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rne Retnel Home petre.

ST.. LOUIS, April 2O.--A thorough
search of the ruins of the Bethel Home
FIRE resulted in the finding of the
bodies of three men, John Grant,
coIored, a wharf man; Jackson, white,
a leVee laborer; and Smithy, white
roustabout. In the hospital, burned
and bruised, are George Miller, hands
burned; Frank Henken, legs hnrt;
Alex. Webb. knee hurt; James Smith,
badly burned about the body. The
pecuniary loss to the Bethel Home is
So 800; to collier and tate, on the
building 5000; to others, 81 500; fully
insured. The origin of the fire is I'M
known, though it is believed to have
come from the pipe of sleeper on the
second floor, as the flames were first
discovered in the room. The fourth
and fifth stories were occupied by
about seventy dodgers, forty of whom
were colored, sleeping on fifth floor
Thirty white men were asleep on the
fourth floor. Yesterday seems to have
been a day of general debauch, for
most of the men seem to have been
aroused from a drunken stupor with
from the stairway. Bill Anthony, a
negro, found a rope at the fifth floor
hall window, and gave the tidings tC
the others imprisoned, as he slid out OF
the window to the pavement. There
was a general scramble for the window
and half dozen men at a time came
down the rope hand over hand.
Further investigation strengthens
the impression that the fire was incen'
diary, and not from the pipe of ;
boarder. There were three dead bod
les, all men, taken from the ruins, bu
the names are not known, it being as
certained that the men mentioned il
the previous report have been seel
| alive.
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stolen Painting.

NEW YORK, April 2O.-On the
strength Of the affidavit of David Val
kenburgh, administrator of the estate
of Samuel L. LoeweuherZ, an old art
dealer who it has been limited at was
poisoned by Nine. Diss Debar, search
was made to-day of Luther R. Marsh's
house, 116 Madison avenue. 1t was
suspected that Nine. Diss Debar's
paintings, which she claims were given
to her by King Ludwig of Bavaria
were some that she had stolen from
old Loewenherz. The detectives were
accompanied by MIR. Valkenburgh and
Maurice Friedlander, the artist. Mr.
Friedlander identified about thirty val
liable paintings there as some that hi
had formerly seen in LoewenherZ' shop
Mr.. Valkenburgh also identified the
pictures as the ones which were stoleI
! from LoeWenherZ.
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Winter Wheat Cron.

MINNEAPOLIS, April 19.-The prime
winter wheat crop reported in North.
western Miller, says the developments
of the last fourteen days, and partic-
ularly the last seven, have put large
percentage of the winter wheat in a
condition where there is no longer any
doubt. April has been favored with
sunshine and plenty OF moisture but
both have failed to give the favorable
change that was hoped for. Informa-
ton of rrliable character at this stage
of the month puts the shortage in the
winter wheat belt at from Is, 900 600 to
SO ,0U0. 600 bushel as compared with the
preceding crops. The most favorable
reports still continue from Kansas, but
correspondents recently report decrease
| in average as compared with former
seasons. The winter wheat belt has
moved westward in Kansas and chance
| for a prosperous season are by nc
means as favorable as when the great
bulk of wheat was grown in eastern
| sections of the state. The outlook in
some portions of Missouri Orticularly
in the Missouri river valley, were
never better. In other, pars the out
| look is Just the reverse.
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a Lively SkirnIsla.

XENIA, ILL.,. April 21.-Sheriff Miller
received message from Newton yes
terday afternoon requesting him to ar
rest stranger, a supposed horse thief.
A few minutes before he had seen the
stranger pass in spring wagon, fol-
lowed by a boy on horse back. He
started in pursuit and overlook them
and ordered them to halt, but they
drew revolvers. The sheriff returned
Louisville and organized halt. On be-
ing pursued by the posse the man and
boy took the woods about two miles
west of here. A man named Nicely
went north alone. McEly overlook the
fugitives and ordering them to stop,
received a bullet in his face, which
knocked him from his horse. AS he
raised himself up another shot struck
him on the arm. The men then ran
/ north. Nicely followed and met JohT
| Walker working in a field. Walker
was informed of the pursuit and tax
ing gun went into the woods. JUS
as he entered the pursued man jumped
up from thicket and fired at him, bu
missed. Walker then fired a charge O
| buckshot into the mans abdomen. TIT
| fugitive is fatally wounded.
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Killed by Christian science.

