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WICHITA. KANSAS, SATURDAY MORNING, JULT 6. 1S95.
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TURKS KILLED IflE
MISSIONARY IN ASIA MINOR GIVES
THE PAETICTJLAES.
THEY WERE OFFICERS
AND STOOD HIGH INjTEE SERVICE
OF THE SULTAN.
WRECKAGE OF THE WHEEL FOUND
PURTHF.R INVESTIGATION DANGER
OUS IN THE EXTREME.
St national Mnrder Story from Tndia,
where a Wife Slays Her Husband,
Wlio is Edn in Arnold's Nephew.
Pittsburg. Pa., July 5. Another let
ter confirming the death in Armenia
of Frank Lenz, the Pittsburg wheelman
who was making a tour of the world
has been received here by T. P. Lang
hans, from a missionary in Asia Minor
The name of the missionary is not given
because his life would be endangered
if the Turkish government should learn
that he was working on the case. The
missionary is working with Sachtleben
the SL Louis man who was sent in
search of Lenz. The letter states that
they, have discovered that Lenz was
murdered by Turkish officers high in
the service of the sultan, and for that
reason the work is attended with great
danger. The bell of Lenz bicycle was
found at Teharouk. His mirror, mail
box and another box which he is known
to have carried were found in the river
between Shamaia and Musersta, while
the tires of his wheel were discovered
at Tchelkni, where a Kurd was usnig
them for a saddle girth. The letter
states further that Sachtleben could
Jlnd the remains of Lenz if it were safe
to undertake the wirk, but owing to
the high standing of his murderers, the
task is too dangerous, and all further
investigations will have to be abandon
ed unless the government of the United
States interferes and gives protection.
SENSATIONAL MURDER IN INDIA.
San Francisco, July 5. A strange
fitory is brought from India via Hong
Kong by the steamer City of Rio
Janeiro. The narrative tells of the
murder of J. F. G. Lester, acting su
perintendent of police at Godra, by his
wife. The woman makes excuse for
her terrible deed by explaining that her
husband was most brutal to her and
in a moment of passion she seized a
rifle and shot Mr. Lester through the
back, killing him instantly.
Pecular interest is taken in the case
because of the prominence of the
principles. Mr. Lester was the nephew
of Sir Edwin Arnold and the son of a'a
old Bombay general, and Mrs. Lester
Is the daughter of Colonel Braham, an
old Indian campaigner. She was mar
ried to Lester five years ago.
The tragedy occurred on the night of
May 8. at the top of what Is know as
Pawnghar hill, Hanch Mahayis dis
trict. The Lesters had been encamped
at Champaner for some time and it
was desired that the camp be moved
to the top of the hill, which is 2,1500
feet high. The lady objected to mov
ing and begged to be permitted to re
turn to her home in Bombay. but
Lester refused to grant her request.
Ehe finally agreed to accompany her
husband, and on May 7 the moving
party started up the grade. Camp was
reached on the morning the Sth. In
the morning of the flth a courier ar
rived at a Mr. Littledalo's camp, half
way down the mountain, with news
that Mr Lester had been killed. A
letter written by Mrs. Lester was
handed the Littledales in which com
munication the lady made the state
ment that she had shot her husband,
ns she could not stand his brutal treat
ment any longer and asked that the
niithorit.es be notified. Mrs. Lester ex
pressed no sorrow for her deed, which
has cieated a sen&ation throughout
India.
ir cox to hi; catching.
Thre Munlcrs aro I.ouihvilht's Share of
Kmirth r .Inly l'atalll !.
Louisville. Ky., July 5. There was an
epidemic of murders here yesterday,
three having been committed. "Wash
Neshy, colored, was shot and killed.
Joshua Brown shot and fatally wound
d his son John, caused by a family
quarrel. Policeman Ed Burns was shot
nnd instantly killed. Bur.ns was at
tempting to arrest "West Majors in his
Baloon and was clubbing him when
'Majors fired. Majors made his escape.
GAS KOK Till; WHOl.H r.VMILY.
Crary Contractor Commit Suicidi and
Murdt'r in tli.it M:min-r.
Chicago, July 5. Frederick Hellman,
n well-to-do mason contractor, murder
ed his wife and four children last night
nnd killed himself. It was at first sup
posed that Hellniann and his wife and
children had met death by accident
but it developed at the coroner's inquest
that a whole-sale murder was calmly
planned and the man intended to kill
himself and end the existence of the
members of his family. The dead man
and his victims are: Frederick Hell
niann. aged 37. Mrs. Hellniann. aged
32, Fret! Hellniann. jr., aged 11; Ida Hell
man, aged 10;' 'William Hellman. aged
7; Hedwig Hellman. the 3 year old
daughter. The tragedy took place in a
little brick cottage at Cornelia and
"Wood streets. It is supposed the act
was that of a mad man. as Hellniann
ten years ago was sunstruck, from
which he never completely recovered.
Suspicion was first aroused this mor
Jiing from the fact that the house in
which Hellniann lived was tightly clos
ed after the usual hour for the family
!lC be astir. The mother and married
sister of Hellniann. who lived next
door, forced an entrance and the dead
bodies were found. The house was so
full of gas that the two women were
liearlv overcome. It was also conclud
es that the deaths had been the result
cf an accident and the police adhered
i the same opinion. At the inquest this
ev.:dng. however, an entirely different
complexion was given the affair by
Charles, a brother of Helhnann. who
produced a letter written by the mur
derer and suicide late on the previous
evening in which he clearly stated his
purpose of killing himself, although he
gave no intimation of the fact that he
was meditating the deaths of the mem
bers of his family. He spoke of the
window through which the xvomen had
crawled to gain entrance to the house
this morning as the only way his broth
er could gain admission to the house
and said that he had left it open for
that purpose. The brother had not re
gceived the letter until the afternoon
nnd came directly to the inquest.
