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McPHEESOS THE REPUBLICAN -AJtsHD WEEKLY PRESS. MCPHERSON, KANSAS, FRIDAY MARCH 1, 1889. VOL. XVI NC 51 $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE KANSAS LEGISLATURE. PIGOTT IN PARIS.

Moundridge. BALLOT BOX STEAL i Th Printing of the Agricultural Report THE BOODLE BORE. Report of the Committee on the Washington Aqueduct TunneL INFAMOUS PIGOTT. Tfce Forgery and Perjury of the LanrtoB Times Witness Intensifies a Sensation. Lowdon, Feb.

27. All England is astounded at the Pigott forgery of the Par-noil letters. The greatest excitement prevailed in the court room when the com- The Arch-Forger Sends His Confession From Paris. Preliminary Examination of Robert Watkins at Little Rock. Colder.

Mumps in the city. Mr. Parks, our new barber, is quite sick. The mumps and bad colds are affecting the children pretty generally in and around the city. HIS EXTRADITION TO BE SOUGHT.

I mission adjourned yesterday. Messrs. Parnell and Daritt, Mr. Gladstone and a larger number than usual of tbe Irish I members of the House of Commons against RFSORED MURDER CONFESSION SUCH MONEY FOUND TO BE WASTED. Chances of the Oklahoma BUI Being Considered Programme of the Inauguration of President-elect Public sales are quite throughout the country Postmaster Reynolds, of Parnell Before the Commission Webter Withdraws the Letters With an Expression of Regret From the Times.

common already. Spring Brutal Wife Munit and Suicide in Dakota iThitecapn on Trial at Wabash. Ind. Burglars Break Iuto a Kansas Store. whom charges were made were present.

Since the discovery of Pigott's flight all sorts of rumors as to his whereabouts have been in circulation. What appears to be the best foanded of all these is the one alleging that the forger has gone to Antwerp. It is known that he was penniless Monday morning and where he obtained the money necessary for his journey abroad is a mystery no one has yet been able to solve. Two private detectives, whose employers are not definitely known, kept Pigott under surveillance Monday morning and Sunday and these worthies have also disappeared. The Scotland vard officials Drofess the Washington, Feb.

27. The long looked for report of the Joint Congressional Com-mittee on the aqueduct was presented to the Senate by Senator Edmunds, the chairman of the committee, yesterday I afternoon. The report is voluminous and i is accompanied by a report of the com-; mittee of experts which, under direction of committee, made an investigation of I most profound ignorance, not only of Pigott's whereabouts, but of any thing else concerning him. There is intense interest to know the meaning of Justice Hannen's remarks to Sir Charles Russell, wherein he said: the condition of the tunneL The committee says that it appears from the report of the experts and from the testimony taken to be beyond all question that substantially the whole and every part of the lining of the tunnel is absolutely and there is not ten feet of the lining where London, Feb. 23.

An immenn crowd was present in the court room yesterday morning when the session of the Parnell Commission opened. Much excitement was manifested. Mr. Parnell arrived in the court room at an early hour. Attorney -General Webster stated to the court that Mr.

Shannon, the Times' Dublin solicitor, had received a letter from Pigott, who is in Paris. The letter was not in Pigott's writing. Mr. Shannon had immediately notified the Scotlaud Yard authorities of the receipt of the letter. The Attorney -General then read the letter.

It was daied Saturday and contained the confession Pigott made to Mr. Labouchere on that day at the lat-ter's residence. Pigott added that he desired to fully disclose that he fabricated the allege! fac-simile of Mr. Parnell's letter published in the Times and other letters he had furnished to that paper. He denied being in league with the American brotherhood after he had sold his newspaper, the Irishman.

He admitted that he wrote the conversation with Eugene Davis at Lausanne lrom memory only. He told Houston that he found the letteisina bag, but the fact was that he fabricated them, using genuine letters of Messrs. Parnell Bridge Across the Kansas River Coal Mine Bill. Topeka. Feb.

