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Show The TIMES A1 jO JtLj 1 .JLJ JL. il J 14k Jl JL iM.PlOo TimIt Hasn't TIMES, Den t Try to Find It. Happened. I H j ' Y( )LUME 0. SALT LAKE CITY, jlAH, FRIDAY. MAY IS32. NUMBER 273 SILVER AND LEAD QUOTATIONS. Silver 88 Lead $4.M 1 - BATTLE WITH GARZA'S CANB One Soldier and Three Horses I'-- The Gang: Fled. H Galvestox, Tex., May 13. ' special from Rio Grande City, Am F-'-' that word was received last ni l Mtfo t occurred between the Mi'iB Bers under Lieutenant Sado and thCTwHJB of Garza's gang, under command of Jul !? Flores, Eusmo'ii Kancon and oihers at La Meho, near Mier. Flores and a negro nan ed Abaiudo, and eight other outlaws w sre killed. No prisoners were taken. One i ol-di-was wounded and three horses kid id. No revolutionary importance is attached to the movement. When Sneriff Shelley s nd deputies and the deputy marshals attac! ad them on April 16, threeremaiuiug squatM of revolutionists under the command reflecti-vely of Santos Codena, Flores and RarAu, had assembled for the purpose of doii jcM on a p'an of crossing into Mexico, JKs-bandin- g and hiding in the mouutaiusgJMa-den- a at the time had nine men,, eight and flores twenty-two- . TbesevMK two men were those who joined GaiB were largely already outlaws in MexiBfi many of them on this side also, ... now absolutely no refuge. Alter " the remainder of the gang fled iMmJ mr United States. Spurting; 'Splinters. "Spider" Kelly and Sam BarberB together at the Wigwam, in San i next Tuesday night. Tom Williams, the Australian 1 ! , fighter, is coming to the United S:-u-after Tommy Ryan. JIHPI Members of tne Sait Lake'ioat duolinpe to get out to Garfield Beach so:m'and cn:n-mence practicing for the races on Decoration In a walking matidi at East Take, Ala., yesterday, Henry Klink broke ihe world's half-mil- e record rcdu ingitfromfi:5.Jto 2:, Klink fainted at the close. Captain Bogardus. the wine; shot of the world, was defeated at St, Louis a few days ago by W. T. Bexwsjt of Illinois, who stopped sixiv-tiv- e birds while the cap-tain scored sixty-four- . A high wind pre-vailed and made the shooting unsatisfactory and another match will probable be made. Billy Murphy and Johnny tMurphv will fight before the Pacific Athleticclub on May 31st for a nurse of $1350, of. 'which . 1 X will go to the winner Billy .Murphy is well known all over the c ast and is considered a J .i .i, who is sparring in-structor at the gym asram, has only been deflated once, and that was by George Dixon after foly rouuds of hard lighting. WILL BE PUNISHcJ?; MAYBE. Eiaminiug Into the Charges of Violating the Civil Service Law. Washington, May 13. The house com-mittee on reform in the civil service yester-day resumed investigation of the charges that certain federal employees in Baltimore had violated the civil service law without in-curring punishment. Postmaster-Genera- l 'Wanamaker appeared, bringing with him, at the request of the committee, the report of the postofnee in-spectors, giving the result of their investi-gation into the Baltimore postoflice. He desired to say, in view of the comment upon the time that had elapsed between the inves-tigation and the denials of the employees, that more than four months elapsed before the commission's investigation report reached the president, so tiiat the men had had no opportunity to make an earlier re-sponse to the charges. Wanamaker further said that he had no disposition to defend these men, but could not personally investi-gate them, but turned them over to the proper ollicers, and was governed by their reports. Boatner said: "It appears that these par-ties came before the commission authorized to make the investigation, and admitted their guilt, but that the postmaster, whose duty it was to dismiss them took no action, and when the matter came to you (Wanamaker), instead of acting upon the confessions of the parties, you instituted another investigation for the purpose of enabling the people to deny what they had already admitted." The posmaster.general moved his hand in remonstrance while the question was being put, and then replied: "I respectfully pro-test against the statement thai the investiga-tion was institute i for the purpose of having the men deny the charges. It is not the truth." Kaines requested that Wanamaker be per-mitted to proceed with the statement he had prepared, but Boatner insisted that the com-mittee wanted light on the point he sug-gested. He wished to know why the postmas-ter- general's department gn red ihe recommendation of the cdmtniss-- i and ac-cepted the statement, ol the men made in exonerating the iisclves a- - haTiug greater weight than the statements iUe made themselves. The postmaster-genera- l quietly remarked that he bad n" informatiwn on the subject tha: he. was not Willing an I anxious to iay be .'ore the commit ee, UUi, he d llicd the truth of tne Statement tiiat. any attempt was mode to shield the men or thai any unusual course was pursued. Mtv. : RAINS JND FLOODS. Great Damage Air-ough-t in the Mis-souri Vall and all Crop Chauce-Des- t oyed. LAWEENOE IN VGEEAT DANGER. The Kaw River GetK on a Bender and Threatens to Drowa cut the Oity Floods all over thc State. The Grand River Twenty Miles Wide at its Mouth and Growing Larger A Sorry Outlook for Farmers. Kansas City', May If- - Additional news of damage by the flood is still coming in. Grand river is twenty miles wide at the j mouth. Nearly all Saline county la under water, the fences carried away and the rail-roads washed out. At Arrow Rock, 100 miles south, several houses were washed away. The family of Peter Embery, numbering live, are missing, and it, is believed that all were drowned. James (Jalv.n, a railroad boss, was drowned last night. A heavy rain has been falling all over the Missouri valley for twelve hours and shows no signs of ces-sation. In Kansas City. Kansas City, Mo., May 12. The Missouri river is nearly a foot above the d inger line. A rain storm amounting almost to a deluge prevailed yesterday on the river above, so it is expected the water will continue to rlst for some time. Harlem, a small town across the river, is flooded; but the inhabitants have all escaped. Many establishments in Kansas City, Kan., are Hooded, and obliged to suspend business. The Mi u ilioa il .. wreuir. Law.encz, Kansas, 13. A tteayy rain Ja3s been fa'.i a; ti$t t o t twenty-fou-r hours. The Kau-- ir..r continues to rise, and the city is almost ho tied. The water is too high to r.m the water-wheel-and the facior.es have shut down. The Union Pacilie ireihi d 'jot is in danger of being un iermin-- and throws into the river. If a further rKe of sig feet occur-th- e northern porUo.i ol the city will be flooded. C rop Chances :. itroyed. Tnkit.ndexce, llo., May 1"!. The Mis-souri river continues to rise rapidly. Mitels valuable farming land is under water, a d all the