty. Capt. lz*onnrd 14 withdrew the guards about seven a. m., and the Springfield company took orders from the mayor Instead of the sheriff when they turned back from the oourtliouse. Gov. Bushnoll wns attending an encampment at Wooster Thursday night and wus met by n delegation from here on his return to Columbus Friday afternoon. SluTinr’H Life In Danger. These citizens from Urbana usked for protection by troops of Sheriff McLain, ngainst whose life threats have been freely made, nnd if lie were here it is believed that there would bo trouble again. Sheriff McLain left litre at. two p. m., nnd arrived at Springfield at t hreo —p. mcn route to Dayton, lie one a pod *>7 the bock door of the jail, and claims that dynamite was being prepared to blow him up. Iu the excitement nnd bitterness that prevail it is nlmost impossible to get at the facts as to the responsibility for tho loss of life, but it is generally claimed that Sheriff McLain ordered the troops to fire. - ■ ■ Consideration of Tariff. Washington, June s.—The senate bad a period of speechmuking Friday, and as a result little progress was made On the tariff bill. The advance covered about two pages, or seven paragraphs, and brought the senate up tuthe wood schedule, the first item of which was considered but not completed. - \ . Won the Knur Halt Derby. Epsom. June 3* —The Derby of 1897, Derby stakes of 0,000 sovereigns, was won Wednesday by J. Gubbin’e brown colt Galtee Moore by Kendal, out of Morgnnette. The course was about lft miles.

OANOVAB TO STAY. Unexpected Solution of IftsM Sis. laterlnl Crisis. Madrid, June 7.—The queen regent has confirmed Senor Canovas, the premier, iff his ministerial powers, and the cabinet will remain in office with personnel and policy unclinngeil. All the lending members of the senate and of the chamber of deputies who were Consulted by her majesty, as well as three marshals, have advised the recall of Capt. Gen. Woylcr from Cuba. At a cabinet council held Sunday afternoon at bis residence Senor Canovas. the premier, announced tfant the queen regent had renewed bis powers and those of tbe cabinet in terms most flattering to him and ail bis colleagues. It is understood that the government does not contemplate any immediate change in the supreme command in Cuba. The surprise and displeasure of the various sections of the opposition arc not easy to describe. London, June 7.—The Madrid correspondent of the Times says: The solution of tbe crisis is n general surprise, as raheb, perhaps, in ministerial ranks Ns in the world ut large. It was thought, not without reuson, that the counsels of the higher military authorities, as represented by Marshal Campos. Marshall Blanco nnd Marshal Dominguez, would have inclined the crown toward a radical and distinct change of policy in the Cuban campaign. This idea wus especially prevalent, as. Senor Canovas has himself admitted that, both as regards reforms and tlio conduct of the war by Capt. Gen. Weyler, his own hopes and aspirations have scarcely been fulfilled. The only explanation is that the first thought of tbe premier is so vindicate bis amour propre so fur ns the liberals are concerned, and when this is established to find occasion at nn early date so to modify the cabinet us to satisfy the liberals uud to terminate the deadlock before tbe cortes assembles, which will probably not be for several months. The gravo questions now confronting Canovas are as regards American intervention und the retention of Weyler. No doubt remains that the Spanish people nre confident thut Weyler has been far from successful in his campaigns in Cbba, and it is known that within n week Campos. Blanco and Domiuguez.with all the leading mem be rsof the cortes. both in house and senate, have Informed thb queen regent of this popular feeling ngainst Weyler. and have advised that Nf b* 1 recrtled. The obstinnte faet remains, however, that Cunovas, as head of the government, is the chief adviser of her majesty, and if he tnststs that Weyler shall remain in Cuba, there he shall stay, or the government of Spain shall pass into the hands of Sngasta. It is probable that a sharp game of diplomacy will now be played by Canovas against the United Stntes, nnd he needs n strong hand to win out. In a day or so the repport of President McKinley's special envoy to Cuba, Mr. Calhoun, will have been made publie, and much depends on its contents nnd Its recommendations. The belief here is Hint Calhoun's report will only further Inflame the American mind against Spain for the cruel manner in which it has conducted the Cuban war. This being conceded, the fear is entertained thut the house of representatives will incontinently adopt the belligerency resolutions passed by the senate, and thnt President McKinley will be compelled by public clumor to glva . them his approval. These nre the grave conditions thnt Canovas must try to counteract and It is doubted thut he will succeed. The prediction made here is thnt the outlook is for days of anxious tension between Spain and the United States. A CURRENCY PLAN. Outline of Scheme Which Secretary (t*(e Is rerfcotlnitNew York, June 7.