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Liberal Leader. LAMBERT WILLSTAEDT, Publisher. LIBERAL, SEWARD KANSAS. DOMESTIC. where Thirty two "White Caps" rods up to a church elders of the Church of LatterDay Saints were holding a meeting in Harrison county, Indiana, and disporsed.

the meeting, giving the elders leave town. In Crawford county the regulators flogged two Mormon proselytes and a woman who had been converted to the faith. Outside of Chicago population of towns in Cook county is 269,831, an increase of 55,747 in two years. During the past year the increase in the manufacture of cigars was 56,421,207, and of cigarettes 278,220,900. A New York swell, traveling toward Alaska, was swindled out of $3.200 by confidence men in a poker game at Seattle, Wyoming Territory.

A Milwaukee girl inveigled into vile den on West Washingtou street, Chica- a go, for immoral purposes. She was rescued by a policeman who heard her cries of distress. woman traveling in male attire was arrested in Indiana, and told a thrilling story of her experiences. She put on the pants to follow her husband, who ran away with another woman. The cattlemen in Ind'an territory who have been leading the armed revolt against the collection of the cattle have been arrested.

Chicago will be supplied direct from the oil regions with ten thousand barrels of fuel oil daily by the pipe-line which has just been completed. A summary of crop reports of western and northwestern states gives an average estimate of the wheat yield at thirteen to fifteen bushels to the acre; oats thirty to thi bushels. and condition of corn about 100 per cent. Owen G. Lovejoy, who has been nominated for congress by the democrats of the Seventh Illinois district, is a son of Owen Lovejoy, the great abolitionist.

Senator Collom has offered a resolution directing attention to the purchase of the Minneapolis, Sault Ste. Marie and Atlantic and the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic railroads by the Canadian Pacfic railway by virtue of which the operation of the interstate commerce bill will be defeated and traffic monopolized by a foreign corporation. A young woman employed in the family of a farmer in New York state named John D. Lamont rejected the suit of a hired man on the adv.ce of her employer. The hired man came around with a shot gun, emptied one charge at Lamont, four at the girl, and then shot himself througn the head.

The girl will die but Lamont may recover. He is a cousin of Colonel Dan Lamont, the president's secretary. Minnesota prohibitionists have nominated Hugh Harrison, a Minneapolis wholesale grocer, to run for governor. A Mill Burned, HENdERSON, August flouring mill of the Henderson Mill company was totally destroyed by fire this morning, it being a large frame building in heart of the city. A desperate fight was necessary on the part of the fire department to prevent a general conflagration.

As it was, the flames were checked after damaging to some extent the opera house building and Lockett's harness establishment. The losses are R8 follows: Henderson Milling company, $16,000, insurance John Gabe, on opera house building $3,500, fully insured; Opera House company, on furniture $400, insured; L. T. Wise, on grocery stock, damaged by water $2,000, insured. The damage to the opera house will 1 be repaired at once and improvements made in time for the opening of the season.

A Blackmailer Nailed, SAN FRANCISCO. August of a sensation was created this afternoon by one G. Eisfolder, representative of a small paper here, rushing down the stairs of the Nevada bank crying "murder." Eisfelde: had secured an interview with exSenator James G. Fair, who is president of the Nevada bank, and threatened Fair with the publication of a scurrilous article against him if he did not at once give Eisfelder $50,000. The demand so enraged Fair that he felled the man with a blow.

Eisfelder then drew a pistol. Fair, drawing his own, struck the blackmailer on the head, when the clerks of the banks rushed in and joined in defending their president. Eisfelder fled. Caused by Cigarette Smoking. PARIS, August M.

Fremont, of Millersburg, was yesterday sent to the Lexington insane asylum. Those who were acquainted with his habits say that loss of reason was caused by his inveterate cigarette smoking, he having been known to smoke over hundred cigarettes per day. At the time his mind commenced to give was, he was holding a lucrative position in Leadville, a couple of years ago, and was a model young man. of Sullivan's Circus, BOSTON, July L. Sullivan's circus has come to an end, leaving, it is said, a large number of unpaid employes.

A detachment of police guarded what was left of the property to-day, and prevented an angry circus of men from wreaking their ven. geance upon it. MARKET REPORTS Kansas City Grain and Produce Market KANSAS CITY, August 4, 1888. The Daily Indicator ON 'CHANGE. at regular elevators since leaving stock in store, as reported to the last report, 2,990 bushels; withdrawals bushels, board of trade today.

92,857 bushels. last CORN-Receipts at regular withdrawals, elevators 8,122 since bushleaving stock in store. 88 reported to the report, bushels; els, board of trade to-day. 75,299 bushels. No.

2 corn-Cash, no casked; August, no bids, asked; September, no bids no offerings October, no bids, asked; asked. year, 5,000 bush-1s, 29c; May, bids bid, 320 OATS-No. 2 cash, nO nor offerings; August, 5,000 bushels, 5 cars, tember, 20cbid, asked. RYE-No. 2 cash and August, no bids nor offerFLOUR--Market quiet.

but There is good limited inqui for want of supply. Low grades are almost anry for new top grades, transactions salable. Quototions are for unestablished in sacks as of follows: old in XX, 90c; XXX, $1 05; family, $1 0501 10; car lots, per half barrel choice, $1 60601 65; 40; fancy, patent, $1 $1 55; 00. extra fancy, $1 PROVISIONS -We quote: Round lots, sugarcured hams, 18c per breakfast bacon, 110 $8 per 50; long, clear sides: $8 10: clear, rib sides, dressed beef, 9c; dry, salt shoulders, $8 15: short clear, $8 85 smoked shoulders, $8 25; long clear, $8 85: short clear, $9 35. New, $5 00; old, fancy, small baled, $8 00; HAY--Receipts, 12 CArB.