27. The Senate yaaterday morning decided to print 20,000 volumes of the agricultural report. Then llr. Harkness' resolution to cease legislative work on Thursday and remain in session until Saturday to receive messages from the Governor was adopted. At eleven o'clock the Senate went into xecntive session to consider the Governor's confidential message.

The University bill came back from the House early in the afternoon, and Mr. Wright moved that the Senate recede from its amendment. The Senate decided to adhere to its original amendment and appointed a committee on conference. HOUSE. A lot of local bills were selected from the calendar yesterday morning, placed on third reeding, passed and sent to the Senate.

Mr. Young's bill, providing for the erection of a bridge across the Kansas river, "at right angles, as near as practicable, at or near the section line between section numbers 14 and 23, Wyandotte County, Kansas," and authorizing the issue of bonds, was passed. Mr. Rankin's University bill, which had returned from the Senate with its appropriations cut to the extent of $23,000, was taken up, and the amendment providing for an appropriation of $75,000 for the' fiscal year ending June 30, 1891, was concurred in, but the House refused to concur in the other amendments, and the bill went back to the Senate, In the afternoon Mr. Legate got the floor and explained the merits of his Leavenworth Court bill, and it finally passed by a large majority.

Mr. Legate then got up his Coal Mine bill, providing that more than twenty-five men could work in a deep mine with only one opening, and that also passed. Mr. Sherman's bill for the protection of records and to regulate the business of abstracting was taken up and passed. As finally passed it provides in brief that abstractors in counties having cities of the first class shall give a bond of $50,000 conditioned that the abstractor shail properly conduct himself in tbe business and will in no way injure, deface or destroy any of the records of the several county offices to which they may have access while using them in the prosecution of their business.

The joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution increasing the number of Supreme Judges to seven was taken up and passed. At night the House spent nearly the entire session in discussing in Committee of the Whole Mr. Perry's bill relating to assessment and taxation. ''There have been more documents found than you are aware of, and the public is preparing for further surprises." Mr. Parnell's progress in the Bow street court to obtain a warrant for Pigott's ar- 1 rest was a continuous ovation.

He was followed by an ever increasing crowd who cheered him repeatedly. Prof. McGuire, Houston's patron and colleague, who has been summoned to testify for the Times before the Parnell commission, died suddenly yesterday. It Tally, had a sale on the 20th inst. There have been numerous sales of real estate lately near Moundridge.

Dan'l Mock sold his 80 acres in Meridian township, to Henry Myer; consideration 1500. Simon Mathews sold his 160 acres in Mound township, to John Kupp; consideration $3000. Both Mr. Mock and Mr. Mathews and families will start to Texas in a few days where they intend to make their future Home.

All hail to the Kansas representatives in Congress, Peters, Perkins, Ryan, and others who have labored so faithfully for the Oklahoma bill. They are true patriots, everyone of them, and the poor men of Kansas and throughtout the west generally, have cause to thank our representatives, as well as those of Missouri, Iowa, and other states, for having the courage to attack and to down this gigantic cattle syndicate in the Indian Territory. Now let the United States senate come out boldly on the side of the poor man as the House has done and the cattle thieves will be downed. Oklahoma will be opened to settlement and will soon blosom as the rose. God speed the day, when, "Right not niijrht, shall rule the day," In the good time coming'.

Rev. W. T. Sellers, of McPnerson, preached at the school house in Mouudridge on the evening of the 24th inst His subject was "Manner of Entrance into the Kingdom of He purl rayed very impressively on the minds of his large audience by a series of blackboard illustrations in connection with his i sermon, that the successive steps copying certain words general character of the and Egan, showing the writing and a window tracing them against pane. He afterwards the backing is not wanted.

The committee has no just grounds to believe, from the evidence, that either Major Leidecker or Lieutenant Townsend was guilty of any corruption, or had any personal knowledge of such, but that they, with the chief inspector, must have been guilty of great negligence of duty, for it seems impossible to conceive that the sham work conld have gone on without being discovered if any of the engineers connected with the work of the inspectors had done their duty. The committee thinks it would cost $900,000 to put the tunnel in the condition in which it should be. The report criticises the original plan of the work and says if it had been submitted to the board of engineers at the time the work was undertaken it would never have been adopted. The fact that so great an amount of money has been expended, the committee says, does not furnish the ground for spending more. The committee does not favor spending any more money on this tunnel, and thinks that for the present it should be left in the condition in which it is.

