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Arizona Republican
VOL. I.
PI-ICENIX, FRIDAY MORNING-, MAY 23, 1890.
NO, 5
The
PI OFJONGRESS.
donaior uanieis iiiaivos a
Brilliant Silver Speech.
The Ittvcr and Harbor Bill
Under Discussion.
Southern States Cannot Caro for the
Flood Water of the Mississippi
The Levee System
Washington, Mny 22. In the Senato
to-day h messngo was presented from
President Harrison with n communica
tion from the Secretary of tho Interior
on the subject of purchasing from tho
Creek Indians land for use of tho Seini
nolcs. Heferred.
The credentials of Calvin S. Brice, as
Senator from Ohio, were presented.
A eonfetence committee was ordered
on the pension appropriation bill.
The Silver hill was then taken up.
Daniels addressed tho Senate. He said
that gold and silver money were wedded
by nature, liefore a jury of all tho civi
lizeH and enlightened nations through
out centuries the cause of gold and sil
ver had been heard and with ono voice
the nations had answered that to gold
and silver belonged the royal attributes
of money. Mr. Daniels ridiculed the idea
of an avalanche of silver crushing down
noon us in case of tho free coinage of
silver. It was obvious, he "said,
that silver money abroad would not
come to us to mint and it was also
obvious that there was no such annual
production of silver in the world as tho
gold men now claimed, and that there
was no cause for fear on that score.
There was ono other point of appre
hension that there was an accumulated
stock of silver that would rush to Amer
ica as soon as the mint was open to free
coinage, and this was answered by tho
Secretary of the Treasury himself, who
stated, in his report: "There is no
known accumulation of silver bullion
anywhere in the world." Alt silver
should be admitted to free coinage and
all silver being so admitted to a value
equal with gold, it was most reasonable
to conceive that as soon as there was a
restoration of silver to its ancient plane
of jHJwer, diguitv and use, there would
ho an increase of tho world's volume of
money, and tho prices of those things
that had come down with its decliuo
would again have a tendency to rise
with its ascension.
At the close of Mr. Daniels' speech tho
silver bill was laid aside without action,
The amendments to the naval appro
priation bill were agreed to in executive
scs.-ion.
Adjourned.
In tho Hoiihp.
Washington, May 22. Conferences
were ordered on the nrmy and the mili
tary academy appropriation bills.
The House then went into a Coimnit
toe of the Whole on the river and har
Ixt bill. Mr. Henderson, of Illinois,
Chairman of tho committee on rivers
and harliors, expressed tho provisions
of the hill, saying that it appropriated
$2O,!)32,000 ami was based upon es
timates aggregating $39,500,000, and le
licvi'd that there was no money that
went out of the Treasury that was of so
much interest to the" people as the
money expended in the improvement
of rivers and harbors.
ltlanchard, of Louisiana, spoke in favor
of the hill, contending that it did
iimre to solve the problem of cheap
transportation than all the inter-state
commerce hills that could be passed.
The fact that a great and disastrous flood
recently occurred on tho lower Missirf
Mppi alley was a sufficient excuse, if
one were needed, for calling tho atten
tion of the House to the requirements of
that stream. It was time that Congress
should lx; waking up to the idea that
something should bo done to harness
the waters of the Mississippi. The
waters of that river was too
great a natural feature to bo han
dled by a State or a congregation
of States. The time has come when Con
gress should appropriate money, not
only for improving navigation of tho
river, but for tho purposo of preventing
floods. The late Hood had not demon
strated that the levee system was a
failure, hut that an adequate svstem of
levees would prevent Hoods and that tho
piecemeal system winch was improvised
hy the States of the South was not suf
ficient to prevent inundations.
CatchingSj of Mississippi, spoke in
the same vein.
Kerr, of Iowa, attacked the bill.whieh
was defended by Grosvcnor, of Ohio.
After the committee rose, Quinn, of
New York, introduced n bill reducing to
1 once cent an ounce the postage on
drop letters in cities of 100,000 inhabi
tants or over.
The house then adjourned.
Clectrlcl Light riant lliirned.
Duton, 0., May 22. The electric
light plant was entirely destroyed by
lire Sunday morning at 4 o'clock. No
cause for tho lire is known. Loss $10,
000. Insurance, $2,000.
Twenty Thousand With Hlin.
