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WICHITA. KANSAS, TUESDAY MOUSING, JULY 9. IS95.
NO. 44
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PLAYED TOUGH MAN
HOW THE SCHEMES OF A WOULD-BE
BOBBER TAILED.
CHASED BY CITIZENS
BH00T3 THBEE OF THEM DOWN AS
HE IS HOTLY PURSUED.
POLICEMAN AT LAST FETCHES HIM
KANSAS CITY OOUNOIL EEOEIVES A
HOT ULTIMATUM.
How the Murderers of Sel jan were Caught
Carrying the Corpse Big Forgery
Scheme Discovered at Butte.
Chicago, July 8. In western despera
do style a man supposed to be C. E.
Cole, assaulted and attempted to rob
B. C. McGloin in his saloon at G4 Ad
ams street, in the heart of the business
district of Chicago this evening. After
seriously wounding McGloin the thief
escaped and made the most remarkab
le race for liberty ever seen in the
streets of Chicago. After firing into a
mab that pursued him and wounding
three citizens, he was run down and
killed by Officer Rosenthal, opposite
the entrance of the Auditorium hotel in
Congress street. The wounded are: D.
C. McGloin, saloon-keeper, three
wounds on the head, will recover; H.
M. Sternberg, shot in the abdomen;
taken to the St. Luke's hospital; will
probably die; Samuel Stone, shot in the
right leg; will recover.
McGIom was alone in his saloon
when Cole entered and ordered a glass
of beer. This was served to him and
he then asked the saloon-keeper to get
Ihim some meat that he claimed to have
left in the i ce box of the saloon. Mc
Gloin walked to the entrance of the ice
box, and Cole, drawing a revolver, or
dered him to go inside and stay there.
McGloin turned and struck the robber
in the face nearly .knocking him down.
The two men then clinched and fought
desperately. Cole managed to get one
arm free and with his revolver he
pounded the saloon-keeper viciously.
Inflicting three wounds on the head.
PURSUIT IN THE STREETS.
The robber then broke loose from Mc
Gloin and running to the street en
trance turned west on Adams. Al
though bleeding profusely, McGloin fol
Jowed and was only a few steps behind
the thief, when he turned into O'Brien's
ealoon at 84 Adams street, and still
holding the revolver In his hand, ran
out of the rear door on Quincy street.
He then turned east and at State street
boarded a south-bound cable car. Mc
Gloin was still close upon him, and
Cole seeing that he could not shake off
his pursuer, ran through the car.
Several citizens had by this time
Joined in the chase and after running
one block to Jackson street Cole fired
a shot into the crowd, which failed to
hit anyone. The flight and pursuit then
turned toward "Wabash avenue and
south upon that street. Officers Rosen
thal and Day at once joined in the chase
and as Cole was badly winded by this
time they rapidly came up with him.
Half way between Van Buren street and
Congress Rosenthal was close upon his
man and ordered him to surrender.
Cole replied with a shot and the bullet
tore into the stomach of Sternberg,
who was among the leaders of the pur
suit. Just before reaching the corner
of Congress street, the ollicer fired at
the fugitive, who returned the compli
ment. The bullet of the officer went
wild, but -that of Cole brought down
Stone, another pursuer, with a ball in
the leg. Rosenthal fired a second time
and this time Cole staggered. He con
tinued to run, however, turned the cor
ner and ran east on Congress until he
was directly in front of the entrance of
the great Auditorium theatre where he
fell. He died within two minutes with
out saying a word. The officer's bullet
had passed through the left kidney and
into the luns:. Nothing is known of the
man in Chicago. The only manner in
which his name could be determined
was by the laundry mark on his cloth
ing which read: "C.E.Cole." He was
of slender build, about five feet eight
inches tall, and had a dark moustache.
Inside the collar of Cole's coat was a
tailor's tag bearing the name of G.
Bernheimer & Co.. Kansas City, Mo.
Prom thre the police are inclined to
think the man came from that city.
ROPES FOR ALL OF THEM.
Kansas City. July S. Like the mem
bers of the Denver city council, Kan
sas City councilmen are in hot water
and are threatened with a rope and
crossarm.
Local assembly No. 3,S.1J Knights of
Labor filed a communication to the
mayor and city council demanding mu
nicipal ownership of the gas works to
day, and T. W. Gilruth, recording sec
retary of the assembly created a lively
scene in the city clerk's office by ac
cusing certain councilmen of unfairly
treating the people.
When Gilruth entered the city clerk's
office he threw the document on the
desk with a rap of his knuckles and
said to Councilmen Brown and Kid
well, who were standing near:
"We mean business, gentlemen. You
must not exploit the rights of the peo
ple in the manner customary with the
council for some time past."
The councilmen made a sharp retort,
whereunon Gilruth continued: "It is
plain to us that the council has been
engaging in crooked business and 1 '
will tell you very plainly tiiat tne peo-
pie are getting exasperaieu
If this
thing continues, sir, we will visit you
with ropes."
After a few more hot words, Gilruth
hurried away.
SAW S EL-TAX PUT AWAY.
Omaha, July S The police ascertaind
today the manner In which the body of
John Seljan was taken to the river
i'rom the boarding house in which he
was murdered. Thomas Kinney, a
Vnion Pacific engineer, identified three
rf she prisoners as the men whom he
t ' served at 2.30 o'clock on the morn
ii g ot the murder going toward the
ri r with a fruit vender's cart on
which they were carrying some heavy
object wrapped in a heavy blanket.
Noting the shape of their bundle. En
gineer Kinney at the time was im
pressed with its resemblance to a
human body. The men, too. acted
strangely. Two of them walked ahead
and seemed to be on the outlook, as
though to give warning, should they
happen upon any belated pedestrians.
