The Wichita Eagle from Wichita, Kansas • Page 1

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120 Mehita IJaikr I eo ey HASEY ST. JOHN'S AWPUL CEIME HON-PLTISSES OKLAHOMA. BATHER IS SENT FOR WITNESSES AEE EXAMINED AT THE CORONER'S INQUEST. ANONYMOUS LETTER IS READ IT. JOHN'S EFFORT TO DISCOVER THE WRITER PROVES FATAL, is Said That the Tlushand Suspected His Wife and That He "Waited for Proof From Her Own Lips.

Oklahoma City, O. April 4. Never has a community passed through such a shock as Oklahoma City, for the last twenty-four hours, has. Since yesterday afternoon when Harry St. John drove into town and announced that he had killed his beautiful young wife, ihe people have talked and thought of but one thing.

The sensation is territorial in its extent. During the last session of the legislature Harry St. John was one of the busiest and most respected members of the house. Every few days he waV; visited by his wife. Oklahoma City is only about thirty miles from Guthrie and Airs.

St. John was as much in Guthrie as at home. She frequently sat beside her husband while the house was in session and her pretty face is known to all the representative men of Oklahoma. Her grace and pleasing address made her friends every where. To everybody, even the servants in.

their own home, Harry St. John and his wife appeared to live happily. Now that she has been accused of infidelity and shot to death by her husband pub lic opinion is blunted and non-plussed. A local paper sums the matter up as follows: BLAMED AND PITIED. "Mr.

St John Is a practicing attorney in the city and was the representative to the territorial legislature from this district. Mrs. St. John was accomplished, beautiful and a favorite in society circles. During her husband's work In the legislature she bad often accompanied him and was at his side during a great part of the session.

Fince their return from the capital and during the time the husband was at his law office in this city, it is supposed that Improper relations were carried on between the murdered woman and some one in this city. The husband finding the evidence too strong to doubt, determined to ascertain the trutli from his wife's own lips. A letter Is received for her and the husband asks the writer's name. Being refused an answer, iu his frenzy he draws a revolver and demands that she tell him. The shell explodes, the woman is killed and the man is a murderer, intentionally or otherwise.

In the eye of the law the man is a murderer, while the one who is the real cause of the -whole trouble is unpunishable. jWhile he is directly to blame for theVlragedy yet the law cannot in any way be made to affect him. The story of the awful crime will be upon every one's lips today. Too many cold hearted ones will pass on the matter lightly and harshly judge both murderer and murdered. The man who thinks more closely on the matter cannot but observe that both husband and wife were to blame and yet were to be pitied." HAD A THIMBLE ON.

The first news of the murder was brought to town by Harry St. John himself who called upon Dr. Harry Walker and took him out to the farm where Mrs. St. John was found dead on the floor of her room.

Soon after this Sheriff DeFord, County Attorney Brown and Dr. Blaek went to the house and a coroner's jury composed of F. V. Brandon H. M.

Dormitn, E. Simon, C. G. Jones, J. M.

Cramer and George Hale was impaneled. The body lay in a pool of blood, the clothing about the neck and bhoulders Was torn away, revealing the course and direction of the bullet wheh entered above the left breast and passed nearly through the body. A thimble as still on a finger of the murdered iroman. After the testimony of the witnesses was given, Harry St. John was taken to jail.

His father. ex-Governor St. John of Kansas, has been telegraphed to come at once. The testimony of the witnesses as brought out by cross questioning by County Attorney Brown is as follows: JOKED ABOUT A CHILD. The first witness, H.

Felton, was ifcily sworn and said: "Yesterday afternoon Mr. Geoba and myself were sowing oats not far from the house; about 3 o'clock we noticed St. John enter the first gate and drive up to the bouse. He went inside the bouse and about five minutes afterward I heard what 1 thought was a door slam. I looked toward the house and saw the girl (Miss Mulligan) beckon for me to come to the house- About the same time Harry (St.

John) came to the front door and hollowed "Oh. Harry." to me. 1 then thought he had shot his wife and went to the house on a fast run. I went in I heard him say, "Oh May! "Oh May!" As I stepped into the j-oom he said, "Oh. my God.

I have Fhot her!" 1 asked him wh-it he had done it for and he said, "I'm crazy." Just then Mary Mulligan came in and eays. "poor tiling," referring to the murdered woman. In leply to my question St. John said. "My wife was untrue to me and 1 shot her; I have the proof," juid going to the bed in the loom he took out a letter and read it to us.

After be had finished reading 1 said, "Do you blame me?" He then it on his coat and said, "I wonder "at 1 had better do, take the gun and bi out my own brains or give myself up He walked back to where she lay, looked at her, and then went to town. No, I cannot remember anything that was in the letter. I was thinking more about the deed than the letter while he was reading. It was about five minutes after I heard the shot until I went to the house. J.

saw the pistol. I got It and put it in my pocket and afterwards gae it to Mr. DeFord. I have been working here one year, three months and three days. No, I do not think there was any signature to the letter he read.

