A RECORD BREAKER.
Tht tamgorfeit a Rtmarkablt Flntnolal
and Artiitle Buoottt.
Reran thousand ponpln witnessed the open
ing of the twenty-eighth Hnnngf-rfnat of the
North American Snnngnrbund at thn exposl
tlon building, Pittsburg, Monday evening.
A musical event It eclipsed nil previous
testa, and m a anclnl success It hns hnd no
equal.
President Cleveland formnlly opened tho
Rncngerfcst nt H o'clock by pressing nn clec
trio liiittnn In the executive mansion. This
closed nn electric circuit, tho Immediate ef
fect of which wits to Illuminate In the music
hull nn Immense American ling formed by
hundreds of hcnutlfiillv colored incandescent
lights. Before tixn-lttnir the button Mr.
Cleveland sent the following telegram to tl.e
rhnlrmnn of the committee nt nrrntiKcmcnU
of the Saongerb'st.
"I send henrty congratulations to tho Nn
tlonnl Sncngerfest nnd perform my part In
Its Inauguration with n sincere wish fur
the complete succiss of thin festlvnl of song"
The message wns rend to the assembled
throng In Kipofltlon Imll, nnd when the
operator at tho other end mndo the signal
"O. K." Iho president touched the button.
rromptly nftor the following telegram
addressed to the president wns dispatched:
"Exposition Hell,
"Pittsburg, Pa., June 8.
'Termlt me, In the name and ly the auth
ority of the executive eomnilttee of tho
twenty-eighth national Sacngerfost of the
North American Hncngcrhiind, to thnnk you
most henrtlly for your generous words and
kindly ortlecs In opening our grand fistlvnl.
Yours respectfully
"JOHN DIMUNtt.
"President l'ost Committee."
The program of the opening concert wns n
unique combination of popular nnd classic
mush'. Numlier from the great works of
Wagner nnd Snlnt-Snne were side by fide
with "Siiwnneolllver" nnd the "Htnr Spnn
gled Biinner."
From n llnnnclnl stnndpolnt tho Twenty
eighth Sncngerfest wes tho greatit success
of any fest ever held In this country. This
was admitted to bo true by men who hnvo
attended every fest held during this fen
eration. Strange to say it wns principally
the attendnnce of the English-speaking peo
ple and their appreciation which made It so.
At the concerts, leaving out tho ttcrmnns,
who bad It In charge, a small percentage of
the people who pntronlr.ed them were Ucr
mans. Tho Inst concert wns Riven on Wednesday
night with round after round of enthuslntlc
applause, singers, musicians and audience
Joining In the heartiest of expression of
delight with each other's part In tho great
(access of the musical festival.
The hall was packed to Its utmost capacity
and many were turned away for wart of
even stan ling room. From tho opening
number of the evening's program, the Inter
lude, "Midnight nt Sedan," composed by
Helnrlch Zocllnor, nnd rendered by the
festival orchestra, to the closing number.
"Old Dutch Houirs," with solos, chorus ami
orchestra. It wns n Jubilee for singers nnd
audience, the one giving and thn other re
ceiving some of the best portions of the
works of the great Oermnn composers. Tho
male choruses were present In their greet
strength the Inst night on thn stage, and tho
splendid work of Tuesday evening, when the
"Pilgrims' t horns" received the chief place
of honor on the program, wns repented. The
first, choral number was "Tho Source of
Bong," dv (. Dladnmus, with solo and
orchestra. Carl Nneaer being the soloist, Carl
Ahl directing. Frau KntarlnnLohse-Klnfsky
was the prima donnn of the night. Her first
song wns taken from "Tnimhausor," "O,
Honored Hulls." Her great success in this
song hut preluded the supreme effort of the
singer In her second numlwr from "Die
Ooeiterdiirr.merung." It was "Hrunhlldo's
Helf-Immohitlon," when the most beautiful
of tho valkrries, delles the power of tho
Sreat god, XYotiin. As Hrunnilde and as
'olde, Klafsky has no rival.
The ana from "Wllhclm Toll" was sung by
A. L. tluille. Ho was announced for tho
well-known quintet from "Die Meisterslng
er," but his plnco was most acceptabiy rilled
at the last moment by Pittsburg's popular
tenor, Mr. Harry II. Isrockett, Jr. The other
singers nt the quintet were MlBsMlllnnDlau
velt, Miss Gertrude May Htoln, Carl Naeeer
and Emll Fischer. This number nlso In
cluded Hans Mantis' address, sung by Emll
Fischer, the only Hans Saoh. The beautiful
duet from not 1 of Lohengrin wns finely ren
dered by Miss Blauvolt anil Miss Stoln.
The Inst two seats sold in the gallery early
In the day, and they worn fnr bock, sold for
(S each, and the Inst seats sold on tho
ground floor sold for (8 each. The price of
the choice seats were at a premium and were
valued at (15 each. Flnnnclnlly.the fest was
a record breaker. A grand parade on Thurs
day and a plcnio at Aliqulppa Fark olosed
the festivities.
INDIANA'S CHAMPION TASTES.
Ones Bat Abstains! From Food Ihrts Hun
drtd Days.
Monday Mrs, Honry Ingram, of Latrobe
Ind., entored upon the one hundred and
nineteenth day of her remarkable fast. Her
career has created a sensation In the modioal
world and has baflled tho skill of tho best
physlolans in the oountry.