The engineer was on his locomotive,
which stood on the South Thirteenth
street viaduct at the time when the
three passed under.
Denver. Col.. July S. A special to
the Xews from Butte, Mont., says:
The preliminary trial of H. A. Sloan
and Wiriiam McMahon today develop
ed a gigantic forgery scheme affecting
bankers and merchants in nearly every
lirgo city in the United States. The
two men wer arrested several weeks
ago when they presented themselves
at one of the banks in this city and at
tempted to collect 5S5 on a "contract"
Ate aa rrtisexnent in a publication
called Laird's Industrial Gazette. The
bank rejected the contract as a forg
ery. On the men were found hundreds
of similar contracts bearing the al
leged signatures of various merchants
and contractors. Their dummy is filled
with advertisements for which the con
tracts were supposed to be given,
pasted. The address of the publishing
house is given as 61 to 69 Gold street.
New York. They have alleged adver
tisements of firms in Chicago, St.
Louis, Omaha, San Francisco, and
many others cities, estimated to repre
sent over $20,000.
ABOUT THE KANSAS FAIBS.
Their Dates, locations and Other Informa
tion of Interest About Them.
Topeka, Kan., Juiy 8. (Special.) Fol
lowing is the list of fairs to be held in
Kansas during the present year, their
dates, locations, and secretaries, as re
ported to the State Board of Agrioul
retary F. D. Coburn:
Allen County Agricultural society:
C. L. Whitaker, secretary, Iola; Sep
tember 11-13.
Allen County Fair and Driving Park
association: H. P. Smith, secretary;
Moran; August 20-23.
Anderson County Fair association: C.
L. White, secretary, Garnett; Septem
ber 3-6.
Brown County Exposition association
C. H. Lawrence, secretary, Hiawatha;
September 10-13.
Chase County Agricultural associa
tion: J. P. Kuhl, secretary, Cotton
wood Falls; September 10-13,
Clay County Fair association: J. J.
Marty, secretary. Clay Center.
Coffey County Fair association: J. E.
Woodford, secretary. Burlington.
Cowley County Fair and Driving
Park association: A. C. Bangs, secre
tary, Winfield, September 24-27.
Crawford County Agricultural soci
ety, John Viets, secretary, Girard; Au
gust 27-30.
Finney County Agricultural society:
D. A. Mims, secretary, Garden City;
September 25-28.
Franklin County Agricultural society
Charles H. Ridgeway, secretary, Otta
wa; September 17-20.
Franklin County District Fair asso
ciation: J. J. McCabe, secretary, Lane.
Jackson County Agricultural and
Fair asociation: S. B. McGrew. secre
tary, Holton, September 30, October
4.
Jefferson County Agricultural and
Mechanical association: George A. Pat
terson, secretary, Oskaloosa; October
11-13.
Johnson County Cooperative Fair as
sociation: C. M. Dickson, secretary, Ed
gerton; September 10-13.
Johnson County Fair asoclation. W.
T. Pugh, secretary, Olathe, October
27-31.
Linn County Fair association: Ed.
R. Smith, Mound City. October 1-4.
Marion County Agricultural society:
Manly I. Hill, secretary, Peabody; Sep
tember 25-27.
Miami County Agricultural and Me
chanical asociation: George P. Leav
itt, secretary, Paola; September 24
27. Montgomery County Agricultural so
ciety, D. W. Kingsley, secretary. Inde
pendence; September 17-20.
Morris County Exposition company,
E. J. Dill, secretary. Council Grove,
September 24-27.
Nemaha Fair association: John Sto-
well, secretary, Seneca; September 3
6. Neosho County Agricultural society:
H. Lodge, secretary, Erie; September
3-6.
Neosho county The Chanute Agri
cultural, Fair, Park and Driving asso
ciation: R. C. Rawlings, secretary, Cha
nute; August 13-16.
Osage County Fair association: M. E
Smith, secretary, Osborne.
Riley County Agricultural society,
H. A. Ames, secretary, Riley; Septem
ber 10-13.
Rooks County Fair association: I. X.
Pepper, secretary, Stockton, October
3-5.
Saline County Agricultural and Horti
cultural association: Samuel Carlin,
secretary; Salina.
Sedgwick County Kansa State Fair
W. R. Hewey, secretary, Wichita; Oc
tober 1-5.
Wilson County Agricultural society:
C. R. Cantrall, secretary, Fredonia;
September 10-13.
TOKK THINGS ALL UP.
Whltecappers get in Their Work on Farmer
Fljnn, Near Hennessey.
Kingfisher, O. T., July S (Special)
A report reached here tonight that
twenty farmers near Hennessey were
arrested for white capping. The story
as related runs as follows:
Some six months ago a man named
Flynn. alleged to be an uncle of Dele
gate Flynn of Oklahoma, rented land
In Kingfisher county that the neighbors
were using as a pasture.
Since that time the farmers have ex
hibited a bitter feeling against Flynn
and several threatening letters were
sent to him.
On the Fourth of July Mrs. Flynn
and a Mrs. Maxwell had a scrap over
some insinuations made against Mr.
Flynn in which Mrs. Maxwell got the
worst of it. This made the feeling
more bitter.
Sunday night about twenty or twenty-five
men went to Flynn's place,
turned his stock loose, pulled down his
fences, damages his house and. It is
said, .ordered him to leave. He recog
nized the men and had them arrested.
PERKVMAX Ifc STILL CHIEF.
Agent Wisdom ro Recognizes Him In a
Proclamation.