—A dispatch from Washington says Beeretury Ongeis prepuring u financial meusure to he submitted to congress next winter. In ptp> suanee of this plan he has sent out a letter to 200 leading bankers and merchants inviting suggestions for placing the currency upon n sound basis, lu outline the Hebeme wlll embrace the gradual retirement of 4lie greenbacks und the. substitution of national bank notes therefor; allowing nnttffifiil bunks to issue to the full limit, instead of 00 per cent., us now; reducing the tax on untlonitl bank circulation"from one per cent. toTone-fourth of one percent.,and limiting the denominations of bank notes nnd all other paper money'to ten dollars, and substituting silver for all below ten dollars. There will probably be a provision for branch banks, and there is a suggestion-that state and municipal bonds may be used usn basis for not to exceed 50 per cent, of tie note circulation. CLOUDBURST IN FRANCE. r One Life Lost anti Valuable I*roper I y Destroyed. Paris, June 7.—A cloudburst in tha bill country of the province of Iscre. tn southeastern France, has caused tho overflow of the river Morge and the destruction of A number of paper mills a"ll Ttlk factories, as well as houses along tbe bunks. At the towuaof Voiron and Moiruus the river rose suddenly 20 feet. Oue person wuYdrowned. aud the loss of pro|>erty is estimated ut 10,- , 000,000 francs. Four thousund factory operatives ure thrown out of employmeat. Stride la Vienna. Vienna. June 7.—A general street railway strike is in progress in this city. All the employes, including the reserve men. have gone out. Only a Tew cars ure run tn the day"and these nre guarded by strong bodies of police. Thus far there has been no violence, and the strikers show n disposition to eecure their ends in orderly fashion. SMteMMI Twenty-Three Sailors boat, London. June 7.—A specml dispatch from Dieppe says that the French Trawler Liberto, recently engaged in Hie Iceland fisheries, has been iMt, with 2? members of ber crew.

UNHAPPY CUBA. Gloomy Report on Her Condition by Gotomlasloner Calhoun. The Islaad Devastated aid Fast Becoming Depopulated—Retlceat as to His Mission—Omtllne of Lee's Report oa Rais Case. New York, June B.—William J. Calhoun, who was sent to Cuba as a special commissioner to investigate the circumstances of the death in tbe prison of Dr. Ruiz, an American citizen, reached this city on his return Monday. He was accompanied by George W. Fish back', his secretary, and Charles N. Pepper, a Washington newspaper correspondent, who went to Cuba with the commissioner. Ramon O. Williams, formerly United States consul general to Cuba, game on the some steamer. Mr. Calhoun said that the commission held three sittings between May 20 and June 1 at Havana, Hegulus and Guansbacon. The papers cxnndncd in the case were chiefly military records. The final report will be made to Washington by Gen. Lee. Mr. Calhoun declined to give his opinion on the case. •'At the session of the commission.” Mr. Calhoun said, In responso to a reporter's questioning, "we examined several witnesses, but when you ask me If they were plentiful, I can only say that they did not run after us, and we had to use no force to keep them away. They were composed of Spaniards and Cubans. The Spanish witnesses, and. In fact, all of those who testified, were so surrounded with safeguards that it was Impossible to get at the naked truth. One person whom we would have liked to hear could n|>t be found. This was Fondsvella, who commanded the Spanish In the Guanabacoa territory. He disappeared, and ,It was Imposslblo to find him. Capt. Gen. Weyler did not put tn an appearance at the investigation. We Inspected the Jail at Guanabacoa, and when we were there It was' suspiciously clean.” "We learned that Dr. Rui* was arrested on Fobruary 4,charged with having some connection with an assault which took placo In a railroad train between Guanabacoa and Havana. He was placed In solitary confinement, or, as It