The Wichita County Herald du lieu suivant : Coronado, Kansas • 2

BRITISH BRUTES. HOME MISSION SOCIETY. IXDIAXS IX COTJ3TCIIa. TERRIBLE DEED. CROP PROSPECT.

SUNFLOWER STATE NEWS. WicMta County HeraE Randall has a flourishing library associa-L tion. Clyde wants a pork packing and canning factory. Winfield is going energetically to cleaning up the city. Topeka's dog tax has brought $1,700 into the city treasury.

Whiting is jubilant over the recent coal find in that locality. Only eleven republican presidential postmasters remain in the state. The Cedar Rapids flouring mills, near Marysville, were destroyed by fire. Stockton contemplates holding a fireman's tournament some time in September. Atchison has two divorce suits as results of the Salvation army's campaign, says the Globe.

It is claimed that a 28-inch vein of coal has been discovered at Horton at a depth of 170 feet. Parsons has imported a professional dog catcher and proposes to get rid of her unlicensed dogs. Garden City is after railroads in earnests Three new charters have been filed for her particular benefit. The Y. M.

O. A. of Oswego is talking of erecting a large building to be need as headquarters for the association. Seasonable raines have fallen in nearly all parts of Kansas this spring, and good crops are assured in every direction. Doctor E.

B. Allen, secretary of state, and his wife are going to Washington to be absent several weeks. tie snakes have been very numerous. In one case only did the bite have fatal. A perfect torrent of rain was experienced three miles north of Atchison recently while a mile and a half southward the dust was flying.

There has been an unusually large crop of mad dogs, which have bitten many persons besidees a large member of domef do animals Lawience Journal: The assessed valuation of the property, personal and real estate, in the city is about $100,000 more this year than last. Judging from present indications the celebration of the Fourth of July in Kansas will be as general as was the observance of Decoration day. The attendance at the Lindsborg college next year promises to reaoh 500. Over 350 names are now enrolled on the school register. It is a prositeroua institution.

Logan Republican: Louis Koll, a lad living some miles south of town, was bitten by a rattlesnake on Monday evening last. A Father Murders His Wife and Child! and then Kill Himself. PrrrsBtTBO, June, 6. Frederick Herman, aged 23 years, engaged aa helper in an iron mill, this afternoon killed his daughter, aged 19 months, beat his wife uxtil he thought her dead, and then out his throat, severing the wind pipe and jugular vein. Herman is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran church, and an intelligent, sober man.

His wife is a Catholic, but on questions of faith they have managed to agree until recently. The first two children were baptized in the Evangelical Lutheran faith, but Mrs. Herman recently determined that the baby should be baptised into her church. This was done two week, ago, but the father waa ignorant of the fact until to-day, when a friend ild him. On returning home from wurii us IrU lus wao bvuuh tug iuhikui and telling her that now itf 1 A I A was a question oi wit ueata oi one of them, started to get a knife.

The wife jumped from the window and he fellow ed her to a neighbor's house, where beat her into insensibility with a brick. Returning to his home, he seized a razor and nearly severed the head of the baby from its body, and then cut his own throat. Herman will probably die before morning, and his wife is in a very serious condition. The dying man has written a note saying that his wife deceived him, but that he forgives her. FOREIGN NkTVS.

A British Steamer Sunk in trie Channel and Five Lives Lost. London, June 6. A brisk breese waB blowing this morning when the yachts started in the race at Dover round a course fourty-four miles long. The Thistle led directly. She turned the pier within her own length, and was a quarter of a mile ahead of the other yachts at the end of two miles.

When the Thistle had oovered twenty-two miles, or half the length of the course, she led the Genesta by five minutes and forty-two seoonds. Irex was third, one minute behind the Genesta. A thick fog has considerably interfered with the raoes, but is now clearing away. The Thistle was the first boat over the finishing line, beating the Genesta, which was second by eleven minutes, with the Ir third. A collision occurred in the channel between the British bark Hamburg, Captain Caldwell, from New York for Liverpool, and the Britirh steamer Fern.

The steamer was sunk, and her oaptain and four seamen were drowned. The Fern was of 600 tons bur. then, and was from a Mediterranean port. Will Commit no fllore Crimes. Sr.

Louis, June 6. A special from Clarendon, says: On Tuesday a negro attempted to outrage Mrs. J. M. Parks, aunt of Sheriff Robinson.

In the struggle the lady's collar bone was broken. The villian was jailed and the excitement had apparently subsided through the efforts of the sheriff and the presenoe of a determined posse. It was, however, only a calm before the storm, for last night an armed and masked mob of forty men marohed to the jail, forced an entrance and secured the objeot of their wrath. A rope was plaoed around his neck and while he piteously howled and plead for mesoy, he was dragged from his cell to a tree in the court yard. He acknowledged his guilt in his pleadings for meroy.

A scornful laugh was his death knell. The rope was drawn up and the mob quietly dispersed satisfied that the victim will participate in no more orimes. Three Persons Earned to Death. Chicago, 111., June 6. A Grand Forks, special says: During the absence of C.

Bokken, a Norwegian farmer, at his neighbor's house, Mrs. Bokken, and her two children, aged 3 and 4 years, were left at home. The mother left the house, and on returning she found the room in which she had left the ohildren on fire. Quickly snatch, ing the youngest child, she made a rush for the door. In doing which she upset the ker osene oil can, setting fire to her clothes.

She succeeded in getting out doors, where she lay down with the child in her arms. Both were literally roasted to death. The other child burned to death in the house. Two Indians Executed. Chicago, June 6.

A speoial from Little Rook, says: Two Seminoles, convicted of having murdered a comrade, were execu ted near the Seminole agency, Indian territory, to-day The Indians showed supreme indifference to their fate when the death warrant was read. The Indians walked calmly to a blanket stretched on the ground, where they took leave of a number of friends. They were blindfolded, then knelt down, presenting their breasts to the sheriff and his deputy, who advanced with revolvers and dropped on theu knees directly in front of them. At the first disoharge both culprits fell on their face, dead. Dragged to Death.