Kvnsas City, May 22. Elzo Allen,
conlidential clerk of tho Austen Invest
ment Company, is thought to Ikj in
( amula with 1(20,000 of tho company's
funds.
Mllfnrd, Utah, Deatroyed.
Si.t Lakk, Utah, May 22. A large
lwtion of tho village of Milford, Utnh,
was destroyed by fire yesterday. It was
started by a drunken man. Tho losses
ngregated $ 15,000.
I.EHMANN INSANE.
The Mana
jit of tho Great Fair Ilrclarnl
IrreMpoiudhle.
Chicago, May 22. E. J. Lchmanii, a
well known capitalist and owner of n
great department storo known as "Tho
Fair," was declared by a jury, to-day, to
be a distracted person, and his wifo was
appointed conservator of his estate.
He has been in Bloomingdnle asylum,
New York, some time now, and in tho
opinion of experts, is clearly a lunatic.
Tho troublo resulted, they say, from
too much mental work, consequent on
the management of his enormous business.
Peaceful Mexico.
City op Mexico, May . 22. Coahilla
reports of tho revolutionary movements
headed by Gov. Garsca Galar aro un
founded. Gnlar is now in this city
and has no following.
THE UAILUOAD CONDUCTOltS.
Trouble Out of Eliminating tho Antl-
Striking Clause.
Buffalo. Mav 22. It is learned that
tho action of tho Rochester convention of
Uailroad conductors in eliminatiui! the
anti-strike clause from the constitution
is likely to disincorporate the organiza
tion. Two important divisions have
withdrawn. An eastern delegation is
quoted as saying that the action of the
convention would certainly result in the
withdrawal of a largo majority, if not
all the rsew hnglanu, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania divisions, and the forma
tion of a new organization on a strictly
non-striking basis.
YESTERDAY'S KACES.
MA.IOIl IIO.MOS TAKES THE MILE AT
GKAVESEND.
Omul Sport on Fast Truck Until at Graves-
ciiil and nt Louisville Prince Alhert's
Victory.
Gkavlsund, May 22. For the mile,
Major Doino won, Kingcrab second.
Zella ISlaekburn third. Time 1:41.
Half mile. Amulet won. Kildecr
second, Claudine third. Time 50.
Half mile, ltussel won, Necromancy
colt second, Quarter Stretch third.
Time 19.
Mile and eighth, Cassius won. Targon
second, Sir Dixon third. Time 1:51.
Thrccfourths mile, Ainbullance won,
Heron second, Bolero third. Time
1 tUJi.
Threefourths mile, l'rinco Howard
won, Vengeur second, Lord Pavton
third. Time 1:16.
Tim Day at Louisville.
Louisville, May 22. The mile, Prince
Albert won, X. second, Loveland third.
Time 1 :431.
Threefourths mile. Alan Bare won,
Huenemenc second, Gascon third.
Time 1 :ly.
Mile and sixteenth, Bonitn won, Bran
dolette second, Outlook third. Time
1 :50;
Mile and seventy vards. Hlair won,
Luderkrange seeonf, Ballyho third.
Time 1 :48V..
Mile, Linm won. Kugena second, Har
ford third. Time 1 :43k..
AN AM'LUI, CATASTItOl'HE.
People Strirken Hy the Element Which
They Wlidied to Placate.
Hekmn, May 22. Tho village of St.
Mahlen, near Hildesheim, has been vis
ited recently by a series of severo hail
storms, which have done considerable
damage. To-day the people gathered
in church to pray for n cessation of the
storm. Whilo the services were in
progress n thunder storm came up and
the church was struck hy lightning.
Four persons were instantly killed and
twenty injured, four being rendered
completely blind. The people were
panic stricken and rushed for the doors,
when two children were crushed to
death.
Might IEae lleeu Serious.
Anaheim, Cal., May 22. The San
Diego train on the California Southern
broke in two when nlout half a mile
from the depot to-night. The accident
was caused by tho breaking of a rear
axle of tho tender. The engine and
tender ran two train lengths and stop-
Ced, and the broken axle escaped to the
aggago car and derailed ft. There were
five passenger cars and tho train was
running at a high rate of speed, which
prevented any serious accident.
REVISION OF FAITH.
THE SUJUKCT UNDEIt CONSIDERA
TION AT SARATOGA.