Market firm. large baled, $7 50; wire bound, 500 00. less; medium, (0: poor stook, $1 BUTTER -Weak. We quote creamery fancy at 18c; good, 15c; fancy, good to choice, store paoked, choice, and 100. A large is part in of the receipts of dairy store-packed poor EGGS Receipts liberal and market weak at condition.

10c per dozen for strictly fresh. All egge should be fresh candled before shipping. POULTRY- Live chickens, receipta fair; steady for fat hens: choice hens at $3 00 per market dozen; small, $2 50; roosters, large, 82 00 per dozen; turkeys, fat, 60 per ducks, $2.00 per dozen: geese, no dozen; demand; chickens spring chickens, $1 00 per small overstocked with are unsalable. The market is medium chickens and they are hard to dispose of. Kansas City Live Stock Market.

KANSAS CITY, August 4, 1888, The Live Stock Indicator reports: CATTLE -Receipts. 5,100 head; shipments, Market weak and very doll. Good to choice, corn-fed, $4 9 (g5 40; common to medium, 93 25 024 60; grass range steers, 81 8 70; COWS, 81 25623 90: stookers and feeders. $1. 608 008 60.

HOGS -Receipts. 4,500 head; shipments, 1,800 bead. It arket opened steady, closing slow and Bite lower, Good to choice, $6 2. 85; common to mediom. 85 20.

SHEEP-Receipts, 1,800 head; Good shipments, choice 263 head. Market was active to muttons, $3 00; common to medium, $1 BC 62 25. FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Tuesday, SENATE. WASHINGTON, D.

July Frye, from the select committee on the Pacitio railroade, reported the Union Pacifio funding bill, and it was placed on the calendar. The senate then resumed consideration of the sundry civil appropriation bill, and the amendment to appropriate $75,000 for 8 publie building at Atchison, WAS defeated. Senator Plumb offered an amendment providing that supplies, the result of prison labor, shall not be purchased for use at the National Soldiers' Home, and an amendment appropriating $10,000,000 to be expended for the recovery of United States property. After a long discussion the senate adjourned. HOUSE.

The conference report on the Omaha publie building was called up. The a bill originally passed by the senate limited the cost for the site and building to $1,200,000. After a long debate the report was rejected, and the bill was again sent to conference. After a long discussion over amendments to the army appropriation bill the house adjourned. Wednesday, SENATE.

The house then adjourned. Thursday. WARMINGTON, D. taken August and folfowing were up passed: The house bill to provide for the dis posal of the Fort Wallace mi itary reservation. The house bill to extend for five years, from June, 1887, the provision of an act to pay for the muster and pay of certain officere and enlisted men of the volunteer forces.

Five appropriation bills yet remain undisposed of, the army bill, the navy bill, the sundry civit bill, the general deficiency bill and the fortifications bill. The senate, after a discussoin on the sandry civil appropriation bill, adjourned. HOUSE. The senate resamed consideration of the army appropriation bill, the pending motion being made by Mr, Townshend, of Illinois, to non-concur in the amendment appropriating $2,500 for repairs to the sea wall at Willett's Point, N. which was non-concurred in without division.

A motion to non-concur in the amendment providing establishment of 8 gun factory and for the purchase of steel was agreed to. SENATE. WASHINGTON, D. August house bill authorizing the construction of a bridge across the Missouri river near the mouth of Kansas river was reported and placed on the calendar. A resolution instructing the committee on Indian affairs to continue investigation into Indian matters was also placed on the calendar.

The fisheries treaty was then taken up. After a long discussion the senate adjourned. HOUSE. The house proceeded to the consideration of the senate amendments to the army appropriation bill, and they were non-concurred in and a conference ordered. The house then into a committee of the whole on the deficiency bill.

Without transacting any business the house adjourned. WASHINGTON, D. August resolution of Senator Cullom instructing the committee on interstate commerce to make a full investigation into the relation of the Canadian railroads with the transportation across the continent of commerce which naturally belongs to the United States, was agreed to without a division. The senate then took up the fisheries treaty, and was addressed by Senator Teller in opposition to its ratification. The senate adjourned till Monday.

HOUSE, The house went into a committee of the whole on the general deficiency bill. An amendment was offered appropriating $1,300,000 to pay arrears of soldiers' bounty and back pay. A point of which WAS raised against the amendment orders sustained. The house took a the evening session to be for the consideration of private pension bills. THE STORM AT ATCHISON.

Reports Received Indicate that the Rain WAS General in Northern Kansas. ATCHISON, August steady rain, accompanied by high southwest winds and vivid lightning, began here at 9. o'clock tonight. A light rain also occurred this morning, between 1 and 2 o'clock. Official reports received to-day at Missouri Paciflo headquarters in this city, show that fair rains occurred last night all along their lines in Kansas and western Nebraska, and heavy rain from a short distance north of Atchison to Omaha.

The corn crop in the latter section is assured. Between Farmington and Goffs on the Central branch, there was a light rain and no hot winds. From Corning to Centralia, hot winds prevailed Thursday, but did no damage, and a heavy rain fell last night. From Vermillion to Greenleaf there a light rain. All along the line of the Washington branch, a good rain and the corn crop in that section is assured.

From there on west to the Colorado line, there were scattering showers during the night. The prospect on the Kansas border is only medium, but the reports say that a good rain within four days will insure a fair crop in that region. The indications are that to-night's rain is general throughout this section. A. J.

Streeter, of Illinois, union labor nominee president, spoke in the streets here to night to an audience of about 300. His remarks were necessarily abbreviated on account of the rain. She Caused Fensations. MOBILE, August is a colored woman named Susan Williams here, who in a week's time has combined almost every sensational effort possible. She is evidently crazy.

Thursday last she threw her 2-weeks-old baby out of the window of her home on Government street, and when her mother went to rescue the infant, she looked her out, forcing the aged woman to sleep all night in the yard. On Saturday she apparently died and was laid out for burial. On Sunday she awoke, which scared all the watchers out of the house. Monday she set tire to the house and Tuesday she was arrested for disorderly conduct, the neighbors being afraid she would burn up the neighborhood. Yesterday she was sent to the hospital, and had been there about ten minutes when she jumped out of the second story window, thirty feet, injuring herself severely, though not fatally.