The position of the bodies at the
time they were found indicated that the
two boys and older girl fought desper
ately to leave the room after the father
had turr.Kl on the gas. The mother
and baby were lying on the inside of the
bed au if in peaceful slumber, but the
two boys .and girl were in different at-
titudes, and the expressions of their
faces were those of persons who had
struggled hard. The father's hand was
firmly placed across the mouth of the
older boy and there is an abrasion on
the throat of the other lad as though he
had been strangled.
HAS STBCCK ANOTHER LEAD.
Withdrawal of a Reward Revives a Cele
brated Missouri Murder Case.
Hannibal, Mo., July 5. R. H. Still
well has withdrawn the reward of $10,
000 offered bv him fnv tv.Q ,,-
murderers of his father, Amos J. Still
well. His action has created a sensa
tion, and has revived the story of the
horrible tragedy on the night of the
-1st of December, 1S93, when the weal
thy pork packer was killed In his own
house. It is said Stillwell no longer
believes in the robbery theory and that
he will follow up another clew. Short
ly after the murder of Stillwell, his
widow married Dr. Heme of this city.
They now live in San Diego, Call.
CAUSED 15V A ROCKET.
Fircworks Exploding Cause a Serious Panic
in an Illinois Town.
La Salle, Ills., July 5. The celebra
tion here last night ended sadly, three
persons being fatally injured as the re
sult of the explision of large fireworks.
A sky rocket was sent up, but after
going a short distance, it fell and ex
ploded, setting fire to a large quantity
of fireworks which exploded with terri
fic force. There were C.000 people with
in a block of the place and in the panic
which followed, 100 persons were more
or less injured. William Tahl was
struck in the head with the rocket and
fatally injured, and two others very
seriously hurL
GRAHS DR. JKKVLL AND MR. UTDE.
Duplicity of a HufTulo Man Suddenly
Jtrotight to an End.
Buffalo, N: T., July 5. Miss Fannie
Johnson, of New York, tried kidnaping
yesterday afternoon, and held Cyrus
"Wheelock, a leading real estate dealer
of this city, captive for half an hour.
This was long enough to upset the
"Wheelock household and to develop the
story of how "Wheelock had maintained
two establishments for four years, one
in this city and one in New York.
"Wheelock is a middle aged man, made
rich by the real estate boom in Buffalo
He lives with his wife and children in
a handsome house on Norwood avenue.
His wife is sickly.
Five years ago he made the acquain
tance of Fannie Johnson, the youngest
daughter of a respectable family, She
was then employed as a bookkeeper in
a dry gods house. He kept company
with her for a while, and when her
family learned that he was a married
man he represented to them that his
wife had but a year or so to live, and
that he intended to marry Fanle as
son as he could decently do so. The
result of this intimacy was a girl child,
born agout three and a half years ago
Wheelock anticipated this by removing
Fanie to Nenw York. He found quar-
( ters for her at the Giisey house, whpre
i he visited her frequently, as his many
interests gave him plenty of excuses for
leaving home.
About this time he became interested
in the development of the Big Heights
tract, in Cleveland, and took Miss John
son there, where they lived as man and
wife. Here another child was born.
In six months his business in Cleveland
had been closed up, so they went back
to New York and took apartments at
the Manning, at the corner of One hun
dred and Sixteenth street and the Boule
vard. The building is owned by John
B. Manning, ex-mayor of Buffalo, and
is managed by his son Frank. "Whee
lock divided his time pretty evenly be
tween his two families. '
Last summer he sent Miss Jahnson
and the children to Europe for two
months. Before their departure Herber
P. Bissell, a lawyer of this city, and a
nephew of the ex-postmater general,
drew up an agreement between Whee
lockand Miss Johnson as to the future
and the support of the children.
"Wheelock went to New York to meet
them when they returned, and estab
lished them again at the Manning
Every time he went to New York re
cently Miss Johnson asked him when
he intended to sue his wife for divorce
as he had promised her he would. Fi
nally, she says, she concluded that he
did not Intend to keep his promise. She
consulted with Frank Manning. a:jd he
advised her to come to Buffalo, see
Wheelock and if he did not do as she
desired to bring action for damages.
So she came to Buffalo alone yesterday
morning and went at once to police
headquarters, where she told her story.
She was advised to see Police Jus
tice King, but instead she took a car
riage in the afternoon and drove to
Wheelock's house. He had just had
his lunch, and was wheeling toward
the park on hi bicycle, before return
ing to the office. The driver started
after him.
Wheelock looked around wh"n he
heard the clatter of hoofs of the horses
and saw Miss Johnson's very pretty
blonde head sticking out of the carriage
window. He bent over the pedals and
made for the park over the smoothe as
phalt. Before he got a good start the
carriage was at his hind wheel and the
driver forced him inch by inch into the
curb until he had to choose between the
horse's feet and a cohsion with the
curb. He jumped off. the carriage stop
ped and Miss Johnson, excited and an
gry, sprang at him. She took the trem
bling Wheelock by the arm and shoved
him into the carriage, telling the driver
to return to police headquarters.
WheeJock demured, saying his bicycle
would be lost. Miss Johnson answered
this argument by calling a laborer who
was passing, and telling him the bicy
cle was his. The laborer wonderingly
trundled it away.
The interview was stormy. The dri
ver, hearing the dispute, and then cries
from the woman, descended from the
box and found Wheelock kneeling "n
Miss Johnson and his fngers tightly
fastened on her throat. She was chok
ing and making terrible struggles to
break away. The driver rapped "Whee
lock heavily on the chin with his right
hand, and Wheelock fell back on the
seat, and Miss Johnson crot up. Then
the driver admonished Wheelock to be
have himself and climed into the box.