Lebanon, June 6. William MoElroy. colored, was riding a mule, when the animal shied and threw him. His feet became entangled and the mule dragged him a considerable distance. He was horribly mutilated and died in a few minutes.

Ottawa Assembly. Ottawa, June 6. The Dunkarda have all gone home. Tents are now being erected for the Sunday school assembly. There is over 20 per cent increase this year, which will require 500 tents.

Twenty men are giving the buildings and grounds the finishing touches. Abe programme is stronger than ever before. There has been no hitoh in any of the arrangements. MAUKET REPORTS. Kansas City Grain and Produce Market.

Kansas City, June 11, 1887.n Live Stock Indicator reports: FLOUR Venr dull. Nothine exceot in mixed lots. notations are for established brans car lots per half barrel in sackB as follows: XX. 80c; XXX. 651 05.

family, $1 101 20; choice $1 801 40; fancy, $1 501 55; patent, $1 90 2 00; rye, $1 301 50. From city mills 25o hieher. WHEAT Recemts at recrular elevator since last report bushels; withdrawals, 1,467 bushels, leaving stock in store as reported to the board of trade to-day, 100,387. i The market on change to-day was nominal. No.

2 red winter Cash, 72c bid, 72V4c asked; Inn. 1). K. 1 -1 1 Tnl TAA VIA i7qtn asked; A.ngnst,70c bid, no offerings. CORN Receipts at regular elevators since lastireports; 22,552 bushels and withdrawals Dusneis, leaving stock in store as reported to toe board of trade to-day, 281,384 bushels.

The market on chanc-a waa Bteady. No. 2 cash, 805 bids, 303c asked JJnne, Z0.o bid, SIHc asked; July, no bid, asked. August. 83c bid, 33c asked.

OATS No- 2 cash. 29c bid. 29c asked; June, 29 bids, 29c asked; July, 20c bid, 27o asked; August. 21c bid, asked. RYE No 2 cash, 48Kc bid, 40c asked; Be-jected cash, no bids nor offerings.

jfULiiji Rl liive Old hens, fst heavy, a per dozen; roosters. $2 006 2 25; turkeys, 8c; Ducks, (2 00 per dozen; geese not wanted. Dressed Chickens, 8c; turkeys, 11612c. EGG8 -Steady, Wo. BUTTER Good, creamery, fancy, 25c; good 20c; fine dairy, 2.c; store packed, 12H13c; common 6 8c.

HAY Steady, Fancy small baled, $10 00, OIL CAKE-Per 100 lbs. sacked, $1 25; $21 00 per ton free on board cars. Car lots, $20 00 per ton. CORN MEAL Green, 75c; dried, 80c; chop yellow, 70c bulk; 75o sacked. SHIPPING STUFF Bulk, 57662a.

FLAXSEED 90c BRAN Bulk, 55c, sacked, 60c, CASTOR 357 HIDES Dry hint, No. 1, per pound, 12o: No. 10c. dry flint bulls and stags. 10c: dry salted.

No. 1, 12c; No. 2, green salted. No. 714c; No.

2, 6c; green salted bull and stag, 5V4c; green. nncuirea iso. 1, 6Hc; No. 2, 54c; call, sheep pelts dried, 9llo per lb. WOOL Missouri unwashed, heavy, fine 169 13c: light fine.

13c: medium. 22fi23c: medium combing, 2224c; coarse combing, 2021c: low and carpet, 1517c; Kansas and Nebraska, heavy tub washed, choice medium, 8435c; fire, 2445c; dinev and low. 17CSQ CHEESE We quote: Full cream, 14eUV4e; Hats, 768c; Young American, 15c; Kansas 11c. BROOM CONR Quotations; Hurl, 10c; self- working, common, 5e; crooked, SftBtc, Kansas City Live Stoclc Market. KansasJCitt, June 11, 1887, CATTLE Receipts 3.C03 bead; shipments, 1,12 head.

Market on change was slow and weak. Good to choice (4 254 50; common to medium $3 504g4 20; etockers, $2 903 25; feeding steers, $3 S0e 3 75: cows. 2 GGrtS SC. HOGS Receipts. 10,668 head; shipments 5,552 neaa, market on change to-aay opened steaay, closing stronar.

active and 5610c higher. Good to choice, $4 504 75; common to medium $4 10P 4 50: skins and Dies. $2 5064 00. SHEEP Receipts 576 head; shipments 144 head. Market was active.

Good to choice Immortality Kuns Riot in London Hundreds of Tonne Girls the Victims. London, June 7. Since the revelations made by the Pall Mall Gazette, and the passage of the criminal law amendment bill, the public have believed the traffic in children impossible. A case in the Lambeth police court, therefore, caused a universal sensation of horror. Edward Prockett and three women were arrested, charged with keeping houses of ill repute, and having procured for their patrons scores of girls from 10 to 14 years old.

The prisoners and victims are all of humble rank. The evidence so far proves that the seducers of the girls belong to the same class. The government will prosecute the prisoners, all of whom were remanded. Detective Stevens, in the employ of the reformatory and refugee, has taken the principal part in bringing to light these crimes. He states that during the past four years he rescued 400 girls between the age of 11 and 14 years from a life of crime.

In the house of commons to-day, Hon. W. EL Smith, government leader, said he hoped that the papers in relation to the new Egyptian convention would be issued by the government in a few days; that the negotiations with France concerning tho New Helbridss question was still In progress and that the delay was not the fault of England, Bight Hon. Arthur Balfour, chief secretary for Ireland, in reply to a question by Dillon regarding the employment of gun boats to assist in the evictions on Clare Island declared that the government would not hesitate to employ any of the forces at its disposal to execute the decree of the law courts. Reports issued by the board of trade show that the imports during May deoreased 1,000,000, as compared with the corresponding month last year.

Exports have increased 200,000. Gladstone arrivad at Doll's Hill at 6 p. much fatigued. He spoke at Newport, Gloucester and Swindon, principally on the Irish question. He attributed the delays in the house of commons to the pugnacity of Balfour.

