Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 October 1889 — Page 3

THE NEWS OF THE WEEK.

DOMESTIC. Snow in northern Minnesota. Arizona Is a candidate for Statehood. Forest fires rage around“ Portland, Mich. Chicago brewers gave $200,000 to the World’s fair fuhd. Diphtheria is said to prevail, among the poorer class at Decatur, 111. Fifteen people were burnt in a railroad wreck at Wichita, Kansas, Tuesday. : Eight hundred people of Woodville, 0., are suffering from typhoid fever and diphtheria. The strike of switchmen on the Louis ville and Nashville ended, Friday, disastrously to the strikers. The Belford-Clarke publishing company of Chicago has compromised with its creditors and will resume business. Masked men entered the postoffice at Fargo, Dak., Monday night, tortured the night clerk until he opened the safe, and then robbed it of $125. The Supreme Court of Illinois has decided that a railway company allowing newsboys on its cars is responsible for any damage they may receive. The St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad will ask permission of Congress, at the coining session, to build fifteen hundred miles of railroad in Indian Territory. In many parts of Minnesota the earth is perfectly dry to a depth of seven feet. Stock is suffering greatly for want of water, farmers in some instances being compelled to haul it ten miles. . Hon. W. H. Kimben, member of Parliament, from London, England, is in Cincinnati, on the way to Rugby, He says the Rugby colony in Tennessee is about to prove a rich investment for the English stockholders. A special dispatch from Helena, Mont, Friday says: The vote of Jefferson county was canvassed Thursday, the result being that the Democrats lose a State Senator. This leaves the Upper House of the Legislature a tie, but the Democrats will have a majority of seven on joint ballot. It has developed that Congressman Ab ner Taylor, of Chicago, Senator Farwell’s partner, a man of fifty-five or sixty years, eloped a month ago with the twenty-five-year old daughter of Col. A. C. Babcock, a prominent Republican politician, who opposed the lovers’ union. The elopers were married in Michigan; and have just returned to secure the paternal, blessing, which was rather grudgingly given. Govemor FoWler,Tsf Nortti Carolina, in an address at Raleigh, Thursday, the occasion being the opening of the eleventh annual State Fair, before a large crowd of colored people, said his auditors were as happy as any people on the face of the earth, and protected in all their rights, and he pledged the power of the State to be exercised in their behalf Just us much as in behalf of the white men. Rev. Mr. Leak, colored, secretary of the fair, indorsed the Governor’s remarks. Frank J. Bowman, a notorious lawyer, inasmuch as he has figured in many matrimonial troubles in St. Louis and Chicago, was shot and killed by B. M. Chambers at Ferguson, Mo., Monday, over a business disagreement. Bowman cwas one of the best-known men in St. Louis, although his reputation was Somewhat; unsavory. He was at one time prominenfat bar, but was disbarred for questionable practices. B. M. Chambers was at one time a prominent St. Louisan. He was President of the Butchers’ and Drovers’ Bank, which failed a dozen years since. A dispatch -from Quawpapawa, Wyo. T., says that the Commissioners arrived there from the Sac Agency Wednesday and en camped. Their negotiations with the Sac and Fox were not favorable. The Indians listened to the Commissioners’ tempting offer in silence. There seems to be no disposition among them to sell. The Indian Agent, the Post Trader and numerous Sioux men who have great influence over them have poisoned the Indians’ minds. The Indians and the trader both treated the Commissioners with scant courtesy. The coolness was so palnfully apparent that the Commissioners cut their visit short and left for Kickapoo country. At’2:3o Thursday morning three masked robbers gained entrance to the residence of Judge Henry S. Kelley, at St. Joseph, Mo., and going to the bed room where the Judge and his wife were sleeping one of the robbers covered them with his revolver while the others searched the room for valuables and obtained S6OO in jewels, gold watches and money. The robbers then searched the bed for valuables, and lastly took the rings from the fingers of Mrs. Kelley. On the Judge’s stating that he had no money concealed about the house he was struck over the head with a revolver and threatened with death if he did not tell where the money was. The men remained in the house about two hours and left, after threatening instant death to their vtctims if they attempted to give an alarm. When the alarm was given, a half hour afterward, the robbers had made their escape. FOREIGN. Bradlaugh is very 111. The German Reichstag opened Tuesday. In his address from the throne Emperor William talked pleasantly of peace, but asked for a largely increased appropriation for the army, just the same. Advices received from Apia under date of the 15th Inst state that a battle is reported to have taken place on the Island of Savaii between forces of Malietoa and Tamassese. Three hundred men were engaged on each side. Several were killed and a number wounded. Which party won the victory is not known.

