| Show telegraphic NEWS DENVER deniz r t coloa july 7 A lamar special to the republican the whole bale ale drug drue house of M S pearce was dRs destroyed troyed by fire last night loss insured spontaneous combustion ARLINGTON N J july 7 an explosion occurred in the Cell onite manufacturing companas Comp anys works this morning moraine A swedes swede named august fratia oratia Munch more was instantly killed about twenty others were injured none fatally the works were destroyed loss Anum A number berof of stores and houses were damaged and uie the people thrown in their house from tiie the force of the explosion the loss it keown town cannot oe be estimated yet two persons were killed and several others wounded the company makes collars cuffs knives and other articles from celluloid the explosion was caused by the careless handling of gun cotton by one of the employed emp loyes his bady was torn to pieces and thrown into a neighboring held field miss A S was la another nother victim she was pinned down by the debris of the demolished building and burned to a crisp by the fire which followed the explosion probably a dozen other employed emp loyes were more or less seriously injured but not fatally ala july 7 this tim anderson colored assistant jailor went into the cell of seed reed townsend to carry him his breakfast townsend sprang to the door seized an iron bar used as a fastener and beat tims head into a jelly the convict bid bed a grudge against the keeper or july 7 oscar M 4 kelty I 1 who shot and killed his bis wife at moy b mccay polk county about six weeks to 1 l was taken from jail at the dalles 41 this me morning by a mob ma hanged aged there were threats of whang and A STRONG GUARD id been placed oa the lail jail but the AM thinking Ah inking the excitement had bad out disbanded the guard the mob came to town and forced their way W into the jail au taking about hall w TO im hour to do so they thet en compelled the special guard of ef ill when ity to admit them tto ito his cell when they took him out and hung him to 10 a we uee near by in the court house yard rd dud and left they were partly masked aed on first hearing them kelty broke ahle lamp and cut his bis neck and inkles ankles and wa was s rapidly bl bleeding eding to dath eath aithea Bea seized they a ed him for M a statement but his bis attendant harry depew who was hired to stay to the All could not hear what he said eny was a man of GOOD FAMILY ged about 32 82 and engaged in busi he haa ha quarreled with his wife nd she left him going to the home of her ter parents he followed her there on her refusing to return to him root her dead ah abb was kneeling with her S 1 babe ln in her arms imploring him not to shoot july 7 simon coy a I 1 S ocal boss and one of the zek dieter dieted by the federal grand july W in a connection with the tally sheet at the late election was today to day 84 Wd ered by his bondsmen and wed in jil this action is under k to be part of a plan adopted by men it being beian intended to ipar to judge gresham for a release UNIONTOWN pa july 7 at 5 this evening a report reached here from the sheriff at west leisenring rin coke works that a riot had occur fiand four strikers had been killed and others badly injured the news was given out and the excited hun carians went wild there being no wires west eWest leisenring works it was necessary to send a special messenger and when he be returned with the news that no trouble had occurred it was too late to send word to the outside ovens where the hungarians Hung arians were ready to take the warpath karpath war path they will it is ia feared cause trouble tonight or in the morning as they think that fighting has begun they are particularly ticul arly incensed at the presence of the pinkerton men and say they will fight to the death before being evicted from their homes SAN F fancisco RAN cisco july 7 the steamship otty of sydney arrived today to day from hong kong and yokohama having baying sailed from the latter point june her mail advices advises show that all the german officers in the chinese service with exceptions will return on the completion of three years service the japanese government has decided to build three new WAR WAK VESSELS of round shape to cost bac each h these are in addition to the seven men of war to be built in france and england and which are to be completed before the year 1889 the japan gazette publishes lishes advices advises fr from om corea declaring that the chinese party is practically in the ascendant in n that country and that the dominant party is demanding that the country be closed to foreign intercourse and that western innovations including telephones electric lights mints powder factories and t the he college forthe for the study of the english language langua g a be abolished it is claimed that th the e government is so weak tuat it has no influence and is unable to enforce its orders order upon its subordinates a hundred or so miles outside the capital so long as china affects to hold sovereign rights OVER COREA the claim 1 is made that peace and prosperity cannot exist as such a connection is certain to cause joa lousy and possible intrigue on the part of the other powers in particular the liberal party parly however is still a strong factor in tiie the country and