WAX. A. WllJCKLKIt. The Services Being Held Over His Remains in Malone. Watebtown, N.

June 7. A special from Malone, received this afternoon, says: "The obsequies over the remains of Ex-Vice President Wheeler are being held in the Congregational ohuroh. Every available foot of spaoe in the large edifice is being occupied. All business places were oloeed at noon for the remainder of the day. The body remained at the house until Tuesday morning, when at 10 o'clock, after prayer, it was moved to the vestibule of the ehuroh, where it laid in state and was viewed until 1 o'clock.

The pall bearers were D. W. Lawrence, H. A. Taylor, C.

G. Gleason, William A. Short, Thomas R. Kane and J. J.

Seaver, old and lifelong friends of Mr. Wheeler. The auditorium is beautifully draped with a profusion of national flags and a wealth of flowers adorned every approprtate place. The services were begun by an invocation by Pastor C. S.

Richards. The ohoir sang the beautiful anthem, "Jerusalem, the Golden." A portion of soripture was read by Rev. Lewis, the pastor of St. Mark's, and a prayer was offered by Rev. J.

W. Ashworth, pastor of the First Baptist church. The choir sang Mr. Wheeler's favorite hymn, "Come Unto Me When Shadows Darkly Gather, WThen the Sad Heart is Weary and Distressed." Ihe pastor preached an eloquent sermon from the text, "And they shall bring glory and honor to na tions." Wattebtown, N. June 7.

R. B. Hayes was in this city this evening on his way to attend the funeral of ex-Vice President Wheeler at Malone. During his stay here Mr. Hayes was seeL.

by a reporter. He spoke feelingly of the death of Mr. Wheeler and of their pleasant relations while associated together in Washington. He said the genial and kindly nature of the dead statesman endeared him to all. He had always looked upon Mr.

Wheeler as a man of unswerving, honest principles, a man of good judgment and unswerving in his devotion to what he believed to be right in public and private affairs. His death would be deeply regretted by all who knew him. Ordered to Participate in die Dedication of the Soldiers' and Sailors Monument. Washington, D. June 7.

The secre tary of the navy to-day gave orders for the vessels of the north Atlantic squadron to proceed to New Haven, for the pur pose of participating in the ceremonies in cident to the dedication of the soldiers' and Bailors' monument at that city on the 17th inst. Assistant Secretary Maynard has informed the collector of customs at El Paso, that the department is of the opinion that a strict enforcement of regulations for the free entry of domestic animals exported and returned, will prevent the illegal importation of cattle described by him as having been branded in Mexico with the same brand as that used in the United States, or as being the offspring of domestic cattle exported to Mexico for grazing purposes. Renben Dailey. of Indiana, formerly a Washington correspondent for the Indian apolis Sentinel, has been appointed stenographer to the interstate oommeroe commission. Wellington, has been added to the list of free delivery postoffioes, to be estab lished on the nrst of July next.

Death of a Topeka Lady. Kansas City, June 7. Mrs. Hattie Updike wife of a prominent cattle ranch owner of Topeka, died suddenly at the residence of a friend in this city late last night. The coroner, upon investigation, learned that Mrs.

Updike had Buffered from dropsy, and that gangrene had finally set in. She had plaoed herself under the treatment of Mrs. Emma Beahan, a "christian scientist." This treatment consists in trying to convince yourself that you are not diseased, but are suffering from imagination. The coroner gave a certificate to the effect that the death was due to mortifioation of the right foot and leg. The remains were shipped to New York, where the deceased formerly resided.

Railroad Bonds "Voted. Lincoln. June 7. Three township on the north side of Lincoln county voted bonds yesterday for the Santa Fe extension. In Scott township they were defeated, xms may divert the line some, but not defeat the building of it.

An election will be called Thursday to vote aid to the Salina, Lincoln Pacific road through the county, lhis will be a Rock Island branch when built. The contract for the Union Paoifio extension to Plainville, to be completed by October 8, 1887, was let to John H. Wright, and work will begia immediately. Shot By a School Teacher. Cincinnati, June 7.

A special from Henderson, says that the was shocked about 2 p. to hear that Professor E. S. Clark, superintendant of the publio schools, was shot and killed this afternoon by Professor Thomas Posey, principal in the high school. The two men having had a long standing en got into a quarrel this afternoon in the high eohool room, when Principal Posey drew a revolver and fired three shots at Clark, in the presenoe of the pupils, wounding him severely in the face, arm and shoulder.

Posey surrendered himself. Both men are prominent in society. Purchased Property. AKKAWSAS City, June 7. A promi nent official of the Santa Fe railroad author izes us to say that the directors of the Santa Fe road have purchased property adjoining the city to the amount of lib includ ing also water power.

Arkansas City is now the appointed division for shops, including a 50.000 stone bull dine which has been contracted for, as a station, general offices and a hotel, where all through passen ger trains from Kansas City and Galveston will stop mornings and evenings lor meals. Would be a Member. Nkw Yokx, June 7. The annual meeting of the acto-s' fund was held to-day. A leU tnr tmm President Cleveland waa read aa.

I I ceptmg an honorary memoersiup in me i in of i An Earnest Appeal Against the Allotment of Lands in Severalty. St, Louis, une 9. A special from Eau-f alia, says that the Indian council has resumed its session with delegates from eighteen tribes present. The committee appointed Monday reported a memorial to the president, enumerating the tribes represented. With may misgivings, they assume that the United States government intends to give the Indians the benefit of civilization without depriving them of their rights.

Having lived under the policy they claim to be fair judges of its utility. They make an earnest appeal against the act providing oi the allotment of lands in severalty to th Indians. It will be a detriment to theii interest, they claim, as it will in the neai future engulf all of the nations and the tribes of the territory in one common catastrophe to the enrichment of land monopolists, against whom even those with the oivilized machinerj of justice seem powerless to secure theii rights. The Indian needs political identitj and allegiance, called elsewhere patriotism, in order to make true progress. The law to which objection is urged enables the Indian to become a member of some other bodj politic by electing and taking to himself a quantity of land, whioh is at present thf common property of alL The law apportion! to each individual only a part of that which is already his property and leaves the balance for sale to others who will be composed of a class having no sympathy for the In-nians, and who will rush into a new oountrj in their mad race for gain and orowd out every hope and chance of Indian civilization.