A FACTIONAL FIGHT.

Another factional fight has occurred in Harl an county, Ky., two hours before daylight Thursday morning. The law and order party, hitherto styled the Turner faction of Harlan county, fifty men in all, armed with Winchester rifles and revolvers, under the leadership of County Judge Lewis, left the Court House and made an assault on the Howard forces, who were in Camp at E. M. Howard’s house, one mile from the town. The engagement was short, sharp and teTriflc, wad not one of me at tacking t party was hurt. But one of

Howard’s side, Millard Dean, was instantly killed, and six others were wounded. - Among the wounded are Burd Spurlock, whose injuries are mortal, and Robert Napier, \yhose recovery is not among the possibilities. Burd Spurlock was shot in the head, almost all of his lower jaw being destroyed by a ball from a Winchester. Napier, a son of George Napier, received two bullets, one of which passed through the abdomen, probably cutting the intestines. Ben Mitchell and George Cole were shot in the legs. Thomas Howard got a flesh wound in the thigh. Jim Spurlock had a close call. A bullet grazed his tern pie, tearing away a handful of hair and a few inches of skin, but not fracturing the skull. Will Jennings was shot in the right hand. The Howard gang were badly demoralized by the attack and its disastrous results, and Tuesday night they changed camp to a point about three miles from the Court House. At Harlan Court-house, Wilson Howard accomplished a sort of coup d’etat Friday. County Judge Lewis and his posse of sixty men left Harlan Court-house at 9 o’clock in the morning, to make another assault on Howard’s camp. Howard, anticipating this movement, had placed his followers in ambush near town. The Lewis posse hassed directly through the ambuscade, and were not fired on. After they had got beyond their foes and were proceeding in the direction of where Howard’s camp was supposed to be, the Howard party moved into town and took possession or the courthouse. They have complete control of the .town, with pickets stationed at allapproaches, and the county judge and his followers have gone into camp outside the town. It is believed that Judge Lewis will endeavor to recapture the oourt-house and a bloody fight is expected.

WASHINGTON NOTES.

It is said now that the names of the thirty Pension Office employes given to the press this week as a full list of those re-rated under Commissioner Tanner is incomplete. There are about a dozen more of the Pension Office employes who had their pensions re-rated and were given large arrearages. Their names appear to have escaped the notice of the Commission who examined the management of the office. It is not yet known what action will be taken to recover this illegally allowed money, but it is believed that it will nearly all be recovered or the beneficiaries retired from the public service. Most of them, it is intimated by Secretary Noble, will have to retire in any event. It is intimated that two of the employes of the Pension Office, whose pensions were re-rated, have been officially requested to refund to the Government the extra money paid to them on account of such re-rating. The law gives them sixty days in which to reply to the notification of the Government, and it is not known what action they will take. Corporal Tanner denies that he tried to control the professional opinions of medical examiners. Secretary Rusk is quietly laughing over the predicament of two gentlemen who called upon him Wednesday. There was quite a company of ladies in Vie party. The first gentleman introduced seven of the ladies as his wife. The second was even more embarrassed than the first. In one hand he held his hat and in the other his umbrella. He had a cigar in his mouth, and, as both hands were occupied, he did not know what to do with it. Finally he reached up and placed the lighted cigar behind his ear. The Secretary asked him if he was a book-keeper, and he said he WaS. 7"^---— ;; 7 Postmaster-General Wanamaker has awarded the contract for furnishing postage stamps to the American Bank Note Company, of New York. The award was made for stamps of a reduced size, the new stamps being about one-eighth smaller than those in present use. The one-cent stamps will continue to be printed in blue, the two-cent stamps, now printed in green, will be printed in bright carmine, and changes will be made in some of the other denominations. At the special session of the Senate after the 4th of March there were thirty-seven Democrats and thirty-nine Republicans. When Congress meets in December ihe Republicans will have at least forty-five Senators. It is not yet certain which party will get the two Senators from Montana. If they go to the Democrats the Senate will stand forty-five Republicans to thirty-nine Democrats; otherwise the Republicans will have forty seven and the Democrats only their present thirty-seven. With the West Virginia cases in their present condition, the House, without the members from the new States, has 164 Republicans and 161 Democrats. The five Representatives from the new States add that much to the Republican majority, giving them 169 members, a majority of which is only two more than a quorum. Thus it will be an easy matter for the Democrats to demand a quorum on every vote, and it will make legislation on partisan subjectl very difficult and almost impossible of accomplishment

LYNCHED TO SLOW MUSIC.