Eufaula, I. T.. July S. The duel gov
ernment in the Creek nation, one head
ed by the superseded chief. Ferryman
and the other by Second Chief Bullet,
was ended today for the time by the
United States Agent D. M. Wisdom,
who refused to recognize Second Chief
Bullet in a proclamation ending "I
shall continue to recognize Perrymin
. as the lawful chief of the Creek nation
and all citizens of said nation (BuHctt
, and all others will take due notice and
I govern yourselves accordingly."
The action of isdom is based on the
fact that the national council failed to
notify him of the removal of Chief
Ferryman. The matter ends here until
the Creek nation elect a chief in Sep
tember.
THE WEATHER.
Wichita. Julv a.
Local forecast for WichttA and vicinltv j
Fair and warmer Tuesday afternoon and I
V. .Mr(v(ii
During the past tuenty-four hours the
hichest temperature was 72 decrees, th t
lowest 61 degrees and the mean degrees. 1
witn mucn cooier. partly ctouay weather,
unsK norm 10 iim nesi wina ana rising I
HrfaUve humidity at 7 a m O -,nrf ,t !
Reiame numiuiij at i a. m. s ana at .
' ftuT far this month the average tern- !
perature has been 75 desrrees.
tor tne pasi seven sears tne average '
temperature for the month of Julv has
been 79 degrees, and for the Sth day 73 de-
grees. FRED L. JOHNSON. .
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Washington. July S -Following f i Tine '
forecast up to S p m. Tucsdav.
For Kansas Fair: warmer; variable '
winds. j
Tor Oklahoma Fair; northerly winds.
For Colorado Warmer; ariable w inds
becoming easterly
Record of Temperature.
Following Is the record of temperature in
Wichita yesterday:
7 a. m 6S 4 p. m 73
S a, in Jl 5 p. m 75
9a.m 3 6 P. m 75
10 a, m 1 P. m 75
Ua. m ', Sp. m 74
12 m iit l P- m 74
1 n. m. j10 p. m 73
2p.ro tllp. m 73
3p. m 77J12 midnight 72
Washington
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LOOSED ON SUNDAY
WIND 0AV0BT3 ABOUND AT
MOST BEMABKABLE BATE.
Oklahoma and Kansas are Peculiarly Sin
gled Ont as the Objects of the Storm's
Wrath Not a Cyclone, bat a Straight
Wind of Almost Equal Destroctlveness
and In all Cases Sweeping Wider Areas
Keports from Oklahoma and Kansas
Points Violent Wind Storm in Chicago
Missouri and the South Storm News
Ardmore, I. T., July 8. A terrific elec
trie, rain and wind storm swept over
this section about 9 o'clock last night
doing great damage. In certain lo
calities the force of the wind equalled
that of a tornado. The main force of
the storm seems to have spent itself
about fif ten miles southeast of and near
Marietta, I. T., where a number of
houses were blowr down. Bob Brazil's
house was blown from over the heads
of himself and family and they had a
narrow escape. One Hudson was killed
by lightning at Bob station, twenty
miles south of here. The large store of
M. F. Michael & Co., was blown down
The wind swept everything In its path
for an area a mile and a half wide
and several miles in length. Corn
fields, buildings and fences were laid
low. A full acount of the damage at
this hour cannot be ascertained on ac
count of a severe rain storm.
AFTER THE AWFUL HEAT.
El Reno, O. T., July 8. A terrific
storm struck this city this afternoon
about 5 o'clock. Many small frame
structures were overturned and great
damage was done to some of the best
buildings in the city. The Kerfoot ho
tel was perforated with flying gravel
stones that broke nearly all the win
dows out of the west side. Lee's big
livery barn was badly wrecked and the
African M. E. church destroyed. The
root or rne masonic building was crush
ed by falling chimneys. The First Na
tional banks large plate glass front was
blown In.
At the fair grounds everything was
swept away. George Baker, who owns
a string of trotters, was seriously in
jured. Brown Bonnie and Rustler, two
valuable trotting horses owned by M. T.
Stanley were so badly hurt that they
will have to be killed.
For three days past the heat has been
awful. The thermometer has not been
below 98 at midnight, and has reached
as high as 109. During the storm this
afternon it was as dark as midnight
GUTHRIE AND CHICKASIIA,
Guthrie, O. T., July 8. A terrific
wind and hail storm prevailed here last
night Hail as large as hen's eggs fell
doing an immense amount of damage
to crops and breaking hundreds of
windows. In one township there was
water spounts and a number of bridges
were washed out and other damage
done.
Fort Worth. Texas. July 8. A report
was received here today giving meagre
details of a cyclone which struck Chic
asha, I, T.. last nitrht ahonf l n'rlnrtr
Several buildings were blown down, but
nobody was killed. The storm passed
xieuiit'ssy, aoing mucn damage.
FOUR INCHES OF WATER.
Fredonia, Kan., July 8. A blinding
rain storm accompanied by high wind
from the west passed over this section
extending three miles north, last even
ing, lasting forty minutes. Fully four
inches of rain fell, washing awav side
walks and for a time the Missouri Pa
cific railway tracks were under water.
At La Fontaine, nine miles south, the
residence of R. Giles was blown off its
foundation and burned up, and at New
Albany, eight miles west, the roof of
a brick school house was blown away
damaging the building to the amount
of ?1,000. The Christian church, in
course of construction, was leveled to
the ground.
The family of John Cox. consisting
of husband, wife and seven children,
six miles west, while crossing a stream
were thrown from the buggy into the
water, but fortunately managed to
reach a landing.
HARVEY COUNTY VISITED.
Newton, Kan.. July S. A verv heavy
wind storm passed over Harvey county
yesterday that did a great dal of dam
age, but caused no loss of life. The
path of the storm was from northwest
to southeast and covered a wedge-shap
ed area fifteen mile wide at the north
ern part and extending a length of
nealy fifty mills. Windmills in the
path of the storm are down and sheds
and barns without number are wreck
ed. A freight train was overturned at
Canton. Orchard" were badly damag
ed and at least half of the immense
fruit crop was blown from the trees
Corn was badly leveled, but will not be
seriously damaged.