The conversation continued lively.
"When near the Circle. Wheelock sud
denly jumped out of the carriage and
ran up the street.
Miss Johnson proceeded to his houe
where she tohl her story to Mrs. Whee
lock. She was ordered out of rhe house
and a policeman was called. She asked
the policeman if he knew Wheelock.
"Then." said she. "look at this picture
nnd tell me if those are not his chil
dren?" The policeman went away. When
Wheelock returned to the house he call
ed more policemen, and Miss Johnson
was persuaded to leave. She wont to
the house of her brother, a music teach
er. When the excitement was over sh
found that her ankle had been sprained
in the scuffle with Wheelock. and she
will be confined to the house for a few
days. She purposed to bring the chil
dren here and comenee an action agai
nst Wheelock for damages.
Early last evening Wheelock moved
his whole family out of town, and
where they went to is not known. As
he handed his wife into the carnage he
said:
"Take the children to the station. I'll
come down on the car and meet you
there."
An arm stretched out and gathered
in the slack of his coat. "You come
along now." said Mrs. Wheelock. and
he did.
Terre Haute, Ind., July I. James M
Rvan. 33-years-old. a blacksmith, shot
and killed his wife this afternoon and
Ihen killed himself. Domestic trou
bles was the cause.
IT WOULD KILL MEN
ORDNANCE BUREAU MAKES A TEST
AT INDIAN HEAD.
To Settle the Contention Between that
Bureau and the Construction Bureau
Chiefs Regarding the Turrets for the
Netr Battleships Opinion of the For
mer gets Support Do Lome Says Spain
Is for Bimetallism Moore, the New
Weather Chief, Outlines His Tollcy
Naval Changes Washington News.
"Washington, July 5. A very Import
ant test has been made recently at In
dian Head, which will have a bearing
on the construction of the two new bat
tleships over which there has been so
much contention. The test was made
under the direction of Captain Samp
son, Qf the ordnance bureau, and he has
submitted a report of his findings" to
Secretary Herbert, who is now consid
ering the naval plans of the battleships.
The bureau chiefs of the construction
bureau differ radically on several fea
tures one of the most essential being as
to the double-storied turrets endorsed
by the bureau chiefs, or single-storied
turrets, one in front for the heavy guns
and the other elevated and just in the
rear and containing eight inch guns,
which is the plan of the construction
bureau. It was claimed by the chief
of the ordnance bureau that the eight
inch guns would be rendered useless
in an engagement in which the vesel
had her 1kw or stern toward the ene
my, because if fired over the turret
conecting the large guns, the blast from
the rear guns would kill the men in the
other tower.
Captain Sampson ordered the test
made by having an eight inch gun fir
ed over an inch steel plate, the thick
ness of the plate designed to cover the
sighting tower. The muzzle of the gun
was twenty-four incehes above the
plate and the first charge bent the plate
in the center four inches, while a strong
charge still farther dented the plate
eight inches on one end and nine inch
es on the other. The plate was about
5 by 49'6 feet and the supports were
equal to those which could be placed on
the ship. This has caused the officers
of theordnance bureau to renew their
assertion that the concussion of the
eight inch gun would kill the men at
work in the upper portion of the turret
and they point to it as proof of their
views in reports submitted to the secre
tary of the navy.
This test adds another feature of per
plexity to the plan of battleships, which
is giving the department considerable
trouble.
SPAIN FOR BIMETALLISM.
Senor Dupuy De Lome, the Spanish
minister, says that Spain will take part
in the next international monetary con
ference, as she is greatly interested in
the solution of the bimetallic question.
Spain uses both gold and silver, the lat
ter being coined at a fixed ratio with
gold, and there is also an issue of paper
curency. Only two of the Spanish colo
nies. Porto Rico and the Philippine Is
lands, use silver almost exclusively.
For these reasons Spain's policy is defi
nitely favorable towards the use of both
metals, and her interests, particulary
in the colonies, are toward an enlarged
use of silver.
The belief is expressed by some of
the best posted representatives for
foreign countries that an internation
al monetary conference agreement
should embody certain essential feat
ures. To assure its power it must se
cure the adherence of the United States
and of at least one of the three great
money centers of Europe Great Brit
ain. France or Germany, and the ad
herenece of as many lesser countries as
possible. It should also include that
feature of the Latin union whereby the
amount of silver to be coined by each
member of the union is definitely fixed
in advance, in acordance with its
needs, the opinion is expressed that
thee features would tend to make an
international agreement very effective,
and dominant on the monetary condi
tions of the world.
WEATHER CHIEF MOORE.
The policy of Professor Moore in di
recting the work of the weather bu
reau was outlined in an interview with
the Associated Press today. The prin
cipal aim of the bureau now will be to
concentrate the work on forecasts.
Professor Moore is an expert in this
line and will make every effort to in
crease the accuracy of the predictions.
"This." he explained, "wiL be ac
complished by the most rigid ad
herence to the merit principals which
have prevajjed throuj,houe Secretary
Morton's administration of the de
partment. Every man will be assigned
to duties governed by his competency
and every recommendation made to me
will be based on civil service principles, j
J lie service is now in us emoryonic
state and general application of prac
tical principles will tend toward a ma
terial improvement. We cannot pre
dict just when rains will occur always
but there is no excuse for failing to
forecast severe changes in the weather
and remarkable atmospheric disturb
ances. Forecasting severe weather i
changes I conceive to be the object of
the office and in this direction the
work will be broadened and steadily
improved. Forecasts should be made
of severe storms, cold waves or re
markable atmospheric changes at least
twelve hours in advance, and one such
forecast pays some times more than
the actual entire cost of the oiiice up
to date."
