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Show ELECTROCUTION. The U.J5. Supreme Court Refuses ' tojGranl a Writ of Habeas Corpos, IN THE CASC OF MURDERER KEMMLCR. Tho BrlUsh llonse of Lords Committee Com-mittee and'thc "Sweating Srslem." THE PRESENT POSITION OF THE. STRIKERS. Another Bank Clote IU Poors. , Chicago's Wheat JIarket Again Excited. Ej Tetemrh to tho News. Ketnmler'n IW. "WAsiiistrnur, May 5 The United States Supreme Court has declined to grant the writ of habeat corpus for Kemmler under sentence of death in ieur York by electricity, P"""aut to the order of Jude ttallaceocw York, but decided to hear the motion for a writ of error on May 13th. Buffalo. May 5. AncUier writ of habeat amnrn has been Issued in the case of Kemmler, returnable before be-fore the county Judge at Auburn on Saturday. It is Issued to dlsnose of the question as to whether the warden war-den of the State prison can legally execute Kemmler. The claim U that nobody but Uio Sbcrifl of Erie County can execute him. The TTIicnt Trade. Chicago, May 5. July wheat opened 2 to 3 cents lower than at Saturday's closing, at 33 fe 91 on the news of ralu and better crop prospects in the north-west. The price so shoved up under a good sfcculaU ve demand, that at the dote of fifteen minutes it sold at 92 cents. Theadvancein wheat continual with heavy dealings until July touched Oil, then a reacUon set In, and the price receded, tillat 11:30 it stood at 93 wiUi a weak feeling prevalent. The Itarrrlona Klrikera. Bakctxona, May 5. There Is much dlcuutint among Uie strikers, strik-ers, owing to the failure to secure demands. Many disputes between themselves have ended in fights. A largo number or strikers show a disposition dis-position to return (o work. The authorities assured them tha t If they rwuuic work they would be protected. pro-tected. Great excitement was caused this morning at the merchants and manufacturers' cluthouse by an explosion of bombs in front of the building. The concussion was terrific ter-rific ard Uie doors and windows of Uie houso were wrecked. If tuon and rjrlrblnyen. Jvew Haven, Conn., May 5. Seven hundred masons and bricklayers brick-layers have struck for 15 cents an hour. The bosses offer A3. SnM.fncItU ORJcUl. Chicago, May 5. Simon Quln-lan, Quln-lan, supremo ruler of Uie Benevolent Benevo-lent Onlcr of Elks, has suspended New Yotk Council o. 1 and the general secretary for conspiracy by a legal process to prevent the holding hold-ing of the annual meeting of the Grand lodge in Cleveland next July. Teraperatnrr. Chicago, May 5. Xew York G2; New Orleans 72; St. Louis -!C: Cincinnati Cin-cinnati 01; Chicago 3(5; Winnipeg Wouldn't It nit Tor the Ijivt. Coumieia, S. C, May 5. Willie Leaphart (colored) was shot and killed in Lexington jail last night. Leaphart was convicted of a rape on Rosa Cannon Young, a white girl, and sentenced to be hanged April lSlh. To prevent lynching ho was taken to tbo Columbia jail, but on a guarantee of his safety by Uie citizens, citi-zens, he was returned to Lexington. Ho had been respited pending the motion for a new trial. A 311nX btsenftetl. New YoRic,May 5. 10,000 shares of stock were this afternoon bought in for Uie account of Washington Quinlan, a member of the stock exchange. ex-change. Secret-try Ely was noti fied by Quiulau's family that he has disappeared under circumstances which indicated that his mind is deranged. Another Hank with Cloird Doors. Beloit, Wis., May C The private priv-ate bank of Charles A. Mather k Co. closed Its doors this morning. James M. Hawley, the junior member, mem-ber, has disappeared. The assets are placed atSHO.OOO; liabilities S100.-OOJ. S100.