I am a brother to Mrs. St. John. I did not know of any serious trouble existing between St. John and his wife except that they had occasional family quarrel: I do not know any real cause for their unhappi-ness.

They seemed jutt household quarrels. In none of these quarrels did she admit infidelity to my "I do not -know whether separation was threatened at any of thete quarrels. I never knew him to come home at such an hour as he did today, but cuee before, unless we went to town for RUE seemed to be sensible of what he had him. He was not in his own conveyance when he came home. He was alone.

After he came back from town he asked me if I bad had a talk with Mary Mulligan. He said that he was sorry that he had shot her, and that he did not intend to shoot, that it was accidental. He said he asked her to tell him who had written he letter and she refused to do it He also asked me to be as light in my testimony against him as possible. No, I cannot say that I ever noticed any Euspiclous actions that indicated infidelity. No, St.

John never spoke to me about one of the children not being his. Yes, I have heard Mrs. St. John say in a joking manner that one of the children was not do not think I ever heard her say it to him but she said she had told it to him just to tease him. No, he did not keep the pistol at the house.

Ordinarily he kept it In the right hand arawer of his desk at the office. I never knew of him carrying the gun but once before and that was when be had trouble with J. B. George. This was the only time I ever knew of them quarrelling about her infidelity.

"Why did I think he had shot her when he called me in from the field? Because he said to me while on the way to town today that he had a notion to nut his gun in his pocket and make her confess whether or not she had a fellow. He did not threaten to kill her, though. Mr. St John has seemed just as sane as anyone all the time and I do not think he was crazy. Mrs.

St. John was sometimes pleasant and sometimes unpleasant to her husband, and the same was true of him. The first I ever heard about the child being illegitimate was in a joking remark she dropped when I first came here." (Here the witness was dismissed.) SAID HE CAUGHT ON. Gotleb Goabea testified as follows: Were you here today when this lady was shot? I was in the field at the time, sowing oats. I guess it was nearly 3 o'clock; it might have been a little later.

I saw Mr. St John when he came from town and saw him go into the- house. Jn about five minutes after I heard a noise. I did not know whether it was the shutting of a door or a shot. Mr.

St John came out and hollowed to Mr. Felton and said: "Hurry, come quick!" Mr. Felton went to the house, then came back and said: "Hitch up the horse, I want to go to town." I came to the house, went in and saw Mrs. St John; she was dead. Did you hear Mr.

St John say anything about shooting his wife? Mr. St John did not say anything about shooting his wife until after he came back from town. I have been staying here with Mr. St John six months and three days. I heard St John and Ms wife quarrel twice; they did not quarrel very much.

I slept in the brick stable didn't sleep in the house. "While Mr. St John was gone I saw a horse and buggy, but did not see the man. I did not know whether this hired girl that is here was at the house when the buggy was there or not Mrs. St John's brother was in the house nt the time; saw the buggy in the yard and it was after dark when I saw the buggy.

Lewis Rockwood testified: I think it was 15 minutes or half past 3 o'clock today when I came to St. John's house. Mrs. St John was dead when I arrived. When I drove up I said to Harry: "What does all this moan?" As well as I can remember he said: "I have shot my wife, am crazy, I am ruined.

He said: "I didn't mean to shoot her at all, but she had been untrue to me," and he had caught on. or something to that effect, and he said something about her standing on one side of the stove and he on the other efide, and remarking that he was an old chump or he would have caught on long ago. and that she intended to leave him in the morning, anyhow, and that the youngest child wasn't his: He said: "I was plumb blind and fell over and just fired; as quick as I came to I got up and went to her-and said: 'May, are you He seemed to be terribly excited and more like a crazy man than a sane man. He said he had proof of her being untrue to him, that he had got on to something- about a letter. I don't remember what St was, something about wanting to make her own up; I started to go In the house and he talked low and I did not catch all he said.

He said something about getting a lettter in a private box. When she told him that the youngest child wasn't his that seemed to excite him more than anything else. Witness dismissed. SAW NO OTHER MAN. Mary Mulligan, being duly sworn, testified as follows: I was at the house of St John's today but did not see him at all this afternoon until after the shooting.

I did not see him drive back fiom town. Did not see him before the shooting except after dinner when he went to town. I did not hear him en-ier the houe when he returned. The first that I knew of the affair was while I was in the kitchen where I heard a shot fired and the little boy came running in and said, "Papa has killed mamma." The boy is about years old. I ran out and motioned Mr.

Felton to come I did not pass through the bouse but ran around the outside. The first I saw of St. John was when I went Into the room a few minutes after Mr. Felton came in. I said to Mr.

St John, "What have you done?" He said, "I shot her for she was untrue to me;" and then he got a letter and read it to us. I then said. "Aren't yon sorry?" He said, "Yes. I am, but I was crazy when I did it" Then he said he wanted me to look after the children. He said to Mr.

Felton, "What shall I do, give myself up?" I did not hear him say anything about blowing his brains out He left immediately and went to town. I cannot remember much about the letter he read to us. It purported to be from some man who wanted to come out to see her. I do not remember that the letter spoke of his wanting to meet her to have improper relations: but I can't lemember much about the letter. No.

