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MHHl nsasaswlawaaWsaWaatntiMBtatnMMafl I el LaM I ff . "-. Ht -!' 1F,Y' V,- B ! INDIAN CHIEFTAIN JsVaAfjawtr awawaanaKaaawasBi atsaastasawjaa) atBWaatwia) aaawwtaBwiBBsaaBWAvsaw"Bsi ataaataBwaawaawsaar aaaaiaawqavaBaBsaapMB' MHIma aavaBBMfaaswafastat'a1avMtTaBtkwsH wtawsiaaat i" f 1 VINITA. INDIAN TERRITORY. THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1893. VOL. XI. NO. 42. I UHLtL uriIE1TAIN PUBLISHING 00. Hi 1 U ii . r t x p HC GOIHQ TO THE FAin. Willi n pocket full of mono And n gi linnek full of dollies, And wllli it kcxlalt loaded For most anrlhlng that ttliowo. And ullli rnthiisliiMn 1 hat la way beyond compare, I'm going lu Chicago To bo "In 11" at the fair. I'll gate on greater wonders Than wrro ercr dreamt before, STie world In past ond present I am Koine to explore. And all It run it trcusures Will appear ticfnro My eyos, Which were, t wlub, a many An nro given to the fllca. Among tho Rlranqral people In their nntl e strrct I'll go 'Along dnnrta from OarkeKt Africa And frown Kwiultnauii Ltko In the ancient fairy talcs , I'll vtlt crcry Ian I 'jrrom Urecnland'g Icy mountains To India's curat strand." I'll gain so much of knowledge That forever I will bo I Abrlghtcncyc!(flc1la In hlRh oUctvt Ami folks will crowd around ma When there's llycr In my hair To listen to tLo story Of Chicago end her fair. What care I for the Irouhlo Or discomfort orcipenso Xviicn fifty million dollars' worth I'll sec for fifty ents: tTo mlM that biggest thing on earth Would bo a lasting crlrao 1 am going to Chicago If It takes my botlom dime Tho railroad trains are crowded And tho ocean ships are crammed; Tho highways are with carriages And bicycles till Jammed: The lakes, canals and rirrrs Haven't auy room to sparn Tor all tho world Is going To Chlragj and her fair. At loos t a million pockclbooks llrtmmcd full of ready rain, Two million Saratoga trunks Kor baggagemen to smith, And countless bulging gripsacks l'nrked with tho greatest care, Aro gnlrc to Chicago To t-wm along the fair. Iloo-rnr. then, for Columbunl Three tlpers for Ills fatrt I'm going to Chicago If I must tuo Shank's mare; I'll feast my eyes on wonders. With knowledge fill my brain, And proud I'll tetl tho story When I am homo again. IL C Uodgr, la Goodall's Sua heavy ruins, tho fair Is now resplen dent ly abloom with tlio variegated cos tumes of all nations. I'neh tiny brings crowdi of pcoplti from nil parts of llio world to vlcu tlio wonders nbottt which they Jinvo heard nnd lend bo much. The White City In now In truth the Mecca of nil nntlons, nnd hern wo niny heboid each day n wonderful mingling of strange races. Thcrn nro now hut few drawbacks to tho complete success of tho fair, nnd these w"li It I hollered, ho dono nwuy with In duo season to permit of a full and satisfactory return tot tho Im mense outlay of lnhor nnd money. One of thillsturblng elements Is the fulluro of tho railroads to muko special fair rates. Thcro Is n tendency on the part of some roads to redttco their faro and wo may look for n general mote lu that direction very boon. Many prospective v:.. y SS SJrts S S . . JT S . I S S" X . jr i- SS S S S f yP;' J yyyp'A MONEY SOALPED HEAD. PniME REPORT. JACKSON PARK JOTTINGS. Tho TIdo of Bvonta Transpiring" at tho World'o Fair. Chicago's Itoyal ducats Celebrities Vla II lor tlia (lrl i:iin.ltliin A Strang MJajrllng at Nations New Features. ISpeclal Chicago Correspondent 1 The world's fair city has for thb last tew weeks had Komcnhutof u surfeit of royalty. Tho city was thrown Into a tumult by tho arrival of Duko do Vcragua nnd his xulte, and laid ItNclf out to cnterttiln tho titled descendant otColuiuhUBiu truly royal faxlilon. For SEKINO TUB PAIlt UXIIKtl DirFICUI.TIES. visitors -nro nwnltlng this move, and when the reductions nro mado thcro will lu all probability he a great rush to our city. Tho financial report for tho month of May shows n p.ollt of nearly a quarter of a million dollars, which Is far lu ex cess of nil expectations and very en couraging to heavy stockholders. Dur ing tho rent of the M'nson tho expenses of running tho fair will lio greatly lightened, nnd n 1th tho Increasing re ceipts will placo tho mammoth enter prise on a very substantia' footing. Tho nvcrago dally attendance U now very closo to tlio onc-hundrcd-lhou&and mark nnd gaining steadily. Tliosc of the foreign countries w hoso exhibits havo been delayed hy accidents nt sea nro now on tho ground and nro furnishing Rome rare surprises hy tho magnlllcenco of their displays. Tho Russians among others nro distinguish ing themselves in their section in tho Manufactures anil Liberal Arts uuliu Ing, their nrrival nil hut completing the grand central avenue in that leviathan of buildings. Germany, Trance nnd many other nations have licen In place for sonic time nnd nro dividing among them the wonder nnd A Nehrnskn Mnn Who Will lie Well l'ald for F.xlilliltlng t the I'nlr. A. W. IMivnrdA, of Klk Creek, Neb., Is regarded hy the Omnhn lleo as tho luckiest mnn that over lost his scnlp. About thirty years ago he hired out ns n teamster In n wagon train- going from Nebraska City to I'ort Lnramlo to tako supplies to tho fort Ho was then a youth of sixteen. When near Fort Larnmlo tlio train separated, about twenty wngons going to tho fort nnd tlio remainder of tho train going to other points west. Young lMuards was with those going to tho fort, and when within less than two miles of tlielr destination they were surprised by tlio Indians. Wholly unprepared for tho attack, it was au easy matter for the Indians to kill the men nnd plunder tho train. Hdwards was unlng ills revolver to the bestudvantago when an arrow