-OOJ. Hawley drew SIO0O on his personal note before leaving. It Is not known how bis accounts stands. WashimjtoN, May 5. The formal announcement of the death of Senator Beck was made this afternoon, after-noon, and Uie Sneaker appointed a commilteti to take charge of the funeral arrangements on the part of theliousc TbcTno njicr. Washinoton, May 5. Arch Bishop Ireland, of St. Paul,preached in Uie colored catholic church of this city yesterday, to a mixed congrega-Uon. congrega-Uon. Tho sermon strongly urged social equality between tho black and the white races. ClilraTO Bnt Cjirpentem TJeld. Xew YoltK,-May 5. Two hu nd red boss carpenters todayigrantexl the demands de-mands of their men. Only thirty five refused, and their men struck for eight Hours. Everything Is quiet. Latest. The returns show Uiat only 122 men are out of work. Many (f the stilklng carpenters went to work this morulng'on the strength of Uie announcement in tbeSunday papers that tbo strikehad been settled. As some matter is yet nnder discussion, and no order to resume wotk has been issued, Uie carpenters' council sent out and called off the workers. It Is thought that work will be resumed by Friday. Fri-day. Various strikes threatened in other lines havo failed to materialize. Coal Jlln.m' Htrlfce. Itttsuuro, May5. Six hundred coal miners struck today nt Bellaire and Cambridge, Ohio, against Uie use of screens. The "Aw eat Ins Sijslem. London, May 5. The committee of the House of Lords appointed to inquire into thu sweaUng system, which is causing much misery am-jDg tho residents of tho eastern part of Uie city, urges the hands to combine and force employers to pay I tter wagex and grant shorter hou is. The committee alo presses the report re-port upon parliament for tbo necessity neces-sity for legislative Interference. Senate. Washington, May 5. The formal form-al announcement of Senator Beck's daUiwasmado by Blackburn. A committee was appointed to super-Intend super-Intend Uie funeral at Uie Senate chamber at one o'clock tomorrow. The Senate then adjournal. The French Striker. Paris. May 6. The labor agitation agita-tion nt Iloubalr and Tourcolng Is abating, though tho conference between be-tween masters and strikers was productive pro-ductive of no result. Pool Bnlcb. Xew York, May 4. A match at continuous pool fur tho championship champion-ship of America and a money stake of $300, is to be played May 6, 9 and 10 in Hardman Hall, between tho champion De Oro of Cuba, and Albert Al-bert Powers of Xew York. Emperor TVUllani'j Opinion. Berlin, May !. Tho ToiHtcJte Zalung sav-s Uiat at tho Statesrath Banquet Emperor William 'asked ono of his guests his opinion of the socialist bilL Tho person thus que-Uoned que-Uoned roundly denounced the hill, saying it Uiat it was calculated to embitter the workmen and stimulate Socialism, and that It ought to be summarily dropped. To this Emperor Em-peror William replied: "Tliat is quite my opinion." Tho At. Lonla Ilarnmammlierm St. Louis, May 5. The harness-makers7to"tmrnnraber"cr250pttWck' harness-makers7to"tmrnnraber"cr250pttWck' this morning. They demand an increase in-crease of 15 per cent in wages. Tire In A'ewark, X.J. XrwARKTMay 1. The nevrrcsi dence of George M. Bramhall of South Oranjre was discovered to bo on.JIro this morning. Tho fire caused a loss on tho house of $5000. The greatest loss, however, was In etchings, of which Bramhall had ono of tho finest collections In the country, being valued at $30,000. The loss on Uie pictures wot $20,000. Jim Cornell. Xew York-, May J.PIiH Dwycr, Uie well known sporting man, has expressed a willingness to back Jim Corbettof San Francisco to fight any of Uie heavy pugilists, including includ-ing John L. Sullivan, for any amount up to $52,000. Dwyersays he la willing to back Sullivan against Killraln, but thinks Corbctt can defeat Sullivan. Two Children Killed. Westchestik, Pa., May 4. Willie and Clara Fltzpatrick, aged f..?u,J .y313 rvspecUvely, were killed, and two other children per-haps per-haps fatally injured by being thrown fro.m ,aa"IaEo today. Mr. Fltzpatrick Fltz-patrick had Just placed the children In a carriage when tho horse, ran away. He was dragged a long dlr-tance dlr-tance and ldly hurt. Mrs. Fltzpatrick Fltz-patrick was driven insane by the tragedy. Itrndx to Meet Demand. Xorkistown, Pa., May-!. Tho Montgomery Xational Bank is now said to bs ready to meet all demands. A committee is examining the affairs af-fairs of tho Montgomery Insurance, Trust and Safe Deposit Company, but its condition n. Ill not be known unUl