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Show ; THEgAIJT EAKE TIMES. Isgl ' "4' , SALT LAKE CITY. UTAl77rlI N()7ll J A IM(.lATHr TRIV. Mr. olllua, or ( elllna KiialHk. M Urea Killed. The Tribune this morning in a letter i l'ioiii Piovo. published nn item to (he effect t hilt Mr. Collin, el lh firm of Collins Kilpairick. railroad contrael-ms-had liocn killed al Pioeho, Nevad.i. According ti I report, two men who had lii pii working for Collin tiit their jnl nml went to Collin nml demanded tlirir n oncv. Collins told tlioui that I hoy coiihln"'t tpiil: lhat he wouldn't pay them, limy demanded their money nml Coln'peritently rtfued to pay it. Then olio of (hi men went nml got a Wlneheter rifle, nml the two made another demand fortln'ir money. CollillS r fused. Mint 0110 of llieill, taking out hi watch. said I hey would give liim jut riflht minute lo Kettle, holding the watch in hi hand while the other held the (run In chwe proximity to fhcir victim. Collin did not appear to weaken, ami at the eml of eight minute the man shot nml killed liim. The tragedy 1 Said to hare liecti vitnt iiel liy a nuinlier of people, Iml no attempt wa made to avert it, ami no nrrosis were made at he time, the pnlilio sentiment appearing to l it h the men w ho did the killing. There must lie some mistake in the a hove report. Mr. C. XV. Collin, of the Hrm of Collin nml Kilpairick, inn! the prevent time on the I'nrilie roal. There i In l he employ of this linn a in 11 ii niiined.l. K. t oliins. hut it i not likely Hint he I the man referred to, a he i'a foreman at Milford, It I proh-nhl-tluit the tragedy aliove related oc-curred only in the imagination of ome mini w ho want to make a record for himself a the Mnllialtou of the Rocky mountain country. THE DEAlfmTESilAN. Today a Battle of Ballots is Going on to Choose a Successor to Bandall. LOOKS LIKE A PROTECTIONIST Will Fill the Chair of the Democrat Who Stood by His Convictions and His Constituents, Philai.ki.imha, May 20. Special. The election being held today for a successor in congress to the late Samuel J- - Randall is attracting much attention at least in this state, mid the result of the contest is awailo I with deep inter-est. The district has a large republican majority notwithstanding the fact that Mr. Randall had represented it for a great many years. The election of the republican candidate, who is a rank protectionist, is claimed by the repub-licans, and is not very strenuously de-nied by the democrats. The democratic nominee is a tariff reformer of the Randall type, but he could not obtain the support of the interests that were alw ays found on Randall's side on elec-tion day. The democratic and mug-wump press have assailed him because while claiming to he a democrat liu re-fused to abide by its well known decla-rations on the tariff. 'J ho campaign from lirst to last is a spiritless affair. ilE 1)11) NOT GKT THERE Jackson, the Colored Pugilist, Fails t Do Up Hit Hut at Denver. CARNEY WANTS A CHANCE To Fight Any Hut in Anieriat-Ho- rsa That Are Broken Down-Gen- eral SporU. lu the of a KM people Jack-son failed laM nitfht at Chicago to kooca out in a live round matrh w ith four ounce glove Kd Smith, champioa of Colorado. Much Inirrvst was taken in the quetinn of Smith's ability a againt J,ickon, owing to the fact that the Colorado nmu h.is been trained by Sullivau'a noted helper, Muldoon. the wrestler, and to the further fact laal Smith recently knocked out Mike. Cleary in ona round Smith made a decidedly good show ing againt the big colon1!! man. standing up rive round without ulb ring a knock out. Smith appeared liinid In l ho lint round aal wa Moored three time, but in the g rouud rallied, mid though al a disadvantage from Juckvn'a long reach, landed rciieiitedty oo Jarkaea'a , jaw mid w ind. Roth men were groggy when t be combat ended. Muldooa tillered to hark Smith fnr .hK1 in a light against anv man In the world, barring Sullivau, McAtiuasua , Jaekou. v JtrklM l Rt I ItH UlM, The Jackmn-Ashto- sparring oOtft) i tion i now an .1 fact. The poj- - J lint w ill be in Salt Lake Monday neaj and will light at the iiolden Oal Alh-- I letlc club. Kd. Kelly of the Kilu loon, will manage the fflr. aoJ thi morning reeetted a telagran trow) "Paixon" lnvle. turn 11 make all arrangement for the eahiil- - tion. Mr. Kelly- - wired hliu and toWj Mm that he wa ready to bane the ereutl take place Monday nWht. Vinddernhte n local intorete4 i muni levied a Jaakaon J met hi match lt flight In ( ntrafo with Kd. Smith of Ueaver, an 4 It ia. thought tiial w hen he goea Bgatnn hul i livau Iu Kan Kraiieinoohe will lat about ( aa long a a anw-ba- in vary ho4 mimmrr. farmer Waaia right. Nr.r YnHK. May 20 A