A New Turk Drummer and a Mob JHoW Religious Services With Their Victim. Robert Berrier was recently lynched near Lexington, N. C., for the murder of his mother-in-law. He was taken from Jail at 7:30, and asked if he was ready to die. Upon replying that hewanted tomcet his wife and child In heaven, he was given time to prepare for death. A New York drummer who accompanied the mob knell by the side of Berrier and prayed fervently that God would save his soul. Durir-g the prayer many hearty “amens” end such responses as “Lord, grant it,” etc, went up from the mob. For more than three hours praying and regular religious services were conducted. A few minutes before midnight Berrier expressed his will linguess to die. He was placed upon a horse, with a rope about his neck,and then as an appropriate hymn was raised, the horse was led from under him, and f^ o body left dangling in the air.

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

A camp of Democratic soldiers has been organized at Scottsburg. Rufus Magee, late minister to Sweden, has a hankering after the State Senatorship from Cass county. Albert Smith, near Crawfordsville, was attacked by a bull Wednesday, and was dangerously gored. The Mayor of Laporte has caused commotion among saloon-keepers by threatening to enforce the laws. Tramps burned the barn belonging to, Robert Moffett, near Craven’s Station Wednesday, causing $3,700 loss. Engine No 630 on the J. M. &I. is believed to be unlucky. She has been in wrecks that have caused the death of seven men. It is understood that Gen. Browne will have several opponents in the contest for the Congressional nomination in the Sixth district. Milford Jessup, near Winchester, was accidentally shot by unknown quail hunters, and 183 bird shot lodged in different portions of his body. Horton C. Congdon, of Fort Wayne, brakeman, employed by the Pennsylvania Central, lost an arm while switching. A jury has awarded him $4,700 damages. The barn belonging to Henry Bucknen near Morristown, was burned by incendiaries on Wednesday night, and the destruction included eight head of horses. Train wreckers broke open a switch and wrecked the east-bound Wabash express train, six miles from Wabash, Friday morning, demolishing the train and injurinjuringfive of the train men. The union gospel temperance meetings at Peru under the leadership of Francis Murphy, Sr., closed Tuesday evening after day’s session, and with certainly the best results imaginable, some 3,000 persons having signed the pledge. John J. Mauck and Reuben Clodfelter, the former a well-to-do farmer, and the latter in his employ, are under bonds at Corydon, charged with stealing fruit trees from a nursery. Clodfelter was detected while hauling the trees homeland his confession implicated his employer. The Local Butchers’ Association of Ft. Wayne is making a vigorous fight against Chicago dressed beef, and an attempt was made to secure the appointment of a meat inspector, his salary to be defrayed by the association, and he to be instructed to exclude all low grade meat for sale. After a sharp debate the City Council laid the ordinance on the table. Meanwhile the Chicago men are getting ready for business and upon refusal of the local butchers to patronize them, they will cut the wholesale price, and will also open retail shops. A terrible accident occurred Tuesday morning on the Grand Trunk Railway, about thirty miles west of Granger. A long freight train, drawn by a Santa Fe engine, was passing that point when the boiler exploded with a fearful report, scattering the debris of the engine and the tender in all directions. The engine was completely demolished. The engineer Thomas Callihan, aged thirty-three, and the fireman, Jack Madden, aged thirty, were both instantly killed. The bodies were badly mangled. The cause of the ex plosion is believed to be low water in the boiler. The loss to the railway company will be about SIO,OOO. Both of the men who lost their lives were unmarried. James S. McCoy, one of the wealthiest farmers of Knox county, and son-in-law of the late Governor Williams, was indicted, Tuesday, for a criminal assault on the person of Mrs. Peter Mullen, the wife of one of McCoy’s tenants. McCoy was sued for damages in a civil proceeding, recently, by the woman for the same offense, and the plaintiff was awarded SBSO. The criminal case was the outcropping of the civil case. The arrest occurred, Tuesday, and he gave bond and was released. The arrest created a profound sensation and the trial will be fiercely contested. McCoy married Governor Williams’A daughter about thirty yeafsTtgo. He owns over 3,000 acres of laud, and is one of the most successful farmers in Indiana. Patents were issued oto Indiana intent ors, Tuesday, as follows: Lewis S. Cander, Terre Haute, hydro-carbon generator and burner; George N. Clymer,Bloomingsburg, suspension bridge; John Cosgrove,Oxford, thill coupling; Buckner F. Freeland, Vistula, railway station signal; Theodore H. Haberkorn, Fort Wayne, valve mechanism for air brakes, governor for air brakes, and brake for locomotives; William Lebo, Tipton, self-closing gate; John F. Mains, Indianapolis, mail bag lock; John J. Hefford, Indianapolis, lathe dust trap; Frederick W. Miller and J. J. Newman, Elkhart, paper water-proofing-machine; John K. Perez,Kokomo, separator and trap; George Philon, Mishawaka, pulley; Charles H. Shutts, Elkhart, shade for furnace doors; George W. Smith, Union City, signal lantern; William and R. M. Woodling, Logansport, corn planter. , - The switchmen employed by the Mackey system at Evansville, Monday afternoon, called upon Superintendent Allen with a demand for an advance of the pay of day men from 25 to 27X cents per hour, and night men from 25X to 29 cents. Heretofore the pay has been the same, 20 cents per hour. Mr. Allen offered to forward the request to headquarters, but the men insisted upon its immediate acceptance, and withdrew. The police authority were then called upon for protection, and a guard was stationed over the company’s property. The switchmen blockaded the transfer track running through the city with freight cars, openings being left at the street crossings, and the pins from the cars being withdrawn. This interfered with traffic, both passenger and freight. The L. &N. employes stated that they would be joined by the Monon switchmen in a general strike, and one is anticipated if their demands are not acceded to. The move of the employes was a surprise, as no previous intimation had crept out of their intentions.