Manager Robinson Resigns, DENVER, 'August B. Robinson, general manager of the Midland railway, sent in his resignation yesterday and it was accepted. His successor has not yet been announced. For some time past it has been rumored that Mr. Robinson was to leave the road.

He has a large monied interest in the Midland, its mine, coal lands, town site's property, all of which material interest of he the tains. T. C. Gabel, agent road, has also resigned and C. N.

David has been appointed to his place. General Freight Agent Cartwright left the Midland several days ago to accept a position with the Santa Fe, as agent at San Francisco. It is believed that these are all the important changes to be made at present in the management of the road. Mr. Robinson's resignation is to take effect August 15.

Great Britian Wants Maxwell Respited, JEFFERSON CITY, August Governor Morehouse has received the following telegram from T. F. Bayard, secretary of state, relative to the granting of a respite to Hugh M. Brooks, alias Maxwell, of St. Louis: "I forward to you by mail to day the application of the British government for a respite in the Maxwell The gover-1 nor no farther information con possesses cerning the matter and as yet he can give no idea what course he will pursue.

He has gone to the northern part of the state and is not likely to return before Saturday. The Work of tramps, LIMA, July The nitro lycerine factory, two miles south of this city, was blown up yesterday by being set on fire by Eight hundred pounds of giz. cerine exploded, completely wrecking the building and tearing up earth to the depth of twenty feet. It is believed that one of the tramps was killed, as a piece of flesh Was found some distance away. The tramps were seen around the building just before the explosion.

LEAVES WASHINGTON, Mr. Randall Arrives in Philadelphia Little Fatigued by His Journey, WASHINGTON, D. July Randall and his family left Washington this morning for their country home at Wayne Station, in the hope that fresh country air will have the effect of increasing the patient's strength. Mr. Randall was taken to the station in a closed carriage, the blinds of which were closely drawn.

He was 80- companied by Dr. Mallon, who will attend him to his home, where Dr. Martin, who was unable on account of a professional engagement, to accompany the patient, will take charge of the case. Mr. Randall was feeble this morning, owing to his unusual exertion consequent upon his removal.

His family was pleased with the continued improvement in his condition. Hon. Sam J. Randall arrived at Wayne station from Washington at 1:27 this afternoon in President Robert's private car, which was attached to the 12:45 p. m.

commodation from the Bradstreet station of the Pennsylvania railroad. The train arrived on time at the station. Mra. J. Bellango Cox, at whose house at Castenea, Mr.

Randall is to be cared for, was in waiting with a large old-fashioned comfortable barouche, built several years ago for her mother who was an invalid. There were pillows provided for the ease and comfort of the sick man. The other carriages were at hand for Mr. Randall's family, and the few friends who accompanied them from the national capitol. It was said by Dr.

Mallin and Colonel Gerker that Mr. Randall bore his trip well throughout the entire journey from Washington, and that the only discomfort experienced was at the latter city when being removed from his reeidence to President Robert's car. He was fatigued by the transfer and gave evidence of it. After that he rested easily in the car and bore ep well to the end of his trip. He was cheerfal and occasionally engaged in conversation with these about him, though talk was discouraged as though tending to weary and weaken bim.

A DOUBLE TRAGEDY. A Retired Saloon Keeper Kills His Wife and Then Commits Suicide. CHICAGO, July horrible double trag. edy was brought to light by the police shortly after midnight, when the dead bodies of Henry Heesh, a retired saloon keeper, and his wife, were found in their apartments at "No. 150 South Saagamon stoeet.

Both the Heeshes were middle aged, and were looked upon by their neighbors 88 8 happy couple. They were last seen Saturday evening sitting on the front steps. Sunday morning the newsboy left the paper and the milkman the day's supply of milk. These lying neglected at the back door of the flat first attracted the attention of the neighbors. Late last night one of the neighbors notified the police, and two officers were sent to investigate.

They broke open the front bedroom door and a sickening sight met their view. In the alcove of the bedroom lying in 8 pool of blood, was the body of Mrs. Heesh, clad in a night dress. Proceeding to the next room the officer perceived a rope tied over the top of the door frame. A vigorous push at the door and it burst open and the officer was nearly knocked off his feet by the body of Heesh which was hanging suspended, the feet almost touching the floor.

Near by a sheet of newspaper daubed with blood and a gory butcher knife suggested the story of the double tragedy. Heesh had evidently first killed his wife then wiped the knife, cut off a piece of rope exactly long enough to reach from the door knob on the inside over the door frame and to allow suf. ficient space for himself to hang. He had tied the rope, shut the door and proceeded to his self murder. No reason can be 89- signed for the tragedy.

Everything around the room bespoke of comfort and there was no indication of any struggle prior to the murder and suicide. INDIAN TROUBLES. The Trouble in Arizona Caused by the Indians Quarrellog Among Themselves. WASHINGTON, D. July war department is in receipt of the following telegram from the commander at San Carlos, Arizona, forwarded by General Howard, under date of July 29.

Captain Lee, under descretionary orders I had given him prior to the receipt of your telegram of this date, has just returned to this post. He reports that the serious trouble resulted from a quarrel among the Indians themselves. Captain Lee remained upon the ground until about 4 p. m. to-day, when he concluded that the Indians were not disposed to leave, and that his farther presence tended to excite them.

Captain Lee then returned to his post. From the Indians Captain Lee learned that those ordered to be arrested were seen near their camp to-day, and he is of the opinion, and I concur, that these Indians can be arrested in 8 few days. The cattle herd is upon its grazing ground undisturbed. I will send a full written report by Monday's mail. My command is in readiness and will move out at once if I find it necessary.