DAMAGED EVERY HOUSE.
Topeka, Kan., July S. Last evening
the little town of Canton was tn,n-
by a tornado and great damage was
clone. Nearly every house in the town
was more or less damaged. Many
houses and barns were entirely demol
ished and a score of persons are re
ported injured. James Snvder and
two others were buried beneath the
ruins of a barn. Snyder had one arm
broken and received many other In
juries from which he it not expected to
recover. The high school building was
badly damaged and a number of per
sons were Injured by falling timbers
and debris. A large number of farm
houses lying in the path of the storm
are known to have been demolished
but up to a late hour last night no
deaths had been reported.
HAIL AT SALINA.
Salina, Kan , July S. A hail storm.
iitumi)iiiicu u u neavy wina swent
! damage?5' AtriSgSSt tTS" I
Hill fa nnt nf He ..,, i... .il . i
.Hill t out ot it banks and the entire
town is under water
rfn t nnnrahan- t
sion is felt for fear
tV.at ,. t. i
...iv .i VX4 Will
re inunuatea. as the river i nearly out
01 us nanKs ana is steadily raising
Mani" farms are entlreK- suhmr.
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OTHER KAXSAS POIXTS.
Independence. Kan. Julv ? a c.0-a
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,";. " "uf VV.1 ,L 'e"- u?ma""
Jrs- n,.e,nv ... "ln blew a cale and
Ines rain ,'', ,n lr,rrents. Streams aro
i"s mu. j. ne wina blew down
many tree ana outbuilding and took
he ff ? aW miU here' but no !
damage was done to crons so far as ra
"jft, -It0 "veral buildings i
Vf t- r" t , ,- ,
v.i.-., .. . duty iat evenlnc
a tornado swept over this recion rfnin-
considerable damage to growin- etni"
it also did great damasr to manv h,M
r ". .' - , " v , ouuu
,VounilS- 1 ?T?"Z
a"a outbuilding. The smokestack of
tne Metric light Plant wa. blown down
throwing the city In darknes The
storm lasted about an hour and came
from the west
Halstead, Kan., July S. (SpeelaLI
The rain of yesterday has caused the '
largest rise for years in the Little Ar-
Kansas river, it is oanK full and ft
would require but a small rain to cause I
it to overflow.
Burrton. July S. (Special.) Yester
day's storm was one of the heaviest
I ever Known la this section of the coun-
try. Today our streets are nearly
I ponds 0. wajer
Sterling. Kan., July S There was
anmuvf uimdH o.. wo mcne ye?ter-
' Ing six or seven inches since ,
Thursday All streams sr full .1 i
.j. a j-j .vi:vv: ; 1
ia'ai "Hii mx.'uta. .os:ueraoie cam I
age has beeS done to oats and cors hv I
the wind and harvested wheat will
need care to be saved.
STIRS UP CHICAGO.
Chicago, July S. This city was vis
ited last evening by one of the most
furious wind and rain storms ever
known In this vicinity for years. The
day had been Intensely hot and there
there were many people out on the
lake in sailboats and as the storm
came suddenly it was at first thought
that many lives had been lost but when
the round up was completed, it was
found that everybody had turned up
safely. Incalculable damage was
done all over the city, signs and awn
ings being blown away, shade trees
uprooted, windows smashed, etc The
big store of the Rothschilds, occupying
nearly a whole block on State street.
was badly damaged, the entire front of
plate glass windows being blown in
and the snow cases destroyed, and
many goods renederd worthless.
Throughout Illinois and the west
there was serious damage to growing
grain and wheat in shock is ruined.
North of the city wire communication
of all sorts except telephone was com
pletely demolished and this morning
the Milwaukee, St.-Paul and Minne
apolis papers were served with the
press report over telephone wires,
news being spoken to the operators at
the other end who copied it on the
typewriter at the rate of sixty to
eighty words a minute.
MISSOURI AND THE SOUTH
Springfield, Mo., July 8. A severe
electric rain storm swept along the
James river and as far south as Ozark,
Christian county, last night Stock was
killed by the wind and lightning and
crops damaged. Sparta, was In the
line of the storm and three houses there
were struck by lightning.
Nevada, Mo., July 8. The heaviest
rainfall in this section for many years
has fallen here for the past several
days. The Marmaton river has over
flowed thousands of acres of growing
crops, badly damaging them. Corn is
uninjured.
Eatonton, Ga., July 8. A terrific cy
clone swept across this end of Morgan
county last evening. But meagre ac
counts have been received. It is known
however, that two lives were lost and
that a number of persons were severely
injured, several fatally. At Wlllard's
Station, on the middle Georgia and At
lantic railway, every house was torn
to pieces. Two colored men were kill
ed outright. Along the path of the cy
clone not a house, barn or outbuilding
of any sort on the farms are left stand
ing and several people have been dan
gerously injured.
Pine Bluff, Ark., July 8. A terrific
cyclone swept over the city and adja
cent teritory at 11 o'clock last night.
All wires north and south are down and
news of the damage which muse have
been considerable, cannot yet be ascer
tained. No casualitles reported thus
far.