IS known there, ho was Incommunicado. Thirteen daya later ho was taken out of his cell on account of his mental and physical condition. It was then found that he was suffering from a severe wound on the head, and ho died two hours after his release from the cell In which the secret of his Injury Is burled. The question of the deceased doctor's American cltlaeoship was never denied. The, autopsy showed that ho died from congest lon of the brain. His remalns'were Interred at Guanabacoa. We had no positive or direct proof of any assault whatever, and the ’conclusion arrived at must be based on the detailed evidence in the report of Consul-General I.ee, whfeh is now op Its way to Washington. I, myself, will make no report, and I prefer not to say anythin* as to my idea of the affair until the report Js made public by the proper authorities at, Washington. In a later conversation, Mr. Calhoun said: "The Island of Cuba is rapidly being devastated by a relentless, cruel and bitter civil war, so that In a short time It will not be worth anything to anyone. It Is difficult to get at the exact situation there. In the first place, there Is a severe censorship of the press, and those who are naturally friendly to the Cubans hardly dure to express their views and opinions. Furthermore, the adherents of both sides are, exceedingly intense. They tell their stories Just as they want you to believe them. From the Spanish poipt of view, the Island Is practically pacified, and from that of the Cubans the Insurgents never were in such excellent shape as they now are.” ”What Is the condition of the country?” "It seems to be entirely depopulated, and there are no signs or any buildings standing except.at the railroad stations. These by tho wify, are practically forts. I was generally informed thfct the same condition of affairs exists throughout the Cuban Island from Havana to Plnar del Rio, except In the extreme enstern end. There Is where tho Cubans get their supplies and their cattle. They control that section. It was the portion of the Island which held out ten years In the last war. Cuba is undoubtedly a magnificent country. It Is Huh and beautiful, and the soli responds boun t i fullyjo the seed. - J "While 1 am not called upon to make any formal report to the president, because 1 a filed merely as counsel to Gen, Lee, In the Ruiz case, still 1 may be asked to tell Mr. McKinley and the secretary of stute of the things which 1 have seen and heard In my brief trip to the island of Cuba. In thut case, 1 readily will do so.” Chicago, June B.—The Tribune publishes u special 'copyrighted by W. it. licurst, which purports to be ConsulGeneral Lee’s report on tbe Ruiz case. In it the consul general says the truth with reference to the dentil of Dr. Rail will never be known. It has been impossible to discover whether he killed hintself or wus killed by someone else. He, however, throws the blame for his deathTMT-Bpain, because of that cxiuntry’s violation of treaty obligations ;u the manner of its treatment of Ruiz while the latter was a prisoner, and roundly scores the jailers. POSTAL CONGRESS. Moat of It* Work Completed— I To Meet lu Home In ItHUi. Chicago, June B.—The Universal Postal congress will hold itSyuext sextennial convention at Rome, Italy, in Februury, 1903. This decision wus reached'til the last meeting of the body ut Washington, but was withheld from tbe public. It will be formally announced ut the close of the presetit convention next week. The congress hus disposed of all the vvprk before it save for signing the general convention or treaty nnd to take final nctigp on the question of parcels post, looking principally to extending the parcels post arrangements of this country, w ith various individual couuiries like Great Britain, Auatria-Hungury. France, Germany jind Belgium. The formal convention is now being printed und the remaining work will occupy scarcely a couple of days. Many of the delegates have booked to leave New York on the 17th. ~ , ■ Cannot Consolidate. Baltimore. Md.. June 8. Receiver* Coweu & Murray, of the Baltimore A Ohio railroad, say that a consolidation of the U. & O. and b-A Oi Southwestern is un impossibility under present conditions. The former road is iu the hands of the United States court, while the B. & O. Southwestern has separate organization nnd is hot in the hauds of receivers. Consolidation could only be effected by both lines being on the same basis and by the oonseut of all the bom Rudders. The consolidation step hns not even been considered by the It. & O. people.

