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Show QGDEN DAILY COMMERCIAL. OGDEN, UTAH, FRIDAY MORNIXfi, MAY 1, 1891. V OLVMEV. NUMBER 24. THE 5HLL1NGT0N CASE. History f tlut mous Investiratim. ALL INS AM) Fa- ol'TS (IF IT. 4 Summary of Ik? (irr uwtauce- - T bat Ud l p to the Trial and tin Lawyer's Theorfe. The famous Denver, April murder trial ended U&i uitjht with a verdict of "not guilty." Jhe cwm ia one of the timet noted in the west. Juue 2nd last, Win. Awry, a wealthy citizen of fort CluUion, died. Twelve dayg later hie w idow secretly niarried Frank Millington, and rumors auofi Bp road that Avery had been poisoned by his wife, Millington and Millington 'h utter. They were arrested, indicted and thecaae was finally brought here for trial with the result as above given. Hie case haa been the tuoat bitterly fought of any ever in the oourta of Denver. Over a hundred witnesses were examined tor the prosecution and about thirty for the defense. Yeaterday a aen aation waa stirred up just previous to the submisuon to the jury by Mr. Patterson, charging that one of Uie jury bad been bribed and offering to produce an affidavit to that effect. The jndge would not take action on the charge at that atage of the ease and at about 9 o'clock the jury brougot in a verdict of not guilty and the defendants were discharged. The circumstances in brief are these: Koine time in 1884 Frank Millington, then fresh from college, made the acquaintance of W. II. Avery. Business interest threw them together, and finally they went into partnership in a set of abstract books in Fort Collins. Avery waa at that time interested in almost every prominent enterprise in Fort Collins. lie waa a banker, a storekeeper, owned several ranches and was largely intereeted in what is a most important business in Colorado, the ditch company which supplied all the water for Fort Collins and the surro lmling country. Mrs. Avery was prominent in Fort Collins society. She waa the organist inoueof the churches and the head and front of all the social events of the little town. Millington and Mrs. Avery became so intimate finally that people began to talk about it, and it waa said that Avery waa jealous of hia wife. ' It was said, too, that Mrs. Avery waa frequently seen coming from Frank Millington's room,' and the young man was known to be spending a large share of his time in the Avery house. In May of 1890 William Avery was taken suddenly and mysteriously ill. The doctors said he had gastritis,but the case puzzled them, and when he finally died on Jui e 3, lS'.Kl, before the burial there was some talk of a pout mortem examination which was never held. After the burial gossip begnn to busy itself again with the names of Frank Millington and Mrs Avery, and it was not very long before it was openly charged that Mrs. Avery had poisoned tier husband. Before Mr. Avery was taken sick Frank Millington had left the country. It was supposed that he had gone to Fort Worth, Texas, but it waa subsequently learned that he had been traveling about in the east with no apparent After Mr. or purpose. destination Avery's death he returned to Denver. Mrs. Avery visited him there and twelve days after her husband's death she married Frank Millington secretly at Hast3d. Mil-lingt- ings, Neb. This announcement set the Fort Collins gossips wild. The body of William Avery was taken up and an investigation begun in earnest. It waa learned that during Millington's absence, Mrs. Avery had been corresponding with him secretly through his sister "Dillie." Telegrams and letters had passed between them. The bodv was taken up and no arsenic found. But Fort Collins was not satisfied. It was believed that the first analysis was not made in good faith. The viscera was again dug up and this time .97 of a grain of arsenic discovered. Last August Mrs. Millington, her new husband and his sister "Dillie" were The prisoners were taken arrested. that night to Fort Collins, where a howling mob greeted them, pulled their clothes, mocked and threatened to lynch them. They were afterward taken to Greeley where they made application for change of venue. The prosecution had succeeded in drawing about the prisoners a net of circumstances from which there seemed no possible escape. But still the evi Hence was purely circumstantiul and the aefense has been fully equal to the emergency. The defendants told a remarkable story. Long before the prosecution had presented the case it began" to appear that the evidence, particularly