cablegram from London was received at lb Police , (iuetle oftlce. utiug that Jimmy Carney had pouted I'lOO forfeit with Ihe Sporting Life to light aoy man in Fag-l ind, America or Australia for i'looo a; side and the light weight championship Of the world, the battle to he decided on Ihe continent, ornnder tbaiupire of tin) IVIIcan club, four or ik nmnthn1 from signing the unifies, MoAuIiITh, Myer or Carroll preferred. Hit NntM Pom. A dispatch from Louisville tutetthat Hie great filly "Flyaway" baa broken down and her retirement from the turf to the uttid U neceaaary. Her b'g hate been dickey all the spring but It I . probable that her race wilh "llelter Skelter" on the hard trat k at Nabill liaMcncd her breaking dowu. It was the opinion of trainer and Itirfmen that she was the best lllly of her a In America, and her imh i a vrlou one to her owner vHyaway" la a daiiiihlerof "lieorge Kinney" and "8m-beam,- " by Imp. Leaininiiiaii, aait was bred at ihe llurslliourae etnd. Iota county. Sufikaaa la Melting Wall. I.ajit year's derby winner. ftpabaM, Is slowly recovering from hi auppotttf attack of liinu fever and la now pro nouiieed mil of danger by the Valeria), arian altocnduig Mm. That author ier, however, state that the atkaek still! prevent hliu belug prepared bsr raHo this season. the Kara. ' liHivio Jt, N. Y , May M MT Her Highness won.. Adamant , Jul la lllackbiirn third. Time. I 48,. Mile Strideway won, Miidstono c(' one. King i 'rah third. Time, t 4'J. Five- - eights of a mile Terrilier woa, Ch alum aeeond, Francis L, Colt third.. Time, I 07L , Five-righ- t ha of a mile FU Iipse won, (Jartin Husacll second, Iord JUrry third. Time, I iri. v,f ,e (jiicul won Monmouth second. Iiog Brat third. '1 iiu?, 1 'J hree-fourt- of a mile Keeol won, Tanner aeeond, liaMnQ third, Time, i n. r i.ot i uu.1. IHIsVll.ir May 20 Mile and entv vanlXew Catie won. lobmM Pdl Mell th r! Time, I 52 Five eighth of a mile - Kalnna ". Oro etond, Conillt.on third. Time, I 07. Mile and a loiirth- - Hirer won. Rob-espierre aeeond, iil l.rtrher third. ' Time. 2 l Miloli W. won, LicaVrkran sec-ond. Hot tpur third, Tim, t 3i, Nine ivleenib of a mile Peeov Koyal won, Ittitining Brook seeond, Saiiford Ihird. lime. I rij. The PtajarV Urolheaaowa). H'rSTos. May -- Th Hot"B eiuH-- i eacily "" he '!ritbThm fame tr iiUv. I'alv ie; a perfeel antmbUng Idoek to CleieUiCl Atteodanc. W,$ CMlaol " 8 H t ft.. a U s. frrt I,.,,, . ,t.. f Hr.iera-- 0i a4 h,o- - r..r, . m t'aaelr--Kal- S Mi Af vr" to. S,.w Yoiia U 20 -- Th giaata. by the.r be iw at the right tlioa. woo tbe game from the BuSlo brothar-boo- d club thi afteraoua. Attemlaaeai. MSI. unTiu, o a a a u I'm a: toil. U trr-S- r r fi Ru.o 1 Ba!'rV X D aa4 r.wir. lla aa4 Haea. tlyra Ulor . r ruiLAi'LLrKi. Piiii AKsirHi. May t Ta kstal Hrtlerhael club outta(t4 and oflt-tsrl.l- Piti'bnrg today, aad wea aa enV victory. rno'4ui - " 1 I irinniutl I I I H,f- - IHi!rtMi. I Plfaarf tnwaa w Kai air Tinastfg.Jt WfglpC&'m i OF EM KISSED. and Alice Hopkinson Kasterson rters Spirited Quarrel Make Up Suddenly. ! j AND LOVING GLANCES Han From Going to a Dark and terj Dungeon for Shooting ; at a Woman. Yoi-- Mav 20.-T- here was a .i more than the usual crowd ,' t Die Jefferson market po-rt rtfstertlav morning, and all stood on tiptoe to soo ' jlunit Masterson of Arizona Alice L. Hopkinson, the prin-7tb- c "dionting affair" in Mrs. 'M at 65 West Thirty-sixt- h before. At the station i,c niglit !,. iL'ht bcfoi'P Miistcrson ciillod '.jiki'isoti a blackmailer, and do-i- l, when lie went to her flat to 'jjOOUOO w hich she had got m, Mrs. Hopkinson had fired ,iui from a revolver. Mrs. .oi'u;iiil that Masterson was her bnsinws, and that she did She declared fliim anv money. uti'iwHi.'wIio. she said, was her was tlntiik, and came to her flat llsct,er and then shot at her. ,gt the other looked tip. night they repeuted, ami the lituicil hardest. Ho wanted to J hiiok and niuke up with the She was willing, too. But ,d to goto court, iney weni iu iZf together. Mrs. Hopkinson mms while exposed to the scru-th- e crowd in the court room, relieved when she nrti'il to a jnivate room where, iunv with a friend, she waited vlm'jments. No one would call ritv. !Slieis small and trim of ami her face is bright, but her n arc irregular, and being locked might had left a haggard ex-- n on her face. Mastersou, who .. looking man of 48, sat iu the room with Irs ton, id come to meet him, and talked ie reporters. He would only say c difficulty was over a little which ho and Mrs. won were jointly interested. Sho ally his ruiisin, lie said. He had it the night before. i iiln't think after reflection that nsiu wanted lo shoot him. He rlineil to regard it in the light of iilcnt, nml