THE WINONA DISASTER
Springfield, Mo., July 8. Reports of
the flood disaster at Winona, Mo., pub
lished heretofore are now known to
have only told a part of i the horors of
the disaster. Owing to the fact that
Winona is In a mountainous region, al
most inaccessible by wagon and that
the railway is washed away, news of
the flood is hard to obtain. Railway
conections were established this af
ternoon by running a train on either
road of the Current river branch of
the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Mem
phis road but it will be several days
before the gap can be closed up in the
road, as the grading has been washed
out for a long distance. Several offi
cials of the railway and other parties
of this city left for Winona on a spec
ial train this morning to render all the
assistance possible to the flood-stricken
people. The bodies of Rev. G. W. Dun
can and his daughter Mat tie. and Miss
Norma Nevins were found about noon
yesterday under a large drift of broken
timbers about a mile below Winona,
also the body of an unknown stranger
who was stopping at one of the hotels
and was not therefore known to be
missing until his body was found. A
terrible stench arises from the mass of
hogs, horses, cattle and other animals
drowned. It is charged that some of
the visitors, men and women are strip
ping and appropriating every tiling of
value. For several miles below Winona
may be seen wagons and household
goods of all kinds and ead animals
scattered in all directions. Over two
hundred people were searching yester
day for dead bodies. The body of Geo.
Evans' daughter was found this after
noon. The body of Lloyd Wright's
daughter is still mising.
Late news from Thomasville, Oregon
county, shows that while great dam
age was done, there was no loss of life
and everything is safe there now.
Hinn WIND AT NEODESHA.
In Destructi encs to Property It Equals
a Small Cj clone.
Neodesha, Kan., July S. (Special.)
This place was visited yesterday by
the worst windstorm It ever experien
ced. Rain began falling at about 3
o'clock in the afternoon, shortly after
which the wind rose to a gale, and con
tinued to blow at that rate for about
thirty minutes, the result being very
destructive to weaker buildings and
corn crop. The Commercial hotel,
owned by W. T. Wetmore of Wichita,
was partially unroofed, and the inter
ior flooded with water. The school
building of eight rooms, suffered the
loss of that portion of its roof belong
ing to the south wing, and also a por
tion of the wall, the whole falling in
side and carrying with It the upper
floor. Condon & Carpenter's bank was
also unroofed, and Mrs. O. H. Monroe's
photograph galierj-, a small frame
structure, was moved several feet from ,
its foundation. A windmill wheel
twenty-five feet in diameter, which
furnished motive power to Fonda's
feed mill, was blown down, together
with the heavy machinery to which It
Tas attached, and completely demol
ished. So far as heard from sixteen oil
derricks are down, one of which, the
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ine DUSness portion sunerea the le-
structlon of awnings and plate glass.
Jteportc coming from the country are
to the effect that corn Is greatly dam
aged, being laid fiat to the ground.
Board fences are pretty generally
down, and in one instances, a hedc
uic ii.ieru leet. in iiv.feui, was repori-
lence fif
?. -. 1 1 lL. .
,u lo uPxuea ior a consiceraoie
distance, owing to Its buhy growth.
The rain lasted about one and a half
hour, during which time It fell in tor-
rents, and a a consequence th Vrd
Brls aad FaI1 rivr are risiaS rapidly.
rdi-
governor MORRlLLREMom hdkd
Nobody Advertise lor the Job of Closing
Clolng
the Leavenworth Joint.
Topeka, Kan . Ju
-Morrill today Issued
Topeka, Kan . July & Governor
an
order sum-
marily removing W J Hurd of Holton
mm the position of director ox the
state penitentiary. At the same time
he announce the appointment of M. M.
Beck of Holton as Hurd's successor.
In an interview this aftfrnoon Gov
ernor Morrill said In reference to the
Leavenworth saloons that he had been
told by temperanc people of that city
tnat it would be useless to attempt to
S.S aS" aa " "a,
.utMttita nun n. .a.ai-c w. . 5?illft,JC
person, who was willing to undertake
1 the work of closing them.
Cmtmnarhn Dle io Uvrmrr
Lawrejjce. Kan.. July S.-Charlea
Starbuck, aged 1C0 years, who came to
this county before its settlement and
txzs been here ever since, died at
o'clock this afternoon a 'his home to
tMc i.- .i.-,i. tv,. -
- v "- ! ??' "ic " 1
generations of his xasoily lirlEjr la I
Lawreace. I
FOSTER COMES HOME
PEACE DTTERilBDIABT ON
0B1ENTAL QUESTION.
THE
Bulla's Action Need Excite no Surprise,
Being: About what Any Other Nation
Wonld have Done In Like Circumstance
Japan was Prepared for France's Ac
tion but Doesn't Tet Understand what
Germany Meant Uncle Sam, and How
He Came Out of It Weather Forecasts
New Forts Washington News.
Washington, July S. Ex-Secretary
Foster arrived in this city yesterday
on his return from his peace mission to
the Orient, where he has been con
cerned in the negotiations of peace be
tween China and Japan.
In answer to inquiries Mr. Foster
made a statement in which he said that
there was no good reason to expect
permanent peace between Japan and
China as the result of the treaty of
Shimoneseki. The terms demanded by
Japan may. he said, under the circum
stances, be regarded as reasonable, es
pecially in view of the retrocession of
Loa Tun peninsula. The treaty has
been observed and carried out by
China with scrupulous good faith. Her
conduct in this respect has created a
very favorable impression in Japan.
The loan just concluded through Rus
sian Influence will enable China to pay
the first two installments of the in
demnity. These two Installments
cover half the Indemnity, and the bal
ance, extending over six years, will be
a comparatively easy burden for the
Chinese government, if any skill is
shown in the management of the Imp
erial revenues. The country has great
resources and has never yet failed In
its financial engagements. Hence the
peace concluded at Shimoneseki is not
likely to be broken on account o f the
shortcomings of China. If a rupture
occurrs it Is more likely to be brought
about by the Intermeddling of the Eu
ropean powers. The intervention of
Russia on account of the terms of
peace was not unexpected and is not
unnatural in view of her predominat
ing interest in the orient, especially on
the .north Pacific coast of Asia.