RACES AT WAR. Bloody EstMßtm Between White* sod negroes. .; Atkins, Ark., June 2.—A race war is in progress in Lee township. Pope county, five miles south of Atkins, in which two or three men have been killed or fatally wounded. The killed or fatally Injured so far as can at present be ascertained an?: Will Gaylord (colored), whipped to death by a mob of whites; Jesse Nickels, terribly cut with knives by negroes, will probably die; white man, name unknown, fatally shot by gang of negroes; Benson Edgge (white), shot bjr deputy constable, extent of injuries not known. Constable C. E. Edgge, badly cut. The trouble began Sunday night when a gang of three or four negroes attacked two white men, Jesse Nickels and J. B. Hodges, with knives and pistols. A terrible fight took place, Jn which young Nickels was cut by the negroes. Nickels attempted to cut one of the negroes, and the white men defended themselves with fence rails. The negroes then began firing, and, aa one of the white men had been shot, the negroes fled. Warrants had been issued for the negroes on Monday, but they declared that they would not be arrpsted. Reason Edgge (white) joined in with the negroes to help them resist arrest, and when • officers went to the scene Reason Edgge attacked Constable C. E. Edgge with a knife and inflicted dangerous injuries. George Edgge, a deputy constable, succeeded in arresting Reason Edgge after he shot him in tbe nrm. Monday night one of the negroes, William Gaylord, who had participated in the riots, was taken from his home by a mob supposed to be composed of white men, and after being stripped was tied to a post and beaten into insensibility. He was still alive but unconscious when found, and has since died. COST ONE LIFE. Workman Killed la a Disaster to a New York Bnildln*. New York, June 4. —Five enormous tanks, each containing 13,000 gallons of water, fell five stories through the new building of David S. Brown & Cos., soap manufacturers, at Twelfth avenue, Fifty-first and Fifty-second streets, Thursday morning, burying two men under thousands of tonß’of debris. The body of William Fraser, 40 years old, a surveyor in the Employ of the Otis Elevator company, was takei from the ruins during the afternoon. Jacob-Jacobson, a carpenter, is missing. There were 15 men in the building at the time of the accident. There was not a second’s warning of the fall of the tanks. They had been filling with water for testing and were nearly full. The tanks Were each 13 by 13 feet square by 20 feet in height. They were made of sheet iron and were a quarter of an inch thick. At the fall of the tanks they carried down iron girders and beams a foot in width and four inches in thickness, snapping them as if they were pipestems. There was no stopping us they struck the floors in succession, so enormous was the weight of the tanks. Neffotlatlons for Peace Begin. Constantinople, June 4.' —The ambassadors of the powers andTewfik Pasha, the Turkish minister for foreign affairs, held the first sitting of the peace conference Thursday afternoon at the Tophanc palucdl It is understood that the result of three hours of deliberation was that Count Nelidoff, the Russian ambassador, will prepare a memorandum as to the rectification of the frontier; M. Cumbon, the French ambassador, a memorandum as to the capitulations In the case of Greek subjects Uv-Turkey, and Sir Philip Currie, the British ambassador, a memorandum us to indemnity. Remarkable Chess Playing. Waifiinftsß, Jmss wonderful record in chess play was made by P. N. Pillsbury, the expert, at the Washington Chess club. He played simultaneously thirty chess and six checker games, many of his contestants being chess experts in this city. After fiVei hours’ consecutive playing the contest closed, Pillsbury having won 27 games _at chess nnd four,at checkers. Three chess and one checker game resulted in a draw and one checker game was lost. RfTokfi Forest Order. Washington, June s.