BOSTON, April 21.-The town of
Medford is excited over the death of
Mrs. Lottie A. James and her new
born child, Friday: morning. Mrs.
Conner, the mother of Mrs. James,
practices the cure of diseases by prayer
or by the method of a Christian scien-
fist. The husband of the dead woman
is away from home on business and it
appears that no midwife or physician
other than Mrs. Conner were called till
both mother and child were dead. DR..
J. L. Coffin was then summoned, and
after inquiring into the facts insisted
upon having an autopsy. He states
that it showed that both mother and
child were perfectly healthy before their
decease and that with the care which
should have been given by common
nurse would have been alive. Nothing
whatever appears to have been cone
for the child. 1t is probable that Med
| ical Examiner Durell will institute
legal proceedings against Mrs. Connor
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The Bear Rugged the Thief

An Italian who was travelling
through the country about Los Angeles
with a bear, which he had trained TO
wrestle and dance, stopped before a
farmers house late one afternoon, and
after amusing the family with his per-
formances obtained permission to
stay all night. The bear was placed
in the barn for safe keeping. During
the night the family was aroused by a
terrible noise in the barn. Some one
was screaming Murder! Help" and
apparently engaged in a struggle for
life. The farmer FASTENED to the spot
followed by the Italian and others of
the house, and found the tame bear
with a man In his embraces, hugging
him tightly, while the poor fellow
struggled frantically to escape. The
bear was muZzled, and could do the
man no serious injury, though he was
very uncomfortably situated. The
man proved to be a dishonest butcher,
who had come to the barn to steal a
fine calf. In the darkness he had
stumbled over the bear, who had
seized him and held him fast. The
| Italian, learning how matters stood,
called out Hug him, JackT and the
bear continued to hug him unmerci-
| fully until the farmer concluded that
| he had been sufficiently punished,
when he was released. The story soon
spread abroad, and the butcher left
| the neighborhood to escape the ridi-
| cule to which it subjected him.-SG'I
| Pedro (CGt.) Clipper.
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Report Of enc 1880.

NEW YORK, April 20.-At a special
meeting of the directors of the Mis-
souri, Pacific road yesterday President
Gould presented a report concerning
the Missouri, Kansas 81 Texas road
which the directors took under advise
ment. After detailing the provisions
of the lease by Missouri Pacific for
ninety years of the Missouri, Kansas
& Texas, the rental being the net earn
ings, he describes many improvements
which has been made during the past
eight years, and says the Missouri Pa
cific has now advanced the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas about $500, 600 to meet
current interest. These advantages
were necessary during the periods OF
light earnings and additional large adj
vanceS will be required to carry the
Missouri, Kansas s. Texas along until
| improved earnings can be realized from
a new crop. In the meantime the inter
est payment must be met, amounting
| in the aggregate to over a million
year the credit and earnings of thu
| Missouri, Kansas & Texas have beeI
shaken and diminished because Of thu
failure of the entire corn crop on tht
company's lines in Missouri and Kan
sas, because of the construction o.
rival lines In Texas and because o
i litigation of income by bond holden
which resulted in an unfovorable de
cision in law court. To save furthe
expense the directors adopted q plan o
settlement which involved an increas
, of 5 per cent and general consoli
dated amalgamated debts:of 81 700 .OO(
i a delivery of Galveston, Houston an
Henderson first mortgage bonds {
: the amount of 81 100, 900 and cas-
: payment of $2l4, 900. Even thes
exceedingly favorable terms were n
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ROuaed from InactfOn,

The precursor of their disease and
destruction, the kidneys and bladder
BEAUTIFULLY stimulated and toned with
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, actively
resume their functions. Thus Bright s
disease, diabetes, catarrh of the bIad-
der and eneuresis are prevented. For
irritating diuretics, and those unmedi-
Gated and fiery stimulants which, used
even in moderation, excite both the re-
nal and vesical organs, this is the best
possible substitute. It is of botanic
composition, and so congenial to the
stomach, the digestive processes of
which it helps in no ordinary degree
that it is promptly assimulated by the
system, and its tonic effects are speed
| " felt. Not only does it remedy in
activity of the kidneys, but renews {
regular habit of body, promotes a dut
secretion and healthy dow of bile int
the proper channels, and expels from
the circulation acrid principles produc
tive of rheumatism and govt. It is al
50 the leading specific for malarial com
plants.
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Important Discovers.