The tribes ask that the president etaj the operation of the law until they shall tx in a condition to be benefitted by it. Thej further request that the act be not enforced until they have an opportunity of testing the validity of their rights before the judiciary of the United States. The memorial after being interpreted was unanimously adopted. Fearful Flames in Tennessee. Chattanooga, June 9.

A tank of gasoline exploded this afternoon in the second story brick building at the corner of Fourth and Market streets, and the fire spread with great rapidity to the grocery store of J. Foering and the Morgan house, a three story frame structure. The occupants barely escaped with their lives. Henry Her and Matt Peak, firemen, were burned in a mass of debris by a falling wall. Her was killed and Peak bo badly burned and bruised that he will die.

Humphrey Reeve manager of.the Standard Gas Machine and Economizer company, was blown out of the building and across the pavement with his clothes ablaze. He threw himself into the gutter and extinguished the fire, but not until he was horribly burned. James Reynolds and W. D. Millen.

of Washington, D. two white men and a negro named Peter Jones were also terribly burned. Several other firemen were slishtly injured and some overcome by heat. A he financial loss is about which is partly insured. After Ten Tears.

Wabbknsbubo, June 9. Daniel Cox, a farm hand, was arrested here to day by Sheriff Powell, of Green oounty, 111., for the murder of N. Niece, at Walkerville, 111., February 21, 1877. He struck Niece on the bask of the head with a stone, killing him instantly, and then fled. He has been a fugitive from justice all this time.

The killing resulted from a a quarrel over the election of Hayes. Cox has been living a few miles north of town for four years, and was a quiet, peaceable citizen. He was taken to Carrollton, the county seat of Green oounty to-night. A brakeman named llhamsor on a Mis souri Pacific freight train was struck by lightning last evening at Centreview, six miles west of here at 5 o'clock this after noon, while Bitting in the caboose, and thrown across from one side to the other. He was not seriously hurt, but made very sick.

A Cyclone Near Salina. Salina, June 9. During the rain storm yesterday a cyclone formed about eight or ten miles west of Salina, and traveled in a northeasterly direction, destroying the dwelling house of John Johnston and several barns and uprooted Mr. Johnston and family escaped injury by going to the cellar. The trees were some of them two feet in diameter.

The population of Salina has increased so tepidly within the past year that the pooool accommodations are entirely insufficient. The school board bave selected three new sites for school buildings and expect to have the buildings ready for occupancy by next September. The survey for the Minneapolis, Lincoln Southwestern railroad from Salina has just been made, and the route found to be a highly practicable one. The first issue of the Evening Journal will appear next Monday. A Set Back to Prohibition.

New Yobk, June 9. An Augusta, special says: The prohibitory law of Maine has just received a most terrific set back in this vioinity. Michael Burns, a well known liquor dealer of this oity, brought to Augusta from Liverpool a large invoice of foreign distilled spirits, which he offers at wholesale and retail. He closed his shop last March, and entered into negotiations with importing bouses in Liverpool for a supply of all Kinds of distilled spirits. The United States protects all persons importing liquors from foreign countries from prosecution under any state prohibitory law for selling such goods in the original unbroken packages, and the dealer has landed in this city an advance lot of Irish whisky and Jamaica rum.

Out of Ihe Woods. Tttt Switd'o Jnna 9 Thfl nrAsi. -A- AA. AA K-l III A-A-A u. dent is on his way out of the woods.

He rose early this morning, and laying asiae ma backwoods costume he appeared in a Prince Albert coat and high hat to superintend the packing of the big fish he was to oary to Albany for Dr. Ward. Colonel Lamont had Via anrallinr, ftanaarl ViX7 fhA 111 A If flies, and in a gray suit and white shirt, had I A. resumed the appearance ne uauany wears the White House. At 9:45 cclock, the party started for this place, arriving after a pleas- 1 AT A ant drive OI IWO nouro.

a.iier uiuuci m. a o'clock they will be driven nine miles further to Paul Smith's station, to take a special train. Died. Reading, June 9. Aaron L.

Still, colored, born in Philadelphia in 1820, one of the most earnest promoters of underground railroads in slavery days, an intimate friend of Fred Douglas, and an early orgarizer of equal rights leagues and other organizations for the protection of colored men, died here this afternoon. He was one Df the best known colored men in Pennsylvania. The First Female Settler. Nxwton, June funeral of Mrs. Eleanor Crofut, the first female settler on the original town site of Newton, who died yesterday in her 81st year, took place to-day and was largely attended.

A steadj rain has fallen during the last thirty-eix hours. Corn and wheat prospects are encouraging. Will Appeal. Boston, June 9. The Canard steamer Ce-phalonia, whose management was fined for landing an insane woman at this port, was permitted to clear and sail to-day, upon depositing $1,000 with the surveyor of the port.

The Canard company will appeal to the secretary of the treasury of the United States for a remittance of the fine. Rain at Kingman. Kingman, June 7. A heavy rain, lasting six hours, fell over Kingman oounty this morning. Drilling for gas will begin this week, and will be pushed with every prospect of suo- cesa.

A Good Attendance. Ottawa, June 9. Three thousand of Kansas City's people spent to-day in Forest park. The Missouri Pacific Southern Kansas railroad give a one-fare rate for the round trip to the Sunday school assembly. Otter roads will also give the same rate.

A Review Showing the Good Work Accomplished During the Past Tear. Sabatoga, June 8. The sixty-first anniversary meeting of the American Heme Missionary society was continued to-day. Secretary Barrows reviewed the work of the year. He said that the executive committee had commissioned the Rev.

Wm. G. Puddefoot, of Michigan, to spend all his time during the coming year addressing missionary conventions. Eleven etates, the six New Eneland states, with New York, Ohio, Hlinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin, contributed last year, besides supporting their own work, $236,000, of which Massachusetts alone gave $130,000 and Connecticut $47,000. In all the society employed 1,571 missionaries, an increase over last year of 102.