This Is the second fast which hot brought
lira, Ingram Into prominence. Flftoon years
ago, It is said, she went 300 days without
taking food or nourishment of any kind, and
for 62 days following the breaking of the fast
took nourishment by Injection of food into
her stomach, ber recovery following.
- She eontiuued In in excellent health until
early this year,when she was again strangely
stricken. She has not yet lost consciousness,
and once In about every ten hours asks the
watchers who have maintained ceaseless
vigils at her bedsido, to moisten hor Hps with
damp cloth.
From 216 pounds, which she weighed be
fore she entered upon her fast, she wasted
way until now she 1 but 4 shadow of her
former self. The physicians are unable to
say how Jong her fast will eontlnue, but un
less relief toon comes from some hnman
agency, death will result from starvation.
Bomb Thrower an Anarohltt
The palloe hae ascertained that the name
of the man who threw the bomb into the pro
cession on Sunday lost at Barcelona, causing
the death of about a dozen people, Is Chang
r. He It an agent for an Anarchist club,
A number of similar bombs have been dis
covered In the outskirts of this city and It It
believed thhat some of the persons arretted
on the charge of oompllclty In the outrages
an eonneoted with the Cuban filibusters.
Dervishes Bested nnd XUltd.
Major Burn Murdoch'! cavalry oooupled
Buarda on Monday and captured the entire
Dervish camp and a great quantity of tup-
Slles. Many of the enemy were killed, and
Dervishes were made prisoners. Sir Her
bert Kitchener hat tent a detachment of In
fantry to hold 8uarda,aa It Is a very valuable
position. The pursuit of the Dervtihet has
been stopped, as the entire force north of
Buarda, with the exception of about 300
fugitives, has been killed or captured. The
whole of the Nile north of Buarda it now In
the hands of tht Egyptians.
Tried to Wretlt Train.
An attempt wot made near Cedar Hill to
wrack the Hartford steamboat train due nt
Dew Hav en.Conn at Ua. m. A tie wot placed
in frog near a twitch. The obstruction was
to placed that hod the train gone on It would
ot cwte nave gone over an sigat-joot env
ft
THE BERMUDA SAILS AGAIN.
A Party of Cubans From New York Em
bark on tht Vsssst.
The steamship Bermuda left Philadelphia
Frldny night with another cargo of arms
and ammunition for thn Cubnn Insurgents.
The presence In New York during the Inst
tornlght of Col. Krnnelsco I.nydn Vldnl hat
been the subject o'f considerable comment
among the Cubans. Vldnl was In command
of the Inst pniiy of filibusters thnt thn Ber
muda carried to Cuba. He and Jose Zamll
bar, a Cuban, and a French uhyslclnn nam
ed Thlnlcr, have been In Now York for anv
ernl days.
Vldnl received a secret order from thn
Junta, nnd he and his companions left the
house at once. Kach man cnrrled a machete
In a cntivns shentli. They went to Jersey
City, whero they wern Joined by a dosen
more Cilbnns. The little hand led for (Phila
delphia, where the Bermuda has been lying
ever since her return from Cuba. They went
on board and tho stenmer quietly dropped
down tho )elaware before midnight, Frldny.
The expedition consists of 60 men, among
whom nre several physicians, who carry with
them a full supply of'inedlclu"S nnd surglcnl
Instruments, mowed away In the hold of
the Bermuda nre 1,(HM) Mauser rllloa, four
Hotchklss guns and a large number of
mauhetts.
FINED AND LET GO.
Four Prstorlt Ltadert Atttttsd 8125,000
Eton by tht Pretoria Council.
The reform leaders were released on the
11th. At special meeting of the executive
council It wns decided to release Mr. John
Hnys Hammond, Col. Ilhodns, George Fnr
rnr, nnd J. W. Leonard, the leaders of the
JolinniiesHurg reform committee, upon pay
ment of f 25,000 ( 128,000; each or In default
IS year's banishment.
United States Vice Consul Khlght, at Cape
town, Routh Africa, reported by cable to the
state department that the lit prisoned reform
leaders nail been released at Pretoria. The
cnblegram was as follows!
"Ileform leaders released. Fine X 215,000.
No banishment.
This llnnlly closes tho Hammond Incident.
London, June II. Dr. J. B. Jameson and
his fellow-conspirators, who took part in
the rnlil on the Transvaal, were again ar
raigned, nn remnnd, at the Bow street court,
London, fresh witnesses having arrived from
Houth Africa to testify. Interest In the ensn,
however,- has fallen o'lt almost entirely. The
evidence presented was upon tho same lint's
as previously.
A late dispatch from Pretoria says the re
formers have puld their lilies nnd have gone
to the Hand. Col. Frnui'es llhodes declined
to sign the conditions required, ami the sent
ence of banishment will be enforwd against
him.
NO COLORED MEN ADMITTED.
Ont Hottl Throwt Op a tlx Thousand Dollar
Contraot
The Ht. James Hotel in Rt. Louis openly
openly refused toentnrtnlncolored delegates
and cancelled a (11,000 contract, It had nudo
for bedding nnd bousing delegates,
Several weeks ago tho officers of thn Tlp-
recanoe Clob, under the direction of M. A.
Innnn, mndo a contract with Thomas 1'.
Miller, the proprietor of the Sr. James Hotel,
to take care of a certain number of delegntes
for five dnys during the convention, Tho
club ofllcers then wrote to certain Southern
delegations that rooms hail been engaged
for them at the Ht. James. When Mr. Miller
lenrneil that the club Intended to fill the
rooms with negroes ho objected.