chances to raise a crop this year are gone. The river is changing its course to the south, and las. niirht a strip of over hail a mile in length was washed away. Tin Whisky Trust, Bi.ston, May 15. Judge Nelson, of the United States district court, today qnished an indictment aisainst whisky trust official Joseph 15. Greer.uiu and others. ALL FOR A BEAUX. Girls Fight and One of Them Kcrf.vl Anniston. Ala.. May 13. The cotfej H-o- f the Anniston Manufacturing jfl B were the scene of a yesterday, in which girls were the H H Jessie Pierce and Robbie Brown wctHH for the attentions of a young ma rest of the girls took sides, i H H knocked her rival down and j'.. HB the others entered the tcr.i.mi Bj fore the men could part th-- m Sus' HJ received injuries from which she isl uHi and three others are itn.ensib;c, no: to H tion minor injuries. CLEAN UP THE TOWN. Mr. Sears Indicates Some Work for the Sanitary Inspector to Do. A Times reporter called at the chamber of commerce this morning and Secretary Sears, referring to the item in yesterday's Times in which he was quoted as kicking about the sanitary aspect and condition of Sa'jk Lake, said: j "Just come here'to the window with me. j Lookout across the street. See that pile of manure there?" The reporter did sec it; he couldn't help it, and he said so. "Now," continued Mr. Sears, "that is only one dab. Ii you had half an hour to spare with me, I could take you around town and show you live hundred such places." "Is there no law," asked the reporter, "to cover such cases?" "I believe there is," replied Mr. Sears. "If not there should be. I saw Inspector Showell about this matter but he would only assure me that if I wouW swear out complaints against the pan.es who allow the nuisence. on their premises, he would arrest them Now, I am mnCing no light on the inspector t or Rn.'W else, bat 1 do want to see iiTuF syiiell less tilth and garbage around "12?t-V- trat visiting here, white thfcBjhave nothing bnt praise" for the beauty, .oeBpon and natural resources of the city, alust invtri.;!.!y express their dUj:Ust at 'tS conii'tioa. And this, in view of the that the tourist season is on lis, is t a statekf' l:is which should be remedied L. soon as i le." The report r then hunted up Inspector Showell to get his opinion oa the subject, and found him at his oltiee. I "It is true," said Mr. Showell, "that there ris considerable. refuse and garbage on the back streets and alleys of '.he city, t..,. i.,U; of Health fnlly alive to the situation, and w are doing all we can to rcmeity tli" evil. Of course, as the weather gets warmer, ; more complaints:, re received, and thevareaf-- ; tended to without d- a . In e idenee of tills." j I'OHlinded :he :u . "las- - month's re- - port shows in at JSTxH lo...-'- s of garbage were removed' from the eiv, and eightv-tw- o dead an,mal removed ;nd buried. ' The citi-'C- J ar not giving us unv trouble. Vhatever, and it is only a matter of a little ilme iieforc we will be all cleaned an. 'oh mtreu;em!,er that Salt Lake is a big place to attend to. Notices have al-ready been served this morning on fifteen persons, and have been seen to. No, there is nothing the matter with us, only we must have time to get around." No doubt Mr. Sears v. ili be as pleased as anyone to hear the above, as well the com-munity in general. Secretary Sears' Side of the Case. Salt Lak:: Citv, May 13, 1893. Editor Times: A few days ago as secretary of the chamber of commerce, I called the attention of William Showell, sanitary inspector, to rhe complaint made bv visitors that manure pi! s were altogether too prev- alent in this city. He denied it, and asked me to particuia .i ;j where they could be o tnd, and I told him I did not know of any block where they could not be found; but many are the places where they certainly could be seen, one of them being from the r hamber of commerce window and an-other in a fashionable residence part cf the city. The papers have taken the matter no since and Mr. Showell has entered eom-tdrrln- ts against certain varties, but in doing this he told the parties I was the one who made the complaint, which is not the truth, except to the extent stated above. With the law on his side he ought to have backbone enough to clean up the city misrepresentations. If there are nojfrounds for the complaints without re-o- g to such methods be has no right to ;e the complaints at all. Ui'i' - nyijlii exist il. is las duty 'v".thoM (Tvi'is in thr . the slior.-iifSnp- " on! Respectfully, S. W. gsABS. CRIMINAL MATTERS. The Grand Jurors Tako a New Tack and arc After the Sports. DIAMOND MAY BE PAEDONED. The Case Will Probably be Presented to Governor Then las in a Short Time. . A Light Day in the Police Court Bnm sides Discharged -- A Stolen Letter ol' Credit --The Crane Case Again. The grand jury took a new tack'this morn-ing. After having before them a number of tl frail females, a.id gathering c onsiderablo information, it is presumed, In regard to er of houses of e in the cityX and the owners of the premises, the inquisi- tors have turned their attention to the apoftQ and are now inrestigating the gamblia question. What the result will bo is 3 course only a matter of conjecture, but tho new move has created a feeling of uneasi--j ness in the ranks of the knights of the greew cloth. A I'ardou for Diamond. The friends of William Diamond, thiv. carpenter who is serving a term at the pent, tentiary for killing Scott, will soon make an elfort to secure a pardon. The case wai4 tried last year and at the time, some thought that Diamond acted in self defense and wiu, jnslilied in doing what he did. Afterward. additional evidence was discovered, and while it was not deemed sufficient to enUtl Diamond to a new trial, it strengthened thp theory of self defense. Since his itflrf care oration, he has been a model prisoner, and his conduct will count in his favor. Crane Will Not he - - tiuTI. It is now generally believed that Charl Crane, who was brought back to Salt Laka from California recently on the charge of embezzling funds of the Salt Lake Building & Loan association, wili not be prosecuted?. Crane, it will be remembered, admitted hla indebtedness to the company, but claimed an offset, which the association would not allow. The matter has bjen satisfactorily adjusted since his return, and the associa-tio- h on Tuesday night adopted resolution exonerating him. Police CowfQ A solitary drunk who responds to a call for dinner under the title of John Williama was the only ease before Judge Kesler thia morning. And even John was not present in person but was represented by a five dollar William which was declared forfeited. A Stolen Letter of Credit The officers were trying to find two tneA who are said to have stolen a letter of eredilV for $5,000 belonging to Jonathan Able, t Colorado man, at the depot in Ogdeu a fcV days ago. Durnsides Discharged. Tn