They served 3,063 churches and preaching stations, with 2,100 Sunday schools, having 130,000 members. They organized during the year 135 new churches, with 112 houses of worship, and brought 63 to a self supporting condition. They reported 6,056 conversions and 10,031 additions to the church membership, 6,468 them upon profession of faith. The receipts for the year were $482,970 and the expenditures $507,988, the deficit being made up from a balanca in the Sweet extingency fund, to which the Bociety now owes $50,000. As soon as this is replaced the principal will not be again spent, but held as collateral for temporary loans when they may become necessary.

There was during the year the surprising shrinkage in legaoies of and in the contributions of the living of $70,162, both unprecedented. A new and notable feature of the work has been the employment of 35 Evargelists, the result of whose labors has been so encouraging that the mission will be increased. A feature of special interest this year is the great ex- tension and success of work among French, German, Scandinavian and Slavonic immigrant s. WORK OF A. WATERSPOUT.

Three Hundred People Made Homeless and Dependent Upon the Charity of Neighbors. Pittsbubg, June 8. A speoial from Johnstown, says: The flood yesterday was caused by a waterspout west of Hoo-versville, Somerset county. The village was entirely under water, and the destruction of property is great. The bridge above here was destroyed.

The destruction of property at Hooversville is enormous. The work of the flood is appalling. Twenty residences were washed off their foundations. At least one hundred families in this borough alone loBt everything they had in their houses. The water having subsided, the scene to-day is one of demoralization and ruin.

The yards and streets are blocked with debris and houses and mud, and multitudes of women and children are standing about weeping and mourning over their ruined homes. In Grubtown, Morrillville, Miners-ville, Cambria City and Coopersdale the same scene is presented, and it is estimated that in the suburbs and this oity 300 people were temporarily rendered homeless and dependent for shelter upon the charity of their more fortunate neighbors. Mrs. D. Merrell, relict of Hon.

J. M. Mer-rell, died from heart disease last night, produced, it is supposed, by excitement caused by the water surrounding her house. Colonel James M. Cooper, a wealthy and influential oitizen of Coopardale, also dropped dead from over-excitement.

A number of other deaths from the flood are reported, but the rumors lask confirmation. The Forty-Third Murder. St. Louis, June 8. A special from Ozark, Mo.

say About 2 o'clo ck yt eterday afternoon Bob Meadows, an old citizen of Christian county, was assassinated. He and his wife were walking unsuspectingly along the road through the dense woods when the woman was startled by the report of a gun and saw her husband fall lifeless to the ground. He was shot through the breast with a bullet from a Winchester rifle. Immediately after the shot was fired Mrs. Meadows says that she saw two men run from an ambush near by, but she oould not recognize them.

It is not thought that the killing of Meadows grew out or the Bali-knob trouble, although the murdered man was at one time ordered to leave the country by the regulators. Three years ago James Payton was sent to the penitentiary on a life sentence for the murder of Claudie Matthews. Meadows was instrumental in securing this conviction. This is the forty-third murder in this county since the war. A.

Eentncky Killing. LomsYiiiiiE, June 8. A special to the Evening Times says: The citizens of Moore-head, Rowan county, are again startled by the killing of three men. Yesterday the town marshal of Morehead, John Mannin, had a warrant for the arrest of Jack and William Logan, sons of the notorious Dr. Henry D.

Logan, who is now in Lexington jail on the charge of murder. Mannin went to the house of the Xiogan boys to arrest them. The old lady told him that they were not in. He told her that he would have to search the house, and proceeded to do so. As he asoended the stairway the Logan boys, who were concealed above, fired upon him, inflicting fatal wounds.

Mannin's posse of two men, who were with him, then returned the fire of the Logan boys, killing them both. A Domestic Tragedy. Kansas City, June 8. The Times' Hannibal, special reports a domestic tragedy at that place to-night. Linooln Cook, oolored, has lived away from his wife and ohild for two months.

She has been living with her brother, Carter Jack-eon. Cook went to the house tonight and demanded possession of his little girl, who was in care of its mother. Mrs. Cook refused and started to carry the child out of the room when Cook shot her in the breast. Jackson then interfered, but was shot through the head and instantly killed.

The murderer surrendered. Mrs. Cook may recover. Deplorable Scenes. riiTDTTii JnnQ ft Tha oTmrwmfc Ton Arfr aj i it took the sheriff of county Clare and a body 1 1 A.

I OI ponce to liiare xsianu, wuere uiey by tuned twelve tenents. The scenes witnessed -while the writs of eviction were beins ex ecuted were deplorable. During the evictions at Cadyke to-day two women, belonging to the Tuohy family, de fied the Boenn ana police ior an nour Dy throwing boiling water and hitewash upon them. The family was finally evicted, and the women were arrested. Smallpox In Chicago.

Chicago, June 8. Two new cases of nnniinnTonra renorted from the infested houses on Clark street to-day. The district is one of the most densely populated mo city, and the Italian residents there are nearly panic stricken from fear of the scourge. Every precaution within reach of the health department is being taken to keep the scourge under control. No Longer Than Necessary.

Cabio, June 8. The mahdi, at a recent council of war at Omdermann, decided to refrain from making attacks on the frontier, because such hostilities would prolong the EDglish occupation of Egypt. Died from the Accident. Arkansas City, June 8. J.

W. Linton, a farmer whose two horses backed off the bridge while crossing the Arkansas river west of this city yesterday, died to day from injuries sustained by the accident. Discharged. Austin, June 8. United States Commissioner Ruggs to-day discharged from custody the alleged train robbers, Joe Barbour, John Craft, Cheed Craft and the Ussery brothers, an alibi having been established in each case.

Notwithstanding the large reward offered for the apprehension of the robbers the authorities are unable to find a clue. A Steamship Company Fined. Boston, June 8. Collector Saltonstal today imposed a fine of $1,000 upon the Canard Steamship company for permitting an insane woman to land from one ot their vessels. Died.

tTt-t-. i Jnr-e 8. Mrs. Bersrh. wife 'of Henrv Bergn, of New York, died in this oity thin morning, alter a iouh iuiwh, Good Reports From all Sections of the Country, With the West in the lead.