was sony that he had id publicity to the case. He had (ftesiiy about the jealousy of an-ua- n which he had exhibited the before.' . r the ordinary cases were out " of iy Detective Hayes told Justieo that Masterson refused to make ilaint. Lower Nelson Zabriskie wt lie appeared for Mr. Master-M- s nil a family quarrel, judge,' ihriskie. "Mr! Mastersou hnS uo unit to make against Mrs. Hop-- . and lie is very sorry that all iiihle lias occurred. I ask your lhat belli prisoners he discharged, judge decided lo question the Mrs. Hopkinson was called out anteroom and stood beside on and his son in front of the .desk. When she saw the pistol desk she shuddered, and when light sight of Masterson's son she i' kiss him, ami the boy's father in to kiss her, hut Ihe boy didn't "eHegan asked Masterson if he to make a com plaint. M astcrsou did nut. Mrs. Hopkinson niur--a negative when the same ques as asked of her. She looked at on. and he shook his head and hail at her. justice told them that the law had iitercst in the nn e nml 4lmf Iia must be pressed. Both looked worried, and Masterson whis-l- o Mrs. Hopkinson that he die first." Bradley, Mrs. Hopkins' col-'ai-nl her Hat, testified that on eume' to the house and used igiiaffc and called Mrs. Hopkin-ilaekmailo- r and demanded his Mra. Hopkinsan told Master-ili- l hot have the maney, Then wat'i, a pistol gooff. He did 'v ho did the shooting. Master-- t hurriedly down stairs with a nn's liiiiul. The pistol was still 'i hen he reached the side-pu- t the pistol in his pocket and . IT H(,g;") said that, under the kir9' he W01lId hav'e to tlis-- ' prisoners, and Masterson Hopkinson then left the court r At 6 Wall street, yesterday, Hei-so- said he had an orlice, M in the office of L. W. Potter rotrrs that Masterson came ; while ago, from Chicago, 'allowed to have desk room in ytierely. Masteraonjhfttl e- - fences, and was undoubtedly :", 'Man. Judge Marline arid rllo to whom Masterson hen lie was placed under ar-- 'saui yesterday that they did ' . K'Hipr, who says be comes 'na.too, was locked up last pliT "i('?nd Pi'Pcinet station I'a'ffe of felonious assault. At p j front of 5 Battery place, 2 t0 shoot 'u'giey with a re - BRADLEY WAS THE OXK V A8HIHGTOX May 20.-Ju- stice Rrad-e- y delivered the opinioninthesi.it of the IT r.h StfatLelsltU. ;r-ll.- .Saints against Chief Justi,e Fuller saul that he and Justices Field and Umar were constrained to dissent. Congress unquestionably has power to suppress polygamy and it is immaterial whether the crime was committed in the name of religion, but congress 1ms not the power to seize and confiscate he property of a corporation because they may have been guilty of a crime. H.it&P'y Pve U as 1,is "Pin'"" distiuguisHing feature of Mor-monis- . well known to be polvgamv and absolute ecclesiastical control over its church members. Notwithstanding ail efforts to suppress the barberous piactice of polygamy, the sect per- severes m defiance of law in propaga-ting and promoting this nefarious doc-trin- Ihe question, therefore, is whether the promotion of such unlaw-ful system, repugnant to our laws, is to be allowed to continue, and whether the enormous funds which have been accumulated be wielded for the propa-gation of an obnoxious practice, and for the promotion of unorganized rebellion against the laws of the United State. J he history of the governments deal-ings with the Mormons is one of pa- tience on the part of the American government and resistance to law and pitiless atrocities on the part of the Mormons. The contention that polvg- amv is a part of the Mormon's religions belief is a sophistical plea. No doubt the thugs of India imagined their belief in assassination was a religious belief, but that did not make it so.' Society Ins a perfect right to prohibit offenses against enlightened mankind. After an elaborate historical review of the common law, the court said: "Congress had back of it a coijtumae- - ious organization, wcililing by its re-sources immense power in tin' territory of Utah and employing those resource's in constantly attempting to oppose, subvert and thwart the legislation of congress and the will of the govern- ment of the United States. Under such circumstances, wo have no doubt of the right of congress to do as it did. The decree of the lower court is affirmed. THE KtMMI FR H . K K 4 S COKPl S. Judge Wallace .lrp Hi. Keanoii Tor iMulug the Writ. Arm i;s, "May W.