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BOCK ISLAXD, ILL., WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1895.
PBXG3 TIXBE3 CZ3T3.
ORDERS TO APPEAL
Sent to San Francisco in the
Stanford Estate Suit.
WILL GO TO THE SUPBEME COUBT,
Bat Good Iwjen Think Unci Sam Bmm
m B1 Cass In Law, Whatever It Mar
Hit In Jnttice Urief Statement f How
lour liis Forlanrs Wera Made An
'Uier Talk with John W. Foster About
Japan.
Washisgtos, July 10. Attorney-General
Harmon telegraphed Special Attor
ney McKlsslck at Han Francisco directing
him to take an appeal lu the Stanford
f 15,'J00,nj0 suit at once. Tho privilege of
amending tho government bill granted
by tbe Judgo will not be taken advantage
of, but an appeal will be tnken to the
United States circuit court ot appeals for
the Pacific const district. The decision of
Judge Ross, cf the circuit court in Cali
fornia, that tho law Is not strong enough
to support tho equity of tho government's
claim is looked npon by loany people as
settiing this matter forever.
KeutiiaonliU Opposition to the Bait.
Although it will bo nppjated to tho
Unitod S.ntci supremo court therj is a,
Kencral fueling that the decision of Judge
Kiss will stand. Outside of California
tberu nuver was much sympathy for Undo
Sim in this suit. While many think
that L 'lnnd S'.nnford'a Immense furtuno
was nccumo'atcd by somewhat questiona
ble tiKinns thcro is a sentimental feeling
agnitist thn deitructlon of tho great uni
versity established in memory of bis only
on, as would be the rj if . the govern
ment wins its suit. While no such con
Rlderntlnn ns these would intltiencj the
supremo cnurt, it is thn liollrf of some of
the iM'Nt lawyers that tho government's
suit Is founded nriro on equity than law.
flow the i'nrtane. Were Acenmoluted.
Whllo there is no doubt that a a tnnt
,ter of jutttco this cstalo elxmli b'.-nr It
sham in satisfying the clalnn of tho
United StatrH n?ntnst tho Central l'acillo
railroad, the b.-lief Is thut as a mutter of
Inw, this claim would not stand. There
is also another consideration. Tho stock
of tho Central Pacific railroad was owned
by four Hum, Stanford, Hopkins, Hunt
ington and Crocker. Their largo for
tunes were ncrumulated in n very simplo
manner. Tho government furnished tho
money to complete tho road, taking a
second inortgagi upon it. Thcso men
formed construction compinies under
various name, no 1 lot contracts as man
agers of the roads to themselves as con
tractors at nnormous figures.
r'tinr Men I'ocketL'd the Swip.
By this means the construction of the
lino was made to cost nliout double what
It should have cost. The enormous profits
made by the construction companies went
into the pockets of Stanford, Hopkins,
Huntington and Crokvr. Tho books of
tliesi) concern wcro destroyed long ago,
but the facts nil canto out in an investi
gation made by tha Pnclflo railway com
mission. Huntington is still allvo, and
ns there has not actually b.ton a default
to the government by tho Central Pacific
bis fortune can not yet, be disturbed. Tho
suit against the Stanford estate was mado
ns a tet c.iso and in order lo prevent the
distribution of the property, making it
Impossible, to follow up the government
claim.
CnnM Not Collect from the Others.
The Crocker estate has long ngo been
distributed umong various heirs, as has
the property left hy tho lato Mark Hop
kins. Mr. Hopkins remarried and the
estato was divided up among heirs living
In various sections of the country, some
o! whom have probably spent t heir share.
It would thus be mani(e!tly impossible to
enter suits against these two estates with
any probability of success.
JAP UAU TO WATCH AH SIX.
Iliclorlral l'.ra.on Why the Mikado DIs,
trusted the Olralla!.
Washington, July li. John W. Fos
ter, speaking further of tho China-Japan-eso
pcaco negotiations, said: "The vice
roy, 1.1 Hung Chang, had an Idea
though I do not know that ho had any
assurances of it that the Husslan gov
ernment would Interfere- to prevent Japan
from securing any territory on tho main
land of Asia, nnd that made tho neg itia
tlons that much easier. Hut tho Japan
ese, were not sure after their negotiations
with lit that the terms of tho treaty
would bo rigidly lived up to. They re
membered soiuo of tbo actions of China in
Iho past and they feared that history
trdght repeat itself. You may remember
that in 108 Kngland and Kr;uo. for rea
sons that they considered' sutUctent,
waged war on China, tho war terminat
ing with tho treaty ot Tien Tsin.