the ease of James Burusides, charged with disturbing the peace, Commissioner Norrell last evening discharged the defend-ant, because the prosecution failed to iirova venue. IN ALL THE COURTS. The Trial of the Damage Case A?ai:ist the Empire Steam Laundry Concluded. ME3. LUSJD WAFTS A DIVOBOE. A Largp Number of Judgments Entered M Justices and Commissioners Today. Attorneys Sue for Fees The Tint'.c Range Railway Compuriy iets a Kiht of Way Court Notes. The trial of the case of George M. Hoff-ne- r vs. the Empire Steam Laundry company was resumed in Judge Zane's court this morning, and will be decides this after-noon. The plaintiff sues to recover $5000 damages for personal injuries received by him through falling into the defendants' cellar, on Commercial avenue, it being al-leged that the opening to the pavement was left unprotect id, and that the accident was due entirely to negligence on the part of the defendant. She Wants a Divorce. Emma Sophia Lund instituted divorce pro-ceedings in the Third district court this afternoon against John Lund. The parties were married in Stockholm in 1875, and emigrated to L'tah in 11. Mrs. Lund alleges that although the defendant is ati able bodied man and in a position to support her, he has not provided iier wuh the com-mon necessaries of life since December, 1"J, and for more th.-.-n a ar past be has abandoned iier. Malonej & i'en-.iu- are the plaintiff attorneys. Sfora .Hwiin .suits. ?.f J. and A. U. Edgeworlii today brought five suit in the third dis.rict court aga.nst John MeCty-ta- l to recover a large amount of valuitiie nira,itg ground iu Tintic mining district, iu ti e ricini y o! the Anaconda and Harrison mines. iue suits are j rotets against ihe aoplicti :i of '.he defendants for pah-lit- . V. H. Dickson is the attorney for the piaintilis. New uiia. Professor Pfau today brought suit, in Jus-tice Kroeicer's court tg.iiust M. D. Kern to recover S1SS. H. J. Grant & Co. have begun suit against H. L. Hall of the White house, to recover $150, for Insurance, and an attachment was issued this afternoon. Probate Conrt. In the ma'ter of the estate of B. F. Young the case was continued to May 14. In the matter of the estate of Hannah Lewis the case was continued to May A. Inteivs Ib Court Notes. In the case of Henry Dinwoodey vs. H L. Hall, the plaintiff has confessed judgment for $144.50, In the case of James Hughes vs. W. T. Vaughn, judgment has been entered for the plaintiff for isTl.TT. The divorce case of Annie Rhodes vs. J. W. Rhodes has been referred to W. A. Byers to take testimony auo report. Commissioner Booth has given judgment for the plaintiff for (30.88 in the case o W. S. McCornick vs. L. D. Kinney. Justice Hall has given judgment for the plaintiff for $40.15 In the case of Remington, Johnson & Co. vs. J. H. McLellan. Judgment by default has been entered ".gainst Thomas As- - Feruey and in favor of F. D. Kiruoall for S09.47 and' costs. Commissioner Martin today gave judg-ment for the plaintiff f ;r $133. 50 in the case of James Green v. Matilda Winters. Commissioner Martin has given judgment for the plaintiff for $252.40 in the case of the Bank of Commerce vs. Henry Schwitzer et al. In the case of James Moffatt vs. Peter El-liott, judgment was this morning rendered for the plaintiff by default for 5:217.10, costs and interest. Deuton and McNally, attorneys, this morn-ing brought suit In Cemmissiouer Norrell's court agaiust Barney Morgan to recover $200 alleged to be due for professional services. An appeal has been taken to the district court in the case of Cha-- . Hallstrom et al vs. Adolph Johnson, in which Justice Kroeger recently gave judgment for the plaintiffs for $1M. 14. In the case of ths Tintic Rtuge rail way vs. G. Nelson et al, J udie lane this afternoon granted an order allowing the pltiutiff to enter where the defendants property and construct it road, upon liiing a bond in the sum of $5003. EASTERN LDITORS. A Large Party Now En Konte to San Iffran-cisc- o anil Salt Lalu. Several hundred, editors are now on their way from the east to the City of San Fran-cisco, where they wili be in attendance upon the session of the National Editorial assoi which meets al the Golden Gate town on May 23d. The eompauy go over the Santa Fe route, returning via the Central Pacific to Salt Lake, thence to Denver on the Rio Grande ana eastward via the Union Pacific. The states represented by members of the party ire Illinois. Indiana, low:.. North Da-kota, Ohio, MaaaachusettP, Michigan. Min-nesota, all the New England states. New York, Pennsylvania. New Jersey, Delaware, Nebraska and Rhode Island. Pennsylvania send the largest delegation of any state, among them being State Sena-tor P. Gray Meek of the DtMOcnttie Wateh-mmn- Beilefonie: I'. H. Mass. editor the Farmrrx' KrienA, .Meehenieslairr. and feil'e tary of the Pennsylvania State i", iitoriai as-sociation; Thomas V. Cooper, eolloc or of the port of Philadelphia and editor of the Meti'i American; bttte Senator Harry Hall. St. --V U'tz-t- H. L.Taggariof 7.'.V '' Titnex, Philadelphia; A. D. liurke, Ihonj Let-pe- r, Philadelphia. Among the prominent j 5;ew York editor. were E. H. Butler, jiutulo, .Yi:rx; J. ii. Piuld, Yonkers OtaHte! A. O. Buir.ie , New York AUcert inc r : John ii. Far-- j rell, Union, Albcny. WhVI. SAVE t( i'AV TAXK5. Pnlicaan Can .tiw e.ecl t lie Saaic OS Other iVoperty. After ftcbting their taxes for years and having been worsted in ihe courts Irom the state to the United States supreme court, the Pullman C$t company has been compelled to pay taxes on property valued at about ?l.;oO,000 in Kansa. or to have their palace cjirs levied upon and sold at sheriff sale. A representative of the Pullman company recently appeared hefore the state hoard of railroad assessors and made the first state-ment that has ever been made of the com-pany property iu that state, and also signi-fied the intention of the company to pay all taxes. Every twenty-four- s hours 200 Pullman cars enter Kanas territory. The state will real-- i .e not only (lie amount of tax on this large amount of property, but the company also agrees to pay its back taxes, which are due for several years, and amount to thousands of dollars. The eonipuny has already begun to make a settlement of these overdue taxes in many of the counties. SPECIALS TO OGDEN. TTie Cuion Pacific Captures the Slajoritj of the Ilolegations. The L'uion Pacific will run a special train to Ogden tomorrow at 9:20 in order to accom-modate those who desire to attend the Og-den convention. The train from the south M ill arrive at 0:10 and w ill have on board the delegates from Beaver, Utah, Tooele and Juab counties. Beaver and Juab counties send full delegations, including alternates. The train will be beautifully decorated and no pains will be spared to make the trip a pleasant one. The special will return after the convention has aujourned. The Rio Grande Western will also run a train, leaving at 10 o'clock, making thu run iu forty minutes. Personal an! General. W. J. Shotwell has returned from a trip to Colorado. The Times radius thanks to S. T. .