-T- lio Advertiser publishes a private letter from United States Judge Wallace, siting forth his reasons for granting a u lit of habeas corpus in the Konmiler case recently, i'he judge says: " I refused at lirM lo giant the writ upon the ground thai i'he application ought to be made to tic supreme vourt under the peculiar itvuins:aiices of the case, and would not have granted it had it not appeared not only that Kemmler might be dead, but in' nil probability would be dead before the writ of the supremo court would be serviceable. The writ was made returnable at a solely liccausc unless ret u ru-ble in term time there could in no re-view of any decision, there being no appeal from habeas corpus proceed-ings before the circuit judge. The writ was granted upon the express un-derstanding that it Mould be vacated unless prompt application should be made to the supreme court and that court should indicate by its action that the questions involved were sufficiently serious for deliberate ft'gument and consideration. As you will have no-ticed (lie supreme court is to hear for-mal argument on the lilth for a writ of error to the court of appeals. If (his application should bo denied t lime is nothing in the way of vacating the writ of lialien. corpus Immediately. In short, the writ wm granted so that it might operate as a temporary stay to allow a man under wnteiicii of dentil a chance to be heard by the court of last resort. Whatever I "may have thought as to the gravity of'the questions raised I knew that" was not infallible and was unwilling to permit a man to lose his life by a possible error of mine, when by a temporary stay he could ob-tain the opinion of the supremo court. Mritniim.Eii. Mexican Ores Will Have to Take Chances With That of America's Production, MEN FROM A DRY COUNTRY Tried to Defeat an Important Measure But the Men of Sense Stood Firm and Downed Them, WAKHisurtiN, May 20- .- Vrenson, of Kansas, was the lirst speaker iu the house yesterday atleriioou iu favor of free fluung ores. Carter, of Montana, replied to FreiiMin mol vigorously. For nineteen years no one attempted to disturb the law of I8.M. levying a duty on lead ore. In IP.:! an effort was made to introduce Mexican lead ore to com-pete with the domestic production. The treasury department held that the ore was silver and it came iu free. The in-crease of Imports wa magic and enormous, till now we import over 80,000 tons a year, and our mines have lo compete vv ith the pauper labor of Mexico, and is disastrous to American interesl. There are oO.tMK) men in this country engaged iu mining this ore, and Ihe interests of the Uoekv Mountains lung In the balance. "Here are the names of 7,500 miner, representing 50,000 American In borers iu our lend mines, w ho pray for the pro-tection afforded them iii this bill," sliouted Mr. Carter, ns he upproached Ihe speaker' desk and carpeted the Moor w ith his immense rolls of legal cap. Delegate Dubois of Idaho made n grand appeal. He asked if the repub-lican parly could, iu defiance of their record, join with the united democracy to destroy a great American industry bv placing it iu competition with cheap Mexican, Spanish ami Australian labor? Could they propose free trade in lead ore and a heavy tariff on all the pro-duel- s of lead ore? The republican party might with equal consistency iirgd that the various products of wool be protected, vet that wool should come in free, lie Insisted that the free lend would be more destructive of American prosperity and labor than free wool. I'tiles western miner can tind a prolitable market for their lead, half of our silver production will cease. Silver production iu many districts of the west is only possible by the sale of lead. He entered into a long discussion of the mining condition of the west, the capacity ot I 'tab. Idaho, Colorado unit Montana, lo furnish all the fluxing ore needed for the American smellers, u ith the assurances of the continuance of a policy to which llin republican parly was committed. He warned the parly that to join with a united democracy in striking down a great American Indus-try would be to court certain defeat, nml assured his associates that Hie west, uever ungrateful, would not for-get its friends who upheld western in-terests. The only favorable democrat to the measure was Itepresenlatlve Clniiie of California, who heartily championed the hill and appealed to the democrats to support llie measure. Funston of Kansas was among the twenty speakers who followed Clonic Slid wa hitter in his words. He said that if ore for lluxing purposes were made free, those who were demanding free ore would submit to the lax pro- - on ore produced in Montana, Iiosed and Colorado. He did not be-lieve that w-- could produce dry ore. Eloquent Mr. Carter closed the de-bate, amid cheer and eomiilimentary congratulation. He declared that if the question were one simply involving labor, and said that if thi provision iu the bill were defeated it would result