"Kcgarding tho matter as settled, tho
two European nations withdrew their
forces from China only to And that tho
latter nation had no intention of abiding
by tho terms of the treaty, which was
overthrown when it reached l'ckln.
Thcro was nothing for them to do but
fight It all over again and to take Pekin,
where tho final treaty was signed. Japan
feared there might be a repetition of that
procedure; but I am glad to say that such
will not bo the case. Feeling that any
continuation of the war would ouly work
furtner hardship on tbe defeated country,
nnd that the terms of peace were as rea
sonable as cjuld possibly bj expected, I
was strongly In favor ot tbo adoption of
the treaty, and urged it on the Chinese
plenipotentiaries, with tho result that it
was flnalty ratlflel at P.-kln."
RETORT OX TUB FLOCKNOT CASE.
Inspector BIcLaufblin sends Secretary
Smith Bis Views.
WasHISGTOV, July 10. Under dato of
of June 29th Indian Inspector McLaugh
lin has mado a long report to Secretary
Smith on the subject of the troubles be
tween the government and tho Flournoy
Land company on the Omaha and Win
nebago reservation near Pender. Neb.
Tho Inspector says in part: Pender,
Neb., is tho headquarters of tho several
organizations of speculators who are
striving and scheming to control tbe In
dian lands of both the reservations.
These speculators unite In opposing the
present administration ot agency affairs,
nnd have succeeded remarkably In ceu
vejing the impression that they have been
much injured ty Unptaia Back's att'tuie.
"Desiring to learn the causes influenc
ing the Illegal lessees to hold out against
leasing the lands from th9 Indian al
lottees through tho agency office I visited
tho interest! parlies, and learned that
the chic: cause was that th:y bad given
notes for this year's rental, some secured
by mortgage on the growing crops, to
the Flournoy coir.pnny. Theso notes had
beenplacl by th- company In various
banks as somrity for money borrowed by
it. The lessees therefore fear that should
they now leao through tbe azent and
agree to pay tho rent to the Indians they
would also have to pay their notes to the
Flournoy company.
"This company further advises its les
sees not to rent from the Indians,, assur
ing them that it has the right to lease the
lands to them, and that if they will ouly
remain loyal to tho company they will be
protected. la some cusfs tho company
has given nn indemnity bind to Its ton
ants. Iu this way, and by making false
and mislcadiaz statements, the company
has so far sueseoJed In keeping many
well disposed persons from leasing under
departmental refutations."
Tho report then gives tho result of o
contemner between a committee of settlers
nnd tho government officers, which re
sulted in tho former agreeing to tho gov
ernment's proposition. In closing In
spector McLaughlin says that he believes
matters will bu quickly settled, unless
tho Flournoy company succeeds in ng..lu
cajoling tho settlers into standing by n.
"But if," he continues, "it becomes
necessary to remove any of tho settlers by
force I recommend that tho military be
employed for the purpose, as I fe.tr some
of tho more hot-heu.lud settlers may
forcibly resist tin In ha: polico."
National Crop Conditions.
Washington', July 10 Tho weatheJ
buisati in Its review of crop conditions
for tho week ended Ju'.y 8. says: The
teinpcratnro conditions of the week hava
been generally favorable throughout tnn
country, but the northern u:nl central
portion of the cotton legion havo suf
fered from fS'-vssiv.) rains, while drought
conditions la .Miohlgm nnd Minnesota
havj been intensiIle.L Corn has mado
rapid growth during tho week, nnd ex
cept in Michigan the general outlook for
this crop is it. elicnt. Too general out
look for spring wheat continues Ujtter
tag. TURNED OVER TO THE STATE.
Lincoln's Mnnninrnl nt epringdelil, 1:1.
I'rucrpl:ngi tit the Transfer.
EriHNCiriKLD, July 10 At nn impres
sive meeting m the stato housj last night
tho president nnd members ot the board
of the Lincoln Monument association for
mally transferred tho monument nnd
property, with tho deeds thereto, to tho
caro mid custody of tlw slate. V. (J.
Cochran presided, and on tne platform
wero Gjvernor Altxeld, ex-Governor
Oglesby (pre.tllcnt of tho association).