Another dispatch forwarded by General Howard, from the commanding general, department of Arizona, states that all post commanders have been notified to use all efforts to promptly intercept raiding parties. Died From his Injuries. TAYLORVILLE, July Charles V. Rockwel, the leading physician, and who is postmaster of this city, died at his home at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon. About a week ago he fell from a haymow, the handle of a pitchfork striking him in the stomach, which was the cause of his death.

Mr. Rockwell has held the office of postmaster for nearly four years, having been appointed by President Arthur 8 few weeks previous to his retirement from office. Dec ased held two accident insurance policies each for $5,000. $2,000 in the Ancient Order of United Workman, and $9,000 in the Home Insurance company. Property aggregating $14,000 is left to the comfort of his wife and five daughters.

His age was 56. The Masonic fraternity, of which he was a prominent member, will take charge of the funeral. Heavy Rains, MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. to the Journal from St. Cloud and Sauk Rapide state that a most terrific thunder storm 00- curred last night and torrents of rain fell from 10 p.

m. to 4 a. m. The water in the Mississippi river rose a foot and in the St. Cloud dam eight feet.

Many houses were struck by lightning, but fortunately there was no loss of life and no fires. Whole fields of wheat are under water and washed out. A St. Cloud party going to a funeral WAR overturned in a washout and barely escaped drowning. Two persons were struck by lightning at Sauk Rapids, but recovered.

Many houses are flooded and can only be reached by boats. The damage will be many thousand dollars. Porter Declines to Become a Candidate INDIANAPOLIS, July Porter to-night informed Attorney General Michener and other friends that he positively and emphatically declined to be considered 88 8 candidate for the gubernatorial nomination, and would not accept 8 nomination if it were tendered. It is thought many of Porter's frionds will now tender their support to Congressman George W. Steele, of Marion, Indian, who thus becomes a formidable opponent to Colonel Robertson for the nomination.

Pleasure Yacht Capsized. CHICAGO, August -The pleasure yacht Ramble, of St. Joe, Michigan, middle was of caught in last night's storm, in the Lake Michigan, and capsized. Captain Rickaby, his son and two sailors clung to the wrecked vessel all night, and were rescued in an exhausted condition by a passing steamer this morning and brought to this port. Caused by the Watchman's Carelessness, NEw YORK, July 81.

-Thirty horses were burned to death between 2 and 3 o'clock this morning. They were the property of the Mutual Benefit Insurance company. The watchman accidentily upset a lamp in the stable at 425 West Third street. The building was damaged $8,000. IMMOVABLE INDIANA, They Say Their Decision Not to Sign the Treaty is Unchangable, STANDING ROCK AGENCY, July Chairman Pratt, of the commission having taken the military wire from the press, says it will be necessary to send all reporta by courier.

The steady preseure policy has been adopted, and an effort is being made to swing a few of the chiefs into line for the treaty, and thus secure their influence among the Indiana. While the Indians in the private conneil declare that their decision of Friday is final, there is an undercarrent among them which is encouraging the commissioners to still hope for succese. Some of the chiefs have admitted during the last twenty-four hours that they do not know just what is meant by the many clauses of the treaty and they are willing to remain for the food, which of necessity, must be given them while they are held at the agency. Among the chiefs who say they do not fully understand the treaty is Mad Bear. But while admitting a lack of knowledge they insist he will not sign.

There are a number of disgruntled members among the Indians, chiefly those who were omitted from the list of orators selected by the tribes. These have learned that they can speak and to get even with more popular leaders, they may take the opposite side of the question and advocate the signing of the treaty. Reports just received are to the effect that Sitting Bull has consented to come in. He is much disgusted with the Indiana for having remained to talk so long with the commissioners and says they act like babies. He will prove 8 disturbing element unless he stands upon his dignity and refuses to talk.

It is said that he will be silent as long as the Indians refuse to sign, but that if they show any inclination to accept the treaty, he will enter the circle and speak. The commissioners are hoping they can present the proposition in such a way as to remove from the dians' minds suspicions and prejudices which have annoyed them against the treaty. Red Cloud, of the Pine Ridge Agency, is still opposing the treaty and the Indians have runners between the agencies so that each tribe is kept informed of the action of the other. A afurder, WICHITA, July dead body of Mrs. Bertha Miller, about 40 years of age, the wife of a motor line engineer, was found in her house, South Hydraulio avenue, where she lived alone, by some neighbors at 7:30 this morning.

Her husband has lived with her for some time, but is not suspected, 88 he proves an alibi. Appearances indicate that she was choked to death during the early part of last night. The lady had retired and the room shows evidence of 8 fierce struggle. Officers found on the floor 8 letter addressed to Emanuel Page, a colored man employed in 8 lumber yard in this city. He and his son, William H.

Page, have been arrested. An inquest was held this afternoon, but will be continued until Monday. It is thought the crime was committed wholly for the purpose of robbery, 88 the murdered woman was supposed to have quite a sum of money. Fifty dollars was found in a cabinet this morning, but it is not known how much more she had. A DESPERATE MAN.

He Shoots an Officer Three Times in the Abdomen and Escapes. TIPTON, July Crotchfeld, constable of Madison township, came to Tipton yesterday and swore out a rant for the arrest of John Hadley, charged with stealing a horse, saddle and other articles. Hadley is a desperate character and the warrant was placed in the hands of Sheriff Bates, who with Crutchfield, immediately started in pursuit of Hadley. Near Curtisville, a town ten miles northwest of here the two officers separated. Crutchfield met Hadley coming down the road in a wagon and informed him he had a warrant for his arrest.

A few words passed and the two men pulled their revolvers, and Crutchfield's gun missed fire. He was shot three times in the abdomen by Hadley. The latter then made his escape. Telegrams were sent to Tipton for more officers and 200 men are searching for the murderer. A man from the scene of the tragedy reports that Crutchfield is almost dead and that Hadley will be lynched if captured.