The committee therefore reports an amendment intended to be reported to the Deficiency bill appropriating $10,000 for the survey of a line for a substantial surface gravity conduit from the present distribution reservoir in the city of Washington to be made by the chief of engineers, under the direc ion of the Secretary of War. This survey when made is to be reported to Congress, together with detailed plans drawings, showing its location, character and statement of the length of time required for its construction, with a detailed estimat of the cost including land damages, and all otuer things pertaining destroyed the genuine letters. The second batch of letters ascribed to Mr. Parnell were imitated from the fac-simile published in the Times. He did not see Breslin in America.

He admitted that Mr. Labouchere's account of the interview between them was in the main correct. The letter dated Saturday was enclosed in another letter bearing date Hotel du Monde, Paris, Tuesday, and saying: "Before leaving the enclosed (the confession) was handed me, having been left Little Rock, Feb. 27. The preliminary examination of BotMli Watkins.

arrested at Pine Bluff last Friday, charged with complicity in the ballot boxfo. bery at Plumm rvtlle on the night of November 6, was began before United States Commissioner Waters yesterday. Counsel for the accused proposed to waive examination and give loud, but the. Commissioner ruled that the trial should' proceed and six or eight witnesses were examined, the testimony relating chiefly to the probable hour when the ballot box was taken. One witness testified to a conversation which occurred between Wat-kins, two other parties and himself in which Watkins admitted that he had covered the electiou judge with a pistol while tbe ballot box and poll books were secured.

This witness admitted having been in jail at Morrillton, charged with embezzlement. The Government then rested and the ease was adjourned until Thursday morning, when other witnesses for both sides will be heard. It is rumored that a confession has been secured from one of the parties implicated in the assassination of Clayton and that twelve persons are directly concerned in the crime. The report is not generally credited. WIFE MURDER AUD SUICIDE.

Dickinson. Feb. 27. John Holler, a German, lived with his wife and fire children on a claim two miles from here. He and his wife quarreled and he threatened to take the lives of the whole family.

Yesterday morning his wife left him, going to a neighbor's for satety. He followed a short time after, carrying a rifle. By threats of general murder he drove the others from the house and then deliberately murdered his wife, firing two shots into her. He then placed the muzzle of the gun against his left temple and blew the top of his head off. Before following his wife wtien she went to the neighbors the fiend locked his five children in the house and deliberately set fire to it as well as to his grain stacks, house and barn, in which considerable machinery was stored.

After bis departure the children managed to escape and are now cared for by tries Is. Some years ago Holler killed a farm -r's wife in the East, and thrte ye rs ago was accused of burning his hous to obtain the insurance. Yesterday's tragedy created the most intense excitement, but the county was saved the disgrace of a lynching. INDIANA WHITKCAPS. Wabash, Feb.

27. The alleged Whitecap case for assault with intent to kill brought by Dr. W. II. Clare of North Manchester, against William L.

Mcllroy, Elmer McKinJey, Noah Dal and Charles Balliuger, came up for trial here yesler-dav. Mcllroy and McKinley were placed under bonds of $1,000 each. Balliner tume 1 State's evidencearul swore that Mcllroy filled him with whisky, it a club in his hands and told him tj kill Ciare. Mcllroy is a prominent and wealthy citizen. SAFE BLOWN OPEN.

Olesbckg, 27. The hardware store of B. Gockrell, of Garrison, treasurer of Green township, was broken into last night and a lsrge safe blown open. The lorce of the explo.iou threw the door across the room, completely demolishing the office furniture. It is supposed the.

burglars were after ihe township money, but Cockrell had deposited it in Leavenworth. Sixty dollars in money, some notes, four watches and elry were taken. LURKING ABOUT. is reported that he had a stroke of apoplexy upon hearing that Pigott had fled. In the House of Commons last evening Mr.