(," tha popular adPnt ".' the Missomi L' the "Annualm of that road. i(f eft rt oet: Assistant FrTight Ajfent KimTiall, of tne Bock Island, reports that everything is un-der water in Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska nd Iowa, and the prospect for crops is anything but encouraging. The earnings of the Rio Grande Western for the last week in Aoril amounted to $71,-40- 0, an increase of o000 over the corre-sponding month of last year. The earnings for the month were $205,200, an increase of $14,300 over April, 1891. Dan Spencer of Ihe Lrnlon Pacific says that the bathing season at Garfield will open on Sunday next if it doesn't snow. The Union Pacific wiil begin running trains on that date. Twenty-tw- o carloads of Presbyterians en route for this city left Omaha this morn-ing, the train being divided in'o three sec-tions. They will arrive totnotriw at mid-night. At "Green River the party will be met bv the following committee from this eitr: "Rev. R. G. McNiefe, Rev. G. L.Ar-nold, Rev. F. S. Wishard, Rev. S. H. Tolles and Hon Frank Pierce. This committee leave tomorrow for Creen River. . THE SPORTING WORLM The Pr?!-Bi;Eari?- to the Ltr yflr('.iHs Gsntes Amou-iosd- . MEN WILL APPE 4 Sapvrtil!o!i of Some of the Most Noti l ighter- - Ihe iiout Club "parting Iti m . of (inuTid Interest. "!:. rs to the contest bet we a .I f.angc, which comes off a I AN v. It. u next Thursday nipht haj are announced asA 1 Henry Williams, Oscar Block and Jack Hayes, four roir Montana K.u and Frank Kichards. Ir rounds. Her' crt Shule and lid Nobli ' JHf'' Steve Davis and an unknown, : ifl B Ed Rhodes and an unknown, ' l Paddy Waich and "Tug" ' ' I Both Lange and V.'illianis are H and the former thinks he will at 215 pounds, his present weight fl SILVER CONFERENCE. Moderate Friends of the White Metal are Quite Well Satisfied With the Outlook. - - WANT H 0 GOLD DELEGATES. A Suggestion That the Names of tl"i Delegates be Sent to the Sen-ate" for Confirmation. It WSB Have the Kflect of Givinp the ltepresentntives a Hetter Standing Other Washington News. New York, May 13. A Washington dis-patch says the moderate silver men in con-gress are very well pleased with the pro-gress made toward an international mone-tary conference and accept it as an earnest of the sincerity of the administration. They say, however, In order to make the conference of any advantage, the president must appoint men friendly to silver as dele-- g itcs from the United States. There will be live, and the silver men argue that this uum-he- r will give them ample opportunity for the representation of the various views. They are not disposed to insist that the del-egates shall represent the extreme free coin-age view tield !n the United Stales, but believe they shou.l be siucere friends of bi-metallism, "and not "gold bugs" either open-ly or in disguise. The appointment of men bitterly opposed to the coinage of silver under any condi-tions would, the silver men say, make the monetary conference a farce, and deprive it of any usefulness. They hope the president will seek to give additional weight and pop-ular support to the conference by sending the names of the American delegates to the senate for confirmation. They admit that he can ask gentlemen to serve without asking the approval of the senate, but be-lieve it would be more in harmony with the spirit of our institutions and would strengthen the delegates and the conference if it were known that the delegates appeared with the sanction of the senate. If the l)Mee of men f moderate views are sent to the senate the silver men say there will be no opposition to their confirmation. Serilte liilis. Washington, May 1". In the senate denong the bills introduced and referred were the following: Authorizing the presi-dent to proclaim a general Holiday out incin-erating the 400lh anniversary "f the discov-ery of America on October 1,', IStSJ. By Senator Hiscock To encourage Amer- - lean ship building by ex ending U the steamship China, which plies between Sau Francisco and China on the Pacific Mail line, but flics the British flag, tb same privileges as were extended to the City the City of New V Senator Call offered a resolution which was B referred to the committee oa foreign reia- - H tions, requesting the president to open V negotiations with the government of Spaiu for the purpose of inducing that goyern-- Kineut to e(i:.-e- n: tn tin- establishment iu the . 'f Cuba of a tree and independent epuliHe, such consent being given on the avmi-n- t by Cuba to Spain of such H to the H Island, a:.-- 1 the relinquishment of her a L. to secure such material commercial president's message on subject of ternatioual conference was i up and Senator Pfeffer addressed the declaring conviction that if the 1, naval appropriation MiU was then and read. amendment Hlaivgealn $50 000 for the expenses 's McPherson asked Hale (in of the toil.; Vthatefii.trd expected for wouid. rmr.liiuoit to and after an executive session, the senate H Mr. Wilson of Washington presented, and the house P the bill for the sale of the Klamath rirer !n- - Mr. Reed moved to increase the appro-priatio- n for lighthouse establishmuntii ; rotn $170,000 to WOT, 000, saying that the bill as reported approoriated $370,000, ilus the duty, or in all ?40S,bOJ, exactly what the amendment proposed. Mr. Hoi man hoped that thu increase would not be made, and, after some discus-sion, .Mr. Reed's amendment was rejected On motion of Mr. Savers (Tex. ) the appro-priation for the life-savin- service a"a in-creased 1,000. Mr. Butler (Iowa) charged the republi- cans with violating the rules by remaining in their scats ami not rotinir. Mr. Reed criticised the democrats for making no explanations of the reductions they made. Their argument in favor of re- duction was brute force, he said, and that was the reason therefor. Pending further action the committee rose and the house ad journed. Tim Rlt r tt!