struck his arm, nnd, passing through the flesh, stuck fast In his side. At tho Nnmo llino his pony was shot nnd fell upon htm, nnd nit Indian took his ncnlp. Unconsciousness then followed. When consciousness relumed ho found himself lying on tho ground faco down ward and tlio pony lying upon him. He raised his head nnd looked around. Another man was lying near him, with tho blood still flowing from Ids srnlp lcss head. He wondered if his head was In tlio samo condition. Ho hnd llttlo time to ascertain, for, hcnrlng tho In dians coming back, he resolved to feign death. Ilurylng his face in the dirt he remained motionless. Tho Indians camo up and rolled tho pony off him and, to mnku suro that ho was dead, thrust nn nrrow Into each hecL As ho remained perfectly motionless they passed on. Tho firing called the at tention of tho soldiers tit tho fort and they came to tho rescue, but not until every man In tlio caravan was stretched upon tlio prnlrlo and tho wngons plun dered. Young Kdwnrds was found to he thu only survivor. Ho was taken to the fort, and, after a severo Illness of six months, recovered. Ho WJlving on a farm at Klk Creek, Neb., with his wife and five children. He is to go to tho world's fair to show tbo people of the whole world tho only living man that has had his scalp taken by the Indians, and for this ho is to rcccivo ten thousand dollars and his expenses during tho fair Ho is an excellent talker and will bo ahlo to tell his story well und answer the numerous questions that will bo ashed him. Ten thousand .dollars seems a good price for a Malploclwbut .l.nwn nBM ...., tnSnt. ...lift 1.1 1.1 1 fklM' tlu risk or have tho ncrver tofolcn: death in such u trying ordcnlforgnpj Condition of Ornj In the Weit-Ttn drawing Wenlher. Ciiiciaoo, Juno 10. I'rlmo's crop re port Is ns follows: The tame general condition which have bees bringing on tho si ring sown nnd planted crops so rapidly during lbs present month still con tlnuoorcra ltrgo area of the country. Ills true thero tar" been soma hot wlndi la tho spring wheat areas, and It Is getting dry njaln in Kansii, but looking over thi who'ci area thcro Ii much lhat encourages nnd llttlo that dlncaurages. Ho fir Ibis his been a great month for the eirn crop. It Is a great thing to hare a good start and n good stand Houlhern Illinois reports that tho corn crop Is looking well, In fact they nro having perfect weather for 11 warm and raihcr dry and farmers nro cultivating In central Illinois tho early torn Is from 8 to It Inehos high. There seems to bo contdcrahto old ern loft In north ern and central Illinois Oats hive made rapid growth are uM beginning to show their head. In Indiana. the first planted corn has all been plowed once- Oil. are doing well, as they havo bad p'enty of Mln. Tho corn field aro clean nnd the ground In eicellont condition Ohio reports that corn Is lata, but Is picking tip rapidly Moil of It Is largo enough to work nnd flcld are dean. Oils are backward on no count of wet weather, but tho early sown oats nro growing rtptdly and thick on thi ground. Mlchlgia roporls thit corn Ii promising, far ahead of last yeir at this tlms. Oits aro mak ing good growth, and there Is plenty of moist- uroon the ground. In southern Kansas some of tbo cor.i has been plowed over thrco tlraos. Oats nro Improving, but generally short In northern and central Kansas the ground Is getting a llttlo dry, but tho corn Is doing fairly well, some of It twelve Inches high. Oils nro heading out short Some will not be largo enoula to cut Missouri reports ihu In noma of the southern counties corn 1. olghteen to thirty Inches bit h. It Is growing rapidly Tho Holds have been well worked and are clean. Oata aro looking good heading out. farmers nro all busy la their fields working their corn. Northern Kantas reports that thcro Is no wheat cut yet, apd will not bo for several weeks. The yield on what acreage Is left will bo disappointing. Tho crop gathered caawt possibly exceed M.pcr cent of last year. In northern Missouri farmers will commence cutting' wheat next week l'armcrs will prob ably tell freely, Irrespective of price. LIZZIE ACQUITTED. Tho Jury Finds Mlin Bordon Not Guilty of Murdor. THE SUMMING UP OF THE COURT. ten thousand dollars. THE GUARD IS WORSTED. SSSTz HIGH WATER AT NEW ORLEANS. The Itlter Alnio.t Ilrnrlies the Highest I'o'nt on Jtreoril. Nr.w Oiim-ax, Juno 10. Tlio river rose hero 17.4 feet over low water nftcr midnight last night, wlthfn one-fifth of n foot of the highest ever known. A number of weak points became patent In tho levees and tho commissioner of public works was instructed to raise tho levees wherever .ho might deem it necovmry, Hmall ere vnsscs were report ed from several points, but were nearly all closed as soon as discovered. At Limo Hock, in West Ilaton Itougo parish, tho levco was cnt hy n patty pl five men probably Interested in floating ipuyiimbcr. , A ditch hnd been dug I i ,(-t-as-si "ssfyir I V (llplp A week or ten days thcro wcro grand re ceptions, public nnd prlvnto, and ccrc luonlal visit to the fulr grounds, nnd altogether a perfectly delightful season was enjoyed by thoso of tho upper ten doni who wcro privileged to participate In the fektlvlties. Then Infanta Kit latla hurst upon our social horizon in all her regal splendor nnd society had an other round of hobnobbing with roy alty. Tho elite of the city rcreled for a brief Benson In the smiles of their titled truest nnd fairly Wiled ono un- other in their efforts to gct.nearcst to the fair princess, Hut it is all over and wo nre compelled to fnll back upon the lesser lights from uhroad, who were for tho tlrao thrown In tho shade hy tho brighter luminaries of more exalted sta