in regard to the relations of Mrs. Avery and her lover, wai made up for the most part of Fort Collins gossip. Witnesses testified that before Mr. Avery's death Mrs. Avery had been engaged in making a large amount of underwear; that she had kissed Frank Millington's picture; that Dillie Millington ate arsenic for her complexion; that she had come to Fort Collins in diBguise; that Frank Millington's favorite flower, the jacqueminot rose, had a prominent place among the floral offerings at Mr. Avery's funeral; that Mrs. Avery had dreamed of her husband's death; and that a fortune teller in Omaha bad told her that she was not always to live with Mr. Avery. In answer to all these the defense told a long and strange story. Mrs. Avery said her husband was cruel. Her little daughter, Pearl, 13 years old, corroborated the story. She said she had long contemplated a divorce; that she and Millington had been in love for more than a year. In June, 1889, they had confessed their love, and recognizing the anomalous position in which they were placed, had broken off with each other, and MJlicgtoa had left the eouctry. But MUiiugUm returned. Avery's cruelty lorrnunl, and it waa finally agreed between them that Mr. A very aliould a dirorv and they slum Id marry. Mrs. Avery any that ahe to Denver to consult a la)er, but finally returned to her husband another mouth with the understanding if at the mh! of that time ah oould not live with biui he waa to permit her to secure a divorce amicably under the Ltooe laws of Colorado. Frank Millington had gone eaM, to wait until the divorce was granted. la regard to the finding of the arsenic the defeat told a etrange story. The tint examination of the body discovered no arseoic. Hie viscera that remained after this examination were buried iu the college yard, after they were dug up and it waa learned that they bad been heated w ith sulphuric actd to kill the stench while they were rotting in the ground. The sulphuric acid, it. was proved, contained arsenic. With regard to the arsenic found in the bones and muscles it a p .eared that there was areeoic in the embalming fluid. This is the story upon which the defense rented their case. If trne, young Frank Millington, Lis wife and thiai young girl, his sister, are the victims of one of the most remarkable series of circumstances in the annals of the courts. If it is not true and theee persons are guilty of murder, the Millington murder trial offers an instance of one of the strangest poisoning cases that the books record. It is said that the expense of a long trial will well nigh bankrupt Liriiuer county, in which Fort Collins is situated. Senator Ballard, Judge Bel ford and Luther Lafiin Mills of Chicago were counsel for the prosecution, and Hon. C. S. Thomas and Hon. T. M. Patterson tor tlie defense. Mills withdrew from the case before the opening of the last trial, and Judge Belford then came into the case. gt BLAISE NOT ait A CANDIDATE. Additional Confirmation of What His I'ositiou Points Out. Vokk, April 30. Frank Leslie's Illustrated newspaper, W. J. Arkell and Russell B. HarrLon editors, contains the following editorial: "It is no violation of confidence to say that Secretary Blaine is not a candidate for the republican nomination for president next year. That is a settled fact. Not only is Mr. Blaine not a candidate but under no circumstances will he consent to the use of his name. If there seems to be any doubt in the mind of the publio in reference to this matter, Mr. Blaine will in due time and his own way, utterly, finally and absolutely dispel that doubt He is ready to do so now. When Mr. Blaine was called to the most important place in the cabinet he wrote in reply to the president's letter tendering the appointment (wnich letter clearly outlined the president's views) a statement that distinctly implied in the clearest terms his unquestioned and unbending fealty to the head of the administration and by no act, word or intimation has Mr. Blaine at any time since left his loyalty open to the slightest suspicion. Mr. Blaine, by virtue of his position, is the chief and most intimate adviser of the president. If the latter will accept a renomination he will have no stronger, abler aud more constant supporter thtn his secretary of state. So much for a prediction that the history of the immediate future will amply justify." Xk.w They May Have tlie Ripper. New York, April 30. Inspector Byrnes this morning made public a statement to the effect that the