LA CROSSE, Wis, April 20.-Quite a
sensation has been created by the agree
ment of twenty or more distinguished
scholars from the historical societies of
the Wisconsin and Minnesota State
Normal school of Winona and the
university at Madison that the missing
fort on the chart of Perrot, the French
explored, had been discovered near the
village of Trempleleau. Singular
mounds and inscriptions were also
found. This fort, the ruins of which
were recently discovered by surveyors,
was built in 1885 by Perrot and his fol-
lowers. Excavations will be made and
a complete history written. making a
most valuable contribution to the his
tory of the state, and Of great interest
to Psychologists.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 20.-A
special dispatch to the American from
GaIlatin, Tennessee, says: A horrible
killing and hanging took place near
this place last night. Isaac Kirkpat-
rick and his wife, Puss, both colored,
were taken from their cabin, about five
miles from Gal1atin, by mob, and the
woman was hung and the man shot at
the same time. Since John Kerley s
country residence was burned to the
ground, with the entire contents, sus-
picion has pointed to Mrs. Kirkpatrick
as the perpetrator of the deed. How
ever, this was only suspicion. Her
husband was not suspected of having
taking any part in the burning. 1t is
thought by many that when the mob
visited Kirkpatriek's cabin he recog-
nized some of the party and they killed
him because of fear that they would be
exposed. The woman was discovered
hanging in her night clothes and con-
Veyed to Gallatin. Near the tree where
Puss was hanging lay the body of her
aged husband. Both were brought to
Gallatin, where they were viewed by
hundreds of negroes upon all sides.
The deed is condemned by all law-abid-
| ing citizens.
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The RevOlt in Bucharesr.

BUCHAREST, April 19.-The details
of the rising of the peasants, which
have reached this city, describe the re-
volt as widespread, the peasants de-
stroying houses and property in most
of the villages. The houses of land
owners and farmers have been sacked
and wrecked. granaries pillaged.
and the local officials barba-
rously treated, number of them
having been killed. The territorial
troops Joined in the pillage, and fired
upon the troops of the line. Since in
structions were sent to the troops to
adopt some measure for the suppress
sion of the revolt, host of insurgents
have been killed and wounded or taken
prisoners. The prisons are crowded.
Fugitives continue to pour into Buch.
arnCt
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PRESIDENT AND PAYMAsTER.

Investigating One and VetoIng Relief
for the other.
WASHINGTON, April 30. L. Pru-
den, assistant private secretary to the
president, was before the house COM
mittee on printing yesterday to ex-
plain the circumstances connected with
the binding of President Cleveland
marriage certificate at the government
printing Office. Mr.. Pruden said that
the certificate Ia very elaborate and
handsome onel had been gotten
up by himself and taken to
the public printing Office, where
it had been bound in elegant covers. 1t
had been delivered to the president sew
eral months after his marriage. The
president knew nothing of the binding
until recently, when he had been told
about it by Mr.. Richardson. the chair
man of the committee on printing. Mr..
Pruden further said that it had been
customary to have private work for
the president done at the government
printing office during the past admin
istrations, but when President Cleve-
land discovered this fact he had or
dered the practice discontinued.
RELIEF BILL VETOED.
The president has vetoed the bill fol
the relief of Major Daniel N. Bash,
p&ymaSter or the United states army
The object of this bill is to release
Paymaster Bash from all liability to
the government for the loss by theft OF
81 $50 which was entrusted to him fol
the payment of U. s. troops at vari-
GUS posts, one of which was Fort Nc
Kinney in Wyoming.
In his veto message the president
says: when it is said that this loss
can be charged in any degree to the
neglect or default of the government il
is answered that the direct and imme
diate cause of the loss was the omission
on the part of this paymaster of the
government. in whose custody these
funds were placed, of thu
plainest and simplest acts o
prudence and care. an
thoroughly convinced that the interes
of the public would be better protected
if fewer private bills were passed re
lieving officials, upon slight and senti
mental grounds, from their pecuniar
responsibility, and the readiness witt
which army officers join in application
for the conformation of negligence o.
the part of their army comrades doe
not ten nd, in my opinion, to maintai
that regard for discipline and tina
ScrupulouS observance of that dut
which should characterize those be
longing to their honorable profession
l cannot salty myself that the negl
gence made apparent in this case shout
be overlooked"
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Lord LonsdaIe's Arctic ,Erip.