the examination U completed. Tho discrepancy is variously esU-mated esU-mated from S25.U0O to Sim mi Later. I'aymcnt has been resumed re-sumed by the trust company. There Is an expression among conservative conserva-tive financiers that Uio bank Is en-Urely en-Urely sound, but that Uie trust company com-pany is considerably involved. Ther.opr'a Addrrw. Rome, May The iw aj. dreed three hundred German pilgrims pil-grims Thursday on thu industrial question and the refusal of Germany to recognize Uio old Catholics. .Senator Iteek'a I'nneral. Washinoton, May 4. Tho Kentucky Ken-tucky delegation have assumed charge of the remains of Senator Reck, and will tomorrow mornlo-nnally mornlo-nnally arrange all the details of Uie funeral. Senator Blackburn will ask the Senate to adjourn over until un-til Wednesday. The funeral Is to tako place In Uio Senate chamber on Tuesday. California to the Tore. Chicago, May 4. California Js tho first State to apply for sj.aco for her exhibits at the fair. A letter was received from tho California stale Roan! of Trade Saturday, asking for conditions and the nmount of space to be granted the State i Itun on i Hank. XonmsTowN, I., May 5. There wsj considerable excitement about the Montgomery Xational Bank this forenoou. Tho officers of the lnk and the Montgomery Insurance, Insur-ance, Trust and Safe Deposit Company Com-pany In tho same building as Uio TrustCchada heavy rjp,tnd at half-tost half-tost ten suspended eiynicnt, await-lug await-lug the promised arrival of cash. At ouec'clock this afternoon It lias not yet arrived. The officials say that if Uie money Is received it will be all right; If not, a receiver may be necessary. Ho said the depositors are amply secured. Concrt-"lonal Campaign torn-in torn-in I tier. Washington, May 5. A Joint republican caucus will bo hclu this evening to select a congressional camjalgn committee. A DranUra JInrdrrrr. Lociaville, May L On a passenger pas-senger train at Clay City, Ky Burk Ackers, a drunken section boss, yesterday fired several ehoL at Jerry McMullcn. McMulIcu and his wife wens wounded seriously, serious-ly, and MUi Lowcry, a nxvenger on tho train, fatally. h A VI lllaso Burned. Giliier, X. Y., May 4. A fire this niurnlng started In the business jortion of town and quickly spread, there being no means of extinguishing extinguish-ing it. The entire buslnesi portion was destroyed, twenty-two buildings in all. Tho lots Is estimated at $150,000 to $175,000, with Innirance at $50,000. A old.nioodrl nurdrr. WlNAMAC, Ind., May 4. James McMannls, better known as "'Uncle Jimmy Boyles," a wealthy farmrr, was found murdered Saturday. Xot long ago John Low, a German tenant living on ono of Boyles' farms, liad some trouble with him. as a result of which he determined to kill Boyles. He sought out MI-ihacl MI-ihacl Connor, aged IS, who had been brought up by Boyles, and, after some coaxing, persuaded him to kill his benefactor. Yesterday Uie old man was ambushed by Connor and his head shot almost off. Low auj Connor have been arrested. OrrrCronln'a Mrmalni. Chicago, May 4. Formal iutcr-ment iutcr-ment ceremonies over tho remains of Dr. Cronin were held at Calvary cemetery today. The assemblage gathered closely about the grave as Uie few brief norda of service were spoken by Father Muldoon and Father Toomey. After the religious services. Uiose present pa-sl by in double file, viewing Uie casket as it rested above the stone receptacle prepared fur its final resUng place. When all Iiad gazed at Uie coftin, a heavy stone wasput in place, closing clos-ing the tomb, which was then sealed. The "Volunteer." London, May 4. Mr. McAllister of Dumbarton is building for Robert Wylle, of the Clyde Yacht Club, a twenty-Uireo foot yacht, which will be called Uie Volunteer, and which will be fitted with a centre-board. She is not specially designed to race in America, but may go and compete com-pete at Xew York. The Volunteer a one of Uie three twenty-three foot yachts to be built by the members mem-bers of the club on identically the same line, wiUi the exception (hat the IWunfecr will have a centreboard.. |