man known as "Frenchy No. 1" had been ascertained to have slept in the East River hotel on the night of the murder. The murdered woman, Carrie Brown, occupied room 31, while Frenchy slept in 33. On the evening of the murder Carrie Brown was seen going into the hotel in company with a strange man. Thin m an left the place before midnight. It is believed Frenchy No. 1 then went to Carrie Brown's room; that they quarreled and that the result was the murder of the woman. New York, April 30. This evening Joseph Franks, an Arabian, who is believed to have been the man who accompanied the woman to her room the night of her death, has been arrested. Perpetuating: Americanism. Galveston, Tex., April 30. Articles of incorporation UBOIt MIST BE HEARD dlUfrttt Tie eLt hour demand but to aSect it tuiuera ao mm b aatbeata quetuuoa. Ja the Dtvws county tut! r4d, the auinera. about u in auuitwr Lara Um ruit tv day owing to the dua-.rgof a nun eer Thousdnl Mm to Strike. Twtutj-fii'- F TODAY'S DEMON'S r RATION. . boa. A St. St. 1VARLIKE Ltniw Uh-ik- , MANEUVERS. i u... Fully PRICE FIVE CENTS. tirt It Shire. rHMin.itTlienlNl ou tli? bVrmaii Frontier. -f the ia the Uuor situation eaa be said ti t a f reruuaer of a bat is to Lappea UMitorriKt one of the iujbt eeriotia FRANCK TARI.Mi I P A KM. strikea m the bintory of St. jjum m no iu meat. Tit uuiuSr of alio aill go it will number fully t sides car i enters, cullers, t.uuera, Sera Hug rWitiu for the LVpul-kio- ii iitAide ,ra u.eu, agricultural iron of lunikm From the workers mJ union sinker ahowill probab! go out. Troop. April L- deveV-p-meti- tui The Atuiien of the Workiuguiea Are UirrLiu; All Over tie Civilized World. from London, April 30. DisjmU-hemany point on the oouunent indicate a peaceful May day, although the power are preparing for the orit. Question of the workiogmens' rights and grievances are much more widely discussed than a year ago and have reached the most secluded villages in Ftano, Spain, Germany aud Italy. Manifestos of the socialist everywhere are revolutionary in their tone, a fact w hich much worries unitlie authorities. This world-widson is partly spontaneous and partly organized aud it imparts significance and gravity to tomorrow's demonstrations. Iu Paris the socialist will present a petition for eight hours and other requests to M. Floquet if they can get a bearing. Some of the socialist memorials breath bellicose sentiments and the anarchists' appeal to the troops to assist then in a revolt. One manifesto proclaims that the time has come for the helots of soci- ety to arise, seize dynamite, destroy oppressors, burn prefectures, banks, palace, prisons, etc The anarchist organ, Pere Peraard, bluntly states tomorrow's plans aod aays the anarchists will wait for a chance row in the streets, and it on occurs they will join and tight to kill or die. The troops have been heavily reinforced and the main streets are being sanded tonight to enable the cavalry to operate promptly. The programme is the same in all the cities of France. Throughout Germany the proposed manifestations create no disquiet. The troops will be coutined to their barracks and the police generally directed to show toleration. In Hamburg, a broad latitude is given the workmen, who will have a great procession. In Vienna the workingmen projioee to march 100,000 men to the prater, where they will group around the speakers. In Rome no uneasiness is manifested, but in Naples a semi panic prevails owing to the anarchists' threats to blow up the publio buildings with dvnainite. The anarchist menaces in Milan, Pa via and Turin have forced the government to adopt severe ' measures of In Belgium the repression. workingmen will send delegations to the chambers to demand universal sufferage and eight hours, troops will be kept on duly all day. In Madrid, and in other cities in Spain and Portugal, the workmen will suspend work, but no particular demonstration is to be made. Troops are under arms everywhere. Monday has been selected for labor demonstrations in Holland and England. It is expected 120,000 persons will take pRrt in the demonstrations in Hyde Park, London. Advices late tonight from Paris state that 7,000 policemen and 40,000 troops will be on duty in Paris tomorrow. Telegrams from the mining districts report a great uneasiness and threatsof a general strike. s e , Socialists Rampant. London, April 20 A dispatch from a Madrid says Valencia, Billon, and the principal manufacturing towns of Calalona are agitated. The