Albany and Sacramento Will Determine
Whether There In a Two-third Affirma
tive On the. Very Important Question.
Sakatooa, May 22. Tho Presbyterian
General Assembly this morning adopted
the committee's report recommending
that ovortures bo made to all Presbyter
ies for the Insertion of a new chapter in
their form of government, to tho effect
that amendments and alterations of tho
confession of faith and the longer and
shorter catechism may Iks proposed to
Presbyteries hy tho General Assembly,
but shall not bo obligatory upon tho
church unless approved in writing by
two-thirds of all tho Presbyteries and
agreed to and enacted by the ensuing
General Assembly.
Dr. Patton, Chairman of the commit
tee for canvassing answers of Presbyter
ies on this revision, read for his report:
"There wcro 133 that desired revision
and sixty-eight did not. Others de
clined to answer." Considerably dis
cussion aroso as to the classification.
Dr. McCracken mado the following
classification: Affirmative, 135; nega
tive, sixty-seven, including Albany and
Sacramento in the afiirmativo instead
of the negative. This is a very import
ant point as to classification, as theso
two decido whether two-thirds have or
havo not demanded revision.
I
Argument Concluded in the
Arnold Trial.
Strong Showing Made by tho
Defense.
The Prosecution Admit (liii'iiess' Base
ness, hut Claim that the Shooting
was Not Justifiable.
San Fkancisco, May 22. Ex-Judg.3
Darwin in his argument for tho prosecu
tion in the Arnold case, this morning,
said tho fact that Garness sent circulars
to peoplo in Colusa, and endeavored to
get others to engage in his blackmailing
affair, had no bearing on the case in its
legal aspect.
"1 would not for one instant condone
Garness' offense," he continued in the
course of his remarks. "You have heard
the evidence and you must have con
cluded he was in all respects a danger
ous man who bad embarked on an
atrocious enterprise. But to attempt to
break up a man's family, and to spread
scandalous reports about his wife and
children is not an oll'enso punishable
with death. We all admit that theie
are men who ought to be killed. The
killing of such a man, however, is just
as much a murder as the killing of a
man whose reputation is stainless."
Concerning the lino of defense, coun
sel said it relied on three theories: In
sanity, self defense and tho introduction
of evidence calculated to prejudice the
jurors against Arnold. The insanity
theorv rested solelv on the evidence that
after the receipt of the circulars Ar
nold's mind was pcrturheu. The state
ment that Arnold fired in self defense
is false and no evidence showing that
Garness was a blackmailer should le
regarded in connection with the killing.
Counsel Dehnas, for the defence, in
his argument reviewed tho lives of Ar
nold and Garness and the circumstances
of sending of the defamatory circulars.
He stated that from the time of receiv
ing tho circulars Arnold was a rhnnged
man. Not onlv was his peace destroyed
and his mind diverted to all but mad
ness, but his wife was soon on the verge
of insanity, and his children found
themselves shunned by their school
mates. It was not enough for Garness
to have published these cireulais which
destroyed the caco of this man, the
honor of his wife and Iho paternity of
his children, but Garness, to complete
his infnmous character, all the time pro
fessed the utnio.it friendship for his vic
tim. "At last," said .Mr. Dehnas, " the de
fendant accused Garness directly of the
circulars. The guilty wretch finding
himself connected by direct charges
attempted to take the life of
the man whose home he had
destroyed and whom be had done
greater wrong than murder itself. Prov
idence was on the side of right and the
blackmailer fell a victim to the revolver
of the man whose life he himself wanted.
At the conclusion of the remarks of
Mr. Dehnas the audience applauded,
wu .nidge Aiurpiiy checked tnc out-1
break. During the argument Airs. Ar
nold sat by the side of her husband, her
face hidden behind a heavy black veil.
Hy her side sat her oldest daughter and
tlie youngest daughter sat in her father's
lap. The two girls shed tears freely.
Assistant District Attorney Hosmer
made the closing argument for the pros
ecution. He said : " Prejudice is not to
enter into the consideration of tho ver
dict. The law says: ' Evcrv person
who kills another through malice is
guilty of murder.' It does not say that
it a man is maligned lie can take the
law into his own hands and redtess his
wrong by shedding blood." Counsel
commented upon tho dual defeie of
insanity and self defense as incom
patible. He said: "There bus been no
proof that when Arnold shot Garness he
did not know what he was doing."