aad the prediction is made that the king may appeal to the treaty powers to assist n throwing off the chinese bonds the government of corea has lately entered into a contract for the purchase of two irom steamers and a steam launch to be constructed in germany washington july julya T it is practically settled that the president will not visit the west at all during the present year the abandonment of his proposed visit to st louis has resulted in wholly chanting changing the other plans he had S J made for visiting the western cities it is stated aalthe white house hoube this afternoon that the only plans the president has made for leaving washington during the summer and autumn are those for his visit to clinton NY on the dinst which will probably not consume altogether more th than an a weeks time and for hisk his visit to atlanta in october next on the occasion of the georgia state fair faira THE FOLLOWING are copies of the letters relating to tile the presidents proposed visit to st louis which have not yet been made aubi public ic the first is a letter inviting fi him in t to be present at a meeting in st louis of the grand army of the republic and the second his bis formal letter addressed to the joint committee representing the municipality the business men of the city and the grand army of the republic ST louis mo february 26 1887 grover cleveland president of the united states notates sir the national encampment of the grand army of the republic will be held in this city during september next from the to the inclusive it promises to be the LARGEST GATHERING of veterans of the late war ever seen the organization was never in so flourishing a condition and the membership never so large as at the present time it will be the first encampment located near the centre of the country and the first ever held in a southern state our people are sparing no effort to insure for the assemblage a welcome of unusual warmth and a reception tile the most hospitable the undersigned undersigner under signed are a committee appointed by the general committee on arrangements for the purpose of extending bendin g to yourself and esteemed wife a cordial and urgent invitation to be present on that occasion aad to accept the hospitalities of the committee and their city every exertion will be made by our citizens as well as the veterans then to be congregated here to render your VISIT PLEASANT and your stay interesting it is rumored that you are planning a tour through the west and south and we sincerely hope that you can be in st louis during the time above mentioned allow us to suggest that no compliment more fitting could be bestowed on the valiant defenders of a common country by the chief e exeen time of a restored union and none would be more highly appreciated than hat t conferred by his presence at such a time and place awaiting your favorable response we have the honor to be yours respectfully david R K kr arancis Fra acis ancis mayor of the city of st louis frank garrance Gar ranie fresi dest of the merchants exchange john W noble commander frank P blau blair post no 1 G A E R THE REPLY KEPLY EXECUTIVE MANSION washington david IS francis mayor of st louis frank of the merchants exchange and john W noble commander frank P blair post no 1 cr A S R committee gentlemen while I 1 have hitherto made no formal response to your invitation vi given in february last to myself and mrs cleveland to attend the national encampment G A K R to be held in st louis f from rora the to the of september next I 1 have verb ally indicated my purpose to acce accept pt if I 1 should find it possible then to be absent from washington ashington Mi the statement contained in your letter that the organization was never in so flourishing a condition as now BOW nor its membership halt half so large that no effort is being spared by the citizens of st louis to insure A WELCOME of unusual warmth at this first encampment camp ment of that body ever held in a southern state and your that no compliment could more fittingly be bestowed upon the valiant defenders of a common count country by the chief executive of a restored union union and none vv would be more h highly appreciated lhnn t that conferred by his presence at such a time and place enlisted my feeling and interest more recently indications have been disclosed that show however correctly you expressed the prevailing sentiment in the grand army aimy there are members of some posts of that body entertaining different feelings in respect to my acceptance and that my acceptance of your invitation would lead to discord in the organization as well as an interruption oi of cordiality at the coming encampment and without entering INTO discussions of these opinions and unmoved by any feeling although I 1 deeply regret the condition I 1 can but regard my duty to retrain refrain from contributing by my action to so undesirable a result nothing can be of greater importance in connection with the encamps encampment e nt than the free and unrestrained manifestation by its participants of that patriotic feeling suggested by the selection of the place of holding it and which is at once the proof of the complete success of their aims and the highest glory of our veteran soldiers I 1 am constrained therefore to withhold my purposed