Washington, D. June 10. The spring wheat area has been enlarged 6 percent, from the increase in immigration and farm making west of the Mississippi river in districts traversed by the Northern Paoifio railroad. Most of the increase is in Dakota, which reports an increment of 24 per cent. The total area of wheat is about 37,000,000 acres, a fraction of 1 per cent, more than that of the previous crop.

In the condition of winter wheat there is no change, the average being 84.9, a reduction of nine-tenths of 1 per cent, in 186. The June average was 92.7. Reports of short straw are very numerous. In some districts there are indications tnat the yield of grain will be larger, proportionally, than of straw. If there is no inorease from this cause, the yield must be less than the average.

Harvest is already in progress up to the 30th degree of north latitude. The condition of spring wheat is good in Dakota and the territories westward, but below the average in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska. The general average for spring wheat is 87.3, whioh is lower than in recent years, but thirteen points higher than in 1881. At harvesting last year the condition averagod 80. The dry weather in April has been injurious to winter in some sections have committed greater depredations than usual.

The central belt westward from Pennsylvania and Virginia has suffered local damage from the Hessian fly, and the ohintz bug has wrought injury in Illinois, Missouri and Kansas. The area of winter rye has been diminished over 6 per by a large reduction in Kansas and the condition is better than that of the whole, as usual averageing 88.9. An enlargement of the barley acreage of 3 percent is indicated. The increase is in Dakota, California, Oregon and the teritories. The condition average is 87, being slightly aobve that of wheat.

There is a continuance of the extension of oats culture. The inorease is 4 per cent. This crop has taken part of the area formerly in wheat in Kansas. The advance is 30 per cent over the average of last year. The increase is large in the northwest and there is a tendenoy to enlargement in all portions of the country.

In the acreage of cotton an increase of 1 per cent is reported. There appears to be a slight decline in the states of the Atlantic coast and an increase west of the Mississippi. The state averages are: Virginia 90, North Carolina 99.5, South Carolina 98, Georgia 98 5, Florida 97, Alabama 100, Mississippi 100.4, Louisiana 102, Texas 106, Arkansas 102.5, Tennessee 100. The cordition of cotton is higher than in any June since 1880, an average of 96.9, and has only been exceeded three times since 1870. The best yield in that period, however, was in 188), when the June condition was 89.

The figure that has been discounted six times since 1870 is a good beginning, but does not insure a good crop. The state averages are: Virginia 99, North Carolina 99, South Carolina 98, Georgia 99, Florida 98, Alabama 99, Mississippi 99, Louisiana 97, Texas 101, Arkansas 98, Tennessee 97, a general average of 96.9. There is generally an unusually good "stand" or "plant," but in Texas the early plant did not come up. Late planting is better. There is not a full plant in some fields in Arkansas.

Clean cultivation is reported, as a rule, and healthy and good growth. International Indian Council. St. Louis. June 10.

A speoial from Eau-fala, I. T. says: Yesterday the international Indian council concluded its session, after the selection of Fort Gibson as the place of meeting May 2, 1888. The Indian Journal of Eaufala was made the official organ of the Indians of the whole territory. A resolution was unanimously adopted in the territory calling the attention of con-zreas to the treaty of 1886, whereby but two railroads were to be allowed to be contracted through the territory, viz: one east and west, another north and south, and whereas the Missouri, Kansas Texas and St.

Louis San Francisco had used these rights no more franchises Bhould be granted by congress without the consent of the nations affected thereby. They protest against such legislation as appropriates Indian lands for the use of private corporations whose employes are amenable to no local law and whose franchises and annuities and privileges are bestowed with lavish hand, which reap where it is not sown and dispenses with what it does not own. The council entreats the government to respect its own guarantees and protect the Indian people. They request congress to pass an act whereby all questions affecting the right of the Indian under treaty stipulations may be referred to the courts of the United States and receive judicial settlement. IRISH I JIMIGRANT3.

Seventy to Be Sent Back, as They are Alleged to Be Paupers. New Yobk, June 10. Counsel for tha In-man Steamship company applied to-day to Judge Brown in the United States district oourt for a writ of habeas corpus in the case of the seventy Irish immigrants, whose return to Ireland on the City of Chester tomorrow has been ordered by the immigration commissioners. They were sent here by the British government, and it in alleged they are paupers. The case will be argued next Tuesday.

Two thousand seven hundred and twenty-eight emigrants were landed at Castle Garden. The new rule to hold all children under 16 years of age, unless accompanied by proper guardians, went into effect this morning. Several boys were found to be alone and they were held for investigation, Mrs. Cleveland. Oswego, N.

June 10. Mrs. Cleveland, wife of the president, arrived here at 7 o'clock this evenin? from Albany, accompanied by Mr. H. Kingsford and Miss Virginia M.Kmgsfordtan old friend and schoolmate.

They were driven to the residence of Mr. Thomas Kingsford, where Mrs. leveland will remain as a guest of Mrs. Kingsford for two weeks, after which both ladies will attend the commencement exercises at Wells' college, Aurora, N. Y.

Premium Crops. Pabsons, June 10. The wheat crop in this locality is being harvested, and the yield promises to be much greater than anticipated. The damage by chintz bugs is confined to the uplands, while the bottom or low lands will produce more than an average crop. The acreage is larger than nsuaLand the rates of per cent of damages will be emalL The oat crop is badly injured by bugs.

The recent rains have brought out all kinds of the prospects for a good corn crop were never better. Through Freight. San Fbancisoo, June 10. The ehiptment of through freight overland for May amounted to 17,000,000 pounds, the smallest total in several years. The interstate law went into effect April 4, and though the operation of the long and sho.t hdul clause was suspended before the end of that month, the value of trade was much less in April than in March, and the total for May is 000 pounds less than Apr.L Considerable freight, however, was directed north to the Canadian line.