CANTACUZENE WANTS TO GO
There will soon be an important
change in the personnel of the Russian
legation here. Prince Cantacuzene, the
present minister, who is now in Russia
on leave of absence, has asked to be
transferred to Stuttgart, that he may
bo near his estates in Russia. His re
quest has been granted and it is prob
able that his successor will be M. Kotz
ebuk. now minister at Stuttgart. Prince
Cantacuzene will return here in Sep
tember to present his letter of recall.
NAVAL CHANGES
It is expected that the Atlanta in a
short time will reaoh Key West, when
she will be ordered to relieve the Ra
leigh, the latter ship returning to New
York and joining the squadron of Admi
ral Bunco. It is the policy of the de
partment not to keep the vessel men too
long in a southern climate. In accord
ance with this policy, the Alert has been
sent to relieve the Monteray. It is ex
pected that as soon as the Mohican fin
ishes the testing of coal at Puget Sound
she will be put in condition at More
Island :o go sou, l and relieve the Ran
ger, which has long been cruising in the
waters of Colombia. South America.
SUGAR STATISTICS.
Worthingion C Ford, chief of the bu
reau of statistics, has returns on the im i
ports of sugar at ail the leading ports
of the United Stales receiving the arti
cle. The returns from Sin Francisco
are not yet in but they will no: nrateri- i
ally modify the question of .duties, as.
nearly ail sugar coming- tnrougn ban
Francisco is of Hawaiian origin, and
therefore entered free of duty. The six
ports give a totai iraporc.auon or 3x,- ;
567.045 pounds, valued at SS.S31.0ia. Tfce i
Importation Is therefore much less than '
in the month of May. which is much
less in quanmy man ine imports maae
in June. 1SS4. and only about one half
in value.
INCOME TAX REFUND.
The internal revenue bureau has al
ready received a number of applica
tions for tha relus o' the amounts
paid as income taxes prior to the de
cision of the United States supreme
court declaring the law to be uncon
situtional. The blank forms of appli
cation for the refunds were sent out
about ten days ago arod almost im
mediately began to return from neary
by points. The question as to whether
the commissioner can repay the
amounts without authority from con
gress has never been formally raised,
but the officials have no doubt that
the lav authorizing the commissioner
to refund internal revenue taxes
wrongfully collected will 'be held to ap
ply to taxes collected on Incomes. The
amount collected does not exceed
5S3.000.
TLENTY OFRAINTN KANSAS.
Washouts on the Railroad also Reported
from Various Points.
Salina, Kan., July 5. Rain fell in
torrents at about 2 o'clock this morn
ing, and as a result five washouts are
reported west of here this side of Ellis,
and one near Manhattan. The east
bound express arrived at 3:50 this morn
ing and is tied up here with no pros
pects of getting away till this evening.
An unusually heavy rain fall is report
ed from all direction. At Beloit six
inches fell.
Topeka. Kan., July 5. The heavy
rain of last night washed out several
culverts and bridges at Manhattan, on
the Alma and Burlington railroad. The
Santa Fe reports only one culvert dis
turbed near Osage City. Several
washouts are reported on the Union
Tacilic near Ellis.
Blue Rapids, Kan., yuly 5. "Bad
washouts at Sproyer and: Florence on
the Union Pacific have resulted from
last night's rains. Creeks aiid small
streams are overflowed and much (gen
eral damage was occasioned.
Atchison. Kan., July 5. A heavy Tain
has fallen between Atchison, and the
Republican valley duringlthepast
twenty-four hours.
IXOODS AT FOItr SCOITw'
Part of the City Inundated and'Country
Road Imjaiable.
Fort Scott, Kan., July 5. The heav
iest rain that has fallen In tbrs sec
tion for years fell last night- Tjhere
was a precipitation of four and 'one
tenth Inches. Marmaton river ajid.Mill
creek rose rapidly out of their ba'nks,
and a portion of the north side of town
is completely inundated. Families
have been driven from their homes,
and much damage to property lias re
sulted. The Missouri Pacific depot Is
an entirely Inaccessable island a?id the
Missouri Pacific shops are under water
necessitating the suspension of -work.
The two rivers have joined on Nation
al avenue. The water is stil rising. So
severe was the storm that the c ountry
roads for hours were impassa ale. J.
H. Demerest of this city, whih; driv
ing in a buggy acompanied by his dau
ghter, along a country lane, was. wash
ed down a ravine and loged against a
tree. He caught the horse and Ills dau
ghter rode it out. He swam to a knoll
but was nearly drowned. Maiy simi
lar incidents have occurred and It is
thought news of many deaths will cer
tainly be received when the country
roads leading to town are passable.
More rain is threatened.
POPS DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT.
Brledenthal's Meeting at Topeka Doesn't
ArrUect a Conclusion.
Topeka, July 5. The meeting or the
members of the Populist state ceitral
committee at the office of Chairmnn J.
"W. Briedenthal yesterdar afternoon
adjourned last night without having ac
complished anything further than a gen.
eral discussion of plans for the coming
campaign and a consideration of the
matter of calling a convention for the
purpose of nominating a chief Justice.
The committee adjourned, to meet
again at the oflico of the chairman.
Apgust 1, to further consider ;the chief
justiceship.
The call to secure the meeting of the
members of the committee was-responded
to by but five members from out
of the city, They were as follows: B.
C. Cranston, Abilene; D. C. Zercher,
Olathe; J. R. Williams. Fort Scott; Tay
lor Riddle, Marlon; W. T. Tipton, of
Burlington was represented by proxy.
With Chairman Breldenthal and Secre
tary Seniple this made a total of seven
members, not a majority, but a quorum
Rufe Cone of Wichita, who is a member
of the committee did not appear though
he had agreed to be on hand and make
the eighth member present.thereby se
curing a majority of the committee.