-.:n- s at K ins is City. Kansas Citv, Kay 13. The Miswarj at this point yesterday reaehed a dangerous point, and several L.milcs in the bo.toms nave mo.ed to places of safety. Harlem, on tha other sidu vf tne river, is tn consider-able danger of being flooded, and a number of people living near the river batiks have moved to higher ground. If the Hood does not subside within forty-eig- ht hours, serious damage will result. Tne Kansas rear - al-so on ihe rampage and seems to be causing its fall snare of damage. At Kawas 1nmon b the water is even with the Sfiaso&ri u ilie tracks, and a number of eo.ored s. u iters moved today. The bottom lands iu..r the Twenty-fourt- h street bridge on the Armour-dal- e side are flooded, and there is eight feet of water iu the Phoenix packing house. I he packing house of Kingan & Co. is also flooded, and a number o animals were drowned. The signal service today issued a bulletin advising p ip!c living on the low-lands in this vicinity to move to places of safety. At Arrow Rock, Mo., in Saline county, the river has overflowed its banks and an enor-mous acreage of crops is under water. The situation is similar at Fayette, Mo., and considerable livestock was lost. SINGERS IN TROUBLE. Kmm .Jucii's Opera Company II ivo No Castuim s to "" :ir. The Emma Juch Opera company came to grief in Oakland. California, Tuesday night. The show was billed for a two night's en-gagement but a difficulty arose over a bill owed by Manager Locke to one of the mu-sicians. The latter called on the mechanics union to take up the case and inconsequence the orchestra refused to play- - The bill was settled and the performance proceeded. OnTue-di- y night Miss Juch was ill and could not sing and Manager Stillwell of the opera house planted a suit for damages. He attached all the scenery and costumes and avers that he will hold them until damages are paid. 'i . Rlaine Itows to Beauty Washington-- , May 13. Secretary Rlaine ttended a strawberry festival in the north. cstern part of the city this afternoon, and. Mame near meeting with a serious accident. (Vhilc apnroai hinK a iitiTO im'iil.uii ':i willed , the greater number of the guests were gathered, he stepped on a narrow elevated board walk running along the driveway to greet some friends. Among the ladies wa Miss Leiter, who, selecting a red rosebud from a cluster in her belt, fastened it In the lapel of his coat. Raising his hat in ac. knowledgment, the secretarv of state made a misstep, his foot slipped oft the board, and his length was measured on the ground. He was at once helped to his feet, and, in res-ponse to anxious Inquiries, declared himself wholly unhurt. After mounting a short flight of steps, Secretary Blaine rested for about five minutes in a little reception room, and then insisted upon Joining the company outside, where he remained some time. WHAT PRES DENT CLARK SAYS. The Cnion rie;flc in Ooad Conilition anil the lrosp:-ct- s Very 15;is;ht. Boston. May 13. President S. H. H. C lark, of the Union Paeific, is in Boston. Clark feels encouraged as to the outlook for the Union Pacific. He believes it will make as good a showing if not a better one the present year than last. Clark finds business gradually improving throughout all sections Traversed by the company. In Oregon, Washington and the far northwest, no great improvement is anticipated until the next crop is harvested, but a recovery is already perceptible Irom the extreme depression which existed. . . An Attempt to Blov up Street Cars. Bcda Pksth, May 13.4-- A greit spsaiio" 1 i.,eBty the exjT.osion in Andrassy street, one of the fashionable thoroughfares. As one of the electric cars was moving along there was a sudden jar, followed bv a terrific roar. The shock was very great and the people in the ear were terribly frightened. An investigation showed that the explosion was caused by a dynamite cartridge con-cealed alonir the rail in such a manner that the flange of one of the wheels would ex-plode it. A search showed th t seven other cartridges had been placed alongside the rails, but in some manner had become mis-placed. This was fortunate, for, had the cartridges exploded simultaneously, no doubt the ear would hare be;i biown to pieces end many of tue occupants killed. The wheel that struck the cartridge was blown off the axel and the bottom ol the ear badly shattered. Nearly ail the passengers were more or less bruised, Nit none of their injuries are fatal. METHODIST CONFERENCE. I.iymen w ill Defe it the Election of More liishiips. Omaha, May 13. Bishop Goodsell pre-sided over today s session of the Methodist coiference. It Is the gossip of the coufer-- u l' hall that the laymen wiil defeat the ef-- f ifrt to elect more bishops. After some sparring it m deeded to ieceive all of the fraternal deiegiies except the one from the Methodist church south this evening, and. to receive ihe latter Tuesday evening. nis action was taken in deference to the feeiitigs of the s mthern church delegates, wits! did not wUh to be recdved with a ue-grr-is one of ii: : fraternal. Rs . Thomas Ha.;'...:, .f i'ennington sem-:di- ", introduced a resolution "declaring trial be church should come out squarely orijie struggle ei '.vei n capital and labor, ilefeclared in his remarks that the church hat not ehoy.-- euo.igli sympathy wi'h thBbifing millions; and the laboring classes are trif ting aw a v irotn ir. Ihe resolution w Preferred in l '.e on the sta'.e of in church. Ajres dui ion to cha n go the rules so as to adsjit women as lay oelegates in the goBrai conference was refcraed to the com-riiitjc- 'j on lay delegates.. THE ROSLYN DISASTER. All the Hollies Taken From the lino Forty i'eristi in the Slope. Rosltn, Wash., May 13. At midnight the remaining bodies were taken from the slonc, making 4t! who perished in the terrible ex-plosion. About 250 children, mostly small, are orphans by the disaster. Liberal oilers of assistance are coming from all parts of the country. The Coeur d'Alene Trouble. M Spokaxf, Wash., May 13. Fifty deputy marshals have gone to the scene of tha Miners' union trouble at Co'ur d'Alene. Tha miners have bought three cases of rifles and ammunition, and affairs there have an ugly look. It is feared that bloodshed will result from any attempt on the part of the mar-shals to iuterfere. The conetitution op Idaho prohibits the importation of deputy marshals from other states, but the mine owners are avoiding u.is by recruiting their forces in the farming country around Moscow. A carload, of recruits were brought into Spokane last evening in the-Palous-e train, and sent, up to Hauser June., tion, presumably to be dispatched into tha. mines by tho Lake route of the .Northern Pacific. mm Pois ineil F.i -- ir II i .n in is unl Lovers. Brda Funi. Miv 13. At Newjirtz today a number of women were placed i n trial on the charge of polluting i M ir luisbmds and lovers with arsenic. The : rUoi-ers- who are of low types with brsz.u demeanor, denied the charges. Tor.- - IJN II '.: Off. Mo"ti:t: a:.. M - A wealthy farmer's son named I'revost, living at St. Jean He Chrysostome. became de3oondcnt yesterday and resolved upon eommitting suicide. lis tied himself to a tree by the waist and attached one end of a rope to the whip we tree of a team. With the other end he m nja noose, which he drew tigUtly to his, i.e i. Then using the bull wh'p he ci.t t (a fearful slash. They started off at a pa e, and tore Prevos'.s head com-plete 'y from his body. - . m . Ihe L.are! ReerToiriu :he World. PniKNtx, Ari., May 13. A company was organized today for the construction of one of tiie largest artificial reservoirs in the world. The site was taKcn iu Box canon, 400 yards below the junction of Fort creek and Salt rirer. The height of the dam wDl be 200 feet and the back water will extend sixteen miles to the Sierra Anch mountains, making a capacity, according to the report of the county surveyor, of Ktt.O.VS.uiO.'