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O
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WEBKiy &mm
JOL. XXV.
AUSTIN TEXAS THURSDAY AUGUST 20 1893.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
AUSTIN
mi Rro MCCTHTCMICWT
tlULWlLO MHIU0H0IHILML.1I
ALL TIHE DETAILS OF HIS AC-
Q ITAINTAJNCE WITH MINNIE
WILMAMS EXPLAINED.
1113 SAYS MliNNIE MURDERED
HER SISTER (
In a Fit of Jealousy Over Him They
Packed 'Nannie's Lifeless Body in a
Trunk and Sank it in Lake
Michigan.
New. York Aug. 25. A'' sign-
ed sttutiemenit written by IL ' H.
Holmes in the Moyamensing prison at
Philadelphia and certified to by his lawyer
which goes into all the details of his ac-
'quuiataiice with Minnie Williams is'printed
'by a local paper.
Holmes writes that he first met Minnie
Williams in an intelligence office kept
by one Campbell on Dearborn street Chi-
l' .; ?o in January 1803 and employed her
hs a stenographer.
'She was installed in his office in the
building which has become known as
' 'JIlu:.e' castle" and from March to
t May of that year occupied rooms in the
building adjoining the office. Occasionally
meals were served in the building and if
any bones have been found in the stove
Holmes writes it will be found by nii-
croseopiiial examination they are the re-
mains of such meals.
He continues: "Certain it is that no
human being was ever created there during
uuy occupancy of the room my own ex-
perieriee years ago being quite sufficient
to show me the danger of such proceedings
on account of the awful odor if I had no
-other motive to deter me from such a
course."
Uolnes says that in April Minnie Wil-
liams knowing him to be in need of money
. gave him a draft for $2500 the proceeds
of the sale of real estate she held in Texas
;ii;d asked him to use it until she should
nee! it. In order that she should be
.protected he transferred to her by war-
ranty deed a house and lot at Wilmette
111. valued at $7500.
Tin; money was returned to her May
1S:3. bring paid by Isaac R. Hitt & Co.
of .(Jhicago. She desired to convert her
7 . oilier 'Southern property into cash or im-
T'loved Northern property and he advised
.tier to execute a worthless deed (by having
some oue other than herself sign the same)
to a fictitious person and offer the prop-
erty tor sale at a very low cash figure
und years later to demand an additional
. sum iu exchange for a good deed.
This was done Clarence A. Phillips
f urging the name of Alexander E. Bond
iDon the deed so made which deeds are
'! in existence.
; .tout this time 'Holmes narrates Miss
Uiliams was taken ill suffering from
sK-ute mania and was removed to the
!'!( sliyterian hospital near Dearborn ave-
n 'ii? car limits being enrolled as Mrs.
Williams as her ailment was such that
it was prudent for her to pass as a mar-
ried woman.
Minnie Williams' condition was hrninrbf
;ibowr so- Holmes says she told him. bv a
& 'CPkmill;.n.t 'TtfVfttmi. hlluinn.sa mnn sit
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. u. in iu uwumij uu ouiKicm instruments
.iV w!iiee wife she bad visited at their home
i - .-..ii Tiiuuiir. lUia UJ'UIU dKUl II!-
i quired .an influence over her which she
W ' was unable to resist betrayed her and
. nil) piace oi ousiness weaKing nor engage
ment to marry an nonest clerk.
When she grew hotter and returned to
his hfuse 'her sister Nannie Williams
came from Texas to join her.
Returning one evening eairly in July from
ft day .in the city he was greeted by a
cry from Minnie Williams in the parlor
"Is that you? My God I thought you
would aever come! Nanine is dead."
!he was seated upon the floor holding
r sisters bead in her arms rocking
k h
uck ward and forward and moaning much
as a mother would over a child. He
found stoat Nannie WiHiams. had 'been
dead for 'hours and laid her bodv noon
the 11 in hi8 room finding no mark of
violence bill a slight discoloration on one
aide of tier temples.
According to the sltory written by
Holmes Minnie Williams had been away
cue preceding night and lie (Holmes) liad
:u beon ftmexpectedly detained by busi-
ness all night.
When. Minnie Williams returned that
morning she noticed .his bed had not been
occupied during the night.