The members who were present en
gaged in an executive session all the
afternoon considering the chief justice
ship. The members of the committee re
fuse to state what action they decided
upon, but Chairman Briedenthal sa5d
to a reporter for the Capital last night
that he believed the next meeting of the
committee would result in a call for a
convention . Beyond this statement Mr
Breidenthal would not discuss the bus
iness of the meeting or what was ac
complished. ,
KILLED 15Y A TENANT.
Shooting Affray ICe-.ult'. in the Death of J.
I. Kos oarTM,ka.
Topka, Kan., July 5. J. D. Ross,
foreman of the Mulvane ranch of 4.000
acres fifteen miles wet of here, died
today from the effect of two gun 3hot3
inflicted yesterday by a tenant of the
ranch named Richard Debarros. De
barros was an unsatisfactory tenant
and Ross had endeavored by lej;al
means to get rid of him. Yesterday It
is said, he ordered him off the place,
when Debarros opened fire on him.
Ross is prominently connected here,
being a brother of Mrs. Jacob Mulvane.
He had the reputation of being a most
peaceable citizen, and his murder is
looked upon as a dastardly one. The
murderer gave himself up to the au
thorities. Will liulld It Over.
Arkansas City, July 5. Chief Civil
Engineer Dunn and his entire force are
here locating the grounds for the mom
moth round house and shops for the
Santa Fe railroad. Three hundred ad
ditional men will be employed.
Hatch to be Heard Monday.
Topeka, Kan., July 5. The hearing
of Superintendent Hatch of the Hutch
inson refo-matory has been postpon
ed until Monday.
FLAG WAS NOT THERE.
Federal OtHcinl at Guthrie are Taken to
Tak by a. Citizen.
Guthrie. O. T., July 5. (Special)
Not & single flag floated over a build
ing occup.ed by an official of the ad
nJnlstration in this city yesterday.
Governor, secretary, district attorney.
United. States marshal. United States
judce, and even the register and re
ceive of the United States iand office
failed to raise the stars and stripe
over their respeciative places of busi
ness. tSigaed) A CITIZEN OF GUTHRIE.
Indian Territory Attorney Named.
Washington, July 5. The president
has appointed William J. Horton of the
Indian territory to be attorney of the
United Slates for the central district
of the lad.an territory-
Tampa Dnlr bellow FeTcr.
Tampa. Fla., July 3. The report that
yellow fever is here and that people are
tiering from town, is absolute!" false.
Washington. July 5. T. J Porter,
health officer of Florida, in answer to
t4 rr,.Hi ,r, r Tnit& hT- pTfttrt
-- -. es. ....- .Mill'..' .-.. 4 -H. p-j. .
finrsT TVvrrfr r.f f-K. 'Marine wrl?i? f
corps, wholly discredits the reports of (
-ll..n.' fvr Knlrt nwualM! at Tat-
. "-- o ----------- r.'4
l&mpa or larnpa. ur. mner rays te
alarm was started by a discharged em
ploye of the passenger department at
Tampa.
RAIDED BY ROWDIES
AWFUL RIOT TASE3 PLACE IN AS
INDIANA VILLAGE.
German Colony Seta In for a reaccful
Fourth of July licnlc, but the Inhabit1
ants of the Surrounding Country Come
in with Their Irreligious Prejudices and
Fighting IVhisky and a Row Results in
which all Take Part Three Killed and
Scores Wounded Some of the More
Horrible Acts Related.
St Louis, July 5 A special to the
Republic from English, Indiana, says:
Dr. William Lomax of Suphur Well tel
ephoned here this evening of a terrible
riot which occurred at a picnic yester
day at Siberia, Perry county, In which
1,000 men and women participated
Three men were killed and fifty-four
persons wounded, many of whom are
women. The dead are:
WILLIAM. GE1SE. ;
FRANK HART.
FRED ELMER.
The occasion was a German Catholic
picnic and an interruption by antl-Cath
olics loaded with bad whisky was the
cause of the trouble. It is thought the
riot would not have taken place but
for the use of liquor, although preju
dice amounting to almost bigotry exists
on both sides. Dr. Lomax is a surgeon
and with two assistants was kept busy
from 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon until
noon today dressing the wounds or the
injured. He related some awful inci
dents. A WOman in a dlfrvf rnnrllMnn mis
kicked, the blow killing the child and
Demg likely to result in her own death.
Samuel Wilson, a leader of the anti
Catholic side, will die from the effects
of a fractured skull caused by a bot
tl wielded by a woman whose husband
Wilson had cut with a knife.
That town is but a hamlet of a half
dozen houses and a Catholic church and
is in a very isolated portion of the
country. The dangerously wounded are
all in the church and almost twenty
are expected to die while others are in
a critical condition. The local squires
have appointed numerous deputies to
keep the peace.
BY WAY OF CHICAGO.
Chicago, July 5. Startling reports of
a desperate riot at Siberia. Perry coun
ty, Ind., are coming in by telephone
and couriers from the scene of the en
counter. Dr. William Lomax of White
Suipher Well( has just telephoned that
a thousand men and women took part
in the fight, that three men are dead,
four fatally hurt and fifty seriously In
jured. The dead ate:
FRED ELMER.
WILLIAM GEIS.
FRANK HART.
Those fatally Injured are: Peter
Bennett, Robert and Abner Stroud.
Siberia is but a hamlet of a few doz
en straggling houses and a Roman
Caholic church, the congregation of
which is composed of Germans. They
are a simple and Inoffensive people,
but have been greatly annoyed re
cently by persons opposed to their re
ligion. Yesterday they planned to en
joy themselves in the woods surround
ing the village. The entire population
turned out to attend the picnic and all
went smoothly enough until several
kangs of disturberers appeared on the
scene and began to make trouble.