socialists have obtained permission to hold eight-hou- r demonstrations, but they must not gather in the streets. Troops will be sent to all places where trouble is feared. A fleet has gone to Barcelona. Cadiz-Barcelon- It is not all Settled Yet. Coi.i MBts.Ohio, April 30. The determination of the executive board of united mine workers and presidents of the state organizations to defer the strike in the interest, of the eight hour labor day, does not seem to have definitely settled the question even among the miners of Ohio. The executive board made a proposition to the Ohio o.rators to continue at the old rate for mining and accept nine hours a day for the coming year, beginning tomorrow. The operators refuse to accept this unless they can have an assurance that the agreement will not embarrass them to such an extent that competing fields like those in Illinois and Pennsylvania will beat them in the market The Ohio miners also convened this morning and are oonsicering the matter. Some of the miner- - delegates representing the strong districts are disappointed over the action of the executive board in postponing the strike for an eight hour day. have been forwarded to the secretary of state of the "Pan A merican Educational Association." The aims are to promote and establish and solicit aid for a university upon the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, where the languages, habits, uses, customs and trades of American republics may be learned, thereby promoting the mutual interests and extending the acquaintance and commerce of the American people. The incorporators are: J. L. Hampton and George Two Thousand Men Out. B, Breggs, Ohio; Evans, UL. April 30. Tomorrow all Colorado; O. M. Sherman, Kansas; Prof. LaSalle, O. II. Cooper, Judge W. B. Lockhart, the coal shafts in this vicinity, except Hon. Walter Q. Gresham, F. S. Dana the White Breast mines at Lado, will and Hon. R. L. Fulton. shut down, and two thousand miners and company men will be out of employment. No Verdict Reached. It is understood that there is no strike Siorx Falls, S. D., April 30. The at present but simply that the contracts jury in the case of Plenty Horses, the for the coming year have not yet been Sioux on trial for the murder of Lieu- arranged, and until they are no coal will tenant Casey, at 7 o'clock this morning be mined. The operators in this vicinity reported their inability to pgree and are willing to agree to the last year's were sent back. The report is current scale. The eight hour day does not that eleven are in favor of conviction figure in the movement. for murder and one for manslaughter. As the jurors could come to no agreeCarpenters Out in Pittsburg:. ment they were discharged. They April 30. The carpenter's Pittsburg, would not vote for conviction because will strike tomorrow for eight society the court refused the defendant an in- hours and an advance in the rate of pay. terpreter, the refusal being based on the The stone masons who are not now out Horses was able to that ground Plenty will strike. The contractors have agreed talk English fluently and understood it to lock out all the other branches of the perfectly. building trade as well as the strikers, because they are all under a sort of conSningrfflimr Opium. San Francisco, April 30. The deputy federation. There are about nine thoushere. surveyor made a seizure this afternoon and workers in the various' trades of twelve hundred pounds of opium, Will Strike in Indiana. thousand dollars, valued at twenty-fiv- e strike found concealed in the steamship China, Brazil, Ind., April 30.-- The from Hong Kong. The owners claim it will le on tomorrow and 1800 block coal was to be sent to Mexico. miners and 800 Bituminous coal miners v, (t-rata- (liar Unlet Will April CW.o, strike of makers (io (tut. aill be a on May lib, mt the cigar manufacturers a ho employ of the men hm Jeteru,ii.J to resist their of the , Mr. J nuj, Phtruic manufactory, uiauager aaid taal the ui an ufat turera had agreed Lo al.ut as they ovuld aot afford to aoonde t the demandaof lha men. Tl.e neepMra of Pakis, April Uiday announce that the r'retK-- armies on tlie (ierumn frontier will be etercieed in tl.e night- - The military district of the departaieut of Meurthe and Moselle will take up war poiliotjs along tha frontier. 