tion. Tho dttho and-princess having taken their departure, frotri, our city, wo can giro our eyes a 'moment's rest nnd then look about us upon tho plainer hut mm f mk m rm...itt mm MSmff ; 7 JPSiiijH U. A ULVI.AND ISTEMurt ora satisfying celohrltlc of our own country. Within u few days past among the visitor nt tho White City were noted ex-rreftWent Hurrlson, vioj. President Stevenson, Senator David B. HUl and ft number of other nroralnent Iguret In political and irosineM circles, and they nil pro nounced mw great ejuuumon n vnr lublo city of wonders. ItU wll that Mr, HaTrUon remarked In private that ho would sootier iit tho fair than gj duck shooting. Knowing tho ejcprcsl ,Wnf (treat Inyo for hU f'tvorjtu jm tlmo, wo may bollovo that hp thlnlt" tho ai- Uuinll u-nrtn seelnir. UftvlRtf reeovorort from tho thorough OS THB IHTItAMUIlAI- admlratlon of tho visiting hosts each doy. A great many people como to visit tho fair who expeit to do tho whole tiling up In n few days, or n week nt most These invariably go away unst tlsfied or conclude that their business cise- wlicro is not so preying na they ivt first thoucht it was. After spending a whole day In ono corner of ono of the vast buildings they begin to rculUo tho magnitude of their tnsk nnd resolve to foicgon mlntito Insia-ctton oi tiioexnio- its, unlesn .they can nrrango lor a lengthy htay, and bestir thcnibolves to get over as much ground ns possible, contenting themselves with only n cursory glnnco ni ohjeets of superior Interest whllo on tho wing. Thcro 1h ono portion of tho fnlr, how ever, thnt sticks them. That Is Mld wuy I'lnUaiico. In sidtu of nil their plnns they find it an utter Impossibility tn uel throualt that marvelous aggrega tion of wonders on hchcdiilo time. Its attractlotis nro all too potent for tho strength of their resolutions nnd they linger In splto of themselves umldst tho fnsrlnution ol mo Knicmoscopic inur oughfarc. In this connection It might bo well to Impart n llttlo ndvlce, which Is con tained in the words of un honest old lndy from tho back districts, who, when her filial spouse una departing for n day at the fair saldi "Now, Hiram, you'd better lenvo what money you don't need with mo." As the story ban It Mirum left the bulk of his cash with "mother" nnd ho wns orry for It when ho struck Midway VlaUnnec. A rarilnimlile Offenir, When Columbian guards do wrong thov havo to writo n full explanation of their wrong doing on it formidable paper bearing printed questions mat are designed to extort tho truth from the erring Columbian, When ono of them bat down whllo on duly ono drcarv night recently ho was dlcov r,i in his heinous olTensoandwasdiily given tho printed blank and ordered to tell hit shame In Ink. The questions to ho unswerod read! "What was the nature ol the of fense?" The gusrd wrote: "Settin' down." "What was tho cause?" Tired," wrote tlm culprit "Have yott nny explnnntlon to offer?" Bald tho tnercl'.fM UinK. "Hovvy body. Miinll ieat," wns tho trluwphuilt titiswor Naive ami ) o wlftt, m ittstotlt, V Mr. Trotter Aiks a Queitlon Ilruuglit Up Kliarp. "Cnn this bo lot o?" Trnilerlv tra7lntr down Into tholimpld eyes of Agatha Swoggles, wlioso fluffy bang roMj and fell regnlarly on her throbbing temples, Vernon Trottcv aslted himself this iiuestlon whllo ho took n clandostlne httch at hLs suspend ers. ""V' '- .- About thajpouple lay the strange vll lngcsof thfiSldwny Plalsancc.shlmmer Ing In the moonlight Low songsof night birds camo to their ears in dreamy ca dences, mellowed by dlstanco nnd tbo wnrm night wind wlilch greatly stlrrcu the leaves above tlielr heatls. nappy in sweet soul communion, Agatha and Vernon gavo no thought to tlfclr en vironment nor to tho depressing fact that the morrow would bring toll, wheat cakes and bad Sixty-third street coffee. A long-drawn sigh was tho only answer from the girl to the mur mured nuery tif her Idol. Words could not express the sweet restfulni'ss which overflowed her heart as sho trustingly burrowed her llttlo head Into his shirt front No word es enped her lips nnd for some moments tho youth gazed nt her with eyes in which the lovo lights shone, straining his cars to catch a sounii Hut his ears stood the strain nnd returned to their normal position, for tho girl spoke not AriawrhMbatcWl JfccnttrtfuVcr- non. causing him to start nnd g&Sv while ho clasped still cloncr to hint tho beloved bunion within his anas. Could It be, he thought, that ho had been mis taken? No, that could not be, for ho was u Columbian guard. Why, then, this silence which echoed across tho I'lalsanco and died away into tho sum mer night? Again tho youth leaned down closo to her faco so closo that her face-powder mado delicate tracery upon his car. Hazing Into her eyes, he said ngnin: "Cnn this ho love? ' At this tlio young gin starieu. a gleam shot Into licr eyes, lighting up tho darkness for eleven feet around, and idio said: " ell, it seems to that it I had. been monkoylng around ns long ns you havo I'd know whether it was or not, without nsklug any foolish quest lions;" Chicago News. across If durinir.. the nlirhU out it was discovered In time to prevent nny dnm-. Fourchc, '"and anothc near Kcnner, just above Now Orleans. Both will le cltacd. Rtato Engineer Ilnrdee ex presses' the- opinion.- thattro'iull.