Mrs. St. John was quite dead when I went into the room wheie she lay. She was still gasping but did not speak. He was gone about thirty minutes as near as I can reckon when he went to town after the doctor.

When he returned he said to me. "I did not mean to kill my wife, I did not mean to shoot; the gun went off accidently; I just tried to make her tell who the letter was from and meant to scare her into telling." He did not say anything about it being accidental until he returned. The witness was here asked ques tions by different members of the jury uiu uy me aiiurue. I have been working at Harry St. John's for four weeks and one day.

I was woikiug for him a part of the time when he was at Guthrie, about two weeks during the time of his absence I did not see any man at St John's house during his absence that created any suspicion. I have no knowledge of Mrs. St. John having any improper relations with any man other than her husband. I did not see any man here other than Mr.

St. John, I did not see any revolver in Mr. St. John's house: I looked through the drawes and shelves but did not see any revolver. I never saw Mr.

St John carry a pistol, it was about fifteen minutes to 3 o'clock when the shooting occurred, he came home in a single conveyance, it was not his but belonged to somebody else, I never knew of Mr. St. John coming Tinmo nt tlint hour of thp ilnv lofYr never knew Mr. and Mrs. St John to i quarrel; heard Mr.

St John speak short, to Mrs. St John once or twice I never. heard Mr. St. John question his wife's fidelltv.

I went into the room after the shot had been tired. Mr. St. John I (Continued on Second Pase.) I WILL PERISH FIRST NATIONAL DEATH BETTER THAN NATIONAL DISHONOR, Venezuela Disposed to Accept the Consequences of British to Arbitrate Will Do Dattle, Not "With Hope of Conquering or Even having Her Territory, but for the Principle at Stake-Great Britain Says There's Nothing to Arbitrate and Will Brother Jonathan Please Keep Off the Grass? Washington, April 4. It is stated by persons in a position to speak with authority that as soon as Venezuela is convinced that Great Britain has finaly decided not to arbitrate or settle the boundary dispute as suggested by the United States through Ambassador I3ayard, the southren republic will regretfully but resolutely resort to what she regards as her only recourse, a resort to force.

It is declared that her people are ready to see their homes and their cities desolated and laid in ashes rather than submit to what they regard as national dishonor. It is said that the contention with Great Britain is not so much one of territory as of the sentiment of honor involved. So firmly impressed have the people became with this that the opinion is expressed that they would rather see their country go out'of existence than pass into practical control of a foreign power. A strong hope seems to he entertained on the part of the Venezuelan government that the United States will not stand idly by if a resort to force is made. GREAT BRITAIN'S VIEW.

It Is understood that the position of Great Britain in declining the suggestion of the United States for the settlement of the trouble with Venezuela is substantially as follows: 1 Great Britain takes the position that the question of arbitration was once before proposed by Venezuela. At that time the foreign office gave the subject most careful consideration and submitted a reply embodying a proposition to arbitrate certain definite sub jects of controversy. To this proposition, Venezuela has never made a reply either accepting or rejecting the proposed basis of arbitration. Under the circumstances it is not desireable to proceed to a second proposal of arbitration when the first remains unanswered. 2 In any event there are certain portions of territory to which Ve3nezuela lays claim, which under no circumstances will be made the subject of arbitration as they are recognized portions of British domain and are not therefore subject upon which the judgment of arbitrators could be invoked.

3 The subject matter is one between Great Britain and Venezuela so that the good offices of the United States are not regarded as essential to a settlement, as it is not understood that the United States has assumed a protectorate over Venezuela, or has other interests than that of a friendly power. TORPEDO BOATS. In answer to the advertisement sent out by the navy department some time ago calling for proposals for building three torpedo boats, two closses of bids were received, one for building the boats under prepared plans of the department and one under the original plans submitted by the bidders. Some of the bidders have tried to persuade the secretary of the navq that their plans were better than the department's designs and. realizing that the bureau aflicers might feel a natural predisposition for their own plans, the secretary has created a special board to examine all of the designs and report upon their merits.

The board will meet Monday to begin its work. The naval inspection board which recently made a careful examination of the United States steamship, Chicago, has made a report to the secretary of the navy suggesting important changes. The board expresses the opinion that her battery should be brought up to date; that while eight inch guns be retained, rapid-firing five-inch rofies be substituted for the six and five-inch breech loaders. It is also held that the masts and rigging of the Chicago are of no service. The Monterery has arrived at Mare Island navy yard where she will prepare again for her voyage to Callao, Peru.

The United States steamship, Charleston, sailed yesterday from Che Foo for New Chwang, China, where the Petrel has been laid up in winter quarters in a mud dock. COOLIES FOR HAWAII. In a report to the" state department, Ellis Mills, United States counsel general at Honolulu, announces the arrival there on March 14 of the Germain ship Independent with 624 Japanese contract laborers, 111 being women. They are under contract to work at 512.30 and per month. Postmaster General llson has al ready been crowded with applications for positions, many persons seemingly being of the opinion that a change in the head of the department means changes in other positions.