Stato Treusnrrr WuliT, and Hon. J. A.
Connelly. A largT nudienco was present.
Kx Governor 0:esby mado the presenta
tion speech, his nppoaranco calllug forth
tremendous applause. His allusions to
L'neoln wore touching, and ho repeatedly
carried tho audience into bursts of enthu
siasm. Concluding ha handed the pack
ng ; containing tho deeds and papers to
Uovoruur Altgeld.
Tho latter, in making response, ex
pressed tho senso of responsibility im
posed on him and tho other stato olliccr.s.
Alluding to the uprightness of Lincoln's
life, bis morality and principles, be spoke
of tho selfishness of men of wealth and
buffhess success, nnd said thoy would
leave no rcm-'mbranco of themselves aft
er death, while Lincoln's glory would be
undying Tho governor p ltd a pleasing
tribute to General U.-lcsby, and assured
his hearers that he and the other ofliciaW
would faithfully discharge their duties
ns custodians of the monument.
FOREST FIRES IN MICHIGAN.
North Mnakegon nnd Vicinity In Terror
Five Mjnare Milrs of Flames.
Mcskluon, July 10. Tho city of North
Muskegon and vicinity is In terror of tho
greatest forest flro ever witnessed here,
and hourly tho danger becomes greater,
as the flames creep along with astonlsh
Ing rapidity. Farm houses nnd crtensive
crops are threatened on nil sides, and tho
farmers havo turned out in a body to
check tho headway. It will bo almost
fruitless, however, ns already over five
squnro miles is one mass of flames and
the dense smoko makes a battle with
tlirm almost impossible.
Word reached the city last night of tho
burning cf Albert Van Hint's sawmill
and a largo quantity of logs, shingles and
lumber, nmounting to several thousand
dollars. Several farm houses cannot es
cape tho flames, nnd' it Is reported that
many ncres of crops hr.va nlteidy been
reduced to ashes. Unless rain comes soon
no one can tell whai the damage will bo.
Prorrs on the D.amund.
CHICAGO, July 10. ItecorJ mado at
base ball by National League clubs are as
follows At Cleveland Philadelphia 3,
Cleveland P; at Pittsburg lloston 3,
Pittsburg (.second game) Boston a,
Pittsburg i; nt S:. Louis lialtimoro 4,
St, Ltuis o; nt Cut ianati Brooklyn 6,
Cincinnati H; (second game) Brooklyn G,
Cincinnati U; at Chicago New York 1,
Chicago 0.
Closed Down Using lo n Str.ke.
Cleveland, O.Juiy n. Tho Amer
ican Wtro company closed amiwn their
plant In all departments and announced
that tho works would be closed for three
months, owing to tbe strike of its em
ployes. Tho strikers claim that this move
Is simply a bluff r.nd 2i3 of their number
are on guard around the mill night and
day in order, to intercept any new men.
Accident at a Horse Ksce.
Kansas Citt, July 10. A distressing
accident occurred l-i the last race at Ex
position park yesterday afternoon, which
resulted in the killing of Valdcmar. As
tho horses wero passing up the back
stretch Valdcmar fell, and Murphy tum
bled over him. In his fail Vatdeniar
broke his shoulder and had to be shot.
The jockeys wero unhurt.
Dtb' Sentences Coacurrcat. .
Chicago, July 10. Judge Woods has
decided that the sentences of Debs and
bis companions shall be concurrent. So
thit Djds will only have to stay in jul
aiz months instead of twelve.
REAR-END HORROR.
Many Quebec Pilgrims Caught
in a Railway Wreck.
TffiBTEEH DIE AMONG THE DEBRIS
And a Largo Nninber Are More or Less
Severely Wounded, Tiro ot Whom Slay
JSa Added lo tbe Death Itoll Disaster
Happens Wben tbe Victims Are Asleep
Brnr Train of nn Exrnnion to n Stinne
IMntigei I-jtu the One In Front.
Socth Quebec, Qic., July 10. At
Cruig's Road sta iin, aS 3:45 o'clock in
the morning, a pilgrim excursion on tbo
Grand Truuk toii from Sherbrooke was
being run in two s?ctions. Tbo first sec
tion stopped nt Craig's F.oad to cross an
up train, when the second section ran in
to it, the engino plowing through tho
Pullman and flrst-clas3 car. The pil
grims were en route to the famous shrine
of Sir. Anne do Bcaupte.where'cvery sum
mer largo numbers of sick and crippled
gather to invoko tho saint to cure them
of their diseases. Thirteen wero killcl
and ever a score wounded. Tho passen
ger cars and the engino are wrecked. The
wounded are scattered far and wide
among the residences.
ltt of the Killed nod Wnanded.