INDIANAPOLIS NOTES.

The campaign of 1890 is about to begin, and both the leading parties are preparing for the contest. The Republican State Central Committee has already established headquarters at the New-Denison hotel,

Indianapolis, and the first gun of Chairman Michener was fired, Thursday, in the issuing of a circular calling on the Republicans throughout the State “to organize for they owe it to themselves to see that the Republicans carry the State. The new County Committees will be selected in December or January, and the work of chooeing these meh is of great importance. In April of next year your, township officers will be chosen. It is true, that the township officers wield a very great political influence,, therefore it is important that the right men shall be nominated and elected. If we can succeed in electings larger number than usual of township officers next spring it will give great encouragement to our party and discourage the enemy.” The Republicans are urged to take great care in nominating men for the Legislature, as “it is of the highest importance to our party that we carry the Legislature.” The committee has determined to begin the circulation of newspapers on a large scale at once, and has sent out blanks on which are spaces for the name and postofflee address of any weak-kneed brother who might be benefited by reading a good Republican paper. On each blank is room for twenty-five names and a space wherein the political pedigree of the proposed subscriber can be briefly outlined. Document blanks are also sent out. The committee has laid out a great deal of work for itself, and proposes an aggressive campaign. Democratic headquarters will be established in a few days. The preliminary work has begun, and a poll of the State will be taken in January or February, and each county organization will be supplied with a copy of the poll. Considerable attention is being given by party leaders to the organization of tariff reform leagues, and this part of the political work will be pushed with great vigor from now on. c The mechanics’ lien law, enacted by the last Legislature, failed to stand a test in the Marion Circuit Court. In the suit of Francis et al. against Langsdale et al., Judge Taylor sustains a demurrer made to the complaint by the defendants, on the ground that the new law attempts to accomplish one thing, while in reality it accomplishes another. By Section 3, of the acts of 1883, to enable a mechanic, perform ing labor for a contractor to acquire a lien upon the property he was compelled at or before he performed the work to notify the owner that he was performing the work for the contractor; failing to give such notice he could acquire no lien upon the pi operty by any proceedings. By Section 9of the act he could hold the owner personally liable by giving the notice provided, setting forth the amount of his claims and the services rendered. However, that personal liability notice was different from the notice provided in Section 5, and does not discharge the lien when it is attached, unless the personal liability amount is equal to the amount of the lien. Sections 1,2, 3 and 4 of the acts of 1883 are amended by Sections 1,2, 3 and 4of the act of 1889, and by Section 5 of the act of 1889, Section 4of 1883 is repealed. It was the intention of the Legislature to repeal Section 5 of the act of 1883, and that section was named in the title of the act, but in the body of the act Section 4 is named, and Judge Taylor holds that that is the one repealed. Under the ruling, mechanics’ liens can only be inforced where the provisions of Section 5 of the act of 1883, as mentioned above, are complied with. The ruling is one of importance to mechanics and contractors. ■ ■'« A full meeting of. the Indiana School Book Company was held at Indianapolis Friday. Business was reviewed and pros pects canvassed. It was determined to make Indianapolis headquarters not only for distribution but for the preparation of the company’s publications. It is also proposed to purchase a site, erect a fine building, equip it with latest and best machinery, and publish text books not only for Indiana, but for many other States. It is expected to invest $200,000 in the plant; and a large number of men will be employed. The company, since Aug. 1, has supplied nearly 850,000 books to 9,420 school rooms, in 893 townships, 213 towns and 58 cities. The company is highly elated with the success they have attained, and are confident for the future success of their project, and of the law under which they are acting.