"If I permit yon to bring negroes hero" he
snld, "all my help will leave. It will nut mo
In a moat emburrnssing predicament
Upon the arrival of Mark Hnnna from
Cleveland to-day he was told of what had
occurred.
"I am sorry for Mr. Miller," said Mr.
Hnnna to his agent, "but he signed a con
tract nnd unless he lives up to It he will llnd
himself Involved In a most unpleosnnt legal
complication,"
When thn hotel man wns notified of this he
mnde the following written reply:
"I cannot entertain the colored delegntes
in our mnln dining room, or under tho con
tract with your club."
As all the leading hotels are crowded, tho
Tippecanoe Club Is In a quandury as to what
It will do with the oolored delegatos whom It
promised to care for.
Many of the colored men have of their own
accord gone to the homes of colored ieople
living here and obtained board and lodgings.
Borne of them, however, refuse to do this.
MINNESOTA DEMOCRATS.
Warm Fight Bttwttn AdvooaUt of Two
Mettle.
As a decldodly dramatic close to the most
exciting Democratic state oonventlon in
Minnesota for years, Michael Doran, for a
score of yean the political leader and na
tional committeeman from that state defeat
ed every move of those who sought to bring
about his defeat, winning not only in the
passage of a gold platform but also 'a being
chosen by a large vote to lead the Minnesota
delegation at Chicago. After wining the
third tight of the day and by a vote of 626 to
227 being plaoe at the head of the delegation
Mr. Doran took the floor. He denied several
sensational charges that nod been made
against blm during the day.
After a spirited deflanoe of hit enemies In
the present convention, he begged to be al
lowed to retire from the delegation, and
asked that Daniel W. Lawlor, of Ht. Paul,
one of the best and most favorably known
Democrats In the Northwest, be named In
his stead. There were vigorous protests from
the convention, but his request was granted,
and one of the best known Democratic lead
ers In the United States gracefully retired
from the arena after winning one of tho
hardest fights of bis lire.
Ont Killed and Six Injured.
One hundred and eighty cant of dynamite
exploded about a mile below Lilly, Fa., kill
ing Hike Bcawnoskl and fatally injuring An
tonio Btlhe, Oregorlous Bolsnle, Oabrlel An
gonskl, Frank Smith, oolorodi I'eter Jock
son, colored) Bamuel Walters. The men
were at work for Contractor McManus, on
the Pennsylvania railroad, and were getting
ready to make a blast wben a premature ex
plosion followed, blowing up 180 cant of dy
namite and burying the seven men under a
mast of land and rock.
. 0
DlMtniloni Among Bobtlt.
A tpeolal cable dispatch from Havana says:
Trustworthy Intelligence from eastern Cuba
announoes serious dissensions in the rebel
ranks, owing to the refusal of Jose Maoeo to
reoogntze Cleuto Oarcla's superior authority.
Maoeo attempted to-maroh westward to Join
bit brother In l'inar del Wo, but wot inter
cepted by Oomes In Puerto Principe prov
ince and ordered back, to stand trial before
the rebel general for Insubordination.
NOTES OF THE DAT,
Toronto, Ont, had a (200.000 Are Monday
The condition of the treasury shows:
Available cash balauces, (208,418.813: gold
reserve, (106,436.646, "
The president has nominated Itiahard M.
Bartleman, of Massachusetts, to be oonsul of
the United States at Malaga, Spain.
A destructive wind and ball storm wreck
ed many buildings and seriously injured
several neroons northwest nt PhhiIm V..k
Junto. '
The Grand Bspids and Indiana railroad
was sold to the Pennsylvania railroad, com
pany for (600,000 subject to first and seoond
mortgage bonda.
OUTLOOK UNCHANGED.
Flotltlont Prices and Artlflolal Attaokt
Scared Nont.
"Speculative reaction lias not In the leas
changed the business outlook. ,Thn fictitious
prices made for wheat and cotton meant no
good except for Individuals, and the change
o prices more nearly In accord with actual
relations of demand and supply, only eon
forms to conditions which hnvo been well,
known for months. The attack on stocks nn
Wednesday was so plainly artlllclal that Its
Inlluenen passed with thn 'day nnd neither
foreign relations nor In domestlo business
was tnere niiything to Justify nlnrm. The
government report as to wheat Indicated a
much smaller yield thnn anybody renlly ex
pects, but that become so much the rule
that the report had no real Influence, and
the renl principal elleet was tho serious de
pression caused by large sales ami anticipa
tion of the report which seemed to lie thor
oughly known In advance to some speculators
While Atlantic exports for the week were 1,.
6HS,llPt bushels, Hour Included, against only
H0i,fl:l! Inst year, thn comparison Is obvi
ously exceptional and slgnlllcnnt, while thn
receipts at Western ports of 2,4211.846 bush
els against l,si,2ao last year, show persist
ency of conditions which have governed the
movement during the whole year, The gov
ernment eetlmntn as to cotton was llnetpect
eilly favorable, nnd has caused a decline of
more than half a eintt In a single week, but
It Is only Just to say that some reaction from
artlllclal prices would have come earlier It
information mt.cli morn reliable than thnt of
thn government had not been persistently
discredited.