The argument of counsel was con
cluded late this afternoon and Judge
Murphy delivered the charge to the jury,
who then retired to dclilieratc.
The jury returned about ten o'clock
this evening and rendered a verdict of
acquittal.
The niry was out three hours.
When the verdict of not guilty was
announced, Arnold's friends cluttered
around him and ho was literally
borne out of the court room. Tho jury
men and counsel were also surrounded
and general hand shaking followed.
COLUSA CONOKATULATES AIINOLD.
Colusa, Cal., May 22. News of
Arnold's acquittal just received here.
Groat excitement prevails. The tele
graph oflico is full of people, trying to
send congratulatory messages to Arnold.
Train's Lightning Trip.
San Fkancisco, May 22. General
Agent C. C. Crane, of the Vanderbilt
lines, received a telegram this morning
from tho Vanderbilt special in which
George Francis Train and party are be
ing hurried over the continent, rue
trip has lxjcn made without any acci
dent and the train will arrive in Port
land Saturday morning. The time made
from New York to Tacoma, including the
stop at Chicago, will be less than four
days.
Floating Without a Crew.
San Fkancisco, May 22. A despatch
was received at the Merchant's Ex
change this morning from Point Heycs,
stating that a schooner was lying off that
point in distress. She was turned over
on her side and seemed to he water
logged. She was headed south and dis
played no signals. Efforts to ascertain
tho name of the schooner were not suc
cessful. Done Willi Salvation.
Olymha, W. T., May 22. Tho
Methodist church here has ordered all
tho names of its members who had
joined the Salvation Army to be stricken
from the rolls.
mm
Flailing Mill Humeri at Ornvllle,
Okovii.lc, Cal., May 22. Tho planing
mill nt Oroville was destroyed by fire
this morning. The mill was'owned hy
Hrazelton & Atkins, but was not run
ning. Ioss about $2500. No insurance.
Tramps suspected.
Sublimely Ignorant.
San Fkancisco, May 22. A Washing
ton special says : Nothing official has
been received at the State Department
relative to the discovery of a plot to
capture Lower California.
AFKAID OF THE ltESULTS.
llnllrnad Olllclals Iteported to he Sup
pressing News of mi Accident.
Ashland, AVis., May 22. An awful
railroad wreck is reported to have oc
curred yesterday at or near Plover, a re
mote station and portago branch on the
Wiseonson Central. Local officials of
the road refuse to say anything about
it.
A Lake Shore engineer, who got into
Ashland about 4 o'clock this afternoon
says that ho is informed that several
people were killed and injured and that
the company has taken advantage of the
remoteness of the plaeo to suppress the
news of the accident.
BASE BALL.
HAD fll'KCIMKNi O.F LEAGUE HALL
AT I'HII.ADEI.l'IlIA.
Tho Itrotherhnod Hoys nre Drawing the
Largest Clouds Victor In Yesterday's
Cauics.
PiiiLiii)i:i.i'iiiA, May 22. Tho local
League club lost to-day'e game by their
poor playing. Attendance, 2300. Score:
Chlrago . .2 o a l o o o I) o 5
I'hiladelphla ... .1 0 0 0 0 1 0 '2 0 4
Hits-ChlcaKO 8, Philadelphia fi.
Krrors Chicago , Philadelphia !i.
Ilnttcrics Sullivan, Hutchison and Kittridi;c,
aieiiKtm iiixl Sehriver. . .
Umpire McQuaid.
Cincinnati lle.iten.
Hiiooklyn, May 22. Hhines pitched
well for the Cincinnati League club to
day, but his fielders made errors to
counteract his good work. Attendance,
1200. Score:
Cincinnati 0 102000104
llrooklyn '- 'J 0 i 0 0 0 0 0-0
Hits Cincinnati 11. Brooklyn 8.
Krrors Cincinnati !, llrooklyn S.
Batteries Ilhincs and Harrington, Caruthcrs
and Stalling.
Umpires Lynch.
Chicago in the Soup.
Nr.w Yoitk-, Mfty 22. The Chicago
Brotherhood club lost to Ewing's team
this afternoon'. Attendance, 15,000,
Score :
New York ... . 2 0 .1 2 0 2 1 (I -10
Chicago 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 S- S
Hits Sew York 9, Chicago II.