Healy asked whether Home Secretary Mathews had ordered the arrest of Richard Pigott, and if not, why had he allowed Mr. Pigott to escape. Mr. Mathews replied that a warrant had been issued against Pigott. Mr.

Healey then asked whether the Government had taken measures to prevent Pigott's escape by telegraphing information to the police authorities of the various seaport towns of the kingdom. Pigott he said, was a valuable person. Mr. Mathews admitted that as yet he had taken no steps in the matter. The knowledge of Pigott's disappearance had reached him within the past hour.

He promised that the Government would do their utmost to capture the fugitive. It is believed that Pigott disguised himself and fled to either Antwerp or Rotterdam. It is learned that he sent a dispatch to his housekeeper at Kingstown instructing her to burn ''all the papers in tbe black box," and that his order was obeyed. Pigott has four sons, the youngest of whom is six years of age. His wife died eighteen months ago.

It is surmised that the black box mentioned in Pigott's telegram to his housekeeper contained his correspondence with Houston, which it is reported he told Mr. Labouchere on Saturday he had preserved. Mr. George Augustus Sala writes to the Telegraph au article a co.umn and a half long, describing the interview on Saturday between Pigott and Mr. Labouchere.

It is written in the usual goss.py style of Mr. Sala and contirms the atement th Pigott went to Mr. Labouchere's house voluntarily to make a confession, hut that apparently owing to the gnawing of his conscience he had great difficulty in owning up and took a full ten minutes to make up his mind. He then began, in a musing tone, a soliloquy, but by degrees his voice rose and he became so fluent that it was rarely necessary for lo halt or to reconstruct a phrase. The copy of the confession whicu Mr.

Lewis obtained was from the beginning: to the end literailv thereto, for the information and considera-j tion of Congress, one-haif of the appro-! priation to be paid out of t'he United I States treasurv and one-half by the Dis-I trict of Columbia. when I was out I will write again soon. Richard Pigott" Attorney-General Webster said everybody would agree that nobody could attach any weight to Pigott's evidence, and it was his duty to ask the court to withdraw from considering the genuineness of the letters. The Times, he said, desired to express regret for publishing the letters, and the proprietors of that paper would themselves more fully express their regret later. He repudiated the allegation made by Sir Charles Russell Tuesday, that there was a foul conspiracy behind Pigott and Houston.

If such a conspiracy existed, the Times had no share in it If the error of the Time, extended beyond that, the court could make the fullest inquiry. Sir Charles Russell said he had hoped the At-torney -General would have made stronger statements. Mr. Parnell was then called and sworn. He denied signing the alleged letter of the 15th of May.

Mr. Campbell, his secretary, did not write the letter. Wituess had not heard of such a letter until he saw it published in tne Times. Mr. Campbell had gone to Antwerp to endeavor to find Pigott.

Mr. Parnell denied the genuineness of theother letters purporting to have been signed by him elf and Mr. said he and Mr. Egan had had extensive correspondence. He dictated to Mr.

Campbell a let recording an interview asked by The letter, which the Tims reproduced, was evidently imitated from it. He had no interview with leading to the kingdom of Christ are those of faith, repentance, confession and baptism. Each step was supported by passages of scripture which were exceedingly well bandied by the minister in directing the thoughts of his hearers towards that blessed and final consummation. He was attentively listened to and his remarks seem to make a good impression on his audience. Rev.

Sellers is a minister of great ability, and never Suspicious Characters Kxcite Fears For the Missouri State Treasury. Jefferson City, Feb. 27. Jt is believer! that a scheme was on foot last night to rob the State treasury. The night watchman in the Capital building, soon after twiiight, observed several suspicious-looking characters lurking about the building, and a carelul watch soon revealed the fact that they were there for some evil purpose.