-itoii Kougo to Now Orleans tho river will reach ono foot higher than ever known before. There Is now no doubt that tho river here will exceed tho maxi mum. (lov. Foster has arranged for tho loan of (.10,000 for tho relief of the flood sufferers In north Louisiana. All traf fic an the Xw Or1nn- Vii..t crn road has been suspended In conse quence of high water. SWIMMING RECORDS BROKEN. The Jury Inullnnrit AgalnH ra.tlnjr Too Much 1'nltli In tlio Hvlilenre Tlia Verdict Cheered by the Aadlrnre. Nkw Ilr.liroiiD, Mass., Jtino 21. Tho TAz?a Itordcn case was given to tho Jury yesterday afternoon, nnd after be ing out .1 llttlo mora than an hour a verdict of not guilty was returned. When court convened In tho after noon tho chief Justice addressed Miss Hordcn hy name, tolling her that she now had a voice nnd could say to tho Jury what sho choso to say. Sho arose somewhat agitated, and said to tho Jury: "I nm Innocent, but I will lcavo my enso In your hands and In tho hands of my couhscl." Judge Dewey then charged tho Jury. Ho read his charge rapidly, and among other things embodied therein was tho cattttoh to make a decision only upon tho law nnd tho cvldcnco given. The court defined the degrees of murder nnd said tho degrco Is to be determined hy tlio Jury. "Tho government claim thnt you ought to find thnt thoso murders wore deliberately prcmeultnW. Jn considering the cvldcnco you must needs have legal principles In your mind. "Ono Is that the presumption of Inno cence, nnd this presumption is to bo considered in the light of evidence nnd it Is a principle founded on that benefi cent law which says every man Is In nocent until proven guilty. The char acter and previous ltfo of the defend ant must alwnys bo taken Into consid eration nnd understand the govern ment allows that thcro Is noth ing in defendant's past life, pre vious to nrrcst, to bo doubted. He call tho case," tho court said, "put ono part with another, and see whether you can conceive at this ttmo this de fendant had toward her step-mother a feeling that properly could bo called hatred. If this conception is not war ranted by tho evidence then It ihould, not hnrrTrelg!it1H"ypar mlniC' "H "Tho government claims thoa .nets com- under the liend of innrdcr In, tho GO INTO THE GALLERIES. 1'rople Who Do Not Climb tho Mnlra Mls -Many nun i;iiiinii. Up to tho present tlmo It has ap peared ns If there was some danger that In tho Immensity of space that tho sightseer has to caver nt tho fair, tho galleries of tho big buildings would bo neorlectcd. Slnco tho crowds havo be gun U) arrive nnd tho nttendanco hns run up to tho hundred thousand mark, pcopla hao found out that there Is much to bo seen noovc ground, nnu havo climbed tho stairs In search of now marvels with as much energy as they havo displayed In going from ono build ing to another. Still exhibitors In tho gnllcrlcs nre In clined to complain that tho masses pass them hy, and ask for hatter means of transportation from tho floors to tho galleries.- They suggest signs pointing out tlio way nnd stating what can ho found above. The chief of the trans portation department has promised his exhibitors more elevators and the ad ditional attraction of a hand on wet afternoons. Thii.0 people who hurry through a building without diverging from tha main avenuo on the floor mako a great mistake. In the assignment of spaco it was ImoosslVlo to placo nil the best ex hibits In the most prominent parts of the buildings, nnd In most of the. ex hibit halls ns much can bq seeu by tak ing a side aisle or walking through tho gallery, as In the crush of visitors on tho main avenues. rpccwiiy is tnis truo In tho Traniportatlon building, where tho wholo of tho bicycle exhibit Is Installed In tho gallery, and a vast number of modolsof engineering works anil curious wtamples of boats and car- riagua can bo found, ii i il Tn stieuBia M tho sntU prodlfleiM. Anil ikcr 1 thi halt what wotiwriul strongtu Ua tha hatl Think tow many Antipodal Swimmer llent tlio Uacks ami tlio Fl.hc. Nr.w Yoiik, Juno 10. This week's Australian mall brings news -of some startling performances of tho famous amateur swimmers of tlio colonics. At tho swimming championships of the New South Wales association, hold in Sydney natntorlum, T. Mcidhara swam 78 yards in 0:tS, eclipsing the previous world's record of0:49 3-fl, made by .1. II. Tycrs, of Knglnnd. A similar attempt was made hy .1. II. Helling, nnd ho ex actly duplicated .Meailliam s periorm anco. W. J. Gromlcy next took a hand in the rramo in an effort to Improve tho 120 yard record of 1:28, mado by J. Nut tall at Lambeth buths, London, Kn gland, October 10, 1887. Tho colonial eolebrlty went through the water nt nn nstonlshlng pace. nd clipped n big slice oft tho world's record, finishing in llio marvelous tlmo of lfJOK. THt HAWAIIAN REPUBLIC. 3IonlrclOn,dr,, A" ,:ml c'au HiWa ! d Ills C'lulm. Ho.Not.tn.u, Juocjo. tor mo ursi tlmo In tho history df-4ho Hawaiian Islands tho Hawaiian Aug witssftontcd over the pahico JunoU. Tho rormaloc cupation of tho palaw by tho provis ional government unit the hoisting oi Its CWiblera over It nro regnrded by tho nnnexutlonlsts generally, nnd by many of tho natives ns n llnul blow to ruon nrehy. Tho building hno been formally dedicated to Its new uses. Tho provisional gpvernment, Juno 3, paid to Claus Sprockles to.1,000 owed to him, and there Is n feeling of rcllel among tho officials that tho goi eminent Is no longer under obligations to nira. Sprccklcs denies that Lb was actuated by a desire to embarrass tho govern ment by demanding tho return of hi1 money. Kulclrio nnd Attempted Mnrder. Lkavk.nwohtii, Knn., Juno 10. Thn quiet neighborhood of the North cs planado was shocked yesterday by a terrible, trairedv. In which Ambrose S. Arnold fired four pistol shots Into his helpless wlfo with tho full detor mluntloh to commit murder, and then, from the samo smoking weapon sont n bullet whirling through his oraied brain nnd fell dead upon tho floor. Tho wlfo Is mortally wounded. Tho cause was duo to Insnno jealousy. a rent Fire nt Chicago. Chicago, Juno 10. A six story build ing nt Wabash and Congress streets wns entirely destroyed by lire to-day. Tho structure was occupleU ny n num ber of firms, whoso combined losses nggrcguted M00.000. Tho heuvlest losers nro the O. W. Richardson Co., carpets and curtnlns; tho lllnn lub lUhlnir Co.. Vose Huno Co. and A. U. Chaso & Co., piano manufacturers. Their combined losses ore placed at about f20O.OO0. It. a Tcale A Co., puh lUliorx. will lose '1.000. The bulldlnir wus owned bo John Qulnuy Adams, of Whcaton. 