This is what Holmes writes: "And
with only this one thought in her disor-
dered mind had rushed into the adjoin-
ing room where her sister then sat and
in a voice which only the very few who
have 'been intimately acquainted with
Miss Williams' can appreciate and under-
stand the tragedy of had' said: 'You
frvil you have stolen my husband from
me.'- At the same time she had struck
ter .sistter with a small footstool causing
her ito fall to the floor where with hard-
ly a struggle she had ceased to breathe.
"At first Minnie thought her sister had
only fainted and tried to revive her but
she found her lifeless and let the body
remain in the position in which found
her. Then comie ithe question of what to
do? .
"We clothed Nannie in a light dress
she had liked to wear and taking a large
'trunk she had 'brought with her from
Texas I placed her .therein. I went to a
livery stable and obtained a. covered con-
veyance and upon my return I engaged
a man to accompany me to the house and
help me place ithe trunk in the carriage.
1 then drove to .me lanesnae uau iuot
until night had fallen thus appearing to
parties noticing me in any that I -was
..A:.;nJ rafim r.f oaiiia Wp.lfl:ted boat-
'nuiuue .uo i . u ... -
ing party. Then I procured a- boat at
some aisiauce aou iw& m m.-u-. "j wy
trouble I placed' the trunk in the boat
and proceeded aDOUt one eme uum
shew. There in the darkness passed
i i;tii- t-liio. .into the
ever grasping depths of Lake Michigan
ail that was mortal ot una .ueuuiniu
Christian girl. Coming toward the shore
I duomght it wise .to deposit the trunk
upon anotner ano more reuiuuer iwiuvu
the beach. I did thiB and after retum-
!n the ihont drove away and latex came
back for the trunk. :
"The Jiousekeeping was DroKen up ami
un.nin. ftiuuaffni Mf. Hn.tch took
yvij- iii i'.. iui.v-v
Miwnie Williams to Milwaukee where
she remained in a private institution umu
later in the summer. The cause that pro-
iinPfl TiAr unsound mental condition had
then been removed.
"We kept Nannie's things several
weeks until I could obtain time to dis-
pose of .them. I gave some of them to
Pietzel. telling him they were some that
Miss Williams toad sent to his children.
The others I burned in a stove.
"Another trunk containing books and
pictures was not taken from the express
company's office when it had arrived
and this was the one liter returned to
Fort Worth.
"The last I ever saw of Miss Williams
was in Detroit last fall and my belief is
that she is alive and well."
o
ADDRESSED BY COXEY.
A Populist Assemblage at Chicago A
Letter From Debs Read.
Chicago Aug. 25. General Coxey
Populist candidate for governor of Ohio
addressed a large assemblage at a Popu-
list picnic in the northwest section of the
city this dfternoon. He told those pres-
ent he would be the next governor of
Ohio and would probably be the Populist
candidate for president of the United
States in 180G.
A letter was read from E. V. Debs
now in jail at Woodstock. It is a re-
ment in that it attacks m
a remarkable manner all the doings of
the old political parties. Debs says that
to expect any change from the old parties
is idiocv. "Both are controlled by the
money power and both are equally de
bauched by this influence. ne men re
fpra to the nresent National administra
tion ns "nrobablv the imost infamous that
has ever cursed the country." He says
"the Democratic party is incapable and
corrupt full of false professions detested
and scorned througih the land is as dead
as a mummy and will 'be embalmed in its
own slime." He then states that in one
regard the Republican party is superior
to the Democratic party because it does
not hesitate to "boldly champion every
measure calculated to enlarge the power
of n.utocracv. while the Democratic party
makes a profession of loyalty to the peo
ple to whom it turns traitor in the su
preme hour."
"There is but one course own" sa.vs
Debs "and that is to turn boldly to the
Peoples narty. It is impossible to either
cleanse or reorganize the o.d parties.
Debs then goes on the score the courts
and abuses President Clveland in a most
liblous manner winding ut bv character
izing Judge Woods who sentenced him
to imprisonment as "Czar Woods who
in tue interest ot corporations and in
defiance of constitutional rights deprived
me or my iiDerty. '
LONDON FINiAiNC'CS.