—The president signed the sundry civil bill Friday, which contnins the compromise amende ment concerning the forestry reservations. The amendment suspends the proclamation of President Cleveland dated February 22 last, under which 21,000,000 acres were set aside from the public donjainjts forestry reservations until the first of next March. Consul-General Lee's Successor. Washington, June 6.—Special Comjfalssioner Calhoun will reach Washington from Havana next Monday or Tuesday. It is understood that ex-Repre-sentative Aldrich, of Illinois, is to be appointed consul-general at" Havana, and that his appointment will be made in the near future. x ■ Ya For Mayor of Greater New York. New York, June 4.—Seth Low, president of Columbia university, and "formerly mayor of Brooklyn, has been selected as a candidate for mayor of Greater New Y’ork bjr the executive committee of the Citizens' union. Gea. Haffairs Dead. Richmond, V(L, June 3.—Gen. Daniel Buggies is dead at his home in Fredericksburg after nn illness of several months. ITe was born in Barre. Mass., in 1810, entered West Point as a cadet July 1, 1829, and graduated June 30, 1833. Gen. Buggies resigned his commission lit the United States army and ‘tendered his service to the state of Virginia at the beginning pf the civil warr He jterved in the Seminole war; also in J'.lprida in 1836 and IS4O. Firo tn the wharf property along the river froqt nL Alexandria. vi„ caused a loea of SIOO,OOO.

TRAINS COLLIDE. Disobedience es Orders Causes Five Death's la WisconsinHudson, Wis., June B.—Tbe most disastrous wreck that ever occurred on this division of'tbe Chicago, St. Paul, 'Min* neapolis & Omaha railway occurred Monday afternoon on the double track going west from tbe junction. The way freight No. 41, going west* was ordered to take the right-hand track, but for some unaccountable reason took the left track and was running at the rate of 18 miles an hour when upon turning a short curve on a downgrade they came upon a work train backing east and toward them at a speed of 35 miles an hour* The collision was something terrific. On the rear of the work train, struck by engine 41. was the boarding car. in which were four men belonging to the work crew. Their names are Thomas Ricly, E. S. Hurd. Milton Swain and Joseph Leightheiser. all of Lan Claire. Win. They were never aware of their danger and were undoubtedly instuntly killed. The car immediately took fire wd their bodies were burned in the rtrreck before they could be rescued. Herman Reby. fireman of the pile driver on the train, wns also killed, but his body was rescued; although the machine and car were burned. Frank Thayer, of Altoonn. a fireman, wns fatally injured. A. Seittleman, engineer of the pile driver, of Menominee, Wis., has his leg3 badly bruised,liis nose broken and is internally injured, will probably die; JamesOwens.theconductor.was slightly injured; Engineer Brogan had his head bruised and face injured. All the crew on No. 41 escaped injury. Both engines are totally wrecked and burned, with the boarding car. pile driver arid one furniture car. At a late hour the wreck was cleared up and traffic was resumed. The remains of the four victims who were killed and afterwards burned hove not been found, however. The wreck was caused by the disobeyance of orders by Engineer James Owens, of the work train, nnd the conductor, who were given right of way to the west-bound track. They forgot their orders and took the east-bound track and did not discover their error until too late. Owens is nearly crazed and a guard hns been placed over him and both have gone to headquarters. The damage is estimated nt $60,000. ELECTIONS IN ILLINOIS. Heiislt ot tlH*t o;i>i( for nJndjre* In Various Districts. Chicago, June B.