Only a Written order, Spbinofteld, June 10. In the house this altrnoon a senate bill waa passed providing that no person in this state shall sell or furnish tobacco in any form to any minor under 16 years of age unless under written order of parents or guardian. As Punishment. New York, June 9. At to-day's session of the Mason.c grand lodge it was unanimously decided to the warrant of Pro vide tee lodge for having admitted to its membership the notorious "Tom" Gould and others of similar reputation, so that the lodge may pass out of existence as punishment for its un-Masonic conduct.

Experienced Leaders. Benson, A June 10. Last night about dark Lieutenant Johnson was only half an hour behind the reda, but during the evening the Indians threw him off the trail. The renegades appear to have experienced leaders, probably some of Crook's soouts. No Liquor Sunday.

New Yoke, June 10. Judge Lawrence, in the supreme oourt to-day gave a decision in the test oases of the hotelkeepers, holding that they could not sell liquor to their guests with meals on Sunday. COEONADO, DOMESTIC. The Dominion government fhas deter-xnxned to ask the appointment of a committee to act with a like committee on the part of the United StateB in arranging a fisheries treaty. The Canucks are willing to make important concessions, but will, it is understood, insist upon complete reciprocity with regard to fen, which will not certainly "be agreed toby the Washington government if the Yankee codfish ring can preventit.

The executive board of the Knights of Xabor has, after an investigation, pronounced the strike of the Pennsylvania cckeworkers "illegal," whatever that may le. Ljill It is not believed at St. Petersburg that Germany or Austria will take any action regarding the czar's decree restrictingthe privileges of foreigners in Russia. General B. C.

Newton, who commanded -the "confederate" forces in the memorable Brooks Baxter war of 1874, died at his home in Little Bock. A company has been chartered with a capital of to build twenty-six miles of elevated railroads in Philadelphia. It is doubtful if the enterprise proves a financial enccess. Elevated trains run too fast to ever become popular in Philadelphia. The three Pinkerton men indicted for lolling a boy at Jersey City during the la-dot troubles in January last, have been acquitted.

Morris killed a wcman at New "York by throwing vitriol over her, has been sentenced to twenty years in the state prison. Clond-bnrBts at Oberlin and Cincinnati caused heavy damage. A missionary named Beid, who left Iowa for central Africa last winter, is reported to liarve been eaten by cannibals. The Apaches are murdering and robbing again in southern Arizona. Lawrence Donovan jumped from the London bridge into the Themes, "in honor," as lie explained, "of the queen's jubilee." He lathe "hero" of previous jumps from the Brooklyn bridge and the suspension bridge at Niagara falls.

The members of the German reiohstag and the Prussian diet wbo attended the lay-ins the corner-stone of the Hotenau look of the North sea canal at Hamburg were oanqueted at thatcity last evening by the municipal senate and house of burgesses. Ex-Senator Grady made a speech in New York, yesterday, commending Mr. O'Brien for bis refusal to attend the George Mo-CUynn demonstration. The small-pox is raging at various places in Cuba. At Santiago de Cuba 280 cases are known to exist, and it is believed there are at least ICO more that have not been reported.

As the natives are resorting to prayers instead of vaccination, the epidemic will loubtless continue to spread. The Dover yacht race over a course of forty-five miles was won by the Thistle, which passed the line eleven minutes ahead of the Genesta, the Irex third. The Scotch yacht is evidently faster than anything else on the other side. hether it has sufficient haste to get away with the American cup remains to be seen. A Liverpool philanthropist named Iemay -offers to give $100,000 as a nucleus for a pension fund for disabled seamen.

The Novoe Vretnya accuses England of intriguing in Bokhara, and says the first at tempt to replace the present emir with his brother will be the signal for BuBsian occupation of the country. It also warns the -English that they are taking the wrong way to secure Russia's assent to the Anglo-Turkish convention with relation to Egypt. The Itvroe Vremya being an "inspired" organ, a good deal of significance attaches to its utterances. Chief Justice Mercur, of the Pennsylvania supreme court is dead. The eighteen hundred employes of the Heading iron works have refused to accept the proposed 10 per cent, cut in wages.

If the reduction is ordered, a strike is expected. ZEmperor William is confined to his apartments by a cold. The official bulletins declare that is indisposition is trifling. The Btatement that Duke Paul of Meok-Jenburg-Schwerin has returned to the Ro-rman Catholic church is confirmed. The London papers criticise Mr.

Gladstone's speeches in Wales with great severity. A locomotive boiler exploded at Chester, Pennsylvania, killing one man end injuring dozen persons, some of them fatally. The engineer sat in his cab and escaped unhurt. The New York, Wheeling, St. Louis Chicago Bailway company has been incorporated, with capital stock of $14,000,000.

Its lines will extend from Wheeling to East St. Louis, and from Lancaster, Ohio, to fort Wayne. A decision just rendered by the Missouri supreme court in effect makes the Iron Mountain railway independent of local legislation at St. Louis, and gives it right of "way through all the streets of that city that it may desire to use for extensions. It is rumored at Brussels that the prime ministers of Belgium desiies to withdraw from office.

The rumor is entirely credible, considering the desperate condition of the internal affairs of Belgium at the present moment. The wheat crop of Ohio is estimated by the state board of agriculture at 304,000,000 bushels, a shortage of 6,270,000 bushels as compared with the average of the past seven years. The prospects of oats and meadows have been improved by the recent rains. The wheat crop of California will fall con-aiderably below that of last year. Range cattle from Texas are arriving in large numbers at the Chicago stock-yards, and prices are declining.