London Aug. 25. With the continued
influx of gold the rates for money have
again slackened and from the same cause
gilt edged stocks have advanced but the
exception 'was the nunins market in
which business was auiet. although nricps
were firm and home railroads were strong
anu roreign railroads were quiet. There
was a good demand for Turkish but
Spaniards were weak. Paraguay is ad-
vancing. American securities were better
and especially the bonds which were in
good demand at advancing prices; shares
are not neglected but the anticipated Erie
anu dieauing reorganization schemes will
when issued improve matters. Eries
have been sold on a basis of $12 assess
ment. Grand Trunks have been better
on 'better traffic prospects. . Advances
have been as follows: Illinois Central 2
per cent Chicago Milwaukee and St.
Paul and Lake Shore 1 1-2 per cent. Other
movements .were fractional.
CHOLERA DISAPPEARS. .
Washington Aug. 2j The state de
partment has received word from Con
su! dteid at Tien Tsin abating that the
cholera at Chee Foo has disappeared.
THE WILD AND WOOLLY 1ST
FOUR MURDERERS STRUNG UP
IN A ROW BY ENRAGED
CITIZENS.
ALWAYS IN THE LEAD.
Has been the Kecord of the
The Mutual Life of New York.
RICHARD A. McCURDY President.
ASSETS---SURPLUS
$204638710.96
22529327 82
i INCREASE FOR 1 894:
( 'Increase of Income $ 6067734 26
'TTnr.rpn.sn of Asfets 17.931.103 82
' Increase of Surplus 4.576713 81
I Increase of Insurance 51.923.C39 96
I . (j iv Eil B EI R
j That a 0 ood Record is Best Guarantee for the Future.
W AGENTS WAI I fcU aaaress
ittivyin Chamberlain & Go.
if General Agents for lexas
S Db-trict Agents Auatm Texa. - I vniv
IT REMINDED CITIZENS OF OLD
TIMES.
The Climax to a Reign of Lawlessness
of Which the People Were Grow-
ing Weary The iMob Was
Composed of Farmers.
Yreka Cal. Aug. 20. Four murderers
were taken from the county jail by a
mob of 450 men this morning at 4 o'clock
and lynched. A band of citizens fear-
ing the Jaw would not be carried out and
angered over the atrocity of recent crimes
detenmininl to taike iniaititera ' into thoAr
own ihands. The lynching was the
ghastly climax to the reign of lawlessness
which has prevailed in Siskiyu county for
some months past.
One of the victims was Lawrence John-
son who on the evening of July 28
stabbed his wife to death in the town of
Aetna. Another was William IIull who
shot Hoary Hayler in the back with a
rifle near Callahans on April 21. The f e-
maiuing'twa were Louis (Morro and Gar-
land Sereno who are supposed to have
killed George Sears and Caper Meire-
hans at Baily Hill in August.
At 11 o'clock last night farmers began
to drive into town and by midnight the
mob was ready to march on the county
jail. Before taking a step however
every precaution was taken to prevent
the plans of the lynchers from being
frustrated by the othcers of the law.
The sheriff and one of his depties were
decoyed to another part of town by two
members of the imob who were engaged
in a sham fight and the fire bell was
muttled to prevent 'an Alarm from beiug
given in that way.
When the jail was Teached a number of
men all masked awakened Deputy Sher-
iff Radford and demanded the keys. He
refused to open the door or give up the
keys telling them that if they broke the
doors he would blow out their brains.
Finding that Radford was determined
not to cive un the keys they went across
to the jail and igot on a stone wall sur
rounding the jail. Deputy .snerilt Henry
Brahllacht. w'ho h'as been stopping in
the jail since the commitment of so many
murderers thinking some one was escap
incr from the jail fired two sihots to alarm
City Marshal Parker and Deputy Sheriff
Radford. He then onened the doors and
was at once held by the mob. who took
th kevs from him and eiitered the jail
Having visited the different cells they
were compelled to burst the locks with
a sledge hammer which they proceeded
to do at once.
Lawrence Johnson was the first to re-
ceive their .attention. They broke his
cell door in and placing a rope around his
neck thev led the wife murderer across
the street to.where.a rail was laid across
.1 - f i i TT
me ioiiks or two irees. 'ne was iiuiimiy
f-trung up dyiing from stiraingulnitiau- in n
tew minutes.
The mob next broke into the cell of
Null and took him out. 'Null desired to
make a statement but time would not
permit and ne was -soon hanging along-
side of Johnson.
Louis 'Morro charged with the killing of
George Sears on the ith of this month.
was then taken from his cell nd was
soon swinging with Johnson and Null.