MINNEAPOLIS, April 19.-The Journ-
al, Winnipeg. Man., says: Lord Ions
dale's adventurous trip to the Arctic
circle was the nine days wonder in
Winnipeg during his stay here. On
Wednesday the interest was ain ag
quickened by the return of Lonsdale's
valet with larger portion of the out
fit. His only companion was dog.
He explained that he had parted comp
any with Lonsdale at Green Lake,
north of Prince Albert, owing to the
impossiblity of securing transportation
for full outfit; so he had come back
with part of it. Lord Lonsdale. he
said, would proceed northward in
company with his Indian and half
breed guides, and he had no doubt the
lordly adventurer would accomplish
his trip successfully.
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Funeral Services OF senator Conkl,na

Funeral Services OK senator COnkitDG
NEW YORK, April 2O.-The funeral
services over the remains of Roscoe
Conkling were held in Trinity chapel
From early morning dropping rain
sodden flags. hanging at half-mast on
the City Hall and numerous pub
lie buildings, as we'll as private,
reminded the citizens of the metropolis
that New York was to bid farewell to-
day to all that remained of the distin-
guished statesman and iurisG, whose
presence here had been so welcome to
the citizens. The hour fixed for flu
neral services was 10 clock. Long
before that hour people began to gather
in West Sixth street, and standing on
| the side walk opposite the house in
which Mr.. Conkling's body lay in its
coffin, silently gazing at the windows
/ A detail Of police formed q line on
either side of the street leading to the
house, and through the line were allow
| ed to pass only the relatives and friends
of Mr.. Conkling. Shortly after
o clock, plain hearse and eleven car
riages drove up to the door
toned at either end of the bloch
prevented business wagons and Othel
vehicles from driving through. From
carriages decended the pail bearers an(
friends of Mr.. Conkling's family, VIII
entered the house and ascended t.
the room in which the body lay. Tn,
lid which closed the face Of the deas
statesman from view had been fasten
! ed in its place soon after the body wa
received in the caSket, and was not re
} moved. On the coffin rested a larg
bunch of white roses, lilies and immoI
tells, whose fragrance scented the al
within the death chamber. Below theI
} was large green wreath knotted wit
/ purple ribbon. At S:45 o'clock tn
? CONN was lifted from the stand
on which it rested and was borne frcl
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CHICAGO. April 17.-Daniel Brassel,
the Chicago s. Alton Waterman who
was shot April Sd, by tramps who we're
attempting to steal a ride, died at the
county hospital at $50 Sunday morning.
Brassel's companion, Kreigh, was kill
ed almost instantly and the assailants
jumped from the rear of the car and
escaped. Two men were arrested on
suspicion of having committed the
deed, but there are no circumstances
that will convict them with the murder.
The Watchmen were in the habit of
riding as far as Brighton Park to pre-
vent tramps from stealing rides.
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Mysterious Disappearance.

BELoIT, Kas., April 2O.-JOhn G.
Miller has mysteriously disappeared
from this city. He was last seen at 2
o'clock. Tuesday evening, when he
started for his room. He is a German
shoemaker, % years old, 5 feet, s
inches high, brown hair, blue eyes,
slightly cross-eyed and talks slightly
broken. He took nothing with him.
leaving his watch in his room. AL
effort to trace him has failed. The
trial of Carl johnson, charged with
numbering his wife, is occupying the
court this week. Johnson's wife was
found hanging in the timber on his
farm near the city, and the theory OF
the prosecution is that he murdered
her and disposed of the corpse in this
manner. Lynching was strongly
talked of at the time.
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Laat Rad Ri ca.