There were a number of booths on the
ground where intoxicants were served.
These were liberally patronized by the
intruders, who soon began to Insult the
Germans and their wives. The priest
who was present, counseled his people
to avoid trouble and pay no attention
to the jeers of the half drunken marau
ders. Mistaking this tolenance for
cowardice, the intruders became bolder
and soon precipitated a fight, which in
a few moments assumed the propor
tions of a desperate riot, in which
everybody took part. Clubs, chairs and
beer bottles were brought into play,
and the peaceful picnic was immediat
ely transferred into a mass of strug
gling, cursing men and screaming wo
men. Samuel Wilson, a leader of the out
siders, was armed with a hugh knife,
which he wielded on every side, stab
bing and cutting many persons. He
was finally opposed by a sturdy Ger
man, who was more than a match for
him until Wilson plunged the knife In
to his neck. As the man fell back his
wife sprang through the crowd and
dealt Wilson a terrible blow with a
beer bottle, crushing his skull. During
the melee one of the Intruders kicked
a woman about to become a mother,
killing her child and fatally Injuring
her.
WROTE IT ON A BOARD.
How a Photograph of an Antogmph May
Clear Cp a Mystery.
Chicago, July 5. The police believe
now that the mystery surrounding the
$3,000 worth of torn money found on
the Lake Shore between Twenty-second
and Twenty-sixth streets a week
ago is solved. They believe that the
money was torn up by John Chambers
of Covington. Ky., and that hla body
is now under the waves of Lake Mich
igan. Chambers was about 2S-ye3r. of age
and is said to belong to an excellent
family in Covington. Some time ago
he left home with about 533.000 in his
possession and in company with a
young woman. About a month ago
be was seen in Seattle. Wash., by Will-
lam P. Trimble, a fellow townsman.
Chambers told Trimble that he bad
been to Sitka, Alaska, and that ail h.s
money was gone excepting J5.000. The
young woman and he had parted com
pany, and Chambers, according to his
own staiements, was "oouna tor we i r.f the pM that it made at the
east probably Chicago." Trimble re- opening of the sesloa. It has shelved
turned to Covington and made a re- i h-.me rale. cksd the doors on pohti
port to the family of Chambers. While Cal prisoners anJ lft e-vlc:wi tenants
he was In Covington the story of the ! in the lurch and aH.-wed the coercion
torn money and of the board which act to rraiata on lb statute book.
was found on the shore bearing the I readj at the hand of Tories when they
words: "I am tired of life John
Chambers," was published.
Trimble was at once urgrd to return
to Chicago to make further Inquiries
regarding the missing man and nlthr
he nor the police have any doubt that
Chambers has killed himself.
A photograph of the board bearing
the handwriting will be made tomor
row and submitted to his friends in
Covington for a comparison of the
handwriting.
NUllSi: sCEs A I'IfTMCIA.V.
Nephew of .lay Gould i in for Urrach of
I'romJe Notority.
Philadelphia, July 5 A sensational
story is current this afiernooa ia the
effect that Dr. Gilbert Joyeph Palen.
oae of Philadelphia's rnoft prominent j
society men. was arrested oa a o can give aT and ii
sheriff's capias charging him wftn j without stiat. Money ! before ih
breach of promise; of marriage. Tie ' W-tia can Co aotaiag lnr4 isam. It
plaintiff is Miss Margaret May Thorap- ! factious strife is to be proteased. Jet
son. When the cae reaches trial it Is tne Irtsft&m of Maasmch caatts have so
said there will oe interesting dvelot- i respvasttailiir fr ls.
meats- Dr Palea is a nephew of the j
late Jay Gould. He was married June I CieTit. O . Jny 5L A -seire dra-ar-11
last to M.M Eleanors Adamsoa of ' era itr1' "bsj in;tzertl aX la Am
this city After the wedding war j eroaa w--fc m W4sKHStt.y. at tfc
was an unusually swell affair and at- 1 Rrka V- .re Nftfl 04p xxtA H. P.
tended by nearly all the Gould, family. Kail crmpr4 'riis. F)teH anrvi
the newly wadded pair left for the rA "ft sjre ort Tne incraa&a ds
west on a honeymoon trip. ( zatu4S twKtr pr cent.
It had brie-n Dr Palen's Intention to
go abroad this aumrntr and be hastily Terre Hae. I4. July S. -Bartfeu
corapiete! arrangements -oa&y fOT ja,. j Kcruo as4 Co.' grMa S?va4or -A
mediate departcre on the steamer I tirrf dwa lnz aibt- It xs fllieS
Southward tomorrow raoralag at 7 1
o'clock 'or Liverpool. Hs exhibited 1
BULLETIN O-
5fyc ItUicijtta Imlu Xfaglc
Wichita, Saturday, July 6. 1895
Weather for Wichita tmUy:
Pair; cooler; westerly winds.
San Rf- 4:44; ct.
Moon Full.
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INDEXOFTODAY'S IMPORTASTNEWS
leases:
1. Turkish Officers Killed Wheelman Lenr
Turret Ideas Tested at Indian Head.
Fearful Riot at a German Picnic.
Lax Discipline In Ludlow Street JalL
2. Ithurell's Win at Minneapolis.
Prohibitionists to Raise a Fund
3. Colts Don't Play Worth a Cent.
Voluntary Increase In Wa;f.
Favorable Crop Reports Lower Grata.
Stocks Close at the H!;h Figures.
5. Syndicate ltlds for C Wood Darb.
Lodges and Ilicycles to be Taxed.
C Inspecting a Love of a Trouiseao.
Story of.Much-Marrled Miss blmms.