The last and youngest of the four mur
derers to pay the penalty of his crime
was Garland Sereno. charged with the
murder of Casper 'Meirebans. A rone
was placed around 'Sereno's neck and he
was led from the nail in ihis bare feet.
Sereno begged for mercy and his last
words were: "Tell my dear old mother
I am innocent of this crime."
About 'rtiis time Sheriff Hohbs having
been notified arrived on the scene and
starting for the jail door was com-
P'anded to nalt. the command being em
phasized by the display of revolvers
He was told that the "job had "been done."
By this time the greater part of the mob
had dispersed leaving only about 30
or 40 on guard who soon left 'after the
sheriff arrived. The bodies were taken
down by Coroner Schofield and Marshal
Parks who summoned a jury to hold an
inniiest.
Yreka is a little mining town ' and
years ago was frequently the scene of
moh vio.ence. The summary manner in
which justice was meted out to the four
murderers ithis monninir Teminded thp
pioneers of similar wwnes during .the coijd
excitement 40 years ago wMien it was
not an uncommon Right to awaken in the'
mnririitg and see ithe body of a notorious
criminal dangling from a tree.
FiA.LSR RUMORS CAUSED IT.
Washngton. Aug. 20. 'Minister Mion-
light. in a dispatch to the state depart-
ment from La Paz. Bolivia. July 22
gives the first official explanation of the
disturbance at La Paz on the 18th of
July which came near resulting in a con-
flirt between Peru and Bolivia.
He says it grew out of false rumors
circulated at La Paz to the effpct that
the government of Peru had declined the
demand of the Bolivian minister in Lima
for reparation for Peru for injuries in-
flirteil'ii'wm Bolivia during the kite revolu-
tion in rpru: that the Bolivian minister
had bopn given his passport; that the
latter had taken refuge on o British
man-of-war and that finally he had been
n.aasinnted. The circulation of these
erroneous statements caused .much ex
citement among some of the young men
nf T.a Paz who wont in a mob ito the
building occupied bv the Peruvian consul
eeneral. ictor K. Benavides. stoned the
building broke down carried away and
destroyed the consular shield broke all
tip windows and used insultinir Inngna?.
Thev also stoned the house of Angel M.
Del Solarn just- atmo'in ted consul general.
brt not officially recognized broke in the
windows of the Peruvian club and out
houses stores and business places of
nearly nil the Peruvian residents of La
Pn and then subsided. I
"Mr. Moonlight adds that the press of
La Paz and all the thoughtful law-
abidin" citizens condemn the proeeed-
inr. !! also says:
"We "an obtain here no further news
from L!ma nor from (Sucre so that we
sre in the dark as to th future between
Bolivia and Peru "but I m inclined to
the belief that thne will be friendly
seHjonient of bmih soon. '
Cable .advices have since reported an
amicftli'le settlement p he trouble. --.
.SHE PLAYED IN AMERICA.
London Auc. 20. At the inniiest trwl.iv
upon the remains of Gertrude Mayslon
wuo n un suoi anu tinea Dy ner nusband
Who attempted to commit aniclHp ami in
now in the hosnital. the evidenre ihnwwl
that the deceased under the stage name of
oenie'x.uiyer piayea in tlie United States
in 1S!)4 under the management of Henry
E. Abbey. It n-na nUn Khmvn at tha in.
quest that she was the daughter of a
navai captain and tnat sbe married a
cab driver.
Jealousy is sunnosed to have heen the
cause for the tragedy and a man named
Simpson was mentioned as frequently
sending her mouey.
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THE DURRANT CASE.
San Francisco. Autr. 20. At todav's
session of the Durrant case .two venire-
men were passed on both sides and
passed in making 11 jurors now selected
to itry he case. The new jurors are
David Brooks a liveryman and J. H.
Baibbitt a wagon nvakr. As etoou n
one more juror is obtained the actual
trial Of the ease will begin as the prose-
cution has abandoned the plan announced
some time atro to trv the case with 14
jurors as permitted in un. act passed
ny tne last legislature men side now
has its case well in hand and a hard
legal battle is expected.
o
CUBAN WAR NEWS.