'Hie troops in Meurthe and Moeelle will be rein forced by a large fon-- of cavalry aud iijfmitry brought together by extensive moliili. ati.iu of the army reserves The la the Coke Kirka. troois thus placed under arum will ocKoott4u. A all Die vital wit urns which they cupy suiued tie twroa mg out today, sixteen fatuilM. Little rtnuitanow sas would have to hold in an effort to reoffered. &mi'of the ouwpaniaa are pulse an invasion of (iermau troops. gradually increasing their working Ah Important Combination. forces. Biaua, April 3(1. Baron Wettek, Tfc under secret ry of the Austrian miniutir IVpntj Took it Bark. Knur, April 30.-- In tie deputies to- of commerce, arrived here on a special mission from his government. His obday Imbataai withdrew yesterday's is the unification of t heller man anu saying ha had no intention of ject insulting the army but simply wanted A ustrain railway systems by the enactan inquiry tnada into the rumors. The ment of common laws and the adoption aaid this had been ordered, of common regulations. In the negotiaEremier relating to the New Orleans af- tions to be taken special attention will fair will be distributed among the mem- be devoted to the arrangement of milibers on Humlay. tary and Rtrategetio lines with a view to rapid mobilization of troop) in both countries. Politicians see the most imTRADE WITH CANADA. portant results can be achieved it this is carried to a successful Closer tflatlonn in Commerce and segotiatioo conclusion. It will bind Oermany and Austria in closer union and insure the idjastment of Other Matters. first ses- permanancy and greatly increase the Ottawa, Ont, April 31-- The sion of the seventh parliament of the atrength of the tripple alliance. Dominion of Canada waa opened this Honoring Their Remains. afternoon by the goveraor general. In his sneeuh he aaid. Manipcr, April 30. Khortly after tlie "M advisor availing themselves of British troops entered Manipur the the opportunities which were presented bodies of Chief Commissioner Quinton, lant vear, caused the United States to be political agent of Orimwood and those of notified of the willingness of the govern- the members of the commissioner's staff ment of Canada to join in making an killed in the recent massacre were exeffort fur the extension and develop- humed and now lie in state, (lending an ment of trade between the republic and imposing military funeral, which will the dominion, as well as for friendly ad take place on Monday next in honor of justment of those matters of interna- the dead officials. A commission of tional character, which remain usset-tlo- army otHcers has been formed with the ':, , object of inquiring into the causes which le I toilie rebellion and injo the maeaacre "I amtpieajtel to-ntbatlhc resulted in assurances that in of the British officers. October next the government of the United States would be prepared to Argentine's Financial Fix. enter into a conference to consider the Bi Avres, April 30. The report best means of arriving at a practical so- of theenos examiners appointed to inquire lution of these important questions. into the affairs of the national banks is The papers relating to this subject will be laid before you under theee circum- Sublished today. It shows a most scan- of affairs.and it has resulted stances and in the hope that the pro- in national bank sVares to fall posed conference may reeult in arrange- tencausing points. It is understood the disments beneficial to both countries. closures made will be a death blow to "You will be called upon to consider state banks so far as the Argentine Rethe expediency of extending for the is ooncerned. public season the principal provisions present Gold closed today at 250 per cent, preof the Protocol annexed to the Washington treaty of 1888, known as the Modus mium. Vivendi May be Imported Free. New York, April 30. The American Tlie French Are in It. wheat and grain dealers may be interSt. Johns. N. F Anril 30- .- Over fiftv ested to learn that coreala can be imbait carriers escaped from the government cruisers several days ago and ported into Venezuela free of duty. information is officially published sailed with their cargoes from St. This in Las Novedades of New York at the Pierre. Information is now received of the counsel general Venezuela, that they are returning, and the men have been incited to rebellion by the who thus follow the instruciton of the French merchants at St. Pierre, who minister of exterior relations in this have supplied them with arms and country. liquor. Much Bnxiety is felt here. The The British Retreat. British warship Pelican has gone to Capetown, April 30. The Portuguese Fortune Bay to aid the dominion steamers. Serious trouble is expected have occupied Massi Keese. Upon the to follow this intrigue on the part of the approach of the Portuguese the British settlers guarding the stores there left French. :.