Secretary Morton's order to prevent the monthly grain reports of the agricultural department from getting to speculators in advance, has made changes in forty-four of the state agencies and further measures will be taken to prevent leaks. Secretary Morton, who has been confined to the house for several days by a cold, was so far recovered today as to be able to visit the agricultural department The comptroller of the currency today received notice that the First National bank of Ravenna, had suspended and immediately ordered examiner Howev to take charge The bank had a capital of $30,000. The comptroller has ordered Examiner Gann to take charge of the First National bank of Dublin, Texas. This h.int lins for some tima been in nroess oC liquidation but the progress made was entirely unsatisfactory, hence his action today. THEY SYMPATHIZE WITH CUIJA.

Radical Resolution Paed at a Hie 3la Meeting. Jacksonville. April 4 The spirit of war rose high here tonight at the big mass meeting in behalf of the Cuban cause. Cubans from far and wide were there and on the stage were a number of prominent citizens Jacksonville. Gonzale de Queseda.

secretary of the Cuban revolutionary socitey of New York, was the first introduced. "The new revolution has begun." said he. "It must end in the freedom of the island or else the belligerents and their children must to the scaffold. If this struggle fails it will be rh fault of vou Americans, for whv did you teach us the lesson of liberty'' If we do not succed yours will be the great crime of not harms' gives stsecor. Americans will not fail us.

From every hand conies aid. Dollars are pourins in and with the dollars rifles and bullets have been bought. American public opinion seyiag. 'le Cob her fight 'have fair play. We wive tne stakes.

The speaker the sajd Impressively J'Ladies and gentlemen I thank you for this reception. Itmi. h- xr last time I shall see ytKi Th- fortunes of my country may take me the fiIi. My death I may meet there, but 1 shall take to my country a message of encouragement and love from our friends in America." (Shouts of wild delight greeted his last words.) Fernando Figuero explained the situation in these words: "The old mother country after trying- to secure a loan from England and France has failed. She says she will send 100.000 men against Cuba, but Cubans know, and know, that she cannot get the money to send them.

She has sent General Campos, her ablest statesman, to Cuba and when that fails, what then?" A committee of five appointed by the chairman and composed of Americans prominent in Florida presented the following resolutions which were adopted with great enthusiasm: Resolved, That it is the sense of the American citizens here assembled: 1 That they most heartily sympathize with the Cuban patriots in their desires and efforts to free Cuba from foreign control and obtain for the peo ple of that island the righfcof self-government so much prized by us. 2 That It is the duty of all lovers of free American institutions to express sympathy with the oppressed people and their desire to see them free. 3 That we urge upon the legislature of the state of Florida the duty to formally by resolution express the sympathy of the whole people of Florida with the to free Cuba. 4 That we urge upon our federal goverment the duty of promptly recognizing as belligerents the Cuban patriots and of doing all In its power to procure the recognition by the Spanish government of the freedom of the island of Cuba, That we call upon all American citizens who sympathize with Cuban patriots, to make known their sympathies in order that their moral support may be given to a good cause. After further speeches marked by enthusiasm, the meeting adjourned.

GATHERING OF THE JOSEPIIITES. Antl-l'olygamou Mormon Will Confer at Their Ancient Capital. Kansas City, April 4. Every train arriving at Independence brings fresh arirvals for the opening of the International conference of the church of Latter Day Saints, which begins Saturday. President Joseph Smith will arrive on Friday night or Saturday morning and will preside at the deliberations.

The Council of Twelve are nearly all in attendance. Next to the president the council is highest in authority, and at present consists of Alexander Smith, J. W. Gillman, Herman C. Smith, J.

H. Lake. Joseph Luff, G. T. Griffith Caffal, J.

R. Lambert, W. H. Kelley and E. C.

Briggs. The church conference was precended by an in ternational congress of Sabbath schools, which opened today with. Profesbor Gunsoliy of Lamoni, pre siding. GENERAL. GORDON IS HONORED.

Veterans of Doth Armies Turn Out to Sleet the Noted Georgian. Kansas City, April 4. Nearly 3,000 people. Including 200 veterans, both federals and confederates, numerous army officers and civilians of prominence, participated in the reception tendered General John B. Gordon, the noted Georgia ex-Confederate at the Coates house tonight General Gordon's purpose in coming to Kansas City is" to lecture- for the benefit of veteran campany and the veterans of both armies joined in honoring him.

He arrived early this evening and was met at the depot by a reception committee headed by Mayor Davis. Eighty mem-mers of Veteran Company and 100 members of the ex-Confederate association, with Miss Nanni Davis and Miss Anna Shelby leading the way on two magnificent horses, escorted the party to the Coates house. The reception which lasted from till 11 o'clock a brilliant success. Among those present were many who served with distinction in both the northern and southern armies. They included Governor William J.

Stone, Major William Warner, past grand commander of the Grand Army of the Republic; Colonel R. Vanhorn, General Jo O. Shelby, Qi, eral Frank Askew, Major T. A. Baldwin, 17.