Havana Auk. 20. A column of 300
Spanish tirooiw commanded by Lwiutai-
. . J !.! 'i' 1 i
Ollb WIUHCl 1C1UUJ 11 in auuuuiiicu ic-
cently attacked the insurgents Stellia and
Angela who have a following of about
150 men near Doloritas in the Remedios
district in the province of Santa Clara.
The so-called American company of the
column charged with bayonets and cap-
tured three insurgent positions. The in-
surgents lost three killed and the troops
captured twelve saddled horses and one
prisoner the father of Angela.
Three railroad bridges iu the district of
Sancto Esp'iritu province of Santa Clara
nave Deeu restored.
During the attack on the fort at Nl-
guera the insurgent lieutenant Magan
Perez was killed. The troops lost two
men killlod- and three wounded. Acord-
iug to details receiver from ollicinl sources
regarding the fight at Niguera Rieter the
insurgent leader was wounded in both
arms. It is also stated that the insurgent
leader Alonzo iRivero with 700 men has
arrived in the neighborhood of Niguera.
A column commanded by Lieutenant
Colonel Valle numbering about 180 men
has had a skirmish with the insurgents
Backing fiVweid
commanded by Nunez and numbering ac-
cording to official advices 070 men. The
insurgents are said to have been com-
pelled to abandon the positions which
they occupied on iMount Causillo leaving
seven wounded on the field.
The official report says that only two
soldiers were wounded during the engage-
ment. '
Information received here by the gov-
ernment is to the effect that Roloff has
been reinforced by 2000 insurgents in
the nroviuce of Puerto Principe and with
these and the forces of Sanchez he is
said to be moving unon feauta (Jlaru.
The father of Seratin Sanchez died re
cently at Sancto Espintu.
Colonel Conelli has arrived from Sautia
go do Cuba and has appointed chiefs for
the battaliou ot public order anu ponce
of Havana.
L'pman the banker today advanced the
government the sum or wuwi
A FRIGHTFUL COLLISION.
A Steamer Crashes into a Yacht Three
of the Yacht Party 'Missing.
New York Aug. 20. The sloop Ade-
laide owned by It. AV. Inmau Jr. the
cotton broker while cruising off North
lViiiit Itxmiighit was run into by the iron
steamer Pursuer. There were aboard
Mr. Inman who is a very well known
yachtsman: Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Evans
of West 'Forty-ninth street; a 'Miss Nor-
ton whom Mrs. Evans was chaperoning
and Mr. Herberc T. Oorno the mate
whose 'home is in 'Springfield Mass.
There were the captain and two others
in the crew but 'Mr. Dorno does not
know their names.
The Adelaide' was keeled over and at
least three persons are known to have
gone overboard. 'Mrs. 'Evans and Mate
(D'oirnlol w'tirei JumillM milfaaind tlie Pur-
suer. The Adelaide righted- and an eye
witness states that as she moved off in
the dark the forms of three men could
be distinguished on her. Life boats were
lowered by the steamer to rescue those
who had 'gone overboard. They re-
turned and reported that an inbound
steamer 'had picked up a woman and
two men from the water. Mr. Inman
Mr. (Evans and iMiss Norton are among
those not accounted for.
The Adelaide was off shore about 7:!10
p. m. coming from Nortons Point. The
yacht had the right of way. There was
no nwd of eollinjom hcitween her hnd
the steamer. Captain Hulz of the Pur-
suer saw the yacht but too late to avoid
the crash. He had the engines reversed
and the steamer was under but little
hcjidway when ilier now Htnick ho Ade-
laide just forward of the midship. Tha
force of the collision was sufficient to
2 stave in the bulwarks of the Adelaide. It
wns oii't dark at the time.
I Miss Norton seemed to lose her head
entirely. With a shriek she jumped into
the water. v
Mr. Evans seemingly thinking it was
his wife plunged in after Mum Norton.
His wife it is said could not swim but
Miss Norton after whom he jumped
could. Mr. Dorno was knocked flat on
the deck and one of his ribs broken. He
was on !ii feet in a iimomiMit and prevent-
ed Mrs. Evans from jumping. He car-
ried her across the deck of the Adelaide
which was lying close under the guard of
the steamer. Mate Dorno gmabbed a Wg
hawser. As 'he did so the Adelaide drift-
ed away and he was left hanging to the
hawser with the unconscious Mrs. 'Evans
in his arms. .Some of the leck hands on
t lie Pursuer rva4wl over and pullod Dor-
no and Mrs. Evans on board. The steam-
er was completely stopped by . tlita time.