It Is not the time to look for marked Im
provement In Industries, nnd thn best thing
that enn 1 said of them Is that none have
as yet been seriously disturbed by threatened
Inhor dllllcultles. It seems not Improbable
that all such dllllcultles may bo averted, ex
cept perhaps the controversy about wages
of Iron puddle rs nnd and tin plate workers.
While consumption Is fair, It Is much be
low thn actual output of pig Iron, and tho
markets are extremely dull because a great
many orders for finished products nre being
kept Imck by uncertainty regarding the
maintenance of prices by thn various pools
and combinations. 'Die billet pool has been
able to make Its II rot large sale, but With thn
guarantee of the price for months to come,
while the middlemen are still selling billets
at l'lttsbiirg 6 cents to (1 per ton lower
thnn tho pool price, nnd tho apprehended
weakness In llnlshed products has
clearly appeared, although the nail associa
tions, by taking In the Pittsburg Wire Comp
any ami Backs A Co., of l'lttsbiirg, has Imen
nblo to hold prices for a time. But steel bars
have been sold at 1 cent ngnlnst 1.2 cents
asiced In the same market for Iron hurt.
Other changes In quotations nre not material
but In all the markets the tendency is toward
lower prices.
The textile manufacturers are making no
improvement. Tho accumulation of ootton
continues. Print cloths have declined to thn
lowest point ever reached, and a general
stoppage to relievo the market Is expected.
Hales of wool In two weeks of June hnve
been only 6,N23,noo pounds, against 13,561,
VS6 Inst yenr, and no gain Is expected In the
manufacture for some time to come.
Failures for the week hnve been 246 In thn
United Slates against 241 last year, and 27 In
Canada against 24 last veur.
THREE NEW WARSHIPS.
Conferrtes Agrss and tho Bill Will Past
Both Houtsi.
The conferrees on tho naval appropriation
bill reached nn ngroemont Mondny, which
will probably bo acceptable to both houses.
On the Item about thn uuiuber of battleships
to be authorized there was but little trouble.
A compromise wns effected, and throe battle
ships were agreed to.
In order that there mnv be no delay In tho
work Hoerntnry Herbert in directed to make
the contracts for these three ships within
ninety dnys after tho bill becomis a law.
Thus thn unseemly squnbble over thn plana
for the ships which characterized tho plaus
for the Kentucky nnd Kcnrsargn Inst yenr
will bo avoided. The bureau chiefs will be
compelled to agree, and thnt spcedliy, on the
plans for thn three new battle shlw.
The Horn for limiting the price for nrmor
pinto resulted lu quite a deadlock. A ma
jority of tho conferrees seemed determined
to limit the price to 3S0 per ton. Senator
Quay and Congressman lloblnson stood llrm
ly against the proponed ant of Injustice to
the Pennsylvania armor platu workers, anil
llnnlly brought their colleagues to terms. It
wns agreed to Instruct Secretary Herliert to
not make contracts for the new armor for
the new bnttleshlps until oougress meets
again next winter. In the meantime he Is to
make a thorough Investigation Into the price
paid for armor here and abroad, and also the
cost of Its manufacture, and Is to report the
results to congress early next December.
This delay Is not of muoh consequence, at
armor oontrncts are never made uutll some
time after the ooutrants for the sbliis. It It
unfortunate for the Carnegie and Betblohem
Oompanles, however, that the question of the
rlue to be paid for armor has been raited, at
t bos aroused those who favor a government
armor plant. Taking advantage of this agl
tatlon. Congressman Fitzgerald, of Massa
chusetts, has Introduced a resolution In the
House directing Secretary Herbert to fur
nish the House an estimate of the cost of
establishing suitable armor plute plant at
the Charleston navy yard.
A SMALL LAB0B BI0T.
Two Hundrtd Union Workmen Dnvt Mold
on from Foundry.
A force of union moldert marched on the
foundry of Dorner A Dutton on Hamilton
street, Cleveland, 0., June 8, where castings
were being made for the Brown Hoisting and
Conveying Company, la which concern there
Is a lockout. The union men had determin
ed that there should be no work done lu
Dorner ft Dutton's foundry for the Brown
Hoisting and Conveying Company, and put
their threat into execution by action. Two
hundred union molders marched in a body,
first attacking In a body tho shops of the
Dobson ft Crawford Company and then rush
ing upon Dorner ft Dutton's shop. The
molders were pulled or driven out of the
building. The police were Anally summoned
and quelled the riot.
OHIO FBOHIBS SPLIT.
Some Stand by tht Btgnlar Party, Others
Oo to tht New Ont.
The Prohibition 8tate Central Committee
met In Columbus. But 10 membert of the 21
were present They agreed to ttand by the
old party. There were tome others In the
room, but after announcing tbemtelvet In
favor of the new national party withdrew.
The vacancies were filled by the selection of
new members.
The question of calling another Btate Con
vention to till the vacancies by reason of res
ignations and desertions was up, but de
cision was reached that the committee bad
the power to fill vacancies. Secretary of
State Taylor decided that the new Na
tional Party, or secede rs from the Pittsburg
oonventlon, cannot get on the Australian bal
lot unlets by petition.
A Mint Aooidtnt In Illinois.
The Taylorvllle, III., coal mining workt
were destroyed by tire Friday morning
and 86 men entombed alive. After hours of
imprisonment all but three were rescued
alive. The Are. which was oaused by an ex
plosion of gasoline, spread rapidly through
the mine, cutting on the men at work in tut
lower levels,
WALLING'S DEFENSE.