About eleven o'clock the watchman, when iking his rounds, found eight dangerous-looking men in the north cor. idor of the building, near the entrance to the treasurer's office. He notified them to leave at once, as no person was allowed to remain inside the building but persons having business and those only at a prop hour. To this one of the gang replied that they would go or stay as they liked, whereupon the watchman dispatched a messenger for Treasurer Noland, who was at the time enjoying the d'zzy mazes of the dance at Ma lison Hail. As soou as the messenger arrived the Treasurer 't out for the Capitol, accompanied by a guard, and upon his arrival found the men all lounging lazily about in the corridor.

He ordered th-'m away and tfcev obeyed, but it is not known how far they departed from the building. The night watchman was immediately reinforced and a strong guard in front of the Treasurer's oiiice. It is believed that the opinion has gone abroad, owing to the failure of the Bank of Commerce, of Kansas City, to sign the contract to become the State depository that all the State funds, amounting to about $2,500,000, are now lying in th vaults of the State treasury. This is believed to be the reason an attempt would be made to rob the treasury. It is not thought that burglars could open the vaults in less than twelve hours at least.

However, Treasurer Noland does not desire them to have a test of their skill. fails to make a good impression on on his congregation. We hope that we may meet him again on tbe fourth Sabbfttb in March. J. J.

Selleus. Moundridge, Kim huh, Feb. 25. A Surprise Birthday Party. and verbally the composition of Pigott, who confessed that, he forgrd the Parnell letters and minutely described the manner in which they were written.

Pigott said I that he alone executed the forgeries. "Whether he is telling the truth or an- OKLAHOMA CFIACES. Wasting iON, Feb. 27. The continuation of the Appropriat on bill in the Senate yesterday again precluded action in favor of any other of the pending measures.

What is now left for consideration must be forced before the Senate, and one of the bills which will be presented with much force will be Oklahoma. The lateness of the day and the threats of the small opposition has discouraged many of the friends, and their ranks are so added to every day that the matter is delayed. Still, Senator Culiom ami Representatives Peters and Springer entertai.i the strongest hope that, it may pet through. They evince no signs of discoui ageiu -nt While the time is short, they anre themselves that the bill will go through if brougut up, as the small opposition frill lind it necessary to torego much to accomplish other ends in which they are more interested. It is to be hoped that this will be the right solution.

The outsiders who have remained here have quit work, and al! now depends upon the lew members of Congress having the question in charge. If the bill should bo one of the last passed, it will have to go through another ordeal in reaching the favorable con-iteration and signature of the President, though it is said that he is prepared to sign it. It is now said that it will be called up to-day. THE INAUGURAL PARADE. Washington, Feb.

27 General Hastings, chi of Beaver's staff, has issued an order giving the formation and the movement i the inaugural procession. Pigott. At this point Attorney-General Webster asked that the commas ou adjourn until to-day, but the court adjourned until Friday. ARRIVAL AT WASHINGTON. iihuu aurauu rana is regaruea us imminent, but it is doubtful whether tae perjury French brovernment will regard as an extraditable offense.

otner batch of Mr. Saiu, "is not for me to determine, but to my mind he seems to be confessing facts and nothing but facts. No pressure vas put upon him and no leading questions were asked. He went on quietly and continuously to the end of his story. I should have thought it amazing had I not occasion to hear many more astounding tales.

Pigott did not appear to be overcome by shame and treated his actions more as incidental weaknesses. Boih myself and Mr. Li- The Misses Mazie Hutchinson. Etta Larkius, Flora Stonier, Tillie and Efiie Frooiove, Mattie Grattan. Nellie and Birdie Sigier: Emma, Ora and Nellie "Welch.

Manda Strom-quist, and May Bjtrnes, and Messrs. Max Rider. Ofcrl Zillv. Chas. Bacon.

bouchere. as he left, wished him well out Willie Sigier. W. Paweli and G. F.

McGiffert, Mr. Grattan, flying pleasures. bent on having a good HOW IT WAS EXPLODED London, Feu The evidence by which the Titues-Pigott conspiracy was exploded was sent to London from Lincoln, in the United States. Oneday last July a young Irish-American priest, the Rev. Maurice J.

Doruey. of Chicago. 111., accompanied by the Rev. Herbert Dunn of the same city sent their cards in to Parnell at the House of Commons. When they met, Father Dorney informed Parnell he had a package to deliver placed in his hands the night before he sailed from New York.