-o- o cubic feet of water. Owing to the abund-ance of lime rock, timber and other building material on the ground, the cost of building is not expected to exceed $1,560,000. The new reservoir will hae a capacity to irri-gate al! the lands of Gila, Quede and Salt valleys, from the point where the water is taken out to the Colorado river at Yuma. The t nterorUe is Lacked by New York capi- tal. , w A NEW WESTERN TRAFFIC AGENT. ISusenhark to Snectred Fintey as Chairiuiin of the Western Association. St. Pai l, May 12. It is reported in rail-road circles that General Passenger Agent Busenbark of the Maple Leaf route, lias gone to Chicago to succeed W. W. Finley as chairman of the Western Traffic association. The Astor Will. Nf.it Tobk, May 13, The will of William Astor will probably be offered for prooate tomorrow. The value of the estate is esti-mated at from $40,0. 10,000 to $50,000,000. The widow receives in addition to the an-nuity settle 1 on her at marriage, the Fifth and Newport houses and their furni-ture, etc.. and an annuity of SoO.OuO. From his undivided estate Astor gives nearly $1,-- . !) 0C0 in trust funds to be divided among ti e grandchildren b aring the family name of Van Allen. His daughters. Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs. Wilson, earn receive in trust estates for life or 9S 10,000, with the use of the houses in Fifth arentse. A trust fund of CoO.OUO is divided among tie four children of Mrs. J. Coleman Draj ton. About 400,0 hi h given to charitable insti-kiiM- is or private individuals. The rest of the indiv dual I roperty is giveu in trust for life, to John Jacob Astor. His son receives ;: :i i'l-i- i lv tue whole estate except about ?li,0,d,(Xj'. e . Hawaii Wants Annexation, San Francisco, May 13. The sleamshlsA Maricopa arrived yesterday from Australia,; and Honolulu. From tho passengers it it!, learned that the Hawaiian legislature wil- -' meet on the 20th. and the most important subjeet to come before it will be the ques. tion of annexation to tho United States 1 From what can be. gathered, the proposition.' seems to meet with considerable favor, ahd it is stated that the sugar planters are, work-- ? iug for annexation and using all means it to a successful issue. f To Drive Oat th Mexican Sniltans. PHo-r.i::- , Ariz.. May 13 A s.v-eia- fc fl& Tit t.ithlu-m- i from He; ir.osiHo, MesKsra, says: i Orders luv been issued iiy the governor iSu the state forbidding all ranchers, mine own- - ers, etc., to hire Yaijui Indians, and to pur. j sue with armed men all such In I an n'rtl known to be jieaceab e. This means a war of extermlnati ).;, and a bitter guerrilla war-fare is on hand. Sid tary orders leive been making J lie sale of ainmunii m wlth-- j ont the go o.mor's written permission a capt tal offense. WAJffT TO PURCHASE CUOA. A if posilioJi to ! il to . i i i: .'or t he .' ..s ::fHjSr May 13. In the senate to-ii:.- ? Senator !l!s (! iutro.i- m- 1 a biii at. i j.'Ki..' -- 'ear.!-.- City of Ct,i;vi of the I i rle mail s s;: to Ann r: an on on which """ t'.-ti- '' Xe . Vor.-- ; been a- - i. i' :: d. 'ft.itor C il! oo re.1 comr.iit.ee ox tie- hoi:-- .. - vu vc.s'.iga'c! c .". of Cub-i- the A.itwle., tlul ::.-- Wn;-.- war isliiiids iiM:on anch Inciisur 4 as may l e ncces- - K iflsprov- - Tie !.. iweeu the i l 1 States en.', th sc i 1::-U- . Fe ferreii. '. '. a resul .'i ion inthoriring the ; resi-l:-- Often : for the pureiui.--e i.fl from ;'iiQ. '.I'': i'lH'e m- - ".re. a ;t -- i verVd w" J,!-tir-in favor t the f.--e coinage of silver j A Dual Mn .iler. Phescott, la.. May 13 William Ccn; returned home last evening from a visil u; Brooks, and fourd bis wife and daughter dead with a bullet hole in their heads. The wife had evb'er.tiy been asstcited and then murdered. The hlfle girl attemplel to es-cape, bui. was shot down in the ' aid. .To-se- Doolcy, a H'-;- . ear-ol- d nephew of Contis, is suspected of being (lie iniird rer. he hav-ing left with Coons' horse and wagon. V lynching ii probable when he is captured. Hibernian Convention Adjourns, New Oiu.ew-- , May 13. The convention of the Ancient Order of Hibernians ad-journed yesterday, a 'tcradoptiug resolu-tions calling upou sill Irish Americans to hold public meetings and demand of the general government "that it do its dury toward those American citizens who have been so long neglected.'' J. J. Patten of South Boston, Mass., was elected national president. No business of importance was transacted at the third day's session of the national convention of Hibernians. The insurance committee submitted its report. Other com-mittees will report tomorrow. The election of national officers will also take piace to-morrow. The banquet at the St. 'Charles hotel was a uiaguitieent affair. People's Party Preparations. Omaha, May 13. The people's party nas tional executive committee met today with the local executive committee to discuss in, detail arrangements to be made for the con. vention to be. held July 1. After a ienRthy debate on the question of admission to tha convention hall, it was determined to i.--s is tickets. The national committee will re main in the city several days to discusa further provisions. "CLEG tAPR'C S'JMASY. Ten '.ho;-v.i- d foreign Jew; in Odessa have been ordered to iiu-s- :, ."forth with. 't he B th riii"'''. Lie n, olive Eugineers transacted r.o business yes er lay except of a secret nate.re. Te'egfrh.e-- s v. 1 .!: 1 a s'rlk unless the I'tii.-- !' c.i'n and iiarliugte-- increase tholr s.iiavi' s. F. ivaehoi, ;'. e orv ! ' n:trcili.-- t, avas to-day t.l'.i n qui i. ..' ir .: cr.s.j i e.ii i rcmave l to Si . Bteilltlc. Tw-autj- KiX hod cs of ;,ie aen ioSt in the .mine e ; lo. iin at " js y i hao been recovered. A son of Joser.h Richardson, a meinber of the pri'-- couikIi Ktti ci.e lit judge, died al Honoli 1 i on the Uih ult. An official denial is made of the report circulated irom Berlin that the suitan is suffering from ser.ous illness. The Bering sea squadron, consisting of five steamers, will leave for the norrh lids morning from Ft. Town&end. Among the passengers who arrived in San Francisco yesterday from the colonics were the eail ami countess of Me.ath. At Calhoun, on Green river, in a drunken row over a game of baseball . three men were shot and mortally wouodi d. The auction sale of Dumas' collection of h.eturee began in Paris yesterday, (.iver 30,0'JO worth of paintings were sold. iA heavy wind and rainstorm vi.