-Th- ere this city ut e - evu-Uof- d. y repre-rentatio- , st their AN INFAMOUS The Wretch Used His High Office to Cover His Vile Deeds. London., April 30. A sensation was caused today at the postponed examination of Captain Verney, member of parliament, charged with instigating the procuration of the governess, Miss Brackett, for immoral purposes, by the testimony of a woman named Louise Adeline, keeper of a hotel in Paris. She said captain Verney had called upon her seven or eight different times and asked her to procure for him two or three girls, promising her 100 francs if she succeeded. The witness added that in spite of the captain's solicitations and the inducements which he held forth, she positively refused to undertake the procuration referred to. Captain Verney was finally held for trial and his bail increased from S10,000 to 825,000. London, April 30. At the trial of Capt. Verney, today, many letters signed "Wilson," the name which Capt. Verney is charged with assuming, were identified as being in Capt. Vemey's handwriting, and Hall, the porter of the club, testified to the fact that the letters addressed "Wilson" were duly forwarded to Capt Verney. Today's evidence had a weakening effect on the captain's assurances. Mde. Adaline was positive in her identification of Verney. When asked by the magistrate if Capt. Verney said what he wanted the girls for, Adaline replied promptly, "He said he wanted to seduce them and that they must be virtuous." This created a great sensation and Ver ney, when asked if he had any to say in his own behalf, said he would say noth-ir.- g in this court. He was then held for trial in 875,000 bail. This he secured. A Negro Lynched. 20. Will Taylor. yesterday shot and seriously wounded a policeman who tried to arrest him for disorderly conduct. Last night a mob went to the jail, took out Taylor, hung him to a beam and tilled his body with bullels. Frankmn. April colored, touts. SCOUNDREL. Ralmaceda Dynamited. London, April 30. A dispatch from Chili eays dynamite bomlis were thrown at President Balmacedu's palace yesterday; but did no serious damage. Una living on the edge of tha town their effect to open field and m ate bad their Louses burn. Great exciUuect prevailed and for a tiioa it and tetml the whole town as doomed. All tha wooded land in the direi-tioof the abore road was burned. lAkts tliis afternoon iba wind went down and anointed the effort of hundreds of men to gtt tl.e tire under control. It as hard work as their water a as scarce toes io timber alone will eteacd Tl This evening a nra broke out 100,UO. again meat of PUmumiiIi ill and kt a ial4 liour this moiling lleanauttiito is surrounded by tire. a Wt Ia the Coniiuou-i- . tha oouimon Lnsnos, April today Secretary Ferguson stated that henceforth r.o treaty of couioierca would be renewed that precluded the preferential arrangements between England and the colonies regarding reaow-tiv- a The government products. leader. Smith, moved that precedence be given tha Irish fund bill over all tlie orders of the day as proposed except that day which the government was pledged to give to the woomn suffrage debate. Sir Henry James, a Union Liberal, opposed any exceptions being made and moved that the laud bill be taken up every day until through the committee. The mo tion was supported "by many conservatives who were oppoHeJ to woman suffrage, aud carried, 311 to !."!, amid the opposition cheers. 30,-- In II in Stealings Grrater. Montgomery, Mo., April 30. An investigation of Cashier Covington's account with the Farmers and Trader bank shows a shortage of more than double the amount heretofore thought to be misting. It is put at The stockholders have paid the deficiency and the bank will ba reopened for business. No tidings from Covington. SPORTING SEWS. Races at Nanhville, Wawliingtou, Lex. ington aad San Francisco. Nashnilijc April 30. The track was lightning fast. and upward, seven furlongs -- Sullroas won, Leiuoine It, second; lUid Sign, third. Time' 1 V Three year Hilda, upward, six furlongs Linlithgow woo; Bonnie Byrd, eecoiid; Milt Voung, third. Time, 1:15$. Th re7 upwards, mile and seventy yards Bankrupt won; Carter B, second; Brandolette, third. Time, Three-year-old- a ear-old- 1:40. Two year-oldTom Paxton, Time, 50. half mile Huron