No news has been received from Bates. Starving ahem Out. BIRMINGHAM, August telegraph operator at Boston, arrived here last night and gave the details of a bloody tragedy in Bibb county. For some time a gang of moonshiners have been operating the mines and railway camps in the neighborhood. They became so bold that they defied arrest and the last deputy United States marshal who visited that section was run out and ordered never to return.

Last Sunday the gang waylaid and murdered a prominent citizen of the county for his money. This sroused such excitement that a posse was organized to hunt the outlaws. They were soon found and after an exchange of shots the moonshiners took refuge in an old drift of the Brierfield coal mines. The posse of citizens determined to starve them to death, if they would not come out and surrender. Monday night one of the the moonshiners made 8 bold dash for liberty, but was shot dead by the posse.

The rest of the gang are still in the mines and the posse are standing guerd. Skeletons Found. days. Krohn's Character Vindicated, DUBUQUE, July the laborers were engaged in an excavation for a new building in East Dubuque yesterday, they came upon a number of skeletons, all of grown persons. One of the skulls has a ballet hole through it.

A quarter of a contury ago the site was occupied by 8 frame boarding house, and old settlers remember stories of mysterious disappearances of strangers about that time. All the bones found were those of middle aged men. The parties who kept house at that time have long since disappeared. Farther search is being made. It looks as if another border tragedy had been enacted there in early 'ATCHISON, July Atchison Patriot of this evening, publishes a retraction of its recent scandalous article on Dr.

Phillip Krohn. The retraction states that the parties who had furnished its reporter with the information, upon which the atticle in question was based, having since acknowledged that their statements are not true, coupled with the fact that Hon. 8. 0. King positively declares that he was with Dr.

Krohn on the night referred to and that he could not therefore have been where the Patriot located him, it makes the retraction, not having any desire to publish anything but the truth concerning anybody. Lightning the Palmer House. CHICAGO, July guests of the Pal. mer House were startled in their sleep early this morning at a terrific clap of thunder accompanied by a very perceptible shock in all parts of the house. The flagstaff at the northeast corner of the building was found shattered to slivers by lightning.

Ropes were promptly stretched across the sidewalk to keep pedestrians out of probable danger. Investigation showed however that the actual damage done by the bolt was very slight. Watched Him Drown. St. Louis, July special to the Post Dispatch from Alton, Illinois, gives partioalars of 8 tragio affair at Missouri Point, opposite Alton this morning.

William St. Clair and Bob Ashley crossed the river on 8 ferry boat and after landing in Missouri quarrelled. Ashley ran at St. Cloir with 8 bowie knife and crove him into the river. St.

Clair could not swim and Ashley prevented him from regaining the shore and he was drowned. Ashley has been arrested. Election Return from Tennessee. NASHVILLE, August are coming in slowly. The indications are that east Tennessee has goue republican by the usual majority.

Democrats gain in middle and west Tennessee. A rather light vote was cast in this (Davidson) county. The democrate elected a trustee and sheriff. The race between Hudson, democrat, and Welsh, republican, for trustee, was very scratched. close.

All the magistrate ticket is badly The Dynamite Conspiracy, AURORA, July the examination into the dynamite conspiracy yesterday dohn Quenan and O. R. Blackner testified to the explosion at South Aurora, June 14, and W. B. Thomas testified in relation to the explosion at Eola, June 19.

Alexander Smith testified to taking a ride with Bowles at Eola on a date when dynamite was placed upon the track and swore that they heard the explosion on their way back to Aurora. He also swore that he received a package of dynamite from Godding's wife. The proseention rested their case and the complainta against Bauerisen and Godding for bringing dynamite into the state were taken up and Mr. W. A.

Sholing, short hand reporter for the Burlington company, read the statement which was made by Mr. Godding after his arrest, and then the court adjourned until Monday. CONTRAOT LABOR The Committee to Investigate Immigration Commence Work, New Your, July -The house committee, which is investigating immigration, called John B. Dyer, secretary of the granite cutters' national union, to the stand to. day, He is a native of England, bat has been in this country eighteen years.

He knew of stone cutters having been brought over under contract to work. He said that one George Berry, acting for Gus Wilkes, the contractor, employed by the syndicate to baild the new state capitol at Austin, had brought over A number of stone cutters under contract to work on that job. Witness had received information they were coming and met them at Castle Garden, and three of the men were taken before the United States district attorney, but that he refused to act, and they were allowed to go to Austin. Mr. Dyer presented to the committee an affidavit that Charlee Falsoner, one of the party, says that Berry engaged him and a number of others at Aberdeen, Scotland, to come over here and work on the Austin capitol, and had advanced 3 pounds and 10 shillings of the passage money.

Seventy-eight of them came over, and fifty-five went to Texas. They came over in April, 1886. Robert Maitland, another native of Aberdeen, made a similar affidavit which Mr. Dyer presented to the committee. Accompaning Maitland's affidavit was the following printed circular which he said had been given him by Berry in Aberdeen: AUSTIN, July 12, 1888.

To the Stone Cutters of Aberdeen: This certifies that Mr. George Berry is in my employ, constructing the capitol building in the state of Texas, and that he is fully authorized to engage and hire 100 stone cutters, and bring the same to to cut granite for the capitol building at the bill of prices named below. Payments on this work are made on the fifteenth day of each month, for all the work done in the month preceding. It will require eighteen months of steady granite cutting to cut enough stone to completo the building. Blacksmiths are also needed in this work, and their pay is 40 cents per hour or $4 per day of ten hours.

Each blacksmith sharpens tools for fifteen cutters. The fare for passage paid by me is expected to be returned out of earnings made by cutting, by the men to whom fare is advanced. Gus WILKES, Contractor Capitol building. A large printed card consigning Robert Maitland to G. Wilkie, Austin, Texas, and another circular contained a printed certificate signed by Gus Wilkie, contractor, that board and lodging at Burnett, where the stone yard was situated, was from $16 to $20 a month.