-it--d on the 4th int., doing great damage.. Abe rice crop will probably be badly injured, lilev. lr. J. W. Fills of Stiti Francisco, has blought Salt against the Presbytery of that rflhr for Hof),w) damages for dismissal from thiVpulpit. TtW lar: e skating rink in course of here collapsed today. Thirty per-sons wre kiiicd. The architect and builder were arsted. The drV goods importers have passed a resolutionLi the effect that ail sales will be made on a gbld bsis only, and that silver will be refusL The FrencliTiarces operating agaiust the kintr of Dahonmy have occupied the town (MGodomey, eighteen miles west of Kotonow Schultz, audit- - of the reichsbank, who was arrested forKnbezzling the funds of the bank, committed suicide by banging him-self in his cell imfcerlin. Signor len l.V. accepted the; office of minister of foreig affairs In the new cab-inet. Signor Pellow, to whom the ministry of war was ogcred, is wavering. The Stuwlitnl thib morning says that Quinsthy Healy has frustrated renewed ef-forts, supported by the Gladstonian leaders, to reunite the warring' Irish parties. Five of the Texas reaailators held at Fort Russell engaged In a Moody fight in their cells yesterday. The ftrison was searched aud several knives and dirks were fouud. . m Streets Obstructed by Dead Bodies. Philadelphia. May 13. The bark Sam-uel B. Hale arrived here vesterdav from Sau-;o- s. Captain Guptell died of yellow fever at sea, on the 10th of March. Mate Wester bergh's description of the ravages of yellow fever at Santos, and the misery brought about by its effects are horrible. He said that it was no unusual thing to see the bod-ies of men, women and children lyin along the narrow thoroughfares slowly wasting to decay. Every hospital is crowded and the authorities are powerless. The au- thorities of the government seem to kick aside the bodies of the human beings who died on the streets, which obstructed the thoroughfare,and huge wagons gathering up the dead could be seen. Large plats of ground, donated by the government were used for the burial of the unfortunates who succumbed to the plague. No coffins were used The usual way was to dig long trenches, int.. which hundreds of bodies were thrown. The suffering among the sail- ors was alike fearful. A number of vessels ere practically abandoned, there rein no ens left to look out for their interests Tried to Cremate H inself. HorsTON, Tex., May 13. The negro Me. Millan, suspected of being the perpetrator of the outrage last winter in Sedalia, Mo; yesterday took the straw from his mattress, piled is in his cell, fired it with a match and threw himself in the blaze. He was badly burned about the neck and head. His light against removal was so strong that he would have been burned to death had not the jailer extinguished the llames. exonerated. Chicago, May 13. The first of the trials growing out of ihe recent grand jury inves. tigati ms was held yesterday. The defend-ant, M. B. Her-le- y, a member of the board of education, wis charged with soliciting bribes. Sterlli j L. Bailey, vice-preside- of the Smcad lie: ti ig aoparatus, was the only witness. His testimony being very weak, Judge Collins discharged the accused, say-ing that he n v sr should have been indicted. The indicted auicrmeu will be tried later on. MILE OF MEXICO, iA tile Survey Lnii.t. sJives us Sirip of May 13. Lieutenant Sey-i-. charge f tire international bomul-Ty- - line survey. ng corps--, say- - an -- rr r has t.jStgu discovered in the original mi: v-- wh.'oh ivo-fl- give the I nitcd States a mii i ... the L aiVy now belonging to Mexico, but for prtoYlsion of treaty forbidding either 1 in. try from claiming additional territory Ihrou-- h an error in location. 3in:i! Tlirowers at Work. N:w Vok, May 13. A Caracas (Vene-- i Eiie a ) i ab egram to the Ui rn'tl states that the city was startled and terrified by a dyna-- I mite explo-ion- , the most deafening and de-- j s'ruclive of the thr e yet exper.enced. The people avere nie str.chen and tied in all dire tions. i he bomb-throw- er effected their eseane. The bomb was exploded alongside Hi re-'- nee of Minister of Fi-- i nance Mstro, who roe ntly advanced Pnia--I ci: a larL'c u-n of rion-- y, aid to have been Supplied by Guzman Blanco, a relative of ' .'.lsttos, or. condition that the last named was to tulf the ctwtoms re-fit- ds until the loan was repaid. No one v.--- injured by the bomb, but much damage w is done. The I terror created among the a.'.here-.ii- s of the governmoiit and citizens getiera".y, was in-- ! creased by a poli- e disc, very this morning, Sud in search!" g one. of the neighboring j houses for true s of dynamite, the police found a dozen b mhs, sis: ilasks of vitriol j and a large number of rifles. A bomb placed alongside lha fed-s- al build-- I ing at Carac.-.- exploded at 7 p. m. For'u-- ! nateiy no damage wns done, but while the I whole city was in a state of terror over the discovery, another bomb was fired at half past 8 p. m. , at military headquarters. The bomb was placed close to the building which at the time was tilled with Palaceios sol-diers, discussing the other explosion, when suddenly there was a deafening report and the structure was violently shaken. All the panes of glass were smashed, and every light went out. The darkness added terror to the situation. No one, however, was killed or t injured. A man who is suspected of having thrown the bomb was arrested. The guards were redoubled on all the roads leading out of the City, and the excitement in Caracas is greater thau ever before. .A mm m Submarine Navigation. Detroit, May, 13. George C. Bakera new submarino boat was taken into the Detroit river and sunk. It was navigated entirely under water yesterday afternoon and the result of the trip was said to be very satisfactory. But few people saw the test, as it was entirely impromptu. A public ex-hibition will probably be given in a short time. A n Kye for .in Kye. f LoxpoN. May 13. The CAron-ide- Paras correspondent says: The circular of tiiti anti-anarchi- league, now conducting ti well-organiz- vendetta, declares tlo.t it is' the intent ion of th- - to compass the murder of some well-know- n anarchist for every future anarchist outrage by means of the knife, poison or vitriol. . Republican Committee Organized. WAsnrs-OTON- , May 13. The republican congressional campaign committee organ-ized last evening by the election of Anthony Higgins ( Del.) as chairman; Representative John A. Caldwell (Ohio) and the following to constitute, with the above the executive committee: Senators Perkins (Kan.) Washburn (Minn.); Representatives Townsend (Colo), Houk (Tenn.), Herman (Or.), Walker Mass.;, Cheatham (X.C.). Edward McPherson (Pa.) was elected secre-tary. Mexico's Veav .Vlinina Caws. Citt of Mexico, May 13. In the course of conversation yestertloy a prominent persou-- 1 age said that the new mining law would pos-- ! sitively be passed, the opposition to it being Insignificant, proceeding mainly from miners who are jumping claims. The new law, he added, would ensure permanent possession