111. Itlmrnoatwoyearsngo, nnd has only leen recently rebuilt 'first degree ThoJhiw claimsilifLflrj order to prove this, ovenuMuir'elauned I mutt bo provcnbejT5hd a reawnahlo' doubt"' ' ' ' Continuing, It was 'stated tKnt'lhe government prcfuts tills case on cir cumstantial evidence. If the evidence left tho Jury In rcnsonablo doubt as to whether sho wns where her father was when ho wns murdered, then tho doubt would be fntal to tho government's co.se. It was understood by tho court that tho government clnbned thnt an esscntlnl fact was embraced In the note matter; that sho had made statements rfT.uili dnfaMns.v wcie xaiM. irucu "aim wns mnklng them. Whatmotlvo had defendant to Invent a story like this? asked tho court Would not It havo lcen more natural for her to say simply that her step mother hnd gono out to make n call? Hut contemplate the possibility of there being another nssnssln. Might It not bo a part of tho scheme of the assassin? Might ho not havo come on her when the note was there nt hand; might ho not havo hnd n reason to re tnovu It as one of tho links? In cir cumstantial evidence, unless every link holds good, tho cham is worthless. (Here tin court gave soveral Illustra tions of his meaning). Tho jury was asked to bear in mind tho suppose! I facts that the defendant had no blood on her clothes when first been, and there was nothing to connect her with the murder, so far us outward appear ances went In order tcrw arrant con viction it wns not incumbent on the government to show that she nlone hnd the opportunity. Wns tho defendant In tho house when these people were killed? Aro tho views of the ex perts correct? Was this defendant cnpablo of doing this w ork? Tho gov ernment claims thnt sho wns not in me barn at tho time sho bald she was, and makes other charges which the Jury must carefully weigh for its actual weight Tho Jury wns ngaln cautioned against receiving stateuicnts for facts. calling aucnuonvwj u.-ih;uh;iht.u, tho court seemed inei'.'CC'Uoplace re liance upon them ns a genen tljlng, nnd the Jury wns given to understamJ thnt It must give to expert testimony just as much weight ns they th ..rfht It ought to receive. The jury was cautioned against no ticing In nny way tho fact that defend ant did not tako the stand. The court said the burden of proof Is on the government and tho defendant Is not obliged to shoulder ally of it The Jury wns not to deal with tho evi dence in n captious spirit It not le gally guilty you arc to say so. Tho jury was nsked to think over carefully whether n person contemplating crime would be likely to tell a friend of It, or predict in nny way thoTery day before hand. At tho conclusion of tho charge, the attorneys consulted n few moments. Tho jury was nllowed to retire aud counsel agreed upon what exhibits were to lo put into the ense, after which they were brought In ngnin, the oath administered by tho clerk of the court, nnd tho Jury took tho ense. It was Just 4:30 o'clock when the spectator, who had kept their seats patiently during tno retirement of mo jury, noticed a movement Indicating their return. A moment later the twelve men (lied into tlielr seats nnd wcro polled Miss Hordcn was nsked to stand up nnd the foreman wns naked to return tho verdict, which ho announced "Not guilty." Then nil the dignity nnd decorum of tho court room vanished.. A cheer went un which might havo been heard half a mllo away through the open windows and there wus no attempt to check. It THE WASHINGTON TRAGEDY. Tlin Coroner's Jury llolij' Ipnirortli, Hunt, Covert slid Kiimb l(cfi.,.jslh!e for tlio Ford's Thestrr Culainltjr-Tho Govern ment Alxn Crnr tred. WashI-Noto, Juno 20. It wns de cided by Coroner I'nltcrson that Col. V. C Alnsworth should not ho sum moned to appear ns n witness before tho Ct. oner's Jury investigating tho causa of tho Ford theater disaster. This decision wa precipitated by II. II. Wnrncr, ono of the Jurors, in stating thnt several of tho jurors would UWo tho coroner to lssuo u subprona for Oil. Alnsworth to give testimony nt tho In quest, not merely In rcgnnl to his own connection with t'40 theater accident, but with reference to other parties con cerned. "I sco no reason," said Mr. Wnrncr, "why ho should be treated differently from other witnesses. Four of tho jury favor having him before ns, tho other two nro indifferent Inas much as statements that this Jury Is prejudiced ngnlnst him havo been mado In tho public press and elsewhere, wo think that ho should bo mado to ap pear." Coroner I'nttcrson said ho did not he llcvo that tho .prcMnco of Col. Alns worth would In nny way nsslst In show ing how Frederick Lofttis, over whoso body tho Inquest is being held, came to his death. Nothing could he gained hy summoning him In his official capacity, nnd ns CoL Alnsworth wns not willing to appear as nn ordinary citizen he thought nothing could Iks gained by calling him After being out two hours tho Jury returned a verdict setting forth that Frederick II. Lofttis came to his death hy the disaster nt Ford's Thentcr building on Juno 0, 1603. Tho verdict roeltes tho fact that Ucorge W- Dant was tho con tractor nndcr the government for tho work in progress, which caused W10 disaster and all the circumstances