Iu tiie closing of the mines not only in this country, hut iu Mexico, a two-thir- d of ail tin: lead produced in the unrlil uuh frmn Australia, (iermiiliv. and one or two other countries, and lhat it could be shipped for $2 a ton This would bring the cheapest pauper labor of all Fluropc in direct competi-tion w ith our labor, and even Mexico could not stand it. "We have In Montana, Idaho and Colorado," said he, "the finest quality of dry ore for fluxing purposes and more of it than there is. any demand for." He implored the lions i to stand by him and not do a rank injiislice to one of our greatest interests. Carter's effort saved the lead section and there can be no mistake about it. The democrats had liern boasting for several days that they w ere solid against the proposition and had twenty or thirty republicans with them, but Ihe motion to strike out the lead section was de-feated by a vole of aye 110, nays iffl, a majority of twenty-three- . The result was received with gre.it applause on the republican side. Ten! republican voted with the democrat, They were led by Funston and Morrill of Kansas and Bull' I worth of Ohio. A number of propo. lions looking lo free lead were voted down. 'rane of Texas offered an amendment authorizing Ihe president, to suspend operation of the duly on lead ore o far as Mexico i concerned, whenever lhat country abolishes its law retaliating apiiiist our lead duty. J his was aiso defeated. There is every assurance that the senate will retain the lead section iu the bill." The entire democratic Mile, with the exception of ( Ilnnie, voted to strike out the duty on argentiferous ore The republicans voting with ibo demociats wi-r- Biilierw-ofth- , Gear, innstoti, Jio'ikinf l,chlbai b. Adams. Maon, Taylor Morrill iKat. and F.rson a:cJ IVi- -t aiiimu and fl.ilse voted for H.apkiii- -' amendment to reduce the di.'.v to iial' a c ut. lorn t Know Anything Ahuut II. Mil .until, Utah, May 20. (Special to Tiik Timk.s.) No man by the inline of Collins ha been killed here, and I know of no such killing any where in thi vicinity. .1. H. Collin, employed by Collins iV Kilpaliick. railroad eoutrac tor, is loading up hlsouttit today and getting ready to move on. It. MURK I1K1TISH tiOI.I). EnglHinl'a Money Hag Gobble I p a Big CamJle Factory. Cincinnati, May 20. fSpeeial.l English capital, which recently pur-chased the live Haltimore breweries, has found an investment here, but in a different line of trade. Today an En-glish syndicate known by the'corporale name of the Kineiy Candle company, limited, assumed tiie control ami man-agement of the property operated by the Kmery Candle company. The board of directors of the company is in two divisions, one of which ia styled the London board of directors, and the other the American management. The practical management of the new con-cern is in the hanilsof Charles J. (irt who lias the title of managing director. The Kmerys have retaineda large inter-est in the works; the manner of operat-ing will continue unchanged. The Emery Candle works enjoy the reputa-tion of being the largest and oldest candle manufactory in the United States, having been iu operation for nearly half a century. f ONMMMNlOK tl. skna rr.. Washington. May 20. The wayaand mean cvmmittee thi morning gave lieariuge to the represeulatiie ot the severaiinHuatrlea which ek to have amendment made to the tariff bill. The mallNters of New- - York stale pio-tefe- d against the propoied Increase from 10 to ill) per cent duly on tiarley. Hot K. Washington, May 20 The house went, into a committee, of the w hide on the tariff bill. Cowlc of North Caro-lina offered an amendment, repealing the tobacco lax. Rejected. 1KI KAIDKD A 1'KItST. Mm, Hart Tplln a Tale of Won anil llorrow Munry from Fat tier Ijtrkln. Nkw Vouk. May 20- .- About a week ago a well dressed woman called on the Hcv. John Lark in of the church of the Holy Innocents. 12(1 West Thirly-Sev-entl- i street, and presented a card which lore the name of Mrs. Lucy C. Hart. She told Father Lark in that she wrote for the press, under the iioiii do plume of Lucy C. Lillie, and with tears iu her eyes, told a story tif her husband's prosecution and of her need of money. She asked Father Larkiu for a loan of 10, offering as collaterals a roll of manuscript, which tha Kaid was worth $;i(J0, and an order' oil the cashier of the Herald for the- - amount due on article entitled "Modern Playwright;" both of which Father Link in took n security after loaning her the Mo. A few days later she borrowed I5 more. When the order was presented at the Herald office there wa no money to the credit of Lucy C. , Lillie and Ju'spector Byrnes was not ilied. A few days ago Frank B. Hart-w- as