to legitimate miners. The silver question continues to be the all absorbing topic. w A Family Drowned at a Ford. Dexnison', Tex., May 13. Intelligence was received yesterday afternoon that the occu pants of an emigrant wagon were drowned Monday evening while endeavoring to cross the Blue river in Choctaw Nation at Cher-okee crossing. Those drowned consisted o a man and his wife awi one child. --a. The Presbyterian Eieurloi,its. Chk ago. May 13. Several special trains were sent out on the Northwestern road last etevneanning, carrying delegates to the 1'resbv general assembly at Portland Or not only from around Chicago, bnt all points ea-- t Elaborate preparations were made bv the Northwestern officials for making the trip as enjoyable as possible. The delegates wiU be riven an opportunity- - of seein- - all the beauties of the transcontinental trfn br Laketndayni0n They BtoP at Salt .. Indian Cruelties. City of M EUtlCO, Mr.y 13. A party ofj Maya Indians recently captured a camp ofj twelve wooden te s on the confines ofj Bali.-- . The Indians first tried to force thej woodcutters to confess the whereabouts of! their comrades by cutting off their ears and noses. Not succeeding, they killed the whole twelve. I Politics Not Grounds for Itcmoval. Washington. May 13. The bill to exclude i olitical influence from the ;i,O.,'0 fourth-lins- s pohtofflct s in the country was agreed ipon at the meeting of the house committee n civil service reform today. The bill pro-ide- s for the division of the country into mstal districts, and that where vacancies iccur open to competition, they shall be an-nounced by the postolllce inspectors, who thall recommend the best man to the postma-ster- general, after receiving the applica-tions, and examining the facts. Congress men and other federal officers are forbidden tomake recommendations, or interfere in .ny way with appointments under the bill, .nil appointments or removals upon political rounds are prohibited. Tlio Floods in Missouri, i' GLASGOW, May 13. The rivers Missouri and Grand have overflowed the banks north of l.e-- e an! are now flooding theTertile sec-- I tion lying between Big Sandy and the west fork of the Chariton. This section is known ' as the "big bottom," and comprises a thous--i and acres of growing grain ami pa 'aire land, etc. The damage will reach JHW.IKK). m w . ' ,. - ' in : DeelbMM to Assent. I.oxwx, May 13. The parliamentary sec-retary of the foreign office announced in the commons that the government has declined to give its assent to the convention between the United States and Newfoundland. The negotiations must proceed pari pacta with those between the I nited States and Can-ada. Goschen, chancellor of the exchequer, moved to appoint a secret committee to con-sider the financial relations of the three kingdoms composing the United Kingdom. Help for Bterrinc Kusnia. Rioa, May 13. The steamer Conemaugh Iron Philadelphia with provisions for the starving Russians, arrived here today and was enthusiastically received. She has bef gun discharging her cargo. New ney and Stocks. New Tom 3 Stocks fairly actlro and tirm aS ith some advances above the openiJ 3h no marked gain. At noon," flrnfl ase to tirst figures. Fonrs coni J. 16JNorth'American.. . Pacific isiM 9 1'acitle Mail US Atchison ! .... 's Rock Island 82y Centrsl I'M 301 , St. Paul A Omaha. 50 Burlingtof Texas Pacific 4:1 'i D.ilt.H IV'. Union Pacific 4:Pi Northern Pacific... 19k Walls FaMO F.x... IB Preferred fjfi' j Western I nion.... 9a;4 Northwestern HD Oregon Nav t3 M w New Mexico's Capitol Kurned Santa Fe, N. M., May 13.- -At 8 o'clock last evening fire was seen from the roof of the attic of the eapltot btuldinT i he water had been shut off from the build' logs and grounds, and all hands went to work to strip the building of every move able article on the two lower floors ThP vaults were uninjured. The building valued at 25Q,000 and is a total loss" with was no insurance. 1 A It lot at ii nn i. Vienna, May 13. There was a riot yester- - day in the town of Sey.emi-tz- , Bohemia. Five hundred unemployed woakmen, afier vainly demanding work fronjl the authorities. sacked a number of shops, seizing all the money and goods they i;ou!d lay their hands on, including large quantities of brandy and tobacco. The riot wasnuelled by the gen d' arines, who arrested tle leaders. Killed in a Tunnel. Orovili.e, Cal., May 13. Three men named Jack Powers, jr., J. I. Hall and L. P. Hall were mining in an old tunnel at CheroJ kee yesterday afternoon, when it caved in and killed all three. Mr. Irwin's Lecture. George Irwin of Allegheny, Pa., the fam-ous lecturer and pleasing talker, will address a public meeting at Temple of Honor hall on Sunday evening at 7:30. Come everybody. . Presbyterians via Mmt'. St. Fatji., May 13. TluJrning the Presbyterian general assembly special train t the Northern Pacific started for Portland, Drefon. The train is in charge of Assistant iicneral Passenger Agent B. N. Austin, and -- tated Cleric Dr. William Henry 'Cohorts of Cincinnati. It is composed of aine'eleepers, two dining cars, one baggage tar, Sceupied by 3(h) delegates. They will teach Helena by Saturday evening and will Aid there over Sunday. They will rear IJ Tacora? aud Seattle on Tuesday, i'ofUf ud on Wednesday morning, the ISth. 11 A Holler Kxotosion. Saginaw, May 13. Yesterday afternoon four boilers iu the sawmill of the Midland Salt fc Lumber company at Midland ex-ploded, completely wrecking the boiler house and badly damaging the sawmill. John Allen, Eugene Voigeuburg and Dick Stears were instantly killed. Gus Malcomb was fatally hurt and Arthur Robinson, E P. Elton, Charles Flynn, Charles Biirt, Albert Hal! ; n ! Sanford Walton were 6eriously injured. The cause of the cx- - ppasion is not known." Cnicago Markets. Chicago, Mav 13. Close. -- Wheat Steady ;cash, 38' : July, 83 'a. Corn Higher; cash, 4ti48'4 ; July, 44 J4. Oats Steady: cash, SOW; July, .Ma. Pork Cash, f9.8sH ; 3oty, $v.M. Lard Cash, $0.30; July, Sti.37' ,. ShorUribs Cash, 5.90, July, $&.no. ii Barley 61. Anarehis;s Arrested. Pak.s May IS. The anarchist Deala and the woman Soul.-- who were acquitted of complicity with Kvachol in the rrasnttriaL have been rearrested ()n the char-r- of com' plicity in the murder of two women at St" Ltienne. I Attention, (Democrats! The official train of jthe Salt Lake county committee leaves ("a Lake at 10:00 a. m. via the Bio Grande! Western railway. A special train will be run, accompanied by music, etc. Train Kturns one hour after adjournment of conviction. The right With tiarza Confirmed. Washington, May 13. A telegram from General Stanley at San Antonio this morn-ing confirms the reported fight between Mex. ican troops and Garzans, in which ten of the I latter were killed. I Can Sell Oats and Corn. I St. Petersburg, May 13. The czar has i signed a ukase permitting the exportation ofoats aud corn. |