S. General Milton Moore. General George IT. Nettleton, General H. F.

Duvel and Colonel J. A. Wick-ham. Tomorrow General Gordon will be a guest of the Daughters of the Confederacy, who have arranged another reception for him. In the evening he will lecture at the auditorium on "The Last Days of the Confederacy." IN THE INTEREST OE SCIENCE.

Splendid Teletcopo Donated to tho Lick Observatory by an Englishman. San Jose, April 4. The director of the Lick observatory today received a telegram which announces that the Hon. Edward Crossley, lately member of parliament for Halifax. England, proposes to present to the Lick observatory his great three foot reflecting telescope, with its dome and all its apparatus.

Mr. Crossley, hlmseif an en thusiastic amateur astronomer, makes no condition to his gift except that his telescope, when set up on Mount Hamilton, shall be called the Crossley re- llector and that the expense of trans- portation of the instrument and dome from England to California shall be borne by Americans. The spledid Instrument which Mr. Crossley offers Is well known to astronomers. It was made by Mr.

A. A. Common of London, and for the magnificent photographs made with it, Mr. Common received the gold medal of the Royal Astronomical society. It is a great compliment to the Lick observatory that Mr.

Crossley has selected it to receive his gift, and it is a practical recognition of the fact that California is the ideal climate for making omical observations, as has ben fully shown by the experience of the past seven years. The addition of this great reflector to the equipment of the Lick observatory, which already possesses the great three-foot reflector, makes the Instrumental outfit of Mount Hamilton decidedly superior to that of any observatory now existing. The cost of dismounting the reflector and dome in England, of transporting them to California (only the most important parts of the frame work of the dome will be required here) and of erecting the complete apparatus at Mount Hamilton will be about $5,000. This sum must be raised by subscription In America before Mr. OrossUy's generos offer can be definitely accepted.

I'IKLI) OFFERS TO HELP. Chicago Cupitall-t Ha-, a Plan to 1'ree the Wo wan'f Temple rcim Debt. Chicago, April 4. A general offer of Marshall Field, to the Woman' Chris tian 'ivinpeTaito- union, is announced. Fk4d promises $25,000 with the proviso that more b- rais by January 1, ISM.

It fe intended that this total sum be applied on the debt overhanging the woman temple. The building of the woman's is the greatest financial enterprise in which a coterie of woman have engaged. The association was capitalized for jvm.imj ana bonded for an equal amount Ttv building cost floating debt of tearing- a wes.eoo. FOR FIFTY-EIGHT MILLIONS. Tru-t Denl Hetjrdetl Traniferinc th Vacificlos Twt Cotnpaao.

Baker aehl. Cal April 4. A trust deed ws records! in the county re- eorier's onkse todaj by th southern Prdftc comnanv transferinsr all iti property, including roHing ytock in this and other counties, to the Central Trust company of New Tork, the- consideration beins Jis.WO.OW. DRAWING THE LINE ILLIN0ISDEM00B ACT TACKLES THE GTJRREH0Y. State Central Committee Calif a Convention to Discuss the Currency and Choose a Policy for the Coming Campaign Party Leaders Professedly Igaored aad Rebuked Enthusiastic Mr.

Ulnrichsen, However, Says One Word for Silver and Two for the Democratic Tarty Sound Monej" Movement In the South. Springfield, April 4. The Democratic state central committee of Illinois at a special meeting today issued a call for a state convention to meet at Springfield June 4, next, to consider the currency question, which it is. proposed to make the Issue for the next campaign. The call says in part: "The only national question now before the American people Is that of the currency question.

The next national campaign must be fought with the currency as the issue between the parties and it behoves the Democratic party, as a party, to assume a decided position on this question and to draw its party line according to the wishes of a majority of its members. The basic principles of Democracy forbid the decision of important questions by the party leaders without instructions from he people and It Is therefore proper for this committee to call on the Democrats of the precincts, townships and counties of the state to meet in convention in their respective localities to discuss freely the great question between the people, to give expressions to their views in appropriate resolutions and to select delegates to a convention to be held at the state capltol." HINRICHSEN ENTHUSES. At the conclusion of the meeting, Chairman Hinrichsen in an interview said that he is in receipt of information from every county In the state, outside of Cook, which convinces him that 99 per cent of the Democracy favors the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1, without waiting for the taxation of any foreign government. The committee expects that the resolutions adopted by county conventions will be in line with this feeling. As to the effect upon the Republican party Mr.

Hinrichsen said: "As a party they are pledged to monometallism and can take no other ground, unless they straddle the question. Thousands of them will join the Democrats, for they believe in free silver. I certainly expect to carry the state and county In 1S96. This movement will be In effect a recognition of the Democratic party. It will be built from the Township up." Regarding the prospects of an Independent silver party he siys: "The at-temp begins at the wrong end.

A few men at Washington cannot control voters. The county movement grafted into a strong party organization is the only way In which such political results can be produced. The extreme gold men in our party will go over to the Republicans. The free silver men of all parties must come to the Democracy and with our objectionable statesmen eliminated, the confidence of the people In the Democratic party wll lbe strengthened and confirmed." TALKING ABOUT SOUND MONEY. Tennesseans Start a Movement Whicli Grovcr Graciously Approver.