It contained, he said, the ev dence would reveal the forgeries and identify the forger of the letters printed in the London Times. The discovery that Pigott was th forger was made by Patrick Egan in Lincoln. Neb. Egan writes that he was sorely perplexed by the forged letters, fac similes of which he got in the London Times. The signature of those attributed to him was remarkably good.

Expressions I Governor Beaver, chief marshal of the day. wtta h''s aids. will have the right of I the line and be dlowed by the Presidential party in carriages. The first division con-j sisting of United States troops, a detacb-j ment from the navy and marine corps I and the District National guard will be Proposed New States. Washington, Feb.

2S. Representative Springer has introduced a bill providing for the admission of the Territories of Arizona, I lauo and Wyoming as States. It provides that these Territories may be-com States as provided in the Omnibus bill approved on the 22d and that the provisions of that act shall be extended to these Territories just as tuey had been included in the act with certain exceptions. Delegate Joseph, of New Mexico, has introduced a bill providing for the admission of New Mexico as a State. It provides that the present Territory may become a State under the provisions in the Omnibus bill approved on the 22d so far as they are applicable to the Territory of New Mexico.

of it." Beef Inspection Bili Probably Dead. Topeka. Feb. 28. Mr.

Guthrie's Beef Inspection bill, which has passed the House and which provides for the local inspection of beef and prohibits the importation of dressed beef, came up in the Senate yesterday on second reading. Senator El-liston, of Atchison, said that this was the most important measure before the Legislature and moved that an emergency be declared and that the biil be advanced to third reading. Senator Buehan raised the point of order that the rules of the House prevented such action and insisted that the measure take the regular course. He was sustained by the President. It is generally conceded now that the bill will never be reached.

next in line. The National guard of Penn-I sylvania, consisting of three brigades uu- der command of Major-General John F. i Hartranft, will make up the second di vision. Governor Foraker, of Ohio, who will command the third division, will have direction of military companies from New Jersey, Maryland, General Harrison T'ikes Up His Kt oidence at the Hoi I. Washington, 27.

The train bearing General Harrison arrived safely at o'clock yesterdav afternoon after a journey lasting tWtai-tklM hours and eighteen minut a Ttie party were met by the executive committee of the ina' gural committee, and General Harrison and his family were driven rapidly to tLe Arlington Hotel. At the Arlington Hotel Privtit? Secre-t'iry Halfor 1 received ail callers and, except in a few instances, no one was per-m teed to see the President-elect, and it was announced that he wouid see no person except a few intimate personal friends until 7:30 p. at which time ho would give a reception of an hour and a half to callers. Alout half past eight o'clock Major Pruden came over from the White House with a note from President Cleveland to President-elect Harrison. At both the White H'use and the Arlington it was said that there was no objection to stating the contents of the letter, bat both Colnel Lamont and Mr.

Halford referred all who inquired in regard to it to the other. It is probable that it was simply a letter of ciurtesy from President Cleveland offering to render any assistance in his power that would contribute to the comfort of the incoming President General Harrison and Mrs. Harrison will call by appointment at the White House to-day. The Senate Inaugural Committee, consisting of Senators Hoar, Cullom and Cockrell, called on the President-elect soon after his arrival and talked over matters connected with the inauguration ceremonies. About five o'clock Mr.

J. G. Blaine paid his respects and spent a short time with the GeneraL In the evening General Harrison and the ladies of hi family received a number of callers in the parlors of the Johnson annex. Among them were Senators Evarts, Dolph and Spooner, Representatives Steele, of Indiana, and Grout, of Vermont, ex-Postmaster-General Tyner, Major-General Schofield and Dr. Baxter, of the arm v.

Connecticut, Massachusetts, Virginia, fiTi rn tr Ohirt Ttlirinia -ni i iciona Vff 1 No Bucket SSop Legislation. AVashington, Feb. 28 Representative Glass of Tennessee from the Committee on Agriculture has reported adversely the bills to puniso dealing in furur-s in agricultural products and gambling transactions on articles of American farm industry. The committee is of the opinion that the States have jurisdiction over such matters and not Congress. time, having taken Mr.