Krrors New York 0, Chicago 7.
Boston, May 22. Hoston found Gct
zein very erratic to-day, the Cleveland
League club in the second inning nuk
ing four runs, an advantage Boston was
unable to overcome. Attendance, 1000.
Score :
Boston 0 2 10 0 0 0 0 11
Cleveland 0 I 1 1 U 0 2 0 0- 8
Hits Boston S, Cleveland 10.
Krrors Boston I, Cleveland 2.
Batteries tictzeln and 1 'anile, Beaton and
Teener.
Umpire McDcrinont,
A Ioor Game.
Philadelphia, May 22. The Cleve
land Brotherhood club had little, trouble
in defeating the local team this after
noon. Score:
Philadelphia . .. 0000 2. 1010 6
Cleveland . o 1 u 1 o 1 3 3 12
lllts-l'hlladclphlaO, Cleveland II.
Krrors Philadelphia f, Cleveland 5.
Batteries Knell and Mulligan, timber and
Sideline.
Umpires Gumlng and Matthews.
Wnrd's Trouble.
Hiiooklyn, May 22. Ward's Brother
hood team went down before the Huffalos
again to-day. Attendance, 000. Score:
Brooklyn 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 00
Ilull'alo 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 C -12
lilts-Brooklyn 7, Iluirato 9.
Errors Brooklyn It, Buffalo!).
Batteries Sunders and Cook, Hadderlck anil
Halllgan.
Umpire Holbcrt andFcrguson.
Amerlenn Association.
SvitAcesi:, May 22. Syracuse 0, Co
lumbus .1.
Philadelphia, May 22. Athletic 12,
Toledo 3.
Hociikstkii, May 22. Hochcstcr !, St.
Louis n.
Hiiooklyn, May 22. Brooklyn 8, Louis
ville 15. '
National Leafine.
New York 11, Pittsburg 2.
Philadelphia 4, Chicago 5.
l'aclllc Coast League.
San Fkancisco, May 22. Sacramento
11, Stockton 10.
I.Utleas Came
SACitAMr.NTO, May 22. Tho gamo to
day was rather listless. Ziegler and
Bowman for Sacramento and llnpeinan
and Wilson for Stockton wcro tho bat
teries.
On tho Homestretch.
San Fkancisco, May 22. Tho home
team won in the ninth inning to-lay, by
making five runs. Tho batteries were
Mecgan and IJungan for Oakland nnd
I)oknlxugh and Hewins for San Fran
cisco. PKNNSYI.VANIA JUSTICK.
A Crooked Lawyer Who Fccda IU Weighty
Hand.
Doylkstown, Pa., May 22. J. Monroe
Shcllenbcrgcr, the lawyer whoso for
geries and other criminal escapades re
cently caused such wide-spread sensa
tion, was to-day sentenced to imprison
ment for twenty-two years at hard lalor
in the penitentiary.
Oklahoma' Coventor.
Gutiikii:, May 22. Governor Steele,
Oklahoma's first Governor, arrived here
this aitemoon and was tendered an en
thusiastic reception. The crowd nt the
station was enormous.
AT THEJAPITAL
Arid Lands Money Given
Uncle Jerry
Woman Suffrage Gets Help
in the House.
Tho Sailing; Orders to tho Revenue
Cutter Hush The Flag Not To He
Used for Advertising1.
Washington. I). C, May 22. The ap
propriation committee authorized the
Secretary of Agriculture to expend
$250,000 in continuing investigation as
to irrigation of lands, and for the se
lection of sites for reservoirs.
Senator Dawes to-day introduced an
amendment to tho Interstate Commerce
law, permitting competing lines to ap
portion competitive tariff among them
selves, subject to approval by the Inter
state commerce committee.
FAVOI1INO WOMAN HUITK.MIE.
For the first time in the history of the
House Judiciary committee, a majority
of the members to-day agreed to a favor
able report upon a joint resolution intro
duced hy Hepresentative Baker, of
New York, providing for a constitutional
amendment to grant the right of suf
frage to women.
Tlln KUHIl'S SAILING OltDHItS.
Sailing orders for the revenue steamer
Hush, now at San Francisco,wero issued
by secretary of the treasury to-lay.