won; second; Addie, third. of a mile Henry Jenkins won; Maggie second; Ni antic, third. Time, 67 Vi. Wahhinoto, April 30. Three-quarter-s of a mile Madstone won, Kitty T. second, Belisarius third. Time, 1:15. Five-eigof a mile Casta Rica won, second. Silence third. Time, Benjamin . nine-sixteen- Le-bu- a, ht s of a mile Mucilage won, Van Buren second, Exclusion third. Time, 1:03. Mile and a sixteenth Isaac Lewis won, Lotion second, Sam Wood third. Time, 1:50'. Four and a half furlongs Laughing Waters won, Verbona second, Stiletto third. Time, :50. Mile and a half hurdles Hercules woe, Cijero second. Grey Gown third. Time, 2:50 s Lexington, April 30. and upwards, seven furlongs Jubilee won, Portlaw second, Laura Doxey third. Time 1:28. s and upwards, mile and Dolliken won, Gloekner second, Tom Rogers third. Time 1:50. Three year-old- s and vpward, maidens, six furlongs Phantom won, L.dy Unde second, Little Scissors third. Time Five-eight- Three-year-old- Three-year-old- one-eight- h 1:15. fillies, half mile On the Lea won. Chaperone second, Lou Dudley Two-year-ol- d third. Two-year-ol- Time50. maiden colts, nine six- teenths of a mile Uncle Frank won, Settle Up second, Missal third. Time 58 V San Franoisoo, April 30. In the race for one thousand dollars a side, in six and a half furlong between Rinfax, of the Undine stables, and Geraldine, of Maltez Valla stables Rinfax won today in one twenty and a quarter, breaking the record. A Matter for Rejoicing:. 30. Primrose Day, London,, Galveston, Tex., April 30. The tide the winner ofApril the Czarovvitch stakes, of wheat shipments to the sea board has was sold for 112,000 to Lord Durham. turned and it is flowing toGalveeton. Toa of train cars loaded with day eighteen Yesterday's Base Rail. wheat arrived here from Summer county, At New York Poor all around playKansas, every car being decorated. It was convenient to the ing by the giants gave Brooklyn the tracks and tomorrow the citizens of game today. Brooklyn, 7, New York Galveston will visit the train and hold a 2. Batteries, Rerslaw and Lovell, Ew-in- g and Clark. general celebration over the event of the At Pittsburg The superior batting arrival of the first full train load of wheat taken at this port. Another train of the home team won the game today, ia enroute and is expected to arrive tobut it took ten innings to decide it. The score stood Pittsburg 4, Cleveland 3. morrow. Batteries: King, Staley and Mack, A Young: Wife Suicides. Viau and Zimmer. , At Cincinnati The visitors won toBaltimore, April 30. Mrs. Ashbey, nee Florence Dunmead, daughter of day by bunching hits. Cincinnati 4, Mullane and Francis Dunmead, was found dead with Chicago 7. Batteries: a bullet in her heart in her bed room at Harrington; Hutchinson and Kitteridge. At Boston The Phillies "got on to" the residence of her parents last evening. Her husband, who is a traveling sales- Nichols in the last two innings and won man, is absent from the city. The couple hands down. Phiadelphia 13, Boston 9. were married secretly- three years ago Batteries: Thornton and Clements, and afterward remarried here. The Ganzell and Nichols. At St. Louis-- St Louis 10, Louisfamily say the shooting must have been accidental, and that she had no cause to ville 4. At Baltimore Baltimore 9, Washingtake her own life. ton 8. At Cincinnati Cincinnati 15, CoFierce Forest Fires. lumbus C. Pleasantville, N. J., April 30. The At Athletics 6, Bosforest tires are assuming alarming pro- ton 22. Philadelphia portions and have not been exceeded ia At Omaha Omaha 3, Minneapolis 6. thirty years. Tonight the sky is illumiAt Denver Denver 5, St. Paul 4. nated for many miles. This morning At Lincoln Lincoln 7, Sioux City 9. some trees near Conoverton and Port At Kansas City Kansas City 12, took fire from a of the spark Republic Milwaukee 9. locomotive and a westerly gale fanned flames so that by noon the whole the Fatal to Ohio Horses. forest south of Pompna was blazing. A change of wind only saved Absecom Mechanicsburo, Ohio, April 30. A from destruction, but tlie fire was di- strange disease has attacked the horses verted into the midst of the most valua- of this vicinity which baffles the skill of ble young timber in this section. By 2 veterinary surgeons. It is similar to the p. in., the flames had reached Conoverover epidemic of epizootio which ton and the city turned out to fight the country a few years ago. raged A number them. Their efforts were useless and of fatal cases are reported. side-tracke- - |