DON'T UNDERSTAND GERMANY
That France followed the lead of
Russia created no surprise in the east,
but that Germany should unite with
them In a display of force against Ja
pan was entirely unexpected and is
not yet understood. British residents
in China and Japan are very bitter
in criticizing their government for its
abstention in the matter. They allege
that its failure to join with other pow
ers in rearranging the terms, has lost
for their country the prestige and has
left Russia a free lrind in its influence
and control at Pelf ng.
Of all the countries diplomatically
concerned in the contest, the United
States has come out of it with better
grace than any other. From the first
her interest has been recognized by
both belligerents as purely disinterest
ed, her Qnly desire being to render such
serviCekswouJd bring about an hon
orable and lasting peace. The conduct
of the state department in its very de
licate relations with both combatants
has been marked by good judgment
and by few mistakes, and the good of
fices of our ministers and consuls in
China and Japan, where they repre
sented the interests of both govern
ments, have been very useful and are
highly appreciated by both.
Being asked why he declined the in
vitation to remain in China as adviser
of the government. Mr. Foster said he
had spent the greater portion of the
past twenty-five years in foreign lands
and while his residence anroad nad
been generally a pleasant one, he had
found no country like his native land,
and he desired to spend the remainder
of his life in his native country. He
confessed that if the Invitation had
come five or ten years earlier he would
probably not have declined it.
DAILY WEATHER FORECAST.
The resumption of the old plan of
forwarding daily weather messages,
except on Sunday, to all forecast dis
play stations receiving such informa
tion by government telegraphic ser
vice, was decided by the agricultural
department today. It is the first im
portant scheme for Improving the fore
cast service to be put into operation by
Chief Moore of the weather bureau.
The present system of sending these
messages only when aeclueu changes
in weather conditions are expected,
was found objectionable as tending to
ward indifference and neglect and
many urgent requests for a change
were filed. The resumption of the plan
approved this afternoon by Acting
Secretary Dahney has been under ad
visement for some time, but was de-
, , , .l , r. -U rrT lo,- I
!S5i.7S5K- .7S5 '
the dailv service has results! in sev
eral of the oldest and best qualified ob
servers and display men leaving the
service owing to dissatisfaction witn
irregular forecast reports.
TO FORTIFY PUGET SOUND.
It is undestood at the war depart
ment that both Secretary Lamont and
General Schofield have made an in
spection with a view to the selection of
a military post on Pugpt Sound. The
secretary looked ovr tho ground sl
ected for the post at Spokane, which
was autnorizeu in inc mnnary upprv
priation bill. This post cannot be es
tablished without an order from the
secretary. This Is aIo true of the post
on Puct Sound. General Schotlld 13
known to favor a post on the sound
and he stopped at Tacoma today with
a view of making an observation of the ,
advantages offered for such a post ous kinds 01 persuasions known to the
Seattle Is also anxious fr the post and , Turkish Jallen. the governor of Van
considerably rivarly exist. Secretary j said that Williams had confessed evry
Lamon has discretionary power as to thing. Xobody bellv this. Up t-
the location of this post, also, and pr- .May 30 Williams had b-n unable to
vlous to his western trip he was not the British vie consul at Van, el
very much disposed to incur the ex- though Mr Hallword went so far as to
Tvnse of the new posts In the Paduc ak the governor uno.TiclaHy to lt him
northwest this year. ) " Williams, but th request was r-
VA.VAL CHAVGES 1 fued- All of th priMnera have been
t 1 ...H tv n t ti..,., t. tortured during the wtk.
Lieutenant . C. P. Muir has been J rr.-. .L.t.7 in (PmMu .-,. .
j . w j m .1.-. t ij-,.. i.,i.... , The situation in Armenia, grows
detached from the Llndy Institute at d , T coaFUatly
-Kneeling. M, and ordered to duty Ja reerf '0, nhhry. out
on the Mohican ..... rages and murder The condition of
Assltant Constructor C. Nuttlr.g ArxW!nku hav been worms duric
has been ordered to duty In the bureau f f x y thaa wr ,or
of construction, navy department., . fv, -.,. nf v- tni-ii k,
from whence he will
ro to the Xorfolk
navy yard
Ensign C. T. Bogelve?aa l. detach
ed from the Mohican and given three
months leave.
Captain Fayett w. Kowe. Third in
fantry, has been attachd to attend the
encampment of the Wisconsin Xatlon-
a! Guard at Camp Dougla. from July
to August i. in piae 01 iiajor una-.
Hobbart. Fifteenth Iafaatry
SMUGGLED CHIXAMEX.
The treasury afScials have received
no information in confirmation of the
report from Montreal that United
State? customs official there had dis
covered that large numbers of Chiaa-
men were oetng smuggled into tae
United States from Canada, hot have
the official any information of their f oa lfler way to O3suantinople by or
having be-n twelve or any number of d-rs of th- sultan. Xo one Jcoew tby
oSIcers sent to Montreal on this ml- vre to b trarwferred till tfcey Kt
sloa as stated. White It ia nrobablr t Vaa. th order baring com frois con-
true that an occasional Chinaman sue- i
ceeds Is getting across the lin-s. 1; is
not believed that 500 or any consider
able number have been jmuggled isto
thl country
CUBAX-AMERICAXS OX TRIAL.
The last Advices received by the state
lsartateat from Cuba relative to 5as-
PULLET1N O-
Gfye KBicljita Dailu x&igic
Wichita, Tnesda July 9. 1895
Weather for Wichita today:
Fair; warmer; variabte winds.
Sun Kle. 4:45: sets, 7:24.
Mood- Rise, 8:55.