The Adelaide was fading from sight and
from the water came shouts for help.
Captain Hultz ordered two boat lowered
from the steamer but it required three
minutes to get tlie small boaU in the
water. There was a panic aboard the
steamer caused largely by (Mrs. Evans'
screams for her Ibusband.
Some fooliwh person yelled fire and
started a lot of women and men excitedly
around the decks. The small boats were
lost sight lof for 15 or 20 minutes. When
they returned it was to report that an
unknown schooner about to dock in this
city .had picked nn the three persons
knoAii to hitve l"-n thrown overboard
firom the Adelaide ir. Evans MiM Nor-
ton aud ihe captain.
THE 1EMPLARS AT BOSTON
THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS
OF SIR KNIGHTS ARRIVE
IN BOSTON.
THE CITY IS DECORATED ON A
GRAND SCALE.
Flags Streamers and Emblems in Pro
fusion Lavish Preparations to En-
tertain the Visitors The Big
Parade Takes Place
Today '
Boston Aug. 20. Boston has fmrron.
dered to an invading army and tonight is
In the hands of 2o000 Sir Knicht Tem
plars. ; These with the ladies accompanying-
them and the immense thronir
of visitors attracted to the flub by the
conclave and low railroad rhtes. have
swelled the city's population to such nn
extent as to cause one to wonder if all
the inhabitants of greater Boston have
been forced insido the city limits. All
day long commanderies have been arriv-
ing from the North South East and
West. They have come in coach iu par-
lor cars sleeper and special until there
is assembled an army the like of which
iu splendor and good fellowwship has
urn- uvku m.fu ueiore in rtoston.
The entire citv id rinnnA.1 1. li:.ln
-j v j -. i L. . 11 uuuunj
dress aud on every hand flags banners
gaily colored streamers and flashing lights
meet the eye. Immense numbers of in-
cnuuesceni ugnts nave Deeu arranged to
rpnnCAPnt OVaiT bnnWn iMaannln i...l.ln...
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"Ihe Masonic temple decorations are of
course the most elaborate. The princi-
pal feature is a huge outline a cross of
c-uwreu iignis covering almost tne eut re
r. 1. e aI... .... . ...
iiuiu ui me uuiiumg. ine AlDion Duilu-
Inir is lint fnr hohiml nn1 all nti.w v...
port avenue the residents have extended
a wcn-uuie io me KlllglUg m a Diaze ot
lights.
The weather clerk says there Is no cause
for filnrm. nnd pvarv una la nvnnntin n
great sight tomorrow morning when thou-
huuuh oi Kmgiiig parade aniny grand
stands have been erected and today the
building inspectors closely examined every
structure and condemned many as un-
safe. All these have been placarded
with an official notice and no one will
be allowed to occupy them. The different
hotels where the large commanderies are
making their headquarters have been jam-
med to the doors. Each commandery is
keeping open house and a constant stream
of humanity in black and gold regalia has
been' pouring in and out since early morn-
ing. The principle reception of the day was
at headquarters of Boston commandery
in Horticultural hall. Two tables stretch-
ed from one end of the long hall to the oth-
er loaded with eatables. A general in-
vitation was extended to visiting sir
knights to make themselves at home and
there were no formnlitipa Tnniirh ova.n
one is well settled and the preparations
fnp tntnnppAitr'a nfliminii api l.n..n.
.w. ....... . . w it vi-iiik VV1H
pleted.
t Boatoik Autf. 20. The fi nut nkin.
mJanldery to put in its appearance tills
morning was the llody Rock of Ohio.
There were 100 ir knigluts and SO laddes
in the party.
Among tile delogiutfions which came in
today were 15 ooimnunderien from llHn-
ois including Oliioago commandery iUhe
gr-aiw comni'anidery or Colorado two from
Souitlb. Dakota two from tlie Indian Ter-
ritory and Oklahoma and a commandery
or uaiuronniiaina
The city wiaa astir early .today to greet
tihe host of tiramers. Before tlie sun
wias fairly up strains of music were
hwiird in itllie stroeto as resident conn-
lmandienies moved towards the depots to
meeic aiwi escort uuy arrivals liy 7
o'clock o many bands were out ihwit
tlie air was full of music. One could
not go more Uhan a black or two down
ittown witlhoirt moeting ait least one bodv
of kulglntB and holiday spirit reigmled
supreme.