Mrs. N. Van-Sickle into the secret, met at the beautiful residence of the parents of Miss Edith Van Sickle. Monday evening, to surprise Miss Edith on her birthday and the plan was so well carried out that Miss Edith confessed that "pa ma" must have been in the secret, and at once in her happy way made all at home with tbe freedom of thehuuseard "all went merry as a wedding bell. And never yet did time ou golden wings speed the night more rapidly and youth and Jfleasure meet where merriment avished her favors on all alike.

Ah. when the rich and luscious fruits and viands from all the climes were being spread to please the tastes. Miss Edith said "I know now pa and ma were in this secret" and all confessed and laughed the laugh of real glee. Miss Edith was the recipient of beautiful presents and also accepted a copy of Shakespear presented by Mr. Rider on behalf of her friends.

All joined in the praise of the hospitable entertainment and departed a happy and merry crowd with real praise for that home and wishing Miss Edith many happy birthdays and troops of friends. Miscegenation. Louisville. Feb. 28.

Thomas Cas-sonee, colored, and Annie Abbott, a white girl of eighteen, were married in Jeffer-sonville yesterday by Rev. Ezra Miller, a negro preacher. The bride's father, William Abbott, a well-to-do farmer, was wild with grief when he found that his daughter had married his negro farm hand. He caused th? arrest of the bride and groom and the minister. The minister swore that the girl had a vail over her face.

He gave $500 bond and was released, while the bride and groom were left in jail. The charge is. miscegenation, and and odd abbreviations peculiar to him were in the text. In scrutinizing the forged fac similes he finally discovered that one signed with his own name was written avowed! at a certain address in Paris, and the recollection flashed upon him that Pigott was the only man to whom he had ever given it. Pigott had written to him asking for a confidential address to which he might send important information, and Egan.

concluding to learn what it was, gave the address, which proved the key to the forgeries. PIGOTT TO BK EXTRADITED. London, Feb. 28. In the Hous i of Commons yesterday ght Hon.

Henry Matthews, Secretary of State for Home Affairs, stated that the authorities were taking steps to secure the extradition of Pigott from Paris. Mr. Matthews also said he had no information regarding Houston which, at present, would justify him in preventing Houston from leaving the country. souri, Caiilornia and Dakota. The famous New York Seventh regiment will lead the third brigade of this division.

Grand Army posts and some other organizations of old soldiers will make up the fourth division, of which Major Warner, Commander-in-Chief of the G. A. will be marshal. The fifth division, as has already been stated, will be composed exclusively of unif rmed civic organizations. Last of tbe Buffaloes.

Liberal, Feb. 28. W. Westmoreland, owner of a cattle ranch in the Neutral Strip, has sold four buffaloes, which he received as calves and raised to two and three-year-olds, to T. W.

Hard-wick, of Sioux Falls, for $1,200. Tbe animals two bulls and two cows will be shipped to Dakota, where they will join a herd of sixteen already owned by Hard-wick. Their departure marks tbe disappearance of the last buffaloes from this part of the country. is three years' imprison- the punishment meat. Killed His Sweetheart and Himself.

AURORA, 111., Feb. 28. Edward Artise fatally shot Kitty Palmer on the public streets and within a few rods of her home vesterday afternoon. Arti-e was a rejected lover. Artise fld, pursued by officers.

After a three miie chase and when his pursuers were but ten yards behind him, he shot him-elf through the heart. Both parties are colored. Miss Palmer is the only colored graduate of the high school. The murderer was about twenty years of age. His mother has become temporarily insane.

Goodmin Disappears. Chicago, Feb. 28 J. M. Goodman, until last year cashier of the Cook County treasurer's office has disappeared with 6,500 or $7,000 of the county's funds.

His bonds will cover his shortage. He left a note to his wife in which be attributed his misfortune to speculation. Bait Francisco, Feb. 28. Seth Cook, a wail-known Comstock mine operator and I awilionaire, died suddenly yesterday..