They are similar to those issued yester
day to the commander of the Bear so far
as relates to the Bchring Fea fisheries.
The Hush will, however, nroceed direct
to the fishing grounds and be in advance
of the Hear, which will be tho first cruiser
with supplies for Point Barrows and also
the first to distribute gifts awarded by
Congress for the natives of that country
for the assistance rendered American
vessels in distress.
DKSECltATINO THi: VLMl.
Tin: House judiciary committee, to
whom was referred the bill to prevent
desecration of the United States flag,
to-day reported a substitute providing
that any person or persons who shall
print, paint or affix in any manner to
the Nation's fiag any advertisement
shall bo fined not exceeding fifty dollars
or imprisoned not less than thirty days.
A CONKIKMATION.
Tho Senate to-day confirmed William
T. Hiley, register of the land office at
Haily, Idaho.
SPECIAL HnCKPTION.
Members of the National Conference
of Charities and Corrections were given
a special reception at the white house
this afternoon.
KUIIHITUTi: TAIUF" DILL.
It is the present intention of the mem
bers of the Senate finance committee to
report a substitute for the McKinley
tariff bill when their consideration of
that measure shall have been completed.
This course is deemed better than to re
port the bill as it came from the House
with amendments for, when it goes into
conference, there will then be but one
question to settle instead of a myriad of
differences upon points in detail.
PUKSIIYTKIITANS ON TKM 1'KKANCK-
The Aftxemhly South KecoiiBhlerrt a Vote
on tin? Question.
Ashi:ville, N. C. May 22. The Gen
eral Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church, South, to-day reconsidered its
action on Temperance Committee report
and after a vigorous debate decided that
no further action be taken, and that the
Assembly simply affirms tlie deliverance
of the previous Assemblies on temper-
nnce.
After Judge Thornton, of San Fran
cisco, of the Canvassing committee, had
defended the report, Dr. McCracken of
the committee of Hevision, offered a
series of resolutions providing for the
formation of a committee to report upon
all desired changes in the Confession of
Faith to the next Assembly. He said
that in nil synods, except five, there is a
strong balance of opinion in vavor of re
vision. A number of reports were presented.
The committee on Sabbath observance
represented Sunday newspapers as a
desecration of the day. Tlie board of
church extension fundjreported that the
number of applications for aid this year
exceeded that of any other. They were
for two hundred church buildings nnd
thirty-nine missions, nnd called for
$130,545, or $10,288 more than last year.
The Iwanl has helped 174 churches in
twenty-five Synods nnd twenty-two
Presbyteries. Of the States that re
ceived more than ten grants Minnesota
bad fifteen, Kansas and California four
teen each and Nebraska twelve.
It was recommended that $150,000 Iks
raised for next year's work. Hev. Jas.
M. Anderson, of North Dakota, spoke of
the fight with tho lottery people nnd
tlie service rendered tho causo by tho
fact that the Presbyterian church build
ings were used for meetings in opposi
tion when those in favor of the scheme
had rented every other audience room.
He expected there would be another
strugglo next fall.
San Jonquln Valley Flood.
San Fkancisco, May 22. The Chron
icle's Fresno special says that the over
flow of Kings river covers the country
for eight or nine miles ncarElkhorn.
The river is rising rapidly, and tho
fanners are much depressed. The water
is only about two miles from Chicago,
which is located on high land. Should
it reach that settlement, the loss will be
heavy.
WILL NKVKIl KICTUHN.
The Mayor
or
for
Cedar
Keys Itetlrea
Good.
CniiAii Kr.vs, Fla., Mny 22. The ex
pedition of the Hevenue Cutter McLnw
in search of missing Mayor Cotcrell has
been abandoned, in an interview to-
night Captain Smith said that the con
dition of affairs in the town had not
been exaggerated in the newspaper re
ports and that it is even worse than
has been represented. At a meeting of
the City Council to-night CotcreH's
brother announced that the Mayor
would never return to Cedar Keys, and
that the Council might therefore declare
the office vacant. What action they de
cided to take is not known.
KNGI.ANI IN AFKICA.
Tho Subject Cornea up In the English
Parliament.