THE CRONIN TRIAL.

A jury was secured and the Dr. Cronin trial t>egun at Chicago, Thursday, before a great crowd. State’s Attorney Longonecker at once began his opening address to the jury. He reviewed briefly the long continued sifting of veniremen, defined the duties of jurymen, defined the meaning of a presumption of innocence as applied in the trial of persons charged with crime,tellingthe jury that a presumption of innocence was not a matter to weighed against evidence. The motive for the crime, as the counsel said, was clearly enough to prevent an exposure of the embezzlement of the funds for the relief of Ireland. The State’s Attorney reviewed the entire plot and the story of the murder as he would be able to prove it. » Counsel spoke at length and in detail of the conspiracy and the causes leading to its consummation. The State’s Attorney spoke of the adoption of the triangle as the symbol of the Executive Board. The membership did not know who constituted the triangle, so secret was it, but,nevertheless, they obeyed its orders and were sent on various special missions m England in the way of active work and ~undey assumed names. Nothwithstanding this secrecy, these men were betrayed by the board to the English authorities and twenty of them, he said, are now in prison. > The President has appointed Nicholas Smith, of New York, to be Consul at Three Rivers, Canada. Colonel Nicholas Smith, once known as the handsomest man in America, and said to have been described by Queen Victoria as “beautiful,” is also noted as the husband of Ida Greeley. He has attended many weddings as best man, notably that of Mr. Ovington, of Brooklyn, three years ago, out of which a suit gjv.v for the Coloners expenses.

AN OIL TRAIN WRECKED.