Memphis, April 4. A sound money movement was started here today which is likely to be far reaching In its results. At a largely attended meeting of committees from the Cotton, Merchants' and Lumbermen's exchanges, the Manufacturers association and the Young Men's Business league, the following resolutions were adopted: Resolved, That a convention Is hereby called to assemble at Memphis, on Thursday, May 16, 1S93, to le composed of delegates chosen by the people of the southern states who believe in the necessity of a sound and stable currency and better banking facilities in order to fully restore, and in the future to maintain, prosperity among the people, and to this end the co-operation of all commercial, manufacturing, agricultural and industrial organizations, as weel as the co-operation of all good citizens, Is hereby earnestly Invited. The meeting was addressed by Congressman Patterson, who assured the meeting that Secretary of the Treasury Carlisle would visit the city in May for the purpose of discussing financial questions before the convention and that the movement had the hearty endorsement of President Cleveland. CAN'T MAKE THEM WORK.

Licntenant Stotler Discouraged in Ills At tempt to Sole the Indian Problem. El Paso, April 4. News reached here that the Indians at the Mescalero Indian agency, a hundred miles north of here, in New Mexico, have rebelled against the authority of Lieutenant E. Victor Stotler, who endeavored to compel them to perform some productive labor, and partly earn their own living. One of them assaulted the agent with a stone.

The refractory' Apache was placed under arrest and the Indians rescued the prisoner, drove the agent and his employes into a house and looted the agency. HEATHEN CHINEE NOT PECULIAR Melican Man Asit Him in His Dark Wars and Vain Trick. San Francisco, April 4. Senator Wise has discovered the work of some traitor In his office. He learned today that some in the customs house has bei falsifying the records there in ordr to facilitate the smuggling of Chinese Into the country.

A few weeks ago, a Chinaman arrived here, presented hia registration papers which appeared to be all right and was admitted without much questioning. The other day another Chinese sought admission on a certificate bearing the same name. Investigation prod that the second Chinaman was the tk- entitled to it, and the first one hadb smuggled in. The Chinese first landed was and Is now under arrest A clo- Inspection of the customs house records show that the photograph of the original Chinaman had been taken from th book and that of the Chinese who fraudulently entered substituted. By the us- of acids the discrepancy In the ages of the two men and notes of other distinguished features between them was also oorrectd.

In fact the certificate was completely changed. No arrests have been made. MRS. LEASE WILL CONTENT IT. She Denounce the Orcaniration of the iLale IJrrd of Chariti.

Torx-ka. April 4. The new state board of charities met at the asylum this afternoon and organized by elec- ting Morton Albauzh of Kingman as president, and Georg- A. Clark of June-1 Hon City as The election of Clark a secretary -was a recognition of the man appointed by the governor as successor to Mary E. Lae.

Mrs La; was at the organ- i izatlon of the board awl gave notice that shi- considered the proe-dlngs illegal and said sb would take step at one to have th hcmt secretary ousted from the beard The other members of the board who participated la the organization were BULLETIN OF (ihc JBicfjita Dailu 4raglc fficbita, Friday, April 5, 1895 Weather for Wichita today: Fair; cooler; northwest winds INDEXOFTOOAY'SIMPORTANTNEWS Pases. 1. Story of Mrs. St- John's Mnrder. Venezuela's Desperate Alternative.

Currency Convention Called la Illinois. Keport of Samoaa Laad CocBmissloa. 2. Accidents oa the Bay District Track. Bribery Charged In the Taylor Trial.

Gns Spreckles Sue His Father. En dine or tne Colombian Rebellion. 3. Judge McAtee Sues for Damages. Wheat Market End With a Spurt.

Stocks Inactive and Little Changed. 5. Train Robber Killed by Poase. Committee of Fifty Hold 6. Easter Carda Can be Made at Home.

Eloquent Tribate to the Hairpin. 7. What the Trouble Was With Waller. Senator "TC. E.

Wilcoxson. Walter N. Allen, and Senator M. A. Householder.

Mrs. Lease said to an Associated Press reoprter this afternoon that she would contest it in the supreme court immediately to get her place on the board and was confident that she would be successful. The governor today made the following appointments: A. C. Merritt, Wa-mego, state grain inspector.

The office carires with it the nppolnment of twenty deputies. For members of the state board of health, C. D. Chirk. Ottawa county; E.

N. Hoover, Harvey county; J. 15. H. Dykes.

Stafford county. State dental board. A. M. Callahan, Topeka; T.

I. Hatfield. HORRORS CHASE ONE ANOTHER- Double Murder and Suicide Followed by Tn Catrs of Insanity. Galena, April 4. Boston Mills, the scene of the killing of the Cox brothers by Newton Walters, and his subsequent suicide.

Is still in a fever of excitement. Today Levi Klnker. the man on whose farm Walters was employed, has become insane from the shock caused by the terrible tragedies. The murderer's mother has also become a raving maniac since her son's crime became known. ONE DEATH FROM SMALLPOX.