acceptance of yo your ur invitation in doin doing g so I 1 assure you of my unfeigned nope hope and sincere wish that in the agreeable entertainment prepared for them by the hospitable people of st louis the veterans of the grand army may enjoy the most pleasant and profitable and useful reunion in their history very truly yours vours GROVER CLEVELAND ST louis july 7 A special from washington says the president has given up all hopes of visiting the west this his fall he will visit atlanta in october and after that his whole time will be given to preparing his message it was his original intention to make a ion long t trip t lr i in september after he visited efto st louis u is now he be will not VISIT THE WEST the presidents letter to mayor francis withdrawing his acceptance of the invitation of the people of st louis to visit the city during the grand army of the republic encampment has stirred up a hot and diversified expression of opinion the committee that took the invitation to the president feel their labor has been in vain and are strong in the denunciation of the men who were instrumental in the defeat of their plan their friends are equally displeased especially so as the citizens generally of st louis had made a great effort to induce the president to make the visit the chagrin was so great with many that they wished to 0 organize r g al i e immediately to invite the G grand r a d I 1 army r m y t to 0 f find I 1 n d ANOTHER PLACE for their encampment and some promised a very icy reception to the gallant soldiers there were many others however who saw the wisdom of the presidents course and were displeased that the eity city has been humi hamili abed and are indignant about it but agree that the brantl arrays encampment will be a glorious glor icil us success and that at some other time the president shall have a reception in keeping with the high office he holds A committee was then appointed to draw resolutions to be submitted to a mass meeting of citizens that will be called to assemble at the merchants exchange to morrow afternoon these resolutions will embody an invitation to the president to VISIT THE CITY during dunes fair week early in october or at some other time that may suit his convenience and will promise him an all enthusiastic reception A citizens committee will then be appointed to again visit the president and endeavor to induce him to come MADISON wiy wis july 7 when a approached I 1 proa pro ched ached by a representative of tt the associated press tonight to night relative to the letter of president cleveland to mayor francis rancis IT of st louis declining to visit that city on account of the G A R difficulty commander lia ia ahlet fairchild declined to express his bis views regarding it as inconsistent tor him as commander in chief to do so BOMBAY july 8 the ameer of afghanistan ghani stan has nailed to Can dahar gate underneath the koran a proclaim proclamation aaion offering free pardon and remission of two years taxes to all rebels who surrender july S 8 klein and grebert two of the men on trial here on the charge of treason were today to day convicted klein was sentenced to six years in the penitentiary and grebert to five years ST louis july 8 judge noonan of the court of criminal correct correction iong today to day discharged joseph schneider and others arrested for fer violating the sunday law on the ground that the old law Is inoperative this leaves the saloon question in st louis loats as before the repeal of the law of 1857 and on sunday the saloons will be allowed to run with open doors as before for three sundays but bat few saloon h have ave been open and it was generally ho hoped ped this would continue PITTSBURG july 8 from scottdale scottsdale Scott dale are that the strike in the coke regions has been declared off by a convention representing of the striking I 1 cokers chokers and that work will be resumed on monday SHEBOYGAN mich july 8 captain halleck of the fishing tug messenger which arrived there yesterday reports a terrible scourge raging on cockburn island lake huron the disease broke out last week and from friday to tuesday nine deaths had occurred and the mortality was seemingly on the increase the disease is supposed to be diphtheria there is no doctor on this island and the inhabitants are fleeing for their lives blondon july 8 the latest news irom horn stanleys Stan leys african explorers is that on the journey from leopoldville to Lou kolola he be eA encountered countered and had to overcome serious obstacles one of the gravest difficulties was to replenish his commissary the threatened scarcity of provisions greatly excited a number of his men and it became necessary to punish the malcontents with much severity to reduce them to subjection stanley himself fell ill from excessive heat the expedition left balbo may uth and was expected to reach the congo at its confluence with the Aron aronheim heirn by the ath of june stanleys Stan leys pro gramme was to encamp at this point and await the arrival of tib approaching f from roin stanley falls with provisions and several hundred more men CHICAGO july 8 A L Blake whose supposed murder under sensational circumstances as mentioned in to nights associated press dis dispatches aiches founton ron from san francisco was found foun on |