Catastrophe o*. the Lake Erie Zteilway— Three Train Men Banted'to Death on the Oatskirts of Kok-.mo—A Creek Becomes a Sea of Fieri!'ng Oil. Freight train No. 92, north bound on the Lake Erie & Western railway, was wrecked at the city limits of South Kokomo, this morning, at 4 o’clock. The engine was thrown over and twelve tanks of oil were piled around it, which took fire immediately and one after another exploded, setting fire to and consuming two box cars loaded with Kokomo freight, and four cars of coal. Engineer Jacob Mehle, Fireman Ed Burnett and front brakeman John Spellman were caught in the wreck and burned past recognition. Conductor Tobes and Brakeman Heilchew, who were in the middle of the train, jumped and es caped uninjured. The engine had just, crossed Kokomo creek and whistled tot Kokome station when it struck the switch leading to the bottle factory. Something raised it up and threw it sideways from the track. The box cars shied off into the field and the tak cars were piled up on the engine. The sight, as one after another exploded, throwing tanks hundreds of feet and burning oil 200 feet in the air, was awful. The heat was so intense that it broke windows and burned the paint off all houses in the neighborhood. Tne creek was a sea of flowing oil, which burned the wagon bridge. The remainder of the train was cut loose and run down the grade out of danger. The disaster was caused by wreckers, who have made several attempts lately to wreck Lake Erie trains. The men killed all live in Peru. Mehle was forty years old, and leavea-a-wife and two children. Burnett was aged thirty-five yean, and leaves a wife and two children. Mr. Spellman was unmarried. The bodies were recovered, burned to a crisp. After the inquest they were taken to Peru. The scene was a horrible one, and attracted large crowds. _ Later examination shows that the disaster was evidently the criminal work of train-ditchers. The switch is what is called a split switch, but, having been abandoned, was spiked down solid and was immovable. After the debris was cleared away it was discovered that the spikes had been drawn and the switch partially opened and held so by wedges. This is proof positive that the calamity was the work of diabolical train-wreckers. The engine was found reversed, with brake set, showing that the engineer was apprised of the obstruction, though not in the calamity. Numerous efforts have been made in the past few months to wreck L. E. & W.- trains near Kokomo, but have proved abortive. Up to this time there is no tangible clew to the cowardly scoundrels. Four hours after the crash the bodies of the ill-fated three were recovered,crushed and half cremated, totally unrecognizable except by personal effects found on the bodies. These men all resided in Peru. Mehl is a man of thirty eight, leaves a wife and two children. Burnett is thirty years of age and leaves a wife and one child. Spellman is unmarried, aged twenty-two. All were experienced and popular railroaders. Their charred bodies were prepared for burial, encased in handsome caskets and taken to Peru. A dastardly attempt was made on the same night to wreck train No 17, on the same road, a mile north of Rochester. The company are here replacing a wooden structure with an iron bridge, and here the bridge builders had put in a temporary trestle for the trains to run over. About 10 o’clock the people who live near this bridge were aroused by loud cries for help, and several men got up to see what was the matter. On going to the place whence the cries for help came, they found one man trying to extricate his partner from under a huge timber which had fallen upon him. Investigation showed that these two men had placed this lever under one of the supports to the temporary structure, and; had partially removed it from its position when tne lever got the advantage of them and pinned one of them down in the mud, and his mate was unable to lift it off him. The uninjured man was at once put under arrest and taken to jail, and the injured man taken into a bouse, where he now lies, and may possibly die from his injuries. The man in jail proves to be one who, a few years ago, robbed a train on the Wabash road, and was given four years in the penitentiary and but recently got out.

FREE TRADE SENTIMENTS.

Interesting Discussion of Economic Principles by'Wheat Growers 4 The interstate Wheat Growers continued in session at St. Louis Thursday afternoon. Robert Lindblom, the Chicago wheat speculator, made a speech, in which he gave the speculator’s side of the wheat question. He said the monopolists had taught society a lesson which would, in time, make monopoly an impossibility. The lesson was co-operation. It was intended as a blessing to monopoly. It will end in being a blessing to humanity. He believed that at fairly high prices more grain could be sold than at low prices. There was no foundation for theory of over production, in five years, while the production of wheat decreased X P Ol- cent, the price decreased 28 per cent. The speaker then went on to show that there had been no over-prouuction in other countries. The event of the session was the address ofPresident Colman from a free trade stand point. He denounced the way the farmers are used by the present administration and the protection policy, and said that the only way to protect their interest was to adopt free trade. He assailed elevator combines, pools, commission men and speculators as robbers of the fanners, and said that between these factions the farmer was crushed. The free trade element then offered the following resolutions, which were passed after a long debate: Resolved, By the farmers of the States lying in the Mississippi and Missouri Riv er Valleys, and of the States of Oregon, Washington and California, in national convention assembled, that we hereby memoralize our National' Congress and the President of the United States,

and most seriously petition them U make such reciprocity treaties with thoM foreign nations tp whom we ship our surplus farffi -products, as will cause such foreign nations to remove the customs duties from our farm ‘products shipped abroad, thereby, causing us to receive a higher price for our foreign farm surplus, and thereby fixing a higher price upon all that we sell at home. Resolved, That we ask that such steps be taken by our National Congress as will destroy the present existing monopolies and trusts and prevent the formation of others. Resolved, And to the end that we may get our farming implements at a less price that the present laws be repealed that place a duty upon farming implements or the raw materials used in their manufacture. ■ Resolved that we are more deeply interested in the carrying out of the above resolutions than we are in the success of any political party. A permanent organization, to be known as the Interstate Wheat Growers’ Association, was formed. Permanent officers were then elected as follows: President, Hon.. Norman J. Colman, of Missouri, with the privilege of naming his own secretary. Executive Board—W. L. Scott and A. D. Noe, of Kentucky; N. J. Colman and U. S. Hall, of Missouri; E. H. Murphy and P. A. Odell, of : Minnesota; D. B. Green and J. S. McCaffrey, of Illinois; Calvin Cole and George Gibson, of Oregon; Walter N. Allen and Governor Charles Robinson, of Kansas; J. A. Coates and D. A. Eppeson, of Indiana; N. O. Walker, of Tennessee, and H. W. Sargent, of Ohio. Among other resolutions adopted was one requesting Superintendent of Census Porter to collect data to show in the next census what percentage of the people in this country occupy their own farms and homes and what percentage are tenants