The witness said that the government furnished the contractors convict labor to quarry the stone, and that the granite outters were asked by the quarrymen not to cut granite which WAS quarried by conviot labor and then Wilkie sent over to Scotland for these men. He said Senator Farwell WAS the chief man of the syndicate, and that Wilkie represents himself as acting for the syndicate. The witness would not swear that Senator Farwell knew of Wilkie's action in importing this contract labor. The state of Texas gave the syndicate 000 acres of land and the labor of 500 convicts. PATRICK EAGAN INTERVIEWED, He Expresses His Views on the Parnell Commission.

INDIANAPOLIS, August Eagan, ex-president of the Irish national league of America, who was in the city yesterday to pay his respects to General Harrison, WAS interviewed at a late hour last night, just prior to his departure for the west, by the correspondent of the Associated Press, on the Parnell commission and its probable effects upon the Irish party. Mr. Eagan said he was willing to meet any impartial and judicial investigation. He unhesitatingly declared the letters published by the London Times to be forgeries, regarding the charge made by Parnell against Joseph Chamberlain. He, among other things, said he knew during the whole time, that Chamberlain was communicating cabinet secrets to the Irish party.

Chamberlain's object was to undermine Gladstone. And more than that Chamberlain tried to undermine Parnell himself, in order to induce other Irish leaders to come forward and split the party. Chamberlain, said Eagan, has been the worst traitor to the English party that it has ever had. He has been a traitor to every party to which he belonged and to every principle. If Chamberlain was 8 man of honor hecould ask for inquiry against Parnell's serious charge.

The members of the British cabinet, Mr. Eagan said, were sworn to secrecy, and to divulge government secrets was treasonable. In reply to an inquiry, Mr. Eagan stated that if Chamberlain would demand an investigation, he (Eagan) knew where the evidence could be got to sustain Parnell's charge. Some of that evidence was in writing and in the hands of their friends.

Eagan further stated that the information which Chamberlain secretly divulged to the Irish party was of considerable importance from time to time. CHASED BY DARKIES. A Steamboat Mate Fleeing for His Life From a Mob of Negroes. MEMPHIS, August the steamer Coahoma was loading cotton seed at Concordia Landing, 180 miles below Memphis, early yesterday morning, one of the negro roustabouts, who was not working to suit the mate, Leander Huff, was ordered to move up lively, and, for answer, drew a knife and struck at the mate. The point of the blade caught Huff's' sleeve and ripped it from the cuff to the elbow.

Huff instantly drew his pistol, and the rouster turned. Huff pulled the trigger, firing three shots in rapid succession. The negro ran 100 yards and fell dead, with one. ball in his neck, one in his shoulder and one in his side. About twenty negroes, who had been loitering about the landing, demanded that Huff be given up to them, threatening to burn the boat if he was not handed over to be swung up.

There was no time to raise the gang-plank and back out, but Huff succeeded in getting into a yawl on the other side of the steamer, one of the crew rowing him across to an island near the Arkansas shore. The Coahoma steamed across after it, intending to take Huff on board, but a skiff load of excited darkies landed about the same time, and Huff seeing them started off down the island. Other skiffs filled with negroes were seen going toward the island 88 the steamer moved away. It is doubtful if Huff escaped, but he is a good swimmer, and if he got to the Arkansas bank of the island may have succeeded in getting safely into the brush. The country is wild, sparsely settled and without telegraphio communication.

The steamer returned to Memphis to-night, but no additional particulars could be learned. Bartley Campbell Dead, Naw YORK, July Campbell, the well-known playright, died at Bloomingdale asylum for the insane this afternoon. He passed away peacefully, and death was so sudden that his friends who had been hastily sent for were not able to reach his bedside. Mr. Campbell has been an inmate of the asylum for almost a year.

He was born in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, on August 12, 1843. Public Debt statement, WASHINGTON, D. August The following items are taken from the publio debt statement issued to-day: Total debt principal, interest, total, $1,727,706,584. Total debt less available cash item, net cash in the treasury, decrease of debt daring the month, $4,137,298. Total cash in the treasury, as shown by treasurer's general account, $646,123,365, Emanciption Celebration at Atchison, ATCHISON, August 5,000 colored people from Topeka, Leavenworth and Atchison met here to day to celebrate the emancipation of slaves.

A very creditable military end civio societies street parade, speeches by prominent colored orators of this city, Topeka and Leavenworth were the principal features of the GUARDED BY CITIZENS, Moonshiners Being Starved to Death in Coal Drift, BIRMINGHAM, August Bibb county moonshiners are still confined in the coal drift near Brierfield and are still being guarded by the citizens posse, Those in the mine have had no chance to escape and being without foot are undergoing a gradual process of starvation. The moonshiner who was shot on Monday was named Snyder. Bill Ray Jim Hickey and 4 negro are the men in the drift. There were originally six of the gang and they were regarded by the revenue officers 88 among the most desperate and daring in the state. When they committed the crime for which they were chased into the drift, they were making moonshine whisky and selling it to negro laborers and railway employes.

The gang were getting along splendidly and succeded in making and selling lots of whiaky. The two leaders of the gang were arrested and lodged in jail by a United States deputy marshal. The other four lay in ambush for the officers all day, but they left the neighborhood with their prisoners by another road. The officers were guided and assisted by Jack Lawley, a prominent citizen of Bibb county. Last Sunday night Lawley was called to his gate and was shot dead and robbed by Snyder, Ray, Hickey and the negro.

This aroused the citizens and the moonshiners were driven into the drift and one of them killed. They being well armed the citizens have decided on the starvation plan. Galveston's Rival, GALVESTON, Auguet committee from the Galveston deep water delegation to Denver, have returned from 8 trip of inspection to Aransas Pass, Galveston's competitor in the claim for the location of a port of entry on the Texas coast. The committee took this occasion to visit Aransas before going to the Denver convention, for the purpose of informing themselves as to the actual claim of Aransas Pass 88 being available for a deep water port. The committee made 8 report, of their trip to a meeting at the cotton exchange yesterday.