The trains carrying tho pilgrims were
made up of residents from Sherbrooke.
Mazog. Wiudsor Mills and surrounding
parishes.
Following is a corrected list of the dead
aud wounded: Dead Charles Bcdart
(mail clerk), Iss Bedarr, Hector MuLaoJ
(engineer), Richard Perkins (Jlremin),
Kev. J.T. Merclcr all of K:chmond;Rv.
F. P. DIngan, Windsor Mill; Mr. Co.?an,
liijhmcml; Miss Valin, and Miss
Phnnuuf, r1! Joseph de Livis; Mrs.
J. B. Cav.er. Danville; Miss DelvcourS
fheflield, fc'. Jjscph do L.-vis; runt of
Miss Lavin, nam t unknown; John O'Far
reli, Capleton thirteen in nil.
Injured John Cadieux, J. II C:iycr,
frvT.-iphine C:iyer, Jorph Ciyey, Louise
Coyer all of D.invills; Virginia Sdves
t, r, Ham; Mr. Francis Fontaine, Brough
ton; Louis (iaudet, Artbabarc .ville;
Patrick McUuph, Caplcton; Pierre Al
lard, Richmond; Antonia B iril, Artha
bareaville; )i jiculcs des Cotca ii and his
wife aud son, Danville; ' Kjv.
F. Deri Hosiers, Brotighton; J.
Qulnlan, Mi ntreal, badly hurt; Cy
rillto Kv.n! uel. Sherbrooke; De
litia (fosselin. sherbrooke; Mr. nnl
Mrs. Il imel. Danville; Mrs. LiuisMorin
nnu Ollviiu Xior.n. Windsor; .Mrs. Frank
CaUer nnd 6 year-o'.d daughter, Danville;
.Mrs. Z phrim Lmieliii, Windsor; Lizro
lioduout, Windsor Mills; Joseph Richard,
Hroinpton Fails; Clophas Charest, Coati-cocki-;
liMielt B issler. Pull mi n car por
ter, Toronto, l'tobably one or two ot tho
injured will Cix.
C!ose Call for a Coadactor.
Tho Pullman conductor, Morhood, had
a nnr'row"e7Sano." lie had luckily stepped
out oa the rear platform just in time to
s o tho oncoming train, nnd junipo L He
thus escaped inju.-y. The engine of the
colliding train seemod to rush up nnd
then turn completely ovar, pinning En
gineer MjL?od underneath. The rest ot
the second train was derailed and badly
smashed. Iu an instant after the crash the
air wab tilled with the shrieks and groans
of the injured and imprisoned passen
gers: The few train hands and station
employes on the snot set to work man
fully and extricated tho passengers as
quickly as possible.
DEATH CASH: IN TUKllt SLEEP.
Mot cf Ibe Victims Were Slambrring In
the I'nllman Coach.l
Tho forward train svas making good
time, having left Richmond nt 1C o'clock
tho night before. On tho rear of this train
was n Pullman, in which wero tho priests
and others in chorgo of the party, nnd iz
was in thisc.tr that most of the loss of
l fo occurred. Tho first train reached
Craig's Iliad, which is tqurteen miles
west of Lev:, about 3 o'clock, nnd stopped
at the tank to take water. P.-ccautions
wcro taken nn 1 tho semaphores thrown to
danger against yio following train. Only
tho trainmen were: out and about, attend
ing to their dutie". Tho Pullman is
the rear was wrapped in silonca and ths
sleepers were unaware of the terrible fato
that was rushing upon them..
Suddenly there was a great crasb. -Tho
.second train coininn at full' speed dashed
into tho rear Pullman of tho first section.
So great was tho impetus of tho colliding
train that the engino embedded itself
in tho palace car, and the latter
plunged forward and partly telescoped
t. i ; ... 1 ,.,. I
i lilt, Ul."lVia39 11. 1IIIII1UU11L4;1JI U llUUb.
j Every berthdn tho Pullman was wrecked
j and some of tho occupants who were
I killed never knew what happened to
I them. They died sleeping. Others awoko
! to their horriblo surroundings and posi
' Hon, maimed, bleeding and bruised, con
! scious of little else but the agony that
' racked them.