7. Rill Nye Visits the Dismal Swamp
8. Vice in Washington City Parks
Rescuing an Old Horse from Droitnlug
surprise when asked tonight for an ex
planation of the suit brought against
him by Miss Thompson. Said he: "I
am greatly surprised to learn that this
matter has been made public. But It
Is as well now as later. In reference
to Miss Thompson's suit against me, 1
wish to say that her charge Is false in
every particular. I not only did not
promise her marriage, but I was never
on such terms of intimacy with her as
to give her the slightest ground to sup
pose that a marriage between her and
myself was either remotely possible or
even to be contemplated for a moment.
It is a case of blackmail pure and
simple."
The elder Dr. Palcn, who was stand
ing beside his son said: "We under
stood this case perfectly. This young
woman thinks, in view of my son's con
nections and his recent marriage into
an estimable and prominent family,
that there 15" a chance for her to get a
little money. I believe that she is
poor and money would be an object to
her. She will get no money from my
son."
Taking up his father's words, the de
fendant said. "I believe, and am sure
that my reputation is such that credit
will be given to my words. I befriend
ed this girl and attended In a recent
serious sickness. She has taken ad
vantage of my kindness to make these
charges."
John F. Keator, attorney for Dr.
Palen, said: "This is a case of a poor
but respectable young girl being daz
zled by the gentlemanly attentions of
a rich young man. or rather, a young
man whom she ditovered to b" ricn
and highly connected after chance had
given her an opportunity to become on
somewhat friendly terms with him. I
say attentions, but you must not un
derstand from that term that any de
gree of social Intimacy ever existed be
tween Dr. Palen and this young nurse.
The history of their connection Is this:
While Dr. Palen was pursuing his
medical studies he was assigned for
practice toT.ie Philadelphia lying-in
hospital. There he made the acquaint
ance in a purely professional way of
Miss Thompson. He considered her a
bright young nurse, ( Mclent in her
duties and possessing many engaging
qualities being pretty and educated,.
While Dr. Palen was attending at the
lying-in hospital. Miss Thompson was
takn III with typhoid fver at her
home In this city She Bent for young
Dr. Palen and asked him to attend her
in her illness. He consented and called
frequently .to see her. for she was a
very sick woman. Her natural grati
tude for hr recovery, which was at
tributed to Dr. Palm's attendance,
prompted her to write to him. ThH
started a correspondence between
them, which was carried on quite In
nocently on Dr. Palen's part."
NO MONEY FOR FACTIONS.
Irishmen Exhorted to Contribute to what
will llrlpaml Not Winder.
Boston, July 5. The leaders of the
Irish Nationalists of this city. after
consulting with representatives of the
Nationalists in all sections of the
state, have adopted a mottoi "No
money to help the factions fight," and
have drawn up the following address
to the Irishmen of Massachusetts:
"In the present deplorable condition
of the home rule movement in Ireland,
it behooves the Irishmen of the United
States to make no false atrp. Their
action may either add to the preeent
strife and turmoil, or restore union and
vitality in the old land.
"The Iri!h members of parliament
are split Into contending parties. In
the war of faction and present strife
cf members, the interwts of Ireland
are forgotten and the old flag If trailed
in the dust. Rival appals have bn
esnt to the Irish pxple in America for
funds to aid th factions to fight each
other at the polls. Evry dollar con
tributed for such a purpose might aa
; w.n . thrown into a eeror ent to
, thP. Enrich iic-erer Eervic fund No
of wnimoa .- can imagine that
J h ,3 aervii-g IrHand by h-lplng to
keep Irishmen divided. Th home rale
cause has gone back steadily fr the
pat tbre years through blind trust
in English promtef. The liberal gov-e-arawjt
has not fulfilled a single one
oante Into power after the election.
"Worse than ill. it lauohM Ireland
for proposing to comtn:morat- the
wholesale plunder and ftxiermtaatlon
of the Irish people a,ad the e&M blood
ed butcheries of Drogheda and Wc
ford by erecting a statse otit of the
public foods to Oliver Crosiw4L Tba
It turned vrtx the ruw of goYens3wt
to the Tories without a -word of warn
ing to 1U Irish supporters, to -s-no
rotes Jt has owed Hs very exlst-ctt
these past tare years. Why should
yoo ghre yowr moa? to k-p a polio1
taat has broejritt oaly aosaUinttoa and
disaster' Jrelaatl atdm ao nwa7 to
ttl lb retloa of tb plicy t,i
unirra- waea she aera:-s irvtm the
lctrtcl struggle wilted la Umr rf
VI
the old poUer of Para!!, tfera sbe w?n '
all the Oaaiaei! ad ir :m i
a! U toe aaaacial aid ner exito-4
witfa rato aaa tae toss win! be lary.
it wastis iarrtsi dftTatecis la-dlua.
HAS II SCANDAL !H II
HOW DID THE POSTOFHOE THIEVE
MANAGE TO GET ODTb
WILSON HAS A WORD
INFEEEN0E PROM THE EA0T THAT
THE MEN HAD MONET.
STRANGE GUESTS ENTERTAINED
NOT ANGELS, PEEHAPS, EITHER
UNAWARES OS OTHERWISE
How They Mlcht hare Cot Their Arms
Smooth Rank Thief Caught la Rer-
xnauy- Omaha Trunk Mystery Solved.
New York. July 5. The escape of Kil
loran. Russell and Allen from the Lud
low street Jail yesterday morning pro
mises to develops a lively scandal. They
were detained there pending extradi
tion to Illinois for the robbers' of the
Springfield postotrice. The otllcers at
the Jail have pretended to be greatly
puzzled over how the prisoners manag
ed to secure revolvers with .which they
overpowered the two turnkeys. It de
veloped today, however, that the threa
prisoners had been allowed the greatest
freedom. Women were allowed to coma
into the Jail and as-spclate with them,
and only recently, It is learned, they
spent a whole evening in the recep
tion room playing bagatelle and domi
noes with women visitors. There new
seems to be little doubt as to how they
secured the weapons with which the.y
bulldozed their keepers.