arrested for the laroenv of $150 from a linn in Front street, the information fuming from Hart's wifri Yesterday the detective arresfed Mrsi llartf as she was leaving the Tombs, where she had gone to visit her husband. ' She was taken to the Jefferson market court and held for examination. It is believed that Mrs. Hart is the same woman who similarly swindled Mrs. Jennie June Croly out of ?20. What the .lolnt Committee IM.I. Chii'ado. May 80. The Joiui com-mittee of the Central Traffic and Trunk Line association voted lo accept thw agreed per rentage of through rate of ( 50 for 100 pounds from authoring Pacilio Const points to New York, Philadelphia and iialtiiuore. and ft Ml to Boston ou fruits in full carloads, at the risk of owners upon freight trains on ordinary speed, for carrying at accelerated speed lit .00 to New York on live carloads or more, or 13.50 when in quantities les than five rarlouds MOKN1NG TKUSGKAMS CONDENSED. Boh Wallace, who is said to have stolen $50,000 from his uncle, John H. Wallaee at New York, w as arrested at Havana. American Fork was damaged to the extent of $."000 Sunday afternoon by the giving-wa- y of Silver Lake dam. The Wtler settled in the street lo the depth of four feet : Edward Pleading of San Francisco shot and ki"cd his wife last evening and then probably fatally shot himself. The, shooting was on 'account of a domestic quarrel. ' Kosanna Kositu, wife of an Italian dock laborer, yesterday morning s'ttvbbed liillard Lg'lnduo, a boarder, in defense of her wifely honor. The boarder was mortally wounded. A Topeka special ' says that TiOO tem-perance women in that city have BiUided together atid resolved to enforce the state law, despite the supreme court decision. Raids are en pouted to follow. The colored waiters at the Tremoat and Commercial hotels struck yester-day morning for a reformation in the hours and wages. Eighty union wait-ers at tie Palmer house were dis-charged The work of turning the creek into the burning Nielsen shaft is not yet completed. A number of men went down to the 730-foo- t level yesterday and were overcome by gas. A volun-teer guard got them out just in time to save their lives. Judge Edwards of the Cole county circuit court, yesterday charged the grand jury to investigate chargt s against Noland of Mis-souri, and to seek out those with whom he gambled away the state's money and indict them likewise. The Mexican consul contradicts the statement rem nonce iasi wee, ux a threatened revolution iu Coalmila. He declares that Mexico is in a thoroughly pacific mood at present. The recent movement of troops was simply an or-dinary change of stations. The French have captured Scgou and Otiosebougaii. after conflicts with the Dahomians. The force of the Dahomians at the battle of Ouseboiigan, which took place April 25th, numbered loOO and all were killed. The French loss were fifteen killed and seventy-tw- o wounded. A demented young man at Vespers Saturday night in St. Mark's Roman Catholic church at Bristol attempted to emulate the crucifixion ol Christ by driving a spike through his hand into the cross to the front of the altar dur-ing services. Ho was taken care of by the attendants. The Baptist ministerial council, com-posed of delegates from sixty churches in Illinois, yesterday considered ho charges against the somewha noted JolietpastSr, Whitman and without a dissenting voice found him guilty. He was sent for, but refused to appear and locked the church. T V. Povvderly, J. S. Byrne and Peter Wise were last evening acquitted . Greensburg. Pa., of the charge of The costs were placed on he bounty. The main Port-jj- f testimony for the commonwcaltl was ghen bv Gallagher and was a reitera-tion of his former story. The Public Grain and Exchange (lim-ited sa hi be the largest bucket shop States, went to the wall vUerdav mornii.fr. Numerous the offices. Pre-sent Piatt ihe thought business would be resumed very soon . J ap ital is 1100,000, fully pan" W II Dunsloii, United States Vice-Cons-and head of to St. Petersburg, Bank Note Company m can Russia was in Cincinnati yesterday- - In fnr thirty years a resident of t- - rel"''; which tl e head of the concern ourg, ai R naper money, ne ever. A tiltKAT OKUAMZATION. ' The Fouf Leading KinsliieerSoelotles of the Country Combine. ' Cincinnati, May. .20. Special The ''American society of mechanical engineers which met here today, took the first step toward the formation of a great organization, to embrace the four leailing engineering societies of the country, the American society of mechanical engineers with 1,050 mem-bers, the American society of civil en-gineers with 1100 members, the Ameri-can Institute of mining engineers, 1,000 