An Effort to Throw All Blsmt on Sootl
Jackson.
Alono M. Wnlllng took the witness stand
In his own behalf In his trial for the murder
of Pearl Bryan. It was manifested from the
drift of the direct examination that the pur
pose of the defense was to throw the wholn
guilt of thn murder on Scott Jackson, and, If
possible, establish an nllbl bir Walling him
self. Wnlllng said In both iRrnet and cross
examination that Scott Jackson llrst men
tioned pearl Bryan to him nnrly In January,
Just after he had returned from a holiday
vacation nt tlreen Castle, "Then," said
Walling, "Jackson took me In a corner of
our room, told me Pearl Bryrn was in trouble
thnt he would bring her hern to have an
operation performed, and asked mn to help
blm. I agreed to help him by getting a
suitable room and a competent physician.
Jackson, a little Inter said he would bring
the girl here, give her some quick poison,
and kill her In sonin hotel, leaving the Im
pression that she bad committed suicide.
Still later he proposed to kill her with poison
III a private room, cut her up and scatter the
pieces lii the city entch-bnsliis."
He snld hn saw I'enrl Bryan only three
times while she was In Cincinnati. The llrst
time was Tuesday when he took a message
to her from Snott Jackson. Thn second time
was on Wednesday night when he saw Jack
son and a Woman he supposed was Pearl
Bryan, leaving theWallliigfurd saloon. The
third time was Thursday night, when .lack
son sent him to moot Ponrl Bryan nt the
postolllcn. He did not go to the' postofllce.
but went by nnd peeped In anil saw I'enrl
Brynn without her seeing him. He went to
thn Dennlson House, wrote letters and that
Thursday night before the murder did not go
to his room, but stayed at Holder's hotel. Hn
said tho reason he stayed nt fielder's was
that he had become suspicious of Jackson
about this girl. On Friday night, January
HI, he saw Jackson nt their room nt 10 o'
clock, but hn went out till midnight And
went to bed and slept all night and saw
nothing of Jackson till hn nwokn In morning
about 0 o'clock. Ho wns with Jackson nt
Udder's Saturday evening, when he first
rend about a murdered girl near Fort
Thomas.
FOB SOUND MONET.
Dimoeratt of Connecticut Adopted a Strong
Platform,
The Connecticut Democratic State Conven
tion to select delegntes to thn Nntlonnl Con
vention at Chicago and Presidential elector
met In Hartford, June in.
The report of the Committee on Besolu
tlons, which was adopted, ou the subject of
the currency plntform, says:
As a necessary consequence, the honest
payment of public debts and thn preservation
of the public faith and credit require that tho
gold standard of money shall be maintained.
While we favor thn most liberal uso of sil
ver consistent with the enforcement of a gold
standard, we nre unalterably opposed to the
free colunge of silver, deeming It a device
for the debasement of our currency, nnd to
the compulsory purchase of silver by the
government. Under existing circumstances,
to pay public debts In sliver coin Is repudia
tion! to pay private debts In coin Is to rob
the wngu earner, and to provide for the free
colnngn of sliver means thn dentnictlon of le
gitimate business and great sulTurlug among
thn laboring classes.
We believe the safety of our national
flnnnce requires it system of sound banking,
by which a bank note currency ample to su
ply the needs of tho whole country shall hn
created, safety secured, and always and
everywhere redeemable In gold.
Thu platform also Indorses tho adminis
tration of President Cleveland, nnd especi
ally approves "his firm support of the pub
lic credit, and his oxniupllilcaiion of tho
Monroe doctrine."
In deference to the wishes of Hon. W. E.
ltussell, of Massachusetts, expressed In a
letter to Lyiide Harrison, the delegates were
not Instructed on the subject of l'resldeutlnl
cnndldutes.
O0VEBNMENT CANNOT RECOVER.
Bellalre Bank Wlnt a Bult for Ftntlon
Monty Wrongly Paid.
The tult of the United States ngnlnst the
First Nntlonnl bank, of Bellalre. 0.,to recov
er the amount of tho pension 'rnudulently
drawn by Caroline Sweltzer, of Bellalre,
some yours ago, was heard before Judge
Sago, In thn United States District court nt
Columbus, O., and dualdod in favor of the
bank. The pension amounted to over (2,000,
and was payable to Caroline Sweltzer, the
mother of the woman who drew It. The
mother had died before the treasury warrant
onme, and as the daughter s name was Car-
mine sweltr.er she was properly ldnntllled nt
the bank and the money paid to her. Thn
heirs of the dead woman hud a quarrel and
exposed the trick, resulting In the arrest of
the woman who drew the pension, nnd Cnpt.
W. H. Little, of Bellalre. They were con
victed In the courts of fraud and were sent to
the penitentiary, ( apt Little became In
volved by assisting In securing the pension.
The case bat been In the courts tor eight
years.
Matont Slaughtered.
It It reported that In the Indian revolt at
Oaxaca, Free Maaont were attacked, par
ticularly at Jaqulla, where the Indians com
mitted atrocities, burning prominent Masons
alive. This has been denied, but the news Is
conllrmed since. Masons from Jaqulla
solicit aid for the famlles of victims, and will
Interview President Dins, himself a Mason.
Among the victims are Octavlono Jlgon,
master of the lodgei Juan Escaniilia, senior
wardeni Charles A. Morales,orator, and Jose
Vlllavloenclo, treasurer.