The reason why tbe second section did
not heed the danger signal will probably
' never be known, ns both tho engineer and
: fireman were killed. It is believed thai
i the engineer, McLeod, had fallen asleep
at his post, .No other explanation seems
possible. Thcro had evidently bjen no
attempt to stop thn rush ol thj oncom
ing train.
riot Against I lie Czar.
Paris, July 10. A dispatch to Le Jour
nal from Sl. Petersburg says that an ex
tensive plot has been discovered at Mos
cow agalnsit the li(d ot the zir. Eight
persons have been arrested charged v. 1th
complicity in the plot. Among the pris
oners are six well-known ii.hillsts.
Failure at Detatar. Ills.
EEC ATCft, July 10 Tha Lytle & Ecklcs
Hardware eouip'Hy has assigned to Chas.
M. Hurst tA&seti. fr,;;7. and liabilities
HS,li. Pe-Bf Burrows ii Co..bink
ers, are the i.adat'Vdito.-s.
FamunrVswiDS; Maro DeaX
lNPIANAroLI3,July 10. Kissel's Dallas.
S:10Ki the famous pacer, is dead. Tho
luaro was originally purchased by Kissel
for W0, and in lour seasons won f-0,ixw
In purses.
A pood appetite and rcfrehinjr
sleep are essential to health of mind
and body, and these are given by
Hood's SarsapariHa-
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TWENTY MEN IN PERIL.
Fire at Detroit That May Prove to Dave
Keen a Holoraust.
7 Detkoit. Jnly 10 Fire broke out in
G. F. Case's large livery cstabishmcnt on
West Congress street nt l:iotvm., and
gutted tho building. On the upper floor
from a dozen to twenty hack drivers, ex
pressmen and other employes of the estab
lishment were sleeping, and bat a foware
Inown to have escape:!. One man whoso
name is given as Cummings leaped from
one of tho upper story windows and was
badly, prob ibly fatally, injured.
According to tho statements of those
who escaped soma of their companions
bavo been burned cr suilocated. This
sun only bo definitely determined by a
learch of ruins. There were seventy
horses in tho basonient, bus twenty of
which arc known to have been rescued.
The money loss will reach probab'.y flOJ,
JOU MADE A FLUKE OF THE RACE.
Cornell Itows (Ivor the Course at Henley
Without n Cou.etitur.
IIekletox-Tiiamf.s. July 10. The
first day of the fifty-sixth anniversary ol
tho water Derby of Great Britain was a
disappointment to all concerned. Cornell
was pitted against the crew ot the Lc
onder Boat club, composed of ex-Oxford
and cx-Cambridgo oarsmon, aud said tc
bo the strongest on tho river. There waf
some ecu fusion at the start cning to the
presence near the starting lino of a num
ber of boats which seriously interfered
with tho Leandur. Consequently the lat
ter wero somewhat slow in getting into
position.
Wlieu tho umpiro said "Go" tho Lean
tier crew claims that it was not ready, and
bad fo informed tho umpire, who on the
other band says he understood the Lean
tier crow to say it was ready. Cornell con
sequently rowed over the course. It could
not have dono uthurw.so unless it was
very Quixotic, but thoLeandor crew is
very bitter, nnd declares that Cornell
should have stopped when it saw that
Leauder was not earning. Tho affair has
left a very bad fueling ou all sides.
Lennder says Cornell is no sportsman,
aud Cornell retorts that It was warned
that Leauder was tricky. Tho commit"
tee of stewards has indorsed tho umpiro s
decision. Meanwhile the umpire, Frank
Willun, has offered to give a prizs worth
100 for a Leaiidcr-Corncll raco on the
iat day of the regatta, and if Leander is
idncero it has a chauco to show what it
can do. But the crew is so nngry that
the members say they want nothing more
to uo with Cornell.
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8ir,oky UJI Kivcr Ituciincs Dangeron.
Salisa, Kas., July U Tha Smoky
Hill river has broken over its banks and
people aro leaving their homes. There is
Itreat danger of 1,000 people being driven
irom home. Boats uru running in the
rtreets on the cant side.
Ernest Walker Siol Drowned.
Lake Gkskva, Wis., July 10 Ernest
Walker, woo was missing Monday and
supposed lo have been drowned in Sun
day's fetorm, reported for duly yesterduy.
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