members, and the American Institute of electrical engineers. U75 members, A committee representing the organiza-tion will be appointed to receive and cnteitain the foreign engineers who will visit tho world's fair. Hapllala l.nak Into liiteaiperanee. St. Iy)l I, May ao In the Methodist conference this morning the committee on temperance made a Ioiik report In which they deliued the pimitioii of the church ou' the mibject, 1'hey gave the retiult of extensive iuqillriea of various conference throughout the country a to the altitude of the churches and member regarding Ihe use of Intoxi-cating beverages, their manufacture und sale, and license on prohibition. DKIIATING ttOCIAMKM. The Important (Juration Agitated In Ilia llouae of liord. London, May --'0. All powers except France have concluded a commercial treaty wilh Turkey upon a basis of a fixed tariff. Iu the House of Lords today the earl of W'cllys and March denounced the tendency of tho government towards socialist legislation. It was not land alone but every kind of properly that was threatened. The freedom of the contract and the freedom of a private enterprise were assailed. Salisbury admitted the existence of a u4,.tirr t nniliiiifir In li:ill Itnilll I ll' Htllttt upon every occasion. . This, he said statesmen must guard against. Too much importance was attached to the spectre of socialism. The public could be trusted to find out what a practical good lies behind socialist doctrines, and uobodv, not absolutely blind, could deny the existence of the great evils from which arose socialist proposals and action. We are bound to do all we can to remedy these evils, even if we goi called socialists, knowing we are un-dertaking no new principle or striking out. on no new route, but are simply pursuing long and healthy tradition of English legislation. Thay Drla Clove Ureal h le. Sr. Lot is. May ao. special. The Woman' Christian Temperance Union of Missouri met iu annual session today at Ihe Pickwick Theatre, Them are about four hundred delegates In the couveiilion, Mis Francis E. VVlllard, president of the National Womao's Christ Ian Temperance L'nlon will ad dress the meeting tonight. Hvotch-lris- h Contrres. Pittsktho, May 20. Special. 1 (real preparations are being made for the second Scotch-Iris- h congress which will be luild here on the --'lllh. Richlicit Robinson of Brooklyn will be one of the principal speakers. Robert Bon-ner of New work is president of the or-ganization. The purposes of the so-ciety are tho preservation of Scotch-Iris-history, and the promotion of a fraternal feeling among the members of the race. Mtrlklnc Miner HI Mad. l'ltAitri., May 20. The striking min-ers at I'llsen m'adu a raid upon the pit and forced Urn men at work to unit. Troops were sent for and upon their urrlval had a collision with the rioters. They fired upbn the strikers, killing live and wounding seven. Wilt See Seveiat llrlilgea Tonight. San f KANcisco, May 20. Special.! The Atlantic and Pacilio cantalever bridge at Needles was formally opened today in the presence of a large num-ber 'of prominent railroad men and state ollicials. The bridge is t)0 feet long, spanning 5(10 feet between the main piers. After the exercises the in-vited guests were taken on a short ex-cursion and tonight they will be enter-tained at a banquet. I rnwrivd When Manuel Spiika. Ciik aoo, May 20 I Special -- The American Baptist Publication society is holding it sixty ai st h annivernry meeting at the Immanuel church. The stalely edifice was crowded when the president, Samuel A. Croer, began his A Ltttlo Buttercup. a It Were. add rc. Boston, Mav 20. fSpeeial.l The wedding of Miss Florilla Perkins and Arthur Warren Harrington was cele-brated at high noon at the Church of the Messiah on Florence street, m the presence of a fashionable company. The bride is the eldest daughter of a former physician at the uavy yard, Dr. George I. Perkins, and was well known iu naval society in her father's time. What A Murderer Aaka. Washington, May 20 The supreme court is listening to the argument in the Kemmler cae, being addrcaaed by Miei iii.in in support of the view that uu electrical execution law i lincontilU-lional- . , Thai MHft la a Slur. Xkw Viu:k. May 20.