A Otvtl From Lincoln's Cabin,
The gavel which will be used by the per
manent chairman of the ltepubllcan Nation
al Convention was received at the headquar
ters of the local committee In St. Louis, June
9. It will be presented to the chairman by
Senator Berry, one of the Illinois delegates.
The gavel is an excellent piece of wood
carving done by W. H. Dartels, of Carthage,
Ills., who is reported one of the most artistic
carvers In the country. Mr. Battels selected
the wood a hickory log taken from the log
cabin occupied by President Lincoln at New
Salem, III,, in 1832. There are panels on
either side, which are tilled In with suitably
Inscribed plates of gold and silver.
Bond Inquiry Began.
The special Senate oommtttee, of which
Mr. Harris, of Tennessee, Is chairman, ap
pointed to investigate the recent solus of gov
ernment bonds began Its Inquiry on the 12th.
The session was devoted to reading Secretary
Carlisle's review of the sale of bonds to the
Morgan-Belmont syndicate. It was decided
to request Secretary Carlisle to appear be
fore the committee.
Silver Coinage Figures.
Of the silver bullion purchased under the
ant of July 14, 1880, there are now on band
182,808,462 Ane ounoes. The oost of this bul
lion it (119,941,044, and the coinage value
Is (172,641,414. The total number of silver
dollars ooined under the act of July 14, lM'JO.
to June 1, 1H96 was 46,044,661. Upon this
eolnage there wot a seigniorage or prollt of
(10,117.289.
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Bsernitt for tho Cuban Const. '
Forty-six Cubans arrived at Jacksonville
Friday from Tampa and neighboring points,
for the purpose, it It said, of embarking for
Cuba ou the steamer Three Friends, which
has been undergoing repairs tor several days,
and la now ready for sea.
Tried Wholeetlt Killing.
In a drunken rage John Welter.of Chicago,
made an untuooessful attempt to kill hit
wife. He then tbot and killed one step
daughter and wounded another to seriously
that her Ufa It d at paired of.
MARKET FOR U. S. WHEAT.
Consul Shows Bow tho Spanish Trads Conld
bt Inortattd.
Andrew F. Fay. U. S. Consul at Denla,
Spain, reports to the state department at
Washington, thnt the outlook fur the Span
ish wheat crop Is excellent, but large Impor
tations will be necessary. "In looking over
the maps," he says, "I fall to tee where nny
agricultural country thnt has grain to ex
port could have the advantage over the Unb
led States In tho mntter of distance and
shipping facilities. It seems fair to presume
that with a direct line ol vessels, wheat and
Hour could lie transported from our eastern
ports to the Medlterrniiea moron cheaply
than from either llussla or India.
"Would It not be of advantage to establish
a line of vessels to thn Mediterranean and
would not such a Hue open a prolltable
market for a part of our Immense surplus of
wheat nnd other products thnt might be ad
vantageously marketed In this country"
Bpsnlsh Injuttlot.
Thn trial of Mr. Dewier, the American
newspaper artist, began at Havana, June H.
The formality of thn prisoner's presence In
thn court room during the trial Is not re
quired by Inw, nnd it seems, also, to be a
consular tradition for consuls not to attend
the defense of American citizens before the
courts of Havana. Mr. Dawley was only
represented by myself, his counsel. I am
making the point thnt every American has
a right to consult with bis counsel before
trial.
Thn case may continue for an Indefinite
time and Mr. Dawley must remain In Morro
castle until thn law's delay brings him re
lease, fur he Is admittedly Inniioccnt.
Brigands Capturing Women,
Two ladles, one of them French have been
captured by brlgnndt near Plova on Ismld
gulf In Asia Minor. Thn gendarmes who
wero escorting them were killed. Other
gendnnnes have gone In pursuit of the brig
ands. A brigand outrage has occurred nenr Yslo
VB, eight miles from Seraglio Point. Thn
wife of a Frenchman reined Brnnr.eau, the
lessee of thn mineral bnths there and nn Ar
menian lady were captured by brigands, who
demanded 26,000 pouuila ransom.
M'KINLEY'S PORTRAITS LOST.
Cyolont Workt Havoc With tht Xanttt
Corn Train
At 4 o'clock Mondny morning, Dlxson't
train of forty enrs of corn, which was to be
started for the St Louis convention, by
ex-Senator Ingnlls, was struck by lightning
at the little town of Ontvllle, Ave miles out
side of Wichita, where It was decorated and
made ready to lie run Into Wichita. Three
cars with their cargo of corn were burned to
the ground, as was ulso the Missouri Paclllo
depot.
Ontvllle Is a llttlo town made up en
tirely of Populists, but, notwithstanding
thnt, thn people rushed out of their beds to a
man, formed themselves into a bucket bri
gade, nnd, dipping the accumulated rain
wnter from the ditches from either side of
the track, where there was Intense hent, they
snved tho rest of the train, with (MOO of deoo
rntions, nnd 20,000 bushels of corn, from be
ing reduced to ashes.
A small cyclone accompanied the lightning
storm nnd It Is a singular fact, which has
aroused the superstitious fenrs of the local
McKlnley boomers, thnt every one of the
eighty llfe-slze,l portraits of the Ohio stntes
mau were torn from thu train nnd scattered
for miles around the country In shreds and
ileces. Tho other decorations wero not dls
urlied. Not a portrait of McKlnley Is left
The consignment of Mark Hanna having
been exhnustedjtho trslu hail to go Into St.