WILSON IS DISGUSTED.
Washington, July 5. Postmaster
General Wilson and other oillcials of
his department are greatly disgusted,
over the escape of the accused postof
llce robbers from the Ludlow street
Jail. Mr. Wilson today offered a re
ward of $1,000 each for their capture,
and he also wrote a letter to United.
States Attorny McFarland at New York
in which he asserts that he cannot
avoid the ccnclusion that some one Is
criminally responsible for the escape,
lie declares his belief that those xrhoss
carelessness or criminality made the cit
cape possible should be held to a strict
accountability. The postmaster gener
al asserts that, considering the desper
ate character of the men and their well
known criminal records, every precau
tion should have Ixvn taken, and he al
so criticizes the Jail olllcers for per
mitting the prisoners to change their
personal appearance after their Incar
ceration with the evident purpose of
thwarting identification when arraign
ed for trial. He refers, as having aljrnift
cance. to the fact that the prisoner
were well supplied with means.
HANK THIEF CAUGHT
New York. July : An American
bank robber known as Horace Hoven,
alias "Little Harace" is under arrest
in Germany. He was locked up about
a month ago nt Frankfort-on-the-Main
for picking pockets In the Imperial
bank. He robbed a merchant who w
making a deposit of &.000 marks. When
arrested he gave the name of Ocorgo
Ileston nnd said he was born in London
Scotland Yard detectives snt his pho
tograph to this city, through which hi
identity was established. Hovan hni
been associated with all tho smart
bank sneaks In -the country. In 170
Tilg Ed Itlce and Hovan stole JS).0ft0
from a vault in a bank at Halifax. N. S.
He was arrested March 31. 1879. at
Charleston. S. C , for the larceny of $20,
000 in bonds from a ftafe In the FlraC
National bank In that city.
OMAHA MYSTERY SOLVED
Omaha. Julv B. The trunk murder
mystery which has disturbs! all Oma
ha since Tuesday was cleared up to
night when lh frightfully mutilated
bMy of the victim, John E. Seljan wan
found in th rivr, and tho prisoners
firflt arn-sted, Mato Mlknn and wife,
Anton Ruekovitz. John Urban and Jno.
Drubnltz were formally chargM with
murder. The prisoners still rfu! to
talk but the pollct expect a condition,
before morning. ThJ police rtnick a
trail of blood, slight, but umelent to
be easily detected, and foIowM it b!ow
the clty.whTe the body had Nn cast
Into the river. It was found In an eddy
a short distance below the scene Th
throat was cut from ear to ear; th head
znanhed with an axe nnd other pnrU oC
the body were frightfully lacerated.
It Is nw believed that th man was
nurrouadpd by the murderers, ami. re
sisting, was slowly barked to pieces.
Tho first tangible clue to the disposi
tion of Seljon'a body was obtained
this nffrnoon. A TJoh-miin lad "rho Is
employed as a porUr at a down-torn ho
:!, and who baa oocaslonaliy actfi a
an Interpreter for the police, claim":
to hav discovered evldnce that the
body was rarrlM toward tb? river. H
cam V th pll- station at noon with
Informal lori thai b had dUeoYrrd
blood stains on th" sidewalk at Thir
tonth and Pierre street., and aluo. on
that adjoining to vacant lots in Ih?
vicinity of the frHghtrtn M!tca! rol
liZf. Jl" bad chip;! off several places
of the bl'rtd-italnod plank, -which he
brought with am aa evjdene- of his
dicovry p-teetlvm were dispatched
and several boir later the body wan
found. The dt-rtives hav wortcd day
and night oa tb eas ever ine tho
first report was received.
PAT IOWX OX WOMA.V SUrXRAGC
K-ntccky I'o;wsllt (Uot IU of Tttlas;,
tt ,V.tTh.iU
IMiirviJle. Kr- Julr 5 The PepaUt
f tate coavtaiion today adopted a plat
form reaffirming the Omaha platform;
dm&nd a tr and unlimited orta
of silver at 15 to 1, demanding the na
tional banks to be abolish!, and that
the isstcc of bonds be stopped: demand
ing that the parity of Jgal t"alr
money b maintained and that reifn-
j ehment in erry prt of tae eovern-
icant be UnmdUteiy Instituted.
After listening to the 'wrornrn and de
bating the juetka at b-njrtfc. te
man's rights piank was everwbftteia
ly retd by the coarentkn-
Tae foivrwinir tJekt -was ta"n nrai-
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"l '-raTWS' ? ?r sf " M,r,
lor t.'-asurer. M. It. Gr3af . tor aodi-
tor. C JL r?n. far rejrJt-r of the
land office. J E. QuttksaX. lr attor
ney ganl. 8. M. Peytoo. for r
tary f (ttate. Don Htatterr. fr sc-p-iristendent
of pbie lntJtatfen. H.
H. Ttmatr; for cowailRer of axrl
edtnre, M. i fvritt for United Btates
sesator, 0.treae Mat of Jtffrw-
Ailvr tbe noM!!; ife mre
tion adjocmed si dt.
GoHea City. M July I. Tb heavy
rain today put a srtsu phas on lb
sarvest jet''a IfcJ JKy Jl
rained e-ry &&y tor a ek rd bs
stxl 4 t tlB bock a KKiM.zc si
jspronrjc bdrr, MIe anat JU5
not &t ?eacna timi rsprr m.i5
the 4ti I eossdiUea of the rmi3i, CacS
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