-La- t'lin-Io- G. Kevnolila died thi morning from a wound received a few day bko at the band of Alphome J. Stephanie. KOTKU MAS tiOMC. One of the Foiinilr-- of the Kepubllran Parly Orail. Osiikosii, Wis., May 20. Captain D. P. Mapes, one of tho founders of the Republican Party, died at Winiieeomo Friday night, after an illness of only a few hours. Captain Mapes was a member of the little gathering, which, under the leadership of Major A. K. Borav and with the approval of Horace Greeley bv letter, inaugurated and named the'RepuI'licau party in a lif.le s hool house in a part of Ripon known as 'eresco. Captain Mapes a the founder of the city of Ripon. IL? wan Isum in New York in 17i and was a memlx-- r nf the New York legislature in 181)0. lie selected the Rijioll ile ill dimng f rip throuirh what a then ihe vviid oi ness of Wisc-iiVm- . Property worth hoveral fori lines he i.'ave away ill build ir.g up the city. I'lid He bad already taken steps ton.in! tic founding of Ripon e(!lei.-- le u l.'.cl'" Aart!i"ii four- - lorn rmle re i'lv-.- c in lh" plnce. lie: was uniloiibti ill" 1"' olilct Mason in the Xorthwc.-t- . Whiskey Haa a Hand In It. Mo.vriCEI.LO, 111.. May 20.-Sp- ecial. An election for mayor and alderman is being held today in Hammond, in this county, which has recently been incorporated under the general laws of the state. The whiskey question is the only issue in tho contest for the mayor-alty. The Work of lnmlte. City v Mkxu . via Galveaton, May ifi A ilepoait of dynamite in Tepic Exploded yeslirdiiy. Four persona were killed and aix wounded. Liatening to Men With firiefa. Toi-kka- , Kans.. May 20. - Spcei a!. The board of railroad commissioners are todav engaged listening to a recital of grievances of the farmers of 20.000 of wnom hnv; peti-tioned for lower ratfstotheMissomi; river on farm products. t hlrajo Markala. ( tin A'io. MavW I 11pm. eo.e.. Wheat -- Firm. ah, June, O'l, July, 04J Cork Meady;-ash- , ' Mi; Jiinev 3'.. Julv. :u . 1M - I inn. rash, 2J; June. V,i, i Julv. '' '.'"J- - It a KM. t - Quiet. I p..KK- - Finii; cash, IJ.I3. June; !lie.r.i, July. r--. w. i LaI;i Mow : cash, W.20; Jure, W 22, i July, .30(.82. f the Judge Own. " ray .20 J""ige Maater-- X El Pa'o, and his ' 'i? bet'veen her home dnr, 'aso J.""?e Masterson owns ;;ij(yx inines, and is worth dollars. rre)ariiig to Sleet Her. BEHLIX. May sive arraiigeinents have been made for the reception of the Queen of Italy. Her Majesty will remain at the (.crtiian court several days. The Italian Crown Prince will join her here and both of them will return direct to Italy. Will Have to I norm re (lie Hag. Nr.W Yohk, May 20 - iSpe"Lil.- -I The memlicrs f the cotton exchange are voting today on a proposition to limit payments from the gratuity fund to 1000 It i argued by thine in favor of the adoption of the promr-iiio-n t iat unless the payment art- - reduced in that tisii'v the surplus wiil soon have to I drawu upon. He I in No Harry. Grand Forks. May -S- pecial.- The joint commission for 'effecting niia. settlement between North and J.iiih llakota reconvened today. It the commission considerable time yet to complete its Ialsr. i Albany, N. Y.. May 20 J. K. Lm-me- t iF'ritzi. accompanied by his son, called upon bis counsel. Hamilton Har-ris, ami concluded arrangements w here-by he abandons his cross-sui- t for di-vorce against his wife, and settles upon her a sullicietil amount of money to en-- able b. r 10 live comfortably. Hegne.; her his lautitul vi!h just outside. tie city, and made oxer to her tt.Vl.frjO in government lxjnd. and will let her nit go by default. Tb- - actor is l.K.king very soln-- r ami eim'iilerably by the thought of separating from the woman who has sharl lu jov and sorrow- - bl more than twenty-liv- e year. He will remain in '"' York a few lavs ami then sail fr Ku rope. His son will accompany him. j Slaw Yarli Ioy ao4 Sta. ' Nr.w Yoitic, May 20 Stock fairly adive and firm to strong. M'-ne- i and eveo. B.ir silver I Wfl . , Four coupon, 1 22; Piie,nc ixt. I 15; Central Pacilio, "': Kurlington. t .", . A- K. .. VH; Nortliera Pavirie, 7; I'Te'eTT'-d- . Noribw eaient, I l, New York entral. Oreg'.n Navi ' g'dion I ll; TraiismtiuetitJ, 4Tj. Mol Maud, V. t lini V San Franria-- . ' Paul A tlmnha K. Trsaa Pacific. 24 i; I'nion ' Pacific. WJ; Welis Jargo Kiprr, II Westera Union, ! 'JM1'atUnln, UMncU I rlLL1NS' Co,-- ' Mi"y 20- - News Rattan mining district, of the Waging kind, continues to ltle shaft on the Bonanza ii ',own about 20 feet, and T'nproving in quality with the vone.t0oUractors commenced on J. root tunnel,' to be put Ci Hi'l Mining com-J-.- A niglit; shift 10 tllfi working force, S"? shaft on the Black etJ; Greeley parties. Two p m n'm Denver are now in 'winn.? a thorough inspection JUsniiBe8. lM-n- M'llh the MraoJab. imikati. May (Spwial The Mav Mu-i- c feai'ival oteu lotiighl with Haiider oralorio. "the Meiah." 'Tiie festival cbi Saturday niifiit. 'I he sa'e "f --call indicate l'! " far. al iat. a attendance i concerned the concert will be an success. All insmwi. Uvvton. (.. May J0- .-I Social - The Grand Lmge of Ohio I. (1. I. 1 .. ism iseion here tliy- - Ihe proceeding.., as usual are conducted privately. |