con nected with the accident, and find that CoL Frederick C. Alnsworth, In charge of the building; William C. Covert, the superintendent; Francis Sassc, the en gineer, and Oeorgo W. Dant the con tractor, ore responsible for tho killing of Loftus. Tho jurors further find that the failure of tho government of the Fnlted States to provide for skilled superintendence of tho work of repair nnd alteration of Its buildings in charge of tho war department Is most unbusinesslike nnd reprehensible, nnd nre of thev.onhli4ztMut lmielr FsuiSnntrniicncohad''bccn provide! In . the case of tho work on tho Ford's rThcster building, tho awful tragedy WTOKiUWtt- Coroner latteron decided not to - Ini sue warrants forjthe commitment of Col. Alnsworth, Xlnnt, Covert nnd Sasso until to-day, in order to give them nn .opportunity of obtaining-balL THE MINNESOTA FIRES. OFFICIALS DISMISSED. The Government lletleved Tltejr Connived at I lie ftmiiggllni: In nf Chinamen nnd Oplnin. WabHISotoS, Juno 21. Tho official heads -0l Patrick IL Winston, United Slates attorney; Thomas It Hrown, United Stiles marshal; Andrew IV'nv son, United States collector nt Fort Townscnd; C. J. Mulkoy, United States ipeciiil ngent, nnd six special Inspectors of customs In tho 1'nget Sound district, all In the state of Washington havo fallen Into the ofllclul hopper ns the result of reports mndo to Seerct-iry Car lisle hy Special TrcnMiry Agpnts Wood nnd Iritis. Thcso nro numerous nnd circumstantial ns to details nnd tell tho story of one of the most extensive nnd successful conspiracies ever formed to smuggle Chinese nnd opium Into tho United States ncross tho fnr northwest ern boundary. There hns been hardly a day for the past two months that reports havo not been received nt tho treasury depart ment from Wood and Lewis and on thcso reports officials of tho treasury department hare been summarily dis missed. The first dismissals of customs Inspectors were mado Saturday, but Secretary Carlisle thinks tho ends of jus tice may bo defeated by mnklng publics their names. They, it is charged by tho reports received, had been doing a wholcsalo business in connection with prfvato parties in Victoria, It C, In smuggling in Chlncso by means of fraudulent certificates, nnd In permit ting opium smuggling cither by con nlvanco or otherwise. Scandals for the past decado havo at tached moro or less to tho ofllelals in Pugct Sound district nnd moro than two monthsSngo Agents Wood nnd Lewis, now men from tho cast, wcro detailed to secretly Investigate these alleged frauds. Uninfluenced by local surroundings or nfllllatiotis, they went to work nnd unearthed what Is re garded hero ns one of the greatest con spiracies in which government ofllelals were ever Implicated. Not t defeat tho continuance of tho investigation, all tho prominent gov ernment ofllelals named were removed by the president and their successors appointed without tho usual announce ments being made. The purpose was to keep the public in Ignorance that other implicated persona might not become suspicions, jhasenppnintcd werrJnpr" .Suntlr7r collector nt I'orl Traxuu, 3nm-.i F IlnliB. LMItefl States mar- LJirfBfc-erSuniwo nuiics I shsl; JohnJt .attrtHiW - T. ., ..it The matter in one courso-oi umu w . the courts. t EU ROtlHJjRCCPS. l?tl TtwU.TW 1T1H,."t B.H leett -.MlMllJi,-Lrf--. Loxno. June 31, An yef Tio omci&i. Not o Hnd As st lint Iteported, bat Stilt Verjr Scrloot. Duf.trrif. Minn.. Juno 20. The first ncourale news of the fires In the Mcsaha range wus available last night Press dispatches filed by the special corre spondents who were sent with the first relict train did not arrive until Into J.,1..- ,... IUU. ,1 1. 1 ,11 1 J- TRYING TO OAVE THI.M. Both Kniclnod nnd Amrr!n M t'ttn? I'.ITcirt toHnvo fln Condemned Armrtil 111. Loxnoj June 20. Tho question o tho Armenians who were sentcliocd to defith lt Angora by the Tnrklsti huthjr- ltlrs, on the chargo of h tvlu? licen con cerned in tho riot I tip nt Ccsaresi nnd Mnrsovnn last spring, camo up In tho hoiisa of commons, 'Jlio government wns questioned In regard to tho mat tor, nnd Sir IMwin Uroy, parliament ary secretary nt .vho fonign ofllcej, rcpltcl Mint the 1 ntuice of death. Imposed upon I'rot 11-Jrtrrtl..c l'rof. ' Kaynvnn and iTfteen other Ar menians were subject to review hy tha Turkish court of cassation. Sir Kd wnnl ndded that tho Knglish elurgu d'ulTViirvs nt Constantinople hnl been Instructed by tho government to ttset every effort, to prevent thi str n . being carried oiitgpondlnj a TuUiceft stdcrntlon ot all Uho.olrcjunstaii'6a I volvcd. jHuHyuMa ISTKttKST I2 AMKIUOA. Nr.w Yonic, Juno 20,-At tho Ameri can Hoard of'orclgrt Missions In thta city It was learned that the outcome Of tha trial conducted in Angora ngatnst the Armenians who wcro charged with rioting In Cesarca nnd Marsovor. Inst spring has greatly surprised tho hoard. Kcv. l)r. C II. Daniels, tho district sec retary of tho board, said: "All these prisoners nro natives. Tha two professors who havo been sen tenced to death, Mr. Thoumaln, tha senior professor of tho college, nnd l'rof. Kayayan are Innocent- Thoy were arrested nnd imprisoned on Jacn nry 28, and every request to sco thetu or glvo hall for them was refused. Rev. Dr. C a Tracy, tha president ot tho college, who has just arrived hsrc, has stated that there was no cvl dcnco connecting them with the Issu ing of bcdittoa's placards. Merely be cause tho manifestoes were written with n cyclostylo it was nfllrmcd that thoy must hnvo Issued from tho col lege, And thus the charge was made to furnish a basis for nn uttack. upon tha college. On tho night of February 1, the building which was being erected for tho girls' school was set oil fire. It was at once charged hy UieJCnrklsh officers that tho Armclons started tho fire to coot--4' tho 'act that nrms and nt-Hllion were stored in tbtHldIng. Tho invesitrotl " Jr ever, definitely Jairfejiod ther rjwwwr- hillty upon l)j Jat aMl(il!ri . -1- . fiii.i tf,. fi.l7ifti w.t iieHTr! jx a'l chanres ntrolnst it of (Jampllflltjfa t' Al.illimnnr nlnns.