Louis without them. The cars destroyed
represented Kingman, Hnrvey, nnd Lognu
counties. Tho train started with 87 cars.
Ingiillsnnd J, K. Borton will make speeches
and Oov. Morlll and stnto officers and other
distinguished Kansas and Oklnhomana will
be present. The train will not arrive in St.
Louis uutll two dnys before the national oon
ventlon, BUMMEB SCHOOL OF FEDA00OT.
Emlntnt Inttrnotort Will Assist at Con
. . neaut Lakt.. .
The Hummer School of Pedagogy, at Con
neaut Luke, Pa., which achieved a marked
success In Its first season, a year ago, this
tummor opens July 18 and' closes August 1.
Dr. Z. K. Hnyder.presldent of the Colorado
State normal school at Oroeley, CoL, hat
charge of the department of psychology and
pedagogy. Dr. Louis Blanchard, of St. Paul,
Minn., will have charge of nature study and
physiology. Primary methods will lie taught
by Miss Lllxaiieth Fundenberg, of Pittsburg,
Prof. 11. D. Crawford, oity superintendent of
Titusvllle, Pa., schools, will conduct the de
partment of school management The de
partment of muslo Is under the direction of
Miss Mary II. Caldwell, supervisor of musla
In the schools of Duluth, Minn. Prof. H. V.
Ilotchkkw, superintendent of Meadvllle
schools, will give Instructions In method! of
teaching.
Prof. Byron W. King, of Pittsburg, will
conduct hit well-known tummor school of
oratory at Conneaut lake In connection with
the school of pedagogy.
A T0BNAD0 IN ALABAMA.
It Strnok a Town Billing Two Ftnoni and
Injuring Many.
Tuesday a tornado of unusual severity
struck the town of Wyeth City, about 80
miles from Gadsden, In Northern Alabama.
The tornado made Its appearance in the
usual fimnel-shniied cloud in the southeast
and carried ail before It
Thirteen houses have been literally blown
from the face of the earth, but only two
deaths, Ed. Long and a negro woman, have
been reported. A hundred or mora persons
were Injured. Many of them are being taken
care of at Uuntersvtlle, Osdsden and other
neighboring towns.
The basket factory, where the greater por
tion of the Inhabitants of the town worked,
was Just out of the storm's path. Had it
oome ou hour later, when the operators
would have been at home, the loos of life
would have been very heavy. A relief com
mittee Is now at work.
Thirteen Trot Bill.
The grand jury ot Camden. N. J., return
ed thirteen true bills of Indictment against
ex-Clty Treasurer Mlchekn,slx for embezzle
ment and seven for malfeasance In office.
The Indictments charge embezzlement at
various periods during the years 1891, 1892,
1H9S, 1894 and 1N96 of sums ranging from
(10,000 to (3,900. He Is also oharged with
having neglected to enter on bit books the
salaries paid to city offloert to the amount
of (36,000 ar.d falling to take up a note for
(6.000 In the National Btate bank at Camden
after It wot paid.
BRIEF MENTION.
Hamilton oounty, Ohio, elected tlxty-slx
sliver and two gold delegate! to the Demo
oratlo state oonventlon.
Frank Mayo, the distinguished actor, died
on a train while en route with hit company
from Denver to Omaha, Jane 8.
The Committee on Contested Beat of the
Republican oonventlon will have problem!
to solve from fifteen States and one Territory.
CONGRESSIONAL
(ammtry of tht Mott Important otttittrtf
Presented In Both Houses.
117th day.
The new deficiency bill, framed to meet the
objections of the President's recent veto, was
taken up as soon as thn senatn met. An
amendment to Include the southern claims
wns lost, and the bill passed as It came from
the house.
When the announcement of tho passage of
the general deficiency bill by the senate wot
made to the house at 1.40 p. ui., tht mem
bers cluered,
At 2 o'clock thn Immigration bill Was taken
up and Mr. Morgan I Hem. Ala.), spoke In
support of his amendment that the restric
tions of the act should not apply to persons
coming to this country from Cuba, making
an eloquent appeal In behalf of the Cubans,
nnd denying the hnrsh statements attribut
ed to him against thn queen regent ot
Spain
A final report on tne postofllce appropria
tion bill was agreed to, covering the Item of
consolidating postofllce, the original amend
ment being modltleil so that oonsolidstlon Is
not to extend lieyond thn Ave mile limit ot
cities except In the case of Cambridge, Uase.
nnd Towson, Md.
At 6.80 p. m. the senate held a brief execu
tive session and then adourned.
June 10. When the House convened at 10
o'clock this morning still In continuation of
the legislative day of Saturday, the general
feeling was that Congress would reach a
final adjournment to-night. Notwithstand
ing this fact, there seemed to be little publlo
interest In the proceeding. There wern a
few strangers In tho publln galleries, but the
reserved gnllerle were empty. About 100
mnmlmra were on thn floor. Some resolu
tions relating to printing were passed.
Mr. C. W. Stone, chairman of the Commit
tee on Coinage, Weights and Measures,
secured the passage of a resolution calling on
the secretory of the treasury to report to the
House at the next session such Information
as be may be able to obtain as to the com
parative merits of pure nickel, nickel alloy,
nllumlnum alloy and copper bronr.e as
material for our minor coins, and author
izing him to hnvo struck experimental coins.