A greoit feature of the day is itilue great
numiler of VieJitors who are aitfcratited
simply as spectators. All trains from
New Euigtaiiid points are iaite from one
to two hours land a. glance at tlie hotel
registers shows that there is liurdly a
town village or llwinuleit in ail tha six
New England Statos that is not repre-
kfeWM. Tlie raiiirtood men have been
taken completely by surprise but they
are making hurried plan to meet tlie
emergency land ay they expecie to bring
in over 250000 people before tlie norade
stflTita tomorrow besides those from Dhe
wiibinibain towns rthat make up greater
notion. iiiaose dovoted to committee
work relating (to the housing of visiting
couuiuiiuleries were busy today. The
excursion sibejimer Cygnus which faas
Ixf'n chartered for tho entire week made
two (trips down the harbor today carry
ing ram passengems eactt time. She will
stant dnuy at 10 a. an. and I p. m. stay-
ing out alxwt rthree iiours each time.
At the neadquttintero of the ('nlifonrfa
cxnnmanderies olaibomnte preparations are
being made to ireMvo nnd entertain
guests. California 'No. 1 of Han Francis-
co in partUmiairJy will outdo all their
lufforrts tat iformor leomrhivc Their
rooma a.t tl Parker Jiouso are beautiful-
ly decorated with potted palms end flow-
era of nil kindt. Wednesday morning die
distribution tit souvenirs will be begun
and 10000 baskets of California fruit
and 22000 iotlll( of wine wUl be givm
away. Golden Gate Commandery also
of Sun FrainK-sco are lujiding optui house
at the Columbian hotel. The sir kniglirts
have stretched la 'huge banner across
Watdiingtoa street lugh above tha trolly
wires indainnmg tilnekr wiherealjouts and
everj-body i invited to pay tlieir res)
to the cinaimon bear who has the distinc-
Himi hi bying tlie roungest K'nigbt
Ttanjiair in. the world being only six
moniths old.
Oakland commandery in emtentaining
frionils at 'Hotel Barton where tlie hdad-
quarters like (those of the otlier two
ootninanderies aire decorated tastefully.
Apollo oommainiflery of Chicago arrived
at 10 o'clock and .wore escorted to tfhc
1'arker houxe The ir knights bare
tlie rei)utation of being the greatest en-
tertainers in itfae ordur and they have
rMnia to die Hub proidod to sustain it
Tliey arrived in the handsomest train
hut ever went over a railroad the town
whioh the Wagner company exltibited
at the World's Fair. There are about
OS Bir knight and about a dozen ladies
in ithis party.
Among the arrivals during the day at
the Union station were: ....
fl. Louis N. 1 70 knight and ladies;
iU;riing and Calestnirg of Illinois; Mon-
trose anJCa!(iin-t of MichigHO40 ktiigkit;
Dakota aud Deadwood Si D W Iniighta".
THE EUREKA
Hasp and Loci
mm
; . mm
i
fi C. BENGENER
W e would cull
special attention
to the above lock.
This is a com lu-
nation of ha.-q
and lock is vey
simple in its con-
struction and not
liable to get oat
of order. It don
away with tlie
use of padlock
i and staple en-
tirely. While it
can be wsi'd
wherever a rm1.
lock can bo jot
there are mauy
uses for it where
a padlock would
be unsightly to
iue eye ana cum-
bersome. The lock Is ma i l
of brass and fin-
ished in nickel
plated and ja-
panned. To get them well
started we 8 re-
selling them at.
the following very
low prices f..p
CASH only:
3 inch japanned
20c.
4 inch japanned
2T)e.
Bd iojpia nont g
ted 30c.
4 inch nickel pla-
ted 35c.
&
1 1 . -iliS t
iMount Arbor of Fremont Neb.1 12
Kmgius anu o nuiies; wneeltng or west
Virginia Peoria of Illinois Mary of Ten-
nessee Oa'.vary of Defiance. I).: Itnod nf
Toledo.O.1 1'ali'stiue of Ohio Oswego St.
xiwiiiiru aim jour u Alene or Kansas
and Muskogee of Indian Territory.