- .Yet'thfltWO:JeYt" "" ... T ' Xl .lw e"!-ll... s. pruiciwvi vvvys-iffwv- yc 7 havo-T-?-5&n declared guilty, titiryiss "hobeco-done by 4he' lojgcrjr. at ol- legedocoiiMjate-aadhyVifwiwsaw A. Washington special says: Sccr-, tary Oresham wan shown a cable dis patch from Constantinople, pubitshed In the morning newspapers, stntlng th sentences Imposed on tho Armenians whoso trials for scdittcn nave jusi mica estimates of the European yield of cere als tills year Is obtainable. Hell's Mes senger, one of the leading llrltlsh agri cultural mpcrs. savs that tho recent estlmato ot the French wheat crop, concluded nt Angora. which placed the yield nt 3,073,0 W quar- "This Is the first ncwsl have received ,,r,.tnrni,i ihn minntitr that nf thn result of tho trials," bald tha : . '" ' .7T. .L-L nowspapera. Accurate news snows mo usual exaggeration In the first reports, hut the money loss will be groator thau estimated. The first stories regarding Mountain Iron nnd Hlwablk wcro untrue. At Ulwabik onlyttfcwdctatchcd buildings were burned, aud nt Mountain Iron only six buildings. At Virginia tho situation is ns serious ns rcpor ted. The entire business portion of the town is destroyed. About thirty houses are standing nnd 310 burned Merrltt Is nenrly wiped out, only sixteen build ings now remaining In tho town. It wns Impossible to reach Morrltt to-day, 3s the woods nro still burntng nil about the village It Is the only town tho news paper men wcro not able to visit and ico the exact situation for themselves. Tho situation of the sufferers nt Vir ginia Is particularly unfortunate. Most of Oicm aro w ithout shelter, cloth ing Is scarce and food, despite tha sup plies that have been sent from Dulitth, Is still scanty. Everything possible is being dono for them and railroads reaching the range nro carrying nil supplies nnd provisions free. On tho whole rangi about 3,500 people are for the time being entirely ucpenueni on charity. TRADING VOTES. German National Liberals Inrenied at Itlchtrr-llls I'ropoted Ileal TVim 11m 4im UllaU. Hkui.i.v, Juno 20. Kugcno RIchtcr, leader of the opposition radicals, has agreed formally with August Rebel and Willirlm Ilbknccht leaders of tho laidal democrats, todcllvcr to the Kwlit ilemocrB-'.H.'3:", . radical votes that lie tt-a,l?l would be produced. Hell's Messenger bases Its statement on the fact that the -.unfa-tiniudtld. lnJlflttauy and tltosCustcni-.'u'r . - -r ments more than offsets tho difference In the southern pirt of Franco. Tho harvest In Spain Is now under full headway and there arc fine yields of wheat, barley and oats. A good crop of w Inter barley and ryo will bo secured. Reports from Italy show that the yield of wheat will bo gcod, hat that straw will be scarce. In England a hundred days of drought has wrought liavoc with all crops ex cept wheat, which is not now largely grown. Tho hoy crop is absolutely ruined. Tho vegetable nnd fruit crops sre the worst known in many years. Over wide areas potatoes and peas will bo a total loss. The Dublin Farmers' Oarette says tho crop prospects In Ireland are moro favorablo than they aro In Englaud. Tho oat crop Is good, tho condition of nntntnes Is far nbovo the average ond wheat promises wen in wcuucui. general harvest Is In view. Tho only complaint sot drought arc from tho north of Ireland. According to Dornbu-ch's Trade Cir cular only half crops of oats and barley ire expected in trance, in souiucrn Sussla tho yield of lny Is hardly as nuch as usual, but the rules of freight lemandcd prohibits its export In Hclgium wheat, ryo and oats nre raftering from drought In tho Danublan provinces wheat, mrlnv nnd corn nro erowlnff well. In Egypt tho quantity ami quamy 01 the wheat will bo excellent There .111 be a quantity of barloy, but tlio inn. lily will be only medium. A- DIEtls-Of- r?AaiTE. secretory. "No official information on the subject has asyot come to me, and I unvthrrefore unprepared to say what. rnuiyiu!ujrm-yu uuuu . -v' our government'' WEATHER CROP BULLETIN. Corn Maklne Orent Headway Under tha Iinpulie of Flue Weather. Tor-KKA, Knn.. June 2a The Kansas weather crop bulletin says: Tho rainfall last week -ns gool Generally la the western dlWslaa. Throuih IM central counties of the eaitcrn division and In Mcpher son. Klugtaan and Cowley coaatlo. It M llfbt generally In tbo middle dlvltlon. The growing crops la tbo eutern dlrlilon ot the state are tn good condition. Throughout the western and central divisions tha wheat prospect 1s poor. In the southern part of the mldJIo division irhe.it straw 1 short, but tbo head, although short, nre well filled and plump. Hirbcr coun ty reports one-third of a crop. Bedgewlck county reporlM a yield of flf teen bushel to tha acre. Harvesting; will commend In llcftiv. . Harvey end McPhcrson counties next week. Itccent rains have wonderfully Improved tbo prospect In theso counties. In Ottawa ivmnlY In tho Solomon valley somo wheat will bo harvested next week but not many fields will piT to harvest, lluton coun ty reports wheat sumcicnt lor seeu anu on-au. Mllcbcll and Cloud report Improved coudltlonx. Chinch bugs have been reported In somo coun ties. Tbey bavo been found as far ai tho cen tral counties of tho ainta wnicn u monm year In tho htstorr of Kansas that they haro reached tht far west Thorhavo dono aomo damage to wheat and aro how- rnaslnj