INDEX OF TODAY'S IMPORTANT NEWS
Pases.
1. Woa!d-be Robber Shot Down in Chicago
Heavy Rain and Wind Storm Sunday
Foster on the Ruao-Japan Qnestloa
Spanish Troops Out-Trick Insurgent
2. Legal Opinion on the Corbett Fight
Cornell Crew Cheered at Their Work
3. Browns and Orioles One Game Apiece
National Education AoclatloB
Wheats Lets go All Holds and Drops
Granger and Coalers Looking Up
&, Safe Cone and Dale Combine
Appellate Court Decides Interesting Case
6. Latest Reverie of Ik Marvel
7. Carp'ril Madden and Prolvlt McFadden
8. Leprosy Henaceathe United States
gullly and Auguere. the naturalized
American citizens who have been un
der arrest there several months on
charges of complicity In the rebellion,
are to the effect that they are now
under trial, which may be long-drawn-out,
owing to the fact that in at least
one cise, the proceedings are civil as
well as criminal and political. How
ever, as fair progress is being made,
according to the Spanish practice, and
as the men have the best of counsel
and their cases are being closely watc
ed by the American counsel general,
the state department Is not disposed to
make this a matter of complaint.
ARMENIANS 'itXTTKAT ED TO TURKS
Advance Party of the Revolutionists are
Turned Over to Their Enemies.
London, July S. A press correspond
ent writing from Van. Armenia, under
date of May 30, says: The advance
guard of the revolutionary party,
which, as announced a week ago, was
betrayed to the Turkish government
by the Yezides of Tchiboukla, on the
night of Sunday. May 19, is not in
prison in the city of Van. Only one
member of the party escaped, and he,
at the earliest possible moment, put
himself in communication with the
correspondent of the press. The latter
is now in possession of complete in
formation with respect to the prison
ers, but he is not disposed to furnish It
to the Turkish government so long as
there remains the slightest chance that
these men may escape death. He holds,
for the present, at least, a considerable
part of the facts concerning them.
The men had been hidden in the.
mountains waiting for reinforcements,
making plans for carrying on their
work and the weather having turned
cold and wet, they went to the house of
Hahto, head man of TcMboulka. to
warm thomselves and dry their cloth
ing. Hahto was supposed to be friend
ly to the Armenians' cause, as ho was
not a Turk, and great numbers of his
countrymen had been massacreed by
the Turkish government in the Mosul
district In JS&2. Upon arriving at
Hahto's house the men stacked arms
in the corner and gathered about the
fire.
"While there Hahto's scribe, a Turk,
called his master out of the house anil
insisted that they be handed over to
the Turkish government. The scribe
threatened to denounce Hahto to the"
government unless the men were be
trayed. Hahto then called together a
force of Kurds and Yezides. and order
ed them to make the capture. The vil
lagers went Into tho room one by one
and took part In the conversation. At
a signal they seized the guns and com
manded the men to surrender under
pain of instant death. Token by sur
prlse the revolutionists made no resIst
enee. Of tho fourteen members of the
party only one escaped. Each man had
a rifle and six of the party had revol
vers. The prisoners were taken to Sevi tht
next day by the soldiers and were th-n
marched sixty mile3 to Van. where
they arrived Wednesday evening. Their
arrival was watched by a large num
ber of Turks and Armenians. On the
way there they were beaten by gun
butts and prodded with bayonets and
otherwise maltreated. As the ingiisn
member of the party was unable to
walk the whole distance he was given
a horse to ride the last twenty mlls.
J. lie IL.llKll2HUl-ill IUIU UJC UlHUlaW
rsszssssrtjsss,
lston Koad, Sheprdsburg, London. His
father was Jlliam Williams of the
same address. He had with him. a
photograph of a young woman and an
English passport made out to Harry
Williams on June 15, JS52. He declared
that he was the correspondent of a
t'-legraphic agency of Ivmdon. and
that his card of credentials was made
out in the name of Paul Quesnt-1. He
was, he said, on his way to the Moush
and Sassoua region to investigate the
Armenian situation. His thirteen com
panions wre in his pay as guards
against attacks by Kurda.
The other prisoners told the same
story AH were drv"ed as Kurdp. in
cluding Williams. At first Williams
denied that he could pek Armenian,
but subsequently, under prepnure of
tortuxv. he admltfvJ that he could. Af-
ter a week of experimenting with vari-
b-en placed oa guard at th Armenian
churches, the olilcials fearing in up
rising. The correspondent had a. talk yrter
day with the leader of the revolution
ary prty in tne province of Van. He
stated that so far as be is concerned
the revohjtfc3its will bold their hands
until i: Is knwn what Great Britain
will do He admlifd aJo. tha.t the
capture of Williams had vry wirioujrly
disarranged the revolutionary pmnt
tor the time bng Xo othvr leader is
at ;re!ea; a rail able.
Th Arersatan revolutionist prion
ers who wr betrayed by the Turkish
government At Tcblboulka. on May 13,
were taken from the prton at Van
Sunday nsornicg. Jun- Z. tnd started
staatiaopl - U:e Saturday night. In
stead of bing drargrd alosg on Toot.
the siea were mou&trd 03 cxravM
aorpes.
It t ataovt textr to bceres. wfces fc.
pe u in dcroitio- of otir s, -xfee ;
speaks ia praise of ecrlTtt. BcxTr
SANCHEZ WAS SHARP
DEFEATS Av HSUEGEST LEAKE
AT EI3 0WS GAME.
TRAPS THE TRAPPER
INVEIGLED into close QUATE3
BT P0BGED ORDERS.
FIXES FOR A DROPPING FIRE
HIS OWH SNARE BEING SET,
TBIP3 THE OTHER FELLOWS.