London, May 22. In the Commons,
to-day, Mr. Hecket wanted nn assurance
that English interests in Africa would
not be sacrificed to Germany, and moved
to reduce the foreign office vote. So
James Ferguson deprecated a public
discussion pending negotiations with
Germany. Ho said when those negotia
tions were completed a full explanation
would be given, as the government were
mindful of the country's interests, but
they must not Ixj high-handed and un
mindful of tho aspirations of other na
tions. Eight Hours a Day.
HnussELs. May 22. The Miners Con
gress has unanimously adopted a resolu
tion in favor of an eight hour working
day.
BAPTISTS IN TROUBLE.
1HJAWING THE CULOIt LINK IN
HKMGIOUS MATTKKS.
rhe Negroes
In the
ened,
Ohject
Church
nnd
la
a Split
Threat-
CnicAoo,May 22. The American Bap
tist Publication society to-day elected
S. A. Crosser, of Pennsylvania, l'refi
dent. A large number of other officers
were also elected. A committee report
was adopted that the managers appoint
men to prepare a catechism for use in
the schools.
At the afternoon session a sensational
episode occurred involving the race
question. Hev. A. Hinga, of Virginia,
presented a protest lrom the Virginia
State Assembly of colored Baptists con
demning the Publication society for the
indignity offered to colored people hy
dropping, through race prejudice, the
names of Hevs. Iwe, Sammons and
Brooks from the list of contributors to
the Baptist Tta her. Mr, Binga (irmly
demanded an explanation of the drop
ping of his three colored brcthien.
General Secretary Griffiths assumed
nil responsibility. He said that the
three ministers in question had said
warm things during the bitter troubles
in Indianapolis last year which the peo
ple had resented antl misunderstood.
These three were thereby unfitted to
serve as editorial writers and publish
ers. He had the right to drop them and
had so infoimed them. At the conclu
sion of Griffith's remarks the protest
was rcfcrreil to the Board of Managers.
It was intimated during the discourse
on .the matter that unless something was
done to counteract the effect of the dis
missal of the three colored writers, the
15aptists are liable to have their hold on
the colored race materially weakened.
IltEHillT IIEI'OT IICUNKI).
The Netr York Central Sustain a Heavy
Lohm.
Albany, N. Y., May 22. The large
freight depot of the New York Central
road, a building three hundred feet long
by one hundred feet wide, was burned
to-night, with all its contents. The loss
is $175,000, on which there is an insur
ance of about $00,000. The railroad
people are reticent, but it is lelicvcd the
fire started hy the explosion of gome
fire-works. A large number of barrels
of oil and whiskey exploded during the
progress of the fire, and spread the
llames in every direction.
Will lie Tried for. Murder.
San Fkancisco, May 22. Henry C.
Sulliva n was held to answer this after
noon for tho murder of J. M. Corrick, nt
Temperance Flat on May 6.
A Itoyal Commander.
London, May 22. The new British
gunboat "Thrush" left today to join the
licet on the North American and West
India station. She is under the com
mand of Prince George, second son of
tho Prince of Wales.
CRONIN'S CASE AGAIN.
j. .
SIMMONDS HAS UKKN SEKN
CHICAGO.
IN
He was Met hy the Man Who Sold Him
the Furniture for the Now Famoua
Carlson Cottage.
CmcAao, May 22. Facts havo been
brought to light that "J. B.Simmonds,"
the man who bought the furniture for
thcCarlson cottage where Dr. Cronin was
murdered, was recently seen in this city
bv salesman Hatfield, from whom ho
bought the furniture. The police, how
ever, have been unable to find him.
Yesterday a detective returned from
a fruitless trip to Mexico in search of
the man who drove the famous white
horse.
To-day Chief of Police Marsh said he
knew positively this man was in Mexico,
but had received warning of the officer's
approach through garrulousness of some
necessary to apprise of the ohject of the
search.
Killed 1IU Mistress and Himself.
Denver, May 22. A special from
Trinidad, Colorado, says J. J. Pratt shot
and instantly killed his Mexican mis
tress, Katie Garcia, and then put a bul
let in his own head, dying a few hours
afterwards. Jealousy was the cause.
Pratt came from Iowa.
Wins the Light Weight
Championship.
To the Surprise of Everybody
the Cyclone Quits.
Claims That His Hand Was Disabled
on the Tenth Kound The
Fight in Detail.