Great floods are prevailing in portions of Somerset and Cambria counties, Pennsylvania. The losses in the immediate vioinity of Johnstown are estimated at $150,000. Despite the protests of France and Russia, the porte will, it is said, ratify the Anglo-Turkish convention. The adhesion of the powers will be invited to the convention after it is ratified, and if any of them fail to give their sanction within three years the nglish occupation of Egypt will be pro longed, xi these statements are accurate. two things are clear: British influence at Constantinople is acrain rtredominant.

and John Bull intends to retain his grip on Egypt xnuenniieiy, regardless or renon and Rus sian objections. Lawrence Donovan, the American "bridge Knot, was ouuui mj jump in to me nam ea from Westminster bridge, in London, when the police seized him and took him before a magistrate. He was dismissed with a warning against further attempts to distinguish JUU1HU 1U UUIb iiiHiinHr, Fifty-three persons are believed to have been killed by an explosion of fire-dam in a Westphalia colliery. Forty bodies had Men recovered last evening. Governor Ocrlesbv.

of TTHnnia. Vina matnaA on constitutional irronnda. th kill tin 17 411.772.32 for fnmi shiner th mnma in Chicago occupied by the First district appel late wuru The tax on the rjassenrar rnnninfai nf Tray corporations now yields $700,000 annually to the Pennsylvania state treasury. The supreme court of the United States, in rowni, ueoision, noias I ma tax to be un-const tutional, and the companies will here- mibcr ruiuBe to pay IS. Another operation has been performed npoa the crown prince's throat at Berlin.

The patient went driving after the operation and will leave for England shortly, where he expects to make a prolonged stay. axe? nuuufcwu to uie Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Wnrk.ra TWhm wkinH fn I. t-- KANSAS. just above the ankle. The mediotd service -rendered proved unavailing, however, and death ensued on Tuesday morning.

Centralis Journal: George Jessee's little girl lost one of her eyes Wednesday. She was running along after her father, who was on a mowing machine, when a little stick or stone flew back with great foroa and struck her in the eye which caused it to entirely run out. Mrs. Emma Ely, Mving two miles west of Alta Vista, Davis county, died from the effects of eating some greens containing poisonous weeds of some kind. The lady ate of the greens on Saturday and was taken sick on Sunday, when despite all the medical men oould do, she died in terrible agony.

The Hutchinson News says: The volume of water going down the Arkansas river is greater at present than ever before in the history of Hutchinson. The channel is full even with the banks and low lands above and below the city are overflowed, but the high banks through the city prevent any danger here. Wa-Keeney Republican: Our citizens are talking of diging a hole for the purpose of finding out what there is nnder ns, and the movement is meeting with favor. Coal, natural gas and an artesian well are among the possibilities. There are veins of coal in this county, and at a depth of several hun dred feet, thicker veins might be found.

A twelve year old boy by the name of Berwick committed suicde at the home of his parents, two miles north-eaet of West Plains. The boy ran away from home to avoid work and when broneht back refused to enter the house, preferring rather to sleep in the barn. He was found dead the next morning, he having taken poison. Wallace Register: A Swede named Clans-sen, from Builington, was in town this week hunting a team stolen from Cheyenne Wells on the 26th ult. He was footsore and penniless.

His team was his means of subsistence. Again, on Sunday night last, Charlie Fick had a very fine epotted bay and white horse stolen from a picket line near this town. This thing is getting quite too common hereabouts. Greenleaf Herald: It was reported here last week that old Aaron Blake, a frmer resident of this county and who is well known by reason of his late connection with the murder of his daughter-in-law, was tried and convicted in Nebraska th9 week before for the murder of his sister-in-law. He also confessed to the murder of three or four others; his wife, a sister and also a sister of Geo.

Harding of this county. Syracuse Sentinel: While hunting ducks P. F. Alkoman accidentally shot James Bush. They were walking along when they came up on some ducks.

They fired and Mr. Alkoman, wanting to get in another shot, was hurriedly reloading his Winchester and the cartridge stuck in the breach of the gun. He was trying to work the plunger when it exploded. The ball struck Bush on the back of the head and came out through the nose. He died instantly.

Lakin Democrat: The tallest man in the state of Kansas and'probably in the United States is now a citizen of Lakin. Mr. G. J. Harden is seven feet, three and a half inches high and weighs two hundred and ten ponnds.

He was born in West Virginia in 1-47 batvrH in the Union arm four venrs and ha traveled with Barnum's, Forepaugh'a Dan Rioe'a and Shellaberger's snows seven years, part of the time with CoL Bates, who is seven feet tall. He has been living in this Btate two years. Three boys from Hays City went to Wa-Keeney. They were from ten to twelve years old. Two of them were sons of Chas.

Miller, sheriff of Ellis oounty, and one waa a son of Chas. Howard, oounty attorney of that county. The boys wtre mounted, armed and dressed. They were bent for 'way out west. On the suggestion of Jwar- shal Alsop, they concluded not to leave Wa-Keene until the next day.

Mr. Alscp telegraphed to the parents. He received an answer to the effect that it was desired that they be held. The Santa Fe will run a line of steamers from Galveston to New York City, and also i one to Liverpool to connect with the line re- A cently purchased by them, the Gulf, Colorado Santa Fe. Thsy also contemplate running line nf stMrnAn from the Pftfrifio coast to I Japan and China.

Within a few days, almost, the Santa Fe will be running on its own line into Chicago. It is rapidly taking' its place as the greatest railway system of the world. Pleasanton Herald: Recently a company of eleven Mormons passed through Pleasan- ton, over the Gulf road, en route for Georcria. When eoout seven miles this side of Fort Scott one of the Latter Day Saints left the car, and from some cause fell from the train. The rest of the company went on without making any arrangements for the lost man's welfare, as they stated they were on their way to Europe via Georgia, on mis- -sionary duty.

Thursday morning the man was found, and it is thought his fall will prove serious. North Topeka Mail: Mrs. Lees, wife of James Lees, of Tecnmseh township, beir ill, requested Mr. Lees to give ber a eertaht kind of medicine she was accustomed to take. There being two bottles of a similar color Mr.

Lees poured out a teaspoonfnl of what he supposed was the proper mixture and gave it to his wife, who immediately informed him she had taken carbolic acid. Exoited and frantic he hastened to his neph ew, who lives in an adjoining portion of tu house and told them of the accident. The' immediately prepared an antidote of soap suds that proved beneficial. Other remedies were procured and giveD, and with good care she has recovered, with the exception of a sore month and throat which was from the effects of the add. $3 0063 50; common to median; 0062 75.

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