Their views regarding the harbor facilities at the Pass remain unchanged 88 far as is shown by their reports. Bat they epeak in the highest terms of the country surrounding and contiguo's to the Pass and of the Texas Aransas Pass railway of which they were the guests during their trip. The committee are going over the entire line of the road to the western terminus at Kerrville. The Galveston delegation will leave for the Denver deep water convention on August 24. The convention is to be held on the 28th.

A Farmers Alliance Organized. LYONS, August from the various subordinate Farmers' Alliance met here to-day and organized the Farmers' Alliance of the state of Kansas. Officers elected for the state association were as follows: President- J. W. Morse, of White City.

Vice President- -L. E. Perlicker, of Farlington. Secretary--J. H.

MoLain, of Peabody. Treasurer W. A. Buford, of Cicero. The memorial was signed by the officers and farmers present, asking the senate to pass the bill which has passed the house creating a department of agriculture.

The Kansas Farmer, of Topeka, was made the official organ of the alliance. The next annaual meeting will be held at Topeka the first Wednesday in 1889. Rousing speeches were made at the opera house to-night by W. P. Brush, state organizer, and J.

Burrows, secretary of the National Farmer's alliance. A Woman's Deed. PITTSBURG, August after 9 o'clock this morning, May Patton, of Johnstown, shot and killed Charles DeKnight, a well-known man of Lawrenceville, and then blew her brains out. The tragedy took place in the Metropolitan hotel, on the corner of Grant street and Beventh avenue, but the cause will probably never be known. The couple called at the hotel at 5 o'clock this morning and DeKnight registered as O.

Lewis and wife, of Johnstown, Pa. They were given a room, and nothing was heard of them until 9 o'clock, when the guests were startled by the report of two shots in rapid succession. The hotel clerk ran to the room but the door was locked and it was necessary to break it down to effect an enterance. A terrible sight met their gaze. On the floor was DeKnight, dead, with a bullet hole in his temple, and lying on the side of the bed was the woman, also dead, with blood trickling from a wound in her head and the revolver tightly clasped in her hand.

DeKnight was in street costume, but the woman was in dishabille. Wanted Their Fare Returned, CHICAGO, August mob invaded the general offices of the north side cable road last night, demanding the return of fares and threatening to assault the president of the road, Charles T. Yerkes, late of Philadelphia, and familiarly known here as Baron Yerkes. The demonstration occurred, when for the second time within twenty-four hours, the new cable collapsed through ill working machinery, and the cars on the entire system stopped. They were crowded with thousands homeward bound.

The nickles had been paid, and as the people were tired many patiently waited for an hour. As the cable continued motionless, they then disembarked and poured down the sidewalks. The cabmen, who have recently been reaping in a harvest on the north side, galloped their horses along the tracks merrily calling out, "Have a cab, sir?" and the vehicles were quickly filled. A Fatal Lightning Stroke. JEFFERSONVILLE, August fatal lightning stroke occurred during a thunder storm which came up yesterday afternoon.

Julia Whalen, aged 14, and Alice Fleming, Mamie Hayes and Mamie Glasgow, all about her age, were on their way home when a bolt of lightning descended, killing the Whalen girl instantly, and rendering the others unconscious. The Hayes and gow girls quickly revived, but it was some time before the Fleming girl was restored to consciousness. She is still suffering much, and talks incessantly. The attending physicians think her reason has been de. throned.

The body of the dead girl, a few minutes after the electrio current prostrated her, was as black as ebony. Will Not be Taken Alive, Sr. Louis, July special from Conway, gives particulars of the fatal wounding of two deputy sheriffs, while attempting to arrest Fred Conway, 8 farmer residing eighteen miles northeast of Conway. While Deputy Sheriff Witt was reading the warrant to Conway the latter drew a knife and stabbed the officer in the left side. Conway's wife and two sons then attacked Witt, who drew his revolver and fired at Conway, but the ball struck the other officer, Deputy Sheriff Loyd in the breast, inflicting a fatal wound.

Witt is exausted from loss of blood, and late advices say neither officer can recover. Sheriff Dawson has sent a posse after Coway, but those who know him say he will not be taken alive. Will Ask for a Receiver, NEW YORK, August funds were provided to meet the interest on the consolidated mortgage of the Missouri, Kansas Texas road due to-day, and coupons on the bonds were defaulted on. President Martins said that the new board of directors had no money to pay the interest, because the receipts were taken by the Missouri Pacific. The first mortgage bond holders have already taken steps toward making an application for a receiver, as soon as the application made by the general mortgage bond holders is disposed of.

Two Thousand Miles on A Bycicle BOSTON, August E. Jenkin, of Abilene, arrived here Monday, having traveled the whole distance on his bycicle. He left Abilene on May 16. The whole distance traveled was fully 2,000 miles. A Prominent Man Dead.

SUWANEE SPRINGS, August W. Van Valkenburg, associate justice of the Florida supreme court and one of the ablest republicans in office in the state, died here to-day very suddenly. He was about 70 sears old but was quite feeble. He W88 8 native of New York and was minister to Liberal was to-day declared by the county commissioners of Seward county a city of the third class. The new ally will elect ita first officers on August 14.

Japan under Lincoln. A City of the Third Class. LIBERAL, July -The town of CROP BULLETIN, Signal Corps, Assistant Director. Want the Decree Annulled, Of the Kansas Weather Service, in Cooperation With the United States Signal Service for the Week Ending July 20, Precipitation. -An average rainfall curred in the northern tier of counties east of the Republican' river, and in Douglas, Johnson, Wyandotte, the southern half of Leavenworth and northern half of Miami.