HE
Two Hundred and Eighty Inrargeau are
Killed la ta Fight and the Flight t-
uUig-UatUe at Short Kaaga.
Havana, July 8. A serious enjrajce
ment haa taken place between the?
Spanish troops under Colonel Asuar
and Rabi, an insurgent leader, at the
head of a large force, in which tho lat
ter was defeated with great loss.
It appears that Major Sanchez receiv
ed information that a force of 1,500 in
surgents under the command of Rabl.
had occupied strong positions near Man
! zanlllo, province of Santiago de Cuba.
The major sent a. messenger to his su
perior officer. Colonel Azu&r. proposing
to him that they should Join forces
and make an attack upon the insur
gents. The messenger, however, fell In
to the hands of the Insurgents, who
hanged him and scat word to Major
Sanchez in the name of Colonol Ax
uar to make an attack upon the insur
gent position from a point which com
pelled the troops to approach the insur
gents through a narrow thoroughfare.
Major Sanchez recognizing the dttii
culty of the movement, which he waa
apparently dlreoted by his colonel to
execute, sent forward two advance pick
eta of twelve and thirty men respective
ly, under the command of the sergeants
with instructions to push forward to
the right and to the left of the narrow
thoroughfare, far removed from them
and to be careful to take up advanta
geous positions from which they could
protect the advance of the main body
of the troops under Sanchez' command.
The sergeants cleverly followed out
the instructions. Major Sanchez then
advanced carefully upon tho Insurgent
position, protecting his men by every
inequality of the ground. But as he ex
peoted. the troops were no sooner inside
the dellle than the insurgents were mad
with enthusiasm and their machetes
played havoc among tha troops, who
were hemmed and unable to deploy oa
account of tho narrow road they had to
follow. But it was here that the two
advance pickets under the two erg
cants came to tho rescue- From their
elevated position they kept up a contin
uous and well directed fire upon, the In
surgents within range and eventually,
assisted by a charge of tho Spanish
troops, compelled thtm to retreat out
side of the defile. The Spanish rushed
forward after them and once In the
open, they charged the insurgents with
great courage and compelled them to
retreat hastily. The Insurgents that
sought refuge in tho etrong position
they bad previously left in order to at
tack tho troops, but the soldiers car
ried this position and put the enemy to
flight with a loss upon the field of 2SO
killed. The troops lost fifty mn killed
and wounded.
It was at first reported that the In
mirgents were commanded by General
Maceo. but it was later learned that
they were under Rabi akni and tha
Maoeo took no part in the engagement.
NEW DOOK rOK BIXE ROOM.
White HnniMt to bm Altvmri to Meet th
Necessity or of Reception.
Washington. July 8. The Blue Tar
tar at the White House, where Presi
dent and Mrs. Cleveland wire married,
and where President receive on Xevr
Year's d ay and other official occasion
is to have a fifth doorway, which is
now being cut out of the south end into
the Red Parlor adjoining, and Is said
to be Intended as a privato entrance
for those who are Invited to assist the
president and his wife at their recep
tions and who enter the "White Houm
through a private door In tho rear of
the Ked Parlor.
The Blue Parlor Is the favorite publto
room in the White House on account ot
its exquisite proportions and its his
torical associations, and more money
has been expended upon it proportion
ally than upon any other of the pr
lors. Xothlng but tho necessity for
providing entrance and exit for mem
bers of the recfetvlni? party at the
crowded official receptions would Jus
tify cutting the new doorway la th
beautiful curve of the wll, but thr?
is no doubt about the necessity, for the
crush at receptions increase every
winter, so that ingress and egress arm
more difficult.
There are now four doorways in th
Blue. Parlor, but only tho admitting
the crod from the Red Parlor and per
milling it to pass Into the Green Par
lor and so on Into the East parlor, art
used. Thr door opening on th nr
portico Is nver use, and the doorway
opening into the main corridor is clos
ed during receptions by a glide'! r-
Colonel Wilson of the army sapjrl-
tendent of public building and,
grounds is considering other means De
rides the cutting of the new doorway to
relieve the pressure on tb Blue Parlor
during receptions, which mke it dif
ficult for ladles to get to the receiving"
party without injury to theinselYe and
their gowni. It was evident last win
ter that there must be ton attempt at
improvement In this respect, for awar
ladies suffered and many others could
not get in at all because of the crush.
NO, A GIKI.; NOT A HOT.
Thlrd Rl7 U flora to tral4vt od Mr
Buzzard's Bv. July , Jut be
fore 5 o'rJock tonight the news rcoel
the village that a girl baby had been
bom at Gray Gable. This report was
soon verified by Dr. Bryan:, who ac
noaace! that th happy rrcat occurred
at iZO p ex, and that both mother tad
the HtUe en wer CoUxg "!!
could be exicu,d.
This is th- third child to b bora iato
the prd-at's txmDr d all ar girl.
Ruth Is 4-years-oJd sad Esther 2 OaJy
a passing jclino could b obtaiat
from the president this -fle-aoofe, fcst
that was suiBciest to sot the exr
sios of satisfaction ca th fc of t&
chief ecuire. slthoogh it.ws aa
open secret that a baby boy -rfc-ld" ot
have bn Bow-leo-ae-JCrK. OrrJaad's
mother. Mrs- Perrise. to xpu4 U ar
rive from B-i ?afc tais weJ
Ia copaoy 'ilh JciKph Jeirmw
aad Ch-rJ B. JffTXa. Mr. CJeve
Uad s-at aearly &T trot Ctofc&ftT
at Kxst HaodwSch. waer- Mr. f--kat
a private strram. Tlfc rry k
early ! the T od did rttr mm
til sear Jy 2 tt clock,
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