SLAVE TRADE IN FULL BLAST.

Boldness es the Trade In Zanzibar— Backed by a Powerful English Firm. - Letters from Zanzibar report that the buying and selling of human chattels in the streets of that city are being carried on with scarcely an attempt at;conceal ment. Weekly markets are held, at which the slaves are boldly exposed to the gaze of intending buyers, and, in many cases, .each slave carries a placard suspended from his neck, upon which is written the price at which he can be bought. The women are not usually ticketed in this way, but are sold for what they will fetch, the ordinary price being from £6 to £lO each, if they are youug. The merchants who carry on the traffic are all Arabs, but it appears to be well unden food in Zanzibar that a rich firm of traders, every member of which hails from England, furnish all the capital to conduct the business, and that by far the largest share of their immense yearly profits is derived from this traffic. All the local officials of Zanzibar are said to be in the pay of this firm, who purchase immunity by bribing the author ities, from the highest to the lowest, and so complete is their influence that no complaint receives the slightest attention. To illustrate the openness with which the traffic is carried on, it is pointed out that the receipts of slaves every week are publicly announced by placards upon the walls of the houses. The letters complain that the representatives in Zanzibar of the different European governments appear to take no interest whatever in these matters.

THEY ATE HUMAN FLESH.

Cannibalism Practiced By Ship-Wrecked Men—Tlie Terrible Story Told by the Survivors of Crew of the Lost Steamer Earn. moor. Carl Graves, fireman, and Ludwig Loder, seaman, the two survivors of the crew of the steamship Earn moor, told Thursday night a story at Baltimore, horrible in its details, of the way they sustained life by cannibalism for days. Loder said: “The only food we had the first fifteen days in the boat was a flying fish and a few raw small sea birds, divided among eleven men. On the sixteenth day out William Davis, seaman, caught me by the throat and made a dash at my head with a knife. He cut me on the right cheek, the scat from which still remains, as you will see. He was told to kill me by August Plagge,a fireman. “When Davis began to cut me some of my companions caught him, but others shouted : ‘Kill him, kill him. We want something to eat. We are starving? “It seems thfit Plagge, Davis and others in one end of the boat had decided that J should die, as, being pretty fat, I looked inviting, Plagge was placed on watch that night, but he was missing next morning. No one saw him go overboard. “On the seventeenth day William Robinson lay down to sleep. When they tried to call him they found him dead. It was determined to eat his flesh, and William Wright, the cook, was ordered to carve the body. The first thing done was to srush in -Robinson’s skull and from the fracture each one sucked the blood as lon gas it would last, which was but a little while. Then the cook stripped the flesh from the ribs. The next day this flesh, in strips, was placed on top of the water tight compartments and dried in the sun. After taking out Roolnson’s liver, heart and other parts which would furnish blood ts be sucked, they threw his mutLated body into the sea. ——*—■ “Two days after Robinson’s death, Third Engineer Thomas Hunt died. His body was all cutupfer food.” In about three days the limbs and feet of all began to swell and several have since broken out in ugly sores. We think it is poison from ths human flesh and food. Both Graves and Loder say that they have no recollection of the taste of human flesh, so great was their mental anguish at the time. “The only recollection of the taking the food is feeling our own blood quicken as it coursed through our veins.” Don C. Cameron claims to be the owner of a piece of ground used as a city park by LaCrosse, Wis., and valued at|3o,Uoo. On Tuesday he attempted to take possession bv fencing it in, but was arrested, along With his workmen. Colonel Wm. M. Vilas aas undertaken to prosecute hie claim.