Into rorn Corn Is la very cooJ condition generally, oven as far as tho Coloradi Una Ihe pastures aro thin and dry In the western part oi mo iio In the eastern counties rorn has been gronf at the rata cf two Inches a day tha past neck. 0 iri ConM.tucnclcs where the eontL , fyXoXXlJot thnfo"to,lou. Ford itoy. 1, I. tu-on social democrat mt,Ta I"" "" ,.Z. ... bo bvtw eon social democrat aw didntt fuvorlng tjio urmy ht turn Lelblinecht nud mrbol wtil tho social democratic oters to support Riehterlsts in constituencies wlicre the latter contest seats with represcnta lives of the irovcrnment party. The hlttemoss felt by tho govern ment parties toward Illchter Is execs hhu. In llugen, which RIchtcr ropro "rented In tho hut reiclu tag, and which the recount gives him the right to con test with llevr llrell. social democrat, tho national liberals say that they lll voto with the socialists so n to throw RIchtcr out llrell received 0,058 votes on tho first ballot nnd RIchtcr O.Sttl. As tho national liberals control 4,000 and perhaps 4,500 votes in llagen, it Is In their power to oust RIchtcr. J lllra Mmncelr. liiL-niio.xn. SIo.. Juuo 21. Jlrs. J. T. Konl died nt hex home onei mile cast c' .his cltv vesterdav from blood poison.' nir. mused bv u rat bite ten days ago. She was the mother of tho notorious llab nnd Charley Ford, who killed rsu) James tit tt Joseph, Mo. Accumulating tlold. Wamiixotox, Jnno SO, Orad lallr, and in tho absenco if tYlttlffAnen ' In tho troaBuriii'i. t xft-Ih ... . !fWVTW.54, tin . qttivnmt- W?itv day of moro than t.00,000. and a gum of nearly $5,000,000 during the iaM, three weeks. Tho fact that Ameri can groin Is now finding foreign mar ket Is given ns tho reason for tho cessa tion of gold exports nnd tha fact that tho west Is receiving largo iriantltle.1 of money from tho east, accounts In iv largo measure for tho building up of tho treasury gold, ns gold U bc!nr do- . .I....1 ln V, Vnrlr In ("mllllllrriS for Matthew Ityan I tend. . ""' .,,',.' , ,..,, u-nvornment Slatthow ..., w.,v.w - - :f I it- Kid ? fch en' r .. . ....... 1..Mn. ll ayTntrpVtailstranch ownerr cat- at western points. degrowcruiiu uuo m v... ,,... eldest, licst known and most cntcrprls nircltirons. dlctl this morning at 4 clock at his home, gf blood poisoning. 4 Ue was bca In Ireland in 1810 una wus worth about f.WO.000. Two Men etruo kby Llghtnlnif. MAiimsviLiK, lud., Juno 10. Light ning struok a tree under which Henry 8. Dyers nnd Albert II. Lagrange were standing In Johnson county, llyora was Instrontly killed and Lngrange uo camo paralyced In both legs. Dyers was a Knight of Pythias, a popular young niun and tho support ot a wid owed mother. Joseph Jefferson Mnr fjaklllj Fau. """en, Mass.. , . ..tf..i joffonl!flw or wt4' kurtful rnnffn, prtewli wht k w Jt ttM iMMitiiul work Clipping. John Varyan, of Indiana, Is probably tho oldest legislator In tha world He Is In his 01st year, but Is In full posses sion ot his bodily und mental health, lio has voted for eighteen presidential candidates nyJ r,iLlA'"Nmor ot uelB" 8llC5 A. j Ktioii.iMrrniiini. 'Hit Iklil defendant, A N Ktton. U Wktnd totipkrln Hilt court wllldn llilttydirt.or cnt later than Auguit Mh, lt4. and imwer tha romplkltt uf tho ulalmlff.or tlmiime will be tsktn trut ami Ju.lgiuont rendered ac. cvrillngly and Hit iiroceedt or tale at property nuvr attached pii)led to the 'ymfl thartor T.J Csonxi, J II. Kxitii, U S. ComMlAtjostr, W 11 TiunlL. SCIENCE OF ALL SORTS. Wnrv n nerson loses tho senso of hearing In ono car only, ho finds It Im possible to locate the direction from which a sound proceeds. Tissot says that talking Is a healthy cscrciVc, promoting tho circulation of tho blood without any risk of exertion. Ho attributed to their activity In Ihls 11m tho fact that women llvo longer thou men. A scientist savs that SOS species ot spiders havo been found lu tho Upper Coyuga lake basin, 8T0 In tho District .-u V . . ,,,. V... r.nlan.l OI VOlumuia uuu mv m t "!,' From the polar regions 293 species nro reported. Ipono holds his brcata nc is pro- it tf Juatteti lilatchford Dying. Nkwi-oht. It L, Juno 21. Jtrstlco lilatchford. of tho United States sa- prcmo court Is much weaker to-day. Ills family have almost given up all hopo and It Is thojght ho cannot llvo until tho end of the week. Au Ultra 8Mlon llato Fixed. Wasiiinotom. Juno 91. Secretary rurlUlc In conversation with a promi nent ofilclal of tho treasury, sold that :ongress would be called In extra ses ilou September 1. Tho report sent out from Caddo, I. 1'., that tho Hock lekind's llycrs had l.n in .wlH.lnn H'AB IklTOnMlUS Tilt .tj , ...1.1..1. Imnmnml nt rmlilr) nn boy, Monday wns ou tho Missouri, Kansas ""VjiJj B a exna iwiu. Complete Iteturns. llKni.lv, Juno 20. Complete return' from lart ThurMlay's election show that 113 members ot tho next rt'tehstag were finally elected that day, whllo roballot will bo necessary In 18L districts. Of tho number elected 101 aro certainly fyr the array bill and 114 ngainst it Thu Hoys Drowned nt tjulnry. iJuixcY, HL, Juno SOy-Tw o boyB yera drownetl yebterday whllo bnlhlng In tho Rig slough about a quarter of : mile south of the city. Tho boj names are HermaiTauRraan, wuowiagi between 15 nnd 10 years oiu uim Husemnnn, ngetl nbout iQ year Husemann lKy snuK ami the Oi tie- Tausman boyvtna , w nlnvmato. but tlio lornur C!il ot tho W01tld-rvtarald Wotk in their dp.jaasawW1baiawasasW ,'tl Y' IH , t1 u Two tosT hogs v- .iMin.i tin fitlnrv nf n bee said tho be maybe held by the larc always Stocked UD On. nnd ho will try to sting, but will ne succeed untU tho bream is oxper. d then ho will accomplish uts o with spoed and certainty. 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