Over the rest of the state a deficiency 00- care, which is quite marked diagonally across the state from the northwest corner to the southeast corner, and is most decided in the extreme southeast counties where no rain has fallen. Temperatare and sunshine- -The temperature and amount of sunshine have ranged above the average in the southeastern counties, below the average in the northeastern counties, while over the rest of the state they have been normal. Results--In the western counties the recent rains have brought the crops forward rapidly. The conditions have improved somewhat in Mitchell, Osborne and Rooks, but are not encouraging in Ellsworth, Russell or Ellis. In the northeastern counties the improved conditions continue unabated and all crops are fine.

In the southeastern counties the week has proved a trying one for corn, much of which is firing badly, while some is permanently injured; prairie grass also is drying, compelling the farmers to begin mowing to save their hay. In the counties south of the Great Bend listed corn is doing well, but corn put in with 8 planter is being touched. T. B. JENNINGS, NEW ORLEANS, July steamer Profersor Morse, Captain Sardie, from Central American ports, reports that the late decree of the Guatemala gOVerument, from abolishing the free 2010 at Livingstone, and Santo to Maaso, has created much consternation in that vicinity, and a large delegation of the principal merchants and foreign consuls left for the capital, July 10, to endeavor to have the decree annulled.

A tornado cutting 8 swarth about 200 yards in width, and going to the northwest barely missed this place yesterday. It swept everything before it, tearing down fences and trees. The grain over which it passed was literally torn out by the roots. The residence of J. T.

Davis, two miles distant, rooted was demolished and orchard uphis and carried away. No loss of life is reported. Investigating the Cause of Texas Fever, CHICAGO, July investigation made by the stock yards company to discover whether the Texas fever in native cattle is caused by ticks, or not, has not been completed. For the past week several head of tick-covered Texans and native cattle have been kept in the same pens, eating the same food and drinking from the same troughs. It was supposed that the ticks would leave the Texans for native cattle and that death to the natives would result.

The natives show no signs of sickness. Yesterday the Texans were turned out to grass where they will be kept a short time, when the natives will be turned in after them The Mason's iroet Laureate Dead, LOUISVILLE, July Robert Morris died this morning at 2:30 o'clock at his home at La Grange. Death was caused by paralysis. Dr Morris was 70 years old and a native of Mississippi, though he has lived here nearly all his life. He was the poet laureate of masonry and the most distinguished mason in America or the world.

He was a past grand master and the author of nearly a hundred masonio works and poem8. In 1879 he was sent to the Holy Land by the masons to explore its origin, and spent eighteen months there. He WAS 8 Presbyterian minister, but of late years had devoted himself exclusively to masonic work. He leaves a wife and several children. Friday.

SENATE. A City Enveloped in Smoke. OTTAWA, August city is complet-ly enveloped in smoke from the forest fires which are raging in the surrounding country. St. Josephs, a village of about 500 inhabitants, six miles from this city, is nearly surrounded, and the residents are preparing to flee for safety, as it is believed that the village is doomed.

Owing to the dry season, it is impossible to check the fire and many valuable timber limits on the Ottawa river have been swept clean by the devouring elements. A telegram juet received says that for an area of five miles around Canadian Junction on the Canadian Pacifio railway, the fire has full control, consuming houses and everything lying in its course. The valuable forests along the mountain range in Eardly township are burning toward the town of Aylmer which is threatened. The loss is believed to have reached nearly half a million dollars with little prospect of the flames being got under control until the fire has burned itself out. Many families have been rendered home- less.

Sheridan Making no Headway. NEW BEDFORD, August There are rumors at Nonquitt that there is some change in General Sheridan's condition. He seems to have reached a stage of his convalescence where no change can be perceived. In 47 hours or even twice that time A8 far as can be ascertained, no improvement has been made. During the first eighteen days at Nonquitt and since then there has been hardly any perceptible alteration.

He has become used to the routine of the sick room and is fatigued much less than previously. He reads the proofs of his book every day, and sees the children in the evening. Dr. Pepper will arrive probably Saturday. That there is any special reason for his coming is denied.

He saw General Sheridan at his worst in Washington, saw him at Lewes about a month later and now when Dr. Pepper is on his way to Bar Harbor to see a patient, there is a convenient opportunity to visit him at Nonquitt, 80 says the physician. Santa Fe Extensions, NOGALES. A. August is stated on good authority that the Mexican Pacific, or McWood's railroad concession in Mexico, has passed into the hands of the Atchison Santa Fe company, which line will soon build 8 number of important feeders on the Pacifio coast, including the New Mexico and Arizona road.

The Sonora road is now being built to Ristee, and will be projected through a rich mining section. The Sierra Madres line is also projected, and a line from Deming to Chihushua. The concession granted to the Mexican Pacifio by the Mexican government, provides that $1,000,000 shall be expended in the constaction of the road every three months, the road to ran from Mazatlem to some point on the Colorado river. WIll Meet in Wichita. WICHITA, August -The thirteenth annual convention the grand lodge of the A.

F. A. M. colored masons of the state of Kansas, be held in this city August 28, 29 and 30. Quong Lee, a Chinaman, was granted his final naturalization papers at Garden City a few days ago.

Newly married couples in southern Kansas spend their honeymoons at Genda Springe. They are under the especial guidance of Milt Reynolds during this interesting period. It is reported that the Kansas exhibit at the Cincinnati exoosition is very inferior and that it will cause the state more harm than good, as it now stands. Kansas people are being urged to help it out. The principal display is made by Wichits.

The story comes from Philadelphia that Jay Gould was so badly robbed on the extension of the Missouri Pacifie in Kansas last year that he is said to have said: "I would not take any new road in Kansas to-der us gift, and I don't intend to build a siding in the etate if I can help it." Sherman County Republican: The tracklaying, and surfacing gange, on the C. K. N. were paid off July 20, bear Burlington, Colorado, and on the follow. ing Saturdey the larger part of them were drunk, and considerable scraping" was done.

All that failed to report for duty were discharged -nearly a bundred men..