UTICA, N. Y. April 21.-The day on
which the citizens of Utica are bid
ding farwen to all that is mortal of
Roscoe Conkling opened with clouds
and threatening rain. The draped
city, notwithstanding the presence of
many strangers, exhibited less than
its usual stir for business was to be
suspended during the day in all es-
Establishments at least during the
funeral and view the remaiHS. The
principal delegations from abroad ar
rived during the night, but the trains
of the morning have brought throngs
official and unofficial friends from all
parts of the nation.
The remains of Mr.. Conkling lay in
state from twelve to one o'clock. Be-
fore noon a very large number of the
friends of the deceased had assembled
in the vicinity of the house, and during
the following hour continuous stream
of people passed into the residence to
take last look at the features of the
dead. The floral tributes very numeT-
GUS and of unusual magnifcence. Con-
spicuous among them was a large
| wreath of Gala lilies, intertwined with
blue immortelles, attached to which
was a plain white card, bearing the
words, 1.-The President"
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anehfornrlrnu,,

CHICAGO. April 19th.-George c..
Min, onca Minister of the Unity
Church here, and now a tragedian of
daring aspirations, is defendant to
divorce Suit instituted
by his wife Josephine
G. Min. The suit was begun some
weeks ago, but was taken from the
press, and even the steps before Judge
Jameson were attempted to be rail-
roaded through without any publicity.
The bill charges among other things
committing adultery with a member
of his company. Judge Jameson
said he would read the dispositions
with the other testimony in the case,
and it is expected that under the
evidence decree will be granted.
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FIGHTING FAMILIES
Dick Green Stops on His Way to
Church to Kill NslghbOr.
The War Carried on by Survivors and
Arrests Dare NOC be Made.
An Ohio HOrsethlef Fatally Wounded
in Running Fight.
The Marion POstOfice Set en- Fire and
the Safe Blown Open.

KNOXVILLE, April GA series of
battles has been fought in the last few
days between the Jones and Green
families in Hancock county. Several
are reported wounded, two very
seriously. Some two month ago Dick
Green killed William Jones. Green
was on his way to church with his
baby in his arms, when he was as
sau1ted by Jones. He pulled his pistol,
shot Jones dead and went on to
church. He was lodged in jail last
week. gave bond and was released.
Sunday morning he was attacked in
a field with some brothers of the de-
ceased. Tom Green was badly
wounded and yesterday the war was
renewed and it is reported that one
of the Greens and one of the Jones
were shot. Both sides are heavily
armed and it is impossible to make ar
rncfS
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Approved BIZ the President.

WASHINGTON, April 2O.-United
States Minister Phelps had short in
terview with the president this morn
ing. He was accompanied by Secretery
Bayard. The president has approved
an act for the purchase Of the swords
of the late General James Shields; the
act for a public building at Birming-
ham, Alabama; the act for the con-
struction of a revenue cutter for
Charleston; the act for changing tho
time for the sessions of the circuit and
district courts of the eastern district of
Missouri, and the act regulating the
times of the United States courts in the
northern district of Iowa.
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sharnnn,n Chnncea.

WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator
Sherman's managers have made a
pretty careful canvass in every
section of the country, especially of the
south, and are pretty well edabled to
make an approximation of the strength
the senator is likely to have in the con-
vention ON the first ballot, A number
of Senator Sherman's most effective
friends were in consultation yesterday
to count noses. They have figured in
all of the states and territories and
make the senator's approximate
strength at this time S12, with All
votes necessary to a choice. They feel
a good deal encouraged over the action
taken this week by the Ohio republican
convention at Dayton, and are some
what jubilant at the outlook. It is un-
derstood that there will be a confer
ence held in this city soon of the prin-
cipal workers for Senator Sherman
throughout the country, and that an or
ganiZation will be formed for the most
effective work, such as was conditioned
in the last campaign for Mr.. Blaine
Senator ShermaIl's friends say they ar
going into the convention with q fol
lowing that will stand solidly to thei
man as long as there Is the slightes
hope OF his nomination, and that h
will have by far the greatest strength
he has ever had in a convention.