In the Senate to-day a partial conference
report on the sundry civil appropriation bill
was presented and agreed to, and a further
conference ordered. Thn Item In regard to
the Brussels international exposition In 1897
Is agreed to, appropriating (6,000.
Mr. Allison ( Hep. Iowa) In making the re
port, snld thnt the only remaining disagree
ments between the two houses were as to
public buildings, that on one of them the
bouse hnd receded, and thnt be thought
there would be no trouble -In dealing with
thn remnlnder.
Mr. Hill (Dem., New York) moved to pro
ceed with the consideration of the bill as to
contempts of court, arising out of the Debt
case.
An enormous amount of buslnnsi wot tran
sacted by the house to-dny In ordor to clear
the deska for the Anal adjournment to-morrow.
Thn absence of Mr. Kom permitted
members to pass bills In the closing hours In
which they were virtually Interested There
was a great clamor for recognition. Fifty
three bills snd Joint resolutions were passed,
the most Important of which probably was
the bill appropriating (200,000 for thn trans
Mississippi exposition at Omaha, Mr. Allen,
of Mississippi, thn wit of the house, en
livened the day with a humorous speech.
Chairman Cannon, of the appropriations
committee mnde a gnllunt fight to In
duce thn house to stand out against the
senate public building Items in thn sundry
dvll bill, but the members outvoted him 100
to HH. After the conference reports on the
District of Columbia bill, containing Its com
promise on sectarian charities had been pre
sented, Mr. Cannon precipitated a heated
dlscusasonot the political situation, In which
Mr. Doekery (Dem.,Mo.,)andDlngley(llep.,
Me.,) participated. The work of the session
was elaborately reviewed, criticised and de
fended. Tho conference report on the Dis
trict of Columbia bill was adoped. The sen
ate resolution for final adjournment at 4 p.
m. tomorrow was passed. The house held a
brief session at 9:80 to enable the speaker to
sign the enrolled bills.
June 11 The dosing hours to-day of the
long session of the Fifty-fourth Coqgress
were remarkable when compared with those,
of previous sessions. Heretofore there
would be a wild scramble In both houses to
pnsa bills until the gavels would fall for the
adjournment. At the long session of the Inst
Congress the House was actually voting on
thn passage of a resolution when Speaker
Crisp brought down the gavel and declared
Congress adjourned slue din.
To-day no scrambling was apparent and
four or Ave hours of the session were devot
ed to packing up things and walling for the
hour of adjournment to arrive. The states
men were all In good humor and seemed to
be willing to rest on the record made, and
oor tely In the verdict of the people next No
vember. The Anal session of the house to-day wot
devoid of public Interest The appropria
tion! bill bad been passed and the membert
smply waited for the end to come. A num
ber of the members were made happy by the
passage ot the small local bills of Interest In
their districts. To Oen. Wheeler of Ala
boma belonged the distinction of securing
the passage of the lost bill. Beyond a little
misunderstanding between Mr. Bailey of
Texas and Mr. Marsh of Illinois the utmost
good feeling prevailed. There was an at
tempt by Messrs. Bailey and Magulre. Cali
fornia, to p reel pate a discussion In the
last half hour of the session, but the Bepub
publicans declined the gauge of combat
thrown down to them. Mr. Turner, (Dem.,
(la.), who was the floor leader of the minor
ity during the absence ol Mr. Crisp, offered
a resolution of thanks to the speaker, which
was adopted by a standing vote, a most un
usual honor.
The speaker oloeed the session with
graceful speech, In which he thanked the
members most cordially and felicitated them
on the work of the session.
When thn District of Columbia bill wot
tlgned by the president this morning the
last obstacle to adjournment was vanished.
The remainder of the proceedings were pure
ly formal.
SUBPBI8ED THE PROSECUTION.
Wltnttt for tht Stats In Jackson's Trltt,
Testifies in Dtftntt of Walling.
When the Walling trial opened June II,
Dr. W. H. Crane surprised the State's law
yers by taking the ttand fnr the defense, la
the Jackson trial ho was a witness for the
State, saying he found arsenic, mercury and
cocaine in Pearl Bryan't stomach.
The eocalne was probably administered by
mouth, the witness said. The stomach con
tained more than two grains. The doctor
then described death by coacloe poisoning,
but said cocaine was an uncertain drug.
Dr. F. B, Kramer, of Cincinnati, physician
and teacher of medioine, told the hemor
rhage would be profuse if a person were be
headed alive. He stated Pearl Bryan't head
wot probably eut oft after death.
Colonel Vi ashlngton sold Mrs. Wore, who
wore she heard a carriage pose out the Al
exandria pike on the night ol the murder,
told him she knew nothing about It
Dr. Johnson said decapitation of Pearl
Bryan took place after death.
BTES ON CONSUL LIB.
Spaniards Watttiag All tf Hit Movtmsata
in Havana Vtry Closely.
The greatest oonoern and curiosity it
tbown in Spain, especially In political And
military circle in Madrid, tor Intelligence ol
the movements ol Consul General Lee in
Havana.
All the papers comment on his cordial re
lation! with General Weyler, hit visit to the
Cuban and American prisoners at the capital
the steps he hat already token to secure bet
ter treatment lor them, his activity Innollea
lug information on Btate affairs in Cuba, hie
wary and cautious replies to Spanish report
ers, and hit prudent remark on the relations)
between Spain and tht United State.