Farvlu Herr Succumbs tit tho Dread Dls-ruMt at Ottawa. Kan. Ottawa, April 4. Parvin Herr, son of Dr. F.

C. Herr, died today from smallpox. His father attended the man Itussell who died here severnl weeks ago with the disease. One other cahe was discovered this morning. All who have been In any way' exposed aro under strict quarantine.

The Centennial hotel, where Jtussel took sick, la quarantined. Death of I- Itll. Atchison, April 4. J. L.

Bliss, a well known Jeweler and highly esteemed citizen, died this morning of pneumonia, after an illness of less than a week. Itapiint Yoiiiijt People Mct. Lawrence, April 4. Representatives of the Baptist young people's unions of the Miami. Kansas river and "Missouri river districts, met In this city this afternoon for two days convention.

KILLED ON WINTERS CREEK. Meagre Details of Murdi'r Received by the Marshal, at ParN. Paris, April 4. Th following has been received at the United States marshal's olllcer Chickasaw. I.

T. April 4. Two negroes. Wilson and Carter, have been killed by Houston and ton and McKnight. The homicide occurred on Winters creek.

(Signed.) W. C. CLARK, Deputy Marshal. Details of the affair cannot be learned, but it supposed that the trouble was over a place belonging to Tom Fletcher, a Clilchasaw citizen. Winters creek Is fourteen miles northeast of Chickasaw.

QUARTER SECTION IN DISPUTE. Tivo Men anil On Woman Engage In a Terrible Rattle. Pony, O. April 4. News has reached here this evening of a trribl shooting affair that occurred twenty miles east of here, nar le-tween Al Cook.

Dock Eenn'-tt and Mrs. Madge Lancaster. It seems that tho trio were claimants for the same quarter section of land. Cook bought out the woman's interest yesterday and as he commenced to move Into th- woman's house this morning a fight occurred. After shooting Bennett in the head and fatally wounding him, Cook fell with a bullet In his heart from Bennett's gun.

During the ml the woman received a bullet in the thigh and in defending herse-lf with an axe cut Bennett badly. Th woman ia seriously wounded but ma.y recover. Duncan's riourljic Mill HolMlnc. Duncan, O. April 4.

Special.) Work was commenced today on Uie foundation for the now 100 barrel roller mill Is to be ready by July Good rains mill ia to be reay by July Good ralnx have fallen here and framers are all busy planting. Hot Timlin Enid. Enid. O. 11, April 2.

Palmer Brandon and Itet Millard wer elected aldermen In the Fifth ward aftr a hard fight. Brandon bat Graham by ight voten and Muiard slaughtered hi man by fire votes. Odd Fellotr Organi at Medford. Mdford. T.

April 4 Spdal. Last night an O-Jd Fellows lodge woa instituu-d hftre with a ainbprshlp of twenty-four Grand JIwtr Frazler of this jurisdiction was aattd by tb grand mastt-r of Kansas. Hon. I-vI F-rgtiFon UemWit of the Caldwell lodge did the tua work. THEY WOT OCT sTilVlSii.

Two Toathfnl ISnrUr. l-t TTltk th Sn-k to Hold. Greenwood Springs. CoL. April 4 Sheriff Ware ba capiirrd two mernlxfs of the trans' that raided the Silver dob gambling rooms, last trHc.

eec-irfsg $515. The prisoners are OHrer and Bab Moor-, ntstbr of -xbo-a 1 over 22-yars of age. JUAnz confront with th- evldenoe of their srolt. ihry brok don and told the oUVws bo-fr they cany- on boo-ibock to ClHnrl. lrft their bor- at the rar track.

m-t a conft lerat- vrfco nr in on tiw- train. their mission, and all pr-r-Jed to Xhf edge of tn wher- thf-ir cwnfJcrat tbeis, taxing with him to- boxlle. bet promixtiu; to meet them at Aspn JjrsciJmt- Tee boys tbfK got thetr bors and rol! home. wJ-t- they znxlfmsiy their friend -who aev" THEY OVERLAP SOME SAMOA MORE THAU COVERED WITH LAND CLAIMS. DECISIONS ARE MADE LAND COMMISSION C0MPLETE3 Alf ADJUDICATION.

ITS BAD LUCK FOR AMERICANS BOLSTERING UP THE ADMT5ISTEA TI0ITS P0LI0Y. Importance of a Samoaa Foothold Scouted Advantages Accepted. Apparently, Under lrotct. Washington, April 4.The report of W. L.

Chambers. United States land commissioner to Samoa, dated Feb. 2. 1S93. was made public today.

Mr. Chambers was one of thrc commissioners appointed by the treaty powers of Great Britain, Germany and tho "United States under the provisions oC the Berlin treaty to adjust and settlo all claims by aliens to lands in Samoa. The annual meeting of the commlltco was held Jan. 5, 1S34. at Apia.

The reports include all the title papers to Samoa luuds and are of consldenibld nlue. An exhibit attached to the report phows that the total number of claims. Hied before the commission was ZJHZ. Of tehse 1.422 were German, 1.757 British, S07 American, 325 French and 120 miscellaneous The total claims aggregated 1,691,392 acres, while the Island contains JW.W acres. Only per cent of the claiuu were confirmed.