The following commanderies arrived at
the .New York iNew Haven and Hartford
station:
;Memph!s Tenn.. 50 knights and 75 la-
dies; Wouth Carolina of South Carolina
25 knights and 10 ladies; Grice of Virginia
St. Albans of Pennsylvania 50 knights
and 25 ladies; Old Dominion of Virginia.
50 knights and 20 ladies; Richmond of
Virginia 75 knights and 40 ladies; Colum-
bus De Molay and Washington of Wash-
ington D. C ; tieorgia of Georgia.
Among the couimunderios that catu.j
over tho Boston and Albany were:
Mount Vernon of Ohio; Vincennes cf
Indiana Paladin of Minnesota Agcnlot
of iMontatia Terre Haute of Indiana Fo
est Oity of Ohio Knapp of Pennsylvania
Dunkirk of New Jersey Wisconsin ol
Milwaukee Ivanhoe of Wisconsin La-
fayette of New York.
A telegram was received at the head-
quarters of the triennial committee that
the St. John commnndery of Providence
had reconsidered its determination not
to parade tomorrow and that it will pos-
itively appear in line with ranks full. It
was stated that the whole affair resulted
from a misunderstanding.
Henry L. Palmer 51. P. . sovereign'
grand commander of the supreme council
of the thirty-third degree Ancient Accept-'
ed Scottish Rite for the northern Pa-
cific jurisdiction of the United States ar-
rived today and is making his heailuuiir-
ters with the Wisconsin delegation at tlio
New JLUgland conservatory of music.
Chicago Apollo commandery is settM
at tho Parker houBe. In addition to llio
regular headquarters a ladies' parlor litis
been opened in which the wives of Hue
sir knights are entertained lavishly. This
commandery has no special plans for the
week other thuu to give every visitor a
royal welcome. The commandery will
disband at tho close of the conclave aid
many of the members intend to spend
the early autumn at the New Englau4
resorts.
Chicago commandery of Chicago is at
Hotel Huntington and St. Bernard of
Chicago is at t!opeIy quare hotel. The
headquarters of Chevalier Bayard aud
iMontjoio commanderies are at Oxford
hotel.
Among tho western commanderies that
arrived this afternoon and this evening
are the following:
Hugh De Payns of St. Joseph Mo.
St. Johns of Springfield Mo.; St. Loni
of St. Louis Mo.j St. Albemarle of fctt.
Louis; Toledo of Tdledo; Oriental of
Cleveland O. and Montana of Butio
Mout.
TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT.
The Death Sentence of Cephas Wrifclit
Commuted by the President.
Faris Tex. Aug. 20. (Spedal.)-Tlii
following telegram . was received h r
this afternoon:
"Washington Aug. 20. J. S. Willians
Marshal Paris. Texas: Death seuteii m
of Cephas Wright commuted by thu
president to imprisonment for life on
August 23. Will forward warrant. a
soon as possible; ibave this message re-
peated back if necessary.
(Signed) "WHITNEY."
Cephas Wright and Thompson Wado
were ooniutcd at th Kining term of tli
Federal court in 1894 for the murder of
Mike IVyter a white man near Caddo
I. T.. in 1803. They appealed the cases
to the supreme court of the United
States. Pending action Wade died. The
case was affirmed et the Jast term of
court and Wright was sentenced to be
banged on September 13 proximo. Wham
he connmititatd tihe crime and at tlie time
of his trial Wright could not speak a
word of English. J. J. Brent a promi-
nent attorney and Rev. Fostanae pas
tor or the First Baptist church took na
interest in his case and by hard wo"b
managed to secure the result of the fore-
going telegram.
SERIOUS SHOOTING AFFRAY.
TlnMMluiH. Tpt.. Amr .2ft. About C.
o'clock this evening a hooting affray
took place 'between J. P. HouU and V.
B. Sartain. Honts and Sartain had iu
ngnt near sontnors store; nne crowoj
pulled 1 louts off Sartain whereupon Stir-
tain iNuu tltl I Lwl l iVvlt'jl JV'Vil V.T find
shot Hout's and was preparing to shoot
rto tit tier wnen 'M. a. uaa one oi oouuii
cHrks. fired Uon Sartain with e hotgun.
shooting both barrels which were load'"!
with squirrel shot into Sarta ill's left sile..
At this wrimg the condition of Honts
nncorttJu and arUin is ot exrdttd l.j
Vive. All parti ar in t!e hand of tuo-officers.
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