New Oklkans, May 22. Billy Myer,
tho Streator Cyclone, met Andy Bowen,
the local light-weight, in a finish right
for $3,000 with five ounce gloves, at the
West End Athletic club.
Bowen won the fi ght in twenty-seven
rounds.
Both entered the ring apparently in
good condition and prepared for a hard
fight.
Considerable money was up, most of
it being laid up at offers of two to one on
Meyer.
Pat Kenrick, a prominent local sport,
was chosen referee nnd a great crowd
was present. The people in fact began to
gather before seven o'clock and at nine
were over the ropes of the pavillion,
including many notables in the sporting
line.
Jake Kilrain was a spectator and was
greeted with great applause.
Bowen weighed in at 1302.4 pounds
nnd Myer at 133..
When they appeared in the ring
much delay was occasioned by disputing
and especially over Myer having a ban
dage on the right wrist, which he hurt
in his light with Hopper, three weeks
ago.
Bowen for some time refused to fight
unless it was taken off, but finally time
was called at 10:39.
Bowen ojiened the first round by lead
ing and hitting Myer on the shoulder.
He then rushed lum and hit him again.
Bowen had the best of the round.
In the second there was fome lively
sparring, Bowen getting in first licks
to Myer's throat.
In the third both men got in some
telling blows, but loth seemed about
even.
In the fourth round Myer hit Bowen
a terrible blow in the neck and Andy
retaliated, drawing blood from the left
eye and blowing.
" In the fifth, after some hard infight
ing, Bowen threw Myer and had tlie
best of the round.
The next two rounds both were spar
ing forward.
From this to the sixteenth round
there was alternated cautious sparring
and short spurts and sharp infighting,
no severe blows being given.
In the sixteenth Bowen did some hard
leading and hit Meyers on the neck and
under the heart.
In the seventeenth he hit Myers in
the face, but the Streator boy came back
at him, and after some vicious infighting
the round ended in Myer's favor.
In the eighteenth "itowvn landed on
Myer's ear nnd followed with a swipe
on the neck which staggared Billy. They
clinched on the ropes and Bowen got the
best of it.
In the nineteenth both men wore con
siderably tired, but Bowen succeeded in
landing a good one on Myer's neck,
while Billy cross-countered. "
In the twentieth Myer chased Bowen
around the ring nnd told him to come
up and fight. IJowen hit Myer on tho
neck and got him on the ropes. Then
after sharp infighting Myer knocked
Bowen on the ropes by a powerful lead
on the neck.
In the twenty-second Bowen seemed
fresher. After sparing for wind he
smashed Myer square on the nose.
In twenty-third round, he lead and
hit Billy on the chest.
In the twenty-fourth round Billy done
some leading and hit Bowen on the
neck, after which they did some hard
fighting.
In the twenty-fifth round both men
were very cautious and strike at each
other, but Bowen gets the best of it.
Myer makes a terrible lunge for a knock
out blow, but Bowen ducks and gets
away.
At the end of the twenty-sixth round,
honors were nbout even.
In the twenty-seventh round, lwth
men fought like 'demons and clinched.
The round ended in Myer's favor, the
ring being of police officers. It
lookedas if Myer had won.
Twenty-eighth round Bowen leads,
Myer gets away ; both men exhausted.
Meyer gets Bowen on tho ropes. The
police separate them.
When time was called for the twenty
ninth round Mr. Cheney came forward
and gave the fight up. "He claimed that
Myer's hand gave out in the tenth
round.
The referee then gave the fight to
Bowen and it ended with the twenty
eighth round.
CONDENSED TELKGKAMS.
Unimportant Hut lteadahle News Holled
Down.
Mazatlan is overrun with Chinese.
Steps have been taken to ship them
away. Many will go to the United
States.
Clarence F. Jewett, president of
the Jewett Pu'uUhing Co., Boston, has
disappeared and an over-issue of stock
in the neighborhood of $55,(XK) hns come
to light.
Three coaches of the Chicago and Al
ton train were wrecked yesterday morn
ing near Blue Hiver. Three passengers
were slightly injured.
The Victoria Parliament was opened
at Melbourne, yesterday, by Earl Hop
town. He congratulated Parliament on
the prosperity of their country and its
rapid strides toward federation which,
he said, was near at hand.
The French government hits asked for
the extradition of Michael Everaud,
lately arrested in Havana.