YANKEE CLAIMS NO GOOD. The vast bulk of acreage claimed by Americans was rejected because of the manifestly Inadequate consideration given for it and because the titles worn defective under several of the provisions of the treaty. About 21,000 ncren were confirmed to Americans. Most oC them belonged to a corporation com posed of San Francisco stockholders. "At the time the investigation looic place." says Mr.

Chambers, 'this corporation was Insolvent and Is still reported insolvent. Tho titles were confirmed to certain trustees. None of tho stockholders reside In Samoa and so far as my investigation of the matter went, nono of them had ever resided there, nor has the company nor Its trustees an agent in the country. Deducting the land confirmed to this company, I think it a safe cstlmato that not exceeding 2,000 acres were confirmed to all of the American claimants. Of tills land, the land of tills San Francisco company is for sale and Is Ilablo to be sold.

If at all, to England or tir-many'8 subjects rather than to other Americans, for -whatever inducement there may be for English or German investment In tho Samoa islands. I cannot see that there exists any reason for further American Investments." Continuing. Mr. Chambers says Irm heard of only nineteen bona tide American subjects in tho country, cxcluslva of officials, and does not believe that there are thirty Americans all told, Including thofo who claim citizenship through naturalization. 1I snys thcr are several well-to-do Americans engaged In mercantile pursuits, one of whom Is tho wealthiest man In the country.

Some of these aro marrid to native woman and probably will never return to the United States. POOR STUFF, ANYHOW. "I have been thus explicit In refr ence to the property owned by Americans as well as to tho number of Americans In the country. In order that tho department may know our relationship to Samoa ns it was developed In tho course of tho Investigations Into Jand titles and becauso I conceive It my duty to lt our government know how Insignificant such Interests really nn" In reference to Pango-Pango bay, Mr. Chambers says that the claim ot the United States government was examined and confirmed but that thi claims are by no means so valuable tho American public seems to think.

What are thought to be ths mwit valuable parts of th shoru of th- bay have nover been acquired by thn United State4. Tho harbor Is so deep and tho bay so small that not more than thrro or four ships could be anchored ther" In case the wind was blowing Hthr In the mouth of the harbor or off shore. Ho recommends that if our reports aro considered to bo really of value, steps should be taken to acquire audi additional rights as may make; tho already held of He argues, however, that the station Is not likely to bt of further uo and thinks the advisability of making further Invontro-'nU' there should ly fully considered IWoro taking any further steps in the matter. OSCA1C IS 11AIM VtONrUsKI. QnrcnIiary oun-t l.nt the I'laiatlH London, April 4.

Thero was unabated inttsx-Ht today at the Old Dalley in the taking of testimony on th iwcond day of Uu- suit of llfcJ brought by Oscar Wild 'j agalnat th Tnnzfil Qw-i-xftiury. (rnr upon hi Jlati on tho wltnvj stand, admllfd that had att-nded rartla In lis rooms of a rmw namtl Taylor, Trfaloh, wrj ortVstkally fumbhd and In which perfumes were burning. He denied any lmpfOj-r mia-tfona liVkiK bjn p-rm4tt-i tbrre. Wilde in, hin a-urwer to questions- put to him hlb-tvi oonfuwion tad contridiotf-d bixn-tAl f-xn'nUy. Qu.nsbury' atb-n-y, Canson.

pIlM him with quesiona vhxh tt- in th-main pltlksw and unrl-itabW. Tfcr tTroearamlnatlon waj erDcntUl at noon, afts- bavlnr Uted Mx boyrs. Sir Edward Oarke, loading cwwm-! Wild. Uvsi b-an tfc ezxlnaos of bis dnt by putting Jn vrUU-ncm cr-taln kfs of thj mrjtil In which hn called Bpon his aon Lord Alfrl Ioox-hw, to ortje his "infamous with tb saylne that hfc tun! oM tix- slj-bt of th4r to-Imznraa ddl- "I liu--Ja4 wife wUl petition for drorco oa Ujs j-7oiad of uaaaiural crtaxs. If yoi do wt cwj to kfa diagram os.

I sJUl feel JtastSSrd In twfa-'Ji-' him on To Uls lirr Lord Alfred. m4S-l: "WJwtt a faacrjr 1J man ya rr. AtUcr tlw p-Titt-liea of other lJir th for Uy pialntlff wm kUjL Csrvxo. bes-an Ma ir: lor tixs de -m. It van ti-rriMy dw-n-aejauc-r ot WKd-.

who tfae ooori-roora. Mot of tb- -vn-ppr an? prtntijar the vtrUsMox. but to ebar-arrr tix -Sn-tanfny it imch todr limZ tie ift Ja-w fjoxnit ay' Ttt ntri- lb rJdeer sd fcok of ti u-r nrore- to rA ih tt. ebarartf-r UxaX aacnot rej-ft it. Tb Raj-Un public i at nvnt is eje ot tfcv woot of teecficr prstU-J by th" ojrtri er opro, Jvf -t-i-SJijirf JSi.