—The judicial election on Monday was carried by the republicans, who elected all of their candidates by pluralities of about 12,000 in the city, and 4,000 iu the county outside of the city. Although the ticket was called .''republican,”- it included ajl of the 14 judges now on the bench irfthe circuit court —eight republicans and six democrats. In addition to the judges of the circuit court, onejudgeof the superior court and one justice of the supreme court were voted for, but Magrwder for the latter position and Brentano for the former were indorsed by both republicans and democrats. The silver party had five candidates in the field for the circuit bench, but its candidates secured but about onefifth as many votes as the republicans. Interest in the election was small, scarcely half of the regular vote being polled. The amended Torrens land title law was overwhelmingly adopted. Dispatches from all over the state show that the following were elected supreme court judges: First district, David J. Baker (rep.); Second, Jesse J. Phillips (deni.); Third, Jacob W. Wilkin (rep,); Fourth, Janies H. Cartwright (rep.); Fifth, Benjamin D, Magruder (rep.). Republicans elected circuit court judges in the following districts: First. Fifth, Sixth, Ninth, one in the Tenth. Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth. Fourteenth, Fifteenth and Seventeenth. in all other districts democratic cantlmates were elected.* * A SCORE SLAIN. Twenty Lives Lust by Holler Explosion In Mexico. City of Mexico, June 8. —A boiler exploded Monday morning iu the print works of Noriega Bros., in Puebla,causing the death of 20 or more persons, tbe number not being positively known, as it has been impossible to remove the debris caused by the explosion. A part -of the holler wns carried high in the air anti precipitated in the roof ofa house in the neighborhood, killing an old man jtnd three chi|dren. An iron beam front tbe works was hurled through the roof of another house, carrying away a part of the front wall and balcony 1 , and literally buried in the street. A fireman three blocks from the scene.of the explosion had hlshend completely torn off. Troops surrounded the depot and laborers are searching-for the bodies. LOSS TO lOWA f ARMERS. Ravages of Hog Cholera Last Year Coot Over f22,000,000. Des Moines, la., June B.—Reports from 61 counties show that in these counties 1,344,158 hog* died of cholera last year. These reports are from returns by township assessor*, tabulated by the county auditors and returned to the auditor of state for the state weather and crop service. The returns nre reliable, and will show that about .2,225,000 hogs died of cholera in the state last year. A fair uverage price of a hog is ten dollars, so the loss will be over $22,000,000. Spaniards Repelled. Key West, Fla., June B.—The forces of Reina battalion had a fierce combat at Saguna Colornda, Pinar del ltio province, lasting three hours. The insurgents obliged the Spaniards to keep at a distance. The Spaniards retreated, carrying with them many dead sad wounded. At Alonzo Rojas. Plnar del Rio province, a Cuban hospital was attacked by Spanish soldiers. 20 women and many children being rancheted. Dropped Dead. Chicago. June B.—C. D. Mosher, a prominent photographer, dropped dead •f bear*, di-vase in a restaurant Monday.

DAMAGE 18 GREAT. Der*co from Re. cent Clawn< im Kroner. Fans, J une B.—The latest details from Grenoble, in the department of Isere, show -that the desolation wrought by the cloudburst which caused the river Morge to overflow Its banks Is far more extended than was at first supposed. The deluge of water caused enormous landslides of trees and sand from the mountains into the valley, overwhelm, lug houses, burying cattle and destroying other property. In many villages the fleeing inhabitants left everything behind them. Almost all the riverside factories were destroyed, und no fewer than 500 workshops were wrecked. The town of Voiron presents a lamentable appearance. All the bridges are gdne and the streets are filled with masses of debris washed out from the factories and shops, bales of cloth, rolls of silk and similar manufactured products, while the roadß of the town and -*■ the district round about are simply impassable and choked with rocks and fallen trees or gullied with great wash- • outs. Voiron is without gas, as the gas works have been destroyed. Many of the principal merchants are absolutely ruined, and thousands of workmen are not only witbcyit employment, but without shelter. So sudden was the onrush of the waters that hundreds barely escaped with their lives. In many of the cases and shops the occupants were up to their shoulders in water before they knew what had happened. It is reported that a family of six perished, but thus far only two bodies have been found. Many stories are told of heroic rescues. Along the.whole valley the crops aie completely destroyed and the farms themselves are all more or less damaged. As the waters slowly subside they leave behipd great stretches of mud, in which the soldiers, aided by the Inhabitants, are working ceaselessly at cutting channels to allow the waters, gathered in the hollows, to return to the river. The municipal authorities have decided to blow up the dam at Castelloa to facilitate the escape of the water, which is still three feet deep in many houses, especially at Moirans, where buildings are constantly collapsing. UPHOLDS THE MILITIA Governor of Ohio fsyi Soldiers at Irlmnn Only Did Their Duty. TUnoinpatL June 8. (iov. I&ishnell in a letter to the Commercial-Tribune, says: _ “The members of-the national guard at " Urbana did their duty and are entitled to the support of the state. Lamentable as the results were, their efforts were to maintain the majesty of- the law, and they should be upheld by all the people.” Adjt.-Uen. Axline says: "A careful examination of Ukbana fails to show that the national guard's conduct was anything but that of courageous and obedient soldiers, anti when the public is In full possession of ali the factsand complications that surrounded the service, the unwarranted criticisms that have gone out to the world will be speedily corrected.” Capt. Leonard, of the Urbana military company, is here us the guest of the state at the Neil house, until he can return home. Citizens of Urbana have telephoned him to come home.tissuring him sufety. He left the jail in u buggy and was recognized. When somebody shouted: “Hang him,” the horse was put to full speed. Sheriff McLain reached home on the Big Four train from Springfield Monday afternoon. He was met at the depot by Deputy Sheriff Kirby in a cab, and was hurried off to his mother’s home. Mayor tianson, in a card, condemns mobs. He says that all was done by the sheriff to save Mitchell that could have ~ been done, and if more force had been used men, women und childreu would have been killed. The feeling here has subsided very much. A strong reaction has set in and the best public opinion favors protection to the fullest for Capt. Leonard and his company. SHUT DOWN. Nearly 1,000 Men Thrown Ont of Work at Cleveland, O. Cleveland, 0., June B.—At noon Monday the entire plant of the Standard Oil works in this city shut down for an indefinite period. The foreman told the men that there would be ho work for weeks anj may be a much longer time. The men believe that during that time another section of the plant will be abandoned, carrying out the Standard’s policy us making in this city only enough oil and other produets to supply the home demand. Close to 1,000 Wien are thrown out of work by the shut down. It is said that the Stundard has an immense stock on hand in the Kingsbury liun warehouses, enough in fact, to supply all the demand in this district until January 1, 18S18. or longer. - Lawyer Kill. an tcdllor. Kudiyore, I. TANARUS., June B.—James Williams, .editor of the Chronicle, was shot and killed here Monday by Clarence R Douglass, of this city, an uttorney and prominent republican, llotli men were of high standing and widely known. 1 be killing is the result of an attack made on Douglass through the columns of the Chronicle. Douglass is now in jail. Seeks Immigrants for Australia. St. Louis, June.B.—Joseph D. Bussell. - commercial agent of the Queensland, Australia, government, passed through St Louis en route to New York Monday. Mr. Bussell says, he is here to interest capitalists and practical agriculturists and to secure emigrants. , Outrage, by Tarklab Soldier*. j Athens. June 8. —ls is, officially an* 1 nounced that the Turks have commit* ted serious excesses hi Kpinia, violating women, defiling churches and en* PMfing in general pillage. The Turkish irregulars, it is further announced, ha\e committed similar excesses in ths-~-tfllages nround Lariam. , .... E* r ***qaake to Mexico. Lity of Mexico, June B.—Earthquake* *ere experienced Sunday In the state of Oaxaca and some da mu ire was dime . on thi isfhmus G s Tehuantepec. wb> f I'ght ly.l, constructed houses were v cracked. One shock lasted seconds*